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DREADFUL BOlLKlt EXPLOSION.—TWENTY LIVES LOS r. On Friday week, about one o'clock, a dreadful boiler explosion took place at th' spinning-mill of Messrs. Edwards, of Scouringburn, Dundee, attended by the loss of about twenty lives, and the serious injury of an equal number of persons, and considerable damage to pro. perty. The local paper of Saturday has the following account of the calamity :— The imme liate cause of disaster was the explosion of one of three boilers at the east end of the works. The boilers were built partly belllw the level of the street, and were surrounded by a fire proof building. A public road bounded the building on the east, and an iron bridge connected it with the north wing of the works. A gentleman who was pasing along the Scouringburn at the moment of the accident stites thit he saw a sud- den cloud of steam rise r.iun J the e:1st end of the works, then the entire building above the boilers perceptibly rose into th6 air, and fell down a mass of ruina to the ground. The first of the two flats into which the ruined building wa3 divided consisted of an apart- ment for drying spun yarn, and the other flat was used for preparing flax, and was filled with the heavy machinery necessary for that purpose. The whole building was fuc-proof, built of brick arches, cast iron pillars, beams, and girders, and the floors were of brick and pavement. The alarm speedily spread, and praise. worthy, though for a time necessarily confused, attempts were male to relieve the sufferers The work was most difficult, and the spectacles encountered were heartrend- ing. The poor victims were in the many instances scald- ed and mangled so horribly that their relatives could not recognise them. One young woman was found gasping for life, mouth fixed open, dreadfully scalded, and her arms literally boiled, Hhe died soon after reaching the infirmary. Another young woman was found lying across a sharp iron beam, with a quantity of heavy ma. chinery above her. She was of course quite dead, and nearly cut through. The heat arising from the hot water and the furnace was so intense that before the un. happy sufferers could be helped the hose had to be re- sorted to to cool the machinery and rubbish. Some of the women were found in the preparing machines at which they had been working. One of them was carried into the counting-room in a state of excruciating torture, so scalded that the features could scarcely be recog- nised, part of her tongue cut away, and the skin hang- ing quite loos'.ly from her flesh. Having been made out to be a person of Roman Ratholic persuasion, the priests who were cn the spot administered extreme unction, performed the customary ceremonies in the eise of a dy- ing person, and engaged in prayer over her Several other bodies were entirely roasted, and so mangled that they j had lost the appearance of humanity. A woman's boot | with the foot in it, was picked up. The body of Ac'am Doig, a dryer, was found quite charred. The body of another man was found with the whole of one hand and the fingers of the other burnt 08, and his feet and shoes shrivelled by the fire. Sneets were provided, in which the remains of the dead were wrapped as they were dis- interred from the ruins. The following is a list of those who were conveyed to the infirmary. Catherine Carlin, aged 24, and Mary Ann M ac!aren, 17, severely burnt, and since de?d; Elisha Gleeson, 22, bums on face, hands and legs, and cut in the head Catherine Reid, 36, severely burnt; Euphemia Matthew, 25 selap wound and burnt; Elizabeth Connolly, 47, bruised, Ellen Harrison, 75, severe burn of face and scalp wound, Eliza- beth Ferguson, 22. face, legs, &c. burnt; Ellen Mackay, 21, scalp wound and burat; Isabella Boyle, 16, bruised; Margaret Livingston, 2-5, scalds and fracture of cranium, Ann Hauton, 40, fractured 1 eg; William M'Cormick, 17, 8vverc wounds Miry M'Millan, 41, severe burns, compound dislocation of ankle, and amputation of leg and John Binny, 29, internal injuries. The recovery of the two latter is considered (oubtfuJ. Ellen Mackay, above-mentioned, hid travelled from Aberdeen on Thursdiy, and had only entered the mill on the day of the accident. Another distressing case is that of an orphan girl, who had only been in the mill a few hours when the tr igedy occurred. One of the married women killed was seven months ndvaneed in pregnancy. John Binny mentioned above, is the father of a young family. Ano- ther peculiarly distressing incident was the death of a countrywoman who in passing along the road that bounded the building on the east. She was found in a sitting posture among the rubbish, which had at the moment overwhelmed her. Several children who were playing near the same road escaped with injuries more or less severe. Among the wonderful escapes was that of Mr Tawse, the manager of t')e mill, who had crossed the iron bridge that connected the building with the north wing, and had hardly entered the latter when the explosion occuried. One of the firemen had left for dinner nt one o'clock, just in time to escape the explo- sion. His comrade was found in a sitting posture with one of his legs drii wn under him opposite the furnace door, and, of course, quite dead. Among those taken out dead were, besides those already mentioned, Joseph Clark, fheman; John Kirk, foruian Thomas Newell, a boy, and eleven women whose names are not ascertained. There are also inquiries regarding a woman more than the number recovered, but Air Armstrong, one of the draining contractors, with a strong force of men, is at work turning over the ruins in a systematic way so that nothing can escape them. To give an idea of the force of the explosion, we may mention that the flues of the boiJer were thrown quite across the road, the houses on the opposite side were injured by the shower of hot water and debris, tho whole of the glass was driven out of one window, and two bricks were projected through another window with such force as to penetrate a par- tition inside the house. The surrounding houses were also marked thickly by the stones and rubbish thrown against them, and in some instances the slates were blown from the roofs, evidently by the mere violence of the explosion. The dome of the exploded beiler was found ten yards from its collapsed sides and bottom. There are only two conceivable or really probable causes of the tragedy-that the water had been allowed to get too low, and that cold water had been suddenly injected into the heated builer; or that the pressure of steam had been more than the boiler-plates were fitted to bear. On these points, however, the public will look to the proper authorities far information.

GERMAN PREPARATIONS FOR W AR,-It is whispered that 200,000 1 rusllm soldiers will soon be collected in Rhenish Provinces, and that Austria has offered to the Prince Regent of Prussia the supreme command of the Federal Army. A distinguished officer, a day or two since, told me that I bad in one of my recent letters greatly underrated the forco which Austria, Prussia, and Germany could, on an emergency, bring into the field. .cAustria," said he, "can keep 650,000 men on foot, Prussia 400,000, and the other German States about 200,000 men. If we suppose that 250,000 men are in garrison, depot, and hospital, Louis Napoleon will still have to cope with a million of well-armed men, whose fathers proved to the first Emperor of the French that they could fight well in a good cause." SHOCKING MTJRDEJIIN CORK COUNTY.— A shocking murder was perpetrated near the town of Buttevant, in the county of Cork. on Saturday night last. The victim was a labouring man, named Darby Rooke, who had the reputation amongst his neighbours of having saved money He used to allow several pounds of his wages to ac- cumulate in the hands of his employers until such times as be required it. The poor fellow was a sober, well- conducted, and thrifty man. According to the evidence adduced at the inquest on his remains, he was last seen alive about seven o'clock on Sunday evening. His dead body w&s found in a lane the following morning. The head was completely beaten in by some blunt in- strument, and no doubt existed in the mind of the medi- cal gentleman examined before the coroner that the de- ceased was murdered. A respectable-looking farmer, named James Elliott, is under arrest. He holds about 30 acres of land under Lord Doneralie. The Municipal Couucil of Paris has decided to present Lamartine with a splendid country house and a large gar- 1 den, situated in the Bois de Boulogne, and called La Petite Mutte, I VISIT OF PRINCE ALFRED TO JERUSALEM, On the 220,1 nit. Prince Alfred and porty p..iid a visit to the Mosque of Omar, at the request of the Pasha, and although it was t)ie last day of the pilgrimage to Neby Moosa, when all the f;¡w,t;l'S of the country ure assem- blci, rnrl the mosque enclosure was full of men, women, and children, nJt r.n uni ivil word was spoken to any one. i}n Friday, 23rd, a lovely morning, the whole party set out for Ilebron. First thecawisres, then the Prince, the English Consul an 1 his lady, Major Cowell, &c., escorted by a body of infantry, in-mated as body-ju'ird, .,in d Inst of all i pat-ty of and last of all a party of irregular horse for honour. I' was a very pretty sight indeed. In front were two of the cavalry drummers, fellows in the most original cos- tume, with conical felt caps, beating the little kettle drums at their saddle bows with leathern straps, making the valleys ring again. At Nar Elias, the Greeks of the convents had laid down carpets aud placed an arm chair for the Prince, under the olive trees where there is a view on the mht hand of Bethlehem, and on the left of Jerusalem. The convent bell was rung famously and a crowd of Greek and Ru-sian pilgrims were gathered to see the Prince, But at Bethlehem his reception pre- sented a most wonderful and interesting sight. The whole population, in their picturesque dresses, turned out to see and welcome his Royal Highness, And his numerous cavalcade rode through a crowd of eager peo- ple, men in their red and white turbans, with holiday robes of scarlet cloth, women and girls in dark blue and red, with gold coins on their heads, and bracelets of gold and silver on their arms, on every terrace and roof, and mnnv a prayer of God preserve him to his mother," or God lengthen his days," was beard in an audible voice by the bystanders, in their vernacular Arabic One man even ran forward and spread his garments in the way, but the Prince, with delightful tact, turned his ho;se aside so as to avoid treading on them. As the party proceeded the mass of people followed, so that when it reached the Church of the Nativity, the fine open space in front of it was thronged. Here the party were met bv the Latin, Greek, and Armenian monks, bearing huge lighted wax tapers. All the places of interest, in- cluding the Grotto of the Nativity and the dwelling- place of Jerome, were duly visited. After resting for a short time, and accepting the hospitality of the Latin superior, the party proceeded to Urtas, supposed to be the site of Solomon's gardens, and now the industrial farm belonging to the Jeru-alem Agricultural Associa- tion and to Mr Nieshiillam, who resides on the spot. On the hill side the Sheil and people of Urtas met the party, and with their long guns fired afen de joie, to the great amusement of the royal party. Mr Meshullam had tho Union Jack flying over his house, and had the honour of entertaining the party at breakfast. The visitors were so much pleased with the place and their receptinn that they expressed their in- tention of returning thither on their way back next day. Hence they went towards Solomon's Pools, the gold- finches pouring forth their song from every branch and thicket. These pools are splendid pieces of water, the 1 t I 11 t* tl n largest, as was ODservea uy one 01 trie party, capable ot accommodating two first-rates. At Hebron the troops were drawn out, and, after the colonel had paid his re- spects, the party moved on-not to the town, but west- wards to the great oak, called Abraham's oak, where tents were pitched in readiness. Presently a pack of jackals began to cry among the vineyards, and their voices had hardly ceased when the plaintive cry of the plover was heard, and then came the barking of a fox, the hooting of an owl with a voice like a bell, and all other sounds special to an encampment. Next morn- ing the party returned to Jerusalem by a different road, first visiting the unfinished building called Abraham's house supposed to have been begun by David before removing to Zion. The doorway is 176 feet wide and all of Jewish style of building, Shortly before reaching Urtas a hare was started, and a brisk but un- successful chase ensued. An Urtas dinner had been prepared by Mr Meshullam, and the butter, honey, and Bethlehem wine were much approved. After dinner the line of march was resumed, and Jerusalem re-entered after dark. Next day the whole party attended divina fnrvice at the English Church on Mount Zion, where the bishop preached, and the church was filled with pilgrims and strangers then sojourning in Jerusalem-even some of the Turkish guard ventured in. In crossing the square of the castle opposite the church gateway the guard turned out to salute, and on leaving the church the prince was received by a dense ciowd, chiefly Ar- menian pilgrims, desirous to see the Queen of England's son, and on his way back honoured the bishop by re- turning his call. On Monday, the 2Sth, his Royal Highness left Jerusalem for the Dead Sea. As soon as the sun was risen crowds assembled to see him depart, and the terraces and domes of the houses were covered I with spectators. The troops lined the street, and when his Royal Highness left the consulate the Castle guns fired a salute of 21 guns, and another when he passed out of the St Stephen's Gate. At the Garden of Gethsemane the heads of the Armenian and Creek churches were waiting to take leave of the Prince, who proceeded then to the Dead Sea, and thence by Bethel to Damascus.

CnDIE IN XEW YORy,-There could be no better il- lustration of the fearful degree to which crime has reached in this citv, or the unprotected state in which we live, than the fact that yestesday-the first day the Court of Oyer and Terminer opened-no less than nine alleged murderers were arrainged. Nor is this all. There are three more parties in prison on cornmittment for mur- der, who have not yet been indicted, and several others still at large with hlood upon their hands. The crimes for which these criminals are arraigned were all com- initted within a recent period-certainly since the Can- cemi case attracted so much attention. If in one month's session of a single court nine trials for murder demand the investigation of a jury, what a terrible record the proceedings of all our criminal tribunals will present throughout the year. It is truly something to ponder on, and something to excite alarm in the breast of the boldest amongst us.LYezo York Herald. I A CHILD'S FAITH.—In a public school in New York, a short time since on an alarm of fire a terrible panic ensued, and many of the scholars were injured by rush- ing to the doors, and one of the teachers, a young lady, jumped from a window. Among the hundreds of child- ren with whom the building was crowded was one girl, among the best in the school, who, through all the frightful scene, maintained composure. The colour, in- deed, forsook her cheek her lip quivered, the tears stood in her eyes, but she did not move. After order had been restored, and all her companions had been brought back to their places, when the question was asked her how she came to sit SO still, when everybody else was in such a fright? "My fathei," said she, is a fireman, and he told me if there was an alarm of fire in the school I must just sit still.N,U) York Tribune. FIRE AXD Loss OF Lipp.-On Tuesday morning th6 inhabitants of Church-street, Soho, London, were aroused from their slumbers by the springing of rattles aDd loud cries of fire." In the course of a few minutes it was found that the premises of Mr. Carslisle, chair and couch maker, were on ifre. The discovery was made by one of the inmates going down stairs and observing smoke issuing from the back room. He immediately aroused the other inmates, who were soundly sleeping, the house being let out to 89veral families. The en(rine's soon arrived, and the fire was shortly extinguished. On searching the ruins Mrs. Emma Carlisle, aged 35, was found on the ground, with one of her arms and legs burned off her body, by Engineer Wilkinson. A shell being procured, the body was conveyed to the dead house of Solio. Information has been forwarded to Mr. Bedford, the coroner, but no day has been fixed for the inquiry The cause of the calamity is intoxica- ti n, and the premises were not insured. DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT COIN ON PRINCE ALBERT'S t. « T-* 11.1 ■ FAit,i.-A field called tne Hospital Jtieta, belonging to J the Shaw-farm estate, in the possession of his Royal I Highness the Prince Consort, and abutting on the Long Walk, has recently undergone the process of thorough draining, the earth afterwards turned in, and the ground rolled. Three boys were subsequently employed to col- lect the loose stones, when on Friday last one of them picked up something on the surface of the recently re- moved earth which appeared to them to be a lump of lead, and they were about to dispose of it as such, but upon further investigation it proved to be a leaden case containing upwards of 150 pieces of silver coin, princi- pally half-crowns, of the reigns of Elizabeth, James I, and Charles I. The boys divided the coin among them- selves; but on the discovery becoming known to Mr. Tait, the intelligent steward of his Royal Highness, the coins were collected and forwarded to her Majesty, and the lads suitably rewarded. SINGULAR APPREHENSION OF A MURDERER.—The Siecle" announces the arrest, under somewhat singular circumstances, of one of the murderers of a servant girl near the Place de la Bsstile On Saturday, a man dres- sed in entirely new clothes entered a public house near the Barriere de Fontainbleau, and the landlord en see- ing him exclaimed, What! you have become rich all at once, since you are so well dressed Yes," said the other, I have just received a logacy!" and ho rat- tled some money in his pocket. Two police officers who, in plain clothes, were among the persons standing by, asked who he was, and learned that he was a journey- man butcher out of place and of indifferent character. 6" III .1 It struck them that he mignt be one ot the murderers of the servant girl, and they followed him home. They there learned that, though previously to the murder he had been in great distress, he just after it had been flush of money, and had bought himself new clothes. They accordingly required him to go before the commiasary of police of the district. The man seemed surprised, but without manifesting any alarm, went. The com- missary, on learning privately from the officers why they had arrested him, told him to write the word., Sir, I bcer of you which, it may be remembered, were those written on a bill-head by one cf the murderers and left on the table. The man then appeared greatly con- fused. He was searched, and on him were mndaod coin of 40f. and a bank note of 100f., the la,ter torn in one of the corners. The butcher in whose service the servant girl was had previously stated that a gold coin of that amount and 11 nete torn in that wav formed part of the money stolen; so that the man's guilt was clear. Seeing that denial would be useless, he confessed that he and a journeyman engine-builder, whose name and address he gave, had committed the murder. The po. lice are now seeking for his accomplice. l DESTRUCTION OF KING'S NEWTON HALL.-This, one of the most interesting halls in Derbyshire, was des- 'fhe building for troyed by fire on Sunday morning. The building for the last five or six years has been occupied by Richard Green, Esq, and family, and was tenanted at the time of this disastrous calamity. King's Newton was built by a member of theH,adinge family about four hundred years ago, and was visited by King Charles IL, in whose service the then occupant, another of the Hardinges, raised a troop of horse. As a memorial of his visit) Charles left on one of the windows the following ana- gram "Gras ero lute." Of late years King's Newton Hall became the property of Lady Palmerston, but it is not supposed the hall will be rebuilt by its present [ owner.

rTSTPIOT JTEWg. I OSWESTRY. I I .I I I OLLECTION.- Jn ounaaj last, a sermon ws preachea in the oi i churoa, Oswestry, by the Rev. LI. Wynne J one, in behalf of the Church School Building Society, r when the collection made amounted to -?7 31. Id. This town is indebted to this society, for the liberal aid it has afP'rdcd to the schools in this parish. FARBWELL Di.N.NER.-Ol Friday last a dinner took place at the Barley Mo v Inn, Salop-roid, on the occasion I of Mr. Jono3, Ie. ing the house. Mr. Jones has only been comparat:vely a short time in Oswestry, and some idea may be for' I the respect he haslgained for himself when we s at iat upwards of 80 tickets were taken, and about filtv tradesmen of the town and farmers of the neighbourhood sat down to dinner. The presi- dents were Mr. Roberts, gas proprietor, Mr. Biekerton, and Mr. Large. Several totsts were given. Mr. Rob- erts, in responding to the to .cn and trade of Oswestry" observed that when he first remembered the town there were not more than half-a-dozen houses in Salop-road, the locality in which they were then asssmbled. Mr. Thomas, builder, gave the health of the landlord, and Mr. Isaac Porter, surveyor, in proposing the health of Mrs. Jones, remarked that as a neighbour he was very sorry to lose the landlord and landlady. While they had been in the town, they had conducted the house in a highly respectable manner, and had gained for them- selves the good wishes of all around them. Several toasts and songs served to form a very pleasant evening. COUXTY COURT. -Held April 16th, 1859, before J. W. Harden, Esq., judge. The only case of public interest brought for hearing I was Glover v. Wylde, which had been adjourned from last court. It will be remembered that the cross swear- ing was then so disgraceful, that his Honour determined I to refer the case to the decision of a jury. Accordingly, a ury of five gentlemen was sworn, and the evidence again heard. Mr. Bull appearing for the plaintiff, and Mr. Frail for the defendant. The fact3 of the case were briefly these. Charles Glover sued John Wylde, for the sum of L7 5s., the balance of money lent to de- fendant by plaintiff, on the 14th of December last, at Ruyton. Wylde promised, when he borrowed the money, to return it on the following Saturday, after Shrewsbury market. He, however, neglected to do so, but afterwards gave plaintiff 30s. on account. As the money was not lent in the presence cf any other per- son, no witnesses could be brought to prove anything directly affecting the transaction. 0 Wylde strongly de- nied ever having borrowed money of the plaintiff, and declared that he had never heard anything of the affair until the 23rd of February following, when his son told him that somebody had said that be owed Mr. Glover E7 5s. He had never paid anything on account of the alleged debt. Did not think he had ever in his life been in the Powis Arms with Glover. On his cross-examin- ation by Mr. Bull, Wylde admitted that he had been in the court before. Mr. Bull: Do you remember who was your:advocate on that occasion ? Defendant: No, I don't think I had an advocate. Mr. Bull: Was not I your advocate, and did I not throw up your case because it was so bad ? Defendant: No, I spoke to you at the door, and you sai l it was too late, but perhaps you could put a word in for me. Mr. Bull: Did you not consult with me previously ? Defendant: No, I did not. After Mr. Bull had very briefly addressed the jury, His Honour said that the consequences of the verdict which the jury were to give were most momentous. It would stamp either one or the other of the parties with a character which would be indelible. At the last court he had heard the same evidence which they had to-day, and he shrank from the duty of deciding between the parties. He hoped they would give the case their gravest consideration, for the consequences of their de- cision it was impossible to determine. There was one circumstance which he must note, and that was that the son of the defendant had not been called. He was cal- ed last time, and corroborated his father's evidence. He could not but think that Mr. Frail had exercised a sound discretion in not again calling the son as a witness. His Honour then proceeded to sum up the evidence. The jury, after a short consideration, decided for the plain- tiff, to the full amount. His Honour severely reprimand ed Wylde on his disgraceful conduct and said that he fully concurred in the decision of the jury. CHESTER. ANNUAL SUPPER.-On Wednesday week, the em ployes at the Courant Offiae were entertained at thei annual supper in the Hop-Pole Inn. The event wa rendered more than usually interesting by the presenta tion in the course of the evening of a handsome silve fish knife and fork and an elegant silver inkstand to J Hicldin, Esq. This very gratifying testimonial was the spontaneous gift of the members of the establishment, and an appropriate inscription on the inkstand expressed the sincere regard felt for Mr Hicklin, by the donors, fo the kind and courteous manner in which he has conduct ed his editorial duties during the long period be had fille the post of the Elitor of the Chester Courant. Mr Hick- lin, in accepting it, dwelt with much feeling on the very flattering and gratifying character of such a presenta- tion and observed that he should cherish the gift to the end of his life as one of the most valuable objects in his possession. The evening was spent in a most harmoni- ous and sociable manner, and the assemblage eventuall y broke up highly delighted with the evening's entertain ment. PUBLIC MEETING IN SUPPORT OF MR. HUMBERSTON. -On Thursday evening, the 14th inst. a public meeting of the electors of the city of Chester was held at the Royal Hotel Assembly-room to receive from P. S. Hum- berston, Esq. a statement of his political views. Mr. Humberston, escorted by his committee and about three hundred of the most influential citizens, left the commit- tee-room at the Feathers Hotel at half-past 7 o'clock. The numerous party were welcomed with deafening cheers on leaving the hotel, and their reception by the crowd that filled the Assembly-room within a few mi- nutes after the doors were opened was of the most en- thusiastic character. The chair was occupied by Mr J. Williams, of the Old Bank, who read a letter from the Mayor, Mr Meadows Frost, who has hitherto acted with the Liberal party, declaring his intention to support Mr Humberston. After an address of moderate length from Mr llumberston, Major French proposed Mr Humbers- ton as a (it and proper person to represent the City of Chester in Parliament. It was seconded by Mr Quellyn Roberts, and carried amid lou l cheers. The meeting concluded with three cheers for Mr Humberston. MEETING OP MR, SALISBURY'S FRIENDS AT THE ALB:ON.—On Saturday evening, the 16th inst. a meet- ing of Mr Salisbury's friends was held in the Albion Hotel Assembly Room. The room was densely crowded. Mr John Hope, Northgate-street, presided. The meet- ing was addressed by the Chairman, Mr Caldecott, and Mr Glover, after which Mr Salisbury in a speech which lasted an hour and forty minutes, addressed the meeting indulging occasionally in some rather severe personali- ties. A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the pro- ceedings of the meeting; and Mr Salisbury was then chaired out of the room. EARL GROSVENOR'S MEETING AT THE ROYAL HOTEL. -On Monday evening a meeting of the electors and non electors was held in the Royal Hotel Assembly-room, for the purpose of hearing from Earl Grosvenor an expo- sition of his political principles. The room was very well filled, but long before the entrance of his Lordship and party it was evident that the people were bent upon having a lark." Mr Sherlock's entrance was greeted with loud groans and hisses, and cries of "Who insulted the BishoD ?" II Turn him out:" to which Mr Sherlock replied by calling for three cheers for Earl Grosvenor. This was followed by a short broken address from Mr Hugh Jones. principally directed against Mr Thoa. V. Royle, which the mob cheered most outrageously. Cheers for Mr Humberston; groans for Mr Sherlock, cheers for Mr Hugh Jones and cheers for Mr Salisbury, then followed in quick succession, and so the time was spent until the entrance of Earl Grosvenor was the signal for one loud burst of cheers. For some time after his Lordship's entrance the uproar was continued in conse- quence of Mr Peter Eiton being seen talking earnestly with Mr Sherlock, whom he was requesting to leave the room. Ultimately Mr Sherlock succceeded in introduc- ing Earl Grosvenor to the meeting, who, in a speech of some length delivered amid numerous interruptions, de- rende -1 hs conduct in Parliament, declared himself op- posed to the ballot and in favour of the abolition of Church-rates. Earl Grosvenor for some time was de. tained on the platform owing to the great pressure of the Crowd, and the door by which he had entered was kept guarded by the men employed in the hotel to pre- vent the people from rushing out that way. At length the Earl left, but the majority of his committee were obliged to remain. Hats were freely tossed about, drunken men trying to speak were pulled down and pommelled, and every one seemed intent on a "spree." Eventually the police were sent for, and the room was cleared. A FOURTH LIBERAL CANDIDATE FOR CHESTER.—On Monday last a fourth candidate for the honour of repre- senting the city in Parliament appeared on the scene in the person of tL Mr Campbcll, son of a General Camp- bell, said to have distinguished himself in the Peninsular War. A gentleman named Pierce, residing in St. Ann- street, is reported to have written to some of the Liberal party in London, asking them to recommend a candi- date who could unite the Liberal interest in Chester. Mr Pierce also waited upon many of the leading tradesmen and others in the city, inviting them to meet Mr Camp- bell, the gentleman recommended, at the Royal Hotel, at three o'clock, to hear an.exposition of political princi- ples; At the hour appointed three persons, exclusive of Mr Pierce, found their way into the Wilton Room, when the improbability of the success of the unfortunate can- didate was readily acknowledged. A letter was handed about signed by J. A. Roebuck, in which Mr Campbell was spoken of in very high terms. After the lapse of a quarter of an hour, the three gentlemen, one afther ano- ther, walked out.-Chester Courant. I nr RUABON. I FTLR W ATKIN AND LADY WYNN S TESTIMONIAL.- The local committee which was formed for the getting up of a special testimonial to Lady Wynn have signified their intention of assembling in Wynustay Park, under a famous oak tree (13 yards in circumference), on the evening of the 9th day of May, for the purpose of mak- ing the presentation, which consists of a handsomely Russia-bound imperial quarto Bible, which has been procured at a cost of £100. This copy of the Holy Scriptures bears the arms of the family, the leek, and several very appropriate mottoes in Welsh, but a further description of it we detain until the presentation. We hear that the tenants of the Wynnstay estate intend to present Sir Watkin with a splendid silver timepiece at the same time as Lady Wynn receives her present. The Bible is to be on view for three days previous to the presentation day, so as to give all parties an opportunity of seeing it,

CORTTESPONDE FFCE. 1- THE BALLOT. To the Editor of the Derbigltsltireddvertiser. I Sir,-Weought to be deeply indebted to Mr. Berkeley for bringing forward his motion on Tuesday night, if it was only for this reason, that Lord Palmerston stands unmasked on the eve of a general election. He has showed hiii/self utterly unworthy of any further sup- poit. A rtLing that would bring him back to power woull-4 a ns 1 :lRl calamity. It must be gratifying to Welsl eir countryman. Sir R. Bethel, the best an st lawyer of the day, now stands in the van as t.. navocate ot the ballot. Lord John Rus- sell, like ..Ie coy maiden, fresh from school, only wants pressing," he says, to accept the proffered fruit. Let us press him. Let us exact from our members a dis- tinct pledge that they will vote for the ballot—and this not merely for the sake of the electors, but for (what I am sorry to see lost sight of) the members of parliament themselves. We clamour for retrenchment, but how can our members retrench under the present system ? We shout for il the right man in the right place," but how can the right man be put in the right place'' under ex- isting circumstances ? If I, Sir, or yon were returned to Parliament to morrow in what condition would we find oursel ves ? We should receive a hundred applications from our supporters for good situations in government oiffces-" sinecures preferred." Common gratitude to. wards those who, at much personal risk, had voted for us, would compel us either to find places or make places for our supporters. We would be hampered in every move we made towards abolishing useless sinecures—beef- eaters, grand falconers, silveisticks-by the recollection that" beefeater" would just suit John Morgan, who list his farm—falconer would be the thing for Mr. Snooks, who got served with a writ- Silveratick would suit G. Dodd, Esq., who never got invited to dine with the aris- tocracy, after voting openly for Ug. We can have no retrenchment until we have emanci. pated our members as well as ourselves. I advocate the ballot for their sake more than my own. If It who know nothing about shipbuilding have been ruined by voting for Col. Biddulph or Mr. Mostyn, what can they do but apnly for the appointment I ask for at Devon- port ? Nothing. Except listen, afterwards, to a cry of Why did you not put the right man in the right place ?"—Yours &j., Y CYMRO. .———. WILL NO ONE TRY ? I To the Editor of the Denbighshire Advertiser. Sir, --I am sorry that we are going to be an exception to all the boroughs in England in Denbighshire just at present, and thereby allow a nondescript politician to walk over the course at the approaching general election. Never had we a better question wherewith to face the electors. They understand it even in Holt, where there is so strong a feeling in favour of reducing the borough franchise that Mr. Mainwaring would obtain averv small -¡ minority of votes if he were opposed by a sound sincere reformer. Then again, in Denbigh the people are loud in their denunciations of our present member after vot- ing for the government anti-reform bill. Even the po- litical capital that he managed to make out of the capital which he pretended to guarantee the Vale of Clwyd Railway would not save him if some one would only have the pluck to come forward for the extension of the fran- chise and the ballot. Throughout the four contributory boroughs the electors are sick of such achameleon repre. sentative, and everywhere there is a cry for THE BALLOT. I RUABON GUARDIANS AGAIN- I To the Editor of the Denbighshire Advertiser. I oir,—I ooservea a somewht erratic and bilious epistle under the above heading in your last impression, which I am induced to notice because I consider it a most un- worthy attempt to heap ridicule upon a body of men several of whom have devoted the best portion of a long and useful life to the interests of Ruabon parish. It is wonderful with what facility the devil can quote scrip- ture when it suits his subtle purpose, and discourse about the weightier matters of the law" in a style that would have done honour to Moses himself. Yet the cloven foot will appear, and however correctly he may quote, ingeniously wrench from its context, and skilfully apply to his purpose so difficult a passage as that about mint, anise, and cummin, it is impossible—to use his own classic phrase, not to "smell a rat." Whether your correspondent be a grovelling rat or a nibblin- mouse, it is plain that he has neither been able to knaw nor yet to nibble his way to the Board of Guardians, and by way of consoling himself under his disappointment he creeps into some retired hole in Ruabon parish and rids himself of the bile which so discoloured your pages on Saturday morning. His first nibble is at the balance propensity of our guardians. Having so far lost his own balance as to dream of the honour of representing our important parish at the Board of Guardians, he makes a feeble attempt at caricaturing the efforts of a number of honest and pains- taking men in criticising the financial affairs of our township. Further on. he undertakes to quiz that safe- guard of the respectability of our representatives, the property qualification," and tells us that it has been abolished in the most important representative assembly in England-the House of Commons. In that same House of Commons he will also find that some of the best representatives we have are known to have a great antipathy to a large balance. The men who watch the expenditure are the men for the people, and I am proud to say that our Ruabon guardians do this most assiduously. To such a degree do they carry their princi- ples of economy and retrenchment that Mr Rowe, a week or two ago, tried to stop the supply of mutton that comes into the house weekly for the use of the officials, and make them all eat beef, whereby I am told the Union would have been saved a considerable sum annually, but he was defeated by such guardians as loan ap Gwin- edd" would make, if he only possessed the property qualification and got there. If loan ap Gwinedd" is ineligible for the office of guardian so far as property qualification goes, as any one who reads his letter would be compelled to conclude, vet possesses the intellectual qualification as he himself in- sinuates, I should advise him to make me of his ca- pacious mental powers in agitating for the abolition of the property qualification in bmall things, as he is so ready in finding a precedent for doing away with old constitutional rights. We should then, perhaps, have a few tailors and shoemakers at the board, may be a col- lier or two, or it might y be, in a populous parish like Ruabon, where republic-in principles prevail so exten- sively, they would send a pauper to the board as one who was more immediately acquainted with the wants of his own class. loan ap Gwinydd" wants new blood be tells us at the board, but whether he would like such plebians as I have hinted at there is some room to doubt. But it would only be carrying out the principles he ad- vocates. Hoping that the old staff of the Ruabon guard- ians may long remain in office to do battle with the Ru- abon balances and all inj ustice which our township suf- fers, I am, Sir, yours &c., A RUABOY RATEPAYER. MR. GOUGH VERSUS MALT. I When the lion's away I The ass will bray." I To the Editor of the Denbighshire Advertiser, I Sir.-It might reasonably have been thought that I after the very elaborate address delivered by Mr Gough on Friday week, no explanation of its meaning would have been required, and that his fundamental truths would entirely have prevented the possibility of cavil. But, I am sorry to say, it is not so. Had he the tongue of an angel, it would seem he still would have had some to cheer, and some to censure him. A letter has ap- peared in the Telegraph, signed "Malt," in which the writer has taken rather a broad latitude, and which sa- vours somewhat of the fable above quoted. He com- mences in rather a whining and "soft-soldering" strain, evidently a faint attempt at throwing dust in the eyes of the public, by representing Mr Gough as the ablest of temperance advocates-so far, so good-and he goes on to say that Mr Gough and all pledged teetotallers hold that moderation is intemperance. Herein is a most wilful perversion of fact. Total abstainers, I be- lieve, regard moderation as the main-spring of intem- perance, and thus they exhort the so-called 11 moderate drinker," as well as the drunkard to abstain entirely from that which be has no more need of than a man in health has need of a physician. Again, sir, the writer asserts that nine-tenths of the human family, himself included, arc more or less drunk- ards that nine-tenths of the tradesmen, nineteen-twen- tieths of the farmers and their labourers, and four-fifths of every religious congregation, take their beer that what Mr Gough stated is really true as applied to a large section of the community, and yet, after all this, drink- ing habits are not progressing (according to him), and instances of drunkenness are rare, and in the minority moreover, he admits there is too much drunkenness in the land, and it would be well, he says, if it could be lessened; but entire abstinence is not the way to effect the object. Now sir, we here find him a nuller-down. instead of a builder-up; and when Mr Gough appealed to our highest and holiest sympathies on behalf of our helpless creatures, and asked his audience to point out if they could a better way than the one he advocated, why did not Malt" stand up like a man and suggest some other means to ameliorate the evil ? Perhaps he thought at that time discretion the better part of va- lour," and left it for a more convenient season." But even in his letter he does not show a more prudent course to adopt. It is not the way," says he; here he falls down and is not able to rise, in a manner which some people regard as the only valid test of a man's ine- briety. Malt" next proceeds to draw a rather indefinite comparison between the Rev. H. Stowell Brown, and Mr. Gough (a minister of the gospel and a temperance lecturer), and with sage experience asserts that he knows all the figures the latter gentleman can bring on the subject, as well as the crime which is annually com- mitted under the influence of drink. I am glad he does know all these things, but I am sorry that he should so socn forget himself in speaking of numbers in the ma- jority or minority, and, after asserting that what Mr. Gough had stated was really true, to insinuate that that gentleman made a declamatory harangue in favour of teetotalism, and gave statements which we all know to be untrue, or at least highly coloured." This, sir, is a flat contradiction, and, notwithstanding "Malt's" vera- city, I am quite at a loss to know how a man could write in this style, except indeed, he was in a position that he could see two steeples at the church, and four hands at the clock; or rather let me attribute it to ig- norance in either case I leave it to your readers to decide. The writer has adduced an unfair inference, which I merely notice by the way, to show the strength of his arguments he draws a parallel between the chaste and (6 unfortunate" women of London, and the drunkards of e country. The letter is brought to a close by "Malt" observing that Mr. G )ttg,li and other men have a right to abstain altogether if they please." Now, sir, I am fearful I have already trespassed upon your valuable space, but I should like to make a few re- I marks before concluding. I could mention from my own experience innumerable instances of the degrada- tion and evil effects of intoxicating drinks, and the writer of the letter need not go far from home (I blush for the honour of Wrexham while I mention it) to wit- ness the scenes he would make us believe are so rare. I will, content myseif for the present, by referring him to the Judge's address to the Grand Jury at Ruthin at the lout ass izes. illy part, Mr Editor, I believe in total abstinence as a remedy for drunkenness, and it has often surprised me that so many sensible men continue to wear the iron collar and the heavy dra^-chain to moral and social im- provement. The self-styled (I moderate drinker," too, is walking as it were on the edge of a fearful precipice, the ship rising on the crest of the wave is not surer to plunge than he is to fall. Columbus when near the shores of America, required rest, and he entrusted the shin to the pilot with strict injunctions rot to leave the & °.en for a moment, the pilot thinking all was safe neglected his duty and the ship was wrecked. Even so it may be with the moderate drinker" when he feels himself the most secure, he is perhaps more liable to temptation. Many are the allurements and decoys pra c- tised to ensuare the unweary; cards, dice, dominoes, ba- gatelle, and I have seen some half-dozen sturdy fellows playing with (would you believe it ?) a button, at a game called bung-it." If it were not for such as these, many publicans would aoon have to bung up their spigots." Your obliged and humle servant, A WORKING MAN. MR. GOUGH IN WREXHAM. To the Editor of the Denbighshire Advertiser. Sir,—Your local contemporary has a staff of corres- pondents that any ordinary paper would be proud of- the elegance of their style, the truth of all their state. ments, and their logical reasoning, must soon win them the laurels they deserve. A short time since one of these worthies—"A" chtirchuian"-was sharp enough to find something very profane in one of your paragraphs, and now another, who signs himself Malt," comes boldly forward in the vain hope of flooring our eloquent friend Mr Gough. It is sir, with a few remarks on the state. ments of this latter correspondent that I am now about to trouble you, and as I know you have but little space to spare, I will be as brief as possible. The particular in which Malt" differs with Mr. Gough appears to be this-Whether taking wine. spirits or malt liquors in moderation is intemperance or not. Permit me, sir, in a word to answer him—decidedly not. If a man is moderate, how cau he be intemperate ? "Malt" may as well ask can a thing that is all red be all green ? He has evidently here made a slip in expressing himself and you will perhaps think I am taking advantage of it. Allow me then sir, since I wish to be honest, to say for Malt," what he has attempted but failed to say for himself. If I understand him rightly he means to ask whether it is right or wrong to take wine, spirits, oo malt liquots in moderation ? He allows, as every sensi- ble man must allow, that it is wrong to drink them tr excess, but he is of opinion that taking, them in moder- ation is perfectly right. The only argument which he brings to support those statements, and which in some form or other, he cairies through his whole letter, is that nine-tenths of the human family," think so too. This Mr Editor, you will grant me, is very poor reasoning. If nine-tenths of the human family were to assert that theft is no crime, this, according to "Malt's" reasoning, would make a thief an honest man, and thieving an hon- ourable profession. Should nine school boys out of ten tell Malt" that England is an island in the Southern Ocean, I presume he would, without taking the trouble to think for himself, believe so too. 11 Afalt" believes a statement because others believe it or say they do. This Mr Editor, I need scarcely say, is ridiculous, and as it seems to bo the best argument he can adduce, I have nothing more to say regarding "Male's" reasoning. Permit me, however, in conclusion, to ask Malt" two questions.—Supposing it to be allowable for a man to drink moderately, what permanent benefit did any one ever get from it ? and if he got any were they not overbalanced by the temptations into which drinking led him ? Hoping 1, Malt" in answering these questions will for once think for himself I remain, yours, &c., April 19th, 1859. WATER. THE" TE ilEUM." To the Editor of the Denbighshire Advertiser. Sir,-In the last number but one of your contempo- rary, a correspondent signing himtelf 11 A Churchman," expresses in anything but classical English, the indig- nation he felt on perusing a paragraph on Professor Owen's Singing Clas3," which appeared in a recent num- ber of the Advertiser. The sentence which seems to have aroused his ire, is, as he so elegantly expresses it, the one which goes on to say that the singing of the Te Deum made us think ourselves within Cathedral walls, and if the meeting had not been a sacred one, and within a sacred edifice. it would have brought forth a burst of applause." He then launches forth a host of in- terrogatives, from which, if I reason ai ight, he wishes his readers to understand that you, Mr Editor, are the most profane man that ever existed. Dues this sentence," he enquires, "mean to insinuate that" We praise thee 0 God," is a mockery, and that We acknowledge thee to be the Lord," is to be made fun of even if it were sung without the walls of a sacred edifice ?**• or what does it mean to say ? Allow me, sir, since I feel equally indignant at his own senseless letter, as he says be is at your sensible paragraph, humbly to inform him what really is the import of the sentence in ques- tion. The singular delusion into which he has fallen, can only be accounted for by his ignorance of the meaning of the common word applause." He appears to im- agine that it means something similar to ridicule, or rather that to applaud, means to make fun of. The true meaning, however, a3 every school-boy knows, is praise, and if he will condescend to use this word in the sen- tence quoted, instead of applause, he will at once see the meaning which was before plain enough to every one but himself. If however, A Churchman" is unable to squeeze out the true meaning after this, I am afraid we shall be compelled to set him down as one of those, who being remarkably dull of comprehension, would like their papers to be written in the a b ab style, of the School-Child's first Primer."—I am sir, your obedient servant, April 14, 1859. AMO. LLANGOLLEN VALE RAILWAY. To the Editor of the Denbighshire Advertiser Sir,—At the last Llangollen meeting Mr Robertson, the engineering counsel for this scheme, endeavoured after the fashion of counsel learned in the law, to make the worse appear the better came, by reading partial ex- tracts from the evidence of Mr Bidder and others, before the Parliamentary committee. I am glad that your cor- respondent Dinas Bran" has, in your last week's pa- per, given us a glimpse of the other side of the picture as drawn by Mr Bidder with no unfriendly hand. My main object, however, in now addressing you is, not to allude to the merits or demerits of the line, but to set your correspondent right with regard to one of his state- ments Speaking of Sir Watkin's course with reference to the Vale of Llangollen Railway scheme, "Dinas Bran" says While on the one hand through his agents, doing all in his power to promote it, he on the other wrote a letter to Colonel Biddulph advising him not to interfere in railway squabbles, and further stating that he strongly oppose! both schemes. This fact has been made public both at public meetings, as well as through the press, in a letter written by Mr Minshall, Colonel Biddulph's solicitor, to the Oswestry paper, and it has not once been contradicted." it is not within the scope of my present purpose to offer any opinion whatever as to Sir Watkin's general ideas and conduct, but merely to correct an error into which your correspondent has fallen in the quotation I have given. It is true that Sir Watkin did state his intention to oppose both lines, and my letter to the Oswestry Advertiser intimated that fact, but it is due to him to say that his letter did not tender to Col. Biddulph the advice alluded to. I am, sir. vour obedient servant. Oswestry, April 19, 1859. THOS. MINSHALL. I

I TO THE ELECTORS OF THE UNITED I KINGDOM. Gentlemen,— Your suffrages are being solicited by candidates for the honour of representing you in Parlia- ment. Let us urge you to press upon them at the hust- ings, the question of the Repeal of the Paper Duty. The duty on paper shuts out light from the minds of working men, and bears, therefore, on the question of Reform it weighs on all classes of manufactures; as a source of revenue it is a delusion; it aggravates pau. perism; and tends, by narrowing the area vf productive labour, to cripple legitimate consumption, and to re- tard social progress it hinders the spread of a whole- some literature among the people, and absorbs a con- siderable portion of the money contributed to the great publishing societies established to secure the diffusion of religious and useful knowledge. The House of Com- mons condemned it last June as an impolitic tax, and it would be the duty of Parliament to make up for any temporary deficit that might result from its immediate abolition. The committee of the Newspaper and Peri- odical Press Association for obtaining the Repeal of the Paper Duty, urge you to secure pledges from candidates, that, in the event of their being elected, they will give their votes for the repeal of this most injurious impost. —Signed, on behalf of the committee, John Cassell Chairman, Henry Vizetelly, Hon. Sec.

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I MARKETS. I WREXHAM MAKKi 1.—-THURSDAY. I. cL Vh? ew) 6 8 to 6 8 W: .Mte 6 8 — 0 0 Red Wheat 6 0 — 83 Malting Barley 4 9 — 40 ons. 3 4 3 8 Potatoes (per measure) 1 6 — 3 0 Flukes a 0 — a < Butter 1 3 — It EKKS, 10 for sixpence. Fowls, per couple S 6 4 0 OSWESTRY CORN .MARKET, WEDNESDAY. Wheat, 53 9d to 6s barley, 4s 6d to 58 Od oata 31 III to 4s Od, ELLESMERE CORN MARKET.—TUESDAY. White wheat, 75ibs Os Od to Os Od red ditto 5s lOd to 6s Od; barley, 38qts, 48 8d to 53 Od; oats, 501bs, 4a 6d to 48 9d; potatoes, per 901bs, 2s Od to 2s 3d- MARK LANE.—MONDAY. Both from Eisex and Kent—coastwise and by land car- riage—the arrivals of wheat fresh ap thil morning were very moderate, and as the whole of the supply reueived last week was cleared off on Friday, the show of samples was small. Red qualities were in request for export to Portn- eal, about 250 quarters having been taken for that des- tioatiou, at an advance in the quotations realised on Mon- day last of from I s to 2s per qr. White samples were steady and prices were quite Is per qr higher than on that day. There was a fair average quantity of foreign wheat on the stands. The amouut of business doing in all kiodl was very moderate but most of the importers refused to sell except at Is to 2s per qr. more money. Floating cargoes of grain were firm, but not dearer. Owing to the change in the weather, malting barley was moved off steadily at extreme rates. There was very little doing in malt, at the late decline in value. Oats, though in full average supply, moved off steadily, at late rates. We had a good demand for beans, and prices advanced Is per qr. In peas very little was passing, at late rates. The flour trade waa firm, and in some instances prices had an upward tend- ency. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—TOBSDAT. Our market has displayed a degree of buoyancy duriug the last two or three days, and we have had a fair amount of business passing, both for export and to hold over. at an improvement of fully 2d per cental on both wheat and flour. Indian corn also has advanced Id per cental. At Mark Lane, yesterday, English wheat was bought freely for Portugal, at an advance of folly Is per quarter, and a like improvement was realised also on foreign. We had a good attendance of millers and dealers at onr Corn Ex- change this morning, and the improvement of 2d per ceu- tal quoted above was firmly maintained for both wheat and flour, with a fair amount of business passing. Indian corn was not so readily saleable at the advance, but hold- ers, nevertheless, were firm in their pretensions. Oats steady; oatmeal 2d per cental dearer. In Egyptian beans, peas, and barley there was no change to notice. The mar- ket closed very steady at the advance. GLASGOW CORN MARKET.—MONDAY. A good demand for wheat at an advance of It per qr. Flour was also Is dearer. Barley, more wanted. Oats and beans unaltered. LEEDS CORN MARKET.—TUESDAY. The supply of wheat is small, and the business is limited at Last Friday's rates. MARK LANE CORN MARKET.—WBDKESDAT. A very limited supply of English wheat was on sale ia to-day's market. The demand for all kinds ruled steady, but far from active, at Monday's improvement ia ralaa. the general condition of the samples were good. Fine foreign wheats, commanded rather more attention, at ei- treme rates; but inferior parcels were a slow inquiry. The barley trade ruled firm, at full currencies; but malt moved of slowly, at previous quotations. There was i fair demand tor most kinds of oats, at previous rates. Beanf moved off freely; bat peas were much neglected. The flour trade was firm. 10 prices, however, no cho6age took place. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MKARET.-HowDAr. The supply of cattle was less than last Monday's but of sheep larger I Both met a very good demand, at rather higher prices. Beef 5d to 7 £ D, and mutton 8d to 8!d per lb. The number of cattle was 1,466, and sheep, 6,082. LONDON CATTLE MARKET.—MOWDAT. To-day's market was fairly supplied with foreign Sheep, but the show of foreign Beasts and Calves, was limited. Compared with Monday last, the total supply of Beasts oa offer this morning was limited, and its general quality WAS very middling. The attendance of butchers was good, and all kinds of Beasts sold somewhat briskly, at an advance in the quotations, compared with this day se'nnight, of ful- ly 2d per 8!b. The general top price was 5s, bat some III. perior Scots produced 5S 2d per 81b. From Norfolk, Suf- folk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,600 Scots, Shorthorns, and crosses; from other parts of England, 350 of various breeds; from Scotland, 200 Scots and crosses and from Ireland, 90 Oxen and Heifers. With most breeds of Sheep we were well supplied, The MnttOU trade was firm, and in some instances, prices were the turn higher than on Monday last, the best old Dowus having sold at 6s per 81b. We had a steady demand for Lambs, the sup- ply of which was moderate, dt from 5i1 6d to7d per 81b; the laiter price, however, must be considered an extreme quo- tation. About 250 Lambs came to hand from the Isle of Wight. There was a good demand for Calves, and prices had an upward tendency. The supply was limited. Pigs commauded very little attention, yet prices were firm. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.-MoND,A.Y. Sugar firm fair business, although many sales announ- ced demand increasing for refined stoved goods, 53s to 60s per lb. Coffee wanted clean native Ceylon not obtain- able under 60s. Tea firm; good common congou, Is 2d. paid. Tallow at 54s 3d on the spot, 54s 6d. April to June, and 54s 9d to 54s last three months. Linseed oil at 28s 3d. Scotch pig iron at 51s. Spelter at £21 10s to £ 21 12s 6J, 700 bags saltpetre sold at 39s 6d to 41s 9d for low to fine. 10,000 bags rice sold. Rangoon at 6i 6d to 6s IOld" fine Necransie at 8s 6d. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKFT,TunDiy. The sugar market remains quiet, the inquiry being very trivial, and the business coufinedrto E50 bags Bengal, at 44s to 47s per cwt. We have nothing further to notice ia molasses. The Ceara coffee offered by auction this morn- ing went off with considerable spirit, 850 bags realising 45s to 538 6d. per cwt. We have had a very active ia- quiry to day for rice from the trade, aud, inplnding the public sales, 47,500 bags Necranise have found buyers At 6a 6d to 7s 6d for old weevily, to 9a for very good, besides 2,000 tons of Paddy at 5s 30 tierces Carolina are also re- ported at 22s 6d per cwt. At the public sales of hemp, 220 bales Bombay realise £ 21 5s to JE22 10s., 100 balei Manilla, JE24 15s per ton. Several large parcels of oil seeds were brought forward by auction, but no disposition was s hown to purchase, and .with the exception of 400 bai;(l low bombay rape, sold at 378 to 37s 3d per qr., NO business was done. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET.—MOWDAT. Onr pig iron market has been firm to-day, and business was done at 51s 3d one month and at the close, 51a 6d. one month was asked. Nos 1 and 3 G.M.B. 518 Sd. LONDON WOOL MARKET.—MONDAT. The public sales of colonial wool will commence on the 28th inst when 45,851 bales will be offered, vis., 2,544 Sydney, 25,698 Port Phillip, 1,390 Tasmaoian, 10,718 Adelaide, 4,996 Cape, and 5 New Zealand. Tficre lill moderate inquiry for English qualities, at full prices. In foreign and colonial very little is doing, at late ratio. Lawt week's import were—1,760 bales from Port Phillip, 2,308 from Adelaide, 1,861 from Hobart Town 1,332 from Launceston, 1,124 from Algoa Bay, 268 from Mossel Bay aed 206 from Cape Town. HOP MARKET.—MONDAY. We have again to report a steady, but by no means ac- tive, demand for all new hops, at the late improvement la value. All other kinds are a slow sale, at late ratet. Priest per cwt.Mid. and East Kent poekets, 84s to 14,7.. J Weald of Kent, 64s to 80s Sussex, 60s to 72s. LONDON SEED MARXEL-MoN"y. There coutinma a fair retail demand for Cloveraeeds, Mi fine qualities of new ;oglisb r«d are in rtit. ? iRt ?t prices. Foreign samples d? not meet attention.White is very scarce, and for the samples offered extreme rates are obtained. Trefoils remains a slow sale. Ganaryisel was slow this morning, at rather lower rates. LONDON TALLOW MARKET.—MONDAY. Our market has become very firm, owing to ths.fctgh quotations at haud from St. Petersburg, and prices eoD- tinue to advauce. To-day, P Y B, on the Spot, is quotai at 53s 9d to 54s per cwt. Town Tallow, 54s net eash. Rough J?at zs Uja per aio. LEADENHALL LEATHER MARKET. There has been a decided- improvement in the demaad for nearly all kinds of Leather this week, the supplies of whick' have been ouly moderate. Skins of nearly all averages have advanced Id per lb, and other descriptions have changed hands, at extreme rates. LONDON MANURE MARKET. MOITDA*. There were no imports of Peruvian Guano intoLondoa last week. PRICES CUBBBNT OF GUANO. Peruvian Guano (per ton, for 30 tons) £ 12 0 < Do. do, (under 30 tons)..JB13 5 0 NEWGATE AND LEA.DENHALI..—MOWDAT. Per 81bs. by the carcase. _3 J B. U: a. a. Inferior beef 3 4to 3 6 I Middling do. 3 8 3 101 Prime large do. 4 0 4 2 Do. small ditto 4 4 4 8 Veal, 3 10 4 10 t. a. Inferior mutton 3 6 to 4 < Middling do 2 I Prime ditto 8 <M LMgepork 3 << Small pork 3 10 *?

BANKRUPTS.— FRIDAY. James Newton, Grosvenor-park south, Lamberwell, hep merchant; Francis Worrall Stevens, Royal Exchange, I dealer in shllres, James Brent Price, Leicester, inercer; Willism aud Jane Norris, Liverpool, ship smiths James and John Hanmer, Bolton-le-Moors, flour dealers. iBANKRUPTS.-TUESI)AVO John Edwards, boot and shoemaker, Shrewsbury; Ro- bert Dennis White and John Gregory, East India army agents aud bankers Haymarket; Joseph Dunnell and George Greenacre, milieis, North Walsham, Norfolk; WUlian^ James Tomtinson and Michael Lawrence Detauney, shirt r manufacturers, Manchester: William Pritehard, bftilder, Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire George Bleackley, brewer. Salford William Parrinder, grocer, Liverpool; iUiza Ffce* son, Lucy Fleeson, and Hannah Fleeson, milliners, Brigh- ton; Joseph Cowan, corn merchant, Liverpool; Robert Joyner, grocer, Liverpool; Richard Geddes, eoal merchant Homerton; John Copley, cabinet maker, Gloucester.

The JJ arquis Pauli, Sardinian ambassador at tbeCourt of St. Petersburg, lately had an audience of the Emperor of Rusala, and delivered to hm KaJhelD.1a of the Order of the AnnunClAda for the  1);Z. b* ? appuent to the throne, 1