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dse to do . 0 , honour idle!, Treatest efforli 'to be able 0° tale." OF ROSE' [es the follot of the F rel ' e ! proportic; tho poot' s o f he cause tha t until fur; be recl a° not _ . , eo Ir, haying solution to, 1 Antonelio' llency ba s •tesy, to 11' r°' inst., the o reduce, 0'; • 60. Ps r p 'nomWill 0 r, Holy F°°) coueitl nribion! , of ent decisieum ;n ti r ely fofrbt'o rnnient sentiolen' s elf. , like roi f r proof ° a to lag d esi re llisb I s acts, 11 .„1, f the rather has nd desireso lajestPdater on in 3 vey tin:tents., icy bow ...0 0 1; ken in ;04 1 reig to wh iP P ocoasi o° o6 . ,ec ial sa ti f renew}, ecoo, a guish .NTOSIO arro is 01 0 1 Mines~id d 116 ", ° Oll 50,0 0 ° fa christilo tiro, it/ her Pr °l l. cl is reP • o to be k i s, eratioe. de een lCer :4l.. l I as Prue 43 be (211 ,03 ttee, ere Cortez `.7 oukt by 1 . 0 9' 1160 11 ' .0 ' • havoc , ; th o Lister wainnbi , uude r The orcl" hat, ft ec e u f. g o t 4 7 - lj.,errna neli es eual stau c t o .ecise s ke t accep t Berlin t 13,11/ ' the A lli r ej oi 'Se l,34° the 1312 'ti c iect of ill l e Bth I°soo rrested tion of D the 3 ,g e Os lrrylob Diet. 0 , 0 troop hiOn lie Sua; o 0./ 0% Alicia .4 0 g 3 rall i cot of 0 10 ,14 of resisl3.o, easoregtl,4 suPV °l. ots r this '„ r ir iin bap er, ~-1 31 11 : 0 on bO O gr . Si de 13°° fik ; id the t i j o J it at he Vr er • i ts capital° break" as s ov ttheli d og he Yl l tiO .illed / 0 o f ed in 61 of yu latio° # -1-1 the coos ineset t bl le witb tba ice I. ° r rday I" diA te ingr e I aligh t ; r ei Poo tr F. co hey and C o da the b o o niir al o f (;las rgD )DS the ladyo 0; ip LI 01:1 b y bib oiniag 'Og f seere tl o o And rbi pend e' W 'tars. left an d 3en t*" rAITS L' 9l Sab i. " 9 d t h° an 09 of dog' hm ""0 Pi € ne er, 01 , dtic Dn t he ed i° 4 ,f# %re en'' ,Es•• ir t )ty o ° l o l, :111f 1, 50 t J the .t u dge labour t, ernn'' , he is i tia to g° 9 e r air th e bee p 0 . 8 111 )aid' iil a nn tl3 Jog' 'C.. 14 "' 4 AND - COMALE I W/A .1 - , INT ELL IGENC E. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were ff 4tir aated at 10 , 00 0 b ales, including 3,000 ta k en ' r export and on speculation. The market closed a nimation at an a d vance o f id. per lb. on rid n, rates. The sales comprised 7,300 Amer-- ea u, 300 Pernam and Maranham at 6d. to 7d., 150 Bahia at Gail., 1,000 Egyptian at SW. to 7:N., 400 Surat at 3id. to 4d., and 40 Sea Island at ls Old• to is. 4d. per lb. Railway Shares were a rlzer. ~The iro n market is firmer. Scotch pigs are 68s. uet s P and flax are dull, and jute has declined con siderably. The 'ix weeks' average price of wheat is given at -5.41 . per quarter, and the quantity sold last Week . in. the markets which govern the averages at 4 ) 6 41 q rs. li T he lett ers rece i ved by the ma i l yesterday from e ar: e fork represent the money market as b eing asier th ere, but trade still dull, and great want of relief among the working classes, for whose various meetings had been held. Ihe f ollowinc• gives information about the specie rTi vals at :New York h:.Tlie steam-ship North Star, at this portfrom atr w all, hr. ngs one week's intern s•ence from California,. bri'ne millioneight hundred and fifty dollars in gold Ea gol d dust. Of this specie 180,701 dol._ for a f 'Pean account. The steam-ship Sonora, at Panay? gOld,, e _ Francisco,. brought down 1,851,375 dol. 56c. in laverabl gold dust. Th e commercial ad . vices continue tiet:e, and the mining accounts satisfacry. Our fr om San Francisco are to the Ist inst. h a r l hunts from Carthagena state that a decree t n , °e el). issued by the Governor relative to the It ` discovered guano deposits on that coast. ' 4 , 11 , 4 thus : 1i4;:t1.," Governor of the province of . Carthagena, con the ug the vacant lands in the national territory, and kbillitcducts thereof as the exclusive property of there desreee' i n virtue of the legal power vested in him, Art ic l e 1. The extraction of the guano deposits re aesoltsthseevered in the district of Providencia, or of ofi,l';'er th a t may b e hereafter di scovere d i n the group Iltol l g it d e i d that canstitutes the canton of San Andres, is 11 1O h 4rt ' 2 . Those who infringe this order will be looked iprosecuted a s d e frauders of the public reve n ue; tirr'it o unieate this order to all the Consuls resident etri et 4 . 'IV, to th e J e f e P o liti co o f S an Andres for his 'etr Aluction -nd to the Charg6 d'Affaires of the (,e io at Washington, "RAFAEL NUNEZ. t4t"iagena Nov 15, 1854." The of flo w t_laleeting ©f Anglo-Peruvian bondholders is IN 4 ' ki ng held for the purpose of receiving the il tiren ror.,tho committee. The following are c -48 to III te h,their Written reply to Senor Rodulfo's request, .it ° l l -ttli tteo establi s h e d a s the basi s o f th e i r d eman d s /11101, 861 the net proceeds of guano sold in Great Britain, t t otp as er4 et e epecially hypothecated by the terms of the g i ps, and on the faith of which the Old Bonds 74 : t,1 4 , 41 up to the agents of the Peruvian Govern- Sl, 3 " ti h . the same time addeed, that without preju t.,ll tins right they would recommend to your ac -140 : e t ; as a compromise, 10 per cent. Sinking Fund I ° N,Per Cents., and 6.for the 3 per . Cents. ; with . the h 4 otild Rat if the sales of guano in the United Kingdom T,Nee Peeed 200,000 tons per annum, such surplus „ t ep e , -I to be also applied to the sinking fend, in rela ,.7tersPatirtions, and that other details could be arranged .„ 4 ,,". In reply to this, Senor Rodulfo did not Ut al kl t lie committee with the extent of his powers, Zatl all s 1,7 them to state what modifications ought to be 7 1 41,1 - 1 1 , t ,he form of the bonds, representing the in th To this the committee answered frankly, R ', 4 t stated verbally, on their first interview, k "'"ek til i h a _ad no control over the decisions of the s . ,„ et e - tf e t uallge Committee; but if the claims ,‘'eraroill'oetorily arranged, this committee would e il ci eiti ot , - " t 4 to their constituents to withdraw all op ' r"l 4le t he quotation of the bonds in questioli, ellrr n - is uel were issued in a distinct form, and in ; tv e,r 2,:it Peru. His reply was that he had no `."'euslc-v" 11 Pon u. he sine-qua•non condition of the d a : th e Sto gil i: ta . b tion of t the internal bonds, and said, that - ; clB jun - ",,„' 4l ehano.e Committee had come to their t- ' it o t , li s r ;"gh the representation of this Commit thia ufr" I n't to be very difficult for them to ao v ry.'"e Obstacle created by themselves. Of "cePtional intimation the Committee took ‘ i eS? had -e t ,' o bu t simply ' again informed him that at2c e control over the decisions of the Stock th g Committee and referring to his promise I teow e first interview' the Committee requested to th e s. the extent powers for an increase of thought Fund. °- 1- 1 answ hisi er to this, he replied that he L a eeor c ii n a i Personal interview would be desirable, and 4 4111 , wi; gl a deputation had another interview with bhe en he stated that his owers only went as far as Lahedse.cree, the essence,, dig bat btit tha e t, as menieneistoefr, p whieh he had already pub he was invested with some 4 to f - , 141 0ry power, and would take upon hunse t l e f o atid of a pea, sinking fund of 5 per cent. on the 44 percen . cent. on the 3 per Cent. Bonds; . under he e°4clition of the previous quotation in alwayshe official ttia%f, th o internal debt. Surprised at his continued Iriti: tl 6 l :elucta 7 e ob Lo tai m ni s n k g e his proposals on paper, and, Fit t them in that form, the Coin advdireews,eod Senor Rodulfo a note, asking if the 5 di sc ,," per cent. was the extreme limit to which his ilik - ,,ltionary powers extended, aid also to ascertair f ? tl,cl ~ ‘ , BWB with regard to the important points of a su ` S SIC supply of guano, and of the appointment of kro te 4 , 4 Or commissioners for the due application of the , A 4 Ith '±' ; 801 guano to the interest and the sinking fund. fi`:" 11 he replied that the only answer he could give ` h elL"'"‘ Was the increase he had verbally offered was t k klimit to which his powers extended. e,, / the p li ngh the Government of Peru will be pledged . 'arge d'Affaires to put into the hands of its 14d1(,1e this city a sum sufficient for the purpose It tt l , 4l i l ep s '„ ) allusion is made of the right to, " b Zli the whole of the guano proceeds ; that adls ste t liet e kis e "limber and amount of the Internal Bon }Lilo, 41 , there is no assurance or security offered, ttel7esseliversion of the Internal Debt into Sterling IN l.l t t l ii-t ‘ l te lace and that nothing is said about the t he 4 4 4 su r :esccien , t supply of . guano, or of tke ap ftieitt trustees or commissioners, without which ` 15 '1 ,1- " e e fear that any arrangement would be in efretsile . e 6 the • 1 : 8 3 ai kc i t4 taitt ee call your attention to the unceasing °t t c9 l i" e real e , i to obtain the circulation of these bondsf ce e u t • th e N.4eht—to the increase (by the decree referred I 'Llro"alitf li ,t k ing Fund on them, from one to four per The 4 t o th ' 0 the fact that the increase . of the Sinking to Parlj ei e Angle -Peruvian Bonds is made conditional. thi s l Preb4pho are directly interested have great cause_ li°that on a change of administration . in Peru oft 4,,•notlVlon of a part of the Internal Debt into e r est Will be annulled, and made to share the fate got be h o ld 5. that debt . cotv'enkiers of the Deferred Bonds of 1849, who did r t, have a first claim upon the proceeds of , as e 4tB Well a s a Th, e , priority over the present 41 and 3 o k t, - Cons ly 00citnittee wish to impress upon you that pro he: 0 f th e you you would have accepted the conver- D o liti tiet „`-' l u 6 per Cents, had you been aware of O f eat'‘';:ile intention of placing a portion of the ld at b y Debt_ e in competition with 7our own Bonds od prospectus on the faith of which the ,ctill!,(4.3ef-g-84...vv0er given up, one-half of the net pro file' were hypothecate c tl e t n o ts the w 4 f l per Cents., li p, a lien on J.rhol e 6. ,, ° _t_b , the 3 pe h r p ee ` t e ghth s, P i Te c e a e r ds ie ; d — o th at t a t s e th h e yp h o a . t y h e ec a ation of this right to ex- Iv°lll Pos tri 41° justice and equity of people of Peru, L a : w itho i , ° f te ° oat double the proposed Sinking Fund, and Whooolet",a,ll3' insuperable condition ;—that your claims „ n `ue Protection of the British Government, in seboeoloiervleezt-ah-jaetreigohnstnas itt place every reliance, and that are ee unimpaired ; and the committee Ors e th You will concur with them in continuing the 1 1 t to b:4Y,llave hitherto ursued, and which they doubt -4 1 1) ,,elaii;;l d e : r illy true one for the common interests of 0.11;44 tePorting exe st i o progress o thef their anxious and strenu , ,n B , this committee, acknowledged by the ,i4hBetiredt"h`,...overtienainoe!it and supported by their own, feel e ,re o :La s . n j t rity of the b . ondholder •ll a roe with tiZ r4 sl sf n qhuotattonfoarnd whatever, rc w u l lati g on of the hatever, until all bt on equitable claiamnsyaerearnlleyr adju m sted and the whole 11° Ide g r il s, t and termination satisfactory alike to the bond honourable to Peru. appe:riAarket f or English hocks presents a quieter of ti o n ee, as usual, immediately after the comple a 41Ou rs settlement. There is an absence of ru that th u-d aY, and the Greek houses have denied eo h ,_, °s e current yesterday emanated from them. Eteeo;iB for transfer have been 91i to 92i, and for ehe c ,: t 92 i to Bank Stock is again 2081. En preol, .er Bills are rather firmer, being ss. to 7s. The ;1 1 u and the Bonds of 1859 are marked 991 5 21 '" 3 Per Cents, have ranged from 921 to 1; 1 7 ( . 1 the Reduced Annuities are 91i- to 921. ticeei.:oll,tste°r:ubigeninSeeurities there is very little varia is ,and the dealings are limited. Turkish Scrip g 761 and 77k, and Peruvian per c ents . . raj,: fire Russi an F our-an d -a- H a l f per ar e st ead at 9 01 t o 92, and Sardinian Bonds 4t pos Yat 85. Spanish Deferred Stock is heavy followingriare the nominal prices of foreign 21i Coto4'a, Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6; Mexi- R e4lB ') 15 Pe ruvian, 70 to 72 ; Ditto 3 per ; Ito n4 j a , ; P ortuguese 4 per Cents., 41 to Ven.tn., 91 Russian 121,,er Cents., 100 to 102 ; Ditto 4/ per Ditt o ; S panish New D e f erre d , 18 1 to eate n _ 5 5 0 Per C ents., 36i to ; Ditto Certifi iia' "ilw_i'Y S' Ditto Passive, 42_ to 41, hares are, in most instances, rather THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1855 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILIVA VS. ~~: i~. td.l RLILWASS. !Closing Prices ]ester lay. Business done this day. St.lt 17,A1 }X) Aberdeen .......- 87, .I.mbg. liottng. Bost and Eastn. Junet... all Belfast & Ballymena. .11 Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey......... 9:‘ Birkenhd. Lanesh. di Cheshire Junet.. 2711 all 31 I 2, Do. Chesh. do Birk., £5O and 225 Cons. .9 Do., ....... ;0 Rlyth &Tynlorigins £25 (issd. at £l5; 100 Bristol and Ezeter , 100 Caledonian 21s. Carmarthen and Car 22 11 25 31 digan 50 a: 20 al 20 11 10 1 50 , t 25 a] tll Chester & Fiolylicad tll Cork and Bandon 1 , 11 Cork, Black, dr Pass [6 Cornwall L 1 Crieff Junction Dublin&Belfast,Junc :11 Dundee Perth&Aber aeon Junction 31 Do. New X) East Anglian LiuEmtern ! 7 .11,9tern Union, A Stock .00 Do., B. Stock 25 a] St. 10 20 a] St. I 0 .BdDo., New A:., I East Lancashire / Edinburgh& Glasgow Ilinb. and Peebles... )01 Edin. Pah & Dundee. 1 Forth & Clyde June. Glasgow&S. Western 10 Great Northern 1100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock AO Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire ) i 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Raiff i Gua. Stk dl Irish South-Eastern II Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds 10 Lanc ash. andYorksh Do., Fifths 1. 4 Do . , Wst. Riding MI 11 Liv. Crsby.&Southpt 11 London & Blackwall i 0 Loud. Bright &S. Cst . 10 Lond. and N. Westn•l 2 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lol. Sh. ,M&B , Do. Eighths 00 [6il 1 16 St. 10 191 l' 20 a] Ili al St. 10 St. 101 20 1! St: it 50 4 LondonandS. Wean 2?,1D0., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine 611 Lndndrry. & Ennisk. )0 Manch.Shef.& Linen 44 Do., Man. & Lin. Un. 00 Midland. 25 a' St. St 2s St. St. 1.1 50 a )0 1)o. Birmng. &Derby al liidld. G. West. (Ire) 00 I ,%1 !V, Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle 54 Newmkt.BuryEaten Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd S Newry &Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint 2r 2 20 al and Rostrevor a. It )0 Norfolk 3? ) Northn.Conntios Un. )0 North British St. Ili 4 North Devon, No. 1. A Do., No. 2 dl Do., A Deferred 11 Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwick A) Do. do. Extension 3 Do. do. G.N.E. Porch, 50 I all seal St. 101 25 21 25 1: St. 11.01 50 I a Do. Leeds Do. York ,11 North London 8! Do. New £lO if N.&,S.Wstrn.,Harnp stead, and City Jn : .7? !Co - "' - 10 ILi 20 l' 20 a] , ? North Staffordshim. it North Western 11 N. &S. Westin. June. 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. St. 111 /0 Oxford, Woreester,& Wolverhampton 6 Portsmouth S'eottish. Central 20 St. 1.1 St. II ScottishMidland._ 11 Shrowsby. d; Herat d Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& paid up at per c,;ri "South Devon K) South Eastern 11 South Wales 5 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do S Staines, Wok &Wol; 11 tockton Aton et Hartlepl. St. 100 6I 5O ;St. 1 0 50 I 20 20 20 25 NAT Vale 9 Do. £lO shares.. X) Do. Pref., No. 1. 1 Thames Haven Dock and R dlway LA Vale of Neath. 20 al St. 101 25 2: 20 I a] 50 I al 20 1 Wateifd. & Kilkenny 31 Waterford&Limeriek .8 West Cornwall 3 West End of London and Crystal Palace .11 West London Wimbled n & Croydon 20 -20 i 4} - 5 8 81 13 —12 d 16 - 17 8 - 7 93 - 95 62 -62 i 13i - 14 9 - 11 4 - 3 6i - 74 11,i - 151 11. - 114 28 - 32 22 - 24 72 74 58 2d par 19 —20 i 68 -- 70 00i -91 i 76 -- 78 .23 -- 124 90 -- 92 69i -- 70 58 -- 62 74 78 6 8 6 8 75 —75 i ot 5 8i 106 LOti —102 i d par 1 4 - d par 1 d 84 85 8 3 / 4 7 3 / 4 1i 8 7 t.l 24i -25 i 69 70 41t - 421 id par 10 9 2 2i 49 - 51 31 3 314 ... 32i 8 1O 64 74 75 76 6f 4t 34 12i 131 5311 546 52 54 par ip 46 4/d 5i 64 id—ip 20 I 1 20 21 32i - 33! 97 - 99 61 - 63 8 - Siu 45 - 47 12 - 14 K 9 -60 i 28i -29 t i— i d 36 - 38 24 - 31 162 172 32 - 4 20- - G 2 g'• : 1' - 7 - li . ...... ...I d p ,•- • • • 31 d 32 321 41 51 11 o• ..." ... 7 i - 6 i 8 - 7 10 - 8d 10 22 1 i 2i 901 1i 901 1 69i ex arra 75 i I 108 101 i 2 Ifi 69 i i i 33 i 59 1 1 i 29 91 90j 1 i l ir e par ip 16 —l6 ,•• •••• II ::: i..p. 96 1001 2 41 par: 96 100 ... die 3 - 3i 21 - 3 id -lip 1~~ ~"a 7 - 71 3~~ - 35 12i -- 13 8A -- 9A 1 21i -- 21ip 46 48 39 41 pm 21i 22 - rp 2i 2 d 76 8 ••• ..... ••• ... .. pm JOINT-S' 11 'Australasia ill British Colonial Bank and Loan Company ►ll British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 5 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond 16 English Scottish and 3i - 4 d 5 6p • • • .... • 17 -zig 16 BANKS. 78 -- 80 Australian ll Lond. Chart. Bk. of 20 50 20 25 i'd = i'',l 3f - 2/.1 203 - 213 Australia O London and County.: .0 London Joint Stock O Lund. & Westminster National Provincial of England .0 Do. New !2, National of Ireland al Now South Wales 6',1 Oriental Bank of Corporation. 15 Provincial of Ireland al Do. Now 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co ... al South Australia 39 -- 41 1.11 Union of Australia 65 67 2.1 Do. New 8 10 llPkin of Ludo ••• " ,•11111 im• 84 1 - 38 36 - 38 8f I 50 25 12 3 12 20 1 2 / 1 25 St. St. St. St. 20 25 20 St. 1.0.61 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. all all all 1.00 all all all all all all all 100 all all 43 all I all 103 100 1100 too 100 100 too , 00 too Agua Fria .... .. Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian ... Australian .. Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold, Ave Maria Baden (Gd.Dechy of)', Blienarvon Iron and Coal British Iron 13.5 25 Bi•azilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm _ _ _ 30 20 1 1 i ... li I :11 i - i k - i 5 -- 7 6 - 7 Do. Cocies & Culacia l Do. St. John Del Rey m Carsons's eelt Clarendon COWL Min Co. of Jamaica • Cobre Copper Colonial Gold 2t - 1 - 30 - 32 - 40 5 St. 25 Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7. p. cent Copiapo English and Austin Copper Smeltg C o Fortuna General Gt.NuggetVeinßeg Great Polgooth . Liberty Linares. Yfariquita Mexica.n&S. A.meri en. New Granada New Linares Minin: and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde , Pontgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft ... United Mexican Waller . West Mariposa s. Worthing Mining o' Australia Yuba Business this lay. Ad par 48 50 50 S 5 par 2 p 15 17 1 —li Ad —ip 15 17 7i ... i - i li die ... ••• 15 - 16 - 2 2 - 24 C - 2i - 3' 1 - 1 1$ - 2 2t 30 1 10 28; :01:113 IP S - 86 **- *** 97i 7 ii —2la 1104 1 106 ‘ , 06 / - -- 1417 3 z/ x el 1071 x d 17 : 18 ... ••• "i =-- ii • • • --- ... i•••••• 1 = --- 61 63 2 3 a-3? 11 = l2 , 2a zd LETTERS FROM THE CRIMEA. The following letter is from a corporal in the Rifles, and well deserves being placed in juxta position with the unmanly letters of field officers and other military croakers : " Balaklava, Dec. 25, 1854. " Dear sir,—A merry Christmas and, I hope, a happy new year. I received your kind letter, dated the Bth of this month, on the 24th. For the interest you take in the welfare of myself and family I can never repay you. Receive, sir, my most grateful acknowledgments. I have read one book 'All's Well.' Had an officer's name been in no way on the book, I could have told it was wrote by a soldier. I spent my Christmas morning reading it. After receiving your letter and newspaper in November, I answered a few days after, I think, to the best of my recollection. I am very ill with diarrhoea; in fact, the Crimea is the tomb of maay gallant soldier through this complaint ; medical men are not able to stop its course. How much I wish this was from me. The weather has been exceedingly wet, but to-Jay is most fine and beautiful. We have found the winter clothing most grateful and acceptable, but one great thing wanted more especially than any other is a light waterproof covering for oneself. How often could I have withstood the most heavy rain without complain ing, had it not been for my dripping blanket reminding me of its position, and I should have the pleasure of sleeping the next night in my tent without anything to cover me ; but all these troubles would be light if I could but get rid of this disease. " As I write, the booming of guns tells one there is no very merry Christmas at Sebastopol ; our lines are getting close to the walls; I believe our most advanced works are 250 yards from the walls, and in a short time, I hope in earnest, Sebastopol will have fallen. Us sol diers was in hopes that the fall of this place and the winter would give peace to Europe ; but if such is not the case, give us but our health and strength. Our duty has been done, I believe, to general satisfaction, let us but meet them out of a strong position, their numbers no object, and a better account you will hear than you have yet. Alma was taken almost without a trophy, for from their position they could get them away ; they would not stop at their guns until we got to them, or more would have been sent to England than there was. I can assure you their shipping in harbour annoy us most ; neither can we possess the town until they are destroyed. One little steam-vessel that was made a pre sent to the Russian Government by ours, often she has thrown shell a few feet above my head, and many the bitter curse I have heard the sailors give when a shell came-among them from her, for they manned the guns in the battery, and it was here that the Russians fought so desperate on tie sth. Unluckily, I was at Balaklava, where four companies of the Rifle Brigade was expressly sent to guard the trenches, as those lines are of great importance ; but the 14th of November, when the great storm was here, I was taken very ill, and had to leave the heights that we guarded and go into hospital. Here they wished to send me to Malta, but I told them I was better, and now I am much worse, and almost sorry I did not go, for there I might have got well and strong. Thank y i o n u g you most imonstusheaalrlt,ilirfeomr remain n e benevo lenceignrtaetreefsutliayndandobe- diently your humble servant, "JOHN HAZEL." PROM CORPORAL DOWNING, OF TIE 95TH. Camp near Sebastopol, Dec. 8, 1854. My dear Jack—Yours of the 9th of November I re ceived yesterday, and am much obliged to you, for writ ing, and happy to hear you are doing well. lam still, thank God, " sound in wind and limb," and hope I'll live to see and give you a good shake of the fist yet. This is the country to try a man's mettle and constitu tion, and I must say that both have been well tried—the first by the Russians, and the latter by the climate. My regiment has suffered a good deal from both causes. Sir de Lacy is gone away sink, and so is our Brigadier Peane father. A braver soldier never drew a sword. If you could but hear his "Hurrah ! my darlings," and bullets flying round him like hail, you could not but admire the fine old fellow ; all the brigade are sorry for him (the Irish brigade, as we call ourselves). You will, I sup pose, have seen in the papers the Balaklava affair, where the cavalry were engaged, and also that of the 26th of October, where our division hunted the Russians. I was in the affair of the 26th, though I had no more busi ness there than you had, because I was then, and am uow, employed as clerk in the commissariat department; but when I heard the firing I slipped on my belt, handled the rifle, and walked, or rather ran off to join my company. The fight was then going on hot, so I joined the first lot I met, which happened to be an outlying picket of the 30th. The Russians made a bold attempt, but soon began to give way, and in the end it was as good as a fox-hunt. Never had such fun in my life. We followed them under the fire of their own batteries. Sir De Lacy was so pleased that he released all pri soners, and gave an extra ratio n o f rum t o every man in the division, The next good shindy was on the sth November. The Russians attacked and drove in our pickets at daybreak, but they soon got reinforced. Our division was again first into it, and behaved, as usual, like bricks. The enemy had an enormous artilleg, which I must say was admirably served all through the day. They took up a position in the night, and fought like devils from dawn until sunset, and our own people only were first engaged, but General Can robert sent to our assistance a strong body of his chaps, and they soon decided the battle. The Rus sians were repulsed with immense loss, and our people also suffered severely, both in officers and men. It was a terrible day. I had a narrow escape or two. I was standing close to my tent, where two pork barrels were piled one on top of the other. I was leaning against them, looking at the fight a little above me, when a cannon ball sent the top one spinning from my shoulder, and upset a store-keeper of ours, an ex- London policeman, who was more frightened than hurt. At the same time clown comes my tent with a crash, the pole being smashed and sent in pieces through the can vass. We were then ordered to retire by the commis• sariat officer in charge, and fetch some stones with us, which we did some three or four hundred yards. My friend the storekeeper was sitting upon a stone wall chatting to me, when a 24 pounder sent the wall to the ground almost from under him. He turns to me and says, "Jack, I'll hook it," and hook it ho did. It was a terrible day, my dear Jack, and I'll never forget it. We have learned from some prisoners that two Grand Dukes, sons of the Emperor Nicholas, were there. It is supposed that the Russians were all more or less drunk, for the greater part of them had raki in their canteens. The fight was so close at one time that when our fellows expended their ammunition, they com menced throwing stones at the enemy until reserve am munition and reinforcements came up. A corporal of the 55th was shot dead at this time; there he lay on his back, and his arm extended, and the stone firmly clenched in his hand. He was a brave fellow, and the whole brigade is sorry for his death. Poor Jerry Donoghue has died of his wound ; ho would not submit to amputation. You have had no mention of the old people ; I should like to know how they are. Should you see Florry M'Carthy, remember me to him and also to all my old friends. Sebastopol, or rather its sove reign, is making a good fight of it, but he may as well spare himself and us the trouble, for have it we will, andplease God. Our o t h c i h n ap s gfo a r n e d a e t h h e o F t h r e e r n , c b h are all ta Turk k right, gets no quarters. The friendly " Bono Johnny," with which we used to greet them in Bulgaria, is now exchanged for "Goto -, you cowardly rascals." I suppose you have seen in the papers that they ran away from a for- tified position they were entrusted with near Balaklava, and which we had to retake, at a great sacrifice of life. We have them now at the only work they are fit for, making entrenchments and repairing the roads. Could you manage to send me a Kerry paper occasionally ? I am very glad to hear that my old master and his family are all well. I have had a severe attack of dysentery, but am all right again, thank God ! I hope, my dear old friend, you will write to me often. lam very hard up for time, and my hands are so cold I can scarcely hold the pen ; so I hope you will excuse bad writing and any errors in this letter, for I have not time to read it over and correct them. The siege guns are hard at it to-day. Good bye, my friend, and believe me to remain yours very sincerely, JOHN DOWNING, Corporal, 95th Regt. P.S.—I wish you a merry Christmas ; I suppose mine will be a very curious one. The following is from a soldier in the 7th Com. pany, Royal Sappers and Miners, a native o: Truro, Cornwall, written to his sister at Learn ington " Camp before Sebastopol, Dec, 18, 1854. "It has been very wet ever since our company have been here, and the wet and cold have caused the death of many of our soldiers, many of whom, as well as the horses, are lying dead in all directions. There was as many as 50 horses died out of the Horse Artillery last month in one battery. The French soldiers stand it a great deal better than the English, and their horses the same. I saw about 60 mules belonging to the French carrying our sick men to Balaklava. Our men and the French are very kind one towards another. I was at work yesterday within 400 yards of the enemy's works at the trenches. They were firing away at us, but we had too good a cover for them to do any harm. I took the gun and shot at them several times. Ido not know whether I killed any of them or not, but I can assure you they are so very numerous, they are all over the country. There are a great many Russian officers and men lying about on the hills ever since the sth of Nov. ; hats and guns all over the place ; we buried hundreds of_ ' them ourselves. There are a lot of our men wearing Russian boots, which they pulled off them. There was a Frenchman yesterday pulling one fellow out the grave to get his boots. I thought I would rather go without boots for along time before I would do that. any d ear sister, you wish to knbw about Sebastopol. lam sorry to tell yeu I have not been in there yet ; but when I am at work by day I can see the people walking about, and can see the dogs running about the streets. I think it looks a beautiful place. There is a very fine arsenal. We can see them working, but we could, if we liked, fire in and destroy the best part of the town. I believe Lord Raglan will not allow that, as he thihks of taking it soon, so by that means he don't wish to destroy any, or more than he can avoid. The French would go and storm it at once, if they were allowed to do so, and our men would likewise. There is no mistake about the English soldier ; he will go through fire and water if you once get his blood warm. The followin; is from a letter written on board the Indiana, and dated " Before the French Camp, Crimea, Dec. 25, 1854." " The weather since we came in has been very dis• agreeable, noting but gales of wind and rain, with a small amount of gold, Our rilaxPt however, is in 0 , very snug harbour ; there are upwards of 400 ships of diffe rent classes in the same harbour as the French camp. The French camp alone extends upwards of nine miles inland. Sebastopol lies about 11 miles from us. On the 22d our captain expressed a wish to see the I camp, and off we went at 9 o'clock in the morning. After passing through the French Camp, our desire to see the entrenchments became very great, so the captain went to the hut of the general (it is not better than a hut, being built of mud) to ask permission ; he very kindly granted it, finding we were English, and sent a guide with us. Travelling in these parts is very dis agreeable ; for about five miles our path was across fields completely ploughed with shell and shot from the enemy. At length we reached the trenches. It really is astonish ing to see what an extraordinary amount of labour must be expended in throwing up these works, it is just like passing through a maze. During the first part of our journey through the trenches the heavy shot and shells flew over our heads almost like flocks of birds, but by our keeping close under the entrenchments we were tolerably secure from harm. We at last halted, our guide told us we were then as near as it was prudent to We inquired how far we were from Sebastopol ? He said, nearly 400 yards. The captain said, can w e go any nearer? He said, Ilres ; but if you get something for your pains don't blame me.' We re-assured hint on that point, and on ive went. We were not sorry we went, nor were we at all sorry to get clear of it. The position of our men in this entreschment was fearful. We were compelled, for about half a mile, to almost crawl along through thick mud up to oar knees. This trench was filled with riflemen, whose duties were to keep a sharp lookout, through very small crevices, for the purpose of picking off a poor Russian who chanced to show a head. The Russians were carrying on the same sport with our men. One poor Frenchman on my left received a shot which killed him instantly, while another, within four feet of us, had one passed through his arm and side. We now began to think it time to retreat, but scarcely had we turned when a large shell fell in the trench 30 feet in advance of us. 'We looked at each other with astonishment, afraid to make the inquiry, who `was hurt ? The soldiers laughingly exclaimed 'pas bon,' and returned an immediate answer, discharging three immense bombs, one of which took up,its abode in one of the large houses in the town. We had a fine view of Sebastopol. I should have told you we were within 110 yards of the town when we turned back. The fields are completely black with the numbers of shell and shot from the enemy. The sufferings our poor troops have to endure, and the difficulties they have to encounter were indescribable. I assure you many of the officers have no better place to lie down in than what they make for themselves, and that is by digging a hole in the earth, and roofing it in with a few sticks they may chance to pick up, from most of which they are com pelled to bale out the water before they can lie down. Those in the trenches have the worst berth. They are on duty 24 hours every third day ; but it is the night they so much dread ; it is during the darkness that the 1 1 Russians make their fearful sorties. I assure you we can see from our ships' deck most fearful firing all through the night. On the night of the 20th they made one of these sorties, in which we lost upwards of 100 men, besides a large number wounded. No one can can form any idea unless they visit the trenches of the dreadful nature of these sorties. The news that reaches us is anything but cheering, but our men have good pluck and steady courage, which is half the battle. Extract of a Letter from an Officer of the 2d Division. Camp of 2d Division, Heights of Inkerman, Dec. 16. An artillery officer, a few days ago, told me that the French had 146 guns in position, and were now waiting our being ready. Any news of this kind, however, is thought nothing of, we look only for true news from home. Our 13-inch mortars are being got up as fast as our poor worn-out horses can pull them-32 horses to one gun. From the rain the roads are in a sad state, and now we are busy macadamising them. The poor Turks work very languidly at this sort of work. This Division very much regrets the resignation of Sir De Lacy Evans, looked upon as one of our ablest gene rals—he was the pride of the division. In one respect, I am glad he is gone, for ho would have sunk under the exposures we endure now, remembering his age to be 70. General Pennefa,ther, who succeeded Sir De Lacy, has had a very severe attack of choleraic diarrhoea. For two days he was in a most critical position. He has been sent to Balaklava, but in a note to me to-night he states his hope of being able to rejoin us before Christ mas. General Buller commands us at present. With great difficulty supplies are got up from Bala klava. Cavalry are pressed into the commissariat ser vice, and we have to send to Balaklava (seven miles) for our forage ; while our horses and mules are all dying, those of the French are fat and up to their work. Our ambulance corps would be most useful, were it not cum bered with poor pensioners, who are not fit to take care of themselves, much less of mules, &c. The minds of the medicos out here are in a sad state of irritation, with great good reason. They do their duty notwithstanding the difficulties thrown in their way by the military authorities. Their great exertions are never noticed, but, should one of their members slip in the least thing, down comes a censure on the whole of us. On the morning on which the sick arrived at Balakla.va, which caused the General Order, a medical officer went to Lord Raglan and said, "My lord, if you will give inc an order for boats, I will undertake to have every man put on board ship." This his lordship would or could not do. WHAT THE RUSSIANS THINK OF THE WAR. (Finin am American Paper) IVlr. T. P. Shaffner, secretary to the American Tele graph Company, recently returned from Russia, has favoured us with some interesting information on pub lic opinion Asere in relation to the Crimean canipai4n and the prospects of the war. Mr. Shaffner left the capital after the battle of the 25th of October. When the report reached St. Petersburg that the Allied forces had actually sailed from Varna, it was scarcely credited that an invasion of the Crimea was seriously contemplated. The events which have sub sequently taken place in that peninsula have suffi ciently proved this. Nicholas never fancied that the expedition would be undertaken in the face of a severe winter. He gave the Allied commanders more credit than to suppose that they would risk the defeat, and, perhaps, the total annihilation of their army. • The climat3 of, the country and the tempestuous season of the year, so near at hand, were as hostile to the Eng lish and French as they were favourable to the Russians. In the middle of October, the storms which have already wrecked so many vessels of the invading fleet begin to sweep with resistless fury over the Black Sea, and render the transport of troops often impossible, and always at tended with more or less danger. The regular supply of provisions and ammunition is then precarious, and, in a country where no food can bo obtained, the situation of a hostile army, under the most favourable circum stances, must be critical in the extreme. Hence the Crimea was the last point in his dominions where Nicholas anticipated an attack. The danger, as he con ceived, lay in Poland, and along the Austrian frontiers, and there 300,000 men were under arms to meet it. When, therefore, the allied forces landed at Eupatoria the Russian commander was almost taken by surprise. His whole available forces in the Crimea amounted only to some 25,000 men, includingthe garrison of Sebastopol. Reinforcements, however, could be brought up within a fortnight's time, and provided a sufficient delay could be obtained, Sebastopol and the Crimea were safe. In Prince Menschikoff's despatch sent to St. Petersburg before the battle of the Alma, the plan of the campaign was distinctly laid down. He was to hold the allies in check by a series of engagements, retreating, if un successful, on the city. There he expected to receive the powerful aid of Liprandi's division. But if this, from any unforeseen accident, did not arrive, and he found it impossible to defend Sebastopol with the force under his command, he intended to blow up the forts, sink the ships, and hold off until, with an in creased army, he could offer the enemy battle with hopes of success. Pursuant to this plan, a skirmish first took place near Eupatoria, in which the Russians lost 1,500 men, occasioned chiefly by the guns of the allied vessels. This affair has been scarcely noticed i n the reports we have received. At Alma the Russians declared they had but 22,000 men, and that after the battle they were enabled to retreat in good order to the city. They expected that the allies would speedily fol low. Menschikeff even declared in his despatches to the Czar that, by a vigorous assault, the stronghold might by this time have been captured. For such a result he seems to have been fully prepared. But when he saw that the allies hesitated to advance, his hopes of defend ing the place were strengthened. Couriers morning and evening were sent to St. Petersburg with the intelligence that the enemy had not altered his position. And when at last the enemy did press forward, and invested a portion of the city, the anxiously expected reinforcements under Liprandi had arrived, and Alenschikoff felt certain of ultimate success. With hundreds of thousands of men at his command, and a communication to the Crimea open during the winter by means of s l e dges, the battle of the Alma, Bala klava, and Inkerman have been as good as so many vic tories to the Czar. But the allied troops—decimated by war and disease, with their supplies of ammunition and food cut off or delayed by the storms on the Black Sea— must be considered alost army, though every man should display the courage and endurance of a hero. It is a serious question now whether even a retreat is pos sible. It was considered miraculous when cavalry, infantry, and artillery were all safely landed at Eupa toria in calm summer weather ; but how would they fare now when it has been found impossible to land the wounded, who were obliged to remain in the ships tossing for days upon those stormy waves ? What would become of the remnant of that magnificent arma ment in such a tempest as that which destroyed ves sels of the fleet ? To winter in the Crimea would be scarcely less disastrous. The severity of the climate, and the unceasing hostilities of a relentless persevering enemy, would fearfully lessen their numbers. It is barely possible that they could maintain their present position. The Russian has alreidy profited by the ex perience of the campaign. lie has learnt that his own musket is a very infer or weapon to the Minia rifle, and it is expected that this disadvantage under which he now labours will shortly be removed. Under every aspect of the case fortune seems to frown upon the allies. Bravery can do much in most cases, but in this even the dauntless courage and impetuous bearing displayed at Inkerman can only prolong the struggle. A defeat before the walls of Sebastopol will entail re sults upon which it would be vain to speculate. Dissa tisfied with the failure of the ill-planned expedition, the French people may wreak their vengeance on Napoleon. The alliance between England and France will then be blown to the winds. The policy of Austria and Prussia will vacillate no longer, for self-preservation will force them, to bide with Russia. the roy,OutOnary Ppir t 119 W smouldering in the German states will then no longer be controlled, and the legions of republican and despotic Europe will once more be brought face to face. But Russia will continue to struggle for that political ascendancy which is the end and aim of her monarch's am bition. Mark the elements of her strength. Throughout all her vast dominions, from St. Petersburg to the Cam. casus, one feeling—induced by a firm belief in the j us s tice Of the war is predominant. Emperor, noble, peas ant, and serf seem animated by the same intense eethus siasm. The ostensible object of the struggle is to secure religious toleration to the Greek subjects of the Porte, and if territorial aggrandisement be the real design, it is for the present thrust into the background and remains where it was engendered —in the subtle brain of the Czar. The people are told that they arm in defence of Christianity--that their Emperor, the head of their church and champion of their faith, has taken up the gage of battle which the heathen has flung down that France is opposed to them from the remembrance of old hostilities, and that England, while she holds the cross in one hand, wields the sword of the devil in the other. Monks and priests are scattered over the empire preaching the holiness of the crusade, promising success and calling upon all to aid its speedy accomplishment. For this purpose they are provided with boxes on which is carved the form of the cross, and every one contributes his mite. No patriotic fund is raised for the wounded, but the Czar declares that they are under his especial pro tection, and the Government will provide for them. Throughout the land the churches are open day and night, and prayer for the triumph of the Russian arms im the universal theme. The soldiers are impressed with the conviction that tho 1,000 saints of their church are interceding in their behalf, and that when they are killed in battle they are received at once into glory. And besides this fanaticism, which of itself would be resistless against an ordinary enemy, they have proved themselves equal, both in courage and discipline, to the best troops of France and England. If 1,000,000 of such men can be brought into the field—if the for tresses on their frontiers have already been found im• pregnable—if a successful invasion of the Czar's territory is known to be an impossibility, and if his resources for prosecuting the war are unlimited, where is the colossal Power which can eventually subjugate this Imperial Autocrat ? Nor is this all. Unlike other crowned heads ;in Eu rope, the Emperor of Russia has no revolution—no in ternal dissensions to fear throughout the length and breadth of his dominions. He could concentrate his whole army at any given point, and the rest of the country would remain in perfect security. He is idolised by his subjects, who look upon him as a father. By his soldiers he is regarded as/a demi-god. Daily he may be seen taking his usual walk or ride through the streets of St. Petersburg, and often entirely unattended. This again refutes the idea started some time since in Paris, that a stray bullet would one day terminate his existence and put an end to the war. On two points especially the world until now has been content to remain in comparative ignorance—one is the resources of Russia, and the other the intelligence of her inhabitant s . A large portion of the serfs are landed proprietors, and althou g h they do no t en j o y what we would call political rights, their condition is not one of degradation, nor is it incompatible with in tellectual cultivation and material improvement. Manu factories in silks, laces, cloths, &c., are to be found everywhere, and the quality as well as the cheapness of these articles, when compared with French goods, often surprise the American traveller. The manufacture of munitions of war is, of course, carried on to a very large extent. Russia, as we know, is a great exporting country, and it has been estimated that, if obliged to live on her own resources, can grow enough wheat to support double the amount of her inhabitants, who live almost altogether on farinaceous food. The superabun dance of gold and silver ornaments in the churches of St. Petersburg alone is sufficient to demonstrate the wealth of the nation, and so enthusiastic are the people, so determined are they to succeed in the cause on which they have embarked, that every church in the empire would be despoiled rather than money should be wanted to carry on the war. under the rates quoted yesterday, but the altera tion is not generally important. The Foreign lines are about at former rates. Mining Shares are dull, and Land Companies neglected. Those of the Joint-Stock Banks, though quiet, are at full prices. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up ,o this day are in round figures as under 1855. 419,874 46,173 11,436 10,171 22,619 Great Western* North-Western* South-Western* Brighton 1854. £15,677 37,027 8,946 8,094 2,lialand* South-Eastern 17,291 20,951 14,268 9,711 15,141 16,535 24,248 Caledonian 11,305 18,716 19,205 25,633 Severe frost and snow storm. Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire* North-Eastern* BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY T ONE 0'CL0,3',6, ( Front the OtKeial List.) Bu=iness done dank Stock •2081 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... 91 5 4' 2 3 per Cent Cor.sols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 5-16 Cousols for Account, Sth February exchequer Bills, 24d. 1-.:1000 Small 7 4 11500 Exchequer Bonds 1858, 31 per Cent. Ditto 1859, ~ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK, Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent. 7Ol Russian Bonds, per Cent tardinian Bonds, 6 per Cent... Spanish 80-ads, 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent lBi Turkish Scrip, paid up in full Ditto for the Account 76 7i Dividends on the above payable in London. HALF-PAST TWO. Pon ROIS. Ditto, February Account OPENING OF TERM-(TILTS DAY.) This being the first day of Trinity Term, the Lord Chancellor received the Judges, Queen's Counsel, and Sergeants•at-Law at a breakfast this morning. Most of the Common Law and Equity Judges honoured his lord. ship with their attendance, and after doing amplejustice to an elegant dedeuner, they proceeded to Westminster to open their respective courts. Up to the hour, however, of our going to press, no case of sufficient public interest or importance had come before any of them to justify a report. BOW-STREET.-(TIIIS DAY.) THE CASE OF KING THE DETECTIVE POLICEMAN. This day, at 20 minutes past one, according to remand, King, the detective policeman, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Hall, charged with having been the accom. plice of convicted thieves. The court was densely crowded, and the greatest interest was excited both with in and without the building. The first examination of the prisoner, it will be recollected, was reported at length in The Sun of Friday last, under the title ,of "Twelve months in the life of a detective," and dis closed a system of robbery that nearly exceeded belief . — the, boy Reeves, and) other lads, being in the habit of picking pockets, anl, on a division of profits taking place at the close of the day, the " detective," it was asserted, always netting the largest share. In the body of the court there was a very large at tendance of police, including Superintendent Lund, of the Lambeth division, Superintendent Pearce, Superin tendent Foxall, Inspector Darkiu, Sergeant Langley, and Sergeant Pocock. Mr. Levien attended to defend the prisoner. At the hour above stated, Mr. Bodkin, accompanied by Mr. Humphry, entered the court. Mr. Bodkin said he had been directed by Lord Pal merston to appear and prosecute in this case, and, under the present circumstances, he felt it his duty to apply for a remand. The only object he had in doing so was to further the ends of justice. He thought the worthy magistrate would agree with him that a case of such great importance to the public and to the prisoner re quired the strictest investigation. He did not think the prisoner would suffer in the slightest degree by the course proposed. Mr. Levien said he objected to a further remand with out some fresh evidence being adduced. Mr. Hall said he thought the application on the part of the prosecutor was judicious. The prisoner could not suffer by a remand. The public attention had been greatly excited, and he thought the ends of justice would be furthered by remanding the prisoner. He should, therefore, order him to be placed at the bar again this day week, at twelve o'clock. Mr. Levien applied for the prisoner to be admitted to bail. The magistrate said the fact of the prisoner, at the last examination, trying to effect his escape entirely precluded him from taking bail for his next appearance. Mr. Levien then applied for permission for the pri soner to see his wife, and also that the money found upon him be given back to him. Mr. Hall—With respect to the prisoner seeing his wife there can be no objection. He may see her i❑ the usual way, in the presence of an officer ; but with respect to the money found upon him he should make no order at present. _ _ The prisoner was then, in the usual form, remanded till Thursday next, at 12 o'clock. Much surprise was evinced outside the court on hear ing the result of the proceedings. MARKET NE WS-4T.HIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Jan. 11, 1855, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Walei per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. RYE. t BEANS. I PEAS. 74i 34s 51 7 27s 51 , 43s 41 i 46s 111 1 45s 31 THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS., RYE. BEANS. PEAS. 73s 41 343 Sd S 283 Id ( 48s Sd 48s 5d 47s 7d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I E. I BEANS. I PEAS. is Od is Od is Od Is Od is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat; 90,611; Barley, 102,183 . ; Oats, 14,666 ; Rye, 317 ; Beans, b,159; Peas, 1,807 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The trade ruled dull, as folio :—Beef, from 3s Od. to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od. ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s 4d per Blbs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Jan. 10.—We had a very dull sale for all kinds of stock, at drooping prises. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s 4d per 81bs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, Jan. 10.—The trade ralq,d very dull, as fol lows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s 10(1 to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s Oct to Is 2d per 81bs. Quar ter old Store Pigs, 20s to 25s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 4/ 12s Od ; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 5/ 15s ; and straw, 11 2s to 1/ 8s per load. Trade rather dull. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ 15a ; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 5/ 103 ; and straw, 1/ 3s to 1/ N per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 4/ 12s; clover litto, 3/ Os to 51 15s ; and straw, 1/ 2s to 1/ 8s per load. Trade dull. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Jan. 11.—Wind this day at Noon, S.E. ; light variable airs, with fog. CO Ea, Jan. 10.—Wind, E.S.E. Sailed—Resolution, for Launceston; George Whitwell, Melbourne ; Briton's Queen, Ceylon ; Lieut. Bellot, Africa. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 10.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Observer, for Gambia. FALMOUTH, Jan. 10.—Wind, calm. Arrived—Char lotte, from Havre, for Tampico. Off Port—Geo. Andrews, from Pernambuco, and sailed for Liverpool. PENZANCE, Jan. 10.—The Railleur (sloop), from Bristol, for Bordeaux, struck on the Wolf Rock, and sunk; crew saved. ABERDEEN, Jan. 9.—Arrived—James, from Melbourne ; Retriever, Quebec. LEITH, Jan. 10. Arrived—Hydaspes, from Callao ; George, Quebec. mnsoßD, Jan. 10.—The Don (brig), of Waterford, was in contact with the brig Dauntless, of Ipswich, both of which received much (lamer's. LIMERICK, Jan. 10.—Wind,' E.S.E. Sailed—Watch word, for Barbadoes. KINGSTOWN, Jan. 9.—The Esther, from Liverpool, for Beyrout and Alexandria, has arrived hero leaky, and with considerable damage from collision with the Lightning, off Tuskar, Bth inst. NEW' YORK, Dec. 27.—The Lady Seymour (British brig), of Cumberland, from Halifax, N.S., was spoken on the 18th Nov., in lat. 13, long. 54, steering for St. Thomas, with loss of foremast, jibboom, &c., having been thrown on her beam ends in a hurricane, Nov. 10.—The Hero (barque), of Yarmouth, from hence, for Waterford, was abandoned on the 10th December, in lat. 43, long. 60, with pumps choked, and larboard rail under water, from heavy weather; crew taken off by the Virginia Ann, ar rived at Boston. (BY SLTBILARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.55 a.m. Wind, N.E. ; tide, 1i hours' ebb; thick fog. Arrived, Jan. 10 — Rebecca, from Seville ; M ary A nn, Antwerp ; Exile, Messina ; Cadet, Antwerp ; B o li a t a , Bilboa ; Taymouth Castle, Calcutta ;Gleam, Corfu. DEAL, Thursday, 9.36 a.m. Wind, S E., light. 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Steam Fite 5 Netherlands Land... 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter Steam Navigat. Co„ all N. B. Australasian...' 126 Nith.ofEuropeSteasi all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. all Peninsular& Oriental all Do. Do. all Portland Iron C 0..... 60 Royal Mail Steam ..• all Scot. Austral. Invest. all South Austral. Land all "übmar. Telegraph all o. Registered........ V . ll Pleilleled LUC _ . . - THE POSITION OF PRUSSIA. The Constilutionnel publishes a long letter, dated the 7th, " from au eminent statesman at Berlin." The following is the most interesting portion of it : "After having, during thirty years, marched at the head of progress, and having thereby obtained legitimate sympathies, Prussia now puts herself forward as the stan dard-bearer of all the soi-disant Conservatives who make the Czar their idol ; and Consider Napoleon 111. as the personification of revolutionary principles. There is not, it is true, a single man of sense at Berlin who has confidence in such conservatism, but it serves as a flag to unite an army opposed to Austria and France; The consequence of it is, that if we examine the conduct of our Cabinet since the commencement of the Eastern question, it will be found that its participation in diplo matic conferences, its treaty of the 20th Ap r il w i t h Austria, and the additional article of the 26th November, were only intended to thwart or paralyse th e ac ti on of the other great powers. As for myself, I doubt greatly that even if Prussia should accede to the treaty of the 2d of December, which is more than problematic, she would give a serious and decided co-operation to the common undertaking. My opinion is based on a fact which has passed unperceived in the newspapers, and which is as characteristic as it is signiticetive. The conclusion of the treaty of al- Eames of the 2d of Decepher, between Austria and the Western Powers, was officially communicated to the C.ibinet of Berlin in the evening of the 16th ult. The day ;titer our Court celebrated at Potsdam the fete of the Emperor Nicholas by a grand banquet, to which were commanded (1) the most zealous partisans of Russia, Such of the Prussian generals as are proprietors of Rus sian regiments put on the Russian uniform for the occa sion. Such a demonstration, at the very moment at w!iich Prussia received the invitation to join the al liance of Austri a , F ranca , and England to combat Russia, plainly shows the true sentiments which dominate in our higher spheres. During the last seven, months, the Cabinets of ; Berlin and Vienna have done nothing, except to exchange despatch on despatch, in order to come to an understanding as to the oblige. tions which Prussia contracted in signing with Austria the treaty of the 20th April, The Vienna Cabinet hoped that the additional article of the 26th November last had put an end to this controversy, and it was under such a belief that it invited Prussia to mobilise the first contingent of 100,000 men, which she promised. Now, everything has to be recommenced, since our Government pretends that Russia will not attack Austria, if the latter will remain on the defensive ; and that, consequently, there is no danger for the Austrian possessions whioh the treaty of the 20th April has, for its sole object, to preserve from a Russian invasion. It is really curious to see with what impudence our ministerial press supports this argumentation, which, if it were to prevail, would render the treaty of the 2d December illusory. M. de Manteuffel and M. Usedorn have not, however, yet returned from their missions to Vienna and London, where they were charged to demonstrate the analogy between the position of Prus sia and that of the parties to the treaty of the 2d De cember ; adding that Prussia adhered to the general tendencies of that treaty, and was ready to conclude a similar arrangement. I quote the language of the de spatch of Baron Manteuffel of the 19th December last. Who can conciliate such language with the refusal of Prussia to mobilise the first contingent demanded by Austria ? It seems that the Western Powers had a presentiment of the new and sudden change of our Ca binet when, through the Plenipotentiaries at Vienna, they refused to communicate officially the interpreta tion of the four guarantees, agreed to in the Conference held at Vienna on the 28th of December last between Count Buol and the Plenipotentiaries. The latter left Count Buol to decide whether it suited the in terests of Austria to communicate confidentially this interpretation to the Prussian Cabinet; but for their part they positively declined any participation in a collective notification, whether official or private. Our minister at Vienna, Count Arnim, appears to feel that the false position in which the interminable shuffling of our Go vernment places him, is no longer supportable ; and, on the pretence that his health is bad, he insists on re tiring. There is a good deal of discussion here as to the choice of his successor. The party of the Cross would wish to see him replaced by one of its own members, Baron Bismark, who is at present our plenipotentiary at Frankfort. He seems, however, to possess but a slight c h ance ; his stiff and troublesome character, and his decided sympathies for Russia, render him but little qualified to occupy a post for which suppleness and re serve have become indispensable. Others designate Count Alversleben, an experienced and prudent diplo matist, but who is perhaps too able a man to accept such an ungrateful burden under existing circumstances. The ministry seems inclined to choose 31. de Canitz, who has already figured at Vienna, and who belongs to a good school. Whatever, however, may be the choice which will be made, it will in no respect change the system adopted by our diplomacy. Flattering itself thatsit is more able than others, that diplomacy thinks itself very clever in giving the great powers fine phrases instead of war subsidies. Educated in the glori fication of the power of the Czar, it firmly believes that Austria will be powerless to support the terrible shock of the Muscovite armies ; that then Prussia, whose strength will not have been diminished by the sacrifices which the othergreat powers have had to support since the con flict with Russia broke out, can enter the lists, armed from top to toe, and become on better terms than by subscribing to the treaty of the 2:1 December the arbiter of peace. Who lives will see ; but may our Government not compromise for ever, at this dangerous game, the destinies of our country !" "(1.) When the high chamberlain sends an invie7-4ion to the royal table, he always uses the phrase, t oil . are commanded (befallen) to attend the dinner of his 3 asesty on such a day and at such an hour.' " SHOCKING DEATH BY FALLING DOWN A Plt —O n Tuesday an inquest was held at Wolverhampton on the body of Mary Moore, 14 years and 3 months o ld, w h o was killed by falling down a stone pit, near Mosely Hole, belonging to Mr. J ohn Hayward . It appenred that on pushing a skip towards the tTinnnionugtlitast t of the hYi e ) c it e , as a e n d d ma instead s of stopping just before the skip got to the mouth of the pit, she con tinued to push it, and fell with it to the bottom of the p it —a distance of 110 yards. The doggy, who had pre viously descended the shaft, hearing something fall, went to the bottom, rnd found the deceased's body in a lifeless state. The upper and back part of the skull was cut through and divided froze the face. The jury re• turned a verdict of accidental death, and expressed a strong opinion as to the impropriety of girls of any age, particularly girls of tender age, being employed upon pit banks, as such an occupation tended to demoralise them,