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

TESTIMONIAL TO LORD RAGLAN. mill There is a strong and general wish • entertained in st circl es , to present Lord Raglan with some sub antial token of gratitude and affectionate esteem. For nearly forty years Lord Fitzroy Somerset was the Duke (4. W ellington's confidential adviser and assistant in all fmatters connected with military organisation and govern ltient• Th ere i s perhaps, no office which requires for su ccessful and satisfactory discharge a greater em ulation of tact, firmness, urbanity, and sound judgment : iplosition in which, from its inherent nature, it is more : 4 "loult to observe rigid justice, and at the same time ato avoid giving pers ona l offence. But it may be safely me that amongst the thousands of individuals with 5,7 1 , 111 0 Lord Raglan has had to deal in his professional ;iu facial capacity, he has had the signal good fortune everYwhere making friends, and perhaps never making tl ie erienl Y• These facts are known and appreciated in 131iti sh army. It appears that au obstacle of P fesaional etiquette intervenes to prevent a body of th aw !) . men from formally initiating an expression of of . 3 or approbation in reference to the official conduct CIIY individual. But if a movement of the kind be b e _ on foot by civilians (and amongst the numbers who d ai; experienced Lord Raglan's zeal, kindness, a etY, there cannot be wanting those who will act with n e al eer fillness and energy in the matter), military men th n, With perfect propriety, contribute their aid towards r orsticeomplishment of the generous design. A number and istingnished persons, including the Dukes of Rutland Richmond, the Earl of Ellesmere, &c., have already expressed their cordial. concurrence. The Duke of d r . ,.. s umond has consented to take the chair, on an early pr4 •l nc at i a meeting to be held for the purpose ofvin t g o be little embodiment to the plan, and there appears with.".te doubt that the result will be worthily accordant t e ,,,, th e eminent meri of th amiable and guished a e — ' ll . whom those ts who e know him best are most ulle ns to honour. RECRUITING IN POLITICS. earl ere „ ay occasionally be seen certain pictorial pla of th e i t ste d 1 1P in the vicinity, if not on the very walls att,„, - Q° l 'he Guards or the Tower, setting forth the fi ne of the lion. East India Company's service. Arab 3 ;,°ung fellow, in a splendid uniform, and on an throop. e it r ger, ie running some swarthy native c . clean eh arr r, tote body with a facility that imparts a posit v Pal ta q; ° the occupation in the back-ground are tents, grao e f,r 4 S , and heaps of baggage, upon which repose she e ne - „„' r ta, apparently indifferent as to the result t this 4a,h o „:l l ter. how far a common trooper realises Ecar oel :wa Paradis e i n an I n dian campaign, we need fo ray ; but am id s h or t ra ti on s, wide deserts, hot te rn ; ed marches f ever and the enemy, he must often lur ed -111 1 :; ria erwitho bitterness first , the gaudy imposition tha t of th e from his home. There you see the very m oral of con trast betw een th e s ame men in power and out 't,l l ° . w Z as it came ou t i n Tuesday's debate. So long year:rroto INP ctionists were recruitingtheir forces in six wild ° PPosition, nothing was too extravagant, too gr ' een. ° li t o lusei , e us for the passions of the agricult ural Posed - r ns• , All the resources of finance were ex dazzi .1 1411 their view. Splendid schemes of protection s oot' s " their understanding, while their hearts were a t ore r with the hope of fiscal remissions. Once Bright, re end t ° Power, they were to see Cobden and and Ve rest of the foe, run through as easily as Sik d h o s but t -11 , r 1ese upon papr ; and they had nothing to exh•l? utvicie the s oil. Such were the golden promises the on enial sphere of the hustings, '44 ket-table, and the g friendly press.—Times. 271 -6 1 BATTLE OF PROTECTION. railiZ debate of Tuesday night may be compared to a att ac l 7 ePerati on of frequent occurrenc e, that is, an .I °ll , moving column before it has time to deploy. Proe„:,geoeuching from a defile, or crossin a bridge. or bo c h:'ng by forced marches to the aid of the main with all sorts of inc brances and the worst pos the `usPosition, a detachment finds itself suddenly in f P o e;h l : o ; e B n e . n t ce of the enemy, and has to form in haste, ' A i n 1 , 3 _ 2 to sacrifice its baggage, or to submit to . a cer ve °BB , as the price of the advantage for which the . was originally made. Lord Derby and his th e dr ers have been marching for the last six years through bi lrd e ad Passes of Protection, with all sorts of agricultural /iaet i t ells * We need not relate the strange scrambling move fekttsB, the desultory encounters, the various stratagems, ow Tid surprises of that long war. They . areii eaDi f tulg into the plain, and find their political eul, " a t a very great encumbrance. The heavy agn 'llral interest nnumerable promises, speeches that Wa ce w on golden' • p inions,must all be got rid of some y op riv er other ; burnt, blown up, buried, thrown into the tv-h•I bed, or left to the tender mercies of the foe. Mean th2,e iis the siness of the latter to keep the unfor ruate columns logged, .embarrassed, and in all respects gl e t ei L 3 , e lY as it was on its march. Disraeli labours to 4 4d LL's forces out of marching order into battle array, t 9 ; 4 , 18 disposed enough to leave his baggage and materiel d p , - ," fate. Villiers and Bright will not allow him to Ti l l"Y or to change his front if they can possibly help it. W e Y insist upo n it, that the gentlemen now sitting on e i Treasury Bench shall be the identical personag es m.. ,C ) Were till lately stealing the hearts of landlo r d s an d t o -4 'ers with sympathy and promises, and undertaking o:.give them either a co rn l aw or some thi ng equ i va l ent. 3 yither continue what you were," they say, or yield A ur terms, and utterly renounce y our f ormer se l ves. " ke,. THE GUY FA WKES OF PROTECTION. THE AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM 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 requisition 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. Wm. HAWES, 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 sources 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 Masterman, 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 should 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 20,000/. 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 kayo otherwise been completed in time. The reason for makinH 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 a'as a year ago, if we remember rightly, the nation lu startled from its propriety by a dark and omi that Nlr enous h ` lt nation bearin g the signature of " Paul Foskett said Paul, had a plan which was in politics what 111 i'ller ' 8 long range is in the science of projectiles Th —a o ri a4 to blow everybody up, nobody knows how. •vi t) ti e fi lli ng hopes of free trade were to be scatteredto the last,,, -8 ' the darkening prospects of protection were to be b tra•-•••utaneously illuminated, hope and despair were to be 4:lBPosed, the cloud that had settled on the thoughtful for broil el Mr. G. F. Young was to contract the th: -e acl of Mr. Cobden, and the cares which racked t th • B°lll of the Marquis of Granby were to plan ilhelr talons deep in the quivering flesh of Mr. to t il lit • I r :tow it was to be done nobody knew, no (If 'h, c°lll _, d guess • but Foskett had said it, the hero couiel l ured Protection societies had said it, and who r o il ed doubt that he would perform it ? Months have m ee t 1 3 4 Y, the promise has been unredeemed, and, if we for Foskett again, it is in a position which calls Pity f or ex ercise of proud compassion and magnanimous Hess promises so unaccountably falsified and great of 1,800 dis astrously fall en . Wh e re is the Guy Fawkes der tee tico now ? Wh ere b e hi s l an t ern and his tin cloakexi!. his m atc h es and his train of gunpow d er , hi s ket t I m 8 mask, a n d hi s d agger ? Oh ! Foskett, Fos- Coul d co uld not all this breath keep in a little life ? heart hot all this boasting keep enough warmth in thy fir e ( ~a l lu. those o f th e co - consp i rators t o k e ep alive the ,ear resolution, and bring to effect an enterprise so grunl7ripletioil ? Alas ! conspiracy has subsided into a riirte B . e ' a nd menace has died away into a whine.— 274.64 41511MENT OF ROYAL MINTS IN 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:MT. 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. THE DEPARTMENT OF PRACTICAL ART. 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 sittin g 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 1,026,553, and those no to 56,970. In the Drome there were 27,581, and at Marseilles 15,560 affirmative votes, and not one negative. In the arron 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 ; in 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 2,001 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 Ardennes, 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 (Khaiifa), by order of Sid-el-Hadj Abd-el-Lader. 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 _Mats 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 enlar g ed publicity which will be found ne cessary to its very existence. Looking forward to m ore liberal institutions in connexion with the present monarchical system, the _Mats 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 of L'Orient from Paris, that the screw line-of-battle ships Aunibal 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. 10c. ' fell subsequently to 106 f. 35 c. , 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, 8521. 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. 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 elementary know ledge of form 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 come 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 on 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 vouro t i o ut introduce education o to encourage and assist, b u t no t su p erse d e , all local effrts in i in the s o element spromote o/ f t o h r e m and colour all k esta blishment of special schools for the practice of advanced studies ; to afford instruction in the specialties of manu facture, so far as they regulated the nature of the art to b e applied ; and, lastly, to establish a central museum of arts and manufactures applicable to direct instruction. would In all these various objects the principle be to give assistance half-way, but no further. AUSTRALIA. ku.A. pe t t i.. iti --------- ", which was agreed to in the first week of hasT - 'Mt, by the Legislative Council, at Melbourne, ti e _ een forwarded to the Colonial-office for presentlt tt, the Tia Queen, the document having arrived in 11 4 - "Y the Eagle. The petition sets forth that a the Colon extraordina richness had been discovered in had -°l°ll Y of Victoria which since September, 1851, Yield e d meta • , the enormous amount of 48 tons of precious V a ., ili that in the opinion of scientific men the mine Yield exl allstible, and might reasonably be expected to :orillioi. discoveredthan in New 10,00,, a mount of old yearly of not less value than b een -!°°°/, sterlin g ; that the gold mines which had South Wales were infinitely in ailci rtto those which had been discovered in Victoria 41110 hat t he export from Victoria would be greater in from any , other colony in her Majesty s grea lli t e i , ( as ; that the population of Victoria was already e xPe e : ;Ilan New South Wales, and might be reasonably esei la g. to be considerably increased ; that thea absence es ofof t e cT li t i ll t e nll ll i o ll". ' En g land, arising from the h n in the colony, operated moat prejudicially aff em . e , interests of the producers of the colony, a t th e ~,,', the value of wool and other articles of export o thi,,,,' 4 'lle of at least one tenth ; and that this state of est -68 Would to hlish of a c local ea mint. The petitioners proceed in l.grt measure be remedied by the to state went ing heard that her Majesty S Yen e et- eBt 4", bli shment of a branch of the R h oy ad al Mint in for s „'. l ,' they beg to state that no more suitable locality said ii:" an establishment could be found than V itiz ict en o s ria o , f v ict .at . i . i great risk and loss must arise if the c palled to an d Persons resident in that colony it were corn- Whil st " t ° send their gold to Sydney to get coined ; a great hate, eeta,blishment of a mint in Victoria Di would be a nd South va i nt age to the residents of Van approximation coin Land to Melb coin thaalolifri ll s e, tr th al e ia, obtain as from their near F? , 3 , that Y would much more b e°lll Pelied to go to Sydney. ietoria a -er Majesty will be pleas to establish . readily therefore alone, or bra, 11 ,4, 0 ... 48 the'". in t t t f h o e r RthoeYAaluMstiralint, Ad They in an eit c h o e l r on fo ie r s V . Victoria CoNT- pr oduce tkely to for the gentle and Ellirth ELECTIONS. —The late election appears ken of the long sellteradore than one rp ece rarhament there wert .t 37 t r h e e tu w rn m s the t ut ~, . g r o be dent harvest against m pe e ti n t c i e o m ne en d t agai (T illirsd ) • on the last t-hdaalfy a o ll f o t w h e e d p b e y titi la o w ns . thTebnisweerveenpirneg ch b aY is the latest period in this Parliament at be re . - i ,, c 3 the standing orders, such petitions can roba" '''' and yet, exclusive of the great number which ,bly will then make their appearance, 39 have al ate,ReaYeen presented. These affect no fewer than 53 Zi, without reckoning the case of Knaresborough. trv'etshe" 34 are held by Liberals, and 19 „ • It is remarkable that there is not asingle coin ant against the returns for the English counties, all t_eopetitions relating to boroughs and cities, and only `v orates regards the Irish—namely, Clare county and Isrford county. Of the 39 petitions 27 are English, coteh, and 11 Irish. W 4141znIC are enabIedLAVERY. It is with the greatest pl easure e to announce, that a very important move leut, in reference to American slavery, is about to be 14allgurated. The Duchess of Sutherland, is to take, or Yrather has already taken, the initiative in the matter. . er Grace has invited a great number of ladies of dis gliction, mid the wives of most of the eminent clergymen in.the metropolis, whether belonging to the Church or D isent, to meet leer in Stafford House, in order to con cert measures for bringin en of the women Of England to bear on thewomen of the United States, with regard to two of the more horrible features of Ame ricau slayors..—Afornin2 Advcrafer. ___ THE UNION FREEHOLD LAND AND BUILDING SOCIETY. —Yesterday evening a ver y full meeting of th e 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. Smith, 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, f ore t o pmast, 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 Jieemoanh P th e e ar l c 3 e th b , u i i s id c e o r n , t o r f ad H ic a t rt ed -s . treet, Covent - garden donais,the effects of injuries received at Chelsea Hos pital,according to the medical certificate, The lung*--and of Tory long standing s cause o f . hi f death from wdiseaseds Croxton Park............ 6 Newmarket Craven ..... 11 York Spring ............ 9 M Chester Newmarket Sec Sp lO 5hrew5bury............. 11 AUG' Brighton is Brighton Club 5 Wolverhampton Reading lO SEPT Warwick 6 Doncaster l3 Bedford 2O Leicester 2l OCTI Chester Autumn......... 4 Newmarket S. 0 ......... 10 NOVE Worcester 1 Epsom Autumn THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVIINING, NOVEMBER 25, 1852. A_ Al E It I CA. The United States mail steam-ship Arc tic, 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 ( a freight, and the usual mails from the United S fates and British America. _ . TILE SHARE MARKETS. 100 By this arrival we have four days' la itier news from New York, and all parts of the Soui 1 tern and Western States, than we previously rec e:ived per Niagara. When the Arctic left New York bus' b less was active there, and money in greater dem a,nd than at the sailing of the Niagara. The dem 1,31 d, how ever, was freely met, and terms easy. The market for breadstuffs was brisk ; - p ricer had advanced slightly, and considerable tr: asactions had taken place at the following quot v tions Western Canal flour, 8 dols. 'Tic. 5.00 dols. per barrel, and Gennessee prime wheat, 1 d , 3 1. 14c. to 1 dol. 16c. per 601bs. : Indian corn 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, : i s will be seen by the following quotations :—Nel v Orleans and Mobile, mid. fair to fair, like. to 11/ c . per lb. ; Uplands ditto, 10gc. to 10/c., and 11/c t o 14-c. Shipowners were asking increased prices of freight, the following being the quotation a :—Flour to Liverpool, 2s. 3d. to 2s. 6d. per bar nel ; grain to ditto, 7d. to lid. per bushel ; cotton. to ditto, id. to 5-16 per lb. Exchange on London was in moderate request at 110 k i ; Paris, sf. 15c. ; Hamburgh, to / ; Bremen, 79 to 79/. The miscellaneous news by the Arctic of little general interest to European readers. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. 184 100 100 all all 45 all 50 50 50 25 SPORTING INTELLIGENC.B". 11' 100 A.berdeen . Imbg. Nottag. Bost, & Eastn. June.— Birmug. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey......... Birkenhd. Laucsh. & Cheshire Junct...... Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons Do., £2O Bristol & Exeter.. (Caledonian. Chester Sr Holyhead Cork and Bandon ' Dublin&BelfastJune Dundee Perth dzAber-1 deen Junction Do. New East Anglian (X 25 L. & E. & L. & D.) Do., (£lB E. & H.) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. 5h.... Do., d 0.......... ..... Do., B. & C ........... East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk, & Birming. June..., _ _ _ Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S.Western l Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., t B. Stock Great Southern and Western (Ireleud) Great Western Irish South Eastern.. Lancaster & Carlisle.. Do., Thirds ..... . Lancash. & Yorkshire' Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Uu Leeds Northern 114 all all all SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCLIV. The first day's racing at Shrewsbury aff( n some excellent sport, the fields in two instances baf lig rather large than otherwise. The Knight of the Tb i stle, quite up to the mark, and scarcely supported for a xtything in the ring, had the race in hand for the last dis t ance, win ning cleverly by a short length from Ada, giving her and Evening Star (who ran third) each four po wads. 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 evid,vatly suited to any course not exceeding three-quarters of a mile, the distance in this instance being the T.Y.C. 100 42;1 34 all all 100 Liv. Crsby. & So uthpt. London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud. Bright. & S.Cst. 'gondol]. & N. Western Do., Fifths Do., £lO Shs., M & B. .C. 100 - 100 471, 17,1 all 100 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 Fie ems 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 6st 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 Gst, just managing to struggle into the third place. Little Fawn ran very stale, as did Candlewick. Lindrick was, to all I 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. It was a good performance of Dawson's Bit of Blue, after running the two and a-quarter miles in the comeShrews abnuryhoHuraanfdtiecrawpa.radns,dahnadviwnginathseevceorelufimnnisHh,antodicap frooumt a large field. This animal is decidedly a better class horse than the public has hitherto given him credit for being. He must be kept in sight for some of the early budding spring handicaps of next season. My fancy for this race, after being made a great pot in town, did not start, consequently I had no chance of winning with him. This race brought the racing season of 1852, 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 princip a l enquiries being after two or three of the Hednesford horses for the Chester C . up; . bufl,ooo to 10 being wanted London & S. Western Do., .£50........ Do., £4O Lndindrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Ranch.Shef. &Lincln. Do., Man. & Lin. Un. Midland ........... ..... Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G.West.(lr.) Do. Shares ..... Newcastle &Carlisle.. Newmarket ....... Newpt.Aberg.driltfcl.l Newry & Enniskillen' N0rf01k...... ...... • 100 all 31 100 13 Do., New .............. Northn. Counties Un. North British ..... North Devon, N 0.1.. Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred... Do., j B Guaranteed North Staffordshire.. North Western.. Closing Prices this Day. 31 - 32 6 1 -- 104 -- 1O 6i -- 61 d 21 -- 22 3 —24 d 107 -- 109 65 - 651 - 21 -- 25 17i -18 i 3 —2 d 813 ness done this Day. 10 2R 13i 20 20 31t i 103 65i 4i 5i 24 3 g 18 42 , in each instance, no businesswas 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, 17i all 100 The Severn Stakes of 2 sovs, each, and 20 added, for beaten horses ; the second receives 5 sous., and the winner pays 3 sous. expenses. One round. 10 subs. Mr. Fletcher's Black Jack, 2 yrs (201.), 7st 31b 61 5,1 6 12 i i yrs (201.), 9st 91b.... . .. (200, Bst 121 b (Knott) 1 Dilworth'sMMrr..mit 2 3 Mr. Robbins's The Priest, 4 yrs (801.), lOst 121 b 0 Mr. Ward's Tancred , 4 yrs (301.), lOst 71b 0 S's Telescope, Henrietta, 4 yr 3 s Mr. E. Phillips's Prestige, 4 yrs (301.), 10st 0 Mr. Tempest's Cripple Kate, 4 yrs (201.), 9st 61b 0 Mr. White's Snowdrop, 3 yrs (201.), Bst 81b 0 3 Mr. J. Rose's Greengage , 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. sovs. expenses and the second horse's stake. About four miles across country. 21 subs., 9 of whom declared. Mr. Wainwrights Heroine, aged, lOst 51b (Owner) 1 Captain Sartoris's Young Sir Edward, 9st 121 b ... Mr. Cooke's ch g by Sir Hercules, out of Lepida, aged, lOst 31b 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 sovs. 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 soy. each. Mr. Saxon's Caurire, 6 yrs, lO s t 5 1 b ...... (Hopwood) IFrure Mr. Hutchinson s Half-and --alf; aged, lOst 131 b 2 Mr. Davies' Gaylad, 6 yrs, 9st 111 b 3 0 Mr. Martin's 0 - Yrs, 9st 41b 0 Mr. Adey's Begg ar-m y -N eighbour. (late Pay-your- M Mr. Mr. C h g o b y i c e e ,s s Queen of 4 Scavenger, A yrs, 9st 81b the Val e , 6 yrs, 9 s t 71b Debts), aged, 9st Sir E. Smythe nd Gerard, 3 y rs, , st 0 Betting—Even on Half-and-$a .-., 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. gra/NNW.II W Ki a p rwi linta S t p e rng R ACING FIXTURES FOR 1853. MARCH. • 8 No rthampton (2) Salisbury .................▪ 10 Aberga, venny DoncasterCL oivveer Liver p ool l S S s p P p r APRIL. Mahon Newmarket F. S Bath Manchester (3) Epsom INE. Ascot Hampton l5 Beverley, Hull, &c Bibury 22 JULY. Newmarket 5 Stamford Worcester 5 Nottingham Carliqle (3) 5 Goodwood Liverpool l3 Stockbridge.. Winchester .. Newcastle,... r UST. 71 7 78i ~ 15 .. 17 .. 30 771 8 28X98; 86A 5a 50 1211 . 21 25 101 3 5 96if ... 18 ... 24 p.m. 88 7if ... 23 ... 24 100 100 100 100 . 19 2G York l7 Derby Egham 24 or 25 12, 1 2 St. St. 25 all 100 all 15 :MBER. N. & S.Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Scottish Central 12i 12 12 St. Lanark 22 Manchester Autumn Newmarket F. 0 27 BER. 1 Newmarket H 24 18 17i si 9 i [BER. Liverpool Autumn 9 Warwick Autumn 108 125/ i 61 21 i 32 3 794 k Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union.... Do., A.B. C. &D.fully paid up at p. c...... South Devon .......... South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun Do.. 100 100 18i Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Rai1way......... Vale of Neath......... 1 Waterfd. & Kilkenny ,Waterford&Limeriek West Cornwall.. West London. Woodford ......... York Newctl. & Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York 4 N. Midland 10 25 10 1.0.6, 49. 62 39} 131 40 100 100 100 53. f 3i 65 6i 5i 6 68 30 20 1 40 109 8i 104 i 3 1271 7 1501 ilo3i 3 21 3 90 1 10 28, 4 . 321 16i 17 2i i 102 i 104 I injng ss the Duchess )4e de Braban 34e Highness es ilaide of rfohen - Van de WeYer , Kent, Colonel ;obert Carswell, accompanied Flandres, weiu ly Earl Talbot , ut.-Colonel the -aco on the /3°l the Viscounteg r to the Quee l) ,; Sir Edso r " )ot and gr. iting. T of subtrutins to her MaJ°sl rt. From town 5' j es" an d subnaitteu Van de Virel er ) been invited' ttended in fthi! -formed the ° Donizetti. Rossini. Tolbeque: Donizet ti. Jullien. Grattan Ors Sumnierlott• deli° 'ds selection Spohr• Herold. A mber. Weber. ced iningen 4 "" _ A Tbe >r Castle. oon. w ith intervies° ii ial residence erview Withet l ° A r thur P a 1 t A. [or. 13,3r0i1e ith Mr. Secre. yes terdg C. P., tralls3et44l :own yesordal - the C °1"1 L g Kong. 7's Fuso-1; e oel ;IA of 0 the t be funeral ,00, 3d by the 22 1 55 ' s e3T I,ueen to 9 ° vo er [cellent M 3 der ng good • )37 the. CO d 'ho acted Duke ei me to eSP? o f her P r t res pect 10- . 0 0 whole 01 ;rave. Gentlerae t sere ant' VALP49I'.O 000 11 _ T hi s fore 0 0 lusehold gt, Be Goan. - the Coupled ba t he ~Blue), a Core h e i r res P e t„ of of the P w • • -00 3e Albert , t of 3f, and 0 " s his coun" ,../ ""00 m the oc e t s o i n• of Wellogiote forme d o f •,onsequeliv' eo ri• s becameat re seen to two hour s .' 0 14 • divla ent e no „ crowd 01 , jet regilne n ieir resPec r th e ON) • pt lv )1S•I 19 ° bag v vll , o , vo les vel pfif ,tfa y-10 0 sco " del o f o l r d--: edits lt. et ai. e r rea J uS. l in 3 v , l ° , o t seY° Liz ) oi T his ruil . „ 011 013 the m a sroo oboe. oca intelliii =~`1....~,r 80i 80 1 9 /2 si 9 26. 5.1 Gh 77 6A 7 74 RAILWAYS. Bedford and Bletchley.... Birm. & ° ea. guarantee ... Do. without gr Birm.Wolv. & Dudley guar. Do. wtht guar. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent..... Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Glas. Barr. & Neilsn.Direet Do. New Hrtlpl. Dk. itSz Railway Hull & Selby. Do. i Shares. Do. i Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per et Manch.Baton and Matlock Middlesbro' & Red ear liidia.Bradfd. Northern and Eastern sp. c. Do. 6 per et.; D o . Fixed 5p . c Prest. Wyre Do. 4 Shares. Roystn.&Hit. Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. & Goole g. 5. p. e S. Staffordsh WearValleygr 6 per cent Do. Wilts &Somrstl 3 0 - 31 29 - 303' 30 - 31 29 - 30 109 - 111 52i 533, 149 - 151 33 -33 i 113 - 115 56 - 57 27 - 28 14 -14 A 25 - 26,4, 19 -19 i 3 - 3k 107 - 10~ 64 - 66 150 - 152 149 - 151 - fi (11 , 32i - '.3A ,1056 -10 Q, 8 - 9 2 4 12 - 13 - 10 -- 71 78. - 794 57 -• 59 77 - 79 28 - 29 59 - 60 85 - 87 49 - 51 121 - 123 101 105 1 964 96 6 86 88 11 —l2 p 87i 881 34 3 d 24 2 174 ... 184 9 - 91 108 - 109 125 - 1261 1 -4} p li - 2 1 p 95 - 96 3 2 d 2 d 123 —13 A 21 22 33 34-8 d 79i —79 i 46 48 ... -"" • • • 50 53 3 —2 d 3 —3;- 49 51 39 -- 40 1 6i -- Gh 2-2 g d 4 7- ,1 8-94 3- p 52i -53 A 92 - 96 66 - 68 67 - 69 74 76 1 1 d 20 21 10 101 15 16 3i 2i d 22} 23 80 80 44 41 14 15 o 2g - 2i 124 - 13 - 25 -26 i 9i - 10 76 6 -77,1 - - 61 - 62 PREFERENCE SHARES. ,Aberdeen .. Do., No. 2, 7 p. c... Bristol & Exeter 4 p. cent. Stock ......... Do. 4 p. c. Shares ... Caledonian £lO ...... Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent... Cork &Bandon 5i P.C. Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction....... EastAnglian (a 10s) 6 per cent Do. (25) 7 per cent.. Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. et.. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. Do.,,New 6 p. c. St.. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... Do., £lO Deben. Sh. EastLancash. 6 p.cts. East&WestYorkshire Junction, Fifths..... Edinb. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent.... Great Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. e., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... Gt. Westn. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. Great Western, fixed 4 per cent ...... . Lancash. & Yorksh., F. £20......,. ........ Do., 6 p. c., Stock.., Leeds Northern, 6 p cent., No. 1 ........ Do No. 2 Do.; No. 3 ..... Do. , Quarters, 1848. London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c.. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, sp. 1852. c. , Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Lon. & N. West. Cov. dr Nun., 5 p. c. Stock. London & S. Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler. Shares Londndry. & Ennisk Shares...... ..... Manch. ,Shef., &Lin., Shares, No. 1 Do. New, £lO Do., £6 . ....... Marypt.&Carl. 4 p. c Do. 4 per cent . Do.. all all 8 100 100 Mid. Consol. 6 P.C. St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4? per cent Norfolk Extension Do. Guar. 5} 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 £1 Os.6d. Do. 4i per cent S. Yo rksh . 4p . c. Guar• Stock. & Hart'. Guar. sp. c. till 1 July ,1856 Waterfd. &Kilk.6p. e. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p•c•Pref. Do York .......... H & S. Purch JOINT-STOI all all 25 20 Australasia British N. AraeliCaD Colonial Commercial of Lon don English S c ottish and Australian Loud. Chart. Bk.. of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond. & Westminster. National Prov. of Eng. Do. New National of' Ireland Oriental Bank of Corporation Union of Australia Do. Now Union of London Union of Madrid.., Do. New Provincial of Ireland, Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Importing _Company. xd Id 07 - 109 Za --- 165 18i -- 191 d -- i p 6 - 6.1 - 2>; - 4 11 -- 2 p li -- 1151 15 -- 17 -17 i . ••• - .• 3 ••••• 3h iii - 129 1112 - 114 8/ - 9} - 1 p .09 -- 110 p .52 - 155 ... - - pi 3i -- 4 p 8i -- 13i - 13 - 9i - 103 - 11 -- 14 P d p par -- p ~ -.-. ... 149, - 150. ) , - $ p 22, - 21 ii - 102 - 104 244 - 254 21 - p 111 - 11/ 1 18 16 - 17 253 - 264 19 20 d par 102 104 51, -- 5, I - tpl BANKS THE CONTINENT. 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 liavagas 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 such!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 known of the contents of the protocol. :~d Leasing I Closing Prices Compans. Loudon & N. West. Gt.Westu Do Do Do L. &N.W Caledon IGt.Notrhu Gt. Westu. Caledon Do Yk. New & Berw Y.&N.Md Do Do S. Eastern Do Norfolk Do Ln. &N. W & Mktld Stckton & Darlingt. E. Count, Do L. &I\ . W. &Ln& Yll. l Do Gt.Northn Do Lancash.& Yorksh MrAlClean Stockt. & Darling Do i Gt.Westn. FOREIGN. RAILWAYS. BelgianEasut. Junct. Central of France(Or leans & Vierzon 'Charleroi & Erquelin Demerara Dijon and Besan9on, Dutch Rhenish East Indian Gt. Indian Peninsula Junct. of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares Do.Bds. (Ist i55.)1857 Do.Bds. (2d i55.)1.862 .4 Luxembourg.. 11 Do. (Railway) 14 Do. Do. (Canal) Lyons and Avignon Madras Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of Franco Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy. B. & Ams. She.; NorwegianTrunkPrei Orleans & Bordeaux Paris and Lyons Do. Bonds . Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen&Cherbrg. Quebec &Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse._ St. And. & Quebec(A) Tours and Nantes Upper India Scrip West Flanders I Do. 5i per c. Pref. Western of France, Agua Fria ....... Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Freehold Australian Cordillera Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) British Austrin. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp. (issued at £5 pm Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cobra Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co General Golden Mountain Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Loud. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita Mexican&S•Americn.', New Granada Nouveau Mond* Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymme Iron Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft United Mexican West Mariposa Yuba IfISCELLA: !Australian Ryl. Mail Canada Copper Miners of Eng,. Do. Preference Crystal Palace.... Eastern Steam... Electric Teleg. of Ir.l i Gen. Steam Navigat. General Screw Steam Shipping Company Irish Boetroot Sugar Netherlands Land—. Peninsular & Oriental Do Royal Mail Steam ...' Univeral Emigrationl, and Colonization.... Closing Prices tail day. 1 - 2 13 - 15 4i -- 4113 —1 d 4 -- 9 1 P 24 —2Hp -- 3 p par 1 p 5 - 7 51 - 1 - 1i 10 - 12 p 2i - 3 p ... - ... 5.1 - 9 6 - 7i 3 - 36 15i -15 i 171 -18 P -- 66 -- 68 38 -- 40 341 -- 35 5 1 -- 5i p 6 20 --21p111 -12 f 5 - 5i lo --- thip P A t P 4 5 p d— par par p d par d par 7 —8 4 -5 2 -3 30 - 306 la- IP 43 - 45 - 1.4 p 7 - 76 id — par _ d 1 g id) 4! -- A d := p —2 p 1 -- 1i p d -- par 19 -- 21 14 -14 i par -- p 10 -1 1 i 74 -- 8 p I P, EOIJS. , . - ... , . •-• ... Business done this Day. all all all all all 13.5 241 all all all all li 283 9 58 GO LLOYD'S SHIPPING-MIES DAY.) 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_i Parliament, Bosto n . APPLEDORE, NOV. 24.—The Nightingale, for Newport, is on shore, but expected off much strained. FALmount.----ArrivFd—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 pi c k E d up ; an d 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 Poto 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s ; Veal, 2s 10(1 to 45 Od ; rk, 2s 641 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 Od vetory full prices. Beef, from 2s 4d to 45 0 ; Mutton, er 81bs _ 3s 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s to 45 Od ; Pork 2 s 10(1 to 3s 10(1 p, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Nov. 24.—The trade is somewh 10d at acti 4s ve, as follows :—Beef, from 254(1 to 4s ; Mutton, 2s to 6d ; Veal, 2s 10 to 4s ; Pork, 2s 8d to 35 10(1 per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 18s to 22s each. LEWES, Nov. 23.—Our markeutton tis stead y, at full ; qn_ota, - tions. Beef, from 3 s to 45 ; Mto 45 6(1 Veal , 3s 2d to 3s 10d ; Por k, 3s to 3s Bcl per 81bs. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 3/ 18s ; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 4/ 18s ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ lls per load. Trade steady at late rates. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ Os ; clover, ditt o , 3/ 158 to 4 / 17s ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 128 p e r load. Supply but moderate, and trade firm. WHITECILAPEL. —Meadow hay, 2/ 15a to 3/ 18s; clover, ditto, 3/ 15s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 11s 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. WHEAT. 'BAILEY.' okra. I RTE. I BEAM. I PEAL PRICE .. 40a Od I 305 6d:l ills Bdl 285 8d 355 6d 335 Bd. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. 1 PEAL 11 01 is Od Is Od Is Od is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 96,792; Darley,lo7 384; Oats, 21,509; Rye, 91; Beam 3,229; Peas, 3,332 quarters! LITERATURE. The Comic Almanack for 1853. By Geo • • '• - `k , shank. David Bogue. c•- , 1 1 : s ; Cruikshank again with his Comic Al 11, • Tel- A glorious treat coming to us, almost " out of mind," with the approach of Christmas. 7: nfortu nately we can no longer look forward s s facetious " Annual " from Thomas o Z P 's another grotesque " Legend" from Thomas In=A. RIO 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 t o 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 tur 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 " Tam 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 tem 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 Fuiinidos 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 Some body, the New Year—this time 1853 ! We have to thank Mrs. Colonel Bloomer and her followers for the idea of the gorgeous frontispiece, showing " The Rights of Wome n , or th e e ff ec t s o f 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 lilliputihn 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 Cruikshaukian. H. G. Hine has a swarm of comical little iwood-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 " Revela tions:" Her misfortunes do not appear to have deprived her of her pow ers o f o b serva ti on an d de scription. 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 advent ures , observations, and senti ments. The travels are very entertaining, and the misfortunes of the writer obtains for her thein terest and commiseration of the reader. To all unacquainted with the country she describes, her work offers a great variety ofinformation, 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 presenting any striking originality, it is pleasing and attractive ; though the author cannot be cor!imenc ed in her ridicule of the Church, of which she gives ous absurd samples, but n ot one favourablenumer speci- men. With this exc e p tion, the story is agreeable and the style lively , and likely to attract and fu e l. nate her readers. ALARMING FIRE AND NARROW EscAPE.—y es t er d av tobacconist a short morning at an early hour, a fire, n a ea nd rly ci a g :e fatal results to five or six persons, broke out i.tilindlteedhrechwpianrteitl: Post-office. At the time of distance rioce; from i T )tt . ihs L ei n o Ge m ses a n s ea , rta t o ll b 9r a c , mother, an bedsan asleep. the discovery being made, the inmates, consisting of Mr. infant, the servant girl, Lom as and li a i l s ad w :w fe e r a e nd in After some trouble the residents were arou se d , descend the staircase they f but on attempting to such dense bodies that th ey found the smoke issuing in With the assistance of thepoli ce were nearly suffocated. inmates were all rescued officer on the beat, the fire escape and several in safety. The Royal Society's from Watling-street engines of the London Brigade, Parringdon-street and Jeffery. square stations, to gether • ' d office, attended office, and plenty of water having been pro cured, the firemen went to y work k and extinguished the or. fire. Consid era bl e 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 CONTBST FOR LISBURN.—A meeting o f t h e 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, to. turned to Scotland on Monday evening. THE SIX-MILE -BRIDGE AFFAIR.—It is said that the friends of the people 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 u tine k forms:of law will allow. Business done. 110 531 3 114 15i 1074 8 9 8 1 i i 358 i 158 112 11 1 1 121 11 i P Sim 1 1 i i 7 63, i i i 1 ii 31 30 li 21 4 141 11 lli i 7 11 1 1 ........ 291 9 74 4 i