The Aberystwith Observer

111EGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. VIENNA, Friday Evening, a" probability there was a sharp action at the Tete-de- • of Buffalora yesterday. It is reported that the Aus- ^a^n'eta cousi(ierable l°ss> took it at the point of the P VIENNA, May 3. toitv^ral Gyulai announces that the army had advanced Tw?nt any serious combat as far as Cambio and Cozzo J*? lead quarters were on the evening of the 2nd of May at "silo. Wednesday, May 4. ty»,he official Wiener Zeitung publishes a note of Count da £ >ki t0 the French Ambassador, M. de Banneville, hh( ) ^th April, and a note of M. de Banneville to Coun., lieu,' dated, 2nd of May, by which diplomatic relations Prance and Austria are broken off. The Austrian Vt!issador at Paris>M- de Hubner, was therefore instructed the day before yesterday to quit Paris Nu- 118 patriotic addresses to the Emperor have been signed. TURIN, April 23. ^nterals Canrobert and Neil have arrived here, and have S>a« 'oiri the King. The disembarkation of French J)'visi 'lt Genoa continues. A considerable part of the The i, tlle Alps have encamped at Susa, in Piedmont. ^WeBrians are concentrating in great masses at Piacenza, tyis;j* proclamation has been issued by an Austrian Com- ber Extraordinary. 4Cc TiJElN, Saturday, April 30. £ h)g to intelligence received here the Austrian troops W x>! Seen concentrated at Pavia, in T.omhardy, entered W^edmontese territory yesterday in three bodies; one %J< as it appears, passing through Gravellona, to the south- ^ovara o second, taking the road through Abbiate Penetrated during the night to Casale; and a third { arked this morning at Stresa and Arona, on the Lago ore. ju Tuein, Sunday, May 1. ^8 staff ?ia^ bulletin just published states that the King and We»!5 this morning to take the command of the army. We evening the Austrians occupied Novara, and then TOopj, farther advance towards Vercelli. The French v$arv- ^urin this morning for Alessandria. Other troops rrived from France, with two batteries. K TUEIN, Sunday Evening. ^nK left this morning to take the command of the ?(!cUrii<lT^stei'day evening an inconsiderible, Austrian force Novara. 2,000 Austrians occupy Mortara, and_ 400 5IM,7 and 50 cavalrv No vara. No movement has been C towards Vercelli. The Austrians m large numbers quitted Piacenza, and proclaimed a state of siege. They th lar to have concentrated their forces on the left bank of *ttaf.0- General Bonat died on Saturday last at Susa of an of apoplexy. (j TURIN, Monday Evening, May 2. de Ileral Gyulai has imposed on the town of Novara the 1 lil'lei- .°^ <l lieavy contribution of provisions and forage, 6 Vaf)a'n' 'T',casc non-compliance, of a fine of five times °^'i<id Yc °f ll required. The Austrians have oc- '1:1 TURIN, Wednesday, May 4. Austrians constructed bridges yesterday evening t e en 0 branches of the Po in the direction of Tortona. Sai-d-11^ ^as everywhere levied heavy contributions on I W(«iDian populat ion."

SWITZERLAND. BEENE, Saturday, April 30. ^gior ^'trians occupied Intra and Pallanza, on the Lago esterclay' am' cut tlie telegraph wires communi- "ovara 'th Switzerland. Hostilities have commenced at 0ti thP t 1 he Austrians have seized several Sardinian vessels 16 K'o Maggiore. ACco BEENE, Saturday, April 30. 5''strin' inK to official advices just received here, the '°ckn aflev having crossed the Ticino yesterday at 4 P-W., commenced hostilities in the evening. If,e BEENE, Monday, May 2. ^tri(u;fesident opened the Federal Assembly to-day with a JheTjPeech. Council moved the following demands for the \vh 011 the Assembly—namely, to sanction the neu- cNeiitK i 11 accompanied the recent calling in of the con- I f !'y to authorise the taking of further t^traptf Measures to open a credit not to be limited to TPer, 'oails and to appoint a Conimander-in-Cltief of >^W A army. literal „Ustrian Ambassador has communicated to the | ouncil the manifesto containing the declaration of

THE GERMANIC CONFEDERATION. Fjiankpoet-ON-THE-Main, May 3. •este^traordinaiy sitting of the Federal Diet was held r<5asono at which the Austrian Ambassador explained the vanCe'Vvhich kad induced the Emperor to otfder the ad- c°mf« 'lis troops into Sardinia. The Austrian Ambassador's roittraullicati, was then submitted by the Diet to the Com- lor the Management of Military Affairs. ° TKIESTE, May 2. t0ry„t,"7n„of Trieste, together with the surrounding terri- ^hred Sn distr ots °f Pisin0 a" lV<3 r>laS)r|!lng ^dvfcea'from Venice to the 30th ult General ^nera) ?, 4?lready assumed the functions of Governor- ^(1 Ver'on i16 P-ace of the Archduke Maximil an. Venice r'-<lil'n 8i. e 'v011 declared in a state of siege. Ihe ,MvicP«y,?rmce of Tuscany has arrived at Yen ice. Uli lces have also been received from Milan to the oOth c^azf',c, con'-ains a proclamation addressed by Nam v! v. 6 Sardinian population, to whom it of pr°perty' ^intenailce

PARMA. I 4 r>„I.. PAEMA, Sunday Evening, la,, (J'iMio manifestation was vestcrilT,, i 41 Ce before the Royal Palace. The +yitlle P°P f hi annv dpinanded the union ,,f .offlcers, in the name of Jtese forced their troops with the Pied- c0iiJe Duchess quitted Parma,, alter liavino- tove C|) of Eegency composed of her Ministers.'The Prfnees !» ,a so left this morning. J'ne ^nne€S u|)Jic order h$s not been disturbed.

RUSSIA. 'l'¡ ST. Peteesbueg, Tuesday, May 3. "')tee official newspapers of this day publish the following We are authorised to declare, in the most positive « f«URi that there exists no treaty of alliance, offensive and At a -ve> between Russia old any other Power whatever (ai'y ""went when all Europe is making maritime or mili- i, J»id,nia1merits 011 a ]al oC scale, the Emperor was obliged to "cic„ hy measures of political prudence, for any emer- I » l'fe in 8 Majesty retains in! the present conjuncture | of action, and we hardly need add that he is 1(1 t'he ?"}y ^>y the sentiment of the dignity of his Crown interests of the country." .T),e DEESDEN, Wednesday, May 4. h V'€,i hv 'it7'1 Journ<rt of to-day, in reference to the denial a? (1Hlni! le Emperor of Russia, says Even if there be Jran-.6 <)fftillsjve and defensive treaty between Russia Of6 0,>jcet ^ec an an augement may have been made with 'lie Preventing Austria from coming victorious out colflict."

FRANCE. q.. PARIS, Wednesday Evening, May 3. corlnui,l|ieatiou made to the Corps ^l«of thoe? posted up on the walls of Paris, and populace are everywhere assembled reading it. The Moniteur of this morning contains the following decrees:—"The engagement of volunteers for two (years service will now be accepted.' A second decree authorises the supply of substitutes for military service by administrative means, with a premium of 2,000f for seven years. A third decree says the loan of 500,000,000f. is to, be con- tracted by national subscription. It will be a 3 per cent. loan, at 60f. 50c., with interest from December last, or a 41 per cent. loan issued at 90f., with interest payable from March last. The Minister of Finance states, in his report accompanying this decree, that the condition of the public Treasury is most favourable, and that the resources at his disposal would allow him, without encroaching upon funds necessary for usual current services, to devote more than 300,000,000f. to war expenses. The Austrian Ambassador, M. de] Hubner, has quitted Paris to-day.

MANIFESTO OF THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH. The following communication was made by the French Government to the Corps L^gislatif oil Tuesday, Mav 3 "Austria, in causing her army to enter the territories of the King of Sardinia, our ally, declares war against us. She thus violates treaties and justice, and menaces our frontiers. All the great Powers have protested against this aggression. Piedmont having accepted the conditions which ought to have insured peace, one asks what can be the reason of this sudden invasion? It is that Austria has brought matters to this extremity, that she must either rule up to the Alps, or Italy must be free to the shores of the Adriatic for in this country every corner of territory which remains independent endangers her power Hitherto moderation has been the rule of my conduct now energy becomes my first duty. Let France arm, and resolutely tell Europe I desire not conquest, but I desire firmly to maintain my national and traditional policy. I ob- serve the treaties on condition that no one shall violate them against me. I respect the territories and the rights of neu- tral Powers, but I boldly avow my sympathies for a people whose history is mingled with our own, and who groan under foreign oppression.' France has shown her hatred of anarchy. She has been pleased to give me a power strong enough to reduce into nonentity the abettors of disorder and the incorrigible members of those old factions whom one incessantly sees confederating with our enemies but she has not for all that abdicated her task of civilization. Her natural allies have always been those who desire the im- provement of the human race, and when she draws the sword it is not to dominate, but to liberate. The object of this war, then, is to restore Italy to herself, not to im- pose upon her a change of masters, and we shall then have upon our frontiers a friendly people, who will owe to us their independence. We not go into Italy to foment disorder or to disturb the power of the Holy Father, whom we have replaced upon his throne, but to remove from him this foreign pressure, which weighs upon the whole Peninsula, and to help to establish there order based upon legitimate satisfied interests. We are going, then, to seek upon this classic ground, illustrated by so many victories, the footsteps of our fathers. God grant that we may be worthy of them I am going soon to place myself at the head of the army. I leave in France the Empress and my son. Seconded by the experience and the enlightenment of the last surviving brother of the Emperor, she will understand how to show herself equal to the grandeur of her mission. I confide them to the valour of the army which remains in France to watch our frontiers and to protect our homes I confide them to the pa- triotism of the National Guard; I confide them, in a word, to the entire people, who will encircle them with that affection and devotion of which I daily receive so many proofs. Courage, then, and union Our country is again about to show the world that she has not degenerated. ° Providence will bless our efforts, for that cause is holy in the eyes of God which rests on justice, humanity, love of country, and inde- pendence." <,

A ROYAL WINDFALL.-The Madrid journals relate the following circumstance :— As the Queen on Good Friday was, according to custom, washing the feet of some poor old women, Her Majesty's bracelet fell off, and one of the women picking it up offered it to Her Majesty. "My good woman," said the Queen, since the bracelet has fallen near you, keep it!" Of course, the woman was profuse in her expressions of gratitude. The Duchess de Moedina-Coeli, who was present, told the old woman that she would buy the bracelet of her, and a jeweller having estimated it to be worth 4,250f. (about 1701.) the duchess gave that sum. PLKASING INCIDENT (IF TRUE I)-It is stated that, as a French regiment was marching out of Paris, a young cantiniere, leading by the hand a little girl, aged about six years, left the ranks, and, entering the house, asked if the offices of the Secretary of the Ero. press were not there. She was answered in the affirma- tive, and she cried, Well, then, I leave you my child! Take her to the Empress, and tell her Majesty that I know she will take care of her until my return from the war." And so saying she left the child. The Empress, on being informed of this incident, gave orders that the child should be taken care of until the return of the mother. THE COST OF WAR.—Yesterday evening a ge- neral officer informed me (says a correspondent) that Austria now has about 190,000 men in Italy. "If," said he, the French and Sardinians should have an army of the same strength there will soon be a dearth in the land. During the former wars in the Italian Peninsula neither of the belligerent Powers had more than 80,000 men in the field, and it was always very difficult to procure the necessary supplies for them." A DOUBTFUL INCIDENT.—A banquet of officers was held at Milan, a few days ago, at which, among the numerous toasts drunk in allusion to the impending war, a young officer proposed the following: To the, Austrian army! The French and Piedmontese armies will break against it like this brittle'glass." So saying, he threw the bottle he had just emptied into the air &0 as to make it fall back again upon the table, which in fact, it did, but—without breaking. The Ojriaione states that all the officers present stood aghast at this untoward omen. AN ACCOMPLISHED QuEEN !—The Naples cor- respondent of the Daily Telegraph says Much is hoped-for from the Bavarian Princess, the new Queen, She is known to have a will of her own—to be daring, headstrong, and passionate. She horsewhips people, smokes in public, rides like a dragoon, drives her tilbury, detests the priests, ridicules her mother-in-law, and runs a tilt against the whole crew of thieves, scoundrels, sycophants, spies, and mongrels who fill up this despicable court. Her father has arrived, and will, if need be, snpport her with aid and counsel. THE PRINCE OF WALES AT ROME.-The Ro- man correspondent of the Weekly Register writes as follows :— His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has been most assiduous in his attendance at the ceremonies of Holy Week. The poor clergyman, who interpolated the Anglican liturgy with a prayer that he might be preserved from the dangers of Popery, will, I fear, have to renew his supplications. I cannot refrain from noticing the reverend manner in which his Royal Highness assisted at the various functions, a strik- ing contrast to the conduct of many of his future subjects. It was observed with pleasure that he stood up at tVe proper times, and bowed his head when the blessed Sacrament was carried by. It was interesting to see the future King of England, the future head of the Anglican Establishment, in the presence of the head of the Catholic Church.

fltkcIlitMs icitml ftfe. A"3 FEAT MORE DARING THAN DISCREET.—On Saturday the nephew of an Irish peer astonished the natives at Gal way by the following feat, according to the Gahoay Tiiidic(ttor :-While an engine was running along at about twenty miles per hour, the hero of our tale ran across from the opposite side of the line and jumped clean upon the platform of the engine. This young gentleman had such a decided penchant for engine-driving that he has offered his services to the Company as a trimmer, until he should prove his capacity to be appointed as an engine-driver. THE BATTLE OF THE BANKRUPTS—It is now too probable (cleverly remarks the Examiner) that the two great despots have confederated to rule Europe between them, and to hack and hew it to the shape of their ambitious designs. Sardinia is the cat's-paw, Italian emancipation an impudent pretence. There is however, happily in civilisation a security for civilisation' and a barbarous confederacy like this, if such a con- lederacy there be, is an anachronism when money and cx edit and moral force are elements necessary to success. Kussia has not recovered from the exhaustion of her last war, and, farther^ the Eftiperor has enough on his hands at home; France is in financial difficulties « 'J f T now beginning Sardinia is weighted with aims far beyond her powers and their adversary & £ £ £ etto 11"»""■»*> <* '»"= THE RIFLE V THE Bow.—It is related that the I rench certainly fired away 25,000,000 cartridges in the Crimea, whereas it is not so much as imagined that they e\ en hit 2o,000 Russians. We are much disposed, indeed, to believe that tlie musket, as employed up to the present time, was a less deadly weapon than the old English long-bow. Our ancestors were not used to throwaway 999 cloth-yard shafts out of 1,000, and for the simple reason that they were taught not only to draw the bow, but to hit a mark. Look at the con- trast between the old archery practice at 'Hhe butts and the blank cartridge drill of modern days, where a man's training consisted in his being taught to aim at nothing without a bullet. W hat would have become of the old English infantry it archers had been merely 0 shown how to draw their bowstrings to their right ears without any arrows or any mark to aim at?—Times. A HINT THAT SHOULD BE ACTED UPON.-—We must have care not be tempted to join in the race of ruin (says the Examiner), and not to weigh ourselves down with arms with the mistaken notion of security. To make the most of our resources at the smallest cost should now be the great business, and our fleet being a match for the combined fleets of France and Russia, the whole adult population should be trained to the use of the rifle. A few hours every Saturday evening, for six months of the year, devoted to firing at a mark, and movement in bodies, would prepare a million of men for the protection of a country having the best means of defence of any in the world, for the intersec- tions of hedge-rows, all of which would be available positions, presents a tougher barrier, to an enemy than mountain passes. i ROM GRAVE TO GAY '"—At the banquet of the Royal Academy on Saturday the Earl of Derby, referring to the absence of members of Parliament from town in consequence of the elections, said, I know not whether the music for this evening has been specially arranged with reference to that subject, but I find in the glee (of Spofforth) about to be sung we are told that- From the Mall and from the Ring Ev'ry one has taken wing (laughter) Chloe, Streplion, Corydon, All are fled, and all are gone! (Renewed laughter.) Whether or not the next line holds good— What is left's not worth your stay, I will not venture to say." LOOKING AHEAD !—We had been long cogni- zant of the almost unprecedented activity of the French Government in preparing for war (says the Evening Post), and we have obtained, within the last few hours, at our own doors in Ireland, fresh evidence of this activity. They had long since secured every pound of provisions that offered in their own markets—for French management is such that it always bestows its patron- age at home before spending any of it abroad-—and we now learn the significant fact that not only have they secured provisions very extensively in England, but in Ireland also, where large quantities have been secured on their account at what we believe are good terms for the curers. The French Government have made pur- chases of screw steamers in Liverpool, which have been sent off to Brest; and they are looking for further supplies of provisions in the English and Irish markets. We should not be surprised if their operations in this respect were rudely interrupted, in the present temper of the English Government and people. THE PURCHASE SYSTEM.—Men only purchase such things as they want, but women frequently pur- chase things they do not want, and apparently for no other purpose than. the mere pleasure of purchasing. A "SUDDICK" PLUMPER.—At nearly midnight Punch. on the 21st inst., (as we are informed by the S-under- land Times,) an elector of Southwick was alarmed out of sleep by a canvass for his vcte. Putting his night- cap out of the window, he sent his visitors away with a promise of a plumper-from a fowling-piece,-Gates- head Observer. THE MISLEADING JOURNAL.—We fear it will be poor consolation to the merchants who have been broken and the families who have been beggared by the panic which has raged since Wednesday morning to learn that they have been the victims of a stupendous imposture, and that after all there was no reason why they should be ruined. If terrifying mis-statements are to supply the place of reason in the formation of public opinion, and men's estates are to be knocked down by the thousand, merely to prove that one despot is cleaner handed than another, we can only strenuously protest against such a mode of political controversy. No such treaties exist as the Times described yesterday. It is not true that Russia has bound herself, in the event of France being at war with Austria, to assist France by the co-operation of her fleets in the Baltic and the Mediterranean;" it is not true that any treaty secures that, in case Austria should invade Sardinia, Russia shall declare war against her within fifteen days of her violation of the Piedmontese soil.So far from having formed combinations with Russia, which may affect the Rhine and the Bosphorus, the French Em- peror has not been able to obtain, even if he has sought, the co-operation of Alexander II. on the Po. Many Englishmen, we suspect, would hear with intense satisfaction that "Russia had engaged to declare war against Austria within fifteen days of her violation of the Piedmontese soil; but, unfortunately, it is not true.-Daily News. ENGLISH GALLANTRY.—Who says we are not a gallant nation? Take a public dinner, for instance. Dosen't the Queen" always take the lead, or isn't it always wound up with the Ladies?"—Punch. A PARROT THAT" TALKS Lum A CHRISTIAN." —Among the curiosities of literature must evidently be ranked the supplement to the Times, which, on Satur- day last, contained the following advertisement:— Grey parrot for sale, the property of a lady. She talks like a Christian, and is in a first-rate condition. Price, including wge 215. Apply at the Lodge, 18J, Gloucester-grove West, Old Brompton, near the Swan." -On this a Glasgow paper adds If a parrot that talks like a Christian is worth £15, how much would a parrot be worth that talked like a Jew—or a Mahomedan-or a Hindoo-or a Heathen? But if the parrot talks like a Christian, some Christians must talk like the parrot; and perhaps one of them may be the lady who lives at Gloucester-grove West, Old Brompton, near the Swan." To this the Gateshead Observer adds:— Our; contemporary should read the advertisement a second time:—" Grey parrot for sale, the property of a lady. She talks like a Christian." Which talks like a Christian ?"-the lady or the parrot? We should rather say the parrot. The parrot, indeed, for aught that appears, may be a gentleman. A RISE IN LIFE.—William Henry Adams, Esq., of Boston (says a contemporary), in this county the new Attorney-General for the colony of Hong Kong, has ascended the social scale to his present posi- tion thusCompositor, reader, reporter, sub-editor, and newspaper proprietor, barrister, member of Parlia- ment, colonial attorney-general. Here is an example under our own eyes of what a man with moderate abilities, and a fair share of industry and energy, may accomplish in this much-abused aristocratic England of ours. STRONG ADVICE. — A correspondent of the Times, irritated at the want of unanimity of the judges in the appeal before the House of Lords in the great Thellusson will case, makes the following mild sug- gestion The only right and sensible way of treating these legal de- linquents is to lock them up for a week without food, fire, or candle, and if, at the end of that time, they still obstinatdy persis- in differing, let them each be severally trundled in a wheelbarrow to the Land's-end, and there tumbled into the sea at low water; and if that don't cure them I don't know what will. COMBINATION OF WORKMEN.—One of the last Acts passed in the last session was to amend and ex- plain the statute 6th George IV., cap. 129, to repeaj the laws relating to the combination of workmen, and +b nia-'a? °kher provisions in lieu thereof. It seems that different decisions have been given on the con- struction of the recited Act, and it now enacted that no workman or other person, whether actually in employ- ment or not, shall, by reason merely of his entering into an agreement with any workman or workmen, or other persons, for the purpose of fixing, or endeavour- ing to fix, the rate of wages or remuneration at which they, or any of them, shall work, or by reason merely of his endeavouring peaceably, and in a reasonable manner, and without threat or intimidation, direct or indirect, to persuade others to cease or abstain from work, m order to obtain the rate of wages or the altered hours of labour so paid or agreed upon, or to be agreed upon, shall be deemed or taken to be guilty of inolestatron, or obstruction," within the meaning of the Act, and shall not, therefore, be subject or liable to any prosecution or indictment for conspiracy. There is a proviso to the clause that nothing contained, shall authorise any workmen to break or depart from any con- tract, or authorise any attempt to induce any workman to break or depart from any contract he may have entered into. GRATITUDE.—The man who has been favoured with a kick, perhaps does feel, in the presence of the man who has administered it, a lively sense of favours to come.Punch. THE END OF THE MATTER !"—The older in- habitants of Vienna well recollect the tortuous policy of the First Napoleon (says a correspondent writing from Vienna), and they assert that the nephew is tread- ing in the footsteps of the uncle. If I read the Aus- trians aright, they now feel a kind of pity for the Sar- dinians, whom they consider the victims rather than the proteges of the Emperor of the French. "The end of the matter, say the Viennese politicians, will probably be that France, with the assistance of Sar- dinia, will succeed m ejecting us from Lombardy, which will be given to King Victor Emmanuel as an indem- nification for the loss of a part or the whole of Savoy. If a kingdom should be formed out of the Duchies of Tuscany, Modena, and Parma, it is probable that Prince Napoleon will be placed at the head of it." Such opinions as the foregoing are, however, only ex- pressed in private, as it would be considered unpatriotic should any one publicly speak of the possibility of the Mincio becoming the boundary line of the Austrian possessions in Italy." DOMESTIC TYRANNY.—We know a highly re- spectable lady, who makes her servants take their meals standing. When they dine, they are not allowed to sit down. Her reason for this is, that she finds they do not eat so much, nor do they waste their time gossip- ing. We wonder how the same system would work, if introduced at our public dinners? We fancy that the speeches would be shorter and the consumption of bad wine infinitely less !—Punch. A SLIDING SCALE OF POLITENESS.—Railway ticket-collectors and persons of that stamp are remark, able for the rapid alteration of tone — the facilis descensus of politeness—when collecting tickets from first, second, and third class passengers. The Bulletin tells us that the Count de Nieuwerke is also celebrated for the tact with which he marks by word and gesture the degree of esteem or consideration due to the rank of his guests. To indicate his success in this particu- lar it is familiarly said that Prince Talleyrand must have taught him his beef lesson, the story connected with which runs thus :-One day Talleyrand had a dozen guests to dinner, and after the soup be offered some beef to his visitors. My Lord Duke," said he to one with an air of deference, selecting the best piece, may I have the honour of offering you some beef ?" "My Lord Marquis," he said to a second, with a gracious smile, "may I have the pleasure of offering you some heef?" To a third he said, with an affable air, Dear Count, may I offer you some beef ?" With an amiable sllÚle he asked a fourth, "Baron, will you take some beef?" To a fifth, who had no title of nobility, but was an advocate, he said, "M. le Conseil- ler, will you have any beef ?" Finally, to the gentle- 'I. men at the bottom of the table, Talleyrand, pointing to the dish with his knife, called out, with a jerk of the head and a patronising smile, a little beef T THE ELECT OF THE MiLMON.—Louis Napoleon only wants 500,000,000 francs, just to begin with. If France gives it to him, we shall be fairly convinced at last "The Empire is the Pay."—Punch. GREAT FIRE AT BrnSTOL.-The most destruc- tive conflagration that has ever occurred in Bristol since the memorable riots of 1831, broke out on Satur- day at the sugar refinery of Messrs. Fripp, Mudge, and Co., and after raging for some three hours, resulted in the destruction of property to an enormous amount. These works a,re amongst the largest refineries in the kingdom, and the immense pile of buildings, which ranged to the height of ten stories, has been reduced to a heap of smouldering ruins. Some portion of the manufactured stock has been saved, but the greater part of it, together with 1,000 tons of charcoal (worth 151. per ton), upwards of 500 tons of raw sugar, the whole of the cylinders, and other costly machinery, and the buildings, have been sacrificed. The buildings and stock were" insured to the extent of from 70,0001. to 80,0001. in different London and one local insurance offices. AUSTRIA RAISING THE WIND.—Tumiaj? aside from the seat of the war to the two European capitals whence the most important movement of the troops are directed, we discover the Austrian Government rather anxious to furnish the means for the severe con- test just begun. The Austrian official organ publishes financial decrees retaining the income-tax of the third class (the Austrian income-tax is a classified income- tax), and ordering the raising of a loan of 20,000.000?. sterling, two-thirds of which, as it cannot possibly be realised, is to be advanced by the Navigation Bank in new notes to be issued. The inconvertibility of the notes being at the same time once more established, these notes no doubt will shortly be declared a legal tender, because it will have become evident that the public, without that provision, will not take them. The State, however, by a fourth degree, protectsjitself before. hand against being itself compelled to take in payment for customs, duties, and certain excise, the new circula- ting medium it thus creates. GOOD NEWS !-Apropos to crinolines (says the Paris correspondence oftheLitemry Gazette), it is pretty nearly certain they are going out. They are doing so gradually, somewhat after the fashion of the heavens on St. Swithin's Day, which, if they burst in a storm, sub- side through forty of bad weather, during which they are clearing all the while. We are clearing, too, of crinolines, but it is slowly. At present we are aban- doning them homceopathically, similia similibus, and by the power of petticoats. Ladies, in order to supersede crinolines, put thirty or forty yards of stuff into the petticoat that a cage made ample with half the quantity. DOUBLE MURDER BY A SON.—The Rev. John Ford and his wife have been barbarously slain by their son, at Harris, Marquette county, Wisconsin. The Oxford Express gives the following particulars. The son was chopping wood at the door. His father went out to the wood pile, and stopped to pick up some wood, when the son struck him a foul blow in the back of the head, near the neck, sinking the entire blade of the axe into the head. He then struck him on the temple, breaking in the carinal bone. The mother, upon hearing or seeing the occurrence, ran out, and when within a few feet of where the father lay, was met by the son, who struck her a heavy blow, sinking the blade of the axe into her forehead. Some two hours afterwards the bodies were discovered, and the alarm given. Blood was found upon his person, and the axe was found to be the one used.—American paper. ON WHAT SLIGHT THING A FORTUNE HANGS -Sir A. Alison, in an address delivered at the Glas- gow School of Arts, said that when the Allies were before Sebastopol, a captain asked the general of his division—they being, in the trenches at the time— where he would put his men, as he had been told to place them somewhere. The general did not know where he was himself, it being quite dark. The young man thereupon showed the general, from a sketch which he had made on the inside of a letter, the place in which he was situated. The general was so much struck with this that he desired the young man to come to his tent that night, and that acquaintance had been the means of making the young man's fortune. The general was Lord Clyde, and the officer was his (Sir Archibald's) own son. A NEW TANNING AGENT.—A French gentle- man, named Welsford, announces that he has discovered a tanning agent existing in the leaves of the mastic tree, and the myrtle, which grow in great numbers in Algeria, and particularly in the vicinity of Bona. M. Welsford anticipates that this new tanning agent will supersede the use of the bark of the oak and other treea^siaoo it is more economical and more portable. Some leather tanked by the new process is to be sub- jected to the examination of a commission appointed for the purpose. THE FRENCH EMPEROR'S NEW CANNON.—The following description of the Emperor's new cannon has appeared in the French journals They are internally grooved, as in the rifles or carbines de pricidon." The calibres are reduced to two dimensions only—12-pounders for siege guns, and 4-pounders for field batteries. For the navy the calibres remained unaltered. The solid ball is done away with, the projectile being one which strikes like a full shot and then bursts like a shell, thus having a double effect. It is fitted with waddings of lead, which enter into the grooves of the gun, and give the requisite precision to the aim. This new piece is equivalent to one of 24 of the old system, which is the size ordinarily used for opening a breach. Against a massive butt of masonry a battery of ancient 24-pounders was pointed, some weeks ago, at a distance of 35 metres-viz., that at which fire is generally opened against a rampart. A second mass of masonry, similar to the first, was breached by a battery of 12-pounder new guns, but at a distance of 70 metres. The experiments proved that fewer rounds from the rifled gun were required to open the breach than from the old 24, and at double the distance, The 4-pounder field piece is so small that it may be well termed the artillery rifle, weighing less than 300 kilogrammes. Six gunners can carry it on their shoulders without difficulty. The charge of powder is only 500 grammes, and sends the ball 4 kilometres. THE EXTENT OF AUSTRlA.- It is not without interest at the present moment to point out what are the German and what the non-German provinces of Austria. The Austrian empire comprises a total superficies of 12,120 square geographical miles, or about 682,000 square kilometres, with a population of 37,000,000 of inhabitants. In a territorial point of view the above extent may be divided into four parts—the Italian countries, 47,000 square kilometres and5,000,000 inhabitants Hungary and dependencies 354 000 and 14,500,000; Poland, 79,400, and 5,000,000* 'and the German countries, 199,500, and 12,500 000. These last alone form part of the Germanic Confederation, and they alone are placed under the guarantee of the Federal compact, They are the Archduchy of Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, Austrian Silesia, Salzbourg, the Tyrol, Cannthia, Styria, Carniola, Trieste and its territory, the counties of Gorilz and Cradisca, and the county of Mitterburg and the lordship of Castua in 1 stria. Ihe iion-berman provinces of Austria are Gallicia, the Bukovma, Hungary, the Voivodina, Transylvania, Croatia, Sclavonia, Dalmatia, a large part of lstria, and the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom. SERIOUS ELECTION RIOT.—A very serious riot occurred at Calne on Saturday night after the close of the poll. On the retirement of Captain Marshall, Mr. Henley was put forward to oppose the Right Hon. R. Lowe, and the result was the defeat of Mr. Henley, which seemed greatly to excite a mob of persons who had'coiiected in the town, and a row commenced, which the police endeavoured to quell, but without effect. The mob attacked them, and a regular fight ensued, in which the police used their staves pretty freely. One man, who is said to have been no participator in the not, received such severe injuries on the head (it is said from the policemen's truncheons), that he was carried home insensible, the blood streaming from his head and ears. Others were much hurt. The mob became per- fectly enraged at this, attacked the police in force, and drove them into the Town-hall, where they kept them prisoners for two hours, but eventually they escaped. The mob then demolished every pane of glass in the police station, smashed the windows of the agent of Mr. Lowe, and Lord Lansdowne's solicitor, and kept the town in terror until a very late hour at night. A BRIDE AND WIDOW IN ONE DAY. — On Thursday last a lady and gentleman arrived at the George Hotel, Liverpool, from Coventry, to spend the honeymoon. It transpired that the happy couple were Mr. Wright, farmer, of Coventry, and his young bride Miss Blockey, of Ulsthorpe, Leicestershire, they having been married that morning at Coventry. The gentleman, though in the happiest spirits, seemed to be rather m a delicate state of health, and he comnlainpd of being unwell before he retired to rest. Some time afterwards a doctor was sent for, who remained with him. Becoming worse, other doctors were also called ill, but their efforts were unavailing, and he died at of the heit n6Xt mornmg, as is supposed from disease of the héart.

SUSPECTED POISONING AT RICHMOND. Kw^i^rni?,!JnlrSt',a surgeon, residing at Richmond, has been i a °f magistrates at Richmond Police- court, charged with causing the death of a woman with whom he was living, by administering poison, supposed to be arsenic, to her. It appeared that the deceased was possessed of some pro- perty, which the prisoner was aware of, and some arrange- ments had been desired to be made sor the disposal of a por- tion. However, a short* time ago she became ill, and was attended by Drs. Julius and Bird, of Richmond, who adminis- tered the proper medicine for the disease from which was suffering. All their attention and medicine acted quite con- trary to the desired effect, and on Monday she became so changed in appearance that suspicion was excited, and the police were called in. The deceased expired in great agony on Tuesday morning, and, it being the opinion of the medical gentlemen who at- tended her that she had been poisoned, the prisoner was ap- prehended. The evacuations were sent up to Dr. Taylor, and that gentleman deteoted a small portion of arsenic, so that the magistrates remanded the prisoner, for further evidence to be gone into. He said he had examined the matter, but on his examination he said he had not found sufficient aisenic. The magistrates decided on re- manding the prisoner to give Dr. Taylor an opportunity of analysing the contents of the stomach. The prisoner was then conveyed to the County Gaol in Horsemonger-lane.

ANOTHER SURGEON IN TROUBLE. As a fitting companion to the above, we give the fol- lowing from the Morning Star :— An adjourned inquest was held on Tuesday, upon the wife of a ribbon maker, near Nottingham. It appeared that a short time ago, having symptoms of approaching confine- ment, Mr. Thackeray, surgeon, of Radford, was sent for. On his arrival he examined her, and declaring that it would be a difficult case, he returned to his house to procure his instruments. According to the testimony of several witnesses, Mr. Thackeray appeared to be in liquor when he first came to the house, and partook freely of brandy while there. The surgeon used an unnecessary degree of violence, he fell seve- ral times from a chair, and did so once while he was in the act of operating with one of the instruments. He was with his patient nearly the whole night, but left the following morning, stating that the child would not be born alive, as lie hsd done for it. At a later hour, Dr. Wilson, of Notting- ham was sent for, and he succeeded in performinathe opera- tion without the use of instruments, but tlie child was dead. The woman lingered in great agony for several days, and upon Dr. Wilson telling the husband that she would not recover, she exclaimed, "That she was a murdered woman, and it was hard for one to die so young." The poor woman soon afterwards expired. After a lengthened inquiry before the Coroner, the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter. !a.-

MALEDICTION FOR THE MONEY MAKKET. Slave of money, who thy hoard Shalt in usury dispose, So that it shall aid afford To thy country's plotting foes, Never may the price per cent. Of thy treason meet thy view, And the sum which thou hast lent Mayst thou lose, curmudgeon, too.. With no house above thy head, With no shoes upon thy feet, When thy sons shall beg their bread, With thy daughters, in the street, Think of homes unroofed and riven, Through the means which thou didst sell, And their outraged inmates driven Forth to starve yourselves as well. Think that on thy soul are lying, Bought by thine atrocious loan, Curses of the tortured dying, Heard by Heaven in shriek and groan All the crimes in war committed— For thy wealth defrays their cost- And, in misery unpitied, Rave to think thy wealth is lost. If the Enemy repay thee, And thou reap the promised gain, May the fiend that lured, betray thee, Fire thy heart, and scorch thy brain Go—by all mankind discarded- Load thy pockets with thy pelf, With the price of blood rewarded, Tiaitor go, and hang thyself I-Punch.

WHAT LORD DERBY SAYS OF THE WAR. At the Royal Academy banquet on the 30th ult., Lord Derby, in reverting to the disturbed condition of Europe, said We are on the eve of events of which no man can foresee the end. We have striven earnestly and diligently to avert the calamities of war. We have been unsuccessful. War is, I fear, inevitably on the point of breaking out, and how it may close no human prescience can pretend to tell. But of this I am quite sure, that whatever our other differences may be, there is a perfect and entire unanimity among all classes of this great community as to the course-the dignified course-which this country ought to pursue in the present crisis of foreign affairs. The illustrious Duke who so worthily presides over the army has told you how anxious he himself, as well as all the gallant pro- fession to which ke belongs, feels that the peace of this country, at all events, should not be disturbed. And, indeed, it would be a melancholy case if, on the very eve of returning our heartfelt thanks to Almighty God for the blessing He has bestowed upon us in putting an end to the formidable revolt which has raged in India, we were about to be involved in the vortex of another war perhaps still more bloody, and in all probability much more lasting. Of this I am satisfied, that the conduct which England ought to adopt is as far as may be possible to maintain an impartial, a dignified, and a neutral attitude (cheers), to seize every opportu- nity that may present jtself of reconciling conflicting nations, and-what is even more difficult-of recon- ciling conflicting principles. The state of war in which Europe is about to enter will no doubt entail on this 1 country much of anxiety, much of apprehension, much of expenditure. But God forbid that it should entail on us that most fearful of all expenditures, that of, British blood and British lives. (Cheers.) In endea- vouring to mitigate the calamities of war and promote the cause of peace, we shall have the assent of all men of all political shades whose opinion is worth having in this country; and one of the great sources of influence which England possesses in the world is this-that what- ever our differences of opinion may be at home, when hehonour and the interest of the country are concerned all private feuds and animosities are forgotten, and all men in and out of office are equally ready to lend their aid for the promotion of the public service and the public good. Gentlemen, I cordially concur with the illustrious Duke when he says that, in order to main- tain the attitude which England ought to hold, it is necessary for the sake of peace that she should not be unprepared for any contingencies which may arise. I trust this assembly will believe that such a sentiment is in entire accordance with the views, and I think before 24 hours are over it will be seen that it is in entire accordance with the practice, of her Majesty's present advisers.

BOUNTY FOR THE ROYAL NAVY. A supplement to the London Gazette, issued on Saturday, the 30th ult., contains a proclamation" for encouraging sepnen and landsmen to enter themselves on board her Maj esty's ships of war." Able seamen, not above the age of 45, nor under the age of 20 years, who shall on or before the 15th of June enter to serve in the Royal Navy, will receive a Royal bounty of 101. each man ordinary seamen, 51. and able-bodied landsmen, not more than 25, nor under 20 years sf age, 21. For preventing any abuses by sailors leaving the vessels to which they belong, and entering themselves in the Royal navy, it is declared that upon conviction such sailors shall not only lose the wages due to them in the ships or vessels they shall leave, but also be severely punished according to their demerits.—We are glad to perceive that this appeal has been responded to most enthusiastically throughout the country,

EPITOME OF NEWS. BRITISH AND FOREIGN. Three soldiers have broken into the Roman Catholic Chapel at Broniptom, Chatham, and stole a quantity of silver articles deposited in a large iron safe, on the altar, but the sacrilegists carried it off, and broke it open on Chatham- lines, where they abstracted its contents., In the year 1857-8 35,2771, was expended on divine service in the army. The religious books included 14,431 Bibles of the Church, 14,009 Prayer-books of the Church, 1,008 Presbyterian Bibles, 6,065 Douay, or Popish versions of the Bible, and 700 Roman Prayer-books, besides miscel- laneous tracts." Speaking of Mr. H. Drummond's return for West Surrey, the Morning Star says that if "Lord Stanley is the Rupert, Mr. Drummond in the Grimaldi of debate." We have hitherto," says the Salut Public of Lyons, "kept our readers duly informed of all the movements of troops in our city, but now that the sword is drawn they will readily understand the feelings of propriety and patriot- ism which induce us to cease publishing any such information for the future." A similar course has been verv "enerillv adopted by the principal provincial'journals. One of the freemen of the borough of Livernool who So J'to"rtak&S; Sy"6 'he todbee° ^riVe k,e.eii some serious election riots at 1 he police were assailed with stones, and other mi&siies were freely used. The Riot Act was read, and orders were given to fire. Two men were killed and five wounded. The Board of Admiralty has issued a notification increasing very considerably the allowances of food to the seamen of the Royal Navy offering kits to boys, and cloth- ing and mess utensils to men. We believe this course was recommended by the Royal Commission on the Manning of the Navy. ° As compared with 1858, the number of paupers in England and Wales at the end of the fourth week of March showed a diminution of 96,448. When a sailing-ship is converted into a steamer, the vessel thus produced, although cheap for the moment, is liable to early decay from the old timber left in her is of an intrinsically bad form for all the purposes of a steamship and cannot be made either so capacious, so fast, so handy, or in any single respect sb useful as a vessel designed expressly as a steamshlp.-1!fechanics' 1!£agazine. A gentleman who is just come from London (says a correspondent), and has been long iut mate with the Duke de Malakhoff, relates that, but a very few days back, the hero of the Malakhoff said to him Well, we shall need pray- ing for, if that master of ours (the Emperor) is to be our Commander-in-Chief!" The Liberator says that at Ipswich, lately, the Church carried off, for church-rates, a set of dish-covers and a table out of the kitchen. At Blandford, two carts and at Bishop Auckland, a cart-horse and a waggon. At Hook Norton, she regaled herself with beans and bacon beside putting her hand into a shop-keeper's till. The vaccination of sheep has been adopted with great success in Russia. All the accounts received from the agricultural dis- tricts of France announce that the appearance of the ernp- is magnificent as far as regards com and hay. Unfortunately the same observation does not apply to the vines The fro't has caused much damage. While the 5th Lancers were performing their evolu- tion a few days since on the Curragh, an accident of rare occurrence took place, the lance belonging to one of the men m the front rank slipped fmmliis grasp.Jand the butt became fixed in the ground, the point entering the horse's breast. The horse was immediately shot. The rider escaped unhurt. The effect on the merchant service of the Government bounty offered to seamen can scarcely yet be ascertained. The supposition is that it will lead to an increase of between 20s. and 30s. per month in the rate of wages. The see of Bangor, which Dr. Bethell's death leaves vacant, is worth £4,000 a year. Attached to the bishopric is the; atronage of eighty-one livings, of the gross annual value of £ 23,000 a year. The furniture at Rydal Mount, near Ambleside, the residence of the poet W rdsworth; has been announced for sale by auction. Mrs. Wordsworth is dead, and the home that was the poet's is broken up. Among the acts of devotedness mentioned in the Italian journals is the case of an advocate of Modena, who has brought his seven children, four boys and three girls, to Tu, in. The former have enrolled themselves as volunteers, and the latter are to act as soewt s-de-charite in the ambulances and hospitals. An English colonel recently ascended alone to the top of the Pyramids, and whilst there was robbed by the Arabs. Presently two more Englishmen arrived, and, with their assistance, he singled out the leader, punished him with his fists, and then took him to the nearest police-sta- tion, where the bastinado was administered,, Sir William Russell, M.P., of the 7th Hussars, re- cently arrived at Marseilles, in the Panther, which was placed in quarantine. The gallant officer, wishful to arrive in tinin to address his constituents, wrote to the Emperor, whom he had known in former times, and stated that the de- lay at Marseilles would infallibly cause the loss of his elec- tion. The Emperor received the letter, and without the slightest loss of time had an order sent down to Marseilles for the authorities to give pratique at once to the passengers of the Panther. A letter from Rome states that the Pope has ad- ministered absolution to King Bomba, by the electric wire It is stated that the French Emperor, during the campaign, will not be attended by any civil officials. The Saturday Preview says it will be necessary for England to recur on a large scale to the calumniated system of subsidising German soldiers. [We trust not.] The new metal, aluminium, is being successfully em- ployed in those parts of machinery which are subject to much friction, and also in the manufacture of gun-barrels. A most important discovery of inscriptions has been made in the Holy Land, near Mount Sinai. A letter from an officer who visited Sebastopol last month strtes thai the Anglo-French graves are preserved in excellent condition. Som-- Frenchmen have adopted a very barbarous method of killing ants. They fire into the animal's stomach a'ball, the me; on of which does not much astonish it, when all of a sude >e ball explodes noiselessly, his sides are rent open, and he falls a victim to his assailants. We cannot but regard the formation of a naval and military depot at Touron, by a powerful European State, as fraught with expense and annoyance to the permanent in- terests of Great Britain, both as respects the trade of the China Sea aad the Straits settlement.s.-China Telegraph. A v.'onuiu at Liverpo has died from excessive drinking. Jll the day before her death she drank a pint of ale every naif hour; three pinUi < f ale at night; and had taken one pint of ale and two glasses of port wine a few hours before her dea* h The Emperor Napoleon III., having been born on April 20th, 1809, has completed his 50th year. Mr. Osborne, on his defeat for Dover, said the be- haviour of the electors reminded him of the description of an Irish election, which said "The election concluded with a bonfire, and other demonstrations of enjoyment." The following notice of a curious bequest is taken from the John O'Groat Journal :—" Mrs. Cook, publican, Lower Pulteneytown. has left a legacy of 51, to the Wick and Pulteneytown Total Abstinence Society." The London police force is at present being regu- larly drilled by experienced sergeants now serving in the police force. The Morning Post says the whole militia of the United Kingdom is to be embodied forthwith. An oilman in London had his shop set on fire re- cently by exposing lucifer matches to the heat of the sun in the window. The wholesale booksellers of London have resolved to close their respective establishments during the summer season on Saturdays at two o'clock. The war mania seems to be contagious, for we now read that the Porte is preparing for war, and Omar Pasha is on his way from Bagdad to Constantinople. The idea originally entertained, of giving the com- mand of the Imperial Guard to Prince Napoleon, appears to be abandoned. It is now said that his corps will be composed of Algerian riflemen, foreign regiments in the service of France, and some new regiments to be formed. While the most competent judges declare from personal observation that trade in France has not been in so bad a state since the Revolution of 1848 as it is at present, the semi-official Paris papers give a very different account. They state that the information collected in Paris and in the provinces announces that French commerce was never in a more satisfactory position.-A slight difference of opinion, certainly I Small bands of soldiers passed through the streets of Paris, on their way to the railroad this morning (says a cor- respondent). They were men who had been on unlimited leave, and who are summoned again to the ranks. In some instances the separation -from their families gave rise to very .^dieting scenes. !1i;; a—

THE M ARKETS. THE PROVINCIAL CORN TRADE. Every kind of grain underwent a great rise last week, the respective advances being-wheat, 6s. per qr. barley, 38.; oats, 3s.; beans, 2s. flour, 4s. per sack; with every prospect of further advance. MARK LANE, MONDAY. Another excited market to-day, and prices of all grain have been further advanced. The fresh arrivals of English grain are still moderate, but the foreign imports have been good. English wheat was purchased readily, at an advance of 4s. to 5s making the rise for the week 10s. to 12s. per quarter. Foreign wheat was also held for higher prices, 2s. to 3s. being demanded over those of last market day. Country marks of flour were taken off at 8s. to 10s. advance on last Monday's rates. The top price of town made was 54s. Grinding quali- ties of barley were 3s. to 4s. dearer. Malt brought more money generally. Peas were 8s. to 10s. dearer. Beans 3s. to 4s. higher. Oats about 2s., notwithstanding the liberal arrivals. Prices :— BRITISH. OLD. NEW. WBBAT..Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, a. S. K. a. white, per qr 64 to 63 54 to 60 BARLEY ..Malting to — 82 to 34 OATS Essex and Suffolk 20 to 25 20 to 23 BEANS.Mazagan 38 to 40 86 to 40 Tick and Harrow 88 to 40 88 to 42 SEED Canary per qr. to 66 to 09 Carraway ..per cwt — to — 42 to Rape per qr. to 68 to 72 Hempseed ..per qr. — to — 33 to 38 LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. There was a large attendance of country millers at our market this morning, who supplied themselves very freely at an advance of 2s. per cental on wheat, while flour brought fully 2s. 6d. more than was paid tnis day sen'night. Oatmeal was in fair demand and about Is. dearer. Oats, barley, and beans were all in good request, and met a free sale at 6d. to Sd. advance. Pease have gone up 2s. per 1001b. Indian corn, with a large enquiry on the part of speculators, has improved Is 9d. in price, say Galatz 7s. 9d. Ibraila and Mixed American 7s. 6d., white Ss. 9d. per cental. MARK LANE, WEDNESDAY. The attendance of the trade was small. The tone firm but quiet, prices of all articles of the trade mostly unaltered The supply of home-grown grain was small. Wheat—En"' lish as well as Foreign sold at about last Monday's rates, but the demand was less active. Flour firmly held at last Monday s currency, with a moderate demand. Barley, oats beans, and peas quiet at Monday's rates, LONDON SEED. Linseed is less active, but the market is steady as to prices. Calcutta quoted 54s. to 55s Bombay, 55s. to 56. Rape firm. in brisk demand and dearer, owing to the rise in grain. American bags held at 1W. 10s., and barrels lOl. 15s. for arrival, A parcel of Philadelphia bags sold at lOl. nett c.i. and i. to arrive. Town made quoted 10J. per ton. POTATOES. The supplies, both by boat and rail, to the London markets are moderate, and trade is dull for all but the best qualities. Prices:— Per ton. York Regents 955. to 110s. Flukes 100s. to 120s. Scotch 50s. to 70s. Cups 35s. to 70s. French 40s. to 50s. Essex and Kent I 90s. to 100s. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, MONDAY. Trade dull; beasts 2d. per stone lower; sheep, a slow sale at barely late quotations. Calves dull of sale at reduced prices. Prices :—Inferior quality Beef, 4s. 2cL to 4s 4d mutton, 4s. lOd. to 5s. 2d. veal, 4s. 4d. to 4s. Sd. pork, 3s. Sri. to 4s. lamb, 5s. 6d. to 5s. lOd. Fjrst quality Beef' 4s. (id. tc 4s. 8d. mutton, 5s. 6d to 5s. lOd. veal, 5s. to 5s. (id. pork, 4s. 4d. to 4s. Sd lamb, 6s. to 6s. 6d. at per stone 01 Slbs. sinking the oilal. t HAY AND STRAW. No quotable charge has taken place in price, and supplies at market are quite equal to demand. Prices :—Meadow hay, 55s. to 90s. clover, 80s. to 105s.; straw, 24s. to 28s, per load.

LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS. MINCING LANE, WEDNESDAY. mere was but a small show of produce 011 offer this morn- ing, and the tone in general was dull. SUGAR.—The market continues inactive, but prices are tolerably steady. On the Westi India market, 514 hds. sold at about late rates. Mauritius chiefly sold at 39s. to 43s 6d for low to good yellow; Benares bought in at 40s. to 42?. Cos- sipore and other grainy Bengal sold at 44s. to 45s, 6d per cwt. The clearances show a steady consumption, but dimi- nished export. COFFEE' has met very little attention, but holders have shown no disposition to give way in prices. The highest bid for good ord was 50s. per cwt. TEA.—The market remains quiet, and common congou is quoted Is 2d. cash. RUM.—Holders are firm, but there is less doing; common leward is quoted 2s. proof. BICE —A good demand still prevails, but the market is less excited. At auction Bengal sold at 10s. to 13s. 6d. for mid to fine. SALTPETRE.—The inquiry has been more active, and stiffer prices were prevalent in the closing transactions. PEPPER is in very limited request, and Sumatra in public sale bought in at 4d. per lb. METALS.—Scotch pig iron has further declined to 4 s. 9it to 49s. per ton and forced sales of spelter, to some extent, have taken place at 131. 15s. to 192. per ton. OILS.-Linseed is rather cheaper, and quoted 29s. 9d. on the spot. TALLOW.—The denial of an existing treaty, offensive and defensive, between France and Russia, has increased the flat- ness in this market, and prices are 6d. lower in all transac- tions. P.Y.C., on the spot, 57s. 6d.; June, 57s. and last three months, 58s. per cwt.