The Sun. — London, England, 1853-05-09 00:00:00

ELECTION COMMITTE (THIS DAY.) PLYMOUTH. At the sitting of the committee this morning, Mr. S erjeant ' Kinglake, on behalf of Mr. Mare, said that himself and his learned friends having consulted on the evidence already laid before the committee, had C ome to the conclusion that the acts of Mr. Mare's agents had so compromised him that it was i m possibl e f or him to hope to persevere success lY in his opp os i t i on, and on their adv i ce Mr. Mare had d ec id e d to resign his seat and relinquish further opposition to the petition. On the part of Mr. Mare's agents, he must s t a t e th a t th ey h a d b een ac ti ng u nder the erroneous impression that there was no differ ence with rega r d t o t h e d i spensation of patronage be tween a member seated and a candidate on his canvass ; and it was by this misunderstanding that they had been ear to commit th ose i n j u di c i ous acts for which Mr. Mare must be h e ld respons ibl e, an d some of wh i ch 1 1 ? doubt were quite sufficient to void the seat. ne should propose to call Mr. Mare to give an expla nation of his c.induct and he might further state that his course was not the result of auy compromise or ar rangement of any sort between the parties. 1 Chairman expressed some doubt whether they 41:1)1i1(1, c case nsistently with their duty to the public, allow to close so abruptly. tio n Mr. Mare was then called, and was under examina when we went to press. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. The Alay sessions of the Central Criminal Court were °Pened this morning before the Lord Mayor, the Re furder, Sir J ames Duke, the Sheriffs, and other civic n ctionari es . The calendar contains the names of 148 prisoners. The Recorder, in his address to the grand jury, said, that though the calendar presented an unusual number ef. Prisoners whose cases it would be their duty to en usualinto, in consequence, no doubt, of the rather un- Length of the interval which had elapsed between th ese and the last sessions, the offences charged were tot o f ea.aes a Very aggravated character. There were two of th °I murder, but as true bills had been found in each bef or ese last sessions, they would not come, of course, h e the present grand jury. From the informationt say that, Wit him on the depositions, he was happy os o y_ a , with one or two exceptions, the cases were not of to 4 .„ e ? serious or grave description ; but he was anxious t form e r that opportunity of stating that at these and a . feetl • sessions, he had not unfrequently been imp.erh wa! informed as to the nature of the business whic gia..d if _ f we before the grand jury, and he should be gist he could draw the attention of the committing ma lt n L ate s to that circumstance, and to the position in which o(i: ic ed the grand jury as well as himself. By an act arlianaent ( inired th of the present Queen's reign it was re the s at the depositions should be returned before dire ct or at suc h t i me as th e cour t s h ou ld order or the .Now he believed that no order or direction on same ti had been made by the court ; but, at the that 1' me, the j u d ges had always expresse d th e i r op i n i on s Was desi ra bl e t h e d epos i t i ons s h ou ld b e sen t in b e -h l ort tune bef ore th e sess i ons, i n order that they might na ked ed i n t o b efore the presiding judge addressed the fa% ces JurY• Fie was sorry to say that at some police the d o a practice had lately grown up of keeping back positions to the last moment, and the consequence wa s fo r ..b'eat i nconvenience to the business of the court t i judge o ften happ ene d that the d epos i t i ons were p l ace th e in li ,e hands o f the just when he took his seat on b eeo uench, and when it was utterly impossible for him to ,:inie acquaint e d w i th the facts deta i le d w i t hi n. If th e t Aistrates would be kind enough to make their clerks Vohi,the d epositions before the sessions commenced they how grea tly conduce t o th e public convenience. This, he " e t, was not a matter in the hands of the jury, and ,b:euld, therefore, not detain them with any further atte,rva,tiitas upon it. There was only one case of an d tto e — P' on human life—it was that of a man name I Thirl e, who was charged with cutting the throat of a wo atte w ith whom he cohabited. It appeared that he also be _inPted to cut his o throat, but in both instances char as unsuccessful. The case assumed the shape f o t f h a fact s g e of wounding with intent to murder. *they would wer ve as they appeared on the deposi a tio t n ro s e , e till a no doubt, find it their duty . to return of a aoillegainst the accused. There was another case, . ohn r wh at Peculiar character, where a foreigner was 1 5 , ), difyedhanh firing a pistol with intent to do grievous 'bat h arid to injure some person. It appeared Whether hew going along the street—it was not stated 11 1,, lin : i1 r1 Zti p d , e,i_ t e eazi r iyn a g s in l liquor. crowd t ttle he was ° Were a and annoying algeer d im n . ot—of lt buli seemed boys, that oys arid wh i . i i " 3 most foreigners, enveloped in a large cloak, t N jlaieh was so surrounded by the boys, a pis el him in his possession went off, but no one saw of the ba tau/ "e• Though the pistol did not hit any vh, was u nfortunately struck a young woman d tt on e PaBBin g 'along the street. Now, if a man Rime th 4, w Person but missed him and hit another, though fo r ' th as not his original intention, he might be indicted Inoist i° a ct ; but in order to constitute it an offence, it 4 ad o o e . S hown that he aimed at some person. . If he oa.s e b„ !ttention to aim at any one, they would m that atc o i de ' Justified in treating the discharge of the pistol as tsual nta •l• There was another case, rather out of the 'with yourse, in which a man named Powell was t c o h e axrgendgive . fb e mg an accessory to the fact with regard te a. ritrgeries on the Bank of England, committed by 110 ° , ? of that establishment who had absconded and it not fo w rm as erly ntoo4aMenable to the law. By the law_ an accessory after the fo.,"er with the principal or after fa t h he could d abeensnnl only tried, be t tried introduced into Parlia kl'tnnately by a most useful act bY Mr. Baines, now the President e ee of e t e h o e ry P a o f o t r e r L t a b w e heard it was competent to place . tt'the absence of the prin- On his trial before a and notwithstandingurYteholaneteeop4nacitptearl thhaedfaeetluedoend. JOStice. The offence of of 4 isted i n the system r dither concealing concealing or making other way assisting or away with the plunder, o Dromoting the object of theprincipal felon. If they f ound that to be proved in this case, they would be jus tified in returning a true bill against the accused. After R ecorder to a few other cases in the calendar, the learned — door& remitted the grand jury to the discharge of their important functions. BANKRUPTCY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE WEST AND WEST. lIDNAWAY BANKRUPTS.—These bankrupts had carried -11 business at Donnington, Northampton, as drapers, 411 ( 1 to-day was appointed for their last examination. ! i t rnay be recollected that the bankrupts, who are ti a. ° 2 ll gabsconded a short time since, after having ndes tinely sent up property of considerable value to t a ° „l l °n, to be disposed of by a forced auction, but the t o - ' ll3 Pts were apprehended, and the proceeds of the sale ti,ecivoteede through - the agency of Russell, one of the detec- L-uk officers. In -balance sheet now filed by Mr. Sloper, extending ( 1,2 1 Febrnaq 1852, and ending March 1853, shows izz ,'"t 4 to creditors 398/. 14s. 34d. To Mr. West for are'ltal, 385/. ; Profits 103/. ; creditor by debtors, lo ' 1 0s. ; property 59/. Bs. ; trade expenses 93/. ; 4 8 h e s , 76/. West , .ss.Drawings by W. West 74/. 7s. 2d. 56/ Bd. Dr - ue principal losses were 280/. is. 9d. on the sale of te t t el tY by the Sheriff, under an execution at the suit nzt , Boston Banking Company, and others, and 197/. a l b e Sale of goods which had cost 3501., and which -- `1 ten sent up to London for sale. Petit Petition was subsequently presented to annul the N N lc 'n in bankruptcy on the ground that John West aj r I t.ninor at the time of the adjudication, but after t liht killtican had been heard, as counsel for the bank- V ii ; nl and Mr. Healder as solicitor for the assignees, his % ow our dismissed the bankrupts' petition, and the case .io n ca rne before th e cour t on th e ques ti on of examina which was not concluded. 4 a:i4e bankrupt, John West, has given notice of appeal ust the decision of his Honour on the petition. SCUTHWARK-(THIS DAY). ,A1)1 3 . 4 0 AT THE FIRE IN THE LONIN-R=.-- (,1 %o'ctrd M ett, a young fellow about tweny sta a 'i ; w as brought before Mr. A'Beckett, charged y with k r - lig a silk pocket handkerchief from the person of ",• Raulstone a gentleman residing at Batters n e t a. in ptivc4lo liushand Rowe, 110 M, said he was e on ev d en duty in ti m a te clothes on Saturday night between l kh - ; o'clock in the London-road while a large fire was kf l d lg at a timber yard and saw mills in London-street_ Per sons There were at the time several hundreds was 4tt, 01 ; 118 in the London-road, and the prosecutor w d, ,Whe n -Pti ng to force his way through the cl 4i tt c witness distinctly saw the prisoner behind rc Real Pot his h and in his coat pocket and ‘le ca - n , 4 silk ha n dk erchief, with which he was about to Nat 0 7 1 P' when h e se i zed hold of him and took hi m into oor tl s`Y. Re had known the prisoner some years as a 14_ Panion o f thieves which induced him to watch him up particularly. hiaBcutor said that h e h a d hi s h an dk e rchief safe in .otket when he entered the crowd and did not miss oa te l : 1 the officer told him something, when he felt his ets _ and found that his handkerchief had been stolen ii,,,..dyerchief produced was his property. thPrisoner who declined to say anything in answer e charge fully committed for trial. ILIVICIIPOOL,SA.,he British - CoT er iean mad steamship Africa, Harrison and commander,North with her departure hence for New York this afternoon, ,a fair number of Passengers and a full cargo, besides .416 usual • illmails on board. A heavy fall of sno7 visite , d . - e to w n. at about 7 o'clock this morning, notwithstan% 1434 ' that on the previous evening the weather was .. s v that thunder was generally expected. The oi., 48 been extremely cold since the snow came down. The ttlYAlatelayers employed by the North Union Railway Cor.n between Liverpool and Manchester have been dig fr,4ged in a body. They persisted in demanding an i, crease of 2s. in their wages, which the directors re i,l,H,eti to grant, and their discharge has been the result. „,._te to grant, have issued a placard stating that, in conse 00ence of the unprotected state of the line, resulting 4r tu their discharge, the lives of passengers are enclan geted. 111:5442‘,113LE OUTRAGE IN THE COUNTY OP ARMA attez, ""Y Telegraph reports that yesterday morning :ell, ,Pts Were made to burn two houses with their rest arl in the neighbourhood in which 'with Chambre was / zussassinateci a short time sines. COURT CIRCULAIt. OSBORNE, SATURDAY. The Queen, accompanied by the Princesses Helena and Louisa and Prince Arthur, and attended by Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, drove out yesterday afternoon on the Newport road. His loyal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Col Wylde, rode on horseback. SUNDAY. The Queen and Prince, with the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and Princess Alice, attended divine ser vice this morning at Osborne. The service was performed by the Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley. The ladies and gentlemen in waiting and the house hold were also preseat. • The Earl of Aberdeen is staying on a visit to her Ma jesty. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accom panied by her Serene Highness the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, and attended by Lady Anna Maria Dam son and Sir George Couper, honoured the Royal Italian Opera-house with her presence on Saturday evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and her Serene Highness the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe at tended divine service yesterday morning in Kew Church. The Royal Duchess and the Princess visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge at her residence at Cambridge. The Persian Envoy transacted business at the Foreign office on Saturday. Mr. W. Beckford, Mr. H. Davidson, and Mr. P. Blackburn had an interview with the Duke of New castle at the Colonial-office on Saturday on the subject of Jamaica. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone left town on Saturday afternoon for Brighton. The Earl of Aberdeen (First Lord of the Treasury) has issued invitations to a party of peers to a full dress dinner on the 24th inst., in celebration of the Queen's birthday at his residence, Argyll-house. Viscount Pahnerston (Secretary of State for the Home Department) has issued invitations to the Queen's Judges of Common Law and Equity and a large party to a full dress dinner in celebration of her Majesty's birthday, on the 24th inst., at his residence in Carlton-gardens. The Duke of Newcastle (Secretary of State for the Colonies) has issued invitations for a full-dress dinner party on the 24th inst., at his residence in Portman square, to celebrate the Queen's birthday. Despatches were sent on Saturday evening from the Colonial-office to the Governors of the Falkland Islands, New Zealand, Victoria, and New South Wales. CABINET COUNCIL.-A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing street. It was attended by the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John ,Russell, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Duke of Argyll, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of New castle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth. The Council sat three hours. On Saturday morning was solemnised at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, the marriage of Baron Ribblesdale and Ellen, daughter of Colonel Mure, M.P., of Caldwell. Amongst those who accompanied the bridal pair to the altar were observed his Excellency the Prussian Minister, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord and Lady John Rus sell and Miss Victoria Russell, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, the Earl and Countess Howe, the Countess of Mansfield, Lord Colville of Culross, Lord and Lady De Tabley, Sir George and Lady Clarke, Sir Adam and Lady Hay, the Hon. the Misses Lister, sisters of the bridegroom, and who were also bridesmaids on the occa sion, Colonel and Mrs. Mure, Mr. Philip Mure, Mr. Booker, Mr. Hunter Blair, Mrs. Cradock, Mr. and Mrs. Raikes Currie, Mr. Hallam, Mr. and Mrs. Armitage, and Mr. and Mrs. Drummond. Lord Ribblesdale is the son of the second Baron and of Adelaide his wife, who secondly married Lord John Russell. FRENCH PLAYS. The re-appearance of M. Regnier, at the St. James's Theatre has infused new life into the establishment, and he has signalized the commencement of his present en gagement by a chef d'oeuvre of his art. Le Bonhomie Jadis, a one act piece by M. Henri Murger, who has lately gained much celebrity by his literary illustrations of French student-life, is in itself an elegant trifle— nothing more. When the piece was brought out at the Theatre Francais, in April, 1852, the bonhomie was played, not by M. Regnier, by M. Provost, to whom it was dedicated ; but still, though without the means of comparison, we are perfectly satisfied that M. Regnier's version is an original creation ; just as we can often tell by certain attributes in a portrait that must be a good likeness, though R e have not seen the original. That verve, that full flow of animation could not be obtained by a mere imitative process. The strength of M. Regnier is also proved by the life which he is able to give even to that narcotic pleasantry, Les Jeun de l'Amour et du Hasard. Although this and one or two other plays from the pen of Mariva,ux are considered almost classics on the French stage, are still used as tests of the merits of new " legitimate" performers, and though deemed rather worn out at Paris, are still eagerly run after in the provinces, they produce no great effect on an Eng lish audience. However. with all the deficiences of the antiquated comedy, the character of the valet Pasquin is rendered with much vivacity by M. Regnier, that while he is on the stage the merriment of the audience is con stantly sustained. MONET ORDERS-THE COLONIES. The Postmaster -General is taking measures for estab lishing a money-order system between this country and the colonies. So far as relates to the receipt and pay ment of money in the Colonies, and , to its transmission to and from the United Kingdom, his Lordship intends to avail himself of the agency of ordinary banks ; except in any case where the colonial postal arrangements are not under his direction, and where the authorities of the colony may prefer to undertake this business themselves. The receipt and payment of money in the mother country will form a branch of the money-order system already existing. Advertisements will shortly appear, inviting tenders from bankers for the performance of the duties referred to. THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS. GENERAL POST OFFICE, April 1853.—Her Majesty's Government having terminated the contract with the Australian Royal Steam Navigation Company, for the conveyance of the mails to Australia, via' the Cape of Good Hope, a mail packet will no longer be dispatched from Plymouth on the 3d of every alternate month, as heretofore. Provision will be made for the conveyance of mails to Australia early in the months of June, August, October, and December, of the present year, respectively ; and due notice will be given of the days appointed for the departure of such mails. In the alternate months of May, July, September and November, mails for Australia will continue to be forwarded by the route of Singapore, according to the present arrangements, on the 4th of the month, vid Southampton, and on the Bth via Marseilles, or when those dates fall on a Sunday, on the 3d rid Southampton, and on the 9th rid Marseilles. Postmasters will, for the present, send to London all letters and newspapers addressed to Australia. DEPARTURE OF THE ARGO FOR AUSTRALIA The General Screw Steam-packet Company's new screw steam-ship Argo, Captain George Hyde, sailed yesterday morning from Southampton for Port Philip and Sydney. She is intended to touch only at St. Vincent's for coals, and, it is fully expected, will make a quick run to Australia, hopes being even entertained that, with favourable weather, the Argo will arrive at her destina tion before the overland mail dispatched via Suez and Singapore on the 4th instant. We regret to find that the number of passengers and amount o freight carried out by this beautiful steam-ship are by no means commensurate with her capacity, as it appears that the General Screw Company, in regard to their Australian line, are suffering from the general dis credit into which screw steamers engaged in the Aus tralian trade have fallen from the repeated failures and long passages of every steamer which has yet undertaken the voyage. By way of rectifying the mistakes that have hitherto been committed by other companies, the Argo will not call at the Cape of Good Hope, St. Helena, King George's Sound, or Adelaide, and thus the detentions at those ports, which have destroyed the efficiency of the previous steamers, will, it is hoped, be avoided. The voyages of the General Screw Com pany's ships to the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, and India have been accomplished, on the average, with great regularity, and have given much satisfaction. There is no reason to doubt, therefore, but that their steamers laid on for Australia will do equally as well. Public confidence in Australian screw steamers will, how ever, scarcely be restored till one or two speedy and successful voyages have been accomplished. A ship letter mail is taken out by the Argo, the Post-office authorities having made no arrangements with the company for either a general or special mail contract. This, in regard to the Argo, may possibly arise from the inconvenient date of her departure, just on the eve of the mail for Australia by the overland and Marseilles route, thus rendering a second mail unnecessary. The number passengers taken out by the Ar go i s 5 5, among of whom is Sir R. Nickle, Commander-in -Chief a t New South Wales, with his lady and aide-de-camp. The freight-list comprises specie, value 26,0001. sterling ; ew J• ellery, value 11,5001 .; a nd 375 tons of ca rgo , of the ordinary description of valuable goods, for the Australian markets. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. On Saturday night an inquest was held by Mr. W. Payne, at Guy's Hospital, on the body of Benjamin Rance, a porter on the South Coast Railway. From the evidence of William Knott, a porter at the Bricklayers' Arms Station, it appeared that on Wednesday morning the de ceased was crossing the line with a letter for the man ager, and got jammed between the buffers of two empty trucks, in consequence of their being pushed together by a loaded one. The loaded one was being drawn along by a horse, but the porter that was with the horse before he started cried out, " Look out," and the men stood clear, but the deceased must have crossed some distance up the line between some empty trucks, and in conse quence of the loaded truck being driven along they were forced together, and he was jammed between the buffers. He was taken to the hospital, but died on Thursday of rupture of the liver, Verdict—" Accidental death." THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 9, )855. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Nearly the whole of the country markets held on Satur day were but moderately supplied with wheat, neverthe less, the demand for all kinds was heavy, at drooping prices. There was less inquiry for barley, the rates of which had a downward tendency. In malt, very little was doing. Oats and flour moved off slowly, but beans and peas were held for more money. From New York, we learn that the value of both wheat and flour was drooping, with a very inactive demand. On the Continent, most kinds of grain have changed hands slowly, yet prices have been freely supported. The arrivals of English grain up to our market, last week, were very moderate ; but those from abroad were larger, viz., 21,392 quarters of wheat, 21,260 barley, 30,172 oats, 435 beans, 25 peas, 50 tares, 632 linseed, 340 rapeseed, 200 sundry seeds, 2,344 sacks, and 6,213 barrels of flour. The quantity of wheat received fresh up to this morn ing's market from Kent was but moderate, and somewhat out of condition. From Essex and Suffolk the supply was small. The arrivals by land carriage were by no means large, and the show of samples of both red and white was far from extensive. Owing to the large imports of foreign wheat and flour, and the thin attendance of millers, the demand for all kinds of English wheat was in a very inac tive state. In some instances picked samples of white sold at last Monday's currency ; but low and middling kinds ha i a downward tendency—the fall having amounted to about is per quarter. For forward delivery we had a very dull inquiry, although most of the growers were sellers at is per quarter less money. We were very heavily supplied with both fresh and gra nariecl samples of foreign wheat. However, really fine qualities were scarce, and held at full quotations. Low parcels ruled excessively heavy, at I.s. per quarter less money, at which decline no progress could be made in sales. Floating cargoes were freely offered at ls. per quarter less money, without finding buyers. The arrival off Fal mouth has not been large. Scarcely any English barley was brought forward, but the supply of foreign was very large for the time of year. The trade was heavy, and the quotations were, in most in stances, ls. per quarter lower than on this day se'nnight. There was a very large quantity of foreign oats on show, hence the sale for that article was heavy, at a fall in prices of fully 6d. per quarter. We had a moderate inquiry for malt on previous terms. The sale for beans was steady. In prices no change took place. Peas, the supply of which was limited, sold at late cur rencies. The flour trade was very dull, and ship qualities were considered the turn lower. American parcels wore easier to purchase. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEABI7RE. Wheat—Essex & Bet, (Oats •• Gls to 635 Red •• •• new 4 sto 46s lOats Yorkshire and Ditt0............ old 4ts 51s Lincolnsh., Feed 16s 21* Ditto, White new 41s 57s Potato .• 20. 24b Ditt0........ old 43s 59s Yonghal and Cork Norfolk and Lin- Black. ...... 15. 19s coin, Red, old 45s 518 Cork, White..... 178 21s Ditto new —— S6s 469 Scotch, Feed..... 20s 25s Rye—Old •• .......... 28s 30s Beans—Tick ......... 34s 38s New .. •• •• ...... 9s 31s Pigeons ....•• •• •• 364 44. B rley—Grinding.•• —24 s Peas—Grey .......... 30. 35s Malting .••••.• •• 701 32. Maple... •....... 33s 36s Chevalier•. •• ... 33s 37s White........... 36• 40s Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers .........27s 40s folk •• •• •• ...... 54s 58* Flour—Town-made... 39s 44s Brown ••• •• •• ........ 46s sis Suffolk •• •. —32 s ciriestAn and Ware h7s 60s etnektn * Norfolk 38i 36- The prices above quoted are taken from the official list. SMITHFIELD. During the last week the import of foreign stock into London amounted to 3,474 head. In the corresponding period of 1852, we received 2,072 ; in 1851, 1,923 ; in 1850, 1,425 ' • in 1849, 1,486 ; and in 1848 , 2 , 431 and in 1847, 1,928 head. From Bordeaux Harlingen THE S H ARE MARKETS. - BRITISH RAILWAYS. Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost.' & Eastn. Birmg. Wolverh. & Stour Valley_ i ßirkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junet. Do. Chesh. & Birk.,' £5O and £25 Cone. Do., £2O Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon__ Cork, Blackrock and Passage Dublin& Belfast June Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian (£25 L and E. & L. & D.) Do. Do. (181. E.& H.) Eastern Counties__ Eastern Union, Class A. (late E. U. Sh.) Do do E 3 all 100 all IDo., B. and C.. (East Lancashire East & West hid. Dk. & Birming. June 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 1 Ediu. and Peebles.,,, no' Edin. Prth . &D un d e 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk 100 Do., A. Stock t . No ''Do., B. Stock it. 100 Great Southern and Western (Ireland). St. 100 'Great Western . South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Thirds Lancash. & Yorkshire iDo., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern ILiv.Crsby. &Southpt ;London & Blackwall Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Brigt. & S. est. London & N. Western Do., Fifths D0.,£10 Sh.M.&B. C London & S. Western Do., £5O Do., £4O Londeriy. &Coleraine Lndndrry. & Enuisk. Manch. Shef. &Lincln ,Do., Man.& Lin. Un 'Midland Do. Binning. & Derby Midland G. West.(lr.) Do. Shares Newcastle & Newmarket Do. Bury Extension Newp. Aberg. &Hftd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint, and Restrevor Norfolk Do., New Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A Defen ad Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire Nortk Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central S o' Ash Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. Wes‘n guaranteed Stock Shrewsby.& Hereford Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves do ...... Do Do. Aswestly Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh.River Dun. Do. Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Railway' Vale of Neath • Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford& Limerick West Cornwall ; Wimbledon&Croydn Woodford York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G. N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland..' all 11i 100, all all all PREFERE. lAberdeen . IDo., No. 2, 7 p. c Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St, Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian XlO Cheater & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent. Cork&Bandon 64 p.c. Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction E. Ang. (705.) 0 p. c. Do. (X 5), 7 per cent. Do. (X 7178), 7. p et. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 p er cent East lancash. 6 p. cts Edinb. Prth.& Dund Glasgow & S. Western Guar. 5 per cent._ Great Northn. 5 p. c. Do. 5 p. c., Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem Gt.S outhn. & Westu (Ireland) Eights Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Great Western, fixed 4i per cent Lau. & York. F. £2O Do., 6 p. c., Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. e Do. Pref. 5 p. c., St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 Do. New Guar. 6 p. c, London &S. Westml, Co i. Thirds... ..... . Londorderry & Coler A Shares Londnd y, & Ennisk. 5hare5........ ..... Manch. , Shef. ,& Lin, , Shares, No. 1.... Do., New, Do., £6 Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 46 per cent...... D 0..... ..... ,Mid. Consol. 6 p.c. - St: 'Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4i percent. Norfolk Extension... Do. Guar. 5i per et. Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent........ . North British ..... Noi th Staffordshire.. Ox:ord, Worcester, & Wolverh. C 15,6 p. c. Do. Shrewsbury & Birm. New Guaranteed Shrewsby. & Chester Nor.W.(Min), 3 p.c. Do. 5 per cent... South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) f Os. 6d. S. Yorksh. 4p. c. Guar. Waterfil.&Kilk.6p.c. York, Newcastle, and , Berwick, 4p. c. Pref Do York & N. Midland, & S. Purchase... I Antwrp. &Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. Juuct. Charleroi & Erquelin Dijon and Be sanon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension .....• Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares Lucca and Pistoja, 5' per cent. prof ' Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. cent. pref Lyons & Medienan Madras Maria Antonia Do. Now 'Nan - ur & Liege (with interest Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy. B. &Ams. Sh s .3 Norwegian Ti alt. Pre f Paris and Lyo ,s Paris and Or'ewis Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caen &Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Do. 5.1 per cent. pref Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 52 per c. Pref Western of Franco West. of Switzerland New Zealaud. Closing Prices this day. 29i 30 6 6i 10 101 61 —61 d 21 -- 22 d 3i 2id 102 -- 114 671 --684 23. -- 24 23 -- 234, ... - .., S - 6 p] 8 - 9 5i - 6i 44 - 4i 1311 - 131 104 - 11 73 - 74 50 - 55 72 - 74 ii = iii 88 -89 A 55 - 57 131 -133 112 -- 113 1 91} -91 i 8 i -- 92 --94 8 t 7913 i -- 14 p 7 4 -- 4 9 t d: 3 -- 21 d' 16 -16 i 1 9 -- 1i 2 . 9 104 i -- 105 i 119 -- 119; 90 -- p 4 -- p' 1 5 -- 4d 4 -- 12 --13 d 19 -- 21 30 3i l -2 id 75 -- 75 42 44 50 - 52 - 3i -' - 8i - 9 53 - 55 ... ... 3i 24 d 354 364 . - • a 41 4 d 8- 8i ~ - ' • 53 - 54 98 - 100 62 - 63 66 - 68 73 -- 7G 11 -- Oid 17 -- 19 8i -- 9i' 13 -- 15 3 i -- 3i d 20- , 21A 75 -- 754 36 -- 374 13 - 14 - 4 19 -- 21 2 14 - 15; 9' 10; 33 -- 34 10t d par 70 7: 7 d 2g 2id 61. 62 CE SH.kitEl 110 . 6 : 108 !iiii : 109 19i --20 ix, P -- i 6 - 63x,i1 - 4k 44 54 - 2 - 2 p -- 2A p 15 - 154 .8 —18 b 3} - 3i 130 ---- 132 Ll 2 - 114 8i - 41 6 i - LOG -108 P - iP L 52 154 i'6B! 34 - 4 p 10 n. 13i --14ixd 1 8 -- 9 10 -- 11 A --ipxd 1 .48 - 150 4 - 22 -23 p - 64, 1i -2; 112 - 114 25i - 26 24 - 21 p 101 - 114 17A —18 i 1 15 1 6 par P 26 $ 19 —2 0 i I iP ar 103 —los' 5i 5k Par :GN. ld —od 1 14 13 14i p 3 4 1 —Oi d 5 -- 6 p 1. 1 p 2 —2 p 2t 2 - 1p P 74 -- 7 4 -- 4 1 -- 1-- 11 1 i - P 21 - 21 PI 7i 8 361 -- 37; I 1 -- -- 9,- 144 ' 18 -- 190 44 -- 451 46 _4 38 -- 38.1 § i - - 2 P 21/ -- 224 94 -- q 1 7 - 761 3 - 4h - 5 lit -- 121p 1 -- f d li -- 1 4 2& 2 28 / 1 Business done this day. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Compana. Closing Prices this day. London & N. West.' I D Gt o .Westn. •• - ... .•• --. . Do Do L. (S; N.W Caledon O 7 -109 54 - 56 Gt.Notrhu Gt. Westn Yk. New. & Berw Y.&N.Md Do Do [5O - 152 33 - 34 1.2 - 114 56 - 57 274 -28 A 14 -14 i 26 - 27 S. Eastern Do Norfolk Do Lu. &N. W & Midld Stcktou & Darlingt. Midland 3 - 31 .iiii ::: i'6B E. Count Do 65 - 67 L. &N. W dam&Yk Do Gt.Northn Do Lancash.dt Yorksh MrMClean, Stockt. Darling Do ; Gt.Westn .51 - 153 .51 - 153 1- : id 33 -- 34 LOsi -106 i MINES. 1 all A.gua Fria 10s all Anglo Californian 4 - 1 p 1 10 2 Australasian par— 1 p 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera 1 p 1 all Australian Freehold. d par 1 1 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden(Gd. Duchyof) par 1 p 1 all British Austria. Gold 1 p 11 20 13.5 British Iron 8 1 8 35 241 Brazilian Imp. (issued at X 5 pm.) 5 54 54 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cniaba 4 • 5 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 —3l 301 4 all. Carson's Creek 1 4 p 40 all Cobra Copper 461 471 6 1 Colonial Gold li —2l p 3 14 Copiapo Bl 9 9 84 St. all CopperMinersof Eng 7O 80 25 all Do. Preference 8 9 p 3.3 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co l4 1 d 20 all General l5 —l7 2 all Great Nugget Vein ll 2 p 3i i 3 all Great Polgooth 1 all Lake Bathurst var_— lcii 4 1 all Liberty par— 6 p 14 1 all Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co 1 1 1 all Mariquita 4d par 10 9 Mexican &S. Americ 8 82 8 1 all New Granada f i P 1 1 all Nouveau Monde ll 1 p 24 5 1 Port Philip par — p 1 all Quartz Rock 1 P 50 all Rhymney Iron 24 '— 26 15 Do. New 7 8 30 101 Santiago de Cuba 1 all South Australian id-- iP 10 7 Tin Croft 9 —ll 281 all United Mexican 5 62 6 1 i 1 all Waller par A p 1 all West Granada ..... .. id 1 P 1 all West Mariposa i - IP li 1 all Yuba i t p li JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia B6 -- 87 8 6 1 i 50 all British N. American' ... ... 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India,' Australia, & China , 1 i p 100 25 Colonial . — •.• 100 20 Commercial of Lon don • ••• ... 10 English Scottish and Australian l4 —14 p 20 121 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 3 —34 p 60 20 London and County ... ... 50 10 London Joint Stock ... ... 100 20 Lond. &Westminster ~. ... 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India ... id— par 24 i 50 221 National of Ireland... _ ... 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation 504-5144 xn 51 i x new 25 5 Do. New — ... 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... ... 10 all Do. New — ... 184 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp. Co 4d— par 25 25 South Australia ... 25 all Union of Australia 771 781 7744 8 21 Do. New 8 9 8 51 10 Union of London ... ... 40 all Union of Madrid ... ... MISCELLANEOUS. 1 100 35 Australian Agricult Bl 83 80/ 180 1 20 8 Austrlasn.Pciflc.litail . ... 10 6 Australn. Royal Mail ... . . 38A Brat . America. Land 75 --- 7 . 8 100 324 Canada 65 70 5 5 Crystal Palace 1 1 i # 1 6/ f 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 1 20 1 Eastern Steam ..• 1 1 Electric. Teleg. of Ir. ... ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat ... „. 50 General Screw Steam ... ~. 20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... .. 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel „. ... 10 2 N etherlands Land ... _ ... 20 71 1 N rtb .of Europe Steam ... ... 50 all Peninsular &Oriental ... ... 851 50 25 Do. Do. ... . • . 100 60 Royal Mail Steam..,, _ 77 25 25 South Austral. Lan 47 49 1 1 Submar. Telegraph ,) ... ... 5 2 Universal Emigration , and Colonisation ,' . . ... 100 2Bl Vau Diemen's Land l9 20 RAILWAYS. Bedford and Bletchley Birm. & Oxfd guarantee Do. withoutgr Birm.Wolv. & D udley guar. Do.wthtguar. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Mull & Selby Do. i Shares Do. i Shares Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent, M o. 6 per ct rancli.lixtou and Matlock ieldlesbro' & Redcar Midld.Bradfd. Northern and Eastern sp. c. Do. 6 per et.. Do.Fisedsp.c Prest. eiWyre, Do. i Shares. Roystn. & hit. Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. a Goole g . 5. p.( S. Staffordsh., WearValleygi 6 per cent ~ Do.. Wilts &Sonirsti LLOYD'S SHIPPIAO-(TillS DAY.) LONDON, May 9.—Wind this day at Noon, S. ; fresh gale, and squally, with heavy rain. OFF DOVER, May B.—Richard Henderson, Baltimore. COWES, May B.—Wind, N. Arrived—Washington (s), New York, left April 23, and sailed for Bremen. FALMOUTH, May B.—Wind, N.N.E., fresh. Sailed— Highland Lad, Geelong ; Harriet Scott, Quebec. Off Port —Guerene, Buenos Ayres, for Havre ; Herald, Pernam buco, for Hamburgh ; Vemis, Porto Rico ; Louise, Rio Janeiro, and sailed for Hamburgh. The Pelicarnus, which went on shore near the Lizard, on the 3d instant, has broken up. PORTSMOUTH, May B.—Wind, N. to W. Sailed-- Ocean Queen, New York ; Gerson, St. Croix. YARMOUTH, May B.—The John Lees, of Newcastle, struck on Hasborough Sand, and has disappeared ; crew saved. DARTMOUTH, May B.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Notion, La,bradore. Off Port—Bell, Mauritius ; Budget, Boston, for Antwerp ; Swallow, Java, for Middlesborough. BRISTOL, May 7.—Arrived—Fanny, Barbadoet. CROOKHAVEN. —Arrived —Duke of Northumberland, Manilla ; Guilia, New York ; Waldemar, Callao. PORT TALEOT.—Sailed—Sea Nymph, New York. PADSTOW —Sailed- -Florist, Quebec. OFF BONCHURCH (Isle of Wight), May B.—Thomas Campbell, China ; Sonbandar, Calcutta ; Herefordshire, Bombay. SWANSEA, May B.—Wind, N. Arrived—United, Co quimbo. Sailed—Pascae Grenfell, St. Jago de Cuba. QUEENSTOWN, May 7.—Wind, N.B. Arrived—Eclipse, Mauritius, and sailed for London ; Aztec, Callao ; Alarm, Rio Grande • Sarah Maria Ann, do. ; Camilla, Philadel phia. Sailed—Lillias, St. John's, N.B. Off Port—Mar garet, Callao ; Montezuma, do. ; Viceroy, do., for Inver ness ; Luna, Honduras. ANTWIRP, May B.—The Rhein has been lost on the Island of Alacranes; crew saved, and landed at Cam peachy. THE CASE OF CURRIE AND CUNNINGHAM. —The Observer says, that Mr. Currie was not bailed out by his friends as was anticipated on Saturday, although notice to that effect had been served on the solicitor for the prosecution. The officers have discovered that the Rev. Mr. Gordon, who is a member of a highly respectable Scotch family, and related to many distinguished persons in that country, has been for some considerable time leading an irregular and profligate life. Three years ago he succeeded in seducing a young woman, who lived a servant at the house he lodged at. On makingl her rev. seducer acquainted with her pregnancy, he endeavoured to prevail on her to take some pills, but she peremptorily refused to comply with his request, and the consequence was a natural birth. The child was christened George Campbell Gordon, with the addition of the mother's name, and Mr. Gordon contributed to his support until the week before last, when the mother received a letter from Mr. Gordon, to the effect that the amount he then sent was the last money she might expect, as he was about to leave the kingdom, and her friends and herself must therefore look to the future maintenance of the child. Mrs. Morden has also received a letter from the solicitor of the Rev. Mr. Gordon, to state that that gentleman had resigned his clerical appointment in the parish of St. Andrews, Holborn, and bad left the country •, but this is supposed to be a ruse to put the police off their guard. The opinion generally expressed on the evidence which has up to the present appeared, is, that there is nothing, or at least not sufficient to im plicate the Rev. Mr. Gordon in the serious and disgust ing charge ; but the fact is, that the evidence in refer ence to the part he enacted in the affair has not been touched on, except in se far as it was necessary to the guilt of the prisoner Cunningham, and the payment to that person of ten sovereigns, which Miss Morden had received from Mr. Gordon. RAGGED REFUGE. —Yesterday, the Bishop of St. David's preached at All Saints, Mile-end New-todm, for the King Edward Schools and Eastern Refuge. He urged the necessity for such an institution, the heavy debt on the schools, and the gallant endeavour of the committee, despite this obstacle, to raise a refuge for the homeless poor of this wretched -neighbourhood. BOILER EXPLOSION.-011 Wednesday morning an ex plosion took place of one of the boilers in the extensive premises of the York-street Flax-spinning Company, when two boys were killed en the spot, and five others seriously injured.—Belfast Nortitern, Whig. Buslnesa this day. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WERK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 53 ... 123 ... . 205 ... 604 ... - ... 902 ... 2 ... 247 ... - - 18 ... - 2 ... - - ... 473 ... _ ... - 25 .! RAILWAYS. Antwerp ...... 40 ... Hamburgh. , . - Rotterd.'m...... 209 ... Ostend lB Dordt 5 Nieu Diep 324 ... .. -- Total .... 854 ... 2,100 ... 2 ... 518 ... The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1852 279 ... 1,366 ... 2 ... 318 ... 114 1851 514 ... 1,275 ... 2 ... 318 .., 114 1850 322 ... 725 ... 113 ... 258 ••• 7 1849 294 ... 963 ... .. , 226 ... 3 1848 7BO ... 1,437 ... ... 212 ... For the time of year, to-day's market was well supplied with foreign stock, nearly, or quite, the whole of which was disposed of at full quotations. There was a considerable increase in .the supply of home fed beasts, the general quality of which was good. On the whole the demand for most breeds was steady, consi dering the large numbers brought forward, and a fair clearance was effected at last Monday's quotations. The general top figure for beef was 4s. 2d., but several prime Scots realised 4s. 4d. per 8 lbs. without difficulty. Amongst the supply were 20 remarkably fine Highlands, which were disposed of by weight at not less than 4s. Bd. per 8 lbs. _ . _ . . From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,400 Scots and short horns ; from other parts of England 750 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c. ; and from Scotland 540 horned and polled Scots. We were again well supplied with sheep, in good condi tion. Most kinds were in but moderate request, yet prices wore supported. The primest old Downs, in the wool, sold at from 5s 2d to 5s 4d ; out of the wool, 4s 4d to 4s 6d per lb. The show of lambs was tolerably extensive. There was a slight improvement in the demand for them at full cur rencies, viz., 5s to 6s per 8 lbs. We may observe, that a few choice Down qualities realised 6s 4d per 8 lbs. Calves, the supply of which was moderate, moved off steadily at extreme rates. The primest veal was worth 4s 10d per 8 lbs. There was a fair demand for pigs, and late figures were well supported. o. d. r. d. Prime Southdown 5 2 5 4 Largo crave. calves 3 8 4 4 Prime small do 4 6 410 Large hogs 3 2 3 8 Small porkers 310 4 4 Suckling calves 20 0 25 0 Quarter old pigs 19 0 24 0 58 Od to 6s Od. Per 811,s to sink the ofrals. s. d. s. d. _nferior Beasts ...3 oto 3 2 Second quality ...3 4 3 6 Prime large oxen 3 8 310 Prime Scots, dm. 4 0 4 2 Inferior sheep ...4 0 4 2 1 Second quality ...4 4 4 8 Prime crse.-wlled.4 10 5 01 Lambs TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and Lambs 23,250 Calves FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 704 Sheep Calves 204 Pigs 435 I Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, May 10, 1852, and this day, Monday, May 9, 1853. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. May 10, 1852. May 9, 1853 s. d. s. d.'s. d. s. d 2 2to 2 43 oto 3 2 2 6 210 3 4 $ 6 3 0 2 23 8 310 3 2 3 44 0 4 2 2 6 2 84 0 4 2 210 3 2 4 4 4 8 3 2 3 4410 5 0 3 6 3 85 2 5 4 Coarse and inferior beasts ... ... Second quality ditto ... ... ... Prime large oxen ... ... ... ... Prime Scots, die ... ... ... ... Coarse and inferior sheep ... ... Second quality ditto ... ... ... Prime coarse woolled ditto ... ... Prime Southdown ditto ... ... Lambs ... ... 4 2 5 4 5 0 6 0 Large coarse calves ... 210 3 6 3 8 4 4 Prime small ditto ... 3 8 4 0 4 6 410 Large hogs ... 2 6 3 4 3 2 3 1 Neat small porkers 3 6 3 83 10 4 4 Beasts... ... 4,193 4,669 Sheep 25,540 23,250 Calves._ 231 263 Pigs ... . 365 435 SUPPLIES ON SALE, May 12, 1851.—Beasts,. — 4,718 ; sheep and lambs, 29,230 ; calves, 268; pigs, 410. May 13, 1850.—Beasts, 3,579 ; sheep and lambs, 23,070; calves, 117 ; pigs, 250. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Since our last report, the arrivals of country-killed meat up to these markets have been large, the time of year con sidered. The supplies of meat on offer to-day slaughtered in the metropolis are good, whilst the general demand is in a sluggish state, as follows : Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 6 2 10 Mutton, Inferior Do., middling 3 0 3 2 Do.,middling Do., prime largo 3 2 3 4 i Do., prime Do., do. small ...,3 6 3 8 Veal I Pork, large 3 4 3 10 Pork, small .... Lambs BOROUGH HOP. K. d. s. d. 36 3 8 ~3 10 4 2 .4 4 4 6 ..3 6 4 $ ..4 0 4 6 Our market is very scantily supplied with all kinds of hops, in which only a limited business is doing, on the following terms :—Mid and East Kent pockets, 120 s. to 160 s. ; Weald of Kent, 115 s. to 1265. ; and Sussex, 112 s to 120 s per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of home-grown potatoes have been very moderate since Monday last. The imports have amounted to 6 bags from Hambnrgh, 390 tons from Rotterdam, 107 ditto from Rouen, 23 tons and 199 sacks from Dunkirk. The demand is heavy, at the following quotations : York Regents, 105 s to 150 s per ton ; Lincolnshire do., 95s to 1200; Scotch ditto, 1003 to 125 s ; Foreign, 00s to 100 s. WOOL. The next series of colonial wool sales is appointed to commence on the 19th inst. At present 23,000 bales of Australian, and 5,000 of Cape are advertised ; but the quantity is expected to be increased by some 5,000 or 6,000 bales. By private contract, only a limited business is doing, yet prices are well supported. Last week's imports were 2,627 bales from Port Philip, 75 f rom Ant werp, 42 from Gibraltar, 17 from Ilamburgh, 8 from Ostend, 1,800 from Sydney, 70 from Dunkirk, 32 from Alexandria, and 9 from Boulogne. SEEDS. The arrivals of linseed continue good, whilst the demand for that article is very inactive. Odessa on the spot has sold at 475, and East India 46s 6d per quarter. About 6,000 quarters Black Sea have changed hands for summer shipment, at 455. Rape dull, at 48a for fine East India. All other seeds, including cakes, are a dull inquiry. Carraway 46s 48s Coriander .• ...... •• • • 1I s 148 Hempseed, per quarter 38s 44s Linseed, Eng.-4owing • • 58s 60s Crushing ........ 481 13s Baltic .. ••..•• .. 44s 48s Odessa ••••.. • • • • 46s 485 Linseed Cake, pr. ton — English . 81 5s 9 Ibs Foreign, per ton 71103 91 101 Rape Cakes, pr ton 4/ lt s 61 Os Rapeseed,Neworlst 2110 s 44108 Turnip,Whlte, petbush. 93 io 119 14 us t Swede , 1 Tares,Winter, new.... Os Od osod Spring 5s 6d 64 6d l Canary, per quarter • 403 44s Rye grass.. •• 283 81s (Rover, itedEnh. (cwt.) 418 623 White •• 48s 675 , Foreign Red...... 44s 624 White.... 50s 67 4 Trefoil. new...... •• •. 24s 284[ TALLOW. Since Mond a y last, owing to the large purchases of tallow lately effected at St. Petersburgh, and which leave a mar gin of profit here at present rates, a very limited business has been transacted compared with some previous weeks, and the quotations have had a downward tendency. To day P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at from 47s to 47s 3d per cwt. Town tallow is 47s net cash ; rough fat, 2s 84 per 8 lbs. 37s Od to 39s 3d -------- -----.l____ ....._ Stock this day ...... ! i 23,646 25 ,646 3 34,748t0 Price of Y. C. .... t to l 4 s 3 oa _ t.os Od 389 Delivery last week •• 1,272 1,738 891 Ditto from June 1.... 94,279 90,743 88,641 Arrivals last week .. 100 I 273 1,130 Ditto from June 1.... 110,392 90,878 97,841 Price of Town ...... 398 Od I 388 Od 39e 6d 1852. 1853. 43,239 24 364 36s Gd 478 01 to to 00 , 0 d 47s 3d 1,375 1,618 100,105 99,r89 1,618 864 106,810 83,425 388 9d 493 3d 10 St. St. St. 50 40 25 25 St. St. St. St. 184 100 100 all all all 100 42 i 34 all all 100 100 - 100 476 176 all 100 100 all 3i 100 176, all 10 100 100 100 100 100 all all 6i all 100 all ludsl 100 20 11 100 102 i 674 6,1 7i 81 2 24 23# 1121 911 1 i 93i - Pia 7 9 i i i i 1191 19 21 901 S 6 !Si 6 37 6i / 70 1 69i 70 91 soi 1 i .061 :d all 100 all 100 121 20 100 100 1 11A 1100 - 100 18fi all 12} St. St. 25 THE FRENCH EMPIRE. By accounts from Constantinople, of the 25th, we learn that the Eastern question may be consi dered settled. The question concerning the Holy Shrines has been arranged in the way required by Russia ; that is to say, the top of the church on the site of the Sepulchre is to be restored in the Byzan tine style, according to the wish of Russia, and not in the classic, according to the taste of the Count de Lavalette. The Greeks, too, are to take prece dence of the Latins at the altar of the Chapel of the Virgin, and so ends the war of the Big Endians and the Little Endians. Thus, in fact, has the most grotesque of the satirical fancies of Gulliver been realised in the middle of the 19th century. The Constitictionnel hasnewsfrom Constantinople which is p ro b a bl y d er i ve d from Government sources. It says :_..... " Accounts have been received from Constantinople to the 25th u lt. A t t h at date the demands of Prince Menschikoff relative to the question of the Holy Places were as follow :—The Russian Ambassador declares that the Emperor Nicholas is opposed to the cupola of the Holy Sepulchre being repaired in a style of ancient ar chitecture, as France wished, and as she had been promised ; he wishes that the repairs shall be made in the Byzantine style. He will not allow that the Catholics should have the right of praying two days a week on the tomb of the Holy Virgin, as had been agreed upon be tween Fuad Effendi and M. de Lavalette; but he would only permit them, as well as the other Christian com munions, to pray after the Greeks shall have concluded their religious ceremonies. Lastly, Russia demanded a diplomatic act, which should once for all close the door to all remonstrances from France and the Catholics, the concessions made by France being, in its opinion, only instalments made on the execution of treaties between that power and the Porte. Lord Radcliffe and M. de Lacour are not opposed to the propositions of Russia, and it is that which, it is said, has determined the Sultan to give from the first moment an order to grant all that Prince Menschikoff should demand, after coming to an under standing with the French Ambassador. The affair of the Holy Places is, therefore, regarded as nearly ar ranged ; and the diplomatic act demanded by the Rus sian Ambassador is to be granted. M. de Lacour has had a conference on the subject with Rifaat Pacha and Arif Effendi, and made no objection to this diplomatic document. Lord. Radcliffe appeared well satisfied at the solution of the question of the Holy Places, and was preparing to dispute the question of the Greek Patriarch. Prince Menschikoff was waiting for instructions from St. Petersburgh before delivering his ultimatum ; he ap peared to desire that the solution of the question of the Holy Places should be contained in a paragraph of the convention relative to the Patriarchate and to the pro tection of the Greeks in the East. The Sultan is said to have so offended the Russian Ambassador, that it required all the efforts of MM. de Nesselrode and d'Ozsrof to prevent his breaking off his nego tiations with Rifaat Pacha. A pamphlet against, Prince Menschikoff, written in verse, and attri buted to one of the functionaries of the Porte, had raised the irritation of the Prince to such a degree that it was at one time feared that he would have suddenly left Constantinople. The armaments of Russia which had been for some time suspended had just been re sumed in consequence of orders received from St. Peters burg. As far as concerns domestic affairs the Duz family appeared at the date of these accounts to be at the apogee of its credit. In accord with the Grand Vizir, the Duz appointed to all employments. Mirhan Dux, his uncle Carabet-Bey, and his cousin Dirha,y-Duz, as well as Selim-Bey, first Chamberlain of the Palace, all united with Mehemet Ali Pacha, formed a barrier round the Sultan which the highest functionaries could not pass. A band of 30 Mussulman Magyars had just arrived at Constantinople, having been dismissed from the army by Omer Pacha, in execution of the engage ments entered into with Austria. These men demand to serve in Asia, but no decision has been come to by the Government on the subject. It was expected at Constantinople that the Russians would incite the Greeks to invade the Turkish territory. The Divan had given orders to oppose force to force in case of attack." The enormous extent of new buildings in Paris having, as it would seem, excited some doubts as to the municipality being able to meet the colossal undertakings in which it has engaged, a statement has been inserted in the Moniteur, by which it ap pears that the whole charge on the city, 4 millions sterling, becomes reduced by sale of building mate rials, Government aid, &c., to 62 million francs, or less than 2i millions sterling ; to meet which there is an annual surplus out of octroi duties of from 4 to 5 million francs a year ; so that the loan of 50 million francs raised by the city to meet the new improvements will be extinguished in 1819. A warning has been given to the Journal de Lisle for having censured the laws on the newspaper press. The Pays hints that there will be an extraordi nary session of the Corps Legislatif, to pass bills which cannot be got through by the 12th, the last day of the regular session. The Univers says : " Private letters inform us that the curd of Torny, in the canton of Friburg, declared guilty of having followed his parishioners to administer the last sacraments to the insurgents, mortally wounded in the recent attack on that town, has been condemned to 25 years' labour in irons by a court martial." The general character of the Bourse on Saturday was favourable, the tendency towards a reac tionary movement so often evinced at the close cif the week not being very decided. In the Three per Cents., for cash, a decline occurred of 35c., with a rise of sc. in the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. For the end of the month the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. fell 10c., and the Three per Cents., 156. In Bank of France shares there was an ad vance of 15f. The following were the concluding quotations :-For money, Three per Cents., 81f. 70c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 104 f. For the account, Three per Cents., 82f. sc. ; Four-and-a- Half per Cents., 104 f. 10c. Bank Stock, 2,695 f. The Mortgage Bank and Credit Mobilier quotations re mained unchanged, that of the former being 885 f. and the latter 950 f. The improvement recorded as having taken place the last few days in the Rail way Share Market was not continued on Saturday, a tendency to decline having been shown in several of the more important lines, in Orleans and Rouen and Havre shares to the extent of 10f. each. In Bordeaux and Cette shares, however, in conse quence of a reported fusion, a rise of 13f. 75c. took place, and the announcement of the increased re ceipts of the Paris and Strasbourg line also caused an advance of 20f. on the previous quotations. The following are the closing prices :-Northems, 928 f. 75c.; Orleans, 1,115 f.; Paris and Strasbourg, 935 f.; Paris and Lyons, 973 f. 50c. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,170 f.; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 860 f.; West ern of France, 802 f. 50c.; Rouen and Havre, 552 f. sbc.; Bordeaux and Cette, 666 f. 25c.; Caen and Cherbourg, 648 f. 75c. ; Dijon and Besancon, 597 f. 50e. SPAIN. The office of Minister of Foreign Affairs is not yet filled up. The Catalonian deputies are gone to Aranjuez to solicit of the Queen a modification of the recent tariff. Bourse—Three per Cents., 44g ; Deferred, 24 5-10 ; Exchange on London, 51 10 paper. BELGIUM. The Independance of Brussels has the following from Berlin, dated Friday :—" On leaving the opera yesterday evening, the King of the Belgians received Lord Bloomfield, the English Ambassador at Berlin, and conversed with him till midnight. His Majesty gave a letter to Lord Bloomfield, to be forwarded to the Queen of England. This morn ing the King and the Duke de Brabant were pre sent at a review on the Kreutzberg, in the environs of the city. They returned to Berlin at half-past eleven, and at noon the King received M. de Bud berg, the Russian Ambassador. At one o'clock the King of Prussia came to the Belgian Legation, to accompany King Leopold and his son in their visit to the Royal Museums." TURKEY. No sensible progress has yet been made towards a settlement of the great Holy Places question pending between Russia, Turkey, and France. The Porte, backed by Lord Stratford, is not indisposed to accommodate matters as far as it can, but it is obliged to go cautiously to work, lest the rayahs should bring for ward an accusation of breach of protection. In this most knotty affair France can right matters by giving up the reserved points she er has obtained, but she is n ot dis p osed to give up h concessions, and in consequence Prince Mentschi koff shows a restlessness and peevishness which cannot have good effects. The present Turkish m inistry, pressed as they a re, will with difficulty get out of the scrape, and many imagine that a total change of the Ottoman Cabinet will be the ultimate consequence. Lord Stratford, however, has expressed his opinion here openly that the Russian storm will blow over without occasioning a general wreck, as it is universall y su pp osed . The indemnity accorded to the holders of the on metr here would, Turkish scrip is judged by all to be too gr ea t, an d th e dissatisfaction of the Turks is manifest. The may dion upon it, have would have given whole transaction was managed very secrtly, or the opposition such a we depend quite another turn. Mr. Trouvee Chauvel, who came country about ten months ago out to this attorney front certain banking with powers of having succeeded in concluding firms of London, Turkish Government for a contract with the bank, to be entitled the cc the establishment of a proceeded to London to diate operations. The engagements are -Ist. To withdraw from of th con sisting of 6 and 5 piastr ill e and amounting Oriental Bank," has just prepare the . e Bank way for imme diate the base coin, to 497 19 pieces, and their sub divisions, it with good coinof , 1,770 piastres, and to replace the new currency in the course o two years. By this operation the Bank will lose 1,700,000/. 2d. To maintain at par the caimds (Government, notes), bearing interest amounting to 132,000,000 piastres; and when holders of cairn& can exchange their paper against specie, they will prefer keeping them, to enjoy the interest, which is 6 per cent. at present, and the directors of the Bank anticipate that their exchange operations will be limited so as to entail little or no loss to the firm. 3d. To maintain the exchange at 110 piastres per pound sterling ; this, in lieu of giving a loss to the Bank, is expected to yield large profits. The Bank bills will always be preferred, and will fetch higher prices on account of the bills being issued against actual funds lodged in the hands of first-rate firms in England. If the old Bank sapped its foundation it was because the directors were obliged to remit to meet the payment of their drafts, and on account of the general discredit they sold at 110, whereas they were under the obligation of purchasing at 112 and 113 ; and with contingent ex penses it amounted to 115 and 116 —a loss by conse quence of five and six piastres for every pound sterling drawn. In the present case the Bank will wait for favourable periods when bills can be purchased at low rates, and this occurs invariably when grain comes down from the interior to the shipping ports. 4th. The Government receives its cairn& gratis at the end of 15 years, in six yearly instalments of 22 millions of piastres, to commence from the ninth year ; the Bank receiving, however, the interest on the same at 3 per cent. per annum. On the other hand— Ist. Tile Government grants to the Bank a dotation of 30 millions of piastres without interest, and to be re turned at the expiration of the contract without partici pation in the dividends. 2d. The Government grants an annual subvention of 30 millions of piastres for 15 years, payable by the Treasury from the tribute of Egypt or other revenues. With such resources, the Bank will have ample means at hand of effecting a favourable loan for 1), to 2 millions sterling, redeemable in 15 annual payments, in order to effect the withdrawal of the base coin without encroaching on the capital of the Bank. Now to pay off two millions sterling in 15 years will rcquire an annual sum of 197,3331., whereas the subvention of the Government is 275,0001., leaving in the hands of the directors an annual sum of 77,600/., which is more than suffi cient to meet the engagement to return the caimes after 15 years, with the advantage of making use of the money until the term of the contract expires. There is still a balance of 300,0001. (if the loan be two millions), after paying the loss on the base coin, and the interest on this sum would be suffi cient to pay the expenses of the establishment, leaving the capital of the Bank quite free for othe legitimate purposes. Mr. Trouvee Chauvel, who is now in London, undoubtedly will be well received by capitalists who have not daily opportunities of investing funds n such advantageous terms. The capital of the Bank is two millions sterling, and in shares of 2,000 piastres each. The interest guaranteed by the Sultan and his Ministers for 15 years is 6 per cent. per annum, exclusive of the profits that the Bank will realise. The governor of the " Oriental Bank" is Mr. Mihran Duz, an Armenian gentleman of wealth and established probity. The directors are mostly Armenians, but English interests are represented by Mr. Charles Hausan, the French by Mr. David Glavany, and the Russian by Mr. Garifi—three merchants of standard reputation. ITALY. The Sequestration Commission, which held its sittings in the Palace Borromeo, is about to be dissolved. The properties on which it has pro nounced its verdict are to be concentrated under the office of the Intendant of Finance, but it is also possible that a special office will be established for their administration. The net produce of the re venues of the properties thus confiscated will be placod in the Central Treasury, under the care of the Imperial Administration, when it will form a fund which is to be devoted to defraying the ex traordinary expenses incurred by the War-office on the occasion of the late insurrectionary move ment. Preparations are making at Turin for the cele bration of the anniversary of the statute. THE QUEEN'S COLLEGES, IRELAND. The difficulties which surround every project designed to elevate the condition of Ireland are painfully dis played in the case of these Institutions. From what ever cause it may arise, the fact is certain, that the expectations originally formed have not been realised— that the value of these admirable Schools of Literature is not justly appreciated, and their usefulness is, as yet, but imperfectly developed. Perhaps an error was com mitted in the first instance, by establishing Seminaries of this kind for educating the middle ranks, without providing, at the same time, a new field for the exercise of professional pursuits, and a suitable sphere of action for this fresh supply of intellectual acquirements. A splendid opportunity is now, however, fortunately presented to remedy the defect, and to bring within the reach of humble merit some of these prizes, hitherto only attainable either through chance or by the channels of interest. The renewal of the East India Company's Charter will shortly come under discussion in Parliament. The ques tion of patronage has been always found a perplexing problem to solve, both on grounds affecting constitu tional principles, and with regard to devising a mode of distribution least liable to objection in theory, or to abuse in practice. Under such circumstanoes it might be deemed an advisable measure, that a Writership and a few Cadetships should be spe cially reserved by the Directors, to be placed an nually at the disposal of the University, on the terms that the candidates chosen be subject to examination before approval, as a test of proficiency, and of the qualifica tions required for the future scene of their labours and employment. Also, that arrangements be completed for introducing, on a moderate scale of charges, a branch department, to include classes for preparing pupils in the requisite course of training and instruction. A boon of this nature, involving, comparatively, little sacrifice, may be productive of incalculable benefits, when ren dered the instrument of promotion and the reward of worth. The recognition of just claims, accompanied with a generous recompence, will contribute to the efficiency of the service, as the prospect of advancement seldom fails to secure a body of officials, distinguished alike for energy, zeal, and ability, as well as order and discipline. The grand secret of success in executive governmen is comprised in the simple maxim of appointing proper men to proper places, and the most essential elements o administrative wisdom are evinced in the judicious selec tion of fitted servants for the discharge of responsibl duties. This guiding rule will prove the means of elicit talent, and of opening a brilli an t career t o many ale spirit, attended with affluence and renown, bu otherwise doomed to a life of obscurity and want. 0 the adoption of a liberal policy of this nature, by th Imperial authorities, honourably and honestly carried ox depends the welfare and prosperity of native million committed to British sway. The mission is worthy of mighty empire, and the fruits to be gathered will imbib all the sweets of bloodless victory, unalloyed with any of the bitter ingredients inseparable from military con quests. The seeds of moral and religious progress w be spread widely throughout the ancient seats of orient learning—the arts of modern civilisation, compatib with national habits and customs, will necessarily flour i in these extensive regions ; while happiness and co tentment will be diffused among a quiet people, engag in the cheerful avocations of peace. The statesman w s n u g c h t e objects, grea t b e a n n e d fa cachievesmankind , such re s . B u a l will rank • ted with his nam Blessings will be associated k l tribute of an alien race will ratify c t e o le e b n i j i o ty y . a deserved triumph, . and to earn an enviab and the gratefu l title to imperishable fame. SPORTEVO NOTES.—No. CCCCXXL The sport for the present week includes no less than six meetings :—the Newmarket Second Spring being marked for Tuesday and two following days; the Ply oPrl d a 1 icsne F'faßevvaoerur. r . mouth and Devonport for Wednesday ; the Liverpoo Hunt for Wednesday and Thursday ; the Lothian's Club and Edinburgh for Thursday and Friday ; Shrews bury also on the same days ; and Lewes on Friday. The only meeting that I shall comment upon to-day will be that at h e ad-quarters. M., does oAes. Fn.o,twcilllosneotainmd. The Newmarket Second Spring Meeting—of which this will be the ce ntenary—commences to-morrow a s thisvr s P e s tt a FATHER THAMES in the first usual with the 50/. Plate for Sweepstakes,al This, with bfetween Mr. Gre another 50/. Plate, 3 yrs, T.Y.C, and one Duke terminatingo B edf kh evening.ea glfo of 25 5 As sous, a . d pilo o var l oTer a p brh h eaebt a ullS l ynew d thiel S fiae ani t a second and third. The Match for 200 soya., D. M., Fever sham will, I think, be a close affair, ville's Young Norval and the Duk of the former. Of Wednesday's races four T are not ent ere d f or as yet. The Sweepst a k es o f 50 the soya, each, l as t th ree miles of 8.C., lo o k s admirably adapted t o th e capabilities of Ilex ;but as h e figures in gures in another probably Lo r d E xe t er m race on the same day, y matter with FRANTIC. Tah start Ambrose to co n t es t th e 1 the winn er . e latter, in my opinion, will be The Suffolk Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, &c., mile and a half, all up hill at the finish, will have a field of some six or seven. At the present moment I see nothing to beat Lord Exeter, and I believe both of his horses will run. If not started for the 50 soya. Stakes, I should take him for choice. Thursday's races I will touch upon to-morrow or Wednesday. In my remarks about the late meeting at Chester, I forgot to observe that my judgment was tolerably suc cessful, having hit the mark with Exact for the Palatine Stakes, Jacqueline for the Chester field, Mocassin for Second Triennial, Merry Bird, First Triennial, Pelion, the Marquis of Westminster's Plate, but was unfortunate enough to select Trifle, who ran third for the Cup, and Rubyfor the Mostyn Stakes. The last naT i e e c t l .h in er rav v le was owing to being unable to ascertain on think Orest, es , goo P the Derby a tittle. continue Australian an ,d • 'hare goi T n h g e t r o ac C in h g est o e f r th o e r nwoe,ekunhtuil.tnouoyataitee rea.for.wpinuybliidc.attaiss.);.u. enough to win, and that are his most dangerous oppo nen ts. Tim SPIRIT OF THE, 70. RF . • Lil t in sts ;1 ,4 'c r osf; ,tioo wo,o o lt a 100 L A ; he Wri 710 Pe ° roll, 1 1 4 t: Por Paid.' St. 20 St. 15 10 25 16 10 32 i 56 5 132 301 751 50A 1 73 4 112 t 1491 1041 7i i 9i 8