The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-05 00:00:00

a I_4z. 4-1 AND COIIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 8,000 hales, including 2,000 taken for export and on speculation. The market closed firmly. Railway Shares were flat. In giving the substance of communications from Russia, Messr!. F. J. Sinith and Charles remark : "Horses were said to be very difficult to obtain, and the charge for carriage was still rising. Here our mar ket continued to improve throughout the day ; especially after the announcement that the Bank of England had reduced their rate of discount by one-half per cent. It vas at. once perceived that this would facilitate the hold ing of the tallow delivered off on the August contracts, and thus prevent any considerable quantity being thrown on the market for sale. The closing prices were—Spot and August, 665. 6d. ; September, 675. 6d. ; October and December, 695. 3d. To-day we received letters from St. Petersburg to 28th inst.—nothing doing, carriage still rising. One letter from Koxna states, the con dition of the tall ow that has arrived at this place is ter- rible.' Here we opened with great buoyancy." In the timber trade monthly circular of Mr. Edward Chaloner, of Liverpool, it is observed in reference to teaks, and other ship-building woods, that. "Owing to the Committee of Lloyd's instituting them selves an authority in favour of woods comparatively of modern discovery for ship-building, they have become not only exceedingly scarce but dear, and almost out of the reach of consumers ; these woods are Sabicu, Morra, Greenheart, Live Oak, and African Teak, of which the aggregate import since 1851 is only 1 ,750 loads, consequently, the stock of really good ship building wood in the port being 400 loads of ship-build ing mahogany, though good enough for her Majesty's dockyards, cannot be used by our ship builders for first- Class ships through the unjust prejudice, to say the least, of the parties referred to. Strange, the woods so much appreciated just now for the navy should be pre judiced for the merchant's ship by parties self-appcinted ! Se there being practically no ship-building wood, there are no sales to report. In my recollection in this port the population has become multiplied fourfold and the tonnage sevenfold : but our shipbuilding in the like time has not in the least progressed. Just now some efforts are making.. to advance this most conservative trade —yet not on the part of Lloyds." So long as Lloyd's classification committee per petuate its self constitution by electing its own numbers year after year when vacancies occur, the shipping interest cannot be said to be fairly repre sented therein. A body which has such important interests confided to its care, should certainly com bine more of the popular element, and there would „ th en be a better chance of affording general satis 4aetibn, and of avoiding even the suspicion of favor and affection, which, even if groundless, is sure to be entertained whenever any section of the com tinnity, whose property the Committee affects to ben efit,consider itself aggrieved. An explanation of the precise causes that led the "'lank of England, on Thursday, to reduce the rate of discount, is not to be sought altogether in the Weekly return of its liab i lities and assets made up the 22tli ultimo, still there were th e premoni toryt° sYmptoras of that decline in the business of t he Corp ora ti on w hi c h h as s i nce b ecome more de ved. Th e di scounts were smaller, and there was a ln reduction of circulation. There was one feature, hotrever, that manifested a co nti nue d t en d ency t o .. e ZPort specie, viz., the dimi nu ti on o f th e d epos it s , ~4 . 11 (1) it is p ro b a bl e , th a t as part i es cou ld b orrow cheaper elsewhere, they would use their own means first, before applying to the Bank of England for ac e() mmodation. Compared with the previous week, the changes are as follows : Active circulation.. Decrease Bullion Decrease £20,514,720 141,805 13,484,324 149,353 3,335,739 7,207 2,302,361 243,576 11,124,260 Rest Increase Public Deposits.. Increase .. Other Deposits ... Decrease. Seven-Day and other Bills Decrease Government Securities Decrease Other Securities 485,139 1,039,720 17,514 11,775,383 35,000 13,610,093 Decrease 209,322 notes unemployed 6,257,060 In crease The amount of notes circulated by all the banks In the United Kingdom during the month to the B th July last was 36,360,3171., being a decrease of 1,420,668/, compared with the previous month. ~ Yesterd a y a f ternoon th ere was m uch firmness in re rates at which bills of exchange were nego iated, Paris being at 25 25 to 30, Amsterdam at " 1-1 - 1 7 io 17j, an d H am b urg h a t 13 61 t o 7. Trieste was 12 30 t o 35 ; i n all these cases for 90 'LaYe paper. o „ D uring the week to Thursday la s t, 157,800 14 ces of of silv er were ex p or t e d, an d 1,910 ounces a , A gold, c hi efly to Ham b urg, Belg i um, Boulogne, nd Rotterdam. the meeting of the Tamar Maria Mine, this , 1 , - J) Weatherby, Esq., in the chair, a report as read, whi c h stated that the works were pro agrming steadily, and were confined to driving an 7E14 level on the cross course, which was extended i 1 fa thoms, but the No. 3 lodes had not yet been i l i ater sected. The No. 4 lode was opened in in a nei ghbouring m i ne , an d l ar ge quantities of ore ore got from their 20 fathom level, which was a great encouragement for the Tamar Maria. The liabilities showed a balance of 4071. 7s. 7d. over and arrears due from those who had not v rted their original shares, besides 1,690 un 41111'1 shares. It was stated that non-converted could would be sold shortly, but the committee i tl u t u_lci not object to receive the money due in the ,'"r, in; so as to avoid a public sale if possible. 4 -oere has been an improvement of / to a per cen. t. in the funds, although the market is extremely L ili et• Consols have been 92-i to 921 for transfer, rea ,. 92 i to 93 f or ti me . E xc h equer Bill s h ave nsed 2s. premium. The New 3k per Cents. have 93 en at 9 3i to 93i, and the-3 per Cents. at 921 to There is an impulse given to prices by the vre-pa rations for invading the Crimea, and which viewed w ith grea t sa ti s f ac ti on , t ar dy th oug h 4 7 be. oCForeign Stocks have been very steady. Mexican uds have realised 24±, and Peruvian 41 per 3s ents. 68 t o 68k. S pan i s h 3 per C ents . are wort h 4 " , and the Certificates are 48 to 51. Dutch 4 Per Cents. are 928. The following are ' the nominal prices of foreign ;""ke :—Grenada D e f erre d B on d s , 6 t o 6:1-- ; 243 t o 24l ; Peruvian, 67 to 69 ; Ditto 3 per C‘ -j iats., 51 t o 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 39 to ; Russi an 5 per C ents., 97 to 99 ; Ditto 41 per nts:, 82 to 84 ; Sp an i s h N ew D e f erre d , 181 to 19 ±; Ditto 3 p er C en t s ., 38 to 3 9 ; Ditto Certi eates, 41 to 5±- ; Ditto Passive, 4 to 4±. The railway market has been fluctuating, but upon the whole is now looking up. Mines and Banks are nominal. Crystal Palace toutinue flat. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Oficial List.) Btmlness done. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent Consols Annuities 92i - 3* per Cent. Annuities . 93h 3 A Consols for Account 17th August 92 Exchequer 13111 s, 20. #lOOO small par 3 p '7ichequer Bonds, 185 S PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. . Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4A per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 3Bl x d Spanish Committee Cort. of Coup. not fun 5B 41 p c olyidends on the above payable in London. blitch Exchange, 2A per Cent. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieates . .... 92A TWO O'CLOCK. Consols 92i & Ditto August Account 92i 3 THE LATE STABBING CASE AT STANHOPE-STREET, LARE-MARKET. —Mr. Land, the house surgeon at King's C olleg e Hospital, from inquiries made, found that the U nfortunat e m an , Barnard Corry, No. 121, F, who was 13tAbed, was still in a very weak condition from the F!'eat loss o f bl oo d, but great hopes were entertained of 'la ultimat e recover y, the wounds not being so deep as , /9 , as first ant i cipate d, an d a ver y great change had taken 'ace for the better. bREADP CIL ACCIDENT AT DEPTFORD RAILWA STATION. "Yest er d ay morn i ng, b etween 10 an d 11 o'clock, some " l en were engaged in cleaning some railway carriages ofilch w ere hoisted b y a l arge mac hi n e, called a jack, ° la their s id es when one o f t h e carr i age s slipping, fell Ver, crushing' underneath it E. Baldock and Charles e Y in a frightful manner. Medical assistance was ent for, d ur i ng ' ren dered which time every assistance was to extricate the unfortu n ate men, and after some de lay they were of out in a state of insensibility and 'lle to Guy's Hospital, but from the severe nature oflle injuries very slight hopes are entertained of their r ecovery. THE OYSTER SEASON. —Yesterday morning Billings t Rte.nlarket was opened for the sale of oysters, and he supply of natives, commons, and Old Barleys was bundant. The oyster season, or " oyster fair," as it , as formerly ca ll e d, unti l a few years back, was annually Paned with great formalities by the Lord Mayor, as ) 1; 4 9 by the Alderman a n d C ommon Councilmen o f , Ward and the officers of the Corporation. of ceremony being performed at m id n i g h t on the 4th August a very great number of accidents occurred, and several persons drowned, whil s t i n a state of intoxi cation, to pr e v en t th e recurrence o f w hi ch the Court of Alderme n altered the time of opening from midnight to the morning of the same day. There were 17 oyster smack s up yesterday morning from Colchester, Whit- Jtable, Milton, China Rock, Queenborough, and the edway, but the sale is n ow no nove l ty, as French and lrsey oysters are imported the year through and for warded to the metropolis by railway. ~. ~ 'Orr ff 4 e cf , kti r 4-11.1 A o 4", - SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock RUSSIA. The Russian Invalid, of the 27th ult., contains a letter from Aland, pretending to give a true de scription of the attack made on the Bomarsund forts upon the 21st of June. The letter is scarcely worth noticing, further than to observe that it claims, as a matter of course, complete victory over the assailing vessels ; declares that no damage whatever was done to the forts ; reduces the loss of the garrison and troops to four killed mid twelve wounded • and buries thirty-five English on one of the outside islands. It further sets fire to and burns the whole starboard side of an English cor vette, and sends them all off in a half-sinking con dition, amid the victorious hurrahs of the indomi table garrison. . The Russian organ at Betlin publishes a long letter, purporting to have been written from Osel, on the 30th of June. In this the customary com plaints are made against English attacks upon de fenceless ports, and carrying off private property (vessels). The only portion of this document worth notice is the assertion that small craft capturediby our cruisers were employed for the purposes of sal vage, and had rendered good service in this capa city by contributing to get off five or six vessels which had grounded at or near Collingy and Pid dut, between 1845 and 1853. These vessels were the Alcona, of Portgorry ; Margaret, of Dundee ; Joshua Carroll, of London ; Lively, of Cardiff; Barossa, of Leith ; Crescent, of Sunderland ; and Rosalie (French), of Bordeaux. The craft cap tured by our people are said to be the Concordia, Swan, and Marie ; the first of 20, the other two of 10 tons each, value about 300 silver roubles, and the property of M. de Toll, a retired public nine. tionary and rich landed proprietor. Now, if it be true that the three craft have performed the good services attributed to them, which can easily be ascertained, it remains for the English Government to decide whether the vessels may not be restored to the owner, without at the same time depriving the captors of their prize-money. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, August 4.—lp those descriptions of the medium and lower counts of water and mule yarns which showed an upward tendency last week, there is at least an entire thinness of price in the present week. Low numbers of water and mule, particularly the latter, are exceedingly well engaged, and their relatively high value is fully maintained. The same, at least, may be said of certain warps and pincops for exportation, as well as of 30s water in the bundle. On Tuesday these was some hesitation about paying the extreme quotations for yarns, particularly on the part of the home manufacturers of various cloths which are not re munerative ; and business was felt to be restricted. On Thursday the tone of the yarn market was fully as good as on Tuesday, and there seemed to be rather more disposition to purchase. Among other things, India yarns were rather more inquired after. This was per haps attributable to the announcement that the mini mum rate of interest had been that morning reduced from 51 to 5 per cent, by the e ßank of England. LEICESTER, August 3.—There is a general improve ment in the demand for both regular and fancy hosiery. Worsted spinners have cleared their old stocks, and re cent jobs in yarns are now over. Ni3TTINGHAM, Aug. 3.—There is on the whole a great want of demand for goods in both the hosiery and lace trades, which has not been experienced for many years, owing doubtless to a great amount of money being with drawn from the ordinary channel of commercial pursuit, which for a time will be attended with evil effects upon all persons engaged in mercantile affairs, but we think the cause is only temporary, as capitalists will be glad to lend their money again at fair interest when confi dence is re-established. WOOLLEN TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) LEEDS, Aug. 4.—The woollen market continues with out any alteration ; a steady business continues to be done in the cloth-halls, and considerable deliveries are made regularly direct from the merchants' warehouses, which together constitute a good trade in balk cloths, and which has for a long time past been doing, with very little variation. A steady average business was done on Saturday, as well as on Tuesday, in the cloth halls. Prices are firm ; as a consequence of the ad vance which has ruled in the price of wool at the pre sent sales in London. Stocks are regularly diminishing. The trade in the warehouses has been rather still this week for the home market, but the shipping houses are yet doing a good business. HUDDERSFIELD, Aug. I.—The market to-day in the Cloth-hall was not so good as on the previous week— said to be rather quiet. There is, however, no general complaint as to the trade in other respects. The ware houses are the chief outlet. Prices in wool much the same as for some time back. HALIFAX, July 29.—The only - variations we can note in this market since our last report, is a little farther advance in price of wool. Supplies from the growing districts are arriving more freely. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. A very extensive business was transacted in to-day's market, and last we ek's p rices wore well supported. FRUIT.—Pine apples, English, 3s 6d to 6s Od each ; hot-house grapes, 2s to ss; peaches, 5s Od to 15s Od per dozen ; nectarinee, 4s Od to 108 Od per dozen , melons, is Od to 4s each ; strawberries, 6d to is 6d per pound • raspberries, 2d to 7d per pottle ; gooseberries, 2s Od to 3s Od ; curran ts, 2s Od. to 48 Od per half sieve; apples, is 6d to 3s Gd per half sieve ; pears, is Gd to 3s 6d per half sieve ; Orleans plums, 6d to is 6d per punnet ; common plums, 2s to 4s per half sieve ; cherries, is 6d to 4s per doz. pounds ; lemons, 9d to 2s ; oranges, 12s Od to los per 100; almonds, 2s to 3s per lb. ; Barcelona nuts, 24s per bush. EGETABLES.—Cabbages, 8d to is Gd per dozen ; greens. is 6d to 2s per dozen bunches ; French beans, is to :Is Od per half sieve ; cauliflowers, is to 3s Od per doz. ; new potatoes, 6s to 8s perc wt.; asparagus, 2s to 4s per bund.; peas, 2s to 4s per bush. ; broad beans, is 6d to 2s Od per half sieve ; turnips, 2d to 6d per bunch ; carrots, 4d to Gd per bunch ; cucumbers, 3d to Oct each ; garlic, 8d to is Oct per pi unit ; spinach, is 6d to 2s 6d per junk ; onions, 2d to 8d per bunch ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s per doz. ; leeks, 2d to 3d per bunch ; shallots, 6d. to Sd horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s Oil per bundle ; parsley 2d to 4d per bunch ; celery, Os 9.1 to is 6d per bundle ; endive, 2s to 3s Od per score ; beet, 3d to 8d each; parsnips, is Od to 2s (td per dozen; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, 9d to Is 6d per pottle ; artichokes, 3d to 9d each ; cos lettuces. Gd to is Od per doz. ; sorrel, 9d to is per half sieve ; radishes 8d to 10d per dortn hands ; tomatoes, is 6d per punnet. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkey poults, 4s to 6s ; Goslings, Os to Os Od each; Ducks, 4s Od to 6s Od per couple; tame Rabbits, is to is 6d. ; wild do , is to is 6d. each; Pigeons, 9s to 12s per doz. ; large Surrey Fowls, lOs Od to 14s Od ; middling, 6s to 8s ; spring Chickens, 4s Od to 6s Od; Essex Fowls, 4s Od to Gs Od per couple ; Guinea Fowls, Os to Os Od each ; Leverets, 3s to 4s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, 11s Od. to 12s 6d, and English lls 6d to 14s Od per dozen lbs. English Eggs, 7s Oct to 8s Od; French ditto, 5s Od to 6s 6d per 120. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6d to 15s ; Brills, is to 7s Od each ; Salmon 8d to is Od per Ib; Cod Fish, 3s to 6s Od each ; Soles, 3d to is 6d per pair; Eels, 8d to is ld per lb; Lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d. ; Cibs, 6d to 2s Od ; Whitings, 3s Od to 9s per doz.; Common Oysters, lOs to 16s ; Natives, 40s to 52s per bsh; Mackerel, 6d to 9d each ; Smelts, is 6d to 2s per doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d. to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is 6d to 2s Od per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Od to Os Od per 100 ; Haddocks, 5s to 12s per doz. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 9d to 10d; of household ditto, 8d to 9d per 41b loaf. NEWPORT. Beef from 3s 6d. to 4s ed ; muiton, 38 Gd to 4s 10d ; lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d; veal, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 6d 4s 10d per Blbs. WIIITECFIAPEL. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s Gd ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; amb, 4s 2d to 5s 4d ; veal, 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s Gil to 4s 8d per 81bs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, aid to Od; 641 b to 721 b, 34d to 30; 721 b to 801 b, 30 to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4id ; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1041 } , to 1121 b Oil to Od. Horse hides, 6s 63 to Os Oil; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s Od; ditto, full, 6s Od to Os Od; polled sheep, 2s 2d to 2s 6d.; Kents, Os Od to Os Od; Half-breds, 2s Od to 2s 3d ; Downs, is 8d to 2s Od ; Lambs, 2s 3d to 3s 6d. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10; to 4/ 15s ; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 51 15s ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ Os per load. Supply but moderate, and trade dull. 6 inißEßLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 16s to 4/ 16s; clover. ditto, 3/ Os to 5/ 15s ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 21 2s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WEnTEoHAP7a..—Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 41 15s; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 5/ 16s ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ Os per load. Both hay and straw sold heavily, at barelystationary prices. New meadow hay realised 70s to 90s; and new clover, 70s to 95s per load. A deputation, consisting of Mr. J. G. Moore, dele gate from the Isle of Man ; Mr. Crauf ur d, M . P ., M r. Thornely, M.P., and Mr. Swart, M.P., had an inter view with Viscount Palmerston yesterday at the Home office. _ THE PARIS EXHIBITION.—Yesterday (Friday) a meet of merchants, manufactprers, and others, was held in Leeds, " to consider and determine what steps shall be taken in the Leeds district to have its various products and manufactures duly represented in the Paris Exhibi tion of 1855." The Mayor presided, and there were gentlemen present representing the woollen, flax, ma chine, and other staple manufactures of the di s trict. An influential executive committee (having the Mayor for chairman) was appointed to take the nece ssar y s t e ps and organise the various exhibitors. After the committee had been appointed, several gentlemen present, con nected with large firms, stated the products they in tended to exhibit, and steps are being taken to procure the display in the Paris Exhibition of specimens of all the staple products of the district. TTIE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, A'UGIITST 5, 1854. B. Pi,. RE MARK ET S. (THIS DAY.) CLUTCHING AT I.I73IORTALITY. Shr. raid. RAILWAYS. Leasing C,osins Prices Busines Compans. yesterday, this day, ...1.0 , ••••••.••••••11 50 all Bedford and London & Bletchley N. West. St. 100 Buckghamsh. L.&N.W. g 5 100 50 all ClydesdaleJc. Caledon.„ 96 93 St. WO E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. lt.Nrthn. 134 137 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. • Neils. Direct ••• 25 all Do. Do. all Glstr.& Dn.Fr Gt. West 28 30 100 all artlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway & Borw. 50 a!' Hull & Selby Y. &NMd 103 105 25 a! 'Do. 1 Shares. D 0....,,,,, 51i 521 121 all Do. R Shares. D 0...,, ... 251 261 131 a . Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern 121 131 20 all Do. Preference D 0,.,...... 23 —24 20 1(X) Lowestoft gr. • 4 per cont. Norfolk... , 20 100 Do. 6 per et. .. —.. . • 5i all Nlanch. Bxtn. L.& N. W. and. Matlock & Midld. 21 2i 50 all Viddlesbro' & Stckton & Redcar. Dar:lll,#. 10K all Hidld.Bradfd Midland.. 93 ▪ 95 95 50 all Northern and Easternsp.c. E. Count. 57 59 50 aig Do. 6 per ct. D 0... ...... 50 all Do. Fixeds peDo . . . 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N. 7 . W. •• —• & 1 411&Yk 121 12 Do. 1 Shares. D 0..,,,, ... •.• ••• St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. GtNorthn St. 100 Do.Shepth.St D 0... ... 134 l i 7 25 181 Shef.Roth.ana Lancas4 Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. 12 9A S. Staffordsh. M.MClean 2 lid 7i 50 all Wear Valleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent Darlingt. 25 all Do D0.... . 301 —31 A 3t 100 Wilts&Somrst Gt w estn. 91 93 " A man gets up in the morning on his own premises, but little knows where he may sleep at night." The Czar of all the Russias has lately been within au ace of offering in his own person a practical confirmation of this well-known saying. What would the British public have thought—what would Europe have thought—what would the King of Prussia in his cups have thought—what would Omer Pasha in his fez cap have thought—what would the allied troops have thought —and, finally, what would the Three per Cents, have thought, if, about this time, the Czar of all the Russias, the Archduke Constantine, and the Archduchess, and the Russian Admiral in command at Cronstadt, had been sent home by Sir Charles Napier in the small steamer which had captured them ? Im probable as the tale may appear —impossible the catastrophe —it was fairly upon the cards within the last few weeks. The facts are these :—A short while back, while the allied fleets were lyin g c , before Cronstadt, an E ng li s h yac h t, b e l onging to Lords Lichfield and Euston, with Lord Clarence Paget on board, ventured somewhat too near the guns of the place. Suddenly a puff of steam was seen on the Russian side, and a small Russian steamer put out to sea, with the evident inten tion of cutting off the English yacht. On board of that steamer were the Czar Nicholas, his son the Archduke Constantine, the Archduchess his wife, and the Russian Admiral, who all went forth to enjoy the satisfaction of an easy triumph over the poor little yacht. She is, in point of fact, stated to have been in the most imminent danger of capture. The Czar, however, was destined to be foiled in his anticipated little triumph, as he has already been foiled in his hopes of many a great one. An English war steamer, seeing the danger to which the yacht was exposed, advanced with all speed to her relief. Shortly she obtained such a position that the English o y n a c a s h i t o n w w a sa was safe a o f n e e ; b a e n t d w e t e h n e t o h n e l only wquestionl wart at mstea m a remained — f t o h r e d o ins ones under English, the other under Russian colours. Could the English but have known the valuable freight which that little yacht contained—could the captain but have known that by capturing her, or sending her to the bottom, peace would have been restored to Europe, and pro bably a million of human lives, first and last, 1:4 saved, we have no doubt that he would have carried one or other of the alternatives into effect, even though his own de struction, that of his ship, and of every soul on board of her bad been the inevitable consequence. As it was, he saw nothing before him but a little trumpery steamer—he had car ried his purpose of relieving the English yacht into effect— and remembered orders, which certainly had been issued, to the effect that no English ship, upon the mere heroic impulse of her commander, should be thrust into the lion's mouth. BRITISH RAILWAYS. PREFERENCE SHARES. 'A.berdeen...., Do. No:2, p. c. Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 500 Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent._ Cork &Bandensf p.c. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent Do. (X 5) 7 per cent Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 We have no doubt that this was so, and that when the Eng lish captain gave his orders for putting the head of his steamer round, he did so with the feeling that he had very satisfac torily discharged the duty with which he had been intrusted. Little did he suppose, at the moment, that he had lost proba bly the greatest opportunity for obtaining personal distinction which had ever been thrown in the way of a single man. The English nation venerates the name of Lord Nelson for the sake of certain little affairs in which he was engaged off Cape St. Vincent, at the Nile, at Copenhagen, at Tra falgar, and elsewhere, but not all of these wonderful, important, and heroic achievements combined would have had such an important influence on the history of the world as the capture of that little Russian ship. It was given to the captain of a small steamer to change the face of Europe in ten minutes well employed, but in pure innocence he missed the chance. Do. New 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent... Do. 51., 10 ner cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh- East Lancash.6 p. cts. East and West York shire June. Pref... I It is seldom, indeed, in modern warfare, still more rarely in naval warfare, that monarchs themselves run any danger of capture. Napoleon, to be sure, at Arcis-sur-Aube, was com pelled to cross swords with a squad of Cossacks in the twilight, but he was after all a general, not a king, by trade. If we remember right, upon one occasion, poor old George 111. was in danger of capture from a French privateer off Weymouth, and was only saved by some marine chance which has slipped from our recollection. In medieval history there are, of course, the cases familiar to every schoolboy of King John of France at Poitiers, and of Francis I. after Pavia. But what comparison would there have been between the case of the Black Prince waiting on a medieval King, who went to battle in a coat of mail, and the grand surprise of the Russian Czar landing at Portsmouth —no, at Newhaven —while all Europe was in commotion upon his account ? We are, of course, speculating upon history of a very hypothetical character; but still the event did so nearly occur as to jus tify speculation upon its consequences. In our mind's eye we can see Lords Aberdeen and John Russell communicating the information to the houses in their own dry and cautious manner. What would Messrs. Bright and Cobden have said? What would Colonel Sibthorp have said ? The newsmen would have gone bellowing the information about the streets, end their cries would have been regarded by the testy old gentlemen in Belgravia but as mere leasings for the sake of deceiving the lieges and interfering with their digestive functions. What should we have done with the Czar, when we had got him ? Reckless, unprincipled, and merciless as he has shown himself to be, we should have been anxious to treat him like a gentleman, and make him comfortable during his sojourn among us. But at Berlin and at Potsdam !—let us suppose the information to have been brought in while the glasses were well charged with champagne, and the King and his Russian friends were devising a fresh counter-proposition which had emanated from the Bamberg Conference. The Czar is taken !—he is in England—he is in the Tower—he is pretty well after the voyage—as easy in his mind as can be expected—but he was very sea-sick. What would the good folks in Wurtemberg and Bavaria who have bedizened their coats with Russian ribands and orders have made of the in telligence—and M. Mazzini and the Italian Reds ? There is the Emperor of Austria, too, busy with his levies, and re joicing at his loan, which would have given him still higher t t t b h e a t p , r t o h e e e ewdasr tobe m o g th a er t purposes. There are, however, two sets of people e t to a a l p .e p a l ac y agnraetnifidc,abtieonwawshaent liberty e ei c t am y whose acts we should have been . most desirous to behold, as the fact of the capture was forced upon their convictions. We should have liked to be in Cronstadt while the Czar was steamed away under the eyes of the garrison. Next to this, which would perhaps have been the most interesting point of observation, it would have been most peculiarly delightful to stroll through the Bazaar at Con stantinople, and listen to the gossip of the old Turks when they were at last convinced that their old enemy the Czar was really within the grasp of the Allied Powers—a prisoner of war! Edinb Prth. &Duncicc 4 per cent. Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent... Great Northn. 5 p. c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. .. Do. 4i p. c. Scup Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Pref Gt. Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per e. Pref. Sh Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. cov. red. 41 p.c Do. con, red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4 p. c. Lan: & York. V. £2Ol Do. 6 p. c. Stock Leeds N. 6 p. c. No. I Do. Quarters, 1848 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. e. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 Do. New Guar.6 p. c Lon. &N. W., Cov. Nuneaton London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler Shares Londy. &EnniB.i Sh Man., Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. Do. New , £lO Do. £6 Aarypt.&Carl.4p.c. Do. 4 1 per cent 2 NBA. Consol.6 p.c.St. I Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cont..: Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p.c. Eat Do. s t i per ct.pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, Szi On the political consequences of such an event we must scarcely venture to speculate. The imagination of the his torian who is called upon to write the history of the events which did not occur may fairly recoil from the magni tude of the subject. Little petty questions, such as those connected with the Sulina mouths of the Danube, the navigation of the Black Sea, the freedom of the Cireas- Wolve'rh.Xls, 6 p:Z 'D0....... !Scot. Cent., New shrews. &liirin.N.C4. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent - sianmountaineors, the restoration of Finland to Sweden, &c., sink into comparative insignificance by the side of the chapter which might have been written on the result of the Czar's yachting expedition off Cron stadt. The wonder of it is that all this time we are not dealing with a fable, nor with the result of a drunkard's inspiration, but with sober and serious fact. The Czar of Russia, the Archduke' Constantine, and the Arch duchess, were the other day as near capture and transmission to England as it is possible to be without having actually in curred such a catastrophe. Such is life and history—such a strange mixture of chances and improbabilities ? What an end to the Russian war ; and to think, in all soberness of thought, that.at might really have come to pass, had the captain of a little English steamer known who were on board the little steamer the other day off Croiastadt !—Tinte3. South Devon, Do. fixed, 4 per cent ) S. Eastern jßeadin Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4?per cent. 3.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar Stockton and Dar• lington, 4 per cent Do. do. do. IStockton and Hartle. pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Watera&Kilk.6p.c. York, Neweastle,and Berwick ,4 p.c. Pref Do York&N. Midland/I old Plinth NORTH OF EUROPE STEAM NAVIGA- COMPANY.TION A meeting of this company took place yesterday—Mr. S. M. Peto presiding—when the report of the directors was unanimously agreed to. Although under the head of settlement the accounts are made up yearly, it is in tended in fat& to devise means for declaring a dividend every six months. The developement of the traffic has realised the highest expectations, and the receipts for the half-year have amounted to 47,9551., against 19,7371. in the same period of 1853. The average increase each voyage has been 1471. 6s. 6d., while for July the ratio is even greater. Two of the company's fleet having been chartered by the Government, the general capabi lities of the routes have not been shown to their full ex tent, but when the whole of the vessels, including those in course of construction, are in service, the success of the undertaking will, it is expected, be still further esta blished. No fresh call is at present to be made. The following is extracted from the report : " The whole of the lines of communication referred to in the last report are in continued operation, and the receipts are increasing in a most satisfactory ratio, while on some of them the directors have been obliged to place additional ships ; they propose to place shortly a second weekly boat on the Grimsby and Hamburg route. The Tonning is still in the service of the Government between Portsmouth and the Black Sea, the City of Norwich between Portsmouth and the Baltic fleet. The Harwich Railway will be com pleted and open for traffic during the ensuing month, when it is intended at once to carry out the routes originally proposed between that port and the Low Countries. The directors have the satisfaction of stating that they have received from the board of the Eastern Counties Railway Company the assurance of its co-operation in the prosecu tion of the trade from this point. The cattle trade between Denmark and this country is proceeding satisfactorily, and the opening of the cross line of railway from the North Sea to the Baltic during the next month by the Royal Danish Railway Company must add largely to the importance of the Danish trade, which will be still further augmented by the line from Tonning to Rendsburg, join ing the line to Hamburg, also to be opened this year. The whole of the coaling stations of the company being in England, from the shortness of the voyages made, the difficulty and cost incident on the increased freight and cost of coals which has pressed on other companies has not been felt by them. Although, as was stated at the last half-yearly general meeting, the accounts, according to the deed of the comqany, are only made up once a year, the directors, considering that moat of the proprietors would prefer a half-yearly dividend, beg to state that at the next annual general meeting they recommend that they may be authorized to declare an interim dividend of such amount as they may think fit. The last call was promptly met. The sixth call, which at the time of the last general meet ing was anticipated might be required, has not been made, and will not be made at present." THE CIVIL SERVICE.—Audit-office, Somerset-House —Mr Peter Cunningham, F.S.A., Senior Examiner of the Second Class, has been app ointed Chief Clerk and First Class Senior Examiner, vice Bathurst, promoted ; Mr. Walter Carew Cocks, Junior Examiner, has been appointed Senior Examiner of the Second . Class, vice Cunningham, promoted ; Mr. Thomas Henry Phillips, Assistant Examiner, has been appointed Junior Exami ner, vice Cocks, promoted. Temporary Department for Examination of War Acco unts, Audit-office. Mr. . Whitestone, Senior Examiner of the First Class, has been appointed Acting Inspector ; Messrs. C. Creed and John Llewellyn, Senior Examiners of the Second Cl the ass, First ive been appointed Acting Senior Examiners of Class ; the lion. H. R. Curzon and Messrs. Charles Osborne and Hay Cooper, Junior Examiners, have been appointed Acting Senior Examiners of the Second Class ; Messrs. Alfred Davis, F rancis Pothocier, J. J. Bum ford, E. 0. Jones, and Geor g e Baker, Assistant Exa miners, have been appointed Acting Junior Examiners ; there are several vacancies in the Class of Assistant Exa miners. General Register-office, Somerset-house."' Air. G. Wyatt, Junior Clerk, has been promoted to the Assis tant Class., vice Martin dale, superanuated ; Mr. James Lewis, Extra Cler k, is appointed Junior Clerk, vice G Wyatt, promoted. Custom has Customs. - Mr. G. Beakhee appointed Searc her at Cardiff ; Mr. W. R. B Whit n MOTO has been appoi nted Clerk in the office of the ces has Controllerof Tea Account s in London ; Mr. James W been promoted from the Fourth to the Third Class ol Clerk ship at Portsniouth ; Mr. W. C. Cudderford Queen's Warehousekeep er, has been promoted to the Sixth Class on the increased establishment at Plymouth.--Civil Service Gazette. Id.l RAILWAYS. q, 'lr. IPi St. li 20 Aberdeen 81 Ambg Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct 11 Belfast & Ballymena 11 Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 2 Birkenhd. Lancsh di Cheshire Junct 11 Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 8 4 Do., ..... 0 Myth & Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) 0 Bristol and Exeter 0 Caledonian. 31 l Z 22 ll 25 31 50 a 50 a: 20 a] 20 1 di Chester & Holyhead. Lll Cork and Bandon al Cork, Black, & Pass .4 Cornwall 10 i Crieff Junction 50 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc, 25 all Dundee PerthdrAbe• deen Junction., 25 all Do. New St. 11 10 St. 11 10 St. 1( [1 East Anglian [1 Do., (£lB E U Eastern Counties '' 1 Eastern Union, A Stock )0 Do., B. Stock 86 Do.; New 10 East Lancashire . Edinburgh& Glasgow 96 Edinb. and Peebles_ 0 Edin. Prtb 4/ Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June. 0 Glasgow &S. Western 0 Great Northern 0 Do., A. Stock 0 Do., B. Stock 0 Gt. Sth. West. (Ire.) 0 Great Western .2 Irish South-Eastern 11 Lancaster & Carlisle .1 Do., Thirds 2 Do. New Thirds _ 0 Lancash. anclYorksh 86 Do., Fifths St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 12 1 50 al 16i 1 . 163 St. 19 .14D o. Wst. Riding Un .11 Leeds Northern 20 all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt 11i all London & Blackwal• 10 all Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. St. 100 Loud Bright & S.Cst. St. 100 Lond. and N. Westn 20 12 Do. Fifths 10 126 ! St. 10, 50 4! 25 25 St. 812 s St. St. 10 50 4 25 1 .00 al St. 10 641 25 50 20 st. It .6 a] 1 Do.lo/.5h.,M&8...( 26 Do. Eighths 10 London andS. Westn 26 Do., £5O 4 Do. £49 11 Lndildrry& Coleraine 11 Lndndrry. & Ennisk. )fanch.Shef.& Lineln 44 Do., Man. & Lin. Un 0 Midland ; >O. Birmng. & Derby 1,74 Midl(l.G. West. (Irc.), [7A Do. Half Shares di Newcastle & Carlisle )0 Newmarket 54 Do., Bury Extension. Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd. 7)., Newry & Enniskillen .11 • Newry Warrenpoint; and Rostrevur ' 10 Norfolk FOlosing Prices yesterday. 22 - 24 5 - 54 9 - 10 114-10 i d 17 -- 18 7 -- 6d 98 160 63 _ 6..3 15 - 16 12 14 3 ld 7 - 8 1i i - 7 ii q [3i -- i3i 36 -- 40 26i-- 27i ... 65 - 67 57 - 59 ii ie 66 - 68 86 - 87 69 - 71 125 - 127 95 - 97 77 -78 89 91 11 13 o 11 13 i, 68 684 6i 64 .t IE . - 15 *ig ::: -83 LO6 - 107 105 - 1054 3 Nortim.Counties )0 North British - 1 P - d P i 84 - 84 8 - 7 7 - 6.1 ''-' ••• 6 North Devon, No. 1. ,11 Do., No. 2 11 Do., A Deferred 8 Do., A B Guaranteed 611 North London 54 Do. New .il.O is N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn 7i North Staffordshire El North 'Western 0 N. &S. Westrn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester.. 10 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 2e Portsmouth O Scottish Central O Scottish Midland O Shrewsbury &Biimg O Do. L. &N. Western Guaranteed Si cck 0 Shmwsby. & Herefd 11 Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min,; 611 Do. Halvcs,i c 11 Do. Oswestry 6,?„ Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent A South Devon )0 South Eastern ,11 South Wales 5 4. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 2s Staines, Wok. &Wok ,11 Stockton & Darling .6:1 Stockton dx Hartlepl. • Taff Vale . 8 Do. £lO shares O Do. Pref., No. 1 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 7 Vale of Neath 11 Waterfd. & Kilkenny 11 Waterford&Limerick A West Cornwall 1 West End of London and Crystal Palace 11 West London Wimbledn & Croydon 10 York Newctl. &Berw. !O Do. Extensions .3§ Do. G.N.E. Purchase )0 York& N . Midlan d 234 24 67k 671 38 - 40 --. ... 50 1 al -- ... i d iarl 7 6 d 2j— 3j i 10 Ito 6 8 50 - 52 34 ... 35 20 11 20 al 10 1( 10 St. IIA 20 2/ St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 10 F 26i a] 3I a 1 50 a' St. 10 50 a' 20 1 20 20 2/ 25 a] St. 11.1 52 65 1 i —i 13 41 4i PI i , i i 6 1 1 611 1 i id —1) 32 -• 34 94- 06 69 - 60 68 - 72 68 72 18 20 9 10 14 15 3i —34 d 13 15 65 eN 35i 366 . 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Ld. & Minrl. d 4i 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 50 40 Do. Do. ••• •••1 3 2 all Portl an d Iron Co P 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. invest SI 2a 25 25 South Austral•Laml 33 35 1 , all. Submar. Telegraph 1 ' all Do. Registered. ' 280 - Van DiQMOII Laud 11 -- 12 JOINT-STO , Australasia . (British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial o Lond English Scottish and Australian ,ond. Chart. Bk. of Australia ',ondon and County r.ondon Joint Stock ,ond. & Westminster To.tional Provincial of England..... . ~ . Jo. New .............. ......... `rational of Ireland.. Now South Wales__ Oriental Bank of Corporation........ _ .. Do. Now Proviueial of Ireland Do. New ...,,,,, Royal Australis. Bkg. & Gold Imp Co south Australia Union of Australia..' Do. New Union of London in :gi ii-:•ia 31 - 3i 4 - 5 i - i pl 1 -- lip i - 1 P 13f --13* 22 - 24 34 - 3i is --- lir 110 - 112 .01 - 103 6 64 96 98 88 90 92 94 ld par 133 135 24 - 6i - 73 11 - 13 i - iP 133 —135,4 11 id 90 -- 93 102 - 105 112 - 114 10 2: -ii. 16} -17 i 10 -10 i 12 -- 14 id -- P 231 -23 i J.OO -- 103 1 2 - 1 4 92 - 95 3i - 4 1 d BANKS. 81 - 86 —~d ... -- _di 3 24 di 20i -- 211 45 - 47 40 7.. ii 67 - 69 LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(TIIIS DAY.) ljcp b ° r ll ee ' z lt e, u a g n . ds.;7l,ihnacizytilinwed:althYroerapic Noon, N.W. ; mo derate The Mercury con tinues to rise slightly. Arrived—Heart with. alborriguoaffPethoet Ar rived—Waverl PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 4.—Wind, N.W. : f o o f r O A. a n k t , w f e r r o p m . Callao. Off Port SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 4.—Wind, N.N.E.isT. Calcutta (s), from Adelaide, S.A. E Arrived— ; M a uritius, Calcutta. Sailed—Ripon (s), for Alexandria. P N Ortem outh, , _ op t froPmLYsktioarruTasieoAnuag; 314.a—idWationnde: Arrived—persever ance, ;HPopaer,thweintohntdfarmomagesyfrdonmaye,olslrt.aes.tivrri. OFF DOVER, Aug. 4.—Leander, from Colombo. OFF FALMOUTH, Aug. 4.—Glorias de Maria from Ha vannah, and sailed for Bristol. MILFORD, Aug. 4.—Wind, N. Arrived—Prinee Albert, from Quebec. N.W. e d a uee : SWANSEA,from PrinceA ti . Edward's 4. W i 4.—Wind, Island. CEVITA VECCHIA, July 23.—A1l vessels from Marseilles, Naples, and Malta, continue subjected t o L i, days , qua rantine. , 103 Anna Renderanson; ELECTRICfrB LIVERPOOL , 0 T m a E ys G a : t A u A P r a H na . ny ) Wind, N.N.W. ; fresh and fine. Arrived— Roscoe , Calcutta ; Midas , Mazeio ; American Union, N ew Southampton, Nw York ; Laconic, St. Andrew' s . Off Port—lnverness and Midas. Sailed—Montreal, for Virginia ; Atlas and N ymph, Dordt and Rotterdam ; Mary, Boston ; Dakotah Val paraiso ; Dart, Rotterdam ; Caroline Schenk, Newfound land; New York Packet, Quebec. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.24 a.m. Wind, W.N.W.; tide, high water; weather, raining. Arrived, 4th— Gren Wedel Jar lsbor g , fro m Dram. Arrived sth—Johanna Maria , fr om Svar tvig ; Marietta, Trieste ; Mary Ann and Science , Guernse y ; Wilberforce E (s) u , r H op a a ul , L i i b rg a h ; ;ETnitgeerprr(iss)e,,TGoenfineingf H : e ß d e v l i g s T ium hilda (s), O s t en d ;, Herno sund ; Send, Barbadoes. Sailed—Polar Star ' for New Zealand; Jacobs, Ade laide; H arr i e t, Ri o Janeiro. DEAL, Saturday, 10.58 a.m. Wind, strong North, with rain. Passed—Severus, from London for Canada. Anchorad off the South Foreland — Queen of the Avon, from Bombay for London. Sailed—El eanor Steabler, for Moulmein ; Emperor, Algoa Bay ; Robert, Cadiz. LIVERPOOL, Thursday.—The barque Nile, Captain Leighton, arrived here this morning from Melbourne. She sailed for Port Philip Heads April 22, but has brought uo specie. She has a full cargo of wool, flour, &c. 5 10 St. 5 St. 20 12.1 St. Do.. 100) 100 100 100 100 all 100 10 25 10 ..0.6 all all 2 10 118 161 ad ad and b THE WAR IN ASIA. The letters of our correspondents at Kars and on the Circassian coast, which we published on Wednesday, as well as those which appear in our impression of this morning, are well worthy of attentive consideration. It will have been seen that important results have already followed the superiority established by the Allies in the Black Sea, whilst far greater advantages may be expected at no distant period. For five-and-twenty years the Circassians, surrounded by the Russians both by sea and land, had maintained a ceaseless struggle for indepen dence ; but, as soon as the Western Powers declared war against the Czar, the minor forts on the coast were aban doned by the enemy, and there is every reason to hope that Anapa and Sukum-Kaleh, which he still retains, will ere long be captured by the allied armament which has just sailed from Constantinople. Formerly, reinforce ments for the Imperial army in Georgia might be sent across the Elaine from Sebastopol or Odessa ; but now, not a single soldier or gun can reach the gar rison of Gumri, except by a tedious march of upwards of a thousand miles from Moscow. Such being the geographical conditions of the war in Asia, it is obvious that the Russians are peculiarly vulnerable in that quar ter, and that there is the best possible opportunity of wresting from them the conquests of the last fifty years. The liberation of Georgia, and the permanent indepen dence of the Circassians Lesghis, would establish a firm barrier against the enemy's encroachments on the East of the Black Sea ; and there would thenceforth be no danger of the gradual absorption of Persia into the dominions of the Czar, whilst the fancied insecurity of our own Indian empire would cease to haunt the imagi nation even of the most inveterate alarmists. What we have already seen of the very limited resources which Russia possesses for aggressive war in Asia, might, in deed, long since have taught us to dismiss from our minds all apprehension of what her power could effect when pushed further forward through fifteen degrees of latitude ; and, as even the small force at her dispos4l. in Georgia must have been hitherto maintained in great part by sea-borne supplies, it will be exceedingly diffi cult to maintain its efficiency now that its maritime com munications with the rest of the empire are cut off. Nevertheless, with . all these advantages, the result of the Turkish operations against the enemy on the east of the Euxine has, thus far, been almost uniformly dis couraging. It will be remembered that, on the 16th of June, Prince Andronikoff defeated the Batoum army, under Selim Pacha, at Urzughetti ; and a rumour has since reached us—which is now, we regret to say, con firmed—that the Kare army, of which ZIA rif Pacha holds the chief command, has been defeated by Prince Bebu toff, the Russian general at Gumri. It will have beeiii seen that our correspondent at Kars, in his letter of the 9th ult., anticipated both the battle and its unfavour able result ; and enough is stated by him to account for the fact that the Turks have failed where success might have been thought most certain. Since the disaster at Sinope, the Ottomans have en countered no obstruction in conveying troops and stores to their Asiatic army. Both at Batoum and at Kars, they have been for some time past superior in numbers to the enemy, and they have received large accessions of eager volunteers, while the Russians depend in great part upon the compulsory service of native Georgians, or of Poles, who are only kept to their colours by the difficulty of desertion and by the terrible punishment with which that offence is visited. But all this numeri cal and moral superiority is more than counterbalanced by the incapacity of the Turkish generals. Indeed, all the worst features of the old and worn-out systems of the Ottomans may be found, in that quarter, in full force. The Commander-in-Chief at Kars, Zarif Pacha, pos sesses no military skill—which; considering that he is a civilian, is not, perhaps, surprising. His appointment is, of course, d ue t o th e favour of some great man at Constantinople. The Hungarian General Guyon, who, under the name of Kourachid Pacha, holds a subordi nate command, is so thwarted by his superior, as well as by his inferiors, that even his distinguished abilities are of little avail. In a word, there is no doubt of the bravery of the soldiers, but they want direction ; and while the foreign officers in the camp are ill-sup ported by their incapable commander, there is too much reason to fear that they are quarrelling among them selves. This state of things will serve to explain the almost uninterrupted successes gained by the Rus sians in former wars ; and it is well for Turkey that her European army is managed, in every respect, on a totally different system. We cannot discover that the Ottoman officers have, speaking generally, any idea of war beyond hard fighting. Skilful combination they do not seem to understand. On the Danube, the Porte has fortunately entrusted its troops to the uncontrolled discretion of a foreigner of high capacity, who possesses the skill to turn to full account the valour of his sol diers ; but in Asia its armies are commanded either by Turks without skill, or by foreigners without authority, and the consequence has been that troops as brave as those in Europe have been repeatedly worsted by in ferior numbers. We may learn, from our own history, that the most courageous soldiers can effect little when their superior officers arc chosen by corruption and favouritism ; and we cannot, therefore, more effectually serve the cause of Turkey than by using our influence to procure the extirpation of abuses so fatal to the effi ciency of her armies. It is not in our power to spare troops for all points where their presence might be use ful, but the example of English method and energy ought to be found wherever the war extends. Kluch may be done by negotiation, as well as by arms, to advance the interest of the Porte in the. countries between the Euxine and the Caspian. Russia has spared no pains to bribe the Shah of Persia into pro moting his own ultimate destruction ; and he has been offered a province as the reward of assisting in the ac complishment of plans which, if successful, must end by placing all his dominions at the disposal of the Czar. Although the commonest prudence ought to prevent Persia from lending herself to the designs of the enemy, we should feel much More confidence in the moral effect of the defeat of the Russian army, and of the capture of the frontier towns of Erivan, Guinri, and Akaltzick. In particular, the appearance of an English force at the seat of war in Asia could not fail to have great weight at the Court of Persia, since the power of this country is already known on the other side of the dominions of the Shah. We may also hope, at no distant time, to gain the con fidence and co-operation of the Circassian tribes, The Sultan's Government has wisely selected certain Cir cassians of high rank in its service, and sent them to their countrymen to explain the objects of the war, and to solicit their assistance. The mountaineers will, no doubt, soon discover, that the friendly professions of the Anglo-French are far more trustworthy than those of Russia ; nor can they fail to be strongly impressed with the power of nations whose threatened hostility com pelled the Czar, even before the outbreak of war, to abandon nearly all his forts on the coast. The more immediate object of the emissaries of the Porte is to in duce a Circassian force to assail the enemy's positions in the rear, whilst the Ottoman armies at Batoum and Kars advance against them in front ; and, should these movements be well combined, the expulsion of the Rus sians from Georgia will be almost inevitable. The prospects of the war on the south-east coast of the Black Sea are, therefore, still encouraging ; and any reverses which the Ottoman arms have sustained in that quarter will, it may be hoped, be speedily counter. balanced on the arrival of the Auglo-French auxiliaries. But it is not so much to large bodies of troops as to the skill and energy of individual officers that we must look for satisfactory results of the campaign in Asia. According to our correspondent, there are already 60,000 regular troops at Kars—a number so large as greatly to exceed the Russian force, and to be totally unmanageable by its commander, Zarif Pacha. Besides this army, irregular levies to almost any amount might be obtained in the Turkish provinces. The Porte has, therefore, an abundant supply of soldiers, who are both brave an d hardy, but it is greatly is want of skilful European officers, armed with sufficient autho rity to enforce obedience. This deficiency it is the busi ness of the Allies to supply. Both England and France abound in men excellently fitted for the task of convert- ing the rude Turkish soldiers into disciplined and highly effective troops. The officers of our Indian army are especially qualified for this undertaking, and many of them have already offered their services to the Ottoman Government. But the appointment of good officers will not alone suffice. The Turks must be persuaded togive them full powers, and not to neutralise their efforts w by placing over them an incapable commander ; and the utmost influence of the Allies should be exerted at Con- stantinople to secure this important point. On this subject there is a conflict in Turkey between new and old ideas. In Europe the former prevail, and we see the result in the victories won by the Ottoman arms on the Danube. The latter have hitherto predominated in the Asiatic army, and the consequence is equally appa rent in disaster and defeat. —Morning Chronicle. BANKING RETURNS. The returns of circulation of the Irish and Scotch banks for the four weeks ending the Bth of July, 1854, when added together , g ive the followin g a s the average weekly circulation of thes e banks during the p as t month, viz.:— A ve rage circulation of the Irish banks £5,801,362 Average circulation of the Scotch banks 4,020,561 Average circulation during the past month £9,821,923 On comparing the above with the fixed issu es o f t h e severa l banks, as given in the Banking Almanac, the following appears to be the state of the circulation : The Irish banks are below their fixed issue. £553,132 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue 933352 Total above fixed issue ........... £380,220 The amounts of gold and silver held at the head offices of the several banks during the past month have been as follows : Gold and silver held by the Irish banks ..... 21,811,377 Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks.., 1,591,390 Total of gold and silver held £3,405,767 These returns, combined with the average circulation a the Bank of Englund for the same period, show a decrease of 743,2051. in the circulation of notes in Eng land, and a decrease of 1,420,6681. in the circulation of the United Kingdom, when compared with the month ending the 10th of June ; and, as compared with the month ending the 9th of July, 1853, the above re turns show a decrease of 3,193,1301. in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of 2,306,7451. in the circulation of the United Kingdom. The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of England in both departments during the month ending the Bth of July was 13,804,0401., being an increase of 1,120,785/. as compared with the previous month, and a decrease of 4,725,6331. when compared with the same period last year. The stock of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks du r i ng th e mon th en di ng th e Bth of July was 3,405,7671., being a decrease of 156,42 Di decrease as compared with the previous return, and a 336,8141. when compared with the corresponding Wit year. period THE WAR. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Indefatigable, 50, bearing the flag of Admiral IL Johnstone, hauled off from the yard (Plymouth) to th• hulk on Thursday. The Dauntless, Capt. Ryder, is ordered to take in ammunition, shell, rockets, shot, and a considerable quantity of boatswains', carpenters', and gunners' stores for the Baltic fleet, and is to leave Sheerness to-morrow (Sunday) morning direct for the Baltic. The African steam-tug arrived at Portsmouth yester day morning, from Sheerness, with the effects of Admiral Corry, which she landed, and sailed again i❑ the evening for supernumeraries and volunteers for the Baltic fleet. The Rhadamanthus steam-transport and the Melampus store-ship sailed yesterday evening for Pembroke, Ply mouth, and Scotland. _ The Athol store-ship has been put out of commission, and her crew have gone on leave. The Fantome hired freight-ship completed loading with provisions from the Clarence yard yesterday, and sailed to Spithead to await orders previous to her depar ture for Constantinople. The Hornet, Commander Campbell, remains at the Nore, awaiting Admiralty orders for making good her defects in her machinery, boiler, &c. The Endymion hulk was towed into the Sound last evening by the Pike and Confiance steam-tugs, in charge of Mr. Mills, master-attendant. She will remain at her own anchors, and the troops, crew, and gear of the Lord Auckland will be transferred to her. The Lord Auck land will then be thoroughly cleaned. THE NEW LONG-GUN RANGE. IMPORTANT EXPERIMENTS WITH NEW ARTILLERY. Rear-Admiral Berkeley, C. 8., Capt. Alex. Milne; Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8., of the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth ; Colonel Chalmer, Inspec tor of Artillery; Lieut.-Colonel Wilson, assistant; Col. Chesney ; Lieut.-Col. Wilson, Director of the La. boratory ; Lieut.-Col. Mitchell, Royal Artillery ; Lieut.- Commander Joliffe, of the Arrow despatch screw steam gun-boat ; Lieut. Hore, commander of the Beagle screw steam despatch gun-boat ; Lieut. Luce, commander of the Lynx screw steam despatch gun-boat ; and Lieut. Risk, commander of the Wrangler screw steam despatch gun-boat, arrived at Woolwich dockyard yesterday, at 10 a.m., and embarked in the Vivid paddle-wheel steam vessel, Master-Commander Henry William Allen, for Southend, on thei r way to witness experiments with large guns at long ranges at Shoeburyness. Their lord ships and the numerous officers present on the occasion were highly satisfied with the practice, which was com menced at 2 o'clock p.m. with a 68-pounder gun, 10 feet long, and weighing 95 cwt., on L ancaster ' s principle, the bore being oval instead of round, which gives the largest guns all the advantages possessed by the beat rifles, when shot or shells of a particular description are used. Excellent practice can be made with rifles at con siderable ranges, hut until the experiments with Lan caster's oval guns and elliptical, or egg-shaped shells, correct aim could not be taken at the astonishing dis tance of 5,000 yards, the range yesterday. The long period whi c h e l apse d d ur i ng th e fli g ht o f the destructive projectil e ( we i g hi ng upwar d s o f 831 b., owing to its elongated form), caused a feeling of suspense, but when it fell, at a distance of 5,000 yards (and in no instance did the shells fall wide or short of the target), the spot where it burst presented the appearance of the eruption of a volcano, the sand being raised to a great height in the air. Experiments were also carried on with Moorsom's shells at 3,000 yards, and the practice with _them and with shot was very good. It was at one time imagined by many that the Minie rifle would have an advantage over Horse Artillery or field battery guns, but it is evident Lancaster's invention will re store the light 6-pounders made on that principle to the position and advantage they had over Brown Bess. Several other guns have been made, of smaller bores, on Lancaster's principle, for the purpose of carry ing on experiments. Their lordships and the large party returned to Southend-pier at 5 o'clock p.m., and em barked in the Vivid on their return to town. THE NEW GUN-BOATS. -- The Arrow screw steam despatch gun-boat, Lieutenant• Commander Joliffe, has had her two 68-pounder guns, on Lancaster's plan, of 95 cwt. each, mounted on board on their traversing platforms, and will be the first of the despatch gun-boats ready for sea. The Wrangler screw steam despatch gun-boat, Lieu tenant-Commander Risk, was taken under the sheers at 4 o'clock a.m. yesterday, at Woolwich, and had her masts put in. At 8 a.m. she was taken into the east clock to have her bottom coppered, and her progress accelerated by the shipwrights and blacksmiths, these workmen being employed in relays, night and day, to get the despatch gun-boats ready for sea. Workmen from the Royal Arsenal are also'ernployed to prepare the deck fittings for the traversing platforms on which the guns are mounted. The Beagle, screw steam despatch gun-boat, has been brought down from Messrs. Humphreys, Tenant, and Dyke's establishment at Deptford, where her engines were fitted, and has been taken into dock, at Woolwich, to be coppered, &c. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane struck his flag on board the Victory on Thursday, and proceeded in the Fanny yacht to the Channel Islands, accompanied by the Sealark and Rolla naval cruising brigs. ROYAL DOCKYARD BRIGADE . The following order has been posted at Sheerness dock yard : "The Horse Guards' circular of the 21st ultimo having permitted the moustache to be worn by her Majesty's troops under certain regulations, the Lieutena.nt-Colonel, Samuel Read, with the sanction of the Captain-Superin tendent, John Jervis Tucker, gives permission to the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the Sheer nees Brigade of the Royal Dockyard corps to conform to the order of the General Commanding-in-Chief adverted to. " S. READ, Lieutenant-Colonel, " Royal Dockyard corps." ACCIDENT TO THE MAIDSTONE. The Government chartered transport-ship Maidstone, Captain Escott, which left Portsmouth on Thursday at 4 came in contact at 10.45 p.m. with a brig off the Start, and entered Plymouth Sound yesterday forenoon. The Start bore N.W. by W., distant 12 miles ; wind, a moderate breeze from the north, variable. The ship was on the starboard tack, under topgallant sails, and carried a light at her bowsprit end. The brig was under all can vas, on the port tack, and was repeatedly and loudly hailed by the officer of the watch and the pilot, who were in the forecastle. No attention being paid, the Maid stone's helm was put hard aport, when the brig was taken abreast of the foremast. Sail was shortened im mediately, and Captain Escott offered help. The brig inquired her name, and then appeared to continue her course up Channel. The Maidstone lost her flying jib boom and spritsailyard, and had her cutwater damaged. She has on board nearly 300 soldiers belonging to the pith and 73d Regiments, for conveyance to the Cape of Good Hope, and will probably be placed in dock at Key ham for examination and repair. SALE OF THE RUSSIAN PRIZE SHIPS. Yesterday, by virtue of the decree of the High Court of Admiralty, the Russian vessels Patrioten and Ida, condemned as lawful prizes, were put up to public auction in the Captain's-room, at Lloyd's, by Mr. Lachlans, the Admiralty broker. There was a numerous attendance of ship-owners. The Patrioten, built at Gamla Sarleby in 1841, Brockelman late master, of 250 tons burden, prize to her Majesty's steamer Magicienne, was put up at 9001. ; she was knocked down for 1,0201., which, with 2781. that her cargo (salt) fetched, makes a total of 1,2981. to be divided among the captors. The Ida was put up at 9001. ; she is a vessel of 200 tons burden, was built at Helsingfors in 18 49 , and was taken by - her Majesty's steamer Gorgon. The first offer was 4501., and after some competition she was sold for 830/. Her e A s l o b l a d n; forthwith th e K am : s — ch T a h tk e a N, taken n c b h y g a cargo, 2;880 bags of coffee, was also sold yesterday, a t the Commercial Sale-rooms, Mincing - lane, and reali se d good prices. Notice was also given that the foll ow i ng Russian thldbe the Folkestone Coastguard ; and the Aeger. MILITIA AND YEOMANRY. The East Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry have been re viewed by Major nagart, of the 7th, or Queen's, Hus sars, who expressed himself highly pleased with the manner in which the troops went through their evolu tions.efobreettheewaenrndusaml a s u il . ver lt m w e as dal aw a a w r a d rd ed ed te b m y t r h . e Gee co r rps ge Immedi a t e l y a f ter the reviewa competition took placet o the Clapperton, of the 2d troop, The 4th West Yorkshire Militia have completed their term of 28 days' training and exercise at Leeds, and the men were dismissed on Tuesday last, DUBLIN, August 4.—ARRIVAL OF ENGLISH MILITIA IN IRELAND.—The first division of the Third West Yorkshire Militia, numbering 350 men, arrived here this morning, and having disembarked at the Custom house Quay, marched to Richmond Barracks, where they succeeded the 21st Fusiliers, and will be quartered until further orders. The second division of the same corps, consisting of head-quarters, and of about the same strength as the first, will arrive to-morrow, and be quartered in the same barracks. The appearance of en Engli s h m iliti a regimen t i n Ireland . is a ract rence, the regiment that has just arrived being, F mistake not, the first that has been here since the hi" continental war. HOP INTELLIGENCE.—EAST RETFORD, August 3. The present will be an eventful year in the history of that fickle and singular production, the hop-plant. The plants in this district are all but a total failure, and bets are freely offered that the duty will not come up to 501. It will certainly be the worst seas on that North Nottin g . hamsbire has exper i e nced since 1823, when the duty own plantations sap. Besides, there o • period of the year has pa sse d only amounted to 7 1 . Th e p away to allow of any pr oduce. There is very little burr in the district, and t hat of the most wretched descri p tion, being completely devoured by filth and choked with the he hop ; whereas , such a thing cannot be foun d in the W la dis trict, nor any app earance of it.—Nottingha j to haveinbgeellnenpcleent of y its ham prna/. RACING SIVEEPS IN THE PROVINCES. —NOt withstanding the verystringent measures introduced b L into the Hou se of Commons for the sup pressionby L ord Palmerston h ouse s and sweeps, and which mea sure of betting the Legislature, there has been a sure was adopted by d on e in sweeps in the sporting great deal of bu s i nes s v inces, especially in Newcastle public-houses in the pro the north of England. In e and o th er t owns i n at the Home-office, Lordconsequence of information magistrates in Newcastle, Pa lmerston has writte n t o the of the police immediately pointing out th e i m p or t an ce en ',pressing these sweeps. t