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

a h )11rg' ' e. e cro iatl ou 5 C . vira , 3 d00 13 1, 0 the t", Lea,Yetl' raTO °f h i° 7 6OO 119 re 'olYro°, tl O itros L ECTION COMMITTEES (THIS DAY.) PLYMOUTH At the sitting of the co mm itt ee thi s morn i ng , Mr. Seijeant Kinglake, on behalf of Mr. Mare, said that himself and his learned friends having consulted on the evidence already laid before the committee, had come to the conclusion that the acts of Mr. Mare's agents had so compromised him that it was impossible for him to hope to persevere success fully in his opp os i t i on, and on the i r adv i ce Mr. Mare had decided to resign his seat and relinquish further opposition to the petition. On the part of Mr. Aram's agents, he must state that they had been acting under the erroneous impression that there was no differ ence with regard to the dispensation of patronage be tween a member seated and a candidate on his canvass ; ?lid it was by this misunderstanding that they had been led to commit th ose injudicious acts for which Mr. Mare must be h e ld respons ib le, and some of which aIIS. do ubt were quite sufficient to void the seat. e should p ropose to call Mr. Mare to give an expla tion of his c mduct, and he mi g ht f ur th er s t a t e th a t his course was not the result of any compromise or ar rangement of any sort between the parties. r -Ilm Chairman expressed some doubt whether they t c, h ea:ld, co nsistently with th e i r d u ty t o th e pu bli c, a ll ow se Mr to close so a b ruptly. tio . Mare was th en ca ll e d , an d was under examina n when we went to press. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY,) OLD COURT. The May sessions of the Central Criminal Co - _ - _rt were ° Peued this morning before the Lord Mayor, the Re furder, Sir J ames Duke, the Sheriffs, and other civic ncti onaries. The calendar contains the names of 148 prisoners. th T he Re cor d er, in his address to the grand jury, said, at t hough th e ca l endar presented an unusual number °f prisoners whose cases it would be their duty to en en- quireen- quireic t°, in co nsequence, no doubt, of the rather un th7u. length o f t h e interval which had elapsed between c i se and the last sessions, the offences charged were of a very aggravated character. There were two e f t ? °f murder, but as true bills had been found in each b tf , l ese last sessions, they would not come, of course, ac i'r the present grand jury. From the information he th at be fore him on the depositions, he was happy to t say_ a v e i w ith one or two exceptions, the cases were not to to -serious s erious or grave description ; but he was ferniere that opportunity of stating that at t ese a . nd e a r t . W etly riessions, he had not unfrequently . been informed as to the nature of the business which be glad u . tc ,come before the grand jury, and he should 'le could draw the attention of the cominitt . ing it ma plates to that circumstance, and to the position in which t of Pa the grand jury as well as himself. By an ac tpiireadrliament of the present Queen's reign it was re that the t hat the depositions should be returned before dir ec u t ess i°ns, or at such time as the court sh r o d u i l r d ee o t r i d o e o r o o o r th e „Now he believed that no order o Ra hn - - Nod had been made by the court ; but, at the th a • ti cle, the judges had always expressed their opinion . ait Was desirable the depositions should be sent in bshort time before the sessions, in order that they might gle.al°,l°lced into before the presiding judge addressed the tifß,, l3 ' j u ry. He was sorry to say that at some police th e — d S e a Practice had lately grown up of keeping back W as Positions to the last moment, and the consequence . f o r . .great in convenience to the business of the court , in tt lt often happened that the depositions were placed th e b e hands of the judge just when he took his seat on b ee °nob, and when it was utterly impossible for him the aeZgi urne acquainted with the facts detailed within. If strates would be kind enough to make their clerks w a d ,the depositions before the sessions commenced they ho-nikt greatly conduce to the public convenience. This, a: not a matter in the hands of the jury, and o t would, therefore, not detain them with any further 44t how g r eatly upon it. There was only one case of an 1) „, t ,° 11 human life—it was that of a man named ra hn '„ ci ,i'LL i _o was charged with cutting the throat of a wo atte,"lll was he cohabited. It appeared that he also he '"Ptenl to cut his own throat, but in both instances -barges unuccessful. The case assumed the shape of a factre°,,,,eAcf woundine• with intent to murder. .If . the they ; . ' r e Proved as they appeared on the depositio tr n u , e hill a o.uld, no doubt, find it their duty to return a a ton ie g al ost the accused. There was another case, of e h ar what d ,Peeuliar character, where a foreigner was boclif;i Wit h firing a pistol ith intent to do grievous that h ar m and to injure some person. It o appeared * heth e e Was going along the street—it was nsta w te a d s r he was in liquor or not—but he Ny b o °unded a large crowd of little boys, was teazing and and as like rnost foreigners, arm° enveloped g in a large cloak, him vhieZhssurro unded by the boys, a pistol 14 his session went off, but no one saw °I theinibtan one, Though the pistol did not hit any Wh o was Y B 3 it u nfortunately struck a young woman d Who one Pa.esillg along the street. Now, if a man aimed that vas not s n h o o t whn missed eir him and hit another, though act ; but tl o i rd a. intention, t he might be ir. Licted had nbe constitute it an offence, it toaimedhe constitute at some person. If he e a4e 13°_ ntention to aim atany one, they would in that aceid:nilustified in treltin the discharge of the pistol as n sUal e 11 41 . There was g another case, rather out of the t h in which s a man named Powell was charged sire for, accessory to the fact with regard to exten eierknig,e,ries on the Bank of England, committed by a ROW t "` Lnat establishment who had absconded and was n r o atc,o4aMenable to the law. By the law as it form e ely eitheran. accessory after the fact could o e n n lbtried tried, but fOrt,, With the principal or after he had be nie r 4lla telY by a most use act introduced into Parlia -110 t , I3 Y Mr. Baines, now the P r esident cc o e f f., t s h o e ry P af oo te r r L t a h w e 'get d' it was competent to place t a .."'" on his trial before a jury in 1 1 5 a.1 principal had eluded the absence of the prin -40 and notwithstanding that d The making offence of of accessoryneither concealingatter the or fact con - e in the system o in any other way assisting or 1 4 ) ,ay with the objectplundeor, of " the principal felon. If they ernoting the s ci !lnd that to be proved in . this case,. they would be jus ',7,ted in returning a true bill against the accused. After a biding to a few other cases in the calendar, the learned corder remitted the grand jury to the discharge of t heir important functions. BANKRUPTCY COURT.--(TBIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE WEST AND WEST. It tillAWAY BANICRITTS.—These bankrupts had carried ,-11 b usiness at Donnington, Northampton, as drapers, and to-day was appointed for their last .examination. I ,lt may be recollected that the bankrupts, who are isi., - g men ab scon d e d a s h or t ti me s i nce , a ft er h a ving Coliclestinely, sent up property of considerable value to t ah l t l en, to be di s p ose d o f by a f orce d auc ti on , b u t the is ec ,7 r ePts were apprehended, and the proceeds of the sale ti,74.ered officer through the ag e n cy of Russell, one of the detec •e 4 The b a l ance sheet now filed by Mr. Sloper, extending 4: 1 1 3 , February 1852, and ending March 1853, shows e a .,,r to creditors 398/. 14s. 3id. To Mr. West for 231 -41 , 3 85/. ; profits 1031. ; creditor by debtors, lose 10s. •; property 591. Bs. ; trade expenses 931. ; .1 0 , 576 /. Drawi ngs by W. West 741. Is. 2d. It West, 56/ . ss. Bd. i h s o principal losses were 2801. is. 9d. on the sale of of t t el t„Y by the Sheriff, under an execution at the suit t;zsaolseton Banking Company, and others, and 197/. of goods which bad cost 3501., and which -44 "1 been sent up to London for sale. Wjetition was subsequently presented to annul the ain bank ruptcy on the ground that John West Da inor at th e ti me o f t h e a dj u di cat i on, b ut after l'up . „ u leao had b een h ear d, as counse l f or t h e bank -410r,1-o' a nd Mr. H ea ld er as solicitor for the assignees, his 4 , 119 ur dismissed the bankrupts' petition, and the case ti e ,, , e am before th e court on the quest i on of exam i na - Th which was not concluded. agai:i the b ank rupt, John West, has given notice of appeal El decision of his Honour on the petition. S OUTHWARK —(THIS DAY). It OnEtt F IRE IN THE ears o about twent with age, I'd Nett, a young fellow , Beckett, charged of Re, was br ht before Mr. A m the person 4ich R 7 AT TIIE LONDON -ROAI).— f 4teaa °ug at Battersea. a silk pocket handkerchi e e e f id f i r e o g . 1 ! • Raulstone, a gentleman r on d tin said he was u a nd pries ohn husband Rowe 110 M, tbetween eleven i,te clothes on Saturday nigh elve o'cl kin the London-road while . London-stre ta„i,. clock mills in eds of 4 ,P 'IR at a timber yard and saw -lacenf There several hun t d e r r was persons—. were at the time a large fire was et crowd, behind htt in the London -road, andthepros t ee he u pftleztipting to force his way through the prisonerock Ilihsell 'witness distinc ly saw pocket and il teal --4 Put his hand in his coat P into i,_ a silk handkerchief with which . and took him , euintrll3, when he seized hold of him he to nma . ehadknown. watch him him to w was about . to 4 A g nio r t 41 °n. of thieves which induced 1,, Particularly. ilountil d and did not hi s , r°seentor said that he had his handkerchief safe missin i t Pocket when he entered the crow t he °Meer told him something, The ha.ndkerchief produced was his property. when he felt his Th eke t and found that his handkerchief had been stolen toTte Prisoner who declined to say e cha rge was fully committed for trial. anything in answer d North 4141.P.1q1._, POL, SATURDAY. —The British tooZ7oan niail steamship Africa, o a m fternoon, Nvith of r departure hence for New York this besides th e air number of passengers and a full cargo, *sited Harrison c an mander, th e Ilsnal /nails on board. A heavy fall of snow so in to wn at abouta 7 o'clock this morning, notwithv:tand q! th at on previous evening the weather was v 114:1! at thunder was generally expected. The 1444.'teeri extremely cold since the snow came Theslown.,.. om_ hm2'ettlyera employed by the North Union Railway U _. - `,-17,!Y between Liverpool and Manchester have been dis ir7!ged in a body. They persisted in demanding an kairease of 2s. in their wages, which the directors re- Th t e .4 to grant, and their discharge has been the result. thence have have issued a placard stating that, in con.se trc, " of the unprotected state of the line, resulting ei.lnedtheir discharge, the lives of passengers are endan- Tr 4411 litie Intz OUTRAGIN IN TUB COIINTY OF AEMAGH:-- htte:fr"Y Telegraph. reports that yesterday morning nekrieb t . II." were made to burn two houses with their resi „' It ' the neighbourhood in which /sir. Chambre was ' 4sB4BBi4ated a short time since. COURT CIRCULAR. 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 Royal 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 present. 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 B ohenlohe, and attended by Lady Anna Maria Daw 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 Palmerston (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 Ribbiesdale 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'ceuvre of his art. Le Bonhomme 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 bonhomme 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 vice have not seen the original. That ye. ye, 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 lie is able to give even to that narcotic pleasantry, Les Jeun de l'Amour ct du Hasc ..d. Although this and one or two other plays from the pen of Marivaux 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. 111OREY 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, yid. Southampton, and on the Bth yid Marseilles, or when those dates fall on a Sunday, on the 3d vid Southampton, and on the 9th via 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 l eore 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 sr ccessful 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 o n th e eve of the mail for Australia by the overland and Marseilles route, thus rendering a second mail unnecessary. The number of passengers taken out by the Argo is 55, among whom is Sir R. Nickle, Commander-in -Chief at New South Wales, with his lady and aide-de-camp. The freight-list comprises specie, value 26,0001. sterling jewellery, value 11,5007.; and 375 tons of cargo, 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 jamme d between the buffers. He was taken to the hospital, but died on Thursday of rupture of the Byer, Yerdwt—" Accidental death,' THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 1853. MARKET IS 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 bailey, 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 has 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 naried samples of foreign wheat. However, really fine qualities were scarce, and held at full quotations. Low parcels ruled excessively heavy, at is. 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, is. 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 were easier to purchase. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Red .... new 4ls to 46s Ditto... ........ old 42s 51, Ditto, White new 43s 57d Ditt0........ old 48s 50s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old 45s 51s Ditto new ...... 65 46s Eve—Old • • • • .• ...... 28s 30s Malt—Chevalier 61s to 63s Oats Yorkshire and _Lincolnsh., Feed 16s 91e Potato ...... 20 • 24s Youghal arid Cork 81ack....... 153 199 Cork, White .. 17s 21s Scotch, Feed. .. .. 203 25s Beans—Tick . 34s 383 New ••• • • • .... 29s als Pigeons ...... 36, 440 B ,tley —Grinding .. 248 28s Peas—Grey 30s Ms Malting .•. • . 30s 32. Maple .•• • • ...... 33s 368 Chevalier .• .• . 33s 37. White.. •. • ...... 36. 40s Walt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers Vs 40s folk •••• . • .• .. 54s 58s Flour—Town-made... 395 448 drown .••• • • • ........ 46. 52s Suffolk .......... 32s 34s 2 :ATWOOD ftIICI Ware 57. os Atoektn Pe4, Norfolk 32. 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 1551, 1,923 ; in 1850, 1,425 ; in 1849, 1,486 ; and in 1848, 2,431 and. in 1847, 1,928 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. From Calves. Pigs Bordeaux Harlingen.... Antwerp 4O Hamburgh Rotterdam 209 Ostend lB Dordt..... Nieu Diep 324 604 ... - ... 902 ... 2 ... -- 247 ... - - 25 ... - Total ... 2,100 518 ... - The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 852 279 ... 1,366 ... 2 ... 318 ... 114 851 514 ... 1,275 ... 2 ... 318 ... 114 .850 322 ... 725 ... 113 ... 258 ... 7 849 294 ... 963 ... ... 226 ... 3 .848 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. Wo were again well supplied with sheep, in good condi- tion. Most kinds were in but moderate request, yet prices were 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. s. d. s. d. , Prime Southdown 5 - 2 5 4 Large eras. 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 5s Od to 6s Od. Per 81bs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts ...3 oto 3 2 Second quality ...3 4 3 6 Prime large oxen 3 8 3 10' Primo Scots, dre. 4 0 4 2 Inferior sheep ...4 0 4 2 Second quality ...4 4 4 8 Primo crso.-wlled.4 10 5 0 Lambs TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .. Sheep and Lambs 23,250 Sheep Calves Pigs 435 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 Slbs, to sink the offals. May 10, 1852. May 9, 1853 h: d. s. d. s. d. s. d - - Coarse and inferior beasts 2 2to 2 4 3 oto 3 2 Second quality ditto ... ... 2 6 210 3 4 2 6 Prime large oxen ... 3 0 3 2 3 8 310 Prime Scots, &c 3 2 3 4 4 0 4 2 Coarse and inferior sheep ... 2 6 2 8 4 0 4 2 Second quality ditto ... 210 3 2 4 4 4 8 Prime coarse woolled ditto 3 2 3 44 10 5 0 Prime Southdown ditto ... ... 3 6 3 8 5 2 5 4 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 o'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 SALK, 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 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 262 10 Mutton, Inferior 36 3 8 Do.,middling 3 0 3 2 Do.,middling 310 4 2 Do., prime large 3 2 3 4 I Do., prime 4 4 4 6 Do., do. small ....3 6 3 8 Veal 3 6 4$ I Pork, large 3 4 3 10 Pork, small 4 0 4 2 Lambs BOROUGH HOP. 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 a. 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 Hamburgh, 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 1208; Scotch ditto, 100 s to 125 s ; Foreign, 30s 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 from Ant werp, 42 from Gibraltar, 17 from Hamburgh, 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 48s for fine East India. All other seeds, including crles, are a dull inquiry. Turulp.White, per bush. 9s to Ilt Swede ßrown...... W . l:. 7 10s8 9 12 n : custard, White, new ...• • • 73 d Tares, Winter, new.... 05 Od Os Od Canar Spring q er ........ Rye grass.. .••.... 28s ass "lover, Red Ent,. (cwt.) 44s 62a 5 4 5 0 6 4 4 6s 6d White 485 675, t'oreign Red .... • • 445 629 White.. • . 50s 67 s Trefoil, now.. • ..... • • 243 28s 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, 2. 8d per 8 Oarraway.... •• - 465 481 C0riander.....,...... its 14s llempseed, per quarter 88s 44a Linseed, 68s 6Us Crushing .. •• 489 83s Baltic •• • • ...... 44s 48s Odessa .. •• 46s 48s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English . 81 5$ 9 15s Foreign, per ton 7110 s 91 108 Rape Cakes, pr ton 4111 s (t/ Ua Rapeseed,New,prist 2110 s 5410 a 1850. 385 3d 375 Od to _ -_________ Stock this day Price of Y. C. .... f i to 0050 d LOs Od Delivery last week • • 1,272 1,738 Ditto from June 1 94,279 90,743 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 110,392 90,876 Price of Town .... • • 398 6d 388 Od SHARE MARKETS.-(THo DAY.) i RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. !Aberdeen . Ainbg. Nottng. 1 ?ost & Eastn. June....... Wolverh. Stour Va11ey...... Birkonhd. Lanesh. di Cheshire Junct ..... . Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons.... Do., ........ Bristol & Exeter...... Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead ' Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass. Dublin&BelfastJuue. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & Do., (£lB E. & Eastern Counties Eastern Union, elasE A. late E. U. Sh I Do., do IDo., B. & C East Lancashire ... 'East & West Ind.ni: & Birming. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth.&Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock IDo. , B. Stock ....._ Gt. th.&West.(lle:, Great Western.. Irish South-Easters. Lareaster do Carlisle. Do., Third 5........... Lancash. &Yorksl Do., Fifths Do:, Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. & South ot. London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Bright. & S. Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths D0.,16/.5h.,M&8...1 London & S. Western Do £5O ........ ..... Do., £40........ Lndndrry.d;Coleraine Lrdndrry. & Ennisk. Mancli.Shef.diLincln. Do., Man. &Lin. Un. Midland . . Do. Birming.& Derby Midland G.West.(lr.) l Do. Shares New&istle & Carlisle Newmarket . Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.AbergArlitfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint di Rostrevor N0rf01k................ IDo., New. Northn. Counties Un North British ........ 'North Devon, No. Do., No. Dc., j A Deferred... Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire..' North Western........ N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Scottish Central Scottish Midland.. Shrewsbury dt Birmg. Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock... Shrewsby. Sti Herefd. Shrewsby. dt Chester (Nor. W. Min.)...... Do. Halves, do: Do. Oswestu. Shropshire Union. South Dev0n....... 'South Eastern.. South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun Do.. . . . Stockton dt Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Rai1way......... Vale of Neath......... Waterfcl. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West C0rnwa11........ Wimbledon &Croydob, Woodford York Newctl. & Berw. I Do. Extensions....... Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland.. `Closing Prices Saturday. 29A - 30 6 - 64 10 10 -- d 21 22 34 -- 2i dl 102 101 i --671 67i 23i -: 24 23 -23 i 1 . CI) 8 - 6 - 64 44 4 134 10/ -- 114 73 - 74 50 - 55 72 -- 74 3i . = ii 88 -- 89 55 -- 57 131 - 133 1111 -112 i 91d -- 92 -- Si 92 -- 94 13i -- 4 p 79 -- 1 80 4g— 4d 3 -- 2i d 16 --16 k ii 7 M I 81 -8, ••• - ••• pl 52 - 53 98 - 100 62 - 63 65 - 67 73 -- 76 lt Rens 17 -- 19 8} -- 12 -- 14 31 -- 36(1 21 -- 22 75i 76 37 --• 38 13i -- 14 41 - - 4 19 -- 21 2 • 38 14 15 9 -10 i 3 -- 34 10i -- 11 4 d -- par 70 71 ; 7t; 7 d p i 2 2ict 611 —62 i, PREFERENCE SHARES. Aberdeen . Do., No. 2, 7 p. c... Buis. dz Ex. 4 p c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares ... Caledonian £lO ...... Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5,1 per cent... Cork&Bandon 5i p.c. Dundee Perth drAber (leen Junction....... EastA nglian Gt 3100 6 per eent............ Do. (25) 7 per cent.. Do. (J 7175) 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 per cent.... EastLancash. 6 pets. Edinb.Prth.dtDundee 5i per cent Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent Great Northr 5 p.o Do. 5 p. c.,R. at 10 p. c. pram Gt. Southn. (Mesta. (Ireland) Eighths Gt. Westu. (Berke dz 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. 6 p.e London dr S. Western. Con. 'thirds Londondeiry& Coler. Shares ... Lundy. & Ennis. i Sli Manch. ,Shef. , & Lin., 4 Shares, No. 1 Do. Now, £lO ID°. , £6 .... .... Marypt. &Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4i per cent....... IDo .. ..... Mi p 6 d.Consol. .c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol dt Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4i per cent. Norfolk Extension... Do. Guar. 5. per ct.. Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British ......... North Staffordshire.. Oxford Worcester di Wolyerh. £15,6p. c. D 0....................... Shrews& Birm. N. G. Sbrewsby. & Chester (Nor..W.Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent.... South Devon .......... Do. New ............... S. Eastern (Reading, Ann.,) of 21 Os.6d. S. Yo rksh. 4p. c. Guar. Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref. Do.. ..................... York& N. Midland H. & S. Parch........... FOR: A ntworp&Rotterdam BolgianEastn. Junct. Bcziers to Graissessac Charleroi & Erquelin. Dijon and Besangon Dutch Rhenish East Indian ... Do. Extension .... Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Western of Canada) Shares Lucca & Pistoja sp.c. pref.. ............ Luxembourg..., Do. (Railway) Do. Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. pref Lyons k Mediterran Madras Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. (fmy. B. &Ams. She.) NorwegiauTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen Sr. Cherbrg. Quebec &Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Do. 53 p. et. pref.._ Sth-Eastra. of Frz - ace Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders.. Do. 5i per c. Western of France._ West. of Switzerland 1(1 . 6 I 108 iiis 19,i - 204 6 - 63 3f 4 - 43 -- 44 2 -2 p - 24 p 15 - 154 181 -18 i 3 i - 3i 130 - 132 1112 - 114 88 - 8 Gi 7i 100 - 108 P 15 2 - 154 ... xd. •• xd ••• - ••• 155 - 158 3i - 4 pl 1 - 11 -14 t 8 -_ 9 loi lii A -- I P. •• • - ... 1 P 148 —lsoxd I P 111 - 113 25i - 26 1021 t 17A -- 18i1 i -- 1 15 -- 18 par -- i P 261 -- 26 194 -- 20• id __ ipar 103 - 105 5i - 51 p - iPI 1: 1 -- 1 p 13 -- 143 31 -- 4 1 -- 5 -- 6 p -- lip 23 -2 1 p 2i --2 par 1 id . pdr 7 74 ti - -- - - 1 1 1 i d —P P 21 23 p 7i 8 36i —37 b 11 --94 -- i 18 -- 1 9 0 44 -- 453 471 37 -- 37 4 5i i -- 4 P 22 -- 224 91- 9A it - 4 p P Par 12/ id 12ip Basin ess done this day. RAIL AV! D B Egi c olu d .m. aw f ra o .i i kt • n d litooeuex a t.f n g.d. d i... Bletchley.... Birm. Wolv. Dudley guar. Do. wtht guar. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glstr. & Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do, 4 Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar Midld.Bradfd. Northern and Easternsp.e. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds pc Prest. & Wyre Do. Shares. Roystn.k Hit. Do. Shcpth . St Shef.Roth.and Goole ,g. 5 P.C. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do IWilts&Somrstl Leasing C ompaus, !London & N. West. iGt.Westn ID• Do Do L.&N.W Calculi Gt.Nrthn. Gt. Westu Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NMd Do Do S. Eastern Do 'Norfolk L. & N. W. & Midi& I Stckton & Darlingt. Midland.. E. Count, Do IDS L.&N.W ' &Ln&Yk. IGt Northn IDo ...... ... Lancash& Yorksh. M. MCloan Stockt. & Darlingt Do IG.Weatn. Closing Prices Saturday. ... - 107 - 109 54 - 56 150 - 152 33 -34 112 - 114 56 - 57 27i - 28 14 -14 A 26 - 27 3 - 33 1106 - 108 65 - 67 151 - 153 151 - 153 ... ... i fi d 33 - 34 ,105 A -106 A MINES. 1 all Arta Fria ... li 2 p 10s. all Anglo Californian 1 p 1 10 2 Australasian 20 5 Australian 44 4 p 1 all Australian Cordillera 1 p 1 all Australian Freehold d far! 1 all Ave Maria d d 1 1 all Baden (Gd• Duchy of) par p 1 all British Austria. Gold 1 # p 14 20 13.5 British Iron 8 —lO 8 35 246 Brazilianlmp. (issued at £5 pm 54 6 51 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 4f 44 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 —3l 301 1 1 Carson's Creek — 1 1, 40 all Cobre Copper 46) 474 5 1 Colonial Gold 1 2 4 ... 14 Copiapo St. all Copper Min. of Eng 7O —BO 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent Bl —9l p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co l4 1 d 20 all General l5 17 2 all Great Nugget Vein ll —2l p 3i 3 all Great Polgoo;,h. par s p 1 all Lake Bathurst.. g d 1 all Liberty par— 6 p 11 1 all Lond.&Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co — d 1 all Mariquita d— par 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn. — BB 1 all New Granada 4 1 all Nouveau Monde l# —14 p 5 1 Port Philip ar— p I all Quartz Rock -p 50 all Rhyinney Iron 24 —26 15 Do. New 7 s 30 10i Santiago de Cuba 6 7 1 all South Australian 4 d # p 10 7 Tiu Croft 9 11 281 all United Mexican 5l 6 54 1 all Waller par— 4p 1 all West Gra na d a d— p 1 all West Mariposa p 14 1 all Yuba ri P l 4 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia B6 87 86 50 all British N. American ... 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 4 lip 21 100 25 Colonial ••• 100 20 Commercial of Loud — 10 English Scottish and Australian l4 lip 20 124 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 3 50 20 Loudon and County 50 10 London Joint Stock 100 20 Lond. & Westminster 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 22. National of Ireland 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation so# —sl4an 51 x new 25 5 Do. New ..• 1.00 25 Provincial of Ireland .„ 10 all Do. New 5 1 Royal Australn.Bk g . to & Gold Imp C 0.... id par 25 all South Australia 5O 52 25 all Union of Australia 77 78 k 77i ... 21 Do. New 8 9 50 10 Union of London — 40 all Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Australian Agricult. 81 83 804 180 20 8 Australsn.Pcific.Mail 10 6 Australis. Royal Mail . . 50 384 Brit. American Land 77 /6 100 324 Canada — 5 5 Crystal Palace l4 4 64 4 2 Crystal Pal. o f F rance —1 1 4 20 1 Eastern Steam 1 1 Electric) Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat • — 20 14 General Screw Steam 20 21 Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 2 Netherlands Land 20 71 Nrth. ofEuropeSteam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental . . —85 i 50 25 Do. Do. ••. ••• 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 25 South Austral. Land 46 48 1 all Submar. Telegraph 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization 100 281 Van Diemen's Land 19 20 LLOYD'S SHIPPIAG-(TRIS 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, Port o Ri co ; L ouise, Rio Janeiro, and sailed forllamburgh. 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, Labradore. Off Port—Bell, Mauritius ; Budget, Boston, for Antwerp ; Swallow, Java, for Middlesborough. BRISTOL, May 7.—Arrived—Fanny, Barbadoes. CROOKHAVEN.—Arrived —Duke of Northumberland, Manilla ; Guilia, New York ; Waldemar, Callao. PORT TALBOT. —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.E. 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. ANTWERP, 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 making 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-town, 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 ExmosioN.—On 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 Northern Whig. Business this day. 1853. 24 364 47s Od to 47s 3d 1,618 99,689 83,425 495 3d I 1851. 34,748 43,239 39s 3d to 36s Gd 383 Gd to 00, Od 891 88.641,375 1,141 100,105 0 1,618 97 ,841 106,81 a 393 Gcl 388 9d 1852. 3.02,-1 671 6i 24 31 Pin 79i k 1191 19 376. 70 69i 64 1 2i 2 pm pm :IGN. 46i 37 i I 301 St. 50 St. all 100 all 100 100 100 18i 9i all 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 Constitution,nel hasnewsfrom Constantinople which is probably derived from Government sources. It says Accounts have been received from Constantinople to the 25th ult. At that 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 an 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 p:opositions 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'Ozerof to prevent his breaking off his nego ciations 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 appoint e d t o a ll emp l oymen t s. Mi r h an Duz, his uncle Carabet-Bey, and his cousin Dirhay-Duz, as well as Selim-Bey, first Chamberlain of the Palace, all united with Mehemet Ali Pacha, formed a barrier round the Sultan w hi c h th e highest functionaries could not pass. A band of 30 Mussulman Magyars had just arrived at Constantinople, having been dismissed from the army by Oiner 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, &e., to 62 million francs, or less than 2 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 1879. 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 of 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-H a lf per Cents. For the end of the month the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. fell 10c., and the Three per Cents., 15c. 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 :-Northerns, 928 f. 75c.; Orleans, 1,115 f. ; Paris and Strasbourg, 935 f.; Paris and Lyons, 973 f. 50c. ; P ar i s an d ouen, 1,170 f.; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 860 f.; West ern of France, 802 f. 50c.; Rouen and Havre, 552 f. 50c.; Bordeaux and Cette, 666 f. 25c.; Caen and Cherbourg, 648 f. me. ; Dijon and Besancon, 597 f. 50c. 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., 44i ; Deferred, 24 5-16 ; 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 forward an accusation of breach of protection. In this most knotty affair France can right matters by giving up the reserved points she has obtained, but she is not disposed to give up her concessions, and in consequence Prince Mentschi koff shows a restlessness and peevishness which cannot have good effects. The present Turkish ministry, pressed as they are, 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 hero openly that the Russian storm will blow over without occasioning a general wreck, as it is universally supposed. o g f e dt the ey Turksa ll tto l i )se manifest. too great, Thead The indemnity accorded to the holders of the ud T t h u e r ki dissatisfactione li w h o le transaction was managed very scrip is j secretly, or th e opposition such a solution would have met here would, we may depend upon it, ave met q uite another turn. have given Mr. Trouvee Chauvel, who came to this I with country about ten mon th s ago out attorney from ce r t a i n banking firms Powers of having succeeded i n conc l uding of London, Turkish G overnmen t f or the a contract with the bank, to be entitl e d the establishment of a i " Oriental proceeded to London to prepare the has just ,rep are th . diate operations. e way for imme- The engagements of the Bank are -Ist. To withdraw from sisting of 6 and 5 piastre circulation the base coi n , con and amounting t o 497 19 reces, and their sub di v i s i ons , it with good c o i n of the 0,, d 0 piastres, a n d t o re pl ace new currency in the course o r= .. `.,. ~'✓ "~=~~ two years. Ey this operation the Bank w4IS'ik*VT,ISA2 1,700,000/. 2d. To maintain at par the caim6s (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 nomid sterling ; this, in lieu ot 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 ot 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 cornea down from the interior to the shipping ports. 4th. The Government receives its 'mimes 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. The 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 to y2meemeni h s oer s ud t et er r tong ee , aff r eel e ci d it. n e gt e i m ieen a I b vt l ii e rt means at h an d o f e ff ect i ng a favourable loan for n e h d i a capitalsal annual payments, thee base l Pa Bank. Now to pay off two millions sterling in 15 years will require 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 caimos 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 Lax 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 le g itimate 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 placed 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 statuto. 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 n o t b een 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 cola ' 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 circumstances 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 government is comprised in the simple maxim of appointing proper men to proper places, and the most essential elements of administrative wisdom are evinced in the judicious selec tion of fitted servants for the discharge of responsible duties. This guiding rule will prove the means of elicit ing talent, and of op en i ng a b r illi ant career to many a noble spirit, attended with affluence and renown, but otherwise doomed to a life of obscurity and want. On the adoption of a liberal policy of this nature, by the Imperial authorities, honourably and honestly carried out, depends the welfare and prosperity of native millions, committed to British sway. The mission is worthy of a mighty empire, and the fruits to be gathered will imbibe all the sweets of bloodless victory, unalloyed with any of the bitter ingredients inseparable from military con quests. The sheds of moral and religious progress will be spread widely throughout the ancient seats of oriental learning—the arts of modern civilisation, compatible with national habits and customs, will necessarily flourish in these extensive regions ; while happiness and con tentment will be diffused among a quiet people, engaged in the cheerful avocations of peace. The statesman who accomplishes such objects, and achieves such results, will rank among the great benefactors of mankind, sure celebrity. Blessings will be his title to imperishable fame. grateful tribute of an alien race will ratify to enjoy a deserved triumph, as s a o n c d iat t e o d and the a his sennvatel,e '4,7? SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCCXXI. 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 mouth and Devonport for Wednesday ; the 'Liverpool 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. , with The Newmarket Second Spring Meeting—of which Bar n.cigutahratetrls.shall comment upon to-day will c entenary—commences to-morrow as Plat s e ov f s o . r ea a c l h l , a A ge . B F . , will not im probably that s e ow only the t m b h e e e e a t d i 3YrsT' T.Y.C,Hsone Mr. Gre over the first half of Ab. M., does not close and and third. v i dn °a i i lTmP e , h 1 i s e ea Young uSnn dwt haveie SI ethisapns Norval tita3ke FATHERevsseencooi fnn a 2gd ni the Duke usual with the 501. another 501. Plate, The Match for 200 sovs., D. M., between inthe Sweepstakes, . sham will, I think, be a close affair, Fever of the former. terminating in favour Of Wednesday's races four are not of 5 0 sovs each, entered for a s y e t . The Sweepstakes the 8.C., lo o k s admirabl • last three m il es o f y adapted t o th e capabilities of Ilex ;but as h e figures in another probably Lord Exeter m Ambrose to con t es t th e race on th e same day, may start matter with FRANTIC. The l the win ner .latter, in my op i n i on, w i ll b e The Suffolk Stakes of 15 six and hill sovs. each, 5 ft, & c ., m il e a h a lf, a ll u field of some up at the finish, w ill h ave a 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 sovs. Stakes, I should take ILEx 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 wag unfortunate enough to select Trifle, who ran third for the Cup, and Ruby for the Mostyn Stakes. The last named mischance was owing to being unable to ascertain whether be wa going to Chester or no, until too late for public ati on. The racing of the week has not altere d my id upo n _ the Derby a tittle. I continue t o think Orestes good enough to win, and that West Australian and Pharos are his most da ngerous' opponents. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. ;l~j' ~~::'a ?: -,~ ~~ q uit ly rtists 50 16! St. 20 1100 42i 34 50 25 100 St. 100 all 34 100- St. St. St. St. 100 100 100 100 263 13i 20 20 50 218. 1 100 20 11:1 100 100 all 100 5 100 all 100 6 100 100 all I 8 100 100 25 10 1.0.6 10 20 20 20 100 8a all 100 all , 15 10 2 3 12 19 30f 3 75 42 2i d 3q i 56 5 91f 4 2i p 1654 1191 3p lip 91i 90 i 75A1 44 1061 rata. „_: 4\` ~ ` cJ ~.^, ~.