The Sun. — London, England, 1853-07-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were e itimated at from 9,000 to 10,000 bales, of which 1,500 American were taken for export. The market was tame, at previous rates. The sales comprised 6,000 American, 400 Pernani and Mar anham, at 7d. to 7N., 400 Bahia, at Gad. to 6d., 1,500 Peruvian. at 71d., and 200 Egyptian, at 62d. to 9d. per lb. Railway shares were very dull. Wheat is up ls. to 2s. per qr. this morning. The railway meetings announced are the fol lowing : DATE. PLACE, &c. Charleroi and Erquelines July 30, Charleroi. Dublin and Wicklow Aug. 6. Dublin. Eastern Counties July. 19, London Tavern. Great Luxembourg July 20, London Tavern. Do. Do. London, Brighton, &S.Coast July 25, Bridge-hse. Hotel Madras July 19, 33, Now Broad-st. North Staffordshire July 29, Stoke-on-Trent. Paris and Rouen July 28, Paris. Portsmouth July 29, 28, Gt. George. st., Westmin. Sambre and Meuse July 28, 61, Moorgate-st. Do. Do. South Staffordshire J u ly 27, Birmingham. South Yorkshire July 19, London Tavern. Staines, Wokingh., & Wok July 25, London Tavern. Western of Switzerland July 23, Lausanne. The annual meeting of the Grand Duchy of Baden Silver Mining Company was held at Carls ruhe on the 30th ult., when the report and balance sheet were unanimously passed. Reports by Pro fessor A nsted and Mr. Lindon were submitted to the meeting from which it appeared that the works were progressing favourably, and the prospects of the Company were satisfactory. Mr. John Ran kine Davidson and Mr. D. W. Dowling, both of London, were unanimously elected auditors for next year. The intelligence from New York reports business throughout the States as dull, but prosperity gene rall prevailed. The reports from New York to the 30th June were 28,160,747 dollars, being about 3,000,000 dollars over those to the same period last year. COMPANY: The tenor of the private letters received this morning from Vienna, Paris, and other cities abroad, are very reassuring ; and it is considered that Russia, having communicated to Austria the terms which it was disposed to accept, the latter has engaged the other Powers to acquiesce. Con stantinople dates of the 9th inst. also affirm that there were stronger hopes of peace. Con sols have been 974 to 98 for Transfer, and 98 to for account. The " options " come off a little be fore 3 o'clock this afternoon, and it will then be seen whether stock is " put" upon the market or " called." The New 31 per Cents. have been at 100 i t o 1001 1 , and the 3 per Cents. at 981 to f. East India Stock has been quiet at 258. There have been no transactions in Bank Stock. Ex chequer Bills have been heavy at 2s. discount to is. premium, money being in demand. East India Bonds have been quoted 21s. to 265. premium. In Foreign Securities very little has been pass ing. Spanish New Deferred Stock has realised 22 k, and the Committee's Certificate has been at 01,being rather fuller rates. Portuguese 4 per Cents, have been 41 to 41i. Brazilian New 5 per ?etas. have been quoted 101. Russian 5 per Cents. Keep very firm at 117, and the 4j- per Cents. at 10 0 i. Mexican Stock is at 261 I, and dull. The Railway Share Market has been very inac t,ive, and prices are generally the same as on Sattlr g, ay for the English lines. French Shares are brisker. The Shares of the Joint-stock Banks have been at about previous rates. Gold Mines are heavy, and Land Shares ne glected. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCE. (.From the Official List.) Business done. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9Bi 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .... 978 8 New 3t per Cent. Annuities loof 111 India Stock India Bonds, £lOOO ........ ..... Consols for Account 97i 8 Exchequer Bills, ld. £lOOO zoo Small ~.. Ip2d 1p 2 d ... 1p 2d PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian New Bonds, 1829 & 39, 5 per Cent. 101 Mexican 3 per Cent. Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. L Ditto for the Account ll7 Ditto 4i per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent... Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 22g Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 5 Dividends on the above payable in London. x di S Consols Ditto Account HALF-PAST TWO. 6 61 97i 98 98 a 33 RAILWAYS. IXOO Aberdeen .. . ....... Ambg. Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Junet... all Birming. Wolverh. .Y. Stour Valley 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct all Do. Chesil. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 181 Do., £2O-- ....... 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Caledonian all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass 45 Dublin&BelfastJune all DundeePerth&Aber- deen Junction all Do. New all East Anglian all Do., (218 E& H) all Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, A Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 81 Do., New A 100 East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk. all & Binning. June.... LOO Edinburgh& Glasgow 14 Edinb. and Peebles... 100 Edin. Prth. &Dundee 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk. 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) 100 Great Western 11 Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 11i Do., Thirds 100 Lancash.andYorksh 16 Do., Fifths 11i Da., Wst. Riding Un all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwall 7 Lond. Tilb. &Sthend. 100 Loud. Bright & S.Cst. 100 Lond, and N. Westn. 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/. 100 London and S. Westn. 423 Do., £5O 31 Do., £4O all Lndadrry& Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch. Shef. & Linda 48 Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do. Birmng. &Derby 473 Midkl. G. West. (Ire.) 173 Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & 100 Newmarket 4 1 Do., Bury Extension. 17 Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd. 7_ Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint I and ilostrovor 100 Norfolk . .. 3a Northn.Counties Un 1 100 North British 16 North Devon, No. 1 11a Do., No. 2 all Do., a A Deferred 8 Do., B Guaranted 17a North Staffordshire all North Western 10 N. &S. Westrn. June 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 100' Scottish Central 100' Scottish Midland 100: Shrewsbury &Birmg [ lOO. Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed Stock 8 Shrewsby. & Herefd. all Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min.) all Do. Halves, do all Do. Oswestry 6i Shropshire Union all South Devon 100 South Eastern I all South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 16i Stockton & Hartlepl. 20 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limeriek 14 West Cornwall 214. Wimbledn & Croydon 100 York NewetL&Berw. 20 Do. Extensions 110 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland PREFERENI 100 Aberdeen 100 Do. No. 2, 7 p. c. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 53 per cent 6i Cork &Bandonsip.c all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all Eas:;Anglian (£3los) 6 per cent all Do. (£5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (£7l7s) 7p. c all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. c. St all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent LOO East Lancash.6 p. cts all EdinbPrth.&Dundee 5i per cent. 100 Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent—. 100 Great Northn. sp. c. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem 5 Do. 4i p.c. Scrip ' all Gt, Southn. &Westm (Ireland) Eighths) 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & SPORT AT STAMFORD. Hants Ex. 5 p. c) St. 100 Do. coy. red. 4), p.c The Stamford meeting has attained only a limited St. 100 Do. con. red. 4 - p. c. Popularity which is scarcely commensurate with its St. 100 Do. irred. 4p. c deserts. .Its stakes are rich and somewhat attractive, 16 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O and its management in every department is unexception- St. 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock able. Under the immediate superintendence and St. 100 London and Brighton. Patronage of the prime promoter of the gathering—the G uar anteed s p . c Marqui s of Exeter — the sport is invariably conducted St. 100 Do. Prof., sp. c. St. on the soundest principles of honour and fair-play, 50 all Do. Convertible, sp. c , 1852 and if the supply be at times rather scanty, it St. 100 Do.. New Guar.6 p. c. is always sufficient to occasion active speculation, and to 50 5 London &S. Western give profitable employment to the book-makers. Con. Thirds To-morrow is the opening day. The programme 12A 10 Londonderry& Color. Contains five items, one of which, the Stamford Oaks, i Shares did not fill. 121, all Londy. &Ennis. Sh. Fourteen have accepted for the Burghley Stakes, but 25 all Man., Shef., & Lin., scarcely a moiety of that number will be found at the i Shares, No. 1. ... starting post. At present Pancake has almost entirely 10 all Do. New, £lO engrossed what little betting 12),the " event" has occasioned. 6 3 Do. £6 ,She is " in" on favourable terms, and the partiality of all Nlarypt.& Carl. 4 p.c ner back ers i s f u ll y j us tifi e d b y th e com p ara ti ve light- all Do. 4a per cent nese of h er we i g h t , an d h er per f ormances d ur i ng the 12a 8q Do St: 100 Nfld. p.c.St Consol.6 current season. Retailh a s a lso attracted some attention, but h e i s t oo uncertain a horse, and h i s d i spos i t i on too St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent roguish, to induce me to place confidence in his chance. 16i 5 Do. Pref. 4i per cent Daw son is again " dangerous" with Chief Justice, Red 10 6 Norfolk Extension Lion, and Galvanism ; Red Lion will, perhaps, be his St. 100 Do. 5 p.c. Est intended. Th e H ero is most favourably handicapped, St. 100 D o . Guar. 5i per ct and remembering, the easy style in which he defeated his opponents for the Willoughby at Warwick, I shall, if St. 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c. his party be St. 100 North British " on," resFrve him for a cockboat. The 20 all North Staffordshire winner, I anticipate, will be either Red Lion or Pan- St. 100 Oxford,Worcester,& cake. Wolverh. £15,6 p.c. Of the three nomination s to the 20 sovs. Sweepstakes, 1 8 5 12 Do Shrews. Do two belong to Lord Exeter, in Whose favour the race 10 all Shrewsb & y. l3 & irm eesie G r . will, perhaps, result. Should 'Pelion and Dove meet for the Stamford SL 10 10 D (N o. ° s r. p W er .la c i e i nt' 813. e . Leger, the encounter will be somewhat interesting. paof T . o 25 all South Devon Pelion would doubtless be awarded thelo 11 Do. New rity. If, however, he should be found wanting , aH n d i c a s uppDe plate rorvo Dove all S. Eastern (Reading may achieve the victory. Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. From the fifteen horses entered for the St. 100 Do. 44 per cent. Pre. I shall select Nonsuch, Cock Pheasant, and the H, 20 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. l mony filly against the field. . r " 5 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. The sport on Wednesday will be far more interesting St. 100 York, N . ewcastle,and and attractive than that on the preceding day. K now _ ing little respecting the capabilities of the majority of 17 10 5 Y DBe o o rkl ek . l ll 4 i P d . la c. n P d r H ef. the animals nominated for the 15 Soya. Sweepstakes, I 25 and S. Purch. am compelled to anticipate the success of so bad a pub. lie performer as Bridesmaid. The conditions of the Stewards' Plate are framed from 10 those of a similar stake at Stockbridge. This event has j, obtained thirty-one subscribers, and a mong the entries " 20 figure the names of our principal turf celebrities. Lord 20 Exeter's chance of carrying off the prize with either Cob- 20 nut or Ilex is very formidable ; Cobnut, however, may 20 be reserved for his engagements at Goodwood and Don- 5 caster. Kingston's starting is somewhat uncertain, 20 should he, however, go to the post, I shall be prepared 20 to see him achieve the victory. Pelion, too, must no' be slightingly regarded. Should the three I s hal start, .111.4RiB0.R0UG.H-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) 71 ,Lieut.-Colonel Edward de Burgh. Sidley, of the 50th 4 eghnent of Foot, was charged before Mr. Bingham with treating a disturbance at No. 4, St. Alban's-place, R egent -street. It appeared from the evidence that the gallant de fendant had occupied apartments in the above house for the last three weeks, and that about one o'clock this morning he returned home, and, being under the in fluence of wine, created the disturbance complained °f, and was eventually given in charge. The usual penalty of ss. was inflicted, and the gal lant colonel left the court. SPORTING NOTES. expect - the foremost places in the race to be occupied by Kingston, Pelion, and Ilex. Mary and Dove are most entitled to consideration for the Assembly Room Stakes, and the Gold Cup will, per haps, be added to the number of Lord Exeter's turf trophies by Nutpecker. July 18. A FRESH MAN, FIRE AT AN ILLICIT DISTILLERY.--On Saturday even ing a fire broke out at No. 8, Abercorn-mews, Violet hill, St. John's-wood. It originated in one of the houses belonging to Mr. Ponsford, but who the occupier was is unknown. The fire was caused through the head of an illicit still being blown off, and the spirits becoming Ignited, set fire to the loft, over a coach-house fitted up as a distillery. The alarm having been given, the par ties renting the premises, during the confusion which prevailed, managed to effect their escape. The brigade and parish engines were soon in attendance, but consi derable damage was done before the fire could be extin guished. The contents, of course, were uninsured, but the building, it is supposed, was insured in the Sun office. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.—The Royal Mail steam-ship Asia, Captain Lott, sailed to-day for New York with the usual mails. Among her passengers were Mr. Ro bert Stephenson, M.P., Mr. William Jackson, M.P., lar. Betts, contractor, and Mr. Bidder. ~ SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Cbsing Prim Satarlay. Business done this day. 11'10.1 26'• 26} 5 4 - 94 104 9 dis 20 - 22 3 - 201 100 -101 A 67 - 68 214 - 22 20 - 21 2i - 8- 9 3 - 4 12 13 114 - 8 - sal 71i - 74 50 - 54 70 - 72 ii --: ii. 85 86 53 55 133 135 107 109 88.1 7 7i 99 102 16 —17 p 76A 76 31 3d 144 —15 A 9 1t- 2p 1031 - 104 - 115,E ?41) 89 90 .4id 44 3d 11 =--10 18 20 28 294 40 42 53 56 . . ... d 2i 3 8 9 49 51 3h 2id 324 ... 331 .d 4Rd 8i - - -PI 48 49, - 92 - 94 60 - 62 55 - 60 65 -- 70 1/ -- id 17 -- .19 9 -- 94, 13 -- 14 - 3i -- 3/d 19 -- 20 70i -70 i 35 -- 364 13 -- 14 23 - 25 8 - 9 30 - 32 - 104 8 7 69 c1 58 -- 59 IE SHARES. 92 - 96 88 - 92 105 - 106 liiii = 109 19 -- 20 -- id 6k -- 6 4 -- 5 1 tl -- p lf -- 2i 1# -- 2 p 14f -15 k 31 - 3} liiii - 130 112 -- 113 -- 1p 8 1 - 7 8 3 6i -- 71 103 -- 105 99 -- 101 102 -- 103 id- p 149 -- 151 6. ,: i4 7 -- - 167 3i-- 4 PI 10 -- 11 13 -- 14 8 9 10 10/ in . • • 1511 4 - 152; par -- 114 . -- 116 118 • r- 122 1115 - 117 11 101 10i 171 -- 17 -- 1 1--4 15p par— p 251- - -- 26 112 -- 114 19i -20 A id -- par 101 -- 103 5 i -- si, Ipar I PI FOREIGN, 4 Antu fp & Rotterdam 3 Belgian East. Junct. all Charleroi & Erquelin 10 Dijon and Besagon 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian 1 ' Do. Extension all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 Gd. Juliet. of France 20i1Gt. Westn. o f C anada Shares 3 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref. 15 Luesembourg 10 Do. (Railway) 2 Do 3 Do. (Canal ) 4 Do. 6p. cent. p ref . 9 Lyons & Mediterr an . V I Madras 29 Maria Antonia 10 Do. New all Namur & Liege (with interest all Dn. (ex interest) all Northern of France., all Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds.. [fmy.B. &Ams.Shs. - all NorwegianTrnk.Prei 10 Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans ... all ,Paris and Rouen .... all Pans and Strasbourg 4 Paris Caen& Cherbrg. 7i Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre all Sambre and Meuse._ 4 Do. 5d per cent. pref. 6 Southern of France 2s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders 10 Do. 5i per c. Pref 10 Western of France 2 West. of Switzerland 9 New Zealand 14 ld 1 1, 3 / 4 14 15 par 1 p 2 I,d 5 5Ap 1,1 IXp -- lip id purl, it 4 c 44 1 1 id —2 p ... -- ... 7/ - 7i 34' 1 - 34i 14 -15 8 — 9, -- 1 6- §P 42 —4 4 41 43 36 361 4 5p ad P 19 20 7i 8 0 - p b 5 P 4 - 4 i Si 4 --- Bpl 3 -- d 25 25 18 20 St. 6i 25 50 20 20 20 10 St. 13 1 3 : 20 20 50 20 20 50 20 10 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 18, 1853. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, nil 100 100 1 18 Agna Fria Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) British Austrin. Gold British Iron BrazilianlmP.(issued at pm Do. Cocaes & Cuia,da Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cobra Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo . Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7i p. cent. English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co General Great Nugget Vein Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Lond.&Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. C 0... Mariquita Mexica,u&S.Americn New Granada Nouveau Monde Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft ....... United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa Yuba Leasing Compans. L. &N.W. Caledon.. Gt.Northn Gt.Westn. Yk. New. dr Berw Y.drN.Md Do Do S.Eastern Do Closing Prices Saturday. Norfolk Do 106 -108 54 - 56 Ln.&N.W. & Midid. Stckton & Darliugt. Midland... 150 152 33 34xd 112 - 114 56 - 57 274 -28 A 14i - 14* 26 - 27 E. Count Do 98 - 100 L. &N. W &Ln&Yk Do Gt.Northn Do Lancash. & Yorksh MO/Clean Stockt. & Darling Do 3 - 31 106 - 1081 65 - 67 IGt.Westu. MINES. 151 - 153 151 - 153 il id 32 - 33 103 - 104 = pr; 1 a p ar 3 a d— d fi d fi 4 d d— par - d 7 9 4 - 4: 3;1 - 41 331 - 34, id- p ••• - ••• - 1 p 101 - 116 60 - 70 7 - p 2 —lld l 141 1 -d, - # d id — 'AP d— par 7 8 par— p P d par d par 26 28 7 9 4 5 d — par 3 - 4 id par d— par -7,d e d Business this day. 1071 661 6 RAILWAYS. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. A Shares Do. I Shares Lon. &Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per et Manch.Bston and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar Midld.Bradfd Northern and Eastern sp. c. Do. 6 per et D o . Fixed sp. c Prest. & Wyre Do. 2 Shares. Roystn. di Mt. Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. dt Goole g.5.p.c S. Staffordsh WearValleygr 6 per cent Do iWilts &Somrs ti JOINT-STO I Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chrtd. Bnk.of India, Austral., and China Chrtd. Bnk. of Asia Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Chrtd London Chrtd. Bnk of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond.andWestminst National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland Oriental Bank Cor poration .... : ... Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn. Bkg. and Gold Imp. Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Union of Madrid .. MISCELL. Aubin Coal and Iron l 'Australian Agricult. Australsn.Pcific.Mail Australn. Royal Mail Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co Canada Company Crystal Palace Crystal Pal, of Fn. nce Eastern Steam Electric Tel. of Irel Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig. Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land N. B. Australasian Nrth .of Europe Steam Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. Peninsular & Oriental Do. do. Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest. Do. New Scrip South Austral. Land Submarine Telegraph Van Diemen's Land BANKS. 80 - 81 PI ••• ---- •••- pl 11 - lipl 49 - 50 d— par 45 47 79 80 8 - Si .NEOUS. 332 -- 34,1, ••• - •••• 65 - GS 68 - 70 11 -- 2 p -- 1r ... - . 1 d .: par la = ifpl i 39 - 41 15 =. i 34- 3 39 , 1 ad & an Sh r.l Paid 151 A - x. (1 MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the leading country markets held on Saturday were but moderately supplied with wheat, in which only a limited business was transacted, at about stationary prices. Barley, the supply of which was trifling, realised very fall currencies. In the value of malt no change took place. Oats were firm, and somewhat dearer. Beans, peas, and flour commanded full currencies. Nearly the whole of the continental markets have ruled steady, not only for wheat, but likewise for all other ar ticles. The latest advices from New York state that new wheat had made its appearance there, and sold at 108 cents per bushel. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were very moderate. The imports were-36,219 quarters of wheat, 17,264 barley, 16,559 oats, 2,200 rye, 560 beans, 27 peas,47o tares, 1,477 linseed, 767 rapeseed, 2,400 sundry seeds, 1,426 sacks and 746 barrels of flour. The quantity of wheat received fresh up to this morn ing's market, coastwise from Essex, Kent, &c., was very moderate, and somewhat out of condition. By land car riage from the midland counties the receipts of that grain were comparatively limited. The show of samples of both red and white being small, the attendance of both town and country buyers good, and the weather extremely wet, the demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce ruled active, at an advance in the quotations paid on Monday last of from is. to fully 2s. per quarter, and a good clearance effected. _ _ The number of offers for forward delivery was not large. Several parcels sold at a rise of 2s. per quarter. Notwithstanding that there was a considerable increase in the show of foreign wheat, the trade ruled active, and several heavy parcels changed hands at from is. to 2s. per quarter more money. Floating cargoes were in improved request, and about 10,000 quarters of wheat sold at an improvement in the currencies of this day se'nnignt of 2s. per quarter. No English barley at market ; but the supply of foreign was good. The trade ruled steady, and last week's prices were well supported. Malt—the show of which was moderate—moved off steadily, at full quotations. The, supply of oats was very moderate, and the demand for all'kinds was rather active, at fully the late advance. We had a moderate inquiry for beans, at full quotations. Peas moved off steadily, but we have no change to notice in prices. The flour trade was firm. Ship mares and barrelled qualities of flour were the turn dearer. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. IVhiat—Essex & Kent. !Ai/at—Chevalier •• •• 61s to 63s • Red •• .. new 41s to 50s Data Yorkshire and Ditt0............ old 44s 543 uttto, White new 448 548 old Cis 6bs Nciriblk and Lin coln, Red, old 44s 54s Ditto new ...... 40s 49s Rye—Old ............ 288 308 New............ 29s 313 Barley—Grinding ..• .. 268 293 Malttne . •• 303 32s Chevalier.... ... 338 36s Malt—Suffolk and No rfolk.• •• •....... 52s 588 Brown .• • • • • • —.. 468 528 Kingston and Ware 57a 60s Lincolnsh.,Feed 19s 24: Potato ...... 245"r29s Youghal and Cork 81ack....... Igs 22s Cork, White ..... 21s 248 Scotch,Feed..... 241 27s Beans—Tick ......:.. 378 419 Pigeons ...... :-9. 47s Peas—GreY ••••• •• .33, 38s Maple 36• 398 White........... 29 43s Boilers ..... 40s 431 Floor—Town-made." 428 47s Suffolk .......... 35s 37s Stocktn & Norfolk 35s 39s SMITHFIELD. During the last week the import of foreign stock into London amounted to 9,306 head. In the corresponding period of 1852, we received 7,071 ; in 1851, 7,189 ; in 1850, 4,481; in 1849, 4,266 ; and in 1848, 3,220, and in 1847, 1,847 head. Calves. Pigs IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Bromvershaveu 4 ... 190 .- 46 Harlingen ..... 212 -. 552 -. 6 -. 118 _. 473 Tonningen 227 -. 240 -. Hamburgh Rotterdam , 427 -. 1,944 .. 658 -. 503 -. 15 74 -. 362 -. 114 .;; 8 2 Amsterdam ll5 -. 1,209 .- 200 36 baeu Mop-- 101 ... 719 .. 61 ... 3 Osten.i l2 Bremen..., ._.. ... - ..• 40 ... - - Total— 1,294 .. 5,756 ... 824 .. 903 .. 529 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1852 B4O ... 4,647 ... 622 ... 649 ... 313 1851 1,297 ... 4,303 ... 858 ... 541 ... 190 1850 852 ... 2,706 ... 3 36 ... 492 ... 95 1849 450 ... 3,026 ... 3 " ... 421 ... 55 1848 356 ... 2,370 ... 59 ... 435 ... ..... To-day's market was very extensively supplied with foreign stock as to number, but its general quality was extremely in favour. A good clearance was effected on higher terms. The arrivals of beast from our own grazing districts were very moderate, and we observed a considerable falling off in the weight and condition. The attendance of buyers being large, the beef trade ruled very brisk, at an advance in the prices obtained on Monday last of quite 4d. per Blbs. A few very superior Scots changed hands at from 4s. 10d. to ss. ; but the general top figure for beef was 4s. Bd. per Blbs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,000 Scots, short-horns, &c. ; from the northern districts, 800 short-horns; from other parts of England, 600 Herefords, Runts, Devons, &c. ; and, from. Scotland, 220 horned and polled Scots. • - There was a falling off in the supply of sheep, a large portion of which was beneath the middle quality. We had a very brisk trade for all breeds, and the currencies advanced fully 4d. per Blbs. A few very superior old Downs realized ss. 4d. per 81bs. The general top figure for mutton, however, was ss. 2d. There was a very active inquiry for lambs, at a rise in prices of quite 4d. per 81bs. In extreme cases, Down qualities of lamb sold at ss. Gd. per 81bs. The supply of calves was good ; nevertheless, the veal trade ruled steady, and the quotations had an upward tendency. Pigs were in fair average supply, and steady inquiry. Prices were somewhat on the advance. Per Sibs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 8 Second quality.... 3 10 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Inferior Sheep ...3 8 4 0 Second quality ...4 2 4 6 Prime crso.-wlled.4 8 410 Lambs 58 a. d. a. d. Prime Southdown 5 0 5 2 Large crse. calves 3 8 4 4 Prime small d 0... 4 6 5 1) Large hogs 3 0 3 6 Small porkers 3 8 4 2 Suckliugcalves ..20 0 26 0 Quarter old pigs 19 0 24 0 2d to es 4d. TOTAL RIPPLY. Beasts ..... ..... ...... •• 3,909 Sheep and Lambs ........25,470 Calves .................. 378 Pigs .. •• .... •• .• •• •• •• 410 A. statement and comparison of • stock exhibited and sold in Monday, July 19, 1852, aM 1853. Per Sibs, to Si: ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. On Saturday evening, as is always the case when Grisi and Mario are announced, there was an overflow ing audience to witness their appearance in La Favorita, performed for the first time these two years. The opera itself has no extraordinary attraction ; it has merit, but is not comparable to several of Donizetti's other works. It was written towards the close of his life, and for the French stage—circumstances which may account for its comparative want of freshness and flow of melody, and for its full and elaborate style of instrumentation. Its airs have not taken posses sion of the public ear ; one of them , only—" Ange si pur"—has found its way to the concert-rooms, the surest test of popularity. On the other hand, Donizetti took more than his usual pains to make his music dramatic, a quality more prized by a French than an Italian audience. The concerted pieces, in which much of the dioalogue is carried on, are skilfully constructed and sometimes strikingly effective ; and the French original shows the care bestowed in adapting the music to a correct and emphatic declamation—though this fea ture has been much impaired in the Italian version. The drama, notwithstanding the objection to the character of the heroine, is interesting. The scene in which the lover indignantly rejects the hand of the object of his passion tos w htt abihnuee things s am h wg eoahriwhich discovers c,h odnelpye mournful to od h at than she rne B ons theu the tt hfiteniiasperformersmistress opera l mp eereatmeeting s o g f oot t nfh h ea e t hno k ef o i ntns those tpo , hsa i ee s finely worked up, an d th ere are f ew things on the . rated pair, who, i n th e g l oom of the cloister, see each author ; nothing less than transcendant powers on their part will give it effect. During the last ten or twelve years it has been repeatedly performed at both our Italian theatres, but Grisi and Mario only have made it the means of achieving a triumph. And this triumph never was greater than on Saturday night. Our incomparable pima donna never was in fuller possession of her powers. Her voice had all its richness, beauty, and thrilling sweetness, which goes at once to the heart ; and she acted with that natural simplicity and feeling which constitute her pecUliar charm. Mario was equally felicitous, and in the pathetic scene which forms nearly the whole of the fourth act (the finest part of the opera, which Donizetti is said to have composed in a single night), they produced an effect which we have rarely seen surpassed. When the curtain fell the audience expressed their ad miration and delight, not by applause merely, but by shouts and acclamations. Yet now that this highly-gifted pair have reached the very summit of their art, while their faculties are unim paired, while they enjoy an unparalleled amount of pub lic favour, and are the great objects of attraction in the theatre which has the good fortune to possess them, they are abandoning, one by one, their principal parts, in which it is found by experience that no one can re place them. Only the other evening Don Giovanni was produced without Grisi as Donna Anna, and without Mario as Ottavio ; and their absence (especially that of Grisi) marred the performance, and disappointed the hopes of those who had been looking forward the whole season to the enjoyment of the chef-d'oeuvre of the mu sical stage. Why this should be it is difficult to under stand—we can only regret it without attempting to account for it. ANOTHER AFFRAY BETWEEN THE IRISH ROMAN CATHOLICS AND THE ITALIAN REFUGEES. Another serious disturbance occurred last night in the neighbourhood of Gray's-inn-lane, between a number of the lower order of Irish Roman Catholics and a party of Italian refugees, resident in Baldwin's-gardens and its vicinity. On this occasion, as on Monday last, the Irish were the aggressors, and owing to the admirable pre cautions taken by the police of the G division several men have been apprehended and lodged in the station house, on the double charge of assaulting unoffending Italians, and resisting the police in the execution of their duty. It was about half-past seven o'clock when the first disturbance occurred. Information to the effect that a large number of Irish Roman Catholics had left the various localities of Whitechapel, St. Giles's, Lambeth, and the Borough, in parties of two and three, all directing their steps towards Gray's inn-lane had previously been received, and the reserve constables from the chief police station in Bow-street, as well as those at Islington and other dis tricts, had been summoned to the spot. At seven o'clock an Italian boot and shoe maker, named Daniel Staurenghi, a resident in Baldwin's-gardens, was returning from a house in Greville-street, used as a resort, by many of the refugees, to his own residence, when, while passing through Fox-court, a paved thoroughfare leading from Greville-street into Gray's-inn-lane, he was assaulted by an Irish costermonger, named James Neale, who threw a round paving-stone weighing several pounds at him from behind, and then hastily retreated into his house —a small tenement in Fox-place, an outlet from Fox court. It does not appear that Neale had any previous personal knowledge of Staurenghi, but as the latter wore a red cap of liberty and possessed strongly marked Italian features the Irishman considered him a fair object of attack, and, as stated, threw a stone at him with so much violence that it rolled several yards in advance of where he was walking. Staurenghi, being an active man, turned suddenlyround, and seeing his assailant running- away he followed him as quickly as possible and marked him enter the house No. 1, Fox-place. One of Mr. Martin's constables was fortunately passing 'down Fox-court just as the stone was thrown by Neale, and the missile actually rolled close up to where the officer stood ; his attention was instantly directed to Staurenghi running after Neale, and calling to his assistance two or three other officers, they followed the Italian into Fox-place, where they found the house Neale had entered barricaded against them. After attempting to effect an entrance by the ad joining house, in which they failed, the officers called upon Neale behaved Nealetosu a rr dm en i d ra er b . ly, T t h h e er s e um ea m n on b s e wasno d -- an d although it was thought desir a bl e to retain the police on duty there appeared every a o n u s b w t e re d y from the second floor window by hurling down a variety of missiles, and among the rest a n iron-mounted plasterer's hammer, which narrowly escap ed fallin g u p on the head of one of the constables. A rene w ed sum mons to surrender himself, and a threat that if he did not do so the door would be forc ed, brou g ht Neale to the window with a kettle full o f boilin g water, the con tents of which the miscreant th rew out u p on the officers, one of the sergeants recei vin g a considerable quantit y over his head and face. It was now felt that further parleying would be u seless, and a reinforcement of constables having arriv ed an entry was effected, and Neale's apprehension , after seria l , : difficulty, secure d . A. sec ond Irishman; named Joh/Varroll, wh o ass i sted Neale in barrica din g his house and assa ulted Mr. St aure nghi, was also sa fel y lod g ed in custody, The greatest excit ement p revailed in the neighbour hood during the p ro g ress of this affra y , a nd but for the presence of an o verwhelmin g for ce of police, all of serious consequence s would h ave occurred. Up to 11 o'clock only fou r arrests had been made—all Iri s h m e n night not being further disturbed. probability THE YUCCA GLORIOSA, On -ADAM'S NEEDLE..----It may perhaps interest some of our r ea d ers to learn that a fine specimen of this plant, in the flower-border on the west side of Kensingto n Gardens, w ill shortly be in blossom. I The flower-stalk s at present about three feet high, and covered with flower-buds ; but ere it be in full blossom it will attain a height of eight or nine feet. It is one of the most beautiful and m a j est i c of flowers ; and, apart from this, the rar ity of its blossoming always makes it an object of much interest. 115 14f 2f 89f LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, July 18.—Wind this day at Noon, S.S.W. ; moderate breeze, and cloudy, with rain. COWES, July 16.—Arrived—Falstaff, Trinidad de Cuba ; Florida, llavannah ; Susanna, do. ; Juniata, Matanzas. DEAL, July 17.—Wind, S.W. by W. Arrived—H.M.'s at. Cyclops, Eastward, for the Westward ; Alexander, Mauritius ; Sultan, Islay ; Eliza Charles, Monte Video ; Pursuit, Mobile, for Amsterdam ; Savannah, Quebec ; Queen of the East, Calcutta; Eliza, Trinidad; Protector, Jamaica ; Beaufort, Honduras ; Glen Huntley, St. John's ; Gabrial, New York. Arrived from the River—Token, for Bombay. Put back—Druid, Launceston, V.D.L. PORTSMOUTH, July 17.—Wind, W. Arrived—Caroline, Quebec ; Emerald, London, for Antigua, master ill ; Nyverheid, Amsterdam, for Liverpool, with a leak.—The Factor, Weymouth to London, which got on shore on Sand Head, on the 13th inst., has come off without damage. PLYMOUTH, July 17.-- - wina, S.W. Arrived—Con stante, Matanzas. SOUTHAMPTON, July 17.—Arrived—Orinoco (s), West Indies— on freight 558,516 dollars on freight. MILFORD, July 16.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Dale Park, Sierra Leone. LOWESTOFT, July 18.—Arrived—Emerald, Hartlepool, for London, leaky. WHITSTABLE, July 17.—The Harry King, of Cork, got on shore, and was abandoned, but was got off by the crew of a smack from here, when the crew returned. MILFORD, July 17.—The Mary, of Aberystwith, is sunk at Broadhaven. TORBAY, July 17. Wind, W., fresh. Sailed—Richard Anderson, New York. BRISTOL, July 17.—Arrived—Austen, and Helen, New York ; Lalla Rookh, St. Stephen's. NEWPORT, July 16.—Sailed—Geo. A. Hopley, New York ; Teutonia, Bermuda. CLYDE.—Arrived—Cecilia, St. John's, N.B. ; Glymene, do. ; Warrior, Quebec. Sailed—Assaye, Bombay ; Cuth berts, New York. DUBLIN, July 16.—Wind, S. Arrived—Cadet, St. John's, N.B. LEITH, July 16.—Arrived—George P Quebec. SUNDERLAND, July 17.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived — Express, Quebec. BEDEAR, July 17.—The Baltic, of Whittington, has been towed back to the Tees, with loss of mainmast. EUROPEAN TROOPS IN INDIA.—Lord Ellenborough has a bill in the House of Lords, just printed, to provide for an (additional number of European troops in the service of the East India Company. The number is not to exceed 20,000, including commissioned and non commissioned officers, and the Company may enlist and have in pay and train and discipline under a former act, officers and private men not exceeding at one time 4,000. JUVENILE OFFENDERS. -- Mr. Adderley and Sir James Pakington have a bill in the House of Commons (printed on Saturday), for the better care and reformation of juvenile offenders. Reformatory schools may be esta blished and convicted children sent to them, and detained until sureties are found for them. The Treasury may grant a sum not exceeding 10,0001. for the purpose or aid of a reformatory school. ACCIDENT ON SNOWDON.—An accident, which it is feared will prove fatal, occurred the other day on Snow don. A party of gentlemen from Birmingham were making the ascent, accompanied by a little boy acting as guide. They went by the more uncommon route, direct from the Victoria Hotel—a perfectly safe way ; but, in order to shorten the distance, the travellers diverged from the ordinary track. One of the party, in hastily running, missed his footing, and fell down a precipitous declivity, a di stance o f more th an 100 yar d s . H e i s s o seriously injured that his life is despaired of. ASYLUM FOR FEMALE ORPHANS, LAMBETH.—Yester day morning five young women brought up in this venerable charity attended in the chapel to receive five guineas each, as a reward for faithful service. There were present their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, attended by the Baron Knesebeck. Anthem s were sung b y th e 160 orphan girls ranged in the gallery. Prayers were read by the Rev. Stephen Read Cattley, the chaplain ; and the Rev. John Jesaopp preached the sermon. 80 x d x d & limns 45 x all 78 7 x n FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts•... IDS , OO .. •• •••• • 1,631 Sheep •• ...... 3,940 Calves.. .. •• •• ••••.• • • 291 Pi3s„„ „ ••••............ 30 r the supplies and prices of fat Smithfield Cattle Market, on d this day, Monday, July 18, ink the offals. July 19,1852. 1Ju1y18,1853 s. - d. s. d. s. d. a. d Coarse and inferior beasts ... 2 6t02, 8 3 4to 3 S Second quality ditto .. • ... 210 3 0 1 3 10 4 0 Prime large oxen ... •.. ... 3 2 2 6:4 2 4 4 Prime Scots, &c ••• 3 8 3 104 6 4 8 Coarse and inferior sheep ... ... 210 3 0;3 8 4 0 Second quality ditto 3 2 3 4'4 2 4 6 Prime coarse woolled ditto ... 3 6 3 B'4 8 410 Prime Southdown ditto ... 310 4 0 5 9 5 2 Lambs ••• ••• •.. ••, ... 4 4 5 2'5 2 6 4 Large coarse calves „.. 2 8 3 4 3 8 4 4 Prime small ditto 3 6 4 0,4 6 5 0 Large hogs 2 8 3 4:3 0 3 6 Neat small porkers ... ... 3 6 3 8;3 8 4 2 Beasts, Sheep Calves, Pigs ••• ••• '... 3,743 ••• ••. ..• 28,140 ,„ ,„ ,„ ..„ 167 3,909 25,470 378 410 SUPPLIES ON SALE, July 21, 1851.—Beasts, 3,620 ; sheep annambs, 31,570; calves, 339; pigs, 385. July 22, 1850.—Beasts, 3,719 ; calves, 584 ; pigs, 253. sheep and lambs, 28,350 ; 52s 6(.1 per cwt. Town tallow is 518 net cash; rough fat, 2s 11.:(1 per Blbs. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of each kind of meat on sale to-day were very moderate. The general demand ruled brisk, at an advance in prices of from 2d to, in some instances, 4d per 81bs. s. Per Ms by the carcase. d. s. d. Reef, inferior 3 0 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 Do., prime large 3 8 3 10 Do., do. small 0 4 2 Pork, large 3 2 3 8 Lamb 5......... s. d. s. d. Mutton Inferior 3' 6 3 10 Do., middling 4 0 4 6 I Veal Do., prime 48 5 0 3 10 4 10 Pork, small 310 4 2 . ..... 5s Od to 66 4d BOROUGH HOP. The accounts from the plantations are rather conflicting, especially from Sussex. The demand, however, is far from active, at our quotations. Last week's imports into London were 37 bales from Ostend, 36 ditto from Antwerp, and 55 ditto from llamburgh. Mid and East Kent pockets 130 s to 180 s ; Weald of Kent, 128 s to 1455; and Sussex, 115 s to 130 s per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS: These markets are tolerably well, but by no means ex tensively, supplied with new potatoes, which are in good request, at from 8s to 20s per cwt. Last week's imports into London were 12 baskets from Boulogno, 101 ditto from Dunkirk, and 3,459 ditto from Rotterdam. WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool commenced on Thurs day, with a very moderate attendance of buyers. The biddings, owing chiefly to the largo .quantity advertised (upwards of 60,000 bales), hav e ruled inactive , at a decline in prices of from id to id per lb. Th e f o llowing quotations have, been paid :—Port Philip : Clean sheep' s , is 6id to 01d th t i o do. and n g is 5d ; is ilid ; skin, is lOid ; damaged do., is 7 d to i s 10d ; part grease, is 7d ; grease i se i , i s s ;. l i a A m d b t s o , s e 6 5 d i d t 0 ; 2 l locks, ctsd ; , 1 is 4id to is 5d ; combing, is 80 ; scoured sheep's, is 9d to 2s ld ; greasy, 11Ad to is Oid.—Moreton Bay : Clean sheep's, is 9d to is 9A ' • damaged, is 8d ; locks, is 3d ; - do. awl pieces, is 2d; Leggett, is 10d.—Adelaide : Greasy sheep's 8d to is ; lambs', is 2 1d ; clean sheep's, is 5d to is 8X; locks, 7d ; grease, 9d to is.—Sydney : S now white sheep's, is ltd to is 10i ; damaged, is 9d to is Oid; clean sheep's, is 7d to is 10d ; super do., 2s 4d ; damaged, is 7d to is Bid • broken, is 6)d; clothing, is 10Ad to is ild ; combing, is 10id ; hogged, is liAd to 2s Old; hand washed, is 4id ; locks, is 6d to is 7d. New Zealand : Scoured sheep's, is 6d ; grease, is ; handwashed, is 3Ad ; mixed, is 3,l.—Algoa Bay : Clean sheep's, is 4a to is ; handwashed, is 2d to is 3d.— Portland Bay : Clean sheep's, is 4d to is &l ; grease, lid to is 3d.—Launceston : Clean sheep's, is 7id to is 9d : lamb's, is 10d to 25.—Hobart Town : Clean sheep's is 6d to is 7, 1 ,d ; combing, is 7? 2 d ; lamb's, is 61d to is 74d. —It has been announced that only ono more series will be held this year, and that two months will elapse between the holding of the present and the commencement of the next auctions. In the private market, next to nothing is doing. Last week's imports were 1,153 bales from Sydney, 79 do. from Hamburgh, 366 from Bombay, 35 from Alexandria, 25 from Odense, 17 from Seville, 1,406 from Port Philip, 136 from Mogadore, 2,800 from Geelong, 10 from Mar seilles, 368 from Taganrog, and 800 from Algoa Bay. TALLOW. Since our last report, there has been less activity in the demand for tallow, and several large parcels have changed hands for delivery during the last throe months at 51s 6d per cwt. To-day, P.Y.C. ou the spot is quoted at 52s to 1849. I 1850. I 1851. 1852. 1853. Stock this day ' 21,152 I 25,435 33,849 43,287 19,434 Price of Y. C." .... tto 39 3 s 9 N d i3 oo fis s 3d oc t i o 3 3 7 8 s s 9d cu to to 37 o s os 9 o d d 51;3 5 0d 6d t0 Delivery last week .. 1,152 1.364 1,448 467 1,567 Ditto from June 1.... 7,576 7,951 8,921 6,525 10,070 Arrivals last week .. 575 '206 1,234 605 678 Ditto from June 1.... 6,245 7,712 6,237 9,184 6,189 Price of Town .... • • 403 Od 38s Od 39s 6(1 393 6d 543 ad SEEDS. Since our last report a steady business has been doing in linseed, at full prices. All other seeds have moved off slowly, at barely late rates. Cakes command very full currencies. Turnip,White, per bush. Os to I I, Swede ... • ...... 103 12a guatard. 8r0wn...... 78 Os White, new...... Is ed 9s Tares, Winter, new.... Os Od 030 d Spring • • •• • • .... 43 6d 5s 6d Canary, per quarter .. 40a 44s gye grass...... • • .... 28, 34 ,, Clover, Red Eng. (cut.) 443 64a White • • • • .... • • 48s 65s Foreign Red.... • • 44s 62s White.... 5 1 s 65s trefoil, new........ • • 243 28a Carraway ............ 46s 4F s Coriander .. • • .... •• .. Ils la liempseed, per quarter 38s 42s Linseed, Eng• Sowing.. 54e 588 Crushing .• •• •• 478 49s Baltic ••••• • • • • • 45s 488 Odessa .. .....• • • 46s 483 Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English . 81 Os 94 5s Foreign,per ton 7110 s bi Os Rape Cakes, pr ton 4/ lt s lil Os Rapeseed, New, prlst 2110 s 241 Cs ASCENT OF MONT BLANC. Mr. Albert Smith has been ascending Mont Blanc nightly now for nearly two seasons, but he appears as far as ever from realising Coleridge's description of the poor relation— " That hath outstayed his welcome while, And tells the jest without tho smile." The popularity of his amusing entertainment, so far from diminishing, is decidedly on the increase every week. Consideri n g the long run it has had—we are afraid to say how many, but over 300—ono would al most fancy that everybody had seen it sufficiently often, and that, despite all its brilliant jokes and clever hits, it would have grown as wearisome as a twice-told tale ; but - Mr. Albert Smith seems to have the knack of telling the same good thing in half-a-dozen different ways, and though the delighted auditor knows perfectly well what is coming, he cannot resist the drollery. What an enviable person, then, must he be who has the pleasure in store of hearing the Ascent for the first time, and no doubt there are such persons left, though, if we are to judge from the squeeze every night at Egyptian-hall, the race promises soon to become ex tinct. Mr. Albert Smith had long been a popular favourite, but he has now become the leading saran of Europe, and we shall soon expect to see all the letters of the alphabet tacked to his name, for no philosopher however learned, and no digger however industrious, ever found so much gold at so high a level as Mr. A. Smith has succeeded in finding on the top of Mont Blanc. We heartily congratulate Mr. Smith on his success, for no man deserves it better. EXTENSIVE OONFLA&RATION. A fire attended with a destruction 9f property valued at several thousand pounds broke out sF—rtly after 5 o'clock p.m. on Saturday, and although upward of a dozen engines had been actively throwing water upon the flames, they were not entirely extinguished at 3 o'clock yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. The scene of this misfortune was Lower North-street, Knightsbridge, a narrow thoroughfare running out of Sloane-street, in the direction of the Brompton-road. The premises in which the fire commenced belonged to Mr. Charles Arter, a timber -merchant and importer of veneers and fancy mahogany. The property in question stood on the north side of the road, and contained a range of work-shops, several stores filled with timber, while a great'number of stacks of deals in the open yard mounted high above the housetops in the neighbourhood clearly proving that unless the flames could be subdued a fearful sacrifice of property must follow. The brigades, on finding that there was not the least chance of saving anything either in the workshops, the covered stores, or piles of timber in Mr. Arter's open yard, directed the branches from their several engines in such directions that the water' discharged should fall upon the surrounding habitations, which, happily, had the desired effect of arresting the devouring element is its progress. The total amount of loss, or how the disaster was oc casioned, cannot at present be ascertained. Some idea of the extent of property destroyed may be formed from the subjoined official report, furnished by Mr. Superin tendent Braidwood " Saturday, July 16, 1853.—A fire broke out at 515 p.m. in Lower North-street, Knightsbridge, which did the following damage : " Mr. Charles Arter, timber, veneer, and mahogany merchant, in Lower North-street.—The workshops and several stacks of deals, &c., under cover and in open yard, destroyed, and contents in building on the opposite side of the street damaged by fire and water. The cause of fire unknown. Engines that attended-1 A, 28,5 C, four of the parish, and that of the West of England Insurance office. The buildings and contents were insured in the Star Fire-office. " Mr. John Cuthbert, tallow-melter, in the same street. —Contents and building damaged by water and removal, and roof by breakage. Insurance unknown at present. " 11fr. H. Bellringer, dealer in marine stores, No. 6, in the same street.—Back part of house and contents de stroyed ; part of the roof off, and rest of house and contents damaged by fire, water, and removal ; contents not in sured. Building unknown. Mr. Hascombe (private), No. 5, in the same street. — Back part of house consumed, the roof burnt off, and rest of building greatly injured by fire, water, and removal. Insurance not known. Mr. Brown, confectioner, N0 4, 5k in th 9 same street.— The building partly destroyed, apt coy ants severely da maged by fire, water, and removal, Not insured for con tents. " No. 3, in the same street, name of occupier unknown. —Back front severely burnt, and remainder of building and contents injured by water and removal. Insurance unknown at present. " Mr. Charles Walker, cowkeeper, in the same street.— Part of the roof of lofts and cowhouses burnt off; contents and buildings damaged' by fire, water, and removal. In surance unknown. •" No. 14, Queen's-gardens.—Mr. C. Arter, counting houses and private dwelling. Similar damage to premises and their contents. Insured in the Star Fire-office. " No. 13, Queen's-gardens.—Mr. Toon (private) ; build ing and contents damaged by fire, water, &c. Building insured in the Star-office • the contents uninsured. " Nos. 8,9, 10, 11, and 12, in Queen's -gardens, let out in tenements, the property of Mrs. Haines, Grove-place, Brompton, and uninsured.—The five buildings greatly damaged by fire, and contents by fire, water, and removal. The gardens also destroyed. "No. 12, Now-street.—Mr. P. Johnson ; back premises and the roof seriously damaged by fire, and the contents in front house by water and removal. Insurance not known. "No. 13, in the same street.—Mr. James Caul, baker; considerable damage to contents by water and removal ; contents insured in the County Fire-office, and the build ing in the same office. -4- ‘ No. 20, Exeter-street.—Mrs. Mary Ayling, chandler. Similar damage; not insured." During yeaeiday afternoon several thousand persons visited the still smouldering ruins, and a strong body of the B division of police were required to keep them out of danger. THE INUNDATIONS. READING, July 16.—The fall of rain has this week been such as has no parallel in this district at this season of the year. Both on Monday and Tuesday the weather was very favourable for hay making, and great activity and energy were displayed to secure the crops of grass then cut ; but a check was put to these busy operations by a fall of rain on Wednesday night of the most fearful character. The low lands in the neighbourhood have been covered with water making a second flood within a period of little , more than six months. In the parish of Swallowfield, a few miles from this town, Mr. G. Cox a farmer, had water in one of his meadows to the depth of three feet, and it presented a singular appearance, from the surface being covered with mown grass. At different parts of Burghfield the hay meadows were in undated, and the road leading from that place to the village of Theale was rendered impassable to pedestrians. The injurious effects of the storm have been experienced at Sonning, whore a great deal of hay was lying on the ground ready to be carried. Near Newbury the flood has considerably extended itself. By this heavy rain the damage to some portion of the corn crops it would be difficult to estimate. The barley appears to have suffered to the greatest extent, for in some districts whole crops are completely flattened, and it is not possible they can recover. The wheat is less in jured, though in a few places it affords evidence of the severity of the storm. The other grain crops are all mare or less damaged. This fall of rain, followed by strong and chilling winds, has been unfavourable for the potato, and now the tubers present appearances of the old disease. Up to the time of this storm the reports of the crops of this plant were generally good, but there is too much reason to fear the truth of the rumour that they are attacked. NOTTINGHAM, Satvrday.—This town and neighbour hood have, during the last several days, been visited by heavy storms. A considerable amount of property has been either spoiled or injured in the lower districts of the town. In the neighbourhood of Poplar the river Beck, which is arched over, and forms the main drain of the district, was quite incapable of carrying away the vast quantity of water that rushed into it ; the conduit consequently burst at several points, making, in parti cular, a cavity of several yards in extent in a yard known as Stevenson's-yard, thus filling the houses of the poor in that district with the most offensive sewage matter, and doing great injury to articles of domestic use. The depth of water was such that the inhabitants of the dis trict were either obliged to retreat to their chambers or leave their dwellings altogether. Two large stone slabs, covering a portion of a small culvert in Plough-lane, were forced up by the tremendous rush of water. The cellar of a public house in Poplar was inundated, and 100 gallons of ale spoiled. This morning, in conse quence of the heavy rains that have fallen in Leicester shire and Derbyshire, the river Trent, in this neighbour hood, rose to an alarming height. In the East Croft and meadows, near the town, some of the low lands were flooded ; we have not heard, however, of any seri ous damage being done. At Kegworth and in that neighbourhood the sudden overflow of the water has done great injury to the crops. THE PRINCIPALITY.—The recent heavy floods have been attended with a considerable destruction of pro perty in the Principality, more especially in South Wales, in addition to those already recorded. At Cwm Neath alone no less than seven bridges (including that of Pontwalby) have been swept away by the heavy thunderstorms and the unusual rise of the waters. In the Vale of Neath the fall of rain has been heavier than has been known for many years. The county bridge of Pontwalby was literally carried bodily away, only a small portion of the eastern abut ment having been left; the result was, that the traffic on the Merthyr road was completely stopped. In and near Brecon the loss cf property has also been very great. It is said that the river rose 15ft., and that the flood was the effect of a waterspout. The Taff was also flooded to such an unusual extent as to carry away the stone bridge thrown over the river between Pentrebach works and Abercannad ; its chief ravages, however, were in the upper part of Brecknock, and in the adjoining vale of Neath. Brecon town was flooded and filled with mud ; a cottage, with five inmates, was carried away near Builth, and the whole district was swept clear of hay, potatoes, and all moveable articles. The river Mellte carried away several small bridges, washed off all the hay that was already cut, and did serious damage to all the corn fields and meadows on its banks. The little river Nedd. Vechan, prior to its junction with the Mellte, carried off the parapets of Pont Neath Vaughan bridge, and from the junction below that village the Neath committed terrible devastations. The farm of Ynys Sando w as inundated, the ca ttl e were carried away, and the farmer only escaped with his own life, after climbing with much effort from one of the outhouses through the window into the upstairs room. The farm of Ynys-y-Cymmer was denuded of its hay, and the houses in the neighbourhood were filled with water and debrittts. At Lougharne a great amount of damages has been done to the wheat crops as well as the hay. The flood likewise undermined a large piece of the ancient castle wall, which fell with a tremendous crash. The dis trict of Marros Pendine and Amroth was completely over flowed, a great number of houses were inundated, and the inhabitants obliged to make their escape through the win dows and roofs of their houses, and leave all to the mercy of the water, and rushed with awful impetuosity, carrying before it bridges, culverts, hayricks, and everything that stood in its way. Great damage was done to the highways. especially those places having any declivity, which were completely blocked up, and it will take some time to put them in passable repair. The brook at Amroth was swollen to such a degree that the water found its way into the Castle several feet in depth. The amount of damage at this single place is estimated at from 2501. to 3001. At Haverfordwest some cattle were killed by lightning during the storm that prevailed. At Cardigan two pigs, belonging to Mr. John Havard, cabinet maker, were killed by the lightning ; and at Blaennerch, near Tremaine, two horses, worth about 301. each, be longing to the Rev. Mr. Jones, of Blaennerch, were killed. They were in a field at a farm called Cwm. The farmer, George Griffiths, his wife, and children, had a providential escape from being struck by the electric fluid. While they were sitting at breakfast it entered the room by the chimney, and in an instant cleared the breakfast-table of everything, and struck down a little girl ; it then passed out through the open door, leaving the room filled with sulphurous smoke. T slightly scorched on the arm, but happily y c _no . other injury was sustained. Altogether suc h a widely spread devastation occasioned by heavy floods has not been known for many years. THE GALE OF THURSDAY. SHIELDS, SATURDAY.—On Thursday a violent gale from the isi,N.E, raged cif the coast north of Flam. ' borough-head, and it has produced serious results among the shipping. We received information yesterday after noon that a valuable screw collier, the Countess o f Strathmore, the property o f the eneral Iron Screw Collier Company, which had left the Tyne heavily laden on Wednesday afternoon for London, had foundered during the gale. In the evening the worst fears were confirmed by the arrival of a portion of the crew at Shields. When she left the Tyne she had three passen gers and a crew of 15 cfficers and seamen on board, And on Thursday afternoon it appears she was off the York shire coast, nearlyabreast of Whitby, in a heavy cross sea, which washed her decks and poured a good deal of water into the engine -room. The master, Mr. Nicholson, a man of first-rate courage, and as smart a sailor as ever crossed Shields Bar, k e pt her before the wind until her foreyard blew away. He then tried to get back to Har tlepool, but the vessel shipped a sea which disabled the rudder, extinguished the fires, and threw the ship into the trough of the waves, thoroughly disabling her. A billyboy put out to the assistance of the crew, and by a rope, the boats having been washed away, got off ten of the crew and two of the passengers. A Whitby vessel, the Bounty, also came down to help them, and saved others from the ill-fated vessel. But the mate, William Harrison, having lashed himself to a ladder, was being drawn towards the brig, when a sea caught the ladder, and knocked the poor fellow off and drowned him. The master, the last to leave his post, being a stout man, lashed himself to a new rope, and the people on board the brig had nearly dragged him into their boat, when the rope broke, and he fell under the stern and was never more seen. A poor fellow, one of the crew, a young man belonging t o B oston, had been hauled aboard the brig in a most exhausted state, and, though every exertion was made to restore animation, died shortly after he was got aboard. The vessel is reported to have foundered. The surviving crew and passengers were landed at Hartlepool on Thursday evening, and have been forwarded to their homes. The Countess of Strath more was a new vessel, having only been on the station since May last, and with her engines was a ship of 540 tons register. The untimely death of her commander is much lamented by the seafaring population of the Tyne, for he was a noble specimen ofthe English sailor. During the gale several vessels got ashore near Sea ham, but the crews are all saved. _ The Sunderland News gives a distressing account of the result of the gale at Hartlepool. Its correspondent says : " Two vessels have been stranded on the North Sands, about three-quarters of a mile to the north of the ileugh Lighthouse, , _ "The first of these was a Sunderland sloop, the. Sis ters, William Lewis master, which was bound for castle, having left lyhitby on the .p r evi ous n i g ht-tide. When she was fi:-.liscovered off the coast it was seen that she could not by any possibility 'make the harbour, having even then got far on towards the land. It was observable from the shore that there were only two men and a boy on board the sloop ; and as she struck the sea swept violently over her, carrying off the boy and one of the men (who afterwards proved to be the boy's father), who had attempted to rescue him. Happily both were immediately rescued by the other man ; but they were again swept athwart the deck by the retiring sea. Three hours from the stranding of the sloop were passed in a-fruitless endeavour to render assistance to its miserable occupants, all the while subject to the most trying exposure, and in danger of being washed over board by the sea ; and it was not until afternoon that the rocket apparatus having been brought to bear on the spot, and a connexion-line passed to the sloop by this means, the vessel was safely boarded. This effected, the boy, who had been supported in the arms of his father against the mainmast of the sloop since he was rescued from the sea by the captain ,during a period of three hours), was discovered to be in a state of insensi bility, from which ho never afterwards recovered, and the men were reduced to a condition of the utmost ex haustion. Both were immediately removed to the Brunswick Hotel, where, with the most praiseworthy attention, the usual restoratives were plentifully sup plied, and the seamen were rapidly recovered ; but, not withstanding the most persevering application of Mr- Stamp, surgeon, by promoting artificial breathing, &c., the boy could not be resuscitated, and it is therefore supposed he must have died on the way from the shore after being landed. This was the poor little fellow's first voyage at sea ; and the probable cause of death, in the surgeon's opinion, is asphyxia, in his case the ner vous exhaustion from physical exposure and terror." The Alexandria, of Whitby, also got ashore at Hartle pool during the same time. Crew saved. IMPORTANT MEETING ON TEE BALLOT. A meeting of the friends of the ballot was held on the 14th, at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. The meeting, which was convened by circular from the Ballot Society, was called with the view of enabling that body to confer with the friends of the ballot movement on the best means of insuring its success. The attendance on the occasion was highly in fluential, while the letters received from leading re formers in the country proved how wide-spread is the feeling in favour of the ballot among the constituencies of the empire. At the hour fixed for the meeting, one o'clock, there were, among others, present, the Hon. F. H. F. Berkeley, M.P. ; R. Cobden, M.P. ; J. M'Cann, M.P. ; J. Brady, M.P. ; J. Ball, M.P. ; W. J. Torrens M'Cullagh, T. Prout, H. Bateman, Donald Nicholl (who handed in a contribution of five five guineas), G. Pouncey, T. B. Parker, G. E. Dennes, R. Dawson, J. Evans, W. Simpson, J. Ledger, A. New ton, W. D. Saul, W. Geeson, J. Prout, W. Wickham, H. Dixon, W. Roberts, R. Cassidy, Monstrevern ; H. Kennedy, Brighton ; J. Sothern, Yarmouth; W. Gibbs, Aylesbury ; R. Cosens, Barnham, Sussex; T. Falvey, Southampton, and other gentlemen. Previous to the more immediate business of the meet ing, the Secretary of the Ballot Society read communi cations, expressive of concurrence with the ballot move ment, and of regret at their inability to attend on this occasion, from Baron Rothschild, M,P., through Mr. W. J. Hall, with a contribution of twenty guineas ; Mr. Scholefield, M.P. ; H. Hussey Vivian, M.P. ; R. W. Crawford, F. Bennoch, Dr. Lee, of Hartwell-house, Bucks ; Mr. J. Etches, Derby, with a contribution of 51. Letters to the same effect were also read from Ha vant, Landport, Haverfordwest, Swansea, Enfield, Stroud, Inverness, Banagher, Cheltenham, Bristol, Great Marlow, Sand other places. The Hon. F. H. F. Berkeley, having been called to the chair, stated the object of the meeting, which was to confer on the steps to be taken at the present im portant juncture (when a measure of Parliamentary Re form was in prospect), for obtaining such an expression of public opinion in favour of the ballot as would secure its adoption in the place that would be proposed by her Majesty's Ministers. Mr. Berkeley was followed by Mr. Cobden, who ad verted to the means of effecting this object. Mr. Cobden thought that the constituencies should make the ballot an indispensable condition to their support of candidates at the next election. The whole energy of the country should be concentrated on this great ques tion, which involved equally the national character and public morality. As a means to this end the hon. mem ber dwelt on the importance of local organisation for the promotion of the ballot. Mr. Cobden was followed by Mr. W. J. Hall, Esq., who said he had been requested by Baron Rothschild in handing in his subscription, to express his regret at his unavoidable absence. dr. Hall then expressed his concurrence with the views put forward by Mr. Cobden, and added, that, as *itizen of London, he hoped to see the City soon take up the question of the ballot. Mr. J. M'Cann, M.P., adverted to the unanimity of the Irish Liberals on the ballot. All that was neces sary to be done so far as Ireland was concerned, was to give the constituencies timely notice of the question being brought forward, and they might safely be left to deal with their respective members. The resolution which affirmed the support of the ballot as a duty in cumbent upon the friends of purity of election having been supported by Messrs. Dawson and Geeson was unanimously adopted. The second resolution, which adverted to the import ance of an immediate expression of public opinion in favour of the ballot being made a feature in the 'new Reform Bill was moved by Mr. Richard Cosens, of Barnham, Sussex, who, on announcing himself as a tenant farmer of 800 acres, was welcomed by the meet ing with a hearty English cheer. Mr. Cosens, after alluding to the well-known fact, that the farmers had "no voice of their own" in county representation, dwelt, at some length, on the mode in which the ballot move ment was to be promoted among the agriculturists. In the course of his speech Mr. Cosens declared his convic tion that an appeal to agricultural constituencies, on behalf of the ballot, would now meet with a welcome response from tenant farmers. The resolution was seconded by Mr. Torrens M'Cul lagh, who hailed the sentiments of the last speaker as an earnest that on the question of the ballot, town and country, the tradesman and farmer would become one. Mr. M'Cullagh, after adverting to the silent, but not ineffectual, labours of the Ballot Society during the past few months, stated that tracts were now in preparation on current objections against the ballot, some of which, such as the proposed failure of the ballot in America, had been endorsed by high authority even in the House of Commons. He believed it would be found that this supposition arose from the want of accurate information as to the real facts of the case. Such information it would be one of the earliest duties of the Ballot Society to supply. The resolution having been supported by Mr. J. Ball, M.P., and Mr. J. Gibbs, of Aylesbury, was carried nem. con. The third resolution, which embodied the hearty as sent of the meeting to a subscription i n aid of the object f o e f rr th in e g ß t a o llo th t S e o d c i i m et c y u - , lt w ie a s s i m n o t v h e e d w b a y y 3r o f f c . a T. rryPirnogu thist, who r e e s- tion showed that they were only such as could easily be overcome by a response to the resolution which he had the honour of proposing ; that responsew as, however, of paramount importan ce to their success. Mr. Henry Bateman, in seconding the resolution, ob served that it was the pith of the whole question. He had no fear that the movement would f a il f or t h e want o f money, but un der existing circumstances prompt and energetic aid in the way of contributions would go far to obviate the evils resulting from a protracted agitation of the question. His support of the movement was in duced mainly by his confidence that the ballot was the most effectual means of putting an end to the present debasing and demoralising practices of contested elec tions. The resolution having been supported by Mr. Robert Cassidy, was carried unanimously. The fourth resolution, which urged the formation of local societies for the promotion of the ballot, was moved by Mr. T. Falvey, of Southampton, who gave valuable illustrations of the importance of local organisations. The resolution having been seconded by Mr. R. Daw son, and supported by Mr. A. Newton, was carried. 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