The Sun. — London, England, 1854-10-06 00:00:00

MONEY MA ki(ET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sake of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 8,000 bales, including 1,000 American and 500 Surat taken for export and on speculation. The market closed firmly, but tame. American still maintain id., and Surat 1-16 d. advance. Sea Island were also id. dearer. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 1,200 Pernam and Maranham at 61d. to 7id., 300 Egyptian at 61d. to Bid., and 1,500 Surat at 3d. to 4kd. per lb. Railway Shares were fiat at rather lower prices. Colonial produce has been taken to a moderate extent this week, and prices for most staples have been supported. Coffee has been well held, stocks being small, and Plantation Ceylon is wanted. Sugar has been at steady rates, selling fairly for present requirements, although the stock is 20,000 tons larger than at this time last year. Russian produce has been heavy. Manilla hemp is lower, but the good qualities of St. Petersburg are held more firmly. Pimento has been steady, and rice rather dearer. For tea the demand has been better sustained, and full prices have been current. Cotton has been rather inactive. The New York advices are unfavourable as re gards the condition of the Stock Market. The heavy specie shipments, amounting in a week to nearly two millions of dollars, were having a seri ous affect upon financial affairs. In foreign manu factures the dealings were limited, and prices un altered. Freights were dull. A reward of 5,000 dollars had been offered for the arrest and delivery to the proper authorities of Robert Schuyler, who, it will be remembered, took the principal part in the fraudulent over-issues of New Haven Stock. Several vessels had arrived from Nova Scotia with British American products, in the expectation of no duties being charged on their cargoes ; but as these colonies have not yet passed the requisite laws ratifying the reciprocity treaty no such re; mission could be made. Shr. IP. 251 1 St. 11 st. ►ii St. 11.1 St. 11l The following are the prices given by Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., as those at which business has been done during the last few days in United States Securities : Redeemable. Per Cont. United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1862...101 102 United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...108 109 United States 6 per Cent. Inscribed Stock 1867-1868...106 107 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent ... 76 78 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 81. 82i Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) 1868...103 105 Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 92 94 Alabama 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) 1858-9.66... 83 V frginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 90 92 Virginia 6 per Cont. Bonds 1886... 92i 93} LOANS OF CITIES. Zostoz 4i per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 99 101 Now Orleans 6 per Cent. Bonds 1893... 76 78 RAILROAD BONDS. Pennsylvania Central R. Rd. 6p. Cent... 1880... 90i 91 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort gage New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort- gage 1883... 76 78 Now York and Erie 7 p.Cent.,Convertible 1862... 73 73 There is no elasticity in the Stock Market, and the disappointment relative to the Sebastopol affair is more sensibly felt even than might have been expected. Consols have realised 94i to 951 for Transfer, and 95 to 951 for Account. Exchequer Bills are 4s. to 7s. premium. There have been a few transactions in Foreign Stocks. Peruvian per Cents. are quoted 71i to 72k, and Venezuela 34 per Cents. 24k. Spanish New Deferred Bonds are lower, being 184. Dutch 2i per 'Cents. are 62 to 621, and the 4 per Cents. 92k. Belgian 4 per Cents. have been dealt in at 93. The Turkish Scrip has receded to 2i and 3. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5f to 6i; Mexican, 24-i to 25i ; Peruvian, 71 to 73 ; ditto S per Cents., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 85 to 87 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18i to 18i ; ditto 3 per Cents., 37i to 38 ; ditto Certificates, 5 to 51 ; ditto Passive, 4i- to 4i. There is a dull market for Railway Shares and prices tend downwards. The foreign lines are ne glected. In mining, banking, and miscellaneous shares the dealings are unimportant. BJ.ITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Front the Official Liat.) Business done. 3 per Ccnt. Console Annuities 944 5i India Bonds, £lOOO Consols for Account 17th Oct. Exchequer Bills, 24d. £lOOO4 7 1.:500 T 4 7 ~ 5 7 4 Small Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent. — Ditto 1859, „ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cont. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent ........ Spanish Now Deferred, 3 per Cent. lB} Venezuela Bonds, 14 per Coat. ... 24:t. Turkish Scrip Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Bonds 4i per Cent. ex. 25 fr butch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil 62}'2 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certiileatea..„.,, x d HALF-PAST TWO. Consols Ditto October Account LIGHTHOUSES IN SHETLAND FOR THE BRITISH SQUADRON. still In consideration of the possibility of our fleets in the White Sea and the Baltic being driven towards the rugged shores of the Shetland Isles, the Government determined to exhibit lights on the eastern and northern points of Shetland. We (Scotsman) are glad to be able to state that the Commissioners of Northern Light houses have now succeeded in establishing these lights, which are of a temporary construction, in order to meet the emergency. Owing to the remoteness of the situations, and the necessarily short time that could be devoted to the preparation of the lights, the utmost exertion had to be used to bring the works to a suc cessful issue before the close of the present season. The lighthouse towers were made of logs of timber and rubble masonry, and the lanterns of iron ; and these, together with the lighting apparatus and machi nery, and the iron houses for the light-keepers' dwel ongs, were all prepared and fitted up in Leith and — Edinburgh previous to being sent off. One of the stations on which a light has been exhibited is Whalsey Skerries, a dangerous outlying cluster of rocks and islands extending about 15 miles from the mainland of Shetland. But the other and more remarkable work is the North Unst Light, which is situated on an isolated rocky islet lying to the north of the Shetland Isles, and, with the exception of a small outlying rock called "The Outstack," is the most northern point of her Majesty's dominions. The North Unst Light is placed on a precipitous and rugged ruck about 150 feet high. The top of the rock measures •about 200 feet by 80 feet, and upon this limited area is erected a lighthouse tower, and dwelling houses, together with water-tank and coal store, the whole being protected from sea spray and wind by walls of rubble stone set in Roman cement. So difficult was the accent to the rock that everything used, including lime, cement, sand, water, and iron work, &c., of all kinds, as well as a year's supply of oil, fuel, provisions, and other stores for the due maintenance of the light, had to be carried up on the backs of the workmen in small portions at a time. The landing at the rock, from the isolated and peculiar exposure of the situation, was often most difficult, and recourse was had to the system of conveying a rope from the landing-place to the boat, lashing it round the article to be landed, which was lowered into the sea, and hauled ashore to the landing place by means of the rope attached to it. The light house steamer Pharos did not leave Leith with the men, apparatus, and implements for this work till the 30th notwithstandi ng t h e p h ys i ca l diffi cu lti es o f July, and, the situation, the whole had been completed in about two months, although upwards of 100 tons of materials had to be landed and conveyed up the rock in the tedious manner alluded to. Thu Whalsey Light was advertised to be exhibited on the 15th September, and the North Unst Light is to be exhibited on the 11th October. Four light-keepers are appointed to the North Unst Light ; three will be stationed constantly on the rock, and the fourth will have his turn of leave on shore by rotation, when it will be his duty daily to observe the signals made at particular hours each day from the rock, and if a signal requiring assistance is made, immediately to proceed to the lighthouse in the attending boat pro vided for that purpose. CAPTURH OP A SHAM—One of those animals was brought ashore at Pulteneytown harbour on Friday morning, being tho second within a fortnight. This fish had become entangled in some nets. It measured six feet in length, had two rows of large teeth in the upper and three in the lower jaw, the third row being only partly developed, as a portion was still under the skin. Tho shark had a large iron hoop round its neck, just over the bronchial openings. The hoop app eared to have be en on th e animal's neck for some time, as the neck and throat were chafed by the incumbranco, round which the flesh was beginning to swell. The shark which was caught at Stonehavon a few weeks ago had a similar decoration round its body, but how either of tLara came there it is difficult to imagine,—Glasgow 'Ol6 22 I 1' 25 1 a St. 10 St. 10 10 211 50 a 50 al 20 al 20 1' 10 1 50 41 25 a] St. 11 25 St. 10 St. 10 10 I St. 10 10 St. 10 St. 10 16i 1 161 St. 10 19i 11 14 1 . 20 al SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday. td.l RiaLwATe. I Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng Bost. and Eastn. I Belfast & Ballymena. I Birming. Wolverh. & Stour 'Valley ...... ... !9ißirkenhd. Lanesh. dt Cheshire Juliet . _ 11 Do. Cheek. & Birk., .250 and £25 Cone. .9 Do., ....... Blyth & Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) 0 Bristol and Exeter... 0 Caledonian .s. Carmarthen and Car digan ;heater it Holyhead )ork and Bandon _ _ Cork, Black, Is Pass l 4 Cornwall Crieff Junction 6 'DublindißelfastJunc 611 Dundee Perth&Aber- deen Junction... Do. New East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union s A Stock Do., B. Stock Do., New A . . East Lancashire )0 Edinburgh& Glasgow 94 Edinb. and Peebles )0 Edin.PrLh &Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June. )0 Glasgow& S. Western )0 Great Northern X) Do., A. Stock )0 Do., B. Stock K) Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rai Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster k Carlislei Ai Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds )0 Lancash.andYorksh. 9. Do., Fifths .1i Do., Wst. Riding Un dl Liv.Crsby.&Southpt 11 London & Blaekwal, Lond. Bright & S.Cst Lond. and N. Westn .2 Do. Fifths 1 ,Do.loi. 5h.,M&8...0 2i IDo. Eighths iLondoii and S. Westn.l Do., £5O • Do., £4O Lndndny& Coleraine . Lndndrry. & Ennisk, )0 ranch.Slief. & Lincln 4i Do.,Man. & Lin. Un )0 Midland Do. Birmng. &Derby rDidld.G.West.(lre Do. Half Shares.... 611 Newcastle & Carlisle., 5i Newmkt.BuryEaten. Nwpt.Aberg. &ilifd. l 8, Newry & Enniskillen 611 Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor , St. 11l st. lii 16 1 tl 8 al St. 101 25 21 25 1: 50 al St. lb 50 1 : 10 I u )0 Norfolk 34 Northn.Counties Un 10 North British 114 North Devon, No. 1 .11 Do., No. 2 1] Do., A A Deferred 11 Do., A B Guaranteed 10 N.Eastern—Berwick 0 Do. do. Extension 3 Do.do. G.N.E. Purch. 11 Do. Leeds 10 Do. York 11 North London Do. New £lO 20 I 1' 20 1 al St. 1 ti 20 St. 11 St 60 a] St. 10 50 al 20 1 20 ' lel N . &S.Wstrn. ,Hami stead, and City Jn., V, North Staffordshire , 11 North Western , 11 N. &S. Westrn. June, 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester... Oxford, Woreegter, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth IBcottialt Central... 10 Scottish Midland di. Shrewsby. dg Plerefd di Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C o ll D p full paid up at per cent dl South Devon 10 uth Eastern II uth Wales 5 -4. Yrksh. dg Riv. Dun 5 Do 1 8 '" 3 taines, Wok. &Wok .11 lockton & Darling, 1.6, Stockton & liartlepl St. 1100 25f a St. U 25 ! Taff Vale . 9 Do. £lO shares.. )0 Do. Pref., No. 1_ !I. Thames Haven Dock 20 I al 20 a] and Railway al Vale of Neath al Waterfd. & Kilkenny 11 Waterford&Limerick .6 West Cornwall 3 West End of London and Crystal Palace 611 West London I .s. Wimbledn &Croydon 20 i li 20 I a] 10 8] 21/ - 221 4/ - 5 ••• ••• 81 9 12 —ll d 16a —17 i 7 6a 95 - 97 61i -61 i 15 - 16 10 - 12 .• • •• 3 1• d Q - 7i 16 - 17 11i -11 i 67 - 69 57 - 59 22 _-- . 24 87 - 88 70 - 71 123 - 125 90 - 92 71i 72 71 - 73 ... .—.. ... o 71 —72 i 5t bi [O3 104 101 102 d- 4 P d - 82 84 9 8d 8 7d 24i -. 25 70 -70 i 41 - 43 i (I. pal 84 74 , 1 24 2i 5i - 49 - 51 3a 3 4 32 33 . ) 10 -- 7i 77 -- 78 6 -- 5d 3i -- 3d 14i -- 15 54 -- 55 54 55 —' p p 41 3i. 6i -- 7 d— p 32 - 34 95 - 97 62 - 64 74 - 46 - 48 13 - 14 631 63i 324 - 331 2 - - 3 ; 7 3 - 3A 174 184 4} - 24 - 26 4 - 5 4 = ii FOREIGN. 11 Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissossac :s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip Central of Italy dl Demerara .4 Dijon and Besancon 9 Dutch Rhenish dl Eastern of France L 0 Do. New 11 East Indian 2 Do. Extension 11 Do. 4 p. c. Bds., pay. '57, convertible 11 Do. do. do., '59, ds .0 Gd. Junct. of France .0 Gd. Tk of CanadaA is. 11 Do. do 11 Do. St. Lawrencs & Atlantic do. all Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till '63 al Do. Comp. 6p.c. , do. LO Gt. Central of France al Gt. Indian Peninsula 1 Do. Now 5 per cent. ill Gt. Western of Canada Shares . ill Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55.. al Do. do., '62, p. '56... 11 Do. do., '76, p. '60... ll Do. do., '73, without, option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 8 Lake Const. & Basle ILucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. prof .0 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares .11 Do. Obligations 10 Lyons and Geneva L 2 'Lyons & Mediterran. 163 •Nfadras 2 Do. New 314, Maria Antonia all Do. do. Now 2 Melbourne Dk. iti Ry all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of Franco all D 0.20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erqueliues guar. 3i p. c. & red. at 22A1. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds. (finy.B.&Ams.Slis ) all NorwegianTrunkPref 14 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouon 10 ParisCaen & Cherbrg. all Rouen and Havre 20 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish .11 Sambre and Meuse 11 Do. 51 p. cent. Pref .0 Southern of France_ .4 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) 11 West Flanders ,11 Do 5 per c. Prof , .0 Western of France d West. of Switzerland 11 Wiesbaden !O Zealand JOINT-STOI 11 Australasia 11 British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 11 British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China, 15 Colonial !O Commercial of Lord 4 English Scottish and Australian Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia !O Loudon and County .0 London Joint Stock !O Loud. & Westminster ;5 National Provincial of England .0 Do. New 2 National of Ireland , 11 Now South Wales 11 Oriental Bank of Corporation 5 Provincial of Ireland .11 Do. New 1 Royal Australn. Bkg & Gold Imp Co 11 South Australia 11 Union of Australia 2?.. Do. New 0 Union of Loudon 20 11i 20 20 20 20 6i 7 / 14 4 3 e d i 13 le '''''' ••• 2i - 32i - 33 2/ 3ip ed d .• ."'" ••• 7 - 6 a 7i - q ' 9 7d 9 7d 6 A 4P 17 - 18 ... ••• par 2 LI -- pu 0- i p 2 - 4p die 2A 2i It lip ..• -- ... par i p 7 34 - 12i -- 13 9 -10 10i - 20 p 49 50 3S 40 t•• —,pm 23/ 24 par 1p d 8 8i ... - .•. .•• - pm 41 Gi - 6ip 3i - i 6 L --. 1 7 BANKS. 82 - 84 • •• .....' • id --p ar 30 : 32 3i - 2i 21i - 22 43 ::: w 6 42i - 43 43 - 45 67 - 69 7i - Si ••• -77 Business done this day 2f 50 20 a] 20 20 I 2 17,3, 20 20 20 20 1 20 a] 20 100 a 100 a] 20 11 25 11 25 a] 25 a] 100 I al 20 11. 100 I a] 100 a 100 al 100 al 20 10 20 20 20 11 20 1 6 al 20 21 40 I al 40 a] 50 25 20 100 100 21 20 1, 50 21 50 11 100 21 100 3. 20 11 50 2! 20 a: 25 a] 100 I 10 al 102 1t 70i 69j 70 per cent. di. S'dN LONDON, PRI I D I ' 3i T YlitNiikl(l l ' ' 1854, LINES LEABED AT FIXED RENTALS. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)► NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. [Paid.l RAILWAYS. Leasing Compans. Closina Prices yesterlay. Business this day. CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of English wheat up to our market to day were very moderate, and the show of samples was small. Good heavy qualities were in fair request, at fully Monday's prices ; but all other kinds moved off slowly, at late rates. The general quality of the supply was good. Foreign wheat—the show of which was by no means large—was in fair request, but we have no change to notice in its value. Floating cargoes were held at extreme rates. Barley was in good request, and quite as dear as on Monday. The best samples of malt were firm, and there was rather more doing in other kinds. We had a moderate inquiry for oats, at full quotations. Beans, peas, and flour were unaltered in value. ARRIVALS TUIB WEEK. _ . 72, was brought down from the ordinary on Wednesday, and placed alongside the Portsmouth dock yard ; and the Pembroke, 72, was brought down yester day sdTh t bs h et. e heo efif Hastings, th t a i he n rey g e wt b i a l s bl ibe These ships are to bo docked forthwith, and ttted o with the screw, for floating batteries. Their engin s are high-pressureeriyeuserdsjury-rigged. rr odgrag p yse r i edta n o. c i i nh p Ta l h e principle, o everyhf Hastings e2roO respecto- h o p o r wbt s e asy ks March, a w oc e ef T r d , paired.Te n h e be N t a a n k k Te n i h n ei , yn f th r w i gidialotcbek,e at te Chathamp c u e s d , C onatpoFt a br i ei n d ai t yg h , : eat H inda e n. Leith and afterw ar d s t o go i n t o d oc k t o commence h er fittings. Stewart, has had h er masts taken out, to be examined and Ce i will r th e for ®The se r vi ce. Cossack, ste am - corve tt e, of 21 guns , C a pta n i s n dil L efitw . Fanshawe, was floated out of dock at Chatham on 'Wed nesday. She is now receiving her sto'res and guns. This vessel was built at Northfleet for the Emperor of Russia, but, on the declaration of war, was seized by order of the Government. The Malacca, 17, screw corvette, Captain Farquhar, weighed from Spithead about five o'clock yesterday morn ing, to proceed to the north, for the purpose of entering men for the royal navy, and, by some means not yet known, she found herself on shore on the Spit, where she remained till the tide flowed, when she got off, and again anchored at Spithead. The Cornet, steam tug, and a number of boats were sent to her assistance from the flag, and after she had got off the Commander-in-Chief went out in the Vivid, and summoned Captain Farquhar to investigate the mishap. The Echo, steam-tug, with the Lively, lighter in tow, was also sent out, bat their assistance was not re quired. The Harrier, 16, screw sloop, Commander Story, left the fitting basin, Portsmouth, on Wednesday morning, and hauled alongside 'the Blond hulk, to complete for sea. The African steam vessel, when coming up the river on Wednesday morning, ran into a Dutch galliot lying at anchor near the North Woolwich ferry-house. The galliot was sunk, but close in shore, which enabled those on board, including the Custom-house officer, to be saved. The crew escaped with their lives by jumping on beard the African. The galliot was laden with grain. The Athol, storoship, recently paid off at this port (Portsmouth) from the coast of Africa station was brought down and placed in the south dock on Wednesday morning, where she is to be repaired, fitted, and jury rigged, and taken round to Greenock, and stationed there as a receiving ship for volunteers entering for the Royal Navy. The Myrmidon, iron paddle steam-vessel, undocked yes terday after repairs, and the Black Prince went into the vacant dock to be broken up. The Pigmy steam gun-boat came into harbour from Spit head last evening. The Gomelza transport, with part of the 34th Regiment on board, was towed to Spithead yesterday by the Echo, steam-tug, and will sail when the weather moderates. The Joseph Shepherd transport-ship left the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, on Wednesday morning, with the mounted staff corps on board, for conveyance to the seat:of war in the East. Wheat. 2,910 English .. Irish .... Foreign .. Barley. 820 Malt. 480 Oath. i Flour. 270 1,760 300 8,410 i 950sks —brio 1,040 SMITHFIELD. To-day's market was moderately well supplied with beasts, chiefly in low condition. Most kinds moved off slowly; nevertheless, Monday's prices were well supported. The show of sheep was by no means extensive, yet the mutton trade ruled heavy, and the quotations were almost nominal. The numbers of calves were reasonably good. The veal trade was firm, at an advance in the currencies of 2d per 81bs. There was a good sale for prime pigs, on higher terms. Mich cows were very dull, at from 14/. to 181. each, in cluding their small calf. Bedford and Bletehley ... Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jo. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr. IS; Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. A Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.& Greeuw Lo o n . P r. , T e fl e . l ,l n S ce . Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtn and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar Midld.Bradfd Northern and Easternsp.e., Do. 6 per et. I Do. Fixeds p Prest. & Wyre Do. a Shares. Roystn.& Hit. Shef.Roth.and Goole g. 5 p. c. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr, 6 per cent... Do - Wilts&Somrstl London & N. West. L. &N. W. Caledon... Gt.Nrthn. Caldonian. Do Gt. Westn 'Yk. New. & Berw. V. Sailid 1110 S. Eastern 'Do IPeto & Co, INorfolk.. L. & N. W. & Midid. tckton & Darlingt. Midland.. E. Count Do Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do Gt Northn Gancash& Yorksh. 31.1,1C1ean Stockt. & Darlingt Do. GtWestn 95 - 100 99 - 101 139 - 141 ii = ie 100 -- 102 50i -51 A 25 -25 A 12. -- 134 23 -- 24 111 -11 i 2i 2ixdl 92 - $l4 58 - 60 136 - iii id 30 - 31 93 - 95 PREFERENCE SHARES. Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. Blyth and Tyne 1 Oper, c. pref. (issd. at 50/) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork &Bandonsip.c Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastAnglian (£31.05) 6 per cent Do. (X 5) 7 per cent Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. 51., 10 Der cent. Do. 101. Dei.entr.Sh- Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash. 6 p. cts East and West York shire June. Fifths Edinb Prth.&Dundet 4 per cont. Glasgow & S. Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... Do. 4Y p.c Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Pref Gt. Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. rod. 4# p.c Do. con. red. 4p, c Do. irred. 4 p.c. De. Birm. Pref. Wl._ Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S. Do. do. 5 p. e. Do. Birm, Gua. Stk. Do. Ches. Gua. Stk. Do. do. do Do. do. do ...... Lan. & York. F. £2O , Do. 6 p. c. Stock iLondon and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Guar.6 P.C. Lon.&N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et London & S. Western Con. Thirds I Londonderry& Coler Shares Londy. & Ennis. Sh Shef., & Lin., Shares, No.l. Do. New, £lO Do. £6 ' Haupt & Carl. 4 p. c . Do. 4i per cent Do Consol.6 p.c.St. Do. Censol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. , q per cent Norfolk Debenture, Do. Prof. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Eat Do. 5i per ct. pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British N. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 p.c .No.l Do. do. Quarters '4B Do.Yorkli.& Pnr. North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls, 6 p.c, Scot. Cent. ,New Prot Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. fixed, 4 per cent S. Eastern (Reading, Ann.) of £1 Os. 6(1.1 Do. 4 per cent S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar S. Wales Gina. 4 p. c Do. cle. 4 p. c Stockton and Dar- lington, 4 per cent Do. do. do. Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.e. 9? :: 99 3 - 31 4 - 5 - Pi -- 1 pl * -- 1 p 13i -13 j 22 -- 24 I 113 - 115 106 - 108 1 99 - 101 6 -- 6A 98 -- 100 90 -- 92 93 -- 95 10! -11 i 164 -17 i lot -- 101 72 -- 74 19 -- 9i -10 i 1-- 15 -- id 137 -- 139 2i - 3 p 7 - 8 10 - 12 7 - 8 lli - 12 g - b 137 - 139 1 - 87 - 90 103 - 106 92 - 94 3/ - 3i •i ---- is 112 - 114 12 14 ,d par 23 - 23 99 - 101 17 - 19 .•• --- ••• 2 1 d MINES. i - 1 -1 i' : i' .., - .. 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New Santiago do Cuba__ South Australian__ Tin Croft .......... United Mexican Waller West Mariposa.. Wortking Mining oi Australia Yuba MIS CEL. Anbin Coal and Iron Australian A gricult. Australsu.Pcific. Mai! Australis. Royal Mailj Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co..' Canada Canada Gov. 6 p. ct Jan. and July Crystal Palace Crystal Pal. of France Eastern Steam ElectricTelegraph(A) Electric Teleg. of Ir. Geu. Stearn Navigat. General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig. Nlediter.m. Elec. Tel. Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land._ N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steain Navigat. Co. N. B. Australasian Nrth. of Europe Steam Peel Rr. La. & Miurl. Peninsular & Oriental Do. Do. Portland Iron C 0.,,.. Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest. South Austral. Land Samar. Telegraph Do. Registered . ,Van Diemou'a Lane Per Sibs to sink the offals. s. d. S. d. 0. d. s d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 Prime Southdown 4 8 410 Second quality.... 3 6 310 Large crse. calves 3 2 310 Prime largo oxen 4 0 4 8 Prime small d 0... 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 410 5 0 Large hogs 3 2 4 4 Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6 Small porkers 4 6 5 0 Second quality ...3 8 310 Sucklingcalves ..22 0 29 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 0 4 6 t Quartor old pigs 21 0 27 0 -- I FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .. • • • ........ •• • . 1,110 i Beasts.... •• ............ . 492 Sheep •. ••••..• • .. 8,886 Sheep .. ••• • • • ............ 600 Calves ••—•••• •• .. 310 Calves.— .• • ..... ........ 212 Pigs .• •••••• •• •••••••••• 420 Pigs•••• •••••• •••• •• • TOTAL 81JPPLT. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies being on the increase, the demand for each kind of meat ruled dull, as follows :-- Per Sibs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 3 0 3 4 Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 Do., middling 3 8 4 2 Do., prime large .3 10 4 2 . Do., prime 4 4 4 3 Do., do. small. ...4 4 4 6 I Veal 3 0 4 4 Pork, large 3 4 4 2, Pork, small 4 6 5 2 BORO UGH HOP. Our market is very firm, but the business doing in new hops is limited, owing to the high rates demanded. They may be quoted as under :—East Kent pockets, 18118 s to 251 Os ; Weald of Kent ditto, 18/ 10s to 211 Os ; Sussex ditto, 182 Os to 2010 s per cwt. The duty is called 45,0001. In yearlings a moderate business is passing. This week's imports are 274 bales from Ostend, 265 from Antwerp, 1,173 from Hamburg, and 50 from Boulogne. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—British West India has beon in demand this week at firm rates. Barbadoes, by auction, brought 34s to 37s for mid to good yellow, 31s 6d to 33s 6d for ord to low, and 308 to 31e for low. Manilla, of low quality, has been taken in at 278. East India.--A moderate business has been transactod, and generally at full prices. Cassipore good and fine yellow realised 41s to 41s Gd, and washed 41s 6d to 42s 6d. Bengal, Mauritius kind, 33s Gd to 35s Gd for mid to good. Madras has been sold at high quota tions. Mauritius very ord brown went at 25s 6d to 30s, and fine grainy at 40s to 40s 6d per cwt. Foreign.—Cuba has been taken steadily at 27s 6d to 30s 6d for low to good brown, at 32s 6d for mid soft and yellow, and at 31s 6d to 36. for low to good grocery. Porto Rico has been inquired for, principally the best descriptions, however; brown brought 31s 6d to 39s 6d, low to fine white grocery 31s Gd' to 39s 6d, fine and very fine 38s to 395, and mid to good yellow 33s 6d to 37s 6,1 per cwt. Havannah sold at 32s to 33s Gd for brown mid to good, and at 33. Gd to 37s for yellow low to good bright. St. Croix at 38. Gd to 40s for fine and very fine bright grocery, and at 36s to 38s for mid to good. Refined brown lumps have been scarce at 43s per cwt. COFFEE.—Plantation Ceylon has sold firmly ' • fine fine ord small to good mid bold colory at 55 . 6 d to 62s Gd, mid and good mid pale grey at 56s to 60s Gd, good to fine at 62s to 69s 6d, peaberry at 60s to 68s, and triage at 47s Gd to 625. Good ord native has been at 45s per cwt. Costa Rica realised 50s Gd to 53s 6d for fine fine ord and low mid mixed, 54s to Gls 6d for mid and good bold colory. Mysore good and fine ord mixed red went at 47s per cwt. RlCE.—This article has been quiet but firm. Bengal at public sale was taken in at Hs for good !cargo, but Madras mid and good pinkey sold at lls 6d to 12s, and ord to good barley at 9s 6d to 10. 6d per cwt. SPlOES.—Ginger at auction was mostly taken in. Af rican mid small rough brought 21s to 225, and Jamaica 49. to 51s for mid worming. Malabar pepper was held at 5d for good heavy shot, but damaged sold at 4ad to 4id. Cayenne was taken in at lid per lb. Pimento realised Rd to 53d for mid, and Rd for good. TEA.—Thelmarket has been quieter. Common Congou lld per lb. Rum.—Demerara in brisk demand at 3s 8d to 3s 9d for mid and good. COTTON.--This article has been dull. COCHINEAL.—Mexican silvers went at 3s Bd. Honduras good at 4s 5d to 4. Gd per cwt. SALTPETRE.—Limited sales, and no particular change in prices. _ _ HEMP.—Russia has been inactive at 58/. for St. Peters burg clean. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 625 6d for new on the spot, and dull GREEN FRUIT.—Not a package of lemons in the mar ket, a parcel brought from the continent by rail and steam-boat, sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, went at an advance of 10s. per package, 1001 chests have just arrived by Lisbon steamer at Southampton. Several cargoes of new Spanish nuts have arrived both in London and the outports, the opening price of which is moderate. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Oct. G.—Wind this day at Noon, S.E. ; light breeze, and dull, hazy weather. Tho Mercury has fallen considerably of late. PLYMOUTH, Oct. s.—Wind, Arrivod—Mar chioness of Douglas, Quebec ; Palmyra (transport, No. 94), Constantinople. Sailed—Molt, for London; Candace (s s), do. FALMOUTH, Oct. s. —Wind, W. Arrived—Theresina, from Havre, for Gore° ; Express, Jaffa, ; City of the Sul tan, Salonica. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. s.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived— Nubia (s), from Alexandria ; Sarah Park, Havre, for New York. Cow's, Oct. 4.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Argentyr, for Antwerp. POOLE, Oct. 4.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—James, from Labrador, with loss of boats b u l w arks, mainyard, &c., having been struck by a sea in lat. 31 N., 37 W.; Lord Nelson, Quebec. BRISTOL, Oct. 4.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Adelaide, from Newfoundland ; Pero, Boyrout. HULL, Oct. 4.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Corsair, from Miramichi ; Robert and Mary, Quebec; Princo of Wales;s). Christiania. SHIELDS, Oct. 4.—Wind, S. Arrived—Example, from St. Vaast ; Thomas Ri s i ng , S c hi e dam ; Rosa, Zierikee ; Emilie, do. NT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LIVERPOOL, Friday, 10.30 a.m. Wind N.N.W., moderate, and dull. The John Rutledge is still ashore on East Hoyle, leak ' ing • all efforts to get he r o ff h av i n g been unsuccessful. Arrivod.—Staghound, C ez i m p ra , a nd Queen of the Chase, • D. G. Fleming, St. from D en i m ; A NA , S an t an d er; L ucre tia, Sines ; Sham rock, st eamer , H avre ; M arta b an, C a lcutta ; Rosamond, Pernambu co ; Atl an ti c , H on d uras John's, New Brunswick; Eliza Hall, Quebec; Helios , and Da n i e l D yer, Al exandr i a ; Celer it y , Malaga ; Margaret Jane, Mazagau ; William of Ramsay, St. Übe's ; Tagus, Lisbon. Off the Port.—Burrells and Crown, from Quebec ; Northern Light, Akyab ; Royal Victoria, Simonds, Henry Clay, and Coral Isle. (By RUBMARINIi AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 10.12 a.m. Wind S.W. ; raining ; tido, one hours' flood. Arrived, Oct. s. —Transit, from Malaga; N. S. D. Car- Taragona ; Maria, Trinidad ; Bellona, Guernsey ; Mary Ann Susam Villa Vicosa ; City of Rotterdam (s), Rotterdam ; M agne t (a), A ms t er d a m ;Harlingen (s), Har lingen. _ _ Arrived, O c t . 6 .—George Willi a m, Dunkirk ; Eclipte, Gueru sey Mary, G uernsey ; Ab erai nan, Callao. Sailed.—Leader, for Adelaide. ; Kate itobinsan, Dantsic ; No. 4 , Quebec ; DEAL, Friday, 9.30 a.m. Wind, calm, with rain. Anchored.—Caesar, from London, for Lisbon ; Ganda lete, London, for Gibraltar; Rapia, London, for Constaa tinople ; Enterprise, Callao, for London ; Mary Wood, London for Liverpool ; Christina Margaretha, Quebec, for London ; Jemima, Sunderland, for Constantinople Volurnnia, Quebec, for London Vereeniging, Vlaurdin. gon, for Bilbao ; Hurrah, Stettin, for Algiers ; Bianca, Quebec, for London ; Ommerlanden, Hamburg, for Suri "lam ; Hans Frederick, London, for St. Übe's. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. A ship, showing a blue signal with a white diamond iu the centre, bound east, Sept. 13, lat. 42, long. 67. The Charlotte (British brig) bound west, Sept. 11, ht. 44 N., long. 62. W. The City of Manchester, of Liverpool, lat. 56 N., long. 21 W. An English 74-gun ship, Sept. 16, lat. 45 N., long. 46. W. Tho Marylebono (A.morican ship), Sept. 23, lat. 57 N., long. 10 W. • Ihe Norastern, Archangel to Gloucester, Sept. 25., lat, 59 N. long. 7 W. The Jane Morrison (barque), Sept. 20, lat. 50 N., long. 19 W. The Storm Cloud, Aug. 19. QUARANTINE NOTICE. Lisbon, Sept. 28. The Board of Health has declared Ostend infected with cholera, and " susected" all the ports of Belgium. All the French ports on the Atlantic aro to be considered " sus pected" of cholera from the 6th inst. Ayamont is " sus pected" of cholera from the 7th inst. SCOTTISH RIGHTS.—On Wednesday evening the members of the National Association for the Vindication of Scottish Rights entertained their president, the Earl of Eglintoun and Winton, in the City-hall, Glasgow, in testimony of their gratitude to his Lordship for his able advocacy of their cause. About 600 gentlemen were present. A MODEL SPEECH.—George W. Snow having been unanimously re-elected City Clerk of Bangor, made a speech to the electors. lie said, " Gentlemen—You have given me all your votes, and I will give you all my thanks. I accept the office, and wish you to accept the thanks." It is understood that both parties were satis fled, and nobody yawned over the speech. APPOINTMENTS. Commanders—Francis Marten (1854) and Joseph Millar Langtry (1842), to study steam at tho Naval College. Lieutenant—John Townsend (1814), to study steam at the Naval College. Master—William R. Madge (1832), from the Royal Albert 121, screw steam-ship at Sheerness, to the Royal William, guard ship of ordinary at Dovonport. Paymasters—Walter Burke (1822), from the Cressy, 80, screw steam-ship in the Baltic, to the Royal William, 120, guard ship of ordinarp at Devonport ; William Stan way (1840), to the Cressy, vice Burke. Mate—Louis de la Cherois (1853), from the Argus, pad dle-wheel steam sloop on the North America and West Indies station, to the Snake, screw steam despatch gun boat at Woolwich. Naval Cadet—H. M. Ommannoy to the Fisgard flagship at Woolwich. THE GUN-BOATS, The Snake, screw steam despatch gun-boat, Lieutenant- Commander Henry F. M`Killop, was brought down on Wednesday from Blackwall to Woolwich. and was taken into the basin to be made ready for sea. _ . The Curlew, gun-boat of 12 guns, Commander Lambert, was put out of dock, at Chatham, yesterday. She is ship rigged, and will soon be ready for sea. THE ARMAMENT OF THE CENTURION. DEVONPORT, Oct. 4.—The Centurion, 80, has been brought alongside the dockyard, to be fitted as a screw ship, with engines of 400-horse power, and her armament is to be as follows : Lower deck lO 8-inch guns of 65 cwt. Do. Main deck. 4 8-inch guns of 65 cwt. Do. Upper deck 24 32-pounders of 42 cwt. Total —Bo guns. The Cornwallis is ordered to be fitted as a floating bat tery or block-ship, and to have engines of 200-horse power. MAIL FOR THE BLACK SEA. Notices have been posted at the dockyard gates, Wool wich, that letters for the Black Sea will bo despatched by her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-vessel Gladiator, on the 10th inst., from Portsmouth. Letters for seamen, and marines, and boys, serving in the Black Sea, will be forwarded by this opportunity, if posted in time and marked "By her Majesty's steam vessel Gladiator." The postage of one penny must be paid on the letter at the time of posting it. • ROYAL MARINES. WooLwicii, Oct. s.—Private Richard Davis, of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines, who was tried by a general court-martial on the 27th ult., was convicted and sentenced to be transported as a felon for the term of 14 years. Captain Thomas C. Grew, of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines, relieved Captain Hamilton Fleming, of tho same division, on the recruiting service at Perth, on the Ist inst. Lieut.-Colonel Jolliffe, of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines, has been granted ten days' additional leave of absence for the benefit of his health. The non-commissioned officers and privates of the Royal Marines, recently serving in the Resolute discovery-ship, Captain Kellett, C. 8., disembarked from the Phoenix screw steam-sloop yesterday, on their return in her from the Arctic regions, and joined the head-quarters of the Wool wich division. Sergeant Baldwin, who has filled the situation of pro vost sergeant at the Woolwich division of Royal Marines, has been granted his discharge from the corps after a ser vice of thirty-six years, and has been presented with the modal and an annuity of 151. per annum for long service and good conduct, and the medal and gratuity for long and meritorious service. The following memorandum has just been issued : " Royal Marine Office, Oct. 3, 1854. " The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, having had under consideration the circular memorandum from the Horse Guards, dated July 21, 1854, notifying her Ma jesty's permission to the army to wear the moustache, are pleased to extend this ,permission to the corps of Royal Marines, whether on shore or afloat, from the dosiro that there shall be no distinction between the British soldier and. the Marine, who are constantly joined in the same service and share the same honours and dangers. " The colonels commandant will, therefore, signify the pleasure of their lordships to their respective divisions ac cordingly. " SAMUEL R. WESLEY, A.A.G. " The Colonels-Commandant, Royal Marines." REMOVAL OF RUSSIAN PRISONERS. About 200 Russian prisoners, including officers and mon, with their wives, passed through Woolwich yesterday, on the North Kent line of railway, for London, whence they are to be conveyed by railway to one of the prisons in Devonshire. ROYAL ARTILLERY. A detachment of the Royal Horse Artillery, with ton mou of the Foot Artillery, left the garrison yesterday morning, and were played by the band of the regiment to the dockyard, where they embarked on board the Faith screw steam transport, for conveyance to the seat of war in the East, as they aro required to fill up vacancies caused by casualties in that branch of the service. They proceed in charge of Sorjeant-Major Wilson. The embarkation was superintended by Brigade-Major Bingham and Capt. Rid dell, Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster• General of Artillery. THE SOLVENCY MUTUAL GUARANTEE COMPANY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—ln your otherwise very impartial report of what took place at Guildhall on Tuesday, when a Managing Director of the Solvency Mutual Guarantee Company appeared to answer a summons for omitting to make certain (impossible 1) returns, &c., there occurs an inac curacy which I rely on your sense of justice to rectify. . Mr. Ballantine, on behalf of the Company, is repre sented to have "repudiated the policy issued by the Company, alleging, &c." It is evident that these words, if understood literally, are calculated seriously to damage this Company in public estimation, and spread un founded alarm among its members, whose transactions to the amount of fifteen millions are comprehended by the Company's already existini; guarantees. Your reporter will, I am sure, allow that the purport of Mr. Ballantine's objection had nothing to do with the validity of the guarantee, but was merely a denial that the document could be technically entitled a "deed." I am, Sir, yours, obediently, CHAS. STUART CANSDELL, Resident Managing Director, Solvency Mutual October 5, 1854. Guarantee Society. THE GUN-BOAT SCUFFLE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—One of the latest phases of amateur strategy consists in abusing the Admiralty for ordering several of the new despatch gun-boats to the Black Sea. Now I am humbly of opinion that small steamers will be of infinitely more service there than in the Baltic. To begin with facts. There are now (or were a few weeks since) either at Kertch or at Yenikale, or cruising in the Sea of Azoff, the following Russian vessels :—Taianro Berdiansk, Mogouchii, Colchida, Boetz, Maladetz, Ar ' gonaute—steamers averaging 120-horse power, and chiefly mounting one 62 cwt. 68-pounder pivot gun, and two 12-pounder carronades. There will also be found, unless I much mistake, the schooner Ganetz, at Kertch, the tender Struya, at Yenikale, and the schooner Unilaya, at Taganrog. The name of the last schooner which means " melancholy," would be more significant if Admirals Hamelin and Dundas had at their disposal a flotilla of screw gun-boats of light draught. As it is, the Russian steamers and sailing vessels, as well as the Cossack gun-boats belonging to the Sea of Azoff, can retire to Taganrog, or even into the mouth of the Don, and there nothing which draws above 10 feet of water can follow them. I maintain, therefore, that the Pelter, Scowler, Beagle, &e., are ur gently required in those waters. It is tantalising to reflect what might have been al ready effected if the Black Sea fleet, in addition to the three-deckers, which have never fired a shot, had in cluded an efficient squadron of screw gun-boats of 6 feet draught. It is tolerabiy certain that, with the aid of a dozen such vessels as the Nix and Salamander, armed with Lancaster's gun, we should have long since knocked the old forts of Ochakoff and Kinburn into powder, steamed up the Bug to Nicolaiev, and burnt the dockyard there, which, till lately, was quite de fenceless, buoyed out a channel in the embouchure of the Dnieper, and destroyed the immense military stores collected at Cherson. Our command of the Sea of Azoff would equally have enabled us to burn the vast supplies of corn and war provisions accumulated at Taganrog and Azoff for the use of the armies of the Caucasus. Impending operations make the presence of a light steam gun-boat flotilla on the shores of the Crimea quite indispensable. If we should desire to retain the Crimea, we shall, of course, improve the old lines of Perecop, and post a force there after the destruction or surrender of Prince Menschikoff and the 50,000 Russian soldiers and 20,000 Russian sailors now in garrison at Sebastopol and elsewhere in the peninsular. Any attack upon us from the army of Bessarabia is, for the present year, entirely out of the question ; and, looking to the pre sence of Orner Pasha on the Lower Danube—to the danger of transporting a large force across the Dnieper in the neighbourhood of a powerful enemy—to the diffi culty of marching troops in masses, and bringing heavy stores and artillery over the steppes of Southern Russia to the easily defensible nature of the series of positions which may be occupied upon the Isthmus of Perecop— I am strongly of opinion that, if once we obtain fair possession, no attempt will be made by the Emperor Nicholas to reconquer the Crimea, unless, indeed, he were compelled to abandon the line of the Caucasus, in which case it is likely enough that the 150,000 men now scattered from the Kuban to the Kur would be doomed to that undertaking. As this contingency does not as yet even loom in the distance, it is not necessary to discuss it. For all that it is clearly enough our policy to present the boldest possible front towards the north, and a few of Lancaster's guns floating in the Bay of Karkinit would be an immense addition to the strength of positions occupied at or near Perecop. And, although I do not suppose that the experimentsof Marshals Lassy and Scherbatoff, who led their troops into the Crimea Along the strip of sandbank which separates the Putrid Sea from the Sea of Azoff, will be repeated in our time, yet there can be no doubt that steamers for the sur veillance of those unpleasant regions would be indis pensable—not to mention the advantages already alluded to, which would still result from the possession of the Sea of Azoff. Nor must it be forgotten that the Russians have on the Lower Danube three armed steamers (Pruth, Ordi naretz, and Meteor, mounting 36-pounder carronades) and about 30 gun-boats. The value of small screws like the Pelter, in co-operating with a laud force destined to search for the enemy's craft, or for active operations against the eßessarabiau shore of the Danube, would be inestimable., For these reasons, and for many others, I maintain that despatch of all the gun - boats to the Blacr. Sea would be a very proper step, and that, as long as the war there lasts, ono such craft will be worth a dozen line-of-battle ships—the functions of which, by the way, are, perhaps, by this time, altogether at an end. In the north of Europe I cannot discover the use to which these gun boats can be put. A few eight-inch shells fired at a long range into Archangel or Riga (supposing even it were possible to steam up the two rivers Dwina, which is doubtful), or Revel or Sweaborg will produce no effect at all. Nor is Cronstadt to be burnt or taken in this easy-going sort of manner. If we had 30 or 40 cf the Pelters and Snappers, that would be a different business ; but half-a-dozen of them can be of no service whatever. That Fort Alexander and Fort Paul (lately Risbank)—especially the latter—could be put hors de combat in two or three hours, and that without any great risk to the attaching ships is certain enough ; but when this is accomplished, we are no nearer the Russian fleet than before. Cronstadt, in fine, will never be taken by these two horns ; yet the public need be under no apprehension as to the ultimate fate of that place. When once it is determined to destroy it, its fate is sealed, which is all that it seems desirable to say for the present. Why the necessary arrangements have not been pre pared and completed for the present campaign—why an immense squadron of screw gun-boats, or, better still, a lot of screw floating batteries were not ordered on the outbreak of war— these are questions very easily asked ; but, surely, it is a monstrous injustice to expect fore sight to come out of red tape. Instead of abusing bureaucracy for not gaining victories, we ought to feel thankful that its toils had net entangled our arms and brought our fleets and regiments to destruction. I have yet a word to say, and that respecting the ar mament of the Russian forts. I read from day to day that our ships carry heavier metal than the Cronstadt and Revel batteries. The contrary is the case. These batteries, in addition to a proportion of 36-pounders, are armed with two kinds of shell-guns. The largest (called the 3-pond gun) has a bore of 10.75 inches diameter, weighs 124 cwt., and, besides shell, can throw a solid shot of labout 1601 b. The size (called 2 pood) is 9.65 inches in bore, and weighs 73 cwt. As far, then, as the materiel of the artillery goes, the advantage on the Russian side is immense. But as the effective range of a gun depends in practice on the skill with which it is pointed, our seeming inferiority in calibre is of little importance. I am, S:r, your obedient servant, September 15. Z. Z. MILITARY. 160 men of the 31th Regiment marched into Portsmouth yard on Wednesday, and embarked on board the transport Gomelza, to join the regiment at Corfu. _ ___ DUBLIN, OCT. S.—TROOPS FOR TUE EAST.—At a few minutes before one o'clock yesterday, drafts of 180 men and four officers from the depot of the 62d Regiment at Belfast, and GO men and two officers from the depot of the 3cl Buffs at Newry, arrived at the Drogheda terminus. They were marched to the Beggar's-bush and Linen-hall barracks, where they will be quartered whilst awaiting embarkation to join their regiments in the East. GUERNSEY. — The Duke of Cornwall steamer has ar rived hero, having on board the depot of the G7th Regi ment, under the command of Major Deverell (brevet lieu tenant-colonel), to replace the depot of the 6Gth. The Stamp-office have given notico that allowances for stamps rendered obsolete, by the new act, which comes into operation on Wednesday next, the 11th inst., will be made on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, from the 12th of October to the 4th of April next in clusive. The project mentioned on Tuesday for establishing an emigrants' home at Tilbury is stated to have the active support of the lessees of the Tilbury line, Messrs. Peto, Betts, and Brassy, and of the leading shipping firms. NIKOLAIEV. As wo proceeded the weather cleared up ; and about two o'clock wo reached a pretty little village on the right bank of the 13oug, where wo had to cross over to Nikolaiov in a ferry boat. The cottages in this village were built with some pre tensions to taste, and had gardens with flowers ; acacia and poplar trees also helped to render the scene attrac tive, after a drive through a district only partially culti vated, with a few cornfields here and there, and the country extending for miles without a bush or hedge. Now and then we had passed a farm house or two ; but Generally there had been an absence of any signs of life. The appearance of a government courier generally quickened the senses of the people at the post-houses, nor was the influence of authority lost upon the boatman at the ferry ; who, on seeing the aiguillettes worn by my companion, soon cleared the boat of other carriages which he was about to convey over the river, in order to forward ours without delay. That portion of Nikolaiev which we saw was built on high ground close to the river. This town was oncoa place of consequence ; but its commercial pfroosdpeearettay. must have been sapped by the riva lr y o nd I read Line-of-battle ships are still built here, a in the papers of one having been launched n exploitt e battle but o f I S i n m o u p e e h , and doubt t named he t riunt h ac ti v ity in the i 1 0 0 f soo n after o t uL o r f e as there did not appear to be f said to have been cons elapsed since the other . spaitlhaecreroswsatshel, river. dockyard, which w eul a d n d have taken aw t h a r more ibs o t m aa e n a o r erect ga i a than n-O W h a a r d , moored steamer a cro sunder the repair. I only saw at Nikwoalaietrwouaa,rsutall the shore two Aus trian s d closer to sall It passed tok u six Russian half uh h ei gu o -h u u r efr. merchantmen. This Russian squadron consisted sgovernmenttream elowaehtloleout:rw, of some frigates and corvettes in an efficient state, if we may judge from their appearance aloft. They car ried the ordinary Russian flag, which consists of three / colours, white, blue, and red, horizontally, and not that lusually borne by men-of-war. I cannot account for this apparent deviation from the general rule, but will re late the explanation given the by an officer at Odessa, on m y inquiring how it was that none of the forts at Odessa or Eupatoria hoisted any flag at all, even during the bombardment of the former city. lie said that these places were simply commercial cities, and not allowed to hoist the imperial colours, which they were not capable of defending. Thu imperial ensign is white, with a blue diagonal cross extending from corner to corner. 1 imagine that the squadron lying at Nikolaiov had not its full coin plement of men, and that this was the reason of its Ay., ing the national colours instead of the imperial flag, which was carried by the schooner. On landing, we found to our astonishment that no post-horses were to be had. We therefore left the car riage and luggage to the care of a soldier, and proceeded in search of the Hotel de Londres, which we had some difficulty in finding, as it was in the town, at a distance of a mile from the dockyard. We, however, enjoyed the walk, so many lk,whichafforded us relief, after sitting in a close hours. The town of .Nikolaiev is regularly built, as indeed are most modern cities in Russia ; the streets run at right angles to each oth er , an d t h e i r w idth, l eng th, & c ., are fixed by decree of the G overnmen t, w hi c h t a k es all these m atters under its especial care. While dinner was being prepared we enjoyed the luxury of a good wash, of which, as may be supposed, we were much in need, co o p e d an d sp l as h e d as we bad been 'on the journey. The indifference of the people of this country generally to the use of water appear-Ed to inmost singular; indeed, I have sometimes fanckd tha they have au objection to it, for, instead of properly washing themselves, I have seen them satisfied with taking a mouthful of the element, which they would spurt out upon their hands and then rub over their faces. There must, of course, be many persons in Russia who form exceptions to this uncleanly neglect of the use of water ; but I speak only from the observation I was enabled to make during my personal experience in the country ; even in the hotels, where they profess to give you the convenience of a washhand-stand, the basins are of the size and shape of a pie -dish, and the ewers like large English milk jugs. I called the place an "hotel" at which we put up ; this title, however, it did not assume, but was satisfied with the more modest denomination of " traktir de Lon dres" (which is, I suppose, a corruption of the German " traktirhaus"), as it only professed to provide refresh ments. It was some time before dinner could be pre pared, so that we had time to take a nap, which greatly refreshed us. It was here that my companion pur chased the chain I mentioned in a preceding chapter, which we had been recommended to procure for secur ing our luggage behind the coupe. He was asked by the people, who crowded round him, whether ho in tended to put it upon the prisoner ; he was much amused at this supposition, and came and detailed the anecdote to me with much glee and good.humour.-4 4 . Personal Narrative of the First Lieutenant of B. M. S. Tiger. THE AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS OF SCOTLAND. (From, the Scotsman.) The important inquiry into the agricultural statistics of Scotland, which Government has intrusted to the Highland Society, is, we are glad to learn, making satis factory progress. As our readers are aware, the inquiry of last year extended to only three countes—Hadding ton, Roxburgh, and Sutherland ; this year it will embrace the whole of Scotland. The machinery by which the necessary information is being collected is much the same as that adopted in the case of these three counties, with a few slight alterations, which the experience of last year suggested. The limited inquiry of 1353 was farther advanced than the present one at this period of the year ; but this has arisen not so much, if at all, from the greater magnitude of the work to be performed and the results to be attained on this occasion, as from the late period at which the society received the authority of Government to make a commencement. No step even of a preliminary nature could be taken till this authority was given, and nothing could therefore be done till the month of June. In suc ceeding years—for it is to be inferred that the inquiry will be an annual one—the same delay will not take place, and the machinery, which had this year to be or ganised, will not have to be called into existence. This machinery, we may state, consists of enumerators and committees for each parish or district of the country, every enumerator and every member of the committee being a farmer. The duties of enumerator are much less onerous than they were last year. He had then to serve and collect the schedules, and to examine and return them to Mr. Hull Maxwell ; but this was not only a laborious but an invidious task, for many farmers objected to pass the details of their crop and stock under the review of a neighbour. To obviate this difficulty, the schedules are now issued by and returnable directly to Mr. Maxwell. The services of enumerators in regard to schedules will only be required where occupiers have failed to make returns in the ordinary manner ; after a certain date the enumerators will be asked to procure these returns in the mode which they may think best. They will also, along with the committee, prepare an estimate of the crops ; and this is the most important part of their duty. These estimates will not be given in till the end of October or beginning of November, and they will form as close an approximation as possible to the aye rage acreable yield of each crop grown in the district. One of the first things to be undertaken in connection with the inquiry was evidently the preparation of lists of the occupiers of land to whom schedules were to be sent. It was originally proposed to ask the inspectors of the poor for the different parishes to furnish these. Ultimately, however, it was resolved to request the sanction of the Board of Inland Revenue to apply to the Property-tax Assessors for copies of their lists. This sanction was at once given ; circulars were at once issued to the asses sors, and in cases where the assessors refused to furnish the required information application was made to the parochial inspectors. For future inquiries the lists will, of feourse, require only a revision. While these lists were being made up Mr. Maxwell visited most of the principal county towns, and held pub lie meetings, which were influentially attended, and at which he explained the nature and objects of the inquiry. We believe it was Mr. Maxwell's inten tion to extend his visits to the northern counties and to Orkney, but the arrangements necessary in contempla tion of the Berwick Show made it impossible for hint to fulfil this intention. The result of all the meetings which he held was highly satisfactory. The next step was to arrange suitable districts. This having been done, the services of upwards of a hundred well•qualified enumerators were obtained, as well as the assistance of nearly 900 influential farmers, to act as members of committee in their respective parishes. The list of occupants having been prepared, the schedules to be filled up with the requisite information were issued. The schedule consists of two sections— one for crop, the other for stock. Under the first the farmer is asked to state, as nearly as he can, the acre age of his farm, and how that acreage is cropped—how many acres ho has of wheat, barley, oats, turnips, po. tatoes, &c.—how many of grass under rotation, and of permanent pasture. In the second, the number of his horses, cows, &c., is to be stated. The issue of these schedules is now completed, except in Bute and Arran, the Upper Ward of Lanarkshire, the parish of Kincardine (Ross-shire), and the parish of Ellon, for which uo lists have yet been received from the assessors. They have been forwarded to about 47,000 occupiers of laud ; this must aot, however, be regarded as the number of farms in the country, because it some times happens that one man has a dozen farms, and in one instance 23 farms were included in one schedule. A large proportion of these schedules have now bean returned, and they are in course of being arranged and tabulated. Last year these schedules were sent to all persons hav ing farms above two acres in extent. This year it was resolved to limit the issue in the Lowlands to parties paying not less than 101. of rent, and in the Highlands to persons paying 201. and upwards. But as it is de sirable that information should be obtained regarding the extent and produce of land rented below those rates, the enumerators have been furnished with forms of returns exhibiting the number of occupiers, the gross average so occupied in their respective districts, the average rotation of cropping observed, and the total estimated amount of stock possessed by such tenant. As last year, each enumerator will, with the assist ance of the committee of his district, prepare an esti mate of the average produce of the various crops grown in his district ; and Mr. Maxwell has requested that, in addition to the estimates of this year's crop, committees shall report what, in their opinion, has been the average yield of the different crops over an ordinary period—say of five years—in order that a comparison might at once be made with the returns for the present year, showing whether they are in excess or deficiency of an ordinary average. Without such a standard, Mr. Maxwell observes in his circular to th e t t h h a e n ms 4 t l h . of Ait t e h n e um an e n ra u t a o l r r s e , ttuhrisnisnfrm fora asteinroiescoofulydeanrost. be acquired f rom m a d y ou be bt Mayh t he u no , hlea 3 sll i t r . Hall M axwell, the inquiry me s e o early as The magnitude of the Highland eh r a e ir s a e nw r d i e t r Society, w d h a k a i v n e g those of th e judgedpt h o e s t r a e g s e u o l a f t m s from o n u l anyttsnhtoeot factnb o e o l less t i a n s s e i u d n and their in defatigable a r f a e t gi n c a o bt u hi e n e t bs i e ne s cn rd e t s a t ao k rf e y n t will be concluded so satisfactorily in every way as to justify the co nfidence reposed in them by Government. cnors iN THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND.—An Inverness corn circular says :—" Of wheat the crop is abundant, finest g thehthe that m r egebreadthosry,faoeifonrauurisB thet tp generallywaa o Le two precedi ng t od, s Lothian a o hmn i i l adi ln s dt fi o be w e n yield havinggreater. The quality than for of g n wr e 0, have ‘ l3 , t u h t s grow ths. appearede harvests,r I h na which R notos whilea equalledn d 1s Moray shires, noroutstrippingttahhyes. immediate vicinity of Inverness the quality is unex ceptionably fine-631 b to 64iIb. per bushel, being the general weight of that which has already been brought to market. The acreage of barley is considerable, and the produce univerally good. Seeing a great hulk of straw, however, I question whether weights will attain the extreme of those of last year. The cultivation of oats being principally confined to the higher districts, there still remains a proportion of the crop unsecured. That which is stacked is as fine as can be desired, and mealing uncommonly well. AB regards our potato crop, it is gratifying to say that the disease will not tell to the extent dreaded at an earlier period of the season, when a total destruction was feared ; and it is not likely, from the extra extent nderszes of cups are f p e l l a t n ; te b d u , t t i h t a m t a a y n b y e deficiency in n the i s upply will be likely to prevail." letter from the Baltic, written to a relat Marinesive were We have received the following story, contaainteTdhionrna Falcon, near this town :—" Two or three Fren ch, fell t hv e : d fort, but up, they ow d n ec w id e eti nt on wh s e o n m t h e e outpost former, dutyin obediencev,-ith a the ground on the firing after the French general not to do so in future. Soon brf from o r rme o o f et t ih _ being fi re d d carne up the hill, and on a g lik to e n n o n t r o ' de m a of the Marines, o n observing the Frenchmoien a : c o n s tand cried cut to his comrade ' All threw himself down, ~ _ , bobs. - - ZoNiCiBd County Herald. the general, likewise one right, Bill, BaragnaY 50 25 12 121 20 all 100 18i all all all all 5 10 St. St. 5 all all all 100 all 114 13 1381 dig 110} i 3} 61f t 711 2 9} lii f 21A i 100 100 100 all 1 all all 10 100 100 J i 10 25 10 .0.6 20 20 20 25 all all all all 13.5 24),i all 15 40 5 St. 25 20 20 20 10