The Sun. — London, England, 1857-05-18 00:00:00

had Es, 3 at ugra a and !ssing ,e ihe 50 the MONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE CITY, Two o'CLocK. Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton karket on Saturday closed quietly, but firmly, at 1111 Y Friday's quotations. The sales were esti mated at 6,000 bales, 500 of which were taken by th e exporters. The Railway Share Market was in 11 uncertain state, and quotations wer e a shade 'ewer than on Friday. _ . . The letters received from the manufacturing districts of the north still describe business as b eing dull, the decrease of money and the high 'Notation of the raw material checking production. Ihl many cases the mills are working short time, no twithstanding Mr. Hankey's assertion in the souse of Commons, that the present p osition of , k honey-market had no effect whatever upon t ; t ra de) which he alleged to be in a most riving condition in Manchester , Liver p ool, and T endon. The fineness of the weather, however, al ercises a beneficial influence ; and, in the event ; ,. °f money becoming rather easie", increased activity shortly anticipated. In Mark-lane to-day business is dull, and English I Pheat is rather cheaper. Although the pressure for money within th© last IT clays, both in Lombard - street and at the Stock Exchan ge has been rather more severe, hopes are Yet entertained of au early alteration for the better, as the engagements falling due during the re 41ainder of the month are not believed to be heavy. T his 4, increased demand has chiefly emanated from th e Stock Exchange, andparties associated with the tee vernent of the precious metals. Since the Bank Per used to continue their practice of granting loans the J o bbers find great difficulty in raising the means to pay any large amount of stock that may be thrown upon he market, and they are compelled to submit to i t i l er ions terms for the accommodation required. t 0 ; 44 necessarily has an unfavourable effect upon e general discount market ; but it is contended th e at, with a large importation of gold and a limi t ed Port i nqu i ry, th e B an k will steadily acquire stre ngth, whi c h will soon enable the Directors to l c4 ifY their mi n imum. Th e l ate accounts from China r e ti Pottin g an a d vance i n th e rates of exchange at el lg Kon g an d Shanghai seem to have given rh ea to s ome Uneas i ness l es t the shipments of silver th °ll4l again become extensive, but the re is reall y tr, de p e nd Just cause for alarm on this point , as all will th e upon the quantity of tea and silk required. th P rE sent the accounts relative to the progress of si lk crop in the south of Europe are sa a'ct°rY, and if the yield should prove of an aver age character, a n alteration in the ex changes will, no doubt, take place when h e i ntelligence arrives out. In the south of sly the opinions expressed as to the probable art ' "e B t are f avoura ble, but it is too early to form ern y , e stireate of the probable produce of the north 1-iistricts. F rom th e sou th of France also, the north ace were generally encouraging. During the b e fortnight, the advices from this quarter will P e ptised with much interest, as the satisfactory pro tpo g r ess of the money market is greatly dependent the result of these crops. I'ast b Week the imports of specie amounted to :lid O ut 500,000/ , an d the exports to 76,0001., be aa,:a Private remittances, the particulars of which e not ascertained. u nited steam er America, just arrived from the ab o u t t d States, brings a large amount of gold, viz., de.il ' 128,8801. The Orinoco, from the West les ) is announced with about 188,7 141 . Be lt es t hese, the Hero, from Port-Philip, is in, but beals,rdnot yet known whether she has any g old on h 4'civice have been received in town of the stop ear, th r ° o 6 ,, of Messrs. R. Lawe and Co.'s bank at Preston, u the sudden death of that gentleman. ,hereo Were branch establishments at Ormskirk and tit hpert, but it is expected that no loss will be 118t ained by th e d e positors. , 4 T 4. . h e Funds are steady to-day, but there is an parts absence of speculative activity, which ina- Lii r ta a degre e of flatness to the market. Prices, r 'ove r , ex hibi t no decline, and a few purchases ill all probability would cause a slight advance, as is rather easier, and koney toin specie continues arrive large quantities. Consols for transfer have been 93'1- 94, and 93 For (4 e account they have 94.1- t, which are the present quotations. The New Threes are 921 2, and the Reduced, 928 ; Bank Stock is 2131. The March Exchequer Bills are 3s. to 55. pre ttily, 411 1 ,„ ; and the June do., 3 s. premium. The Go lment broker has invested a further sum of iP o ' oool . in these securities. In - I foreign stocks the dealings have been limited. l ur kish 6 per Cents. arc marked 94 95 ; and the I P" Cents, h ave b een dealt in at 1011 ; Dutch l)ttCents., er Cents, are 971 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 105 Di ; ° Cs- per 96 1 • Peruvian 3 per Cents., 3i 5 2. The k following are the nominal prices of Foreign 2 2 °c „ l a; ---Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexican, t e a 3 1; Peruvian 4& per Cants., 77 78 ; ditto 3 per lits 'i 531 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 51 ; fZ i att 5 per Cents., 104 106 ; ditto 41 per 4 3. 90 98 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41 4 ; ditto i 4 31 'red, 251 s; ditto Certificates, 6l ; ditto mi ve 5;3 . 174. 15 0 1llt he Railway Share Market, the dealings have 4 e xtremely inactive, and with one or two ex -1,1,t1°)322 there is little change to report in p rices . P 4 ,: i. at Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire , North al43l.llßerwick declined about s s. South - W estern at, atle ed ss. to 10s. The other English lines were tjtevieus rates. Paris and Lyons were in active t r cille at) at an advance of about 1/. to 11. ss. East -1412f France improved 10s., and the Canadian 1 4 7 Were supported at former values. Great I)r ev ia . 4 I) eninsula, East Indian and Madras realised 1 1°11 % quotations. Mining Shares there has bean a moderate 4 3 - teas don e . G rea t South Tolgus advanced to t:)O rr eat Wheal Alfred to q 4,, North Frances l, ' and Wheal Edward to 5 , 4 Y. 441°i. Joint St oc k Bank Shares there was but etiineniiry and Saturday's rates were barely I) Port e d 4 nth • tireo . Miscellaneous Shares Australian Agricul iderii Pi lled firm. National Discount Company, Steamll Water Works, and Peninsular and Oriental realised previous quotations. 1114, FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY. a tulk ''tock (From the Official List:) Business done. Der e 3 b „ eat. tteduced AnnunAos .. . ?).?1,,.1,12i 3 , 4 i * li.cis, :•-' C ent. C onsols Annuities 93 7 , 4 3 2 Itq• per Cent. Annuities 222 bill'_ la 8 ___ meadsCoto, S.:1000 4 d , under £ lO9O 941 k .•. • t i5 :: 3 1,,f,;,,,% A -,c,co i liat„ .‘,. March. I 'l' ll3° 2 ' £l Ol 5 O • 4' .....a 4 2" 5p 3 I ' 3 P , Ditt o tseil ........ 5 P I • ............................. 0 •Bonds 1858 3i per Cent. - „T s , 1859 2 ). ' ? Itioys OF FOREIGN ilr a . . . ' 1001 1,,, N I. , 5 per Cent. FUNDS—THIS DAY. .rnp;,, -- Dittob i ,' o l Bonds 41 per Cent ‘ t° 3 Per Cent. 53. 4 1, Account 7:4guese 13 onds, 5 per Cent., i I,!tto 1 853, 3 per Cent. 44 Account 1, 18 -‘-'l,t c , Con. 1811 4 - 6 - ." elan ends 1822, £ St., 5 per Cont.— 10:4_ , 96a Y t pi., j t ,?. 4i per Cent. -.l`6lllliatt BoU4S, 5 per Cont. ••••• -- R itto Account _ 1/41-11,11 Roads 3 e t Dit to A • per en . 41 Turki ccount Ditto MI Bonds, 6 par cent _____ Account 95 41 ON G 1011 Guaranteed 4 er Cent. Ditto Account ' P 1011 I i Dt , ldende on the above payable In Lonacn. 114 z t eih Echange, 2i per Coal, 12 Guilders .. Ditto 4 per Cent: Certificates ''' ll3ol El, Money D itto, Account (Juno 4) MO, 50 20 20 10 St. 20 St. St. 20 20 10 St. 20 10 20 10 2O 100 100 20 20 20 20 THREE O'CLOCK. ..... 93i 4 ........... 91;1 ______,_„,.. i :BLAUGHTER BY A BOY OF 15. —On Thursday even t% at Xirkhare, Mr. Myere held an inquest on thebody even of Betty Titterington, aged 14, who had been fatally sattbed by John Elliott, aged 15. The facts of the sad a 41 r) as reported by us last week, were proved in evi e"e• When Elliott, who gave himself up on Wednes aaY morning, was charged witli murder, he said stru c k 7"en, me fist." Re took the knife from his pocket asked for it, and said " I had it in my band when Btruck her, but it was shut, and I must have cut her With the back of it, or with my nails." The knife had Tarks of blood on the inside. The jury returned a ver. let of " M anslaughter," and the prisoner stands corn. til itttcl for trial at the Liverpool Aseizeo• IM all 100 100 I ifi too • 1.4! i 12 1.00 20 ; all all St. 100 St. 100 10, all 10 all 12.1' 24 St: 1(K) 25 all 25 all St. 100 10 ; 1 10 1 1 St. 'lOO St. 1100 50 all 25 all 00 all 25 all 50 9 20, all St. 100 50 3 i St. 100 St. 100 ! St. 'lOO St. 100 St. too 25 1 234 25 50 I all St 1.00 St. !LOO 10 ;31.1 all 100 all 100 final )iniUn .awak ud 011- ger of r feel- once- Leis- bEen is im- cted.' ted to ,bridge is a re- " Ti -1 who iodical. )gether present diplo race of Quincy besides letween d on by and the inbassa igh the irians." I of the rred to. taken a ion, but cted, he hina for of all of the Dry tn. His licensed us, and ;xclusion treaty, issues of or any Chinese cites the ghli (the cample of igners at :he policy erchants Canton-- adequate ciation of hitherto ever Eng his lies at th foreign the snob• however, E.—At the le squadron iebard bn fieuldf. rd Cotterill ; S. Block, Squadron of Augus t nual dinner of August. the Gtb, on is will tali? is expected sailed for On, it be deciclan rs at Cogies IYAL YACTO Aealll-yae lit.9 Lnder, 13Artf Lady Lee d sb loner yae e stern ed at Wel" R. Fran, i f: Ny m pb, F. Lieut.-C°" EI, schoone r, Water Lily Stevenson' Hought °° ' Ktravagallq . Seholeti elw, ir , ott, EA ° uhn Bole 1; ibson ; ;worth EsV n, sailed 0° Foha Wale d ! e same bat' y the bow ° yard state , , he Leda, °'" ora, La It; Spider, - I. 0.400 Itb ird of IP° d be cootiutibl Royal "Y 3 , 3% so extencl i ' l lent dista o t anding o 0 ire enaplol e , formicgeo illa to BO is 'ef i f comp e eotrarie e ir want of 0 .5 ntneroue Lymiug oo o vatting.O l i a ti trance, 0,,,ut Vine 1° .sser, and of ly double th e , &c., 0 " 0' nary ace° O li BEHOLD T 0 1, DEIRA'S", C / d to co'''', l' fo sed roa d 13`' i1 alroodati°n re si ' marine . 0 4 ,Ed there ing 1) 4.G MlL ° fii°, tes befo re te a Inn ie n '~th 6 , it.uat 0- 0 ,01 Albanyr_o7 a polic_eicocc ing in ' 1 e d o t vere pl3c pat 'Des cou ld O . ontaine d hack, The e llg- s )111 ' that the fe Sti' iYersari ever FridaYo,l l i; Adair' 3 ,0 1 re were ,0 tban ° 6 OO 1 at the te et e rec ed etP Lver_ ont-patie 4 1. a y eay tb e); )011 B t a e ra, f 6 of gO. -po i off ' voo ea bi s 30s 3 OA J 10 for 1 _ O 100 1 .1 a or :01 ; I v o "' 8104 , 1 0 index 11' no 1- Ae m Batli e BL 'vc) o ',( i o th '-ott ce- 4 tbe r eP liO i t , reign n lill ,js l/ . 's bee- coil- ntrY n o o d, evi dewj ef , o o, o , roust f for l/ 0 berg r nev e t co; of °n- 1 . t , d•:ffic u it 1s y be' ro odl, rn mee 1,o!. taws 3e ill to: ;,eale nt ' r efo le jo t,obbei it) po e , O Ler r eform Neta. SHARE MARKETS—(This Day). RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day RAILWAYS. Xmbg. Nottng. Bost. dt Eastn. Belfast Sr, Ballymena Blrmng. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey......... Birkeuhd. Immesh. tk Cheshire Junet...... Blackburn Bluth 3;. Tyne X 25 at -..€45).„. Bristol & Exeter__ Caledonian. r.:hester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass 'Cornwall D.. j Do. B ....... ...• Dublinltßelfast Juno. Dun. P. & A.ber. June. ''.ast Anglian ......... Eastern Counties.— Easterulluion,A.stk. Do., do. 8............. Do. New A............ !Fast Kent . East Lancashire ...... Eagt Sunlk ...•••. Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. ao l Peebles Ed.inb.Prth . &Dundee Forth and Clyde June. ! Furness . ....... Glasgow & S.Western ,Great N. of Scotland ; Great Northern 'Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) 'Great Western. Do. Str.V.R. gum. St ( Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire,' Do., do. F. .El 6 I Do., Wet. Riding Un Do. Sonthport. London & Blackwall Lond. Bright. & S. Cst. London Sr N. Western 4Do. Fifths Do. ,10/.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London & S. Western' Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.drLinehLi Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's! arrangement Midland Do. Birming & Derby Midland G.Wcst.(lr.) Do. Shares iNewcastle Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k......... Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern Berwick i Do, do. Extension Do do. G.N.E. Porch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester do Wolverhampton Portsmouth ithymney Scottish Central ...., Scot. N.E.Abrda. St Shropshire Union Sitinghourne &Sheer. South Devon !South Eastern !Do. 4i per c. Shares !South Wales Yorksh. ItivarDun !Do.. Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling.. Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 18r15 Stockton 4 Hartlepl 'Taff Valo Do. Pref., No. 1 ..... I'l3.araes Hay. D. &R Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilk onny IVaterford&Limerick IWest Cornwall West Eud of London and Crystal Palace Do. A j Do. B ,West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon &Croydon BRITISH PO: lAtlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. all 10i ,100 1100 2slid lOs all all all all Do. Buffalo & Lake llur Buff. , Brnt. 47, Godch 6 p. c. bd s. , 1 .A.ug. ,'72 1 Do. do., 1 July, '73, Do. do., 1 June, '7f Calcutta and S. East. ,Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c. Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. Gt. Wcstn. of Canada' Do. Now Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, 15.'60 Do. do., '73, do. Do, do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4. P.C Do. do., 5 per C. Do. 4/ p. c. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do. Oude (Limited) Seinde, guar. 5 per c Do 2i 1 1.6 20 a 20 ••• .. 67 6 7 ••• 9242 ••• 21a `1 4 ••• a 21j ••• 10 A 91 ... 5 100 10 5/1 - 5B 8i - 9 66 - 68 81 - 9 89 - 91 73 -73 i 35 - 36 4 -- ... - - 94 19 - 20 111 - 12 52 - 54 - 36 8 - 7 (1 98 - 99, 61 - 63 ii - u 95 - 97 8 - sl 97 - 98 89 - 91 121 - 123 103 - 10.5 67 - 67.1, 63 - 65 1 74 6 8 r 6 8 p lon 102 d r - 61 - 61 111 - 112 105 1 2 - 106 - part 1994 10041 4:. - 4i 831 - 81 54 - 56 ••• ...''' ••• 16 - 16, 61 66 3i - 34 1 43 - 44 87 - 88 1 3{ - 3 (( 2i - 41 - 42 65.1 - 6621 96 - 99 1 4i 43d 8 10 103 301 - 311' 7 - 5 106 108 25i —26 i 48 50 2.4 lid 183 —19 i 74 75 86 - 87 1 5 —43 d. ii -- ii 20, 1 ,. - 21. 4 - 44 --- .•. ISSESSIONS. ... - • • • - i P id i P }96 98 95 - 97 95 - 97 •. • "--' ih -11 pl --- 107 - 109 11 - lip 191 -- 2011 66 -- 67 911 -- 92i1 21 -- 1 21i 1 -- pl 2321 -- 2 -23 i: 99 -- 10 1 ? 115 -- 120 115 -- 119 1106 108 I 19 —2() I 211 21 I d p iP le• .'. ••• li -- tin Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Jnnct. Be ziers to Graissessac ,Carmeaux&Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. Nov Euphrates Valley Gt, Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. SL Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva ... Lyons & Mediterran Maria Antczia Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern► of France Nor wegianTrnk. Pref . Paris and Lyons l . Paris and Orleans Reeife & San Fran , 1'11'0111am.) g. 7 p. c. 7. Rome and Frascati all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Mouse all - )o. 5 ?.., per cent. pref all I Soutliern of France all West Flanders all IDo. rd, per c. Pref 1 all I W.e.iN.W. of France 6 INrestern of Austria all West. of Switzerland all ,Wiesbaden all Do. Bp. cent. pref. all ,Zealand JOINT-STO Australasia Bank of Egypt ;Bank of London j Bri. Col Bk.& Ln. Co ! Britisb W. American C. Bk.of Ind. Au.&Ch City Colonial Commercial of Lond Eug.Scot.&Aus.Cht. Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust. Ditto New .......... London and County Lnd..&E.Bnkug.Corp London Joint Stock.. Lond.audWestminst. Nrational Pro. of Eng. Do. New ............... v ation al Bank ...... New South Wales .... Oriental Bank Corp Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland L D. IN e w R.Aus.B. 8;, , G. hu.Co ' I S ,ath Australia I , Union of Australia lA I Du. New I !Union of London ) 1U nity Mutual ... ) !Westrußk o Loud., 61 - 78 - 1f! 14 -21 p 5 1 d 30 303 par ip 24 2L 7 71 .55 - SIP 30 = 31 8 - 20 - 20 - 39 84 - 591, - 56 - 58 / d par ly - -- 19 1 -- 14 81 -- 8i 84 8 i 32 -- 321 5i 4i N 10 3 1 4 -- 34 par -- 1 p ... ..-. . 'X BANKS. 87 89 lid 52 54 li - id 62 64 17i -17 i 174 -- 18 17 -- 171 ..• ••• 46 48 40 41 41 pal - b 765 6 7 ••• —. ••• 1 9 .....- 7d B nsiness lone SI this day. SI all all all all rliE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1857 Paid IZAlLways. 1 it. 100 illuckghamsh it. 100 Clydesdale Je. 5 all Col.Stour Vy. it. 100 :B.L u. g. 6 p.c. 5 all IE. Un. 11. Sh. it. 100 Gias. Barr. & Neils. Direct. it. 100 Do. New :5 all 'Glstr.ErDn.Fr i 0 all Hull & Selby 5 all !Do. Shares 2i all :Do. Shares .2i all :Lon. & Greenw !O all IDo.Preference it. 100 Lou. Til., &S. .0 5i Do. B trk. Sh. 5i Mancli.ll.xton. and Matlock it. 100 Mcild. Bradfd. , 6.-/ 51; Ne wuiarket BuryE.G.spc. all I sr.,'NcEst.s p.c. all Do. 6 per ct all Do. Fixed sp.c ;5 all IPrest. dt Wyre 2. all Do. A Shrs. A St. 100 ! Roystn. &Hi t. 10 all ',Shrews Her 12 all S. Staffordsh 50 all ; WearVal.g(ipe 25 . Do St. 100 Wilts &Soinnt PREFEREN I all i ßlyth and Tyne 10 p e.pref. (isid.at 501.) 100 'Bris. &Ex. 4 p.c. St. 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. 100 Caledn. £lO 41 p. c. 100 Ches. & Ho. 5. P.C. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... a ll Cork kßandonslp.c. all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. 2 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. 100 Do. do. Cls. B 6p. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. all Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo. l ' all Do. No. 2 all IDo. New 6 pr. c. St. all 'East in. ' 0. 6 p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent... 100 East Laucash .6 p . cts. all E.&W. York. J. sths 5 Ediu. &GI. sp. c. Sh. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e. 100 Furness, sp. c 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem 1100 Do. 42 per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. all Gt.N.ofScot.lstPre 100 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex. s pc 100 Do. con. red. 4 P.C. 100 Do. con. red. 4 p. c. li(X) Do. irred. 4 per lent. 1100 Do sp. c. red. pref. 1 1 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do.ChesterBp.c.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. c. do 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh all Do. do. do all Do. do. do 100 Lin. & York. 6pc St. 100 Lon. &B.G. 5 pc. No.l 1 100 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 'lOO Do. New Guar. 6p.c. 100 Do. do. sp. c., No. 4 100 Lou. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct... 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 per et. late 3d Shares ... all Londy.& Color. iSh. all Londy.&Ennis. Sh. 100 M., S., &L. 6p. Cent. 44 Do. do. do. £6 . 100 Do. do. 3i per cent. all Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. all Do. 4. per cent 104 Do. do. 100 - Aid.Consol.6p.e. St 100 Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c 100 Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. St all New.,Aber.. &c., pr 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm 8 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et all Norfk .Deb. 4 p.c. Sh 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 100 North British 3 De. 71. Preference 100 N.E. Berw. 4 p.e.Prf. 83 Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 10 Do. York EL &S. Pur ' all North Staffordshire ;100 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. 'lOO I Do I . p. c. 2d guar all ; Scot. Cent. New Pref. 1 100 Sc.N. E. Aber. g.6p .c. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 1100 Do. d0.3,i p.c. pf. St all South Devon all Do. fixed 44 pr cent: ; all S. Eastern (Reading Aun.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 44 per cent all Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh i, 100 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c 100 Do. do. 41 p. c all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all Stock. &Dar., sp. c 15 Do. do. do. all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 all iWaterfil&Kilk. 6 pc. Leasing ,:ompanies Caladon E.U. &E.O Gt. Northn E. Count. Do qt.Westn N.M 1 Do Do S. Eastern Do Poto &Co Do Ln. &N. W. & Midld. E. Count Do Do Do IL. &N. Do Gt. Northn T. Brassey. MClean Stk. &Dar Do Gov, Closing Prices this day. 91 - 9t 97 - 99 11 - 13 13:3 - 135 31 - 44 166 - -tOi 12 121 23 1104 106 I par p $ - 2$ 88 - 90 - 54 - 56 8 - 9 9 - 32 - 33 86 - 88 E SHARES. 0 - 95 6 - 7 - - - Oi si. - 6 108 - 112 108 - 112 - 12 12 711 - 721 113 - 115 .04 - 106 .00 - 102 61 -- 63 10} -- lin .54- 64 93 -- 95 83 - 85 81 -- 86 100 -- 101 9A -- 10 16 -- 17 91 -- 101 72 -- 74 19 -- 19 91 -- 94 141 -- 144 132 -- 134 137 - 140 1114 - 116 1154 - 156 ••• •.• - 66 - 68 130 - 132 96 - 98 1 86 - 88 11 - llf fOi 7: iiii 91: 92 li ld - id 21 -22 i 110 112 1 114 - 116 105 - 110 is—is - 22i -23 i 98 - 100 9fi - 9fi 27 - 2 - 2a —2 i BRITISH MINES. 2112 Alfred Cons. (Philk. 0 14 'British Iron 20 •Condurow (Cambrn.) 1 ;Bev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.)' 14s 3k4rcat South Tolgus 11/ 3!Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) Vor (Hclstn.) 13s1Lady Bertha 7 N. Frances (Illogan) ... N. W.Basset (Illogan) 6/ l&North Wheal Crofty 1 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 9 IForkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 2 S. Caradon (St. Cleel 2 S. Carn Brea (Illogn. 19 S. W. Frances(lllogn., 4i Tam. S. &L. Min. Co, 9 Tin Croft 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap 12s 6,V. of Towcy (Camar. 1; IW. Basset (Illogan). 20 IW. Caradon (Liskrd. 54Wh. Basset (Illogan) I 5 NVli. Buller (Rdruth) 5; IWh. Edward(Calstekj 11 7s'Wh. Kitty (U. Llant: 8 Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht.l 4i Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 19. - 20} 7 - 8 155 - 165 160 - 470 - 192 6 - 63 4,i - 51 18 - '2O 20 - 22 5 - 6 22 - 23 - 6 - ;MO - 340 52 - 6? 290 -- 310 --a _ i i 1 4 _. 42 200 - 220 - - 30 - 32 140 - 150 260 - 270 i6O - 380 51 - 5 4 18 20 45 - 47 223 -24 i, FO REIGIT 7 Australian 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pin) all Do. Coeaes & Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Roy Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica all Cobre Copper 16 Copiapo all Fortuna all General all Linares 1i Lusita.nian all Mariquita, all New Granada all Noveau Monde all Pont. Sil. MM. & Smlt 1 Port Philip 16, Santiago de Cuba all 4outh Australian all Do. Scrip all Do. 10 p. C. Prof. , all (United Mexican MISCEL: 5 l 19 0 all .0 all Australian Agricult. iustraln, Royal Mail I Berlin Water \Yorks ; Brit. American Land Canada Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July Do, 6 p. c.Feb.&AuF• D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. Copper Miu. of Eug. Do. Pref. 7: 1 p. cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference Crystal Pal, of France Duston Iron Ore Eastern 5team........ EleetricTelegraph I Electric Tel. of Irel. En.&Aust.Cop.SinCa Eur. & Ind.Jetn. TeL Gen. Ir.Se, Gen. Steam Navigat.; London Discount Lond. Gen. Omnibusi Magdalena St. Navig. Mediteran. Elec. Tel Mexican & S Americn Nat. Discount C0....1 Do. New Netherlands Land Do. Do. Do.B p c.Pf.iss.at id ' Do. Do. New B. &N. S. Land N.S.W. Gov.s I N. B. Australasian— I Nrth.ofEuropeStea.m Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Ld. & Minrl Peninsular & Oriental, 10 10 so ;t. 1.00 1 1012 all 0 a l l 1 all 12 ss. ,n all 50 all 0 all .5 all ;0 60 1 all all 15 all 1 all 1. all !O 5 100 28?, True. Ln. Co. Up. Cam Van Diemen's Laud., Do. New Rhymney iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam— Scot. Austral. Invest Do. New S. Aus. Gov. 6 p.c.bds South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered MINES. - la 15 - 17 id 58 60 10 12 15 17 7i 8 ld p - 4 - •6 - i* 2 - Z~ 3,1 - 4 NEOIJS. 191 - 20111 4 - 5 Lii - iiii 32 37 25 27 2 21 5a % ..• - ••• 92 91 - 14 par p •.• ... .1 1 3.1 i(1 l ' i 3i . 4i .1 ••• --- ••• 11 3i I - i 4 la 4 ; 4 41 4: 1 2 Par 18 22 ••• ---- .•• 9 - 19 li - 1$ P - in ii 2h -- .. 21 -23 6 - 8 60 - 62 li - lil .. .... • • 34 - 36 - 1 - 1 ii* -- 12 Business this day MAitKra NEVl2.—(This Miy.) CORN EXCHANGE. The supplies of English wheat on sale in most of the country markets held on Saturday were only moderate yet the demand was in a sluggish state, and prices had a down ward tendency. Barley and all other spring corn realised full quotation, with a fair demand, but flour was dull and drooping. On the Continent, wheat and most other articles have sold steadily at very full prices. In the United States, the quotations have had an upward tendency. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were very moderate. From abroad we received 6,345 quarters of wheat, 18,740 barley, 10,436 oats, 1,070 peas, 1,503 tares, 1,295 linseed, 1,801 rapeseed, 20 mustard-seed, 3,520 sundry. 100 sacks and 1,433 barrels of flour. Fresh up, to-day, the arrivals of English wheat, coast wise and by land carriage, were very moderate, and most of the samples were in secondary condition. Owing in some measure to the prevailing fine weather, the demand for all kinds of wheat of house produce ruled heavy, and, in some instances prices were Is per quarter beneath those realised on Monday last. We were fairly supplied with foreign wheat, which changed hands slowly - indeed, so little was doing in it that prices were almosenominal. Floating cargoes of grain were held at very full prices. The late extensive supplies of foreign barley having parsed into the hands of the distillers, the show of that grain here, to-day, was limited, and all kinds moved off steadily, at fully late rates. Malt, the show of which was limited, sold slowly, at barely last week's prices. We had a good demand for oats, at an improvement in value of Gd per qr. The supply was very moderate. There was a fair demand for beans ' at very full prices. The show of samples was moderate. Peas were in fair re quest, at extreme rates. We had a dull sale for flour, and country markets were the turn in favour of sellers. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex Sc Kent, Malt—chevalier •• •• 78s to 80s Red .... new 47e to 59s Oats Yorkshire and Ditto • • ...... old —s —a Lincolnsh., Feed 20s 23s Ditto, White new 483 67a Potato ..•. 22s 29s Ditt0........ old —s —s Youghal and Cork Norfolk and Lin- Black. •• 183 22s coin, Red; old —s --a Cork, White .•• I9s 283 Ditto new .• •• •. 463 59s Scotch, Feed. •... 20s 245 dye—Old ••••••.• •• •• —s —s Beans—Tick ......... 35s 37s New .• •• •• 32s 3631 Pigeons 4 2, 443 Barley—Grinding .• •.. 268 32a Peas—Grey ..• • •..... 37s 393 Malting .•••• .• •• 403 41s Map1e........... 39s 40' Chevalier— •• . . 423 46s White 39s 4os Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers •••• •• • • 37s 39 s f01k... ..... 67s 77s Flotir—Town-madc. 503 52s Brown 623 63s Suffolk •• • ... 40s 41s Kingston tnd Ware 69a 78s Stocktn do Norfolk 39s 403 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 2,220 head. In the corresponding week in 1856 we received 781 ; in 1855, 1,193; in 1654, 1,978; in 1853, 2,582; in 1852, 2,451; in 1851, 2,102; and in 1850, 1,739 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WREN. Prom Beasts. Harlingen l4l ... Calais ••• Hamburgh 26 ... Dordt Rotterdam 63 Amsterdam Antwerp 6 Oporto Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 555 ... 10 ... 32 ... 4 3 ... 53S ... - ••• ..'.. 140 ... 14 ... 124 ... - - ••• - ••• 106 ... - ... Total—. 603 1,332 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows ! Beasts. Sheen. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1856... 207 ... 409 ... 43 ... 122 1855..... 577 121 ... 6 ... 462 ... 7 1854 353 1,012 ... 9 ... 396 8 .853 462 1,741 ... 13 ... 338 28 1852 389 1,616 30 435 14 851 426 1,597 45 322 61 1850 227 1,428 ... 230 ... 127 Amongst the foreign stock in to-day's market were about 500 oxen from Oporto. The general condition of the sup ply received from the continent was tolerably good. From our own grazing districts, the receipts of beasts fresh up this morning were moderate for the tiny() of year, and in fair average condition. Although the attendance of buyers was tolerably good, the beef trade ruled heavy, at 4d. per 8 lbs. beneath the currencies realised on Monday last. The top quotation for Scots was 4s. Gd. per 8 lbs The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire amounted to 2,000 Scots and short horns ; from other parts of England, 300 of various breeds; from Scot land, 300 Scots ; and from Ireland, 50 oxen. With sheep we were fairly suplied, and most kinds were of full average weight. The mutton trade was inactive, yet no change took place in the quotations. The highest price in the wool was ss. 10d. ; out of the wool, ss. per 8 lbs. Lambs—the show of which was good—were in fair re quest at fall prices, viz , ss. 6d. to 6s. 4d. per 8 lbs. About 600 came to hand from the Isle of Wight. We were scantily supplied with calves which sold steadily at an improvement is value of 2J. per 8 lbs. The top figure was ss. 2d. per 8 lbs. Pigs were in short supply and heavy request at barely last week's currency. Per Sibs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d.I s. d. a d. Interior Bcasts.,..2 10 to 3 OprimeSouthdown 5 6 510 Second quality.... 3 2 3 ft Large use. calves 3 8 4 6 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 2,Prime small do 4 6 5 0 Prime Scots, dm. 4 4 4 6 Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...4 2 4 6 Small porkers Second quality ...4 8 4 10:Suckling calves 23 0 30 0 Prime crse.-wlled.s 0 5 4'Quarter old pigs 21 0 28 0 Lamb, 5s 6d to Gs 4d. TOTAL SUPPLY: FOREIGN SUPPLY Beasts Sheep and lambs .. 1,300 Calves 57 Pigs Beasts Sheep and lambs 21,350 Calves llB Pigs 3lO A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, May 19, 1856, and this day, Monday, May 18, 1857. Per 81bs, to sink the (Ands. May 19, 1856.1May18, 1857 s. d. s. d. Is. d. a. d. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 2to 3 62 10 to 3 0 Second quality ditto ... ... 3 8 3 10,3 2 3 6 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4 3 8 4 2 Prime Scots, 4 6 4 84 4 4 6 Coarse and inferior sheep 4 0 4 24 2 4 6 Second quality ditto ... 4 4 4 SA 8 410 Prime coarse woolled ditto 410 5 415 0 5 4 Prime Southdown ditto ... 5 6 5 10(5 6 510 Lambs ... ... 5 4 6 4 5 6 6 4 Largo coarse calves 4 0 410 3 8 4 6 Prime small ditto ... ... 5 0 5 6'4 8 5 2 Large hogs ... 3 4 4 2 3 8 4 2 Neat small porkers ..„ 4 4 4 8 4 4 5 0 Beasts... ..„ 3.647 3,830 Sheep and lambs ... 18,930 21,350 109 118 Pigs ... ,„ m 250 310 SUPPLIES ON SALE, May 21, 1855.—Beasts, 4,290 ; sheep, and lambs, 21,770 ; calves, 120; pigs, 440. May 22 , 1854.—Beasts, 3,510 ; sheep and lambs, 27,140 ; calves, 2 , 10 ; pigs, 280. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets aro well supplied with all kinds of meat, and the trade generally is heavy, as follows : Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. e. d. s. d. Beef, Interior 2 8 3 0 Mutton Inferior 3 2 3 6 Do., middling 3 2 3 Do., middling ..... 38 4 0 Do. prime large 3 8 4 0 r Do., prime 4 2 4 8 Do., do. 5ma11....4 0 4 2 / Vea1...., 3 4 4 8 Purk, large 384 2/ Pork. small 44 5 0 Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 10d. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Only moderate supplies of home-grown potatoes have come to hand since our last report. The imports have amounted to 125 bags from Rotterdam, 897 bags from Os tend, 270 tons and 158 bags from Antwerp, 797 bags and 40 tons from Hamburg. The trade generally is slow, at our quotations. York Regents, 1033 to 170 s per ton ; Kent and Essex do., 100 s to 1603; Scotch do., 953 to 1303 ; do. cups, 90s to 1038 ; 75s to 85s ; Lincolns, 99s to 105 s ; Blues, 95s to 120 s ; Foreign, 80s to 935. BOROUGH HOP. There is a fair demand for most kinds of fine bops, at full quotations. In other qualities very little is passing. Last week's imports were 460 bales from Hamburg. Mid and East Kent pockets, 31 103 to 51 123 ; Weald of Kent, 3/ 5s to 31 15s ; Sussex, 3/ Os to 3112 s ; year • lings, 1/ 10s to 3/. per cwt. WOOL. The public sales hold since our last have been somewhat more active, and some large parcels of wool have found buyers for the continent, on rather better terms. Prices : Australian—Clean sheep's, is 9d to 2s 7d ; scoured, is 9“1 to 2s ; do. pieces, is 10d; handwashed, is 9d to is lid; locks, is 7d to is 9d. South Australian— Clean sheep's, is 80 to 2s ; scoured, is 90 to 282, 1 ,d ; handwashed, is 7d to is lid ; lamb's, is 8d to 18110 ; skin, is 8d to is 9. 1 ,d ; do. handwashed, is 10d. Port Philip -Clean sheep's, is 9,0 to 2s 3d ; scoured, 2s 10 to 2s sld ; lamb's, 2s to 2s 2d ; skin, is 54d to is Sd ; pieces, is 6d to is 9d. Van Diemen's Land Clean sheep's, is 90 to 2s 3d ; lamb's, is 10(1 to 2s 40 ; locks, is 40 to is 51. Cape—Clean sheep's, is lid to is 92 ' • s coured, is i d .to is 90 ; hand washed, is 4d to is 40; grease, 7kl to is ld per lb. By private contract, prices of all wools are nominal. Last week's imports wore 2,758 bales from Geelong, 57 from the Cape, 76 from Buenos Ayres, 12 from Gibralsa., 18 from Copennagon, and 13 from Rotterdam. The following are the current rates of English wool :-- Down tegs, is 7d to is 8d ; half-bred hoggots, is 63 to is 7d ; Kent fleeces, is 53 to is 61 ; Down ewes, is 5d to is 6d ; Leicester fiascos, is id to is 5d ; combing skins, is 3d to is 5 , 1 ; flannel woo l, i s 2d to is ; and 'blanket wool, 103 to is 2d per lb. SEEDS. Canary seed maintains its value, with a fair demand. Tares still continue to be offered in abundance, on lower terms. The season for cloverseed is now nearly over. Linseed is in limited request, yet late rates are well sup ported, owing to the short arrivals and small quantities on offer. There is a fair inquiry for rapeseed, at full prices. Turnip,liraite,per bush. 154 to 18s Carraway .. 44. 46s Swede 165 18s Coriander— 24s 26s linstard, Brown• • .... 20s 22s flempseed,per quarter 45. 46s White, new...... 103 123 Linseed, Eng.iowing .• 723 76s Tares,Winter, new.. • .58 Od 6s Od Crushing .. .• 561 68s Old•• •• •• •• --8 Baltic •• •.. 584 603 Canary, per quarter .• 803 90s Odessa .• . 64s 65s Rye grass (new)...... 303 46s Linseedeake, pr. ton— CloYer,RedEng.(cwt.) 58s 72. English . —lOl Os 101 10s White • • ...... 588 688 Foreign,per ton 91 Oa 10.15 s Foreign Red.. 56s 70s Rape Cakes, per ton 6; Os 61 lOs White.... 56s 66. Rapeseed, pr qr. 808 84s Trefoil, new.. • • ...... 21s 28s TALLOW. Our market is much less active, and the business doing in it is very moderate. To-day, T.Y.C., on the spot, is selling at 55s fid ; and for all the year, 55s per cwt. Rough fat, 3s id per 81bs. 1953. 1854. 1855. 1856. I e 57. Stock this day 23,035 35,975 Price of Y. C 476 cc 61i Od --3 0.1 o—s opt Delivery last week .•I 766 539 Ditto from June 1.. _1101,219 92,060 Arrivals last week.. 321 1,190 Ditto from Junel.... 84,556 104 . 726 Price of TOW tir 491 3.1 61e OCI i 46.630 16,389 10,052 52s 3dtx , 46s 04 to 555 6d to - , --s Od —s Od —s Od 1,613 2,591 1,751 84,719 106,247 104,150 7,450 2,373 2,495 95,399 76,094 97,222 535 6d 485 6d 585 Ocl SPO :TES, EPSOM AND BATH. The doings amongst the Derby horses have of late been not a little perplexing. First, Saunterer was re introduced into the betting with a seeming determina tion on the part of his supporters to maintain him in a prominent position until the very hour of the race, and when he had almost superseded Skirmisher as first fa vourite a reaction set in, and, indeed, at my present writing the fall of Saunterer appears likely to be as sud. den and decisive as his rise. In the meantime no telling demonstration has been made in favour of Magnifyer, and despite the outlays which have recently been made on Sprig of Shillelagh, I shall be some what surprised if the Tupgill and Ashgill stables do nct amalgamate their interest, and let Wat dermarske be their most trusted representative. Strath eaver has not attained that position in the betting to which be seems to be fairly entitled by his Dee Stakes' performance, and as for his stable companion ; the once formidable Blink Bonny, she appears to be gone, never to return. When Bird-in-the-Hand went through London last week, a rush was made to get on him, and the horse was backed eagerly by those who hold John Scott "dangerous" with whatever animal he might choo=e to send to Epsom. I have, however, no faith i❑ " the Bird." Lady Ha wthcrn is reported quite sound, and she and the other " cripple" nyder Zee, if they go to the post unaf• fi cted by the hard ground, will be found very formidable customers. The Danebury people unhesitatingly pin their faith to Anton, and seem to ignore the fact that be only beat Loyola by a head. A very pretty quarrel has, I believe, been occasioned by Sydney's exhibition for the Two Thousand, and Charlton has in consequence been compelled to send in his cap and Jacket. The Baron has expressed his determination of having the affair searchingly investigated. I should not like to state how many pounds Arsenal is reported to be better than Drumour. He has been heavily backed, within the last few days, to the great prejudice of M.D., and many people believe that Mr. Howard has at length come to the turning i❑ his long lane of ill-luck. Adams, who once seemed likely to rise into great favour, has been driven out of his "teens," and sent to the 20 to 1 division. Skirmisher holds his position with great firmness, and the public confidence in the " spots" is not likely to be easily shaken. During the nest two days at Bath, however, some important movements may be expected. The list of sport prepared under the direction of the committee is most attractive, and the promise which it presents will he fully realised. The first item on paper is the Biennial Stakes for three-yr-olds, which has thirty-seven nominations, including the names of Lam bourn, Aspasia, and Drumour. The last.mentioned was so injured in the race for the Chester Cup, that his starting is somewhat doubtful—should he, however, go to the post " all right" I shall have no hesitation in let ting him do battle for me. Wentworth, Jesuit, Riseber, and Dulcamara are the only animals which have yet figured in the betting on the Somersetshire Stakes. The remarks made above respecting Drumour apply also to Dulcamara, with one exception, viz., that the support which he has re ceived is calculated to remove all doubts relative to his starting. Favourably as Wentworth is weighted, lam not inclined to trust him, and cannot regard his race with Manganese at Newmarket over the D.I. as proof of his staying powers, for the mare was as thin as a rail and scarcely capable of raising a gallop. Taking the Cheater running as the most trustworthy guide, I am induced to assign the foiemost places to RISEBER and DuLoAxARA. Either Sir Colin or Madame Rachel may carry off the Lansdowne Stakes. For the Free Handicap I shall select The Bold Bnccleugh and Heroine. The Members' Plate may go to Somerset, and the Weston Stakes to either Happy Land or Volatore. Both the Dyrrhani Park Handicap and the Bath Handicap will be so mate rially regulated by the result of the preceding race that I shall not touch upon them. May 18. A FRESH MAN. CITY BETTING-SATURDAY NICIT. SOMERSETSIIIRE STAKES. 3to 1 agst Wentworth (offered) 7to 1 agst Risebar (offered) 7to 1 agst Dulcamara .(offered) DEBBY. 100 to 15 agst Skirmisher (offered) Bto 1 agst Arsenal (take 10 to 1) 10 to 1 agst Anton (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Saunterer (offered) 100 to 8 agst Bird in the Hand (offered) 100 to 6 agst Sprig of Shillelagh 20 to 1 agst Tournament (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Zuyder Zee (taken and offered) 300 to 150 on Saunterer agst Znyder Zee (taken) LATEST BETTING. DEBBY. 6to 1 agst Skirmisher (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Arsenal (taken freely) 11 to 1 agst Anton (taken) 12 to 1 agst MD. 14 to 1 agst Sydney 15 to 1 agst Saunterer 18 to 1 agst Sprig of Shillelagh (taken) 20 to 1 agst Lady Hawthorn (wanted) 20 to 1 agst Adamas (off ) 33 to 1 agst Wardertnarske (take 40 to 1) 450 to 100 agst Arsenal and Anton coupled (t) TATTERSALL'S.—The Subscription-room will be opened every day this week. KENT AND THE DERBY.—Kent was struck out of the Derby at 3.8 p.m. on Saturday last. GENERAL TODLEBEN.—This distinguished Russian engineer has fixed the first week in September for visit ing England and attending the banquet to be given to him in London by the officers of the Royal Engineers. The Observer of yesterday states that the Queen has conferred the title and dignity of a baronet of the United Kingdom upon Sir Jamsetsee Jeejeebboy, Knight, of Bombay. Mr. Charles O'Leary, acting consul at Bogta, is appointed vice-consul at that place. CRYSTAL PALACE GREAT HANDEL FESTIVAL.—The first of the concluding series of rehearsals for each oratorio takes place at Exeter Hall this (Monday) even ing, when the 1,100 metropolitan choral performers will be assembled under the baton of Mr. Costa. The issue of the 10,, 6d. tickets for the festival in the north and south naves commenced this morning. THE HORRIBLE CASE OF INFANTICIDE AT NORWICH —The coroner's jury empannelled to inquire into the circumstances under which the mutilated body of a female was found a few days since in a bin in Crook's- place, Norwich, have returned a verdict to the effect that the child was born alive, and came to its death by violence from some person or persons unknown. SAVINGS BANICS.—A. return has just been published (moved for by the late Mr. Brotherton) relative to savings-banks. It shows that at the date of the return the number of banks in the whole of the united kingdom amounted to 591 ; the num. her of officers, 620 paid, and 1,203 unpaid ; the sala ries and allowances of the paid officers, 85,1861. the annual expenses of management, 113,4231. ; the number of accounts remaining on the 20th Nov., 1855, 1,301, 4221. ; the total amount owing to depositors on the said 20th Nov., 1855, 34,135,5251. ; the total amount invested with the National Debt Commission ers, 33,956,1051. ; the rate of interest paid to depo sitors (on the average), 21. 18s. Bd. per cent. ; the total number of annuities granted from the com mencement 10,602 (184,2171.) ; the annual number of of receipts from depositors in the year ended the 20th of January, 1855, 1,409,724/ ; and the annual number of payments to depositors in the year, 793,0661. The average amount of receipts from depositors in the year was 51. 2s. 3d. and the average of payments to deposi tors, 2/. 13s. 4d. THE LIINDHILL COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—LUNDHILL, Saturday.—The protracted and tedious labour of re storing the mine and recovering the bodies of the men has up to this time resulted in the exhumation and burial of neatly 100 bodies. The total number killed was 190 ; but it is not expected that more than 30 or 40 of the remaining bodies will be found, as it is known that when the explosion took place a large number of miners were getting their midday meal near the fur nace at the bottom of the ventilating shaft, and their bodies would of course be consumed entirely by the ter rific fire which raged there. The engineers wbo superin tend the operations of the committee of colliery viewers who are managing the works meet at the offices from time to time, and receive the report of the sub committee. The conduct of the Barnsley board of guar dians to the Lundhill widows has been rather strange, and has excited many comments. The sum subscribed amounted to about 8,0001., and a feeling appeared to pre vail that the poor women ought not to be supported by the union, but from the contributed funds, However, on Wednesday, the guardians were induced to order a very small rate of relief to the unfortunate women. Thursday being the day on which the relief fund was paid to the unfortunate widows by the relieving officer of the Barnsley Union, a scents of a painful character was witnessed. The poor women, some of whom had walked a distance of two or three ❑tiles, seemed to feel very much the humiliating position in which they were placed by the small amount of relief which they were allowed by the board of guardians, which was only about 31d. per head. One poor woman with seven children, one of them an idiot, had the sum of 2s. per week allowed her. In many other cases only ls. a week was allowed, out of which sum many of the women had paid 9d. railway fare to Barnsley and back, se a s to attend before the guardians, on Tuesday, at Barnsley. The maximum sum allowed in any case was 2s. The subscriptions of the workmen at some establishments have been very liberal. ROBBERY AT A CONFIRMATIOX.—At a confirmation by the Bishop of London, at St. Mary's, Greenwich, last Friday, a lady, who attended the cerewomy.with her maid servant, a candidate, was robbed in the aisle of her gold watch as she was leaving the church. The person who is believed to have committed the robbery was exa mined at Greenwich Police-court on Saturday, and is uude remand 73}3} 35t 19 50 12 111 1: 102 1i 1111 105;1 2i 100 99,1, 100 431 21 i 1 St. 1 100 8 83 1 55 fl2i a 8 59 a i li 53i H at a 20 19k LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn ) IN RE GEOHEGAN-SHARE SPECULATIONS. This bankrupt w described as of Palcgrave•place, Strand, printer, stationer, &c., and to-day came up for his certificate. The baimice sheet prepared by Messrs. Beasley and Franklin, commences IGLh (1.3 t , 1854, and ends March, 1857, and shows debtor to creditors 1,8241. 7e. To ditto boiling security, 7881. 10 , . Capital let Oct., 1854, creditor by good debts, 2601. ; cash given up, 841. ; property, 2981. ; losses on speculations on shares, 1,2561.; losses, bad debts, 6941. There was no opposition, and on behalf of the bank rupt it was stated that he had been induced to take the shares in various public companies, in order to secure their printing, but he had lost by them. His Honour said, that he could not consider this as being a case of unavoidalis loss, but the bankrupt might take a certificate of the second class, and there was no imputation —it was a far better case than many which came before the Court. IN RE J. C. ROBSON. The bankrupt was described as of Castle-street, Ox for,l-street, buil ler, and to-day was appointed for his last xaniination. An application was made for an adjournment on the ground that the bankrupt had not had time to complete the accounts. Mr. Chidley, for the assignees, did not object, and the adjournment was granted. IN RE HANIURY. This bankrupt was described as of Branc►hley, grocer and draper, and to day came up for his last examination. The amount of the debts and assets are small, and in October, 1854, he had only a capital of 101. He had not kept a cash-book, and his accounts ware almost wholly unvouched. The bankrupt said they were the best he could make out. His Honour said he would not pass on such accounts. The examination was then adjourned sine die. SUCCESSFUL DIPLOMACY WITH THE CHINESE IN 1848. The following extracts from Mr. De Quincy's work on " China" will be read with interest : " Shanghai, as is well known to those few per sons who have made themselves acquainted with our Chinese treaties, is one of the five ports laid open to our commercial shipping—that is, extorted from the terrors of China by our 10,000 expostulating bayonets ; and next after Canton it is the most important. Here we British bad, upon the whole, lived very much unmolest ed. For a thousand miles, laid between us and the mur dering ruffians of Canton, had availed to cleanse the air from the reeking fumes of human shambles. Early, however, in the spring of 1848, six years after our drums and trumpets were heard no more, this happy calm was interrupted by a ferocious outrage, which is of the last importance for reasons of permanent diplomatic value. The reader must not understand that, in its immediate features of violence and wantonness, this case transcend ed many others in or near Canton ; on the contrary, by an accident no life was lost on this occasion ; whereas in Canton as many as six of our countrymen have been murdered outright in ono and the same minute. But the Shanghai case moved regularly through all the stages of judicial inquest under the most resolute, vigi lant, and prudent of public officers. The Consul at Shanghai, Mr. Rutherford Alcock, fortunately for the interests of justice on this particular occasion—yet that was a trifle by comparison with the interests of our general position in China—followed up the criminal in quest, hunted back upon the traces of the ruffians with the energy of some Hebrew avenger of blood. " On Wednesday the Bth March 1848, three British missionaries—Medhurst, Lockhart and Muirhead—made an excursion into the country from Shanghai, for the purpose of distributing Protestant tracts—a purpose quite unintelligible to the Celestial intellect. The furthest point of their journey was Tsing-poo, distant about ninety-six le (i 5., according to the usual valua tion, 96.3 English miles). The exact distance became a question of importance, since naturally it must every-- where be desirable for sustaining a complaint against wrongdoers—that the plaintiff should not himself be found trespassing upon any regulation of law. Now, the treaty limited our journeys to a day's extent. But on this point there seems to be no room for demur, since the consul (whose authority is here unimpeachable) exonerates the missionaries from having at all exceeded the privileged distance. On leaving Tsing-poo, the missionaries were hustled by a mob—not, perhaps, ill disposed in any serious extent, but rough and violent. Yet this moderation might be merely politic ; for thus far the mob was under the eye of the town and its police. But, on leaving the town, another mob was seen coming after them—apparently, by its angry and menacing gesture, of a more dangerous character. Two of the missionaries, Medhurst and Lockhart, being able to converse fluently in Chinese, thought it best to ex postulate with this mob ; and, accordingly, to await their coming up. Any expression of courage was likely to do service, but in this case it failed. " It is not necessary to repeat minutely the circum stances of the outrage. The missionaries were knocked down, trampled on, robbed of their watches, and all other personal effects, and then dragged back to Tsing poo, with the avowed intention of either forcing them severally to pay a ransom of one thousand dollars, or else (which, on the whole they prefered) of striking off their heads on reaching the other side of the city." • • " On March 9, the day immediately following the out rage, the proper steps were taken for obtaining satisfac tion by the Consul resident at Shanghai. A demand was instantly lodged with the Ta-00-tae, or sheriff, for the arrest of the persons criminally implicated in the attack, for their trial, for their punishment, and for the restoration of the stolen property. Very soon it became evident that the magistrate had not the remotest inten tion of attending to any one of these demands. With a singular inaptitude,' says the Consul, he wasted time so precious to hiss in mere subterfuges, and miserable attempts at trick and evasion. And the arrests, which were prevented at first only by his want of will, would soon pass out of his power.' Once convinced that no thing was to be hoped for from the voluntary aid of the Ta-00-tae, the Consul sat down to calculate his means of compulsion. These lay chiefly in such coercion or restraint as might be found applicable to a vast fleet of junks on the eve of departure for Pekin, and at that moment lying ready laden in the anchorage above H.M.S. Childers. Of these junks there were more than a thousand. Of all that vast number, not one,' said the Consul, 'shall pass the Childers,' until satisfaction shall have been given as to the arrest of the Toing-poo cri minals. "This embargo had been maintained for several days, when the Ta,-00-tae attempted to intimidate the consul by suborning two officers ,to suggest the probability of an attack from a Shanghai mob. This suggestion was made by way of letter, and the men asked for a per sonal interview, at which they would have attempted to enforce their alarms more effectually. But the consul contemptuously refused to see them. I have,' said he, a wife and family living in the very centre of Shang hai : they and I are at your mercy ; but that will not frighten me from my duty.' " On March 12 the consul writes to say.—' That up to yesterday evening, three days since the outrage had elapsed without result. All the parties implicated had been seen by hundreds, must be known to the policemen who assisted in the release of the British so cruelly mal treated ; and, finally, that all the junk-men are in the employ of the Chinese Government. The Consul is bound to inform the Ta-00-tae that, under these circum stances, any hesitation or any delay amounts to a denial of justice. "On the day following, namely, March 13, the con sul writes again :—"fhe ringleaders in the late mur derous attack upon British subjects have not yet been seized. It is now, therfore, the consul's daty to inform the chief magistrate, that between nation and nation, in all countries not thoroughly barbarous, it is a recognised law, when an injury is inficted for which reparation is refused, the nation aggrieved may do itself justice, when' justice cannot otherwise be obtained.'—The consul then shows, that for him the dilemma has arisen—either to see the highest interests of his nation sacrificed by the impunity granted to these criminals ; or---- " And then he states distinctly the other horn of the dilemma in these following terms If, within forty eight hours reckoned from noon of this present day, ten of the ringleaders are not in Shanghai for trial- and punishment, the Consul will, in that case, take other steps to obtain that reparation which the honourable Ta-00-tae must then be understood solemnly to have refused.' " But was justice to linger through these forty-eight hours ? By no means ; provisional steps were to be taken instantly—namely, these two : " First, no duties for British ships can be p a id over to the custom-house ;' " Secondly, 'nor can it be permitted that the grain junks now in the river shall lea ve the port ; s a e the d I trust that u, the hononrable Ta-00-tae, may e ,pr denc y e o of forbidding them to ma ke the:ttempt." 4. • • " The closing paragraph, ominous in Chines° ears as the bell of St. Sepuicbre in past times to the poor New gate convict, ran thus entreat you, whilst it is yet time, to put an end to this untoward state of affairs by producing, the criminals : [there lay the sum of our 'demand :] but, if this be not done, it remains for me to announce my determination to redress the injury inflicted.' The consnl then announces the arrival of H.M.S. Childers, and the immediate approach of her comrade, the Espi6gle." " This dodge, that of suggesting dangerous mobs, hav ing failed, the Ta-00-tae (whom, for the sake of brevity, permit me henceforth to call by the well-known name of Mr. Toots) tried another. He had pledged his word at 10 a.m., that in return for notorious forbearances on the part of the Consul, he would himself abstain from all underhand intrigues with the rice junks. At 11 a.m., on the same day, he issued secret orders that these junks should drop down, and try to slip out by threes and fours, hoping thus to distract the little Childere. This ruse, also, havino: failed, next he practised others more and more childish. Ho caused, for ine►ance, bricks to be piled elaborately above the rice. But Jack, on board the Childers, found prime larking in watching and baffl ing all these wiles. The little Childers proved herself " a brickr in maintaining the Consul's embargo ; and upon the whole it was certain that the merest trifle, if any at all, of the rice had slipped through. "An interdict having simultaneously besn put upon the payment of the usual British dues to the cus tom-house, those who sate at the receipt of custom be gan to hold a sinecure office. Fine holiday times there were now in Shanghai, which made the Chinese Aire Toots very popular at that port ; but on the other hand, at Peking, and all around the Imperial Exchequer, which showed all the symptoms of galloping consuenpe • tion, he would have been cursed by bell, book, and candle, had it been known distinctly who caused the stoppage. Toots, therefore, fancied that he would try his hand at a new swindle, which could cost him only two dollars and a lie. So one fine morning he said to the consul—What is it you want ?—Cons. What is it? Why, I should think you knew pretty well by this time : what I want is—the Tsing-poo knaves.—Toots. Well, I've got 'em.—Cons. How many ?—Toots. Two ; but as they were the ringleaders, that ought to do.—Cons. No : it's too little, by eight. However, as a payment to ac count, I'll take it : We'll call it a first instalment. But let's have a look at the men ; are you sure they are genuine ?—Toots. Oh, quite.—Cons. Well, send for the missionaries. These, on arriving, were introduc , d, together with the consul, to are supposed ruffians ; but the whole pretence was instantly detected as a hoax. Neither of the men could be recognised by any of the missionaries ; and' by an ingenious artifice of the consul, they were conclusively exposed as swindlers. Concert ing his plan with the missionaries, the consul challenged both the knaves to answer him this question : me most remarkable incident in the course of the ontrage—Had it happened at the east (otherwise the Shanghai) gate, or at the north gate ? After an embar rassed pause, both men said—A t the north gate. Now, in fact, it had happened at neither, but in the very centre of the town, two miles removed from any gate. This dodge, therefore, would not work, any more than the brick•rnasked rice. The two scoundrels were exploded from the stage with peals of laughter, whilst Mr. Toots walked off re infecta, saying, It's of no consequence, not of the very least consequence, not the slightest in the . . " But nobody could say that of the next move in the game. The consul had by this time become weary of the fool's play, which, because it was childish and girlish be yond all belief to European minds, was not on that ac count the less knavish or the less dangerous. He was therefore now prepared to play his last and capital card : neither the rice embargo nor the customs' interdict was of a nature to be long continued—the pressure, growing every hour more severe, would have found a vent in riots, such as neither prudence nor conscience, on our British side, was likely to contemplate steadfastly. The last resource, therefore, in a case where the subordinate magistrates showed no signs of yielding, must be an armed appeal to the higher. This was tried : it was tried instantly; instantly it met with the amplest ac quiescence ; instantly satisfaction was awarded on each several article of our complaint, though Mr. Toots per sisted in saying "it was of no consequence, not the least." * * * * * * * * * The arch little gipsy, the saucy Espiegle, thGught other wise. She and Mr. Toots differed in opinion. For she it was that worked the whole revolution. She it was that carried a certain letter from the consul, and also the consul's compliments, into the great river Yang-tse- Keang ; and from pure forgetfulness (which I can allow for, being myself subject to frequent absence of mind), she carried at the same time her whole armament of guns. This little ship, finding herself in this huge river, danced a few cotillions up and down ; but, at last, night coming on, she settled down to business ; ran up to Nanking ; asked if the Viceroy lived there ; and, finding he did, Jack handed in his papers, saying that the Viceroy would find a wri4 inside for himself. It is inconceivable what a fright and what a termasham were caused by this little Espiegle. For hundreds of miles on both banks of the river were seen men peering into honeycombed guns, like magpies into a marrowbone, cleaning muskets, dry ing damp gunpowder. Some reason there was for all this alarm, since the Espiegle had her guns with her ; she showed her teeth." "Bat the great result of the trip to Nanking was, that we gained all the objects contemplated by the con sul in a degree, and with a facility, that no man could have counted on ; so that no act of vigour ever perhaps so fully justified itself by the results as did this of the consul, The fact was, they were all alarmed at our pre sence. Vainly we spoke words of friendship and assur ance. The Emperor himself was not very far off, and was agitated by the visit of the little Espiegle ; which the crew could not understand, saying, Bless your heart, the little pet wouldn't harm a fly ; she's as quiet as a lamb.' She might be so, but the /*or* were all anxious that the lamb should seek her pastures in some other river. This un easiness was our greatest auxiliary : aided by this we obtained almost instant despatch ; and, that the lamb might have no pretence for coming back to attack the wolves, everything asked for was conceded. Had we asked for Toots's head, we should probably have got it. Within three days, those ten ringleaders, whom Toots had found it so dire an impossibility to produce for trial, were paraded with the cangue (or portable pil lory) about their necks in the centte of Shanghai ; and subsequently provided with chambers suited to their various walks of study, in select dungeons : the thou sand junks, in number, roominess, and elegance of ac commodation, probably well representing the thousand ' black ships' that followed Admiral Agamemnon to the Troad, were all in one minute suffered to unmoor by the little Childers, whose wrath exhaled as suddenly as that of Diana at Aulis. Consequently rice was suddenly looking down' to a horrible extent in Peking. The customs which had seemed frozen up, now thawe freely into the celestial breeches-pocket, though sadly inter cepted by ravenous mandarins on the way. Concerning all which, though everybody else was pleased, Toots remarked that it wasn't of much consequence, in fact, speaking confidentially, wasn't of any, not the lest in the world, of no consequence whatever. So terminated, in such triumphant style, and with re paration so ample, this affair of Shanghai, which, lett to itself, or confided to any other hands than those of Rutherford Alcock, naturally and rapidly tended to a new war ; that tendency it was which so much alarmed the Viceroy. Of all diplomatists, this masterly Ruther ford Alcock is least open to the charge of having ope rated by means of war ; since, of all men in China, he happens to be the one who prospered exclusively by pre venting a war." LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, May 18.—Wind this day at noon, W. to S.W.; light breeze, and fine clear sultry weather CARDIFF, May 16.—Wind Heel, for Hong Kong. PORTSMOUTH, May 16.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— H.M.S. Eurydice, from Barbadoes; H.M.S. Locust, East ward; H.M.S. Exmouth, Devonport ; H.M.S. Colossus, ditto. Sailed—Radiant, for Calcutta. Off port—Magdalena, from New Orleans, for BreMen. CORK, May 16.--Wind S.W.—Sailed—Liffey, for Bar hadoes. PLYMOUTH, May 16.--Wind S.W.—Sailed—Neva, for Barbadoes. FALMOUTH, May 17.—Wind variable—Arrived—Caro line, from Rio Janeiro. Sailed—Surpass, for Newfound land ; Laurinna Rita, Havannah. Off port—Galatea, Coast of Africa. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMTON, Monday, 10 a.m. Wind S.E ; nearly calm and fine. Arrived—Limerick Lasg, John and Mary, from Devon port ; La Poule and Georges, Cherbonrg ; Washington, Bremen ; Uthenia, Black Sa ; Ariel, Rostock. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind W. Arrived—Mobile, from Mobile ; Burlington, Savannah; Dorcas, Prince, Euxine, Sencothree, and St. James, New Orleans ; John Bibby, Manilla ; Neptunes, Requijado, Belinda, from P.E. Island; Carl, Hayti ; Zeldenrust, Seville ; Luzon, Cardeyos ; Johanna, Malaga ; Panetta, Melanin, ; Faith, Demerara ; Typhson, Bombay ; Jamaica, Jamaica ; J. Wakefield and Doane, New Orleans ; Con dur, Charleston ; Lancaster, Philadelphia ; Royal Victoria, Charleston; Rosamond, Bahia; Ellen Stuart, Calcutta ; War Eagle, Philadelphia. HOLYMEAD, May 18. Wind W. S. W. The ship Sea King, from Callao, for Liverpool, ashore at Rhesny, Carnarvon Bay. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday, 10.9 a.m. Wind variable ; tide, two hours' ebb ; fine. Arrived, May 17—Botelde, from Nysted ; Mermaid, Guernsey ; Bristol, Adelaide ; Emma, Odessa • Kennett, St. - Übe's ; Industry, Bcrdeaux • Tickler , fromYM uritius Leo, from Guernsey ; Sheltiel, trom Guernsey ; Mary Montague, from Jamaica ; Triumph, from Palermo ; Challenge, from Cadiz ; Dublin Lass, from Guernsey ; Adventure, from Malta; Spray o f the O'cean. fro • m Shang hai ; Agnes, from Shanghai; Zwan, from Cochin ; Irene, from Adelaide. Arrived, May 18.—Fleda, from Portland Bay ; Ulysses, Calcutta ; Director, Jamaica ; Hero, Port Phillip ; Brews t er , Boston; Spitfire, Table Bay ; Etna, Jamaica; Providence and Dart (packet), Guernsey ; Palistria, Hon duras; Herrog Bojislez, Memel. DEATH OF MR. THOMAS LAW HODOES.—It is our pain • ful duty to record the death of Thomas Law Hodges, E s q., of Hemsted Park, near Cranbrook, at the advanced age of 81 years. Mr. Hodges had been for some time in a declining state of health, but his anxiety to promote the present movement in favour of an acreage duty, a scheme originally proposed by himself, was so great, that he attended a large meeting of hop planters at Cranbrook on the 28th tilt., a i lad took the chair. He addressed the meeting at some length in that clear and perspicacious style usual to him, and which even advanced age had not impaired ; but it was evident that his strength was fast failing. lie conducted the meeting 'to a close, and then returned to his residence at Hemsted, which he never afterwards was able to leave. The last hours of his existence were calm and peaceful, as became the closing scenes of a long and useful life. Mr. Hodges, in politics, was au uncompromising "liberal." He was first returned for Kent in 1830, in coejunction with Sir E. Knatchbull, without a contest, and afterwards in 1831 with Mr. Rider. The Reform Bill was then passed, and the county was divided. He was born in 1776, and married, in 1802, the only child of Sir Roger Twisden, Bart., of Bradbourn-park.—MaidsioneJournal. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT CHRIST S HOSPITAL.—On Saturday afternoon, between 2 and 3 o'clock, as the Blue-coat boys of Christ's Hospital, Newgate-street, were engaged in their usual sports, two of their number at tempted the dangerous but frequently accomplished feat of scaling the wall of the playground which abuts upon Giltspur-street. One of them descended in perfect safety, but the other, a fine youth of about 16, evidently ignorant that a line of pointed iron rails attached to the premises of Mr. Gilrutb, baker, were beneath him, dropped upon the spikes, where he was impaled for several minutes, until his affrighted companions gave the alarm, when he was extricated from his horrible posi tion, and the best surgical aid from St. Bartholomew's Hospital was promptly on the spot. rried 1C9.0, 161 100 1100 . isi: 2A - - FOR] IGN. 122 1 67i 7 874 31 + 11 h 75 86 i A 1071 63 21 141 61 20# 19 61 5 1 i 141 i li i