The Sun. — London, England, 1854-11-16 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INT ELL raridNoE. CITY, TV 0 o'CLOCK. The sales of sotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, including 1,500 American taken for export and on speculation. The market St dosed flatly ; compared with Friday's rates, prices 12 of all kinds tend downwards. The sales comprised 50 5,500 American, 130 Pernam and Maranham at 13 6:d. to M., 300 Egyptian at sd. to Bid., and Qi 1,000 Surat at 2id. to 4 1d. Railway Shares were w. very dull.l 27 The Indian and China mails are expected to -22 morrow, baying arrived at Marseilles. 25 Tho Admiralty is taking up steamers in every possible direction, and a further notice out this day invites tenders for the conveyance of troops, with out any particular day being named. In fact there is a pressure for the vessels, and the faster the tenders go in the more acceptable to the authorities. The meeting yesterday of the proprietors of the General Screw Steam Navigation Company is of public as well as special importance, and shows the inconvenience to which the mercantile community is exposed by a probable cessation of the direct steam communication to Australia. Already the line established between England and the Capo of Good Hope has been abandoned as unprofitable, and now we have official information of what has been before averred, viz., that heavy losses have attended each voyage to the antipodes. The enormous quantity of coal required engrosses all the available tonnage room, and throws the whole burden of defraying the expense upon the passengers and the postage. Under these circumstances it becomes of great moment to consider what remedy can be devised. Occasion ally the steamers navigating by the Cape of Good Hope make good voyages, but the clipper sailing ships frequently outstrip them, and unless an ade quate pecuniary return can be secured there is evidently no prospect of steam being kept up either by any company or individual owner. The movement recently made by the Australian Postal Association is particularly interesting, and so long as the war lasts the plan they suggest will probably be the only one practicable, all the available steamers of the General Screw Steam Navigation Company being engaged as transports for the troops. It is this peculiar state of things which, at the meeting of the company 25 St. yesterday, led to very strong opposition to the it go adoption of the directors' report, and the dividend St. recommended at the rate of 5 per cent. per an- St . auum for the six months, the belief being enter- 25 tamed that the company's trading operations have 100 6j bean unremunerative, and that if the accounts 2 r: were made out in another form very different re- 150 sults would be shown to those now exhibited. The 20 war contracts, it is contended, have alone redeemed the position of the company, and, therefore, the pre sent would be a favourable opportunity for selling the vessels of the company and winding up. We need not say that the lines started by the company have proved most useful, and that their cessation upon many points, at any rate, would be matter for sincere regret. This is a question, however, for the proprietory, who cannot be expected to do otherwise than consult their pecuniary interest, and the result we shall learn at the adjourned meeting next Wednesday, a ballot being taken in the interim. What we desire no et, however, more particularly to dwell upon is the proposal of the Australian Postal Association at present under the consideration of the authorities:First, they ask a semi-monthly communication. Second, greater regularity. Third, a speed equal to 10 knots per hour. Fourth, a direct course. To accomplish this, the overland route via Suez seems the only reliable means, as far as letters are concerned ; and if the vessels are wanting, the China service, which is of far inferior value, can be altered from a fortnightly to a monthly route. There is nothing in the least unreasonable, or even difficult, in the plan submitted I y the Postal Association a plan which would bring the Australian colonies within 41 days of England were the same speed kept up as between England and India. The route would be simply this :—From Dover to Marseilles 1 day 11 hours, Marseilles to Alexandria 5 days 21 hours, Alex andria to Aden 7 days 12 hours, Aden to Galle 9 days 3 hours, Gallo to King George's Sound. 14 days 2 hours, King George's Sound to Mel bourne 5 days 18 hours. If the Chagos Island were made a coaling depot instead of Galle, the distance would probably be accomplished in 43 days. The English Stock Market has been unfavourably influenced by the scarcity of money experienced in the " house, and the fact that a few of the specu lators have been unable to meet their differences with promptitude upon Turkish Scrip. Consols are 91.-g to 92 for Money, and 91i to 92% for Account. The New 3 per Cents. are 904 to 90 and the Re duced Annuities 934 to 4. Bank Stock is rather weaker;being 211 to 212. Exchequer Bills are 35. to 6s. prem., and India Bonds Bs. prem. Exche quer Bonds of 1858 are marked 99k, and those of 1859, 93± 17 . The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 54 to 5 4 ; Mexi can, 21 4 to 21 a Peruvian, 65 to 67 ; ditto; 100 S per Cents., 47 to 49 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 20 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto, 25 4 per Cents., 84 to 86 ; Spanish New Deferred, 25 184 to 184 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 37i to 38 ; ditto, 25 . Certificates, 54 to 54 ; ditto, Passive, 4 1 2 -- to 5. 100 In the Foreign Market this has been settling day in Turkish Scrip, and the circumstan ce of one 100 party having been unable to meet his differences 29 Upon a large amount, and of others havin g serious ;, difficulty in accomplishing the same, has caused 20 considerable agitation and a further decline in the quotations. Probably, however, after this account 100 is got over, and the next instalment is provided, we shall have a steadier market. The extreme 1-°Ol3O rates have been 4i- to 5i discount. Spanish 100 New Deferred Bonds have been at 18±, and the Committee's Certificate is at si. 20: Portuguese 5 per Cents. ex over-due Coupons 100 have been done at 381. Buenos Ayres Bonds have 20 realised 57, and Brazilian New 96. Dutch 4 per 5 Cents. have been 90i to 914. 20 The share market is again lower for all the Eng lish lines. Some, however, are relatively better 4 than others, and among these must we include the 20 Caledonian, which has only reced ed p er cent. 20 The Great Northern, which is about the sam e as is 6 yesterday, to decline. Great Western has dropped 33J to Great Western about 1, Midland 2 toi, and 10 . South Eastern 4. The foreign ides have given way 20 about to 1 per cent., but with very litt l e doing. 20 Great Western of Canada are firmly maintained. I 20 The h mining market asbeen quite neglected. DI In the Joint St ock Banks b there are but limited 20 dealings at about the former rates, and the Crystal Palace Shares continue heavy. The Australian Pacific Mail are a trifle better, probably in conse quence of the General Screw Company's steamers being at present off the routes. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under : 1854. • 1853. Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland South-Eastern Caledonian Great Northern 23,063 18,820 Lancashire and Yorkshire North-Eastern 20 20 10 10 20 St. St. tO GA St. 10 St. 25 20 20 50 20 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (From the Official List.) Business done Bank Stock ... 2ll 12 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities l) 3a 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9l 2 14 2 11,- Now 3 per Cent. Ann uities L ong Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan.,1860 4 9-16 fi India Bonds, £lOOO ........... Ditto, under £lOOO ........ . Consols for Account ............ .............. 91i 2i 2 Exchequer Bills, 2icl. 3 6 21000 ......................... p Small Exchequer Bonds 1858, ai per Cent. 99i Ditt• 1859, ...... PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.................... — Ditto New, 1852, 4l per Cent ............. 5,3/4 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent ............. 57 Peruvian Bonds, 4. per Cent . ............... 67 Ditto 3 per Cent. .............. ..... 48 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent . ............... 38 Ditto ex. all over due Coupons . Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 por Cent. XSt 97 ._ Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent lBl Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun N c Turkish Scrip 6 per cent Ditto for th e A c count Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2k per Cent. 12 Gull Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieate5...... THREE 0 CLOCE , Consols 92 Ditto A99(Na THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 16, 1854. SB ARE MARKETS. (THIS" DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RauNrAte. Closing Prices , this day. IPaid.l .00 I Aberdeen ..... A.mbg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct.. all Belfast Icz Ballymena all 1 Birming; Wolverh. & Stour Valley 20 Birkenhd. Lancsh & Cheshire Juliet all Do. Chesh. & £5O and £25 Cons. 19 Do., X2O 30 Rlyth S/Tyne origina l • £25 (issd. at £45, 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Ca1ed0nian......... ... 21s. Carmarthen a,ud Car digan all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon.. all Cork, Black, dr Pass 1G Cornwall Crieff Junction 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dundee Perth&Aber aeon Junction , all Do. New ...... ..... .00 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 00 Ira tcrn Union, A 1 Stock 10C Do., B. Stock 8. 1 . Do., New A ..... .00' I Easi Lancashire .00 Edinburgh & Glasgow 9i E'dinb. and Peebles... .06 rEdin.Prib &Dundec 1 Forth & Clyde June. 00 sgow - kg. Wewtorn .CO (-heat Northern 00 Do., A. Stock .00 Do., B. Stock .00 A. Sth. &West.(lre .00 k4reat Western 260 Stour Val. Rai Gua. Stk all [rich South-Eastern. all Lancaster & Carlisle 14i Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds 00 Lancash. andYorksh 19: Do., Fifths 11 .Do., Wst. Riding Un all Liv. Crsby.&,Soutlipt all London & Blackwal .00 bond. Bright & S.Cst 00 Loud. and N. Westn 12 Do. Fifths 21 Do. Eighths 100 London andS. Westn 421 Do., £5O 34 Do. £4O all Lndildrrydt Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Vlanch.Shef.k Lineln Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Ylidland 100 '.io. Birmng. & Derby all Vlidld. G. West. (Ira.) 22 Do. Half Shares ... . %11 Newcastle & 5,i Newmkt.BuryExten. 19, Nwpt. Aberg. & Hrfd. 8 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoini and itostrevor .00 Norfolk 3 Northn.Counties Un, 00 North British , 0.114 North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do., A Deferred all Do., A B Guaranteed 100 N.Eaaern—Berwia 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Do.do. G.N.E. Purch. all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York all North London Do. New £lO h le N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn 17i- , North Staffordshire all North Western all N. &S. Westrn. June. l Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester 1.00 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 6 Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central . 100 Scottish Midland all ihrewsby. dr Rerefd ail 'Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,full, paid up at per cont. all iouth Devon 100 iouth Eastern all south Wales 15 4. Yrksh. & Riv. Dui 5 Do 8 itaincs, Wok. &Wok all tockton & Darlim 16. f itockton & Hartlepl 100 [gaff Vale 9 do. £lO shares. 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 21 Thames Haven Doc]: and Railway all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny I all Naterford&Limeriel , 18 West Cornwall 3 Nest End of London and Crystal Palace.. all West London 111 a. Wiinbledn & Croydon 20 - 21 41 - 4i 8 si 113 10i d 17 18 6; .•• 95 59 -69 i i 3 - 14 -13 i ... ... 4 2 d G/ - 15 - 16 11 - 11 32 - 34 22 - 24 69 - 71 53 - ••• - •• 20 -22 i 89 - 90 71 - 76 124 - 126 89 - 91 69i ;, 701 68 - 70 7g 82 g 10 8 10 701 -- 71. 5i ba 4- gi 1.04 105 98i 991 d— par d par 1 ROa 104 9il I 9 i k • '-' • ~ - 23 674 - 68 39 - 11 . -"' •., It— Id loi 2 —2! 4 3k 33. ... 33, g 10 1 64 75 76 64 6,i 3 134 — 14 bl -- 52 53 55 I' ,4i' - 7 .6•• ..... • 31 - 33 §4 60 - 62 1 - 8 i 45 - 47 - 14 59i- CO 30 - 1 31 I - 35 - 37 • 4.• ... -- • •e ..—.' •• • "7 • 3 - 3i I 18 19 4t - 22 - C 4 6 - 7 . - - 6 - 7 FOREIGN. all Antwerp&Rotterdam 4 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissessac 26. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip Central of Italy all Demerara 14 Dijon and Besancon 10 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New all East Indian 2 Do. Extension all Do. 4 p. c. Bds., pay. '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do 10 Gd. Junct. of France 12 6 Gd. Tk of Cana.da.A. is. all Do. do all Do. St. Lawrence & . _ alll3o. Atlantisceit. o f do . 33 eben . con. into Stk. till ' 6 i all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Central of France all Gt. Indian Peninsula 1 Do. New 5 per cent. all Gt. Western of Canada Shares all Do. 13d.5., payable's7, with option till '55., all Do. do., '62, p. 56 all Do. do., 76, p. 'O6 all Do. do., '73, without I option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 8 por cent. ...... 11 Lake Cella , . & Basle all Lucca & Pistoj asp. c pref 12 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations. 0 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Mediterran 16i Madras 2 Do. New 31 Maria Antonia all Do. do. Now 2 Melbourne Dk„ & Ry. all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France. all D o .20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 22y. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 all Do. 201. 3 p. (fray.B.&Ams.Shs.) all NorwegianTrunkPref 14 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds . ...... all Paris and Orleans I all Paris and Rouen... 1 10 ParisCacn & Cherbrg : all Rouen and Havre 20 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse 1 all Do. 5i p. cent. Pref. 10 South err of France 14 St. Andrew's and' 20 10 20 20 6 - 1# - 4 - Quebec (A), all West Flanders all Do 51 per e. Pref 10 Western of France 16 West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden ......... 20 Zealand all I Au5tra1a5ia............ all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond 16 English Scottish and Australian all Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 35 National Provincial' of England 10 Do.• New `221 National of Ireland all Now South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New I. Royal Australn.Bkg 3: Gold imp Co all South Australia all Union of Australia 2 Do. Now 10 Union 01 liondou!tm JOINT-STOCK BANKS• I . d Par 1 id , . ..... ... L2i -- 2 d l l 24 -- 25 Baldness done this day. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS• Leasing. Compans. !Closing Peens this day. Pa 1.1.1 RAILWAY 4 all Bedford and Bletchley 100 Ruckghamsh. 100 Clydesdale Jo. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. all Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct all Do. New all Glstr.dt Dn. Fr all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway all Hull & Selby all 10. Shares. all 3b o. d Shares. all Lon.&Greenw all Do. Preference all Lou., Til., &S. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. 100 Do. 6 per et. all Manch. &ctn. and Matlock all Middlesbro' & Redcar. . all Aidld.Bradfd all Northern and Easternsp.c. all Do. 6 per et. all Do. Fixcds p all Prest. & Wyre London Az. l N. West. L. &N.W. Caledon... Gt.Nrthn. Caldonian. Do Gt. Westn wYk. New. & Dem Do Do S. Easton' Do Pete &Co all Do. 2 Shares. 100 Roystn.lk Hit. 18? Shef.Roth.ane Gooleg.s P.C. S. Staftordsh. all Wear Valleygr 'Norfolk.. L.&N.W. & Midld. tekton Darliugt. Midland.. E. Count Do L lz .t n I.W Yk Do Gt Northu Laneash Si. Yorksh. .MClean 'tockt. Ez Darlingt Do. ... , . C 4 tWe stn . 6 per cent. all I Do 100 WiltskOomrst St. 100 Aberdeen 100 Do. No. 2, 7 p. c 30 BlythandTyna 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 50/) _OO Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares .00 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 54 per colt all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all Do. di. Pref. Ns. 2 all Cork daßandonsip.c, all Dundee Perth (Saban deen Junction . . . all EastAnglian (£31.05) 6 per cent all Do. (,£5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (£7 17s) 7p. c all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 r . c. St. all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. DeSentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent... 100 East Lancash. 6 p.cts all East and West York shire June. Fifths all EdinbPrth. &Dundee 4 per cent. 100 Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent 100 Great Northn. 5 p. c LOO Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. 1.00 Do. 4 p. c 84 Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref all Gt. Southn. &Westra. (Ireland) Eighths) 7 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c) 100 Do. con. red. 4i p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4 p.c. all Do. Birm. Pref. all Di. Chester Sp. all Ds. do. 6 p. c. de... 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. all Do. Ches. Clio,. Stk. ail Do. do. de ............ all Do. do. do ... .... . . 6 Lan. & York. F. £ 2O 1.00 Do. 6p. c. Stock ...] 100 London and Brighton] Guaranteed 5 p. • 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. DO Do. New Guar.6 p. c. .00 Lon.&N. W., Coy. di Nuneaton 6 p. ct. 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Color Shares All Londy. & Ennis., Sh.' all Kan., Shef., & Lis.. i Shares, No. 1. ... all Do. New, £lO .... . 1 .1:. Do. £6 .. all Niarypt.& Carl 4p c • all DO. 41 per cent • 10?, Do • 1.00 Aid. Consol.6 p.c.St , 1.00 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent 1: 11i Do. Pref. 41 per cent 10 Norfolk Debenture... 100 Do.Prsf. 4p. c. Stock 100 Do. 5 p.c. Eat 1 100 Do. 5? I per ct. pref 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 00 North British ICO NT. E, Berw, 4 p.c. P 5 Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6 p.c.Ne.l 9 Do. do. Quarters '4S 10 OLYerk 11. & 4 . P , r. all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls, 6 p.c. i all Scot. Cent. ,New Prof 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon 1i De. fixed, 4A per cent I all - 4, Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do, 0 per cent all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. all S Wales Gua. 4p. c. 16 Do. do. 41 p. c all Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent. 5 Do. do. do. i all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 4 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. 20 20 20 25 ••• 95 - 106 99 - 101 136 - 138 103 -- 10 5 51 -- 52 25 -25 i 13 -- 131 23 -- 24 111 -11 i 21 - 21 4 = ii 58 - 60 136 := iii ii = lid 3 . 6 - 31 93 - 95 PREFERENCE SHARES• 98 - 102 92 - 96 66 -: Si 51 - 6i I - lip i- 1 p 13 - 13. 22 - 24 6,5 - i• 19 -117 108 - 110 100 - 101 6 -- 6? -- 100 90 -- 92 93 -- 95 10. -- 11 -- 17 10 - 10. 72 -- 74 ISA -19 A 91 -- 91 14 -- 14 id 3.38 140 ~, ... glee .6 - ... .. ''''' «. i• '''"" ... 21. i a p I bp. 3$ 1 - i 7 - .04 - 90 - 92 :3, - 3i 1 - 112 - 221 - 99 - 14 par ... -- •' •• • "'.. • ••• '''. ~ ••• ''''' •' ••• 2 - MINES. all A.gua Fria .... all Anglo Austria. Gold all Xuglo Californian 6 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all 13aden (Gd. Duchy of) all Illienarvon Iron and Coal 13.5 British Iron 5 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm all Do. Cacaos & Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Delßey Carsons's Cl•ec;k Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica • all Cobre Copper 1 Colonial Gold all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 7i p. cent 16 Copiapo all English and Austin Copper Smeltg Co Fortuna all General.. all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg. 4 Great Polgooth all Liberty all Linares. all is(ariquita 9 Mexican&S.Americr all New Granada all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co all Nouveau Monde all Pontgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymney Iron all Do. New 11i Santiago do Cuba all South Australian 7A Tin Croft all United Mexican all Waller all West Mariposa 12e. Worthing Mining •: Australia 1 all Yuba 5 all 15 17 !O 6 LO all LO 05 40' 5 1 0 32 ;t. 1.00 5 all 4 all ►p 5 5 21 1 all L 5 14 10 .0 all 1 all LO 5 2 1 1 all 30 IV J o all 50 all 50 45 2 all 00 60 all 1 all 1 ell Al 14 MISCEL: Aubm Coal and Iran Australian Agricult. Australsn.Pcific.Mail Australis. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.. Canada Caaada Gov. 6 p. ct. Jan. and Jaly Crystal Palace Crystal Pal. of France Eastern Steam EleetrieTelegraph(A) Electric Teleg. of Ir. Gen. Steam Navirat. General Screw Stem Irish Beetroot Sugai Magdalena St. Navig, Nlediteran. Elec. Tel Nat. Pat. Steam Ful l N e therlands Lane N. S. W. Coal &Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. N. B. Australasian_ grth.ofEuropeSteam Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. Peninsular& Oriental Do. Do. Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Steam _ Scot. Austral. Invest. South Austral.Lar', s3ubnia.r. Telegraph k Do. Registered. Dieran'ti igao i - ••• ••• I i i. - i • - ": —a - ii - 2i - li - 22 - i - 46 - 55 - 4 p - 11 - AP i - i "i - i ii = L i a -- a 15 3 / 4 -- 16 1 .17 23 -- 2 - 154 - 6 11 - 1 1 - 3 9 - ••• • ••• • if to ••• ••• 24 2d - 110 - 111 21 - 3 i• = ii ..i ••• i .... li •• i .... ••• '.. i ii -: ii ••• - ...p 2 - 2A 11 -- 2 35 -- 37 i -- 1 131 a liki Business this day. SPANISH BONDHOLDERS, The committee of Spanish bondholders (through Baron Lionel de Rothschild) have addressed a memorial to General Espartero, advocating the cause of the holders of the certificates issued. for the half of the coupons left unfunded at the last conversion, and begging his Excel lency to recommend some measure to the Spanish Cortes on the subject. The following communication has been received from the agent of the committee in Madrid : Translation. Madrid, Nov. 6. Sir,—l had the honour of receiving the letter which you addressed to me, dated the 10th and 27th October, and, in consequence of the confidence which the committee has placed in me, I will continue to employ every effort to give validity, with the Government of her Catholic Majesty, to the claims of the bondholders. I have delivered into the hands of his Excellency the Duke de la Victoria the letter which you have sent to me addressed to him, and, after having informed his Excel lency, in a few words, of the nature of the claim, I re ceived from the duke the assurance that he and the cabi net, over which he presides, will heartily endeavour to obtain from the approaching Cortes a just and prompt solution of this affair, respecting which the Minister of Finance had consulted him. I hasten, sir, to apprise you of the favourable turn which it appears the question will take at a later period, for even if the views, which I presume to have been concocted be tween the Minister of Finance and the Duke de la Vic toria., do not assure us of a project of law to that effect, I see in them a pledge that the present government aban dons the policy pursued by the preceding cabinet respect ing the certificates for the coupons, and that it will act with good faith before constituent Cortes. It is difficult to foresee what will then be the fate of our claims before the scrutiny of a political gssembly : I think that at the proper time it will be suitable.to enlighten the opinion of the deputies by means of discussion and publi city, and that at present we have only to await the effect of the steps which have been recently taken. Lord Hewden, who never ceases from showing the kindest interest, is informed by me of every step taken, and I can not sufficiently praise his kind support and good counsel, as well as those of my predecessor Mr. Weisweiller, who has recently returned to Madrid. Receive, sir, the assurance of my entire devotion. IGNACE Beuln. THE ENSUING PATRIOTIC FUND BALL, LIST OF PATRONS AND PATRONESSES. Yesterday a meeting of the committee connected with the above laudable purpose was held at the Guildhall ; Sir James Duke, Bart,, M.P., in the chair. The fol lowing was announced as the accurate list of patrons and patronesses. PATRONESSEL—The Lady Mayoress, the Countess Walewski, Madame Musurus, her Grace the Duchess of Norfolk, her Grace the Duchess of Argyll, her Grace the Duchess of Beaufort, her Grace the Duchess of Welling ton, the Marchioness of Breadalbane, the Marchioness of Aylesbury, the Countess of Derby, the Countess of Clarendon, the Countess Granville, the Countess of Shaftesbury, the Lady John Russell, Viscountess Pal merston, Viscountess Canning, Viscountess Hardinge, Lady Ernest Bruce, and the Lady Molesworth. PATRONS.—The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, his Excellency the French Ambassador, the Turkish Minister, his Grace the Duke of Norfolk, his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, his Grace the Duke of Argyll, his Grace the Duke of Beaufort, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Marquis of Aylesbury, the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl Granville, the Lord John Russell, M.P., the Lord Viscount Palmerston, M.P., the Lord Viscount Canning, the Lord Viscount Hardinge, the Lord Ernest Bruce, M.P., the Lord Dudley outts Stuart, M.P., the Right Hon. Sir W. Molesworth, M.P., the Right ion. Sir James Graham, M.P. Mr. Bathe, of the London Tavern, we are informed, has been appointed to provide the entire supply of the refreshment department. We extract the following from a letter received from Berlin this morning : "As to our ships of war, it is almost marvellous, all things considered, that the whole should have escaped tie dangers by which they were surrounded. They have gone where no Russian vessel of similar size and draught ever dared to go, even with all the assistance of buoys, lights, and experienced pilots. They have stood the sea during six months, in despite of all obstacles and wea ther, and will return home with scarcely a scratch of importance—without, it is true, having gained any great naval triumph, for Russia took good care to prevent any trial of strength ; they will return with out making any mad-brained assault on Cronstadt or Sweaborg (an abstention for which every man of sense ought to be grateful to Sir Charles Napier) ; but they will not return without proving to the world that Rus sia's fleets are utterly useless for war purposes—without having completely destroyed Russian maritime commerce, with the exception of its own immediate coasting trade — or without having kept in check and paralysed the movements of an army of nearly 140,000 combatants d'clite, which might otherwise have been marched elsewhere, and thereby enabled the Emperor to have disposed of the whole of the first and second army corps for service in Bessarabia or the Crimea. " Impetuous men may blame Sir Charles Napier for not making a dash at Cronstadt or Sweaborg, and for being over-careful of his splendid ships ; but what would the nation have said had he made a dash,' failed, and lost a fourth of his vessels in the attempt, and this without injuring one of the enemy's ships, ingloriously hidden behind their granite bulwzrks ! Why, the whole nation would have hurled anathemas on the admiral's head, and he would have been set down as unworthy of being entrusted with the care of her Majesty's ships and the lives of their valiant crews. The test of the 17th at Sebastopol is sufficient to show the capabilities of ships against powerfully casemated batteries, unless the latter can be approached at once within point-blank range, or even closer ; and this every child knows is more imprac ticable at Cronstadt and Sweaborg than at Sebastopol. " Every man of the British Baltic fleet, from the ad miral to the cabin-boy, has well done his duty—has done all that could be demanded under existing circum stances. Russia alone can regret that they did not at tempt more," _ . 4th QUICEITS OWN lIGHT DRAGOONS. The following is a nominal list of killed and missing in .he action of 25th October, 1854 : Major Halkett. Lieutenant Sparke. Sergeant-Major Fowler, married, four children. „ Herbert, married, one child. Sergeant Campbell, married, two children. „ Thomas. „ Lynch. Trumpet-Major Crawford, married, four children. Trumpeter Lovelock. Corporal Armstrong. „ Spence. Private Parks. „ Phelan. „ Nensoyle. ~ Weight. „ Thomsett. „ Michael O'Brien. „ Donaldson, married. Hexall. Boxall. „ Lucas. „ Moody, married. „ George Robinson. a, Swan. if Frederick. PP PP Bagshaw. „ Farquharson. „ King, married. JP Hutton. PP Marshall. ft Barnes • PP Bolton. „ Fletcher. 48 horses killed. 1 died of wounds. 8 destroyed in consequence of injuries. 18 wounded, still living. UNFAIR CHARGES MADE BY THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. TO THR EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—If a merchant buys coal in the county o. Durham to supply his customers in York and the neigh beurhood, the above railway company charge 4s. 8d per ton for the use of the railway ; whereas if a merehant buys coal at the same colliery for his customers at Don caster and the neighbourhood, the above railway com pany charge 2s. 70. per ton for the use of the railvvay. The Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1854 , sec. 2, cites that the duty of railway companies is to receiv and forward without partiality in any respect whatsoever. This railway company appear to set the Government of the country at defiance ; for I also find in the North- Eastern Railway Act, 1854, obtained in the last session of Parliament, the toll authorised to be taken for the conveyance of coal, coke, Ste., for 30 miles and upwatds, is one penny per ton per mile (say 30 miles, 2s. 6d.) ; whereas in looking over the charges made for conveying coal in August last, I find that for 311 miles the charge is 4s. 4d. per ton, and this system of management ap pears to have been going on for some time past. The public complain of coal being too dear ; and if the mer chant complains to the colliery owners that the charge for the use of the railway is too high, the reply is, "The railway company make these charges, and we have no redress ; if we complain they stop our trade." If the merchant complains to the railway company's officers, the reply is, " We do not know you ;" consequently this system of management goes on, thus : The railway company overcharge the colliery owners, the colliery owners overcharge the merchant, the merchant over charges the public; and the shareholders of this railway pay no less than nine thousand pounds per year for this system of direction and chief management. I do not expect the mineral traffic is the only one subjected to this system ; and if all merchants give themselves the trouble to look into the charges authorised by the act, I think they will discover the same reason to complain. Your kindly inserting this will do good to the public, and also to the merchants, and no harm to the share holders, because " ill-gotten wealth goes a bad gait." Let each one who believes in the right take his stand and boldly maintain it, and do his utmost to remove from the management all trickery and canning, and all t or t uou s courses—" the goings of the serpent, which goeth basely upon the belly and not apon the feet." Brand the man who violates confidence and abuses trust as a thief ; remember the public credit of the nation is .n your keeping. " The fear o' hell's a hangman's whip Te bawl the wretch in order ; But where you feel your honour grip, Let that aye bo your border : Its slightest touches, instant pause, Debar a' side pretences, And resolutely keep its laws, Uncaring consequences. I trust those who brought this system of management under direction will have to answer for it. I advise the shareholders to select those officers who are of sound principle to take coun sel to g ether at once and drive out far ever those who h ave brou g ht in this bad principle of managing the railway. My experience teaches me that the North-Eastern Railway is one of the best under good direction and management ; under bad it will be come the very worst. The directors have asked her Majesty's permission to make such and such charges for if the use of the railway ; they are in error, by having asked too little, let them g o back and ask for permission to charge more, an d not mislead her Majesty's Govern ment and use the public unfairly by charging more than they asked permission to do. They compel all merchants to apply to the officers to know what will be the charge for the use of the railway before they can purchase any article they may wis h to deal in. The merchants muss not be used in any such a way, and I will oppose it to the utmost in my power.--I am, Sir, yours obediently, York, 15th Nov., 1854. A MERCHANT. ROYAL SOCIETY OV ARTS.—Tastorday evening the members of the Society of Arts held the first meeting of the 101st session of the society at the offices of the in stitution, John-street, Adelphi ; Viscount Ebrington, the chairman of the council elected for the present year, in the chair. The meeting was an unusually large oze, and comprised nearly all the most influential members of this truly valuable association. SUPPLEMENTS GIATIE WITH THE " DIETUTCE."—The unexampled interest which attaches to every incident connected with the operations of the Allied Armies is the East has determined the proprietors of the Weekly Dispatch to devote a greater space to the intelligence from the seat of war than the ordinary limits of this the largest newspaper could possibly afford, and, with the view of giving the amplest details, have resod lve upon the issue of a series of Supplements, which will include every particular connected with the Siege and decision of the Contest at Sebastopol, and will be continued when ever demanded by the progress of the campaign. By the publication of these Supplements the portion of the paper usually devoted to incidents of domestic and poli tical importance will be reserved intact, and the engross ing subject of war will receive the fullest and most varied illustration. A Supplement will be pnblieed on Sunday next, November 19th. erbtrb Won. SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. TATTERSALL'S. Owing to a very scanty attendance of members there was no betting this evening. SHREWSBURY RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HANDICAP. Dead heat with Priestcraft and Baronet. Deciding Heat.—Priestcraft beat Baronet. ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE. Peter Escape.. Six ran. , Peter objected to, and the race given to Escape. Only these two passed the post. IMPARIAL PARLIAMEAT-(LIIIS DAY). HOUSE OF LORDS. Parliament was this day further prorogued until Thursday, the 14th December. The Lord Chancellor and the other peers named in the Royal Commission, took their seats on the wool sack shortly before 3 o'clock, and immediately afterwards the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod was directed to summons the Commons to attend at the bar and hear the Commission read. n obedience to this summons, several officers of the Lower House appeared at the bar, when the Commis sion was read, and the Lord Chancellor, in her Ma j esty's name, declared the Parliament to stand prorogued until the 14th of December. The proceeding was of the ordinary formal character. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. CRIMINAL INEOIHATION-IN RE MARSHALL. Mr. Watson applied to the Court for a rule calling upon the Judge of the County Court of Wakefield, to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed, upon the ground that from motives of malice he had excluded a barrister named Shaw from practising in his court. It appeared that a report of a case appeared in the Wakefield Empress, some time in the month of June, which gave considerable offence to Mr. Mail, shall, and as he suspected Mr. Skew to be the author of that report, he had peremptorily refused to allow him to practise in his court. Mr. Shaw had re peatedly had offers of retainers made to him, but owing to the prohibition, he was compelled to reject them. He appeared in the court to conduct a case, but Mr. Mar shall refused to let him proceed because he would not con• fess himself to be the author of the report. _ ....... Lord Campbell—You say then that Mr. Marshall has maliciously misconducted himself in the administration 100 a 100 of justice. Mr. Watson—Distinctly, my lord. Lord Campbell—We think a pinta facie case of malice has been made out, and you may take a rule to show cause, though the judge may have acted with perfect faith in what he did. It may hereafter appear that there is sufficient ground for an action, but it does not follow that a criminal information ought to issue on t h a t account. 72 , Rule accordingly. A SUBSTITUTE FOR MALT. The last report of the Agricultural Society of Clermont (Oise) strongly recommends the substitution of chieedent (couch•grass) for malt in the making of beer. The fol lowing is the mode of operation pointed out :—" Four kilogrammes of the chiendent is put into a mash tub and thoroughly wetted with lukewarm water, but not to excess. As soon as it has begun to germinate and thrown out small white shoots nearly half an inch in length, it is put into a barrel with 1 kilog. of bruised ju niper berries, 60 grammes yeast, and 2 kilog. of course brown sugar. On these ingredientsthrow 8 litres of water very hot h hut not boiling, and stir the whole well up with a stick. ' On the following day add 8 litres more hot water, and on the next day 9 litres, stirring it well up on both occasions. The barrel is then bunged down, leav ing only a small vent-hole stopped with a little whisp of straw. At the end of five days the liquid is racked off into a clean cask, and in two days after it is fit to drink, and forms a pleasant and wholesome beverage." The report recommends this preparation for three reasons :- Ist, It tends to clear the ground of a parasitical plant which renders it unfruitful ; 2d, it gives the country people a wholesome and pleasant beverage, particularly valuable when wise and cidar are scarce ; and 3d, It leaves for the food of the people a considerable quantity of corn which is every year consumed in making beer. We may add to the above that it has been discovered that the couch-grass yields a fiae spirit when distilled ; patent for this was taken out in France, Belgium, and England, about a month since. MA-RKET NEWS-(TITS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Nov. 16,1854, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wale,. per Quarter. ....... WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. gyn. t B EANS. I PEAS. 72s Li 35s Od 28s 7d , 42s id i 48s 101 / 48s 24 THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. 1 EYE. B EANS. I PEAS. 62s Od 32s Id 26s oid 136 s Ild I 45s 9d I 42s 5d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. BE. BEANS. 1 PEAS. IS Od Is Od Is Od 1 Is Y I Od Is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 111,114; Barley, 68,634 ; O a t s , 11,317; Rye, 435 ; Beans, 4,404; Peas, 1,817 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATR AND LEADENHALL.—The general demand ruled inactive i2nd peractiv e s , lb a s s , fo b l y lo t w h s e : c — ar ß e e a e se. t from 3s 4(1 to 43 6 d ; Mut ton, 3s Gd to 4 s 8d ; Veal, 3 s 10d. to 4s 10d ; Pork , 3 s 4d SOUTHALL, Nov. 15.—Our market was fairly supplied, and the trade ruled firm, as fellows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 58 01 ' • Veal, 3s 10d. to 4s 10d ; Pork, 3s Gd to 4s 8d per Blb s, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, Nov. 15.—We had a good demand for each kind of stock, the prices of which had an upward tendency. Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s Od ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; Veal , 4s Od to 5s Od ; P or k, 3 s G d t o 4s 8d per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 21s to 27s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay 21 12s to 41 12 s ; clover ditto, 31 Os t o 6/ O s ; and straw,' 1/ 6s to 1/ 12s per load. A fair average supply and a heavy demand. C IIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 15s to 41 15 s ; clover ditto, 31 Os to 51 15 2 • an d s t raw, 1/ Gs to 1113 s per load. Trade rather dull. WHITECHAPZ'L.—Meadow hay, 2115 s to 4 1 10 s; clover ditto, 31 N to 6/ Os ; an d s t raw , 11 Gs to 1112 s per load. A moderate demand. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DIY. LONDON, Nov. 16.—Wind this day at Noon, S.E. ; light breeze, with rain. PORTSMOUTH, Nov 15.—Wind, S.W. to S. Arrived — Potsdam, from Bat'avia ' • Rajah (s s), South am p ton ; H.M.S. Sal amander, from the coast of Scotland. PLYMOUTH, Nov 15.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Victoria, from Quebec. FALMOUTH, Nov. 15.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Cate rina, from Constantinople, for Southampton ; Adolph, Kertch ; Amor, Campodoniso. DOVER, Nov. 14.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—Soren Wingle, from Hull, for St. Domingo, with damage to rudder. OFF MARGATE, Nor. 15.—Cashmere, from Callao ; U. E. D., Batavia. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 15.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived— Candia (s a), from Toulon. OFF THE GoODWIN, Nov. 15.—Baldur, from Copen hagen, for the Brazils. BRISTOL, Nov. 15. —Wind, S.W. Arrived—Ocean Gem, from St. John's, N.B. ; Marcianus, Quebec. Mimi, Nov. 15.—Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—Jane aid Elizabeth, from St. John's, N. 8.; Admiral, do. ; William, Quebec ; Wanderer, do.; Ocean Child, Spatoto; Cork screw (s s), Bremen. PENZANCE, Nov. 14.—Wind, N. Arrived—Cornelia (s s), from London, for Swansea, with loss of foremast and crank-axle broken. LYNN ROADS, Nov. 15.—Arrived—Mary, from New York. REDCAR, Nev. 15.—The Jane Erskine (brig), of Belfast, from Antwerp to Newcastle, ran on shore early this morn ing near this place, and is now breaking up; crew saved. SUNDERLAND, Nov. 15.—About fifteen ships are on shore near this port, amongst them are the Integrity, Auckland, Belmont, Conqueror, of this port, and Calypso, of London; crews all saved. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 10.20 a.m. Wind N., light, and vory wet. Three men belonging to the Letitia have arrived in the schooner Thomas, of Ramsey, from Newport, which vessel had been in collision with the Letitia. Arrived—The Sultan, from Denia ; Anna Gertrade, Danzig ; Minho, steamer, Cadiz and Vigo ; Commodore, steamer, Havre. Sailed—The Juliann, for Trinidad ; Anne Monica, St. Michael's ; Sarah, Rio Janeiro ; Wilton, Jamaica ; Anna, Sydney, Now South Wales ; Albion, Mazagan ; Kezia Page, Rio Grande ; Adroit, Rouen. (BY SUBMAUINE AND BRITISU TELEGRAM. GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.57 a.m. Wind S. by W. ; tide, four hours' flood; cloudy. Arrived, Nov. 16—The Rainbow, steamer, from Rotter dam ; Baron Osy, steamer, Antwerp. Sailed, Nov. 15—Leda, steamer, for Rotterdam. DEAL, Thursday, 9.0 a.m. Wind S. by W., very strong, and dirty. Passed—Waverley, from St. John's, for London. Anchored—Victoria, from London, for New York (sup poliod) ; Weather too bad for boarding. 25 St. 20 St. 20 20 6 20 59 tii 91 11i I i 125 4 69i ii i 125 7011 2i 2i 6, 71 i 54 4 991 8 i i 91 22/ 3 10 bt. 67 1 i 8 1 St. 4i i I sl 75i I st, 51h i ad I 50 60 591 60i I 25. die 20 12 25 - 20 St. Pal i P dis 43 4 2i 3 par ip .a iP .•• .• ""' 7 - 7 33j - ~ 47 39 Pm 21 16 3 / 4 38 - 40 43 - 45 71 - 73 8 - 9 '="; 431 73 93 1 98 9 1101 10 2/ SIR C. NAPIER AND 'IS FLEET, THE CHARGE AT BALAKLATTA. (From, the Constitutionnel.) "Wo have placed before our readers the report of General Caurobert, relative to the combats of October 25 and 26. We think that in addition the reports of the English generals concerning the same affairs will be read with interest. The perusal of these reports, which are as clear as they are detailed, shows how much General Liprandi, in giving an account of his operations to the Czar, had exaggerated the advantages which he had obtained. It is quite true that the Russians remained in possession of two of the batteries which they had taken from the Turks ; but if they have kept them, it is solely because the English have not made any effort to dislodge the enemy from positions which are without any military im portance; As to the points which it was essen tial to preserve, the Russians were immediately driven from there, and with a considerable loss. That brilliant day would have cost the English but a very small number of men, had it not been for a fault or a mistake on the part of the officer in command of the English cavalry. When the Russians were already in full retreat, and had crossed the ravine which runs at the foot of the English positions, Lord Raglan sent to I Lord Lucan a general order to have the enemy pursued by the brigade of light cavalry, and to prevent them, if possible, from carrying off the guns abandoned by the Turks. Whether this order was inexactly transmitted, or was looked on as a positive order to charge, Lord Cardi gan's hussars dashed forward on the Russian army, which they passed through almost entirely, and, carried on by their irresistible impetuosity, they arrived as far as the batteries which crowned the other side of the ravine, and sabred the artillery men belonging to them. It was then necessary to return under a fire of grape and musketry which carried away whole ranks. If the Chasseurs d'Afrique had not by a happy diversion occupied the attention of the enemy, or if the Russian cavalry had ventured to charge in their turn that small body of in trepid men, not a single English hussar would have sur vived this heroic but imprudent attempt. It is to be de plored that the impetuosity of unreflecting valour should have had for consequence this useless sacrifice of several hundreds of brave soldiers. But, notwithstanding this admirable and afflicting episode, nothing in the combats of the 25th and 26th of October has been of a nature to weaken the legitimate confidence of the Allies in the success of their operations. That confidence will be still more increased when the public shall be aware of all the details of the battle of November 5." THE PRUSSIAN BOT.E. A. Berlin letter of the 11th, in the German Journal of Frankfort, says :--- "The Prussian note which was despatched on the 23d ult. to St. Petersburg recommended in the most pres sing manner the acceptance of the four guarantees, and at the same time raised some objection against the con centration of Russian troops on the Austrian frontier. It is said that M. de Budberg has warmly supported this note, and some journals pretend that the result has been certain provisional communications, expressing the readiness of the Russian Cabinet to accept the propositions of Prussia. It is impossible to form an opinion of the signification of that communica tion until the diplomatic document be known which contains the real reply of Russia. It would seem, how ever, that the hopes indulged in from the telegraphic despatch go too far, since the general idea is that Russia has no other intentions than to bring about negotiations, and so escape from a definitive declaration. Numerous details are also given relative to the negotiations pend ing between Austria and Prussia, and it is said that the difficulties which subsisted between them have been smoothed down ; but it results from these details that the supposition is that previously Russia shall have acs cepted the propositions made to her. In fact, if Austria declared herself satisfied with the four points after Russia had accepted them, the Diet would declare that it ap proved of the entrance of the Austrians into the princi palities, and afterwards would promise its aid to Austria in the principalities and elsewhere. Austria, it is said, agrees on these points." NEW SYSTEM OF ELECTRIC SIGNALS. Some experiments have lately been made of a new system of electric signals at the Paris station of the Northern Railway. An apparatus having the words train and tout est bien is placed at each station. A■ indication or hand is placed on this apparatus, and is attracted by the magnetic power on the inside in one or the other direction, according to the electric current. On the outside of each station is placed a pedal with a spring adjusted in such a manner that each wheel of the train presses on the spring, thus establishing a contact which gives a movement of the pile to the apparatus and produces the following effect :-Ist, A. ring of a bell at the next station announces that the train is ad vancing, by which means the employ4s prepare for its arrival ; 2dly. The indication to the preceding station having just signalised la voie est libi e, it allows the an nounced train to advance, if, on the contrary, the hand points towards the word train, in drawing the handle of the apparatus at the station ; it communicates to the in dication fixed on the locomotive the signal at retez ; but as soon as the indicator at the station shows la voie est libre, by reversing the handle above mentioned, the en gine driver receives the signal tout est bien, and he then knows that he may advance with security. By a ♦ery simple combination, when the signal arretez is given, the engine driver can immediately shut off his steam, so that all accident may be prevented. MIROISAI OF THE FAIR SEX. " Dear me !" cried an American lady, clasping her hands earnestly, "are we to have war ? Oh, I de so hope we shall have a war." This was said by a gossa mer creature, surrounded by ether gossamer creatures, in a ball-room, when the talk was of the quarrel, sup posed to be irreconcilable, between the Government of Louis Philippe and that f the United States. Every one who entered the room was pestered for news, and with the lady's hopes that there would be a war. " But what do you mean ?" asked an innocent stranger. "It is so very long since we had a war," replied she, " and it is so dull—having peace always." shocking as this looks to us now, amidst the first griefs of a new war, and disgusting as it sounded from the lips of one who could do nothing, and was likely to suffer nothing for the war, there was a touch of nature in it, or the anecdote would not have lived so long. There was a touch of nature in it, as will be acknowledged—possibly by soma English women who may have felt the craving for excitement which the American lady so openly avowed ; and it will be acknowledged, no doubt, by not a few gentlemen, who may be more like fine ladies than they suppo e s r e i , . . in that part of their characters to which the aside the can belle's observation appealed. Putting a u s rs an , fops, who are only fit to worry our notsp, a possibly be speaking of brave and busy men, the case that their wives and sist ers earnestness of the Ist of September, at the sole t mn eir pri vate jests, when the gentlemen areitfalinrhlayaYvoeutt,hoeinr sportsmen the dog, gue, aboutshot , aed g sport h—g_a t . h afro's making or dispensing in all its points. They cow: a their 1 a e r g i t u y i pm about e t they abou P t e r s la s a n o r d i f es of lane, wor f r ld, f r o o nt re h m o led alas n e g g e c g o u t n h e c e a i l fi en of th t e et e a ae ff eec a are just as serious an d g, bird their y g s i o n e o s u s t . as immortal as the phcenix) t o shoot, but a " little The i r "littlep eas u p leasure r a d s abouttellebtllireedo t he eh tort m o f that whheen intheeergetnhtelelmedeinesarle fa aughir,ly mo an a de n ek g t o h n e e s a t n u o b t be h l e s or on t r w h e ther it is ne't rather absurd to prose about women's frivolity and love of pleasure, and anxiety about the means of it, when men can be such great babies about their September holiday and its toys. This seems true in time of peace, and many a man must have been con scious of it while smiling at the female love of fancy fairs, races, or balls. The difference is (an unfathom able difference) that the same earnestness in frolic fits men for war and its eccentric modes of life, whereas in women it can rarely extend beyond the immediate object. Fine ladies sit at home and hear of war, obtaining release from ennui. Fine gentlemen go and transact it. There is the difference, and prodigious it is, and great accord ingly is the blessing to the female sex that there are Florence Nightingales and Maria Forestors to bridge over the gulf, and show thatthe heroism is not engrossed by one ;ex.—Daily New:. BAIL WA IGICNCE. GREAT WESTERN. The portion of this line between From* and Radstock, which from various causes of delay has been so long in construction, was opened for the oonvoyance of minerals on Tuesday. OXFORD, WORCESTER, & WOLVERHAMPTON - . The directors of this company have given notice of their intention to apply to Parliament in the next session to repeal all provisions in the acts relating to the company, which require the company's rail way to be constructed so that it may be worked continuously with the Great Western, and so much of the act of 1854 as requires the Oxford, Worces ter and Wolverhampton Company to lay down, under certain penalties, a double line of rails on the broad gauge within certain periods therein specified ; to enable the company to construct and complete their railway sidings and works on the narrow gauge exclusively, and to discontinue and take up the rails laid on their line adapted for engines and carriages on the broad gauge, except upon the part of their railway near Priestfield. They also propose to apply for the repeal of all provisions which give power t o the Great Western Company to subscribe towards the capital of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Company, and to raise any additional capital for such subscriptions, to appoint directors in the com pany, and all other powers which give the Great Western Railway Company any power or right over, or ' in any manner to interfere with, the Oxford, Wor cester, and Wolverhampton Railway Company, or the railways and works belonging to them, except the use of part of the line at Priestfield ; to limit the subscription of the Great Western to the amount now held by them in the company, and to relieve the Great Western Railway Company from their obligation to com plete the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Rail way ; to enable the latter company to guarantee to the Great Western Company a fixed rate of dividend upon. the amount of the stock now held by them in the capi tal of the company, and to indemnify them from all loss arising from the guarantee of income to the Severn NaTi gation. Commissioners. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE. The directors of this company intend to apply to Par• liament in the next session for power to transfer or vest the undertaking in the London and North-Western Company, either permanently by means of amalgamation or purchase, or for a term of years ; also to carry into effect certain agreements made or to be made between. them. SOMERSET CENTRAL. This company have given notice of their intention to apply in the ensuing session for power to construct an extension line from the Glastonbury station to the city of Wells ; also to make a branch railway from the main line at Highbridge to Burnham, and a pier or landing place at the latter place ; and to raise a farther suu of money. A LETTER WRITTEN IN SJIBASTOPO.L. Among the many letters, says a correspondent at Berlin, which you published from before Sebastopol per haps you can find space also for one written in Sebas topol during the bombardment, and forwarded to the Kreus Zeitung for publication. It is dated October 2ith, and says : "After being bombarded for eight days the town has indeed antlered a good deal, but the fleet is unhurt ; only the steamer Vladimir has got two balls in her. The sailors who man the works erected by Colonel Todtleben suffer the most. The resistance seems to irritate the besiegers, for, for the last few days, they have been firing with red-hot balls. You cannot escape them anywhere in the town. If the bom bardment lasts long the streets of the southern part will be, so to say, pared with iron. The sailors under Todtleben are, as it were, the living bul wark of the Crimea. They are admirable t Nachmaoff, who formerly had never been outside a horse, is now continually riding along the line of batteries. In his own concise manner he addresses his sail ' ors, who adore him. The moral influence of such men makes them saviours in great crises. Mene chikoff, too, does not spare himself. As he was lately riding along the fortifications in the briskest of the fire, the artillerymen called out to him, This is not the place for your Highness !' The commander of a bastion said to him, ' Have you come here because you do not trust us ! I swear to you we shall all of us to the very last do our duty.' Then let me also do mine,' said the Prince calmly. Dannenberg will arrive at Sebastopol on the 2d or 3d of November." lISSIA.N PREPARATIONS 111 POLAND. The Independance Beige publishes he following Letter, dated Hamburg, 12th inst. "The military measures adopted of late by the Rus sian Government in Poland evidently prove that it wishes to be prepared, should political complications render that country the theatre of war. All the fortresses have been placed in a formidable state of defence, and supplied with provisions for 18 months, and three divisions of the army are now installed in the three camps the military engineers have been engaged in constructing since the first fortnight of September. I am moreover informed that within a few days the engineering department, with a view to complete the measures of defence at Warsaw, and con nect the different military points, has ordered the demolition of the great bridge of boats over the Vistula, by which the populous suburb of Praga com municates with Warsaw. Being desirous, however, to keep up the communication of that city with the right bank, from whence it derives its principal supplies, the Government has ordered the construction of a tempo rely bridge over the Vistula, under the protection of the guns of the citadel of Alexander. This bridge, thus nom -mended by four formidable batteries, may, in case the events of the war require it, be removed in a few in stants. Down to the 9th no other regiments of the Rus sian Guards had entered Warsaw, a fact confirming the announcement that, by the order of the Emperor, that numerous corps, composed of his best troops, have halted on the way, to await the ulterior development of events. The Hereditary Grand Duke had not either arrived in the Polish capital, having remained with the Guards which are under his command, and the buildings prepared for the establishment of his head-quarters have remained at the disposal of the general staff. The dearth of all sorts of provisions is at present cruelly felt at Warsaw. MURDER AT WOLVBEHLIIPTON.—A. boatman named Leverett, accompanied by two other boatmen and his wife, were walking up Canal-street shortly before 11 on Saturday night last, with the intention of purchasing some articles of food in the town. Opposite the door of the Admiral Vernon public-house, a number of blackguard Irishmen were collected, who hailed the passing Englishmen with epithets of a most disgusting character, and insulted Leverett's wife in revolting terms. The woman asked her husband to turn back, as she was afraid of these scoundrels, to which the poor fellow re plied, " It's as bad to eo backwards as forwards, as there are lots of Irish behind." Immediately after this observa tion his wife was knocked down, her head striking forci bly against a pump which is erected at the spot. Leverett was also felled to the ground. Leverett's two " but ties," for such his companions were, managed to escape, and communicated to a couple of policemen in Staf ford-street, the particulars of the savage and unpro voked assault that had just occurred. What followed is not so clear as could be wished ; but we give the version related by Leverett's wife. She says that she was assisted from the ground by a woman, and that, accompanied by her husband, she ran towards the Black Horse public-house, where they met two policemen, who inquired if they were the parties who had been ill used by the Irish. They replied in the affirmative, and the officers requested them to walk down Canal-street, promising to be on the watch if any one dared to interfere with them. Unfortunately they complied with this desire, and on approaching the spot where they had before been assaulted, saw the same four Irishmen again collecedp one of whom exclaimed, "Here The -- conewaar first and directly ran towards them.that her pro stratehusband fall heavily to the earth, lanserere kicks from the position, receive severs. of g and had only been Oxford, twenty-five years V I •erhar; pton Herald. married two mon ths•— h wn i rd le mLa i a n wa I Q T y AT ROCHDALE. —On Tues. fellows around him. The deceaseda man is a native of TEE COLLIERY ACCID:: inquest on the bodies of the jury day Mr. Dearden held near Rochdale. After a very prweesrseionkilledon Saturday last at the the particulars of the case, which atient inquiry into. P of Tuesday,the • p d P ri ra n n . w t n e t e d e r d e r ' ule should returned appeared in our verdict :—" Accidental death, with a re the following h be co l e is v is en tle c n ol F lie ie ri ld wC i h m oolliery, copy, getters should st I b e ax should go person down at once." The inquiry lasted six hours. SHOCIIIM Can OF MANSLAITGHTRL—A. young MD; named John Clegg, alias Shorrock, is in custody at Dar win, near Bolton, Lancashire, on a charge of causing the death of his sister by the most brutal violence. On Mon day evening he went home in a state of intoxication with. several companions. He ordered his wife to prepare some food, but she remonstrated with him, and told him there was not enough in the house for his children. This only raised his anger, on which his wife left the house and went to her mother's Her husband followed her and. began to beat her ; to prevent which, her mother and the prisoner's married sister, who was enceinte, inter fered. Clegg then struck the mother in the mouth with his clenched fist, knocking several teeth out, and kicked his sister in a most savage manner, from the effects of which she died on the following morning, after giving birth to a dead child, which, shocking to relate, was fearfully bruised. DINNER TO HIS GRACE THE Duna OF RICHMOND. — Our readers will recollect the zealous and successful efforts of his Grace the Duke of Richmond to procure the issue of the war medals to the officers of the last war. The decorated veterans are about to show grati tudeth.seirxt by giving a dinner to his Grace, which is on take place in the Hopetoun. Rooms, Edinburgh, evening the ' ) 9th inst. As the United Ser vice Wednesda y evening s to the war o ffi cers Gazette observes, it is honoura b le facto Bat for the that they do not forget their duke, ,hire Peninsular heroes exertions of the estimable td._ Banffshire Journal. would not have been decorated. —Ban RAthwAy.—Traffic re- LONDON AND SOUTH-BAB N 11 1854 215,920 16 2 the week ending Nov. 9 turn for 14,375 L 6 0 ek last year Corresponding we I no reue £1i515 _W , I*_ll4 50 50 100 100 _a 4i i 34 324 6 i i 7d 7d in in in 10 20ip 30 20 1 1. 40 5 St. 25 101JS