The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-07 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. farewell Season of Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager THIS EVENING, FEE. 7, Will be performed the celebrated Come d y of MONEY, by Messrs. Barry Sullivan, B. Webster, Leigh Murray, Howe, Lambert, Buck stone, and Parsee; Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Mrs. Buckingham, and Mrs. Biking. After which, a new and original Farce, called TO PARIS AND BACK FOR FIVE POUNDS. To conclude with the Farce of A CAPITAL MATCH. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, Fun. 7, Will be performed the Comic Drama called A PHENOMENON IN A SMOCK-ROCK. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Hornncastle ; Miss F. Baker and Miss C. Mitchell. After which, the new and popular original Fairy Extravaganza, e ntitled THE GOOD WOMAN IN THE WOOD, in which Slesars. Y. as Matthews, Suter, Horncastie, and Templeton ; Madame Vestris, Julia St. George, Miss Robertson , Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, peso Wyndham, Miss Eglinton, and Miss Rosins Wright will appear. To conclude with LITTLE TODDLEKINS. Bole Agent tor the Private 805 e.% Mr. W. Alicroft, 15, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, FEB. 7, wilt be presented the powerful new Drama of SLAVE LIFE ; or, acle Tom's Cabin —by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, 0. Smith, and Xmcry ; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Miss Harding, Miss KceleY, a;u4 Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the successful new Comic Pantomime, called GWYNNE ; or, Harlequin Menlo Monarch. Principal t u neuse,, Mdlle. Annul ; Clown, Mr. N lexmore. ILOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING, FEB. 7, Will be performed THE CORSICAN BRO MFRS. Principa character by Mr. U. Kean. • After hich, THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVER, in which Mr. Wright will appear. To conclude with the new and criginel Grand Comic Christ ina.; Pantomime, entitled UAILLEQUIN CHERY AND FAIR TAR; or, The Green Bird, the Dancing R Waters, and the fll.nging Tree. Harlequin, Mr. Cormaek ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pan taloon, Mr. Paulo; Columbine, Miss Desborough. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, FEB. 7, Will be presented LILIAN GERVAIS. Supported by Messrs. Compton, W. Farren, jun., Hoskins, Cooke, Edgar, Bender, and Clifton; Misses Anderton and H. Gordon. After which, WANTED ONE THOUSAND SPIRITED YOUNG MILLINERS FOR THE GOLD DIGGINGS. To conclude with ROMEO AND JULIET; or, Harlequin Queen }tab and the World of Dreams. Clown, Mr. Edwin Edwardes, with bis highly-trained Dogs. Box-office open from Eleven till Five, under the superintendence of Mr. E. Chatterton. ASTLET'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Crowded Nightly to witness the Extraordinary Holiday Attractions. LAST WEEK BUT FOUR of Mr. BATTY'S MANAGEMENT, And positively the Last Week of the Grand Comic Pantomime. In consequence of the numerous applications for the reproduction of the superb Spectacle of MAZEPPA, or THE WILD HOR-E, Mr. Batty has much pleasure in terminating his professional career in acquiescing in the generally expressed desire of his patrons and the public, and will produce the above spectacle with all its origi • nal splendour on the 14th February instant. THIS EVENING, FEB. 7, And during the Week (Ash Wednesday excepted), the Curtain will rise at Seven o'clock, to the 66th Representation of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. After which, new and splendid Scenes in the Circle, by French and English Artistes. Te conclude with the Grand Comic Pantomime of FORTUNIO AND HIS HORSE COMRADH ; or, Harlequin and the Seven Gifted Men. Doors open at Half-past Six o'clock. To commence at Seven. Pox-office open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager. Mr. V.T. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tips DAT —Morning 10 min. after 1 Evening 36 min.aft. 1 To-Moaaow—Morningl2 min. after 2 1 Evening 25 min.aft. 2 DAILY WEA7HER TABLA MONDAY, FEB. 7, 1853. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock on Saturday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. LIMERICK—N., calm—cloudless, with frost. IttLILLINGAR—N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. HASTINGS—E., fresh breeze—overcast. FOLKESTONE—E., fresh breeze—overcast. TUNBRIDGE—N.Ir., gentle breeze—rain and snow. GREENWICH—N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. STRooD—N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. SWINDON—N.E., strong breeze—rain and snow. CAMBRIDGE—N.E., gentle breeze—cloudy. TARMOUTTI—S.E., hard wind—overcast. WHITBY—S.E., gentle breeze—overcast. DARLINGTON—E.N.E., strong breeze—overcast, rain. SHAP—N.N.W., calm—overcast. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Friday morning at nine o'clock 110LYHEAD—N.E„ strong breeze—overoast. WHITBY—S., gentle breeze—overcast. DARLINGTON —N. by W., strong breeze--overcast, light rain. s gA p___N.E., calm—snow. THE WEATHER.—Stra OFFICE, Fan. 6. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 37 —highest sinco noon yesterday. 33—lowest this morning and during the night. 36—this day at noon. BAROMETEE, 29 94. WIND, N.—Dull weather. A very heavy fog came on about noon in the Metropolis— almost as dark as night for two hours, and then cleared up. FEBRUARY 7. 36 highest since noon yesterday. 35—lowest this morning and during the night. 39—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29 . 54. WIND, S.W.—Fine, sunshiny weather. - • c e. , ; ._! LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1853. Parliament will now in two or three days have resumed its sittings, and that too under rather momentous and peculiar circumstances. The re cent occupants of the Treasury Benches will be found ranked together with their followers as a compact and resolute Opposition. The lately scattered and disorganised Opposition, on the con trary, will be found consolidated into a very parti-coloured, or if you will, party-coloured Go vernment. If not " black spirits and white," MINTO, HOBHOUSE, and GREY—at any rate, GRAHAM, GLADSTONE, RUSSELL, and " all their trumpery," will be soon numbered in the crowd of the Coalition. After a series of changes so very remarkable, it must, of course, require some time to elapse before the new Administration can be shaken down into working order, so that the business of both Houses can be conducted in earnest, and to the popular satisfaction. Meanwhile, without the purlieus of Downing street, other alterations are perceptible in various quarters, and those alterations, if possible, of a still more surprising character. Energetic efforts are at length being prepared by the advo cates of improvement in our system of repre sentation. Instead of striving for all and thereby obtaining nothing, the more sagacious Liberals are restricting their endeavours for a while to the attainment of the one grand boon of secret voting—the boon which will best secure the electoral franchise from the accursed influence of bribery—the boon of the Ballot. Simultane ously with this practical movement, _ some of the more liberal and enlightened men in the United Kingdom are adventuring upon an enterprise such as, while it reflects glory and renown upon themselves, is best calculated to se cure the happiness of their own and fu ture generations. A grander and a nobler pro ject than that even of the Anti-Corn-Law League is being set on foot by the principal champions of that great and eminently successful crusade against agricultural monopoly. The project is that of preventing the outbreak of another of those diabolical contests which originate in the most villainous passions to grind down the various countries engaged in them under the pressure of debt, and to deluge with blood and to revenge by spoliation the fairest fields and lordliest cities of the European. conti nent. Against the revival of war, such men as RICHARD COBDF.I7—IIOt dreamer:., but practical men of business—are bringing to bear at this moment all the force of their logic, their common sense, and their stelistics. Their aim, it must be admitted even kr their opi)onents, is sufficiently pure and benevolent. Upon the triumph of their undertaking more is dependent than the tran quillity of an age, or the prosperity of a nation— the happiness of incalculable 'linens, and the continuance of the onward movement of a calmly progressive civilisation. With them necessarily, therefore, go our good wishes and our benison. We may conceive their notions to be altogether fantastical and extravagant, when we hear them talking of the total and immediate sub stitution of protocols for artillery—thereplacement of the engines of war by the harmless instruments of arbitration. But to our thinking there can be nothing either fantastic - :1 or extravagant in their solicitude to dissipate the evil p2ejadices of neigh bouring plwers, by submitting to their cooler judgment the pages of history, so rendered as to be comprehensible to the great mass of the ip bp ulation —by laying bare the secrets of past diOiomacy---by setting the annals of the modern . 19:rid befor e th e scru ti n y o f th e i r contemrraries / 4 " ~_ cz • 4 ;••e al 1i A THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7, 1853. back to London ; and being absent from home on one merely of the three assizes from the 17th of February to about the 10th of April. Many cases, however, might be found where persons, not realising sufficient to cover the professional expenditure above referred to, are yet charged on 2501. or 300/. a-year, as they may be under the provisions of the unjust and iniquitous law above referred to, which Mr. BABBAGE thinks perfection itself, and which Mr. GLADSTONE sup poses to be incapable of improvement. Let " Farther," then, persevere, and we will joyfully co-operate. The distinction he draws is perfectly correct, nothing can be regarded as " capital" the good-will of which cannot be sold and trans ferred to any purchaser. The case of EDWARD JOHN LAMTYDR, who was tried on Friday at the Central Criminal Court, on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences, is one deserving of serious consideration. It is, indeed, of immense importance to every person selling or purchasing any article whatsoever. The former should understand how far they are respon sible for selling goods of an inferior description, at a price beyond their real value. The latter should learn that caution must not entirely be dispensed with, and that they cannot always, on being over reached in a bargain, institute a criminal prosecu tion against the vendor. Great discrimination is necessary on these points, and much valuable instruction will be derived from the proceedings in the present instance. Before entering into the matter, it is due to the defendant and to his employers to say, that the statement was ex parte, the Learned Counsel for the prosecution only having been heard. It is, therefore, by no means improbable that Sir FREDERICK THESIGER, who was brought down specially for the defence, might have thrown a very different light on the transaction. Without, therefore, wishing to cast any imputation on the parties, we may argue on the statement as if it had been proved for the purpose of illustrating the actual state of the law, and verifying the accuracy of the old legal maxim, that— " The difference is indeed immense Between a simple lie and false pretence." The defendant had, it appears, been shopman in the establishment of Messrs. BENSON and Co., who carried on business as silversmiths and jewellers, at Cornhill. The prosecutor, a young gentleman of respectability, passing the shop on the 31st December last, saw a chain, to which was attached a ticket, on which were the words and figures, " Fine gold, 3/. 10s." He was struck with the article, and, going into the shop, inquired of the defendant, who was in attendance, whether it was gold, to which an answer was given, that "it was not made of the finest quality of gold, but it was in reality entirely composed of gold." He was satisfied with this reply, and bought the article, and also a swivel and key, paying the sum of 31. 15s. for the en tire lot. Some short time afterwards, his sus picion being excited, he caused the chain to be tested by a skilful assayer, who declared that the metal of which the chain was made consisted of only one-third of gold, and that of gold and silver the proportion was only 6i ounces to the pound troy, the remaining 5i ounces being made up of copper or some low-priced metal ; so that the actual value of the chain would not be more than 305., although it had been sold for 3/. 10s. As many complaints had been made on account of similar transactions, at different shops, it was deter mined to take a decisive step. The defendant was accordingly summoned to a Police Court, and eventually committed for trial on the above mentioned charge. Such was the statement of the Learned Counsel for the prosecution, when the Presiding Judge interposed, and inquired " how he proposed to show any guilty knowledge on the part of the defendant, who was merely acting as shop man 1" Mr. PARRY argued with his usual ability and acuteness, that a man placed in charge of a shop of that description should be taken to possess "a knowledge of the quality of the goods he was selling to the public." Baron ALDERSON, however, thought otherwise, declaring that al though the master might possibly be subject to the charge, if he had made the statement, it could not apply to the servant, unless some distinct and positive proof were given of his knowledge of the inferior quality of the article. In this his Lord ship was perfectly correct. If we consider the competition existing for situations in what are generally believed to be respectable establishments, we can easily conceive the result of any prying curiosity on the part of a shopman. A summary dismissal would attend any inquiry into the cost price of each article, or injury thereto in testing its quality. It should be borne in mind that the sma 1 proportion of gold in the chain was not dis covered until after a careful assay by a skilful and practised hand. We believe that it would stand the ordinary test of gold—the application of aqua fortis, and that was all that the prisoner could ap ply, under any circumstances. We believe it may be received as a general rule, that a servant is jus tified in following the instructions of his master, and, unless thoroughly conscious of the fraud, in repeating the representations made to him by his employer, on whose faith they must be re ceived. Whenever, therefore, a dealing is with a shopman, and not with the master in person, it will be essential to take an express warranty respecting the article, so as to make the master civilly responsible, in the event of its not proving genuine, or in accordance with the representations made at the time of sale. Baron ALDERSON, however, went much further than was necessary to ensure the acquittal of the defendant. He declared his opinion that even if it had been the master, in place . of the servant, who made the assertion, it would not be an indict able offence. This is taking much broader ground, and it is exceedingly desirable that the state of the law on the subject should be distinctly and positively ascertained. The line of demarcation, at present, is very indistinct between the exag geration which a large proportion of persons use in puffing off their wares, and that which consti tutes a clear and deliberate act of swindling, for which the perpetrator should be held liable before a criminal tribunal. It would seem strange, if every tradesman who endeavoured to obtain a higher rate of profit than his neighbours could be punished, or that the gentry who declare that they are making " alarming sacrifices," or " sel ling at and under first cost," were to be brought to trial if the intrinsic value of their goods were not fully equal to the prices received. There is a salutary caution that should never be dispensed with—" caveat emptor" is a good rule, and those persons who must be aware that a genuine article could not possibly be sold for the price they offer, have no great reason to complain if it should prove of an inferior quality, and that the intend ing biter should be bitten in the transaction. THE ORLEANS PROPERTY.—SeveraI packages con taining articles of vertu and property of value have ar rived by a steamer from France, addressed and con signed to his Royal Highness the Duke d'Aumale. These valuables have been forwarded to this country from the chateau of Chantilly, for the ex-royal family of France. LONGEVITY IN SOUTHAMPTON.-0110 of the oldest men in Southampton died on Friday last, Mr. John Weeks, for many years the Southampton agent of the Salisbury Journal. Mr. Weeks was nearly ninety-six years of age. There is only one man older in Southamp ton, whose name is Hill, a corkcutter by trade. He is nearly a centenarian. The chairman of die Cambridgeshire Quarter Sessions recently stated that in 17 cases for trial, the value of the property stolen was only 17s. 21d., and that the cost for trying those cases would not be less than 1501. THE MURDER NEAR BITTON.—On Saturday morning Lewis Perran was finally brought before the magistrates at the Guildhall, Bath, and fully committed to take his trial at the ensuing Somersetshire assizes on the charge of wilful murder. A DISQUALIFICATION FOR CURATES. —The 17 ....ev. Hugh Stowell, in the course of a lecture on "Habit" which he n's gave to the members of the Manchester Young unmeasuredd 1 11 I hire a cu rate who in u ges Christian Association on Tuesday night, dentouncee. d the practice of tobacco -smoking in unmeasured He said, "Never myself wi invariably inquire is he a s moker of tobacco ; if h instantly reject his application Mr. Frewen, and a in it. I never now make inquiries fora curate t e bu is t , deputation of the hop-gr M.P. M s, had an interview with Chancellor of the Exclie theT h The Earlil Hon. . Aberdeen Henry B r a a ii n d d o , ,stvhee.r the Fir# quer on Saturday at D owning-street. Lord of the Treasury in the official residence of• • in such a. light that " whoso runs may read" —and by thus, in the most effectual manner, dissipating the clouds of preju dice, and enabling the millions to detect the truth under all the evil sophistries of a domi nant and selfish aristocracy. To effect all this, they have only to scatter broadcast over the land pamphlets, and essays, and speeches, recounting past occurrences to the clear and instant apprehension of the untaught multi tude ; and this they are already doing with a devotion such as augurs to them an ultimate vic tory. Hitherto we have protested loudly against the dreams dreamt by the dreamers of the Peace Congress. We protest still, no less loudly than of yore, against the folly of cherishing those same visions of unattainable felicity. We regard the declaration of some modern philosophers about what they call the perfectibility of the human race as one of the most heinous of the cur rent blasphemies of our generation. Were this the case, surely the DIVINITY would never have deemed it requisite to evolve from the depths of eternity the stupendous mystery of the Redemp tion. No—we cannot deem as practicable the exquisite but impossible scheme of breaking up the armies of Christendom, and inducing the Lamb of Spain, with its Golden Fleece, and the Eagle of Prussia, with its two heads, and that of France, with one, and the Lion of England, with its whiskers, and its companion the Unicorn, to lie down together in everlasting amity at the be hest of the Society in favour of Arbitration. But we do believe in the practicability of the efforts now making by the Peace Congress to enlighten the public mind in the United Kingdom by removing the prejudice so long maintained between France and Great Britain. It is in the thick of these amiable endeavours that the renewal of this important session will bring together again, before the expiration of many hours, the motley concourse of our hereditary legislators and popular representatives. Fully as we appreciate the important services rendered by Dr. WILLIAM FARR to the commu nity, in his able and elaborate exposure of the fallacies and sophisms put forward by the advo cates of the ex;sting Property and Ineome Tax, there is one point on which we dissent, Coto ccrto, from his views. We have invariably advocated the total exemption of industrial incomes from the tax, declaring that, on every principle of justice and policy, of equity and expediency, every man's earnings should be free, and that they should not be subjected to the claims of the tax gatherer until they become " savings," and as sume the form of accumulated and realised pro pert,. We concur on this point, in every re spect, with our esteemed correspondent " FAR THER," whose communication will be found in another part of this day's impression. It signifies not how large may be these earnings. If of a precarious and fluctuating character, they are not fitting subjects. A COCKBURN or a THESIGER may receive 10,000/. or even 20,000/. as the reward of his professional labours ; but a simple accident—even a common fit of ill ness—matters of every-day occurrence—may prostrate his energies, and deprive him of the means of acquiring another guinea by the exercise of his talents. The brilliant and persuasive elo quence—the accomplished intellect—may sud denly fail ; and the man, one day in possession of an almost princely income, may on the next be little better than a pauper, unless he should have had the foresight to appropriate a very consider able portion of his receipts previous to the cala mity, in order to accumulate a provision for a rainy day. The higher his former position, the more brilliant his prospects, the more deplorable will be his fall. Why, then, should we place any difficulty in the way of such a person making that much-required provision for his own future sup port, in case of sickness, for the wants of his fa mily in case of death ? It is notorious that the great difficulty to overcome in the way of saving, is to make the first deposit. In that case, the good beginning is more than half the battle. But that beginning is too frequently retarded, if not altogether prevented, by the tax. It must not be forgotten that a professional man who has achieved or is rising into distinction, is obliged to maintain an establishment and appearance beyond that which may be required by a person in receipt of an equal income from funded property. He will also have to buy books, and incur other expenditure strictly arising from his profession, but for which no allowance or drawback is made by the assessor or collector of the Income Tax. So that he is actually taxed at a higher rate than those assessed under Schedule A or C—a matter which doubtless appears very equitable to the BABBAGES and GLADSTONE; and others who consider that labour is for fiscal pur poses, not only of equal but even of greater value than accumulated and realised property. The case, then, of the first-class professional or mer cantile man is this :—lf he lives up to his entire income, as the man of property may do, he is re garded as very imprudent, and undeserving of sympathy for any future misery that may be en tailed upon himself or family by his folly. If, on the contrary, he sets aside a certain pro portion of his receipts to form a fund, he is taxed on capital—the matter which appears so very ob jectionable to the wiseacres who think it impossible to discriminate or recognise a distinction between the different kinds of income, or to inquire into the sources from whence it may be derived. But, although prepared to join issue, even in extreme cases, we must protest against the as sumption that every barrister may be regarded as a COCKBURN, or a THESIGER, or every commercial man as a BARING or a ROTHSCHILD. We must, as Mr. BABBAGE says, " look to the class," and it would be gross and palpable injustice to oppress the great majority, the general body, because some few were acquiring immense fortunes. It would he fairer to take the case of a man struggling to inaintain his position, and only too happy, if by immense labour his gross earnings amount to 5001. or 6001., which we can assure Mr. BABBAGE is far above the average receipts of many hard working and experienc-d barristers. In order to do so, he must have chambers and a clerk, he must purchase new publications, the reports of cases in the different Courts, and comments on new statutes—in round terms, these matters will take, at least, 1001. from his income. He then, most probably, belongs to some Circuit. Let us suppose e. y. the Northern. He must go to Circuit twice a-year, on each of which occasions he will be six or seven weeks away from his home, and subjected to very heavy expenditure in tra velling and otherwise. There will then be the Winter Assizes to York and Liverpool, and Ses sions six times a-year to Liverpool, or four times elsewhere, at an average of ten days each time. Ile will thus have to journey over 4,000 miles a-year as a first-class railway traveller, and to be absent from his family nearly five months in the year. We can assure our non-professional readers that we are very much under the mark in estimat ing these additional expenses at 2,00/. per an num, strictly arising from his professional pur suits, and without which lie could not obtain the income, but for which no allowance will be made in assessing the tax. The GOO/. received in fees will thus dwindle down to 3001., out of which he is to make provision for the time when he can no longer practise in his profession, through ill lealth; or when he may be supplanted by younger who may chance to be closely connected with the attorney through whom he received his briefs, or finally, and by no means an improbable contingency, when the legal reforms already accomplished, or " loom ing in the future," may reduce his profits to such a degree as to induce him to retire from a pur suit no longer remunerative. And yet this person is placed by Mr. BABBAGE in the same class with the person, who has 20,0001. in the 3 per Cent. Consols, or 601. a-year arising from well-cir cvmstanced real estate. The case we have above selected is a fair average, and by no means unfavourable specimen, of the class. A very large proportion of the body would be delighted to receive 6001. for their labours-- going to all the places we have mentioned, from London to Lancaster ; thence to Carlisle, New castle, Durham, York, Liverpool, and finally MON.EY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were estimated at 10,000 bales, of which 5,000 were taken on speculation. The market closed firmly, and prices of all kinds were tight. The sales com prised 8,500 American, 150 Pernam and Maran ham at 60., 100 Bahia at 60. to 60., 500 Egyp tian at sid. to Bd., and 800 Surat at 3d. to 4d. per lb. Railway shares were dull. The accounts from New York of the 27th inst. are favourable, though business was quieter in breadstuffs and cotton in consequence of the ad vices from Europe. The steamer has 150,000 dols. in specie on board, and the rate of exchange on London is 109± to Money was abundant. Freights to Liverpool were without change, flour being at 2s. 9d. per barrel. The Dutch Government has sanctioned a railway from Turnhout to Zutphen The extent to which emigration was carried last year, as contrasted with former periods, was not, in the aggregate, so important as may have been imagined. Returns that have been completed show, however, a remarkable diversion in favour of the Australian colonies, and the following totals will serve to explain the relative proportions to the various countries. From the United Kingdom the departures wore 2. . United States ......... •••• 267, 185 357 243, 1852 752 British North America 42,605 32,876 Australian Colonies All other places . 335,966 367,675 The railway meetings announced are the follow ing :- Buckinghamshire, Feb. 18, Euston Station. Dublin and Belfast Junction, Feb. 16, Dublin. Dublin and Wicklow, Feb. 16, Dublin. Great Northern, Feb. 26, Albion Tavern. Great Western, FEb. 17, Paddington. I Hull and Selby, - Teb. 12, Hull. Feb. London and Bl a ck wall, F e b . 15, L ondon T avern. London and North-Western, Feb. 18, Euston Station. London and S ou th-W estern, F e b . 1 6, L on d on T avern . Madras, Feb. 15, Office. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Feb. 23, Manchester. 3,.1 a ria Antonia, Florence. Maryport and Carlisle, Feb. 9, Maryport. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford, Feb. 23, London Tavern. Newry and Enniskillen, Feb. 7, Guildhall Chambers. Northern Comities Union, Feb. 8, London Tavern. Northern and Eastern, Feb. 17, Office. North Devon, Feb. 21, London Tavern. North and South-Western Junction, Feb. 21, 15, Par liament -street. North. Western, Feb. 7, Morecombo. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, Feb. 23, Lon don Tavern. Sambre and Meuse, Feb. 17, Office. Ditto, Feb. 23, J ar dinet. Sheffield, Rotherham, 8., W., H., and Goole, Feb. 18, Wakefield. Shrewsbury and Hereford, Feb. 8, Shrewsbury. South Wales, Feb. 25, Paddington. Stockton and Darlington, Feb. 9, Darlington. Thames Haven, Feb. 26, London Tavern. Vale of Neath, Feb. 19, Cardiff. Waterford and Kilkenny, Feb. 11, London Tavern. Waterford and Limerick, Feb. 25, Waterford. Wear Valley, Feb. 9, Darlington. West Cornwall, Feb. 28, Penzance. Western of France, Feb. 25, Paris. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Feb. 18, York. York, a n d N or th Midland, Feb. 23, York. The Stock Market has a firm appearance this morning, in the absence of extensive dealing either for money or account. Consols have been at 992. for Transfer, and at about 991- for the March settle ment. The New 31 per Cents. have realised 1031 g , and the 3 per Cents. 1001 to 1. South Sea Stock is at 111. Exchequer Bills have been quoted 50s. premium. In the Foreign Market, business has been rather brisker. Spanish 3 per Cents. have been up to 47i, and the New Deferred, 23 to a. Brazilian 5 per Cents. have been at 1021 to 1, and Chilian at 107. Grenada Deferred have improved to 12 and 12k. The Swedish Loan has been 1 to 1 discount. Austrian Bonds have been done at 86i, Belgian 21 per Cents. at 54i and Dutch 4 per Cents. at 071 to 98. Danish are firm at 107; to 108, and Russian 41 per Cents. at 1031 , to 104. The Railway Share Market is very buoyant again, and the " Bears " are buying back rapidly, and in many cases at a serious loss. Caledonian, Great Western, Great Northern, North-Western, Midland, South-Eastern, and York and North Midland have all advanced. French Shares are also dearer. The Gold Mines have been generally at a slight advance. Santiago de Cuba Shares are lower. The Land Companies shares have been nominally the same, and also the Australian Banks. BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY, (Frtm, the Official List.) .. IC3B4ur l iness none. _ 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 31 per Cent. Annuities lO3l i South Sea Stock Consols for Account 10th February 99i i Exchequer Bills lid. March. Juno. £lOOO £5OO 5O Small 5O 4 IPRICIC OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONB O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1024 i Ditto Small Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent. ... Danish 5 per Cent. Grenada Bonds, Deferred, . l2 A Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto, 41 per cent lO3 4 47A 231 s•ppaanniishst BNoeuvirdps,eSfeprreeraC,e3npter Cent Span i s h Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 4R h p 0 S we di s h Loan ll i d A us t r i a n Bonds 5 per Cent. . 86i Belgian Bonds, 2A per Cent. Ex. 25fr. . 541 Dutch Exchange 21 per Cent 65 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ... ...., 97?., 8 HALI+-PAST TWO. Consols 99 Ditto February Account COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FEB. 5, The Queen and Prince, with the Royal children, walked in the grounds adjoining the Castle this morning. -The whole of the visiting company have lefi the Castle to-day. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured Mr. and Lady Mary Labouchere with a visit at Stoke Park yesterday. SUNDAY. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert dined with the Duchess of Kent yesterday evening, Frogmore. The dinner party to inset her Majesty included her Serene Highnogg tbn Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Duchess of Norfolk, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness Speth, Earl Somers, Lord Alfred Paget, the Hon. A. Gordon, and Sir George and Lady Cowper. Divine service was performed in the private chapel of the Castle this morning. The Queen and Prince, the D uc hess of Kent, the Prince of Wales, the Princes s Royal, and Princess Alice were present, with the ladies and g entlemen in waiting, and the Household. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent t o ok t he Sacrament of the Holy Communion, which s is tered by the Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley, who per formed the service. ---- His Royal Highness the Prince Albert presided on -ffi Friday at the Council for the Manag ement of the Duch y of Cornwall at the Duchy Somerset-house. A deputation of coachmakers o ce, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday at his official residence in Downing-street, upon the subject of the taxes on carr i a ges, with a view to remove the ex emptions and effect an alteration in the scale of taxation. The deputation was introduced by Mr. Masterman, M.P., and Sir De Lacy E vans, M.P., and was accom- Pathed by Mr. Chambers, M.P., Mr. Phinn, M.P., Si r of the firm o f J . Duke, The deputation consisted of Messrs. L. J. Leslie, chairman ; Turner, of the firm of Wyburn and Robs J. M.P , and MrHartley Kennedy. W. Peters, of the firm of Peters and Co. ; J. n, jun., of the firm of Robson and Co. ; E. Booker, of the firm of Booker and Sons ; T. Rowley, of the firm of Cook, Rowley, and Co. ; G. A. Thrupp; G. Shillibeer, hon. secretary of the London committee ; Williams, of the firm of Waddell and Williams, of Birmingham ; E B x e c n h n e i ,ci on ue a r n . d Healey, of Liverpool; the Healey , Chancellor and J . S. Smith, of Canterbury. Revenue, Mr. John Wood, chairman of the Board of Inland and Mr. Preskly, met the deputation with the of A d • eputation from the parish of Lambeth, on the state of the sewers, had an interview with Viscount Palmer ston on Saturday. The deputation consisted of Mr. W. Williams and Mr. Arthur Wilkinson (members for the borough), Captain Wood (magistrate of the county of Surrey), Mr. Robert Taylor (churchwarden), Mr. Thos. .enyer (overseer), Messrs. Se times Hodgson, Thomas Giles, and James Lemon (surveyors of highways), Mr. Thomas Roffey (clerk to the surveyors), and Mr. Henry Akerman (assistant -surveyor). A deputation J from oles CCam berwell New-road, consisting of Messrs. John , Robert Taylor Hunt, John Matsin , and Wm. H. Wat son; had also an interview with th e noble viscount on Saturday, BO W-STREET-( THIS DAY.) ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE.--Edu;ard Ryan, a ham ker of books, was brought before Mr. Hall, charged with assaulting police-constable, 6S F, when in the execution of his duty. The constable was on duty in Ilolywell street, about nine o'clock on Saturday night, when he saw the prisoner jumping about the front of Mr. Wood's shop, No. 33, in that street, and calling out as loud as he could, " Wood, you are a b- rogue and thief." Prisoner was desired to go away ; but instead of doing so, he grossly abused the officer, and as a wind up to hip conduct he knocked the constable down. Two other officers came to his aid, and one of whom shared the same fate. Prisoner was eventually secured, and lodged in the station. The prisoner was fined 505., or a month's imprisonment • A DRUNKEN CLERK.—George Oylett, a merchant's clerk, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Clare-street. Police-constable 1 F, said on Saturday night about ten o'clock, he was in Clare-street, opposite a shop kept by a man named Karr. The latter was in the shop ex ceedingly drunk, dancing about, and scattering flour over his head, or, which was di6played a woman's bonnet. A. crowd of about 200 persons had assembled to watch the man's antics, and while ho (witness) was doing his best to disperse the mob, the defendant came up in a drunken state, and called him a d—d fool. Witness told him to be off, and on his still persisting in inter fering with him, lie took him into custody. The defendant, who said he was very drunk at the time, was fined 55., which he paid. SURREY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) The adjourned Quarter Sessions for the county of Surrey commenced this morning at the Sessions-house, Newington-causeway, before Thomas Puckle, Esq., and a full bench of magistrates. The calendar contained the names of 84 prisoners for trial----eighty for felonies, and four for misdemeanours. There are a great number very trivial cases in the calendar, but some others will occupy the attention of the Court for some time, being rather heinous offences. Among the prisoners are two men named James Mitchell and John Smith, charged with breaking into the dwelling-house of Thomas Prince, jeweller, in the Walworth-road, and stealing jewellery worth nearly 1,0001. There are four other cases of bur glary, and several for highway robbery, and others for robbery from the person. The grand jury having been sworn, and addressed by the Chairman as to the nature of their duties, they were dismissed to their room. HAYMARKET. A new farce, under the title of To Paris and Back for Five Pounds, was produced at this theatre on Saturday evening. It opened extremely well, and gave fair pro mise of success, but towards the conclusion became rather tame, owing to the introduction of extraneous matter which unnecessarily delayed the denouement, and lessened its effect when it did arrive. Charles Markham (Mr. Howe), is a gay Lothario, who, having been a party in a duel, seeks to elude the authorities by a flight to Tunbridge, but, on reaching the town, discovers that the officers are on his track, and with the view of putting them off the scent hits upon an expedient. He writes a few straggling lines, saying that before they will be seen by human eye, he will be at the bottom of the neighbouring river, and encloses the paper in his pocket book, which he leaves in the railway waiting-room. An acute countryman, Samuel Snozzle (Mr. Buckstone), arrives at the station to meet his uncle and female cousin, whom he intends to accompany to Paris and back "for five pounds." Snozzle is about to be married to his fair relation, though he has never seen her nor his uncle. He misses the train, and the interval before the next is due, he determines to employ in insinuating himself into the acquaintance of a fascinating lady in the town. Un fortunately his Anglo-Saxon cognomen of Snozzle is a great obstacle in the way, for it not only draws forth the ridicule of the fairer sex, but excites the smirks and even boisterous laughter of telegraph clerks, railway-guards, porters, and waiters. In this predicament he finds the aforesaid pocket-book, and without more ado assumes the name of Charles Markham, thinking that the real in dividual will never appear to claim it. The crowning point of the whole affair is, of course, the arrest of Snozzle, and the marriage of Markham, who passes as Snozzle, to Fanny Spriggins, the cousin, she turning out to be the very lady for polking with whom lie was challenged to fight the duel. These materials, it must be admitted, are extremely good, but they might have been worked up into a much more attractive form. Tho piece, however, affords some scope for the drolleries of Buckstone, and for some smart acting by Mr. Ho we, and as far as the audience were concerned. may be said to have been successful, as the curtain fell amidst un mistakeable marks of approbation. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.--FRENCH PLA YS. Five different pieces in four nights is a succession of novelty rapid enough for any audience, and Mr. Mitchell may well say of his theatre lcs soirs se slaved et 2,e se ressemblent pas. L'Etourneau, which was produced on Saturday night for the first time since 1848, is of a more serious character than the usual run of French vaude villes, and gave M. Ravel an opportunity of displaying those dramatic powers which he possesses in equal ex cellence with the vis comica on which his reputation more immediately rests. In point of construction and plot L'Etourneau is most satisfactory, and to an English audience in many parts unintelligble—full of situations which lead to nothing, and ever trembling on the brink of a discovery which is averted by an obtuseness on the part of the deceived, improbable even beyond that dra matically assigned to husbands under such circumstances. The endeavours of Felix (M. Ravel) to recover a letter designed as an avowal of his passion for Madame Dunois, and which he fancies has by some mistake been enclosed in an envelope directed to her husband, form the action of the piece, and give rise to a series of situa tions ludicrous and perplexing enough at times, but in vested with a sustained interest throughout by the able acting of M. Ravel, who never, even in his most comic moments, suffers the audience to lose sight of the really tragic importance of his efforts, and of the tragic conse quences which may follow if he is unsuccessful. In the fifth act, when after travels on horseback, by railway, diligence, and every mode of conveyance known, lie is as far off his object as ever. M. Ravel acted with a force and energy which reminded us greatly of Frederick Lemaitre. Wayworn, haggard, despairing, yet still persevering, his mental agony is so great, that the for tunate discovery of the letter, which has cost him so much trouble and anxiety, safe in his pocket-book, and which has never left it, is too much for him, and he sinks faint and exbausten into the arms of a byestander. M. Ravel was loudly applauded, and called before the curtain at the conclusion of each act. To-night he appears in the Chevaler des Dames. WELSH REFORM MEETING.—On Friday evenin g a large and importa n t meeting of W e l s h men took place in the Concert Hall, Liverpool, in order to take into con sideration the principles of a society proposed to be es tablished under the title of the Welsh Political Refo rm Association. The object aimed at is the election of members for Wales, favourable to extension of the suf frage, unsectarian education, vote by ballot, and against all religious endowments. Among the gentlemen o n the platform and who addressed the meeting, were John Williams, Esq., late M.P. for Macclesfield ; R. Davies, Esq. late candidate for the Carnarvon boroughs ; E. G. Salisbury and H. Richards, Esqs., London ; Dr. 0. 0. Roberts, Bangor, &c. DEATH FROM STARVATION.—On Friday evening Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, held an inquest at the William. the Fourth public-house, Shadwell, on view of the ema ciated body of Mary Sandry, aged 43 years, who died from starvation, in an empty room, situate at N o. 1, Cow-lane, Shadwell. It appeared from the evidence that the de ceased was the wife of a labouring man, who, with five young children came from Ireland two months since, with a few shillings, which the man expended in purchasing a small stock of braces. The family, seven in number, took the room in Cow-lane, for which they were to pay Is. 9d. per week. The man hawked the braces about the streets and public-houses since his arrival in Lon don, and although his wife and children were without food and money he never applied for relief. On Monday morning last a female lodger asked the eldest child how the deceased was, as she had heard her coughing all the night. The child said her mother was dying, and re quested the lodger to come and see her. The female did so, and was astonished to find that the deceased was lying on a small heap of straw without the slightest covering. The room was completely destitute of furni ture, firing, or food. The lod g er asked her why she and her children had remained in such a fearful state so long, when the deceased replied, "Oh pray do not look at my poverty, but try and get me a doctor." The female ran to the house of Mr. Sergeant, the relieving-officer of Shadwell, who. was from home. In the meanwhile the deceased grew worse, and before any medical assistance could be obtained the unfortu nate woman expired. Mr. Sergeant attended at six o'clock in the evening, and when he found the deceased dead he expressed his regret that his aid had not been called sooner. The officer immediately gave an order for the children and father to be supplied with bread, me at, oatmeal, a blanket, and a bed, as the children were sitting on the bare flooring, crying from hunger and cold, by the side of the mother's dead body. Th e coroner and the whole of the jury said they never heard of such a dreadful case of destitution, and it was most distressing that a poor woman should perish in such a way, when there were so many means of getting relief . The husband said, in answer to the coroner, that he did not apply for assi stance because he thought they would se nd him and his fam il y b ac k to Ireland. The whole of th e m had subsi sted steh of b for tworaces month m s o r. n the profit th ey Thomas Peete, made on the 55.. the surgeon, said the deceased died from starvation and exposure to the cold. He never met with such a dread ful case of poverty. The coroner and jury were of opinion that the father and five children ought to be im mediately removed to the workh o use until something c ould be done for them. Verdict, "Natural death, acce lerated by extreme want and destitution." t11(;1), MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The country markets held on Saturday were fairly sup plied with wheat, all kinds of which moved off heavily, at a decline of from is to 2s per quarter. Fine malting bar ley sold slowly, at previous rates ; but grinding and dis tilling sorts gave way is per quarter. Malt supported pre vious quotations ; but oats, beans, peas, and flour had a downward tendency. Most of the Continental markets have been in a sluggish state, owing to the want of orders from this side. In prices, however, very little change has taken place. The demand for wheat and flour in the United States has fallen off. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week was very moderate. From abroad we receivad 16,032 quarters of wheat, 2,730 barley, 17,394 oats, 1,052 beans, 83 peas, 648 tares, 5,454 linseed, 2,637 rapeseed, 110 mus tard seed, 20 sundry seeds, 718 sacks and 3,640 barrels of flour. The quantity of wheat received fresh up to this morn ing's market from Essex and Kent, coastwise, was very moderate, and in middling condition. From the East coast a few parcels came to hand ; but the receipts, by land carriage, were very limited. The show of samples of both red and white was small, and, notwithstanding that the attendance of both town and country millers was com paratively trifling, there was rather more disposition evinced to effect purchases. The demand for most kinds was, therefore, steady, at prices quite equal to those paid on Monday last, and a fair clearance of all good qualities was effected. For forward delivery very little was doing, at late prices. The growers were somewhat firmer in their demands. With foreign wheat, fresh as well as ex. granary, we were well supplied. Selected and middling parcels were in moderate request, at full prices, but all other kinds ruled very dull, at late rates. Floating cargoes off Falmouth were neglected, yet we cannot call them cheaper. The arrivals from the westward have not materially increased. The show of English barley was moderate, of foreign li mited. For malti ng parcels the inquiry ruled steady, at full currencies, and there was rather more doing in grind ing and distilling sorts, at late figures. Malt, the supply of which was moderate, changed hands slowly, at full prices. The aggregate supply of oats being moderate, the trade was tolerably firm, at previous currencies. We have to report a very dull inquiry for beans, the prices of which were, in some instances, ls. per quarter lower. The sale for all kinds of peas was heavy, but no actual decline took place in prices. The flour trade was heavy, and country marks weie of fering on lower terms. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—E ssex t Kent, Malt—Ch eval i er • • 61s to 63s Red .. • • new 40s to 48s Oats Yorkshire and Ditto ........ old 45s 59s Lincolnsk., Feed 16s 22$ Ditto, White new 44s 531 Potato ...... .. • • 21s 243 Ditto— .... old 49s 60s Yoaghal and Cork Ncerfalk and Lin- Black. ••• 16s 24s coin, Red, old 47s 53s Cork, White..... 16s 25s Ditto ,rew —•• .• 37s 47s Scotch, Feed..." 91$ 15s Bye—old .......• •• .. 31s 81s Beans—Tick ... • • .... 31s 343 New ———— •• 318 33s Pigeons ... 35. 40 Nrley —Grinding ....• 25s 28s Peas—Grey . ••• .• •. 3 1 , 35 Malting ......... 30s 23. Maple. .. .. ••• • • • 83- 36s Chevalier.... ••• 348 36s White... • • ...... 33 37 Aalt—Saffolk and Nor- Boilers •—• • • • 36s 41s f01k...... ••• • •• 54s 58s Flour—Town-tnade. • • 41s 46- Brown ... .• .. . • ... • 46s sis Suffolk • • •••• •• .. 32s 3 s Kingston and Ware 53s 60s Stockta & Norfolk 325 38a SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London, last week, were seasonably good—the total supply amounting to 3,770 head. During the same period in 1852 they amounted to 1,968 ; in 1851, 3,309 ; in 1850, 971; in 1849, 1,404 ; and in 1848, 260 head. The general quality of the stock lately received has been good. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Hamburgh...... 179 Ostend Harlingen Ol Antwerp Rotterdam. Amsterdam Calves. Pigs. -- ••• 256 ... - 271 .. 1,561 - 139 Total . 474 ... 2,819 3 13 74 .. 365 'll - ... - ... 466 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. L am b s. Calves. Pigs. 441 ... 1,312 188 ..• 27 570 ... 2,217 480 32 185 ... 625 213 5BO ... 609 215 ...... 40 ... 200 20 1852... 1851.- 1850._ 1849... 1848 To-day's market was very moderately supplied with foreign stock, both as to number and quality. The whole changed hands, at full price s . Although the arrivals of beasts fresh up from our grazing districts exhibited a falling off, compared with Monday last, the show of that description of stock was good, whilst its general quality was tolerably prime. The attendance of both town and country buyers being extensive, the beef trade ruled steady, at fully last w ee k' s prices. The primest lots sold readily at 4 s per 8 lbs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,000 lots, shorthorns, &c. . from other p ar t s o f England, 400, of various breeds; and Scotland, chiefly per railway, 700 horned and polled lots. An unusually small supply of sheep was brought forward. As might, therefore, be expected, the mutton trade was somewhat active, at a further advance in the currencies of 2d per 8 lbs. The best old Downs sold freely at 5s 2d per 8 lbs. There were several pens of shorn sheep in the mar ket, which realised is per 8 lbs. beneath those in the wool. Calves—the supply of which was limited—sold steadily at Tuesday's decline in the quotations. The top figure was 4s 8d per 8 lbs. The sale for pigs ruled stea, Per 81bs to dy at late figures. sink the offais. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts ...2 8 to 2 10 Second quality ...3 0 3 2 Prime large oxen 3 4 3 6 Prime Scots, &c. 3 8 4 0 Inferior sheep ...3 10 4 0 Second quality ...4 2 4 6 Prime crse.-wlled.4 8 4 101 s. d. s. d. Prime Southdown 5 0 5 2 Large crse. calves 3 2 4 2 !Prime small do 4 4 4 S Large hogs 210 3 6 Sm,llporkers 3 8 4 0 Suckling calves 19 0 24 0 tuarter old pigs 19 0 23 0 FOREIGN SUPPLY. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fx stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, of Monday, Fob. 9, 1852, and this day, Monday, Feb. 7, 1853. Beasts Sheep 15,780 Calves 214 Pigs 220 1,200 179 Per Blbs, to sink the offals. Feb. 9, 1852. Feb. 7,1853. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. .. 2 2 to 2 42 8 to 2 10 .. 2 5 2 103 0 3 2 .. 3 0 3 23 4 3 6 . ... 34363 8 4 0 .. 2 10 3 0 3 10 4 0 .. 3 2 3 84 2 4 6 .. 3 10 4 0 4 8 4 10 .. 4 _2 4 45 0 5 2 Coarse and inferior beasts Second quality ditto Prime large oxen Prime Scots, &c Coarse and inferior sheep ... Second quality ditto ... Prime coarse woolled ditto Prime Southdown ditto ... Large coarse calves ... 210 3 Prime small ditto ... ... 3 8 3 10, Large hogs .• • •• • ... 2 6 3 6 Neat small porkers ... ... 3 8 3 10, Beasts... ... 4,173 Sheep ... 22,130 1 , Pigs ... 320 Surrurs ON SALE, Feb. 10, 1851.—Beasts, 3,841 ; sheep, 18,170 ; calves, 139 ; pigs, 320. Feb. 11, 1850.—Beasts, 3,416 ; sheep, 16,390 ; calves, 63 ; pigs, 195. 32 4 2 44 4 8 2 10 3 6 38 4 0 4,207 15,780 214 220 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of each kind of meat on sale in these mar• kets to-clay were tolerably good. On the whole the general demand ruled steady, as follows : Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 4 2 8 Do.,middling 2 10 3 0 Do., prime large 3 2 3 4 Do., do. small 3 4 3 6 Pork, large 2 8 3 0 s. d. s. Mutton, Inferior Do.,middling Do., prime Veal Pork, small 3 2 3 38 4 0 .4 2 4 • .3 0 4 0 .3 2 4 6 BOROUGH HOP. Our market is scantily supplied with hops of last year's growth. All kinds are in good request, at our quotations. In old parcels there is rather more doing. Mid and East Kent pockets, 95s to 168 s • Weald o f K en t , 95s to 112 s ; Sussex, 92s to 110 s. per c wt. WOOL. English wools continue very firm, and prices are well supported. As the public sales will commence on Thurs day next, scarcely any business is doing, either in foreign or colonial qualities. Last week's imports were 108 bales from Rotterdam, 12 ditto from Calais, 176 from Antwerp, and 205 from Hamburgh. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since our last report a full average supply of potatoes has come to hand, coastwise and per railway. The im ports have amounted to 6 tons from Hambro', 204 ditto from Dunkirk, 48 from Calais, 100 from Gravelines, and 450 from Rouen. The rdemand is steady as follows : York Regents, 95s to 155 s per ton; Lincolnshire ditto, 75s to 110 s; S co t c h di tto, 85s to 105 s; Ditto Reds, 75s to 85s ; French Whites, 70s to 95s ; Dutch, 60s to 80s. SEEDS. The market for linseed is quiet. On the spot, Calcutta is worth 51s to 51s 6d ; Black Sea 50s to 51s 6d. Afloat, Black Sea has changed hands at 525, and for next season 44s to 46s per quarter. Rape steady, at from 49s to 50s. In other seeds very little is doing, but cakes support pre vious quotations. Turnip,White, per bush. 9s to l Is Swede • • 1 08 12. Wastard, Brown...—. 78 White, new...... 78 Od 104 Tares,Wlnter, new.... 4s 6 , 1 580 d Spring ..... • • • .. Os Od Os Od Canary, per qua r t er .. 458 478 Rye gras9 .. • • 283 345 Clover, Red E n g . (cwt.) 4513 623 White • •...... 463 664 Foreign Red 4sB 623 Trefoil, new White.. • . 469 64s 263 308 Carraway, new ...... 38s 41s Coriander, new •• 15s 17s Hempseed, per quarter 32s 3bs Linseed, Eng. Sowing.. bBs 62s Crushing •• •• 49s b4s Baltic •.. •• 49s 628 Odessa .... •• 49s 63s Linseed Cake, pr. ton — English .• . 9 1 0: 10/ lOs Foreign, por ton 71 lOs 101 5s Rape Cakes, pr ton 51 0$ b/ bj Rapeseed, New, pr Ist 2210 s ?51 Os TALLOW. Our market continues in a very depressed state, and we have to report a further decline in our quotations. T.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 43s 9d to 44s per cwt. ; town tal iow is 44s per cwt., net cash ; rough fat 2s 6d per 81b. 1852. 1 1853, AMER ICA. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY, 7 P•m• The new Cunard steamer Arabia, Judkins. coin under, with advices from New York to the 27th ult., arrived in the Mersey yesterday evening- The Arabia sailed from New York at 7 a.m. on. the 7th, and arrived at the liar of the Mersey at a quarter past 3 o'clock this afternoon, after a splen did run, for the season, of 10 days 3 hours, and 30 minutes mean ti me. Th e Arabia brought 6 4 passengers and 150,000 dols. in specie on freight. The United States steamer Arctic arrived at New York from Liverpool on the 26th ult. The Postmaster-General of the United Slates had published an official notice, ordering that on all letters to and from France, through England) the single rate Of United States postage be 21 cents) and on newspapers' 4 cents. ; such postage to be collected in and retained by the United States. In the Senate the discussion on the colonisation in Central America by Great Bri 'min was continued. In the course of his speech, Mr. Mason, chairman., of the Committee on For e i gn R e l a ti ons , re marked that if the reported colonisation of Honduras by Great Britain should prove correct, the Unite d States would have a practical issue to work upon , raid it would then become the duty of his Govern: ment to denounce such a proceeding, and upon a relinquishment of the colony by Grob Britain, whether in violation of th e t rea ty or not. The New York Berald states that 1,000 volun; teem were prepared in Florida to take the field against the Seminole Indians, whenever the autho rities gave the word. Telegraphic accounts from New. Orleans stAt e _ that Vera Cruz advices of the 12th ult. had cone to hand. President Arista resigned office and left . the city of Mexico on the 6th. Th e cause of 11 15 resignation is stated to be the refusal of Congres s to grant him extraordinary powers. Senor Cedalle 3 became President ad interim, and named the !bit lowing ministers :—General Blanco, War; Era - bidet Treasury ; Guerra, Foreign Relations ; and Santel Justice. It was thought th e new m i n i s t r y would be but of short d ura ti on . G enera l Mi non , the Government troops, had been beaten in a rogll - battle. The revolutionists were triumphan t everywhere, and all we re l oo ki ng f or th e re t ur n f Santa Anna. Havaunahadviees of the 22d ult. state that the smallpox had. disappeared from the islanr Th ° secretary of the Captain-General had been removed; his successor was expected from Spain by the DO A ' steamer. New sugar arrived b u t slowly, an', small sales to complete cargoes had b een effected at full prices. Freight to Cowes and a market, 5 5 s' to 60s. ; to one port in Great Britain, 40s. per ton' In the New York stock-ma r k e t a large businel had been transacted, with indications of renewT a speculation. Most descriptions of railroad goo r r had advanced. An active dema n d ex isted le d money in all departments of the t ra d e . The rat es for prime mercantile paper, a n d l oans u pon firs class securities, were 6 per cent. Domestic 0 ' change without alteration. Exchange on London' 109 k to 109-i • Paris, 5.13/ to 5.121 ; Amsterdan 3 , , 41k to 41. i ; Hamburgh, 363- to 36/ ; Bremen, 7° to 79/. n were t The cotton market was inactive but wit— e alteration in price. The daily s a l es very sma ll . Flour in good request, without c h ange in pric e " the demand for wheat inactive. Indian corn lowla 35,000 bushels new so u th ern w hit e an d y e llow se at 64c. to 68c. Scotch pig-iron held for $37 50c., six month Sales were, however, rest r i c t e d t o small lots .`" immed ll iate use. du No sales of moment in pr ov i s i ons . Pork ; beef firm. Freights to London—Grain, 10d.. to 11d. 1) 6. bushel ; flour, 3s. to 3s. 6d. per barrel. Measur r ment and heavy goods, from 275. 6d. to 355. r ton. 54,936 41,859 35s 6d 13s 9d to to 364 Od 41a Od 2,355 2,119 77,905 72,911 521 324 96 ,307 74,142 393 pa 46611 1849. 1850, Stock this day 35,503 j 42,864 4 8 ,527 418 Od 137 s Od to 388 Od to Price of Y. C. • • to 00s Od 378 9d 38s 3d Delivery last week •• 2,067 1.978 2,433 Ditto from June 1.• .• 74,264 69053 70,457 Arrivals last week 1,097 1,472 13 Ditto front June 1 102,233 86,746 90,466 nice of Town 43a Od ' 398 6d 398 6d LITERATURE. Wonder Castle : a Structure of Seven Stories. A. F. Frere. With a Frontispiece by g• Wehnert. Addey and Co. There is a . considerable amount of talent ry played in this little volume ; the stories are v e li a interesting, and will certainly prove attractive Ditig agreeable to young readers. The most ara ug o st is " The Search aster Ugliness," in which the n a t i o ugly man ever seen goes abroad to search for i is, ugliest woman for a wife. The prettiest tw e oisl however, the last, called " Recollections of t i b e l Stile," whi c h is related in a touching, simple' the earnest manner. Th e anc i en t res ti ng - p l a ce oe o ld village, where the young gambolled and t' ass conversed, had seen success i ve gene ratie i rl s h o away from the s cene , w hil e it remainea• character of Sir Guy s well described ; th.ret.ftabl° indulged, arrogant boy became a hasty, 3 by man, and finally ruin edh e is r h i piness fb! very ' his own overbearing disposition, pleasing heroine, and9icelf 1° of 11 65 simple life are very ably given, fr n o i rn see .4f e' tio 91 1 first played with the children in the fields a rOtl a l i he till she returned from ab roa d t o di e a t home. rto had many troubles ; but at last she arrange'', depart to a distant count r y. It i s th us relate(' ' o t " So the marriage took place, and away they l e r across the seas, and she was made happy afte r %c o long sorrow and the wish of her childhood, ht , fulfilled. It pained me to lose her from inY„ sig li 10 but I knew it was for her advantage ; and °Dm t he the dark winter days I liked to think of her in st land of perpetual sunshine and flowers, and a l 05 0 fancied her a child again, twining wreaths of ,rria, with her companions." " The Wandering . ` - to p cesses " and The Magic Needle " also c° ll novelty and instruction. A Life of Wellingt on f or B oys . By Walter A-- 12. 1 i s ci li e ; author of "Sy r i a an d th e H o l y L an d." A` u and Co. it This work is inten,led for juvenile readers• t he gives the life of the great commander i n ° t .simplest and most concise form. Its chief ° is by the omission of superfluous details and t he cessary descriptions, to fix o n th e rea d e r's mil l , causes and consequences o f ac ti ons an d ev° l . te r, o as clear a m anner as p oss ibl e . The wr.,., 1 says the preface, " ha s b orne i n m i n d the tlie own criticism on Si r Willi am All an ' s p i c ture 9ci his Battle of Waterl oo . Good, very good,' sa l 0 Grace ; not too much smoke.' Now, storiesoll well as pictures of battles have their smoke, °t o o' of which consists of superfluous details, that. Os fuse the reader, and hinder his perception Toe, main features of the action. "The present col de' de' however, is not deficient in interest, nor is it ' fir void of details as to render it tedious. All 5 3 e re culars of the important events are given, and De' are eight illustrations. Several interesting, D O' dotes are given in conclusion, of which the 1 ° lug is one : „of; " In the country one day the Duke saw in the g f - , tb ° a young boy, whom he recognised as belong,hig : cri r gardens, but who was busil engaged in soulo ' ° c lOø ° table Occupation on the ground. The Duke wen",:teri t ; and looked, but still could not solve the il l 700", What are you about ?' he asked, in his poii" boii w , ay. It's a pet toad I'm feeding ' answered th e to s ' and they're going to send me to , school, and heirt ot will die." Never mind ; go to school,' said th e diJ captain ; I'll take care of the toad.' And so lv ?, / 8 The boy went to school, and subsequently ree,e1,.„016 letter well-kn w n h w ic n h au re tnga reported the ri thwewting of well beinF , F. M. ofthe the tO 3( ;),"ce 1 Wellington." New Nursery ACI"- Songs. By Mrs. Folien. .`" and Co. o f th e This is a littl e vo l ume o f nursery songs/ c h (1 simplest descripti on suited for very inu n e ria ° ' . 011 . They are lively and pleasing, and i n — f tli t,,0 imitate the beauties and avoid the defeot s , ° djes' musical nonsense" of Moth er G o ose's rne' ° Øl lo l3 Many of them are arranged to suit old tunc s, a pfe" c. as " B u y a B room ," & An illustration I 'ol' fixed to ea c h o f th em , an d th e y are likely V o o a welcome a dditi on t o th e nurser y collecv songs. THE FOG OF YESTERDAY,—We ar e inforuhed by by t respondent that the fog of yesterday was taken/f. Blackfoot-Indians for an t epse, the arriva l e ar s ag c l ; was prophesied by a Saga mother of the:i's Y e- ioti ° 4 l Our correspondent concludes singular conun i ll n iegi c ,:yc. in the following words :—" The birds at the c°, 11 " 0 Gardens all went to root, and the Bantara - g:,: - de ° -' d gave forth the same " czow " as at Equinox.,d which, no doubt, gave or:gin to the favourite 0". lish son, " Bright Chanticleer proclaims the 31 1 ,, e h il ;CS:i j o ADVANTAGES OF PO RTLAND R OADS AS A f r REFUFE.— Captain Joh n J ames H o ldsworti barque Susan Crisp, has, we erceive addressed "itosPi' to the Shipping Gazette, dated from ' Portland ne rr the contents of which he is desirous should be ghe known in shipping circles. "Having," A s i -- t e es a d - t " been fortunate enough to run into this roam s ro li o h - 0 the gales which overtook the large fleet of ele of vessels which left the Downs -the n ierßing co l T oth.; o te" 17th of January, he, in common with marl/ manders accustomed to the channel, ! I ve ig ij e ; was_ most agreeably sucolised to find, comparatzio so fine an anchorage. Indeed (he add) ter no .o hesitate to say that as soon as the breakvv:d.; pi' 1 0 rpertogress is completed, there will not be a li s oi aa of f age in the English Channel. Having ta ie h ° ,f ° portunity e of comparing notes with many eat a V • els at Portland, he found that they seea _ s ,,,ecvVe thisnundefined, but unfavourable, impression reteta.of roadstead, which had been entirely dissill A dint° J expresses a hope that his letter will be the ra l ,. e ins te -ot f h er i o _s m re t c h o e m p m re e s n s dati odn o .. masters . of vessels, tli ‘ g g l 4° la. ai i sni kl b di senagont of propertyi directions, b . OU t i a n n heavy eal lives, etahtehye should so r f o i d ecl trectiois. run hav 1 0 ' 311 Roads. Messrs . Bowen and Block course. description of P o continuer t F n it 3 s 001