The Sun. — London, England, 1854-12-09 00:00:00

• #7, , 4. 7 4 A°l l ," L> >~ x ~, 1 E. ';1 —=.l , " 4 4 - •;e" SUN OFFICE, Sim o'clock. SPAIN. The following telegraphic despatch has been re ceived in Paris : " MADRID, 6th.—ln the sitting of yesterday M. Madoz was elected President of the Corte' by 170 votes: Infante was elected First Vice-Preident by 124 votes." THE BALTIC. According to letters from Riga, the barrage of the approaches to the harbour, by sinking masses of stone, has been so effectual that even merchant vessels drawing an ordinary depth of water cannot enter or depart with cargoes, and all such vessels niust be loaded and unloaded outside this artificial ba r destined to prevent the approach of our cruisers. There being no prospect of attempts being made to remove these impediments until peace is signed, the barrage will gain solidity from accumulations of sand and mud, and many months and a large expenditure will be required for its ultimate re moval. DENMARK. . - Our accounts from Denmark are of the 4th inst. Many of the electoral districts of the provinces Which, since the establishment of the Constitution, have been accustomed to return the same mem bers to the Second Cabinet, have now elected Members the most hostile to the Ministry. The feeling against the present Chamber is such that in many districts the newly-elected deputies have been carried in triumph through the streets and public places. M. Tutein, the deputy who pro- Posed the impeachment of the Ministry a short time back, has been made the object of a popular and general ovation. All the houses in the vicinity were illuminated in his honour. In presence of these facts the Ministers have tendered theirresignation, and the King has accepted it. The Opposition, if successful, Will not only cause a general change in the internal administration of the country, but, if it comes to power, will probably effect a complete revolution in the external relation of the kingdom ; and the system of armed neutrality which Denmark has adopted and maintained, in common with Nor- Way and Sweden, since the commencement of the Present war, will perhaps be changed for a more active policy. Considered in this light, the events Which are now passing in this little kingdom be come of importance, not only for the Scandinavian Powers, but for the whole of Europe. Intelligence of a later date informs us that the Xing had named General Krogh Minister of War, and had commissioned him to form a new Cabinet. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OP THE CONTRACT WITH THE SOUTH AMERICAN AND GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. GENERAL POST-OFFICE, December, 1854. Her Majesty's Government having engaged the ser-' Vices of some of the packets belonging to the- South American and General Steam Navigation Company, for th e conveyance of troops, and for other purposes of the war, it has been found necessary to suspend temporarily th e contract entered into with that company for the Conveyance of mails from Liverpool to Brazil and the River Plate on the 24th of every month. No packet will, therefore, be despatched from Liver- Pool to Brazil on the 24th inst., nor on the 24th of any subsequent month, until further notice. hIARLBOROUGH-STREET-(THIS DAY.) THE MURDER IN TOTTENFIAM-CO URT-ROAD. The foreigner in custody fir the diabolical crime of double murder, was placed before Messrs. Hardwick and Bingham, charged with the wilful murder of George Moore, soda-water manufacturer, 73, Warren-street, Fitzroy-square, by shooting him with a pistol. The prisoner was further charged with shooting at and wounding Charles Collard, with intent to murder him. On the prisoner being placed in the dock the charges Were read over to him by Mr. Bishop, the clerk, who, through Mr. Albert, the interpreter—the prisoner being a Frenchman—asked him to give his name, whereupon the prisoner, who had previously refused to do so, stated that his name was Emanuel Bartholemy, and by trade an engineer, but he declined to give any clue to his address. Immediately upon the prisoner being placed at the bar, he was recognised as being the same person who, it will be remembered, some twelve months ago, fought a duel with pistols, at Egham, with a man named Coumed, whom he killed in such encounter. He was subsequently tried on the charge of manslaughter, and sentenced to two months' imprisonment. The facts already published having been adduced in evidence, Inspector Checkley applied for a remand. Mr. Bingham remanded the pri soner till next Thursday. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, DEC. 8. In a Congregation, holden this day, it was proposed to elect a committee for the purpose of regulating the proceedings of the new Congregation appointed under the University Act. The Vice-Chancellor opened the Congregation by re questing that members would first state how many they considered necessary for the formation of such committee, and then who the separate members should be. The votes were taken, when it appeared that. the majority voted in favour of seven members, composed of the following, viz.:— The Vice-Chancellor. The Senior Proctor. The Junior Procter. Dr. Bliss. Mr. Rawlinson. Mr. Neate. Mr. Pattison. For the convenience of persons wishing to be present at the performance in the Sheldonian Theatre of the Rev. Sir F. A. Gore Ouseley's exercise for the degree of Doctor in Music, on Saturday, Dec. 9, at two o'clock, notice is hereby given, that seats will be reserved In the Semicircle, for doctors and ladies with doctors tickets In the Lower Gallery, for masters of arts and ladies Without tickets ; In the Upper Gallery, for undergraduates ; and In the Area, for masters of arts, bachelors of arts, and gentlemen not members of the University. Persons will be admitted at the gat es o pp os it e New College-lane and in the Clarendon at one o'clock. The small gate by the Ashraoiean Museum will be opened at the same time for the convenienc e of ladies arriTing in carriages. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) Low Dos, Dec. 9.—Wind this day at Noon, W. ; fresh breeze, with fine weather. DOVER, Dec. 8. —Wind, W. Arrived—Alfred, from Hartlepool, for Constantinople ; Eliza, Newcastle, for Rio Janeiro, with namage, and crew sick. RAMSGATE, Dec. S.—Wind, W.S. W. Arrived—Aidina, from Amsterdam, for Surinam, with damage ; Emanuel, Newcastle, for Rio Janeiro. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. B.—Wind, W., Arrived—Abel a man, from RoWrdarn, for Akyab ; CEesar, p.ltie and proceeded for the Eastward ; Vere, London, rJamaic a ; Cimbria, do., for Geelong; Zeepaard, do., ; ) ,. I. ,,Hobart Town ; Jane, London ; Azores Packet, do. ; Cons tantinople. Shields ; Graf Hahn Eagedon, Dundee, both for nstantinople. _ PLY.SionTLI, Dec. B.—Wind, W. Arrived—.Azorian, from Lond on , for St. Michael's. _ F ALMOUTH, Dec. B. Wind, W. Arrived—Commodore , from Rio Janeiro. Sailed—H.M.S. Brisk, for the Pacific ; Fortuna, Hull. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. B.—Arrived—The Raleigh, from London. _ _ COWES, Dec, S.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Moodker, for Yarmouth. Put. back—Alma (s), Crimea. 9LoucEs•rEu Dec. B.—Arrived — lndefatigable, from Miramichi. SWANSEA, Dec. B.—Wind, N. Smiled—Lady Sandys, for Cape de Verde: HULL, Dec. B.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Herald, from St. John's, N.B. ; Wanderer, do. ; Wolga, Bathurst • Relen Macgregor (s), Hamburg ; Courier (s), Christiania ; Fazelle (s), Antwerp ; Irwell (s), Rotterdam. CARDIFF, Dec. B.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Lone Star, for Papeete • St. Peter aid 'Paul, Messina; Commerce , Malta. DUBLIN, Doc. 7.—Wind, Tir.N.W. Arrived—Mary Arm, from St. John's, N.B. ; Ondise (s), from London. Sailed—Ouzel, for Trinidad. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 7.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Flo rida, from Callao. TONNING, Dec. s.—The Isabella (Swedish schooner), from Cetto to Hamburg, is on shore on the Hundorplato, in the Eidei, and at flood tides lies under water. CuxliAvEN, Dec. 6.—The Hanoverian vessel Flora, from Brem e n to Hamburgb, was stranded off Newark last night ; crew saved. Wycir-oN-Foint, Dec. 4.--The Alphonsus Maria, of and from G ron i ngen t o London, got aground on the Hormun Sand on tie night of Doc. 2, cut away her masts, beat O ver, and anchored inside the sand , and subsequen tl y assisted into the entrance of the channel, near Knupsand ; crew saved. (PET; ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Wind 1•1'.2,T.W. ; strong breeze. Quebe c . L IVER POOL, Saturday, 10 . 58 a.m. Arri ve W. R attler, from O por t o; The West Schoodiac, from t b has puackW. ind, from New Orleans, bound for Ostend, sailed —The Triton f Ostend. Off Port —The shi n ' er ' Pa o r . r q ue e . t de Levante and schoon a Benavon ; also a alai inwar topmast — bound. P with loss of main The Earl of Cawdor leav Stack ole Court, Pem brokeshire, on Monday next, for ,South A,udley-street, for the opening of Parliament. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, lB5 4. '4,4 0 71, 4 1 - I, A I ir A lli - 7,D T 4,7 ityt nu. 114. 17i a J (0.11311:1ZOIAL ISTELLIGENCE. CITY, TW 0 o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, including 1,500 taken for export and on speculation. The mar ket closed steadily. Railway Shares were steady but firm. Up' n the Russian question Messrs. Smith and Charles state The question of supplies next year is now the ruling question in the market, and of course as the prospects of peace or war on an extended scale" are greater or less, so are the fluctuations in the tallow market ; in short, the market has very much of a political character, and the questions now agitating.are : Is the Austrian treaty to which Prussia is reported to have acceded, a treaty binding the German powers to act hostilely to Russia! If so, will Russia submit to German dictation ? If she do submit, then we shall receive supplies as usual; if not, the fact of war in Germany must stop then." The return of the Bank of England for the week ending the 2d December is satisfactory, and while there is an augmentation of assets there is likewise a perceptible decrease in the demand for discount accommodation. It is encouraging also to see the amount credited to the Government steadily rising. As compared with the present week, the changes were as follows : Active circulation Decrease Bullion Increase £l9 ,616 ,790 133,185 13,870,023 160,229 8,121,642 54,557 4,994,893 Decrease Public Deposits.. Dicrease Other Deposits Increaso Seven-Day and other Bills 212,503 9,759,246 43.937 1,052,653 Increase Government Securities Increase Other Securities Decrease Notes unemployed Increase 7,888 11,517,738 56,035 13,710,468 139,678 7,627,670 275,025 There was yesterday - afternoon a slight advance in the rates for bills of exchange negotiated here upon only one or two of the Continental cities, Frankfort being 118 to 1181, for Hamburgh de clined to 13.51 and 5, and Trieste to 12.27 and 25. Amsterdam was 11.171 to 1, and Paris 25.32' to 37: 1 1 , all for 90 days' paper. _ The Honourable East India Company drew bills upon the presidencies during the fortnight ending yesterday to the amount of 128,1501. All the gold from Calcutta has been taken for the Continent, as well as part of the late Australian arrivals. The shipments of specie direct from London during the week to Thursday last included 200,900 ounces of silver, and 4,000 ounces, together with 8001., of gold, all to the Continent. The Stock Market is still tending upwards, and the transfer books being closed„ Consols aro now quoted without the dividend, and have been up to 93 and 93i for transfer, and to 921 and ex div. for January. This is a rise of about per cent. The New 3 per Cants. have been 94 :"4, and the Re duced 3 per Cents. 911 Bank Stock has been firm at 208 to 209! .1 . The Unfunded Debt has been at the former premium. In the New 21 por Cents. there have been purchases at 77 and 79. Foreign Stocks have been dull. Mexican realise 215 7 and Peruvian have advanced to G9g. Spanish 3 per Cents. keep firm at 39i, notwithstanding Espartero's resignation. The Turkish Scrip is at 7i to 1 7i discount. Dutch 2i per Cents. are 624. Tho following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5f to 5i ; Mexi can, 211 to 21/ ; Peruvian, 67 to 69 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 47 to 49 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 41 to 43 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 96 to 98 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 86 to 88 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18:4 to 19i ; ditto 3 per Cents., 38i to 391 ; ditto Certificates, 5i to 51 ; ditto Passive, 4a to 4i. The Railway Share Market has been firm, and there is an advance generally of to 4 per cent. The transactions have not been large. In the Foreign Shares the dealings have been restricted. Mines are nominal ; and in tho Banks and Mis cellaneous Shares very little has been done. BRITISH FENDS THI DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (Prom th. Pr guicial List.) Business done Rank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... 9l-i i 3 per Cent. Corsols Annuities, Shut. 933 3, with d. for mon. New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16 India Bonds, XlOOO l, ' Ditto, under 21000 9 Consols for Account, 10th January Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent. — Ditto 1859, „ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 9i Ditto Small ... 97 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent , r,3 CI 21' Sfexican 3 per Cent. __i. Peruvian Bonds, 4, 1 2 . per Cent. 69 i z i Spanish Bowls, 3 per Cent 391 rurkish Scrip 6 per cent. Ditto for the Account 7i a Dividends on the above payable in London Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil 62i THREE O'CLOCK. Cansol , 3 Ditto, January Accrmnt FRENCH EXPORTS TO CHINA. (Front theltioniteur.) Towards the end of 1849, a company having been formed for the exportation of Roues manufactures to China and the South Sea, the Chamber of Commerce of Rouen decided, with the authorisation of the Govern meat, on sending out at its cost a delegate to accompany the expedition, and to collect every kind of information likely to facilitate the sale of French merchandise in those distant latitudes. Mr. Armandtizon, formerly a manufacturer, who was selected for that purpose, returned to France after a voyage of four years, during which time lie visited Chili, California, the Sandwich Isles, Tahiti, Australia, China, and the Philippines. He drew up a report containing the re sults of his observations, which paper the Chamber of Commerce of Rouen has had printed, and which, amongst other details, gives the following :—ln 1851 the French trade to Chili reached the sum of 23 millions of francs, being only two millions less than the trade of England to the same country. . Our imports consist principally of articles of luxury, the taste for which is exceedingly prevalent amongst these populations. In return Chili sends the produce of her inexhaustible mines of silver and copper, nitrate of soda and corn. Valparaiso, the principal port of the country, with 3(1,000 inhabitants, has been for twenty years the centre of a considerable commercial movement, which has assumed a fresh extension in consequence of the mines of California. This town, which is always put into by vessels doubling Cape Horn, to proceed to that destination and requiring supplies, is at the same, time the produced warehouseinuact e u d r natural mark t o n sf a u i u •k alt e o all g oods gAo f on t ci gr ani e , a p t oa e rn r td p e of d a t r i t 7h teareici:e g eneral bonding raeolrmaontie e s r countries. Also Santiago, the capital of Chili, con taining 60,000 inhabitants, and situated al some dis tance from the sea, should be noticed, as well as Copiapo, remarkable for its silver mines, and com municating with the port of Caldero by a railway ; and lastly, Coquimbo, on the coast, whose copper mines are becoming every day more important. The Sand wich archipelago also owes to the development of Cali fornia a part of its progress. In 1853, the port of Honolulu was visited by 10 vessels of war, 194 trading vessels, and 535 whalers. The customs' receipts were, 778,200 f. for imports amounting to 6 ,409,755 f., the ex ports amounting t0 ... 1„3 76,_870f. in products_ of the c ountry, and 956,855 f. n foreign goods. In spite of Time popula tionthe islanders, who, from this prosperity it is distressing to have to mention the 150,000 ed to 50,000. 2 T so ul s increasing in lu ti a i diminution t n i that can be entered by large ves of Tahiti is estimated at 8,000 or 10,000 natives. Papaiti, the only port O n w "C reduc Vith the sels, received in 1850, 195 vessels of . _22 ,.. , 6 2 6 6 f 9 . tons, N and bringing in goods to the extent of 3,742 some other products of the soil, nothiny;i found there exception of oranges and lemons sent . to , I C .s alifornia, and to take in exc h ange , ex cept cocoa-nut oil and brought th ere b y th e fishing vessels which frequent these latitudes. Chamber of TILE 'EARL OF ELGIN.—The American Commerce have resolved to present Lord Elg in with a complimentary addre ss on his arrival from Canada. His lordship is expected by the steamer due on the 11th inst. It.is expected that the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce will also present his lordship with a similar token of re spect for his valuable services while Governor-General of Canada.—Liverpool Times. ACCIDENT TO MR. LANGSTON, M.l 3 .—Mr, J. if• Langston, M.P., for the city of Oxford, has met with a serious accident while returning to Sareden House from the petty sessions at Chipping Norton, on Wednesday. The horse upon which the honourable member was riding shied at something in the road, and threw the hon. gentleman, who, we very milch regret to say broke his leg by the fall. The bon, member is going on well. APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Names of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice of medicine, and received certificates in practice, on Thurs day, Dec. 7, 1854 :—John Gregory Booth, Haslingden, Lancashire ; Thomas Edwin Burton Brown, St. Mary Axe ; Lewis Robert Raymond ; James Buckley Fal coner Awell, Wilmington-square ; John Croft ; Joseph Walley Hodgson, Leeds, Yorkshire ; Thomas Sadler Douglas, Whitehaven, Cumberland. SHARE MARKETS. _DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAt CRAYS. Aberdeen. `lOO 8, Ambg. ,Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Junct... fast Qi Ballymena. Binning. Wolverh. Stour Valley ..,....... Do. & Birk.,' ...-050 and £25 Cone. Do., ...... lityth & Tyne origina' £25 (isad. at .£45. Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian. Carmarthen and Car dig,an. Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black, & Pass. C3rnwall :Crieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc. Dundee Pertli&Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian.. Eastern bounties..... Eastern Union, A Stock De., B. Stock Do., New A East Lancashire 'Edinburgh& Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Pith &Dundeel Forth & Clyde June. Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Do., A. Stock 0., B. Stock t. Sth. &Wcst.(lre ) reat Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle ! Do., Thirds Do. Now Thirds Lancash. andYorksh Do., Fifths D 3., Wst. Riding Un Liv. Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal Loud. Bright k S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/.5h.,11&13_ , Do. Eighths Loudon and S. Westu Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndudrry. & Ennisk. danch.Shef.& Lineal ! Do., Man. & Lin. Un !Midland Do. l3irmng. &Derby ~iidld. G. West. (Ire,) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmkt.BuryExten Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Euniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrovor k Norfolk Northu.Contitios North British North Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 Do., a A Deferred' Do., a B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension Dodo. G.N. E. Purch. Do. Leads Do. York North London Do. New £lO N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Ju North Staffordshiv North Western.., N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester.. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland 81irowsby. do Ilerofd. Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& paid up at per c,,1, South Davon So ath Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do Staines, Wok. &Wok lockton & Darling. Stockton & Hartlepl. Taff Vale .. Do. £lO shares Do. Pref., No. 1 Tharaes Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neatli Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West Cornwall West End of London and. Crystal Palace West London. ,Whiabledn &Croydon' (Closing Prices this day. 20 - 20:3 44 - 4i 7i - 84 12 11. - 17. 7 - 6 93 - 95 611 - 61/ 13i - 14 10 - 12 4 3 - 31 61 - 74 15 - 16 111 - 11 69 - 71 53 - 55 iii -- iN 67 - 69 88 - 75 - 76 .23 - 125 87 - 70i 71 69 - 71 72 -- 77 -- 8 6 -- 8 72a -- 73 5i 54 SI [O4 106 994 100 d d I la d 84 83 9• 8 I 9 8 23 - 233 68 6 39 -- 41 ••• ••• par 10/ 2 2. 49 - 51 31. . " 101 1k 64 7i 75 76 61 6 (, 4i 311 13 13) 52 -- 53 53 55 1 p 4$ 4actP 64 6§ Ad—iP 31i -32 i 91 93 60 - 62 7i - 8 4 43 - 45 11 - 13 59/ - 29 - 30 i— i d ii is S - 4 17 18 4 - 20 - 2 6 - 7 i* -: 1. FOREIGN. Antwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. June Beziers to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, Scrip, Central of Italy Demerara Dijon and Besancon.: Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian Do. Extension Do. , q p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, de Gd. Jnnet. of France Gd. Tk of CanadaA is. Do. do Do. St. Lawrence Et Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of France Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. New 5 per cent. G't.Western of Canada Shares ... Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 De. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per crnt. Lako Cont. & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Moditerral , Madras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Melbourne Dk. do Ry. Namur dc Liege (with interest) .. Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D 0.201. Slis.late Char leroi and Erquelines guAr. 33 p. s. & red. at 22y. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854„.. Do. 20/. 3 p. s Me. (fnly. B. & Ants. Shs. ) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Rouen ParisCaen & Cherbrg Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 5. p. cent. Pref Southern of`France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5? per c. Pref Western of Franco West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand JOINT-S' Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chart& Bank of Asia 'Chad. Buk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 20 10 20 35 10 22 all all all all 2 London and County London Joint Stock Load. & Westminster National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland Now South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporation Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Crainu of Loudon.... 6 - 6i 1 - lf 6d- iP ••• ... ••• 1.• P 31 -3/ (I 31i - 32 2 1- iip i- i P 84 - 74 , 9 7d 10 Ed i 1p i - iP par ip 16i —17 i ld 1p , 1 lid id 2 d par par —• 2p ... die 31 - 4 21 - 3 a ip ... -... id-t.P q - 7 iii : ii 121--.12 XA - 9A 20 -204 p, ••• 46 4 8 38 40 • • — pm 24 21; par 21 76 8 - pm 4 d 6 p 3i - 5 1 161 -16 i BA.NKB. 77 - SO I'd -- i'a 3i 3 d 201 —21 i 37 = 39 37 - 33 41 - 43 67 - 69 ... ro• .4 21 . Business done this day. -- 100 Do. No. 2, 7 p. e. Blyth and Tyne !Oper c. pref. (issd. at 500 Bris. & Ex. 4 p. e. St. Do. •4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester S Holyheat Guar. 5 per cent_ Do. do. Pref. No. 2. Do. do. Pref. No. 2., Cork dißandons Dundee Perth &Aber deer: Junet i on iii :: 100 5i -s4 C3los) per cent 1)o. (X,5) 7 p,r cont Do. (X. 7 17s) 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 r . c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. 51., 10 ner cent., Do. 10/. Del3entr.Sll- 1 Do. do. 4 per cent...l East Lancash.6 p.cts. East and West York shire June. Fifths Edinb Prth. &D undee 4 per cont. I Glasgow &S.Western, ,• -"" ... - tip 12 22.-- 24 Guar. 5 pur cent... 'Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c: Redeem. at 10 p. c. prom Do. 4 p. c. Gt.N.of Scot. Ist Prof Gt. Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Prof. St Gt. Wostn. (Berko & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. rod. 4 # p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c irred. 4 p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. De. do. 5 p. o. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Stk Do. do. do. ... Do. de. d........ Lan. &York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock 'London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St Do. New Guar.6 p. c Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct. London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Color Shares Condy. & Eunis. Sli Wan., Shef., & Liu., Shares, No. 1. ... Do. New, £lO Do. £6 Nfarypt.&Carl.4p c Do. 43 per cent Do Aid. Consol.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Debenture Do. Prof. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Eat Do. 5i per ct. prof._ Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c gorti British NT. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P. Do. do. d• Do. Leeds 6 p.e .\e.l Do. do. Quarters Dio. York k •-•;. Pnr. North Staffordshire )xford, Worcester, & Wolverh. Xl5, Scot. Coat. , New Prei Do. 5 per cent PREFERENCE SHARES. youth Devon, )a. fixed, 46 per cent 3. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. fid. Do. 41 per cent ;. Yo ricsh . 4 p. c. Guar 3 Wales Gus. 4p. c Do. de. 41 p, c.... . itockton and Dar• lington, 5 per cent Do. do. 00. 3tockton and Hartle- pool, guar. 5 p, c. till let July, 18561 Waterfki.&Kilk.6p.o. 60 - 65 - 1113 - 115 106 - 107 99 - 101 6 gA 93 95 89 91 91 93 10 11 16 17 10 103 71 73 18 19 9 —93 133 143 It id 134 136 - 21p1 10t - iii 13 3 - 135 1 4 - -- go 104 —10 G 100 - 102 90 - 92 3 - Si .. •.• 1 id 110 - 112 11 13 id par 221 —22 Z li -- i. I . ci = . S 1; ••• • 1 •• 2 d 133 die MINING INTELLIGENCE. ( Prone the Mining Journal of this day.) MINES.-The principal business in the mining market this week has been in the large dividend stocks, many of which had fallen considerably in price, and with out, it is considered adequate cause. Boilers have been done at 5701. to 5901. ; a few months since the shares were 1,2001., and the dividends paid this year have amounted to 2101. per share. Bassets, though they rose to 5801. to 600/. last week, have been done this week at 5301. to 5401., ex. div. of 201., declared on Monday, and making 1351. per share paid this year. Cliffords have been in demand at 1901. to 2101., but the shares are held firmly, and sellers scarcely to be found. United Mines, .1201. to 1301.; West Bassets, notwith standing a further discovery in the mine, bays been done at 291. 10s. to 301. 10s.; North Bassets, 201.105. to 211.; Bedford United, 91. 15s. to 101.; East Gunnis Lake have been inquired after, at 11., there being a prospeot of the mine making regular returns before long ; Sortridges have fluctuated from V. 17s. 6d. to 31. 2e. 6d., and left off rather flat ; North Robert, 191. to 201. ; West Stray Park, 101. t o 121 . , and sought after ; Clijah and Wentwworth, 141. to 141. 10s. • in Great Alfred there has been a go o d b us i ness doing, mid shares advanced from 23/. to 281. ; Alfred Consols, 171.105. to 181. ; East Tamar 12s. 6d. to 15s. ; South Caradon, 2901. ; Gona mena, 11/. 10s. to 121. 10s. ; Trewetha, 31. 29. 6d. to 31. 7s. 6d. ; Wheal Wrey, 41. 103. ; VI est Providence, 201. to 211. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. To-day's market was well supplied with fruit and vege tables for the time of year, and the general demand ruled steady, as follows : FRUIT.—Pine apples, English, 45 Od to 7s per lb; apricots, Os to Os per doz. ; hot-h ouse grapes, 4s 6(1 to 8s 6d per lb ; foreign ditto, 10d to is 8d ; melons Os Od to Os each peaches,' Os 0(1 to Os ' • nectarines, Os Od to Os per dozen apples, 4s Od to lOs Od per bushel • pears, 2s Od. to 6s Od per half sieve ; O r l eans plums and green gages Os to Os Od per punnet ; ditto, Os to O s Od, an d c ommon plums, 3s 0 I to Os Od per half sieve ; che rr i es , Od to Os per pound ; lemons ' 6(1 to is p er doz.; oranges. 3s 6tl to 9s per 100; fil berts, 95s to 110 s per 100 lbs; cobnuts, 14 0 s ; almonds , 0R to Os- Perlb lh. ; walnut s , Od to Od per 100; figs , is Od o 2s 6d per VEGETABLES.—Savoy cabbages, 6(1 to is Od per dozen ; red ditto, 2s Od to 48 per dozen ; French beaus, is 6d to 2s per half sieve ; brocoli, 8d to is 3d. per bundle ; potatoes, 958 to 130 s perton; vegetable marrow, Od to Os each; peas, is 6(1 to 38 Od per bush.; broad beans, Oclto Lper half sieve ; turnips, 2(1 to 4d per bunch ; carrots, 3d to 6(1 per bunch ; cucumbers, 18 6(1 to 2s each ; garlic, Os 6(1 to N Bcl per /cu m spinach, is to Is 6d per sieve ; onions, 2s 6d to 4s Cd per bush. Spanish ditto, is to 3 s Per doz. ; leeks ' 2(1 t o 3d per hunch ; shallots, 4 d to 6(1. hers doz. 28 Od to 5s Od per bundle • to 3aper bunch ; ce l er y, 9d t o Is 3il per bunch ; enPdive, 9(1 to is 3d parsley, 2(1 per scure ; beet, id to Li each ; parsnip ') is O l t t o 2 s Od per dozen ; small salad, 2(1 to 3d Per punnet ; mushrooms, is Od to is 6(1 per pottle ; artich o k es, 4s to 6s per doz. ; ca bbage lettuces, 9 d to 1s Oil per score ; sorrel, 6(1 to is per half sieve ; radishes 91 to is per dozen hands tomatoes, 3 1 6 d to 4 s Od per half sieve ; chillies, is to is 6d per 100; Brussels sprouts, is 0(1 to 2s 0 ( 1 per half sieve; capsicums, is to 2s per 100. NENVGA.TE AND LEA.DENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 12s GO; Geese, 5s Od to Ti Od each; Ducks, 2s Gd to 3s 0(1 ; tame Rabbits, Os Od to Os Od ; wild do , 10(1 to is 6(1 each ; Pigeons, Os to 8s per a... ; large Surrey Fowls, 08 Od to Os Od ; middling, 2s Od to 3s 01 • Chicken s , i s 9 d t o 2 s 3d ; Capons 4s Od to 68 oA ; Mures 3s (3a t. 4 s 0d ; Grouse, 2 s Od t o 28'3(1 each ; Partridges, is (id to is 9(1; Pheasants, 3s 6d to 3s 9(1 ; Leverets, 2s 6 , 1 to 3s each. Ostend fresh butter, lls Gd to 12s Od, and English lls 6d to 14s 6(1 per dozen lbs. English Eggs, 9.1 Od to 108 Od; French ditto, 6s Od to 7s Gd Per 120. WHITECHAPEL. Boef, 3s 2d to 4:5 Gd ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s Gd ; veal, 3s 10.1 to 4s 10d; pork, 3s to 4s 10d per 81bs. by the carcase. NEWPORT. Beef from 3s 4d to 4s Gd ; mutton, 3a Gd to 4s 8d I veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; pork, 33 4(1 to 53 Od per Blbe. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s Gd to 103 ; Brills, is to 5s each; Salmon Os Od to Os per 1b; Cod Fish, is 6d to 10a each ; Soles, 3d to is 3d per pair; Eels, 8d to 1301 per lb; Lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d ; Crabs, 4d to 2s Gd ; Whitings, 3s to 68 per doz.; Common Oysters 108 to 163; Natives, 40s to 505 per bah; M ac k ere l , Od' to Od each ; Smelts, is to is 6d per doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, is Gd to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloater s , is 6d t o 2 s Od p er doz. ; Fresh H err i ngs, 6d 6d to 8s per 100. ; Scotch do., 6d to is Od; Sprats, 3s lid per bushel ; Doreys, is to 7s each ; Haddocks, 4s to 8s per doz. ; Pike 6d ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb ; Prawns, 2s 6d to 3s. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis ars front 10d to lid; of household ditto, BY. to 9id per 4lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 34d to 3d; 641 b to 721 b, 3bd to Od ; 721 b to 801 b, 34d to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, 3d to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 44([ ; 961 b to 1041 b, 44d to 46d ; 1041 b t.o 1121 b 40 to 5d ; upwards, 5d to Od. Horse hides, 58 Od to Gs 6d ; calf skins, light, 2s Oil to 34 Od ; ditto, full, 6s Gd to Os Od ; polled sheep, 5s 6d to 7s Od ; Kent; 41 6d. to 5,1 3d ; Half-breds, 48 Gd to 5s 3d ; Downs, 3s 3d to 4* 2d ; Lambs, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SHITRIPIELD.---Meadow hay, 2/ 13s to 4/ 151 ; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 61 Oi ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 12s per load. A moderate supply and a steady trade. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 51 Os; clover ditto, 3/, 3s to 5/ 15s ; and straw, 1/ 6s toll 13s per load. Trade rather dull, yet prices were supported. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ 16s; clover ditto, 3/ 103 to 61 03 ; and straw, 1/ Os to 1/ 12s per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at late rates. THE LATE LORD DUDLEY STUART. 1:> The following is au address ,of condolence from the Polish exiles in this country to the Countess of Harrowby, and her ladyship's reply : " TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE COUNTESS OF HARROWBY. " MADAM, —We are anxious, before the tomb closes over the remains of our friend, to express to your lady ship, as one of his nearest relatives, in the name of ou r countrymen and in our own, our deep sorrow at the awful cflaritity which hdell Poland in the untimely death of Lord Dutiley Contt.3 Stuart, PresiJent at the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland, and to pay the tribute of our gratitude for his attachment to our cause, our admiration for his virtues and clients, and our respect for his sacred memory. "This melancholy event has deprived the Polish nation of an ardent and unflinching champion, the exiles of their most generous benefactor, and the world of its most use ful citizen and brightest ornament. "After the last catastrophe in Poland in 1331, when the country lay bleeding at the feet of the oppressor— when thousands of her children who had fought in vain for liberty were deemed to tread the path of exile, and to undergo the sufferings attending it, and all hope seemed dead—Providence raised up for us, in the person of Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, one of those heroic characters who are ever ready to do battle against all wrong, even single handed if it be necessary, and the inalienable rights of Poland found a defender tin England, whose eloquent and earnest voice soon called forth a response from many a heart, and the hard fate of the proscribed was soothed by sympathy and alleviated by generous benevolence. "Imbued with the most noble and elevated senti ments at an early age, airoady the wrongs of Poland made an indelible impression on the mind of Lord Dudley Coutto Stuart, and devoting himself with inimitable dis interestedness to a cause which seemed abandoned by all the mighty of the earth, and carrying out with un tiring perseverance his difficult, self-imposed mission for many years, he earnestly pleaded the Polish cause, both in Parliament and before the tribunal of public opinion in England. "To those strenuous efforts the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland, of which, in his capacity of its president, he was the soul and the heart, chiefly owns its prolonged existence. In the midst of its severest trials, and when its maintenance was problematical, he stood foremost, undaunted by any difficulty, encouraging, ani mating, and supporting it munificently, passing days and nights in irksome work, sparing no trouble or anxiety, assigning to himself the largest share of labour, and never shrinking from the performance of the highest or the humblest duties. "Too zealous and ardent to circumscribe his activity within the limits of his own country he proceeded to distant lands, where he saw the possibility of serving the cause of Poland, and was struck down by the hand of death while carrying out in one of them two generous missions. His last thought was for the comfort of the homeless exiles, whose dis tress it had ever been his happiness to relieve. With truth may it be said that he died a martyr to the cause for which he so nobly lived, and that his death was but the crowning event of the beautiful consistency of his life. " It has pleased Providence to call him from this to another and a better world, there to reap the reward of a life spent for the good of his fellow-creatures, and of the many ennobling virtues which adorned his character. He has not been permitted to witness the realisation of his long-cherished wishes in the triumph of the cause he hal so warmly espoused ; but whatever may be its issue, the name of Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart will ever be en shrined in (wail true Polish heart, and his services will be a theme of national gratitude. "It would be tuperfluous to dwell at greater length on the merits of a man so universally known, beloved, and respected. To you, madam, who have so often assisted in forwarding his benevolent objects, who of all others must poignantly feel the irreparable loss which all in any way connected with him have to deplore, we have considered it our duty to make this brief allusion to his unswerving devotion to Poland, to the exalted example of his life, which sheds a lustre► over our coun try and does honour to humanity.—We :remain, madam, your ladyship's most obedient and humble servants, the Committee of the Polish Exiles resident in Great Britain and Ireland. " IGNATIUS JACKOWEIII, President. " K. LACH SZYRItA. " CHARLES SZULCZNITSKI. " JOHN MOSLEM. " JOSEPH Gnnancs. "December 6, 1554. "10, Duke.street, St. James's." 1. " Grosyenor•square, Deo. 7, 1854. "Dear have received with filings which I can but ill express the communication vrhich you have forwarded to me from the committee of 'the Polish exiles on the occasion of 113 y present great sorr ow, and the ir reparable loss we have all sustained in the death of my beloved brother. "His ardent attachment to the P.)lish nation, in which I have always warmly participated, and hie noble devotion to her cause, are too familiar to me not to render such an expression of grateful affection towards him, and of kind sympathy with me, his sis ter, to be pecu liarly touching to me. I highly appreciate this tribute of love and respect to his memory. Nothing could be more gratifying to me. I feel that th e address before me is not a mere form, but the genuine outpouring of the feelings of many a devoted heart. I gratefully and warmly accept it at their hands, and shall remember it as long as I live with feelings of pride, and with deep and heartfelt satisfaction. " I must beg you to convey to the committee this feeble acknowledgment of their goodness to me, and to accept the same yourself.--I am, dear Sir, your very faithful servant, " FRANCES HARROWBY. "To Lieutenant C. Szukzewski." ' NEGLIGENCE AT DEVONT ORT DOCK- YARD. TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. Sir,—As you have on all occasions, which in your judgment you have deemed favourable and fitting, de ( monstrated your anxiety to promote the interests of the public service, through the agency of your valuable periodical, I beg to avail myself of its medium to ask the authorities of the Admiralty, and of our Devonport dock-yard, one or two questions, not a 'together indiffer ent or unimportant in the present peculiar exigencies of the country. How came it that when the Exmouth line-of-battle ship, ordered alongside our dock-yard to he rigged and got with all despatch ready for sea, the rigging appro• printed for her turned out to have bean to some serious extent a misfit, and a considerable pa rt was returned to the rigging-store ; whilst, to meet this defect, several sets had to he overhauled, :laid a part taken from ono set and a part from another, thus consuming a large portion of valuable time and labour:, which might have been (Akin-wise advantageously applied ? Mark, too, the waste of material caused by this cutting - and botching, as though the public purse were a never-ending, inex haustible fund, to be frittered or foole , laway at pleasure. I would ask at whose doer lies the blame of this dis creditable occurrence ? Is it the result of mismanage ment merely, or consequent on the entire absence of all management in the department where it originated ? It does not, however, appear to have been a mere accident that might occur once and not again. It does not stand isolated and alone, a solitary and conspicuous beacon to warn and to teach in the fu ture, for, if we are rightly informed, it is far from an uncommon circum stance at our Devonport dock-yard, where these in stances of misfit are all but numerically equal to the ships ordered here to be rigged. However frequently or es.sily such cases might pass unnoticed, or deemed of tri - vial importance in a time of peace, they assume another aspect in a time of war— when, in the fitting out of a skip destined to play some master-part in the momentous drama now playing before Europe and the world, the delay even of a day might mar a victory or insure a defeat. A VOICE FROM THE COCKPIT. Devonport, Dec. 7, 1854. IMPORTATION OF WI NCE.NE AND SPIRITS TO FRA The Moniteur supplies the follosi ing particulars re specting the extent and source of tb.e importations into France of wines, spirits, and liqueurs., during the month of October last. The duties; on spirits and liqueurs, it is to be noticed, were reduced by the decrees of Sept. 22 and Oct. 5 last. The following, according to the authority quoted, were the importations ; the figures represent hectolitres . Table or Ordi nary ines. L iqueurs. Spirits. From the German. Zollverein Netherlands Belgium Hanseatic Towns England Spain Sardinian States Switzerland 3,823 280 656 1,641 -. 247 253 79 ... 3,567 30.559 142 ... 242 - - ... 438 :260 ..• - ... 282 - ... 798 - 2,758 Spanish possessions in America....., Guadaloupe ...... Martinique,.,. _ . Other producing countries 31 12 23 C 4 Total 35,262 ... 424 10,971 ITHE CZAR AND THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE. (From the Pays.) We have no hope that Russia will yield to simple diplomatic ultimatums, however energetic they may be supposed to be. Notwithstanding the pacific rumours which are in circulation in Germany, and the sincere and ardent desire which we have for seeing peace re-established among modern states, we neither believe in the modera tion nor in the submission of the Czar. Let the note which M. de Nesselrod e has just addressed in his name to the Court of Berlin be read attentively, and there will be still seen in it the same haughty and irreconcilable spirit ; still the same pretensions. If the Emperor makes some concessions, which arc much more ap parent than real, it is in some measure out of compassion for Germany ; it is in a tone of humiliating pity which we are convinced will be deeply felt beyond the Rhine. Can any serious man, can any statesman attach importance to these pretended concessions, which still maintain all the treaties between Russia and the Otto man empire, and to seek to stifle still more surely the independence of the Sultan under the common protec torate of Europe, and consider them as the possible basis of fresh negotiations Certainly not. The Em peror Nicholas will not yield ! It is only, as we have often said, the disasters of his empire, and the coalesced arms of the whole of Europe that will compel him. Austria labours under no illusion on this point, and, unfortunately, it is not with any hope of success that she will address a last injunction to the Court of Russia. God, who inspires the kings of the earth, may doubtless suddenly change the feelings of the Czar, in the same manner as reasons of State ought to counsel him, no longer to brave the justice of Europe in arms it defence of its independence and stability ; but who can flatter himself with the hope of this pacific solution I In signing the treaty of the 2d December the high contracting powers have certainly had in view the re-establishment of peace; they think, and with reason, that they will more promptly and surely obtain it when Russia shall be more isolated, and when the forces united against her shall be more numerous and more formidable, but it would be a deceitful illusion to imagine that this treaty is about to reopen negotiations. There is in fact no longer any need of negotiations with Russia. No dilitory subterfuge on the part of the Court of Saint-Petersburg will be admitted; no commentary similar to that which caused the failure of the famous note of Vienna will be submitted to. The Czar knows the essen tial conditions on which peace is still possible for him. Every day that passes modifies the state of the question, and consequently the exigencies of the bel ligent powers. Austria herself is well aware that what may be acceptable to-day will not be so to-morrow. In allying herself to the Western Powers, she implicitly en gages to adhere to all the natural and legitimate conse quences which the prolongation of the state of war may give rise to, with a view to the re-establishment of peace. Russia has therefore no longer to negotiate ; she will not obtain peace, unless she accepts immediately, without reserve, and more particularly without comment, the conditions whiCh the interest of Europe impose on her. It is because we have no hope in this sudden return to reason and this immediate submission to necessity ; it is because the statesmen of Austria cannot entertain any illusion on this subject, that the treaty of the 2d Dec. appears to us to be a decisive step in the path of a cone• mon action of the three Powerl to restrain by coercive means the resistance of Russia. THE CONTINENTAL PRESS AND THE NEW TREATY. The Prussian Correspondence of Berlin, of the sth, says : " It is said that the treaty of alliance of Austria with the Western Powers will be followed by a summons from that Government to the Court of St. Petersburg, which will contain the four points set forth in a precise form, arid the unreserved acceptance of which will be de manded. The Austrian Cabinet is in a position to have peace concluded if Russia accept the propositions which will be made to her, but it engages, in the event of the refusal of Russia, to break off all dielmnatic negotiations and to support actively the Western Powers. Hopes appear to be entertained at Vienna that this last attempt at conciliation will be more successful than the previous ones." A letter from Berlin, sth, in the Independance of Brussels, on the same subject, says : "Before signing the treaty of alliance with France and England the Austrian Government thought proper to communicate it to the Prussian Cabinet. From in formation which I believe to be well founded, the treaty calls to mind, in the first place, the declarations and *engagements of the principal acts of the Conference of Vienna, and the notes exchanged en the Eth August between the contracting parties. It also brings forward the- four guarantees considered as the indispensable basis of a good peace, admitting to each power the faculty of developing them by additional conditions. Austria renews with France and England the engagement which she made with Turkey by the treaty of June 11 to occupy the Principalities and to repulse the Rus sians by torce if they should attempt to re-enter them. She proclaims the right of Turkey and the Allied Powers to move their troops in Moldavia as they may think proper, either against the armies or the territory of Russia. If Austria should find herself in a state of war with Russia either in consequence of a return of the Russians into the principalities or on any other point, the offensive and defensive alliance will be established do facto between her and France and England. If before the end of the present year Russia shall not have made acceptable propositions for peace, and if a good and durable peace be not secured, the three contracting par ties will take common counsel as to the means necessary to obtain it. The high contracting parties engage that no propositions of peacemade by Russia shall be accepted by either of them until they shall have been deliberated ou in common. It is generallythought here that Prussia, under the pressure of public opinion and the force of circumstances, cannot avoid adhering to the treaty of the three powers." The official publication of the conclusion of the triple alliance gives occasion for a leading article in the Ost Deutsche Post respecting Austria's policy. The following is a summary of this article : —" Austria has again taken upon herself her office of guardian of the rights and independence of Europe. She is the rock upon which the Russo-Byzantine lust of conquest breaks, as once the Osman-Byzantine invasion broke. And, in taking this stop Austria has imposed great sacri fices upon herself ; but she has taken it after the most mature - deliberation and consideration of her duty to Europe, to Germany, and to herself. Her course has been slow, but sure, and she has pursued it undeterred by menaces, and unchecked by intrigues. She has given herself time to - prepare for the deci sive step, and not a moment of this interval has been lost in idleness. The army has been put en a war footing, well equipped, and established at points of strategical importance. Notwithstanding difficulties caused by the state of the finances, means have been found to collect the stores of provisions and munitions necessary for the successful carrying, on of a war. Besides having her own cares to provide for, Austria has still another care. Austiia is a part of Germany, and Germany is also a part of Austria. The profound solidarity of both is better understood and comprehended at Vienna than—alas I that it should be said—by any other Cabinet of Germany. The treaty of alliance which was signed on the 2d might have been concluded long since, and the numerous summonses, invitations, offers, &c., dispensed with. But Austria could not leave Germany excluded from that treaty, and exposed to demands for indemnity being made on her ; for " Austria takes no less interest in the German Rhine than Prussia, and if the matter is treated lightly at Berlin, the more carefully must it be treated at Vienna." Austria opened the way for Prussia and the Bund to take part in the treaty of alliance, by inducing them to adopt the minimum of the European demands. " She conducted the preliminary labours with the Band as a German Power, while eight days later she could have appealed as a European Power in alliance with two other great Powers:" If Austria had selfish objects in view, the would certainly have taken a contrary course. She would have first con cluded the treaty with the Western Powers, and then negotiated with Prussia and the Band as the proxy of her allies. How much easier this course would have been ! But the Austrian Cabinet has not allowed itself to deviate from the path pointed out by the position of Austria as a Power of Germany. It has ignored suspicions, forgotten injuries, conquered numerous dif ficulties, until by patience and endurance it has suc ceeded in its object ; and then, this Sisyphus-like labour completed, Austria has entered into au alliance with the other great Powers. The Lloyd has the following short leading article upon the same subject : "The great event of the time is before the eyes of the world. The alliance of France with England, and then of France with Austria, indicate a turning-point in the European policy. Russia, who for more than a century has been increasing her own greatness on the foundation of the disunion of her neighbours—who baited Sweden, Turkey, and Poland against each other until two of these countries lost the half of their possessions, and no thing remained of the third—Russia sees herself at once face to face with united Europe. The jealousy between England and France, France and Austria, Austria and Prussia, was to be the principal factor of a future uni versal Russian monarchy. That jealousy exists no more. The foresight of Europe recognised the danger, and seized the only sufficient shield—union. More than a battle was won on the 2d of December —the certainty o v of an honourable and secure peace. A traditional policy, glittering with false brilliancy , a policy was o Russia's advantage alone, bas re ceived a blow which it cannot recover ; and a mass of prejudices w age d.,Whatever could nottanctify has fallen t o the gro u at a peace, course may now be taken in order t of this we are certain , that the peoplesu arrive of the West and the peoples of central Eu ro p e will pursue it with courage and enthusiasm." re spondence, of , Lejolivet (Paris), The Lithographic Col . contains. the following : "One of our correspondents in Germany, whom we know to be well-informed, sends us the following infor .mation respecting the treaty signed by Austria, France, and England on the 2d inst. By the terms of that treaty the three contracting parties form an alliance to impose on the Russian Government the acceptance of the four points interpreted as fol lows :—lf Russia does not accept the four points by January 2, 1855, Austria will recal her ambassador from at. Petersburg, and will deliver his passports to Prince Gortschakoff, the Russian ambassador at the Court of Vienna. If Russia has not ceded by the 2d of March next, Austria will declare war on her, will enter with large forces into Bessarabia, and will send 20,000 men to the Crimea. The three contracting Powers interpret the four points in the following.manner :—The liberty.of the Black Sea will be recognised and maintained by a perma nent cruise of six vessels of war belonging to each of the great Powers. In addition a seaport will be opposed to Se bastopol, and will be established at eitherßatoum or Sinope The liberty of the mouths of the Danube will be guaran teed by the absence of 'every Russian fortification on the banks of the river, and the fortifications of isniaii will be raised. The independence of the Porte is to be placed Under the collective protectorate of the five great Powers, and each of them will protect especially its co-religion ist ; only, with respect to Greek subjects of the .Porte, they are to be, both in' he Turkish provinces and in the principalities, placed under the collective protectorate of the five Powers. The same arrangements will be adopted with respect to the principalities. In fine, the Western Powers guarantee to Austria her present pos sessionß. On her side, Austria promises her efforts to obtain the adhesion of Prussia and of the other German States to the present treaty." Rest B!2s 20 20 10 10 St. 10 St. 25 20 20 50 20 20 [OO 20 5 8811 9 8 75a 1241 88 69 70 73 21 3 8i 1051 6 100 i 991 83a 3 68i ' 9 7 5 i i 13k 52i 32 1 2i po 591 60 29i V \ 31 , Pm 106 A 100 j i 1110 11 LITERATUBB. The Romance of the Forum ; or, Narratives, Scenes, and Anecdotes from Courts of Justice. By Peter Burke. Second Series. 2 vole. Hurst and Blackett. It is not likely that any one who has not perused a work of this description could form a correct idea of its great interest and manifold attractions. There is something more to be met with than dry details of business and law transactions': we meet with the deep-laid schemes and occult contrivances that produced the crimes whose contemplation and study have been the marvel of mankind. From generation to generation the records of these deeds are handed down ; they form the topic of conver sation, the theme of controversy, and the subject of gossip in all the circles of the land. The fashion able, the learned, and the vulgar unite to discuss and argue their various points. It is not astonish ing that a compilation of the most remarkable crimes that have been brought to light during the last century should be informing and engrossing. One of the most notable anecdotes is that entitled. " The Great Douglas Cause," in whi c h th e con fusion that arose from the uncertainty of the proofs is made strikingly manifest., Mr. Douglas was declared to be the son of Lady Jane Douglas by one party, while others asserted that he was an impostor. After much laborious seeking and proving nothing was decisive, and the matter was finally arranged by Mr. Douglas suc ceeding to the title and estates, 'as nothing was established of sufficient importance to justify his being branded as an impostor. " Marie Delorme" is an extravagant sketch. The only possible reason to be assigned for her conduct is that she was completely bewildered and perplexed by her parents' foolish arrangements for her sake. " The Spectral Treasure" is a very curious tale, of a man who, to better his condition of a labourer, gave out that he possessed a treasure. He accused an innocent man of robbing him, and it was owing to a chance that this unlucky individual was not sub jected to the torture, such cruel means being re sorted to in those days by the French courts of law. " Murders in Inns of Court" are shocking instances of crime, in which the guilty are dis covered by their own unwariness. " Matthieson the Forger" is one of the most celebrated characters in this work in the way of cun ning and cleverness. He contrived, for some time, to pass Bank of England notes which he made himself, so perfectly and precisely similar that it was impossible to detect the difference. He . forged the hands of the cashier and the entering clerk so marvellously that the men themselves could not know their own writing. It was resolved to give up the case for want of legal evidence, when it was said that Matthieson had committed himself some time before by his avowal of guilt on his arrest. Not knowing the chance in store for him, he had imprudently declared his doings. It is stated that his art was beyond the usual means of reach. Had he been suffered to flourish long, no man could have been safe in taking a bank note who had not the books of the Bank to resort to." According to the custom of that ti me, Matthieson was hanged at Tyburn. " A Rescue from Execution" is an interest ing account of the fortunate deliverance of two men who were to have been hung for the supposed theft of a shilling. " The Accusing Spirit" is a strange proof of the power of a guilty conscience in a man named Joseph Brown, who gave himself up to j ustice more than four years after the murder took place. "Eccentric Occurrences" furnish some wonderful events. "A Ghost—a Murderer indeed," in which the man who saw the ghost of the missing indivi dual was afterwards proved to be the one who had committed the murder himself ; his plan of con cealing himself finally was the mode of his dis covery. " Adventuresses of Pretended Rank" is an entertaining narrative of the tricks played by two artful women. The first, the German Prin cess, was executed ; but the details relating to the false Countess are only ludicrous, and are a pleasing change to the many fatal scenes here recorded and chronicled. The conduct of the French General is so strange and inconsistent that it is not to be wondered at that the President, at his trial, concurred in the belief of one of his wives, that the sun of St. Domingo had turned his brain. A long account of the "Esher Murder" is at the conclu sion of the catalogue of crimes and misdemeanours. The general reader will find subjects worthy of attention, the thinker will meet with matters of n stud and the lovers of the startling and myste rious will obtain the desired information in these volumes. They have had living witnesses to attest the marvels wrought by their heroes, and their romance has been enacted on the vantage-ground of reality. MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS. Wild Sports in the Far West. By Frederick Ger staecker. Translated from the German, by H. Weir. Routledge. Esperanza; or, The Home of the Wanderers. By Anne Bowman. Routledge. The Story of the Peasant-Boy Philosopher. By Henry Mayhew. David Bogue. Leaves from the Diary of an Officer of the Guards. Chapman and Hall. A Practical Treatise on the Choice and Cookery of Fish. By Piscator. Second edition. Longman and Co. First Steps in Economic Botan y. By Thomas Croirixen Arche r. Lowel R eeve . Tirik ports i n the Far West isaiientertaining narrative of the adventur es o f a sp ort s m an America. It is transl a t e d f rom the German l North of Frederick Gerstaecker, by Harrison Weir. In the preface the author says that it was not his original intention to publish the contents of the diary he had kept during his travels for the amusement of his family hi Germany. Encouraged, however, by the interest excited by some extracts published in the periodicals he undertook to revise and correct his notes, and to mould them into a continuous narrative. He has endeavoured to portray faith fully both the condition of the settlers and his own adventures. He warns the sportsman " that man y an adventure that reads admirably on paper is in reality the reverse of romantic." The book will be most attractive to this class of readers, of as there are many acc oun t s encounters with bears, wolves, panthers, It is ornamented with tinted illustrations. Esp e eranza ; or, The Home of the Wanderers, is also t on_ the subject of American travellers. Travels b Bow man, the authoress of " Tra ' v t of Ro y la A n i ro e " B o o f w- a family who emi gra t e d to S out h A mer i ca , a nd is a very interesting narrative, and will be peculiarly fascinating to youi , readers. Another work, of a more instructive character, also intended for juve nile readers, is entitled, The Story of the Peasant boy Philosopher, by Henry Mayhew. It is 'founded on the early life of Ferguson, the shop -herd-boy astronomer, and its object is, by connect ing scientific information with the story of a boy's life and efforts to awake in the reader's mind a desire to pursue the study:—Leaves from the Diary of an Officer in the Guards, having appeared in a periodical, are now offered to the public in a collective form. In the present stirring times of war the effect is curious to turn to sketches of the last campaign. They are varied and striking, an d will no doubt 'meet with a favourable reception.— A Practical Treatise on the Choice and Cookery of Fish contains complete and elaborate directions for choosing and cooking fish, with remarks upon their respective qualities. Its object is to supply instruc tions which have been hitherto wanting, as the author searched in vain in six modern cookery books of the highest merit for so mething about the qualities of the John Dory. The fact of this being the second edition proves that the want existed, and little thatthissst o v o l ume has satisfactorily First Step s supplied it. Economic Botany, by Thomas Croxen Arcl , ier, is an abridgment of that 4 author's work on popular Economic Botany," which has attracted much notice. The abridg ment has be en undertaken at the'suggestion of the the Department Heads of of Science and Art, with a view of making the subject available to pupils of all cl asses . It is a valuable and instruc tive littl e work, ;lid gives a concise summary of the outline of the science. EXETER HALL.—The members of the Sacred Harmonic Society recommenced their performances last night, and with increased prospects of success. Mr. Costa is still at the head of affairs as regards the orchestra, which, whether vocally or instrumentally, is as numerically strong as it has ever been since he has been invested with the conductorship. The band and chorus consist of the usual 700 performers, including, we are specially informed by the society, the sixteen double basses, which doubtless form a by no means inadequate founda tion for such a colossal superstructure. The disposition of the forces seems to have undergone no change. Mr. Costa, when he entered the orchestra, was received as he usually is received upon these occasions—that is, with all the signs of a large and cordial popularity. The hall was crowded in every part l and the season has apparently opened well. 1 00 1100 100 100 194 all all 100 100 26 100 I 426 100 alli all 17, all all 1 all Ills. all 3 8 2s. 40 20 20 20 20 50 20 25 ,~1G?. 3li all 2 all 93 Gli i 311 a 31i I 121 i 683 9 8i 9 5 10 St. St. 5 16! 10 St. St. all 103 100 100 72 14 11 i