The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-30 00:00:00

R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, HAMLET. Mr. Charles Dillon, Mr. Stuart, Mr. J. L. Toole, Miss Woolgar. Followed by the gorgeous burlesque of CONRAD AND MEDORA. Miss Woolgar, Mr. J. L. Toole, &c. The box-office open (lady, from 11 to 5, under the super intendence of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties to the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in Burleigh-street. MR. J. L. TOOLE, of the LYCEUM THEATRE, respectfully anmunces his FIRST BENEFIT for TUESDAY next, 31st inst. THE WONDER. Mr. and Mrs. Dillon, Miss Woolgar, Mr. Stuart, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Toole. TOMINIQUE THE DESERTER. Mrs. B. White, Miss Wilton, Mr. Toole. GOOD FOR NOTHING. Miss Woolgar, Mr. Toole. MY FRIEND FROM LEATHERHEAD. And the Dazzling TRANSFORMATION SCENE. Tickets, &c., at the Box Office ; Keith, Browse, and Co., Cheapside; London Tavern; and Mr. Toole ; It, Cecil street, Strand. illp) OYAL PR•INCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakespere's tr!gedy of KINI RICHARD THE SECOND. King Richard 11., Mr. C. Kran ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by MUSIC HATH CHARMS. 117HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, to commence at .Seven, A LIFE'S TRIAL. Messrs. Buckstone, Compton, Howe, W. Farren, Rogers ; Mesdames Reynolds, Poynter, Fitzwil liam, &c. After which, A WICKED WIFE. And LA FOLIE ET L'AMOR. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed PAUL PRY Paul Pry, 'Kr. Wright. Followed by a new and original domestic sketch, entitled WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, &c. After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which Mr. Wright and Paul Bedford will appear. OYAL SURRFY THEATRE, Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, BRUTUS. Brutus, Mr. Creswick. After which, VIE QUIET FAMILY. To conclude with JEN!, THE DODGER. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, a new drama, called DADDY HARDACRE. Mr. Robson, kc. The new drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. To conclude with THIEVES ! THIEVES ! ! Messrs. P. Robson, G. Vining, &c. Commence at half-past Seven. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMP EIITH EATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING (the last week before Ila.ter), Shaks pere's Play of KING HENRY THE FOURTH, with Mr. Wm. Cooke's equestrian illustrations. Hotspur, Mr. James Holloway ; Prince henry, Mr. W. Cooke, jun.; Falstaff, Mr. J. W. Anson. After which, the SCENES of HORSEMANSHIP in the ARENA. To conclude with FORTUNE'S FROLIC. LommeLce at seven o'clock. Dress flexes, 4s. ; Upper rloxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 1/., no charge for booking ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Fox-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W, West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. A New Grand Military Spectacle will be produced on EASTER. MONDAY. CANTERBURY HALL. Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING. —The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popula': Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, dm., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J Caulfield, Herr F. Jonglimans, 11. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor Antonio M. de Solla, and E. L. Hime ;Masters Austin, Bennett, and Corti; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mackney, and C. J. Wilkins. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre. cisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. aIGH WATER AT LONDON BRTD(“4.. Tina DA'!—Morn. 42 min. aft. 4—Evening 5 rata. aft. 5 rn-MABltow—Mona. 26 min. aft. s—Evening 50 mitt.aft 5 THE WEATHER-813N OFFICIX, MARCR 29. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 55 highest since soon yesterday 45 -lowest this morning and during the night. 55 —this day at noon. BAUOMETER, 983. Wwn, S.W.—Light, with dull weather. Slight rain it the morning. MARCH 30. 5(1 highest since noon yesterday. 43 -'owost thin morning and during the night. 5g thia day at noon. BAROWSTRR, 29 . 25—a fall of more than half an inch since yesterday. WIND, S. W.—Light, with mill, dull weather in the morning. Heavy rain in the night. ArrEßNom—Wind, S.W.—Rather fresh, with sun shine and heavy scud. 61:12T ~.,-.' ttir':::-r,ZI •'''l.,,-,,,, kt ) (,-- Q' .- i ,----- • \,, ,, ,r•fra ,, -;: - ' , ,- S1 - , ); I ~.!,•rkii....21,..(,-j: '... - ,72::: \ c_le_ ~.':::- § ... , ..„..., LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 18b7. Altogether; the Elections are going gloriously. The cities and boroughs alone having already given Ministers a clear majority of Twenty! So that, even now, Lord PALMERSTON has his com pensation for the obnoxious Sixteen ! The Manchester School Leaders have been "bowled down" like so many Nine-pins ! Tiat is the principal feature in the returns already received. Manchester itself has nobly vindicated its patriotism—having thrown off scornfully the champions of that miserable and most tin-English policy, of which Mr. JOHN BRIGHT and Mr. MIL. NER GIBBON were the vaunted exponents. Hud dersfield has, if that be possible, still more 2ig nally repudiated any complicity whatever with that same most despic a bl e and de-nationalising policy—the policy whic successively b ecame t h e h apologist, first of all cf Russian, and afterwards of Chinese barbarism. Lord PALMERSTON has ample cause for selr gratulation at the results of "the appeal to the country"--more so than even he himself could have contemplated when ho delivered bis post prandial oration at Tiverton on Friday evening. That oration was the natural sequel to the Address to the Electors already noticed in The Sun. It was delivered in the very hour of his individual triumph, when he had enjoyed an easy " walk over the course," and been returned without op position for his favourite constituency. At such a time, and under such circumstances, he might have relaxed a little, and offered even a faint out line of the domestic policy which he intended to pursue. Although he no longer required such aid, it might have been valuable to his avowed sup porters—might have turned the scale with many wavering voters, and returned triumphantly Pal merstonian Candidates who may yet feel the want of such assistance. The Noble Lord, however, clung to his strong position —to the potent intrenchment from which he cpuld not be displaced. In his address he slurred over the domestic policy as a matter of comparatively trivial importance. lie stood on the China ques tion, the only point on which ho had been left in a minority, and on which he was well aware that the voice of public opinion was altogether in his favour. There he was unassailable. There the people were altogether opposed to the factious majority, and there he was certain of a complete triumph. But on matters on which the welfare and prosperity of the nation greatly depended on the all-important questions of Parliamentary, Fiscal, Financial, Monetary, and Legal Reforms, he was contented with a few vague platitudes, not containing the shadow of a Principle or a Policy. It is true that he declared that "at home his guiding principle will be a judicious and well regulated economy (an admirable phrase, but not committing him in the slightest degree), progres sive improvement in all (I) that concerns the welfare of the nation, the continued diffusion of Mr. COBDEN, it will be remembered, wanted to sell the Ministry for 2, 000 , 0001 .1 W e l l, be has been sold, "regularly sold, himself, not for 2,000,0001., but for 24G !—the majority b y which his supporters were ou t n umbered by th o p e of the rival candid a t e ! P er h a ps no political de feat of modern tim es h as , i n AA way, been more ignominious. We speak of the occurrence, we think of Mr. COBDEN, we refer to his downfall, at this moment, more in grief than in indignation. There is something despicable, of course, in striking a man, still more in kicking a man, when he is prostrated in the very dust. We have no inclination to retort upon Mr. COBDEN his own indecent scurrilities— the scurrilities with which he outraged the public mind very recently upon a public platform in the City of Manchester. We recognise in him at this instant a man wh o i s down—who is p ro f oun dl y ! education among the people, and stcch, well-consi derd reforms as from time to time may be required by changer of circumstances, and by the increasing growth of intelligence.." All this is very fine. But the most uncompromising Tory might have said the very same, and could not have been called to ac count for any vote he might subnquently be pleased to give. As we have Stated, the subsequent oration does not in any degre e help the preliminary address. even touch i n t h e slightest way on these interesting and inipoitant topics. Everything couldt l h it a tde t rocesstnil:gt ' be desired is g i ven respectirAg that of whick information tlie nationwas already sat i sf i ed. Nothing where was required, an d vrhere the TO THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF THE , humbled—who is utterly and signally defeated. BOROUGH OF FROMB. Remembering what Mr. COBDEN has been before GENTLEMEN, p now, remembering what he has already accom tEhßlTTanks formtehetogrreturn io n o y u o r u you m y h a l i t e - e a r t t f r: l i s t day conferred upon me by returning me as Representative of been, and what he might still have accomplished, your borough in the Commons' House of Parliament. To have received the free suffrages of so many honest electors is had he but been true to his owa antecedents— an honour of which any man may be proud, and it is grati we can only mourn at an occurrence which is tying to kncl‘v that the united numbers polled in favour of my opponents—Lord Edward Thynne and the Hon. Major only the culmination or climax of what has Boyle—only exceed by two the record thus made in my be- been to us during the last few y ears a half. The value of my present triumph is enhanced by the remembrance of my want of success in former struggles. source of bitter and protracted disappoint ' am assured by it that the principles of Reform and Social progress, which I ventured to enunciate, on first com- went. While, however, we cannot find it j o g amongst you, are fast taking wider, deeper, and stronger in our heart to exult over this d own f a ll as ro ot in the public mind ; and I am also emboldened to believe that your confidence in me has grown with your opportu- far as Mr. COBDEN is individually con nities of knowing me. Whilst I congratulate myself on having attained the proud cerned —we regard it at the same time as position to which your favour has raised me, allow me also to an event involving in itself so profound a congratulate you that your borough cannot in future be spoken of as an appendage to the estates of either of the two noble lesson to politicians generally that we conceive it families whose claims upon your suffrages are now negatived. absolutely and imperatively demands, from us all, Your borough will from this date take rank amongst the free and independent constituencies of the empire. very particular observation. The first duty I owe to you will be to make an earnest ap peal to calm the excitement called forth by the contests for Mr. COBDEN'S defeat, we repeat, is a def e at the free representation of your borough, and in which strug. doubly if not trebly ignominious. Never was glee (for the time within three years) I have been almost continuously engsged. there a more painfully ludicrous illustration of the The confidence you have so generously reposed in me de engineer—" hoist, with his own petard 1" It is mands my warmest gratitude and I feel that the best return I can make you will be the dedication of my best energies in HOGARTH'S Clown seated astride upon the sign your service. So long as I shall have the honour of repre senting you it will be my unceasing endeavour to carry out post protruding from the wall to which the wise the political principles I have professed, and to promote the social and commercial interests of your town. acre has his face directed at the very ti me h e i s I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, coolly sawing the beam supporting him in midair ! Your faithful servant, DONALD NICOLL. Here is the Originator of the whole of thi s gran d 14, Park-lane, Hyde-park, London, March 28th, 1557. Political Agitation—the Mover of the " Resolu tions" upon which the Cabinet was placed in a mino rity, and thereby driven to a dissolution of the Legislature—himself sacrificed ! It is the contriver, the Brazen Bull of Phalaris—himself roasted alive in it, first of all by way of experiment. It is Dr. GUILLOTINE—himseIf guillotined ! It is GUY Fa.wius—blowing himself up by mistake instead of the Houses of Parliament ! Never was there a more preposterous political recoil—a more laughable electioneering anti-climax ! The quondam glory of Stockport, afraid to adventure upon a struggle for the West Riding of Yorkshire, with draws from the latter constituency and tries to win- over to his cause the electors of the little borough of Huddersfield. There—at Hudders field—he is deliberately weighed in the balance and Rejected ! Rejected for a comparatively un known man (Mr. ACKROYD) by the liberal pos sessors of the elective franchise in a small borough, having in round numbers not more than 1,500 as its Constituency ! Mr. COBDEN is not merely rejected himself by a clear majority of 246 out of the num ber of that constituency of " True-Born English men," the independent, and patriotic, and out spoken electors of the borough of Huddersfield. But he goes to Manchester a little before that : and there, in that recognised capital of his Political School, advocates, as energetically as his bold voice can advocate anything, the cause of his two most conspicuous political associates, Mr. Gllssosr and Mr. BRIGHT—onIy to find them im mediately afterwards peremptorily and haughtily refused as their representatives by the free and honest electors of the populous and intelligent city of Manchester. Honour to these British - Voters ! Honour to these men of Manchester and of Hud dersfield 1 They have in a signal and startling manner demonstrated the utter unpopularity of the really monstrous views latterly advocated by the Manchester School of Politicians 1 They have entered their emphatic and decisive protest against the miserable Peace-at-any-Price Humbug ! They have responded to the appeal made for their de cision by Messrs. COBDEN and Ginsosr—but they have done oo in a manner those gentlemen little anticipated I Who was in the right now, Mr. COBDEN I What views do you think, now, are popular, and what unpopular ? Verily, there was much wisdom in that sagacious observation of the landlord of the Lansmere Arms, in My Novel--" Gumptious is gumptious, and bump tious is bumptious !" SONEBO.Y, we need not say who, was wonderfully cockahoop of late—but the "crow" has been suddenly taken out of him : shall we crack a pleasant little joke about it and say—we have had to pluck it with him f Nevertheless, while in the abstract, politically speaking, we cannot but exclaim, with OTHELLO, "'Tis better as it is !" we cannot, at the same time, but lament that such an " is" should have been rendered in any way necessary. We cannot but regret that Mr. COBDEN should have rendered it imperatively requisite for a liberal constituency to reject him, as he has been rejected—deliberately and ignominiously rejected—by the liberal consti tuency of Huddersfield. So it has fallen out, however, and Mr. COBDEN has only himself to thank for that the House of Commons will hence forth miss (for some time at least) the perverse logic and vigorous rhetoric of the Mr. BUCKET of Debate with his undercurrent of forefinger! utmost anxiety was entertained as to the views of the popular Premier. Now, we would earnestly desire that the elec tors, where there is yet time, should obtain de cisive pledges from the claimants for their suffrages on these topics. We believe that more can be ob tained from Lord PALMERSTON than from any other possible Minister. He will give just as little as practicable, but as much as may be indispen sable to the maintenance of his position as First Lord of the Treasury. He would not bind him self when his retritn was certain. But he is far tunately not pledged on the other side, and any reform, however extensive, may still be enforced. There is no opposing "principle. It is merely the vis inertice that is to be conquered. Yield ing to a judiciously and well-applied " pres sure from without," Lord PALMERSTON will go as far as can reasonably be anticipated. But there must be that pressure. The prize must be won by the Reformers. They must prove themselves worthy of that for which they profess to be striving. The first great issue is on fo reign affairs, and there the " Chinamen" have not a leg to stand on. Even those who voted in the majority are ashamed of what they have done, and whining apologies are offered by a large pro portion of those who have dared to come to the scratch ? That problem has already been solved, and without in any measure endangering the great issue. Internal matters may now receive a fair share of attention. It depends on the several con stituencies whether they are to be shelved for a pro tracted period ! We trust that professing reformers may prove equal to the emergency. The critical moment has arrived, and on the events of the next few days will depend the fortunes of the country for, perhaps, the following seven years. Electors of England—a great trust is confided to your charge Execute it faithfully and honestly, and you will have cause to rejoice in blessings that will descend to, and be appreciated by, your children,Jand your children's. children, during many successive gene rations. It is very noticeable how egregiously the in tended Defeaters of the Government have over reached themselves. Out of the memorable Majority on the China Question in the House of Commons, how many, do you suppose, have been defeated in consequence t Why, already positivley as many as THIRTY-FIVE I Beginning the list of these Thirty-five Unfortunates with—actually--- the "Two Tellers" themselves ! Several of the unhappy delinquents who have thus summarily expiated their vote in favour of Mr. COBDEN'S Motion have, it is true, fallen, without any ado, voluntarily ! Acting upon the Fat Knight's hint that "Discretion is the: better part of valour," — Ten out of the Thirty-five have "Retired" from the contest, thus warding off the blow which must otherwise have descended upon them overwhelmingly. For example, Mr. BILLHOOK retired from Shrewsbury. Viscount CHELSEA 7) IP Dover. Mr. HENEAGE Devizes. „ „ Dartmouth, I) ~ Rochester. Mr. SANDARS )) „ Wakefield. Capt. SOOBELL... „ „ Bath. Mr. SUTTON ” Newark. Mr. VEBN ON lf )) Admiral HERBERT Sir H. MADDOCK Harwich. Mr. WA.DDINGTON ..... Nine out of these ten exceedingly modest or " re tiring" candidates being Conservatives, who dis appeared from the scene in order that they might make room for Liberal substitutes—Reformers. However, besides these, Ten voters in the Obnoxi ous Majority (one Liberal and nine Conservatives) who have throWn themselves overboard rather than be roughly pitchforked over . by their respec tive constituencies—there are twenty-five others who, with a certain amount of pluck, appear to have stood up for the contest precisely for the very purpose, it would seem, of being knocked down I Foremost among them, as we have be fore intimated— TIER Two TELLERS I Mr. COMMIN defeated at Huddersfield. Manchester. Mr. GIBSON . WITH TWENTY-THREE OTHER OFFENDERS. Earl of ANNESLET defeated at Great Grimsby. Mr. BIGNOLD Norwich. Mr. GEO. BUTT Weymouth. Marquis of CHANDOS f) Buckingham. Mr. T. S. COCKS )5 Reigate. Mr. H. B. COLES Andover. Mr. J. DRAM Wareham Hon. W. DUNCOMBE East Retford. Mr. B. FOLLETT 27 Bridgewater. Capt. J. GL'ADSTONE Devizes. Lord W. GRAHAM. /) Grantham. Mr. H. GWYN Penryu & Falm.th. Lord A. HERVEY... ff Brighton. Sir E. LACON 1) Yarmouth. Mr. A. H. LAYARD. )1 Aylesbury. Mr. J. MACGREGOR /, Sandwich. Mr. J. 1 3, MURROUGH 1) Bridport. Sir S. NORTHCOTE.. Yf Dudley. Mr. J. OAKES Bury St Edmund's Mr. R. PALMER Plymouth. Mr.J.G.PLTILLIMORE 9, Leominster. Mr. R. J. PIIILLIMORE Tavistock. Captain STUART 5) Bedford. Altogether twenty-five who voted in the ma jority on Mr. COBDEN'S Motion (including Mr. COBDEN himself and his seconder, Mr. GissoN) have been formally, because of that vote, rejected by the constituencies. Ten others, as we have seen, having deemed it more prudent to withdraw before the certainty of an equally ignominious discom& ture. In all, " Thirty-five" of the Majority, directly or indirectly, have paid the penalty of dancing the kotoo into the Lobby of the Opposi tion to the sweet pipings of the two unfortunate Tellers--six out of the Thirty-five being Liberals, and the remaining Twenty-nine Conservatives. It must not be imagined, however, for an instant that the Ministerial Gains are re• stricted to these Twenty-nine. Not a bit of it 1 Upon the first rough calculation, while the losses of the Ministry may be estimated at 19 or 20— their gains may be taken at the very least at 39 or 40. Leaving a balance of about a score, just to begin with ! The precise details of the op posing catalogues we give elsewhere in our impression of this evening. From which it will be seen, almost at a glance, how heavy has been the vengeance already wreaked upon the Opposi tion —and how large, even at this stage of the General Election, the consequent advantages ac cruing to the Government. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1887. BANBURY ELECTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Binbuty, 28th March, 1857. Sir,—We have this day returned our old Liberal member, Mr. Tancred, by a majority of 158. Tancred ••• ... 216 Yates .. ... ••• 58 Mr. Thomas G. Baring has resigned his appointment of private secretary to Sir Charles Wood, First Lord of the admiralty. It is understood that Miss Nightingale is about to in spect all the large hospitals. Mr. a Vieuxtemps, the well-known Belgian violinist, has received from the King of Sardinia the cross of SS. Maurice and Lazarus. &I. E. de Girardin is said to be occupied in writing a comedy, entitled "La Fills du Millionnaire." Ristori is to appear next week at the Italiens in ltLaria Stuarda." LATEST NEWS. IMPORTANT FROM PERSIA AND CHINA. TRIESTE, SUNDAY, MARCH 29, The steamer America arrived here to-day at 2 p.m. from Alexandria, which port she left on the 24th. The India mail was to leave Alexandria on that day with advices from Hong Kong to Feb. 15 ; Calcutta, Feb. 23 ; Madras, March 1 ; Bombay, March 5 ; and Bushire, Feb. 15. PERSIA. On the Bth of February a force under General Outram obtained a signal victory at Khooshab over the Persians, who were.commanded by Soojah-col- Moolk. On the 3d of February an expeditionary force 01 419 cavalry, 4,300 infantry, and 18 guns left Bu shire. In 41 hours they reached the Persian intrench meets at Bcorazjoon, a distance of 46 miles, whence the enemy retreated to the mountains, abandoning their stores and ammunition, all of which were destroyed. Two days after the troops commenced their re. turn march. Au ineffectual night attack was made by the enemy. At daybreak on the Bth the Persian army, about 6,000 strong, with five guns, was attacked by the British cavalry and artillery, and totally routed. The enemy lost 700 killed, 100 prisoners, and two guns. Our total loss consists of 10 killed and 62 wounded. Lieutenant Franckland was killed; Capt. Forbes, Captain Mockler, and Lieutenant Greentree, were wounded. The expedition returned to Bushire on the 10th of February. CHINA. In China, with the exception of an attack on the junks in the Canton River, no further active ope rations had taken place. Admiral Seymour was at Hong Kong, waiting for reinforcements. The trial of Allum and his fellow-prisoners had resulted in a verdict of Not Guilty. A telegraphic message received at Bombay from the authorities of Calcutta states that the Emperor of China had sent orders to Yeh to conclude peace on any terms. At Hong Kong exchange was 4s. Bd. At Shanghai imports were rather lower. The total silk settlements amounted to 70,500 bales, of which 67,60.9 had left. Prices had advanced 10 dollars. Exchange Cs. 7d. at Foo-chow. A further ad.. Vance had taken place in tea. , The import market was dull, INDIA. Disturbances havo taken place in Pegu. They are unimportant, but they led to a skirmish with the troops. The Madras Exhibition was opened by Lord Harris on the Bth of February. Meetings had been held at Calcutta to petition Parliament against the regulations of the new Penal Code, subjecting Europeans to the jurisdiction of the Company's Courts. The Bombay import market was steady. Cotton and oil seeds were very firm. The money market remainel unehanged. Government securities had slightly improved. Freights were unaltered. Exchange, 2s. lid. The Calcutta export market was without change. The import market was very steady. Freights were looking down. Exchange, 25. 2td. At Madras money was scarce. Imports were in good demand. In exports transactions were liinited, owing to short supplies. Freights were firm. Exchange, 2s. 20. to 2s. 2N. CEYLON. The exports of coffoe from the Ist of October amounted to 230,000 cwt. The pearl fishery was to commence on the sth of March, It was expected to be profitable. THE MAURITIUS. From excessive wet the sugar crop of 20,000 tow* is below the estimate. AUSTRALIA. There is not any intelligence of the Oneida, which was expected at Suez from Melbourne. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, MARCH 28. The Chamber of Representatives has rejected, by a majority •f 241 to 73, the law relative to the tax on houses. The Plenipotentiaries of Prussia, Austria, and Bavaria will take part in the negotiations at Paris relative to the Postal question. SPAIN. MADRID, MARCH 27. The rosult of the elections known up to this time is completely favourable to the Moderados. MM. Martinez de la Ro s a, Goyenech S errano, d'Albe, N oce d a l, se n., and th e C oun t deß the Duke elascoain, have been elected for Madrid. The Government is also triumphieg in the electoral districts of the province of Madrid. The accounts from the province are of the same character. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, SIINDAY. The Royal Mail steamship Persia arrived off the port yesterday evening, but owing to thick .weather did not venture up until this morning. Tho mails were, however, sent up by a steamtug last night. She has brought advices from New York to the 18th inst. and $306,335. The Ericsson has also arrived with advices to the 14th. The Hermann had arrived out. The United St ates ' S ena te had adopt e d a s er i es of resolutions containing the amendments it pro poses in the Treaty of London. The treaty, with these amendments, had been sent to the State Department, and will be immediately submitted to the British Government as the ,basis of further negotiations. The Senate adjourned on the 14th. Lord Napier presented his credentials to the President on the 16th. The President in reply to his Lordship, said : " Your Sovereign, 1 am convinced, could not have selected a more acceptable representative than yourself to renew those relations of international friendship which I trust may never hereafter be interrupted. The earnest and gracious desire ex pressed by her Majesty to preserve and advance upon all occasions the interest and happiness of England and America, and the hearty good wishes which he r Majesty cherishes for the prosperity of the United States, are cordially reciprocated on my part,will elicit an enthusiastic response from thie a hearts ea nd rts of the American people. No indepen dent Power s have ever been bound together by ma terial interests of such megnitude as those which unite Great Britain and the United States. Indeed the prosperity of the one is necessarily involved in that of the other ; but mutual interests, however vast, without mutual regard, are not always suffi cient to preserve friendship between nations. How happy, then, am I to receive the assurances that your Sovereign, her Ministers, and every order of her subjects, are animated by sentiments of bene volence towards the Government and people of the United States. During my Administration it shall be my agreeable duty, as well as my earnest desire, to increase the friendship and, mutual goodwill now so happily subsisting between the two countries, and bo render these sentiments strong and enduring. With Ruch sincere and heartfelt dispositions on both _ !, sides, should difficulties ever arise between the two Governments, these will be easily adjusted, in a spirit of mutual forbearance and concession. I re turn your Lordship ray thanks for your kind ex pressions and wishes in reference to myself, and feel confident thi.t in our future intercourse we shall proceed harmoniously and satisfactorily in dis charging our respective duties." Intelligence had been received of a dreadful ca tastrophe which occurred on the Great Western Railroad of Canada on the 12th. The afternoon train from Toronto to Hamilton ran off the track when approaching the bridge over the Des Jardines Canal, near Hamilton ' • the engine cut through the ti m b er wor k of the bridge, the structure gave way, and the locomotive, baggage waggon, and two passenger car s f e ll f rom a hight of 40 feet into deep water. There were 97 passen gers in the two cars. Of these 70 were in stantly drowned or crushed to death. Sixty bodies had been recovered up to the evening of the 15th ; but all had not been found. The coroner's inquest had commenced, but stood adjourned till the 17th. Mr. S. Zimmerman, the wealthy contractor and banker of Niagara, is among the victims. The Par liament which was sitting at Toronto adjourned when the intelligence of the disaster arrived in that city. _ _ On the Pennsylvanian Railroad, at Altona sta tion, an emigrant train had been run into by a freight train ; six persons were killed and 10 or 12 others mutilated. On the Salt Lake Plains the past season had been so severe that the Indians had been compelled, in many instances, to devour their own offspring to I avoid starvation. The George Law had arrived at New York with the California mails and a small amount in specie. Dr. Bates, the State Treasurer, was a defaulter to the extent of $124,060. Advices from Aspinall state that the Filibusters under Lockridge had taken the Fort of Serapgin and had captured a steamer and the town of Cas tillon. These accounts are not reliable. From Peru we learn that the revolutionary party had been successful to a partial extent. Castillo had taken Paita and Para. Iquique and Arica re mained true to the Government. Islay and the Chinchas have declared in favour of Vivanco. There was a reaction in Arequipa in favour of Castillo. The belligerents had fought another naval en gagement in the harbour of Callao, but without either side gaining any material advantage. The Costa Rican Envoy had been unsuccessful in his attempts to negotiate a loan for the purpose of carrying on the war against General Walker, and nothing was said of the projected treaty for the union of the South and Central American States against Filibustering enterprises. Everything was quiet at Bolivia. At Valparaiso business was reported as dull, the only transactions of impor tance being in silver and copper. The scarcity of specie was being more sensibly felt by the continued exportations of silver coin. Freights to England, per ton, English, 3/. 10s. to 4/. Mexican advices state that the troubles at San Juan and Tampico had been terminated. The rumoured revolutionary movements at Blancarte at Guadalaxasa created no alarm. The New Congress is to assemble on the 16th of September. The Mexican Congress had not been in session since the sth, the great day on which the new constitution was sworn to, in default of a quorum. The Monitor has intelligence of new revolutionary movements in Puebla ; via New Orleans dates from Tampico had been received. Possession had been given to General Morena, but Gaza threat ened an attack upon the place. The conductor des tined for the city was expected to passe through Monterey. General Ticlaurri had been elected Governor of the State. From Havannah we learn that active prepara tions for the invasion of Mexico were proceeding. General Concha had reviewed 15,600 men. Slaves continued to be landed on the island. Sugars were firm. In the New York stock market there had been a considerable advance on the leading descriptions. In the money market there was a decided im provement. The demand, though large, was fully m•t by the supply. The current rates were 8i to 12 per cent. for prime paper according to date, and 7 per cent. on call. Exchange on London Bto Bi. In cotton the unfavourable accounts per Ame rica had been counteracted by news from the south of a large falling off in the receipts at the ports, and the market closed firm. Flour and wheat were dull. Pork bad declined. Beef was buoyant. Turpentine was quiet. Iron and tobacco were in request. Freights were without material change. PORTUGAL. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 30. The Braganza steamer brings Lisbon dates of the 24th inst., when the following vessels of war were anchored in the Tagus :—HerMajestv's seri , vg ships Exmouth, Capt. Harry .Lyres ; James Watt, Capt. G. Giffard ; Princess Royal, Capt. T. W. Anson ; and Colossus, Capt. T. W. Thompson ; and Bra zilian corvette Imperial, Warmheiro. The Colossus had arrived on the 23d, and the James Watt was under orders to sail home on the 25th. The French screw ships Tourville and Carole, which had put into the Tagus, had left en the 22d, with the Austerlitz, for Toulon. The Sultan, steamer, with the outward Peninsular mails of the 17th, from Southampton, had arrived at Lisbon on the 22d, and left the same day for Cadiz and Gibraltar. The Byzantine, steamer, due from the Brazils, bad not arrived at Lisbon when the Braganza left. Our Lisbon correspondence does not contain any political news of importance in addition to the last mail. The suppression of the literary subsidy tax, hitherto collected upon the produce of wine,• was unanimously voted by the House of Deputies, but considerable difference of opinion prevails as to the substitution, of the tax, which amounts to about 25,000/. per annum. The Government plan of dis. tribution pro rata among the different districts was, however ; approved by a majority of 67 against 41 votes. The ex-Minister, M. Soutes, voting with the majority. T.HE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER AT BADNO.R. The election for the Radnor boroughs took place on Saturday at New Radnor. The only candidate was the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. Sir G. C. Lewis. The right hon. gentleman, who was accompanied by the Lady Theresa Lewis, was drawn into the town in his carriage by the populace, and was enthusiastically applauded Mr. R. GREEN, of Knighton, proposed, and Mr. J. A. PHILLIPS, of Presteign, seconded the nomi nation of the right hon. baronet, who was declared duly elected by the returning officer. Sir G. C. LEWIS then addressed the electors, and after touching upon some topics of a local rather than general interest, said :—lt has been imputed to Lord Palmerston's Government, or rather to Lord Palmerston specially, that he is a lover of war, and that he is favourable to a turbulent and aggressive foreign policy. Nevertheless, Lord Palmersi on being called to the helm at a moment when the war wasrag ing, in no long time, by the success of our arms and by the success of our diplomatic negotiations, we were enabled to bring that war to an honourable and safe conclusion. Now, if you oousider the length of time which former wars of that magni tude have lasted, you must, I think, admit that it' .required no ordinary effort on the part of the Go- 1 vernment, whether in the conduct of the war or of the negotiations, to bring it Cr an honourable issue within so short a time. ( Hear.) Upon the return of peace we were called upon as soon as we c Add to retrench the expenditure which the war had occasioned, and to adapt our position to our altered circumstances. Now, can it be said th2.t the Go vernment has been slow to recognise that change ? I (Hear.) Mr. Disraeli, the leader of the Opposition' iii the House of Commons, in his late ele c ti on address—which may, T suppose s be consid ere d as one of the principal manifestoes of hi s party—remarks upon the policy of the present Government with respect to the charge of expen diture and taxation resulting on the transition from war to peace, and he says —`j Lord Palmer et L ni i s an eminent man, who has deserved well of the country." Well, that may be considered as a state ment of some importance, coming from such a quarter—(a laughter)—but then the praise Mr. Disraeli bestows is somewhat qualified in the re. mainder of the sentence, for he goes on thus— " But, as Prime Minister, he occupies a false posi tion ; he is the Tory chief of a Radical Cabinet." (Oh, oh I) These flowers of electioneering elo quence are not, I suppose, to be subjected to any severe criticism ; but, perhaps, I may be permitted to remark that, in the event of Mr. Disraeli him self forming an Administration, he would probably prefer to be the Radical chief of a Tory Cabinet. Well, then, Mr. Disraeli proceeds—" With no domestic policy, he (Lord Palmerston) is obliged to divert the attention of the people from the consideration of their own affairs to the distraction of foreign politics. His external system is turbu lent and aggressive that his rule at home may be tranquil and unassailed. Hence arise excessive expenditure, heavy taxation, and the stoppage of all social improvement. ' (" Oh, oh !" and laughter.) This is Mr. Disraeli's description of the present state of public affairs. He then adds, "The general policy which I would enforce at this Juncture may be contained in these words—honour able peace, reduced taxation, and social improve ment.di Now, with regard to the "honourable peace," I have already offered some remarks upon the subject j and need not return to it. But the right hon. gentleman says that the result of Lord Palmerston's Goveraiment is, " excessive expendi ture and heavy taxation," and the substitute which he proposes is "reduced taxation and social improvement." Now, what I would undertake to show is that excessive expenditure and heavy taxation have not been the policy of Lord Pal merston's Government, but, on the contrary,-that it has been diminished expenditure and reduced taxation. (Applause.) The only way to ascertain the facts of the case is to compare our present ex penditure and taxation with what they were during the war. The estimates for the army and navy for all Purposes of war, which were presented at thp beginning of last session (1856-57), were 56,865,000/. Those estimates were made upon the assumption that the war would continue, but happily we signed a peace about Easter. The Government lc st no time in revising the war estimate, and in producing re duced estimates, adapted, as far as possible, to the new state of peace. It is scarcely neces sary that I should remind you that the enor mous establishments created in a time of war cannot be removed by the stroke of a wand. We must bring home our fleets and armies ; and I need not enter iuto detail, because it must suggest itself to the mind of every one that t hera are a great number of expensive opera ions attendant upon the transit:on from a war, which had created a foreign expedition on a great scale, to a state of pease. The revised army and navy estimates amounted to 38,061,0001. Well, that was at once a considerable reduction. Now, these were esti mates for a year not actually of war, but a year in which many of the expenses incident to the war bad to be borne, and as compared with the preced ing year a Saving of 17,000,0001. was effected. But then, you will say, what is your calculation for the year commencing the Ist of April next ? Exclu sive of the Coastguard and packets, which are not for military purposes, the estimates for the year 1857-8 have been reduced to 18,870,0001. as com pared with 38,000,0001. in the preceding year. Now these are positive facts, about which no doubt can exist, because they rest 014 papers pre sented to Parliament. I ask, therefore, whether it can be said that excessive expenditure, tried by the test of a great reduction of expenditure, has been the policy of the Government ? (Hear, hear.) But, tlr-oi we are told that "reduction of taxation" is the policy which Mr. Dieraeli recommends, as con trasted with the policy of Lord Palmerston's Go vernment, which one must presume is that of in creased taxation. Well, now, what are the facts ? The income tax—no sm ill part of our resources— has been reduced from 16d. to 7d. in the pound, and other reductions of taxation have taken place, partly in consequence of propositions of the Govern ment, and partly by the operation of prospective pro visions in statutes ; and for the year 1857-58, as com pared with the year 1855-56, there has been a reduc tion of nearly 11,500,00 W. !think, therefore, I have proved by figures, which admit of no doubt, that " excessive expenditure and increased taxation" are not the policy of the present GovertynPnt. (Hear, hear.) I may perhaps mention, as showing the extent to which the expenditure has been re duced in the present year, since the charges at tendant upon the transition to peace were defrayed —that the actual diminution in the present quarter (from January to the first of April) is about 6,500,000/. as compared with the corresponding quarter of the previous year, which was not a period of active war—that is to say more than 2,000,0001. in each month—rather more than 500,0001. a week, and very nearly 100,000/. per day. (Cheers.) These facts must, I think, con vince you that Government have resolutely put their shoulders to the wheel for the purpose of effecting reductions in the military and naval ex penditure of the country. (Hear.) The right hon. gentleman proceeded to show the practical difficulty of at once reducing establishments framed on a war basis, contrasting it with the easy work of writing on paper a reduction from 30,000,000/. to 20,000 ° ,000/. or 10,000,0001., and then continued : —With regard to the circumstance that led imme diately to the unexpected dissolution of Parliament —the vote upon the Chinese question—it is proper that I should make some remarks upon it, as it is the question on which the appeal has been made to the country. The hon. gentleman who did me the honour of proposing me very clearly pointed out the peculiar position of our agents in China, sepa rated by many thousands of miles and many weeks of postal communication from England, —a few Englishmen surrounded by an enormous and, it may be, a hostile people, and he has shown that under such circumstances it is not wise, it is not fair, it is hardly decent, I may say, for the Govern ment to scrutinise with a jealous and hostile criti cism all the acts of their subordinates, if they act with perfect good faith, and when there is no imputation upon their honesty, or upon their desire to serve their country. Now, our agents in China have not been charged with rapa city, with any desire to enrich themselves at the expense of foreign countries, nor of seekirg to ag grandise their country by taking territory from foreigners. No, the most that can be said is, that from an excess of zeal, Sir J. Bowring somewhat erred in asserting the rights of his country, believ ing that a treaty had been violated ; and I say that the Government which should be over-hasty and over-disposed to censure their subordinates would justly excite the disapprobation of the coun try. (Cheers.) lam not called upon to maintain that Sir John Bowring's conduct was faultless and immaculate ; it is not necessary for me to show that his judgment and that of Mr. Consul Parkes was the most perfect and the wisest that could have been exercised under the circumstances. What the Government have to consider in such a case is, whether their agents acted to the best of their judgment and with a reasonable discre tion. Well, now, let us see the ground upon which the Government acted in the case of Sir John Bowring. When the news first arrived it was im possible for us to know that the next packet might not bring intelligence that the whole matter had been settled • but when that packet arriv e d we found that the breach had been widened rather than narrowed, that fresh grounds of differences were added, that the Governor of Canton showed a most u.nconciliatory spirit, and that the quarrel, which was originally of small dimensions, threatened to assume an extensive and, even an alarming chas meter. - Under these circumstances what was the resolution of the Government ? They thought it expedient to send out a person possessing ampler powers of negotiation than had been given to Sir J. Bowring, who was put in possession of their views, and who could go out with the authority belonging to a person proceeding directly from the central Govern ment, and who might, by his authority and by his superior' knowledge of the views of the Government be able to direct operations on the spot, and to ne gotiate with the Chinese Government. The right honourable baronet, after alluding to some mea sures of social improvement which the Government had been obliged to abandon in consequence of the attention of Parliament being concentrated on the war, proceeded to touch upon -the extension of the c - iuntry franchise question. It must not (he said) be forgotten that the 40s. franchise gives votes to a large number of persons in counties, while no such franchise exists in boroughs. He expressed himself decidedly in favour of very considerably reducing the present 50/. county franchise, but would not pledge himself to the exact amount of the redaction, whether to the full length of 10/. or not. He thought it would not be wise to put the same restriction upon county voters as upon borough voters (freemen), and thus prevent a man from voting unless,..he resided within a distance of seven miles. Mr. L. King's motion a.similated the right of voting in counties and boroughs, the policy of which he doubted, and which, he observed, would be introducing into counties an entirely new element. The law of voting could not be simply transferred from boroughs to c ointies ; some adap a tion was necessary, and, subject to these restrictions, he was decidedly in favour of Mr. L. King's Bill. In fact the Government had agreed to support the introductiOn of that bill, but afterwards found that on account of some questions of form rather than of substance it could not be conveniently in troduced ; and that was the reason why they voted against its introduction.. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. baronet next alluded to the Church-rate question, remarking that the recent decision of the House of Lords had placed the law on this sub- ject in a position which rendered the present state of things intolerable. While contending that the Church-rate was a charge upon rent, and that its abolition wonld have the effect of at once putting some 300,0001. or 400,0001. a-year into the pockets of the owners of the soil, he showed the feeling of injustice with which it was regarded by Dissenters, and expressed his opinion - that, Unless those friends of the -church who at present would listen to no proposal for an alteration of the Jaw, should assent to a reasonable F. ottlement that would relieve the Dissenters, not many years would elapse before the rate would be abolished and the church esta blishment be maintained by voluntary effort. He had no fear that such effort would be adequate to maintain our churches ; but the burden would he likely to fall more heivily upon the present and the liberal than upon the absent and the illiberal. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. gentleman, after a few further expressions of his thanks to the elector for the honour again conferred upon him, resum e d his seat very lou tly applauded. A vote of thanks to the returning% officer Closed the proceedings. DEATH op Mn. ADAM LEFFLER.— This well-known bass singer, who at oi.e time held a leading position in English opera, died suddenly on Friday night. DIA 1 3,1;LT ( F. ay.) CORN EXCHANGE. The demand for wheat in most of the country markets held on Saturday was inactive, and prices ruled in favour of buyers. There was less activity in the sale for barley, at barely late rates. All other articles were verydell. The continental markets have been heavy for all descrip. tions of produce, except fine barley. In the United States the transactions on English account have been limited. The arrivals of English grain up to our market, last week, were limited. From abroad we received 3,609 quarters of wheat, 16,921 barley, 21,841 oats, 155 beans, 125 peas, 736 tares, 210 linseed 2,500 rapseed, 40 mustard seed, and 335 sacks of flour. - , --.Flesh up to-day, the arrivals of English wheat were very moderate, and the show of samples of both red and white was consequently small. There were rather more buyers in attendance, yet the demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce was in a sluggish state, at prices about equal to those realised on this day sen'night: Some kinds of wheat were is to 2s per quarter lower. We were well supplied with most descriptions of foreign wheat, which moved off slowly. In the quotations, how ever, no change took place. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair request, and prices were supported. Very little English barley was in the market, and the supply of foreign was by no means eaten. sive. Fine dry samples sold at full prices, but inferior kinds were dull, and 2s per qr cheaper. We had a heavy inquiry for malt, and late rates were barely supported. Oats were in good supply and heavy request, at barely last week's decline in value. In some instances the rate gave way 6d to is per qr. The sale for beans ruled heavy, at barely late rates to is decline. In peas very little was doing, at ls to 2s per qr less money, Flour was inactive, but no change took place in its value CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Eased & Kent, Rod new 494 to 60a D1tt0.•...... old —e —a Ditto, White new 503 68a Ditt0........ old —s —s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old —a —a Ditto new .• •• 483 60a Rye—Old •• •••• •• •• —Bl Now ......•• •• •• 38s 403 Barley—Grinding... •• 30s 32a malting ......• •• 395 423 Chevailer.... • • 44s 49s Sfelt—SuffolkandNor folk•• •••••• •• •• 68s 785 Brown .............. 63s 643 Kingston and Ware 70i 79a Malt—Chevalier ..•• 78s to 808 late— Yorkshire and Lineolnsk., Feed 23s 258 Potato •• •• 24e 318 Toughs! and Cork 81ack....... 208 241 Cork, white ... .. 215 ilis Scotch, Feed..... 26s 29s Beans—Tlok ......, 32s Os Pigeons 4ls Peas—Grey 368 385 Maple •• •• •• •• • • 395 405 Boilers 38s 40s Flour—Town-made... b3s &Gs Suffolk .......... 404 41s Btocktn & Norfolk 393 403 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Last week's imports of foreign stock into London were only moderate—the total supply being 1,094 head. In the corresponding week in 1856 we received 268 ; in 1855, 1,378; in 1854, 1,421; in 1853, 2,761 ; in 1852, 1,185; and in 1851, 2,218 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WE!!. From Beasts. • Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam 49 231 ... E 7 Amsterdam 4 Hambnrgh ll ... Harlingen 327 Schiedam Ostend Antwerp 8 303 :.: - ::: ... - - - ... '2 ~. ... - - ... 3 . . - - ... - ... 54 ~, -- T0ta1.... 406 ... 541 ... 2 ... 145 ... The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheen. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1856 92 102 ..„ 74 1855.... 1854 613 587 218 .. 6 1853 928 1,416 - ... 397 20 1852 205 664 316 ... 1851 4OO ... 1,547 232 ... We had only a limited supply of foreign stock in to . day's market, and its general quality was inferior. The arrivals of beasts from our own grazing district' were again limited, and in fair average condition. As the attendance of butchers was rather numerous all breeds Of beasti sold somewhat briskly, and last Monday's quotations, were fully supported. The best Scots readily produced 5s per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire We received 2,100 Scots and shorthorns; from other parts of England, 300 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 300 Scots ; and from Ireland, 100 oxen. The show of all breeds of sheep was limited in number, but in prime condition. The mutton trade was slow; nevertheless, last week's currency was supported. The best old Downs, in the wool, sold at 6s ; out of the wools 5s per 81bs. The few lambs in the market moved off slowly, at from 6s to 78 per 81bs. We were scantily supplied with calves, which sold briskly, at Friday's advance in the quotations of 4d per 81bs, the top figure being 5s 10d per 81bs. Pigs were in moderate supply and sluggish request, at last week's prices. Per Ms to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. Interior 80a5t5....3 4 to 3 Becond quality.... 3 8 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, dm. 4 10 5 6 Inferior Sheep ...4 4 4 8 second quality ...4 10 5 0 Prime crse.-wlled.s 2 5 6 Lamb, 68 s. 4. 8 d , PrimeSonthdown 5 8 6 0 crse. calves 4 2 5 4 Prime small do 5 6 510 Large hogs Small porkers 4 4 5 0 Suckling ealves 23 0 30 0 Quarter old pigs 21 0 28 ►d to 7s Od. TOTAL SUPPLY:. Beasts Sheep Calves B9 Pigs 270 FOR,BIGN BW?LY. Beasts 277 Sheep - . 170 Calves ' 39 Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market. on &fonday, March 31, 1856, and this day, Moadah March 30, 1857. Per 81bs, to sink the oftkls. March 31, 1856. March 30,'57 s. d. s. d. B. a. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 2to 3 4j3 4to 3 6 Second quality ditto 3 6 310 3 8 4 • Prime large oxen ... ... 4 0 4 4 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, ate „. 4 6 4104 10 5 Coarse and inferior sheep ... ... 3 8 4 0 4 4 4 Second quality ditto ... 4 2 4 64 10 5 2 Prime coarse woolled ditto 4 8 410 5 2 5 0 Prime Southdown ditto ... ... 5 0 5.4 5 8 6 4 „ Lambs ... 6 0 7 0 6 0 7 u Large coarse calves 4 4 5 2 4 2 5 4 Prime small ditto ... 5 4 510 5 6 514 Large hogs ... ... 3 6 4 2 3 1 _4 ,1 Neat small porkers 4 4 410 1 4 5. Beasts... 4,211 • 1,38 8 Sheep ... ... 21,800 16,500 29 Pigs ...260 270 Symms ON Seim, April 2, 1855.—Beasts, 4,319 ; sheep and lambs, 27,030; calves, 123; pigs, 310. April 3, 1854.—Beasts, 5,199; sheep and lambs, 25,750 calves, 97 ; pigs, 320. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets continue to be fairly supplied with most descriptions of meat, in which a steady business is doing I at our quotations. . I Per Blbs by the carcase. 8. d. s. d. I Beef, Inferior 210 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 8 Do. prime large 3 10 4 0 Do., do. small 4 2 4 6 Pork, large 3 8 4 2 s. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 8 Do., middling 110 •4 4 Do., prime 4 6 4 8 Veal 3 8 4 10 Pork, small 4 6 5 2 BOROUGH HOP. There is a moderate demand for most kinds of hops at our quotations. The show of samples is tolerably exten sive. The imports last week were 122 bales from Rotter. dam, 172 from Hamburg, and 47 from Schiedam. Mid and East Kent pockets, 31 lOs to 5i 128 ; Weald of Kent, 31 5s to 31 18s ; Sussex, 310 s to 31-12 s ; year• lings , 11 108 to 31 per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of potatoes, coastwise and by land carriage, during the week have been only moderate ; nevertheless, the demand does not improve. In prices, however, very little change has taken place. The imports last week were 95 tons from Tennessee, 3 bags from Gottenburg, 424 bags from Rotterdam, 51 from Belfast, and 154 bags 3 sacks from Limerick. York Regents, 80,1 to 120 s per ton ; Kent and Essex do., 80s to 120 s ; Scotch do., 80s to 1003 ; do. cups, 70s to 80s ; Middlings, 60s to 70s; Lincolne, 80s to 90s ; Blues, 80s to 904 WOOL For foreign and colonial wool the demand continues very inactive, and we have no improvem en t to notice in the in quiry for English qualities. The imports last week w ere li ol g n et ewes, es is , 6 1 d 5d to s to Is 2,013 bales from Adelaide, 20 from Shanghai, 446 from Taganrog, and 11 bags from Hamburg- The following are the current raw -0 ° of E ng lish wool : Down tags, is 7d to is 8d ; half-bred D 1 7d ; Kent fleeces, is 5d to to 1" 5d ; com b ing skins,o4cl i is 6d ; Leicester fleeces, i is 3(1 to is 5d ; flannel wool, is 2d to la 6d ; and blanket wool, 10d to is 2d .per lb. SEEDS. We per, to report a ve ry s l ow inquiryfor linseed, an i n favour of buyers, although the stocks ere getting have ice sa a r g o a in into a narrow compass. A further decline has t a k e n place in cakes. Rapeseed is a slow sale, on l o wer terms. . white, per bash. 211 to 22; Turni p• awed° •• •• •• •• " 218 22i ,„justard, BIOTrn • • • • • • 203 22s white, new 105 12s Tares, Winter, new.: .. 65 Od 7s Od old •• • • • • • • • —5 —8 Canary, per quarter .. 645 728 gyo grass (new) .„ „, au 4 is mover,RedEng.(ewt.) 52s 9S W11i t 8A .......... 6Us 843 Foreign Red.. „, 663 828 Trefoil, new .White•• 665 80. 285 85. i Carraway •• 44e 468 Coriander .. .• •• .. 223 245 Hempseed, per qaarter 45s • 465 Linseed, Eng.3owing .. 72i 740 Crashing ........ 58s 725 Baltic •• • • --s Odessa 68s 69s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English .. —lOl les 51 lOs Iforeign,per ton 9/ 15b 10, lOs Rape Catei,per ton 61 Os 61 103 Rapeseed, pr 86s 881 TALLOW. There is very little business doing in P.Y.C., owing to the high rates demanded by the holders. P.Y.C. on the spot is held as high as 80s, with sellers for the last three months, at 525. 6d. per cwt. Rough fat, 2s 10id per 8 lbs. 1554. Stock this day ....; 31.579 trice of Y. C 1 ,44s tt ''• 45spd Delivery last week 2,010 Ditto from June I. 88,623 Arrivals last week.. 9 Ditto from Junel....' 79,572 Price of Town. ws ,.. 462 6cl 34,283 683 6d e —s 0, 1,727 85,681 33.913 48s Odu —s Od 1,370 70,187 1856. 11857. 207 P. 8,642 69i 6d 875 68,130 488 6d 24,059 16,746 47s 6d to 80s Od —a Od to —a Od . 947 1,158 90,225 92,589 940 '486 68,742 92, 355 483 64 558 9d I Pl