The Sun. — London, England, 1851-06-16 00:00:00

eitter' Ibraila; Evangelistru, Galatz; St. Dominica , Nie~lpa' 011 port Belle, Stoup, Port-au-Prince; San OFFS Galata ; Chandemazon, Calcutta. WEYBIOUTH.—Jenny Lind, New York. TORBAY JUNE 14.—Susan, Collings, Eleu- COI' Sid. Nile, Calcutta; John Sand, West Indies; J'eghor 11. h a II .L.DARTMOUTH, JUNE 14.—Arrd. Dido, Evans, k on . l , 4l Ter. The Caffiero, from Alexandria to Pal arrived here yesterday, experienced very stormy 41ther, and lost sails, boat, cables, warps, water-casks, i t thd sustained other damage. t irMOUTEr, JUNE 15.—Wind S . W.--Acrd. Mary t.' e, Whitfield, Patras. Sld. Amazon, Memel; Hellas _ntsteainer, Cape of Good Hope. Off port, Glaphra, St. Kitts. co 4 SALCOMBE, JUNE 14.—Neptune, Alexandria. /1 1 "-Ist JUNE 15.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Gleaner, 411 a P e nn, AMerryman, India; Bearse, Harriet , ' rB ) Ilavannah. .ItRET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) Cow, 1 1 ,,ILLJA EXCHANGE.—(MONDAY.) k t e' r lY the whole of the country markets held on Sa- Ivb e a l were very moderately supplied with home-grown ti lue st ! for which the demand ruled steady, at an ad (Not la the quotations of from is to fully 2s per b od er. Foreign Wheat improved quite Is, with a t tithi eensumptive inquiry. Barley and Oats moved off ipd D Y at 6d to •ls per quarter more money, whilst Beans eas were is dearer. Indian Corn and Flour were Y held for an advance. lAt Now York, on the 4th inst., the Flour trade, owing 1 1 G° small num b er o f orders on the market, was heavy k t b b l i tr ,ely stationary prices. The Baltic and Black Sea Of "ye ruled steady fur Wheat. In France the va lue most The articles has an upward tendency. w it 'ts receip ts o f English Grain up to our market last Ip ii , 4 " Were small. From abroad we received 9,635 4i' er s of Wheat, 1,570 Barley, 8,600 Oats, 765 Be ans, , 1 Linseed, 8,803 Rapeseed, 84 sundry seeds, 7,530 and 3,114 barrels of Flour. Ito" supply of Wheat received fresh up to this morn -1444 Market from Essex and Kent, coastwise , was mo lftsil,Y good, and in full average condition. From 14 °11 E, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, &c. , the r ecei p ts had carriage were remarkably small; the show of Itt t es of both red and white being limited, and the ikplanee of buyers on the increase, the demand for all te nt l of Wheat of home produce, notwithstanding the ts to 'ned pressure of French Flour, and the favourable tv e l d lnts at hand in reference to the growing crops, 4,„ steady, and a clearance was easily effected, at an 40 0 in the prices of Monday last of Is. per quarter. fr o 4.-‘, 'tier offers, mostly at higher rates, came to hand kit r the E as t c oast, but the business doing was trifling, T he our market is firm. e ar " show of fresh foreign Wheat, as several of the Goes reported last week have gone direct into the ki t : 4 of the millers, was very moderate, but we had a at IPPly from granary. Most descriptions, especially s s from Dantzic, moved off freely, and last week's etit r stloY was well supported in every instance. f a r i everal offers were closed from the Baltic ports at very 4501 h prices. English and foreign Barley was in very lim i t ed tOY. Holders having mostly insisted on high at er rates, ,:rs purchased only for immediate wants full cur sstes, sh illt lit, the quantity of which on offer was moderate, 11 ;iRed bands at last week's prices. d e e were eery scantily supplied with Oats , yet e l s ,ts were cautious in their operations. Selecte d si Pies advanced 6d per quarter, and all other kinds I ,e quite as dear as last wesk. 4 10 7 4 1 as—the quantity of which was on the increa se— Isi eg off slowly, but at extreme prices. A ° Change took place in Peas or Indian Corn. ' h o c i , full' average business was transacted in Flour -- 4 English and Foreign—at fully previous rates. CURRENCY PEE IMPERIAL MEASURE. fti--Essex & Kent, M alt—Chevalier • . • • .. 53s to 56s Red ........ 368 to 44s Oats— Yorkshire and etto,Whitc, New 39s 51s Lincolnsh., Feed. 20s 248 Norfolk and Lin- Potato coln, Red.. ••. 36s 45s Youghal and Cork, ;I , llto, White ••• • .. 398 46s Black .• • • 19s 22s Red.... •• • • —ll Cork, White ..... 218 251 thtto,weite.. •• •—s —s Scotch, Feed. .• .. 228 17s d. 25 5 28s Beans—Tick .•• • • .... 278 328 1 144 11 :„_t w• • •• • • •• • .. 245 268 Pigeons Maltin g 218 24s Peas—Grey ..••• • • • • • 27 s 30 s 'malti ng 2tl 27s Maple .•• • • . .. 28s 318 k i Chttvaller 28 8 31s White .. • • • • • 28s 308 —Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••• • • • • 23s 308 43s 48s Flour—Town-made... 33s 385 r•rown 408 428 Suffolk ••••• • •• • • 278 32s 'Allmon and Ware 475 528 Stockta & Norfolk 27s 325 SEEDS. D 21 ,10 supplies of most Seeds on sale continue seasonably • Generally speaking, the demand is in a very tj g . tj!ish state, at stationary prices. 13sWhite, per bush. 10a to 12s Carraway •• • • • • • • • • • • ) 6 2 led avid Green .• lls 12s Coriander .... met trd, Brown ••• • .. 9s 12s Hempseed, per quarter t,„ Mite, new •• • • ..65 Od 850 d Linseed, Eng. Sowing • . ~',Winter ...... —4B Od 486 d Crushing •••• • • • • t„ . k.lld as Od 48 Od Baltic ••••.. • • •• per quarter • •• 42s 45 8 •Odessa •.•• • • • • LIZ sw ags • • .... 245 30s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— Red Eng. (cwt.) 40s 158 English •.•.. 71 Os 7110: 38s 53s Foreign, per ton 6/ 58 61 15s 4.4 1 reign 4380: 53554 Rape pe s Cakes, ec e ton t 4 2 1 * is 5 0 1 s 0s 4 2 1 710 " : Vilt h °ll. •• • • • W • • • 188 228 Duty was paid on the following quantities of foreign 'over Seed up to the 7th inst.:- 1851. 1850. London Liverpool Hull SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London last week *e re t „ very moderate, the time of year considered. The "vial supply was confined to 3,056 head. During the i 2rresponding period in 1850 we received 2,124 ; i n 849 , 3,187; in 1848, 3,640; and in 1847, 4,129 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LN nut PAST WEEK. b prom Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. r t Srlingen .. 92 ... 93U 84 .. 23 `burgh „, 424 ... ••• tterdam ... 99 975 ... 117 ... 207 ... .vordt ..... 8 ... 47 40 ... 10 ... Total The yearly comparison of the weekly imports is a tattler; 315 33s 10 21s 34s 358 60s 658 48s 52k 44s 478 46s bOB Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. leso 370 ... 1,285 ... 58 ... 375 ... 26 1849 . 324 ... 2,280 ... 89 ... 494 . 1848.... 362 ... 2,878 —. 29 ... 371 ... Zery few arrivals have taken place at the outports. 4The supply from Ireland appears to have al most ceased. T o - day ' s market was but moderately supplied with each 'lnd of foreign stock, the general quality of which was i nferior. From our own grazing districts the receip ts of fasts fresh up this morning were seasonably good and 1 h excellent condition. The dead markets being well cleared, the Beef trade ruled steady, though by no means btisk, at prices about equal to those obtained on Monday 1118 t. A. few very superior Scots realised 3s Bd, but the general top figure for Beef was 3s 6d per sibs, at which h fair clearance was effected. The arrivals from Nor folk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire amounted to 2 .000 Scots, Herefords ' Shorthorns, &c.; from other Parts of England, 600 Herefords, Runts, Devons, &c.; and f r om Scotland 240 horned and polled Scots. notwithstanding that there was a material increase in the number of Sheep, the demand for that description of stock wits tolerably firm, at full rates of currency. The very primest old Downs sold at 4s, general qualities 3 11 8d to 3a 10d per Sibs. From the Isle of Wight 219 Lambs came to hand per railway, whilst the supply from other quarters was good. On the whole the Lamb trade kuleclaiteatly, at last week's quotations. We had a slightly incroased demand for Calves, but no improvement took place in their value. The tale of Pigs was exceedingly heavy, at late rates. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. 8. d. to s. d. O. d. to s.d Inferior 2 4 2 6 Inferior Sheep ••.. 2 8 210 hecond quality 2 8 210 Second qual!Sheep 3 0 3 2 Prime large Oxen.. 3 0 3 2 CDarse- wool 4 3 6 Prime Scots • • .• 3 4 3 6 Southdown Wether 3 8 310 Large ooarce Calves 3 0 3 6 Ditto out of the ivool 0 0 0 0 Prime small ditto •• 3 8 4 0 Large Hogs •.•• .. 2 8 3 4 anekling Calves ..18 0 22 0 Small Porkers ••.. 3 6 3 8 Lambs .......... 4 4 5 4 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 19 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. pouts. Sheep. I Calves. I Piga 3,778 I 29,680 328 427 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts. Sheep. Calves. Pies. 30 I I I 2,110 188 3O A Statement and Comparison of the Supplies and Prices of Fat Stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, June 17, 1850, and this day, Monday, June ]6,1851. Per Blbs., to sink the offals. June 17, 1850. June 16,1851. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior Beasts ... 26t0282 4 to 2 6 Second quality ditto 210 3 0 2 8 210 Prime large Oxen ••• 2 3 4 3 0 3 2 Prime Scots, ti c. ••• 3 6 3 8 3 4 3 6 Coarse and inferior Sheep... 2 8 210 2 8 210 Second quality ditto ••• 3 0 32 3 0 3 2 Prime coarse-woolled ditto 3 4 3 6 3 4 8 6 Prime Southdown ditto ... ... 3 8 3 10 3 8 310 310 5 0 4 4 5 4 Large coarse Calves ... 210 3 2 3 0 3 6 Prime small ditto 3 2 3 4 3 8 4 0 Large Hogs .. 3 2 36 2 3 4 3 8 4 0 3 6 3 8 S m all Porkers Beasts ..• 3, 601 3,778 Sheep and Lambs 31,780 29,680 Calves .............. 38 328 Pigs .. ••• ••• ..• •• 3 15 427 SUPPLIES e x SALE, JUNE 18, 1849.—Beasts, 3,114; Sheep and Lambs, 29,000 ; Calves, 282 ; Pigs, 230. JUNE 19, 1848.—Beasts , 3,699 ; Sheep an d Lambs, 24,920 ; Calves, 331 ; Pigs, 280. NEIXTGATE AND MULDEDIELTA L. These markets continue to be very moderately sup plied with each kind of Meat, for which the demand is steady, at fully last week's prices. About 600 carcasses of foreign Meat were disposed of last week. At per stone by the Carcase. 3. d. to s. d. 8. d. to a• d. Bee f, iaterier...—. 2 4 2 6 ' Mutton, inferior •• 2 6 210 ..-- middling .... 2 6 2 8 -- middling.. 3 0 3 4 primelarge ••2 10 3 0 .---- prime .... 3 6 310 prime small .. 3 2 3 4 Pork, 1arge........ 2 6 3 4 Veal. ••••• • ******* 3 0 310 - small *• 3 6 3 8 Lamb, 48 2d to 53 4d. BOROUGH AND SPITAIMIELDS. Large supplies of old Potatoes are still on sale in th e se markets. For all kinds the demand is exceed ingly heavy, and, in some instances, sales have taken place on lower terms. Lost week's imports into Lon don were 3,107 bags and baskets from Rotterdam, and 201 baskets from Dunkirk, wholly of the present year's growth. Per Ton. Yorksh. Regents. 50s to 9 0s 1 Wisbeach & Cam- Ditto Shaws .. ... —s to s bridge Lincoln. Regents 40s to 60s Sent Regents sss to 75s Scotch Regents.. 65s to 80s Essex Regents sss to 7i Ditto Cups Ditto Blues Ditto Dahlias ... —s to &Kent & Essx. Mid. —s to --5 Common Whites. 40s to 60s French Whites —s to —s Neweastle & Ber- German ditto wick Regents.. —5 to --8 Dutch Whites , —s to —s li eut i s k R o d Sid. .-s to ...S Chats -A to =.13 Per Ton. TfiE SUN, .LONDON, BOROUGH SOP DILAILIEET. Really fine as well as good coloury hops are certainly 2s per cwt higher than on Monday last, as some of the plantation accounts ara unsatisfactory. The middling and interior kinds are in moderate request, at full prices. Mid and East Kent Pockets, 41. 8s to 71 2s; Weald of Kent ditto, 31 IGs to 41 8i; Sussex ditto, 31 7a to 41 4s per cwt. WOOL. Last week's imports into London were large—viz., 12 bales from Buenos Ayres, 10 from Naples, 1,700 from Adelaide, 363 from Taganrog, 1,800 from Launceston, 18 from Trieste, 68 from the Cape, 201 from Odessa, 1,835 from Purt Philip, 820 from Hobart Town, 40 from Havre, 25 from Hanaburgb, 500 from Wellington, 77 from Alexandria, 617 from Bombay, 46 bags from Oporto, and 114 from Seville. The amount of business doing by private contract is very limited, at barely sta tionary prices. TALLOW. Since our last only a limited business has been trans ...cted in Tallow, but no material change has taken p lace in the quotations. To-day P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 37s 3d to 37s 6d; and there are sellers for delivery at 38s 3d per cwt. Town Tallow, 35s to 35s 6d per cwt not cash; Rough Fat, 2s per 81bs. 1847. 1848. 1849. 1850. Stock this day •• . •.: Price of Y. C. • .. [ 7,457 50s 9d to Os Otl 8,513 23,290 45s 6d 38s 6d to 45s0d to 38s0d 1,897 I 1,035 3,951 i 2,336 1,821 4,962 I 155 47s Od 39s 6d 24,470 36s bd to 37s Cd 1,83 2,538 497 1,784 Delivery last week • • Ditto from June 1. . • • Arrivals last week • • Ditto from June 1 ... 953 2,292 1,535 2,050 533 Od Price of Town • ..... 38s Od CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) ROBINSON V. GELDART. Mr. JAMES PARKER concluded his arguments in this appeal, which was opened on Saturday, and Mr. SINCLAIR and Mr. BARTON were heard on the same side. ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) The list of business before his Honour presented no hing of importance. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS D A Y.) (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir G. K. BRUCE.) His Honour this morning proceeded with the part heard case Jones v. Price; the details of which are in teresting only to the parties concerned. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir G. TURNER.) DALGLISH V. JARVIE. This case, which was opened on Saturday, was pro- ceeded with this morning. The following are the circumstances of the case :—A bill was filed in 1849 for an injunction to restrain the defendant from applying a " certain design for calico prints, and from publishing, selling, or ex posing for sale any such calico or other woven fabric to which such design, or any design being the same as, or a fraudulent imitation of, the plaintiffs' design, should have been so applied." An esparto in junction to the same effect in substance had been granted by the Vice-Chancellor of England, but he had dis solved it upon motion. The order dissolving the injunc tion was appealed from, and was heard before Lord Langdale and Mr. Baron Rolfe, sitting as Lords Com missioners, in July last, when the Court refused the appeal motion, with costs. The plaintiffs, who are muslin and calico printers, at Manchester, and at Lennox Mills, Glasgow, had registered the design, which was for a sprig pattern, on the 19th of December, 1848. The term of protection given by the Copyright Designs Act, sth and 6th Vice, chap. 100 (Mr. Emerson Ten nent's Act), was nine calendar months, which would have expired in September, 1849. Under these circum stances the question is, to what relief, if, any, the plain tiffs are now entitled, inasmuch as protection is out of the question, and the only doubt is whether, the bill being brought to a hearing, under such circumstances the Court will decree au account, without sending the parties to law, when a verdict would seem to be useless, except so fur as it may ultimately affect the question of costs. Mr. Rolt and Mr. Daniel were for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Bethell and Mr. Prendergast for the defendant, who is a calico printer at Manchester, and who contended that the design or pattern is of French origin. (The arguments were not concluded when we went to press.) QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) ROE V. DIANSER. Lord CAMPBELL said the Court, without wishing to cast any imputation on the plaintiff, thought there was sufficient doubtin the case to justify them in directing a new trial without payment of costs. THE QUEEN V. GRIFFITHS. In this case a rule for a quo warranto had been ob tained, calling on Charles Robertson Griffiths to show cause by what authority he held the office of clerk to the guardians of the poor in the parish of St. Martin's in-the-Fields. It appeared that Mr. Griffiths was elected by a majority of I 1 to 10 votes, but the chairman of the meeting at which the election took place, refused to vote. On that ground the election was contended to be invalid and ♦oid. _ _ Sir F. KELLY, who appeared to show cause against the rule, intimated that, if the Court thought the ob jection fatal, he would consent to the rule being made absolute on such terms as would prevent any future litigation. Lord CAMPBELL said the Court were of opinion that under the terms of the order of the Poor-law Board the chairman of the meeting ought to have voted. An agreement was then entered into tosmake the rule absolute, Mr. Griffiths undertaking to resign within a week, and to discharge the duties of the office until another person should be elected to fill the vacancy. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE LONDON DOCK COMPANY. The arguments in this lengthy case were resumed again this morning. Mr. Macauley concluded his ad dress, which was unfinished when the Court rose on Sa turday, and he was followed by the Attorney-General, who occupied their Lordships during the remainder of the morning. CRIMINAL COURT.--(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. The June sessions of the Central Criminal Court were opened this morning, before the Lord Mayor, the Re corder, and Aldermen Sir James Duke, M.P., William Hunter, and D. W. Wire, attended by the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex and the other civic functionaries. The first edition of the calendar contains the names of 174 prisoners, of whom 23 are for London, 102 for Middlesex, 36 for Surrey, and 13 for Kent and Essex. Some of the offences are of a serious character, 3 being for murder in Surrey, 10 for cutting and wounding with intent, &c., 2 for manslaughter, 6 for forgery, and 2 for rape. The other cases are of the ordinary description. The grand jury having been sworn and empannelled, The RECORDER proceeded to charge them as follows: —Ho said it was a great satisfaction to him to be able to congratulate them upon the unusual lightness of the calendar. He was happy to tell them that in the per formance of their task as grand jurymen they would find the list of prisoners to bo both light in the character as well as is the number of the offences. Comparatively speaking the calendar was exceedingly light, but at all events he could safely Bay this, that in this court they had been in the habit of dealing with much heavier. It was gratifying to find that while the streets of the metropolis had been more than usually crowded, so far from that circumstance having produced any increase of crime, there was an absolute reduction in the number of offences returned to this court. He confessed ho was one of those who had thought it impossible that a largo assemblage of persons collected, not only from every part of the country, but almost from every district in the globe, could be brought into the narrow focus of this metropolis without having the effect of increasieg the labours of those who were entrusted with the administration of the criminal law. They found, however, that had not been so, for the ex perience of six weeks had enabled them to discover:that it would produce no such results as those which were originally anticipated. It was also thought that amongst those whom the Exhibition would draw to London would be a large number of foreigners of doubtful character and questionable reputations, who would come here seeking to encourage political agitations and promote illegal purposes; but he was happy to say that upon casting his eye over the calendar, he found nothing in it to encourage that impression, indeed it did not con tain the name of a single prisoner. Having said thus much, he might almost dismiss them at once to the dis charge of their duties, for there was no case in the ca lendar that called for any special remark from him, and certainly none that presented any point of serious legal difficulty. There was one case of manslaughter, where a woman appeared to have destroyed the life of another; but in that case the only point he thought it necessary to direct their attention to was this—if it should appear that the wound inflicted by the woman should have accelerated, if it did not actually produce the death of the deceased, it would be sufficient to justify their sending the case for further investigation. There was another case in the calendar which he thought it right to direct their attention to. It was the case where three men w ere charged with the murder of a policeman, an d even with respect to this he need not detain them w ith any detailed explanation of the law as it aflected murder. It was sufficient primafacie that the death should be caused by the violence of the ac cused, but at the same time, in order to make the offence complete, it must appear that the parties were actuated by malice. Now in t'uis :case it appeared that a police man, while in the discharge of his duty, was attracted to a number of persons who were in a state of intoxica tion, creatingdesired a disturb ance i n t h e p u blic tho but instead of doing so these th ree men, w h o were o f roug h f a a n r e d . the party, went deliberately and collected some stones with which they afterwards inflicted the injuries that were the immediate cause of the policeman's death. That fact he thought was sufficient to establish that the prisoners were actuated by malicious motives, and it would be for the Court to decide on their t r i a l w h et h er or no there was any extenuating or justifying circum stances which would reduce the offence below the crime of murder. These were all the cases that be deemed it necessary to remark upon, and thanking them for the attention they had paid to his observations, he would not detain them longer, but at once dismiss them to the dis charge of their important functions. Tho grand jury then retired. bs Wednesday next will be the thirty-fifth anniver sary of the battle of Waterloo; it will be celebrated by the Duke of Wellington with the usual banquet to the heroes of the 18th of June. An attempt is being made to introduce salmon into the rivers of New Zealand, and also to naturalise the grouse of Scotland upon the bins of that colony. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. (THIS DAY.) At eleven o'clock this morning 17,373 persons had been admitted into the Crystal Palace ; at twelve o'clock this number had risen to 35,293, a number greater even than that of Monday last, when 34,311 persons passed in during the same period, of whom, however, 21,526 passed in during the first hour. The number entering in the first hour to-day was consider ably greater than the number of those who passed in during the whole of Saturday ; for, according to the police returns, about 14,000 were admitted on that day. The receipts on Saturday were 1,6701. 118., of which 1,634/. 17s. 6d. was taken at the doors in ss. This added to the amount previously received, makes the total receipts of the Commissioners up to the 14th of June amount to 225,605/. 14s. The sale of season tickets does not seem to be yet over, for 351. was received on Saturday from this item. With the bright sun beams streaming in, and the gaily dressed crowd which they had tempted out, the Cyrstal Palace presented this morning quite a gala appearance. The uld elm in the back-ground looks quite fresh and green after. the waterings which have been bestowed upon it; the exotic plants around seem to be equally flourish ing. The beds of flowers around are continually renewed whenever they begin to assume a drooping appearance, and with the fountains among them sending up their clear streams in the sunlight, and diffusing a cooling freshness around, we can scarcely fancy a more enchanting scene than is presented by the transept on such a day as the present. The visitors this morning were composed of a pretty fairly proportionate mixture of all ranks; Saint Monday had afforded an opportunity to numbers of the working classes, while the beautiful day had tempted almost as many more of a higher rank to visit the exhibition. Cotton and silk, superfine broad cloth and velveteen were pretty well mingled in the various departments of the building, everybody, apparently, in the highest good humour and in pursuit of enjoyment. The Koh-i-Noor hai been placed in a tent, and surrounded with a blaze of gas, in order to draw forth its lustre; but from the present ar rangement, we confess, we can perceive no difference. Her Majesty, in the course of her inspection on Satur day, was pleased to make several purchases, and more particularly in the department devoted to the display of Norwich shawls. The machinery department also was visited and inspected with considerable minuteness by the Royal party, and the dioptric light for light houses was also lighted up for their inspection, and the principles of refraction, by which its brilliant glare is produced from a single small light, were ex plained by Professor Colvper. Later in the day this gentleman delivered a lecture in the great lecture-room on this lighthouse, to a numerous class. of students. Professor Ansted also delivered a lecture on gems and precious stones. BATTY'S GREAT NATIONAL HIPPO DROME, KENSINGTON. Next to the Great Exhibition itself, we must class, as foremost in its gigantic proptrtion and the wondrous feats of art which are displayed in it, Batty's Great Na tional Hippodrome. Nothing has ever been witnessed like it in this country before, and probably in no country since the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, and the destruction of the vast ampitheatres of the Cxsars by the barbarous hordes of Northern Europe. Except that the lofty walls are wanting, you might almost fancy that you had the ground plan of the Coliseum at your feet; and although the savage amusements of the pagan world —its combats of wild beasts and gladiators—are wanting others more consonant with modern civilization, and of unsurpassable excellence, are afforded in abundance. The three brothers, Debach, are indeed wonderful equestri ans; for agility and grace we have never seen them sur passed. The Numidia.n Race on a naked horse by Mon sieur Yuny, and flight of the Scotchman with the sylph by M. Debach, sen., and Mademoiselle Smiler, are astonishing performances, while the triumphal race of the Roman Consuls by the brothers above named, each guiding six horses in mad career, produces a burst of excitement amongst the spectators. The fleet race by five English jockeys—ladies equipped in black caps, red jackets, and black velvet riding skirts—afford a most animating sight, and actually creates amongst the male lookers on something like the betting furore which may be witnessed on the grand stands of Epsom and Doncas ter. Then comes the Ostriches of the Desert, with their Arab riders, outstripping with their long and stately strides the hunters who pursue them on horseback, and the Roman Chariot race which reminds us of the still earlier classical traditions of Alcibiades and Alexander at the Olympic games. We have not space this week to record half of the almost centaurian exploits which rapidly succeed each other, to the accompaniment of two magnificent brass bands, the effect of which is heightened by reverberation from the concave enclosure of the arena. Theis there are the Votigeura and posture masters, the like of whom we have never seen be fore, and Monsieur Pabois exhibiting his terrific ex ploits upon Corde Creseente. The most extraordinary feats, however, are certainly M. Frantz Debach's ascents and descents over fearful inclined planes upon the Arienne Ball. The plank up and down which he urges the ball is not wider than the diameter of the ball itself, and yet he conducts it to and from the dizzy heights, first walking forwards and backwards upon it, with perfect safety. The exercise must have cost him a wonderful degree of practice, and is suggestive of some fine mechanical studies on the composition of rotatory motions. We must add that the performances are opened by a grand procession, and then a sort of tournament a Coutrance, in which the intelligence and docility of the trained s:eeds are displayed to perfection; and the whole closes—or did on our last visit—with by far the most exciting scene—the Barbary race of twelve unmounted horses, each dashing headlong forward as if it had an imaginary Mazeppa on its back, and all with distended nostrils eyes of fire, and streaming manes, making more rapidly for the gaol as acclamations from the surrounding thousands urge them on in the contest for victory. We can assure our provincial as well as our metropolitan friends that if they do not pass a few even ings with Mr. Batty at the Hippodrome, they will have missed the best sight to be seen on this great sight seeing occasion. THE EarosiTon.—Practice has already tended very considerably to develope the energies of those who have undertaken the conduct of this intelligent and valuable publication. As a weekly illustrated recorder of the inventions, designs, and manufactures displayed in the Crystal Palace, it cannot fail to be interesting to the visitors to the Exhibition. The current number, now lying before us, is adorned with sketches of a cheval glass by Messrs. Herring, of a stove and fender by Messrs. Darby, and of groups of sculpture, such as Emanueli's " Feeding the Young," as Linden's " Vir gin and Child," and as that of " Night adored by the Pleiades." With this, moreover, might be enumerated a variety of other excellent contributions, both written and pictorial. TRINITY MONDAY.—This being Trinity Monday, the corporation of the Trinity, of which his Grace the Duke of Wellington is principal Master, proceeded to the Trinity House at Deptford. The Master, Wardens,l and Elder Brethren walked in procession from the Trinity House, Tower-hill, and took water in the Trinity yacht. After ar riving at Deptford, and going through the customary an nual business, they went, accompanied by the pensioners, to the church of St. Nicholas to hear Divine service. A grand banquet will take place at the Trinity House in the evening. to which her Majesty's Ministers, Foreign Ambassadors, &c., are invited. A fair for three days will be held according to custom. EXTENSIVE SWINDLING IN LIVERPOOL. —At the Liverpool Police-court, on Saturday, two men, named John Smith and W. J. Chew, were committed for trial, the ma gistrates refusing to accept bail, for swindling. By a system of mock auctions the prisoners have reaped a large harvest; . and a charge of defrauding Mr. Peter Wilson of the respec tive sums of 71. 15s. and 71. 55., for two alleged gold watches, being clearly established, the witnesses were bound over to prosecute. KING'S COLLEGE, STRAND.--Yesterday (Sunday) morning a sermon, in aid of the hospital in connexion with the above establisment, was preached at the College Chapel by the Hon. and Rev. H. M. Villiers, M.A. During a very eloquent appeal the reverend gentleman warmly dwelt upon the numerous benefits of the charity, and the many claims it had upon the sympathy and assistance of the benevolent. Upwards of 26,000 patients had been treated last year, and there was every reason to believe that the number during the present year would be augmented by several thousands. At the conclusion of Divine service a very liberal collection was made in behalf of the hospital funds. --- TOTAL LOSS OF THE PLYMOUTH PACKET.—On Saturday intelligence was received at Lloyd's that on Thurs day evening, the 13th inst., the Plymouth packet, while on her voyage from Penzance to Liverpool, struck on a sunken rock rounding the Scilly, and almost instantly foundered, every soul on board perishing. Besides her crew of eight men, she had about eighteen emigrants, proceeding to Liver pool to go out to America. Their names are not at present known. DEPARTURE OF THE EOROPA•—This remarkably fine and popular steam-ship, belonging to the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-ship Company, and commanded by Captain Lott, left the Mersey at noon on Saturday, for Halifax and Boston, having on board the mails for the United States and the British provinces, a large and valuable cargo of merchandise, and upwards of 80 passengers. REGISTER ! REGISTER ! REGISTER !—Yesterday the usual annual notice from the overseers of parishes rela tive to the claim of registration was affixed to the various church doors. All poor and assessed rates due to the sth of January last must to paid on or before the iothOfitilinext, otherwise the parties' names will not be inserted in the registry for votes. - THE MARQUIS OF HITNTLEY.—We are happy to state that some improvement has exhibited itself in the health of this venerable nobleman, although his Lordship is not pronounced out of danger. The Archbishop of Canterbury held an ordination yesterday morning, at Lambeth Palace, and admitted a large number of young men into the ministry of the Church of England. FALLING OF A HOUSE.--TWO LIVES LOST...—OR Saturday, between 12 and 1 o'clock in the afternoon, the upper floor of a house, No. 19, Lambeth-street, White chapel, which, with the adjacent houses, Nos. ]8 and 20, had been condemned by the district surveyor and was being pulled down, fell with a tremendous crash, and crushed to death two boys, Edward Ayres and John Murphy, of the respective ages of nine and ten years. Several other persons who were close upon the spot narrowly escaped without loss of life. Tax QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE ClTY.—Great pre parations are being made by the tradespeople to illuminate the line of route her Blajesty is expected to take on the forth coming interesting state visit to the City. According to the present arrangement (says the Observer) the royal cortege ' will not reach the Guildhall till ten o'clock in the evening. THE ORDNANCE SURVEY. —According to a Par liamentary paper issued on Friday, there was voted, in the last five years, 192,870/. for the survey of England; 65,000/. for Scotland, and 50,200/. for Ireland. There is a Bill in the House of Commons to continue the Ordnance survey for four years longer. 1851. 36,745 37s 3d to37s 6d 832 1,976 1,327 2,118 38s Od E YEN IN U, OVERLAND MAIL INDIA AND CHINA. (From the Times.) We have received by express from Marseilles our dispatches by the overland mails from Bombay and Hong-kung, the substance of which appeared a few days ago, in a telegraphic dispatch from Trieste. The following is the letter of our correspondent at oml:pay, dated May 14: — "India is tranquil throughout. The Governor- General was to be at Simlah by the 10th or 12th of May. It was expected that he would thence pro ceed to Kunawar, his former residence in the Hima layslas, and it is decided that ho visits Calcutta next cck weather. "The western frontier of the Punjaub is still threatened by the cis Indus hill tribes, and there seems to be no intermisaion of the robberies and murde rs committed by those very troublesome neigh bours. They have, in tact, been accustomed for ge nerations to look upon the plains adjoining their hills as their own peculiar hunting-ground-, whence they may periodically obtain by force what nature has denied them in their mountain fastnesses, and it cannot be expected that they should all at once desist from the pursuit of their accustomed and here ditary amations. The payment of black mail, in some parts of the immense line open to their depreda tion, has proved a failure ; it has afforded encourage ment to those who receive to further acts of aggres sion in the live of receiving still more, and to those who do not, In the belief that the douceur will be extended to tlem. A hope was entertained, founded on the necessity of the case, that some decided meat-. sures would have been organized by the Governor- General during his stay at Peshawur ; but that hope has been disappointed, and matters appear to be in nearly the same position as they were six months ago, with the exception that more troops are on the extreme frontier, which has, indeed, been of late much strengthened by concentrating in the Deejerat, and in the hill country to the north, near Kobat, nearly the whole of the troops that were raised for special service in the Punjaub (and beyond, if neces sary), and which were previously scattered over the face of the country. All the attempts made by the hilimen have been met and defeated by these new levies with an uniform determination and success which will, it is hoped, go some way towards con vincing the Beloochee tribes that there is nothing but hard knocks to be got by invading our territories. The prevailing opinion, however, on the frontier is, that military operations against their villages would have been the quickest way of bringing them to this way of thinking. "Government have seen fit to abandon all their re maining cases against Jotee Persaud, who is under stood to be nevertheless pressing forward his suit against them in the Supreme Court of Calcutta. I: will be remembered that 10,000 rupees were illegally taken from Leila Jotee Perseus(' by the magistrate at Agra on the ground that he had forfeited the recog nisance imposed by the Supreme Court at Calcutta. These 10,000 rupees are still withheld, on the plea that it must be considered as a fine to the Court at Agra. This, if persisted in, is likely to lead to a col lision between the Supreme Court and those of the Company, as it is admitted that the latter have no right to escheat a recognisance imposed by the former. " The North West Bank's affairs are again be coming a subject for comment in the North West papers. The lifofussilite, of May 6, contains a report of the directors of this Bank, which occupies eight columns of the paper, wherein it is stated that the estimated deficit in the bank's assets is in round num bers eight lacs of rupees or 80,000/.—no inconsider able portion of the Lank's capital. The directors re commend the shareholders to forego a division of last year's profits,' and to consent to reduce the no minal value of their shares. " Sir Win. Gomm has purchased a house at Sim lab, and it is understood that be intends to make that sanitarium his residence during his term of service in India. " The sheriff's officers, who illegally seized and carried off Mr. Aratoon for debt from the French ter ritory of Chandernagore, have been tried by the Su preme Court at Calcutta, and seatenced to fine and imprisonment. " There have been storms of rain and hail through out the north-west provinces, in Bengal and at Madras. Near Calcutta the hailstones were of the size of hen's eggs and did much damage. The rain bas, however, everywhere tempered the heats of May very agreeably ; and at Madras has been most season able in filling some of the tanks and relieving the inhabitants from a scarcity of water, which was be ginning to be severely felt. " The Ardaseer, a Bombay vessel trading between this port and the east, was destroyed at sea by fire on the night of Thursday, the 10th of April, about 100 miles off Penang. " No alteration has taken place in the condition of the Nizam's territories since the dispatch of the last overland mail. " The murderer of Lieutenant Johnstone, of the 3d Madras Cavalry, is still at large, and the officers of the regiment have offered a reward of 1,000 rupees for his apprehension. " At Bombay the event of the fortnight has been the discovery of the perpetrators of the robbery of Bank of Bombay notes, committed at the Oriental Bank on the Bth of February last. The principal culprit is a young Parsee of very good family, named Dorabjee Hormasjee, the author of a book of tables (the " Oriental Calculator") universally use d i n India. The most unlimited confidence had always been placed in him, and he was never suspected in the slightest degree. An attempt on his part to sell the stolen notes to native money brokers led to his detection. The Parsees bare hitherto enjoyed a very high character for honesty, and Dorabjee's de linquency is felt to be a misfortune to their whole caste, " The commission for investigating the frauds committed in the collection of the municipal taxes under Government officers, has finished its labours. The result is unsatisfactory ; for though it has been clearly made out that all the native employs are rogues, and that the public have been defrauded of a very considerable amount, the only evidence (that of the culprits) is so contradictory that there is little chance of succeeding in legal proceedings against any of them individually. The inquiry has disclosed an amount of " laxity in business matters, on the part of various public person• of distinction," incon ceivable even iu India. A. native of exceedingly damaged character was given, without authority from Government, and on the understanding that he was to act without remuneration, the supreme charge over the collections, and while so employed became the private cash-keeper of a magistrate of police, whose orders for money drawn upon him became most disagreeably mixed up with vouchers for the disposal of these public funds. " Lord Falkland is detained at Bombay by the pressure of public business. " No requisition has as yet arrived for troops for the Cape, but two Queen's regiments are holding themselves in readiness for such a summons at Cal cutta and Madras, and steam-frigates for their con veyance are prepared to start from Bombay at a moment's notice: CHINA. Our dates from China are to the 24th of April. Our correspondent's letter from Hong-kong on tha date is as follows : "The mail steamer arrived here on the 14th inst. bringing advices from England to the 24th February. " Major-General Jervois, the successor of Major- General Staveley in the command of the troops here, arrived by that opportunity. His appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of Hong-Kong has since been officially notified. It is understood that he has received from the Horse Guards carte blanche to carry out what may be necessary for the preservation of the lives and health of the troops; and arrangements have already been completed with Captain Massie, the senior naval officer here, for the use during the summer of part of the accommodation on board the store-ship Minden, and 110 convalescents have already embarked. It is to be hoped that this is only the prelude to further necessary arrangements. It would be desirable that all the European troops had their quarters afloat during the summer, and t his mi g ht to a great extent be accomplished were the Minden cleared of stores, the whole or greater proportion of which, we under stand, have become useless to the navy. There is no reason why all the articles required for her Majesty's vessels should not be placed in the naval stores. " His Excellency the Governor has lately been in correspondence with the justices cf the peace in this colony, with the view of arranging, if possible, for their assuming the management in part of municipal matters in the city of Victoria. " His Excellency has been on a visit to her Ma jesty's Consul at Canton. "One of the river steamers had lately a narrow escape from being plundered of a considerable amount of' treasure, and the 10 or 12 Europeans on board, including passengers, of being murdered. A party of armed Chinamen went passengers by her from this place, with the intention, aided by piratical boats outside, to plunder the vessel, and there is every pro bability they would have succeeded, had it not been f‘ir unforeseen circutnstances,in consequence of which she reached her destination in safety. " The disturbances in the provinces neighbouring to Canton continue, and we fear are beyond the power of the Chinese authorities to quell. They have a most injurious and distressing effect upon trade. " Import market is very dull and several articles have declined. In exports to Europe little doing. I The excess in the export of tea from China, to date, to Great Britain, is still 7,500,0001 b. Exchange has suddenly fallen from 55., the rate last mail, to 4s. Bid. and 4s. Bd. per dollar . " Our dates from Shanghai are to the 10th instant. The Trent and Ann Jana, from England, had arrived. " Trade, both with re ference to imports and ex ports, was inactive, and transactions in general limited. Both tea and silk were firmly supported. " The Spanish Envoy :to China, Don Sinibaldo de M:ts, leaves by the mail on his return to Europe, finding that the repeated refusals on the part of the Chinese Government to negotiate render his presence here of little advantage to his country. " The Enterprise, Captsin Collinson, left on. the 2d of April, to prosecute his voyage in search of Sir John Franklin. Her Majesty's surveying vessel the Royalist, Captain Bate, left this for Manilla and the Straits on the 23d. The Reynard has left for Amoy and Foo-chow-foo. The American sloop of war Saratoga, 20 guns, has arrived, and the large steamer Susquehannab, bearing the commodore's flag, is ex pected. " In Harbour—Her Majesty's ship Cleopatra; at Whampoa, her Majesty's brig Pilot ; at Canton, steamer Phlegethon ; at Amoy, her Majesty's brig Serpent; at Shanghai, her Majesty's brig Contest; at Macao, United States' sloops Marian and Sara - gota ; French corvette Capricieuse, and Portuguese corvette Don Joao. " Our latest dates :are—from England, 24th of February; America, 13th of February; Bombay, 18th of March; Calcutta, Bth of March; Singapore, sth of April; Sydney, 17th of January; Manilla, 13th of April ; Shanghai, 10th of April. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS, FROM THE 2D TO THE 13TH OF MAY INCLUSIVE. BOMBAY. TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 13.—The Money and Shar© Markets.—The money market is still tight, and high rates of interest continue to rule. A consi derable portion of the bank notes stolen tram the Ori ental Bank iu February has been recovered, and the police have great hopes of finding the remainder shortly. Should they be successful, the circulation of the Bank of Bombay will no doubt expand, and they will thus have the means of being more liberal in their accommo dation. We do not hear of any large transactions in se curities. The following quotations may be looked upon as the market rates :—Biink of Bombay, Rupees 20 per cent. premium; Oriental Bank, ISi per cent. discount; Commercial Bank, 1414 per cent. discount; Agra Bank, 2 per cent. discount; Jgew Fives, 1021; Company's Fours, 93. The business done in oar import market during the short period under review has been trifling. In the export market there has biL3en a considerable degreo of activity, and a fair 'minims has been doing, chiefly in cotton. r\-1 ONDA .1) ii N E 16, 1851. EXPORTS. Cotton Wool—The unal.vourable account from home by the last mail has had the effect of lowering rates lr. to 2r. per candy. Our market, however, during the past fortnight has shown marked symptoms of increased demand, and a fair business has been done. Sales:— , 200 bales Dbollera ... Rs. 106 8 per candy 500 „ ~ ... ... 106 0 „ 4 ; 3C0 „ ~ ... ... 105 0 „ 640 „ Broach ... ... 111 4 „ 450 „ ~ ... ... 110 0 „ 100 candies Oomrawuttee 107 0 „ 75 „ ~ ... ... 106 0 „ 450 „ Mangalore ... 100 0 t, 100 „ „ (all mind) 98 0 „ 50 „ Dharwar ~, 115 4 I, Opium—An improvement in price has taken place in this article, purchases being made principally on native account. Freights to Great Britain have, if anything, improved during the last few days; 3/. to 31. 2s. 6d. is demanded by first class ships, but :ts low as 21. 103. is given for vessels of an inferior class,. The rate to China is 12r. to 12: 1 2 -r. per candy. Exchange—Rates are more in favour of remitters, and we now quote credits at 2s. ld. Document bills have been placed at 2s. 1 d. to id, six months' sight, Calcutta, 97r. On China, 215 to 216. CALCUTTA MARKETS. (From the Calcutta Overland Price Current.) The arrival of the March steamer has, on our going to press, not yet been announced, but the event is hourly expected. Since our last issue the export market has continued much in the same tendency as then reported, a fair amount of business going without that degree of spirit which generally prevails when operations are based upon a satisfactory margin on the cost in proportion to home value. In this latter direction no amelioration has taken place, prices of leading staples remaining without the slightest alteration, while freights show, from the present limited amount of tonnage, a further slight im provement. Our import market has remained flat, and without any prospect of improvement so long as the present tight ness of money in the up country marts continues. Holders are anxious sellers, and, as usual in such cases, buyers keep on the reserve. The finer qualities of grey shirtings are comparatively neglected, but the common and middling kinds are selling largely, but without any change in price. White cambrics continue flat and unprofitable. White twills remain extremely de pressed. White madapollams are neglected, bul the greys meet with a ready sale. Jaconets remain without improvement. The demand for lappets con tinues limited. Mull mulls aro still dull. Turkey red goods can only with difficulty be sold. Prints and chintzes continue neglected. A fair amount of business has been done in mule twist, but ate further trifling de cline. Some sales of coloured yarn are reported at pre vious low rates. Iron is in fair demand. Copper is lower; sales of 4,300 mds. of spelter are reported at 6-3 k to 6-4. Lead has no report of sales. Bass and Alsopps' beer are being retailed from second hands at 85; some of the latter brand has been sold to dealers by the consignees at 80. Our money market continues unchanged in the rates of interest, but the signs of an increasing demand en gender more reserve in the supply. In exchange the transactions have been unusually restricted by takers re fraining to come forward for this mail, and rates remain consequently in general unaltered, though in isolated cases slightly enhanced terms have been submitted to, these being for six months' sight credit bills at 2-ok, document draught 2-0 i to 2-ok. Freights have advanced a further 2-6 to 5-0 per ton, and even thereat tonnage is not generally available, the tendency of requirements being upward. FREIGHTS. Very little alteration has taken place in the rates of freight. Tonnage is not plentiful, but the demand for it at present is limited. To LONDON. To LIVERPOOL, £ S. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Saltpetre 4 0 Oto4 2 6 Nominal. Sugar -4 10 0 4 0 otoo 0 0 Rice Oilxcads -4 10 0 0 0 0-4 5 0 Hides -4 10 o__ 4jo 0-0 o 0 Jute 4 0 0-4 5 0 4 5 0-0 0 0 Raw Silk Indigo and Silk Piece 4 10 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Goods ~. ' Shell Lac 4 0 0-4 5 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Lac llye -4 10 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Rum 5 0 _O7O 0 0 0 0 0-.-0 0 0 To MAURITIUS. Rico...Co.'s rs. 1 106 to 112 0 per bag, payable there it 50 cents. _ _ To CII/NA. Cotton s3 to s3i per bale. Opium 7 8 per chest. MONEY MARKET. CURRENT VALUE OF GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, BANK STOCK, &C. Transfer Five per Ct.... Rs. 7 0 0 to 8 0 0 pm. New Fives ... ... 2 10 0 to 2 12 0 pm Swett do. ... 6 as. discount to par. Co.'s Rs. Four per Cent. 9 8 0 to 10 0 0 dis. Sicca Rupees do. 11 0 0 to 11 8 0 do. Bk. Bengal Shra. Co's Rs. 1,950 0 oto 2,000 0 0 pm. Agra Bank do. ~ 25 per share dig. Simla Bank ... ... nearly par. Bonded Warehouse Shares ... Co.'s Rs. 200 each. Steam Tug Company 400 „ Bengal Coal Company „ 600 ~ India General Steam Company ... „ 210 „. New Oriental Life Insurance Company „ 500 „ THE CHINA MARKETS. (From the Overland China Mail.) CANTON MARKET, Arßu, 21. IMPORTS. Cottons.—Raw.—Sales limited, at a decline on Born bay, and a slight advance on Bengal and Madras, our quotations being:—Bombay, dolls. .6 8 to 7 1 for corn• mon to 8 5 to 8 7 for best; Bengal, dolls. 7 9 to 8 2 to 9 1 to 9 3; Madras, dolls. 7 8 to 8 1 to 9 2 to 9 4; stocks, 10,168, 7,088, and 10,411 bales against 12,965, 2,633, and 2,621 at same period last year. CottonYarn.—No sales; quotations dolls. 1 to 2 below last month's. Long Cloths.—Sales 27,000 pieces grey, and 7,000 pieces white, at, for greys, 7 to 71 catties, dolls. 2 90 to 2 95; 6 to 6i catties, dolls. 2 50 to 2 60; 51 to acat ties, dolls. 2 16 to 2 30; and for whites, 68s. to 725., dolls. 2 90 to 3; 645. to 665., d0115.,2 50 to 60; 565. to 585., dolls. 1 90 to 2 10. American Goods.—We quote drills dolls. 2 55 for 30 yards, and dolls. 3 45 to 3 50 for 40 yards; sales 10,000 pieces. Of shootings, 1,000 pieces sold at dolls. 2 65, but the stock being small, say 5,000, the quotation has advanced to dolls. 2 70. Of jeans, 4,000 pieces sold at dolls. 2 95. Woollens.—Spanish Stripes.—Sales only 168 pieces at 90c. to doll. 1 5. Long Ells—Wo quote scarlet , dolls. 7 60; purple, dolls. 6 40; black, dolls. 5 90 ; li g ht blue, do lls. 7 doll 6; dark blue, dolls. 5 95 ; brown, dolls. 7; yellow,s. 6 90; green, dolls. 6 40; ash, dolls. 6 15; blue, dolls. 7: sales, 2,000 pieces. Camlets-350 pieces sold at dolls. 19 to 21 50. Metals—lron -800 piculs sold at dolls. 2 50 to 2 85 for nailrod; dolls. 2 80 to 3 10 for hoop; dolls. 2 5 to 0 90 fur bar; and dolls. 3t04 30 for rod. Lead— English, dolls. 6 20 to 6 50; sales 1,500 piculs; Ameri can and Spanish, dolls. 660t0 6 70. Tin Plates—dolls. 9 75. Sales, 100 boxes. Cochineal—MkAican, dolls. 110 to 120; Java, dolls. 80 to 90. Ginseng-60 piculs sold at dolls. 65 to 85 for crude, and dolls. 120 to 135 for clarified . Straits and Indian'Produce.—Rattans—Scarce. Sales 600 piculs at dolls. 3 20 to 3 45 for Banjarmassing, and dolls. 2 70 to 3 for Straits. Pepper—Scarce and wanted. 600 piculs sold at dolls. 7 20 to 7 80. Betelnut—Also scarce, dolls. 4 to 4 50 the quotation. Sales, 300 piculs. Sandalwood—Malabar, dolls. 9 10; South Sea, dolls. 5 SO; Sydney, dolls. 2 70 to 2 SO. Rice-16,000 piculs have been sold at dolls. 1 60 to 165 for white, and dolls. 130 to 1 35 for Arraean. If the present dry weather continues a fortnight longer the niltivc crop will prove a perfect failure. Opium—To-day's quotations are:—Malwa, dolls. 475; Patna, old, dolls. 490; new, dolls. 480; Benares, 460; Turkey, dolls. 370. The deliveries of Bengal are estimated at 1,400 chests and of Alalwa 400—leaving a stock of 900 of the former and 1,100 of the latter. AMERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA_ LIVERPOOL, JUNE 15. _ By the royal mail steam-ship Afiica, Captain Eyrie, which arrived shortly after eleven o'clock this morning, we have advicos from New York to the 4th inst. She brings 680,000 dollars in specie on freight. The United States mail steam-ship Washington arrived at New York on the 4th inst., from South ampton, and the Asia, from Liverpool, on the 4th inst. By the steam-ship North America, arrived at New York, we have Californian advices to the Ist of May. She had on freight 800,000 dollars in coin and gold dust. . . The steam-ships Oregon Republic, and Union, had arrived at P anama from San Francisco, with a large amount of gold-dust, much of which was to go direct to England. The amount of specie exported from San Fran cisco during the four months ending with April was estimated at 15,637,542 dollars. The crops promised to be favourable. The population of California csas computed at 130,000 people. It was rumoured that a secret expedition was about to leave San Francisco for the purpose of Athericanizing Southern California and Northern Mexico. The mining intelligence is very satisfactory ; throughout the whole southern regions the mines were reaping a rich harvest. The reported discovery of exceedingly r i ch b e d s of gold in Shasta Valley is confirmed. At Placerville a company of four persons were taking out daily 1,000 dollars ; the place had been previously worked. Extensive veins of gold dust had also been discovered between the middle and north fork of the American River. Besides these disco veries, now veins were being constantly found, and from all quarters the accounts are exceedingly satis factory as regards the yield. Specimens of quartz, excelling in value all pre viously discovered, had been brought to San Fran cit,co, the produce being lower than 33 per cent. of I gold. There had been a large accession of ladies at San Francisco, and their civilizing effect was beginning to be felt. The steam-ship Empire City was at New York, from Chagres, with nearly 2,000,000 dollars on freight. The royal mail steam-ship Bolivia arrived at Pa nama on the 18th ult., from Valparaiso, with 817,000 dolls. in silver bullion. An earthquake which nearly swallowed up Valpa raiso occurred on the 3d of April; the first shock, which was the severest one, and which caused the falling of many buildings and the destruction of much property, occurred at about six o'clock in the morn ing, but occasional shocks of greater or less severity were felt for the succeeding ten days, doing more or less damage. Advice's from the Sandwich Islands to the 29th of March mention that the difficulties between the lla waian Government had been arranged. Advices from Guadaloupe report that an earth quake occurred there on the 17th ult.; many houses were destroyed and plantations injured through ou t the island. We have intelligence from Hayti to the 18th ult. Everything was quiet. From Kingston, Jamaica, we have advices to tho 27th ult. The House of Assembly was adjourned on the 23d ult. The weather had been very fine. His Excellency in his speech condemned some of the acts of the Legislature. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, JUNE 4. MONEY-MARKET. The exchange market is very firm for first-class bills, but other descriptions aro unsaleable. Sterling, 10i to ; francs, 5 10 to 5 07k; Amsterdam, 414 to 41i; Bre men, 79.-} to 79k; Ilamburgh, 36i to 36i. In the money market there is no change to note, but a continuance of an abundant supply and low rates. The banks Lave money for all their wants, and find it diffi cult to trace their balances on calls at present rates. First-class short paper goes at 5 to 6 per cent.; long, 6to 7 per cent. On call the market is sto 6 per cent., with occasional loans lower. Tho reports of the ship ments of coin by the steamer to-day vary from 1,000,000 dolls. to 1,200,000 dolls. The large arrivals from Cali fornia, however, by the North America and Empire City have destrosed all the effect of these large shipments on the street. At the lowest estimate the two steamers have 2,500,000 dolls. on board, which amply supplies the vacuum made by the heavy shipments. The export of Washington it is understood supplies the needs for the continent for the present. Cotton (from the Shipping List)—The cotton market, since our notice of it for the Cambria, 24th ult., has been uniformly dull and declining, except temporarily buoy ant under the influence of Canada's favourable advice, and prices now rule about hall a cent under those at the above date. The reduction since our last on some grades is ie., the market having been without animation and closing heavily, though a fair amount of business has been done. The receipts at all the shipping ports are 2,192,670 bales, against 1,926,761 to same date last year —an increase this season of 265,909 bales. The total foreign exports this year are 442,030 bales more than last—say 330,656 bales increase to Great Britain, 43,919 increase to France, 48,127 increase to North of Europe, and 19,328 increase to other foreign ports. The ship ments from southern to northern ports are 116,121 bales less this season than last, and there is a decrease in stock of 30,644 bales. The sales for the week ending the 31st ult. were-7,500 bales, and since our last 5,100. We quote interior, Atlantic ports, nominal; Florida, nominal; other Gulf ports, not nominal; low to good ordinary, Atlantic ports, 7i to 84 ; Florida, 7i to 8i ; other Gulf ports, 7k to 5i ; low to good mid dling, Atlantic ports, 8i to 91 ; Florida, 8i- to 9i ; other Gulf ports, 84 to 10; middling fair to lair, At lantic ports, 94 to 104; Florida, 91 to 14; other Gulf ports, 10i to 114; fully fair to good fair, nominal to all three places. Good and fine, nominal. The arrivals have been from New Orleans, 698 bales; Florida, 1,688; Georgia 2,136; South Carolina, 1,017; North Carolina, 169; Philadelphia, 189. Total imports since the Ist inst., 5,897 bales. Exports from the Ist to the 31st of May, 1851, 43,219 bales; same time, 1850, 30,601. Ex ports from the United States since the Ist of September, 1850, 1,609,460; same time, 1849, 1,137,376. Flour and Grain—ln consequence of the continued large receipts and the absence of any speculative feeling the flour market had a steady downward tendency for the fortnight past, closing inactive with rather more firmness, and the quotations are reduced about 121ic. per barrel. The export demand even at the present low rates is . almost suspended, and the few shipments making are many of them from first hands. The stock in store is variously estimated, and is undoubtedly large for the season of the year, say 3,000 or 4,000 barrels of all kinds of Canadian, with about 40,000 barrels in bond. saLs have lately been at 4 dolls. 12ic. The article being in few hands, prices have been maintained. For wheat the demand has been mostly for home use, with but little change in rates , an d a moderato supply. Iron—The market generally is dull and unsettled. soldatl9at 3 dolls., 19 4 d 50 01 0 15 t . 0 5 6 0 0 c 0 . tons six m o o f n S th c s o ; tc l h s p o ig eretownsof English bare, dolls.; and a cargo of 330 tons of Swedes, just arrived, on private terms. Lead—The market remains inactive, and we are about to n ote sales of 50 tons of Sp anish at 4 dolls . 62 ie. and 125 tons of English, 4 dolls. 650. cash, or equal thereto. Tobacco —The market for leaf is, as usual at this seas on, dull, and tome holders who have been anxious to realize have submitted to lower prices; strictly fine old is scam, and wanted. Freights to Liverpool—The packets are firm at pre vious rates, and some demand an advance. We note en gagements of 1,000 bales of square cotton at 7-32; 9,000 bushels of corn, 4td.; and 100 tons of heavy goods, 12s. sd. To London -1,000 barrels of flour, I s . 9d.; 1,750 2801b5.; 450 r es i n at 25.; 200 tierces ) rd at about our quotations ; 5,600 bushels wheat at 5 d.; 5 500 boxes of cheese at 30 5.; and 41 casks and 3 00 (fila turpentine , 2s. per barrels of oil foots and oil at 225. 6d.; and to Glasgo w 125 bales of cotton at 5-32. To Havre the packet on the Ist instant was filled up with resin and staves and cotton at ie. Four American ships enga ged deal freights at the foll ow i ng: —One from St. John's , N ew Brunswick, to Li verpool, at 655. ; ono from the sa me p ort to London, at 62 5. 6d.; and two from Bic Island to Lon don, at 82s. 6d. N Cotton dull. Middling E B7c. t 8 :3. ORLEANS, JUNE 2. SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 1. The cessation of shipments from the Atlantic ports has produced a better feeling in market, but no decided improvement. Largo stocks are still on hand, an d goods are being forced into market, and sold at auction does not below cost and Money is more plenty for commercial l purposes. The value of prime gold dust is 17 0 s. (fled from the Assay-office 'rhoappear satisfactory benefit States Exchange on the Atlantic is 2 per cent. pre- Exchange exPe mium; bills on England 48 per dollar. France, Ham burgh, Valparaiso, and Mexico hear a prop ort i onate rate. KINGSTON, ALLY 21. Sugar-fie range our quotations at 15s. to 188. per 100 pounds. Freights —Tonnage is still scarce, and a few would meet with immediate charter. American gold is wcrth 2 to 2 per cent. Tobacco —The market i w hich sells at 13}d, per overstocked with Cavendish, per lb • We have not heard any thing of leaf. THE Fox CLUE. .. _ there were present th ro e ok E e a s r ' l 14, E arl when of Club took place at Brookes' fifth meeting of the F ox e the on of Saturday, June Zetland, the Earl of Leitrim, the Earl of Be asborou g h, L ord Foley, the Ri g ht Hon. Edward Ellice, M.P., the Earl of Charlemont, the Right Hon. Sir Robert Adair, Lord James Stuart, M.P., Mr. Langston, M.P., Viscount Duncan, M.P., Mr. Stephenson, the Right Hon. Edward Mostyn, DI.P.,Lord Saye and Sele, Lord Sudeley, Mr. Robarts, the Earl of 11- chester, Earl Fitzbardinge, Viscount Anson, DIX., Earl of Leicester, Mr. Rowland Alston, Viscount Cremorne, Colonel Boyle, M.P., Mr. Augustus Stephenson, Vi scoun t Ebring ton, M.P., Mr. J. A. Smith,Sir R. Philips, the Right Hon. INV. Fitzpatrick, M.P., Sir Montague Cholmeley, 11, P., Mr. Sanford, the Hon. Hamiltcn Duncan. THE STAIRCASE OF NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE...— Our notice of this building has led to some inquiries, in reply to which we are enabled to state that the architect by whom the present marble staircase there was designed, was the late Ur. Thomas Cundy, of Pimlico. The late Mr. Thomas Grundy, of Westminster, was the =wont—Builder. EXPORTS. Teas.—Black—The past month has been exceedingly dull and inactive for all descriptions; the differende te txvt.en prices offered and those required by the teamen being much too wide to admit of any extensive business taking place, while the recent unfavourable accounts from home mike it still more difficult to operate at pre- sent. Congous—But 4 chops have been sold at 14 to 19 tads —l9 remaining. Souchong—five chops sold at 14 to 191- tads, leaving 34. Flowery Pekoc-500 packages sold at 24 to 41 taels, for common to fine-900 remain, chiefly of ordinary quality. Caper-1,000 boxes sold at 12 tads for common -4,000 unsold. Plain Orange Pekoe—No sales. Scented Teas—No sales reported in either kind. Nirg Yongs and Kokues-8,000 packages aro said to be solo, and the stock is estimated at near 20,000. Prices have again given way —common to good fair 13 to 15 tack, superior being sold for 20 taels. Ankoi-500 half-chests sold; common to fair 11 to 12 tails—in market 2,000. Country Greens—No arrivals to notice. Sales about 9,000 packages; quotations as follow: Young Hysons—Sales about 4,000 packages at 18 to 27 tads for common to superior, superior to fine 28 to 35 tads, fine to extra fine 41 to 55 teals—stock say 90,000. Ilyson—Sales 1,500 packages; common to fair 23 to 28 taels; middling, 30 to 38 taels; fine to extra fine, 45 to 60 taels—stock, 18,000. Twankay—No sales reported—stock about 3,000 packages. Skin-2,000 to 3,000 packages sold at 131 to 153- filth common to fair; good to fine, 18 to 22 tads. The com moner kinds are becoming scarce, and held firmly at quotations—stock, 4,000 to 5,000 packages. Gunpowder and Imperial—But 1,000 to 2,000 pack ages sold at previous rates—stock above 12,000. Canton Young Hyson and Gunpowder—We hear of no transactions. A few catty boxes of new•madc imperial sold at 22 to 24 tads. Cassia—Part of the new crop is in—worth 17 dolls.; oil, 260 dolls. Quicksilver-97 dolls. Vermillion-49 dolls. Anise Oil—Dolls. 135. Rhubarb—Dolls. 30 35 45 48. Raw Silk—White, No. 1, dolls. 305; and yellow, 295. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Oa England, first-class bills, 4s. Bd. On India, Corn• pang's accepted, 224. bycee, 4 per cent. prem.; gold leaf, dolls. 22 75; Caro lus dollars, par; Mexican, 3.1 per cent. dis. FREIGHTS. To England, 11. 10s. to 21. ss. To the United States, dolls. 8. SHANGIIQE MARKET, APRIL 8. IMPORTS. Cottons—Long cloths show a decline of ss. upon last month's quotations, being for greys weighing 53 to 6 catties, dolls. 2 to 2 25 ; 61 to 7 catties, dolls. 2 40 to 2 65 ; 7 7 1 to 7i catties, dolls. 2 75 to 3 ; and whites, dolls. 2 to 2 30 for common, to dolls. 2 70 to 2 80 for best. The sales reported are 45,000 pieces of grey and 10,000 pieces of white; leaving i❑ stock 170,000 pieces of the former and 165,000 of the latter. American Goods-30-yard drills, dolls. 2 60 to 2 65, at which 5,500 pieces have been sold ; 40-yard goods are worth dolls. 350 ; stock, 20,000. The market for jeans is firm at dolls. 3 ; stock, 5,000 pieces. For sheetings, dolls. 2 10 for 30-yard, and dolls. 2 80 for 40-) and goods, are the quotations; sales of the former 3,000 pieces. Woollens—The only sales reported are 1,500 pea. Spanish Stripes at 80c. to 1 doll. Lead—Worth only dolls. 6 80. Straits Produce—Sugar has declined; present quota tions dolls. 280 to 2 85 for current Canton sorts. In ferior, dolls. 2 60. Stock moderate. Woods—Sandal—No sales, market nominal at dolls. 3 80 to 6 70 for Southsea Island, and 10 to 12 for Ma labar. Sapan dolls. 2 30 to 3, wanted. Ebony, dolls. 3 80. Camazon, doll. 1 50 to 1 60. Rattans scarce and wanted at dolls. 4 for good Straits, inferior 3 50 to 3 60; Banjarmassing, 4 50. Pepper—Dulls. 8 60 to 9 for black, and 9 to 9 50 for white. Saltpetre—Dolls. 7 to S. Opium—Malwa, dolls. 485 to dolls. 490; Patna, dolls, 528. EXPORTS. Teas—Nothing doing until the arrival of the new crop. Raw Silk-600 bales, chiefly No, 3 Tsatlee, have been purchased at dolls. 350 to dolls. 390. EXCHANGES AND BULLION. _ On London 4 9 to 4 10. Company's paper nominal. Government Sycee, dolls. 145 20. Woosung, dolls. 144. Gold 209 dolls. FREIGHTS. To England, 21. 10s. to 31. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD IsF,FORM ASSOCIATION. (EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY.) Sir,—On Thursday the 12th, the House of Com mons renewed its sittings. The question of Supply brought up the old subject of naval preparations. It is quite right there should be evidence of opposition ; for otherwise the sea itself might not be able to con tain the fleets which should be builded. But, with this reservation, the question must always to a certain extent be left with those who are responsible. It is wonderful how a man's intellect is sharpened by that one word of responsibility, and how a multitude of things become visible to his mental optics, which would have utterly escaped him as long as he continued among the undistinguished herd of irre sponsible. But after all, there are points which are apt to escape the responsible ; and partly perhaps through the very intensity of the attention they apply to their responsibility. A volunteer friend of the Govern ment stood up on Thursday, to comfort the public by the assurance that the naval power of Great Britain, actual or available, was greater than that of the rest of the world combined. This may be very comfort able, so far as concerns this year's City feasts and the next's. But it has this defect, that it cannot act for ever. No man can doubt, that unless some great alteration takes place in the rates of progress, America within the life of some now living, will have a greater population, and with it in all pro bability greater wealth and greater naval force, than England. And though it may be true that a philo sopher would be unable to state any good reason why America should turn this force into the channel of hostility, yet so true it is that in every country of the world, our own included, the natural-born rogues and bullies are the enormous numerical and potential majority, that it would be as vain to expect that America should not make a violent use of her power in this direction when she has it, as that England should not abuse power in Asia or in li.afraria, France in Algeria, or America in Mexico or the Indians' land. England is not in advance of this state of civilization and morals; she robs and mur ders where she safely can, and avows it in Parlia ment under the title of the Anglo-Saxon principle. Why then should it be expected of America ? Hence, with this threatening object among others rising in the horizon, what is to become of the power of Great Britain to resist the naval force of all the world, if only a few of the possible combinations should take place ? Suppose, for instance, an under standing between America and Russia to press some hostile demand in concert, and this to be aided by a discovery of old debts due to France and one or two of the minor naval powers. The result is, that it is clear a period must come, and in the lifetime of some now living, when the boasted naval superiority of England will be found to be a bubble. Sir Robert Peel had the magnanimity to sound the note of preparation long ago. What then is the re source to which it would be possible to apply ? There is one, but too romantic, too remote, to allow the expectation that any but a visionary should look at it till it is left be hind ; and that is, to make it the interest of somebody to preserve the existing state of things. And the way to do that, is to make som e • body our friends. Who is there now, from whom any such office could be expected ? Our ancestors ha'sl a vision of such a possibility, when the balance of power was in their mouths. That phrase meant the preservation of such a state of equal justice, as should check the movements of the stronger against the weaker. In the present time, it is only necessary to be weaker, to find somebody that shall devour. Who then, at this moment, would stand up for England? Her colonies would rise with a school-boy's de fight at liberty, and half the nations of the universe rook with glee upon the humbling of her pride. What is the necessity, for a nation to be proud, or so conduct itself as to make others glory in its fall ? Simply because man is a robber animal, and abstinence from robbery is like the absence of the goitre, w hi c h pro voked the ridicule of the Alpine mountaineers at church assembled. On Friday three hundred thousand pounds, being the advanced guard of nobody knows what to follow, was voted with a shadow of resistance and without a division, for the expenses of the Kafir war. The two pillars of human society, are that injustice shall be followed up when begun, and that no check shall be law and the ro placed on its beginning. the which we born serfs must of the Anglo-Saxon policy There will be no sers must pay for in hard till ._end, till one of those fierce retribu tionsand ought not to be, . of which history is a continuous example, brings the avenger to us in kind. Meanwhile the t ax gatherer plies his little scourge, in earnest ofte other. I am, Sir, yours very sincerely, AN OLD REFORMER London, Jane 16, 1851.