The Sun. — London, England, 1854-07-08 00:00:00

AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWO O'CLOCK The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,000 taken for export and on speculation. The mar ket was dull. Railway Shares were flat at lower prices. - Describing the condition of the dried fruit trade in London, Messrs. Witlierby and Hanson remark that the accounts respecting the next currant crop differ only in degree from those previously received; they are most unfavourable, and it would seem that the effects of three years' consecutive blight will, a few months hence, begin for the first time to be seriously felt in this country in an actual scarcity. In the value of raisins generally there has been no marked alteration since our report of the 7th ult. The accounts from places of growth are unfavourable, and induce holders to refrain from pressing any description upon the market. We shall probably receive before the close of the month more definite and reliable reports. The un usually small crops of our own fruits is likely to maprove the aspect for this article generally. In the suipmer months of 1853 very extensive opera tions, it will be remembered, took place in dried fruits, but being exclusively on speculation, they rather checked consumption. The present market operations, though comparatively trifling, are all for immediate consumption, helping to diminish stocks and to restore the market to a more healthy condition. There was no important alteration in the rates at which bills of Exchange generally were yesterday afternoon negotiated here, but Amsterdam was scarcely supported, being 11 17 to 17i, and Trieste advanced to 12 55 and 13, both for 90 days' paper. Paris was done at 25 25 to 27i, and Hamburg at 1351 to 136. Gold has been slightly in demand for exportation. The bar silver by the last West India steamer has been sold at ss. 4d. The position of the Bank of England, as respects its assets, was improving still up to the Ist inst. The bullion again increased, and although there was a large addition to the securities, the great augmentation in the deposits furnished the means. Compared with the previous week, the changes were as follows : Active circulation.. Increase. Bullion ' Increase . Rest £20,098, 780 684,545 14,215,598 345,623 3,229,791 Increase Public Deposits 5,315,193 Increase 462,393 Other Deposits Increase 1,004 961 Seven-Day and other Bills Increase Government Securities 10,332,795 Increase 481,545 Other Securities 16,750,401 Increase 1,166,394 Notes unemployed 7,385,205 Decrease The amount of gold exported from London direct during the week to last Thursday was 2,520 ounces, and of silver 96,842 ounces. The payment of the dividends upon Consols, &T., commenced this morning at the Bank of England. The funds have been rather heavy again, and with a paucity of dealings. Consols are quoted 928 to for transfer, and 92i to 93 for account. The New 31 per Cents. have been 931 to 938, and the 3 per Cents. 92i to 93. Exchequer Bills have been at Is. discount to 2s. premium. The intelli gence from the seat of war is considered favourable upon the whole. Foreign Stocks have been heavy for the most part, and without a great deal doing. Spanish 3 per Cents. have been done at 371 ex dividend. Mexican Bonds heavy at 24k, and Buenos Ayres have been quoted 56g. Brazilian Old Bonds have been at par, and Venezeula at 26. Russian 5 per Cents. have been marked 98i to 99, and the small Bonds 83, being lower. The prohibition of the Russian Loan at Hamburgh will impose another difficulty in the way of the Emperor Nicholas. Dutch 4 per Cents. have been 901. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds 61 to 6i, Mexi can 24t to 241, Peruvian 67 to 69, ditto 3 per Cents. 51 to 53, Portuguese 4 per Cents. 39 to 41, Russian 5 per Cents. 98 to 100, ditto 4i per Cents. 82 to 84, Spanish New Deferred 18i to 19k, ditto 3 per Cents. 37 to 38, ditto Certificates 31 to 41, ditto Passive 31 to 41. Railway Shares have been exceedingly dull, and the transactions have been at heavy prices, though scarcely at any general reduction. The foreign lines are merely nominal. In Mines and Banks there is nothing doing. Crystal Palace are again at a discount. 33,11,1T15H FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES (Prom the Oticial List.) _ noqiness done 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92 3 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 3 1 per Cent. Annuities Lens°ls for Opening 19th July Exchequer Bills, 'Lid. 21000 2500 1 d 2 3 p Small 4 25 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Praziliau Bonds, 5 per Cent. Buenos Ayres onds, 6 . per Cent s6i Mexican 3 per Cent. Russian Ronds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St 99 8i Ditto 4i per Cent B3 2,t Spanish bonds, 3 per Cent 37i Venezuela Bonds, 3i per Cent 26 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Gail Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates..,.. 9Ol 1 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for Opening 19th - July 93 x d MONEY MARKET ;LATEST COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert visited the Crysta palace at Sydenham yesterday morning. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were accompanied by the Prin cesses Helena and Louisa, and were attended by the fon. Mary Seymour, Lord Alfred Paget, and C o l one l S eymour, Her Majesty, with Prince Arthur, attended by the Q O O. Matilda Paget, took a drive in the afternoon in an °Pen landau and four. Lord Alfred Paget and Lord Charles Fitzroy were in attendance on borAeback. Prince Albert rode on horseback attended by Colonel Seymour. The Queen had a dinner party in the evening at Buck tlgham Palace. The company included the Duchess of -kent, his Excellency the French Ambassador, and the Countess Wa.ewski, the Marchioness of Breadalbane, the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, the Countess Granville, the Earl of Mulgrave, Col. the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Sir George Couper, and Admiral Meynell. The band of the Coldstream Guards was in attend ance during dinner, and played the following pieces : Marche Turque Silas. Overture, " La Sirene" Valse " Queen Mab" J. Callcott. Fantasia, " Der Freischntz" Weber. Quadrille, " Caledonian" March of the Coldstream Guards Costa. Her Majesty's private band attended after dinner in Buckingham Palace on Thursday evening, and per formed the following selection : Overture, " Zerline" Solo, Clarinet, Mr. Williams Selection, " L'Etoile du Nord" .... Meyerbeer. The Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at her residence, Clarence °tl se, St. James's. 1 , deputation from Hampstead, head e d by L or d Robert Grosvenor, M.P., had an interview with the -Carl of Aberdeen and Viscount Palmerston yesterday, t the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury Downing -street. Despatches were sent last evening from the Colonial °lnes to the Governors of the North American Pro vinces. Despatches were received yesterday from the Governor of Malta. It. P RESERVATION OF LIFE FROM DROWNING AND SHIP EM. —The Royal Patriotic and Industrial Society of etland having, in furtherance of one of its benevolent ~°b.lects. designed and constructed model cork cu s hi ons 4cr boatmenand fishermen, and having also tested various f eth er appliances for saving life from shipwreck and r 'wning ' a demonstration of the efficiency of the me ans of recoends given off Greenwich on the occasion +l, min th e Highland was Society of London assembling there last Laurie's pAtent life belts, cushions, pillows, 4 ,u mattresses were used by a number of young men, 4 ,,"; Jumped with them from the decks of a schooner th -4 a yacht, placed themselves on the mattresses, which sreY bestrode, being as much at home as if on terra t, 74 a, althou g h o ne o f th em could not swim at all. Two 'at cushions, made by the licencees, S. W. Silver and 4 ° ' , for the society, as applicable for men-of-war boats, 1 1 -B ;%'ered admirably, and, if in the gig of the Conflict, B e have saved th e coun t ry th e l oss o f i ts b rave corn o'at der. The Highland Society, p res id e d over b y Si r („ t'orbes, B ar t., an d supported b y the Earl of Perth, r 'n ranald, and other disti ngu i s h e d personages, subse entlY drank prosperity to the Royal Patriotic and In it trial and in the course of the day repeated 4 ° 3 Proofs of approbation a n d support b y mak i ng a liberal , 11 . 1 Pation to its funds. A mong a h ost of spectators the 3rested tlrB oclassf Greenwich were a numerous an d h i ghly in '. v e _ c o , 13 T-uuARD.—We are glad to h ear th a t t h e pay of a orrY de serv i ng class of men, the deputed mariners and ri ners of th e revenue cru i sers , h as b een increased, the f i4er from is. 9d. to 2s. 3d. per day, and the latter iq Is. 6d . to ls. 11d, per day. That the a,e of enter ;lf' boys f or cru i sers h as also been altered, and boys ch_thed second class may n ow enter bet ween 13 and 15 83 Bcrand of the first class, between 15 aad 18 years.-- vic Gawk THE WAR. THE FLEETS AT CRONSTADT-RUSSIAN REPORT. The Journal de St. Petersbourg, of the 30th of June, contains the following notice of the Chief of the Police, published by the Emperor's order, with a view to calm the minds of the people : " The enemy's fleet, amounting to 30 sail, appeared on the 25th of June about 20 miles from Cronstadt. On the 27th several steam-vessels of war approached the lighthouse near the island of Cronstadt, but, up to the present time, the enemy has shown no disposition to at tack Cronstadt, where every measure has been taken to receive them." MILITARY EXPEDITION FOR THE BALTIC. Admiral Berkeley arrived at Calais, yesterday, at one o'clock, with his suite, on board the Vivid, Captain Srnithett. The French Admiral Lapierre has also reached here by the 2h. 10m. train from Paris. These commanders will take superintendence of the arrangements of the troops to be embarked for the Baltic service. CONSTANTINOPLE. A letter of the 25th of June, from the Turkish capital says :—M. de Mauduit arrived here by the French postal steamer from France. He is about to proceed to the interior of Circassia on a special mission ; and Mr. Lloyd, who has beew here for the last five weeks, leaves shortly on a similar expedition. Horace Vernet, the eminent artist, has arrived here. He is attached to the staff of Marshal St. Arnaud, and will follow the army in order to illustrate coming events. M. de Tannyon, an eminent photographer, is attached in a like capacity. Since the departure of the British and French armies, Constantinople has assumed a very peace able appearance, and its general aspect may be said to be decidedly less attractive. The summer heat, which has now set in with a vengeance, drives all those who possibly can to seek the cool breezes of the Bosphorus, or the invigorating air of the Prince's Islands. Buyukdere, Therapia, Yenikoi, Arnaudkoi, and all the pretty villages that line its banks, are alive with visitors. The French and Austrian Ambassadors have repaired to their country residences, with all the personnel of the legations ; and to-morrow Lord Stratford de Redcliffe returns to Therapia. The Ramazan, the monthly fast of the Moslem, is drawing to a close ; and to-morrow the festival of the Bairam will be celebrated, and the unfortunate devotees be enabled to resume their daily meals. The observance of the Ramazan is not so strictly attended to by the upper classes, who do not scruple to take their cup of coffee and pipe on the sly ; but the poorer orders, who stand most in need of support, are most exact in its observance ; and yon may see, towards the close of evening, many a poor Kaiktchi in his boat, the picture of exhaustion, eagerly glancing towards the sinking sun, and awaiting the signal-gun which announces to thirty million of Mussulmans that they may eat, drink, and smoke Not a drop of water has passed that man's mouth from early sunrise to sunset ; and it is matter of astonishment how he can ply the oar through the heat of the day, and under the scorching rays of an eastern sun. It is evident, from the march of the combined forces, that some great blow is contemplated. All eyes are now directed towards the Danube, on whose banks a decisive engagement may shortly be expected. On Saturday last an experiment was made at the Sweet Waters of Europe of Mr. Hale's rockets, before a select Turkish committee. A considerable number of Turkish notabilities were on the ground. The firing was most successful, and fully demonstrated the superiority of Mr. Hale's rocket over all previous inventions. Mr. Hale is about to receive a large order from the Turkish Go vernment. On Monday another experiment was made before General Scarlett and Mr. Lloyd, who is proceed ing to Circassia on a special mission from her Majesty's Guvernment, and they both expressed their cpinion that they would be a powerful arm for the combined armies. RUSSIAN TREATMENT OF THE WALLACHIANS. Letters from Bucharest. or the 2d, represent that con siderable anxiety exists there for the public safety. The Russians have destroyed the government which they found in the Principalities. They are now making pre parations for leaving the country and takirg with them the Wallachian militia, which is the natural instrument for the maintenance of order and authority. Of course the principal citizens will have to irnproviFe a govern ment and raise an armed force for the protection of life and property, but they think it hard that they should be compelled to do this while their own little army is car ried off to fight for the Czar in a quarrel with which they have nothing to do, if not to fight against them. The Russian governor, General Budberg, has been applied to more than once on the subject, but his uniform answer is an off-hand assurance that there is no prospect of an evacuation of the country by the Russians. Meanwhile the people see the troops leaving, and know that the general's carriage and horses have for several days stood ready for his departure. We read in the Patrie "It is known that since the occupation of the Danubian provinces by the Russian troops a great number of the in habitants of Wallachia and Moldavia have been condemned to imprisonment by the permanently established courts martial for contraventions, frequently very slight, of the decrees issued by the Russian military authorities. A re cent decision of the general-in-chief of the army of occupa tion has just decided that in consequence of the new direc tion given to the movements of the army all ale individuals detained in the prisons of Wallachia and Moldavia should be transferred to places of confinement in the interior of Russia. This order was carried into immediate execu tion ; two columns of these unfortunate people having already set out for Moscow and Kiew. Among them are several Wallachian landow ners, condemned for not having paid withi n th e f i xed del,Ly'the arbitrary contributions leviei by the Russian generals. These prisoners have left on foot under escort of detachment] of Cossacks. Their families could not accompany them, but have been autho rised to follow them." MOVEMENTS OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY. A letter from Posen of the 29th ult., published in the Frankfort Post Gazette, says :7-Within the last few days the entire 2d corps d'armee of infantry, that have hitherto been stationed midway between the north and the south scene of war, has moved southwards, and a portion o f it already stands on the frontier of Moldavia and on the Zbrucz. It is being followed now by two divisions of the Grenadier corps and a portion of the Ist corp s d'armee of infantry ; the 2d corps d ' armee of cavalry is approaching the s outh from the i nterior of Russia. te In this way n ear ly a ll th e active corps d 'a rmee of h Russian Empire are concentrated on the southern in fantry, and ; for, o f th e s i x corps d' ar mee of and the three corps d'armee of cavalry, which constitute the so-called active army, five corps d'armec of infantry, and all three of cavalry, are already on the southern theatre of war ; and, beside these, there are a portion of the Grenadier corps and numerous detachments of irregular cavalry, Cossacks. The only troops that have remained behind in the north are the Guards of the Finland corps, a poition of the Grenadiers, and the let corps d'artn6e. The troops marching southwards take t!,eir route partly via War saw and Lublin, partly through Lithuania and Voihy nia ; they concentrate on the Zbrucz and in the neigh bourhood of Kaminiec-Podolski, at a spot which is ex tremely favourable fur all strategetical operations. The army concentrated at this spot for the general reserve, ' which, located in a semi-circular line, can be despatched in any direction along commodious roads to the assistance of either army in the south ; at the same time it covers the communications and basis of the operations of the three armies against Austria. Finally, the troops stand ing on the Zbrucz can easily be converted into an active army against Austria ; they would rest on Zamosk and Kaminiec, and possess good lines of operation, one of which along the valley of the Dniester and that of the Sau would cover Galicia and Poland ; the other falling off towards the Cissa would threaten Hungary and com pel an army in Transylvania to change its front. The southern theatre of war is by far more favourable to Russia than the northern. The whole country from the Wolga and the foot of the Caucasus no to the Dniester, is steppes, a boundless plain, where the cavalry, in which the Russian army is more than strong, can operate more effectively than infantry. In addition to her four corps d'armee of cavalry, Russia possesses 60,000 irregular cavalry. marks banco, or near ly 80,000/. Th e cargo i s to be N NEWS . ! lauded here, and sent to Russia by land. The captain is a German, a native of Blankenese, on the Elbe. RUSSIAN NEWS FROM THE DANUBE. (From the Invalide Russe.) Aide-de-Camp General Prince Gortschakoff, who, since Marshal the Prince of Warsaw, Count Paskiewitch, received a contusion, has taken the command of all the troops placed under the direction of his Highness in the Danubian Principalities and the south of Russia, gives an account of the following facts : On the 30th of May (11th of June) the Turks formed the project of passing the Danube at Rustchuk, with a view to take possession of the islands situated opposite that fortress. A great number of the enemy's barques, filled with troops, and escorted by gun-sloops, sailedfrom the right bank towards the island of Radomar, and the ramparts of the fortress, as well as the batteries, opened at the same time a deadly fire. Major-General Pasch koosky, to whom the defence of the island had been in trusted, received the enemy with discharges from mus kets and carbines. The enemy made two successive attempts to land upon the island at different points, but were repulsed each time with loss. During tbis time the Turks have definitively evacuated Lesser Wallachia, and demolished the fortifications of Kalafat. The siege works have been continued before Silistria, upon our left flank, against the advanced fort of the enemy. In spite of the successful mining operations, and the new breaching batteries lately constructed, the Turks continue to maintain themselves obstinately behind their intrenchments, actively repairing their damaged works, making occasional sorties, and even strengthening their defences by new fortifications. This siege has unfortu nately cost us a fresh victim. Aide-de-Camp Gen. Schil tiers, who personally directed the works with indefatigable activity, was wounded, on the Ist of June, while in specting the trenches. A shell which burst fractured his right leg, and he was compelled to submit to ampu tation below the knee. This operation was very suc cessfully performed. The same shell caused a contusion to Major-General de Meyer, chief of the sth division of artillery. In order to keep a watch upon the routes by which the garrison of Silistria expected the arrival of reinforce ments and provisions, detachments were sent several times towards the village of Kalopetri, under the com mand of Lieutenant-General Pawloff and Major-General Prince Beboutoff. But the Turks did not show them selves anywhere in considerable force. Our advanced patrols had only to disperse some weak detachments of the enemy. Nothing particular has taken place upon the other points of the theatre of the war. THE RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE BOMBARD. MENT OF BOMARSIJND. (From the St. Petersburg Journal.) The General in command of the troops stationed in Finland announces, under date of the 13th of June, that the enemy has made an unsuccessful attempt against the fortress of Aland, but was successfully repulsed. On the 9th, at 5 in the afternoon, three of the enemy's vessels (two steam-frigates of 48 guns and a steam cor vette) approached the fort and opened a violent can nonade against it. The fort responded from both tiers, and afterwards the strand battery, armed with four light pieces of artillery from the garrison of Aland, and temporarily erected to the south of the fort, as also two companies of riflemen who supported it, by their well directed fire, turned the action of the enemy from the fort, and at the same time a cannon-ball from the bat tery broke the wheel of a steamboat. The enemy then, abandoning the fort, turned to the strand battery, This battery stood the enemy's fire without interrup tion until eight at night, and the positioa was only quitted after the destruction of the parapets. As for the riflemen, who were spread along the shore to the right and left of the battery, they continued their fire without giving way, and the enemy's vessels had abandoned the battery to attack the fort again. Profiting by the enormous calibre of his guns, the enemy cast anchor at 1,000 sagenes (about one mile and one-third) from our fortifications, and threw bombs of three poods (1081 b.), balls of 961 b. and 681 b., and Congreve rockets. The commandant of the fort, Colonel Bodisco, deeming it unnecessary to lose ammunition uselessly in responding to the enemy at so great a distance, suspended his fire for some time ; but when the enemy's vessels came nearer with the view of making a breaCh in the rampart, we opened afresh against him with red bot balls, which set fire to one of his frigates ; the other had its poop damaged by a shot from the tower. In consequence the enemy was obliged to give over the combat, and retired between one and two in the morn ing. Notwithstanding the violence of the cannonade, which had lasted more than nine hours, he had not suc ceeded in doing any serious damage in the fortress. Our loss in this affair has been very inconsiderable. The temporary battery had not a single man killed, and only 12 wounded. In the fort itself, Surgeon Brovko vitch, second medical officer of the military hospital of Aland, the secretary of Sorokine College, and the auditor of the battalion of th e li ne o f Finland No. 10, besides two men, were killed, and three men were wounded. The thick smoke which the wind carried from the vessels in the direction of the battery did not allow of our calcu lating even approximately the loss of the enemy, but in all probability it must have been important. In his report of this success, the commandant of Aland bears testimony to the rare intrepidity and cool ness during the action of the entire garrison entrusted to him, and in particular to the sagacity of the mea sures and the obstinate defence of Lieutenant-Colonel de Fuhrujelin, who commanded the strand battery, and the riflemen. Further, he names as most distinguished the Lieutenant-C lonel of Artillery Grankine ; Lieu tenant-Colonel Tanielander ; Major de Klingstett and Captain De Granborg, both of the battalion of the line of Finland No. 10 ; Captain Kransold, Captain Schestoff (particularly) ; also Captain Famine, of the regiment of the Cossacks of the Don ; and Adjutant Wickberg, who carried the orders of the commandant. THE DESIGNS OF AUSTRIA. The Frankfort Post Gazette which has often been em ployed to prepare the public for Austrian designs, says —" Austria's geographical position imposes on her the obligation the most effectually to operate for the restora tion of peace by thrusting herself in between the two belligerent powers, by occupying the Principalities and separating them both on the most important field. If the Russians retire behind the Pruth the Turks and their allies will also not pass the Danube. If we bear in mind that both parties have gained an experience and have lost an illusion—the Russians, the mistaken belief in their military superiority, the Maritime Powers that of the omnipote nce o f their fleets—a resump ti on o f nego tiations for peace will become a necessary consequence of the existing state of things." HIGH TREASON TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE RUSSIAN LOAN. The Board of Trade of Hamburg has called the stock-brokers of the Exchange together, and forbidden them to quote the prices of the new Russian loan. The British representative at Hamburg, Colonel Hodges, has issued a warning to the British merchants residing there not to take any Interest in the loan on pain of being guilty of high treason. The warning is as follows :-- "Her Britannic Majesty's Mission, Hamburg, July 3. The undersigned, her Britannic Majesty's Charge d'Affaires and Consul-General to the Haase Towns, having been in formed by her Majesty's Government that it is the opinion of the law officers of the Crown, that any subject of her Majesty contributing to the foreign loan which the Govern ment of Russia proposes to contract, or have lately con tracted, or to a loan raised on behalf of a sovereign at war with Great Britain, will be guilty of high treason as ad hering to the Queen's enem i es ; and the undersigned, having been so instructed, hereby accordingly makes the same known to all of her Majesty's subjects residing in the Hanse Towns, or parts belonging thoreto.— (Sig ne d) G. LLOYD HODGES." THE ESCAPED RUSSIAN INDIAMAN. HAMBURG, July 4.—The Russian East Indiaman, the Czarowitch, which was expected to arrive in the Channel, and to intercept which three or four English steamers were despatched to cruise in the Channel, arrived yes terday at C shaven (mouth of the Elbe), and is expected up here next tide. The captain heard of the declaration of war at sea, and came north about, thus evading his p ursuers. If the Tartarus had been at Heligoland she would not have failed to pick up the Russian, which most have proved a rich prize, as she has on board a val uable cargo of silk and tea from China, wor th A Iniilioll _ _ THE WAR IN ASIA.. A letter from the coast of Abasia, of the 10th June, gives some details relative to the situation of affairs in that part of Asia, The number of the tribes taking part with Schamyl was increasing every day, and that leader is said to be now able to dispose of 80,000 men, ready to act against the Russians on different points at the same time. He had received the two first transmissions of arms sent him, and had, on entering on campaign, i , sued proclamation s which had produced an immense effect in the mountain. Several Mingrelian tribes, who had been previously opposed to Schatnyl, had recently placed themselves under his orders, through hatred to the Rus- sians, whom they looked on as their bitterest enemies. It is now a says e a lette r o f c tthe b o a n s ss D ert E ed N in M Copenhagen, that a, question to fu S s w ed e . - J de u n ly h3a,sthabteetnheafsrkeeqdueanttlylarsr andou King Oscar is said to have refused to a,banden his neu trality, or to send an army into Finland. F or the pre sent he will take no step adverse to his old friend and master, the Czar. How he will stand with his own people, is a thing for himself to settle. The mysterious Danish ar maments now begin to excite a certain anxiety. Germa n recruits continue to pour into Copenhagen ; cannon and war materials are distributed ; the garrison of " Tre- Cronor" batteries is largely increased ; naval arrange ments continue ; a fleet will be formed for exercise ; and, in fact, a strange warlike activity prevails. The allies may take Cronstadt," a certain Minister is said to have uttered, " but I defy them to touch Tre Cronor"—a foolish bravado, probably never spoken ; but charac teristic of the man and the moment. Besides a great many other points, one question continually recurs —Who is to pay all this ? Who is to discharge the enormous costs of the cava l r y reg i men t ill ega lly raised, and the millions required for the new fortifications, and the immense sums daily squandered in military demonstrations against England and France, or else against the man in the moon ? The different Danish ships of war are now returning, or have returned, so that in a few days the expected expedition will come off under the command of Admiral Mourier. In the month of June 2,130 ships passed the Sound. During the first six months of this year, over 7,500 vessels passed, to 6,615 last year, mak ing a surplus of 900 ships. This is to be explained by the warlike movements here, and the immense number of transports employed. The Finnish papers are full of details respecting the losses suffered by private individuals on the western coast. They calculate the number of English killed and taken prisoners at Gamla Carleby at 100 to 150. A military manceuvre has taken place at Brevik, not far from Stockholm, at which the Swedish Court attended. It consisted in a disembarkation and the gradual retreat of the enemy. About 4,000 men were engaged. Most of the diplomatic corps were present —our charge, Mr. Grey, among them, and the Russian Major-General Bodisco. An ingenious Swedish mechanician, Mr. P. Lager gren, has invented a new power-engine intended to supersede steam. The moving force is the pressure of the atmosphere, which acts on a vacuum in a copper reservoir connected with two cylinders provided with pistons, as in a common steam-engine. The vacuum in the reservoir is produced by the admission of a certain quantity of alcohol and of atmospheric air, each time the machine makes a stroke. Explosive air is h ere by produced, is fired at each turn, and in stantly burns away ; one of the pistons being at the same time pounds n p e r h e . s s ure This is m obtainedmachine ei s and its fuel (alcoh o l) takes little space. l be superior to or c h eaper than steam is Whether equal g hh et t h t andeo r 1 i simple,s t a question others must decide. It is at all events very interesting, as are all the other inventions of the same gentleman, who has a natural genius for mechanical con trivances. The distinguished, talented, and universally respected Danish member of Parliament, Hother Rag e , has just published No. 2 of his " Political Leaves," in which he calmly discusses the neutral question, shows that it ought to be decided before the moment of sheer neces sity arrives, and eloquently points out the duty of Den mark to join the Western Powers. His opinions are those of the national party in Denmark. FRANCE. The Moniteur says :—" We learn that the two com mercial companies which regulate the quotation of the funds at the Amsterdam Bourse have spontaneously re solved no longer to note provisionally the quotations of the last Russian loan on their list of public funds. We cannot but applaud the equity and the wisdom of the public mind in Holland, at the same time that we have but to render full justice to the good feeling of the Go vernment of that country." The Moniteur also says :—" The Minister of the Em peror at Stockholm has been informed that the Swedish Government has sent orders to the authorities of the! _ _ THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1854. MINIM GENCE. (From, the Mining Journal of this day.) We have had rather a dull week for mining shames, which is contrary to what might have been expected from the ac tivity in the market for a few weeks previous. There ap pears, however, uo rule to guide one's opinions in regard to speculative transactions, excepting they are either very buoy ant or very depressed. The news generally from the mining districts is favourable, and the price of metals keeps up. In the Bullion Market,—Bar silver containing gold, all gold above 5 grs in the pound to be paid for, ss. lid. per oz. standard. Bar silver without gold, ss. lid. per oz. standard. Bar gold, 775. Pd. per oz. standard. Columbian doubloons, 765. 6d. per oz.. Carolus Spanish dollars, 6s. OAd. per oz. The Mexican dollars brought by last steamer not yet sold. Although it was reported yesterday. that there was a little more business doing in the Gold Mining Share Market, yet these stocks still remain in a depressed state—the most accre dited not being much sought after; and even though those who are practically acquainted with quartz mining in Califor nia express their conviction that it will be highly remunera tive to those interested, it would appear that it will be a con siderable period before the distrust at present engendered in the public mind will be removed. It has m been ru oured that in th e i ns t ance o f several companies, where unfavourable reports have been given, that these have been for interested purposes, iu order to depress the shares, so that the several properties might, at a depreciated value, pass into other hand s _ Wh e th er any credence is to be attached to this report it is difficult to say, but those who have embarked their capital should act with caution. It is almost out of the range of probability their stock can be lower; while there is every reasonable anticipation that in the accredited associa tions it must improve. In the others, it is not a question of mining ; but how much can the directors return of the money they obtained, and which they have so mismanaged ? The decisions in the cases of the Lake Bathurst and Melbourne Gold Companies have given some satisfaction ; but great doubts are expressed, when they are argued in banco, whether a new trial will not be granted. The week has been remark ably barren in news, both from California and Australia. In Iron and Coal Companies, there has been little activity during the week, with the exception of Rhymney, Iron, which have been in request, and several bargains made at 33. In Miscellaneous Shares, the market has been steady, and land shares have remained without alteration worthy of notice. Crystal Palace shares considerably declined during the week, and closed yesterday at 5 to 4i. MARKET EE 14 7 S—(THIS DAY,. COVENT GARDEN. An immense business has been doing in fruit and vege tables to-day, as follows : FnIIIT.-1-'ine apples, English, 4s Od to 8s Od each ; hot-house grapes, 2s to 4s; foreign ditto, is 6d to 3s Od per lb; peaches and nectarines, 4s Od to 12s Od per dozen; melons, Is 6(1 to 5s each ; strawberries, 2d to 8d per pottle • raspberries, 3d to 8d per pottle ; gooseberries, 2s Od to 3s Od ; currants, 3s Oct to 4s 6d per half sieve; cherries, 2d to Os 8d per lb. ; lemons, 9d to 2s ; oranges 8s Od, to 16s per 100; almonds, 2s to 3s per lb. ; Barcelona nuts, 24s per bush. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, 9d to is 3d per dozen ; greens. 9s Oct to 2s Od per doz. bunches ; French beans, 9d to 2s Od per 100 ; cauliflowers, 2s Od to 4s Od per doz. ; new potatoes,Th to lOsper c wt.; asparagus, 2s to 5s per bund.; green peas, 3s to ssper bush.; broad beans, 2s per half sieve; turnips, 4d. to 8d per bunch ; carrots, 6d to Is Od per bunch; cucumbers, Os 2d to 8d each ; garlic, 8d to is Od per pc mid ; spinach, is Od to is 6d per sieve ; spring onions, 2d to 8d per bunch ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s per doz. ; leeks, 2d to 3d per bunch ; shallots, 6d to 8d ; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s Od per bundle ; parsley, id to 2d per bunch ; rhubarb, Os 2d to Os 4d per is Oct to 2 s Od per dozen; small bundle ; endive, 2s to 3 s Od per score ; beet, 6d to is s e a a l c a n d, 2d to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, !s to 2s Od per per score ; sorrel, 6d to ls per half sieve ; pottle ; artichokes, 4d t o 6d. each ; cos l e tt uces, 6d radishes to l 6d to Is per dozen hands. NEGATE ANITEEIDENTIALL. Turkey poults, Os to Os ; Goslings, 5s Gd to 7s each ; Duck lings, 2s Gd to 3s Gd; tame Rabbit s , I s t o i s Gd; wild. do., is to 186 d ; Guinea Fowls, Os to Os Od ; Pigeons, 6d to 8d each; Surrey Fowls, Os Od to Os Od • ditto Chick ens , O s Od to Os Od; barn-door Fowls, 2s Od to 4s Od per couple; Capons, 3s Gd to 4s 9d ; Chickens, 2s 6d to 3s per couple. Leverets, 4s to 4s 6d each. Ostend fresh butter, 95 Od to 12s ud, and English 108 Od to 13s Od per dozen lbs. English Eggs, 7s 3d to Ss Od; French ditto, 5s Od to 8s Od per 120. _ . BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, is Od to 7s ; Brills, is to 5s Od each ; Salmon 10d to is Od per lb; Cod Fish, 2s to 6s Od each; Soles, 4d to is 3d per pair ; Eels, 8d to is per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d ; Crabs, 4d to 2s 6d ; Whitings, 3s Od to 6s per doz.; Common Oysters, lOs to 16s ; Natives, Os Od to Os per bsh; Mackerel, 20s to 2Ss per 100; Smelts,`3s Od to 5s pr doz.; Skate, 6cl to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is Gd to 2s Od per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Od to Os Od per 100 ; Haddocks, 4s to 12s per doz. ; Plaice, 4d to is Od each ; Carp, 2s Od per brace ; Tench, 2s Od to Os Od per brace ; Gurnets, 4d to is Od each ; Halibut, 6d per lb. ; Salt Fish, 2d to 5d per lb. ; Prawns, 3s Od to 7s Od per lb. ; Flounders, is to is 6d per dozen ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb.; Pike 6d per lb. _ _ _ - BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 91d to 101 d; of household ditto, Sd to 9d per 41b loaf. NEWPORT. Beef from 3s 4d to 4s 6d.; mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 10d ; lamb, 5s 03 to 5810 d ; veal, 3s Gd to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 10d 48 10d per 81bs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 4s 10d to 5s 10d; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 8d; pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per Blbs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to 3id; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3,id; 721 b to 801 b, 3id to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4d; 881 b to 961 b, 4d tol Od ; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1041 b to 1121 b Od to Od. Horse hides, 6s 6d to Os Od; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s Od; ditto, full, 5s 6d to Os, Od; polled sheep, Os Oct to Os Oct; Kent,, Os Od to Os Od; Half-breds, Os Od to Os Od ; Downs, 4s Oct to 6s Od; Lambs, 2s Od to 2s 10d; Shearlings, Is 2d to is sd. - HAY MARKETS. SurTarrsr.D.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 5/ Os ; clover Etta, 3/ 5s to 61 Os ; and straw, 1 / 1 4s to 2/ Os pe r l oa d . Supply moderate, an d trade dul. Ouri3ERLAND. I -11eadow ha;, 21 12s to 5/ Os; clover , litto, 3/ 3s; to 5/ 15a ; and straw, 11 15s to 27 O per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly, at barely stationary prices. WIIITECRAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 8s to 51 Os; .clover ditto, 31 8s to 61 Os ; and straw, 11 12s to 2' Os per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (Front the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—To-day the British plantation sugar market closed with a dull appeafance, and prices compared with last Friday show a reduction of 6d to is per cwt. At suc tion 100 hhds, 30 trcs, and 200 brls Barb Woes went at 32s to 34s 6d for brown, and 33s to 37s for low to fine yellow. Operations were 276, making 1,002 hhds, &c., for the week. TALLow.—Operations in Russian by the trade and specu lators have been much larger than in the previous week, and an advance has taken place of 2s to 2s 6d per cwt. First sort pale yellow candle on the spot realising 66s 61.1 to 67s Od, and for delivery 67s 6d to 69s Od, according to periods. Home melted has sold freely, and the currency is now 6is 6d cash, with a moderate supply. In other sorts of tallow a large business has been con• concluded at advanced rates : Australian, mutton, selling at 62s to 675, beef 59s to 635, and South American 59s to 67s per cwt. The quantity offered at auction tbis after noon was 400 casks. There is a larger stock than in the former year by 13,000 casks, and the difference in price is 14s per cwt. OILS.—To-day :advanced rates were obtained for cocoa nut. At auction 140 packages were sold—Ceylon at 47s 9.1 to 48s 6d, and Cochin 48s 9d to 50s. 311. Of East India fish oils 45 barrels realised 351. to 355. 10s. Seal is lower 60 tons were sold, pale at 401., tinged 38/. 10s. to 391. 155., and 5 tierces cod at 391. p er tun. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, July B.—Wind this day at Noon, S.E. to S.S.E. ; light airs, and dull hazy weather. Passed at the back of the Goodwin Sand, July 7. Indifferent, from Rotterdam, for Naples ; Fraternity, Tonsberg, for Shoreham; Aurora, Christiania, for South ampton ; Maria, Carlscrona, for Lisbon ; Emigrant, Lon don, for Adelaide, S.A., via Southampton ; American Congress, London, for New York. SOUTHAMPTON, July 7.—Arrived—Argyll (s), from Ca rentan. Sailed—Madrid (s), for Gibraltar. PORTSMOUTH, July 7.—Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—Her Majesty's st. Rhadamanthus, from Woolwi c h ; her Ma jesty's st. Gladi a t or , Li verpoo l . FALMOUTH, July 7.—Wind, W. Arrived—Osmond, from Matanzas; Suncianiza, Constantinople; Villa d'Equa, Gallipoli ; Flora, Girgenti, for Liverpool. DARTMOUTH, July 7.—Wind, S. Sailed—Pet, Alicante. LOWESTOFT, July B.—(Per Elec. Tel.) The Fleta, of and for Shoreham, from Shields, grounded on the Holm Sand last night, but was assisted off and proceeded. OFF SALCOMBE, July 7.—Jessamine, from Gibraltar. PENZANCE, July 6.—Wind, W. Arrived—Mell Tale, from Malta. BRISTOL, July 7.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Bell Rock, from Havannah. Sailed—Majestic, for Tobago ; Marcian nus, Quebec ; Britannia, do. SCARBOROUGH, July 6.—The Bengt, of trddewalla, from Gothenburg to Honfleur, with deals, has been towed into this port, waterlogged, and will be sold with her cargo, SUNDERLAND, July 7.—Wind, S. Arrived—Lady Aberdour, from Honfleur. Sailed—Seadrift, for Quebec. SHIELDS, July 7.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Ganges, from Licata; Sir John Rennie, Fecamp. Sailed—Cornelia, for Singapore; Canada, Bombay. HULL, July 7.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Alfonsa Maria, from Constantinople; Harriet and Jessie, St. Stephen's. CARDIFF, June 7.—Wind, S.E. Amore, from Genoa ; Cumberland, do. ; Assuers, Malta. Sailed—Jane Hender son, for New York; Guest, Alexandria; Inductria, Genoa. WATERFORD, July G.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived— Teresa Doria, from Constantinople. BELFAST, July G.—Wind, N.B. Arrived—Prospero, from Porto Rico. QUEENSTOIVN, July 6.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived — General Jackson, from Cardenas. Sailed—Southampton, for Calcutta. Of Port—Ellen, from Callao, and proceeded for London. The Jonje Andreas, which arrived here on the 4th inst. from Smyrna, reports having been attached by two piratical boats on the 26th April in the Archi pelago ; shots were exchanged, and but for an English brig being near, the master thinks he would have been taken. — The Fayal Cachalot, from Havre to New York, which put in here, May 2, leaky, &c., has been a bandoned, and will be sold by auction in a few days • her passengers pro ceeded from hence, June 22, in the Schawmut, for New York. QUEBEC, June 21.—The Sun, of and from Sunderland to this port, was l os t i n th e ico, 'may 5, in lat. 49, long. 48; crew saved. (BY STIBMARTNE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) G RA VESEND, Saturday, 10 A.lt. Wind calm ; tide three-quarters flood ; cloudy. Arrived, 7th.—Maria Anne, from Rio Janeiro; M arg , retta, Tonningen ; Sophia , O stend ; Guffno Grietio, Stol pemund ; Henry Skelton , Cuba ; Engelina, Aarborg , Margary, IVlarstrand ; The lina, K onigsberg ; Margaretta • Boulogne Stolpemund ; Convention , Memel ; Tiger, Tonningen Miner va logne ; , SBe lgtolpemurn, un Ostend.d ; Trident, (s.), H am b urg ; Seine , Sailed.—Marra Julia, for Melbourne. DEAL, Saturday, 9.50 a . m . Wind E.N.E., light, and fine. Anchored.—Edward Marie, from London, for Melbourne; Australia, London, Melbourne. —Joitica s foz . Bombay, island of St. Bartholomew that they are strictly to con form to the ordonnances which prohibit the admission and the victualling of corsairs in the ports under the domination of Sweden. It is known that similar orders have been sent to the governors of the Danish islands in the West Indies, and that a vesel of war belonging to the King of Denmark has received a special mission to see them executed." The Moniteur publishes a report, dated the Bth of May, addressed to the Minister of Marine, describing the cordial reception give❑ by the authorities of the Mauritius to the Rear-Admiral commanding the French naval division of the Island of the Reunion and the Indo-China Seas. At that date Admiral Laguerre, car rying his flag on board the Jeanne d'Arc frigate, was at the Mauritius. Everything the island afforded was placed at the disposal of the ship. The Three per Cents, closed yesterday at 73f. sc. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. at 98f. 20c. The New Loan was not quoted. Orleans Railway Shares, 1,1701 ; Rouen, 1,042 f. 50c. ; Havre, 5931 75c. ; Great Northern, 832 f. 50c. ; Strasburg, 790£ ; New Shares, 630 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 9351. ; Lyons to t.ie Mediterranean, 8501 ; Western of France, 6571 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 6101 ; Great Central of France. 502 f. 50c. ; Lyons and Geneva, 5101. ; Bank of Crddit Mobilier, 735 f. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Thursday Evening. —Prince Gortschakoff conferred with Count Buol to-day. He delivers the Czar's letter to the Emperor to-morrow. It has transpired that Russia makes conditions for the evacuation of the Principalitie s unacceptable to the Aus trian Cabinet. The Austrians halt on the Wallaehian frontier, await ing orders to enter. The Turks are advancing northwards. NEW AUSTRIAN LOAN. --An imperial decree directing a new loan has appeared. The lowest amount demanded is 350,000,000 florins, and the Government will take 500,000,000 if people will subscribe. The subscription will be opened on the 24th inst., and will be voluntary. SPAIN. MADRID, JuLI 6.—The capital and the provinces are tranquil. The insurgents are pursued by the troops faithful to the Government, and have arrived at Ciudad Real, on their way to Estramadura, to•gain the Portu guese frontier. The Moniteur contains the following telegraphic de spatch " MADRID, JULY s.—Perfect tranquillity continues in this city. The insurgents, much discouraged, are everywhere retreating bafore the Royal troops, who are pursuing them." According to advices from Madrid of the 3d, the in surgents were still concentrated at Aranjuez, with their outposts at Cien-Pezuelos. They had taken up the rails on the railway in several places. Two regiments, one )f cavalry and the Aber of infan try, had arrived from Valladolid, and the day after a strong column was to leave Madrid in pursuit of the rebels. The diplomatic corps had gone to congratulate the Queen on the successes gained by her troops on the 30th. The city was tranquil, and no pronunciamiento had taken place in the provinces. The Queen has remitted the capital sentence on Col. Garrigo, of the Farnese Regiment, who had been sen. tented by a court-martial to be shot. From other accounts from Madrid of the 3d, we learn that the loss of the rebels in the engagement of the 30th ult. was believed to have been very heavy. The field of battle was covered with dead and wounded, and a great number were taken prisoners. Among the latter were two colonels, who will probably be shot. The council of war was permanently sitting. D esert i on had set in among the revolters. Every moment officers and soldiers, deluded by their superior chiefs, ma d e th e i r submission. The paymaster of the cavalry regiment of Santiago had surrendered, bringing with him the entire regimental chest. The rebels, it appears, intended to march through the province of La Mancha into I Extremadura, from whence they can easily reach the frontier of Portugal. Instructians and telegraphic despatches had been forwarded to the military authorities at Badajoz to intercept their passage. Madrid was perfectly calm. Some extraordinary pre cautions had been adopted to maintain order, which was not an instant disturbed. The same tranquillity pre vailed throughout the provinces. The most satisfactory accounts with regard to the disposition of the people had reached the Government. The authorities everywhere answered for the maintenance of order. It was reported that the rebels intended to approach at night the walls of the capital, and by discharges of musketry to give the signal of an e meute. The authorities accordingly took some precautionary measures, but the rebels made no such demonstration. The garrison had been reinforced by two regiments—the one of cavalry and the other of infantry —which had arrived by forced marches from Valladolid. Those corps were to be allowed two days' rest, and on the 4th they were to sally out, with a strong body of the garrison in pursuit of the rebels. The latter were concentrated at Aranjuez, with their ad vanced posts at Cien-Pozuelos. They had destroyed the railway„ on different points, and removed the rails on a distance of half a league. The Government had caused the line to be repaired, and on the sth the ad vanced posts of the Royal troops were to be carried to Valdemoro. The police had discovered a depot of arms in Madrid, and seized 74 guns, and two bags full of am munition.. M. Borrego, who was with the insurgents at Aranjuez, was arrested, the evening before, on his return to Madrid, and placed at the disposal of the authorities. The Three per Cents. closed to-day at 73f. 5c., and the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. at 98f. 20c, for the end of the month. SOUTHAMPTON', Friday, July 7.—The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Madrid, Captain John Weeks, sailed to-day for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, taking out 31 passengers, a full general cargo, and specie value 35,989/ , of which 3,0001. in sovereigns is for Lisbon, 21,824/. in gold bars, and 10,8651. in sovereigns for Cadiz. In consequence of the requirements of the Go vernment for the transport service, and from the fact that all the available steamships of large tonnage have been chartered by the Admiralty for the transporting troops and military stores, the mail service in the Medi terranean has to be conducted with steamers of corn paratively small tonnage. The Euxine is accordingly appointed to take out the East India, China, and Medi terranean mails of the 20th inst. THE MURDER AND SUICIDE AT NEWlNGTON.—Yes terday Mr. Carter held an inquest at the Duke of Suf folk, Brandon-street, Newington, respecting the deaths of Ruth Goss, and Elizabeth Goss, a child four months old. It has been already stated that the mother and child were found drowned in a water-butt in the garden of the house, No. 13, in the above street. Evidence was given which proved that the mother had wilfully destroyed her own life and that of her child, and the jury returned a verdict of " Insanity." MORTALITY FROM THE WANT OF DRAINAGE AT otv ß i E esf \TtvLI deputy-coroner). N I a tLo, William F R t O E I eo E k N n p, place oc h are g u E e r c is beforesyc lmyl ‘fi years, a r dr r e . s n e,N: o vea o forenoon aa a kmt wti protract edeieaveßaker,rßirdcage wu nihn. who Tavern, 1 7 irginia-row, Bethnal green, respecting the death died from typhus fever, Caused by the filthy state of the premises where he resided. The inquiry was called in consequence of the loud complaints of the inhabi tants, and the alarming r epresentations forwarded to said ao rdn hs ,e ph ua hdl vi o , 3 w3 u l i i e te , sh Nheb had been v v ebeo N eaoesd i ne c . the coroner by Mr. James Vaughan, the summoning officer, who had received a communication from Mr. George West. the medical officer of St. Mathew, Beth nal-green. William George, landlord of the Five Ink horns, al Sherwood -place, r veceothr, Christopher-street, B shtt e o) t up h sh n e e a tr l s g rt r or e ue e eg n th, , d for several years as a silk he weaver. Deceased occupied a small room on the first p ßfl o oe v otir e ; r n t a y al , tg b r u Ne t eon left of his own accord. Witness visited the deceased on Friday last, on W hi ch day he died. The back-yard was in a most filthy and wretched state, from which an abominable stench arose. The ground was covered with soil, which had apparently overflowed from the privy. 'Witness had never seen the state of the pre mises previously. The landlord of the house No. 3, and the adjoining property, was Mr. Wilson, of Friar's Mount. Susan Lee, wife of a skewer -maker, deposed that she rented the front room on the ground-floor. The privy had been running over with soil for several weeks past, and the soil reached the threshold of the back door. The effluvium was overpowering and sickening. juror said the whole district round Sherwood-place was without drainage, and if something was not done by Government for the inhabitants, the sacrifice of life would be frightful from typhus fever and cholera. Coroner—So long as cesspools are allowed to exist, such abominable nuisances would be continued. Mr. George West, surgeon, of 5, Northampton-place, Hack ney-road, was next called, and said ho had been at tending the deceased, by order of the parish officers, for typhus fever and diarrhoea, which caused death on Friday last. Coroner—What is your opinion as to the cause of the deceased's death ? Witness —Typhus fever of the most malignant form. Coroner —Are there any local causes to account for the disease ? Witness— Yes, sir ; when I visited the deceased I went into the back-yard, where the ground was covered with soil, and I had to walk on planks. I asked Mrs. Lee how long the place had been in such a state. She said about five months. There was a hole in the wall of the privy, through which the soil was oozing. The Coroner re marked on the case, which he said was one of great importance, and showed the want of drainage in that densely populated parish, where the poor suffered to an alarming extent. Probably it the attention of the Board of Health and the Commissioners of Sewers were directed to the district some improvement would be made for the protection of the inhabitants. The whole of the jury concurred in the observations of the learned coroner, and ultimately agreed to the following special verdict :—" That the deceased died from typhus fever aggravated by the filthy state of the premises in which deceased resided, and the jurors deem it their duty to call the attention of the inspector of nuisances to con tinual examination and cleansing, and to urge on the Commissioners of Sewers the importance of providing efficient drainage in that district." GREAT NORTHERN AND A amERGATE. 'Whatever difference of opinion may exist as to the value of the Ambergate to the Great Northern, there can be none on the ready and unsolicited pledge of the chairman in re gard to any contemplated arrangement. It is avowed that no agreement shall be entered upon, no terms fixed, no allowance made or favours granted, until the Great Northern proprietors are fully instructed, and have had an opportunity of forming an opinion on the subject. When we can get all boards to act thus to wards their proprietors, we shall hear no more of rup tures and disputes, of which no one can trace the be ginning or descry the end,—A*4M Timm RUSSIAN AGGRESSION AND EXTENSION. The Journal de la Statistique Universelle publishes the following table of the successive encroachments of Russia from the 14th century up to the year 1832. It is drawn up from communications by MM. Schmitzler, Malte brun, General Bern, and other statisticians : GRAND DUCHY OF MOSCOW. Extent in Geog,raphical Popula- Miles. tion. In 1328, at the accession of Yvan (Kaleta) 4,656 In 1462, at th e accession of Yvan I 18,474 6,290,000 In 1503, at the death of Yvan I 37,137 In 1584, at the death of Yvan II 125,465 In 1645, at the death of Michel I. In 1689, at the accession of Peter I 263,900 16,000,C00 EIIIPIRE OF RUSSIA. In 1725, at the accession of Ca therine I. 273,814 20,000,000 In 1762, at the accession of Ca therine II 319,538 25,000,000 In 1796, at the death of Catherine II 331,850 33,000,000 In 1825, at the death of Alexander I 367,494 56,000,000 In 1831, at the taking of Warsaw That is to say, that during the last two centuries Russia has doubled her territory, and during the last 100 years has tripled her population ; her conquests during 60 yeare are equal to all she possessed in Europe before that period ; her conquests from Sweden are greater than what remain of that kingdom ; she has taken from the Tartars an extent equal to that of Turkey in Europe, with Greece, Italy, and Spain ; her conquests from Turkey in Europe are more in extent than the kingdom of Russia without the Rhenish provinces ; she has taken from Turkey in Asia an extent of territory equal to all the small States of Germany ; from Persia, equal to the whole of England (United Kingdom)!; and from Poland equal to the whole Austrian empire. A division of the population gives -2,000,000 for the tribes of the Caucasus. 4,000,000 for the Cossacks, the Georgians, and the Khir guiz. 5,000,000 for the Turks, the Mongols, and the Tartan. 6,000,000 for the Ouralians, the Finlanders, and the Swedes. 20 ,000,000 for the Moscovites (of the Greek Church). 2 3,000,000 for the Poles (Roman and Greek Church united), 60,000,000 The population of ancient Poland counts for two-fifths of the total population over an eighth part of the terri tory, and the Muscovite population for one-third of the total number over a tenth of the territory ; in other words, even at the present time, the Polish element is in a great majority as compared to all the others. SHANGHAI CUSTOMS' DUTIES. The question of the payment of Customs' duties at Shanghai during the present disturbed state of China has just been settled, as far as British exporters are con cerned, by the following communication from the Foreign office. In September last the merchants at Shanghai found the Imperial Government unable to exercise effi cient authority at that place, and requested the Governor of Hong Kong to insist that the payment of duties should be deferred until either the Imperialists or insurgents had established a more decided position. This request was refused at the time, upon proper grounds, although to the sacrifice of our own momentary interests, and at a later period, 'when the difficulties had increased, and there was actually no officer to whom payments could be made, the British and American Consols notified to their respective countrymen that they would be required to hand over to them (the Consuls) promissory notes far the amounts due, the intention, as subsequently stated by the Board of Trade in London, being to band them over to the Imperialists, if they should recover their power, or to the insurgents, if they should succeed in establish ing a permanent authority. It was intimated, however, that this course would depend upon the ships of all foreign nations being kept by the Chinese on the same footing, since W would have been a great injustice to English and American merchants to be obliged to pay duties on goods which had been exported or im ported by other vessels duty free. The discrepancy thus provided against having subsequently taken place, and the Imperial troops at Shanghai having moreover outraged the rights and safety of the foreign residents, so as to, bring about a collision, the English Government have now adopted the resolution of cancelling the pro missory notes in question. The port of Shanghai may therefore be regarded as at present free from all Customs' duties, and, as the duty on the export of tea was equal to more than three-halfpence per pound, while on im ported goods the range was from 12 to 28 per cent. ad valor cm, this state of affairs must have an important and favourable effect upon our trade : " "Foreign-office, July 4. Sir,—With reference to the correspondence which has passed between you and this office respecting the securities taken by her Majesty's Consuls at Shanghai for duties which, in consequence of the state of affairs at that post, the Chinese authorities were themselves unable to collect, I am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to acquaint you that, after communication with Sir George Bonham, and upon a full consideration of the question in all its bear ings, her Majesty's Government have decided that those securities shall be cancelled and returned to the parties by whom they were given, and instructions to that effect will be sent by the next mail to her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China. "I am, &c., "E. HAMMOND, " S. Gregson, Esq., M.P., Chairman, East India and China Association, London." SCOTCH EXCHEQUER COURT.—June 26, (Before Lord Murray and a Jury.) HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE - GENERAL V. GRAHAM The Lord Advocate, for IIENZIES the Crown, stated the case. This was an information against Mr. Menzies, who is a distiller at Saucel, Paisley, and also at Sunbury, near Edinburgh, containing a variety of counts for alleged contraventions of the Revenue laws; but it is not necessary in the state ment I am now to make to enter into the details of them, except the 7th count. It charges, putting aside the phraseology, in substance, that between the beginning of January in 1853, and 28th October of that year, Mr. Menzies, on 53 different days, took 41 bush e l s o f ma lt, amounting in the whol e t o 2,214 bushels, off the kiln without having given 12 hours' notice in writing to the officer of excise, and the penalties concluded for under this count amount amount to 2,6501. There is also before you au information for condemnation of the seizure, consisting of malt, and horse and cart, by which the same was being conveyed away. And I am to ask you to find for the Crown upon 20 of the 53 contraventions stated in the seventh count, and for condemnation of the seizure. In this case an offer was made on the part of the defendant which I thought it my duty to accept. I shall explain to you the nature of the offence, and also the offer which was made, and why I accepted it. The nature of the offence in the 7th count charged, is this :—Mr. Menzies abstracted malt from the kiln before the same was measured for the duty. Malt for duty is measured or gauged on three separate occa sions; Ist, in the steep, when in a wet state; and 2d, in the couch, when still moist ; and lastly, it is measured off the kiln before it is removed. On all these three occa sions the officers of Excise gauge or measure the malt for duty, and, of course, the one is a check on the other. And by the clause of the statute, under which this count of the information proceeds, it is the duty of the inaltster, before rernovieg malt off the kiln, to give twelve hours' notice to the officer to come and take the measurem ut before the removal. The revenue officers had come to be suspicious that at this distillery certain practices had been re sorted to which had the effect of not giving the full measurement. They accordingly took means to watch, and on one occasion the men in the service of the defendant were detected in the very act of taking a variety of bags of malt hot from the kiln—that referred to in the seizure inform Ition—and consequently you can have no hesitation in giving your verdict for the condemnation. In short, on that occasion the servants of Mr. Menzies were caught in the very act of perpetrating the fraud. In consequence of this, a more minute investi gation of the results of the measurements of the defendant's malt took place, and the result was, that the Revenue offi cers were satisfied that this was by no means a solitary in stance of fraud. And in the information, as laid, no less than 53 occasions are stated when such frauds were perpe trated. It is not necessary for me to say more, as the de fendant has consented to a verdict, upon the 7th count of the information, for penalties to the extent of 20 instances, involving penalties of 1,0001., and for this sum I ask your verdict. I have stated to you the nature of the offences, and to what extent the defendant has acknowledged them. I have therefore to ask you for your verdict on twenty of the fifty-three contraventions in the seventh count for 1,0001. penalties, and for condemnation of the seizure. Lord Murray—After the very clear statement which has been made to you on the part of the Lord Advocate, and the admission on the part of the defendant, you Can have no hesitation whatever in giving your verdict. of This is a rema r k a ble i ns t ance o f th e v i g ilance the part of Crown officers in discovering such frauds on the the defendant. It is highly proper towhpr cannotis t s h ec evadeho compete fraudsmpe for the protection of the fair trader, revenue fin d amvuesrt verdict t f Twhitohset who o e s w u h b o m , iitntotthe carrying law o s noftb the e their o bnsiness,duty. Or pro tected, and, accordingly, it is right the Crown. after the information e under the underfor condemna tion tJhueryinfroertrateidona, vfoerrdpiecntaflotriethefoCrroono77aornddingly. t b i e o i n n g o of e t h -s e w s o e r i n z seizure. E-R-v-i3FLI-Audit Office.— Mr. Montague Hhaesarbieee,ndeacp epaosiendt.e d r n . i senior e e d x : THE CIVIL - Massenden Loathes, assistant examiner, has been se cond class, Markby, junior exami.vnieere, appointed junior examiner, • d a e miner, vice Markby, promoted. mi. Charles James Bloinfield h as been appointed assis tant examiner, vice Edmonds, promoted. Messrs. Frede nted temp m ora rick Thoas Monro an d J ohn Dwyer have been a ppoi ry clerks. P ost Office.—A. vacancy the &is occ ignationurred in the of M railway Ipost- o ffi ce, consequent on res r. W. E. Howson. There are a number of v acanc i es in nearly every department of the General Post Office, which will not be filled up till the report of the commission be issued. Customs —Mr. J. L. Hawken, comptroller of the Customs at Padstow, has been promoted to the collectorship at that port. Mr. G. C. Williams has been appointed clerk at Cardiff. Mr. W. Clarke has been appointed junior clerk to the comptroller of accounts, St, Katharine Docks. A col lectorship of the Customs at Glasgow is vacant, vice F. W. M. Vanderkiste, deceased. Haslar Hospital.—Mr. George Leach Stephens has been appointed clerk in the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar.—Civil Service Gazette. THE ESTATE OF MESSRS. DAVIDSON AND GORDON.— At the Court of Bankruptcy yesterday the choice of assignees was perfected under the estate of Messrs. Davidson and Gordon, colonial brokers and metal agents, who failed on the 22d of June. The difficulties which have recently occurred in the branch of business with which this house was connected are exciting much . discussion, heavy losses having been sustained by various. establishments in the City who have been led to make advance on fictitious warrants. It i s h ope d th a t rig id investigations in bankruptcy w ill t h row f u ll li g ht on the system pursued, so as to e na bl e f u ll measure s to b e devised to Fount tin pokaibility of ita repetition. .TIIE LATE PRESTON STRIKE. (Prong the Preston Chronicle of this day.) THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE DELEGATES POE CONSPIRACY.— We feel pleasure in stating that the pro ceedings taken at the instance of the Masters' Association against certain delegates, for conspiring to induce opera tives to leave work at factories in Preston, and which it will be remembered was postponed from the last assizes to those in August, have been abandoned. Whatever differ ence of opinion there might be as to the policy or pro. priety of the prosecutions at the time they were insti tuted, there will, we imagine, b e a general concurrence in the wisdom of the course now taken in abandoning legal proceedings. On Thursday last, Mr. Cowell and Mr. Baxendale, on the part of the Weavers' Committee, and Mr. Banks and Mr. Greenough, from the Spinners' Coinmittee waited upon Mr. Mill er , th e c h a i rman of the Masters' Associa tion, to request the withdrawal of the proceedings. They expressed a desire for a continuance of the kindly feelings which at present prevailed between the employer and the employed; to which end the abandonment of the prosecu tion would, they considered, greatly tend. Mr. Miller, we learn, received the proposition favourably, expressed his own feeling to be with the suggestion, and promised the earliest consideration by the committee of the association of the request thus preferred. Yesterday the matter was brought under the consideration of the committee of em ployrs, and it was at once unanimously decided to stay the prosecution. The communication of the committee's decision was made by Mr. Miller to a deputation of the operatives, who' waited upon him yesterday, and, as may be judged, was received with the utmost satisfaction, and with expressions of a desire for uninterrupted kindly feelings for the future. The strike has left sad legacies behind it, but we would hope that the experience of so deplorable an event in our annals will not be without its use. Working men may learn that combinations are of no permanent advantage to the interests of labour; employers may better appreciate the advantage of timely concession; and men on strike may learn that, however justified they may be in refusing offered terms, they have ne ith er l ega ll y nor morally the right to int e rfere with those who may be willing to accept them. To all we would recommend the extract given in another column from the report of Mr. Homer, the factory inspector of this district. He says, " the danger of the recurrenc e of such disturbances is evident ; but the means of preventing them is no less clear and obvious. * * These remedies must be, the cultivati on o f a more ki n dl y, more trustful, an d more friendly intercourse between the employer and the employed, and a sound education." We trust the former may speedily be the case ; the aban donment of the prosecution is a step to that end. To the attainment of that object the energies of philanthropists and statesmen should be unceasingly directed, and not to be deterred by the crotchets of one sect or the intolerance of another, but proceed with a comprehensive plan adapted to the wants and necessities of the kingdom. In conneccion with the " Wages Movement," we may mention, as an instance of how much more beneficial the labour market, unfettered by combination, is to the work ing classes than one regulated by unions and committees, that the weavers of the largest manufacturing concern in Preston—that of Messrs. Horrockses, Miller, and Co..— yesterday received an unasked advance of five per cent. on their wages. What a strike could not accomplish, comes in the natural course of trade. This simple fact should be treasured up in the minds of working men, and used when ever they are again asked to become participators in a turn out. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL INQUIRY. We g ive pa the parents t s of thechild, evidence adduced with at a p the s s ta t e i inquiry from wh ere our report terminated in our first edition of yesterday. Mr. Evans' s exam i nation was then continued.—From the 22d of April to the 6th o f M ay, he was engaged in Sbe inquiry. O n th e l as t- named day begot his information from the hospital by s t ra t agem. While one of the officials stepped out he t urne d over the book. (Laughter.) Subse quently he saw Mrs. Richardson, an d as k e d h er i f she would like him t o t a k e th e matter up for her; when she replied that she would, b u t th a t h er h usband was a poor man, and could not afford t o p a y l awyers. W itness told her that she need not troubl e h erse lf a b out t h at. She said she was not satisfied with th e o p era ti on upon her child, which she had heard last e d t wo h ours . Wi tness suggested an inquest, and told h er h ow t o se t a b out it. By witness's direction, Mrs. Richard s o n wen t t o M r. W akley, the coroner, and in formed hi m th a t h e ( w i tness) was engaged professionally in the case, an d wou ld b e much obliged to the coroner to hold an i nques t. Wit ness received a letter from Mr. Wakley in which h e d ec li ne d t o h old an inquest upon such an in sufficient and i n f orma l representation ; and added, that if an inquest w ere requ i re d , t h e application must be made by the re statement ' in writing. A request was drawn up, and witness pressed Mrs. Richardson for her signature and that of her hus band, informing her that he should not get au inquest without a mandamus from the Court of Queen's Bench, and it was then within two days of the close of' term. He bad received his instructions relative to the mandamus from Mr. Gay. Mrs. Richardson signed the notice, and her brother signed the name of her husband, who was absent. This notice witness took to the coroner's office, and an ap pointment was made for a meeting of all the parties con cerned at the coroner's office. The result of the interview was a promise from Mr. Wakley that the inquest should be held, and that gentleman at the same time gave in structions to the beadle to take the necessary steps for the inquiry. On the day after this (May 12) witness met Mr. Gay, by appointment, at the Gray's-inn Coffee-house, and told him what had occurred with Mr. Wakley. Mr. Gay instructed him to retain counsel, and witness suggested the name of Mr. Parry. Mr. Gay said he would not have Mr. Parry, as he had his reasons for wishing for another gentleman. That gentleman was Mr. Ballantine. Mr. Gay said he wished to have Mr. Ballantine, as he was an inveterate enemy of the Wakleys. Mr. Ballantine was re tained. On the following day Mr. Steele called upon wit ness, and asked him whether his clients would convent to a private instead of a public inquiry. He said he felt a great interest in the hospital ; and that, as he presumed damages were wanted, the arbitrator might award them, and have power to state whether there had been neglect on the part of the operators, on proof of which dismissal might follow. Mr. Gay's instructions were, that this suggestion should be declined, and that the case should proceed. During all this time he (witness) was ostensibly acting for the Richardson% but in reality for Mr. Gay. His client (Gay) told him that the coroner had appointed Mr. Coul son to examine the body of the child, and ho added, " I hear that his opinion is dead against us, and I am afraid that you will not be able to make anything of the case, as it appears the operation did not last so long as we thought. The real truth is, that it has got wind that you are acting for me, and it has brought down the indignation of the whole prof ssion upon me. I wish I was out of it." Mr. Gay then expressed a wish that witness should endeavour to induce Hichardson to withdraw. He accordingly repre sented to Richardson that he should be unable to make anything of the case, and Richardson demurred to stopping the inquiry, on account of the attorney's costs and the ex pense he himself had been put to. Witness informed him that if he would withdraw the other side would be very happy to pay the costs, and somethi ng f or hi mself in the shape of damages. Witness suggested 201. for damages, at which Richardson said, " Certainly, certainly," and expressed himself pleased. Having obtained from Richard son an authority in writing to withdraw the inquest, he went to Mr. Steele's offices in Lincoln's-inn-fields. Witness then received a cheque on Gosling and Sharp for 1001., payable to John Evans. Mr. Steele said in doing this he was keeping aloof from his client, and as it was a very serious thing to make public that a medical man had paid a sum of money iu such a case, he should r e ly u p on his (Evans's) h onour i n k eep i ng it secret, and in fact, if it afterwards came out, he should expect him to pay back the 1001. Witness made no reply, but burst into a fit of laughter when the observation was made. (Laughter.) Mr. Steele laughed too. Out of this amount witness gave Richardson 20 sovereigns. Witness proceeded for along time with his narrative, from which it appeared that subsequent to what is above detailed, Richardson was acted upon by a Mr. Webber, a surgeon, and again de manded an inquest. The witness added, that he did not think that receiving 801. f or hi s trou bl e was more t h an he ought to have received. Wh en h e wen t t o th e hospital to learn if the child had undergone an operation, to disclose it, he was done, and got no information.. H asked the name of the child, but as it would not hav h e e d w o_n as e e t o apply to the a fact that he had threatened Mr. Wakley to made every endeavour to obtain the information. It was That was on the last day of him to hold an inquest. Tha Mrs. Court of Queen's Bench for a writ of mandamus compel the time, and Mr. Wa k le y Lula her she was with him at term. Mr. Wakley then spoke to .Richardso n,,,.. who should have the inquest. By Mr. Parry— air. Wakley . did . ask Mrs. Richardson or from an ' whether or not she conscientiously believed that her and Mr. Wakley told witness that son had died from neglect ,. unskilful operation. Mrs. Richardson said she did, when Mr. Wakley said she the summoning officer, should call upon witness B sh r o id u g h e i r h , have an inquest; for the names of the witnesses. That was on the Thurs day, but he did not see B r id ger and give him the names until the Saturday. Mr. Gay called on witness ;he ap peared to be smarting un d er the conduct he had received at the hospital in being dismissed from the situation which h e had held for 20 years to the benefit of the public. Mr. Gay said he had been removed from his situation to make room for another person who now held that situation. He (witness) believed young Mr. Wakley held the situation. Mr. Gay said that there were strange things going on at the hospital, with which the public ought to b e ma d e acqua i nte d , and that h e (witness) was the best to do it. . person Gay never said that he would do all he could to ruin or injure Mr. Wakley or his son, and if he had, he (witness) would not have undertaken the business at all, as he would not undertake any matter to ruin any man. Mr. Gay told him his object was to expose things as they were now going on at the hospital. Mr. Gay told witness Mr. Ballantine was the proper person to be retained to fish out the matter, as he believed that there was some enmity or other existing ou his part towards Mr. Wakley. Witness told Mr. Gay that would not make any difference, and re commended that Mr. Parry should be retained, but Mr. Gay objected to Mr. Parry being employed. Dr. Webber then addressed the court, claiming to ask the witness several questions, as he had been accused of malice in bringing forward the case. After some discussion, the Coroner, with the consent of the assessor, said Dr. Webber might ask any question per tinent to himself, but he would not hear any observations from him. ' _ did M s r ay E t v h a a n t s lle in th a o n u s g w h e t answer ought towtohuel would ü b e e s t b i e o t n t s e rp to u t :Lo t ' t d ji e M r m a . G t t a y drop and stop the inquiry, as it had brought all the medi cal profession down upon him. and p r frr W e irrelevant questions; t proceedingbut to permit his to put anumber of irregular The Coroner interposed, and refused _ pro ceeding any further, and told him if he persisted h e m us t direct him to leave the court. he had a nal that perso na l enmity was most unfortunate that it had been insinuated a ß t a e l d la d n u t r i i n n e g e t x h p e r nv ed iry a desire to state that it had been towards Mr. Wakley. e bogged distinctly to denY such was the fact. Mr. Parry said it mentioned at all. A lengthened discussion ensued betw een the learned counsel as to the course proposed t o be taken at the next examination. Mr. Parry said the course be proposed was to place Mr. Wakley in the box, and ask him only two or three ques tions, and then leave his learned friend or the jury to ask y did not want the any T h q o u F e s o t r i c o n n l a t n h e o y f t t h h o e u g j la u t ry p r s o a p i e a r he evidence of Mr. Wakley. The Coroner said he could not see what was the use of calling Mr. Wakley. In his opinion Mr. Wakley had acted quite rightand proper throughout the whole matter, but he would mention that it had been intimated,to him that -•. the committee were desirous that more persons from taw hospital should be examined. After some further discussion the inquiry WU atemeill until Friday ants I