The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-14 00:00:00

Woe to him who should dare to remain behind to at tempt to extinguieh the fire. "KRITSENSTERN, G.wern,Jr." PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENCE. The corn magazines had been mostly removed to Tirasopol. The arrival of the allied fleet was ex pected daily. A great number of troops passed through Odessa during the last few days of August from Novomirgorod, on their way to Akerman and "ilia. The criminals in the prisons at Slawiansk, Alexandro ws k, Bachmet, and Tschugujew, have been e m pl oye d for a long time on the fortifications at Odessa and the neighbouring coast. Prince Men schikoff was at Perekop on the 24th, inspecting the fortifications there, and returned on the same day to Sebastopol. A correspondent of the Lloyd (to 'which journal we are principally indebted for the above intelligence) says that Prince Menschikoff at taches great importance to Oczakow and Cherson ; the fortifications of these places have consequently been much strengthened. THE BALTIC. COPENHAGEN, Wednesday.—The National Oppo sition lists, from which the electors are to cho ose three members to the uper House, have been car ried in every district by large majorities. Orders have been given to the chief of the Gotha artillery to place the materiel in a state of com pleteness. The same steps are to be taken at the fortress of Carlsten ; so that Sweden would appear to be looking after its "armed neutrality." Bomarsund is said to have been blown up with out even removing the cannon. As an excuse for this step, it is asserted that many of them were unserviceable. The Swedish Parliament has recommended the establishment of an ecclesiastical college for the despatch of Church business, and the assembling of a national synod, to consist of priests and laymen in equal numbers, but to be only consultative to begin with. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Sept. 9.—Some time since you were informed that the Austro-Russian party was parti cularly active, and there is some little reason to be lieve that its efforts have not been entirely in vain. The Breslau Zeitung has a Berlin correspondent who is particularly well informed on all matters connected with that part of the policy of the Prus sian Government which consists in counteracting the endeavours of Austria, to induce the German States to make common cause with her in opposing the ambitious projects of Russia. The writer in question now states that Count Buol is likely to los e his portfolio, and it cannot be doubted that the removal of such a patriotic Minister would give extreme satisfaction to the Russian Government and the " Junker " party in Prus sia. For reasons not positively known to the public, b u t pro b a bl y correc tly stated in my letter o f yesterday, it was resolved in Council not to consider the refusal of Russia to give the guarantees demanded a emus belli, but this is no proof that his Majesty has lost confidence in his Minister, or th a t hi s d e t erm i na ti on to insist on the four conditi ons h as b een s h a k en . The Philo _ hssians are unable to keep their own counsel, and t his want of di scre ti on ena bl es me to give you their version as well as of what has taken place as of that which is now proposed. During the Em peror's sojourn in Isehl everything 'was done to persuade him " to proceed with less energy" in the Turco -R uss i an ques ti on, an d even th e names o f the personages who more p ar ti cu l ar ly di sa pproved the foreign policy of the Cabinet might be men tioned. It is notorious that the Bohemian nobles are at the head of the Austro-Russian party, and we are therefore not surprised to learn that Count Frederic Thun, the Austrian Minister at Berlin (Count E s t er h azy on l y acts t h ere a d 'interim), has been fixed on as Count Beers successor. After reading this, you may be inclined to suppose that a Ministerial crisis is probable, but such is not the C ase. In my letter of the Ist it was said that the policy of Austria had made itself, and that was not an empty phrase. As long as the Russians were in Wallachia, the gre at majority of the Austrian m anufacturers were living on their capital, but as soon as the invaders turned their backs on Bu charest, commerce revived, and the export trade was as brisk as ever. The ruinous consequences Principalities Aust r i a o f a h os til e R uss ian occupation of the Pincipalities are now so evident that no Minister for Foreign Affairs ' e ven if it were Count e icquelmont himself, cou ld ever again permit 't. The first and last of the four conditions concern Austria even more nearly than they do the Western Powers, and it has been resolved here, cost what it will, that Russia shall never again exercise an exclusive protectorate either in the Danubian Principalities or over the Greek Christians in Turkey. The correctness of this view of things does not admit of dispute, and there fore there can be no question of a change of mea sures in Austria, even though there should be a change of men. Well-informed diplomatists are of opinion that there will be neither the one nor the other, although they are well aware that every thing is being done to prejudice the Emperor against Count Buol. One of the best-informed men in this city affirms that there will be no campaign of 1855, " as the Oriental q uestion will be settled during the winter." Such , a n opinion from such a source could not be withheld, but it is necessary to state that it is in direct opposition to my own. There will be a campaign in 1855, in which Aus tria will share, for it is repugnant to common sense 1 , 0 suppose that she can long maint ain an armet, neutrality which costs her 800,00011. a-day. Tl,e number of horses at present employed in the army is 82,000. It must be well understood that it is not my intention to say Austria will wage war against Russia to please England, France, and Turkey ; she will do so simply because her interests imperatively require it. THE AUTOCRAT'S ANSWER. ----- A letter from Vienna of the 9th, in the Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort, says : " Were a new proof necessary of its being strategical motives which determined the evacuation of the Prin cipalities we should find it in a passage of the despatch which contains the last Russian answer, and which Prin ce G ortse h a k o ff l a t e ly read to Count Buol. The following is a a unwary of the passage :—` Ru,sia would not have either yielded the line of the Balkans or evacuated tl,o Principalities if the demands of the great German powers had not been supprted by the military attitude of Austria.' Oil the other hand, it is true that Rus. , ,it does not the less mike a merit of that evacuation, fur it is said in the note that the Czar was still dis posed to yield to the wishes of the Great Powers, whenever his honour permitted him to do so, and the evacuation is appealed to as a proof of that disposition. Prince Gortsoliakoff had yesterday a new conference at the ministry of foreign affairs. It is said that he has made some communication relating to the leave of ab sence of which he is about to avail himself. The Russian counsellor of legation, M. d'Oubril, is to replace him during his absence." THE ALLIED AND RUSSIAN FORCES. We read in the Soldier's Friend of Vienna of the 9th : " The state of the belligerent forces of the three allied powers and of Ruslia is as follows :—Black Sea—Che Turks have 120,000 men on the Danube and in Wal lachia ; the Anglo-French army consisting of 8 divisions is 80,000 strong ; the Anglo-Fianco-Turkish fleet con sists of 40 vessels of the line without counting frigates and other vessels, and bears crews amounting to 60,000 men. The Turkish army of Asia, consisting of the corps of Batoum, Kars, Erzeroum, and Bayazid, is 100,000 strong. The total is consequently 360,000 men. Baltic --The combined fleets comprise 30 vessels of the line and 40 smaller vessels ; they carry 3,500 guns and 30,000 sailors. The division of General Baraguay d'Hil hers is 11,000 strong, and there are besides 4,000 English marines. The total of the forces employed against Russia amount therefore to 405,000 men, and they have with them at least 8,000 guns. As to Russia she has in Asia, on the frontiers of Arm,nia, three corps d'armee, commanded by Generals Andronikoff, Bebuti , ff, and Wrangel, which do not amount altogether to more than 100,000 men. In Finland, without counting the local garrisons and the crews of the vessels an chored in Sweaborg, Russia possesses three strong divisions of infantry. Cronstadt and St. Petersburg are well defended by the fleet and the Imperial guard. N ,, r are Revel and Riga without m-ans of defence. In Poland and in Lithuania are the Ist and 2d corps Warni6e . with their reserves, and two divisions of the corps of grenadiers. The army is exclusively destined to protect Poland and Volhynia. As to Podolia•and Bessarabia, they are defended by the 3d, 4th, and sth corps d'artmse. In the rear of these troops is a second reserve, con sisting of veterans who have 12 years' effective service, and whose numl , ers are also very considerable. The Crimea is defended by the 6th corps Wartime, by the crews of the fleets, and by a part of the reserve of the 6th corps." THE AUSTRIAN ARMY. We read in the German Journal of Frankfort, under the head of Vienna : " The following are the present positions of the Aus trian troops. Two of the four armies of Austria have been inobitized, viz., the third, which is under the orders of the Archduke Albert, and the fourth, at the head of which i s C oun t Schlick. General Hess has the chief 0 .,,,, 0.an o:' both the,e armies. The tile of position g at C:acow, and exi.eiols the wooly length of the It •„ Aan frontier of Galicia by the B.,:kowino and Tran sylvania as far a; Wallachia. The total amount of this f Lnity be estimated pretty correctly at 300,000 men. There are 82,000 cavalry. Up to 1848 the Aus trian army bad never more than 48,000. The army com manded by General Scblick occupies Lhe line of Cracow. The ArchtlidieAibert has his head quarters in the Buko wine, near Surzawa, where the bulk of his army is, ready to enter Moldavia. An almost equal c oncentration exists at Czernuwitz, the frontier fortified town of the Bukowine, on the side of Bessarabia and Moldavia. Pie MS corm teKrttlie a iA TrAlUlyiTAAile•-Of this THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1854. 40,000 men are to enter Wallachia. In the spring an Austrian corps was posted from Montenegro along Herzegowina and Bosnia to Servia. That corps has been dismissed and placed on a peaoe•footing. In the Caine way, the 6th corps darmee, which had been called from Italy to Vienna to form there an army of reserve, was, placed on a peace footing when the cabinet of Vienna had received the notification of the evacuation of the principalities by the Russians." f) N r L$ 1 1 A 4 I 1 4 1 Alt K I. -A A AND COM MBRCI A L INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 8,000 bales, including 1,500 American taken for export and on speculation. The sales comprised 6,500 American, 600 Egyp tian at sid. to Bid., and 800 Surat at 3d. to 4i-d. per lb. Railway shares were very firm at an ad vance ofi- to 1 per cent. The state of trade is satisfactory in the produce markets, but the purchases are almost entirely for consumption. Mr. Edward Chaloner, the timber broker, writing on the Liverpool wood trade, states : " In July month the harvest was uncertain, the Bank rate of loanable capital was 51 per cent. ; C inadian fir timber was 2s per foot. Since that month we have been blessed with a harvest now generally cut and secured, which for quantity, quality, and weight, has had no pa-allel in the present century, causing the Bank to re duce her interest rate, already, to 5 per cent. ; and it is confidently expected it will be further reduced to 4 per cent, before the end of this month, and yet Canadian fir timber can only be quoted at is 6d per foot. Although the stocks are. not heavy, and the second or fall voyage will not be generally made this year by the shipping em ployed in the North American timber trade ; hence the four causes which have always been considered as pre monitory to an advance in prices, namely, cheap corn, an easing money market, low stocks, and small supplies ex pected, now operate upon this market." There are several arrivals from Australia this morning, and although not bringing later dates, they have a large amount of bullion, say, 360,0001., on board. The Nile, from Sydney, brings 17,391 ounces, the Washington Irving, also from Sydney, 13,734 ounces, the Brieeis, from Melbourne, 43,612 ounces, and 10,0001., and the Nelson, from Mel bourne, 14,234 ounces. These vessels do not in any instance bring later advices, but they supply some intermediate dates with a few details of in terest. The following account is given of the future prospects of Ballarat, Victoria : " When we consider what Ballarat is now, and what position in the list of important places she may hereafter occupy, the mind loses itself in the contemplation of the extent of her resources and capabilities. "Ballarat, unlike the other mining districts of Aus tralia, cannot be worked out in a few years or months and left by the legitimate miner, for the downy fossi kers' to turn over and over again the rich soil at present refuse, but in which many a shining nugget lies hid. The claims at Ballarat cannot be worked by one or two men, and perhaps finished in a day ; other tools than a pick and shovel are requisite to commence a real Bal larat claim, and no sickly or weakly miner can under take to sink a shaft of from a hundred to a hundred and sixty feet deep, with occasionally sixty or seventy feet of it to be sunk working up to the middle in water, with the additional inconvenience of foul air to boot ; and no man or party of men will have the temerity to commence sinking a shaft without at least a hundred pounds in hand to defrecy the cost of food, clothing, and mining implements, for some two or three months, with the risk of the same claim turning out a " shicer." " Of course fortunes, and immense ones, have been made by men who have put forth the least exertion, and who have been possessed of the minimum amount of in telligence ; but, as a general thsng, none but strong, persevering, practical miners, can expect to be success ful here. " And of such men is the majority of the Ballarat miners composed—men who see plainly that no other district in Australia presents so many opportunities of realising a competence in so short a time, and offers such inducements to ' settle down ' as the delightful country of and around Ballarat. Already we see de. tided indications on the part of miners, storekeepers, and professional gentlemen to locate permanently here, and are sending for their wives and families to join them in this their future home. "The township is advancing with rapid and at the same time well-directed strides, and even now pre sents a regular appearance. The carpenter's hammer, the bricklayer's trowel, the smith's ringing anvil, and the crack of the drayman's whip, are heard from early morn to far advanced night, and stores, offices, private dwell ing houses, neat Elizabethan cottages, are springing up with a Californian rapidity, but of more durable con struction. " Land in the township has been sold at the rate of above 3,0001. per acre, and cannot be obtained in some localities for double that sum. The site is admirably well selected, being on a raised kind of plateau, with a never-failing supply of good water from a rivulet or creek, which meanders along the skirts of the township, and is fed by the finest lake imaginable—seemingly in- tended by nature as a reservoir from which a large and populous town is to be supplied with the greatest ne cessity, water. " The country around is well wooded, and is able to supply both timber and firewood for the factory, the railway train, and the domestic hearth, without being for years at all perceptibly diminished. From the ele vated position of the township, the work and expense of drainage will be reduced to a mere trifle. "Add to all these natural advantages the fine roads now in construc tion, a railway from •Geelong, the principal port and future capital of 'Western Victoria, a line for telegra phic communication soon to be established from the. metropolis to Ballarat and the Bendigo. Add to this the pushing, persevering, go a head character of the popula tion, the enterprise visible everywhere; and we have more than twice the number of places of amusement and recreation than are to be found in Geelong, and all more extensively patronised. Theatres, Olympic circus, ball rooms, concert rooms, American bowling saloons, and lecture rooms, all supported by talent and ability of the first order ; so much so, that ..a trip to town to enjoy holiday recreation is no longer felt; in fact, the sca!es will soon be to ned, and the good, quiet, steady folks of Geelong, will have to come to Ballarat to enjoy their holidays. " But, says the distant reader, surprised, what is there to.maintain such a state of things 1 We will tell hint. There are hundreds of square miles known to contain gold, in and around Ballarat, that have not yet been touched, and which will, no doubt, furnish nuggets in galore, for years and years to come, and good wages to the fossicker for a century, while the great depth of the sinking will render it impossible that the ground can be 1 1 worked i❑ the present age. " Very numerous other reasons combine to indicate that Ballarat has a splendid and glorious future before it, and that it is destined to be one of the most hu portant cities in Australia." The half-yearly general court of proprietors of the Bank of England was held this day, J. G. Hubbard, Esq., the governor, in the chair, who said he had to inform the court that the net profits of the half-year were 625,3261. 6s. Id., making the amount of rest on the 31st of August, 3,654,9121. Bs. Id. After the dividend now proposed of 41 per cent. for the half-year free of income tax, the rest would be 3,000,0271. Bs. Id. The dividend was agreed to unanimously. The Consol market was tolerably firm at the commencement of business, but there has since been a delivery of stock, and a reaction has in consequence taken place from 95i to 95i Time bargains have been entered into at 958 - and since at 95 a There is, however, scarcely any specu- lation On foot, and we shall probably have a very dull account until the . October settlement takes place, so many persons being now out of town. Exchequer Bills have been Gs. to 9s. and East India Bonds 9s. premium. Exchequer Bonds, both of 1858 and 1859 have been done at par. Bank Stock for account is steady at 213. 20 St. St. 10 6A In the foreign market there is a heavy tone. The Turkish Scrip has been flat at 5k to 51 pre mium. Russian 4i per Cents. have been 88. i. Brazilian Old Stock is quoted 1011 and Buenos Ayres 56. The Swedish 4 per Cents. have been done at 871. Spanish and Mexican Stocks have been merely nominal. Iu the Railway Share Market, the settlement of the account has been in progress, and has led to an advance in the prices of the chief lines. The transactions, however, are almost exclusively con nected with the account, and have been mostly in the Great Western, Berwick, North Western, and Midland. The Foreign Shares are merely nominal. The Gold Mines are dull, and the Joint Stock Banks in fair request. Crystal Palace shares have been lower. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES ( Front the Oticial List. ) 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities Business lone. I n dia Bonds, £IOOO Ditto, under £lOOO .•.. .. ... ... ...... 9 Bank Stock Ditto for the Account— -213 Consols for Account 17th Oct Exchequer Bills, 24d. I'looo Exchequer Bonds 1859 1858, per Cent. .. : ... 1 00 Ditto , „ ...... 100 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. alailian Bonds, 5 per Cent lOll Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto for the Account - Grenada Bonds, Deferred PortuguesePl; ( u ' i s : u si v a i ua Peruvian Bonds, B Bon: in sd l s B 4 ' : 4 2, 1113e 5 err p C e Ce r enntt. Cent,. . £ St .. 87 746 1 i. xcl Ditto 41 per Cent . .. , sBi S,)auish Bonds, 3 per Cent. 37i Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent lB' Ditto Passive (Converted) Swedish 4 per Cent Turkish Scrip _ . 5} i it - . Dividend' on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. _ Comols Ditto October Ac4Crunt mittimw!ilet 85i 6 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS • Shr. In RAUMATII. St. 11 12A )O Aberdeen.. 8§ Ambg. Nottng Bost and Eastn. 611 Belfast & Ballymena. Dlosing Prices this day. 22 --: 22i 4 i - 5i all Birming. Wolverh. St. Stour Valley ...... !Oi Birkenll. Lancsh. & Cheshire Juuct 9 - 91 31 I 2' u. —lO al 11 Do. 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The Prussian Government sent off on the Bth for Silesia M. do /vlanteuffel, Under• Secretary of State, with very extensive powers, to make ar rangements for relieving the misery caused by the late inundations. A committee of assistance has been formed at Berlin for the province of Silesia,. with the President of the Council at its head. THE AUTOCRAT AND THE AUSTRIAN CABINET. A letter from Berlin of the 9th says :—" We are assured from a good source that Russia has bad a formal protest handed to the Cabinet of Vienna against the occuprtion of the principalities by the Austrian troops. It is evident that, in present circumstances, that protest cannot have any prac tical effect. The King has renounced visiting the court of Mecklenburg, and will be back on Sunday. It is only after his return that he will come to a decision on the question of his acceding to the in vitation for a personal interview sent him by the Emperor of Russia. It becomes more and more probable that Count Esterhazy will remain some time at Berlin, in place of Count de Thun, ambas sador of Austria. At least, he has made all his arrangements for remaining here, and he is bring ing all his family to Berlin." A Vienna letter of the 9th says :—" Our Am bassador ad interim at Berlin, Count Esterhazy, is expected here towards the middle of the month. Count de Thun, who is here on leave, is to return to Berlin. Gen. Lefang dined yesterday with the Emperor. Good accounts have been received here of the health of the Archduke Charles. He is now entering on convalescence." DISARMING OF THE WALLACHIAN MILITIA. The disarming of the Wallachian militia took place at Busco on the 26th ult.; that of the Walla chian artillery at Ibraila. The men, having refused to enrol in the Russian service, were allowed to depart (half naked), and 180 have reached Bucha rest. Only two officers (Colonel Lens, a brave Russian, and a lieutenant) obeyed the Russian summons. The cannon were carried off. Letters from Galatz come down to the 28th ult. Every effort is made to clear off the immense stores accu mulated at that place. The hospitals had already been removed into Bessarabia, and it was expected that Galatz and Ibraila would be evacuated in 5 or 6 days. The reserve of Luders' corps stands near Galatz—of which corps about 35,000 men, with 32 field-pieces, are on the Moldo-Wallachian territory, and the main body in and around Ibraila. Luders and staff were at Galatz, where also are 2 steamers and 2 gun-boats. The retreat of the Russians appears to 1-e delayed as long as possible, and is as slow as can be, in order to remove all suspicion of retreating before the enemy. The officers assemble to amuse themselves, and the bands play for the diversion of the public. It is said that 300 families intend to follow the Russians from Ibraila, and 150 from Galatz. W TREATIES BETWEEN RUSSIA AND KING OSCAR. We have this morning received a communica tion which contains the following :—" It is high time that England and France at once extinguished Russian usurpation in Finland, for facts show that Sweden and Norway are fast becoming Rus- , sian vassals. At Bomarsund, fortifications were going on which in a couple of years would have rendered Sweden a mere Russian pro, viuce ; and in Norway we find Russian intrigues of the most extraordinary character. Without again referring to King Oscar's odious and unexampled four-ship affair— an open Russian trick concocted in Stockholm—l would direct your serious atten tion to the two new measures. One is the new border-treaty between Russia and Norway, which deprives the Norwegian Finmarkers of two-thirds of their pasture grounds. The other is a new mutual delivery-treaty between the Czar and Oscar, which compels Norway-Sweden to deliver up all refugees, fugitives, wanderers, settlers, &c., of every kind, at the mere request of any servant of the Emperor, and at the expense of Oscar's people. Both these one-sided, dangerous, and ruinous acts have been proposed to the Norwegian Parlia ment by King Oscar himself, and driven through by the influence of the Administration, in spite of the murmurs and warnings of the most intelligent members. The reason assigned was that Norway was too weak to resist. This is the policy, this is the patriotism, this is the morality, of a man made King at an enormous expense, that he may defend the people over whom he rules. You will agree with me that it is high time decisive steps were taken if Scandinavia is to be saved." FRANCE. The 111oniteur of this morning announces the departure of the French and Turkish divisions of the expedition against the Crimea on the sth ; and it adds that the British fleet was to join them at Serpent Isle. The Gironde of Bordeaux gives the following on what it states to be undoubted authority :—" The Emperor, preserving the strictest incognito, will leave Paris on the 18th, and arrive the same day at Bordeaux, where ho will sleep ; and on the following day will proceed to join the Empress at Biarritz. Two days after, their Majesties will quit their residence and.rettirn to Dax, where a fete will be given on the occasion of the inaugura tion of the part of the railway between Dax and Bordeaux, at which their Majesties will be present. From Dax the Emperor and Empress will proceed without further stoppage to this place, where they will arrive in the afternoon." The King of the Belgians having recovered from his indisposition left Brussels yesterday morning for Tournai, and will be present at the last day of the fetes. On Sunday last the authorities of Bordeaux ave a grand banquet to the Minister of the Marine and Mme. Duces, who were on a visit to that city. The dinner took place at the Hotel de la Marine. Among the guests were the Cardinal- Archbishop of Bordeaux, the General commanding the military division, the Prefect of the Gironde, M. and Mme. Espeleta, and a number of the nota bilities of the place. The hotel was brilliantly illuminated on the occasion, and the baud of the 11th regiment played during the entertainment. At the dessert the commissary-general of the mari time service proposed the health of the minister, which was drunk with all the honours. The Bourse was rather heavy yesterday The Three per Cen.ts. closed at 73f. 85c. for the end of the month; and the 41 per Cents. at 97f. 80c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,230 f. ; Rouen, 972 f. 5 22 0 55 ce c ; Strasburg, ;ParisHa v r e a , d 5 8 2 f 808 f. 5O c 973f.7. 5 ; cGreat ;New Shares, Northern, 85 3 f f 75c.; Lyons and tl Mediterranean ' 872 f. Lyons , soc. ; Western of France, ) 652 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 615 f. ; Great Central of France, 515 f. ; Lyons and Geneva, 5351. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 728 f. 75c. POLAND. The Vienna Lloyd states that there will shortly be a great reduction in the number of troops in Poland. The commanders have been notified of this, and the regiments to be removed have been named. Where they are to go is not yet known, but orders are expected to arrive from St. Peters burg every day. The infantry is to be reduced most extensively. For some time past there has been but little artillery in Poland. ITALY• According to letters from Chambery, of the 2d inst., the French frontier town of St. Laurent du Pont has been completely destroyed by a dreadful fire. dfttl fire. The submarine telegraph at Sardinia will in a very short time be in w o rking order. The Ameri can corvette Levant, of 20 guns, with a crew of 200 men, has run into the haven of Spezia. She came from Scio, Mesina, and Brindisi. On account of a number of murders having taken place at Carrara, in frequented places, and in the open day, a general disarming has been ordered. All weapons are to bo delivered up within 14 days. Murderers will be shot. Attempts at murder are to be punished by a sentence of 20 years at the galleys. A fire of a very destructive character happened on the premises of Mr. Mott, a tailor, carrying on business in Prospect-row, near the Canal-bridge, Old Kent-road. The flames when first discovered were raging with great fury in the lower part of the premises, but fortunately the inmates were out at the time, or they doubtless would have been suffocated, for the flames had seized up.m the stairs, and ascended almost to the top of the house before their existence became known. Several engines of the London Brigade, and that of the West of England Office, were soon in attendance, and r, plentiful supply of the Lambeth Company's water having b e en procured, the engines were work e d full vigour for a considerable time , but the witli firemen were unable to get the mastery over the confla gration until the stock in trade, furniture, &c , were all but destroyed. The origin of the disaster is enveloped in obscurity, and it could not be learned whether the eufterer w&siAburcks. East Lancashire._ 10 Edinburgh& Glasgua 91 Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Pri,li &Dundec 1 Forth & Clyde June. 10 Glasgow &S. Weston) 10 Great Northern 10 Do., A. Stock 10 Do., B. Stock K) Gt. Sth. &West.(lro ) I Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk a 'lrish South-Eastern, 11 Lancaster & Carlisle .4i Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds 10 Lancash.andYorksh 84 Do., Fifths 114 Do., Wet. Riding dl Liv.Creby.&Soutlipt dl London & Blackwai )0 Lond. Blight &S.Cst. 10 Loud. and N. \Vestal 2 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.5h.,M&8... , 2i Do. Eighths - 11) London andS. Westn. t 2, Do., £5O 4 Do., £4O ,11 Luiadrrydt Coleraine ,11 Ludndrry. k Ennisk. 10 Nfanch.SieF. & Lineln 44 Do., Man. & Lip. Un. ;Aidiand )0 Birmng. &Derb3 ill Nlidld. G. West. (Ire.) !2 Do. Half Shares Newcastle & 53 Newmkt.BuryExten. Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd. 8 Newry & Enniskillen ►ll Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrovor .. )0 Norfolk 3 Northn.Counties Un )0 North British 11 North Devon, No. 1.1 dl Do., No. 2 611 )0., 1 A Deferred .11 Do., B Guaranteed H) N. Eastern—Berwiek l 0 Do. do. Extension 13 Do.do. G.N. E. Pure' al- it Do. Leeds 0 Do. York .11 North London 8 Do. New XlO h ,N.StS.Wstrn.,Hamp• stead, and City Jn 71 North Staffordshire - - - - II North Western 11 N.& S. Westrn.Junc 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester JO :ixford, Worcester,lk Wolverhampton 4 E'ortsmouth .00 Aeottisk Central ..... .00 Scottish Midland all ihrewsby. & Kerala all ihropshiro Union ')o. A, B, C,& paid up at per 111 Guth Devou )0 South Eastern .11 south Wales .5 Yrksh. & Riv. Dui 5 Do 8 Aaiues, Wok &Wol. dl -toekton & Darlbw, 6! •itoekton & Ilartlepl. Taff Vale 9 f Do. £lO shares..... ) Do. Pref., No. 1... Thames Haven foci , and Railway ll Vale of Neath U Waterfd. & Itilkenn3 11 Waterforcl&Limerick .6 West Cornwall. 3 West End of London: and Crystal Palace 11 I West LOndon. is. t Wimbledn&Croydm a BANKS. 84 •••1 ---id ... 31 - 33 2 1 2i d l 214 —22 1 ii -- 40 43 - 45 43 45 67i - egA 8; .„ LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. RAILWAYS. Leasing Compans. .;losing Prices this day. ENCE SHARES. 98 - 100 iShr4Pait 57) I a: .11 I Bedford and Bletchley Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jo. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct IDo. New . Glstr.& Dn. Fr Dk. & Railway 50 all Hull & Selby 25 all Do. 4 Shares. 12 all Do. I Shares. 12i all Lon.&Greenw 20 all Do. Preference 10 all Lon., Til., &S. St. 1.00 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. St. 100 Do. 6 per ct. 51 all lianch. Bstn. St. 100 St. 100 St. 1.00 25 1 all 25 25 al .00 all 50 I a] and Matlock ll Aiddlosbro' Itedcar al Aidld.Bradfd Northern anti 0C I :3; 50 I al Easternsp.e. 50 all Do. 6 per et. 50 all Do. Fixeds p 25 all Prest. & Wyre Do. 3 Shares. X Roystn Hit . ihcf.Roth aid Goole g. 5 p.c. 93 3. Staffordsh. .11 Wear Valleygr 6 per cent I Do I Wilts&Somrst PREFE: St. 1W St. 101 25 3, St. 111 20 I st. lii 2i al 2-1 al 64 64 a; St. }u )0 Aberdeen )0 Do. No. 2, 7 p. c 30 BlythandTynelOper c. pref. (issd. at 50/) )0 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares )0 Caledonian £lO LII Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent Lll Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Lii Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Lll Cork &Baudons ip. c ‘ll Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Xll EastAnglian (I:310s) 6 per cent _ _ Xll Do. (.£5) 7 per cent. 2 Do. (£7 17s) 7p. c. 11 Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 11 Do. No. 2 11 Do. New 6 p. c. St. 11 Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent ..., all Do. 5/. 10 ner cent. all Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh all Do. do. 4 per cent 00 East Lancash. 6 p.ets all East and West York shire June. Fifths all EdinbPrth.&Dundee 4 per cent. .00 Glasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent .00 Great Northn. sp. c ,00 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. ,1 at 10 p. c. prem. 'OO Do. 43 p c St. 11.1 St. 111 St. 1.1 10 61, 124, 12i 25 8 Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Pre f .11 Gt. Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths)... 6 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c)... )0 Do. con. red. 4 p.c. )0 Do. con. red. 4p. c. )0 Du. irred. 4 p.c. al Do. Birm. Pref. Sh... ill Do. Chesteg Bp. Lll Do. do. 5 p. o. d 0... , 0 Do. Birm..Gua. Stk 611 Do. Ches. Gua. Stk 11 Do. do. do.. .11 Do. do. do 6 Lan. & York. F. £2 1.00 Do. 6p. c. Stock ... 100 London and Brighton I Guaranteed 5 p. c . 100 Do. Pref., 5 p e St. 00 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. QQ bon.&N. W., Coy. I Nuneaton 5 p. ct. 5 London &S. Weston, Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Color Shares Bondy. & Ennie. Sh. \lan, , Slief., & 101 al Shares, No. 1. ... 611 Do. New, £lO 4. Do. £6 11 Aktrypt.EzCarl.4 p c 11 Do. 41 per cent 01 Do $ Aid. Consol.6 p.c.St 40 )o. Consol. Bristol & 12ii al 12Atli •- 161 1: St. ID St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 101 17 20 1 I 1241 25" 11 20 al iirra. 6 per cent 1 .I.i Do. Pref. 4i per cent S Niorfolk Debenture X) Do. Prof. 4p. c. Stock )0 Do. sp. c. Ext ... IN,. 54 per et. pref... Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c - - - )49 worth British )0 N". E. Bevy, 4 p.c. P. Do. do. do 3 Do. Leeds 6 p.e No.l 9 Do. do. Quarters '4S Do. York 11.& Pt.r. .11 North Staffordshire , st. 1 100 Oxford, Worcester, Si. Wolverh.Xls, 6 p.c. il I Scot. Cent. , New Prei 8i al 10 14 25 al 10 1 ,0.6 a] ,0 I Do. 5 per cent AI south Devon .1 De. fixed, 4 per cent ' S. Eastern jßeading Amu.) of Xi. Os. 6d. )0 Do. 41 per cent ill i.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar Al 3. Wales Gua.4 p. c 6 Do. do. 4 3 / 4 p. c Stockton and Dar• 20 a, 20 al 20 1 25 a lington, 4 per cent 5 Do. do. do: al Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 4 *Vaterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. MISCELLANEOI7B 11 Aubin Coal and Iron . 7t Australian A gricult. 6 Australsn. Pc iiic. Mail 11 Australis. Royal Mail 4 Berlin Water Works 10 Brit. American Land 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.. Canada Canada Gov. 6 p. et Jan. and July 1 Crystal Palace 1 Crystal Pal. of France 5 Eastern Steam z;0 ElectricTelegraph(A) all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 14 Gen. Stearn Navigat. di General Screw Steam 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar LO Magdalena St. Navig. ,11 Mediteran. Eleo. Tel. ill Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 5 Netherlands Land._ 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. dl N. B. Australasian, .2i Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 11 Peel Rr. 14. & Minrl. 11 Peninsular& Oriental 0 Do. Do. 11 Portland Iron Co 0 Royal Mail Steam 11 Scot. Austral. Invest. South Austrei.La,nd Submar. Telegraph Do. Registered, INI Di6lllOlA I,au4 ••• - ••• 42 - 44 - 6 - 8 - 70 ii = liCi 109 - 110 3 - 34 i'di 17 ••• ••• *i = ii ••• ..... ••• i .. i **4 = ii • •• 2 2ixd 37 - 2 i 39 - 1 - 1 12 -- 13 Trlitrb Writtton. (THIS DAY.) _ (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FOAL STAKES. Gamekeeper 80er.......... SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock, DONCASTER RACES. SO.&RBORGUGH STAKES. CLEVELAND HANDICAP. Eight ran. LATEST BETTING. CESAREWITCH. 14 to 1 agst Calamus (taken). 15 to 1 agst B drovanie (taken). 16 to 1 agst D. 0. (taken). 25 to 1 agst Poodle (taken.) 25 to 1 agst Burlington (taken. ourftWattion (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) EG LINTON STAKES. Chicken .. Dervish .. Rylstone . Ten ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF,!10 SOVS Saraband Marchioness Nine ran; JUVENILE STAKES. Donald .... Puncture .. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Ami Cherry Brandy Thirteen ran. DONCASTER RACES. - 1 STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.) MANCHESTER, Sept. 12.—We continue to receive American advices in the highest degree favourable to an abundant supply of cotton. Although these accounts hold out the promise of a wider margin than has existed for some time between the price of the raw material and that of the finished article, whether yarn or cloth, they certainly contribute to keep up a feeling of cau tiousness in purchasing our productions, because of an anticipated cheapening of their cost. Though cotton of good usable staple does not yield in price at Liver pool, there is an impression that, in some degree, it must ere long do so. In yarns, we may instance the Germans and the home manufacturers. But there is ano ther cause of sluggishness, and that is the general absence of buyers connected with some most important foreign markets. The depression in India goods is ruinous. There is a pretty steady demand for many kinds of yarns, and for printers, T cloths, long cloths, and do mestics ; we learn, too, from some sellers, that there is some buying of ndia fabrics on rather better terms than the lowest which were lately submitted to. HaLtrax, Sept. 9.—There were more persons in our Piece Hall to-day than for some time past, and the gene ral tone was more cheerful. The yarn trade is tolerably steady. The spinners are moderately employed ; but the prices are not proportionate to the cost of the raw material. Wool continues firm, but there is not much doing, as the spinners are generally well supplied. HUDDERSFIELD, Sept. 12.—There has been very little doing in the cloth market again to-day, especially in goods of low quality, which until lately have been ' chiefly looked after. A few light sales have been effected in fancy trouserings of good quality and in broad cloths of superior make. In fancy vestings there is very little doing. The wool merchants are doing very little, al though they are inclined to do business on terms slightly in favour of the manufacturer. MARKET NE WS-('IRIS DAY.) MEAT MARKETS. NEVIGATE AND LEADENIIALL.—The general demand was very inactive to-day, at the following quotations :- -Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s lid to 4s 8d Lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; Veal, 3s Od to 4s 2d ; Pork, 3 s lu to 4s &I per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Sept. 13.—The supplies of each kind of stock were large, but in very middling condition. The general demand ruled heavy, and prices were barely support ed : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 01; Lamb, Os ,Od to Os Od ; Veal, 3 s 2d to 4s Od ; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s &I per Sibs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, Sept. 13.—Prime beasts and sheep were in fair request, at full prices ; otherwise, the trade ruled dull. Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s Od ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; Veal, 38 4d to 4s 4d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s Sd per 81bs„ Quarter old Store Pigs, 22s to 27s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ 10s ; clover ditto, 3! 5s to 61 Os ; and straw, 1/ 14s to 1/ lea per load. A full average supply and a moderate demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 41 15s ; clover ditto, 315 s to 51175; and straw, 1/ 148 to 2/ Os per load. Trade steady. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4110 s; clover ditto, 3! Os to 6! 6s ; and straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 18s per load. Both hay and straw were in moderate request at our quota tions. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Sept. 14.—Wind this day at Noon, N.W., with passing clouds. Or MARGATE, Sept. 13.—Bonanza, for Madras—master derd. _. _ _ _ _ . .. _ . . . ..... _ _ ... PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 13.—Wind, S.W. Arrived--H.M.S. Dauntless and. H.M.S. Stromboli, from the westward ; Australia, Callao, for Antwerp. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 13.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—N. S. de Carmen, from Tarragona ; Catherine Rosser, Corunna. FALMOUTH, Sept. 13.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Clemen tina, from Oporto ; Gertrude, Jamaica ; Cacace, Odessa ; Mendica E. Leoner, Rio Janeiro. • BRISTOL, Sept. 13.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Sarah and Mary Evans, from Amsterdam ; Ratauza, Africa ; Helen, Trinidad. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 13.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Eler. mann (s), for New York. PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 11.15 a.m. Wind W.N.W., fresh, and rai. y. Arrived —Uoore , ,fort, from Akyab ; Skiddaw, Iquique ; General Washington, New Orleans; Nictorioso, Alex andria; Jane Catherine, Hamburg ; Victoria, Old Cala bar ; Salween, Valparaiso ; Caldera Rosalie, Monte Video ; Gratidao, Rio Janeiro ; Leila Dale, New Bruns wick ; Pilot, Smyrna ; Star, Callao ; Indian Queen, Mel bourne ; Seahorse, Calcutta ; Africa, Bonny ; Liverpool, Jamaica ; Fleece, Montreal. (Br SITRHARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 11.30 a.m. Wind, W.S.W. ; tide, five hours' ebb, cloudy. Arrived—. Moro, from Triest ; Jane, Quebec ; Thos. Hablock, Callao ; Mariner, Quebec) ; Fingal, Launceston ; Arrived, 14th—The Dublin Lass and Courier, from Gaernoey ; Priam, Portland Bay; St. Vincent, Constan tinople ; Presello, St. Vincent ; Sauncria, Havannah. Baron Osy, Antwerp ; Soho, Havre; Lord John Russell, Rotterdam ; Rain bow, Rotterdam. Sailed.—Sarah Ann, for Launceston ; William Jolliffe, steamer, Calais ' • Mary Goddard, Hobart Town ; Neptune, Havre ; Ocean, Havre. DEAL, Thursday, 10.15 a.m. Wind, S.W., strong, and squally. Passed.—Northern Belle, from Quebec; British Tar, Jamaica ; Louisa Maria, schooner, westward ; Kiellasted, a,631, second pendant, westward ; Rising San, New York ; Anne Logan, St. Vincent; Nelson, Melbourne; Louisa, Calao; Carl, Colombo; John Grey, Quebec. Ma. WILSON PATTEN, M.P.—This gentleman, while Militiaperforming his duties in as colonel of the 3d Regi men t o f Lancashire Preston, was seized on Saturday o a v r e e r egdl from in t o h lt i e s a r a n t t a t h e k a th e hononra last with a b s l e e r g i o e u n s tl e i I m l n a e n s s. has W r ac e but it is not probable that he will resume for some days his duties in connection with the militia.—Pre,ston, Chronicle. THE ENGLISH PRISONERS AT TELSCHEN.—Letters from Telschen, of the 6th, in the Konigsberg Gazette, state that the four Englishmen arrested and detained by the Russians, for apparently no other offence than tres passing on their soil, are still kept there. Madame de Victinghoff and Mdlle. Lich, the professional singers, are notallowed to leave, but, like cage-birds, are per mitted to sing, and are giving concerts. PARKS IN LONDON.—Since the year 1830, four new parks have either been formed, or are in the course of formation, throughout the metropolitan districts. Prim rose-hill, containing 60 acres, was completed in 1842 ; Kennington Park, containing 18 acres, is now enclosed, laid out, and nearly finished ; Victoria Park, contain ing no less than 265 acres, was completed in 1849 ; and Battersea Park, containing 319 acres, is now in the course of formation. The sums expended upon these various places of resort amount, in the aggregate, in round numbers, to 380,0001. ITALIAN OPERAS IN DUBLIN.—The first of a series of Italian operas was performed on Monday night in the Theatre Royal. The company embraces the following distinguish e d ar ti stes, viz.:—!Mlles. Sophia Crueeii Marai, and Albini ; M a d ame Albi n i ; and T4t h m e bnr lik i , Tagliafico, Fortini, Polonini, Luchesi, lc produced was Norma. The house was well filled o pera with a brilliant audience, and the speculation promises to be a highly successful one. Tuesdayt a Tor,' d Ro manhan some WOLSINGEIIII.—On last a t Wolsingham. Tie OPENING OF A NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC! CHAPEL AT Catholic Church was o w ith all the munificence ceremony was performed Barth, " Bishop of Hexhato t , ie wowed. for Which the Roman gathoho 6.1 P y en t e lie - Right Rev. Dr. Ho. St. 11.0 i 25 2 20 i al 20 I al 50 al 20 1 20 al 10 81 12i at St. 100 25 1F 12 I 1 50 I al 25 I all St. 100 BAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held in Glasgow on Tuesday; Mr. P. Blackburn in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said he would be willing to answer any questions that might be addressed to him. It must be satisfactory to the share holders, as it was to the directors, to notice the increase which had taken place on the traffic, and it was still more satisfactory to see that the increase had not taken place between Edinburgh and Glasgow alone, but extended over the whole line. There had been an increase in the mineral trade on the Edinburgh and Glasgow and the Stirling and Dunfermline lino, as well as on the whole local traffic. He then moved the ap proval of the report, and the declaration of a 8 per cent. dividend on the ordinary shares. Mr. H. DUNLOP seconded the motion, which WWI tweed to, and the meeting separated. LEOMINSTER AND KINGTON. A public meeting of landowners and others was held at Presteign on Saturday, for the purpose of considering the propriety of promoting the constructio n of the above railway. The High Sheriff of the eounty of Radnor presided. Mr. J. BEDFORD explained that the act authorising the construction of the line was passed in the last see. sion of Parliament. The capital, 80,0001., was to be raised in 8,000 shares of 101. each. Mr. Brassey w as ready to undertake the construction of the line for 70,000/., to make a single line of the railway including certain preparations for a double line should it be re quired. The works would not be commenced until the remaining sum of 15,0001. was subscribed. Resolutions were passed in favour of the undertaking, and several parties subscribed for shares in the line, with a view to assist the promoters in obtaining the requisite capital for commencing the works. HEREFORD, ROSS, AND GLOUCESTER, A special general meeting of the proprietors was held thie aft ernoon (Wed nesd ay), at the Green Dragon Hotel, Hereford, to consider and decide upon authoris. ing the directors to raise 30,000/. by the creation of shares, with or without a preference or guarantee, not exceeding 5 per cent. per annum. Lieutenant-Colonel Vaughan presided. A resolution to this effect vras proposed by the chairs man. In answer to questions, The CHAIRMAN said the purchase-money of land had nearly doubled the estimate. As to the opening of the line, he could only state that it w ou ld b e in about nine weeks. The resolution was agreed to. RAILWAY . TRAFFIC RETURNS. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—Tr a m e re. turn for the week ending Sept. 10, 1854. 222,092 911 Corresponding week last year CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Sept. 10, 1854 £6,149 14 0 Corresponding week last year 6,405 9 2 Decrease in 1854 £255 15 i EXTRAORDINARY DUEL. An affair of honour extraordinary, says the New Or. leans Picayune, of August 15, came off yesterday on the old Luisiana Race Course, in the Third District. The belligerents were two coloured gentlemen, named re , - spectively Adolphus and Eugene. The former was born in the Yazoo region of Mississippi, and the latter is " native and to the manner born " here. The cause of trouble was that prolific source of joy and woe to man— woman—and it is needless to add that the parties were rivals for the foremost place in the affections of some saddle coloured Chloe or Dinah. When it was first pro• posed to submit their quarrel to a mortal arbitrament, a dispute arose as to the weapons to be used on the coca sion. Adolphus, biassed by his early predilection, at once declared his preference for the bowie•knife, but Eu gene scouted at the idea, and gave it as his opinion that the small sword was the only weapon a gentleman could .use. Adolphus objected to this, acknowledging that his early education was rather neglected in this respect, and a compromise was finally effected upon sharpened foils. Thus armed, the parties, accompanied by their seconds proceeded to the field at an early hour in the morning, and after the usual preliminaries had been gone through with they set to work. A few cautious passes convinced Eugene that his opponent was destitute of any know ledge of his weapon, and he commenced a series of aggra vated thrusts and extensions, making his foil play around Adolphus's head in the most extraordinary and bewilder. ing manner. The latter couldn't stand this long. He saw that Eugene was playing with him, and his anger rose in pro portion as the mocking smile upon his opponent's lip grew broader and broader. Striking his heels together, and, giving a regular Mississippi yell, he made a sudden spring, which threw Eugene completely off his guard, and the point of his sword passed through the right side of the latter's neck, inflicting a slight wound. To ima gine Eugene's rage at this coupe de main was impossible. The seconds interfered and stopped the fight. Blood had been drawn, and by the code of honour both parties were bound to be satisfied. Adolphus left the field triumphant, with head erect, and a broad grin of satis faction upon his countenance, while Eugene, crestfallen and forlorn, started in search of a druggist, where he could get a piece of sticking plaster for his wound. So ended the first act of this dark drama, but we suppose the denouement is yet to come, as our informant states that Eugene has declared his determinatios to seek satipfaction for the double wound to his neck and feelings. Mr. Peto and the other undertakers of the Norwegian Railway have given a dinner to 300 gentlemen in Chris• tiania. The toasts and speeches were in English and Norwegian, and the utmost good feeling prevailed. Yesterday forenoon considerable alarm was caused is the immediate vicinity of St. Paul's Churchyard in con sequence of the sudden outbreak of a fire in the im mense range of premises belonging to Messrs. Hitch cock and Rogers, silkmercers, haberdashers, and linen drapers, carrying on business on the north side of the cathedral. The flames originated, from some cause not clearly ascertained, in the muslin warehouse at the back of the premises, and were rapidly extending along the bales of goods, when a number of the workmen rushed into the room, and with the aid of buckets of water kept the flames from reaching the other portions of the premises during the time lost in sending for the firemen. In a very short time several engines of the London Bri gade and one of the parish attended, and owing to the exertions of all present the establishment was saved, not more than a few hundred pounds worth of the con tents having been consumed. The firm was insured in nearly all the principal London fire offices. THE LAW OP DEBTOR AND CREDITOR.—An important alteration in the law of debtor and creditor will take place on the 24th October next. By the Common Law Procedure Act (17 and 13 Viet., c. 125) it is provided that a creditor who has obtained a judgment in any of the superior courts may apply to the court or a judge for a rule or order that the judgment debtor should be orally examined as to any and what debts are owing to him before] a master of the court, or such other ppoint, and the the case court or judge may ma person as the court or examination of such judgment debt(); and for the pro. k j e ud suchga shall or order for the ll le manner aa d a s i th e he n th examination of an oral examination of an opposite party before a the same sdutialctlio ben of conducted an master. A judge may order an attachment of the debts, y books i o n r h documents , e which order of attachment is to bind the debts. Tue third ' ceedings may be adopted to levy the amount due from the party owing the money is called the garnishee, and pro garnishee to the judgment debtor. A judge may allow the judgment creditor to sue, and the garnisher is to be dis charged as against the judgment debtor to the amount paid or levied, although such proceeding may be set aside or judgment reversed. NEW ROUTE TO THE CONTINENT.—A. new route to the Continent has been opened via Harwich, by the esta blishment of a steam-packet service from that port to Antwerp, in connection with the express trains on the East ern Counties Railway. The North of Europe Steam Packet Company have had two magnificent packets, the A guile and the Cygnus, constructed for this sta tion—the Aquila for the Antwerp traffic, and the Cygnus for Rotterdam ; the latter service is expected to commence at the end of the present month. The advantages of the route via Harwich over that at present . in vogue w ill b e obvious from the follow ing statement :---Passengers will be enabled to leave the Itt shopsgate-station at a quarter past eight in the morning, be taken in the rail way carriage to the pier, and there alight within twenty yards of the steam-packet, and the whole voyage from London to Antwerp will be completed in about twelve hours, little more than half the time occupied in the passage from the Thames. Passengers and goods will be booked throughout, and the rates of charge will be the same as now in operation by the packets from the Thames.Por the present the Aquila will sail from Harwich every Saturday on the arrival of the B.IS a.m. train from Bishopgate station, and will return every Tuesday in time for the express train from Harwich due in London at 9.20 p.m. An arrangement has been made for the issue of return tickets, giving ten days' stay on the Continent, at reduoed ra n tes. N . o peraoi ible to its vary great natural advantage the chief ports on the packet station ; its proximity to . who has seen the harbour of Harwicsh a c s a abeinsen Co ntinen tal k w i re of its accessibility . at . all times of tide, and in a ll k at ; hers ; and its connection Continent north of Dun k irk the kingdom, must, ere by railway with every p a r t thegreat outlet from England to long, re-establish it as the Holland, Germany, Den- Northern France, Belgiu m, mark, ewes ac- T HE IVZSTVIN be F —The pilchard fi sheries cont i nue to ISrl productive, the fish being fi ne. At N ew . sein alone shot in one day during the past week upwardsqua"One o f 60 hbds. of fish, which were sold a t 2 s. per gasket. ket Several shoals have been seen in the ne i g hb our . hood, and there is every prospect of more b e i ng ta k en. At St. Agnes the seine have taken up 300 hhds. of fine fish, which realised similar prices. At Portloe the seine have enclosed 20 and 27 hhds. each a-day, but the drift, boats have not been very successful. FOREIGN AND WAR DE PARTMENT.—Lord Clarendon; who returned to Grosvenor -crescent on Tuesday night from Osborne House, Isle of Wight, on a visit to the Queen, where his lordship introduced Baron Esersdoff, formerly Minister at our Court from that of Saxony, on a special mission. The noble earl and the Duke of Newcastle, Minister of War, attended at Buckingham Palace yesterday, at the Privy Council which took place soon atter the arrival of her Majesty and Prince Albert from the Isle of Wight at half-past five p.m. The Duks of Newcastle, We hear, owing to the receipt*/ &vitae, flag the seat of war s otill remains ia ton. ..... 1 1