The Sun. — London, England, 1847-05-29 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen gave a concert last evening at Buckingham P alace. The company began to arrive at nine o'clock, and were ushered up the grand staircase into the Green Drawing room and Picture Gal:ery. The Royal family alighted at the garden entrance. ner Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent was attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth. Colonel Sir George Couper, General the Hon. Arthur Upton, std Captain Lord James P. Murray. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester was attended by Lady Georgiana Bathurst, and Lieut.-Col. itnn. G. A. F. Liddell. T'l. it Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge arid rirce George were attended by Lady Augusta Ca ()c.cfen and Mr. Edmond Mildmay. Ili: Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine ( Russia was attended by Vice-Admiral Lulls., Le Con senter d'Etat Haurowiz, Baron Serge Freedericksz, avid Lieut.. Colonel the lion. Charles Grey. His Royal Highness the Prince of Lucca was attended by the Marquis Provenz Her Majesty the Queen Dowager arrived at twenty five minutes before ten o'clock, accntrpanied by their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, and his Serene High ness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar. Her Majesty was attended by the Marchioness of Ormontie, Lady in Wa iting; H on. Sophia Wheatley, Ma id o f Honour in "siting; the Lord Chamberlain, and the Master of the Horse..,. The Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand t hrehess were atten d e d by the Countess of Assenburg, Count d e B- ust, and Baron Zigesar. The Queen Dow ager w as rece i ve d , on a li ght i ng f rom h er carr i age , by the V iscount ess Canning, Lady in Waiting ; lion. Misses t he and Dawson, Maids of Honour in Waiting ; Marquis of Ormonde, Lord in Waiting ; Sir Fre derick Stovin, Groom in Waiting ; Captain F'ancis SeYmour, Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert ; Lieut.- Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Equerry in Waiting ; and Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon, Equerry in Wait ing to his Royal Highness. 1 , 11 4 Royal H ig h ness P r ince Albert received the Queen ‘-'43‘vager in the sculpture-gallery, and conducted her Majesty to the Yellow Drawing-room, where the Queen received her august visitors. Shortl before ten o'clock the Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Queen Dowager, the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of C ambridge and Prince George, the Grand Duke Con stantine, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess and Prince Eeward of Saxe Weimar, the Prince of Lucca, and the Prince of Leiningen left the Yellow Drawing -1.,.rn, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen of the 4Qousehold in Waiting, and entered the Grand Saloon, receded by the Lord Chamberlain and the Lord tevvard. The general company followed from the pie 'lire gallery. The royal and distinguished circle being seated in the saloon which had been prepared for music, the concert commenced. The following was the programme of the concert: PARTE PRIMA. Quintetto, " Di Scrivermi ogni giorus," Mad. Grisi e Maddlle Alboni, Sigri Mario, Tamburini, e Lis a riablachena (C Verginosi fan t " S utti)—Mozart, • " U,ig. Gardoni (La Favorite).— D • - onizette " Po. Po ?" Sigri. Tamburini e Lablache (Cants.- trici Villane).—Fioravanti. leloclie," A ve M ar i a ," Madlle Lind.—Schubert. rreghiera, A,D. 1540, 3,ladlle. Grisi e Mdlle Alboni, Sled. Mario e Lablache.—Arcadet. pia' "In (pest° semplice," Madlle. Alboni (Betly)— • Doni•:.et ti. 4uartette, "Fallisce in ogni impresa," Mesdlles. Lind e i Alboni,tberata)_.R Sig Gardoni e Herr Staudigl (Gerusalemme PARTE SECONDA. "12ensa c guards," Sig. Tamburini, Herr Stau digl e Lsblache (Margerita d'Anjou)—Mayerbeer. rl a• " Dall'asilo della pace," Mad. Grisi (Assedio di a ; orinto)—Costa. ti° 3Uu Courez Years?" Aladlle. Lind e Sig. Mario Huguenots)—Meyerbeer. V‘er retit so spat," Herr Staudigl (Der Erl D uo lC "rig)—Schubert. Ebben per min memoria," Mad. Grisi, Madlle. torn:Gakrieribeeo.vnri a, razza Ladra)—Rossini. _Qu ll a a n i d ev r . enattra," Sig. Mario (Guido e Selluaino ' " Vaasi via di qui," Tutti—Martini. r c nd / to . •Costa presided at the piano forte. "." Qv, .IrQehtnents were served to the company during the • Zug in the Green Drawing-room. •St sumptuous supper was afterwards served in the • tte , • The following had the honour of receiving invitations: DeO rr aud Duke Constantine, the Hereditary Grand of arid Duchess of Saxe Weimar, the Prince d'E t : ll eea, Vice-Admiral Lutke, Le Counseiller of Haurowiz, B a ron Freedericksz, Countess 40,Assenburg, Count de Beust, Baron de Zige it" Mar quisProvenzali, the Austrian Ambassador I:ot oek ?unt Dietrichstein. Baron Koller, Count A. t• the Belgian Minister, and Madame Van de cory' o et . the Portuguese Minister, and Baroness de Mon gentit'u.Uoraes Sarmento, Duke de Palmella, the Ar quit, Jleininister. the American Minister, and Mrs. Ban ana Il Spanish Minister, the Swedish Charge d'Affaires, rrie e ,;: ° ,nees de Rehausen, the Turkish Minister and vari4,l `Allinaaki, the Wurtemberg Minister, the Ba- La etste linister and Baroness de Cetto, the Brazilian Sinister an d Madame Marques Lisboa, the Danish — "enti ow a " Countess de Reventlow, Countess Hilda de nite • the Me the French Minister and Countess de Jar- N th e '.erland -Ca ll Minister, the Hanoverian. Minister, the 3 &c., &c. A RE T BOYS (NAVY). • " of BOYS entered on board her Ma jrl's ShiPs or Vessels of War, from the Ist day of :._Ft,. Ja n uary to the 31st day of December, 18 4 6." irst Class Boys, entered Navy for first time 2,521 second time 283 s econd elassßOYs, entered Navy for first time 1,972 second time 140 11 f f Total ... ... 4,916 prom whence obtained:— Greenwich Royal Naval Asylum 60 Marine Society School ... 50 Other sources 4,806 Total ... ... 4,916 eould Write and read ... . 1,519 Write or read only 804 ••• go ( 4 lod neither re a d nor write ... 1,402 bt eholars 259 11 ••• ••• 401 ••• 350 Total ... 4,334 582 supernumerary, unknown. Total Boys ... 4,916 Petty officers, Seamen, or Boys, invalided *228 f t discharged *2,355 /1 desertedt s ed 2,382 dh 418 Th ese numbers are for the Home Ports only. I 1;t , ;ILI ~Or TA INTELLIGENCE. —CHATHAM, MAY 28. -oepoi - o e ll'init, at seven o'clock, the Four Company mot; en r n er Majesty's 9th Foot marched from this ga . r. Wi ly to "roe to Maidstone, whence it proceeds by . r arri val or3tne barracks, and there remains until the th e d epo l the . regiment from India. The strength of tri er, and consists of 11 sergeants, 9 corporals, I drum ea,t . 158 privates, with the following officers : e , - ,l''n li• Crickit Tyler, Captain William Shelton, ac a L.7 l:l C. Elmhirst, Lieutenant Blaney Wahhe, p t - g Adjutant ; Lieutenant T. L. Bennett, acting :Yetaster ; and Lieutenant George Cubitt. Colour .ur S e r geant Wall is acting Quarter-Master, and Co o l the geant Joseph Lynch is acting Sergeant •Major t de pots On Monday next, the 31st, the Four Company `' B POts of the 17th Regiment (the antin g o f 10 sergeants, and 430 rank M ; y n a d l . file ge u r nder the corn/nand of Captain David . Cooper, with Lieutenant and Adiutant J. L. Crcker, Li j r u te r n n a e, nt William Gordon, acting Quarter aster, , Lieutenant Johnson Major Newry, late Colour-Ser as ter, w.th Serg e a n t ' 4 '"trit, will march e7iroute for Canterbury, there to relieve thr Br,th depot, upwards of 500 strong , which returns to t he aarrison for embarkation to India. de tachment from the provisional battalion, af tvg o sergeants, two corporals, and one drummer, with 49 Priv ates . un d er comm a n d of Ensign F. E. Maunsell, t't the 4th King's Own Foot, marched from Chatham to 'lira.ve.send, and embarked on board a steam vess ,l for Provisional in Essex. Last evening the sergeanss of the,.or revisional B a tt a li on asse mbled in their mess room, t th e s hould 1,,,,. Purpose of considering what token of their respect officer on given to the three non-commissioned ,their leaving this garrison; when, after some c o tr n side boxes,r t - , i c ci lt it was resolved to present three silver snuff' ,0 _ the value of 51, each :—one to Nathaniel Re& und t I . 4' geant Joseph Lynch, Colour-Ser- S:r:::L l tegiment, and who is acting Quarier-Mas , er - -' 01 th e garrison: and • another to the 7Colour-Sergeant John Newry, of the 17th Foot, of the 9th Foot: and the third to ': rineipal clerk in the Brigade-office, and who h ~1, situation in that department with considerabl a e s cre a d t i e t :for ele ven Years, and was highly respected by the 1 ~- enteandant, Sir Thomas Wiltshire, K.C.8., as also by t` a . late B rigade -Major O'Brien, as well as the present ri,rgade-Major, Captain J. S. Wood. from Genoa r THE LATE M. OICONNELL.—A letter Zt l the 2 0th, in the Gazette de Lyon, says :—" Yesterday 1 ):11 b a, of O'Connell was transported to the church • igne, where his funeral obsequies were celebrated. ,wA considerable crowd filled the church, amongst who c:tri:uTanY of the chief persons of the city. All oo the n . body is to b e of the 8 ' Ploont the English, were present. The to Ireland, Placed, is the°l3laetehde followiunrgn iinliscwriiplituihond:—;l tell, flatus Kerryixobxiliti heart has been in a chapelle ar h d i e s nte until remove , G , enum, ZEtatis sum ann. lowPintalLlC PR. AYE!iS Pon" Daniel m al. 1. , 0 1 1 C 8 7 7 - . _, u g notice is affixed to the doors of the metropolitan Ma. O'CONNYLL.—The fol !onr rch, Marlborough street, _Dublin :—" R. I. P.—Pray In our altar, for who m '... the nips() of the soul ot the late lamented Liberator ' w ° next days•• vei.M... y e N n t t •r h i IN S a _o . will be otiert.d in this church.—Wednes m4Y 111 Pentecost week." the mases of to .day and the ahwanastosill:ad w OF Wan Pon PORTUGAL.—The Go B ru tn , are ordered the Geyser steam-sloop, Commander ith as much ammunition' vat 32-pounder i,,,,..,_, ~..r can Stew, and to proceed directly to Lisbon. It tha74.9l4tes Napier will not proceed to Lisbon until vg 111 '114 with dispitclies. TUE SUN, LON D N, SATUR DA Y EV'EN 1 NG, MAY 29, 1647, SOUTH AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING. By the Em;:ia, arrived at this port this evening, we have received advices from Rio de Janeiro to the sth of April, with late accounts from the River Plate. Ex change at Rio, 2811. It was reported at Rio that Oribe had invaded the Brazilian territory, at the head of 5,000 men. The following was posted in the underwriters' room morning : _ " Rto, APRIL s.—Advices from Monte Video state that a detachment of Oribe's forces had taken forcible possession of a fort - lying on the Brazilian territory. " Although this aggre,sion had, it was supposed, only been made for the purpose of further stopping supplies from being taken t•• the enemy, yet it was greatly feared that a rupture would take place between the Brazilian Government and Rosas. " The differences with the American authorities at Rio had been settled. " Exchange, 28i to 28i." THE TRIPLE MURDER AT MIR- FIELD. FRIDAY.-17htTttdjourned inquest on the bodies et Mr James Wraith, his wife, and Caroline Ellis, their servant, who were so brutally murdered at this village on the 12th inst., was resumed here in the Methodist school room yesterdsy, before Mr. G. D. Barker, deputy-coroner. The cold-blooded tragedy is still enveleped in a great deal of mystery, although facts seem gradually coming to light the tendency of which is to strengthen and supply links in the chain of circum• stances which originally led to the apprehension of the ' two Irishmen, Michael M`Cabe and Patrick Reid, who are now in custody on suspicion of being the perpetra tors of the horrid butchery. It has previously been mentioned that the key belonging to the back door of the late Mr. Wraith's house, together with an instrument called a soldering iron, used by plumbers and tinners, had been fund at the bottom of a draw-well, a few yards distant from the back door, which it will be re collecsed was locked when the three unfortunate persons were discovered weltering in their blood. The soldering, iron has not) et been identified by any person, nor has it been shown that either of the prisoners have been seen in the possession of such an instrument at any time. There is no doubt, however, that it has been used as e weapon in the destruction of the three unfortunate per sons, from the marks on their bodies, and also from the fact that Mr. Wi st, of Leeds, analytical chemist, has been able to trace animal matter adhering to the instrument, upon which there were spots, supposed to be blood. Mr. West, morever, has proved the presence of blood upon the prisoners' coats, though at present he will not under take to say that it is human blood. Ile is still pursu ing his iesestigation with regard to the marks found on the garments of the prisoners, and other articles be longing to them which have been submitted to him. Ths most important part of the evidence, in addition to that of Mr. West, is as to the situation in which the two pri soners were semi when approaching Mr. Wraith's house, and the time at which they were seen. They both admit having been at the house on the day of the murder, but it is mow proved that they were going along a short pri vate road leading to the house, and towards it, about half-past to elve o'clock at noon, and there is a certainty from other circumstances that the three persons were murder d about that time, the usual dinner-hour in Mirfield, and therefore the period when there would be the least number of persons outside their houses. There is also evidence of a quarrel having taken place some some time previous to the murders between the prisoner Reid and Caroline Ellis, owing to the prisoner charging her with having taken a tea-caddy out of his basket when at Mr. Wraith's house, and it also was proved that when he left the house after Mr. Wraith had sent for the constable, he threatened to take revenge at some future time. There seems little doubt that a rubbery was com mitted by the murderers, as Mr. Wraith was seen in pos session of money the day before he was murdered, and no money was afterwards found in the house. The pri • soners, however, have not been proved to have been in possession of money after the murder, and it is a some what singular, circumstance that M'Cabe, in the after noon of the 12th, asked an acquaintance to lend him a trifling sum of money in order to enable him to com plete an order which he had obtained for pots and glasses. It would be rather difficult to reconcile this circumstance with the idea that M'Cabe was one of the guilty parties,could it be proved that a robbery of money to any extent had been committed, unless, indeed, by supposing that the attempt to obtain the loan was a part of a scheme invented to disarm suspicion. A man's shirt, covered with blood, was found in a privy in a small wood near Ravenswharf, about two miles from Mr. Wraith's house, by a woman, on the af ternoon of the day on which the murders were com mitted, and before news had reached so far. The breast of the shirt was much bespattered, and the sleeves were the same, while the wristbands appeared as if they had been steeped. The body of the shirt also bore marks as it bloody hands had been wiped upon it. This garment the woman showed to her neighbours; and, unfortu nately fur the ends of justice, one of them, in ignorance of what had happened, and believing the marks to have been produc,d by a far different cause, burnt the gar ment and thus rendered inquiry fruitless as to whether it could have belonged to either of the prisoners charged, or to any other person. The scene of the murders still continues to be•visited by large numbers of persons, who have been allowed to see the house, and otherwise gratify their curiosity touching the dreadful tragedy. The house is at present occupit , d by Mr. Bvajamin Wraith, a nephew of the late Mr. Wraith. The prisoners, who have been removed from the Dewsbury lock-up to the Wakefield House of Correc tion, in order to their safe keeping, were not present at the adjourned inquiry. The evidence was much the same as that adduced be fore the magistrates at Dewsbury on Saturday last. Two of the witnesses said, that one or two scissors' grinders were in the neighbourhood in which Mr. Wraith's house is situate about noon on the 12th instant, but there is no reason whatever for supposing that they were connected in any way with the dark deed with which the two prisoners are charged, and that, after the minute investigations which the police have made, the prisoners are the only parties on whom suspicion rests. As the inquiry is still further adjourned, and the princi pal new facts developed aro stated above, we shall not give the examination of the witnesses, except those of the two following: — Mr. W. West, F.R.S., analytical chemist, of Leeds, stated—On the 14th of May I received certain articles from Mr. Green, superintendent of police. They were a dark green coat, a pair of fustian trousers, a pair of stockings, and a pair of shoes. I have subsequently received other articles, namely, a brown coat, a basket, a piece of paper, a sack, a soldering-iron, with a handle and key. There were several marks on the dark green coat which had to the eye more or less of the appearance of dried blood. I cut out several portions, and sub mitted them to a variety of experiments. Some of the marks showed no chemical signs of having arisen from blood; others I am perfectly convinced were marks of blood. (Mr. West here pointed out remaining portions of some marks on the green coat which he had found to be blood, and also portions of which he had found not to be blood.) I think, upon the whole, I found five spots which proved clearly to be blood. As far as I recollect, they were all on the right lap of the coat. On the left sleeve of the brown coat I found one spot which I proved to be of blood. It was a small spot, but I have no doubt of its nature. I have not found satisfactory proof of blood upon any of the other garments which I received from Mr. Green. On tho key which I received I find clear proof, by several experiments, of the presence of animal matter. On the soldering iron I find proof of the pre sence of animal matter. and also on the handle; and I have established to my own satisfaction that that animal matter is fibrin. Fibrin is the principal portion of muscle or flesh, and also of that portion of blood which after coagulation resists solution in water. I wish to de cline at present to give an opinion as to whether the blood un the garments is human blood, though I may at a future day be able to decide positively on that point. I consider the presence of blood upon both the coats, and the animal matter upon the two instruments, to be of the nature of a tact rather than of an opinion, and I wish to avoid, if possible, mixing up in my own mind what does not come further than an opinion with a fact. There was a small speck on the handle of the basket, which I proved to be blood. I wish to reserve my opinion as to the paper at present, but I intend to to pursue my investigations further. The blood spots on the green coat in the state in which I received it did show very clearly, and I think do so still, that they were not from wipes or smears, but from splashes or jets. I would not undertake to speak precisely as to the number of days which the blood-marks had been upon the green coat, but in my opinion the marks had been on only a few days. I found no chemical proof of blood upon the stockings. Benjamin Morton, of Nab-lane, Mirfield, hawker, stated—l have known Michael M'Cabe and Patrick Reid about twelve mouths by sight, but only a few months by name. On the 12th of May, on the day this murder was committed, I saw Patrick Reid, about one o'clock, near to Mr. Wraith's house. I was going down Water Royd lane, and when I had got near Mr. Garside's house, which is in the lane, I saw Patrick Reid at James b vt ut I e h' orau s t l d a h I,niseoteady house. whether andle ti Mr. had a d was h in e his was face e ew t he taol kwriaro)rgadds orthe s leading tanh do iunsg t e o : Ile looked to be walking. He had his basket on his arm. I did not see where he went to, but lam quite sure it was he, from the dress he had on. I saw Michael M'Cabe first, and Petrick et the same time. I saw them both at the same time. M'Cabe was on the road leading to Mr. Wraith's house. He was about ten yards from John Mainnell's garden, in the private road leading towards Mr. Wraith's house. It would be half way between Water Royd-lane and Mr. Wraith's house, I should suppose, but 1 have never been that road.— [llere, at the request of the coroner, the witness went, in company with Mr. Clapham, surveyor, and Superin tendent Green, to point out the place where he saw M'Cabe, and to ascertain the distance the prisoner had gone from Water Royd-lane in the direction of Mr. Wraith's house. On the witness's return he stated as follows] :—M'Cabe, at the time I saw him, was going to wards Mr. Wraith's house. I have point, d out the place to Mr. Clapham, the surveyor,where I saw M'Cabe at first. It is about 58 yards from Water Royd-lane. M'Cabe had a basket with some pots in it. There was a smart shower of rain came within a few minutes after I saw the two prisoners, and I went forward. I did not see them join each other. I had not seen Reid and M'Cabe so nearly together before that day. I knew them both well, and Reid especially, because I had a strong argument with him lag summer on the Roman Catholic system. I know M'Cabe from having met him when hawking, and I have several times spoken to him. I am sure they were the two men I saw in this lane. I have shown Mr. Clapham the place where I saw Reid. The usual dinner hour in Mirfield is from half-past twelve to one o'clock. I did not see either M'Cabe or Reid in Water Royd-lane on the 12th, nor did I see them before I saw them in the private road. Charles Flint, of Robert Town, Liversedge, labourer, stated—l recollect the 12th of May. I got home about three o'clock in the afternoon of that day. Michael M'Cabe was in my house when I got home. I heard of the murders at Mirfield as I was going home, and I asked my housekeeper, Mary Scorey, if she had heard anything about the murders at Mr. Wraith's house. She said she had not heard anything about it. M'Cabe heard this, and said there was nothing so sure, and that he had been at the place. I asked him what he had seen? He said he rapp. - d at the door, and heard a footstep on the stairs; that there wai a good like young fellow came and opened th•- door; that he (M'Cabe) asked him if he wanted anything in the pot line? and that he said " No, s i r; " that he asked him again, and got no answer, and that the man then shut the kitchen door. I asked M•Cabe if he had seen nothing? and he said, " Yes, lots of blood behind the kitchen door." I asked him if he knew the person who came to the door? and he said he did not, but that he could not tell the person again. I said, " Was it not t'old master, think ye ?" and he said "No, lam certain it was not." I asked him if he had heard any groans, and he said " Yes, some very heavy groans indeed." lie said he left Mr. Wraith's house with his basket on his head, called at John M'Kimpell's, and asked him if he wanted some pots, and he said that he did not want any. I then asked him if he came direct to Robert Town, and he never spoke. I ask e d hi m if h e h a d mentioned what he had seen to any one ? and he said, " No, not to any one." Nothing more R as said except that he wanted to borrow some money from me to buy some pots with. William Sheard came to my house about four o'clock, and between four and five M'Cahe and he talked to gether about this murder, but I did not hear the con versation. I afterwards got Sheard to come to Mirfield and state what M'Cabe had said he had seen at Mr. Wraith's house. William Sheard, of Robert Town, Liversedge, kawker, stated, on the 12th of May I went to the last witness's house. It was about half-past four o'clock when I got there, as near as I can tell. I saw Michael M'Cabe there, and had some conversation with him after he came down stairs. I told him I had been informed that he had been at the place where the murder had happened, and he said he had. I asked him which way he went to the house, and he said, " Down the fields, opposite Mr. Wraith's house." He said, " When I got into the yard the shutters were closed and the blinds were down." [The witness gave an account of what M'Cabe told him he had seen, which did not differ in the slightest degree from the conversation de tailed by Charles Flint.] The witness then proceeded: —I asked M'Cabe where he thought the blood came from which he had seen at the back of the door? and he said, " I thought the old man had been killing a hen : " I then asked him if he heard anything? and he said " Yes, dreadful groans." I asked him what he thought the groans came from ; and he said "I thought the old woman was poorly." I asked him if the man who came to the door was not old Mr. Wraith? and he replied. " No." He then told me that after leaving Mr. Wraith's he went to John Miiinnell's, then called at a cottage house, where he gathered a few rags, and then he went to Flint's. That is all M'Cabe said about the case, and when he had said this I said to him, "If Mr. Ingham knew what you have told me he would certainly send for you, as they would want information." My brother-in law, Charles Flint, told me, in M'Cabe's hearing, to put the saddle upon the galloway, and go to tell Mr. Ing ham. Al‘Cabe never spoke at that time, and I said, "I , do not like to go, for it i s a ve ry se rious job to go about. M'Cabe then said, " Don't go, Bill ; I am going down to the Shoulder of Mutton, a nd I can declare it myself." Without speaking again to him, I put the saddle on the galloway, and came to Mirfield, where I gave informa tion to Mr. Howarth. I and M'Cabe never had any dealings together. lam quite sure that M'Cabe men tioned both the shutters and the blinds. At the conclusion of the last witness's examination, the CORONER, addressing the jury, said—Gentlemen, I believe we have now examined all the evidence that can be adduced to-day, but it is very important that further time should be given for inquiry, because the publicity that has been given to-day to the situation in which the prisoners have been seen will be very important and very beneficial in inducing other parties to supply links which are very desirable in the train of evidence which we now have, and, therefore, I feel it my duty to ad journ the inquiry to a future day, and I propose to adjourn it until this day fortnight ; and if any further evidence can, as I hope it will, be procured within the time, I have no doubt it will be produced, and then, having all the evidence that in all probability can be produced, it will be your duty to give it that serious at tention which the case requires, and to return a verdict upon it. But I shall not feel justified in putting the case to you at present, because I think it possible and probable that other evidence will be adduced between this time and the day I have mentioned for the ad journment. Therefore, gentlemen, I propose to adjourn this inquiry until this day fortnight, which is the 10th of June. The inquest was; then formally adjourned to 11 o'clock in the forenoon of the day menti , ined by the Coroner, to be resumed at the same place, and the jury were bound in recognizances to attend. AWFUL AND COLD-BLOODED MURDER. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) ROTHERHAM, FRIDAY.—The quiet town of Rother ham has to-day been thrown into a state of great excite ment by the perpetration of an atrocious murder, which has been committed this forenoon, between ten and eleven o'clock, on the turnpike-road leading from Ro therham to Rawmarsh, a village about two miles off, on a woman who was passing on the road. From inquiries made on the spot, it appears that Samuel Linley, a joiner, left his lodgings at the Four lane-ends, near Rawmarsh, between ten and eleven, and was proceeding to the Park-gate Iron Works, belonging to Messrs. Scholefield and Co., to his work, about three hundred yards off. He had not gone far before he met tne deceased, Susannah Jagger, the wife of Benjamin Jagger, of Alasborough-common, shopkeeper, who was quite a stranger to him, going to Rawmarsh with some groceries. Linley held out his hand to the deceased, and asked her to shake hands; she refused, and passed him. He turned round, followed her, and struck her with his fist over the back of her head, knocked her down, and got upon her, and when she attempted to rise he struck her several severe blows on the head. He then got her shoulders between his knees, and kept beating her. She screamed out, and some persons who reside near and were passing ran to her assistance ; but before they could get to the place, Linley was seen to take a clasp knife out of his waistcoat pocket, open it, and cut the woman's throat on its right side. Joshua Steward, of Rotherham, a co* keeper, who was passing, and saw Linley commence his attack on the woman, ran to them, and when he got up the ruffian was cutting at the woman's throat with the knife; he did not oven desist when Steward got there, but the latter pulled him off the woman, and some other persons coming to the place the marl was secured, and the knife taken from him. The poor woman was bleeding profusely, the assassin having separated the jugular vein. Medical aid was immediately sent for, but long before any could arrive the poor woman had breathed her last, she having died a few minutes after receiving the injuries. Linley on being asked why h e did i t, repl i e d, " I have made a bad job of it," and that drink had done it. He was not, however, drunk at the time, but had been drinking for some days previous. Information of the occurrence was immediately con wMhro. Bwaedogt earo,dotiolstputeheeterdhamth,etshceenceoroofnetrhoformtohris. which be h ich is removed to b t e o h i e { l o d t other on h t li b m e v d e is y t e r d iet t , o der, and ordered th e man, whom he found i n custo d y, to ed, where he now r ema i ns to await the coroner 's inquest, nd be en comm i tte d i n t h e m iddl e o f body gaol to-morrow a c a ref forenoon. uli Y watch The murder having the forenoon, and within one hundred yards of several houses and a very public highway, and without any pro vocation or apparent motive, has caused the utmost con sternation, and leaves no doubt but that the perpetrator of it must at the time have been labouring under in sanity. }'romth a e nd M m a o n s e t he e .s i t etr r AWFUL ATTEMPT TO MURDER. ( a 7 or li d n i e n s a o ry r • ) a e tt s e te m r p d t aY. A shocking was made yesterday (Thursday) morn i ng, by an old woman i n flultne, to murder her son-in-law, while asleep in bed, by cutting his throat. The name of the woman is Eliza beth Jackson, and her daughter and son-in-law, Thomas Royle, lived with her, at No. 43, Caton-street, Hulme. Jackson is a married woman, but separated from her husband. She slept in the same room with her son-in law and daughter, and at an early hour went to the bed side of the young couple, who have only been married nine mo,,ths, and leaning over the body of the daughter, with a large table knife cut the throat of Royle, who lay next to the wall, and who, as well as his wife, was fast asleep. Fortunately the knife was not very sharp, and the young man was awoke by its passing across his throat before a sufficiently deep incision had been effected to prove fatal. Ile put out his hand to save himself, when the end of one of his fingers was nearly cut off, and he then sprang out of bed, and ran into an adjoining house for help. The prisoner, in the course of yesterday morning, was brought up for examination at the Borough Court, when the following evidence was given:— Thomas Royle said he was the prisoner's son-in-law, having married her daughter in October last. The prisoner slept in the same room with him and his wife. The prisoner went to bed first on Wednesday night, about ten o'clock, and he mud ois wit, followed shortly after. No ill-words or quarrel had taken place, but they had all been comfortable; that (Thursday) morn ing, shortly before six o'clock, he was awoke by feeling something drawn across his throat, and on looking up, saw the prisoner leaning over the bed with the knife now produced in Court in her grasp, which she was drawing backwards and forwards across his throat. His wife was asleep. He immediately seized hold of the prisoner's hand, and called upon his wife, but the prisoner did not desist. She struggled with him and cut one of his fingers while he was attempting to keep the knife from his throat. He then jumped out of bed, and escaped from the house. Ellen Thompson, the next witness, stated that she lived at 55, Clarendon-street. She said Royle (the pro secutor) came running to their door, and asked if they could find a policeman? He was bleeding profusely from a wound in the neck, and stated that his mother-in law had been attempting to cut his throat. William Court, a police officer, stated that he was called in by the last witness, and went to the prisoner's house, when he found her sitting by the bed -side. lle told her what she was charged with, and took her into custody. She accompanied him willingly, merely ob serving, " Very well, take your time, and I'll come with you. Superintendent Taylor said whe n he saw the prisoner he cautioned her of the use that might b e made of any con f es sion, and then asked if she had any voluntary s t a t e ment she wished t o mak e. She answered, " I hardly know what I'm doing, I'm sure, for all s id es; f or gethe only wants to my property from me, and won't wait till my death." The knife produced in court was very blunt, but of large size, and the wound inflicted on Royle's throat was from two to three inches in length, but not very deep. The surgeon, Mr. J. Foster, Medlack-street, who had examined the wound, was not present, and ultimately the case was remanded, that his evidence might be ob tained. FATAL ACCIDENT WHILE BATHING. —Last even ing, between eight and nine o'clock, several youths and o pp os ite t C ,ed he j y: , t h a n - w E til , k ie , r ( s .3 h h a e w lsea. One of them. young men were bathing on the sotith iiv b in a g nk at o N f o. t l h 9 e , Thames, d out nearly into the centre of the Newington, who was an expert a si LivingstoneumLge swimmer, ventured e n - n s . t t n r u e a : river, on reaching whic h he was ob served to rise some height out of the water , and giving a shriek, he sunk, and was not seen to rise again. The b o d y h as Dot b een I found. FALLING OF THE - DEE SUSPEN- SION BRIDGE. CHESTER, FRIDAY EVENING, FIVE O'CLOCK. This morning, at ten o'clock, the inquest, opened on Tuesday by Mr. Hostage, the city coroner, respecting the late appalling accident on tbe Chester and Holyhead Rail way, was resumed at the Exchange, Sir E. S. Walker, Knt., acting as foreman of the jury. The unfortunate sufferers, the subject of the inquiry, were John Matthews, a passenger, of Llangollen, Mr. Charles Nevitt, passenger for Wrexham, Mr. Isaac Jones, passenger, of W r exh a m (wh o died in the in firmary on Wednesday afternoon, and since tbe last meeting of the jury), George Roberts, guard, and Thomas-Anderson, the stoker. Evidence descriptive of the accident, but which offered nothing beyond what has already appeared, having been given, Mr. Thomas Alfred Garrow, who was selected by the coroner and jury to examine the bridge, was next called —I have been a civil engineer for the last twelve years. I have held the appointment of Bridgemaster for Chester for some time, and have no connexion at present with any railway. I have made the construction of bridges my entire study. I have made an examination of the railway bridge over the Dee, and I now read my report of the inspection. Upon examining the bridge I found that the masonry and stonework, with the exception of that part of each which has fallen, were in an apparently sound state. The principle of the bridge is that of trussed girders of cast metal, rest ing upon stone piers and abutments, which are parallel to the course of the river, but askew to the railway above. Each girder consists of three pieces, having ver tical flanges, with bolts at the joints, and in addition to being bolted to the full depth of girder, each joint is sur mounted by a segmental piece, to receive which notches have been cast in the upper surface of the girder. The tension-rods descend in an oblique direction to each joint, and are carried horizontally between them; they consist of separate bars of wrought iron, which are secured to each other laterally by clips. The portion of the bridge which has fallen consists of one outside girder on the Salteney side of the river, with the attached platform and transverse tension-rods. The stones composing part of the string course, and acting as a bed for the girder on the Salteney abutment, have fallen, and also the corner-stone at the acute angle of the oppcsite river pier, upon which the broken girder rested. The girder itself is broken, as shown on the accompanying drawing, having two fractures in the length next to the Salteney abutment, and one in its centre. Having premised this short description of the construction of the bridge and its present appearance, I may pro ceed to detail the facts and data which have arisen during my investigation, and which have enabled me to arrive at a confident conclusion as to the cause of the accident. My attention was in the first instance directed to an examinatien of the fractured ends of the girder, for the purpose of ascertaining whether any defect had ex isted in the castings. The appearance of the broken surface led me to conclude that the castings had been sound, and the tension bars, as far as they have yet been recovered from the water, are unbroken. From calcu lations which I have made of the strength of the girders, taken from an actual measurement of the section at the point of fracture, I find that independent of any addi tional strength that may be obtained from the tension bars, the girders alone are capable of sustaining a much greater weight than could, under any ordinary circum stances, be placed upon them. The breaking weight of each girder I calculate as 74 tons, supposing the weight to be concentrated over one point and both girders 148 tons. But it is an admitted principle that a beam will carry twice the weight distributed over its whole surface that it will bear upon one point. We can, therefore, conclude, that twice the above weight, 148 multiplied by 2, is equal to 296 tons, is the breaking weight of one bay or opening of the bridge for one line of rails. The weight of girders and platform is, at a rough calcu lation, about 90 tons, which must be deducted from the foregoing quantity ; we have, therefore, 296 less 90 equal 206 tons, as the breaking weight ; and this is altogether without reference to the tension bars. From the above - facts I concluded that the accident did not arise from the breaking of the girdef as a primary cause • and I therefore directed my attention to the state of the masonry, and to a considera tion of its sustaining power. Having carefully examined all the displaced stones, and their respective beds, I found that one previously named as forming the acute angle of the river pier, and upon which one end of the broken girder rested, to be totally inadequate in its form and bearing surface to its important situation. This stone had sustained nearly I of that portion of the flange of the girder which rested upon the piece. The area of its lower surface is 24 feet' 6 inches, of which 11 feet 6 inches only was bedded on the pier, leaving 13 feet to overhang as a cornice. The stone was not connected by cramps or ties with the adjoining . masonry of the pier. The railway over the whole bridge is curved. The broken girder supporting the outer side, and being sub ject to a greater lateral force than the girders forming the inside radius of the curve, I consider that this lateral force, acting during the passage of each train, must have so far loosened the inefficient masonry as to cause a displacement of the girder itself 'and its consequent fracture. By the CORONER—If I had had the management of the bridge, I certainly should have had a greater strength of masonry round the girder. Considerable vibration would be likely to disturb the masonry. I tried the de flexion of the arch opposite the third. Had an engine and loaded ballast waggons, in weight about fifty tons, pass over it, and the deflexion was about an inch and a third. The jury put to him a number of scientific questions, relating to the construction of the bridge, all of which he answered in a very able manner. They fully bore out his previous conclusion. Mr. Robert Board, superintendent of the Mausley Iron Works, was then sworn. The girders of the Chest& Railway bridge, over the Dee, were manufactured at those works. They were tested before sent to the rail- way. Each girder was placed side by side, and tested by fifty tons of iron being put on them in the centre; Wo took the deflexion on every five tons. Had not got' the particulars of those deflexions. CORONER—Are you aware of the ordinary pressure on the girders by a train passing over them? Witness—lt would not exceed fifty tons. Examination continued—After the girders had been tested we found a flaw in one of them; it was a mere honey cake, and it was rectified before it was sent away. I have since examined the girder, and found that the accident had not resulted from the flaw. The fractures were in the sound metal. I superintended the fixing of the girders. There are many railway bridges of the same kind. On the Trent Valley line there are eight of the kind ; it is not opened to the public as yet ; but on the B:ackwall Railway there are several that have had heavy trains passing over them for years. The one over the Dee is the largest. Never heard of any of thorn giving way. Had been on several lines to view the bridge when trains were passing over it, and found the deflec-- tion very trivial, not much more than an inch. Had heard that it was considerable. Mr. Tyrell said, as there seemed to have been a feel ing to the Chester and Shrewsbury Rail way,and probably the gentlemen who represented that company would state whether they had received any communication to that effect. The CORONER remarked, most certainly that notions had prevailed for some time that the bridge was unsafe. He did not know from whence they emanated, but it was a well-known fact that many had declined to cross it. He had laboured under the impression, and had not risked himself on it. Sir E. Walker said he had also participated in the feeling. On the opening day he had an invitation ticket presented him, but many persons telling him not to trust himself upon the bridge, as it was dangerous, he had not dared to venture on it. Mr. Lee, clerk of the works of the Chester and Holy herd Railway, said—l superintended the construction of the bridge. The abutments on the Salteney side are piled for a foundation. Upon the piles were placed a strong flooring of timber, and upon that platform we built the abutment of Ashlar-stono facings, ten feet in thickness. The piers are built on hard clay. The wit ness then went into a lengthened detail of the construc tion of the bridge, and described the materials as of the most sound description. By the CORONER—Believes the accident had bees caused by a lateral blow, such a blow as the tender striking the girder might produce; but it is difficult to say. The breaking of the girder would cause the fall of masonry. Never had any complaint as to the insecuri ty of the bridge. Believed it to have been perfectly safe. Tested the deflexion of the bridge before and since the accident, and found it to range from an inch to an inch and three-eighths. Did not try it before the accident in consequence of anything he had heard. Mr. Tyrell—l believe you have seen three-coupled engines pass over the bridge ? Witness—l have so. The weight of which, with the tenders, exceeded 100 tons. It was about the-weight of any train that could travel over it. After some considerable discussion the jury agreed to postpone the taking of Mr. Stephenson's evidence until the Government officers had given their opinion as to the cause of the accident. At five o'clock the proceedings were adjourned, the Coroner being directed to summon General Pasley and the other inspectors. LINCOLN, MAT 28.—The City Crier is just now going round with his bell to announce to the inhabitants that the price of wheat has fallen full 15e., 165., and 17s. a quarter since last Friday, the market-day, and in consequence flour will be cheaper. The writer of this heard a farmer say he never saw such a market in his life—all sellers, but no buyers. Samples of wheat— white and red—in great abundance were shown ; the weather hot and sunny.— A Correspondent, in haste. GREAT FALL IN THE PRICE OF WHEAT.—At Uxbridge market (one of the largest in the vicinity of London), on Thursday last, the price of wheat fell 3/. per load, taking the average prices which were obtained at the previous market day. At this reduction not so many sales were effected as might have been expected ; the buyers holding back in the expectation that a con siderable further reduction will take place next week. A great fall also took place at Maidenhead market on the previous day. The present splendid weather has had a very material effect in keeping down the prices. The growing crops throughout the counties of Berks and Bucks appear to be in a most flourishing state. A most abundant harvest is generally predicted. ANOTHER FALL IN TEE PRICE OF BREAD.—Yes terday evening the bakers throughout the metropolis reduced the price of the 41bs. loaf fd. The best bread at the west-end is now charged Is. Ofd., second rate 11d. and 10fd.• in many parts it is on l y 10d. ; and the Lea g ue bread 90'. per 4lbs. loaf, weighed on delivery, and good wholesome quality. At a Pension of the Hon. Society of Gray's Inn, h o lden on Wednesday, the 26th instant, Mr. W. D. Lewis was appointed to the Lectureship, established by t h a t society, on real property and conveyancing devises and bequests. Dividend Amount ' Name of Company. per of Paid. 1 Pr , c. Annum. Share. ' II £ s. d. A a. d. tustralasia •••••• • • • • \ 40 0 0 40 0 0 ' - Sritsh North American ' Si. per ;Ant. 50 0 0 50 0 0 1 - :!ommercial of London ' 61. per cent. 100 0 0 1 20 0 0 - :loionial • • • • 25 0 0 I - Londn and Westminstr , 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 26 3¢ London Joint-Stock .• • ' 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 16% Metropolitan ••.•• • • - • - 25 0 0 710 0 Provincialof Ireland • . 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - - Ditto; New. •. •• •• 81. per cent, 10 00• 10 0 0 - National of Ireland • • W. per cent. 30 0 ; 0 .20 0 0 Nat: Provncte of Eng. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 . 35 0 0 - 1 i Ditto, New..• - - 51. per cont. 20 0 0 10. 0 0 i Union of Australia •• •• 61. per cent. 2.5 0 0 25 0 0 24 Union of London... -. Si. per Cent. 50' 0 0 10 0 0 CANALS. ; ... ; .i d Companies. A per Companies. I l Dividen' Names of F . , Dividend Names of , Price. per Price. min . ri: , Annum. it 7 ---- I £ ' £ Ashtn& Olin 97 51.55. pc, 70 bionmouthsh 100 101. - Ashby-d-la-Z 113; 41. 1 - Mntgomrysh 100 51. - Barnsley.... 160, 121. 180 Macclesfield 100 Basingstoke.. 100; - - Neath ••• . • . 100 201. 340 llrknk&Abrg 150; 51. 85 Nottingham. 150 121. - - iromford.... 1001 141. - Peak Forest. 78 31. 40 Dudley lOO 41. - Regent's •• • • 33 11. 4 s. 18 34 Derby Ellsmre&Chs 133, 41. bl Shropshire .• 125 81 . - E:ewash - Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clyd 100 41. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 61. p. o. - GrsuidJunctn 100 6/. 79 Stad&Worc 140 281. 275 Grand Union 100 11. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - Glamorgnsh. 172 13%1. - Stourbridge.. 145 201. 305 iiistr&Brkly iOO - - Strtfrd on Av 79 11. 10s. - Grantham • . 150 121. - Severn and) 26 11. Bs. - Huddersfield. 57 - - Wye Rail. Kennt & Avu 39 7s. 6d. 5 Trnt & Mr-1 to 301. Lancaster 47 11. 105. - sey •• .. " - Leeds& Livrp 100 341. 50.5 Thema &Med 15 - - Leicester .. • • 140 101. 75 Worcstr Sci 78 21. 42 Leicstr &Nth 82 41. 36 Binning. Loughborogh 142 701. 530 Wilts & Brks 67 11. - 1717SITILANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price . Annum. Share. £ a. d. a. 4. Albion ••••••• • • • • • • • 31.105 500 0 0 50 0 0 74 Alliance grit. and For. G per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 - Ditto Marine. ••• • • • 61. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 - Atlas ... •• • - British Commercial • • 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 6% tllericl,Med.& Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 20 county .............. 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Crown •••••• •••• • • • • 125. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle ...... ...... •• • • 6s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 5 36 Eng. & Scot. Law - European Life .. •• • • 534 per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. - Freemasons' .• ••.•• • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe •• • • .... • • 61. per cent. Stock. - 128 Guardian • . ....... .. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 4734 Imperial Fire -• • .... 61. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 226 Imperial Life •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 1434 Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. &h.& bs. 100 0 0 513 1 - Law Life•• •• ••• • • ... 11. bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - ,egal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 - ,andon Fire ••-• • • • 105. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15 London Ship •.• . a. 50 Marine.. ....... .. 0 2 0 0 2% National to inwisa a. m. LI 4541. per ct. Loam F und - Si.. . per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - National Life... - ralladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 41s sd .'inenlit • - - 185 ''rotector Life •• • . 'rovident Life- • .... • 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - took Life...." - • . 50 0 010 0 4% loyal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - 180 'inn Fire • • - _ Ditto Life ..... - _ Universal Life .. lOlO. pr cnt 100 0 615 , - LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount ' Name of Company. per of Paid. ' Fria. Annum. Share. X S. d. X a. d Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 150 1 British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 200 Commercial Bank National Bank 6l. per cent. 10 0 0 13/.13s Union Bank of Scotland 7)41. pr sent. 50 0 0 905 Western Bank.... .• • • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 80 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 6.4 Clydesdale Bank.. .. Eastern Bank 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 111.10 s Caledonian Bank ...• • 7)41. pr cent. 210 0 i 41.9$ Edlnb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cert. 50 0 61. lOs City of Glasgow Bank . Si. per cent. 10 0 0 , 121.109 Scottish Union Ina. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 I 228. Od Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 12 Insur. Co. of Scetind • • W. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 9% nTorth British Insur. • • 5341. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 261 i Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22 , L Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18 ii Edln. & Glam. Railway 1/.los. per s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 69 Ditto, 4 Shares• •• . 7s. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 163 4 Edin., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 20 0 0 28 Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 61 Glasgw &Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 18 tilsgw &Garnkirk Rail. bl. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 30 , ,,: i Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 37 Standard LifeAssarnce.l 51. per cent. 150 0 0 1 210 0 j 9 SVAT SR -WO EXS . Dividend Name of Company. per Annum. Amount of Paid. Share. i East London..• • • • • • • • 81. Grand Junction .•• • • • 31. 10s. 3/. Vauxhall • • • • • ....... West Middlesex . • • 51.10 a. pr cit. X s. d. 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 I 100 0 0 63 12 9 Price DOCIES. Name of Company, Div idend Amount per of Paid. I Price. Annum. Share. d. A s. d. Commercial • • ••• • . 31, per cent. Stock. —__ 132 East and West India ... 61. pr cent. I Stock' East Country ..... 11. per eh. 100 0. 0 10334 London .. .••• • • . 1 51. pr cent. I Stock. St•Kathazine • 5 per cent. Stack 23 0 25 satitumpton •• • • • . st. per cent., 00 0 w FOREIGN SUPPLIES. - ' inThe e o r est h t which ua nor mi e att i a e c u he itio attaches ho the every a,..„c supplies , ot and articles ; at t s t me is so universal, that 'ran enumeration oratta,sit more important of the arrival's from foreign: -etoke 4 cannot fail to be acceptable to \th_e_geberftrelankt` as it wilt be a subject of great impurltter t er,AnVfi b intimately concerne d i n t h e i m p or t a ti o n an ra r such articles. The subjoined is a complete and corregt list of tte arrivals of grain, cattle, and provisions at' the port of London during the space of ta o days, including the last day of the past and the first of the present week. The Catherine, from Danzic, brought 200 barrels of flour and 530 quarters of wheat ; the Rengt, from I.lddewal!a, 85 quarters of peas, 65 of wheat, and 570 quarters of oats ; the Sirene, from Dan zic, 1,302 quarters of wheat ; the John Bull, from Ham burg, 66 b , gs of potatoes, 29 oaks of oatmeal, 2128 ef butter, several of pork, hams, and seeds, and 50 oxen ; t h e Henderson, from Dauzic, 1,189 quarters of wheat; the Louise, from flamburgh, 102 packages of sett'', 85 bales of bacon, 26 of pork, 24 or ham', and other articles ; Maria. from Memel, 800 quarters or barb y and 914 of oats ; the CireatAan, free, Rostoda, SCO quarters of wheat and 20 of burley ; the k.,!ward, from firemen, 3,705 hams, 154 kegs of lard, st-vcrei packages of sausages, and otter articles ; the York; from New Orleans, 1,842 barrels of flour, 500 sacks of Corn, ifls Obtiercesbeef. 7 o f bete.h atu s d a c n i i d e s 11 0 0 11 1 I ki t e i r e s r , e :a 44 a r t , TC d 7 e s s liegsheads of shouldr.rs, ar,d 152 tierces of hams ; the Beanti, from 'running, 550 quarters of outs; the 3 c :? e quartets egg of t h c e at •; Patriot, h e Frau Metis, from 448 8 c Iblaarnrne barrels Coq, from Cho. tiou l r i g n : l l c B d 9 ' t f .r ri o r rn m L A is a b ili te u e u l s, oo ,s e the ra irum Harlingen, 980 quarters of of pork; e 13 5 e b lO quarters oa quarters f °i I c O .' of oats o f a u t r s c at t le;alld (Spain), 60 quarters of wheat and 329 quarters of Indian ts;the of IN b la ar r ie a y ; I"i th i e e' P f r r u u d ßi eite K ia, lint f e r t C e m rg' s corn; the Fireshire, from Stettin, 730 quarters of wheat; the Furst Blucher, from Danzic, 1,634 quarters of Wheat; the G. F. Frantz, from Konigsberg, 480 quarters of wheat, 518 of peas, and 850 of oats ; and the Gratitude, from Trieste, 1.600 quarters of maize or Indian corn. These arrival,, took place on Saturday. On Monday last, the Francis Griffiths, from Antwerp, brought 420 quarters of oats ; the John Hutchinson, from Alexandria (Egypt), 2,500 quarters of beans the Sustrine, from Fredericksand, 370 quarters •of barley ; the Royal illiam, from Alexandria, 1,400 quarters of beans, 900 quarters of linseed, and 320 of barley ; the City of London. from Rotterdam, 229 casks of butter, 225 boxes of and 15,135 cheese, 18 quarters of beans, and 64 passages of seed ; the Deux Amis, frc Ghent, 180 tons weight of oilcske for feeding cattle; the Emilie, from Danzic, 1,826 quarters of wheat ; the Schwm, from Stralsund, 1,256 quarters of barley ; the David and Robert, from Stettin, 700 quarters of wheat ; the Fraube, from Stettin, 1,500 quart trs of wheat ; the Von Nagler, from Pillau, 300 quarters of peas and 1,780 quarters of oats ; the Giraffe, from Rotter dam, 207 casks of butter, 60 casks of pickles, 54 baskets of yeast, 15 packages of cucumbers, 4 baskets of bacon, 30 oxen and cows, and 200 cheese ; the Soho, from Antwerp, 30 sacks of wheat, 29 cases of eggs, and 25 oxen (a very remarkable importation from Bel gium) ; the Frigeud, from Pilau, 3,318 quarters of Oats and 525 quarters of wheat ; the Euigheden, from Horsens, 550 quarters of oats; the Ocean, from M.lta, 1,930 quarters of barley ; the Active, from Malmo (Sweden), 40 quarters of tares, 17 of peas, and 600 of oats ; the Attwood, frtm Rotterdam, 104 oxen and cows, 3 calves, and 383 sheep; the Sir Edward Banks, from Ostend, 18 packages of butter, 52 of eggs, and 20 of poultry ; the Ontario, from Calcutta, 2,115 bags of rice ; the Orwell, from Marin, 550 quarters of maize ; the Magnet, from Harlingen, 2,196 casks of butter, 50 flitches and 1 c h est o f b acon, severa l of eggs and poultry, 7 horses, 8 ox en , 4 b u ll s, 121 cows, 23 calves, 195 sheep, 141 lamb s ( a remarka b ly large number of this description of young stock), and 297 bags of oats ; the Maria Cr, atrinse, from Hobro, 450 quarters of oats ; the Lautina, from Groningen, 600 quarters of oats ; the Drie Gebroeders, from Amsterdam, 282 quarters Of oats , an d 93 b ags of seeds ; the Magd alene, from Weile, 460 quarters if oats ; the Eliza from Dan zic, 1,050 quarters of .wheat ; the Hannah Dorothea, from Hebro, 460 quarters of oats ; the Jobanne, from Bremen, 226 quarters of wheat ; the Europa from Pillau, 2,850 quarters of oats ; the Haabet from Danzic, 760 quarters of wheat and 40 of peas ; the Caledonia, from Hamburg, 89 bags of potatoes, 904 bags of wheat, 49 oxen, 6 bullocks, and 201 casks of butter; the Jonas from Njkiobing, 389 quar ters of oats; and the Amen, from Horsens, 460 quar ters of the same description of grain. It will be seen that this list of two days' arrivals comprises a very con siderable quantity of grain and all sorts of provisions, the influx of which at the press at time must have its due weight in the markets and in assisting to reduce the present price of food. Every privilege that it is possi ble to concede in order to land these provisions from . the importing vessels, and bring them into consumption without the least delay, is given by the revenue authorities, who are evidently most desirous, as an im portant and executive portion of the Government, espe cially in relation to this particular subject, to render every practicable assistance in the case, to which end, as yesterday was a general holiday and business was suspended, special permission was, at the request of the Parties interested and concerned, granted for the re quisite attendance ef a portion of the officers of the revenue, in order to facilitate the admission of these articles of food. Messrs. N icoll's, the inventors of the registered paletot, was brilliantly illuminated at both their esta blishments, Regent-street and Cornhill, on her Majesty's birthday. EXPORTATION OF CORX.--The Commissioners of the Customs have issued directions to the collectors and comptrollers, and other principal officers cf the revenue at the several ports throughout the kingdom, to prepare and transmit to the Inspector• General of Imports and Exports, immediately after the t•rmination of each week, until further orders, commencing with the week ended Wednesday, the 7th of April last, the undermentioned accounts, according to an approved form, copy of which is subjoined; so far as the same relates to their respec tive ports; viz., an account of the quantities of corn, grain, meal, and flour exported in the week; it being understood that the monthly return required by the order issued by the Commissioners in the month of March is still to be transmitted in the same form as heretofore. The weekly return alluded to, which is to be transmitted to the Inspector-General of Imports and Ex ports, immediately atter the termination of each week, being " an account (from each port in the United King dom) of the qu ilities of corn, grain, meal, and flour exported in the week ended Wednesday afternoon, the —," and is to include the following parti culars:-Ist, the quantities of corn and grain, viz., wheat, barley, oats, rye, peas, beans, Indian corn, or maize, buck-wheat, bere or biggs, and malt; and, 2d, meal and flour, viz., wheatmeal arid flour, barleymeal, oatmeal, r)emeal, and flour, peameal, bean meal, Indian cornmeal, and buck-wheatmeal; the former being returned according to measure of quarters and bushels, and the latter by weight. The return is to specify the quantities exported in the week to foreign countries or British possessions; and is to comprise, separately and distinctly-1. foreign, either from the warehouse or otherwise; 2. British and Irish produce; and 3, a compendium of the two, forming a total of the quantity exported in each v‘e,,k. This return will be of much interest and importance at the present time, as showing the exact quantity of grain sent from the country, either of home growth or of that which has been p'-eviously imported from abroad, and purchased by and reshipped to other of the foreign states, especially when several Members of the Legislature are anxiously advising the Prime Minister to follow the example of some of the continental states—great producers, and usually exporters of corn—and prohibit the exportation of these articles of food until the autumn, or the retur n . ovifewthseaesnbseuitinigg expedient, or b l u tk r e w ly hi t c o h p h r a ? s ve no b t en zn efi et ci h a r and therefore has not been carried into effect. PROCLAMATION OF OUTLAWRY.—On Thursday Hemp, the bailiff to the sheriffs, called upon the follow ing persons to surrender themselves to the sheriffs of Middlesex, or stand severally outlawed:—Henry Deci mos Ilderton, at the suit of Richard Jordan; Stephen Bradley, at the suit of Mary Herarty; James Tuffs, at the suit of John Sewell; George Fitch, at the suit of Chamberlain Birch; Henry John Hunter, at the suit of Lewis Henry Braham; John Hunter, at the suit of Lewis Henry Braham; John William Montagu, at the suit of William Thompson; Stephen John Welch, Fletcher Welch, and George Ford, at the suit of Row land Edward Lewis and Charles Williams, executors of Samuel Henry Williams, deceased; Henry Welchman, at the suit of John Cooper Haddon; Major-General Sir Howard Elphinstone, Bart., at the suit of Richard Whyt Royds • James Hastings, at the suit of Peter Plumley; sii:E......gxhyeTess;NtesridvaEYas, Baron ' Vincent de Tuyll, at the suit of Francis Jam es te Nugee; S. P. Powys, at the suit of Lawrence Levy; th e lion. A. Cavendish, at the suit of Morrice . I_. !h e a vyj es J Hunter, at the suit of Charles Lewis; Charles Samuel A. Grimes, at the suit of Bfrnard(? G Wil son;SsatveostfernenlrP"dd k at the suit of de Medina; Thomas ue Augustus Edward Johnson, at the suit of James George P a ß t r e i a c m k , Leighat the st ra suit il aonf,a at William the Henry Adams; S tewa rt; John Taylor, at the suit of Charles Claye; Herbert Cornwall, at the suit of Jeremiah Rober Ives; and Robert Peel, at the suit of William Samuel Price was o , 7 10 c p e i s se a d e by the police that WATCHES, DIAMONDS, informationßOßßEßY O e uwß- mahoganys E tre Y e t box, had 65 gold bee n d silver watches, a diamond brooch • h containing • with 35 brilliants, about p M lu rs n . de P re a d ris o h f 15 diamond rings and brilliant pins, three dozen silver te& and dessert spoons, a string of large about pearls, an ounce of seed pearl, French gold bre nets a nd large quantity of miscellaneous jewellery, with q_a. which the thieves got clear off, the value being 5001. The screw steamer Sarah Sands had not reached Liverpool yesterday afternoon at half-past four o'clock, the hour at which our express left for London. The weather. though fine, was thick and hasy. and telegraphic communi cations could not pass through to Holyhead. She will con vey American news ten days later, and that from Mexico may be looked for as highly important. c -- A oni occasi been ELOPEMENT.—Great distress has in the family of a Gallant M.P., residing in th i s ounty,by, the clandestine departure of his daugh ter with a g a y L O .. thario. To aggravate the calamity, her husband is on a b e d . se of sickness, and her young f a m ily will severely f ee l t h e lo of a mother.—Notts. Review. WAKEFIELD CORN MARHET, FRIDAY.—Tbe con• tinuance o f brilliant weather has its usual affect upon the minds of our millers; they purchase wheat most sparingly a: a decline of Ws. per quarter, an d some forced sates have b ee n made at a still further reduction. Barley nominal. Oats 2d. per st(ne, Beans 2s. to 3s. per quarter, and Shelling 53. to 6s. per load lower. Another version....We have aeon. tinuance of fine warm weather, which has great influence upon the trade here to-day, notwithstanding there is no irws provement in the arrivals. The business done in each article is extremely, limited, though considerably reduced prices would be accepted. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PonTsat,,urrit, MAY 28.—Rear Admiral Sir Charles Napier's squAron has commenced assembling at Spit head. The Howe, 120, the Terrible and Birkenhead steam-frigates joined the St. Vincent this morning. The Queen and Caledonia are hourly expected from Plymout h. The following ships and vessels will form the chief members of Sir Charles Napier's squadron; the greater number of them are already assembled at this port: — Guns. St. Vincent, Captain Milne, flag of Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B. ..• Howe, Captain Sir James Stirling Caledonia, Captain Dixon ••• *Trafalgar, Captain Nott ••• Queen, Captain Sir H. Leeke ... Vengeance, Captain Lushington *Canopus, Captain Moresby ••• *Superb, Captain A. L. Corry ... ••• Amphion (300 horse-screw), Captain Williams Nautilus, Lieut.-Commander Rivers STEAMERS. 120 120 Ifo A. 120 110 84 84 80 Horse-power. Terrible, Captain Ramsay ... 800 Odin, Captain the Hon. D. Pelham 560 Sidon, Captain Henderson ••• 560 Dragon, Captain Hall ... ... 560 Centaur (captain not appointed)... ... 540 Birkenhead, Commander Ingrain ... 500 Bulldog, Captain Kay ... ... 500 Gladiator, Captain Robb 430 Polyphemus, Commander M`Cleverty ... 200 Whether the ships marked thus (*), at present under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, will be detached from their service in the Tagus to follow Sir C. Napier, remains to be seen. The Vengeance is on her way to this port and is hourly expected from the West Indies. She will refit, take in her lower deck guns, and equip for other than troop service, placing herself under the orders of Sir Charles Napier. The Odin is getting ready to join with as much dispatch as possible, and the Centaur will be put in commission in a day or two, and, if not ready to join when the sailing orders arrive, will most probably follow. The squadron above enumerated comprises the finest and best ships in the world, built on designs by the most approved architects or after the most perfect models, the St. Vincent, Howe, Caledonian, and Trafalgar having been built be the late Sir William Rule, the latter im proved by Mr. Lang; the Queen, the Superb, Centaur, Gladiator, Bulldog, and Polyphemus, by the Surveyor of the Navy; the Vengeance and Amphion by Seppings; the Terrible by Lang; the Sidon by Sir C. Napier; and the Birkenhead by Laird. The squadron will victual here, which will be a source of considerable benefit to the tradesmen of the locality and the watermen, who invariably reap a rich harvest from the traffic carried on with the shore; the latter es pecially, on account of the vast number of visitors who flock from the metropolis and other places to visit the " wooden walls of old England." We are informed that Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, Lieutenant- Governor of Portsmouth and Commander-in- Chief of the South •West District, contemplates having the quarters of the various troops in this garrison cleansed and repaired next month, pending which pro ceedings the troops will all be encamped on Southsea common. Should this prove correct (and we have no reason to doubt it at present, the military and marine quarters being alike destitute of comfort and cleanliness), the spectacle will be one of the most imposing and gra tifying ever exhibited on our shores. A large fleet at Spithead and a small army encamped under the walls will give Portsmouth the appearance of a citadel block aded by sea and besieged by land, the draw-bridges being drawn up and the moats filled, serving to assist the illusion. Ia the above list we have enumerated the ships and steamers actually under the orders of Sir Charles Napier, and those most likely to be placed under his command, and taken as a whole will, we doubt not, be found ulti mately correct. Rear-Admiral of the Blue, W. H. Shirreff, late Captain- Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard, is named amongst others as most likely to succeed Rear-Admiral Sir George Seymour, C. 8., K.G.H., in the chief command on the Pacific station, and to hoist his flag in the Asia, 84, at Sheerness. Admiral Sir John West, K.C.8., Commander in Chief at Devonport, will give a sumptuous and brilliant enter tainment at his official mansion on Tuesday next, to commemorate Howe's victory of the " glorious Ist of June;" Sir John being one of the few remaining officers who shared in the glories of that memorable day, having been a lieutenant of the Royal George, 100, the flag ship of Vice-Admiral Sir A. Wood, K. 8., second in command on that occasion. CHATHAM, MAY 28.—The Cleopatra, 26 guns, in dof•k for the purpose of making good defects, for re commis,ion, has been surveyed, and it is reported that it will require an outlay of 15,000/. to put her in a state fit for service. s. The Aid, Smallman, master, sailed on the 27th inst' with stores for Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Pembroke yards. The Rochester, Sedgwick master, arrived on the 24th instant with stores from Woolwich; and the Goodwill, Pledge master, arrived on the 27th from Sheerness. The arms and accoutrements for the dockyard batta lion have been received, and every man is drilled three times a week. The pay of a private is 6d. per hour; that of a corporal 7d.; and a sergeant Bd. The drilling goes on very pleasantly, and the men are making great pr((gress. Mr J. Cockle, shipwright, is appointed modeller, vice Netherwood, appointed inspector at. Portsmouth. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— •Cf Week Last ci,: u i 4) en di ng NAME OF RAILWA Y . week. . ••, ''' co ' ; .O C.) E ..------ --------------------, .---- -.---- X X May 23 Amiens and Boulogne ...............523 - 22 Arbroath and Fortar •••••••• • • • • • •• 161 19-i 21 Chester and Birkenhead .•••••• • • • • • • 689 592 20 Dublin and Drogheda• ••••••• • • • • • " 865 759 25 Dublin and Kingstown .•••••• • • • • • " 9`4 963 23 Dundee and Arbroath. •••••••• • • • • • • 322 272 22 Edinburgh and Glasgow .••••• • • . • • • 3,501• 3,328 23 Eastern Counties and North Eastern- 11,590 8,570 - East Lancashire •• • • ... ••••••• •• • • • • - - 16 Eastern Union ••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • 554 - 22 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ••• • • • 2,511 2,186 22 Glasgow and Greenock ••••••• • • .• .. 1,173 1,040 - Gravesend and Rochester •••••• • • • • • • - - 22 Great Southern and Western •••• • • .• 1,510 - 23 Great Western, &c •• • • 16 Ipswich and Bury ..... ••••••• - - - - • • • 446 - 21 Lancaster and Carlisle ••••••• • • • • • •• 1,177 - 22 London and North Western, &c.... - . 4 1 3 :7 7 7 2 2 4 3 57 9 ;08 9 00 4 0 f: 23 London and Biackwan.... ....... ... 1, 296 1.131 22 London and Bright on ... 23 London and South West ern 22 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc .• 8,514 7,971 22 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoinstilro 2,126 1,619 22 Maryport and Carlisle ••••••• • • • • • • . 710 493 22 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.. • • 20,986 16,060 22 Newcastle and Carlisle.... • • •....... 2,338 1,934 22 Newcastle, Berwick, and North Shields 728 503 23 Norfolk.. • • ... ...... ... •• ..... ..... 1,935 1.304 22 North British .. •• .... ..... ... ••.• .. 1,731 22 Parts and Rouen ..•.•- •. - ........ 8,254 5,947 - Preston and Wyre•• •••••••••• •• •• •• - 702 22 Rouen and Havre .. ••••••• • - - - .. 2,850 - 21 Shrewsbury and Chester - 22 South Eastern and Branches •••• • • .. 8,274 7,102 21 South Devon .• ••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • . 1,149 - 22 Tat! Vale ••••••••••••• • - •• • • • • • • • • 1,367 1,223 23 Ulster. •••••• • • • • • . 20 Whitchaven Junction .• •• • - 22 York and Newcastle .•••••• • • - - •• 8.463 6,739 22 York and North 3•Uffim___x .. l:..' . . 3,603 - --- HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL—The petition to liar liatnent, in favour of the Government Sanatory Bill, th th e e r fro Te m v, e t h t m o is s o i f e e C e o r es and h a a s l b a e r e g n e signednumber by ni T t lll i e te o o f inhabitants, and the county Member is to be requested t to present it, and support its p ra y er. The Government is n doing its moreits part; nmrte;anpdlaitfn of the the badness of thepeopledonotdothedirrsaag theirs, they m or the want of water. • ds at the THE POTATO BLIGHT.--The piercing win latter part of last week cut up the growing crops in the low grounds round Newport and Carisbrook, and put on them all the appearance of their old enemy—the potato_ blight. The gardeners all were fright ened ; some of them still will have it that the potatoes were struck on Thursday and Friday mornings; others say it was a frost; but certain it is they are fast recovering, and that the potatoes all over the island never gave promise of a finer crop. Every description of grain and grass looks well; the weather is everyti ing that could be wished, and there is more corn in rick and store than the holders are willing to acknowledge; many who could hardly be spoken to a week since are now running about with their samples, anxious to sell. JUVENILE OFFENDERS.—On Tuesday, about 80 of these aspirants to fame, having completed their reform atory education, received a conditional pardon, and were sent from i'arkhurst Prison, and embarked in the John Somes, for conveyance to Hobart Town. They all go out as free settlers, and having a knowledge of various trades, may yet become good mi tubers of society. They marched down in good order, and were under no guard or retraint excepting the two wardens. i sao„ d A e oe J i hi a ta m il,, e ds s iisi N tl V iene h g u i t t hi e sai s it i e d ,ti e imh , ieQnfsbeeeli.fn, in etin h le Irish part b eec a ta r rri rs us t s e o af r sBt who a.tt4e, wh of health, has now returned from Italy, after an absence of ne arly two years. The L earne d Gentleman's health is, we are happy to hear, restored; an d it i s h ope d h e w ill be able to resume his place in that profession of which he has been so distinguished iN an ß or E n c a K m E e T n T t.._ The health of the Right lion. Baronet, we understand, continues to decline, notwith standing his removal from his re:Wei:to in London to the ealubliQua air of Beglitvu. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of May 28.) Su°Ans.—To-day prices further gave wa) for Raw Sugar, as the quantity brought forward was extensive, and proved more than sufficient for the demand. In West India Muscovado only a small moderate busi ness was transacted privately, the purchases amounting to 670 hhds and trcs. although the rates accepted exhi bited a reduction on those of last Friday of Is to is 6d. REFINED. To-day the market for Refined Sugar had a dull appearance, and prices further declined. Bonded Crushed Sugar is still wanted, and first sort is not to be obtained under 33s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon at public sale 3,106 bags China Sugar were sold, but at very low rates ; exporters were the buyers. Madras met with little attention, and 2,559 bags were all taken in. MAIIRITIDS.—This afternoon the quantity of Mauri tius offered at public sale amounted to 8,179 bags, 307 casks, a , cl 217 barrels ; but there was little desire evinced to operate, and a small part only was sold, at reduction on former rates of is to is 6d. FOREIGN.—The market for all descriptions of foreigr, Sugar has presented a tranquil appearance alt the wcek %%Mist the quantity on offer exceeds the wants of al parties. Importers are still desirous to realise, and hav, again plentifully supplied the market. MOLASSES.—HoIders of West India are not inclined to accept lower rates, although the stock has been fur ther increased ; but the purchases made have beer. limited, and 20s to 24s is the value of common to fine. TEA.—Although there are ready sellers of all kinds o , Congou upon previous low terms, still the purchases mad& have been trifling this week, and the market is well supplied. In rouchong there has been very little business done. Green has met with little attention, and many parcels are on offer. For Scented Tea the market is in a very dull state. There are further arrivals. None at present has been offered at public sale. _ _ COFFEE.—This afternoon at public sale 41 casks of West India Coffee were sold at barely the former value. Dominica middling 60s, pea berry 755, Jamaica low mid 635, black 21s to 30s, Berbice fine ord 445, Demerara good ord 41s; 380 bags Ceylon were disposed of at about the former value. Plantation low mid 54s to 55* 6d, fine fine ord 49s 6d to 50s, ord and good ord 41s to 455, pea berry ord 465, red 34s to 375, triage 15s 6d tu 24s 6d; 71 bags La Guayra were taken in at 45s per cwt. RICE.—To-day East India Rice was offered upon further reduced terms ; still scarcely any business was transacted privately, although white Bengal, of low to fine quality, could be obtained at 20s to 225, and yellow at 18s to 19s per cwt. 10 boxes African Arrowroot, at public sale, were taken in at 3id to 4d ; 160 tins Jamaica 6d to 7d ; and 113 boxes Barbadoes 3d to aid per lb. SAGO.—The supply . is still large, and exceeding th. demand, a further decline in the value has taken place. Of 1409 chests of small Pearl offered at public sale a part only found buyers. There are yet large parcels to arrive, and a further fall in the value is expected to tak e place. Sago Flour is dull of sale. Tapioca sells slowly. Of Arrowroot the supply yet exceeds the demand. SPICES.—To-day at public sale 8 cases 2 bags Nut megs were taken in—mouldy garbled therefrom, good brown 3s to 3s Id. Four cases Mace, good sound 3s 2d to 3s 3d, middling 3s, but slightly mouldy sold at 2s 10d per lb. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-FOr Jamaica Rum the market has exhibited a firmer appearance, and since our last report the rates obtained are equal to those pre viously current for all sorts, and a very good demand has been experienced, chiefly from the home trade. The total sales for the week are 200 puns. The market is well supplied with the middling sorts. Leeward Island met with little attention, and the business transacted this week has been much less than in the former—whilst holders are more inclined to sell at 3s 3d to 3a 4d proof strength. There is a fair supply at market. East India is little wanted, and holders' are not an firm : the small parcels sold were at 3s to 3s 2d for proof with certificate. For Demerara a good demand exists, whilst full rates have been obtained, and the total sales for the week are 200 puns. There are ready seller, of Brandy upon further reduced terms; still few parcel. of any kind have been taken for exportation: whilst the home trade lave operated with much caution. Geneva is wanted for exportation. For British Corn spirits the demand is very good at the late advanced rates. 01.1.8.—This afternoon at public sale 43 tuna of Sperm Oil sold at 861 103 to 871. 110 tuns of Southern at 24110 s to 2615 s for middling to fine, being cheaper. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon Cochineal was in excel lent request, and 122 bags at auction were sold at 4s 9d to 5s fur good ordinary to good bold Teneriffe silvery black, which is the full value. TALLow.—On the spot there has be( n a material:in , crease in the demand this week for Russian; prices have advanced, and 48s 9d to 49s paid for fine Petersburgh Yellow Candle. For delivery in the last three months o ' the year the opeiations are upon a large scale at 47s 6d to 474 Od. For home matte a good demand exists at 48s to 48s 6d, nett cash. Other kinds of Tallow met with rather more attention, and have improved in value. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, IN BANKS, ASSURANCE. AND OTHER COM- PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TITERDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 28. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. -k - - • - .i I ad- Mr. r d in f the state d to seam re on peril lack- Bland , is a ough never ef ore 1 un• 'ative t two pear side o hs,s_ wit , urret , pot I cher° ready r phi" ~ sir► the $t 'atioa T. I' • i r J. con ority orge 821, ried, pra par- eet ive wo irY an ,rd