The Sun. — London, England, 1856-03-08 00:00:00

lONEY IVILIRKET sa A. 22. MARKETS, AND CODDIERCIAL INTELL.TGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocr.. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed. Ter? plietly, with a steady appearance, prices of All kinds F e ing well supported. The sales were 5,000 bales, of which 2,000 were on speculation. There wa s a slf ght decline in the Railway Share Marktt. The S lank of England return, completed ffir the w ee k e n ling March 1, is of rather au unf. : „,,, ()limbic charactci The other securities show large in ereas, ), and there is a large diminn',..l en i n th e priva - ,e deposits. These changes we' :e principally prodi'iced by the abstraction of the • Amounts neces sary ;7or the completion of the . s econd instalment L 45! 10$ 'per cent. ou the English oan, and for th e lic e iii~l: tion of the coma' ,ereial paper whi c h fell dn o on the 4th in The Government Aecuri tics were reducr,d nearly half-a-million. 0 'ing to the favoural„ile alteration in the Foreign Exclur, age, and the) decrease in the demand for the precious metals which naturally followed, the stock: of bullion again shows an augmentation, and the I text official statement is expected to show a still greater iu crease, as some of the supply brought by tl ke James Baines, the Parana, and the Persia, has 1 een sent i nto the Bank of England. Act arc Circula• Increas , e Bu Ilion Increase' Rest £18,935,225 393,705 10,599,650 24,258 3,779.752 309,706 4,083,033 58,518 13,918.279 844,085 747.129 34,035 11,451,006 495,000 19,490,762 305,585 5,493,005 13,642% Increase Pub lin Deposits Decrease Other Deposits Decrease Seven-Day and other Bills Increase Government Securities Decrease 0 ther Securities Increase Notes uremployed Decrease Accounts from Havre represent the cotton mar let as being quiet, with an increase of sales ever arrivals. On the 6th inst., 520 bales were added to the stock on hand, and 2,000 bales changed bands at 86 francs per 50 kilogrammes for inferior middling, and 87 francs for good middling. Trade in other descriptions of raw produce was not very brisk, but prices were well maintained. The German and French Bourses continuo to fluctuate, but the rumours afloat as to the progress t f the Conferences are no longer relied upon. At 1 r ienna the Austrian Funds and other securities ave partly recovered the fall at the beginning q the week. The Five per Cent. Metallics at 3 firm at 84'4, and the New Loan has advanced 2 1 lorins to 1121. New Bank Shares are 1,090, and Vat Austrian Credit Mohilier 364. Money is again oming plentiful, and the premium on the pre -sus, metals ha - -; fallen to 21, being a further re- IcVon of per cent. Exchange on London is down `.° 10.4, and ev Paris to 1191. At Berlin the 4 Cents. are firm at 971, and the 41 Stock at 11 ' E. On the Paris Bourse the French Funds 1,, • re fluctuated between 30c. and 50c. during the a 8 t three days, and yesterday left off at the lower 14 ,: '1 ations. e promoters of the Acadian Iron Company 1° o (riven notice that no applications for shares : 11 i •e received after Monday next. Mr. M onse ll ioned in the House of Commons last evening . this company had offered to supply the r 3 . 0. E , uncut with iron which would stand a pre ssnre ;6,000 lbs. for the manufacture of gu",s. The it tof Nova Scotia is considered by ma ny parties erior to that of Sweden. 1 1 'he English Stock Market is rather firmer to •, but the transactions have, been limit e d. A % 1 ht improvement has been :r.iused by the favour -4s advices from Paris coDOerning the progress of x er , otiations. Cons u l s for money and the 11th ail At; %• opened at 91ti 4, but have since improved to while the :p7..lee fo r Ap r il i s a b out 92 4- . The ‘ i 'cri Scrip is 1a :p rem . Th e N ew Three per Cents. al tut, but the norninal quotations were 921 to L. Exchequer Bills are Is. discount to is. e rrt urn. Fogy ion Securiiiir2s have ruled firm. Turkish 6 ler Ce nts, are 9G), to s, and the 4 per Cents. 100. ctissiv n 5 per CeY,its. are per cent. lower, being ; 02 ; and the per Cents arc 92. Sardinian have Veen at 91, Spani s h 3 per C ents. at 43,1, and Bra • l ian. Small. Bonds 1021. Dutch 4 per Cents. are The fo' . ..fowing are the nominal prices of Foreign 'latoeks:- —Mexican, 20± ; Peruvian, 79 80 ; ditto t Per Cents., 56 ; Portugue se 4 per Cents., 47 Fetus 5 per Cents., 101 3 ; ditto 4i per T e atri., 9 2 94 ; Spanish 3 per C en t s ., 42! 3./ ; ditto ferree., 23i ; ditto Certificates, 44 5 ; ditto . Thei:e has been a firm market for railway shares, 'd its. some lines a fair amount of business has been 2 Eastern Counties h ave risen it 2t •; East Lan- 2 c ire, ; Great Northern, 10s. ; Lancishire and 100 , 41 :Air©, 55., and South-Western, ss. The Colo- T r 44 1 lin es we r e fi rmer . 'lank of Egypt Shares rose 55., but the City tUed. heavy. Ca..iada Land. shares advanced 41. 5/. tR- Li FUNDS Min DAY AT ONE arCLOCK. IOG /Pro?* the Oflicial 1 1 A4t. 2.) qu , ri. , done. 1, 2 r :nt. Consols Ann ß itio s 9IA 1 4 :A D o r Cent. An auities 1 i• V.orda, .1.20()It ..... 3 d Pr N 7or A, CCOUIDIL I Ditto Scrip b :711 , 3qt - ter Bills, 24 , 1. 4000 . .... • ......... iinaall • • Ditto Bo n d s , 1;,58, 34 per Cent 914 i t to, 1859 .CE OF FORERM FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOt K. A A' iili an B on d s, 5 per Cent. 'is itto Small 1 , iziti Bonds, 5 per Cont., 1822, £St lO2 x d '1 itt o 44 per Cent k itiiau Bon-'.s, fi per Cent. : 1. 1 isi, Bowls, 3 per Cent n4',..11 Bonds, 6 Pgr cent o Guaranteed, 4 per C on t. Nvidande on the above navNhle In boncloo. 14 1 'Exchange, 24 per Cont., 12 Guil ... . 4 4.0 4 per Cent.. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK. 0 Awls •. 9li R ;Ditto Account, April 110... ........... 921 4 1 1! GREAT SEWER AT WHITEHALL —.Por several Lt t , :s past a vast number of workmen have been en• 1( din tle, construction of a great sewer from the Or. 2( !ntal Water in St. James's-park, and thence through 1( arad e and centre of the Horse-guards, across White- i f • aloag Whitehalbplace, dm The whole of the works 1( Lost neatly completed, and the greater portion of the '. of the ground made good. The arches have been ucted of solid brickwork, and the iron tubing is of 2c ease strength. Th e covere d gateway wh i ch connects IL ..ommander-in-Chief's with the War-office and forms 20 triage way, has, in consequence of the carrying 20 0.- the works, been for some time closed. Yesterday g aFc thrown open, having been re•laici with asphalte 20 tha S e y sse ll C ompany ' s Works, Stangate. Not. 'landing the l arge num b er of men employed, the ~ 4 of the excavations, and the speed which was ren 10 - I necessary to prevent obstruction to the traffic, it 2o Oit e n b rought to a close without a single accident. 20 6 ei tTH 0? MR. THOMAS ATTWOOD.—The d ea th o f t h is 20 t oted gentleman took place at Great Malvern, Wor *shire. at an early hour on Thdrsday morning. Mr. t''ood first became known as a public character by 1/41gorous opposition to the orders in Council of 1512. lh,;:equencly he took a leading part with th e late Si • B ir.clai r 10 r against M r . P ee l' s C urrency Bill of 1819, 40 s' ~6 31' years after was c ons t an t, i n season and out of 50 i l3 , in his e n d eavours t o accomplish the repeal of 25 easure. His most not a bl e ac t was, however, the 20 ‘i, "Ilehrnent of the Birmischam Political Union. at s,l4 l ter part of the y ear 1828 , an d for his prudent PO, Il et in th e management o f that body, which was ;4.,4,v u , 11 / 4 . r)° 'Ed t o h ave cons id era bl y i nfluenced the pass- '2IA ° f the Reform Bill, he was presented with th e 20 OLP , of the city o f L on d on. He repre v Birmingham during the first seven years of the 20 tl leLl Parliament, but in consequence of family of lic- 60 il.4'fnd th e di sappo i ntment of political hopes, he re- 10C >hU r imn public life, and was succeeded in Parliament 50 4 1. ‘,.fri91,1 and associate in the U n i on , M r . M onte. 100 I . ° a,n3 , years prior to his death Mr. Actwood was 100 t, • I'm of a severe and distressing attack of paralysis, 1 2 % ~ 1 I n c the mid st o f hi s sufferings and general prostra- 50 Mind and body, b e was di st i ngu i shed, as in the h ,Perloil of hi s lif e 20 ,by the amiability and generosity 25 1 1 ‘ 1 )4 , 4 "cial disposition. In Birmingham hi s decease o ti , a re gretted by a ll part i es ; and more especially by 100 :tt v,) % o ho h a d the honour of h's private intimacy. Mr. 10 '1 4. 4 waa a part ner i n t h e house •'f Mes , rs. Sp ooner 6 lqt e4wor,ds, and his elder brother, M a tthi as , f or some 100 e represented the borough of Whit e h aven i n P ar fi a . 25 ,kb B Y many of our reader s th e deceased v.ill be re- 25 Lered as the "King Tom" of Cob6etes Register. i Ao TillS DAY.) RAILW XY.S. Closing Prices yestaJay 26 27 3i 4 8 8 1.5 - 14 14 - 5 9 - 8 87 - F 9 57i - 68, 12i - 13 •• .... ... ••• ... .. 3 2 74 - 8 l2t 13 9i 32 34 22 - 24 71 73 56 - 25j - 85 - .87 6/ 1 - 7 92 93 78 80 [2O 122 [O3 105 60i 611 73 - 76 6 i 7i 6 7 831 83i 99 100 9 93 100 4d par - pari I - 92A - - - 70; - 43 53 3v] si - 34 30/4 .•• '". - •,• 76 - 77 - 6 44 - 15 - :6 S•L 53 88 - 90 - - 101 - 26 Patd.l RAILWAYS. 1.1.11'.V,, NO Ttng. 'lltts ini .1 1 / 3 ,3t7i. Jun:t ~; 3.Bast .!lz 'dadvinets... 41 B i . inirig. Wolverb Stour Vfah l .„ :!9. 'lir!: o ..thd. Lancsl 1' ..lhesitire June':. sl' ~-). C1tc.:(1,.. & Birk. Z5O 5t.. , 1 1;25 C ,r, I' , 00., £2O all -;,vt!.. & Tynv origin& £25 (iasd. at £4's il.OO iristol and 151xoter.. .0O .!aletionian. '6l. 'arm. and Cs7 . dige,l all. I.ester & Holy; tea.l ali l, , rk and Bandon all 'irk, Rack, & Pas. IS I:.rnwall all Do. A S Do. 11 1. - riel Junction.... 4Z.- ut.b ineillelfasflunc. 'O3 Dun. P. & A+ , -. Jne, 'lOO Mast ALgliso. all };astern Counties.. 100 tlttat. lTnion, A at 1.0. Ds., B. Stovz... S' Do., New A..... 10 /East Kent 14) 1 ...f.t. L.tuoashire ... 10G 7dinl.urgb 4; Glass. , all gdinb. and Peebles I it/0 F:din. Prtl, St Dung -. 9 l'orth h Clyde Jun all Furness. all Do. Extension......., 100 kilaszow Si S. West all Groat N. of Seotlnd. 100 iGreat, Northern _. 100 -Do., A. Stock ..... . 1 00 Do., B. Stook._ 1A I Gt. Stb . lzWest.art. 10(1 Great Western..... 100 De. Stour Val. Ra.! Gua. Stk all 'lrish Sonth-Eacl , or- all , T.,:tnenster A.- Carlifti, 1.p.jD0., Tbirds 8 IDo. Now Thirds IttO i Laneash.andYork,-1, I Do., Wst. Riding r.iii all i I,lv.ersby.kSontltni. all 'Loudon & Blackwal 100 [And. Bright &S.Cst. 100 Land. and. N. Westn. 16 Do. Fifths 5i I Do.lo/.3h..,M,V1 0 24i Do. Eighths . .... 100 1, Ilion andS. Wet!, all Iho., £&.; ~ 0 all !Do., £4O 1 all !Ltndndrrytt Colorant !.13 all t.,n(lndrr7. le Ennlst it ;1. i , - i Marteh.Shof.Az Lind 2F I . 429. Dc., Man. At, Lin. Tri 10 I 1 !Metropolitan.. ;2. 1700 !Midland It 'DO Do. Birrnng. &Dor' " all '3lldld. G. Wo:ot. a ..t. all Do. iTalf Share... 1,11 IN , 3wcaatle k Carliql all ;Nwpt.Aborg. & 11 r f 831 Newry St En niskil all Newry Warrenpoin. and Rostrevor..... 100 Norfolk 33 vorthn.Cotratica TT, 100 North Britisf, Nth Dpv,,n Rau, ,t, 100 Dock Stock .100 lio., A Stock 1 ill ~ 0 ., B Stock , all Do., i 1; './Arr.i.itue tor IN. Easter ,i—p, cm i r . 21 : ',1D0. do. is ate „i on . 15 IDO.O ~Z4.N.E. - Pur,o, t. ‘ l iD.. Lood3 100 jr,o. York 100 North Load '7.a .0 3, 1,,N.&5.1 1 . 7 1 , ',rn.,1f am utead , awl City Jr.. 10 173 Nor';; Staffordshir. • !0 al: i v orth N.iestern 10 all I N S. 79est rn. ;fun: te , . l'.`lnnaltor i , Hinckl, :ad 1 '. , occster , t. 1 V - 0. a' 9 IT. . & Wol v :, • 8 f ,-.!• r ,- 7,301th R. uh) , c..ott:oh Ce itral 3 1 . (3' i l Scottish Rid laud St. lOU !-z!iropehlro ULi ,r. -.0 wl I:outh Deron 1 - - 1 Eastern :t. 100 ' - 'nuth Talcs . L Yrkah. dt Riv. Dn 31 T . ) 0 .. lq !fi &Wo. 'r a : !Stockton z Darli 11' 5t,..,1;.tc,n 4 Hartlep it. 1I(' :Taft' Va!e.. it. I 41 1)o. Pref., No. 1... ?,5 e 2 LrhIrIPS Hay. n.& R. 0 iUlvergtone k Lanes !) All !Vale all I , ,Taterfd. i 0 all :Waterford&Limor' , ,,! , 1 all 'West Cornwal i 10 el :West End of Londe; and Crystal Pala3o . 5 all I no. A 5 3 Do. 'B. !O %LI ;Wont London .0 all Wimbledn & Croydon S.ll DT,Weir. Dea 1.11 40 Do. 5 p.c. Ohlgs. con. in Sh. at par till '64 10 Ardennes 14 Ailg:nn P.a•An. Jr.nk 14 qeziers to Gra'.vs rA 4. ficrnbay, Flarods, &D rlentral lndith,Seri all Do. Demerara (1 I ' , itch Rhenißh 111 illtstera of Fran W.. 3 'Do. New tll i Raqt ludian , g. 5 P.. 15 I 'N , . 16 flee ono Melbou guar. 5 per c nt. . Do., Lon. allot., do. 224;03. Tk of Ca4PlaA 1 Do. 9) i Jo. (7art. of Duben. con. into Stk. till', MI Do. Comp. 6p. c., do at. CoLtral of Fran AM at. Indian Poninaa: 4 Groat Luxemboar CGIIA Litt-it-or] Share, Do, 11 Do. re-is. forftd. Sh. n I Gt.We:+U;rnole A na- 0 N Do. New „ll' tadft., paTable's7 with option. till '55. as Do. do., p. '56.. a'l no. do., '76, p. '60.. all iDr,. do., '73, without option all I flamilton aL Toront all Do. nor cent. 17 'Lake Collat. & Baal all Liorro and Turnhout "II Lucca Pist. sp. c.p I.G Lyons and Cicnova 14 'Lyons do ModitArra• all AadraF, gua.. 4 p.c 10 Do. Now oc, sp. c. 5 Co. 4 p. c. Exton all Waria Antonia all I 00. do. New tell Namur clt Liege (4riti tatorest) all no. (ex interast)..., all lorthern of France. , 111 Do.2ol.She ail '9o. 207. 3 p. 0 Bdr (fmy. B. 4 Ams. Ska aL rforwegianTrnnkPre all Paris and Lyons , all Ditto Bonds ‘ll ; Paris and Orleans. 5 Rome and Frascati all Roial Dlnigh all Royal Swedish all Do. Obligations Sambre and House... all Do. 5i p. cent. Pref. 5 Scind', guar. 5 p. c all D 0... ..tII southern of France 16 St. Andrew's awl Quebec {A). +.l: !West Flanders ill Do 5A ter c. Prof_ Is W . &N.W. of Pr:►ne, 411 West. of Switzerland all ,Wiesbaden all j Zealand 11 I A rtßtrabucia 50 Bank of London tli ‘(ri. Col. fik.& tn. C al. British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 4 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 50 City 25 Cofolval 20 Commercial of Lonti. .11 all Load. Chart. Bk of Australia 5 Ditto New l r 20 Landon and County. 50 [And. &E. Enkg. Corp, IC,Jundon Joilt. Stock. 10 ' Loudon and Paris 20 Lend. & Westminster 35 National Pro.of Eng 10 Do. New 22 , , National of Ireland.. all New South Wales,,,. all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 irGvincial of Ireland aii Igo. New 1 't lusTl &Golm C( 50 Royal British ' ) All i();,th Australia 3.11 i Tnion of A us t ra li a ,t , Do. New. .-.... 10 Union of Londo n —I - ld 1 —4!; 3; - 94 1 1 - 1 38 - 4 8 i - 14 21 -82 . E 21 - 21 •:•• •••• ••• - • • . 12} -11 A, 12i .3 67 69 77 - 79 5 - 6 204 - 21 5i - 51 3i n 25 3 / 4 - VS 3 - 3ij - 'CO 113 - 122 117.122 107 1;;9 24% - 25 115 - 120 ii - 104 19f 13 A d 2 3 5 1 - 6 f 5 f - 5 i 39 - 39. 11 - 12' 49a 50fq FO - 52 ió - iii ... "" . li - lir ... - pm ••• .... •• 3i - 4• u - ii 18 = 19 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 9(3 -9. i 61 - 63 ici : p...., 1 el par 63 - 65 16 - 17 16 17 4 3d Ipar 2p - - •.. 37 = 39 41 - 43 ••• 38 40 71 - 73 7a iq Business done this day St it 4t. St. St. d i 20 5 18 - 19 - - ••• THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 8 1856 Ikr c% EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. FlALLws.rie. ()ompan yestwray usincea this lay. itak i 4:j" iltrb MEETING THIS DAY. %11 Bedford and ICU Buckghamsh. l. 14) ClythMalo all Col. Stour Vy, The adjourned meeting of the shareholders in this company was held thiS afternoon at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-qreet, to receive the result of the poll rela- tive to the election of directors. Less interest appeared to be manifested in the day's proceedings than might have been expected from the stormy character cf the previous meetings of this company. The room was not more than a quarter full at the c3mmencement of the buQiness. 94 - 96 94 - :8 SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. Sud. and 11;1. 100 E. Lin. fr. 6pc all E. Un. 11. SIL. 109 Glas. Barr. & Neil 5. Direct 1.00 Do. N0w...... r,ll Glstr.dt Dn. Fr 111 Hrtlpi. Sz Railway..... all Hull & Selby all Do. Sharee. all Do. f Shares. all Lon.& Greene; all Do.Preforen.T 10.) Lon., Til., &S. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cont. 100 Do. 6 per ct. all Manch. Bxtn and Matlock all Middlesbro' 11 - 13 AUSTRIA. . - 4f VIEXNA, March 4.—News there is none, whether political or local. Mr. Waddington, on taking the chair, was warmly applauded. The passage in the speech of the Emperor Na poleon which relates to the Eastern question has not produced a favourable impreFsion here. 15 : Irs Tke CHAIRMAN commenced the business of the meet ing by reading the scrutineers' report, which is as follows : RUSSIA►. 13 - 23; - 244 107 A - 112! London, March 8, 1858. To the Chairman of the Eastern Counties Railway The Northern Bee, that so lately seemed to con sider it had received a special mission to flourish its sting threateningly in the face of the foe, has now decidedly received orders to turn its attention to the exhibition of honey. In the mean time, in spite of all the "hum ming" of the Northern Bee, the preparations for war and for defence are not relaxed ; the buoys and sea marks are being taken up all along the ' coast ; the light houses and beacons are no longer to be lit ; the vessels in Cronsta,dt are being re leased from the heavy covering of ice and snow in which they have been enveloped during the winter, and the crews are fully occupied for the present in scraping and scrubbing, in painting and holy stoning ; this activity is also kept up to the neces sary degree of unremission by the frequent visits of inspection which the Grand Duke Constantine pays them. All the high officers in command in the north are as busily engaged in their prepa rations for defence as though the Allied fleets were already through the Belt. Company. Sir,—ln the discharge of the anxious and importan_ task of scrutineers, which we have been called upon to perform, we have thought it to be our duty to inquire into and make a careful comparison of every vote given at this election, and int') the amount of stock registered i❑ the company's books. The unusually large number of proxies and personal votes polled at this election would have made our duties more than ordinarily laborious had we not had the able aesi tance of your secretary and clerks of the company, whose zealous and continuous aid, cheerfully rendered, facilitated our inquiries and shortened the time, which otherwise would have been' lengthened. Without wishing to travel beyond the scope of our duty, we would recommend that the poll be printed, and sent by the company to each. share holder. We beg to append the result of the poll, as follows : 2i - 2i Relear 0 Midld.Bra•ifi 54 Newmarket Bury E. o.spe all N.& Est.s p.c. all Do. 6 nor et. all Do. Fixe(ls c all Prest. &Lr yr. all Do. 6hr,, , . A Roystn.& Hit. ' Shot Roth ranC Gooleg.s p.e. all Shrows.&lier 9.1 , S. Stallonlsh. Ail Wear Valleygr 6 por cont._ all Do 91 - 92 P in 55 L 7 Ito ..... • • • Ifi 7i - 7i WO WiltsVornrst 32 - 73 83 - 85 For Mr. Goodson, 168 personal voters, representing 346,000/. stock, and 4,753 votes-proxies ; 1,270 voter: , representing 1,824,9001., and 31,303 votes ; total, 1,43 E voters, representing 2,170 9001. stock, and 36,061 votes, FOR MR. WADDINGTON. Stock. Votes. • ____. Personal Voters . 152 317,520 4,424 Proxies -- T0ta1...... FOR ➢IR. PACKR. Personal Voters Proxies Total L425 . 2,157,810 35,847 FOR MR. HELPS. Personal Voters Proxies 1,438 1,194.260 24,163 Total 1,833 1,737,400 33,966 FOR, ➢IR. ORR. Personal Voters Proxies 1,486 1,191,660 24,113 Total 1,832 1,729,700 FOR MR. WALTERS. Personal Voters Proxies .. 1,487 1,193,860 -- -- * Total 1,823 1,724,100 FOR MR. MORRISON. Personal Voters Proxies ... ......... 33,812 9,5"6 24,147 33,723 1,173 537 Total 72 93,403 1,710 The CHAIRMAN then declared Messrs. Goodson, Packe, and Waddington to .bc duly elected. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Box asked if any of the unregistered shareholders had voted 1 • Mr. T. ATKINSON, one of the scrutineers, said that not one of the unregistered shareholders bad voted, nor any person not entitled under the terms of the special act. A resolution was then submitted to the meeting, that the list of shareholders should be annually printed and sold to tho proprietors fir Is., on which a discussion en sued, and the resolution was ultimately negatived. The CHaresessr, in answer to a question from Mr. Love, said that the payment of the dividtnde, in conse quence of the agitation that had occurred, could not take place lsefore the 31st of March. Mr. LOVE expressed his dissent to suckan answer, and said be was convinced there were other circumstances which prevented it than that stated by the Chairman. The CHAIRMAN said that he considered he ought not to be pressed to state the reason why the payment of the t teidend had been delayed. (Dissent.) Mr. LOVE said he considered it advisable to put the question, believing a dividend had been declared which had not been earned and which they had not the money to pay. (Hear.) He was ready to prove the truth of his statement. The CHAIRMAN said he had no desire to withhold in formation Irvin the meeting. From what Mr. Love bad said it was necessary for the credit of the company that he (chairman) should give him an answer to his question, but which he thonght would have been better for all if it had not been put to hiin. The election of directors had an effect on the money market, and be had been refused money by a firm in the City until the result of this meet ing was known. This company had a surplus revenue and could meet their engagements, and when tkat was known, and that the engineer had reported the perma nent way was safe, notwithstanding what bad been stated to the contrary, he thought the company's affairs would assume a different complexion. Although statements had been made of the bad state of the permanent way, the traffic for the first nine weeks of this year bad been 1,0001. a week more than that of the corresponding I.eliod of last year. (Cheers.) He complained of Mr. Love's conduct in impugning the correctness of the statements in the reprt, especially as it had been re ferred back for the auditors to again go over the accounts. Taey hal done so, and confirmed their pre- Vieth . ; audit. Mr. NORP.IS thought it would be better for the credit of the company if the real facts of their position wero put forward. Such reservation as the chairman practised was bizhly ol j,ctiouable. lie contended the accour t did not show they were in a position to legitimately pay the di% ifleml recommended. Mr. BRUCE said that at the meeting in August last he opposed the then dividend, because he saw there were works and claims to be met which he knew could not be done if they paid the dividend, and in order to pay that dividend claims were put over for liquidation till the past half-year. He referred to the engineer's report that 150,000/. was required to put the permanent way in an efficient stat, and he (Mr. Bruce) had always contended that the permanent way should be properly kept in order, for on that greatly depended their work ing expenses, and the •atnounts they had to pay for compensation in cases of accidents. They bad not the means of payin; this dividend, and he asked the meet ing net to sanction the payment of this dividend until the auditors had presented their revised statement of the accounts. Mr. LOVE then proceeded to show that his state ment with regard to the state of the company was c srrect, and entered into details to prove it, and said that he conNidered their dividend a fiction. Tie asked the chairman the amount of ;lioney required to meet the liabilities of the company unprovided for. The CHAIRMAN said that he was not bound to an swer the question, the discussion being irregular ; but V it was the wish of tho meeting he would answer the question. Mr. LOVE repeated his question. The CHAIRMAN said there were no loans to be pro- vided for except what were stated in the accounts. (Cheers.) .11e had been asked how they were to pay a dividend with so small an amount at their bankers ; and he answered that question Ly reading the large stuns due to the company from the Post-office and others, amount ing to upwards of 165,000/. It bad been said the divi dend could not be paid ; but be stated the diviJend would be paid. (Loud cheer=.) Up to December they bad 54,000/. at their banker., and they had 80,000/. there now. Sir S. Malcom), M.P., thought no good could come of this discussion. The meeting was an adjourned meet , . ing, to receive the declaration of the poll, and htit to open up the question of the report. Ha moved that the meeting do now dissolre, The CHAIRMAN said there were many difficulties for them to overcome, and he thought by tieing it little dis• cuewion at these meetings; they might easily be over- COM% The meeting now became very noisy, and it was with difficulty many or the speakers could be beard. Mr• NORRIS moved, as an amcndmett, that the audi tors be 'called upon to examine the anoounts of the half year for August, 1855, and rcbruary, 1856, and that they have access to tine books of the company to pro duce a detailed accotint of the company's stock and stores. Mr. Love secozjed the amendment. The carriedorigintl motion fo r di sso l v i ng th e meet i ng Was T.llB meeting then septrr.tt& IMr. Ballnders, of the 'Western Circuit, and Recorder , 0f Davonport, has been appointed to the recordership of Plymouth, in the place of Sir William Carpenter Rowe, now Chief Justice of Ceylon. INCENDIARY FIRE. —On Wednesday morning a fire broke out at the Canklow flour mills, near Rotherham, belonging to Mears. Moorhouse and Hague. The whole of the large roof fell in with a tremendous crash, and the fire raged with uncontrollable fury until the whole place, with the exception of the walls, was consumed. A very large quantity of grain in sacks and a good deal of flour were destroyed. Four pair of stones are comparatively uninjured. There is reason to fear that the fire wasr.the_ work of an incendiaru r ~ ~ '~ THE FALL OF RIES. e7,7777,7741 git Ar- 01.1 V • differs from a Commander-in -Chief. " The Porte, most certainly does not put this construction on the authority with which be is invested, nor have Iso read my' instructions." " I venture to ask whether the tone which he has assumed, the ab ruptness of his charges, the violence of his threats, the dictatorial spirit which, according to his own account, has generally characterised his proceed ings," aro authorised by the spirit of his in structions from home. Ho cannot, he says, " conceal from the Turks" that General Williams is ignorant of the native languages and of the manner of conducting operations in the field. In fact, the Ambassador proclaim s the Queen's Com missioner to be incapable, vain, quarrelsome, and tyrannical. What., then, becomes of the one or two favourable epithets he had previously applied to him ? When the General was Ile wto his post, when he was bein g insulted with i mpun i ty by the " traitors an d robbers" whom Lord Clarendon speaks of, when ho seemed likely to submit meekly to the contempt of so great a personage as an Am bassador, and to sink without a struggle into ob scurity, Lord Stratford could cheaply say a word or two that might remain on record about the Com missioner's "Excellent intentions ;" but when, after nearly six months' toil, he was winning the position which afterwards gave him the power of accom plishing a noble feat of arms, then the Ambassador feels it necessary to appear in his true colours, and to endeavour to obtain by open accusation what he had failed to accomplish by more secret means. In fact, by the despatch of February his whole pre vious conduct is explained. General Williams was the same man who was appointed six months ear lier ; and all his lordship's objections, if well founded, should have been stated half a year be fore. The indictment now sent home proves but one thing—that all the Ambassador's former de clarations as to the good faith of the assistanee he rendered, all his excuses for his neglect of the Com missioner, are equally baseless. From the whole course of his conduct we easily learn that he was as hostile in September as he was in February. (From the Times of this day.) Among the men of self reliance who have strug gled alone amid a d verse c i rcumstances General Williams must bold a high place. His aggressive warfare against Turkish corruption is as brilliant as his subsequent defence of Kars against forces three times as numerous as his own. As the reality of his position du r i ng th e l ast t h ree months of 1855 is disclosed, we wonder that any man should have so persevered in befriending an un grateful ally and upholding a hopeless cause. We feel how natural it was to suppose that, if left un aided and unanswered, he would, in a lit of anger or despair, desert the charge which he had received from the Government of his country. We can appreciate the probability that if he remained he would only mix up his name with incapable gene rals and a broken army, and if he returned at all, only return to obscurity or t o cens u re . Wh en C o l . Williams received the rank of Brigadier, and was deputed to advise the Turkish Commander-in-Chief in Asia, it was thou g ht p ro p er th a t h e s h ou ld re ceive Turkish military rank. Hewes to be appointed a Pasha, and to have the position of a general in the Ottoman army. Now, let it not be sup posed that such a distinction was totally new, that it shocked any prejudice, or that any long time or any great exercise of power was necessary to obtain it. For years Turkey has had Pashas and Beys from every quarter of Europe. For years Stamboul has swarmed with refugees and renegades with high rank iu the Sultan's army. At the commencement of this war there was a crowd of British aspirants for such honours. A gentleman with a week's moustache, and looking about the last man in the world to regenerate the Messulnian, would suddenly appear in the streets of Pera. He would wear the brilliant uniform of the Peckham Fencibles, or some such semi -warlike corps. His cap would be that which adorns the body-guard of his Highness the Nawaub of Thug gapore, his rank of Colonel he would have earned in the service of one of the late Governments of Nicaragua. Such a hero found no difficulty in approaching the Seraskier, armed with the strongest diplomatic recommendations, and a few hours were sufficient to convert him into an Ottoman General with a highly Oriental name. But no such speed was thought necessary in the case of the Queen's Commissioner, labouring in an endangered province for the good of a wasted army, and daily insulted by the vilest of mankind. On the 15th of Novem ber, after General Williams had been two months in Asia, Lord Stratford writes that he has applied to Reschid Pasha that the rank of "Ferik" should be conferred on the Commissioner ; but there the matter rested. For two months longer, although General Williams was writing almost daily to com plain of the treatment he received, and his want of authority, no notice was t a k en a t t h e B r i t i s h Em bassy. The Firnian, which could have been obtained in half an hour by the English dragoman, was never asked for. It was not until General Williams, driven to desperation, had laid the Ambassador's neglect before the Foreign office, that Lord Strat ford condescended to write to him, and in a com munication not a little insolent and bitter to in form him that his appointment as " Ferik" Lad been made. This despatch, —the first addressed by the Ambassador to the Commissioner—bears date December 30. Well might Lord Clarendon point out in indignant language to the Ambassador that, though a despatch from the Embassy of November 15 announced that the appointment had been asked for, yet no steps had been taken to obtain it, and that, " knowing the necessity that General Wil liams should have rank in the Turkish army, in order to secure to him the respect and obedience required, his diploma of Ferik has not yet been sent to him, nor does he appear to have been in formed that the rank • was conferred upon him." " General Williams," says the Foreign Secretary, " was surrounded by traitors and robbers, and stood in need of all the encouragement that her Majesty's could afford him." Lord Stratford's main defence is that he had, while declining to notice th© Commissioner, done all that was necessary with the Turkish Govern ment. In justice to the Ambassador's diplomatic talent, we must say that he does not fail to keep up appearances ; but we think there will be few deceived by such obvious precautions. That in despatches to the Foreign -office General Williams should be spoken of once or twice as a " zealous " and " meritorious" person is no more than might be expected. Lord Stratford was not very likely to make himself appear beforehand the opponent of the man whose failure might be more effectually compassed by quiet neglect. So also the Ambas sador now calls in his dragoman to prove that cer tain propositions have been submitted to the Porte. He puts 13 questions, which M. Pisani duly answers in a satisfactory manner, and questions and answers are then transmitted to London. What Lord Clarendon thinks of this notable defence may be learnt from the despatch we have already quoted. He says, " Your Excellency's despatch has re ceived the careful consideration of her Majesty's Government, and I have to inform you that it ap peals by M. Pisatii's replies to your Excellency's queries that, with the exception of some hall car tridges, little or nothing seems to hare been sent to the relief of the army at Kars." The supplies which the Ambaesador had declared he had asked for it was acknowledged were never sent, and tire medical stores were proved to have been worthless. Lord Clarendon then, having glanced over the other assertions of the Ambassador about letters of reprimand and approval having been addressed to various Turks, says with vehemence,—" But this is all that has been done for the relief of the army, notwithstanding the repeated and urgent remon strances of her Majesty's Government." He then concludes with a sentence in which these words occur :—" Her Majesty's Government cannot but regret the silence observed by your Excellency to wards Gen. Williams, and they can well understand the discouragement and mortification he must have felt at receiving no acknowledgmest of Iris 54 de spatches, accompanied by private letters, for he looked to your Excellency as his natural protector." Such is Lord Clarendon's judgment on all the de- , fence which Lord Stratford had to offer then—on all he has to offer now. The reprobation of the Foreign -office will, we think, be acquiesced in by every man who reads the documents now published, and, when we consider that Lord Clarendon wrote long before Kars was invested or General Williams a man of note, it will be plain bow deeply blame able the offence must have appeared. Tire mise rable pleas of the A inbaseador about his intention to answer all General Williams's despatches at once, and about the unpunctuality of the Trebi zonde steamer, Lord Clarendon does not condescend to notice. General Williams having dared to appeal to the Home Government, Lord Stratford could no longer conceal his resentment. Even the common-place epithets of approbation usual in official documents wholly cease. The Ambassador, after a silence of months, addresses the Commissioner. He sends the firman which appoints him Ferik. This letter is in the driest official tone, without ono word of apology or regret,--without any mention of the reasons for delaying to reply which he had urged to Lord Clarendon. It ends with a sneer. General Williams bad been ill-received by the Turks and grossly insulted by a certain Shukri Pacha. He had also complained of another, Kerim Pacha, but the latter had subsequently become more civil, and given assistance to the Commissioner, who had written to indicate the change. Lord Clarendon had instructed the Ambassador to demand the re call of Shukri Pasha. The Ambassador obeyed, and thus announces the fact to General Williams —" 1 have demanded the recall of Shukri Pasha, at the risk s , f your seeing reason to change your mind concerning him, as in the instance of Kerim Pasha." One or twSt Meagre messages .are de spatched from the Embassy to the Commissioner within the nehft two months, and then follows in order of time a most remarkahle document. It will be remembered that Lord Stratton' had denied any coolness in his support of the Commissioner. It was, he asserted, quite by accident that h e h a d not written to him, it was au accident that he h a d not accredited him, it w as an accident that he had not obtained his appointment of " Ferik." But now, t wo months later, we see fully the animus of his lordship displayed. On the 19th of February Lord Stratford writes to the Forei gn - o ffi c e. Und e r the form of ask in g for informati on , he brings the gravest charges against General Williams. Be it observed that the General had been more than five months with the army, and had, as far as we can learn, only received three communications from Lord Stratford during the whole time ; they are all short, contain not a word of advice, not a word of warning, not a word to indicate approval or the contrary. Yet the Ambassador, without the slightest intimation to a man who, to use General Williams's own words, had " served him for so many years," thinks fit to send to the Foreign office the heaviest, and we believe the most un founded, charges against him. He wishes to be informed, he says, what General Williams's powers are. "It is not enough for me to know in general terms that Brigadier-General Williams is a military officer instructed to act as her Majesty's Williams Commi ssioner with the army at Kars." General had endeavoured to make reforms, and Lord Strat ford would like to know by what authority ho does those things. Then follows a roll of accusations. The Com missioner asserts a right of being obeyed, of sug gesting the punishment or removal of officers, the se.: se Naval and Military Intelligence. - A court-martial is ordered to assemble on Monday at Portsmouth, to try Commander F. Warren and Mr. Herbert, the master of her Majesty's late steam-sloop Polyphemue, for the loss of that vessel in the Baltic Last month. Mr. J. Hoskins, solicitor, of Gosport, is en gaged to assist Commander Warren, The Dee steam-vessel, Master Commander Pullen, ark rived at Portsmouth yesterday morning from the east ward with boilers and machinery for the ships fitting out. The Resistance troop-ship, Master Commander Hall, was taken into the fitting-basin at Portsmouth yesterday for repairs and to be docked. The Comet steam-tug left port yesterday, to convey two gun-boats from Pembroke. There were no movements in the fleet yesterdnay. The steam-transport Simla, one of the Peninstear and Oriental Company's fleet, Captain T. H. Russell, arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon, at 4 o'clook from the East. She left Malta on the 29th ult., and has brought Lieut. J. F. Wilkinson, of the Turkish Contingent ' • Lieut. Heydo c k, o f t h e 90th Regiment; Mr. Castle, from Scutari ; Lieut. Maude, of the 15th Hussars ; Major Stoddart, of the Turkish Contingent I Captain Barrow, of the 31 Dragoon Gcatda ; Lieut. Hartopp, of the Royal Horse Guards Rue ; Major Bar nard, of the Turkish Contingent; Surgeon Crowley, of the Osmanli Cavalry ; 111 military invalids (81 from Scutari, and 30 from Renkioi) ; 10 Government carpen tsre, Messrs. Bayle, Blosam, Elodd, midshipmen R.N. ; Mrs. Werry and daughter ; 5 second class passengers, 7 deck passengers, 29 naval invalids, and 10 convale scents—total raniengers, 190. Captain the lion. J. R. Drummond, C.D., joined her Majesty's ship Victory yesterday, and succeeded Captain G. T. Gordon as flag captain to Vic-Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, K.C.8., G.C.H., &e. The hired steauetransport Earl of Durham, No. 230, Captain Reed, with huts for the army and with stores from the Royal William Victualling-yard, left Plymouth on Thursday for Constantinople and Rtlaklava. The barque Shanghai, Captain P. Logan, 61 days from the Cape of Gaud Hope, laden with wool, landed a small mail at Plymouth on Thursday. The General Screw Company's steam-ship Hydaspea, Captain Hyde, traspert No. 87, will sail from South ampton this day, with four offictrs, 120 men, and 200 horses of the D troop of the Royal Horse Artillery. This vessel conveys five serjeants of the 88th Reginient Mr. Legard, of the Land Transport Corps ; Captain Parrington, 19th Regiment; and Majer Helebut, 19th Regiment ; besides others, including tour clerks of the Commissariat Department. The Argo sailed yesterday morning with troops and horses fur the Crimea. The Royal Mail Company's strain-ship Great Western, tran sport No. 6, is under orders to receive horses and troops for conveyance to the Baltic on the 12th lust. Her Majesty's steamer Hecla sailed tram Liverpool for Portsmouth yesterday, accompanied by the Brave and Beacon, two of the new iron gun-boats, recently built by Mr. LairJ. The gun-boats had steam up, and sailed with the Hecla. Her Majesty's steamer Geyser still remains at anchor in the Mersey, but she will escort several other bca!s to Portsmouth in a few days. The Farah Santa screw-steamer sailed on Thursday from Liverpool direct for the Crimea with detachments of troops and officers, including Captain 11. Mercer, Captain Grylles, Lieuteneet Still, Lieutenant De Vis nes. Assistant-Surgeon Bradeliass, and a veterinary. surgeon, all of the Royal Artillery. The brig Sappho, 12, from Chatham, arrived at Ply mouth on Wednesday, bound to the West Coast of Africa. Her Majesty's steamer Firefly, Captain Otter, sailed from Woolwich on Thursday morning for the taltie. 'Die Marley Hill, hired transport, has left ‘Voolwich with a large cargo of general victualling stores far Malta sad Constantinople. Second Lieutenant Pascoe, Woolwich division of Royal Marines, has been prom. , ted as First Lieutenant, rice Nasin, appointed to the Land Transport Corps. The launch of the despatch min-boat Surprise took pla,e on Thersday morning at Messrs. Wigrain's build ing-yard, Rockwall, whence she will be conveyed to the Etst India Dcck to be rigged and fitted for service. The Surrrise will carry r-even g u ns o f th e f o ll owing descrip tion :—Two 68.poundars, four 32's, and ono 32 pivot gun. Her registered tonuage is 850 tons. The Royal Artillery at Ipswich, under the command of Captain W. A. Middlet-n, consisting of one captain, one second captain, three lieutenants, one assistant.sur gear, eight serjeant , , five corporals, seven bombardiers, one farrier, seven shoeing-smiths ; three collar-makers, four wheelers, HO gunners and drivers, two trumpeters, and. 239 horses, have been put under orders for active service as a gun ammunition reserve. The Corm7;lant gun v:sPel Jim been commissioned by Commander Buwden, and is ordered to be fitted for sea at Chatlmin. The Wanderer, screw despatch vessel, Commander .T. P. Luce, now fitting at Chatham, is ordered to pro ceed to Sheerness, wher:c,‘ she will sail utxt week. The Mars, SO, screw steamer, is ordered to be fitted for EPa with all posta)le despAch, and the will be zeady to sail in the course of a few weeks. Iu cew , equence of a representation made to her Ma jesty and hi= Royal Highness Prince Albert by Cid. the Hon. C B. Phipps that the contemplated addition of a ow limning bath to the other advantages of the Royal Navel School at New•eross, in which so large a num ber of the eons of naval officers and others are edu cated for the united services, could be productive of great benefit to the pupils, several of whom have fallen in the service of their country during - the pre sent war, Col. Phipps has former fed to Mr. Eames, the sen•Aary, a donation of 200. from the Queen, and 201. from the Prince Cneisort. t`xs a proof of the in terest felt by the Queen in all that concerns the wel fare of the aavy and army, we way add that her Majesty and the Prince of Wales have, in virtue of former munificent c ontr,bitions, each a gratuitous nominee in this school. the foundation stone of which was laid by Prince Albert in 1843 . Some of h spaciou te sbufidings are being a dd e d t o the war department Arsenal, Wool w i c h , t h e walls of which are being ratted with alacrity. A n esta bli s h • meat for filling and making composition f or car t r id g e s is in course of erection, under a contract with Messrs. Cubitt and Co. Four hundred labourers and mechanics have been incessantly employed since the building was commenced three weeks ago, and have pushed the works forward with the utmost activity to complete the undertaking in five weeks. A contract has just been signed by Mr. Geo.Te Smith, of Pimlico, with her Majesty's Government' for erecting an extensive rocket factory, with engine• and boiler houses, etc., in the marshes adjacent to Ow Arsenal, after a joint design drawn by Mr. David' Murray, the newly-ap pointed Government builder, and Lieutenant-Colonel Benison, R.E. The following appointments' were made yesterday at the Admiralty : Captain the Hon. J. W. S. Spencer, to the Firebrand, vice Captain Inglefield, apposn cid to the Sidon; Lieu tenant B. P. Gresham (additional), to the Waterloo ; H. P. Campbell, Midshipman to the Bulldog; James Peaks, Master's Assistant to the Coquette ; Edward H. Cotterill, Acting Clerk to the Coloss us; J. C. Higginson, Aseistaet Clerk to the Caesar. The following officers hays been Appointed to the command of gun-boats : Lieutenant C. J. Rowley, to the Magnet; Lieutenant W. Arthur, to the Manly; Lieutenant W, F. Johnson, to the Mastiff; Lieutenant F. Harvey, to the Mistletoe; Lieutenant W. F. Bridges, to the Brazen ; Lieutenant E. Hardiuge, to the Brave Lieutenant W. E. Wilson, to the Hardy ; Lieutenant N. Salmon , to the Ant ; and Lieutenant . W. Howortb, to the Angler. THE COMMON SERGIEANT : - , - - Sir Walter Riddle, of Lin coln's inn, recorder of Maidstone and Tanterden, is also a candidate for the vacant appointment of Common Sergeant, in addition to Mr. Prendergast. SOLID SWISS PARQUETICEir47—The solid Swiss par becoming k n o wn i n Eng ici;iunedt,eriper,ownib,siecsh is to gradually supplya want. It is mad e solid throufzbout, and every portion of th e orn a men t a l woo d s forming tlie patterns is grooved a n d to ngu ed t oge th er and jointed with marine glue. It can thus be fixed im mediately upon the joists when applied for flooring, ten derin,4 uuderflaoring unnecessary. This parqueterie has also the advantage of being much lowa- in price than the ordinary veneered work which has hitherto been in use. 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Australian Cordiller 1. all Ave Maria • - 1 I all Baden (Gd.Dueby of 5 0 all Bleinar. Iron & Cot 20 14 British Iron 3 - 5 35 26 - trazilianlinp.(iss , l,e at i.:;) pm.) - 24 30 all Do. Comes S , Culab 14 - 14 20 15 Do. St. Jahr Del Tto 26 - 28 1 4 rflarendou COM. Mir, Co. of Jamaica p p 4) all I :obre Copper 66 - 69 634 5 1 .I..lelonial Goid St. all topper Min. of Enp. 36 •••- • 40 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. ecer 26 - 27 IC "jopiapo , 20 - Ll 2 IA krortuna 20 , e 5 lenc.al l4 - 16 1 all lt.NoggotVeinlkg 1 441 all rireat Poleooth 11 -2/ 5 , all e t Wheal Vor United 1 • id 1 all Liberty - 3 all Linares 64 - 7 f 5 % I/ Lusitanian # - 1 all Mariquita h - 1 all New Granada - 1 all 'Nouveau Monde 30 all Poutgi.Sil.& Le. Min 12 - 14 5 1 Port Philip N- 4 1 all Quartz Rock - 50 all ithymney Iron. l9 - 21 15 all Do. New 6 - 8 x d 30 1.3 i &lain.° de Cubs.. 24 -31 34 Os. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 31 - 34 3 1 all south A us t ral i an.. . - I 1 all Do. Scrip.., - 1 I Do. 10 per cent Pref ▪ 46 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. ... - 1 0 9 fin Croft, ... .. .. - 4 4 28l I all United Mexican - 4 1 all Waller - I all West Mariposa.., 6 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia - 1 a.ll Yuba MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 ' Australian Agricalr,` 3 . - 26 f.ll t Ana:rain. Royal Mail - 10 all Berlin Water Works 64 - 74 50 40 Brit. American Landi 47 •-• 50 1 00 c 2. Canada :340 1 50 150 14 . Go.6p.e. Jan &.;nly .11P8 a 1094 1084 St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug 106 - 103 St. 100 , De. 6p. c. Mar & Sept 109 - 111 5 ail Crystal Palace 2l - 20 5 all Do. Preference ...,, , 5 - 5 4 Crystal Pal. of France - 1 6 Duston Tron Ore - 20 13 Eastern Steam..... - 5 all Ell. dzAus Cop Sm Co 1 14 25 all Electric Telegraph 194 - 293 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir ... 5 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier 15 14 (len. Steam Navigat. - 18 all General Screw Steam ... 161 x d 20 10 Irish Beetroot St.car 4 all Lend. Gen. Omnibus 34 •- 4 i 4 2U 10 Magdalena St. Navi,, 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 10 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn. 53 - 6 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuei „ 10 5 Netherlands Land 1 - 14 10 all Do. Do. - 3 5 2 Do. 8 peP iss atl d 4 - id 00 80 New B. & N.S. Land 18 - 22 1 all N. B. Australasi an - 20 15 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 1 all Oriental Gas. l6 - 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" - p m all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 2n - 24 50 all Peninsular& Oriental! 644 50 10 Do. New 2 all Portland Iron Co )0 63 Royal Mail Steam 1 :411 Scot. Austral. Invest. 14 - 14 1 Ditto New - l 5 all South Austral. Land 35 - 36 a 1 Submar. Tel. Scrip 4 - 1 '0 all Do. Registered - 1 5 5 rrus 4 4 LCo U. Can .- 92 --- 94 OG 15 - 5Z - DIA.RKET NEWS.—(This Day.) COVENT GARDEN. To-day's market was well supplied, and the trade gene rally ruled steady, at last week's currency. FRIIIT.—Pine apples, English, 68 to lOs per lb; colonial do., Os to Os each ; hot-house grapes, 6s al to lOs 04 per lb ; foreign ditto, 04 to Os ; melons, 2s Ocl to 3s 6d each peaches, 2s 04 to 6s; nectari nes , i s 6d t o 4 s per dozen ; apples, 2s Od to 3s Od per half sieve ; pears, is Od to 3s per dozen ; plums, Os to Os per sieve ; green gages, Os per punnet; apricots, ls 64 to ssod per doz.; common plums, Oa 01 to Os al per sieve; cherries, Od to Oil per pound ; lemons, 84 to is 04 per doz ; oranges, 3s to 9s per 100 ; fil berts, 98 to Os per doz. lbs ; cobnuts, 12s to 15s ; almonds, Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, 04 to 04 per 100; figs, Os 9d to is 64 per doz ; strawberries, 0(1 to 04 per pottle ; goose berries, Os al to Os Od per half sieve; currants, Os 04 to Os al per half sieve ; raspbsrries, Od to Od per pottle. VEGETABLE ~ —Greens, Is 6d to 3s 04 per doz. bunches; cabbages, l s to 2s 0,1 per dozen ; Savoy ditto, is ld to 2s Oil per do. ; brocoli, is 6(1 to 2s per bundle ; potatoes, 60s to 100, per ton ; vegetable marrow, Od to Os per doz. ; peas, Os to Os Oct per bushel ; French beans, 2s Od to 3s 04 per 100 ; turnips, 2d to 4d per bunch ; carrots, 54 to 64 per bunch ; cucumbers, 2s 6,1 to 4s 01 each ; garlic, 64 to Os Sd per pr and ; spinach, 3s Od to 4s Od per sieve ; old onions, 2s Gil to 4s per bushel ; new ditto, Os to Os pei doz. bunches; leeks, 24 to 3d per bunch ; shallots, 84 to 101 ; horse-raddish, 2s 04 to 4s per bundle ; parsley, 44 to 64 per bunch ; celery, Os 9d to is Gd per bunch ; endive, Is 6d to 4s Od per score ; beet, is 04 to 2s per doz. ; parsnips, Os Gd to 1s Od per dozen ; small salad, 24 to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, is Oil to is 6d per pottle; artichokes, is 3d to lsGd per half sieve; cabbage let tacos, is to is 61 per score ; sorrel, fid to is per half sieve , radishes, Os to Os al per dozen hands ; tomatoes, 3s to 4s per half sieve; chillies, is to is 6d per 100; Brussels sprouts, 2s 04 to 3s Od per half sieve ; capsicums, is to 2s per 100 ; walnuts pickling, 64 to is per 100 ; cauliflowers, is to 2s cm per doz. ; rhubarb, 6(1 to is 0(1 per bundle ; asparagus, As to lOs per 100 ; sea kail, is to 2s 64 per punnet. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 48 61 to 8s 61 ; Geese, 5s 01 to 6. 61 each Ducks, 2s 6d to ?s Od ; wild do., Os 01 to Os to Od ; rob• bits, Is to 1. 6d each ; Pigeons, 7d to 101 each ; large Surrey Fowls, Os Ott to Os OJ ; middling, 2s to 3s Od ; Chickens, is to 2. 31 ; Capons, 3r. 61 to 4s 6d ; Hares, 38 01 to 4. 01 ; Grouse, 03 01 to (:s to Od each ; Pheasants, Os 01 to Os 0.1 ; Partridges, Os 0.1 to Os to Od ; Guinea Fowls, 3s 9.1 to 3. 6d ; Roasting pigs, Os 01 to Os 01 each. Ostend fresh butter, 1 s 6,1 to 12. 61, and English lie 6(1 to 15s per doz en lb s . E ng li s h eggs, 9 s Od togOs 01; French do., 6. 01 to 7. 01 per 120. NE WPORT. Beef from 3s 0,1 to 41 2d ; mutton, 38 2,1 to 4s 2d ; veal, 3a 8,1 to 4s 8d ; pork, 31 4d to 4s 8d por Sibs. WHITECHAPEL. Boef, from 3s Od to 4s Oil ; mutton, 33 to 4s 2d ; veal, 3s Sd to 43 ; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 8d per 81bs. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s Gd to 20s • Brills, 2s to 10s each; Salmon, 2s Od to 3s 6(1 per lb ; Cod Fish, 2s Od to 10s each ; Soles, 61 to 2s 3d per pair; Eels, 8d to is per Ib; Lobsters, Os 61 to 3s 6d ; Crabs, '4 to 3s 0(1 • Whitings, 3s Od to 12s per doz. : Common Oysters, 12 s t o As ; Natives, 483 to —s per bsh; Mackerel, 50s to 60s per 100 ; Smelts, is 0(1 to 2s 63 per doz.; Skate, Gd to Od per lb; Shrimps, Is 6(1 to 2s Gd per gallon. Bloaters lOs Od to Os Od per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, Os Od to Os per 100; Scotch do., &l; Sprats, 8s Od to Os Od p er bushel ; a,reys, i s 03 to 7s each ; Haddocks, 4s to 15s per doz. ; Pike 6(1; Sturgeon, 6,1 per lb ; Prawns, 34 0.1 t m 4s; Bullets, 6:1 to 2s 6(1 each ; Plaice, Gd to 1s each ; Halibut, 61 pet lb; Flounders, is 3d to is Gd per doz. ; Trout, is per lb. BREAD. The prices of vrhoateu bras,' in the metropolis are from 91 to 9,i1; of hou:ielioll ditto, 741 to per 4lb leaf. PIIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 59ib to (Alb, 3i:d to Od ; 641 b to 721 b, to 4d ; 721 b to SOlb, 41 to 01; 891 b to 87db, 44d to 41 1 ; 881 b to 951 b, 41 to —d ; 961 b to 1011 b, 40 to 4i ii ; I';4lb to 1121 b —d to —d ; upwards, —cl to —d ; Aurse hides, 64 Od to Os Od; calf skins, light, 2s 01 to 3s Od ; ditto, full, 6s 0.1 to 6s 6,1; Polled Sheep, 7 4 6d t o lO s ; dents, 6s 6,1 to 8s 3d ; Half-brads, 6s 6,1 to 8s 3d ; Downs, 5s 3d to 61 Gd ; Lambs, Os Od to 9s Od ; Shearlings, is Od to is 2d. HAY MARKETS. - - SMITUFIELD.—Meadow hay, 4/ 4s to 5/ 15s; clover do., 4/ lOs to GI 15s; and straw, 11 4s to 11 98 per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggidi. demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 4/ hs to 5/ 15s; clover do., 41 Sa to 61 12s ; and straw, I/ 5s to 11 10s per load. Both hay and straw move: off slowly, at late rates. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 41 4s to 5/ 15s ; clover do., 41 5s to 6/ 153; and straw, 11 4s to 11 9s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) Lourow, Ma: oh B.—Wiad this day at won, W. ; dull weather. PonTsmoum, March 7.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived— Simla (R. tpt.), from Constantinople; H.M.S. Dee, Wool wich. SOUTHAMPTON. March 7.—Arrived—Ann Powell, from London, for Valparaiso. Sailed—Argo, for the Rack So 3 ; T,gus, Gibraltar, &c. FA.r,lrourx, March 7..—Wind F. —A rri vet—Fontabelk, from Alatle.tius ; Fortuna, Oporto, with loss of bowsprit., cutwatar, head. &c., from contact with a largo outward bound steamer, off the Lizard, during the night. Corte, March O.—Wind N.N.W.—Arriied—Azoff from Ft. Jan's, N.B. , PLymo-uni, March 7. —Wind E. by .N.—AT rived—Union, from Jaemel, for Hamburg. Sailed—H.V.S. Hawk, for the West Indim CARDIFF, March 7.—Wind E.—Sa'led Gefion, f r Porto Rico ; Southerne, St. Mark's ; Curt, Havana ; Etti taluir., Cape do Verde. . . WINTERTON, March 7.—The brig Ocean, of and for London, from Shields, struck on the I[asboronoh Sand this morning and was abandoned on her broadside, with feet of water in he hold. The master and four men llnded hero, the remainder of ,the crew supposed to have landed at Yarmouth. (Rem.—See Yarmouth paragraph.) CONSTANTINO:LE, Feb. 25.—A heavy gale from the Westward was experienced here last week, and many losses and casualties are reported among the shipping. The Bed Rose, with coal, is likely to b ecome a wrec k. Th e ship Lucinia Soars, of NJW York, is reported to be on shore and also likely to become a wreck. Many ships have been in collision, losing bowsprits, spars, &c., and others dragged their anchors half way up the Bosphorus. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Arrived.—Ann Powell, from London; Despatch (s.), Jersey • Express (e.), Havre. South-Western and Wonder, (s.), for Jersey Atalanta., (R.), Havre; Le Coq, and Georges, Cherbourg. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived.—Sebattion, from New Orleans. Sailed.—Jeremiah Thompson, for Boston ; Caroline, Marseilles ; Hermann, Frederica, Mazeppa, and Charente, for Melbourne ; Trader, Antwerp; Eglinton (s.s.), Varna; George and Ann, Buenos Ayres. BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELE3RAPII.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.10 a.m. Wind W. ; cloudy; tide, first hour's flood. Sailed.—Bowditch, for Boston. DEAL, Saturday, 9.43 a.m . Wind N.W., light. Passed, March 7. —John Pearse, for Genoa ; Marley Rill (tpt. 169), Balaklava ; Coorto Cornelius, Constanti nople ; Sandford, New Z ea l an d ; Cornubia, Hobart Town 7-011 for London, CRTETAL 1 ALAOI3, Mardi f.—diet StifflMO Par. on payment, d2B ; ditto by season tickets, 199.—Total, 82?. THE MAlLS.—SotiTkA3iPtoir, Friday,—The Peninsu- Jur and Oriental dorepAny ° ,4 steamishin Tagtis, Captain Weeks, left this day, with the usual Peninsular mails, a grDhli*Al taPgii; sliecie for Lisbon, 26,576/. ; for Cadiz, ; And 21 tiast;cegefoi AffidDs9t whom Were Capt. Brett, Dore, and Freeling, for Gibraiiat. MEDICAL STAFF OF TH TURKISH CONTINGENT.--A public dinnet Was given at hertch on the 14th ult. by theModloal i totit t)t the rtitkiah Contingent to the In- Rptctor•General, br. Macpherson. It took place in a room lent for the occseion by Captain Fitzolarenne, 01 the 10th itigsarigi 'rho chair was occupied by Dr. +tagbah, And about 80 guests were present. After the usual toasts to the Queen and Royal family, the healths of the Emperor of the French, the Sultan, and General Vivian were successively proposed and duly honoured. The toast of the evening—" The Health of Dr. Mac pherson"—was then given, and received very enthusias tically. That gentleman acknowledge] the compliment is appropriate terms, and referring to the cor(liality which had prevailed between the army and the Turkish people, said that the connection would do much to bring about a social regeneration of that people. Dr. Simpson, of the 31st, in acknowledging the toast of "Our , Brother O ffi cers of the Army an d Navy," said he longed for the opportunity when her Majesty's troops and the Turkish •Contingent would take the field together, as he was sure they wou!d distinguish theieselves sqaitiFt the _COMLII.OII enemy. ." ! The Health of the ,Deputv;Lisven- 91 10 91 10 I 5° 72i 21 I I 5 71 99i 9 100 5f lf 92i 3t 70 09i 1~l 52 } 111 11 'lli I 25 19 11`11 14f 10 5 100 1 20 42 100 39. E 9 72 ;O7 des , on the an- I I FOR - N. 53 1 92i 3 120 61 i 7.3 51 a :_ti 8 i i 62 3 I I