The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-24 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

Compared with Monday a most important change has
taken place in the trade here to-day. Prices have given
way considerably, and much heaviness has prevailed in the
demand. The supply of beasts vas large, and all kinds
changed hands slowly, at from 4d to 6d per 81bs less money.
Sheep came somewhat freely to hand, and the inquiry for
them was heavy, at 4d to 6d per 81bs decline. Lambs were
a dull inquiry, and the currencies gave way 4d to 6d per
81bs. Calves were 4d to 6d lower, with a full average num-
ber on offer. The pork trade was in a depressed state, on
easier terms ; but for mulch cows the inquiry was tolerably
firm.

Per Blbs to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 3 8 4 0
Second qualitydo. 4 2 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8
Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0
Crse. & inf. sheep 4 4 4 8
Second quality do. 4 10 5 4

s. d. s. d.
Primecrs-wool do. 5 6 5 10
Pme S'thdowndo. 6 0 6 2
Large crss. calves 4 4 5 0
Prime small do 5 2 5 6
Large hogs 4 0 4 6
Small porkers
.0d to 7s Bd.

Lambs, 58
Suckling calves, 21s to 23s
23s to 30s.

and quarter 'old store pigs

TOTAL SUPPLY.

Beasts 1,640
Sheep and lambs 10,000
Calves
Pigs 3OO

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 2lO
Sheep
Calves
Pigs

HAY MARKETS.

SMITTIFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Oa to £4lss Od ; clover,
E 4 Os to £slss Od ; and straw, £1 Gs to £1 12s per load.
A slow inquiry.

CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 17s ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 14s per lead.
Trade rather dull.

WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 153 Od ; clove)
£4 Os to £5 17s 6d ; and straw, £1 Cs to £1 12s per load.
A heavy demand.

MEAT MARKETS.

NEW GATE ♦ND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat
are moderate, and the trade generally is heavy, as fol-
lows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 40 4d ; mutton, 4s 4d to 5s
6d ; lamb, 68 Od to 6s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork,
4s Od to 5s Od per 81bs. by the carcase.
SOUTHALL, May 23.—The supplies of stock here to-
day were moderate. Although the trade was by no
means active, prices ruled high : Beef, from 4s
Od to 5s 2d ; mutton, 4s 4d to Os 4d ; lamb, Os 6d to 7s 6d ;
veal. 4a M to 54 fxl: nork. 4s Od to 5s Od nsr Slits to sink
the offal.

ROMFORD, May 23.—The trade is far from active, as fol-
lows :—Beef, from 4s Od to 5s 4d ; mutton, 48 10d to 6s 2d ;
lamb, 6s 8d to 7s 8d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 6d ; and pork, 4s
Od to 5s Od per Blbs ; suckling calves, 20s to 245; quarter
old store pigs, 22s to 30s each; and mulch cows, £l4 Os
to £l9 Os each.

THIS DAY'S SHIPPLVG.

LONDON, May. N.—Wind this day at noon—West
light breeze, and fine weather.

QUEENSTOWN, ellloy A2i—Wincl S.W.—Arrived--
Johanna, from WO Grande ; Mathilda, from Ilavannah.;:
Indian Queen, from Barbadoes ; Arethusa, from Porto
Rico ; J. H. Rogerson, from New Orleans. May 21—
Arrived—North Briton, screw steamer, from Quebec.
CARDIPF, May 23.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Leonie
Celine, for Bilboa ; Centipede, for Gibraltar; Ghasso, for
Shanghae.

CLYDE, May 23.—Wind. S.W.—Arrived—Surprise,
from Trinidad ; Catherine Morrison, from Havannah.
SHIELDS, May 23.—Wind N N.W.—Arrived—Kama,
from New York.

COWES, May 23.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Van-
derbilt, s_eamer, from Havre, and proceeded for New
York.

NBWPORT, May 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—Exiel,
from the Cape do Verds.
SWANSEA, May 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Lexena,
from Coquimbo ; Augusta, from GarruebA ; Bella Donna,
from Coquimbo. Sailed—Maria Theresa, for Gibraltar.
JERSEY, May 22.—Wind E.—Sailed—Dolphin, for
Quebec.

HOLYILEAD, May 22.—The wreck and materials of the
Leicester, from Charleston to Liverpool, on shore at Rhos-
colyn, are to be sold by auction on the 25th of May.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning.
Wind W.N.N.
Arrived, May 23—Jeune Armand, from Carentan ; De.
spatch, steamer, from Jersey ; Lady Constance, from Sun.
derland.

Arrived, May 24—Le coq, from Cherbourg.
Sailed, May 23—Den, and Eliza, for Cowes ; Zeyonia,
for Neath; Atalanta, steamer, from Jersey; Alliance,
steamer, for Havre.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
Wind W.N.W. DEAL, Thursday Morning.
, moderate.
Passed —Emulus, from Berbice, for London ; Amber
Nymph, from London, for Berbice; Herculean, from Lon-
don, for Hong Kong; Eliza Thornton, from London, for
Singapore ; Superior, from London, for St. John's ; Eliza
Sharpe, from London, for St. Kitt's ; Nancy Riley, brig,
from the westward.

Anchored—lslander, from London, for Barbados ; Child-
wickburg, from London, for Kurrachoo ; Hadasah, from
Sunderland, for Gefle,

FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE LONDON DOCKS.—
Yesterday morning a fatal accident happened to a man
named William Isherwood, aged 30 years, a mariner, who
died from drowning. It appears that the deceased was en-
gaged on hoard a vessel lying in the New Shadwell Basin,
when he by some means fell overboard, and before assist-
ance could be rendered life was extinct.
THE LAW COURTS.—The only case of importance
which it was fully expected would have been proceeded
with in the Exchequer Court this morning was that of
General Beatson v. Skene, but on its being mentioned it
was postponed for a few days.
One of the effects of the late treaty of commerce
with England is already visible in Paris. Several shops
are crowded with English poreelainee of very superior qua-
lity to that hitherto used in France.
A letter from Rome of the 15th inst., announces
that the Papal Government has obtained possession of
s instructionseyeralverY important. documents, which contain' the
of the revolutionary committees to their
agents, directing them to hasten an insurrection in the
States of the Church, and likewise in the Abbruzzi and in
Calabria. It adds that the Court of Rome proposes to ad-
dress copies of these documents to the great Powers of
Europe.
LAKE OF GENEVA LIFEBOAT.—A new lifeboat
and transporting carriage, on the plan of those adopted by
the National Lifeboat Institution, have just been despatched
from London to the Lake of Geneva. The boat, which is
28 feet long, was built by the Messrs. Forrestt, of Lime-
house, and carriage by Mr. Robinson, of Camden-town.
A few da3 s ago a grand demonstration was made at Geneva
in celebra'icn of their arrival. Loud were the praises of
the Genevese on the beautiful architecture of the boat and
her equipments, including lifebelts for her crew. Her
tranperting carriage was also much admired for its work-
manship and suitability for its purpose. Some time ago a
terrible shipwreck occurred during a fearful storm on the
Lake of Geneva, when the lives of several persons were
placed in great jeopardy. At the critical period a gallant
seaman, named Mermillon, nobly risked his own life in a
frail boat in rescuing the shipwrecked men. To testify their
appreciation of Mermillon's brave exertions the Genevese
raised a large subscription, and after rewarding him with'a
portion of the money they decided on appropriating the
surplus in the purchase of a lifeboat on the plan of that now
successfully employed by the National Lifeboat Institution
on different parts of the coasts of the British Isles. Accord-
ingly, an order was given for her construction, and great
has been the satisfaction of the Genevese with the happy
1 consummation of their humane design.