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

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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 the 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 PEEK' DENT Louis Napoleon, President of the French Republic on the report of the Minister of Public Worshtp, dc. BELGIUM. The Independance of yesterday, the 29 . b, 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 files at Brussels, i❑ 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 had 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 ances, and were greeted with enthusiastic cries of "Leve de Koning ! Leve de Princen !" crees:— " Art. 1. The cathedral of Maracillei shall be rebuil on its present site, and in proportions suitable to the in crease of the population, and the importance of that grew city. " Art. 2. To that effect there is opened an extraordi nary credit of 2,500,0001., to be divided into tea yearly sums of 250,000 f. each. The application of this credit to the construction of the cathedral shall 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 of Public Instruction and of Finance are charged, each as far as concerns him, with the ex.eutidn of the present decree, which will be in eert..d in the Bulletin des Lois. " Louis NAPOLEON. " Countersigned H. FORTOUL, "Minister of Public Worship. " Given at Marseilles this 26th September." The following is the reply made by Prince Lours NAPOLEON to the address delivered on his arrival at Marseilles, by the Mayor of that place : " I thank you for the kind words which you have just addressed to me. I have long desired to see Mar seilles, and am anxious to becom e well ac q uainted 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 Bishop 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 served, 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 guides me in the way on which I have entered. I hope that your prayers will call down the benedictions of Heaven on the entire accomplish ment of the mission which I have received from the con fidence of the French people." At half-past three the Prince laid the first stone of the new Bourse. To the address presented to him by the President of the Chamber of Commerce, his High ness replied that, " He was well pleased to be able to give that testimony of interest to the commerce of Marseilles, and that his desire was that Marseill es, More and more flourishing, should co-operate in reali s ing the great idea of the EMPEROR—that the 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 attracted an immense con course of spectators. The weather was magnificent. The cry of Vive l'Empereur'!" proceeded both from the troops and the spectators. The Prince distributed crosses of the Legion of Honour, and after the re. View he went on the road of the Prado as far as the lee, where the corvette Reine Hortense was waiting to receive him. He visited the port of Frioul, and returned to Marseilles by the grand port, through a complete forest of vessels, dressed out in flags, all the Yards of which were manned. The whole popula tion of the town were assembled on the quays, and on the roofs of the houses. More than 60,000 voices, at the same time, raised the cry of " Vive l'Empereur I" This enthusiasm went on increasing, when the Prince got into his carriage at the Cannebiere. The win da,Cwe were all occupied, and every voice proclaimed Empire. When the Prince went to the ball at nine o'clock In the evening he found an immense crowd of the People assembled on his passage, to renew with en thusiasm the acclamations of the day. All ranks and 1 . 11 1 classes of society evidenced the same se ntiment of Ihve and of respect. The town was, as on the pre vious evening, resplendent with light; 5,000 persons , Were already in the salons when the Prince entered. Cries of " Vive l'Empereur I" 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 t he crowd Was as numer ous and as animated at halt-past eleven et night as it had been in the former part of the day. The Prince left the next morning, at nine o'clock, with Toulon. The crowd was i m mense on his paesogr, wtth the repetition of the same cries and the same e nthusiasm. The Archbishop of EPHESUS, the envoy o f the Pot's, accompanied hi m. He landed at T oulon at half-past thre e on the 27th, after a very passage, accompanied 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 passing through the streets of Toulon amidst an enthusiasm which it is impossible to d escribe. The crews of the vessels raised one sole cry Pave l'Empereur l' and the whole town has responded it. The squadron saluted with its thousand cannon. b'n °, tllo o and its roadstead p resents a s p ectacle as im "og as magnificent. " Half-past Four Afternoon. "The Prince landed at the a arsenal at half-past two. He :Tent on foot, attended by the civil and military authori- Legs to the Maritime Prefecture in the midst of an im mense concourse of the people, who hailed him with t he , lo udest acclamations, and a n increasing cry of Viva r rapereurr In an hour there will be a review of the 13 °1 0 8 of the garrison and of the marines. " Six P.M. "The President has reviewed the troops in the Champs Mars. His Highness was everywhere received on 4 11 Passage by a population intoxicated with joy, , who only uttered one and the same cry oF Vive 1 Em rvreur I' t„ " The Prince has lust returned to the Maritime Prefec t:'re, where his Highness is about to receive the fano ,lnu.aries and the constituted bodies. All the city is wing holiday, and strangers are flocking into it." The Indgpendance Beige states that the r eal ob j ect of to t he mission of M. BACCIOCHI to Constantinople is of C onsult i with the SULTAN respecting the removal ... 11 D-EL•KADER, whom the PRESIDENT has re lic:lived to set at liberty in a short time. The great annual retraite of the clergy of the arch -diocese of Paris will commence on Monday. A n umber of the provincial clergy have arrived to take t ilt !) in it. The re t ra ite consists in retirement to St . 41 1 lice, and in passing the time in prayer and religi -4 t)„a conferences. railway has just been made on an inclinenA d plane the side of the mountain of the Roule at Cher ti rg, end a steam-engine of two- horse power placed the top of it, by which the materials necessary for fort now building there are brought up. The ~etght drawn up each time is 1,200 kilogrammes ; 1.1 2 length of the inclined plane is 140 yards, and it s ",ZPendicular height 85 yards. This mode of pro - G " cling has been invented by a young engineer of erbourg, named FosTAIN. The Bourse was firm until the close of business, F° o 4 the price of Government securities declined. Tee :?er-and- a -Half per Cents. opened at 104 f. 450., rose to 10 4f. b l 60c., and fell subsequently to',lo4f. 35c., at which iry closed for the end ut the month; the Three per ;eets. closed at 78f. 15c.; Orleans Railway Shares, .11 . ,500f.; Rouen, 9001.; Havre, 421 f. 25c.; Great Northern, 25c.; Avignon, 525 f.; Basle, 328 f. 75c.; Paris and Stras burg, 757 t. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 828f.750.; Lyons i td Avignon, 6 30 f.; Weitern of France, 6701.; St. BU SINESS to Gray, 542 f. 50c . DUNE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, SEPT. 29. ~...Charleroi and Erquelines, 16 1 / 2 —pijon and Besancon, 3% stierbourg, 6 illuGdcaltned,2taction of France, 5 A —Luxembourg, P.—Paris and Lyons, 22%—Paris, Caen, and '4 —Sambre and Meuse, 10%—Western of .o.rauce, 12. SPAIN. ,Iladrid journals of the 24th have arrived.. .he former announcement of the death of Duke o f ( 4 4 , 1 LEN was a little premature. He die d at two lZ e k in the night of the 23d. In the morning the 1 , -8 of all the churches were tolled, and minute guns guard fired. The body was placed under the care of a of honour of halberdiers, and a picket of grew 41 1 ers were stationed at the door with arms revers ed. tr the Ministers inscribed their names at the hot el th t he deceased. The QUEEN, who greatly esteemed pu blic old D u k e , has given orders that he shall have a m l ie funeral, and that the Court shall go into ou rning for three days. llc._•r MAJESTY h as a l so in mated that she would attend the funeral, which is o t akes place at the church of Atocha. The precise 1 1 7 1 4%f the distinguished soldier was ninety•five and a years. k h e Epoca says that the QUEEN has order ed that sl i t tt iVe honours due to a Marshal of the Spanish army be paid to the memory of the Du ke of WEL wi47rN, with the exception of a religious service, ~eh cannot take place on account of his havi n g been votestant. Dub Gazettestates that in the course of last month It s 'le stock o f different kinds, to the amount of 1 / 4 45 ,756 reels, was presented for conversion , and ,„ the new stock created in its place amounted to the of 51,462,096 reals. 1 14 4 Royal decree the Normal School of Philosophy b een suppressed. %j o lt e early c onvoc ation of the Cortes for a short ses 4°otinued to be talked of. e trial of the Herald° and other journals had GEItIVIAN Y. The Diet of Darmstadt, which was prorogued on the Ist July, is summoned to meet on the 29th. 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. An 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 23d. 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 EMPEROR, 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 IV URTEMBURG, the Prince Regent of BADEN, and the Prince Royal of SAXON Y ; 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 24tb, in which it is stated that the coolness between Sardinia and Rome is far from being 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 RIZA. PACHA and SAAPELTY PACHA, with HALIL 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 Back 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 is 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 8001. 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 exchisive benefit of Al. 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 o u t, they are as soon ordered back, before the sailors have time to get 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. Hia Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer stalking. The dinner party yesterday included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene Highness the Princess Hohenlohe Langenbourg, and his Se. rene Highness the Prince Hermann of Hohenlohe Langenbourg. The Prussian Minister transacted business yester day at the Foreign-office. RAILWAY CALLS. The following tabular statement on railway affairs will be interesting to the reader:— CALLS DUE IN OCTOBER. Number I Call. Shares. Belgian Eastern Junction*... Cork and Bandon New Pre- 10 10 01 ference Cornwall, 20/. ...... ..... 1 Dublin and Drogheda, New !1 0 0 1 10 0 lo 0 01 251. Preference London, Tilbury, and south- - . end Exter shin Lyons and Avignon* .. Paris and Lyons Bonds* Western of France" ...... , 1 15 0 2 00 4 00 3 00 42,500 7,680 56,252 7,400 40,000 50,000 68,160 50,000 21,250 7,680 84,380 37,000 70,000 100,000 272,640 150,000 Amount previously called in 1852 Total called in 1852 742,950 5,828,077 16,571,027 • The proportion called by foreign companies is 543,139 U; but the holdings of English proprietors are not known. EXTENSIVE FIRE IN BRIGHTON. —Shortly 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 officer 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 (toyman), 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 MR. FORBES MACKENZIE TO HIS CON STITUENTS. —We learn that it is the intention of Mr. Forbes Mackenzie to visit his constituents on Monday next, and that be and his colleague, Mr. Charles Turner, will be in a ttendance at the T own-hall each da y 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 rho may wish to wait uponthemonpublic business. This, it will be remembered, 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. 29..—Last evening it eam er the Princess Maude , came in THE W EATHER IN THE CHANNEL.--RAMSGATE,CHANNEL.--RAMSGA TE, SEPT. 29.—came on to blow hard in squalls from S . S.W. to S.W. At 8. 30 P.m . the South-Eastern Steam Navigation Company's steamer from Calais - with sixty passengers. She had made two attempts to g e t i nto Dover, b ut t he sea was so heavy the harbour flag without any many of who d m itli steamer to run for Ramsgate, which harbour she made was hauled down, and signals made for the mail a l steamerarge, Was o m c wereu l t 3. , much h h to alarmed the relief a t the of f the ineffectual the Belgian s g ate,and at tempts made to land at Dover. At 7.30 A.M. this morning passengers and the mail, Ramalso obliged. barqu e • Ostend, with about thirty harbour. is now running down for the to seek shelter in LON DON, AMERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE ARCTIC. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY By the arrival, this forenoon, of the United States Mail steam-ship Arctic, Luc- ' commander, we hav e 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. The 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 all 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. 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 in consonance with those of the Derby Mieistry. 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 Sherbrcoke celebration. The three million Pennsylvania Railroad Loan was taken for the Barings and Rothechilds, at 103 dolls. 20c. for every 100 dolls. 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 Intelligoncer of the 17th, referring to the fisheries question, says,— " It having been announced, by advises 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 bad been ob served prior to the lategroundlessfiare•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 aad prac tice, just where the treaty of 1818 placed it, and where it has remcined 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 : Downidg-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 have 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. Mucks, 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 encouraging their fisheries, and of repelling the intrusion of foreign vessels, it has been a sukject of complaint in New Brunswick that impediments should have been offered by the policy of the Imperial Govern merit to the enactment of bounties considered by the lccal 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, be confirned to the performance of the duties with which they are specially charged, and the commanders will be enjoined to exercise a careful discretion 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 o f b ounties, her 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 the 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 beprepared a similar for assent to an Act passed by the Legisl a t ure of Prince Edward's Island in the session of 1850 f or t h e promo tiontanAicltls togiv o e f its deep-sea purpose which may be passed by the Legi s l atures of the other North-American provinces. —I have, &c.,be ea considerationfisheries and to they will w " JOHN S. PAHINGTON." 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— "Is gaining great force, and it is possible it may largely contribute to the throwing of the election into the House of Representatives. There are now the s i x 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 in 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 tbe Presidency. Ten railway accidents, attended in some cases witb 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 publisiling 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 hove 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 2cl, and from Vera Cruz to the 4th inst., received vid Havannah. The New York Herald has the fol lowing : " The immense crowd of people of Guadalajara had been well received in Mazltlan. From that port 200 men and four cannon had been embarked for Altats, and 100 meu were about to depart by land. All we►o going to Culiacan, in order to depose the Governor. It was ..... T H E THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30. 1852 reported that the unfitness of the General Governor would be declared, and that the re-establishment of Ge neral Santa Anna would be proclaimed. " The commander of Oxkutzal writes to the General Commander of the State of Yucatan as follows:—' 400 rebel Indians, proceeding from Mancunche, and led by Zacarias 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 geld 10 dead and another severely wounded: " The advice. from Guadalajara state that, according to the ' Siglo XIX.,' the mission of the ambassadors to Don Gregorio D'Aila has been useless. On the 17th ult. 600 men and four pieces of artillery were to depart for Lagos in order to expel Senor Portillo; but these troops were dispers e d i n t h eir march b y the arrival of General Yanez, who was at Aguascalientes, and Senor Noriega, who, accor di ng to the same paper, are parti zans of the diotatorship of General Santa Anna, to which Senor D'Av ila is Opposed. The authorities of the canton of Colotlan and the department of Poculo have given th e i r a dh es i on to the legitimate authori ties. The Brujula publishes the acts of Ayuntamientos of Huejuear, Ameca, Zapotlanejo, Zacoalco, Atoyac, and Mineral de Hostotipayullo, in which a Provisional Government is also recognized. According to the same paper, it appears that Atlan de la Garcia, Tala, Curquio, Magdalena, and Teuchitian, had also acknowledged 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 General Maria., with a body of cavalry, including the troops of Don Villasena, of Puebla, and on the day of the depar ture of the courier the infantry arrived. It was thought that operations would soon begin. By a vote of 15 against 12, the Council of the Government declare that it had not the right to discuss the o pi n i on of the commit tee of the Government f or convocation of Congress. "In the supplement of th e j ournal 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 hi s E xcellency the apprehension of the inhabitants of th a t c i ty that their town would soon be the theatre of a confli c t b etween the two parties. They also complain of the i mmense loss which their manufactures and their commerce will have to suffer. The last news by the English eta --amer reported that an other pronunciamento hal been made at Tampico, and that that the inhabitants had declared --at they should not acknowledge the Government of S enor Cardenas, if be was elected again as governor. "As for the grave question of T ehuantepec , the Mexican Government has received an answer from Washington. Mr. Alfr e d C on kli ng was expected to arrive in Mexico in a few d a y s t o take the place of Mr. Letcher, who was r eca l e d t o t h e U n i ted States. " The brigade of G e ne ra l U raga , which is at Puebla, had received ord ers t o go to G ua d a l a j ara. This brigade comprised the whole military force of t h e Republic, an d is the only one in w hi c h th e G overnment has confidence. Senor Don Juan d e l a G ran j a has finished the telegra phic line from V era C ruz to Mexico, a n d is about to undertake the constru c tion o f anot h er l ine from Mexico to Guanajuato." ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. (Br TELEGRAPE FROM NEW ORLEANS.) .4 NEW ORLEANS, SEPT. 15. "The last advices frcm the pity of Me x i co state , that Rebelled° had proposed to surrender, provided the lives of himself and companions were guaranteed. The Vera Cruz Legislature requires an unconditional surrender. " The insurrection continues at various places. The insurgents occupy Cordova, the authorities having fled to Orizaba. " The coremi ss i oner f rom the G eneral Government to Jalapa had retur ne d unsuccess f u l . " Affairs at Guad a l a j ara were st ill in confusion. " cateca The Indians wer e c am m i tt i ng great ravages in Za s. " The Oajaca Legislature demand an extra session of Congress to settle the Tehuntepec question." Telegraphic advices from Texas and New Mexico state that the cotton crops of Texas had suffered from worms and the r a i n , b u t wou ld nevertheless give a large yield. The Median 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 Roma, without means or men, waiting for movements in the interior of Mexico. There continued to be a demand in the New York stock• market for State stocks and Government securi roiliclnse.slwmi x e ap r n e edr, sustained . cane ndtpßr prices Bonds were ee 018w8e0r T te h stocks g 3 (I ,o w il o d e o r ,etoSpeculative the e o not p d convertible until 1890, of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad Company, hai been taken in Philadelphia at 103 20-100, for account of Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Rothschild. The bid wss for the whole or none. The total bid exceeded 10,000,000 dolls., some as high as 105 per cent. The market was well supplied with foreign exchange, and rates were heavy. On London, 110 to 1103 ; Paris, 5.121 to 5.131; A ms t er d am, 41 to 41k; Hamburgb, 36i to 36-a ; Bremen, 793 to 79i. The money-market was abundantly supplied a t pre vious rates. Mercantile paper was plentiful, but the higher standard of credits were scarce. Cotton was in good demand, with a light stock on the market ; the sales for the week were-9,350 bales, at an advance of c. to lc. per lb. Ashes had slightly declined in prices, 800 barrels pots having been sold at q dolls. to 4 dolls. 681 c. per barrel; 200 barrels pearls brought 5 dolls. 56c. The markets for both wheat and flour were heavy and inactive, and, for im mediate delivery lower prices would be taken. In dian corn was in moderate demand; the receipts were large, and prices had a downward tendency. Provi sions were i n f a i r d eman d , w i thout alteration in price. Scotch pig iron was in good demand; sales to a fair extent had been made at 24 dolls. cash to 25 dolls. six months, and in some instances 26 dolls. 30c. six months had been obtained. Swedish brought 75 dolls. per ton. Naval stores were in moderate de mand. There was a good demand for tobacco, and prices continued very firm ; 650 hhds. had been sold at sc. to 9ic. for Kentucky leaf, and 100. per lb. for strips. ; Freights to London—Tobacco, 255. to 30s. per hbd. , flour and meal, 2 s . per barrel 6fd. per bushel ; an d measurement goods, 15s. to 30s. per ton. wheat, 6-id. to SOUTHAMPT ON , W EDNESDAY NIGHT . THE WEST INDIES. has arrived o ff t hi s por t w i t h the usual West India, Gulf of M ex i co, P ac ifi c , and Orienta l A mer i can highly success ful voyage b o th to an d f rom the West I n di es , an d th e satisfactory an d ra pid p er f ormance of the fi rst passage out and hom e con t ras t s most favour a bly with the comparativ e i ne fficie nc y, i n point of s peed and regu larity, of th e ne w ship s constructed spec i a ll y f or thi s route by the West Indi a M ed i Company La Plata's dates are—Ch agres , September 8 ; Greytown, Sept. 8 ; Havannab, Sept. 9 ; Sept. 4 ; Tavapico, Sept. 2 ; J am aica, Sept. 10 ; Demerara, Sept. 9; Trinidad, Sept. 9 ; Barbadoes , Sept. 11 ; St. Thomas's, Sept. 15. Vera Cruz, La Plata b r i ngs 91 passen ers ; a nd on freight specie value 1,374,76 C doll s., of g which 3 29 , 217 dolls. are on account of the Mexican dividend. Her freight list also comprises 306 serous of cochi. neal, 7 serous of jalap, 78 bales of tabacco, 28 bales of sarsaparilla, 92 cases of cigars, an d sundry mer chandise ; also three pon i es, as a presen t from the President of Mexi co to the Prince of W a l es . At Jamaica busine ss h as been dull. Th e produce market bas become i nact i ve as far as sugar an d rum were concerned. ; Of pimento the receipts of the new crop were limited. The intelligence f rom the country par i s h es p resen t the it seasons" as h av i ng set in very h eav ily. Exchange—O n L ondon, Jamaica Bank, 90 days, par; on New Yo r k, 60 days, i to 1 per cen t. pin. Seger was quot e d 225. per 100 1 b. The state of the public health in Jamaica was mote satisfactory, th e small-pox having sensibly absted. not so violent, and Accounts from B ar b adoes s t a te that the fe v er was In St. L uc i a the weather b a d b een squally, and the heat some fine rain had fallen on the island. The De at mitigated. The island was free from all al arm i ng fearing the ap proach of ye l low f eve r, had remove d t o diseases, although many persons, the higher p arts of the islan d. The yell ow fever st ill con ti n ues its r avages i n Martiniq ue . A few cases h a d occurre d i n S t. Thomas' s . the Legislature no t having been in session . The weather merara j o urnals are nearly barren of news, Continued distressingly hot, and a good deal of sick ness prevailed in the colony, but not of a very fatal type. Sugar-making progressed favourably, and the young ,canes gave great promise for next year's cro p . Trade was excessively dull. The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steam ship Bogota had arrived at Panama, with mails from the west coast of South America, 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. REVIEW OF MARKETS. (From De Cordova's Mee cantile Intelligencer.) Business has again been dull and limited for the most part to ordinary 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 moderate 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 aro yet very limited. There is not any coffee on offer. The last intelligence from the country parishes repre sents the seasons as having set in very heavily. Alewives are almost entirely neglected. Occasionally a small parcel is taken as a substitute for herrings, but the demand is very uncertain. Nearly all of the recent receipts have been returned by the vessels which brought them. Butter is inactive. Irish is generally held for 11d, but for a parcel of 75 firkins, mid has been accepted. No other operations have transpired. .Hatifax is moved slowly at Bid. We quota American at Bd, with a very limited inquiry. Bread—Crackers are very dull of sale, but there is some inquiry for Watteon's Pilot, at 153. Rome-made is also in limited demand. Beef is wanted. Brandy—Some operations in Martell's dark and pale together have occurred at 6s. in bond. The former alone does not command more than ss. 6d. Ilenessy's p a l e brings 6s. We have beard of a sale of 6 hhds. ch a rante 'at ss. All descriptions are in large supply, Cornmeal has declined to 20s. Coffee—There is nut any at market. Corn—American is in very little demand at Bs. per big. Cheese—The supply of D. G. is so limited that none but retail transactions can occur. These have been effected 13d. a 130. per lb. Flour—There were sales of old and new Baltimore in the early part of the fortnight, at 32a. and 325. 6d.; but subsequent operations were effected at 31s. 6d. 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—Lancashire may be quoted at Bd. Iv e have nothing to report of American. Twenty barrels Irish have changed hands at 6d. per lb. Malt—The market continues overstocked with all d v _ scriptions, except bottled strong ale, which is perhaps rather wanted. Oil—Cod is scarce. We quote it nominally at 2 s. 7 id. per gallon. Pimento—Fourpence is generally asked and readily paid for the few parcels of the new crop which have as )et come in. Rice—Some 600 bags of Patna and Bengal have changed hands in small parcels, the former at 21s, 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, northaide, coloured, proof 191. 2s. has been paid; the good inquiry has, however, eery considerably subsided. Soap—The supply of all kinds is vary 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 STEAJI 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 aeries 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 201, 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 g an ive t e h f f y e c e t n to r r e t h o n e u p t r i o n v n i s s i has o n s o the been e en drawn, n charter a fe w days will be ready for signature, after which the new shares will be issued. The directors heartily con gratulatemensur e. A f ter s the proprietarythe meeti n g on in May, the completion an d o f when an application to the Crown for a supplemental charter had been made, the directors invited 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 Cape 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 may 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 new en terprises public confidence is in general but slowly secured. It will therefore be specially encouraging to the proprietors to learn that this Indian service has opened favourably; each succeeding ship has taken an increased number 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 the advices 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 3,402/. 9s. 10d. had been placed to the credit of the reserve fund, which now amounts to 16,945/. 2s. Bd., while the insurance fund has been increased by 2,1541., and amounts to 6,7334 9s. In conclusion the directors recommend that a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum be paid for the half-year ending 30th June last, free of income-tax." The financial statement showed that the total re ceipts had been 52,6641. 65., and the expenditure 45,0161. ss. 9d , leaving a balance of 7,6481. on the capital account. The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the report and ac counts now presented to this meeting 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 June last, be paid to the proprietors; and that the same be payable forthwith, said ha would now take the liberty of making a few remarks on the principal points referred to in the report which had been just read, and on certain items which had been presented to their notice. This would familiarise the objects which were 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 0 the directors entertained. He could not but repeat the congratulations which the board had addressed to the proprietors in the report, as to the required capi tal which had been obtained. When, indeed, they looked at their position this time twelve months since, and what it was now, they must all feel it to be a matter for great satisfaction that they had been en abled to raise the 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 charter, 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 feeling of the public mind, there was a diffi culty in respect to the 1001. shares; but by means of the supplemental charter which had been obtained, certain changes had been made in the deeds, which he thought would greatly facilitate the working of the company. They had by this supplemental charter obtained the privilege of making bye-laws for the common good, and thus great and substantial advan tages which could not fail to please all parties. Again, while the statement of their accounts was the story of their monetary condition from the Ist of January to the 30th of June last, the board had to tell them what he must be allowed to call their political history since the meeting which was held in March la4t was happy to state th a t a ft er the Cape ' mail e contract ceased, and they b a d obtained from the Government back one for an ex t en d e d service to India, a question arose as t o bringing return mails from the C a p e o f Good Hope; an d the company made arra ngements to send the Helles pont, the Bosphorus, and another vessel on that ser vice, and the bargain which had been made, he was glad to say, had proved a profitable ono to the com pany. in the next place, they had heard from the report that they had obtained a contract for the con ve3ance of the mails, by the route of the Cape, to Port Natal, t ouc hi ng at the interm itt en t ports. The directors were of o pi n i on th a t it was not desirable that any one else should trade upon the ground which they celled their own. There was an incipient com pany started, some notice of which had appeared in the papers ; an d u p on that fact appearing, the di rectors resolved that, whether they had the contract or not, they would place their ships on that route, and maintain it against all new corners - 7 (Hear, hear.) The board entered into negotiations with the Govern ment, which ended in the manner he had stated ; and they had 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 I that, comparing it with the corresponding half - year, the half-year ending the 30th of June last showed a gteikiu3Provenient, trade with litgliuggn end Rotterdam had improved considerably. The Dunkirk trade had never been a profitable one, and up to this pe riod it had on :y been maintained in the hepe that it would be improved. But the other day, whilst the di rectors were not disposed to give up the 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 bad 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 September last, they agreed to give a certain allowance to each vessel on each ship's voyage. This would give the Screw Steam Com pany a fair return for the capital which they in vested in this branch. The proprietors would likewise have seen that the board had resolved to remove the station of the Indian packet ships from London to Southampton.—(Hear.) It was desirable that he should state that this was a step which had not been taken by the board without long and anxious consideration of all those points which were in volved in a question of so much importance to the in terests of the company. The main difficulty of their ships remaining in London as their station was that there were no docks sufficiently capable of receiving 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 Blackwell, from the crowded state of the river, for 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. The directors, therefore, had to consider the risks which attended 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 available without incurring a considerable expense. On due consideration of these several points it was resolved by the directors to open a commu nication with the Southampton Dock Company and the directors of the South-Western Railway Company, who had severally agreed to an arrangement which was of a nature highly satis factory to this company, and would promote the gene ral interests of the proprietary. Re believed that, in stead of any nominal loss by the removal of their ships to Southampton, and t a ki ng into consideration the delivery of cargoes in Lond on and at Southamp ton, there would, no doubt, be a nominal .g intrinsically there would d e cid e dly b e a gain, The and Southampton Dock Company h a d granted this asso ciation the best position in their docks; arg!'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 econo mical 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 public, and that the other third should be taken 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 au 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 6,7337. 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 he 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 a mple 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 satne 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 might probably have learned from the letters of the passen gers which had appeared in the newspapers. But something had been said about the vessels not having been provided with coals at a certain place ; and for the satisfaction of the proprietors be would state that the board had had great difficulties to contend with from the demand for shipping for the .Australian colonies, in getting coals; but their arrangements were now perfected, and he believed that in future there would be nothing but what would be highly creditable to the company. Every company, how ever, must have, in their early stages, diffi culties to contend aga i nst, which wou ld check sorae their onward progress ; but, on the whole, be thought this company had much to be satisfied with. As might be expected, in respect to passengers and freights, their first ship was not well filled, nor could it be anticipated that it would be. Those who knew the 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 that their progress in relation to thepassengers had of had been very rapid , and, indeed , extraorinary he thought. In t he first lar g e ship (the Queen of the South) their passage-money was not quite 2,0001.; in th e next ship, the Lady J ocelyn, it was 2,7001.;_ in the next, the Indiana , it realised 4,4001. ; and in the case of the Calcutta, which would sail next month, the amount 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 se 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 th a t he hoped at a future time he 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. He 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. He might say of that gentleman that he had built ships according to contract, and had made a good thing of it, it might be said ; but it was not fair to leave the plotter bete. WhAt gentleuwa bad hilt ships ( p 7 3 . -- 4 , cl -._'' y.....eg? ---,..4-\ : -,•-• ti.-1 4 ::,...4 ..-,,i __;•.-- '' ,l , , q_ ..ce -ALI ~..,.:- -----_-..„ •-• - .,e ( 4, ; / ~44771-.. , —.. for th em , h e h a d k ep t them for tem likirry t t given th em t o th e m on * th e i r own terms to a certaiii i Y.4l extent when they wanted them, and when they bad not funds to pay for thew.—(Hear, bear.) It was the boast of the board, and it must be a boast generally 1 among the proprietors, that they were doing a greater amount of work than was ever performed by ar.iy maritime comp any. Th ey 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 bad performed it to the great 1 satisfaction of th e di rectors. She made ten and a half knots, and the engines in working surpassed th e 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 the 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, be had spared no expense in offering rewards to his men in order that there might be no disappointment to the expectation s of the com pany or of the public. Of the Messrs. Maudslay's, the engineers, of four or five of their chips, he need not speak. Their exertions had only been such a s h e expected. For the next ship, and the ship which w as to follow, Messrs. Boulton and Watt were at this time making the most indefatigable exertions, and putting themselves to a considerable expense in ord er 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 prosper • but some time must b e a ll owed f or 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 201. on a voyage to India. The resolution for the adoption of the report was then carried unanimously, and a dividend of 5 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 voti ng th em 3 , 0 00/. per annum for their services—the same to date from the Ist of January last. Some routine business having been disposed of, the meetin g separated. The foll owing circulars and c i rcular memorandum THE MINIE RIFLE. have been issued for the guidance of the colonels commandants of the respective divisions of Royal Marines at Portsmouth, Plymouth, Chatham, and Woolwich, with reference to the above-named arms : "Deputy Adjutant General's Office, Aug. 17,1852. " Sir, —The Lord s Commissions of the Admiralty having been pleased to signify that a supply of rifle muskets, as per s t a t ement, will be furnished by the Ord. nanoe Department to th e several divisions of Royal Marines, which muskets are to be taken in charge as a portion of the armament of the corp s , "2. The annexed Government memorandum is for warded for your information and guidance with refer ence to the distribution of those (to Chatham 100; 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 be pleased to observe that those arms are, till further orders, to be retained for practice at the divisional head quarters. " By command, "JOHN OWEN, Deputy Adjutant• General." " CIRCULAR MEMORANDUM. "Horse Guards, July 24, 1852. "The Commander-in-Chief desires that the rifted muskets now in the course of supply to the troops, which it is proposed shall in the first instance be 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 in 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 he 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. "Ic being, however, very desirable that the practice with these improved arms 1. hOU 41 be 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 in certain localities were there is ample ranite for practice, on riluisition forwarded through this department; but such additional portion must in all cases be deflected from the established annual supply of ordinary practice ammunition. "By command, " G. BROWN, Adjutant-General." " Deputy Adjutant-General's Otfice, Sept. 10,1852. "Sir,—l tun directed by the Deputy Adjutant-Gene ral to acquaint you that the Board of Ordnance have been requested to t4upply 260 rifled muskets in addition to the Lumber of the Mir 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 Gs) common musket. 3. The following proportion of the foregoing rifl e d muskets are to be it, possesAon of men when embark. -d (It board her Majesty's ships—viz, first-rater, 25; eco nd•ratee, 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 sup plied in the first instance on your requisition, and here after according to establishment. " S. R. WESLEY, Assiltant Adjutant. General." "Deputy Adiutaut Gunrral's Office, Sept. 27, 1852. " Sir,—The Lords Commi , ,do ners o f the Admiralty having signified to th e 1) puty Adjutant- G onera l th a t 500 Mime rifles and 1,200 rifle muskets are supplied to the Royal Marines, thew Lordships are pleased to direct that both officers and to n be frequently and carefuly trained in the use of this new weapon and in measuriii4 distances with accuracy. " 2. And I am to request that you will give effect, to their Lordships' commands accoruiugly, forwarding to this nifin,e, a quarterly return of the ball practices of t 1.9 arms in ques!.ion for the information of their Lordships. " JOHN OWEN, Deputy Adjutant-General." "Deputy 27, 18.5 t -f. Adjutaat-General's Office, Sept. " Sir,—The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having been pleased to signify their directions that x trial snail take place (as curly as possible), in w e t se well as dry weather , with the following muskets, and st specified, with a view to ascertain their l c - the sp g eet r i a v n eg e n a viz 10 Mince rifles, Ranges. 10 rifled muskets, yds. yds. yds. yds. yds. 10 muskets, present pattern, at 200600 400 600 600 with 10 rounds of proper ammunition for each musket for each range respectively, " I am desired by the Deputy Adjutant-G enera l 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 expi ra ti on o f practice, accompanied by such remarks as m a y b e d eeme d necessary to explain the qualities of each description of arm. "S. R. WESLEY, Assistant Adjutant-General." ELOPEMENT.— GALWAY, TUESDAY.—AbOtIt three o'clock yesterday morning the inhabitants of the little village of Athenry, county Galway, were disturbed f rom their 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 the summons, and the occupants of the carriage were ushered in. Fifteen minutes scarcely elapsed when a car drove up in hot pursuit, and it became known that Mr. of Castlebar, had eloped with a daughter of the late Captain —, of the county Mayo. The car contained her brothers, who immediately demanded th eir sister, which Was refused. Pi s tols were called into requisition, and were it not for the timely interference of H. M. Cormack, Esq., S. 1., and a party of police, the conse quences might have been serious. The lady, who is only 18 years of age, and h as a larg e . fortune in her own right, refused to leave the partner of her flight. However, she at last consented, and so the matter rests for 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 on him a severe castigation. The matter will come before the magistrates at petty sessions. TIIE LATE HEREFORD MUSICAL FESTIVAL. --The accounts of the late festival of the three choirs of Worcester, Glocester, and Hereford , held at the lost - named city, hay. just been made up, and show a much more favourable result than had been anticipated. it appear!, from these accounts, that the attendance at the recent festival, notwithstanding Other provincial attractions, was greater atthe hil th li a a na it t ie e s ith e e t r th o e f the three previous meetings, and t hat stewards will be less than has been the case for a cons id erable period, with the exception of 1837. A final meeting of the stewards and 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. T ow nshe n d S m ith, the conductor, for the very admirable manner in which he had discharged his onerous and important duties. The Hereford meeting has now weathered the storm; the open ing of new railways to that city will insure success for future I Hereford festivals. ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICAN MINISTER. The Hon. Joseph H. 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. HULL, SEPT. 29.--Tho Prince of Wales sloop, has keen wrecked ; crew saved. IGELT. 1 1 4 9 2 3 3 Jr•