The Sun. — London, England, 1854-12-18 00:00:00

-- "-: OVERLAND MAIL. ' - a our files We have receive. es of papers and private eorre sponde - ticii 4.ol4Ppw.4ay.ta, the 14th Novem ber ; Calcutta t‘; tth Nc4einba• ;;China (Hong-Kong), 28th Octobei ; Alexandria (Egypt), Bth December. We takethe following summary of news from the Bombay Times of 14th November The threatened loss , of half our opium revenue, the death of the Commander-in-Chief of Bombay, and the hurricane which visited the Presidency on the 2d November; exhaust the topics. of any...in terest which the last fortnight supplies. We have been for years past . apprehensive that the Chinese would permit the( poppy to be grow n in their own country, or thai ,it would be cultivated by the Americans in the southern States or in Japan, and one or other or both of these contingencies will doubtless in the course of a few years be upon us. Meanwhile, in consequence as is supposed of the disorders in China, • the price of opium is fallen within the year from 1201. to 601. and t he bulk of it is a Government monopoly. This will strike at least a million sterling of the three millions o f re venue we draw from it, off our income. Tran quillity prevails throughout all partaof our easte rn empire—we have no warlike achievement in pros pect nor military movement to look forward to, beyond those drills, reviews, and reliefs, which are the concomitants of the season, and we have not a single disorder to chronicle. The Governor- General, after a long and strenuous battle with the Court of Directors, has at length obtained a reluc tant permission to cut down the postage of news papers by half. The measure was put into effect the instant it was permitted, and since the Ist No vember journals have been transmitted through the post-office to all parts of India at the uniform charge of lid. On the 2d of November Bombay wa s visited by a violent hurricane, which in less than tbree hours' time occasioned the destruction of half a million's worth of property; and the sacri fice ofthree , or four hundred human lives. Tem pests of this sort, which occur two or three times every year in the Bay of Bengal, near the Mauri tius and in the China Seas, are comparatively rare in the Arabian Sea. Their visits are periodical, at average intervals•of ten, or occasionally of 17 years, and four of the seven that have passed over Bom bay within the last 70 years have occurred in the beginning of November. We have had hurricanes betwixt the Ist and sth November in 1783, and at the same dates in 1799 ; in May 1819 ; November 13, 1827 ; June /5, 1837 ; November 3, 1842 ; April 19, 1847 ; and the extreme limit of 17 years ever allowed us was a fortnight exhausted, and a hurri cane was due. On the 30th and 31st of October we had violent thunder-storms, which are almost of unfailing occurrence at this season. These hay ingsassed away, a thick and troubled sky, a stormy wind from the south-east, with squalls and showers of rain, and a falling barometer, gave full warning by noon on the Ist that a tempest was upon us ; but the warning was unheeded. In the course of the afternoon a signal was made, indicating that an ordinary storm was at hand. Several merchant men consulted their own barometers, made them selves snug, and escaped harm. The fishermen who went out to sea in the morning, judging by the sky and without the help of instruments, re turned home, drew up their boats on the teach, and got off scot free. Our men-of-war, within half a mile of an unlimited supply of marine stores, lay at their ordinary moorings without lowering a spar or an officer deeming it necessary to proceed on board of them. The various flagstaffs in pub lic places remained in their fair weather con dition, and that of the Castle was snapped across. It was not even deemed requisite to land 10,00/. of specie on board the Margaret, or to bring the vessel into a place of safety, and she ac cordingly went to the bottom with her freight ! The tempest burst upon us about midnight, from east and by south, veering round southerly, and slackening at south, redoubling its fury from the westward for about an hour at daybreak, and at six o'clock passing suddenly away, beautifully serene -weather almost immediately succeeding. The hurricane was one of those well-defined whirl ing storms known by the name of cyclones. It seems to have originated five or six hundred miles to the southward of us, and to have proceeded about 100 northerly. Its diameter was from 120 to 170 miles, and its centre, which travelled at the rate of 12 to 15 miles an hour, passed some ten miles to westward of us. The whole of its features were peculiarly well-marked and unmistakeable. A few days afterwards the Marine Police reported the total loss of five square-rigged vessels, of seven l arge and small ships of the. Indian navy , and of 142 lesser vessels , mostly native,of d nations. They various calculated the loss of na tive i e 1 a it alone, all of which might hav e found refug c ra ft eat a couple of hours' notice in the numberless creeks and places of shelter that surround the harbour, at a quarter million sterling. The loss of shipping altogether on shore at 400,0001., and of property at a million sterling. To us all these estimates appear excessive, many of them double the Feali ty ; there were not the less certainly above 200 vessels wrecked or severely damaged, and the loss of pro perty on shore is very great indeed ; but we should think that 300,0001. would cover the whole. The Commander-in-Chief, Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, died of gout in the stomach on the 30th October. He assumed office on the 24th of Nvember, 1.852, being then Q ply fifty-two. His body was embalmed at Poonab, where he died ; it was•received with vast pomp and ceremony at Bombay yesterday, and is now lying in state at the Castle, where it will remain for a month, and their be sent home by the Cape. The state of trade iu general is not very favourable, and during the p LA. fortnight money has been in great demand, causing consi derable tightness in the Bazaar. CALCUTTA COMMERCIAL. We aro still unable to report any activity in our pro. duce market, the demand for almost all descriptions 01 goods continuing very moderate, and in consequence o , native holidays, business has been again interfered with during the week. Considering that the first two days of the week were native holidays, owing to which no business was done, we think on the whole - we must be satisfied with what has been done in our import market. A fair inquiry has prevailed for all descriptions of British piece goods, and considerable sales effticted in some cases at prices a shade higher. The stocks are not so heavy now as some time ago, and if an increased demand is experienced, we might be enabled to report a further improvement, and a better feeling on the part of dealers. The money market continues . unehauged. Fund s a s abundant as for sonic time past, EXCEIANGE.—Thero was little doing until the arrival of the atearner Formosa from Coina' with bills to some extent, which at six mouths sight were principally dis posed of at ls. 11d. Present rates for Bank Bills and first class credits range from ls. Md. to ls. 110. CHIN A. (From the Overland Friend of China of Oct. 23, GENERAL SUMMARY. Two mails from Europe have come to hand since last despatch hence—that of the 25th of August on the 12th inst., and the mail of the 9th Septem ber the day before yesterday. Onr latest ne ws f rom Shan grhae is between two and three _weeks old. The English , French, and American ambassadors had not started on the 11th on their intended trip t o the Peiho. Intelligence from the northern provinces is again f av ourable to the patriot cause; and from the re ports of Romanist missionaries who have traversed the country it is now certain that the serious failures and fatal checks it was said they had ex perienced were told of without warranty from actual facts. Admiral Stirling, with the frigate Winchester and steam-ships Encounter, Barraceuta, and Styx, has returned to Hong-Kong. His Excellency has been diplomatising at Japan, where the squadron above mentioned remained at anchor in theharbour of Nagasaki for a period of six weeks. To warn the Japanese against giving assistance to the Russians and to pave the way for amending our treaty a re supposed to have been_ the objects of the gallan admiral's visit. Nothing whatever has been seen or heard of the Russian Pacific fleet, and ero this, no doubt, that section on the American side has struck to the combined squadron under Admirals Price and Pointes. _ Around Canton matters are about the same as last reported. The rebels are somewhat quieter, and havemovedTyi._. their linesa little further from the city ; butbebeingsl a is supposed to be from strategic motives, eviflent to th e m, d o ubtless, as to every out ei t 0 , that they have only to tire the Imperialists wealthy inh a i :t them, by repeated levies on the srp ir po ants to their liest pay the troops (so alienating ou!:, waste of p r t3 ter d s), to gain all they desire with , very now thwlidaearn:d make The Imperialists go out a show of fighting ; but; after tin heloen c; y til s e skirinishing, if as many as three are killed weihetrd that there After the above was wrrist,:tcl`' it is grand work. tiring in a direction - was ionic; extraordinarily h e r , o f Canton the day i„ v i t yesterday, from :north advanced we infer that the robelsi i ,L e again Cleir liii s. Itoa s' a,nd Spartan, , West ei • e ws front her Maj es ; y's p coast,,l under comm o f Lieutenant Palliser, have beet' r doing good s ,, ry ice against pirates on th e and succeeded in rescu in g a French lady ma Fanny Loviot), who bad been taken by pirat es (' from the wreck of the Chilian ship Cald era . Our table of latest dates is as follows :—p e ki n , , August 24 ; Shanghai, Octob er 11 ; Fuh-chow-f e_ October 15 ; Amoy, October 22 ; Canton, Octo ber 27. Exchange and Bullion. — Ca nton : On London, 4 8).2. On Bombay, 2 39 Rs. On Calcutta, 240 I Carolus dollars, 23 per cent. premium. Opium.—::Canton October 25 : Patna, p26± ; Benares, $335 ; $470 ; Turkey, $3BO. Freights and Tonnage.—Canton : To London, tea, 4/. 10s. to Si. 10s. --C4001,1* MARKET, OCT. 25. I i IMPORTS. ' We have no improvement to report, either in imports or„ealports. The onlyksales of the former are, 300 pieces 40-yard drills, at 2 dols, 25 c. perpiece ; 800 pieces Eng lish sheetings 61,,- cattiest at 1 dol. 60 c. to 1 dol. 65 c. ; 300 piculs English lead, at 9 dole. 20 c. ; 300 piculs Ban jarmassing rattans, at 3 dole. 20 c. ; 100 piculs quick silver, at 58 dole. ; while small sales of cotton have been effected at very low pripes, say at 5.5 taels for best Bombay. Opium.—Patna, 320 dole. ; Benares, 335 doll. ; Mal wa, 470 doll. ; Turkey, 340 dole. EXPORTS. Teas.—A few trifling purchases of Canton-made sorts comprise the transactions of the fortnight. All nego tiations for bringing dciwn further supplies have failed, and the rebels have destroyed some six or nine chops which had approached Tsing Yuen, and taken posses sion of as many more, which renders it impossible that the tea stored at Sew-quan, Naarn-hoong, Am, will again be moved from thence, until one party or the other has undisputed possession of the water channel. No sales have as yet been effected of the Hing Yuen teas. Raw Silk.- --The sixth crop of Cumchuck is now about coming to market, and is said to be short. Dealers, therefore, will not sell at the nominal price of 320 dols. per 1)=1. Silk Piece Goods—Dealers are willing to contract for limited quantities of sarsnets, senshaws, damasks, satins, and lustings, which are machine made within the city ; but exclude all of country make, such as pongees, hand kerchiefs, shawls, &c. Exchange and Bullion—On London, first-class paper and American credits, 4s. 9d. to 4e. Bdid.; short dates, 4s. ild. On India, 243 re. to 242 re. The two mail steamers of the month have imported treasure to the value of about twelve lace of dollars. Oriental Bank bills on London; at six menths' sight, 4s. BA.; Bombay, three days' sight, 239 rs.; Calcutta, three days sight, 24.0 re. Commercial Bank of India, bills on London, six months' sight, 4s. 6Ad.; Bombay, three days' sight, ' 240 rs.; Calcutta, three days' sight, 242 rs. Mercantile Bank of India bills on London, six months' sight, 4s. BAd. ; Bombay, three days' sight, 240 rs.; Calcutta, three days' sight, 242 rs. Sycee, three per cent, premium. Gold leaf, 100 touch, 21 doll. 15c. per tael. Carolus dollars, 24 per cent. pre mium. Gold, 21 dole. per tael. Freights—To London, 4/. 10s.; to the United States, 18 dole. to 16 dole, per ton. Little offering for either destination. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Casualties by death in India since the departure of the Mail on the 28th Oct. H.M.'s Troops.—Lieut. H. John Hinde, 24th Regt., at Lahore, Oct. 24. MADRAS —Capt. George Simpson, 22d Regt. NJ., at Chinsurah, Oet. 6 ; Lieut. Samuel James Humfrays, Engineers, on board the steamer Argo, Aug. 2; Colonel Peter Whannell, 32d Regt. N. 1., at Egmore, Oct. 28. - BENGAL.—Lieut. Magnay, 22d Regt. N. 1., at Feroze pore, Oct. 17 ; Capt. James Rattray, 2d Regt. N. 1., at Dorundah, Chotah Nagpore, Oct. 24. BOMBAY COMMERCIAL. The state of trade in general is not very favourable, and during the past fortnight money has been in great demand, causing considerable tightness in the bazaar. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, Dec. B.—Toe Peninsular and Ori ental Company's steamer Vectis arrived here on the 4th inst., with the Marseilles portion of the London mail of the 24th of November, and leaves _ again this day for Marseilles with that portion of the Calcutta mail of the 6th of November. The ... Tagus, with the mail via Southampton, arrived only yesterday, and will leave again to-morrow. M. Lesseps, formerly French Consul in Egypt, has obtained from the Viceroy, Said Pasha, a fir- . , man, granting to a company of which he is a direc tor the applied-for authority to make a ship canal across the Isthmus of Suez, connecting the Medi terrean with the Red Sea. The canal, 75 miles long, is to be completed in twelve years, the com pang having the right of levying a toll on all ves sels passing through for ninety-nine years. The capital is to be raised by shares, and M. Lesseps expresses himself as being promised the support of eminent bankers in France and Germany. Egypt will not be called upon to make any outlay ; the Viceroy is to have 15 per cent. of the net profits, and at the expiration of the lease the works are to become the property of this Government. Notwithstanding the sanguine expectations of M. Lesseps, it is generally believed that this great un dertaking, which will require a capital of fully 6,000,000/. sterling, will not be carried into effect, as, while Europe is engaged in a terrible war the end of which no one - can f oresee , it i s no t likely that many persons will embark their funds in such a project, and, therefore, like the scheme which was recently entertained of running steam tugboats on the Nile, it will die a natural death from the want of capitalists to take shares. It is not unlikely that Said Pasha gave his consent so rtadily because his Highness saw no great proba bility of the work being ever commenced, and it must also be considered that said Pasha's assent requires confirmation by the Sultan at Constah nople, where political interests may induce the European Ministers to advise the Porte to with had it. The great difficulty attending the.usefulness of a canal across the Isthmus of Suez lies in the shal lowness of the sea to a considerable distance from both the Suez and the Mediterranean shores, and that it is tc be cut through a barren desert, where not a drop of potable water is to be found. At Suez vessels cannot approach the shore. within seven miles, so that a canal across the isthmus would be of little use, when vessels could not reach the mouth of the proposed cut within seven miles on the Red Sea side, and four miles on the Medi terranean side. It is fortunate that Said Pasha has not com mitted himself to bear any portion of the expense of this undertaking, otherise he might have found himself in a position similar to that of bis father, Mehemet Ali, with the barrage of the Nile, planned and attempted by a French engineer, which cost the country 1,600,0001. sterling, and is not only of no use whatever, but has impaired and en dangered the navigation of the river. Said Pasha has declared his intention to com plete the line of railway from Alexandria to Suez as soon as the means of doing so can be contrived ; but, as his funds are at present very much strait ened by the numerous calls he has lately had to meet, and particularly for the current expenses of that part of the line which is now in course of con struction, his Highness has determined upon adopt ing the plan of giving over, or ceding for a fixed period, the whole line between Alexandria and Suez to any company or capitalist that may be tempted to make an offer. A portion of the line between Alexandria and Cairo is already in com plete working order, and the persons taking the lease will hav e t o bind themselves to extend the line to Suez within-a certain period at their own expense. The propounders of the canal scheme are fully alive to the necessity of the railway being com pleted to Suez before they can begin their work, and therefore, instead of opposing it, as was there wont, they now urge the Pasha to take steps to finish it at once. The Hon. C. A. Murray, formerly Consul- General in Egypt, and now appointed Minister in Persia, arrived here by the last English steamer, on his way to his post. Prices of produce still keep advancing here. Wheat has now reached 50s. ; beaus, 40s. ; barley, 28s. per quarter, free on board without freight. Fr eights above 6s. 3d. per quarter for beans. The last two steamers have brought to Alexan dria 180,000/. sterling in specie, which is at once engulfed in the country, and mos tl y b ur i e d by the tillers of the ground, who get in payment of their produce. Exchange on London, 98 piastres per pound I stirling. MALTA. Malta letters, dated 11th December, contain various items of naval and military intelligence. The Himalaya, attended by the Cambria, came into port yesterday. The former vessel is in a very sad state, and will be hove down for repairs, the dockyard being too short and too narrow to receive her. Doc. 4.—The Himalaya has been taken under the dockyard sheers for the repair of her screw. Her fore compartments are to be filled with water to raise her by the stern, by which operation it 'is hoped she may be re. paired without the necessity of sending her to England. Dec. 9.—Since my last the passage of troops to the East ha= continued. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer the Ripon and the screw sleani.sl.ip the Thames have ar rived, the former with Fr. pelt trcops front Marseilles, forming an ae,Yreola te of 71 officers and 2,289 men. On board the Thant was General Dubar and his suite, Lieutenant-Colonel D'Airolles, Colonel Lefebvre, and Lientenat.t.Colm,el De Boxes. The Dauntless had on hoard 301 men of the Royal Artillery, under command of Captain Graydon, with Captains Oldtield, Gleig, and Soady ; and Lieutenants Ci,s.mpion, Jones, Wolfe, ani Briscoe. The compartmemts of the Himalaya having been filled with - water, and her mizenmast taken out, her stern ro-e to the height required with a very little assistance, and the artisans of the dockyard are now actively engaged in .getting her ready f or sea , by repa i r i ng h er s h a ft, which has worked lo ose , ala i ren d ers h er un fit f or serv ice in her present state Ile crew, under an. impression that tehigenye:erarettiocier: forttirri to England, have struck work, re fuBing to retu rn to the Bl ac k S ea . B u t, as th e y had an indefinite period, the measures P 4 SUN_ LONDO dopted by the Admiral-Superintendent and the punish ment of one of the ringleaders have bad the desired effect upon the remainder, and they have returned to. their duty. The Himalaya will be ready for sea by Christmas. Captain Kellock, her late commander, will take his pas sage by the Yectis to Marseilles, en route for England. On the Royal Albert coming into port yesterday she exchanged salutes. The officers speak in the highest terms of her performances, and of the comforts they re ceived on board. She is truly a splendid vessel. Post-hour.--The Andes is ready for her departure, and will leave in an hour. The Royal Albert is just noel moving out. 11th.—The arrival of the French mail from the Levant announces that some of our line-of-battle ships had reached Constantinople—the Britannia, the Trafalgar, the London, and the Queen—and that the steamers were to remain in the Black Sea. The French frigate Laplace, as also the Alps transport, arrived last night from Marseilles, and left this morning for the Crimea, with French troops. The Mauritius, on Saturday, from t he Crimea, left for Marseilles. THE RIVER PLATE AND' BRAZILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 10.—The Royal Mail Corn pany's steam-ship Great Western, Captain T. A. Bevis, with the usual Brazilian and River Plate mails, in charge of Lieut. Henry Beddeck, R.N., arrived this day at 11.30 a.m. The Great Western during the voyage homewards experienced strong head winds and contrary cur rents on the coast of Brazil ; fine to Teneriffe ; fresh N.E. gales across to Lisbon, and afterwards moderate. The Great Western brings mails from the follow ing places, with their respec tive dates - affixed : Buenos Ayres, Nov. 2 ; Monte Video, 5 ; Rio de Janeiro, 14 ; Bahia, 20 ; Pernambuco, 23 ; St. Vincent, Dec. 1 ; Teneriffo, 6 ; Madeira, 7 ; Lis bon, 11. She brings 65 passengers, among whom are Mr. J. T. Blakeway, Lieut. Moore, U.S.N., and Mr. Backlow and Lady, from the River Plate ; Mr. Bal four, from Madeira ; and Mr. Le Long, French Consul-General of Paraguay. We regret to state that Mr. John Rendal, H.B.M. Consul at St. Vincent, Cape de Verds, died on the 30th November. The Great Western brings specie to the amount of 3,4751. ; diamonds, 15,0001.; and on freight, 13 serons ipecacuanha, 50 barrels tapioca, I box musk (2511. 12s. 6d.), 2 half barrels coffee, 3 cases mer chandise, 245 serons cochineal, 1,212 rolls tobacco, 20 pipes wine (Teneriffe), 350 boxes oranges, 99 cases sundries, 1 horse, and 2 pigs. At Buenos Ayres all was reported quiet. The inhabitants had adopted a scheme by which they intended to carry out the introduction of gas. Exchange was reported on England at 645. 6c.1. to 655. There had been no alteration in commercial affairs. At Paraguay, a dispute had arisen between the Americans and the President. The former have left the place in consequence, and Lopez, the Pre sident, had declared the river closed against the ships of war of all nations. Lieut. Moore, of the United States Navy, who is come to England in the Great Western, brings despatches for the Ame rican Government respecting this matter. At Rio the Brazilians were fitting out a fleet of 10 steam-ships, which were reported to be going to Paraguay to claim redress of Lopez for having insulted their Minister. Commercial matters are reported to have under gone no change, since last advices, at either Rio, Pernambuco, or Bahia. STATIONS OF 111311 MAJESEY'S SHlPS.—RiO—MA dagascar, Trident, Tyne, Star, and Express ; the Bonito left for England on the 9th ult. Monte Video—The Vixen, steam-sloop ; and the Sharp shooter, ordered to refit. Lisbon—The Meander, 44. THE PENINSULAR MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam• ship Iberia arrived last night with the above mail. She brings dates from Gibraltar to the Bth inst. ; Lisbon, 11 ; Vigo and Oporto, 12. During her voyage she experienced throughout bad weather. The freight of the Iberia consists of specie, value 28,0001., and the usual cargo.. Our Lisbon news has been anticipated by the arrival of the Brazilian mail steam-ship Great Western. At Gibraltar we learn several transports had arrived, and passed to the eastward, from England, with troops, &c., on board. Amongst them are the Indiana, screw, on the 28th ult., off Cape de Gatt; H.M. steam-frigate Dauntless, which arrived from Portsmouth on the 29th ; the royal mail company's steam-ship Tamar, which landed the 66th on the 30th, and having embarked the .17th Royals, left for the Black Sea ; H.M. ship Royal Albert, on the Ist inst., for coals; the N iagara, from Liver pool, with the 54th, which were exchanged for the Rilrb ; from Ciezzotantittoriv cazia with invalids, on the 4th instant ; the Holyrood, with stores for the Black Sea ; the Cambria, with wounded, from Balaklava. The ship returned to the Crinh , a on the 9th inst. with the 39th Regiment. The Manilla, with stores for the East, also passed on the same day. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Royal George, 120, screw, is daily expected to arrive at Sheerness with other vessels from the Baltic. The James Watt, screw, 91, Captain Elliot, steamed into Portsmouth-harbour on Saturday to refit her ma chinery. Her crew were pail wages and granted a fort night's leave, and provided with. steam conveyance to Plymouth, where moat of them joined. The Prince Regent, 90, Captain Smith, was put out of commission at Portsmouth on Saturday, and the rem nant of her crew forwarkd to Davenport, as part com plement of the Exmouth, screw, 91, fitting out there. The Orion, 90, screw, in consequence of the lowness of the tides latterly, has been lying up the harbour since she got clear of Sheerness pier ; on Saturday, however. s' e would have been towed up to Chatham, only for the strong adverse winds. Her lower masts are in, and when she gets there she will be docked, and fitted for immeliate service. The Cressy, screw, 81, Captain Warren, got under weigh early on Saturday morning from the Nore, and steamed into the harbour at Sheerness, and moored off in the fair-way. We understand her machinery is in first-rate order, but her pumps, &c., are very defective. We hear she touched the ground once in the Baltic, which, no doubt, will cause her to be doeted to over haul her bottom. The crew expect to be drafted to the barracks prepared for them in the victualling de partment in this yard, which have been fist ed up by con tract by Messrs. Hall, of Queenborough, and capable of holding 1,200 men and officers. She had struck her topgallantrnast and unbent sails, and was ten days from Kiel to the Nore ; all hands well on board, and in a few days the whole of the barracks will be finished ready to receive them, or any other ships' crews to the amount of 1,200 or 1,300. On board this vessel there are about 190 seamen of the Coast Guard stations. The Majestic, SO, screw Captain Hope, arrived at the Bignose on Saturday evening at four o'clock. We understand she left Kiel with the Cressy, and has been 12 days on her pa.sage. She got under weigh this morning at eleven o'clock, and steamed into the harbour at noon, and has moored at one of the upper moorings. Like the Cressy, we hear she has touched the ground in the Baltic more than once, and there appears to be some defect in the after part of the main shaft, together with a leak, to stop which she will have to come into the dry dock. _ _ The Cressy appears to eclipse the Majestic both in sailing and steaming qualities, and although both are of the same horse power, the Cressy will go one knot an hour faster. She confirms the report of the Euryalus having run into the Imperieuse in a snow-storm, by which both have sustained considerable damage. The Majestic has struck her topgallantmasts and sent topgallant yards down. The Cressy Las unbent her sails and sent topgallantmasts down.. The Russell, 74, is still in the dry dock, Sheerness. Many shipwrights, &c., are working at her, converting her into a screw ; for which, like the Hawke, 74, in Chatham-yard, progresses fast. The Phaeton, 50, is in - the Sheerness basin fitting, ready for commission. We hear she is to take 100 tons of ballast. The Melampw, frigate, store-ship, is in the Sheerness graving dock; she has been caulked inside and out, and is fitting out for the transport service. Her masts are all taken out, and will be replaced by larger ones, or made stronger ; her old copper has all been stripped off, and she is being newly coppered, &c. The Pylades, 21, screw corvette, is still in the Sheer ness dry dock, fitting for immediate service with all de spatch. Her rudder, &c., will be shipped next week. No doubt shortly afterwards she will haul into the basin. The Gorgon, 6, paddle sloop, Commander Hawker, is being fitted in Portsmouth harbour to take 100 men and five officers of the 2d battalion of the Rifle Brigade, and stores, to the Crimea. ' APPOINDIENTS AND PROMOTIONS. Chnp:aini.—Rev. Henry H. Matchett (1854) from the Blebheitn, 60 screw steluiship, to the Exmouth, 90 screw steamship, at Devonport ; Rev. Henry Alexander (1854), recently serving in the Prince Regent, 9 0 , at Portsmouth, to the Bleohcim, vice Matchett. Naval Instructors.—Willain &Onion (1846), to the Exmouth, 90, screw steamship, at Devenport ; Thomas Croekford, to the Blenheim. 60, screw steamship ; John W. Lawless, to the Ajax, 60, screw steamship at Ports. mouth. Clerk.—William Evans (1853), for the Imperieuse, 51, screw steancfrigate, to the Monarch, 84, at Devon port. Lieutenants.—James Hunt (1841), recently serving in the Coast Guard ; John A. P. Price (1842),,recently serving as First Lieutenant of the Nile, 91 screw steam ship, at Devenport ; Sampson H. Ricketts (1842), re cently serving in the Waterloo, 120, flagship at Sheer ness ; William J. Pollard (1848), recently serving in tile Ajax, 60, „ at - Portsmouth ; and C. T. Compton (1344), recently serving as First Lieutenant of the Fan tome sloop, 12, on the Australian station, have been promoted to be commandep3. Captain Smith relieved Rear-Admiral Courtenay as superintendent of the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar, and the Clarence Victualling-yard, Gosport, on Satur- day- Smith, C. 8., It E., Major-General S ir Frederick commanding Royal Engineers in Portsmotith garrison, is reported to be the lieutenant-governor of that fortress, vice Bentinck, appointed to a division is the Crimea. THE DRAKE MORTAR VESSEL. On Saturday the experiments on board the Drake mortar vessel, fitted by Capt. Julius Roberts, Royal Marine Artillery. at Portsmouth, were continued off Shoeburyness. The great advantages possessed by this system of fittings and the principle of construction over the old plan have caused the Admiralty to press these experiments forward. The question as to the principle has been decided by the experiments, but the more vital one, that of the strength of ironwork in the carriage re quisite, is still a subject of trial. DESTRUCTION OF THE TOWN OF CHRIS TIANSAND BY THE BRITISH SQUADRON, cjAST OF AFRICA. The .Prometheus, 5, paddle, Commander J. H. Sel wyn, arri.:ved at Sierra Leone, Oat. 28, 11A days from Gi b ra lt a r. According to orders left by the commodore, she immediately embarked seven officers and about 120 men of the 2d ai:d 3d West India Regiments, to join the force previously ontto Accra in the Britomart. She a l so convoyed a colonial steamer with additional troop'. When the mail steamer left Accra on the Bth, she was at that place, together with the Scourge, 6, paddle, Commodore Adams, and Dolphin, brigantine, Lieutenant Commander Webber. There had been some smart fighting with the native population, who were in a state of revolt, arising out of the refusal to pay duty on spirits. The whole the the n town of Christwhich iansan lost bad been a good de stroyed by English steamers, had many men. The Minx, 2, iron screw gun-vessel, Lieut. Com mander Ryves, left Lagos, Nov. 6, for Prince's Island, where she would water, and thence proceed to Ascension to recruit the health of her crew, having 26 hands sick with the fever. The Crane, 6, Commander Miller, was at Lagos on . Nov. 6.—Plymouth Mail. ROYAL MARINES. The following is a copy of a letter from the Admiralty' to Major-General Srl Jowl Owen, K.C.11.K.H., ou retirement from the duties of Deputy-Adjutant-Gene- rat "Admiralty, Dec. 13, 1854. am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acknowledge the receipt of your Lotter of the 11th inst., and I WTI to acquaint you that in accepting the resignation of your appointment as Deputy-Adjutant-General of the Royal Marine Forces, my Lords are sensible that you have continued to dis charge your duties with zeal and fidelity to as late a period as the state of your health would permit, and my Lords much regret the loss of your services, which have been alike honourable to your6elf and useful to the corps in which you have been so long and so highly distin guished. —By command. "R. OSBORNE." Lieutenant -Colonel Samuel Robert Wesley, on re ceiving his appointment as Deputy-Adjutant-General, in the room of Major-General Sir John Owen (retired), had it announced to him that it was conferred with the rank of colonel. OF S N'EDEN'S THE KIN SPEECH. Captain Farquhar is going on favourably in Ifaslar Hw4pital. Rear-Admiral Michael Seymour returned from the Admiralty to Devonprt on Saturday, when he hoisted his flag, blue on the mizen, on board the Royal Wil liam, 120, and resumed his duties as Superintendent of the Dockyard. We learn by electric telegraph from Plymouth, that the new screw steam-frigate Malacca, 17, from Woolwich for the Black Sea, taking a mail, arrived in Plymouth Sound yesterday morning : the Calcutta, 85, from Fal mouth, also arrived there in the evening. The Bulldog war steamer, Captain Hall, arrived in the Tyne, from Kiel, on Friday afternoon. In her passage across the North Sea she had encountered very rough weather, and had lost her stern boat. She took in eight keels of coals on Saturday, and will leave for Ports mouth immediately. Surveyors from the Devonport Dockyard have con demned the stowage of the screw-transport Firely, 153, which left Woolwich overloaded for the Black Sea, and was compelled to put into Plymouth Sand. She will be relieved of 80 tons of dead weight-in the bottom of her hold, and her cargo will be re-arranged. In consequence of the numbor of recruits and volun teers who have joined the Plymouth division of Royal Marines, the barracks are now full and same of the men are obliged to be billeted on" the innkeepers. Captain Hillyar, appointed acting captain of the screw corvette Malacca pro tem., has joined that vessel, and she left Portsmouth for the Crimea on Saturday evening. THE MILITIA. The Leicestershire Militia assembled on Friday at Leicester for permanent service. The Royal Cumberland Militia have assembled at head-quarters, Whitehaven, and the men have mustered exceedingly well, aleznit 750 being present. All the staff serjeants are from crack regiments of the line. The Northumberlancl Licht Infantry Regiment of Militia aro tv be embodied on Tuesday, the 9th of January next, at Alnwick, and are to hold themselves in readiness to march to any part of the united king dom. The nominal strength of this regiment, as en rolled, is 1,277, but this number has been reduced below 1.000 by enlistments into the regular forces and other causes. The militia forces raised in Oxfordshire have been re gularly drilled during the week, and are already attain ing great proficiency. The complemei•t of the fine is nearly completed, and at present no intimation has been received as to its being ordered away on garrison duty, although both officers and men are ready and willing to go wherever their services are required. The 3d West York Militia, stationed in Dublin, have already furnished 136 volunteers to the regiments of the Guards and line serving in the Crimea, and many others arc still enlisting. . The following is the text of the speech delivered by the King of Sweden, on the closing of the Diet, on the sth "Gentlemen, —Your labours are terminated.. In dis missing you, I feel a real satisfaction at the manner in which you have employed the time, upwards of a year ; which you have passed in deliberation. The coup' .ry has derived as much advantage as renown from it its situatbn inspires confidence and respect both p;, home and abroad. After a ca reful examination, I tho :oght right to lay before you bills relative to the inann'a in which, in certain given cases the Government of the united kingdoms is to be constituted, and relative to the press. Whilst preserving in the fundamental law the principle of the liberty of the press, as one of the most precious rights of the Swedish people, I have proposed to you to insert therein the principal points which consecrate it, and to place in the general enactments of the civil code the subsidiary rules for the application of it. These questions, which can only be solved in the next assembly of the States-General, cannot fail to obtain from them the serious and pati iota° appreciation which their importance and the interests of the country demand. I have seen with satisfaction that you have occupied yourselves with solicitude with the amelio rations to be introduced into the Commercial Code. This grave question will be to me a subject of incessant at tention. In consequence of propositions which I have addressed to you, you have adopted decrees relative to the consolidation of public credit, the adoption of uniform postage for letters in the interior, and the adop tion of a decimal system of money , weights, and mea sures. You have accorded large sums for productive objects, and principally for the participation of the State in great railway lines—these resolutions will no doubt be very advantageous to the country. I thought it my duty to communicate to you at the beginning of the session a bill for circumscribing the manu facture and consumption of a spirituous liquor, the disastrous effects of which on the morality and wel fare of the people have been too well proved by long experience. I have learned with pleasure the serious and patriotic zeal which you have displayed in this question of general interest ; and I shall derive there from a strong inducement to adopt the measures which it is necessary for me to take, in order to assure the execution of the laws which you have voted. The principles which you have laid down with respect to the customs' legislation constitute a marked progress in a more liberal sense. The prosperous situation of the commerce and manufactures of the country presents a favourable moment for the changes to be introduced on tis+. point. Yoo have adopted my propositions to simplify the collection of the taxes, and to re lieve the tax-payers in several important branches ; and in spite of new allocations, necessary for the regular march of the administration, you have found means to diminish the additional imposts by more than one-third of their former amount. I cannot but warmly recognise your adherence to the measure by which the fund for the alleviation of the sufferings, which may arise in consequence of a want of food, has been considerably augmented. The generous munificence which you have shown in favour of establishments of education and of public health, has not escaped my notice. In addition to the sums set apart for the fine-arts and sciences, you have voted considerable sums for public buildings and hospitals, and for the ameliora tion of the condition of several classes of persons employed by the state. The sums which you have voted for the army and navy show that you have formed a just appreciation of the wants of the country with regard to its means of defence. In approving of my proposition for fixing the credits intended fur unforeseen cases, you have put me in a position to take such measures as might become urgent in consequence of circumstances impossible to be determined on in advance. I fully ap preciate your confidence, rind am penetrated with a sense of the obligations which it imposes on me. The Diet, which is now at an end, will hold a prominent place in the annals of our history. In pronouncing its close, I indulge in the firm hope that its results will contribute to the happiness and glory of our country, and I perform a sacred duty in expressing to you my gratitude for the good that you lia7e done. I renew to you, gentlemen, the assurance of all my royal affsction and kind feeling." STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of Saturday.) MANCHESTER, Dec. 15.—The demand continues active from the Mediterranean and Levant markets, and for some articles it increases ; so that certain longcloths, T's, and some other goods, with extra hard twist, have somewhat of an upward bils 'T and low counts of mule and water, generally, are perfectly firm. Doubled yarns, from 60's upward, of German quality, are improved. Altogether, the aspect of business is not less satisfactory than it was a week ago ; indeed, the prospects as to the supply of cotton render it rather more favourable for the interests of our producers. GLASGOW, Dec. 15.—The demand continues but to a limited extent, and prices are fully ad. per lb. lower this week. BRADFORD, Dec. 14.—Wool—The increase" of lookers referred to in our last has not tended materially to add to the small transactions in the wool trade. The spin ners buy with great caution, and at the price sought by the staplers it is impossible to cover cost. There is no disposition on the part of the growers and country dealers to accept prices at all in accordance with a. Noils and brnic.a oar - - Yarns—There is no inducernatit to increase the prodnc tion, and as the majority of the spinners are only work ing daylight, and others not so much, the supplies are daily diminishing, and ruled yarns in stock cannot be found at present prices. In spool yarns the supply is de ' crease:l, nor is there any chance of stool frames being put to work without a great advance on the prices now current. Pieces—ln the warehouses for finished goods, the demand has been better, and the merchants have re duced their stocks far below their usual average. This course has deterred the manufacturers from making, nor is it probable there will be any marked activity un less better prices can be realised than have been current throughout the autumn. LEICESTER, Dec. 14.—Our market continues to re ceive great relief from thegovernment orders, both in the regular hosiery, glove, shirt, drawers, and fancy branches. WOOLLEN TRADE. (Prom the Leeds Mercury of Saturday.) LEEDS, DEC. 15.—We have no change to report in the state of the woollen trade. The markets have been o f a sluggish character this week. The trade in the warehouses is inactive. The shipping houses are doing nothing, and the demand for the home market is rather quiet. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—The market has not yet assumed any brighter aspect. Complaints are very general. There is a slackening in work at some of the factories. We understand a little has been done in what are called job-lots, in cases of pressure for cash. ROCHDALE, Dec. 11.—As Christmas approaches the demand for flannels is not quite so brisk as it has been. The wool market has been firm, and for brokes (broken welt') and noils a better price has been obtained. HALIFAX, Dec. 9.—We have had more inquiry to day both in the piece and yarn markets. There is more doing in the wool trade, and combing kinds show rather an upward tendency. PRISONERS OF WAR.—A. copy of the Convention be tween her Majesty and the Emperor of the French re specting prisoners of war, signed at London May 10, 1854, was laid before Parliament a few days ago. It contains five articles. The first article provides that the prisoners made in the coursa of the present war shall be divided equally between the two countries, and that whenever one of the two countries shall have maintaieed a greater number of prisoners, an account of the excess of expenditure shall be rendered every three months, and repayment be made of the half of the amount by the Government of the other country. Depots este,- blished for prisoners in any foreign country are to be supported by both the Governments. As regards the exchange of prisoners, no distinction is to be made be tween the respective subjects of the two Governments who may have been captured, but their liberation is to be stipulated, except in special cases, accordine, to the priority of the date of their capture. The fifth article refers to the ratification of this convention, which took place in London on the 20th of May last. LADVERTISEMENT.]-- Du Barry's Delicious Revalenta Arabica Food invariably restores health, without medi cine, inconvenience, or expense, as it saves fifty times its cost in other remedies. We extract a few out of fifty thousand testimonials of cures, which had resisted all medicines. Cure No. 180. " Twenty-five years' nervousness, constipation indigestion, and debility, from which I had suffered great misery, and which no medicine could remove or relieve, have been effec tually cured by Du Barry's Food in a very short, time —W. F. Reeve, Pool Anthony, Tiverton." Cure No. 4,208.—" Eight years' dyspepsia, eervousness, debility, w ith cramps, spasms and nausea, have been eflect tually removed by Da Barry's delicious Food in a very short time.—Rev. John W. Flavell, Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk." Care No. 1,781.—N0t expected to live six days longer, I was cured by Du Barry's admirable Health-re storing Revalenta Arabica Food. Magdalen Purvis, Moffat, Scotland. Cure No. 51,416.—" Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, consti. pation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the st omach and vo mitings, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food. —Maria Jolly, Wortham, Ling, near Diss, Norfolk." Cure No. 3,9oG.—Thirteen years' cough, indigestion, and gene ral debility have been removed by Da Barr y s excellent Food.—James Potter, Athol-street, Perth." Cum No. 81.--" Twenty years' liver complaint, with disorders of the stomach, bowels, and nerves, have been perfectly cured by Da B a rry's Revalenta Arabica.— Andrew Frazer, Haddington, Last Lothian." " Trevagler, Gulval, near Penzance. Feb. 20th, 18o1.—Eighteen year,' nervous debility, violent palpitation of the heart, hrob bing of the temples, violent pains in the left side and hack, shortness of breath, coughs, numbness of the extremities, cramps, spasms, flatulency, retching, and such general weakness, that I was coastantly fearful of falling when on my legs ; all these syinnteens have been removed by Do Barry's ea ;client Arabica Food. —Mary Gilbert."—ln canis ters, suitably packed for all climates, and with full instruc tions —llb., 2s. 9d.; 21b., 4s. 6d. ; 51b. lls. ; 121 b., 225. super-refined, 11b., 6s. ; 21b., lls. ; 511;., 225. ; 101 b., 335. The 101 b. and 121 b. carriage free, on post office order. Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, 182, Piccadilly ; also at 68, Cornhill; 60. Gracechurch-street ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 63 and 150, Oxford-street ; 55, Charing-cross ; 4, Cheapside ; 54, Upper Baker-street ; and may be ordered through all respectable booksellers, gro cers, and chemists. Important caution against the fearful • dangers of spurious imitation. ENLISTMENT OF FOREIGNERS. A Bill intituled an Act to pefrnit Foreigners to be en listed and to serve as Officers and Soldiers in her Majesty's Forces. Whereas it is expedient that her Majesty, during the continuance of the war should be enabled to enlist and employ ioreigners in h er army ; be it therefore enacted, by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons, in this present Par liament as sembled, arid by the authority of the same, as follows :- 1. It shall be lawful for her Majesty to cause to be enlisted as soldiers into her service persons not being na tural subjects, or entitled to the privileges of natural born ub of her Majesty, who may voluntarily enter them selves, and to grant commissions or letters of service to any such persons to serve as officers, the persons so enlisted and commissioned to be formed into separate regiments, battalions, and corps, and to be employed with in or out of the United Kingdom as such h Majestymay deem expedie n t f or h er serv i ce ; an d enlistment, commission, and the service thereunto, shall be as lawful as if such persons were natural born subjects of her Majesty. 2. Provided always, that there shall not be within the United Kingdom more in the whole than fifteen thou sand men serving under this act at any ono time. [Th e number was reduced on Saturday to ten thousand.] 3. Every person enlisted as a soldier under the authority of this act shall be attestedin such manner as her Majesty shall direct, and not otherwise ; and all officers, non commissioned officers, drummers, and private soldiers, enlisting or commissioned under this act, shall take such oath for their fidelity during their co n ti nu ance in her Majesty's 'service a s her Majesty shall direct, and no other. 4. Subject to the provisions herein contained, all officers, non-commissioned officers, drummers, or pri- Tate soldiers, serving under the provisions of this act, shall be subject to all the provisions contained in any act for the time being_ in force " for P un i s hi ng Muti n y and Desertion, and for the Better Payment of the Army and their Quarters, and the articles of war made in pursuance thereof, in the same manner to all intents and purposes as any of her Majesty's regular forces are subject to the same. 5. It shall be lawful for her Majesty, if she see fit, to makeany supplemental articles of war to be applicable spe cially to persons who maybe enlisted or commissioned under this act, and thereby to vary or control any articles of war for the time being in force ; and the restrictions and pro visions contained in any act for the time being in force " for Punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and the better Payment of the Army and their Quarters," in relation to articles of war made thereunder, shall be applicable to such supplemental articles of war as aforesaid. 6. No officer, serving under this act, when reduced, shall be entitled to receive half pay, provided neverthe less, that when any such officer shall be rendered incap able of military service by wounds or infirmities contract. ed while discharging his military duty during the period of his continuing to serve as such officer under the provi sions of this act, then and in such case it shall be lawful for her Maj es ty to make such provision for such officer as she shall think proper and necessary, so that such pro vision shall in no case exceed the half-pay of the rank in the British serviee, similar to that which such officer shall have held at the time of his becoming so in cap able es aforesaid. 7. This act shall continue in force during the present war, and until one year after the ratification of a de finitive treaty of peace. [ADVERTISEMENT].—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills, essentially beneficial fur healing wounds.—Mr. Paul Spencer, of West nrunewick, informs Professor Hello way, in a letter dated May 26, 1354, that a friend of his residing in ivew•street, in that town, and well known there, was afflicted for a length of time with 10 running ulcers, and although he bad the best medical advice for miles round, yet he was not benefited by the same ; therefore, as a last resource, he was induced to try Holloway's ointment and pills, and, after persevering with them for three months, the wounds all healed, and he was completely cured, to the wonder of every one who knew him: Sold by all vendors of medicine and at Professor Holloway's establishments, 244, Strand, Lon don, and 80, Maiden-lane, New York. Li ARES ,:aiRANCE, AND OTHER COM • PANIES' STOCK. ,; ~, - PURI From the Official Lzst. .ISIIED EVERY TUEIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, RIDAY, DEC. 8, 1854. 01S-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount I Name of Company. per I of Paid. Price. Annum. Shiite. — s. d. £ a. d. British .• ••••..•• •• • • I , Ditto Provincial.• •• V. Bs. '2O 0 0 20 0 0 21 Brighton ••••..•• • • • • 51. 1 20 0 0 20 0 0 City of London .. •• .. 41 If's. .100 0 0 1.50 0 0 100 Continental (3d Cap.)... 41. 10s. ,t 0 0 0 43 10 0 Equitable .......... 11. ss. 50 0 0 all ' 26 Great Central .. ... • • 71 per cent 10 0 0 all liy 2 Imperial ............ 10, & bonus. 50 0 0 all Il i /. Itklependent .......•• 51. 1 40 0 0 •• I London.. ...... ...... 50 0 0 „ i Do., Pail. Preference 61. par cent. 25 0 0 ~ , 25 P co , ix ............, 41. per cent. 60 0 0 50 0 0 1 24M Rateliff ..... ....... 51. 100 00f,J0 0 i 70 United General .. •• •. 1/. ss. 150 0 0 all 20 Westminster t.hartered 5' per cent. 50 0 0 111 I 37% Ditto, New ........ 51. per cent. 51 0 0 10 -1 0 04 • WATER-WORKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. i per of Paid. Price, Annum. Share. - -- — X s. d. X s. d. East London Grand Junction .... • • 4 - . per cot. 50 0 0 all 70 Kent........._ _ _ s. d. Stock. 50 0 0 ,100 0 0 'lOO 0 0 \lOO — 0 0 ....... 4t. per cult. Lambeth ........ New River Company .. 21. 103. - - Southwark &Vauxhall 54 per cnt. West Middlesex •• •• 51.105. pr ct. 55 89% DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ a. d. X a. d. Commercial .. ~ •• .... 41. pr cent. Stock. Stock. East and West India.. st. pr cent. Stock. I 121 IA East Country.. 2os. per sh. London .... Ditto Bonds 4l. per cent. \ St. Katharine onthamptou Victoria .......... BRIDGES. L _i Name of Company. per Amount er end f Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ..... £ s. d. X s. d. Hunfrerford .. • • • . • • 12 Southwark ...... •• .. 100 0 0 9 Ditto New of 7% p.c. 70s. per cent 50 0 0 Waterloo ..... ........ 100 0 0 414 Ditto Old Ann. of 8/. 11. 14s. 60 0 0 -- 32 Ditto Nw ditto of 7/. 11. 10s. Od. 40 0 0 28 Vauxhall ....... ..... 1/. ss. 70 10 3 22 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. fa. tustralasia.. 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 all 81 British North American 61. per cent. , 50 0 0 ~ 63% Commercial of London. i 61. per cent. jlOO 0 0 20 0 0 311 4 Colonial ........ .. lonian Lond. Char Bk. of A.us. 120 0 0 all 0 2414 London and County •• , 61. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 Londn and Westininstr 161. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 397 London Joint• Stock .. • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 28 provincial of Ireland• • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 Ditto, N ew. • • ...... 8/ . per cent. 10 0 0 all National of Ireland.... 41. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 Nat. Provincial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 Ditto, New ........ W.. pe - cent. 20 0 0 13 0 0 Oriental Bank Corpora. 121. p ct.&bs. 25 0 0 all 39 South Australia • • .... 8; p. ct. & bs. 25 0 0 Vf 43 Union of .‘ ustralia.. • . 40,. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 42 Ditto .. ....• ...... 40/. per cent. 210 0 Union of London ..... 8/. per cent. 50 '0 0 10 0 0 Union of Madrid ... • • 40 0 0 all 'RES FOR 1855. Warwick Spring Epsom Spring Northampton Croxton Park tIL. Malton Newmarket F S 8at........ Ep hsom ......... Manchester . .. Stockl:rid,, e Newcastle .. Liverpool 4 5 . . am ford .. Nottingham Gaud wocd UST. 'Lewes York "Egbam *Derby CANALS. , .3 Dividend Names of 1 :4 Dividend Names of G., Price. per Companies. !.', l per Companies. x; per ,An Price. num. 7, Annum. ci2 ---- 1 , - .£ Ishtn &Oldh 193 7s. p. et., 154 1f acclesfield. 100 21. 108. 51% Barnsley ••• • i 160 . i Neath .. •• • • 100 161 . 150 Brkiik& Abrg ' 150 4/. 60 Oxfon' .. •• • • 100 13'. 110 Birmingham 40' 41. 93% Peak Forest. 78 51 Os. 86 Coventry.. • . 100 251. 209 Regent's ••• . 30 184. 16% Derby ••• •• 1001 61. 80 Rochdale.... 85 1/. 10s. 60 Ellsmre&Chs 6923 p. ct. Sosnrse ',. Coal 140 GrandJunctn , loo4/ pr. et. 58 Do. Lk Fdst 12 ' Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10i6l. pr. ct. 11% Stftrd &Wore 14 01 281. 425 Grand Surrey, l oo 21. 10s. 48 Shrewsbury.. 125 • .--J Grand Union; 100 1/. Cs 12% Stoarbrldge— ; 4 5 12/, 285 Kennt & Avn; 39 Os. Od. 6.% Ses , e, a and 1 ' • 21. 28 Lancaster .. 100 Wye Rail. j 26 Leeds &Vv: p, 100 251. Wa rwick & 1 21. 20 Leicester .... 'lOO 51. 19 Binning. 1 100 Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 28% Warwick & 1 3 ,. 10 Loughborogh 142 70/. 575 Napton.. 5 100 Monmouthsh 100 Worcstr & I 78 31. 28 Mntgmerysh 106 B innin g . Meltn Mwbry 100 W ilts & Wks —I 103. Od. INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ---- £ s. d. L 4 s. d. Albion ...... ....•• .. 3/. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 - Alliance Brit. and For. 71. 14s. 6d.ts. 100 0 0 11 0 0 19% Ditto Marine ... .... 61. p.c.& bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Anchor ............... 6 per cent. 5 0 10 0 - Atlas s.rgus Life .........••. 41. per cent. 110 0 0 25 0 0 22 British Commercial .. 7s. 65. 50 0 0 50 0 7 Clerici.Med.& oen .Life spr et. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - County . 4/.' 100 0 0 to A A JOS Crown .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17s. od 50 0 0 5 0 0 1734 Eagle . Equity and Law...... 4 5 4 per cent. 100 0 0 3 0 0 334 European Life ... 1/. 20 0 0 a ll 19 3 4 General ............ „ 61. 5 0 0 1 ~ 5% Globe ......... 4: per cent. Stock. 1 „ 12S '; uardian ............ s'. per cent , l'o 0 0' 45 0 0 55 Imperial Fire......... 12/. per cent ,5 )0 0 0 ' 50 0 0 ; 330 Imperial Life Indemnity Marine.... 1:.3s A 3/. 100 0 0 20 0 0 65 Law Fire ............ 2s. & 2s. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 4% Law Life.• • ...... •• • • - 100 0 0 10 0 0 56 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 6% London London ' , hip.- .. 10s. & bs. 25 0 0 12 10 0 - Marine............... 18s.per share 100 0 0 18 0 0 28 Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4% /. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - Minerva • • .......... sp. ct. & bs. 20 0 0 2 0 0 5% Monarch •• • . • • .... - 5 0 0 1 0 0 - National Loan Fund.. V. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 21,, Palladium Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 210 0 - Pelican ....•• •• • • .... - - - - Phoenix • • • • • • • .• • • • .• - - - - Professional Life .• •• .. 5/. per cent. 5 0 010 0 14 Provident Life........ 1/. ss. & bs.' 100 0 0 10 0 0 391 4 Rock Life.... ••.•• • •• ss. 5 3 0 010 0 7% Royal Exchange ...... 61. p ct. & be. Stock. all - Sun Fire ........ ...... 6/ 10s. - f f - D.tto Life . . 1/ lOs - - United Kingdom .... AL p. ct &bs., 20 0 0 4 0 0 4% Universal Life .• • ..... 2'. ss. per sh.lloo 0 0 10 0 0 - Victoria Life ••.. - -5/. per cent. I - 412 6 ,5% MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. Assam Tea • • ........ 5?. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 Atm.?. Mart•• ••- • • 2% per cent. 50 0 0 - - ustralian A4rlculturl 1/. Is. 100 0 0 17 10 0 37 Australian Trust •• .. 61. per cent. - 25 0 0 - Australian Royal Mail 51. 10 0 0 all - l nglo-Meiican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 all - British American Land 15s. - j4O 0 0 - Canada ............. 61. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 99 Do. 5 per cent Bonds 5/. per cent. - - - Ditto, 6 per cent. .. 61. per cent. - - 110 +lity Navigation Bonds - - I - - Electric Telegraph (A) 7 per cent. 25 0 0 21 0 0 - Ditto .. .... „.. (B) - 25 0 0 15 0 0 - Equitable Revers.onry 51 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Ditto New .... . - 50 0 0 17 10 0 - Gen. R ewers, & Invest. sp.c. & bs, 100 0 0 1100 0 0 - Gen .S 1 teamNav 'i., -non 10 p et. 15 0 0' 14 0 0 27 Hudson's Bay ........ - Stock. - - Hungerford .. .... •• -2/. ss. 100 0 0 'lOO 0 0 - London institution .•• - - - - London It.sversionary •14 per cent. 15 0 0 lel - Russell institution.... - - 12 10 0 - Prlco'sPatentcand.Co 10/. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0 26 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4341. pr cent. 100 0 0 1100 0 0 - Royal Mail -team -•• 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 - South A ustralian.•• •• 6/. per cent. 25 00 1 all 35 Trust and Loan Comp. 1 Upper Canada .... - - - - LIST OF SCOTTISR COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. s. d. s. d. Bank of Scotland ..•• 71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 178110 British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 2051 0 Caledonian Bank .. •• 8/. Der cent. 10 0 0 910 0 3'. 164 City or lasguiv Dank i 51. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10/ lbs Clydesdale Bank .. •• p cent . 20 0 0 10 0 0 2 Is mmercial Lank •• 71. per cent 5 0 0 0 100 0 0 202/ Eastern 8ank........ 61. per cent 25 1 0 10 0 0 10114 s Edinb & Glasgow .. 3y 1. p cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 1/. 129 Exchange Bnk of Scot.. National Bank ...• 5 % per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 16/10s North of - cotland Bank 5i per cent 20 0 0 210 0 41. lOs Royal Bank of s con. .. 5/. per cent leo 0 0 100 0 0 1291 • Union Bank of Scot. .. 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 121 Os Western Bank •....... 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 '6 15s Alliance Fire and Life.. 8 /. pr cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 19/ 12s British Guarantee .... 41. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 0 11. Os Caledonian Fire loser. 101. pet cent. 'OO 0 0 10 0 0 251 Os City of lasgow Life.. 6i. per cont. 25 0 0 2 0 0 4/. 115 Colonial Life ......... 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 1 0 0 2s Edinburgh Life Insur. 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 1 25110 s Eng. & Scot, Law Life 5/.ptr cunt. 50 9 0 3 5 0 141. Is Life S ssoc. of Acatland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 5 Os National Fire and Life 61. per cen t . 10 0 0 1 0 0 'l/. 13s North British loser... 71. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 ,34/ es ficottish Union Insrnc. 7 1 A1. pr cant. 20 0 0 1 0 0 I/. lls Standard Life •. 5/. per cent "0 0 0 7 0 0 17/ cs United Dep. Assurance 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 I 0 0 20 22 27 .• 29 ......19 . ..... 23 ..15 ..22 ..30 ..22 ..26 ...11 ...17 19 ..31 ..16 ..22 ..28 ..28 RACING FIX' MA . Coventry Saliibury Doncaster 13 Thirsk l5 Newmarket C 9 Cat terick Bridge 11 York Spring 17 Chester Spring 1 Newmarket S S *Shrewsbury 10 JU Ascot 5 Hampton l3 B.bury 2O Newmarket ............ JU 3 Carlisle ..................... 3 Worcester ............... . 5 *Lancaster ............. .. 5 North Staffordshire AUG 7 13 , iallton Bright on C lub 10 *Wolverhampton 13 * Reading l4 COUNTLY MARKETS. lIADDINGTOW CORN MARKET-DEC. WHEAT. BARLEY OATH. 1 UAW. First Bss Od 37s 6d. 32s 6,1 56s Od Second 763 3d i 35s 7d / 30s 4d 1 49s 01 Third 6ls Od 131 s Od I 25s Od 1 46s 01 Total quantity of wheat in market, 635 qrs., 608 sold. PP PP barley 1P 761 qrs., 661 sold PP PP oats ~ 515 qrs., 515 sold PP PP beans 11 95 qrs., 66 sold AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat, 3/. 16 3 8-12ths Barley, ll. 15 7 11-12ths Oats, ... 1/. 10 4 9.l2ths I Reans, , D. 9 0 6-12 the DALKEITH GB:AIN lALKKET—Dso. 14. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. 393 Wheat 90s 01 1359 Oats 32s 4d oos Od .... ..... 24s 0J 1174 Barley 3Bs 01 oos Od 33 Peas & beans 55s 01 es Od ABERDEEN-DEC. 15. The prices of grain to-day are—Oats, OOs Od to 00, 01, 40 lbs per bushel; new oats, 24s Gd to 25s Od, 401bs pet bushel ; bere, 31s 0(1 to 31s Gd, 531bs per bushel ; barley, 30s Gd to 31s 0(1, 531bs per bushel ; wheat, red, 60s Od to 61s 0(1, 621bs per bushel ; wheat, white, 68s Od to 72s OJ, 6211;03 per bushel; oatmeal, 198 Od to 20s Od per boll; flew, riGs Od to 58s Od per sack. Provisions—Beef, per lb, 6d to 8d ; mutton, ditto, Gd to 8d ; veal, ditto, 7d to 9,1; pork. per ib, 0 5d to Os 61 ; salmon, per lb, is Od to Os Od ; rabbits, each, Od to Od ; tallow, per stone, 58 9d to Os Od ; potatoes, per peck, 8d to Os 9d ' • butter, per lb, lid to 12d ; eggs, per doz, Os 101 to Os 11:1 • hens, per pair, 3s Od to 3s 6:1; chickens, ditto, 2s 04 to 2s 6d ; ducks, ditto, 2s 0,1 to 2s 61 ; ducklings, ditto, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; turkeys, 38 G I to 4s Oct ; geese, ditto, 2s Gd to 3s Od ; butter for exportation (present cure), per cwt, BE3 to O'Js Od; ditto (sumn er cured), OOs to 00s Od ' • eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, Gd to 7d ; 41u loaf, 7(1; 21b loaf, 3id ; pork, tine small, Os Od to Os 0(1 ; pork, large, Os Od to Os Od ; lamb, per qr., Os to Oa Od ; cheese, per imperial stone, 5s 6(1 to 7s. DUBLIN, DEC. 16. There was a fair supply of all kinds of grain, and the market was generally brisker than of late. Wheat was Ed to is, and oats and barley 3d to 6d dearer. Indian corn continues dull, but there was rather more demand for foreign wheat at late prices. White wheat, 403 6d to 42s 6d; red ditto, 37s 01 to 41i; barley, 16s Od to 19s 9d ; oats, 15s Od to 17s Od ; rapeseeo, 27s Od to 28s 6d per brl ; oatmeal, 16s Od to 1 7s Od ; bakers' flour, 23s Od to 273 6d per cwt ; Indian corn, 40s Od to'47) Cd per 4801bs. BORNE NAILS. SEA (NlifiCS that the by the night—and M by COI7NTRIE9. tmcrica(byßrit.pack)N (merica (by United Sts. packet) ..........1` kmerica (by U. States, packet)•Australia (via South. amton) Ditto (via Marseilles) N Ditto (via Cape of Uoe &very Friday .. Yov. 14•••••••• 'Nov. 22,..• •• •• . .J . an. 4 Jan 9 ..... ••••.. 'Dec. 4 .. tad of the month t, 9, 24,&300t u ith & 20th of mo].. 17th of the mouti 9th of the mouth.. kh of the month.. Hope) .•.•••••••••N airica ( West Coast) N Alexandria )• Alexandria.... Bahamas Belgium N Buenos Ayres .. N ,:ape of Good Hope ..N Cape of Good Hope Cape de Verds Ceylon (see India) Ceylon .. ....I Channel Isles chi1i........... 111 China (see India) Constantinople ......N Constantinople ........ ‘iont. of Europe M & N Egypt (see InUia) France . . Gibraltar .. Ireece (see India) 9th of the monti \ion „Wed.,StFtl.. 'd & 17th of montl ;,13,18,23,&28 of tth & 20th of mon Cwice daily .... . Cwice dai1y...... 7,17,20,27 dm Liverpool ... Liverpool ... 'Southampton! Southampton Dover •• •• •• Plymouth Dover .. i•luthauiptoi i.)ntham oiJ Dover •• •• •• Outhampan. iouthanif+t. r. Vart:•us ports, Bouthamptor. iouthampt on !Southampton Greytown ilitinburgh linvannah .......... hid & 17th of mo Cdcsday & Fritts:. /nd of the monti IDaily.... • • .. .7th of the month. ith "oth of tn , m. )11&25th of moot! 17, & 21 of mote, Cwice daily .... m T, 9, 17, &27 of . ith of the month 13d of month •• Dover •• •• •.1 Southampton Dover ...... 'Dover . •• •• iouthamptoi Aouthempton London ..... Soutliamptol, Dover ....... iout newton Plyin• tab .. (Dover •• •• •• Dover Eloiyhead , Southampton Southampton ( Liverpool • •• Honduras .. India (viaSoutliampt.) A- India (via 3larse i Iles) lonian Isles (see India, Ireland Lisbon•—•••••••••••b , Madeira ............ N Madeira ............ Malta (see India) Malta Mauritius (see India) Mauritius —ll/4 IS, &28 of mon Dover •••••.i Me.lloo .•M Naples .• •••• •• •• •• •.1 , , New Granada New Zealand•• •• •• . Papal Brutes Peninsula • • •• •e •• Peru •• •••• •• •••• Port Natal Sicily •• •• •• •• •• •• ••1N 'Deo. 2 4th of the montl inti of the month.. ithlsth2sthofmor.. & 17th of month 3y private skip .. thlsth2sthoflnon. thl7th27thoftnon. ~1 & 27th of mon. ity private ship... , thlsth2sthofmon, .thlsth2sthormon.l Id 86 17th of month MajanY • • •• • • •• •• •• 2i Venezuela .. ....N Van Diemen's Land Om. Australia) ... West Indies ....N Southampton Dover •• •• •• Southampton Various port Dover ...... Southamptol gouthamptor, Various ports Dover •• •• •• Dover ...... Southampton IDec. i 6 J 17th o t month ItracertA n lUncertair ~oE~.:ia Southamptet.' .1 Deo. 16 When any of the:e dates fall on a Sunday, the malls will r, , e.de" „ spatched on the following day, with the exception of the 'm ils via ioathampton), and the Malta, both of which will be despatched th. preceding day. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. Course of Mad. NA: st f t li e D o fAT, Weather. Dec. l 6: W. by N Moderate. N. Fine W•.: Unsottled. N. N.E Fine. W. Fine. N. W Cloudy. N.W. N.N.W Fire. S. E • ' Fine. W Fine. N.W Fine. W. Fine. N.W. N.W Fine. N.W. W Fine. S.W C'oudy. N.W. N.W... Unsettled. S.W Windy. W. Cloudy. W Cloady. S.W . Rain. S.W Fine. N.W Cloady. N.W Fire. S. N.W Windy. N.W. N. W Cloudy. N.W Cloudy. N.W. N. Cloudy—Unsettled. S. W Fine. S.E. W Cloudy. N.N.W Fine. W. Fine. N. N W.N.W. W Fine. Stations. Greenwich ...... Lothbury Dublin Holyhead Bangor Liverpool Manchester Bradford. Sheffield Wakefield Carlisle Lancaster Whitehaven Maryport Stoke-on-Trent Leeds Southampton Cowes Portsmouth Poole Dorchester Normanton.. Masborough Chesterfield ... Nottingham Stamford Leicester Derby Newcastle Brighton Ipswich .. Yarmouth .. Leamington Boston Great Grimsby Lowestoft York Darlington Scarborough Whitby Sunderlaud Bridlington Hull - A calm ..... Fine. +Rifling Glasgow W. Cloudy. Berwick W. Frosty. Edinburgh N. Fine. Dundee Perth Aberdeen N.W Fine. Kirkcaldy W. Frosty. Forfar W. Greenhill S.W Fine. Bristol N.W. Plymouth Torquay W . . Taunton S.W. Very windy. Bath Windy—Very N. Fi ne . Cardiff 1 N.W. - C o ld. Swansea N. Fine. Has erfordwest Hagno W. 4 it ILLNESS OF LORD ROBERTSON.—We regret to o.— a e that shortly alter his arrival inCourt yesterday mornivo Lord Robertson was suddenly seized with what was ul derstopd to be an apoplectic fit, a n d a t once c onveYe home. In order that the business of the First Divisi°' „ might not be interrupted, Lord Curriehill, the seoi °l Lord Ordinary, was called in to supply his learne a. brother's place. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 7th inst., at Middleton Rector y, the w if e of Car tain Robert Hallowell Carew. On the 16th inst., at Streatham-common, the wife of Alderman and Sheriff Muggetidge. OP A DAUGHTER. On tho 15th inst., in Lower Berkeley-street, the Doi Aunord Williams Wynn. —. MARRIED. On the 14th inst., at St. George's, Hanoyer-squi' l l Hamilton B ec k e t t, Esq., to the Hon. S op hi a Clarenc e Copley, second daughter of Lord Lyndhurst. On the 14th inst., at All Souls' Church, Marylebone, th Rev. J ames E . T . Rogers, of Magdalene Hall, O x f o rd, 0 1 Ann S. Charlotte, daughter: of H. R. Reynolds, ESC'' , Upper Harley-street. DIED. On the 4th ult., at Balaklava, in the hurricane, Josep h Richardson, Chief Officer of H.M S.S. Prince, second O O P of John Richardson, Esq., of Swansea. On the 11th ult., wrecked in the storm off Babila ei n Ford Ainslie, Esq , sixth officer of H.M.S.& Princ e ' Ih fah sou of Montague Ainsie, Esq., of Grizedal e Ilawkesbead, Lancashire, aged 18. ork• On the 11th inst., John Iman, Esq., of Acomb , - shire, aged 79. On the 3d inst., at West Cowes, Commander John P3l' aged 79. On the 7th inst., at the Vicarage, Effingham, Nort b il: Berland, Rev. Charles Perigal, M.A., vicar of that P ar's aged 79. On the 14th inst., Augustus Chas. Stapleton So nie Vet Esq., youngest son of the late •Lieut.-General Lord Ron E. H. Somerset, aged 33. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, NO. 1 1 Strand,in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the email/ Middlesex, Mon,lay, December 18, 1854. man 3 are sent from the General Post-office the morning—slespatch.) `Clay when male t.) .in General Poel, (Mice, London.' From wi at Port When due in and. Dispatche.. (Each UM ran. 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