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AMERICA. Nsw YosK, JUNE 8, EVENING.—The report received on Satarday last that General Lee had evacuated Fredericksburg, and that Hooker had occupied the city, was untrue. It appears that an consequence of the with- drawal of a Confederate brigade from Vicksburg General Hooker on Friday afternoon, sent a division acrosft the Rappahannock at Deep Run to reconnoitre. This division crossed in face of a heavy -fine from the Confederate rifle pits on the opposite shore: and, after capturing 100 Confederates in the rifle pits, and ascertaining that Long- street was there in force, tkey recrossed the river with the loss of 40 men. It is supposed that General Lee mafrvtaihs his position at Fredericksburg, and that his late movements were made to place his army in a more healthy situation. General Stuart reviewed from 12,000 to 15,000 Con- federate cavalry at Culpepper on Saturday last. Advices trom Vicksburg are to the 3rd inst. The siege operations continued One division of General Grant's army was on the west side of Black River Bridge, watetinz General Johnstone, who appeared there on the 1st and 2nd inst., with &.60& troops, but afterwards retired. General Johnstone is reported to have altogether 18,000 men, hat noartillery. Communication between Generals Grant and Banks is kept up along the Louisiana shore. Southern journals assert that General Kirby Smith has defeated General Banks at Port Hudson. The steamers America and Hammonia have arrived out. New YORK, JUNE 9, EVENING.- Blair's division of General Grant's army has made a reconnaisance 45 miles to the northward, but without finding any enemy. The country was very fertile, and the Federals destroyed quantities of cotton and stores. Memphis telegrams assert that all negroes in Federal uniforms captured by the Confederates are hung. The governor of Georgia, in view of the imminence of an early invasion of that state, has cal!ed upon the people to organise for defence. Since his assault of the 27th General Banks has made no fresh assault on Fort Hudson, but has commenced mining and siege operations. The Confederates fought with nnusual fierceness against the negro troops, and some accounts state that no wounded negroes were taken pri- soners, but all were slaughtered. The Confederates have re-occupied the Bayon Teche country. The negro expedition from Port Royal has made a raid up the Cornhabee River, capturing a number of negroes, and destroying property. They also burnt Bluffton. The Federal expedition from Yorktown destroyed the Confederate foundry and stores on the Mattapony River. General M 'Clellan has reviewed two returned regiments from the balcony of the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Tremendous enthusiasm was displayed for him by the soldiers and people. The nomination of Mr Yallandigham as a candidate for the Governorship of Ohio by the Democracy of that state is considered certain. A democratic meeting has been called in Brooklyn to denounce the usurpation of the administration. The editors of the New York journals have passed resolutions, asserting their right to criticise thoactaofthe administration and its subordinates, and denying the right of the military to suppress papers published far from the seat of war. In the case of the Dolphin it has been decided that a vessel bound to Nassau, with the intention of sailing from there to a blockaded port. was equally liable to capture as if she was bound direct to a blockaded port. Sixty- six cases of rifles and swords were found on board the Dolphin entered on the freight list as hardware. A letter from the owner was also found, requesting the agents not to discharge the cargo at Nassau, but to obtain additional freight from therp. In the case of the steamer Pearl, time was allowed to the claimants to produce further testimony, but it was decided that vessels bound to convenient ports, with intentions of making voyages from there to blockaded ports, are subject to capture before their arrival at the ports from which they intend to sail for blockaded ports. Eight schooners are reported to have been captured in the Gulf. NEW YORK, JUNE 11, MORNING.—General Banks officially reports that the conduct of the negro troops has been heroic, and that there is no longer any doubt that the Governmeat will find in the negroes effective supporters. General Banks' loss, from the 23rd to the 30th ult., was 1000 men, including many of his ablest officers. General Sherman has died at New Orleans, Admiral Porter officially reports that he sent another expedition up the Yazoo, which destroyed nine Con- federate transports. Admiral Porter adds, that with the exception of some few steamers beyond Fort Pemberton the Confederates can now transport nothing on the Yazoo. The Philadelphia Inquirer says that the 2nd South Carolina negro regiment defeated the Confederates on the 3rd inst at Pocotoglio, and was holding the railroad bridge between Savannah and Charleston. Reinforce- ments are being forwarded to them. It is reported that Mr Vallandigham has been imprisoned by the Contederatea. NEW YORK, JUNtC 12, EVENING.—Three brigades of Federal cavalry, and 2000 infantry, crossed the Rappa- hannock on Tuesday last at Beverley Ford, and had a severe engagement with General Stuart's cavalry, lasting all day, when the Confederates received heavy infantry reinforcements, and the Federals recrossed the river, bringing away their dead and wounded. The object of the expedition was to frustrate the plans of General Lee, who bad assembled a force of cavalry at Culpepper Court House, with the view of making a raid into Maryland. The expedition is said to have succeeded in its object. General Lee has received reinforcements, and the im- pression still prevails that he will shortly assume the offensive. Great preparations for defence are being made in Pennsylvania. News from Vicksburg is to the 8th instant. The siege was progressing, but the situation had not changed. The enrolment is being resisted in Indiana. The pro.. vost marshal and his assistant have been shot. Considerable excitement prevails, and a military force has been sent to the scene of disorder. Mr Yatlandigham has been unanimously nominated candidate for the governorship of Ohio by the Democratic State Convention. < President Davis has revoked the exequatur of the British consul at Richmond for disregarding the legal authority of the Confederate government in assuming to act as, consul for other cities than Richmond and other states than Virginia. > —. • •><? (nr. Yl> T&B YELVEHTONS IN THE LORDS.—The aadittOBal time granted. Major Yelverton by the House of Lords for lodging his appeal case expires at the end of the pre- sent month. A few days ago, the major's agents obtained a peremptory order for the respondent, the Hon Mrs Theresa Yelveston, to lodge an answer within one week. The Yelverton case has already, during the last fire years, been heard before seven tribunals. It witi, there- fore, be difficult to suggest any new point for argument in the eighth—and now the last—appeal by Major Yel. verton from the judgment of the courts below. Under these circumstances it is doubtful if the case will be argued this session. KILLED BY A FLY.—A young officer of the 27th Regiment of the Line, named Pondevax, aged 23, In garrison at Evreux, has just died under afflicting circum- stances. Being at Paris on a few days' leave, he visited the Jdrdin des Plantes, where he was stung on the uppef lip by a fly while standing near the wild beasts' cages. On returning to Evreux he suffered some pain in the part wounded, but in spite of the counsels of his friends re- fused to obtain surgical advice. The symptoms became aggravated, and the poison spreading rapidly, the young man expired two days back in great agony. It is supposed that the insect had previously been feeding on putrid tneat in the dens of one of the carnivorous animals. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AT GOSPEL OAKIIIELDS, HAMPSTEAD.—The poor woman, Margaret Noonan, whose husband Is in custody for assaulting her with a chopper, was in so serious a state on Sunday that it was considered advisable to take her depositions, Mr Tyrwhitt, the magistrate, proceeding to University Hospital for that purpose. She stated that, on Monday, the 8th instant, her husband came home and found her the worse for drink, although perfectly conscious. Without saying a woo, he gave her a black eye with his fist, and then took up a chopper and struck her two blows on the bead, inflicting the wounds which are now expected to ha\e a fatal termination. The husband was present, in custody of the police, when his wife made her statement, and, on being asked, declined to put any quebtions, saying that the scratched his face before he touched her, which the woman denied. He was taken back to the House of Detention.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION. EXECUTION OF FRANKOWSKI THORN, Saturday. -Frankowski, one of the insurgent leaders, was hung at Lublin on the 16th inst, by sentence of a court-martial. It is rumoured that Archbishop Felinski has been exiled to the Government of Vologda. CRACOW, Saturday.—Wielunskie, with 140 insurgents, have cut their way through 600 Russians, by whom they had been surrounded. Boneca and his follower have had a skirmish with a cavalry force at Gory. The losses on both sides were trifling; but Booeca was wounded. The Cossacks of the Don are discontented, and intend to return to their own country with the large quantity of booty they obtained by pillage. Frankowski, having recovered from his wounds, has been executed at Lublin. Prince William Radziwil has been arrested at Lemberg, CRACOW, SUNDAY.—A detachment of Polish Mounted gendarmes has defeated a troop of Cossacks on the Warta, near the village of Kaliskie. The Cossacks lost thirty killed. Lelewel encountered the Russians at Kory tnica, on the 10th, but being attacked by a superior force retired in order. Krysinski's band was victorious on the 12th at Wie- chon, in Podlachia. There are now six detachments of insurgents in Podlachia. The insurgent leader Bialozor has also been shot at Kowno. TARNOW, SUNDAY.—An entire detachment of insur- gents has been driven across the Austrian frontier near Maniow. Many were drowned in the Vistula, and 151 of the remainder were detained in Galicia.

FRANCE. IMPORTANT WAR PREPARATIONS. PARIS, Sunday.—Great news. The French govern- ment is preparing for war. The officers of the garrison are wild with excitement. Orders were yesterday received at tie arsenal of Vincennes to place on the full war footing and prepare for immediate service three batteries of 12-pounders (twelve guns) and 100 artillery waggons. The 12-pounders being only employed as the reserve of field artillery, implies similar preparations for the artillery of cavalry and infantry divisions (i.e., rifled 4-pounders). There are no rifled field guns of small calibre at Vincennes; and the arsenals of Metz, Stras- bourg, and Lille have been charged with preparing the complement of divisional field-guns required. Three batteries of the reserve generally form the artillery support of a corps d'armee of three divisions (say 40,000 men). This news is no secret in military circles, but it has not yet transpired among the public. You can have no idea of the excitement produced at Vincennes when the order arrived there last night. The news was speedily communicated to the officers of the regiments quartered in Paris, and it created immense sensation. The officers at Vincennes think that war will probably break out before the month of July is over, and boast that the French army will be ready for any emergency before that time. After this information, as to the accuracy of which I can pledge my word, I do not think it necessary to weary you with speculations as to the diplomatic imbroglio which have brought matters to this serious pass. The notes are dispatched to Russia, and the Emperor of the French is taking steps to resort to the ultima ratio. I should add that in military quarters an impression pre- vails that the first blow is to be struck against Prussia- an impression which the abrupt departure of the Prussian ambassador from Paris shows to be not without foun- dation. Lord Cowley has gone down to Fontainebleau. War rumours, but of the usual vague and indefinite kind, continue to prevail at the Bourse. Rente to day fell 15 centimes, and I think a much heavier fall may be prophesied ere long. It is annonnced that a stockbroker's partner has suddenly disappeared, leaving liabilities to the amount of £ 32,000. THE WAR IN (PRUSSIA.—A despatch has arrived at the Foreign Office announcing that intelligence has been received on the 11th inst. by her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires in Persia of the capture of the city of Herat by Dost Mahomed Khan. AN 'AffAtR OF HONOUR.The recent case in the Cdurt of Queen's Bench, in which the Balaklava charge was re-enacted on paper, has given rise to a hostile feeling between a distinguished veteran general of cavalry and a noble lord who served in the Crimea, and who lately filed an affidavit respect ing the action on behalf of Colonel Caithorpe. It was mainly in consequence of that misunderstanding the affidavit was filed. The noble lord on receiving a challenge from the general repaired to Paris, and waited there for some time, but returned to London just as the general proceeded to France, where he still remains. It is understood that steps have been taken to prevent any accomplishment of the designs en- tertained by the generals to arrange their differences after a style which has now very much gone out of fasbion.-Army and Navy Gazette. THB USE OF RUM IN THE PRESERVATION OF PAINT. —Mr Cave, M.P., chairman of the West India Committee, has received a letter from Ja'naica containing a scheme which has caused great interest in the island, for using rum, instead of spirits of turpentine, in the preparation of paint. The present price of turpentine, is 10s. a gallon that of rum in bond from Is 4d to 2s.; but the duty amounts to 10s 2d in addition and it is suggested that ruin rendered unfit for drinking, either by a mixture of creosote or naptha such as is now used in methylating spirits of wine, might be admitted duty-free as a desiccant of paint, for which it has been proved by experiment to be well fitted. The revenue would not suffer, as the spoilt rum would come into competition with a duty-free artiele, and considerable relief would be given to the painting trade, which is, in many, places, almost brought to a stand by the high price of turpentine. It is un. derstood that Mr Cave has brought the question before the proper authorities, and that it is still under con- sideration. ELOPEMENT WITH A ScnooL.MiSTMsa.—At Clerken- well, on; Saturday, a respectably attired woman who gave the name of Nicholls, applied to Mr D'Eyncourt under the provisions of the 21st section of the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, for an order protecting her property acquired since her desertion against her husban^ and hit creditors.—The applicant stated that about 12 years ago her husband left her, with a family of children to support, and went to Australia. He told her he was going there for the purpose of bettering himself, and that he would either send her money to take her out or should return to her. Before he left the shores of Eng- land she ascertained that he had eloped with a pert, for- ward yonng woman, who had formerly been a school- mistress; and he took her out with him as his wife. She had ascertained that they cohabited together as man And wife, and that she had had several children by him. A thott time since her (applicant's) sister died and left a Uttle property, and as her husband might hear of it and return and claim it, the wished for an order to protect it against him and his creditors. She had brought up her family respectably, and she thought it would be very hatd if he could come back and take her property and squander it on another woman.—Mr D'Eyncourt inquired how long since she had heard from her husbuaod.—The applicant stated that he had not written to her for more than eight years, She had, lately seen a person who re- sided next doorto her husband when he was in Melbourne, and who had told her all about him and his paramour. He wais doing very well out then. The first year that he wat) over there he wrote her one or two letters, and sent her a little money, but not sufficient to support his children. After that he stopped correspondence with her, and did not even deign to answer her letters, but that she supposed was through the hussey that was living with him. The property that had been left her was not very large, but still it was more than she should like to lose or tohn,re to give up to her husband, who had deserted her and her family to take up with a woman that was not fit to clean her boots (a laugh)—Mr D'Eyncourt granted the application, and the applicant left the court apparently much pleased. POPULATION AND REVENUE.— From a Parliamentary return, issued on Saturday, it appears that the amount of gross revenue per head of population in Great Britnin in 1801-2 was £3 7s, and in 1861-2, £ 2 13s. In Ire- land the revenue per head in 1801-2 was Its 2d, and in 1861.2 J61 3s 6d. The population of Ireland is only 582,636 more now than in 1801-2. In England the population has more than doubled itself, daring the same period. REVENUE.—A return published on Saturday, shows that the gross receipts, excluding miscellaneous, after deducting drawbacks, for the five years from 1842-3 to 1846-7 was for Great Britain JE254,092,727, and for Ireland £ 22,484,700. For the five years from 1847-8 to 1851-2 it was jE260,599,159 for Great Britain, and £ 21,947,763 for Ireland. The revenue for the years 1852-3 to 1856-7 was £ 302,644,809 for Great Britain, and £30,055,1)44 for Ireland; and the receipts from 1857-8 to 1861-2 were £ 302,822,451 for Great Britain, and j633,667,507 for Ireland. A YOUTHFUL W ARRIOR.- This girl had had three cousins killed in the recent battles of Richmond, whose deaths she described to me; then she said, I have a young brother in the army, not seventeen, and such a little fellow. That boy has been in four hard battles, and never got a scratch. After the battle of Corinth, one of the legs of his pants was torn completely off. There are the holes of three bullets, one above another. I suppose the force of them wrenched away the cloth. We have the pants now at home; and the child went with one leg bare all the rest of the battle. Another ball cut in two the strap of his cartridge: box across his shoulder, and never hurt him. It seems as if a special Providence was guarding him, poor little fellow!' Poor girl, too, for she could scarcely command her voice to finish the narrative. 4 Now he is at Vicksburg, and they are shelling the town;' she added bursting into tears, and biding her face in her handkerchief.—Life in the South by a Blockaded British Subject. A DREADFUL LEAP.-On Wednesday morning, be- tween three and four o'clock, a Welsh miner know by the cognomen of Dio Cardi bach,' working on the railway, and lodging at the Lion and Castle Inn, Pen- cader, rose irom his bedfellow in the attic, and jumped into the street—a height of from 20 or 30 feet. His bedfellow hearing his groans in the street, went out hurriedly to see what was the matter. Several other persons immediately followed. Poor Dio' was found to be most fearfully bruised-blood streamed from his ear:" nostrils, and mouth. A surgeon was immediately in attendance, and no doubt did all he could for the in- fatuated sufferer. Whether he will recover or not is more than can be said at the time when this was written. The maimed miner is about 40 years old, and is a native of Cardiganshire, where he has a wife and children, to whom this sad news must have come with deep sorrow. From what we can hear we fear poor Dio Cardi bach' was muddled in drink at the time he made the dreadful leap into the street. THE CANONRY AT CANTERBURY.—Rev. G. Drinkwater Bourne, M.A., rector of Weston-sub-Edge, Gloucester- shire, has declined to accept the canonry residentiary in the Canterbury Cathedral, rendered vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Russell, which was offered to him by Lord Palmerston. His lordship has consequently con- ferred it upon the Rev. Joseph Williams Blakesley, B.D, of Trinity College, Cambridge, vicar of Ware. Mr Blakesley graduated in 1831, when he was senior chan- cellor's medallist and 21st wrangler. In the same year he was elected a fellow of Trinity. In 1834 he was appointed assistant tutor, and was tutor from 1839 to 1845, and select preacher in 1840 to 1843. In 1845 be was presented by his college to the vicarage of Ware, which he has held up to the present tiftie. For some years past he has been one of the classical examiners in the University of London. He is the author of an. edition of Heroditus, in the Bibltotheca Classics;. Four Months in Algeria, with a visit to Carthage;' • A Life of Aristotle, with a Critical Examination of some Questions of Literary History and many other works. Mr Blakesley belongs to what is generally known as the Broad Church party. MATRICIDE AT STOCKPORT.—An adjourned inquiry was resumed on Saturday, at the Vernon Arms, Stock- port, before Mr W. Johnson, coroner, relative to the death of Mary Bailey, widow, aged 51, who died in March last, caused, as alleged* by arsenic, administered by her daughter, Alice Holt, also a widow. The daughter had succeeded in passing off before a surgeon a strong, healthy woman for her mother when the latter was ill in bed, and by that means effecting an insurance on the life of her mother in the Wesleyan and General As- surance Society for £26.. Within a few days afterwards Mrs Bailey died, and grave suspicions having been awakened, the coroner's warrant for the exhumation of the body was obtained. Numerous witnesses were ex- amined at the inquest, and the purchase of arsenic by Alice Holt on the 25th of March, last was proved. The circumstances in connection with the last illness of the deceased, tending to show the administration of poison, were deposed to, and the evidence of the surgeon who made the post mortem examination (Mr W. Rayner) waa very decisive as to arsenic having been given to the deceased. About two grains or arsenic were found from, the analysis of half the stomach and a small portion of the bowels, and the decomposition of the body after death was prevented, in a marked, degree, by the anti- septic quality of the arsenic. The coroner hayiqg Bum* med up, thejury, after a brief consultation, returned a verdict of Wilful murder' against Alice Holt, AN OPINION ON MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY.—A writer, in the Illustrated Times remarksMuscular Christi* anity, by all means! Athletic exercise—boating, hunt- ing, shooting; these are the things which keep youth virtous, and make them strong. Such is the. creed of many good men, and of a not uninfluential literary clique. The virtue I will not impugn; but as to the strength, one word, gentlemen, if you please. About boating. Is it really, an exercise calculated to prolong life ? I don't mean the delightful 'scull' in the. sum- mer's evening, or the long day on the river, with merty chat and pleasant song to while away the time. These are enjoyable and health-giving in the fullest* sense of the words. But the fierce struggle for cups, and the hard training they involve—are ypu quite sure that these are always prudent, or even safe ? I hear of sad mor- tality among aquatic heroes. Notably have I beard a painful story as to the fate of one of the university crews often years back. If it be indeed true, that out of the stalwart competitors of a given yaar, there is but one j survivor, it surely places the evil of hard training' in a sig^jfic&nt light. Muscularity, like everything else, may he overdone; and though I should be very sorry to see.1 our Oxford and Cambridge boat-race lose in interest, I should like some guarantee that the gallant youths have stamina as well as pluck, and that their efforts for victory, are not so many acceptances drawn on the constitution, to be paid for hereafter with cent. per cent, i.

THE iONDON MA RKISTS ,I'! METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET*• ;I LONDON, MONDAY;, June 22.—There was & full AVERAGE supply of foreign stock on offer in to-day's market; but its general quality was only middling. The demand for it was inactive, at about last week's currency. From our own districts, the receipts of beaste fresh up were seasonably extensive, and in feir average condition. From Ireland, and Scotland, however, the arrivals were rather limited, The attendance of buyers was good. Prime Scots, crosses, shorthorns, &c., commanded a steady sale, at ah advance in the quotations compared with Monday last of 2d per 81b. Inferior breeds moved off slowly, yet prices were well supported. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,300 Scots, shorthorns, and crosses; from other! parts of England, 500 of various breeds; from Scotland, 100 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 16 oxen and heifers. Thel show of sheep was moderately extensive; nevertheless, the mutton trade was rather active, at (in some instances) an im- provement in the currencies of 2d per 81b. The best Downs sold at 5s 2d per 81b. Lambs were in fair supply, and steady request, on; former terms—viz, from 5s 4d to 6s Bd per 81b. We were well supplied with calves, and the veal trade ruled heavy, at barely late rates. The highest figure was 5s per 81b. The pork trade was somewhat heavy, at barely stationary prices. Per 8ibt. to sink the ojfala Coarse and inferior «. d. s. d. Prime coarse woolled s. d. s. d beasts 3 4 3 8 sheep 4 10 S 0 Second quality ditte 3 10 4 4 Prime South Down Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Sheep. 5 0 5 2 Prime Scots, Ac. 5 0 5 2 Large coarse calves 4 0 4 6 Coarse and inferior Prime small ditto ..4150 sheep. S 8 4 2 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality ditto 4 4 4 8 Neat small porkers 4 2 4 6 Sucking Calves 12s to 21s; and Quarter old Store Pige JOs to 26.. each. CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY, June 22.—The supply of wbeo from Essex and Kent this morning was short; that of b&rley> beans, and peas limited; with few fresh arrivals of Englisbj Scotch, and Irish oats. There were very large imports 01 foreign oats, with a fair quantity of other articles of the trade. Some heavy rains fell at times during the past week, with sunn? and cloudy weather at interval. Yesterday was breezy fine; this morning dull and hazy. Wind SSW. English wheat met a fair sale, at Is per quarter advance on choice thrashed qualities, and at full prices for all other sorts. The demand foreign wheat was moderate, and prices were about Is per Quarter higher generally. The top price of town-made flour unaltered. Country marks were steady at last week's quota- tions. Fine brands of American were steady in value. Barley for feeding was quite as dear, and in good request. Malt sold a" full prices for all fine qualities. Beans were firm and in fsiv request. Peas met a steady inquiry, and were unaltered is value. A moderate extent of business was transacted in oats; the superabundance of foreign enables the buyers to select Of many as they wanted at previous prices for fine corn, and at a trifle less for secondary sorts. Linseed has partially receded ua value, and sells less freely. Rapeseed could be bought on lower terms.acanaryseed was firm for fine qualities. BRITISH. Shillings per Qr. Shillings per Or* Wheat—Essex and Kent, Oats—English feed. 19 *2 white, 45 54 Poland. 22 Ditto, red 42 53 Scotch feetl 23 2* Norfolk, Lincoln, and Ditto potato 15 fj Yorkshire, red 44 46 Irish feed, white 19 Barley—Malting 31 40 Ditt0« black !j Distilling 30 31 Green H Chevalier Tick3 34 3jj Grinding 27 28 Harrow 38 « Jra"«7^81leX,N,°rf0lk,and ri> rc Perts—White boilers 40 < £ Suffolk, pale 62 65 Maple 42 <3 Chevaher G' 86 31 Kmid«ne,Ware,&t0™ ™ r* Ffottr—Town)''household *6 f Ri-nwrri Household 37 38 Brown 54 56 Country 35 86 Rye 30 32 Norfolk and Suffolk 31 »

IMPERIAL AVERAGES. FOB THE LAST SIX WEEKS. Wheat 468 8d Rye 34s Barley S3a 5d Beans 38s 9f Oats 22s 6d I Peas 35# U*

BREAD. LONDON, MONDAY, June 22.-The prices of wheaten Bread in the metropolis are—Wheaten Bread, per 4lbs Loaf, 741 to 8d r Household Bread, 5id to 7d.

BUTTER MARKET. LONDON, MONDAT, June 22.-Irish butter has met an improved demand. English butter continues to go off slowly; prices as last quoted. Supply good. Of fresh butter the supply is very large, and the quality very good. Demand languid at 13s for firsts, 12s seconds, Us thirds, and lls 6d for West Country.

POTATO MARKET. LONDON, MONBAT, June 22.— Old potatoes are very dull, and Yorkshire Flukes are now quoted at 100s to 120s per ton. Con- siderable quantities of new foreign potatoes are on offer, and the supply of home-grown produce is seasonably good. The quotlor tion varies from 8s to 12s per cwt. Yorkshire Regents 95s to 110s per ton. Yorkshire Flukes 100s to 120s „ Scotch Regents. 70s to 90s „ Kent and Essex Regents 120s to 130s „ Foreign 50s to 60s

HOP MARKET. LONDON, MONDAY, June 22.—Our reports from the plantation continue daily worse, and considerable anxiety is occasioned oy the rapid increase of vermin in some districts. Mould has its appearance in Mid Kent and also in the Wealds, and unless we get more favourable weather we fear its effect may be serious. Our market is very firm, with a great dearth of good hops, and rather more inquiry for old samples. £ s. £ s. I; iii. £ e. East Kents 6 15 7 10 Low 3 0 5 0 Mid Kents 6 15 7 10 „ 3 0 5 0 Wealds 0 6 0 „ 4 0 5 Olds 2 0 3 0 „ 0 15 1 8