The Sun. — London, England, 1854-01-16 00:00:00

BP I ANI THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, JA.N. 15. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Iberia, Captain George Bradshaw, arrived on Saturday evening last, at niue o'clock, and landed mails from the following places and dates, in charge of Lieutenant Thomas Strover, R.N., Ad miralty agent. During the homeward voyage of the Iberia she experienced such bad weather from Gibraltar to Lisbon, also on the coast of Portugal, that com munication with Oporto was impossible. On the outward passage experienced strong N.E. galeS and heavy snow storms, accompanied with thunder and lightning, across the Bay of Biscay. From Lisbon to Gibraltar heavy S.W. gales, with a high sea. Her dates of sailing were :—Gibraltar, Jan. sth, 7.15 p.m. ; Cadiz, 6th, noon ; Lisbon, 9th, 8.20 a.m. ; Oporto, no c ommun i ca ti on ; Vigo, 11th, 4.30 p.m. She had on board 11 passengers—viz., 3 first elwis, 2 second, 6 deck. The freight of the Iberia consists of 9 packages of specie, in value 15,C0Y. ; 85 boxes of eggs, 1 cask of - wine, 373 boxc s of oranges, 23 baskets of chestnuts, 33 boxes of Taugerian oranges, 9 casks of salt provisions, and 30 packages of sundries. Her Majesty's Ships at Gibraltar—The steam sloop Vesuvius ; the steam-frigate Sidon left Gib raltar on the sth inst. with stores for Constanti- Lople. Her Majesty's Ships at Lisbon—The Prince Re gent (flag), Duke of Wellington, Arrogant, Impe rieuse, Cruizer; Valorous, Desperate, Odin, and Tribune. French war-steamer Newton, the usual . Portuguese squadron, Royal Mail steamer Prince, and the General Screw Steam-ship Natal. The following ships were observed on the voy age :—Dec. 28, exchanged colours with the Penin sular and Oriental Company's vessel Douro, lat. 49 18 N, long. 4 40 W ; Jan. 9, 10 a.m., exchanged colours with the Royal Mail steamer Tay, running in for the. Tagus ; Jan. 11, 5 p.m., coming out of Vigo, spokefehe Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Tagus, who reported having passed, on the night of the 10th inst., a brig dismasted and abandoned, l a t. 44 10 N, ong. 95 W ; -Jan. 12, ,8.30 a.m., lat. 44 6, long. 8 38, passed and ex changed colours with the Rbyal Mail steamer Great Western ; Jan. 13, exchanged colours with the General Screw Steam-ship Crcesus, lat. 47 9 N, long. 6 3O W ; Jan. 11, 8 a.m., passed close to a schooner under Norwegian colours half-mast, abandoned, and waterlogged, in a sinking state, town. of Vianna E by N seven miles. WEST INDIA MAILS. By the Royal Mail Company's Steam-ship Solent, Capt. T. H. Jellicoe, arrived at Southampton, yesterday, at four p.m., from the West Indies ) with the usual mails, in charge of Lieut. Beddek, Admiralty agent, we receive our usual despatches and papers. The latest dates brought by the Solent are : Greytown Dec. 17 Barbadoes. Dec. 27 Santa Martha — 24 Jacmel Chagres — 24 Antigua — 29 Trinidad. Demerara Carthagena Xarnaica — 26 Porto Rico — 29 Grenada The Solent brings on freight—s99,o27 gold dust and bars, $452,353 silver, $197,724 specie, $3,462 pearls, 115 cases of cigars, 224 bales of tobacco, 55 bales of cochineal, 50 serons bark, 54 do. drugs, 27 packages of succades, 48 do. Sundries. The American mail-steamer ' Winfield Scott, run ning from St. F ranc i sco , t o Panama, had not ar rived at the latter place on the 24th December, beitig eight days overdue. H.M. sloop-of-war, Virago, sailed from Panama, for the Gulf of San Miguel, on the 17th December, for the purpose of examining the proposed route for a canal across the Isthmus of Darien. The treasurer of St: Vincent has been killed by a fall dOw11" stairs, his death being almost instan taneous. Tho Cumberland, 72, bearing the flag of Vice- Admiral Sir George Seymour, Commander-in-Chief, was at Barbadoes on the 27th, and was to sail for Jamaica the next morning. The Calypso, 18, sailed from Barbadoes for San Domingo on the 26th Dec. to protect British interests. The Megtßra, steam troop-ship, conveying troops from the Windward Islands to Barbadoes, where they are to be concen trated. The Imaum, stationary guard-ship, was at Jamaica. The Daring was on the coast of Cen tral America. Ships all healthy. Mr. Hoffman, Paymaster of the Daring, died of yellow fever at Jamaica on the 24th Oct., and Mr. E. J. Evans, from the Admiral's office, was appointed to the vacancy. The U.S. frigate Columbia, 50, Commodore New ton, was lying at St. Thomas's on the 31st Dec. ; also, the U.S. steamer Fulton. The U.S. corvette Albany, 22, sailed from St. Thomas's on the 28th December. Her Majesty's brig Espiegle, 12 guns, was fallen in with by Royal Mail ship Teviot, Dec. 27, on her way from the Spanish Main. The American barque Atlas, from Liverpool to New Orleans, with a large number of emigrants on board, had been towed into St. Thomas's, entirely disnaasted ; 47 of the emigrants had died of cholera. Cholera was still raging at St. Thomas's, but the number of deaths was daily decreasing. It was entirely confined to the coloured population, not a single case being known amongst the European community. All the Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company's ships were perfectly healthy. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. VESSELS IN KINGSTON HARBOUR, DEC. 27. Discharging Cargo, —The English barque Castle Lach lan—the English brigantine Harriet Ann, and the Con test—the Warren Brown (American) —the English schooners Prince of Wales, the London, and the Ha lcyon—the Anita, and the Dante (Dutch)—the Amalia (Spanish)—the Justina M. Bandall, and the Canton (American). Loading.—The English barque Cambrian—the English brigantine Kate M‘Whinney—the English schooner Ocean Queen. Cargo on Board—The English Vrig Aid—the Ameri can brigantine William Clarke. The brigantine John Gottenburgh, for Honduras, cleared yesterday. The barque Alice arrived at Montego Bay, from Lon don, and the brigantine Plato, from Halifax, Nova Scotia, arrived at Falmouth, on the 20th inst. The schooner Triton cleared at St. Ann's Bay, on the 16th for Baltimore. SOUTH AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 14. The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Tay, Capt. Rivett, with the usual mail, in charge of Lieut. Wm. Persse Newenham, arrived this day, at 7.30 p.m. She b - rings mails from Buenos Ayres, 3d Dec. ; Monte Video, sth ; Rio Janeiro, 15th ; Bahia, 20th ; . Pernambuco, 23d ; St. Vincent, 31st ; Teneriffe, sth Jan., 1854 ; Madeira, 6th ; Lis bon, 10th. She landed 19 passengers at Lisbon, in quaran tine. The Tay brings 15,000 dollars in specie ; and on freight, 4,0001. worth of gold dust ; diamonds, to the value of 19,479/. 15s. ; 31 boxes of tangerines ; 96 ditto lemons ; 10 ditto eggs ; 80 packages of undries ; and 321 serous of cochineal. From Buenos Ayres our dates are to the sth stant. Dr. Ortiz Veles, member of the Chamber of Re resenta.tives, had gone mad. The Chamber ordered a fresh election to be proceeded with. Bills on England, per doubloon, 68s. Currency, per dollar, 24d. Bills to the amount of 160,0001. have been drawn by this packet. RIO DE JANEIRO. We have dates from Monte Video up to the Bth inst. per Brazilian steamer of war, Amazonas. The Blanca reaction has terminated. Colonel Lamas, on retiring from San Jose, united with Col. Benites near Colonia, but being both pursued by Col. Flores, the party dispersed in flight on per ceiving the advanced guard of the Colorados. The Guerillas who infested Cunelonos, and kept the capital in alarm, were beaten on the 7th inst. by Col. Tagis, at the Passo de Cadena. Sur Giro had again embarked. Advices from Paraguay state that the Provisional Director of the Argentine Confederation demanded from the Government of that State the immediate delivery of the so-called Argentine Missions, a ter ritory which, by the treaty of 15th July, should only be evacuated after the ratification of the treaty by the Congress of Santa Fe. The United States steamer of war, Waterwitch, destined to explore the sources of the Rio da Prata, had arrived at Assumpcoa, limit of the Paraguay Republic to the east of Alto Paraguay. The Swordfish and Seraphina were at Pernam buco. The former had a fine passage out of 28 days. The Strang, of Bideford, was at St. Vincent. The Faith, African screw-steam er' reached Tene riffe i n s i x d a ys from Liverpool, could not commu nicate with Madeira, and lost foremast and top mast on her way out ; second officer washed over board and drowned. A Liverpool ship, named the Maria Gethenbach, had lost foremast and main mast, off Madeira, nand was lying at Lisbon in qua rantine. She had mails and female emigrants on board, for Australia. ertirb ambition. SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. TATTE_RSALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE- CHASE. 17 to 2 agst Miss Mowbray. 11 to 1 agst Half and Half (taken). 20 to 1 each agst Oscar, Comeaway, and Sir Peter Laurie (taken). CHESTER CUP. 35 to 1 agst Virago (offered). 40 to 1 agst Newminster (taken). 50 to 1 apt, Cat'spaw (taken). 50 to 1 agst Tom (taken). 66 to 1 agst Joe Miller (taken). 66 to 1 agst Mr. Sykes (taken). DERBY. 33 to 1 agst Scythian (taken to 1501.) 50 to 1 agst Honeysuckle (taken). MONTE VIDEO. MONTE VIDEO, DEC. 1. We regret to inform you that owing to the prey sent unsettled state of this Republic, business has been at a complete stand during the past month, and that sales of all descriptions of manufactured goods have been limited in the expense. The par tisans of President Giro have taken up arms, and daily guerillas between them and the troops of the Provisional Government are taking place in the country districts. The general belief is that the latter will triumph. Exchange, 41k to 41g. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Jan. 16.—Wind this day at Noon, S.E. ; light airs, and hazy weather. DEAL, Jan. 16.—The Indus, of Dundee, Antwerp to Valparaiso, is on the Goodwin Sands, is discharging, and, should the weather continue fine, is expected off next flood tide. DOVER, Jan. 14.—The Grafton, of Maryport, with salt, from Liverpool, to New York, has been lost outside the channel ; the crew landed here to-day. Jan. 15.—A brig, apparently Swedish, with two round-houses on deck, dis masted and abandoned, was passed, Dec. 30, in lat. 39 N., long. 39 W. Arrived—Elementa, from Havannah, for Hamburgh, with loss of sails. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 15.—Wind, E.S.E. Arrived—Sir Howard Douglas, from St. John's ; Lady of the Lake, Punta Arenas, with crew sick of the scurvy. Sailed— H.M.'s st. Banshee, for the westward. The Palestine, from Batavia, for Hamburgb, which put into this port on the 6th inst., leaky, is discharging, is discharging her cargo, which is in a damaged state. FALMOUTH, Jan. 15.—Wind, 5.5.11 to E.S.E. Arrived— Duke of B,oxburghe, from London, for Hobart Town, with pump out of order • Prince Albert, London, for Jamaica ; Greyhound, St. Michael's, with sails split , &c. ; Alfred, Patras. _ _ . _ MILFORD, Jan. 15. —Wind, S. by W. Arrived—Arrow, from St. Michael's, for Liverpool, with loss of sails and other damage, having been in collision with a brig ; Fa vomite, Girgenti, for the Clyde, having been thrown on her beam ens, had to cut away some sails, ropes, and thrown part of cargo ovarboard before righting. DARTMOUTH, Jan. 15.—Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—Pigeon, from Pernambuco, for Bremen. NEW QUAY (Cornwall), Jan. 14.—The Chester (sch.), of Chester, came ashore last night, and has gone to pieces ; her master intends selling materials and fragments.—A vessel, of about 1,000 tons, with sixteen painted ports, small fiure-head, and only bowsprit standing, and burned down to the white streak on her larboard quarter, was passed, Dec. 26, in lat. 48 N., long. 15 W., by the Devon shire, Spence. LEITH, Jan. 14.—Arrived—Arab, from Sunderland, for London, leaky. CLYDE, Jan. 14.—Arrived—Mercy, from Maulmain ; Ipswich, Mouritius ; Lord Haddo, do. ; Walter Baine, Pernambuco ; John Fyfe, New York ; Ann Rankin, St. John s, N.B. ; Adept, Quebec ; Hero, St. Übes ; Cathe rine, Matanzas. PETERHEAD, Jan. 13.-'--The James and Thomas (sloop), of this port, from the Frith of Forth, with coals for this port, in taking the North Harbour during a gale was driven on the rocks, but immediately floated off, and sunk in deep water ; crew saved. CADIZ, Jan. s.—The Juno, from Liverpool to Genoa, with a general cargo, was driven on shore at Conil, Jan. 3 ; crew (except the cabin boy) saved. It has been blow ing very hard at S. and W., with a high sea on for the last three or four days.—The rench barque La Jeune Agathe has been in collision, dnring the gale on the 3d, with the brig Sampsons, of Liverpool, causing sundry damage to her hull, spars, and rigging. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, A 104. 7) 10 A.M. Wind, S., moderate, and foggy. r ' - Arrived—Virago, from Prince Edward's Island ; Broom, Quebec ' • Levere, Cuba ; Fairfield, Charleston ; Aurora, St. Michael's ; Euphrosyne, St. Domingo ; Jane Mont - gomery, Philadelphia ; Siluria, Newfoundland ; Ferirago, Gallipoli ; Rover, Morocco ; Kaffir, Prince Edward's Island ; Gazelle, Pugwash ; Hendrike, Lisbon ; Gertrude, Miramichi. The steamer America, with advices from New York to the 3d, and Boston to the 4th, was off the Great Orms head road at 8 o'clock. She will arrive about 11. HOLYHEAD, Jan. 14. Wind, S.W., fresh. Arrived—Kingston, from St. John's, N.B. Put into New harbour, Kin.. of Tyre, St. Michael's ; Josephine, Havannah ; Aquilade, p Barcelona ; all from Liverpool. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 14. Wind S.W. Arrived—Robert A. Lewis, from Callao ; Eliza Ann, ' St. John's • Horatio, Havannal ; Maria B. Marianopoli ; Acastus, Harbour-Grace, with loss of sails, stanchions, and bulwarks, bowsprit sprung, decks started, and boats stove. The clipper ship Staffordshire, from Liverpool, for Bos ton, has been lost off Cape Sable. Captain, master, crew, and 146 passengers perished. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday, 9.50 a.m. Wind, S., low water ; light and thick. Arrived—John Bright, from Whampoa ; Magnet (a.), Harlingen ; Queen (a.). Harlingden. Arrived, 16th.—Ravensbourne (a.). from Antwerp ; Soho (a.), Havre. Sailed, 15th.—Antwerpen (a.), for Antwerp. DEAL, Monday, 9 a.m. . _ Wind, S.W., very light and thick. Passed—lo, from London, for Swansea. Owing to the very thick fog since daylight, nothing can be seen of the Indus, reported on the Goodwin Sands last night. The agent is still on board. DEATHS OF DISTINGUISHED OFFICERS.—We have to record the deaths of Admiral Gordon T. Teal, and Col. Childers, C. 8., Col. J. Muttlebury, Lieut.-Col. Wood roofe, Col. Plenderleath. C. 8., and Col. J. Murton, C. 8., all old and distinguished men, of a class now fast disappearing from amongst us. Col. Plenderleath served in Egypt, France, the Peninsula, the Netherlands, &c., and held a gold medal. BENEDICT. This distinguished composer, having recently superintended the production of his Crusaders at Munich, under the title of Der Alte von Berge, the . first representation of which, we read in the German papers, met with decided success, is on his way to Lon don. He conducts the next concert of the Harmonic Union at Exeter Hall. HOTEL AND TAVERN-tEEPHRS' PROVIDENT INSTITU TION.- —A ball in connection with this very valuable society is to be given at Willis's Rooms, St. James's, (to-morrow) Tuesday evening, when it is to be hoped a large number of its friends and supporters will attend. The object of the parties who have got tt* thing up, is not so much gain as to make the institution more generally known, and to induce a greater number of persons to become members. Unfortunately, the society has lacked what could be called an adequate amount of support from the class to whom it addresses itself, and has consequently been considerably cramped in its operations—the sums awarded to necessitous and aged members and their widows, being in most cases much below what they would be if the funds were in!a more prosperous state. It appears that there is a reluctance on the part of club servants, cooks, waiters, &c., to join the institution, though we could scarcely point out any body of indi viduals health and dualswhoarweamnt of employment. PARIS liableep lynio tov e i n c t. vicissitudes, arising from PARIS BUILDING LAND COMPANY. —An undertaking called the " P ar i s B u i lding Land Company" has been formed, with a capital of 108,0001., 5t shares, of which 25,0001. i s to be subsCribe in in London. don. The plan consists in the improvement of some neglect ed feeshold groun d in the Quartier Rollin, by the construction of threennp o e p wt sin horoughfares, and ultimately ofofr thataleathpeurrmpoagrek.et, supposing dividengd r al, with additional cg g t 2 e n 5 t m . p , oe andrrt cent.ages e e s bonus, is collaterally secu re d by principal, o n the part of the vendor of the.pope T HE CONSERVATIVE LAN D SOCIETY. Y The fourteenth public drawing for 100 rights of choice on the society's estates took place on Saturday, the 14th inst , at the of f ices, 3 3 , N orfolk-street, Strand, in the presence of a large assemblage of shareholders. The Rev. Dr. Wor thington was in the chair, supported by Mr. Cribb, and members of the executive committee. The secretary announced that shares up to 8,396 inclusive had been taken, representing a subscribed capital of 418,8001. from the 7th of September, 1852, to the 14th of January, 1854, in about sixteen months. Mr. Bennett, solicitor, of Sise-lane, and Mr. Cowling, of Notting-hill, were the scrutineers. The fortunate members whose numbers were drawn reside principally in Suffolk, Lancashire, Cheshire, Middlesex, Surrey, Somersetshire, Warwick shire. and Bucks. Fifty shares ware added to the order of rights by seniority, the first 700 numbers in the regis ter having now the privilege of selecting lots on estates. The fifteenth drawing was announced to commence on Sa allottu ni r d a e n y t , F o e f b . t l h l e , a v n a d l the ahl e r e o ta n ir sh m i r a e n . s a ci d o ded are thateh sestate, a t te e , Castle-hill, on the Bath-road, Reading, was fixed for Wednesday, March 1, an announcement which afforded great satisfaction to the shareholders. DEPARTURE OF THE AMERICAN MAILS.—The British and North American Royal mail steam-ship, Asia, Lott commander, sailed from the Mersey on Saturday morning for New York, with the usual mails for the United ' States and British North American possessions, 56 pas sengers, and a large and valuable cargo of merchandise 1 sna freight. M ) 'of THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) SHARE MARKETS.--(THIS DAY). PREFERENCE SHARES. t. 100 it. 100 5 30 Aberdeen .............. BRITISH RAILWAYS. )0., No. 2, 7 p. c Ilyth & Tyne 10 pet ct. pref. (ins. atX5O; 3ristol St Exeter 4 p] cent., stock... )o. Do., shares )aledonian XlO , raid) RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day . 8113111081 done I Si this day. 6 = iiii ,Aberdeen .... Ambg. Nottng. Bost & Eastn. June II Belfast & Ballymena Blrmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cens Do., £20......... ..... Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. &• Pass Cornwall Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all Do. New all East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.)..... 18 all Do., (£lB E. & H.).. 20 all ;Eastern Counties..... St. 100 EasternUnion,A.sti. St. 100 Do., do. B 25 8 IDo.NewA(latei — hird . s) St. 100 !East Lancashire St. 1 00 lEdinburgh&Glasgo; 10 3i Edinb. and Peebles._ St 100 rEdinb.Prth.drDundee 10 1 IForth and ClydeJuns. St. 100 'Glasgow & S.Western ' St. 100 Great Northern Stk.. St. 100 Do., A. Stock St. 100 Do., B. Stock St. 100 Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) St. 100 Great Western........ 12 11 'lrish South-Eastern. 50 all Lancaster &Carlisle.. 161 11 Do., Third 5......... ... St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire IN 17i 14 11.4 Do., Wet. Riding Un. 50 all Leeds Northern....... 20 all Liv.ersby.&Southpt. I.li all London & Blackwell 1.0 N Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. 100 London &N. Western 20 12 Do. Fifths 10 1 D0.,16/.5h.,M&8...0 12i 2i Do. Eighths .. St. 100 London & S.Western 50 42} Do., 40 34 Do. £40...... 25 all Lndndrry.&Coleraine 25 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. St. 100 Manch.Shef.&Lincln. si 4i Do. Man. &Lin. Un. St. 100 Midland St. 100 Do. Birming. & Derby 50 47 Midland G.West.(lr.) 25 17i Do. Shares [OO all Newcastle &Carlisle St. 100 Newmarket.. 61 5 Do. Bury Extensions 25 17i Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd 50 7 Newry & Enniskillen 20 all Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor St. 100 Norfolk... ..... .......• 50 3i Northn.Counties Un St. 100 North British 16 16 North Devon, No.l 16 11§ Do., No. 2... all De., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed 50 all North London 10 1.1 N. &S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn .7i North Staffordshire 11 North Western .0 N. & S.Westru. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester )0 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton.— .2 Portsmouth .. ..... )0 Scottish Central )0 Scottish Midland 10 Shrewsbury & Birmg. )0 Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock .0 Shrewsby. & Herefd. 411 Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) dl Do. Halves, do 11 Do. Oswestry 6 Shropshire Union: Do.A,B,C,&D,fully paid up at per cent. al South Devon )03 South Ea5tern......... ill South Wales 5 S. Yorksh. River Dun 5 Do.. ..... ........ ..... Staines,Wok.,&Wok. dl Stockton & Darling.. i6i Stockton & liartlepl )0 Taff Vale 8 Do. £lO shades. XI Do. Pref., No. : Thames Haven Dock and Railway 1.7 Vale of Neath ill Waterfd. & Kilkenny ill Waterford&Limerick L 4 West Cornwall.. .. . 1 West End of London ' end Crystal Palace 611 West London ls. Wmbledon &Croydoi; 10 York Newctl. Berw !O Do. Extensions lilDo. G.N.E. Purchase (York & N. Midland.. 100 20k -20 t 4 - hester & Holyhead Gnar. 5i per cent Cork &Bandon 5 p.c Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction EastA nglian (£3los) 6 per cent o. (EN 7 per cent Do. 417170 7 p. et Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2.. ...... Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. £lO Deben. Sh EastLancash. 6 p. cts East & West Yorksh Junction Fifths Edinb. Pith. &Thinde e 4 per cent. Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent Great Northr 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom : Do. 4 percent. Scrip Gt. N. of Scot. ,1 st Pref Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths Do. 4 per ct. pref. St Gt. Westn. (Berke di Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Do. con. & red. 4i p.c Do. do. 4 per cent Do. irredeem. 4 p. c Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock Leeds Nn. 6p. c. No.l Do. Quarters,lB4B London and:Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. e Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852. Do. New Guar. 6 p.c.' Lond. & N. W., Coy. & Nun., 5 per cent. London & S. Western, Con. Thirds 9 9i 12 10 d 6i -- 6i 4 -- 4i 5} - 5i P 1i -- ltp Ivp 131 -- 147 16 18 6 5 dl 100 100 all all all 94 - 96 53i -53 i 14 -16 14 - 15 a - i : 1.. 2i -- :i - 109 - 111 - P 8 - 8i 64 7 101 103 95 100 98 100 id par 138 140 • e• • "" ••• • '''''.. ••• 2i - 3 Londonderry& Coler 4 Shares Londy. & Ennis. i Sh Manch. ,Shef., & Lin., 124 121 6i ri 94 10 par— 4P Shares, No. 1 Do. New, £lO blarypt.&Carl. 4 p. c Do. 4 per cent.. Do •• . Mid. Consol. 6 p.c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol di Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4. per cent. Norfolk Debent. Sh. Norfolk Extension... Do. Pref. 5i per et... Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British ......... North Staffordshire.. Oxford Worcester & 140 142 f id •a• '—' 23 - 25 I Wolverh. £15,6p. C IDo 100 - 102 i - iPI Scot. Cen., New Pref.' Shrews& Birm. N. G. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New 9i - 10 15/ 161 9f 101 12 14 1 d Ip 23 24 17 19 11 d 94 97 3 41 1„ Eastern (Reading) Ann.,) of S. Yorksh.4p. c. Guar. Wat,erfd.&Kilk.6p.c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref. Do. York& N. Midland H k S. Parch. 20 r 20 al 10 11 10 St. IF i f dii 20 2. St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 10 11 261 al 50 1 al St. 110 50 al 20 1. 20 20 2. 25 a - 25 r 20 I al 20 RI 5: St. 10 25 1 St. 101 CORN EXCHANGE. There was less activity in most of the provincial markets held on Saturday, nevertheless, wheat supported the late rise in the quotations; but barley, owing to the large sup plies on offer, might have been purchased on lower terms. The oat trade was firm, and the quotations had an upward tendency. Beans, peas, and flour were very firm. The amount of business doing in grain in most of the near continental ports continues comparatively limited, yet holders have been firm. The latest advices from New York state that a large business was doing in grain and flour for shipment to England, on higher terms. Very limited supplies of home produce arrived up to our market last week. The imports were good, viz, 23,228 quarters of wheat, 4,485 barley, 9,470 oats, 15 beans, 870 peas, 2,012 linseed, 1,964 rapeseed, 295 sundry seeds, and 36,763 barrels of flour. Fresh up to this morning's market, coastwise, from Essex and Kent, the supply of wheat was on the increase, and of fair average quality. From all other quarters, coastwise and by land carriage, the receipts were moderate. The attendance of both town and country millers was compa ratively small, and only a moderate business was transacted at last Monday's prices, but at which a good clearance was effected. The large imports of American flour induced great caution in effecting sales of home grown wheat for forward delivery. With foreign wheat, fresh as well as ex-granary, we were tolerably well, but not to say extensively, supplied. On the whole, about an average business was doing in most kinds. Prices remained the same as on this day se'nnight. Very few transactions took place on continental account. In floating cargoes, several sales took place, but wholly for homy consumption. Malting barley was dull, and is. per qr. lower than on this day se'nnight. Grinding and distilling sorts sold on former terms. We had rather a slow sale for malt ; neverthless, the quotations were supported. Oats—the supply of which was small—moved off steadily, at from 6d. to is. per qr. above the rates of Monday last. There was only a moderate inquiry for beans, on former terms. The demand for peas was in a sluggish state, at late ;luTencien. Flour was tolerably firm. The top price of the best flour made was 755. per 2801bs. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Kassa "Sc Kent, Red .• new 74s to 863 Ditto...• ........ old 80s 86a Ditto, White new 76s 908 Ditt0......... old 80s 89s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old 74s 86s Ditto new • • •• 745 86s Rye—Old •••• •• • • 47s 48s New • • • • • • ...... 47s 48s Barley—Grinding .•• • • 37s 395 Malting • •• •• 44s 47s Chevalier•• • • 48s 50s idalt--SnffolkandNor folk.• ..•• .• 66s 70s .• 58s 62s Brown... Kingston and Ware 748 76s Malt—Chevalier •• • • 76s to 77s Oats Yorkshire and Lincolnsk.. Feed 28s 31. Potato Youghal and Cork 81ack....... 28s 30s Cork, White ..... 27s 33s Scotch, Feed... .. 32s 35s Beans—Tick 42s 46s Pigeons .... 56 , 58s Peas—Grey 46s 48s Maple.— .• 51s 52s White.— .• •• .. 58s 66s Boilers •••.• • • .. 60s 64s Flonr—Town-mokde... 705 75s Suffolk ••.• • • • • 64s 68s Stooktn & Norfolk 64s 728 SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London last week were limited—namely, 2,011 head. During the corresponding period of 1853, we received 3,111 • in 1852, 3,204; 1851, 2,433 ; in 1850, 440 ; in 1819 , 1:406 ; and in 1848, 965 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. From Beasts. Harlingen l3l ... New P iep BO Ostend — Antwerp Sheep. 555 659 ... 311 156 ... Lambs. Calves. Pigs ... 149 ... - Total... 211 ... 1,681 ... ... 149 ... The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1853 4lB 2,449 244 1852 621 2,223 ... ... 253 7 1851 399 ... 1,778 ~. ... 227 ... 24 1850 l5l 245 ... 1849 177 ... 1,122 ... 107 The arrivals of stock from Ireland last week direct by sea were 22 beasts, 16 calves, and 40 pigs. To-day's market was very scantily supplied with foreign stock, but the fresh receipts of beasts from our own grazing districts were considerably on the increase, and of full average quality. Notwithstanding that the attendance of buyers was good, the beef trade was in a depressed state, at barely Friday's depression in the quotations of 2d per 81bs. The primest Scots sold at 4s 8d per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 2,200 Scots and short-horns ; from the northern districts 730 short-horns, and from Scotland 600 horned and polled Scots. Notwithstanding that the numbers of sheep were corn. paratively small, the sale for all breeds ruled very inactive at Friday's decline of 2d per Blbs. The supply of diseased sheep was not so large as on Monday last. —With calves wa were scantily supplied ; nevertheless the veal trade ruled heavy, and prices were not suMited. The top.figure was 5s per 81bs. Pigs were in full average supply, aud sluggish demand at barely last week's currency. Per Sibs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d.l Interior Beasts.... 3 4 'to 3 6 Second quality.... 3 S 3 10' Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6 Second quality ...3 8 4 4 Primo erse.-wlled. 4 6 4 8 s. d. s. Prime Southdown 410 5 2 Large crse. calves 3 6 4 4 Prime small d 0... 4 8 5 0 Large hogs 3 0 4 2 Small porkers 4 4 410 Sucklingealves ..22 0 29 0 Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 , 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep .• • •• ••.•,.16,150 Calves . .......• .• •• 63 Tlgs •••••••••••• •• •• •• 340 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Jan. 17, 1853, and this day, Monday, Jan. 16, 1854. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. Jan. 17, 1853.'Jan.16, 1854 a. d. a. d. l a. d.. a. d 2 10 to 3 03 4to 3 .6 3 2. 3 43 8 310 3 6 3 8;4 0 4 4 310 4 2'4 6 4 8 3 8 310 3 2 3 6 4 0 4 4,3 8 4 4 4 6 4 8 , 4 6 , 4 8 410 5 o ' 4lo 5 2 3 0 4 0,3 6 4 4 4 2 4 614 6 5 0 210 3 63 0 4 2 3 8 3 104 4 410 4,502 4,460 20,860 16,150 ... 307 63 ~.285 340 Coarse and inferior beasts ... Second quality ditto ... Prime large oxen ... Prime Scots, &c Coarse and inferior sheep ... Second quality ditto ... Prime coarse woolled ditto ... Prime Southdown ditto Large coarse calves Prime small ditto Large hogs „ Neat small porkers Beasts... Sheep Calves.. Pigs SUPPLIES ON Sitha, Jan. 19, 1852.—Beasts, 3,638 ; sheep, 22,270; calves, 174; pigs, 380. Jan. 20, 1851.—Boasts, 4,327 ; sheep, 20,670 ; calves, 153 ; pigs, 205. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.. Since Monday last very large supplies of country-killed meat have been received up to these markets, chiefly by railway, and which have had a depressing influence upon the trade. To-day, the show of meat slaughtered in I,he metropolis was good, and about an average business was transacted, as follows :-- Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 210 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do., primo large 3 8 3 10 Do., do. small 4 0 4 2 Pork, largo 3 6 4 2 Mutton, Inferior Do., middling Do., prime Veal s. d. e. 3 0 3 ~3 8 4 ~4 4 4 .3 6 5 ~4 4 5 Pork, small BOROUGH HOP. On the whole a fair average business is doing in most kinds of hops, at last week's currency. The imports since Monday last are 225 bales from Ostend, 1 ditto from Calais, 42 ditto from Gluckstadt, and 188 ditto from Antwerp. Mid and East Kent pockets, 141. Os to 171. 17s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 101. 5s to 121. 12s ; Sussex ditto, 101. Os to 121. ; and foreign, 71. Os to 91. Os par owt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Very moderate supplies of potatoes have arrived coast wise and by railway. The imports aro only 40 tons from Belfast. The demand is steady, and prices are well sup ported. Kent and Essex Regents, 140 s to 1555; Sccitch ditto, 130 s to 140 s ; Scotch cups, 1008 to 120 s per ton. WOOL. The small sales of East India and low foreign wools held last week passed off steadily. The whole of the parcels offered changed hands at full prices. There is an improved demand for both English and colonial wools in the private market, at extreme rates. Last week's imports were '656 bales from Taganrog, 203 from Bombay, 12 from Madras, 93 from Buenos Ayres, 487 from Port Philip, 261 from Constantinople, 419 from Geelong, 310 from S wan Ri ver , 1,447 from Sydney, 600 from Algoa Bay, and 99 bags from Gluckstadt. FIXED RENTALS. LINES LEASED AT ~...,..._...... Shr. Paid Leasing el RAILWAYS. Leasing Closing Prices Business this day. this day. 50 all Bedford and Ln.&N.W. Bletchley... • St. 100 Buckgliamsh .L. &N.W. 151 103 50 all Clydesdale Je. Calsdon... 50 .....52 St. 100 E.Lincolu. gr. 6p. cent Gt.Northn 140 143 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct. .•• ... 25 all Do. New .. _ ... 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. 63...Ke5t:1 3O 32 100 ' all i lirtlpl. Dk• & Yk. New Railway .. . .. : y & .& B N e . t m •w ci: 166 ...... 50 all Hull & Selby. ... 111 25 all Do. 3 Shares. Do s 4i —55 A 121 all Do. i Shares. Do 27 _ 28 12i all L on. ;&G reen w S.Eastern l3} ____ 14,4 20 all Do.Preferenee Do 24i _ 25i St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Norfolk .. St. 100 Do. 6 per et... Do 53 all Manch.Bxton. Ln.&N.W. and Matlock & Midid. 2i 3 50 all Middlesbro' & Stekton & iftwie,,r . .. Darlingt. _ 100 all Midld.Bradid. Midland 59 No "' 99i 50 all Northern and Eastern sp. c. i E. Count 6O 62 6 1a 5 all Do. 6 per ct.. Do ... 5• all Do.Fixedsp.c Do . . ... 2 , ) all Prest. &Wyre L. &IS. W &Ludt Yk ... ___ 1 12 Do. 3 Shares. Do S 100 Roystn.& Hit. Gt•Northn 140 — in S-• 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do l4O 143 2 , 188 Shef. Roth. & Lancash.& Gooleg.s.p.c Yorksh.• ... 12 93 S. Staffordsh.. MrMClean 2 iid 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. dt 6 per cent ... Darling . . 25 all Do Do 3O 31 St. 100 Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn 95 97 SEEDS. The demand for linseed still rules steady, and prices aro firmly supported. Canary may be purchased on rather easier terms. Other articles are inactive. arnip,White, per bush. 18s to 212 Swede .. • • .... • • 20s 238 Mustard, Brown • •• .. .• lOs 13s White, new • • • • .. 14s 16s r ares,Winter, new .... 7s Gd as Od Spring .. • • .. .. • • Os Od l s Od Canary, per quarter • . 61s Gss Rye grass.. .... • • • . • . 28s 34s Clover, Red Eng. (cwt.) 56s 663 White • • 72s 808 Trefoil, new.. Foreign Red.. 54s 64s ........ 19s 24 s White.— 70s 76s Carraway •• ••• • .. 423 48s Coriander .• •• .....• • • 103 ± 15s Hompseed, per quarter 33s • 383 Linseed, Eng:lowing.. 59s 63s Crushing 55s 58s Baltic 505 55s Odessa •• • • 51s 57s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English .. . 91 108 104 5s Foreign, per ton 910 s 111 108 Rape Cakes, pr ton 61 10s If Os ltapeseed, New, prlst 30 1 08 32 03 TALLOW. Our market continues firm as to price ; but the business doing is very moderate. To-da7 P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 61 s , an d for delivery in March and April 62s per cN. t. Town tallow, 60s 6d net cash. Rough fat, 3s 40 per Blbs. 1850. 1851. 1852. 1853. Stock this d. ay .... • . 4 2,442 ; 52,931 60,532 144,270 Price of Y. C. .... to39oBoBotidd 37s 373d6l 3 0'366134 6 3cll t 0 os o 0,46 0 50d d Delivery last week .. , 2,289 2,364 2,858 2,436 Ditto from Jane 1 63,525 62,249 70,413 66,399 Arrivals last week.. ; 279 1,812 2,144 30 Dittofrota June 1....; 80,194 89,762 94,111 70,041 Price Of Town ..... . ; 410 Od 390 6d 390 6d 470 Yd 43,344 318 Od to Os Od 2,63(1 67,638 2,783 87,667 634 3d FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .• .. •• ... .. •• •••• • 640 Ca1ve5.................... A 5 rig 5.................. •• .. 8 - 9 4 - 5 13 - 131 38 - 42 26 =2B 62 - 64, 61 - 63 21 - 22 83 i 59 - 61 127 - 129 101 - 103 82 -82 i 92 95 124 61 1 64i 34p 7 1 7 d . d —134 r -- 9p 7a vgh 102 i 10% 1 d na Par 7. 77 13 12 d 10 9d 21i - ii! 611 - 62 33 35 ••• ''-• ••• ''''' 54 66 d pa►r' 5 4d 3 6 8 47 49 3i 4 d 31 —32 8— 10 lt - 64 - 8 84 1 d par 35 - 37 91. - 93 56 - - 57 55 - 60 56 60 24 2dis 13 15 64 74 10 12 3k 3id 14 16 60 61 32 33 3 -- 2 d 4 5 27 - 30 2g 144 - 15 2i1 41 51 - si l 25 - 27 64 741 . - •• 6 - 7 • 63. - 4 46 - Bid - 4 d 47 FOREIGN: 7 Antwrp & Rotterdam 3 Belgian East. Junct. 8 Beziers to Graissessac Central of Italy D. 1.1 Charleroi & Erqueliu all Demerara 10 Dijon and Besa9ou 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian 2 Do. Extension all Gt. Indian Peninsula ! 10 Gd. Junct. o f P rance ; 10 Gd. Trunk, of Canada' Shrs. and 80nd5.,,.1 8 Gt. Central of France; ;GI Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares, Do. bonds(l i55.)18571 Do. bonds (2 i55.)1862 ; lOi Hamilton & T oronto ' i,ll Do. 6 per cent 5 Lake Con s t. & Baslel 4 Lucca and Pistoja, 5' per cent. pref. .5 Luexernbourg ...... 0 Do. (Railway) 2 iDo 5 1 3 , Do. (Canal) * * ************ 5 Do. 6p. cent. ***** *** 2 Lyons & MediteiTan, .0A Madras ............. 9,Maria Antonia . " A3l Do. New ........... 2 Melbourne Dk. . Xll Namur & Liege (with interest ......... ',ll Do. (ex interest) ...... 11 Northern. of Prance... 11 iDo, cot. 3 p. C. 13ds.. tftnY. B . alAms.Shs.] ill NorwegiauTruk. Pref 0 Paris and Lyons... 1 Do. bonds ....... ,„,. Paris and Covicans Paris AO. Rouen ..... :II Paris and Strasbonrg. 4 Paris Caen&, Cherbrg. .04 Quebec & Richmond ill Rouen and Havre .2 Royal Danish ......... 2 Royal Swedish... .. dl Sambre and Molise... 6 IDo. 5 pa cent. pref. 2 S.li. of Pence......,, southern of Franco_ 6 ISt.Andrews&Quobe , !s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders 10 Do. per c. Prof LO Western of France.„ 4 West. of Switzerland 2 Wiesbaden 12 Zealano >t. 100 .5 all 6 64 64 all 3il all 5 all n 2 61 all ei all LO all !O all .0 all it. 100 all 5 ! all It. 100 ;t. 100 .0 10 .0 4 64 all >t. 100 >t. 100 6 6 100 3t.1100 %. 'too 3t. 100 12i 4 all i all .0 all 6 3 2i all 24 all 24 _loi 100 ;, 100 Lo 5 l 0 6 R. 100 3t. 100 R. 100 3t. 100 !O all 3t. 100 L 5 15 84 all 8 all LO , all 0 101 5 all .0 14 D• 6 all :0 all 5 3 ;t. 100 l 7 5 ,t 5 10 JOINT-STOC Australasia British Colonial Ilanki and Loan Company' British N. American Chrtd. Buk.of India, Austral., and China Chrtd. Buk. of Asia Colonial Commercial of Loud English Scottish and Australian Chrtd Loudon Chrtd. Buk of Australia London and County ILondon Joint Stock Loud.andWestininst National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland New South Wales Oriental Bank Cor poration Provincial of Ireland, Do. New Royal Australn. Bkg and Gold Imp. Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Union of Madrid MISCtLL. l Atibin coal and Iron Australian Agricult. A.ustralsn.Pcific Mail Australis. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg.i and Reduction Co ' Canada Company 'Crystal Palace I Do. New.... 44 - 46 ..• .".".. ... - ... 75 - 80 75 - 80 - 1 p, - 1 p Crystal Pal. of France Eastern Steam.„ Electric Telegraph (A) Do. (B) Electric Tel. of Irel Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig. Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land., N. S. W. Coal & Inter-I Stem. Nay. Co N. B. Australasian Do. New. 16 - 18 11 - 13 ... —ld ... 2 ... -- ••• par ip Nrth.of Europe Steam Peel RI% Ld. & Peninsular & Oriental Do. do. Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Steam.... Scot. Austral. Invest. South Austral. Laud Submarine Telegraph Van. Diemen's Laud - ••• I P is GO all 25 all 28, - 1$ Lip 1 38 40 2 “ 1 id 4 10 1 2 i 39i 9 3: d A WHEEL OFF nut EXPRESS TMLIN.—On Thursday I the express from London to Edinburgh narrowly escaped a smash. As the train was passing Ambergate station at its accustomed high speed, one of the wheels also of the last carriage next to the behind break fl ew off. The train continued its course, and the station master immediately telegraphed to Derby, an d sent a pilot engine after the express, fearing that an accident would occur. The guard in the behind van saw that something was wrong, and applied his break as a signal to the driver, but the train ran a mile and a half past Ambergate before it stopped. The train was, we believe, taken on cautiously to Wingfield station, where the carriage was changed, and the passengers thus relieved from further anxiety. It is fortunate that the broken wheel did not come in contact with any person.— ' Derby Reporter. MINES. I d ... par k d ap 4 d 2, 3 id —a 9 --- 11 id 8 10 5i - 6i 2 - 2i 29 - 32 - Ad 45 - 47 121 -13 i 65 - 75 4 - 6-p 2 - 14 -16 par 2 4 10 ... 11 d 6# ... ... par #P id mtr 31 33 9 10 4i 5i Ad 5 7 3 3i •••"-. 1 fi d A ... ''' .i BANKS. 78 - 80 ... ... li idis 2 lid i i P ~i = *ii 44 - 46 i d— par 74 - 76 7i - 8 ROITS. 27i 22 25 1 20 20 21 65 3 / 4 .1.1 co a: 20 5 20 1 10 I 10 20 20 1 , 33i 2 10 11 20 20 20 1 ai 16 a] 20 al 10 20 40 20 20 20 i 20 10k 1\ 20 a] 20 1: 20 10 20 20 20 :012 20' 11 20 li 10 20 20 1' 74 25i } i 45i 311 A 1 ai 53 a i i i 1 15A 131 13 1 X6 Ol 5 4 61 601 127 101 8 2 i i 1 64 i 4 10f 98 7i 8i 8 102 t 31 21 7Q 6 7 6 2212 62A A 2 34 48i 8 321 4 2 11 I si 60i 33 64A 4 8i 16 i i i 4 id 2 -9i -6t la li x in 1 i all 1 1 all )a. I all LO 1 2 i all 1 all 1 all 1 all g) all 1 all 10 13.5 15 244 1 I LO a ll ';t. all 15 all 5 all n 1 all 2 all 3i all all 1 all 3 all 1 all 1 all .0 9 1 all 1 a►l 1l all !,0 all 6 1 1 all i 0 all L 5 15 i 0 11 I all LO 7 8i all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 12e. x in Agua Fria ...... Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian_ Australasian 6 'Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) Bla3narvon Iron and Coal British Austrin. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp. (issued at £5 pm Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cobrs Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7i p. cent English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co General Gt. NuggetVeinScrp Do. Registered Great Polgooth. Lake ➢athurst Liberty Linares Loud. &Cali;:orn. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita Mexi can &S. A.mericn. New Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgiband Silvei Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rliymney Iron De, New Santiago do Cuba South Australian Tin Croft ....... United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa Worthing Mining o: Australia 1 I all Yuba - i (11 lO all 5 1 5 25 ;5 all 2i i 0 10 [0 all 16, 1854. FAIR PLAY FOR PRINCE ALBERT. ( From the Morning Chronicle.) Twelve months ago, nothing could be more bril liant than the popularity of the Prince Consort. At the present moment, it seems, so far as the pub lic journals afford a criterion, to be overcast. Was the vane right then, and is it wrong now ? or wrong then, and right now ? or right, both then and now? That is to say, has the Prince deserved both our admiration and applause then, and our dislike now ? The censures in which some of our contempor aries have, for the last fortnight, been dealing so liberally, purport to be founded On certain allega tons, to which they have as liberally given cur- , . .., rency. Some of these allegations have been to the following effect :—That the Prince occupies a seat at the Council-table of the Queen ; that he is com monly present when the Ministers have audience of her Majesty ; that he is by birth a foreigner ; and that he has relatives abroad, with whom he corresponds. Of these propositions, some are known to be true ; and with respect to the rest, wo are tempted to ask whether, if they are true, they constitute a ground of charge against him ? Let us pluck up our courage, and look at them one by one. The meetings of Council, at which the Queen is present, are attended by Cabinet Ministers and by the Prince ; but not by Cabinet Ministers and the Prince alone. All Privy Councillors newly sworn, though not confidential advisers of the Crown, in variably remain during the transaction of business ; and the officers of the Household, when Privy Councillors, are also present. Aud certainly it does not seem wholly irrational that, if the relation of a Chamberlain Or a Vice-Chamberlain to the Queen's person is such as to bring these function aries into the Council Chamber, the Queen's hus band should likewise be found there. But, when there, does he take part in the deliberations ? Does he know the secrets ? As much as the Prime Mini ster—that is, not at all ; and for the simple reason that there are no secrets and no deliberations. If our contemporaries wish us to march two centuries backwards, we shall find that the meetings of the Council in the presence of the Sovereign had a real and material bearing on the affairs of the country ; and we have read, in the writings of Mr. Anstey, pious longings for the revival of such a state of things. But, as a matter of fact, these meetings are now meetings of pure form, without either de bate or conversation ; and the business transacted at them is never confidential, but open to the pub lic eye—commonly before, always immediately after, the proceedings. And yet upon this airy basis the ingenious hands of certain journalists have contrived to raise a pretentious fabric of misstate ment against the Prince, and of delusion in the public mind. But then it is said, the Prince is present when the Queen sees her Minister in private. Let us assume—for there is not evidence of the fact before us—that this is true. If true, is it, or is it not, matter of blame ? Consider ie position of Queen Victoria as a woman and Sovereign. At any time she may be required, in consequence of votes of Parliament which she cannot influence, to part with advisers whom she may have long and inti mately known, and to take to her daily councils, on points the most vital to herself and to her people, a body wholly, or almost wholly, composed of entire strangers. This is no extreme suppo sition. The case has happened within the last two years—it may at any time happen again. Well, our Queen is married. We desired that she should take a husband who should be virtuous, prudent, and intelligent. She took one who was also ac complished, informed, able, and energetic, in a degree which, whatever his original sphere of life, must have raised him to distinction. We speak the simple truth, which hundreds can at test, when we say that, in Prince Albert, high natural abilities have been improved by sin gularly careful and assiduous culture, to a rare point of excellence ; and the public has always believed that the conscientious activity of his character was tempered by a prudence no less remarkable. Is it right, then, is it natural, is it possible, that a wife so charged with labour and with care should debar herself from the assistance of a husband so endowed ? We are certain that the voice of England will answer in the negative. And if the Queen is not to be shut out from her husband's aid, we ask, with equal confidence, whether it is Letter that such aid should be given by one who has no direct cognizance of the advice tendered by a Minister, and who declares his own opinions when that Minister is absent —or, on the other hand, that what he suggests or asks should be suggested or asked before the man who must • answer to Parliament for his acts, and who also knowstimself to be backed by the full power of Parliament in making good his ground, oven in the presence of the Sovereign ? 'We pretend to no special information on this or any other of the points to which we are alluding. We do not raise the question whether, if the Minister thinks it right to communicate with the Sovereign alone, he is not entitled to demand a private audience. But we unhesitatingly assert that, if the Prince is present when the Queen confers with her ad visers, and if his presence is found to be disadvan tageous to the public interests, we are not left without a remedy ; for the Minister is as distinctly responsible for the safety of those interests in this as in any other matter, and he is bound, on his responsibility to Parliament, to decline compliance even with a personal wish of the Sovereign, when he believes that his assent would be injurious to the country. Let us add that the self-proclaimed foes of secret influence are, in our judgment, really doing all they can to bring that monster into active vitality. What state of things can possibly go so far towards rendering secret influence a mischievous necessity as that which the authors and abettors of the present outcry 'appear to desire ? Practically, what they insist upon is, that the able and highly gifted man whom the Queen has chosen as her Con sort shall advise and influence her exclusively at times when no one of the guardians of the Consti tution, made by law responsible to Parliament, shall be present to watch, to measure, to compre hend—ay, and, if necessary, to counteract and to set aside—that influence. But the allegations to which we have adverted are not the only ones no* current. It has been— not boldly, indeed, yet broadly--stated, that the Prince either thwarts the Ministerial counsels, or impresses on them an anti- English character ; and that, by his correspondence with relatives and friends abroad, he employs British influence apart from, and contrary to, the decisions of the Queen's advisers. These arc very grave charges. And the first question that naturally arises must be, What is the evidence for them ? who is it that makes them ? The evidence is singular—it is, it seems, non-contradiction erected into an entity. The chief accuser is, indeed, a formidable person—it is some one who signs himself " M.P." at the foot of a letter in a daily newspaper. But why does not the cowardly and skulking penman of that letter — if he has truth, or what he believes to be truth, to tell—authenticate it by his name ? He writes, forsooth ' ' to recommend an English policy • yet we doubt if he can be an Englishman, and we are certain he does not belong to the illustrious assembly whose distinctive mark ho thinks fit to assume. Unless, indeed—but we forbear. It is enough to say that charges made by anony mous or irresponsible writers, are as if they were made by nobody—or, rather, they are worse, because they are made by those who are afraid or ashamed to stand by their own assertions. But then these accusations hav e not been blished contra dicted. Is there, however , a better ta rule among statesmen who ca re for theiresharacters mad e against thin this—that, when ch ar g es are them by irresponsible persons, without e substantive evidence, and contrary to fair . presumptions d of truth, such charges oug ht to remam unco n tra icted, and that the rep utation which requires defence against such miserable slander is not worth defend ing ? Is there one of our public men against whom some foul-mouthed anonymous accuser has not, at one time or another, launched the most opprobri ous imputations of fraud, falsehood, corruption One among then; perjury, an d the like ? Is there who has ev er stoo p ed to re p l y ? If such is the rule which self-respect dictates for them, and which is sustained that by public approval, can any reasona bl e man sa y Royalty is to come down from its high eminence to contend with those whose prowess impels them resistlessly to fight, but to fight only in, and under cover of, the dark ? Wein al e an appeal, in a few closing words, to those sentiments and principles which are held to b e peculiarly English ; and we do it with the less fear because this journal has never been charged, even by its worst foes, with subserviency to the Court, and because, on the particular question out of which these most discreditable imputations have grown, we have pursued a course as remote as possible from the anti-British feelings imputed to the Prince Consort. We say, then, simply, that, among Englishmen, in whatever rank, a man who has earned a character by his good conduct is entitled to the full benefit of it, until some evidence of misconduct is produced against him —or, at the very least, until some re sponsible person is found who declares that he is ready to produce such evidence. Now, Prince Albert did earn such a character ; and no such evidence, no such accuser is before the world. Had his Royal Highness—who, we doubt not, like every other gentleman, feels a stain as if it were a wound — sought, with quick impatience, to vindicate himself against the extravagant and monstrous assertions of nameless accusers, it would have been a proof of a less paasculine tone of character, and a lees 110 9 101 10i i 1021 1381 142 4 ' , 104 61 A 31i 1 29 79 80 62 3i xd 42 ad 75j 5 45 6 7716 17i 16i 17 energetic self-command, than we hare a right to expect from the husband of the Queen of England. And why should not we, too—the public—bide our time ? We write on the 16th of January. We know that, in fifteen days more, the great Inquest of the Nation will assemble. Six hundred and fifty-four persons of every i mag i na bl e var i e t y o f feel ing and opinion, will then meet to deal with any and every matter of public interest as duty and inclination may prompt them. Surely, if there be so much as the shadow of a shad e i n t h ese c h arges, s ome one of them R ill then find it out. Possibly, we may then, too, discover what is made of ; and somebody, we doubt not, will be there to hang a calf-skin on his recreant limbs. But as and at all events, these charges, if th e y will then come to their trial. If th e lsiuvree as suredly, loy, long, gauntlet be thrown down, the Ministers must take it up—the truth must be known. Why not wait until Tuesday, the 31st ? Justice asks it ; and pa tience will not be severely taxed. PRINCE ALBERT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMAS. Sir,—Some member of the Carlton Cl ub has put forth a laboured argument to prove that his Royal Highness Prince Albert is legaLly incapable o f being eems to lay some a Privy Councillor, and he further 0 stress on the fact that the Prince was never sworn. As I happen to know something of these matters, I wish to prevent any misconception, on tiffs' point at least, from taking root in the public mind. An attentive examination of the quotations from dif ferent statutes brought forward by the Carltoniant critic will satisfy any one that they prove the case against himself. I will endeavour, nevertheless, to make it still more clear. The acts for naturalising Prince Albert were copied word for word from those. for naturalising Prince Leopold when he married the late Princess Charlotte, in virtue of which he was made a Privy Councillor on the Ist of July,. 1816, with the sanction of Lord Eldon, then Lord Chancellor. By the Ist George I. it is directed that no person shall be naturalised unless in the bill for that purpose a clause is inserted declaring that such peon shall not thereby be enabled to be of the Privy Council, &c. In the case of Prince Leopold and Prince Albert, respectively, bills were first brought in, enacting that acts for their natu ralization, without the clause or particular words directed by the statute of George I. to be inserted,. might be exhibited and brought into Parliament. The way being thus cleared, subsequent acts were passed in the case of each Prince, enacting that he should " to all intents and purposes whatever be deemed, taken, and esteemed to be a natural bor n subject of this kingdom, as if he had been born within the realm, any law, statute, matter, or thing to the contrary notwithstanding." The question then reduces itself to this,—whether a person born out of the realm may be made a Privy Councillor In the case of Prince Leopold, Eldon was Chancellor, and Garrow and Shepherd, Attor ney and Solicitor General ; in that of Prince Albert, Lord Cottenham was Chancellor, Lord Campbell, Attorney, Lord Truro, Solicitor Gene ral. The opinions of the whole Carlton Club would hardly prevail against such a legal array as I have quoted ; and those who might question the authority of the great Whig lawyers will hardly refuse to defer to that of Lord Eldon. With regard to Prince Albert not having been sworn, the person who made the remark is no doubt ignorant. that members of the royal family are introduced into the council, and are not sworn. I have some doubt whether such has been. the usage with regard to every member of the royal family, but it certainly has been as to the sons of the sovereign, and to her consort, when a queen has been on the throne. The precedents of Prince Leopold (though the Princess Charlotte was only presumptive heiress), and of Prince George of Den mark were followed in the case of Prince Albert, both of whom were introduced, and took no oaths. The late Duke of Sussex, whom I consulted (in refe rence to Prince Albert's being made a privy coun cillor), informed me that the usage_ was to consider the King's sons as being Privy Councillors from their birth, to be introduced into the Council when the King thought fit, and that they were never sworn ; but that more remote relations were sworn like other Privy Councillors, and that he was him self introduced in his father's lifetime, and took no oath , but subsequently, on the accession of his bro thers, George IV. and William IV. (when the whole Privy Council was re-appointed), he had taken the usual oaths. I myself administered the oaths to him and the Duke of Cumberland on the accession of Queen Victoria, but I am not satisfied that I was right, according to use, in so doing. I am, Sir, yours obediently, C. C. GREVILLE. THE EASTERN QUESTION. (Front the Press of Saturday.) A secret negotiation carried on at Constantinople be tween Lord Stratford, her Britannic Majesty's Ambas sador, and Redschid Pacha, while the public negotia tions were conducted, at the same time, by the ambas sadors of the Four Great Powers with the Porte, ter minated in a surrender, on the part of the Sultan, of all those points which the Divan, by a large majority, had previously decided to maintain. The instant tins news of this surrender transpired, Mehemet Ali, the brother-in-law of the Sultan, and the head of the Pa triotic party, a man of honour and energy, violently protested against the course, as he affirmed, thus surrep titiously obtained. The popular indignation was con siderable. The students, the most numerous and powrerful body in the city, moved ; Redschid Pacha was ch,,,rged by Mehemet Ali with having been previously convicted of taking bribes from Russia ; the people were reminded that Prince Menschi koff had insisted, in March, on the dismissal of the then Minister of Foreign Affairs, and that, at the dicta tion of the Russian Envoy, Redschid Pacha, had been appointed in his stead. The excitement became great. Redschid Pacha, panic-struck, resigned, and fled for refuge to a palace of the Sultan on the Bosphorus. Tranquillity was ultimately only restored by the menaces of the English and French admirals, who thus, instead of defending the Sultan from the Russians, discovered that their real mission was to defend his Highness from his own subjects. Much of what occurred on this occa sion has been concealed and suppressed, but our readers may rely upon this statement. The whole facts are before us ; but the intimation that we are now permitted to give will throw light upon late events otherwise very obscure. Notwithstanding this outbreak, and the exertions of Mehemet Ali, the conditions thus obtained from Turkey by the British Ambassador through his influence with,. Redschid Pacha became and continue the basi a s of th preotperosbsituirogns since They hey f a o r r e w n a r e/ thhraosu Deer: Vi e erroneously,nn to S t Petersburg. though authoritatively, stated, an Ultimatum. They therefore admit of negotiation ; and, with only a mo derate allowance for the modifications which under sucit. circumstances occur, the arrangement, even if accepted by the Czar, will resolve itself virtually into an adop— tion by the Porte of the spirit of the Mensehikoff treaty. Peace may thus he preserved by the subjugation of Turkey being postponed. The ancient treaties are to employed p re l n ey ew ed ed w ; i a th and, as the provinces, the language m respect to their evacuation is merely the language already gratuitously used by the Czar him self. The circumstances above detailed are the circum stances referred to by anticipation in our leading article-. of the 17th of December, when we warned our readers ithat "an enormous diplomatic conspiracy was hatch. ng," a warning followed up by some details then for the first time mentioned, and to which we must again refer. Notwithstanding this desperate resource on the part of England, the enterprise may yet fail ; for our perplexed and, as it will ultimately prove, ever -blundering Govern ment, while a promising negotiation was on foot, and before they could receive the answer of the Court of St. Petersburg to the Turkish propositions, which had been prepared in deference to the feelings and private intimations of Russia, though fit, in consequence of the affair of Sinope, to order the entrance of the fleets into the Black Sea. To change the circumstances while a negotiation was proceeding which you wishedo t succeed is a capital error. It will allow the Czar, if he wishes, to take new ground. Lord Aberdeen mutters " War," in case the: Turkish propositions are not accepted. One almost- begins to fancy Lord Aberdeen has been maligned. It really would seem that be did not understand St. Petersburg, The propositions will not meet with such a fate from Russian diplomacy. They will be considered, and we p Turkey! shall commence the new year with door phase of liege. tiations. In the meantime, alas ! Friday information was for coroner for the m i county of waSrudPedPo to SUPPOSED u c iSo! C D E. Lewis,- O a Essex, of the dis covery of the body of a Ivan n the river Lea, near S hips Hole, Westharn. The deceased is described by Sergeant Grant, of the K division, as being about 26 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, with long dark hair. His attire consisted of a pair of Witney trousers , blue cotton waistcoat, a blue striped shirt, and - a black silk neckerchief. The body (which was in a most decomposed state) was conveyed to the Union 4reria, Westkam, to await sa inquest, le Lt 1. - is th ns 63 94 7 • 24a 3ip i P k r 21 p id la 33i i Si 15ip, 1d 19 par s cl 10 2t4 all all i~