The Sun. — London, England, 1852-11-25 00:00:00

TESTIMONIAL TO LORD RAGLAN. There is a strong and general wish entertained in i nilitary circles, to present Lord Raglan with some sub stantial token of gratitude and affectionate esteem. For nearly forty years Lord Fitzroy Somerset was the Duke of Wellington's confidential adviser and assistant in all Matters connected with military organisation and govern ment. There is, perhaps, no office which requires for i ts successful an d satisfactory discharge a greater com bination of tact, firmness, urbanity, and sound judgment : no Position in which, from its inherent nature, it is more difficult to observe rigid justice, and at the same time to avoid giving personal offence. But it may be safely afarmed, that amongst the thousands of individuals with 'whom Lord Raglan has had to deal in his professional and official capacity, he has had the signal good fortune of everywhere making friends, and perhaps never making .' l , ll e nemy. These facts are known and appreciated in the British army. It appears that an obstacle of Professional etiquette intervenes to prevent a body of military men from formally initiating an expression of t hanks nks or app ro b a ti on i n re f erence t o th e o fficial conduct of any individual. But if a movement of the kind be ha ve on f oot b y civilians (and amongst the num b ers w h o uave experienced Lord Raglan's zeal, kindness, and 4oility, th ere cannot b e want i ng t h ose w h o w ill ac t w ith che erfulness and energy in the matter), military men ( n , with p er f ec t propr i e t y , con t r ib u te their aid toward s thel a ccomplishment of the generous design. A number of di stinguished persons, including the Dukes of Rutland a nd Richmond, the Earl of Ellesmere, &c., have already ;pressed th e i r cor di a l conl y-r en ce. The D u k e o f Richmond has consented to take the chair, on an early cd al, at a meeting to be held for the purpose of giving P r actical em b o di ment to t h e p l an, an d th ere appears to be little doubt that the result will be worthily accordant pith the em i nent mer i ts of the am i a bl e an d di st i ngu i s h e d a e ran whom those who know him best are most 4n zions to honour. RECRUITING IN POLITICS. ea There may occasionally be seen certain pictorial pla of, posted up in the vicinity, if not on the very walls ali t coe Rorse Guards or the Tower, setting forth the g a bs Young of the Hon. East India Company's service. 4 4 6 te young fellow, in a splendid uniform, and on an th r " c harger, is running some swarthy native clean 02 11 01 the body with a facility that imparts a positive to the occupation ; in the back-ground are tents, eeft~iand heaps of baggage, upon which repose the forms, apparently indifferent as to the result of m_tellcounter. How far a common trooper realises this B;4aaomedan paradise in an Indian campaign, we need n .. cel Y Bay ; but amid short rations, wide deserts, hot forced marches, fever and the enemy, he must often ernber with bitterness the gaudy imposition that first the from his - home. There you see the very moral of 'vie contrast between the same men in power and out Power, as it came out in Tuesday's debate. So long i. the Protectionists were recruiting their forces in six w rs of opposition, nothing was too extravaent, too id, or luscious for the passions of the agricultural , gre enhorns." All the resources of finance were ex zed to their vi e w. Splendid schemes of protection soothe their understanding, while their hearts were B Ciecl with the hope of fiscal remissions. Once re red to power, they were to see Cobden and Bright, a d the rest o f th e f oe , run through as easily as Sikhs but B urmese upon paper ; and they had nothing to do ° divide the spoil. Such were the golden promises "exhi bited in the congenial sphere of the hustings, the 'carket-table and the friendly press.—Times. THE BATTLE OF PROTECTION. b a i Th i i .e debate o f T ues day night may be compared to a at:11,?9 operation of frequent occurrence, that is, an NV t ;,; le ' On a moving column before it has time to deploy. debouching ft-om a defile, or crossing a bridge. or bl eee ding by forced marches to the aid of the main able , d• with all sorts of incumbrances and the worst pos the Isposition. a detachment finds itself suddenly in per Presence of the enemy, and has to form in haste, tab, 7 8 to sacrifice its baggage, or to submit to a cer- It o ; ' BB , as the price of the advantage for which the foli o "lent was originally made. Lord Derby and his thwers have been marching for the last six years through bo de ad Passes of Protection, with all sorts of agricultural We ne e d no t re l a te the strange scrambling move fcif '' 3 , the d esu l tory encounters , th e var i ous s t ra t agems , d ee d surprises of that long war. They are now ea h 3 T l ding into the plain, and find their political e u ' 4l a very great encumbrance. The heavy agri olral interest, innumerable promises, speeches that ee won golden opinions, must all be got rid of some ,_ 4 3' or other left, blown up, buried, thrown into the `"4lr bed, or to the tender mercies of the foe. Mean t-11,11e it is the business of the latter to keep the unfor te column clogged, embarrassed, and in all respects ill'ecise lY as it was on e its march. Disraeli labours to tet his force s ou t o f march i ng or d er i n t o b a ttl e array, tni is disp osed enough to leave his baggage and ma'eriel 11io its f ate. Villiers and Bright will not allow him to 1 °3 7 or to change his front if they can possibly help it. the insist upon it, that the gentlemen now sitting on Treasury Bench shall be the identical personages 7no Were till lately stealing the heats of landlords and l a n!ers with s ympathy and promises, and undertaking ' 0 give th em either a corn law or something equivalent. Either continue what you were, ,, they say, or yield ta our terms, and utterly renounce your former selves." "-Tunes. THE GUY FA WKES OF PROTECTION. About a year ago, if we remember rightly, the nation g tartled from its propriety by a dark and ominous 11111"/Qation bearing the signature or " Paul Foskett," that Nk t he said Paul, had a plan which was in politics what long range is in the science of projectiles- - a • 1 1 to blow everybody up, nobody knows how. The Winds hopes of free trade were to be scattered to the j t ,74 8 , the darkening prospects of protection were to be tr; all taneously illuminated, hope and despair were to he b 4- L B P°sed, the cloud that had settled on the thoughtful for e of Mr. G. F. Young was to contract the th r7 ' e ad of Mr. Cobden, and the cares which racked ttlirle&r. B°lltalloonfs the Marquis of Granby were to plant deep in the quivering flesh of Mr. ho - a g i „. ht • How it was to be done nobody knew, flo or hundred4.l e° nid guess • but Foskett had said it, the hero iOuld , Protection societies had said it, and w'io Qoubt that he would pei7orm it ? Months have kee e t (l l,.. b Y , the promise has been unredeemed, and if we for - 4vir • Foskett again, it is in a position which ' calls Pity exercise of proud compassion and magnanimous tress for Promises so unaccountably falsified and great (ll.l, so disastrously fallen. Where is the Guy Fawkes derVection now ? Where be his lantern and his tin el a :l , , his matches and his train of gunpowder, his ket t 418 Mask, and his dagger ? Oh ! Foskett, Fos- Que co uld not all this breath keep in a little life ? ar l t d 11(4 all this boasting keep enough warmth in th . y fir e ~and th ose of the co-consp i rators to k eep a l ive the tettrot_ resolution' and bi:ng to effect an enterprise so getitil3l/Ipletion? Alas conspiracy has subsided into a 277 / 4 ” 9 . ' e ' and menace has died away into a whine.— E 32, -------- 1 ABLISIIMENT OF ROYAL MINTS IN AUSTRALIA. 411. A. p e tition, w hi ch was agreed to i n t h e fi rst wee k o f liaN lst l ast, by th e L eg i s l at i ve C ounc il, a t M e lb ourne , tiortleil forwarded to the Colonial-office for pr.esent.t -to:,l3,tille Queen, the document having arrived in tai n - g , - " , - , 3* the Eagle. ' The petition sets forth that a th e -- ° f extraordinary richness richness had been discovered in 6, Colo ny ,u Yielded Victoria , which, since September, 1851, .tet al ; the enormous amount of 48 . tons of precious Va s , that in the opinion of scientific men the mine Yielrexhalistible, and might reasonably be expected to 10,0nnae amount of gold yearly of not less value than beeb-,1,0/- sterling• that the gold mine 3 which had fe r i o - disco' in New South Wales were infinitely in and r to those which had been discovered in Victoria, e lou tilat th e export from Victoria would be i (le to'n l i t til an from any other colony in her Majesty's grealtees ; that the population of Victoria was already expe gre ater ti,..._ i.„, 1 4n New South Wales, and might be reasonably ezeh e , — ;,' to be consider..bly increased ; that the rates of e einedl e upon , England, arising from the absence of to thee .9ion in the colony, operated most prejudicially A illtere gtg of the producers of the colony, d the v , i ' t he value of wool and other articles of-export to thie_i:euethaoft, a b t av l i e n : one - tenth ; and that this state of esto.3„Would in a as o ea n t measure be remedied by the t o ,;tbol,(Bonient of a local mint. The petitioners proceed to heard that her Majesty had assented 3T t eit v esta i b. "'—ohmenl of a branch of the Royal Mint in for " e v i ' they beg to state that no more suitable locality and &f establishment could be found than Victoria,. 'let° ',", ,g re ,at risk and loss must arise if the citizens of Delled ri tr , l u Persons resident in that colony it w ere . co o - m- W hilst ti l e ld st tl r i a ei i their gold to Sydney to get coined d be ; a great th e s end of a mint in Victoria would ta:amseeilibatolvantage to the residents of Van Diemen's . Land . app tai eoiilletothriall7e' from their near roxim ob ation n t heY would much more pray that h e° mPelled to go to Sydney. T re il d 3 i r ly theTefor . e __Tint forwißth. lone , o a r a a 8 13 te t a h u s el aj_ e . s t t l Y i e o l e l y b pleased to establish in han colo s it al e u M s - t i ra nt : eithe . r n fo ie r V . ictoria CONTROVERTED tLECTI . The late election tle likely to produce an un Precede t harvest for the gen viien a the long robe. P At the commencement of the against, last Parliament there were 37 returns petitioned re_ appears and more than one-half of the petitions then were el l i l eg sented on the last day allowed by law. This ev at (Thursday) is the latest 'd • this Parliament rio in - ~Wh2ich, by the standing orgerr, such petitions can be which ' el ved, and yet, exclusive of the great number Probabl y will then make their appearance, 39 1.e...Y been presented. These affect no fewer than 5_ . seats, without reckoning the case of Knaresborough have .1 3 Of these 34 are held by Liberals, and 19 by Conserva tives. It is remarkable that there is not a single cour t Plaint against the returns for the English counties, all the petitions relating to boroughs and cities, and only wo as regards the Irish —namely, Clare county and Waterford county. Of the 39 petitions 27 are English, 1 Scotch, and 11 Irish. AMERICAN SLAVERY. —It is with the greatest pleasure We are enabled to announce, that a very important move raent, in reference to American slavery, is about to be llallurated. The Duchess of Sutherland, is to take, or rather has already taken, the initiative in the matter. tier Grace has invited a great number of ladies of dis tinction, and the wives of most of the eminent clergymen in the metropolis, whether belonging to the Church or Dissent, to meet her in Stafford House, in order to con cert measures for bringing the influence of the women of England to bear on the women a the - United States, With regard to two of the more horrible features of Arne -4084 da,YerY-Morning Advertiser. 30R, Nov. 24 ,.' r dining with is e „ mess the Dli — Duo de Br b ° ierene Ilighne ss6s .delaide of Rohe °. r Van de NVei er ' of Kent, Colonel • Robert Carswell' , accompani ed b i t le Flamdres , W by Earl Talbot Lieut.-Colonel dance on the Bel' ad the Viscount ing to the Q uc : r d ' kora i Sir Vir 'albot and .31r. Vaiting. . Say of subnot.t!tg, ,n to her Ma' Bert, d from toirl l l an d subvait' ar Van de WeYer a ; been e invited l' attended i ll f t . ll : performed the " Donizetti. Rossini• Tolbeque" Donizetti• ." :Jullieu. ke , Grattan CI Sularaerlo . :rards attended ng selection ... Spohr. ... Herold. . Auber. . Weber. ari c6l Leiningen oe isor Castle. moon. H itt inten ficial residencu ntervieW sQ„pler v. Arthur "" t Hop. Barone with Mr. Seer°. Efice: 41 1 w yesterday M.P., trso s ' de. ter ° t town Yes 0 1. )ni the C ° l° ong Kong. 7N'S Frflil° rnent of 0 16 4 Ile r ~u neral o, l i , 0 ived by the ' Nov. 22, 185'3 ' 4 Queen's e ,l re :o l ' signif3:ng DOd oe r excellent 1 11 or der od v i ng go by the Ci A ° who ac 66{ ` 11 0 3 Duke el 055 4 t o M 0 ct of her Inbitt e respect fo r fl' a whole 115'4;0 grave. Gentleman' nit servan t / it WALFC)fr _This fore li os lousehold tro St. orse Gnarls' the occupied s (Blue), O' co f ive ; their resPe Tnil of lof the Iris; .nce Albei s t of lief, and W e il / fro this cogne:;isioll o,a the oc .e of AVel- 11 P i i i3 to -ere forrns u of conseque ece c otr cps becaffie r etA sere seen to ' A I t two ha re !dgal° inent indi% o 0 crowd of 1, al regimen '0 th e i r resPe bv rO tho isfy " " ols., is 1 3 .30 Wh ° ,T r n ele " " We poi I— w ith° 'ac °r4 ,oele v i. rd- - editio Tit. t jjustreAcif. ~ 3 voio• f d e rit 0 A , s poil . ./ says Nov zia) of , llio li6 ll the „,,droo ch sq.: - of _.,- ~.----- TIIE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 25, 1852. -THE AUSTRALIAN: ROYAL MAIL STEA,II PACKET COMPANY. A large meeting of the shareholders of the Australian Royal Mail Steam-packet Company took place yesterday at the London Tavern, in consequence of a requisit'•z signed by a number of shareholders who felt discontented with the conduct of the directors in respect to the Mel bourne, and their general management of the Company's affairs. The chair was taken by Mr. Wax. HAWEB, the chair man of the company, who said that the directors had not hesitated to obey the desire of the requisition, and would reserve any explanations. Captain CORNER and Mr. LEACH, two of the requisi tionists, complained of the unseaworthiness of the Mel bourne steamer, and that it was not the property of the company after all. No signs of a dividend were forth coming, and yet the directors had made a fresh call of 21. a share, which was not warranted by the prospectus. Four pounds had been called, and after the receipts from the freight of three vessels sent out, another 21. was demanded without any reason being given to the shareholders, or their sanction being obtained. These and various other sourcos of grievance induced them to point out the necessity of a com mittee of inquiry into the whole management of the company. Several others took part in animadverting on the conduct of the directors, amongst whom was Mr. John Ma sterman, jun., who, however, thought that the case of the complainants ought to have been made out more definitely as to those specific charges brought against the directors before they asked for a committee of inquiry. If the explanations of the chairman ghould not be satisfactory, he for one should think a committee necessary. The CHAIRMAN, in reply to the various charges, said this proceeding of the requisitionists could not but injure the company, whilst the directors were doing their utmost to make it prosperous. The directors had been induced to purchase the Melbourne . ' because they could get no other ship in time for the Government contract of the 29th of September, which commenced at a period when the company was not prepared for it. He could show that it had been examined and approved by the engineer of the company, the Admiralty, and the surveyor of Lloyd's, and was built by one of the first ship-builders on the Clyde, and the best price was paid for her by the Government. The directors had paid only 43,0001. for this vessel, which had cost the Government 64,000/. ; her engines of 550-horse power, have been re placed by those of 250-horse power, with a view to make her more manageable. She was one of the strongest vessels in existence, and she had been found to sail before she left Plymouth, and after that at the rate of ten miles an hour. A PROPRIETOR said it was in smooth water. The CHAIRMAN did not consider the Bay of Biscay a site for smooth water, especially within the last six weeks. She had been bought by the unanimous resolu tion of the board. She was not the property of the company, for she had been exchanged for another ship which Mr. Scott Russell had yet to supply the Govern ment. The company were therefore only bound to pay the purchase money by instalments, one of which was at fifteen months from hence, which was very convenient for a large amount like 20,0001. He could inform them that the ship Melbourne had been insured for the full amount, and that any damages would fall on the parties liable. She had been chartered because the contract could not have otherwise been completed in time. The reason for making another call was to pay for four ships, three of which, the Australia, the Sydney, and the Mel bourne, were at work, and the fourth, the Adelaide was nearly completed, and would be found to be one of the finest and most solidly built vessels belonging to any company. A PROPRIETOR asked if they were going to amalga mate with the screw company. The CHAIRMAN said it would not be done without first asking the sanction of the proprietors. Mr. SHEPHERD, one of the directors, said that he had opposed the purchase of the Melbourne, and therefore the board was not unanimous. Mr. J. GRIFFITHS FRITH stated that he had retired, as the directors seemed to pay no regard to his maritime knowledge. He always looked upon the Melbourne as a bad bargain, and thought the better plan was to recall her altogether. A long discussion ensued, in which Mr. DAVENPORT, a passenger who had returned from the Melbourne, inveighed strongly against the vessel, and regretted her condition for the sake of the colonists, who were so anxious about steam navigation betwixt England and Australia. Capt. STANLEY CARR dwelt on the necessity of making the best of what he considered a blunder on the part of the directors, for they were actuated with the best in tentions, and not to press for a committee of inquiry, which could not but injure the company. He hoped the directors would look with anxiety to the structure and convenience of their vessels in future. Mr. Brittain, Mr. Ambrose Moore, and Mr. Robinson having spoken in support of the board, a vote of confi dence in the directors was proposed as an amendment to the original motion for a committee of inquiry, and was passed by a very large majority. • A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro ceedings. FRANCE. The Legislative Body assembles to-day for the examination of the votes on the Plebiscite. A number of deputies have already arrived. There will be only a short sitting for forming the bureau. It is thought that four or five days will suffice for the operation of examining the votes, and that on the Ist or the 2d December, at the latest, the re sult may be proclaimed in a public sitting. It will, it is said, be conveyed immediately to St. Cloud by the whole of the Legislative Body. The army votes show 166,335 for, and 5,779 against, with 1,964 set down as doubtful. 'The navy, 22,630 for, to 1,011 against, with 551 doubt ful or null. _ _ .. --,. A morning paper has the following general cal culation : " From the partial returns already received from 34 departments, it appears that the number who have voted yes amounts to 1,026,558, and those no to 56,970. In the Drome there were 27,581, and at Marseilles 15,560 arfirmative votes, and not one negative. In the arror dissement of Rouen there were only 8,448 no, to 157,200 yes ; in 166 communes of the Bas-Rhin the no were only 2,151 to 50,139 yes ; in the Vienne, 74 no, to 10,745 yes ; 85 communes in the Saone-et-Loire, 929 no, to 25,538 yes ; at Macon, in the same department, 184 no, to 11,305 yes ; in the arrondissement of Melun, Fon tainebleau, and Coulomniers the numbers were 45,712 yes, and 2,004 no; in eight cantons of the arrondisse ment of Roanne there were 22,259 yes, to 228 no ; and in 7 cantons of the arrondissement of St. Etienne, 30,221, yes, and 904 no. The greatest opposition appears to have been in 111 communes of the Ardennis, where the votes were 20,900 yes, and 11,000 no; and at Perig neux they were nearly equal, 215 to 210." The Moniteur says,—The Emir Abd-el-Kader, desiring to give a new proof of his gratitude and devotedness to the Prince, has addressed the fol lowing letter to the Mayor of Amboise : " Infinite praise to God for his infinite grace ! To the first magistrate of the town, Trouve, Mayor of Amboise, salutation ! The Emir Sid-el-Hadj Abd-el-Kader has the honour of asking leave to exercise the right of the citi zens of France for the nomination of the Sultan, for we ought at present to regard ourselves as Frenchmen, from the friendship and affection which are manifested towards us. Our children have seen the day in France, and your daughters have suckled them ; our companions, deceased in your country, repose amongst you ; and the Sultan, just amongst the just, and generous amongst the gene rous, has placed us amongst the number of his children and his soldiers, in deigning to return to me a sword with his Imperial hands. May God be propitious to the Prince, and long continue his power, his grandeur, and his glory ! Amen. Written this 9th day of Dafar, 1269. S'Hamy (Khalifs), by order of Sid-el-Hadj Abd-el-Kader. May God be our aid and direct us in the way of good by His grace and protection. Amen !" The Mayor of Amboise thought it right to comply with the wish thus expressed, and received the Emir's vote, and that of his officers, in a special urn. The journal des Debats gives its adhesion to the Empire, because by proclaiming peace it complies with the wants of the times. The Debats reminds its readers that it never supported the Republic, and one of its reasons for liking the Empire is, that it puts an end to the very name, and restores the monarchical principle alone suited to the genius of France. Had the Socialist Republic triumphed war would have been, in its opinion, _declared by Europe, which would never suffer such an example to exist, because it would be fatal. The new Empire will not be attacked as the old was, and accordingly will not be driven to defend the principles of 1798 against jealous Europe. With peace must come enlarged commerce, and with enlarged commerce a certain enlarged publicity which will be found ne cessary to its very existence. Looking forward to more liberal institutions in connexion with the present monarchical system, the Debats hopefully adheres to the Government of Louis Napoleon. The French Government perseveres in its inten tions of giving strength to the navy. Orders have reached the port 'f L'Orient from Paris, that the screw line-of-battle slips Annibal and Wagram shall be completed in the course of next year, and that a screw frigate of the first class shall be built. We read in the Journal de Saone et Loire : " We see by advertisements that M. de Lamartine is offering for sale the fine lands and chateau of Monceau, near Macon. We do not doubt that such a splendid property will find purchasers ; but we deplore the sad necessities which compel our illustrious neighbour, no doubt which sorrow, to deprive himself of this family estate and re sidence." His Excellency Vely Pacha, Ambassador of the Ottoman Porte, arrived on Tuesday in Paris with part of his suite. A Paris correspondent of the Independance of Brussels writes :—" The reduction of 30,000 men in the French army will apply exclusively to the infantry, and all the officers and sub-officers will be kept up, and their claims to promotion be respected. This measure is very prudent, for two motives. In the first place it applies to a portion of the army in which it is very easy to discharge and recall the soldiers ; and secondly, it enables the Government to apply new resources to the amelioration of the artillery, cavalry, and special corps." The Bourse was again very dull, and the prices were with difficulty maintained. The Four-and-a- Half per Cents. opened at 107 f., rose to 107 f. 100., fell subsequently to 106 f. 35c., and closed at 106 f. 90c. for the end of the month. The Three per Cents. closed at 64f. 30c. ; Orleans Railway New Shares, 1,070 f.: Rouen, 990 f. ; Havre, 530 f. ; Great Northern, 880 f. ; Bale, 375 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 852 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 935 f. ; Lyons and Avignon, 785 f. ; Western of France, 740 f. ; Caen to Cherbourg, 640 f. ; Bordeaux to Cette, 635 f. ; the New Bank of Credit Mobilier, Shares of 500 f., 1,025 f. THE CONTINENT. AI\IKRICA. The United States mail steam-ship Arctic, Capt. Luce, arrived in the Mersey yesterday, from New York direct, whence she sailed at noon on the 13th instant, with 70 passengers, but no specie on freight, and the usual mails from the United States and British America. By this arrival we have four days' later news from New York, and all parts of the Southern and Western States, than we previously received per Niagara. When the Arctic left New York business was active there, and money in greater demand than at the sailing of the Niagara. The demand, how ever, was freely met, and terms easy. The market for braadstuffs was brisk ; prices had advanced slightly, and considerable trar notions had taken place at the following quotations : Western Canal flour, 8 dols. Tic. 5.00 dols. per barrel, and Gennessee prime wheat, 1 dol. 14c. to 1 dol. 16c. per 601bs. : Indian corn flat, yellow 1 dol. 11c. The cotton market at New York was reported brisk, with a good Average amount of business doing ; prices have slightly advanced, as will be seen by the following quotations :—New Orleans and Mobile, mid. fair to fair, 111 c. to 11/c. per lb. ; Uplands ditto, 10gc. to 101 c., and 111 c. to 11ic. Shipowners were asking increased prices of freight, the following being the quotations :—Flour to Liverpool, 2s. 3d. to 2s. 6d. per barrel ; grain to ditto, 7d. to 71-d. per bushel ; cotton to ditto, id. to 5-16 per lb. Exchange on London was in moderate request at 1104-- ; Paris, sf. 15c. ; Hanaburgh, 36i to ; Bremen, 79-i to 79/. The miscellaneous news by the Arctic is of little general interest to European readers. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCLIV. The first day's racing at Shrewsbury afforded some excellent sport, the fields in two instances being rather large than otherwise. The Knight of the Thistle, quite up to the mark, and scarcely supported, for anything in the ring, had the race in hand for the last distance, win ning cleverly by a short length from Ada, giving her and Evening Star (who ran third) each four pounds. The last-named was a great pot, being backed for all the money that could be put on, which made her at starting even against the field. The Knight is evidently suited to any course not exceeding three-quarters of a mile, the distance in this instance being the T.Y.C. The Shrewsbury Handicap terminated, after a splendid race, in favour of my selection, Doubt, by a neck—Bit of Blue pressing the winner very hard. It seems Daw son's party were very confident with this Bit of Blue, as all the reasonable figures that could be got off the lists were swallowed up, and he was also backed for a large stake on the course ; but having many steady opponents in the admirers of Doubt and Little Fawn, only occupied the position of third favourite at the start. The first favourite and winner was in immense force up to the moment of starting ; 2 to 1, and in some instances 7 to 4, being taken freely, she being booked by the Hednes ford party at such a weight as Est 101 b, a dead certainty for the race. It was, however, a finer drawn affair than they expected, as she won with very little to spare. The first and second had the race all to themselves at the finish, the rest being disposed of some little distance from home ; Charley, with his light weight of 6st, just managing to struggle into the third place. Little Fawn ran very stale, as did Candlewick. Lindrick was, to all intents and purposes, overweighted. The rest, with the exception of Little Davie, cut a very unimportant figure. The Maiden Plate was a very uninteresting race, being won by Mr. J. Day's Octavia, with at least a stone in hand. to come from out an It was a good performance of Da wson's Bit of Blue, after running the two and a - quar ter miles in the Shrews burYho urafterwards,Handicap, and n andhaving wn a large field. This animal is de cidedl y a better class horse than the public has hitherto g iven him credit for being. He must be kept in sight fo r some of the earl y budding spring handicaps of next sea s o n. M y fanc y for i a th s e ev C e o re lunln finish, Handicap this race, after being made a great pot in town, did not start, comequently I had no chance of him. This race brought the racing season of 1852, winning with legitimate and otherwise, to its terminus. The second day's sport (yesterday) was just the re verse of the first day's—small fields and uninteresting. Heroine won the Steeplechase cleverly enough ; and any particular fancy, Young Sir Edward obtained the second position. His runuing confirmed my-observa tion of the other day with respect to his ignominious position in the Hunt Cup Steeplechase at Warwick, that his day had not then arrived ; and I took upon myself to presume that yesterday was the time appointed for his attempted victorious essay, and I was not far out in my calculation. He is a good-looking horse, a capital timber jumper, and will, I have no doubt, do something good in the " good time coming." I was destined this day to see both my fancies run second—Half-and-Half not being good enough, in the race in, to beat Caurire for the Hurdle Race, the latter winning cleverly. Little or no betting, from which to make a quotation on future events, took place at Shrewsbury, the principal enquiries being after two or three of the Hednesford horses for the Chester Cup; but 1,000 to 10 being wanted in each instance, no business was effected. Nothing else came under my notice worth recording. Trainers and owners of horses are reminded that the Metropolitan Handicap closes on Wednesday next. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. SHREWSBURY AUTUMN RACES. WEDNESDAY. The Severn Stakes of 2 sovs. each, and 20 added, for beaten horses ; the second receives 5 sovs., and the winner pays 3 sovs. expenses. One, round. 10 subs. Mr. Fletcher's Black Jack, 2 yrs (201.), 7st 31b (Knott) 1 Mr. Dilworth's Henrietta, 3 yrs (201.), Bst 121 b 2 Mr. Smith's Telescope, 4 yrs (201.), 9 s t 91b 3 Mr. Robbins's The Priest, 4 yrs (801.), lOst 121 b 0 Mr. Ward's Tancred, 4 yrs ( 30 1.), Mr. E. Phillips's Prestige, 4 yrs (COO, lOst 0 Mr. Tempest's Cripple Kate, 4 yrs (201.), 9st 61b 0 Mr. White's Snowdrop, 3 3es (201.), Bst 81b 0 Mr. J. Rose's Greengage,lOst 71b 0 3 yrs, (201.), Bst 81b 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Snowdrop, 3to 1 agst Telescope, and 6 to 1 agst Black Jack. Won by a neck after a close race with two, Telescope being a bad third, and Snowdrop fourth. The Shropshire Annual Steeplechase Stakes, of 5 sovs. each, 2ft, if declared, with 70 added ; the winner pays 10 coos. expenses and the second horse's stake. About four miles across country. 21 subs., 9 of whom declared. Mr. Wainwright ' s Heroine , abed, lOst 51b (Owner) 1 Captain Sartoris's Y oun g Sir Edward 9st 121 b 2 Mr. Cooke's ch g b y Si r Hercules, out of Lepida, 0 Mr. Bretherton's Clatterbox, aged, 9st 51b Mr. Maxwell nd Annie Laurie, aged, 9st 61b Betting-2 to 1 agst Young Sir Edward, and 3to 1 agst Annie Laurie and Heroine. Won in a canter. The Hurdle Race Handicap of 5 SOPS. each, 1 ft and 40 added; the winner pays 10 sovs. expenses and the second horse's stakes. About two miles and a quarter over six hurdles. 15 subs., 4 of whom paid 1 sov. - 9 each. Mr. Saxon's Caurire, 6 yrs, lOst 51b (H opwoo d) 1 Mr. li Half, aged, lOst 131 b.... 2 Mr. D 3 Mr. Choyce's Spri n g , 4 Y rs, 9 st 8 1b 0 Mr. Martin's Queen of the Vale, 6 yrs, 9st 71b 0 Mr. Begbie's Scavenger , 5 yrs, 9st 41b 0 Mr. Adey's Beggar - my -Nei ghbour (late Pay-your- Debts), aged, 9st Sir E. S m ythe nd Gerard, 3 yrs, 9st 0 Betting—Even on Half-and-Half, 3 to 1 agst Caurire, 4 to 1 agst Gaylad, and 6 to 1 agst any other. A good race with three from the distance-post, was won cleverly by half a length; a length between second and third. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1853. MARCH. Liverpool Spring. 2 Coventry Spring 8 Doncaster Spring 8 Salisbury Warwick Spring l5 Kiplin Coates l7 Northampton (2) 3O Abergavenny 3l Croxton Park 6 Newmarket Craven ll York Spring 'RIL. Malton 2l Newmarket F. S O5 Chester 3 NewmarLet Sec Sp lO Shrewsbury Bath l7 Manchester (3) lB Epsom 24 f NE. Ascot 7 Hampton l5 Beverley, Hril, &c l5 Bibury 22 Stockbridge 23 Winchester . Newcastle 27 Newmarket 5 Worcester 5 Carlisle (3) 5 Liverpool l3 Stamford . Nottingham 2l Goodwood 26 Brighton Brighton Club Wolverhampton Reading AIJG [IIST. York l7 Derby Egham 24 or 25 . 10 SEPTE: Warwick 6 Doncaster l3 Bedford 2O Leicester 2l :MBER. OCT Chester Autumn 4 Newmarket S. 0 lO Lanark 22 Manchester Autumn Newmarket F. 0 27 NovE: Worcester 1 Epsom Autumn IBER. Newmarket H 2 ZBER. 1 lAverpool Autumn 9 1 Warwick Autumn l6 50 50 50 25 20 14 50 20 50 40 25 25 St. St. St. St. 10 26i 13i 20 20 TILE SHARE MARIK,ETS. 100 184 100 100 all all 45 all BRITISH RAILWAYS . 6 all 100 all 11i 100 100 421 34 all all 100 , if, 100 103 47i 17 all 100 RAILWAYS. 7i 10) all 32' IC3 13 17i all 8i 100 IC9 1C) 100 1C ) all 100 all 15 17 5 9 AC) Aberdeen A.mbg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June....... Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons Do., Bristol & Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead' Cork and Bandon.... I Dublin&Belfast June. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction ....... Do. New east Anglian (X 25 L. & E. & L. & D.).... Do., (£lB E. & IL) ::astern Counties.... ~ . astern Union, Clas, A. late E. U. Sh Do., do. .. . do., B. & C.. 3],asi Lancashire last & West Ind. Dk. & Birming. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Prth. &Dunde, Aasgow & S.Westen Irreat Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., a B. Stock 3reat Southern aml Western (Ireland) Great Western [rish South Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding tra; Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. & So athp London & Blackwall Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond.Bright. &S.Cst. Nondon & N. Western Do., Fifths Do., £lO Shs. , M & B. .C. London & S. Western Do., .£50... Do. .£lO.. • • • • •••• • • • adndrry. &Coleraine r.rdndrzy. & Ennisk. Az nch. Shef. &Linchi. Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birming.& Derby Midlald G. West.(lr.) Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle 1 Newmarket... Newpt.Aberg.&Utfd. Newry & Enniskillen Norfolk.. Do., New Northn. Counties U North Betish North Devon, No.l Do., No. 2... ..... Do., A Deferred Do., 4 B Guaranteed North Staffordsh're North Western N. & S.Westrn. June. Orford Wor.,ester & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland- Shrewsbury & Birm7. Do., L. dr N. Wc•I:; • Gr lranteed Stock... Shre - Asby. & Herefd, Shrewsby. & Chct.,tel (Nor. W. Min.)..... Do. Halves, d 0...... Do. Oswestry ......... 3hropsl ,, re Unio Do., A.8.C.&D..011y paid up Et: - , p. (South Devon Closing Prices Yesterday. South Eastern South Wales 3. Yorksh. WverDur Do. .... Stockton do Hartlep' Thames Haven D and Rai1way........ . _ 'Vale of Waterfd. dz Kilkenu; Wrtr.:7o. - . - ddrUm- • • West C0rnwa11........ West London Woodford Yorkl ewctl. & Berw ' Do. Ext ms3ons 31 - 32 6/ -- 61 1 101 -- 104 6i -6/ sa 21 -- 22 3 -- 24 dl 106 -- 108 64 -- 61 1 , 24 -- 25 17i -- 3i —2i (1. 8 -8; 51 -- 41 41 12 - 13 01 - 10 6i 781 - 79 / laslness done this Day. Sit i 6 5 1 4 5 1 24. 18 42 6i 51- 12 i i- 7i T 784 57 59 77 - 79 23 - 29 571 - 59 85 - 87 49 - 51 [2l - 123 77 8 284 / / 9 8 86i 5i 1103 -- 105 96 —96 i 6i 7 86 88 11 12 p 881 —88 i -3 d 24 2 17i ... 181 104 3 5 961 p.m. 88 7i si 9 108 1251 i 32/ 3 79i i 131 i 534 3 65 68A 801 80 77 6i 141 7t 61 Do. G.N.E. Purchase' York & N. Midland.. 12 12 I'4 St. N 1C) 10 10 25 10 1.0.6 JOINT-STO , BANKS , 40 100 100 IC9 all all 25 20 Australasia British N. American Colonial Commercial of Lon don English Scottish and Australian Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond. & Westminster National Prov. of Eng. Do. New National of Ireland Grier Bank of Corporation Do. New Provine:al of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Importing Company 50 50 100 103 20 ,•• --- ... • • • ........ .. 109 8i 101 3 3 ,103 i 3 Union of Australia Do. New Union of London .. Union of Madrid .. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. RAu,wArs. Bedford and Bletchley Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee Do. withoutgr Birm.Wolv. & Dudley guar. Do. wth t, guar. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent Glstr.&Dn.Fr Glas. Barr. & Neilsn.Direct Do. New 20 20 338 10 20 all 100 all 100 Elrtlpl. Dk. 6:1 Railway Hull dr Selby Do. I Shares ' Do. 4. 1 Shares Lon.drGreenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per et Ilanch.Bxton and Matlock Nliddlesbro' dt Redcar Midld.Bradfd. Northern and Easterusp.c. Do. 6 per ct.. Do.Fixedsp.c Prost. &Wyre 11 103 100 18i Do. Shares. Roystn. & Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. & Goole g.5.p.c S. Staffordsh.. WearValley,gr 6 per cent ... 'Do Wilts d/Somrs, Leasing Compaus, Loadon di N. West. Gt.Westu ,Do Do Do L. &N.W Caledon Gt. Notrhn Gt. Westu. Caledon Do Yk. New. & Berw. Y.&N.Md Do Do 3. Eastern Do Norfolk Do Lu. &N. W & Miclld Radon & Darlingt. IE. Count Do L. &N . W &Ln& Irk Do Gt. Northn Do Lancash.& Yorksh MrMClean Stockt. & Darling Do IGt.Westn, RAILWAYS. BelgianEasnt. Junet, Central of France(Or• leans & Vierzon..... Charleroi & Erquelin. Demerara . . Dijon and Besanon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Wes tern of Canada Shares 4i 29 10 all Do. Bds. (Ist i53.)1857 Do. Bds. (2d i55.)1862 Luxembourg Do. (Railway) 4 Do. 'all all S 0 20 1 40 Do. (Canal)... Lyons and Avignon. I fadras Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege (with interest) Closing Prices Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs.) NorwegianTrunkPrci Orlear s & Bordeaux Paris and Lyons Do. Bonds . Paris and Orleans. Paris and Rouen... I Paris r , d Strasbourg l Pari,Casn&Cherbrg. Quebeo &Richmond.. Rouen and Havre.... Sambre and Meuse... St. An d. d. &Quebec(A) Tours and Nantes... Upper ludia Scrip ... West Flanders ...... Do. 5i per c. Pref; Western of France, Agra Fria Anglo Californian Australasian all all all all all 13.5 Australian Australian Freehold Australian Cordillera Ave Maria laden (Gd. Duchy of) British Austrin. Gold 3ritish Iron aed l at £5 pm Do. Cocaes & Cuinda Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek iCobre Copper !Colonial Gold.. Copiapo English and Austin. Copper Smelt. Co. General Golden Mountain Great Po7goo:,la Lake BetLILA Liberty • 30 - 31 20 1 -30 i 30 - 31 29 - 30 109 - 111 52 . 4 -• 53A 149 - 151 33 -33 i ... -.."- ... 113 - 115 - 5 . 4 27 - 28 14 - 144 2 . Q - 26,1 19 - 19& Lond.itCaliforn. Gold Quartz Crush. Co._ Nlexijan &S.Ara eri en New Granada rTouvmu Monde Port Philip Quartz Rock . Rhymme Iron 3 - 3A 1.6 7-- - 16i 64 - 66 , . - ... , .. - ... 150 - 152 149 - 151 fi d i2A 105 i -106 i Closing Prices 1 - 2 i 1 - - in 4 i 14 -- 1 d 8. 1 -- 9 1 P 2g -- 2$ p 3 -- 34 p par 1 p 71 7i 5 - 51 - 1 1 - 1- 10 - 12 p 2- 3 p 8} - 9 6j - 34t -35 t 15 - 154 lei -- iip 65 -- 67 38 -- 40 33i -- 341 p * P 20; -21 h 111 -- 12 ...• - . • • i = 'il S:•ntiago do Cuba South AusL „lian fin Croft .. Ur ited Mexican West Mariposa Yuba MISCEL: - 41 - P - P - 4 p - 11 d par d par d par 7 —8 4 -5 2 -3 30 -30 i par i p 43 45 1g - iA p 7 7 9 871 35h I par (Canada Ryl. Mail ICanada Copper Miners of Eng. Do. Preference 1$ 111 p d 14 lip d - p 5 par p 1i p 1 p d par 19 21 14 —14 A par 10A 114 74 8 - per— A - 2 P li 2a A Ciystal Palace ' Eastern Steam "EOUS. ... ..... .. - ... .-- ... Electiic Teleg. of Ir. Gen. Scam Navigat. General Screw Steanr! Shipping Company Irish Beetroot Sugar Netherlands Land—. Peninsular & Oriental Do 2i 3 2 ... - • ... ..--- . 11 i 28A Royal Mail Steam ... Univeml Emigration and Colonization.... THE DEPARTMENT OF PRACTICAL ART. Yesterday, Mr. Cole, the general superintendent of this new department of the Board of Trade, opened the session with an address on the facilities afforded by the department to all classes of the community in obtaining education in art. The first portion of his lecture was directed to an explanation of the position which the de partment occupied with reference to the public and the Government. The confidence of the former it sought to conciliate, by laying aside everything like official re serve in its management, by the adoption, as far as possible, of the self-supporting principle, by using every means to attract general attention to its proceedings, and by endeavouring gradually to defray its expenses less and less from the Treasury of the country and more and more out of the pockets of the persons who came to receive instruction. Its present dependence on Govern ment aid he defended on the plea of necessity alone, con sidering that the ultimate success of art education must depend upon its being made to pay its own expenses. Mr. Cole gave an interesting resume of past experiences on this subject, laying it down as the strongest deduc tion therefrom that, in order to improve manufactures, the earliest work was to elevate the art education of the whole people. The Government, he said, had at length broadly affirmed the principle that an elemenrary know ledge of foi in and colour should become part of the na tional education. The department was therefore gradu ally carrying out a system by which it was hoped that all schools in the United Kingdom, even the most humble, would be enabled to acquire this elementary knowledge. He explained the steps that had already been taken by the preparation and distribution of examples and models, chiefly with eleemosynary institutions, and expressed his sanguine expectations that it would not be long be fore the institutions for the education of the upper and middle classes made the teaching of form and colour part of their course. He alluded to the interest which Dr. Hawtrey, at Eton, and Mr. Liddell, at Westminster, took in the subject, and said it was not likely that such men would be satisfied to allow the schools which they directed to be surpassed in art, education, by the National Schools in their immediate neighbour hood. From elementary instruction, as a part of general education, Mr. Cole anticipates the formation of distinct schools for carrying the practice of art still further, and these schools, thus naturally arising out of a sense of their necessity and value, would, he hoped, be frequented by all classes, and gradually be coate connected with local museums and libraries. He then passed to the subject of advanced schools for tech nical art education, and to the special classes of that kind established at Marlborough-house. He gave an interesting account of what they were doing, and drew particular attention to the fact that they were carried on upon the principle of making the students pay, as far as possible, for the instruction received. Referring to the Duke's funeral car as having been designed at Marlbo rough-house, he justly observed, " that, although the car was essentially a reality in its materials, it was per haps less a reality viewed en true aesthetic principles, than a simple bier borne by soldiers would have been, and less impressive than the Duke's horse with the dangling empty boots." Mr. Cole described the steps which had been taken by the depart ment to form a library and museum, and render them as useful and possible to the students. He strongly advocated the concentration of the public museums, in order that an extended public use might be made of the specimens which they contained ; and he hinted that the time was not far distant when this would be effected. Unless museums and galleries were made subservient to purposes of education, they dwindled into very sleepy and useless institutions. After praising the frankness and cordiality with which Mr. Henley had supported the cause of art education, Mr. Cole concluded by stating that, as far as practical on self-supporting principles, the department would endea vour to encourage and assist, but not supersede, all local efforts to introduce education in the elements of form and colour into schools of all kinds ; to promote the esta blishment of special schools for the practice of advanced studies ; to afford instruction in the specialties of manu facture, so far as th ey regu l a t e d the nature of the a r t to be applied ; and, lastly, to establish a central museum of arts and manufactures applicable to direct instruction. In all these various objects the principle would be to give assistance half-way, but no further. THE UNION FREEHOLD LAND AND BUILDING SOCIETY. —Yesterday evening a very full meeting of the above in stitution was held at the National Hall, High Holborn, for the purpose of explaining the nature and objects of the institution, and the enrollment of new members. W. F. Laxton, Esq., F.S.A., in the chair. On the platform were Mr. Bishop, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Pooke, and several other influential members of the Board of Guardians of the Holborn Union ; and after a series of resolutions had been proposed by Mr. Breeze, Mr. Chit tenden, Mr. Jones, Mr. S mith, and Mr. Matthews, several new members were admitted, and a vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman, the meeting broke up, apparently highly gratified by the already prospering progress of the society. COLLISION IN THE RIVER.—GRAVESEND, Nov. 24. The Nautilus barque, from Cronstadt, arrived this after noon with loss of figure-head, foretopmast, maintop. gallant-mast, bowsprit, &c., having been run foul of by the iron schooner Admiral Drake, bound for the north, in the Lower Hope ; the latter sunk soon after the col lision, her crew having got safely on board the Nautilus. MR. PEARCE, THE BUILDER.—The report that Mr Jeremiah Pearce, builder, of Hart-street, Covent-garden died from the effects of injuries received at Chelsea Hos pital, on the 13th, is contradicted. The cause of his death was, according to the medical certificate, diseased lungs—and of very long standing. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 19th have been received. A grand levee was held by the Queen and the Queen-Mother on that day, it being the fête day of the former. The attendance was very numerous. The Heraldo states that the statutes of the com pany for the canalisation of the Ebro have been approved of by the Royal Council. The governor of the province of Malaga has issued a decree pro hibiting the carrying of the long knife called navagas, under pain of imprisonment. Letters which had reached reached Madrid from Manilla, dated Sept. 15, represent that colony to be per fectly tranquil. The Bourse was closed, as the 19th was the fête day of the Queen. GERMANY. The Cologne Gazette, under date of Berlin, 21st inst., says :—" The Duke of Brunswick has come here to ratify formally the new customs' treaties concluded with Prussia ; it is even said that the ratification has already taken place. It is consi dered, in all the high circles of society, that the difficulties which had been raised against the exe cution of the treaty of September, and conse quently against the maintenance of the Zollverein, had been removed. The Zollverein, whatever it may be, is a bond of union. 'Preserve,' said the Emperor of Russia, everything that serves as a bond of union.' That expression has begun to find its echo." The lithographic news sheet of Vienna called the Austrian Correspondence, and which has the repu tation of being semi-official, has in its number of the 19th an article on the reduction of 30,000 men in the French army. It says that it does not attach much importance to the fact in a material sense, as the French Government could if it pleased incor porate these men in the army again in a few days, but that it accepts this initiative as a pacific mani festation towards the powers of the Continent, and as a guarantee that the acts of the new Emperor will be in conformity with his professions. BELGIUM. We read in the Independance of Brussels :—" The Central Section of the Budget of Foreign Affairs having demanded from the minister some informa tion as to the state of the commercial negotiations, and M. de Brouckere having replied that he had no explanation to give, some persons have conclu ded from this reply, that for the present, at least, there was no idea of any further commercial nego tiations between the two countries. This is an error : the reply of the Minister of Foreign Affairs had no suchl signification : it merely meant to say that the Cabinet thought it proper to preserve the most absolute silence on what is said and what is done on the subject of the commercial relations of Belgium with France, for it is a question which cannot be, and is not, neglected." ITALY. A letter from Rome of the 10th states that the agents of a French company have offered the Papal Government 150 millions of francs for the comple tion of the railway lines projected in the Pontificial States, and that Cardinal Antonelli has taken cer tain surveys of a French engineer into serious con sideration. GREECE. The journals state that the reception given in the Piraeus to King Otho was of a very magnificent character. The protocol of London relative to the succession to the Throne was taken to Athens by three couriers, each of whom took a separate route. One of them has returned to London with a preci pitation which has appeared singular. The Greek Government sent its assent to the protocol by the Ordinary French steamer. Nothing positive is knOWII of the contents of the protocol, 8Z - ft 1i -- 2 I) 108 -- 109 1252 -- 126 4 -- 41 p -- 21 p 95 -- 96 3 —2 dl 2i 2 d 13 —13 i 19 21 32i 33 34 3 d 79 —79 A 46 48 - .. 50 52 31 _ 2i d 3 3t 49 51 6i 74 39 6i - 6 } al 2i 21 d 4g 4, 3 d Si 4i 9i P 52i 53? 92 96 El 66 67 69 74 -- 76 d 19; -- 204 94 -- 101 113 -- 154 —3 a 22 —22 i 80 —80 d 416 14 15 5 2 - 2 124 0 - 134 Bit - 9 253 - 2631 9t - 10 6 - 50 2A -- 2d 61A -62 A PREFERENCE SHARES Aberdeen Do., No. 2, 7 p. c Bristol & Exeter 4 p cent. Stock Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chcster & Holyhr.:A Guar. 51 per cent Cork&Bandon 5 p.c 1 Dund , e Per th&Abe7- deen Junction EastA nglian 10s)' 6 per cent. Do: (E 5) 7 per cent.. Do. E7l. 2 0 75: .. 7 . ...... Easteiu Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., s Do., New 6 p. c. St.. Eastern Union, Scrip Gelr. 6 per cent.... Do., £lO Deben. Sh. Ex.) . 6l,ancash. 6 p.cts. F •It&WestYorkshi: . Junct; on, FiftH..... Edinh.Prth.&Durcle Glasgow & S.We ster gaar. 5 iv cent.... Great NoiLhn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c., Red-am., at 10 p. c. Gt. Southn. &Wcstn. (Ireland) Eighths... Gt. Westn. (Berks L Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. Grcat Western, fix: cl 4iper cent........... I, -cash. & Yorksh., F. 5.!20. Do., 6 p. c., Stock.., I •lds Not thorn, 6 p cent., No. 1 .. Do., No. 2 ...... ....... Do., No. ...... Do. , Quarte,:s, e!3. Lordon and Brighter Guaranteed 5 p. c... Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, sp. C., 1852 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Lon. & N. West. Coy. & Nun., 5 p. c. Stock. London & S. Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Cc' er Sham Londndry. & Enuisk Shares Manch.,Shef., &Lin., SH.reo, No. 1..... Do. New, £10......... Do., 26 . Alarypt. &Carl. 4 p. Do. 44 per cent .. D 0............ Mid. Consol. 6 p. c. Do. Consol. Bristol Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4i per cent. Norfolk Extension Do. Guar. 5i per ct.. Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent ...... North British . North Staffordshire.. Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6p. c. Do.. Shrewsbury & Birm. New Guaranteed Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann. ,) of El Os.6d. Do. 44 per cent S.Yorksh.4p. c. Guar Stocl.& Hartl. Guar sp. c. till 1 Ju1y,1853 Waterfd.SzKilk.6p.c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref Do Yorkk N. Midland H. & S. Purch ad id 1107 --109 102 - IC4 18 i i-- 9i k d p 6 - 4 3g BB 3#- 4, li - 2 p li p 15 - 154 17 --• 174 ~ •••••• ..• .• 3 - 12•6 :"_"l:2* 1112 - 114 8 1 1 - 91 `1 I) 109 110 d 152 155 ... - - - 1)1; 3 - 4 P 1 81 - 8-,i 13i -- 13 9i 10?, 11 115, d I 1) par P 1149 - 150 A- P 22s —234 5t 6 n 102 104 24i 25 2 - 1,1 111 -- 11; 17i -- 18 i -- 14- p 16 -- 17 i d -- i p 25- 2,64 19 - 20 i d par 102 104 50 5g i - 11)1 FOREIGN. LLOYD'S SHIPPING -(7HIS DI Y.) LONDON, Nor. 25.—Wind at Noon, S. Light airs, and fine weather. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 24.—Wind, N. to N.E. Sailed —Cornelius, Gunnell, New York. DARTMOUTH.—Arrived—Excellent, Batavia, for Ham burgh. SUNDERLAND, Nov. 24.—Wind. W.S.W. Arrived— Numa, Quebec. _ MALDON, Nov. 24.—A brig, with only mainmast and bowsprit visible above water, is off Foulness Point. DEAL, Nov. 24.—Wind, N.N.E. Arrived from the River, and sailed—Morning Star, Hobart Town ; Re nown, Port Philip ; Ada, St. Helena ; Marie, Cuba ; Mauritius (s), Ascension, &c. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 24.—Wind, N.—Arrived—Roscius, New York ; Arctic (s), do., left 13th Nov. Sailed — Eliza Moore, Shanghai ; Palatine, Calcutta ; Wasp, Africa ; John and Richard, Monte Video ; Lucy Sharp, Havanah ; Inconstant, New Orleans ; Crown, do. ; Ashley, Mobile ; Kingston, Charleston ; Flora Mac- Donald, Baltimore ; Ashburton, New York. Off Port —Mary Pleasant, Philadelphia ; Parliament, Boston. APPLEDORE, Nov. 24.—The Nightingale, for Newport, is on shore, but expected off much strained. FALMOUTH.—Arrived—Helena, Rio Grande, MILFORD, Nov. 24.—The Margaret and Jane, from Barmouth, which was abandoned off the harbour, dis masted, has been towed in. A boat marked "M. C. Doyle, Flora, New Ross," has been pickEd up ; and a schooner, with masts just above water, is sunk off the harbour. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY). MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The general demand is steady, at very full prices. Beef, from 2s Od to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s ; Veal, 2s 10d to Is Od ; Pork, 25 6d to 4s per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Nov. 24.—Our market has been well supplied to-day, yet the general demand has ruled steady, at very full prices. Beef, from 2s 4d to 45 0 ; Mutton, 3 8 Od 4s 6d ; Veal, 33 to 4m Od ; Pork 23 10d to 3 s 10d per Sibs, to sink the offal. ROLIFORD, Nov. 24.—The trade is some ac 4s tive, as follows :—Beef, from 2s4d to 4s ; Mutton, 20 10 Quarter dto 6d Veal, 2s 10 to 4s ; Pork, 2s 8d to 3 5 10 d Per 81" old Store Pigs, 18s to 22s each. LEWES, Nov. 23.—Our market is steady at full quota tions. Beef, from 3s to 4s ; Mutton, 3s 4d t o o 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 10d ; Pork, 3s to 33 8(1 per 81hs. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 15s to 3/ 18s ; clover ditto, 31 15s to 4/ 18s • and straw, 114 s to 1111 s per load. Trado steady at la M eadowCUMBERND.— hay, 2/ 15s to 41 Os clover, ditto, 3/ 15s to 4/ 17s ; and straw, 115 s to 1112 s per load. Supply but moderate, and trade firm. WHITECHAPEL. —Meadow hay, 21 15s to 3118 s ; clover, ditto, 3115 s to 51 Os ; and straw, 114 s to 1 111 s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISII CORN For the Week ended Nov. 25, 1852, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per imperial Quarter. WIDULT. IBABLEY.I OATS. a 8 I 355 • PEAL PRICE .• 40s .0d 30s 6d: las tid 28s Bdl 35s 64 1 33s 3d• DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I EARLEY. OATS. I RTE. BEANS. I PEAS. Is Od Is Od is Od is Od lis Od is od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. WllOlll, Barley, 107 384,0Z,71,0097fiy;;,91; Beans, 6,229; Pau, 8,332 woes. Business done this Day. Business done. LITERATURE. The Comic Almanack for 1853. By George Craik. shank. David Bogue. Cruikshank again with his Comic Almanack ! A. glorious treat coming to us, almost " time out of mind," with the approach of Christmas. Unfortu. nately we can no longer look forward to another facetious " Annual ' from Thomas Hood, to another grotesque " Legend" from Thomas In goldsby, to another merry song from Theodore Hook, or to another witticism from Sydney Smith. The perpetual demands upon his attention made by " Household Words," have even prevented Charles Dickens from giving us another of those rosy little books for the winter evenings, which still glow so warmly in the popular recollection. We cannot any longer listen for the chirruping of a new " Cricket on the Hearth," or for the tones of a new " Carol" sung in the snow-storms of December, any more than we can expect to hear fresh voices from "The Chimes," like those familiar to the ears of Trotty Veck, or hope to see a second " Haunted Man" such as Redlaw, gliding among the shadows of his laboratory, or to watch the incidents of ano ther miniature " Battle of Life" fought in the orchard of Dr. Jeddler. We must needs content ourselves with the monthly instalments of " Bleak House," or with the additional chapters of the " History of England," written for the delight and instruction of little children by a greater than Oliver Goldsmith. But then, with the recurrence ' of the festive season, there still comes to us as surely as the raisins, and the candied orange.. peel, and the prize beef, and the show turn keys, and the biffins, and the sticks of cinna mon and the boughs of misletoe, and the branches of holly, and the crackling chestnuts, and the flaming snapdragon the Comic Almanack of George Cruikshank. The Prince of Caricaturists appears, in truth, to be fairly inexhaustible. Gill. ray might be "used up "—Rowlandson " worn out"—Cham exhausted—Gavarni drained of all. drollery —even Phillipon, with " Poire" and with " Macaire," brought to a non plus for anything in the shape of novelty in regard to the ridiculous-- but Cruikshank—never. As welcome to us, there fore, as he has been for many years byegone, more welcome, indeed, for that very reason of the lapse of time, than ever, is our incomparable George Cruikshank. It matters not that his pencil is pre-engaged in illustrating the genius displayed by Harriet Beecher Stowe, in "Uncle Tom's Cabin' —that his brush is pre-occupied in depicting the droll diablerie of Burns, as described in " Tait O'Shanter"—that his pen is active in writing down. the Betting -office Humbug, or that his voice is loud in asserting the advantages of systematic tern. perance. So certainly, as the new year is drawing on—there appears the old familiar volumette of the Comic .Almanack, embellished by the etching-needle of George Cruikshank. It is true, no doubt, that Rigdum Film - lidos no longer writes the letterpress—but then we all remember that the principal, if not indeed the only, merit of the publication lay in the humorous embellishments. And "here they are," still like our dear old friend. the clown in the pantomime, " making faces" in numerable, and telling us, as he never fails to tell. us; that " somebody 's coming"—and that Soma• body, the New Year—this time 1853 ! We have to thank Mrs. Colonel Bloomer and her follower 4 for the idea of the gorgeous frontispiece, showing " The Rights of W omen , or th e e ff ects of Female. Enfranchisement." No wonder " Old Stingy,' the gentleman's candidate, is altogether eclipsed at the hustings by " Sir Charles Darling," the ladies' candidate ! The next illustration is an example of " Taking care of Number One," revealing to us a gentleman endeavouring to keep " Number One" out of " St. Paul's Churchyard." There is a luscious smack about the old fellow's mouth that is quite delicious. Another sketch is that entitled " Will you be our VisA-Vis?"—a sketch that assuredly nobody could possibly have thought of, much less drawn, but Cruikshank. Such a colossal tie, such a lilliputian foot, such an ineffable smirk in the grinning teeth, and the goggling eyes, and the turned-up nose—. never could by any chance have appeared anywhere but in the " Comic Almanack." "There's Nothing like Leather " is a good skit at the results of the emigration mania to the gold-diggings of Aus tralia ; as likewise is that other one, showing the results of a " Scarcity of Servants." But the two glories of the Almanack for 1853 have not yet been particularised—the " Pack of Knaves," or a Packed Meeting of the " Knowing Cards" of the Betting. Shop interest—and the extraordinary movement in. China, or " A Change in the Willow Pattern at Last," both of them sketches in their extravagant humour, exquisitely Cruikshankian. H. G. Hine has a swarm of comical little ;wood-cuts scattered through the letterpress; which latter is edited this year by Robert B. Brough. Perhaps the best hit in the literary portion of the "Comic Almanack for 1853," is the Parody on Edgar A. Poe's Raven," a trifle very clever as such trifles go ; but then if there is one thing which more than any other in the way of facetice that we detest, abhor, loathe, abominate, scorn, despise,—it is a parody. One remark let us add. If any one wishes to have a good jovial roar of laughter, let him turn to the " Comic Alma nack for 1853," certain that he will enjoy it to his heart's content,—thanks to the wood-cuts of H. G. Hine, to the squibs and jokes of Robert Brough : but peculiarly and especially by reason of those seven delightful illustrations from the hand of our inimitable George Cruikshank. Revelations of Siberia. By a Banished Lady. Edited by Colonel Lach Szyrma. 2 vols. Col burn. The authoress of this work was a Polish lady, who having established schools on her property, and becoming implicated in some manner with some emissaries from abroad, was condemned to pass the remainder of her life in Berezou, a town, in the farthest north of the desolate region of Siberia. It is somewhat surprising that in such melancholy circumstances the authoress should be capable of writing such lively and varied " Revels- tions." Her nusfort unes d o no t appear t o h ave deprived her of her powers of observation and de. scnption. She gives an account of the manners and customs of the people, the appearance of the towns, the dress of the inhabitants, and joins to these her own adventures, observations, and senti ments. The travels are very entertaining, and the misfortunes of the writer obtains for her the in terest and commiseration of the reader. To all unacquainted with the country she describes, her work offers a great variety of information, conveyed, in an attractive and pleasing form. Uncle Walter. By Mrs. Trollope. 3 vols. Colburn. The hero of this tale is an old man of seventy-one, who, having spent his life in Australia, returns to his native country in his old age. He is devoted to scientific pursuits, and, though learned in such subjects, he is quite ignorant of the manners and customs of the world, and surprised at the selfish ness and avarice he meets with. Though not equal to Mrs. Trollope's former works, in brilliancy of style, it is not deficient in interest or variety. Kate Harrington, Uncle Walter's niece, forms an agreeable contrast to the worldliness of her parents, and it is in her fortunes that the reader is chiefly interested. She has much to endure from her refusal of a wealthy Peer, of whom her mother insists her acceptance; but all is finally happily ar ranged by the intervention of Uncle Walter, and the tale concludes in the most satisfactory manner to all concerned in it. If not p r esenting any striking originality, it is pleasing a nd attractive ; though the author cannot be commended in her ridicule of the Church, of which she gives numer ous absurd samples, but not one favou r able speci men. With this exception, the story is agreeabl e and the style lively, and likely to attract and fascia nate her readers. ALARMING FIRE AND NARROW ESCAPE. —.yesterday morning at an early hour, a fire, nearly attended with fatal results to five or six persons, broke out in the pre. mises of Mr. .T. Lomas, tobacconist and cigar -merchant, carrying on business at 3.9, Aldersgate-street, a short distance from the General Post-office. At the time of the discovery being made, the inmates, consisting of Mr- Lomas, andas, h a i l s ad w , i w fe er a e nd in m th ot e h ir er b , trouble the residents were arous e e da d ns , buta asleep. on nt attempting f e r s o servantmt G i descend the staircase th e y f ound the smoke issuing e n the t hey police Withsu h t d h e o n se assistance bodies t o h f t woeffirec enreoanrlythsoubffeaocat,tlde. inmates were all rescued in safety. The Royal Society's fire escape and several engines of the London Brigade, from Watling-street, Farringdon-street, and Jeffery 4 square stations, together with the West of England. office, attended, and plenty of water having been pro. cured, the firemen went to work and extinguished the fire. Considerable damage was, however, done to the premises and their contents, which will be covered by an insurance in the Royal Exchange Fire-office. The disaster was occasioned by a spark dropping from a lighted candle amongst some goods in the kitchen on the first floor. A fire also broke out yesterday afternoon, in the neighbourhood of Back Church-lane, Whitechapel, but owing to the timely aid afforded by the firemen the; damage done was inconsiderable. THE CONTEST FOR LISBURN.—A meeting of the elec• tors of Lisburn was held on Monday, at which 65 out of the 200 electors of which the constituency is composed were present. The Lord-Advocate, who was the only candidate in attendance, addressed the meeting at some length, and proclaimed himself an out-and-out Free. trader. Mr. Inglis having completed his canvass, re. turned to Scotland on Monday evening. THE SR-MILE-BRIDGE AFFAIR.—It is said that the friends of the peophe killed at Six-Mile-bridge are not disposed to go on with the prosecution of the soldiers , but to keep the charge hanging over them as long as the forms of law will allow.- 12 11i 121 11i Pm 51 I£l