The Sun. — London, England, 1854-07-29 00:00:00

GREECE. ATHENS, July 20.—Mavrocordato has arrived. Four insurgent chiefs have been put to death near Frikona, in Thessaly, by the Bashi-Bazouks. SPAIN. A telegraphic despatch received in Paris yester day, from Madrid, states that on the 24th an aide de-camp of General Espartero arrived in Madrid, and proceeded immediately to the Palace without communicating with the Junta. It was supposed that he had submitted a scheme of policy for the approbation of her Majesty, but nothing certain was known. It was believed that General Blaser was at Ciudad Real, and that the troops,under his command would march on Madrid. Nothing was known of O'Donnell or his move ments. Chico, the chief of the secret police, had been taken and shot by the people. A letter from Madrid of July 23, says it is re ported that Generals O'Donnell, Dulce, ar,c., with their forces, are at Torrejon de Ardoz, waiting the arrival of Espartero from Saragossa, and that they will all come in here together this evening. Their arrival will put an end to the present abnormal state of things. The people here continue working at and strengthening the barricades, just as if they expected another general attack. On the other band, the palace continues to be garrisoned as if its inmates consider themselves besieged ; the gates are all closed, and four pieces of artillery bear on the approaches from the Plaza de Oriente, no one being allowed to come that way without a pass. The night before last efforts were made by the Camarilla to induce the Queen to leave the palace with her mother, betake herself to some strong place, call the troops around her, declare that her will had been forced, that all that has been lately decreed by her is consequently null and void, and Order the artillery and other troops to attack and bombard Madrid. It is added that this would. Probably have been attempted but for the persua sions of some ladies about the Queen, and the op position of the royal halberdiers. Then we have danger from Socialist and Republican quarters, but this is not very imminent as yet. There is a Socialist paper published, called El Eco de la Revolution, and the malcontents of this party even hint at suspicions of Espartero, saying that he comes here to save Queen Christina. The prompt arrival of the Duke de la Victoria and the other generals, the spectacle of their union, which it is to be hoped will not be disturbed, and the speedy formation of a strong and respectable Ministry, would soon put an end to the importance of grumblers and malcontents of all kinds. Delay may have serious consequences. Already further acts of popular vengeance have taken place. Don Francisco Chico, a particularly obnoxious per son, from the situation he long held as head of the Secret police, and who had been the instrument of Oppression in the hands of various arbitrary Go vernments, had latterly fallen into disgrace, and had been confined in prison for some time on the Charge of receiving bribes to connive at certain robberies that had recently occurred. Having been set free, at length he returned to Madrid, and was lodging in the Plazuela de Mostense. A nlirnber of p eo pl e wen t th ere early th i s morning, t o ok him from his bed (for he was ill), paraded book on a mattress through the Plaza de Santo Pc- I P logo, and various s t z ea t s , an d fi na ll y shot h i m in t, e Calle de Toledo. This sort of Lynch-law jus tice has been carried out in several cases by the armed multitude against their own followers. At many of the barricades it is announced in large letters that robbers will be punished with death, and this has been carried out to the letter in in AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING. The United States Mail Steam-ship Washington, Captain Lines, arrived off Cowes this morning, on her way to Bremen, with dates from New York to the 15th inst. inclusive. The Asia arrived out on the 12th inst. ; the screw steamer City of Manchester arrived at Philadelphia on the 14th. Advices from Mexico to the 3d of July state that the revolutionists were still active, and additional troops had been despatched to Michoacan to quell the rebellion in that department. There was a re port that Alvarez was seized by illness, and that his recovery was doubtful. Another foray, headed by Count Itanosset de Bouldon, was looked for at Guyamas. The dullness in the New York Stock market still continued, and prices had further declined. Large sales of cotton had been made at prices about one-eighth, cent advance. For flour the market was inactive, and the quo tations were considerably reduced, the inferior de scriptions being difficult of sale. The grain trade was greatly in favour of buyers, at irregular prices. Freights unchanged. Exchange on London 1091 to 1091. THE WOOLLEN TRADE. (From. the Leeds Mercury of this day.) - - LEEDS, July 28.—We have no alteration to report in the state of the woollen market during the cur rent week. The trade continues steady and good. There was also a fair average business done on Tues day. The advance in the price of wool, which has been obtained during the sales now proceeding in Lon don, together with the splendid xeather we have had during the last fortnight, giving us the promise of an abundant harvest, and cheapness and plenty, have, to gether, had considerable influence in giving increased activity and stability to this market. The trade in the warehouses continues without any noticeable change. HUDDERSFIELD, July 25.—There was a good amount of business done in the Cloth-hall to-day. both in plain and fancy woollens. On the whole, prices are firm, the demand steady, and we hope improving. ROCHDALE, July 24.—We have had a better demand for flannels to-day, at prices not less than those of the preceding week. The wool market has been steady, the demand moderate, and prices very firm. BRADFORD, July 27.—There isgreat complaint of the difficulty of buying from growers wools for a depressed market. There is a perceptible improvement in the yarn market during the week, and prices are hardening, although there is still too much reason for complaint of the disproportion between the price of wool and yarn. There is more doing in pieces, and the stock of grey goods is very low. HALIFAX MARKET, July 22.—Although there does not appear to have been much more stirring in the piece market to-day, there is certainly a firmer and more cheerful tone manifest throughout the trade generally ; for the most part induced by the exceedingly favourable harvest prospects, and the consequent declension in price of grain. stances where attempts have been made to carry off valuables from the houses of the ministers and other persons, which have been burnt and pillaged, the parties being taken to the neare.t barricade, arid shot on the spot. A woman who tried to carry off some silk curtains from Queen Christina's palace, Was stopped by a man, who said to her, " If you W ant to rob, g o t o th e Sierra Morena ; our busi 11ess here is to burn and made her throw them i nto the fi re . Nothing is known as to the where "outs of the ex-ministers, dic. Some think they h ave at the palace, but th e genera l id ea i s t h a t th ey 'ave fled. The first act of the junta of Valladolid has been th e expulsion of the Jesuits locatA in that pro- Z:lee• The IN acion calls for the suppression of all 1 ,.e other religious houses which have been esta 'ehed in consequence of the concordat ; adding That, "in order for the Catholic religion to shine all its splendour, it is not necessary to have ese lodges of friars, which ara nothing more than t r Petual focuses of conspiracy against th e na ti ona l 1 °crews." The Calle de Toledo, and the streets 08 ding to the Plaza de P rogreso an d Pl aza d e Z i ehula, are vary strongly barricaded. In one L a e° four waggoLs form the most conspicuous part. ,C 4 an other two wall s of p av i ng - s t ones are erec t e d 2 a considerable height, and five or six yards ;Tart, th e interval being filled up with earth. Mat aresses, contributed voluntarily by the householders, Th T ,?, suspended on the s id es o f many b arr i ca d es. is is . particularly the case in the Calle Atocha. Zt'ere is a h ouse i n th e l at t er street, wh i ch was thtaeked b y canno n-shot--one shot went through front wall, and throu g h th e par titi on wa ll s o f t re 6 e differe n t rooms , l o d g i ng i n the fourth, after Trashing a framed statue of the Virgin and Child. e attack made by the troops (two companies of 4 °fantry) at this point, secon d e d b y t wo p i eces of Itrtillery, cleared that part of the street for a time; out there were thirty-four soldiers killed or W ounded in effecting it. If the contest had gone on, the inhabitants were preparing to throw tiles - Toni the roofs, furniture, &c., upon the troops ; and this will no doubt take place should there be another occasion for it. There has been no Bolsa Knee this affair began here ; and a Royal decree in to-day's Gazette, countersigned by General San kiguel, orders that from the 17th to fifteen days after the formation of a new Ministry shall be con sidered as a holiday for mercantile purposes. t r. Bernal, the ne w E ng li s h C onsu l, arr i ve d ‘ 4 iri morning. ITALY. telegraphic despatch from Verona of the 23d, th; the Press of Vienna, states that nothing led. to e belief that any new troubles would bust out in . v .„ 4 . Place. The most complete tranquility pre -4,lr.'lled at Placentia. The riot broke out on the -4 1 , 4 d at nine in the morning, and at ten the troops t e e te masters of every point. It appears th a t a f ter Lol o'clock th e i nsur u en t s ma d e a l ast attempt, l eh was re p resse d towards one o ' c l oc k b y can -4,4 shot. C a pt a i n St e f are lli an d fi ve A ustr i an deers were wounded. bk,7letter from Vienna of the 25th inst. says The state of public feeling in Italy is very n ea a i nd great disturbances are expected. The .Press garrison at Rome is to be reinforced. The tio-s'e shod here has been an attempt at insurrec in ea." • FR ONCE. giy & Private letter from Bayonne, of the 26th inst., ceror " so nle details of the rev i e w held by the Em istg -r-dzat.stly at 1 o ' c l oc k," it says ," the Emperor arrived hi a ar l, o pen carria ge . H e was i n un if orm , an d h a d by of 4 . 8 , 418 Colonel Fl eur y. H e a li g h te d a t th e d oor Th."" Mairi e , w h ere h e was to hold a recept i on. e 1 Whole of the mun'cipality, the magistrates, the 4 and all th e p u b t i o f unc ti onar i es were wait -41 io receive him. They a ll d e s cen d e d, an d draw -41 into two lines stood uncovered to receive him. gav e t "rPs of functionaries was received in turn. He e cross of the Legion of Honour and a pension li 4o ol. t o a poor man named Bertrand, who had been f i e nie llY a sailor, and who has performed during his of ritirl ierous acts of civic courage, and saved the lives 14'everal persons, but who had never received a re -IPense from any one, though often promised it. w4a presented to the Emperor by the M a y or . T he a s t the Emperor appeared in the street he was & d , by the artillery of the citadel ? which continued —4 " gYri4e whoie of the nooPtnai w4:04 - 414_taci j being detained as prisoners, and offered their fish about twenty-five minutes. In the meantime the troops n exchange for a handful of salt. formed in the Place d'Armes, where they were first The Basilisk returned from Dantsic on the 4th insp , cited by General Bissell. The Emperor issued from with the mails and 90 bullocks . ; these, at all times i the Mairie, and the carriage drew up to the door. The acceptable, would be ten times more so if we could Emperor, however , a declined mounting it, and to the get a few fresh ve ge t a bl es t o pu t i n th e soup; every was great h t surpr ise ecrowd h of usfollowed all, h proceeded In with shouts of Vive o n foo t and so g reat exertion is made to ge t th em , b u t n one are t o b e had. We hear the Russiansare building a batter l'Empereur, that it was with the greatest difficulty that which will command th e anchorage up on th e i s l an d the Generals, w h o w alk e d near , cou ld c l ear a p assage . When he appeared on the Place the bands struck up of Sandhaumn, n ear H e l s in g f ors , an d which was when pour la Syri e .' He then passed twice in front of the only spot from which our ships could attack the troops. After the review he assembled round him their fleet, as it completely flanked one of the the general anti commanding officers, and expressed his forts. lam glad to tell you that the fleets in the admiration and thanks for the fine and soldierlike appear- Baltic follow the example of those gone to the East, ante of the troops. He soon after mounted his car and fraternise with each other on all occasions.. riage and drove to Biarritz, accompanied for about half The greatest cordiality exists between us ; invita- a mile of the road by the Generals and d the staff . . He tions to visit are superflu ous ; we d o i t w i thout ; then took lea ve o f th em , an d proceede a on hal h f his way. make make our calls in the cool o f th e even i ng, smoke said The h e whole was anxious affair lasted t o return, about a n with our and as little delay as po our pipes, chat with ea c h o th er as we ll as we were able, laugh at each oth er ' s bl un d ers, an d separate ssible, as the Empress was inilis h osed. I should have mentioned that the Emperor expressed his warmest with hopes that we may always in future run togs ther in unity and goo d f e ll ows hi p. thanks to th e M a y or a nd the other functionaries f or the warm reception he had experienced from the people The Alban came from Port Baltic on the 7th, of Bayonne." where she has been surveying. While there she No less than 100 merchantmen have been landed a party under a flag oetruce, when several freighted by the Department of War, for the con officers of the Imperial Guard came down to the veyance of men, horses, and materiel, from Toulon beach and smoked cigars with them in the most to the East. friendly manner. They appeared a very intelligent On the 23d the ship of the line Donawerth was and gentlemanly set of fellows, and when invited waiting at Lorient a favourable wind to put to sea. on board consented to come, but the general in She is laden with provisions and ammunition for command would not allow them. The fortifications the French Baltic fleet. round Revel have been very much strengthened ; Nine cannoniers were killed and 11 wounded by the people along the coast are inclined to be ex- the bursting of a piece of artillery, in the Polygone ceedingly civil and friendly on all occasions. of Rennes. The Moniteur states that the Government is taking measures to encourage the production of dotton in its colonies in America as wellas in Algeria. It has suppressed the duty of sf. per 100 kilo grammes on the importation of cotton from the French colonies ; it has called the attention of the Colonial Administrations to the advantages to be derived from a return to the cultivatiOn of cotton, and has sent them seeds of a peculiar species of cotton produced in Greece and Egypt, with instruc tions as to the manner in which the plant is to be cultivated. The Moniteur adds that the French colonies in America are admirably adapted for the production of cotton, and that in Guadaloupe, where the production of the finer sorts was at tempted two years back, it is expected that next year not fewer than 20,000 kilogrammes can be ex ported. It is said that domiciliary visits have been made to some houses at Nantes in quest of a " political personage," supposed to have lately arrived there. Some arrests have also been made in Paris among persons described as desirous of getting up a mani festation on the anniversary of the Revolution of July, 1830. The Three per Cents. closed yesterday at 71f. 10c. for the end of the month ; and the Four-and a-Half per Cents. at 98f. 25c. ; and the New Loan at 71f. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,160 f. ; Rouen, 1,015 f. ; Havre, 570 f. • Great Northern, 815 f; ' Strasburg, 777 f. 50c. • New Shares, 615 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 940 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 838 f. 75c. ; Western of France, 645 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 6101. ; Great Central of France, 492 f. 500. ; iLyons and Geneva, 502 f. 60c. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 688 f. 75c. CRICKBT. UNITED ELEVEN OF ALL ENGLAND V. TWENTY-TWO OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.—This match was brought to a conclusion at Northampton on Wednesday, in favour of England. The score stood as follows :—England, first innings, 117 ; second innings, 90. Northampton shire, first innings, 71 ; second innings, 93. THE UNITED ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. TWENTY-TWO OF ROTHERHAM.—This match was commenced at Rother ham on Thursday, and the following is the result of the first day's play :—Rotherham, 59 ; All England, 58. REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE EAST.—A morning con temporary alleges that there is no truth in the state ment which has been for some days current, to the effect that a considerable reinforcemeut of British troops will be sent to the East. We can state that a reinforce ment—a division consisting of about 6,000 men, being two brigades—will as soon as possible be despatched to the Black Sea, under the command of General Cath cart.—Morning Herald. KING'S COLLEGE.—yesterday the annual distribution of prizes for the school of this college, and other schools in union with the latter, took place in the council-room. Sir R. Harry Inglis, Bart., took the chair, and there was a most numerous attendance. After a short address from the chairman, recitations were delivered by the scholars from Virgil, Wordsworth, Molliere, Goethe, Terence, Shakespere, Ben Jonson, Sheridan, Stc., and the prizes were delivered to the successful competitors in their respective classes. The Latin essay prize (given by the council) was awarded to Mr. J. Mott Mindlow ; Greek lambics (given by the council) to H. R. Ander son ; Latin Verse (given by the principal) to S. T. Warren ; English Verse (given by the head master) to J. Durat ; English Essay (given by the Literary Union) to H. E. Perkins. A vote of thanks to the hon. baronet terminated the proceedings. JOSEPH HUME, M.P.—The Cambridge Press says— Some people think Mr. Hume a mere economist—a man who is absorbed by one single feeling the—hatred of ex pense. This is altogether a mistake. He is a very good judge of a painting, and fond of poetry. His daughter not long since published a volume of poems, to which her father was known to be a contributor. POST-OFFICE.—In consequence of the withdrawal of the Government mail steamer from the Calais and Ostend service, and the substitution of contract vessels, it has been decided to forward the French and Belgian mails in future, in"charge of officers connected with the Post-office, and the Postmaster-General has selected five of the late Hamburg and Rotterdam Marine Mail Guards for this service. The arrangement will commence forth with.—Civil Service Gazette. In the Secretary's Office in the General Post-office there are 68 clerks employed ; in the mail-coach and railway office, 64 clerks ; in the Receiver -General's office, 20 ; in the Accountant-General's office, 44 ; in the money-order office, 159 ;in the dead-letter office, 41; in the inland-office, 229 ; in the London district post office, 80. In the Liverpool Post-office there are 64 clerks employed ; in Manchester, 41 ; in Leeds, 24 ; and in Glasgow, 36. ROYAL PATRIOTIC AND INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY OF SCOT LAND.—A. public meeting of the subscribers and friends of this institution is to be held in Willis's Rooms, King street, St. James's, on Monday, 31st July. Statemeuts will be made of the progress of industrial ameliorations In the West Highlands and Hebrides ; also of its efforts to promote the adoption of tried and efficient means for saving the lives of fishermen and boatmen, on the Scot tish coast, and for the saving of life in general, from drowning and shipwreck, whereby the recurrence of such calamities as in the wrecks of the Orion, Birken head, Amazon, Europa, and boat's crew of the Conflict 1 - 1 07 h. 0 04 0 .40 r faitigrOd! THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 29, 1854. SHARE IVIARKBTS. (THIS DAY.) Ii.ArLWAYS. Leasing Compans, Closing Prices this day. Baldness Ulla day. BRITISH RAILWA.YEI. EGYPT. !Paid.' RAILWAYS. reloslag Pe On Yesterday. St. 100 Aberdeen 20 86 Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct 50 all Belfast & Ballymena 13 , 2 all Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey,,,,,,,,, 31 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct 276 all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 22 184 Do., £20. .. 25 30 Blyth & Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) St. 100 Bristol and Exeter.. St. 100 Ca1ed0nian...... ....... 50 all Chester & Holyhead, 50 all Cork and Bandon_ 20 all Cork, Black, & Pass, 20 14 Cornwall 10 4 Crieff Junction 50 45 Dublin&BelfastJune 25 all Dundee Perth &Ab. deen Junction 25 all Do. New 25 all East Anglian .... ..... 18 all Do., (£lB E & 11)..., 20 all Eastern Counties .... . St. all Eastern Union, A Stock St. 100 De., B. Stock 25 84 Do., New A.,......., St. 100 East Lancashire . . St. 100 Edinburgh&Gla s i ow 10 96 Edinb. and Peebles St. 100 Edin.Prth &Dundee 10 1 Forth & Clyde June. St. 100 Glasgow &S. Western] St. 100 Great Northern St. 100 Do., A. Stock St. 100 Do., B. Stock St. 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire ) St. 100 Great Western 12 12 Irish South-Eastern 50 all Lancaster & Carlisle 16i 11 Do., Thirds 164 2 Do. New Thirds St. 100 Lancash.andYorksh 194 186 Do., Fifths 14 114 Da., Wst. Riding Un 50 all Leeds Northern 20 all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt 114 all London & Blackvrali 1.0 all Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. 3t. 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cst. 3t. 100 Loud. and N. Westn. 10 12 Do. Fifths .0 1 Do.lo/. Sh., M& 8... C .26 26 Do. Eighths It. 100 London and S. Westn. 0 424 Do., £5O 0 34 Do., £4O 5 all Lndndrry& Coleraine 5 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. t. 100 Manch.Shet& Litwin 2s 44 Do., Man. & Lin. Un. t. 100 Midland t. 100 )o. Birmng. &Derby ) 476 KUM. G. West. (Ire.) 5 176 Do, Half Shares ) all Newcastle & Carlisle t. 100 Newmarket 54 54 Do., Bury Extension , 5 194 Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd ) 76 Newry & Enniskillen ) all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor ~ 100 Norfolk / 36 Nortlin.Counties Un 100 North British I 16 North Devon, No. 1 I all Do., No. 2 I all Do., 6 A Deferred 8 Do., 6 B Guaranteed all North London I 54 Do. New £lO 111. N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn., 174 North Staffordshire I all North Wesorn 10 N. &S. Westrn, June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 21 2s Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury &Thisig 100 Do. L. &N. Western Guaranteed Sf Gek 10 Shrewsby. & Ilerefd. I all Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min i ; all Do. Halves,t c. all Do. Oswestry 66 Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully • paid up at per cent all South Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 2/ 2s Staines, Wok. &Wok all Stockton & Darling 163 Stockton & Hartlepl. 100 Taff Vale . 8 Do. £lO shares. 100 Do, Pref., No. I 21 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 16 West Cornwall. I. West End of London and Crystal Palace.. all West London 81s. Wimbledn& Croydon 100 YorkNewctl.&Berw, 20 Do. Extensions 136 Do. G.N. E. 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Junct. of France 10 Grd. Trunk of Canada 40 Do. Debentures all Do. do 10 Gt. Central of France all Gt. Western of Canada, 5hare5........... Do. Bends (Ist is.)'s7 all Hamilton & Toronto all 'Do. 6 per cent. ...... 5 Lake Coast. & Basle all Lucca di Pistoja 5 p.c. 15 Luxembourg ...... 10 Do. (Rai1 wa y).... . ... 2 Do. Pref.... 3 Do. (Cana1) .......... " 5 Do. 6p. ct. pr0f ... .. . ... 10 Lyons and Gen eva . 12 Lyons & Mediterran. 13.3 Madras ................. 3.3!lfifaria Antonia an Do. do. New . 2 Melbourne Dk. di Ry all Namur di Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds all (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs. all NorwegianTrunkPref 10 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans.... all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 10 Par isCaen &Cherbrg. 10 Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre._ 15 Royal Danish Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse 6 Do. 5i p. cent. 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Wear Valleygi 6 per cent Do Wilts&Somrst MISCELLANEOUS 5 all Aubin Coal and Iron 25 17A Australian Agricult. 20 11 A.ustralsn.Pcific. Mail 10 8 Australn. Royal Mail 10 4 Berlin Water Works 50 40 Brit. Amorican Land 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co , 00 32i Canada 5 'Crystal Palace 3rl Do. New. 2 l i'rystal Pal. of Franco) 3 eastern Steam 20 ElectritTelegraph(A) all Do. (B) 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 18 General Screw Steam 7 Irish Beetroot Sugar 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 3 Netherlands Land 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter all N S . te ß a . i A n ust Na raw vigat ia . n C . o 1 4 Do. New 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam all Peel Rr. Ld. & MinrL all Peninsular& Oriental 40 Do. Do. all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest 25 South Austral. Land all Submar. Telegraph all Do. Registered. Kia _ea Dim% pad 45 - 46 ... -- ... 65 - 70 gi - 6 E. 3 gd 20 : 21 ... - ... i - li .• i . - - •1• 1 =--- id - -iPI PI i - 34 • h 3P London & N. West. L. &N. W. Caledon... 95 - 166 96 - 98 at.Nrthn. [Caldonian. 134 - 137 Wastn Yk. New. & Borw. Y. &NMd Do 28 = i a 103 -- 105 516 -- 526 256 -- 266 126 -- 13 236 -- 24 6 to Eastern Norfolk. L.& N. W. & ,-Stekton Sz' Dariingt. Midland.. 2 1 3 - 21 6 -- &.i E. Count. D 0....... Do 'G. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do 57 - 59 GritNorthn' Do '13.1 = ii I:Ancash& Yorksh. Nl.2lCloan 2 -- lid 3tockt. & Darlingt. 30 31 CAlrestn. 91 93 100 Aberdeen 100 Do. No. 2, p. c. 30 Myth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 501) 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 54 per cent 64 Cork &Bandensip.c all DundAe Perth &Aber deen Junction all EastAnglias (£3los) 6 per cent all Do. (5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (4.7 17s) 7p. c all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. ] I all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. 0. St all Eastern Union, Seri' Guar. 6 per cent all Do. 5/., 10 ner cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh• 100 East Lancash.6 p.cts. all East and West York shire June. Pref all EdinbPrth.&Dundok 4 per cent. 100 Glasgow &S.Westeni Guar. 5 per cent 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. preen.., 100 Do. 4i p. c. Scrip 6 Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Prel all Gt. Southn.dtWestm. (Ireland) Eighths) 5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh. 6 Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c).. [OO Do. cov. red. 4A p.c, [OO Do. con, red. 4p. c, [OO Do. irred. 4p. c. 6 Lan. &York. P. .00 Do. 6 p. c. Stock .. 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No.l 9 Do. Quarters, 1848 .00 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. LOO Do. Pref., sp. e. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 LOO Do. New Guar.6 p. c .00 Lon.&N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds all ILondondeny& Coler, Shares . all andy. & Ennie. i Sb. all 'Alan., Shef., & Lin., 4 Sl;aroa, No. 1. all Do. New, £3O 4i Do. .£6 all Marypt.&Carl.4p.c , all Do. 4i per cent _ _ _ 1011 Do.. WV Consol.6 p.c.St. WO Do. Consol. Bristol & 14irm. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 4i per cent 6 Norfolk Debenture 100 Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock 100 Do. sp. c. Est WO Do. 54 per ct.pref 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh. X 15,6 p. c 15 Do all 1 Scot. Cent.,NewPref all Shrews. &Birm.N.G. all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Mi n), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per cent __ _ all South Devon De. fixed, 4 per cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. A Do. 4iper cent. all S. Yorksla.4p.c.Guar. all 'Stockton and Dar• .ngton, 4 per cent do. do. 5 I Do, all jAockton and Hartle: pool, guar. 5 p. c. till lat July, 1856 Watcrfcl.B:Kilk.6p.c.l 100 York, Neweastle,and rierwick,4 p.c. Prof 5 Do 10 I York&N. Midland H. tn:l fir, Perch, PREFERENCE SHARES. 1 1)f r'rt " 3*v b*it , 6 '4. 4 4" SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. The Constitutionnel has the following on the change that has taken place in Egypt "The sudden death of Abbas Pasha has called to the Government of Egypt his uncle, Said Pacha, Ac cording to European ideas of succession to the throne, it would have appeared that the Egyptian vice royalty should have belonged to the son of Abbas Pacha, Hami Pacha, who has just left Alexandria on a tour in Europe. Such, however, is not the order of succession according to the patriarchal law as set down in the Koran. The heir to the throne is always the eld est of the family. A curious example of this was seen at the time of the death of Ibrahim Pacha. Mehemet Ali left three sons, Ibrahim Pacha, Toussoum Pacha, and Said Pacha. After Ibrahim Pacha, the viceroyalty fell to Abbas Pacha, the son of Toussoum Pacha, who had died some time before, and not to Said Pacha, for the reason that Abbas Pacha being born in 1813, and Said Pacha in 1822, the former was the elder, and conse quently the chief of the race. At that period, therefore, it was the nephew who succeeded, to the prejudice of the uncle ; whereas now it is the uncle who succeeds, to the prejudice of the nephew, in consequence of priority of birth. Said Pacha was born in 1822, and he is, therefore, 32 years of age, and not 36, as has been stated by a contemporary. As he comes to power in the prime of life, it may be hoped that be will govern Egypt for many years. He is a prince endowed with fine and noble qualities, and is highly esteemed by the enlightened part of the nation, who have al ways founded very sanguine hopes on him. His in struction is very remarkable ; he not only has a well grounded knowledge of the ordinary sciences, but he has studied with particular attention history and navigation. He speaks with elegance and purity several living lan guages of the Est and West, and particularly French, with the literature of which country he is perfectly con versant. Being of an enlightened and liberal mind, he takes pleasure in encouraging a taste for intellectual knowledge in others. He has for this reason con stantly supported at his expense, in the different schools of Europe, numerous pupils belonging to the most dis tinguished families of the country. A prince of this generous and elevated character, who likes and appre ciates France, the civilis4tion and arts of which he has himself studied, and who has always given the Sultan proofs of the most unchangeable devotedness, will know how to maintain Egypt in the excellent path on which she has entered, and will worthily continue the glorious work of his illustrious father." STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, July 28.—Fine weather and a further considerable fall in the price of corn have favourably affected our market in the present week. During the last two days, yarns have been fully as dear as they were on Tuesday ; but buyers hesitate to pay the prices required, and business is in some degree checked. In goods (except India descriptions) there is a slight ac cession of firmness, with rather more inquiry for some kinds, and an expectation of a better demand for home consumption, as well as for various foreign markets. We have excepted yarns and goods for India and China from the tendency to improvement. They are, indeed, extremely dull; and, at best, prices are barely sustained. This flatness is not likely to be relieved by the advices whch came to hand last night. At Bombay, it was not the season for business ; scarcely anthing was doing, therefore, and the prices of yarns and goods were rather lower, as was also the rate of exchange on England. NOTTINGHAM, July 27.—Numerous complaints are made by lace manufacturers of the entire absence of business, and in' consequence many machines are only partly employed. LEICESTER, July 27.—Several of the London and Manchester buyers have given out their season's orders, ufier the impression that the material and workman ship are at their lowest—confidence in prices is thus re stored, and the result is that employment, both in the spinning and weaving departments, has become more general. ABKET NEWS-(THIS DA Y.) 20 St. COVENT GARDEN. The supplies of both fruit and vegetables here to-day were very extensive, yet a large business was transacted in them, as follows FRIIIT.—Pine apples, English, 3s 6d to 6s Od each hot-house grapes, 2s to ss; peaches, 5s Od to 15s Od per dozen ; nectarines, 4s Od to 10a Od per dozen ; melons, is Od to 4s each ; strawberries, 6d to is 6d per pound raspberries, 2d to 7d per pottle ; gooseberries, 2s Od to 3s Od ' • currants, 2s Od to 4s Od per half sie ve ; apples, is 6d to 3s 6d per half sieve ; pears, is 6d to 3s 6d per half sieve ; Orleans plums, 6d to is 6d per punnet ; common plums, 2s to 4s per half sieve ; cherries, is 6d to 4s per doz. pounds • lemons, 9d to 2s • oranges, 12s Od to 15s per 100; almonds, ' ds, 2s to 38 per lb. ; Barcelona nuts, 24s per bush. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, 8d to is 6d per dozen ; greens, is 6d to 2s per dozen bunches • French beans, is to 2s Od per half sieve ; cauliflowers, is to 3s Od per doz. ; new potatoes, 6s to 8s percwt.; asparagus, 2s to 4s per bund.; peas, 2s to 48 per bush. ; broad beans, is 6d to 2s Gd per half sieve ; turnips, 2d to 6d per bunch ; carrots, 4d to Gd per bunch ; cucumbers, 3d to 9d each ; garlic, Sd to is Od per pcund ; spinach, is Gd to 2s 6d per junk ; onions, 2d to 8d per bunch ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s per doz. ; leeks, 2d to 3d per bunch ; shallots, 6d t o 8d ; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s Od per bundle ; parsley, 2d to 4d per bunch ; celery, Os 9d to is Gd per bundle ; endive, 2s to 3s Od per score ; beet, 3d to Sd each; parsnips, is Od to 2s Cd per dozen; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, 9d to is 6d per pottle ; artichokes, 3d to 9d each ; cos lettuces. 6d to is Od per doz. ; sorrel, Od to is per half sieve; radishes 8d to 10d per dozen ,hands ; tomatoes, is 6d per punnet. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkey poults, Os to Os ; Goslings, 5s to 6s 6d each ; Duck lings, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; tame Rabbits, is tods 9d; wild do., le to is 9d ; Guinea Fowls, Os to Os Od ; Pigeons, 6d to 8d each; Surrey Fowls, us Od to Os Od ; ditto Chickens, Os Od to Os Od; barn-door Fowls, 2s Od to 3s 6d per couple; Capons, 4s Od to 5s ; Chickens, is 6d to 2s 3d p er coup l e. Leverets, 3s to 4 s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, lls Od to 12s 6d, and English 11s 6d to 14s Od per dozen lbs. English Eggs, 7s Oct to 8s Od; French ditto, 5s Od to 6s 6d per 120. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6d to 15s ; Brills, is to 7s Od each; Salmon 8d to is Od per lb; Cod Fish, 3s to 6s Od each; Soles, 3d to is 6d per pair; Eels, 8(1 to is ld per lb ; L o b s t ers, 6d to 2s 6d ; Crabs, bd to 2s Od ; Whitings 3s Od to 9 s p er doz ; Common Oysters, lOs to 16s ; Natives, Os Od to Os per bsh; Mackerel, 6(1 to 9d each ; Smelts, is 6d to 2s per doz ; Skate, 6d to Od per ib; Shrimps, is 6(1 to 2s 6(1 per gallon;. Bloaters, is 6d to 2s Od per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Od to Os Oct per 100 ; Haddocks, 5s to 12s per doz., BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 913 to 101 d; of household ditto, RT 8d to 9d per 41b loaf. . Beef from 38 Gd to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 48 8d to 58 8(1; veal, 38 6d to 4s 8(1; pork, 38 6d 4s 10kl per 81bs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s 4d to 48 6d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 4s Gd ito 5s 6(1; veal, i 3s 2d to 4s &l; pork, 3s 6(1 to 4s 8d per 81bs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to 3id; 641 b to 721 b, 3,1 d to 31d; 721 b to 801 b, 31d to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, aid to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 44(1; 961 b to 1041 b, Od. to Od ; 1041 h to 1121 b Od to Od. Horse hides, 6s 6d to Os Od; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s Od; ditto, full, 6s Od to Os Od; polled sheep, Os Oct to Os Od; gents, Os 0 d to Os Od; Half-breds, Os Od to Os Od ; Downs, 48 Od to 68 Od ; Lambs, 2s 3d to 3s 3d ; Shearlings, 18 8d to 3s 3d. 20 20 20 20 20 25 100 100 20 20J HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 4/ 16s ; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 5/ 164 ; and straw, it 16s to 2/ Os per load. A fair average supply, and a moderate demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 5/ Os ; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 5/ 15s; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 2s per load. Trade steady, at full prices. WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 41 16s; clover ditto, 3/ 8s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ Os per load. Supply limited, and trade tolerably firm. New meadow hay realised 70s to 804; and. new clover, 70s to 95s per load. LONDON, July 29.—Wind this day at Noon, N.E. ; light pleasant breeze, and fine weather, though cloudy at ti mes . PORTSMOUTH, July 28.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Jenny, from St. Croix, for Copenhagen. PLYMOUTH, July 28 . —Wind, E.S.E. Arrived—Regina, from Buenos Ayres; Panama, London, for P o rtl an d B ay . FALMOUTH, July 28.—Wind, E. Off Port —Alex. von Saltwedel, from Schiedam, for Philadelphia, SUNDERLAND, July 28.--Wind, E.S.E. Sailed—Ocean Spray, for Quebec; Retreat, do. SHIELDS, July 28 . —Wind, N.B. Arrived —Gratitude for , from Q ue Queb becec ; St. La wrence, S t. John's. Sailed—Thalia, WEYMOUTH, July 21.—Arrived—Pomona, from Ha vannah, for Amsterdam, with bows stove, bowsprit carried away, and other damage, from collision with a Dutch riAlasitiecamer Fulto n, with ship, off Portland, on the 26th inst. c e h I lab and , Ann, from m Quebec.BELFAST, uji yu 12y 2 4 7 2. 27.—Arrived — Alic e Ti r rF v irv e e den d—Arrived wave (English transport) English transport he for the Baltic fleet, on, asi at Frenche EK t 0 1 Ns we iG r N ,, s °T t p ß N ri a El V os n ' s il . s e j ; d7 o 7 r ttlh this e t v h pe e nroi Great nTzis.i o 1, passed this afternoon. July 25 —•A schooner steam-frigate, w ith t wo vessels in tow, has just arrived. The Hertha (s) left l as t n i ght with some small craft in tow , laden w ith oxen and pro v i s i ons for the English ships of war at Kioge. PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LIVERPOOL, Saturday, 10.45 A-31. Wind, S.; fresh and fine. Arrived—Ebro (s), from Cadiz ; Ardine, Tarragona. Off Port—Glenmanna, Tamaulipas (s), Flower of Irar. row, Zante Packet, Reporter, Isaac Wright. from Ne w York; Julius, Iceland; Seringapatam, from London. Sailed—Harvest, for New York; Edmond, A s i ca Guiding Star, Boston; Good latent, Gibraltar; Sylvan, L'Orient. (By SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) DEAL, Saturday, 10.50 a.m. Wind S.E.E. by S. ; moderate and fine. Passeed—Creole, from Dominica, for London ; Har binger, Colombo, for London ; Chariotte, London, for Sailed—B ar b ara, for London ; Hallow e ll ; Alfred, Calcutta, for Lon d on. Rhone, do. ; Blackfrittr, do. ; Seringapatam, for Newcastle ; Caton°, Newcastle ; APOUOs 15 20 20 20 50 50 2 100 1 25 20 10 20 40 20 LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.) 120 Business done this lay. 64 1 67 1 I 12 103 7i z d 106 t 6! 1# 14 10 20 85 5 10 St. 5 23 / 67i } 21 1 34 ii I SI 92 Id 133 ••• .... ••• ".'. ••• .... 24 - 64 - 74 9i - 101 - 33 135 14 ld 90 = 93 112 - 114 iii --u 16 - 17 10 i - 10 i 1 11 -13 - p 231 -23 i 1)0 - 103 ,• '-' ... ,• ...• ... i = f'd 93 96 34 3i 1 —id MINES. ' all As,Tua Fria all Anglo Austria. Gold' all Anglo Californian 2 Australasian 6 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) all Blaenarvon Ir. & Coai all British Austrlu. Gold 13.5 British Iron . 241 Brazil iau Imp.(issued at £5 pm all Do. Cocaes & Cniada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek Clarendon Con. Min.- i - 1 ii _ I - 4 - i 0 - 0 7 - 9 8i- 9i 3 - 4i 2 - 24 26 - 28 it - 4(l1 Co. of Jamaica all Cobre Copper 1 Colonial Gold 46 - 48 1111 - 12 52 - 57 15 ICopiapo all(Copper Min. of Eng, all Do. Pref. 7i p. cent, all English and Austrin, Copper Smeltg. Co, all General li - li all Great Nugget Vein_ all Do., Registered all Great Polgooth all Liberty all Linares all Loud. &Californ.Golc Quartz Crush. Co. all Mariquita - " 9 -10 9 I WexiCan&S.Amoricn. all Now Granada....,,... i 6 - 6h l i - 8 all New Linares Mining and Smelting C 0.... all Nouveau Monde all IPontgibaud A - I 16 - 17 * - i * - t 30 - 32 9 - 10 4 - 5 Leaa Min. d; Smelt 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all ahymuey Iron 15 Do. New 10i Santiago de Cuba all south Australian 7 Tin Croft all United Mexican all Waller i - 2 - i 4 34 4 i a all West Granada all West Mariposa 12s. Worthing Mining of A~ : Australia all Yuba i - - i THE CHOLERA IN CANTERBIIRY.—The cholera, in a ignant form, has appeared during the present week in Canterbury, and has resulted fatally in two instanoes, at opposite parts of the city. In one case, a man of the name of Hallam, a gas-fitter by trade, about thirty-eight years of age, residing in Butchery-lane, a close confined locality, not far from the cathedral, was seized with the disease in a malignant form, and died within twenty-two hours after he was first attacked. The medical gentle. man who attended him, Mr. Rigden, a surgeon of some standing and considerable experience, is decidedly of opinion that the condition of the neighbourhood was a predisposing cause. Another case occurred in St. Dun stan's parish, to a female about 40 years of age, Mrs. Emily Whaypole, housekeeper to the Rev. F. Holland, incumbent of the parish. She died within twelve hours after the symptoms were first observed. Other cases of diarrheas are under the attention of the faculty, but nothing serious is contemplated. The case of Joseph, TVindle Cole, charged with having obtained large sums of money upon fictitious warrants, or warrants representing goods not in existence, upon which Messrs. Laing and Campbell were induced to part with the sum of 10,0001., upon the faith of the warrants referred to, was further investigated at the Mansion house yesterday. After hearing the evidence of a num ber of witnesses, the case was again remanded. PIRATES.—LEGHORN, July 22 . — The Monti Lib ano, Gastildi (French brig), arri ved here from Venice, reports having been chased in the Adriatic, near St. Andreas, in the night of 15th June, by an Hellenic brig, of about esca p e d. An Austrian sloop of war , 200 tons ; and that an Austrian veasol had also been chased, but had stationed at Lissa, pn rec•eiving. the above report, lad kwaratelY t ! " 9 ' 1 .' 4 -4 P i till per cent. I st, 75 4! di" i 20 13g 25 554 6 7i 3 1 32f 3 1 1 10 1 1 man ; 91 893 43' 244 5 St. 20 St. 15 50 1 20 35 Silva] 131 p paid 135 1 10i 10 41U 27 xd TB E GRAND STEAM SKIP. The half-yearly meeting of the Eastern Steam Naviga tion Company took place yesterday afternoon, when the report of the directors was adopted. The chairman (Mr. 11. T. Hope) stated, that the contracts for the construc tion of the first ship and engines having been completed, satisfactory progress has been made in their execution. The works and plant at Dfillwall, where the vessel is being built, have been forwarded with vigour, and there is every reason to anticipate that it will be launched in 10 or 12 months from the present date. The requisite capital is now being gradually called up. Of the 158,0001. already required, 136,0001. has been paid, leaving 22,0001. as arrears, but since the statement was prepared this total has been further diminished. Of the call announced for August, 7,500/. has been subscribed in anticipation. At the close of the proceedings the directors were urged to take active measures for compel itig payment of overdue calls. The following is the re port of Mr. Brunel, the engineer, relative to the position of the works : "The arrangement and execution of the extensive pre parations of works and plant necessary for the carrying ont au undertaking of such unusual magnitude have necessarily occupied a considerable portion of time. These preliminary proceedings have been effected, and the works themselves have been pushed on with vigour. In regard to the ship, the first thing to be done was to construct upon the site which had been selecte.l a large building slip capable of supporting the weight of such a ship, and to prepare it in such a manner as should afford the means of lowering the vessel into the water when completed according to plans previously arranged. To form the building slip the whole f.yiniclations had to be piled with timber piles, many of them driven to the depth of forty feet • and it maygivo an idea of the extent of such foundations 'to state that nearly twelve hundred loads of timber were consumed in these works, which have been completed in a satisfactory manner. While this work was in progress, the working plans of the ship were made and all the details of construction matured. Working models of these details of construction are also constructed on a large scale as the different portions are successively taken in hand. About 500 feet of the keel plates of the ship have been laid down, and the kolson or inner keel framed upon it. On this are now erected the transverse and longitudinal bulkheads of the middle part of the ship, 120 feet of which is carried up nearly to the full height and breadth. The several plates and materials of 240 feet of the middle holy of the ship having been accurately set out and the requisite orders given some time ago, are in course of delivery and being put together. For the more expeditious progress of the work, it has been arranged to roof over this part before winter, so that it may proceed without inter ruption from the weather, which would otherwise frequently prevent ont-of-door work. Of the new machinery requisite to carry out this work, and in addition to the plant for merly on the premises, there have been erected additional steam-engines, punching machinery, and rolls, a new plate furnace, and several others are now in progress of construc tion. A splendid erecting - shop, has b een constructed, in which these engines, which require a clear height of up ward of 40 feet, can be put together, and many other ex tensive provisions have been required and made in the foundry and elsewhere, to meet the peculiar demands of the case, so that 1 have every reason to hope that all due energy has been and will hereafter be used in pushing for ward the work to completion. The engines for propelling the ship (those intended for working the paddle-wheels) are in course of construction also, by Messrs. J. Scott Russell and Co. These engines comprise four oscillating steam cylinders, the largest yet constructed; they are 16 feet iu length, intended for a 14 feet stroke, and 74 inches in diameter, These cylinders are cas t i n a s i ng l e p i ece, re .. quiring about 34 tins of metal to be melted and run a once ; \ - when finished they will weigh 28 tons ; two of the four have already been cast with perfect success, and do very great credit to the establishment, and particularly to the mas ter founder. Many of the minor parts of the machinery . , are in a corre s p on di ng state of forwardness. The screw engines, consisting of f our 84-i nc h cylinders, are being constructed at Soho, by Messrs. Watt and Co. g not so far ad vanced as the paddle engines, all the details of the cylin ders and frames have been determined upon, after much careful consideration. These parts are in course of con struction, and I expect the cylinders will shortly be cast. There is no reason why, with due exertion, these, as well as the other engines and the ship, should not be completed at the periods fixed in the contracts. Before proceeding with the construction of the boilers, I have considered it prudent to make an experimental boiler, being a full-sized counterpart of one section or furnace of the proposed boilers; and in this I have tried various descriptions of anthracite and other steam coal ; and lam happy to say that we find, with slight modification of the position of the fire-bars, we can burn, with highly satisfactory results either anthractic or common steam coal under the same boiler—a very important advantage, as securing to us the means of freely selecting the fuel which may prove cheapest and best." LAYING A SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH TO CONNECT EUROPE AND AFRICA. LA SPEZZIA, JuLY 21. This morning, at 9 a.m., was performed the ceremony 'of inaugurating the laying down of the cable of the sub marine telegraph, which is to unite Europe to Africa, and no doubt to India. The Persian, with the cable, 110 English miles in length, weighing nearly 900 tons, left Genoa last night, at a quarter past ten, following the steam-frigate La Constituzione, on which had em barked his Royal Highness Prince Carignan, their ex cellenciesPleocopa, Minister of Public 'Works ; La Ala rmora,minister of War ; the French Ambassador, Due de Guiehe ; the English Minister, Mr. Hudson ; and some few other public functionaries. The Pro mier, Count Cavour, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, were, it seems, prevented attending the cere mony, as they had promised to do. The steamers Mal fattano and Tripoli, which had been by the government placed at the service of the director-in-chief, Mr. John Brett, had preceded the two above-mentioned steamers some time before, to prepare things and to convey some few persons that had been invited. Nothing occurred. In the short voyage. It was a clear, lovely night, the sea, calm and smooth, seemed to reflect the blue still ness of the firmament. When the feeble crescent of the 'moon rose a little before morning, one could_ , enjoy the magnificent prospect presented by the enchanting Gulf of La Spezzia. At half-past four a.m., we cast anchor at about 400 yards from the spot fixed on to receive the end of the • cable. It is an exceedingly lovely spot at the mouth of the river La Magra, on a recess of a small pro montory most pictu resque ca ll e d S t. Croce, opposite the mount a i ns o f C arrara, t h ree m i les distant from Levici and 12 from Spezzia. The moment the Persian arrived were begun the preliminary operations far sinking the cable, at which the English Minister, General La Mar =lea, Minister of War, and almost all the other officers, were present. At about half-past eight all was ready, and a boat with about 450 yards of cable approached the place where part of the company were already standing, and the remainder with the Prince soon came. Picturesque as the spot may be, it was the most uncomfortable piece of ground in the universe. It is a sort of small crag cut in a rock of no more than ten or tw e l ve square yards. The sun which shone in full at the time was scorching, and the place could not have been tenable an hour together.. At exactly 9 the Prince took the cable and accomplished the ceremony of laying it down, the two war-steamers ' firing a salute of 21 guns each. That was all ; not a word was pronounced, nor any other preparation what ever made. This is attributed, perhaps, to the melan choly fact that Count Bonelli, the director-in-chief of the land telegraph, and the previous night met with a. serious accident. He had gone a day before on board the Tripoli to make the necessary arrangements. Unfortunately in the evening be fell and sustained serious injuries. I heard, however, last night that his case does not inspire serious inquietude. This accident may, perhaps, account for the want of some few conveniences, but I cannot cease wondering that no more than nine persons besides the official cortege were present at the ceremony. The company followed in the different steamers, the Persian, for about three miles, and then all returned in the Constituzione to La Spezzia, where was prepared a breakfast for about 60 persons. At hatf-past three the Constituzione left La Spezzia for Genoa, and the few persons who had gathered on shore to see the princely cortege disappeared, and no visible sign remained of such an event. The direct line from the bay of Santa Croce, where the cable is fixed, to Cape Corse, is 75 English miles. The cable will be cut at Cape Corse, and laid down again on the other side of the island, at the strait of Bonifacio, to unite Corsica to Sardinia. The length is about ten miles, and with the courses by land in those two islands and the sea-line, from St. Croce to Cagliari, there will be a complete line of about 600 mile , . Next month of September this line will be ex tended by another cable of 150 miles in length to Bona in Algiers. __ I may as well say that these last two days have been spead rumours of modification in the ministry, and, moreover, that the night before last there was a council of ministers, at which it is reported that the French am bassador assisted, and spoke ofthe possibility of a French corps d'armee crossing the Alps ; aware as the French Government is of the treachery of Austria. However, I will not answer for the veracity of this version. What I may safely say is that all the Italians firmly believe that Austria from the beginning has been united with Russia, and they a wait with patience that she should openly declare herself.—Daily News. THE COMING STRUGGLE. Oue of Bonaparte's amusements at St. Helena was ridi culing the folly of Great Britain in securing for herself no better bargain at the Peace. "So silly a treaty," he said, "as that made by your Ministers for their own country was never made before. You give up everything, and gain nothing." Whether we were " silly" or not depends, not on the opinion of a military despot, who may possibly be incompetent to judge of our interests for us, but on our own national views and aims. We are now at war, and we know that Parliament will soon cease its sittings, and that, duri ng th e recess, th e p l an o f another peace may be concocted in the interests of despotism. No such scheme must be ratified. After the last great war, if we had wished for territorial aggrandisement, of course we should have made such a treaty, while we held such influ ence as would have enabled us to help ourselves to a share of the plunder. It did not enter into the Great Soldier's head that the British are not a nation of conquerors measuring their fortunes by their victories ; but, on the contrary, so far advanced in civilisation as to regard peace, rest, self-containment, and regularity of the national life as worth more than the nominal wealth of an accretion of foreign territory and heterogeneous peoples. It did not occur to Bonaparte that the progression we desire is in ternal—consisting rather of elevation than extension. It did not occur to him that there might be somethin. , sacred and solemn to us in the ancient landmarks, and that we had rather decline touching them on our own account. It did uct occur to him that a time might come when we should feel a serene satisfaction, in the midst of the dis turbances of Europe, that our landmarks are ancient, and that, while strong to aid the right, we are distracted by no fears of territorial loss, and no embarrassments from the stir among stolen nations, forcibly brought under our rule at the peace. Bonaparte could foresee, with wonder ful accuracy, what a man of his own sort would do in the middle of the century. He predicted the course that the Czar has taken (though without estimating the weakness of an empire so governed) ; but it did not enter his bead that in that great day—in the day of the bursting of the floodgates, and the tempestuous conflicts of despo tisms—it might be a supreme blessing to any European naticn to find itself safe and calm on its island rock, above the storm, and able to succour the sufferers from it. Such a blessing is now ours ; and we shall feel the privilege attendant upon moral wisdom and political moderation more and more from year to year, if the present war runs on, as many wise men anticipate, to a final conflict between dynasties and peoples. Bonaparte thought, as most potentates on the Continent thought, that it was a very fine thing to cut and carve among the nationalities, and deal with peoples as rulers accuse the Owens and Fouriers of dealing with individuals or associa tions ; and they all took for granted that the thing was dune the matter settled; and that any disturbance or restive ness that there might be would subside under the pressure of a strong government. It can hardly be but that a doubt of this must now be haunting many minds which, while ill at ease, still dread all change. If there happens to be in the royal palaces of the continent an atlas of half a cen tury old, any casual glimpse of its European contsmts must agitate any royal mind. Such a work is probably among the forbidden books in countries where the press is not free. It is otherwise with us ; and we, dispassionate and at ease about the whole matter, can contemplate that old map of Europe in a way which is perhaps as prophetic as it is mournful and instructive. There are the Peninsula and Switzerland and our own country, bounded as they are now, France nearly so : they and no others. As for the rest,—Poland first attracts notice. There it stretches,—beyond the Dwina, beyond the Dnieper, —touching the Baltic, an d ver y nearly reach ing the Black Sea. Thore was no Austrian frontier then which need keep watch against Russia. Poland separated Russia from all the rest of Europe, except a small portion of the Black Sea which belonged to Turkey. As for the other now reduced countries,—there is Hungary stretching along the Polish frontier, and down to the Danube, and away to the Adriatic ; andi Italy looks as if it were settled down I for ever under its natural boundary of the Alps. Between them lies little Austria,—so humble as to look as if her portion of the Netherlands were her chief title to conside ration : and there is little Prussia, niched in, like Rutland , . among our English counties. , There is Russia, now more changed than any country, unless it be Austria and Prussia. No Finland belonging to her then,-...n0 Poland,—no access to the Danube,—not a foot of ground beyond the Don. There is Sweden, compact and complete, with her two sides of the Bothnian Gulf, and her frontier on the Gulf of Fin laud. There is Norway in her independence, with her frontier of fiords on the one hand, and of mountains on the other. There is something melancholy enough in the aspect of that old map, where we see, as it were, the despotisms of Europe lying in wait to seize and devour the victims whom a greater despot was to turn out to wander within reach of their clutches. Bonaparte was not yet a sovereign. It was he who, as a sovereign, prepared for the removal of so many landmarks, and enabled Russia to do what a pre vious encroachment on Poland and Turkey had shown that she was inclined to do. His conques u ts a w m e o r s e t ypeetotole seem come ; and the consequent redist ribution of territor y at the peace. And is it so certain — as th e Metternichs, and the Castle reaghs, and the Nesselrodes thou ah g ma h te re t— m t id li ni a dsr tiitbhue:rieotiis wnaos thing more to come ? Wise men always b e li eved that there n n w o ei h e teroree i a b c e t s i b o em n e a oo r n ar y ei 3.t h go a n I n c g ioi e em s he i ofn; for rer same a i u made without and against the assent of th . e peoples. Bel a the n gium could not be kept united with Hollan:an d i s w intho not more ss l i v a h , i t en ni (' o o r f e Hunstandgaryandad;nobodynd union now w p Italy with supposes it can ever be ma d e real The p essential d p ri n o n t c i t p h l e e n ola i t n i o o d n e o r f n im w t hic e h s sovereigns who m us t d ecide in vi (when c h o i ce b ecomes neces sary) under wh a t rule they shall live—having been wholly set at nought in the redistribution of Europe, the scheme may give way at any moment, d first conflagration. . an must explode in the This certainty, or rather the reluc tance of rulers to • dilat admit the fa c t, i s th e rea l cause o f t h e ory and hesitating conduct of the war. Delay,ho - ever, will do no good, while it • advantage to the general enemy. The lesson we English in particular have to l earn f rom a comparison of the old and th e modern snap of Europe is, first, that our business is to strike a std cog and heavy blow at the chief aggressor, without a moment's delay from apprehension of what cannot possibly be avoided by delay; secondly, that we must on no account so entangle ourselves in alliance with any despotic Powers as to find ourselves on the wrong side in the day of the up rising of the oppressed nationalities; and thirdly, that if it should fall to us to find on our side the Finlanders, or the inhabitants of the provin ces on th e D anu b e, the Dnieper, the Don, and the Kuban, in their severance from the Rus sia which they hate, we must see that the choice shall be theirs under what nationality they shall range themselves, or whether they shall have one of their own. These are the rules of our duty in the coming reversals or eonituo tions of Europe; and we shall best show our sense of our superior blessedness, and our privilege of disinterestedness in the great cause to which we have pledged ourselves, by tivliggipg Ott ditty we,11.-- - DOV Arm THE CROPS. LONG SLlTTON.—Throughout this extensive and pro lific district, all accounts concur in describing the ap pearance of every kind of grain as very luxuriant, hold ing out the promise of a most abundant harvest.— Stamford Mercury. PETERBOROUGH.—The beautiful weather of the last few days has had amazing effects upon the crops of hay in the meadows in this neighbourhood, which a short time ago were thought scarcely worth getting. The warmth succeeding the cold and showery weather has caused thick grass to spring up, and almost an average crop is now anticipated. The corn is turning very fast s and much of it will be ready for the sickle in a fortnight or three weeks.—lbid. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.—The splendid weather that we have enjoyed during the past fortnight is a subject of real gratification for the community at large. The potato crops have greatly improved in appearance of late, and a renewal of such delightful weather as we. have been enjoying may ensure us an abundant yield of every kind of grain. The hay harvest commenced a week or ten days ago, and is becoming pretty general.— Nottingham Review. THE HIGHLANDS.—From all quarters we hear the most cheering accounts of the crops, and prospects of an abundant harvest. Potatoes are generally reported free from all appearance of taint.—Perthshire Courier. WEST OF ENGLAND.—NearIy every description of agricultural produce in Devonshire and the other western counties is looking remarkably well. The corn fields promise an abundant harvest, although in some .districts there has been an appearance of rust. Potatoes seem generally to have escaped the disease, and few com plaints are heard. The consequence is that there has been a considerable reduction in their price. Barley is likely to prove a good crop. The farmers are now busy with the hay harvest, which is much bettor than was anticipated. During the last few months then has been. au extraordinary large demand for hay in the neighbour hood of Exeter, which has been forwarded for the - use of the cavalry in the East.—Plymouth Journal. K.NARESBORO'.—The haymakers are now very busy in this locality ; and the corn crops are beginning to re mind us of the near approach of harvest. The meadows are only light; but the corn fields give ample indication of an abundant produce. Turnips are good ; and, as yet, we hear of no complaints respecting the potato.— Bradford Observer. • ESSEX.-.The late hot weather has brought the har vest forwarder than was expected. Some parti,.ts in this district commenced cutting oats on Wednesday ; we have seen several fields of peas cut, and bnrley is changing so rapidly that in many places the scythe will be set to work in it on Monday next. The wheat is not so forward, but it is looking well. From other counties we learn that the fine weather has produced a great effect upon the crops, and the wheat harvest is expected to come on in a fortnight.—Chelmsford Chronicle. YORKSHIRE.—Within the last few days extraordi nary progress towards a state of maturity is every where visible, and the accounts from different localities are more uniformly favourable than can be remote bered. Making every allowance for the difference of soil and general management, the wheat is Thedeemed more than usually productive and promising. cropa'l)- pears, indeed, to have gone th roug h weather, a ll the • changesre aof temperature, and of dry and we t markably vigorous manner, and now has an appearance which, should the same fine w yi e e a l t d. herTchoe crops o continue to every description promises a most bountiful description are ripening rapidly and uniformly. SOOTLAND. —The crops from Cockburnspath to Dun ' bar are the finest we have seen for four or five years.. Everything is looking well, and full crops. The pota toes are not more than a fair crop, but the turnips are a wonderful crop. There is a short breadth of oats sown in east Lothian, and the crop not over an averse. Reports of rust in wheat in a a g hy o a o uc d .r_o m piv an ois y ra d v i eß s r t y7 r .l i .t c ptiok. ts 0 0 .74 f_ gr th i i many eounty cagesar are ngoetnera exceedingl. Thoen one culturist. THE CIVIL SERVICE. --Ordnance Department, Pall- Mall. --A vacancy in the secretary' s d epartment i s caused bseynthre,retirementof Mr. Edwa r d Marston , second-class senior, who is su p erannuated on 250/ per annum. to be T. Do w li ng, first-class junior, has been pm second-cla ss sen i or, vice Marston. Mr. Adolplarhus. Hawker, second-class junior, has been appointed first class junior, vice Dowling, promoted. Mr. J. Walker has been promoted from the third to the second class of landing waiters at Liverpool. Mr. W. J. Picktball has been promoted from the fourth to the third class of landing waiters at Liverpool. Mr. J. W. Kelly has been promoted from the fifth to the fourth class of landing waiters at Liverpool. Mr. G. M`Guinness has been appointed clerk for general business in London. Mr. C. H. Redington has been appointed clerk in the Galway Inland Revenue Depart ment. Mr. H. Hay, chief clerk in the Inspector- General's department, Somerset-house, to be Inspector- General, vice Garnett, superannuated. Mr. Sheriff, supervisor of Stepney district, is promoted to the rank of surveying general examiner.—Civil &race Gazette. THE LATE BOILER EXPLOSION AT ROCHDALE.— The following is the verdict of the jury who have lately been sitting to inquire into the causes of this catastrophe —" That, in the opinion of the jury, the death of Ann Stott and nine other persons was caused by an explosion 'aused by an excessi ve l o v f i t l h l i e a m boiler , s o u f ch the e x ß p r l i o d s g w e sp:r—esFsurirset,betihneg sp-inch nfiebledi-nmgilcl occupied by Georg e order, and consequently vt p ha r e e l v s fe s o u ln r l oo e wt o ibfnesgitne being imir in working u a wr n i o i s d rt ak t in l i nc a ge t in active ; second, the 2-inch safety valve being, on the explosion, a spac e p an d e much oi nf that time v e et elapsedri m w e e i g s b u : e hd d u a ; rn a in n a d thir d, t as the engine only worked at intervals from 6 o'clock to ulat relievede d , as by t o trheen smallde ri t impossible p:c.issn 2 -inch 1 1 ) 1 1 e va t i E morning of the pas t_ g w hi ch ot2h.toehneafiirnteuwwtaseassakdedPetdutPO the water in the boiler , and in p oun w tshu h er e e n btohi s le o erre o icn v o e ua rw d e ub i in g e hted. The jury, at the same ti wish to express their opinion that the boiler and engin e at Bridgefield-mill were very improperly managed, thereby causing dan ger to the paities employed,and that the occupier a n d -' engineer sx . e exceedingly blame. able' for - Working the boiler at the high pressure they lam done for a long to*. protons to tho egpkeios, I 201 i 12i St. St. 25 10 25 10 1.01 li i 1011 2i i