The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, IVI-ONDAY EVENING, APRIL 26, 1858.

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

Leasing Closing Prices Bnsinesi
Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Companies this day this day.
St. 100 Buckghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 93 100
St. 100 Clydesdale Jc Caledon... 100 - 102
25 all Col.Stour Vy E.U.&E.O 13 15
St. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p., Gt.Northn 136 139
5 all E. Un. H. Sh. E. Count. 4
St. 100 Glas. Barr. di Caldonian.
Neils. Direct.
St. 100 Do. New Do ••• •••
25 all Glstr.&Dn.Pr. Gt.Westn —
50 all Hull & Selby. Y. & N.M lOB 110
25 all Do. Shares. Do
12i all Do. 1 Shares. Do • •••
la all Lon.diGreenw S. Eastern l2i 13.
20 all Do. Preference Do 24 25
St. 1100 Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co 94 96
10 10 Do. Bark. Sh. Do ... •••
5i all Manch.Bxton. Ln.&N.W
and Matlock & Midld 2i 21 2i
St. 1100 Mdld. Bradfd. Midland 94 96
61 51 Newmarket
BuryE.G.spc. E. Count p - iP
50 all N.6iEst.s p.c. Do 57 59 581
50 all IDo. 6 per ct.. Do
50 all Do. Fix ed sp. cDo
25 all Prest. &Wyre L. &N. W —
12i all IDo. Shrs. Do — t .
St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. Gt.Northn 136 139
10 j all ,Shrews.& Her T. Brassey 8 9 •
12 all S. Staffordsh.. M. MCI ean 10 103
50 all WearVaLg6pc Stk.&Dar. . .
25 1 all Do Do 32
33
St. inn wiltßikSomrst Gt.Weatn. 89 91

CORN EXCHANGE.

The leading country markets, held on Saturday, were
but moderately supplied with wheat, yet all kinds sold
slowly, and prices had a downward tendency. Barley
changed to a moderate extent on former terms. Other
articles were tolerably active.

The French and other continental markets continue dull
for wheat.

In Spring corn a fair export business has been transacted
of late. American advices bring very few changes in the
value of produce.

The arrivals of home grown proluce up to our market,
last week, were very moderate. Tho imports from abroad
were 7,239 quarters of wheat, 22,589 barley, 5,019 oats,
420 rye, 1,585 beans, 35 peas, 2,280 linseed, 1,975 rape-
seed, 20 mustard seed, 324 sundry seeds, and 2,351 sacks
of flour.

The supply of wheat received fresh up to-day from
Essex and Kent was very moderato, and from other coun-
ties the receipts were limited, consequently, the show of
samples was small. Notwithstanding that the attendance
of both town and country millers was far from numerous,
the demand for most kinds of wheat of home produce was
somewhat firmer than on Monday last, and, in some in-
stances, prices were ls. per quarter higher than on that
day.
We were tolerably well, brit not to say heavily, supplied
with foreign wheat. Good and fine samples were in
somewhat improved request at full prices ; but inferior
kinds moved off heavily at last week's currency.
In floating cargoes of grain rather more business was
transacted at full prices.
Several samples of foreign barley sold at 34s per quarter
for malting purposes; but they require sifting. Other
kinds of barley were in fair request at full prices.
Good and fine malt was steady on former terms. Low
parcels were a slow sale.
The show of English, Irish, and foreign oats was very
moderate, and sales progressed steadily, at extreme rates.
The few beans in the market were readily disposed of,
at very full prices.
In the value of peas no change took place. The demand
may be considered steady.
We have no change to notice in the value of flour. The
business doing is by no means extensive.

PREFERENCE SHARES.

Blyth and Tyne 10 p.
c.pref. (issd.at 501.)
Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. it.
Do. 4 per C. Shares
Caledn. £lO 4 p. c
Ches. & Ho. 5i p.c
Do. do. 5 per cent
Cork & Bandons c
Dun.Perth.&Aber.J
E. Anglian Cls. A Sh
Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c
Do. do. Cis. C 7 p. c
Eas.Co.Ex,sp. c No. I
Do. No. 2
Do. New 6 pr. c. St
East Un., G. 6 p. c.
Do. 51., 0 per cent.
Do. 104 Debentr.Sh.
Do. do. 4 per edit._
East Lane ash .6 p . cts.
E.&W. York. J. sthA
Ed ill. & GI . sp, c. Sh.
Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c.
Furness, 5 p.
Gas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c
Great Northn. 5 p.c
Do. 5 p. c. Redeem
at 10 p. c. prom
Do. 4i per cent
Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5

91 - 96

1100 101

6 - 6,1

103 - 112
105 - 110
112 - 117
110 - 115
127 - 132

CURRENCY PER IN
Waeat—Esses it Kent,
Red new 334 to 4551

LPERIAL MEASURE.
Stan—Chevalier .... 665 to 68s
Pats Yorkshire and

••• !••

Ditto— old —s —a
Ditto, Whits new
,41s 518
Ditt0........ old —s —s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, o'd —s —a
Ditto new •••••• 393 45s
aye—Old .......... •. —g —s,
New .......... •• 32s 348
Barley—Grinding ••• •• 26s 308
Malting ......... 351 8831
Chevalier.... . . 38s 4ls
Malt—SaffolkandNor-
__

Calicoinst., Feed 21s 24s
Potato .
Youghal and Cork
81ack....... 20s 25s
Cork, White ... • . 201 201
Scotch, Feed. .. .. 20s 255
Roans—Tick ....... .• 34s 35s
Pigeons ...• 38• 43s
Peas—Grey .. • • .... • . 40s 421
Maple . ........ • . 41s 43s
White • ... 41s 438
Boilers ......... 42s 44s

72

lii lio

110 - 112
102 - 101

Brown 545 56s
Kingston sndWare 585 665

Flour—Town-made. •. 28i 40
Suffolk .......... 334 364
Stocktn Norton, 31i 32s

p. c. prcm.
Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pr(
Gt. S & W. (Ireland)
Do. 4 per c. Pref. St.
iGt W.(BAII.Ex.Spc
IDo. con. red. 4i p.c.
IDo. con. red. 4 p. C.
Do. irred. 4 per tent.
Do. 5 p. c. red. pref.
Do. firm. Pref. Sh
Do. Chester Sp. c.P.S.
Do. do. 5 p. c.
Do. Birm. Gua. Stk.
Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh.
Do. do. do
Do. do. do
Lan. dr York. 6 pc. St
Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1
D0.,P.,5p.c.5t.N0.2
Do. New Guar. 6p.c.
Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4
Lon. & N. W., Coy. car
Nuneaton 5 r. et
Lon. & S. W. 7 perct

62 -- 64
10i -- 111

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 2,318 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we
received 1,494 ; in 1856, 451; in 1855, 1,2 3 ; and in 1851,
1,101; in 1853, 3,530 ; in 1852, 1,914 ; and in 1851,
1,617 head.

ei
92 91
87
87 89
97 —lOl
10
1.6 17
9i 111
72 74
18 19?,,
91
133 1431
1138 140 1

IMPORTS LONDON LAST WREN.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam 39 ... 567 ... 23 )
Ilarlingon 210 ...
Hamburgh
Antwerp

--.... • • • '..".

T0ta1.... 252 ...
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1.857 522 ... 655 ... 4 ... 313 ...
1856 lBO ... 160 ...
... 91
...
1855 7OS ... 166 ... ... 367 ...
1854 539 ... 244 ... ... 3i9 ... 2
1853 903 ... ;.,124 ...
... 474 ... 42
1852 320 ... 922 ... ____
... 535
... 5
1851 442 ... 772 ... ... 315 ... 73

late 3d Shares
Londy.dt Color. Sh
Londy. &Ennis. Sh
M. S. &L. 6 p. Cent
Do., do. do. £6
Do. do. 31 per cent.
Marypt. A: Carl. 4 p.c.
Do. 4a per cent
Do. do.

1160 - 165

118 - 122
i - I
66 - 68

There was a slight increase in the total supply of foreign
stock on sale here this morning, but its general quality was
by no means first-rate.

Compared with Monday last, the arrivals of home-fed
beasts fresh up to-day were lass extensive ; nevertheless,
they were seasonably goad as to number, but somewhat de-
fici.nt in quality. On the whole, there was a better feel-
ing in the demand for most breeds, and in some instances
prices showed a ten lency to advance. However, the gene-
ral top figure for beef did not exceed 4s. per 81bs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambril geshira we
received 2,650 Scots and short-horns ; from other parts of
England, 300 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 2TO Scots;
and from Ireland, 80 oxen, &c.

4lid.Consol.6 p.c. St.
Do. Con. Br.Bir. 6 P.C.
Do. 4 p. c. Pref. St.
Do. L. ull. Prof. St.
New., Aber., &c., pr.
5 p. c. red. 5 p. e. pm.
Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et.
Norfh. D eb. 4p. e Sh.
Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846
Do. 5? p.c. pf , 1847
Do. Wv.V.sp. ..,1847
North British . ......
Do. 71. Preference
IsT. E. Ber w. 4 p. c. Pe.
Do. do. do
Do. Leeds 6 pa. No.l
Do. do. Qrs., 1818
Do. York 11. & S. Pur
North Staffordshire
Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6
p.c., let guar.
Do. p. c. 2d guar
Do. do. Debentr. St
Scot. Ceut.New Pret
Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c
Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St
Do. do.3i p.c. pf. St
'South Devon

137 - 139
99 - 101
92 -

..... ...... ....
10i - 118

lila lo'

The show of sheep was not quite so extensive as on this
day se'night, but most breeds C3lllO to hand in good con-
dition. We experienced a slow inquiry for all breeds, but
no change took place in prices. The best old Downs in
the wool sold at 43. ICd. ; out of the wool, 4s: 4d. per
81bs.

96 93
d

A i -
221; - 23
115 - 120
105 - 107
-- 100

Lambs, though in good supply, sold readily at 6s. to 7s.
per Sibs, being 41. higher than on Monday last. Fro m the
Isle of Wight, 400 head came fresh to hand.
Althongh the supply of calves was only moderate, the
veal trade ruled very inactive, at a decline of 2d. per Sibs,
when compared with Monday last.

113 - 121
125 - 127
74 - 76
10 - 102,

We ha .l a very dull sub for pigq. In prices, however,
scaroaly any change took place.

Per Sibs to sink tho offa)s.

!Do. fixed 46 pr cent.
S. Eastern (Reading
Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d.
Do. 46 per cent
Do. Fixed 46 p.c. Sh
Do. New 46 pr. cent
IS. Wales Gua. 4 p. c.
Do. do. 46 p. c
S Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar.
'
'Stock. &Dar., sp. c.
Do. do. do.
Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc

I. 4. a. 4.1 s. 4. s. a.
Inferior Beasts.... 2 10 to 3 0 PrimeSouthdown 4 6 410
Second quality.... 3 2 3 41.,rg0 erne. calveE 310 4 4
Prime large oxen 3 6 3 8 Prime small do 4 6 410
Prime Soots, dm. 319 4 0 Large hogs
Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 4 Small porkers 4 2 4 4
Second quality ...3 6 3 8 Suckling calves .19 0 22 0
Prime erse.-wlled.3 10 4 4 Quarter old pigs.l9 0 22 0
Lamb, 61 Od to 7s oa.
FOREIGN SUPPLY.

24 -- 241
101 -- 193
101 -- 103

101 - 103

27 -

TOTAL EtIPPLY.

46 7 tSI

Beasts
Sheep and lambs 22,770 Sheep and lambs .. 9lO
Calves
Pigs 290 Pigs -
& statement and comparison of the supplies and prices or fat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Marks t, on Monday, April 27, 1857, and this day, Monday,
April 26, 1858.

Per Bibs, to sink the offals.
April 27, 1857. lAp i126,18f,8
s. d. s. dds. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts ... 3 4to 3 6,2 10 to 3 0
Second quality ditto ... 3 8 4 0,3 2 3 4
Prime large oxen ... 4 2 4 8,3 6 3 8
Prime Scots, &e 410 5 0,3 10 4 0
Coarse and inferior sheep .„ 4 6 410 3 2 3 4
Second quality ditto 5 0 5 2,3 6 3 8
Prime coarse woolled ditto 5 4 5 83 10 4 4
Prime Southdown ditto .., 510 6 2 4 6 4 0
Lambs 510 6 8,6 0 7 o
Large coarse calves ... ... 3 8 4 83 10 4 4
Prime small ditto 410 5 4,4 6 5 0
Large hogs 3 8 4 2 3 2 4 0
!feat small porkers .„ 4 4 5 o'4 2 4 4
Beasts... 4.268 3,660
Sheep and lambs 21,410 22770
Calves... 4 120
Pigs ... 155 29

•
Surmiss oni SALB, April 28, 4,152 ; shear
and lambs, 19,609 ; calves, 105; pigs, 290.
April 30, 18b5.—Beasts, 4,112; sheep and lambs, 24,250 ;
calves, 153 ; pigs, 335.

/sTEVIGATE APTD LEADENETA.LL.
Compared• with Monday last, the supplies of both town
and country-killed meat here to-day are only moderate,
and the general demand is somewhat firmer, as follows : - -

Per Blbs by the carcase.
a. d. s. d.
Beef, Inferior 2 8 3 0
Do., middling ..... 3 2 3 4
Do. prime large.. 3 4 3 6 t
Do., do. small ....3 6 3 8
Pork, large
.2 10 3 6 I
Lamb, 5s 0

11. 4. 8.
Mutton, Inferior 2 10 3 2
Do., middling ..... 3 4 3 6
Do., prime 3 8 4 0
Veal.
Pork, small 3 8 1 2
Id to 6s Cd.

BOROUGH HOP.
Most kinds of hops of last year's growth, as well as good
yearlings, arc in fair request, and prices aro well supported.
In other hops scarcely any business is doing. Last week's
imports were 124 bales from Hamburg.
New Mid and East Kent Pockets, 6'Js to 112 s ; Weald of
Kent do., 54s to 66s ; New Sussex do., 50s to 66s ; Year-
lings, 21s to 50s.

all but completed one across the Isthmus of Suez, estab-
lished steam communication across all the oceanic high-
ways of th' globe, except the Pacific, and covered the
European continent and its seas with the network of
the electric telegraph.

After tracing the rise and progress of the Ames
r'can gold state, the writer compares its position
with that of its youwger sister and rival, Victoria.
In comparing the scenes at the gold diggings, and
the general conduct of the population, a far higher
place is awarded to the Australian colony than to
California. The influence of the upright, self-
governing English character seems to have made
itself felt, notwithstanding the crowds of adven-
turers of all lands and reputations. An essay on
the Eastern Church will not be devoid of interest
for the theological disputant and the general philo-
sopher, though the subject is scarcely of a character
to posse=s fascination for the ordinary reader. M.
•rhiers's celebrated history of the Consulate and the
Empire is the next topic that engages the atten-
tion. That extensive and valuable work is
examined and criticised at some' length, with
cordial admiration of the author's industry
and p,owers, and a tribute to the popularity and
character of his work. The critic, however, in
right of his office, looks rather closely into M.
Thiera's assertions with respect to English victories,
and confronts them with some unaccommodating
facts. The review closes with the camaeign of
Vittoria, but proposes in the next number to con-
tinuo its survey of this comprehensive history
which can scarcely have justice rendered to it
within the limits of a single article. The " Life of
Gorge Stephenson," and his marvellous inventions
furniah the subject of an interesting paper. His
ability, integrity, and perseverance, the fete ad-
vantages he enjoyed, the numerous obstacles he
overcame, are alt facts that impress the reader of
his biography wieh a seese of how much more de-
pends on individual merit and exertion than on the
most propitious circumstances. They show how
math more Nature has done for the man whom
she has placed furthest from his wishes, giving him
a clear head, an honest heart, and that patience
which defies time, than for him whom she has
gifted with all the advantages of position and edu-
cation, if she has denied him the sense and the
spirit to use them. The passage of George Ste-
phenson, from ignorance to knowledge, from in-
significance to eminence, from his humble employ-
ment in a coalpit of Northum bet laud to his nesitiun
as the first of British engineers, is nearly as sur-
prising as the rapid locomotion of ene of his own
engines was to its startled beholders. The article
before us, however, does not enter into the par-
ticulars
of this iuierestieg memoir, which has beer,
already frequently brought before the notice of the
public. It restricts itself chiefly to the collection and
consideration of the statistics of railway travelling.
It tells us, amongst other pieces of intelligence,
that nearly 9,000 miles of railway are at present
completed in the British Isles, and that it may be
assumed that about 21,000 miles.are open for traffic
in the rest of Europe, and 25,000 in America. The
statistics given are, in many respects, surprising,
and will attract the curious, and convey some use-
ful information to the studious and speculative.
The life and works of Edgar Allan Poe are the sub-
ject of an able criticism. The reckless life, the
miserable death, the perverted abilities, and wast,d
powers of this unhappy author form one of the
darkest pages in literary history. In one sense it
is fortunate that his career is co totally depraved
and degraded, his vices so unmasked and repelling,
that his life speaks not as a dangerous example, but
as a terrible warning. Life, genius, fame, friends,
reputa,ion, all went down iu that terrible whirl-
pool, of which his vivid picture of the Maelstrom
is but a feeble shalow. The criticism on his
writings, and the extracts from them, will bo read
with pie tsure by many readers to whom his dark
and melancholy stn.), is already familiar. The
speeches of Lord Brougham receive the honour due
to thorn, and the oratorical powers of the veteran
Reformer are ranked high in the records of British
eloquence. Mr. Henry Buckle's arduous under-
taking of the "History of Civilisition," receives
a criticism of commensurate extent. Most
readers of the old Witig quarterly will be
prepared for a fierce onslaught on the existing
government and a determined defence of their oppc-
nente. This is naturally to be anticipated, as,
whatever maybe the virtues of Lord Jeffrey's serial,
that of magnanimity can scat cely be rim bed among
them. But it is with regret, now that the zeal and
bitterness of the Ministerial crisis are over, that we
find the spirit of national :ndependence, forgotten in
the pertinacity of the partisan. The noble stead-
fastness of purpose which will not be lectured end
argued out of the choen way, the chivalry which
refuses to surrender the weak at the dictation of
the strong, aro attacked, ridiculed, and satirised
with all the acrimony of defeated politicians, and
all the elaborate logic of those who are in the
wrong. Fortunately the time for discussion and
dissension has passed, the voice of an indignant
nation can be heard when the tvamult of a political
crisis is silenced. The almost unanimous feeling
of the English people has found expi esstori, has
told its hatred of all secret and cowardly machina-
tions, whether they have for their aim the assessi
natien of a sovereign, or the oppression of exiles
and fugitives. Thae voice has spoken be fore, in t: mes
of national trial, and has spoken in the cause of truth
and right. Sometimes influenced by excitement,
sometimes hurried on by conflicting circumstances,
our people have seldom wavered from the straight
road when justice, geeen.sity, or national honour
were involved. Looking onward beyond the men
and measures of the time, resting on a founda ion
far deeper than the divisions of party, they rarely
fail to recognise the difference between a temporary
question of the day, and the assertion of a broad
princ,ple. Let the elaborate re,soner of the Edin-
burgh trust to the collective tense and spirit of the
English nation rather than •to the isolated expe-
diency of the Palmerston Cabinet, . or, if be must
deefent(oln is r
a failingight
becausecse leeis rio
and prov(;
a rro
11, that Lordi
airse t
film
choose acme subject of at ack which sha'l involve a
question of less vital importance, and at least
mask the personal hostility of political °prelim.a
under the semblance of national spirit.

THE HAYMARKET MURDER.