The Sun. — London, England, 1854-03-24 00:00:00

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Id done bout it. le usual 's name ,s 8 went Pd a de ery the y, a de ificulty, Tontner present, 7 THE will be air, for A, with ye bee penny. 3rs will Ist in ounce ounce, Dunces, ers ad -3d and ao re • 3 6 16 5 7 1 lot the 0 7 18 51 :or the 6 10 10 7 Mon ablish- irday. ,ed at For ystera in the suffer being ;Mons 3kless Lim. partly Ferdi lowed 3nder Ind is man ;, and most have Lrniog which ay be ird in Iperor Env irons The LIMO, LATE - sir PORE EON NEWS THE WAR IN THE EAST. Letters from Constantinople state that the tri partite treaty between the Porte and England and France was signed on the 12th at Constantinople. From Beyrout, March 6, we learn that the French steamer Serieuse was missing. It is not certain, says the Times Paris correspon dent, writing yesterday at 6 p.m., that the formal reply of the Emperor of Russia to the Anglo- French ultimatum has as yet been received here. What that answer will be, however, is not doubted. It does not much matter after all whether the an swer has been received or not, as the silence of the Cabinet of St. Petersburg beyond the time allowed for a reply will be considered as a refusal, and it is probable that the Governments are quite as well aware of the nature of it as if they already had it in their possession. The end of this month will probably be the legal period of the opening of hos tilities. The Black Sea will be practicable about the 15th April, and serious operations on a large scale can scarcely commence before that period, un less the season become advanced earlier than usual. GERMAN POWERS. The Paris correspondent of the Morning Chro nicle, in his letter dated yesterday, says :—" I understand that on the 15th of the present month couriers were sent off simultaneously from Paris and London, calling upon Austria to join England and France in carrying into execution against Russia the protocol agreed to some time ago by the representatives of the four Powers at Vienna. Yesterday the French Government received de spatches from Vienna, with the answer of the Austrian Government. It appears that the Aus trian Government declares that it is ready to sign all the protocols which guarantee the indepen dence and integrity of Turkey, but it refuses to accept any engagement binding itself to act ; and reserves to itself full liberty to do whatever it may consider advisable in the interests of Ger many. This is nearly the same answer as that used by Prussia ; and it is to be feared that at Vienna Russia triumphs as she has done at Berlin. M. Thouvenel, the director in the Department of Foreign Affairs, has gone to Vienna, and the object of his journey, it is said, is to support the call made on Austria by the French Government. M. Thou venel is expected back in a few days. Letters were received in Paris yesterday, from Berlin, which state that the Prussian Government is greatly alarmed at the popular demonstrations which are i❑ course of organisation in the north of Prussia, for the purpose of welcoming the English and Turkish fleets on their arrival in the Baltic, and of forcing the Prussian Government to take part in the war against Russia. Despatches from Vienna of the 23th, mention that on that day M. Meyendorff, Russian minister at that court, had an audience of the Austrian Em peror, by special request, immediately on the rg turn of the latter from Munich. It is asserted that at this interview the Russian minister preferred claims upon Austria of a very important character. THE GREEK INSURRECTION. Advices from the Albanian frontier state that Zavellas has been pn,claimed commander-in-chief of the insurgents. Suli and nearly all the southern maritime districts of Albania have risen. The insurrection extends from one end of the Pinc's mountains to the other. From Corfu, Maroh 18, we learn that the lonian Parliament has been prorogued for six months. The exportation of grain has been prohibited. THE BALTIC. A letter dated Kiel, March 19, says the pro bability is that the English fleet will not come precisely to the harbour there, but in tee roadstead of Friedrichsart, a small town near the Baltic, with a tolerably strong fortress. During the last revo lutionary war that fortress, as well as the territory on the opposite side, was held by the Schleswig- Holsteiners, whilst the Danish and Russian war steamers were cruising off the mouth of the gulf which runs into Kiel harbour. It is probable that that will be also the main position of the British squadron, particularly if the weather remains favourable. The harbour, however, of Kiel is ample and commodious enough for the entire squadron, and the depth of wat,Jr is in many parts from 23 to 36, and even 47 feet. The harbour, moreover, is only two German miles from the Baltic. The forthcoming arrival of the British fleet is the all-engrossing topic of conversation in this town. Numerous persons have arrived to-day from Ham burg by railway, in order to see our blue jackets, and a flag staff is hung out of the tower of St. Ni cholas's church, ready to be hoisted to the top the moment the squadron is perceived. The garrison, now 250 strong, is to be increased by 400 more troops from Jutland, in order, as they say, to en able the authorities to do honour to the British fleet, but possibly also with the view of better main-. taining public order. The population of Kiel, in chiding the suburbs, is between 15,000 and 16,000. AfterAltona, the capital of Holstein, it is the largest town in that duchy. In Hamburg the good citizens are making prepa rations to give Admiral Napier a brilliant recep tion, in the event of his being induced to pay a visit to that city. From Copenhagen we learn that on the 16th inst. the Speakers of the two Houses repaired to the Palace 'of Frederiksberg, for the purpose of communicating the address adopted nearly unani mously in each Chamber. Rotwitt, the Speaker of the Lower House, read the document. His Majesty replied that, still holding fast the procla mation of Jan. 28, 1852, he would carefully con sider what steps might now be most useful to the country, and form his resolution accordingly. The Speakers then remained to dine with his Majesty. Numberless reports were afterwards circulated of partial or total changes in the Cabinet, but none had taken place. The King may pos sibly refuse altogether to make any concession to the will and rights of the nation as legally expressed, and may proceed to abolish the Con stitution without further delay. Foreseeing this danger, the Upper House has suddenly and at the last moment adopted a small alteration in the bud get, so that this bill will have to be sent back again to the Lower House fur further consideration. The Parliament cannot be dissolved until this measure has been finally adopted—that is, for a week or two, as circumstances may require. As the communication this year bet Ween the Swedish maidand and the island of Gothland is a matter of the last importance, the King has ordered a twice-weekly post to be established for the whole of the summer and autumn. A pilot near Westervik, on the Swedish east coast, dis covered by the tube three largo 111 , m-I , f-war, which he supposed to be Russians, sailing two or thr e e Swedish miles from Oro. They turned out to sea again, the ice being still hard all along the coast, so that no harbour can be approached. The forces which will shortly be thrown into Gothland amount to 3,000 men, and 9,000 militia ; total amount of guns, 40. The whole of the Swedish army, about 80,000, will be made disposable. An equally additional number can be raised if required. The Grand Duke Constantine, after having exa mined all the military and naval establishments in and near Helsingfors, and been present at a great ball given by the governor, has returned to St. Petersburg. The news in the Flemish papers is, as might be expected, more and more meagre every day. The reported offer to England to subsidise 30,000 Swedish troops in Finland appears not yet to have reached that country. Two English naval officers have been spending some days in Frederikstadt, at the mouth of the Christiania, Fjord. Assisted by four pilots, they have been taking soundings in the West-Ely, an d have fixed upon a secure bay at Lereu, where thirty ships of the line can comfortably be accommo dated. It was here that the Russian matt-of-war Borodino lay, some years back. The fortress of Kronan, near Gothenburg, is to be fully armed, and is to receive a garrison of some hundred men; the same will also take place at Waxholm, near Stockholm. It is reported that the station se lected by the French for their fleet in Norway is the harbour of Bergen. The whole of the western side of the Russian empire, that is, the whole line which is exposed to an enemy's attack, has been put under martial law. And au immense sweep it is on the map, from Archangel in the north to Bessara.bia in the south, the whole of Poland being included merely as parenthesis, and as a province. By the assistance of Heaven, this is the last time Poland will be so treated ; its hour is at hand. Well, the same thing is the case with Finland. An Imperial rescrpt of a dozen lines has at one blow annihilated all law in .that duchy, declared the whole land in a state of siege, and proclaimed the gEvernor-,general to be invested with absolute and dictatorial powers. THE WAR ON THE DANUBE. A letter from Shinnla, dated Attica 5, says : In the night between the Ist and 2d March the Russians attacked, with a considerable force, the battery placed by Omer Pasha at Podbashi, in order to check the passage of the Russian vessels on the Danube. Four companies of Turks were immediately ordered to attack them by Ibrahim Pasha, serving under the orders of Mustapha Pasha, who commands the right wing of the Turkish army in the Thbrudscha. Tie objeti of the Russians was to spike the cannon and destroy. the works, but in this they were hin dered by the vivacity of the Turkish attack, 5o that after half au hour's engagement they were all obliged to take to take to their heels on board the ships, in order to avoid being driven into the Danube. In this affair the Turkish loss was 10 killed and 13 wounded. 80 Russian dead bodies were found in the morning, and as many were drowned. The Russian loss must have ex ceeded 100. At Sistow an insignificant affair had taken place. The Russians having attempted to make themselves masters of an island were repulsed, the Turks hav ing lost one man ; the Russian loss also small. THE WAR IN ASIA. Th© following is from the Timcs correspondent, dated Erzeroum, Feb. 12 : " After a most tedious and difficult journey of 11 days, owing to the accumulation of snow, and tho bad state of what they call roads, but which are mere constantly varying tracks, I arrived here the day before yesterday. I left Trebizond with Major Boufanti, an intelligent young American in the Turkish service, at 11 a.rn. of the 31st of January, with five horses and two gentlemen who joined us, also with five, mak ing ten, the Cateijee having agreed to take me to Erzeroum in eight days, Inshalla," please God.' Kair-eddin Pasha, the Minister of Police at Constantinople, proceeding to Anatolia on a s,ccial mission of inquiv into military and civil affairs (to whom I was introduced the day after my arrival at Trebi zoud, and who asked me to join his party), preceded us by three hours. From tne number of his attendants and fol lowers we thought it better to keep a day in his rear, fearful of coming badly off for accommodation and pro visions in the khans and villages in which he would stop. Our route was at first southerly, crossing a high hill, and then descending into valleys well cUltivated, with cattle grazing in extensive meadows, the soil being of a black peaty colour. After a six hours' ride (about 22 miles), we arrived at Jevislich, a very small village, at 6 p.m., our baggage an hour later. The khan and the few houses were nearly all occupied by the Pasha and his suite and attendants, two Polish Generals being in the number of the former, one named General Brianski, or Asian Pasha (the Lion), and the other General Besciauonski, or Schahin Pasha (the Eagle), for every European in the Turkish service is obliged to adopt a Turkish name. On the road we overtook a caravan of 200 horses, carrying bales of Manchester cotton goods, two large bales to each horse ; these cotton cloths are all white, and when they arrive at Teheran are there stamped in various colours, and passed into the Russian dominions as of Persian manufacture. " Feb. I.—We started at eight a.m., the baggage an hour earlier, and in about two hours came to the first layer of snow and some small glaciers, the couotry and scenery being very like that of Switzerland, passing occasionally through forests of beech and fir, with the river Dayermendere on our left, and arrived at Yelkeopee at half-past 2 in a snow storm, which compelled us to stop. 'Feb. 2.-- . Started at half-past 7, passing thro ug h a f ores t of firs and splendid beech trees for about an hour, always as cending, the snow becoming deeper, and the cold increasing. Thermoter 8 deg. Fahrenheit. About 10 came to one of the highest and most difficult mountains we shall have to pass. It was without a tree or a shrub—the snow occasionally up to the horses' girths; the half-disclosed track made by the caravans (mostly Persian) was the only mode by which we could make our way. At places where the snow was thin the ice lay under, and we were obliged to dismout and;lea,d our ho; ses with the greatest care, notwithstand ing which we had several falls, and the track leading by chasms several hundred feet deep rendered our course most d•ilgerous. We saw several horses from a leading caravan, fall over, and the remains of several poor animals were lying down in the gorges, on which vultures and crows were proy ing. At a khan we encountered the harem of Abdi Pasha, the deposed Pasha of Kars ; and about an hour after the Pa sha hims if and his suite, on his way to Constantinople. Ar rived at Ardasser at 4 p.m., having for the two previous hours skirted the river of the same name." The writer then gives a daily account of the events of his journey, which chiefly relates to the difficulty of travelling over the snow-clad country, and the wretched accommoda tion of the khans or inns. We give only the following : " Thursday, Feb. 9.—lt had snowed iu the night, but, not withstanding the Bey's advice, we determined to proceed, so at 9 a.m. we started, having the ammunition caravans in ad vance to track and cle it the way over the Raias-dah, or White Mountain, which iu the usual winter months takes three hours to cross ; but this day we were nearly five hours in doing it, foroing our way at times through snow above the horses backs, slipping and falling in all direc tions, the wind blowing the drift into our faces ; my eyes be came much inflamed. About 2 p.m,, debouched upon an Im mense plain, about two miles broad, backed by hills, and extending for three-and-a-half hours' ride to Baicheek, which we reached at half-past 5. Found three Persian caravans here, two on their way to Erceroum, the other to Trebi zoud, amounting to upwards of SOO hor3es, which had been stopping for two days, having lost several men and horses in the snow. Bodies of the latter we often saw along our route, half devoured by birds and jackalls. This passage of caravans is the chief support of the inhabitants of the villages, most of them dividb , g their single ground rooms into two portions, one fourth, a little raised, for travellers, and the remainder for cattle, which are invariably fed with barley and chopped straw. No bedding is made for them; they stand and lie down on their own dry pulverized dung. Wood is scarce in this part of the country, and dried cowdung is used as a substitute. " Friday, Feb. 10. —Having allowed the Erzeroum Persian caravans of more than 500 horses, and our ammunition one of 200, to move off to form a track, we started at eight a.m. Our route was over one continued plain, covered with snow five and six feet deep, in which, from a thick drift, we often deviated from the right course. Occasionally, when the sun shone out and dispersed the thick mist, the scene on looking back (for we generally kept well ahead) was curious and animated; nearly 800 horses, loaded with goods and bag gage of all kinds, each horse keeping a short dis tance from the preceding one, and men being between every ten or twelve, shouting and hallooing to make them move on, lengthened the winding line to such a degree, that at one perlod - when the atmosphere was quite clear I calculated it to be full three miles in extent. At length at half-past two we reached Erzeroum, after a tedious and hazardous journey of 11 clays, sometimes performed (with post horses and baggage) in five or six clays, in bad weather in eight, and rarely extending to the time we were compelled to take ; but this is the worst month for travelling in these elevated and sterile regions, February having the collected snow of the throe preceding months, still falling, and without any chance of a thaw till the end of next month. Haireddin Pasha, with all his efforts and the aid rendered him, ar rived only two days before us. Erzeroum is at present full of infantry, 10,000 in number ; and, as they occupy all the khans and public buildings, we found the greatest difficulty in procuring a small room to rest our wearied limbs in. I was frostbitten in my fingers and one side of my face, and with difficulty, after half-au-hour's rubbing, was circulation restored ; the skin of my face all blistered, and my eyes so inflamed and painful that it is with difficulty I have been able to pen this scrawl. So intense is the cold at and near Kars that day and night sentries are frequently frozen to death at their posts. There has been no news of any in terest from Kars for some time past, the communication being nearly stopped, and nothing is expected to take place till the spring. General Guyon, is, however, hard at work, or , aniziug and disciplining that portion of the army intrusted to him with the greatest zeal and activity. He is named Koorsehid Pasl.a, or Pasha of the Sun. The last ac counts, to the 4th, brought in last night, state that there are many sick. Izeioum is 6,200 feet above the level of the sea, and (as the crow flies) 180 miles from Trebizoud, but we must have zigzagged at least 220, passing nearly the whols way along the sierra mountains, and not across them." FRANCE. It was reported yesterday in Paris in diplomatic circles that the Moniteur will .publish a despatch from General de Castelbajac, giving an account of the overtures made by Russia to France by the Emperor Nicholas, similar to those made by that monarch to Sir Hamilton Seymour, and now so fully exposed in the last papers laid before Par liament. We give in extenso the article published in the Moniteur upon the " Secret Correspondence" with Russia, published by the English Government : " We have published the documents respecting the overtures made to the Ehglish Government by Russia during the first portion of last year. The views of the latter Power are now confirmed by official proofs emanating from the Russian Chancellerie, and from the private Cabinet of the Emperor Nicholas, and it is now sufficiently demonstrated that the French Government was justified in characterising the demonstrations made under the pretext of protecting the sanctuaries of Palestine as de signs dangerous for Turkey and for Europe. It is now known with.what precision of language the English Cabinet refused to join with Russia in any attempt to make a partition of the Ottoman empire, and it is not necessary for us to indicate which of the two Govern ments has the advantage in this correspondence. If there be in the propositions thus repudiated by England proofs of excessive h.irdzhood, there are also instances of. forgetfulness which will excite surprise. The Emperor of Russia remodels the map of Europe without mention ing Prussia, and without taking any account of Austria. It has been seen in what terms that Sovereign replies to the expressions of astonishment which the silence preserved respecting the latt erPo wer inspired the English Ministry. It has indeed been asked what part Austria could take when Russia appropriates to herself Moldavia, Walla chia, Bulgaria, and Servia. Equal attention has been paid to what concerns Greece, to which country the Emperor Nicholas interdicts not only the restoration of the Byzantine empire, but 'all extension of territory calculated to render it a powerful empire.' " As to the Government of the Emperor Napoleon, there is but one observation to make upon the studied endeavour of Russia to leave it out of the question in her plans of territorial remodification—which is, that Russia came hack to the French Government after having failed in London, and that France in her turn had to decline advances more or less direct, which are not without re semblance to those which were first made to England." The marriage of Prince Joachim Murat with the Princess Wagram, grand-daughter of Marshal Ber thier, was celebrated yesterday in the Chapel of the Tuilleries, in presence of the Emperor and Empress, Princes Jerome and Napoleon, Princess Mathilde, and the Grand Duchess of Baden. The ceremony was performed by the Bishop of Nancy, Chaplain of the Palace. At the Bourse the Turkish loan was spoken of as about to be negotiated by a London banking house. The amount to be taken was said to be 57 millions of francs, 6 per cent., at 85, reimbur sable in fifteen yearly payments. Tile Three per Cents. opened yesterday at 64f. 900., and fell to 64f. 50c., the closing price for the end of the month. The Four-and a-Half per Cents. closed at 90f. 80c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,076 f. 25c. ; Rouen, 850 f. ; Havre, 442 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 725 f. ; Strasburg, 705 f. ; New shares, 537 t. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 800 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 658 f. 75c. ; Western of France, 577 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux to Cette, 520 f. ; Great Cen tral of France, 415 f. ; Lyons to Geneva, 435 f. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 535 f SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 18th inst. A Cabinet Council was held the evening before, under the presidency of the Qlicell ; but it does not Erown, and is 2d to 2s 4d for ord small and shrivelled. Pepper is firm. COTTON.—This article has been at steady rates, but not active. TEA.—The market is heavy. Ord to good old Congou is about is to is 4d, mid is Id to is 2d, good ord to mid Souchong is 1d to is 11, good ord Hyson 104 d to ls, mid to good mid do 2s to 2s 4d, and Gunpowder is 6d to 3s 6d. SALTPETRE.—This article keeps steady. Bengal has been taken in at 12s to 13s for mid and good mid. The business done is limited. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. on the spot is up to 66s per cwt. Helfr.—Russian clean has touched 6S(. and 701. GREEN FRUIT.—The demand for oranges, both in Lon don and at.the outports continue good, and this combined with limited arrivals, tends to sustain the prices, three cargoes of St. Michael, sold by Keeling and Hunt, at pub lic sale, went freely at the advanced figure obtained of late. Seville Sours scarce, Lemons improved 2s per case. A better inquiry for nuts, but the high price asked checks all speculation in the article. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, March 24.—Wind this day at Noon, N.N.E. ; strong breeze, and cloudy weather. FALMOUTH, March 23.—Wind, E., moderate. Arrived —Sarah Prinsep, from Rio Grande, for Liverpool ; Ceros, Drain. PORTSMOUTH, March 23.—Wind, E.N.E. Sailed—Earl of Shaftesbury, for Malta. DOVER, March 23.—Arrived—H.M.S. Boscawin, for the PLYMOUTH, March 23.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—War Hawk, for London. BRISTOL, March 23. —Wind, N.E. Sailed—Glenelg, for Demerara ; Ann, Alicante ; Phillyra, do. ; Maria, Ba rbadoes. LOWESTOFT, Mani 23.—Wind, N.N.E. Arrived— Lightnh?g._ SCILLY, - March 21.—Arrived—A nne' from Marseilles, fur London ; Gazelle, St. D om i ngo, for Hamburgh. ELSINORE, March 20- An English war steamer (paddle wheel) arrived from the North Sea yesterday afternoon, and passed through the Sound ; she was barque rigged. WEXFORD, March 21.—The Star, from Liverpool to Waterford, laden with salt, came ashore on the rocks East of Camsore Point last night, is full of water, her hull covered at high tide, and she is likely to go to pieces on the first change of wind in a southerly direction; the ma terials are expected to be saved. SHIELDS, March 22.—The Britannia has been stranded near Carril, in a bad position, and was covered at high water; crew supposed to be drowned. LYMINGTON, March 21—The null, from Poole to Ports mouth, ran on the mud, waterlogged. BRIDLINGTON, March 22.—There have been picked up in this neighbourhood a quantity of small wood, apparently cabin ceiling, and some deck plank; the stern of a boat, a writing-ca se , broken ; a bible, written inside of which is, " This book belongs to the barque Josephine of Wisbeach ;" a Wesleyan hymn-book, Robert Grain of Lynn supposed written in it, the book scarcely wet; and 11b. of candles ; but no bodies or vessel. In the writing desk are the in dentures of three boys, all dated 15th Jan., 1854, each bound for five years, and to have 451. each. Names : James Moss, Francis Dalmella, and Alfred Blandford. Bound to Robert Hogg Buckham ; Charles Collis, 3.14, Buckingham-street, Middlesex, broker. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday, 10 a.m. Wind, N.E. ; moderate, and fine Arrived—Star, from Buenos Ayres and Queenstown, with loss of foremast, &c. ; Sidney and Jane, Malta. QUEENSTOWN, March 22. Wind, variable and calm. Arrived—Amazon, from London, for Bermuda, with convicts ; Gleam, Leghorn, for Liverpool ; Saucy Jack, Ardrosssn, for Marseilles; Exhibition, Fowey, for Liver pool. Sailed—Canada, for New York ; Eliza Keith, Cadiz. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.55 a.m. Arrived, 23d—Fredrika Christiana, from Fohr ; Hortia, Sunderland. Arrived, 24th Superb, from Uddewalla ; Jeanette and Mary, Stettin; Wilhehnina, Hamburgh ; Emanuel, Copen hagen ; Adonis (a), Bremen. Sailed—Elbe (e), for Humburgh ; Earl of Mulgrave, Galatz ; Alipore, Malta ; Deslaudes, West Coast of Africa. THE LATE FIRE IN FLEET-STREET.—Yesterday after noon Mr. Payne, the city coroner, resumed, at the Por tugal Hotel, Fleet-street, the inquiry respecting the circumstances attending the fire which destroyed the premises of Mr. Hall, beershop-keeper, 158, Fleet-street, on the 28th of February last. Several witnesses were examined, and the inquiry_ lasted nearly five hours, but the evidence did not substantiate a charge against any one. The jury found a verdict, that "The premises, No. 158, Fleet-street, were wilfully set on fire, but there is not sufficient evidence to show by whom." N(MRIS'S RAILWAY-CLIAIR PATENT.—The mighty and elaborate railway system is likely to obtain an accession of strength and value from application of Mr. Norris's patent chair, which guarantees the most perfect con tinuity to the metals, without disturbing the necessary provision for their expansion. With the desire, of sti mu ating and satisfying the laudable curiosity of scien tific men, several series of experiments have been made on the permanent way at Walsall, Suuth Staffordshire, with the most unqualified success. The process, although by description apparently complicated and technical, is in practice simple and economical ; and it is far from improbable that it will find its beneficial way over most of our new line's of rail, as well as upon those whose repairs are needed. There is nothing in the practice that prevents its ready adaptation to any exist ing railway, and there are in it so many obvious advan tages, that it may be fairly ranked as one of the boldest practical agencies towards a successfully secure develop ment of our railway oconowy.---Moritiv parr. THR SUN, 170 MDON, PM 13 A EVIMING; MARC)! ft, 1654. appear that any important resolution - was adopted at it. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) The Marquis de Miraflores had left for Seville. Isturitz was daily expected. The Three per Cents, were done at 35 ; the New Three per Cents., at 18.60 ; the Debt of the First Class, at 8.10 ; and that of the Second, at 4.30. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. Bn.qiness dons this day. MARKET NEWS-(T HIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to this morning's market,•coastwiso and by land carriage, were very mode rate; but there was several of Monday's unsold samples on offer. Owing to the immense imports of foreign, the de mand for all kinds of wheat of home produce was heavy in the extreme. To have effected sales is to 2s per quarter less mor.ey must havo been accepted. Foreign wheat, the show of which was large, ruled ex cessively dull, and most kinds were offering at a further decline of 2s per quarter. Floating cargoes were quite neglected. We had a dull inquiry for barley, at is per quarter less money. Malt was offering at is per quarter decline. The oat trade was heavy, at 6ci to is per quarter below Monday's rates. In boans, peas, and flour next to nothing was doing. Wheat. 1,220 ARRIVALS TIIIS WEEK. 3,790 Barley. I 7,680 Malt. I Oats 1,710 . I F 1 1,056 2,820 78,640 English .. Irish .... Foreign .. 90,290 1 19,470 3R 0 sks 2,670 brl SMITHFIELD. The supply of beasts in to-day's market was extensive, and in but middling condition. On the whole, the demand for most breeds ruled steady, at Monday's advance in the quotations. We were but moderately supplied with sheep, which moved off steadily, at full prices. Lambs were in good request at 5s 4d to Gs 10d per 81bs. The sale for cures was steady, at late rates. In pigs very little wal doing. Much cows moved off slow: including their small calf. [y, at from 141. to 191. each, Per Sibs to MI s. d. s. d.' Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 Second quality.... 3 8 310 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4' Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 81 Second quality ...3 10 4 5 Prime crse.-wlled.4 6 4 81 Lk the 'anis. s. (1. s. d. Prime Southdown 410 5 0 Large erse. calves 4 6 5 2 Prime small d 0... 5 4 5 8 Large hogs 3 0 4 2 ;Small porkers 4 4 4 8 ISucklingcalves ..22 0 29 0 Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ..••••............ 1,210 Sheep .• • • • • • .. 3,100 L'alves .. • . .• • . 1,40 Pigs .. • ...... . .... 300 Beasts . . CalTes..•• ............ 110 NEWGATE ANI The general demand ruled LEA.DENTIALL. ;toady. at this market to-day, at very full prices. Per Sibs by s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Beef, inferior 3 0 3 4 Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 3 S Do., middling 3 6 4 0 Do., prime large .3 10 4 0 Do., prime 4 2 4 4 Do., do. 5ma11....4 2 4 4, Veal 4 0 5 4 Pork, large 3 4 4 2; Pork, small 4 4 4 8 the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. Our market is tolerably steady, for most kinds of hops, the show of which is but moderate, and prices are well supported. This week's imports are 45 bales from Hambro'. Mid and East Keut pockets, 6/. lOs to 121. Os ; Weald of Kent ditto, 61. Os to 7/. Os ; Sussex ditto, 51. 12s to 61. lOs per cwt. COLONIAL. Sua_tr..—The market for West India has been dull, and reduced prices have been accepted. Barbadoes low to fine grocery realised 33s 6d to 40s, and heavy 32s 6d to 335, being lower. East India has declined 6d per cwt. Mauri tius good and very fine yellow brought 35s 6d to 37s 6d, low to mid 33s 6d to 355, good and fine brown 30s to 335, ord 23s to 295. crystalised low to fine yellow 36s 6d to 395. Privately, a cargo afloat sold at 34s Gd. Bengal went Gd cheaper, viz, very good white Benaros at 30s, damp at 34s to 34s Gd, mid was taken in at 33s to 345. Soft Madras was taken in at 28s to 29s Gd for brown to low yellow, and good yellow sold at 32s.—Foreign--Floating cargoes of Brazil have been inquired for. Pernambuco has been taken in at 31s Gd to 32s 6d for mid and good brown, and Ma nilla at auction met with no offers. Havannah was taken in for sound at 31s to 36s 6d, but washed brought 32s Gd to 35s for mid brown to mid greyish yellow. COFFEE.—Native Ceylon has been at about 46s to 46s Gd. Plantation has been dull; fine fine ord sold at 55s Gd, fine fine ord and low mid at 53s to 56s 6d, low mid and mid at 55s Gd to 595, good mid at 60s 6d, mid and good mid bold colony at 56s to 58s 6d, triage at 43s to 50s, and pea berry at 693 to 66s 6d per cwt. Good waste taken in at 70s to 755. Mocha was taken in at 65s for mid, and at 60s for bold triage ; good ord Bahia sold at 47s to 49s per cwt. COCOA.—Trinidad has been taken in at 34s to 37s for i mid and good red, and at 31s to 33s 6d for ord and good ord grey. Grenada partly sold at 30s to 32s 6d for ord grey to mid red. PRICE.—This article is lower : Bengal declined 3d per cwt., good bold yellowish dusty selling at 13s 3d, and mid and good mid 12s to 13s Od.. Madras good pinky realised 12s 3d, and damaged 6s 6d to u s 6d. SPICES.- Singapore mace is lower, mid blood wormy selling at 29 4d, and mid dark at 2s 6cl per lb. African ginger is 6d cheaper, ord and mid rough brought 20s Gd to 22s Gd, and damaged 18s Gd to 225. Nutmegs receded id per lb ; Singapore realised 2s Bcl to 2s 9d for mid bold Aberdeen A.Tabg. Nottng. Bost. and Eastu. Junet Belfast &13allyineua Binning. We'verb. & Stour Valley.,, Birkeuhd. Lanesh.4l' Cheshire .Tunet Do. Chesil. & Birk., £5O and 1:25 Cons. Do., Blyth &Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) BriBtol and Exeter... Caledonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Cried" Junction Dublin&Belfa.stiunc Dundee Porth&Aber dun Junction Do. N0w. .. ... . East Anglian Do., (£123 E & Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union, Ai Stock Do., B. Stock Do., New A.. .. ... ,. East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth. 4c Dundee Forth & Clyde Junc, .lasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash.andYorksh Do., Fifths D ). , Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby.&Southpt Loudon & Blackwall Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. Lend. Bright & S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London and S. Westn. Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndrry& Coleraine' Ludndrry. & Enuisk. ‘fauch.Snef.& Lineln Do., Ilan. & Lin. Un Ilidlaud Do. Birmng. & Derby Yfidld. G. West. (Ira.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension, Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northu.Counties .North British North Devon, N0.,1. Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., 1:1 B Guaranteed North London IDo. New -XlO N.S:S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City ,Tn North Staffordshire North Western , N. & S. Westru.June, Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester.. Oxford, Worcester,k Wolverhampton Portsmouth 'Scottish Central ~ iScottishMidland: Shrewsbury & Bit mg. Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed St tek Shrewsby. & nerefd Shrewsby. & Chaste' (N. W. Min ; Do. Halves,. • Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union ... Do. A, B, C,Sc D,fully paid up at per cent. South Devon. 'South Eastern.. South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun. Do 'Staines, Wok. &W ok Stockton & Darling,! Stockton & Hartlepl.' Taff Valo - • • Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No, Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick' West Cornwall.. West End of London' and Crystal Palace West London Wimbledn & Croydon York NewctL&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland PREFE REY k.bercleen.. 100 5 100 all all all 100 all 100 100 100 6 100 Do. No. 2, p. c. ... itlyth and Tyne 10 pe: c. pref. (isscl. at 50/ Sz . , Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares ~ Jai edonian £lO ;pester & Holyhead Guar. 54 per cent Jork & Bandons4 p. c • Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Ea stA nglian 10s) 6 per cent Do. (£5) 7 per cent Do. (£7 17s) 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. N0..1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St ' Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. St., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh- East Lancash. 6 p. cts. East and West York shire June.. Pref... Edinb Prth. &Dundee I 54 per cent. 'Glasgow & S.Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... Do. 4;1 p. c. Scrip Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Pref Gt, Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. '5 p. c) Do. cov. rod. 44 p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c Du. irred. 4 p. c Lan & York. F. £2O • I Do. 6 p. c. Stock Leeds N. 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. Quarters, 1848 London and Brighton. Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 5 13.4 c., 1852 Do. New Guar.6 p. c Lon.&N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler, Shares Dandy. & Ennis. 4 Sh, Shef., & Lin. Shares, No. 1. Do. New, £lO Do. £6 Nlarypt .St Carl. 4 Do. 44 per cent Do Aid. Consol.6 p.c.St Do. Cousol. Bristol Szl 14irm. 6 per cent I Do. Pref. 4:; per cent Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Ext Do. 54 per ct.pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls, 6 p.c 1 15 IDo 100 100 100 100 Scot. Cent. , New Prel Shrews. & , ihrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent !South Devon, De. fixed, 44 per cent; S. Eastern (Readi ng ' Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d.' Do. 4: l 2 per cent. S.Yorksh.4p.c.G uar Stockton and Dar- liugton, 4 per cent. Do. do. do. Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Watered.&Kilk.6p.u.l York, Newcastle,amd Berwiek,4 p.c. Pref Do Vork&N.MidlandEi and 0. Purob 19 : i - aq 4g - 4g 8 - 9 12 —lO dis 14i 18 7 -- 6d, 89 - 91 51 - 52; 1:: - 14 9 • 11 39 : ii 7, - 8 14: - iii ._ iii 58 - 60 55 - 67 21 - 23 Ina 72 74 [l7 - 119 84 - 90 74 - 74 -• 8 8 • - 91 - 11 - 12 r, 11. - 12 p 60j - 61 7i -- 7gd lii 1. - ilij 7i 74 par 6 p 954 964 954 • 96 lid 1 d' par - 6 r 1 d 75 76 12 —ll 10 9d 19: - `2.6 is 57 29 30 - - 4 4 t - ''''" ••• 6 - 43 - 46 31 3iti' 29 8 10 64 - 7A 50 - 51 6fld 7 76 27 - 29 84 86 52 - 54 57 - 59 55 GO 3 2d 15 10 8 11 12 3i 3ad 13 15 58i —59 i 32 33 3 ld 4 5 ii -- EO 2 - 21 14k 15i 41 - 5 24 - 26 6 - 6 6 - 7 ooi 10 94 5 d 43 -- 441 E SHARES. 9-1:: ' -- • 19 . 8 G 6,l id 3 4 - 3i 4 - P 3 P 8 P 12 13,d 24 -, xd 3 —3l id, L6B --11x d 1 1-43 ° 105 01 : __, 91 7 --- 8 xd 64 7 95 97 9 ° 95 91 93 ld „n. 1133 -1; ••• ..". ...,. •• • ••••••• ... xd 2* -- 2t 1,, 11 J — . 12i 7 9 -- id ipnal 132 134 1 1§ ld ▪ ad ad' • .. ad' • xd • xd 95 - 100 6• -16• 16i -- 17 10 -- 101 11 -- 13 id -IP - 22i -23 i 17 -- 19 ... .. 2 1 . d 85 - 90 3.1 - 3i --1412 J. u pm 214 1 411 z d LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Mhr. Paid. RAILWAY& Leasing Clogug Prices Einsiness Compacts. this day. this day. 50 all Bedford and London & Eletchley.... N. West St. 100 Buckghainsh. L.&N.W 50 all ClydesdaleJe. Caledon 48 50 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldouian. Neils. Direa , 25 all Do. New. Do •.. 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr Gt. Westn 28 30 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway & Berw. 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &Mid 100 .102 25 all Do. A Shares. Do 5O —52 124 all Do. Shares. Do 25 —26 131 all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern 13 131 20 all Do. Preference Do 243 25; 20 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk — 20 1.00 Do. C per et. 53 all Manch. Bxtu. L.& N.W. and Matlock & Midld. 21 2ixd 2? ; 50 all Middlesbro' & Stektou & Redcar Darlingt. . 100 all Midld.Bra•fd Midland 92 .-94 50 all Northern and Easternsp.c. E. Count. 54 56 50 Do. 6 per et. Do 50 all Do. Fixedspe Do — 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. & N.W &Lin&Yk xd 121 12 Do. Shares. Do — xd St. 100 Roystn.lk Hit. Gt Northn St. 100 Do.Shepth.St Do — 25 18g Shef.Roth.and Lancash& Gooleg.s p.c. York - sh. 12 NS. Staflordsh. N.3lClean 2i 2dis 50 all WearValleygr Stoat. & 6 per cent... Darlingt. . . . 25 all Do Do : 2 . 7 2 . 9 27 1 St. 100 win.s,:somrs, GtWestn 93 95 MINES Agua Fria Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) Blaenarvon Ir. & Coal Fsritish Austria. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issued at X 5 pm Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Roy Carson's Creek Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica__ Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7 1 , p. cent English and Austrin, Copper Smeltg.Co General Great Nugget Vein Do. Registered Great Polgooth Liberty Linares 1 Lond. &Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co Hariquita gexicanikS.Aracrien New Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting go 1 INouyeau Monde Pontgibaud Silver Lead Min. 4 Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New 'Santiago de Cuba South Australian Pin Croft, ..... United. Mexicali., Waller ~ 'West Graua(LA West Mariposa Worthing Mining of Yuba FOREI Autwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. June Bezieis to Graissessae Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip Central of Italy Charleroi & Erquelin Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junet. of France Grd. Trunkof Canada Do. Debentures Do. do Gt. Central of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares Do. Bands (Ist is.)'s7 Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cont. _ _ Lake aonst. & Basle Lucca & Pistoja 5 p. c pref Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Pref Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. ct. pref Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran. Madras Maria Antonia Do. do. New . Melbourne Dk. & Ry Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (cx interest) Northern of France ' Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (f my. B. & Ams. Shs.) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons " Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Paris and R0uen...... Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Chorbrg Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 51 p. cent. Pref Southern of France St. Andrew's and' Quebec (A) al West Flanders di Do 54 per c. Pref .0 Western of France 7 West. of Switzerland 2 Wiesbaden Zealand 1~ ~ 10 —d, 31 - 41 - l 4 31 - 33 - 39 - 41. 10 -I`2 50 - 60 2 - 4Yi lil - 21 1 1— 2 d - 5 - 6 - - 15 - 17 - 1 4) 29 - 01 8 - 10 - 3A - f3A- 4 2.1 - ' d - 3Acl 3j€ll id iP 4 . 4 3tl 2 - 24,p1 1 - - - 30 4.1 - 3iii 21i - 22?, 7 - 1 lip ) 1 - 107 - 1091 dis Et; 6i 3 4 1 1 1,1 d 3 4 2 4 ~. ... 1 tid - 74 28} : 28 - 8i 11j - 42i - 43 32 - 34 27i -27 i ... - Pm ld par ... d is 8 ••• - pm 3i ▪ d 2il 30 ▪ d 5 4 dl JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 73 75737:4f 40 all British Colonial Bank and Los a Company 50 all British N. American .. 25 5 Claartd. Bank of Asia . 2 1d 20 2 Chrtd. Bak. of India, Australia, & China 16 1d 100 25 Colonial 100 20 Commercial of Lend 20 10 English Scottish and Australian 44 3Ad 20 15 Load. Chart. Bk. of Australia 2 lad 50 20 London and County _ ..„ 50 10 London Joint Stock — 23 100 20 Lond. & Westminster 100 35 National Provincial of England 20 10 Do. New . . 50 224 National of Ireland 20 all New South Wales 3B 40 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 43 45 44 3 25 5 Do. New — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland _ 10 all Do. New ••• 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co _ 25 all South Australia —36 h 25 all Union of Australia 6l 63 62 - 1 ... 24 Do. New 6 7 50 10 Union of London .. MISCELLANEOUS 5 ' all : Aubin Coal and Iron _— 25 171 Australian Agricult. 32 34 34 26 3i 20 14 Australsn.Pcific.Mail 10 8 Australn. Royal Mail 10 4 Berlin Water Works 50 384 Brit. American Land 73 75 5 1 Brit. di Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co 100 324 Canada 75 86 5 5 Crystal Palace si sian x new 4 2 Crystal Pal.of France 20 3 Eastern Steam • " 25 20 ElectritTelegraph(A) 17i 181 18 171 25 all Do. (B) •.. 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 20 18 General Screw Steam ..* 20 74 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 3 Netherlands Land 1 3 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter Steam Navigat. Co 1 all N. B. Australasian d 1 i s Do. New 20 10 Nrth.cfEuropeSteam 5 all Peel Rr. Ld.;;, Minrl. 1h lid 3.1 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 50 30 Do. 2 all Portland Iron Co 2l t oo 60 Royal Mail Steam ••• ••• ••• all Scot. Austral. Invest. lk 1p 25 25 South Austral. Land 33 1 all Submar. Telegraph - - 1 all Do. Registered — 1 100 284 VanDiemen's Land DEPARTURE OP THE UNITED STATES Man.--The steam-ship Baltic sailed yesterday at 4 a.m. from the Mersey for New York, under the command of Capt. Briggs, with the usual mails, 72 passengers, and large and Taluabls cargo Qf werclianclioQ Qn freight, 100 100 all all till 50 50 20 20 25 25 18 20 St. too -42 81281 • 100 1.00 474 174 all 100 17 i 7 2 ' all 52/ 2 40 39i 'ii i I 861 7 6 71 6 ; 73 4 5 3 118 19 88 741 31 60i i 1 :: 9i */ 12 111 9646 96 5 t 102 11 75i 6 5; 19 201 56 7k 7 44i 29i 9 10 i i i i 7 21 a 35 per cent. 59i 8i a 61 60 11 10 Q 44} al 3 xd 110 x d 100 2 1 3 91 50 1 20 35 1 1 21 r TBEATIES BETWEEN BUSSId AND TURKEY. The political and territorial treaties between Russia, and Turkey have not been easily accessible to the Eng lish public. Copies of the chief of them have now been presented to Parliament by the Government, and printed. - The claim of Russia to a right of surveillance in refe rence to the Christian religion and its churches in Turkey rests on the first treaty in this collection, the treaty " of perpetual peace and friendship," concluded between those two Powers at Kutschouc-Kainardji, upon the right bank of the Danube, in July, 1774, This treaty settled the then boundary between the two countries, leaving Bessarabia to Turkey ; and " the two empires agreed to annihilate and leave in an eternal obli vion all the previous treaties between them." By Article VII., "the Sublime Porte promised to protect constantly the Christian religion and its churches ; and it also allowed the Ministers of the Imperial Court of Russia to make upon all occasions representations, as well in favour of the new church at Constantinople, of which mention was to be made in Article XI V., as on behalf of its officiating ministers, promising to take such representations into due consideration, as being made by a confidential functionary of a neighbouring and sincerely friendly power." By Article XIV., "after the manner of the other powers, permission was given to the High Court of Russia, in addition to the chapel built in the Minister's residence, to erect in one of the quarters of Ga lata, in the street called Bey Oglu, a public church of the Greek ritual, which should always be under the protec tion of the Ministers of that empire, and secure from all coercion and outrage." By Article VIII., Russian subjects were to have full liberty to visit Jerusalem, and no contribution or tax was to be exacted from these pilgrims and travellers ; "but they were to be provided with such passports . and firmans as were given to the subjects of the other friendly Powers." By Article XVII., Russia restored the islands of the Archipelago to the Sublime Porte, "and the Sublime Porte on its part promised to observe religiously, with respect to the inhabitants of these islands, the amnesty stipulated in Article I. ; and that the Christian religion should not be exposed to the least oppression any more than its churches, and that no obstacle should be opposed to the erection or repair of them, and also that the officiat ing minister should neither be oppressed nor insulted." After some intervening treaties came the treaty of Adrianople in 1829, again stipulating for " perpetual peace" between the two empires. This treaty , con firmed all the treaties which bad been concluded at dif ferent epochs between the two empires," except as there by modified. It contains no new provision on the sub ject of religion or of Russian interference, except in rela tion to Moldavia and Wallachia. Those provinces stand on a peculiar footing, and form a special case, The Porte had received them back by the treaty of Kut schouc-Kainardji upon conditions set forth in Article XVI., one of which ran thus :—" The Porte like wise permits that, according as the circumstances of these two principalities may require, the Ministers of the Imperial Court of Russia resident at Constantinople may remonstrate in their favour, and promises to listen to them with all the attention which is due to friendly and respected Powers." These principalities had been the subject of further treaties at Jassy in 1792, and at Bucharest in 1812 ; and this treaty of Adrianople in 1829, speaking of these provinces, states that " Russia had guaranteed their prosperity." The treaty of Balta- Liman, in 1849, recognised Russia as a protecting Power in relation to these principalities. In reference to the Straits, we may mention that in the convention signed at London in 1841, by the Minis ters of Russia, Austria, Great Britain, France, Prussia, and Turkey, after reciting " that the Five Powers had resolved to comply with the invitation of the Sultan, in order to record in common, by a formal act, their una nimous determination to conform to the ancient rule of the Ottoman empire, according to which the passage of the Straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus is always to be closed to foreign ships of war, so long as the Porte is at peace," the Sultan declares that he is firmly resolved to maintain that prin ple, " and that so long as the Porte is at peace he will admit no foreign ship of war into the Straits ;" and the five powers engage to reslect this his determination, and to conform themselves to this principle, it being understood that the Sultan reserved his accustomed right to deliver firmans of passage for light vessels under flag of war, which should be employed as usual in the ser• vice of the missions of foreign powers. THE COSSACK'S ADDRESS TO .HIS HORSE. We have been favoured with the following spirited translation of one of Beranger's most bril liant odes. Even when written, it was not so ap propriate as now to the actual position of affairs:— My noble courser of the waste, true friend to bold Cossack, Impatient still for pillage, intrepid to attack, Fly where the northern trumpet sounds along the Polar heath, And lend beneath thy rider's form to-day new wings to Death. No gold adorns thy saddle, no jewels deck thy rein • But gold and gems e n r i c h th e f oe , an d va l our a ll sha ll gain. Then, neigh aloud with martial pride, my courser wild and fleet ; And trample nations in the dust, and Kings beneath thy feet. Peace flies the earth, and, flying, to me thy reins has flung ; Old Europe's ramparts crumble down, her portals wide are swung. Pour forth before my greedy hand the wealth her vaults enclose, And rest thee in the classic haunts where arts e'en yet re pose. Tliice bast thou laved thy gory flank within the rebel Seine ; Return, return, my courser, and drink her waves again. Then neigh, &c., Besieged as in some mighty fort by subjects oft betrayed, The king, the noble, and the priest, all cry to me for aid— Oh ! save us from our people's hand, and leave us tyrants still, And we will be thy slaves Cossack, the puppets of thy will; And I have taken up my lance to do the thing they spoke, And cross and sceptre shall go down before that lance be broke. Then neigh, &c. I saw beside our bivouac a giant's shadowy form ; Beneath his gaze the watch-fire paled, his accents hushed the storm. " My reign begins anew," he cried, and o'er his phantom crest He waved his battle-axe on high and pointed to the West. Oh well I know the royal Hun, the chief of deathless sway, Thy son, 0 Attila, am I ; thy mandate I obey. Then neigh, die. The glories that o'er Europe's brow their paling radiance bend, The learning that adorns her sons, but aids not to defend ? Engulfed within the cloud of dust that from thy hoofs is cast, Shall vanish blank and recordless, the present with the past. Effitee the shrines where nations keel—efface the khigly throne— Laws, manners, memories, all efface—and be the wi vck our own. Then, neigh aloud with martial pride, my courser wild and fleet ; And trample nations in the dust, and Rings beneath tb)r feet. BANKING RETURNS. The returns of circulation of the Irish and Scotch banks for the four weeks ending the 18th of February, 1854, when added together, give the followiug as the average weekly circulation of these banks during the past month, viz.:— Average circulation of the Irish banks . £6,794,706 Average circulation of the Scotch banks 3,974,109 Average circulation during the past month £10,768,815 On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks, as given in the Banking Almanac, the following appears to be the state of the circulation : The Irish banks are above their fixed issue... £440,212 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue 886,900 Total above fixed issue £1,327,112 The amounts of gold and silver held at the head offices of the several banks during the past month have been as follows : Gold and silver held by the Irish banks £2,099,277 Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks 1,455,58.5 Total of gold and silver held £3,554,862 These returns, combined with the average circulation of the Bank of England for the same period, show an increase of 466,669/. in the circulation of notes in Eng land, and an increase of 697,629/. in the circulation of the United Kingdom, when compared with the month ending the 21st of January ; and, as compared with the month ending the 19th of February, 1853, tlic above returns show a decrease of 96,3201. in the circulation of notes in England, and an increase of 1,461,0724. in the circulation of the United Kingdom. The average stock of bullion held by the 13 ank of England in both departments during the month ending the 18th of February was 16,226,6841., being an increase of 264,342/. as compared with the previous mot a th, and a decrease of 2,388,472/. when compared with tlb e same period last year. The stock of specie held by the Scotch arm 1 Irish banks during the month ending the 18th of Fe bruary w as 3,554,8621., being an increase of 115,!. 141. as compared with the previous return, and an inc n ease of 848,885/. when compared with the corresponding; period last year. DUBLIN, MARCU 24. Yesterday (Tuesday) morning a troop of the sth Dragoon Guards, which had been for some time sta tioned in Clonmel, marched out on their way to Cork, where they are to embark for active service in the East. They were greeted on passing the Infantry Barracks with three hearty cheers front their military brethren, and were accompanied out of the town by a large crowd of civilians of all classes, who cheered them on their way after the true Tipperary fashion. The sth (or Old "Green Horse") is believed to be one of the best disci plined cavalry corps in the Queen's service. Major- General Cochrane, commanding this district, made his inspection of the 633 (West Suffolk) Regiment yesteF day, preparatory to its embarkation for the seat of war. A troop of the 3d Dragoon Guards arrived here from Longford yesterday, under the command of Captain E. H. 'rude!), and are quartered in the Royal Barracks. BANK OF BNCILAND. 1854.—The following is the house list of G( wernors and Directors of the Bank of England for the 3 rear en suing, viz. : FOR GOVERNORS. John Gellibrand Hubbard, Esq., Governor. Thomas Matthias Weguelin, Deputy-Governoi FOR DIRECTORS. Thomas Baring, Esq. Henry :Lancelot 1 Tolland, Henry Wollaston Blake, Esq. Esq. Thomas Newman Hunt, Esq. Edward Henry Chapman, Charles Frederick .Huth, Esq. Esq. Robert Wigram Crawford, Alfred Latham, Esq. Esq. George La William Cotton, Esq. Thomas M a st e rmn, 7 q. Benjamin Buck Greene, Esq. Alexander Matheson A sq. Henry Hucks Gibbs, Esq. James Morris, Esq. Thomson Hankey, jun., Esq. George Warde Nor r un .; Esq. John Oliver Hanson, Esq. John Horsley Pali nor, Et !q• at John Benjamin Heath, Esq. Henry ' T ames Pre /se, ; S q . Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, Thomas Cwhiaisrolerts:SEmsqT ? : eq. Esq. Francis The Election for a Gevernor and Deputy -Go , f en ,I °r will be held at the Bank on Tuesd ay, the 4th Apr 'at A' l,, 7- 1 for Directors on Wednesday, th e sth April, fi x 1111 1 0 Q'ClOek in the forenoon till 4 in the afternoon. 41 39 1 J 1 .1 221 li i 1 21~ PREPATIA . T.i6I.4 . ~~~. WMI The employment of the electric telegraph in connec tion with the military operations of the allied armies in the East is said to have been suggested by the Electric Telegraph Company, and to be under the serious consi deration of the authorities both here and in France. It cannot be doubted that most important advantages would be gained by the use of such an agent, where time and the earliest intelligence and the facilities for rapid3y concentrating troops upon particular points are all el such immense consequence. We should be indeed in excusable if we did not supplement the bravery and dis cipline of our soldiers by all the aids that modern science and the resources of the country place within our reach. Of these the electric telegraph is certainly one of the most powerful, and, if turned to full account, it may ex ercise almost as decisive an influence over the fortunes of a campaign as the screw steamer in our fleets. The Blues are included in the division of cavalry to be placed under the Earl of Lucan's command. His lordship has appointed the. Hon. Mr. Charteris, of the 92d Highlanders, Captain Walker, of the 7th Dragoon Guards, and Lord Bingham, of the Coldstream Guards, his Aides•de•Camp. PORTSMOUTH, MARca 23. Now that the greater portion of the fleet for the North Sea has been sent on its mission there is but little doing here to need remark. The Caesar, 91 ; Prince Regent, 90 ; St. George, 120 ; Desperate, 8 ; and Gorgon, 6, are at Spithead • the two latter only wait ing orders to proceed, and the former awaiting men for sea service. In the harbour and docks we have only the Recta, 6, completing her crew, and the Penelope, 16, refitting. These are all the movements now- in progress. The crew of the Penelope will be paid off to-morrow ; but, although we have not heard of any stress being laid upon them, as was the case with the' crew of the Thetis, we believe the whole of her fine and highly efficient company are reserved for further servile after they have had a fortnight's run. No one would think this the•chief naval arsenal in the country on the eve of war, to look upon the placid inanition which ap pears everywhere to reign. We have no continual booming of great guns from Spithead, no van-loads of seamen pouring into the town by every train, or brought in by steam tenders —no continual stream of victualling lighters, powder and gun-hoys, watering vessels, and such like now, keeping up a night and day traffic be• tween the harbour and the roa d stead—all i s qu i e t, no t to say doll, after our late excitement. PLYMOUTH, Ma.uca 23. The officers and craw of her Majesty's screw steam vessel Conflict, 8, Captain J. Foote, were paid wages yesterday, and she is appointed to leave to-day for Spit head. The crew of the screw steam-ship James Watt, 9], Captain the Hon. George Elliot, were yesterday turned over to her from the hulk, and got up topgallant yards, and bent sails. On Saturday, the 25th, she will proceed to the Eddystone to try her engines and rate of speed at the measured mile. . The frigate Phoebe, 50, sister ship to the Indefati gable, will be launched from this dockyard on the 12th of April, after which sue will be fitted with a screw propeller: At 3 o'clock this morning t large screw steam-ship, supposed to be a man-of-war, with painted ports, having her three topgaliantmasts struct, and a red light on the bowsprithead, was seen off the Bolt, under steam only, proceeding slowly up Channel against a strong e...vt wind. The Royal William, 120, Captain John Kingcome ix to be equipped for sea. WOOLWICH, 'MARCH 23. APPOINTMENTS. Commander Oliver J. Jones (1849), to the Hannibal, 91, screw steam-ship, at Woolwich. Clerk-in-Charge John Tomkins (1848), from the Saturn, at Pembroke, to the Janus steam-sloop at Woolwich: Assistant-Surgeon A. R. R. Preston (1846), recently serving in the London. 90, to the • Hannibal, 91, screw steam-ship at Woolwich. - Second-Master Graham IL Hills (1848), from the St. Vincent guard-ship in ordinary, to the James Watt, 91, screw steam-ship, at Devonport. Master's-Assistant John T. Gowland, to the Archer, 14, screw steam-corvette, at Woolwich. The Palmerston horse transport•ship, carrying the pendant of Lieutenant and Agent Thomas James, R.N.. and the Alipore and John Masterman horse transport ships, having Captain Paynter's field battery on board, were taken out of the basin at Woolwich yesterday evening, and moored down the river, opposite the Royal Arsenal. The band of the Royal Artillery arrived in the dockyard in the afternoon, and played while the ships were getting out of the basin. The wives of the soldiers and thousands of the inhabitants of the town were in the dockyard, and the cheering and counter-cheering kept up was most enthusiastic. The vessels left the Royal Arsenal this evening for Malta. THE ARMY. The following circular has just been issued, and shows the great rise in the price of forage within the last six months. The average rise in England being equal to an allowance of sd. per day, in. North Britain to the same amount, in Wales to Bd., and in Ireland to 4d.:-- " War-office, March 17. "Sir,--I am directed by the Secretary- a t-W ar to annex for your information and guidance a statement of the daily rates of allowance to general and other staff officers of in fantry regiments, in lieu of forage for the horses required to be kept by them for the public service, for the half-year from the Ist of October, 1853, to the 31st of March, 1354, agreeably to which the charge for forage will be allowed. "I am to add, that if a charge at a difl'erent rate bas been already made the same should be corrected according to the said statement.—l have, "B, HAWES. 'To Officer Commanding—Regimont at Home." Statement of the Daily Ra Forage for th© period froi the 31st of March, 1854. GRZAT BRITAIN. Rate ol Counties. Allowance. S. d. 2 2 2 4 2 0 1 11 2 4 Lies of Allowance in lieu of m the let of October, 1853, to InrbAND. Countlea. Rate of Allowance. s. d. Antrim .•"• •• 1 9 Armagh , 1 7 Carlow 1 8 1 Cavan Clare ... 2 0 Cork 1 9 Donegal Down 1 8 . Dublin 1 S Fermanagh Galway Kerry 1 8 Kildare Kilkenny. 1 7 King's County,. 1 8' Leitrim . 1 S Limerick 1 8 Londonderry Longford 1 6 Louth 1 8 Mayo 1 9 I Meath Monaghan Queen's County 1 5 Roscommon 1 5 Sligo Tipperary 1 8 Tyrone 1 8 Waterford 1 7 Westmeath 1 8 Wexford Wicklow ............. forks Chester Devon Dorset Essex Gloucester Hants . Kent I'am-waster Lt xi' ceder Aft idlesex Mo, vnouth Nor Polk Nort iiampton Nurt.immberland Notti, , igharn Somers '6 4 Suffolk •-• • Surrey . Sussex .. Warwick Wilts Worcester . York • Wales North Britain The counties in which 2 4 2. 0 2 4 2 1 2 2 111 0 2 3 2 4 2 3 2 1 2 0 1 11 9 9. 0 there are no' eon- tracts Jersey 2 • Guernsey ...,. THE CANADA COMPANY. —A meeting of the Canada Company took pia( !e yesterday, Mr. C. Franks presiding, when the annual statement was nnanimouslY adopt e d. The progress ina,dct in the sales of land is announced to estimated, is i 3 5'50241' have been most satisfactory, whi e l s e ti t tn h a u ls ei o ve pr o o f ve t t n ex at tv ; f er ft e io ly na a l d%;a a n i t u a e ge o o f us t l Y he t il n l nve o o l lu l d eas rpla l i usu n a g , h ex as cl ut o e r t i a g n in d a fn ll g y andb e y o the i its amount worth of a outstanding debenturers to the 31st of December is 55,200/. With regard g Property acres of land, the remainin it is stated that, although valued of to the e corl ll4l 4 ' : ( 1:: atthe p t riee th of 6: 1 5 .,„ 2::: per acre, the estimate formed m from u the directors believe that ave rage can now be secured. better terms_ an inspection in to t e .i i ie the rates at which sales have effected, and don, they consider making allowance for the 205. inferior and been drained ice. la a t k el i y ng into conside°lltio,% acre will u ltimately be realized. The rapid develop ment Pel. of the province through and in the increased facilities of communication continues un checked,the Huron district so great has bees the competition to obtain favourable selections that the settlers are known to have paid high rates of interest to complete their purchases. It was suggested that, as a lengthened period had elapsed since the last survey, it would not be impolitic to take measures for arriving at an accurate estimate of the value of the property, a, question to which the directors promised to give attention. ARRIVAL OF 326 VESSELS IN THE Tn.thfEs.—Yes terday and on Wednesday, 396 vessels of all classes were entered inwards at the Custorn•house. Of these 132 are from foreign ports, principally in the north of Europe, 110 colliers, and 84 coasters. This last number includes the Irish and S cotch steam-boats. Upwards of 700 vessels have arrived in the river since Saturday last. This extraordinary influx of shipping at this p er i o d i s unprecedented, and is accounted for in consequence of the prevailing north and north-easterly winds. It has had, however, a very beneficial effect in the neighbour hood of the docks and wharves, as thereis scarcely a man out of employment who is willing to work. The docks and wharves are crowded with shipping, and the river is nearly impassable from the Tower to the Lower Pool., Accounts from the western porta state that a very large fleet of homeward bound ships are detained in the Chops of the Channel owing to adverse winds. 20 20 10 10 5 10 SL 5 12A 12 12i St. St. 15 Si 8 10, I all ri 1/ 21 2s 100 100 100 100 212s' all 100 8 100 20 all 51s. I 100 20 131 1 100 10 all all 71 7 20 176 20 20 20 20 20i 100 20; 10 20 20 20 3:.i 1 10 1 1 all all all all 12s. 7 3 8 2s. 9 i I 28,£ 27