The Sun. — London, England, 1853-05-30 00:00:00

MONEY MAlt INTELLL COMMERCIAL WS DAY.) CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday Were estimated at 7,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for export and on specula tion. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 700 Pernam and Maranham at 64{1. to 7id., 300 Egyp tian at 6111. to 10d., 1,000 Surat at 31 5 d. to and 40 Sea leand at 2s. to 2s. 10d. per lb. Rail way Shares were quiet, at rather lower prices. , The S ara h S ands steamer has arrived from Aus tralia with a large mail, but her dates are not later. She has about 320,0001. in gold and 20,000/. in sil ver, and probably her passengers also possess con siderable sums. There are, besides, various ship arrivals, including the Benjamin Elkin, with advices Feb. 21 from Sydney, and Feb. 3 from Moreton ; the May Queen, with advices of Jan. 22 from - L - ort Philip, the Windsor, which left Sydney Feb. ; the Northumberland, Feb. 6 ; the Wooloomoo -9° in 87 days f rom S y d ney, and the Tasman from hobart Town. The amount of gold on board these .vessels is not yet ascertained, but the Northumber land, it is expected, has about 17,000 ounces. There are Adelaide letters of Feb. 28, per ship Melbourn e Mont gomer i e, arrived at Singapore. The ai elbourite had not reached Adelaide on her home- Ward voyage up to that date. The acco un t s, as far as they have been received, th ve ral of the vesse l s abovenamed being only oil e coast, are very favourable. The La Plata steamer is telegraphed. i The Asia, from New York brings 600,000 dollars Specie. The advices notice more activity in the „c'elc market. During the week ending May 14, e total value of the exports of merchandise was ',',) 30 3,436 d o ll ars, and of specie 110,000 dollars. The dry goods t ra d e was b ecom i ng qu i e t er as th e ae k L a len adva nce d , b ut a large and profitable b us i ness ' - ` 4 n bee n d one during the previous three or four kentli s . Oahe wheat crop in all the Western States of tada promised an abundant crop. be-"eviloundland accounts state that a delegate had e n aPpointed to treat on the subject of free trade, 'with 44, • - v.-Le United States. I le rail 1 0 , way meetings announced are the tol lug pOMPANT. DATE. PLACE, &C. Corkar ere). and Erquelines May 31, Charleroi. Itl:nnY and B andon June 10, 17,Gracechurch-st Ike and Gt. Southern xiiia e V nu rn l estern Ireland May 30, London Tavern. L an y Junction May 31, Dublin. e llY Railw a y an d D oc k J une 6, London Tavern. A i l, Sheffield, and Lincoln June 8, Manchester. IsT a l ""alld Gt. West. Ireland June 8, Dublin. I,.tunr and Liege June 7, London Tavern. ditto June 15, Brussels. ti,lith Yorkshire June 15, London Tavern. 'vaterf ord and Kilkenny__ May 31, London Tavern. v e r4e English Stock market has been flatter, with very little doing, on account of the greater compli eatio4 is v , of the Eastern question. Consols have been tfor Transfer, and 1001 f or A ccoun t. Th e y r e o A -ow 100,1 1. The New 3k per Cents. are 102i ar S) and the 3 per Cents. 99i g. Exchequer Bills Par to 25., and India Bonds 30s. premium. e Sea Old Annuities are at 991. Price of Consols for June is 1001 .4'. Foreig n S ecur iti es th ere has'been very little lia b, and prices share in the depression of Eng h and -,, st °clis. Mexican Bonds are quoted 26i to ±, ~-reruvian 87. Brazilian Old Bonds are 100 to -tquador Stock is at 6, and Grenada has de iBl2,l to 21. The Spanish Committees Certificate Nothing has been done in the Deferred. at s i llan Rends have fallen full 1 per cent., being The Dutch 4 per Cents. are dull at 97. b ee "e shares of the Gold Mine Companies have . wo 11 heavy. The Land Companies' Shares are 51 Australian Agricultural have fallen 41. to f ro . ' and 13ritish American Land have fluctuated 75 to 85. -A-gua Fria Company have reciived intelli k,.ecee that the three weeks' produce was 286 oz. ehe h a d b een sen t up t o th e m i ne . L ea " shares of the Banking Companies have been of The , amount o f ra il way ca ll s f or J une i s 1,521,9411., sP.u.ich 1 ,217,400/. is called by foreign companies. t tu r i s is selling day in the Railway Share Market, eve Prices are Ito per cent. worse, being, how. - very well supported under the circumstances, FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. From the Official List.) r, Business done. rvr Cent. Reduced Annuities 99 Cent Consols Annuities lO9/ L o w 3/ per Cent. Annuities lO2l Ditto Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 1„," . 0 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6 3-16 auttonds, £lOOO o, under £lOOO r,:ith' Sea Old Annuities 1... - "Ilsols for Account le l , equer Bills, Lid. klooo £5OO small Ditto Advertised .. 30 . 09 . 1001 a 2 p par 2 p par 2 p par par 3d RllO-0E OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. t( l il lan Bonds, 5 per Cent Gr 11. Bonds 1 4 ' ,7 41, ,,, Bonds Deferred 1, 4, - - ie wt a,, a . tionds . ' Ex. Dec., 1849, Coupon 2l s 'er ia .“ a per ueut. .. 261 i t4 t ,„Pan Bonds, 41 per Cent. ti bi t r o Bonds, 5 per Cent. p a , 2 per Cent. 4 1 Committee Cert. of Coup. not fuu bt,te, Dividends on the above payable in London. 4 Exchange 4 per Cent. Certificates 97 HA LI&PAST TWO. ..... 100$ 10011 Consols Ditto June Account -11.4.1 aBO.ROUGH-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) n buir l NG A FORGED NOTE.—Charles Marsptolna,ceda at t h nan who refused to give his address, was le rio e bar before Mr. Bingham, charged with having Ivitil'itglY uttered a forged 51. Bank of England note, klotitiltktetit to defraud Mrs. Anna Taner, confectioner, Audley-street Grosvenor-square. 4ottl',.°Reelltrix deposed that, on Saturday afternoon, °l'dp fi re o'clock, the prisoner came into her shop, and k r i l i e l u , 10s• worth of ice to be sent to Mrs. Rigby, 30 'hon!,'eY-iquare As there was another confectioner's 1iv4" 8, 40 , the same . street as hers, she asked prisoner if he tee, he had come to the right shop. He replied, 1,4414 Wa4 what's more, Mrs. Rigby h d given 1. 1 1 4 '1 1211° 1 1 e3r to pay for it, and he then ten a dered to ehe + e 66 . note produced in payment. As soon 44 ,d t " n o . j olf.. it in her hand she thought it was a bad one, 11 A ° Sure,she sent it over the way to the .pawn :m et' a who sea it back to her with word that it was t'''ti;rm''ue then sent for a constable, and before he c'ellow„")),r_isoner walked out of the shop. The policeman st /b, 'lira and took him into custody. k e k c ter Parke said when prisoner was brought to I va; ; h ien he read the charge over to him in the , usual 11°t e b he (prisoner) replied he was sent with the Aai 1,2 buler, whose name he said he did not know, th a t S -:),l„lveci at No. 6, Grosvenor-square. He after to le rived in Fitzroy-square,_ and shifted from me NI enkeley.square. Witness had ascertained that Near, person as Mrs. Rigby resided at 36, Berkeley rem,-tieticiB7,ll,,er, who d ec li ne d offering any defen ce, was fur a week. CONCERTS EXTRAORDINARY. which may be thus are au 4tisd. . able series of conc o e f rts ex ' aggeration, Mr. Mitchell's noliti._ wlthout any degree thanks to according Wtn i rtl to be in preparation— ill take which now place, lying. before an to th'lleNvti enterprise. It s foe 14.4:V4'111nm already Ti P e ri y n l t v ed, a 7 n t d b, Gtkt Perlisal----the dates being the being the Weber, ciis.re4b(l 18th Proximo—the see.ene Herr Franz Weber, Union 44 the''',4B----the director b( . 31 ,( Cologne in Herr rm the Or it,hi. artlfitS engaged composing the they are termed Besides 9th, 11th, Hanover tigi,..4;Y Male 'voices," or, a 577..... verezn. articu thest'all Der lalner lif ?inner- Gesa Ii P ~.. b _ latiOttractions two others may be esp ecially ' ofor by or dll. -- 1i. 1 1441e1Y,' p e rformances on the p ia noforte !tir eklri'vilhelrilina Clause, and others t the greatest orghow -14 tlas--eet german, reputed to be Obviously, t an ''ver, t7°l•ld---Schneider of Dresden. programme i s that e or hol uiti e chief novelty in thef the first tim f ' the lii CoN . the arrival in this country 0 alists. 0 organ by the t ti • -°gire 13 . • o f e i il hty male v`.3c cord in gni of „ . nion eig following re te.oh, Leas 'Union we find the ‘ , ; , : -in e:--.... 1842 , 111144.4trilron. has existed since the yearerr F ra nz Weber,orits /P ilo v a einnisical superintendence of extraordinary merits thi s ' 8 euesen director for life. The chorus . the iti t st gentleman in the cultivation maleof throughout d by It, e not only known and appreciated knowledge . appointed t„-r,i orld, but have been repeatedly acwas appoin kYttl„.l.4'.llan Government. Herr Weber and the couples (If th e k(nrsical direcr a few yea rs ago, infavour of his 4tki Pi•eserit gear has been, through the le I Eag •In itsrtl, decoratedc.th thorder of the Re'„,-, members, I hit 4t Year the lini'n conented no more than SU which every Aspirnotwithstaiading the severe exertion his voice IN Ilt was forced. to undergo in cultivating Feal i facility, hog4-,citle Musical knowledge and technical ftm nts to td -o and - er ra gidl • d and now - -eu total of 1712°14)' iiienall3lers•Y lnee ' • t making a raetlb_s and 111 associa es, At4o 'r . with i kki il i ,lig the have persons connected• e to the ~ee e 4„ ' 4tt who have accorded their patronage names of teiiii-,a (if the Union, we find enumerated the.n.d, e a s od otendllite, Liszt Formes, Ernst, Jenny L t i t n hat this Ile,. _e.ssohntartholdy. We doubt net . bu . , L. re. 1,, 'l,evideeee ~ 'lse wilt " 41•tted, er Mr. Mitchell's enterprise 1 public of our iti(!trelloi: A well deserves, by the musical 1850. I 1851 * 18". -- • n 533 41 834 tit i , 4lo 4. --------..._________________ . 25,922 25,729 1 ,Ild to 37s thl I f eet "'NEXT . ON ! eonThae STREET, IS said that the pla , n for ,36 ;: d od t ?3s s s Od Ito 00 , Sd '4' t i Nte t, p " i ng from a point • l . Price of Y. L. •• • tto 00,8.?,1 3 1 224 1 723 1 789 '4t,,11.eu1t., -1-4"eX-street va. p , in . Mlle Strand, nert!' y . clivery last we i Deliver this day .....c.. ck rs, j g 1 94:w0 102,436 1103,07 , 1 6;82 5..1 tlir o 'Sit t , to' inn•fiel,]s ex•street, 3 : 11 ' 11 , itself of the east n s:: Ito from Jane 1.. • . ,u. 2 i.i 2 . 42 i - I ,_. ti t , Yea, y,d L; , and. opening into Holborn, nearly D A . rivais last ti, eel, • • 2 96 40J `ry tx t ' 81ti e , "1-Btreet, was prepared upwards of 7,:tto front June 3ss 9/1 4 t) pl 4„ , n , ' atid that a company is now forming to 1 Price Tewn ...... 39' 63 3 i Price of .. •• m 1 tO execution.—Buildv. i 1.... 1 13 , j 8 . B , s 03 1 1: 5 ,9 0 9 3 4 1 130883,397; ~.~ TT AND MARKET TS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE, The demand for wheat in nearly the whole of the pro vincial marks `,,s held on Saturday was rather active, at improved quotations. Barley—the supplies of which on offer were limited—sold freely, at full prices, and the value of malt, oats, and flour was well supported. Both beans and peas moved off steadily, and the currencies had an upward tendency. The latest accounts from New York state that wheat and flour were in moderate request for shippinc , purposes. Nearly the whole of the Continental markets have ruled steady, at full prices. The arrivals of English grain up to our market, last week, were very limited. From abroad we received 26,410 quarters of wheat, 8,630 barley, 16,970 oats, 2,830 beans, 1,433 peas, 9 tares, 257 sundry seeds, 970 sacks, and 1,286 barrels of flour. The quantity' of wheat received fresh up to this morn ing's market, coastwise from Kent, was very limited, but in fair average condition. From Essex, as well as from the East Coast, the supply was comparatively small ' • whilst the receipts by land carriage ex hibited a falling off. Notwithstanding that the show of samples b oth red and white was limit a, the demand, owing to the moderate number of millei s in attendance, was not to say brisk. However, it may be considered steady, at prices equal to those obtained on Monday last, and a, which a fair clear- ance was effected. The sale for forward-delivery parcels was tolerably firm, but the business doing was rather limited. Growers gene rally were firm.. The supply of foreign wheat was again very exten sive ; but most of the samples were in good condition, from nearly the whole of the vessels having made rapid passages. Medium qualities sold freely, chiefly for ship ment coastwise, at very full prices. Most other kinds moved off slowly, at late rates. Several floating cargoes changed hands at is per quarter more money. Sc arcely any English barley was on offer ; but the supply of foreign was rather extensive; never theless, the barley trade was steady, at full quotations. We had a modarate inquiry for malt, the supply of which was good at late currencies. On the whole, the supply of oats wa s good • yet the de mand was tolerably active, at previous quotations. Beans came slowly to hand ; whilst the inquiry for them was firm, at full prices. The sale for pews was steady, but no change took place in their value. W© had an improved sale for both English and foreign flour, at full prices. CURNENCIY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Mait—Chevaller .. • • 61s to 63s Red • • .. new 37s to 43s Oats Yorkshire and Ditto.. • ....... ola 37s 471 Lincolnsb., Feed 16s 21s Ditto, White new 378 47s Potato Ditto... old 39s 54s Youghsl and Cork Neallk and Lir, 81ack....... 15s 19s coin, Red, old 372 47s Cork, White... 17e 21s Ditto new • 1139 42s Scotch, Feed. 209 25s Rye—Old ••• • • • -28 s 30s Beans—Tick 349 38s New • • • • .... 29s 31s Pige0n5.......... 36s 44i Barley—Grinding ..• 24s 28a Peas—Grey . .•• .• 30s 358 Malting .•• • • 309 32d Maple. •• • • ...... 33s 36s Chevalier— • • ..- 335 36s White. •• .. 36s 401 Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers •......... 37s 40s folk.• •• • • ...... 52s Its Flour—Town-made... 39s 44s Suffolk • • ........ 32s 34s King sten and Ware b7s 60s Stooktn & Norfolk 32s 36s SMITHFIELD. During the last week the import of foreign stock into London amounted to 3,131 head. In the corresponding period of 1852, we received 2,703 ; in 1851, 1,1 68; in 1850, 1,926 ; in 1849, 2,117 ; and in 1848, 3,245, and in 1817, 3,336 head. IMPORTS LNTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Bromvershasen 27 ... ... Harlingen-- 160 -. AAANNTrp Hamburgh lOO Rotterdam 292 -. Dordt___ 738 ... 95 ... 422 ... 19 Total 636 ... 1,847 ... 137 ... 483 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Bea. its . Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1852 470 ... 1,723 ... 94 382 34 1851 72 ... 596 ... 106 ... 301 93 1850 325 ... 1,262 6 ... 333 1849 334 1,483 ... 26 ... 274 1848 499 2,276 19 ... 451 We were again seasonably well supplied with foreign stock, in good saleable condition. The whole changed hands, though rather slowly, at last week's prices. The show of house-fed beasts on offer was by no means so extensive as on Monday last ; nevertheless, as the attend ance of country buyers was less numerous than for some weeks past, it proved quite equal to the wants of the butchers. The primest Scots and short horns were in moderate request, at last week's prices--the general top quotation for beef being 4s 4d per 81bs., at which figure a few Scots were sold by weight ; but all other breeds moved off slowly, and late rates were barely supported. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,500 Scots and short-horns ; from other parts of England, 500 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c. ; and, from Scotland, chiefly per railway, 550 horned and polled Scots. There was a considerable increase in the supply of sheep ; but its general weight, from a large portion of it being composed of tins, was by no means heavy. The primest Downs and half-breds sold at full quotations—the highest figure for the former being 4s 8d per 81bs ; otherwise, the mutton trade was dull, and prices had a downward tendency. The arrivals of lambs—amongst which were 350 head from the Isle of Wight—were good ; yet the lamb trade ruled steady, at full currencies, viz., 5s to Gs 4d per Blbs. We were rather scantily supplied with calves, the de mand for which was tolerably firm, at from 4s to 5s per 81bs. Pigs were in very moderate request, but no change took place in prices. . 28 Per Sibs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 Prime Southdown 4 6 4 8 Second quality.... 3 4 3 6 1 Large erse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime large oxen 3 8 310 Prime small d 0... 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. 4 0 4 4 Large bogs 3 4 3 8 Inferior Sheep ... 3 6 3 8 Small porkers 310 4 4 Second quality ...3 10 4 0 Suckling calves ..20 0 25 0 Prime erse.-wiled.4 2 4 4 Quarter old pigs 19 0 24 0 Lambs s Od to (is 4d. TOTAL SUPPLY. I _ FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .. • • .............. 4,398 Beasts • • ...• •• . 598 Sheep and Lambs .. • ..... 25,680 Sheep .. ••••• • .. • • ...... • • 680 238 Pigs . • 215 Pigs 15 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, May 31, 1852, and this day, Monday, May 30, 1853. Per 8113 s, to sink the offals. May 31, 185.`:. 1 11fay 30,1853 s. d. a. ,s. d. a. d Coarse and inferior beasts ••• 2 Bto 2 10 3 oto 3 2 Second quality ditto ... ... 3 0 3 4'3 4 3 Prime Lgrgo oxen ... 3 6 3 8 3 8 310 Prime Scots, dye ... 310 4 0 4 0 4 4 Coarse and inferior sheep 210 3 0 3 6 3 8 Second quality ditto ... •.. 3 2 3 43 10 4 0 Prime coarse woolled ditto ~. 3 6 38 4 2 4 4 Prime Southdown ditto ... 3 8 3 10,4 6 4 8 Lambs ••• ... 4 2 5 4 5 0 6 4 Large coarse calves ..• ... 3 6 4 0 4 0 4 6 Prime small ditto ... 4 2 4 6 4 8 5 0 Large hogs ... •.. ... 2 6 3 4 3 4 3 8 Neat small porkers ... 3 6 3 83 10 4 4 Beasts... ... •• • ... ... 3 ,390 4,398 Sheep ... ..• •.. ... 26,860 25,680 ••• 317 347 Pigs 415 215 SUPPLIES ON SALE, June 2, 1851.—Beasts, 3,482 ; sheep and lambs, 31,540 ; calves, 334 ; pigs, 480. June 3, 1850.—Beasts, 3,261; sheep and lambs, 26,720 ; calves, 243 ; pigs, 310. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of c ountry-killed meat on sale hero are very limited, owing to the prevailing warm weather. With meat slaughtered in the metropolis, we are seasonably well supplied ; yet the general demand is steady, and last week's prices are well supported. Per Sibs by the carcase. s. i. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 10 3 0 Do., middling Do., prime large 3 6 3 8 Do., do. small 3 S 3 10 Pork, large . 3 4 3 10 Lamb 5................ s. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 6 3 10 Do., middling 4 0 4 2 Do., prime Veal 3 10 4 10 Pork, small 4 0 4 4 5s Od to 6s 4d BOROUGH HOP. We continuo to have a very steady demand for all kinds of hops, the late advance in the value of which is well suported. Mid and East Kent pockets, 120 s. to 168 p s. • Weald of Kent, 115 s. to 1268. ; and Sussex, 1129. to 1265. per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since Monday last, the arrivals of home-grown potatoes have been very moderate ; but the imports have continued good, they having amounted to 32 tons, 22 boxes from Dunkirk ; and 525 tons, 2,346 bags from Hamburgh. The demand to-day is in a sluggish state, as follows : York Regents, 137 s to 175 s per ton • Lincolnshire do., 115 s to 135 s ; ' Scotch ditto, 130 s to 135 s ; ditto reds, 95s to 110 s ; Foreign, 80s to 100 s. WOOL. There has been an increased number of buyers in attend ance at the public sales since our last. Good and fine qualities have sold freely, and prices have had an upward tendency ; whilst the value of other kinds has been well supported. Nearly 20,00 bales have now changed hands, at the following prices :—Port Philip—Clean sheep's, is 4d to 2s 10d • damaged is to is lld ; black, 9d to ls 4d ; lambs, 2s to 2s 11 (1; do.damaged, 10d to Is9d; do.part Is9d; pieces, is 5(1 to is 9d ; ditto grease, 9(1 to is 2d ; locks, is 4d to is 9d. ; pieces and locks, is 4d to is 8d ; mixed, is Gd to is 9ld ; greasy lambs', is 4d to is 9d ; second skin, is 9d ; handwashed ditto, is Gd to is 10d.—Cape Clean sheep's, is Od to is 10d ; damaged, is to 1s 4d ; second, is Gd to is 9(1. ; handwashed, Is to 1s 6(1 ; black and grease, 8d to 10d ' • pickings, Gd to 7d ; grease, Gd to to is 14(1 ; ditto lambs', lid to is 4d ' • skin, is 2d to is 40.- - Launceston--Second skin, i s 5d to is 7d ; clean sheep's, is M.—Hobart Town—Clean sheep's is 2d 2s 1.0; handwashed, is 8d to 2s ; locks, 10(1 to is Now Zealand—Clean sheep's, is 4d to is led ; handwashed, is Gd to 2s Od ; lambs' 1s 4d to 2s lid.—Sydney—Second sheep's, is 7d to 2s 7d ; handwashed ditto, is 7d to 2s ; clean sheep's, 1s 6d to 2s ; pieces, is 4(1 to to is Oid ; damaged sheep's, 10d to is 8d per lb. Last week's imports were about 4,009 bales, chiefly from the colonies. Pri vately the demand is inactive, SEEDS. yet prices are supported. Linseed continues very dull in sale, and most kinds are lower to purchase. On the s p ot Black S ea has change hands at 4 6 5. ; a nd Calcutta, ex- g ranar y , 465 . 3 d. per ° ; The price of the latter, for the autumn, is 465. E g ast . India rape is quoted at 475. to 48s. All other seeds dull. Cakes continue to decline in price. Tarnte,White,perbush. 9s to lls" 1 7 0 5 5 125 9: Vittst S ar w d e , de ßro . Wn . White, new.- • Is Od 95 Tares, Winter, new.... Os Od Os Od Spring • • • • ...... 43 6d 55 6d Canary, per quarter . 40s 44s Rye grass• ••.• • • • 28s 345 Clover, Red En,.. (cwt.) 67s 44s 43 Forehnt Red .. • • 44s 62s White .. • 48s 6 White.... 51s 67s . 243 28s Carraway.. •• •• •• 46s 48s Coriander•.. ...• .• •• lls 14$ Ilempseed, per quarter 3Ss 44s Linseed, Eng.'iowing.. 54s 58s Crushing •• .• •• •• 45s 488 Baltic ••••.. • • .. 44a 48s Odessa ••••• • •• • • 463 48s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English •• . St Os 9, 5. Foreign, per ton 71 103 91 Os Rape Cakes, pr ton 4/11s Si Os Rapeseed,New,prlst 2110 s 2410 s Trefoil, new.. •• • • TALLOW. The business doing in our market is by no means exten sive. Importms, however, are very firm, and prices are Gd per cwt. higher than on Monday last. To-day, P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 47s Gd, and for delivery during the last three months, 48s to 48s 3d per cwt. Town tallow is 47s per cwt. net cash ; rough fat, 2s 8d per 81bs. Majority for Key 7l Five hundred and forty-nine liverymen polled to-day. Of these there were three hundred and eight who voted for Sir John Key, and two hundred and forty-one for Mr. Scott. Total number since the commencement of the contest, 5,387. Sir John bad from the proceeds of the former polling, when the business of to-day began, a majority of 14 votes in hand. In the course of the first half hour Mr. Scott's friends reduced that number by one, and in the next half hour by six. Subsequently however, Sir John's 1 8 53 . supporters flocked to th e po l l, so that by one o'clock the worthy baronet's majority reached 76. This was reduced 17254 '" ,8,3 by two o'clock to 71, w h ere i t remained during the next to 003 Od hour stationary, the pollin g b e i ng equal. 793 I The announcement of the state of the poll was received 102,041 with the most enthusiastic cheering. 1 ' 240 Both of the candidates briefly thanked their friends, 85 . 796 when the proceedings of the day were adjourned until 494 34 Monday (this day). THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY NVENING, MAY 3O, 1853. JOURNALS. SPIRIT OF OXFORD HONOURS. (From, the Times.) In ordinary cases a list of honorary degrees at either Shr. of the universities is about as dull an affair as the cata logue of ships in " Homer." Every now and then, no doubt, the name of some worthy, illustrious in peace or s war, in thought or achievement, is included in the batch 2 of brevet lawyers, and commands general respect. This name sheds, as it were, a halo around those of his corn panions, every one of whom was at least converted into a D.C.L. at the same time as a great man. But, if we . 1 look at the ordinary practice in such cases, we find either 2 , that persons are selected for the dignity who, from their ' social position, may add a certain degree of lustre to the 2 , 4 universities, or that they are men to whom the universi- St ties willingly show honour, because in honouring them Si they honour themselves. We need not quote in detail 5( the names of the royal personages and great philosophers 5( and literary men who have received the freedom of the 2( Isis or the Cam at the hands of our university authori ties ; the fact, as we state it, is one of general notoriety. 25 It was reserved for the University of Oxford to put the matter on an entirely different footing, and to convert 2E what has hitherto, and with reason, been esteemed an honourable distinction into a mere political by-blow. 18 Lord Derby is the Dagon of the hour, and Lord 20 Derby's followers are duly converted into little 25 Dagons, that the Oxford Dons may humour the great man even in his whims. It is intelligible 25 enough that Lord Derby should have been selected for 25 the post, because during his tenure of political power St, death had removed from the scene the old Chancellor— 50 alas how different a man I We will say nothing of the St. motives which might have induced such a choice, but 10 will rather accept the selection as a graceful compliment St. to the office rather than to the Premier. But, even if St. Lord Derby were to be chesen Chancellor of Oxford St when he was First Minister of the Crown, does it follow St. that all his colleagues are to be selected for university St. distinctions when they have ceased to occupy the lower St. places in the Ministry ? We are urging no captious St. objection against the addition of one or two colleagues 50 of Lord Derby to the list of eminent men who might io with propriety have been selected for an honourable dis- st: tinction. Our complaint is, that all have been taken 19,] and that the University of Oxford has thus degraded 14 itself to the level of a political club—and what a club ! 50 When everybody else had thrown them off, the Oxford 20 Dons have taken the Protectionists in. They have 11i afforded a refuge to a faction which had long since been 10 rejected by every important interest in the country St. and which had ended its political career by re- 20 nouncing the principles upon which its existence 10 as a party was based throughout. Certainly we St. have no wish to renew the acrimony of past controver 50 - sies, and, had the adherents of Lord Derby been content 40 to retire for a time into a decent obscurity, we would 25 not have been the first to disturb the even tenour of 25 their reflections and regrets. But here we find our old St. friends, who beyond all question have made the greatest 8i political fiasco of modern times, flaunting about in all St. the dignity of fallen greatness, and, what is worse, the University of Oxford abetting them in the monstrous 2 5° 5 delusion. One would as soon have expected to meet 1 00 one of those Magdalens whom Correggio knew so well St. how to paint en debardeur at a masked ball, and receiv- 6 ing countenance in her irregularities from an elderly and 25 respectable divine. 50 Let us look for a moment at the names. There is the 20 Duke of Richmond. Well, the Duke of Richmond occu pies, no doubt, a high social position in the country. Then there are the two Marquises of Chandos and Blandford—amiable men, enough, we believe, in their way, and noblemen to boot, so let Oxford take them in also without question. Then we have the Derby Chan cellor, Lord St. Leonards ; the Derby Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Disraeli ; the Derby Foreign Secretary, Lord Malmesbury ; the Derby Colonial Secretary, Sir John Pakington ; the Derby Home Secretary, Mr. Walpole ; the Derby President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Henley ; the Derby Vice-President of the Board of Trade, Paymaster-General of the Forces, and Treasurer of the Navy, Lord Colchester ; the Derby Postmaster-General, Lord Hardwicke ; the Derby Lord- Lieutenant, Lord Eglinton ; one of the Derby Joint- Secretaries to the Treasury, Mr. G. A. Hamilton (the other would have been " too bad") ; the Derby Attorney- General for Ireland, Mr. Napier ; the Derby Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Lord Stanley. Besides these there is Sir E. B. Lytton, a distinguished literary man, no doubt, but who in the present instance, we suspect, owes his red gown rather to the fact that he wrote a very silly pamphlet about Protection than that he is the author of Pelham. Then there is Sir bald Alison, the Tory historian of revolutionary Europe. Against the last two names we raise no ob 15 50 St. 16 16 jection. The suspicion, such as it is, that rests upon them arises from their political associations. Politics apart, they are fairly entitled to University distinctions. The same thing may of course be said of Mr. Disraeli, and, in a lesser degree, of Lord Redesdale. There is one name, indeed, which we heartily rejoice to see in the list,—it is that of Sir Harry Smith, although the old warrior must be somewhat puzzled at his approaching honours. It seems, however, agreed on all sides that this mark of conventional distinction is to be accorded tam, Marti quam Mercurio, and, if it is to be assigned at all to military gallantry, there can be no more gallant D.C.L. than Sir Harry Smith. It was impossible to form a list of this kind without including in it the names of some men distinguished in literature and science, or by the honours of their pre vious University career. It would have been too inde cent to exclude altogether the persons for whom the honours contemplated were originally intended. Mr. Macaulay and Sir Roderick Murchison, and Dr. C. Wordsworth and Professor Aytoun, therefore have been induced to march through Oxford with this ragged regi ment of doctors. They, together with the three literary politicians above named, constitute the ha'porth of bread to this intolerable quantity of sack. Dr. Forbes Winslow, hitherto eminent among lunatics, will hence forth be eminent among Oxonians, and Mr. Samuel Warren appropriately closes the procession. Are these indeed our great Men ? If we ever form our national Pantheon, will it be filled exclusively with the busts of the Derby Doctors ? Shall we see on ono side the bust of Malmesbury, musing upon the Canadian cod fisheries—on the other, that of Walpole, devising his militia qualification for the county voters ? Northumberland, indeed, may not be there, with ducal condescension " offering his arm" to Commodore Sey mour ; and a squeamish delicacy may exclude Beres ford addressing the Essex " rabble," or Stafford, as he presided at that memorable dinner of Admiralty contingencies. Let us at least have Beresford with Colonel Fox and Forbes Mackenzie habited as the three witches in Macbeth, and represented as asking each other " When shall we three meet again ?"—not on the weird heath, but in the recesses of the Tory Club. Let us have Brown, of the Carlton, in the act of with drawing the Norwich petition. Let us have the " man in drab." Above all, at the head of the proud Gallery . of Illustration, let the chivalrous Derby himself be re presented in the act of giving up the principle of protec tion, and at the lower end let Warren be seen as he appeared when writing the last lines of the Lily and the Bee. Let the seat of this Pantheon be the University of Oxford, and let the ancient University henceforth be styled the Derby Arms ! AFFAIRS OF THE EAST. (From the Morning Post.) Prince Menschikoff has left Constantinople, and diplo matic relations are definitively broken off between the Czar and the Sultan. This is a matter of serious mo- went to Europe, and of infinite discredit to Russia, now menacing with warlike aggression a friendly state, whose only offence is the possession of what her neighbour covets. Of the course of England, and of France, in this emer gency there can be no doubt. Their professions will 163 not be found empty, nor their actions treacherous. 2 2 There is but one feeling in this country. And there is 2 no voice, save one that speaks under Russian influence, St. that does not re-echo the sentiments expressed by all 20 parties in the British Parliament. The Opposition has St. challenged the Government to carry out a bold and English policy, and her Majesty's advisers have replied 15 that their policy was "to maintain inviolate the faith of treaties and the independence and integrity of 10 Turkey." 10 The first step of that bold and united action, resulting 25 from the identity of interests and cordiality of agree -10 went of the two great Western Powers, will be the sail. 1.0.6 ing of a combined fleet for the Dardanelles, to carry into effect our guarantee of the treaty of 1841. 20 An honourable issue from the labyrinth of contradic tions in which Russia has involved herself in her Eastern St. policy will now be difficult. But we still thi n k th a t, h o wever the honour of Russia may suffer the peace of 17 Europe at large will not be hopelessly endangered. 25 Turkey is strong of herself, and, with France and Eng- land to back her, she must p rove more t han a match for the Czar, who is too discreet and too sensible to plunge into active war with the whole of Europe, for all the great Powers would assuredly resist any attempt to 10 overthrow by arms the Ottoman empire. 5 Russia has imagined hitherto that " there are insuper- 20 able obstacles to com " nion and united action b e t ween 20 England and France, and it has been under this im - 20 pression that she has acted. When the Czar finds out 20 his mistake he will probably halt in his ambitious course, E which he has fated to advance by intrigue, and cannot 5 carry out by arms. For though treaties may be shirked, 20 and Cabinets may be tricked, the arguments of Dundas 202 and Lasusse are likely to be so effective in aspect as to excite no desire to provoke their force. 5 ELECTION OF CHAMBERLAIN. I 1 o 1 S I STATE OF THE POLL - , SIXTH DAY (MAY 28). I 10 Sir John Key Mr. Benjamin Scott, 2729 20 2658 20 20 'HIS DAY.) Agua Fria Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) British Austrin. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issued at 25 pm Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper Min. of Eug Do. Pref. 7i p. cent English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co General Great Nugget Vein Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Loud &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita Mexican&S.Americn New Granada Nouveau Monde Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba. South ustialian Tin Croft .. United Mexican Waller West Granad% West Mariposa Yuba g P par 1 n 3 4-3' par p a p pl 7 —9 5j 54 31 —32 Par 46 47 10 „ 9a —10 a - 75 8 - 9 2 14 d 15 17 li lip, - par — 4P d— Par 8 8} 4 - - lip - p - g 26 —28 P 8 6 7 par— p 9 11 5 5A I d— dp d— pp d LLOYDS' SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, May 30.—Wind at Noon, N.N.E. ; light breeze, and cloudy. There have been several light falls of rain this morning. Cows, May 29.—Wind, W. to W.N.W. Arrived—. Hcnry Harbeck, Matanzas ; Bertha, do. ; Joven Celia, do. ; Otavia, do., and sailed for Gothenburgh. PLYMOUTH, May 29. Wind, N.N.W. Arrived— St. George, Callao. QuEnrsTowN, Ma 28.—Wind, N.W. Arrived— President van Buren, Havannah ; Gasparino, New York. Off Port—Conqueror, Bombay ; Medora, Matanzas. HARWICH, May 28.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Alma, Buenos Ayres. LOWESEOFFT, May 29.—Wind, N.E. Arrived- -Mary, Southampton, for Sunderland, assisted in here with con siderable damage from contact with the Diana (s), of Waterford. CLYDE.—Arrived—California, New Orleans ; Cora Linn, New York. Sailed—Emperor, Maulmain ; Akbar, Cal cutta. NEWPORT, May 29.—Arrived—Scott, Gloucester, for Cape of Good Hope ; Louisa, Liverpool, for Quebec ; Hamlet, do., for New York ; Albion, London, for Ja maica. DUNKIRK, May 27.—The Republican, of and for Yar mouth, from Shields, which got on shore April 25, has been assisted off to-day, and brought into harbour. AKYAB, April 12.—The Good Luck, of Jersey, from Rio Janeiro, struck on the Takerr Rocks, and has become a total wreck ; crew saved. __ _ POINT DE GALLE, April 29.—The Madras (s), Calcutta to Suez, struck upon a rock here to-day, is leaky, and will proceed to Bombay for repairs ; her mails will go forward by another vessel. PRIZE PIANOFORTES. Recently we have been favoured with a view of three exquisite and costly pianos, about to be transmitted across the Atlantic by the manufacturers—Messrs. William Stodart and Son of Golden-square—for the pur pose of disp' -y in the New York Exhibition. They are, of course, or different characters— one being a "grand," another a "square," and the third a " cottage " piano forte. The Grand is a seven octave instrument encased in walnut wood, the mouldings round the top and bottom being of carved rosewood. Elegant pannelling is intro duced along the sides and elliptic end—the centre of each containing a shield in a circular framework. The instrument is supported by solid walnut legs, designed with admirable taste, and altogether, both in tone and external appearance, bears evidence of being in all re spects a masterpiece of skilled workmanship. The Square is in every way dissimilar from the noble piano forte just mentioned. Its principal characteristic is its compactness. The conspicuous beauty of its case con sists in the bold and massive carving of the rosewood. Besides these peculiarities, the instrument possesses others still more remarkable. Although unusually small in dimensions—being only five feet two inches by two feet six inches—its tone is singularly powerful. Added to which, we find on examination that the principle of the action is altogether different from that which has hitherto been adopted in the construction of other square piano cortes. Among other things, for example, the move ment of the two pedals is capable kwithout altering the quality of tone) of giving greater effect to the crescendos and di m i nuen d os . I t appears that this novel result is p ro d uce d b y th e s i multaneous action of the hamme r - res t an d th e k ey -b oard — one diminish. ing the force of th e bl ow f rom th e h ammer, and the other lessening the d e pth o f t ouc h—th us ena b ling the performer to exercis e grea t er comman d over the fortes and pianos, and doi n g thi s b y w h a t h as b een termed " a gravitation action" by th e manu f acturers. The Cottage is noticeable am ong th e th ree as qu i te a curiosity. But it is not only curious—it is also eminently beautiful. Cased in walnut, it is decorated, besides, with satinwood, richly carved in the style of Louis Quatorze. Curtains of blue satin cover the doors both at top and bottom, the former displaying the "arms " of the United states in the loveliest coloured embroidery. Again, instead of being cut out of ebony and ivory as usual, its keys are of tortoise-shell and mother-of-pearl I Altogether, these three exquisite pianos —while extending the reputation of the Messrs. Stodart—cannot fail to reflect credit upon our English manufactures. HAYMARKET THEATRE.--A more than ordinary de gree of excitement was created on Saturday night by an unexpected incident which occurred during the per formance of M. Planch6's popular extravaganza, en titled Mr. Buckstone's Ascent of Mount Parnassus. In the scene where Mr. Caulfield personates the Spirit of Mont Blanc, and usually adds to the amusement of the audience by an attempt to mimic the voice and manner of Mr. Albert Smith, the extraordinary resemblance, after the delivery of a very few words, produced a sensation which animated the audience to uproarious laughter and applause. The gratification of the public, however, was only surpassed by the as tonishment of Mr. Buckstone, on the stage, when, al most immediately after, it became evident that it was Mr. Albert Smith himself, who, having supplanted Mr. Caulfield as the Spirit of Mont Blanc, was making fun of his own entertainment with singular bonhomie and good humour. What led to this very curious improvi sation was not made public. It is enough to add that every word uttered by Mr. Smith increased the hilarity of the audience, and that, being unanimously called for at the end of the scene, he asked pardon of the house for the joke he had committed, and retired amid the loudest applause. THE DOCKYARD APPOINTMENT SCANDAL.—The Report on Dockyard Appointments is valuable rather for the facts of which it will form the official record than for the opinion it expresses on those facts. We cannot help considering that an exposure so scandalous would have fully justified the committee in chronicling their de cision in stronger terms than they have employed. It may be, however, that the subdued and entirely un impassioned tone adopted in the Report will have more weight with candid men than a style of com position more proportioned, in popular estimation, to the flagrancy of the offence and the iniquity of the system. It may, also, very probably have been present to the minds of the Commissioners that the extra judicial opinion of the public had, during the whole progress of the inquiry, been so ably and eloquently conveyed through the press, that they were themselves additionally bound to preserve a sort of judicial calmness and dignity in commenting on facts and conduct the mere statement of which is their suffi cient condemnation.— Weekly News and Chronicle. DEATH OF MR. CULLING SMITH, BROTHER IN-LAW TO THE LATE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.—It is with feelings of regret we announce the demise of this venerable gen tleman, who died at the residence of his son-in-law, the Duke of Beaufort, in Arlington-street, in the 79th year of his age, on the 26th inst. Mr. Culling Smith was a member of an old English family, and was closely re lated to Sir Cullen Eardley, or Cullen Eardley Smith, as he is better known. The deceased gentleman had held situations in connection with the Excise and other de partments of the government. In 1799 he married Lady Anne Fitzroy, widow of the Hon. Henry Fitzroy, daughter of the first Earl of Mornington and sister to the Duke of Wellington. Strange to add, the Duke of Beaufort married two of the daughters of Lady Anne Wellesley—his first wife being her daughter by the Hon. Mr. Fitzroy, and his second, his daughter by the im mediate subject of the notice. The legality of his Grace the Duke of Beaufort's marriage to the two half-sisters being surrounded with doubt, a special act of Parliament was passed to render its validity undoubtable. ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS.—WOOLWICH, MAY 28.—One sergeant and 12 rank and file arrived at head-quarters here on Thursday last from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. The 11th Company, under the command of Captain Hassard, Royal En gineers, ordered from Alderney to head-quarters, are expected to arrive here on the Ist or 2d of June. The Master General has approved of a knapsack of much smaller dimensions being issued to the corps than the kind hitherto used, and a great part of the kit at present carried by the men will be placed in a canvas bag, and carried on the baggage waggons or other con veyance. The new arrangement is certainly a great improvement in the right direction, and there is every reason to believe the authorities of the line will soon follow an example which will afford such ease and com parative comfort to the men, who on long marches have been almost borne down by their heavy knapsacks. SUICIDE.—On Saturday James Bennett, aged 44, a labourer, residing at 21, Fitzroy-place, New-road, com mitted suicide. On the landlord of the house going down stairs into the kitchen, ho found the deceased in the act of inflicting a wound in his throat with a clasp knife ; he immediately (lid what he could to save t h e un fortunate man, and deprived him of the knife, but the wcund already inflicted was so great that he dropped down in a pool of blood. On being conveyed to the University College Hospital, his wound was dressed by Mr. Hillier, the house surgeon, but the injury inflicted was so serious that he died in the Course of the day. Baldness done this day. SHARE MA BRITISH RAILWAYS. Paid/ RAILWAYS. 100 1 Aberdeen ............. Eq Ambg. Nott ng . R ost & Etstn. J unc....... all Birmng. Wolve. d Stour Va11ey...... 28 Birkonhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct... all Do. Chesh. & Birk. £5O & £25 Cans.... 18i Do., £20 ... ......... 1.00 Bristol & Exeter...... LOO Caledonian..... ..... all Chester di Holyhead all Cork and Bandon.... all Cork, Black. Sr Pass. 45 Diablin&Belfastinno. all Dundee Perth &Aber- deeu Junctioi: all Do. New ...... all East Anglian (25 L. & E. & L. & D.).. all Do., (XlB E. & H.).. all Eastern Counties..... all Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. 5h.... 83 Do., d 0......... ..... all Do., B. & C.. ......... 100 East Lancashire . . all East & We s t I n d . D k. & Binning. June.. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 13 Edinb. and Peebles... 100 lEdinb. Prth. &Dundee 100 'Glasgow & S. Western 1100 Great Northern Stk 100 Do., A. Stock 1 100 Do., B. Stock ...... 100 't. Sth.&West.(lre.) 100 'reat 11 rich South-Eastera. all Lancaster & Carlisle 111 10., Third 5........ 100 ncash. &Yorkshire 16 11 0., Fifths ....... 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwall 3 Lond. Tilb. & Stheud. 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. 100 London &N. Western 12 Do. Fifths 1 D0.,101.5h..M&8...0 100 London & S. Western l 42 : i Do., £50......... • 34 Do., £40... allLn (India y..::Coleraincll all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef. &Linen., 48 Do., Man. &Lin. Un. I 100 Midland 100 Do. Birming. & Derby 47i Midland G. West. (Ir.) 14 Do. A Shares all Newcastle & 100 Newmarket 3, 1 2 - Do. Bury Ex:;ensions 16 Nowpt.Aberg.&fijd 7i Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpo!nt & Rostrevor 100 Norfolk. .. ....... all Do., New....,.., 3. Northn. Counties tin 100 - North British 13 North Devon, No.l 61 Do., No. 2 all Dc., 1 A Deferred 5 Do., 1 B Guaranteed 171 North Staffordshire all North Western 10 N. dr S. Westrn. June 100 Oxford Worcester dt Wolverhampton 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury dr Birmg 100 Do., L. dr N. Westn Guaranteed Stock... 8 Shrewsby. & Herefd, .. __. all Shrewsbi. & Chea; (Nor. W. Min.)...... all Do. Halves, d 0....... all Do. Oswestry ..... ... 6i Shropshire all' South Devon... [OO South Eastern., ......... all South Wales ..... . 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 5 D 0.... .... . —.. ... . . 16i Stockton . d; Harilepl. 19 Thames Haven Dock and Rai1way......... 17 Vale of Neath......... all iWaterfd. do Kilkenny all Waterford&Limefielz 13 ,West 218. 1 Wmbledon &Cropio - i, 1 Woodford , 100 l irorkNewctl. &terw.l 20 IDo. Extensions. 11 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland.. i 3t. 100 Aberdeen ' -• • • 5 all !Do., No. 2,7 p. c lt. 100 Bris. dr Es. 4p. a . St : 0 5 Do. 4p. o. Shares t. 100 Caledonian £lO 5 all Chester dt Holyhead Guar. _sh per cent ll lCork&Bandon p. 0. a Dundee PerthdrAbeH deen Junction all EastA nglian (X3los) 6 per cent. all Do. (25) 7 per cent.. 2 Do. (i 17175) 7p. ct.. all Eastern Counties Ex- tension, 5 p. c. No.l all Do. No. 2. ....... .... all Do., New 6p. c. St.. all Eastern Union, Scrip, Guar. 6 per cent....l [OO EastLancash. 6 p.cts. all Edinb.Prth.&Dundee, 54 per cent........... 1 100 Glttsiow &S. Western guar. 5 per cent.... 00 Great North" sp. c. [OO Do. sp. c.,Redecm., at 10 p. c. prem all Gt. Southn. &Westu. (Ireland) Eighths... 6 Gt. WestU. (Ilerksdi Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. 100 G. West. fixed 4i pc. 6 Lan. & York. F. 220, 100 Do., 6 p. c., Stock... 100 Loudon and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c... 100 Do. Pref., 5 p. C. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 ..... 100 Do. New Guar. p.e. 5 London &S. Western, Con. Thirds. . . ... 10 Londonderry& Cofer. a Shares . ........... all Londy. Ennis. all Manch. ,Shef. , & Lin., Shares, No. 1...... all Do. Now, 3 Do., £6 . . .............. all iMarypt.diCarl. 4p. c. all Do. 4,i per cent ...... . 83 Do. . 100 Mid. Consol. 6p. c. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... 5 Do. Prof. 4? per cent. all Norfolk Extension... all Do. Guar. 5i per ct.. all Do. Way. Val. 5 p c 100 North British ......... all North Staffordshire.. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6 p. c 12 Do all Shrews& Birm, N. C all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon 1i Do. New ... —.. . all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of Os.6d. all S. Yorksh .4p. e. Guar. 3 Waterfd. & Kilk. 6p. c. 100 York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref. 5 Do. ....... 10 York& ........... k S. Parch....., ►l6i; 104 - tif - Closing Prices Saturday. 281 - 29 4 - 6 10 - 7 -- 21 - 3i - 2 102 -li 691 _. 23. - 21 - : ii -- iip 8 - 9 si-. 4 • 4 13i -- 13 10i -- 11 •• • • 73 7 1 -7 53 73i - 30 . = i. 88 -- 89 55 -- 57 134 - 136 112 -- 113 901 -- 90; 7 __ 94 -- 96 13 --141 p 79 -- 801 41 -- 3 -- 2 4 d I 6 i -- 1? • • -- 1 -- 2 p 104 -- 3 ,65 117 -- 118 2 24p --- 89 -- 90 6 --5 d 5 --4 d 12 -- 13 19 21 29 -- 301 3 --•• 2 d 74 74 i 1 42 44 51 -- li 4 . _ 3 d 2/ - 5 4 9 53 - 55 3i —2( d 35 —36 ... ... dl - 8 - - - - PI 533. - 541 96 - 97 - 60 - 61 64 - 66 73 76 lj ldis 17 19 8j 91 13 15 3 3Ad 20j 211 74j 75 36. 37 13 .-- 14 4i 23 25 2 1 3 15 154 10 33. 34 10 101 6 d par 70} 71 sia f, - - 63 164 PREFERENCE SHARES. 92 • 96 -- 10992 1 19& p ipm ei 66 l 4 -. 4; 5 - - lip - 2i p 14 11 - 2 - 15 18 - 18 - 3 Ido = gi 112 - 113 8 -8/ - 106 - 108 15P4 ••• "--. ad •• a - zd 151 ... __ - 15 ..7 . 3 i - 4 r 10 - 11 134 - 8 - 9 114 1) 1 1 50. - 1521 118 --1201 115 - 117 25& - 24 126 4 - 2hp 17k —18 i 1 P 15 16 par P 26i 2 6 #1 19A 2 0 1 ta I P 106 i - 413, 'FM 80 29f 741 ñ 73 4/ 63i 3 FOREIGN. 3 A ntworp&Rotterdam 3 ilelgianEastn. Junct. 4 ilsziers to Graissessae all Charleroi & Erquelin. 10 Dijon and Besanc g on 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian I Do. Extension .... all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 Gd. Jur ct. of France I.N Gt. Western of Canada 1 Shares 1 Lucca & Pistoja sp.c. pref................:- 15 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) 2 Do. 3 Do. (Canal) S Do. 6p. ct. pref 9 Lyons & Mediterran 41 Madras all Namur & Liego (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) • all Northern of France all Do. 20/. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs.) all NorwegianTrunkPref 10 Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg, 4 Parisesen & Cherbrg. 7i Quebec &Richmond all Rouen and Havre all Sambre and Meuse 4 Do. 5A p. ct. pre: 2 Sth-Eastru. of France 4 Southern of France 2s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders 8 Do. 5;1 per c. Prof._ 10 Western of France.. 2 West. of Switzerlam 6 Zea1and................ T 1. 1 id P L 4 21 3 P 1 1 di B 51,P 1 —14 P 2 217 2P pa - i i -- d 7 7i 4 41 1 :: 11 d 2 —2#P 7 -- 7i 36 :: 36 141 —14 i 8 . 9. 17. 18 43 44 44 45 37 37 -5, id var 20 —2l 8 g 5 -6 iP 4 sxcl par 190 361 id St. 16 St. St. 69 7O xn x n an all 13.5 30 20 1 40 14 all all all THE FRENCH EMPIRE. A vast number of persons arrived on Saturday in Paris by pleasure-trains organised on not less than six great railways—the Northern, Strasbourg, Lyons, Orleans, Western, and Rouen. Many of these strangers proceeded at once to Versailles to be on the spot for the great review which was to take place on the plain of Satmy, in presence of the Emperor of the French and the Duke of Genoa. The rest went there y esterday morning, and Paris had been in general less animated than usual during the day. The weather was not very favour able, as showers hadbeenfallminallgo. fromthe adetime to time since daylight. Marshal Com mander-in-Chief, had drawn all arrang emen t s for this military line of troops was t o face Veill spectacle. Th e i es, with the left ut the s p a la n n ' and m bearing on the farm of Satory. The infantry were to draw up i n two lines in fr on t, the avairy behind, and c l ose t o t h e camp. The artillery was to be placed on the two flanks. As the soil of the plain of Satory is soft, the rain of the night must have saturated it so completely as to render the manoeuvres of heavy artillery difficult. But even without that arm the sight would no doubt be a fine one. Yesterday being fete Dieu, the churches of Paris were dressed out most richly, to do honour to the procession of the Holy Sacrament. At the Made leine the space under the exterior range of columns was hung with draperies, the procession going round the church, under the colonnade, to a grand altar, placed under the peristyle facing the Rue Tronchet. At the church of St. Thomas d'Aquin the altar was erected, as in former years, in one of the courts of the arsenal. A considerable number of persons were collected at the various churches to view the procession. The Minister of the Interior, after having taken the orders of the Emperor has accorded a pension of 500 f. a year to M. de Balsac, the well-known novelist. Accounts from the departments concur in stating that a considerable rise has taken place in the price of cattle of every kind. In the Jura and all the departments of the centre of France, cows, pigs, and sheep, of late, h ave 'f e t c h e d much higher prices, and the market still appears rising. In Burgundy a similar ad vance h as taken place, as well as in the departments of the north-east, and in those adjoining the Rhine and the Meuse. In Paris, every kind of provisions is higher of late, and the tendency of the market is still upwards. House-rent also is advancing in an extraordinary manner, the landlords app ear i ng d e t erm i ne d to in demnify themselves at present for the heavy losses which they sustained after the revolution of 1848 ; and with an increase of rent, in many cases amount ing to a fourth or a third, apartments are snatched up so suddenly that almost every one may be heard complaining of the extreme difficulty of obtaining suitable accommodation. It is not too much to say that the expense of living in Paris has within the last year increased from 15 to 20 per cent. The Court Imperial of Paris has given a judgment in the case of " the Correspondents," and without changinc , to any very great extent the decision of the Correctional Police, against which both par ties had appealed, leans more towards the accused than towards the law officers of the Crown. By the preceding judgment, M. Alfred de Coetlogon and M. Virmaitre had been condemned to six months' imprisonment ; M. de Planhol to three months ; and the Duke Rovigo, M. Flaudin, and M. de Lapierre to one mont h . Likewise, VIM. Anatole de Coetlegon and Aubertin, both tried by default, had been condemned to one year's impri sonment ; whilst M. de Chantelauze had been ac quitted. On the second trial, which has just ter minated, the accused were defended by MM. Berryer, Hebert, Dufaure, Odillon Barrot, du Teil, and Belval. After a deliberation of an hour and three quarters, the court confirmed the sen tence of the first judges in its principal points, but reforming it in the followi ng ones :-Ist. It de clares that the charge against Alfred de Coetlogon and the Duke de Rovigo, of having illegally in their possession arms of war (which had been decided affirmatively by the lower court), is not proved, and orders the arms which had been seized to be restored to them ; secondly, decides in the negative the charge against M. Alfred de Coetlogon, of being guilty of insult towards the person of the Head of the State (decided affirma tively by the other court) ; thirdly, decides that M. Aubertin (who is absent) ought to have been found guilty of the publication of false news ; 3.,nd, fourthly, the judgment changes the mode in - which the other court had fixed the costs, the Imperial Court assigning them in certain proportions to the prisoners, according to the guilt of the parties condemned. The court also sets aside completeily the charge brought against the prisoners, of being engaged in a secret society, declaring that no proof exists to lead to any such conclusion. As this was the point which the Procureur-G-oneral was above all anxious to establish, the decision of , the court; must so far be considered as a blow given to the Gotvernment. (At the* termination of business on Saturday the public funds had again lost a portion of the advan tage obtained the preceding day, and during the day prices underwent very sudden changes ; the market far cash was so much better supported than that for the term, that an interval occurred dur ing which purchases for the account for sale for money could be advantageously effected. The Three per Cents. for the end of the month declined 70c., and the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 75c. In the Four-and-a.-Half per Cents, for money, there was a fall of 50c., and of 60c. in the Three per Cents. In Bank of France shares no change occurred. The concluding quotations were :—For cash—Three per Cents., 79f. 95c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1021. 60c. For the account—Three per Cents., 79f. 85c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 102 f. 50c. ; Bank Stock 2,700 f. Shares of the Bank of Credit Foncier declined 5f., closing at 8351., and those of the Societ6 Mobiliere 17f. 50c., the last quotation being 870 f. A considerable decline in prices oc curred in the Railway Share Market yesterday, the Rouen and Havre line being the only exception in which an advance of 10f. took place. Paris and Rouen shares fell 20f. lc. ; Paris and Strasbourg, lf. ; and Lyons to the Mediterranean, 17f. each ; Paris and Orleans and Bordeaux and Cette, 15f. ; Northern, 11f. ; and Cherbourgs, Westerns, and Paris and Lyons, 10f. each. Closing prices— Northern, 902 f. 50c. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,0801. ; Paris and Strasbourgs, 922 f. 50e. ; Paris and Lyons, 945 f. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,1151. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 762 f. 52c. ; Western of France, 765 f. ; Rouen and Havre, 525 f. ; Bor deaux and Cette, 635 f. ; Caen and Cherbourg, 630 f. TURKEY. The Paris Moniteur says—" The French Govern ment has received news from Constantinople, dated 20th of May. The F renc h an d British Ambas sadors, the Prussian Minister, and the Austrian Charge d'Affaires, h a d united to make conjointly an attempt to effect a conciliation , but this step had led to no resu lt, as Prince thenschikoff still demanded the guarantee of the immunities of the Greek Church. It was rumoured that this ambas sador intended to leave Constantinople on the night of 21st May. Another message from Vienna re ports that Prince Menschikoff started on the 22d for Odessa. Notwithstanding such information, we would hardly believe that ho s tiliti es wou ld b e commenced in consequence of the rupture of diplo matic relations between Russia and the Porte. And our opinion is grounded both on the wisdom of the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, and the assurances given but recently by the latter to all the Courts of Europe, founded on the law of nations, which does not make a casus belli of the refusal by a power of acceding to a demand of concessions and advantages not stipulated by previous engagements." Although the news received by telegraph from Vienna had prepared the Paris public for the rup ture of the negotiations between Prince Menschi koff and the Porte, as well as for the departure of Prince Menschikoff from Constantinople, the alarm ing note which appears in the Moniteur of yester day morning has certainly taken the public by sur prise. It cannot be concealed that if the object of the French Government was to allay alarm, the plan it has taken in order to accomplish its object is anything but a good one. It was no longer ago than Saturay that the Government denied having received any account of Prince Meitschikoes departure ; that the organs of the Government were using every means in their power to impress the public with the belief that there was no danger of a rupture of negotiations ; and that the directors of the Paris press were informed that if they published the accounts re ceived from Vienna, of Prince Menschikoff's de- parture for Odessa, they would be punished under the law which prohibits the circulation of false intelligence ; and yet at that very time the French Government must have been in possession of full details of the rupture of the negotiations—inust have known that Prince MenschiCot shlihaceeintibalriliiiiesdt with the whole of hi s su it e — and, have known, as a d m itt e d b y the Molt ;ter ar ' o f yes terday, that the only guarantee we now have for the maintenance of peace betwe Rissi the Porte is " th e w i s d om of the C;c:lll,inetifa and Petersburg ;" " th e assurances which and th e ; the law of oof Eesnontropconsi der thee refCusal l la t s o g na iv t e io n n t s o , the which C Courts accede concessions not stipulated for by anterior engagements" mong teas Russianacas bc /li A party in Paris it is still main peac e tained will that th e e affair p will be a rranged, and that confidence among reserved ; French but it i s o b served t h at politicians is daily IT u 4A - 1 . /- ~.. •-,. -r• , - ~, • ; :.--- , • . :, nishing. Indeed, the Russians themselvek hafti some misgiving, and they seem to think a suidsisif, attack by the Odessa fleet on Constantinopl e Wiwi V. k means an improbable event. It is by no means a favourable symptom, too, that the Russian politi cians in Paris (and they are numerous) no longer admit that the pretensions put forward by Prince Menschikoff to the protectorship over the members of the Greek Church new. On the other hand, they maintain, contrary to the assertion of the Moniteur, that the whole of the demands made by that diplo matist are of ancient date; and that even the claim of protection over the Greeks is not only old, but ' that it is founded on concessions made years ago by Turkey, though never carried out. The Paris papers are in general very reserved on themt q e question v e o n f t C u r o e n s s ttaont announceinoi e . P T i he ir c o e n e o n n s e of chi koff s departure is the Assembles Nationale, which merely says : ' "Accounts have been received from Constantinople vice the Danube and Vienna. The last delay fixed by Prince Menschikoff having expired without any under standing being come to between him and the Divan, the Prince embarked on the evening of the 20th, and de pfiattuivreetnl,pyh,:eriquitted Constantinople. The news of this de shakes our i n ; as i s ni t and naaotlitlo confidence isnl assurances mfi w dh a eei s snns i c n sce horsiieynokeemoertffieehvi g e ewdn maintenance measure irl n o w y t h fr t o o h m e is ess T en h t e ia p lly re p s a se cifi o c f . on the Eastern question : rn — tac h e a n "The Lloyd steamer, which arrived the day before t y h e e st l e 6 rd th ayf ris b t r . oug T h h tl e i V n e i t e e im l n li n p g a oe —the change of Ministry, the settlement of the , Holy Sepulchre question, and the last audience of Prince st from f ;t t t eE s S tCftnhaoleprl following osaer Constantinople iabeigrenu Nicholasor article k ogpf n hl e o t w known Menschikoff with the Sultan. The negotiations had accordingly not been broken off, and it appears that great hopes of an undisturbed peace were entert.. ' ed at Stamboul. It seems, also, that Russia participates in the wish, for the Journal° de Frcncfort contained the fol lowing passage a few days ago :—' The Emperor of Russia asks for nothing in the Orient which could expose the honesty of his conservative efforts to a doubtful in terpretation. The power of circumstances is the mightiest power, and it enjoins the maintenance of the Turkish Empire. The latter can be endangered by the revolu tion, but not by the Cabinets.' On the other hand, the appointment of Reschid Pasha appears to be nothing less than a concession to Russia. We shall shortly see in what manner England has assumed the part of a quiet spectator, and France has indemnified itself for its plia bility in the question of the Holy Places." The general belief in Vienna is that we Shall soon hear of the Russian army having entered the Danubian principalites; that then the Porte would probably acquiesce in the demands of Russia ; and that thus the difficulties of the present position of affairs would be removed, without disturbing the peace of Europe. However far these conjectures will prove true cannot be at present determined ; but much probability seems to be attached thereto. GERMANY. The Vienna journals state that the title of Count will shortly be conferred on the head of the Roth child family by the Emperor of Austria. The Austrian Minister of Finance has reduced the interest of a certain State paper, for which the Imperial salt-mines are specially mortgaged, from 5 per cent. (which it has hitherto borne) to per cent. These bonds are called " Partial- Hypothekar-Anweisungen ;" the interest they bear is always payable four months in advance. The reduced interest will commenee on the Ist of June next ensuing. The holders who are not content with this reduction of interest will receive repayment of the capital stock. There are about forty millions of these bonds floating. This reduc tion of interest will be of advantage to the State in a financial point of view ; but the measure in ques tion is by far more important in its moral conse quences, inasmuch as it proves that Austria can afford to run the risk of forty millions of its State paper currency being presented for repayment at so short a notice. These bonds, however, are always much in demand for permanent and temporary investment ; and there is no doubt of the holders being perfectly content with the reduction of per cent. of the interest. The marriage of Princess Anna, niece of the King of Prussia, with Prince Frederick of Hesse Cassel, was solemnised at Ch ar l o tt en b urg, on the 26th inst. The usual national contribution for the Princess's dotation was declined by the King. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty, held a levee at Whitehall on Saturday, and it was attended by the following officers : Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Tucker, K.C.8., Rear-Admi ral Sir John Gordon Sinclair, Bart., and Rear-Admiral Edward Collier, C.B. Captains—Frederick A. Wetherall (1826), Thomas Ben nett (1828), John Kingoome (1838), Robert Craigie, (1839), Richard H. King (1839), Richard L. Wan-en (1839), and T. S. Thompson (1846). Commanders—Arthur Mon-ell (1823), Thomas B. Bond (1825), Lord Francis J. Russell (1837), Sanitize/ C. Umfre ville (1838), Henry H. Bingham (1840), Richard D. White (1847), Valentine 0. Inglefield (1848), Thomas Brower (1852), and Frederick A. Egerton (1852). Lieutenants —William R. Davies (1815), Godfrey Brere ton (1815), George Read, (1815), S. H. Ricketts (1842), and Anthony H. Hoskins (1849). Masters—George Johnson (1830) and John O. Barlow (1835). , AY 29. The Fairy Royal yacht,PORTSMOUTH Master-Commande M r Welch, and the Efin, Master-Commander Balliston, were yes terday taken into dock for re - embellishment, in readi ness for her Majesty's summer cruise. The Vulcan steam-troop-frigate, Commander Von Donop, completed the adjustment of her compasses, and rebent sails yesterday. She will be ready for sea to morrow, when she will drop out to Spithead. The Porcupine steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander Jackson, had her compass adjusted yesterday, and is taking in stores, prior to proceedingito the Isle of Man. It is probable that Rear-Admiral Sir James Stirling % will succeed Rear -Admiral Moresby in the command-in chief on the Pacific station, and the President, 50, at Chatham, will be the flag-ship. The Banshee steam dispatch-vessel, Lieut. Hosken, R.N., commanding, has been ordered, by telegraph, this afternoon, to prepare immediately for sea. She has " blue Peter" flying, and parties are ashore looking for leavemen belonging to her crew. A Government mes senger is supposed to be on his way per train with dispatches for her to convey to Rear-Admiral Corry, who is cruising with his squadron in the Channel. These dispatches are supposed to contain further sailing instructions for the gallant admiral. Wind very variable ; rain, hail, lightning, and thun der, at intervals. PLYMOUTH, MAY 28. His Netherlands Majesty's steam-sloop Seoubin, 4, Captain Fabius, which left this port on Thursday fore noon, is gone, it is said, to Constantinople, to convey some pirates, now in prison in that city, to their native island in the Archipelago, where they will be tried for an act of piracy on a Dutch merchant vessel committed in their locality some months since. Her Majesty's steam-ship St. Jean d'Acre is ordered to be fitted with Grant's patent cooking apparatus. The frigate Sybille, 40, is to have her copper taken off, and be c au lk e d, preparatory to her being put into commission by Captain the Hon. C. B. J. P. Elliot, who will relieve the Fox, 42, Commodore Lambert, on the East India station. The names of all the dockyardamen who are voters have been sent to the Admiralty. Mr. Galot, who arrived at Devonport Dockyard on the 20th inst., and left on the 21st, has paid a second visit this week, and left again on the 27th. He was ac companied on the second occasion by a clerk, but has found very great difficulty in obtaining from the men any information regarding the means by which they procured their appointments in the yard. SHEERNESS, MAY 23. The Comus, 14, gun-sloop, Commander William A. Fellowes, was undocked yesterday and berthed in the fitting basin. She musters now in crew 90 odd. She has crossed lower and topsailyards, and all her rigging is turned in and set up. To-day they have commenced stowing her hold. The Tribune, 30, new screw steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. S. . Carnegie, arrived here from Woolwich yesterday, having made a very s atisfacto r y t r i a l o f her engines, the macinery of which acted admirabl y, and she promises to be a very fast sh ip unde r s t eam power. h k e ya H rd o r ra i i gi o gcr departmente crew peen preparing busily engagedforher ar• in She was immediately taken into th e fitti ng- b asin for completing her fitment, receivi n e, her armament, stor es , r t t i ve the a dockyard here.Tc The steam-transport Rhadantanthus MAY 29. John lare Master Command er , passe d here for Chatha Be m on the 27th inst. from Woolwich; she halltaken in stores, and th e f urn i ture of Mr. Lang lately app o i n t e d Governme master-shipwright a t Pembroke 3 - •ard. , this morning f or P em b roke. She passed out WO( ) LWICH, MAY 28. Pa APPOINTMENTI 3. master— Hamilt on (1829), to the Britan nia, 120, flag-ship oil the Mediteri •anean station. Clerks--Frederick T. Robins (11351), from the Saturn, at Pembroke, the Sybille, 40, at Devonport ; William Horniman (1853), to the St. Jean d'Acre. Second Master —O. F. Clemenl,son (1853), to the St. Jean d'Acre. p r Co i h n a o r t l e e d s to P r e be chief sg r av g efi e r n si in ° l e " er s, maw., appointedt.hol Simoom, 18, ir on screw steam tynaop-ship, of 3o Power, at Port smou th . assistant-engineer, MALTA, MAY 227 Some alarm was felt hero (until tiirrival of th Peninsular and Oriental Coanpan y's steamer Euxine, from Marseilles) fo r th e safety - of tb e Haddington, known to have a large cargo for ConstarAinople on board, an d which vessel was overdue b y some days. It was, h ow her engines ever, as cer damaged,a a s certained t hat and s all fenr subsided. Th e Hahe had put into Corun na w i th dington reached port on the 1911 inst., and continued her voyage to the Levant. .en tlw, same day. I Of, 0 1 IC. b 4.0 iii , to 10 ris I .0,