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.FRANCE.
FRANCE. The correspondent of the Morning Post ivrites PARIS, March 5. 1 understand the French Government has already given oders for a s,pplernentary navai force to proceed ¡r;¡:e- diately to the Chinese waters. Before the present hostili- ties took place a series of grievances had been reported orne, and the official agents of France, as well as those of Great Britaiii, maintained that such was the grovving in- solence of the Chinese as to render the security of Eu- ropeans impossible unless they were chastised. Similar reports, I presume, reached America, for the Government of the United States agreed with England and France to tnake a combined demonstration. Of this fact I informed you some weeks since. But I should presume the affair of the Arrow occurred whilst the instructions of the three overntnents were all the high seas. At all events, the ebates in the Houses of Parliament appear to be exceed- itigly trifling and narrow-minded in the arguments used to attack Government. The old error of supposing all the rest of the world Englishmen, and applying an English code of morals, runs through the heavy, crawling speeches, ich encumber the question with wordy trifling. Never did the British Parliament present a more humiliating aspect in the eyes of foreigners. The three most powerful and enlightened peoples of the globe having tried in vain to teach the Chinese the ordinary laws of civilisation and numanised intercourse, agree after years of forbearance to apply force as the only alternative. Such a proceeding is quite as much for the benefit of the Celestials as ourselves. We are but breaching the walled crime of an empire where the voice of Heaven appears to cry out for the destruction of a state of society in which murder and crueliies of every description, shielded by the abuse of power, have caused an internal revolt to be carried on for the last three or four years. Surely the gentlemen, just now very senti- mental about our treatment of people who are rewarded by the near relative of the moon to cut the throats and poison Europeans, whose presence in China as merchants affords support to Tnill iona-s u rely they might, whilst moralising, I jeave tne Arrow for a moment and take a more broad and Christian view of the question. Or is it that political faction prevents a reasoning mind from using its more noble attributes? But, apart from this, where is the patriotism of England ? In the House of Commons it appears with a minority of 16. The ancient empires of Greece and Rome, when they began to decay, quarrelled Wth their generals abroad and refused supplies there is now as then an opposition of faction which forgets the honour of their country in personalties. It is high time for public opinion in England to disperse a Parliament "hich is humiliating the country in the eyes of foreigners and causing us to blush at home. The French papers have almost unanimously identified themselves, from the Commencement of the Chinese difficulty, with the acts of the British authorities, and have so strongly advocated the "option of the most decisive steps against the faithless and inhuman Government of Pekin that the censure im- plied by the vote carried by the coalition rather causes them regret than satisfaction. The eloquence of a Derby, a Gladstone, or a Disraeli has not sufficed to wash out in the memory of these journals the blood shed in China by hundreds of Christian martyrs. It may consequently be Understood that the philanthropic views which have screened the attack of the coalition, have inspired them only with suspicion or with aversion. PAIUS, March 8: The treaty of peace signed at Paris has left for the capital of Persia. His Excellency Ferouk Khan will re- tnain here until its ratification by the Shah he will then proceed to London in order to exchange the same at the Court of St. James's. IRussia has just entered for the first time into official re ations with a South American republic, having exchanged a treaty between her and the Republic of Venezuela. ,j.e supposed fall of Lord Palmerston, I hear, has been Ie f^ ?'th great joy at most of the Continental Courts. Some foreign ambassadors at Paris have received orders to tr 1111 f° respective Go,ernments the most minute deta']" ?- "? is going on in England. I was told by a fore;„ f 01"I gn diplomatist to-day that no event for a long time Pasth?"??? ? so much sensation, as most Continental ?'"? telegraphic despatches of the 'mnorit? ?'?"-?'sterE, concluded that vote condemned the foreiKcr" pohcy generally of Lord PalmerstoH's Cabinet.
THE CHINESE QUESTION.I
THE CHINESE QUESTION. I MI PARIS, March 7. The :A-Ionitew' publishes despatches from '?'? '?? to the 14'h of January' They an iis,,rrectio. at Hong Kong its??-,  .? "?urreet;oa at ?en?.iU'Ad? GueriIn f/h„e 5, T* arrftnP" Frreel n°h naval commander, and they took sufficient precau?or,?"?? commanaer. down, in case of need, a?y such movement ?  It seems that this attitude of the French is due to in structions received by them by the very last mail. France and England had concerted, before knowing the events of Canton, to obtain from the Chinese Government a revision of the treaties which are about to expire, and the English and French representatives received despatches prescribing the joint and identical conduct which they would observe to attain this object. They were authorised to lend each other support and aid in all eventualities.
THE NEUFCHATEL QUESTION.I
THE NEUFCHATEL QUESTION. P AllIS, March 5. At the French Foreign-office this day the commission for arranging the affairs of Neufchatel held their first meeting. There were present Lord Cowley, M. de Kisse- leff, and M. Hubner, presided over by M. Waleivski The French Minister of Foreign Affairs acts in the name of Switzerland, and will impose such conditions as the Em- peror Napoleon finds himself bound to demand from Prussia, in order to keep his word with the Federal States. It is generally understood that Prussia, under the influence and demands of the Great Powers, will agree to the terms imposed, and give up all claims to the Canton of Neuf- wwtel, probably with a titular reserve, which, however, will whatev^U^e any material benefits or embody any rights Whatever. PARIS, March 8. The P?'c are no doubt pretty well weary of the Neuf- chat T ?"PStion but as it still forms a part of the political eve 11 8 the day it is necessary to refer again to what is °W ta p?eg in Paris. It was only yesterday that the Con ferenccs may be said to have commcnced hi eamest. ?"e attitude of the royalists had induced the Emperor of the French to push forward pending negotiations as soon as Possible and after an interchange of notes between the great Powers, M. Walewski invited the representatives of England, Austria, and Russia, to meet at the office of Foreign Affairs. Each having signified the nature of his Powers, Prussia was called upon to make propositions. I Understand the Prussian Minister accordingly, yesterday, read the views of the King, or, I snppose, we must say, the views of the Berlin Cabinet on the Neufchatel difficulty. Prussia, therefore, is now before a tribunal of the great Powera, all of whom are anxious to leave the canton m an independent position. Prussia no doubt will have made propositions scarcely acceptable; but it is the general oPinIOn 111 diplomatic circles that those objections will give wayhf°e the ui?ited recommendation ot the great Powers. The cK^ f object of those who signed the London protocol anneal  the removal of all pretensions on the part ofPrn .? could at any time create hostilities. It ? nnn.1 fJiC t^at Prussia will contend for titular rights, ?J t? '1? fr • William may wish to call himself Prince ?TJ'?' °? one or two Italian Sovereigns hold the title of King of Jerusalem. Switzerland, however, will Dot; I am told, acknowledge even this assumption of an empty honour on the part of the Prussian Crown. The Emperor of the French will no doubt hit upon some means of removing any nominal difficulties, and then Dr. Kern will be called to the Conferences as Minister Plenipotentiary. Should such an event take place speedily, we may conclude that the assembled members of the Conferences have anticipated all obstructions to the sig. nature of a protocol which will embody Neufchatel de jure in the Republic of Switzerland. The royalists' rebellion in Neufchatel has put Switzerland to great ex- penses and if Prussia does not openly discourage any similar movement, the same events may occur again. The Jesuitical party, which causcd so much trouble years ago is still working, and strange to say looks to Protestant Prussia for support, at least in the Canton of Neufchatel.
GREECE.I
GREECE. I EVACUATION BY THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH I TROOPS. VIENNA, March 5 The English and French troops embarked at the Pirasus on the 28th ult., at 11 o'clock in the morning, by virtue of the order that they had received to evacuate the Greek territory.
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11111-111,11-11 "Ill'I'l?,?ll" I NAPLES. I NAPLES, March G. The official Gazette publishes a royal decree, on the occasion of the birth-day of the Prince Royal granting a remission or diminution of punishments inflicted for mis- demeanours or other contraventions of the law. In the absence of any political amnesty, the mere appH- cation of the royal clemency to persons convicted by the correctional police is considered a mockery.
DENMARK.I
DENMARK. I COPENHAGEN, March 6. pa j?*6 ?°?rnment has published a decree relative to the the Dt0 be borne by Schleswig in the ordinary expenses, by tbe°Statl'°n for ?'ch ?as some time .back rejected by by the States.
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THE EAST. I Tbe Constant" j°urnals publish a wild report of the arrmt of 3 nople Journals pub]¡sh a \V1]ù rcport of the under Abd-ul-Nadir," at Tabriz. These t r°°P8' '8 pretended, were on their march Tabriz. Thes < ?°?' '? 's pretended, were on their march to the southern ?"? ? ?'?s' ? °PP°? "? British. The Austrian pa ieporl ?'s movement as the march of an ordinary br igade <" national infantry.
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I PARLIAMENTARY FUNCTIONS IN FOREIGN POLICY. I It might at first sight seem that the decision of the House of Commons on the Chinese quarrel refutes the ob- servations we made a fortnight b--clt in reference to the ignominious position occupied by the representatives of the nation in questions of peace and war. It may seem that here at last we have a real Ministerial responsibility enforced, and that the policy of the Government has been baffled by the adverse vote of the Commons. But no one ever denied that the House of Commc-ns could at any time pass a vote of censure upon Ministers, or that the Opposi- tion was as likely to avail itself of a question of foreign policy as of any other for accomplishing its standing pur- pose of ousting Ministers and taking their places. What was denied was, that any retrospective action of Parlia- ment could undo the mischief that might have been done; that any change of Ministers could materially affect the issue of the condemned policy. The division of Tuesday proves only what we all knew before, that the supporters of Lord Palmerston's Government were not so numerous as the regular Opposition combined with the several sec- tions of outside Liberals. No one can doubt, that had Lord Palmerston taken a more decided position in respect to domestic politics—had he put himself at the head of any one honest and vigorous movement forward—had he announced himself as prepared to deal with either repre- sentative, legal, educational, or military reform, in a tho- rough, earnest, practical spirit—the vote of Tuesday would have been different. It was utter indifference on the part of a large section of the Liberal party to the continuance of a so-called Liberal Administration that was the signi- ficance of Tuesday's vote. And that vote will have no influence on the course of events in China; will neither undo what has been done, nor stay the employment of force till force has bent the stubbornness of the Chinese to our Western will. The House of Commons was in fact ail the more fiee to vote simply on the question of whether Lord Palmerston should go on or not, because it knew that its vote could have no practical consequences in China. And this is one transparent result of all retrospective action by the House of Commons, that, a certain state of things being accomplished and practically irreversible, partisauship and self-interest have their full swing in such debates whereas, if the Members knew that their votes would affect the course of the events which they were nominally discussing, there is always too much patriotism and good sense in the House to allow of the great interests of the country to be made a mere stalking-horse for party. But in the recent debates, while to Mr. Cobden and his party we may attribute a complete indifference to the party results of the motion, we connot help seeing the paramount influence of party everywhere else. The fact is singuhrly proved by the curious unanimity which the two sides re- spectively displayed in their opinions on the nice legal points at issue,-a point 011 which it is inconceivable that men of various intellect and temper should form precisely the opinions that favoured their political objects, unless we supposed the opinions actually inspired by those political objects. And the result is, that we hdve not the honest opinion of the British Parliament upon the justice or expediency of our proceedings in China, but simply their decision that they do not object to a change of Ministry at home. The Chinese case is indeed complicated by the consi- deration that Ministers themselves had to deal with accom- plished facts, and not to devise and carry out a policy of their own. They were themselves in the position usually occupied by Parliament, called upon to approve or disavow proceedings, the issues of which were already so far decided that it was impossible to restore the relations between the two countries to their former footing. Wo object to see the Administration put into such a position by the fussy meddlesomeness of its diplomatic agents, quite as much as we object to see the Parliament forced into the same position by the arbitrariness of the Administration. In both cases our objection is the same and it may be stated as an objection to see agents commit their em- ployers irretrievably, where there is 110 necessity for such unlimited trust being given to agents. It is easy to say that as regards Parliament this necessity does exist; that Parliament debating in a large body, and publishing its discussions, is utterly unfit to decide questions of peace and war; that whatever forms of taking Parliamentary advice were gone through, the real H;spcnsibility of such measures must always rest, as it does now, on the Cabinet Ministers and the diplomatists whom they instiuct; end that the result of pretending to let Parliament have a voice in such questions would be practically to take a way what little power jet remains to it of enforcing Ministerial responsibility. But on what depends the power of deciding wisely whether in any particular case this country ought or ought not to resort to the sword ? Surely on nothing more mysterious than a knowledge of the points in dispute-of their bearing upon national iutel ests-of their worth in comparison with the sacrifices of war. The Cabinet Minister understands these points better than a member of Parliament not in the Cabinet, only because the papers that contain the re- quisite information are accessible to him and not to the other. All the motives which ought to weigh with a Ministry before they engage the country in hostilities are motives which they might state to Par- liament, and which the average Member of the Legis- lature is competent to appreciate if lie is fit for his seat. And as for this limitation, there are as great fools in office as on the lower benches; office constitutes no patent of abilities, still less of real wisdom, in this country. We do not dream of intrusting negotiation, in the strict sense of the term, to Parliament and the ob- jections on the score of the numbers and public debating only seem to us to apply to such a proposal. Nor would Ministerial responsibility, such as it is, evaporate; f.ir the only difference would be, that a Minister of the Crown, coming down to Parliament with a statement of a dispute requiring, in the of the Cabinet, an appeal to arms would then be responsible for that opinion, and for the success of his proposal, just as he now is when he intro- duces an important measure of legislation on which the Ministry stakes its existence. A party opposing a Ministry in such an emergency must be prepared to take office and carry out its own policy, and would form its decision with the full knowledge of this responsibility; a consideration which would go far to disarm factious opposi- tion in a country whose people are notoriously jealous of their national honour, and by no means mawkishly dis- posed to put up with injuries or insults in a Quaker love of peace. Seldom, we suspect, would a Cabinet go out on a question of war, however strict the watch kept by the Opposition; for seldom would any but just and politic wars be resolved on by a Cabinet that knew the first condition was to convince Parliament that the proposed war was righteous and necessary. Should we then have to put up with continual petty affronts and wrongs at the hands of powers great and small ?—Those who think so must have a strange notion of the temper of the nation for they must imagine that Parliament would be less ready to avenge such injuries than the Parliamentary gentlemen who happen to form the Cabinet for the time being. Should we, 011 the other hand, be always fighting?—Pro- bably, as far as mere temper goes, the danger would rather lie in this direction than the other. But, besides that the Cabinet would still have the responsibility of pro- posing military measures in settlement of a quarrel, the fsct that the House of Commons is the guardian of the public purse could hardly fail to check any superabundant pugnacity in that body. But of one thing we may be sure, that the nation would be engaged in no offensive wars of which it disapproved and, though we are not fanatically attached to peace at any price, we do recognise such advantages in a state of peace, that we consider no motives short of imperative necessity should induce a great commercial nation like Great Britain to make war. Even when the necessity occurs, it is not without misgivings that those who know what war means Loth to victors and vanquished, both to the soldiers who fight and the peaceful citizens who pay, can let loose such a scourge. There is one argument which is likely to have weight against our views; and thatis, the consideration that the real motives to a war are often quite other than those put forward at the time in its justification—that the published motives are not its cause but only its occasion. Thus, in the present dispute with China, we are told that the real object of the attack upon Canton is to intimidate the Chinese authorities fiom a continuance in their stupidly exslusive policy. Thus it used to be whispered that Lord Palmerston attacked Athens, not for love of Pacifico, nor in vindication of the Civis Romanus sum," but as a demonstration against Russia. Thus we notoriously make war upon Persia, not because we should mind the Shah becoming lord of Herat, but because the Shah is merely the catspaw of a greater potentate, of whose contiguity to our Indian possessions we live in continual panic. To all which class of motives we may reply, that they are very good motives to prudent watchfulness, but very bad reasons for attempting to prevent distant and uncertain and entirely hypothetical danger by immediate and certain and entirely real evils. Our precautions against rival powers have seldom proved effectual when taken in this roundabout way. Nor, so far as these motives have any foundation In fact, need they be concealed from Parlia ment and Parliament, when informed of them, is per- fectly competent to weigh them. The fact is, that this excuse belongs to the old mystery of statecraft, and does net befit the policy of a people like ours. We have too much real and pressing business on our hands to bother ourselves with ail kinds of roundabout combinations and intrigues, that events are just as likely as not to baffle, that have raiely answered their intended ends, and that involve in their progress a hideous amount of chicanery and disreputable tgenry. We are strong enough to de- tend ourselves against wrong v, hen it is actually perpe- trated, and need not, like a nervous man, to walk OHr our grounds in perpetual fear and danger of being caught in our own traps or shot by our own spring-guns. Lord Clarendon has had somewhat bitter experience in his public life of the results of attempting to obviate dan- gers, real or supposed, by underhand and unavovved means. lie nearly lost himself by his dealings with the low Irish press, and nearly got the country into a war with America by trying to dodge the American law against foreign recruiting. And in all such cases the risk is greater than the advantage. We should not tremble much for the result if fceret e iplotiiacy weie at once abolished, and if all the transactions of our Foreign Office were annnally laid before Parliament. And till something of this soit be done- till the foieign policy of the country be at completely ar,d as immediately under the control and supervision of Parliament as any other branch of the Executive Government-we may delude ourselves with the proud epithet of a self-governed nation, but the most important branch of government, measured by its cost and its influence on the general destinies of humanity, will remain as absolutely in the hands of a few persons -be- they called Foreign Secretaries, Prime Ministers, Prince-Consorts, or any other name that may chance to belong to the most energetic and resolute individual of the set for the time being- as if our Government were professedly despotic, and the people had no concern with it but to submit and pay the taxes.— Spectator.
IFARMING IN SCOTLAND AND IN…
FARMING IN SCOTLAND AND IN THE CHAN- NEL ISLANDS. Among the most interesting papers in the last issued part of the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England is the following, communicated by C. B. Adder- ley, Esq., M.P. I have, within the last few weeks, visited Scotland and the Channel Islands, and I cannot say how much I have been struck by the contrasts which those extremes of the United Kingdom exhibit in their rural economy. I had heard much of the progress which the system of giv- ing leases and letting farms by tender had made of late years in Scotland, but I had no idea of the extent to which it has been already carried. I believe it is now as rare to find a farm unleascd in Scotland as to find one leased in England. The usual term is either 19 or 21 years, and the farmer no more considers that he has a claim to renewal at the end of it than he has to the fee- simple of the land. He makes his calculations entirely on the basis of keeping the farm so long, and no longer if he looks for a renewal, it must be by paying as high a rent as can be got in the market, for he knows that ten- ders will be advertised for, and the highest taken. The sums invested by farmers in permanent improvements on certain, though limited tenures, guaranteed by lease, are almost incredible. A very intelligent Tweedside farmer told me that a neighbour of his, a tenant of Sir Thomas Brisbane's, had invested E40,000 (including stock) on a farm of 1,000 acres, for which he paid £2 2s. an acre. This is probably an extreme case, but f20 an acre is by no means uncommon. Yet all agree that no business has paid better than farming for the last ten years. Under the new system tents have risen enormously, in many cases 50 per cent., and it is satisfactory to find that la- bourers have shared in the general prosperity, wages having risen from 10s. or lIs. to 14s. or 15s. in the agri- cultural districts. One farmer told me he gave in har- vest 18s. and food. It is strange that in Scotland, where so much of feudal sentiment has lingered so long, and indeed still lingers, this purely commercial system of land letting should have established itself, while in England it is hardly known. The cause, I think, lies not in any de- liberate change of opinion or feeling, but in the necessi- ties of the Scotch landlords, who have been driven to turn their property to the most profitable account, without re- ference to any other consideration. In England, on the other hand, the landlords have acted under the influence partly of personal sympathies and attachments, and still more of a desire to keep up their political power, and they.can, generally speaking, afford to make pecuniary considerations subordinate to such motives. Well, in Jersey and Guernsey you see the precise con- verse of what I have been describing. Instead of large farms, scientific agriculture, and a shifting tenantry of educated gentleman farmers, with large capital and com- mercial ideas, you have farms averaging 10 acres (each farm generally a separate estate), primitive though care- ful cultivation, families living upon and farming the same land for hundreds of years, and apparently much in the same way and with the same tools as hundreds of years ago. Each of these little estates or farms is divided from its neighbour by an immense hedgerow, so that the coun- try from a height looks like a continuous wood. The farmhouses are substantial stone buildings, as good exter- nally as ordinary farmhouses in Warwickshire, but the people live, I was told, more hardly and poorly than Eng- lish labourers, very rarely eating meat, and scarcely taking as much rest as io sufficient to preserve health, such is their covetous industry. The amount of produce that they get out of the land is marvellous, the average rent of it being quite £4 an acre. It is curious to see how each of the two systems I have been describing, opposed as they are to each other, results in immense produce, far greater than what may be called the intermediate system which prevails in England, does. I suppose, the largest amount of all is produced in the Channel Islands, but then they have great advantages in their soil and cli- mate (which, I think, are on the whole more favourable to vegetation than any other I have seen), in the abun- dance, close at hand, of seaweed manure, in (what may called) au artificial market afforded by four or five thou- sand resident strangers, and in the remarkably indus- trious, laborious, and acquisitive character of the Norman race which inhabits them—a character which seems to compensate by the possession of those qualities for the want of Anglo Saxon intelligence or enterprise. At any rate, the rural economy of Guernsey and Jersey is not transplantable it may subsist and prosper indefinitely in these days where it has been handed down, but no one would think of creating it where it did not exist; whereas the Scotch system, with all its drawbacks (and in a moral and social point of view they are many), is conceived in the very spit it of the age, and will, I have no doubt, eventually prevail throughout the whole of this king- dom. THE CATTLE DtSEASE —Advices from Konigsburg give unfavourable accounts respecting the cattle disease, which, during the past two years, has manifested itself in Poland and other parts of Russia, and which now threatens to spread to Germany. The distemper seizes animals suddenly, and after severe trembling and purging they die within 24 hours. One proprietor lately lost 300 head in a single night. It attacks cattle ex- clusively and does not communicate itself to sheep or any other kind of stock. On the Prussian frontier a strict quarantine is enforced; but it has already made its appearance in some villages, and the authorities have ordered that if only one of a herd be attacked, the whole are to be slaughtered. "V"v'V""V"
REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN…
REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE. (From the Mark Lane Express.) The continuance of unusually fine and mud weather has enabled many farmers, on favoured soils which were well- prepared, almost to complete their spring sowings, while others have had a fine opportunity to clean such pieces of land as were foul. The growth of the young Wheat be- comes perceptible, and a more even plant has been seldom seen. Should the season continue as fabourable as at present, we may see a return of the yield of 1854; but the lowness of stocks will require an abundance, as a guarantee against future casualties. The country markets have evinced a better tone as respects the value and sale of Wheat, though there have generally been fair supplies but the pressure of accumulations in granary in shipping ports has kept them back from a like improvement. A steady inquiry with small English deliveries at these places is, however, beginning to be felt, and a healthier stale of trade has become apparent. 011 il, has become apparent. On the continent of Europe but little change has taken Ibc". Spain continues a customer for British Wheat at the outi).;rts. The South of France still absorbs her large supplies through Marseilles though at rather lower prices, but America remains little disposed to meet the change to reduced rates this side of the Atlan- tic-the orders on hand at New York being mostly unexe- cuted. The business in floating cargoes has been as fol- lows: 5 cargoes of Egyptian Wheat at 41s. to 43s.,1 of Galatz at 49s., 5 cargoes of Maize at 37s. 9d. to 39s. 3d., and 1 on passage from Santander at 41s. 2d. 1 shipment of Egyptian Barley at 27s. 3d., 2 of Odessa ditto at 21s. 6d. to 24s. 9J., and 1 of Millet at 24s. 6d. per qr. The sales of Wheat noted last week were 108,805 qrs. at 00s. 5d., against 112,949 qrs in the previous season. The London averages were 58s. lid. on only 2,1G2 qrs. The foreign arrivals into the principal ports of Great Britain for the week ending February 25th in Wheat and Flour were 29,131 qrs. Monday's Wheat market in London opened on poor sup- plies, both foreign and English, with but small additions in the course of the morning from Kent and Essex. The previous Friday, which gave promise of a better trade, proved delusive, the attempt to obtain more money soon proving hopeless, though the few really fine samples of English went off more readily at the previous prices. There was a limited trade in foreign for home con- sumption, at good prices, and the sorts available for Spain found good inquiry. On Wednesday the supplies per coast were 1,160 qrs. the foreign, 1,670 qrs. No change was then noted. On Friday the quantity coastwise was 2,640 qrs., with 2,620 qrs- foreign. A somewhat improved tone was observable as respects the demand for fine English samples, but several inferior were then left unsold. Good foreign found a steady consumption. Flour, on Monday, was in abundance, both from the country and United States. There was; nevertheless, a fair amount of business done beyond the previous week, both in Norfolk sacks and American barrels, at quite as much money the top price of town-made sacks beina 56,i. On Wednesday the receipts per coast were 1,210 sacks, with nothing from abroad The business then passing was on precisely the previous terms. On Friday no change took place; but both Norfolk and American samples found a slow sale, the additions coastwise being trifling, and the total foreign being only 530 sacks. The supply of Barley, on Monday, was light, es- pecially of home-grow th. The great deficiency experienced in fine malting qualities excited more inquiry and full terms were made of such but, in spite of the considera- ble show of distilling and grinding sorts, they were but a dull sale. On Wednesday there arrived coastwise, 1,120 qr.; from the continent, 4,090 qrs. Trade then con- tinued fair at Monday's rates by Friday the supplies had considerably increased in foreign—reaching to 9,060 qrs.; but the only addition of English was 330 qrs. more. All sorts fit for malting found a brisk trade, but the lower qualities were dull. Malt, on Monday, remained as of late, at a steady and unaltered price, with a moderate business passing. The trade continued good through the week. Oats on Monday, with a good diversity in qualities, were but an inconsiderable total. Yet the continued exhibition of granaried samples sufficiently made up the deficiency for the trade, who were but slow buyers at the previous rates, for even fine parcels; those out of condition, especially Scotch, were difficult to get rid of on low terms. On Wednesday there arrived 800 qrs. from Ireland and 10,980 qrs. from abroad. Factors then sold at Monday's prices but business was far from brisk, and in this way it closed on Friday, with arrivals per coast :)10 qrs., from Ireland, 2,400 qrs., and foreign 14,090 qrs. The quantity of Beans, on Monday, was more liberal than that of any other spring corn but successive declines having increased consumption, there was trade enough to well sustain the former rates—both of Egyptian and home- grown sorts. As shipments from Alexandria do not promise to be heavy this season, there does not seem a probability of much lower prices. Peas, on Monday, were again limited in quantity and entirely English produce. The demand continuing re- stricted for boilers, they were held at unaltered prices, and those for hog feed sold without change in value. The Linseed trade, with moderate arrivals and exports, remained un altered-the high rates which have been reached appearing to reduce consumption or suggest the use of substitutes. Cake was also less sought after, the grasses and esculents having commenced their spring growth as a consequence of the open weather. led Cloverseed again rose on Monday 3s. to 4s. per cwt., the state of the market fully justifying our predictions. White being less in demand, l only maintained its value. It was the same with Tiefoil and Tares, the latter being in active demand. Hempseed and Canary continued dull and neglected, the stocks of the latter being good. Carraway, Coriander, and other seeds much as last quoted. The week closed with a less animated demand for Clover- seed, buyers having pretty feely provided for their ne- cessities. As respects country markets for Wheat, advices were as follows: — Gloucester, Bristol Wolverhampton, Boston, Spalding, Melton Mowbray, Newark, Gainsborough, Spal(Iiiig, ?l elton Louth, S'caford, Worksop, Barnslc-y, Leeds, and Ipswich made no quotable change, but prices generally tended to advance. Hull, Woodbridge, and Lynn were Is. per qr. dearer. Norwich was also Is. dearer for fine Liverpool, on Tuesday, had a slow trade in Wheat, at ld. to 2d. decline per 70 lbs. Flour was 6d. to Is. per sack and barrel less money. Beans were more saleable, but Barley and Oats were dull. Maize closed at 35s. 6d. to 36s. 6d. per qr. for white. On Friday a further decline in Wheat was noted, viz on American Id. to 2d. per 70 lbs.; on inferior 2d. to 3d., with Flour in favour of buyers. Maize 6rl. per qr. cheaper. Spring corn unaltered. The only change generally noted in spring corn has been an improvement in malting Barley to the extent of Is. per qr. Scotland notes little difference in her advices. Glas- gow was dull though well attended: both Wheat and Barley were 6d. per boll less. Scotch Oats also were rather in favour of buyers. Beans and Peas unchanged. Edinburgh, with a large supply, was firm for Wheat, with an upward inclination for Oats and Beans, but Barley was dull. The Irish markets come much as last quoted. Cork was rather lower for Wheat and Spring Corn. At Waterford, Red Wheat was 3d. per brl. cheaper; Barley was firm, and Oats 3d. per brl. dearer. FOREIGN CORN TRADE. The Flour market at Paris has continued declining, the four marks being offered at 75 f. 50 c. per 157 kilos, (equal to 48s. 6d. per 2801bs. Eng.) but buyers only bid 75 f. (48s.) still there were speculative purchases at three months from May, at 77 f. Some decline was noted on the secondary and inferior qualities of Wheat; but the fine sorts maintained their former value. Spring corn has scarcely varied since our last. The decline at Paris had made Havre dull Marseilles was also rather lower for Wheat, but eventually closed with a fair amount of busi- ness. The demand for red Cloverseed was good at Paris, fine qualities being held at 185 f. per bale, and inferior down to 145 f. Lucerne was held at 185 f. to 167 f. per per bale.; Trefoil at 60 f. to 63 f. Tares were much sought at 28 f. to 29 f. per hect. Belgium was in sympathy with France, most advices from the interior showing falling maikets. At Antwerp the en. quiry for export had ceased, and the home trade was very slack in Wheat and Rye, but firm for Barley. Very little fine Cloverseed was exhibited, and the high price asked for secondary sorts was a check to business. There was a good show of white samples, but less enquiry. In Holland little difference is noted in grain prices but sales were moderate and slow. Rotterdam, with only scanty supplies of Wheat, exhibited a downward tendency in prices good white samples were quoted 51s. to 58s. 6d., red 62s., Cubanka 64s. per qr. Rye firm. Barley rather dearer. At Bremen and Hambro' scarcely any change was noted. The fluctuations in prices throughout Switzerland and Bavaria were unimportant. Berlin and Danzic scarcely make any change arrivals of both places were moderate, but amply sufficien t for the business passing prices for Wheat at the former place were 31s. to 50s. 6d. per qr., at the latter 39s. 6d. to 57s. 6d., Stettin to 25s. Accounts from Stockholm were without interest; the best Wheat found a moderate sale at 72s. per qr., but inferior sorts were entirely neglected, Rye very dull, at 29s. 9d. to 34s. per qr. Good Barley maintained its price, but inferior was much lower. The weather at Riga had been mild little was passing in Corn. The calm in Linseed had brought some buyers. Pctersburgh has found a livelier trade in corn, good sales 1 of ordinary Wheat having been made at 43s., better at 52s. 9e1, and Saxonka at 55s. 6d., the latter for May delivery. Rye, for August next, was sold at 27s. per qr. Linseed sought at 52s. 9d. to 55s. Gd. Business at Odessa had rather fallen off, though prices generally were well sustained the best soft Wheat was worth 54s. 9d. Rye was rather higher for really fine quality. Maize was in active request. Barley firm; but Oats rather lower. Freights unchanged. At Constantinople some inferior hard Tangarog Wheat had lately sold at 66s. 6d for the Mediterranean, fine for consumption was worth 753. The corn market at Alexandria had considerably lost its buoyancy, with some declension in prices about 4,000 qrs. of Wheat had been shipped on 18th Feb. for Mar- seilles, and 3,000 for the United Kingdom. Freights unaltered. Tikste notes a dull trade in Wheat, and lively demand for Indian Corn at rather improved prices. The most recent advices from Leghorn notes very con- siderable arrivals, many cargoes to remain, and a large number being on their way to Marseilles. Egyptian Wheat had in consequence somewhat declined, and lower prices were expected, it being doubted whether France would readily clear her shipment. In Spain lower prices had commenced. At Santander the market was in a very doubtful position much Flour had accumulated, and prices were entirely nominal. Many ,shipments of American and Dutch Wheat were in port; and the news from the interior being dull and showing fallinr, rates, business was almost nil. 0 At Lisbon, too, there was a complete calm in Wheat and Flour, though high rates were still quoted. At igiers) in consequence of the temporary failure of supplies, the completion of contracts had sent prices up but a decline was confidently looked for, afterwards, on more liberal arrivals. Arrivals per rail at New York had fallen short, in conse- quence of the impediments occasioned to traffic by the thaw which had set in, followed by heavy rains, melting snows, and overflowing rivers. The low advices from England have therefore had no effect on prices, the stocks being light at the beginning of winter. The best quality Flour was a shade dearer; other sorts and Wheat un- changed. Rye was scarce. Maize firm and in good export demand. Wheat in Hobart Town was worth 10s. to 10s. 6d. per bush.; Barley 5s. to 5s. 6d.; Oats 5s. to 6s. per bush.
MONEY-MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE.j
MONEY-MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE. j English funds opened this morning at the dull prices of yesterday, and subsequently experienced a further decline, the market generally exhibiting heavi- ness. Consols, for money, were first quoted 931 to a, whence they receded to 931 to J, at which they closed, a total absence of animation having characterized the tran- sactions of the day. For the 8th of April the last price was 93J to 94. lhere was a considerable demand for money at 6 per cent., and some heavy loans were obtained from the Bank on the stocks now shut for the dividends. Bank Stock left off at 220 to 222; New Three per Cents. (which closed to-day), 93 a to J; India Stock, 221 to 223; India Bonds, 4s. discount to par Exchequer-bonds, 98 to l and Eschequer-bills (June) par to 3s premium. In the discount market to-day there was an undiminished demand. The Address to Lord Palmerston from the under-writers and subscribers at Lloyds', requesting him to become a candidate for the city of London, having received 375 signatures, was presented this afternoon by Mr. Richard Thornton, the oldest member of that establishment. The feeling was unanimous, and the list contains the names of merchants and underwriters of all shades of political opinion. It is stated that among all who were invited to join there were only six refusals. After it had been with- drawn for presentation more than 100 additional members applied for the purpose of signing it. The total number of subscribers to Lloyds' is about 1,500, but the average daily attendance is only about 500. The number of signatures obtained indicates, therefore, that the entire body are ani- mated on this occasion by one feeling. There is no class more deeply interested in the legitimate progress of the commeice of the world and in the maintenance of respect for the British name than the London underwriters, and the demonstration is therefore entitled to be regarded as one of the most important that could have been made at the present juncture. There was little activity in foreign securities, but prices on the whole were fairly supported. Turkish Six per Cents, were dealt in at 971, and I for the account, and Mexican at 22j. In the foreign exchanges this afternoon the rate upon Hamburg was a shade lower. With regard to other places there was no important variation. SATURDAY.—The English funds remained inactive to- day at the depressed prices of yesterday. The operations were unimportant, and dissatisfaction at the political crisis into which the country has been plunged seems to have interfered with all departments of business. Consols were quoted 93g to 4 for money and 93-41 to i for the 8th of April. Bank Stock left off at 220 to 222 India Stock, 221 to 223; Exchequer-bonds, 98i to f; India-bonds, 4s. dis- count to par; and Exchequer-bills, par to 3s. premium. In the discount-market and at the Bank there continues to be a full demand for money at the existing rates. Foreign securities have been steady, and the transactions generally were limited. MONDAY.—The English funds to-day have again been heavy. Consols opened at the closing price of Saturday, 931 to i, and declined to 93! to g, A purchase by the broker for the Court of Chancery then gave a little sup- port to the market, and the final transactions were at 93ft for money, and 931 to i for the 8th of April. Bank Stock left off at 220 to 222 India Stock, 221 to 223 Exchequer- bonds, 98;} to i India-bonds, 4s. discount to par and Exchequer-bills, par to 3s. prem. A strong demand for money continues to prevail, both in the discount market and at the Bank of England. The drain of gold from the Bank is assuming a steady character, a further sum of 1"8,000 having been withdrawn to-day. It may be estimated, however, that about XSO,000 is now due from Australia. Foreign securities were quiet. The closing prices of the French Three per Cents, on the Paris Bourse were 70f. 95c. for money, and 71. 40c. for the end ot the month, showing an advance of an eighth in consequence of epeculative purchases. TUESDAY.—The English funds remain without recovery. Consols for money, which left off yesterday at 931 were first quoted 931 to e. A slight demand for stock on the part of the public then caused a recovery to 934, but it was not maintained, and the final prices were again 931 to § for money and 93a to i for the 8th of April. The transactions of the day were unimportant, and there was no alteration in the rates for money either in the Stock-Exchange or the discount-market. Bank Stock, the transfer books of which will close to-morrow, left off at 220 to 222 Exchequer- bonds, 984 to i; India Bonds, 4s. discount to par; and Exchequer-bills, par to 3s. premium. Foreign securities were steady, but the market was less firm towards the close. WED-iLSD.kY, -Business in the English Stock Market continues very dull, and while the elections are in progress there is not likely to be much improvement. Since the Ministerial defeat increased caution has been observed, not only in this department, but also in every branch of trade and until the result of the present political movement is known, it will no doubt be found that most descriptions of business will remain quiet. The speculators in public se. curities are not encouraged to operate to any great extent in either direction. On the one hand some parties look for a decline on account of the continued stringency of the money market, and the rapid absorption of gold, while it is also thought that the elections may tend to keep values in an uncertain state. The operators for a rise, however, anticipate an early improvement in monetary affairs, large arrivals of gold, and a favourable result from the elections. Still, neither party, as already remarked, seems disposed to speculate with freedom, and the daily fluctuation is there- fore quite unimportant. This morning the transactions were not large, but the prices were heavy at the opening of the market, when it became known that all the gold brought by the Mermaid had been purchased for transmis- sion to the Continent. Increased firmness, however, was afterwards produced when the arrival of the Blackwall, with 80,648 ounces, or £ 922,592 was announced. The Admiral is now expected with about £16,000, and the Derwent with £65,000, besides several other vessels, so Derwent with ;C6.5,000, be. that is thought some additions will soon be made to the stock of bullion in the Threadneedle-street vaults, al- though a considerable proportion may be absorbed in the purchase of silver. Consols opened at at 931 to 4 for transfer, and 934 to § for the account. Continuing dull and heavy throughout the day, they closed at about the opening prices. There was no material alteration in the prices of the other descriptions. Notwithstanding the heaviness of the English securities, foreign stocks remain without any marked alteration. RAILWAYS. I FRIDAY.— The railway-market was unfavourably in- fluenced by sales, and prices receded to the extent of from 10s. to 25s. per share. Indian and foreign were less firm, the latter declining about 10s. to 20s. Banking and mining shares were rather heavy, but the transactions continued unimportant. There was further fluctuation in Canada Land, and the advance of yesterday was not supported. The operations were at 154, 151, and 150, and the final quota- tions was 150 to 155. Bristol and Exeter, 900 East Lan- cashire, 100; Great Western, 69; Lancaster and Carlisle, 78; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 102J; London and North Western, 1053 Midland, 82t; Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford, 141 South Wales, 861 i Vale of Neath, 201; Crystal Palace, 2ft. SATURDAY.—The railway-market exhibited heaviness, and prices generally closed at a further decline of from 5s. to 10s. per share. Indian descriptions were steady, and French in some cases rather firmer. The business in the other departments was not extensive. Bristol and Exeter, 92 x.d. Caledonian, 79i; Great Northern, 95; Great Western, 684 x.d. London and North-Western, 1051 x.d.; London and South-Western, 1041; Midland, 821 x.d. and x.n.; South-Eastern, 76 x.d. South Wales, 86t x.d.; Vale of Neath, 20 Crystal Palace, 21. MONDAY.—The railway market has not presented any material variation, but in some cases a further slight de- cline has occurred. Indian are steady, but French have advanced from 10s. to JE1 per share, Paris and Lyons hav- ing experienced the greatest improvement. Great Western of Canada were heavy, through a pressure of sales. The Committee of the Stock Exchange have fixed Thurs- day, the 12th, as the settling day for the shares of the Punjaub and Great Indian Peninsula (new) both descriptians to be marked in the official list. Scarcely any alteration occurred in banking, mining, or miscellan- eous securities, but quotations were generally steady, Bristol and Exeter closed at 92 x.d. Eastern Counties, 10J Great Northern, 964 Great Western, 69 x.d.; Lan- cashire and Yorkshire, 1021; London and North Wes- tern, 1054 x.d. Midland, 55 x.n. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford, 15 North Western, 74 x.d. South Eastern, 751 x.d.; South Wales, 864 Vale of Neath, 21; Crystal Palace, 2J. TUESDAY.—The railway-market was again unfavourably influenced by sales but, with the exception of a decline of £1 10s. to X2 in Lancaster and Carlisle, there wis no great alteration in prices. French shares were lower, the buoy- ancy of yesterday having diminished. A further r. dvance took place in Riga Railway shares, and they ol.v.ed 2! to 4 pm. Other foreign descriptions were steady; Crystal Palace, 2!. WEEXESDAY.—The railway share market opened with a very heavy appearance, and piices generally were de- pressed. In mining sliares few transactions took place. Joint Stock Bank and miscellaneous shares were very in- active. A meeting of the Llynvi Yale Railway Company took place to-day, but the proceedings were conducted in private. Crystal Palace, 2j.
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2he quotations give the actual price, without referenct to premium or discount, and amount paid tip. Share. Paid. Names of Lines. Tues. Wed 50 50 Aberdeen. ¡ 20 20 Birmingham and Oxford June. Stock 92 Bristol and Exeter 91 Q. Stock 100 Buckinghamshire. — Stock 100 Caledonian 69! cqj 100 All Chester and Holyhead. 371 ?f 5 All Crystal PaIace. 2) 2! 50 45 Dublin and Belfast Junction.. — Stock 20 Eastern Counties 10? I-oi Stock 100 East Lancashire 98? 9? Stock 100 East Lincolnshire, 6 per cent. — Stock 50 Edinburgh and Glasgow 56? g?i Stock 100 Great Northern 96? 961 100 100 igreat North of England — 100 100 Great Western. 681 681 50 50 :Hulj[ and Selby. _° 50 50 Lancashire and Carlisle 76 76 100 100 Lancashire and YorkBhire 101 imi 50 all Leeds Northern H? Ili ?Loiidon and Blackwall 61 RI Stock 100 ?London, Brighton, & S. Coast 108: 110 12? 1?? London and Greenwich Stock 100 ILondon and North-Western.. 1041 105 Stock 100 ;London and South-Western 1041 ln^a Stock 100 jMidland gji o.| 100 100 Ditto Birmingham and Derby 54! Rif Stock 100 Ditto Bristol & Birm. 6 per ct. 25 All [Newport, Aberg., & Hereford.. 144 15 Stock 100 N 0rfok 6B 57 Stock 100 (North British 46 4.51 20 17 £ (North Staffordshire Stock 100 Oxfd., Worcester, and Wolver. 301 31 100 100 iScottish Central 110 110 Stock 50 South Devon. 181 181 100 100 South Eastern 74$731 Stock 100 South Wales. 86 86! Stock 100 Taff Vale 20 all Vale of Neath. 201 21 100 100 York, Newcastle, and Berwick Stock 20 York and Newcastle Extension 100 100 York and North Midland 16 All Northern bf France 39 39? 20 All Paris and Lyons. 691 58?
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IMPENDING PUBLIC CALAMITY.-It the scheme for registration of titles to be produced next session is any- thing like that which has been described by the newspapers, half the solicitors in the country must prepare to shut up their offices. Three-fourths of the business of the pro- fession in the provinces-all of it, indeed, that is worth having-comes from conveyancing. The operation of the proposed scheme will be to destroy that branch of a country attorney's practice, leaving him only that in which he shares his profits, small as they are, with his agent in London.— Law Times. A VETERAN IMPOSTER.—At the Leeds borough ses- sions on Saturday, before Mr. Robert Hall, Deputy Recorder, Mary Eliza Tremaine, alias Matilda Terewist, alias Kellaway, alias Field, alias Hook, alias Pease, &c., was charged with stealing El 10s., a pair of scissors, a purse, and a handkerchief, the property of John Clough, publican, Ferry-hill, Durham. She first pleaded Guilty," but afterwards withdrew the plea. Her real name ÍI Grace Berwick, and she is respectably connected. She was born in London, and is apparently between 30 and 40 years of age, though she was entered in the calendar as 25. She has a pleasing voice and somewhat earnest manner, combined with an apparent diffidence and hesitancy calcu- lated to excite sympathy. Her career has been one con- tinued series of deceptions, and during the last 18 or 20 years she has appeared in various parts of England and Ireland, and within more recent years has been imprisoned at Liverpool, Derby, Leeds, Northallerton, and Durham. Her mode of action is adapted to the circumstances of the times but generally she has represented herself as the daughter or ward of some well-known person, escaping from persecution and suffering "for conscience' sake, and her appeals have for a time, in most cases, proved success- ful. With reference to the charge for which she took her trial on Saturday it appears that early in December last she accompanied by a dog, went to the prosecutor's, stating that she had escaped from a convent in France, and was endeavouring to elude the detection of her father, who had offered a reward for her apprehension She also stated that she possessed property, and would shortly succeed to a large farm in the south of England. The prosecutor and bis wife were induced by these representations to allow her to remain, and on her afterwards signing a paper to settle E100 a-year on Mr- Clough, and to make him her farm- bailiff, she was allowed the run of the house, occasionally discharging, however, menial duties. About the middle of January Clough accompanied her to Leeds, on the way to London, to take possession of the farm, and while he was searching for a Mr. Teale, whom she described as her uncle and for whom he (Clough) had a note, she attempted to elude him, and on his returning to the house where he had left her she had gone. He thereupon gave information to the police and she was taken into custody, and when searched the articles and money (including a marked pennypiece, and a token identified by the prosecutor and his wife as their property) she was not charged with steal- ing were found in her possession The jury found her Guilty, and, a previous conviction having been proved, she I was oeaUawd to tu jo&W ptaal i«nitu4«. '1
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( CARMARTHEN CORN RETURNS. WEEK ENDING, March 7, 1857. Total Quantitiu. Wheat, 51 quarters, 3 bushel, barley, 23 quarters, 1 bushel; oats, 2f!. quarters, 3 bushels. Average perQttarttr.—Wixnt, 64s. 5d.; barley, 37s. 8d. oats, 20s. lid. Mutton 8411. to 8id. Pork, 74d. per lb. Veal, 5d. to 7d. per lb. Fresh but- ter, (24 oz. Is. 9d. Salt, lld. to 12d.; Chickens, 3s. 6d. per couple; eggs 12 for 6d.; cheese 28s. to 29s. per cwt. Potatoes, lOlb. 6d. Household Bread, 6id. the 41bs. Loaf. LONDON MARKETS, MONDAY, March 9. MARK LANE.—The quantity of Wheat fresh up from Essex and Kent this morning was very moderate, but it proved equal to the demand only the best dry samples met with buyers at late rates. Anything out of condition was not disposed of at a late hour. The arrival of foreign is small, still we cannot notice any improvement in the trade. Fine malting Barley is dearer, but inferior qualities are a slow sale, and rather cheaper. There have been large arrivals of this description. Beans rather higher. Peas the same. Although our supplies of Oat. are not large, the demand has been limited, at the prices of this day week. Most of our country buyers can supply themselves cheaper in their local markets. AVERAGE PRICE OF SIX WEEKS. Week ending Feb. 28. Imperial General Weekl Average.—Wheat, 55s. 5d.; Barley, 46.. 3d. Oats, 23s. 8d.; Rye, 39s. Id. Beans, 38s. lid. Peas, 398. 6d. LONDON AVERAGES. £ a. I £ A Wheat.. 2 18 1d1 Ry. 68 art 2 0 9 Barley 109 1 Beans. 813 1 K 7 Barley 130198 2 1 2 3 8 1 4 1 Peas" 810 1 19 6 Oats PRICES OF BUTTER, CHEESE HAMS, &8. Butter, per cwt. a. s Cheese, per ewt. IF. a. Friesland 120 to 130 Cheshire 64 74 Kiel 120 128 Double Gloucester 60 74 Dorset 130 134 Single new. Waterfor. Hams York 90 100 Cork. 108 116 Irish 96 100 L.menck 08 110 B.c.ndri.d. 70 76 StI';g° 104 H4 Green 70 76 BARK AND OTHER TANNING MATERIALS Per load of 45 cwt. English, Tree £ 13 10 0 to X 15 10 0 Coppice C14 0 0 f 16 0 0 Mimosa per ton ES 10 0 9 10 10 0 Valonia and Smyrna.. C13 0 0 £ 16 10 0 BKEAD.—The prices of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are from 84d. to 9d.; of Household do., 7d. to 8d. per 41 bs. loaf. CHICORY.—About 40 tons of Chicory have come to hand from the Continent, this week, and the supply of English i8 tolerably extensive. OIL. Linseed Oil is dull, at 41s. per ewt. on the spot. Rape drooping in "?'?' In Cocoa-nut very little is ""f.*1 49. to 51s. All other oils, except fine Sperm, are dull, and lower to purchase. Turpentine is heavy. TALLOW.—Since Monday last only a moderate business has been transacted in our market, and prices have had a downward tendency. To-day, P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 63s.; for April to June the quotation is 53s., for the end of the year 52s. Town Tallow, 55a. nett caah. Rough Fat, 38, lad. SPIRITS.—Only a limited business has been passing in Rum, this week, yet very little change has taken place in the quotations. Proof Leewards, 2s. 5d. to 2s 6d East India 2s. 4d to 2s. 5d. per gallon. Brandy is very firm and dearer. Sales of the finest parcels have been made as high as 16.. per gallon. Geneva 2s. 9d. to 3s. 9d. mHfrThere 7a" no material ?an?e in the de- ^° lIS )^'vr-nitCr ?? ??- The deli.g. in all kind* were only to a moderate extent, at prices varying from 00.. to nos. Foreign was saleable at from 841. to 1309. In Bacon a fair amount of bosineM "as done, at from 64#. to 08s. per cwt. Hams sold slowly, at from 80s. to 90s. Lard ruled dull for bladdered, at 80.. to 82s. for kegs, and at 70s, to 72s. per cwt. I8LIXGTON.—The supply of foreign stock was very li- mited, and in middling condition. There was a slight increase in the receipts of Beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts, and their general quality was good, though not to say very prime. For all breeds the demand was much less active than on Monday last, and that day's cur- rency was with difficulty supported. The extreme value of the best Scots was 5s. per 8 lbs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,900 Scots and shorthorns; from other narts of England, 220 of various breeds; from Scotland, 300 Scots; and from Ireland, 130 Oxen. The show of Sheep was again limited, but nearly the whole of the supply came to hand in excellent condition. Most breeds moved off steadily, at full quotations, the best old Downs in the wool selling at 6s., out of the wool 5s. per 8 lbs. It must be understood that our tabular quotations refer to woolled Sheep only. There were about 8,000 shorn Sheep in the market. The few Lambs on offer met a dull Inquiry, and the top figure was 7a. 4d. per 8 lbs. With Calves we were fairly supplied, and the Veal trade ruled dull, at a decline of 2d. per 8 lbs. The highest price waa 5s. 8d. per 8 lbs. Pigs were in short supply and moderate request, at last week's prices. Prices per 81ba. to sink the offal.-Coarse and inferior beasts 3s. 4d. to 3s. 6d. second quality do. 3s. 8d. to 4s Od. prime large oxen 4s. 2d. to 4s. 8d. prime Scots, Ac. 4s. lOd. to 5B. Od. coarse and inferior sheep, 4s. 6d. 4s. lOd. second quality do. 5s. Od. to 5s. 2d. prime coarse woolled sheep, 5s. 4d. to 5s. 6d. prime South Downs 6..10d. to 6s. Od., Lambs, Os. Od. to 7s. 4d., large coarse calves. 4s. Od. to 5s. 2d. prime small ditto, 5s. 4d. to 5s. 8d. large hogs, 3s. 8d. to 4s. 4d. neat small porker*. 4s. 6d. to 5s. 2d. Beasts, 3503. Sheep, 15660. Calves, 114 Pigs, 230. HIDE AND SKIN MARKETS. d. s. d. Market Hides, 56 to 64 The 0 5 to 0 0 per lb. Do. 64 72 lbs 0 5 0 61. Do. 72 80 lbs 0 6} 0 Do. 80 88 lbs 0 5l 06 — Do. 88 96 lbs 0 6 0 6* Horse Hides. 100 00 each Calf Skins, light 40 50 Do ?ull. 90 00 ??. Lambs 0 0 00 METALS. £ i. d. d. BNOLTSH IRON. Refined 0 0 0 Bar and Bolt a per Grain 0 0 0 ton. 8 12 6 Fine Grain 000 In Wales a. 7 17 Rails Staffordshire 8 5 0 Do. granulated.. 0 FOREIGN PORBrGN TIN. Swedish keg 20 0 0 B*nca, in bond ..TOO Swedish keg. 20 0 0 St 't 6 1 0 Do. Faggot. 0 0 0 Straits. 61 0 ENGLISH COPPER. TIN PLLTXB. Sheets, sheathing IC Charcoal per box 2 0 0 ?\ ?''p"e?r lb. 0 0 0 ,x do 2 6 0 and bolts '?*" 260 Tough cake. 135 0 0   P"?. 1 16 0 Tough cake 135 0 0 iC Coke per box.. 8 1 a SOli d copper per « <*<>• • pound 0 0 0 In Sheet 1. ? o 0 ENGLISH LBAD. POBIGK IRON. Pig per ton 24 0 0 MMOKiRO?.?. Sh et 24 15 0 Swedish 15 0 0 e CCND U. 10 0 ENGLISH TIN. Russian CCND.. 14 10 0 Block per ton 1.52 0 0 Ind. Ch. Pigs in GOO Bar.150 0 0 London 6 0 0
WEEKLY CALENDAR.
WEEKLY CALENDAR. THE MOON'S C"NGE.-Laat quarter, March 18th, at Sat. past 9h. after. HIGH WATER AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES. FOR THB BNSUING WEEK. Carmar Cardigan Tenby ?berTBt- I then Bar.? Bristol. *?d I cannar-I Cardigan¡' Tenby jAberJ' _ILlanelly.. I H. M. !H. M. IK. M. H. x Saturday, Mar. 14' 8 18/' 9 8 7 53 9 88 Sunday, .15 8 48 9 38 i 8 23 10 8 SMuonnddaayy 16? ? ? 1 ? ? ? ? !S s? Tuesday .17i 9 43 10 33 9 18 11 3 Wednesday ..1810 18 1 8 1 9 53 11 38 Thursday .1911 2 11 62 110 37 12 2? Friday ?.2012 5 12 ?II 40 1 M
LONDON GAZETTB
LONDON GAZETTB BANKRUPTS -(b-iday March 6.)-H. C. Vanderpant, dentist, Maddox-street, Bond-street.—H. Blyton, clothier, York-terrace, Ratcliffe.-A. Symc, stationer, Tunbridge Wells.-B. Edwards, rope dealer, Davies-street, Oxford- street.-G. J. WagMtaff, watchmaker, Whiteohapel-road.- J. Wigley, fell-monger, Uttoxeter.—W. M. Salmon, inn- keeper, Brettle-lane, .Staffordshire.-T. Hnghes, innkeeper, Dudley.-Thomas James Thomas, carpenter, Cardiff.-J. G. Yates, grocer, Bristol.-T. Irlam, broker, Liverpool- J. Bookless, grocer, Maryport. Cumbeiland.-T. Yaunger, jun., mason, Monkwearmouth. BANKRUPTS. (?Tt«<?y, March 10.)Meyer and and S. Seckel, merchants, Newgate-'treet.—W. ?. hlte and L. Bathurst, drapers, Regent-street.—C. Bj|. QpJ masonic j?eHer, Strand.-B. Colin,  Stortford.-D. Smith, apothecary, H?net-.tree?S? street, Chelsea.-C. 'H.aIey. c?.er Mallobeater.-W. Wihon and H. Wilson, bookb"?. FoleY'lla, t:nd -3 pla.e. Middlesex.—R. T rlory draper, Sunderl&ud.-J- I'avlor, auctioneer, SheS?d.—?W.'r.t.w,? MOM? -,M?, lZlor, kuctioncer,