The Sun. — London, England, 1853-05-20 00:00:00

AtOIVEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL I NTELLIGENCE -(THIS DAY.) • CITY, TWO 0 CLOCK. e The sales o f cotton at Liverpool yesterday were wstunated at 8 , 00 0 b ales, of which 2,000 American ere taken for export and on speculation. The nlarket closed with increased firmness at full rates, except for solid good stapled Boweds and Orleans, Cphleh were nearly id. per lb. higher. The sales ic a rli P ris ed 6,000 American, 600 Pernam and Maran -131) at 6irl. to 70. ; 400 Egyptian, at 7d. to 9d. ; ' w o Surat, at 3i-d. to 4id. ; and 20 Sea Islands, at 2s. to 3s. 2d. per lb. Railway shares were dull at In l ower prices. l this n the produce markets business has improved Inan week' and better prices have been obtained for oire Y e staples. Sugar has been rather dearer. yi at length attracts more attention, the ad , o from Brazil s t a ti ng t h at t h e crop was lik e l y t o T ea. sho r t . There has been a good demand for Cot ton Rice has b een a t b are l y f ormer rates. basCot been in moderate demand and very firm, 'of 114-Tallew tends upwards, owi ng to the probability rit o der supplies from Buenos Ayres. e Indigo auctions have been brought to a "n and the followi ng i s a statement of the result, given by Messrs. H. W. Jewesbury and Co. :- toe Fromr' the large quantity declared, together with sho rt interval w hi c h w i ll always elapse b etween t hi s hod t eil he next sa l e i n July, the confidence of buyers was vith k and the result of the sale, which has gone off lb . great flatness, has been a decline of 3d. to 4d. per irl u P o ll all descriptions, with the exception of fine Rav and the better qualities of Kurpah. Importers get, ale °n suPPort by withdrawing large parcels as ht pas pyo gressed, but from the limited extent of orders "'4otilennpossible to raise the tone of the sale, except in off er. la w i nstances, when a favourite mark was under th at 4 Of the quantity brought forward, it is estimated g o l d .' 35 7 are bought in, 6,435 withdrawn, and 4,324 1,600 for °l which 2,500 are said to be for export, and Gohmne use and resale. The following are the oti 'ne as compared with the last February sale a nd fine shipping, par to 2d. per lb. higher ; or 1.- 4.74 and def ect i ve ditto, 2d. to 3d. per l b . l ower ; Rood e n and consuming, par to 2d. per lb. lower ; Madras, and fine, 3d. to 4d. per lb. lower ; Madras, mid anditinarn 4d. to sd. per lb. lower ; Kurpah, good P ar ; Kurpah, middling and ordinary, 2d. to • Per lb.lower.., r t„ ”olitb R i.et nrns from the Bank of England and the Stock Z e a 1i0n.% relative to the amounts of new the accepted yesterday, show an increase over loww - h7, 1 °lle day. Still the sum taken is far be t might have been expected, and the state that :ad e under this head two or three days since, acct , - "P,, lt aliets and bankers were averse to the pro the't - "i s tt i , Were resolved not to lead the van in enticing that' the e, is fully verified. It may happen, however, up on Public in this, as in other matters, will, eot ti ' o re mature reflection, act forthemselves; and fo re e ,. ( l, ne ntly we do not abandon the hope that be- Reot lns "" period expires when the assents ar i to be t here will be a remarkable increase n the cbe o ,, 4 2 l °lnits. Even if the Chancellor of the Ex- C ents succeeds in getting 10 millions of 2 per into circulation, he willjhavo accomplished 14'3 considering the altered state of the money ; and it will be well for those who keep 4 f li t reflect that another year or two may enable tt,,,,'lre Chancellor to offer much less favourable 414 - u B , and to deal compulsory with a given tit li nt of the debt. Probably if ten or ) /e ,,,.. 1 ? . tY millions annually were drawn for con to:,;011 the debt might be gradually but effec ‘72 acted upon ; and it is positive that the t ei ;• People of thi s coun t r y once h a yi ng th e i r at fa.v."lcu aroused t o th e su bj ec t, wi ll no t suffer such Vyilrable opportunities, as former Governments e neglected, eglected, to pass by without an agitation for th e lle ing the national burdens. What most puzzles t ot I ni vitiated is the little favour hitherto shown t o , 4 e Exchequer Bonds • but if we take into a l'ideration the fact that they will interfere - "vri 11with the profits of bankers and others A lt . t h ° deal largely in - bills of exchange, w e shall o nce have a solution of the tardiness in sub ding for them. Perhaps the Chancellor may be 008 to grant them to private individuals on y i3 e4 l) r lic:tion at the Bank, so as in the end, even if a l ak or two elapse, to get the required amount e t ee , s a up. There is no immediate hurry, and con- Wently the plan must not be considered a ;42 English Funds have been improving and with e ,"' c reasedbusiness. The intelligence that the re difaculty between Turkey and Russia has been 41 *.a.,7 st ed exercises a favourable influence, but the k hi lr „state of the money market, and the large Pot e ', 4 4. 's of specie from America, are still more fali„ - ','• One fact is apparent, viz., that there is a ar e - ,"liPply of money directly the terms offered I(krade more tempting. Consols have been quoted t° ji for Transfer, and 1001 for Account. 3 1 4 per Cents. have been at 102 g and 4 3.4C p u uced Three per Cents. 99 to 100 i. There lid i -e 4, a Purchase of 80,0001. of Consols at 1001, klv a) ," ° for the Catholic party. Bank Stock has 4) - 4 .' e ed to 2291 and 230. India Stock is marked. ‘ l3 23 . Exchequer Bills are par to 3s. pre 1111e India Bonds realise 255.. to 30s. premium. liomr e tted when the reduced interest upon the F oe s :takes effect is now close at hand. tl tto l g il securities have been very quiet, but are Equador have touched 6 and Q. ra -541111617 e ,„"vr 41 - per Cent. Bonds are 1001 to 101. are gi‘,"' k) ertilicates are at 61. Dutch 4 per Cents. n • 40 . m wa 1 11 g. I T Shares are very firm, but with little c % d rench shares are dull. Te 'at I ne Shares are generally supported, but Tb .e 7 l .. lggett arc scarcely so good. g' l4 !id Companies' Shares are heavy. 4 10,„ h ralian Banks very little is doing. 4 to Cu, e Mine are 11 to and Central of France premium. FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY „, t e fra" the °fflciat I'43° 4 Business done. Cenb.„ ..ek . 229 k 30 . 0000 00000000000000000000000000000000 100 99i. 100 k 31 PerO eut tteduced Annuities e°48 • 3 1.s Annuities „ Aar , d i 15er panties, 1726 I t ; 1 1 Atl iki eo.t. Annuities g", Expire sth Jan., 1860 '"itt„• btee k o• 3 nth wager 660' 30 25 p C o w Qen t ()l4 Annuiti es 994 unuities, 1751 Exeb er ,. Count Ist June 1, 1 417 11111 8 lid. June. March. '4 l O '"•••••.... . par 3 p ............................. par 3 p P sl ••• ............................ par 3 P . 01,• ..................... F OREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. uitt, „;',wlionds 1829 dc 39, 5 per Cent. 100 k 4 -1 1 . 1141 01.1 w, 1852, ) 4k per Cent lOl 100 k t4e1144413 e "8 6 1, 4414 me, .. .................... '414. 4 toti s, • Dee., 1849, Coupon 22 Li t t il t om ueferred 1144%jan . for th"' 4 A Per Cent. 88 btu., N ude ud a 3'2 er Per Cent lo4i • w P C ent 49 B v v e , lll , l 4 11 h ''ee l ,,% e ferr_ 6f ed, 3 per Cent 24 Cert. of Co u p. no t f u n P e CentDAtc 11,''4, • 14peperrcent. 1 1 : .... ••••....... ....... dis Ditto, ere , . 154 p on the above payable In London. 'ltt o ivat ge, 2 , per e ent. 2 ce n d er ifi C e e a n te t. s ! 96 HALF-PAST TWO. 1001 1001 tottaols.... ......... • •I .. . Litt() June kee°ul" YD 'S 87111 PPI14G-(TRIS DA Y.) 4 N.E. ; I' 11°tbov lo 'Zut hi -' illaY 20.—Wind this .-.tksiant breezeday at Noon' N. wo o - Lick- I Lim , and fine clear the Bth of October Ai e da Ja -.1e0., ein Rung Kong on The and sailed r 4 ,1 ~ , aro . 1 , heardTorbay, eard of. of. 4, 11-(3,... -tots not since been weather.—beT "thee oliwuclastle to bl arseilles, put intosi_ce boon eid_Juan ir4, lt23yd oif,Janiza lia.ivn.g.wu. AurT_iY., v preus last, for . I: (I`'.l:l4vatillall S—cndia, Matanzas ; K l ' t " ~ .. o il , 'lt'll% 014°11T11, May 19. Wind, W. ,„ t,y, Jaeeiro. .-- Off 'Port— \iiil4tC°ll,,4l, May 19.--Wind, variable. S her- LZAL:I4,,' 't. eroiii, for Copenhagen. . i—p . C. .-° h . , Itlrit, )(Tay 19.__Nvind, S. Arrive(L iliwannaul Sailed—H.M.S. 4. '._ eike, ; Orande, for Liverpool ; Emilia,..roim, and -4 01 1, 41 i e„..reauibuco. Off Port—Karen, Jnc!".t. Jago do 'elk , for tistabli,.h . Marie and Auguste, 0 I.thoa;3l- Qowes. -. ' d nn Hood, -ktrie,„ et, Alay 19. wind -..-.... Arrived—Ann liA ' l'ee, Xew 11 lu'u w shore' S,_l,4licii, Ma 1 111113,wleck.ii. Geza, Hoyer to Grounds, ~.,, ~e ti bi!. -rted o3rhaN?'"--lh -nna Roiling l` eti, ht . e sunk on the vvi,4l,ztiliK in here to -day. "r(litlgtoAh' -14aY 19. Wind, S.W. Arrived—Joshua (1 • A'Nttp-' -..tlasco.• I—Lavinia, -cl °lln, May 18.--Wind, 5 . Sailed —Lavinia, otoria, 4,11'911;14°Wz, Ilay lg. • S. rr — Wind, S. A lved — Vi Off 'll F,ll' ""`erraane, do • Chester, Callao. k,b, 4Zinkkil'Ataeritins. * ' been Fort— Er--'",fith,;",,"'-43, 18--The Emilia, from Stettin, has 'Nteeli/1, • 1 t .c0,. 4 Rock without damage. North tcl°4l3 ?t) ion 10 --The of and from and k tit,' ~Itil low, of fore t Magnet, (1 main-topmast, was oli'°;ie%trla„,..a(l noderlttaas jua4 sheer foremast, ................._4437, lat. 57 N. 6 E. 1 Tlik 'Alib, Otikrok,„ -----"'""---•-•-.....,......., Air. Geore l'iti i'kral r ate • OF , " DA NIEL_ I l ett t° Rreato, I.l ° Of ' baniel," Which w i44'11-le4 her tie cese at Exeter -hall in M producedas last, was bril- Oil' ' ancl f ~ 00 Tuesday night to a numerous, IRetit estuonable audience The best proof of t he 'l' thi ked eareful study whichpreeeded tbroduction tk,t4: rtorio, wk, en and the 4,11-44,4tt With 'O, worded by the precision and cor k the Fhoruses were I.k,Zkedtrecil!' elphainner in wluch the orchestral parts giv ' were of ,„,_3-t 13,,„,"-ee oratorio itself abounds with passages are t`i.jaitcqui. :4, and is full of variety. The solos admirably *),i114!1 for tit'''.WYessive, and the choruses e t ae P elg b, Ilmug and impressive effects, and h 1 4 *orth' the aingers and instrumental performer! *4lll'irter. °I the highest c ommendation.— Co rk Oft. %IP tit ) 1 V e b 4 4V 4 4 Vt 41) ; # l . 4.4.; 11, MANCHESTER RACES. (THIS DAY.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. WILTON STAKES. Field Marshal Ratchet Four ran. SALFORD BOROURGU CUP: King of Trumps Lerrywheut Seven ran. THE 213 AIDE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. THE DUBLIN EXHIBITION. A TRIP TO KILLARNEY. The management of the Dublin Exhibition have wisely determined to connect it with the beauties of Irish scenery, and to show how the wonders of the arti ficial world chime in with those of nature. To tourists who during the approaching pleasure season contem plate a visit to the Emerald Isle, this will be an agree able announcement, and the delightful trip which I am about to describe may fairly be regarded as a foretaste of what all will enjoy who come here intent on recreation. On Monday morning a large party of ladies and gentle. men, whom the opening of the Exhibition had attracted to Dublin, started by special train on the Southern and Western Railway to see the far-famed lakes of Killarney. Sir Edward M'.Donnell (the chairman of the company), Mr. Pennefather (the deputy-chairman), Mr. Miller (the engineer), and the other chief officers of the line accom panied them. Mayors from the chief English cities, commissioners and superintendents of the late Exhibi tion, executive committeemen of the present, foreign contributors, and even members of the French press — a happier party never started to feast their eyes upon the romance-ground of Kerry. The line over which they travelled is not remarkable for the beauty of the scenery through which it passed, and there, were few objects on the way to attract attention. Occa sionally, one of those monumental round towers to which so much antiquarian interest is attached fixes the eye, or some solitary mountain, like Slievenamon, with a veil of mist gracefully suspended over its long-backed summit ; but, otherwise, all is tame and commonplace enough, and even Thurles, where poor Smith O'Brien was arrested by a "tight-buttoned railway official," fails to draw much notice from the pleasure-seekers. The Southern and Western, nevertheless, is a fine line, quite equal in excellence of construction to those in England, and, as was proved on this occasion, capable of bearing trains propelled at the highest speed. Some curious facts with reference to it and the social state of the country were mentioned by the chairman. One was, that hardly a single case had occurred of an employe on the line emigrating, and he attributed this to the cir cumstance that the lowest wages paid were 12s. a-week and clothes. Sir Edward also stated that Mr. Dargan, in constructing the line, drew a very large number of his bands from the workhouses, and that these men, once accustomed to remunerative employment, never returned, but either emigrated or became "navvies." Luncheon at the Limerick junction, and then on to Mallow through a thickly-enclosed country, unwooded, but warmed up by the bright yellow of the gorse-blossom. From Mallow a new line is about to be opened to Killarney. It is expected to be finished by the 15th of June, and will thus be ready for the summer and autumn traffic. The tourists of Monday travelled on it to within nine miles of the lower lake, and this distance they completed by omnibuses supplied for the occasion. You descend on Killarney through a black region of heath-clad moor and bog, preparing the mind, by con trast, for a keener appreciation of the charming scenery beyond it. A change in the aspect of the peasantry, perceptible for some time, here becomes obvious. Some thing in their look and dress indicates, if the face of the country did not do so, that you have advanced into the wilds of Kerry. Many traces of the past sufferings of this primitive people reach the eye and affect the heart of the stranger. The small proportion of strong middle age to that of boys and girls and old men and women recalls to the memory the realities of an emigration such as the world has rarely seen equalled, while pinched faces and wasted frames bring up again the dismal his tory of the great famine. Looking into each little gar den attached to the cottages on the wayside, young cabbage plants and other vegetables are struggling into life instead of the potato. The whole country seems soaked with superabundant moisture, and the very people have a damp appearance. At night, in the Victoria Hotel, there was high festivity and true Irish hospita lity. To the delight of the French visitors especially, old Gansey, the blind piper of the Lakes, was intro duced, and, with tremulous fingers upon the stops of his chanter, played the sweet melodies of the country. The English mayors could only find vent for their gra tification in the speech-making so dear to all muni cipal minds. Morning broke heavily upon the district of the Lakes, with mist shrouding the mountain tops, and magnifying their height by concealing it. For- tunately, however, it did not rain, and though the weather continued somewhat overcast, it became brighter as the day advanced. In white-painted barges, and at as early an hour as they could be got together, our party started to view the scenery of Killarney. Often de scribed, its beauties are always new, and at this season of the year especially, when nature is just assuming her garb of summer loveliness, language fails to do them jus tice. What strikes one most about these lakes is the exquisite combination of objects, which leaves no imagi nation, however cold, unsatisfied, and kindles poetic feelings in the most prosaic minds. Every wish is gra tified by that changing panorama of island, and moun tain and clear rushing stream and grotesquely-formed rock, and ruined castle and mouldering abbey, which are collected here together. The mode adopted for showing the beauties of Killarney to visitors, under circum stances, is the best that could be hit upon, but when, as in the present insta nce, lar g e numbers go together under hospitable guidance it possesses extraordinary advantages. MacGillycuddy's Reeks and Tomies' Mountain, Tore Mountain, Dinis Green Isle, and Glen-h's wooded shore, all revealed their sweetest charms to the eyes of the tourist, and the notes of the bugle were prolonged by the echo, with the same exqui site effect as when Tom Moore sang of them. Through all the lakes and to the foot of the Eagle's-nest, to Ross Castle, overgrown with grass, and to Innisfallen Island, with its crumbling abbey walls, crowned by waving foliage, past the " Honeycomb-rocks," toe, and the " O'Donoughue's Library," with "the big Bible lying on the top,' the strangers in their gay barges swept. They inhaled the fragrance of the spring blossoms, and admired the splendid varieties of a vegetation in which the myrtle and the arbutus grow wild. The lights and shadows that chased each other on the hill side, and the diversified hues of wood and glen, all were noticed and delightedly praised in their turn, and still the light drapery of the misty mountain-tops maintained over the changing prospect a certain character of dream-land. So thorough was their inspection of Killarney that the Devil's Punchbowl, of all its attractions, alone escaped a visit. On the summit of Mangerton mountain this celebrated reservoir lay, brooded over by a dense mass of vapour, within which, while mayors and railway directors, Royal commissioners and executive com mitteemen, were feasting their eyes beneath him, the Prince of Darkness might unseen be quaffing com fort and relief from the ice-cold waters. Killarney does not contain the element of sublimity in its scenic effects, and those whose tastes turn to the grand and majestic attributes of nature must seek them elsewhere ; but for picturesque variety, raised by legendary associations to the verge of enchantment, it is quite unrivalled by any place within the compass of the British Isles. The new railway about to be opened to it, and which has been, it is said, constructed at the low cost of 5,0001. a mile, will place it within seven hours' ride of Dublin, and within 17 of London. So charming a retreat from the fatigues of business and the exhaustion of a, town life, thus made accessible, is a boon to the community at large. Thousands will now visit what previously was only within reach of the few, and in time nature will win for the surrounding wilds of Kerry a degree of coin fort and civilisation which has hitherto been denied them. The Southern and Western Railway Company have made arrangements for conveying the humbler classes to see the Dublin Exhibition at the cheapest pos sible rate, and there is little doubt that their liberal example will be followed by all the other lines. 12 50 161 St. 20 20 116 10 st. 20 10 St. 50 40 SHOCKING CASE OF DESTITUTION AND STARVATION AT BURITON, NEAR PETERSFIELD.—During the present month a poor labouring man, named Thomas Surrell, while working at a thrashing machine in the parish of Weston, dropped down in the field, while at work, in a state dexhaustion. Ile was sent home by his employer in a cart, and on the fourth day the poor man ex pired, and would have been buried but for the vigilance of Mr. Thomas Fay, superintendent of the police for the Petersfield division, who caused a coroner's inquest to be held by C. B. Longcraft, Esq., and a respectable jury. After a minute examination, the following verdict was given :—" Died by the visitation of God." But there were reasons to suppose that the deceased had not had a sufficiency of food to supply nature. Great credit is due to Mr. Fay, who affirms that he never saw such an emaciated and starved body. On a post modem, examination not a particle of food was found in the intestines or any part of the stomach. This case occurred within four doors of the rector of the parish, the Rev. J. M. Sumner, M.A., second son of the Bishop of Win chester, who is luxuriating in the parish with 1,6001. a year, besides a prebendaryship or two. The poor starved peasant was an example of honesty, sobriety, and in dustry, yet withal he eked out but a miserable existence, and died at the age of 52, without a murmur, having the munificent su m of Bs. p er week to support his wife and five children, not one of whom, we hear, was earn ing a single penny. After paying ls. per week for the rent of his cottage, he had just ls. per day to main tain seven individuals. In the Petersfield Union the cost-would have been two shillings and sixpence per day. This distressing case has caused considerable excitement in the neighbourhood, and is strongly condemned by the humane.—(From a Correspondent.) STRIKES.—SHIELDS, MAY 18.—The South Shields shipwrights struck this morning, and have been walking about all day. It seems they were content to receive 275, per week, provided the masters allowed them half an hour at 4 o'clock for tea, while employed at new work. They now ask 30s. per week, or the half-hour per day. One master has complied with this request, and it is likely that the other shipbuilders will also con cede the demand. The master joiners have refused to comply with the demand of the men for an advance to 275. per week, and are clearing out their shops as their contracto are completed. St. St. St. St. 13} 20 20 50 20 20 50 20 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING-1 MAY 20, 1853. 100 8 181 1 100 100 all all all RAILWAYS. Aberdeen I Amlyr Nottng. BoA,. • & Eastu. ' Birmg. Wolverh. Stour valley.... Birkenhd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Junet. Do. Cliesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £2O Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blackrock and Passage Dublin&Belfast June Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian (X 25 L and E. & L. & D.) Do. Do. (18/. E.& II.) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. (late E. U. Sh.) Do., do Do., B. and C East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk. I & Birming. June 100 'Edinburgh & Glasgow 1 'Edin. and Peebles 100 ; Edin. Prth. &Dundee 100 ;Glasgow &S. Western 1 100 Great, Northern Stk 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lanca,sh.& Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. &Southpt London & Blackwell Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Brigt. & S. Cat. London & N. Western Do., Fifths Do. , £lO Sh.M. &B. C London & S. Western Do., £5O Do., £4O Londerry. &Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. Shef. &Linda Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. 2Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do. Bury Extension Newp. Aberg.&Hftd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpeint, and Restrevor Norfolk Do., New Northn. Counties Un North British North Western . A wß eBDG Guaranteed June Oxford, North Staffordshire e North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 N D N D 0 0 0 . 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. Oswesti y Shropshire Union South Devon . South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh.River Dun Do. Stockton & Hartlepl Thames Haven Dock and Railway' Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford& Limerick West Cornwall Wimbledon&Croydn Woodford York Newctl. &Be rw Do. Extensions Do. G. N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland PIIEFERE lAberdeen Do., No. 2, 7 p. c Eris. k Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 54 per cent. Cork&Bandon 5. p.c. 'Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction E. Ang. (705.) 6 p. c. Do. (X 5), 7 per cent. Do. (.£7 170), 7. p ct. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 Do., New 6 p. e. St Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 p er cent East Lanca.sh. 6 p. cts Edinb. Prth.kDund Glasgow S. Western Guar. 5 per cant Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c., Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem , Gt.S outhn. ac Westn (Ireland) Eights Gt. Westn. (Berke & Haute 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. Thirds Londonderry & Color Shares Loudndry. & Ennisk. Shares ........ Manch., Shef. , & Lin., , . Shares, No. 1.... Do., New, £lO ....... Do., £6 ... . . Marypt. & Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4i per cent Do. ...... ....... ..... Mid. Consol. 6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birin. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4 percent Norfolk Extension Do. Guar. 56 per ct Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent. North British ..... North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh. £15,6p. c. Do. IShrowsbmy & Birm, New Guaranteed Shrewsby. & Chester Nor. W. (Min), 3 p. c. Do. 5 per cent. South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) f£l Os. (id. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Waterfl&Kilk.6p.e. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref Do York & N. Midland, H. & S. Purchase FORE: Autwrp.SEßotterdam Belgian Eastn. Junct. Charleroi & Erqueliu Dijon and Besanpn Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Juuct. of France Gt. Westu. of Canada Shares Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. prof Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. x Do. (CAual) Do. 6 p. cent. prof Lyons & Modtcrrau Madras aria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege (with interest Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Ws (fmy.l3. &Ams. Shs.) Norwegian Truk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caen &Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre._ Sambre and Meuse._ Do. 54 per cent. pref. Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 51 per c. Pref... Western of France._ West. of Switzerland ,New ZealaUal Of 1,. Oil Closing Prices yesterday. 29 - 30 6 10 103, 7 6d 21 -- 22 d 3. 102 -- 104 70 -- 70 23f -- 24 2] -- 22& .4 - 5 prul 8 -- 9 •.. - 4i - 13 - 13 101 - 11 7i - i 73 - 74 54 - 55 73 - 74 31 - 33 88 - 89 54 - 56 133 -135 113 -- 114 904 -- 91 8t 81 94 -- 96 13i -- 14 p 794 -- 80 4t -- 4 d 3 -- 2t 4 16: — l6i 9a 9i 2 p 104 A 104 118 —118 Ar 2.1 14 p 90 21 5 4 3 d 12 1' 19 21 294 304 31 744 75 42 - • 44 50 52 par I p 4 3 d 2I 3i 84 - 94 53 - 55 3A 21 ; dl 35A - 36 d 4 —4a 41 -- 53 - 54 96 - 98 60 - 62 64 - 66 73 -- 76 14 -- Oid 18 -- 20 9 -- 10 13 -- 15 3 -- 34 d 201 -- 21il 744 -751 i 36* -- 37 131 -- 141 44 -- 41 19 -- 21 2 151 1 i 3 15 -- 91 -- 10 33. -34 i 10$ -10 t d -- par 70 71 217 6i d 2 d 63 64 'CB SHARES 92 - 96 1.06 - 108 07 17 ioy - 191 -- 20xd P I 6 1 := 61 1 Id 4 lf -- 2i p -- 2 p 14t -- 15 18 -18 A ---z 3a 3a 13 36 --- 'l2 .12 - 113 - - 71 LOG - 108 P .53 -- i 1P54 L 54 - 157 34-- 4p 10 -- 11 131 --14 f xd i 8 -- 9 lei -- 111 --ipxd 1150 152 is ip 115 - 117 25i - 2q 2a -- 21 pl 101 -1 1 i 17i -18 i -- 1 p, 15 -- 16 'ar 4 Pl 26 -- 26 19) -- 20. i ipar 104 -- 106 bi -- 5a P :IGN. 144 Odd 1 14 134 11 3 p — 13 id 5 p 1 —l3 p 2 —24 p 2 —2 2 par s p 7 7 41 41 11 1 —l3 d 2 -2 PI 7i - 8 - 37 141 - 141 8 - 9 18 -181 p 44 - 45 45 - 46 37 - 38 5 1 RP' 2i 9 - 9i ••• - _ - - fit -64 p p 44 - 5 11 nip' d 2 11 liwine?s clone this day. MINES. 1 all lAgua Fria 10s all 'Anglo Californian._ 1 p 11 10 2 Australasian. 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera par— 1 p 1 all Australian Freehold. id par 1 all Ave Maria - far 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par p 1 all British Austria. Gold 4 p 20 13.5 British Iron ......... . 8 —IU 35 241 Brazilian Imp. (issued at X 5 pm.) 5 51 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiab a 5 • - 6 51 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 31 —32 1 all Carsou's Creek 40 all Cobre Copper 45 —46 461 6 1 Colonial Gold ll 2 p 21 14 Copiapo BI 91 9 St. all CopperMinersof Eng 65 75 25 all Do. Preference 8 9 p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smoltg. Co 1 —ll d 31 20 all General l4 —l6 2 all Great Nugget Vein l4 —2l p 34 3 all Great Polgooth par— 1 p 1 all Lake Bathurst — 4 d 1 all Liberty par— 4 p 1 all Load. &Cal i Corm. Gold Quartz Crush. Co 1 1 1 all Mariquita ld par if 1 10 9 Mexicali &S. Americ — 81 1 all New Granada * 1 all Nouveau Monde 4 - p 2 3• 5 1 Port Philip 4Ps 4 1 all Quartz Rock # 4 p 14 50 all Rhymucy Iron 25 —27 15 Do. New 7 8 30 101 Santiago do Cuba,,., 6 — 7 1 all South Australian,,,,. 1 p 10 7 Tin Croft 9 —ll 281 all United Mexican 5 51 1 all Waller d p 1 all West Granada...:.... I I 1 all Wen* Mariposa par— 4 11 1 all Yuba JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia B6 87 865 50 all British N. American 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China —11 p 100 25 Colonial — 100 20 Commercial of Lon don . xn. x n ... 10 English,Seottish, and Australian ll —11 p 20 121 Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 24 —31 p b 0 20 London and County 50 10 London Joint Stock 100 20 Load. &Westminster 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 1 d— par 50 221 National of Ireland 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation 53 54 25 5 Do. New — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... 10 all Do. New — •.. 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg dz Gold Imp. Co ld— par 25 25 South Australia 5O 52 521 2 25 all Union of Australia 771 781 ... 21 Do. New 8 81 50 10 Union of London 40 all Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS. 100 35 Australian Agricnit 76 78 --7- 18 20 8 Austrlasn.Pcific.Mail 10 6 Australn. Royal Mail 38A Brit. America. Land 72 -- 75 75 100 321 Canada 65 70 5 5 Crystal Palace 3l 3A 8 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 1— 1; 3 20 1 Eastern Steam — •• • 1 1 Electric. Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 50 General Screw Steam — 20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 2 Netherlands Land — 11 20 71 Nrth .of Europe Steam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental ... 50 25 Do. Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam . . . . 25 25 South Austral. Lan 43 . - 4 . 5 44A 1 1 Submar. Telegraph — 5 2 Universal Emigration and Colonisation . . . . 100 281, Van Diemen's Land ,1 9 -- 20 19 -- 20 MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Tho arrivals of English wheat during the present week, and fresh up to this morning's market have been seasonably good, and in full average condition ; hence the show of samples of both red and white was moderately extensive. The prevailing fine weather, added to the large imports of foreign grain, had a depressing influence up on th e t ra d e , which ruled heavy, at the decline noticed on Monday last. For forward delivery, next to nothing was doing. Upwards of 24,000 quarters of foreign wheat have ar rived. Really fine parcels were held somewhat firmly on former terms. All other kinds were exceedingly inactive, at barely stationary prices. Floating cargoes sold on former terms. Scarcely any English barley was on show ; but the supply of foreign was seasonably large. The trade ruled heavy, but no further decline took place in the quotations. The malt trade was in a sluggish state, on former terms. We were well supplied with oats, in which a moderate business was doing, at late currencies. ...„ Beans and peas were quite as dear as last week; but flour was exceedingly depressed. ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. 210 1,160 60 1,120 3,270 24,670 1 5,900 ..- 21,160 200 sk s 4,360 Les English .. Irish .... Foreign .. ''host. 3,530 SMITHFIELD. The supply of boasts on sale in to-day's market was sea sonably good, both as to number and. quality. For all breeds the demand was in a sluggish state, but no change took place in the quotations. The primest Scots sold at 4s Gd per 81b. We were fairly supplied with sheep, in which a good business was transacted, at extreme curren cies—the best old Downs being worth 4s 8d per 81bs. Lambs, the supply of which was tolerably good, were steady, and quite as dear as on Monday. The top figure was Gs 441 per 81b. There was a good inquiry for calves, at full quotations. Pigs moved off slowly, on former terms. Milch cows were tolerably firm, at from 15/. to 201. each, including their small calf. Per Blbs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts ...3 2to 3 4 Second quality ...3 6 3 8 Prime large oxen 310 4 2 Prime Scots, dlc. 4 4 4 6 Inferior sheep ...3 10 4 0 Second quality ...4 0 4 2 Prime cree.-wiled.4 2 4 4 Lambs v. d. N. d. PrimeSouthdown 4 0 4 8 Large crso. calves 4 0 4 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Largo hogs 3 4 3 8 Smallporkers 310 4• 4 Suckling calves 20 0 25 0 Quarter old pigs 19 0 24 0 5s 2d to Cs 4d. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and Lambs 9,000 Calves Pigs 3lO Scotch—Beast FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 3OO Sheep BBO Calves 2OO Pigs 20. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. The trade ruled steady, at very full prices. The supplies on offer were good. Por Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. 0 . d. s. d. Beef, inferior 210 30 I Mutton, Inferior 383 10 Do., middling 3 2 3 4 Do.,middling ...... 4 0 4 2 Do., prime largo 3 6 3 8 Do., prime .........4 4 4 6 Do., do. small 3 8 310 Veal 310 410 Pork, large 3 4 3 10 Pork, small 4 0 4 Lambs BOROUGH HOP. There is an improved demand for nearly all kinds of hops, the prices of which have advanced from 3s to 4s per cwt. Tho supply is very limited. 34 bales have arrived from Antwerp. Mid and East Kent pockets, 12Gs. to 168 s. ; Weald of Kent, 115 s. to 1300.; and Sussex, 112 s to 1268 per cwt. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market has been much brisker for all descriptions, and fuller prices have been obtained. Bar badoes at auction has realised 35s 6d to 39s 6d for low grey f to fine yellow, and 37s Gd for grainy. Refined is in smaller supply, and prices are very steady ; brown lumps 47s to 475 Gd, and low to fine grocery 48s to 5 0 s. Bengal has been brisk low iskprtivo fine brown roMwanu3ri4g 6d tius,tboy3a7sue6dtiror low to g oo d yel low sold at 2G s to 34 5 , f low 38s Gd to 395, for bright pale yellow 35s to 37s Gd for strong refining, and 35s for brown grainy. Madras has been sold at 37s Gd to 39s 6d for mid and good grainy, 403 to 41s for fine white, and 37s Gd to 38s exi for white Benares kind. Mauritius is in increasing demand. Low to fine brown sold at 2Gs to 345, and low to good yellow at 34s Gd to 37s Gd, bright pale yellow 38s Gd to 395, strong refining 36s to 37s Gd, and brown grainy 355. Manilla was taken in at 35s for mid clayed. Foreign—Several export buyers are in the market, and prices are well sustained for Havaunah. At auction, yellow were taken in at 35s Gd to 37s 6d for low to mid, and 38s to 39s for good. Brazil has been in demand also, and good and fine realising 38s to 39 s Gd. Porto Rico mid and good sold at 38s to 40s, and fine at 40s Gd to 41s. COFFEE.—Tht: demand is improving for some descrip tions. Plantation Ceylon has been sold at 563 to 57s for mid and good mid, favourite marks 52s for low mid to fine ord, and 48s Gd to 54s 6d for triage, Peaberry 67s to to 68s Gd. Jamaica has been sold at 50s to 52s 6d for low mid and mid pale. Native Ceylon is about 47s Gd to 48s for good old. COCOA.—Trinidad was mostly taken in at 34s to 36s 6d for mid to very good red, and at 31s to 34s for ord to good grey. COTTON.—The demand has been steady, and prices have been fully supported. RicE.—Prices have been barely so good. Brazil sold at 108 to 108 Gil for mid, and Madras at 8s Gd to Os for mid and good white. PEPPER.—Malabar partly sold at 4d for half heavy grey, being previous rates. TEA.—There has been a good demand, and common Congou has advanced to 113 d and is per lb. TALLOW. There has been more animation in this market owing to the news from South America. P.Y.C. has been at 475 9d per cwt on the spot. GREEN FRUIT.—AII descriptions are becoming scarce. Oranges and lemons advancing in price, the shipments of the former from St. Michael having finished for the season. A parcel of pineapples at Sierra Leone, brought by the European steamer, and sold by Keeling and Hunt at public sale, realised prices that will no doubt lead to large im portations. Nuts, in consequence of the Whitsun holidays, have met with an improved sale. VERY a 00D. A contemporary, mis-spelling the word " Kissengen," says, "Lord and Lady Normanby are going to Kissagain." THE FRENCH EMPIRE. There is a very long article in the Sir;cle on the turning tables, &c., which is now the prevailing topic of the day. This journal does not deny the reality of the phenomenon, but considers that greater importance is attached to it than is de served. We extract as follows : " We laugh a good deal at the savage tribes who re main indifferent in presence of our manufactures and our civilisation, and who become impassioned for paltry glass things, buttons, and clumsy looking-glasses. Are we not somewhat like those savages when we fall in ecstacy before turning tables and hats ? God forbid that we should give the most timid denial to facts more or less exact which are related to us every day ! We believe that hats turn and tables turn, and that ships themselves turn. But what is that intended to prove ? That the human being possesses an electric or other power, and that that power can give movement to inert matter ? But does that wonderful discovery date from yesterday ? A long time before bats were made to turn, the Abbe Paramelle struck the soil with his foot, and a spring was found there. The fact is incontestable, and almost undisputed. Let scions set to work to discover the cause and the consequences ; until then let us endeavour to be calm, and let not the turning tables take all the time, already so restricted, which business leaves to agreeable conversation and private parties. For ourselves, who certainly cannot be accused of being rebellious against novelties, we profoundly respect the phenomenon spoken of, because from this phenomenon a world may arise ; but no one will ever persuade us that to employ their forces, and apply their intelligence, a man and a woman should pass their time seated im movably round a table, to give to it, after a long wait ing, a movement which stops as soon as the hands cease to form a chain ! We have a magnetic and electric fluid—so much the better, if science can turn it to ac count to prevent or abridge the evils that afflict us. Enthusiasm in that case would be justifiable. If the foetus should one day become a great man, we will ad mire it ; but, for the moment, it is only a foetus. Let us fasten it in its glass bottle, and send it to the Aca demy, that it may tell us what we must think of our fluid. We have also a muscular force, and this force, which was at the beginning of society a supreme argument, is at present ranked amongst vulgar spectacles. Why so ? Because we have discovered that the ox, the horse, the ass, the camel, and the buffalo were a thousand times better provided than we in that re spect ; and so, instead of ten of us being employed in dragging a plough, we have found it more simple to confide the task to the animals which God has placed at our disposal. At a late period we found this mus cular force insfficient, and we invented muscles of steel moved by steam. It is the same with respect to the electric fluid. We have a little of it, but the atmosphere which envelopes us is saturated with it. We place our selves round a table, as serious as Quakers, and we shout miracle when, under the influence of our slight electricity, it makes eight, or ten, or fifteen turns a minute, whilst we look with indifference at the loco motive which passes with thousands of travellers at the rate of 15 leagues an hour, We make a hat dance, and the crowd stops, and we fall into ecstacy. A wire however, leaves the city of London, crosses th e se:: touches Paris, and from Paris goes to all the great cer:- tres of population, not only of France but of Europe ; in an instant, with the rapidity of thought, that wire, for which tune and space do not exist, transmits news from London to Berlin, and from Paris to Marseilles ; and we find that simple, whilst the piece of furniture, obeying slowly and painfully the magnetic pressure of our fingers, plunges us into incredible ecstacy and ravish. ment. Will your table and your hat carry a despatch from one end of the territory to the other more rapidly than the electric wire ? Do you give us a surer and more rapid agent ? Assuredly no." We find nothing else of sufficient interest for extract in the original columns of the Paris journals of yesterday. The Pattie newspaper contradicts the assertion of the American journals, that certain French ships of war were on their way to the Sandwich Islands, for the purpose of acting against those islands. The same journal also declares that there is no foundation whatever for the rumour which has gone abroad, that the Commander of the French frigate Jeanne d'Arc has purchased a territory on the shores of the Red Sea, and that he intends taking possession of an island situated in that sea. Yesterday the Corps Legislatif resumed the ad journed debate on the Budget of 1854. The credits demanded for the payment of the national debt, and for the dotation of the Legislative powers and the Ministerial offices, were voted by the Assembly. There was considerable activity in the market for Government securities at the Bourse yesterday at the commencement of business, and Wednesday's quotations were well maintained ; as the day ad vanced, however, a change occurred, there being a very decided downward tendency at the close of business. The Three per Cents., for cash declined ' 25c., and the Four awl a Half per Cents., 10c. For the end of the month, the Three per Cents. fell3oc. and the Four and a Half per Cents., 25c. Bank Shares declined sf. Closing prices :—For cash— Three per Cents., 81f. 10c. ; Four and a Half per Cents., 103 f. 90c. For the account—Three per Cents., 81f. 15c. ; Four and a Half per Cents., 103 f. 75c. ; Bank Stock, 2,710 f. No transactions took place to-day in the Mortgage Bank Shares, which are still quoted at 880 f. ; those of the Societe Mobiliere fell 2f., closing at 040 f. 50c. The market for railway securities was also firm at the com mencemext of business, but an unfavourable change took place, and at the termination a decline had occurred in the quotations of most of the more important lines. Paris and Rouen and Orleans shares each declined 10f. ; Paris and Lyons, 6f. ; and Northerns, sf. In Paris and Strasbourgs an advance occurred of 2f. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 14th have arrived, but their contents are of no importance. The Clamor Publico announces that General Cabrera has sent 2001. from London for the sufferers from famine in the province of Galicia. " Such acts," says the Clamor, " cause us to forget the party man, to think of the proverbial Spanish gene rosity." The Committee of the Royal Council charged to examine the conditions on which rail ways are conceded, was displaying great activity. The Epoca had been seized.—A letter says : " Notwithstanding the rumours in circulation, we believe we can affirm that the Government does not intend, at least for the present, to assemble the Cortes." The Three per Cents. were at 45. ITALY. The police at Genoa recently visited the pre mises of a publisher in that city, and seized a work by Mazzini which had just been printed, and had a copy of it deposited, according to law. The Emperor of Austria has ordered several com missions to be formed at Milan to examine into and decide on the claims made by different persons on the property of the Lombardian refugees which have been sequestrated. GERMANY. A letter from Hamburg, of the 13th, says : " The customs treaty concluded between Denmark and Oldenburg, relative to the principality of Entin, has been officially promulgated. The state ment published by some journals that the Austrian Government had stopped the works of demolition of the fortress of Rendsburg is incorrect." The Darmstadt Bank has announced to the Grand Ducal Government that its first series of shares of the nominal value of 10 millions of florins has been issued. The Bank is consequently constituted according to its statutes, and will im mediately commence operations. A letter from Vienna of May 15, in the Cologne Gazette, says :—" The King of the Belgians con tinues to attend the reviews of troops with the Duke de Brabant. His Majesty also visits the various public establishments. The King of Prussia, as well as Prince Charles and his son, will arrive here on the 19th inst. Amongst the demands of Austria to which the Porte has acceded on the ap plication of Count de Leiningen is that of restoring the jewels and the 2,000 ducats which the famous Bollyak had stolen, and which are to be given back to the heirs of Count Zichly. The jewels and money have been already sent to the Austrian em bassy at Constantinople." An important change has just been made in the general direction of the Austrian consulates, which up to this time have been under the management of the Minister of Commerce at Vienna. For the future the consuls will receive their instructions from the department of Foreign Affairs, and will only correspond with the Minister of Commerce on commercial affairs. TURKEY. Prince MenschikollTLiiven the Porte eight days to consider its decision on his ultimatum. The representatives of England and France, consulted on the subject of the Divan, have sent off couriers to their respective Governments. Advices from Smyrna are of the 11th of May. The town was tranquil. The French squadron was still in the Bay of Athens. It was asserted in Paris yesterday that an elec tric dispatch had been received from Vienna, an nouncing that the Porte had accepted the Russian ultimatum. The German Journal of Frankfort contains a letter from Constantinople of the 3d, which says :—" It is known that the Government dis covered a fortnight back a conspiracy against the Turks, which had for object to massacre the Greeks and Franks ; the conspirators were for the most part Mollahs. A great number had come up from the provinces for the purpose. The centre of the conspiracy was in the theolo gical schools connected with the mosque of Sultan Mahomet. The schools in consequence have been closed, and the pupils sent home to their families. Several Mollahs have beer. arrested and sent back to the provinces." By a letter from Cairo we learn that Abbas Paella left that city on the 26th ult., to make an excursion in Lower Egrdt, and to attend the fair of Tantali, which is all vays of great importance, and which in April generally attracts about 150,000 persons. Tantah is noted for containing, the beautiful mosque and the tomb of Said le Be douin, a famous Mussulman saint. A letter from Beyrouth states that the celebra tion of the Easter ceremonies .at Jerusalem gave rise, as usual, to scandalous conflicts between the Greeks and the Armenians. On one occasion they fought with such fury that the armed force had to be employed to separate thorn. 84 all 100 all all 111 100 100 all 36 100 100 100 100 100 6i all. 100 all 15 111.1si 100 20 11 3 / 4 100 103 21 701 1 a 24 22 i PIN 80k 1051 11181 18 x new x new x new 28/ 45 4i 374 ©x SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER RACES.-(THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,) ORDER OF RUNNING. Wilton Stakes—Quarter past two. Two Yeai Old Stakes—Three. Salford Borough Cup—Four. Grand Stand Plate—Quarter to five. 501. Plate—Half-past five. Handicap Stakes—Six. Ann Page has arrived. LATEST BETTING. —TWELVE o'CLocK. 2to 1 agst King of Trumps (taken). 3to 1 Lerrywheut (taken). 7to 2 Jaqueline (taken). 6to 1 Braxey (taken). 7to 1 agst Weathergage (taken). No Derby betting. HARPENDEN.—This DAY. ORDER OF RUNNING. Rothamstead Stakes—One. Two Year Old Stakes—Two. Harpenden Handicap—Half-past Two. Ladies' Purse—Three. Tally-ho Stakes—Half-past three. Scurry Stakes—Half-past four. Cup—Five. ARRIVALS. —Herbert, Husk, Young England, Hand some Doe, Dame Tattle, Lady Mary, fby Harkaway, out of Daughter of the Star, Lioness, f by Verulam, Citizen, Selina, Ventre-a-Terre, Economy, and Balmoral. SPORTING NOTES—No. CCCCXXVII. HORSES IN PREPARATION FOR THE DBRBY.—Through out the length and breadth of the land the key -note of active preparation is already sounded for the rapidly approaching grand national carnival on the Downs of Epsom. The Derby is decidedly a most important fes tival with the British public, and not only do both Houses of Parliament suspend business on the Derby day, but many of the public offices, both at the west and in the City, and at the Stock Exchange business is a blank. It is not my intention to-day to enter into full parti culars of the merit of the probable antagonists, but merely, as a preparatory act, to give what I believe to be a complete list of the horses that are in active pre paration for the race on Wednesday next. Taking the Newmarket lots first—Butler has Sitting bourne in first-rate work, and, from appearances, the horse is some five or six pounds better in form than he was on the Two Thousand Guineas day. It is not ex pected that Gossip will start to assist his stable com panion. Lord Exeter it seems will try his luck with Filbert so/us. He is doing good work, but looks rather stale. Rogers' son of Jericho and Glee, y'clept Jerry Kent, has been tried to the satisfaction of both the Rogers'. Is doing excellent work, and is as fine as a star. Pharold is doing all that he is capable of for Mr. Mare; but he goes through his work off and on, in a most stilty style, and nothing can be hoped from him. Cheddar, after having being stopped in his work for a considerable time, has been doing all that is required of him lately; I am afraid, however, it is now too late, being too backward for his great engagement. Ninnyhammer is another of the same class. He was in Queer-street the greater part of the winter, but lat terly has been picking up the lost ground most surpris ingly. He is a useful looking animal, but has not grown much since last year. Stone Plover does not seem to have benefited a great deal by the work he has gone through of late; and Jor dan, though apparently in preparation for the Derby, is not altogether a certain starter. If he runs, it will be merely to assist his stable companion, Jerry Kent. This concludes the Newmarket lot. Orestes, notwithstanding the unfavourable reports in circulation about him, is going on all right. His com panion Spread Eagle, if quite up to the mark, will most probably run to assist Orestes, as he is but a mode rate animal. Scott, it seems, will start the crack, West Australian, timbriel, Hurwortb, and the Mayor of Hull. All, but especially the two first named, are in excellent condition. Pharos has had his final trial, and satisfied his party in every particular. He will come to the post perfection itself, so far as training is concerned. Brocket has been doing good work lately—as has Barbatus. The rest of the horses in preparation, but whose names require no special mention, are the following :—Rattle, Golden Plover, Peggy, Prince Leopold, Mr. Sykes, Vanderdecken, Orinoco, Contentment, Lowton, Ethel bert, Ifoncywood, Rataplan, Beverlac, Speed the Plough, and Talfourd. About the two last I have been unable to obtain any genuine information. As not more than half, or two-thirds at the outside, of the "mounts " are decided on at present, I shall here only give a list of the jockeys of the favourites, and defer an entire list of the field until next week : WEST AUSTRALIAN F. Butler. PHAROS Nat. SITTINGBOURNE Pettit. ITBIBRIEL Templeman. ORESTES Charlton. CINEAS A. Day. HONEYWOOD Osborne. My judgment during the past week has been quite up to the average quality of success ; for I was right at Bath with Gossip, for the Lansdowne ; Massaroni, for the 10 sovs. Stakes ; Mouser, Western Stakes ; and Gossip, for the Durham Stakes. Of the five races on which my advice proved wrong, I ran second thrice ; and in one instance, the horse I selected not being come atable at the moment of starting gave me no chance of victory. At Manchester I hit the mark with Longbow, for the Meiklam Handicap ; with Chief Justice, for the Tradesmen's Cup ; Wild Huntsman, for the Two-year old Stakes ; and Evadne, for the 5 sovs. Handicap. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY. A thin attendance, and business very inactive, our prefatory remarks will therefore b e brief. - Nest Australian maintained his position with great firmness ; 8 to 1 was taken to 1001. about Honeywood, and afterwards offered ; and 9 to 1, to upwards of 2001., about Sittingbourne. At the commencement 10 to 1 was taken to 1001. about Cineas, but towards the close 12 to 1 was laid, and repeatedly offered. Pharos, Ninnyhammer, and Jerry Kent were backed at improved prices. DERBY. sto 2 agst West Australian (taken). Bto 1 agst Honeywood (taken and offered). 8 to 1 agst Pharos (9 to 1 taken freely). 9to 1 agst Sittingbourne (taken). 12 to 1 agst Umbriel (taken). 12 to 1 agst Cineas (taken and offered). 12 to 1 agst Orestes (taken). 18 to 1 agst Ninnyhanuner (taken). 20 to 1 agst Jerry Kent (taken). 25 to 1 agst Peggy (taken). 40 to 1 agst Cheddar (taken). 40 to 1 agst Vanderdecken (taken). 40 to 1 agst Barbatus (taken). 40 to 1 agst Brocket (taken). 2,000 to 15 agst Rattle (taken). OAKS. 3 to 1 agst Misletoe (taken). 7 to 2 agst Catherine Hayes (taken). 8 to 1 agst Mentmore Lass (taken to 500 10 to 1 agst Lady Louisa (taken). ASCOT STAKES. Gossamer pays forfeit. MANCHEST ER.-TIIURSDAY. HANDICAP STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added ; winners extra. One mile and a quarter. (19 subs.) Mr. Meiklam's Evadne, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Aldcroft) 1 Mr. Hargreave's Osbaldeston, 6 yrs, 7st 101b(G.Oates) 2 Mr. J. Dawson's Jack Leoming, 5 yrs, Gst 41b (Kendall) 3 The following also ran :—Mr. Davies's Titterstone (11 b), 5 yrs, 7st 41b (Wells) ; Mr. Barton's The Surveyor, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b (Dickson) ; Mr. Copeland's Little Blos som, 3 yrs, sst 51b (Cliff). Betting-5 to 4 agst Evadne, 3to 1 agst Osbaldeston. Won by a head. Two-yr-old Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added ; colts, Bst 51b ; fillies, Bst 21b ; winners, 31 b ex tra . T.Y.C. The owner f the second horse to receive back his stake. 19 subs. _ . . ICAennt onlnYvisailldde Tile I% i 1M rr p . e i e P A e l ßedhead's a lan d d e s Betting—Even to 0 an handicap .....--- --- - ' Bridesmaid Mr. Merry's The Wild Huntsman, by o. H .(FiD a i r sa k bt a omr w an a ne l 21 Mr. Osborne ' s (Basham) 3 Mr. Taylor nd Czarina . (Clements) 4 (Marlow) 5 H il u e n r t o sman. Won by a length. CHESTER TRADESMEN'S CUP of 200 sovs. in sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, sem 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c. Winners extra. The owner of the second horse to receive 50 sovs. out of the stakes. Two miles and a quarter. 76 subs, 48 of whom declared. Mr. Dawson's Chief Justice, 6 yrs, 7st 101 b (T. Lye) 1 Lord Wilton's Lady Evelyn, aged, Bst 41b (Flatman) 2 Mr. I'Anson's Haricot, 6 yrs, Est 111 b (Alderoft) 3 The following also ran :—Mr. Megson's Weathergage, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Marlow); Mr. Morris's The Indian War rior, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (Basham); Mr. Parker's Bird-on-the- Wing, 4 yrs, 7st (liiett); Mr. J. Shepherd's The Alp, aged, Est 121 b (J. Osborne) ; Lord Caledon's Aaron Smith, 5 yrs, Est 111 b (Dickson ) ; Mr. Spence's St. Michael, 4 yrs, Est 101 b (Cowley); Mr• Oliver's Ethel wolf, 4 yrs, Est 101 b (Wells); Mr. Farrance's Terpsi chore, 4 yrs, 6st Glb (J. Goater); Sir C. Monk's Gad , about, 6 yrs, 6st 41b (Carroll); Mr. E. Buckley's Royal George, 4 yrs, 6st (Kendall) ; M r . Knowles's To.lfourfVATlts3\ll 4 yrs, 6st (including 101 b extra) (Ashman); Mr. 111,-,5*L.,..et therall's The Event, 3 yrs, 5 3 t 61}3 (Veal) ; Little's Chaffwax, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b Betting— 6 to 4 agst Talfourd, 8 to 1 asst the-Wing', 10 to 1 agst Chief Justice and Weathe Won by half a length. Same between second and i oi•% . THE SELLING STAKES. t!? Mr. Daw - W son's The Varmint , 4„f• I THE QUEEN'S GUINEAS. t A t o k 1 Mr. A. 0. Powlett's Saguenay 4 Mr. Choyce's c by Drayton MAY. Manchester (3) 18 JU. Newton (3) 2 Ascot (4) 7 Epsom (4) 24 Bibury (1) 42 Stockbridge (1) g 2 Winchester (1) 28 Newcastle (3) .23 LY. Hampton (2) 15 Beverley, Hull, &c. (2) 15 JU Newmarket '(3) 5 Worcester (2) 5 Carlisle (3) 5 Liverpool (3) 13 Stamford (2) 19 Nottingham (2) 01 Goodwood (4) 26 SEPTE Warwick (2)... Pontefract (2).. Doncaster (4 ) Bedford (2).... Leicester (2).. 111 ETL Lanark (2) Manchester Autumn (2)-22 Newmarket F. 0. (3)....27 Northallerton (2) 29 13 20 21 AUG Brighton (2) 3 Brighton Club (1) 5 Wolverhampton (3) 8 North Staffordshire (2) 9 Yarmouth (2) 9 Reading (2) lO OCTO: Chester Autumn (2) 4 Newmarket S. 0. (5) 10 I York (3) 17 Radcliffe (3) 22 Egham (2) 23 Derby (2) 24 Eccles (3) 29 Lichfield (2) 30 3ER. Richmond (2) 19 Newmarket II (6) 2 IBER. NOVE Worcester (2) 1 Epsom Autumn (2) 3 Cowbridge Hunt (2) 9 Liverpool Autumn (2) 9 Warwick Autumn (94_16 Shrewsbury (2) 23 Aberystwith (3)— Last week HOUGHTON M THUM Free Handicap Sweeps st. lb. , :EETING, 1853. ;takes of 100 sovs, ii ft. West Australian 8 9 Sittingbourne Honeywood 8 5 Pelion Vindex 8 5 Pharos Umbriel Barbatus Cineas The Reiver Orinoco 7 13 Catherine Hayes 7 12 Exact et. lb. Gadabout 7 7 Ethelbert 7 7 Brocket 7 6 Prince Leopold The Queen Pharold Talfourd Comfit North Pole Pegy I Cob g nut 7 0 6 12 A-la-mode 6 11 Speed the Plough 6 10 Diomeda Hobby Horse Mayfair Coalition Noisetta 6 4 Orestes Ninnyhammer Filbert Alen tmore Lass Cheddar ... 7 12 7 12 7 11 7 10 7 8 ASCOT RACES. NOMINATIONS for THE ROYAL HUNT CUP. New mile. Weights to be declared on the Tuesday after Epsom Races. Age. Beverlac Telescope 5 Puritan 4 Break-o'day-Boy 3 Chilton 4 Lady Flora Daniel O'Rourke 4 Broughton , 3 Tested Benita Prevention Father Thames 4 Corybantes Ducrow 4 Evadne 4 King of Trumps 4 Sally Warfoot colt Italian Kiteflyer Little Harry 4 Catspaw Sir John Barleycorn Tamerlane General Gilbert British Farmer 3 Old Rowley 4 Azael 4 Hambletonian 4 Khadijah Alfred the Great 4 Age. Timid Fawn 5 Indian Warrior Diomedia 3 lanthe Huncamunca, Surprise Chief Justice Knight of the Shire Little Savage Octavia 4 Antigone Pharos 3 Chief Baron Nicholson 4 The Friar 3 Jullien Grey Tommy Dulcet King Pepin 4 Robbie Noble 4 Lambton 3 Glenluee Terment Hothorpe 15 Peiion Cheddar Hurworth 3 Nutshell Mountain Flower Dove 3 Koh-i-noor YORK AUGUST MEETING. NOMINATIONS for the GREAT EBOR HANDICAP STAKES. Two Miles on the Old Course. The weights to be published on the Monday after Newcastle Races : Age. Beverlac Hirsuta Gadabout 3 Break-o'-Day Boy 3 Phantom 4 Hobby-horse Dame Tattle Cardinal Wiseman .5 Nabob 4 Little Harry Catspaw Now or Never Babette Pantomime 3 Nerva Candlewick 6 Octavia Jacqueline Gossamer 4 Grapeshot Ariosto Incognita 3 Robbie Noble 4 Exact Lambton 3 Dick Turpin Scarecrow Adine Ann Eliza Nancy 5 Goorkah Missive Eryctlion, 3 Lord Lieutenant 3 Butterfly Weathergage Indian Warrior Kingston 4 Newminster Doubt Hurworth Age. Mayor of Hull 3 I Songstress Ammonia 4 Mabella Russborough 6 Georgy 3 Galvanism Red Lion 4 King of Trumps 4 Evadne 4 Chief Justice Lerrywheut 4 Sally Warfoot colt Peggy Roger Thornton Chaseaway Muscovite Rosalba Balrownie Lord Fauconberg Haricot Colsterdale Lucio Lough Bawn Crassus (late Dacony) 3 Black Doctor Bardolph Eliza 3 Pelion Merry Bird Nutshell Ilex Honeydew Plumstead War Hawk 4 Leopold Master Norton Ireland's Eye Sackbut Aaron Smith Father Thames Lady in Waiting 4 Trickstress Eulogist Mary Aislabie . . 3 Llanforda 3 Hafe el Talfourd Poodle Kitefiyer Trifle (11 b) 4 Little Davie St. Michael 4 Charity Coomburland Stathes nion 3 Radcliffe Hero Cabin Boy Fancy Girl 4 The Surveyor Daniel O'Rourke St. Andrew 3 WIDENING OP UPPER THAMES -STREET.—Yesterday, in compliance with the provisions of an act of Parlia ment obtained last session, for widening Upper Thames street, and for authorising the appropriation of a portion of the ancient burial-ground of St. Peter for that pur pose, workmen were engaged in levelling several houses between Bennett's Hill and Old Fish-street Hill to the ground ; and preparations are being made for removing the dwarf wall and (iron railings of the burial ground above-mentioned nine feet further to the north, by which six feet will be given to the width of the carriage way, and three feet to the foot pavement. It appears from an inscription on a tablet sunk in the east wall, that this graveyard is the site of the parish church of St. Peter, Paul's-wharf, destroyed in the great fire of London, 1666, and converted into a burial-ground in 167 L It is intended also to widen and improve that portion of the street in the immediate vicinity of Calvert's brewhouse. REBUILDING THE STOCK EXCHANGE.—The members of the Stock-exchange, having obtained a suitable plot of ground from the corporation, consequent on the im provement now effecting in Throgmorton-street, and contiguous to the old edifice in Capel-court, have deter mined to erect a new and commodious building, with handsome architectural frontage to Throgmorton-street, for the transaction of their business. During the pro pa—talivis h e e d n r e i a e l n t t h has o o pro gress of the works, it is rumoured that the Hall of Commerce will be temporarily used as a Stock-ex romerthtoe change. ra l li accrue the REPAVING of Se eastr . purpose PAUL'S sid e oo of relaying CHURCHYARD._ t n . R p c aHuYI the ec D. north for side t br ie eung c h a cf rE a g do e- fn w or a t y hthe on a bed of concrete ; and in d important ave n ie n e e linethat o mightft stoppage an of y t i h n i c s o has been thrown open for the passage of ceeding west, while those go i ng i n a contraryvehicles pro pass along the south sid e into Watling-street, direction to Cheapside through Friday-street E and the nce or repairing of this p or ti on of the churchyard read-street. The com pleted early next wee k , when the south will be e south side will be com menced, and carriages, &e, pass along N ewgate- t proceeding east will have to reet to Cheapside. THE MURDER NEAR KE YNSHAM.—Additional evidence was adduced before the coroner in this case, which com pleted the case against the prisoner. After a delibera tion of about three-quarters of an hour, the jury returned the following verdict :—" Th a t th e deceased child, Saunders, met his death by being pushed into the water by Edwin Hacker." The Coroner.—" You consider that he wilfully pushed him into the water ?" The Foreman.—" That is the opinion of the jury, and I be lieve that amounts to a verdict of Wilful murder.' " A most distressing scene here ensued between the father, mother, and child, who, on hearing that the coroner had no power to take bail, and that the child must be taken away from them to prison, burst into tears, and were led away in the utmost distress, while a great many of the jury and spectators were much affected, The coro ner then made out the warrant for the committal of the prisoner for trial at the next Somersetshire assizes. THE PENSIONERS.—The whole of the London district of pensioners will be reviewed on the Ist of June , in Hyde-park by Lord Eardinge and the Horse Guards' Staff. UST. SDAY. ere ad ; ieir the ,ter . ogc Al9° oi'' itr• ,01 :1 11 ; e) 5 t6i 20 5 2 10 20 20 331 10 20 Paid.l all all 8 100 100 631 4 36i I