The Sun. — London, England, 1854-10-28 00:00:00

MONRY A AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpoo l y esterda y were estimated at 7,000 bales, including 1,000 taken 1. for for export and on speculation. The market was without animation at steady prices. Railway Shares were quiet. In the weekly return of the Bank of England to the 21st inst. we have the anticipated increase of bullion, and this will continue for another week or two probably, if the payments for foreign grain do not absorb any large sum. The amount to the credit of the Government after the dividend pay ments is but small, nor must we expect large ba lances to be kept in time of war. In the discounts and loans there was a falling off, corroborating the statement as to the greater abundance of money. Compared with the previous week, the changes are as follows : Active circulation £20,871,520 Increase 293,555 Bullion 13,405,9 78 Increase 501,373 3,125,83 4 7,866 1,893,487 661,135 11,702,867 486,303 1,115,006 35,020 11,113,273 34,235 14,742,463 371,999 57946,C05 Rest In crease Public Deposits Decrease Other Deposits In crease Seven-Day and other Bills Increase Government Securities In crease Other Securities Decrease Notes unemployed Increase 121,160 There was a slight decline yesterday afternoon in the rate of exchange for bills on Amsterdam, 90 days' paper being taken at 11 171 to 17g. Trieste also was lower, 12 sto 12 10. Hamburgh was 163 steady, at 13 5/ to 61, Paris at 25 321 to 37k, and lA' b Frankfort at 118 k to St. 10:; 1 All the gold lately arrived is stated by Messrs. 14 1. Haggard and Pixley to have been melted and sent into the Bank of England. There is a good supply st: ---of Mexican dollars among the from New St. 20 York, and also of fine gold. Bar silver is ss. lad. 10 12± per ounce. The telegraph was opened from Hamburgh to St. Petersburg on the 25th inst., and messages were 40 received in half an hour through the entire dis 25 - tance, via Berlin, therefore we may constantly st. expect later news from Sebastopol as lo n g as the IT,:i communication on the northern side is open to St. Prince Menschikoff. 50 The holders of the Spanish foreign debt will 1 2 much regret the resignation of Mr. Joseph Tasker, one of their committee, as announced in the fol lowing letter. Much that Mr. Tasker states 20 therein is incontrovertible, but to do the right thing at the right moment is the difficulty, and we S sf t feel assured, whatever differences of opinion may s have arisen, that this gentleman, as an individual creditor at least, will not withhold his support and co-operation whenever an attempt is made to ob tain justice from the Spanish Government " SPANISH BONDS. " Dear Mr. Collett,—Having given tke subject much , reflection, I must beg to resign the post I hold as a member of the Spanish Committee. There is a want of activity and energy that must be detrimental to the cause of the Bondholders. Their position never stood better than at this moment—l mean, of course, of late years, and since the scandalous scheme of Bravo Murillo was forced down thetbroats of the creditors. Yuu are aware how much I exerted myself first against the whole scheme' as a gigantic and disgraceful swindle ; and finding opposition to it, as a whole, perfectly hopeless, how I afterwards opposed to the last, by every effort and argument I could bring to bear. upon the case, that most infamous part of it —viz., the confiscation of the Coupons, the most sacred part of the debt. Here I failed again ; the opinions of Baron Rothschild, Mr. Capel, the Dutch Committee, and the hohi l ers of Bonds, ex-Coupons, were allowed to carry the day. The fair and just plan which I next advocated of dividing the money appropriated to the debt equally amongst all classes, Bond or Coupon holders, was rejected also to my great surprise. Well, we have lived to see the day when Bravo Murillo is not only condemned by his own countrymen as well as by Englishmen, but to see this unprincipled Minis ter proscribed and kicked into exile. Might I not, then, with justice be permitted to ask who was right and who was wrong ? You knew well my sentiments as conveyed at the very numerous meetings held upon the subject ; they will bo found recorded in the two reports which were printed. The Minister is kicked out ; but, alas ! as to his schemes, there they re main at present. "To undo the grand portion of his last scanda lous reduction upon reduction of the Active Bonds from 5 to 1 per cent. is, I fear, beyond the hope of possibility. The home creditors were equally subjected to it as the foreign, and an unwilling acquiescence was extorted from them. There does remain, however, a very sacred - class of debt not merely cut down or reduced, but wholly confiscated by the unjust decree of the exiled Minister, for which something may and must be done. I mean the certificates of the committee representing the Cou pons, and which were in 1841, 1842, and later (in con sequence of previous Spanish legislation) at a price of 35, and new worth a nominal 51. per cent. 1 "To place this class upon a better footing, however, 20 entitled to preference, is not likely, but to be placed upon 20 the same footing, and nothing short of it, as the Bonds 20 and Coupons non-confiscated, is what the Bondholders 20 0 have a just right to demand. 20 "Those persons who advocated the acceptance of the 20 unjust scheme, seeing the fate of its originator, really 100 owe it to themselves and to the Bondholders to make no every exertion to see justice done, and thus compensate 20 for the egregious blunder, the grave error they corn- 25 mitted. 25 The Bondholders should forthwith call a public meet- 25 ing, add fresh blood to their committee, and select men of energy and independence, and having an interest in 100 the general debt, for this confiscatory scheme has de stroyed all confidence in Spanish credit, and everythingl.o Spanish, till it is revoked. Let them send an English 2 g agent to Madrid, and hold public meetings, and that 5 frequently, until redress is obtained. "Some funds still exist, and to what purpose could they be better applied If inadequate, it is the policy of the 100 Certificate holders to supply the deficiency. "This is the proper and only method to be pursued, 100 and lam satisfied, if pursued, it will be pursued with 100 effect and success.—l are, my dear Sir, yours very 100 faithfully, " JOSEPH TASKEB. " Middleton Hall, Brentwood, Essex, Oct. 24. "To the Secretary and Committee of Spanish Bondholders." The shipments of specie from London direct during the week to Thursday last comprised 184,719 ounces of silver, and 6,750 ounces, toge ther with 6,0001., of gold, all to the Continent. The Stock Market has been firm, although quiet, and money is particularly easy. Consols have been 94& to for transfer, and 94/1 for account. Ex chequer Bills are Gs. to 95., and India Bonds 13s. premium. The New 3i per Cents. have been quoted 93a to -a, and the 3 per Cents. 93i to A. Foreign Securities are dull. Spanish 3 per Cents. have been 38, and the Committee's Certificate has been done at sg. The Turkish Scrip is lower, being 2 to 2i premium. Buenos Ayres Bonds have realised 55 to 57. There has been a bargain in Swedish 4 per Cents. at 85. Dutch 4 per Cents. are 90A to 91. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 to 6 ; Mexi can, 221 to 23 ; Peruvian, 71 to 73 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto, 4i per Cents., 84 to 86 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18i to 18i ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 37i to 38± ; ditto, Certificates, 5i to 5,1 ; ditto, Passive, 4i to 41. Railway Shares have been at a slight advance upon yesterday's rates, with a few bargains in North Western, Great Northern, Caledonian, Midland, and South Eastern. The Foreign lines have been fully supported, but there is less doing. In the Mining Market there has been very little done, and the Banks are not so brisk, though firm. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCE. Front the 06ial List.) Bu-iness done. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... .......... 934 3 per Cent Consols Annuities ................ 941 New 3 per Cent. Annuities ................. 93i ti Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1850..., 4 5-16 a India Bonds, 11i00 ....... ..... .• l3 Consols for Account 14th . Nor. , .............. 941 Exchequer Bills, 24d. vl 00 Small .................................. P 9 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS A.T ONE O'CLOCK , Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent ............. 55 7 38 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Ccut ..................... Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 5g P c. Turkish Scrip 6 per cent .............. 24 2 Ditto for the Account. ..................... 24 Swedish 4 per Cent .......... 85 .••••• .•..• . . .... Dividends on the above payable in London. D utch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Guil - - Witte 4 per Cent. C er tifi c ates .....,_. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols ................. 944 ...................... Ditto AoTemlier Amiga Pii SHARE MARKETS. (,TLIIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. 1010 Sing Price , yesterday. 20i- 21 1 - 81 si 11.3 11;:) 17 1 8 6 - 97 581 - i9i 11 - 15 10 - 12 4 --- 2 6i , - 74 22 - 24 30 - 35 67 - 69 55 - 57 23 89i - 904 75 - 77 124 - 126 90 - 92 j 70} 71 69 - 71 73 - 82 8 - 10 8 - 10 71 - 71; 5i ... - ...c 7i 81 103 105 1001 101 d d— a P 4 - 81 82 10 • 91 9 B,f 23 -23 i 6S 681 40 - 42 - A (11 9i - 8i 2 - 5 - 48 - :so 33 3A 33A 24 Sr 10 - i 4 6i - 7 75} - 61 - - 34(i 14 - 143 53 -- 54 53 - -' p Id A P 4i -4, 6i - 7 ---P 32 - 34 94 - 96 60 - 62 7i - Si 45 -47 13 - 14 61i - ( 2 32 - 33 i— i d 35 - 37 - 3 18 19 4+- 23 - • `5 6 - 7 = 7' FOREIGN. ei 61 - 4 - 3 a— i P '''' ••• P 3 - 2 (1 :33g —33 e, g - 3ipl id i dl - •P 71 - .41 7i - 6§ 8 9 7d 1 llp A aP 18i 19 . ...... ... . -.- ... lc! • pal id 1 p 2 4p - di 4$ - 4 2i - 1 - lip .. - ... i.d-iP ,e• ." • •, 7i - 8 35~ - 35 12i -- 13 9 - 10 22i - 22; 48 50 38 •_•• Pm 221 22 par Ip 2 Itd 7 8 ••• ''... ... - pm ... - 3i - ... - 61 - 74P1 i 16 - 17 41 - 42 43 - 45 68 - 70 7i - 8i Business done this day. Paid.l RAILWAT4. 100 Aberdeen ... Ainbg. Nettne . . Bost. and Estn. Junet.. ail Belfast & BtUynieua. all Binning. Wolverh. • Stour Valley ...... 291 Birkenlad. Lanesh. Ch eshire Junet all Do. Clicsh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 19 0., £20............ ... 30 Blyth &Tyne origins', £25 (issd. at £45,. 100 Bristol and Exeter—. 100 Caledoilian ............ . 21s. Cainiartheu and Car digau all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass 16 Cornwall 1i Crieff Junctio# 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc all DtmdeePerth&Aber deeu Junction all Do. New ...... 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 Eastern Union, A 25 St. 20 St. - Stock .. 100 De., B. Stock 8, Do., New A 'lOO East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh&Glasgovk 9 Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin. Prtb &Dundec 1 Forth Sz, Clyde June. 100 Glasgow &S. - Wester', 'lOO Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ; 100 Great Western ..' ..... 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster Er Carlisle 14 Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds__ LOO Lancash. and Y orksl. 19,-, Do., Fifths 1 .11 D 0., Wst. Riding Uri all y Liv:Crsby.&SoUtlipt all London & Blackwal BO Lon d. Bright & S.Cst. .00 Loud. and N. WeAu. 12 Do. Fifths 1 'D0.101.511.,M&8 t 2 Do. Eighths., 100 London andS. Westn. 42? Do., .V5O 34 - Do., £4O all Lndndrry& Coleraine all Lndndrry & Ennisk. 100 Nianelt.Sllef.& Lineln 44 Do., Man. & Lin. En. 100 Nlidland LOO Do. liming. &Dcrb, - all Nlisild. G. West. (Irv.) 22". Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & 5j Newinkt.BuryExten. 19. Nwpt. Al erg. & Ilrfd. Ye wry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. ..... 20 20 10 10 J)0 Norfolk 3 Northn.Connties Un. 00 North British.,:: all North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Llo., 1 A Deferred all Do., Al 3 Guarantee , /0 N. Eastern—Berwick 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Do.do. G.N.E. Parch. all Do. Leeds LOO ,Do. York all 'North London 8 Do. New £lO Ld h i.O.Wstrn.,}lamp , stead, and City Jn... I , . 7 North Staffordshire all North Western all N. &S. Westrn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley St. 10 St.. 25 20 20 50 20 and Leicester.. .00 Oxford, Worcester, & Volverlampton 4 Portsmouth ,00 Aeottish Central__ 00 ScottishMidlaud all ihrewsby. & Herefd all Shropshire Union „. De. A, B, C,& paid up at per eeic. all south Devon [OO South Eastern all South Wales 15 A. Yrksh. & Riv. Dui 5 i)o 8 Aaiues,\Vok &WO]; all tockton & Darliii... 16: Stockton & Hartlepl. 100 Taff Vale 9 Do. £lO shares 100 Do. Pref., No. 21 [lames Haven Doeli and Railway all I Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkennyl all Waterford&Limeriel 18 West Cornwall. 3 West End of London and . Crystal Palace.. all West London. 11.1bLI Wimbledn & Croydon all Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissossac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central I noclia,Scrip 20 .00 20 5 Central of Italy all Demerara 14 Dijon and Besancon 9 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New all East Indian 2 Do. Extension all Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay. '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, de 10 Gd. Jnnct. of France 12 Gd. Tk of CanadaA is. all Do. do all ID — O - St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. all Do. Cert. of Deben., con. itito Stk. till '63 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 Calla& Shares all Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55. all Do. do., '62, p. '56 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, withoul 20 50 20 25 option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 11 Lake Coust. & Basle all Lucca BSc Pistoj asp. c prof 12 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations 10 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons Qa Moditerrau 16i Madras 2 Do. New 3D i(aria Antonia all Do. do. New 2 Melbourne Dk. dt Ry. all Namur tk Liege (with interest) all po. (ex interest) all Northern of France all D 0.20/. Sh s.late Char leroi and Brquelines gua r. 3 i P. c. & red. at 221. dur. 88 yrs. from IJan. 1854 all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds. (fmy.B.&Ams..Shs.) all N o rwegianTrunkPrel 14 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans.... all Paris and R0uen...... 10 ParisCaen & Cherbrg all Rouen and Havre 20 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse all Do. 54 p. cent. Prof 10 Southern of France 14 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A). all \Vest Flanders all Do 5i per c. Pref._ 10 Western of France In West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden 0 Zealand ............... all Australasia ............ all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Auctralia, & China 25 Colonial ................ 20 Commercial of Lond. 16 English Scottish and Australian all Lond. Chart. Bk. o: Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Loud. & Westminster 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New National of Ireland, all New South Walos.., all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co all south Australia all Union of Australia 'Do. New 3.0 Union vf 59 4 891 90 71 703 71 i li i 81 23a 68 i& 31 3i 76 14 13i sly JOINT-STOCK BANKS, i d par 1 id 10 - ii 8 21d 22i ;-- 23 TrIE SUN, LONDON SATITR,DAY _EVENING, OCTOBER, 28. 1854: IES LEASE :ED RENT. yesterday. RAILNYAIt. 'r 1-eald, it. 100 ft . 100 ft. 100 :5 1 all V 5 all ;5 all 10 all 50 all 25 all 12? xll 12-; all 20 all 10 all St. 100 St. t()0 5, 1 , all all all 2i all it. 100 15 18 .2 iO all 5l all ;t. 100 3edford and Bleteliley ... Buck - ghat= Clydesdale Je., E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Olas. Barr. Neils. Direct, Do. New... Loudon & N. West. at.Nrthn. Distr.& Du. Fr art;pl. Dir. Railway & Selby Do. Shares. ' 1)o. 1 Shares. Lon.& Greenw Do. Preference Lott. , Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Nianch. Bxtn and Matlock Middlesbro' Redcar Do xt.Westh Vie. New. Berw. Y. SzNNici Do Is. Easteirn I Pot, & Co, Norfolk L.& N. W . & Midid. Stckton & Dariiugt. Nlidld.Bradfd gorthern andl Easternsp.e. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p Prest. & Wyre E. Count. Do I Do L. &N.W 1 &Ln&Yk Do Do. A shares. Roystn.& Hit. Shef. Roth an d Goole g. 5 p. c. S. Stafiorclsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent... - 100 99 - 101 130 - 133 ... - • Gt Northn Lancash & Yorksh. A. MClean Stockt. & Darlingt D 0......... 102 104 51 52 25 25 13 13. 23 24xd , 11 - 2i - 2i .5i - k Do Wilts&Somrst 5$ - GO i3G - 18 • ,• .•• 21 30 - 31 93 - 95 latwestn this da:v. 111 i BEATS OF SIR WILLIAM YOUNG, AT ALMA. •-.---.-.4,....-...---- One or two different accounts of the death of Sir William Young, Bart., of the 23d Fusiliers, having appeared, we (Chelmsford Chronicle) publish the following extract from a letter received by a relative, and written by one who was at the battle of Alma. The writer of the letter alluded to, speak ing of Sir William, says : "Thank God he died most nobly, while trying to rally his men in front of a Russian battery. The 23d were awfully cut up, having eight officers killed and five wounded, in the space of about five minutes. The Rus sians were in a very strong position upon the hills above the Alma, where they had one hundred guns entrenched, and our guns could not reach them. The light divi sion went up, and succeeded in driving back the troops opposed to them, especially the 23d, who behavd most gallantly. After they had driven back their adversaries, a large column of the Imperial Guard came down on their right flank, whom they mistook for the French. It was a fatal error, for when the 23d ceased firing the Russians poured in such a terrible fire that the men turned and retreated. The officers sprang to the front, to bring them on once more, and were instantly shot down. The colonel (Chester), two captains, and five subalterns (among them peer William) were killed on the spot. I saw to-day, wile brought me William's shoulder-belt, sash, &c. ; his sword was smashed to pieces by the shot, and he told me that William was the first who fell. When I saw him he was hit in five places —one bullet in his mouth, a second in his neck, and a third in his right breast, a fourth was through the left hand, and the fifth through the left leg, below the knee. When the regiment retreated, he spoke to Captain Bell, and said, It is all up with .me ;' and when they came up again a minute afterwards he was perfectly dead. It is a comfort to know that he did.not suffer any pain. We came up at the end to fire upon the retiring Ruesians, and I am comforted at the idea than we were playing on these same guards who had done the mischief. I found them when we advanced up the ravines lying pretty the 23d in one grave ; the chaplain of the light division real the service over the grave, and it was a great consola tion to be able to hear the words of St. Paul, 'Not te sorrow as men without hope ;'and again, to trust in a sure and certain hope of a joyful resurrection.' Nevertheless, when standing by the grave, I could not but wish to God that he had taken me instead of William ; still not my will but Thine bo done I put his cloak over him, which seine of the others had not, and at nay rate he died a true soldier's death and met a fitting grave. If it be God's will that I should survive this turn, I trust to live to erect a stone over their commoe grave some day. I cut off two locks of hair from my brother before he was buried—one for myself and one for some of you ; but no more tears until I mark on those same Imperial guards, which I trust to do before this reaches you. I have got his pietol as he loaded it, and that is not fired until we storm Sebastopol. To-day for revenge—to- morrow for mourning." CRYSTAL PALACE.--(THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) MILITARY FETE. ONE O'CLOCK r.m.—The building is quite full. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, Oct. 27.—There is no noticeable change in our market since Tuesday. The week has been an in animate one, both in yarns and goods. This has been the general characteristic ; and, to some extent, th• ten dency of prices is against producers. In yarns, this shows itself principally in bundles, buyers being able to secure an advantage here and there of id. per lb (rarely more), as compared with last week ; yet, ge nerally, the most approved and best known spinnings can hardly be cheapened even in this small degree. The demand for cops and warps has been such, especially for early delivery on continental account, that their value is steadily maintained, although the middle num bers are not quite so keenly inquired after as they were by the home manufacturers. BRADFORD, Oct. 26.—Wool—The spinners buy with the greatest caution. The quantity now consuming is very limited, and the prices for which wool is held would ensure a loss to the consumer. Yarns —Every day the production is lessened by curtailment of time-working, and further stoppage of spinning frames. Pieces—The manufacturers are murmuring at the present unsatis factory state of things, and are acting on the defen sive by stopping looms and working short time. The merchants only buy to select up stocks, and the quantity of manufacture I goods was unusually small. LEICESTER, Oct. 26.—A further falling off in the de mand for hosiery goods has taken place, and the Govern• 'Tient orders being nearly executed, it is feared many hands will be thrown out of employment. There are no heavy stocks in hand, but as a decided check has taken place with both London and Manchester houses, manu facturers will produce cautiously. CENTRAL GAS COMPANY.--The half-yearly meeting was held last night at the London Tavern. Mr. Dakin, the chairman, read the report. The available balance for the half-year, after deduction of working expenses, interest, and charges for meters, was 8,0061. 14s. 6d. A dividend . on the half-year ending the 24th of June last was recommended at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. That would require about 6,0001., leaving a balance of 2,0021. 14s. 6d. to be carried to next year's account. The chairman further stated that it appeared from the report of Dr. Letheby that the gas of the company was up wards of 32 per cent. higher quality than the standard fixed by the act—showing that the prosperity of the com pany was not attained by any neglect of the interest of the consumer. In answer to a shareholder, the chair man stated that Mr. C roll was not to receive any remu neration for increased illuminating power in the gas until the shareholders received 10 per cent. dividend. After several unimportant questions the report was agreed to, and a vote of thanks given to the chairman and directors. STEAM BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND PRILADELPHIA. Fesus Liverpool, Friclay.-- . --The Liverpool and Philadelphia Steam-ship Company have made arrangements whereby the regular sailings of their line will soon be completed, which have for a time been disturbed, owing to the strand- ing of their fine new steamer City of Philadelphia on the coast of Newfoundland. They have completed a pur chase from the Australasian Pacific Steam Company of their steam-ship Kangaroo, of 1,874 tons burden and 300-horse power, which is new in the Black Sea, but is ordered home, and expected to be on the station in about six weeks. Their new steam-ship City of Baltimore, of 2,500 tons burden and 500-horse power (having 5 feet longer keel than the celebrated Himalaya), is to be launched in December, and to be ready for work in the month of March next. They have also completed a con tract for a new steamer to be called the City of Wash ington, of 2,700 tons new measurement and 450-herse power, to be ready in June next ; she will be built, as the other vessels of the company have been, by the well-known builders, Tod and M‘Gregor, of Glasgow, and are all of iron. The floating of the City of Philadel phia, for more than two hours, with a hole et about 4 feet square in her side, and on to a good beach where every soul was safely landed ; and also the floating of th e s t ea mer Vesta, after having her bow stove in by the Arctic, bears very strong testimony to the safety of iron vessels, if they have really strong water-tight bulkheads. SOUTHAMPTON, Friday.—The Tagus, Captain Joy, belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company, left this afternoon with the usual mails for Vigo, Oporto, Cadiz, Lisbon, and Gibraltar. The Tagus has on board forty-one passengers, amongst whom are Baron and Baroness D'Aerseer, and Captain Lyon, 93d Highland ers. Her cargo consists of specie, amounting to 15,8101. for Lisbon, and 27,8001. for Cadiz, 50 bottles of quick env tr, besides cottons, silks, hardware, indigo, &c. The , text mails from the Peninsular ports will arrive by the Nia,drid. She is expected on the 3d proximo. The Candia, with the next homeward heavy portion of the India and China mails, is expected on or about the 4th November. The Indus will leave on that day with the outward heavy portion of the India, mail ; and the Ma drid will probably convey the next mail of the 7th proximo to the Peninsular ports. The Royal Mail Com panys st,3a ni -ship La Plata will take the West India andd Mexico mails of the 24 November, and the Atrato is expected to arrive on or about Su n d ay ward portion of t hat mail, with the home- NE WMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HANDICAP TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. SECOND NURSERY STAKES. Bianca Jack Sheppard Lord Allred Eight ran. MABKET .NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. The business doing in fruit and vegetables to-day was tolerably extensive, as follows : FR UlT.—Pine apples, English, 3s 6d to Cs per lb; apricots, is to 2s Od per doz. ; hot-house grapes, 2s 6d to 4s per lb ; English ditto, 6,1 to is 6,1 ; melons, is 6d to 3s each peaches, Is Od to ss; nectarines, Is Od to 5s per dozen; apples, 5s Od to 103 Od per bushel ; pears, 2s Od. to 5s o,l.per half sieve; Orleans plums and green gages is to is 6d per punnet ' • ditto, 2s to 3s 6d, and common plums, is 3 to 3s 0,1 per half sieve; cherries, 6d to is per pound ; lemons, 2s to 3s per doz. ; oranges, lis to 165 per 100; fil berts, lOs to 105 s per.l.oo Ibs; cobnuts, 80s 90s; almonds, 2s to 3s per lb. ; walnuts, 6d to 10d per 100; figs, is Od to 2s 6d per lb. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, 8d to is Od per dozen ; red ditto. 2s Od to 4s per dozen ; French beans, is Gd to 2s Od per half sieve ; brocoli, 4d to 10d per bundle ; potatoes, 60s to 105 s porton; vegetable marrow, 6d to is each; peas, is 6d to 3s Od per bush.; broad beans, 9d to is per half sieve ; turnips, 2d to 4d per bunch ; carrots, 3d to 6d per bunch; cucumbers, ld to 4(1 each ; garlic, Os 6cl to 'Os 8d per pound • spinach, 10d to Is 6d per sieve ; onions, 2s to 4s 0(1 per bush. ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s per doz. • leeks, ld to 2d p er bunch ; shallots, 4d to 6d ; horse-rakish, 2s Od to 5s Od per bundle ; parsley, 2d to 3d per bunch ; celery, 6d to is 6d per bundle ; endive, 9d to is Od per score ; beet, ld to 2d each ; parsnips, is Od to 2s Od per dozen ; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, is Od to is 6d per pottle ; artichokes, 4s to 5s per doz. ; cabbage lettuces, 9cl to is Od per score ; sorrel, 6d to is per half sieve ; radishes Gd to 9d per dozen hands ; tomatoes, 5s Od to Cs per half sieve ; chillies, is to is 6d per 100; Brusselis sprouts, is 3d to 2s ; capsicums, is to 2s per 100. AT F Leasihg Compans. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkey poults, Os Od to OS Od j Geese, 4s 6d to 7s 6cl each; Ducks, 4s Od to 6s Gd ; tame Rabbits, Os Od to Os Od ; wild do , 10d to is 6d each ; Pigeons, Gs to 8a per doz. ; large Surrey Fowls, —s Od. to —s 01 ; middling, 2s 3d to 4s Od ; Chickens, is Gd to 2s 3d ; Capons, 4s Od to 6s Oil ; Hares 2s 6(1 to 3s 8d ; grouse, 2s Od to 2s 9d each ; Leverets, Os Od to Os each. Ostend fresh butter, 108 Od to 12s Od, and English lls 6(1 to 14s Od per dozen lbs. Engish Eggs, 88 Gd to 9s 3d; French ditto, 5s Gd to 'Ts Od per 120. NEWPORT. Beef from 3s 4d to 4s 6d; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d; veal, 3s 6d to 4s Gd ; pork, 34 81 to 6s 2d per Blbs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3b 4d to 4s 6d ; veal, 3s 4d ,o 4s 4d ; pork, 38 4d to 5s Od per Blbs. by the caroase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 5s Od to 21s ; Brills, 3s to lOs each ; -Salmon is Gd to 1$ 7d per lb; Cod Fish, 5s to 17s each; Soles, 3d to 2s Gd per pair; Eels, 8d to Is Od per lb; Lobsters, Gd to is 6d ; Crabs, 4d to is 6d ; Whitings, 3s to lls per doz.; Common Oysters, lOs to Hs; bsh; Mackerel, Od to Od each ; Smelts, is to 3s Gd per doz.; Skate, 6cl to Od per lb; Shrimps, Os 9d to 2s Gd per gallon; Bloaters, is Gd to 2s Od per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, Od to Os Od per doz. ; Scotch do., Gd to is 3d. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 94 to 100; of household ditto, 8d to 9d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to - 641b, 30 to Od; 641 b to 721 b, 34d to 30 ; 721 b to 801 b, 30 to aid ; 801 b to 881 b, 3;d to 44 ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to ‘lid ; 961 b to 104.1 b, 40 to 40 ; 1041 b fyo 1121 b 40 to 44d. Horse hides, 6s Od to Os Od; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s Od; ditto, full, 6s Od to Os Od; polled sheep, 3s 9d to 5s 3d ; Keuts, 3s 3d to 3s 9d ; Half-breds, 3s 3d to 3s 9d ; Downs, 2s 9d to 3s 2d; Lambs, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 4/ 10s ; clover ditto, 3/ Cs to 5/ 15s ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 8s per load. Trade dull. Supplies moderate. UumnEunAND.—Meadow hay, 21 153 to 4/ 15s ; clover ditto, 31 Os to 5/ 15s; and straw, 1/ 66 to 1/ lOs per load. A full average supply and a sluggish demand. WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2110 s to 4/ 10s; clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 6!, Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 8s per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. Prom the London 7_lrelo Price Current of yesterday.) MOLASSES.—The large parcels sold to-day were at 14s to 15s 6d for West India, and at 14s 9d to 15s for Cuba and Porto Rico. _ _ COFFEE.—The position of the market is favourable. Of Plantation Ceylon, several parcels were sold privately to-day, and rates close fully is per cwt above the previous week. CHICORY.—There are free sellers of British Root at 91. to 101, and Powder 141. to 201. por ton ; still demand keeps of the same limited nature as for some time past. Foreign Root is held for 101. 5s to 10/. 10s, but little is doing. TEA.—Holders were firmer to-day,' and demanded 10Id to 10d for low to good ord Congou ; still dealers operated with caution. • itusi met with much attention to-sap, ana prices ciosea higher. Demerara strong at 4s SLI to 4s 7d low to fine Jamaica 5s to 6s proof, Leewards 3s 3d to 3s 4d, and East India 3s to 3s 2d per gallon. COCHINEAL—Honduras silvers are 2d to 3d cheaper, low to tine in public sale to-day went at 3s 2d to 4s ld ;" Tenerifie grain is not altered, silvers 3s 8d to 3s to 10d, blacks 3s lld to 4s ld per lb. The market is very flat. a ll n o d n c o l f u r 2 a s s B b b l a a c g k s s ° 3 ll s iy rld a S A FFLOWER.-20 bales Ben ga l sold 30s to 50 s for o rd. tsomlasillipdo.rtion sold. A few bags sorts ; 300 bales fine advertised for sale in about four days. INDIGO.-15 chests Bengal sold 2s 7d to 4s Bd. TAR.—The arrivals of Stockholm give a slightly easier range to prices, which are now quoted 31s for this descrip tion, and 35s for Archangel. TURPENTINE.—A better demand has been experienced far spirits, and prices have advanced to 410 to 41s Gd for British, and 42s to 42s Gd for American. Rough 12s to 12s Gd. PROVISIONS.—Foreign butt e rs are in steady demand, and the quality given Ilolste;n and B osc h a hi g her range, the forme r reaching 90s, and th e l a tt er 90 s t o 91s. Irish Butters are very firm, and Cork are i s d earer, ow ing to the high ad ., vices from that m ar k e t , fi rsts over there bringing 100 s, ec'rning to market sea sonabl y better has seconds 91s, and thirds 90s. Bacon is very scarce, the Waterford boat havi ng b een d eta i ne d through an accident , and her arrival is not expected t.ll Wednesday. It is not easy to buy anything but at extreme quotations. Rice met with a slow demand to-day ; white Bengal landed 15s to 163 Gd , Madras 13s 6d. to 14s 6d, and cargo 12s Gd to 13s. There was no public sale. FRUIT.—To-day at auction 1,155 pkgs new Muscatel raisins sold at 523 to 91s ; 300 boxes old Valencia raisins 36s per cwt. • TaLLow.—ln auction 785 casks wore mostly sold ; South American 62s to 663 sa, French 64s Od to 655, new Y.C. 65s Gd to 65s 9d, Australian ox 63s to 65s 3d, Hambro 66s 9d, Archangel 64s to 65s 3d, Leghorn 665. The se p rices are rather under la s t Friday. Russian quiet ;;old 65s 9d to 665, new 66s 6d, all the year 66s home melted G 6 s Gd cash 1,691 casks have been d e li vere d' since Monday. Fat is 3s ld. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Oct. 2B.—Wind this day at Noon, S.W. ; fine, clear weather, with a stroll.- breeze. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 27.--Wind, W. Arrived—H.M.S. Salamander, from the Mediteranean. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 27.—Wind, W. Arrived — E milie, from Deaitzic, for Rochfort • Belgravia, Lond on, for Varna. Sail e d—Sh and, for P o rtland Bay ; Bee, for St. Michael's. FALMOUTH, Oct. 27.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Devon shire (s), f rom Dublin, and left for London. S ailed — Adriatic, C ar diff and New Orleans; Admiral Hermits, Cork ; Deodata, Belfast. OFF DARTMOUTH.—Ida, , from Gothenburg , for C adiz. COWES, Oct. 27.—Wi n d S. by W. Arrived —Britannia, from Casilda (Cuba). DOVER, Oit. z7.—Wind, W. Arrived—William and Mary, from Yarmouth, f o r Waterford, to stop a lock. Sailed—C eres, f or Bordeaux. Off Port—Najade. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 28.—(Per Elec. Tel.)—The Melbourne, bound to Sydney, broke her sheer last night, and lies high and dry, near Rock Ferry, in a good condition. POOLE, Oct. 27.—Wind, S. Sailed—Cork Packet, for Seville. BrasToL, Oct. 27.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Abeons, from Buenos Ayres ; John Miller, Quebec ; Johanna Ca tharina, Galatz. Sailed—Empress, for Akyab; William, New Orleans. CARDIFF, Oct. 27.—Wind, S. Arrived—Mathilde, from New York. Sailed—Florence, for Teneriffe ; Pera, Alexandria ; Countess of Mulgrave, Portland, U.S. ; Pru dence, Constantinople ; Rebecca, Seville ; Bordeaux (s s), Bordeaux ; Fanny Sermes, Rio Grande. LYNN, Oct. 27.—Wind, SW. Arrived—Wm. Henry Angers, from Quebec ; Queen of the Ifles, St. John's, N. 8.; Minorca, New York. IN THE GULLS, Oct. 27.—Odessa, from Shields, for Palermo. SWANSEA, Oct. 27.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Hannah, from Prince Edward's Island. Sailed—Charles, for Co quimbo ; Win. Nicholson, Cuba. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 26.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Daisy, from Gonaives. Sailed—Jura (s s), for Constantinople. (PNE ELECTRIC TELBGRAPIL) LIVERPOOL, Saturday, 10.30 a.m. Wind S., light, and very dull. Arrived—Arno, steamer, from Naples. Off Port—John Bright, Driver, Grecian, steamer, and Invincible. Sailed—Kingston, for Savannah ; Rubis, Hayti ; Cathe rine Isabella, Groningen ; Rapid, Curacoa ; Sunda, Bahia; Charles Jackson, Arica ; Comerciante, Bilboa ; S. Gilder sleeve, F aus ti na , Franklin, Baltimore ; Tidy, A ms t er d am ; Havan nah ; Elsinore ; Hermes, D emerara ; Chiriaco, Alexandria ; Lelean, llavro ; Princo Albert, Constanti nople ; Terivsrseli m , Amsterdam ; Margaret, Rotterdam ; Beerta liendrika, Amsterdam; Cledan, Dunkirk; Wave, St. Michael's; Countess of Zetland, Para. (BY SUBMARINE AND ESMOPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.16 a.m. Wind, S.W. ; tide half-ebb; fine. Arrived—City of London (s.), from Dunkirk; Edward, Konigsberg; Wave, Medemblik ; Wilhelmina, Odense ; Donna, Memel ; Iris, Guernsey ; John James and Ellen, Rouen. Sailed—Antiguan, for Constantinople ; Holland (s.), Ostiind Palestine (s.), New York. DLL, Saturday, 9.20 a.m. Wind—S.S.W., fresh ; fine. Anchored.—Winterthur, from Calcutta for London; Abdo, Callao Berwick; Superior, Demerara London, THE PATRIOTIC I TIND. BRIDGWATER, SOMERSET. SPEECH OF ARCHDEACON DENISON. A public meeting of the inhabitants convened by the Mayor (W. Browne, Esq.,) was held at the Town-hall, Bridgwater, on Friday, at neon. The meeting was most respectably attended, and the presence of the Archdeacon gave an unexpected eclat to the proceedings. The MAYOR took the chair. He need not inform them that the object of their meeting was in compliance with her Majesty's commission to consider the raising of subscriptions for the relief of the widows and families of those great men who had died in their service in the present war. He called on the Town Clerk (J. 8.. B. Carslake, Esq.,) to read the commission. The TOWN CLERK read the commission, and drew at tention to the clause for the appointment of local com mittees. The MAYOR felt it a duty to call them together with out delay, and was sure of their approbation for so doing. They had now an opportunity of• giving according to their means ; and to convince them that it would be in a good cause, he need only read to them an extract from a speech of Dr. Crely's, delivered at a meeting in Wal brook, London, in October, and which he had had re printed from the daily papers of Oct. 2.5 th last. Ho called on The Rev. T. A. STANTIALL, who proposed that it was desirable to raise subscriptions in aid of the Patriotic Fund. He extolled the unequalled bravery of our troops at Alma, and appealed to the meeting, whilst their hearts throbbed at such victories, to think of the fathers who were left dead on the battle-field, and whose feelings would, in the prospect of death, be soothed by knowing that their wives and families would be protected from want. The REV. G. A. DENISON, Archdeacon of Taunton, felt very thankful indeed to have an opportunity to say a few words in support of this Patriotic Fund. It seemed to him that they were then met in obedience to the command of her Majesty, and he was sure that that command never would nor never had received a more ready or willing obedience than it would receive from himself and that meeting. He had felt it to be a small thing to sit at home waiting for the success of their soldiers, even when as he himself had done—and he was not ashamed to tell what he had done—even when offer ing up prayers and supplications to the Most High for the safety and success of their brave soldiers who were fighting their battles, if they could not do anything to encourage them to fight. The Patriotic Fund was a great opportunity for all classes to come forward and give this encouragement. It was not enough even to offer up supplications for the dying soldier, as he had done; they must give up something that they would not otherwise give up—something that they would have been glad to use themselves. It should come to every heart to do this, and he felt it difficult to express what, he was sure, all felt • for, however elo quent the words, however burning the feelings sought to be expressed, it was impossible, on such a subject, ;to express them. Words were useless ; and, if they wished to show how their hearts were with their brave soldiers, they must do so by deeds and acts of alnisgivings to their widows and children. The people of England were never slow in acts of almsgiving; and, however many differences and separations there might be amongst them —and in this imperfect world there must always be sepa rations—he thanked God there was nothing to separate them in the object of their meeting that day ; but they could come forward with one heart and one mind, and perform the duty they owed to the bravo soldiers wLo had left their families to their care. (Applause.) The resolution was then carried. Mr. HUGHES, collector of her Majesty's Customs, pro posed the local committee, and announced that the Cus toms' officers of this port had readily volunteered a day's pay to the fund, and as there was no other distinction between the employ of Government and private employ than that it was the worst paid, he hoped that the work men of the town would follow the example. J. BROWN; Esq , seconded the motion, which was carried. Three honorary secretaries were then nominated, and a petitiun to her Majesty, expressing the opinion of the meeting, that provision should be made out of the pub lic revenue for the wives and families of all soldiers, sailors, and marines who might die in the public service, was also adopted. A subscription amounting to nearly 90/. was then made, and the meeting ended. FIESr WARD MUTING IN TRH CITY.—A avard meeting of the inhabitants of Cordwainers' Ward was held yesterday afternoon in the vestry-room of the church of St. Mary-le-bow, Cheapside, to take into con sideration the recommendations of the Royal commission in respect of the widows and families of soldiers and sailors who have fallen in the service of their country. Mr. Alderman Salmons was in the chair, and the re quisite resolutions were unanimously agreed to. The meeting was addressed by the chairman, the Rev. Mr. Bennett, Mr. G. Moore, Mr. James Lamb, the Rev. Dr. Croly, &c. A committee to collect subscriptions was appointed. DERBY.—.A. meeting called by the high sheriff of the county, J. Drury Lowe, Esq., was hold in the County hall, Derby, yesterday, at noon, for the purpose of de termining upon the best mode of carrying into effect throughout the county such portions of her Majesty's Royal commission as relates to the raising of a Patriotic Fund far the relief of the widows and orphans of those soldiers, sailors, and marines who may fall in the present war. The attendance was numerous. The necessary resolutions were carried unanimously, and a committee appointed. One thousand pounds was collected in a few minutes. BRIGHTON.—A meeting of the inhabitants of Brighton, convened by John Fawcett, Esq., the mayor, was held yeatstrda_v_ for the purpose of estab lishing a local committee in aid of the Patriotic Fund, under her Majesty's commission. The mayor presided, and the necessary resolutions were carried unanimously. The mayor was appointed treasurer to the fund. LlVERPOOL.—Yesterday, in accordance with the de sire of the Worshipful the Mayor, J. B. Lloyd, Esq., a publio meeting of the inhabitants of this town was held at noon, at St. George's Hall (being the first that has been held there since the opening), for the purpose of arranging local committees to aid the general committee formed in Loudon, which by Royal commission it is in tended shall receive subscriptions and distribute them amongst the widows and orphans of our soldiers and sailors who have already fallen, or may fall, in the East or in the Baltic. The necessary resolutions, which were unanimously agreed to, were proposed and seconded by the Venerable Archdeacon Brooke, Colonel de Rinzy, Mr. T. B. Horsfall, M.P., Mr. Joseph Ewart, Mr. G. Henderson, the Recorder of Liverpool, Mr. Adam Hodgson, Mr. Thornely M.P., and Mr. Bramley Moore, M.P. KING'S COUNTY. —Immediately upon the receipt of a notification from the executive, intimating to the Earl of Bosse, as lieutenant of the King's County, that in such official character he had been nominated as a commis sioner-to aid in the establishment of local committees, and the collection of funds, to be appropriated according to her Majesty's commission, the noble lord put himself in communication with the magistrates of the county, and according to arrangement, a large number of the magistrates met his lordship at the court-house of Par sonstown, and it was agreed to divide the county into threo districts, and to have a committee for each, who are to appoint sub-committees. A subscription list, which has been opened, is headed by the Earl of Rosso who has contributed 1001. John P. Armstrong, Esq., has also subscribed 801. THE EFFECTS OF SHOT. (From the Siecle.) It is on an average at about 600 metres that the allies have traced their first parallel before Sebastopol. To render clear to persons not familiar with the military art the effect which artillery may produce at that distance on the works of a fortified place, we think it as well to point out the power which guns of various calibre pos sess of penetrating into the different substances employed in fortifications. It must not be forgotten that, as Se bastopol is not sufficiently defended by its permanent for tifications on the land side, the allied armies will have to attack defences raised by means of earthworks. In set tled ground, half sand and half clay, a ball of 36, fired at a distance of 600 metres, with a charge of 6 kilogram mes of gunpowder, penetrates 2 metres 9 centimetres ; fired at 800 metres with the same charge, its penetration is lna. 92c. A ball of 24, fired by a charge of 4 kilog. of powder at the distances just named, penetrates lm. 84c. and lm. 68c. The charge of guns of 36 is almost always 6 kilog. of powder, but that of guns of 24 comes down pretty often from 4 kilog. to 3. In that case the penetration diminishes ; at 600 metres it is lm. 78c. in place of lm. 84c., and at 800 metres, lm. 57c. iu place of lm. 68c. The gun of 16 is fired with a charge of 4 kilog.; 2 kilog. 67 hect. ; and 2 kilog. Its penetration at 600 and 800 metres is lm: 56c. and lm. 42c. That force of penetration explains the remarkable effect produced at Bomarsund by guns of 16. In oak timber of ordinary quality, a ball of 36, fired at 600 metres, penetrates lm. 12c., and at 800 metres, 95c. only. At these distances, the penetration of a ball of 24 with a full charge is 95c. and 78c. ; and that of a ball of 16, 81c. and 65c. The pe netration of a ball of 36 into good mason-work is, at 600 metres, 46 centimetres, and at 800 metres, 38c. ; that of a bail of 24 is 42c. and 34c. Now, since so much is said of bombshells, let us state their penetrating force at the moment of their fall. Fired at 600 metres, a bomb of 32c. in diameter penetrates 50c. into ground half sand and half clay, 22c. into oak, and 10c. into masonry. This is not altogether in accord with the effect generally attributed to shells ; but that is, however, exact. We may, however, state that if the shell is fired at an angle which allows it to acquire the greatest possible rapidity in its fall, it may penetrate 400. into oak and 80c. into masonr y. Thus it is seen that even at 700 metres, on an average, onr artillery must produce absolute ravages in the fortifications of various kinds of Sebastopol. ft must not, however, be supposed that the penetration will be doubled when the distance is one-half less. A ball of 36, which at 600 metres has a penetration of 46e. into good masonry, has only 57c. when fired at 300 metres. It had been believed that Sebastopol was sus ceptible of being taken by a coup de main, and that opinion would perhaps have been verified if we had pos sesaed a strong cavalry force to prevent the broken masses of the enemy from re-forming. But when an army is conveyed in a fleet on a difficult sea, it is always the cavalry which proves defective at the first moment, and often also the field artillery. Fortune is determined to make us pay for what she could have given us ; it will only be an additional honour for the soldiers of France and England. ----- NEW TROOP SIIIP.—An iron-screw steamer, 1,800 tons (not yet named), which was launched from Messrs. Mare's yard, Blackwell, on Wednesday last, has been hauled into the East India Dock Basin, to be equipped. She has been purchased by the Government for a troop ship. PROGRESS BEFORE We extract the following from a letter received yesterday from the camp before Sebastopol it is dated Oct. 13 I am now sitting on the wall of a ruined farm house, which serves as a picket post for the Third Division, and from which I can look down on the town of Sebastopol. It shines, white and clear, in the fine October sun, and, on a first view, it seems open and defenceless on the south and south-east side. The Russians are plainly visible through the glass, working like bees ; women and Aildren are carrying up earth in baskets, and already the white tower on the right of our lines is blocked up with a double lino of earthworks pierced for guns. The fort is no longer the white fort—it has been painted of a buff colour, probably not to look so conspicuous at night. Fort Constantine and the Star Fort are silent—not a soul is visible around them. A large camp has been formed opposite to the extreme left of our lines, defended by earthworks, but not many men are visible inside. Large masses of men are, however, at drill or parade on a piece of land in side the camp, and probably belong to it. There are a few Cossacks prowling about in front, perched on the high grounds and watching our motions. The spires and domes of the various public build ings would be fine marks for our guns if we were inclined to fire upon them. There is nothing doing in our front, but in the rear the sailors are busy dragging up guns and carriages. They are splen did fellows at this work, which is a pleasure and -not a toil to them, and their merry songs as they drag and strain at the ropes cheer the ear of the passer-by. They have a' camp full of quaint names —" Albion's Pets," " Tiger's Revenge," " Rule Britannia," such terms being marked on the tents, titi hich are pitched on the side of a pleasant hill near the town. _ The delay has been, I honestly believe, quite una avoidable. Any officer who has been present at great operations of this nature will understand what it is for an army to land in narrow and yAdgy separated creeks all its munitions of war—its shells, its cannon shot, its heavy guns, mortars, its pow-, der, its gun carriages, its platforms, its fascines, gabions, sand-bags, its trenching tools, and all the_ various materiel requisite for the siege of extensive and formidable lines of fortifications and batteries. But few shipz can come in at a time to Balakla,va or Arrow Bay ; in the former there is only one small ordnance wharf, and yet it is there that every British cannon must be landed. The nature of our descent on the Crimea rendered it quite impossible for us to carry our siege train along with us, as is the wont of armies invading a neighbouring country only separated from their own by some imaginary line. We had to send all our materiel round by sea, and then land as best we could. But when once it was landed the difficulties of getting it up to where it was required seemed really to com mence. All these enormous masses of metal were to be dragged by men, aided by such inadequate horse power as is at our disposal, over a steep and hilly country, on wretched broken roads, to a distance of eight miles, and one must have wit nessed the toil and labour of hauling up a Lan caster or 10-inch gun under such circumstances to form a notion of the length of time requisite to bring it to its station. It will, however, serve to give some idea of the severity of this work to state one fact—that on th e 10th no l ess th an 33 ammu nition horses were found dead, or in such a con dition as to render it necessary to kill them, after the duty of the day before. "Jack" has been of essential service. The only thing against him is that he is too strong. He pulls strong carts to pieces as if they were toys. He piles up shot-cases in the ammunition waggons till the horses fall underthe weight, for he cannot understand " the ship starting till the hold is full." He takes long pulls and strong pulls at tow ropes till they give like sewing silk, and he is indefatigable in "rousing" crazy oldvehicles uphill, and running full speed with them down hill till they fall to pieces. Many a heap of shot or shell by the roadside marks the scenes of such disasters ; but Jack's good hu mour during this "spring on shore" is inexhaustible, and comes back for the massive cargo from the camp with the greatest willingness when he is told it must be got up ere nightfall. It is most cheering to meet a set of these jolly fellows " working up a gun to the camp." From a distance you hear sonic hearty English chorus borne on the breeze over the hill side. As you approach, the strains of an un mistakeable Gosport fiddle, mingled with the squeaks of a marine fife, rise up through the unac customed vales of the Crimea. A cloud of dust on the ascent marks their coming, and tugging up the monster gun in its cradle, with " a stamp and go," strange cries, and. oaths sworn by some 30 tars, all flushed with honest exercise, while the officer in charge tries to moderate their excessive energies, and to induce the two or three hairyHerculeses who are sitting astride on the gun, or the few horses in front, with vine-leaves in their hats, or flowers in their hair, fr, di.c.m not and leave off the mugio The astonishment of the stupid fur-capped Crim ' Tartars, as they stare at this wondrous apparition on its way, is ludicrous to a degree ; but Turk, Crim, Russian, or Greek are all the same to Jack, and he is certain to salute every foreigner who goes by, while in this state, with the universal shibboleth of " Bono ! Bowno ! Johnny !" The silence and gloom of our camp, as Compared with the activity and bustle of that of the French, are very striking. No drum, no bugle-call, no music of any kind is ever heard within our pre cincts, while our neighbours close by keep up incessant rolls, fanfaronnades, and flourishes, re lieved every evening by the fine performances of their military bands. The fact is, many of our in struments have been placed in store, and the regi mental bands are broken up ana disorganised, the men being devoted to the performance of the duties for which the ambulance corps was formed. I think, judging from one's own feelings, and from the expression of those around, that the want of music in camp is productive of graver consequences than appear likely to occur at first blush from such a cause. Every military man knows how regi ments, when fatigued on the march, cheer up at the strains of their band, and dress up, keep step, and walk on with animation and vigour when it is playing. At camp I have always observed with pleasure the attentive auditory who gathered every evening at the first tap of the drum to listen to the music. At Aladyn and Devno the men used to wander off to the lives of the 77th, because it had the best band in the division ; and when he bands were silenced because of the prevalence of cholera, out of a humane regard for the feelings of the sick, the soldiers were wont to get up singing parties in their tents in lieu of their ordinary entertainment. It seems to be an error to deprive them of a cheering and wholesome influence at the very time they need it most. The military band is not meant alone for the delectation of garrison towns or for the pleasure of the officers in quarters, and the men are fairly entitled to its inspiration during the long and weary march in the enemy's country, and in the monotony of a standing camp ere the beginning of a siege. Our neighbours have made the head quarter camp quite lively by their vicinity and their excellent music at night. The French have achieved a great success. To wards sunset, of the 10th, four battalions, number ing 2,400 men, marched to the front of our left, and at 9 o'clock they commenced work. Before daybreak they had finished a ditch, parapet, and banquette 1,200 metres long, at a distance of 900 metros from the enemy's lino, and so little did the Russians suspect the operation that they never fired a gun to disturb them. At first the workmen encountered hard and rocky ground, but after they had penetrated to the depth of a foot and half or two feet, they came upon a deep bed of plastic tough clay, admirably suited for the purposes of entrench ing. Each man worked and kept guard as one of the covering parties in turn till daybreak, and by that time every man had finished his half metre of work, so that the 1,200 metres were completed. From this position a considerable portion of the enemy's defences on their right is quite under control, and the French can command the heaviest fort on that side. From the top of the ditch 76 guns can be counted in the embrasures of this fort. The French have got 46 guns lying behind the work, ready to mount when the embrasures aro made and faced with gabions and f as cines, s and the d a the platforms aro ready. Most of th ose g uns of brass—at least I know many of those landed are of that metal ; a p and the result times, for u that their fire must be slackened latt will l se b n e t brass guns will droop repeated discharges. Tbaetirthperensieunzle if t s li e h e will d b b y e w te " for the difference e m n 0 2 u 0 r s 0 to b u 3 t o O t e y a superior u d p s e i e o a r r e r e t j o . the o e f n e ourmy s s lines rg e r t m be ed li n u e e a s r o t f h t e h a e rt i ill ih e i z of distance. f g trl u loa ns will more than comp ensa The lore. Division. There are about 2,000 men on shore. The of the left actatamckp, is s ea fo r The officers who command the Naval Brigade are Captain Stephen Lushington (Albion, 90), Com mander-in -Chief ; Captain William Peel (Diamond, 27), second in command ; Commander ltaiundooolinph_ ( tem p o rarily disqualified by illness), t ' nand ' • Commanders Burnett an d B orlase ; Lieu tenants—First, J. N. Norman (Trafalgar) ; Second, W. H. Bridge (Vengeance) ; Third, G. Greathed (Britannia) ; Lieutenants \ Vilnaslmrst (Trafalgar), Lieutenant Partridge (Queen), Lieutenant Capel (Britannia). Commander Hoare of the Beagle, and Commander Snow, of the Arrow, have landed the heavy guns of their vessels , and rendered ex cellent servic e a t th e naval camp by their exertions. The guns landed by the fleet were furnished by the following vessels, OF THE SIEGE as nearly as I can ascertain The Albio n l an d e d 6 , the Qu een 6,theß SEBASTOPOL. Rodney 6, , the Traf a l gar 6, th e T err ib le 2 (heavy me t a l) , th e ' Britannia 6, the Diamond 20—in all 52. The Marine Battalions, numbering about 1,200 men, are enc ampe d on the heig hts over Balaklava, but I have n o t yet be n e d n . able Th to ascertain who are the officers in corn of the batteries o f howitzers Th ey are tor will ll a b v charge ee placed on those heights , and are intru s t e dth r with the charge of the siegero ad trainto t is the tow n from eastern ck"attacks . Our .t : t wo a thethe m " e ri o g ffi ht ee " rs and ' commanding' left" at ta ck. the ba t teri es on the r ight attack are—Lieutenant -Colone l Dickson (who volunteered his services for the battery left vacant by the death of Captain Patten), Ca c p ers ta inp'l Agui commandingar, and Captain Strange. The offi the batteries of the left attack are— Major Young, Major Freese, and Major Irving. The whole of the siege train is commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Gambler. The Golden Fleece, Hydaspes, and Jason sa il e d on the evening of the 6th for Bourgas to embark the Chasseurs d'Afrique and French infantry. The reinforcements landed by the French to-day in crease their strength by 11,000 strong. The Simla and Trent have already gone to Bourgas, and are expected immediately. The Rip Van Winkle has come in with the loss of 50 horses of the Royal Dragoons • the Wilson Kennedy lost st ill more. This, coupled with the loss of some horses onboard the Simla, and 70 on board the War Cloud, has deprived us of nearly 150 horses. FROM ANOTHER LETTER. You must wait patiently for another post or two before receiving intelligence of the taking of Sebastopol. The delay has been heartbreaking. The Russians have made the most of it by throwing up earthworks, strengthening their fortifications, and making new batteries. Every morning we can discover the results of their previous night's work. We came up here on the 29th ult., and only three days since we did begin our entrenchments. Now that we have begun, it is done in earnest. One battery of four 68-pounders, mounted on our 0X treme right. A battery all ready for action, with one of Lancaster's 92-pounders from the Beagle, has been math) in front of the left of the light division, and will play upon the Twelve Apostles, a large three-decker, in the dockyard creek, wtch has been annoying us with shot and shell. At present this gun hsv! been nicknamed the " apostolic cannon." It is intended to put some more guns into this battery, but not at the " opening of the ball." Another battery is ready in front of Sir George Cathcarts, or fourth division. Large fatigue parties have been employed for the last three nigh* in opening trenches (last night there was a good deal of work done) in spite of the enemy's continual fire of shot and shell. The Russians have not shown the least pluck as yet ; they fire away at us from behind their for tifications, but no sortie has been made upon our working parties, nor have they attacked our pickets. At about one o'clock this morning we had an alarm, caused by the blunder of some Sappers, who lost their way in going down to their work. The Russian pickets fired upon them, and it is said took some of them prisoners. The Rifles, who were in our front, charged the enemy after firing a few shots, and drove them back into the town. Then came upon us a shower of shells, rockets, and round shot, which was kept up for a short time. Our troops were soon under arms with all available men, ' but we could not muster many, as a large number were in the trenches with the usual protecting parties. Sir George Brown, the Duke of Cam bridge, and Sir Cohn Campbell, with their respec tive staff, were soon up at our picket-house, nearest to the point of " alarm." I mei yesterday a Fren ch staffofficer of high rank, who told me that they had no guns in position, but that some batteries had been made. His opinion was that we could take Sebastopol in four or five days by storming it, after pounding away at their works during that time; but that if it was to be done with caution and economy of life, it would take ten or twelve days. Ho imagined that Can robert as commander-in-chief would be more cau tious than if the responsibility had rested upon one senior to him. As for their stone fortifications, unfazed with earth, they must soon come down ; and it is said that their earthworks are so badly made that they crumble from their own firing. All sorts of rumours are afloat about an army of 35,000 men, under Luders, being within five days' march of us ; but I don't believe it. It would certainly be a serious business if we were attacked in rear, when we shall have so many large siege guns in position in front, which must be defended from all attacks from the town. DECREE OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT ON TEE CORN TRADE. The official part of yesterday's Moniteur contains a report from M. Magne, the Minister for the De partment of Agriculture. from which it would ap pear that in France, as well as in England, the advance in the price of grain had begun to assume importance. M.. Magne ascribes the high price of grain chiefly to the extensive distillation, and, with a view to remedy that evil, he has addressed the following report to the Emperor " Sire,—The price of corn keeps at a higher rate than might have been expected from the incontestable abun dance of the harvest, and your Majesty has justly turned your attention to ?. state of things which would tend to prolong the sufferings of the working classes. "Already in a preceding report I had the honour to explain to the Emperor the circumstances which appear to be the principal causes of this accidental enhance ment of price. In order to diminish the effect of it, you, Sire, were pleased to order the postponement of all the measures which were taken last year to facilitate the arrival of foreign grain, its transport from one port to another, and its circulation in the interior. But these various measures could not apply to a particular cause of dearness, which operates at this moment with peculiar force throughout a great extent of the empire. " The scarcity of alcohols has, in fact, this year given an extraordinary extension to the distillation of grain. Not only at this moment is a large quantity of cereal produce submitted to that operation, but new establish ments have been formed upon various points with the object of carrying► on that branch of industry upon a more extensive scale. " The information which reaches me from various parts of France, and particularly from the departments of the North, Les not allow me to doubt that the dis tillation of grain is one of the causes of the present dear ness, as well from the importance of the purchases to which it gives rise as from the moral effect which these purchases produce upon the public in a matter where opinion exercises such a great influence upon price. " Under these circumstances, I have the honour to propose to your Majesty to prohibit temporarily the dis tillation of grain. I have less hesitation in doing so, be cause the facility of exporting grain in the form of alco hol is in evident contradiction to our legislation, which at the present moment forbids the exportation f cereal produce; and, besides, it is not a question of suppressing a branch of industry, but only to interdict it, in the great interest of the supply of food to the public, from employ ing an article for which other substitutes may be found. The point, too, only involves a temporary measure, the revocation of which I shall hasten to request from your Majesty as soon as ever the exceptional circumstances which induce it shall have ceased to render it necessary. _ _ "If your Majesty shouldapp;oWthesnigesiien which I have the honour to submit to you, I beg you to sign the accompanying decree. " I am, with the most profound respect, si r e, your Majesty's very humble and very obedient servant a n d faithful subject, P. Means. " --- The report is followed by the subjoined decree " Napoleon, by the grace of God and the national will, Emperor of the French, to all present and to come, greeting. " On the report of our Minister, Secretary of State for the Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Public Works, we have decreed, and do decree, as follows : " Art. 1. Until it shall be otherwise ordered, the dis. tillation of cereals and of all other farinaceous substances charged, serving in the process is prohibited. Department of Agrculture, Commerce, an d p ~.° each A. 3 as "Art. 2. n 1 9 0: O u r concern Mi n isters, i him , S e w c i r t e h t a r t Works, and also the Minister of Finance, ar e h uulla present decree, which shall be published in u ion of the des Lois. in the Btaletila " Done at the Palace of St. Cloud , 1854. the 26th of October s "Sy the Emperor. " NAPOLEON. " The Minister, Secreted. mint of Agriculture, yof State for the Depart. ihe es Commerce Stat e or th Commerce, and Public Works, P. Ileum" MINING INTELLIGENCE. liiN ( E F ,. r _om n ti o te m il i l n i i n n i g ng sh J a o r e u r iN n i ci a l r k o e f t, th l‘ i i s th d o a u y t .) any excitin g f eature, has been characterised by a good amount of busine ss i n several descriptions o f s h ares , an d showing in seine mines IN e hear of large transactions taking place. North Bassets have been firm at 181. 15s. to 19/. ss. ; Bedfords in demand at 101. ; Gonamena, 101. 10s. to 11/., and largely dealt in ; Devon Great Consols, 3951. ; Mary Ann, 361. 10s. to 371. 10s.; North Robert, 291. to 311. ; Sortridge Consols, 41. ss. to 4/. 10s. ; West Scrtridge, 123. 6d. ; Wheal Basset, 5601. to 580/. ; Great Alfred, 22/. 108. to 231. 10s. ; Alfred Consols, 171. to ISt. ; Berriow, 3/. to 3/. 2s. 6d. ; Buller, 680/. to 700/. During the week the shares have change d bands in the followinc , :-Dividend Mines-Alfred Consols, Alt osols, goed Consols, Bedford, Bryntail, Devon T gr_r o e wn, at C North Gonamena, Great Crinnis, Hingstow_n Tamar, Wheal Basset, South Caradon, Sou th a ar, St. Aubyn United bane Mines, and Grylls, Tincroft, Tre , T re wetha, Welsh Potosi, West Wheal Darlin g ton, Wheal Basset, Wheal Buller, Wheal M a ry Ann, Wheal Trelawny Wrysgan, Lackamore, a n d Mining Company of Irelani„ In Foreign Mines , the ma rket throughout the week ded improvement. h as exhibited A dem 100 i i i 1 44 1 3