The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-05 00:00:00

THE WOOLLEN TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) %SIAN WOOL MARKET. —The year 1853 is un doubtedly, for our German wool trade, a year on which the great hopes of many for the improvement of prices of the raw material are attached. The regular good flake of wool, which have been effected since the clip up to the present time, not alone to our inland manufac turers and combers, but chiefly by the great and con tinued demand for England and France, have emptied our stocks to such an extent as was scarcely to be expected. The increased consumption, as well as the diminished quantity of coloured wools, imported into the English market, and the deficiency in the shearing of last year in our country, account for this state of t hings, and it was natural that the prices of all descriptions of wool should creep up, and in duce the contractors to pay higher prices for th e coming clip. Great expectation of the result of the coming wool fairs prevail throughout the whole country, and the demands of the farmers are at present so extravgant that no reasonable business is, just now, to be done ; but by far the greater quantity of the wool is already secured by the contractors. More has been contracted for than in former years, and it is not un likely that the quantity of wool in first hands brought into the fairs will be comparatively small. The month of January has been very favourable for the wool trade ; a great deal of business has been done lately. The re naining- stock of good markish and Pomeranian woo ls has been taken out of our market for the English trade, and higher prices have beea paid for it than hitherto. lOw fleeces there has been a large business done for England, which has created rather a sensation. The prices of this article, which was neglected, went up a few dollars per. cwt. Prices paid for those low fleece Wools (which contain locks, &c.) ruled from 35 to 50 r.d. pe r cwt: The same lively demand has existed for low coarse skin wools, of which large quanti ties have made their way to England and Scotland. Fine cliped wools were sold at 54 to 62 r.d. per cwt. The weather being very unfavourable for drying this de scription of wool, t, causes it to be rather scarce. LIVERPOOL WOOL MARKET IN JANUARY.—The local Monthly circulars are highly satisfactory. The past Month opened with great activity, which has continued throughout, and the sales, both on the spot and in the country have been very considerable, and in all cases at advanced rates. The stocks of all kinds of foreign Wools are so completely exhausted, that quotations can hardly be given at present with any degree of exactness. the great difficulty is to meet with the kinds required, and in such cases buyers have in a great measure to yield to the pretensions of the sellers. There is very little on the way to this country from any of the Euro- Pean ports, where supplies are universally reported to be light, and if the demand continues, prices are likely to become considerably enhanced in value. The quantity of home wools left in growers' hands is small, and they are held, far ab o v e th e highest rates that have been yet obtained. Mestiz o Plate wools continue in fair request for merino and zlestiz o , nothing good on hand, Cordova is sought after, s ales having been made at 94d. to 10d. per lb., and they a re now firm at the latter figure. Mogadore is in de 'nand, the sales have been confined to a few small lots in second hands. Mediterranean of all kinds much in quired for, particularly Egyptian of good length, but all se rte extremely scarce ; there have been several sales made for arrival, but not to any extent. Alpaca is in g o od dem an d a t 2 s . 9d. ; a lso Mohair at 2s. 2d. to 2 s . rs• per lb. Th e nex t ser i es o f p u bli c sa l es i n L on d on h as en fixed for the 13th inst., when about 30,000 bales of fo rward, Cape, and East India, &c., are to be brought Z r ward. More than the usual interval has elapsed since the last public sale of colonial wools, there is conse quently very little left in the hands of the trade ; a brisk bpetitio n ma y th ere fore be exp ec t e d, an d a consider advanceki will, no doubt, be established. For all rids of Scotch the demand has been very active, and so me sales of Laid Cheviot have been made to send back Scotland ; as high as 20s. per stone of 24 lbs., has -ren paid for s e c o nd rate parcels. I n I r i s h woo l s th ere 'as not b een muc h d o i ng f or F rance, b ut t h ere i s a goo d AAl Miry ' for the home trade, and prices are well sup- Feted. • The London wool market this week is very firm. The have into London during the week ending to-day N'e been 551 bales, of which 202 were from Germany, „Lee from Belgium, and 191 from the Cape of Good ''''' o l 3 e. In the foreign wool market we have had only a quiet market again this week—the near approach of the London s a l es , an d the u ncer t a i n ty as t o f u t ure prices, l t ying influenced to some extent the operations of uuyers. In the Liverpool wool market there has been a good demand for wool at stiff p r i ces . Th e imports of the past week are-411 East India, 3 Lisbon, 6 Con stantinople, 1,300 Peruvian, 1,390 Alpaca. The woollen cloth market of Leeds has been rather dull this week. There was only a limited business done ni th e Cloth Halls on Saturday and on Tuesday, the Weather was so foggy and dark that it was almost im possible to transact business ; the consequence Was, there was a very thin attendance of mer chants in the halls, and a very flat and quiet mar ket. Prices are very firm. We believe a very large business would have been done on Saturday, espe cially in the White Cloth-hall, if the manufacturers would have taken a little less for some of their goods ; but a very slight reduction would have cleared some considerable lots. With the high price which now rule for ail the raw materials used in the manufacturing of Woollen cloths, we believe the manufacturers have con siderable difficulty in producing goods at present prices, and it is quite impossible to replace present stocks at the same rates. Business in the home trade has been slack drying the present week, but the shipping houses con tinue brisk and active. The trade of the woollen dis trict continues in a good and satisfactory state. There has been a full average business done during January, both in the cloth-hall an d i n th e ware h ouses. The mills in the clothing villages are in good work, and the opera tives generally well employed. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—We have had a rather flatter market to-day than that on the preceding Monday. The wool market has undergone little change; the manufacturers show no disposition to buy at present, under the impression that prices have reached their highest point. BRADFORD MARKET, FEB. 3.—The worsted market was very quiet in character, no feature of importance presenting itself for notice. The spinners are well sup plied with wool, and all are waiting the result of the sales now coining on. There is no movement in the yarn or piece trade. Employment is steady and full. TRADE or LEICESTER.—The home demand for hoseiry continues steady in the warehouses, and the execution of orders for the Australian and Can'adian markets. Pre sent prices, however, in worsted yarn are not obtainable, but the confidence that they must be eventually realised h ,.has prevented the workmen from shorter employment. The demand for cotton hose is extensive, and relieves the labour market. Although raw cotton has Yeeeded a trifle, the supply of brown cotton yarns suited, to our manufacture barely keeps up to the demand, whilst blue greys are most difficult to obtain. Worsted spinners are not yet able to obtaia the advance on wools, and experi ence a difficulty in making sales. Wools remain steady, at their advanced price. The increase of the rate of dis count by the Bank of England will have a tendency to check specu l at i on, w hil st th e lightness of stock in the hands both of the grower and the woolstapler may at least keep present prices firm. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (Prom the Mining Journal of this day.) MINES.-During the week, there has been a very active business doing, particularly in the dividend- Paying mines, and those of good repute ; and a pretty general advance has taken place in the prices. South C aradon have risen from 1551. to 1851. and 2001. West Caradon, from 2901. to 3001. Basset, from 5751. to 6001. East Daren, from 871. to 951. Gonamena, from 9/. 10s. ft , F c , 101. 10 s . Merllyn, from 4/. ss. to 41. ' 15s. and Si. 4141 7 Ann from, 311. to 331. Carado n Consols, from 1 2/. to 151. Craddock Moor, from 431. 10s. to 511. trr elYon Consols, from 51.105. to 91. 10s. N ort h D amsel, "heal Norris, Boscean, St. Day United, and several other promising concerns, are in considerable request. In the Metal Market, Copper advanced during the Week 181. 10s. per ton, equal to 2d. per lb. ; the present Price b e i ng for Sheets ls. 2d. per l b ., and 1261. per ton r Cake. dollare bullion market, Mexican and South American 48. nil per oz. ' Bar silver contai n i ng go ld (all gold above five grains in the pound to be paid for), °B lid. p er oz. stan d ar d. B ar s il ver , w i thout gold, per oz. standard. Bar gold, 775. 9d. per oz. atandard Spanish doubloons, 775. per oz. Col um bian doubloons, 765. per oz. , The sal e o f cop per ore at Thursday's ticketing w as ;355 tons, amounting to 30,8321. 10s. 6d., the average produce and standard being 6i, 1611. 18s. The corres- Pon ding sale last month was 3,293 tons, produce 6g, 147 j. 18s., showing an advance of 131 ., equal to Per ton on the ore. D Court Grange, Dyliffe, Llechwydd-du, Black Craig, undalk, Driggith, Nancekuke, and Great Wheal Bad 'Jen; have sold lead ores during the week. ,„Treyely an , Ch ar l estown U n it e d, U n i o n, Boscean, an d 'l-elurearne and Tregunstis, have sold black tin. lee ngearne and Tregunstic Mine sold lf ton of tin, at 60 /. per ton. Pellhale Consols so ld 20 tons of silver-lead ore on the anuary. At lydford Consols, 16 t on s of lead ore have been ee •h l Pled. At Bo r i ng d on Consols, 33 tons of lead ore have b een tillthi s week. The mine is looking remarkably ; several parts the levels a re l a yi n g open good bate ground. great improvement has taken place in the Keswick V_.xl`.les---the l o d e i n t h e 30 fin. level south, at Brandley, ng worth 25 cwts. of ore per fin. From New York we learn that the Gardiner commis 'u clappers, recently appointed to examine the silver mines imed afte b a fruity less Col. expedition. Gardiner, in Mexi co , h ave re t urne d, r _ aFsrom Valparaiso (Dec. 15th), we learn that copper in great d eman d , everything coming forward being rea dy bou g ht up, and that large purchases had been effected for the United States and France, at advanced rates. In the mar k et for gold mining shares great stagnation has prevailed. There has been a decided disposition to operat e ; and prices, in sympathy with th e o th er d epart - M elds of th e Stock Exchan ge , h ave shown a constant drooping tendency. . the market for miscellaneous shares, including In insurance, steam-packet, bridge, gas and coke, water observable canal, docks, and other undertakings the activity observable a few months back, when such remarkabl ease prevailed in the money market has passed off, there eing no l onger any brisk demand for investment ; prices however are well supported. Th e inquiries for bank share s continue, andthe market for this description of pro p e rty consequently maintains on the whole a firm ap- Pearauee, AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC. W.A. V LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. By the United States' mail steam-ship Pacific, we have advices from New York to the 22d ult. She brought 54 passengers, but no specie. The Pacific passed Holyhead at two p.m. yester day, but was compelled to come to anchor at six p.m. on account of dense fog, and did. not arrive till seven o'clock this morning. The screw steamer Andes, Captain Hutchins, arrived at New York from Liverpool on the 21st ult. The Royal mail steamer Europa, Shannon, com mander, arrived at,Halifax on the 20th. The proceedings of Congress do not possess any in teresting features. The debate on the Monroe doc trine as applied to Cuba, was resumed on the 19th and again adjourned. A message from the Presi dent had been laid before the Senate respecting the refusal of the Indians in Florida to migrate to the country west of the Mississipi assigned to their tribe. The following is the conclusion of General Cass's speech in this debate : " We have evidently reached one of those epochs in the career of nations to which the historian of their de cline and fall looks back, in his searching investigation into the causes of their fate. Our duties are plain— noble, indeed, and our position invites them to fulfil them firmly and fearlessly. The progress and improve ment in all the great branches of human industry, and especially in these which relate to the inter communica tion of nations, and to the benefits that each may derive from all, by the interchange, as well of knowledge as of material products, have brought the human family more closely into contact than at any former period, and have opened interests which have, if not new, become much more powerful in their extent and operasion, and which gave some degree of unity to the public feeling of the world. We cannot with draw from this great association—we cannot isolate ourselves from the common sentiment of the age, nor ought we to do so if we could. Our place is assigned to us by events, almost beyond our control, and as we will fill it worthily or unworthily, the judgment of the future will pronounce us the inheritors of the spirit, as we have been of the labours and sacrifices of the men of the re volution, nr craven descendants, false to their principles, as to our own honour. lam well aware, Mr. President, that such views expose a man to a great deal of obloquy in this country. I have experienced all that in common with many others. But neither the advent nor the ap prehension of it has deterred me at much earlier periods of life, and certainly will not deter me now, when that life is fast drawing to a close, from the expression of an earnest hope that the American name and fame will be maintained by the American people, with the bright ness of true glory, undiminished by the neglect of a single deed, or the commission of a single deed which national honour may require we should do or leave undone. There are men—American citizens even —who cannot appreciate sentiments like these ; who disbelieve in their existence, and who deride and denounce all those who avow them as demagogues. I have seen a great deal of this political perversity — this unpatriotic pre-disposition—which prompts many men to take part always against their country, whatever be the 'position in which she is placed. Ido not recol lect a single controversy in which we have been involved with a foreign power, since I have been on the stage of action, when the whole sentiment of the country was united in the cause of the country. I doubt if there is another people on the face of the globe whose history presents so many instances of this want of true national pride, patriotism rather, as our own. Whether it re sults from any peculiar political idiosyncracy I know not. Or whether our party feelings are so strong that we are blinded by them, and led, in their vehemence, to think that .all is wrong our opponents do, or it may be, at any rate so far as England is concerned, that some of the old colonial level still remains, which leavens much of the lump—be it one or the other, or whatever else —the deplorable consequence is certain, and the senti ment of Decatur not less noble than just, "Our country, right or wrong," which, being truly understood—felt, rather —means, that when embarked in a controversy with a foreign nation, it becomes every true citizen, after the course of this country has been decided by the con stitutional authority, to submit to that decision, and to support her cause, and not the cause of her foes. But returning from this aggression, if it can be called one, more immediately to the subject, I would observe that conservatism and progress, as they are called, designate . principles, positions rather, which are useful in their moderate, but injurious in their extreme application. In the meantime, we desire that we may be left free in our career, rightfully free, unimpeded by tor tuous European pohcy or project of aggrandisement upon this continent; and every American who participates in this sentiment will be ready to proclaim it, as these reso lutions do, and abide by it, in safety and in danger. We do not intend to be circumscribed in our expansion, nor do we intend to have this hemisphere ruled by maxims, suited neither to its position nor to its interests, and di vided into political communities, dependencies of Euro pean monarchies, or under their influence, and therefore liable to be involved in every war breaking out in the old world, and thus extending its dangers and its ravages to the new ; and by which means we should be exposed in all time to come, to have our lines of communication with our Pacific coast interrupted, our commerce cut in two, as Lord George Bentinck said, and wars entailed upon us, agreeable to the moral code of Blackwood, that imper sonation of English Tory feeling, as " blessings to man kind," together with all the other vexatious annoyances which such a state of things could not fail to bring with it. If this is not to be our destiny, we must be pro gressive till the great objects are accomplished, and then just as conservative as may be necessary to maintain our high position in the world, our free institu tions, and all those elements of individual national prosperity which God has given to us, and which, I trust, man will never be able to take away. This will be the truly American Union of progress and con servatism." The Canadian Reciprocity Bill had. been under consideration b . y the committee, who had d ec id e d upon the main principles which should govern them, but had not concluded as to the details. The shipments of sugar from Cuba for 1852 were stated to be 331,881 boxes to the United States ; 24,884 to Great Britain ; 241,632 to Cowes and a market ; 45,739 to the Baltic ; 41,325 to Hamburgh and Bremen; 17,607 to Holland; 35,024 to Belgium; 154,275 to Spain ; 62,818 to France; 48,434 to Trieste and Venice ; 2,500 to Leghorn. and Genoa ; and to other ports 11,907 boxes—giving a total of 1,017,486 boxes, against 1851 of 1,237,089 boxes. We find the following telegraphic communication in the New York papers " NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 18. " The brig America, from Vera Cruz, reports that the City Castle, on the evening of the 28th of December, declared in favour of the revolutionists." Previous advices to the sth ult. do not mention such an occurrence. "NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 19. "The Mexican news is generally meagre and unim portant, brt is favourable to the revolutionists. "The Carthagena papers say that Santa Anna is making preparations to return to Mexico immediately. " The Mexican Senate has not acted upon the Tehu antepec question. "The State of Cordova has joined the insurgents, and Orizaba was hourly expected to do the same." BALTIMOICE, Jan. 19. A correspondent of the Nueces Valley Gazette, writing from Brownsville on the 23d ult., says : " The revolution has been proclaimed in Monterey, and it is rumoured that Caravajal was there. Colonel Montero, of the regular Mexican army, was captured by him. Canales escaped when Cardenas was arrested, but it has since been reported that he was murdered by some rancheros. General Morett had got up a pronuncia mento and was marching on Zacatecas. The regular forces had been again defeated by the revolted national guards, and returned to Matamoras badly cut up." from H h on correspondentavannaof the 15th aNewYork ult., ta pa s pe t r e , s tha writing t a British subject, Mr. Boylen, had arriv b e e d en at e H xp a e v l a l l nah from St. Jago de Cuba, having , from the latte r pl ace b y th e Governor-General, Medenilla, who would not give him any explana tion of such a proceeding. A letter, dated S an J uan d e l N or t e , January 2, states that Belize, or Briti s h Honduras, has been elevated to the position of a colony, the superin tendent converted into a sovereign, and a constitu tion given to the people. The letter also notices the prevalence of a rumour to the effect that the Central Americans had possessed themselves of the Port of Limas, from which th e y were e j ec t e d i n 1851 by H er ajesty's schooner Bermuda, and again hoisted the Central American flag in the room of the Mosquito. In the New York stock market there was an active demand for most descriptions of Government and State stocks, and prices were well sustained. The money market was easy at 7 per cent. for prime business paper at three to four months.. Foreign exchange in good demand. Bills on Lon don (60 days), 109# to 1098 • Paris, 5.15 t o 5.13 Amsterdam, 41f to 41i ; Hamburgh, 36/ t o 364 ; ; Bremen, 79g. The co - ttoi market was active, but with ou t alter ation in price. The sales f or tke three days were 5,900 bales. Little or no change to notice in th e flour market ; the Europa's A. accountsfair had not pro duced any marked effect. were business uth e h r a n d been done in wheat, and holders , firm. Indian eo corn had slightly declined, prices closing and at 70 c . t o 72c. per bushel for white and yellow ll wso according to quality. Pig iron - was firm, and sales had been made at 35 dols. , six months,i t 7 3 : afterwards held for 35 dols. cash ; common iron was selling at 71A- dols., six months. stores unaltered. The market for provisions Naval was generally inactive. Prices of pork had a down ward tendency. Butter and cheese dull, at easier prices. Freights to London :—Tobacco, 255. , turpentine, 3s. 6d. per 2801 b. , rosin , 4 s. ; grain,. 10id. per bushel. LETTERS FOR AUSTRALIA.—The Post-office authorities have advertised that ship-letter bags will be made up for Australia by the steamer Antelope, which will leave Liverpool about the latter end of this month. THE FRENCH EMPIRE. The Moniteur was looked for yesterday morning with greedy anxiety by thousands of families, to ascertain if their relatives were included in. the Emperor's promised political amnesty. Never, probably, have so many copies of the Government journal been published in a single day. Pardons are decreed to no less than 4,312 persons (condam nes) by name, exclusive of the generals and the representatifs du peuple who were proscribed or sentenced to durance in consequence of the events of December, 1851 ; and the exiles are to be forth with restored to freedom. There is much rejoicing and a better state of feeling in all classes of society throughout Paris. The police made a number of arrests of persons having in their possession lithographed caricatures representing the Empress smoking a cigarette. It is asserted more confidently than ever that the Imperial coronation will take place in the month of April. The Bishop of Versailles has left Paris for Rome on a secret mission ; it is believed to have reference to a request on the part of the Emperor that the Pope will be present on the august occa sion. His Holiness is known to be in a difficulty on the subject. While very desirous to stand well with the de facto ruler of a Catholic country, to whom the Holy See owes many obligations, Pius IX. is restrained by the counter claims of the Le gitimists, and by the influence of the great Euro pean Powers. Dispositions, it is known, are already made at Rome for the chair of St. Peter to be vacated, and for the election of a new Pope , s h ou ld any attempt at coercion be resorted to. The municipality of Amiens, imitating the exam ple of the Emperor, has voted the sum of 2,000 f., to be expended in dowries for three happy couples, to be selected by the authorities. The number of manuscript satires upon the Em peror, the Empress, and certain members of the IMperial Ministry, are stated by the police to in crease every day, and are circulated to an extent which occasions the Government serious uneasiness. NOtwithstanding all the watchfulness of ,the omni present police, these clandestine publications have continued to multiply ever since the adoption of th:e new laws on the, press. A distinguished mem ber of the Government has been heard to say that the same class of writers who overthrew Charles X., caused the flight of Louis Philippe, and the down fall of the Provisional Government, would now, in turn, overthrow the empire. The Pays fills a considerable space with remarks on. the effect produced on the public press in France by the last restrictions. It contends that the Go vernment Dias never been desirous of preventing fair discussion, and wished only to repress the abuse of liberty which was disgraceful to the press, and in jurious to society. The most ardent admirer of the liberty of the press must admit that, in France, the limits of fair discussion had been exceeded, and that many of the journals, instead of enlightening the public in the way of reform and amelioration, deluded it for purposes which, if successful, would have been ruinous to society. With regard to the , pTesent state of the press, it would be unjust not to atimit that the Government exercises with modem.- Votn the extraordinary powers with which it has In a ed itself, and there is reason to hope that, in p °portion as writers show that they know what is due to the cause of order, the Government, in its turn, will show that it is sensible of what is due to the cause of rational liberty. Yesterday there was a limited amount of busi ness transacted, but, still, the market has been firm, and prices well supported. For the account Threes left off firm at 79f. 20c., and Four-and-a alf per Cents. at 104 f. 85c. The market closed as follows :-Threes, for cash, 78f. 75c. ; for Ac count, 79f. 20c. ; Four-and-a-Half, for cash, 104 f. 65c. ; for Account, 104 f. 85c. ; Bank of France Shares, 2,805 f. ; Austrian Loan, 96f. 40c. ; Spa nish Threes, 45f. ; Neapolitan, 105 f. RAILWAYS.-The Share Market was also firm, and prices well maintained. For cash, Orleans closed at 985 f. ; Rouen (ex div.), 947 f. 50c. ; Bale, 340 f. • Northern, 830 f. ; Western, 652 f. 50c. ; Cherbourg, 590 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 7501. ; Paris and Lyons, 850 f. ; Lyons and Avignon, 710 f. ; Cette, 552 f. 50c. ; Gray, 490 f.: Monte reau, 217 f. 50c. Mobiliere Shares closed at 7101. ; and Credit Foncier at 735 f. SPAIN. I The Madrid journals of the 30th ult. do not con tain a line of political news of interest. The Espana states as an extraordinary fact that an entire day had passed without any of the Madrid journals having been seized by the police. A Madrid letter of the 30th states that the Spanish Government has sent a fresh order to General Narvaez at Bayonne, to proceed immediately to Vienna on pain of being considered,a rebel for further refusal to obey its instructions. GERMANY. A telegraphic dispatch, dated Vienna, 2d, says : The commissaries of the Bourse have (probably 'by order of the Government) given to several bankers satisfactory explanations as to the relations 'of the Austrian Government with France." The Temps, a semi-official journal of Berlin, ;says :—" It is announced in a most positive man ner that the Prussian Government will shortly read to the two Chambers a communication having for its object to augment the army, the portion to be in creased being the regiments of the reserve." The Hirlap of Pesth says that the mission given to Count de Leiningen hasatwofold object—first, to address remonstrances to the Ottoman Porte rela tive to the commercial relations of Austria and. Turkey ; and, next, to discuss the affair of Mon tenegro as far as it relates to Austria, and to coun sel moderation. The Weser Gazette has the following from Berlin, dated the 31st ult. :—" On the 29th a Council of Ministers was held, at which was discussed the course to be pursued with regard to the press in Prussia, in the event of articles offensive to the Emperor of the French being published, the French ambassador at Berlin having made representations on the subject. After a long discussion, it was de cided that the journals, and particularly the New Prussian Gazette, should be recommended to ab stain from saying anything insulting to the French Government, and threatened with prosecution if the French Government should prove they had made false or calumnious statements." TIIRKFiY. On the 18th ult., Fouad Effendi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, sent to the directors of the Bank of Constantinople the long-expected note which an nounces the final dispositions of the Government. It states that " the Government assumes all respon sibility, and that the five Greek merchants will pay to the bank for this post the sum of 190,0001., in bills, on London, Paris, Marseilles, and Leghorn, on Messrs. Spiridon, Baltazzi and Co., and Messrs. Hava and Co., to the order of bank, in liquidation, and will be endorsed by the commission for the liquidation of the bank. The directors must immediately, on the receipt of these bills, give over the 23,000,000 piastres in their hands." This mode of withdrawing the direction from Messrs. Alleon and Baltazzi has so annoyed these gentlemen that they have announced their intention of exposing their books and cor respondence with the Government in the Borsa, and even now they invite any merchants to ex amine their accounts. A letter from St. Petersburg, of the 27th ult., in the Boersenhalle, says :—" We learn from a source worthy of credence that the corps d'armee of General Rudiger has received orders to advance towards the frontier of Turkey." On Friday, the 14th, the Russian Charge d'Affairs,M.Ozeroff, gave assurances to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, that the Emperor had ordered Danieto 1., to evacuate the fortresses of Jublac and Spuge, and to withdraw into the mountains. What a diplomatic mystification. Intelligence has been received frdm Montenegro to the 3d of January. The Turks have retaken the fortress of Spuge, situated on the confines between the mountains and Scopoli. Omer Pasha by this time must have taken Cetini, the capital of Mon tenegro. He penetrated into that country by Pod goritza, and Lescopple, at the head of 5,000 Albanian irregulars, 7,000 infantry, and 17 gun s . He had under his command Osman Pasha, Governor of Shcodra, and Tussan. Pasha, Governor of Perzerin. Ismael Pasha, on the other hand, will join him with 8,700 infantry,. after having retaken the revolted districts bordering on Heryegorin. The expedition may be considered a rapid military march into Montenegro. e vi ; s E a ti t LIVEy, andl of p layful humour and polished Mrs. Gore has long out persifflage, peculiarly her own, i d By oy T ssm a e n srssi D .nciirg E ANearne's.exu3bvvols.--Gifted a DAUGHTER s._.. .ce.. G ; i ft O e r a THE DAYS rare e Y v S is hollow and ledge of the world, a keen sense . o whatof manliness and ands hon vivacity e all com competition t her i ti o n sketches, among our evincinga y f novelists ther i e n u t g h h e vigour know . artificial, with a generous appreciation . n of with truth.—delic'a The her are e andD e c a h n a ' r s m D . au ß g o h u t e n r d ' is a creation e admirable ar rangemen t th e accessory sin gularcharacters requi site t o wor k out an exciting tale of ' the D ays we L ive groupeda ti o in,' all th e personages wearing, in Booth, a mos t vivid aspect o f li v i ng an d b ustling actuality. As usual with whatever is traced by the pen of' Mrs. Gore, the sparkling diamond dust of subtle sarcasm, ingenious allusion, or brilliant irony, is sprinkled over every line."—Globe. MEMOIRS OF THE COURT AND CABINETS OF GEORGE THE THIRD ; from original Family Documents. 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New — 5 1 Royal Anstraln.Bkg & Cdd Imp Co ... ••• 25 all South Australia 43 45 441 25 all Union of Australia 7l 73 2 Do. New 7 l - 7i 71 x d 50 10 Union of L0nd0n..,,, 40 all Union of Madrid — MISCELLANEOUS Agrt 225 100 85 Austral ian 235 223 30 20 4 Australsn.Pcific.Mail x. d. 10 5 Australn. Royal Mail ••• 386 Brit. American Land 100 326 Canada — 5 5 Crystal Palace — 5 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 20 1 Eastern Steam — 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 100 50 General Screw Steam ... 20 23 Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel _ 10 2 Netherlands Land — 20 26 Nrth. ofEuropeSteam 50 all Peninsular& Oriental ... —87 A 50 ' 25 Do. 100 1 60 Royal Mail Steam _ _ 25 25 South Austral. Land 42 44 • 42 3 1 1 Submar. Telegraph 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization — . 100 286 Van Diemen's Land 14 16 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DA 7.) LONDON, Feb. s.—Wind at Noon, N.W. a fall of snow during the night. FALMOUTH, Feb. 4.—The William, of and for Truro, from Newport, sunk last night after being in contact, 10 miles E., with a Dutoh gallica, crew saved. Sailed—Cey lon, Panama. Cloudy, DEAL, Feb. 4.—Wind, E.S.E. by E.N.E. Arrived— Helvellyn, Ceylon ; Faithful, Madras ; Magdelena, Callao. Sailed—Nightingale, Shanghae; Charlotte, China; Albert, Dominica ; Commodore, Jamaica. LIvERrooL, Feb. 4.—Arrived—Shanghae, Charleston. Sailed—Frances, Cape of Good Hope; Shenandoah, Phila delphia ; Hardie, Jamaica ; European, New Orleans; Mary Hall, Baltimore. Off port.—Cornelia, Savannah. The Marys, hence at Cardenas, reports that en the 13th Oct., 12 miles N. of the equator, in long. 19 W., she experienced a marine convulsion, accompanied with a rumbling noise; on the 15th, in lat. 28, long. 21 W., passed the remains of a ship on fire, and soon after some of her spars and sails; she was burnt to the copper, and a mere shell ; there was a little machinery in her, and some lar ge angu l ar p i eces o f stone ballast ; the wreck appeared to be that of a vessel of from 300 to 400 tons; had iron hold beams, stauncheons,, and an iron tank ne ar w h ere th e foremast had stood ; a small cook-house, painted cream col our , was passe d J an. 15, lat. 37, forg. 60, and several port doors, pieces of bul wark, nests Americon pails, painted green and blue, were passed an. 17, lat. 39 N, long. 52 W., by the Southerner, r.vrived here. HULL, Jar 4.—Arrived—Tamarae, New Orleans. HARWICH, Jan. 4.—The Concord, from Alicant to Aber deen, grounded on Beach Point to-day, but came off rather _ _ _ SOIITHWOLD, Feb. 4.—Sailed—The Alnwick packet, of and for Blyth, from Dieppe, came ashore this morning near Walbertwick. SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 4.—Sailed---Ripon (e), Alexan dria. PLYMOUTH Jan. 4.—Arrived—Venu4, London for Car thagena, much damaged,t having been in contact off the port. - BRISTOL, Feb. 4.—Sailed—Transit, Callao. ROTHSAY, Feb. 13.—The Sir Richard Jackson, from Greenock to Valparaiso, in leaving this day, grounded on the sand outside Bogamy Point, but is expected off with out damage. CARDINAL WISEMAN AT LEEDS. —Last night the Ro man Catholic Literary Institute held a grand soiree at the Music-hall, Leeds, to which an extraordinary interest was given by the presence of Cardinal Wiseman, who occupied the chair on the occasion. The hall was filled in every part by the elite of the Roman Catholic body of Leeds and the surrounding towns. The meeting was first addressed by Mr. Joseph Holdforth, who gave some details of the state of the institution. The Rev. John Wilson followed, endeavouring at some length to rebut the charge that Catholics do not value education in the masses of the people. The Hon. Charles Langdale, in moving the first sentiment, "The alliance of science and religion," admitted that it was now impossible to stop the course of education, that the question to decide was simply the kind of education that should be promoted, and argued that all education should, to be beneficial, be moral and religious in its character. Sir William Lawson, Bart., moved a sentiment expressive of delight at the formation and prosperity of such institutions as the Leeds Catholic Literary Institute. Cardinal Wiseman said that science has nowhere flourished more, or originated more sublime or useful discoveries, than where it had been pursued under the influence of the Catholic reli gion. As to the persecution of Galileo by the Church, it was not until he made his discoveries a theological question that the Church interfered. Various votes of thanks, including one of heart-felt gratitude to Cardinal Wiseman for his present services, were passed, and the proceedings terminated at a quarter past 11 o'clock. THE NEW CRYSTAL PALACE. —We believe that arrange ments are in progress, or have already been made, by the New Crystal Palace Company with the Peninsular and Oriental Steam-packet Company, to despatch one of their vessels at an early date, for the purpose of bringing over to this country the celebrated Cleopatra's Needle, to be deposited in the New Crystal Palace. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. - SlR,—Since my letter of the 21st inst. (printed in the Sun on the 27th) was written, expressing the universal regret felt on the retirement of Lord Chancellor Blackburne, an article has appeared in the Morning Herald of the 23d, justly laudatory of that distinguished judge, but most unjustly vituperative of his predecessor, the Right Hon. Maziere Brady, who now again holds the great seal of Ireland. Differing in political creed from Mr. Brady, I nevertheless share in the general in dignation of the Irish Bar at the unworthy manner in which that article treats him. It is no dispraise of Mr. Brady to admit his inferiority to Mr. Black burne. To the latter's judicial reputation I know not of any parallel. But Mr. Brady has merits of no mean order. Those were ably pourtrayed by the Right Hon. R. W. Greene (now - a Baron of the Exchequer), when Mr. Brady was retiring from the Chancellorship in March, 1852 : " At the request of my brethren of the bar, I present myself to your lordship's notice, for the purpose of per forming a task personally to me most gratifying. It is to convey to your lordship our strong and unanimous sense of the zeal, the assiduity, the ability, and the im partiality which have marked your discharge of the ar duous judicial duties you are now about to relinquish. We have seen these qualities fully tested in many cases of difficulty and importance which have occupied your attention during the time you have presided in this high court. Upon these occasions, and upon all others, we we have marked your lordship's great anxiety to admi nister justice to the satisfaction of the public and of the profession. There is one point upon which particularly we feel desirous to convey to your lordship our senti ments—l allude to the uniform courtesy, patience, kind ness, and I may say indulgence, w hi c h y our l or d s hi p h as uniformly displayed towards us while practising in your court—to the most junior amongst us, as well as to the highest, that kindness has been manifested. I trust it has not been abused. I am perfectly sure it has been duly appreciated. The kind feelings which your lord ship's demeanour has engendered in our minds will ac company you into private life, and will, I trust, prove a source of permanent pleasure and satisfaction to your lordship. With the most cordial feelings of esteem, re gard, and gratitude, we respectfully bid your lordship farewell." Such was the language of a Tory on behalf of a body of whom four-fifths are Tories. The court was upon that occasion crowded by the bar, who rose and remained standing during the address thus delivered by their eminent leader. To say, as does the Morning Herald, that Mr. ' Brady, " petted and encouraged brawling and vulgar barristers," is simply untrue. Neither favouritism nor nepotism ever found their way into the Court of Chancery during his administration or that of Mr. Blackburne. Every practitioner, who de served courtesy, met with it in full measure. The very few who were undeserving of respect en countered such discouragement as they may have earned. It is true that Mr. Brady left an arrear to his successor, of which the latter speedily dis posed. But that arrear was caused by the long and severe illness of Mr. Brady. A more pains taking and industrious public servant it would be difficult to name. Indued with powerful common sense, he rarely came to a wrong decision. Were the files of the House of Lords searched, it would appear that there were as few successful appeals from his decrees as from those of any of his prede cessors who filled the Chancellorship during a commensurate period. Several causes decided by him were re-heard by his successor, and in every instance the former decree was affirmed. There is not now upon the bench any judge before whom the bar would prefer to plead than Mr. Brady, so great is his patience, attention, and good feeling. Hence, it is scarcely necessary to add, that the scurrilous calumnies of the writer in the Morning Herald, levelled at an excellent and honourable man, who has invariably borne his exaltation with the greatest modesty, so far from meeting sympathy in Ireland, have ex cited disgust amongst politicians and non-politicians of every school. Dublin, Jan. 28, 1853. .XQUITAS. In my letter of the 21st, there occurs the quo tation, " Sedet oternuraque sedebit." The last word was misprinted "sedibit." CAPTAIN SHRAPNEL'S QUARTZ-CRUSHING MA CHINE. Thursday several highly-interesting and successful experiments were made in the crushing of quartz of different kinds on the premises of Messrs. Glover, Ord nance engineers, Drury-lane, by a perfeCtly novel pro cess recently discovered and made the subject of a patent by Captain Shrapnel, son of General Shrapnel, the in ventor of the famous " shells" which bear his name. A number of gentlemen attended, by invitation, to wit ness the operation, among whom were Lord A. Chiches ter, Sir James Anderson, M.P. • Mr. J. Greene, M.P. ; Mr. D. H. Bingham ; Mr. Wells, of the Admiralty ; Mr. Pierce S. Butler ; Mr. Louis Louden, Baden Min ing Company ; Captain Moyle, Mr. E. Ilowitt, Mr. Archibald Reid, Mr. W. Romaine, and Mr. E. Jones, secretary to the Victoria Gold Mining Com pany. The inventor of the machine himself, and Captain Rumbold, one of its proprietors, were also present, and explained its merits. H a d suc h an inven tion been simply intended to reduce, by rapid and effec tive process, the substances in which the ordinary me tallic products—such as copper, iron, and tin are found, and to which, by the way, it is eminently applicable—it might have been of interest only chiefly to persons engaged in those kinds of mining ; but when it is looked at in connection with the gold discoveries which have become the wonder of our age, and the great difficulty and expense consequent upon the practical and detailed pursuit of those discoveries, it assumes an im portance more general and commanding. To under stand the whole of the engine about to be described, regard should first be had to the cumbersome and com paratively tedious, ineffective, and expensive machinery by which, in the gold fields of California and Australia, the auriferous particles are at present extracted from the flinty substances in which they are generally embedded. When a company of adventurers enter upon a quartz mining enterprise, their first step is to prove the nature of the quartz vein before commencing more extensive operations ; and as it is almost impossible to find a vein containing any traces of gold in the vicinity of water, which is so essential to the process of gold-finding as now conducted, this initiatory proceeding is even at tended with considerable difficulty and cost. Much more so the more continuous and systematic works in which it may result ; for, in addition to the pau c ity o f water, gold is also usually found in quantities which make the working of it worth while in a thinly wooded country, rendering fuel, so highly neces sary for conducting the operations, costly. Then, there is the enormous difficulty of transporting the re quisite machinery to the spot, in a country signally wanting in the very elementary conditions of civilization —good roads. " The machinery," says an intelligent person, writing from Meunt Ophir, in November last, " is brought over roads in some places requiring eighteen yoke of oxen, and in others, over gullies required to be bridged over for this particular service." The invention of Captain Shrapnel is dependent fir its action neither upon fuel nor water, and it has the great advantage of being small, compact, and easily transferable to its destination. It consists simply of an iron chamber, about ten feet long, five feet broad, and eight feet high. Into one of these an aperture is made sufficient to admit the muzzle of a cannon, which moves backward and forward on a plane, a few feet in length, in front of the machine. The piece of ordnance used, and which may be of any calibre, is charged with lumps of the quartz Aupposed to contain gold, or any other of the valuable metallic substances which it is desirable to reduce ; and having been moved towards the iron chamber, and had its mouth inserted in the aperture already mentioned, the piece is then discharged by means of gun-cotton or gunpowder, and its contents blown with great violence against the further end of the structure, which has the immediate effect - of breaking the entire charge of quartz into particles almost as small as tooth-powder, and collecting them on the floor, secure from any unauthorised intrusion from without. The pulverized matter is then carefully swept together, and submitted to the simple and ancient process of winnowing, delicately conducted, by which the gold drops into a receptacle by its own specific gra vity, and the refuse is blown away in the fall. We saw yesterday lumps of Californian quartz, and of granite in which copper and iron ore were embedded, instantane ously reduced to powder in the manner described ; but the winnowing apparatus, which is the necessary ad junct of the blasting machine, inasmuch as it is to prove the actual value of every atom of quartz submitted to explosion, remains to be perfected. The chamber, being constructed of iron plates of small size, and easily united or severed, 'is thereby rendered capable of being moved about with little difficulty from place to place ; and it may, besides its primary object, be converted into a dwelling-house, a place of shelter, or a miniature fortress, the hole in which the cannon is inserted for a blast being, if necessary, used for the dis charge of a revolver from within by the inmates, either for the protection of themselves or their treasure against an attack from without. We are assured that the apparatus is capable of re ducing and extracting the gold or other metal from thirty to forty tons of quartz per day, without the neces sity or use of water ; and when, in addition to this, its portable form and simple construction are taken into account, and its immense superiority in these respects over the machinery now in use, and in the effective way in which it does its work, the invention appears to be one well worthy considertion of persons engaged in gold digging—and their name is legion. ALLEGED DEATH FROM VIOLENCE AT A LODGING HOUSE.—Yesterday, Mr. Baker held a lenthened inquiry at the Pewter Platter Tavern, Cock-hill, Ratcliffe, re specting the death of Robert Pennington, aged 54 years, late captain of the brig Pallas, who was found lying in the roadway severely injured, opposite the Newcastle and Sunderland beer-ship and licensed lodging-house, Cock-hill, Ratcliffe. The known facts of the case, as already reported, were laid before the inquest, but none of the many witnesses who were examined could throw any light upon the circumstances which led to the pre sence of deceased in the road, where he was found naked and mangled. The jury were thus compelled to return an open verdict. !PORTING- INTELLIGENCE. SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCLXX. ANALYSIS OF THE SEVENTY-FOURTH DERBY. Mr. Thomas Parr, whose judgment last year wag found, in respect to Weathergage, to be superior to the talented match-making Admiral's, has a couple of Derby colts under the care of MANNING, at Letcombe, Berkshire, one of whom, the b c Contentment, by Archy, out of Tranquillity, by Venison, nominated by Mr. Sadler, he declares is good enough to carry off one, if not more, of the - great spring handicaps. Contentment has been backed to a considerable extent for the Metropoli tan, in the race for which he will make his first essay this season. He has also been supported with some spirit for the Newmarket Handicap and Chester Cup ; and last week was introduced into the Derby market at 100 to 1, rising, in the course of a week, between 60 and 70 points-35 rto 1 being his price this morning. That his chance for the Metropolitan is a first-rate one, everybody knowing the hors e , w ill rea di ly admit : it is also not impos sible his winning another handicap in addition ; but as to his being " the horse" on the Derby-day, that is a feat, in my opinion, as likely of realisation as the conversion o f chalk into superior stilton. Report says he is within a dozen pounds of Wea thergage. He can st a y a di stance, but is some what deficient in speed. Has run once, when he finished a bad third and last to Cineas, at Bath, for the Biennial Stakes. Mr. T. Parr's b c Mustang, by Melbourne, out of Lady Mary, nominated by Sir J. Hawley, has figured as a loser in four fields, and Will not do for Epsom. J. HOPWOOD, of Newton-le-Willows, near Lancaster, has a br of Mr. Redhead's, nominated by Mr. T. Stanley, y'clept Jacob, in ;raining. He is by Faugh a Bal lagh, out of Vanilla. Has run and lost twice, and has no better chance than the preceding for the Derby. E. PARR, of Upper Lambourn Berkshire, has Mr. Osbaldes ton's ch c Provost Marshal, by Cotherstone, out of Camp Follower, in slow work. He has run twice, and cut up badly e- .ii time. " The Squire" must find someLhing r than this colt if he intends to do aught at Eps( n. R. DREWITT, of Lewes, has under his care a b c of Mr. W. Smith's, Little David, by Slave out of 011 a, a run ner and loser once ; and Mr. W. Hale's Haco (late Harold), by Old England, out of Dauntless, nomi nated by Sir J. Hawley, also a runner once, when he was beaten off easily by Tamerlane, at Hampton.i Neither will be of any service in the race of races. The four Derby horses in training at Epsom, are very inferior animals ; the Libel colt being perhaps the best. Reeves has a couple, namely, his own b c Deer hound, by the Fallow Buck, out of Growl, nomi nated by Mr. Carew, five times a starter, but never a winner ; and Mr. elamere's bc by Libel, out of My Dear, who has yet to put in his first appear ance. Dockeray has Mr. Greville's br c by Alarm, out of Alkali, nominated by Mr. E. R. Clarke, a loser in the only race he ha.% run ; and Wycherley ie imitating Mr. Heathcote's br c Condor, by Laner cost, out of Cytherea, who has not appeared in public as yet, in the art and mystery of travelling to victory, or somewhere else. The following Derby horses are out of training : —Mr. Delamere's colts by Don John and Para gone ; Mr. Collingwood's Tweedside ; Mr. Adams's colt by the Merry Monarch, dam by Fmilius ; Mr. Harris's c by the Emperor, out of Odille ; Mr. Wright's c by Verulam, out of Makeless, nomi nated by Mr. Booth ; Captain Little's Magnet ; Mr. Lumley's c by Hetman Platoff, out of Gazelle ; Mr. Carew's Nomination, by War Eagle, out of Rigolette ; Mr. Holliday's Sir Richard ; Mr. Hare's Whanghee ; Mr. Burgess's c by Valentis simo, out of Chutnee • and Mr. Sadler's Charon, nominated by Mr. Algernon Massingberd. This last named animal is not in England, therefore, I have classed him with the foregoing, but I have heard that he is, or has been, at work on the Con tinent. Mz. Burgess's c by Dulcimer, out of Africa, and Mr. G. Hobson's c by lon out o: Recruit's dam, have paid the debt of na.,ure. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. NEWMARKET SP. A Free :Handicap Sweepsta T.M Age st lb Age st lb Teddingon 5 8 13 Stockwell 4 8 4 Weathergage ... 4 8 4 Hobble Noble Kingston Acceptances (which may 134 unopened if there be no rac Weatherby, on or before t: two accept to be a match. 'RING MEETING. kes of 500 sous. each, h ft. sealed up, to be returned 3) to be signified to Messrs. Le 16th instant ; and if only SECOND SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY. A SWEEP STAKES of 25 sous. each, 10 ft, with 200 added by the Jockey Club, for three year olds and upwards ; the winner of the Northamptonshire Stakes, the Metropo litan, the City and Suburban, the Newmarket Handi cap, the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, or the Chester Cup, 71b, of any two of those races, 121 b extra ; horses to be entered on the 16th of February, and 2 sous. entrance paid for each horse ; weights to be declared in the first week in 3.arch, and acceptances on the 15th of March, 10 to accept or no race ; if fewer than forty horses are entered, the handicap gill not be made, and the entrance money will be returned ; A.F. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. Both fruit and vegetables sold steadily, at full prices. FBUIT.—Pine apples, 6a Od to 8s Od ; hot-house grapes, 8s to 10s; Hambro ditto, is to is 6d per lb ; apples, dessert, 8s Od to 10s Od ; ,cooking ditto, 5s to 9s per bushel ; pears, is 6d to 48 per dozen ; lemons, is to 2s Od ; oranges, 4s to 9s per 100 ; pomegranates, 4d to 6d each ; almonds, 6s per peck ; Barcelona nuts, 20s per buahel ; cob-nuts, 110 s per 1001bs. ; chesnuts, 8s to 20s per bushel. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, 6d to is ; Brussels sprouts, is Od to 2s Od per half sieve ; brocoli, 2s to 3s ; greens, is Od to 2s Od per dozen bunches ; French beans, 3s per 100 ; asparagus, 5s to 8s per bundle ; sea-kail, is 6d to 2s 6d per basket ; rhubarb, 9d to is 6d per bundle; flowers, Od to Os per dozen ; potatoes, 85s to 150 s per ton ; turnips, stol 9d ; carrots, 2s 6d t o 4 s per d ozen bunches ; cucumbers, is to 3s each ; celery, id to 2s pd per bundle ; spinach, is to 28 per half sieve ; onions, 2s Od to 3s per half sieve ; beet, is to is 6d per dozen ; leeks, ld to 2d per bunch ; shallots, 6d to 8d ; garlic 6d to 8d per lb ; endive, is to is 6d per score ; small salad Od per punnet ; horse radish, is to 3s per bundle ; mushrooms, is to is 6d per pottle ; parsley, 2s to 3s per dozen bunches ; turnip greens, is 3d per bushel. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Geese, 4s Od to 7s Od ; Turkeys, 48 to lOs each ; Ducks, Is 9d to 3s Od; tame Rabbits, is Od to is 9d; wild ditto, 8(1 to is; Pigeons, 8d to is each; roasting Pigs, 5s Od to 8s each; Surrey Fowls, 5s Od to 9s Od; ditto Chickens, 35 Od to 5s Od; barn-door Fowls, 3s Od to 5s Od per couple; Pheasants, 4s Od to 6s Od; Partridges, is 3d to is 9d; Hares, 240 d to 3s Od; Leverets, 2s Od to 3s Od; Woodcocks, 3s 0d to 4s Od; Grouse, 2s Od to 3s Od; Snipes, 6d to ls; Teal, 9d to is; wild Ducks, is 3d to 2s Od ; Widgeons, is to is 6d; and Plovers, 6d to is each. English Eggs, 108 Od to 12s Od; French ditto, 8s Od to 12s Od per 120; fresh Butter, lld to is 2d per lb. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis ars from 7d to 8d; of household ditto, 5d to 6id per 4ls loaf. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; Veal, 3s td to 48 6d; Pork, 2s 10d to 4s Od per Ms. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s M ; Yeal, 3s Id to 4s 6d ; Pork, 2s 8d to 4s Od per 8 lbs. by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots ssod to 10s Od ; Brills, is 6d to 51 Od; Cod Fish, 3s 6d to 7s Od each; Soles, 8d to 2s 3d per pair ; Eels, _6d to is per lb ; Lobsters, 8d to 2s Od ; abs, 6d to 2s Od ; Whitings, 2s 6d to 6s per dozen ; Haddocks, 8d to le 2d ; Doreys:2s Od to 68 Od; Mullets, Od to Os each ; Common Oysters, 7s Od to 16s Od; Natives, 30s Od to 36s Od per bushel; Mackerel, Od to Os each; Smelts, is Od per dozen; Scate, 4d to 7d per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 2d per gallon; Bloaters, is ld to is 3d per dozen; Fresh Herrings, is Od to is 6d per dozen. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, Od to 24d; 61113 to 721 b, 21d to 2id; 721 b to 801 b, 2id to 2id; 801 b to 881 b, 2id to 3d; 881 b to 961 b, 3d to 34d; 961 b to 1041 b, 3id to 3id ; 1041 b to 1121 b Od to Od. Horn hides, 5s Od to Os Od; calf skins, light, is Od to 2s Od; ditto, full, 3s 6d to 5s Od; polled sheep, 7s 6d to 10s Od; gents &Half-brads, 6s 3d to 8s Od ; and Downs, 4s 9d to Gs Od. HAT MARKETS. SMITHFIBLD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ 4s ; clover ditto, 3115 s to 51 Os ; and straw, 114 e to 1112 s per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 16s to 41 44 ; clover ditto, 3115 s to 4115 s ; and straw, 115 s to 1113 s per load. Trade dull, at previous quotations. WilrrEcHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2115 s to 414 s ; clover ditto, 3117 s to 51; and straw, 114 s to 1/ 12s per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. THROWING STONES AT A RAILWAY TRAIN.—The Bath magistrates have just inflicted a punishment for this dangerous offence which we hope will act as a caution to other mischievous persons. A lad, named Francis Sims, was charged by Mr. Burton, the superintendent of the Great Western Railway police, with throwing a stone, about a quarter of a pound in weight, at th e up express train, as it was passing through a very deep cutting near Bath. His worship said it was well for the prisoner, and others like him, to know the punishment to which they rendered themselves liable for this offence. He might be sent to the assizes to take his trial, and if there found guilty, he would be transported for the term of his natural life. As Mr. Burton, however, had not pressed the charge under that Act of Parliament, tke prisoner would be fined 101.—in default, to be impri soned for three calendar months. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVE: NING-, F.F;BRUARY, _5, 1853. Paid si, 50 40 25 25 100 34 all all 100 100 100 471 17 all 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 all 15 10 6 12i 12 12. 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