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

pIE_SITN, LONDON, MON'IDAY EVENING DECEMBER is IAB4. MONEY MA R- KE T AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. TY, iNV 0 o'CLOON The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were estimated at 5,000 bales, all to the trade. The Market was heavy, without change in prices. The sales comprised 4,000 American, 300 Pernam and Maranham, at 5-4 d. to 61d., 150 Egyptian, at sid to 70., and 500 Surat, at 3d. to 4W. per lb. Railway shares were firm. In Mark Lane this morning wheat is up is. to 2s. The accounts from New York show no improve ment as regards trade upon those previously to hand. In the week ending Dae. 2 the value of the imports exceeded the exports by almost 300,000 dollars, and this was attributable to the falling off in the specie shipments, which in the same time were 390,703 dollars. In foreign products the business was limited for most articles. Forth nately, however, tho ., imports were light, and on this account more confidence was felt on the part of holders. The intelligence from San Francisco is again more favourable as regards commercial affairs, but the hope was expressed that the imports would not be'incrensed in consequence of the improvement in the priees of some articles, as stocks generally were sufficiently „large. The reports upon the agricul tural operations of the year are highly satisfactory, and exhibit in a new light the vast resources of the country. Accounts from Berne state that a letter had been received by the Master Armourer of Zurich, from M. de Colette, the Secretary of the Government at St. Petersburg, inviting workmen and armourers from Switzerland to join the Russian regiments. All expenses to their destination would be paid, with a salary of about 401. per annum, and they would be placed at the head of the workmen in the regiment. The formation of a railway in Scinde appears now to be secured, the energetic and able projector of the Upper India lino flaying developed, after ma ture arrangements and careful investigation, his plan for a line, commencing at the port of Kurra elle., and proceeding up the valley of the Indus to Hyderabad. The importance of the undertaking practical men will immediately comprehend,, and, politically as well as industrially, the results can scarcely be over estimated. At a public meet ing, held at Kurrachee on the 28th August, the whole question was brought under review. The commissioner of the province, Mr. H. B. E. Frere, presided, and most of the influential, official, and other residents attended. On this occasion it was demonstrated upon the most conclusive data that the country is particu larly favourable for a railway, a survey having been Made a year or two since. As to the port, its na; tural advantages are very great, and the difficulties which existed are stated to be capable of removal, if the trade of the port should justify the expense, and it had been proved that vessels could enter and leave during the monsoon months. The meeting pasSed a resolution expressive of their sense of " the incalculable commercial and political advantages which such a work would confer on the pro vince," and expressing a hope that the Go vernment of India may be solicited to as sist the undertaking by the grant of the " same privileges as may be conceded to under takings of a similar character in other parts of India." The increase in the trade of the Punjaub has been immense, and besides the transport of all the Government stores and troops, Major Pteedy informed the meeting that as the proposed railway was to be constructed entirely in his collectorate, he considered it his duty to bear testimony to the great commercial advantages likely to be gained by it, in the transport of large quantities of• grain of all descriptions, which are produced in such luxuriance in Upper and Middle Scinde. The quantity of grain which might be exported from Kurrachee was immense. When Sir C. Napier was here—in the year of the Irish famine—he offered to have ready 11;000 tons of grain at Kurrachee for transmission ; and such a quantity might and could have been spared without interfering with the consumption of the country. The cost of carriage now was so great as actually to piohibit nrain as an export. The price of wheat and grain was at Shilmrpore .and_liplo:a.baGl-just- one half ita price in Kurrachce, the navigation of the Indus ren dering attempts to bring . grain down as an ex port very hazardous. Major Preedy instanced a case whew out of seven boats laden with grain which started from Kotree, but one arrived in Kur rachee, the other six being Jost ; if one or two boats only out of a batch of six or so were Ipst, it was gene rally considered a good;venture. lie looked, there fore, upon the grain transports alone to give a large return—a return farexceeding what Lieut. Chapman had allowedtowards theprofits of a railroad in Scinde. Personally unacquainted with railways as he was, he could not speak to the nature of the country as being well adapted or otherwise, but if flat, hard, and level plains were required, ho was certain there would be no better country for a railroad than that over which the proposed line was intended to pass. Mr. Hardy Wells, the canal engineer in Scinde, enters elaborately into statistics in a letter to Mr. Frere, and it would be easy to multiply proofs of the deep interest with which the undertaking was regarded. The line is to be 110 miles long, and the capital 750,000/. 2 of which 150,000/. is reserved for India, and it is expected the Honourable East India Company will guarantee 5 per cent. as a minimum interest for 99 years. The railway meetings announced are the fol lowing : Company. Date. Place. Caterham Dec. 20, King William-st. Great Central of Franco Dec. 22, Paris. Great Luxembourg Ditto Dec. 19, London Tavern. Dec. 22, Brussels. Lake Constance end Basle Dec. 27, St. Gall. Northern of France West Flanders Deo. 28, GE, Moorgate street. Ditto The English Securities have been depressed chiefly on account of the uncertainty respecting the Foreign Enlistment Act, and - the course which Ministers will take if defeated. Consols have been at 91a to 914. The accounts from the Crimea are not in many respects so satisfactory either as could be desired, although the arrangements to protect our troops will, it is hoped, soon plaoe them in a snore comfortable position. The prices noware 911 for Consols. The New 3 per Cents. have been done at 91i to 91/, and the Reduced at. 911 to I. Ex chequer Bills have been firm at 4s. to 75., and India Bonds at 9s. premium. In the Foreign Stock market Turkish Scrip has again become flat, being Of f to 7 discount. Spanish New Deferred Bonds have realised 19, Venezuela 3i per Cent. Stock has been done at 21k, and the Deferred at 9. Grenada Active Bonds are lb, and the Deferred 51. Equador realise 31. Dutch 2i per Cents. are 614, and the 4 per Cents. 91f. The followini , are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 to 51 ;Mexi can, 211- -to 21a ; Peruvian, 69 to 71; ditto 3 per Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 41 to 43 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 97 to 99 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18/ to 19/ ; ditto 3 per Cents., 39 to 39 f ditto Certificates, 51 to 51 2 ; ditto Passive, 4g- to 4g. The Railway Share Market has experienced a general reaction. Caledonian and South-Western have receded 10s. to 11., Lancashire and Yorkshire 108., and North-Western and. Midland, 10s. to 15s. The Great Northern and South-Eastern are steady. In the foreign market, East Indian Extension have been in favour, and Great Luxembourg rather flatter. The Foreign Mining Shares have been nominal, the Banks are lower, and the Steam and Land Shares are cheaper, but with no actual transactions. Bimasn FUNDS THIS DAY IT ONE O'CLOJts. (!Prom the 0641 Bu-Ines! dono 3 per C ent. Reduced AnnuitieS.... New 3 !Der Cent. Annuities Low! A ruluities, Expire 50 Jan.. 1860 Dittc. 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 4 1-16 3-17 India I . 9ads, /ice() . • Ditto, under £lOOO 9 Consols : Account, 10th Jauuary Exel..ec i ner Bills, 21 , 1. a 101........................ . _ 7 4 p • IV) ................................. 7 4 finia1:........ ... PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ON E ti'CLOC 3} Equaclor Bonds ................... . ....... Grenada Ponds, V per Cent .•.•• •l5 Grenada Bonds, Deferred Spanish tow's, 3 per Cent Ditto Now Deferred, 3 per Cent l9 Turkish.: ter:p 6 per cent... Ditto for. the Acc0unt................. Venezuela Bonds, 3,4 per Cent. ..••••••• ••• ••• 21 Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cent .................. •ivithaids On _me above pavnble in LOD,ion. Dutch _Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Guil at Deo? 4 - Der Cent. Certificates...—. HALF-PAST T. Consols 9li II LATEST NT - 2, S THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. PARIS, MONDAY MORNING. The Moniteur publishes a despatch from Ad miral Hamelin, dated Sebastopol, December 9, announcing that General Montebello bad arrived on the Bth, and that General Liprandi's corps had abandoned the heights near Balaklava, and retired to join the Russian army on the north of the Tehernaya. The Candia, Ripon, Thames, and Nfagara, with 5,000 French troops on board, arrived at Con stantinople on the Bth, on their way to the Ciimea. We have received, by way of Semlin and Vienna, the following despatch from Constan• innple, dated the 7th inst. : " From the 28th of November to the 3d o December 'no guns were placed in the newly constructed batteries, the weather being so bad and the mire so deep. "The Turks had arrived at Rilaklava, and it was found very difficult to provide food for them. " The Russian army had quitted the valley for the heights commanding the Tchernaya. " Deserters say that the Russians suffer much. " Every evening the garrison opens a fire of artillery on the French position, and makes sorties, which are always repulsed with loss. " During the day the enemy's fire is slack. " The soldiers are, congtruct:iug huts.. "In the morning of the 2d the Russians at tacked an advanced guard of the 50th Regiment, which retired. The Rifles advanced to its assist- ance, drove back the Russians, and forced them to quit their positions. " The Turks are srffering from sickness. " The cholera has reappeared among them. " Omer Pacha had orders to send 30,000 men with all speed to the Crimea. "On the 30th of November an insurrection broke out at Latakia, in Syria, among the moun- taineers. " The Governor marched against them with 2,000 men, and, being killed by a shot, the sol diers retreated." Advices from Munich of the 15th announce that King Louis has been seized with an apoplectic fit at Darmstadt. Later advices state that the condition of his Majesty was improving. VIENNA, DEC. 17. Letters from the seat of war state that the Rus- sians have abandoned their first line of defence before Sebastopol, and have retired behind the Chernaya—with what object is not known. Advices of tho 16th announce the official pub: fication of the treaty with the Western Powers. BERLIN, SUNDAY, DEC. 17. The Austrian,- English, and French envoys separately presented yesterday to Baron Man teuffel the ratified treaty of the 2d December, with separate notes, inviting the adhesion, of Prussia thereto. THE BILGE OF SEBASTOPOT• ENGLISH CAMP, HEIGHTS OF S 13ASToPOL, Dec. 3. We have had rain, perpetual heavy rain, ever since the date of my last letter. Nothing enlivens our dulness but an occasional sortie of the enemy, and in the inter vals we have to endure, as we best can, the severities of the weather. Occasionally we get a few hours dry wea ther, about once a week ; but for the remaining six days and three-quarters the air is close and `` muggy," the wind in gales, and the rain in torrents. Last post I tried to tell your readers something of the state of the camp ground, and the only change worthy of remark since then is, that the water, instead of form ing mud, collects in ponds and marshes, and invests the unfortunate occupants of each. Even if we were young ducks, such an amount of "slop" would be incon- venient. But, seriously speaking, the miseries and discomforts' of camp life are now beyond all powers of description. There is no one comfort or necessary which in England would be thought essential to a man's safety Welch we have not to do without. Tolerable shelter from the weather, or sufficient health to bear its depressing in fluences with impunity, are luxuries which few in camp possess. We thought we were always sure of rations, but even the supply of these is becoming precarious. In the gale which destroyed so many of our vessels immense sapplies of stores of all kinds for the army were lost. The deficiency of biscuit has now been made up by shiploads of Turkish biscuit from Constantinople ; bet it has only just arrived, and the roads are in such a condition that it is almost impossible to get any up to camp • cons e quen tly several of the divisions have been on half-rations of bread one day and ou half rations of biscuit the next, and so, alter nately, for the last five days. The whole camp have been on half-rations of rum, though there never was a time when it was more required, Of course, when it has been so difficult to get up food for the men, the horses have been but badly fed, and are dying off fast, and our chances of getting up supplies diminish in exact propor tion with the number of the horses. Very few are in a condition to work, and those must, of necessity, te kept for the use of the artillery. If the weather keeps on as it is at present, and we get no supplies of mules and horses, the whole camp will be on half rations, and bri gades must be employed to carry up these. When troops in winter quarters have double work and half food, it requires no prophet to say what will become of them ; and the position of the Allies will be really hazardous in the extreme, unless we receive immediate reinforcements. We want large and quick supplies of everything which an army can want, and cannot do without. Men, horses, ammunition, warm clothing, carts, &c. Don't for a moment let your readers imagine that I ant purposely drawing a disheartening picture. I have always striven to avoid such a Miarge ; but now the truth must be told. It is better that the public should learn the true state of the case through the press than suddenly discover it by some terrible reverse to our arms out here. With the allied generals to com mand, and a proper amount of troops, we could ; sweep the Crimea in three months . but while the na tions and governments at home are besotted and drunk with the vain notion that we have only to bow ourselves in order to overcome immense forts and armies we shall do nothing—not even hold our own. Depend upon it the English never made a greater mistake than in un dervaliiing the enmity of the Reesians. That the Rus sian soldiers will ever compete with ours, either in courage or discipline, is ridiculous to suppose ; but still they do possess both courage and discipline in a high degree. Their numbers are formidable, and made eve n more so by being treated light l y. No one doubts but that we shall ca p ture Sebasto p ol and conquer the Crimea, but at th 3 same time no one that knows anything about it imagines we shall do either without a tremen dous struggle, the very episodes of which will be " Alma" and " Inkerman. ' The English must make up their minds for a determined encounter if they wish it to be a glorious one. I am extremely sorry that, in addition to our other hardships, the cholera is again show:ng itself with con siderable virulence. At present it is most entirely con fined to the naval brigade and the newl y -arrived drafts and re g i ments, such as the men for the Guards and light divisions, the 40th, 97t 1 i, that eephtfßho therefore, lea s : eib o a scour r e ee g e e m Under th ese c i rcumstances i t i s hoped and supposed and 9th Regiments. regardedve . n ru ii t l i t o n n h a o c e sd t r e a e ict x s c o t iui e r in i n T r i af t: o l time,atismd.lft to B o y!) I thosertrd ‘aiv)oao n t i s r gn o : o tao ae s , considerable extent. The retu r n r of the disease has sur prised our medical offi a cers great deal' u up to the 25th November no t a case hzui,,ong the occurred an English or French for three weeks, though amcwg the Turks it was awf u lly prevalent 26th 'lcy lost five or six men f rom the natal . On the brigad e , a nd onthe l 27th it appeared among the i at night of the 29th we l os t 49 risen, n, regitnent3 ' On and eight of these cases occurred among th e mounted staff. troops, w hick had not been ashore more than 24 hours, Since the 29th we have had an a verage loss of 3ror 35 men ver ra. diem. By the majority of th e medical office rs it on as merely temporary ou tb rea k of the is looks, d disease, caused among the newly-revived t roo p s b y the total and sudden change in their mode of lif e , an d i n this light it ought certainly to be received. Any w a y, another month will witness the commencement of cold weather, whenit we may fairly look forward to being free from the dreadful pest. In the meantime a few sanitary precau tione, such as the most ordinary prudence woule sug gest to any one, would not ba out of place. While the whole surface of our camp round, even among the tents, is strewed with the carcases of some 400 or 500 horses in every stage of decomposition, we can hardly. expect our trcoes to be free from disease. I have always advocated the neces s ity for - appointing tome sanitary officers to the camp, in order that these and other disgusting nuisances might be abated. The duties of such surveil lance could be easily discharged, and would speedily find the importance of the post in the diminution of sickness among our troops. Heaven knows they have to endure enough without being wantonly exposed to unnecessary and certain dangers. Sooner or later the subject will press itself on the attention of the authorities out here. On the night of the 29th, when it was dark and stormy—blowing a gale with heavy rain—the dullness of the time was considerably enlivened by a despe rate sortie against the French trenches. The object of this attack was to destroy, if possible, the centre battery of the most advanced parallel. The battery only mounts ten gone, but being within 120 yards of the Russian Flag-staff Battery and round fort, is in a po ition to do considerable mis chief. For the last week - or ten days, however, it has but seldom fired, and the enemy, doubtless, calculated upon boding most.of the guns either injured Or worn out. As it happened, none were so, and it bad merely cased to fire horn the extreme difficulty experienced in getting up supplies of ammunition through the thick mud —a difficulty which increased each day. The pie quota in front of the works used to remain each night within ten yards of the Russian picqu. t , thrown out to guard the Flagstaff Battery. A little before midi ight of the 29th, the French picquet, who have lately had con siderable experience in these sorties, heard an unusual amount of noise and bustle goiter; on in the Flregestaff Battery. Ode of them volunteered to advance, and creeping forward unobserved, distinguished through the gloom a body of Russians, between 2,000 and 3,000 strong, form ing in column in the rear of the battery. He instantly returned, but in doing so was seen and fired at by the enemy, who began to move forward in the direction of the French earthwork. Fortunately, however, by that time all in it were on the alert, and instead of waiting, as they should have done, and firing on the enemy from under cover, they determined upon sallying out and meeting the Russians , on the glacis. With this view, the French, who were not more than 700 strong, mounted the parapet of the battery and awaited the assault. The foremost ranks of the Russians, as they ran up, dis charged their muskets " pour encourager its autres ;" but the volley was so utterly confused and ill-directed that not a single bullet struck the French. The musketry instantly sheaved to our allies the pre cise . position of the _enenay, and taking cool aim from the parapet of the battery, they gave, in return, three mterderotts volleys, which told with fearful effect among their crowded ranks. The whole coluirin of Rus sians wavered and batted, and the French, with more bravery than prudence, rushed from the battery and charged them with the bayonet. As they closed with their antagonists the Russians, who had been' rallied by the voice and example of their officers, fired • a volley, which, had it been steady and well directed, would al most have destroyed the French. As it was, however, it did comparatively but little mischief. Before they bad time to repeat it the French were among them with the bayonet, and a short but desperate struggle ensued. Each man used his bayonet or clubbed his musket ac cording to his strength and the exigencies of his position, and after a regular " scrimmage," which lasted ab out ten minutes, the enemy gave way and rushed back to the town in all directions. The French pursued them past the arsenal houses to the very ditches of their batteries,- but which, from the smallness of their force, they dared cot then attempt to meddle with, and knowing from old experience that they would open fire the instant their own men were under cover, our gallant allies made aU haste to return to the shelter of their own trenches. Some, however, in their return (indefatigable Zouaves of course) found time to plunder the enemy's guard-houses of beds, blankets, cooking utensils, and so forth, all of which were much wanted by themselves. Hardly had they got back to their battery when all the Russian earthworks, as if in revenge for their defeat, opened a tremendous cannonade, and shot and shell were indiscri• minately hurled against English and French lines for the space of half an hour. This exhibition of valour was per fectly harmless; all the allies were under cover,. but never returned a single shot, and, without showing their cosi tion,.allowed the stoma to sub - side of itself. Tiii sit did gradually at a little after one o'clock in the morning, by which t me the enemy had wasted about 500 rounds of shot and shell, and as far as I have been able to ascer tain without killing or wounding a single man on th e side of the allie s . In the actual contest with the sortie party the French lest five officers and 91 men killed and wounded. The Russians left the bodies of one officer', and upwards of 250 men in front of the battery. The whole affair must have cost the enemy some 600 or 700 men hors de combat, and the allies were co further molested until yesterday morning, when they " tried their luck" upon the English, but with no better results. Equally distant between the right and left attacks of the English are some broken-down huts, close under the walls of Set astopol, called indiscriminately the " ovens" or the "kitchens," because at the commencement of the siege the ruins were the head-quarters of the enemy's riflemen, and were used as places in which to cook their rations. In my letter of the '23d I mentioned the gallant dash made by the Ist Rifle Battalion, wlinh resulted in the o el defeat tf the Russia,; :sharpshooters, and a nse - pent capture of the "ovens." When the position was taken n it was found to be one of considerable importance, as, under cover of the huts and broken groui.d, our men v, ere enabled to approach within eighty yards of some of the Russian batteries. Toe redoubt and re.len wall in particular were exposed to a haul sing fire from this ~4dot, and et course- it. wee_ eietei eemeestoeeeeeiegise A covered way was accordingly constructed from our left attack, and the men enabled to approach and leave it unobserved, and by this means a strong picquet was always maintained there. During the night their strong and sheltered position effectually ems/ ded ageinstsorties of the enemy frotn that quarter, and riuring the day their Mimes kept up a constant fire upon any who were indiscreet enough to show in the batteries. So deadly had this fire become, that for the last four or five due neither the redan nor redoubt have fired a shot, ' fur not a Russian could appearat ths embrasures without instantly becoming a target for a dozen Minie bellets, and accordingly yesterday morning they made an inef fectual attempt to retake the place. Tire sortie was made at six in the morning, when about 350 of the Ist Royals held the place. The hour was singularly ill chosen, for it was precisely at the time when the picquet was being relieved by 350 of the 50th Regiment, so that double oil, usual garrison occupied the "ovens." Daring the darkness about 1,500 of the Russian infantry issued fromthe Circu lar Battery, and in the confusion of relieving the picquet contrived to approach within 50 yards of the position before they were discovered. In an instant our mon were in position, and remaining under cover of the ruins and broken ground, kept up a constant fire from all points upon the enemy as they advanced. The Russians, contrary to their usual custom, never returned a shot, but strove to close with the place, and delve our picquet from their shelter. Only about 100 succeeded in the ' attempt, and instantly retreated again, appalled by the continuous fire ‘which their unsee foes maintained. After a moment's pause they returned to the charge again, but with less spirit than at first, and, after a vain attempt to rally under the fire, retreated in disorder. Then, and not till then, our picquets advanced, and pur sued them with the bayonet, Making a few prisoner:. Of course they were unable to 'pursue:them far, as the Russian batteries amid reserves were close at hand.; On our side the loss was only four men killed as 17 wounded ; the enemy in prisoners, killed and wounded, must have lost at the least 200 men. Prisoners say three officers were severely wounded. Perhaps two sorties of a strong garrison were never so vigorously repulsed, and with such comparatively slight loss to the besieging force, as these two attacks on the English and French lines. For the next week or fortnight, at least, they are likely to let us alone. Beyond these two affairs the actual progress of the siege has not advanced. The enemy have finished the two new earthworks mentioned in my last letter, and re paired the old . ones. The fire from all these batteries, when " provoketriby the victories of the Allies, seems, to Ray the least, as strong as over ; indeed, judging from an attentive survey of the place, I am sure I am within the mark w hen I bay that to the south the defences ofSebas topol are fully 100 guns stronger than when we opened our fire on the 17th of October. We may starve out the town or carry it by assault, but mere battering will never reduce it if vie kept on firing for the next twelve months. The French battery on the beights of Inkerman (on our extreme right) is quite completed, as far as the earth- . work is concerned, , but since my last letter, owing t• the heavy state of the ground, it has only been possible to mount one more gun. Five out of the ten long 32. pounders are now in position, and arrangements, which it is not for the interest of the service to detail, have been completed, by which it is expected that all the rest will be placed before the 6th inst. Great hopes aro entertained from this battery, and certainly not without reason. Situated on a most commanding eminence on the north of the valley of Inkerman, it looks down on every house' in the town, and every ship in the harbour. The rear of the Russian works it will injure—the ship ping it is almost certain to destroy. Yet, as I have seen batteries from which even more was expected than from this Inkerman battery, turn out to be, complete failures, I do not allow myself to be over-sanguine as to the results. On one point, however, I am much pleased with' this battery—namely, that it is, though far from the town, on the north side of the valley of Inkerman, and this is one more step towards the complete investiture of the whole place. Until that is done I fear it will be a long time before I shall have to inform your readers of the •" Capture of Sebastopol." Only one Russian deserter has come over to us this week, but two French and three English soldiers, I am sorry to Bey, have deserted to them. Our rene gades, I am informed, were a private from the 79th High;aeders, a private from the 33d (er Duke of Wel liegs.on's) Iteei,nerit, and a p: irate fro:n the .83:1 or Cetinauglit gangers. This makes about twenty of our soldiers and one sailor who has e behaved with similar baseness and treachery since the siege com menced. All the three men I have mentioned left upon the night of the Ist of this month, and it is to their in forma:ion that - the attac't upon our picquet in the , 4 ovens" is attriterted. If this is s:), a ft e r fi n ding an unusually strong force in the pace, and the lamentable faikra of the attack upon it, the deserters are sure to be e a ,ged by the Russians, as spies sent fur the . purpose of giving false iiiforination. The Russian deserter seemed a plain, sensible man. He stated that though provisions were not abundant in the town, they were by no means scarce as yet'. Powder Mid ammunition he said were getting very scarce, and that to supply the wants of the former the Russians had withdrawn all their mines which bad been placed under , the earthworks in case of their being carried by assau l t. The latter statement is just probable, as the Russians have certainly fired away an incalculable quantity of powder, shot., and shell since the siege began. By some, however, the story is regarded with extreme suspicion and as a rase of the aiemy, who being really short of provisions wished to end the matter by enticing us to an assault. This conject►rre is very probsble, for it is well known that the RusAans have ail the mills and. apparatus in Sebastopol for making any amount of pow' der and 'Shot ; and if they were short of the materials for either, I scarcely thi►►k they would waste their ammu nition in the feckless manner they do, not only when there is no necessity for it, but when - it does not and cannot do us the lcast.harm. I am glad to say that yesterday an official inquiry was made into the dreadful state of the Avon hospital-ship, to which I alluded at the close of my last letter. It has resulted ir. her being ordered to be cleaned, and pro. teed at once with the sick and wounded on bOard to Scutari. had this order been issued t fortnight ago, I believe i. would have saved many lives. BALAK LAVA, ONE P.m., DEc. 3. The Turkish garrison of this pace are dying off at the rate of some 150 a day. It is not at all uncommon to see the corpses of these unfertiJnat e beings, who have been stricken down by cholera on their way to the hos pital, lying. along the road side. Be4les this dreadful disease, typhus fever and dysi.tery are making terrible havoc among their racks. Hal the huts in this place I arc filled with their dead and dying. I have neither the time nor inclination to narrate the horrors "6f this kind which I witness daily ; and if I were to do so, I am sure your readers would be but little obliged to me for such a disheartening ta!o of ,voe and suffering. Out here, God help us, we have all got accustomed to these " horrors of war." All the Russian peasantry :von and women taken in the two villages round 11alaklaVa have been put on board the Ardent, to be sent round and landed to the north of Seb,stopl. The poor wretches seemed delighted to get away, easier. Aft g .i!: T 1V 6; WS-CT/I.IS D.AI".; e--- -- COPS EXCIIANGE. Tho country markets held on Saturday were brit mode rately supplied with wheat, in which a steady business was transacted, at an advance in the quotations of from ls. to 23. per .quarter. Earley was in improved request, and rather dearer. • Most other articles were rather dull, but not cheaper. Advices from New York to the sth inst. state that about an average business was doing in wheat and flour. The continental markets have been in a very inactive state, at but little alteration in the quotations. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were very moderato, with the exception of barley. From abroad w o received 2,991 quarters of wheat, 3,571 oats, 2,t41 beans, 210 peas, 635 tares, 511 linseed, 1,877 rape seed, 131 sundry seeds, 4,77 i sacks, and 1,768 barrels of flour. Fresh up to-day the arrivals of English wheat coastwise and by land , a , riage we e • n a moderate scale, and their general quality .va by Lo :Weans extensive, and many of tie leading millers being rather short of stock, the demand for all kinds ruled steady, at an advance in the prices obtained on Monday last, of fully.ls per quarter ; but the trade was not to say brisk, nod much difficulty- was experienced in effecting a total cLarance. The show of wheat was comparatively small. '.Bost descriptions 'moved off steadiFy, at an improvement in the quotations of fe..yu Is to 2s per quarter. Floating cargoes of grain off Falmouth were held on higher terms. _ _ We wore fairly supplied with English barley ; but the show of foreign was limited. An ad Vallee , of 13 per quarter upon the rates current on Monday last, but was reluctantly raid by tho Thosalo fur watt was far fro►u active, at last week's quotations. _ Ilre had a goad deniand for oats, the prices Of whirl were lR per (hilter higher than on this day sc'nnigbt. The sa.'.e for beans was heavy, but we have no actua] decline to notice in their value. Peas sold slowly, at the late decline. We have no change to roport in the value of flour. CURREN'CY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Whoer—Esiex Kent. iMalt—Chovaller 715 to 733 Red +• new 72i to 85. i Oats - 7 Yoriuthlre and Ditt0..•......... old 76s 833 oitto, White new 80s Ms Ditt0........ old 81s 90s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old 63s 7J3 Ditto new ...•.. G 3 s 7:ls Rye—Old ............ —s —s NNW •• • • .. 483 503 Barley—Grinding..... 32s 34a Malting ..-••••••• 33s 3 , 3 s Chcvalfer .. •• • 37s 395 Malt--Sulrolk and Nor folk.. .• • •• .. 62s 67s Brown ............• has co- KingstonandWare 68a 70i, SMITH Lincolusb., Peed 275 30' Potato ...... 28s 32. _ Youghal and Cork 81ack....... 25s 30, Cork, White .. 28s 32. Scotch, Feed. .. 28s 32 s Beans—Tick ......... 415 45 £ Pigeons 45s 50, Peas—Grey 375 49. Maple ........... 413 43, Whit 0........... 46s 48 8 Boilers 485 51, Flour—Town-made... 68s 73 s SaffoLt .......... 641 62, titocktnif Norfolk 543 56. 'IELD. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 3,999 head. In the corresponding week in 1853 we received 6,316 ; in 1832, 4,436 ; in 1851, 4,277 ; in 1850, 5,124; in 1849, 2,383; in 1843, 3655; in 1847, 2,884 head. The show of foreign stock here to-day was very mode rate, and greatly out of condition. With home-fed beasts we were seasonably well supplied, and their general quality was well suited for Christmas consumption. Notwith standing that the trade was by no means so active as on Monday last, that days prices were supported. The primest Scots were worth 5s 4d per Sibs. From the northern grazing districts, we received 800 short horns; from other parts of England, 900 of various breeds ; and from Scotland, 200 horned and polled Scots. The supply of sheep was tolerably good, the time o year considered, and some breeds were of heavy weights. On the whole, the mutton trade ruled steady, at fully las weeks currency. The primust Old Downs readily produc ing 5s 2d per Sibs. Calves—the supply of which was very limited—moved off steadily, and the quotations had an upward tendency. Pigs met a slow sale, and the quotations were rather SPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WKEIC. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Nieu Diop 75 ... 429 ... Kampen ..... 32 114 Hamhurgh 21 46 Rotterdam,.._ '430 ... 916 Oporto Amsterdam — ••• Harlingen Antwerp 127 - 931 Calves. Pigs 193 ... 1 5 ... --- ... 69 ... T0ta1.... 1,130 ... 2,593 ... 269 ... 7 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. • Sheep. Lambs. Calves Pigs. 1853 1,136 ••• 4,628 ••• 462 20 1859 235 •• • 3,782 419 1851 607 ••• "' • ••• 3 155 363 152 1850- ...... L 73 ”, 4,1 q 355 ... 29 11149 419 1:660 Per Sibs to sink tho Urals. 295 ... .14 s. d. s. d.i s. d. s d. 'lnferior Beasts.... 3 6to 3 BPrimeSoutlidown 5 0 5 2 Second quality.... 3 10 4 6 Large crse. calves 4 2 5 0 Prime large oxen 4 8 410 Prime small d 0... 5 2 5 8 Prime Scots, &e. 5 0 5 41Large bogs 3 4 4 2 Inferior Sheep ...3 8 310 imall porkers 4 4 4 8 Second quality ...4 0 4 4 Sucklingealves ..22 0 29 0 Prime erge.-wlled.4 6 410 (limiter old pigs 21 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Bes.sts .. •• • • ............ 3,133 I 8ea5t5......... ........ . 760 sheep .......• ........ —17,100 1 Sheep ............ ..... ~. 1,750 Chlv a:..••..••.. • • • • • • .. 133 1ea1ve5...... .... • A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in 'Smithfield Cattle Market, ou Dionday, Dec. 19, 1853, and this day, Monday, Dec. 18, 1854. - Per Slbs, to sink the euitis. . _ Dec. s. Coarse and inferior beasts' Second quality ditto 3 Priuso largo oxen ... 4 Prime geots, are 4 25 St. 20 St. 19, 1633.1D0c.18,1854. d. 8. (1 1 8. d. s, d 2to 3 -4_3 6to 3 S 6 :3 10 3 10 4 6 0 4 6;4 8 410 8 4 10 5 0 5 4 Coarse and inferior sheep ... Second 'quality ditto Prirno eoarsc v.-oolled ditto ... Prime Southdown ditto Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small ditto Large Logs scat small porkers 3 43 4 44 0 4 101 6 5.25 0 0 01) 0 4 64 2 5 0;5 2 4, 0.3 4 4 10,4 4 Beasts... ... 3,530 Sheep 15,950 -Calves... 69 Pigs 285 Surmise oN Sus, Dec. 20, • 1552. —Beasts, 2,776 ; sheep, 15,170; calves, 192; pigs, 259. December 23,1851.—Beasts, 1,232; sheep, 12,200; calves, 167 ; pigs, 369. 60 161 161 St. 3,133 17,100 133 305 312 s St. 23 25 50 St. 20 10 10 20 St. St. I 0 OA St. 10 St. 25 10 5 20 20 20 20 20 20 100 all 111 s. 20 it) 20 20 10 20 20 50 50 100 100 20 50 20 25 all 8 2s. all all 11 all 3.6 i! fib all all 2 10 NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are seasonably well supplied with each kind of meat, yet the demand is steady, as follows : Por Blbs by the earea.;;. . s. d. B. d. I N. d. s. d. Roof, inferior 3 2 3 4 I Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 8 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 I Do., middling 310 4 4 Do., prime large .3 10 4 2 , Do., prime 4. 6 4 8 Do., do. small ....4 4 4 8 i Veal 3 8 5 0 Pork, large 3 0 3 8 1 Pork, small 3 10 4 6 BOROUGH HOP. We continue to have a good inquiry for fine hops on rather higher terms. Most other kinds move off slowly, and the quotations are not supported. Last week's im ports of foreign hops into Loudon amounted to 29 bales from Calais ' 32 from Havre, 179 from Antwerp, 111 from Ostend, 186 from Rotterdam, 407 from Hamburg, 31 from Dunkirk, and 856 from New York. New Mid and East Kent pockets, 15/ 151 to 221 Os ; Weald of Kent ditto, 151 Os to 161 102 ; Sussex ditto, ill lOs to 151 lOs per cwt. Boubtfail AND SPiTALFIELDS. Since our last report, the airivals of all kinds of pota toes have been seasonably good, yet their general quality has fallen off. The imports have been only 20 bags from Hambro', and 3 baskets from Rotterdam. The demand is inactive, as follows :—Scotch reds, 95s to 110 s; do. Regents, 100 s to 115 s ; York Regents, 105 s 0 125 s ; Lincolu b bire do., 95s to 115 s p er ton . WOOL. We continue to have a most depressed sale for all kinds of wool, at nominal quotations. Last week's imports were 1,600 bales from Islay, 39 from the Cape, IS9 from Ham bro', 14 from Ant werp , 2,051 b a ll o t s f r om Now York, and 630 hales from Geelong. The following are the current rates of English wool : Southdown hoggets, is 01 to is Id ; Southdown ewes, is Od to is Ole ; half-bred wothers, Is Od to Os 0.1 ; half-bred hoggs, 1 Oil to is 04d ; Kent floeces,ls id to is lid ; Leicester fleeces, Is Od to is 04d ; flannel wool, 10.1 to is LI ; blanket u 001, 9d to is id ; and combing skins, Os Od to Os Oil per lb. We have to report an inset ar drooping prices. Linseed lish sowing has realised 70s to dearer, English being quoted other articles very little is doi Tarnlp,White,perbush. 213 w 251 Swede .. • • 24,s ass gastard, Brown ...• 10" 1 White, new• • .... lOs rares,Wtriter, new 11 s 12' Old• • ...... •. Os o.los lit Canary, per quarter 443 583 Rye grsss • • •••• • • 243 283 Clover, ItedEng . (cwt.) —d —F White • • .. • • • • • DS. ive demand fox canary seed, is in fair request, and Eng , 75s 'per quarter. Cakes are at 121. to 131. per ton. In Lug. Carraway.......• 364 4( 5 Coriander 164 188 lleinpseed, per quarter Ste 548 Linseed, Eng.sowing 7d9 7 58 Crushing ........ 62a 64 3 ' Baltic —s Odessa • ......... 64. 689 Linseed Cake, pr. ton— , English .. 121 Off 13 Os Foreign R ed.. •• •• —s •• —s —s, Trefoil, new.• •• ti.; 20:; Foreign, per ton 11:0s 12 108 Rape Cates, pr ton 61 04 6 10h Rapeseed, liew,prlit 30 1 le 34 tes TALLOW. A very moderate business has been transacted i n our market since Mon da y last. In prices, however, no mate rial change has taken place. To-day P . .Y.e. on th e spot is quo t e d at 64s 3d, and for forward. delivery Gis al pe r cw t . Rough fat, 36 6d per Sibs. 18. 1653. SLI ARE MARKETB. .(THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS RAILWATO. Closing Prices Saturday. BusJaen done this day. Paid. lberdeen Antbg. Nottng Bost. and Eastn. Junct.. I llelfast & Ballymena.. I Birniing. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey......., Birkenhd. Lanesh. Cheshire Junct I Do. Chesh. £5O and £25 Cons. I Do., £20..... I Rlyth&.Tyn 3 origina . £25 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter ed.oni . ..... . Carmarthen and Car di,gan Chester dr Holyhead .Cork and Bandon ;ork, Black, & Pass Crii . :ll' Junction 1)111.11 Iti3elfast.) rine Dundee Perth & Aber Been Junction Do. New east Anglian.... , lastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock .. ) Do., R. Stock Do., New A East Lancashire Edinburgh &Glasgoa Edinb. and Peebles &tin. Brill & Dundee, Forth & Clyde June.' Glasgow & S. Weston, Great Northern Do., A. Stock , Do., B. Stock t. Sth. &West.(lre. Great Western Do. Stour Val. Ra Gua. Stk.. a Irish South-Eastern. 1 Lancaster & Carlisle ti Do., Thirds I Do. Now Lancash.andYorksh Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Ur Liv.Crsby.&Southpl London & Blackwal , Lond.Bright.k S.Cat. Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lol. Do. Eighths , London andS. Westn Do., 1.50 Do., £4O Lndndrry&Coleraine Lndndru, & Eunisk Aanch.Shcf.& Litwin Do., Man. & Lin. Un Ifidland )o. Birmug. & Delia) Jfidld.G. West. Om ; Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlish Newnikt.BuryExten Nwpt.Aberg. &Had Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoini and Rostrevor Norfolk ' Nortlin.Counties North British I North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 A Deferred Do., B Guarantee. N. Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension Dodo. G.N.E. Pura Do. Lvds Do. York North London .. Do. New £lO N.&S.Wstrn.,lfarap stead, and City Jn. North Stairordsliir North Western_ & S. Westrn, June Nuneaton, liinckle:„ and Leicester ')xford, Worcester,; Wolverhampton Portsmouth ;cottish Central SeuttishAlidland ihrewsby. dt Nereid ihropsliire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,full paid up at per mouth Devon oatk Eastern -ouch Wales rksh. do Riv. Du) Do.. tai nes , Wok. \Y o' toekton & Darli t 4tockton ruff Vale Do. £lO 6hares. i)o. Pref., No. 1 rhamea Haven Does and lt*dway Vale of Neatlt Waterfd. & Kilkonns Ara te efora Linwri. I West Cornwall :Nest End of Londot and Crystal Palace West Loudon Wimbledn&Croy,l,,l 20 - 20, 41 - 5 7i - 8i 121 —Di d 16} 17} 7 61 •• .. 93 - 95 62 - 62,4, .•• ". 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CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 5. —By the French steamer which arrived on tue Ist inst., we learn that the Greek Ministry have decided on' sending M. Conduriotti to this capital, with instructions to hasten the arrangement of the everlasting diffi culty between that government and the Porte. The Ministerof War has been very_ actively em ployed in drawing up a plan for distributing the Turkish troops for the winter in • such places of Bulgiria, Albania, diC*., as are deenied points of possible dinger. The froUtier of Greece has no.less_ been fooked to, so •that • if foreign in= trigues bring about intestine disorders, under such checks they are very likely to be repressed instantly and without difficulty. These facts must be a sub ject of congratulation to the true friends of Turkey, and Great Britain, whose interests are interwoven with those of the Ottoman Empire. The Hannibal, with troops, arrived on the 2d, direct from England. This morning the Britannia, Trafalgar , Queen, and L-ndon, and the steamer Spitfire, arrived from the Black Sea. It is well known that, aeeording to the plan adopted by the admirals of the combined fleets, the sailing men of war are to proceed to Con stantinople, whereas tha screw-ships are to keep are to keep the station of Sebastopol. Ouf latest dates from the seat of war are of the 3d inst. A new French battery of 35 guns, at 250 yards' distance from the Russian works, had been erected, and its fire was to open on'the 4th inst. It is positively affirmed .that a French army of 20,000 men is to arrive here in the course of a few weeks, and remain as the arand reserve. The Minister of War has been officially requested to give a list of all the public establishments that can be turned into barracks. FRANCE. The Emperor on Friday visited the works at the Louvre and the barracks of the Cent Gardes. His Majesty was accompanied by the MLnister of State, Colonel de Beville, aide-de-camp to the Emperor, and M. Lefuel, the architect of the works. Generals Martin do Boargoii and Bertrand have been appointed members of the Consultative Com mittee of Infantry, and General de Chalendar Member of that of Cavalry. The half of the Imperial Guard is said to be about to leave either for the Dail - Übe or the Crimea. The Emperor has •crJered the formation of a battalion of Zouaves for his Guare. It is the general belief hero that the explanation of the tleaty of the 21 December, given by Lord John RuEs3ll, is not th 3 true one. As letter from Damascus of the 27th ult., in the hioniteur, says:T--" A very material change has been introduced into the Government of the pro vince of Damascus. The civil and military powers will be henceforth concntrated in one hand. Arif Pacha, ex-c3mmandant of the garrison of Constan tinople, has been chosen by the Porte to . .effect this reform. The establishment of the sisters of charity continues to make . progress. For the last twenty days that the dispensary has been open the number of patients of all re!igions who have applied amounts to 5,039. Tev,t week the average was about 3 - 0 a-day, but it has sinoe increased to 800. The visits at the houses oZ the sick in the Mussulman quarters ths, or - one of the Mosqu2s 0 Damascus, as a mar.c of respect to the sister:;, has on several of those visits conducted them himself to the houses." • BOURSE, SATUtiDAY.—CLO3ING PRICES. Cash. fr. c: End of Meath. per ,Cputs • 93 —91 f. • 31 - r Ceuta 7O 75 70 SO . . Credit Credit Foucier — Austrian •w. BAgian Fives — Threes Piedmontese B7 '5O Home Debt ......... RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. • fr. c, . fr. . Or!eans ........ 1,177 50 Ly ons ............ • ••• 905 tVestern Cetto - ' — Strasburg ............ 7 88 7 5 Mediterranean 8,35 Havre ................. . 537 50 Northern . • 862 50 Cherburg ....... -. .... = SPAIN. - - - - • MADRID, 12r11.—M. Collado, the Minister of Finance, has ren ewe d th e ten d er o f his resignation in consequence o f th e oppos i t i on w hich his financial measures have met with in the Cortes. ITALY. ROME, 11T11.--It MS cardinal do Bonald who, in the sitting of cardinals on the 9th, thanked the Sovereign P on tiff in the name of his colleagues. The PoPe requ es t e d h i m t o speak in French, which was considered an unusual honour. The reply of Pius IX. was full of eloquence. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(TIIIS DAY. LONDON, Dec. 18.—Wind this day at Noon, N.W. ; fresh breeze, with rain. P 0 RTSMO T steamer P orcup i ne, Dec.l7. Wind N.WArrived—H.M.'s from — the Eastward. Sailed-11.31.'8 steamer Ntalacca, for the Black Sea ; Er.M.'s steamer Avon, for the Eastward. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 17. —Wind, N. W. Arrived — ldas , from Pernambuco, f or Leith , Daring, Denia' and sailed for London • Eliza Car o li ne, . Antwerp, for Cardiff; North Pole, Calla, for Leghorn * Vesper (s), London , for Oporto ; Wide Awak e, Quebec. Sailed —Antelope, for Leghorn. FALMOUTH, Dec. 17. Wind, W. Arrived—Broetler strow, from Afanill a • Lucie, Havennah ; Pizarro, do. ; Celandine, an& sailed for Malta ; . Alert, Tenez. Sa iled—Espi ro , for Barcelona; Imogene, Lime rick Crawf or d , Constantinople. SOUT/ lAMPTON, Dec. 16.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived— Groat Western (s), from the Brazils ; Sylph, Dublin, and left for Loudon ; 10, Sunderland, for Constantinople, to repair. DOVER, Dec. 17. —Wind, N.W. Sailed—Matilda, for London. Off port —Venilia, for Melbourne. Covina, Dec. 17.—Wind, W. Arrived—Giovanino, from Newcastle, fur Trieste; Ora, Hamburgh, for Callao. Sailed—Caroline, for Rotterdam ; Bertha, London. HARWICH, Dec. 16.—Wind, N.N.E. Arrived—HM:S. Driver, front the Baltic. • DARTMOUTH, Dec. 17.—Wina , N.W. Arrived—Lady M'Donald, from Loudon and Plymouth, for Australia, with loss of jibbomn, &c. BRIST:L, Dec. IG.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Oregon, from Quebec. Sai!ed—Pet, for St. Michael's. QUEENSTO WN , D ec . 16.—Wind, N.N.W. A rr i ve d— Nancy. from Buenos Ayres; Campbell, .Dem.trara ; Wan derer, Maulmain ; Rowley, Callao. Sailed —llib ern i a , for London; U.R.S. Neptune, Malta. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH) GRAVESEND, Monday, 10.20 a.m. rain. Wind, W.S . W . ; tid e, h a lf flooi ; weather hazy, with Arrived, 17th—Sir E. Banks, steamer, from Calais ; Moselle, steamer, Hamburg ; Jalletta, St. Valery ; Wave, Ha a m b buk ; Highland Queen, 6t. Michae l's ; Thames , Mun urg. Arrived, ISth—Alar, steamer, from Dunkirk; Albion, steamer, Boulogne. DEAL, Monday, 9.35 A.M. Wind, W. by N. ; moderate, rain. Anchored—H.M.S. Blenheim, from the Baltic; Louisa, from London, for Cardiff. RA IL ii Y SILO RE ARIfETS. MA.NCTIESTE:t, DEC. 16, Sr''lrt EXCrIAXGE. —The market. w,,,:; firm to-an, find ImAines3 t.l; , ne 311 ; E as t, L ancash i re, 17 15 1:;; TAncashiro and Yorkshiro, 73.1 ; :L ondn an d N.-Western, 191 • Mau., Shef., and Li nc olnshire, o 231 South-Eastern and D over, 171 . i; BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 16, STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was remarkably quiet. Piieei were nearly stationary, and few buyers or sellers. London and North-Western Eighths" 183. 6d. c li s.; Great Wester 's n, Birmin s gh am Guaranteed, 71i ; Midl an d Stock, buyer 69,1, seller 6%. BRISTOL, DEC. 16. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market this morning was inactive, with little business doiug. Bristol and Exeter, 91; ditto, 4 per Cent. P re f., 92 ; C a l e d on i an, 62h ; Great Western, 701; Midland, 604 ; 29h ; Taff Vale, 135 136. i 1851. Stock this cla ...... ! 65,940 j G!..4!)1 I', 37s 0I 3 , A 9. *o I'll" of Y. c ' s '''' t tO —,, 0,: —$ " o,i Delivery last week •.1 2,c - ,t; ?,!...), Ditto from Jane 1...., 50. , 94; ; 60,4;8 Arrivals last week.. 1,213 i i9B i Ditto Croaauttel....! 84 30 ; 89:49 Price of To, u.. •.• .. 39i 61 :,,,, s i , 49 5413 i 4G,123 32.887 408 lid '0: 553 91 As 31 to s Od 1 t037. 0,1, —A 14 • 2,123 1,240 1,914 f 9.21! t 9,33; 1 46,17:11 852 5,219 64,161 1 82 143 4 ,119 47...31 1584 01 i C 5, G 4 A PLURALIST. —T1:0 Rev. C. A. Thurlow, who has just bee❑ appointed to the chancellorship of Chester di ocese , has at presont ott his hands the duties of the following offices :—Ri-ctor of INlalpas (worth 1,000/. a year ), prebendiary of York Cathedral, rural dean of 3.g.iiipas, canon of Chester, and chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Trig GOVERNMENT BALANCE-SHEET.—O:I Friday, the Government balance-sheet for the year ended the 10th October last was published. The net income was 55,296,5661. 16s. 7d. The excess of expenditure over income in the year ended the 10th October was 887,3691. 2s. 7d. Oa the 10th October, 1E53, the balances in the Exchequer were 6,780,241/. 6e. 6]., and on the 10th October last 5,626,295/. Os. 11d. 6 FOR F.IGN. n twerp&Rottordam Eastn. June. 3ozicrs to Graisso6m; Bombay, Baroda, and Central India.Serip Oontral of Ita'.7 Demerara Dijon and Beiancon Dutch Rhenish Eastern of Franco Do. Now East Indian Do. Extension Do. 4 p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, de Gd. Junct. of France ad. Tk of CanadaA is Do. do Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic' do. Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of France Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. New 5 per cent. Gt. Western of Canad • Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 'DI. do., '62, p. '56 De. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option tiamilten & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Coast. & Basle Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. pref - . Great Luxembour, Constituted Shares Do. Obligations !Lyons and Genova Lyons di Mecliterraa , :11adras Do. Now INfaria Antonia Po. do. Now Melbourne Dk. di Ry Namur Liege (wit) interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do.2ol.Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelinea guar. 3$ p. c. & at 22. 1 2 /. dur. 88 yrs.' from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. s Bdr (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.) NorwegianTrunkPrei Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ParisOaen & Cherbrg, Rotten and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 5 4 p. cent. Prof Southern of France., St. Andrew's ani Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 54 per c. Western of France„. l West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand JOINT-STOCK "BANKS: Australasia British Colonial Bauk and Loan Company British N. America Chartd. Bank of As arta. Buk. of India, Australia, & Chi. is Colonial Commercial of Lon a. English Scottish trid Aubtralian Lond. Chart. Bk. 4.), Australia London and Co'anty.. Loudon Joint Stock.. Gond. k We.? tminster National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland.. New South Wales.... Oriental Bank of Corporation. ......... I Provincial of Ireland Do. New ............... Royal Australn.Ekg. & Gold Imp Ca.... South Australia Union of Austra lia... Do. New .............. Us of London.... 81 ... . ••• 1 a .-- ii, d 2 - 20' 20i - 21} H. 7 .... ... -- ... ••• --- ... 35 - 40 37 - 39 • • . ...... .. . 67 - '69 : :r. , ... . . 88} el 124 ox arrs 73J 4 100 i 74 5 13 13i 13 23} ~~ ~ tri A*-_,:.Lw4A?+‘%:-N k, ~,, )* ,:.,:•-t f .1,444, LIM'S LtALIID is tr terim RAtLWAYE: Loaning Compass Clamant Prleo Saturday. Paid. nedford and Blotchley ... Buckghanash. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. (Ras. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New...... Glstr.dt Dn. Fr Dk. & Railway Hull & Solby ,Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Croenw Do. Prefereu , e L3tb. , Til., & S. fJowostoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Vlinch. BAIL and ~s.atloek, vii , bll3gbro' 8; Lte,lcar . 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