The Sun. — London, England, 1854-10-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INT.ELLFGENCE. CITY, TV 0 o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimatdd at 7,000 bales, including 1,500 American taken for export and on speculation. The market closed heavily, without change in prices. The sales comprised 5,500 American, 150 Pernam and Maranham at 51d. to Wid., 80 Bahia at 6gd. 300 Egyptian at 6d. to Bd., and 1 , 000 Sur at at Sd. to 4kd. per lb. Railway Shares were very heavy, at lower prices. The public sales of colonial wool commenced yesterday, 4,8000 bales being about the quantity announced. There is besides, however, foreign to some extent. The auctions have opened with spirit, at full prices. There has been a fair amount of business tran sacted this week in Colonial produce. Sugar has been quiet, but for coffee there has been a good inquiry, and rice is on the advance, owing to the rise in grain. In Indigo there has been more business. Spices generally have been fully sup ported. Rum is dearer, and cotton has a steady sale. In hemp and tallow there has been a con siderable rise, -owing to the expectation that (313- vernniefit intends to prohibit the importation of all that is produced in Russia, from whatever part it may come. The Stea market has been in rather an unsettled state. The first report made by the Directors, after the 4741ening of the Deeside Railway, is interesting, not only to their own shareholders, but to those of other companies. The Deeside Railway is the first of those cheaply constructed lines, running through a country purely agricultural, and having at one of its ter * tint: a town of some magnitude, with a stirring population. The Valley of the Dee, although not nearly so fertile, and without a tenth of the inha bitants of similar districts in England, now pos sesses railway accommodation, but at a cost so proportioned to the traffic, that the shareholder finds himself at the end of the first year's experi ment with a dividend of 5 per cent. Looking at this result, the natural question is, How has this railway come to yield a fair return, • even with a traffic • imperfectly developed—with a want, as the directors state, of carriages and wag gons, and heavy payments to other companies for the loan of. locomotives and other working stock ? The answer is an obvious one, ECONOMY, Economy in the designing of the line—in the construction of the works—in the conduct of the traffic. The gra dients, were adapted, as far as possible, to the nature of the ground. Heavy cuttings and embankments were avoided. A single line of railway was held sufficient, and a, vigilance exercised by the engi neers and directors, which saved, to a great ex tent, any outlay for extra works. We were curious to see how far the original pros pectus tallied with the accounts now in our hands. By a reference to the statement published by the Directors in June, 1854, the contrast between the estimates for the works and the actual payments is as follows : The estimate for land, works, engineer- • ing, and all other charges up to the opening of the line was R86,000 The actual expenditure is 93,018 £7,018 Add to this, additional sum required to finish the works by the Directors' report 2,000 And we have a difference of £9,018 The excess is altogether upon the item of land, the estimate in 1852 being 7,0001., with ground rents to the extent of 4871. The actual payments being 17 0001., with ground-rents of 317 /. p er an- Mini. It would appear from this that landowners' claims are still as unreasonable and vexatious as ever. Here we have a railway which costs for works and stations about 70,0001., or 4,4001. amile only, yet we have the land costing (capi talising the ground-rents at twenty-five years' purchase) 25,0001., or something like 1601. an an acre. It is gratifying; however, to find that, notwithstanding the exorbitant payments to land owners the first essay in cheap railway making is likely to pay. The Directors find themselves in a position to declare a dividend of 5 per cent. on the capital, and " look forward to the increasing success of the line with undiminished confidence." We believe they are right in entertainingthis confidence. They have carried during 51 weeks (over which the accounts extend) 164,000 passengers and 23,000 tons of goods. The quantity of goods con veyed appears more extraordinary than the num ber of passengers, as Deeside has always been a place of resort to holiday seekers, and crowds of excursionists might therefore safely be reckoned on. The gross earnings from goods and live stock are 3,6001., while the traffic tables submitted to Parliament showed only 3,1001., a fair proof that facilities and cheapness of transmission stimulate consumption. The working expenses are 41 per cent. of the receipts. Had the position of public affairs permitted, we have little doubt that the 'example furnished by this railway of cheap con struction and economical working would have led to numerous schemes of a kindred nature. The steamer Adelaide from Sydney has at length arrived. Her dates are of course old as she left Van Diemen's Land on the 7th of June. The ship Roseberry, from Geelong, brings 10,000 ounces of gold. Her dates are not so recent as those already to hand. At, Hamburgh the grain market was very ani- 17i mated on Wednesday. The rate of exchange on 20 Vienna and St. Petersburg was still declining. 20 The Zollverein deputies assembled at Darmstadt 20 have recommended an increase in the impo rt duty v, upon Anglo-American leather cloth (toile ciree). 20 Accounts from Berlin, dated Wednesday, state 100 that a telegraphic despatch from St. Petersburg of the 18th inst. had been received there, in which, 100 under date of the 12th, Prince Menschikoff an- N nounces that the Allies had not yet commenced ‘, 5 the siege of Sebastopol. This information is one 25 day later than what has reached us by other 100 means. The corn market is higher again this mornin g in Mark-lane, owing, partly , t o the rise on the 20 Continent. The English funds have been ag ain de p ressed, 5 the rise in corn chiefly affecting them. Consols 20 have been 941 to for transfer, and 94-i for 1.00 account. The New 3i per Cents. have been 93t1 to and the Three per Cents 931 to There 100 has been a bargain in the New 2; per Cents. at 82. 100 Bank Stock has been firm, at 210. Exchequer 100 Bills are 4s. to 7s. premium. East India Bonds 20 have been at 10s. premium. 100 The foreign market is heavy, like that for 20 English Stocks. Mexican Bonds have been 23} to 5 f, without the dividend, being rather lower. Brazilian Bonds have fluctuated from 98 i to 99i. 20 Austrian 5 per Cents. have been quoted 87. In 4 Spanish Bonds nothing has been done. The 20 Turkish Scrip is 2f to 2-i premium. 20 The following are the nominal prices of foreign 20 stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5i to 61- ; Mexi can, 231 to 231 ; Peruvian, 71 to 73 ; ditto, lc 3 per Cents., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 2( 40.t0 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 96 to 98 ; ditto, 2C 4 per Cents., 8 4 to 86 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18,a co 18g- ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 371- to 38 ; ditto, Certificates, 5 to 51 ; ditto, Passive, 4 i to 4 i. 2( Railway Shares are still depressed, and the busi ness doing is extremely small. Caledonian have fallen t to is, and Lancashire and Yorkshire, North- Western, Midland, and the other principal lines, 2i are cheaper. In the foreign market very little has been done, and nominally prices are about the same. The Foreign Mines have been neglected ;i n the t Banks there have been several bargains, and also ; in the Dock Companies. The Crystal 'Palace are 2 steady, and the Australian Royal Mail rather 2 higher. 2 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES (From the Ofcial List. ) Business done. Bank Stock 2lO 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 94it a g New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 2i per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 MUG 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 l-16 3-16 India Bonds, £lOOO ......•........ .......... Ditto un der 21000 lO p Consols for Account 14th Nov. 9 41 Exchequer Bills, 24d. --C........................ . U M Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3, per Cent. DM* 1859, ~ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Auitrian Bonds, 5 per Cent........ Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent ................ 94 8i Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent.. ........ .....••••••• 1 " . . 233 x d Mexican 3 per Cent. 71 Peru v ian 41, per Cent. ........................... Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent. ............... 37 Ditto, 1848, 3 per Cent .......... .•. ......... Turkish S cr ip 6 p er c ent ....................... 2i P l)tvid€:,,d, on the above payable in London. Belgian Bonds 4A per Cent. ex. 25 fr ...... 93i THREE O'CLOCK ...... ...... 94i 3- Consols Ditto November A Aconnt GUERNSEY PosT-orrict.—The number of letters of all descriptions received at the post-efitee here, and de liveited in the island during the week ending the 30th September, was 7,027 ; the number of money orders issued during the year ending the 30th September, was 6,595 ; the amount, 14,72t11. 3s. 10d. ; the number Paid.,- 4,999 ; amount, 12,4511. 13m. 4d. ; .the gross re venue of the post-office for th e.) tar, Z:,( 4tl, 12s, sd. queiltBey Star, SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. alda P.AuLyrAzo. _OO Aberdeen 3••••• Ambg. Nottug Bost and Eastn. Junet... all Belfast & Ballymena. all Birming. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey...... 29 Birkeuhd. Lancsh. d; Cheshire Juuct all Do. Chcah. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 19 Do., X 20..... 30 Myth &Tyne origina' £25 (issd. at £45, - 100 Bristol and Exeter ,100 Caledonian. ....... 21s. Cai martheu and Car 27i 22 25 digan all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass 14 C wuwall 14 Crieff Junction 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dundee Perth&Abor 25 St. 20 St. deer Junction all Do. New LOU East Anglian All Eastern Counties 100 Eastern Union, A Stock 100 De., B. Stock 86 Do., New A .00 East Lancashire _OO Edinburgh& Glasgow 9? Minh. and .00 Edin. Pr I b & Dundee 1 Forth & Clyds June., .00 G'lasgow &S. Western, .00 Great Northern .00 Do., A. Stock .00 Do., B. Stock .00 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ;, .00 Great Western .00 Do. Stour Val. Rail, Gua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 14 Do., Thirds Si 28 4 Do. New Thirds LOO Lancash.andYorksh Do., Fifths 11 D 3., Wst. Riding Un all Liv.Crsby.&Soutlipt all London & Blackwal LOO Lon& Bright &S.Cst LOO Loud. and N. Westn 12 Do. Fifths 1 D0.101.5h.,M&8 , 2 Do. Eighths 100 Iliondon andS. Westn 42 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O. all Lnclndrrytt Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennizk. 100 Nianeli.Shef.& Liu eln 44 'Do., Man. & Lin. Uu 100 Aidland 100 Do. Birmng. & Derby all Nlidld. G. West. (Ire.) 22 Do. Half Shares Newcastle & 5i Newrukt.BuryEsteD. 19. Nwpt.Aberg. &lira 8 Newry &Enniekillev all Newry Warrenpoirtt and itostrevor 100 Norfolk 3? Northn.Counties Un 100 North British alli North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do., A Deferred all Do., B Guaranteed 100 N. Eastern—Berwick 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Do. do. G.N.E. Parch. all Ds. Leeds . WO Do. York an North London 8: Do. New .ElO 11 1.1 N.&S.Wstrn.,lialT , PH stead, and City Jn , 17? North Staffordshire all . North Western all N. &S. Westin. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester MO Oxford, Worcester,& Wolverhampton ... 4 Portsmouth LOU sottish Central WO Scottish Midland all Stirewsby. & Plerefd. all Shropshire Union „, Do. A, B, C,,St paid up at per con , . all South Devon WO South Eastern all south Wales 15 S. Yrksh. do Riv. Dim 10 5 20 20 5 1 Do itaines, Wok. &Wok all tockton & Dar if tockton & Hartlepl 100 Gaff Vale 9 Do. £lO shares. LOO Do. Pref., No. 1 2l Maples Haven Dock and Railway all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. Kilkenn3 all Waterford&Limericl 18 West Cornwall 3 West End of London and Crystal Palace all Wost Loudon 11 Is. Wimbledn & Croydon all Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian E'astn. June. S Beziers to Graissessae 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Serip Central of Italy all Deinerara 14 Dijon and Bes.ancon 9 Dutch Rhenish. all Eastern of France 10 Do. New all East Indian 2 Do. Extension all Do. .4i p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do 10 Gd. Junet. of France 121 Gd. Tk of Canada.A. is. all Do. do all Do. St. LawrQric• & Atlantis do. all Do. Cert. of Deben., con. iuto Stk. ti11.'63 all Do , Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Centralof France all Gt. Indian Peninsula 1 Do. New 5 per cent. all Gt.WesternofCanada Shares . all Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55., all Do. do., '62, p. '56 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, withsui option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 8 Lake Const. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoj asp. c. prof 12 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares all Do, .Obligations 10 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Mediterran. IG'-Madras 2 Do. Need 3 l-!„ Maria Antonia all Do. do. New 2 Melbourne Dk. & Ry. all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all D 0.201. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3i p. c. & red. at 221. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854.... all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds. (fmy.B.& Ams.6hs. ) all NorwegianTrimkPre 14 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen 10 ParisCaen & Cherbrg all Rouen and Havre 20 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse._ all Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. 10 Southern of France 14 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do 5A per c. Prof 10 Western of France 16 West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden 20 Zealand all I A ustr alasia ... ........ all 'British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Loud 16 Falglish Scottish and Australian all Loud. Chart. Bk. o Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 33 National Provincia 50 50 100 100 of England 10 I Do. New 20 50 20 25 22? National of Ireland all Now South Wales__ all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 5 Provincial of Ireland all Do. Now 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co all :!...outli Australia all Union of Australia Do. New ...... 1(1 Union of Loudon , 42 93 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 78i -- i d par .. - ••• SO - 32 3 —2l di -22 i Business Bono this day. 21 - 22 4i - 41 81 8i 12 —ll d 16i -17 i 7 -6„ 68 - 97 59} - 60 14 - 15 10 - 12 —• • • 3 . 1 c C 1 - 7 iii : iii 66 68 55 b'l ii -- 84 89i - 90 75 - 77 124 - 126 90 - 92 70i 71 69 - 71 82 8 —10 t, 8 10 70 714 5 i bi ... -- ...o 8— 84 1103 105 10 01 101 Id 81i— 82i 9 8a 18 7 d 23 - 24 6 - gi 68 40 - 42 ••• ••• " d 21 - 21 51 - 6 1 48 - 10 3 81 331 34i g 10 64 75i —76 i 6 6 a :3t Bid 14 144 53 - 54 - 53 65 1 p id 1 3 ' id—iP 32 - 34 44 - 96 60 - 62 7i - 8i 46 - 48 13 - 14 62 - ( - 3 32] - 33 —ld 35 = 37 3 - 3i 171 181 4} - 23 6 - 7 c - i 6i 61 i li 4 a. d— i P • ''' ••• - - P 3 -2i d 33i - 331 3 i id — d - . .... ••• 7 d 7 o • ..... • • • 9 7d 9 7d P A 17i —18 A par -- 2 U par P 2 4p 2i - 3i 1 - lip ••. i d —i•p 71 - 8 i,i --- iii 12i -- 13 9 - 10 211 21ip 4 50 3$ 40 pro 23 par ip 2k - lid 8 • • • - ..• ... - pm 4 d 6i 7p Si - ii - 11 42 - 44 43 - 0 67 - 69 74 - 84 FOREIGN. HE 'SUN, 'ON rRIDAY EVENING,' OCTOIII R 2O, 1.185'4., al DELPHI THEATRE. Last evening a new four act drama from the pen of T. Parry, Esq., was produced at this theatre. The title of the piece is the Summer Storm ; but the author, who is a well-practised hand in choosing materials for Adelphi dramas, has in this instance not been quite so fortunate ; but, with a judicious curtailment, we have no doubt but that it will have a " run." The leading incidents are as follow :—Clara is a daughter of an unknown father, who deserted her recently deceased mother in a foreign land; and she is herself involved in a love affair with a young gentleman whose whereabouts is uncertain, and whose fidelity is more than doubtful. Her friend, Rachel Westbo urn, on the other hand, has a father whose existence is mystery itself. The two girls, while together one fine morning in the fields, see a horse man run away with by his steed. Clara, noticing that his course is directed towards a deep chalk-pit, runs forward, meets and turns the headlong animal, and falls insensible, having saved--although she did not recognise him—the young gentleman who had been herlover in a distant part of the country, but was now on his way to wed another in the immediate neighbour hood of the spot where he was so nearly killed. Clara is borne to the house of a Miss Bessy Busyby, whither also are driven by " a thunder storm" her faithless lover Walter Atherstone, a ruined spendthrift, his " friend" Fitzwilmont, and Mabel Vascourt to whom Walter is engaged. Thither also comes the father of Rachel in search of his daughter. This personage is, indeed, a finished hero of melodrama. Originally a gentleman, and the father of a happy family, he has yielded to the temptation of gambling, and falling step by step, is now a forger of bank-notes. If ho offends the law, however, he does it romantically. The process is carried on in a carefully guarded chamber of a lone house ; and Ronald Westbourne supports a double character. In the neighbourhood he appears a quiet, student-like man of science ; but when abroad on expe ditions connected with the passing of the forged notes, he wears the garb and manner of a rugged countryman. It is in the latter character that he visits Miss Busyby's farm, where, notwithstanding his disguise, he is recog nised by Fitzwilmont, his former companion and tempter. Clara also, while herself unseen, recognises her former lover in the lover of Mabel Vascourt. Fitzwilmont having obtained some clue to Westbourne's criminal pursuits, seeks an interview with him, and threatens to denounce him if he does not pay him a largo bum of money. Westbourne promises compliance, in order to obtain an opportunity of quietly murdering one whose existence seems incompatible with his safety. To this end he appoints him a meeting at his own house. Before Fitzwilmont arrives, however, another has be come the victim of the snare laid for his destruction. Walter Atherstone, deceived by Rachel's wearing the kat of his former lover (Clara), had followed her at a dis tance to the house—had passed in—had mounted the stairs--had entered a room, the door of which was im mediately afterwards shut upon him by a secret spring. By means of a mechanical contrivance the floor is with drawn from underneath him, and after holding on con vulsively tie a projection in the wall for a short time, he is precipitated into the abyss beneath. Westbourne takes the body, nod deposits it in the old chalk-pit, where it is found by Clara and Rachel. Shortly afterwards both are apprehended on a charge of attempted murder, for of course Wah‘er is not quite dead after all. The two prisoners are taken to the house of a magistrate for examination. - Ale is convinced by Clai a's answers that she is innocent, and moreover discovers that he is him self her father. Rachel is saved by her father, who comes forward, surrenders himself, and then, while trying to escape by a balcony which overhangs the chalk pit, falls with it, and is dashed to pieces. Before, however, he make.; his attempt at escape, he finds that he has slain the wrong man—Fitzwihnont, who has been apprehended by Miss Busyby on suspision of being the murderer, having been brought into the ma gistrate's room in custody. Westbourne's sacrifice is in vain ; the daughter whom lie so fondly loved in the midst a all his crimes has received a fatal shock_; she survives her father but a few minutes. Before the curtain drops we are informed that Walter is progressing favourably towards recovery, so that no doubt the lovers are eventually made happy. Mr. L. Munro . asWalter Atherstone, and MissWoolgar as his daughter Rachel, were each admirable in their respective parts. Mrs. Keeley as Bessy was capital ; our readers can better imagine than wo can describe this lady acting the part of a farm-yard queen, running about everywhere, ordering everybody, always employed about something with the greatest energy, but never confused; telling the plainest truths to every one in the sharpest manner ; and yet, when an occasion called for it, always exhibiting proofs. of a kindly nature. Keeley has a small part in the drama, it is that of a bird-catcher. Nothin 6 s could be more diverting than his tipsy soliloquy, in which be argues with himself the right to the posses. sion of the' money, and foreshadows in his mind's eye the "publio-hotive" and " shay" in store for him. The re maining parts were all excellently sustained. The piece was given out , by Mr. L. Murray for representation every evening till further notice. The house was crowded. SUPPOSED MURDER ON THE NORTH BAzy.TERIv RAILWAY. LIM, Wednesday ,\fternoon.—But a few weeks ago a very serious accident h rappelled on the Leeds Northern branch of the North-East ern Railway by the falling in of the Bramhope-tunnel ; and now the attention of the public has been aroused h y a mysterious and tragioal event which has occurred the same line and within a short distance of the south end of the same tunnel. The circumstances of the even• t, so far as they have yet been developed, are as follows -- On Tuesday evening last, a l mut 8 o'clock, a young woman named Isabella Lawn %.nce took a H l ass ticket at the Wellington-station, Leeds, for the Hors forth-station, on the North-East' ern line, about five miles from Leeds. Soon after she in td taken her seat in the carriage—in which there Wit% no lamp—a man named Thomas Law, who was ra t.her the worse for liquor, entered the carriage in whito was this young woman alone. He had no ticket, that .e not being time to procure one after his arrival at the station. Upon the train arriving at the Horsforth eta %%ion, the guard, Matthew Wilkinson, opened the door of the carriage which Law had entered, for the purpose of demanding his fare. To the guard's utter a‘tonislin sent he found the carriage empty, both the woman and . the man hav ing in some manner disappeared. No alarm appears to have been made Oat night, but on the following morning, between five ant i six o'clock, the driver of a goods train from Leeds to 0 e north ob served sonnething lying upon the up-line 0 1' rails. He stopped the train and repaired to the spot, a,wompanied by the stoker and guard of the train, when they disco vered the body if a woman lying between the , quite dead, with her bead frightfully crushed and wangled. The body was nubsequently recognised as that a Isabella Lawrence, a fins, well-formed, and rather h.mideome young woman, employed as a " burler" in a \ voollen cloth manufactory at llorsforth. Her fellow-pasoenger (Law), however, could n,ot be found till later in the day, when he was apprehended by Ottiwell Kell, of the Leeds police force. Law was apprehended at the manufactur ing village of Armley, about two miles from Leeds. When take' into custody, he declared that he left the train clandestinely on Tuesday night be.(ore itbad reached the point where the body of the nr, fortunate young woman was found, and had got away unt observed by the railway officials, An inquest is now holding on the body.° f the deceased at the Cardigan Arms Inn, Kirkstall-r.)md, in this borough, before Mr. J. M. Barret, deputy-c' woner. Law is in custody. The inquiry will not be coot:laded till late this evening ; indeed it seems far from in (probable that it will be adjourned. _ HEE MAJESTY'S NEW YACEIT.--The month of January next has now been fixed as the p \Then the splendid new steam yacht, the Windsor Castle, now building at Pembroke fur the Queen, is to b a finished and launched. The g reatest exertions are belng made is order to hasten her p ro g ress. A lar g e bod of the con best men are constantly at work upon he,-, verted timber has regularly been brought round "omitf, he other yards in order to exp edite her build . She-. ' i " far advanced that an e xcellent idea ma y be form, 'd of her ; and there is no doubt that she will p rove a "del of beauty both in finis h and mould. Her lines In ‘ve evidently been laid with care and judgment, and proms 50 great speed, while her i mmense len g th, more than 16 '0 yards, and proportionate beam, will secure ample ac • commodation, not only to Royalty, but also to the officers and crew—a comfort in which the Victoria and Albert is sadly deficient. The Windsor Castle is built of mahogany chiefly, with sound British oak. The diagonal planking has been laid. WHY MDLLE. CRUVELLI RAN AWAT.—Some glimmer. ing of light begins to be thrown upon the causes of the sudden disappearance of Mdllo. Sophie Cruvelli. It is not true, as has been asserted, that she bad taken to flight because her name did not appear on the bills en vidette ; neither is it true that she has sacrificed her lucrative engagement in Paris for a still more lucrative engagement in America. She has bolted for other and far more feminine reasons—for nothing . less than an affair of the heart. It appears that at the same time with Rldlle. Cruvelii, and to all appearance at the same moment, has also disappeared the young Baron Vigier, a well-known Parisian, and it is said that the happy couple are now safely ensconced in that terrestrial para dise—Brussels. The wonder is why they should have thought it worth while to run away from Paris, that being the place which ever-ardent lovers generally run to. The reason alleged is this :—The lady, who is as deeply enamoured as the gentleman, insisted that mar riage should crown their mutual happiness ; and as the lover is a mere youth —considerably younger, indeed, than the lady—it appears that they have gone to Brus sels for the pm pose of making their union indissoluble. The young man has an immense fortune. LIVERPOOL VESSELS LOADING FOR AUSTRALIA.-- The entries of the week number five, with an aggre gate register of 5,170 tons. Since our last publication three vessels have departed, with an aggregate register of 2,518 tons. One of them is a smaller steamer of 212 tons, which has been sent out to Sydney under the care of Captain Wiseman, a gentleman who has on previous occasions taken out steamers for the Australian coasting trade, and which have been disposed of so profitably that our builders a r e tem p ted to kee p u p the supply.— Lireepoo/ Times. AN M.P. IN A CART.—On Monday night, Mr. Geo Hudson, M.P., arrived at the flourishing borough of Middlesborough-on - Tees, on au unexpected visit to ale mayor. On his arrival at the railway station no evil veyanco could be had by which to reach Marton 13 a ll, the residence of the mayor. The town cannot boast of a single cab, and as a last resort the hon. member for Sunderland mounted a milkman's cart, which was on its way to Marton , an d thus the great Railway King jogged on to Mr. Bolckow's hospitable mansion. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, ICAIELITATB. ?ed ford icteliley Buelighaiash. Clydesdale Je. E. Lincoln gr. per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct , Do. New...... IGlstrA Dn. PI ifrtlpl. Dk. Railway Bull & Selby Do. 4Shares. [Do. Shares. [Lon.&Greenw 1)o. Preference Lowestoft gr.l 4 per cent. Do. G per et. !Nlanch. Bxtn and Matlock Ntiddlogliro' Redear ~ ldla.Bra3fa Nortlicrn any Eastern sp. e Do. 6 per et. ;Do. Fixeds p Prest. & Wyr .Do. Shares. Roystn.kHit. Shef.Roth.ai•d Goole g. 5 p. c. S. Staffordsh. I Wear Valleygr, , 6 per cent._ Do WiltskSomrst Leasing Compaus Loudon N. West. L.&N. W. [Caladon... :t.Nrthn. '.aldonian. Gt. Weetu Yk. New. & Berw. Y. 84,NM(11 Do Do "5. Easterb, )o 'Peto & Co. 'Norfolk.. L.& N. W. & Miclld. Stckton & Darlingt. Midland.. ,E. Count. D 0... Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yli Do Gt Northu Lancash Yorksh. X.MClean Stockt. & Darlingt IGitWestn. 'losing Prices this day. iii - 100 99 - 191 136 - 138 27 -- 29 102 104 isi 52 25 25} 13 136 23 24 111 —° ni 2a 2i iii ::: iii 5S - 60 iie . :l" lie - io 31 93 - 95 PREFERENCE SHARES. 100 Aberdeen WO Do. No. 2,7 p. c 30 Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 501) 100 Brie. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cont._ all Do. do. Pref. No. 2_ all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all Co;:k &Bandons p. c all Dundee Perth &Aber-, decn Junction all East.inglian (I:310s , 6 per cent all Do. (Z 5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (.t7 17s) 7p. c all Eastern Counties Ex tension,;s p. c. No. I all Do. No. .2 . all Do. New 6 p. c. St. all Eastern U anon, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent all Do. 51., 10 per cent all Do. 101. ne,Sentr.Sh all Do. do. 4 por cent 100 East Lancash. 6p. eta. all East and West - , York shire June. .Fifths all EdinbPrth.baYnndec 4 per cent. 100 Glasgow &S.Westerni Guar. 5 per cent 100 Great Northn. sp. C.' LOO Do. sp. c. Redeem., --.. at 10 p. c. prom... 100 Do. 4i 13. e 8i Gt.N. of Scot. lst Pre ' all Gt. Southn.&Westm. ,'lreland) Eighths) 7 VO. 4 per c. Prof. St 6 Gt . Viestn. (Barka & 11, rants Ex. 5 p. c) 100 Do. con. red. 4i p.c 1.00 Do. ~-... on. red. 4p. c 1.00 Do. 41.rred. 4p.e. all Do. 131 . r m, Pref. Sh all Do. Clic n3ter Sp. e.P.S. all Do. do. .6 p. 0. do 100 Do. Bin. e. Gua. Stk. all De. Ches. Gus. Stk. all Do. do. d o .. . all Do. do. do , 6 Lan. & Yorl ;... F £2l, WO Do. 6p. c. Stock ... 100 ,London and, irightof Guaranteed .5' , .p. e ... 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. 100 Do. New Guar. tl p. c. 100 Lon. &N. W., C c .Y. 4: Nuneaton 6 p. cA ~ ... 5 London &S. Wei P ben, Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Cchler Shares 911 Lonely. &Ennie.i f. iii. all '.fan., Shef., k Shares, No. 1. ... all Do. Now, £lO ....... 4 Do. .E 6 all lfar;,rpt.&Carl. 4 p: e all Do. 4 per cent 10! Do 100 Aid. Co p .c.. St. 100 Do. Con sol. Birm, (I per cont.." 11 Do, Pref. 4 per cent 10 N'orfolk D, enture 100 Do. Pref. 4v. c. Stoci 100 Do. sp. c. xt 100 Do. 51 per ct. ,pret 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 100 North British LCO 1. E. Berw, 4 1. , „c. P V 5 Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6 p.c No.l 9 De. do. Quarters '4S 10 DcYork k 1 all North Stafford& a ire.. 100 Oxford, Worcest .1 :r, 8. Wolyerh..£ls, t i p.c. all Scot. Cent. , New Pref 10 Do. 5 per cent... all ioutli Devon 11 Ds. fixed, 4A per c ent all 3. Eastern (Read ing Ann.) of £1 Os. 6cl. 100 Do. 4A per cent—, all 3. Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. ' all S Wales Cul.. 4 p. es. 16 Do. do. 4A p. c.. - all Stockton and Dar-! lington, 4 per cent .5 Do. do. do. all Stockton and Hartle. pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1356 ,Waterfd.kKilk.6p.o. iiti -: ii 34 - 34 4 - 6 - P 13 -13 i 22 - 24 X 114 -- 116 1 107 - 109 99 - 101 6 -- 6A 98 -- 100 90 -- 92 93 -- 95 10 -- 11 16 -17 i 10 -- 10„ 71 -- 73 18a -19 a 94 -- 9i 14 15 - -- id 137 -- 139 ••• .... ••••• 2i - 3 p T - $ 10 - 12 ilk - ili I - iP 137 139 1 Id S 7 - 90 104 - 106 92 - 94 - i = is 112 -- 114 ••• 12 —l4 id P& 23 -23 i 99 101 17 19 .• i"dl, MINES. 1r Wald. i 0 1 all 1 . 100 It 100 it. 100 S 5 all :5 all )0 all i 0 all 15 all L 2 all L2i all !O all LO all Bt. 100 - it. [OO all I al. 1 100 18, .2 I 9) 10 I all 5 all It. 100 Business tads day. NEWMARKET RACES The following horses have arrived at Newmarket, in addition to those trained there : Candlewick, Whitelock, New Brighton, Daisy, Lord Albemarle, Daffodil, c by Old England out of Daunt less, Haco, Queen Mab f, Polydora c, Orson, Fayaway, Layla c, Kaffir, Joshua, Invasion, Strutaway, Adine, Refraction c, Pyrrhic, Muscovite, Scarecrow, Quince, Spinaway, Boer, Trapper, Syvagec, Scherz, Thor, The Squire, Dr. Sykes, Heartsease, Hervine, Hungerford, Ornol, Donald, Bison, Poor Maria, Medina, Cimicina, Pumicestone, Harry of Hereford, Black Pepper, Pal merston, Game Chicken, Communist, Berezina filly out of Pelions dam, and Duke of Lancaster. MARKET NEIVS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Very moderate supplies of English wheat have como to I hand for our market coastwisa and by land carriage. To day the show of samples of both red and white was small. The attendance of millers was not very numerous, yet the demand for all kinds was active, at an advance in the prices of Monday of from is to 2s per quarter. Foreign wisest, the show of which was limited, was very brisk, and 2s per quarter higher than on Monday . The barley trade was active, and prices had an upward tendency. We had a good sale for malt, and fine parcels wore r ather dearer. The sale for oats was steady, and sound corn improved in value 6d to is per quarter. Beans, peas, and flour were very firm. The top price of English was 60s per sack. ARRIVALS THIS WERE. Wheat. Barley. Malt. 1,690 2,730 450 5,43/ 1,840 English .. Irish .• •• Foreign 89iiiii n. 2 i 89k i 75 6 1241 91 71 701 i 703 3 i i 1041 100} 5i 811 68! i i 1 5 10 St. St. 5 34 3i i 75i 6 9a 14 534 .1 xd I 50 Oi 3 32i 20 126 25 20 St. 25 10 1 L. 0.6, 20 20 20 25 10e. 20 1 xi. I 1 30 20 1 1 MI TELL. all Aubin Coal I Lnd Iran 17 Australian E ,gricult. 6 Australsn.P 2 ific.Mail all Australn. RI ) yal Mai 51 Berlin Watt Ir• Works 40 Brit. Ameri .can Land 1 Brit. & Coln L. Paneltg. and Radix( ,V .on Co.. 1 :32A Canada ... . LOO Canada Gov.. 6p. ct. Jan. and 4' aly 1 i all Crystal Pal ace all Crystal P al. of France 5 Eastern Fite am i 20 Electric' 'el egraph(A) all Electric. l'e let. of Ir. i 14 Gen. SI eta.' ',4avig,at ) all General t.4cr , Jiff Steau. ) 10 Irish et' :oot Sup. ) 10 Nlagdale D a St. Navig. ) all Nieditemc a. Elco. Tel L all Nat. Pa t.. Steam Fue; ) 5 Nether It :rids Laud.... 2 1 N.S. Vt . Coal & Inter Stew r Navigat. Co. 1 all N. D. 'Australasian_ 0 1.2:i: N . rtl; ..f. , ?EuropeSteam all reel . Er.. Ld. & Minrl. . all Pc' _lit I stiariz Oriental '..) 40 Dr,. Do. 2 all P ort) and Iron Co (,) 6 0 'lo' j ai Mail St e am 1 '' 3 3 '' ,ot. Austral. Invest. 5 r.ll - ; o ath Austr al. Land 1 111 / 4ubmar. Telegraph:. A s' , t,/o. Registered.''', .._. Van Piemoi,'s Llu, 108 1001 1381 die 112 i 13 . ••• --- ••• 40 - 42 ••• --- ••• 65 - 70 iii -- 16 1.09 a -110 a 21 -- 3i 16 --- ii. • • • "'''''' ••• 1 1 : ii ••• ...... ••• 1 ''. i ii - - 4i 2 - 26 2 -- 2i 35 -- 37 i - 1 i -- 1 Ili -- 13 3 i I 131 13 mains have been discovered, and hopes are beginning now• to be entertained that the worst of the calamity is kno•,rr., thought it cannot be forgotten that there are still moo oatains of rubbish to he removed. Equal diligence has been employed in clearing the ruins of Newcastle, and considerable progress is made there in clearing the stre( MODEL CLERK.—Young man :—" I called to see about the clerkship you advertised as vacant." Old get it :--" Hem ! Have you a gold watch and chain, a fig A. horse, a diamond ring, six suits of clothes, a bull dog, a thousand cigars, a cask of brandy,. an d an assor t. men t. of canes ? " Young man :—" Yes, sir, got 'em alLi" Old gent :—" Then yott'll suit. My other clerk fe,rnislisd himself with all these out of the till, ro, as /ou're supplied, I'll save the expense."—New Orleans Picayune. C 40.1. Flour. 480 6,263 t -- b,710 I _ --sks SMITHFIELD. To-day's market was but moderately supplied with boasts, the general condition of which was very inferior. Prime breeds moved off steadily at very full prices • other wise the beef trade ruled dull, on former terms. iVe had a steady inquiry for sheep, the supply of which was far from extensive, at full currencies. The veal trade was rather inactive, yet we have no change to notice in value. Pigs were in fair request, at full prices. Milk cows, with their small calves, were selling at from 141 to 191 each. Per Bibs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. s. d. s d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 VrimeSouthdown 4 6 410 Second quality.... 3 4 3 8 Large tree. calves 3 4 4 0 Prime large oxen 310 4 6 Prime small d 0... 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, dtc. 4 8 4.10 Large hogs 3 2 4 4 Inferior Sheep ...3 0 3 4 Small porkers 4 6 5 0 Second quality ...3 6 3 8 Sucklingcalves .. 22 0 29 0 Prime erse.-wlled.3 10 4 4,Quarter old pigs 21 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY • Beasts ..•• —...•...• •• •• 992 i Beasts .................. . 480 Sheep ........ ...... ..... 5,322 Sheep •• •• •• • ..... ........ 630 Calves •.•• .... ........ 314 Ca1ve5............ •• .• .. .. 220 Pigs •• •• •• .• •• •• •• •• •••• 440 Pigs•••• .• •• .• •• •• •• •• •• •• LEADENHALL. ,ss was transacted to-day, as the carcase. s. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 4 2 Do., prime 4 4 4 6 Veal.. .. 3 2 4 4 Pork, small 4 4 5 2 NEWGATE AND About an aYerage basin° follows : Per Sibs by a. d. s. d. Beef, interior 3 0 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do., prime large 3 8 4 0 Do., do. small 4 2 4 4 Pork, large 3 4 4 2 BOROUGH HOP. Owing to the large supplies of foreign hops on offer, our market has become rather heavy, and pi ices have a down ward tendoncy. This week's imports are 224 bales from Ostend, 963 from Hamburg, 160 from Antwerp, and 21 from Dunkirk. New hops are selling as under :—Mid and East Kent pockets, 17/ 10s to 24/ Os ; Weald of Kent ditto, 171 5s to 181 lOs ; Sussex ditto, 16116 s to 181 Os per cwt. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Oct. 20.—Wind this day at Noon. W. to N.W. ; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather. The Mer cury has fallen again. A heavy gale has been experienced on the East and North coasts. RAMSGATE, Oct. 19.—Wind, W. by N. Arrived — Caroline, from Sundswall. PonTsmouTi, Oct. 10.—Wind, 'N.W. Arrived—ln fanta, from Youghal. Colossus, for the West , Indies ; Edmundsbury (transport), Black Sea ; Watson, Newcastle. PLYMOUTii, Oct. 10.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived-13th October, from St. Übe's, for Memel ; Patrie, Calix. FALMOUTH, Oct. 19.—Wind, variable. Arrived—Mary Hills, from Aalbeck, for Swantea. Sailed—Victoria, for Naples. Off Port—Confucius, from London, for St. Kitts, with damage, having been in contact. DovEn, Oct. 18.—Wiad, N.N.W. Arrived—Vater Gruner, from Porto Rico, for Bremen, with damage to starboard bow, sails, &c., having been in contact off the Sand Head with a barque. OPE DUNGENESS, Oct. 19.—Roseberry, from Port Philip ; Clyde, Falkland Isles; Marquis of Hastings, Honduras ; Radius, Quebec. COWES, Oct. 19.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Theresa, for Bremen. GLOUCESTER, Oct. 19.—Arrived—Brilliant, Quebec. GRIMSBY, Oct. 19.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Elise, from Queboc—The Regent (brig), of South Shields, Quebec to Grimsby, has been driven ashore below Telney Haven, with loss of both anchors, and full of water; crow saved. —The Lady Dundas, of and for Hartlepoo', from London, is ashore near Cleethorps, with loss of anchors, and full of wafer. Nuwvoivr, Oct. 19.—Wind, N. Arrived—Rambler, from Quebec ; Glide, do. ; Daylight, London ; William Woodside, do., both for New Orleans; Georgians, Bide ford, for Venice ; Pfeil , Gloucester, for Rio Janeiro ; Mary Ann, Carmarthen, for the West Indies. Sailed — Comely, for Fernando 1:o ; Sisters, Constantinople; Atala, St. Thomas. YAnmotrril, Oct. 19.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Enter prise, from Sines, for Leith, with damage to cargo; Ir well (s), Rotterdam, with loss of steering apparatus. SANs E,Oct. 19.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Encantadora, for Gibraltar. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. IS.—Wind, N. Arrived —Julius Ccosar, from London. Sailed—Sea Witch, for Virginia. Coat, Oct. 18.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Chatro Her manos, from Bflboa. (BY SUB/AAIUN' AND ITBOPBAN TBILICMAYN.) --- Wind—W.S.\Y.; tide, G 3 1t i AT h ß ot s i i r l s l4 ' D fio F od ri ; da c y lOn l y s.o Arrived—Oot.l9—Countess of Lonsdale, from Hamburg. Arrived—Oct. 20—Eagle (steamer), from Boulogne. Sailed—Harvest Home, for Sydney. DBar, Friday, 9. 34 a.m. Wind—W. by S., blowing strong, and h e avy rain. Anchored—Elizabeth, fro m Swansea, for London; Ado. wide, screw-steamer, from Port Philip, for,London. Passed o ff Dungeness, 19th—Cl y d e , from Falkland Is lands, for London • Radius, from Quebec, for Lo ndon Morington, front donstantinople, for London; Marquis of Hastings, from Hondu ras , for London; ltosberry, from Port Philip, for London. Put back—A French line-of-battle-ship. PRICE OF WHEAT, (Pc., IN LONDON AND PARIS. Annexed is a comparison of the present prices of wheat, flour, and bread in London and Paris : " The highest quotation of wheat of the first quality in Paris is 41f. 50c. per 1 hectolitre, which is equ al to 68s. 9d, per quarter and, the hi g h es t price of white wheat of the first quality in London being 735. per quarter, it fel lows that wheat is r a th er more than 6 per cent. dearer in Paris is 581. 65c. the 100 kilogrammes, London than in Paris. . . " The highest quotation of flour of the first quality in 595. 4d. per sack of 2801 15 . English ; a nd, the highest quotation of lour in the London market being 58s. per sack, it follows that flour is rather more than 24 per cent dearer in Paris than in London. " The price of bread of the first quality in Paris is 40c. per kilogramme, which is equal to nearly 7d. per 41b. loaf, English weight ; and, the price bf bread in London at the which is equal to full-priced shops being 9d. the 41b. loaf, it follows that bread is about 294 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. The second quality of bread in Paris is quoted at =a. per kilogramm e , w hi c h i s equ i va l en t to rather more than Sid. per 4115. loaf." MALT RETURNS.—A return was published yesterday of tb e quantity o f malt made in the United Kingdom durii ig the y ear en di ng t h e s t h o f J u ly last. The ag gre2 ate wa s 39,511,220 bushels, against 41, 900 , 818 in 1853, when the quantity made wa larger than for seve ral previous years. I VLONUMBNT TO SIN WILLIAM WALLAS/N.—A. proposal for a monument to Sir William Wallace is about to be car ried out. Funds have been realised, and the Hill of B arnweill, near Craigie, between Kilmarnock and Ayr, iv proposed as the site.—Kilmarnock Journal. REPRBBINTATIOM OP ABINGDON. - Mr. D. H. Burr, al' Aldermaston-park, late high sheriff of Berkshire, is a ca..ndidate for the representation of this borough. Mr. Burr is of Conservative principles, and at the last elec. Col) warmly opposed Lord Norreys ; the numbers then bei,ag for Lord Norreys, 153 ; for Mr. Burr, 129. Mr. Not-cis, of Sutton Courtney, near Abingdon, is also spoken . of as a candidate. This gentlemen, it will be re ummberod, on the above occasion offered himself to the electors, but retired in favour of Lard Norreys. No less than five fires occurred in the metropolis last night. The British steamer Beagle has arrived at Constan t tinople with some m ore Lancaster cannon. I. Barbem left Brus3els on Tuesday for Antwerp. A republican journal of Brussels states that he was ordered by the police to leave that town within 24 hours. NEWCA.STIM, Thursday.—Tize excavations in Gateshead still continue, but though workrien have been incessantly employed since Saturday last, the quantity of rubbish to be removed is so large, that an entrance to the part caused by the explosion has not yet been effected from the east side. A. road from the west was cleared some days ago, when it was found that a large portion of the surface of the street was torn up. No more human re _ . SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDI.XPSIN Till I 27113 pi tu n g at EAST. ---- --- The following is a copy of a letter sent in answer to a lady in the neighbourhood of Oxford, who bad , volunteered to the War Department a supply of ' linen and money for the use of the sick and wounded soldiers in the East : • War Department, 10, Downing-street, Oct. 17. Madam,—l am desired by the Duke of Newcastle to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, and to thank you for the zeal and anxiety for the welfare of the public service evinced by your offer of linen and money for' the use of the wounded soldiers in the East. I am, however, desired to state that the stores of medicines and medical comforts, as well as beds, linen, lint, and bandages which are now in Turkey, and of which fresh supplies are constantly being sent out, are more than ample to supply the wants of the sick and wounded. It appears to the Duke of Newcastle that the duty of having the hospitals thoroughly well provided with things so indispensable as those mentioned is one of the most imperative which can devolve upon the Govern meet of this country, and it is on e also which the Govern ment has followed out and continues to perform perse veringly. It would be difficult, it not impossible, to un dei take the distribution of private subscriptions with satisfaction to the donors. The Duke of Newcastle cannot pretend to answer your inquiry in what way the benevolence of persons who have subscribed sums of money for the relief of the wounded would be the best applied, if not now required for that purpose ; but it appears to his grace that there is at present no way in which more good can be done than by contributing to the fund for the relief of the widows and orphans of the gallant men in her Majesty's land and sea forces who have perished during the war. Should such a course be adopted, the amount may be forwarded to the secre taries of the " Patriotic Fund," or to the local com mittees of such fund wherever they exist, and also to any London banker, all of whom have accounts open for the purpose.—l am, madam, your obedient servant, To Mr§. (Signed) HENRY ROBERTS. CENTRAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE AID OF THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF THE SOLDIERS, &c., ENGAQED IN TEE WAR. Last night a grand entertainment was given, at the Polytechnic Institution, in aid of the funds of the above named Association, presided over by the Earl of Shaftes bury. The company having been amply gratified by the working of the diving-bell, and of the Duboscq sub:na rine electric light, repaired to the theatre, where they were delighted by the performance of the band of the First Life Guards. On the motion of the Hon. Major POWYS, the chair was taken by the Earl of Shaftesbury. The Noble CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said that, although he could not use the hackneyed expression that he was unused to public speaking, he yet felt taken by surprise, as he was not prepared to meet CO great and so enthusiastic an assembly as was then before him. That he was not, was an error on his part, into which he should not have fallen, as he ought to have known that, when an appeal was made to the English public in such a cause as the present it was sure to meet with a vigorous response. As Englishmen and patriots, their sympa thies should naturally attend their soldiers in every war, but more particularly should they in a war like the present, which bad been undertaken to ma'ntain the great and inalienable rights of mankind. Such was the cause in which these gallant men went out to figl.t, and never did there leave any country a force which could be put in comparison with them. They were that even ing called together to see if they could do something for these men, which might be an expression of their gratitude to them, and nerve their arm for the fight. His lordship then proceeded to explain the objects of the Patriotic Fund, and to show how the Central Committee took into consideration the thousand cases which fell outside the scope of that Commission, and called on the meeting to give an ample support to the association, bearing in mind that as everything had, during the continuance of peace, been done to elevate the character of their soldiers, sailors, and marines, their domestic feelings had consequently be come more refined, and stood in greater need of public sympathy. Finally, as they had freely received, so they should freely give. The Hon. Major POWYS then read a litatement of the transactions of the association, tantamount to what has been already published. Mr. J. H. PEPPER next delivered a lecture on the munitions of war, after which a variety of entertain ments were introduced, for the delight and instruction of the company. At the conclusion of the proceedings, Colonel Brown low Knox moved a vote of thanks to the noble chairman, which was most entbusiastically agreed to. Tn PATRIOTIC FUND AND THE WAKEFIELD TOWN COUNCIL.—At the meeting of the Wakefield town-coun cil on Wednesday, a letter vas read from the committee of the patriotic fund for relieving the wives and children of the soldiers now fighting in the East, urging the council to contribute to the fund. On the letter being read, it was moved by Mr. Councillor Hudson, and seconded by Mr. Councillor Leighton, " That in the opinion of this meeting the mayor should at once pro ceed to call a public meeting of the inhabitants of Wake field for the purpose of collecting subscriptions in behalf of the said fund." Mr. Alderman Harrison, in a speech of some length, inveighed against the present war as an un necessary one, and also expressed his entire disapproval of war in general, and concluded by moving the pre vious question. This amendment being seconded, the vote of the council was taken upon it, and it was carried by a majority of two. Wakefield bas thus publicly, through its municipal government, refused to contribute towards that generous and large-hearted fund now re ceiving such unexampled support throughout the United Kingdom. The inhabitants generally are disgusted with the present position of the question ; and a movement is on foot to originate a public meeting for the purpose of allowing the town an opportunity of contributing to the fund. THE WAR WITH RUSSIA.— SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.— A few persons assembled to-day at the Guildhall, in obe dience to a handbill issued by the mayor, for the parpose of commencing a general subscription "for the relief of the widows and orphans of the brave soldiers who fell in defence of their country's honour in the battle of the Alma." At the time stated only about half a dozen persons had assembled, and after waiting nearly an hour, during which time the mayor's attention was drawn to the definite use expressed by the handbill, of the appro priation of the money to only those who fell in the battle of the Alma, the meeting was adjourned until Tuesday evening next. EDINBURGH AND THE PATRIOTIC FUND.---We under- stand that the Lord Provost has received a letter from the Lord Justice Clerk, who is at present in Ayrshire, enclosing a cheque for 50/. in aid of the Patriotic Fund. The Lord Provost intends to call a public meeting on the subject towards the close of the month.—Scotsman. We give the analysis of the royal ordinance fixing the organisation of the peerage, as published by the Prussian lifoniteur in its numberwof the 17th inst.:— The first chamber shall be composed of-1. Princes of the blood royal, upon or after attaining their majority, whom the King shall summon to sit in it. 2. Members nominated with hereditary right. 3. Members appointed for lite. The hereditary members are—The chiefs of the princely houses of Hohenzollern and of the mediatised houses ; the princes, counts, and lords that were summoned to form the seigneurial ward at the Diet of 1847 ; the persons named by the Kin g , and for whom the title-deed indicates the order of transmission. Those capable of being .appointed for life are—The titularies of the fo ur great dignities in the kingd o m of Prussia ; the pers d o i n os s s e h l a ie ll se b n buyomthineateßdiebgy the crown, and from among whom syndics for the examination of special questions. The right of presentation belongs—to the founders indicated in the patent of convocation, under the datoof February 3, 1847 ; for each n omination, a candidate, to the order of the counts in each province ; to the union of the families bolding great cAtates, on whom the King has conferred this right ; to the union of the old patri monial proprietors ; to each university, to the towns, on which the King shall have conferred this right. The counts, the universities, the municipal colleges, will choose their candidate from their own body. .4.n ordinance, about to be issued, will regulate the formation of the other unions and the mode of presentation by them. In order to have a seat in the Upper Chamber, it is necessary to be a Prussian subject, to live in Prussia, to be in .the service: of no foreign power, to be in the hick' b e the co b tu e presentation c s o enjoyment of civil and political rights, and, exc e p tin g the roy a l p r i nces , t o b e 30 y e ars of age. The commis sion n v fi o r i m d i d f the ,tyoat qual ity took place. i ng Ta of expires chamber,x virt ue es e b cl y udeo ri w if its ui decision p s e e o n t d o n a ce m o e f m e b x e c r u i s f i o g n u u o l f d a b n e y fal u l n a w ro o r e t ro !' yct b e a rw . helht commission by hereditary right, the King will take the requisite measures for selecting another znember of the same family ; but, if the exclusion should apply to a member belonging to one of the other categories, a now presentation will have to take place. A CONFIDENTIAL D ERHAZA ESPTCH TO COUI‘ 7 7 EST Y. The Independance of Brussels of yesterday pub. lishes the following confidential despatch, addressed by Count Buol to Count Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador at Berlin. It is dated Vienna, 30th ult. _ _ --- There are especially two points, on which we have been questioned more or less explicitly from Berlin. It is believed that we ought to close the Principalities against the eventual and offensive operations of the Turks and their allies against Russia, and there is a desire to obtain from us a promise, that if Russia does not attack us, we on our part shall not go and attack her. _ _ But loth these demands are evidently incompatible with our position. We do not consider ourselves autho rised to prevent, in the Principalities, the operations of the belligerent powers, and in no case can we renounce our perfect right of passing over from our present posi tion of an expectant army into one of participation in the war. We shall not dwell longer here on this latter point. It is evident that we are not able to wait the obtaining of a peace, that for us is a necessity, from the efforts and combats of others, and, moreover, that we are not able to pledge ourselves to support for an indefinite period the difficult sacrifices entailed by such a passive attitude. It is only with respect to the first paint that we conceive it our duty to communicate to you our motives more in detail. We cannot consider ourselves authorised in main taining the joint occupation of the Principalities save on the twofold supposition that wo are to defend them against every species of attack from the armed forces of Russia, and that we are nut to oppose the military operations of the allied powers. ' This results from our convention with the Porte, and agrees, moreover, entirely w►th. what we have always ex pressed and maintained, not only to Russia, but to other powers. When we demanded the evacuation of the Prin cipalities, we expressly stipulated- that no condition should be attached to it not in our power to grant. Then Russia declared herself ready for the evacuation, though still demanding guarantees from us that she should not be exposed to the pursuit of the enemy and his ulterior attacks. These we refused to give. Then, and not till then, Russia declared her intention to retire through motives purely strategetical, and she thus prevented a conflict, which, but for that, would have been the col sequence of our unshaken resolution. It follows that Russia has given Lack the Principalities not for us. She abandoned them to their fate. We entered subsequently, because we bad Turkey's consent so to do. The Turks enter them as a consequence of their military operations; in the same way the French and the English can enter after them, by virtue of their treaty of alliance with the Porte. We have, therefore, a perfect right to be in the Prin cipalities, but no right to exclude from them any parties, save and except the Porte's enemies, and still less have we the right of dictating to the belligerent powers the, military object they are to have in view in order to enter these districts. We could not put for ward such a claim, without instantly provoking most just protests against our conduct. It cannot be denied that this state of things involves many difficulties. But they cannot be removed, if we do not admit, without the slightest receive, the limits of our right, save by way of negotiations and friendly representations. It is only in this manner, and in the interest of the Principalities, that we can endeavour to spare these countries, in so far as it is possible, the ope rations of w.. It follows also, that in so far as the validity of the treaty of April 20 is concerned, this difference cannot be established. Will an attack be made or- not from the Principalities against the territory of Russia (an attack in which we should take no part) 1 Since we have not the right to prevent this attack, we do not pass over to the offensive by permitting it. On the contrary, Russia, in •repelling the attack, will have to halt oa her side of the Pruth, if she wishes to avoid a conflict with Austria. Prussia and Germany, if they in truth recognise our entry into the Principalities, as necessi tated by German interests, will assuredly not make the promise of their aid dependent on an eventuality that • our position does not enable us to prevent. We leave to you the care of employing this despatch as circumstances may point out and your own judgment may decide. We would leave no doubt on this point, that in so far as the two objects above mentioned are concerned, we arc resolved not to abandon our attitude clearly defined. Accept, &e., &c., (Signed) Buop. THE SIEGE OP SEBASTOPOL. Wo translate tho following from the Pays of yesterday : " The taking of an ts ea n important sdusrtrl p o eu t rn o fid w cei town da 1 defendedwithminn d senormous e;m a by oon i u t i e s: position as much as by the soldiers within its walls, • ( f i always e ib l u s u u l r t p iae r s i surprise at great te ntehn ofe enterprise lerigplrii prudent operations of a besieging army, when it wishes to secure success, must be directed. Since public attention has been fixed ou the Crimea, everybody knows the strong si t ua tion of Sebastopol. It is known that this town is protected by powerful fortifications ; it is known that it will be defended with all the courage of despair. The Russians will not consent to lose this nmemifibent jewel of the Czar's crown without a fierce struggle. We must neither dissimulate the difficulties, northe obstinate resistance which our brave soldiers will haveton• taunter."We do not belong to those who sys tematically depreciate their enemies. The Russians have certainly not the fiery dash of the French, nor the slow, but con tinued and impassable march of the English ; they have not and cannot have that faith in the issue of the con filet which increases forces tenfold ; and they are necessarily demoralised by their successive checks. But : ie w hi h n e g n th it e i g s grandeur still they remain soldiers who fight with energy, and if they cannot conquer know at least how to di e . Nothing is to be gained by of the enterprise which our armies are executing before Sebastopol, and th e obsta c 1 e s whitfht h t e ls e rts y e . ;se w tna i t l; sl eo h au a y si e e lna t rys encounter. Victory y gl: l i . r i l m ou il to obtain, and it is by the ditheulties vanquished that is difficult not the honour of the triumph is to be measured. N has ' c i ommitted uume ever- theless it must he admitted that the old strate ., etic repu tation of the Russian generals has of late simple reconnaissance at the MO humiliations. Without speaking Of our expedition of the war on the banks of the Danub , e asonfCkrdsi,ins'ee.wmal.ibi disembarkation a w ts e iom r n e then rtooussefeautlitsiat.ilPicreinteiele "11.cruelnusuellieilkieolent badly have caused troubl© in pe rilous operation of disembarkation. Pi-ave ca valry and artillery might harm. Instead of that they The Russian istulini:erlitiiethr.id armies, and perhaps prevented the of tbe have caused us irreparable without opposition and w ' that Prince ~tt v . a nee towards its destination efforts ; but at the end of a few c lo o li n g fu e s r i d on ef t e i n ia d t e s d tr ; o ,i nf inii,., with obstacle. It was only formed, organised, and , e , e 3 allowed our army to be fresh barrier to on the Alma i lenschikoff united all his lieurs be abandoned in position which he might have much fright he neglected to oppose a ' the enenri3o ground n d the lines of the Katcha and the Relbek, where the him . and presented exceliai it meansii was o very defence.e H advantageoushen NV fur t into the open country; but he so little studied the move ments of the allied army that a part of his forces fell in Kith a ll ie d columns by chalice in the midst of the forests, near the Tchernaya, in places where they might have overwhelmed our troops, but where the Russians fled in' disorder, leaving almost without firing a shot aconsider able booty and a number of prisoners. All the false hoods in the bulletins of Prince Menschikoff will not suc ceed in effacing this series of blunders, which shows Os that the Russian strategists are less skilful than they formerly appeared here in the time of the heroic struggles of the Empire. T facts are eviden.tly of a n ature to in us with a legitimate confiderice in the final result of the attack against Sebastopol, and in the weakness of the measures taken for the defence of that p the natural lace. But, as w e have said at the cominencement, strength of Sebastopol defends. it . , and . unless some un hoped-for miracle takes place, it is neither in a few hours nor in a day such a place can be taken," TEE NEW STAMP ACT. 'The working of the new stamp law is gradually be coming understood ; but a variety of questions of consi• derable importance to the mercantile community still present themselves, and will continue to do so for some little time. Among the communications on the subject received yesterday is one from the London and Westmin ster Bank, conveyingfor the information of the public the answer of Mr. Keogh to their inquiry as to the proper stamp to be affixed to documents of the following cha racter : " Foreign and Domestic Exchange-office, " 1,0001. New York, Sept., 1851. " On demand pay to Messrs. Brown and Co., or order, the sum of ten hundred pounds for value received, and charge the same to account with or without advice. " To the London and Westminster Bank." In this case tho reply is, " that the draught, being payable to the persons therein named or to order on de mand, is liable to the duty of one penny only, whatever may be the amount thereof." A private banking firm have likewise forwarded an answer received by them to an inquiry whether foreign bills drawn from abroad and payable in England " on presentation" are liable to the ad valorem duties imposed by the schedule, or, under the third paragraph of such schedule to the duty of one penny only, as bills on de mand. In this case the answer is, that " bills of the description referred to are liable to the ad valorem duty" Annexed is another letter, from which it will be seen that bankers are needlessly applying the new ad valorem, tAtnps to that large class of draughts received in this c , r untry from America to enable poor prawns to emigrate t, their relatives : " London, Oct. 19. ~ Si• r,—Wo are in the habit of paying considerable an counts dAily on draughts upon us from Now York, which i n great part consist of sums remitted by emigrants to en: ‘ble their poor relatives in this country to join them. A 1 urge proportion of these draughts are presented for pay •nient by London bankers on •account of their country age nts, and since the 10th of October have had stamps at tacl ted bearing the samo rate of duty as bills payable oth , Drwise than on demand. " Feeling that an ad valorem duty on such bills would be a • great hardship to the parties concerned w e addressed a let ter to tho Board of Inland Revenue on the subject, and I , eg to hand you tho reply as at foot. .dray ightsYo n m - in e a t ( h ld e 'am in ou ex nt Pl i a )a n y 3 a t b i re ' 1 "" ( in use merely advise us to ' pay to tho order o ' h , that s i t g , h h e t old ,. b forms u t oi to_ o s ee f vs pee. " Yonrs respectfully , "JOHN AND EDWARD CORDEROY." " ' Inland Revenue, Somerset -house, London, Oct. 17. `" G en tlemen,— - With reference to your letter of the flth inst , transm itti n g a form of drau g ht drawn from NI - ,.tw York, and requesting to be informed uscte to the stamp nty with which it is chargeable, am dired to inform payable at t in that draughts at sight drawn at New York are charge sble with duty as bills payable otherwise than on demand. " ' I may observe, however, that bills drawn according payment, ;,•e of therefore be , to the form enclosed in your letter are not bills iiiti,gehtrierailtlyermpsa,ybabultebeoinngaseiluelitTl(ai: tsoutithowtoilliiil r abject t ouly o the penny duty. I a m, gentlemen, your obedient servant, " ' Messrs. J. and E. Corderoy. " ' Tuomas KEOGH.: " COLONIAL WOOL SALEFS.—The third series of colo nial wool sales commenced yesterday afternoon with a good tone, and the prices realised were about equal to the average of those of the preceding series. There was a very large attendance of buyers, including about the usual pre portion fur foreign account, and the competition wa ! . chiefly directed towards the finer qualities. The tuts .1 q uan tity t o b e put up i s 47,000 b a l es , and it is To cued the sales will continue till the 14th of No el %)' uer. ~r'.~rcrei~w 004MAtli, all Ag ua Fria ....... — 1 all Aug le Austrin. Gold all .111 g 10 Californian 6 Austi Shan 1 1 all Austra Ilan Cordillera all Austral:an Freehold. 4 all Aye Mar bt‘ .• all Baden (G d.Dachy of) all Bhenarvoi.‘ Iron and • Coal . . 13.5 British Iron. 7l 81 z 4 j Brazilianlmp. (issued at E 5 pm y 2l 84 all Do. Cocaes & 11w - et 14 2 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 27 29 4 Garsons's Creek' § Claren.d.o , Cons. llin Co. of Jamaica.. • ••• •.• all Cobre Copper 1 Colonial Gold. all Copper Min. of Eng. 52 —i7 all Do: Pre:. 71 p. cont. 4 p 16 Copiapo 1 2 2 all English. and Austin Copper Smeltg C o 11 —ll Fortuna all General . • ... all Gt.Nuggtr tVeinßeg. all Great PoV, zooth all Liberty. . . • all Linares. all Wariquita. ....... t 9 Mexicanso3. .America. $ 6 all New Gras rAda all New Linz tres Mining and Sme ltiug Co • all Nouveau Monde 1 all Pontgibau d Silver Lead Mil t. & Smelt 15 16 1 Port . — all Quartz It() , .:* all Rhymney - 1I all Do. New . 6 8 111 Santiago t' 51 6 all South Au 34 14 7, Tin Croft . all United 11' 8 4 all Waller all West Mai iposa 12s. Worthing Mining of Auetr3lia all Yuba - 22 1 09 8