The Sun. — London, England, 1853-05-06 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Trader the management of Mr. Backstop. THIS EVRNING, MAY 6, COLOMBE'S BIRTHDAY. Supported by Messrs. Barry Belli. Iran, W. Farren, Howe, Rogers, Tilbury, 11. Corri, Braid, and Via . sett; Miss Helen Fault, and Miss Vining. After which MR. BUCKSTONE'S ASCENT OF MOUNT PAR NASSUS. To conclude with OUR MARY ANNE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the 111111ageMellt of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, MAT 6, Will be peribrmed the Tragedy of MACBETH. Principal the- Suter. by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude b ►ith the new Drama, adapted from the French of Mons. Scribe, by Mr. Palgrave Simpson, called MARCO SPADA. Principal characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, J. Vining, Ryder, Graham end Everett ; Misses Heath and C. Leclercq. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Veetris. THIS EVENING, MAT 6, Will be performed A.S.S. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Deter, and Rosters; Mrs. Macnamara and Miss Wyndliam. After which, A FAST TRAIN—HIGH PRESSURE EXPRESS. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Baker, and Suter. To be followed by TRYING IT ON. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews. After which, USED UP. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews. THEATRE ROYAL ADELFHL Prepleter, Mr. B..Webeter.—Direstress, Madame Celesta. THIS EVENING, MAT 6, Will be presented THE ROUSED LION. Characters by Mesa!, B. Webster, Parselle, Wigan, Hastings, &c.; Mrs. Keeley, Miss F, Waken, and Mrs. L. Murray, &c. Alter whielt. A DESPERATE GAME. We be followed by THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STILSBERG. 10 conclude with THE DANCING SCOTCHMAN. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager Mr. Farren. (beat Hit of THE MILLER OF DER WENT WATER. THIS EVENING, MAT 6, win be performed THE MILLER OF DERWENT WATER. Characters by Messrs. H. Farren, F. Robson, Shalders, G. Cooke, stud Morgan ; Mesdames Anderton and E. Turner. After - WhiCh, UNCLE CROTCHET. Supported by Mr. Far rell. &e. 1 . To be followed by MACBETH. To conclude with THE WATERMAN. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cook e . ttntinued and brilliant success of the New Spectacle. Third Night ,of an entirely new Drama. THIS EVENING, MAT 6, And during the week, the performances will commence with the increasingly popular spectacle of AMAKOSA ; or, Scenes of Kafir Warfare ; with all its new and beautiful scenic, interesting dramatic and astonishing Equestrian effects. The Burning Wood, the Leap through Fire, and the terrific spring of Amakosa's Steed over the Falls of the Umtata, nightly received with enthusiastic approbation. To be followed by a novel and incomparable d'splay of Equestrian iseltevement in the Scenes of the ARENA, supported by the most accomplished Artistes of the day. Mr. Cooke will appear with his wonderful steed Raven ; also Mr. Alfred Cooke and his accomplishe d Family. - _ To conclude with a new Comic Drama, entitled IN FOR A DIG; or, Life at the Diggings. Box-oilice open daily from F2even to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1853. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at niup o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. IlAsnNas—E., strong breeze—cloudless. SOUTHAMPTON - N.W., strong breeze—cloudless. FOLKESTONE—N.B., strong breeze—overcast. BASINGSTOKE—N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—E., strong breeze—cloudless. STuoon—E.,_hard wind—partially cloudy. SWINDON—N .E., fresh breeze—cloudless. CAMBRIDGE—N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. YARMOUTH—N.E., strong breeze—cloudless. The returns from the following places indicate the state tie weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock HASTlNGS —calm—partially cloudy.. SOUTHAMPTON—S., gentle breeze—foggy. FOLKESTONE--N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. TUNBRIDGE—N.E , gentle breeze—avercast. BASINGSTOKE--N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—CaIm —overcast. *TROOD —E a gentle breeze—foggy. SWINDON—E., light breeze—foggy. CAMBRIDGE—NE., gentle breeze—rain. YARMOUTH—E., strong breeze—cloudless. HIGH WATER AT LONDON _ BRIDGE. ri - A3 DAT —Morning 57 min. a ft er 12 I Evening 18 min.aft. 1 o-)roitßow,—Mornitig 31 min. aft er 1 Evening 50 miti.aft. 1 THE WEATHER.—Sum OFFICE, MAY 6. THERHOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 61—highest since noon yesterday. 42—lowest this morning and during the night. 33 this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30'26. WIND, N.E.—Fine. ~3~ Sun. LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1853. Considerable excitement was occasioned in the 'louse of Commons last night by an imputation east upon the Government by the Hon. Gentle man the Member for New Ross, who (following ik the wake of the eccentric Member for West Surrey) preferred a direct charge of corruption against some one or more Members of the exist ing Administration. Mr. DITFFY was, however, rather more particular in his accusations than Mr. DRUMMOND. He did not content himself with a mere statement of general corruption, sus spected or even asserted to be carried on at the present time. His bill of indictment was far more circumstantial. He described it as being "practised under his own eyes," and boldly named " Irish Members" as the parties corrupted It is almost unnecessary to add, that " a scene" immediately followed which effectually terminated the business of the evening. Dosfen ing cries of " Name, name," were met by equally • loud vociferations on the other side, and the House for some time was in a state of con fusion by no means flattering to the " collective wisdom" of the nation. It is but justice to Minis ters to say that they took the charge very coolly, and were by no means so thin-skinned as some of their supporters of the Irish Brigade. Such charges have indeed been so frequently put for ward at all times and seasons, that it would be impossible for any person who had held office for any length of time not to become accustomed to such charges. In naming the " Irish Members," however, Mr. DUFFY brought a " nest of hornets" about his ears. The gentlemen who considered them selves insulted would not be appeased. There should dither be a withdrawal or a justification of the offensive expressions, and as Mr. DUFFY steadily refused the former, and boldly offered to state the names of those of the Irish Brigade to whom he had alluded, it appears to be, as Sir LUCIUS OTRIGOIR would express it, " a mighty pretty quarrel" as it stands. Further proceedings on the subject were ad journed until this evening, at four o'clock, when the Hon. Gentleman is to attend in his place. So much time having been afforded, in order that he might at leisure reflect on the position in which he has placed himself, and the probable conse quences of continued contumacy. Those who are well acquainted with Mr. DUFFY, believe that 'the Hon. Gentleman will retract nothing, but that, on the contrary, he will repeat the charge irith even greater particularity. It is, therefore, by no means improbable that an inquiry far more , interesting than any of those respecting bribery at elections, or even than the Dockyard investiga tion, may be occasioned by the transaction. Con siderable curiosity is manifested to know the phase it may ultimately assume, and how or when it may terminate. The subject under discussion at the moment was, of course, lost sight of. It was an amend ment moved by the Hon. Gentleman the Mem ber fox Clonmel, for the purpose of exempt ing Irela n d from the operation of the In come Tax- Mr. LAWLESS had voted against the amendment of the Hon. Baronet the Member for Hertfordshire. He thought there was no hardship in continuing the h impost for seven years longer the other t United Kingd om w • er parts of th e without change or modi fication. It w as q u it e Great Britain as it stood - ; goodbut enough for when its ap plication at the other side of St. George' s Channel came into question, he cl ear l y perceived the hard- ship not merely of an equitably -apportioned tax on property, but of any change whatsoever by which even the Irish millionaire or the proprietor of wide-spread domains should be called on to contribute their fair proportion to the liquidation of the national liabilities and the maintenance o f the national establishments. That would indeed be a grievance of no ordinary magnitude, which should excite a new outcry, in which " Justice to Ireland" should be boldly demanded. Acknowledging with regret the severe trials which Ireland has encountered, si nce the mys terious visitation of PROVIDENCE exposed that unhappy ,land to the varied horrors of pes tilence and famine, we would venture to ro- mind Mr. LAWLESS that the charge is not to be levied on the property, but on the property and income of Ireland. We have never heard it as serted that 1001. per annum would not go as far in that country as in England. Indeed, we be lieve it is universally admitted that a person with such an income in the Sister Kingdom can com mand a much larger amount of the comforts and minor luxuries of life than one of similar income in this country. The Irish Members, very justly and very pertinaciously, insist upon equal rights and privileges for their compatriots. They are fully entitled thereto, and - it would be a gross dereliction of duty, an unpardon able violation of the important trust con fided to their hands, if they neglected to insist thereon, vigorously and energetically, at all times and seasons. But they must recollect that the possession of equal rights implies the submission to equal burdens ; and that if they refuse to bear their fair proportion of the one, they cannot hope to participate on terms of equality in the other. We trust that these will be taken into consideration when the House is this evening called on to give its decision on the proposition of the Honourable Gentleman the member for ClOnmel. Personalities appear just now to be so much "the order of the day," that for a little while at least we almost despair of anything like sedate deliberation. An interval must be allowed for the effervescence. Both within and without the walls of Imperial Parliament there are con tinually manifest nowadays these deplorable evi dences of excitement. Commons and Lords are alike affected by the prevailing epidemic---a spleen finding vent in the language of atrabilious indignation. It cannot yet be forgotten how intemperately the Earl of CLAREICDON objected the other evening to a quo tation from OTHELLO—failing to remember, of course, that the quotation was not applied to him self, and indifferent it would seem to the decorum which might reasonably have been expected in debate from one of the Ministerial advisers of the SO VEREIGN. Frequently as the Earl of DERgYhas com manded the admiration of the Legislature by his re markable powers as a rhetorician, he has seldom won more cordial approval even from among the crowd of his political antagonists than by those brief but withering words of rebuke addressed to the Foreign Secretary, with a dignity eminently well befitting one who had, for however short a period, guided the reins of her MAJESTY'S Go vernment. Scarcely has this incident passed over when there becomes audible, under the same roof, the noise of that Irish "skrimmage" which yester day agitated so profoundly the assembly of our popular Representatives. Nevertheless, while it may be surprising that such unseemly wrath should have been excited by those whispered words of SHATESPERE---" A man may smile, and smile, and be a villain" —it can scarcely be much cause for amazement that such extraordinary tumult should have been pro voked by that declaration made last night in the House of Commons by the Hon. Gentleman the Member for New Ross—" I say, short as my ex perience in Parliament has been, that, in the worst days of the Walpole s an d P e lh am , no snore scan- claims corruption existed than I have seen prac tised under my own eyes in the corruption of Irish Illembers"—expressions quite sufficient, by the way, to infuriate many of those who were listen ing to Mr. C. G. DUFFY, because the words im plied at once a charge of "truckling " against his " compatriots," and an accusation of the most gross and wholesale bribery against the Coalition Government. No wonder, therefore, that the remark made yesterday by the Memberfor New Ross should have produced immediately that lamentable scene of uproar, rage, and " confusion worse con founded ! " It was like exploding a bombshell in the midst of a powder manufactory. Hence forth, indeed, Mr. GAVIN DUFFY may be said to have exceeded in his rashness even the extra vagant and self-sacrificing temerity of GUY FAwKEs—resolved apparently at all hazard to have blown up the Ministry as well as the Par liament. Unluckily for himself he does not ap pear to be skilled in the use of projectiles. To-day's sitting will decide whether his charge will tell upon those adversaries against whom they were directed, or whether that eccentric speech of last evening will recoil upon himself like a boomerang ! Personalities such as these, however, are by no means confined within the walls of Parliament. Outside those stormy halls of discussion, people seem to be going " mad for the sight of their eyes that they do see !" Several of them have latterly foamed through two or three hundred mortal pages (certainly not immortal pages) octavo —at one moment against an English gentleman, at another against a foreign potentate. There was M. Huoo, for example, gnashiv.g his teeth through we don't exactly remember how many chapters against his Imperial Majesty the Third NAPOLEON. Then again there was Mr. RICHARDS talking " a small armoury of daggers" against the Hon. Member for the West Riding of Yorkshire. Our ears have for some timepast been ringing with the yells first of one and then of another of these discordant and infuriated pamphleteers. The dogs of war, or at any rate the whelps of slan der and scurrility, appear to have been bitten with a rabid cacoeth,es scribendi, and to have gone off into a sort of political hydrophobia. Since which time every one of them, lur cher, bobtail, and all, have been snarling and biting to the right and to the left with a mar vellous display at once of industry and imparti ality. Whoever happened to be conspicuously before the public was at once assailed with a fero city, a rancour, and a resolution that would have been absolutely appalling, but that it has proved in every instance only a despicable show of a most fierce but an utterly impotent malevo lence. Hum) has lightened on the horizon of France, but we believe the Emperor NAPOLEON still resides with great pomp in the Palace of the Tuileries, and still reigns over 40, 00 0, 000 of one of the most civilised races on the face of the globe in uninterruptedtranquillity. RICHARDS has thundered from the solitudes of the Temple, but only, we fear, with a brutum fulmev, for, un less we are considerably mistaken, Mr. COBDEN still addresses the House of Commons, whenever h® likes "as an authority," and till retains the leadership of the clever and rather influential school associated by name with the city of Man chester. It is the old story of the will proving rather larger than the deed. As " some one, some time, somewhere, said," when speaking of a similar class of calumnious assailants—they have all the venom of the asp, but they lack the perforated tooth through which it has to be squirted ! At the best, moremier, they were only shallow imitators. Mr. IttcHARDs ought to have remembered that he was coming • a long way after the redoubtable BUSFTFIT,D FERRAND. M. HuGo ought not to have forgotten that he was merely saying ditto to that Brummagen BURKE, "An Englishman." So that these "latter day" sin ners, in the way of slander, had not even the merit of originality. However this might be, the PROME THEUS of Pump-court strove assiduously to set the Thames on fire with a spark, stolen anywhere but from heaven—while the new SALMONIUS recently imported from Paris was stunning the ears of the public with the car of his wrath, a vehicle, accord ing to the old mythologists, drawn over a brazen bridge—all the brass of which in this instance was certainly supplied by our mimic JovE's own temperament. Assuredly, if Messrs. HUGO and Rim/mos could, by any possibility, by some de lightful freak of fortune, by hook or by crook, be pitted ,against each other—the one backed say by BUSFIELD FERRAND, and the other by "An Eng lishman"—their contention wou.'d inevitably end like the quarrel between the faMous cats of Kilkenny. Elsewhere we may look around for consolation iu the hope of detecting some of the " milk of human kindness" under all the poison of these odious and ac cursed scurrilities. In vain. Elsewhere, too, we seem to hear nothing but personality—personality 7—personality. The phobia already alluded to is not restricted to a cluster of miserable pamphleteers. It has infected even, we lament to think, some of the most eminent of our daily and quarterly pub lications. Scarcely three consecutive numbers of THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 6, 1853. the Times can appear nowadays without contain ing the most virulent abuse of VO'fiis KOSSUTH— a man as illustrious for his patriotisin as his posi tion is interesting from his misfortunes. Neither can the Edinbwrgk be printed without its pages being disgraced' by the vulgarea inatribes against a novelist like the Right Hon. BENJAMIN DIS RAEL/, and an historian like Sir ARCHIBALD ALI SON. A horrid little tarantula of spleen, one might fancy, must be crawling somewhere about, driving everybody dancing mad with envy, wrath, and all uncharitableness. Itslast movement has been across the threshold of the House of Commons : and hence the temporary insanity which seems to have broken out among the representatives. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, THURSDAY. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Hon. Colonel Grey and Colonel Wyld, embarked on board the Imp6rieuse screw steam-ship, off Osborne, yesterday afternoon, to witness the trials of speed of that vessel along the measured mile, and returned about half-past five o'clock. The Queen and the Royal Family Were out as usual in the grounds. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the . Princess Mary visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, yesterday, at her residence, Clarence house, St. James's. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and their Royal Highnesses, the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, honoured the Royal Italian Opera House with their presence yesterday evening. The Duchess of Kent was accompanied by her Serene High ness the Princess Adelaide of Hehenloe, and attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Colonel Sir George Couper. The Duchess of Cambridge was attended by Lady Suffield and Major Baron Knesebeck. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Steele, Mr. Macaslan, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Stevenson, attended by Mr. John Macgregor, M.P. for Glasgow; had an interview with Viscount Palmerston on Wednesday, at the Home office on the subject of the law of arrestment in Scot land. AFFAIRS OF MEXICO. The following letter from Mexico, dated the 2d of April, and received by the Magdalena yesterday, gives a vivid picture of the position of that country, and seems to show that it is evidently beyond all power of resuscitation, unless the recent free-trade professions of General Santa Anna shall prove to have been based on some solid determination. It appears that there is every prospect of a military dictatorship being kept up as long as possible, and although this may be unavoidable, to enable mea sures of any kind to be put in force, the greatest misgivings must be felt as to its probable results, when the corrupt partisans who brought shame on the Dictator's former rule are again gatherinc , round him, with the full prospect of returning to office. Some remarks will also be found in the letter with regard to the position of Mr. Falconnet " The revolution, which had thrown this country into a complete state of confusion, is at last drawing to its con clusion. General Santa Anta has again been elected Pre sident by a large majority of the States, and has just been announced by telegraph to have arrived at Vera Cruz. However ominous Santa Anna's name may appear to all those who wish for an honourable and upright Administra tion, such was the lamentable condition the country had come to, that the very name which had previously excited nothing but horror and execration is now hailed by the whole nation as the harbinger of peace ! " This is simply because it is the only link which can re unite the various parties who were at issue, and thus avert (for a time, at least) the awful anarchy with which Mexico was threatened, for it is a notorious fact that, with all his faults (which are, indeed, grievous and numerous), Santa Anna has one redeeming quality—namely, the art of making people obey him, and thus it has always proved a comparatively easy task for him to quell all manner of dis sensions and to establish a strong Government. In the pre sent instance there is no doubt that everything contributes to give him a fair scope for his innate ambition. All classes of society are weary after such a long series of disturb ances. The specious quackery of the federal system has sunk under the hard blows of experience. The multitude of petty Congresses, kept up at an enormous expense, have shown their utter uselessness, while the big General Con gress has become an object ("contempt from its incapacity and corruption. All classes of society are anxious for a strong central Government, except perhaps the multitude of lawyers, who seek to shine as deputies, and have become the curse of their country. Under these cir cumstances, it is evident that Santa Anna will at once assume an absolute authority ; and, as usual, will put off as long as possible the assembling of a new Congress. In the meantime, the army has been increased, in order to support the new Administration ; which, as a matter of course, will be entirely of a military character. At least such is the prevailing opinion, and everybody is prepared to see the restoration of that system of military despotism, and that disgraceful system of corruption, which excited such universal hatred against Santa Anna a few years since. A host of his quondam accomplices have already repaired to Vera Cruz, in order to be the first to greet him on his arrival; all men of questionable character, and some of them notorious for their past misdeeds, and, with out exception, all eager for office. The list of candidates for the very post which ought to be shunned, and which is the great object of ambition—the Ministry of Finance—is said to amount to twenty-three, and at the head of that list stand the names that are most tarnished and disgraced. The more modest friends of the General would be satisfied with being appointed Collectors of the Customs, with a view to share in the spoils of the Trea sury, and to make a rapid fortune. Such are the sad pro spects of this unfortunate country for the moment. The future presents a picture still more gloomy, with American dominion in the background. "While the Mexican Government indulges in frivolous expense, anl allows the public revenues to be plundered in the most barefaced manner, it remains indifferent to all the sacrifices which have been made at different times by their creditors in England, and while they seem so callous about good faith and honest dealing, the ex-deputies have lately shown great susceptibility on points of honour with refer ence to the disclosures made at a meeting of Mexican bond holders in London. They pretend to have taken great offence at the fact of its being reported by the committee that Mr. Falconnet, agent to the bondholders in Mexico, had spent 60,000 dols. in bribing deputies, &c., and a formal suit for slander has been established against Mr. Falconnet, who i 9 now in prison. The bondholders would find it dif ficult to get a man better qualified to promote their in terests than Mr. Falconnet, but they do not seem to un derstand all the importance of his services in this, which is really the land of difficulties. It is true, he has been backed by our able minister , M. Doyle , but this does not in wa y diminish his constant attention to his duty t owar d s his e mployers ; and it is much to be regretted that the committee should have made public what must necessarily have been intended as a confidential com munication." INVITATION TO THE CITY OF LONDON FROM THE CITY OF DUBLIN GREAT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION COMMITTEE. —The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor has summoned a Court of Common Council, to meet on Saturday next at two o'clock, to take into consideration a warm invitation to the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, and a deputation from each of the courts of the Corporation of London, to the open ing of the Great Industrial Exhibition of Dublin on Thursday, the 12th inst. It is expected that the invi tation will be accepted with the most cordial unanimity. SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.—The laying down of the submarine telegraph between Dover and Ostend took place yesterday with perfect success. PRICE or GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par (according to the last tariff), which, at the English mint price of 31. 17s. 10d. per ounce for stan dard gold, gives an exchange of 25.17 ; and, the ex change at Paris on London at short being 25.05, it fol lows that gold is about 0.48 per cent, dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 427 per mark, which, at the English mint price of 3/. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.6 ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.54, it follows that gold is 0.12 per cent. dearer in Hamburgh than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1094 per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.17 per cent. in favour of England ; but, after making allowance for charges of transport, the present rate leaves scarcely any profit on the importation of gold from the United States. BROAD-STREEt AND BISHOPSGATE-STREET.—With re ference to the sale of the extensive Government premises in Old Broad-street, hitherto used as the Excise and Inland Revenue-offices, advertised for the 13th inst., a correspondent points out that the published conditions contain no stipulation for preserving the right of way between Broad-street and Bishopsgate-street now exist ing through these buildings. The thoroughfare is a very important one to the mercantile community, from the absence of other openings in that direction, and it will be a grievance if the authorities neglect the opportunity, not merely for preserving, but also for extending the convenience it affords, and which is at present limited by the closing of the gates at 4 o'clock. SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.—The fiftieth annual meeting of this Society was held last evening, in Exeter-hail; the Right 116 n. the Lord Mayor in the chair. After singing and prayer,' the chairman delivered a lengthened address explanatory of the principles of the union. He spe cially dwelt on the social influence exerted on society by Sunday-schools, to his own connexion with which he attributed some measure of his success and advancement in life. The secretary, - Mr. Watson, then read the annual report, which gave a general outline of the pro ceedings of Sunday-schools in England, France, Sweden, Switzerland, and the East and West Indies. No statis tics were furnished in reference to the number of schools, teachers, and scholars connected with the union ; the report stating that the society's "census" was incom plete. 224 libraries had been granted to various Sunday schools in the kingdom, making the total number of libraries issued from the union 2,271, the retail value of which was 1,321/. The% income of the society for the past year was 2,004/. 55..9d., and the expenditure 1,927/. Is. 9d., leaving a balance iu hand of 771. 4s. The meet inc.' was then addressed by the Rev. W. W. Robinson, the Rev. Dr. Archer, the Rev. Dr. Beaumont, the Rev. J. D. Smith, and other gentlemen. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. ' THE CONVICT KIRWAN. —Yesterday intelligence was received at Lloyd's that the Robert Small, hired convict ship, had sailed from Queenstown, with 300 male con victs, for Freethantle, Weaern Australia. Among the convicts is the artist Kirwan, condemned to death for the murder of his wife, at Ireland's Eye, whose sentence has been commuted to transportation for life. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,500 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market closed very firmly with prices of American nearly id. per lb. above the rates of Friday last. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 130 Per nam and Maranham at fiid. to 6d., 300 Egyp tian at 6/d. to 7id., and 500 Surat at 3id. to 4id, per lb. Railway Shares were dull and prices were a shade lower. During the present week there has been some dullness in the markets, owing to the determina tion to assist the passing of the budget. Sugars, however, have been well supported. Coffee has been very dull. Tea has an upward tendency. Tallow has become depressed. Cotton is firmer. There are no late colonial or foreign arrivals to day. There is at length an entire removal of doubt, if any were previously entertained, as to the inten tions of the Home Government with respect to the new banks formed for the purpose of extending monetary facilities to Australia. Efforts have been made to induce the Colonial Secretary to give a home charter limiting the liability , but these have proved unsuccessful— an official reply having been this day received, it is reported, which extinguishes all hope. The sharehold ers now, we imagine, will have no course open but to call upon their directors either to break up, or give them the option of considering whether they will wait a reply from the colonies. In our own opinion the former would be the wiser course for various reasons. Firstly, the expense incurred up to the present time is but trifling ; secondly, the colonists show great jealousy of now English Banks, and would exact onerous terms before giv ing a charter, even if they consented so to do ; thirdly, the mere attempt would involve a large outlay for agents' salaries and legal assistance in. Australia ; and, fourthly, two new banks are al ready chartered, and the Oriental having sub scribed a capital to the amount of 100,0001. to open a branch at Melbourne, there is ample banking accommodation for the colonies, and no room for new associations of the kind for several years to come, for it must be borne in mind that the local banks are increasing their capital. At the Assam Company's meeting, just held, a most favourable report has been presented to the shareholders. The directors state : "You will not have failed to have noticed the large increase which had been made in the area of our cultiva tion by the addition of 242 poorahs of land cleared and formed into seedling gardens, all the land so cleared and cultivated being extensions of our best and most pro mising plantations. This extension of our cultivation we hope to be able to carry on year by year ; but the extent to which we May be enabled to accomplish it will depend on our success in meeting our great difficulty— the paucity of Labour. We are sensible that, as our plantations and produce increase, this difficulty will be more felt, and will require additional care. It is now engaging the serious attention of the local board, who, with a view to meet it, have lately appointed an assistant, who has resided in, and is well acquainted with, the district whence labourers may be obtained, to be specially employed in this department of the service. They had also sent Mr. Henry Moram to Assam, whose former missions to the province had been of great ser vice, in order that, in conjunction with Mr. Williamson, he might organise arrangements for obtaining a steady supply of labour. "In the meantime, we have great satisfaction in reporting to you that our information of the state of our plantations is most satisfactory, and that the which quality it o u ti f a so established p n sustains the trade. Thhiegh crop o f charactertea, manufactured in the past season, amounted to 271,427 lbs., showing an increase of about 18,000 lbs. over that of the previous year, and its sale has realised a nett total of 22,1521. sterling, showing an average price of ls. Bid. t o must be satisfactory in showing the progress of our under taking r l o l w b n n g et details a n w i i y l b ur e co d ni r s e i c d t e o r r e s d a a r s e i n c t o e n r fi e d s t e i n n t g, t a h s a t th t e h y e since the year 1847. The produce of 1847 real ised 9,7281. nett ' • that of 1848 12,5521.; that of 18 4 9 16,6281.; that of 1850 18,1531.; and that of 1851, as above stated, 22,151/. The nett average price per pound in those years was, for 1847, is. 4d. ; 1848, ls. 5 1-16 d. ; 1848, ls. 6 13-16 d. ; 1850, ls. 6 2-16 d. ; and 1851, is. 81d. All the produce of the past year, which has come to hand, leads us to expect equally satisfactory results in the realisation of the crop of 1852, of which a portion has already been sold, and a large quantity is now in warehouse about to be brought to sale. "In our last report we expressed our hope, that, allowing for extensive additions to our cultivation, and for works necessary for the permanent security of our establishments, the amount of dividend then declared might be capable of gradual increase. We have now the satisfaction of being able to declare a dividend of three per cent, upon the] paid-up capital out of the profits of the past year, and we see no reason why we should not repeat the expressions contained in our last report, and state that we hope and believe that the dividend will still be capable of gradual increase, and we feel confident that you Rill consider on this occasion a safe dividend, with every reason to ex pect its gradual increase year by year, more satisfactory than a larger dividend wow, with the risk of its diminu tion, or even without the probability of its increase hereafter." Public Securities have been rather heavy again, money being still in demand. Bills are coming up from the country rather freely for discount. Con sols have been 100 ft to for Transfer, and 1001 for Account. Bank Stock is firm at 228, and India Stock at 262. Exchequer Bills are at par to 2s. prem. South Sea Stock is at 1151-. The Foreign Securities have been without any particular feature. Brazilian Old Bonds are at 100/ to Mexican have been nominally at pre vious rates, but are, perhaps, rather weaker. Spanish Certificates are as low as 51. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. have been rather largely dealt in at 65-6 to 661. Railway Shares have been rather weaker, say to the extent of Ito 1. French Shares are steady. The Gold Mine Shares are drooping, and about I lower. The Metcalfe Mine Shares, upon bad news from the Pembroke Mine, are down to 11 to 12 prem. Sue River are 1 to 1/ prem. Port Royal 1/ to 2 prem. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. ( From the Mid List.) Business done. Bank Stock 3 per Cemt. Reduced Annuities l63h 99i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities , EN i g New 3,1 per Cent. Annuities India Stock India Bonds, £l000 Ditto, under £lO9O 27 31 South Sea Stock .... ... ...... South Sea Old Annuities Doi South Sea New Annuities Consols for Account Exchequer Bills lid. June. March. £lOOO.. par 2 p par 2p2 d 2 p £5OO 2 p 2 p Small 2 p 2 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lO9l i Ditto New, 1852, 4* per Cent lOl 1004 Ditto New 80nd5,11829 dg 39, 5 per Cent lO3 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per . Cent 67 Grenada Bonds, Deferred Mexico." 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4* per Cent. BB4 Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto 4k per Cent f Ditto Small - -4 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 9B Spanish Bonds 3 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent., New Deferred 24 Di'Ao Passive (Conver;,ed) .' ss Swedish Loan ..... ................. .......... Venezuela Bonds, 34 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable In London. Dutch Exchange, 2k per Cent. 12 Guil. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates... THREE O'CLOCK. • 100 • 100 i Consols Ditto May Account LLOYD'S SHIPPIAG-(TIIIS DAY.) LONDON, May 6.—Wind this day at Noon, N.E.; fresh breeze, and dull cloudy weather. FALMOUTH, May 6.—The Pelicanus, Odessa to Bridg water, on shore near the Lizard, fills with the tide ; crew and part of cargo saved. Off Port—Queen Ulm). SUNDERLAND, May 6. Wind, E.S.E. gailed—Employ, Quebec • Brown, do.—Tho Star, bound to this port, has reeiived some damage, having drove against the Necarope Light Ship. SHlELDS.—Sailed—Thomas, Picton. HULL, May s. —Wind, E. Sailed—Royal Victoria, New Orleans. QUEENSTOWN, May s.—Sailed—Brothers, St. John's, N.B. DUBLIN, May s.—The Moldavia, from Galatz, is aground, and leaky. ST. PETERSBURGH, April 28.—The ice on the river began to break up this morning, and is now all in motion. At Cronstadt it is still very strong, although the weather is becoming very warm ; it will probably be many days before the navigation opens. CHRISTIANSAND, April 26.—The Juno, Newcastle to Gothenburg, has put into Egwog in a sinking state, having struck on a sunken rock in a snow storm. EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.—The greatest activity still prevails in the St. Katherine's, London, West and East India Docks, in getting ready the various vessels, that are appointed to sail during the current month for Port Philip, Melbourne, Geelong, Adelaide, &c., Sydney, and Van Diemen's Land, there being upwards of 50 ships entered for the above colonies, not only for the conveyance of emigrants to the "golden regions," but the greater portion of them have already been freighted by merchants in the City for manufactured goods and stores of every description the most saleable in those Colonies. Yesterday her Majesty's Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners concluded a contract for two ships to carry out emigrants to Victoria and New South Wales. CHESTER RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HANDICAP. (5 SOVS.) Sweetness ~ Bell Tinker Eight ran. THIRD TRIENNIAL. Punch Box Stiletto Four ran. CESTRIAN STAKES. North Pole Sylphine Won by a neck. GRAND STAND CUP. Guicowar Lerrywheut.. Thirteen ran. EATON STAKES. Audubon walked over. BANKRUPTCY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) A DILEMMA--SUDDEN ADJOURNMENT OF THE COURT — SUMMONS FROM THE HOUSE OF LORDS.—IN RE ARTIGUES, This bankrupt had carried on an extensive business as a merchant in the city, and to-day was appointed to consider an important claim made by the assignees. Mr. Duncan appeared for the party summoned, but his Honour, on arriving at the usual hour, announced that it would be impossible for him to preside over any of the cases, as he and oth er comm i ss i oners h a d b een ordered to tend the House of Lerds at twelve o'clock to-day. The only question was, what could be done with the eases ? It was suggested to his Honour that under the new act he had power, in case of illness or other unavoidable causes, to delegate his authority to the Registrar, ex cept in cases of applications for certificate. His Honour said that in this case there was an un avoidable cause, for he could not disobey the order of the House of Lords. Mr. Duncan said he had no objection to an adjourn ment to suit the public convenience, and another day was appointed. HORSE DEALING.—IN RR TURRIDGE. • • - This bankrupt was described as of Harrow-road, Pad dington, horse dealer, &c., and to-day came up to pass his last examination. The case has excited some in terest, having been several times before the Court in consequence of the bankrupt's "books" not being made up according to general trade rules, and which had left his accounts in a very complicated state. The accounts now presented by Messrs. Robinson and Knowles, Basinghall-street, now shows Dr. to Cr. 503/. 14s. 6d. ; ditto, on acceptances, 383/. ; capital, January, 1851, 1201. ; profits, 371/. 4s. 11d. ; good debts, 1981. ; losses, 1981. 17s. Od. ; discount, &c., 272/. 16s. 4d. ; personal exp enses , 124/. 2 s . 10d . ; ousehold, 97/. The losses were principally on the sale of horses at Tat tersall's, and a small sum on betting. After a short consultation, the case was adjourned for hearing before his Honour. SHERIFFS COURT.-(THIS .DAY.) (Before R. Gurney, Esq.) GOLDING. V. roma AND OTHERS. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 9/. 17s. 6d., for work done on board the barque Unicorn, of which the defendants were part owners. Mr. W. R. Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff, who proved that he had been directed by Mr. Walker, one of the defendants, to go on board the vessel and place himself under the orders. of the captain, who was also part owner. The claim was originally for a larger amount, but some had been paid on account. The defendants not appearing, Mr. Buchanan sub mitted that a copy of the declaration entered at the Custom House would be conclusive evidence as to the liability of the defendants, as their names were entered. Mr. Beard, clerk to Mr. Buchanan, produced a copy which he had made from the original at the Custom House. His Honour at first doubted whether any parties could be sued whose names did not appear on the declara tion, and it seemed that there were others. Mr. Buchanan said that there might be a hundred joint owners, and it would lead to great confusion if all were obliged to join in the declara'Jion—it was sufficient to prove that defendants were proprietors. His Honour said it appeared that all the defendants had conc urre d i n th e or d er, and he should therefore give judgment for the amount claimed. THE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS-SHIPPING. The shipping returns of the Board of Trade for the month ending the sth of April show a considerable in crease in the arrivals, while in the clearances there is still a falling off, owing to the scarcity of vessels caused by previous detentions in Australia. This state of affairs, however, is now likely to terminate, the entries from Sydney and Port Philip during the past few weeks having again been numerous, and there being every probability, according to the last accounts, that no se rious difficulties in getting away would be experienced by others for the future. At the same time the remark able period which has just been passed must be contem plated by all with a deep sense of the debt due to those whose successful efforts against the navigation laws saved the commerce of the country from the far heavier impediments it must otherwise have sustained. The subjoined table exhibits the aggregate tonnage inward and outward : Entered inward : British vessels United States' vessels Other countries 1851. 1852. 1853. 312,170 ... 243,768 ... 347,884 65,826 ... 41,214 ... 77,550 137,285 ... 121,802 ... 123,097 517,281 ... 406,784 ... 648,53 The clearances outward were : British vessels 430,369 ... 404,771 ... 359,989 United States' vessels 59,532 ... 58,536 ... 75,049 Other countries 109,459 ... 99,950 120,634 599,360 ... 562,757 ... 555,672 In relation to coasting vessels, the returns, notwith standing the competition of railways, show a general in crease of traffic, consequent upon the unprecedented activity of business throughout the country, and the de mand for all descriptions of mineral and other produce on the part of manufacturers. It appears that the ton nage entered inward was 1,050,266 tons in the month ending the sth of April, 1851 ; 1,080,337 in 1852, and 1,184,368 in 1853. The clearances outward were 1,161,206 in April, 1851, 1,181,892 in 1852, and 1,234,966 in 1853. COMMUNICATION WITH THE BRITISH FLEET IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. MARSEILLES, April 30.—The arrangements, or rather want of arrangements, of the British Government for communicating with the Mediterranean fleet, has excited the surprise of most British travellers who have recently visited Malta and this place. If the Government had a steamer stationed here, they would have, by means of the electric telegraph, the admiral commanding the fleet stationed at Malta within three days' communication from the Admiralty at Charing-cross,— an arrangement surely of no little importance at the present time, when political affairs in the Levant are wearing such a critical wppear a,nce, and the expectation of sailing orders for the fleet was the general subject of conversation at Malta. Yet, strange to say, while four or five steamers have been for months lying idle at Malta, and might just as well have been doing nothing here, or at least one of them, there is no means of conveying a telegraphic or other dispatch to Malta except by waiting, perhaps a fortnight, for the packet conveying the outward India mail, or of hiring that packet at a heavy expense, and interrupting the course of that important mail. Surely such a neglect of ordinary precaution requires some public notice.—Daily News. THE ADELAIDE STEAMER.—The St. Helena Herald, of the 10th March, alludes as follows to the departure, from St. Helena, of the Adelaide steamer :—" The Ade laide steamer is away at last, after a stay in our roads of 13 days, and after having taken on board about 330 tons of wood and 90 tons of coal. The stir produced by bringing the wood into town is over ; the driving of carts, the cavalcades of timber-laden donkeys, and the constant presence of the farmers with their firewood, had made among us a considerable amount of bustle; and when to this is added - the fact that about 10 passengers were constantly parading our streets, it will be evident this little town had all the appearance of a place of con sequence. The arrival here of the Adelaide forms ano ther argument for making St. Helena a regular coaling station for steamers outward bound. In looking at a map we cannot avoid the conviction that there is not one spot more fitted between the Land's-end and Table Bay, and it can only be owing to some mistake in the information received by the directors of steam companies that it has not been made a calling place long since. The energy and expedition displayed in supplying the different steamers that have touched here is remarkable, considering the sudden and unexpected demands that have been made by these vessels. Our different mer chants have been found united together to afford each other every assistance. The men have frequently been kept at work almost the whole of the night, and 200 or 300 tons of coal have been put on board in an incredibly short period." POLTIMORE COPPER AND GOLD MINING COMPANY. A general meeting of this company was held yester day. A very favourable report, showing a balance of 20,0001. in the bankers hands, was presented and una nimously adopted. Mr. Wilson, of the firm of Raw lins Watson, and Co., smelters, of Liv er p oo l , attended, and engaged to take 300 tons of ore per week, and to pay the company 4/. 4s. per ton for it. It was shown that, after paying the freight to Liverpool, a cent. per cent. profit would remain, while, if smelted at the works, as contemplated, much more might be rea lised. A specimen of the gold, weighing 264 oz. 23 carats fine, taken from 20 tons of gossan, was produced, and, after some discussion as to the propriety of imme diately erecting machinery for reducing the ore on the premises, it was agreed to postpone that question until the next meeting, when the results of Captain Moorsom's experiments in smelting at the Britannia Mines, adjoin ing, would be known. TIIE SLIA_iZE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. (Closing Prices this day. Basineas done this day. Paidl !Aberdeen . 29i - 30 Ambg. Nottng. Bost , & FAstn. Junc....... Birmng. Wolveri.di Stour Va11ey......... Birkenhd. Lanesh. k Cheshire Junet...... 6 - 6 10 - 10 - :1 1 21 - 22 Do. Chesh. dr Birk., £5O do £25 Cons.... Do., £20....... ........ Bristol dr Exeter...... Caledonian. 3i -- 2i dl 102 -- 101 674-- 67i 23t -- 244 23 -- 234 Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass. Dublin&Belfast June. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction .. Do. New 1' -- Cp 8 - 9 East Anglian (£25 L, & E. & L. & D.)...., _ _ Do., (XlB E. do Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union, Class, A. late E. U. Eh.... Do d 0...... ..... . .... . 6 -- 6f 4. - 46' 13i -- 136 1 101 -11 f IDo., B. & C.. a - 7i 73 - 74 East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk & Binning. June Edinburgh& Glasgow. Edinb. and Pee'Wes_ ' Edinb.Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk De., A. Stock Do., B. Stock 50 - 55 72 - 74 32 . -- ii 88 -- 89 55 -- 57 131 - 133 1114 -- 1124 91d -- 92 81 -- 84 92 77 94 132 -- 14 p 794 4 d 3 -- 2t d, 16 --162 1 Sth. kWest.(l;;.) Great Western Ifileh South-East 372. Lancaster (St Carlisle Do., Thirds Lan - eash. dlYorkshil! Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Ueda Northern Crsby. & So utlypi.l London & Blackwall Lord. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond.Bright.& S. Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths London & S. Western I Do., Do., £40... ...... cindrry. &Coleraine Lnd.ndriy. & Ennisk. ganch.Shef.&Lineln. Do., Maa. & Lin. Un. aficland ..... . ..... 'Do. BirmingA Derby Aldland G. West.(lr.) Do. 2 Sha7es Newcastle & Newmarket Do. Eury Extensions Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk Do., Now Northn.Counties Da North British ..... 'North Devon, No.i Do. No. 2. ' , De., A Deferred ...I Do., 4 B Guaranteed North Staffords"Mro.. North Western........ N. di S. Westrß. June. Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg. Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do. Do. Oswestry - Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun' Do.. Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Doc and Railway . Vale of Neath......... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall.. Wradedon&Croydobl Woodford York Newctl. & Ber w Do: Extensions. Do. G.N.E. Purchaze York & N. 3lidland Aberue~~ Do., No. 2, 7 p. c Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5.1 per cent Cork &Bandon 5 a p.c Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction EastA nglian (£3los; 6 per cent. . . Do: (25) 7 percent.. Do. Oa 17s) 7 p. ct.. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. . . ..... . Do., New 6 p. c. St.. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... EastLancash. 6 p.cts. Edinb. Prth. &Dundee 5i per cent........... Glasgow do S. Western guar. 5 per cent.... Great Northr • 5 p. e. Do. sp. c.,11: uem., at 10 p. c. pram , Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. G. West. fixed 4i p c. Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock... London and,Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c... Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, sp. c 1852 • , Do. New Guar. 6p.c. London & S. Western, Con. Thirds Londondenyez Coler. Shares . . andy. & Eunis. Sh Manch. ,Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1...... Do. Now, £10... ..... . Do., £6 ..... Marypt. &Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 42 per cent Do.. fid.Consol. 6 p.c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent....l Do. Pref. 4 per cent.' Norfolk Extension... Do. Guar. 5,3 per et.. Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British North Staffordshire.. Oxford Worcester & Wolverb. £15,6p. c Do Shrews& 13irm. N. G. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min),B p. c Do. 5 per cent......... (South Devon . Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of El Os.6d.' i.Yorksli.4p.c.Gnar. Waterfd. &Kilk.6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick,4 p.c.Pref Do York& N. Midland 11. & B. Punk 9i - 94 - 2h p 1044 - 104 111 -119 i 2- 3 p 1 - 904 - 914 5 - 44(1 4 - 12 - 13 19 - 21 301 - 304 3t - 75 -75 i 42 - 44 50 52 4 - P 3t 3 d 2i 3A Si 9A 53 —55 j 34 —2/ d' 35t —36 t 4 - 4ad 81 -- - P 52 - 53 98 - 100 62 - 63 65 - 67 73 76 1/ Oidis 17 19 8i 94 12 -- 14 - 31 -- 34(1 21 --- 22 75i 76 37 --• 38 13 14 di - - 4 19 21 2ë - 15/ 10/ 3 34 10j 11 -- par 70 71 7i 7 d 2ff -- 61i —62 ii PREFERENCE SHARES, FOR: A ntwerp&Rottordam BelgianEastn. June t. Beziers to Graissessac Charleroi &Erquelin. Dijon and Be sanon. . Dutch Rhenish.,,, East Indian..... Do. Extension . Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Janet. of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares... _----.. Lucca & Pistoja sp.c Luxembourg.. Do. Do. (Railway) Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. pref Lyons & Meditcrran Wadras Namur & Liege (with interest) 00. (ex interest) Northern of Frnco Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs. NorwegianTraukPrei Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen.. Paris and Sl:rasbourg ParisCaen & Chcrbrg. Quebec &Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Me - ase Do. 5i p. ct. 3th-Eastru.of France Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 5i per c. Pref.... Western of France... West. of Switzerland Zealand ....... . PO. 15 10 2 3 7 41 all IC( 1081, IR :-. fo9; 19h 20 ipm - GA 3f - 4 1 -- lip 2 - 21 p li - 2i p 15 - 154 Ist 18',I 31 - 31 Itici --: 3.i 1112 - 114 81 - 8i 6 - 7 106 - 1 08 P 1 5 4- 152 - ••• ad ••• ad la = 158 3 i - 4 p 10i - 11 - 144 8 - 9 10 i 114 i i p. 148 —lsoxd l i i PI 1 111 - 113 25i - 26 2 -- 2ip 10i -11 i .17A -- lEq p 15 -- 16 fir— p 26 -- 268 id l9l -- /p -- 206 ar 103 -- 105 5 1 -5/ P 1-- Ad 1 —1; 1 13 0 144 1} 3 4 dis 6 lip 2i 2i7 2 - 2ip Par--1 p 3d pdr 7 74 4t 4 - i$ lg lg - 2 j - 8 361 -- 378 1481 -- 94 1 14i -- 181 -- 19A7 444 -- 464, 461 -- 473' 37 -- 374 5A -- 6 p P 22 -- 224 9i -- 94 5i p 4 5 dis par 12 124. id gd - Ist MINES, 1 all Agua Fria 10s. all Anglo Californian _ 4 a p 1 10 2 Australasian — 1 p2 l 4 20 5 Australian 44 4 p4* 1 all Australian Cordillera p 1 all Australian Freehold. d ar 1 all Ave Maria ll 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par p 1 all British Austrin. Gold 4 pll 1 20 13.5 British Iron 8 10 35 24a Brazilianlmp.(issned at 25 pm 54 6 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 44 41 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 —3l 1 4 1 Carsons's Creek 40 all Cobre Copper 464 47* 471 5 1 Colonial Gold 1 21 31 2 1 ... 14 Copiapo. B4 94 84 St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 70 —BO 25 all Do. Prof. 74 p. cent. 84 —94 p 5 all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co. 14 1 d 20 all General l5 —l7 2 all Great Nugget Vein l4 —24 p 4 3 all Great Polgooth par— P 1 all Lake Bathurst — d 1 all Liberty 1 all Ler d. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co 1 a d 1 all Mariquita d— par 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 8 8 I 1 all New Granada — p 1 1 all Nouveau Monde l4 14p 2 5 1 Port Philip p par 1 1 all Quartz Rock p 1,1 50 all Rhymney Iron. 24 —26 15 Do. New 7 8 30 101 Santiago de Cuba 6 7- 61 1 all South Australian A d-10 7 Tin Croft 281 all United Mexican 54 6 51 1 all Waller 1 all West Granada i p p 1 all West Mariposa A pl 4 1 all Yu oa 4 — g JOINT-STOCK BANKS: 40 all Australasia B6 87 86* 7 50 all British N. American 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 4 —11 p 100 25 Colonial — 100 20 Commercial of Lond. ... 10 English Scottish and Australian l4 —14 p 20 124 Load. Chart. Bk. of Australia 3 341) 151 50 20 London and County 50 10 London Joint Stock.. 100 20 Loud. & Westminster • 36 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 224 National of Ireland 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation 504 —SIA xn 50a 4'c ne 25 5 Do. New — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New — 5 1 Royal Australn. Bkg. & Gold Imp Co id par 25 all South Australia 5O 52 50A 150 25 all Union of Australia... 77 78 78 7Si 2a Do. Now 8 9 50 10 Union of London — 18 11 40 all Union of Madrid__ •• • MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Australian Agricult. 81 83 82 20 8 Australsn.Pcific.Mail 10 6 Australn. Royal Mail 50 384 Brit. American Land 77 7 9 100 322 Canada — 5 5 Crystal Palace la 11 64 4 2 Crystal Pal. o f France 1 14 20 1 Eastern Steam — 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 100 14 General Screw Steam ... 124 20 24 Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 2 Netherlands Laud 20 7a Nrth.ofEuropeSteam • 50 all Peninsular & Orient a l • 50 25 Do. D o . .▪ .•• 471 64 100 60 Royal M a il St eam . . 76 25 25 South Austral. Land 46 . 48 1 all Submar. Telegraph., 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization._ 100 284 Van Diemen's Land l9 20 194 MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. • During the present week, and fresh up to this morul e o . market, the arrivals of English wheat have been but ° L b derate. Notwithstanding that the show of samples of bl ed red and white was limited, the demand for ail. kinds it.. exceedingly inactive, at bar e ly s t a ti onary pr i ces. F o r A— ward delivery next to nothing wai doing. 10 8 Larger imports of forei gn w h ea t-17 , 140 guar t be again taken place; hence the trade was heavy, anu of quotations were barely su pp or t e d . Floating cargo wheat were offering on lower terms. t Very little English barl e y was b roug ht f orwar d , bri supply of foreign was very large for the time of year, v l r 15,530 qrs. Fine malting samples sold slowly, on f gr e a• terms ; but the value of other kinds had a downwaau dancy. , We had a dull i nqr ; ry for malt, but no material change took place in prices. The import s o f oa t s b eing large the trade ruled hen and in some i ns t ances the currencies were the turn -la favour of buyers. Beans and peas were steady, but flour ruled dull, and American was lower to purchase. ARRIVALS THIS WREN. Wheat. 2,830 English .. Barley. Malt. O a t s , F 10 0 . 13 1,220 4,010 210 1,2 6 0 2,350 17,320 1,010 1 0 6,200 Trish .... Foreign .. I 7,14 U 15, 1530- SMITHFIELD. To-day's market was fairly supplied with beasts o, a number, but their general quality was very irferior. all breeds the demand ruled h eav y, i n mos t i ns t anc es 5 IV cline in the quotations of 2d. per Blbs. Sheep, the ouPPpo of which was tolerably good, moved off slowly, but _1 change took place in prices. We had an improved denr,, P a for lambs, at extreme rates. The general quotations relti o . from ss. to 6s. ; but a few very superior Down quno realised 6s. 4d. per 81b8. Calves sold readily,. and figures were freely supported. The sale for pigs Wig pi active, at Monday's curre nc y. Mit c h cows were (la"' from 151. to 191. 15s. each, including their small calf. Per Blbs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts ...2 10 to 3 01 Second quality ...3 2 3 4 Prime large oxen 3 6 3 8 Prime Scots, ac. 310 4 2 Inferior sheep ...4 0 4 2 Second quality ...4 4 4 8 Prime crse.-wlled.4 10 5 0 Lambs TOTAL SUPPLY. u. d. 4 Prime Southdown 5 2 4 Large crse. calves 3 8 lO Prime small do _4 6 6 Large hogs 3 2 3 4 Small porkers 3 8 ng a` 0 Suckling calves 20 0 r, 0 Quarter old pigs 19 0 A' 5s Od to 6s Od. Beasts 940 Sheep and Lambs 8,400 Ca!ves: 304 Pigs 3OO FOREIGN 817Pnr• e s6s Beasts Sheep Calves OO Pigs NEWGATE AND The general demand was it Per Sibs by LEADENHALL. a sluggish state, as folleol he carcase. s. d. s. cf. Beef, inferior 2 6 2 10 Do.,middling 3 0 3 2 Do., prime largo 3 2 3 4 Do., do. small 3 6 3 8 Pork, large 3 4 3 /0 Lambs 0. d. s' (1. 8 O Mutton, Inferior 3 6 4 Do.oniddling 310 4 6 Do., prime 4 4 a 8 Veal 3 6 4 Pork, small 4 0 a 10d to 6a 2d. BOROUGH HOP. • di all 101/ Notwithstanding that the show of samples of ,_ a t o te, of hops is very limited, the demand is in a sluggisitl e tit on the following terms :—Mid and East Kent P°r„,ats 120 s. to 160 s. ; eald of Kent, 115 s. to 12613. •; and s ll ' - 112 s to 120 s per ewb. COLONIAL. di9 SUGAR.—The demand has b een goo d f or W e st %a. kinds, but there has not been a large business trollst' e v to Full. prices have been obtained. Barbadoes, °rainsT- 7 00 good ordinary, by aucti on , so ld a t 34 s to 376 d, sn u iv eat crystalised was taken in at 41 s t o 41 s 6d. Demerol's 0 ,1 to at 33s to 34s 6d. for fine brown to mid gre y, an d at 3 4 5 4 . 39s 6d for low to fine cryst a li se d. M aur iti u s hag .113 ,y to ready buyers ; good and fine y e ll ow , 36 s t o 37s 6d ; 1° 346 mid, 31s to 35s C 3 ; good to superior brown, 32s 6d,t h er; and low to fine yellow, 34s Gd to 38s. Bengal went Gd ~1 7 „ foe tc id to fine white Benares, :27s to 3956 d ; Madras, goo" " s „, - , at soft brown, sold at 28s to 29s ; and low to mid yell° 0 for 29s to 31s. Foreign—there have been several bulg s to exportation at the previous rates ; brown Babis,' 2 1 ,,' 19s 3d ; and Pernam, 19s. Ye'!ow Havannah to 21s 6d. Unclayed Manilla has realised 31s 6d n lo r e dlol bags on the spot. Havannah has been fii.n. Relgs Pat to fine grocery lumps has been sold at 46s Gd to cwt. We COFFEE.—Native Ceylon has been dull, and Vie?, jo tted' been barely sustained, although the supply is Alan d The new import has been sold at 46s 6d to 470. Tn Di tation Ceylon there has been scarcely any choug°• fj o s 6e) hold mixed has been sold at full prices, viz., 563 ty.„ 479 ' fine ord to low mid has rea'ised 51s to Vs 6d, tr' l , o fc' t 6d to 48s, and peabehy 63s 6d. M oc h a was t a ken • tine ord mixed, at 55 3 to 60 s p er cm t. gadro_s at RlCE.—There has been a steady mar ket • at 7s Gd to 8s 6d for ord and m id pi n ky, and at Madras g olf. 9s 6d for good ; Bengal has be en t a k en I n at wt hite. AurtowßooT.—Bermuda good and fine has b e en so is 00 to is 2d, and St. Vincent's at 3icl to 4id. the RUM.—This article has been in more request d last two days. r ya PIMENTO.—At public sale low mid to good 104 s. Ed to 6h, being full ates. COTTON.—Rather r more has been doing at prev i t r a usrg :T te b ° Tinnevelly Madras sold at 3id to 3,1 d for low an d lower descriptions are least wanted. W e° TEA.—The market is well supported, and large o r ra br d have been made in black and green. Common at le realised 10:4d to 114 d per lb. The medium kinds, r to ls 4:1, have been in most demand• 31to O s 6tl P° TALLOW.— P.Y.C. has been sold at 470 ad• cwt for new on the spot. coutir ill , e° 1 o f GREEN FRUIT.—The pri ce o f oranges d blip vancing. Two cargoes f rom St. Michael, an t P ll O O Lisbon per steamer, s o ld by K ee li n g and gnat wo o rolu sale, went at an a d vance o f 4 s . t o s s . per box f 10 . . tay lower, the stock ha l i ng b een i ncrea sed by u"_; ) of 0 " o f Messina and Napl es . N o a lt era ti on in the u ctioe re d duty no dispositi on t o p ress salts until the duty takes place. :RAILWAY TRAFFIC RE-I'UP' THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILIVAY.--1.1.";, rays 0 the week ending April 24, 1853 (283 wiles) RJ- , t 5 6 0 week ending May 1, SCOTTISH Corresponding week last year (2231 wiles) 1 3 , r the CENTRAL ItAILWAT.—Trate ret till2 ,llB 1 Corresponding week last 2/011 bv 1853 .............. ria 103 67 i i i 24 231 32A 89 1 56 133 2 1121 12 91t i 2 pm 791 i 12 11i 1051 119 90 a i i 75 378 7 6tf 70 i 70 lli 62A 20 x d Pm 2 pm 1121 13 rTNi. 1113 1" 281 9, i pm 100 I 82 all 100 all 50 16, St. 20 50 20 114, 10. St. St. St. St. 20 20 50 20 St. 16 St. St. 12i 12i 25, all all all 100 all 100 10 25 10 1.0.6 100 42 all all 100 41 LOO 100 474 174 all 100 ga 16 100 all 3 100 100 100 100 100 21s. 1 100 111 100 1.00 all 100 103 6 100 100 :IGN. 6i 6 44 54 1 i 52i 3 62 3 117, 1 , 141 911 I