The Sun. — London, England, 1855-02-23 00:00:00

SI EGE Or SEB ASTOPOL. (Proa %Second Edit I' of the Morning herald.) ENGLISH CAMP HEIGHTS OF SEBA.STOPOL, FEB. 9. Iliac:en teal condition of affairs has changed very p res : e 4 e l Y last l e tt er , t h oug h t h e op i nion th a t crin ged a' few days s i nce , th a t th e enem y were . to attack us, rece i ves f urt h er confir nil each day. At Sebastopol itself there iieryit little doing. he Russians cca ' e F9I 3I O I Y a fine day in T perfecting their de lrther—stronger they cannot be. side all is in perfect readiness to ;heir guns are mounted, and most , nition is ready in the different A heretofore, they are only waiting 'WI preparations are sufficiently ippert their attack. Pending this result, our Allies fire about 200 :rem their different mortar batteries, the town, sometimes into the bat ttinaes across the harbour among the All our attempts to reach the as yet most signally failed, owing to ill with which the enemy keep them the land, warping into fresh posi t a new battery threatens. 'tar battery which it has been deter over Inkerman was commenced five Since, and a strong breastwork, , ver the working party, thrown up a single night. On the following USNittlaS perceived the attempt, and but have done no mischief worth 4.11 the earthwork of the battery is and the beds for mortars are in .truction, but by the time these are I A k t ett plis mounted, and ammunition stored, h , . o f tii night will have passed away. The 'th eEn lish lines only mount 14 mortars, le kt 0 F ri g 4 44 . nch 27 ;41 in all. The fire of these v .. ' 4 4 ( i i i ,elY produce much mischief, both to the tia . th e "" southern defences, but if one may A L: futur e by the past, we have no reason tl,l l g th a t it w i ll be effectual in reducing the i e ellii.l,_caPture of Sebastopol is all but impos- Ok; 'ee north forts remain in the hands of elie t J) and t owar d s th e re d uc ti on o f th ese we to,reade one single step. That we shall ruin ,N ' and destroy the Russian earthworks Sep e rally admitt e d, b u t th a t the fire of our Zlete:;lles will destr o y the shipping or injure e 'of ii';' fo rtifications of Sebastopol is said to b b et .'e question. The weather since my last 1144`,fernarkably warm and mild, quite like ,i iteays t ito o o '• e an English spring. As are very f ar f rom b e i ng in a condition Nshtional h ar d s hi ps . Th e s i c k ness amon gst ep continues with unabated violence. By ,tet i r tells, this melancholy result is attributed I N ! ti l ,.,P B being still five days out of six on salt d Oje r i t ' u \ g / 4 suffering from scurvy. Others (an . i et t i Yi say that the stamina of the men is the / g o ne, and the sickness will only decline 1 N illlrabers of the army. It is useless dwell ho!lithe Guards have been reduced, for, as 11 44 PeY can hardly be said to exist at number 1 41 the three men is now the utmost d Ikle iv . 'tee regiments can muster. It is said N ii a al'e to return, and be stationed round t I teli ; b ut as yet they have made no move, i e t tteZre the reason is because it is feared that tOtt li Z,l_t were made to march them 5 miles, the Vee t i o `e would all go into hospital. This is no irOth e , ti of their state. I am certain lam N mark when I say that of the 400 still out Th.) pro are in health or fit for active ser sl:tekallhelegscrevery nearly as bad in other regi leteti;" I should be almost afraid to guess what. ngth of the English army is now. N i l Rho 4 steady and quite undiminished.. t ht,lflei r ,i'lemains of the English force is now vtillltt: led and protected, as it were, by French lotl%te k „ ‘ . ) . lr line has not yet been contracted kte l l i'`.'qt - f t 1 , 41 Of the 2d division from Inkerman 14 4 . 11 - e "exP e ",'`, e 3 d at head quarters, but the move- Aps'c l d)7 l ' e d each day. 15,000 French troops `lltqlegi tils 'ue heights of Inkerman in place of l 'ieet(l% : By this change, and the change of l ' 4 t;te t ,"e Balaklava (should the latter take -cll t h ! ti t cl oPs will leave for some time the t YoV s , few wooden huts which their sick vi 1 110 t. el 'li, t ‘ 4 , * frequently seen prowling about t",'thi ril l . ,4' l , - 4 ',,flie camp, and several have been ' 41utlys a „ in the cavalry, while on the hills t 4 7l9h2qs of the cavalry camp was attacked 1 ,444; 4 •8; 4 1' tw o nights since. 3'o /m 4 0 1 ; i : 4 ) FEB. 9.—lt is upon this village and il th;"411,1" the Russian attack is now, it appears 14 ft t 'etifh °l int, meditated. A considerable force ttl `nth` .-, to the number of about 18,000 men, , t fie r 7 4 . t a - ,, e 4. 4 and taken up permanent quarters ,V`the e ,,,7j of the plain of Balaklava, and vill der of Tchourgouns. At first their lieit the - ere so skilfully concealed, that be , i ticii general expectation of an attack no . - tli,t c ated that it was to take place on this N, On the night of the 6th, however, t 0,,. deserted , , and informed the authorities b r ,144 4, r tisiderable force was collected in and Ot tl t 4o urgou ra and that an attack upon the 10kt - 14 ' 13 .. 1 1r position ' was intended to take place ef l :bi li Litein g of the Bth at 4 a.m. The result of a k rt. , Z",eillance by our picquets . bore out much Pe e - tt ll .e assertion, as it was evident that a new toi l ezo.,,'neray had ' encamped on the east of the t eke - / , /1 11/ 4' 12 4. The utmost vigilance was ac kti '''' ifi 4 id and all the requisite measures 1 A . t , .... tit 4 t'l .t tl lt h i I lea l Mk enemy such a welcome a . s they in the :2 4 11 th eli Nll. Without any previous 111 1t h , - iss te th e .,froops on the heights around this ;ere ( :,, 11 '4g o iTt out under arms at two a.m. on etta c h'efliii;,lne Bth. The guns in the batteries t b 'larcib ell to ti; "'lid to command the various ap -11 tej7,%tie - , 17 " Works and all the troops in the i'lßi o r's ti: -11 c1 on sentry in the village, moved ° lfOr; a klee l -igh ,fs with the 2d battalion of the 71st 4 - ' ' which had only arrived a short time l t) e V A eieryi 4104"uarge of the steam sloop landed all her men to ,`4e - ,,, - Net ° # l. the town and stores, while Admiral 0 . l k ; e ftt t u ‘ p r°ll t transport to transport and had all „N,Y, e4 c13, - ; 4 ,, ec 1, up and got under arms, in order r QC liit i - land and defend the houses of the it 'se •% Step should be Necessary. The whole ki.°tl l e /eiti Ni 4 e ti me 9g Preparations were completed be tekierl i t. 4:0 indicated for the attack, and all re- I t'llr 'int ot i t t ate of suspense, listening to hear the by ,e'ci o , t. battle break forth each moment. But ,et a 411•11 and five o'clock passed away without & li lt 4 tlii the thick dark night changed gradually N„,, ° 4 4 ,,, c ' e r grey morning, and in the broad IN,' te'a 4 nlidst a heavy drizzle, the troops re- Ile kt qct 4 "'eir cantonmests. But this vigilance tk, tiq j oft lit . i felY thrown away, for as the darkness Sl' t hat IL I ' was seen, to the astonishment of every 4ti e t i ;)l.l l ,l l4l " enemy had been at work during the i thro .and tr , vrn up a breastwork a little in ad -It. t'" the north of Kamara. Upon a nearer N. ki r i.„--, °lle end of the breastwork was found le tt 1),t4,N41). defended with two long and heavy I PS D - .` p /l a g i.. ll Pon the right of our position, at p.re 'l m)' -1- "Y the Marines, Rifles, and a battalion !Ne• During the whole of last night the same 'll 4 th e ,. /I ' 4l exercised by the allied troops, and 1 "c 1 1 4 ' vw ere under arms at four a.m. this morn vei ° attack was attempted by the enemy, who , •ete a 4 ',, t 4 their trenches as before, and to-day the , I )lNl;', e ,xtent of their extended operations can 404. divined. It is now quite evident that a 1,1)1be attack on Balakla'va is about to be at kitillt ) ,4 1 ,,' tat r , . th l4 il e r .„ -W ay at Balaklava is making most asto- N)lVgress. Already some of the filthiest and clt le kli l" t teZ - t -13 _ 1 fi dens . where the poor Turks used to °I th end die in hundreds, have been levelled. Ntl', l 4lll e T t ranaway has beea laid down ; and Mr. til l oef4 - ana. told, expresses himself confidently, 4 10 or e another month the rails will be com 0044„‘ue foot of the plateau of hills on which e one is Situated. This will undoubtedly re i,l? tiee cif the grea t est an d mos t try i ng difficul '4ofaileontable u s t o ' t ransm i t, if necessar y, 600 and shell per day. ttot to , Vi It ' 1 . 41 11 ILL (lllrritoviDED ran). —The amount totl'ittdl:--tquer-bille raised, or authorizes to be raised, t , 4 3, 7 l ll ?r , t e h e l et a t ' t id y s ear or s is upplies of 1855, to be provided 17,183,0001., as shown by a yester , day issued. This sum was voted t t o i l l isqi of Commons on Wednesday afternoon et .. ng kit eo A (LorTnoN) DOCK COMPANT.—At f1 . 131e i re. k is h 4 ,t tj a lY, held yesterday, Mr. C. Morrison p litlVs d. re Port and accounts were unanimously ktcrh - Lt was explained that, although the cpirno lseß ,a been relieved from the risk of commen t of 14, 1 u3' the lease granted to Messrs. Peto, qlfth:l3% still, as they are interested to the extent Ike d•RilliPlus Profits above the 5 pe r . cent. guaran te , Irecters have co-operation with the lessees, 'i ft t t r i l4 ti lk g i c z t46 part in in the arrangements preparatory 1 15 ti l t 't th in g. Although no specific date h . a s yet bees 4tto„t bet active ° Peaing, the chairman stated there meneed 11„`t th e active business will have been t com Cl t y 4 Of titt Ilext half -yearly meeting ix Angus °nz~eur of F y rt es E t N e c rd H ay GOVERNMENT IN BEL te t ht i tit ha B just caused o " b T e h t e a taken French elgiao tribunals against a pamphlet publishe d at trumels, Nvith ' the following title :---‘ On t e If I S • °I the War in the East ; Expedition to th e the addressed to the Government of his eq s o : Nap oleon 111. By a General tgMd " e "eel not affir m that this memoir has not ef t Prod r u t ted to the Government of the Emperor. Los k ,, 4 n e "'°n, the tendency of which is to libel the kt; 4 ) to -11 , 1 ' arraY, to exaggerate our difficulties and th i thlet Re confidence to our enemies, is mere ly a I ttte t ltni ishesi in the interest of Russia, and false ly French officer," ... -.....*•••••••,.••••••7 ng, because eel, would cheer g discipline, deal of proviousl If ultimately reach m right ill o them and to a d sl ; for as so and over-indulgi nost necessarilll L the children of ratio influences po- as it is, induces ren work, ng the ~ "bde -Lupioy over or still th . a nioN 4 h r ranc such rr' th u r2 ; all tl is not wtneus;l " i 4 , s es. As the " 43 Eng' l "Plet a , 1 so. two ' ne e d 4 efe rred r u p a day frc s eg. • , times into ;er be in k ° 4 oroe ~:411 forts. Govern' P i ng have 2 0 hit ' ire and ski: vhic o f )03Se I ,tiel4v,er of t eat. e lu a t ao , gr . 15 t(3 01 1 to erect o ®ql o w rood injus ti a richnights a a poor i k int t o )Pe coy dat purse of by 3 not 1" , tikvil g th e R I s • • y, it g of. ,ifan Is Plet e not bl of co„,' t he n e at kekhZlitile lin over Dssing alsi here are to buy 121 in all case f an office ,lion be Nr see how : amp, of lc the exile) ) e very der plan, :'he real in, is, that head of i be stop] my , and ;old, does n senior )quently, is found, ' by tht ers of the ins a step by for the purpossfl out of his Ps t Y., he can well jt on retiring . a n srOgs°ll4 who share in so ignor ty no roff,,ll wo„Yeeo rt, b edieuctbTietio—onns, 0 - if suggest ;30 entil y. o fective. fi , is fle'' ar y cointnit,dw to b. For all Idividusl inv—t' o. to deausgteorto 311 ofd ficer, °6l ground in lea, is more till_ll than of ce", least tvitioci sere COOP Oer, ge , though ; )e placed cal.doi skill, of i p : r ag e rich nial e 6ted decorato ll e . 0 , con:11010? rvice, instant s , cial act 0 ` toc write, aiio otS dgs e y prow- t$ ises lye all thelticilliitoe, al branch 0 1, 4 f es, which,nip tk of en e 4 )r young 0 lo t The °let I e exclusion," 1 possibly by those whoil ihitg which ' o f 'to exatointf:., fight 1 T !:"iiv o has noorso' %nd prof ir _ 4 w 4 ne aln3 o s t rberha connectieu; Pany's 01121;00,1#, reen theolby 0111 ik it de sr tO ° es see— oPce estion. ~o J o mpasl „ °, 1 03 the as 17 m and 11,0317 far fr°'-bot) ;lit to m ;c0 disc? 1 theP ..s wrong t ially clear ?i officers/ IlDere tes on 0 18 . 0 10 0 r Lure Poo, rot ., ell will argiV and cortestr st, which , P o, theY etlstv tin distinc there is 0 :0 ° troops 011°' But in 1 2 I do flo v t , or dept, rade. Iheil; srso with o f 40 gell o ll l, to W 00 1 Saefla be,000", ;he 10100 A oloofi hov than t ?tactics te r ; oh loot 013.0 5 I airs 11 t 'w leePli 1.8105 Di )int o outf itcLout In PriyPil 11 3 GriS i* l , o 1113 3 n n boro eo t o the 1010, lig th3s°e chop'' 000 I.ll‘ia 5 00 biro do r li O V the ter p ot whops V, we mi ent. o pe. all, or tb cope tent)io Ibe of P- 0 11 if it P"),(1,6j1 0 ,4 boo t ' f ire 70 afitirecl oer raooP peoPli, I lot epreer7oo t 0 re' etoe' °PIO 0100 "e tb , lsrge oot 1 s , 410 loos 0 ; ep 02° cloordoirt airle Rotor" y, a .00 for - - AO roof (01,- 0. S e , e oro 1"1„t re tilg bon ;1 , a t bf otlf 000-00 . o urso ) tP ref odlo'tritboi; 100300 oit oi th el i n ooot tti artaa is bi betro ry Ash rtios, ,ip ' og ~ . o ae 0 r tell h e 4ill1 10 ; Vitt iVeO 0 3 othelb ;toot t of , A i r true. , f 0 ' ERS y ECG ~ ri b fridAP :1 00 coati IP dea -11 re ,x1 ;11 1111'10j ,0 th e A, in 6t, r 1 rim' t orr a to be tho St ll e° b lr t co en 0 4 , 40 nd tbOarrifek w hich j e lasim ;0 101 3 g : r 0110 133 01 riser ■ , '~.~: a3.m E MA RKET AND OMME/WIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The cotton market, yesterday, at Liverpool re mained unaltered. The sales amounted to 6,000 bales, all to the trade, including 150 Pernam and Maranham at 51d. to 6id. ; 200 Egyptian at 52d. to 9 3 d., and 500 Surat at 3d. to 4d. per lb. In the produce markets this week business has been conducted on rather a limited scale. Tea has gone off heavily at the public sales, coffee and sugar have been in moderate request, and tallow has declined owing to the views of Mr. Cardwell, now fortunately out of office, if report speak truly. Re ferring to the condition of the silk trade, Mr. Henry W. Eaton states that at the public sales there has been only a small attendance, and that very little found buyers. Chinas were 16s. to 17s. for first and second Tsatlees, and 14s. for best thirds. The indigo auctions have gone off briskly, and wool sells freely at the decline sub mitted to. The official returns relating to trade and navi gation for the month, and twelve months ending January 5, 1855, have been published. From these, it appears that the total declared value of the enumerated exports from the United King dom for the month was 6,429,8931., being a decrease of 143,898/. compared with those of the like mouth in 1853. For the year there is shown a diminution in the export trade of 1,841,4731. During the month the decrease is perceptible in earthenware, haberdashery, millinery, hardwares, and cutlery, machinery, metals, silk manufac tures, thrown silk, and woollen manufactures ; but there waa an increase of woollen yarns, linen yarn and linen manufactures, cotton yarn, cotton manufactures, and coals and culm. _ The importations of the principal articles were larger for the month, of coffee, cochineal, guano, hemp, mahogany, palm oil, quicksilver, cassia lignea, pimento, rum, &neva, sugar, tea, to bacco, and lamb's and sheep's wool, but there was a falling off of Eve animals, cocoa, wheat, barley, flour, indigo, flax, currants, rice, cinna mon, cloves, tallow, and wine. The shipping accounts exhibit a falling off in the tonnage of vessels employed in the foreign trade of the United Kingdom during the month of 454 tons in the entries, and 46,885 in the clearances. The following statement for the year is favourable : INWARDS. 1854. 1855. British tons 4,513,207 Foreign tons.— 3,284,343 Total 7, 7 97 ,550 •UTWARDS. British tons 4,551,498 Foreign tons 3,032,113 Total 7,583,611 In the coasting trade for the month 49,119 tons less were employed as regards the entries, and 1,322 tons in the clearances. The account of the United States Stock mar ket for the past week, as given by Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., is to the effect that prices have been steady, with a moderate business doing. The latest quotations are these : Redeemable. Per Cent. 'United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1862... 98 99 United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868..4106 107 United States 6 per Cent. Inscribed Stock 1867-1868...105 106 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent ... 78 90 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 80 82 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) 1868...103 103 Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 9li 92. Alabama 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) 18589-66... 83 84 irginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 85 86 Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 86 87 LOINS OF CITIES. Montreal 6 per Cent 1857-1865... 83 New Orleans 6 per Cent. Bonds 1893... 80 82 Do. do. do. 1874... 78 Do. de. do. 1884... 72 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. 1875... 67 68 Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (Ster ling Bonds) 1860... 90 Pennsylvania Central R. Rd. 6p. Cent 1880... 87 89 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 1s M ort- gage -1869...100 101 New York and Erie 7 p. Cent., 2d Mort gage, Convertible 1859... 88 90 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort gage 1853...80 81 N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862. 68 70 N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund 1872... 75 76 81,28 20 20 10 10 Considering the severe distress among the in dustrious poor arising from the continued preva lence of the frost, it is highly expedient in th e interest of humanity as well as from motives of expediency, and for the preservation of publi c tranquillity, to adopt measures sufficiently compre hensive for the emergency. The discharge of thousands of dock and other labourers at thi s season may be justified as a necessity, but a mere contribution of 1001., by this or that Company, will evidently not meet the exigencies of the case, and in addition to private benevo lence the great companies have ai ob vious duty which they can easily per form. If we take the Dock Companies, for ex ample, we may assume that the moment the weather breaks up they will be overwhelmed with arrivals, and the labourers will have to work over time, at extra wages. Would there be any ob jection then to advance a few shillings weekly to each man usually employed, with the proviso of its being repaid when again in work? The habits of our artisans and labourers are notoriously improvident; but here again much could be done to improve them if the formation of local savings funds were promoted by the head authorities of our great companies. The Funds are very steady, with a little busi ness doing for money, and scarcely any specula tion. Consols for transfer have been 90 to 91k, and for time 91 to it. Exchequer Bills have realised 6s. to 9s. premium. Bank Stock is at 215, and India Stock at 220. Foreign Stocks are quite neglected. Turkish Bonds have been 75k, and Swedish 87. Bra zilian Small have realised 101. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi can, 21 to 211 ; Peruvian, 70 to 71'; ditto Three per Cents., 49 to 51 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 41 to 43 ; Russian Five per Cents., 98 to 100 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred, 17i to 171 ; ditto Three per Cents., 36 to 36k ; ditto Certificates, 4i to 5 ; ditto Passive, 41 to 4i. Railway Shares have been quiet again, but generally at full rates. Mines are dull, Banks rather lower, and the miscellaneous shares supported. St. 10 St. 25 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (Prom the Otgeietl List.) Ensineso don• 20 20 50 20 Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 1 3 per Cont. Consols Annuities 1 901 1i 94 New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16 7-16 India Stock Consols for Account, Bth March 9l i 1 Exchequer Bills, 20. 11000 ... 6 9 2500 6 9 Small 6 9 Ditt. Advertised PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto Small tfesican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. Ditto for the Account 7l 70i Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St lOO 99i Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto for the Account 7si gwedish 4 per Cent . . oivtdends on the above payable in London. French Routes, 4i per Cent. Bitto 3 per Cent Dutch Kachange, 2A per Cent. 12 Gull Ditto 4 uer Cent. Cortifieates THREE O'CLOCK. Consols 9ok 1 Ditto. March Account The Prussian Correspondence states that t',ie arrivals of Russian produce at Memel have greatly decreased, and are expected to be suspended entirely in consequence of the want of warehouses to protect goods front the weather. The cold is intense along the whole coast. The Prussian Correspondence informs its readers that the French Government has not hitherto made applica tion for permission to sznel troops through this territory in any direction ; that the despatch from the French Government, of which an analysis was recently given in the Belgian Independance, does not exist ; and that no despatch of any such tenour has been addressed or read L to this Government. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING :. FEBRUARY 23 1855 SHARE MARKETS. LINES LEASED a T FIXED RENTALS, BREAD RIOTS AT. WIIITECTIAP_EL. (/* lil 8 DAY.) Mr• i Paid. Leasing Compana losing Pricy this day. Bum ass this day. LATEST PARTICITLA.RS.-(THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. The dock labourers at an early hour this morn ing thronged the principal streets in the vicinity of St. Mary, Whitechapel, St. Dunstan's, Stepney, St. Paul's, Shadwell, Ratcliff, and St. George's-in the-East, asking alms of the foot passengers and en tering the houses of the shopkeepers with petitions begging for relief for their starving families. The tradesmen generally gave them money, when the poor fellows departed quietly, followed by crowds of idle and disreputable characters, chiefly from the neighbourhood of Brick-lane, Spitalfields. This morning at 10 o'clock the parochial autho rities of Whitechapel assembled in the Round-room of the Workhouse, Whitechapehroad, to render further assistance to the destitute labourers, and at the time above-named there were upwards of 2,000 applicants for relief in the stone yard at the rear of the workhouse. A strong body of police constables of the H division, Leman-street, were in attendance. About 2,500 quartern loaves were distributed yesterday, and this morning upwards of 1,000 individuals received bread from the Relieving Officer and his assistants. This mode of relief will be continued daily during the frost. The parish authorities of St. George's-in-the- East were similarly engaged this morning, and at noon there were at least 2,000 dOck labourers wait ing outside the workhouse in Old Gravel-lane for relief. No disturbances had taken place at one o'clock this afternoon. RAILWAYs. Closing Prices this day. Business done this day. A scene of great confusion also occurred at the workhouse of St. Dunstan's, Whitehorse-street, Stepney, where nearly 2,000 destitute persons were assembled at the gates waiting for assistance. The principal relief was a quartern loaf to each person. The business of the tradesmen was partially re sumed this morning, but► the whole of the bakers kept their shops closed, and similar steps have been taken by the pawnbrokers, who are in fear of the rioters ransacking their premises. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DIY.) (Aberdeen. Arabg. Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Belfast dt Ballymena. Birmiug. Wolverh. & 3Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lanesh. di Cheshire Junct tl Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 9 Do., £20..... ..... ...• 0 Blyth &Tynsorigina £25 (issd. at £45, 0 Bristol and Exeter 0 Caledonian. s. Carmarthen and Car digau 11 Chester (St Holyhead 11 Cork and Bandon._ II Cork, Black, &Past; 6 Cornwall Oriel' . Junction 5 Dubli n&BelfastJune 11 Dundee Pe.rth&Abei een Junction 11 Do. New East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock . Do., B Stock Do., Now A. East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prt I, & Dundee Forth & Clyde June Furness Do. Extension Glasgow& S. Western Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle IDo., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash.andYorksh Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal Lond. Bright & S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/.5h.,M&8... Do. Eighths London and S. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lnndrry& Col eraim Lmlndrry. & Ennisk Aanch.Shef.& Lin& Do. / shares, No. 3 Do., Man. & Lin. Un. Midland )o.Birmng. &Derk Aidld. G. West. (Ire Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlish Newmkt.BuryExten. Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillw Newry Warrenpoim and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London Do. New £lO N.&S.Wstrn. ,Hamp stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire North Western.,..... & S. Westrn. June. Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester........ Oxford, Worcester, &I Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland 3hrewsby. & Ho. efd. Shropshire Union South Devon "South Eastern South Wales Yrksh. & Riv. Dur Do =ltaines,Wok. &Wok Stockton k, Harlin itGlkton & Hartlepl. NIT Vale Do. £lO shares Prof., No, Mulles Haven Doel awl Railway Vale of Neath WaterfeL & Kilkenny Waterford&Linieriel West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace West London Wimbledn & Croydon 19i -20 i 44 - 4i 8i - 9 13 -12 16 - 17 - 93 - 95 611. - 62 12, 3 / 4 - 13 3 - 2 6 - 7 13A - 14 11l - 11:1 29 - 31 20 - 22 72 74 55 57 2d par 19 20 ; 70 - 72 881 - 89. 70 - 72 126 - 128 90 - 92 65 - 651 60 - 62 74i 74i - 5 - 8 i 96 98 991 1004 id id id 1 85i 86 8 7 d, 7i 23 -23 i 7} - - 681 69 41 - 43 par p 11 9 24 50 - 52 31 3A 28 ... 29 8 10 11 -- 1$ 6A -- 73 731 —74 A 6 -- 6Ad 4 -- 31 12 -- 50A 1 -- 1 51L 50 -- 52 , par -- AJ id -- # P 4$ -- 4s - -- 6 d A p 29 - 31 99 - 101 64 - 66 45 - 47 12i - 134 584 - 59 29 - 30 38 - 40 3 - 34 1( 17 3i - 4 23 - 25 54 - 6:3 _. - ... 6 - 7 - 1 - 4 - 34 par i p .- ••• p 2 -2} 32+'-- 32} 5i - 6A 1+ - - 1p ••• '''' ••• • '' • .. 1 fit per ip par ip 21 3 2 - 2i 17 174 95 97 95 97 99 101 92 94 2 d par 97 100 o•• .... ••. ... -- din 1 -- lip fid: fa i i 61 7 33 -- 3.3 12 - 12 45 47 39 41 ... 22 22 ld par 21 lid 7 8 ••• "" ... - pm ..• 3i - iii -: iii -- f 20i - 20ipi 6 1 Gip BANKS. 80 -- 82 Id—id ''. ••• 21 2id 19i —213 i d 36 38 34 - 36 36 - 38 38 -- 40 63 - 65 7 - 9 FOREIGN. lAntwerpatiotterdam Belgian Eastn. June. Beziers to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, and . , Central India,erip l Central of Italy Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian ' Do. Extension Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of CanadAA. is. Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Franc Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. New 5 per cent. Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations I iii.Weste'rn of Cana& Shares . Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, P. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. * Lake Const. & Basle Luce,. & Pistoja 5 p.c. pref 'Lyons and Geneva , Lyons & Mediterran, Madras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur do Liege (witl interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France D o .20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 22y. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bde. (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs.) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ParisCaen & Cherbrg Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i p. cent. Pref Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do Si per c. Prof_ Western of France , West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand JOINT-STO' ll Australasia ll British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 11 British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, l Australia, & China 5 Colonial 0 Commercial of Lond S English Scottish and lAustralian LH Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 5 Ditto New iii London and County W London Joint Stock N Lond. k Westminstexl 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 221 National of Ireland all Now South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn. Bkg. gy Gold Imp Co all South Australia all Union of Australia... 2 Do. New Union of London ,„ 211 WI i 87 7 It. 100 q. 100 1 ,5 24 >t. 1100 it. I all '. all 5 all 0 all XI all Z all L 2 i all L2i all .!0' all [0 all St. LOO St. tuo 56 all ;0 I Dill IC all ;0 all :IC , all 5 all 2A all it: 100 18# 2 9; all London & N. Went. L.&N.W. Caledon... E. Un. Gt.Nrthn. Caldonian. Do Gt. Wes la Yk. Now . & terw. Y. &N M Do. S. Easton Do Pcto &Co. Norfolk.. L a . &N .17i; & Midicl. nekton h Darlingt. 'Midland.. 1 , ..1. Count, Do Do L. & N.W &Ln&Yl= Do GtNorthr. Lancash& Yorksh. sl.MClean Stockt. & Darlingt D 0........ . 6 - 98 7 - 99 134 - 136 fez 12i - . 13i 23 -°4 lOU-- lli 2i - 2i 92 : 54 58 - 61 133 - 136 = CORN EXCHANGE. By water carriage no addition has been made to our supply of English wheat daring the present week. By land carriage fresh up to-day scarcely any wheat of home produce came to hand. As no supply was on sale no business was done, and prices were nominally the same as on Monday. There was ao inclination shown to invest in foreign wheat in granary. In quotations no change took place. Flour. 1,010 Wheat. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Barley. r Malt. 1 550 I 30 Oats. English .. 2,310 i , Irish ••• • I I 1,050 _ Foreign .. 1,190 3llO 1 500 GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Feb. 22, 1855, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the differeut Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BAILEY. OATS. I EYE. I BEANS. k PEAS. 70s 3d 315 T HE W E E KS 'S2SsIX 7d 45 AVERAGE. 3d 43s 12 (41s 02 WHEAT. 1 BAILEY. 1 OATS. RYE. 1 BEANS. i PEAS. . 71s 4d 32s 9d 26s 6d 44s 02 445 7d 42s Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 85,873; Barley, 79,759 ; Oats, 19,328 ; Rye, 108 ; Beans 5,401; Peas, 1,739 quarters. SMITHFIELD. A very moderate supply of beasts was on offer in to- day's market ; nevertheless, the demand for all kinds ruled very inactive at Monday's decline in the quotations. The top figure was 4s 8d per 81b. The number of sheep was small, but quit* equal to the demauds of the trade. In prices no change took place. The few calves on sale changed hands at last week's currency. Pigs were very dull, but not cheaper. Mulch cows, with their small calf, sold at from 141 to 181 10s each. Per Sibs to sink the offal'. s. d. s. d. s. d. s d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 *me Southdown 410 5 0 Second quality.... 3 6 4 0 Large crse. calves 4 2 4 8 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 Prime small d 0... 410 5 4 Prime Scots, dtc. 4 6 4 8 Large hogs 3 I 4 e Inferior Sheep 3 4 3 8 Small porkers 4 2 4 4 Second quality ...3 10 4 2 ( Suckling calves..2l 0 28 0 Prime crse.-wlled.A 4 4 B i Quarter old pigs 20 a 26 1 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Bauts NEWGATE AND The trade ruled very dull , ported. 1 l' aid. 1 100 £os 26 St. 20 St 100 all 11i all 22i 5 21. 131 b all 15'! LOO 9 100 20 I all 10 1141 s. LO all 5 3# to 10 lO 2s. all ;0 all :0 10 ?,0 all ?,0 10 )0 all 5I 15 ',5 $ll 10 1 all k 10 5 all 5 1 4 all ;0i all ;Oil all 5 I all !O 1 16i 30 10 r3i I 31A 0 all !O I all O all .6 all ',O all :0 1 all .0 all 0 16 10 all 20 all 20 all 20 10 20 all 20 20 5 3 20 all 10 all Si all LO all !CI 16 20 16 6 all 20 all 50 a] 25 20 100 21 20 I 20 50 50 100 100 61i a 111 I 2 20i 1 21 ;5 all ft. 100 I Wilts&Comrst I iGtWestn. ii - 32 M 3l - 92 PREF 7 :R . CE.N CE9OSHAR_ 92 99 s S t t . . 1 1 00 00 D A o b . e N rd o e . e 2 n , 99 101 25 30 Blyth and Tyne lOper ••• c. pref. (issd. at 50/) ... .. St. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p.c. St 92 91 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares ... St. 100 Caledonian £lO 97 92 X n 15 all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent._ ... _ ... 98 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2_ ... _ ... 2i all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 .., ... 6 all Cork dtßandons 41.0 ...- ... 6 i all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction 6i all Eastern Counties Ex tension, sp. c. No. / i ---= 11. pm 6i all Do. No. 2 t i i pm 10 all Do. New 6p. c. St. 12i 134 20 all Eastern Union, Gar per cent 5 all Do. 51., 10 per cent ... ... 10 all Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh- ... ... bt. all Do. do. 4 per cent ... ... St. 100 East Lancash. 6p. ets ... 5 all East and West York shire June. Fifths ... ... St. all EdinbPrth.&Dundee 4 per cent. St. 100 Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent ... ... xo St. 100 Great Northn. sp. c ll6 118 1161 St. 100 Do. sp. C. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem llO 112 1111 St. 100 Do. 4i p. c. lOl 103 ' 2i all Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red. at sp. c. pm._ 10 all Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Pref ... ... 6.1 all Gt. Southn.dtWestm. (Ireland) Eighths) ... ... 20 8 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St ... ~. 50 6 Gt. Westn. (Barks & Hants Ex. sp. c) 6 6A d St. 100 Do. con. red. 46 p.c 95 97 St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c B7 89 St. 100 Do. irred. 4p.c. 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh l9 —lO 10 all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S. 154 —l6 10 all Do. do. sp.c. do 1) 10 St. 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk 6) 71 26i all Do. Ches. Gua. Sh l6l - 194 13 3 all Do. do. do • 98 20 all Do. do. do ... . 16 • 6 Lan. & York. F. £2 O I . id St. 100 Do. Sp. c. Stock - 135 St. 100 London and Brighten Guaranteed sp. a St. 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. ... ... 113 St. 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. ... ... St. 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. di Nuneaton sp. ct ... ... 50 5 London &S. Wester' , Con. Thirds 2i 3 p 124 all Londonderry&Coler iShares ' ••• ... 12i all Londy. &Ennis.iSh ... ... 10 all Man., Shef., & Lin , New, £lO l2 —12 i 6 4i Do. a 4 fp 12i all Nlarypt.&Carl.4p c ... ... 12A all Do. 4i per cent 121 1N Do •,.. ••• • ••• St. 100 \lid. Consol.6 p.c.St. ... ... St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol Sr Birm. 6 per cent 133 135 16ii 11 Do. Pref. 4 i per cent 11 —ld die 10 1 10 N'orfolk Debenture ~ ... ... St. 100 Do. Pref. 4p. c. Stool, 87 89 St. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext 104 106 St. 100 Do. 5i per et.prof ... ... St. 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c St. 100 North British ... iiii. - 103 St. 100 i. E. Beres, 4 p.c P. 90 92 17 5 Do. do. do 3 3i 31 20 13 Do. Leeds 6 p.e :No.l ... ... 12i 9 Do. do. Quarters 45 , . ... 25 10 Do. York ti .& A. 1) , r. .1 id 20 all North Staffordshire ... .-- ... 224 St. 100 Oxford, Worcester, 2C: Wolverh.£ls, 6 n.e. 111 113 111 i Si all Scot. Cont. ,New Pref ... ... 25 all South Devon 1 12 —l4 10 , 1i Da. fixed, 4 3 / 4 per cent ( ld par 1.0.61 all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 22i 231 20 all S. Wales Gua. 4p. c. ... ... 20 all Do. do. p. c.... . ..„ _ .. 20 all S.Yorksh. 4 p.c.Guarl 15 — l i 25 all Stockton and Dar lington, 5 per cent. ... . ... 25 11 Do. do. do. par —lp 12i all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till lot July, 1856 .. .. . MINES. ti 1 a ll Agua Fria, i - . . 1 b ti 1 all Anglo Austen. Gold . •. .• •• • 10s. all Anglo Ca li fo rn ian ... / __ , 4 20 6 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera .. 11 1 o - a 1 all Australian Freehold. . 1 all Ave Maria "• ... g 1 all Baden (Gd•Daehy 00 I . 50 all Blrenarvon Iron and 1 Coal c 20 13.5 British Iron ......... . 4 ( 35 251 Brazilianlmp.(issued 6 at 25 pm 30 all Do. Cocaes & CulabA 1 / 1 21 I -- 1 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 28 1 1 Carsons's Creek. ..' l' —— 30 1 1 1 Clarend on Cons, inn . i Co. of Jamaica..,,,, 1 46 d 48 1 5, 1 Colonial Gold. .. . - 40 all Cobre Copper St. all Copper M g• 4i 5. in. of En 25 all Do. Pref. 71 p. cont. / d 5 •-• 16 Coplapo l7 1 p 5 a ll English and Austin. —l9 18 Copper Smeltg C o . i 2 i Fortuna l i li 20 all General. . 141 161 1 all Gt.NuggetVomßeg. 3 4 all Great Polgooth . ...... 2 ---. i 1 all Liberty ••• ... 3 all Linares . - 7 .. 3 . 5 1 Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada .. . 1 all New Linares Mining 1 and Smelting Co._ 1 all Nouveau. Monde ....'. r _ , 7. 20 all Pontgibaud Silver i Lead Min. & Smelt l4 5 1 Port Ph i l i p A__ 151 i i 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhymney Iron 15 all Do. New 5 6 30 111 Santiago do Cuba 33 _ 4 1 all South Australian..,,, 1 7 2 10 71 Tin Croft 2" 11 1 2 281 an United Mexican ..... . 2 _ 21 1 all Waller ° I 1 all West Mariposa..„_ , ...... i 1 1 12s. Wortking Mining o f a Australia ... 1 all Yuba .................... ... ...._ ... MISCEILINEOUB. 25 171 Australian Agricult. 291 80 30 291 20 . Australsn.Pcific•Mail „ .. . _ . 10 all A us traln. Royal }fail .. __ . 10 51 Berlin Wat er Works 3 __ 1. __ t d 50 40 Brit. A merican Land 50 5 1 Brit. do Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.. ... ' 100 321 C a nada ........... . ...... 119 —l2 1201 191 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6 p. et.l Jan. and July.- ....• 107 1 1.671 1071 1 5 all Crystal P alace... ..... 31 .... 33 , 2 ,, t ex n exd 4 all C rys tal Pal.of France „. _ ..s . 1 i Duston Tron Ore ... _ 20 5 Eastern Steam •• • 25 22 Electric T el e gr a ph _ (A) 151 --2 161 1 all Electric T ele g . of Ir. ... __ ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. ... __ ... 20 all General Screw Steam ... __ ... 20 10 Irish Beet root Sugar ... _ ... 15i 15 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... _ ... 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. ... _ . 10 9 Mexicau&S.Amerien• 6 (l a 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel . _ ... 10 5 Netherlands Land—, __ ii 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. ~ ..... . 1 all N. B. Australasian._ __ 1 20 121 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam _ ... 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 21 _ 2 , 50 all P en i n sular& Oriental 53 A mi 4 50 all Do. 2 all Portland Iro n Co ll 2 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest li ii it 1 1 Ditto New ...........•• , 1 _ , 25 all South Austra l. Land 35 — 36 1 all Submar. Telegraph j __ 1 1 all Do. Reaigt ere& - 20 5 Trust & Loan Co. of Upper Canada...• 1100 281 Vail Diemand 6 Wat'.. l2 2 = 13i 71 128 St 65,E 5 I si 741 k I 2, 97 i 100 I t 23 1 I s' 69 8i s 1 St 7E4 4 1 131 1 8i Si 50A 1 13 I S' 621 2 15i i 201 i RAILWAY.; Bedford and Bletchley Buckgbamsh. Clydesdale Jc Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lincoln gr. 6 por cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New...... Glstr.di Dn. h firtlpl. Dk. Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do..i Shares. Lon.&Greenv Do. Preference Lon.,Til.,&S Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Yfanch. Rxtn and Matloel- Nliddlesbro' Redear Aidld.Bradfd Northern any Easterusp. e. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p - Prost. & Wyrf Do. A /Shares. Roystn. Hit Shef. Roth ant, Goole g. 5 p.c. S. Staffordsb. Wear Valleygi 6 per cent_ Do 1351 LEADENHALL. and prices wore barely sup- Per 81bs by s. d. B. d. e. d. e. (1. Beef, interior 3 0 3 4 1 Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 Do., middling 3 8 310 Do., prime large .3 10 4 0 i Do., prime 4 0 4 2 Do., do. small. ...4 0 4 2 ; Veal 3 10 4 10 Pork, large .3 0 3$ ! Pork, small 4 0 4 4 the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. There is a good inquiry for fine hops, the show a which is very limited, at fall prices. All other kinds move off slowly on former terms. At public sale Ameri can qualities in bond have changed hands at 71 5s to 7/ 17s 6d per cwt. The inverts this week are 201 bales from New York. New Mid and East Kent pockets, 141 10s to 211 Os ; New Weald of Kent ditto, 141 to 16: ; New Sussex ditto, 14/ Os to 151. ; Yearlings, 9/ to 12l ; Awe rican ditto (in bond), 71 to 9/ per cwt. COLONIAL. SUGAR—British Plantation has been in limited request, but at firmer rates. Barbadoes good yellow sold at 368 Gd to 38s, and ord to good at 33s to 368 per cwt. EAST INDlA—Bengal has been dull at 278 sa to 31s for low and mid date. Mauritius was quiet, at 37s 6d to 38s 6d for very fine yellow, at 34s to 37s for good t. fine, at 318 to 338 6d for low mid, and at 25s 6d to 30s Gd for brown. _ _ _ Comm—ln Plantation Ceylon the dealings have not been large, but steady rates have been current ; at auc tion, f fine ord and low mid pale mixed brought 51s to 64s 6d, fine ord 491, good ord mixed reds 40s to 40s 6d, triage 40s to 495, and peaberry 52s to 50s. Native has been at full quotations, good to fine ord realising 464 to 475. In foreign very little has been done. RlCH—Transactions have been limited, in consequence of the higher prices asked. Bengal good mid white went at 14s 6d to 15s, white at 13s 9d to 14s 3d to arrive, and good white has been taken in atlss per cwt. Rime—The market has ruled dull. TEA.—The public sales have passed off heavily, and common <long= has been sold at 9d per lb. Scented orange pekoe advanced ld per lb. INDIGO—The auctions have progressed with more spirit. The Potter kinds of Madras and Kurpah were 3d per lb dearer, but the ord sorts 2d to 4d lower. SALTPETRE—CaIcutta has been in request, at 21s to 24s for 14i to 8 per cent refraction, but the total operations have not been large. TALLOW—P.Y.C. has been quiet, at 55s 6d per cwt on the spot. GREEN FRUIT —The severity of the weather is having its effect on consumption. The arrivals of oranges are of &limited character. Two cargoes from St. Michael, sold by Keeling and Hunt, sustained the advance obtained last sale. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DIY.) LONDON, Feb. 23.—Wind and weather this day at noon, E. ; moderate breeze, with snow. The Thermome ter registered 12 degs. of frost during the night. RAMSGATH, Feb. 22.—The Alert, from London to Marseilles, has floated off the Brake Sand, and proceeded without damage. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 22.—Wind, E. Arrived—H.M.'s st. Prometheus, from Sierra Leone. Sailed—H.M.'s st. Bull dog, to supply the outward bound.—Her Majesty's steamer Prometheus fell in with. the Tartar (s. s.) in the Chops of the Channel, which reports having sprung a leak near her screw, and would bear up for this port for repairs. DOVHR, Feb. 22.—Wind, N. to N.E. Arrived-Juno, from Surinam, for Amsterdam. DARTMOUTH, Feb. 22.—Wind, S.E. The Isabella, arrived here from Shields, bound for Trieste, reports a heavy sea in the Channel during the night. PORTSMOUTH Feb. 22.—Wind, N.B. to S.E. Sailed— Telegraph (st. transport, 184), for Balaklsva. from FALMOUTH, London,forF e b t . h 22 4 6 — ap W e o i f nd G , o l. H A o r p rz l e e d a — k y 7 s a n n a d Arrived — Wanderer, loss oFbulwaiks, &c. HARWICH, Feb. 22.—Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—Wan derer, from Newcastle, for Constantinople, with ten extra hands from Yarmouth, having sprung a leak. PETERHEAD, Feb. 20.--Wind, S.E. Sailed—Eliza, North of Scotland, Perseverance, Commerce, Brilliant, Columbia, Dublin, and Traveller — all for Greenland. KINSALE. Feb. 17.—The Catherine (schooner), of and from Limerick, for the Clyde, was stranded in Ballen's Bay, east side of the Old Head, in a snow storm yesterday. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAM) GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.50 a.m Wind, S.S.E. ; tide, three hours' ebb ; snowing fast. No arrivals. DEAL, Friday, 9.38 a.m, Wind, S.E. ; fresh, with thick snow. LOADING VESSELS BY STEAM-POWER.—In the recom mendations lately made by the Chamber of Commerce to the Dock Committee for economising dock s pace, par ticular attention was called to the importance of provid ing steam or hydraulic cranes around the docks for load ing and discharging ships. As an instance of the hacve fai lity afforded for leading ships by steam-power,.we this week witnessed the loading of the American ship Queen of Clippers, of 2,360 tons, on board of which ves sel a small donkey engin e, of eight horse power, is fitted, which works the pumps, the windlass, and holds. With the assistance of this e ngine nearly 1,800 tons of coal have bees taken from flats alongside, raised over the bulwarks a height of twenty-five feet, lowered and wheeled fore and aft, and carefully deposited in the hold in five working days. The ordinary custom of the port a llows sixty tons per day as a fair average for loading coal vessels. In this particular instance, by the help of steam-power, five times that quantity has been put on board. —Liverpool Albion. INTRAMURAL BURIALS IN IRELAND. — .L bill introduced by Sir J. Young and Sir G. Grey empowers the Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland, in Council, on the representation of the Chief Secretary, to restrain the opening of new burial grounds, and to order the discontinuance of burials in specified places. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) The half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held at noon to-day, at Euston station. The Marquis of CHANDOS, chairman, presided ; and in addressing the meeting observed, that in placing before the shareholders the accounts for the half-year ending December 31st, he was de sirous on the part of the directors of laying before them one or two points in connection with them. It would have been perceived that the result of the half-year indicated a considerable increase in the amount of traffic carried over the line, but not a corresponding increase on the balance of profit accruing. Two or three causes had within that period combined to affect the working expenses, particularly in the locomotive and mer chandise departments. In connection with the latter there had been an increased rate of wages paid, which had begun to affect them during the preceding half-year. They had had also to con tend with a continually increasing traffic, week by week, whilst, at the same time, the arrangements made for the accommodation and delivery of that traffic at the termini and for which estimates had been sanctioned were not complete. With regard to the locomotive department the disbursements had been augmented by an increase in the rate of wages generally and by the largo number of persons em ployed, and by the advance in price of some articles used. With respect to the permanent way depart ment the arrangement which had been in existence for two or three years, for its superintendence and construction, by the company's own officers, in stead of by contractors, had proved most satisfac tory in its operation. He was happy to say that not only was this an economical arrangement, but the state of the roads and the permanent way had been much improved. On the revenue account there had been a reduction in some of the charges for legal and Parliamentary expenses, the result of the negotiation concluded two years ago with the Great Western Railway for the suspension of those new liies involving Par liamentary contest, which he thought would carry them through the present session without the necessity for Parliamentary opposition. The pro prietors would naturally have had their attention drawn to the increase which had taken place upon the capital invested during the past four or five years, and the results in the half-yearly receipts. But they must remember during that time there had been much competition against them, and the effect of new lines in diverting the traffic had even induced a ruinously low rate of charges, which had had a material effect upon the receipts quite dispro portioned to the largo amount of traffic ; whilst at the same time the class of goods of a large and bulky nature had also increased. He hoped, how ever, that the first of. those causes to which he had alluded was now,at an end—ho meant the ruinously low rates of charge. (Hear.) He believed it was for the benefit of the public that the rates received by railway companies for the conveyance of mer chandise and passenger traffic ought to be such as as to leave the proprietors a fair remuneration ; otherwise the public could not expect, and indeed would not find the work performed properly, or even with safety. (Hear.) In reference to the estimates submitted for a further outlay upon the capital for extensions and improvements at various stations and termini. The noble chairman remarked that they were by no means heavy, as they only amounted in the aggregate to 33,0001. He then passed ou to notice the fact that one or two bills were now before Parliament, in the pro secution of which the Company was engaged—one of them being for the North Staffordshire Amalga mation. These bills, if approved of, would be sub mitted to the directors, and fully explained at a special meeting to be called for that purpose. After alluding to the great and sudden diminution in the traffic returns which had taken place since the commencement of the year, which circumstance the noble chairman attributed to the war and the consequent high rate of taxation and stagnation of business throughout the country, but principally to the inclemency and severity of the weather during, that period ; and after a few congratulatory re marks upon the prospect before them of no Parlia mentary opposition, the noble chairman concluded, amidst applause, by calling upon Mr. BOOTH, one of the secretaries, to read the report, Ithich has already appeared in The Son. After a short discussion the report was adopted and the dividend declared. The meeting then separated. BRISTOL AND EXETER. The 37th half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, at Bristol ; 111 r. J. W. Buller, the chair- man of the company, in the chair. The Secretary, Mr. J. B. Badham, read the report. The statement of accounts showed a share capital of 1,996,100/. ; a perpetual preference 4 per cent stock of 709,3131. ; debenture debt, 879,155/. ; and temporary loan, 10,0001. —together, 3,594,5611. The Bros. pay ments have been 3,535,0801., leaving a balance of 59,4881. The revenue for the half-year has been 167,11281. ; and the gross expenditure, including duty, rates, and taxes, 85,3611. ; leaving a balance of 82,4671. After tho payment of debenture and preference capital (amounting to 37,4231.), there is a disposable balance of 53,3771. The dividend was at the rate of 41 per cent. per annum. The CHAIRMAN said they would have seen by the re port that the accounts which were presented to them that day differed in a very impbrtant particular from those which the directors had had the honour of sub mitting to them on a previous occasion. There was no part of the expenditure of a railway company which was more important than that of the sum which was to be expended on the maintenance• of the permanent way— (hear, hear)—and from the time that the railway had passed into their hands it had been the anxious desire of the directors to spare no expense in order that the permanent way might be put into a thoroughly effi cient state. But it could not be concealed that the original construction of the line was in many parts defective. It was also true, and it was natural to suppose, that a line which was for some time in the hands of lessees would not have been likely to receive exactly the same attention which it would have received had it been worked by the proprietors themselves. When their lease termi nated with the Great Western Railway Company, and the line reverted to their hands, a very considerable ex penditure was at once made on all parts of the perma nent way. That expenditure had since been continued, and he thought the proprietors would find, on looking back to the accounts for several half-years past, that expenditure had always been on a very large and liberal scale. He might state that the quantity of ballast laid on the line during the last two years amounted to 220,000 cubic yards. The expenditure had also been very considerable, for in the corresponding period of last year the sum expended on the line was 17,642/. In the latet half-year the expenditure was considerably larger, amounting to the sum of 23,8601., the largest expendi ture that was ever made on the line in any one half-year. But in the present half-year they would see the expendi tire on the line account amounted to 27,621/., being more than 3,0001. in excess of the outlay on the last half-year, and he thought it fair to assume that that amount was more than the fair average sum which would in ordinary half-years be expended on the line. He thought he was justified in congratulating the pro prietors en the general prospects cf their property. The amount received upon revenue account was the largest they had received in any half-year. (Hear, hear.) That circumstance alone might not be considered so satisfactory, if, on the other band, it was thought that a greater por tion of those receipts had been absorbed by the expendi ture. The balance of the general account was also the largest they had ever had for any half-year. (Cheers.) After all reductions, the disposable balance—a material point for every company to look to—amounted also to a larger sum than in any previous half year—namely, 53,3 771. (Loud cheers.) If they turned from the re venue account to the capital account, it was also a subject of great congratulation. He had always di vided the capital account into two proportions —one he termed the construction account, and the other the stock account. With respect to the second part—the stock account—that might now be considered as a closed accoltut. All nose subscriptions they was authorised to pay to other companies bad now been complet -d ; they had been defrayed by the last sum of 18,0001. paid to the Cornwall Company in anticipation of remaining calls of that company to which they were liable, which made up the 90,0001. due to that company. They had, also, since their last meeting, paid the calls of the So merset Central Railway ; and now, with regard to liabi lities from other companies, they were perfectly free from any other claim. The construction account was nearly, if not quite, as satisfactory. They did not possess plant enough to convey the goods sent to their warehouses ; they had neither engines, carriages, nor trucks adequate to their amount of traffic on the line. There would there fore be a further expense necessarily incurred in rolling stock and plant, and the directors had since their last half-yearly meeting ordered six new engines and a con siderable number of carriages, as well as of trucks. But with regard to other points, the construction accounts , might be considered as nearly closed, and be hoped they would not have much further money generally to spend upon the line. With regard to the Yeovil branch, there were still some liabilities, owing to the accounts not having been sent in. Every exertion would be made by the directors to bring those matters to a settlement with the least possible dela/. He believed that a less sum than the balance now remaining on capital. account would cover all expenditure. One subject intended to have been proposed to this meeting was the case of the Cornwall Railway, which was unavoidably postponed, but it was for the interest of this company that that railway should be completed. It was in immediate connection with their system, and must be to a cer tain extent a feeder to their line, and still mom to the South Devon line, in which this company had so very large a stake. The objects of the bill now before Parliament were six in number :—First, to raise addi tional capital ; secondly, to enable them to purchase tke Soncrset Central Railway ; thirdly, to confirm the leasing arrangement they had entered into with the North Devon Company ; fourthly, to enable them to hold additional preference shares in the Exeter and Cre diton Company, to which they had subscribed 8,0001., and for which they received interest at 5 per cent. regu larly and punctually paid; fifthly, to enable them to pur chase lands at several stations along their line to pro vide increased accommodation ; and, sixthly, to extend the time for the sale of supetfitious lands, a point of great importance, and of great advantage to the company to effect. They had powers at this moment to raise their capital to 3,550,0001., and they had also subscribed 90,0001. to the Cornwall Company under the Cornwall Act, and 5,0001. to the Plymouth and Great Western Docks. The only addition to the capital proposed, therefore, was 292,000/. It was thought more dosir. able to concentrate their capital ; the original capital, it was proposed, should remain at the original amount of 2,000,0001., and they proposed to raise a further sum of 800,0001., in addition to the 1,200,0001., to make their preferen ce cap it a l 2 , 000 , 0001 . ; maing the whole amount of capital 4,000,0001. They must expect there would be general suffering, and there must be increased taxation and, probably, some stagna tion of traffic. Under these circumstances, perhaps, no interest was more likely to suffer than the railway inte rest. But as the spirit of the country would always ' overcome the difficulties that occurred, so he need not assure them that if any difficulty should arise with regard to their own property it would only stimulate still more , the exertions of their directors. He begged to move the adoption of the report. Mr. TUCKETT was at a loss to know on what grounds the company was asked for an addition to the permanent capital of 400,0001. The issuing of preference shares would tend much to deteriorate the original shares. The CHAIRMAN explained that the statement he made was, that the capital already expended amounted to 3,535,000/. ; then there were liabilities on the construe. tion account amounting to 50,000/. • and there were large requirements for rolling stock and plant which, be took it, would amount to about 100,0001. When they were going to Parliament it was always as well to take a larg e _ margin. A PROPRIETOR—If you get it you will spend it ; that is the long and short of it. (Laughter.) Dr. GREEN concurred in that view. Somehow •r other the money was always spent. There was the Yeovil branch, which it was said would cost 100,0001., kad cost 180,0001., and there were still some liabilities on it. Mr. BRUCE, MP., said there was one part of the re port he could not ♦iew with satisfaction. It laid down the doctrine that the expenditure of repairing the per manent way might fairly be placed to the capital account. New, 'taking was better understood in railway matters than that the entire expenses of the line, whatever they might be, should be defrayed eatirely out of revenue. (Cheers, Mr. BATES seconded the adoption of the report. If the whole of their preference stock was got out it would materially benefit their line. The report was then received and adopted. Mr. BRUCE, M.P., reoved that the directors be de sired, i❑ the future accounts of the company, to particu larise the expenditure and earnings upon each of the branches, as distinguished from the main line. The resolution having been seconded by Mr. HARE, The CHAIRMAN said, this was the last company to which such a proposition should be made. The resolution was put and lost. A dividend was de• Glared at the rate of 2i per cent. for the half-year. The retiring directors were re-elected, as was also the audi tor, Mr. Barnard. The meeting was then made special for the purpose of considering the provisions of "A bill to raise further sums of money, to acquire additional lands, to lease or pnrchase the Somerset Central and North Devon Rail ways, and to hold additional shares in the Exeter and. Crediton Railway, and for other purposes." A resolution approving the bill was carried. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors ter minated the proceedings. CABINET COUNCIL.—A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, yesterday afternoon. It was attended by the whole of the Ministers, with the exception of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Sir Jas. Graham, and the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert. The Council sat two hours and a quarter. The Marquis of Exeter left his residence, ht Gros venor-square, yesterday, for Burghley, where the Mar chioness add Lady Mary Cecil are staying. The noble marquis dined with the Right Hon. B. Disraeli on Wednesday. The Countess of Wilton and Lady Catherine Grey Egerton arrived in town on Tuesday, from Egerton ' Lodge, Melton Mowbray, whither they contemplate an early return as soon as the frost breaks up. The Earl of Wiltea has been in London for some day,. The Earl and Countess Craven entertained a select party at dinner last evening at their mansion in Charles street. The noble earl and countess leave town in 'the course of 'a few days for Aclidown-park, Berks. ABOLITION OF TURNPIKE TOLLS.—Yesterday evening a meeting of the inhabitants of the districts of Hamp stead, Kentish-town, and Camden-town was held at the Elephant and Castle, St. Pancras•road, to take into con sideration the inconvenience and injurious effects of turnpike tolls on the locality, and to petition Parliament for their abolition. NUISANCES REMOVAL BILL.—MEETING OF MANUFIC TUEERS,—Yesterday evening a general meeting of manu facturers and traders was held at the Bridge-house Hotel, London-bridge, for the purpose of considering the Nuisances Removal Bill, which has lately been in troduced ito Parliament by Sir Benjamin Hall, the Pro- sident of the Board of Health. CLERGY ORPHAN CORPORATION.—The annual court of the governors of this valuable institution was yesterday held a: the offices of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, 79, Pall-mall. The Earl of Lucan, late commander of cavalry in the East, is daily expected in London. The Countess and Lady Lavinia Bingham are staying at Laleham, near Staines. Lord and Lady Ashburton arrived at Bath House on Wednesday, from The Grange, near Alresford, where the family have passed the last eight months. After a short residence in town, the noble lord and her ladyship are likely to pass some, weeks at Addiscombe. Lady Stanley of Alderley, and the Hon. Misses Stanley, who have been travelling in Italy for some time past for the benefit of the health of one of her ladyship's younger sons, are now sojourning in the " Eternal City," and are not expected to return to Eng land before April. Lord Stanley of Alderley is at tending to his official duties in London. A. farewell banquet was given last night to Dr. Sutherland, at the Thatched House, preparatory to his departure for the East. Dr. Wairns, of St. George's Hospital, presided, supported by several leading mem• bers of the profession. REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCE.—SinguIar as such an announcement may appear, there may be seen in the residence of the Rev. J. White, at Bruton, in this county, two fine butterflies, which are lively and strong, having hitherto survived all the severities of winter. — .Bath, Chronicle. AMERICAN MAIL.—The Pacific steamer, appointed to carry the mails of February 24th from Liverpool to New York, not having arrived, though considerably over due, there will be no mails despatched from Liver pool on thel 24th to New York. Upon the arrival of the Pacific the date of the departure of the next mails from Liverpool will be arranged. MAJOR NASMYTIL—We understand that a meeting of the Lord Provost's committee is to be held to-day, . for the purpose of considering a proposal to confer the free dom of the city of Edinburgh upon Major Nasmyth, as a recognition of his gallant defence of Silistria. Major Nasmyth is a son of Mr. Nasmyth, Charlotte-square, and has recently arrived in town.—&otsntan. LORD JOHN RUSSELL.—A. Vienna correspondent of the Cologne Gazette writes on the 17th :—" Apartments have been prepared in the hotel of the English Embassy for Lord John Russel. It is expected that he will be six days in Vienna." MONTROSE BvRGHs.—We understand that Sir John Ogilvy, Bart., will offer himself as a candidata to repro. sent these burghs. PARTIAL DRiITRUCTION OF CATANIA.—GENOA, Feb. 17.—The Vesuvius steamer, from Naples to Leghorn, brought the intelligence that Catania has been nearly destroyed, either by an earthquake er an eruption of the Atna. ARRIVAL OP THE PROMETHEUB.—PLTMOUTN, Feb. 22. —The Prometheus arrived to-day from the coast of Africa. She left Sierra Leone, Jan. 27. The Prome theus brings as passengers Mrs. Bidel, widow of the late Bishop of Sierra Leone ; Capt. Rooker, 2d West India Regiment ; and Lieutenant Lamot, 3d West India Regiment. THE NAVY CLus.—Last evening tke second meeting for the season if this club took place at the Th:ttched House Tavern ; Rear-Admiral Charles Fremantle pre. sided. About 20 officer's sat down to dinner, Colonel Dundas being the chairman's visitor. There were pre sent—Vice-Admiral Deans Dundee, Admiral Sir Gee. Lambert, Rear-Admiral Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Captain Lord Amelius Bea'iclerk, Rear-Admiral :Percy Grace, Hon. Captain Best. Admiral Sir Samuel Pym, Captain J. Hudson, Captain Tatham, Captain H. Aus ten, Admiral H. Eden and Captain Milne (Lords of the Admiralty), Captain M‘Dougail, Rear-Admiral W. Wal. pole, Captain B. Seymour, Captain F. Campbell, and Captain J. Forbes. The usual loyal toasts were pre. posed and duly honoured. THE NEW TRANSPORT BOARD.—It is stated that the new Government Transport Beard has been formed, and that it is to consist of Captain Craigie, R.N., as super intendent at Southampton, Captain Wm. Drew, of the merchant service, and a gentleman connected with the army, whose name has not transpired. Captain Drew has been for some years a member of the local Marine Board of London and of Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, and is said to have had great experience. In addition to their other duties, the board are to have charge of pd.. soners of war, 1001 1