The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-17 00:00:00

H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. I SEASON 1857. TO-MORROW EVENING (Saturday), April IS. SPEZIA, POCCHINI, GIIIGLINI, VIALETTI, and BENE li - VENTANO. Opera—LA FAVORITA. Ballet—LA ESMERALDA. A limited number of boxes in the Half Circle Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and may be had on ap plication at the Box-office at the Theatre Colonnade, Hay market. Madlle. PICCOLOMINI will make her first appearance on Tuesday, April 21, in Donizetti's Opera, La Figlia del It_g gimento. gER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. EXTRA NIGHT, THURSDAY, April 23. LA TRAVIATA. PICCOLOMINI, GII.TEINI,iiENEVENTXNO, lOCCHINI. Opera—LA TR A.VIATA. Ballet—LA ESMERALDA. For particulars, see bills. • A limited number of Boxes in the Half-circlo Tler have been . Specially reserved for the public, and may be had on applica tion at the Box-office, at the Theatre Colonnade, Haymarket. THEA TR E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Engagement of Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES DILLON, who will appear THIS EVENING and Every Evening during the week, supported by Miss WOOLGAIt and the principal members of the Drury-lane and Lyceum Companies. THIS, EVENING, RICHELIEU : Richelieu, Mr. Charles Dillon. After which, GOOD FOR NOTHING. Miss Woolgar. The Box-office is open daily, from 11 till 5. Private boxes; 2/. 25., 1/. lls. 6d., 1/. ls., and to hold two persons, 10s. 6d. ; stalls, ss. ; dress circle, 4s. ; first circle, 2s. 6d. ; upper circle, ls. 6d. ; pit, 2s. ; first gallery, ls.; second gallery, 6d. Half price to all parts, except stalls and upper gallery, at 9 o'clock. ROY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE THIS EVENING, will be performed Shak espere's tragedy of KING RICHARD THE SECOND. Ring Richard 11., Mr. C. Kean Queen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by A GAME OF ROMPS. T HEATRE ROYAL, liA.YMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. NEW ARRANGEMENT OF PRICES OF A DMISSION. THIS EVENING, and during the week, the new Drama of A LIFE'S TRIAL. Messrs. Buckstone, Comp ton Howe, W. Farren, Rogers ; Mesdames Reynolds, Poyn ter. Fitzwilliam, dre. After which, for the first time, a Classical Love Story, tin ' der the Apple-lation of ATALANTA ; or, The Three Golden Apples: in which Miss M. Oliver will appear; also Miss M. Wilton, her first appearance here, and Miss Ellen Ternan, her first appearance in London. . Concluding with GRIMSHAW, BAGSHAW, AND BRADSHAW. Mr. Bnckstone. In future the prices will be : Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking,) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d. Dress BoXes 5 01D - ess Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit • Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. T HEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI, Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and original domestic sketch, entitled WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, &c. Followed by THE ELVES, in which Madame Celeste will make her first appearance After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which Mr. Wright and Paul Bedford will appear. TRAND TREAT R.E.—Manager, Mc. T. • Pavne.—THlS EVENING will be performed RUTH OAKLEY. After which, WILLIAM TELL (Burlesque.) Mesdames Leigh Murray, Cuthbert, Somers, dm To conclude with a Farce. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls. ; Gallery, 6d. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE, Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick., THIS EVENING, the new drama of THE IRON ARM. After which, MIDAS. Apollo, with songs, Miss Poole. To conclude with THE DUMB SAVOYARD AND HIS MONKEY. The Monkey, Mr. Flexmore, 111* OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, will be performed a new drama, called DADDY HARDACRE. Mr. Robson, &c. The new drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. To conclude with THIEVES ! THIEVES ! ! Messrs. F. Robson, G. Vining, &e. Commence at half-past Seven. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. 4.1 L Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING (First weeks, a New and Grand Mili tary Spectacle, introducing Mr. W. Cooke's admired Stud of trained Horses, &c., called THE FRENCH IN ALGIERS ; or, The Battle of Constantine. After which, a novel Series of EQUESTRIAN ACTS in the CIRCLE, in which Miss Kate Cooke will appear. Appearance of M. Croueste. the inimitable Clown, and of signor Corelli and Family. To conclude with THE TAILOR OF TAMWORTH. Commence at seven o'clock. Dress Jinxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. • Private Boxes, from It., no charge for booking ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. ftex•orlico open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West, Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY HALL. Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow fez company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunel], Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J. • Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor Antonio M. do Solla, and E. L. Hime ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and Corri; 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. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAT—Morn. 29 min. aft. 6—Evening 57 rain. aft. 6 Tri-Moiaßow—Morn. 13 min. aft. 7—Evening 15 min.aft. 8 THE WEATHER—Sur Onnoz, APRIL 17. TRIMMODUCTER, IN TIM SHADE. 49 -highest since noon yesterday. 92 -lowest this morning and during the night. 55 -this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29'97. S. W., Light, with showery, dull weather. There was a heavy hailstorm yesterday afternoon about a quarter past 3 o'clock. Two o'CLocK.—Fine sunshiny weather ; wind fresh. Nt)±l.) §l4ll LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1867. " The perplexities of the money market seem greater than ever 1" So says the Times, and on . such a point it is an unquestionable authority. It has long argued that the exorbitant rate of interest, or rather of discount, is of an abnormal character, and that relief must inevitably and speedily be afforded to the commercial and manufacturing interests of the country, which have been suffering severely, if they have not been altogether paralysed, by tho want of the ordinary facilities for obtaining pecuniary accommodation ! On the other hand, we have unceasingly urged that, with the existing monetary code, the extravagant charge for money, so injurious to the best interests of the country, must become the regular and habitual state of affairs, that the circulating medium, which was fully adequate to the wants and exigencies of the industrial population in 1848, when the de eared value of our exports was but 51,000,0001., m ust be altogether insufficient in 1856, when that value was far more than doubled by the salutary action of Free Trade, and when there were other causes in operation, tending to the further reduc tion of the available stock of bullion in the hands of the Bank—independent of the demand occa sioned by increased population, and the consequent addition to our internal trade ! The accuracy of our statements is now fully established, not only by the various restrictions recently adopted by the Bank, but also by the re luctant admissions of tho bullionist organ. In the very remarkable arliele which this day apb peared in the Times, and which will be found in another- part of our impressiou, it is admitted that, "under no circumstances can a return to cheap money be anticipated for several years !" Our views have thus been fully corroborated by an unwilling but trustworthy witness. And we have now to Ilk the industrial population of Great Britain,,ivhethor they will still patiently submit to contiiltred loss, and witness with equa nimity their legitimate profits transferred to the hands of greedy money-lenders, and themselves and their families brought to poverty and destitu tion through their own careless indifference re specting a question of vital importance, on which' rii_E SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1857 seen with a liberal placard in their hands, or especially of having suggested a hint in a cafe or elsewhere, that his MAJESTY'S Administration was anything but the perfection of paternal Go vernment. There would appear to be a large number of political delinquents at large, duly rated to the cupidity or the necessities of an ill paid police. They could be lodged in a prison at any time, but then it might come out that those who arrested them had formerly taken pay to let them alone. The compromised man by paying tribute to the policeman has compromised him too ; and henceforth he can keep at large on payment of a moderate rent for his liberty. It is the interest of both parties to observe the bar gain. Lucky, indeed, is the guilty by BOMBA law, if he can escape damp dungeons, heavy fetters, and the bastiaado on such terms. prize of Poesy itself, the monumentum ccre peren nius ! As lasting—and more enviable. NEW MUSIC. The festivities with which the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the proposed struc ture, drew to a graceful and appropriate conclusion on Wednesday last in St. George's Hall at Liver poel, were rendered additionally interesting by the presence of various notabilities eminently qua- WEEKLY MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE. G. F. Wilson's Penny Musical' Library. Lea, Warw - ick-lane, This first number contains directions touching the concertina, with many popular and operatic airs for practice on that instrument. We are astonished at the price of the pages, but still more so at the distinct and simple manner in which ample instruction is conveyed to the merest tyro in the science. We advise all who are now " playing by ear" only to procure these useful little books. lifiad to appreciate the importance of the occasion of which those same festivities were commemora tive. Among them—conspicuous of late years as direct participators in the promotion of the cause of National Education (a cause which this pro jected Free Library and Museum bestowed upon Liverpool by the generosity and public spirit of the Member for South Lancashire is so obviously calculated to subserve)—Lord STANLEY, and Mr. EITART and Sir JOHN PAKINGTON ! Advocates of the intellectual and moral advancement of the population, whose energies have been severally directed (already with apparent good results), to the development of that benign and elevating movement of which the Right Hon. Sir THOMAS WYSE, her Majesty's Ambassador at the Court of Athens was, some thirty years ago, the far-seeing, patriotic, and benevolent Originator 1 An educa tional reformer, therefore --this last mentioned and first appearing —whose name in connection withthe cause with which it has been so long and so honourably and so pre-eminently associated, ought not, we conceive, to be passed over upon these occa sions, as it has been almost invariably passed over of late, with such unjust and ungracious forgetful- We pity, of course, such victims of police treachery to their masters, but there appears to be even a more villainous tribute exacted from numbers of respectable persons by the mere threat of an information. It is not sufficient that from a prudence which no one can censure in a Neapolitan, a man should have kept his indignation, and his patriotic aspirations within his own bosom. If he have not most cleverly played the hypocrite —if he have not joined in demonstrations of loyalty which none nct receiving Royal pay could feel—if he has failed to praise what he must de test—he is a man against whom it is easy enough to trump up a charge of patriotism. False swearers can be had for a trifle, and amongst the police themselves, probably, for nothing. The unhappy victim could soon be placed where no habeas cor pus could reach him, and even if it were deemed imprudent to put the accused on his trial, he could be kept for months in a noisome gaol, his compa nions being those guilty only of felonies and other real times, and at the end of the time be dismissed, not daring to demand a trial ; that, of course, would be to demand a conflict between truth and innocence, guilt and perjury —a conflict in whicb, at Naples, there could be no doubt as to who would be the victors. ness. Besides the three distinguished disciples of Sir THOMAS Wits]; in the Educational Movement, whose names we have but just particularised, other genial and earnest promoters of the same cause took part oratorically, in the convivial sequel to the noteworthy ceremonial which took place on Wednesday, at Liverpool. Literature being represented there by the accomplished author of " Palm Leaves," M.P. for the borough of Pon tefract, and, in the name of our kith and kin across the Atlantic, by Mr. N. HAWTHORN; in connection with whose name it was gracefully observed by Mr. MONCKTON MILNE; that his " Scarlet Letter" has struck to the heart of its every reader, that his "House of Seven Gables" has been built up per manently among oar English homesteads, and that his " Twice-told Tales" will bear many and many a repetition. Scarcely anything indeed, in any way relating t) these proceedings of Wednes day, in the great seaport of Lancashire, but will be found by the generality of readers, upon exa mination, to be de.eply interesting. It was an ex ceptional occasion in itself, and the mere record of it has correspondingly proved, in its attractive. ness, to be hardly less exceptional. It is, of course, not wonderful that the pros pect of a prison, of a battle with perjury and despotism, of broken health, of broken fortunes, compels an honest man to bribe a black villain. He may avow his perfect innocence, but the police informer knows his advantage. He is not there to dispute about his innocence, but to get money of him. He hints that he has the means of placing him in the list of the proscribed, with perhaps another kind hint or two that it is not wished t o drive things to extremity, and so forth. Th e result we see in a recent letter from Naples—"l am watched, says one, by a policeman, every now and then he comes to me and menaces me with some denunciation, if I don't give him two or three piastres. I have already given him 40 piastres, but I cannot continue it, for I am poor. What must Ido ?" " I do not know what to advise was the reply, for you are threatened with one of two evils—imprisonment or continual plunder." Another case is mentioned of " Baron —, who in this way was robbed of 2,000 ducats. And these, so far from being individual cases, form part of a gigantic system of corrup tion, cruelty, and plunder." It is stated that " not a man in the street but has some case of police extortion to narrate. That calumnies are invented, and then the machinery of secret denunciation, of insinuated compromises and ruin is set to work." All this is but so natural, that if not commu nicated by an intelligent resident, it could have been sketched to the life by merely imagining and describing the necessary results of a jealous, weak minded, and therefore anxious and timid despot ism, upheld by thousands of worthless agents ; especially when those agents are underpaid. How ever well remunerated, informers have always been an avaricious, unscrupulous, lying race. None but a villain will undertake the work. But when the despot leaves them to get one-half of their livelihood how they can, there is no doubt whatever that they will live on innocent and guilty alike. To avert insurrection against such a regime was the reason why British and French men-of-war withdrew from before Naples ! Well ! insurrection is an ugly thing—" order" a very delightful thing. But some may think that the order kept by living under tribute to informers and perjurers is worth subverting at almost any sacrifice. Another noble act of individual munificence has now to be recorded by the journalist. It was only very recently that the nation became the grateful recipient of a magnificent collection Of paintings -_a collection presented to the people a large with an affluent generosity, by the man of whose taste and wedth it was at once the fruit and the demonstration. And the costly gift thus made to the country, during his lifetime, by Mr. SHEEPSHANRS—had been preceded, not very long previously, by Mr. TURNER'S almost invaluable bequest of the majority of his own rare and matchless masterpieces--a posthumous offering to the realm, having in its turn likewise, to some extent, a, direct precursor in the memorable legacy to his fellow-countrymen, by Mr. VERNON, of his very notable and eminently national col- .notion ! Another and a kindred act of public munificence, we repeat, has now to be added to this noble and benignant catalogue of benefactions to the general population. Elsewhere, in our impression of this evening, will be found an elaborate and enthralling record of its inauguration. From the particulars there given, it will be observed that the act to which weare making immediate reference is nothing less than the four3dation of a great Public Institu• tion, at his own expense and during his own existence —sot in part but entirely, not posthum ously, but during his lifetime—by Mr. WILLIAM BROWN, M.P. for South Lancashire. And that great public institution—a new Free Library and Museum in Liverpool ! Honour, say we, to the Merchant-Prince, whose name will be as endur ingly associated with this superb and elevating attestation of his munificence, as that of EDWARD COLSTON with more than one benevolent founda tion in the city of Bristol, or as that of large hearted, open-handed Captain CORAM with the Foundling Hospital hard by Bloomsbury ! Adulation would be as insulting to Mr. BROWN to receive as it would be repugnant to ourselves to offer. Gratitude a grate ful recognition of his civism is, however, only his simple due. That recomponce is his abundantly an d spontaneously. He cannot help the honour re fl ected s upon him se lf by hi s ow n g ene ros it y — ho waver repugnant, or ra ther, we should say, embarrassing t) his simple and manly nature m: Ay be the outspoken commen dations of his or en immediate contemporaries. He arrog ates no especial credit to hi mse lf by thi s deed of his, t' and resiplen ais almost unparalleled act of publi c dent munificence—but that credit ii his nevi o' . .heless. It will be to him, unpretend ing an(' - -- 'unambitious citizen though he be, it will be to 6:.C11 among hi s immediate nei g hb o urs, i n his o- AIL particular locality, in the remembrance of T Jiverpool, in the recollection of Lancashire .. . in spite of him, and as it were quite accidentally p,s Memento as lasting in its way the coveted the welfare and prosperity of the nation, and the comfort and happiness of the working classes, altogether depend ? This is a simple question, that should receive a plain and straightforward answer. If the rime apathy be much longer displayed, the Bank Charter Act of 1844 will be renewed within the rapidly-approaching session without change or modification of any kind ! If, however, on the other hand, there should be any striking demon strations of public feeling on this interesting topic—if a searching and impartial inquiry should be insisted on, the United Kingdom may be extricated from the impending diffi culty, and its permanent prosperity secured on a substantial basis, so that every man able and willing to work may be certain of obtaining that great desideratum, "a fair day's wages for a fair day's labour." There is now no question as to the soundness of our eonimerce. The Times confesses that " the trade of the country has for the last 27 months been of unprecedented magnitude, and healthy in nearly every department," and that "notwith standing the profits thus made there has been an unusual abstinence from speculative commitments either at home or abroad, and that the agricul tural returns of the kingdom have for the last two years, to say the least, been perfectly satisfactory." The grievance, then, cannot possibly be ascribed either to " overtrading" or to " undue speculation I" The cause must be sought for in some different direction. The weaker commercial firms are not doomed to ruin, or the wealthier to serious loss through any fault of their own, or of others engaged in similar operations. The acknowledged evil may, how ever, as the Select Committee of the House of Lords declared of the commercial crisis of 1847, "be traced directly to the Act of 1844, in the Legislative restriction imposed on the means of accommodation whilst • a large amount of bullion was held in the coffers of the Bank, and during a time of favourable exchanges." This is the real source of all the evils that have arisen ! " Melius est peters fontes, quam seetari rivulos." It is far better, then, to strike directly at the root from whence the danger springs, than to ride off on collateral issues—or to endeavour to remedy trivial matters that may, for a time, disturb ex isting arrangements. Under sound and whole some laws an exorbitant state of discount would be the rare exception. As it is, it has become the rule—and the law must be not merely modi fied, but completely changed, if we hope to ob tain a remedy adequate to the disease, the magni tude and fatal character whereof is gradually but unequivocally being developed. The Times candidly expresses its astonishment. It says, " With a profitable export business, an economical expenditure, and a good yield of home produce, the circumstance that the balance of cash payments between ourselves and the rest of the world is uninterruptedly against us, seems an extraordinary anomaly !" So it may be to the Times, entertaining and strongly advocating the views respecting currency put forward by Mercator alias Lord OYERSTONE, and his disciples. We can, however, clearly discern the teterriala causa of all these evils. Under the baleful operation of the Bank Charter Act we are compelled not only to supply gold to all comers at a fixed price, but to apply an enormous quantity of the precious metals for carrying on the transactions of every-day life. A judicious and well- regulated issue of really national noted, of small and convenient denominations, say for 11. , 21., and 31., or, better still, for the fractional parts between 11. and 21., viz., for 11. 55., 11. 10s., and 11. 155., as in Ire land, would liberate at least thirty or forty millions of gold, and render it available for foreign trade. Notes that would satisfy the demands of the tax-gatherers—that would be receivable in payment of duties of every descrip tion could not be considered as "worthless rags." They would al ways be willingly accepted by the butcher and baker, and no deposit of gold against them, or indeed no converti bility would be required. They would always purchase gold at the market price, and that it must be sold at, if we wish to retain it for our own use, or to prevent our being made the victims of continental cupidity, being bound to supply them with what they require at far less than cost price. There is a proverbial description of life when some plaguey superior, some creditor, or ill-tem pered neighbour, allows a man no rest, in which the sufferer is represented as a certain animal, no favourite with any one, somewhat slow of motion, and unable, therefore, by an agile bound to make its escape, but knocked about, now by this tooth now by that, for yards together, of the rustic's harrow. Such a life appears to be that of respectable Neapolitans at the present time. There is no rest for them. The harrow of an un der-paid police, who must live out of somebody, is driven mercilessly over them, to clear the ground of what despots consider to be weeds, and the po lice know to make their market out of their em ployment. The Government wants to gather to gether in prisons all who are guilty of thinking FERDINAND an odious tyrant, and Italians better able to govern themselves than a BOURBON to govern for them. This is the great duty of the police. • To arrest and. punish men guilty of crimes against society is a very secon dary business. Society, King BOMBA. firmly believes, will suffer much less from a tolerable seasoning of cut-throats, burglars, and thieves, than from any diminution of his perfectly absolute power, that being the salt which alone preserves it from corruption. An army of police, backed by mercenary Swiss bayonets, are therefore kept in pay to keep under surveillance every decent native of the country. Apparently, however, un like some other tyrants, King BOMBA. is as mean as he is despotic and cowardly. The conse quence is that for the dirtiest of work his troops get the dirtiest of pay. The Swiss hirelings who disgrace themselves and the country of TELL by living on the price of liberty, or we might say of blood, are probably well paid and cared for ; but the patriot-drivers (to borrow a word from the a great Slave Republic) appear to be paid b ut meanly. The consequence is they pay themselves. It seems they have two ways cf doing this. One is that of letting off the disaffected, the other that of mulcting the quiet. When we use the word disaffected, we mean of course those whom the police know or suspect to have done some act which might get them imprisonment, perhaps conviction, and a severe sentence. The disaffected in the sense of disapproving persons, must include all respectable subjects not having some personal interest in the existing despotism. It appears that the police and other informers frequently think it more profitable to seek a reward at the hands of the implicated than from the Government. They arrest, as we too well know, ample numbers to keep straight with those above them ; but the pay for that service not being sufficient for their wants or their pleasures, they get some pretty pickings out of those against whom they might prefer some charge of uttering liberal sentiments, or of reading a liberal foreign paper, or of being ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. "Norma" was played last night, Grisi, of course, personating the heroine. We have little to remark upon the performance, seeing that the great vocalist is in quite as good voice as she was last year, and that her energy is equally unimpaired. We have not, indeed, seen her to better advantage for some time past. She sang the principal morceaux belong ing to this most popular of operas with her usual excellence, and in the celebrated finale to the first act, when she discovers the treachery of Pollio, and denounces it with "all the fury of a woman scorned," evinced no abatement of that terrible earnestness which, when once witnessed,•makes so indelible an impression upon the spectator. The Adalgisa was the sensible and unaffected Mdlle. Marai, who on this occasion made her first appear ance, and the Pollio, Gardoni. The opera awakened the accustomed interest, and the principal artistes were re-summoned after each act, according to the prescriptive rule. The house was fashionably, though not largely, attended. 11 ANOVER-SQUARE BOOMS. The performance of G. W. Martin's prize glees, part songs, and madrigals, at these rooms yester day evening, attracted a full and fashionable atten dance. Lovers of real English music, of which the glee and madrigal constitute an important feature, are deeply indebt3d to Mr. Martin for his care ful and sedulous cultivation of this branch of vocal harmony; and the applause bestowed on his com positions attest the high excellence they possess, and the exciting influence they exercise over the feelings of his and'ence. The singors were thoroughly up in their parts, and with a choir of two hundred voices did ample justice to such compositions as " Hail, thou Queen of Night," "The Cuckoo," and "Come, let us all a Maying go." There was nothing left to desire in the whole of tf - e arrangements, and the grand duet for two pianoforres, by Benedict and Lindsay Sloper, were most brilliantly and effectively given. ADDITIONAL MAIL TO GRAVESEND. On and after Monday, the 20th inst., an additional mail will be made up at this office for Gravesend, to be despatched by the train which leaves the London bridge station at 4.50 p.m. (Sundays excepted). Letters f:r this despatch must be posted at the re ceiving offices in London before 2 p.m ; at the branch offices in Cbaring•cross and Lombare-street, the south eastern district office, 170, High-street, borough), and the western district office (Old Cavendish-street), before 3 p.m. ; and at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le- Grand, before 3.30 p.m. They will be delivered in Gravesend in time for reply by the London mail which leaves that place in the evening. By command of the Postmaster-General, ROWL AND HILL, Secretary. General Post-office, 10th April, 1857. AMERICAN AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, Viursday.—The Royal Mail steam-ship Africa, Captain Shannon, sails from the Mersey on Saturday afternoon for New York, with mails, passengers, and cargo. Letters must be posted here no later than 1 p.m., with late fees before 2 p.m., and at the landing stage, with the usual extra fee of is. each, until 3 p.m. on the 18th inst. The White Star clipper ship Sir William Eyre, Capt. Jopp, belonging to Messrs. H. T. Wilson and Chambers, of this port, sails on Monday next (her ap pointed day), for Melbourne, with a large number of passengers and a full cargo of merchandise on freight. She wilt carry a ship letter-bag, for which letters must be marked " per Sir Wm. Eyre," and posted before 11 a.m., or, with late fees, before 11.30 a.m., on the 20th instant. MAILS FOR NORWAY.—The steam packet communica tion between Denmark and Norway having been re established, the mails frora the United Kingdom for Norway will be conveyed direct by sea from Denmark to Norway, instead of via Sweden, until further notice. The rate of postage to be taken on letters addressed to Norway will be is. 4d. the half ounce, and so on, accord ing to the scale in operation for charging inland letters. This rate comprises both the British and foreign postage on the letters to the place of their destination ; and it may be either paid in advance, or the lettere may be forwarded unpaid, at the option of the sen&r, except, however, as regards registered letters, the postage upon which, as well as the registration fee, must be paid in advance. —By command of the Postmaster-General, ROWLAND HILL, Secretary. The Postmaster-General has given notice that the Jura will take out the next overland Australian mail, and that ship mails for the Brazils will be made up in the General Post-office to be conveyed by the screw steamer Golden Fleece, which is appointed to leave Southampton on the 25th instant. The dollars brought by the last West India steamer have bssn sold at 604 d, per oz., showing a decline of id. CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS. —A report from the (defunct) Select Committee of the House of Commons on Contracts for Public Departments was published yesterday. It contains simply the minutes of evidence adduced by Mr. Thomas Howell, Mr. J. R. Godley, Mr. R. Eaton, Mr. James Pew, and Mr. C. Sandys Elliott. The evidence covers a space of 67 pages. Among other particulars elicited, it is stated that out of 160,000 par of boots, 35,000 pair were rejected about a year ago ; the cause of rejection having been bad work manship and bad materials. FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT ON THE RlVER.—Yesterday evening, Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, held an inquest at the Town of Ramsgate Tavern, Wapping, respecting the death of Christopher William Groves, aged 17, an ap prentice to a lighterman. On Monday afternoon last, while engaged in rowing a skiff across the river, from Wapping to the Surrey shore, he came in contact with the barge Rebecca, of Colchester, whereby the boat was swamped and the deceased was drowned. The body was found near Aberdeen Wharf. The deceased had not ex ercised proper skill in the navigation of the skiff. Ver dict, "Accidental Death." USED POSTAGE STAIIPS.—A party having assisted in supplying stamps in answer to an advertisement was in formed on unquestionable authority that these advertise ments were baits held out to obtain stamps for the pur pose of oblaerating the post-office marks and defraud ing the revenue. It is confidently declared that the Queen's heads can be cleansed and made fit for use again so as to elude all detection.—[All persons dealing in postage-stamps, either buying or selling, except through the post-office, the stamp-office, or a licensed stamp distributor or sub-distributor, aro liable to heavy penalties.] CONVICTION OF A FRAUDULENT MERSHANT.—At the Bristol quarter s :sessions, on Wednesday, before the Recor der (Mr. Sergeant Kinglake) John Danger, who had carried on an extensive business in Baldwin-street in that city, was indicted for having obtained a bill of exchange for 1841. Hs., with intent to cheat and defraud Richard Latham. The prosecutor, Mr. Richard Latham, de posed that he was a currier, carrying on business in Redcliff-street, Bristol. The prisoner, Mr. J. Danger, who was a leather merchant, met the prosecutor and said, " Will you buy some of George Jenkins's butts I He is baling up 300 butts for me, and they will come into my warehouse this afternoon." Mr. Danger then took bim into the counting-house, when he produced a bill for 1841. some odd shillings, which he asked prosecutor to accept. The bill was ready drawn when he went in, and Mr. Danger said if be accepted it he should have the amount in the butts that were coming in and the refusal of the 300. He accepted the bill, and Mr. Danger took it. He never would have accepted that bill of exchange if the prisoner had not told him that Mr. George Jenkins was baling up butts for him, and that they were coming into his warehouse that afternoon. The butts never did come in, although he had inquired for them repeatedly. The prisoner had since become bankrupt. Mr. George Jenkins proved that he was not on the 27th of Dec. baling any butts for the prisoner, nor had he in fact any stock to bale. He had not contracted to supply Mr. Danger with any, nor was there any reason why he should have stated that he was baling them for him. The prisoner's counsel attempted to show that the evidence failed to make cut legally all the elements o obtaining by fal-e pretence. The jury, however, re turned a verdict of guilty. The Recorder postponed sentence till the next session. DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT TO EXPLODE A POWDER MILL. — Asa workman of the extensive powder mill of St. enemas, which belongs to the Government, was on Saturday af ternoon, after dinner, about to resume his work in one of the rooms in which there was at least ten tons of gun powder, he perceived some blueish substance in the midst of the powder which he bad to handle ; and on ex amining it found the heads of a dozen chemical matches, so arranged as probably to cause an explosion on being touched. He immediately summoned his chiefs, and the heads of the matches were removed with the greatest precaution. The operat'oo was attended with consider able danger, as iu addition to the vast quantity of gun powder in th e pl ace , th ere were at least thirty tonsin an adjacent storehouse. As it was impossible to suspect any one of the workmen of the establishment of hav ing formed the design of causing an explosion, inas much as in all probability be would become a victim of it himself, suspicion fell on a young man nam e d Mouttet, a stranger to the establ . shment, who, o n some pretext, had entered it just as the kmen were suspending work to go to dinner. He w as sought for everywhere, and was at last found st a ti one d on the top of a high hill which dominates the mill, gazing earnestly below, as if in momentary expectation of some great event. He was at once arrested, and as his replies to the questions put to him were not sat i s f actory, he has been "detained, in custody. About two mon th s ago a terrible explosion which did great d amage an d killed five persons took place in the same m ill , and the cause of it was never discovered. It is now not unrea sonably suspected that Mouttet may have occasioned it. His motive remains, however, a mystery. HER MAJESTY'S _HEALTH. The following bulletin of the health of the Queen was issued this morning :••••• 46 Buckingham Palace, Aprill7, 1857, Nine a.m. " The Queen has had another good night. " Her Majesty and the Infant Princess continue well. " JAMES CLARK, M.D. CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D. ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D." His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Countess Persigny left town last evening for Paris. Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has arrived at Claridge's Hotel from visiting the Earl and Countess o Chesterfield, at Bretby Park. The Marquis of Downshire has gone to visit his Irish estates, previously to the meeting of Parliament. The Marchioness and her young family remain in town. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ely are expected in town on Monday next from the south of France, where they have been staying for some months past. The Marchioness Dowager of Ely and the Ladies Lof tus have left town for Brighton. Frances Marchioness of Londonderry arrived in town yesterday from Wynyard Park, near Stockton-on-Tees. The Marquis of Conyngham is staying at Slane Castle, Ireland. His lordship comes to town at the latter end of the month. The Countess of Sefton and Lady Cecilia Molyneox will return to town on Monday next from Stoke Farm for the season, The Earl of Sefton is at Windsor with his regiment. The Earl and Countess of Essex will come to town on Monday next from Cashiobury Park, Herts, for the season. The Earl of Cardigan has arrived in town from Deane Park, Northamptonshire, for the season. SOUTHAMPTON, April 16,—Ther e are now four mail packets due at Southampton, viz., the Atrato, from the West Indies • the Medway, from South America ; the Pera, from Alexandria ; and the Arago, from New York. THE NEW PARLIAMENT.—The elections throughout the United Kingdom are now completed, with the sole exception of the county of Leitrim, the nomination for which, in consequence of some formal difficulties, does not take place until Monday next. THE COMMAND-IN-CHIEF AT PLYMOUTH.—Nothing, we believe, is yet definitely known as to who is to suc ceed Admiral Sir Wm. Parker as Naval Commander-in- Chief at this port. The statements in our London con temporaries are mere speculations, and, though per chance they may turn out correct, at present there is no positive foundation for their surmises. —Plymouth, Mail. THE IRISH CHIEF SECRETARYSHIP.—The report which, during the past four days, has obtained circulation, to the effect that Mr. Hotelman bad resigned the office of Chief Secretaryship, we are in a position to state is cor rect. Mr. Ralph Bernal Osborne, Secretary to the Lords of the Admiralty, is mentioned as Mr. liorsman's successor.—Freeman's Journal. COLOGNE CHORAL UNION.—Oar readers, who . cannot fail to remember the great pleasure afforded to the musi cal and fashionable world of London by the concerts of this the most distinguished of the German Liedertafol a year or two since, will be glad to know that they will visit this metropolis, under the auspices of Mr. Mitchell, in May next. The first concert is announce d, at t h e Hanover-square ilsome, for Monday, May 25. RETURN OF THE REV. WILLIAM ELLIS FROM MADA.- • GASCAR.—Mr. Ellis has returned in health and safety. Although his stay at the capital of Madagascar was limited to file weeks, he received great attention and kindness from the Queen and the native authorities, and from the Prince, her son, and the native Christians. The laws against Christianity are not repealed, but their enforcement is greatly relaxed, and since the year 1849 there have been no acts of violent persecution.—Non conformist. Letters from Lisbon mention that Sir Morton Peto was returning to England, after concluding arrange rn fnts with the Portuguese Government for the con tinuation of their railways to Oporto and the Spanish frontier. The actual terms have not transpired, but it is understood Sir M. Peto properly declines to proceed until the claims of the English contractors of the line to Santarem have been adjusted. We have been desired to intimate that the French democracy have just lost one of their most respected members—the citizen Roogee. The refugees of all na dons and the English democrats are invited to attend his funeral on Sunday, the 19th instant, at half past 9 a.m. The procession will assemble at the residence of the deceased, No. 36, Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-road. The London and Eastern Banking Corporation have called a meeting for the 28th inst., "to receive a report of the directors." On the part of the shareholders it is observed that what is wanted is a report from the invest ing committee and the accountant, and that until the extent of their individual and collective culpability shall have been ascertained the directors should ab stain from offering any statements interfering with the course of affairs. CHURCH RATES AT TEWSESBURY.—The church-rate contest last week was carried on with great spirit, and resulted in a majority of five against the rate, the num bers being 504 for the rate and 609 against it. A. scrutiny was fixed for Monday last, as it was evident that a large number of improper votes had been polled. It resulted in the numbers for and against the,rate being declared f e o ci r u cl a a l. nd% l er T n u o " Under these peculiar circumstances, finding on in ens,daisymbehde a churchwardens, notice, in w hic h M t e h s e s y r e s . t a H t e a d n in spat e a n t i s o t n a t h r a a t t ea underlarg e a n m u m i b a e p r p r o o f h r e a n t is e ; o p n a , y e w r e s d h e a c v l i e n e voted against a rate under a mi s apprehension, we dec l ine pro appointed." The new s c u ee c tin sa g or f a urt a h r e e r t a h t is pr m es o e r n n t i , ng the more especially as our churchwardens are Mr. Isaac Jenner, bookseller, and Mr. F. Tnomas, grocer ; the former is the minister's churchwarden. They do not intend making a rate.— Worcester Oltronicle. ANOTHER PLANET. —Mr. M. J. Johnson says an other planet, the 43d of the system between Mars and Jupiter, was discovered on Wednesday night last at Rad cliffeions were Obs as ery followsatory, :_ Oxford, by Mr. PogBoll. The posi tG. M. T. R. A. 1857. h. m. s. b. m. a• Dog. m, 8. April 15 .. 13 34 14 13 30 19 . 96 ... 105 43 2Z 13 57 12 ... 13 30 18 . 98 ... 105 42 56.7 Daily l motion in 52431...30 1.5 s. Do. in N.P.D. Magnitude 9.1 The new planet is about 13 R.A. A. 15-26 ... 105 42 36 . 3 2 deg. north, preceding the planet Iris, LATEST NEWS. DEFEAT OF TWO RUSSIAN COLUMNS BY THE CIRCASSIANS. TRIESTE, THURSDAY. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 10.—A kind of Zoll verein is projected by the Government as a means of conciliating public opinion in the Principalities. Towards the end of March, the Circassians attacked and repulsed two strong Russian columns. The loss of the Circassians amounted to three hundred ; the Russians seven hundred. Mehemet Bty is giving to Cikca,ssia a military organisation. The tribes of Daghestan have captured Fort Saliah and massacred the garrison. The garrisons of the neighbouring villages surrendered. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 15 (NIGHT). The Council of Ministers have this day unani mously adopted the Treaty on the Sound Dues.. The Ministerial Crisis is not at au end. ATHENS, APRIL 11. The Financial Commission has declared that the Greek Ministry had extravagantly spent the Greek revenues. BERNE, APRIL 15. Several journals propose to open a national sub scription to pay the indemnity claimed by Prussia. They declare it to be certain that the required sum would be raised without delay. The Bund pronounces against this idea, affirming that any pecuniary indemnity would be humiliating for Switzerland. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. The King of Bavaria is expected here on the 15th of May. His Majesty will be received with the honours due to a reigning Sovereign. A Council of Ministers, at which the Emperor presided, was held yesterday at the Tuileries. A Paris correspondentof the .Nord, of Brussels, says :—" The commission named by the Council of the Bank of France, for the revision of its sta tutes, meets daily. It has in principle decided on the iucrease of capital, which will ba raised, it is said, from 91 millions to 200 millions. The bank will have the privilege of issuing notes to the ex tent of a thousand millions. The Government, in exchange for this privilege, will enjoy the power of borrowing from the bank a sum not to exceed 100 millions, at one per cent. l ess i n t erest t h an the ge neral public. New shares will be allotted in prefe rence to the present shareholders at par or I,ooof. The new statutes will be inaugurated on the Ist January, 1858." Bouits, April 16.—The following were the las . quotations : Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4 per Cents --fr. - - 3 per Cents 92 25 -- -- New Loan 70 20 Bank Shares 4,300 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,390 Austrian Belgian 1 Piedmontese (5) 9o}— Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CASE. fr. C. ft' C Orleans 1,510 Western i — Nor Lbern 1,015 Strasburg ' BBO Lyons 1,585 New Ditto Mediterranean 2,165 GranthCentral Lyons Geneva Midi - Austrian Corn. ...... 740 CHINA. " A letter from London," says the Pays, " gives us some details relative to the instructions given to Lord Elgin for his mission to China. He is to have the superior direction of all affairs in that part of the world, and for that purpose he is to receive full powers from the English Go vernment, with whom alone he is to be in corre spondenee. He is to decide on the opportuneness of all warlike operations, and to fix the time for commencing them. In case the authorities of the country should think fit to send propositions of arrangement, he is to endeavour to obtain the fol lowing concessions :-Ist. The old treaties are to be renewed and extended to eight ports of China, in place of five ; and, in addition, English trading veisels are to have the right of putting in, from stress of weather or for repairs, to every point on the coast ; 2d, England is to have, like Russia, a college at Pekin. The head of that establishment, which is to be composed of five members at least, is to be charged with all official relations with the Chinese Government ; and 3d, the English are to have military posts in all the towns in which they have consuls or agents. A piece of ground shall be conceded to them at Shang hai and another at Canton, on which to raise forts and form military establishments, the strength of which shall be fixed by common accord. Indepen dently of these principal conditions, other secon daryipoints are left to the judgment of the English commissioner." A private letter from Lisbon, of the 10th, gives some information of the intentions of the Portu guese Government with respect to the affairs of China. An expedition is in course of preparation in the ports of that kingdom. It is composed of a corvette, a brig, a steam despatch boat, and a trans port. The garrison of Macao will be raised to 400 men, se:ected from the best troops of the army. Macao was ceded to the Portuguese in 1579, in the reign of Henry, the successor of Sebastian, in re compence for the services which Portugal had ren dered to the princes of the dynasty of Taitsing. In virtue of that concession, which was renewed in 1725 by the Emperor Yungching, and again in 1796 by liiachihg, Portugal bad the property of the esta blishment of Macao, which was administered by a Portuguese governor, while the Emperor of China preserved the right of appointing a mardarin to watch over the interests of Chinese subjects. For the last 50 years, however, matters have changed. The Mandarin was allowed to assume the right of administration of the settlement, and cruelly op pressed the foreign population, while the authority of the Portuguese Governor dwindled into a merely nominal one. Some years ago the Portuguese Com mander, Do Amaral, who represented the Sovereign of Portugal, tried to enforce respect for the Porta gue e flag, and he was assassinated by the Chinese. Portugal, supported as she will be by other and mare powerful Governments, appears determined to profit by the present occasion, and maintain her rights in China. The garrison of Macao will be placed under the command of a Governor, whose instructions are to re-establish in the settlement the authority of Portugal. THE EAST. We have received the Constantinople journals and letters to the 6th, brought by the Simois. The affair of the bank still remained in the same unde cided state, waiting for further and definitive ad vices from the company in London, until the arrival of which nothing could be determined on. This iarranged.needed delay had tended to increase the hopes of th e numerous opponents to the establishment that the affair m i g ht not, after all, be fi na llysim lstate The other projects which had been to English companies were in a of uncertainty. The general and almost ar para mount question of interest in the Turkish capital was the approaching elections in the principalities. The last accounts received from thatteheerempinreisseatiietanteir;e' tb quarter state t iv lat ß a a ll siii , of Russia, had arrived ekception of at their post, and had met with a most favourable reception. Baron de Talleyrand whose welcome was most gratifying on his first ' visit, was on this occasion received with Bt . !). 1 greater eclat. Sir H. Bulwer, M. Bensi, and Savfet Effendi were also very warmly welcomed. Several committees had been formed to prepare the preliminary measures of the elections, and a central one had been or ganised, the constitution of which appeared to have given satisfaction. The German 'Journal of Frankfort of the 14th says :—" A report was current yesterday that a quarrel had taken place between the Prussian and Austrian soldiers of the garrison of Mentz. The rumour is now confirmed, and it is further stated that the whole garrison has been confined to bar racks. A kcal journal speaks of four vehicles filled with killed and wounded, and another version states that five Prussians were killed on the spot, but both accounts are doubtless greatly exagge rated." The Madrid journals of the 12th contain no news. The Queen had, on occasion of Good Friday, commuted the sentence of death on eight criminals into hard labour for life. The Duchess de Montpensier had recovered from her fawn couche. The St. James's Theatre will positively be mold by knetion on Tuesday next by Mr. Robins, at hie rooms in Covent-garden. THE WEST INDIAN MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING. The Royd. Mail Company's steamer Atrato, Captain Woolley, has arrived with the West India and Pacific mails. Her dates are—Honduras, March 17 ; Greytown, 19th ; Carthagena, 28th ; Colon, 26th ; Jamaica, 26th ; Demerara i 25th ; Tobago, 25th ; Trinidad, 25th ; Barbados, 27th ; Grenada, 26th ; St. Vin cent, 26th ; Antigua, 29th ; Bermuda, 22d ; St. Thomas, April 2. She brings 110 passengers (including the Bishop of Antigua - and family, his Excellency W. Steven son, &c.); specie, value 689,801 doll. ; pearls, value 1,0001. sterling ; plata ping and plata bruta, value 7,8001. sterling ; and a cargo consisting of 976 serous of indigo, 357 serous of bark ' 120 bags of cocoa and cochineal, coffee, sa rsa p ar ill a , &c. April 16th, passed the brio- Thomp-on, of Work ington, standing to the N. W. ; off the Lizard, passed a man-of-war steamer, going to the west ward. Exchanges at Jamaica on the 26th :—On Londore' 90 days, per cent. prem. ;60 days, 1 per cent. prem. ; 30 days, 4 per cent. prem. ; private bills at par. On New York, merchants' bills one per cent. prem. Coffee not procurable under 40s. for ordinary quality per 100 lb. Sales in flour at 28s. Rice very dull, and stock much in excess of demand. Nothing of importance at Jamaica since last mail. The cholera had . ceased its ravages, and clean bills of health were issued to vessels sailing from George Town. It lingered in some of the country districts, especially on the east coast. Produce was very scarce, and. trade among the merchants dull. Freights very low. . . The island. of Jamaica was healthy. Rain was very much needed. The mining intelligence was favourable. Exchange as last quoted. At Demerara business was dull. Produce very scarce. Sugar was in brisk demand. The cholera had almost disappeared. The Court of Policy had sat twice since the last arrival. Private advices respecting the pending difficul ties between the United States and New Grenada state that the President and Congress of New Grenada have refused entirely t o negotiate with Mr. Morse respecting the matters upon which he has been commissioned to present the demands of the United States Government. All further com munication was suspended until an answer had been received from the United States Government. The South Pacific mail bas arrived at Panama with advices from Callao to March 10. The Chili advices are devoid of interest. The crops in the south promise to be short. Bolivia is quiet, but revolutionary movements are apprehended. The steamer New Grenada, from Valparaiso to Panama, was boarded by an officer of a Peruvian war steamer in arms against President Castilla. He had four boats with armed men, and demanded of the captain of the New Grenada arms and money, which he said belonged to General Castilla. The captain refused, and the Peruvian officer ordered his men (60 in all) on deck, and directed them to cut down any who resisted. They then tore open the hatches and the specie room, and took away all the treasure. The captain of the Neir Grenada has entered a protest before the cohsul at Payta. From Barbadoes we learn that the financial con dition and prospects of the country were most satis factory. Agricultural prospects promising, weather good ; the young canes healthy and vigorous. Labour abundant, and sugar being manufactured at an average cost of 1/. per hogshead. The am usual state of the weather at St. Lucia had over thrown all the calculations of the agriculturists. The quantity of rain had been detrimental to the young canes. From Nicaragua there are rumours of the death of ex-President Rivas of Nicaragua by assassina tion. News from San Francisco is to the sth of March, but it contains nothing of interest. THE LATE CRIMEAN WAR. The promise which the Emperor of Russia made in September of last year, says a letter just re ceived from Berlin, that the inhabitants of Bessa rabia and New Russia should be indemnified for the losses the war had caused them, has, at length, been put in the way of fulfilment. A sp ec i a l commission is to be nominated, to sit in Odessa and examine the claims for compensation sent in ; the Governor- General Strogonoff, who is now on a journey con nected with- this business, has already received 500,000 rs., for the purpose of meeting the most urgent claims ; and the Minister of the Interior has been empowered to open a general subscription to this end throughout the empire. Thes e two provinces are further to receive from the State a dis pensatiaon from all taxes and duties for two years, as well as a remission of arrears. The Taurin Penin sula, as having suffered still more, is to be treated still more liberally, and bs liberated from all inr posts—Sebastoppl for 10, Kertcb, Eupatoria, and Balaklava for five years to come. Out of the 80 vessels which the Russians sunk in the harbour of Sebastopol 16 have already been raised ; Chersonese steamer of 200 horse p ow er, four transports, one brig, t wo sc h ooner s, two tenders, and six small er cra f t . Th e Cherso nese is being repaired in Ni co l a i e ff. Th e f o ur transports are already i n full activity on the Blac k Sea, inaddition to six sailing transports, and a few: steamers from 60 to 100-horse power. The nave' force there lately received an addition of five screw schooners, which are to be employed in cruising along the ea s t ern coast of the Black Sea, and cos' veying materiel of war. NiA.RgET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. Our market to-day was very moderately supplied wal l English wheat, chiefly in middling condition. Fine dr/ samples moved off steadily, at fully Monday's prices. 111. ferior kinds were tolerably firm, at late rates. The imports of foreign wheat have amounted to 4,32 0 quarters. In that grain an average business was passing, at fall quotations. Floating cargoes were h e ld a t f u ll y late rates. We had an improved demand for barley, but no change took place in its value. Fine pale malt was quite as dear as last week. Inferior parcels were dull. Oats, the supply of which was rather extensive, changed at full qu o t a ti ons . hands Beans, peas, fair and extent, flour were in s t ea dy reques t, at e%* t rem e rates. ARRIVALS TUTS WEEK. Wheat. ' Barley. ' Malt. I Oats. Flovr. E ng lish 3,680 330 1 3,530 40 950 Irish — 800 -- 3520 brig* 18,370 300 Bojo. Foreign 1 4,320 1 14,7-50 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was fairly supplied with most breed° of beasts, which sold steadily, at fully Monday's improve' ment in the quotations. The show of shee was limited/ p and the mutton t ra d e ruled brisk, at an advance in price s of from 2d to 4d p er 81b s compared with Monday. Lay; wore in short s upp l y and sluggish request, at from 63 „ 7s per 81bs. From the Isle of Wight 250 lambs calve fresh to hand. We had a dull inquiry for calves, and price° were rather lower. In pigs and milch cows very little was doing. Per Bibs to sink the offal s. d. s. d.I R. 4. Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 81PrimeSonthd own 510 6 0! Second quality.... 3 10 4 411Arge use. calves 4 8 5 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 10IPrime small do 5 4 5 " Prime Scots, dm 5 0 5 2)Large hogs 0 Inferior Sheep ...4 G 4 SjSmall porkers 4 8 5 0 Second quality ...4 10 5 41 Suckling calves 23 • 30 Prime crse.-wiled.s 6 5 BJQuarter old pigs 21 0 28 Lamb, 6s Oct to 7s (d. - TOTAL SUPPLY; FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves l9O Pigs 3OO Beasts 9O Sheep and lambs .. 40 7 0 Calves Pigs NEWOATE AND LEADENMALL. The trade generally ruled active, at our quotations. Per Blbs by the carcase. s. cl. s. d. I 16. d. 8 . 4. beef, interior 3 0 3 4 Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 ( Do., middling 4 0 4 Do., prime large.. 3 10 42 I D o ., p r i ma 444 1 0 Do., do. 5ma11....4 4 4 8 I Veal.... 3 10 5 Pork, large 3 6 4 4 I Pork. small 4 6 5 Lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 6d. BOROUGH HOP. We have had a moderate demand for good and fine hope, and prices are well supported. Other kinds move offsloWlll at last week's quotations. Ala Mid and East Kent pock e t s , 3/ 10 8 t o 51 12 s ; We of Kent. 3/ 5s to 31 18s; Sussex, 310 s to 31 12s ; pe as lings, 1/ 10s to 31 per cwt. COLONIAL. TEA.—A steady b us i ness h as b een d one i n t hi s a r'-;; fb . at full rates. Go o d soun d congou realised Is. Old. Pe r SUGAR.—The market has been less fully supplied, ° the demand b o th f or h ome use an d f or export having b 0 re adily active, full rates have in mo s t i ns t ances b een reaul re realised. The public sal es announced for to-morrow unimportant. The refined market also continues firw: f . COPFEE.—There is an active inquiry for good cl nall 't i e e s of both plantation and na ti ve Ceylon, and extreme P are readily obtained. RICE.—A very li m it e d amount of business h as be transacted, and prices show a downward tendency, °- the finer qualitie s support i ng previous quotations. an Rum.—Price s con ti nue high for the better qualities, !„,i, but little bu s i ness h as been reported. There was a g"" demand for the inferior descriptions for exportation. ~1 30 i" SPICES.—Nut megs, p i men t o, pepper, g i nger, an d c,,, 0 lignia, hav e b een i n i mprove d request, and at rat h er big' values. COCHINEAL. —The market rules very dull, and n° b 2. 1 1; tress of imp or t ance has been reported; p r i ce s a re 100 1 ' 3 " downwards. u d rates S,I L have TPE b i T euxEhA te . decline bus uponines has r ebvieeonusci transacted,uot 1 ar t TALLOW.—There has been a moderate business don. 10 immediate delivery, but for the end of the year bu has been quiet. P.Y.C. on the spot 52s 91 to 53.4, and d a rB A II the month Os 3d to 52s (d per ovt. Thi to-da, i ngot The have 1 Per of At Gas C of 6 I, The relati I Marke and it are i n %tot em fiaanei th e ii, Share s th a t tii °mall. limited de uce With is cert ration, divert sides tl lar ge, sto c k e Ma ny l'aProv day i; '1 The view s the ter continu Whethe co, whe count i present The NE The M. and the A ye. Foreigr, 94,E per Con took ph ket has The f Stooks : 23z a ; Cents., Dia n 5 p l Spanish ditto CE 2 _ Mess/ 1:10 c ricau Se Pric es re trnited S ( hated S 41 abatn a 4 -,riat t d ach kississi; Bond, Itisaissip f i ennsyl v „,ennvi v 4 -,enttes sei , vi rgi llontreal New Orli Illinois C not 00 1 Illinois C Illinois Bonds Illinois C lichigai DO. ijew Yoi New y( ~ Con vei '''' ew Yo: gage ‘, • York N• York Fund .P anama ' 'l)ennsYlv Th e active,, kn aoyan taas b( takings, Weste r] juipro v °aleclor. West er ruled Sambre Melbo t about Britif tare be and Gr In J Prices h London dined I Rrris !auk Sto " Per eel .3 Pert New 3 p evi- / .o dg An bitto itlik Bo Ditt o : Consols! Ezchei £lOl £5O tltel i 1 113 1.;131a i that th i ain lokit °4l iNtr m ar k ed 4o rtnitiz u sual E xpend repairs ~, the i the cult: Th rived