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

ASTLEYS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Continued and brilliant success of the New Spectacle. Third Night of an entirely new Drama. THIS EVENING, M&t 6, - - _ - And during the week, the performances will commence with the increasingly popular spectacle of AMAKOSA.; or, Scenes of Kafir Warfare ; with all its new and beautiful scenic. interesting dramatic and astonishing Equestrian effects. The Burying Wood, the Leap through Fire. and the terrific spring of Amakosa's Steed over the Falls of the Umtata, nightly received with enthusiastic approbation. To be followed by a novel and incomparable display o: Equestrian Achievements in the Scenes of the ARENA, supported by the most accomplished Artistes of the day. Mr. Cooke will appear with his wonderful steed Raven ; also Mr. Alfred Cooke and his accomplished Family. To conclude with a new Comic Drama, entitled IN FOR A DJG; or, Life at the Diggings. Box-office open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1853. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places ate nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. HASTINGS—E., strong breeze—cloudless. SOUTHAMPTON - N.W., strong breeze—cloudless. FOLKESTONE—N.B., strong breeze—overcast. BASINGSTOKE—N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—E., strong breeze—cloudless. STitooD—E., hard wind—partially cloudy. SWINDON—N.B., fresh breeze—cloudless. CAMBRIDGE—N., gentle breeze—pai daily cloudy. YARMOUTH—N.E., strong breeze—cloudless. The retrms from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock HASTlNGS—calm—pm daily cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON—S., gentle breeze—foggy. FOLKESTONE—N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Tuxunivan—N.E , gentle breeze—overcast. BASINGSTOKE—N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—CaIm overcast. STROOD—E., gentle breeze—foggy. SWINDON—E., light breeze—foggy. CAMBREDGB—NE., gentle breeze—rain. YARMOUTH—E., strong breeze—cloudless. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. rigs DAY —Morning 57 min. after 12 Evening 18 min.aft. 1 lb-Money—Morning 31 min. aft'ar 1 `Evening 50 min.aft. 1 THEATRE ROYAL. HAUSEARKET. • • Under the inahagement of Mr. Bnekstone. THIS EVENING, MAY 6, COLO.A.LkIE'S BIRTHDAY. Supperted by Messrs. Barry Sulli van. W. Fauen, Howe, Rogers, Tilbury. H. Corri, braid, and Vin cent: ill=s Helen Faucit, and Miss Vining. After which Mit. BUCKSTONE'S ASCENT OF MOUNT PAR 1/A4SUS. T.) conclude with OUR MARY ANNE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S TIIEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, MAY 6, Will be performed the Tragedy of MACBETH. Principal cha• lacters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with the new Drama, adapted from the French of Mons. Scribe, by Mr. Ps2gi ave Simpson, called MARCO SPADA. Principal characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, J. Vining, Ryder, Graham and Everett ; Misses Heath and C. Leclercq. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestrls. • THIS EVENING, MAT 6, Will be performed. A.S.S. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Suter, and Rosier° ; Mrs. Macnamara and Miss Wyndham. After which, A FAST TRAIN—HIGH PRESSURE EXPRESS. Characters b., Messrs. C. Mathews, Baker and Suter. To be followed by IRYING IT ON. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews After which, USED UP. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. preprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. - - . THIS EVENING, MAY 6, Win be presented TBE ROUSED LION. Characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Parselle, Wigan, Ha,tings, &c.; Mrs. Keeley, Miss F. iiaskell, and Mrs. L. Murray, &c. After which, A DESPERATE GAME. To be followed by THE PRETTY G OILS OF STILSBERG. re conclude with TaE DANCING SCOTCIIMAN. ROYAL OLYMPIC; THEATRE. Lessee and Manager Mr. Farren. Great Hit of THE MILLER OF . DERWENT WATER. THIS EVENING, MAT 6, Will be performed THE MILLER OF DERWENT WATER. Zharaeters by Messrs. H. Torren t F. Robson, Molders, G. Cooke, 01.nd Morgan ; Mesdames Anderton and E. Turner. After which, UNCLE CROTCHET. ren, &e. To be follow^ 3 by MACBETH. Supported by Mr. Far- To conclude with THE WATERMAN. THE WEATHER.—SuN Orna, MAY 4. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 61—highest since noon yesterday. 42—lowest this morning and during the night. 53 this day at noon. BABOMETIM, 30/6. WIND, N.B.—Fine. b►-s: -109 " 41 LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1853. Considerable excitement was occasioned in the House of Commons last night by an imputation cast upon the Government by the Hon. Gentle man the Member for New Ross, who (following in the wake of the eccentric Member for West Surrey) preferred a direct charge of corruption against some one or more Members of the exist ing Administration. Mr. DUFFY was, however, rather more pai titular in his accusations than Mr. DRUMMOND. He did not content himself with a mere statement of general corruption, sus spected or even asserted to be carried on at the present time. His bill of indictment was far more circumstantial. H© described it as being "practised under his own eyes," and boldly named " Irish Members" as the parties corrupted It is almost unnecessary to add, that " a scene" immediately followed which effectually terminated the business of the evening. Deafen ing cries of " Name, name," were met by equally loud vociferations on the other side, and the House for some time was in a state of con fusion by no means fi ttering to the " collective wisdom" of the nation. It is but justice to Minis ters to say aat they took the charge very coolly, and were by no means so thin-skinned as.some of their supporters of the Irish Brigade. Such charges have indeed been so frequently put for ward at all times and seasons, that it would be impossible for any person who had held office for any length of time not to become accustomed to such charges. In naming the " Irish Members," however, Mr. DUFFY brought a " nest of hornets" about his ears. The gentlemen who considered them selves insulted would not ba appeased. There should either be a withdrawal or a justification of the offensive expressions, and as Mr. DUFFY steadily refused the former, and boldly offered to state the names of those of the Irish Brigade to whom he had alluded, it appears to be, as Sir LUCIUS CYTRIGGIR would express it, "a mighty pretty quarrel" as it stands. Further proceecl;ngs on the subject were ad journed until this evening, at four o'clock, when the Hon. Gentleman is to attend in his place. So much time has ing been afforded, in order that he might at leisure reflect on the position in which he has placed himself, and the probable conse quences of 'continued contumacy. Those who are well acquainted with Mr. DUFFY, believe that the Hon. Gentleman will retract nothing, but *that, on the contrary, he will repeat the charge .with even greater particularity. It is, therefore, by no means improbable that an inquiry far more interesting than any of those respecting bribery at elections, or even than the Dockyard investiga tion, may be occasioned by the transaction. Con siderable curiosity is manifested to know the phase it may ultimately assume, and how or when it may terwinate. The subject under discussion at the moment was, of course, lost sight of. It was an amend ment moved by the Hon. Gentleman the Mem ber for Clonmel, for the purpose of exempt ing Ireland from the operation of the In come - Tax. Mr. LAWLESS had voted against the amendment of the Hon. Baronet the Member for Hertfordshire. He thought there was no hardship in continuing the impost for seven years longer ' on the other parts of the United Kingdom without change or modi fication. It w as quit e goo d enoug h f or Great Britain as it s t ood ; but when its ap plication at the other side of St. George's Channel c•oue into question, he clearly perceived the hard ship not merely of an equitably -apportioned tax on property, but of any change whatsoever by Which even. the Irish millionair e or the proprietor of wide-spread domains should be called on to contributeitheir fair proportion to the liquidation of the national liabilities and the maintenanc e of the national establishments. That would indeed b e a -grievance of no ordinary magnitude, which should excite a new outcry, in which " Justice to Ir e land" should be boldly demanded. Acknowledging wi th regret the severe trials which Ireland has encountered, since the mys terious visitation of PROVIDENCE exposed that unhappy land to the varied horrors of pes tilence and famine, we would venture to re- mind Mr. LAWLESS that the charge is not to be levied on the property, but on the property and income of Ireland. We have never heard it as serted that 1001. per annum would not go as far in that country as in England. Indeed, we be lieve it is universally admitted that a person with such an income in the Sister Kingdom can com mand a much larger amount of the comforts and minor luxuries of life than one of similar income in this country. The Irish Members, very justly and very pertinaciously, insist upon equal rights and privileges for their compatriots. They are fully entitled thereto, and it would be a gross dereliction of duty, an unpardon able violation of the important trust con fided to their hands, if they neglected to insist thereon, vigorously and energetically, at all times and seasons. But they must recollect that the possession of equal rights implies the submission to equal burdens ; and that if they refuse to bear their fair proportion of the one, they cannot hope to participate on terms of equality in the other. We trust that these will betaken into considerati on w h en th e H ouse is this evening called on to give its decision on the proposition of the Honourable Gentleman the member for Clonmel. Personalities appear just now to be so much "the order of the day," that for a little while at least we almost despair of anything like sedate deliberation. An interval must be allowed for the effervescence. Both within and without the walls of Imperial Parliament there are con tinually manifest nowadays these deplorable evi dences of excitement. _ _ Commons and Lords are alike affected by the prevailing epidemic—a spleen finding vent in the language of atrabilious indignation. It cannot yet be forgotten how intemperately the Earl of CLARENDON objected the other evening to a quo tation from OTHELLO—failing to remember, of course, that the quotation was not applied to him self, and indifferent it would seem to the decorum which might reasonably have been expected in debate from one of the Ministerial advisers of the So- VEREIGN. Frequently as the Earl of DEnavhas com manded the admiration of the Legislature byhis re markable powers as a rhetorician, he has seldom won more cordial approval even from among the crowd of his political antagonists than by those brief but withering words of rebuke addressed to the Foreign Secretary, with a dignity eminently well befitting one who had, for however short a period, guided the reins of her MAJESTY'S Go vernment. Scarcely has this incident passed over when there becomes audible, under the same roof, the noise of that Irish "skrimmage" which yester day agitated so profoundly the assembly of our popular Representatives. Nevertheless, while it may be surprising that such unseemly wrath should have been excited by those whispered words of SHAXSPERE—" A man may smile, and smile, and be a villain" —it can scarcely be much cause for amazement that such extraordinary tumult should have been pro yoked by that declaration made last night in the House of Commons by the Hon. Gentleman the Member for New Ross—" I say, short as my ex perience in Parliament has been, that, ia, the worst days of the Walpoles and Pelhams, no more scan dalous corruption. existed than I have seen prac tised under my own eyes in the corruption of Irish Members "—expressions quite sufficient, by the way, to infuriate many of those who were listen ing to Mr. C. G. DUFFY, because the words im plied at once a charge of "truckling " against his " compatriots," and an accusation of the most gross and wholesale bribery against the Coalition Government. No wonder, therefore, that the remark made yesterdayby the Memberfor Newßoss should have produced immediately that lamentable scene of uproar, rage, and " confusion worse con founded ! " It was like exploding a bombshell in the midst of a powder manufactory. Hence forth, indeed, Mr. GAVIN DUFFY may be said. to have exceeded in his rashness even the extra vagant and. self-sacrificing temerity of GUY FAwirp.s—resolved apparently at all hazard to have blown up the Ministry as well as the Par liament. Unluckily for himself he does not ap pear to be skilled in the use of projectiles. To-day's sitting will decide whether his charge will tell upon those adversaries against whom they were directed, or whether that eccentric speech of last evening will recoil upon himself like a boomerang 1 Personalities such as these, however, are by no means confined within the walls of Parliament. Outside those stormy halls of discussion, people seem to be going " mad for the sight of their eyes that they do see !" Several of them have latterly foamed through two or three hundred mortal pages (certainly not immortal pages) octavo —at one moment against an English gentleman, at another against a foreign potentate. There was M. HUGO, for example, gnashing his teeth through we don't exactly remember how many chapters against his Imperial Majesty the Third NAPOLEON. Then again there was Mr. RICHARDS talking " a small armoury of daggers" against the Hon. Member for the West Riding of Yorkshire. Our ears have for some timepast been ringing with the yells first of one and then of another of these discordant and infuriated pamphleteers. The dogs of war, or at any rate the whelps of slan der and scurrility, appear to have been bitten with' a rabid cacoethes scribendi, and to have gone off into a sort of political hydrophobia. Since which time every one of them, lur cher, bobtail, and all, have been snarling and biting to the right and to the left with a mar vellous display at once of industry and imparti ality. Whoever happened to be conspicuously before the public was at once assailed with a fero city, a rancour, and a resolution that would have been absolutely appalling, but that it has proved in every instance only a despicable show of a most fierce but an utterly impotent malevo lence. HUGO has lightened on the horizon of France, but we believe the Emperor NAPOICON still resides with great pomp in the Palace of the TLI ileries, and still reigns over 40, 000, 00 0 of one of the most civilised races on the face of the globe in uninterrupted tranquill i ilr. RICHARDS has thundered from the solitudes of the Temple, but only, we fear, with a brutum fulmen; for, un less we are considerably mistaken, Mr. COBDEN Still addresses the House of Commons, whenever he likes "as an authority," and till retains the leadership of the clever and rather influential school associated by name with the city of Man chester. It is the old story of the will proving rather larger than the deed. As " some one, some time, somewhere, said," when speaking of a similar class of calumnious assailants—they have all the venom of the asp, but they lack the perforated tooth through which it has to be squirted ! At the best, moreover, they were only shallow imitators. • Mr. RICHARDS ought to have remembered that he was coming a long way after the redoubtable BUSFIELD FERRAND. M. Hueco ought not to have forgotten that he was merely saying ditto to that Brummagen BURKE, "An Englishman." So that these "latter day" sin ners, in the way of slander, had not even the merit of originality. However this might be, the PROME THEUS of Pump-court strove assiduously to set the Thames on fire with a spark, stolen anywhere but from heaven—while the new SALMONIUS recently imported from Paris was stunning the ears of the public with the car of hii wrath, a vehicle, accord ing to the old mythologists, drawn over a brazen bridge—all the brass of which in this instance was certainly supplied by our mimic JOVE'S own temperament. Assuredly, if Messrs. HUGO and RICHARDS could, by any possibility, by some de lightful freak of fortune, by hook or by crook, be pitted against each other—the one backed say by BUSFIELD FERRAND, and the other by "An Eng lishman"--L-their contention would inevitably end like the quarrel between the famous cats of Kilkenny. Elsewhere we may look around for consolation in the hope of detecting some of the "milk of human kindness" under all the poison of these odious and ac eseuermsedtoseinieririarliitwietsh.ing.lbnuvtapienr.sonElalisteytepreers, t o o n o a , li w ty e —personality. The phobia already alluded to is not restricted to a c l uster of mmtenrtabtoletphainmkphlsoemteeerosf. It has infected eve n , we la the most eminent of our d a il y and quarterly pub lications. Scarcely three con secut i ve „ Lumbers of THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 6, 1853. the Times can appear nowadays without contain ing the most virulent abuse of Louis KOSSUTH— a man as illustrious for his patriotism as his posi tion is interesting from his misfortunes. Neither can the Edinburgh be printed without its pages being disgraced by the vulgarest diatribes against a novelist like the Right Hon. BENJAMIN DIS RAELI, and an historian like Sir ARCHIBALD ALI SON. A horrid little tarantula of spleen, one might fancy, must be crawling somewhere about, driving everybody dancing mad with envy, wrath, and all uncharitableness. Its last movement has been across the threshold of the House of Commons : and hence the temporary insanity which seems to have broken out among the representatives. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, THURSDAY. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Hon. Colonel Grey and Colonel Wyld, embarked on board the Imperieuse screw steam-ship, off Osborne, yesterday afternoon, to witness the trials of speed of that vessel along the measured mile, and returned about half-past five o'clock. The Queen and the Royal Family were out as usual in the grounds. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, yesterday, at her residence, Clarence house, St. James's. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, honoured the Royal Italian Opera House , a ith their prczence yesterday evening. The Duchess of Kent was accompanied by her Serene High ness the Pi:nce-s Adelrkle of Heheuloe, and attended by. Lady Anna Mai is Dawson and Colonel Sir George Couper. The Duchess of Cambridge was attended by Lady Suffield and Major Baron Knesebeck. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Steele, Mr. Macaslan, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Stevenson, attended by Mr. John Macgregor, M.P. for Glasgow, had an interview with Viscount Palmerston on Wednesday, at the Home office on the subject of the law of arrestment in Scot land. AFFAIRS OF MEXICO. The following letter from Mexico, dated the 2d of April, and received by the Magdalena yesterday, gives a vivid picture of the position of that country, and seems to show that it is evidently beyond all power of resuscitation, unless the recent free-trade professions of General Santa Anna shall prove to have been based on some solid determination. It appears that there is every prospect of a military dictatorship being kept up as long as possible, and although this may be unavoidable, to enable mea sures of any and to be put in force, the greatest misgivings must be felt as to its probable results, when the corrupt partisans who brought shame on the Dictator's former rule are again gathering round him, with the full prospect of returning to office. Some remarks will also be found in the letter with regard to the position of Mr. Falconnet " The revolution, which had thrown this country into a complete state of confusion, is at last drawing to its con clusion. General Santa Anta has again been elected . Pr esident by a large majority of the States, and has just been announced by telegraph to have arrived at Vera Cruz. However ominous Santa Anna's name may appear to all those who wish for an honourable and upright Administra tion, such was the lamentable condition the country had come to, that the very name which had previously excit. d nothing but horror and execration is now hailed by the whole nation as the harbinger of peace 1 " This is simply because it is the only link which can re unite the various partier who were at issue, and thus ave. t (for a time, at least) the awful anarchy with which Mexico was threatened, for it is a no: ()lions fact that, with all his faults (which are, indeed, grievous and numerous), Santa Anna has one redeeming quality—namely, the art of making people obey him, and thus it has always proved a comparatively easy task for hirer to quell all manner of dis sensions and to establish a strong Government. In the pre sent instance there is no doubt that every thing contributes to give him a fair scope for his innate ambition. All classes of society are weary after such a long series of disturb ances. The specious quackery of the federal system has sunk under the hard blows of experience. The multitude of petty Congresses, kept up at an enormous expense, have shown their utter uselemmek,s while the big General Con gress has become an object of from its incapacity and corruption. All classes of society are anxious for a strong central Government, except perhaps the multitude of lawyers, who seek to shine as deputies, and have become the curse of their country. Under these cir cumstances, it is evident that Santa Anna will at once assume an absolute authority ; and, as usual, will put off as long as possible the assembling of a new Congress. In the meantime, the army has been increased, in order to support the new Administration ; which, as a matter of course, will be entirely of a military character. At least such is the prevailing opinion, and everybody is prepared to see the restoration of that system of military despotism, and that disgraceful system of corruption, which excited such universal hatred against Santa Anna a few years since. A host of his quondam accomplices have already repaired to Vera Cruz, 7u order to be the first to greet him on his arrival ; all men of oluestionable character, and some of them notorious for their past misdeeds, and, with out exception, all eager for office. The list of candidates for the very post which ought to be shunned, and which is the great object of ambition—the Miniery of Finance—is said to amount to twenty-three, and at the head of that list stand the names the.; are most tarnished and disgraced. The more modest friends of the General would be satisfied with being appointed Collectors of the Cuitoms, with a view to share in the spoils of the Trea sury, and to make a rapid fortune. Such are the sad pro spects of this unfor tunate county for the moment. The future presents a picture still more gloomy, with American dominion in the background. "While the Mexican Government indulges in frivolous expense, an allows the public revenues to be plundered in the most barefaced manner, it remains indifferent to all the sacrifices which have been made at different times by their creditors in England, and while they seem so callous about good faith and honest dealing, the ex-deputies have lately shown great susceptibility on points of honour with refer ence to the disclosures made at a meeting of Mexican bond holders in London. They pretend to have taken great offence at the fact of its being reported by the committee that Mr. Falconnet, agent to the bondholders in Mexico, had spent 60,000 dole. in bribing deputies, &c., and a formal suit for slander has been established again.t r. Falconnet, who is now in prison. The bondholders would find it, d4f ficult to get a man better qualified to promote their in terests than L. Falconnet, but they do not seem to un derstand all the importance of his services in this, which is really the land of difficulties. It is true, he has been backed by our able minister, M. Doyle, but this does not in any way diminish his constant attention to his duty towards his employers ; and it is much to be regretted that the committee should have made public what must necessarily have been intended as a confidential com munication." INVITATION TO THE CITY OF LONDON FROM THE CITY OF DUBLIN GREAT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION COMMITTEE. —The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor has summoned a Court of Common Council, to meet on Saturday next at two o'clock, to take into consideration a warm invitation to the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, and a deputation from ea -h of the courts of the Corporation of London, to the open ing of the Great Industrial Exhibition of Dublin on Thursday, the 12th inst. It is expected that the invi tation will be accepted with the most cordial unanimity. SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.—The laying down of the submarine telegraph between Dover and Ostend took place yesterday with perfect success. PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par (according to the last tariff), which, at the English mint price of 17s. 104 d. per ounce for stan dard gold, gives an e: change of 25.17 ; and, the ex change at Paris on London at short being 25.05, it fol lows that gold is about 0.48 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 427 per mark, which, at the English mint price of 31. 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.6 ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.51, it follows that gold is 0.12 per cent. dearer in Hamburgh than in London, The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1091 per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.17 per cent. in favour of England ; but, after making allowance for charges of transport, the present rate leaves scarcely any profit on the importation of gold from the United States. BROAD-STREET AND BISHOPSGATE-STREET.—With re ference to the sale of the extensive Government premises in Old Broad-street, hither co used as the Excise and Inland Revenue-offices, advertised for the 13th inst., a correspondent points out that the published conditions contain no stipulation for preserving the right of way , between Broad-street and Bishopsgate-street now exist ing through these buildings. The thoroughfare is a very important one to the mercantile community, from the absence of other openings in that direction, and it will be a grievance if the authorities neglect the opportunity, not merely for preserving, but also for extending the convenience it affords, and which is at present limited by the closing of the gates at 4 o'clock. SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.—The fiftieth annual meeting of this society was held last evening, in Exeter-hall; the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair. After singing and prayer, the chairman delivered a lengthened address explanatory of the principles of the union. He spe cially dwelt on the social influence exerted on society by Sunday-schools, to his own connexion with which he attributed some measure of his success and advancement in life. The secretary, Mr. Watson, then read the annual report, which gave a general o utline of the pro ceedings of Sunday-schools in England, France, Sweden, Switzerland, and the East and West Indies: No statis tics were furnished in reference to the number of schools, teachers, and scholars connected with the union ; the report stating that the society's "census" was incom plete. 224 librarie3 had been granted to various Sunday schools in the kingdom, making the total number of libraries issued from the union 2,271, the retail value of which was 1,321/. The income a!' the society for the past year was 2,0041.55. 9d., and the expenditure 1,9271. ls. 9d., leaving a balance in hand or 771. 4s. The meet ing was then addressed by the Rev. W. W. Robinson, the Rev. Dr. Archer, the Rev. Dr. Beaumont, the Rev. J. D. Smith, and other gentlemen. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. THE CONVICT KlRWAN.—Yesterday intelligence was received at Lloyd's that the Robert Small, hired convict ship, had sailed from Queenstown, with 300 male con victs, for Freemantle, Western Australia. Among the convicts is the artist Kirwan, condemned to death for the murder of hie wife, at Ireland's Eye, whose sentence has been commuted to transportation for life, MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,5C0 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market closed very firmly with prices of American nearly id. per lb. above the rates of Friday last. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 130 Per nam and Maranham at 60. to &id., 300 Egyp tian at 6/d. to 7d., and 500 Surat at 3d. to 411, per lb. Railway Shares were dull and prices were a shade lower. During the present week there has been some dullness in the markets, owing to the determina tion to assist the passing of the budget. Sugars, however, have been well supported. Coffee bas been very dull. Tea has an up ,vard tendency. Tallow has become depressed. Cotton is firmer. There are no late colonial or foreign arrivals to day. There is at length an entire removal of doubt, if any were previously entertained, as to the inten tions of the Home Government with respect to the new banks formed for the purpose of extending monetary facilities to Australia. Efforts have been made to induce the Colonial Secretary to give a home charter limiting the liability, but these have proved unsuccessful —an official reply having been this day received, it is reported, which extinguishes all hope. The sharehold ers now, we imagine, will have no course open but to call upon their directors either to break up, or give them the option of considering whether they will wait a reply from the colonies. In our own opinion the former would be the wiser course for various reavons. Firstly, the expense incurred up to the present time is but trifling ; secondly, the colonists show great jealousy of new English Banks, and would exact onerous terms before giv ing a charter, even if they consented so to do; thirdly, the mere attempt would involve a large outlay for agents' salaries and legal aLsistance iu Australia ; and, fourthly, two new banks are al ready charteral, and the Oriental having sub scribed a capital to the amount of 100,600/. to open a branch, at Melbourne, there is ample banking accommo lation for the colonies, and no room for neri associations of the kind for several years to come, for it must be borne in.mind that the local banks are increasing their capita]. At the Assam Company's meeting, just held, a most favourable report has been presented to the shareholders. The directors state :--- "You will not have failed to have noticed the large increase which had been made in the area of our cultiva tion by the addition of 242 poorahs of land ci_e.lred and formed into seedling gardens, all the land so cleared and cultivated being extensions of our best and most pro mising plantations. This extension of our cultivation we hope to be able to carry on year by year ; but the extent to which we may be enabled to accomplish it will depend on our succees in meeting our great difficulty-- the paucity of labour. We are sensible that, as our plantations and produce increase, this difficulty will be more felt, and will require additional care. It is now engaging the serious attention of the local board, who, with a view to meet it, have lately appointed an assistant, who has resided in, and is well acquainted with, the district whence labourers may be obtained, to be specially employed in this department of the service. They had also sent Mr. Henry Moram to Assam, whose former missions to the province had been of great ser vice, in order that, in conjunction with Mr. Wil'iamson, he might organise arrangements for obtaining a steady supply of labour. "In the meantime, we have great satisfaction in reporting to you that. our ;•aformation of the state of our plantations is most satisfactory, and that the which it has e;..ablish3,l in the trade. The crop of tea, quality of our produce sustains the high character manufactured 77-1 the past season, amounted to 271,427 lb , showing an incree e of about 18,000 lbs. over that of the pre‘:ous year, and its sale has iaa'ised a nett total of 22,1521. sterling, showing an average price of ls. 84d. te on r fi e le i n n t g, t a h s at th th ey e f p m o e l u r lo s l t w b b i nendte satisfac d tory of our under taking since the year 1847. yi progressnbuershedo:nwrseiinctdgeortri2esdeaargeinc The produce of 1847 real ised 9,7281. nest ' • that of 18'8 12,5521.; that of 1849 16,6281.; that of 1f.,50 18,1531.; and that of 1851, as above 22,1511. rine .ret::, ave.-age pi.ce per pound in those years was, for 18e.7, ls. 4d. ; 1848, ls. 5 1-16 d. ; 1848, ls. 6 IC-16d. ; 1850, ls. 6 2-16 d. ; and 1851, is. Bid. All the produce a the past year, which has come t o h an d, leads us to expect equally satisfactory results in the re.lisation of the crop of 1852, of which a poriion has already been sold, and a large quantity is now in warehorse about to be brought to sale. "In our lay;; report we expressed our hope, that, allowing for extensive ade'tiors to 0u . ..• cultivation, and for works necessary for the permanent security of our establishments, the amount of dividend then declared 'might be capable of gradual increase. We have now the satisfaction of being able to declare a dividend of three pe • cent. upon .I , A paid-up capita out of the profits of the past year, and we see no reason why we should not rep-at the expression:, contained in our last report, and state that we hope an.; belleve that the (141dend will still be capable of gradual inerP%se, and we feel confident that you Cll consider on this occasion as- dividend, with eve.' reason to ex pect its gradual increase year by year, more satisfactory than a larger dividend v nr, R ith the risk of its diminu- Von or even without the probability of its increase hereafter." Public Securities have been rather heavy again, money being still in demand. Bills are coming up from the country rather freely for discount. Con sols have been 100 a to 7, for Transfer, and 100 for Account. Bank Stock is firm at 228, and India Stock at 262. Exchequer Bills are at par to 2s. preen. South Sea Stock is at 1151. The Foreign Securities have been without any particular feature. Brazilian Old Bonds are at mai to I. Mexican have been nominally at pre vious rates, but are, perhaps, rather weaker. Spanish Certificates are as low as S. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents, have been rather largely dealt in at 65 1 to 661. Railway Shares have been rather weaker, say to the extent of fto N. French Shares are steady. The Gold Mine Shares are drooping, and about lower. The Metcalfe Mine Shares, upon bad news from the Pembroke Mine, are down to 11 to 12 prem. Sue River , are 1 to 1/ pram. Port Royal 1/ to 2 prem. BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY ( From the Official List ! ) Business done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent,. Reduced Annuities lG3h 99, 1 3 per Cont. Consols Annuities New 31 per Cent. Annuities India Stock 262 . India Bonds, £l000 Ditto, under £lOOO 27 31 South Sea Stock .... ....... .. .... South Sea Old Annuities lOO4 South Sea New Annuities Consols for Account Exchequer Bills lid. June. March. £lOOO par 2 p par 2p 2d 2p £5OO 2 p 2 p Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Braz;lian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lO3l Ditto New, 1852, 4 per Cent ~ 101 1001 Ditto New Bonds,1182:: tit 39, 5 per Cent. 103 BMW') A3.C3 Bonds, 6 per Cent 67 Grenada Bonds, Deferred Perms :an Bonds, 41 par Cent. BBi Portuguese Bonds, 4 -per Cent. Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent DiLto Small Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cem. 9B ..) . o...nish Bonds 3 per Cent 4Ba Ditto Passive (Converted) Venezuela Bonds, 3; per Cent. 39 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cont. 12 Guil. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates... 96g A 6 HALF-PAST TWO. 10C;) 100 t 1 Consols Ditto May Account LLOYD'S SHIPPIAG-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, May 6.—Wind this day at Noon, N.E.; fresh breeze, and dull cloudy weather. FALMOUTH, Mry 6.—The Pelicanus, Odessa to Bridg water, on shore the Lizard, fills with the tide ; crew and pas '4 of cargo saved. Off Poi i—Queen, C et a° . SUNDERLAND, May 6. Wind, E.S.E. Sailed—Employ, Quebec ; Drow a, do.--The Star, bound to this port, has received some damage, having drove against the Necarope Light Ship. SHIELD S.—Sailed—Thom as, Fitton. HULL, May s.—Wind, E. Sailed—Royal Victoria, New Orleans. QUEENSTOWN, May s.—Sailed.—Brothers, St. John's, N.B. DUBLIN, May s.—The Moldavia, from Galatz, is aground, and leaky. ST. PETERSBURGH, April 28.—The ice on the river began to break up this morning, and is now al in motion. At Cronstadt it is still very strong, although the weather is becoming very warm ;. it will probably be many days before the navigation opens. CHRISTIANSAND, April 26.—The Juno, Newcastle to Gothenburg, has put into Egwog in a sinking state, having struck on a sunken rock in a snow stoi m. DIALTA, April 22.—The Arpia, Odessa to England, sank off Sardinia, 2d inst., from contact with the French war steamer Magadore ; crew saved. EMIGRATION TO AULTRALIA.—The greatest activity still prevails in the St. Katherine's, London, West and East India Docks, in getting ready the various vessels, that are appointed to sail dining the current month for Port Philip, Melbourne, Geelong, Adelaide, &c., Sydney, and Van Diemen's Land, there being upwards of 50 ships entered for the above colonies, not only for the conveyance of emigrants to the "golden regions," but the greater portion of them have already been freighted by merchants in the City for manufactured goods and stores of every description the most sal_eable in those colonies. Yesterday her Majesty's Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners concluded a contract for two ships to carry out emigrants to Victoria and New South Wales, CHESTE.R RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HANDICAP. (5 SOVS.) Sweetness .. Bell Tinker Eight ran. THIRD TRIENNIAL. Punch Box Stiletto Four ran BANKRUPTCY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) A DILEMMA—SUDDEN ADJOURNMENT OF THE COURT-- SUMMONS FROM THE HOUSE OF Lor.Ds.—lN RE ARTIGUES. This bankrupt had carried on an extensive business as a merchant in the city, and to-day was appointed to consider an important claim made by the assignees. Mr. Duncan appeared for the party summoned, but his Honour, on arriving at the usual hou-, announced that it would be impossible or him to preside over any of the cases, as he and other commissioners had been ordered to attend the House of Lores at twelve o'clock to-day. The only question was, what could be done with the cases ? It was suggested to his Honour that under the new Act he had power, in case of illness or other unavoidable causes, to delegate his authority to the Registrar, ex leptin cases of applications for eeridfica:e. His Honour siia that in this case there was an t-14 avoidable cause, for he could not disobey the order of the House of Lords. Mr. Duncan said he had no objection to an adjourn ment to suit the public convenience, and another day was appointed. HORSE DEALING.-IN RE TURRIDGE. This bankrupt was described as of Harrow-road, Pad dington, horse dealer, &c., and to-day came up to pass his last examination. The case has excited some in terest, having been several times before the Court in consequence of the bankrupt's "books" not being made up according to general trade rules, and which had left his accounts in a very complicated state. The accounts now presented by Messrs. Robinson and Knowles, Basinghall-street, now shows Dr. to Cr. 5031. 14s. 6d. ; ditto, on acceptances, 383/. ; capital, January, 1851, 1201. ; profits, 3711. 4s, 11d. ; good debts, 1981. ; losses, 1981. 17s. Od. ; discount, &c., 2721. 16s. 40. ; personal expenses, 1241. 2s. 10d. ; household, 971. The losses were principally on the sale of horses at Tat tersall's, and a small sum on betting. Afier a short consultation, the case was adjourned for hearing before his Honour. IN RE HOWLINGS. (Before the Registrar.) This bankrupt was described as of Old Basing, miller, and to-day was appointed for choice of assignees. From the statement of Messrs. Robinson and Knowles, it ap pears that the debts amount to 1,2591.; assets, 3581. Assignees were appointed, and the choice was sanc tioned by the registrar ( Winslow, Esq.) This is said to be the first instance of the act being put in operation—as generally other commissioners are to be found to take the cases. SHERIFFS COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before R. Gurney, Esq.) GOLDING V. FOLEY AND OTHERS. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 91. 17s. 6d., for work done on board the barque Unicorn, of which the defendants were part owners. Mr. W. R. Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff, who proved that he had been directed by Mr. Walker, one of the defer dants, to go on board the vessel and place himself under the orders of the captain, who was also part owner. The claim was originally for a larger amount, but some had been paid on account. The defendants not appearing, Mr. Buchanan sub mitted that a copy of the declaration entered at the Custom House would be conclusive evidence as to the liability of the defendants, as their names were entercd. Mr. Beard, clerk to Mr. Buchanan, prodreed a copy which he had made from the original at the Custom House. His Honour at first doubted whether any pal des could be sued whose name . ; did not appear on the declara tion, and it seemed that there were others. Mr. Buchanan said that there might be a hundred joint owners, and it would lead to great confusion if all were obl:ged to join in the declara",:on—it was sufficient to prove that defendants were proprietors. His Honour said it appeared that all the defendants had concurred in the order, and he should therefore give judgment for the amount claimed. THE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS-SHIPPING. The shipping returns of the Board of Trade for the month ending the sth of April show a considerable in crease in the arrivals, while in the clearances there is still a falling off, owing to the scarcity of vessels caused by previous detentions in Australia. This state of affairs, however, is now likely to terminate, the entries from Sydney and Port Philip during the past few weeks having again been numerous, and there being every probability, according to the last accounts, that no se rious difficulties in getting away would be experienced by others for the future. At the same time the remark able period which has just been passed must be contem plated by all with a deep sense of the debt due to those whose saccessful efforts against the navigation laws saved the commerce of the country from the far heavier impediments it must otherwise have sustained. The subjoined table exhibits the aggregate tonnage inward and outward : Entered inward : 1851. 1852. 1853. British vessels .. . 312,170 ... 243,768 ... 347,884 United States' vessels Other countries l37 P ... , .. • 1 285 l2l 802 • 123 097 •, 517,281 ... 400,784 ... 548,531 The clearances outward were : Eritish vessels United States' vessels. 59,532 58,536- ... 75,049 Other countries 109,459 ... 99,950 ... 120,634 599,360 562,757 ... 555,672 In relation to coasting vessels, the returns, notwith standing the competition of railways, show a general in crease of traffic, consequent upon the unprecedented activity of business throughout the country, and the de mand for all descriptions of mineral and other produce on the part of manufacturers. It appears that the ton nage entered inward was 1,050,266 tons in the month ending the sth of April, 1851 ; 1,080,337 in 1852, and 1,184,368 in 1853. The clearances outward were 1,161,206 in April, 1851, 1,181,892 in 1852, and 1,234,966 in 1853. COMMUNICATION WITH .THE BRITISH FLEET IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. MAusaLLEs, April 30.—The arrangements, or rather want of arrangements, of the British Government for communicating with the Mediterranean fleet, has excited the surprise of most British travellers who have recently visited Malta and this ,place. If the Government had a steamer stationed here, they would have, by means of the electric telegraph, the admiral commandinf the fleet stationed at Malta within three days communication from the Admiralty at Charing -cross,— an arrangement surely of no little importance at the present time,- when political affairs in the Levant are wearing such a critical appear ance, and the expectation of sailing orders for the fleet was the general subject of conversation at Malta. Yet, strange to say, while four or five steamers have been for months lying idle at Malta, and might just as well have been doing nothing here, or at least one of them, there is no means of conveying a telegraphic or other dispatch to Malta except by waiting, perhaps a fortnight, for the packet conveying the outward India mail, or of hiring that packet at a heavy expense, and interrupting the course of that important mail. Surely such a neglect of ordinary precaution requires some public notice.—Daily iVewa. POLTIMORE COPPER AND GOLD MINING COMPANY. — A general meeting of this company was held yester day. A very favourable report, showing a balance of 20,0001. in the bankers' hands, was presented and Una nimously adopted. Mr. Wilson, of the firm of Raw lins, Watson, and Co., smelters, of Liverpool, attended, and engaged to take 300 tons of ore per week, and to pay the company 41. 4s. per ton for it. It was shown that, after paying the, freight to Liverpool, a cent. per cent. profit • would remain, while, if smelted at the works, as contemplated, much more might be rea lised. A specimen of the .gold, weighing 264 oz. 23 carats fine, taken from 20 tons of gossan, was produced, and, after some discussion as to the propriety of imme diately erecting machinery for reducing the ore on the premises, it was agreed to postpone that question until the next meeting, when the results of Captain Moorsom's experiments in smelting at the Britannia Mines, adjoin ing, would be known. THE ADELAIDE STEAMER.—The St. Helena Herald, of the 10th March, 'alludes as follows to the departure, from St. Helena, of the Adelaide steamer :—" The Ade laide steamer is away at last, after a stay in our roads of 13 days, and after having taken on board about 330 tons of wood and 90 tons of coal. The stir produced by bringing the wood into town is over ; the driving of carts, the cavalcades of timber-laden donkeys, and the constant presence of the farmers with their firewood, had Made among us a considerable amount of bustle ; and when to this is, added the fact that about 150 passengers were constantly parading our streets, it will be evident this little town had all the appearance of a place of con sequence. The arrival here of the Adelaide forms ano ther argument for making St. Helena a regular coaling station for steamers outward bound. I n l ooking at a map we cannot avoid' the conviction ,that there is not one spot more fitted between the Land's-end and Table Bay, and it can only be owing to some mistake in the information received by the directors of steam companies that it has not been made a calling place long since. The energy and expedithn displayed in supplying the different steamers that have touched here is remarkable, considering the sudden and unexpected demands that have been made by these Vessels. Our different mer chants have been found united_ together to afford each other every assistance. The men have frequently been keg at work almost the whole of the night, and 200 or 300 tons of coal have been put on board in an incredibly ho rt period." THE Sll ARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Yesterday. Abe. leen Nottng.Bobt, 29 - :304 6 - 61 & Birmg. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey....... Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct.... Do. Chesh. & Birk., - 7i bid £5O and £25 Cons, IDo., £2O 21 -- 22 (1 1 4-- lid 103 -- 105 67i -- 684! 24 -- 24 . 231 -23 i 'Bristol and Exeter. 'Caledonian 'Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Blackrock and Passage Dublin&Belfast June Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction Do. New .•• - ... 5 - 6 pm 8 - 9 East Anglian (£25 L. and E. & L. & D.), Do. Do. (181. E.& H.)' Eastern Counties..... 6 - 4i- 4i 131 - 1:4 101 - Eastern Union, Class A. (late E. U. Sh.) Do do., Do., B. and C East Lancashire F ,st& West Ind. D 7i —7; 73b —74 g & Binning. June.. Edinburgh & Glasgow and Peebles.... EO - 55 72 -74 Edin. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow &S. Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Do., Thirds. 32 - ii 89 - 99 55 - 57 131 -133 111 112 911 - 921 - - 92 94 13i 14 p 80 -- 804 4i 3k d 3 -- 2i d 16 16A Laneash.& Yorkshire Do., Fi:ths Do., Wst.Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Southpt. Loadon & Blackwall Lond. & Sthend. bond. Brigt. & S. Cst. London & N. Western Do., Fifths Do. ,£lO Sh.M. &B. C London & S. Western Do., £5O Do., £4O Londerry. &Coleraine Lndndriy. & Ennisk. Manch. Shef. &Uncial Do., Man. & Lin. lin Midland 9a —9s 1$ 105 106 p 1194-120; 21 -- 3 pi 90 — I 9I AI 5 -- 4 -- 3Acl 12 -- 13 19 -- 21 30i 3i 2/d 75A -- 76 ' 42 - 41 Do. Birming. & Derby Mie land G. West. (Ir.) Do. Shares _ 'Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket !Do. Bury Extension. Newp. Aberg.&Hftd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint, and Restrevor Norfolk Do., New 50• - 52 * - 3i- 3(t 2 - 3A 8A - 9A 53 - 55 Noithn.Counties Un North British 38—`LSd i 36 37 North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 ••• '-' Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. Juno Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. Westn uaranteed Stock Shrewsby.& Hereford Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves do Do Do. Gswesiiy Shrop - hire Union South Devon South Easteia South Wales S. Yorksh.River Dun Do. Stockton & Hartlepl Thames Haven Dock and Railway' Vale of Neath . Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford& Limerick West Cornwall I Wimbledon&Croydn Woodford York Newctl. &Berw Do. Extensions Do. G. N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland 41 d 8t - - 83 52 - 53 98 - 100 62 - 63 65 - 67 73 76 11 16 18 8 91 12 14 3a 34 d 21 22 751. —76 i 37 38 134 1 4 0 19 21 2i 14 —15 i 10 33 --31 ,1 10 11 d par 76 -- -- 711 76 7 d 2t -- 2 d 62 -- 63 PREFE: 'Aberdeen . Do., No. 2, 7 p. c Bris. k Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledon'an £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5 per cent.' Cork&l3andou 5i p.c. Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction E. Ang. (705.) 6 p. c. Do. (£5), 7 per cent. Do. (£7l7s), 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 or cent East Lancash. 6 p.ets. 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. & Westn (Ireland) Eights Westn: (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Great Western, fixed 4i per cent Lan. & 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. Western, Con. Third 5......... Londonderry & Coler ti Shares . Londndry. & Ennisl - Shares.. Manch., Shei.,&Lin. I Shares, No. 1. Do. New, xio Do., £6 Marypt. & Carl. 4 p. c Do. 4i per cent....: 1 Do Mid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do, Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4 percent. Norfolk Extension... Do. Guar. 54 per ct. Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent North British North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wol verh. L15,6p. c. Do. Shrewsbury & Birm. New Guaranteed Shrewsby. Cheste- Nor.W.(Min), 3p.c. Do. 5 per cent. ..... South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading . Ann.) fCI Os. 6d. S. Yorksh. 4p. e. Guar. Waterfd.&Kilk. 6p. c. York, Newcastle, an d Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref Do York & N. Midland, H. & S. Purchase._ FOR: Antwrp. &Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. Junct. Charleroi & Erquelin Dijon and Besanvon Dutch Rhenish East Indian...... Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of Franec Gt. West of Canada Shares....... Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. prof Luxembourg Do (Railway) Do . Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. cent. pref. Lyons & Medterran Madras lljariaAntonia* .. !Do. New. Namur & Liege (wit' interest Do. (ex interest) NorVicrn of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.] Norwegian Trnk. Prot Paris and Lyons _ _ Paris and Orleans ' Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Pais Caen &Cherivg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and HaVre Sambre aid Do. 5i per cent. pref. Southern of France Uppe - : India Scrip West Flanders Do. 5i per c. Pref... Western of France... West. of Switzerland ,New zowand. oe .1. seal L'a id.l 100 8i Bosness done this day. 'OE SHARE 105 ::: 107 1107 - 109 19 —2(*Ed d—' 6 63xd 3i 4 4 41, 1 14, 2 - 2 p 11 -' 2 Np 15 - 15;! IFi ICI 3i -- 3g xd 130 132 1112 - 114 8a 6/ - 106 - 108 P - iP 152 - 154 11 . 5 . 6 = 3i- 4 p 10 --11 13 1 —l4ixd i 8 9 10 111 148 - 150 - - 5t - 1 -- A 111 i -- 11 3 25A -26 i 24-24 p 101— 11i 17. -18 i f -- 15 --16 ipar p 26# 26A 194 -- 20 d epar 103 - 105 5 i - par a p, Ia " 77 17 1 —l3 13i --14 3 i 4 p - di 6 p 14 p 24 -- 2i p 2g 21 1 p id p 71-1 7 44 44 1 —2 - d p 2 - 26 74 - S 36 - 37 14r - 14 - 18 -194 p 444 - 451 464 - 4717 37 - 373 4 - P 22 - 22 A 9 1 3 - 93- 54 -- 6 P g P 4 1 -- 5 R d ,t 1 d Bi l all 100 all 100 all to I 6 all 5 174 all 10 100 100 100 100 100 all all 6i all 100 all 17 all 14 1/.ls 100- 20 11 100. 100 all JOO I 5 100 all 1.3 i 20 20 50 St. 20 St. 15 all all 8 100 100 10. all all 7i 29 10 all all 10 all 'all alt SIGN. 1 all Agua Fria 10s all A nglo Californian —A p I 10 2 Australasian — 1 p 21 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera * p 1 all Australian Freehold. 4(1 par 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par P 1 all British Austrin. Gold * P 20 13.5 British Iron 8 1 35 24* Brazilian Imp. (iss aed at .£5 pm.) 5 ..... 6 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 4* - 5 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 —3l 1 * Carson's Creek P 40 all Cobre Copper — 47* 6 1 Colonial G o ld 2 —2* p 3 1 2 i 2 .. 14 Copiapo B* —9. 8 St. all CopperMinersof Eng. 70 SO 25 all Do. Preference 9 —lO p 5 all English and Austin. t n 20 all Ge o eral pper Smeltg. Co. 1* 1 d 15 —l7 2 all Great Nugget Vein 2 —2} p 3 all Great Polgooth par 4 P (1 1 all Lake Bathurst — 1 all Liberty par— 4 P 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co 1 1 all Mariquita d Par 10 9 Mexican &S. Americ B/ —8/ 81 1 all New Granada * P 1 all Nouveau Monde lfi —ll p 2 5 1 Port Philip — 1 p 1A 1 all Qaartz Rock * 11 3 50 all Rhymney Iron 24 —26 15 Do. New 7 8 30 10.1 Santiago do Cuba 6 7 1 all South Australian id— IP 10 7 Tin Croft lO —l2 9 284 all United Mexican 6A— 6 5 1 all Waller 1 all West Granada..~, 1 all West Mariposa — p 11 1 all Yrba p JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia B6 -- 87 861 7 50 all British N. American 20 2 CI- 1. B sk. of ledia, Istsalia, & China 14p‘ 100 25 Colonial — 100 20 Commercial of Lon don ... 10 English Scottish.and Australian l* lli 20 12* Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 3 3a p 11;1 DO 20 Lor don and County ... 50 10 London Joint Stock 100 20 Lond. &Westminster 36 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 221 National of Ireland 25 all Orier tal Bank of I °l' Corposation 5O —5l xn 50.3 4 25 5 Do. Ne - ,v — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New — 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp. Co d— par 25 25 South Australia.,, 4 9/ 51 50* 1 25 all Union of Austraa 77* 78* 78 21 Do. New 8 9 50 10 Union of London.. 40 all Union of Madrid... MISCELLANEOUS. 100 35 Australian Agricult.. 82 84 82 20 8 A ustrlasn.Pcific.Mail 10 6 Australn. Royal Mail 381 Brit. Americn. Land 78 -- 80 103 32* Canada 65 70 5 5 Crystal Palace l* 1 C. 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 1 20 1 Eastern Steam — 1 1 Electric. Teleg. of Ir 15 14 Gen. St eam Navig,at — 100 50 General Screw Steam _ 12 20 2 * Irish Beetroot Sugar ... 1 all Nat. Pat. Ste-m Fuel 10 2 Netherlands Land — 20 2* Nrtb .of Eu rope S team — 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 25 Do. Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam..,, 76 25 25 South Austral. lan 1 1 Submar. Telegraph 5 2 Universal Emigration , 10 and Colonisation, ! 100 28* Van Diemen's Land ' 191 —20 A is - 20 MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) • CORN EXCHANGE. During the present week, and fresh up to this oar or market, the arrivals of English wheat have been bu.v.,,t) derate. Notwithstanding th a t th e s h ow o f sam ples cd rp 3 red and white was limited, the de man d f or an.kunde r for exceedingly inactive, at barely stationary prices. -r °- ward delivery next to nothing waa doing. Larger imports . of foreign wheat-17,149 quarLers— aloe again taken place ; hence the tr a d e was h eav y, 511 0 01 quotations were barely supported. Fl oa ti ng can oe wheat were offering on lower terms. ba t the Very Rae English barley was brought fez ward, fiPP supply of foreign was very large for the time of yel'oet 15,530 qrs. Fine malti ng samples sold slowly, on A tor terms ; but the value of o t her kinds had a down dency. co ve We had a d u ll i nqu i ry for malt, but no maters t a ° o °l ; lkh i u n pliacin so P°e m il e nt'sp in roi s fe t e a os i ts es b L in e g o l ur ar Y favOur of buyers. a d Beans and peas were steady, but flour ruled dull, "" American was lower to purchase. e e nc t i h e e s f:raderee'rukuthe ARRIVALS THIS WR&R. Wheat. ) Barley. I Malt. 2,830 1,220 ( 4,010 English .. Irish .... Foreign .. Oats. 1l Q6O - 7,350 01°AI F 6,2uv 17,320 I, 17,140 I 15,530 SMITHFIELD. t° To-day's market was fairly supplied with beasts fot number, but their general quality was very irferior. Jr all breeds the demand ruled heavy, ia most instance° ° id cline in the quotations of 2d. p er 81b s . Sh eep , the scP t .r o o of which was tolerably good, mo ve d o ff s l ow ly, 11 ,0 3 change took place in prices. We had an i m p ro ved de e ,l for lambs, at' extreme rates. The general quotations ri` oti es from ss. to 6s. ; but a few ver y su p er i or Down clu j s W realised Os. 4d. per 81bs. Calves sold readily, slit, is ; figures were freely supported. The sale for pigs lb active, at Monday's curren c y. Mitch cows were ( 1 , 13 from 15/. to 19/. 15s. each, including their small c " Per Blbs to sink the ofEals. s. d. •s. d. Inferior Beasts ...2 10 to 3 0 Second quality ...3 2 •3 4 Prime large oxen 3 6 3 8 Prime Scott, &c. 310 4 2 Inferior sheep ...4 0 4 2 Second quality ..,4 4 4 8 Prime crse.-wlled.4 10 5 0 Lambs d. PrimeSouthdown 5 2 4 Large ores. calves 3 8 41: Prime small do 4 6 3 Large hogs 3 2 4 Smallporkers 3 8 0 . a 1 Suckling calves 20 0 04 w I Quarter old pigs 19 0 m • 5s Od to 6s Od. FOREIGN EOPPIS Bcasts 909 Sheep Calves Pigs • .... TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and Lambs 8,400 Calves Pigs , 3OO LEADENHAI,L. ," f a sluggish state, as ° ljo ,he carcase. NEWGATE AND The general demand was it e• Per 81be by . s. d. ,s. d. . 0 . d. 5 Beef, inferio r 262 10 I Mutton' l . nferior 10 6 4 6 Do. iddli q —,mi Ing 3 0 3 2 I Do.,middling 31- 4 i Do., prim e l argo 3 2 3 4 Do., prime 4 - 4 4 ' Do., do. small ....3 63 8 V ea l 33 4 6 'Pork, large 3 4 3 10 Pork, small 4 0 Lambs G H. Notwithstanding ßOßO that th e show Of OP samples of a ll 013" of hops is very li m it e d, t h e demand is in a sluggish ;I c eth on the followi ng t erms and East Kent PS'" 120 s. to 160 s. ; Weald. of Kent, 115 s. to 126 5 . ; and P" 112 s to 1208 per CR L. COLONIALOII SUGAR.—The demand has been • good for West 11 td' kinds, but there h as not been a large business tran s :,:r Full prices have been obtained. Barbadoes, good ordinary, by auc ti on , so ld a t 34 s t o 37s 6d. a n crystalised was taken in at 41s to 41s 6d. Demerara,6lt: l l at 33s to 34 s 6d f or fi ne b rown t o m id grey, an d at a''''foo0 t „ 39s Gd for low to fine crystalised. Mauritius has ready buyers.; good and fine yellow, 36s to 37s 6d •• to mid, 34s to 3 5 s 6d ; good to superior brown, 32s pa•be l l, and low to fine yeliow, 34. s 6d to 335. Bengal went Da P i to Oa mid to fine white Benares, 37s to 39s 6d ; Madras, g°°flinvl, fot soft brown, sold at 28s to 29 s ; a nd l ow t o m id yot. o l 29s to 31s. Foreign—there h ave been several Darietr o exportation at the previous rates ; brow n Bahia' , it t 19s 3d ; and Pernam, 19 s . Y e ll ow H avanna h Bol dr i, St""o to 21s 6d. Unclayed Manill a h as rea li se d 31s 9d f° bags on the spot. Havannah has been firm. ne flll 49o r to fine grocery lumps has been so ld a t 46 s 6(1 t° 10 0 Mt* CO , COFFEE.—Native Ceylon has been dull, and been barely sustained, although the supply is In Y 1 The new import- has been sold at 46 s 6d to 475. G ag tation Ceylon there has been scarc e ly a ny ohang 4 „ e 'soe 6 ,14 hold mixed has been sold at full prices, viz., 5 65 "T a ge . 0 , fine ord to low mid has realised 51s to 54s 6d, "' I 6d to 48s, and peaberry 68s 6d. Mocha was taken t fine ord mixed, at 55s to 60 s p er cw t. arse WOll , a RlCE.—There has been a ste a dy mar ket ; 1 "-a t ss at 7s 6d to 8s Gd f or ord and mid pinky, and for g" no a 9s Gd for good ; Bengal has been taken in at white. en old ARROWROOT.—Bermuda good and fine has 4 t he is 00 to is 2d, and St. Vincent's at 3id toltu•ring Item.—This article has been in more request du last two days. ,v 1 10 4 1.6°114 PIMENTO.—At public sale low mid to go-- Gd to being full rates. vua r'Tha COTTON.—Rather more has been doing at 1 1 ` - ord. Tinnevelly Madras sold at 3id to 3id for low au lower descriptions are least wanted. purl hl: TEA.—The market is well supported, and 13rge c o P ng°1 0 11 14 have been made in black an d green . Comin°P u d o , fr realised lOid to llid per lb. The mediumki ae t to ls 4d, have been i '- TALLOW.- P.Y.C.h a m s been to 410 sold at 47 0 - 0 4. cwt for new on the spot. c , GREEN FRUIT.—The price of orauge.-_ c i r.-I,no vancing. Two cargoes from St. Michael, aton e ere Lisbon per steamer, sold by Keeling and Lem I.,e lo frol° sale, went at an advance of 4s. to ss. per al''''L...ritrala by o f I lower, the stock having been inertias.- r ice . ',- Messina and Naples. No alteration in the Product° with no disposition to press sales until t duty takes place. ETU r RAILWAY TRAFFIC B the week ending April 24, T„ GREAT NORTHERN ffi° re i nT / 0 ,‘ tiia Corresponding week last year (22 3 1 r aile°) fOr SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAL—TraIio turn 8 week ending May 1, 1853 .................... Corresponding week last 1185A3I1(2w83A1CikTsrRl - . 06 5 - • 0 67i i 24 6i 6 13i 4 133 2 1121 12 91t pm 791 i 94 105* 1198 751 4 i 37i 7 70 91 62) 11 1121 13 91 3 i .. Ini at I