The Sun. — London, England, 1852-12-20 00:00:00

'THIS fill oulburn•) Fi o n( ES. --HIS n o Wit C:t tot e I % nee. l i s cxt of the he trade a s;L-' be debts lifia,o'v and the Iv at e a-ssignee; eel barge , e Lora , ecr u as Lour, to , vfeen had g' tl who th ml itora, - - long D fficera T be to law. a ra lly/ 511 81 ene stio on inju rtel t° l adve , the gr ea t b re e a llowanT, ; gested was any e. ~irn in tD.I2 {ha m ,f sou fr o 7 gai eSti :,d P r i appoint be ind 113/414 1010W 1° ; 3TS• rro , 10) g Seal OPer t Y ;35/. 000 the fre sh p tioo ina short reet , New-st 0 Y was apP losaing; tier, . id s . 6J. ; 18s. s ;igiO t. pro 1 , o. pa, 3 261 ' 105 6e4 849 1 ' ' (0 41. 4s , _ . , e jm )ing , in er dOd kept, , s A gri iv t " d a,nkrtlP m , e 1 ;et. - I m - p,bil • ts ° opals anie tilD e co ' ; • tecl ° ,oul io ta i s so s pAlt,) S SSiOll3 1.0,00 gr. S e „ 4s trA of rig' s 0 aendo the yr l oing of 1" S. A A the j o w it S jov es of t Dy le n otone ti v oil e Est Wa s 0° 4J m tiff t° e that h .„ I t te t lion Oa, 0,2 141 0 rv: anent ~,v °ad.! sUPPreS' lty t° ns 3 P in 10 rs 3 ° 4 steP ti blie - e ° ;4o l 3 a disci' its. IVI a , is s tJ rehen— s f clO olly )oiis vvr'lle,o l ,t for l 4O )rOPe rvi ' 6 4.1 nocen t the le i i sP i fox k e pt t° or c le •4' to O'n v) - javiziao ry, who the Jll/'y w v orn w ell kJ' 1) 0 that be Step , [Hy o f or' of Tho _ 47 n t-st l ;tl pt t° whiA 04 '111 1 '. 4 , 1 )- 0 111 now 1 105; )rviard ears — t y late of d to .013, I B ejl' ce 4 t;,t 1.1 ': 3 4,10g no P 34 ;eff ie sr°, the s'ed o i. .r d cm , i ;il b ig boa- )II ha,Ve b it L Cli SC ; t l 0 .0 OW ° .60240 MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The q re was less activity in the demand for wheat in most "se provincial markets held en Saturday ; nevertheless, Prir. e B of all kinds were well supported. Fine barley was scarce,halt, were and quite as dear ; but low qualities, as well as were a dull inquiry. Oats were in improved request, t ," 6 (1 to is dearer. Beans and peas firm. Flour had an l'ward tendency. m ile Conti nen t a l mar kets have been rather active for ea , Owing to the large orde this s ide. t e ll ,3 ces have risen fully 2s per quarter. Spring corn has has 1 1 held on higher terms. In the United States, flour been en the advance. V. l le arrivals of English grain last week were very : 1 0ted. From abroad we received 4,077 quarters of liZ ea t , 350 barley, 1,055 oats, 1,837 beans, 420 peas , 5,306 4. - o,,' e cd, 3,545 rapeseed, 147 sundry seeds, 160 sacks, and '-iu barrels of flour. lr E ssex to this morning's market, the arrivals of Wheat 4 1 °41 Essex and Kent, coastwise, were very moderate, and 1 1111 ddling condition. From the East Coast, a few par )3l,4 sine to hand ; but by land carriage the supply was w ,"" ; hence the show of samples of both Red and White 14 comparatively triflinc , . The attendance of country 'e i ra being considerablfless than for some weeks past, 'emand - Yor all kinds of Wheat of home produce was d 4O means brisk. However, the trade may be con ti er ect steady, at prices equal to those obtained on Mon lelast. A total clearance was with difficulty effected. \;,, lll , c rous offers came to hand from the Midland and . 1 4 - ' 4 e,rn districts ; but they were too high to admit of -,,eosive dealings. % til e show of fresh foreign wheat was unusually small for ex Vira e of year, whilst the supply on offer, ex granary, s o bited a falling off. The inquiry for most kinds was m Cewhat inactive, yet the importers were very firm in demands, and last week's currencies were supported. F - ' o ating cargoes of wheat, beans, and Indian corn, off b: t l laeuth, were h e ld at the extreme rates of last week ; l t , t he amount of business doing was very moderate. e were scantily supplied with all kinds of barley. Se 7 he samples, fit for malting purposes, readily produced cu rrencies. 141e4r4lattews.as in moderate supply, and sluggish inquiry, at I tt No twithstanding that the quantity of oats brought for rd was very limited, dealers refused to purchase beyond k e ' e dia te wants, under the impression that large supplies L e L° B e at hand. In some instances, prices were a shade r k er, but the trade was far from inactive. cl b .,_" l e sale for beans was tolerably firm : in prices, no uge took place. P eas were in moderate request, at last week's currency. VP flour, only a limited business was doing, nevertheless, " Week's advance in the quotations was supported. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. W heat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier .... 61s to 63s , Red .... new 418 to 48s Oats Yorkshire and Ditt0........ old 47s 598 Lincolnsk., Feed 16s 22e 1)i, -40 , White new 45s 53s Potato ..•....... 21s 24e b1it0........ o ld 51 8 62s Youghal and Cork Norfolk and Lin- Black. ...... 16s 248 Red, old 48s 538 Cork, White k, u ltto, new ...... 370 47s Scotch, Feed. .. .. 218 25s ~, , ,Old _„„.... .. 3 I s 328 Beans—Tick ... ...... 339 358 41. C., e /t •••• • • • ... .. 318 338 Pigeons ...... .... 36 40s 2—Grinding . .... 26s 28s Peas—Grey ...... •• • • 318 35 halting .„ „ .... 31$ 338 Maple... • • ...... 338 368 11 1 ,1he'raller .... ... 33s 35s White........... " -- Suffolk and Nor- Boilers .......... no 418 , h f01ic.........„ u . s 58s Flour—Town-made.— 41s 46s ,7 0 `orn ... .. .. .. .. 46s 52s Suffolk •• • • ...... 32 s 345 'mnBllton and Ware 53s 60s Stockta & Norfolk 32s 38s SMITHFIELD. Po h !the time of the year, the imports of foreign stock Thy London during last week were moderately extensive. Le total supply amounted to 4,436 head, against 4,277 18 1 1 , 4 g the same period in 1851 5,124 in 1850 ;; 2,388 in ; 3,656 in 1848 ; and 2,884 in 1847. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. tom 14, khuroh. 17Bterd am . ,tw ern Nrli n Sudgen... — %tte rc i a . m ll6 Calves. Pigs. 7 ... 46 ... -- ••• 66 ... 838 1,020 765 ... --- Total .... 235 ... 3,782 ... ... 419 ... The Yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under :7 Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 363 ... 152 355 ... 29 295 ... 14 144 ... 64 ... ISS, Beasts. Sheep. .......607 ... 3,155 ... eto ........4,147 ... Isl ........ 419 1,660 18;`),, .......... 628 2,884 '( ......... 420 2,400 ... 61:,,11e show of foreign stock here to-day was again very ts 7, di and in middling condition. Considering that the day was held on this day se'pnight, the supply of teZ e 'red beasts on offer this morning was somewhat ox and nearly the whole of it was of full average Although the butchers purchased largely last t a i l 'k the beef trade ruled steady, at fully the prices ob- L e i: 4 on Monday last, the general top figure for Scots 48 per 8 lbs. 114 1 ' 01 )1 Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton- Of b e We received about 1,000 short horns ; from other parts L''„llglancl 800 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c. ; and from - ",,,,wanci 269 horned and polled Scots. viftetwithstanding that we were seasonably well supplied 1 1 `, 4 " 1 ., sheep, the demand for that description of stock ruled g - ib k, at - a further advance in the quotations of 2d. per R e - "• Choice old Downs realised 5s p w er 8 lbs., but the I: h l_ral top figure was 4s 10d. There ere a few Dorset — °s on offer. e al ht il l'es—t he supply of which was good—moved off steadily Blb s. Y Friday's prices ; some small veal sold at 4s 4d per t at l l ea ! demand for pigs was somewhat inactive, at late WEST INDIA MAIL. The Orinoco, steam-ship, Lieut. Hast, R.N., arrived yesterday morning at nine o'clock. It is to be much regretted that since leaving St. Thomas's the yellow fever has prevailed to an alarming extent on board, no less than 41 cases having occurred, of which 10 have proved fatal. Of these two were passengers, and eight of the crew. The last death occurred only four days since— namely, on the 16th. The whole were, of course, buried at sea. _ _ _ The following deaths are also reported of the same disease :—Mr. lanson, purser ; Mr. Vincent, and Mr. Dudman, all of whom were officers of the company, and attached to inter-colonial ships. Mr. Vincent was son of Captain Vincent, com mander of the Severn, and the only surviving officer of the Amazon steam-ship, destroyed by fire in the Bay of Biscay in January last. Mr. lanson (son of Mr. lanson, ship-broker, of South ampton) received his appointment as purser but a few months since, and left his native place in the enjoyment of excellent health and spirits. He was a young gentleman much and deservedly respected, and has left a widow and small family to deplore his early loss. Immediately it was ascertained by the Customs authorities that the yellow fever had been making such ravages, the vessel was put into quarantine, and remains at this moment in the river under the surveillance of the Customs officers. No personal communication whatever is allowed. A telegraphic message has been forwarded to Sir Wm. Pym, chief officer of health in the quaran tine department, but no answer has yet been re ceived from that gentleman. No steps will be taken, however, as to the release of the passengers, until instructions have been received from Sir William. It is supposed that as the last death occurred so recently as the 16th, the vessel, pas sengers, and cargo will be put under the restrictions of the quarantine laws. The names of the crew who died on board the Orinoco are :—John Gorley, fireman ; Thomas Stevens, waiter ; Henry Savage, yeoman of closets ; John Weston, landsman • avid Day, waiter ; Henry Isles, fireman ; John Fryer, waiter ; William Williams, fireman. The names of the passengers have not transpired. Four of the crew of the Orinoco were left at thb Jamaica Hospital, ill of fever—viz., William Short, fireman ; William Dally, fireman ; Joseph Dennett, fireman ; Charles Biddle Combe, trimmer. The Orinoco left St. Thomas's on the 3d instant. She brings 1,273,722 dollars in gold and silver, 268 serous of cochineal, 193 bales of sarsaparilla, &c. There are 42 passengers in the aggregate, and 13 distressed British subjects. The mails have since been landed, and our papers have come to hand. The cholera at Nassau had nearly disappeared, though in other parts of the Bahamas it was raging to a considerable extent. At St. Thomas's and the Leeward Islands the yellow fever was making sad havoc. Several of the officers and crew of the Esk had been attacked with yellow fever, soon after leaving St. Thomas. The mortality at Barbadoes, both among the natives and Europeans, had been very great. Assistant Commissary Neil and the whole of his family, numbering six persons, had fallen victims to the disease. Two or three cases of sporadic cholera had occur red at Jamaica ; the small -pox was disappearing. Sir Charles Grey, it is said, is to leave Jamaica, and that Lord Howard de Walden or Lord Wharn chile would be his successor. A severe shock of earthquake was felt at Jamaica on the 26th ult., but did no damage. Trade was dul in every department. The pro duce market was quiet. Rum and sugar maintain last quotations. The heavy rains in St. Elizabeth and Manchester parishes have been most destructive to the coffee crop. A youth, one of the passengers of the Orinoco, died last evening at six o'clock. Per Blbs to sink the offal. 114, 4 s. d. s. d. k . " 0 "„° 1 ' Beasts ...2 Bto 2 10 quality ... 3 0 3 2 p;,,lfe large oxen 3 4 3 6 b i T'e Scots, &c. 3 8 4 0 k e e jlor sheep ...3 6 3 8 11,1 quality ...3 10 4 0 k eeoarse-w11d.4 2 4 6 )4, 14 TOTAL SUPPLY. k e , a l, B j ) °g15,150 11; ° 25 9 ft „ lt tement and comparison o the supplies and prices of fat IT* exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Y*, Dec. 22, 1851, and this day, Monday, Dec. 20, 8. d. "d. 1 *meSouthdown 4 8 410 rge crse. calves 2 8 3 8 rime small do 3lO 4 4 ;Large hogs 210 3 6 ; Smallporkers 3 8 310 1 Suckling calves 20 0 23 0 ;Quarter old pigs 18 0 22 0 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs 268 1,480 141 Dec.2o, 1852 s. d. s. d. 2 Bto 2 10 30 3 2 34 3 6 38 4 0 36 3 8 310 4 0 42 4 6 4 8 410 28 3 8 310 4 4 2 10 3 6 3 8 310 2,776 15,150 Per 81bs, to sink the offals. Dec. 22, 1851. Clo a s. d. s. d. k e :Be and inferior beasts ... 2 4to 2 8 p,,,,21(1 quality ditto 210 3 0 le large oxen ... ... 3 2 3 4 t 072 Scots, &e ... 3 6 3 8 %;e and inferior sheep ... ... 210 3 0 P i ., ( 2 1 1d quality ditto ... •.. ... 3 2 3 8 coarse woolled ditto ... ... 310 4 0 L 440 Southdown ditto ...... 4 2 4 4 Nge coarse calves ... ... 3 0 3 8 4 4 . 111 e ,mall ditto 310 4 2 l`te a r noga 2 8 3 8 "lall porkers ... 310 4 0 Beasts... 1,232 Sheep ... ... 12,209 Calves... ... 167 Pigs . 369 4 , 1 3 iP?„, Las ON Seas, Dec.; 23, 1850.—Beasts, h v calves, 115; pigs, 280. e e• 24, 1849.—Beasts, 1,545; sheep, 7,090 ; --vs, 140. 990 ; sheep, calves, 75 ; NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. , tt f Illense supplies of both town and countr3rkilled meat, the Christmas consumption, were on sale to-day. ; never lteBs, the general demand ruled active, and prices were ger than on Monday last. Per Blbs by the carcase. ker s. d. s. d. 1) , inferior 2 4 2 6 t o o . 'kiddling 2 8 210 t o . ' Prime large 3 0 3 2 pork ,(1 large , 26 3 0 s. d. s. d Mutton, Inferior 3 0 3 4 Do.,middling 3 6 4 0 Do., prime 4 2 4 4 Veal 2 6 4 2 Pork, small 3 2 4 0 SEE: - 13 seed i s i n active requea t2Be 4 Sea, on the spot, is sell ili a :Petersburgh, 498 per cro tr e :' Sea delivered, are quoi bOard, 41s 6d. ; Re& —e ls- Clover and most otl 44,.. 'wed ...uots, per bush. 108 s to 118 s 129 Bro • wn • . • 7s 99 Cdr ' W ite, new 7s Od 10s inter new . 4s 6d:58 Od , . " Os Od Os Od RDe a n ."' Per quarter 37s 41s 'lop:: ass • ..... 283 34s u.,... 16 4Eng. ( cwt.) 388 503 nate Red:: 38s 50s 're% White—. 37s 499 new., 219 253 3t, and again on the advance. ling at 52s ; Calcutta, 51s to aarter. Floating cargoes of ted at 52s 6d. ; Alexandrian, nod, active at 43s to 44s per ,her seeds are very firm. Carraway, new ...... 38s 41s Coriander, new ...... IN 12s Hempseed, per quarter 32s 35a Linseed, Eng.F,owlng • . 58s 60s Crushing .... • . 47s 52s Baltic 47a 49s Odessa •• • 48s 52s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English .. . 91 03 10103 Foreign, per ton Si lOs 101 5s Rape Cakes, pr ton 4115 s Si Os Rapeseed, New, prlst 23 /Os 2510 s BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. °alit wise, the receipts of Potatoes, since our last, have 4 t4. - "lY moderate ; but the imports from the continent ti tth . L e been larger—viz., 910 tons from Rouen, 549 from ,sP'Plc, 6 bags from Mamburgh, 72 tons from Abbeville, -(2 0 11 1 Calais, 80 from Rotterdam, 39 from Havre, and tiki te ) , Antwerp. Really sound qualities are scarce, and . 48 dear as last week. In other kinds only a limited , bud tshirolg doi ng: —Y or k R egen t s , 85 s t o 140 s per ton ; Lincoln ditto, 75s to 110 s ; Scotch ditto, 8N to 100 s ; Ditto to 7e B 15 s to 908 ; French Whites, 80s to 100 s; Dutch, 60s WOOL. bal e Imports of Wool into London, last weok, were-260 tie.ora Hamburgh, 10 from Antwerp, 435 from Syd- T D .;„u7 from the Cape, 1,789 from Melbourne, 482 from 1 14; 110 g, and 15 from Moreton Bay, We continue to 11114 a re q for English 'ualities, but Foreign llotieeeolonial a dull sale. In prices no change can be BOROUGH HOP. t4l d il ed e . E culative demand for hops has completely sub -14 o . Vor actual consumption only a moderate husiness 15 5 s ill g follows and East Kent Pockets, 90s to 8 5, j', o7ooEii ewt d . t : to W . Weald of Kent, 90s to 108 s ditto ; Sussex, TALLOW. 1411. market i A ,ir th an. _ J somewhat firmer to-day, and prices are f a ewl ' lo t pert 2s id on Friday last. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted ow 45s per cwt. net cash ; 1848. 1849. 1850, 1851. 185 a. ~Cekotlc o thi f 8 da y ••• • .. 31,917 48,506 55.040 65, 4 7 1 49 , 548 l• C. - 42s 9d 383 6d to 37s Od to 36s 9d 168 Od to ••L to 00s Od 00s Od 00s Cd to 0080 d 00s Od Ar ri ° la from Week 1,860 t 2,337 2,456 3, 108 2,123 lt,, jr,„ 4 - 1 1 t "its] •...i 58,565 55,038 54,194 60,568 59 , 241 Nto fro las t week 631 2,048 1,344 12 3 2,852 Ct, Ju ne 1 .. 85,929 78,714 83,590 89,500 :68,161 of O.IYII ...... 454 Od Od 395 6d 395_65 47s 3d TIII4I SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1852. Ministers and Secretary for Foreign Affairs ; General Lara, Minister of War ; General Mirasol, Minister of Marine ; M. Vahey, Minister of Jus- TILE SHARE MARKETS. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. BRITISH E ,AILWAYS. Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Leing Closing Price 3 li r o t es ' Compans. this day. 50 all Bedford anti London & Bletchley .... N. West ... 304 all Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee Gt.Westn. 30 31 304 all Do.withoutgr Do 291 301 304 all Birm.Wolv. & Dudleyguar. Do 3O 31 304 all Do.wthtguar. Do 29 30 St. 100 Buckghainsh .L. &N.W lO9 111 50 all Clydesdale Jo. Caleclon St. 100 E.Lincoln. gr. 6p. cent..... Gt.Notrhn 149 151 25 all Glstr.&Du.Fr. Gt. Westn. 33 34 25 all Glas. Barr. & Neilsn.Direct Caledon 25 all Do. New Do — 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New Railway & Berw.. . . . . 50 all Hull & Selby Y.&N.Md. 113 115 95 all Do. 1 Shares Do 561 571 124 all Do. Shares. Do 27 28 121 all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern l4 111 20 all Do. Preference Do 251 261 20 all Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Norfolk 20 all Do. 6 per et. Do 23 25 51 all Manch.Bxton. Lu.&N.W and Matlock & Midld 3 34 31 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & Redcar Darlingt. 100 all Midld.Bradfd Midland... 1071 10$1 107 50 all Northern and Eastern sp.c. E. Count.. 64 66 50 all Do. 6 per ct Do — 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do . 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N. W &Ln& Yk 121 111 Do. 1 Shares. Do St. 100 Roystn.dt Hit. Gt. Northn 150 152 St. 100 Do.Shopth.St. Do 149 '— 151 151 25 18i Shef. Roth. & Laneash. & Goole g.5.p.c Yorksh -- 12 91 S. Staffordsh.. MrMClean 1 d 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent ... Darling 25 all Do Do. 32) 53 321 St. 100 Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn. 105; 1064 105 A tice ; M. Aristizabal (at present Director of the Public Debt), Minister of Finance : M. Llorente, Minister of the Interior. The Minister of Public Works is not yet known. Business done this Day. Madrid Botirse, Dec. 14.—The Three per Cents., 44 paper ; Exchange on London, 50 80 paper. HOLLAND. The First Chamber of the States has unani mously adopted the law upon the coversion of the Routes. BELGIUM. The Belgian Senate has adopted by 30 votes to nine the bill for preventing insults by the press on foreign sovereigns. The anniversary of the birthday of the King of the Belgians, was celebrated at Brussels on Wed nesday evening and Thursday morning with great enthusiasm. On Wednesday night there was a grand performance at the Theatre Royal, at which all the high civil and military functionaries were pre sent, and also the young Princes, with the grand offi cers of the royal household. After the first act of the opera the curtain drew up for a cantata in honour of the King. The Duke de Brabant and the Count de Flandre rose at the cry of " Vive le Roi !" which proceeded from every part of the theatre, and bowed to the audience. The cry was then repeated with great enthusiasm. On Thursday the bells of all the churches rang merry peals, and most of the houses were decorated with flags. At noon a Te Dom was sung at the church of St. Michel et Gudule ; the King, the Princes, and the Princess Charlotte, with the corps diplomatique, the great officers of the household, and the high civil and military functionaries, were present. On the occa sion of this anniversary, the King issued decrees appointing his son, the Duke de Brabant, Captain of Infantry of the first-class ; and his second son, the Count de Flandre, Captain-Commandant of Cavalry. The King of the Belgians entered his 63d year on Thursday. iti); - 334 1051 - 1061 32 105. Gt.Westn. THE FRENCH EMPIRE. The Emperor left Paris on Saturday by rail way for Compeigne, where, as we learn by tele graph, he was received with great enthusiasm, the town being generally illuminated. Before he en tered the palace, his Majesty first repaired to the church, where he was met by the Bishop of Beau vais, at the head of his clergy. Several distin guished personages have been honoured with invi tations to share the festivities at the Chateau of Compiegne, amongst whom are Lord and Lady Cowley, with the Belgian Ambassador and Madame Rogier. The Moniteur states that the rumour respecting a projected conversion of the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. is erroneous. A decree revives the Imperial decree of 1806, by which persons desiring to appeal directly to the authority of the Emperor for sake of justice, will have their petitions referred to a committee to re port on them each week to his Majesty. The com mittee is to be formed of members of the Council of State. M. de Troplong, who drew up the con stitution, is appointed Chief President of the Court of Cassation. _ _ _ Therrevenue returns for November are published, and support the financial statement which appeared a couple of days ago in the Moniteur as to the im provement in receipts. The returns give 10,944,497 f. , while for the corresponding period of last year they are 9,191,7811. The Union says : "M. Drayn de PHuys has received notice of the approach ing transmission of the letters of credence of Russia, Aus tria, and Prussia. These letters will be brought to Paris simultaneously in the name of the three powers." The Cirque of the Champs Elysees, with its well trained horses, Auriol, its inimital clowns, and last, but not least, its graceful and intrepid amazons, have abandoned their summer quarters for a new and more substantial building on the Boulevard Beaumarchais. The new circus, an edifice of some architectural pretensions, the exte rior being adorned with statues equestrian and otherwise, while the interior decoration is a gor geous agglomeration of gold and purple, is at once splendid and tasteful. As for the performance, it consists of the usual feats of horsemanship and agi lity for which Franconi's theatre has always been celebrated. Private letters from Marseilles announce the ar rival of Abd-el-Kader in the evening of the 14th. From an early hour of the morning of the 15th, a considerable crowd collected round the entrance to the Hotel de I'Empereur, where the Emir took up his quarters, and police agents had to be stationed to keep the passage clear. Abd-el-Kader received the visits of a good many who were on their way from the pilgrimage to Mecca. The pilgrims long waited for ;the hour of seeing the Emir. They prostrated themselves in respectful silence at his feet, and appeared to treasure up the words that fell from his lips, and which have such power over the Arab imagination. As all, however, could not be introduced to the holy man, a deputation was chosen to convey to him the esteem and the prayers of his countrymen. The Emir was to have left Marseilles on the 16th, on board the Labrador. It is stated tho no modifications of an important kind have been, or will be, made by the Emperor in the project of the Senators Consultum on the reform of the Constitution. The clauses on which the de liberations of the Commission especially turned are the 3d, 4th, and sth. In the 3d Article no change has been, it is believed, consented to. It gives to the Emperor the right of modifying the tariffs of the commercial treaties. The 4th Article, giving the right of concession of all public works, and stipulating that the Legislative Corps shall not vote the credits until after the concessions, has, I am in formed, been remodelled so far that the Emperor has still the right of indicating the parties to whom the concession shall be granted, but is to submit the amount of credits to the Legislative Corps previous to the commencement of the works. The 12th clause is to be maintained entire, with the excep tion, however that the Legislative Corps shall, during the discussion, but not in the vote, ex amine the various ministerial services chapter by chapter, and not ministry by ministry. If this in formation be correct, as we are assured it is, the Emperor will still remain invested with powers of the most extensive kind ; and the modifications the project has received are rather imaginary than real. It is rumoured that the Senate will be convoked to-day (Saturday), for the purpose of voting the consultum definitively. M. Troplong is charged with presenting the report in the name of the Com mission. Marshal de Castelane arrived in Paris on Thurs day, from Lyons, and will no doubt take his seat in the Senate at its next meeting. THE CONTINENT. SPAIN-NEW MINISTRY. Letters from Madrid of the 14th inst. inform us that the Ministry of Bravo Murillo exists no longer. The previous day, at half-past four, the President of the Council waited on the Queen, and tendered the resignation of himself and all his colleagues, which was accepted on the spot. The Queen then sent for General Roneali, who undertook to form a Ministry. Numerous conferences took place between the general and eminent political characters, and the following names were expected to appear next day in the Madrid Gazette : General Roneali, President of the Council c) GERMANY. The Emperor of Austria arrived in Berlin at noon last Friday. His visit to the Prussian capital is considered in Germany as an event of the highest political importance. The object of it is said by some of the German journals to be the settlement of the Zollverein question, by others the affairs of France. His Majesty is the first Austrian Sove reign who has visited Berlin. _ We read in a letter from Vienna of the 12th, in the New Gazette of Prussia—" It is known that the French Envoy, M. de la Cour, informed the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the end of last month, of the pro clamation of the Empire, and of the adoption of the title of Napoleon 111. by the new Emperor. Count Buol declared that he would only reply to the official notification. This notification was contained in a dispatch, dated Paris the Ist, and it was presented on the sth by the French Envoy ; it contains a detailed account of the motives which have led Louis Napoleon to take the Imperial crown, and gives the assurance that the new French Govern ment will not violate the territorial arrangements of the treaties of 1815. This dispatch was pre sented on the same day to his Majesty. The day after, the 6th, a note was sent to our representative at Paris, conceived nearly in the same spirit as those exchanged at an earlier stage of the affair ; that is to say in a spirit which cannot completely satisfy the Emperor of the French. It is concluded from that, that diplomatic negotiations are about to be entered into on the subject, and that they will not be confined to Vienna and Paris." _ It was stated several days ago in some of the German journals that Prince Frederick Augustus Albert, brother of the King of Saxony, who is 25 years of age, and a colonel in the army of his brother, had left Dresdon for Prague, for the cere mony of betrothal with the Princess Carols Wasa. This statement was afterwards contradicted, but it has again been revived, and some of the German journals give it very positively. We read in the Union :—" The Count and Coun tess de Chambord are to leave Frohsdorf on the 19th for Venice. On the 10th, the Count and Countess went to Vienna to pay a visit to the Emperor of Austria, who invited them to dinner. The Coun tess sat next to the Emperor, and the Count de Chambord next to the Dowager Empress. In the evening, the Emperor visited the Count de Cham bord at the palace of the Duke of Modena, which is always placed at his disposal when he goes to Vienna. It is known that the Emperor of Austria stopped at Dresden on his way to Berlin. We are informed that the object of his visit to Dresden was to con clude the arrangements for his marriage with the Princess Sidonia of Saxony. She is the sister of Prince Albert of Saxony, who is to marry the Princess Wasa. It is said that the Emperor of Austria has had a part in bringing about this latter marriage." NORWAY. Letters from Christiana, ofthe Bth, state that a new religious sect, called the Readers, because its members pass nearly all their time in reading the Bible, but calling themselves the True Believers, were rapidly spreading in Laponia and the northern parts of Norway. Their fanaticism is excessive. At Cantokeino, in the district of Gaparando, they wanted to make two tradesmen adopt their creed, and on their refusal murdered them and set fire to their houses and stores, not leaving until the latter were reduced to ashes. The wives and children of the victims only escaped on abjuring their worship and adopting the new one. When news of this lamentable affair reached Drontheim, in Norway, troops were sent off to prevent further excesses. TURKEY. Accounts from Constantinople, of the sth, state that the determination of the Bank not to receive paper money (kaimes) of the Government in pay ment of bills on Europe had caused, in addition to great perturbation in the money market, a fall in the paper money of from 7 to 8 per cent.; and a , total disappearance of specie. The directors of the Bank, when called on for explanations, declared that they had not sufficient confidence in the kaimes to exchange them for bills of exchange, which would have to be paid in Europe in specie, and that sooner than do so they would wind up their affairs. A deputation, consisting of 10 of the principal merchants of different nations, was nomi nated to make known to the Government the lament able situation of commerce, and it was to have an interview with the Minister of Finance on the 6th. It was believed that the Grand Vizier, and the other members of the Cabinet, would attend the conference. In the Haouran hostilities had been suspended, in consequence of the commencement of the bad season, and it was hoped that an arrange ment would be come to. The English had offered their mediation, and they exercise a very great in fluence over the Druses. Order had been re established at Bagdad, and the Bedouins had ceased to intercept the communications. . The youngest brother of the Shah of Persia was m that city. He had been compelled to fly from Teheran in consequence of being suspected of having be longed to the sect of the Babis. The Minister of England aided him in his flight, and gave him a strong recommendation to Colonel Rawlinson, con sul-general at Bagdad. At first the Governor of Bagdad refused to receive him ; Colonel Rawlinson thereupon made the Prince put on an English uni form, and took him to the consulate. The Prince continued to reside in the consul-general's house, and to wear the uniform. Mahommed Khan, Minister of Persia at Constantinople, had died. M. de Lavalette, the French Minister, was to have an audience of the Sultan on the question of the Holy Sepulchre, which has not yet been settled. It was said that the minister would be moderate in form, but would firmly de fend what he considered the rights of France. The Ministry had not become consolidated. The recall of Said Pacha, brother-in-law of the Sultan, fa vourite of the Ulemas, and chief of the retrograde party, would, it was thought, increase its diffi culties. His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, with the view of further benefiting his tenants, recently dispatched his head groom to Scotland, for the purpose of procuring the best Clydesdale stallions that could be found, and his grace's servant—an excellent judge of that class of horses—has returned, bringing with him one of the finest horses ever bred in the north ; he is called " The Scottish Cham pion," and is remarkable, though only five years old, for having gained no less than five annual prizes. The horse will be located at Littlehampton during the coming season, and the cross of the Clydesdale blood will doubt lessly be found valuable among the Sussex mares. HOLYHEAD HARBOUR WORKS, FRIDAY.—In addition to the ravages made' by the recent floods, a fearful thunder storm raged yesterday at Holyhead, which has caused much damage in the locality. A dreadful acci dent has occurred at the old harbour, by which a man named William Hughes has been deprived of life. He was engaged on the landing jetty, when one of the cranes, being too heavily laden, fell with terrific violence upon the deceased, and hurled him into the sea. Im mediate help was at hand, but though picked up in a few minutes life was extinct, the head of the unfortunate man having been nearly severed from the body by the force of the blow. He has left a wife and four children. At the new harbour works, on Tuesday, two men were at work on a stage nearly thirty feet high, when the end of one of the planks on which they stood gave way, pre cipitating both to the ground. One happily escaped with comparatively little injury ; but the other, a fine young man of nineteen, named Griffith Williams, re ceived such serious injury that he has since died.. Our correspondent adds, that serious differences still con tinue to exist between the contractors for the works and the men in their employ. PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 Aberdeen .... . ....... ... 5 all Do. No. 2, .p. 6 ... . St. 100 Bristol & Exeter 4 p cent. Stock 108 -- 110 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares ... ._. . . St. 100 Caledonian £lO lO5 107 15 all Chester & Holyhea• Guar. 5/ per cent 19 - 10 61 31 Cork&Bandon 51 p. ei d - A 6 all Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction .... „, 6 - 61 3 all EastA nglian (£3los 6 per cent__ 5 all Do. (25) 7 per cent. 3, _ 4 7/ 2 Do. (£7l7s) 7p. ct _ 1 i P 61 all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l all Do., No. 2 1 ._ 2 P pm ii - 14 p 10 all Do., New 6p.c. St lO - 15 20 all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent , 18 _ 18 3 10 all Do., £lO Deben. Sh. .. - St. 100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts. •,.. _ 5 all East&WestYorkshire ... Junction, Fifths._ 5 all Edinb.Prth.&Dterklee 1; _ .'it St. 100 Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent , St. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. 12 . 7 - 129 128 7a x. n St.l 100 Do. sp. 0., Redeem., at 10 P. c• prom • - 112 - 113 61 all Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths Bl _ o h, 50 6 Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. sp. c.)., 1 - ii p St. 100 Great Western, fixed 4i per cent ...,,, , . 109 i - 1 - 110 i 16 6 Lancash. & Yorksh.,:... F. £2O. - PDX - i P St. 100 Do., 6p. c., Stock... 1.52 - 155 20 13 Leeds Northern, 6p, cent., No. 1 ...... , ... _ .. 20 17 Do., No. 2 ....... „, ... ... - ..: 20 ' 12i 9 Do. , Quarters, 1846, ... - p St. 100 ' London and,Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c , - St. 100 Do. Pref. , 5 P. c. St. ... _ ..: 50 all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1 .. ....... ~,. ... . _ . 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. _ .:. St, 100 Lou.&N.West.Cov.& St. Nun, sp. c. Stock. - „„ 5 London & S.Western, 50 Cou. 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Purchase York & N. Midland St. 101 16 1 16 1 8 a 20 1 20 al 10 St. 10 St. 11 St. 11 St. 1 St. li 10 263 13 ft:. 20 2i 20 50 a] St. 10 50 al 20 1 20 25 111 20 1' 20 a] 50 a] 20 I 20 al St. 10 25 21 25 11 Closing Prices this Day. 321 -- 32 GI -- 74 101 -- 11 7 -- G (1 21 -- 21,1 34 -- 21 d LO6 -- 108 69 -- 70 23 -- 24 18i -- 19 3 2d 8/ - 4 6A-- 4$ 4 138 -- 131 11 - 12 77 - 79 58 - 60 78 - 80 29i - 31:4 60 - 62 83 - 84 45 - 47 - 124 , 107 108 95 -- 96 6 1 -- Ti 88 -90 a 11i 12ip 84i —Bsld 3a 2 -- 2 d 18 -18 i 9a 1- 2p 108 109 12.5 126* 4 - 4a p 92 — 2* 93 p 3 2ad 2 —2 d 12 13 21 22 30 —31 a 34 3 d 80 81 47 49 51 -- 55 3a -3) d 22 -- 2i 52 91t -- -- 54 74 -- 8 21 -- 2A d 39 -- 40} 6i -- 6 d 2i -- 21 d 31 -- 3 d - Of 3 -- 4i p 541 -65 i 94 -- 98 66 -- 67 67 -- 69 78 82 d 19— 20i 104 1 --154 3 2 d 24i -25 i 82 -- 83 391 -39 i 134 -14 i 4 -- 41 2 - 13 - 133 9i - 10 27A - 28 9 - 10 74 75 6 6gd 21 2 d 59 — 6O 324 g i 6 i i 7 106 A 70. f 691 Mr.! Paid RAILWAYS. FOREIGN. Closing Prices this Say. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(2HIS DAY.) LONDON, Dec. 20.—Wind at Noon, S. to S S W light breeze, and dull hazy weather. TOBAGO, Nov. 23.—The Hirundo, Demerara to London, sprung a leak and sank about sixty miles to the east of this island, previous to the 21st Nov. ; crew saved. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 19.—Wind, S.W. Arrived— Oronoco (s), West Indies. PERTH, W. AUSTRALIA, Sept. 13.—The Eglinton, London to Australia, was wrecked on a reef of rocks off Fremantle, 3d inst. ; crew and passengers, except two, saved. DEAL, Dec. 18 and 19.—Wind, N.W. to W.S.W. Arrived—Thomas Mitchell, Calcutta; Eliza, Lima ; Bri tannia, Quebec. Arrived from the River—W. S. Lindsay, for Port Philip ; Stratheden, do. Arrived from the River, and sailed—Cheruskar, for Melbourne ; and the whole of the outward bound are under weigh. DOVER, Dec. 19.—Wind, S.W., fresh. Arrived—lris, Cape Haytier, for Bremen, Sailed—Gertruida, New York. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 19.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Heroine, Melbourne; Faedrenes Minde, St. Croix; Surprise, New York ; Edward, Bermuda. RAMSGATE, Dec. 19.—The Eaglet, London to Pen zance, is on shore. NEW ROMNEY, Dec. 19.—The Metaka of New York, London to New Orleans, is on shore, and likely to be a wreck. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 19.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Matilda, Demerara ; Onega, New Orleans ; Mow Castle and Indus try, St. Stephen's ; Sir Alexander, Prince Edward's Island. Sailed—Belle, Africa ; Queen of the Exe, Rio Janeiro ; Phoenix, Maranham ; Elizabeth Walker, Deme rara ; Cashies, St. Lucia ; Duke of York, Santa Martha ; William Sturgiss, Manilla, and Orleans, New Orleans ; Marion, Savannah ; Elizabeth Benee and Sir Charles Napier. Mobile ; Asia (s), Isaac Webb, and Shannon, New York. Off port—John Garrow. The Jane Mont gomery arrived here to-day from New Orleans, was in con tact with the Neptunus, Venice to this port, which is sup posed to have sunk shortly after ; crew saved. THE CONVICT HORLER.—For a considerable time after the wretched man Horler, who was convicted at the Central Criminal Court on Thursday of the murder of his wife, had been removed to his cell, he continued in a state of the greatest excitement, similar to that he exhibited when the sentence of death was passed upon him. He states that, after his mother-in-law had left his apartment, with the understanding that she was to come the next morning, at ten o'clock, to fetch her daughter, and take her into the country with her, he and the unfortunate de ceased talked together in a very friendly and affectionate manner ; but, although he repeatedly urged her to forego her determination to go with her mother, she would not listen to him. He also states that he and his wife went to bed about eleven o'clock, and that the unfortunate de ceased very soon fell asleep. Neither of them were un dressed ; and the prisoner states that during the night he got up several times and paced about the room, considering what he should do to prevent his wife from being taken away, and suddenly the thought came into his head to destroy her ; and he went to the place where he kept his razor, and while his wretched wife was fast asleep he drew the razor violently across her throat ; and he says that she did not utter a sound, but appeared to be dead almost in stantaneously. The prisoner, who is only twenty-three years old, appears still to entertain some hope that his life will be spared. Should no reprieve be granted, the execu tion will take place on Monday, the 3d of January. MILITARY GAMBLING AT PORTSMOUTH.—We regret to learn that gambling in private to some extent has recently taken place in a distinguished light infantry regiment quartered at Portsmouth. The parties to whom the money has been chiefly lost are Bavarian noblemen. Blind Hookey is a game played very much among travellers, but is not much in vogue among members of the Travellers' Club.—United Service Gazette. Business done this Day. 61 1 601 601 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia British. N. American' Commercial of Lon don English Scottish 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 Do. New Provincial of Ireland Do. Now Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Importing Company South Australia Union of Australia. Do. New Union of London.. 84 6 3 5 6 rs•• GI 51 48 7424 131, i 81 a 951 61 5} 851 5 114 18a 18 2 i i 9 i# 109 ,1261 i 7 6/ i 93 21 pm. 314 1 it 81 80i i i 21 f 14 13t 24 39 f 831 2i 31 a. n. 11i NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. T.ll6re is now no doubt that we shall have . another Board Of Admiralty, for the Earl of Aberdeen arrived in town last night (having been conveyed to and fro between South ampton and Osborne by the Fairy), charged by her Majesty to construct a new Cabinet. Mr. Sidney Herbert, as we. anticipated on Saturday, is already looked upon as the new First Lord, with the Hon. Henry Fitzroy, M.P., who was formerly the civilian member of Lord Haddington's board, as secretary; but another report gives the chief seat to Sir James Graham. Among those names for the other seats, are Vice-Admiral Sir G. Seymour and Rear-Admiral Berke ley, for senior naval lords ; and Rear-Admirals Sir J. Stir ling and Hon. H. J. Rous, Captains W. F. Martin and Hon. R. S. Dundas, as junior lords. PROMOTIONS. (From the Morning Herald.) On Saturday last the following promotions and appoint ments—some of which will be deemed most extraordinary, if not unprecedented—were made by the Admiralty Commander Hyde Parker (1847), son of Vico-Admiral Parker, the senior naval Lord of the Admiralty, has been promoted from the command of the Cruiser, 12, screw sloop, at Woolwich, which ship he commanded a fortnight since, to the rank of Captain, and has been appointed, with the officers and crow of the Cruiser, to the Firebrand, 6, steam-frigate, just paid off, and under repair. Captain Parker entered the service, we believe, in 1833, was made a Lieutenant in 1844, served his time, and was made Com mander in 1817, commanded the Pantaloon, 8, at the Cape for three years, and is now not only made a Captain, but has got a ship immediately. Commander Geoffrey T. B. Hornby (1850), has been pro moted to the rank of Captain. H e i s son o f Rear-Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby, K.C.8., the second senior Lord of the Admiralty. He was a Lieutenant of 1814. Lieutenant John M. Cooke (1841), first of the Queen, 116, at Devonport, has been promoted to the rank of Com mander. Lieutenant William Burdon (1848), first of the Hastings, 72, flag-ship, in the East Indies, has also been promoted to the rank of Commander. Mates.—Robert Mansel (April 15,1850), late of the Fire brand ; and Francis Methuen Noel (October 1850), have been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. APPOINTMENTS. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., has been appointed to be Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, vice Sir Thomas Briggs, deceased. Paymaster Ozzard, it is said, will be the new secretary. Captain William Willis Chambers (1840), has been appointed to command the Desperate, screw-sloop, at Devonport. . . Captain Francis Scott (1848) has been appointed to com mand. the Odin, 12, steam-frigate, at Portsmouth. Captain Chares G. E. Patey, just promoted, has been appointed to command the Amphion, 33, screw-frigate, Sheerness. Commander the Hon. George H. Douglas (1851) has been appointed to command the Cruiser, screw-sloop, vice Parker, promoted. Commander G. T. M. Purvis (1842), now secretary to the Commander-in-Chief at Queenstown, has been appointed to command the Argus, 6, steam-sloop, 300-horse power, Devonport. Commander John C. Bailey, lately promoted, has been appointed to the command of the Medea, 4, steam-sloop, Portsmouth. Commander George Parker (1849), who has just paid off the Spiteful, 6, steam-sloop, has been appointed to the com mand of the Barracouta, 6, steam-sloop, at Sheerness. Lieutenant William Mould (1842) to the Odin. Master Daniel M. D. Jago (1846) to the Odin. Chaplain Thomas W. Bennett to the St. George, 120, Dovonport. Paymaster G. H. L. Wise (1849) to the Megmra, screw troop-ship. Assistant-Surgeon Edward 31`Sorley to the Cruiser. Gunner S. J. Cameron, to the Imperiouse, 50, screw frigate, Woolwich. Boatswain Edward Langley to the Imperieuse. Carpenter Thomas Coughlin to the Imperieuse. In consequence of the retirement of Mr. Charles Pearce, secord-class clerk in Deptford Victualling-yard, Mr. Pem broke, senior of the third-class, has been promoted to the second-class. Mr. Armstrong, extra clerk, placed on the establishment, and Mr. Miller appointed as extra. THE LONDON, 92.—The London; 92, Captain Mundy, passed off Dover, down Channel, at 10.20 on Saturday morning. She had a leading wind, and was under courses, topsails, and topgallantsails, bowling away at the rate of between nine and ten knots an hour. The Cyclops, steam sloop, was about half a mile astern, under steam and sail, apparently doing her best to keep near the two-decker. Between 200 and 300 sail of merchantmen were running down Channel at the same time, but they seemed to have no chance with the London. The wind must have subse quently headed her, for, in tow of the Cyclops, she arrived in St. Helen's Roads at one o'clock yesterday morning, and went up to Spithead at nine a.m. The London saluted the flag of Rear-Admiral Fanshawe, which the Neptune re turned ; and the Cyclops went into harbour in the after noon for a supply of coals, to enable her to return to Woolwich. WOOLWICH, DEC. 18. It is now decided that Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, K.C.8., is to have the command at Portsmouth, vacant by the decease of Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, G.C.M.G., and will hoist his flag as Vice-Admiral of the White on board the Victory, 101, flag-ship at that port. Captain George Rodney Mundy (1837), formerly flag cap tain on board the Waterloo, 120, flag-ship at the Nore, and at present in command of the London, 92, is to be flag cap tain to Vico-Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 18. The Vostock, Russian screw schooner, got up her steam yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, and, having embarked his Excellency Admiral Putiaitine, General Aide-de-Camp to the Emperor of Russia; Captain Untowski, Aide-de.Camp Imperial ; Col. Schwabe, Imperial Engineer ; Commander Teorsokoff, Baron Sleipenberg, Mr. Humphreys, and Mr. Dykes, the engineers (of the firm of Humphreys, Tennant, and Dykes), left harbour to try her speed at the measured mile in Stokes'-bay. She averaged 7i knots, the engines making 112 revolutions with 101 b. steam, as many as pre viously to her alterations she had attained with 231 b. steam. The trial altogether was deemed highly satisfactory, and on her return she was formally delivered over to the Russian Government. She is intended as a tender to the 50-gun frigate Pallas. A new scale of purser's instructions for victualling the fleet has just been issued by the Admiralty. They are more voluminous than the Great Exhibition catalogue, and so complicated that of half-a-dozen paymasters of the most extended experience to whom we have shown them (having been favoured with a copy earlier than others) not one has been able to comprehend them. DEC. 19. Leander, 50, Captain King, and the Arrogant, 46, screw steam-frigate, Captain Fremantle, went out of harbour on Saturday to Spithead. Both saluted the flag of Rear- Admiral Arthur Fanshawe, C. 8., which the Neptune re turned. Mercury, cutter, Lieut. Freland, went out of harbour on Saturday, and ailed for the Channel Islands. The Pacha's yacht, Kessia Kheer, sailed from St. Helen's Roads on Saturday, for three or four days' cruise in the Channel, for the purpose of testing her stability, before taking her final departure. The Fearless, Russian steam-vessel, went out of harbour on Saturday, on her second trial, to test the working of her engines, and to try her speed at the measured mile in Stokes' Bay. The Edward, convict-ship, sailed from Spithead on Sa turday, with prisoners for Bermuda, calling at Portland for others. - - _ _ _ _ St. Vincent, convict-ship, Mr. John Young, master, ar rived at Spithead this morning from the Thames, to em bark prisoners for Gibraltar. London, Captain Hubbard, and Margaret Evans, Capt, Pratt, arrived at Spithead this morning from the Thames, to embark passengers for New York. steam-tender, Master-Commander G. Allen, is ordered to return to this port from the Channel Islands. A large number of outward-bound merchant vessels that sailed from the Downs when the wind shifted on Saturday , have been compelled to take shelter at the quarantine ground to-day, in consequence of the wind shifting again to the SW. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 17. We have had a complete gale from the s outh-west, with lightning all through last night, and rain all yesterday afternoon and to-day, All the men of war have held on, thanks to the breakwater. The Adelaide, mail steamer, has held on in the Sound, very luckily ; had she put out it is impossible she could have proceeded. It is said by old men that they never knew such weather to continue for so long a time. A few accidents among the merchant vessels but nothing of consequence has been reported. DEC. 19. The Adelaide, which sailed for Australia at 4 p.m. on Saturday, put back at 8.30 this morning, her hawse hole pipes are defective and cause the ship to leak. The repairs will detain her here at least until Tuesday morning. Her Majesty's screw steam sloop Brisk, 14, having been masted, was warped to the jetty on Friday, and will be rigged by the seamen riggers of the yard previous to being commissioned. The Valorous steam frigate, which was commissioned on Wednesday by Captain Buckle, is to have a complement of 22 officers and men. A letter, dated her Majesty's ship Sans Pareil, Lisbon, December 10, says :—" We arrived here on the 28th of November, after a boisterous passage of 16 days from Ply mouth, I think I have never experienced worse weather during the time I have been at sea. The wind favoured us until we got clear off the Channel, but when in the Bay of Biscay a severe trial of the ship's capabilities was made. On the 20th the wind shifted to south-west, with fresh breezes, gradually increasing until th e 22d, when it blew a perfect hurricane. The Sans Pareil does badly enough in bad weather, and is certainly overmasted. I always thought so, and at sea we fairly proved it, her angle of inclination at times being 48 degrees, according to Edye's indicator. On the evening of the 22d the wind shifted to north-west, light breeze, and the rolling of the ship from the ,heavy sea was excessive. This was followed the next day by another gale from west-south-west. This was suc ceeded on the 24th by a calm, and we picked up a p oor little French brig named the Marie, of Fecamp, disraasted —not a spar left, excepting a boat's mast, with a rag of canvas flying as a signal of distress. We took her lost her. until the 27th, when she parted the cable, an d we n The The crew had previously been removed to o ur ship., I rolling of the ship during the gales has caused 11 n infu&oseavoocn among the mess traps, chests, and nicknacks oofficer board, including the doctor's medicine chests, that himself being obliged to forsake his cabin in consequence of a leak, and sling his hammock amongst the middies. The leak originated in the bread-room, and has damaged above 10,0001 b. of bread. It did not arise from any defect of caulking, but from the place provided for the run of the chains abaft under the counter. The Prince Regent, Rod ney, and Termagant came in here a day or two after we arrived, but the latter ship and ow s suffered most in the gale, It is stated we are to remain here some months, but having broken one of the cylinders, it may call us to England before that period." On Friday, at 10 a.m., at Penlee, a twodecker man-of war was observed inside the Eddystone, under doublereefed topsails, fore and mizen topgallant-masts either lowered or carr i e d awa y. She was going up Channel with a gale of wind from the south-west, and looked like a foreign ship— probs:bly a Russian. SHEERNESS, DEC. 17. The Fearless paddle-wheel steam-vessel, of 76-horse power, Captain Frederick Bullock, arrived here at four a.m. this day, from Harwich. The Wildfire paddle-wheel steam-vessel, of 75-horse power, steam-tender to the Waterloo, Mr. George Bropk man, Second-Master, in command, returned from Wool wich last night, with Vice-Admiral the Hon. Josce e Percy, Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, who left h re yesterday with his secretary on official duties, as previo reported. The Wildfire is to-day undergoing some t • :-,•• i‘r 1 , f i=r 4d repairs to machinery, and will be all ready for serve morrow. Tho Porcupine, 3, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, of man horse-power, Lieutenant-Commander George M. Jackson, . 7 "%41ru , remains at the Little NO -•0, her sailing orders, not having arrived. She will be inspected to-morrow, and the crew mustered, by Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, in command of the Agamemnon, 91 guns • after which she will leave here,for Jersey. - The steam-tug vessel African, of 90 horse power, Second 3,11.4ter Themas Gill in conamand, returned from the Downs this morning s - leaving the London,- 90, Captitin _George Rodney Mundy, yesterday, riding at single anchor and full scope of cable. On Tuesday night'the London brought up about three miles north-oast of the North Sand Head. On Wednesday morning, it blowing very heavity x the London laid all fast"; the wind increasing, she remained at anchor until Thursday, 9 a.m., when s he got her anchor, and was taken in tow .by the steam frigate Cyclops, and shortly,after was assisted by the African steam tug. The London anchored in' the Downs at 12 o'clock at noon. Great'diffi culty was experienced in towing the London froth the North Sand to the Downs, as there were from 350 to 400 sail vessels riding, and a great number under weigh. On the Leaden bringing up in the Downs there were not less than 700 sail of vessels there. The steam frigate Cyclops remains in attendance on the London, and when the.wea. ther permits will proceed to Spithead. On the 15th, when off the North Foreland, Mr. Thomas Gill, second master of the African, saw a large sloop appa rently in a sinking state, having a signal of distress flying in her rigging (an ensign union down) ; steam was imme diately got up, and on proceeding to her she proved to be the Dolphin, of Portsmouth, Edward Pearce, master, from Jersey for London, laden with stone. The master of the Dolphin reported to Mr. Gill that the mate had been washed overboard twice and was got on board again. As sistance was immediately given by Mr. Gill and his crew, and the Dolphin was taken in tow with four feet water in her hold. They succeeded that tide in towing her into Mar gate Roads, and on the following flood tide they towed her to the entrance of Margate Harbour, when the African's boats were manned and the Dolphin was assisted, into Margate Harbour, and berthed in safety in the inside harbour. The Cuckoo, 2, paddle-wheel steam-vessel of 100-horse power, and the Lizard, iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel of 150-horse power, are ordered to be immediately fitted with their armament complete in every respect, and to be placed under the direction of Captain the,Hon. S. Carnegie of the steam -frigate Horatio, as steam-vessels of the steam reserve squadron at this port. The Ebenezer Ordnance gun-hoy arrived here this day from Woolwich with the remainder of the guns, gun car riages, &c., to complete the number required for the main, not lower, deck of the Agamemnon ; six afterguns only on the lower deck have been put into the gunroom, in order to enable the shipwrights and joiners to complete the fittings of the gunroom. An alteration has been made in the armament of the launches and the pinnaces, and they will be fitted with 12-pound howitzers, with portable cases of shrapnell, shell, and hollow shot. The Longboat cutter, Reuben Harvey second master in command, arrived here this day from Woolwich with stores for the Agamemnon. The naval transport Diligence, from Woolwich, passed up the Medway for Chatham yard in tow of the steam-tug vessel Monkey, of 130-horse power, second master Robert Sallenger (acting), this day. DEC. 18. The Myrtle paddle-wheel steam-vessel, of 50-horse power, Master Commander William S. Bourchier, left here this morning for Chatham, with Mr. Henry Morgan, treasury clerk here, and returned again this afternoon with money for yard and port service. The African steam-tug vessel of 90-horse power, second master Thomas Gill, left here this morning for Chatham to convey a labourer named James Way to Melville Hos pital, in consequence of his having received severe injuries by falling into the hold of the Fortitude, coal depot riding in Salt-pan Reach. Way was brought on shore and con veyed to the surgery, where he was promptly attended to by Mr. James Wilson (b), surgeon, and Mr. John Jeff cott, assistant-surgeon. Mr. Jeffcott accompanied the unfortunate man to Melville Hospital, and the African re turned here again this evening. The Porcupine, 3, paddle-wheel steam-vessel of 140-horse power, Lieutenant-Commander George M. Jackson has this day been inspected, her officers and crew mustered and put through their gun exercise, target practice, &c„ by Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, in command of the Aga memnon, 91 guns. Sir Thomas Maitland proceeded to the Nore in the Hart cutter yacht, second master Green, tender to Vice-Admiral the Hon. Josceline Percy, Com mander-in-Chief at the Nore, and, after mustering the crew and inspecting the Porcupine, returned on shore, shortly after which the Porcupine got up steam and left for Jersey. The Rattlesnake, 8, has this day been taken into the north dock, and the seamen riggers are engaged in rigging her. Her rigging having been fully prepared for her arrival here, she will shortly be completed in that department. It is worthy of notice that while she was being masted yester day under the shears, under the superintendence of Mr. Jonathan Aylen, the master-attendant, the mizonmast was hoisted, put in, and stepped in the short space of six minutes from the time it was taken from the masthouso. From 25 to 30 days will be required to fit the pipes through out for the conveyance of hot air in this vessel ; her spar deck is being shut in flush, and the seams thereof to be paid. with Jefferies' marine glue. The Amphion, 34, screw steam-frigate of 300-horse power, chief engineer George Elcock, is ordered to be commissioned and to have a complement of 300 men. The Rattlesnake, 8, is ordered to be commissioned and to have a complement of 160 men. MALTA, DEC. 13. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Had dington, with the bulk of the India mails, arrived to-day. It is now announced that Admiral Dundas does not re turn to Malta. The announcement has caused general regret. The Sampson steam-frigate will leave this place to-night, to convey dispatches to the Admiral, on the arrival of the Caradoc with the outward Indian mail. The Banshee leaves port for Marseilles at 4 p.m. to-day, with that portion of the homeward India mail sent through France. The Spitfire screw-steamer, from Candia, arrived yester day early, and obtained pratique this morning, after a qua rantine of 24 hours' duration. _ _ _ The Triton steam-packet, from Corfn (with mails) ; the Genoese steam-frigate Calcutta, from London ; the Arabian screw-steamer, from Liverpool; and the Egyptian steam frigate Muhbiri Sarur, from London and Gibraltar, seve rally arrived during the night of Saturday. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Biookes's Club, St. James', Dec 18 , 1852 . SIB, —ln The Sun paper of Friday I observe my na me inserted in the minority in the division "On Ways and Means—the House Tax." I beg to say I voted with the majority against the Government. The correction of the mistake will oblige your obedient servant, FRANCIS PIGOTT, M.P. for Reading. [By inadvertence, the name of the member for Bridg north was unfortunately misplaced for that of the mem ber for Reading. —ED. SUN.] SERIOUS FALL OF CLIFF IN SNARGATE-STREET, DOVER. —On Friday, about noon, the inhabitants of the central portion of Snargate-street, and more particularly those in the neighbourhood of Mr. Olding Butler's shoe establish ment, were seriously alarmed by the fall of about 40 or 50 tons of chalk, immediately at the back of those premises, inflicting considerable damage on that property. Two bed-rooms, the lower kitchen with all its culinary appa ratus and crockery ware, and some other buildings formerly used as a bakehouse, &c., were totally crushed by the ca tastrophe. DEPARTURE OF THE AMERICAN MAILS.-011 Saturday afternoon, shortly after one o'clock, the British and North American royal mail steam-ship Asia, Captain Lott, took her departure from the Mersey, with the usual United States and Canadian mails (which were placed under charge of Lieut. J. Grant Raymond, R.N., Admiralty agent). In addition to a large general cargo on freight the Asia took out 60 passengers. THE CAPE, MAURITIUS, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.— PLYMOUTH, Sunday.—The General Screw Steam-Shipping Company's mail packet Bosphorus, Captain Benson, sailed yesterday afternoon for Calcutta and Madras, taking mails to the Cape of Good Hope and the Mauritius. She has a most valuable cargo, including a considerable amount of specie and a large quantity of quicksilver for the East Indies. The Bosphorus registers 600 tons, while the average tonnage of the company's ships trading beyond the Cape, is 1,500 tons. Since returning from her last trip her engines have been repaired and boilers altered so as to accelerate her speed. Mr. Benson, her commander (who takes Ad miralty charge of the mails), has passed examination in steam; he has had some experience in the East India trade, and during his 18 months' engagement with the General Screw Company has made four successful voyages to the Cape of Good Hope. The next packet from Calcutta and the Cape, the Harbinger, Captain Lane, is due here early in January. The Calcutta, which left Plymouth on the 18th, and arrived at St. Vincent's on the 29th of October, had on board five at their annihilators, one of which exploded spontaneously at 11 o'clock in the morning, shortly after her leaving this port. Several persons were standing near, b ut p p l o o w si e o r n , no one was touching the ma a tin w e ere at t sta he tio t n im ed e. .miuutes hose were fix diatepelryquthaertefirrse, abuedlliuruntwge, pro on the ignited part.. H 4 a s d o ...t h h o e rs e e x ed and the consequences mig have been most ht water eeeurre was playing y pl u a i y g i h n t g fearful. The Royal Mail Steam Navigation --'unapany's 2,000 tons, Cscormewmasntedaemr ship Adelaide, Jackson, delaide which left the /core 9 a.m. on s u ndayithe 12th, arrived at Plymouth at 9 p an . Ott Monday. She encountered heavy weather, and strong south-west w inds, but acquitted herself to the satisfaction of her officers and of her constructor Mr. Scott Russ e ll, w h o , w ith a party of scientific gentlemen, came in he r f rom t h e Th ames . The Adelaide was appointed to sail on Tuesday, but was detained by Admiralty order and bad - weather until last evening. She has 40 first and 101 second-class passengers 500 tons of merchandise, 1,000 tons of coal, and stores equa to 400 tons. Mail bags sent on board on Wednesday : Western Australia 6, Adelaide 31, Port Phillip 74, Van Dimen' s La n d 22, Sydney 50, and New Zealand I—total 184. The crew have been mustered, and the ship inspected by Captain Low, of he r Majesty's ship Impregnable, who minutely examined the berths, fittings, &c. The Adelaide has large steam-power i n proportion to her tonnage, and will, it is stated, prove unprecedente d i n this trade in re gard to speed. ELECTION LAW.—A paragraph has appeared, to the effect that a member who is petitioned against cannot accept office so long as the petition is pending against his valid election. This is true, so far as the asking for the Chiltern Hundreds—the usual mode of resigning a seat—is concerned. In that case the member asks for the office, which he gots as a matter of course, unless in the case of a pending petition, when it has been latterly refused by Go vernment. The para graph in the Post in reference to the probable appointment of Sir Alexander Cockburn as At torney-General in the new Administration. The seat of Sir Alexander Cockburn is not demanded for Mr. Bailie Cochrane. The petition only prays that the election may be declared null and void. But it would be in law null and void by the acceptance of the attorney generalship—which is conferred by the Crown, and not solicited by the member. The Crown will not give the Chiltern Hundreds while any doubt exists as to the legality of the return, if the legal return be claimed for another. If the seat be not claimed the office may be granted, as in Harwich last session. But the acceptance of office given by the Crown is different to the solicitation for office like the Chiltern Hundreds—the one is a public office, the other a Parliamentary fiction. The 6th of Anne, c. 7, makes the acceptance of office an avoidance of the return as if tho party were dead, and the member is perfectly free to stand for any other place, and is quit from all liability as to the return impeached, but no new writ can issue for the place the return for which is petitioned against, and the seat claimed for another until that petition be disposed of. A Durham citythis session settles the latter point,-.rObservcr. EMI ,', 40 100 100 100 100 100 20 50 25 all all 25 20 20 35 10 22 all 52 3 74 5 13 I pm.