The Sun. — London, England, 1852-09-30 00:00:00

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In execution of Article .54 of the existing Consti tution, the conspirators in the affair of the infernal machine will probably be tried by the High Court of tie The Patric, in referring to the machine, says "It has been ascertained that the machine was con structed with great skill. The officers of artillery who have been called in to examine it have declared that it was made in such a manner that it would have produced 111 2 most terrible effects, whilst the persons who fired it off would have been out of the reach of any injury." The following decree was placarded in the streets of Marseilles the day after the arrival of the PRESI DENT : " Louis Napoleon, President of the French Republic, on the report of the Minister of Public Worship, dc trees : " Art. 1. The cathedral of Marseilles shall be rebuilt on its present site, and in proportions suitable to the in crease of the population, and the importance of that great city, "Art. 2. To that e ff , ct there is opened an extraordi car), credit of 2,500,000 f., to be divided into ten y earl y sums of 250,000 f. such. The application of this credit to the construction of the cathedral shalt take place as soon as the city of Marseilles shall be prepared to pro vide for the surplus of the expense. " Art. 3. The Ministers ut Public Instruction and of Finance aro charged, each as far as concerns him, with th e execution of the present decree, which will be ia- Sertsd in the Bulletin des Lois. "LOUIS NAPOLEON. " Couutersigncd 11. FORTOUL, "Minister of Public Worship. " Given at Marseilles this 26th September." The following is the reply made by Prince Louis NAPOLEON to the address delivered on his arrival at Marseilles, by the Mayor of that place : " I thank you for th e kind words which you have Just addressed to me. I have long desired to see Mar seilles, and am anxious to become well acquainted with . its wishes and wants. Be well assured that I offer up prayers for the development of its commerce and pros perity. I desire that the solicitude of my Government shall extend over your city, shall protect its great interests, and secure its future. The south as well as the north, the south-west as well as the north-west, shall have an equal share in the protection of the Go vernment." This brief speech was followed by loud cries of Vive l'Empereur The following was his reply to the address of the Icishop of MARSEILLES on the 26th : " Monseigneur,— I am deeply touched with the thanks which you address to me in the name of the Church and of society, which I have been enabled to defend in difficult times. Religion is, as you have very justly ob aerved, the basis of all society and of all government that has the sentiment of its destinies; and it is it which Constitutes my force and gu ides me in the way on which have entered. I hope that your prayers will call down t he benedictions of Heaven on the entire accomplish ment of the mission which I have received from the con- Edenee of the French people." At half-past three the Prince laid the first stone of th e new B o urse. To the addr ess p resented to him by t he President of the C hamber of Commerce, his High ness replied that, " He was well pleased to be able to Rive that testimony of i nterest to the commerce of Marseilles, and that his desire was that Marseilles, more and more flourishing , should co-operate in r ealising the great idea of the EMPEROR—that the i Med Mediterranean ought to be a French lake." The Prince afterwards was present at a jousting match, and then passed the troops in review. The review at the Prado at tracted an immense con- C ourse ~s of s p e ctators. The weathe r was ma g nificent. ;:_he cry of " Vive l'Empereur'!" pr oceeded both from " troops and the spectators. The Prince distributed crosses of the Legion of Ho nour, and after the re. vi ew he went on the road of th e Prado as far as the Re g, where the corvette Reine Hortense was waiting to receive him. He visited the port of Frioul, and re turned to Marseilles by the g rand p ort, through a c omplete forest of vessels, dressed out in flags, all the t Y a rda of which were manned. The whole popula tionof the town were assem bled on the quays, and on the roofs of the houses. More than 60,000 voices , at t he same time, raised the cry of " Vive l'Empereur !" This 'cis enthusiasm went on increasing, when the Prince l ° t into his carriage at th e Cannebiere. The win tihes were all occupied, and ev er y voice proclaimed Empire. • When the Prince went to the ball at nine o'clock 14 the evening he found an immense crowd of ethne People assembled on his passage, to renew with - llsiasna the acclamationa of the d a y . c i All ranks and Classes of society evidenced the same sentiment of : ° ve and of respect. The town was, as on the pre 'lutla evening, resplendent with light ; 5,000 persons Were already in the salons when the Prince entered. Cries of " Vive l'Empereur !" and the loudest ap plause, saluted him on his arrival, and were every moment renewed. The same applause hailed him on his departure ; throughout all his passage the crowd Was as numerous and as animated at half-past eleven a t night as it bad been in the former part of the day. The Prince left the next m ornin g , at nine o'clock, f or Toulon. The crowd was immense on his passage, With the repetition of the same cries and the same en thusiasm. The Archbishop of EPHESUS, the envoy of the POPE , accompanied him. He landed at T oulon a t half-past t hree on the 27th, after a very , rt e passage, acc om p anied by the squadron and all the steamers in the roadstead. The following are the latest telegraphic dispatches : " Toulon, Sept. 27, Four o'clock Afternoon. " The Prince is now p assing through the streets of T oulon amidst an ent husiasm which it is impossible to describe.,, The crews of the vessels raised ono sole cry Vive l'Empereur 1 ' an d the whole town has responded (1 U. The squadron sal uted with its thousand n canon 1, . -c4ll on and its roadste ad p resents a spectacle as im. Posin g as magnificent. BELGIUM. The Independence of yesterday, the 29th, states, in a postscript, that it has just learned the resignation of the Ministers, announced to the Assembly at the commencement of the sitting. This event is conse quent on the result of the election for President of the Chamber of Representatives the previous day, when M. DELAHAYE obtained 54 votes, and M. VERHAEGEN, the Government candidate, only 46. The fetes at Brussels, in celebration of the decla ration of national independence, concluded on Sunday. The proceedings of that day consisted of the execu tion of several pieces of music by the different singing societies ; of the distribution of prizes to persons for works in the Flemish language, and to those who bad distinguished themselves by acts of courage and de votedness ; of some dramatic spectacles in Flemish ; finally, of a magnificent display of fireworks. The two Royal Princes attended the theatrical perform gnces, and were greeted with enthusiastic cries of " Leve de Koning ! Leve de Princen !" Half-past Four Afternoon. " The Prince landed at the Arsenal at half-past two. He Went on foot, attended by the civil and military authori tl", to the Maritime Pr efecture in the midst of an WI- 14 et 1 , 8 0 concourse of the peop le, who hailed him with the io lumilt acclamations, and a n increasing cry of Vive I,a 4 4411 1pereur!' In an hour th ere will be rev iew of the (4) Ps of the garrison and of the marines. " Six P.m. "The President has reviewed the troops in the Champs "s Mars. His Highness was ev er y where received on passagehie . by a population intox icated with joy, who all only utt ere d one a nd the same cry of 'Vivo l'Em- Pereur " The Prince has just returned to the Maritime Prefec ture, where his Highness is about to receive the func tionaries and the constituted bodies. All the city is taking holiday, and strangers are flocking into it." The Independance Beige states that the real object of the mi ss i on o f M. BACCIOCLII to Constanti no p le is to consult with the SULTAN respecting the removal of AnD.EL-KADER, whom the PRESIDENT has re solved to set at liberty in a short ti me. _ The great annual re t ra ite of the cle r gy of the , trob-di ocese o f P a ris will commence on Monday. A 11 , 4 caber of the provincial clergy have arrived to take s e z ar t ill it. The retraite consist s in retirement to St. utilpice, and in passing the time in prayer and religi ous conferences. A railway has just been made on an inclined plane , tiP the side of the mountain of the Soule at Ob ced er . and a steam-engine of tw o- horse power pla Bourg, the top of it, by which te materials necessar The y for t he fort now building there are brought up= the length of the inclined plane is 140 yards, and its perpendicular height 85 yards. This mode of pro ceedin been invented by a young engineer of Cherbourg, named FosTAIN. The Bourse was firm until the close of business, when the price of Government securities declined. The Pour-and.a-Half per Cents. opened at 104 f. 45c., rose to 104 f. 60c., and fell subsequently t0.104f. 35c., at which they closed for the end ot the month; the Three per Cents. closed at 78f. 15c.; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,500 f.; Rouen, 900 f.; Havre, 421 f. 25e. •, Great Northern, %IL 25c.; Avignon, 525 f.; Basle, 328 f. 75c.; Paris and Strasburg, 7571. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 828f.750.; Lyons and Avignon, 630 f.; Western ot France, 6701.; St. vizier to Gray, 54'2f. 50c. U l il NESS DUNE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDO STOCK EXCILAN D Gr i ioEn d B , a S n Er T.es2a9nvn,. Charleroi a N nd Erquelines, 161/2—Dijon Grand Junction of France, 51/4—Luxembourg, 51A -2s/s Madrae p.—Firis and Lyons, 22 3 / B —Paris Caen, and erbo urg, 614_Satnbre a nd Meuse, 10;ve—W estern of l'raoce, 12. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 24th have arrived. The former announcement o f the death of Duke of Alan Eli was a little premature. He died at two o'clock in the night of the 23d. In the morning the b alls of all the churches were tolled, and minute guns w ere fired. The body was placed under the care of a guard of honour of halberdiers, and a picket of gre oadiere were stationed at the door with arms reversed. All th e Ministers inscribed their names at the hotel Of the d ecea sed. The QUEEN, who greatly est eemed the old Duke, has given orders that he shall have a Public funeral, and that the Court shall go into t tuourning for three days. Her MAJESTY has also in. tirnated that she would attend the funeral, which is to take place at the church of Atocha. The precise 1 :,g (-, of the distinguished soldi er was ninet y -five and a 'LW years. The Epoca says that the QUEEN has ordered that 411 the honours due to a Marshal of the Spanish army shall be paid to the memory of the Duke of WEL LINGToN, with the exception of a religious service, Which cannot take place on account of his having been a Protestant. The Gazette states that in the course of last month public stock of different kin ds, to the amount of 05,925,756 reals, was presented for conversion, and that the new stock created in its place amounted to the sum of 51,462,096 reals. BY Royal decree the Norma l School of Philosophy bas been suppressed. The early convocation of the Cortes for a short ses sion continued to be talked of. The trial of the Heraldo and other journals bad ,f the )03ing lg. then brie matc h 'takes; a t th e r:,initY; rlO GERMAN Y. The Diet of Darmstadt, which was prorogued on the Ist July, is summoned to meet on the 29:h. A letter from Berlin, of the 24th, states that the less elevated state of the temperature has checked the progress of the cholera in that city. Au official re port which has been just published there has tended much to reassure the public mind. Only three new cases had occurred on the 231 The news from Posen and Western Prussia was also less alarming. The King of PRUSSIA arrived at Hanover on the 24th from Berlin, and, after a short delay, proceeded on his way to Oldenburg. The ratifications of the treaty concerning the suc cession to the throne of Denmark, of the 3d of May last, have just been exchanged at Vienna in presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the usual forms. The Emperor of AUSTRIA. passed a grand review of 40,000 troops on the 22d at Pesth. They con sisted of 40 regiments of infantry, 16 of cavalry, 24 batteries of artillery, and several companies of the reserve. The EmPERox, who wore the uniform of a Field-Marshal, was received on his arrival by the Archduke ALBERT, who commanded the troops. His MAJESTY was accompanied by the Hereditary Grand Duke of RUSSIA, the Prince Royal of WURTEMBURG, the Prince Regent of BADEN, and the Prince Royal of SAXONY ; and was followed by a numerous staff, together with a great number of English, Russian, French, and other foreign officers. The English Ambassador, the Earl of WESTMORELAND, was in the uniform of a General, and wore the Cross of Saint Theresa, which was given to him in 1815. The filing-off of the troops occupied an hour and a half, and whilst it was taking place the bands played the national hymn of Russia. ITALY. The Official Savoy Gazette quotes a letter from Turin, of the 24th, in which it is stated that the coolness between Sardinia and Rome is far from bQing mitigated, and that the Sacred College has addressed remonstrances to Monsignor RICCARDI, Bishop of Savona, for not showing himself directly hostile to the Civil Marriage Bill. TURKEY. Accounts from Constantinople of the 15th say that the great event of the day is the removal from the capital of two celebrated antagonists to the Re form party—HAUL PACHA and SAAFELTY PACHA. The first has been named governor of the province of Brussa, the second is sent to take charge of the Turkish islands of the Archipelago. These nomina tions have given rise to much animadversion among • the Ministers. When 'WA. PACHA and SAAFELTY PACHA, with HALM PACHA as Grand Admiral, assumed the reins of government, the finances of the state were in a most embarrassed po sition. They restored them to a sound basis, and reformed the currency. The army was a shadow, they left it a substance, and even their enemies declared that of all the efforts made to reorganize and reform, it is in the army they have been most successful. The grand fault was, in the eyes of diplomatists, that they were too inde pendent ; they would not allow the Porte to be dic tated to on every occasion, and insisted that Turkey should fly on her own wings. Be that as it may, the probabilities for this party to return to power is lost for the time. People in general are very ill-disposed towards the Government for having effected the loan. The conditions might have been more favourable, and num bers of wealthy Turks would give their money on lower terms, notwithstanding that the legal interest is 12 per cent. throughout the whole of the empire. One great result is, it is said, that the Bank of Con stantinople ceases its operations by the month of No vember. The Government has lost immensely by it, but those persons immediately interested and em ployed in the establishment have realised princely fortunes. It is well known that the SULTAN had made a concession to M. LAMARTINE of an extensive farm in the neighbourhood of Smyrna. M. L. has leased it to an English gentleman on certain conditions, which have not been accepted by the Government. An Armenian company, however, offered a sum of 800/. per annum for twenty-five years, on the Government conditions, which has been agreed upon, and ratified by all parties. The result is that the SULTAN'S grant has been converted into an annuity of 8001. for twenty-five years, for the exclusive benefit of M. LA MARTINE and his heirs. Orders have been issued for the return of the two naval divisions that have been dodging about the Ar chipelago. They have been ordered up for the end of this month, and will immediately enter the Impe rial arsenal in the Golden Horn, in time to be safe from the storms of the approaching winter. How can the Turks ever pretend to a good navy by keep ing their ships at anchor years and years in the ar senal ? and even when the ships are sent out, they are as soon ordered back, before the sailors have time to t over their sea-sickness. COURT CIRCULAR. BAL MOR AL , TUESDAY. Her Majesty drove yesterday in the open carriage, accompanied by the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer stalking. The dinner party yesterda included her Royal y Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene Highness the Princess Hohenlohe Langenbourg, and his Se rene Highness the Prince Hermann of Hohenlohe Langenbourg. 0 The Prussian Minister transacted business yes' day at the Foreign-office. RAILWAY CALLS. The following tabular statement on railway affairs w: be interesting to the reader:— CALLS DUE IN OCTOBER. 1 Number Call, Shares. lo 10 o' I 1 0 1100 15 0 01 11 15 01 12 0 0 14 0 0 !3 0 0i 42,500 7,680 56,252 7,400 40,000 50,000 68,160 50,000 Belgian Eastern Junction * ... Cork and Bandon New Pre .. ference ........................ Cornwall, 201. ........... ••• Dublin and Drogheda, New 251. Preference... ........... London, Tilbury, and South __ end Extension .............. Lycns and Avignon* ..... Paris and Lyons Bonds ..... Western of France* ........ Amount previously called in 1852 •••••••" .. Total called in 1852 * The proportion called by foreign companies is 543,890/. ; but the holdings of English proprietors are not known. EXTENSIVE FIRE IN BRIGHTON.--SbOrtly before two o'clock yesterday morning, a fire was discovered in the house of Mr. Bickford, jeweller, King's-road. The houses adjoining being built entirely of wood, and merely faced ' with what are called " mathematical tiles," were soon in a blaze. Mr. Chase, chief cflicer of the police, and several other members of the force were speedily on the spot, and the hose having been attached to the water-plugs the fire was got under and eventually subdued. The three houses, however, occupied by Mr. Bickford, Mr. Gay (toyinan), and Mr. Dixie (optician), with their fragile contents, were des troyed, the interior presenting only the appearance of black and charred rafters and beams. VISIT OF IYIE. FORBES MACKENZIE TO HIS CON STITUENTS. —fie learn that it is the intention of Mr. Forbes Mackenzie to visit his constituents on Monday next, and that he and his colleague, Mr. Charles Turner, will be in attendance at the Town-hall each day during the week, from eleven o'clock, A.M., for the purpose of receiving depu tations from the several commercial bodies, and of meeting those parties who may wish to wait upon them on public business. This, it will be r emembered, used to be the prac tice of our Members in the good old times. Its re-adoption is most considerate in our present Members. — Liverpool Standard. THE WEATHER IN THE CLIANNEL—RAMSGATE, SEPT. 29.—Last evening it came on to blow hard in squalls from S.S.W. to S.W. At 8.30 r.si. the South-Eastern Steam Navigation Company's steamer the Princess Maude, came in hauled down, from C a l a i s w i t h s ixty passeng ers. She bad made two attempts to get i n t o Dover, but t he sea was 10 heavy the harbour flag was au h t m o a w n e d '. e a t much many e r al a r A m t. e d 7.3 a o t t A he l thiineffectualsnlorn morning g the Belgian mail steamer from Ostend, with ab out thirt y mail, was also obliged to seek passengers and the Ramsgate, and a large bar h s elt er in harbour. barque is now running down for the LONDON, AMERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE ARCTIC. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. By the arrival, this forenoon, of the United Setes Mail steam-ship Arctic, Luce ' commander, we have received New York letters and papers to mid-day of the 18th inst., when the Arctic sailed. She brings 106 passengers, and specie valued at 80,0001. sterling. 'When the Arctic sailed the Pacific, of the same line, was within a few :hours' sail of New York. The Atlantic was also passed on Sunday last, in lat. 51, long. 27. The Royal Mail steamer Niagara, with the mails from Liverpool, had arrived at Boston on the 15th, and the screw-steamer Glasgow, from Glasgow, had reached New York on the 17th inst. Tne Hon. S. R. Ingersole, United States Minister to the British Court, was among the passengers by the Arctic. The American schooner Hannibal had been fired into by a British cutter on the prohibited fishing grounds. Further vigorous preparations were being made by Peru to defend the Lobos Islands against American aggression. From Cuba we learn that ail was now quiet there. Not an American newspaper was allowed to be landed in the island; and a Mr. Smith, the purser of one of the American steamers, was prohibited from setting foot on the Spanish shore upon any pretence whatever. There were 700 political prisoners at Havannah, but no executions. reported that the unfitness of the General Governor would be declared, sad that the re-establishment of Ge neral Septa /Anna would be proclaimed. " The commander of Oxkutznl writes to the General Commander of the State of Yucatan as follows:--‘ 400 rebel Indians, proceeding from Mancanche, and led by Zsearias May, on the 31st of August, at one o'clock P.M., attacked the population of that state; they were at once repulsed in three skirmishes, leaving on the field 10 dead and another severely wouaded.' " The advises from Guadalajara state that, according to the Siglo XIX.,' the mission of the ambassadors to Don Gregurio D'Aila has been use less. On tho 1 7th ult. 600 men and four pieces of artill er y were to depart for Lagos in order to expel Seno r P o rtillo; but these troops were dispersed in their m arc h by the arrival of General Yanez, who was at Agu asca li e ntes, and Senor Noriega, who, according to the sa me paper, are parti zans of the dictatorship of General Santa Anna, to which Senor D'Avila is opposed. The authorities of the canton of Colotlan and the department of Poculo have given their adhesion to the legitimate authori ties. The Brujula publishes the acts of Ayintamientos of llu jucar, Ameca, Zapotlanejo, Z i coalco, Atoyac, and Mineral do Hostotipayullo, in w hi c h a Provisional Government is also recognized. A ccor ding to the same paper, it appears that Atlan de la G arc i a , Tala, Curquio, Magdalena, and 'renchitian, had 4 1 80 ac k n owledged the Provisional Government. The Indians were continuing to commit the most horrible depredations; they invaded Sombrerete, in the State of Zacatecas, and killed 22 men, nine women, and a girl. " A correspondent of Oajaca remarks, that all the per sons who remained from the convoy of Major Bernard have left Tehuantepec to return to the United States. The letters from Orizaba mention the arrival of Genera! Maria., with a body of cavalry, including the troops of Don Villasena, of Puebla, end on the day of the depar ture of the courier the infantry arrived. It was thought that operations would coon begin. By a vote of 15 against 12, the Council of the Go ve rnment declare that it had not the right to discuss the opinion of the commit tee of the Government for convocation of Congress. "In the supplement of the journal Zempoalteca of th e Ist inst. is contained a telegraphic communication sent to the Minister of Relations by the Political Chief of Orizaba, manifesting to his Excellency the apprehension of the inhabitants of that city that their town would soon be the theatre of a conflict between the two parties. They also complain of the immense loss which their manufactures and their commerce will have to suffer. The last news by the English steamer reported that an otherthat the inhabitants had declared that th e y s hould not acknowledge the Government of Senor C ar d e nas, if he was elected again as governor. "As for the grave question of T e h uantepe c, the Mexican Government has received a n pronunciamento had been made a t T a mpico, and answer from Washington. Mr. Alfred Conkling was expected to arrive in Mexico in a few days to take th e place o f Mr. Letcher, who was recalled to the United S tates. " The brigade of General Uraga, whi c h is at Pue bl a , had received orders to go to Guadalajara. This brigade comprised the whole military force of the is the only one in which the Government h as confidence . Senor Don Juan de la Granj a has finished the telegra phic line from Vera Cruz to Mexico, and - is about to undertake the construction of another li ne from Mex i co to Guanajuato." Republic, and At Boston, on the 16th, a dinner was given to the Hon. Thomas Baring, the distinguished representa tive of the banking-house of Baring Brothers and Co., at the Revere House, at which a number of the principal citizens were present. Mayor Seaver pre sided, and discharged the duties of his position in a very acceptable manner. He gave a cordial welcome to the honoured representative of the mercantile class of England, to which Mr. Baring responded in most appropriate style. His speech was replete with sen timents of the most friendly character to America. He passed a warm eulogium upon New England, and the high character of the city and citizens of Boston. The Hon. Edward Everett responded to Mr. Baring's compliments upon the United States in a most elo quent manner. Mr. Baring was still staying at the Revere House, Boston. We learn from Canada that Lord Elgin has been recalled, and that the post of Governor-General has been offered to Lord Harris, whose political views are more iu consonance with those of the Derby Ministry. The Cross of the Bath has been conferred upon the Hon. Dominick Daly, and he has been pro moted to the governorship of New Zealand. His Excellency the Governor-General of Canada and suite, the members of the Cabinet, and many Mem bers of both Houses of Parliament, and several in vited guests, embarked on the 10th inst. for the Sherbrooke celebration. The three million Pennsylvania Railroad Loan was taken for the Barings and Rothschilds, at 103 dolls. 20c. for every 100 doffs. Secretary Webster and Mr. G. B. Duncan have, it is stated, commenced an action against the city of New Orleans for the sum of 50,000 dolls.-25,000 dolls. each, as a remuneration for their services in the case of Mrs. General Gaines. At Albany one of the editors there has been fined 350 dollars for a libel upon a Mr. Fisk, who was tarred and feathered by the anti-renters some years ago. Nearly the whole of the business portion of Ra venna, Ohio, was burned down on the 15th inst. The loss, it is estimated, will be from 40,000 dolls. to 60,000 dolls. The Washington National Intelligeneer of the 17th, referring to the fisheries question, says,— " It having been announced, by advices from England a week or two ago, that the fishery difficulty had been amicably settled,' some of our most intelligent eastern journals are speculating on the nature of the settlement referred to. We presume there has been no new ar rangement entered into, even if any has been on either side thought of or proposed. All that was meant, as we believe, by the late accounts from England was, that the British Ministry had disclaimed the adoption of any new policy, or the enforcement of any more stringent regulations respecting the fisheries than had been ob served prior to the late groundless flare-up in this country; in short, that the British Ministry had no thought of adopting any new line of conduct in the premises, but meant to leave the subject, both in principle and prac tice, just where the treaty of 1818 placed it, and where it has remained ever since." The following dispatch from Sir John Pakington to the Governor-General of Canada, on the subject of the fisheries, was transmitted by his Excellency to the Canadian Parliament on the 13th instant : "Downing-street, May 27. "My Lord, —Among the many pressing subjects which have engaged the attention of her Majesty's Ministers since their assumption of office, few have been more im portant, in their estimation, than the questions relating to the protection solicited for the fisheries on the coasts of British North America. Her Majesty's Government base taken into their serious consideration the represen tations which have been received on the subject from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward's Is land, and more recently from Mr. Ilineks, on the part of Canada, and have not failed to observe that while active measures have been taken by certain colonies for the purpose of e ncouraging their fisheries, and of repelling the intrusion of foreign vessels, it has been a subject of complaint in New Brunswick that impediments should have been offered by the policy of the Imperial Govern ment to the enactment of bounties considered by the local Legislature essential for the protection of its trade. " Her Majesty's Ministers are desirous to remove all ground of complaint on the part of the colonies in con sequence of the encroachments of the fishing vessels of the United States upon those waters from which they' are excluded by the terms of the convention of 1818; and they therefore intend to dispatch as soon as possible a small naval force of steamers, or other small vessels, to enforce the observance of that convention. These ves sels will, of course, bo confirned to the p er f ormance of the the commandersdutie s with whichwtwill h they ey are specially c h arge d , and enjoined to exerc i se a careful - di s cretion in the very delicate office of interfering with vessels belonging to foreign and friendly Powers. " With regard to the question of promoting the fisheries of the British colonies by means of bounti es , h er Majesty's Government, although desirous not to sanction any unnescesary deviation from that policy which re gulates the commerce of this country,are still disinclined to prevent those colonies, by the interposition of im perial authority, and especially pending the negotiations with the United States of America, for the settlement o f t h e principles on which the commerce with the Bri tish North American colonies is hereafter to be carried on, from adopting the policy which they may deem most conducive to their own welfare and prosperity. " Entertaining these views it is the intention of her Majesty's Government to advise the Queen to give her assent to an Act passed by the Legislature of Prince Edward's Island in the session of 1850 for the promo tion of its deep-sea fisheries; and they will be prepared to give favourable consideration to any Acts for a similar purpose which may be passed by the Legislatures of the other North-American provinces.—l have, & c ., " JOHN S. PAKINOTON ." The Southern Rights party of Alabama had no minated Governor Troupe for the Presidency, and General Quitman for the Vice-Presidency. "This party," says the New York Herald— "ls gaining great force, and it is possible it may largely contribute to the throwing of the election into the Ilouse of Representatives. There are now the six following nominations in all: — General Pierce Democrat. General Scott ... Whig. Daniel Webster . . Union Whig. J. P. Hale Freesoiler. William Goodell ... ... Liberty man. Governor Troupe ... Secessionist. "If the secession party make a good fight, and co operate with the tickets ofsthe North, they may succeed in preventing either of the old party organizations, un less they are very strong, from having a majority, and the decision would thus have to devolve upon the House of Representatives. In that event Pierce will be sure of his election, for there is a majority of Democrats in the House. Thus he is doubly armed, and is every possible contingency the triumph of the democracy seems certain." A Whig demonstration occurred at Washington on the 17th. The friends of Mr. Webster had a great gathering at Boston on the 15th. Numerous other political meetings had occurred. The Hon. J. P. Hale had accepted the Preesoil nomination for tie Presidency. Ten railway accidents, attended in some cases with fatal consequences, had occurred within three days. Letters from Havannah of the 11th instant state that the Government, apprehending an immediate in vasion, continued to exhibit great alarm. The es pionage and domiciliary visits system was in full force, and arrests were, in consequence, very nume rous. The purser of an American steam-ship, the Crescent City, having been charged with publishing a letter in the New York papers relative to the state of affairs in Cuba, the authorities, on his next arrival at Havannah, placed a guard on the steamer, and pre vented the purser from landing. The American journals brought by the Crescent City were re turned on board, with an intimation from his Ex cellency that " the captain might return the papers whence they came, as his Excellency had no idea that her Majesty's loyal subjects committed to his charge should have their minds contaminated by studying the pernicious doctrines of liberty inculcated in those unbridled journals." The health of Ha vannah was greatly improved. The Royal mail steam- ship Dee arrived on the 10th from Vera Cruz. A French steamer of war, the Ardent, was in the port of Havannah, and two or three British frigates were cruising off the coast. We have advices from the city of Mexico to the 9 d, and from Vera Cruz to the 4th inst., received vicl Havannah. The New York Herald has the fol lowing The immense crowd of people of Guadalajara had been well received in Mazatlan. From that port 200 men and four cannon had been embarked for Altata, and 100 men were about to depart by land. All were going to Culiacan, in order to depose the Governor. It was 21,250 7,68 U 84,380 ADDITIONAL PARTICI:IL/B,ns . (BY TELEGRAPH FROM NEW ORLEANS) " NEW ORLEANS, SEPT. 15. if The last advices from the city of Mexico state, that Reliolledo had proposed to surrender, provided the lives of himself and companions were gusranteefl. The Vera Cruz Legislature requires an unconditional surrender. " The insurrection continues at various pl anes . The insurgents occupy Cordova, the authorities h av i ng fled to Orizaba. " The commissioner from the General Government to Jalapa had returned unsuccessful. " Affairs at Guadalajara were still in confusion. " The Indians were committing great ravages in Zs- catecas. " The Oajaca Legislature demised an extra session of Congress to settle the Tehuntepec question." Telegraphic advises from Texas and New Mexico state that the cotton crops of Texas had suffered from worms and the rain, but would nevertheless give a large yield. The Mexican Government had enforced a full tariff on goods for the Chihuahua trade, in consequence of which an immense stock would be de tained at El Passo. Caravejal was at Rom a , without means or men, waiting f or movemen t s i n the interior of Mexico. There continued to b e a d eman d in t h e New York stockmarket for State stocks and Government securi ties, and the prices were sustained. Speculative stocks were not in demand, and prices were lower. The 3,000,000 dolls. Six per Cent. Bonds, due 1880, convertible until 1890, of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad Company, had been taken in Philadelphia at 103 20-100, for account of Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Rothschild. The bid was for the whole or none. The total bid exceeded 10,00,000 dolls., some as high as 105 per cent. The market was well supplied with foreign exchange, atd rates were heavy. On London, 110 to 1101; Paris, 5.121 to 5.13/ ; Amsterdam, 41 to 41 1 1 ; Hamburgh, 36a to 3q ; Bremen, 79i to 79f. The money-market was abundantly supplied at pre vious rates. Mercantile paper was the higher s t an d ar d o f credits were scarce. C o tt o n was in good d eman d , w i t h a li g h t stoc k on the market ; the s a l es f or th e wee k were-9,350 bales, at an advanc e o f i e . to -1-e. per lb. Ashes had slightly declined in p r i ces , 8 00 b arre l s pots h av i ng b een sold at 41 dolls. t o 4 dolls. 68:c. per barrel; 20 0 barrels pearls brought plentiful, but 5 doll s . 56c. The markets for both wheat and flour were heavy and inactive, and, for im mediate delivery l ower pr i ces wou ld be taken. In dian corn wa s i n mo d erate d eman d ; th e receipts were large, and p r i ces h a d a downwar d ten d enc y. Provi sions w ere i n f a i r d emand, w i thout a l terat i on in price. Scotch pig i ron was i n good deman d ; s ales to a fair extent had been made at 24 dolls. cash to 25 dolls. six months, and in some instances 0 6 dolls. 30c. six months had beesobtained. Swedish brought 75 dolls. per t on . N aval stores were i n moderate de mand. Ther e was a goo d d eman d f o r tobacco, and prices continued very fi rm ; 65 0 hhds. had been sold at sc. to 91c. for Kentucky leaf, and 10c. per lb. for strips. Preights to L on d on —T o b acco, '2ss. to 3 03 . per hhd. , flour and mea l , e s . p er b arre l ; wheat, 6 1d. to 6id. per bushel per ton. ; and measurement goods, 15 s. t o 303. THE VEST INDIES. SOUTHAMP TON WEDNESD AY norm —The Roya mail steam-shi p La Plata, Captain William Allen, has arrived o ff t hi s port w ith the usua l West India, Gulf of M ex i co, P ac ifi c , and O r i en tal American mails. La Pl a t a has a ccomp li s h e d a highly success ful voyag e both to and from th e W e st Indies, and the satisfactory an d r apid perf ormance o f the first passage out and ho me con tra s t s most favou rably with the comparative inefficiency, in p o i n t o f larity, of the n ew ships for this route by the West India M a il C om pany La Plata's doles are— C Greytown, Sept. 8 ; H constructed specially avannabba, speed and regu- S e ptember 8 ; Sep seng t. 15. ers ; pas 9 ; Vera Cruz, Sept, 4 ; Tampico, Sept. 2 ; Jamaica,, Sept. 10 ; Demerara, Sept. 9; Trinid a d, Sept. 9; Barbadoes , Sept. 11 ; St. Thomas's, La Plata brings 91 and on freight specie value 1,374,76 C doll s ., o f w hich 329 , 217 dolls. are on account of the Mexi can dividend. Her freight list also comp r i ses 306 serona of cochi . veal, 7 serous of j 1 8 bales cases of c i gars , and sundry mer chandise ; also three p on i es , a s a present from the President of Mexico to th e P r i nc e of Wales. At Jamaica business has been dull. The produce market has become inactive as far as sugar and rum were concerned. Of pimento the receipts of the new crop were limited. The intelligence from the country parishes present the "seasons" as havin g se t in very heavily. Exchange—O„ L ondon, J a maica Bank, 90 days, • par ; on New York, 60 d ays , i to 1 per cent. pm. Sugar was qu o t e d 225. er 100 lb. The state of th e public p health in Jamaica was more satisfactory, th e sm all-pox having sensibly abated. Accounts f rom B ar b a d oes state that the fever was not so violent, and fi ne ra i n had fallen on the island. In St. Lucia the weather bad been squally, and the beat somewhat mitigated. The island was free from all alarming diseases, although many persons, fearing the approach of yellow fever, had removed to the higher parts of the island. The yellow f e ver still continues its ravriges in Martiniqu e . A few cases had occurred in St. Thoma s ' s . The Demerara j our nals are nearly barren of news, the Legi s l a t ure not having been in session. The weather continued distressingly hot, and a good deal of sickness prevailed in the colony, but not of a very fatal ty pe . Sugar-making progressed favourably, and the young canes gave great promise for next year's crop. Trade was excessively dull. The Pacific Steam Navigation Compsiny's steam ship Bogota had arrived at Panama, with mails from the west coast of South Amerifli, and dates from Valparaiso, August 15 ; Lima, August 22. She had on freight 193,000 dolls. for transmission to England. The accounts from Mexico are unfavourable, both financially and politically. 37,000 70,000 100,000 272,640 150,000 742,950 5,828,077 1G,571,027 REVIEW OF MARKETS. againC or d o been's if d ie u 7 l c l a a n n t a ile li i m n i t t e e l d lig t e o t r ic t e h r ;) , Business mot partt ( o ll o ro rd ni it h i p a a r se y retail operations. We notice a decline in the value of, and inquiry for flour and meal, which is to be attributed to the freer receipts of native vegetables. In these results rice is beginning to share to a certain extent. Codfish in tierces has rather improved in value, owing to the moderato arrivals, and herrings and mac kerel of prime quality are wanted. The produce market is again becoming inactive as far as rum and sugar are concerned. Of Pimento the re ceipts of the new crop are yet very limited. There is a not any coffee on offer. The last intelligence from the country parishes rept : e. sents the seasons as having set in very heavily. Alewives are almost entirely neglected. Occasions slly a small parcel is taken as a substitute for herrings, b a t the demand is very uncertain. Nearly all of the re j, THURSDAY EVENING, receipts have been returned by the vessels wlach brought them. Butter is inactive. Irish is generally held for 1 but for a parcel of 75 firkins, 10i'd has been accepted. No other operations have transpired. Halifax is moved slowly at Byl. We quote American at Bd, with a very limited inquiry. Bread—Crackers are very dull of sale, but there is some inquiry for Wattson's Pilot, at 15s. Home-made is also in limited demand. Beef is wanted. Brandy--Some operations in Martell's dark and pale together have occurred at 63. in bond. The former alone does not ,command more than 55. 6i. llenessy's pale brings 6s. We have heard of a sale of 6 hhds. ca a _ ratite at ss. All descriptions are in large supply. Cornmeal has declined to 20s. Coffee—There is not any at market. Corn—American is in very little demand at Bs. per bag. Cheese—The supply of D. G. is so limited that none but retail transactions can cecur. These have been effected 131 a 13id. per lb. Flour—There were sales of old and new Baltimore in the early part of the fortnight, at 325. and 3.35. G I.; but subsequcut operations were effected at 31s. 6 , 1. for Bal timore, and 31s. for Philadelphia. The stock is rather heavy. Freights—There is not any offering. Gold—We quote American at per cent. premium. Doubloons are not wanted. Hams—Lancw,hire may be quoted at Sd. We have nethiug to report of American. Twenty barrels Irish have changed hands at 6d. per lb. Malt—The market continues overstocked with all de scriptions, except bottled strong ale, wh ich is p erha ps rather Ranted.Oil—Cod is scarce. We quote it nominally at 2s. 71d. per gallon. Pimento—Fourpence is generally asked and readily paid for the few parcels of the new crop which have as yet come in. Rice—Some 600 bags of Patna and Bengal have changed hands in small parcels, the former at 2ls , and the latter at 19s. to 20s. per 100 lbs. The demand is however slackening, and we have heard that Patna has been refused at 20s. 6d. We have nothing to report of Carolina. Rum—Sales to some extent have been effected at Is. 3d. in bond—but for 40 puns, northside, coloured, proof 191. 2s. has been paid; the good inquiry has, however, very considerably subsided. Soap—The supply of all kinds is very considerable ; but only retail operations are occurring. Tobacco—We have nothing to report of this article, except that it is in very heavy supply. Tongues—lrish pigs are wanted. Twenty half-bar rels have changed hands at 565. There are some Ame rican at market. GENERAL SCREW STEAM SHIPPING COMPANY. The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of pro prietors in this undertaking was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Mr. J. Ellis in the chair. There was a very numerous attendance of shareholders. The SECRETARY (Mr. J. L. O'Beirne) read the following report : The directors, in submitting to the proprietors a re port of their proceedings, together with the accounts for the half year ending on the 30th June last, desire to re new their expression of confidence in the successful issue of the extended undertakings into which the company have entered, and are gratified to be able to state that the trade with the French and Dutch coasts steadily maintained itself, while the mail contract service to the cape of Good Hope increased its traffic during the period embraced in this report. At the last half-yearly meet ing attention was directed, amongst other matters, to certain changes which were, in the opinion of the directors, desirable for the interests of the company in their contemplated enlarged operations. The directors having subsequently matured their views on the subject, submitted them in a series of propositions for considera tion at an extraordinary general meeting, specially con vened for that purpose in May last, when they were unanimously adopted, and the board proceeded to carry them into effect. They have now the pleasure of in forming the proprietors that a supplemental charter has been granted by her Majesty, which empowers the com pany to raise capital in shares of 20/. each; to issue five 20/. shares, proportionably, in lieu of , the present 1001. shares; and to borrow any sum not exceeding one fourth of the paid-up capital. The deed necessary to give effect to the provisions of the supplemental charter and to your resolutions has been drawn, and in a few days will be ready for signature, after which the new shares will be issued. The directors heartily con gratulate the proprietary on the completion of these measures. After the meeting in May, and when an application to tho Crown for dira supplemental charter bad bee n made, thedirectors subscriptions for the capital still required for the purposes of the company, and they have now the satisfaction to state that the shares which they have resolved to issue were forthwith taken up by par ties whose position brings weight to the company. The board have also to mention that, having considered it due to the existing shareholders to give them the oppor tunity of accepting a certain proportion of the new stock to be issued, the privilege was largely taken advantage of. The subscribed capital is now 715,0001., an amount sufficient for the present purposes of the company. To extend and consolidate the interests of the company, the directors applied for and have obtained a contract for not less than seven years, on satisfactory terms, from her Majesty's Government, for a mail service between Gape Town and the principal settlements, as far as Port Natal. The Sir Robert Peel has arrived at the Cape to com mence this service, and she will be joined as early as possible by the Bosphorus. The directors have also the gratification to announce that the new and extended service to India, via the Mauritius, was opened by the Queen of the South in Juno last, followed by the Harbinger, Lady Jocelyn, and Indiana. The proprie tors mny be well proud of these noble ships, which have commanded the unqualified admiration of the naval and mercantile world, and of the public at large. The Calcutta, Mauritius, Hydasper, and the Argo will sail in succession, and doubtless prove equal to those which have preceded them. In now en terprises public confidence is in ge neral but slowly secured. It will therefore be specially encouraging to the proprietors to learn that this Indian service has opened fit , rourably; each succeeding ship has taken an increased Lumber of passengers, while the next ship, the Calcutta, has already a larger number engaged than any of her predecessors. The directors are happy to add that t advises from the foreign agencies are also full of promise. In requesting the attention of the pro prietors to the accounts and balance-sheet now presented to them, the directors have to state that the net sum of 3,4021. 95...10d. had been placed to the crodit of the reserve fund,, which now amounts to 16,9451. 2s. Bd., while the insurance fund has been increased by 2,1541., and amounts to 6,7331. 9s. In conclusion the directors recommend Cu tt a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum be paid for the half-year ending 30th June last, tree of incom( )- tax." The financ ieil statement showed that the total re ceipts had b eon 52,664/. 65., and the expenditure 45,016/. ss. 9 , 1-, leaving a balance of 7,6481. on the capital accoun t. The CHAIM tA,N, in moving that the report and ac counts now pre s.anted to this peeting be, received and adopted, and that a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, free , of income-tax, for the last half-year, ending 30th Juili3 last, be paid to the proprietors; and that the same b e payable forthwith, said he would now take the lib e:!ty of making a few remarks on the principal points veferred to in the report which had been just read, tea d on certain items which had been presented to their notice. This would familiarise the objects which we re worthy of the consideration of the proprietors, and • would lead, he trusted, on their part, to the same view of the position of this company which the directors entertained. He could not but repeat the congratulation is which the board had addressed to the proprietors in the report, as to the required capi tal which bad bt len obtained. When, indeed, they looked at their pc aition this time twelve months since, and what it was )10w, they must all feel it to be a matter for great, satisfaction that they had been en abled to raise ',het company to a condition in which they could bear comparison with any great maritime corporation afloat:—(Hear.) It could not fail to delight the proprietary to know that they had got a supplemental c'oarter, the effect of which had been in every respect 'to improve their property. As he had had occasion to state at the former extraordinary ge neral meeting, there could be no doubt that, in the present feeli og of the public mind, there was a diffi culty in res , pect to the 100/. shares ; but by means of the supple•utental charter which had been obtained, certain changes had been made in the deeds, which he thou .glit would greatly facilitate the working of the comps ny. They had by this supplemental charter obtair ,ed the privilege of making bye-laws for the comm Lon good, and thus great and substantial advan tages which could not fail to please all parties. Agai n , while the statement of their accounts was the to story uar of their monetary condition from the I st of the 30 what th of June last, the board had to tell them he mu ,it t be allowed to call their political history since t be meeting which was held in Mar c hlastHe was happy to state that after the c contra at ceased, and they had obtai ne d Gover: ament one for an extendedafproemma the lndia, l a quo,stion arose as to bringing service ac to the return mails from the Cape of GoodHopeb;and the cotnpa ny made arrangements to send the Helles pont, 1 the Bosphorus, and another vessel on that ser vice, t ind the bargain which had been made, he was glad t o say, had proved a profitable one to the com pany. in the next place, they had h eard from the report , that they h a d o bt a i ne d a contract for the con veyar ice of the mails, by the route of the Cape, to Port Nstal, touching at the intermittent ports. The dire ct or s were of opinion that it was notdesirable that 7 Any one else should tra de upon the ground which they called their own. There was an incipient corn pat, .y started, some notice of which had appeared in t l- ..,e papers ; and upon that fact appearing, the di • ectors resolved that, whether they bad the contract ‘4.)r not, they would place their ships on that route, and maintain it against all new corners —(Hear, hear.) 'The board entered into negotiations with the Govern ment, which ended in the manner he had stated ; and they bad the contract for the same period as they had for the Indian mail service. Turning now from that subject ;to the continental trade, he was please to say that, comparing it with the corresponding half-year, the half-year ending the 30th of June last showed a great j wprov ement. The trade with Harlingen and Rotterdam had improved considerably. The Dunkirk trade had never been a profitable one, and up to this pc - riod it had only been maintained in the hope that it would be improved. But the other day, whilst the di rectors were not disposed to give up t he trade al together, they resolved to withdraw one of their ships ;. and as soon as this determination was known to the directors of the Great Northern Railway of France, they ex pressed their regret at the step which had been taken. But the answer of the directors of this company was simply that they were not disposed to carry on un profitable trade, and if they felt it desirable to do so, it would be for them (the French company), to take measures to appoint ships of their own. Through the instrumentality of this company's broker, however, an arrangement had been since made with the Great Northern Railway Company of France, by which, from the Ist Sept em b er l as t, they agreed to give a certain allowance to each vessel on each ship's voycge. .This would g i ve th e Screw Steam Com pany a . fair return f or t h e ca pital which they in vested in this b ranc h. T he pro pri e tors would 11Kavvise have seen that the board had resolved to remove the station of the Indian packet ships from London to Southampton.—(flear.) It was desirable that he should state that this was a si.l) which had not been taken by th e b oar d w i thout long an d anx i ous consideration of all those p o i n t s w hi c h were in volved in a question of so much importance to the in terests of the company. Th e ma i n diffi cu l ty o f th e ir ships remaining in London as their station Wag that there were no docks suffici en tl y capa bl e of rece i v i ng them, and letting them out at the particular times which were necessary for ships engaged in the packet service to India. Ships might be exposed to detention at Blackwall, from the crowded state of the river, fur seven or more days. Thus it might happen that a loaded coal barge coming foul might render a ship in efficient, and put the company to an expense of 10001. or more. Th e di rec tors, therefore, had to consider the risks which a tt en ded such classes of ships at all times in the River Thames. The next difficulty was to get docks which should be at all times and seasons a vailable without i ncurr i ng a considerable expense. Oa due consids2ration of these several points it was resolved by the directors to open a commu nication with the Southampton Dock Company and the directors of th e South-Western Railway Company, who had severally agreed to an arrangement which was of a na t ure highly satis factory to this company, and would promote the gene ral interests of the proprietary, .He believed that, in stead of any nominal loss by the r emova l o f their ships to Southampton, and taking i n t o cons id era ti o n the delivery of cargoes in London a n d at Southamp ton, there would, no doubt, be a nominal gain, and intrinsically there would decidedly be a gain. Th e Southampton Dock Company had granted thi s asso ciation the best position in their docks ; and they had got full half an acre of ground for a mere song, where they could build storehouses and workshops of various sorts, which would be of use in their Peon o - mica expenditure ; and, in addition to this, the Southampton Dock Company had given them the use of dry docks whenever they might require them, after due notice being given. The proprietors would, he hoped, believe him when he said that these pro ceedings had not been taken without great delibera tion. Another matter to which he would next ad vert, and which he hoped would be satisfactory to the proprietors, was that the board of directors had taken a piece of ground in Cannon-street, on which they proposed to erect the future home of the company. They were now paying a very large rent for very inadequate and inconvenient offices. They hoped when the building was finished, to let out a part of the premises to advantage; so that he trusted the ad ditional expense to the company would not be very considerable, while there would be abundant facilities for transacting all the business which he hoped the extended advantages of the company would bring to them.—(Hear, hear.) By-and-by he intended to propose as a resolution, to rescind a resolution of the general meeting, which was passed in the year 1849, the purport of which was that the company should insure two-thirds of the risks on their ships by the for them, be had kept them for them, he had g isi CTl them to them on their own terms to a certain extent when they wanted them, and when they had not funds to pay for thetn.—(ll.ear, hear.) it was the boast of the board, and it must be a boast generally among the proprietors, that they were doing a greater amount of work than was ever performed by any maritime company. They were now bringing for ward 1,800 tons ships month after month. The Queen of the South had been followed by the Lady Jocelyn, and then succeeded the Indiana. Th Calcutta, which was to follow her, had had her trial trip down the river yesterday, and had per f o rmed it to the great satisfaction of the directors. Sbe made ten and a half knots, and the engines in working surpassed the most sanguine expectations of those who were on board. He believed that the Calcutta would sail at the time appointed, and that in a month she' would be followed by the Mauritius and t he Hydaspes. in order to carry out these great operations, the most strenuous exertions bad been made by the ship-builders and others. As for their builder, Mr. Mare, he bad spend no expense in offeriog rewards to his men in order aut there might be no disappointment to the expectations of the com pany or of the public. Of the Messrs. Mandslay's, the engineers, of four or five of their ships, he need not speak. Their exertions had only been such as he expected. For the next ship, and the ship which was to follow, Messrs. Boulton and WTatt, were at this time making the most indefatigable exertions, aid putting themselves to a considerable expense in orde." that the company might suffer no disappointment. In conclusion, he must express his opinion that while the company was managed with unity of purpose, with prudence, and with sufficient energy, it would proper ; but some time must be allowed for the full development of the capabilities of an undertaking of such magnitude. He would now move that the report be adopted, and that a dividend after the rate of 5 per cent. per annum be payable on the last half year ending June 30. Mr. JOHNSON seconded the motion. A SHAREHOLDER said that the charges for passen gers to India were larger than those of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Packet Company. The CHAIRMAN said that the company provided their passengers with every necessary and luxury (with the exception of body linen) during the voyage, and that these were well worth 2.01. on a voyage to India. The resolution for the adoption of the report was then carried unanimously, and a dividend of L per cent. declared. On the motion of Mr. CURRY, a resolution was also passed, voting the cordial thanks of the meeting to the chairman and directors, for their zeal and attention to the affairs of the company, and voting them 3,0001. per annum for their services—the same to date from the Ist of January last. Some routine business having been disposed of, the meeting separated. THE MIME RIFLE. The following circulars and circular memorandum have been i ssue d f or th e guidance of the colonels commandants of the respective divisions of Royal Marines a t P ortsmouth, Plymouth, Chatham, and Woolwich, with reference to the a b ove -named arms : "Deputy A.djutant-G enera r s Office, Aug. 17, 1852. " Sir,—The Lords Commissions of the Admiralty having been pleased to signify that a supply of rifle muskets, as per statement, will be furnished by the Ord nance Department to the several divisions of Royal Marines, which muskets are to be taken in charge as 0 portion of the armament of the corps. "2. The annexed Government memorandum is for , warded for your information and guidance with refer ence to the distribution of those (to Ch at h am, 10 0 ; to Portsmouth, 150; to Plymouth, 100; to Woolwich, 100) among the parade companies of the division under your command, and also respecting the allowance of ammu nition. "3. And you will bo pleased to observe that th ose arms are, till further orders, to be retained for pra ct i ce at the divisional head quarters. " By command, "Joni OWEN, Deputy Adjutant• General." public, and that the other third should betaken by themselves. Now, in the present position of the company it did not seem desirable that the ratio of risk therein adopted should be persevered in ; because the proprietors would see, for instance, that in the case of the smaller ships, where the risks were from 7,0001. to 8,0001., they would take 2,5001., whilst on their larger ships they would incur risks involving amounts to the extent of 20,0001. It seemed to the board of directors, after mature deliberation, more desirable to take a certain sum on each, whether the whole risk or not, but still preserving the principle of the resolution of the board, that they should not exceed one-third by the company. The insurance fund now amounted to 6,7331., but as that fund ex tended and increased yearly, so in proportion they should regulate their mode of assurance, and that in the end he hoped the company would have a fund of such an amount that they might become their own insurers. The board felt that in that fund alone they had the germs of future prosperity. 'When the re venues of the company should be fully developed they would derive from their insurances 30,0001. or 40,0001 a year, giving a dividend of 5 or 6 per cent. when the whole of the capital should be brought into play. It was a great thing to look forward to the building up of this insurance fund, and that they would have this resort when times hereafter might not, for a period, be so prosperous as they were now ; it was a matter of consolation to have that to create a dividend which they otherwise would not have.—(Hear.) But there was not only 6,7331 to the credit of the insurance fund, but there was also the collision risk fund, amounting to 1,8681. 103., to meet any contingency, and which sum might, perhaps, have been coupled with the other sum. So that for the purpose of meeting risks the company, at present, had really a fund of 8,5001. On the other side of the account be was glad to draw attention to the reserve fund of 16,9451. 2s. Bd. That fund, which was in accordance with the rule laid down and approved by the board of their superintendent for the valuation of the depreciation of their ships, was fully ample for the purposes in tended. It was stated in the report that the Indian packet service had been opened in June last by the Queen of the South. Some of the gentlemen whom he addressed were present when that ship was tried, and it was a pleasant thing to say that he thought they owed their present position, in a great degree, to the effect she created in the public mind. She was the admiration of everyone who saw her, and espe cially of those who were present on the day of trial ; and for some days after that occurrence, from Lewis ham to Belgrave-square, everybody talked of the Queen of the South. She went on her way, but a little mishap occurred and she was obliged to put back into Plymouth, but happily it was found that the ac cident had occurred from an oversight at sea, and that the ship could not proceed on her voyage; and whilst the directors regretted the untoward circumstance which had occurred, they at the same time derived great satisfaction from learning, after the closest examina tion of the hull and machinery by the official autho rities of the Government and by Lloyd's agent, those gentlemen declared the Queen of the South to be one of the finest ships they had ever gone over, and she started under as favourable circumstances as could be expected by any one. How the ship was fitted out— how she performed her business, gentlemen mi g ht p ro bably have learned from the letters of the pass engers which had appeared in the newspapers. But ; an s omething had been said about the vessel s not having been provided with coals at a certain pl ace and for the satisfaction of the proprietors he would state that the board had had great difficultie s t o conten d with from the demand for shipping for the Australi an colonies, in getting coals ; but th e i r arra ngements were now perfected, and h e b e li eved t h a t in future there would be nothin g b ut what wou ld b e highly creditable to the comp any. E very h co mpany, how ever, must have, i n th e i r early stag es, some diffi culties to contend aga i nst, wh i ch onward progre ss ; but, on the whol e, he thought this company had much to be wo uld check their s atisfied with. As might be expected freights,frip w as no t we ll filled, nor could their first ship in respe ct to passengers and anticipated that it w ould be. Those who knew t h e nature of such a service must be aware that it must be well commenced before the public confidence could be obtained for it. On the other hand, it was satisfactory to be able to inform the proprietors t at • d eed extraordinary he v ery rapid, an d , _ , their progress in relation to the number of passengers bad been Soutb) their passage •money was not quite 2,000/. ; thought. In the first large ship (the Queen of the the Indiana, it realised 4,400/. ; and in the case the next ship, the Lady Jocelyn, it was 2,700/. ; in the next, of the Calcutta, which would sail next month, the a mount of passage money up to the present time was 5,000/.—(Hear, hear.) The number of passengers taken out were—by the Queen of the South, 30 ; by the Lady Jocelyn, 39 ; by the Indiana, 54, and the number already secured by the Calcutta was 65. These passengers were embarked for Cape Town, Calcutta, Ceylon, &c., and an analysis of their diffe rent destinations showed that the larger number of passengers were for distant ports instead of for the nearer ports. In the Calcutta there were already s e _ cured 16 passengers for the Cape, for Ceylon 11, Madras 16, Calcutta 22 , making altogether 65 pas_ sengers, and passengers still were coming in, so that he hoped at a future time ho should be able to say that she was the first full ship. — (Cheers.) Next he must refer to the extraordinary rapidity with which the ships had been brought forward. lie did not mention this with a view to enhance the services of the directors, who had only done their duty ; but they might boast of their builder, their engineers, and their superintendent, and of their unceasing efforts for the promotion of the interests of the board. He could not speak too highly of the services of Mr. Mare, which had been great indeed. H e that gentleman that he bad b u ilt ships accordi n g to a good t hi n g of it, it contract, and had made e m ight say of might be said ; but it w as no t fair to leave the matter here. That geutleinau had built ships " CIREtTLAR MEMORANDUM. 6 6 11orse_Guards, July 24, 1852, "The Commander-in• Chief desires that the rifled muskets now in the course of supply to the troops, whiclr it is proposed shall in the first instance bo furnished at the rate of 100 stand for each regiment, and the arming of the recent augmentation of the infantry thereby be provided for, may be distributed in equal numbers among the companies of each regiment and depot, and placed its the hands of the best and most expert marksmen. " An arrangement has been entered into with the Ord nance Department, by which the troops armed with these muskets will be placed, in respect to practice ammunition, on the same footing as rifle corps, and allowed 90 rounds annually, two-thirds of which are to be issued in the spring, and the remainder in the autumn. " It, being, however, very desirable that the practice with these improved arms shoukl he extended beyond the individuals in whose possession they may in the first in stance have been placed, the Ordnance Department will be prepared to issue a further special and similar allow ance to corps stationed iu certain localities were there is ample range for practice, on requisition forwarded through this department; but such additional portion must in all cases be deducted from the established annual supply of ordinary practice ammunition. " By command, "G. BRowN, Adjutant-General." " Deputy Adjutant-General's Office, Sept. 10, 1852. " Sir,—l am directed by the Deputy Adjutant-Gene ral to acquaint you that the Board of Ordnance have been requested to supply 260 rifled muskets in addition to the number of the Minl6 rifles in charge and in course of supply for the use of the division under your command. " 2. These 200 rifled muskets are to be taken in charge and included in the established number of the common musket. "3. The following proportion of the foregoing rifted muskets are to be in possession of men when embark,nl on board her Majesty's ships—viz , first-rates, 25 ; second rates, 25; third-rates, 20; fourth-rates, 17; fifth-rates, 15; sixth-rates, 10; sloops, 6; smaller vessels, 3. _ _ _ " 4. The quantity of ammunition for such muskets is to be according to the present establishment, but the whole of the ball cartridges are to be made up, instead of supplying the materials, as at present, for a portion. The quantity for present use at the division is to be sur plied in the first instance on your requisition, and here after according to establishment. " S. R. WESLEY, Assistant Adjutant-General." " Deputy Adjutant-Ganeras Office, Sept. 27, " Sir,—The Lords Commissioners of the Adm. iri k li a i having signified to the Deputy Adjutant-General 1852... 500 Minis rifles and 1,200 rifle muskets are the Royal Marines, their Lordships are pleasesf to p direct that both officers and men bo frequentiY and carefully and in mess urthg trained in the use of this new weapon distances with accuracy. "2. And I am to request that you will give effect to 1 their Lordship s ' commands accordingly, ball practices of the forwarding to this office a quarterly return of the arms in questi on for the information of their Lordships. " JOHN OWEN , Depu tAdjutant•General. y " Deputy Adjutant-General's Office, Sept. 27,1852. " Sir,—The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having been pleased to signify their directions that a trial shall take place (as early as possible), in wet as well as dry weather, with the following muskets, and at pecified, with a view to ascertain their re the ranges s spective qualities, viz.:— 10 Mime rifles, Ranges. yds. yds. yds. yds. yds. 10 rifled m uskets, 10 muskets, present pattern, at 200 300 400 500 COO w ith lo rounds of proper ammunition for each musket for each range respectively, " I am desired by the Deputy Adjutant-General to request that you will cause such directions to be given as you may deem best calculated to carry out the commands of their Lordships, transmitting the tests of the firing agreeably to the annexed form at the expiration of practice, accompanied by such remarks as may be deemed necessary to explain the qualities of each description of arm. "S. R. WESLEY, Assistant Adjutant-General." ELOPEMENT. —GALWAY, TUESDAY.—About three o'clock yesterday morning the inhabitants of the little village of Athenry, county Galway, were disturbed from th e ir slumbers by the sound of carriage wheels driving rapidly over the shingled road and halting at the hotel door. -Pre sently a loud knocking announced that the parties required admission ; the waiter immediately obeyed th e summons, and the occupants of the carriage were ush ere d in. Fifteen minutes scarcely elapsed when a car dro ve up i n hot pursuit, and it became known that Mr. —, of Castle bar, had eloped with a daughter of the late Captain , of the county Mayo. The car contained her brothers, who immediately demanded their sister, which w as refused. Pistols were called into requisition, and were it not for the timely H. M. Cormack, Esq., S. 1., and a interference of part y of police, the e,onae quences might have been serious. The lady, who is only IS years of age, and has a large fortune in her own right, refused to leave the p artner o f her flight. However, she at last consented, and so the matter rests fcr the present. The young cavalier having lost his fair one, and being the worse for having taken too much of the " native" to drown his sorrow, got into a row with the postmaster, who inflicted ea him a severe castigation. The matter will come before the magistrates at petty sessions. TILE LATE liserroen MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—The account s of the late festival of the three choirs of Worcester, Glocester, and Ilereford, held at the lost-named city, have jest been made up, and show a much more favourable result than had been anticipated. It appears, from these accounts, that the attendance at the recent festival, notwithstanding other provincial attractions, was greater than at either of the three previous meetings, and that the liabilities of the stewards will be less than has been the case for a considerable period. with the exception of 1837. A final meeting of the stewards mid committee of the festival has been held, at which the accounts were passed, and at which, on the motion of the archdeacon, seconded by the Bishop of Hereford, a cordial vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Townshend Smith, the conductor, for the very admirable manner in which he had discharged his onerous and important duties, The llereford meeting has now weathered the storm ; the open ing of new railways to that city will insure success for future llereford festivals. ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICAN MINISTER. The Hon. Joseph It. Ingersoll, of Philadelphi, the plenipoten tiary appointed to succeed Mr. Abbott Lawrence, arrived in Liverpool yesterday, by the Arctic. His fellow-citizens in Philadelphia intended giving a banquet in his honour ere he quitted America, but he declined for want of time. Run, SEPT. 29.—The Prince of Wales sloop, We been wrecked ; crow saved. 3 Iva ; key vor P e r ,nue y for wore fi ning bot an d rr St. point f Ds- - Ar', rano w hole ;ed as a fter a vali RF• :41c 4 ".