The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-01 00:00:00

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.

During the past week very large supplies of potatoes, in
excellent condition, have reached us. For all kinds the
demand is heavy. Prices range from 315 s to ell 5s per ton.

WOOL.
Since the close of the public sales—at which over 50,000
bales were disposed of—the amount of business doing in
our market by private contract has been limited. Prices,
however, are firmly supported. English wools aro steady.
Since Monday last the imports into London have amounted
to 50 bales from Bombay, 321 from Port Philip, 335 from
Cronstadt, 11 from Antwerp, 117 from ilambro', 1,146
from Launceston, 395 from Wellington, 235 from the Cape,
2,311 from Algoa Bay, 309 from Adelaide, 10 from Oporto,
and 1,151 from Geelong.
The following are the current rates of English wool :
Down toga, is 3d to is id ; Down ewes, is 2d to is 3,d ;
half-bred hogs, is 2d to is 3 ; Kent fleeces, is 2d to Is 3d ;
Leicester do., 1s ld to is 3d ; combing skin, is to is 4 d ;
blanket wool, 91 to is ld ; and flannel wool, la to is 5d
per lb.

SEEDS.
The deralud for linseed id very limited. Petersburg
Aforshank is quoted at 51s to 535, and Archangel 49d to 50s
per quarter. Tory little business is doing in linseed
cakes, on former term.. Soule sales of fine Calcutta rape
have been made at 633 per quarto!. Sound seed ls very
scarce, but largo quantities of inferior offer at a wide range
iu prices.
Tarmo,watte,per bush. 22i to 25s
Swede •• —s —s
Sinstsrd, Brown• ••• .• 22s 244
Mine, new • • .... los lls
Tares, Winter, new 61 Od Gs 6.1
Canary, per quarter .. 56e 62s
Rya /rags•• •• ••••• • • • —s _s
Clorer,RedEng. (cwt.) —s
White ••• • •• •• —S —s
Foreign nod.. •• •• (11 6/ 5,
W hite•• •• —s --8
Trefoil, new.. •• •• •• —3

Carraway .. 42t 44s
Coriander • . , 253 283
llempseed, per qaarter —s —s
Linseed, Eng.iowing 631 —s
Crushing ...... 52s 56s
Baltic —s —s
Odessa .. ........ —s
Linseed Cake, pr. ton—
English .. . .. 101 5s 101)0s

Foreign, per ton 11101 11151
Rape Cakes, pr tun 5; 5s 51 101
Rapeseed, pr 4r....... 82S 84s

TALLOW.

We have to report a slow trade for tallow, and prices
aro rather drooping. P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted at
52s Gil to 533 per cwt. Town tallow, 53s nett cash. Rough
fat, 26 lid per 81bs.

18.52.
30.579 17,342
39, 3-1 to 518 Od
39i Gi to —8 Od
),G37 1,698
16,836 20,945
1,909 2,960
15,887 14,972
41s Od 52s 9d

1553.

1854.

1855.

1856.

Stock this day •• .i.
Price of Y. C •• • •
Delivery last week • •
Ditto from June 1 ....
Arrivals last week..
Ditto from Junel....
Price o f ToiNn .. • •

31.903 ) 35,568 8,450
66s Odto 568 Gito, 52g 6d
Od —8 Od to 53i Od
1,476 2.742 5,229
15,910 26,116 27,689
497 18 1,733
11,822 13,999 18,430
672 Od 582 Od 558 9(1

Clio SIN OF 4ITONY JJLANU.

Mr. Albert Smith took leavo of his audience on
Saturday in the following speech :

And now, ladies and gentlemen, as the monarch of
mountains is unable to leave his throne of rocks at pre-
sent from the pressure of tourists and excursionist., I
an, compelled to prorogue hie parliament, by deputy,
myself ; and I will, therefore, according to established
form, read tny speech, I hope "in that clear and die-
tinc'; vo:c," the reporters usually connect with that
ceremony. . .

My Ladieß, and G en tlemen,—The period having
arrived Whet) 3ou require some relaxation from the in-
cessant labour and fatigue you must have undergone,
during the past session, from hearing me tell the same
long st.yry, over and over again, I feel a few words are
due from me to you, not only respecting the present,
but the future.

I coLit;ithe to receive the most friendly assurances
from foreign powers, on nay passport, of " permission to
pass fieely, and aid and protection in case of need," of
which I viu about immediately to avail myself, as I hope,
for your future ammeinent. His Majesty the King
of the flelgians has by his consulate riser placed
Vie travellkg resources of his charming country at my
disposal, in accordance with the treaty of fares laid
down in the Continental Bradshaw. His Majesty the
King of Prussia has thrown open the navigation of
the Rhine to me, subject simply to an adherence to
the tariff of prices be;,ween Cologne and Mayence, as
issued by the K.Anische Geselleschaffe Company ; and
our gallant ally the King of Sardinia has granted
me porous ion to cross the Alps between Switzerland
and Piedmont, by any pass between the Cul du Bon-
botanic ai.d the Simplon practicable fur troops—of
tourists.

The gambling tables at Baden will occupy my extreme
attention ; and the still helpless and lamentable state of
Brown, everywhere on the Continent, calls for the most
earnest mea=ures to alleviate those miseries which cloud
his tour, and turn his holiday into a prolonged excursion
of imaginary extortion, self-created irritation, disap-
pointed anticipation and misunderstood behaviour.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Area and Gallery,—l
have directed supplies of fresh seats to be laid under you
before we next meet. Considering that the absolute
comfort of the public is the very first thing that ought
to be attended to in any resort intended for, and sup
ported by them, without the compulsion of an
extra payment—that the miserable system of ex-
torting every extractable sixpence from the audi-
ence, by the combined agencies of box-keepers, box-
book-keepers, bill-sellers, and saloon keepers (in whose
toil our managers appear to he so hopelessly entangled),
is a shame and a disgrace to our public places of amuse-
ment—considering this, I shall still endeavour to im-
prove your condition and prospects ; your condition, as
far as your individual ease is concerned ; your prospects,
as may relate to a clear, comfortable view of everything
that is going on. _is heretofore, every reasonable com-
plaint or img.iestion will receive my best and readiest at•
tention ; and as heretofore, the price of admission will
include every possible auxiliary to comfort and accom-
modation that the room or the attendants can offer.

My Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen,—Having had the
honour of telling you the same story i❑ the same room
1,452 times, up to this evening, I will not venture to
refer to it, for you must know it almost as well as I
do. But you must permit me to add, that I now release
you from your flattering attention until the middle of
November, when I return from the continent. And,
until that time, wishing you every possible enjoyment
and happines9 that you most desire yourselves, I bid
you, very respectfully, good bye.

Mr. Smith took his leave of the audience amidst
loud and continued applause.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, Sept. I.—Wind this day at noon, W. ;
light breeze and fine.
PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 31.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—
Queen, from London, for Madras and Calcutta ; Clyde
(s. tpt.), Jersey. Sailed—North Britain, Quebec.
PLYMOUTH, Aug. 29.—Wind W.S.W.--Arrived—Abby
Blanchard, from Matanzas. 31. Wind S.W.—Sailed—
Auglesea, for Australia ; Espindola, Shediac ; Severn,
Portland Bay ; Wave of Life, Sydney, N.S.W.
FALMOUTH, Aug. 31.—Wind N.N. W.—Arrived—Ches-
terfield, from Rio Grande.
COWES, Sept. 31.--Wind W.—Arrived—Josiah Quin-
coy, from Havana.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.
Arrived -Oak, from Sunderland; Anne, Newport.
Sailed—Matilda, for Constantinople ; Caledonian, Sun-
der' And; Purveyor, Portland; John Daniel, Cardiff;
Edith and Two Sister., Llanelly.
LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning.
Wind S.W.

Arrived—Messrs. Kimball, from New York; Clarissa
Currier, St. John's, N.B. ; Agram, Iceland; Providence,
Casabianca; Cintra, Lisbon ; Emma, Reigkjaien ; Wil-
liam, Havre.

Sailed—A.tlautic, for Belize.

QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 33.

Wind W
Arrived—Palermo, from Parsborongh.
WATERFORD, Aug. 30.

Wind S.W.
Arrivod—Juno, from alossa ; Queen and TrietAino,
Trioste.

(BY StIII24ARINE .aNTI BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday, 10.15 a.m.
Wind W., tido 1 hour's flood ; weather fine.
Arrived—Ravensbourne, steamer, from Antwerp.
Sailed, Aug. 31—Triton, steamer, for Calais ; Planet,
Jamaica.

DEAL, Monday, 9.57 a.m.

Wind N.W. ; light.
Passed in tow—Prasident Filmore;and Christiania, from
Now York, for London.
Passed—Jane and Catharine, from London, for
Santander ; American Congress, from London, for New
York ; Sommereen, from Loudon, for Lisbon ; Trinity,
schooner, from the north, for the west.
Anchored—Dolphin, from London, for Swan river.

COMMUTATION OP SI/MINOS OP DI/ATM—The sentence
of death passed upon Andrew Bracken, at tne last Li-
verpool Assizes, for the murder of a man named Bate',
has been commuted to transportation for life. The pri-
sm er, who was in a state of frenzy from intoxication, at-
tacked: he deceased, whom he casually encountered, in
a violent but unpremeditated manner, and inflicted upon
him, by kicking him upon the head, injuries of so serious
a character as to result ill death.
THE BELGIAN TRANSATLANTIC MAIL STEAMERS.—
SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 30. The steam-ship Belgique,
Capt. Tack, belonging to the Belgian Transatlantic
Steam Navigation Company, sailed to-day for Antwerp.
This steamer, it will be recollected, put back to South-
ampton from an attempted voyage to New York in
January last, and has ever since been under repairs at
this port. She is now pronounced to be in a sound and
seaworthy condition. An examination into the state of
the vessel proved her to be more extensively faulty than
was even at first reported, the defect being in the pri-
mary construction of the ship. The repairs that have
been effected here by Messrs. Summers and Day have
been of the most extensive and costly nature. The
caulking of the iron plates and the riveting had to be
renewed almost throughout the entire ship. Two new
pistons and cylinder covers, with new bilge pumps and
pipes and a pumping engine, have been fitted to the ma-
chinery. A new three-bladed screw propeller, and stern
pipe, with new screw shaft and couplings, have been
adde 1. The boilers have been strengthened by addi-
tional stays. The iron lower masts of the ship have been
lifted out and strengthened. The hull has been strength.
ened by stringer plates, and many improvements made
both in the ship and machinery under the superin-
tendence of Mr. Jobling, the surveyor of Lloyds at this
port. At a trial trip in Stokes Bay, on Thursday last,
the Belgique attained a speed of 10.192 knots, the en-
gines working with great smoothness and efficiency.
We under-tand, alter her arrival in Antwerp, the Bel-
gique will be placed upon the Antwerp and New York
route, to be followed by three or four other ships of a
similar class—viz., of 2,250 tons burden, and 300 horse
power. The whole of these steamers, immediately after
the disasters which happened to the Belgique, were
withdrawn from the proposed line, and were placed
under a curse of repair similar to that adopted in the
case of this steamer. It is proper to add that this large
fleet of iron steamships were not of English build, but
were constructed in Belgium and Holland ; and to this
fact, and the presumed inexperience of the foreign
builders in constructing large iron ocean steamships, the
misfortunes of the company have been attributed by
English professional engineers. Should the ships under
their new conditions of efficiency prove successful in their
passages, there is no doubt that a good traffic in passen-
ger' and freight will be secured at Antwerp, where the
want of a direct communication between that part of the
continent and the United States of America has long
been felt.

.„_
OPENING OF THE ADDERLEY-PIRK, NEAR BIRYINSILL i.
—On Saturday the laud recently appropriated by Mr.
Adderley, M.P., in the neighbourhood of Saltley, as a
t, people's park," was, for the first time, thrown open for
that purpose, when the occasion was celebrated by a
dinner and other becoming festivities. At 1 o'clock the
provisional committee of management assembled at the
market-hall in Belmont-row, and, accompanied by some
thousands of artisans, and headed by a band of music,
proceeded to inaugurate the park. In the procession
were Lord Lyttelton, Mr. Adderly, M.P. ; Mr.
C. H. Bracebridge, Mr. Hodgson, the Mayor of Bir-
mingham, Mr. J. Walsh, numerous members of the
corporation of the borough, the Coleshill troop of Yeo-
manry, of which Mr. Adderley is the captain, and a
host of respectable gentlemen residing in the neigh-
b .urhood. The park, which is pleasantly situated con-
, tiguous to the Saltley Training College, and about two
miles frorn the centre of Birmingham, was fitted up with
capacious tents for dining, concert, dancing, &c. At the
dinner Mr. Adderley, M.P., presided, having as his im-
mediate supporters the Hon. Misses Leigh, the Mayor
of Birmingham, Lord Lyttelton, Mr. Bracebridge, Mr.
J. W. Whateley, Mr. Wright, Mr. C. Ratcliffe, Mr.
Marshall, Mr. Walsh, and other well-known friends of
the working classes. Mr. Adderley explained that his
sole object in giving the park was to bestow on the_work-
ing classes a healthy locality in which they and their
families might enjoy the benefits of fresh air and exer-
cise. The affairs of the park, he observed, were now
managed by a committee of operatives, but so soon as a
sufficient number of subscribers was obtained to defray
the small amount of annual expenses which would be
necessarily incurred a committee am
from ong the sub-
scribers would be appointed, and he would then con-
vey over the land in perpetuity upon a mere nominal
rental. The hon. gentleman was loudly cheered in the
course of his observations. After dinner the cricket-
ground, the dancing-tent, and the concert afforded ample
amusement for the people, who enjoyed a very agreeable
afternoon, the greatest decorum having prevailed
throughout.