The Sun. — London, England, 1854-01-05 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SH. (THIS DAY.) LONDON, Jan. 5.--Wind this day at Noon, S.W. ; light breeze, with a slight thaw. There was a further fall of snow last night to the extent of about three inches. From the reports received from the outports, the gale and storm of Tuesday night and Wednesday morning has been general round the coast, but the damage sustained has not been very serious, according to the reports received as ye t , ' and has be en con fi ne d chiefly to the coasting trade, amongst which the casualties are rather numerous. In the North of England several coasters has been totally lost. The leak of the Antipodes, hence to Sydney, N.S.W., remaining undiscovered after her bottom has been stripped, she has been ordered to discharge part, or whole, of her cargo. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 4.—Wind, E. to E.S.E. Arrived— Ospray, from Rio Janeiro for Hamburgh. Sailed—De Stad Scheedam, for Batavia ; Henriette, New York. Off Port—Devonshire, New York.—The Richard Carnell has received damage, having drove against the pier, was scuttled and after floated, and is now being repaired. BRISTOL, Jan. 4.—The Boa Fe, hence to St. Michael's, got on shore on the Rocks, 2d inst., at Portishead ; must be docked. SOUTHAMPTON, Jau. 4 . — Arrived—Bosphorus (s), from Calcutta and Cape ; Magdalena (s), West Indies, on freight 2,116,039 dollars in silver bars, dollars, and gold dust. GUERNSEY, Dec. 3.—The Reindeer, Monte Video to Lon don, which sunk on the Sambull Rock, it is feared will break up there, owing to a heavy swell, as it blows hard. JAMAICA, Dec. 10.—The following vessels were driven on shore at Magner, Nov. 21, and totally wrecked :—The Lapwing, of Halifax, N.S. ; Prospect, of New York ; Ann Elizabeth, of Philadelphia ; Wordie, of New York ; the Robert and the Adenonia (schooners). It is reported that fottr large square rigged vessels were totally wrecked at Turks Island. SHIELDS, Dec. s.—The crew and nine pigs of silver have been saved from the Sir Robert Peel. BARBADOES, Dec. 12.—The Bolivar (brig), of and bound to London, from Demerara, foundered 28th Nov. ; crew saved. The Koh-i-Noor, from Orinoco, arrived here Ist inst., after being on shore on the Kettle Bottoms reef. SUNDERLAND, Jan. 4.—The Devonshire, John Murray, Pilot, Harvest, Zillah, Jane, Maria, Mary Ann, Friends, and the Ellen Corke, are all on shore behind the pier; and several vessels are on the Potato Ground, all seriously damaged, having gone on shore during a gale at E.S.E., which continues. Cowts.—Arrived -Zodiaens, Porto Plata, for Bremen. DOVER.—Arrived —Louise, Rio Janeiro. HARWICH.—Arrived —Clio, Miramichi ; Ophelia, Lon don, short of water and provisions ; Anda, Hartlepool, for Rochester, assisted in leaky. FALMOUTH.—Arrived.—Melipa, Quebec for Greenock, leaky. POOLE. —Arrived.—Flora, from Newfoundland. SClLLY. — Arrived.—Ada Mary, Africa for Bristol, with damage, having been struck by a sea; the Guglielmo, bound to Ply mou th, was spo k en D ec. 29, lat. 49 N., long. 10 W., with foremast gone. WEYMOUTH.—Put in Magdalena (s.), from West Indies, short of coal. • THISTED, Dec. 26.—The Marie Elisa, of and bound to Struer from Newcastle, is stranded near to the entrance of the Aggar Canal, and it is feared both ship and cargo will be lost ; crew saved. ZANTE, Dec. 21.—The Felice (Austrian brig) Constanti nople to England, put in prior to 10th June, with cargo heated, and part of cargo thrown overboard ; is discharg ing the remainder, in a damaged state. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 10 a.m. None of the mails hare yet arrived. The snow is up wards of a foot deep, and it still continues snowing. We have just heard that a serious accident occurred late last night on the railway at St. Helen's. Several lives are reported to have been lost, but the rumour wants authenticating. Wind, E.N.E., moderate. Arrived—The Witch, from Bahia, after being ashore on Crosby Beach. There aro four American shies, and two East Indiamen outside the bar awaiting clear weather to come into port, (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.30 A.M. Wind, W.N.W., half ebb, cloudy. Arrived—Leonne, from Gravelines. Sailed—Menai (s.), for Calais ; Antoinette Carard, Mel. bourne; Aldred, Mauritius. DEAL, Thursday, 9.15 A.xt. Wind, N.W., light, and foggy. No arrivals. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN ? ' or the Week ended Jan. 5, 1854, mei° tip from the Returns of tt e Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wale ,- , per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY.' OATS. RTE. BEANS. 1 PEA 9. 73s Oct 39s 4,1 25s 47s 53 1463 Od 508 3d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. _WesAT. BARL , .Y. I OATS. I I RYE. BEANS. 'mks. 7 18 93 39s 8d 25s Cd 44s 5d 49s 2d 5lB 10d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. I PEAL Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 76,785; Barley, 102,471; Oats, 21,738; Rye, 75 ; Beans, 5,727; Peas, 1,906 quarters. HAY MARKETS. SIEITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 31 + 5s to 51 10; ; clover ditto, 41 Os to 6/ 109; and straw, 1117; to 212; per load. Trade steady, at extrema quotations. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 31 10; to 5/ 12s ; ' clover ditto, 4/ Os to 6; 6s; and straw, 11 16; to 21 4s per load. A fair average suppl ,-, and a steady demand. WHITECHAREL.-21eadow h 3/ 5s to 5/ 8s ; clover ditto, 41 Os to 6/ 10;; and straw, ay X ll 16; to 212; per load. Trade tolerably firm. MEAT MARKT:TS. NEWGA.TE AND LEADENHALL.—The .general demand ruled steady at this market to-day, at very full prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s 03 ; Pork, 3s 2d to 5s Od. per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, JAN. 4.—The supplies of stock on sale to-day was limited, and a steady business was transacted, as follows : Beef from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 58 2d 2 • Veal, 4.3 , Cd to 58 Od ; P or k, 3 s 8d t o 4 s 8d per 81bs. to sink the offal. ROMFORD, JAN. 4.—The general trade ruled firm, and prices were on the advance at this market to-day, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4.3 to 4s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 58 44 ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 22s to 28s each. EXCHANGING MONEY AT THE POST - OFFICE.—Notice was issued yesterday at the General Post-office :—"The public are requested to examine at the time of receipt the money handed to them at this office, as no question as to the right amount, the goodness or weight of the coin, or the goodness of the bank notes, can be enter tained after the money has been removed from the counter at the window." This notice has been issued in consequence of the many tricks that have been at tempted by parties complaining that they had not re ceived the right change, or that some of the shillings they had taken were not good. DARING ROBBERY.—Yesterday information was given of a darin g robbery committed at the ale and beer-house, s 'gn of the Hope, situate directly opposite to the door o f the Worship-street Police Court. A number of sm artly-dressed fellows, known as companions of swell mob thieves, had been observed hanging about the pas sages of the police court, and two or three of them went over to the beer-house, and to the bagatelle-room up stairs, upon pretence of amusing themselves by playing a game. The result showed, however, that they contem plated a more serious game than the mere bagatelle, for it was afterwards discovered that while some watched the motions of the persons in the bar, others of the Party entered the landlord's bedroom with a skeleton key, ransacked the place, and carried off a silver watch, with gold chain, and a quantity of apparel, about 151. worth of property altogether. The rogues even rum maged about the bed, and searched various other places, eve apparently in que s t o f money and plate, in which, how r, they were disappointed. EAST GLOUCESTER ELECTION.—The High Sheriff of Gl ow - iestershire received the writ for the election for the eastern division, consequent on the death of the Duke of Beaufort, on Tuesday, and has issued a proclama tion fixing the nomination for Monday next, at the Shire -hall, Gloucester, and the poll for the following Thursday at the undermentioned places :—Gloucester, Avening, Besley, Carapden, Cheltenham, Cirencester, Minchinhampton, Northleach, Stonehouse, Stow-on-the- Wold, Stroud, Tewkesbury, and Winehcomb. The poll is to open at eight in the morning, and closes at five. There will be several polling-booths at Cheltenham and Gloucester. There appears to be no doubt that both candidates will go to the poll, and the greatest interest is manifested in the result. THE ACCIDENT AT THE SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS --Yes terday Mr. A. Giles, engineer, and other gentlemen, were engaged in examining the amount of damages done by the falling of the shears on Tuesday morning. Th ey discovered that about 120 feet of the north-east wall of the old dock has given way, carrying with it the shears, and doing considerable damage to the legs, but not much to the machinery. Th e wa ll t o w hi c h the accident h ap .. pened had, it appears, been always of a tender descr i p .ti nn• It is estimated that the repairs of the whole will be attended with a cost of about 10,0001. or 15,0001., aA full nd will occupy a space of several months to replace. A• Giles, report of the accident has been prepared by Mr. and will be laid before the directors at their L o T d i e n n g, Which takes place to-day, at their offices in ThE LONDON BRIDGES.—The passenger who stands darany of our bridges, and looks down on the b e f LE waters rolling their foetid freight beneath him, has ore him a rolls to a d picture' in little of much of that life w hich Li ghts fro through the streets of this metropolis. the gioo ere and there rather enhance than relieve the laciny character of the scene—the reflections from stea.naer'Ps of th e b r i dge beyond, the lantern in the public-horw' rays from the windows of the river-side lurid upon es, and th e bl aze of the forge, glaring red and of some inf e t pa i ngY stream, and giving the idea rather ing an o th er li_! process going on than one of toil forg conjures lip z 7: . n the chain of industry. The mind monotonous b eat 9reams of commerce. Even the dull of-fact a sound b ing of the steamer's paddles, so matter ing now ; a n d i t Y ei tY, has another and a boding mean tide against fa chil ls you to hear the surging of the gurgle, thick aenide ettoking, Fancy listens to the drowning Zed hither from of the wretch who has a. little courage would 0 Piroud, tyrannical world, which seeking oblivion what rl" have beaten to his feet -no matter to re ' t o sleep a moment, and wake of suicides passes before hen the long melancholy train for the hour. The the imagination a fit pageant r n c ommerce ; gan-ibler the spendthrift, the broken the sensualist who has outlived his 'appetites ; the weary, toil-worn wife • ' the out t, vic tim of her I) smiled in a belnit3'e.'7ll?, perhaps, but few months ago, care -mad on the of I p enty, and stands now ragged and fro t h e _cheerless prospect, and regards the stream of 4",-,`,`_;',"u(!•.Peverty that flows by, how ' like are the two ! eZactiunelbaerdrr The one flowing to the stormy tortrniy,—Hollic 00,2vnim. -- -- _ SHARE MARKETS--(THIS DAY). BRITISH RAILWAYS. ?midi XIZUWATB. 100 !Aberdeen ....... lAmbg. Nottng. & Eastn. Juno. Belfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lanesh. di Cheshire Junct r Do. Chesh. & Birk., 450 & £25 Cons ' Da., £2O. ..... ,BI yth & Tyne original .C 25 (iss. at £l5) Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon !Cork, Black. & Pass 'Cornwall iDu'olin&BelfastJunz. bu ndee Perth &Aber deen Junction . Do. New 25 all (East Anglian (X 25 L. 1 & E. & L. & D.) 18 all .Do., (X.lB E. & HO.. 20 all !Eastern Counties..... St. 100 1E aster') Union,A.sti . . St. 100 ID 0., do. B. 25 8:1 po.NewA(lateThirds) St. 100 lEast Lancashire St.lloo 'Edinburgh & Glasgow 10 3'Ectinb. and Peebles St 100 Edinb.Prth. &Dundeo I 0 1 IForth and ClydeJunc. St. 100 'Gla sgow & S.Westernl St. 100 Grcat Northern Stk St. 100 Do., A. Stock I St. 100 Do., B. Stock St. 100 !Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) St. 100 Great Western 12 1 11 aka South-Eastern. i5O all Lancaster &Carlisle 16i 11i Do., Thirds St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire IN 17 Do., Fifths 14 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un 50 all Leeds Northern .. .. 20 all Liv. Crsby. &So aapt I.li all London & Blackwall LO B,i Load. Tilb. & Sthend. 5 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. St. 100 London &N. Western 20 12 Do. Fifths 10 1 Do. ,16/.5h.,M&8...0 12i 4 Do. Eighths St. 100 London & S. Western 4200., £50...... £40... Ln d-ndru.&Coleraine 25 all Lndndrii-. & Ennisk. St. 100 Manch.Shef.&Lincln. St 41 Do., Man. &Lin. Un. St. 100 Midland . St. 100 Do. Birming. & Derby 50 4' 25 1' 100 a] St. 11.01 :7 4 {Midland G.Arest.(lr.) Do. i Shares . . 11 Newcastle & Carlisle 0 iNewirlarke 6i 25 l' 50 1 20 al 5 Do. Bury Extensions .7iiNewpt.Aberg,.ezHtfd 74INewry di Enniskillen 11 , Newry Warrenpoint dz Rostrevor 10 !Norfolk.-- ....... 3i Northn. Counties Un 10 North British .6 'North Devon, No.l .1§ Do., No. 2. U Dc., A Deferred 8 Do., , B Guaranteed U , North London L 1 IN. & S. Wstn., Hamp-1 stead, and City Jo 7AI North Staffordshire al - North Western. . [0 N. di S. Westrn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester )0 Oxford Worcester dt Wolverhampton .2 Portsmouth 10 Scottish Central _ 10 Scottish Midland_ 00 Shrewsbury (CI Birmg K) Do., L. d; N. Westn Guaranteed Stock .0 Shrewsby. di Herefd 11 Shrewsby. di Chester (Nor. W. Min.) 11 Do. Halves, do. 11 Do. Oswestry ..... 61 Shropshire Union Do. A, B,C, & D, fully paid up at per cent 11 South Devon St. 1100 South Eastern 16 16 1 20 1 20 al 10 1 10 20 2. St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 26 50 I all I South Wales.. 20 20 l 5 8. Yorksh. Rivarßan 5 Do .. ... .. 20 12, 25 a .2 Staines,Wok.,&Wok. 11 Stockton & Darling .6i Stockton & Tiartlepl 0 Taff Vale 8 Do. £lO shades 0 Do. Pref., No. 0 Thames Haven Dock and Railway .7 Vale of Neath. ..... dl Waterfd. & Kilkenny Lll Waterford&Limmiek .4 West Cornwall 1 ' 1 West End of London) and Crystal Palace 11 West London St. lOi 10 St. 10 25 21 20 1' 20 a] 50 a] 20 1. ilO 51s. Wmbleilon &Croydou St. 100 York Newetl.lz Berw. 25 20 Do. Extensions....... 25 1 St. 101 1.3D0. G.N.E. Purchase 10 York &N. Midland.. Clootsig ?rifts yesterday. 20 - 21 4 - 9 -- 18 - 5i - 95 - 97 - 531 14 -16 14 - 15 U -46 8i - 9 41 - 5 -1.2 - 13 38 - 42 28 - 30 .•• 63 - 65 63 - 65 2i - 6 - 843, 58 - GO 1128 - 130 1.03 - 105 1 823 -- 83 93 - 98 ! 13 -14 p 65,/ -65 t 6I - sad 13 -13 i -61 si t 97 --99 p 1021 -- 103 par — p 76 •y 77 12i,t 110 10 9 d 21 - 22 -d i -61 i 36 38, 54 56 d par 5 4 d . 2t 34 6 8 48 50 3 3 3 4 d 29 30 8— 10 est 50 52 - - 5i3(1 9 1 d par 35 - 37 91 - 93 56 - 58 55 - 60 55 60 21 2dis 14 16 7 8 11 12 3k 33d, 14 16 60 61 32 33 3 2 d 4 5 ... _ 27 - 30 2i 3 141 - 151 - 25 - 27 8 • 81 63 64 1 I 9 801 4 - 3/cl . 46 47 FOREIGN. 7 Antwrp & Rotterdam 3 Belgian East. Junct. 8 Beziers to Graissessac ... Central of Italy all Charleroi & Erquelin all Demerara . 20 174 20 20 20 20 JO Dijon and Besnon 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian.. Do. Extension all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 Gd. Junct. of France 10 Gd. Trunk. of Canada Shrs. and 80nd5.... 8 Gt. Central of France 202 Gt : Westn. of Canada, - Shares ... Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 Do. boncis(2iss.)lB62 104 Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent _ _ 5 Lake aonst. & Basle 4 Lucca and Pistoja, 51 per cent. pref. 15 Luexembourg 10 Do. (Railway).. 2 Do 3 IDo. (Canal) 5 i Do. 6 p. cent. pre f 12 ,Lyons & Mediterran, 10 : i I Madras 29 Maria Antonia _ _ 10 'Do. New . 2 Melbourne Dk. & ItY• all Namur & Liege (with interest all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all IDo. 201. 3 p. c. Bds 24 - 1 - 4 - ii in - 24d 312 1 P 1p 3p 22 2t 3i 8d i - 2i - 4 par li - 3 d P ld (.1 pa 10 10 6 63 11 2 11 2 par '• :••P P 7i - 8 34 - :34i 20 20 20 20 [finy.B. &Anis. Shs. all NorwegianTrnk. Preil 10 Paris and Lyons 40 Do. bonds . all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 Paris Caen& Cherbm 10. Quebec & Richmondb all Rouen and Havre : 12 Royal Danish 2 Royal Swedish all ,Sambre and Meuse_ 6 r)0.1.; per cent. pref. 2 IS. E. of France 6 Southern of Prance_ 6 St. Andrews & Quebec 2s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders 10 Do. 54 per c. Prof 10 Western of France 4 West. of Switzerland 2 Wiesbaden 12 Zealand. - 15 - 1t; pl 45 47 40 42 31i 321 3 4 p la 3 d 18i —19 i ld par 1 d Si 9 . . 4 . --- ii p 4 44 1 d 7 8 p 4 dl . . 1 7e -... •± u 1 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Sbr. Paid RAILWAYS. 00 BeudekfOgrhdamar: Leasing Closing Prices Be Compans. yesterday. tht 50 all i ---------- ---- .dz k N.: .l lol -- 10 . 3 " St. 1 Caledon .... 51 52 6p. cont Gt.Northn 141 50 all_ . . St. 100 E. Lincoln, gr e 25 all Glas. Barr. dz Cald ' 144 141 onzan. Neils. Direct. 25 all Do. New .. " Do. . ... ... 25 all Glstr.kDn.Fr Qt.*esi.n. .. 30 -- 32 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. ik Yk. New. Railway & Berw.. 50 all Hull &Selby Y.drN.lid. 102 --- iii 25 all Do. Shares Do s 4i —55 A 122 2 . all 'Do. 1 Shares. Do 27 28 12i; a Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern 1 i - 3 2 —14 A 20 all Do. Preference Do 244 —25 i St. 100 Lowestoft gr. , 4 per cent... Norfolk St. 100 Do. 6 per ct... Do — N. all Mauch Axton. I Ln. &N. W and Matlock) & Difidlcl 2g 3 50 all lthdcilesbro' drlStckton & Rehear I Darlingt. ... ... 100 all Itlidld.Tlradfd !lidland... 99 101 50 all Northern and Easterusp.c. E. Count.. 60 62 5 all Do. 6 per et. 'Do . ... 54 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do .... . 2a all Prest. &Wyre dr L. . - .N. W ! 1 drEndrYk ... --. 1 12 'Do. i Shares. Do — S 100 Roystn.&Hit. Gt.Northn 110 143 St. 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do llO 143 2 , 18iiShef. Roth. & Lancash.& Goole g.5.p.c Yorksh ... d 12 93j S. St: , ,tlordsh.. MrlllClean 2 —13 d 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent ... Darling. 25 all Do. St. 1.00 Wilts&Somrst Gt.Wcstn 99 100 Bash:tendon° this day. St. ill 50 1 St. ID 27i 22 25 't.►ioo !O 5 it. 100 .5 all 641 all6l. NI 32,1 all 5 all 2 6'6 1 all 611 all [O . I all .0 all A. 100 all 5 1 all !,t. !100 >t. 100 ;t. 100 LO 10 LO 4 64 all 'it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 L 6 6 it. 100 ;0 13 26' 9 >t. 100 h. 100 0 all >t. 100 ;t. 100 .2i; all 5 - all tO all 6 3 21; all L2::il all .2L 10:j ;t. 100 it. ,100 Ls§ 5 LO 6 it. 100 it. 100 it.) 100 it. 100 !O all ;t. 100 L 5 l5 83 all 8 all !O all 10 10 25 all 10 1. ..0.6 all !O all 5 3 it. ,100 17 5 5 10 all Agua Fria all Anglo Austrln. Gold all Anglo Californian 2 Australasian 6 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Avo Maria all Baden (Gd.Dachy of) all Blmnarvon Iron and Coal all British Austrin. Gold 13.5 British Iron 243 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Hey 4 Carsons's Creek all , Cobre Copper 1 Colonial Gold 16 Copiapo all Copper Min. of Eng, all Do. Pref. N p. cent, all English and Austin. Copper Stueltg,. Co all General all Gt.NuggetVeiuSerp 2 Do. Registered all Great Polgooth. all I Lake Bathurst.. all Liberty all Linares.. all Lond. &Californ. Gold' Quartz Crush. Co all Mariquita 9 Mexican&S.Americn all New Granada all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co all Nouveau Mondo all Pontgi band Silver Lead Min. & Smelt 1 Port Philip alt (Quartz Rock all 111,11 y mney 1 ran... 15 'Do: Nevi. 11 Santiago de Cuba all South Australian 7 Tin Croft all I United Mexican . all I Waller all West Granada.. all IWestMariposa.. 12s. Worthing Mining ol Australia all Yuba JO INT-STOC: all !Australasia . all !British Colonial Bank, and Loan Company all British N. American 2 Chrtd. Bnk.of India, Austral., and China 5 Child. Bnk. of Asia 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Loud 10 English Scottish and Australian Cnrtd.., 15 T., ondon Chrtd. Bnk. of Australia 20 London and County 10 London. Joint Stock 20 ILonlandWestmiust 35 National F..ovincial of England 10 Do. New 22 National o all New South Wales all Oriental Bank Cor. poratiou ........ 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australu. hkg. and Gold Imp. Co 25 South Australia all Union of Australia, 2:3 IDo . New 10 lUnion of London , all 'Union of Madrid , MISCELL 5 5 Aubin ..oat and iron 15 176 Australian Agricult 12 Australsn.Pcific Mail 8 Australn, Royal Mail 26 Berlin Water Works 386 Brit. American Land 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co 326 Canada Company 5 Crystal Palace 4 Do, New 2 Crystal Pal, of France 3 Eastern Steam.... ' 20 ElectrieTelegraph (A) 15 Do. (B) 1 Electric Tel. of Irel 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 18 General Screw Steam V I Irish Beetroot Sugar 6 Magdalena St. Navig. all Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel 4 Netherlands Land._ 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter- Stem. Nay. Co all N. B. Australasian 6 Do. New 10 NAIL of Europe Steam all Pool Rr. Ld. & Minrl. all Peninsular & Oriental 25 Do. do. all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest 25 South Austral. Land all Submarine Telegraph 286 Van Diemen's Laud hors,—We can only give the probable price of hops in the spring of 1854, by showing what has taken place in former years. In 1823, the duty was 26,0581. when 151. per cwt. was refused for good East Kent hops. The price shortly fell to 91., and after the growth of 1824, re alising 148,8321. duty, the same hops soldforsl. Taking the amount of duty for 1822, the total for the 3 years will be about 378,6141. The average acres then in plant was, about 43,000. Contrasting the produce of the growths for 1852 and 1853, and calculating 1854 to realise 150,0001. duty, the total duty will be about 547,5431., being an increase over the former three years of nearly 169,0001. The average acres in plant 1852-3.4, we calculate at about 50,000, an increase of 7,000 acres over 1822-3-4. Against the 169,0001. increase of duty in the latter years, the increase of consumption should be considered ; on the other hand, the importation of foreign hops, and the probable increase in future, must not be forgotten,—Kentis4 Gazette. 821 1i 65 4i 102 i li li 76i 6 61 60i 6.} 1 1 10 I 40 101 I 10205 50 50 100 1.00 33j 4i 50 20 25 20 25 Business I 2 5 this day. 1 , 1 -, 15 20 / \ THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1854. ~,,,VVVT?VIVrCITP ti TT A 'vs V ;t. 100 it. 100 15 30 views. The rumour of the nomination of Aali Pacha (late Governor of Smyrna) to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs is daily gaining more consis tency ; and in that case, it is thought that Reschid Pacha will be raised to the dignity of Grand Vizir. As long as Mehemet Ali Pacha maintains himself as Minister of War, the peace party cannot gain the upper hand. Riza Pacha, who has just been named Minister of Marine, is looked upon as the probable successor to this post. The four Powers have demanded an armistice, in order to enter upon fresh negotiations, tending to a peaceable arrangement of the Oriental ques tion. The Porte replied to this demand at first negatively, and then declared that no such demand could be submitted to a council unless accompanied by a clear and definite declaration of the basis upon which the new negotiations would be entered upon, as otherwise au armistice would not be compatible with the honour of the country, especially after the late naval defeat at Sinope. On this the British and French ambassadors held several councils, and have drawn up a note embodying the points which will principally be treated in the new negotiations, and demanding an armistice in order to bring the actual differences to a solution. It was presented on the 15th. lam informed that one of the prin cipal points referred to in this document is full and equal protection on the part of the Sultan to his Christian subjects generally, and the return of Russia to the position occupied by that Power before the arrival of Prince Menschikoff. The Porte engages to extend, at the demand of the four Powers, to all its Christi an subjects, the privileg es which Russia was d es i rous of obtaining for the Turkish subjects of the Greek profession at its de, mand exclusively. The last week has been r,z,gsecl in meetings of the ambassadors of the great 'Pow ers , and councils at the Po r t e . O n S atur d ay a grand council was convened, at which the Memas also attended, likewise Riza Pacht, the new Minister of Marine. Since the disaster of Sinope, events seem to be taking a more peaceable turn. It will, however, require very great ability to disentangle them from their present complications. As things at present stand, one great and distinct fact presents itself. The. Russians have the command of the Black Sea, and the Turkish army in Asia is cut off from the source of its supplies. Varna and the European coast of the Black Sea are menaced likewise, and in fact, unless Britain and France interfere, the Russians can lord it in every part of the Euxine, and not a Turkish ship dare leave the Bosphorus. Under such circumstances, peace-making, one might reasonably expect, ought not to meet very great difficulties. When we, however, see Walla chia and Moldavia occupied by Russian armies, and consider the stout position taken up by Omer Pacha on the Danube, and Kalafat garrisoned by 20,000 Turks, well entrenched, and determined to keep their hold upon Little Wallachia, and begin to consider the origin and piogress of this great question, its final settlement to the satisfaction of all parties has a very distant aspect. Will the Russians evacuate the Principalities ? Prince Gortschakoff, the Russian general in command there, has just made General Budberg governor of the two Principalities, in the place of the Princes Ghika and Stirbey, who have left the country. A recent letter from Ibraila says :—" The little snow that has fallen the last few days has cleared the atmosphere, leaving a hard dry frost (6 to 7 de gress below freezing point Reaumur). This renders it very difficult to finish the great ditch near the great battery at Triboli. If the cold gradually in creases as it has done hitherto, accompanied by a strong north wind, the Danube will be frozen over before Christmas, and the Turks may cross and get round the fortifications. The people of the country say that two more nights like those we have already had, with the north wind, are sufficient to totally freeze the river, so as to permit the passage of ' troops, baggage, and artillery, and that once the Danube is well frozen, it will remain so for some time, though the temperature becomes milder. Under such circumstances the Turks might attack this place with good hope of success. It is a curious coincidence—at least, people say so—that the Danube has always frozen the years in which the Russians occupied the Principalities. They bring cold with them it would seem." The Queen and another man-of-war, forming part of the squad ron un d er Si r Edmund Lyons, have just arrived. The French Consul-General of Bucharest has come here. Colonel Colquhoun, the consular representative of her Britannic Majesty in the Danubian Principalities, is likewise shortly expected. On Thursday Lord Stratford de Redcliffe gave a grand entertainment to the whole of the corps diplematique, and on Saturday the British resi dents of Constantinople were invited there to an entertainment on a large scale. Upwards of 40 covers were laid, and the Queen's health was pro posed by the ambassador, and drunk with accla mations, the band playing " God save the Queen." In my last letter I mentioned the capture of a Russian war schooner at the entrance of the Bos phorus, coming from the Black Sea. This oc curred on the night of the 14th. The captain and crew are at present in the fort of Anadoli- Kayak as prisoners. Mustafa Boy, the commander of this fort (in the Bosphorus), on seeing the schooner, put out in a boat, and pulled for her. He called to them to surrender, which they were obliged to do immediately, as the batteries of the forts were turned towards them. The schooner's name is Aloupka ; she carries six guns, has a cap tain (Davidoff), one sergeant, five corporals, and fourteen seamen ; there was also an engineer officer of the name of Sarakine on board. The Aloupka has been drawn under the batteries of fort Anadoli- Kayak, and the Turkish flag hoisted in her. Be • fore surrendering the Russians threw a great many things into the water, which are supposed to have been combustible matters. Hence the belief that they had come to burn the fleets. A great many papers and letters in the Russian language were found on board ; until they are translated the truth cannot transpire. A recent letter from Adrianople says :—" On the 7th of this month, at Adrianople, a Mahomedan was beheaded, who had declared that Christ was the true prophet and not Mahomed. Before sen tencing him to death, the authorities tried in vain to make him renounce his faith ; he persisted in his professions, and did not renounce—not even at the last. A great many other persons have been dis covered professing the same ideas, and it is believed that they are a secret association with a chief, and hold private meetings. Our Government does all it can for the families of the Redifs (nationalguards), who have left for the war. Mehemet Pacha, the governor, has himself taken fifty under his care and provides for them. The chief of each quarter of the town has orders to distribute small sums amongst these people, in order to keep th em f rom wan t . Last week 72 cannons and 50 waggons arrived here with ammunition ; The whole, as also a supply of cannon balls, have left for either Shumla or Widdin. The other day an officer arrived here from Constantinople, with two soldiers, all dressed a la Cosaque, to raise volunteers for that force, which is just being formed. He succeeded in get ting some 200 young men to join, mostly Greek stablemen. He has since left for the Danube. 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Cm., New Pref. hrewB& Birm. N. G. Shrewsby. & Cbef,ter (Nor. W.Mio),B p. c. 80. 5 per cent.. ISouth Devon. I Do. New Is. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 S. Yorksll.4p. c. Gnar. waterfd. &Kilk 6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.e.Pref Do 23 24 17 19 d 95 98 3 id par York& N. Midland 11. Bt S. Parch I have just received the following letter from Trebizond, which, though it contains much matter already well known, nevertheless mentions a few novel circumstances about the action at Sinope. The news from the army in Asia is very bad : " TREBIZOND, DEC. 10, 1853. ",The British courier from Persia and Erzeroum has just arrived, bringing news that ten days ago abody of 3,000 Russian troops attacked the Turkish force stationed at Asdrakan, consisting of 20,000 men, under the command of Yeli Pacha. The outposts of this force were destroyed by the Rus sians. On the first attack of the Russians the ir regular Turkish militia took to flight, and the rest of the army followed ;their example. Veli Pacha was struck by a bullet in the chest. Ali Pacha was obliged with his own hand to kill five men to make the troops stand ; it was, however, all of no avail ; they were seized with panic, and could not be brought to face the enemy. " Though you have, no doubt, been made ac quainted with the particulars of the disastrous action at Sinope, nevertheless I feel sure that the following account of that affair, which has been given me by persons who were there at the time, will much interest you. In one of my preceding communications, I told you that a Russian squad ron was cruising in the waters of Sinope. On last Tuesday a frigate detached itself from the rest, and after having reconnoitred the position of the Turkish squadron at anchor there, in number ten frigates and two steam ers , an d after having well observed them, returned to the other Russian ships. " On the same day the whole Russian squadron, composed of seven line-of-battle ships, and three steamers, under the command of Admiral Nachi moff, sailed for Sinope, and cast anchor near the harbour. On Wednesday, the 30th of November, the Rugsian fleet weighed anchor, and taking ad vantage of a favourable wind presented itself be fore the port. " The Russian admiral sent forward three line of-battle ships, all three-deckers, and one frigate, arid the rest of the squadron stood back in two lines. Before commencing the engagement, the Russian admiral sent a parlamentary to the Turk ish admiral, Osman Pacha. He, however, did not give him an answer, but ordered the ports to be opened, and firing commenced. " Immediately, the three Russian line-of-battle hips, and the frigate, the only ships that took part in the action, opened their fire, and in less than three hours the whole Turkish squadron was com pletely burnt and destroyed. " Only one, a steamer, the Taif, succeeded in making its escape, starting off at the commence ment of the battle, and reaching Constantinople, as we since learn. Osman Pacha had a leg broken, and was made prisoner • his leg was afterwards amputated on board the Russian vessel. Hussein Pacha, the second in command, is amongst the killed. More than half the town of Sinope is de stroyed. The loss of the Russians is not very important. Their ships were principally damaged in the rigging. " After the battle the Russian Admiral ad dressed a letter to the Austrian Consular Agent, deploring the damage done to the town, and stating the orders of his Sovereign, the Emperor, to have commanded him to destroy this fleet wherever he should meet with it, because it had carried ammu nition to the coast of Circassia, in order t o p rovo k e the populati ons o f th ose countries to revolt against the Russian Government. The Russian squadron after the battle cast anchor again outside the port. The next morning a steamer joined them there. It is thought that the Archduke Constantine was on board, for on its arrival it was saluted by the whole squadron, and by acclamation. The same day they all left. " This place is quiet, principally owing to the energy displayed by the governor. The Mahome dan population is, however, much exasperated against tl Christians, and especially the Euro peans, and if some Russian ships were to show themselves in these waters, the consequences might be very serious." FRANCE. The formal ?answer of the Emperor of Russia to the Vienna propositions has not been as yet re ceived in Paris ; it is expected from day to day. Few venture to hope that it will be anything but a peremptory refusal. The decision of the . Emperor appears already to be known; having turned every day to account for his vast preparations in all parts of the empire, it is not likely that he will allow so much cost and trouble to go for nothing. A pri vate letter from St. Petersburg, dated the 25th, contains some interesting details, which there is no time to-day to transcribe. The first paragraph, however, is as follows : " There reigns here at this moment, in all branches of the public service, a movement and activity, of which there has been no example since the preparations of the army in 1812. On seeing how the minds and the efforts of the entire nation are turned towards war, one would say that Russia thinks herself on the eve of a new inva sion. Each day numerous fddtingues (couriers) leave for every part of the empire to hasten on the armaments. Agents are sent about everywhere to wake up the fana ticism and ferocity of the Orthodox population and to rousefrom the very depth s o f A s i a t h e hordes of Kirghese, Mongols, and Tartars, and precipitate them on the Indus, with the hope of the sack and pillage of the Bri tish Presidencies." When things are in such a state, it is probable that the Czar will be as deaf to the charms, the eloquence, and the wiles of diplomacy, as he is now to generosity, common justice, or humanity. In the official circles of Paris it is believed that war is inevitable. The decision of the Emperor Nicholas with respect to the Vienna proposition, as we have already said, was known, though not officially. If we can credit what is said, His Ma jesty's remark whe n h e h ear d o f hi s being asked to send au Envoy to the Conference was, that he never would send any General of his to sign his own condemnation—his own dishonour. It is not doubted that a corps d'armee will be despatched at the proper time to Turkey. It will amount, it is said, to 70,000 men. Two consider able camps will be formed ; one, the most impor tant, at Adrianople, and the other probably close to Constantinople. The former to be under the command of General Canrobet, the other under the immediate direction of the Minister of War, who will, in fact, command the whole expeditionary army. - The combined fleets will be commanded by Admiral Dundas. It is said that Candia would probably be the general depot of the army. It is stoutly maintained by the Russian party here that Austria will be found side by side with Russia whenever the struggle comes ; and that she has no idea of realising the menace of Schwartzenberg, and of astonishing Europe by her "immense in gratitude." At the reception on Sunday at the Tuileries the Emperor, it was remark e d, s h owe d marked atten tion to .de Kisseleff. His Majesty made a point of saying something gracious' or polite to each member of the diplomatic corps, and his phrase to the representative of Russia was, " J'espere, Mon sieur l'Ambassadeur, que Panne() 1854 sera bonne pour nous tous." The evening before there was a grand ball at the Princess Mathilde's, to usher in the new year. Th e E mperor an d the Empress, who were present, showed great attention to the minis ters of Russia and Austria, and the Empress was graciously pleased to dance with both M. Hubner and M. do Kisseleff. This latter also had the honour of waltzing with the Princess Mathilde. Who would ever suppose that such a display of imperial civilities could be the prelude to a terrible war ? The levee held on Monday evening at the Palace of the Tuileries was the most brilliant remembered since the Restoration. The Court " mantle" made its appearance for the first time on this occasion, and added greatly to the effect. The gentlemen were permitted to escort their ladies as far as the entrance of the Hall of the Marshals, where they were received by the chamberlains, who conducted them to the Hall of the Throne and presented them to their Majesties. This ceremony being ter minated the gentlemen were admitted into the Hall of the Marshals, which they completely filled. There were at least 2,000. present, belonging to various rations, and exhibiting a great variety of the richest uniforms and costumes. Shortly , afterwards the presentation of the gentlemen com menced. The first ushered into the Hall of the Throne were the dignitaries of State, the senators, deputies, &c. Next came th e f ore i gners, and after them the public functionaries and authorities of high rank. The chamberlains took down the names of each, and announced them as they pre sented them, first to the Empress, and next to the Emperor. They afterwards retired to the Hall of the Marshals, where the Emperor joined tnem when the ceremony was over, and walked through the crowd, addressing familiarly all persons known to him. The train of the Empress measured at least ten feet in length, and was borne by two ladies richly dressed. It is stated positively, says the Paris correspon dent of the Times , in some political ci rc l es th a t th e most flattering ffers have been again urged by Russia on France, or rather the Emperor of the French, to induce him to break off the alliance with England. It is known that the " fusion" owes the sort of success it has met with to the in fluence of the Emperor of Russia ; and, seeing that his Majesty is reported to have on many occasions expressed no very flattering opinion of the Bour bons in general, and that the Orleanist branch had the honour of his special dislike, no one doubted that it was effected for the purpose of annoying the present ruler of France. If what is now said can be depended upon, the EmperoE of Russia, fresh from his successful essay at con ciliation, is ready to throw the Bourbons, older and younger, overboard, and whistle the " fusion" and . all its anticipated consequences to the winds, if Louis Napoleon will consent, not to co operate actively with him, but to become neutral in his quarrel with Turkey, and, above all, to leave England in the lurch. This, it appears, is not the only temptation that has been held out ; promises of aggrandisement on the continent of Europe and i out of it have been lavished; but, it s added, with out effect. It is very probable that the Emperor Nicholas has not the cause of the Bourbons so much at heart as to prevent him from undoing his ow n work if there was any chance of advantage to him. The mention of the "fusion " reminds me of some absurdly false stories which circulate among some of the Legitimists, and which, though they are scarcely worth recording, I may mention, to show how far the gossip of political society in Paris goes. It is gravely asse r t e d that agents are very busy at work in the army, since the "fusion," to create a spirit of insubordination against the actual Government, and in favour of the Princes of Orleans ; that frequent reports are addressed by those agents to the family in. England, and by them transmitted to an illustrious person who communicates them to the Government ; that the health of the Prince of Orleans was given at an assemblage of officers of a regiment in the division commanded by a well-known General in France ; that the General in question has been asked by his superiors as to the truth of such a fact having taken place, but of which he declared he had no knowledge ; that he is accordingly to be removed from his post. To this are added other details still more absurd, but all pretending to show the existence of an extensive plot to gain over the army. It is also stated that circulars, printed in large type, have been distributed in the departments by unsten and mysterious hands, with the words " Le Tyran va faire un coup de police." It is affirmed in well-informed circles that the Hungarian refugees are quietly making prepara tions to take part in the coming struggle, should it so happen that Austria should declare openly , in favour of Russia, or even manifest any symp toms of connivapce with that power. General Klapka is already at Constantinople, and is to be shortly joined by several offi cers of his nation. Colonel Count Zamoyski, nephew of Prince Czar toriski, will leave Paris on the sth instant for Con etantinople. It is generally considered that MINES. - d p ... par d A(1 2i —5. - - d A A d A d 7 - d 10 12 i i d 8 10 5 6 2 22 32 34sd d 45 47 12 —13 i 65 4 6p 3 d 14 —36 id—ip 2 2i i i d 6 —• 4d ' 11 ... 12 - 7EI i i d •.•-- ..• i. - iP ii id k— $ P 31 33 9 10 5 6 -Ad 5 7 4 4. # Ord - d # #6,— -4 d i i al 1 BANKS. 75 - 77 4dis 1# 2 lid i - I I,' .4' = ii 44 - 46 i d— par 736 - 746 7i - NEOUS. 38 - 40 • •• .. 75 -- 80 - 1p 16 - ii 11 - 13 7 -- id ... -- ... par— lip •• • .".. id par lgp 35 372cd Ad — Rp 14 15 1 10 1 1 102 3 391 i 69 70 RUSSIA AND TURKEY. The English steamer Caradoc, which we stated yesterday arrived at Marseilles on the Ist, from Constantinople, which she left on the 25th of De cember, brings despatches for the French and English Governments, but nothing certain had transpired at Marseilles as to their contents. The despatches from Constantinople brought by the Caradoc arc of the 25th. That steamer had a very favourable passage notwithstanding the wea ther, having left on the 25th and arrived at Mar seilles on the Ist. These despatches confirm the intelligence already received by the telegraph with reference to the acceptance by the Porte of the Vienna note, on the conditions already specified, and the most important of which concern the eva cuation of the Danubian Principalities and the abrogation of the old treaties ; the movement of the Softas or students, at the instigation of the fanatic section of the "ileums, and its speedy sup pression ; and the presence of the combined fleets in the Bosphorus up to the 25th. The fleets were still moored in the Bosphorus. The steam corvette Caton had sailed from Toulon on the Ist to join the squadron in the Levant under Admiral Hamelin. A despatches received via Semlin from Constan tinople of the 20th ult. says, that the Porte had not definitively resolved upon its formal answer to the last Vienna note. A certain number of the individuals arrested on the occasion of the recent disturbance at Constan tinople, had been exiled to Candia. The defeat experienced by the Turks in Georgia is much less serious th an was reported. The Siecle says :—" We are informed that the Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin have announced to the Governments of France and England that the sending of the fleets into the Black Sea, at the mo- Ipent when new negotiations had been opened, had led Austria and Prussia to withdraw from the con ference, and to reserve their liberty of action. We, however, give this news only under reservation, and as one of the thousand rumours which are in circulation." Letters from Persia, of the 30th Nov., declare that the Persian Government was said to have given way to the energy displayed by the English Charge d'Affaires, and to have given full satisfaction ; and, for the moment at least, all the projects of Russia are reported to have failed. Private letters state that if the weather permit it was expected that the Black Sea would be en tered about the 3d or 4th of the present month. In the telegraphic despatch which arrived in Paris on Monday, speaking of disturbances at Constantinople, mention was made of an armistice being thought probable. In the despatch from Pera on the same subject, published on Tuesday morning by the Moniteur, not one word is said of an armistice ; and in addition, the Turkish Em bassy at Paris not only has not received any in formation on that point, but looks on it as abso lutely impossible at present. It is plain, from the terms employed by the Moniteur, that the statement th a t th e emeute was likely to lead to an armistice is a mere coinage of a mint notorious for its persevering issue of false currency. The intention of the concoctors of that despatch was to make it appear that the Porte, unable to control its own subjects, had been con strained by its patronising allies to consent to a disgraceful peace in exchange for an onerous pro tection. But it is, on the contrary, clear, from the official intimation of the French Government, that the Sultan had been advised to demonstrate in a proclamation that the terms on which he was ready to negotiate were not incompatible with his honour and dignity, or with the vigorous prosecution of the war ad interim,. Had an armistice been in ques tion the Moniteur would not have failed to allude to it. The German journals notice the passage of Count de Reiset, on his way to St. Petersburg with the official announcement that the Black Sea is to be entered by the combined fleets. The severity of the season will prevent that gentleman from ar riving in the Russian capitallitifore the Bth or 9th, so that the reply of Russia to the announcement cannot well be known, even by telegraph, before the 15th or 16th. M. de Brunow at London, and M. de Kisseleff, at Paris, have already received their instructions, it is reported in the latter capital, as to their con duct in case the united fleets are to enter the Black Sea. As soon as that event is officially de clared, both, it is said, are to take their departure. On the other hand, a circumstance has taken place at Paris which does not look very warlike. The Minister of War has sent to all the colonels of the French army, authorisation to deliver leaves of absence and furloughs for the first quarter of 1854. A letter from Odessa of the 14th ult., announce that the camp formed towards the end of the sum mer at Vosnocensk, at about five leagues from that town, had been raised, on account of the extreme severity of the season. The troops which compose it, and the reinforcements newly arrived, have been divided between the garrisons of Ismael, Se bastopol, and Odessa, where the corn warehouses have been converted into barracks. Since the affair of Sinope there are no longer any Russian vessels of war remaining in the Black Sea, and they appear not to be inclined to quit Sebastopol, where they have taken refuge. A letter of the 21st ult., from Christiania, announces that three Russian officers had just arrived at that place charged with a particular mission. They are, it is said, to visit the different ports of Norway. A private letter from St. Petersburg gives th e following reason s for the choice made by the Em peror of General Yermoloff for the command of the Persian army. The writer says that the General, who has been on the unemployed list since the year 1834, is the best officer in the entire Russian army. He is the chief and idol of the old Muscovite party, and the most determined enemy of the German party. The Czar, in choosing General Yormoloff, wished to impress a character radically Muscovite on Russian influence in Persia and to render th e war more national. H e was moreover preferred to Prince oronzoff on account o f th e E ng li s h sym pathies o W f the latter, and for that reason a mission against British India could not be confided to him. It is reported that Prince Woronzoff will shortly be replaced by General Yermoloff. A correspondent of the Independance Belge says : _cc The fact of an ultimatum having lately been sent to the Czar is confirmed. It appears, how ever, that this ultimatum is in no way calculated to hurt his feelings. It was sent to the Czar by the Emperor Napoleon, in accord with the English Cabinet, between which and Napoleon 111. Lord Palmerston acted as a mediator.' We read in a Vienna letter of the 28th ult., in the Post Ampt Gazette of Prankfort :—" Letters from Bucharest state that General Aurep had re turned to that place from hi s be mission at Krajowa. had It is stated that conveyed to General Fischbach new instructions to maintain the defen sive. It is added that P r i nce Gortschakoff will not make any offensive movement, and that he Altflys in the will retire with his troops behind the event of the Turks advancing. Th e news is con firmed that a part of the Turkish troops who had taken up a position at Kalafat have returned to Widdin. That place has now a garrison of 50,000 men under Sami Pacha. The troops concen trated at Kalafat are commanded b y A c h met Pacha. Omer Paella is n ow at Widdin. On the 17th he was at RUSti° ll ek) the garrison of which has been doubled. On the 16th, a re p or t was current at Widdin, that the Turks proposed * to cross the Danube at Rustjonck.,, .. ....... The New Prussian Gazette of the 29th ult., con firms the account already given of the Emperor of Russia having ordered that all the forces in his empire shall be placed on a wa r f oot i ng. Th i s measure, says the New Prussi an Gazette, will bring up the nominal strength of the Russian army to 2,226,000 men, with I,QOO pieces of ar tillery. This statement, however, is evidently an exaggeration. The following is from the correspondent of the Morning Chronicle, dated Constantinople, De cember 19 : You will see by the enclosed letter from Trebi zond that the Turkish army in Asia, under the command of Veli Pasha, has suffered a defeat. The sieges of Akisks, and Gumri have been raised. This is very bad news for the Porte, after the disastrous naval engagement at Sinope. Abdi Pacha, one of the two supreme comman ders in Asia, has been superseded, and Ahmet Pacha, the head of the etat major, named as his successor. I have, however, to report a muc h more important change than this. Ri za Paella has been named Minister of Marine (Capitan Pacha), in the place of Mahmoud Pacha. This change is looked upon as precursory to many more. Riza Pacha's entry into the Ministry will, it is believed, entail the withdrawal of Mehemet Ali Pacha, the Grand Seraskier, as they are of downright opposite ,--) ./1 i :. '. ~=t4i 7i.10k -'1 1 ‘I, (:..;,v,:y i ' t... 0 :c 1.... _., 7 •:-..,-., ..,.-- 1,4, .., disposed - to ' - tliC - '3, England is favourably, 4'.„ - portion of the Polish emigrants repre 441:13i the ' ..j . t;i Prince and his nephew, whereas Fralice„ . on- the , ~'''• '''' contrary seems more inclined to support the frac tion of which General Vysocki may be considered the head. In particular, Prince Napoleon-Jerome warmly espouses the cause of the latter, and it is pretty generally known that it was by his influence that the necessary risk was given by Veli Pacha, the Turkish ambassador, at Paris, to Gen. Vysocki and his companion s , when about to sail for the Turkish capital. Rumours have been again in circulation of an intended modification of the French Ministry, tak ing its origin in the difference of views which are known to exist amongst the present members of the Cabinet relative to the question of peace or war. The partisans of the last-named opinion appear at present to be decidedly in the ascendant, and, in consequence, were war once definitely decided on, the chmge would be made in that sense. What is at present said is, that M. de Persigny would take the office of Minister of State, in place of M. Fould ; M. Pietrie would replace M. de Persig,ny in the department of the Interior • M. Collet Meygret, now at the head of the department relat ing to literature and the press, would b ecome Pre fect of Police ; and M. Fortoul, lately nominated senator, would withdraw from the department of Public Instruction, which is to be adjoined to that of the Interior. It is said, also, that M. Fould is to be made regent of the Bank of France. When these changes are to be effected no one presumes to say, but it is thought that whatever modification may seem fit to the Emperor will not take place until the question of war or peace be irrevocably decided. _ Captain Laporte, wh o was recen tly t r i e d by a court-martial for the murder of General de Neuilly, and acquitted, has been placed on the retired list. The Toulonnais states that the Vauban and Cacique steam-frigates, and the Caton steam cor vette, will shortly leave to reinforce the squadron in the Levant. The Constitution and Montezuma frigates have left that port for Senegal, with a body of marines and a quantity of stores for that colony. The funeral service for the late M. Visconti, the Imperial architect, was performed on Tuesday in the church of St. Philippe du Roule, Faubourg St. Honore, wiih extraordinary pomp. The reported death of Lord Henry Seymour is contradicted. The Constitutionnel says :—We an nounced, on the authority of the Societe, ©f Arras, that Lord Edward Seymour, so well known in racing circles in Paris, had died at B ou l ogne - sur - Mer. We are happy to be able to contradict this report. Lord Henry Seymour (and not Lord Edward), so celebrated on the Parisian turf, does indeed ]ive at Boulogne, but a letter from him, which arrived in Paris yesterday, proves beyond a doubt that the Arras journal was misinformed. The Moniteur of yesterday says :—" The mails are at this moment retared on many points of France by the accumulation of snow, which blocks up the roads. Letters for Paris have, therefore, necessarily bad some defy ; but the Government neglects nothing to re-establish and keep up the communications, and these delays will only be ac cidental." The following appears in the Moniteur : —" The public is informed that, by decision of the Minister of the Interior, the telegraphic offices will remain open during the night in the towns of Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, and Bordeaux. Night des patches will also be accepted for Brussels, Berlin, Vienna, and Trieste. The charge at night will be double that of the day. The central office at the Ministry of the Interior, No. 103, Rue de Gr ene ll e St. Germain, will alone be open to the public after 9 o'clock in the evening." As in this notice nothing is said of the trans mission of telegraphic despatches by night to Eng land, inquiries have been made on the subject, and it is stated that up to the present time arrange ments have been entered into only with the countries above stated. It is to be hoped that there will be no unnecessary delay in extending the new facilities to the line with England. The railway traffic between Havre and Paris was on Monday completely obstructed by the snow, and no train reached Paris from that place, but the line from Rouen to Paris was open. The arrival of the trains from Brussels and the north of France have also been much retarded in their prog ress, but the line was n o t comp l e t e l y obstructed. Between Douai and Lille the snow was so deep on the line that the directors of the company found it necessary to apply for the assistance of the troops in garrison at the former place, which.was promptly given. Dr. Bowring had a private audience with the Emperor on Tuesday at the Tuileries. He left Paris yesterday for London. The non-arrival in Paris yesterday of the Lon don papers of Tuesday, and the absence of the quo tions from (the London Stock Exchange, usually transmitted by submarine telegraph, paralysed business at the Bourse. The Three per Cents. opened at 72f. 30c., and fell to 72f. 15c., at which they closed for the end of the month. The Four and-Half per Cents. closed at 100f.20c. ; Orleans Railway shares , 1,145 f. ; R ouen, 1,015 f. ; Havre, 485 f. ; Great Northern, 860 f. ; Paris and Stras burg, 790 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 890 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 735 f. ; Western of F rance, 658 f. 75c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 600 f. ; Great Central, 505 f. ; Lyons and Geneva, 500 f. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 696 f. 25c. ITALY. Tho particulars of the disturbances at Aosta, in the Turin journals of the 31st ult., are very scanty. The Opinione states that the insurgent bands of the 'v a ll e y o f A osta adopted t . , party cry of "The king for ever ! down with lie con stitution ! " and attributes the movement to Aus trian intrigue. The Voce della Libertcs says that bands were formed simultaneously at three points, viz., at San Martino, Verrez, and Bard, and that the movement spread to the valleys of Locana and Pont. The Armenia states that the bands were composed of men from the valleys of Gressoney, Chiensellas, and Brozzo, and adds to the above party cry another : " Maize at 3 francs ! " The Piedmontese Gazette announces that the news from Aosta was of the most tranquillising nature, and that the bishops, the intendant of the province, and the syndic, had induced the insurgents by per suasion to lay down their arms. The National Guards and a few veterans maintained order and tranquility in the town, while the troops were marching against the rebels. It adds that the movement might be considered put down. The Parlament°, however, says that two small bands of rebels were still infesting the mountains, though pursued by the troops. SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 30th ult. The Gazette publishes a Royal decree superseding in their commands General Laureano Sans, Cap tain-General of Galicia, and General Francisco de Lersundi, Captain-General of Andalusia. By another Royal decree General Ricardo Shelley was appointed Captain-General of Galicia, and Generalßafael deAristegui, Count de Mirasol, Captain-General of Andalusia. The Queen had ordered the palace called the Casino of the Queen to be prepared for the recep tion of the Duke of Parma, who was expected on that day. The cold increased daily, and had been intole rable during the last three nights. All the foun tains of the public walks and the pond of the Retiro were frozen, and the ice over the latter was suffi ciently strong to admit the amateurs of skating to indulge in that amusement. The accounts from the provinces were satisfac tory. It was not true that the cholera had appeared in Galicia. The Three per Cents. were done at 43 ; the New Three per Cents., at 2li ; the Debt of the First Class, at 81; and that of the Second, at 41. BVIGIUM. BRUSSELS, J. `3.—,On the occasion of the opening of the new year the King and Royal Family received deputations conveying complimen tary addresses from the Senate and Chamber, the different departments of the Government, the civil and military courts, &c. The whole of the diplo matic corps was present. The Ministers, and the officers and ladies of the Royal household, had the honour of being presented to his Majesty. The Prince de Ligne, President of the Senate, and M. de Delafosse, President of the Chamber, read the addresses to the King. CLEANSING THE PAVEMENTS.—The metropolitan police have been employed since the commencement of the week in delivering notices to the householders in their respective heats of the legal necessity of keeping their doorways cleansed of the snow during the present in clement weather. A large number of poor men, who are otherwise depriv e d o f th e i r usua l means o f subust• i ence by the severity of th e wea th er , o ff er themselves n every direction for employment in this manner, and therefore no excuse exi s t s f or a non • c ompliance with the requirements of the law in this regard. DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE. —A few days since a gentleman, residing at Clifton-park, near Bristol, was walking near his residence, when he observed the body of a man lying on the ground with his face downward. On raising him, it was ev id en t that life had been some time extinct. Some passers by were attracted to the spot, and among them, singularly enough, was a young woman, who recogn i se d in the corpse before her the hfelgS B form of her brother. Her distress was most painful 0 witness. Every effort was made to restore animation, andth e b o d y was conveye d to the house of Mr. Gillow, surgeon, but all was un availing. The cause of death was discovered to be disease of the heart. 11 - 523, i _,-': I f