The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMEE,CIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton Mar ket yesterday closed quietly, and prices were fully maintained. The sales were estimated at from 6,000 to 7,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken by the speculators. The Railway Share Market closed Steadily, without any material change in prices. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets this week the business transacted has been small, he revival of the demand having taken place. The Purchases 'are merely to supply immediate require ments, and th e quo t a ti o ns remain firm. For s u g ar there has been a very limited inquiry, but all de- Be.riPtione have realised previoui rates. Coffee also has been dull, but steady. Rice has been in in creased d emand ; and tea h as slightly improved. For spices there has been a very limited inquiry. Saltpetre is dull ; and cochineal is ld. per pound cheaper. Tallow is firmer. The following correspondence has take n p lace between the secretary of the Stock Exchange and the secret ar y o f th e Great Northern Railway Co mpany, on the subject of the Preference Capital of the latter Stock Exchange. Dear Sir,. lam requested to inquire w hether, in the ° v ant of any dividend being paid on your Company's 'reference Capital out of the past half - ye ar's p rofits, the w . a rrants would be issued to parties re g istered on the $ "t January last, or whether in the case su pp osed there Would ,„ be a special shutting of the Trans fer Books. ,„,, i ". 110 favour of your reply as early as co nvenient will oblige, &c. (Signed) MIHILL SLAUGHTER, Sec. J. R. Mowa't, Esq., Sec., Great Northern Railway Company. The Great Northern Railway, Secretary's Office, King's cross, March 19. have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 18th instant. ~, amunable to reply to the inquiry thereby made, the whole matter depending upon the decision of Parliament on the bill now in the house.—l am, ei ,r your bumble Mt rvant, J . R. MoWATT, Sec. Mihill Slaughter, Sec., Railway Department , Stock xchange. The meeting of the Calcutta Steam Company Was held to-day, but it was said to be of a private Character. _ _ An active demand still prevails for discounts, but there is not quite so much pressure as in the early part of the week. Six per cent, is still the Minimum share "out of doors," and no relaxation in this respect is yet anticipated. The bankers and brokers, however, are well supplied, and at the current quotations no difficulty is experienced in obtaining accommodation. A slight improvement has taken place in the English Stock Market, and it is thought that in creased firmness will ensue, owing to the diminished Pressure in the money market. Business is still very dull, both as regards speculation and bona fide operations ; but, if financial affairs become more settled, and if there is an excess of specie imports over the exports, so as to prevent a further draw from the Bank, the Bulls will, no doubt, be tempted to renew their transactions. Consols for transfer have been 93 to 93i and 93k 1 ; while for account the quotations have been 93i 93i 411 d 9 31 to 931. Exchequer Bills are marked Is. Premium, and East India Bonds 2s. discount. In consequence of an impression in certain quar ters that the negotiations between the United S tates and Mexico, by which the latter seeks to obtain a loan of 16,000,000 dollars, will not prove successful, Mexican Bonds, which previously showed some symptoms of weakness after the late rise, have dropped to I per cent., business having been officially reported at 23k /. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 98k to 981, and they are tow called 98 to 98i ; Spanish Passive Bonds are b. The other securities are neglected. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexi can, 23i ; Peruvian, 77 79 ; ditto Three per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 107 9 ; do. 44 per Cents., 97 99; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41 4115; ditto Deferred, 241. 51 ; Ditto Certificates, 61 k ; Ditto Passive, 54 6. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., report that in the market for American Securities there is no mate rial change to notice. During the past week busi fleas has been less active, but prices remain without alteration 261 91 ;0 all 3i all ft. 1100 ;5 all 5 all ft. 100 it. 100 ft. 100 0 all !O all w all _ct all 0 8 45 15 all t. 100 !,0 all it. 100 it. 100 " 25 . 8i 25 1 7i St. 100 20 all 10 4 St. 100 10 all t. 100 0 all it. 100 3t. 100 10 all it. 100 st. 100 F.t. 100 it. 100 it. 100 ;t. 100 , i 0 I all .64 14f [6; 12 3t: 100 L 6 6 3 ft. 100 ft. 100 ;5 I all 15 I all ',6 1 all R. 100 . 50 33 ,100 it. 1100 St. too St. 100 St. 100 25 231 25 161 50 all St 100 St. 1100 10 ;31.1 !O 17;, ;0 all .0 all >t. 100 !CI 16 10 10 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 >t. l loo .0 4 SO all it. 100 0 all it. 100 :0 17 !O 7 10 all l 5 all i 5 15 15 3 16i 100 it. 100 15 22 10 all O all LO all 5 all 5 all ,t 0 all l 0 all ;0 all .0 all GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Redeemable. Per Cent. United States 6 per Cents. ......... 1867-1868_105i 106 United States 6 per Cent. Bon ds 1868...105i 106 Alabama 5 per Cent .......................... .. ... 78 80 STATE SECURITIES. Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bon ds). Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. , t ßonds . _ ............... —lB4l-1871.- 40 42 "wisai B ßippl . s . p - e . r . . ' Cent.. Union Bk. Bonds ... 16 18 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds ' 877 .80 81 Tennessee nessee 6 per Cent. Bonds rginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 82A 83i vi 'Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) —lBB3 81 86 LOANS OF CITIES. /elontreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 82 84 NOW Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock ........-...1883••• 75 77 RAILROAD BONDS. Illi nois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Co nver tibl e 1875... 92i 93i Illinois Central 6 per Cent .. .. . 1875... 89 - 91 Illinois Centr a l 7 per Cent .' . .. Freeland Bonds 1860...108 110 , Pinola Central (Shares), $3O paid ... 33 35 p ti Michigan Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1 860 ... 11 Do. d o . do New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864 ... 93 95 New York Central 6 per Cent., not ~,.Convertible • 1883... 80 82 : . I ' 4 aw York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3(1 Mort-1843.85 gag B7 yT. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible-1862... 80 52 4 , N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund 1875- 83 85 Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1865... 93 Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent., I st M ort 1880... 89 90 ' There has been a very limited business done this morning in Railway Shares, and but few alterations 7 . can be qu o ted i n prices. Caledonian have declined :., 59 ., Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee 55. Great Northern improved 155., Lancashi re and 4 Yorkshire 5s , and North-Eastern (Berwick) 20 58 . Paris and Lyons Shares ha ve still 9 0 further improved, being quoted 601 i , and Punjaub zo Were dealt in at I I prem. 20 In Mining Shares no business has been trans- E acted. 10 Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares rule 20 very dull, Jand generally at lower values. Bank of 1) Australia receded 11., and Union Bank of Australia 5 1/. Ottoman Bank . , Bank of Egypt, and Lon- P . , don and Westminster realised former rates. Ca- 33, nada Land Shares declined it., and Electric Tele- 10' 20 g raph ss. 20 ... 89 91 _lOl 102 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) swan., done 3 per Cent. COll6OlO Annuities 93} 3 India Bonds, £ lOOO ..... .. Ditto, under £lOOO Consols for Account .................... 93a E tchegner Bills, 24d. £lOOO ............. ...... ......... 1 p 1:500 4 p %tall ................. 4 p Mexican 3 por Cent .............................. Ditto Account ........ ......................... 23i Spioifh Bonds, 3 per Cent. .............. Ditty. Passive ............................. Turkibh Bonds, 6 pur cent ..................... Ditto Account ................................. 98A Dividends on thc abovo payable In London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, money .............................. 93h Ditto for account ..... LOCAL SHARE MARKET& LIVERPOOL, MARCH 19. 10 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market is steady, at the full ic current rates of yesterday. Caledonian, 34:1 —Eastern if Counties, 101. 16s. 3d. —Lancadiire and Yorkshire, 991 — Ditto (new Dl. shares, issued at 1 dis.), p--London and 1 North Western, 1041--Manchester , Sheffield, and Lincoln, 3 7 Midland, Si. Sly—North Eastern, York Capital Stock, 31 South Eastern, 22 Grand Trunk cc Canada, 133 13s. 9d. SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) 1 RAILWAYS. Shr. Closing Price yesterday. Business done this day. RAILWAYS. BIRMINGHAM, MAncn_l9. STOCK ExcHANGE.—Great Western Birmingham Gym ranteed Stock was done at 7i —Worcester and Birmingham Canal Shares at 16—Birmingham Waterworks, new, at 6i p.—Great Western, 671 4—London and North Western, 1014 --11idlan(ls, 81.1' Crystal" Palace, 2i 4--Birminz ham New Union Mill, 3A MANCHESTER, MARCH 1). STOCK EXCHANGE.--Tho market was moderately active 2, and firm., SliefEelds, 37 4—Do, Pref., 12A— Dovers, 2, 22i—Great Northern A, 104—London, one-eighths, 13-16 d--East Lancashire, 96l —Bank of Stockport, 4i --Leeds, 991 —Leeds new, d,— Midlands, 811—Lancashire Insur- 1 c ance I p. rHE SUN, 110 N DON, FIRI DAN EVEN IN G, MARCH 20 1857 Ambg. Nottug. Bost & Eastn. June Belfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lamest). d Cheshire Junct Blackburn Blyth & Tync original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter-- Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall D. A Do. B ......... Dublin&Belfast June DUD. P. &Aber. June. !East Anglian lEastern Counties..... Eastern Union ,A. stk, Do., do. Do, New A.., ..• East Kent ••• •• East Lancashire ...... jEast Suffolk ........ Do. !Edinburgh & Glasgow Ediub. and Peebles l Edinb.Prth.&Donde , Forth and Clyde June. SFurness . Glasgow & S. Western ) Great N. of Scotland' Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) Great Western. Do. Str.V.R gua. St !Irish South-Eastern ! Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshiro Do., do. F. £l6 Do., Wet. Riding Un De. Southport.... London & 131ackwall Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. London & N. Westorn Do. Fifths. D0.,10/.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndudrry. & Eunisk. Manch.She L&Lincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland . Do. Birming. & Derby Vlidland G.West.(lr.) Do. 2 Shares Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt.Aberg.&llrfd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warronpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k........... Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock . ..... Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern - Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purcb. Do. Leeds Do. York North Loudon N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and city Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth I Rhymney.. Scottish Central Scot. N.E.Abrin. St Shropshire Uuion ISitingbourne &Sheer South Devon ,South Eastern Do. 4i per o. ihares South Wales S. Yorksh. RivorDun Do.. Staiaes,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling.. De. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale De. Pref., No. (Thames Hay. D. &R. Vale of Neath. .. Waterfd. & Kilkenny 'Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall ,West End if London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Clam_ Wmbledon keroydon BRITISH Pi 0 all .8 I 9 .8 all 10 100 10 100 10 100 O 2s. O NV :0 lOs 0 1 .74 all ;t. 1100 !O i 15 10 all )0 all !O all it. ICO 10 all :0 all 0 4 Oi all 9 all :0 all lAtlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda; and Cen.lnd,guar. G p.c. Do. Buffalo dc Lake Hur Buff., Brut& Godch 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 Juno, '74 Calcutta and IS. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do, Demerara Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do.4i p.e.Buds.,' s 7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. lu. Pen. g. 5 per c. Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. Gt. Wostn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option all Madras, guar. 4l P.C all Do. do., 5 per c. 10 Do. 4/ p. c. Eaten. 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. 5 Do. 4th Ex., do. ss. ,Oude (Limited) 5 Scinde, guar. 5 per c all Do 0 all A-Awrplcßot.,„erdaTh 0 14 Ardennes. , .. • 5 all Belgiar, East. Junct. 16 130 "...ters to Graissessac all r:;armeaux&Toulous , Coal Mines and Ry. 12 Dutch Rhenish ...... all Eastern of France ... all Do. New 2s. Euphrates Valley 18 Gt. phr , Central of France 17 Great Luxembourg._ 4 Italian Junction all Lake Const. & Bale all Lierre and Turnhout a T.,,,,,,1,,,,,1,-, V.,,,,f;,‘ all. Lucca dt Pist.sp.c•P• all Lyons and Geneva ... all Lyons At Mediterran. all Maria Antm . la ....... all Do. New ............... all Namur k Liege ...... all Do. do. 6 p. e. Pref. 41 Northern(pernara .) g. of Franco.. y ne . C e . . all NorwegianTrnk.Prel all Paris and Ly0n5...... all Paris and Orleans 7 Recife & San Fran. 7i Rome and Frascati.. all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Mouse all 'Do. 5i per cent. pref. all Southern of France , / all West Flanders all Do. 5A per c. Pref all I W.& N.W. of France 0 6 Western of Austria... 9 , all IWest. of Switzerland 6 1 all ' Wiesbaden 6 1 all \ Do. 8 p. cent. prof. all Zealand . Eol all ~. ;5 1 1-si JOINT-STO I tAustralasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London 'Bri.Col Bk.& Ln. Co British N. American C.Bk.of Ind. Au.&Ch Cit y''''''''''''''''''''' Colonial ............ (Commercial of Loud. En 2,.. Scot, &Aus. C ht. Lot. Cli . ilk. of Aust. Ditto New London V.Psl County Lnd,&E.Bakng.Corp ,London Joint Stock.. fond. anrl~Vestminst. National Pro. of Eug. Do. New.. ............. National Bank ...... INew South Wales .... l Or i en tal Bank Corp. Ottoman Bank ...... Provincial of Ireland Do. New ............... . Aus.B. Co. South Australia .....• Unionnion of London... Unity Auos ndu.. tr o alia..: Union AI Do. New .............. Unity Mutual ...;. • Aestru 8k.c . ,,f Loud. 4i - 4R Si - 9 65 -67 82 - 9 9') - 92 681 -68 i 37 - 33 - 10 19 - 20 10j - 10 47 - 49 34 - 35 8 - 7 95 - 97 ss}7. 36A - 370 7/ 8 95 - 96 86 - 88 t2O - 123 105 - 107 67 - 68 64 - 66 70 75 7 8 1 ,1 7 99 99; d par 6 61 08 ]O9 .04 let id par 101 ~7~ - 37~ 81 - 811 53 - 15 iii ---- iii 54 - 56 Si - 44i 45§ - 841 - 8 5 1 4 - 3 - 2. 39 - 46 . 611 - 621 96 - 99 7 -74 i - 11 29i - 3011 7 - 6 110 - 112 274 - 28 48 - SO - 17 - 11 74 - 75 85 - 86 4i - 4 4 - 3 12 - 14 41 - 43 201 - 20 4 - 4j 7 - 9 2 1 - - • SSESSIONS. i - Jr 11 lip 196 98 96 9$ 96 98 Par I P .. • - . • • li - i i p 111 • 113 21 -- 2ip 21A -- 22 1 53 54A , 81 -- 83 211 -21 i 1 - 1 11)1 261 -26 i, 3 i -- 3 17 99 -- 100 120 -1251 1 ,120 -- 125 1 107 109 19i 20 21i 22 par p I IP § - iP j = 2i; FOJ!„E,IGN. 6 - 7A 1 ! 1 1 8; 4ip - 6 P 81 314 11 12 par ip 241 2ti 61 63 E - G~k» 31~ - 32. 8i 9 21 9 . 1 : -- 3 1 91 8i 9 COI -- 61 5s 59 P i ••• ••• 20 1 91 104. 84 9 • -- 4 96 10 33 31 par 1 r K BANKS. 96 - 98 1i- i p 57 - 59 li id 69 71 - 18 181 - 19 183 - 10 *- .•• ... ig - 50 39 - 40 11 -- 1} P .._ '4 58 7 8 10 ,- 8d Lid RAILWAYS. 100 ;Buelcgliamall 100 ;Clydesdale Je. all Col . Stour Vy. , 100 ;E.Lin. g. 6 p.e all I E. Un. H. Sh. 100 Glas. Barr. 6/ Neils. Direct. It. 100 Do. NOW r 4 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr 0 all hull & Selby 15 all Shares all ,Do. Shares ,21 all Lon. & Grecuw all Do.Prcference st. 100 Lon. Til., &S. .0 54 Do. Birk. 53 all Mancli.Bxton. and Matlock ;t. 100 IMdld. Bra , lfcl. 6i si!Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. ;0 all N.& Est.s p.c. i 0 all Do. 6 per et.. i 0 all Do. Fixed sp.c 5 all Prest. & Wyly .2i all Do. Shrs. A it. 100 Roystn. & Hit. .0 all Shrews.& Her 2 all S. Stallordsh.. all I WearVal.g6pc all Do.. 100 , Wilts&Somrst PREFERENI all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd.at 501.) 100 Bris.&Es.4 P.C. St. 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares 100 Caledn. £lO 4]i p. c 100 Ches. & Ho. 5 3 / 4 P.C 100 Do. do. 5 per cent all Cork &Bandons 3 / 4 p.e all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J 2 E. Anglian Cls. ASh 100 Do. do. Cls. B Bp. c 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c all Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l all Do. No. 2 ....... all Do. New 6 pr. c. St. all East Un., G. 6p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent 'OO East Lam ash. 6 p.cts all E.&W. York. J. sths 5 Edin.& 01. sp. o. Sh. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.o. 100 Earners, 5 p. c 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem 100 Do, 4 3 / 4 per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. all Gt.N.ofScot.lst Pre 100 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc 100 Do. con. red. 4 3 / 4 p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4 p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4 percent. 100 Do 5 p. c. red. pref. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do.ChesterBp.c.P.S all De. do. 5 p c. do 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh all Do. do. do all Do. do. de. 100 Lan. do York. 6 pc. St. 1 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l 100 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. 1 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 100 Lon. &N. W.. Cov. & N•aneaton 5 p. et 100 Lou. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares all Londy.& Color. 3 / 4 Sh. all Londy.&Ennis. 3 / 4 Sh. 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Cont. 4 3 / 4 Do. do. do. £6 100 Do. do. 3i per cent. all Marypt. Carl. 4 p.c. all Do. 4. per cent 10.; Do. do. 100 Aid.Consol.6 p.c. St 100 Do.Con.Br.Bir.6 p.c 1 100 Do. 4 3 / 4 p. c. Prof. St 100 Do. L. & 11. Pref. St all New.,Aber.. &c., pr 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c. pm 8 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct all Norf k D eb. 4 p.c. Sb 100 Do. sp. c. Est. 1846 100 Do. 5 3 / 4 p.c. pf., 1847 100 D0.Wv.V.5p.c.,1847 100 North British 3 3 / 4 D 71. Preference 100 N, B. Berw. 4p. c. Prf Eq Do. do. do 13 'Do. Leeds 6pa No. 1 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 10 Do. York 11. &S. Pur. all North Staffordshire 100 Ox., Wei. & Wolv. 6 p.c., let guar. 100 6 p. e. 2d guar._ all (Scot. Cent. New ?ref. 100 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. 1100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 100 De. de.3a p.s. pf. St all South Devon all Do. Axed 4 pr cent all S. Eastern (Reading Aun.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 4i per cent all, Do. Fixed 4. p.e. Sh 100 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. o 100 Do. do. 4 3 / 4 p. e all S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar all Stook. &Dar., sp. a 15 De. do. do. all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 all Waterfd&lCilk. 6 pc. Leasing ;ompanies Ln. &N. W. Oaledon ... E.U.&E.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do qt. Westn N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto & Co Do Lu. &N. W & 1 E. Count Do Do Do L. &N. W Do Gt. Northn T. Brassoy M. MClean Stk.&Dar Do at. w, Closlng Prices yesterday. 90 - 95 98 - 102 11_ - 13 133 - 136 3 -4/ 107 - 109 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 402 -- 105 P i -- 2 90 --92 / P 55 -- b 7 - 134 8 - 9 9 - 9} 88 - 90 E SHARES. 92 - ---- 94 95 --- i : li 108 - 112 108 - 112 - 12 - 121 76 - 77 113 - 115 105 - 110 101 - 103 60 - 62 10k - 101 5i - 61 95 - 96 84 -- 86 100 -- 102 10 -10 i 16i -- 17 10 -10 v 72 -- 76 191 -- 20 9. -- 10 14. -- 15 135 -- 137 137 -•140 115 -- 118 157 - 159 $ -- 41 66 - 68 1 134 -13 S 93 - 99 88 - 19 ••• - •• li - lip 102 = 104 90 92 If ld, dl- 21 - 211 1 110 - 111 114 -- 118 105 -- 110 65 -- 70 17i -- 18 23 - 231 100 - 101 9 - 10 27 - 28 2 - 3p '4 = 4 BRITISH MINES. `2ll2lAlfred Cons. {Philk.) 14 British Iron 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 14s Great South Tolgus 10/ 3 G rt. W. Alfrd.(Philk.) 7 G rt. W. , Vor (Heists.) Bs6d Lady Bertha 7i N. Frances (Illogan) ... N. W.B isset (Illogan) 6115 North Wheal Crofty 1 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 68. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 24 S. Caradon (St. Cleel 2 S. Cam Brea (Illogn. 19 S.W. Franees(lllogn. 44 Tam. S. St L. Min. Co 9 Tin Croft 40 Un.Mincs (Gwennap 12s 6.V. of Towoy (Camay.) 14 IW. Basset (Illogan) 20 IW. Caradon (Liskrd ) 51 ; Wh. Basset (Illogan). 5 IWh. Buller (Rdruth). 54 IWh. Edwaxd(Calstek 1178,Wh. Kitty (U. Llaut, 8 IWILMa. Ann (Menht., 44 IWk. Trelawney (Lis.' 224 231 61 74 155 165 150 470 14 15 16 104 6i— — 1 1c 20 29 31 6 7 224 234 8 9 14 -- 1i 340 350 64 74 325 33 5 1 1 54 6 215 235 1 34 35 165 175 260 280 350 370 4i 20 21 43 45 22 24 MINES. i —le le li 3 —3; 19 21 la 61 - 63 12 14 7i 8 le P 1 --- i 7 7 :- i' ** t tr--- 51 = ii ,A.NEOUS. 23i - 24i1 ..• ••• 5 - 5i 40 k i l• 4 1 153 156 35 40 26 28 21 2 5d 51 92~ - 93~ li - 11 'l 41 4a - iC- - - ii i -i •.• ••• 3 4 4 par iP 18 22 tl - par ip 21 1 67 69 4. 5 22 —24 5 A 7A 65 67 .1 11 ••• -'"' •1 35 - 37 - 1 -- 1 11 - 13 FOREIGN 7 Australian 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) all Do. Cocaes dti Cuia 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 4 Clarendon Can. Min. Co. of Jamaica all Cobre Copper 16 Co piapo all Fortuna all General all Linares 1i Lusitanian all Maricinita all New Granada all Noreau Monde all Pont. Sil.LdM. k gran 1 Port rtiiliD 16.. Santiago de Cuba all iouth Australian all Do. Scrip --- . all Do. le p. 0. rref. all United Mexican.. MISCE] 19 'Australian Agricult. all Australis. Royal Mail all Berlin Water Works 40 Brit. American Land 321 Canada ......... 100 Do•Go.6pc.Jan&July 100 Do. 6 p.e.Feb.&Aur. 100 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent. all Crystal Palace ' all Do. Preference all Orystal Pal. of France a Duston Iron 0re...... 18 Eastern Steam.... • 1.00 Electric Telegraph ... all Electric Tel. of Irel. all En.&Aust.Cop.SmC o l lOs. Eur. & Ind.Jctu. Tel. all Gen, Ir.Sc, Col.(lint.) 14 Gen. Steam Navigat.l 5 London Discount ...1 all Lond. Gcn. Omnibus 10 ,Magdalcua St. Navig. all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. all Mexican& S.Americu I 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... 5 Do. New 5 Netherlands Laud all Do. Do. 10 25 15 20 all Do. 8 p c.Pf. iss. at 1 (I. , 1 Do. Do. 80 New B. dt N. S. Land LOO N S. W. Gov. sp. c. all N. B. Australasian _1 all Nrth.ofEuropeStearn all Oriental Gas ss. Do. New Shares all Pcelßr. Ld. & Minrl all Peninsular & Orientall 10 Do. New all Rhynaney Iron all Do. New 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest all Do. New 100 S. Aus. Gov. 6p. e.bds. all South Austral. Land' all Submarine Tel. Scrip all Do. Registered 6 Trust&Lu Co. U.Can 9 8 1 Van Diemon's Laud LOJ ,F.GQ,61).a"96i July BWlfileati this day. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—;This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE SKINNER. SINGULAR CASE OF DISPUTED ADJUDICATION.— Skinner was described as of James-street, Bedford-row, auctioneer, and an adjudication in bankruptcy was made a few days ago, but which was disputed. The petitioning creditor's debt was on a ludg , nent ob'ained against Skinner on an action brought against him for trespass. Mr. Darrow, for the defendant, contended that a verdict for damages did not constitute a debt under the Bank rupt Law. His iflonotir had no hesitation on that point, and was Alio satisfied as to the trading an act of bankruptcy. Mr. Blrron then naked for an adjournment, on the ground that the Chief Baron had expressed his opinion that 201. would be sufficient, but the jury found for 501., and the costs amounted to 1001., and it was in tended to move the Court to reduce the damages, but that could not be done until the ntxt term. His Honour expressed his doubts whether he had the power to adjourn ; yet it wasea hard case to make a man bankrupt when it was sworn by him that he had no other creditor, although he had money from his friends for his support, and they would not press him. Under all the circumstances, therefore, he woul I not take any proceedings in the bankruptcy till the next term, on 2001. being deposited in court to abide the ap plication for fo a new trial. It was an unusual case, but he did not see that any one could be injured by the adop tion of such a course. Mr. Lawrence, for the petitioning creditors, assented, and a memorandum to the above effect was drawn up. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, March 20.—Wind this day at noon, E. to PORTSMOUTH, March 19. Wind S.E., E.S.E. ; light breeze and hazy. fog.—Sailed.— Catharina Maria, from Batavia ; Sbairp, St. Kitt's. Off the port.— Dolphin , f rom Bahia for the Baltic. PLYMOUTH, March El , —Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—Nor folk, fr3m London, for Melbourne. Sailed—Cataragui, for Bombay. TORBAY, March 19.—Arrived—Morant, from London, for Jamaica ; caulking her topsides, being leaky. MILFORD, March 19.—Wind Barbadoes ; 'Uranus, St. Domingo, with the rest of the outward bound. GLASGOW, March 19. The L. Copeland, of Boston; was passed, abandoned, on the 21st Feb., in lat. 36 lon. 58. The brigantine Zoara, abandoned, was also passed on the 23d Feb., in lat. 36 lon. 65, by the Wolf villa, arrived in the Clyde. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind S.E. Arrived—Thames, from Cardiff and Holyhead, for Malta, towed round from Holyhead, partially dismasted. Sailed 19th—Circassian, screw steamer, for Halifax; Invincib i e, Cameroons ; Le Roi, Gores. Sailed, 20th—Minho, screw steamer, for Oporto ' • Ellen, Santander; Hardee. Newfoundland ; A rc hit ec t Coung scalps, Bayonne ; Edouard, Ghent; Hermann, Liebau; Zollverein, Bordeaux. QUEENSTOWN, March 18. Wind N.N.W. .Arrived—Merida, from Barbados ; Tridon, Odessa ; Ro• letta, Jaffa; Theluw, Iquique. (BY BUBMARINE A G N R D A B V R E I S T E IB Ni I ), T F B r L i E d G ay R , AP IO II :9 ) a.m. Wind E.S.E. ; two hours' ebb ; cloudy. Arrived, March 19.—Northumberland, from. Now York. Arrived, March 20.—Azoriun, from St. Michael's ; Catherine Ch ar l o tte, Harlingen; Wavee,; Amity,and Cres o c s e t n e t i , ld G ; Guernsey ; Creole, Drobak ; Fides, Vela; Creole, Demerara; Tadea, Emden; Familiar, Schom ; John Bunyan, Mauritius ; Mystery, Rotterdam. Sailed, March 20—Magdalen, for Messina; Soho, steamer, Havre; Paris and London, Paris. DEAL, Friday, 9.45 a.m. Wind S.E., moderate. Passed, 19th—Earl Mu!grave, for Cardiff; Eleanor, Sal. Mischi e f, Li ver pool—all from gunderland, f or M e lbourne. London combo Maitland,Alg o f a r o B in y a Passed—Viscount Lampton, scrow steamer, from west ward ; England, screw steamer, Dartmouth ; Wiusoales, barque, westward ; Albyn, Alexandria—all for London ; Dolphin, from Bahia, for Landscrona. Racing Fixtures for 1857. Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven 13 York Spring 21 Durham l3 Melton 23 Coventry l3 I Newmarket F S 27 Catterick Bridge 15 MAY. Bath Epsom Chester Shrewsbury l3 Ludlow 14 JU Manchester Ascot 9 Beverley, Hull, sac .10 Hampton l7 Newton ' - 17 Newcastle 23 ...12 ....26 Worcester 2 Ne wmarket Liverpool l5 Bibury Club 24 Stockbridge 25 Winchester 26 Carlisle 30 Chelmsford ..... ...... 30 AUG Ripon North Staffordshire 4 Brighton Brighton Club 7 Wolverhampton lO Reading l2 SEPT Nottingham 21 Stamford 23 Goodwood ..28 UST. - - Warwick Cardiff Thirsk Lichfield Derby OCT' Northallerton Chester Autumn 6 Wrexham 8 Richmond 8 NOV E Worcester Autumn 3 Wenlock Shrewsbury Autumn l7 York l9 Itadcliffe 24 Eghatn Stockton 27 Hereford 27 :111BER. Doncaster 15 Leicester 23 Mauchester Autumn 24 Monmouth . 24 N e wmarket F 0 29 BER. Newmarket S 0 l2 Warwick Autumn 2O Newmarket H. 26 (BER. Liverpool Autumn lO Ludlow Autumn 20 Irish Racing Fixtures for 1857. APRIL. _2l Curragh MAY. Howth and Bakkyle Summer 19 JUNE. NVicklow Monckstown (Co. °s il k) 9 I JULY. Bellowstown 8 Heath of liaryboro'...2B Down R. Corporation 2l AUG UST. Galway 4 1 Ballyeigh 25 - .............. 11 I T ow n not fixed ...18 Tarnore Killarney Curragh CatheTeiven SEPTEMBER. ........ 2 I Jenkinstown Park 22 8 Johnstown 29 It is understood that the tidal trains between London and Paris, by way of Folestone and Bou logne, will be recommenced, at :the latest, on (the 15th of next month, and possibly on the let. It is difficult to understand the grounds on which the South. Eastern and French Northern Companies m at ira a r u ol i these trains to take piece. TUe r 6 inter constantly increasing traffic betwe , n London and Boulogne is naturally attracted to another rota e; The number of boats between London-bridge arid Boulogne be; been increased from three to four a week, and will be further extended to six a week each way next month. The goods traffic is largely augmenting, and indicates a considerable extension in the interna tional trade. THE ETRUSCANS. — The Etruscans were a people foreign in Italy, called by the Romans Etrusci, or Tusci ; by the Greeks, Tyrrheni, or Tyreeni ; and by themselves, Rasena. The country between the Tibur and the Marc Inferum, or. Tyrrhenian Sea, and bounded on the north and north-west by the Apennines and the river Macra, was their seat. Their early history has given rise to much die cussion in modern times, and it is now admitted on all sides that the people known to the Romans as Etrus cans, were not the original inhabitants of the comp try, but a mixed rate. The most ancient inhabi tants appear to have been Ligurians on the north, and Siculians on the south, both of *hone *ete subsequently expelled by the Umbrians, From this point two opinions hare prevailed, The first (that of Herodotus) ascribes tiem to a colony of Lydians under Tyrsenus, son of the King of Lydia, from whom they took their name and in this opinion Cicero, Strabo, Paterculus, Seneca, Pliny, Plutarch, and Ser vius follow ; the semi(' is, that a Pelasgic race, called Tyrrheni, subdued tie Umbrians, told settled itx the country, who were afterwards in their turn con quered by a powerN lelia3tian race, called Rasena, who descended from the Alps and the valley of the Po. Hence it was feen the union of the Tyrrheni-Pelai glans ant the Rs'ela that the Etruscan nation was formed. Dion of Heicarnassue considers them abori• gives, but admits that a tr ib e of Pelasgi passed from Tees saly into the heart of Italy prior to the Trojan war, who assisted the aborigines in their war with ee Siculi, whom they forced to fly to Sicily, the Kt of the ancient Sicani. Gibbon agrees with Dion. G)rius derives the Etruscan element from Egypt or nee gr • n al seats of the Peleti ; thence driven out into Achaia, Thrace , Arcadia, etti • Italy. Mazz mhi fol vpVg the Oriental ; theory. Ma ff ei liciaan which he considers the ori d from thence passing into brings them fro m Ca : were the same from the Ea st after he Flood or Babel, people ; that as serting that the Umbri and abori and Guarnacci derives them they spread over Itae y and some tribes of them , called Pelasgi, thence emigrated to Greece, See. Being en tirely ignorant of thei language, it is impossible to ar rive at a definite leowledge of their origin.—The - Builder. A TROCIOU,s MURDE !?. On Wednesday night last a most atrocious mur der was committed at the house of a ltbeurng man, named Edwards, living at 21, Boffin d w, Maidstone, on the way to Peeenden-he ale The unfortunate deceased was the eldest son of Edwards, and, with his brother?, lived in the slum hens° with his parents. The Edwards fancily e )nsisted of the fa.tht!r mother, and 3 s )113—viz., Th who was mur d ere d, Gon-ge, the criminal, and a younger s on , name d Will iam . Them is and George, who slept t oge th er , were ne t u pen the best of terms, the forme r , w h o was an industrious, ha- d-werkeig 1113,11, ag e 1 24, having occasion to find fault with George, age d 18 , w h o, h iv i eg, done no work for some mouths, was a complete border to Vie family. Hence a feeling of t iwards his brother was engendered in the mind of George, and this doubt less led to th e f ear f u l occut rcnce . O n Wednesday uct, morning, before g oi ng t o hi s wor k, Thomas a..itn an up O l a l t 1) mean: his tn t. iitlte ) work. Th omas re t urne 1 h ome i n the iithceo didn't an i even ing, and soon aft r nine o'clock went to be 1. As before stated, he slept in the same room wit h Ge )rge. The mother, shortly after tea, went up stairs, and before going into her own room, she, according to her invariable practice, went into her sons' bed room, when she sa iv that Thomas was fast asleep. She soon afterwards heard George, wham she had left below, come up stairs and enter the bed ooze, closing the door atter bite. Ater going down stairs to make sure that all was propeily fastened she re turned to herbed and went to sleep. She was after wards aroused by hearing a heavy moaning noise, apparently proceeding from her sons' room. She procured a light and entered the room, when she was horrified by seeing her son Thunas lying in the bed in a state of insensibility, with the blood streaming from no less than five severe wounds—two upon the head, two across the lower jaw, which was smashed, and nearly seVered from the face, and one a slight wound in the throat. The window of the bedroom was open, and George vat gene. The candle she had left down stairs was burning on the table. She gave an imme diate alarm, and the active superintendent of the borough police, Mr. Blundell, and luspctor Fan cett were quickly on the .spo, as was also Mr. Saunde:s, surgeon to the police force, and every possible remedy was put in use, but there was from the first not the slightest hope of recovery. George had got clear off—his mode of escape being through the window, as was evident from the fact that a flower-pot underneath thewindow was smash ed to pieces. The unfortunate young rime died shortly after seven o'clock on Thursday morning. The wounds had evidently been inflicted by some heavy sharp instrument, and the officers found under the bed a broad carpenter.' axe, covered with blood ; the axe was hidden in some rags. Mrs. Edwards had used the instrument that same night at 10 o'clock. The murderer has not yet been ap prehended, but the police aro on his track. SCENE _IT T. 'LL COLLIERY. MEETING OF ENGINEERS. One of the most painful scenes connected with this melancholy accident occurred at the offices of the Londhill Company on Wednesday evening last. It havieg been made known that the engineers would meet on that day, and that in all probability orde• s ay.gild be given for immediately commencing ope-a . ions for thawing off the water, a great num ber of the widows and female relatives of the poor men now ly;ng iu the pit surrounded the offices in a high state of excitement. A t '7 o'elock . the wagineers—Messrs. Nicholls Wood and Elliott (of Newcastle), Holt (of Wake field), and Wo ,dliouse (of Derby)—met at the offices. The report of Messrs. Webeter, Maddison, Ooe, and Pease, as to the state of the pit since the meeting on Saturday, was given in. After consult ing together for about an hour and a half, the deci sion of th 3 committee was made known to the pro prietors. In consequence, however, of the great anxiety evinced by the assemblage outside, Mr. Wood undett ok the task of making known to them the conclusion they had arrived at. Mr. WOOD commenced by stating that he bad a vet y painful duty to perform in announcing to them the decision arrived at by himself and the other gen tlemen who had undertaken the duty of opening the pit and recovering the bodies of the unfortunate men. They greatly feared that if the pit were premature'y opened, they might have to close it again. It ha I been shown that the temperature of the water in the pit was not uniform, it be . ng 61 deg. at the bottom, and 66 at the top, clearly showing that the burning matter still remained in the pit. They might rest assured that not a minute's time should be lost in getting the bodies out, as soon as ever the pit was in a state to warrant them drawing the water out. All of them, including the owners, were desirous of doing everything they could to facilitate that operation. The engineers had fixed upon a height which the water should rise before it should be drawn out . , and such height, they were of opinion, would be attained on Mon day next, on which day the committee would again meet, when, as everything was ready, he believed that they would commence the task of drawing out the wats.r and reaching the bodies. Every one must deeply sympathise with them in their anxiety to recover the bodies of those belonging to them. In conclusion, he. hoped that the Almighty would support them in their great affliction. The announcement that the opening of the pit was put off to Monday next was received by loud lamentations, the women and children appearing almost overpowered with emotion. The scene was altogether of the most harrowing description—the agonising cries of the poor women being painful in the extreme. The sad and dejected faces of the assemblage, as seen 'mid the gloom of the night, the only lights being those from the lamps of the few carriages and cabs around, formed a melancholy picture, the recollection of which will not easily be effaced from the minds of those who witnessed it. Mr. MORTON, the Government inspector, said that he quite agreed with the decision the com mittee had come to, for should the pit be opened and any of the burning matter remain unquenched, the accumulated gas coming in contact with it might cause such an explosion as would not only greatly endanger the lives of those .gallant men who had undert iken the onerous taQk of searching for the bodies, but probably be the means of closing the pit. The maximum height which the engineers were of opinion should be reached, before there was a certainty of the fire being put out, was 60 feet up the s'‘aft. As the water had already reached 47 feet, that height would doubtless be attained by Monday. The proceedings did not terminate until after nine o'clock. At the meeting of the Barnsley guardians on Tuesday, most of the widows of the men killed by the explosion at Lund+►ill Colliery appeared to claim relief, it being understoo I that the amount received throughout the country should not alto gether exonerate the ratepayers fr•im supporting those whom they were legally called upon to main tain. A. resolution was proposed, having for it: object the exclusion of widows without children, who were in receipt of pay from the committee of subscribers to the general fund, from receiving pa rochial support. 'The discussion, which was of a very strong character, and . carried on with closed doors, resulted in the defeat of the motion, relief having been ordered to be given to the widows for another month, when the subject will be again brought forward. A similar proposal for exone rating ratepayers from supporting those who were relieved out of the subscriptions, was mooted at the pub'ic meeting, and was all but unanimously condemned.— Manchester Guardian. HORSES AND BOYS IN VIRGINIA• A bay, who is grey-headed and a grandfather, brings my steed to the door ; two more boys hold on to the bridle while the nag switches off the flies with his tail; and three more boys assist in switch ing them off with fern branches. \Vhile engapd in this toil, one of them—al hough it is only seven o'clock, a.m.—falls asleep against the side of the horse, snorti g, with his great bullet head shining in the sun like a persPiringblaok pudding, till some one arouses him by sticqing grass into his nose. The horse is a fine animal. Nkarly all Virginia hares are, albeit bred too fine for English tastes, and now getting poor by too much interbreed ing ; bathe epuipments ! They don't believe in the saving " that there is nothing like leather" in Tirgiuia. It is evident that they think string a great deal like leather. There is more rope used in my accutrements than if I had been Mazeppa, and was to be bound on. The buckle is broken ff the belly-band, and that is tied with string ; the check-strap is another piece of string ; so also is the left-hand bridle. There is no stirrup on one side, and more string is used to hitch up the other. But the roads are very bad at that time of the year, they say ; so I would have to walk my hors.) anyhow—so it makes no difference. The court-house is three miles distant. A boy is given to me to show me the road through the scrub and take care of my charger ; and I start, all the darkies on the farm following me to the gate. The road at first runs through a small forest of stunted shrubs, and then debounches into a rolling country of bare bleak bills, with a shott red clayey soil. It is supposed to be enc'osed on each side with what is called a worm or V fen :e, which has a battered, haggard, and dissipated look. Half the rails are down, some with one end stick ing in the fence, the other upright., prodding the air; others lying about loose, g.viug a most dilapidated air to a landscape'Dot of itself attractive. Presently we come to a spot where the late rains have moistened the clay into an oozy ointment, which the rays of the sun have encrusted wito a hard, piecrusty looking cover. After I had passed this spot a few rods, my antiquated boy of course lagging far behind me, I hear " Mas sa! Massa 1" I turn in my saddle. " Yah ! yah ! lis um keep right on. Dab's utn " and my youth drops, as if struck withepilepsy, plump into the mid dle of the red pasty slush. Alarmed, fearing a sun stroke, I ride hastily back. Wnat a picture He has chosen this spot of soft mud for his his noonday nap, and there he lies, sound asleep in a moment—a huge piece of jet set in corne lian—the red glaring sun streaming down on him, and a myriad of small yellow butterfies and blue bottles settled on his body. I shout and cra±s my whip in vain. He is probably away off in the midst of a corn-husking or a break-down, and why should I disturb him I—Dickens's "Household Words." The precise amcunt shipped by the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Pera for India and China on the 20tb is 787,5871., of which 628,995/. is silver for Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, and Singapore, and 147,3371. for Hong Kong, Canton, and Shanghai. The gold is 11,2551. for Alexandria, Ceylon, Madras, and Calcutta. The Thames Steamtug and Lighterage Company, form ed last summer for the purpose of introducing improve ments in the goods traffic of the river, and which com menced operations on Jan. 1 by taking over the businef a of Messrs. Kean and Blake, have just started a trial steam tugboat, of three feet draught, with engines by Messrs. James Watt and Co. of Whorse power. 'Two others are to be ready within a month, and they are ex pected to produce a great effect in expediting the move ment of the heavy quantities of goods which now find their way to the Thames from tbe London and North- Western and the Great Western Railways. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL.—The students of this the largest medical charity in the metropolis invited Mr. Holden, one of the teachers of the school attached to the hospital, to an elegant entertainment at An derton's Hotel yesterday evening ; Mr. Callender, F.R.C.S., in the chair. After the usual loyal toasts the chairman, in a neat and appr)priate speech, deservedly ;eulogistic of Mr. Holden, presented that gentleman, on the part of the students, with a handsome silver dinner service, and an address in the folla wing terms Lowther Holden, F.R.C.S. S.r,—We, the un dersigned alidents of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, apprecs tug able• and willing issistance you have ren fared us as a leaclier, and the kindness and cheerfuln ess j uu , .;.fad our studies as a friend, beg your aoceptance of this memo-lab togerame the accompanying testimonial. We desire also to express our deep sense of the ob'igation we are under for the many valuable anatomical i reparations and diagrams you have contributed to the mu.eurn and dissecting rooms, and the able literary productions by means of which you have so slut( 1 fled our profe'- sional studies." The service of plate has engraved (.11 it the crest of the recipient, and the pimple intcription,— "To Luther Holden, from the student's of St. Bartho lomew's Hospital, 1857." Among the teachers present were Drs. Baly, Kirke', and Paget. ARCHITECTURE IN ANCIENT EGYPT.—It is certainly well worthy of observation (BA) s Mr. Sydney Smirke) how soon men perceived the capabilities of our art, and acquired the science of so piling up stones as to pro duce a powerful effect Oh men's minds, "Go to," said tbe rebellious descendants of Noah, exulting in their newlracquited acts of Construction j " let us build a city and a tower, the top of *hich shall reach unto h e aven ;" and from that day to the present time, thrOughout the world, one of the chief exponents of a country's pride, or its opulence, has been the gteatness of its arebiteethrei l leave to the antiquary the consideration of the style and character of the build ings of these pre-historic times. Eat Egypt, the reputed cradle of the Worlds civilisatiotr, demands of me some short notice. However deficient the early architecture of this remarkable country may have been In that grace and elegance which were reserved for another people and a later period, it is yet dettain that the art here ac quired mach of the character of a fine art ; sad I think we must admit that the Egyptian builders pro dnced works marked by a dignity of coticepti , in which in the lapse of 3,00 0 years , has been scarcely ek ceeded,The earliest development f Egyptian art is found about the delta of the Nile and its chronological pro gress is up that river, for the ruins about the catar acts are of later dates. It is natural indeed, that those most accessible and most readily cultivated districts should be the first settled, and that there communi ties would be first founded. As population inorea-ed and cities multiplied, the human tide ran up wards towards the mountains. Abundant architec tural remains attest this fact, and show that Bgypt offers no exception to' what I hold to be the rule, that our art affords a safe index of the progress of Civilization, —The Builder. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending March 15, 1857 £56,618 0 0 Corresponding week last year GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAT.--Traffic return for the week ending March 8, 1857 £21,394 9 1 Corresponding week last year , . 20,684 2 7 20 !0 all 0 all !0 all ?.0 20 )0 5? 13 3 5 !O 10 !O 22 ,0 all y 15 all 0 15 )0 25 .0 all 5 1 ?,5 all 35 all 0 10 - '0 50 DO 50 191 20 104 1081 101 k I 21 1044 St. 100 25 10 1.0.6 6 0 i i 71 I Pa 56j GENERAL LICENSING MEETINGS. • LAMBETIL—Since the opening of the South•Weetern Railway great inconvenience has been felt by travellers on this railway from the want of a licensed house at the terminus in Waterloo-road. Mr. John Price, the pro priet,4r of the Wellington Arms, imtnediately opposite the station, has, at an enormous expense, fitted up, and furnished with all conveniences, an elegant house for refreshmeut4, &c. Mr. Robinson appeared for Mr. Price, and satisfactorily proved to the magistrates the great want of a house of the kind in the neighbourhood. There was little opposition, and the bench unanimously grantei the application. A similar application was made by Mr. Andrews, Sailor Prince of Wales, and refused. MARKET NEWS.— (This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. Only limited supplies of English wheat have been re ceived up to our market this week, and the show of samples to-day was small. For all kinds, however, we had a very slow trade, at prices only equal to those realised on Monday. The imports of foreign wheat are under 7,000 quarters. That grain mot a dull inquiry, but without leading to any change in value. Floating cargoes of produce were rather dull. Fine malting barley sold steadily, but inferior barley was neglected. Malt sold to a fair extent, at full prices. We had a dull sale for oats, beans, peas, and flour, at Mond'ay's currency. ARRIVALS TTIIB WISTSZ. Wheat. 1 Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. 1,750 1 1,670 4,690 340 1,980 2,420 8,140 4,310 bs. 190 ticks. English Irish Foreign.. 6,760 1 8,250 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Although the supply of beasts was very moderate, all kinds moved off heavily, at a decline in the quotations of 24 per Mb. With sheep we were scantily supplied, yet the mutton trade ruled very dull, and prices gave way. compar•d with Monday, fully 2d. per Blbs. The show of calves was moderate, and the veal trade was heavy, at 4d. per Sibs loss money. The few lambs in the market were quoted at Ga on d to 7s ld per 81b.. In pigs mostly nothing was doing, easier terms. Mikh cows were almost uoroinal in value. Per 81bs to sink the offal.. e. 4. 5. d. Enterior Beasta....3 2 to 3 4 S eco nd quality.... 3 6 3 l 0 ()Tillie large oxen 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 S 4 1 Inferior Sheep ...4 4 4 8 S ec ond quality ...4 10 5 0 Prime crse.-wiled. 5 2 6 4 I. 4. IPrimeSonthdown 5 6 510 ilitrgo ors°. calves 3 8 .4 10 IPrime small do 5 0 5 4 ;Largo hogs ;mall porkers Suckling oalves 23 0 30 0 quarter obi 1,10 21 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLY; Beasts Sheep Calvee ..... ~ 1,120 2,500 2111 300 FORFIGN SUPPLY Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs 200 70 107 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat were moderate, and the trade ruled heavy, at drooping prices. Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, Inferior 210 3 4 Do., raidciliug 3 6 3 8 Do. prime large 3 10 4 0 De., do. small 2 4 4 Pork, large 3 . 8 4 2 s. d. s. d Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 8 Do., middling 310 4 4 I Do., prime 4 6 4 8 Veal 3 10 4 10 Pork„ small 4 6 5 2 BOROUGH HOP. Not the slightest .change has taken place in the value of any kind of hops—the show of which is tolerably good — and the demand is wholly confined to small parcels. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 15s to 51 128 ; Weald of Kent, 31 5s to 5108 ; Sussex, 31 38 to 41 ; yearlings, 1/ 10s to 3112 r, per owt. COLONIAL. TEA—The market bass rather heavy appesranee and very little has been done privately. At public sale full average prices were obtained for most qualities. Good common Congdu IR quoted is Old to is OP. per lb. SuGABS-1101ders of this article continue to demand full rates and do not pres s sales ; conse q uently business has , been limited. At the Dutch company's public sale an ad vance of q to 2 guilders took place in most descriptions, but no corresponding improvement may be quoted here. In the refined market there is very little doing and prices ruled at former values. Corr' es. —The stocks on hand being very limited prices are fully BO rrported for both Plantation and Native Ceylon. Large arrivals are, however, shortly expected, when prices will ro doubt recede. , RlCE.—There has been an active demand for all quali ties at full rates, and fine 33engals sold readily at a alight advance. Runs.—A strong demand, with full rates current. SPIOES.—There has been a good demand for most de scriptions of spices, and full prices are obtained for pepper, pimento, ginger, and nutmegs. COOHINELL.—There has been a very limited business transacted in this article, and aorta have receded abo ut ld per lb. SALTPHTRE.—The demand is lees active, with a dec lining tendency in prices. TALLOW.—The market rules very firm dda l 'nand. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted as biesTd6p9er cwt. 3a pe Cwt., and for later delivery, 52s to_ W ith th ft _grto __ s collected in 2,138 t ENORMOUS EXPENSES IN BANSSIIPTCY,By a return just lion and administratio. 2 published appears that of 1,978,325/. 2s. 9d., ,yes, the sum expended in the collec of the assets was no less than 628,229/. 43, ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTI. 2' UTIO/V. o Yesterday the annual meeting of the friends and, supporters o f th: s truly philanthropic institution way held at the London Tavern ; the Duke of Northumberland, K. G., president of the society, in the chair. The meeting was numerously and in fluentially attended, and amongst the principal gentlemen. present we observed :—Admiral • Earl Talbot, Admiral Sir Thomas Cothrane, Admiral Deacon, Gen. Blanchard, C 8., -Capt. Hall, RN., Captain Halsted, R.N., Captain Plane, Capt. Bul- lock, R.N., Capt. Lean, R.N., Capt. Sulivan, R.N., C. 8., Capt. Roliertson, Capt. Grant, Capt.. S nephe rd, H. C. S., deputy -master of the Trinity h.nise, Capt. R tven, R.N., Capt. Redman, Capt. Wasbingt )n, R.N., F. RS., Mr. Thomas Baring, M. P., Mr. Thom is Chapman, P. R. S., Mr.' Mon tague Gore, Mr. Williatn Cotton, Mr. J. D. Powles, Mr. Edward Hurry, Mr. B. Hebeler, Prussian consul general, Mr. A. W. Robarts, Mr. John Wil son, Mr. H. J. Vardon, Capt. Ellerby, T r pity_ house, Mr. Joseph Reynolds, Captain Lanaberb Perrott, Capt. Ward, R.N., &c. _ Tho noble CIIAIRMAN opene I the proceedings by expr:ssing his gratification at the great success which had attended the important operations.of the institution (Firing the past year, and after dwelling in appropriate remarks on the facts disclosed in the report, called on the secretary (Mr. Lewis) to read the annual report. The SECRETAtY (Mr. It. Lewis) then read the annual report :—" Dur;ng the past year new life boas had been built by the institution fur Drog_ heda and Dundrum Bay in Ireland ; and for Dun. geness, Padstow, Bidefold, Weimer, and Hornsea, on the Eugli-h coasts ; whilst ethers are in course of construction for Apiclow, Lahore, Kiltnore, Youghal, and Ballycot'on in Ireland, for Camber in Sussex, for Seaton Carew in Durham, and for Penmen in the Island of Anglesea. Boats were also ready to be furnished to Westport and to Wick low in Ireland. Life-boat carriages and boat houses had also been built for all of the above stations which i equit ed them, the total number of life-boats belonging to the society now being 58. The life boats belonging to, and in connection with, the in stitution, ha i since the last report saved the crews, consisting of 126 persons, of 16 wrecks, and had proceeded to the assistance of many other vessels in reply to signals of distress. From the return of the wrecks and casualties which occurred on the coasts of the United Kingdom during the present year, presented by the Board of Trade to Parliament, it appeared that the total number of wrecks an that period was 1,153. The loss of lives from shipwreck during the same period was 521. Although this number was considerably less than had occurred in previous years, with the exception of the year 1855, when the number was 469, it was yet lament ably large ; ,and the committee felt persuaded that in future years, if the present vigorous exertions that were now being made were sustained and increased, this loss of human life on our coasts would be still further considerably reduced. The number of lives saved from shipwreck had been unpt ecedentedly large, 2,243 ship wrecked persons having been rescued by life-boats, shore-boats, and. other means. During the past year the institution had awarded 21 silver medals, and 48 honorary testimonials inscribed on vellum. It has also voted 4621. in pecuniary rewards to persons who had saved the lives of 473 persons from wreck. Since the ei-tablishnient of the institution in 1824, 79 gold medallions and 577 silver medals for distin guished services had been voted by it for saving life, besides pecuniary rewards, amounting together to 10,1211. From the financial statement of the income and expenditure of the institution during the past year it appeared that 2,6371. had been expended in the building, repairing, fittings, and exercising of life-boats, 1,053/. on life-boat car riages, 6901. on life-boat houses, 4901. on rewards and medals for saving life from shipwreck, these being the principal and legitimate objects of the Tti n e total eipenditure having been 5,7101., while •he receipts of the society, exeusive of the grants of 2,216/. 13s. 2d. from the Board of Trade, had been '2,767/. The I.abilities of the in stitution for life-boat.z, carriages, and beat-houses were still 2,7601. The committee drew attent•on to the three gils of a special character during the past year to the institution. The first was that of 1601. 175., the cost of first-class-life-boat, contri buted by some members of the Royal Thames Y. C. This life-boat had been stationed at Walmer, near Deal. She had already rescued during a dark tem pestuous night, on the sth Jan. last, 15 persons from the barque Reliance of London. The second was that of 1501., being the value of a life-boat from a previous liberal contributor to the institution, Mrs. Ann Wood, of Eltham. This life-bolt was stvioned at Hornsea, near Hull. The third was that of 1801., being the cost of a first-class life-boat, her gear, and life-belts for her crew, from Mr. W. M'Kerrell, of Hillhoute." On the motion of Admiral the Earl TALBOT, seconded by Mr. M•NTAGUE GORB, the report was unanimously adopted. _ _ _ Various res9lutions, pledging the meeting to re newed exertions on behalf of the truly benevolent objects of the institution, thanking the Board of Trade', the Coast Guard, and the Local Life-boat Committees for their - valuable co-operation with the institution, were moved and seconded by Admi ral Sir T. Cochrane, Mr. Win. Cotton, Capt. Wash ington, R.N., Mr. J. D. Powles, Mr. T. Baring, M. P., Mr. Thos. Chapman, F.R.S., Capt. Halsted, R.N., and Capt. Raven. The usual complimentary thanks having been given to the noble chairman, and the same having bean briefly acknowledged, the proceedings, which were of an unusually lute resting character, closed. THE LEATHER TRADE IN AMERICA. Hides and leather have lately gone up to a higher figure than at any previous time within the me tnory of our oldest boot-wearers. Buenos Ayres hides, the best quality in market, now sell for 34i cents per lb., while last June the price was 23 cents. This is a rise of fully GO per cent. in eight months, though the present supply is not less than usual at this season of the year. There has been a gradual advance in the price of hides since 1849, when the best quality could be bought for 8 to 9 cents. But, fortunately for the public, the price of boots and shoes has not nearly kept pace with the late rise of leather. To most persons it will seem natural that a material change of price in the raw material should be speedily followed by a cor responding change in the market value of its pro ducts. But with leather this rule appears to be an exception ; and, though our boetmakers have slightly advanced their scale of prices, it is probable that bides will come down before the ea terprising manufacturers of Lynn and Natick can screw the public up to pay much more than they do at present. It is said that a good many of the boot and shoe retailers in Bcston andvicinity have already failed, as they cannot get remunerative prices from their custimers. Our large leather firms, in Ferry street and its vicinity, are doing a good business, notwithstanding present prices. Not a single failure has occurred among them during the past eight ears.—New York Times. OUTRAGE AT SAN LUIS, POTOSI. The following utter has been addressed by the ItioutatvAtx Coxarcicreita Asdocuation to the Earl of Clarendon : " Manchester Conimeroial Association, March 11. f ro m sources upon which the utmost reliance can be , I My Lord,—lnformation has reached the Association placed of the perpetration of a most gross and unjustifia ble outrage against the British flag at San Luis , Potosi, on the 10th Jan. last, when in open day the British Con sulate in that city was forcibly entered by a body of armed men under the command of Colonel Herren, who, acting under the orders of General Majea and Don Desiderio Samaniego, revolutionary chiefs, carried off money and valuable securities, to the amount of 24,000 dollars, which had been deposited there for safety. Colonel Her ran persisted in his proceedings, although repeatedly warned by her Majesty's Consul of the nature and con sequences of the act in which he was engaged, and al though at the very moment when he and his soldiers were plundering the Consulate the British flag wasfil k. .i n g above their heads. Thi s un l ooked-for occurrence t he naturally caused the greatest consternation amcull iin merchants of this country and elsewhere enga ged in trade with Mexico, many of whom have been Lan of sp oliation fear that the above will not be the only received that the of property to a large amount. There is ereryPreason to resorted to, as information bits city of Tampico has already ress an earnest hope simi lar attack. I would thurefo P, e svill take such steps to that her Majesty's Governmen t , or the proper ty so abstracted, obtain immediate - Tecat e ftel;tuher redress from the Govern aa well as to exact " e t h he extreme gravity of tbe circum been been netrened with a ment of Mexico, i have, &c., "J. A. TURNER." case imperatively demand. stances connectedo a :ith the jrNITEST ON THE FIVE SUFFERERS EY THE LATE FIRE and a. highly respectable AT CAMBERWELL -GATE - Yesterday, Mr. Wm. Carter, lags Tavern, for the pur t.uhrey, s Coroner ss em b f l o e for E itatsht e Surrey, t J pose of inquiring into the dreadful circumstances attend ing the respective deaths of Emily Rayner, aged 83 years ; Fiances Morley Rayner, aged 10i years ; Alice Margaret Rayner, aged 8 3 / 4 years ; Susannah Elizabeth Rayner, aged 7 years ; and Harriet Emily Rayner, aged 2i years. Mr. Superintendent Lund, of the P division, was present on the occasion to watch the proceedings l on the part of the commissioners of police. Mr. George Rayner, the husband and father of the 'victims, identified and the inquiry the bodies. The evidence adduced failed to show the probable cause otthe fire, was adjourned to a future day. . 951 i 67j i 37i I g 1 1 53 26i 111 96i 6 17i 16i f 11 d. not x d