The Sun. — London, England, 1855-12-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoCK. Yesterday, being Christmas Day, was observed as a holiday in the Liverpool Cotton and Share Markets. On the Paris Botrse there was a very limited amount of business done on Monday, notwith standing a slight advance in the prices of several securities. The 3 per Cents. fer money, and the 41 per Cents. 1. In the Share Market, quotations were rising, but transactions insignificant. Credit Mobilier was dealt in at an advance of 15f., and Shares of the Bank of France 10f. Railway Stocks rose from sf. to 12f. 50c. per share. Intelligence of a recent date has come to hand from the principality of Montenegro, containing the important information that the Prince of that State has promulated a decree, instituting, for the first time in the annals of the country, duties upon articles for home consumption and exporta tion. The law fixing the tariff of duties was to come into effect from the Ist December, and the Pains and penalties to be enforced against any per k% infringing it are very severe. Much discon tent prevailed amongst a large portion of the popu lation at the introduction of this measure, and they spoke openly of emigrating en masse from the ter ritory, rather than submit to the new imposts, and Beek for employment in the Turkish dominions. According to commercial returns, showing the increasing commercial intercourse between France and the United States, it appears that during the Month of November the quantity of flour imported Was greater than that into England in the same month, viz. :—Franco, 32,792 barrels, and Eng land, 32,457 barrels. In the quantity of wheat, however, this country imported more than four times that of France. The items are as follows England, 208,046 bushels ; and France, 50,470 bushels. Accounts from the Continental grain markets state that the rise in all kinds of cereals has ceased, and that tho arrivals from foreign markets kept the supplies in advance of the demand. Busi ness, however, is generally dull, and sellers have a great difficulty in effecting sales, even at the lowest quotations. The Cyclone has arrived from Sydney with 4,524 of gold and 1,745 sovereigns. The advices, which are to September the 14th, mention that the amount of gold brought down by escort the day previously was 1,284 ozs., and that fresh discove ries of a rich character had been reported on the Turou. The quantity of gold rece;xed into the Sydney branch of the Royal Mint during the week ending Sept. 13, was 2,005 ozs., and the issue of sovereigns was 8,000. In the Legislative Assembly some new acts in reference to the tariff had been Passed and the changes effected were of considera ble importance to the colony. The act to alter the duty on colonial spirits assented to enacts that in lieu of the impost hitherto payable on spirits dis tilled in the colony their should be paid upon them, When made from sugar on which custom dues had been levied, 6s. sd. for e very gallon. If distilled en tirely or in a proportion exceeding 10 percent. of the whole from materials which were not subject to any charges of customs, 7s. per gallon should be paid. Trade does not appear to have undergone any ma terial improvement ; the wool market, however, Was rather brisker than it had been for some time previously. The gold market- was very inactive, and buyers purchased with caution. A fall of about per cent. has taken place in Consols, and the English Stock Market generally exhibits increased symptoms of weakness. Specu lation, however, continues inert, and the reaction is occasioned more by the paucity of dealing than any other circumstance. Consols have been 88i to and then 881 1, at which they have remained. The New 3 per Cents. have been 89/ 1 - to 89k, and the Reduced 88i to 88i. Exchequer Bonds are 971. India Bonds are 3s. discount. The Thirty Years' Annuity is 161 5-16ths. Exchequer Bills are nominal. In the Foreign market also a heavy feeling is apparent. Turkish 6 per Cents. have declined to 831 and the charge for " carrying over" is to per cent. The New Scrip is 3g to 31 discount, being flatter owing to the approaching instalment. Mexican Bonds are steady at 19/, and Peruvian 4i per Cents. at 75i. No transactions have been offi cially recorded in Dutch, Spanish, or Portuguese securities. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6117 ; Mexican, 19i 20 ; Peruvian, 75 6 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 52 3 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 7 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 88 90 ; Spanish 8 per Cents., 40. E ; ditto Deferred, 211 1 ; ditto Certificates, 41 i ; ditto Passive, 711 This is " making up" day in the railway market, and preparations are in progress for the adjustment of the account. The " contangos" are generally light, and in some cases there is a "backwardation." Eastern Counties and Groat Western aro firmer. The Foreign lines are neglected, and also the Colonial. Mining, Banking, aid Miscellaneous Shares are exceedingly dull at previous rates. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK. ( Prom the ODVcial List.) nustnes. done. 3 per Cont. Pod - aced Annuities BBs i i New 3 per Cent. An nuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 3i i Ditto 30 Tears, expire sth April, 1885... 16.1 5.1 G India Bonds, £lOOO 3 d Ditto, under glOO O C o nsols for Account BBi Exchequor Bills, 2id. £lOOO . ............ .—...... Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent 97s 1859 f I ...... , 97$ „ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO( B. Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto Account P er uvian Bonds, 4 i per Ceat. Tnrkiali Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto for the Account 83131 3i Ditto Now Scrip, 4 per Cent . Ditto Account 3i i d Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols ........................... Ditto Account ........................ 88 LONDON, Dec. 26.—Wind this day at noon, S. ; fresh breeze and squally, with rain. PORTSMOUTH, Deo. 25.— Fre Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—Wy r - nand, from Foochoefo9; Frederick VII„ Calcutta, fo Hamburg; H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Valparaiso, and sailed for Chatham ; Lady Ann (tpt. 130), Constantinople and sailed for Deptford ; Earl of Aberdeen (s. tpt. 120), and St. Hilda (tpt. 11), Constantinople ; H.M.S. Wasp, Malta ; H.M.S. Neptune, Lisbon; Gauntlet, Antwerp, for Constantinople, leaky, and with part of cargo thrown overboard; H.M.S. Gorgon, Elsinore. Sailed—H.M.S. Transit, for Malta ; Hydaspe s (s.s. t p t. 87), Sonthamp ton. ILFRACOMBR, Dec. 24.—Wind W., fresh breezes.—Ar rived —Liverpool, from Bristol, for Nevis and Antigua, with damage to cutwater, figure head, ke. from collision off the Foreland with a black schooner, at 7 p.m. on the 22d inst. WEYMOUTH, Dec. 2 5 . — The John, of Fowey, from Jer sey, for Teignmoith, has been totally wrecked at Langton West Bay ; a female passenger and one of the crew drowned. WEXFORD, Dec. 25.—The large homeward-bound ship reported to have disappeared on the 20th inst., after an choring near the Saltees was the Bon Accord, of London, from renang ; she has broken up ; part of material and cargo saved. (PBS EMMET° TELEGRAM.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind W.N.W. Arrived —Robert Ingham, from Syra ; Fairy, Alexan dria ; Christiana, Trieste ; Euclid, Honduras ; Mary Woods, Caldera, ; Tempest and Danube, New York ; Mar mora, Tracpadon, Trega, Lively, and Urania, Alexandria. ; Callao ;. Rebecca, Athens • Warbler, Callao ; Henry Jones, Island Maid, Marseilles . ; Royal Shepherd, Mauritius ; Lima, Lisbon ; San Spindion, Syra. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10. 8 a.m. Wind S.W., strong, tide four hours' ebb, cloudy. Arrived, Doc. 25—Clio, from Demerara ; Th omas an d Ann, Treport. .Sailed, Dec. 26—Twe Gezustei s Constantinopl a.e. DEAL,Wednesday, .319 m. Wind S.S.W., very strong. Anchored—Chapmans, from Colombo, for London. Several vessels have arrived and ancherd, bat the wea ther is too bad for boarding the,m. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) 1 20 io Wind s. Arrivod.—Blank Eagle, from Mauritius ; Queen and Radnagore, Calcutta North Esk , Deme rara ; Virginia Beyona, Havannah ; Kallamagos, Savannah ; Sunrise and Water," Charleston ; Constantine and Champlin, New 100 Lucien Quebec ; Harold and Perthahlre, Prince 100 Edwards Island; Stella, St. Michael's ; Landchester and 100 M a d r a Numvelli, A l exan dria ; Creepwell, Leghorn ; 20 wllgwelly, D en i s; 20 Lia, Santander. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 24. 20 P 11 1 a '4' - '1( t THE SUN, LON DON, WEDNESDAY EVN.N.I n , DECEMBER 26, 1855. 50 50 9 i 50 25 et. 63 Si I St. 20 pt 1 9 61 I 10 I St. 91 I St. 6 64 31 20 12 dis 25 20 -- Idt. 1P 10 50 100 London Ai N. Wog. L. &N. W. 'Calodon... E. Un. & E. C Gt.Nrthn.' E. Count. CaldoniAn. 92 - 94 94 - 98 ii - ••• .... •• (fit. Yk. Roam 1, & Berw. Y. & N M Do Do . Easton 103 = 165 iii -7- 13. 'oto & Co. .ii . ii :•1. 'Norfolk Do L. & N. W & Stokton & Darlingt. Midland 2i - 24 S) -- 91 'En. Coun. E. Count. D 0... Do L. k N. W aT : k ... "'" ... ••• '''' ... ••• ...' N• i() ---- iii Gt Northn Lancaoh & Yorksh. T. Brassoy M.MClean i Stockt. & Darlingt Do ..• ft - 3; - -- ••• 80 - 31 ••• 80 - 82 1 atWo ;E SHARg3. 107 - 109 104 - 106 ió : ii ii : ii 15 - 16 : 4 ..• -- •.. i p - A 11 --- 12: • •• ".... ""'"' 67 = ii 1113 - 115 .05 107 99 -- 101 par 9 10 6 -- 64 85 -- 87 77 -- 79 75 -- 80 91 -- 9i 15i -- 11 9i 10 66 -- 68 17 -- 18 8i -- 9 13 -13 i 1 -- id 139 - 132 29xd iP 69 id 16 t - p --- 441 ..... woe Ba dnose yoster ay. 1101 2i SOUTHWARK; POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) GROSS MISCONDUCT OF A SOLDIER.— Win. IV' 1 inna, a private in the Royal Artillery, was brought before Air. Combe, charged with misconduct at the South• Eastern Railway terminus, London-bridge, and assaulting the officers in the execution of their duty. William Field, a ticket collector in the employ of the South• Eastern Railway Company, said that last evening the prisoner rwhed on the platform just as the Woolwich train was about to start, when witness went up to him and asked him to show his ticket. He turned in a rough manner, and, pushing him on one side, said, " D--- you and the ticket too." The prisoner was then about to climb into a first class carriage as the train was in motion, and on witness going up to prevent him doing so he struck him a ♦iolent blow on the breast and another on the face. A constable connected with the railway then came up and removed him. The prisoner's conduct was so violent that it created a great deal of alarm among the passengers, and it was a miracle he did not fall on the rails, _ . George W. Graves, a constable employed by the com pany, said he was called on the platform to remove the prisoner last evening, and he walked out quietly, but as soon as he got out of the terminus he struck witness on the head a violent blow with the heavy handle of his driving whip. Had it not been for his hat the blow might have been very serious. After that it took five constables to remove him to the police-station. In answer to the charge, the prisoner said he was very drunk, and wanted to get down to Woolwich last night. He had no recollection of acting with any vio lence, and he was extremely sorry for what had taken place. Mr. Combe told him he must not be allowed to assault the officers of a railway company in such a manner when they were in the performance of their duty, and especially the ticket collector, who, no doubt, had saved his life. however, as the company did not want to press heavily upon him, he should sentence him to pay a fine of 20s. •r 14 days' imprisonment. THAMES. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY, WITH VIOLENCE.—Two determined-looking ruffians, named Williams and Brown, were brought before Mr. Ingham, charged with assault ing and robbing Mr. William Bartram, a tradesman, r,• siding in Rutland-street, Stepney. This morning, about half-past one, the prosecutor was on his way home, when he was accosted by two women, who made some overtures to him. Ho repulsed them, and immediately the two prisoners made a furious attack upon him and -kicked him, knelt upon his stomach, and while one of the villains was compressing his throat and attempting to strangle him, the other extracted his watch from his fob. A police-constable named Burgess, No. 70 11, who was in a dark place close to the railway arch which crosses Leman-street, had his attention called to a gurgling sound on the pavement opposite under a lamp, and saw the prisoners standing over the prosecutor. Burgess rushed towards them, and the two prostitutes, confederates of the prisoners, who were covering their operations, ran away. The prisoners left the prosecutor and fled, and Brown directly afterwards threw the prosecutors watch over the fence among some ruins. Burgess soon caught the thieves and brought theca back to where the prosecutor was lying on the ground welter ing in his blood. His head was cut open, there were marks on his throat, and he was in a frightful condition. It was some time before he recoveredhis senses. The pro secutor's watch was recovered, and another one was found upon him, which, it is strongly suspected, is the produce of another highway robbery. In answer to a question by Mr. Ingham, the prose cutor said he was first seized by the throat from behind by two or more persons and they beat me with their fists. Mr. Ingham committed the prisoners for trial. LITERATURE. Rachel Gray. A Tale founded on Fact. By Julia Kavanagh, Author of " Nathalie," " Made leine," &c. Hurst and Blackett. Tho authoress avows in the introduction to her work that her purpose is "to show the intel lectual, the educated, the fortunate, that minds which they are apt to slight as narrow, that lives which they pity as moving in the straight and gloomy paths of mediocrity, aro often blessed and graced beyond the usual lot with those lovely aspi rations towards better deeds and immortal things without which life is indeed a thing of little worth, cold and dull as a sunless day." This purpose is ably fulfilled, and this imparts a charm and an in terest to the story which might not bo expected from its monotony and circumscribed limits. The atten tion is matted by the manner in which the events aro described and the sympathy awakened by the genuine characters brought forward. At first all seems mean about and around the heroine ; but by degrees, as the troubles environ and the darkue overshadows her, the reader may question whether, in her steadfast endurance and noble courage, her patience, simplicity, and charity, there were not the elements of the sublime and the germs of the beautiful. Rachel Gray was not happily situated ; and, besides, a succession of petty annoyances and minor troubles combined to render her path full of crosses and cares. It was not possible that one so sensitive to neglect or insult could not feel this, but she was sufficiently strong-minded to bear the burden calmly, and kind-hearted enough not to resent or retaliate by anger for anger. Rachel's only pleasure was to retire within herself. She might with truth have exclaimed, " My mind to me a kingdom is." She did not indulge in idle visions, fabricating fairy palaces that could never be inhabited, and then return depressed and dis gusted to the every-day concerns of the working world. In her solitude she thought of what was great and good, of what gave her strength for tho battle of life, and what gave her grace to contem fpalraetewtahseevreers.t thatAs time should m s sreedltain Rachel i hen enlytheNa sr-appre ciated the more this privilege. She termed it "the pleasures of thinking ;" " and Oh, she thought sometimes, that people only knew the pleasures of thinking ; and morn, and noon, and night, and bending over her work, or sitting at peaceful twi light, Rachel thought, and thus she went on through life between those two fair sisters, Thought and Prayer." Various scenes are sketched in a natural manner, as, for instance, Madame Rose in her cellar, where she kindly received all those who were worse off than herself ; Mrs. Gray, with her cold sternness and harsh temper ; Mrs. Brown, who was vulgar, domineering, and passionate, ap pear in life-like guise before us. In her peculiar way each really cared for Rachel, and was willing to servo her ; but it was not in th© power of those who were unwilling to curb their violence or control their selfishness to be of any use to ono so refined and sensitive as she was. Richard Jones, with his sorrows and misfortunes, is calculated to attract sympathy, although obscure and humble in his life and habits. His story is told with feel ing that attracts for it interest, and commands for it respect. " Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor," has been exclaimed by the poet ; and if all tales of lowly life were as earnestly and touchingly written there would be less scorn and ridicule exhibited on their perusal. Melanchcly is the prevailing influ ence and the characteristic tendency of the work, but it is prevented from becoming morbid or ener vating by the resolute and vigorous influence that pervades it. In studying Milton, Rachel Gray found a sentiment to furnish her a text for her life : " They also serve who only stand and wait." This idea forms the ruling spirit of the story. It would sot forth and demonstrate that all simple lives are not insignificant, and that the mean and lowly, to our eyes, may contain much intrinsic merit, and possess many sources of interest, if they are re garded in the right light. NEWS FROM RUSSIA BY WA Y OF NEW YORK. (From, eke New York Herald.) Among the passengers who arrived on Friday last by the steamer Atlantic was Col. Tal. P. Shaffner, who has come direct from Russia, where he has been travelling for the last sor 6 months. As this was his second visit to that country, he had ample opportunities for observa tion and of becoming acquainted with its character and condition, its resources, and the popular feeling with re gard to the present war. Wherever he went he was re ceived by all classes, from the Imperial family to the lowest official, with the greatest hospitality, and every attention and courtsey were paid to him during his visit. He has been charged by the English papers with beitig in the pay of the Czar, and that he is bound by pecuniary obligations to support the interests of Russia ; but the real object of those charges, which, it is deserv ing of particular notice, have been made against nearly all ,Americans who have spoken favourably of Russia is to throw discredit on their statements, and by doing so to conceal the actual condition of things in that coun try from the world. Their object, however, has become so apparent that their accusations are entirely disre garded, and the public mind in this country has, from the frequent mis-statements, intentional or otherwise, of the British press, at last come to regard their account of the war with distrust and suspicion. Soon after his arrival we paid a visit to Col. Shaffner, and in the course of a few hours' conversation with him obtained much interesting information in relation to the war, and the means at the disposal of the Czar to carry it on. While in Russia ho travelled over a distance of 3,000 miles, visited Cronstadt, Nicholaieff, Sweaborg, and many others of the most important fortresses through ' out the empire. He was all through the northern, cen tral, and southern portions, and during his travels was in frequent intercourse with the nobility, as well as the lower classes of the population. Wherever he went it was only necessary to introduce himself as an American, when he was immediately greeted with the warmest wel come and compelled to partake of their hospitality. It was the same with all the members of the Imperial fami y. Before giving any of the facts which he related to us, we must state that there were some which he could not, as a man of honour, make known without compromising his character with the Russian Government, and destroy ing all confidence with our countrymen in their business and personal relations. These facts relate to the nume rical force of the army, the strength of the forts, and the financial resources of the country ; in regard to which he did not consider himself justified to enter into specific details, although he has given sufficient to enable us to form a pretty accurate estimate of their means and re sources. The wisdom of this policy on the part of the Czar will st once be perceived when contrasted with that of the allies, whose movements are known to the Russians fre quently before they take place. In many respects this secrecy is attended with the greatest advantage, and, particularly when nations are engaged in actual warfare, cannot be too strictly enjoined upon all having business or official relations with them, and who are intrusted with matters of State importance. We have stated that Col. Shaffner was in constant intercourse with all classes of the people ; and as a great deal had been said about tbeir feeling in respect to the war, we shall begin by giving his experience and impressions on this subject. It has been reported that the nobility are becoming tired of the war on account of the levies which are made upon them for men ; and that they are begin ning to display their opposition to the Government already, though in what way we have not been in formed. Se far, however, from this being the case, they are among its most strenuous and ready sup• porters, and have signified their willingness again and again to sacrifice all their wealth before they will consent to yield an inch. There is only one sentiment among them, and that is a determination to carry on the war so long as there is a rouble in the treasury or a man to shoulder a musket. On this matter they express their opinions pretty freely, and they appear to be based as much upon sound reason and policy as on a feeling of national pride or national enmity. They argue in this way :—" Suppose we are defeated, the loss will fall more heavily upon us than if we were to allow ourselves igno miniously to sue for peace. Our enemies, flushed with victory and renewed confidence in their own strength, would demand, as an indemnity, perhaps the fairest and most fertile portion of our country—a portion, too, that we fought so hard and so long to obtain. They will in sist, too, on our defraying the expenses of the war with money, and upon the relinquishment of some of our best forts and the diminution of our navy, which they have already expressed their determination to confine within the narrowest limits." But there is a still stronger feel ing actuating them, and that is the feeling of religion, which almost reaches the bounds of fanaticism. It is summed up in the two words, their "God " and their " Emperor," and exceeds, or, we should perhaps say, stands in the place of, patriotism with them. Nothing can exceed their zeal and devotedness in seconding the wishes of the Czar, or their indignation at the outrages which have been committed upon their church by the allied troops. The desecration of the churches at Kertch aroused the most intense hatred throughout Russia—a hatred which it will take years to remove from the Rus sian. In fact, so great was the excitement created there by that the Government did not consider it politic or prudent to publish all the reported cases of outrage com mitted. The desecration of their churches and the out rages which have been perpetrated, it is feared, if fully known, might lead to turbulence, and give to the war the character of a religious feud or riot. Speaking one day to a wealthy Russian noble about the feeling of aris tocracy, he said to Colonel Shaffner that the moment the Czar required it his whole property in ineney, serfs, (mese Lees, ----- eennesse his family were ready to sacrifice themselves rather than allow the allies to dictate terms to Russia. The general feeling, in which the very serfs participate, is ono of con fidence in the ultimate triumph of their country. They believe the Czar is invincible, and that Russia can never be defeated. Is it possible to overcome such a country, or is it at all probable that the Czar, with almost un limited resources at his command, with a nobility ready to support him to the utmost extent of their means, and a people who regard the war as a crusade against a sacri legious foe—is it probable, we say, that he will yield one inch of his territory, or accede to a single demand which may lower the standing of his empire, either among his own subjects or the nations of the earth l Upon the means of enlistment and transportation of provisions various reports have been circulated, and all of them either entirely unreliable, or such a commingling of fact and falsehood that it has been almost impossible to ar rive at the truth. Correspondents writing from St. Petersburg to the French and English papers state that it is necessary to use force in the draughting of men for the army, and that large bodies of serfs who have escaped were infesting the country in different parts with their brigandage. Colonel Shaffner says there is no reliance to be placed on these reports—that he never heard of a single case in which compulsion was employed, and that the Russian serf enters the ranks cheerfully at she com mand of the Czar, whom he regards as God's vicegerent on earth. No difficulty is experienced in executing the orders of the Emperor, and such is the alacrity with which they are carried out on the one hand and submitted to on the other that he believes, if it were left to the free will of the serfs themselves, hundreds of thousands of volunteers would flock to the standard of the Czar. New levies aro raised with wonderful despatch, and in two or three months, out of the raw material thus -fur nished, a well-drilled, efficient, and powerful army is formed and ready for active service. Although it may appear somewhat unreasonable, when his state of serf dom is considered, yet the Russian soldier has a great deal of personal pride, and he shows it particularly in perfecting himself in the use of his arms. As to the acts of brigandage, and in some cases even of murder, there is no doubt that they have been committed, but not to a greater extent than formerly ; and that they are com mitted now is not to be regarded as a proof that the serfs are discontented or opposed to being sent to the Crimea. The entire force of the Russian army, including that portion of it stationed at Perekop, numbered in the middle of Oct. last,'about 250,000. These occupy different positions along the route from Perekop to Sebastopol, and this is so well defended by forts as to render all at tempts of the allies to cut off their supplies utterly power less. Perekop itself is said to be so strongly protected that it would employ the whole of the allied forces in re ducing it. The means of transportation, contrary to the statement of the allies, have not been cut off, nor have they suffered any interruption from the capture of Kertch and the de struction of the "immense" quantities of grain in the Sea of Azoff. The grain, it now appears, instead of be longing to Russia, was the property of Greek merchants, who had offered it for sale to the Russian Government at such an exorbitant price that they refused to purchase it. They never received provi s i on s in this direction, as they have always been sent by way of Perekop. The Greek merchants, fearing the capture of heir p b roperty, it seems, applied to the Russians for protection ; ut long before their application was made t that the Sea of Azoff would not be defended against the allied fleets, and they were accordingly Russian r dinf,rlyadvised t their own counsel in ti me. otake The Government, however, although it re fused to protect t hem, made an appropriation of alargeamount of money to sink vessels , , to filled with stone , the prasinsaangneeonffthoiiesn the nemy c perfo nnel g a vessels. f Kertch The contract prevent for the work was given to the G reeks betthem selves, no doubt eing entertained that, as it was for their benefit, the work would be promptly and faithfully execu ted. Tho prospect of present gain, however, being more powerful than the dread of approaching danger, the Greek m erchants, instead of filling the vessels with s tone, used sand, which was washed away by the our the channel free for the pas s ag e of t he ren t, leaving allies. As this was known at St. Petersburg, very little sympathy, it may be su pp osed, was manifested for the merchants, who, blinded by their avarice, and false to their agreement, had reaped the reward of their own dishonesty. The transportation of provisions has been so effec tively carried on that the Russian army in Sebastopol has never suffered, and the commissariat has always been well supplied. There were several occasions upon which the soldiers were put upon reduced rations, but these were days of fast prescribed by the church, and which are pretty strictly observed. They are allowed slb. of meat per week to each man, and there aro two days of abstinence from meat out of the seven, leaving an average of 11b. per day. The provisions are ge nerally conveyed from the Smolensk and Saratoff coun tries to the Crimea in waggons, which are loaded on their return with salt. The same waggons, before the war, went to the Crimea empty, but now they are laden both ways, and make double their former profit, notwith standing the assertion of a St. Petersburg correspondent of the Paris Pays that the waggoners, having no employ ment, are compelled to follow the army. While travelling through the wheat-producing dis tricts, Colonel Shaffner saw crops which, he said, were as extensive as any that bad been reaped for many years before; and so slight has been the draught on the agri cultural population by the raising of new levies that it will not in the least diminish the next year's produce. When it is remembered, besides, that this will have to be kept in the country, in consequence of the allied fleet being in possession of all the outlets from the Black Sea and the Baltic, there would seem to be very little danger of the Russian army suffering from want of provisions. The gallant and protracted defence of Sebastopol has proved that in her fortifications Russia is inferior to no other country in the world. Comparatively little was known of her system of defences, and up to the last few months such plac e s as Nicholaieff and Sweaborg were never heard of. In the case of Sebastopol, it is a remark able fact that some of the principal defences were earth works, and still more remarkable that they were found to be more easily defended against an assault than any other kind of fortification. Sebastopol, however, has not furnished the first proof of this fact, for in onr war of independence they formed the chief bulwarks, against which the dogged courage of the British troops broke in vain. From the battle of Bunker's Hill, on the heights of which the patriots had entrenched themselves behind a breastwork of earth, to the last struggle with the retreating foe, fortifications of earth- work were used, and traces of them may still be seen all over the country. Whether Todtleben is indebted to us for this important fact cannot now be determined, but the value of earthworks for defence was established here three-quarters of a century ago. The whole line of fortifications around Sebastopol was constructed of bundles of sticks, placed upright and overlaid with earth ; and the far-famed Malakhoff was nothing more than a mound of earth, with a facing of stone. During the summer, however, this earth was so dry that it became quite friable, and when struck by a ball it was thrown up in a cloud of dust. Under these circumstances it was found impossible to repair the da mage done by the bombardment, and in many instances where an assault was made the allies were repulsed in a hand-to-hand encounter with the Russians. This was one of the causes which rendered the evacuation of the southern side necessary, but it was not the only one. The Russian cannon were actually worn out, and were exploding daily, killing those who served them. Under these circumstances Gortschakoff wrote to the Emperor several weeks before the evacuation, informing him cf the particulars, and received commands that he should abandon the south side whenever he should, in his judg ment, think the time had arrived. So well was it known at St. Petersburg that the south side was to be evacuated, that it was customary for the people to inquire every morning if the army had crossed over. The trophies which wore found by the allied army after they had captured their dearly-earned prize, and about which they bad made such a parade, were the used-up cannon, and the piles of balls which they themselves fired into the city, and which the Russians had intended to recast to the size of their own guns. They also found powder, but it was some which had been placed in the mines, and which became so damp that it would not explode. It is not true that they got large quantities of clothing and provisions, for every thing of value had been removed several days before the evacuation. It is also worthy of notice that the Russians had constructed three bridges instead of one, and that, although their sick and wounded were left be hind, yet the Allies did not dare to prevent a portion of them from returning to carry them over to the north side. It has been asked how the Russians buried their dead, and great concern manifested to know how it happened that a terrible plague did not break out with thousands of unburied corpses lying within the narrow confines of a walled city. In reply to this, we have been informed that they did not allow their dead to lie above groand ; that they were conveyed to the north side in boats, which were kept constantly running every day, and buried alongside the harbour. Considerable mortification, it is true, was feltthrough out Russia when the evacuation of the south side was known, for it was still hoped that they might be enabled to hold it. But if this was the feeling among the people and the nobili'y they felt proud of the achievements of the army, and on the Czar's name day, which is the anni versary of his patron saint, and which in Russia is re gardel as a festival, they showed, by their demeanour and conversation, how highly they prized the fame which had been won by theirgallant countrymen in the Crimea. The streets were crowded with the populace, and even the windows were thronged with spectators, and when the Emperor appeared in public every one seemed anxious to show by his manner his love and devotion for him, and his readiness to sacrifice everything for " his God and his Czar." In all the churches prayers were offered up for " the triumphant evacuation of the south side." The Russian calculation of their entire loss, from the commencement of the war up to Oct. 1, exclusive of those who have been killed in the campaign on the Danube, is 130,000 men. This is independent also of the loss in prisoners taken by the allies. The fortifications of Cronstadt have been largely in creased during the present year, in anticipation of the threatened assault of the English Baltic fleet. Workmen were employed on them all last summer, and no expense has been spared to render them impregnable. New guns of greater calibre and range have replaced the old ones, and the foundries are kept in operation day and night, forging more. This does not look as if the Government was straitened for want of money. Last year the town was fortified only on one side, but such has been the progress made since that it s is now surrounded by forts constructed of iron and stone. The north side, which was formerly the weakest, 'a ill present next year five new forts bristling with cannon, in addition to those that have been already erected. When all these are com pleted there will be a perfect line of fortifications across .-1,-;,- ; ~An y w ith these defences, the Archduke o_-__:- .. fine has ordered the construction of a large nurnlier of small gun-boats. If Sir C. Napier failed to take Cron stadt in its former state, what prospect would he have now, when it has been strengthened to such an extent that it is considered impregnable ? Nicolaieff is the pet fortress of the Russians, and is regarded as one of their best, if not superior to the others. As in the case of Cronstadt, they have taken all the o'd cannon out, and have mounted new ones in their place. They speak of Nicolaieff as impregnable, and they laugh at the threats of the allies to take it as a foolish, vainglorious boast. The bombardment of Sweaborg, of which so much bas been said by the English press, cost the allies $25,000,000, while the loss to the Russians did not exceed $150,000. In fact, from what Col. Shaffner tells us, we think it has been rather more profitable than otherwise, so far as the Russians are concerned. After making a terrible demon stration before the place, and expending enough powder and ball upon it to take the city twice over, they retired, under the impression that they had laid it in ruins. It now appears that they only succeeded in burning a number of old Swedish workshops which the Russians intended to'removo, and for which they had a large num ber of workmen already employed. There was only one brick building of any consequence destroyed. The apprehensions entertained by the besieged were so slight that they walked about utterly regardless of the bom bardment. About SO persons were killed, and these may be looked upon as victims of their own temerity. With the exception of the small loan which has been made since the commencement of the war, the whole ex penses have been defrayed from the revenues a uesproofof ofthe country. There is no lack of means ; and, as this, it is only necessary to state that the public works which were commensal last year are carried on with un abated vigour, and on the same extensive scale on which they were begun. The charge has been made that the Government has taken the church money ; but, so far from this being the fact, it is actually increasing the wealth of the church by the expenditure of millions for the erection of edificee of still greater magnificence than any yet built. The very domes of some of these are of gold, and the ornaments in the interior are of the same valuable material, and many of them studded with dia monds and other precious stones. The yield of the gold, silver, and platina mines this year, has exceeded that of any former year by the Government have forbid the exportation 1 of the pre cious metals ; the Mint is kep rouble constant passes operation night and day,is consideredpapetiintaa all the th s e c m ur o r n e e n y t now as over. When it ion of one Russian which is expended for the war is still kept in the coun try, and only Passes from the possession andthe to that of another , there a pp ears to be little reason to believe in th e assertion of the allies that Russia is already in an impoverished condition. There is , o disguising the fact that the y have entirel y do the strength of their enemy, or that they have intentionally misrepresented the actual con dition of things in Russia. The effects of the war are scarcely perceptible, and so little dread is entertained of the allies that the Government is making preparations for a ten years' war. The Means of the Imperial family alone would be sufficient to carry it on at its present rate for several years, without calling upon the nobles to make the sacrifice of half what they have promised. The manufactures have been increased, and those of iron par ticularly are at present in a more flourishing condition than before the breaking out of hostiliee. Of the lighter branches of manufacture, such as laces and othe r ar ti c l es of ladies' dresses, Colonel Shaffner showed us some very beautiful specimens, all of which, lie informed us, were made by serf women. So far as we could judge, they were not inferior to anything of the kind we have seen at some of our public exhibitions. We were also informed that the reports which have been circulated as to a feeling of jealousy and dislike existing between the members of the Imperial family are entirely without foundation, and that they are bound to each other by the closest ties of affection. They are all of one mind with regard to the war, and aro resolved not to yield an inch of their territories, or agree to any terms that will compromise the pride or dignity of the country. But above eve r ythi ng e l se they prize their position as protectors of the Christians, and will neverconscntthtios abandon it. Th e o bli g ations imposed upon them i Capacity are considered t he most sacred of all. Nous verrons. STABBING IN L I VERPOOL. — On Saturday evening about t h re e coloured seamen, named Parker five o'clock . drinking Sergeant, and Geoffrey Jackson i n a l o w public-house in Gascoigne-street, Liverpool, when they quarrelled about some i xt women,e dh li ra ea i.k t r l n 1 , and blows were exchanged. Suddenly Whitehead drew a small dagger, and stabbed Jackson in the chest and Sergeant in the back, the point of the weapon striking the shoulder-blade and becoming bent with the force of the blow. He was then seen to throw the dagger over a wall, where it was afterwards found. The injuries are not of a dangerous character. White head has been arrested and remains in custody. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DA Y.) RAILWAYS. did RAILWAY/. iOloaing Pr 'eel Mow y Business doss st. yesterlay. St ---..... 25 221 ,00 14twrd1een.....,„ 8: I timbg. Nottug. Boot and Eastn. all Belfast K Tia Hymen all Binning. Wolvorh 6 Stour Valley Lancah. & Cheshire Jnnct all Do. Cheoh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons 19 Do., £20..... ....... all Rlyth &Tyn e originn' £25 (issd. at £45) 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Caledonian... ... . 61s. Carta. and Cardigan al. Chester di Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pam 1 8 Cornwall all Do. A 8 Do. B 1i 'WO* Junction 45 DrwlintsßelfastAtne all Dun. P. & Aber. Jne all Do. N,w 100 East Augllan all Eastern Counties.... 100 East. Union, A 81 100 De., B. Stout 83 Do., New A . 7. East Kent 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh& Glasgo , s all Edinb. and Peebles.. 100 Edin.Prth &Dundev 9 Forth & Clyde Jai t. all Furness all Do. Extension........ WO Glasgow &S. Weatnn all Great N. of Seotlnd. 1.00 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. kWorst.(lre ) 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gina. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 14i Do., Thirds 7 Do. New Thirds 100 ILancash. andVorksh Wst. Riding trn 0 all (Liv.Crsby.&Southpt .1A all London & Blackwal It. 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cst. It. 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 10 16 Do. Fifths .0 5i'D0.101.1%.,M&13...0 2i'Do. Eighths,. 100 London andS. Wcstr 47. Do., £5O. 38 Do., £4O all L n d rr y& Coleraine all LndndrrF. k Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shof.&,Lincln all Do. Shares, No. 1 Qs. Do., Man. & Lin. Un, 1 Metropolitan olitan ...... 100 Midland 100 Do. Birrang. &Dub) all Midid G. West. (Ire.) all Do. Half Shares ‘tll Newcastle & Carlisle all Nwpt.Aborg. & Ilrfd 8 Nowry &Enniskillor all Newry Warrenpoini and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 3 Nortlin.Counties Un 100 (North British all North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all A Deforrod all Do., B Guaranteed 100 N. Eastern—Berwick 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Do.do. G.N.E. ?nroh all Do. Leeds 'lOO Do. York 100 North London •• 31 is N.&S.Wstrn.,llamp stead, and City Jo 1753 North Staffordshire all North Western all N. &S. West rn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester. 'OO ')x, Wore., & Woly. 8 Nes:ll°llth LOO it o;tish Central...., LOO 100 Shropshire Un 4 on a'l South Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. dt Ely. Dun 5 Do. . 11 Staines, Wok. &Wok all tockton & Darli 164 Steekten & lir.rtlepl 100 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. 21} Thames Hay. D.& R, Ulverstone & Lanes all Vale of Neath all Watorfd. & Kilkenny' all Waterford&Limerick all West Cornwall 8 West End of London and Crystal Palace all Do. A ......, 3 Do. B . . . all West London Wimblodn & Croydon 22 - 23 3a— 31 . '^-` .• • 7i - 8 6 - 15 13 - 14 9 - 8. ••• ••• 79 - 81 551 -55 j ii : ii ~ "...` ... .. ''... ... 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Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent. 1 Do. Now 5 per cent. 2 Do, Extensions...... 13 Groat Luxembour, Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations....... all Ot.Westernof Cann& Shares ... .......... , 5 Do. Now •• all Do. Ms., payable'67, ' with option till '55 all Do. do., '62, p.'56 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, witkont option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per oent. 17 Lake Const. & Tinge all Lierro and Turnhout 10 Lyons and Genova 14 Lyons Cs Mediterran all Madras 10 Do. New all Maria Antonia all Do. do. New all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all D0.20/.Bhs a ll Do. 20/. 3 p. e Bdr (fray.ll.& Aros.Shs ) all NorwegianTrnnkPref 16 Paris and Lyono alt Ditto Bonds • all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Ronan... 15 PnrisCaen & Cherbrg 20 20 20 20 10' 20 20 20 all D 0... ................. 5 Rome and Frascati .• all Rouen and Havre...—. all Royal Danish ...... 5 Royal Swedish. ..... all Do. Obligations all Sambre and Memo all Do. 5i p. cent. Pref ss. Scindo . a11D0... all Southern of France 16 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A).. ell West Flanders all. Do 54 per c. Prof_ 18 Western of France all Do all Zealand 40 60 2t 20 JOINT-B' all Australasia 50 Bank of London , all Bri. Co'. Bk.kLn. C Ml American, 5 Chartd. Bank of Avis. 4 Chrtd. }ink. of Indiaj Australia, St Chinal 50 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond all Eng.Scot.&A.ne-Cht all Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 5 Ditto New 20 Landon and County 50 Lud . &E. Bnk g. Corp 10 London Joint Stock 20 Loud. & Westminster 35 National Pro.of Bug 10 Do. New 22). National of Ireland all New South Waled all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Irelank ,1 1 Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co so Royal British all south Australia all Onion of Australia On. New ........ 10 Union 0. 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Stour Vy. Sud. and LOO E. Lin. g. 6 pc. all E. Un. M. Sh. 100 Glae. Barr. & Neils. Direct [OO Do. New all Glstr.4 Dn. Fr a ll ' Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway all Hull & Solby all Do. Shares. all Do. Shares. all Lon.& Groonw all Do. Preference 10) Lon., Til., &S. 100 Lowestoft gr . 4 per cont. WO Do. 6 per ct. all Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock all Middlosbro' & Redcar. 'OO Midld.Bradfd 5 Newmarket Bury Exton... all N.& Eet.s p.c. all Do. 6 per ct. all Do. Fixed.s p all Prost. &V 1 yre all Do. h Stirs. A 100 Royotn.k Hit. 18j Shef.Roth.and Gooleg.s p.c. all Shrews. &Her. 9 S. StatTordsh. all Wear Valleygr 6 per eoni... all Do 11.00 Wllt4&gotarst FREFEREN I ;Too Aberdeen 100 Do. N 0.2, 7p. c... all Myth and Tyne 10 pe c. prof. (ised.atsOP 100 Brie. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Sharon 100 Caledonian £lO all (Mester k Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent all Do. do. Prof. No. 2 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all Cork ScHandons all Dun.Prth .4.t Aber. J. 2 RI. Angliaa-Clm. A Sh. 100 Do. do. Cls. P. 6p. e. 100 Do. do Cls. C 7p. c. all Eastern Counties Fla- toneion, 5 p. c. No. 1 an Do. No. 2 . all Do. New 6 p. c. St. all East Un., G. 6p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 16. Debentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent 100 East Lane ash. 6 p.ets all ?,.& W. York. J. sthe 100 Ed. Prth./tnnn.42.c 1 all Furness 100 !Tao. k 5.W.G.5 p.c.' 100 ',treat Northn. sp. c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Rodcom. at 10 p. c. prom... 100 Do. 41 p. 74 Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red 10 St. 20 50 St. 12, 12. 10 all Ol ts . N. P o f • Scot. e •Pm i. i . t Pie 100 Gt, S. AW. (Ireland) 10 Do. 4per c. Prof. Si 6 (it. Wostn. (Berks & ilants Ex . 5 p. o) 100 Do. con. red. 4 3 / 4 p.c. 100 D 9. con. red. 4 p. c. 100 Do. irred, 4p. c all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. c. do 100 03. Birm, Qua. Stk all Do. Ches. Qua. Sh all Do. do, do all Do. do. do 6 Lan. &York. F. £2l 100 Do. 6 p. c. Stock 100 Lon. &Brigh. G. 5 p.c 100 Do. Prof., 5 p. c. St 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. 100 Do. do. 5 por cont 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. 6 Nuneaton 5 p. ct 100 Lon.& S. W. 7 per ct all Lowly. & Color. ISk. all Londy. &Ennis.. Sh. all Man., Shef., & in Now, £lO 4 Do. £6.. all Marypt.&Carl.4p e all Do. 4 3 / 4 por cent 10 Do 100 Mid. Consol.6 p.c.St 100 Do. Consol. Bristol A Birm. 6 per cent 100 IDo. 4i p. c. Pref. St 1 all Do. Prof. 4 3 / 4 per owl. all IDo. 51. Pref. 4 p. c., 100 Ditto L. & H.Pref. St all Norfolk Debenture,., I 100 Do. Prof. 4p. o. Stoc' 100 Do. 5 p.c. Ext 100 po. 5A por ct.pref 100 IDo.Way.Val. 5 p. c 100 .North British 100 N. E. Berw, 4 p.c P 5 Do. do do 13 Do Leeds 6 p.0.,N0.1 0 1 , -. a. nn. 4.r. A.;- 1 10 Do.Yorli lI.Sy s. Fur. all North Staffordshire. . 100 Oxford, Worcester, A Wolvorh. £l5, 6 p.c 8 3 / 4 Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. all mouth Devon e u teent.'New Pre ' all Do,alll E fl a x t, t o e d rn , 4 3/4( Re percent Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d 00 Do, 4 3 / 4 por cont all i Do. Fixed 4 3 / 4 p c sit all IS. Wales Gua.4 p. c all Do. do. 4 3 / 4 p. 41 all S.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar. all Stock. & Dar., S P. o. 15 Do. do. do. A all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p. c. till July 1, '56 4 3 / 4 Watertil..& Kilk.6pc to 5 St. 25 2 20 1 41 5 all I.gua Fria ..... all I A.nglo AuMtrin. Gold all Anglo Californian ... MINES. 6 'Warp hail all tustralian Cordillera all No Maria all Baden (Gd. Duchy of; all Bloanarvon Iron and Coal _ 14 British Iron 26 Brazil iaulmp.(issued at £5 pm.) all Do. Cocacs k Cuiaba 15 Do. St. John Del Bey Clarendon Cons. Mir Co. of Jamaica all 'obro Copper 1 'olonial Gold all oppor Miu. of Eng all •o. Prof. 7i p. cont. 1C Copiapo 1 teortnna al • eneral. . all Gt.NuggetVeinßog. all Great Polgooth all t Wheal Tor United all iberty all 'nano . 14 usitanian all ariquitaa .. all ow Granada all onveau Monde all ontgibaud Silva' _ _ Lo Leta Alin. & Smolt Iport Philip all . arts Rock all iymney Iron all o. Now , 13i ntiago de Cuba , all nth Australian all o. Scrip _ i Do. 10 per *out Pref 9 Tin Croft all United Mexican all Waller all West Mariposa 12s. Worthing Mining •' Australia oil Yuba MAR KET NEWS.—(This Day). CORN EXCHANGE. The snpply of English wheat on sale to-day was very moderate, and chiefly composed of Monday's unsold sam ples. The trade ruled exceedingly heavy, and the quota tions were nominally unaltered. Foreign wheat met a dull inquiry —indeed scarcely a transaction took place in it. Floating cargoes were quite neglected. Fine barley supported previous rates; other kinds were very dull. Malt sold heavily, at the late decline. Oats changed hands slowly, at Monday's currency. Beans, peas, and flour wore nominal in price. ARRIVALS TEN WEEK. Wheat. Snglish .. 1,060 Irish •• • Pores } 1 3,690 Barley. 470 Malt. Oats. Flour 670 4ao 30 - i - Fka 3,410 tffs BOROUGH HOP. Wo have a moderate demand for most kinds of hops, s' 'all prices. WHITECFIA.PEL. Each kind of meat mot a very dull inquiry, as follows : —Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s Gd ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s Gd ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; pork, 3s 6d to 53 Od per Sibs by the carcase. THE WORKHOUSES. The inmates of the various workhouses in the men - ) politan districts were yesterday regaled with the usual Christmas fare, consisting of roast beef and potatoes, plum-pudding, porter, tobacco, &o. Below is a state ment of the present number of inmates of the several workhouses, as compared with last Cnristmas, and of those in receipt of out-t:;;;a.ti..f. 872 ; last year, 873. Outdoor poor, 3,61 - i; last year, 2,485. ST. MARYLEBONE.-In workhouse, 1,911 ; last year, 1,868. Outdoor poor, 5,615 ; last year, 4,757. ST. PANCRAS.-Indoor poor, 1,663 ; last year, 1,624. In parish lunatic asylums, 217. Total indoor poor, 1,880. No return of the number of outdoor. ST. MARY, ISLINGTON.-Indoor poor , 440 ; last year, 370. Turned out, 239. Outdoor, 1,872 ; last year, 1,496. ST. MARTIN'S-IN-THE-FIELDS. Inmates of workhouse, 642 ; last Christmas, 556. At Mr. Aubin's District School, Norwood, 85 boys and 44 girls ; total, 129. Outdoor poor, 655 ; at corresponding period last year, 590. ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER.-Inmates of workhouse, 614, last Christmas, 556. Children at the Establishment, Battersea-common, 157 ; last year, 125. Outdoor poor, 613 ; last Christmas, 621. ST. GEORGE'S, HANOVER-SQUARE.-Inmates of the two workhouses, 573 ; last year, 531. No return of outdoor poor. ST. JOHN, HAMPSTEAD. -Inmates of workhouse, 177; last year, 160. Outdoor poor, 23 9 ; last year, 233. WHITECHAPEL UNION.-Intnates of workhouse, 1,152 last Christmas-day, 935. Outdoor poor, 2,543 ; last year, 2,260. HACKNEY UNION.-Inmatee of workhouse, 664 ; last Christmas-day, 559. Outdoor poor, 2,082 ; last year, 1,593. ST. MART, ROTIIRRHITHE.-Inmates, 203 ; last year, 243. Outdoor poor, 384 ; last year, 348. ST. SAVIOUR'S UNION, S OUTEIWA RS.-Inmates, 492 ; last Christmas-day, 455. Outdoor poor, 1,420 ; last year, 1,388. ST. LEONARD, SHOREDITCEL-Inmates, 1,035 ; last Christmas, 884. Outdoor poor, 3,112 ; last Christmas 2,609. ST. JAMES, CLERKENWELL.-Inrnates, 639 ; last Christ mas, 593. Outdoor poor, 1,504 ; last Christmas, 947. ST. GILES AND ST. GEORGE, BLOOMSBURY.-Inmate., 706 ; last year, 822. - Oteceiving outdoor relief, 1,087 ; last year, 1,001. BRENTFORD UNION.-Inmates of workhouse, 516 last year, 5 10 . Outdoor poor, 1,07 1 ; last year, 1,532. EDMONTON UNION.-Inmates of workhouse, 360 ; last year, 356. No return of outdoor poor. ST. MARY, LAMBETH.-Indoor poor, 1,505 ; last Christmas, 1,600. Outdoor poor, 6,858 ,• last year, 5,796. ST. MARGARET AND ST. JOHN'S, WESTMINSTER.- Number in the workhouse and Kensington school estab lishment, 722 ,• last year, 707. Outdoor poor, 3,083 ; last year, 3,034. ST. LUKE, MIDDLESEX.-Inmates of workhouse, City• road ; county house, Southgate ; and lunatic asylums 668 ; last year, 679. Outdoor poor, 1,041 ; last year, 1,163. ST. MARY ABBOTS, KENSINGTON.-Inmates, 382 ; Christmas, 422. There are 103 children farmed out at St. George's Industrial Training School, Plasket, Essex. Outdoor poor, 1,675_ last year, 1,22 0 . ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR, SOUTHWARK.-Inmates of workhouse, Mint-street, 444 ; last year, 526 ; establish ment at Lewisham 129 ; last year, 134 ; at Mitcham, 120. Out-door, 1,117 ; last year, 1,797. ST. GILES'S, CAMBERWELL.-Indoor poor 486 ; last year, 426. Outdoor poor, 1,609 ; last year, 1,355. BERMONDSEY. -Inmates, 532 ; last year, 715. Since last year, at Industrial School, Sutton, 179 Outdoor children, which, added t o the 532, makes 711. poor, 1,057 ; last Christmas, 1,082. WEST LONDON UNION.-Inmates of workhouse, 510; last Christmas, 470. There are 250 children farmed out at tke Central District School, Norwood. Outdoor poor, x d ad ad 2,530 ; last year, 1,589. STEPNEY trNION.--In the four workhouses, 1,405 ; last year, 1,305. Inmates m asylums, 182. Outdoor p o or, 3,620 ; la st year, 3,261. POPLAR UNlON.—lnmates of workhouse, 475 ; last year, 520. At Whitechapel School, 140 children ; last year, 109. Outdoor poor, 1,779 : last year, 1,679. WANDSWORTH AND CLAPHAM UNlON.—lnmates, 645; last year, 587. Boys at Penge School, 74 ; girls 66. No return of outdoor poor. BROMLEY UNlOM.—lnmates of workhouse, 10192 ast Christmas, 202. Outdoor poor, 376 ; last year, FULHAM UNlON.—lnmates of workhouse, 446 ; last Christmas, 449. No return of outdoor poor. CENTRAL LONDON DISTRICT SCHOOL, NORWOOD (AußlN's).—The present numbers are 1,073 ; last year, 1,021 —males 596, fensale 477. There are somefew parishes omitted on account of the masters having declined to supply information. The steam corvette the Catneleon arrived at Rochefort on Saturday from Cayenne, bringing home Rear-Admiral Bonard, formerly governor of the colony. MR. E. T. SMITH'S CHRISTMAS DINNER TO THE POOR. —For some days past there have been announce ments affixed to the walls of Drury-lane Theatre, stating that, upon application to the hall-keeper, tickets to the extent of 200 would be given to poor persons upon ap plieation, entitling the holders to one pound of beef and a loaf of bread on Christmas-day. In accordance with these, yesterday, about one o'clock, 200 needy people presented themselves at the entrance opposite Crown court, and were duly served with the promised fare. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. ( From the Report of the Registrar-General.) It was shown in the last report that London had suf fered an increase of mortality, the effect of cold weather. In the week that ended last Saturday, though the rigour of the weather was not mitigated, but augmented, the number of deaths registered was not quite equal to that of the preceding week ; the numbers in the tavo periods having been 1,271 and 1,257. It is agreeable to experi ence, as well as reasonable in itself, that some time will elapse before the effects of a change of temperature are fully manifested in the registration. The rate of mortality which prevailed last week ap proaches very nearly the average rate of London in the third week of December. This return includes the deaths of 634 males and 623 females. 44 men and women died whose lives had been prolonged to 80 years or upwards. The deaths produced by bronchitis received a considerable accession ; for hav ing been 119 iu each of the two previous weeks, they rose last week to 161, of which 45 occurred to persons under 20 years of age, and almost exclusively infants ; 9 tleAN.f tlbe..o.cres of 20 and 40 ;39 in the period 4060 ; rians. The deaths from pneumonia or inflammation of the lungs, amounting to 80, and falling principally among children, are not so numerous as in some previous weeks. Against 60 from bronchitis in the period of life 60-SO years are to be set 60 from phthisis (or consumption), which occurred in that period of greater vigour, 20 or 40 years, being about half of the total number from this dis ease. Fatal cases of typhus rose from 45 to 65, of which there were 10 in Shoreditch ; of these 10 four occurred in Ilaggerstone West. Typhus, measles, hooping-cough, and scarlatina prevail now more in the east districts than in the other divisions of London. Four deaths from scarlatina occurred in Hoxton Old Town. Three deaths were registered as caused by intemperance, 4 by deli rium tremens, 3 by carbuncle, one by v ant of the neces saries of life. Last week the births of 759 boys and 763 girls, in all ' 1,522 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1845.51 the average number was 1,431. There was a full moon on Saturday. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the highest reading of the ba rometer wee 30.19 in. in the morning of Wednesday. The mean reading of the week was 29.939 in. The mean temperature of the week was 28 2 deg., which is 10 . 3 deg. below the average of the same week in 38 years. The mean of the previous week was 321 deg. The air was coldest on Friday and Saturday, the mean tempe rature on those days having been respectively 18.5 deg., and 17 deg. below the average. On Saturday the ther mometer fell to 16 . 9 deg., the lowest point in the week. The highest temperature was 42 deg., and occurred on Sunday (the 16th). The mean daily temperature was below the average throughout the week ; and on every day after Tuesday the extent of depres sion was more than 13 deg, The mean dew point temperature was 19.2 deg., and the difference between this and the mean air temperature was 9 deg. The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was 35 . 3 deg. The wind, which had been generally in the east, changed on Saturday to north-east, and in the evening to south-west. On several days the air is described by the observer as " remarkably dry." On Saturday night snow fell ; the character of the weather suddenly changed, and at midnight the temperature was 6 deg. higher than it had been three hours before. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS, NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, DEC. 22. Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat 173 Tubercular Diseases •• Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 33 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs , of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus , &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations 8 Premature Birth and Debility 2B Atrophy Old Age Sudden 25 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 73 Causes not specified DEATHS MOM ALL CAUSES Population Deaths in cone- Deaths Enumerated. sponding week in the 1851. of 1854. Week. West Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts 1,291 Totals Males 634 Females 623 BIRTHS IN TIIE WEEK. 1,257 Males Females Total 1,522 THE AFRICAN MAIL.—The departure of th e African mail packet Gambia, Commander Bolt, is pos tponed until to-day, at four o'clock p.m., when she will leave Plymouth for Madeira and the West Coast of Africa: CURIOUS POSITION OF A WREN'S NEST.—Two f 3W yers were cutting a log of Stettin oak, 26 inches squar o e, at Sunderland. About the centre of the log a large hle was discovered, 101 inches in leng th b y 71 inches in breadth, filled with' moss, feathers, hair, &c., and con taining seven birds' eggs, which, from their diminutive from size, are considered to b e wren's eggs. The tree, its immense size, is supposed to be of about 150 years L growth. The moss forming the wren's nest was as Ifresh as if it had only been pulled yesterday. —Durir cola Chronicle. Bt. 25 25 St. it. 25 25 50 St. 20 20 10 10 5 5 20 10 20 5 20 18 1051 MIS CELLANNOUB. 19 Australian A gri cult. all Austrian. Royal Mail Si Berlin Water Works 40 Brit. American Land 32j Canada EGO Canada Gov. 6p. st Jan. and jaly all Crystal Palace 5 Do. Preference : all Crystal Pal. of Franc, Duston Iron Ore 11 Eastern Steam all En.&Aus Cop Sue Co 24 Electric Telegraph all Electric Teleg. of Ir all Ge'. Iron Si Cornell 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. all General Screw Steam 10 Irish Beetroot Suga , 10 Magdalena St. Navig all Mcditeran. Elec. 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