The Press. — London, England, 1853-10-29 00:00:00

)CTOBER 29, 1853. SECOND EDITION. S.ITUBD.II" LI•ENIXG. LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. DAM:SIAN PRINCIrALITIES.—It is said that Omer Pacha had informed Prince Gorttichakoff of his in tention to occupy the Sultan's territories ithe prin. cipalities) at once. He has also written to Stirbey that he intends entering Bucharest on the Ist of N ovember. • On the 11th Prince tiortsehakoff held a c ouncil o f war. It was resolved to evacuate the southern part of Wallachia, evidently with a view to enticing the Turks away from their entrenchments. It is thought that the Turks are waiting for the full moon to cross the Danube, and that they will cross in two columns, at Widdin and Braila. The Russian merchants are doing an excellent business in English cottons, of which large quanti ties arc stored in the principalities. They send them across the Truth. Letters from Constantinople state that the Russian agent, M. Argyropulo, has had an interview with the Austfian internuucio, and has formally placed the Rusbians in Turkey under his protection. The subjects Of the Paella of Egypt who study medicine, surgery, and military sciences at Munich have been recalled, by order of the Pacha. Intelligence has been received of the death in Australia of M. Anatole Leray, well known in France as a writer in the Presae, and who had been proscribed for the ultra tendency of his political opinions. lie went to seek his fortune in Australia, and just as he came in sight of laud the vessel in which he had taken his passage foundered. Four of the gang implicated in the robbery of the M'lvor gold escort have been arrested, and it is believed that others have made their escape to England. HER MAJESTY held a Chapter of the order of the Thistle at Windsor yesterday. Three new knights were elected, the Earl of Iladdington, the Duke of Athol', and Lord Panmure, and received investiture at the hands of the Queen. The Duke and Duchess of Brabant were among the company present at the ceremony. A grand banquet was given ►n the even ing in the Waterloo Chamber. King Leopold, the Belgian Princes, and a disti►►guished circle of guests were invited. THE EARL OF ABERDEEN left town yesterday, for Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty. PROROGATION OY CONTocATION.—The Convocation of the Prelates and Clergy of the province of Canter bury was yesterday further prorogued to Saturday, November 30, according to the tenor of a royal writ, by the Vicar-General of the Most Rev. the Archbi shop of Canterbury, Primate, and the Metropolitan, under a special eommission from his grace to th at effect. At eleven o'clock his grace's eommiseary, Dr. Twiss, attended by the Registrar of the Province, Mr. Francis Hart Dyke, entered the Jerusalem Chamber, when his grace's commission having been read by the Registrar, the Commissary directed the royal writ to be read at length, after which the schedule of pro rogation was read by the Registrar and signed by the Commissary. THE Master of the Rolls has filled up the vacancy occasioned in the Enrolment-office by the death of Mr. Drew, and a considerable reduction will be made in the salary of the succcessor. THE Loßim or THE THEAMIT have nominated Messrs. Francis J. Ward, Mitchell, Knox, and Frederick Maclean, to clerkships in the newly-fo rmed Customs establishment at the London Docks. LAST night there was a riotous assemblage of miners at Wigan. The lights were put out, and many windows broken. Troops were Kent for, and arrived at one o'clock this morning. Quiet was then restored. Tun NIIIRER OPERATINts AN STINE in the cotton districts has now been increased to between 641,000 and 70,000. Taking the number out of em ploy at Preston to be 25,000, and those in Wigan at 5,4)00, there must now be added 15,000 in the Bacup district, and 20,000 at Burnley and Padiham, making a total of 05,000. Resides these, there are 1,000 hands on strike at Bury, and several thousand (in cluding dyers) at Manchester. Altogether, therefore, the number out of work is little short of 70,000. Tile employer; had a meeting on Wednesday, at which, however, nothing was done with any view to recommencing work, and an adjournment took place until the 23rd of November. Several meetings of operatives have also been held, and a determination shown to persevere in tluir &wand, to the list. THE PiRESS. porting. NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.—Moxesv. TIM ClOrtatioN STAKEd of 30 soya each, for two year•olds. S 2 subs. Lord Exeter's Phaeton (.1. Mann) 1 Mr..l. M. Sttuiley'a Rosanne Mr. Howard's Moresea The following also ran : Ilandstitue Buck, Alembic, Brother to Grey Tommy, Miranda, and Boer. Betting : 1 to 1 against Alembic, M 1 to 1 against !dowses. 6to 1 each against Phaeton and Rosanne. Won easily by a length. lIANDI(AP PLATY. of No sovs. Cambridgeshire course. Lord Cleitertield's Gladiole Mr. J. M. Stanley's Nicotine . • . Mr. Howled's Eulogist Betting : 7 to 2 against Oladfole, oto 1 against Nicotine, and 10 to 1 against Eulogist. Won by tbreelpuuters of a length. Tr ESDAY. TIII. CAMDUIDOESIIIRF. STAKEPI of 2b tors. each, with 100 added. 100 subs. Mr. W. Smith's Little David (Fordham) 1 Mr. Drinkahl's The Nabob Sir Monck's Hunca Munca 3 The tollowing also ran —Mountain Deer. Lady The Reiver. tinily', Indian Warrior, Itataplan. Italrownie, Heroine, liarbatus, tiarforth, The I ieforunal, Greats, Maid of Team Walley, !Rothe, Talf.uird, Ilex, King Pepin, f. by Touclistone--tioarding.School Miss, Seams, 'fhe Black Swan, Invasion, Michaelmas Maid, Master Slender, Dove. Semitone, llaco, Richard Primmer, I liamontl, Corybantes, luck l'hessaut, :Mistletoe, Miss Agues, Winter, 'llw Hatchet, The General. and Constantine. Betting : 0 to 1 against Orestes, S to 1 against Nabob, 9 to I against The General. 10 to 1 against Svahorse, 11 to 1 against Haco, 14 to 1 each against Invasion and Bat rownie, 10 to 1 against Rataplan, 20 to 1 against (Incas, 30 to 1 each against Mistletoe and Little I)avid, 35 to 1 against Talfourd, and 40 to 1 against any other. From end to end Little David achieved the victory, and was first past the chair by six easy lengths. FIFTY POUNDS. lAA, three miles of 11.('. Mr. I inlly's Braeketi .. I Halter) 1 Mr. Newla►►d's El I►orado 2 Ca pt. Lane's Selina.. Betting :llto 4 against Bracken. tiix•een ran. Won by ten lengths. WEDN I,:fil)Al'. SELLING HANDICAP SwEEPbT.IKES of 15 sov4. each Mr. Itrinkald's Suarry I Aideroft Sir J. V. Shelley's c. by totherstone '..4 Mr. (ireville's Exhibition Betting : 7 to 4 against Stiarry, 5 to 2 against Exlithi• ti.m. .1. Tine race with Snarl). awl Lucy Batiks colt Plltieti DI It dead heat. Deciding hest : 6 to I on Sunrr, who won by a head. SUBSCRIPTII/N PLATE of :•0(. Captain 1)e TAine's Cyrus (Gaffey i 1 lilr. H. Gray's Vestige 2 Mr. Gordon* Lizzie .. Betting : 9 to 4 against Cyrus, 5 to 1 against Vestige. SWV.F.PSTAKFti of 10 sues. each. Mr. R. Harrison'a Rupture 1 Aldcroft ) I Al r. Armstrong's Sabra Doke of Richmond's William Rufus 3 SwEEptiTALEtt of 50 soya. each, for tw... ) ear.01.1,,. Duke of liedtOrd's Weathervock ( Iliitler) I Mr. .1. M. Stanley's ltosalitie '2 Mr. Howard's Applause Mr. Tabberer'ii Red Rose 4 Betting : 5 to 4 against Lsaliiie, 6 to 4 against Weathercock. . . ...—......____. M kJ( 11, 1 1 00 i. fi l ike of Bedford'* Nathan (Butler) I Lord tilaagow's Mina Sarah. Po•tting: 41 to sou Miss tisuvh. A very tint rocc in was won by a 'lock. Tut . itso‘v. Sa Et:Perm:Es of 111 Sir R. Pigot's Jack the Giiutt Killer I Wells) 1 Mr. I Anson's Braley Lord Ifolar)liorne • :tf kicit. 20111. Mr. Mare's Phnrohl 11 r. I ereville's 1 ovasion HANDtCAr Sir itZPITAKZ% of 15 num. emelt, for two-yenr•ohls. Ali. Aialersou'a ch. L by John 11 . l i au11l Lord Wilton's Sister to Aillisuctite Mr. Prisikalts Brotber to Snarry Won by thine quarters et a length. A 1 1 14a1 t-sso NAhDICAP STAKES elf 10 sows. Lord W. Powletts 14. f. by the Sheriff out of N4ll tivynue Mr. 1.. I:. t'hul .4 Winter SW&ZPSTAXES of 5) ours. web, for twolear-olds. Mr. tire%llle a Kaffir I l4ttmrttl 1 Ml r. Coinbe's Testy Mr. 4. M. titattley's Lincoln's lint Betting: I.ren on 'logy, *.! to 1 agetust l.tueolue 11U14 3 to I against Kaffir. SWEA:I4ITAIir% of 10 SOTS. each. for two•yeanolds. Mr. Stepheinr's The Assayer Vulvas) 1 Mr. Merry'* Mysterious Lady k Betting : to 4 against Mysterious Lady, 5 1 ,, 1 Roinst Assayer. lta.Nawst. of tho til.Atft OW Stsars of lon %V%3. each, two•year•old colts. Mr. Osbaldeston's C1141111 1 14(00 I Marlow 1 I \lr. l'apie's tfO Mr. C. 1)111y . % :1 Betting: to lon Chinnpagne. 3to 1 &gaunt Fn. brim& 11sNvit.ir so - Ltes a WO eoVS. t'*di, h. 0., 1 . .. is three•year-olds. Mr. Barber's Cobitut ktleincut I Baron Bothschild's Omani* Bitting II to son Colima, who w o n easily, Tilt WAIRK4 klr 1N11; CRYSTAL lALACt AT Sninaws appear to progress rapidly. and the shell of the 111111411111.: 1,4 ao far advanced towards conipletion that the contraetera, Messrs. Fox 11114 bite undertaken to surteniler it to the company in a Lilllmbed *Wu at L'lll'islllllllo. Molt this is once effected N while a r my o f d e ro a tors a n d e n s . bellishers will be thrown into the interior, cud the varied design* of the undertakers w ill he rapidly canted out dining the early months of the next tear. I'll4lll these circum• stances there eau tic little doubt that the kidding will be so far advanced as to *arrant its being Olean open to die radii., as 111411 been already ininuuticeil, on the bit u: May next. A BOATMAN OR setuniing to Fannie, in Slelnlig, on the itedant, reported that he had eighted a vcs.al at se a capsized. Hosts were immediately cent out in search, and on approaching the hull a tapping was heard A hole was wade in the bottom, and a young Englishman discovered in a delirious state, standing sip to his chest in water. Ho wail taken to Nnnlby, and carefully tendril, lint died there on the Pith instant. In hit/ wanderings he continually is putted the inscription el a 1114•11A1 i.e wore, " I.ut every man do his duty." Hr wits the captain of the vessel, which was ho I fnvm Hnli to Hamburg, and had been fourteen days witl t bash, with the exception of oil, with which his ship was loaded. Fiona:sal; has been lately astonished h.v ate attempt on the part of the detail Duke to make a lion now. Au in. habitant of LIIVell 11111/114.11111 lit pair sonic water out (if the window of his house, and ou the head of the grand !take, who wits isisaing lit that moment. The poor siiluect, leirroristinek. rushed assail ',tetra, and, falling on his knee., no 1.nr.l punLsn_ N,•%•••o• mind, lnintl," answered his Slovenian; " only it's lucky it was nut an Englishman that the accident happened to, bir, if it had been, half MI hiscur Ilene(' I should have been involved iu A large lottery to now going on at Leghorn, fin five mill . Tuscan poor, to he taken in land or lo oney, at the option of the Ineky ilntivent. It is to be drawn in ten divisions. The first drawing is to take Owe on the proximo, when there are to lw 18 puhes, varying how •,!,1 , 0 1 1 to 101).n11f1 lire. Scar Erlau, in Hungary, the yelp of grapes has heen vn abundant that it has been found necessary to leave one half eu the vines 6)le aloud of casks to put the wine in. Twenty pails of wine are uttered for a cask ea ishle of twelve pin's. In the neighbOiiiii. lll ll of Olen tilt vantags has been wore abundant than fur very many yews part. As a proof how great is the f.rotreit of ready u►ooPy Itt Constant' OP. it in mentioned that of 4u,01•(1 lambs brought to market on the oer,etnon of the Ku►bau Bair= (at I' the roman' of tilt• r►chrt .1111kb to purta►u.r tl►out. and dimt Hiatt. the meat to their pa..r.•r brcthr. n t on1y21 1 , ( 100 lopn hrea void • th.• itottslovra brought to market to former )eaus ausuntittol b. lINIPOU. 'clic Alelleiurne papers which have lately reached Donlon are 1111101 Excupied with meet/nuts of an attack and robbery cominitteil upon ii 4 , gold escort '' while on its way from the Nl'lvor diggings to Mel bourne. An ambush, it 'wen's, was formed by a party of iishriusgers, who prepared a specice of breastwork ott the 151(11 1 ..f the mein road about tour teen miles front .11.1vor. AM the escort ',has paw•ing on July 20, with a large consignment of gold from the the:rings, the troop was enemintered with it volley of musketry from behind this embankment, alai, nearly. all the men being wounded or frighti eicil, the 1)11U1- &Teri attacked the entivay and a bstracted about 1 11 ,0 00 f. worth of gold. Their number was ..aid t., lar at least fifteen. A fierce hue awl cry was of Collflo3 raised IVI )40011 SP4 the outrage Was reported, pollee • men and soldiers being despatched in all directions, but neither the criminals nor the property hail been traced. From the nature of this conic, a hich struck at the root of all etintillenee soul all prosperity in thil colony, it CR114411 11111.14.11,e tAeltr11 1 .•1 11 , 1111.1 1.1 .1 .1111. 1 . - .1 bitter toillir.iiring , 1.1 111.11g16311.111 ii , iiiis. i the 'intim. rities all the spot, the home Go‘eriienuili, auil evil y body who could or could but have been requtv , ii le fur the uveurn:uee. I I IMPORTANT FROM THE SEAT OF WAR. (711'1, Saturday Afternoon. A telegraphic despatch has arrived front Vienna stating that an armistice is declared between the Russian and Turkish forces ou the banks of the Danube. The effect on Consols and Shares has been very considerable, as will be seen by the follow ing quotations : Consols, 92i 3 ; Exchequer Rills, par 4 pm. ; Mexi cali, 251 ; Spanish 3 per Cents.. 441 >1 ; ditto Deferred. 211 1 ; Russian Fives, Ilt 114 ; ditto Four-aud-a halls. 97 99 : London and North-Western, ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 621 3 Midland, 591 # ; Great Western, 9; $Ol ; Great Northern. 11 1 1 1 ; Northern of France, 334 341 ; Strasbourg, 351 391 ; Lyons, 151 lee.