The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-07 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMAIIKET. Farewell Season of Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager THIS EVENING, FEB. 7, Will be performed the celebrated Comedy of MONEY, by Messrs. B arry Sullivan. B. Webster, Leigh Murray, Howe, Lambert, Buck st-ne, and Parsee; Mrs. Fitzwilliar, Mrs. Buckingham, and Mrs. Stirling. After which, a new and original Farce, called TO PARIS AND BACK FOR FIVE POUNDS. To conclude with the Farce of A CAPITAL MATCH. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, Faa. 7, Will be performed the Comic Drama called A PHENOMENON IN A S3IOCK.FROCK. Cha•actera by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Mat; hews, and Horncastle ; Miss F. Baker and Miss C. Mitchell. After which, the new and popular original Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE GOOD WOMAN IN THE WOOD, in which Messrs. F. Matthews, Suter, Horncastle, and Templeton ; Madame Vestris, Miss Julia St. George, Miss Robertson, Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Wyndham, Miss Eglinton, and Miss Rosina Wright will appear. To conclude with LITTLE TODDLEKINS. Sole Agent tor the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, FED. 7, Will be presented the powerful new Drama of SLAVE LIFE ; or, Uncle Torn'd Cahin—by Messrs. Allred Wigan, 0. Smith, sod Emery ; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Miss Harding,' stiss Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the succeisful new Comic Pantomime, called NULL GIV Y NNE ; or, llarleuuin Merrie Monarch. Principal Mdllo. Clown, Mr. Flexmore. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENDIG. Fzn. 7, Will be performed THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principa character by Mr. C. Kean. After uMelt, TIIE SPITALFIELDS WEAVER, in which 11r. Wright will appear. To conclude with the new and criginal Grand Comic Christ mas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN CHERRY ANT) FAIR STAIt; or, The Green Bird, the Dancing Waters, and the Singing Tree. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown. Mr. Iludne ; Pan taloon, Mr. Paulo; Columbine, Miss Desborough. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, TEL 7. Will ba presented LILIAN GERVAIS. Supported by Messrs. Compton, W. Farren, jun., Hoskins, Cooke. Edgar, Bender, and Clifton; ilsses Anderton and H. Gordon. After which, WAN - I'ED ONE THOUSAND SPIRITED YOUNG MILLINERS FOR. THE GOLD DIGGINGS. To conclude with ROMEO AND JULIET; or, Harlequin Queen Slab and the World of Dreams. Clown, Mr. Edwin Edwardes, with his highly-trained Dogs. Box-office open from Eleven till Five, under the superintendence of Mr. E. Chatterton. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Crowded Nightly to witness the Extraordinary Holiday Attractions. LAST WEEK. BUT FOUR of Mr. BATTY'S MANAGEMENT, And positively the Last Week of the Grand Comic Pantomime. In consequence of the numerous applications for the reproduction of ;he superb Spectacle of MAZEPPA, or THE WILD HOR-E, Mr. Batty has much pleasure in terminating his professional career in acquiescing in the generally expressed desire of his patrons and the public, and will produce the above spectacle with all its origi• net splendour on the 14th February instant. THIS EVENING, FEB. 7, And daring the Week (Ash Wednesday excepted), the Curtain Will rise at Seven o'clock, to the 66th Representation of UNCLE TOWS CABIN. After which, new and splendid Scenes in the Circle, by French and English Artistes. To conclude with the Grand Comic Pantomime of FORTUNIO AND [ITS HORSE COMRADE; or, Harlequin and the Seven Gifted Men. Doors open at rialf-past Six o'clock. To commence at Seven. Box-office open daily from Eleven to Fear. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T►im DAT —Morning 10 min. after 1 Evening 36 min.aft. 1 ?moo-Moanow—Morningl" 2 min. after 2 1 Evening 25 min.aft. 2 DAILY WEA7IIE.R TABLB. MONDAY, FEB. 7, 1853. State of the wind and weather at each of the following /laces at nine o'clock on Saturday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. calm—clancliess, with frost. MIILLING AR— N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. HASTINGS—E., fresh breeze— overcas t. FOLKESTONE — E . , fresh breeze— overcas t. TUNBRIDGE—N.., gentle breeze—rain and snow. GREENWICH--N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. STRoop—N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. SWINDON—N.E. strong breeze—rain and snow. CAMBRIDGE—N.E., gentle breeze—cloudy. YARMOUTH—S.E., hard wind—overcast. WHITBY—S.E., ge n tle breeze—overcast. DARLINGTON—...N.E., strong breeze—overcast, rain. SHIP—N .N.W., calm—overcast. The returns from the following places indicate the state cf the weather o - n Friday morning at nine o'clock HOLTHEAD--N.E„ strong breeze—overcast. WHITBY—'S., gentle breeze—overcast. DARLINGWN—N. by W., strong breeza - overcast, light rain. SHAp—_N.E, calm—snow. THE WEATHER.—Sow OFFICS, Figs. 6. . THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 37—highest since noon yesterday. 33—lowest this morning and during the night. 36—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29'94. WIND, N.—Dull weather. A very heavy fog came on about noon in the Metropolis— almost as dark as night for two hours, and then cleared up. FEBRUARY 7. 36—highest since noon yesterday. 35—lowest this morning and during the night. 39—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29 . 54. WIND, S.W.—Fine, sunshiny weather. • 4.t t !• k e r . 4)t -‘,§Alll6 LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1853. Parliament will now in two or three days have resumed its sittings, and that too under rather momentous and peculiar circumstances. The re cent occupants of the Treasury Benches will be found ranked together with their followers as a compact and resolute Opposition. The lately scattered and disorganised Opposition, on the con trary, will be found consolidated into a very parti-coloured, or if you will, party-coloured Go vernment. If not " black spirits and white," MINTo, HOBHOUSE, and GREY—at any rate, GRAHAM, GLADSTONE, RUSSELL, and " all their trumpery," will be soon numbered in the crowd of the Coalition. After a series of changes so very remarkable, it must, of course, require some time to elapse before the new Administration can be shaken down into working order, so that the business of both Houses can be conducted in earnest, and to the popular satisfaction. Meanwhile, without the purlieus of Downing street, other alterations are perceptible in various quarters, and those alterations, if possible, of a still more surprising character. Energetic efforts are at length being prepared by the advo cates of improvement in our system of repre sentation. Instead of striving for all and thereby obtaining nothing, the more sagacious . Liberals are restricting their endeavours for a while to the attainment of the one grand boon of secret voting—the boon which will best secure the electoral franchise from the accursed influence of bribery—the boon of the Ballot. Simultane ously with this practical movement, some of the mce:e liberal and enlightened men in the United Kingdom are adventuring upon an enterprise 'uch as, while it reflects glory and renown upon themselves, is best calculated to se cure the happiness of their own and fu ture generations. A grander and a nobler pro ject than that even of the Anti-Corn-Law League is being set on foot by the principal champions of that great and eminently successful crusade against agricultural monopoly. The project is that of preventing the outbreak of another of those diabolical contests which originate in the most villainous passions to grind down the various countries engaged in them under the pressure of . debt, and to deluge with blood and to 'revenge by spoliation the fairest fields and lordliest cities of the European conti nent. Against the revival of war, such men as RICHARD ConnEN—not dreamers, but practical men of business—are bringing to bear at this moment all the force of their logic, their common sense, and their statistics. Their aim, it must be admitted even by their opponents, is sufficiently Pure and benevolent. Upon the triumph of their u'adertaking more is dependent than the tran 'quillitrof an age, or the prosperity of a nation— the happiness of incalculable millions, and the continuance of the onward movement of a calmly progressive civilisation. With them necessarily, therefore, go our good wishes and our benison. We may conceive their notions to be altogether fantastical and extravagant, when we hear thlrra talking of the total and immediate sub stitution of protocols for artillery—the replacement gof the engines of war by the harmless instruments of arbitration. But, to our thinking there can be nothing either fantastical or extravagant in their solicitude ,to dissipate the evil prejudices of neigh 7 bouring. powers, by submitting to their cooler judgment. the pages of history, so rendered as to be comprehensibl e to the great mass of the population—by laying bare the secrets of past diplomacy—by setting the annals of the modern world before the scrutiny of their THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FRTIIIITARY 7, 1853. in such a light that " whoso runs may read —and by thus, in the most effectual manner, dissipating the clouds of preju did; - and enabling the millions to detect' the truth under all the evil sophistries of a domi , naut and selfish aristocracy. To effect all this, they have only to scatter broadcast over the land pamphlets, and essays, and speeches, recounting past occurrences to the clear and instant apprehension of the untaught multi tude ; and this they are already doing with a devotion such as augurs to them an ultimate vic tory. Hitherto we have protested loudly against the dreams dreamt by the dreamers of the Peace Congress. We protest still, no less loudly than of yore, against the folly of cherishing those same visions of unattainable felicity. We regard the declaration of some modern philosophers about what they call the perfectibility of the human race as one of the most heinous of the cur rent blasphemies of Our generation. Were this the case, surely the DIVINITY would never have deemed it requisite to evolve from the depths of ternity the stupendous mystery of the Redemp- No—we cannot deem as practicable the exquisite but impossible scheme of breaking up the armies of Christendom, and inducing the Lamb of Spain, with its Golden Fleece, and the Eagle of Prussia, with its two heads, and that of France, with one, and the Lion of England, with its whiskers, and its companion the Unicorn, to lie down together in everlasting amity at the be hest of the Society in favour of Arbitration. But we do believe in the practicability of the efforts now making by the Peace Congress to enlighten the public mind in the United Kingdom by removing the prejudice so long maintained between France and Great Britain. It is in the thick of these amiable endeavours that the renewal of this important session will bring together again, before the expiration of many hours, the motley concourse of our hereditary legislators and popular representatives. ti on. Fully as we appreciate the important services rendered by Dr. WILLIAM FARR to the commu nity, in his able and elaborate exposure of the fallacies and sophisms put forward by the advo cates of the existing Property and Ineome Tax, there is one point on which we dissent, tote ccelo, from his views. We have invariably advocated the total exemption of industrial incomes from the tax, declaring that, on every principle of justice and policy, of equity and expediency, every man's earnings should be free, and that they should not be subjected to the claims of the tax gatherer until they become " savings," and as sume the form of accumulated and realised pro perty. We concur on this point, in every re spect, with our esteemed correspondent " FAR THER," whose communication will be found in another part of this day's impression. It signifies not how large may be these earnings. If of a precarious and fluctuating character, they are not fitting subjects. A COCKBURN or a THRSIGER may receive 10,0001. or even 20, 000/. as the reward of his professional labours ; but a simple accident—even a common fit of ill ness—matters of every-day occurrence—may prostrate his energies, and deprive him of the means of acquiring another guinea by the exercise of his talents. The brilliant and persuasive elo quence—the accomplished intellect—may sud denly fail ; and the man, one day in possession of an almost princely income, may on the next be little better than a pauper, unless he should have had the foresight to appropriate a very consider able portion of his receipts previous to the cala mity, in order to accumulate a provision for a rainy day. The higher his former position, the more brilliant his prospects, the more deplorable will be his fall. Why, then, should we place any difficulty in the way of such a person making that much-required provision for his own future sup port, in case of sickness, for the wants of his fa mily in case of death? It is notorious that the great difficulty to overcome in the way of saving, is to make the first deposit. In that case, the good beginning is more than half the battle. But that beginning is too frequently retarded, if not altogether prevented, by the tax. It must not be forgotten that a professional man who has achieved or is rising into distinction, is obliged to maintain an establishment and appearance beyond that which may be required by a person in receipt of an equal income from funded property. He will also have to buy books, and incur other expenditure strictly arising from his profession, but for which no allowanee or drawbqk is made by the assessor or collector of the Income Tax. So that he is actually taxed at a higher rate than those assessed under Schedule A or C—a matter which doubtless appears very equitable to the BABBAGES and GLADSTONES, and others who consider that labour is for fiscal pur poses, not only of equal but even of greater value than accumulated and realised property. The case, then, of the first-class professional or mer cantile man is this :—lf he lives up to his entire income, as the man of property may do, he is re garded as very imprudent, and undeserving of sympathy for any future misery that may be en tailed upon himself or family by his folly. If, on the contrary, he sets aside a certain pro portion of his receipts to form a fund, he is taxed on capital—the matter which appears so very ob jectionable to the wiseacres who think it impossible to discriminate or recognise a distinction between the different kinds of income, or to inquire into the sources from whence it may be derived. But, although prepared to join issue, even in extreme cases, we must protest against the as sumption that every barrister may be regarded as a COCKBURN, Or a TIIESIGER, or every commercial man as a BARINCr or a ROTHSCHILD. We must, as Mr. BABBAGE says, " look to the class," and it would be gross and palpable injustice to oppress the great majority, the general body, because some few were acquiring immense fortunes. It would be fairer to take the case of a man struggling to maintain his position, and only too happy, if by immense labour his gross earnings amount to 500/. or 6001., which we can assure Mr. BABBAGE is far above the average receipts of many hard working and experienced barristers. In order to do so, he must have chambers and a clerk, he must purchase new publications, the reports of cases in the different Courts, and comments on new statutes—in round terms, these matters will take, at least, 1001. from his income. He then, most probably, belongs to some Circuit. Let us suppose e. g. the Northern. He must go to Circuit twice a-year, on each of which occasions he will be six or seven weeks away from his home, and subjected to very heavy expenditure in tra velling and otherwise. There will then be the Winter Assizes to York and Liverpool, and Ses sions six times a-year to Liverpool, or four times elsewhere, at an average of ten days each time. He will thus have to journey over 4,000 miles a-year as a first-class railway traveller, and to be absent from his family nearly five months in the year. We can assure our non-professional readers that we are very much under the mark in estimat ing these additional expenses at 2,00/. per an num, strictly arising from his professional pur suits, and without whiCh he could not obtain the income, but for which no allowance will be made in assessing the tax. The 6001. received in fees will thus dwindle down to 3001., out of which he is to make provision for the time when he can no longer practise in his profession, through ill health, or when he may be supplanted by younger men, who may chance to be closely connected with the attorney through whom he received his briefs, or finally, and by alo means an improbable contingency, when the , legal reforms already accomplished, or "loom may reduce his profits to such ing in the future," a cI egree as to induce him to retire from a pur sail ;no longer remunerative. And yet this person is / )laced by Mr. BABBAGE in the same class with the person, who has 20,000/. in the 3 per Cent. Cot isols, or 601. a-year arising from well-cir cu s astanced real estate. The case we have abovo selected is a fair average, a: id by no means unfavourable specimen, of the c' .ass. A very large proportion of the body would E 43 delighted to receive 6001. for their labours— ; ping to all the places we have mentioned, from London to Lancaster ; thence to Carlisle, New _ TN-- -1. - T back to London ; and being absent from home on one merely of the three assizes from the 17th .of February to about the 10th of April. Many cases, however, might be found where persons, not realising sufficient to cover the professional expenditure above referred to, are yet charged on 2501. or 300/..a-year, as they may be under the provisions of the unjust and iniquitous law above referred to, which Mr. BABBAGE thinks perfection itself, and which Mr. GLADSTONE sup poses to be incapable of improvement. Let " Farther," then, persevere, and we will joyfully co-operate. The distinction he draws is perfectly correct, nothing can be regarded as " capital" the good-will of which cannot be sold and trans ferred to any purchaser. The case of EDWARD JOHN LAMUDE, who was tried on Friday at the Central Criminal Court, on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences, is one deserving of serious consideration. It is, indeed, of immense importance to every person selling or purchasing any article whatsoever. The former should understand how far they are respon sible for selling goods of an inferior description, at a price beyond their real value. The latter should learn that caution must not entirely be dispensed with, and that they cannot always, on being over reached in a bargain, institute a criminal prosecu tion against the vendor. Great discrimination is necessary on these points, and much valuable instruction will be derived from the proceedings in the present instance. Before entering into the matter, it is due to the defendant and to his employers to say, that the statement was ex parte, the Learned Counsel for the prosecution only having been heard. It is, therefore, by no means improbable that Sir FREDERICK THESIGER, who was brought down specially for the defence, might have thrown a very different light on the transaction. Without, therefore, wishing to cast any imputation on the parties, we may argue on the statement as if it had been proved for the purpose of illustrating the actual state of the law, and verifying the accuracy of the old legal maxim, that-- " The difference is indeed immense Between a simple lie and false pretence." The defendant had, it appears, been shopman in the establishment of Messrs. BENSON and Co., who carried on business as silversmiths and jewellers, at Cornhill. The prosecutor, a young gentleman of respectability, passing the shop on the 31st December last, saw a chain, to which was attached a ticket, on which were the words and figures, " Fine gold, 3/. 10s." He was struck with the article, and, going into the shop, inquired of the defendant, who was in attendance, whether it was gold, to which an answer was given, that "it was not made of the finest quality of gold, but it was in reality entirely composed of gold." He was satisfied with this reply, and bought the article, and also a swivel and key, paying the sum of 3/. 15s. for the en tire lot. Some short time afterwards, his sus picion being excited, he caused the chain to be tested by a skilful assayer, who declared that the metal of which the chain was made consisted of only one-third of gold, and that of gold and silver the proportion was only 6i ounces to the pound troy, the remaining 5i ounces being made up of copper or some low-priced metal ; so that the actual value of the chain would not be more than 305., although it had been sold for 3/. 3 Os. As many complaints had been made on account of similar transactions, at different shops, it was deter mined to take a decisive step. The defendant was accordingly summoned to a Police Court, and eventually committed for trial on the above mentioned charge. Such was the statement of the Learned Counsel for the prosecution, when the Presiding Judge interposed, and inquired " how he proposed to show any guilty knowledge on the part of the defendant, who was merely acting as shop man 1" Mr. PARRY argued with his usual ability and acuteness, that a man placed in charge of a shop of that description should be taken to possess "a knowledge of the quality of the goods ho was selling to the public." Baron ALDERSON, however, thought otherwise, declaring that al though the master might possibly be subject to the charge, if he had made the statement, it could not apply to the servant, unless some distinct and positive proof were given of his knowledge of the inferior quality of the article. In this his Lord ship was perfectly correct. If we consider the competition existing for situations in what are generally believed to be respectable establishments, we can easily conceive the result of any prying curiosity on the part of a shopman. A summary dismissal would attend any inquiry into the cost price of each article, or injury thereto in testing its quality. It should be borne in mind that the smal proportion of gold in the chain was not dis covered until after a careful assay by a skilful and practised hand. We believe that it would stand the ordinary test of gold—the application of aqua fortis, and that was all that the prisoner could ap ply, under any circumstances. We believe it may be received as a general rule, that a servant is jus tified in following the instructions of his master, and, unless thoroughly conscious of the fraud, in repeating the representations made to him by his employer, on whose faith they must be re ceived. Whenever, therefore, a dealing is with a shopman, and not with the master in person, it will be essential to take an express warranty respecting the article, so as to make the master civilly responsible, in the event of its not proving genuine, or in accordance with the representations made at the time of sale. _ _ Baron ALDERSON, however, went much further than was necessary to ensure the acquittal of the defendant. He declared his opinion that even if it had been the master, in place of the servant, who made the assertion, it would not be an indict able offence. This is taking much broader ground, and it is exceedingly desirable that the state of the law on the subject should be distinctly and positively ascertained. The line of demarcation, at present, is very indistinct between the exag geration which a large proportion of persons use in puffing off their wares, and that which consti tutes a clear and deliberate act of swindling, for which the perpetrator should be held liable before a criminal tribunal. It would seem strange, if every tradesman who endeavoured to obtain a higher rate of profit than his neighbours could he punished, or that the gentry who declare that they are making "alarming sacrifices," or " sel ling at and under first cost," were to be brought to trial if the intrinsic value of their goods were not fully equal to the prices received. There is a salutary caution that should never be dispensed with—" caveat emptor" is a good rule, and those persons who must be aware that a genuine article could not possibly be sold for the price they offer, have no great reason to complain if it should prove of an inferior quality, and that the intend ing biter should be bitten in the transaction.. THE ORLEANS PROPERTY.—SeveraI p ac kages con taining articles of vertu and property of value have ar rived by a steamer from France, addressed and con signed to his Royal Highness the Duke d'Aurnale. These valuables have been forwarded to this c ountry from the chateau of Chantilly, for the ex-royal family of France. LONGEVITY IN SOUTHAMPTON.—One of the oldest men in Southampton died on Friday last, Mr. John Weeks, for many years the Southampton agent o f the Salisbury Journal. Mr. Weeks was nearly ninety-six years of age. There is only one man older in Southamps ton, whose name is Hill, a corkcutter by trade. He i nearly a centenarian. The chairman of the Cambridgeshire Quarter Sessions recently stated that in 17 cases for trial, the value of the property stolen was only 17s. 21d., and that the cost for trying those cases would not be less than 10/. morning THE MURDER NEAR BITTON.—On Saturday Lewis Perran was finally brought before the magistrates at the Guildhall, Bath, and fully commi he tted to take his s trial at the ensuing Somersetshire assizes on t charg of wilful murder. A DISQUALIFICATION FOR CrEATEs.—The Rev. Hugh Stowell, in the course of a lecture on " Habit" which he gave to the members of the Manchester Y o n u oun ng ced IVlen the Christian Association on Tuesday night, de practice of toba.cco-smokin, in unmeasured terr!is. He said,"Nevernever w e f makew i l li:hqiurieriaescurfoartea wcuhroateindulges I ly reject invariably inquire his s i saphpeliac application. Mr. of tobaxeo ; if he is, I Mr. Trewen, and a The Hon. Henry Brand, M.P. deputation of the hop-growers, had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen and the Chancellor of the Exche uer on Saturday at the official residence of the First of the Treasury in Downing-street. Lord MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NE WS. CITY, Two o'CLocit. The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were estimated at 10,000 bales, of which 5,000 were taken on speculation. The market closed firmly, and prices of all kinds were tight. The sales com prised 8,500 American, 150 Pernam and Maran ham at 6id., 100 Bahia at bid. to 6111., 500 Egyp tian at sid. to Bd., and 800 Surat at 3kd. to 4-id. per lb. Railway shares were dull. The accounts from New York of the 27th inst. are favourable, though business was quieter in breadstuffs and cotton in consequence of the ad vices from Europe. The steamer has 150,000 dols. in specie on board, and the rate of exchange on London is 109 k to Money was abundant. Freights to Liverpool were without change, flour being at 2s. 9d. per barrel. The Dutch Government has sanctioned a railway from Turnhout to Zutphen The extent to which emigration was carried last year, as contrasted with former periods, was not, in the aggregate, so important as may have been imagined. Returns that have been completed show, however, a remarkable diversion in favour of the Australian colonies, and the following totals will serve to explain the relative proportions to the various countries. From the United Kingdom the departures were : United States British North Am er i ca , Australian Colonies All other places 1852. 1852. 267,357 243,752 42,605 32,876 21,532 86,901 4,472 4,146 335,966 367,675 The railway meetings announced are the follow ing :- Buckinghamshire, Feb. 18, Euston Station. Dublin and Belfast Junction, Feb. 16, Dublin. Dublin and Wicklow, Feb. 16, Dublin. Great Northern, Feb. 26, Albion Tavern. Great Western, Feb. 17, Paddington. Hull and Selby, Feb. 12, Hull. London and Blackwall, Feb. 15, London Tavern. London and North-Western, Feb. 18, Euston Station. London and South-Western, Feb. 16, London Tavern. Madras, Feb. 15, Office. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Feb. 23, Manchester. Maria Antonia, Feb. 14, Florence. Maryport and Carlisle, Feb. 9, Maryport. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford, Feb. 23, London Tavern. Newry and Enniskillen, Feb. 7, Guildhall Chambers. Northern Counties Union, Feb. 8, London Tavern. Northern and Eastern, Feb. 17, Office. North Devon, Feb. 21, London Tavern. North and South -Western Junction, Feb. 21, 15, Par liament-street. North. Western, Feb. 7, Morecombe. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, Feb. 23, Lon don Tavern. Sambre and M euse, F e b . 17, Offi ce . Ditto, Feb. 23, J ar di net. Sheffield, R o th er h am, 8 . , W., H., and Goole, Feb. 18 , Wakefield. • Shrewsbury an d H ere f or d, F e b. 8, Shrewsbury. South Wales, Feb. 25, Paddington. Stockton and Darlington, Feb. 9, Darlington. Thames Haven, Feb. 26, London Tavern. Vale of Neath, Feb. 19, Cardiff. Waterford and Kilkenny, Feb. 11, London Tavern. Waterford and Limerick, Feb. 25, Waterford. Wear Valley, Feb. 9, Darlington. West Coinwall, Feb. 28, Penzance. Western of France, Feb. 25, Paris. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Feb. 18, York. York, and North Midland, Feb. 23, York. The Stock Market bas a firm appearance this morning, in the absence of extensive dealing either for money or account. Consols have been at 99a i for Transfer, and at about 99i for the March settle &wit. The New 3i per Cents. have realised 103/ f, and the 3 per Cents. 1001 to k. South Sea Stock is at 111. Exchequer Bills have been quoted 50s. premium. In the Foreign Market, business has been rather brisker. Spanish 3 per Cents. have been up to 47k, and the New Deferred, 23 to 1. Brazilian 5 per Cents. have been at 1021 to i, and Chilian at 107. Grenada Deferred have improved to 12 and 12k. The Swedish Loan bas been 1 to 1.4 discount. Austrian Bonds have been done at 861, Belgian 21 per Cents. at 54k and Dutch 4 per Cents. at 97- 3 / 4 to 98. Danish are firm at 1071 to 108, and Russian 41 per Cents. at 1031 to 104. The Railway Share Market is very buoyant again, and the " Bears " are buying back rapidly, and in many cases at a serious loss. Caledonian, Great Western, Great Northern' ' North-Western, Midland, South-Eastern, and York and North Midland have all advanced. French Shares are also dearer. The Gold Mines have been generally at a slight advance. Santiago de Cuba Shares are lower. The Land Companies shares have been nominally the same, and also the Australian Banks. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (P•om the Official List.) . _ _ Business eons. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.... 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3i per Cent. Annuities..... ...... .. Long Annuities, Expire sth Ja,u., 1860 6 7-16 India Stock South Sea Stock ............... . .............. Consols for Account 10th February Exchequer Bills 4d. 31 - arch. June. £lO00. £5OO 5O Small PRICE OF, FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .................. lini i .. Ditto Small .. ...... - ... ..................... 103 Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. 107 Danish 5 per Cent. . . ..... ..................... 108 7i Grenada Bonds, Deferred, Ditto Ex Dec., 1849, Coupon Mexican 3 per Cent.. • 221 ?. t Portuguese 4 per Cent. 37 rx d Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto, 4i per cent. .. .. . • panish Bonds, 3 per Cent 47A, i Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent.. ... .. . Spanish • Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 4g i p e Swedish Loan l,l i d .......... .. . . ............. .., 1 d Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 . Austrian Bonds 5 per Cent. 86i Belgian Bonds, N per Cent. Ex. 25fr D 54 Dutch Exchange per Cent 6si A Ditto 4 per Cent. 2 Certificates......... , 97i 8 TYREE O'CLOCK. Consols Ditto February Account .................. 99d 3 COURT CIRCULAR• WINDSOR, FEB. The Queen and Prince, with the Royal children, walked in the grounds adjoining the Castle this morning. The whole of the visiting company have lefi the Castle to-day. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured Mr. and Lady Mary Labouchere with a visit at Stoke Park yesterday. SUNDAY. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert dined with the Duchess of Ke nt y esterday evening, at Frogmore. • The dinner party to meet her Majesty included her Serene Highness the Princess Adelaide of HBaroness lohe the Duchess of Norfolk, Lady Fanny Howard, Seth, Earl Somers, Lord Al fred Paget, the Hon. A. G or don, and Sir George and Lady Cowper. Divine service was performed in the private chapel of the Castle this morning. The Queen and Prince, the Duchess of Kent, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and Princess in wanting, and ice were p r esent, with the ladies and gentlemen the Household. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of t Kent took he S acr ament of the Holy Communion, which was adminis tered by the Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley, who per formed the service. His Royal Hi g h ne ss the Prince Albert presided on Friday at the Council for the Management-hout of th e. e Duchy o f Cornwall at the Duchy-office, Somerses A deputation of coachmakers had an interv iew with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday at his official residence i n Downing -street, upon the subject of the taxes on panied by Mr. Chambers, ex emptions and effect an alteration in the scale loft axation. The deputation was introduced by Mr. terman, carriages, with a view to remove the M.P., and Sir De Lacy Eva/Ift M.P., and was accom- Phinn, M.P., Sir J. Duke, M.P., an d Mr. Har tle y Kennedy. The deputation consisted of Messrs. L. and C J. Leslie, chairman ; Turne r , of the firm of Wyburno. ; J. W. Peters, of th e firm of Pete rs and Co. ; J. Robson, j un., of the firm of Robson and Co. ; E. Booker, of the firm of Booker and Sons ; T. Rowley, of the firm of Cook, Rowley, and Co. ; G. A.• Thrupp; Gosheer, lion. secretary of th e London co mmittee ; il ams, of the firn , of Waddell and Williams, of Birmingham ; Healey, of the firm of Bennion and Healey, of Liverpool; and J. S. Smith, of Canterbury- Mr. John W oo d, c h a irman of the Board of Inland Revenue, and Mr. Preskly, met the deputation with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. A deputation f rom th e parish of Lambeth, on the state of the sewers, had an i n terview - with Viscount Palmer- I stun on Saturday. Th e deputation con sisted of Mr. W. Williams and Mr. Arthur Wilkinson (members for the borough), Captain Wood (magistrate of the county of Surrey), Mr. Robert Taylor (churchwarden), Mr. Thos. Menyer (overseer), Messrs. Se ti m es Hodgson, Thomas Giles, and James Lemon (surveyors of highways)Henr, Mr. Thomas Roffey (clerk to the surveyors), and Mr. y ■ Akerman (assistant -surveyor). A deputation from Carr. berwell New-road, consisting of Messrs. John W •Coles Robert Taylor Hunt, John Idatsin, and Win. H. at , son, had also an interview with. the noble viscount on Saturday. BOW-STREET-( THIS DAY.) ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE..—Edward Ryan, a hawker of books, was brought before Mr. Hall, charged with assaulting police-constable, 68 F, when in the execution *a of his duty. The constable was on duty in Holywell street, about nine o'clock, turday night, when he saw the prisoner jumping t the. front of Mr. Wood's shop, No. 33, in that street; and calling out as loud as he could, " Wood, you are a b- rogue and thief." Prisoner was desired to go away ; but instead of doing so, he grossly abused th 3 officer, and as a wind up to his conduct he knocked the constable down. Two other officers came to his aid, and one of whom shared the same fate. Prisoner was eventually secured, and lodged in the station. The prisoner was fined 505., or a month's imprisonment • A DRUNKEN CLERK.—George Oylett, a merchant's clerk, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Clare-street. Police-constable 1 F, said on Saturday night about ten o'clock, he was in Clare-street, opposite a shop kept by a man named Karr. The latter was in the shop ex ceedingly drunk, dancing about, and scattering flour over his head, on which was displayed a woman's bonnet- A crowd of about 200 persons had assembled to watch the man's antics, and while he (witness) was doing his best to disperse the mob, the defendant came up in a drunken state, and called him a d—d fool. Witness told him to be off, and on his still persisting in inter fering with hire, he took him into custody. The defendant, who said he was very drunk at the time, was fined 55., which he paid. SURREY SESSIONS.-(THIS DA Y.) The adjourned Quarter Sessions for the county of Surr,ey commenced this morning at the Sessions-louse, Newington-causeway, before Thomas Puckle, Esq., and a full bench of magistrates. The calendar contained the names of &I prisoners for trial—eighty for felonies, and four for misdemeanours. There are a great number very trivial cases in the calendar, but some others will occupy the attention of the Court for some time, being rather heinous offences. Among the prisoners are two men named James Mitchell and John Smith, charged with breaking into the dwelling-house of Thomas Prince, jeweller, in the Walworth-road, and stealing jewellery worth nearly 1,0001. There are four other cases of bur glary, and several for highway robbery, and others for robbery from the person. The grand jury having been sworn, and addressed by the Chairman as to the nature of their duties, they were dismissed to their room. HA YMARKET. A new farce, under the title of To Paris and Back for Five Pounds, was produced at this theatre on Saturday evening. It opened extremely well, and gave fair pro mise of success, but towards the conclusion became rather tame, owing to the introduction of extraneous matter which unnecessarily delayed the denouement, and lessened its effect when it did arrive. Charles Markham (Mr. Howe), is a gay Lothario, who, having been a party in a duel, seeks to elude the authorities by a flight to Tunbridge, but, on reaching the town, discovers that the officers are on his track, and with the view of putting them off the scent hits upon an expedient. He writes a few straggling lines, saying that before they will be seen by human eye, he will be at the bottom of the neighbouring river, and encloses the paper in his pocket book, which he leaves in the railway waiting-room. An acute countryman, Samuel Snozzle (Mr. Buckstone), arrives at the station to meet his uncle and female cousin, whom he intends to accompany to Paris and hack "for five pounds." Snozzle is about to be married to his fair relation, though he has never seen her nor his uncle. He misses the train, and the interval before the next is due, he determines to employ in insinuating himself into the acquaintance of a fascinating lady in the town. Un fortunately his Anglo-Saxon cognomen of Snozzle is a great obstacle in the way, for it not only draws forth the ridicule of the fairer sex, but excites the smirks and even boisterous laualter of telegraph clerks, railway-guards, porters, and waiters. In this predicament he finds the aforesaid pocket-book, and without more ado assumes the name of Charles Markham, thinking that the real in dividual will never appear to claim it. The crowning point of the whole affair is, of course, the arrest of Snozzle, and the marriage of Markham, who passes as a Snozzle, to Fanny Spriggins, the cousin, she turning out to be the very lady for polking with whom he was challenged to fight the duel. These materials, it must be admitted, are extremely good, but they might have been worked up into a much more attractive form. The piece, however, affords some scope for the drolleries of Buckstone, and for some smart acting by Mr. Howe, and as far as the audience were concerned. may be said to have been successful, as the curtain fell amidst un mistakeable marks of approbation. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.---FREYCH PLAYS. Five different pieces in four nights is a succession of novelty rapid enough for any audience, and Mr. Mitchell may well say of his theatre les soirs se suivant et ne se ressemblent pas. L'Etourneau, which was produced on Saturday night for the first time since 1848, is of a more serious character than the usual run of French vaude villes, and gave M. Ravel an opportunity of displayinp; those dramatic powers which he possesses in equal ex cellence with the vis comica on which his reputation more immediately rests. In point of construction and plot L'Etourncau is most satisfactory, and to an English audience in many parts unintelligble—full of situations which lead to nothing, and ever trembling on the brink of a discovery which is averted by an obtuseness on the part of the deceived, improbable even beyond that dra matically assigned to husbands under such circumstances. The endeavours of Felix (M. Ravel) to recover a letter designed as an avowal of his passion for Madame Dunois, and which he fancies has by some mistake been enclosed in an envelope directed to her husband, form the action of the piece, and give rise to a series of situa tions ludicrous and perplexing enough at times, but in vested with a sustained interest throughout by the inimit able acting of M. Ravel, who never, even in his most comic moments, suffers the audience to lose sight of the really tragic importance of his efforts, and of the tragic conse quences which may follow if he is unsuccessful. In the fifth act, when after travels on horseback, by railway, diligence, and every mode of conveyance known, he is as far off his object as ever. M. Ravel acted with a force and energy which reminded us greatly of Frederick Lemaitre. Wayworn, haggard, despairing, yet still persevering, his mental agony is so great, that the for tunate discovery of the letter, which has cost him so much trouble and anxiety, safe in his pocket-book, and which has never left it, is too much for him, and he sinks faint and exhausten into the arms of a byestander. M. Ravel was loudly applauded, and called before the curtain at the conclusion of each act. To-night he appears in the Chevaler des Dames. WELSH REFORM MEETING.--On Friday evening a large and important meeting of Welshmen took place in ' the Concert Hall, Liverpool, in order to take into con sideration the principles of a society proposed to be es tablished under the title of the Welsh Political Reform Association. The object aimed at is the election of members for Wales, favourable to extension of the suf frage, unsectarian education, vote by ballot, and against all religious endowments.. Among the gentlemen on the platform and who addressed the meeting, were John Williams, Esq., late M.P. for Macclesfield ; R. Davies, Esq. late candidate for the Carnarvon boroughs ; E. G. 'Salisbury and H. Richards, Esqs., London ; Dr. 0. 0. Roberts, Bangor , &c. DEATH FROM STARVATION.—On Friday evening Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, held an inquest at the William the Fourth•public-house, Shadwell, on view of the ema ciated body of Mary Sandry, aged 43 years, who died from starvation, in an empty room, situate at No. 1, Cow-lane, Shadwell. It appeared from the evidence that the de ceased was the wife of a labouring man, who, with five young chiklren came from Ireland two months since, with a few shillings, which the man expended in purchasing a small stock of braces. The family, seven in number, took the room in Cow-lane, for which they were to pay Is. 9d. per week. The man hawked the braces about the streets and public-houses since his arrival in Lon don, and although his wife and children were without food and money he never applied for relief. On Monday morning last a female lodger asked the eldest child how the deceased was, as she had heard her coughing all the night. The child said her mother was dying, and re quested the lodger to come and see her. The female did so, and was astonished to find that the deceased was lying on a small heap of straw without the slightest covering. The room was completely destitute of furni ture, firing, or food. The lodger as ked her why she and her children had remained in such a fearful state so long, when the deceased replied, "Oh pray do not look at my poverty, but try and get me a doctor." The female ran to the house of Mr. Sergeant, the relieving-officer of Shadwell, who was from home. In the meanwhile the deceased grew worse, and before any medical assistance could be obtained the unfortu nate woman expired. Mr. Sergeant attended at six o'clock in the evening, and when lie found the deceased dead he expressed his regret that his aid had not been called sooner. The officer immediately gave an order for the children and father to be supplied with bread, meat, oatmeal, a blanket, and a bed, as the children were sitting .gin the bare flooring, crying fro m h unger and cold, by the side of the mother's dead body. The coroner and the whole of the jury said they never heard of such a dreadful case of destitution, and it was most distressing that a poor woman should perish of pergisehttiinngsureciliiera way, when there were so many means The husband said, in answer to the coroner, that he did not apply for assistance because he thought they would send him and his family back to Irela n d. The whole e profitrofit they made on the ss. worth of braces. Mr. Thomas Peete, n and exposure surgeon, said the deceased died f rom starvatio nd exposure to the cold. He neve r met with such a dread ful case of poverty, The coroner and jury were of opinion that the father and five children ought to beim mediately removed to the workhouse until something could be done for them. Verdict, "N atural death, acce lerated by extreme want and destitution." MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The .country markets held on Saturday were fairly sup plied with wheat, all kinds of which moved off heavily, at a decline of from is to 2s per quarter. Fine malting bar ley sold slowly, at previous rates ; but grinding and dis tilling sorts gave way is per quarter. Malt supported pre vious quotations ; but oats, beans, peas, and flour had a downward tendency. Most of the Continental markets have been in a sluggish state, owing to the want of orders from this side. In prices, however, very little change has taken place. The demand for wheat and flour in the United States has fallen off. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week was very moderate. From abroad we received 16,032 quarters of wheat, 2,730 barley, 17,394 oats, 1,052 beans, 83 peas, 648 tares, 5,454 linseed, 2,637 rapeseed, 110 mus tard seed, 20 sundry seeds, 718 sacks and 3,640 barrels of flour. The quantity of wheat received fresh up to this morn ing's market from Essex and Kent, coastwise, was very moderate, and in middling condition. From the East coast a few parcels. came to hand ; but the receipts, by land carriage, wore very limited. The show of samples of both red and white was small, and, notwithstanding that the attendance of both town and country millers was cow paratively trifling, there was rather more disposition evinced to effect purchases. The demand for most kinds was, therefore, steady, at prices quite equal to those paid on Monday last, and a fair clearance of all good qualities was effected. For forward delivery very little was doing, at late prices. The growers were somewhat firmer in their demands. With foreign wheat, fresh as well as ex. granary, we were well supplied. Selected and middling parcels were in moderate request, at full prices, but all other kinds ruled very dull, at late rates. ----- Floating cargoes off Falmouth were neglected, yet we cannot call them cheaper. The arrivals from the westward have not materially increased. The show of English barley was moderate, of foreign li mited. For malti ng parce l s the inquiry ruled steady, at full currencies, and there was rather more doing in grind ing and distilling sorts, at late figures. Malt, the supply of which was moderate, changed hands slowly, at full prices. The aggregate supply of oa t s b e i ng moderate, the trade was tolerably firm, at previous currencies. We have to report a very dull inquiry for beans, the prices of which were, in some instances, is. per quarter lower. The sale for all kinds of peas was heavy, but no actual decline took place in prices. The flour trade was heavy, and country marks were of fering on lower terms. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex Rz Kent, Malt—Chevalier .• • • 61s to 63s Red .- •• new 40n to 48s Oats Yorkshire and Ditto-- •..,... old 45s 59s Lincolnsh., Feed !Gs 22i mtto, White new 44s 53s Potato Ditt0....., .. old 49s 60s Youghal a - id Cork tylo.riolk and Lin- Black. —.•-• 16s 24s coin, Red, old 478 53s Cork, White . —16 s Ditto ,new •••• • • 37s 474 Scotch, Feed..... 2ls '454 stye—Old ......•• •• •• 318 3?s Beans—Tick .••..• • •• 31s 34s New ——.••• •• • . 31$ 33s Pigeons ... •. 35 404 arley — Grinding ... • • 25s 28s Peas—Grey , ...• •• ••••3 l c 35 Malting ..... •• •• 30a 3& Maple. •• .• •••• 334 36s Chevalier.... • —34 s 44 White.— •• ——— 33 37 ui Alt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••• •• • • 3G4 414 f01k...... •• •• .• 548 585 Flour—Town-made... 418 46. Brown ......... ..• • 4Gs sis Suffolk .... ••• • •. 32s 3 s Kingston awl Ware 53s 60s , Stockta &Norfolk 32s 3Ss SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London, last week, were Be toal supl amounting to 3,7 70 head. Duringthe same period in 1852 they amounted to 1,968 ; in 1851, 3,309 ; in 1850, 971; in 1849, 1,404 ; and in 1848, 260 head. The general quality of the stock lately received has been good. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. From Beasts. Shee llamburgh...... 179 Lambs. Calves. Pi gs .., Ostend 591 Harlingen.. Antwerp — Rotterdam 2OB Amsterdam ... 256 3 13 74 305 11 271 1,561 139 Total . 2,819 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : 8e441 asts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1851 1852 ... 1,312 . ... 188 ... 27 570 ... 2,217 ... ... 480 ... 32 1850 185 ... 625 1849 ... -- ... 213 1848 ... 580 ... 60 0 ... ... 215 ... 40 ... 200 ... 9n To-day's market was very moderately supplied with foreign stock, both as to number and quality. The whole changed hands, at full prices. Although the arrivals of beasts fresh up from our grazing districts exhibited a falling off, compared with Monday last, the show of that description of stock was good, whilst its general quality was tolerably prime. The attendance of both town and country buyers being extensive the beef trade ruled steady, at fully last week's prices. The primast lots sold readily at 4s per 8 lbs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 2,000 lots, shorthorns, ; from o th er parts of England, 400, of various breeds; and from Scotland, chiefly per railway, 700 horned and polled lots. An unusually small supply of sheep was brought forward. As might, therefore, be expected, the mutton trade was somewhat active, at a further advance in the currencies of 2d per S lbs. The best old Downs sold freely at 5s 2d per 8 lbs. There were several pens of shorn sheep in the mar ket, which realised is per 8 lbs. beneath those in the wool. Calves—the supply of which was limited—sold steadily at Tuesday's decline in the quotations. The top figure was 4s 8d per 8 lbs. The sale for pigs ruled steady at late figures. Per 81bs to sink the offais. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts ...2 8 to 2 10 Second quality ...3 0 3 2 Prime large oxen 3 4 3 6 Prime Scots, &c. 3 8 4 0 Inferior sheep ...3 10 4 0 Second quality ...4 2 4 6 Prime crse.-wlled.4 8 4 10 s. d. s. d. Prime Southdown 5 0 5 2 Large crse. calves 3 2 4 2 Prime small do 4 4 4 8 Large hogs 210 3 6 Small porken3 3 8 • 4 0 Suckling calves 19 0 24 0 Quarter old pigs 19 0 23 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs... A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Feb. 9, 1852, and this day, Monday, Feb. 7, 1853. Beasts Sheep . Calves . Pigs 4,207 15,780 214 220 g 24 1,200 179 Per Siba, to sink the offals. Feb. 9,1852. 1 Feb. 7, 1853 s. d. 2 Bto 3 0 3 4 3 8 3 10 4 2 A 8 5 0 3 2 4 ;210 13 8 8. (1. 2 10 3 2 3 6 4 0 4 0 4 6 4 10 5 2 4 2 4 8 3 6 4 0 4,207 15,780 214 220 841 ; sheop, s. d. s. d Coarse and inferior beasts ... 2 2to 2 4 Second quality ditto 2 6 210 Prime large oxen ... 3 0 3 2 Prime Scots, &c 3 4 3 6 Coarse and inferior sheep ... 210 3 0 Second quality ditto ... ... 3 2 3 8 Prime coarse woolled ditto ... 310 4 0 Prime Southdown ditto ... 4 2 4 4 Large coarse calves ... 210 3 6 Prime small ditto 3 8 310 Large hogs ... ... .2 6 3 6 Neat small porkers 3 8 310 Beasts.. 4 , 173 Sheep ... 22,130 Calves... 331 Pigs ...320 SUPPLIES ON SALE ' Feb. 10, 1851.—Beasts, 3, 18,170; calves, 139; pigs, 320. Feb. 11, 1850.—Beasts, 3,416 ; sheep, 16,390 ; calves, G 3 ; pigs, 195. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of each kind of meat on sale in these mar kets to-day were tolerably good. On the whole the general demand ruled steady, as follows : Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Beof, inferior 24 2 8 Mutton, Inferior 32:1 c Do., middling 210 3 0 Do.,middling 3 8 4 0 Do., prime large 3 2 3 4 I Do., prime 4 2 4 6 Do., do. small ....3 4 3 6 1 Veal ......... . 3 0 4 0 Pork, large 283 0 I Pork, small ...... 32 4 6 BOROUGH HOP. Our market is scantily supplied with hops of last year's growth. All kinds are in good r eques t , at our quotations. In old parcels there is rather more doing. Mid and East Kent pockets, 95s to 168 s ; Weald of Kent, 95s to 1123 ; Sussex, 92s to 110 s. per cwt. WOOL. English wools continue very firm, and prices are well supported. As the public sales will commence on Thurs day next, scarcely any business is doing, either in foreign or colonial qualities. Last week's import's were 108 bales from Rotterdam, 12 ditto from Calais, 176 from Antwerp, and 205 from Hamburgh. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since our last report a full average supply of potatoes has come to hand, coastwise and per railway. The im ports have amounted to 6 tons from Hambro', 204 ditto from Dunkirk, 48 from Calais, 100 from Gravelines, and 450 from Rouen. The rdemand is steady as follows : York Regents, 95s to 155 s per ton ; Lincolnshire ditto, 75s to 110 s; Scotch ditto, 85s to 105 s; Ditto Reds, 75s to 858 ; French Whites, 70s to 95s ; Dutch, 60s to 80s. SEEDS. The market for linseed is quiet. On the spot, Calcutta is worth 51s to 51s 6d ; Black Sea 50s to 51s 6d. Afloat, Black Sea has changed hands at 525, and for next season 44s to 46s per quarter. Rape steady, at from 49s to 50s. In other seeds very little is doing, but cakes support pre vious quotations. rtrnip.White, per bash. 9s to I Is Swede .....• •• •• 10s 123 ustard, Brown.. .. • • 78 104 White, new....., 75 Aid 104 T4res,Winter, new.... 4s 64 580 d Spring Os Od 03 0d Oanary, per quarter •. 458 478 'Ye grass.. • • , 283 ass Clover, Reel Eng . (cwt.) 4 is 624 White 46s 1 63 Foreign Red ...... 48s 62s White.... 46s 648, .. 269 3031 Carraway, new ...... 389 41s Coriander, new ...• •• 158 17s lienipseed, per quarter 323 '53 Linseed, Eng.iowing.. 583 62s Crushing •••• • • •• 49. r '4s Baltic . ..... •• .. 493 528 Odessa .....• •• • • 494 53s Linseed Cake, pr. ton--: English .. . 9/ Ch 10 10 Foreign, per ton 7 10s 10: 5a ißape Cakes, pr ton 51 Os 5/ 51 ttapeseed,New,prlst 2210 a tis Os Trefoil, now. TALLOW. Our market continues in a very depressed state, and we have to report a further decline in our quotations. T.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 43s 9d to 44s per cwt. ; town tal iow is 44s per cwt., net cash ; rough fat 2s 6d per Slb. 1849, 1 1850. Stock this day .... • • 35,502 j 42,864 45,527 54,936 41,859 4is Od !37s Od to 38s Od to 358 6(1 43s 941 to Price of Y. C. •• • • to Ong Od 37s 9d 38s 3d to 36s Od 41s Od 2,067' 1.974 2,433 2,355 2,1'9 74,264 69,',53 70,457 77,903 72,911 1,097 1,472 131 521 324 102,133 86,746 90,456 96,3.7 74,142 43s Od 39s 6d 39s 6d 39s Gd 4Gs G(3 BM Delivery last week .. Ditto from June 1 .... Arrivals last week .. Ditto from June 1.... Price of Town ...... AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY, 7 P. The new Cuna r d steamer Arabia, juclkiii - s . com mander, with advices from New York to the 24th ult., arrived in the l'vlersey yesterday evening. The:Arabia sailed from New York at 7 a.m. on the 7th, and arrived at the bar of the Mersey at a quarter past 3 o'clock this afternoon, after a.splen did run, for the season, of 10 days, 3 hours, aPcl 30 minutes mean time. The Arabia brought 64 passengers and 150,000 dole. in specie on freight. The United States steamer Arctic arrived at New York from Liverpool on the 26th ult. The Postmaster-General of the United States had published an official notice, ordering that on all letters to and from France, through England, the single rate of United States postage be 21 cents, and on newspapers 4 cents. ; such postage to be collected in and retained by the United States. In the Senate the discussion on the colonisation in Central Amenea by Great Britain was continued. In the course of his uspeech, Mr. Mason, chairman of the Committee on _'foreign Relations, remarked that if the reported colonisation of Honduras by Great Britain should prove correct, the United States would have a practical issue to work upon, and it would then. become the duty of his Govern-. .• ment to denounce such a proceeding, and insist upon a relinquishment of the colony. by Great Britain, whether in violation of the treaty or not. The New York herald states that 1,000 volun teers were prepared in Florida to take the field against the Seminole Indians, whenever the autho rities gave the word. Telegraphic accounts from New Orleans state that Vera Cruz advice; of the 12th ult. had come to hand. President Arista resigned office and left the city of Mexico. on the 6th. The cause of his resignation is stated to be the refusal of Congress to grant him extraordinary powers. Senor Cedallos became President ad interim, and named the fol-, lowing ministers :—General Blanco, War; Iturbide, Treasury ; Guerra, Foreign Relations ; and Santee, Justice. It was thought the new ministry would be but of short duration. General Minon, with the Government troops, had been beaten in a regu lar battle. The revolutionists were triumphant everywhere, and all were looking for the return of Santa Anna. Havannah advices of the 22d ult. state that the smallpox had disappeared from the island. The secretary of the Captain-General had been removed; his successor was expected from Spain by the next steamer. New sugar arrived but slowly, and small sales to complete cargoes had been effected at full prices. Freight to Cowes and a market, 555. to 60s. ; to one port in Great Britain, 40s. per ton. In the New York stock-market a large business had been transacted, with indications of renewed speculation. Most descriptions of railroad goods had advanced. An active demand existed for money in all departments of the trade. The rates for prime mercantile paper, and loans upon first class securities, were 6 per cent. Domestic ex change without alteration. Exchange on London) 1092 to 1.092 • Paris, 5.131 to 5.121 ; Amsterdam , 412 to 414 ; Liamburgh, 36g- to 362 ; Bremen, 7 9 i to 79g. The cotton market was inactive, but without alteration in price. The daily sales were very small' Flour in good request, without change in prices; the demand for wheat inactive. Indian corn lower. 35,000 bushels new southern white and yellow sold at 64c. to 68c. Scotch pig-iron held for $37 50c., six months. Sales were, however, restricted to small lots for immediate use. No sales of moment in provisions. Pork dull; beef firm. Freights to London—Grain, 10d. to lid. p er bushel; flour, 3s. to 3s. 61 per barrel. Measure ment and heavy goods, from 275. 6d. to 355. per ton. LITERATURE. Wonder Castle : a Structure of Seven, Stories. 13 j A. F. Frere. With a Frontispiece by E. Wehnert. Addey and Co. There is a considerable amount of talent dis played in this little volume ; the stories are ve"`a interesting, and will certainly prove attractive 3 , 11 , agreeable to young readers. The most amuse is " The. Search after Ugliness," in which the Ol e ugly man ever seen goes abroad to search for the ugliest woman for a wife. The prettiest tale is ' however, the last, called " Recollections of the Stile," which is related in a touching, simple , the evaifirnaegset, where manner. t h eT3hroe young gambolled boll resting-place eaad t T O; o ld s generation s . the conversed, .had seeli away from the scene, while it character of Sir Guy is welt descr i ired aili t e h% aer indulged, arrogant boy became a hasty, irritabl man, and finally ruined his happiness for life hi_, his own overbearing disposition. Ci ce ly i s a S'B/7 pleasing heroine, and the reminiscences of her simple life are very f , ,bly given, from the time she first played with the c::i('lren in the fields aroun d till she returnel from abro:ld to die at home. Sl l to had many troubles; but at last she arranged depart to a distant country. It is thus related "So the marriage took place, and away they went across the seas, and she was made happy after Po long sorrow and the wish of her childhood T t _ fulfilled. It pained inc, , to lose her from my sig u ' li but I knew it was for her advantage ; and ofteu4 the dark winter days I liked to think of her in ti bili 9 ; land of perpetual su ns hi ne an d fl owers , and a fancied her a child aga i n , t w i n i ng wreaths, of I ' o ? 0 , with her comp an i ons ." " The Wandering Pl.l cesses " and " Ti le M ag i c N ee dl e " a l so CO'nt 3l novelty and instruction. A Life of Wellington, for Boys. By Walter 1C7 1157 ' author of " Syria and the Holy Land." Aa llelj and Co. jt This work is intended for juvenile readers. 4110 gives the lif e o f th e grea t comman d er in simplest and most concise form:. Its chief objee, is by the omission of superfluous details and I V t l iie cessary descriptions, to fix on the reader's mind 0 causes and consequences of actions and events', ,' as clear a manner as possible. " The ivri te t ;' , s says the preface, " has borne in mind the Throe own criticism on Sir William Allan's picture 0 ; ii is Battle of Waterloo. Good, very good,' sea' Grace ; not too much smoke.' Now, stories e l l well as pictures of battles have their smoke, ra ti o , of which consists of superfluous details, that e ° , llo mse the reader, and hinder his perception ot 0 ain features of the action. "The present voil' however, is not deficient in interest, nor is it so „rt i, void of details as to render it tedious. Al P,7 culars of the important events are given, and they, are eight illustrations. Several interesting' an e j: dotes are given in conclusion, of which the foll°'' ing is one : " In the country one day the Duke .saw in the ga - t he a young boy, whom he recognised as belonging t° , - t r gardens, but who was busily engaged in some ins D ee table occupation on the ground. The Duke went c', 5 ,, and looked, but still could not solve the InY. b st i e , 3 l‘ What are you about ?' he asked, in his point 'l, - :1 way. Its a pet toad I'm feeding,' answered the to o il and they' re going to send me to school, and the will die.' Never mind ;go to school,' said the g;iiel. captain ; I'll take care of the toad.' And so he a 9 The boy went to school, and subsequently receive itlthe letter which re p or t e d t h e well being of the toad of well-know n autograph writing of F. the D ue Wellington." New Nursery Songs. By Mrs. Follen. A d e and Co. f This is a littl e vo l ume of nursery songs , ° simplest description, suited for very Young ,i - cle °l . dreg. They are lively and pleasing, and int e i the to imitate th e b eaut i es and avoid the de f ec ts ° d o. "musical nonsense " of Mother Goose ' s oel°ool3 Many of them are arranged to suit old tunes, ,rio re , as " B u y a Broom," &e... An illustration i s fo r r fixed to eac h o f t h em, and they are likely t° n r a welco me addition. to the nursery collee t ' °- songs. ......„, c ,„... - , Or THE POG OF YESTERDAY--we are informed W r is , Of respondent that the fog of yesterday was taken, ' - ',. v i v iiieL l was prophesied by Blackfoot -Indians for an eclipse, the arrival of „rs fey; Our correspondent concludes his singular comnl un iegiet a Saga mother of theirs Y e- ica til in the following words :—" The birds at the z4° ° ,, coe'' Gardens all went to roost, and the Bantam - g a l--- li° gave forth the same " crow " as at Equiae xtl ia 01 ' ; which, no doubt, gave origin to the favourite 0 1 . 0. " , ADVANTAGES OF PORTLAND ROADS " Bright Chanticleer proclaims lish song, A 110 24. 3 1 1 , 1, ° ,, , et t o i : 01. to the Shipping REFUGE.— Captain John James Holdsworth, oiotteo barque Susan Crisp, has, we perceive, addressed ' 1 4 20 3c1' the contents of which he is desirous should he l e : 01. 5 i; the gales which ov - known in shipping circles. " Having, 3s i s i teac l ti l t Gazette, dated from Portland '-;0111 "been fortunate enough to run into this roa ( , 0 re1 13 1 , - 0 vessels which left the o D o o ' - i morning C OO' 1 17th of January, he in corniiirisoi(imwith ninny o ther ~,t0(1 , 1 i• 1 v . O' OW manders accustomed to the channel s m i iax.., tw o es t I- the large fleet of IL . o f t comPaT\ b° c i9 os i was most agreeably surprised to find, known., so fine an auchora•re. Indeed (he adds ) 11 plop not hesitate to say that as soon as the brealo s v . der p 1 50, ), in progress is completed, there will not be r a, ad 0,0 f r ,f of reinge in the English Channel. Havint, " a „-ttiia s ir e portunity of comparing' notes with many c_ c f. to Il io g vessels at Portland he found that they see lc ".. o wee'jje an undefined, but unfavourable,. impressiml : t .tto a. o f this roadstead, which had been entirely dis si P lo clisT ei vl expresses a hope that his letter will be the: in p reo his recommendation to masters of vessels, th at ,s g mf fr • risks of property and lives, of beating about in heavy weather, and so r an i ,to. I , Lie d vil land Roads. Messrs. D;wen and Block y oa dB, a d from the press a description of. Portland J - " its 00' . sailing directions. The breakwater continues course. .they should run have is., .th