The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-16 00:00:00

AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. , CITY, Two O'Crio` Letters from Liverpool state that tin ( iotton Market o n S a t ur d ay d ose d \ver y qu i e tly, b u,t price remain unchanged. The sales were estin,%ated at 5 ) 00 0 or 6,000 bales. The Itpilway Share 11.1 - arket was exceedingly quiet, and prices, were again 4 shade lower. The letters from the 3311.1- nu facturing districts generally report no im provement in trade, but the excitement cense,- Tient on the election accounts for' the limited character of the demand. In Leeds, Bradford, and Ilabfax the business transacted, during the pr Ist iveek wag small, but no alteration in price is 70- 13,orted. The accounts from L eicester state th at t he failure of Mr. William Mee, in the fancy „ ho siery department, hadexcited some sensation. The nobilities are estimated at 7,0001., and a dividend of 4s. 6d. in the pound is expected. The stringency of the Money Market is fully maintained, the inquiry in all directions being ex ceedingly active. During the last few days aug mented pressure has been experienced, and, if it Continues, fears may ere long be aroused of a fur ther increase in the minimum rate of discount. The payment of the April dividends, however, may Prevent so unfavourable a contingency, but most parties concur in the belief that money will be sup- Ported at its present value for some months to come. The extraordinary movement in the precious metals tends to aggravate the evil, and judging from pre- Sent indications there is more to apprehend from this influence than hitherto. Stimulated by the telegraphic advices from India, regarding the ex changes, the demand for silver has incr eased, and larger remittances of gold are sent to the Continent In addition to the supplies received from Victoria by the Mermaid, and the Blackwall, some large Parcels, including 92,0001. on Saturday withdrawn from the Bank, have been sent across the Channel, and it may be questioned whether the 202,00)/. announced on Saturday by the Admiral will arrest the drain, or if so, more than for the moment. Ilse or six other vessels, with large amounts, are , looked for from the same quarter, but owing to tb . e manner in which the late remittances have bee distributed, it is impossible to predict their proball/ influence on monetary affairs, and the position o f the Bank of England. Last week the arrivals of specie were al• , ou t 860,0001, and the exports, as far as can be a' Jeer - taiued, 750,0001. Three vessels have arrived from Australia thi s Meriting, viz., the Vocalist, the William M, o , ney, 41 4 the Electra, but the amount of specie, th ey bring has not yet transpired. The last named, however, is said to have 14,000 ounces of gold on board. The Marseilles portion of the Over.tand Mail is expected in town this a.ltentoon. A heavy tone pervai:tes the mar:Ket for public se curities, and the tendency of quotations is evidently 11 1 a favourable d'irection. This is immediately Produced by sales, on the part of the speculators for rise, who con s ider a lower range of prices not inprobabl e . The dra i n o f go ld a l so c h ec k s t business, and for a time no improvement likelyis to occur. A fall of I per cent. has taken place to-day. Consols have been 93k I, and 93k for tre.nsfer, and 93k and 931.4 for the Bth pros. Exchequer Bills are steady, and. the Bonds 98l I. East India Stock is 223. Very little 'business is recorded in the Foreign Market, the usual formalities connected with the settlement occupying chief attention. Turkish 6 Per Cents. are firm, but dull at 971- Spanish Deferred at 24i, and Russian 5 per Cents. are marked 98k. Mexican Bonds have risen to 23k k, being about per cent. better. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stook s :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6k 7 ; Mexi can, 231 231 ; Peruvian, 78 80 ; ditto Three per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 107 9 ; do. 4 per Cents., 97 99; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41i 41k; ditto New Deferred, 24k 5 ; Ditto Certificates, 61 ; Ditto Passive, 5i 6. In the Railway Share Market this morning the transactions entered into have been chiefly in con nection with the settlement, and prices have in most instances ruled rather lower ; but the charges for "continuation" have not been heavy. Great Northern receded about 55., Brighton 55., North- Western 10s., South Western ss. to 10s., South- Eastern ss. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, Great West ern of Canada, Northern of France, Paris and Lyons, and Sambre and Meuse realised former rates ; Rigas have risen to 21 prem. In Mining Shares no business of any importance has been done, and prices are nominally unaltered. Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares are at steady quotations. Bank of Australasia ruled lower, and City Bank advanced about 1/. Canada Laud shares declined 1/. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List:) PrataA... aims B%)er (lent. Consols Annuities 934 i 3 k India Stook Consols for Account ... .. .. 93A II E tallequer Bills, 20. tl.OOO qmall Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent -- Ditto, 1859 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Grenada New Active, 24 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cont.— Ditto, 44 per Cont. BpaniEli Roads, 3 per Cont. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cen'. Ditto Account Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 97} Dividends on the above payable in bonde r. TWO O'CLOCK. Console, money 93 934 hitt, for account A circular (says the Lit.:rary Gaze;:e) has been iesned by the solicitors to the.aesiguees of Mr. Edwin Baldwin, announcing that the copyrights of the Morning Serail, Standard, and E't. Janic3 s Chronicle newspapers are for sale, and that they are ready to receive tenders for their purchase, either together or separately. The intelligence from Persia does not confirm the ru moured march of English troops into the interior. In the camp at Bushire the latter suffered severely from sickness. THE WRECK OF THE MADRID.—The captain and crew of the Madrid, 'wrecked near Vigo on the 20th ult., ar rived at Southampton in the Tagus yesterday. The officers and men sent out in the Tagus to assist in saving the Madrid also arrived home yesterday. The unfoi tu tate vessel bad broken up, and somo trifling portion of her, such as a mast and an anchor, were the only things saved from her. In the summer an attempt will pro bably be made to save her machinery. The weather is at present too severe for any such attempt to be made. A correspondent of the Banff Journal says :—" The student of most mark this session at King's College is a Mr. Donald Robertson, a farm-servant from Speyeide— a man who holds the plough during summer, and with his earnings in the field keeps and educates himself at college in winter. All honour to him ; may his success said to equal to his deserts ! As a mat h ematician, he is to display wonderful power an d q uickness." ST. P AUL ' S , KNIGHTSBRIDGE.--LIDDELL v. WESTER -7°ll. --A. long conference was held on Saturday after noon, at the Privy Council Office, by the m s c e a rn a e y rs of the Those Privy Council, who sat as judges in present were —the Archbishop of Canttehriburys,e.the Lor.dr Chancellor, the Bishop of London, Mr. P. Leigh, Si Maule, Lord Wensleydale, and Sir J. Patteson. The time for the delivery of the judgment did not transpire. THE ART TREASURES !PALACE AT MANCHESTER. —'A high wind o n Saturday unornin did considera ble damage t o this buildi ng, b y destrnyigng portions of the glees which runs along the centre and moat f the semi -circular roof. At one time it was sirable to withdraw the exposed dee m p e a d r td fromoe the danger to which theyworkmen glass, but fortunately fragments of employed inside, were exposed by the falling wards noon, and the d a me HORTICULTURAL SOC a be th ea e sil w y i r n e d p a a b ir a e t d e . d to taTgy vv il l have decided up on t h e estab r two-guinea membe rs , an d the alt LONDON.—The Council er tinotnooff aadmneiawsiocnlafseseos,f all new subscriptions being in future Payable in advance. Mr. George M`Ewen, formerly garde ner to the late Duke of Norfolk, at Arundel, has been appointed general superintendent. INLAND REVENUE.—The not produce of the duti es on legacies and succ ess i ons i n the whole Of h 946/. dom in the ye ar 1856 amounted to 1,448 9461. t unite d ag a inst 1,628,688 1,628,688 in 1855, 1,50 1,837/. in 1848 from the 1854 passing of the A c t 16 t h and 17, ,thaVnicB.3c9.,ssl3otlo. Jan 5, . TIIE CRYSTAL PALACE CONCERTS.—Th e musi c - rooms was much crowded on Saturday, when the attractiol ° f the con cer t were en h ance d by the wonderful perform_ ancea of the blind Italian Picco on his simple pipe On this unpromi s i ng i ns t rument he played with remarkable.n facility the solos " Casta Diva" and " Ca,naval de 17-a -nise." The vocalists of the day were Miss Susan Cole and Mr. Geo. Perren. Picco is to perform again tc-clay ad throughout the week MON E y PIARKI ITi SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) 3314 ; itaid RAILWAYS. , Ambg. i s ro'ctug. Bost. & Eastr,.. June. . Belfast & Ballymena i Birmr„g. Wolverh. & Sto or Valley...—. )0 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junet all Blackburn . ....... ail Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) 1( a Bristol & Exete'r 1(0 Caledonian. 1( ) Chester & Holyhead Alll Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black. & Pass. Ali Cornwall De. A 8 Do. B 45 Dublin&Belfastjunc all Dun. P. &Aber.Junc 100 East Anglian all Eastern Courties 100 EasternUnion,A.stk 100 Do. , do. B 83 Do. New A 173 East Kent ...,....... . 100 East Lancashire all East Suffolk ....... 4 Do. 100 Edinburgh & Gla . ,, gow all Edinb. and Pee m i es... 100 Minh- Prth• 4 'sDundee all IForth and C'AydeJunc. 100 Furness ...... ........ . 101 .) Glasgeve & S.Western 1 " . 11 Great. N. of Scotland X) Gr'.at Northern 1 ( 10 rm., A. Stock 11 )0 Do., B. Stock 00 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) 'OO Gr:al.tWestern... South-Eastern ) Do. ,Str.V.R. rm. St hi Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire, Do., do. F. £l6 I Do., Wet. Riding Un D.. Southport.... London & Blackwall Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. London &N. Western Do. Fifths ...... Do. ,161. 5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths ~ London &S. Western all Lndndrry.&Coleraine: al Lndndrry. & Ennisk. )0 Manch.Shef. &Lincln. 1 Metropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arranTement 10 Midland 10 Do. Birming. & Derby Xll Midland G.West.(lr.) al Do. 3 Shares .. al Newcastle &Carlisle.. al Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd 9 Newry & Enniskillen al Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor )0 Norfolk.. .. . . 33 Northn. Counties Un 10 North British 10 North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock. .. 10 Do., A Stoc k 10 Do., B Stock 10 N.Eastern —Berwick .3/ Do. do. Extension .61 Dodo. G.N.E.Purch .11 Do. Leeds 13 Do. York 13 North London ..... .1 N. &S. Wstn., HaraP stead, and City Jn .73 North Staffordshire 11 North Western .. al N. &S. Westrn. June. )0 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton.... .6 Portsmouth .0 ißhymney )0 Scottish Central 10 Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St )0 Shropshire Union 4 Sitingbourne &Sheer al 'South Devon ..... TO South Eastern al Do. 43 per a. shares )0 South Wales .7 S. Yorksh. River Dun 7 Do. . .11 iStaines,Wok.,&'iTok 11 iStockton & Darling 5 Do. do., 1854 3 Do. do., 18N5 163 Stockton & Hartlepl 00 Taff Vale 00 Do. Pref., Ne. 1 22 Thames Hay. D. &R all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limmick all West Cornwall.. wll West End of London and Crystal Palace 11 Do. A 11 Do. Id 1 West London ... Do. First Class Do. second Class Wmbledon &Croydon St . !vv 12 l a n 50 a ll le 4 , 14 dil 12 1 1100 13 I 20 I t all all Fit. 1 100 S. 100 20 all 10 all 124' 8110 25 a: 25 St. ,1 10 10 211 -- 511 - 21/ - 1i - 261 - s 1 - $9 - 120 - 120 - Si - 9 67 - 69 81 -- 9 - 92 - 37 38 16 1 : 19} -- 20 1 104 - 10 ; !! 50 33 35 PI - .i . 98 - 99 le :7 li ... - - 36i - 3' ••• "'" 71 - 8 95 - 96 88 - 87 120 - 123 1 103 - 105 68 - 68 . 64 - 66 72 - 76 ia 74 -- 101 -10 f d— par ••• .... ti )108 - 109 1041 - ( ... 4d —par 101 —104 f •••• ..."' I 37, ••• ....' ~ 81 - 8' 53i - ii = ii 66 68 3i aid 46 47 84} - 4 - 3 - 21 39 - 40 61i - 62 97 - 99 5k 4ld 7 -- 74 10i -- 11 291 -- 301 7 - ii - 108 110 27i 28 50 62 24 lid 176 73a —74 i 85i - 864 44 3il 4 — e d 12 14 41 43 4 4 20i - 214 4 - 7 - 9 n - St si $ ISSESSIONS. i - ip 1/ lip 193 98 ti 93 96 98 Far I P ••• - •. 11 - li • p 112 - 114 2/ -21 p 107 109 191 204 21i 22 Par IP - 'p - 2ip" .... . 2 St,. St. 111 50 25 [OO 1 25 I St. 11 50 St. Ii iit.jll St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 25 2: 25 li 50 al St 10: St. t 10: 10 :31. 20 1' 20 al st. 1.1 20 I I St. ill St. 11 St. 11 St. 10 10 a] St. 101 20 1' 20 20 al 25 a] 25 1 61 - li - 2 - 5 -.... 1033 - - par 24A 61 .d 30~ - ~~ 8i 21 38a 58 8 _— 57 i i - P' 18 20 1 le 10 101 8i 9 Pm 4i 44 - 32. -- Par ... .-• . BANKS. 97 - i— 4 n 53 - 60 11 is 68 70 17 -- 18 18i -- 19 181 -- 19 ... - • 49 - 51 , 39i - 413 2 1 - 5 9 61 7 9 26 - - 9 10 8A 6i p i li 4 RAIVVSAYS. Closing nice: Batur4ay. 4j - Business done this day. St. et. 10 St. St. 5 I a] BRITISH PI ill Atlan. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen,lnd,guar. 6 p.c. al Do. .0i Buffalo & Lake Hur. 10 Buff. , Brnt. & Godch. !3 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 10 Do. do., 1 June, '74 !s. Calcutta and S. East. 16d Central Oude (Lim.) Os Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. d 0..... all Demerara .. s. 'Eastern Bengal 10 East Indian 5 Do. C Shares 11 Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,'s7 611 Do. do. do., '59, de. dl Geelong d; Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. )0 Gd. Trunk. of Canada dl Do. 6p. c. Deben dl Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Xll Gt. Wcstn. of Canada 8 Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 al Do, do., '76, p. '60... 11 Do. do., '73, do. 11 Do. do., '73, without option 11 Madras, guar. 4a p.c 611 Do. do., 5 per c. .0 Do. 44 p. c. Eaten. 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.e. 5 Do. 4th Ex., do ' ;s. Oude (Limited) 5 r 'Scinde, guar. 5 per c all Do FOR: 18 al 20i 1( 100 1101 100 Ile .00 10 20 2 20 2s 20 1 20 17i 20 . 2 St. 101 20 L 10 a 100 a 20 a St. 101 100 a] 20 a] 20 4 20i al _204 1 100 - al 100 a. 100 a: ICO a: 20 a' 20 al 20 11 20 1 20 20 5 , 20 20 20 1 , 5 al 20 1 1 6 al 611 Ayitwrp & Rotterdam .4 Ardennes Xll Belgian East. Junct. .6 Beziers to Graissessae ll Carmeaux&Touloust Coal Mines and Ry. .2 Dutch Rhenish 11 Eastern of France 31 Do. New !s. Euphrates Valley 8 Gt„ Central of France .7 Great Luxembourg 4 Italian Junction 1 1. 1 1 L ija i e k r e r sCanuds t. T u & rnh ß o a n l i e 6 Lombardo-Venetian tl 1 Lucca & Pist. sp. c. p. al Lyons and GezeTa Xll Lyons & moditerran. Xll Maria Ante - ela ill Do. New 611 Namur & Liege ill Do. do. 6p. o. Pref 611 Northern of Franck 11 NorwegianTrnk. Fret 11 Paris and Lyons 11 Paris and Orleans 20 t 20 al 20 al 20 2i 20 1 20 1 20 al 20 a' 20 20 al 20 al 334 a] 20 I al 20 I al 10 al 20 al 20 al 20 7 Reoife & San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. e• 10 74 , Rome and Frascati 20 all Royal Danish 5 all Royal Swedish 20 all 'Sambre and Meuse 10 alt ')o. 54 per cent. pref 20 all Southern of France 81 all West Flanders 10 all ,Do. 54 per c. Pref „ 20 all W.& NAT. of France 20 6 Western ofAistria 20 all West. of Svcitzerland 6 all Wiesbaden 6 all Do. Bp. cent. pref. 20 all Zealand JOINT-STOI Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co 1 British N. American C.Bk. of Ind. Au.&Ch City. Colonial ... .......... Commercial of Lond. Eng.Scot.&Aus.Cht. Lon. Ch. Bk. of Aust. Ditto New .......... London and County Lud,&E.Bnkng.Corp London Joint Stock L o nd.andWest minst. National Pro. of Eng. Do. ............... [Nation:tl hank ...... New South Wales.... 'Oriental Bank Corp. Ottoman Bank ...... Provincial of Ireland Do. New ............... Aus.B.ltG.lm.Co. South Australia...... Union of Australia... Do. Now ... •.... Union of London :... ' ~t ru itY Mutual ... )" otru Bk. of bond, all all 2.; 10 50 04 22 624 $3 - 21i 1$ 261, i 1007 ritE SUN, L - ONDO'N, MONDAY EVEIVING, MARCH 16 857. • i.•• • • . MARKET NEWS.—(This Pay.) Paid] ne.,LwAts. Leasing Companies Closing Prices Saturday. Business this day. CORN EXCHANGE. 2 ::: 4. 100 Buckghamsh. 100 Clydesdale Jc. i all Col.Stour Vy. ~ 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.e l all E. Un. H. Sh. l , 100 Glas. Barr. dr Neils. Direct. . 100 Do. New all Glstr.&Dn.Fr all Hull & Selby all Do. i Shares all Do. Shares I all Lou. &Greenw all Do. Preference 100 Lon. Til., &S. 54 Do. Bark. Sh. all Manch.Bxton. and Matlock 100 Mdld. Bradfd. 54 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. all N.4Est. 5 p.c. all Do. 6 per ct.. all Do. Fixed sp. c all Prest. & Wyre all Do. Shrs. A 100 Roystn. & Hit. all Shrews. & Her all S. Staffordsh.. all WearVal.g6pc I all Do !100 !WiltsSiSontrst Ln.&N.W. Caledon ... E.U.ItE.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian. r Do Gt.Westn Y.k N.M. I Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co, Do 1 La. &N.W. dr Midld. Midland... E. Count Do Do Do L. & N . W Do at. North* T. Brassei M. Melo* Stk.&Dar. Do. at. W PREFERENI 5 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p e.pref. (issd. at 501. , t. 100 Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St 11 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares. t. 100 Caledn..£lo 44 p. c t. 100 Ches. dg Ho. 54 p.c. t. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... 51 all Corkkßandons4p.c. 31 all Dun.Perth.kAber.J. ) 2E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. 100 Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. ii all Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l ii all Do. No. 2 1 all Do. New 6 pr. c. St. 1 all East Un., G. 6p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. I all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. . all Do. do. 4 per cent... . 100 East Lancash .6 p. cts. all E.&W. York. J. ;',hs 5 Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh, 100 Ed.Prth.SeDun.4p.e. 100 Furness, sp. c 1041 Glas. dr 5.W.G.5 p.c. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem 100 Do. 44 per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. all Gt.N.o tScot. Ist Pre 100 Gt. S di W. (Ireland) 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc 100 Do. con, red. 44 P.C. 103 Do. con. red. 4 p. a. iOO Do. irred. 4 percent. 103 Do sp. c, red. pref. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. Chester Bp. c. P. S all Do. do. 5 p. c. do 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. all iDo. Chesh. Gus. Sh. all iDo. do. do.. St. 20 50 St. all i Do. do. d• 1 100 Lan.& York. 6 pc.St. 103 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l 100 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 103 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. 100 Do. do. sp. c., No. 4 100 Lon. & N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct... 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 per ct. late 3d Shares ... all Londy.& Color. Sh. all Londy.&Ennis. Sh. 100 .1 1 f., S. ,&L. 6 p, Cont. 12 124 St. St. 411Doi do. do. £6 ... 109 Do. do. 31 per cent all Marypt. &Carl„4 p.c all Do. 4. per cent 101 Do. do. 109 Slid. Consol. 6p. c. St 100 Do. Con.Br.Bir.6 p.c 100 Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St 100 Do. L. drII. Pref. St all &c., pr 5 p. c. red. 5 p. c. pm, 8 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. all Norf k D eb. 4p. c. Sh. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 5A p.c. pf., 1847 100 1D0.Wy.V.5p.c.,1847 100 (North British ..... 34 Do. 71. Preference 100 N. E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf 8i Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6 pc. No.l 9 Do. do. Qrs., 184E_,, 10 Do. York H, is S. Pur. all North Staffordshire 100 Ox., Wei, & Wolv, 6 Ist guar..... 100 1150. 6p. c. 2d all Scot. Cent. New Pref. 100 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 103 Do. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St all South DCTOII all Do. fixed 43 pr cent. all S. Eastern (Reading Alan.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 44 per cent all Do. Fixed 43 p.e. Sh 100 IS. WalesGu - a: 4 p. c 100 Do. do. , q p. c all S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar all Stock. StD,Cr., 6p. c. 15 Do. do. do. all Stock. & Harti. C. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 all IWaterfcl& Kilk. 6 pc. BRITISH . . 2/ 12 Alfred Cons. (Philk. 20 14 British Iron. . . 20 Condurow (Cambru.) 10 1 Der. Gt. Oasis. (Tar.) ... 14s < Great South Tolgus ... 1013 GI-LW. Alfrd.(Philk.) ..• 7 Grt. W. Vor (HeLstn.) Bs6d Lady Bertha ... 7i N. Frances (Illogan) . . N. W.BASSCt (Illo gan ) ... 6/15 North Wheal Crofty 1* Par. Cons. (St.Blaxyl ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s, Sort. Cons. Min. Co ~. 2 S. Caradou (St. Cleer 2 S. Cam Brea (Illogn. ~. 19 S. W. Frances ( Illogn. 5 4. Tarn. S. &L. Min. Co le 9 Tin Croft 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap 12s 6IV. of Towey (Camar.) ~. 1i W. Basset (Illogan) 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Illogan). 5 Wh. Buller (ltdruth). ~. 5i Wh. Edward(Calstek) ~. 117 s WI). Kitty (U. Llant Ma. Ann (Menht. 4i Wh. Trelawney (Lis. 34 14° FOREIGN 7 !Australian 27 Brazilianlmp.(issue( at .£5 pna) all Do. Cocaes & Cuiad: 15 Do. St. John Del Rei Clarendon Can. Mi.u. Co. of Jamaica all Cobre Copper ip Copiapo all IFortuna all IGeneral all Linares li Lusitanian all Mariquita all Now Granada •ll INoveau Monde all IPont.Sil.LdM.k Smit, 1 Port Philip 15i Santiago de Cuba all south Australian all Do. Scrip all De. 10 p. e. all United Mexican MISCE: 19 Australian Agricult. all Australn. Royal Mail all Berlin Water Works 40 Brit. American Land 32} Canada 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 100 Do. 6 p.c.Feb.&Aug. 100 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. all Copper Min. 0 Eng. all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent. all Crystal Palace all Do. Preference all Crystal Pal, of France i Duston Iron Ore 18 Eastern Steam 100 Electric Telegraph all Electric Tel. of Irel all En.&Aust.Cep.SmCo 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. 111 Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lini.) 14 Gen, Steam Navigat. 5 London Discount all Lond. Gon. Omnibus 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Mediteran. Mee. Tel. all Mexican & S.Americn 5 Nat. Discount Co 5 Do. New 5 Netherlands Land all Do. Do. .. all Do.B p c.Ptiss.at ld. 1 Do. Do. 80 New B. &N. S. Land 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp.c. D. all N. B. Australasian... 17i Nrth.ofEuropeSteam all Oriental Gas ......... ss. Do. New Shares all tree Mr. LI. & all I Pelli 11.8111i1T k Oricrita 10 I Do. New all IRliyroney Iron all I Do: Nev;. 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest all Do. New 100 S. A us. G ov. 6p. e. bds al South Austral. Land all Submarine Tel. Scrip all Do. Registered 5 Trust& Ln' Co. IJ .Can 2S Vau Diemon's Land 100 V. Go,6pichno% Julr 93 - 95 98 - 103 11 - 13 134 - 137 31 - 44 LOT - 16 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 100 -- 105 par -- p 24 -- 2i 90 -- 92 - P '55 -- 67 1 131 - 134 1 - 9 9 - 9i 311 - 323 88 - 90 CONFIDENCE IN THE GOVERNMENT. The leading country markets held on Saturday ww:e but CITY DEPUTATION TO LORD PALMERSTON. moderately supplied with wheat, in which only limited This morning the deputation, consisting of the Lord business was t ransacte d , a t b are ly s t a ti onar y p r i ces . Fine Mayor, Si r J. D u k e , M.P., B . Oli ve i ra, M.P., W. J. Hall, J. W. Elliott, G. Allan, E. James, Thos. Ch r i s ti e, barley was sc arce , an d i n reques t, a t ex t reme ra t es . I n the value of oth er art i cles very littl e c h ange t oo k p l ace. The contine n t a l mar k e t s con ti nue i nac ti ve f or w h ea t ; T. J. Hol t , Herbert Lloyd, Thomas Dakin, R. Beeley, but our New Y or k adv i ses b r i ng a s li g ht a d vance i n th e R. Obba r d, J. Dill on , Ald erman R ose, and Sir C. D. quotations. Crossley, appoint e d a t th e City mee ti ng h e ld on Friday Very moderate od marketrate last, at th e G u ild hall, wa i ted upon Lord Palmerston at up toou his residence, C am b r id ge -h ouse , Pi cca dill y, and pre , e last suppliesw week. of k. English From grain abroad were the received imports were-7,919 qu ar t ers o f w h ea t, 20,684 barley, 13,058.0at5, sented his lordship w ith a copy o f th e reso l ut i on agreed 570 rye, 4,457 b eans, 5 peas, 382 t ares , 2,688 li nsee d, 1 ,940 t o on that occasion, expressing the confidence of the i, Idling China. rapeseed, 40 mus t ar d see d, 1,940 Indian corn, 134 sacks, bankers, merchants, traders, and electors of the city of and 6,429 barrels of flour. London in the general policy of his lordship's Govern rrkheetsutp: t D our went, especially with relation to the late events in condition. For all kinds, however, the demand ruled heavy, d ly ay of wa E s ng v l e i r s y h wheat received in h at u in p y. The Right lion, the LORD MAYOR, accompanied by The primest qualities were mostly disposed of at prices the City Remembrances a bout equal to th ose o f M on d a y l as t. Secondary and info ' members of the de P u •and the House shortly aft er t we l ve rMr kinds w ere w i t h diff ic ulty sold, and prices were car- tation, arrived at Cambridge 0 clock, wh en th ey were admitted to an immediate inten tion to get i n t o s t ock. ' tainly rath er i n f avour of buyers, w h o ev i nce d no incline view with his lordship. descriptions We were t o l era bl y well supp li e d w ith mos t The LORD MAYOR having introduced to his loriiship of foreign wheat. The market for that produce was the members of the deputation, expressed the pleas ure it heavy, yet n o quo t a b le change t oo k pl ace i n p r i ces , afforded him in being able to pre sen t hi s lordshi • h Although the i m p or t s o f f o reign barley last week w ere p wit what he believed to b e th e unanimous f e e li ng extensive, the quant i ty here — as the bulk o f th e supp l y us of the user extensive, direct into the hands of the distillers—was sanall, chants, bankers, traders, and electors of the City of and the trade ruled firm, at full quotations. London, in reference to late events connected with hie fen,in Fine parce malt ls, however, moved off stewereadily a er t very full prices. I n - lordship ' s political conduct, and banded him the or rath dull. resolution agreed to at the meeti ng a b ove referred to. Floating cargoes of grain were steady. We were well supplied with oats, for which the inqui r y Lord PALMERSTON, in reply, said that it gave him ruled heavy, at barely last week's prices, great satisfaction to find that the course that had been Beans were in good supply and sluggiiffi request,, at adopted by her M a j esty ' s G overnment, with reference barely last wee k' s prices. In peas, only a moderate business was doing, at barely to late events, should have met with the approbation previous rates, of so great a commercial community as that of the City We had a dull market for flour. In prices, however, no of London. He regretted that the House of Commons actual change took place. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. should have com e t o an a d verse vote on the motion of Wheat—Essex & Rent. Malt—Chevalier •••• 76s t,o 788 the hon. member for the West Riding, but such being Red .••• new 49s to 603 Oats Yorkshire and the fact, no other course th an th a t w hi ch the Govern- Ditto— •• .. old --e --5 Lincolnsh.,Feed 24s 25s Ditto, White new 50a 688 Potato Ditto.... •• old 8 --s Youghal and Cork protection of life and our great commercial interests in Norfolk and Lin- Black. .• .• •• 20s, 20 corn, Red, old ...41 —a Cork, White ....• 218 293 China. The Government had thought it right to pro gyeDitto new •• •• •• 488 60$ Scotch, Feed..... 26s 30s test the servants of the Crown in China in the course - old ............ -..., 603 Beans—Tick Feed..... 32s 35s New ............ 38 s 403 Pigeons Barley—Grinding.—.. 30s 32a Peas—Grey ........ .. 37 s 38 ' Malting ......... 37s 403 hiaple ••• •• 39 s 40s jesty's Ministers been th ere th ey wou ld have acted pre- Chevalier.... . . 428 49s White.— •• •• 39s 42. cisely similar. The Government, in consequence of the Bfalt—SaffolkandNor folk•• .••....... 66s 76a adverse vote referred t o , h a d f oun d i t necessary to grown ,•••• •• ........ 623 63s appeal to the country, and he was proud to hear th a t a Kingston and Ware 68. 773 city possessing so great and so many interests as the City of London should have testified its approbation of the conduct of her Majesty's Government. the deputation then withdrew. x 41 Boilers •••••• • • •• 383 46 ; Floor—Town-made..• 538 56s Suffolk ...• •• •• •• 418 423 Stooktn & Norfolk 40s 41s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The imports of foreign stock into London last 'peek were moderate—the total supply being 1,988 need. In the corresponding week in 1856 we received 181; in 1855, 555 ; in 1854, 2,399 ; in 1853, 2,488 ; i n 1852 , 1 , 726 ; an d i n 1851, 2,124 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON Lan WEER. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Hamburgh 5O ... 653 ... _ "'Antwerp — ... 45 ... ...... ... Harlingen 323 ... 22 ... ..._ "'Schiedam Rotterdam 6O - ••• 96 ... 4 ... Calais — ... Ostend Opol to 509 - ••• - ... 8 .. ..... .6 T0ta1.... 517 ... 1,229 242 ... The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheen. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1856 122 ... 17 42 ... 1855..... 356 ... 66 133 ... 1854 746 ... 1,377 ..„ 206 1853 615 1,577 296 ... 1852 337 ... 1,265 184 1851 466 1,395 219 ... 4 ''''. •• • There was a very middling show of foreign stock in to • day's market, both as to number and quality. Nearly an average time of year supply of home-fed beasts was received here this morning, but there was a slight fall ing off in their general weight and condition. The attend ance of buyers was less numerous, and the beef trade ruled inactive, at prices barely equal to Monday last. The ex treme value of the best Soots was 58 per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 1,900 Scots and shorthorns; from other parts of England, 250 of various breeds; from Scotland, 350 Scots; and from Ireland, 160 oxen. The supply of sheep was again limited, but the quality of the stock was prime. The mutton trade was much less active than on Monday last, yet that day's prices were sup ported. The best old Downs in the wool were worth. 65., out of the wool 5s per 81b. There were about 3,000 shorn sheep in the mark e t. We had a good veal trade, at last week's currency. The supply of calves was limited. In pigs, the supply of which was small, very little was doing, at last week's currency. Per Bibs to sink the offal. e. d. e. d. e. et. e. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 Prime Southdown 510 6 0 Second quality... 3 8 4 0 Large crse. calves 4 0 5 2 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 Prime small d 0... 5 4 5 8 Prime Scots, &a. 410 5 6 Large hogs 3 8 4 4 Inferior Sheep _4 6 410 Small porkers 4 6 5 2 Second quality ...5 0 5 2 Suckling ealves..23 0 30 Prime erse.-wlled.s 4 5 6 Quarter old pi; 5.21 0 28 TOTAL SUPPLY: FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 3,366 Beasts 2l Sheep ...16,920 Sheep Calves 69 Calves Pigs 222 Pigs • statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stook exhibited and geld in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market. on Monday, March 17, 1856, and this day, Monday, March 16, 1857. Per Bibs, to sink the oft'als. March 17, 1856. March 16,'57 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts ... 3 2to 3 4 3 4to 3 6 Second quality ditto 3 6 310 3 8 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 2 1 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, eic ............4 4 4 6,4 10 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep 3 4 3 814 6 410 Second quality ditto 310 4 25 0 5 2 Prime coarse wooll e d ditt o 4 4 4 615 4 5 6 Prime Southdown ditto 4 8 4 10;5 10 6 0 Lambs ... 0 0 010 0 • 0 Large coarse calves 4 6 5 4 0 5 2 Prime small ditto ... 6 6 015 4 5 8 Largo hogs 3 6 4 2 3 1 4 4 Neat small porkers 4 4 410 4 6 5 2 Beasts,,. 3,709 3,503 ▪ ..• •.. Sheep .• ••• . 21,510 15,650 Calves... 54 114 Pigs 140 230 SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 16, • - 1855.—Beasts, 4,311: sheep, 20,040 ; calves, 107 ; p i gs, 310. March 20, 1854.—B eas t s, 3 , 631; sheep, 18,889 ; calves, 119; pigs, 335, NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. ----- --- The supplies of most kinds of meat on sale here con tinue very moderate. Generally speaking the demand is steady, as follows . Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, interior 3 0 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 310 Do. primp large 4 0 4 2 i Do., do. small 4 4 4 6 ( Pork, large 3 8 4 4 Mutton, Inferior Do., middling Do., prime s. d. 1,. 4 3 6 3 10 .4 0 4 6 .4 8 4 10 .3 10 5 0 .4 6 5 4 Veal - Pork, small There is a fai r average business BOROUGH HOP. hops, the show o f w hi ch is t o l era bly good at last week's prices. _doing in most kinds of Mid and East Rent pockets, 31 15s to 51 12s ; Weald of Kent, 3/ 5s to 5/ Oa ; Sussex, 3/ 3s to 41 Os ; yearlings, 11 108 to 3/ 15r. per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since Monday last about average supplies of potatoes have come to hand, coastwise and by land carriage. For most kinds we have a slow inquiry, at about stationary prices. Last week's imports were 110 bags, 3 baskets from Rotterdam, 15 tons from Leer, and 6 tons from London derry. York Regents, 110 s to 120 s per ton ; Kent and Essex do., 110 s to 120 s ; Scotch do., 100 s to 1203 ; do. cups, 90s to 100 s ; Middlings, 65s to 755 ; Lincolns, 100 s to 120 s; Blues, 100 s to 1103. L. At the public sal es the attendance of buyers continues good, bat Cape wools are less active, and the full advance at the opening is not supported, the rise being confined from le to is Old per lb. Other wools, however, are very firm. The following rates have been paid :—Anstralian— Clean sheep's is 83d to 2s 00 ; scoured, is 110 ; scoured lamb's, 2s 2d; skin, 2s 2d; do. handwashed, is 10d to 2s lAd. Port Philip--Clean sheep's, le 2d to 2s 20; scoured, is lld to 2s 9d ; lamb' s, 2 s 0d to 2s 5d ; locks, is 31d to is 10d. Van Dieman'e Land —Clean sheep's, 2a 3d Co 2s 34d; skin, is 7d to le 110 ; do. scoured, 2 8 Cape— Clean sheep's, is to 2026 d ; handwashed, ls 4d to 2s 10 ; do. superior, 2s 6d ; lamb's, 2s. East India— Sheep's, 2s 00 to 2s 6d per lb. The private market is very firm. Last week's imports were 620 bales f rom 143 from Havre, 2 from Boston, fBryodmnela and gY'°2,,soo 2 6 r l e from f'rom 19 4 MfHroeaml Odessa , mboburron' The following are the current r a t es of English wool : . Melbourne, 441 f rom the Cape, 79 Down tegs, is 7d to is &I; half-bred hoggets, le 6d to is 7d ; Kent fleeces, le 5d to is 6d ; Down ewes, le 5d to is 6d ; Leicester fleeces, is 4d to le 5d ; combing skins, is 3d to is 5d ; flannel wool, le 2d to le 6d ; and blanket wool, 10(1 to is 2d per lb. SEEDS. The smallness of the stocks of linseed enables holders to maintain their prices, notwithstanding the extremely dull trade for it. Bombay has realised 71s, fine Calcutta 695, and Odessa 68s per quarter. Ow market for linseed cakes has been more active, but w ith out improvement in price. The bulk of the Calcutta rap e o ff ering is out of condition ; prices, consequently, range w id e l y. Sound may be quoted 676 ; red or yellow Bombay, 70 s ; white Sesame, 62s 6d to .. . 6(1 21 56t2:22 and Niger, 50 3 per quarter. + Callaw a y .. 44s 46s swede ..•• •• —21 s C0 r i ander............ 225 24s toillatard, 8r0wn."... 203 22 s li ercpseed, per quarter 45s 46s White, new...... lOs 128 Linseed, Eng.iowing•• 72s 74s 6 T 3 urni s ; p C , eA h c i u te t , t Wp a er te b e u l a s h e Tares,Winter, n0w.... 6s Od 7s Od Crushing ........ 58s 72s Old•• •••••••• •• —3 — s Baltic •••• .• •• .• —3 —s Canary, per quarter .. 62s 70s Rye grass (new) ...... 343 41s Lins2e d d e C ss a a ke . , p — r to " ri • — • 68s 69s CloTer,RedEng. (cwt.) 525 984 English .. lollos 10115 s White •• .• .... •• 665 824 Foreign, porton 9110511 030 d Foreign Red...... 683 805 Rape cakes per ton 61 Oa 61 10. White— ;6s 803 Trefoil, new...• .... •• 295 354 Mood, pr . qr. TALLOW. Since our last report only a limited b us iness has :been transacted in tallow, and pri ces have continued to g i ve way. To-day Y.Y.C. on the spot is soiling at 665. per cwt. Rough fat has declined to 2s 3d per 81bs. L 353. 1855. 1856. 1857. Stock this day .... 35.090 446 6.1 to Price of Y. C .•••€i 448 9d Delivery last week • • 2,005 Ditto from June 1.... 84,841 Arrivals last week.. 728 Ditto from Junel .... 79,303 Price of Town... 45 9,1 3,48 3 35,532 64; Od 475 e 0 .! --s Od A,407 1,439 82 ,94 2 ,891 G 6 ,605 8 , 2 95 , 0 69 66,423 64i sd od 22,552 14,893 55s 6d to 66s Od Od to —s Od 962 3 34 88,530 90,217 491 1, 394 64,640 88,130 538 6d 521 Od PREACHERS AND PREACHING. LITER.ATURE. i Ace contemporary : F The following letter has been add resse d to a ' • , needs of Bohemia; or, Phases- of London Life. Sir,—One S un d ay morn i ng a b ou t a month aeo . I By . E. M. Whitty, author of "Tile Governing my wife sa'd, "Let us send the children to St. 1 T te s s i e s s." 2 , vols. Smith and Elder. singular and original kind, Margaret's to hear the Archbishop of -- preach ' a work o f a on behalf of the Society for Aged Ecclesiastical disp laying no incons i derable . ability on , the part of the , Cripples, which is to celebrate to-day its three pointment the mind yetd producing a degree of disap hundredth anniversary." So the children went, of the readearn di ssatisfaction i i. in Novel," and truly !!) aut . . though the parents, for reasons immaterial to men- th is entitled " A .. Satirical lion, could not go with them. " Well, children, hor seems to have ~,. set before h• how did you like the Archbishop of as Ins object a spirit of depreciating ' sarcasm. It is maintained throughout, and there by _ l and wha t did he say about 'the Aged Ecclesiastical cripples?'" :loses its effect, for it' va ned loses its po i nt. We Here the children—for it was during their dinner , —attacked th e i r f oo d w i th great voracity, but are doubtless bo un d to suppose that the opinions never a word cou ld we get out of their mouths and characters are n o t th ose which the author ima- Igines should be, b u t what are, and th a t i n portray about the spi r it ua l f east of which they had just them in their t rue co l ours, he has had the out. The mor e th ey were pressed the more they • t m g partaken. N o I no t even the text could they bring laudable ambition of eff ec ti ng b y ridicule what could not be done by morali s i ng . But it is ques blushed and hung th e i r h ea l s over their plates, produce any suc h effect until at last, in a r age , I accused them of tionable having if his work will In the first place, he does not s t r i ve to i mpress any fallen asleep during th e serv i ce. T h i s charge threw my firstborn on his def ence , an d h e so bb ed out the definite principles. He shows us a mournful pano rama of the worldly, the selfish, the di s h onest, the truth, for by this time th e i r eyes were f u ll of tears. . vicious, the idle, and the vulgar mind e d ; b ut, "Why, papa ! we can't sa y w h a t th e Arch b ishop of -- said, because we c ou ld no t h ear a word he though we may gather from occasional p assages that his admiration ii given to At higher class o f said. He is very old, and has g o t no t ee th ; an d , motives and actions, he tid:.=e4 not even imply it, or do you know, I don't thi n k h e h as go t any tongue lead his readers to do so. In the second pl ace , either, for, tho u gh we saw hi s li ps mov i ng, we could not hear a single word." On this I said no with very few exceptions, all his characters are o f more, but I thought a good deal of "the Aged this class. He scarcely shows us a glimpse of real Ecclesia s ti ca l C r i pp l es " an d th e i r venera bl e advo- goodness and simplicity. It may be doubted, from cite, and, bei ng some thi ng o f a p hil o l og i s t, I in his pages, whether he believes in their existence in dulged in dreamy speculations on the possibility of the every-day world of business and politics. But setting aside th ese cons id era ti ons , the book is. a an alphab e t composed entirely of la bi a l s ; and i f my wife had not roused me from my dream by lively picture, or rather a series of pictures, o some mere matter-of-fact uestion I almost think I f social life. Th ere i s littl e di rect s tory. It i s should h ave given my re flections to the world in more a collection of sketches, which somewhat per the-shape o f a small pamphlet entitled "The Lan- plea the reader with th e i r entanglements. There is gunge of Labi a l s, or how to preach sermons without one serious fault, howeve r , t o b e f oun d w ith the the aid of either tongue or teeth ; published for style—its occasional want of refinement. Satire need never be coarse, and the keenest weapons are the benefit of the Society of Aged Ecclesiastical Cripples, and dedicated, of course by permission, to - usually the most highly polished. This will render the Archbishop of —." many passages distasteful to the reader, and the Now list en t o anot h er story. A friend of mine, author would do well to revise his productions a Scotch P res b y t er i an, comes up to town and says, more carefully in future. Notwithstanding its "I want t o h ear S purgeon ; let us go. " Now, l am _ faults, the book will probably have many admirers supposed to be a Hi g h those who wish to amuse a passing hour with lively " What, go an d h ear a Calviitist—a, B4tist---:a man Churchman, so I answered, sketches of the f au lt s au d f o lli es o f _others, and those who ought to be ashamed of himself for being so who appreciate the ability without being very cri tica/ as to the w a y i u w hi c h it i s emp l oye d . An near the Chur c h an d yet not within its pale 1 " Never mind, com e an d h ear hi m. " Well, we went other class, those wh o see k th e s t ar tli ng an d un " common, will find many scenes an d hi s t or i es i n yesterday mor n i ng t o th e M us i c -ha i l, Surrey Gar- these volumes suit e d t o th e i r t as t e. Th ey cer dens. At fi rs t I f e lt a strange sensation of wrong- tai my display o r i g i na lit y an d a bilit y, a qu i ck e y theatricalperfor mance on S un d ay; nor d i d a terrific doing. It was some thi ng lik e go i ng to a morning e to detect the v i ces an d f o lli es o f th e soc i a l sys- tern, and a skilful h an d t o d ep i c t th em. Th ere i s gust of wind whi c h sen t th e A rct i c R egions, erected only wanting the spi r it t o fi n d th e di amon d i n th e out of laths an d pas t e b oar d i n a style regardless of charcoal as well as th e d ross i n th e go ld, th e expense, flyin g across th e water of the lake, tend to basis of solid principle and th e supers t ruc t ure o f cheer a m i n d d epressed by the novelty of the scene. Fancy a congre ga ti on , cons i st i ng of 10,000 souls, taste, a plot better moulded and a s tyl e more care streaming into the b a ll, moun ti ng t h e galleries, fully penned, to render the author remar k a bl e humming, buz z i ng , an d swarm i ng —a mighty hive of among present writers of fiction. bees----eager to secure at first the best places, and at last any place at all. After waiting more than half an hour—for, if you wish to have a seat, you must be there at least that space of time in advance—Mr. Spurgeon ascended the tribune. To the hum and rush of trampling of men succeeded a low concen trated thrill and murmur of devotion, which seemed to run at once like an electric current through the breast of every one present, and by this - magnetic chain the preacher held us fast bouud for about two hours. It is not my purpose to give a summary of his discourse. It is enough to say of his voice that its power and volume are sufficient to reach every one in that vast assembly ; of his lan guage, that it is neither highflown nor homely ; of his style, that it is at times familiar, at times de clamatory, but al wa y s h appy and often eloquent ; of his doctrine that neither th e C a l v i n i s t nor t h e Baptist appear in the forefront of the battle which is waged by Mr. Spurgeon with relentless animosity and with gospel weapons against irreligion, cant, hypocrisy, pride, and those secret bosom sins which so easily beset amen in daily life ; and, to sum up all in a word, it is enough to say of the man him self that he impresses you with a perfect conviction of his sincerity. But I have not written so much about my child ren's want of spiritual food when they listened to the mumbling of the Archbishop of —, and my own banquet at the Surrey Gardens , without . a de sire to draw a practical conclusion from om these two stories, and to point them by a moral. Here is a man not more Calvinistic than many an incumbent of the Established Church who "hunsbles and mum bles," as old L a ti mer says, over his liturgy and text. Here is a man who says the complete im mersion, or something of the kind, of adults is ne cessary to baptism. These are his faults of doctrine, but if I were the examining chaplain of the Arch bishop of --, I would say,—" May it please your Grase, here is a man able to preach eloquently able to fill the largest church in England with biz voice, and, what is more to the purpose, with people. And mayit please your Grace, here are two churches in this metropolis, St. Paul's and Westminster Abbey. What does your Grace tbink of inviting Mr. Spurgeon, this heretical Calvinist and Baptist, who is able to draw 10,000 souls after him, just to try his voice, some Sunday morning, in the nave of either of those churches ? At any rate, I will an swer for one thing, that if he preaches in Westmin ster Abbey, we shall not have a repetition of the disgraceful practice now common in that church of having the sermon before the anthem, in order that those who would quit the church" when the arid sermon begins may be forced to stay it out for the sake of the rau9ic which follows it.' But I am not, I am sorry to say, examining chap lain to the Archbishop of ; so I can only send you this letter from the devotional desert in which I reside, and sign myself, The Second Wife: a Novel. 3 Vols. Hurst and Blackett. This story possesses so many features of interest that the reader who is not pleased with one portion of its contents will find no difficulty in meeting another more suited to his taste. An unusual number of heroines appear, but it is to the i merit of the author that the individuality of each s pre served. Although they are some of the same age, and of eqiial station, the distinction is marked, and one cannot serve as a copy to the other. The vary ing shades of disposition are depicted, from the giddy, trifling Georgy Bloomfield to the reserved and haughty Miss Mainwating. The fine lady of fashion, the Countess of Armadale, is a contrast to the unsophisticated and timid Blanche, while the chief character, the second wife, Edith, is an ad mirable impersonation. Firm in purpose, kind of heart, gifted with considerable penetration, and, above all, possessed of high principles, she was not likely to pass unnoticed in any sphere, still less in the peculiar one in which she was placed. The arrangements of the plot are ve r y s kilf u lly devised, and if anything could naturally conduce to the step Blanche took, certainly the events narrated would do so. It is not, however, generally deemed advisable to introduce into the pages of romance a subject such as forms the groundwork of this novel. Those needing a solemn warning, or a striking illustration, would not seek them in light reading ; and the indignation which conduct such as Vivian's and others must excite, loses its force when merely brought before us in the guise of fiction, and con fused in the mind with the follies of fashion and the mere common-place details of ever day. Above and beyond these considerations, it may be urged that forms of faith demand au undivided attention 'if one is to pass censures on the modes adopted by their devotees to carry ,out their peculiar purposes, , and it seems wanting in respect to introduce them in the way here described. Apart from these thoughts, the story con tains many merits. As Lefore remarked, the 'points of attraction are not few nor far between. It is not, therefore, probable that ( it will fail in affording entertainment. The election which is introduced forms a subject of in terest and excitement. The friends Main warirtg and Egerton are placed in a strange position as rival candidates, and the vexation of Egerton when he finds himself victorious is amusing to contem plate. Lord St. Ormonde presents an in stance of an excited temperament, worked on by superstitious fears. Major Aubrey is a clever sketch of a vain and selfish man. Al- , gernon Vere is of a higher order of merit, and the little that is said of him attracts admiration. Some of the s econ d ary c h aracters display great skill in delineation, and form no mean auxiliaries to the elaborate plot of the story. lIABITANS IN &coo. Broad Phylactery, Westminster. SLR JOHN Iit'NEILL AND COLONEL TULLOCH. The following letters published in a Parliamen tary paper on Friday, complete the correspondence, part of which has already appeared in The Sun:— " " 63, Eaton-s quare ,24 t h F eb., 1857. My Lord,—ln acknowledging the receipt of your lordship's letter of the 20th inst., I have the honour to express my obligation to her Majesty's Government for the recognition of the services rendered by Sir John M`lgeill and myself, and for the expression of your opinion of their value. "It affords me also the utmost satisfaction to find that, after the severe and very unusual test to which the report of my colleague and myself has been exposed, It should at length have been honoured by the approbation of her Majesty's Government. "As, however, it would neither be in accordance with the motives which induced me to undertake this service, nor the high opinion you have expressed of its value, to accept any reward of the nature proposed, I beg respect fully to decline any pecuniary recempence whatever.--I have, (Signed) " ALEX. M. TULLOOX, Col. 4, The Right Hon. Lord Panmure, ko." "(No. 4.) " War-ofMce, Feb. 28, 1857. "Sir,---I have the honour to acknowledge your letter of the 21st inst., in reply to mine of the 20th. "I should not have thought it necessary to add to this correspondence had it not been for the interpretation which you have put upon a passage in my letter, and which I feel it to be due both to you and myself to cor rect. "I certainly had no intention whatever to place a money value on the advantages derived from your re port, and on a careful review of my letter to you, I can not help considering that such a construction of its terms is somewhat strained and hypercritical. " All that I aimed at was to convey to you, in the most courteous manner, the offer of the Government, and to signify my regret for my own personal omissions in this matter. "I have, &c.,, " Sir John 11I'Neill." (Signed) " PANKURE. "(No. 5.) "Granton-house, Edinbur.zh, March 2. "My Lord,—l had the honour to receive this morn ing your Lordship's letter of Feb. 2'B, in which you in formed me that all you aimed at in your letter of the 20th ult, was to convey to me, in the most courteous manner, the offer of the Government, and to signify your regret for your own personal omissions in this matter. "This assurance has afforded me the greatest satisfac tion, and I deeply regret that the proceedings in regard to the commission with which I was connected have not been such as would have entitled me to assume that your Lordship's intentions were friendly or courteous, though the terms in which you expressed them appeared to imply a different meaning. " I have, 4ke., "JOHN M`NEILL. "The Right Hon. the Lord Panmure, G.C.8., &c.' FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH KENT RAILWAY. —On Thursday night, as the 12 30 train from London was passing the Spa-road station, a sudden jerk was felt by the passengers, and on the arrival of the train atNew cross station the chief guard, W. C. Jones, was missing from his box next the tender. The station -master and the night watchman immediately went up the hue, and a few yards from the Spa -road station they found the bcdy of the unfortunate man lying on the rails, dead and horribly mutilated. An inquest was held on Satur-. day. The Spa-road station -master stated that he hail co casionally seen the deceased get out of his brake and go along the steps of the carriages to see that all was right, and had remonstrated with him on the danger of so doing. A verdict of " Accidental death" was returned. D ISEASE AMONGST THE COWS O F L ONDON .— , v . log, been reported that a fatal epizootic disease 105 flesh, vailing emongst the cows of London, and that theh nGo. of the diseased animals is sold fOr human food. , vernment have directed an investigation on the the allegations, and into the effects n Pr o ° fauch diseased human constitution hy the consumpti e o d been entrusted meat. The inquiry has, we understa to Dr. GreeDhOW.-2714 Lancet , into produced e h d e truth of Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches. T. Carlyle. Vol. I. Charles O'Malley. By Charles Lever. Vol. 11. Chapman and Hall. Thesetwo popular editions of twopopular writers in most opposite styles and subjects are continued with credit. The Letters and Speeches of Cromwell, edited by Mr. Carlyle, is a work well known and widely circulated. Though the opinions expressed iu it have been often challenged, its value as a standard historical work is indisputable. Tbe pre sent volume is the first of three, which will com plete the work, and will be issued monthly. Charles O'Malley is compltted in this volume, and will no doubt afford as much entettainment to the lovers of the humorous as it did on its first appear ance. The illustrations, by H. B. Browne, ars not the least among the attractions of the volume. THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. (From the Building News. ) Many of the internal portions of the structure are now completed, and the upper portions of the Victoria and Clock towers are proceeding, externally, as rapidly as the season will allow and the hazardous nature of their works admit of. The scaffolding is now erected to its full height for the setting of the crowning portions of the turrets at the angles of the former tower, and the roof of the latter is nearly completed. In the interior, the Peers' staircase is now finished, and is a perfect gem of architectural design in the style of which it is composed. The spandrels between the ribs of the groining of the roof have been coloured blue, of the richest ultramarine, and are studded with go'den stars , that relieve the quiet lighta n d shade of the mo u ldi ngs o f the roof, which are very judi ciously left in one colour—that of the stone itself. The bosses clasping the various interse c ti ons o f th e r ib s, are embellished with emblazoned shields, surrounded with foliage in great variety. The Peers' corridor, leading directly to the House of Lords, is now also completed. The roof of this communicating passage is constructed of a pointed arch, the form of which is peculiar to the Tudor period, and is divided into compartments, having stained glass inserted in them, which has at once a pleasing e ff ect, and serves als o t o li ght the corridor veiy effectually. In the Prince's chamber very great act vance.: have been made. Mr. Gibson's colossal group, representing her Majesty Q ueen Victoria enthroned, having been placed in peeition under one of the prin cipal arches on one side of the room, and is no w en ti re l y finished. The Q uee n i s represented sitting on a th rone , holding the ght laurel i b n ywh a e r r esa r tt i ah g t h ; ri g ht h an d , i p s o sti te s d pe o n n de t d he a riBti and from her_ .e.l left and the latter has e Sovereign is sup left by Clemency ;th former a a h e holds a hleahf i l i e dj d ' t h e s w ord lance, branch, emblematical of swo r d in her left hand, and an olive right. The figure of the Queen is 8 ft. 1411, and those on each side upwards of ft.each. ' from the purest blocks of statuary marble that the quarries of Carrara could afford, and as a great work of ideal The back of the throne sculpture deserves great 'praise. peace, in her on which the Queen sits is surrounded by lions, ex pressive of British strength and courage. In front of the footstool are sea-horses, e mblematic of dominion on the pedestal are bassi relicri of Commerce , .Science, and th e useful arts, having in the background , in faint relief, th e ocean, and inserted in panels on the three sides of the w i res of the electric telegraph, and steam-engine, the objects.guether with two t in the larger panels • is prepared for them, eight of Mr. Theed's walls, in pane other representations of usefal A roun d ...ie paintings The former are exquisite productions of above them. o w f o E rk j a wa b r a d v v e I tee a h nd fi xt xe a d r , y the sculptor's art, and have been successfullye'e.trotyped beautiful in bronze from the original models. The subjects com prehend respectively, " Edward VI. signing the Cloprter for Christ's Hospital," " L ady Jane Grey, " " Bastion Carbot," " Catherine o f Aragon appealing to Henry VIII.," " Sir Walter Raleigh spreading the Cloth for Queen Elizabeth," " The Death of Sir Philip Sidney," "Queen Mary looking back on France," and the " Mur der of David Rizzio in the presence of Mary Queen of Scots." The two paintings to which we have advertel are stiff, elaborate, and Holbeinish in their character, and by having a somewhat deep plinth at bottom, somewhat destroy the effect and proportion of the oblong panels in which they are placed. 701 i 11 10/ 1671 S 104 571 61 471 G 741 1 8I 12i 25 20 St. 9! I 10 25 15 20 16j i i 5S 9i 11 , k5l 25 51 25 12), 50 25 12i St. restn. 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E 4 LOO 10 16i 10 19 9. 14 2 135 4k 314 SPORTING NOTES. The programme prepared by Mr. Merry for Warwick does not require much discussion. It presents only a scanty promise of sport, but the racing will doubtless, in certain respects, be interesting. Some formidable names are appended to the Trial Stakes, for which I shall let Fisherman do battle for me, despite the pro bability of his encountering two such "clippers" as Melissa and Gemma di Vergy. By the way, if Gemma di Vergy be really the property of Mr. Coglan, there may be some difficulty about his starting. For the Willoughby Handicap I shall give my faith to Prince of Orange and Mysterious Jack. For the Mile Handicap I shall select Lord Nelson and Plausible. Jack the Giant Killer, Questionable, and Profile are my fancies for the T.Y.C. Handicap. Should Codrington go to the post he shall be my selec tion for the Great Warwickshire Handicap. In his ab sence either December or Tame Deer may pull through. The Two-Year-Old Stakes I assign to Greenwich Fair. Thursday's races I will touch upon on Wednesday. March 16. A FRESH MAN. WARWICK RACES,—MONDAY. AARlVED. — Mysterious Jack, First of May, Emigran Royalty, and Merry Sunshine. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, March IG.—Wind this day at noon, W.S.W. to W. ; fine and clear. It blew a gale yesterday with very heavy squalls, and snow, hail, and rain. PORTSMOUTH, March 15. Wind W.N. W. —Arrived— Hannibal, from Canton; Speedwell, London, for Ja maica. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday, 10 a.m. Wind W. .Arrived—Conatitution, steamer, from Antwerp; Harriet, Cardiff; Carolinida, Cherbourg; Spray, Havre. Sailed—Effort and Flora, for Sunderland. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind S.W. Arrived--Eagle Speed, from Mobile ; Henry Buck, New Orleans ; Agenora, Savannah ; Rolling Wave, Mauritius ; Vocalist, Sydney ; Patriot Queen, Calcutta ; Cassispia, Mauritius; Addie Snow, New Orleans. It has now been determined that the Emperor Alexander will pay a visit to the Emperor at ,Paris, and also visit Italy. During his absence there will be A Council of Regency. LLANDAFF CATIIEDDAL.-=After a restoration extend. ing over a period of ten years, the cathedral church of Llandaff is about to be re-opened for public worship. The celebration has been fixed for Thursday. the 16th proximo, whea a sermon will be preached in the morn ing by the Right Rev, the Lord Bishop of Oxford. THE INCIISMENCY OF CLEKENWELL.— The election to the incumbency of Clerkenwelt has been fixel for the 30th instant. The Rev. Horace Roberts has retired from the contest, having been appointed curate of Bed ford Episcopal Chapel Chapel, Bloomsbury ; and it is supposed that there will be no strong opposition to the election of the Rev. R. Maguire, the secretary of the Islington Protestant Institute. The Court of Assizes on Friday tried a man named Plu for the murder of his sister. On the morning of the 27th Dec., the man, who for five years had lived with his sister in the Place d'Armes at St. Denis, in formed some of the occupiers of the house that he bad found his sister lying dead in bed. Those persons imme diately went up to the room, and found the woman dead. The man said he would have the corpse buried at once, and that he himself would prepare it for interment.; but his neighbours informed the commissary of police, and that functionary bad an examination made of the body. It was then discovered that the deceased, after receiving a blow on the head from some blunt instrument which stunned her, bad been suffocated by having a large piece of wool thrust into her month, It was further discovered that a number of pieces of gold, chiefly foreign, and some securities, which the woman was known to possess, had disappeared. The man was suspected, as for some time be had been on bad terms with his sister, and had fre quently illtreatedrher ; and the cause of their dissen sions was that he was lazy and drunken, and made her maintain him. On the previous evening the people liv ing in the adjacent rooms had heard the woman bitterly reproaching some one, and shortly after they heard smothered cries. As the woman had scarcely any friends, it was morally certain that the person whom she re proached could be no other than her brother. More over, there were no signs of any forcible entry having been made into the apartment, and the brother alone bad a key of it. He pretended that ho had passed the whole of the previous eveningand night in a new lodging which be bad hired in a different part of the town, but, on inquiry, it turned out that he had not been near the place. He was searched and a sum of 306 f., of which 230 f. were in gold, was found on him ; some articles of jewellery, a voucher for 1411 reate, and a bond of the City of Paris of 1,0001., were besides found in a trunk which be had secreted in a garret. He pretended that be had saved up the sums in ques tion, but he could not state how he originally became possessed of them. A farther sum of 1,8601., chiefly in gold, was found i n a d rawer , and when it wasdiscovered be alleged that it was his, but he could not state what the precise amount was • so that it wa s reasona bl e t o assume that he had secreted it without counting it, But what was the strongest proof of his guilt was that the gold found on him was of the reigns of Bonaparte Con sul, 'Napoleon Louis XVIII., and Charles X , and his sister had had pieces of those reigns, and took plea. sure in showing them to her neighbours ; and, besides, he had some pieces of Italy, England, and Holland, whioh also his sister had possessed. Toe jury declared the man guilty, not of murder, but of manslaughter, and the Court condemned him to 20 years' hard labour. THE TROUBETSKOY FAMILY.—The P anco-Sclavoniam Review gives the following biography of the Troubetskoy family, with which the Count de Moray has lately allied himself by marriage:—" The Princes Troa betskoy are descendants of Olgord, Great Grand Duke of Lithuania, son of Gaedimine, and father of the celebrated Jagellon. They derive their name from the town of Troub tchevsk, in the government of Tchernigoff. At the com mencement of the 17th century, at the time of the war of independence undertaken by Russia, defending herself against the establishment at Moscow of the Polish dy nasty, Prince Dmitry, of the family of Troubetskoy, wan proposedifor the throne by the Cossack troops and by a minority of the army, and was thus presented to the elec tion of a new dynasty to which the Grand Council of the Empire was about to proceed. Other candidates were op posed to him, and from the confli c t i ssue d t h e Czar, the young Michel Romanoff. It was thus that Prince Dmitry was rejected from the throne of Russia. Under the reign of the Czar Alexis Prince Alexis Troubetskoy was one of the most distinguished statesmen in Europe ; and the Czar, as a reward for his eminent Services, gave him, as his absolute property, the town of Troubtchevsk, the ancient domain of his ancestors. The deed of gift is con tained among the archives of the town, but the donation was not transmitted to the family, Prince Alexis before his death having given back the town to the Czar. This family has produced other distinguished men ; Prince John was field-marshal of the empire, as was also his nephew, Prince Nikita. The latter also became Pro cureur-General of the Senate, a dignity which corre sponds to the present functions of Minister of Justice." MADRID, March 9.—The projected expedition against Mexico assumes an aspect of some import ance. Considerable preparations are making. General Pezuela is spoken of for the chief com mand. The choice of the Government is said to lie between him and General Lersundi, the present Minister of Marine. The Three per Cento. were done at 39.20 ; ditto Deferred, 25,30 156 5 x d