The Sun. — London, England, 1854-07-13 00:00:00

fleet has been impressed into the more important BLOCKADE OF TILE GULF OF FINLAND. service of conveying the troops on Friday. His Majesty leaves for Calais to-day (Thursday) morning. [FROM A SUPPLEMENT TO TUESDAY EVENING'S GAZETTE, PUBLISHED LAST EVENING.] WHAT THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 12. It is hereby notified, th a t the Lords Commissioners THINKS OF THE CZAR'S REPLY. of the Admiralty h ave b een i n formed by Vice-Admiral Although the French Ministerial journals con- Sir Charles Napier. K.C.8., commanding her Majesty's fain nothing of a very positive character relative to naval forces in he Baltic, that, on and from the 26th of the reply of the Emperor of Russia to the demands June last, a strict and effective blockade was actually of Austria and Prussia, there can be no hesitation established by the combined fleets of her Majesty and of in concluding, from the way in which this reply is his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French, of alluded to in the courseof remarks on the war, that the various ports in the Gulf of Finland as hereafter the French Government does not regard the answer specified ; that is to say :—The whole of the ports in the at presenting any opening for negotiations for peace Gulf of Finland to the eastward of Helsinrfors and S wea on the basis laid down by the Western Powers as borg, on the Finla n d shore, including B?rgot Louisa, Pythis, Frederikshamn, Werolax Bay, Viborg, Biorko essential, and that it entertains a belief that the Sound, and all intermediate . ports, roads , havens, and Prussian Government will, if possible, cause new creeks, to Cape Lubovki, in lat. 60 deg. 5 min, north, delays in order to prolong the system of armed an d bin 29 de 56 min. east. neutrality, which can be favourable only to Rus- From g Cape Luhovki g the line of blockade crosses to sia. This is evident from what has been said by Tolhoulcin Light, immediately off Cronstadt, then across the Pays, and is still more from a long article by southward to off the town of Borki, in the province of M. Granier de Cassagnac, now pUblished by the saint Roershurg, in Ist, 59 deg. 57 min. north, long. Constitutionnei. Wnilst the Moiiitcur is from 29 deg. 28 min east. its official character necessarily silent, M. Gra- ' That a c implete Blockade of Cronstadt and Saint nier de Cassagnac, who may be supposed to be Petersburg has been effected by the combined fleets, well informed as to the views of the GoVern- which anchored off Cronstadt on the 26th instant. merit, takes care to prevent an impression which n i g u l d in C thence to blockade k D a d r, i x i\ t T e e nds , could raise doubts as to the energy of the Go- rrg)Poirofice)edi rki ° ' i ss, and from D Ness to i(o' , enpi, which in vernment, or as to its having a due sense of what is chiles the fight of IC, poria, thence to Kourgoulo due to its di g nity. Fur m os t persons, perhaps, the P o i nt, w hi ch includes L mga Bay, then the river N::rva, acts of the Government are su:licient to show that and the Whole coast of Esrironia and adjacent Islands to it does not allow itself to be deluded by false hopes; Ekhohn Light, situat e d i n l a t. 59 d eg , 43 m i n. nort h , but for the public at large something may be neces- long. 25 deg. 48 min. east. nary in the way of declaration. If the answer of j And it is hereby further notified, that all the measures the Emperor of Russia had been such as to hold out authorised by the law of nations, and the respective any rea sona bl e prospect of peace, there would have treaties between her Majesty and the different neutra been som e delay in the execution of the new mea- i powers, will be adopted and executed with respect to at sures resolved upon for the prosecution of the war. I vessels which may attempt to violate the said blockade, 'The expedition to the Baltic, urged on as it is with almost marvellous rapidity, must convince the public that the Western Powers consider it neces sary to strike some decisive and important blow as the only means of bringing the Czar to a true sense of his position, and compelling him to offer real and material guarantees against the possibility of any future attack upon Turkey, which, if successful, would endanger the political equilibrium, and consequently the security of Europe. M. Granier de Cassagnac regards as the fixed policy of Russia the possession of Constantinople and continued encroachments in the south. He describes this as the necessary consequence of the position of Russia and of the interests of her Government, and declares that there will be no security for Europe until the Russian Government shall by severe and decisive lessons have been convinced that the policy is impracticable. It was rumoured in Paris yesterday that the' French army has received a check in Africa. Public securities and railway shares again de clined yesterday on the Bourse. The Three per Cents. opened at 71f. 23c., and fell to 70f. 70c. the closing pri ce f or th e en d o f th e mon th • the iour and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 97i; and the New Loan, at 70f. 90c. ; Orleans Railway shares 1 1145 f.; Rouen, 992 f. 25c.; Havre, 551 f. 25c.; Great N or th ern , 805 f. ; Strasburg, 770 f. ; New Shares, 615 f.; Paris and Lyons, 918 f. 75c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 830 f. ; Western of France, 635 f. ; Bordeaux and Cede, 592 f. 50c. ; Great Central of France, 485 f. ; Lyons and Geneva, 495 f• • Bank of Credit Mobilier, 685 f. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND GREENWICH. - - --- At the half-yearly meeting of this company, held on Tuesday, at the offices, Coleman-str et, Mr. J. Wilson in the chair, a dividend of ss. 3d. per share, free of income tax, was declared for the half-year on the ordinary shares of the company. SPAIN. THE INSURRECTION. The Moniteur of to-day publishes a despatch from Madrid of the 11th, according to which the city was tranquil. Some republicans bad shown themselves in Va lencia, but troops had been sent in pursuit of them. The division of troops expected from the pro vinces had arrived at Madrid. The Three per Cents. were done at 36 ; the New Three per Cents. at 19 ; and the Debt of the Se cond Class at 4.75. WEST FLANDERS. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Tuesday at the offices, Moorgate•street, Mr. W. P. Richards in the chair. Mr. CHUBB, the secretary, having read the report, The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, adverted to the kind and considerate way i❑ which the company had been treated by the Belgian Government. An extension of time for two years had been granted for the completion of the lleynze branch, 15 miles in length, which would be ample time to enable them to complete it with economy. The estimated cost was 77,5001., which would not be exceeded, and they had made an arrange ment with Messrs. Brugman and Sons, of Brussels, for r wising 100,000/. to comp7e e the whole undertaking of this company, and to supply additional working stock. The shareholders had on a former occasion autlf rised the di rectors to raise 280,0001. to complete the undertaking, by the issue of 28,000/. shares of 101. each, bearing interest at the rate of 5i per cent., which would amount to about 16,0001. per annum. This amount was guaranteed to the company by the Belgian Government. Only 140,0001. of the prefernce capital had been raised at 5i per cent., in hopes that the remainder of the money would be obtained at a lower rate of interest, but the change in the money market rendered that impossible, so they had to borrow the money on the hest terms they could. They found it impossible to raise the money in England, but they had succeeded, in Belgium, in raising it at the rate of about 6i per cent. per annum, including the sinking fund of 4001. or 5001. a year. The loan was for 88 years, but it would be paid off by degrees every year, so that at the end of 85 years it would be cleared off entirely. The nominal amount of the bonds for the 100,0001. would be 200,0001., and the rate of interes: 3 per cent. In reply to a question from Mr.HERAPATH, it was stated that the loan of 100,0001. would enable them to complete the whole of the railways undertaken by the company, to find the requisite working stock, and to close the capital accoant completely, the company, under the contract for the loan, being bound not to enter into any new under taking until after the expiration of the 85 years. Resolutions adopting the report, declaring a dividend of 2s. 3d. per ordinary share, and increasing Mr. Chantrell's allowance to 6001. per annum, were carried unanimously. The melting was then made special, and resolutions were passed, sanctioning the arrangement with Messrs. Brugman and Sons for raising the loan ; agreeing to a modification of the statutes : and authorising the directors to take the necessary steps to carry the whole into effect. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. BRISTOL AND EXETER. A judgment affecting railway companies was delivered on Tuesday in the County Court at Exeter. A package sent from London to Exeter was injured on its transit upon the Great Western line; but a clerk of the Bristol and Exeter Company went to the person to whom the article was consigned and arranged the amount due to him. Application was accordingly made to the Bristol and Exeter Company for the sum named by their clerk ; but they referred the applicant to the Great Western Com pany. The judge held that, as the property was injured on the Great Western line, and as that company entered into the contract for the carriage of the article the whole dis tance from Londo❑ to Exeter, they were liable, and not the Bristol and Exeter Company. OX FORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON. This railway, the bill for which received the Royal assent nine years ago, may now be said to be completed, the con cluding line between Tipton and Wolverhampton being now just 4.penc,l for pas , eager traffic. Only a certain num ber of the trains will run to and form the new station, the remainder running over the Stour Valley Railway to Tip ton, as heretofore. SEVERN VALLEY. The works of this line are expected to be commenced in a few months ; Mr. Peto has the contract. LEEDS, BRADFORD, AND HALIFAX JUNCTION. This line is progressing rapidly t owar d s comp l et i on, and will be inspected in a few days. Sh ou ld th e i nspect i on prove satisfactory, it is proposed to open the line on the Ist of August. On Tuesday last an engine acd first-class carriage, conveying several officials, passed over the line, and the result was satisfactory. The length of the new line, from Leeds to Bradford, is a little over eight miles, or more than five miles shorter than the present line. It will also materially shorten the distance between Leeds and Halifax, besides facilitating the traffic between the principal towns in the district. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON RAILWAY BILLS. NORTH METROPOLITAN. Sir H. F. DAVIE reported from the sub-committee that the additional capital authorised to be raised by the bill is 700,0001., and the amount of loan 233,0J0/. The ex tensions of the railway will, for the greater part of their course, be c ons t ruc t e d b y means of a covered way, in the same manner as the present authorised line is in tended to be formed, the height being 14 feet and the width 28 feet. The steepest gradient on the proposed extension to the General Post-office is lin 100, and on the extension of the Great Western Railway 1 in 163. The length of the extension to the General Post-office is one mile three furlongs, and of the extension to the Great Western Railway 1 mile 4'70 chains. The estimated cost of the proposed extension lines is 650,0001. Mr. J. Fowler, Mr. Brunel, and Mr. Hawkshaw, were the en gineers examined in support of the bill, and Mr. Locke was the engineer examined in opposition to it. Eighteen petitions were presented against this bill. The committee are satisfied of the fitness in an engineering point of view, of the proposed extension lines of railway. LONDONDERRY AND COLERAINE. Colonel BOLDER() reported from the sub-committee that the additional capital proposed to be raised by the bill is 12,0001., and the amount of loan 4,0001. The length of the hlagilligan branch is 4 miles, 2 furlongs, 14 chains ; and the steepestgradient on it is lin 198. It is inten.led to cross two roads on the level. The estimated cost of the branch line is 11,6601., and the quantity of land required 46i acres. The committee are satisfied of the fitness in an engineering point of view of the proposed branch. BALLYMENA, BALLYMONEY. COLERAINE, AND PORTRUSH, (No. 1.) Colonel BOLDE RO reported from the sub-committee that the additional capital authorised to be raised by the bill is 27,000/,, and the amount of loan 9,000/. The length of line is 6 furlongs, 2 chains; and the steepest gradient on it is 1 in 227. The estimated cost of the now works is 27,0001., and the quantity of land required 6 acres. The committee are satisfied of the fitness in an engineering point of view of the proposed railway. The committee received a report from the Lords of the Admiralty to the effect that they did not approve of the crossing of the river Baun at the points and in the manner proposed by the bill. After hearing evidence from several eminent engineers, the committee resolved that the mode a n d place of junction prop ose d by th e bill ought to be sanc tioned. GREAT WESTERN, SHREWSBURY AND BIR MINGHAM„4.ND SHREWSBURY AND CHES TER RAILWAY COMPANIES AMALGAMATION. HOUSE OF LORDS COMMlTTRE.—Wednesday. The committee re-assembled this morning ROOll after 11 o'clock. P resen t —Th e Duke of Wellington (i n the chair), the Earl of Morton, Lord Walsingham, Lord Cottenham, and Lord Staff or d. Mr. Serjeant Wrangham having, at considerable length, addressed the committee on the part of the Great Western Railway Committee, in which he combatted the arguments that had been urged by the counsel representing the Lon don and North-Western, Oxford and Worcester, and New port, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway Companies, in opposition to the bill, The room was ordered to be cleared, and after the lapse of half an hour, on the parties being re-admitted, The Duke of Wellington said the committee were of opinion that the preamble of the bill had been proved. Some of the clauses were then passed, after which their lordships adjourned. Thus has terminated the great struggle between the Groat Western and Lond on and North- Western Railway Companies, which has been attended with enormous ex penses to 13 ,, th parties. The result of this decision gives the Great Western Company a through communication E from Loudon to th e M ersey and all places in the north of ngland. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.— Traffic return for the week ending July 8, 1854 215,526 13 7 Corresponding week last year ,, : " 13,958 6 10 Total of the half-year to this date, 1854 15,526 13 7 Total of the half-year to thi s date, 1853 13,953 610 THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return f or the week ending July 9, 1854 £18,251 12 5 Corresponding week last year LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending July 9, 1854 C19,852 6 2 Corresponding week last year CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLW AY. — Traffic return for the week ending July 9, 1854 .................. £5,707 1 Corresponding week last year ..................... 5,610 18 7 Inortaso in 186 t it ~ ~,,, , ~,,,,,, SW 3 1 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, July 13.—Wind this day at Noon. Westerly ; light airs and hazy, but inclining to be fine warm weather. PORTSMOUTH, July 12.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived— Diana, from Callao ; George Turner, Havannah. Sailed— Her Maje s ty' s s t eamer Rhadamanthus, for Woolwich. FALMOUTH, July 12.—Wind, N. Arrived—lnsuperable, from Venice ; Surprise, Marseilles. SOITHAMPTON, July 12.—Sailed—Emigrant, for Ade laide, S.A. ; Mindells (port frigate ), Li-bon.—The D a vid Hoadley, f rom A n t werp t o Nw York, has put in here leaky, and will land her cargo for repairs. BRIDLINGTON, July 12.—Wind, N.E. wich, from Aarhuus, for Portsmouth, leaky, and with putns choked. OFF PENZANCE, July I . l . — Arrived—Burrells, from Gir genti, and sailed for Gloucester. GLOUCESTER, July 11 . — Arrived—Elizabeth Thomson, from Alexandia ; Boyn^, Memel. BRISTOL, July 12.—Wind, N. W. Arrived—James Grey, from Havannala ; Mary, Cadiz. CARDIFF, July 12.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—Febo, from Goa ; Buen Guiseppe, do.; Antoinette, do. Sailed —Ellen, for Monte Video; Juliette, Cape de Verds. OFF DOVER, July 12.—Atalanta, from Stockholm, for the westward ; Tetti, Genoa, for Newcastle ; Egham, Cadiz. SWANSEA, July 11.—Wind, N.N.W. Sailed—Alfred, for Faval. NEWPORT, July 12.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Thalia, from St. Maio ; Glanense, Cherbourg, both for St. Thomas ; Brilliant, London, to load for New York ; Lucy, ti Brisl to load f St. Thomas ; Selkar, onstan nople ; T o m Roberts, or Plymouth, to load for Genoa. Sailed—Sailor, for City Point ; Ocean Queen, New York; Jenny Lind, do. ; Florence Dombey, do. ; Bonne Mere, Malaga; Bombay New York; Wanderer, St. Thomas; Trinidad, do. (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 10.34 a.m. Wind N.N.W., and cloudy. Arrived.—Willing, from Akyab ; Ripple, Lisbon ; Gamy- Mede, Stubbekiobing ; Union, Malta ; Mathilde, Nykio bing ; Hercules, Callenburg; Cromarty, Nieustadt. (By SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) ND, Thursd, 10.53 Wind W.N.W. ; tide GRAVESE flood ; cloudy and ayvariable. A.M. Arrived, 12 th.—Hern , n, from Konigsberg; Grace, Danzig; Flying Fish, Jersey ; Prospero, Tarragona ; Lucy, Hamburg; Chenahus, Rio Janeiro; St. Michael, St. Kitts ; Agnes, Jamaica ; Ocean Child, Marstrand ; Robthorpe, Drontheim ; Providentia, Randers ; Augustus, Danzig ; Ann Fawcett, Antwerp ; Johanna, Konigsberg ; Cuprinia Maria, Stettin ; Speedwell, Seville ; Emily, Intrepido, from the Coast of Africa ; Stanton, Got tenborg ; William Canynge, Zante ; Four Sisters, Stock holm ; Arecina, Memel ; Fior Broedore, Faaborg ; Jo hanna, Jarmen ; Conconlia (s) Rotterdam; Baron Osy, Antwerp ; Soho, Havre. Sailed, 12th.—Stadt D or b rec ht, f ur D ort ; Lucy, Malta ; Mary and , Emily, Montreal ; Pilgrim, New York, via Newcastle ; William Jolliffe (steamer), Calais ; Ocean, Havre. EAL, Wind N.N.W , light, and D cloudy. Thursday, 10.20 a . m . Passed—Veloz, from London, for Malaga ; John Wil liams, from London, for G4rdiff ; Eena, from London, for S ydney; Governor Brown, f rom N ewcastle, for N.,w York. Sailed—Emelyn, for Mauritius. THE LOST PRIZE.—HAMBURGH, July B.—The cargo of the Russian ship Cesarewitsch has been already dis charged, consisting of tea and silk, valued at about 1 ,000,000 Russian dollars, or 150,0001. The whole, it has been intimated, will be forwarded overland to St. Petersburg. The crew of this ship have been likewise sent away to their homes via Copenhagen and Sweden into Finland, and four Hamburgh police-officers accom panied them the day before yesterday as far as Lubeck. The master of the Cesarewitsch belongs to this place, which accounts in some degree for the clever way in which he managed to avoid the Channel and pass our cruisers into the Elbe, having a thorough knowledge of the navigation. The Dirego, which sail e d f rom th e M ersey on Thurs day l as t, with' 420 Government emigrants on board, re turned to Liverpool on Monday, several deaths having occurred, and about 100 passengers suffering from diarrhoea. The vessel, it appears, had reached Queens town, when the disease 1 3?caine so alarming that it was deemed prudent to return to port. A number of the sick have, it is stated, been placed in the Government emigration depot at Birkenhead. THE WEATHER. — Appearanc es for the last day or two would seem to indicate that we may calculate on more settled weather than has been recently experienced. Since Saturday no rain has fallen, and though there has been an absence of summer heat, the crops cannot but have benefited, by the change.—Edinburgh Advertiser. PRICE OF BREAD.—The bakers of Edinburgh have in timated that the four-pound loaf w ill b e sold at 91d., ready money, or if paid within a month ; and 10d. credit. The Montrose and Arbroath bakers are selling the four pound loaf at 74d•—Edinburgh. Advertiser. [ADVERTISEMENT.] Her Maje-ity's Royal Letters Patent, for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful an d b r illi ant T elescopes, Camp, Race c ,,,,9 11 r5e, Opera, an d P erspect i ve Glasses (glazed with "`"Onio German Glass), to know the distances of Zu°ete viewed through them—of great importance _O Ol th e "toy, navy, and others. Messrs. S. and B. Obs°ewrv°"' °Pticians, 39, Albeinarle-street, 6---oPposite the York Hotel —These telescopes pos sess such eeyxet.ra.o. rdinar 7 powers that some 3_, inches, with an extra piece. will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, a n d the double scope can be stars; with the same tele • "en andn countenance three miles and a half distant, an o b They are of larger and all sizes, with acoordingly.—The Royal Exhibition, .1851.—Valuable, newly-invented, ver tint glass the size of a wa,all,b powerfulh. waistcoat-pocket which a person can be seen and known 1i mile distanty• wthoey answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the eery, and ships are clearly seenPea7 - houses, country sce -6 miles.. They are invaluable for shooting, deer- t yachting, to Sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeer'ris:nsd tourists. Opera, c 6- course, camp, and perspectivesseeli as ; with wonderful power • an object can be clearly distant'. Newly-invented Spectacles ; miles el iately ti ae3 are placed before extremely i mPerfe, vision, every object becomes clear and distinct ,• the most aged Finfee tive sight is brought to its youthful, natural, anii al state. Deafness—New Discovery —The Organic Vl !mato; au extraordinary powerful, small, newly-invented luiltrtuneuts for Deafness, entirely different from aims, THE SUN, _LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1854. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) 'Paid.' RAILWAYS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. Business done this day. 100 Aberdeen imbg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct all Belfast & Ballymena all Birming. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey.,,..... 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh, &, Cheshire Junet ..... all Do. Chesh. & Birk. £5O and £25 Cons, 18i Do., £20 .. ..... 30 Myth &Tyne origina' £25 (issd. at .245 100 Bristol and Exeter,. I i 0 Caledonian. all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon.. all Cork, Black, & Pass, 14 Cornwall Crielf Junction n & Belfas &June all Dundee Perth&Aber teen Junction . all Do. New all East Anglian__ all Do., (218 E & all Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, A Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 84 Do., New A.... LOO East Lancashire .00 Edinburgh & Glasgow 9 ' Edinb. and P e ebl es .00 Edin. Pith & Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June, 100 Glasgow& S. Weston 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock ........ 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ; 100 Great Western.,,,,,,, 12 Irish South-Eastern, all Lancaster & Carlisle 111 Do., Thirds 2 Do. New Thirds 100 Laueash.andYorksli 18 Do., Fifths 114 Dl., Wst. Riding Un all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Soutlipt all Loudon & Blackwat all Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. [OO Loml.Briglit&S.Cst. .00 Loud. and N. Westn. 12 Do. Fifths 1.. 00.10/. Sh., M& 8... : 2. Do. Eighths 100 London and S. Westn. 426 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O .............. all Lnudrry& Coleraine all Luclndrry.&Ennisk. 100 Hanch.Shef.& Lincln 4A Do., Mau. & Lin. Mi. _OO Midland _OO to. Binning. & Derby 47A G. West. (1 re.) 17i Do, Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle .00 Newmarket 5i Do. , Bury Extension 194 Nwpt.Aberg.&Hrfd 7 Newry &Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. . .00 Norfolk 3 Nonthu.Counties 100 North British 16 North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do., A Deferred.., 8 Do., B Guaranteedj all ,North London .. 5i Do. New £lO 12 i s N.&S. Wstrn.,llamp stead, and City Jn 17a North Staffordshire all North Western 10 N. &S. Westru. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester. 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton : 212s Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central ~ 1.00 Scottish Midland 100 4hrewsbury & Biting 100 Do. L. &N. Western Guaranteed St tek... 10 Shrewsby, & Heiefd. all Shrewsby. & Chestei (N. W. Min,; all Do. Halves,; all Do. Oswestry 6Shropshire Union _ Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent, all Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 21 2s Staines, Wok &Wok all teckton & Darling 16F. Stockton & liartlepl 100' call' Vale 8 Do. £lO shares 100 Do. Pref., No, I__ 21 illanaes flaxen Dock awl Railway 17 Vale of breath all Watered. & Kilkonn all Waterford&Limerick 10 West Cornwall I West End of Loudon and Crystal Palace all West London 51 s . Wiinbledn & Croydon 100 York Newctl.&Berw 20 Do, Extensions 13§ Do, G. N.E. Purchase LOO York& N. Midland 232 - 24, 5 - 51 9 - 10 97 - 99 62, - Isi - 16 11 13 ,•• '-' ... 2d p;i• 7 - 7 - 18 13 ~ - 13. 36 - 40 28 - 30 64 - 66 60 - 62 24-2 s O'd 88 a 89: 72 .74' L 25 127 96 98 79 794 69 - 91 11 - 13 11 -13 p 65 - 66} --6 6l ij 14 = 15, 8 1 1 si 11 11., 107 109 ion - 103 i par p par 4 p d 824 9 8 d 8 7d ....... ••• 21 - 22 65j 66 38 - 40 - ... - ... d 6A 6 d 2 —2; 6 - 8 50 - 52 3i 31( 33 ... 34 52 b 5 Par P i P 41 40 1 7. id —IP 30 - 32 94 53 60 68 - 72 68 - 72 24- 2( 17 -- 19 8i - pi 13 -- 14 3 -- 13 15 621 C 3, 35 3G 4 2d 5 32 2. - 34 3j - 19 194 4 - 23 25 6 - • e • .. ... 6 - 7 73 7i I 7 —64 d; 4 1 30! 534 -- 544 11i-10i d 17 -- 18 7 -- 6d FOREIGN. all Nutwerp&Rotterdam 3 iielgian Ea.stn. Junc. 8 Beziers to Graissessac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Serii) ... Central of Italy all Charleroi & Erquelin allDemerara 14 Dijon and Besancon 9 i)utch Rhenish all East 1ndian,......., 2 Do, Extension.... all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 '4l. Junct. of France 10 drd. Trunk of Cana& 4.1 Do. Debentures all Do. do.. 10 Gt. Central of Francc all Gt.Westernof Canada Shares Do. Bands (Ist is.)'s7 all Hamilton & Toronto all 11)o. 6 per cent. 5 Lake C oas t . & Basle all Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c. p r ef 15 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway),.... 2 Do. Pref. 3 Do. (Canal), 5 1)0. 6p. et. pref...... 8 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Mediterran. 13: Madras ............ _ 33;, Maria Antonia r......... ..... all Do. do. New .... . 2 Melbourne Dk... Ry. all Namur & Liege (witi, interest) ... .... all Do. (ex interest),.„ all Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds all (finy.B.&Ams.Shs.) all NorwegianTrunkPref 10 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans.... all Paris and R0ueu...... all Paris and Strasbourg 10 ParisCaen d; Cherbrg. 10. i Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre 15 Royal Danish 2 Royal Swedish all iambi.° and Meuse, 6 Do. 54 p. cent. Pref 6 Southern of France 8 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do 54 per c. Prof 10 Western of France 7 West. of Switzerland 2 Wiesbaden 15 Zealand ALESCEL: all Lubin Coal and Iron] 17? Australian Alricult. 14 . Australsn.Pcific.Mail, 8 .Australn. Royal Mail 4 &Ain Water Works 40 3rlt. American Land 1 3rit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co 32A , ianada 5 - Crystal Palace 31 Do. 2 Crystal Pal. of France 3 Eastern Steam 20 Electra Telograph(A) all Do. (B) 1 Electric Teleg. of 1r 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 18 General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 3 Netherlands Land 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter Steam Navigat. Co all N. B. Australasian._ Do. New 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minn. all Peninsular & Oriental 40 Do. Do. all Portland Iron Co 430 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest 25 south Austral. Land all Submar. Telegraph all Do. Registered. 28044 Diemen band d IP 3 i 3 d p 4 - par ... 5 4 d 6 4d *id —d 18 -19 ip 5 - 7p ... dis ... - ... d par pj id -- 4 7i - 8 331 - iii 8 16i 17 PI 45 -_ 39 . 41 301 .-- 3 1 Pak 21i d 2lp 8 i 9 •• • - pm 3 i d 4i 5 6 p 4i - 301 45 - 46 '6'i = 72 90 4i - 44 4 "I id 20 - 21 i = ii I - 1. i = 4.i i- i P '2f -- 2i 35 -- 37 111 121 aid 11 3 d tr.! Paid Leasing Compares, London & N. West. L.&N.W. Oaledon... I U.Nrthn. ICaldonian., Do Westil Yk. New. & Berw. Y. & NAlci Do Do 3. Easton] Do Norfolk.. N. W. & Midid. itekton Darii !!:. Count. D 0... • 14. &N.W. &Ln&Yk North!. D 0... Utneash Yorksh. V.MCloas itockt. g, Darlingt. raWestn RAILWAYS. Bedford and faetehloy.... _ . Fluekgllanisir. Clydesdale Je. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. 'Glass. Barr. & Neils. Direct! Do. N0w...... Dn.Frj Dk. Railway Hull & Selby Do. 2 Sharps. Do. ,T Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lo•rvestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Vlanch. Bxtu and Matloel & Redc•ir lidld.Bradfd Northern an!: Eastern sp. c. Do. ti per et. Do. Fix d 5 p Prest. & Wyrt Do. 2 Shares. Roystn.3,:llit. Do.Shepth.St Slief.Rotha , q, Gooleg.s p.c. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygl 6 per cent Do Wilts&Somrst ;losing Prices this day. 95 - 190 95 - 97 134 - 137 ii io 103 -- 105 611 -- 524 25' -26 A 12/ -13 i 231 -- 241 2B - 23 93 - 95 57 - 59 .• -... ... i 134 - 137 = iid 93 29 i - 95 1 PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 20 St. 15 5 10 St. 5 16 St. 20 124 St,l Gnat.. 5 per cent..., 100 Great Northn. sp. c. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c, prem. 100 Do. 4i p. e. Scrip 6 Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Pret all Gt. Southn. dtWestm. (Ireland) Eighths)... 5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh. 6 Gt. Westn. (Barks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c)... 100 Do, cov. red. 4A P.C. 100 Do, con, red. 4p. c. LOO Do, irred. 4p. c.... 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O LOO Do. 6p. c. Stock 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No.l 9 Do. Quarters, 1848 1.00 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c MO 1)o. Prof., sp. c. St. all Do. Convertible, 5 p.i c.,1852 LOCI Do. New Guar.6 p. c too Lon.&N. W., Coy. di Nuneaton 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Color i Shares all I Condy. & Ennie. Sh, all I 'Kan., Shef., & Lin. . Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO .., 4! Do. £6 all' Vlarypt.& Carl. 4 p. c, all Do. 4i per cent 101,1 Do.. lOW NULL Consol.6 p.c.St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & 12irm. 6 per cent.... 5 Do. Pref. 4A per cent 6 Norfolk Debenture .. 100D°. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock 100 Do. 5 p. c. Est 100 Do. slper et .pref , 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. e, 100 North British all North Staffordshire , 100 Oxford, Wore es toi,ii Wolverh..£ls, 6 p.c 15 Do all 1 4 cot. Cent., New Prei all ihrows. & Birm. N.G. all S irewsby. & Clieslei (Nor.W.M.in), 8 p.c, 10 Do. 5 per cent ...... .. all /South Devon, Do, fixed, 44 per cent all S. Eastern (lteadinc Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. ,00 Do. 4i pet cent. all i. Yorksl4.4p.e.Guar al] Stockton and Dar- lington, 4 per cent 5 Do. do. do all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 185 f; Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.e. LOO York, Neweastle,and Berwick,4 p.c., Pref 5 Do 10 York&N,Midlandli g. Pnrch., 1.00 Aberdeen 100 Do. No. 2, p. c. 30 Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 50/) 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent 64 Cork &Bandensip.c all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all EastAnglian (X3los) 6 per cent all Do. (.£5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (C 7 17s) 7p. c all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 . all Do. New 6 p. c. St. all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent ... all Do. 51., 10 ner cent. all Do. 101. Delientr.Sh -100 East Lancash. 6p. cts. all East and West York shire June. Pref... all Edinb Prth. &Dundee 4 per cent. .00 Glasgow &S. Western all Agua Fria all luglo Austrin. Gold all Inglo Californian 1 2 t ustralasiau 6 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all lye 11 iris all Radon (Gd. Duchy of all Blaenarvon Ir. di Coai all isritish Austrlu. Gold 13S) 43ritish Iron 24 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm all Do. Comes & CuMa, 15 Do. St. John Del Re Carson's Creek .4 . Clarendon Con. gin. Co. of Jamaica_ _ all Cobre Copper 1 !Colonial oOld. 15 Copiapo all 'topper Min. of all Do. Pref. 7i p. cent. all English and Austrin. Copper Smeltg. Co. all General all Great Nugget Vein... all Do. Registered all Great Polgooth all Liberty all Linares all LoudAtCaliforn.Gold Quartz Crush. Co all 'sfariquita 9 A , texiCau&S.Amerien. all New Granada all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co all Nouveau Monde all I Poutgibaud Lead Min. & Smelt 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymuey Iron 15 Do. New 10i Santiago de Cuba all south Australian 7 Pin Croft all United Mexican all Waller all West Granada all West Mariposa 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia., all I Yuba JOINT-S . BANKS. all f Australasia all British Colonial Bank 81 - 83 and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Iluk. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond. 14 English Scottish and 1 —101 l . ...a~ ..... ••• Australian 20 Lond. Chart. Bk. 01 Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 35 National Provincial 3 d 20j —2lixd, of England 10 Do. New 22!. National of Ireland all New South Wales all Driental Bank of Corporation 5 Do. New 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co all ,3outh Australia all Union of Australia 27 Do. New 10 Union of London ... - • • 46 - 48 41 - 4i;(1 73 - 75 8 -- 10 zd 73 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAI LWAY.—Traffio n_ turn for the week ending July 8, 185 4 ......£5,540 19 7 o onwpon ding week last yea ..................... 4,624 3 5 bow 1814 " 1 " 1 4 1 lesilitistesissmito Jim I 2 • se ..... ii = k ••• ..• li—id 31 - 3 4 - t I- i 1 - 11 ) 1 - -13 i 22 - 24 aim ....." ••• '''' 3}-3, 115 - iiM 1108 -- 110 100 - 102 6 64 98 100 90 92 93 95 Id par .35 137 se "''''' •• ..... • .. ..-- .., •e• ..... HIV 2i - 3 pl ••• ••• 6 8 9i Par L 35 137 1 id 90 = 93 106 - 109 of iiih la 17 0i 104 11 —l3 1— fp 234 23:1 100 102 i -- i'd 92 - 95 34 - 3i ill i - 1 1 - - 2 ... - .. 8 - .11 7 - 9 8i - 91 1 34 - - 24 4i 28 -30 - 45 - 47 11 - 12 50 - 60 ii - i- i i l - 10 - 11 - U4- 6i - * - i 164 -17 i A - I A - t 32 - 34 9i —10 a 4 5 - 4 34 - 4 i • - ~ •.• •• g g • d - LIVERPOOL RACES. (THIS DAL) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ORDER OF RUNNING. 2.3o—Derby Handicap. 4. o—Liverpool Cup. 4.4s—Biennial Stakes. ENTRY FOR THE QUEEN'S PLATE.—Arribas, Domino, Kingston, Hungerford, Jujube, D. 0., Chaseiaway, and Marc Antony. ARRIVED.—Lady Bird, Miss Agnes, Voucher, Game lad, Helena, and Octavia. LATEST CUP LETTING. 3 to 1 agst Typee (taken). 5 to 1 agst Dr. O'Toole (taken). 5 to 1 agst Hungerford (taken). 8 to 1 agst Kingston (t SPOIZTIWO INTRLT,IGENCE. 50 LIVERPOOL JULY AI EE 7 TING—WEDNESDAY. 50 The CROXTETH iTAKES of 10 m ivs each, 11 ft, with 40 20 added ; ;11ree.yr-olds, Est 1011 ; four, Bst 21b ; five, 2 g i Bst 101 b ; six and aged, 9.4 ; mares a n d ge ldi ngs allowed 21b. O ne m il e an d a quarter . Seven subs. 2 5 5 Baron Rothschild's Orestes, by Orlando, 4 yr,4, Bst 2lb (Charlt , ai) 1 25 Mr. Morris's K n i g ht o f St. George, 3 yrs, 6st 10Ib (Wells) 2 18 Mr. Parber's Dominin, 3 yrs 6t; 101 b (Clement) 3 20 Lord Glasgow's Coalition, 4 yrs; Sat (Flatman) 4 St. Betting-6 to 4 agst Orestes and Knight of St. George. Domino cantered off with the lead, Knight of St. St. George, Orestes, and Coalition following in the order g i named. On enteri ng th e cana l s id e of th course the s t. pace was improved. Domino kept his place in front to 10 the Ealf distance, where he dropped off. Orestes then St. challenged Knight of St. George, and at last defeated 10 him by a neck. A length and a. half between the second St. and third. Bad fourth. St. The MERSEY STAKES of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, with 50 St. added ; for two-yr-olds ; colts, Sat 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. St. The second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes. t Winners of 1001. clear, 3lb ext ra . T.Y . C . Niae 12 subs. 50 Mr. Worthington's Lady Palmerston, by Melbourne, 16i Bst 71b (including 31b extra) Mr. Meiklam's Sicily, Bst 71b (i nc l u di ng 31b extra) St 1 (Aldroft) 2 19, Lord Derhy's Crown Pigeon, Bst 71b (A. Day) 3 14 Betting--5 to 2on Lady Palmerston, 4to 1 agst 50 Sicily. Sicily made the running with Lady Palmerston 20 in close attendance. A fine race with the two from the 10 4, half distance ended in favour of the l a tt er b y a head • , bad third. St. The SEFTON STAKES of 30 sous each, h ft, for three-yr- g old fillies, Bst 71b. One mile and a 11,1 f. Ten subs. 10 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Rosaline, by Orlando (Charlton) 1 12 Mr. Payne's Strutaway (Flatman) 2 St. Mr. Mather's Meliera (Marlow) 3 50 Betting.-6 to 4on Rosaline. Rosaline was first of!, g but was quickly passed by Strutaway, who took a long 25 lead. Mellora lying close up with Rosaline until they St. arrived at the Bridge-turn, where she dropped back. St 2s Rosaline waited on Strutaway to the half-distance, St. where she went up and deprived her of the lead, gallop- St. ping home an elsy winner by six lenths. Bad third. 50 The UNITED KINGDOM TRAINERS' STAKES (HANDICAP) 25 of 5 soya. each, 3 ft, with 40 added, for three-yr-olds 100 . and upwards. The second to receive 10 soya out of 6 . the stakes, and the last to pay th e thi r d h orse ' s sta k e. 25 t Ridden by professional trainers of five years standing, 50 or who do not ride publicly or pay in either flat races, 20 steeple-chases, or hurdle-races. One mile and a quar ter. Seventeen subs, St_ Mr. Robinson's Billy Richardson, 5 yrs, list 101 b (I'Anson) 1 Mr. Peace's Lady Ponsonby, 3 yrs, lOst (Owen) 2 Mr. G. Taylor's Lady in Waiting, 5 yrs,jost 121 b - (G. Taylor) 3 Mr. T. Harrison's Cbaseaway, 6 yrs, 12st 41b (Tempest) 4 Mr. J. Wilkins's Coleraine, 4 yrs, list ....(Wilkins) 5 Won by a length and a half. THE LANCASHIRE OAKS. - -- - Midsummer Sister to Mercy.. Sortie 1 20 20 2 10 Five ran. Won by four lengths. 3 10 SELLING STAKES. St. Child of the Mist Gold Dust Four ran. HANDICAP PLATE. Miss Emma . Andromache . Four ran. The weather was fine, the running ground in excellent condition, and the muster of company of an average strength, but the amount of sport in regard to the num ber of competitors fell short of expectation. Although seven races were set down for decision, the first was not run until half-past two. This arrangement might suit the booth-keepers, but it gave much dissatisfaction to the sporting public, it being nearly six o'clock before the last race was run. 20 St. St. St. 2 LATEST CUP BETTING-12 o 'C LocK L AST NIGHT. 20 3to 1 agst Typee. 20 5 to 1 agst Hungerford. 25 6 to 1 agst Dr. O'Toole. 7 to 1 each agst Early Bird and Kingston. St. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1854. JULY. Liverpool l2 I Nottingham 2O Abingdon l3 I Great Grimsby 9 4 Ipswich 13 1 Goodwood 25 Stnurbridge l7 1 Radcliffe 3l Stamford Newton 18 Ripon 31 Knutsford. . l9 AUGUST. Brighton Airdrie Durham 3 Sandgate l7 Brighton Club 4 York Ripon 7 I Hereford 24 Yarmouth 8 I Eccles North Staffordshire 8 Chelmsford Reading Lewes lO Plymouth Wolverhampton l4 I Lincoln 31 NOVEMBER. Epsom Autumn Liverpool 291 10 HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. IV) ( From the Report of the Registrar-General. ) The present return affords very satisfactory evidence of an improved Ntate of the public health ; the mortality, which has been long above the average, having fallen last week below it. The number of deaths registered in London last week was 984. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1844-53 the average number was 951, which, is raised in proportion to increase of popu lation, becomes 1,046. Last week'i4 registration, there fore, exhibits a number less by 62 than the calculated amount. Zymotic diseases produced last week collectively 253 deaths, which is near the amount that may be expected at this season. Scarlatina declined from 72 in the pre vious week to 55 in the last ; fatal cases referred to typhus were in the two weeks respectively 47 and 44, those referred to measles were 22 and 27, those to hoop ing-cough 35 and 39, those to diarrhoea 25 and 32. It requires notice that a death from hydrophobia was regis tered in the previous week, and that another was regis tered last week. Last week the births of 752 boys and 718 girls—in all 1,470 children, were registered in London. In the nine corresponding weeks of the years 1845-53 the average number was 1,380. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.618 in. ; the mean reading on Sunday was 29.815 in. The mean temperature of the week was 56.9 deg., which is 5.1 deg. below the average of the same week in 38 years. The mean daily temperature was below the average in every day of the week. On Wednesday, Thursday, and Fri day it was about 7 deg. below it. The highest tem perature of the week was 72.5 deg., on Tuesday ; the lowest was 46.6 deg., on Friday. The mean dew-point temperature was 51.6 deg. ; and the difference between this and th e mean a i r temperature was 5.3 deg. The wind blew generally from the south-west. The amount of rain that fell in the week was 0.53 in., nearly all of which fell on the last three days. --- MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JULY 8. ZymoticDiseases 253 Diseases of Un cer t a i n Seat ....... Tubercular Disease s 44 177 Diseases of the Brain. Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Biood.-vessels 35 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration... ..... ................ ...... 126 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Or gans of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. .......................... • 3.8 Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. ............... Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ......... 9 Diseases of the Skin, &c. ................................. Malformations ...... ........ 2 P rema ture Birth and Debility ........................... 26 Atrophy ........... 40 Old Age 5udden............... ........................................ 7 7 . Privation ' Cold, and Intemp erance.,..,,.. 25 Causes not specified ....................................... DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ..................... ()Q A - - - Population Deaths in corre- Deaths Enumerated. sponding Week in the IriZl. 0118,3. West Districts North Districts 490, 396 Central Districts 393,2 56 East Districts 485,522 ...... 286 ...... 207 South Districts ---- 9 516 84 468 100 100 20 20 Totals Males Females 1,103 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males 752 1 Females 7lB 25 o . ---- Total _ 1,740 93 61j 2 13k 106 i 1024 10 6 12 12 12, St. St. per cent. 62i 36 5i du St. 20 53 i i I 25 50 50 100 100 15 I all 5 all !t; all 1 0 all 15 al !..2 all .31 all !O all ;0 'tut) 51,1 all X all 0 all io I all 5 I all L 2 12 - 3t. 100 3t. 100 5 .2 9 0 all 15 I all t. 100 Silve, 1051 206 i PRUSSIAN DUPLICITY. Business this day. ss. The alliance of France and England in the affairs of the East being firmly established, and the hos tility of these powers to the claims of Russia openly declared, the next consideration in these momen tous questions has been the conduct of the German Powers, and the necessity of combating day by day, and foot by foot, the influence which Russia has exerted, and still continues to exercise, on some of the Courts of that country. So tenacious is this influence, that at the very moment when the strongest hopes are entertained that the time of hesitation is at length past some fresh oppostion is started in one part or another of the Confederation, and we are disagreeably reminded that even among those States which have bound themselves by pro tocols and by treaties to the policy of the Western Powers Russia still numbers her adherents and secret allies. We do not mean to imply by these remarks that we have any reason to doubt the con sistent resolution of the Emperor of Austria to ad here to the system of policy which he has adopted, and to fulfil the engagementsaements he has c on t rac t e d with the belligerent en g agements ; but the difficulties and (hangers against which Austria has to contend are incalculably increased by the obstacles thrown in her way by those States which ought to be he r nearest conf e d erates and allies, for the' experience of the last few months has shown beyond question that Prussia and some of the minor German Courts have engaged in these negotiations chiefly for the purpose of affording to Russia all the assistance they could venture to give to a cause they had ostensibly condemned. Early in the spring the convention between the Four Powers which Austria herself had proposed, was defeated by the timidity of the King of Prussia and the machina tions of the Russian party in Berlin. The conven tion was changed into a protocol, to which Prussia gave a reluctant assent ; and this protocol was followed by a treaty with Austria, in which the contingency of war was limited to one or two occurrences which were thought beyond the reach of probability. Austria then proceeded to nego tiate a further treaty of her own with the Porte, whereby she engaged to occupy the Principalities, and the order . was already sent to the Imperial Generals to enter Little Wallachia, when Prussia availed herself of this pretext to make an abrupt and angry declaration that she should withdraw from the treaty of the 20th of April if this occupa tion were carried into effect, as it seemed likely to be, by the forcible expulsion of the Russian troops. Meanwhile the answer of the Emperor Nicholas was brought by Colonel Manteuffel to Berlin, and, although all that is known of this commu nication is obviously inconsistent with every principle laid down by the Four Powers, Prussia affects to treat it as a suitable basis for further negotiation, and has sent off her emissaries in consequence to different parts of Europe. We believe, however, that it is a mistake to suppose that Colonel Manteuffel is despatched on a mis sion to this country, for Count Bernstorff, the new Prussian Envoy to this Court, is expected to arrive to-morrow, and will, no doubt, be the bearer of the last contrivances of the peacemaker of Potsdam. It is worthy of a passing remark that one of the last conditions of Russia, to the effect that France and England shall evacuate the Ottoman territory pare passe with her own forces, is identical with the proposition made by the Conference of the minor German Powers at Bamberg, and was no doubt suggested by those agents whose interest it was calculated to serve. It matters little whether the King of Prussia is the dupe or the author of those intrigues, but he is surrounded by an unscrupulous cabal of men who are not ashamed to prostitute their rank in the service of a German power to the exclusive advancement of Russian interests, and who prac tise their arts with success on the vanity and the enthusiasm of their Sovereign. In comparison with the bulk of the German people, and with the whole phalanx of men who are ready in all ranks, from the heir apparent of the throne down to the youngest subaltern in the army, to do their duty to their country, and to defend the honour of Prussia and the common interests of Europe, this camarilla forms an insignificant minority. It is the conspiracy of a faction main taining itself chiefly as the instrument of a foreign Power, and supported only by the most reac tionary party in the Prussian dominions. But in the present state of that country this faction is omnipotent, and the apparent concessions they have suffered the King to make to the policy of the Western States were only designed to impose on public opinion, to extort a loan on false pre tences from the Chambers, and to retain that position in the Conference of Europe, which they have used for the purposes of their Russian master, at the expense of their German country. We speak thus plainly because we are satisfied that from first to last in these transactions Prussia has been playing false to the Wes tern Powers and false to Austria, that all her moves have in reality been dictated by Baron Budberg or from St. Petersburg ' • and that, un l ess some great ch ange i s brought about, we shall see her play a still more ambiguous and hostile game in the course of the important events which are impending over Europe. The interests now at stake in this war, and in the great political questions which have been opened, against our will, by the aggressive policy of Russia, are far too serious to admit of this trickery ; and Prussia, the least powerful and the least secure of the leading European Powers, has no claim to thwart and overrule the policy of the mighty empires which have admitted her to their confidence and friendship. Assailable alike by each of the Four Powers, and on every point of her frontier, Prussia appears to forget that she owes her present territorial existence to the public law of Europe rather than to her own strength or union ; and, should she persevere in a course which detaches her alike from Austria and from England, she runs the risk of kindling a war in Eu ro p e b y which she w ou ld b e the most certain and imme diate sufferer. But, without at obce contemplating these extreme consequences, and assuming only that Prussia retains that isolated and selfish posi tion which is occupied by her present rulers, enough has occurred to release the other Powers from any obligation to consult her convenience or her opinions. At the present moment the Prus sian ports in the Baltic are reaping a rich harvest by the indirect Russian trade, and they are lending their active commercial assistance to the enemies of England and France. If, however, the Prus sian Government should provoke the forbearance of the Allied Powers beyond its utmost limits, and attempt to use its position for the purpose of checking the necessary operations in the East, and of nullifying its own engagements, the maritime States have the means at hand to check in turn this species of clandestine alliance with their adver sary, and to insist upon conduct more consistent with the principles which the Cabinet of Berlin has at least professed to follow. We are confident that the sentiments of Germany are with us in this con test. We are satisfied that no event could occur so fatal to the independence, the national interests, and the honest pride of the German people, as a rupture with the Western States of Europe, or a breach of the treaty so recently concluded between the Courts of Berlin and Vienna. The union of Germany and the stability of Europe depend on the maintenance of th ose re l a ti ons , f or h e w h o is not with us is against us ; and it is impossible to regard that " friendly n eu trality" which Russia demanded of her German allies otherwise than as a wilful complicity in the policy of a Power against which we have been c omp e ll e d to draw the sword. in Prussia has formally recognised our good right this war, and has even pledged herself to co-operate for the attainment of the same objects • ' so far we are willing to accept her Western Powers a n d engagements to ad vance in the course which the Austria are gradually pursuing in the positi on in ; but, if she h o ld back or betray us, we see not of Prussia to entitle her any degree to infl uence the decisions of Europe ; she will not retard by a single day our military operations, nor ad vance by _ a single day our diplomatic negotiations, and the wisest and most dignified resolution, b ot h for Aus tria and for ourselves, is to pursue the course which our policy prescribes without reference to a State which must eventually follow in our path.— Times. FAILURE,--The stoppage has been announced of Mr. Mark Gopcevitch, the nephew and London cones pondent of Mr. Spiridone Gopcevitch, whose failure at Trieste for a sum supposed to be equal at least to 250,000/., was mentioned on Saturday. It appears that since the difficulties of the Trieste house transpired Mr. Mark Gopcevitch has continued to meet his acceptances to a considerable amount, but the absence of further re rnittances compelled him to suspend. On Monday and Saturday bills to the extent of nearly 20,0001. were duly met, but the acceptances still running here are supposed to be from 120,000/. to 150,000/. They are, however, rather extensively distributed, so that the damage will not fall with extreme severity on any in dividual holders. THE MORTALITY ON BOARD THE DIREGO--Up to Tuesday evening 44 cases of cholera had proved fatal on board the emigrant ship Dirego, lying in the Mersey and 10 more cases were under treatment, of which one half it was feared would not survive. The owners and the emigration officer, Lieutenant Prior, have been unremit ting in their attentions in any way that can be useful. They have engaged iron houses and procured a site at Birkenhead for the reception of the patients, and have taken every me ans p oss ibl e t o prevent the spread o f the disease. The Di rego was on h er fi rst trip, being qu it e new, and befo re s h e l e ft h a d un d ergone a searching nex amination.and She was well li g ht e d an d vent il a t e d , a well found in ever y respect. It i s suppose d th at the disease was com mun icated by a f am il y that came from Southampton, and were almost the Lut th e 54° 34 :4 4 " before the noel .THE MINISTER OP WAR. Our French neighbours have a Minister of War and a Minister of Marine. We have hitherto pre ferred half a dozen independent departments for the army, and in the navy a single Board, repre sented in Parliament by its First Lord and its Se cretary. Each of these systems has its drawbacks, but it may with safety be affirmed that none is so radically vicious as the heterogeneous jumble and confusion of offices which have for a century past carried on the administration of the British army. We are now to have a Minister of War, and the question is only as to whether military authority is really to be concentrated in a single hand. Re sponsibility and authority go together, and should remain undivided. if we obtain, at the present estimate, a really responsible and capable Minister, one month's war experience will save ten times the annual cost of the new department ; if we are to have only another Secretary, co-equal and co ordinate with the rest, we shall have only increased confusion at the cost of 15,000/. a-year.—Times. (Front the Morning ddvertiaer.) It was intended that the vote for the new War Department should be taken to-morrow, in which case it is probable that the whole question of the Eastern war would have been gone into, as well as the appointment which had been made to the new office. But Lord John Russell intimated, towards the conclusion of the sitting on Tuesday evening, that the vote for the new War Department will not be taken till Monday. We regret the postponement even for so short a period as from Friday till Monday. The country is much dissatisfied not only with the exclusion of Lord Palmerston from the ne .v office, but with the whole of our proceedings relative to the Eastern question. The patience of the public is now fairly exhausted. We have, up till this moment, literally. done nothing. The Turks have received no asis twice from us. They have had to fight their own battles as best they could. Nor, if what is confi dently stated in well-informed quarters be correct, is there any probability of our pursuing a more vigorous course for the time to come. We believe there is no doubt of the fact that Sir Charles Napier has written home to the Government that Cronstadt could certainly be taken, and that he has asked the Admiralty to rescind the orders by which he is prevented from attacking that impor tant fortress. We are sorry to be obliged to add, th,:.t we fear it is equally true that Government have refused to give him the necessary power to make such an attack. It would be impossible to overstate the mischief which has already been done, or to calculate the amount of injury which will yet be entailed on England, Turkey, and Europe, by this culpable inactivity on the part of the Western Powers, if she ever had any serious intentions of identifying herself with their Eastern policy ; it encourages Prussia in her friendship for the Czar : it feeds the hopes and increases the audacity of Russia ; and it disheartens and paralyses the Turks. The Czar must by this tim e h ave ceased to fear this country, and the Sultan to cherish any hopes from it. All our extensive and expensive preparations for war have as yet been no better than so much mere idle display. Nor are those evils of our do-nothing pro cedure, which we have pointed out, the only ones. The prestige of the British name has grievously suffered, and will suffer yet more seriously, fiom the inaction which we have so much cause to de plore. If that inaction be continued much longer, we shall, as the Times of yesterday very justly re marks, be covered with ridicule. , It is due to Lords John Russell, Clarendon, and Palmerston, to say that the private information which from time to time reaches us, as to the state of matters in the Cabinet, leaves on our minds the impression, that they are in favour of a policy more vigorous, and more worthy of the charac ter of England than has yet been pursued. But they are, we are told, out-voted and overruled by the Aberdeen section of the Cabinet. But why, it will be asked, do they not, in such circumstances, resign ? We say they ought. We hold that • a triotism, and a regard for their own individu alp characters, would prompt them to the adoption that course. They, however, do not seem dis posed of to take a step which we t t h h i e u ir k h t a h n ei d r s. ow l n t honour imperatively timhapterLatoirvdelyArbeeludiereena at t olds over t th e ir head the advising g for either her Ma jestyof th e m selves, send for Lord resign. na e u s e e l v woulde s, i n the t event yt of, o and 1 Iliids bneoi bein g compelled t o , W fr e o m should hope that any menace of that is,pur suingßut, in be a ev etclb.oyautsresanes sense, io N I t : deter men, filling such exalte d positions l m iic a h y, t t h b ey deemed to be right. to the country, and e public tbat p present state of matters unsatisfactory. It is most in juriousnational character. It makesmost disastrous to the inTtehreeystaaar.re6darl iwvaens people suspect all private interests statesmen to the national hon y our p to the f conclusion preferred by byour good. We emphatically say, that if Jo h n Lords publi c Russell, Palmerston, and Clarendon cannot re vail on the pro-Russian Premier to prosecute pre vail war with the Czar, in th e wa y w hi c h th e y thi n k the exigencies of th e case requ i re , th ey are b oun d by every consideration which ought to influence honourable men to resign the offices which they severally fill. UNION BANS OF LONDON.—The dividend declared at the meeting of the Union Bank of London, held yes terday, was a t th e ra t e o f 15 p er cen t., s miths report and accounts were unanimously adopted. The chair man (Sir Peter Laurie) stated that business has gre&tly increased, and that teere is every prospect of its being maintained. During the past year the assets have been augmented to the extent of 2,0 00 , 0001 . , t h e divi . dend has been doubled, while the interest to customers is more than twice the amount pre viousl y paid. Special votes of thanks were pa ssed to the d irectors andas i well t been th e agreedmanager, i Mr . W.W. Scrimgeour, acknowledge the serviette of answer te (l inu qu estions n fi s et i i t was mentionedres a t presentt s warran ts discovered in circulation, and tha t the salaries ti the latter gentleman and his assistants by the appropri ation at par of the residu e of the res erved shares which on are now to he issued to t he g eneral proprietary at a pre mium of 5 1, , in the p ro p ortion of two for every five h the b bel a d n . k Itse not of the clerks hav e latel y been increased. shares bt na tion of the meeting the director s At the termi nation were requested to cause a portrait of Sir Peter 1, • aline to bs painted and placed in the board-room. MlLlTARY.—Detachments of the Fourth Light Dra goons arrived in Exeter yes t erday from Dorcheste r and Trowbridge, en route f or _Plymouth, and marched to Topsham ba rrac k s. The Cavalry barracks are on• oußied by the 15th Hussars, regimmt hick ware stationed viharts at Ti kayo to: tbi puma b.ea billeted i n the coy . _..t. . . The estimate of expenses for the new Depart ment of the Secretary of State for War has at length been published. The total amount is com puted at 14,037/. W e are not disposed to find fault w i th the e in estimated cost of the new depart ment, if the business of th e arm y i s t o b e concen trated at last the hand s o f a s i ng l e e ffi c i ent chief. There would not, indeed, be wanting persons who would say that the estimate rendered is either too little or too much. It is to o littl e , if we ex pect that all the responsibilitie s of the War Depart ment, all its arrangements, all it s em b arrassments are to be assumed, carried out, and mastered for so small a sum, while fitting reduction s are made in other departments which have hitherto been conducted on a footing of independence. It i s t oo much, if all the advantage the public are to derive from the change is the creation of another and a fresh department of war, where too many offices of a similar character already existed. The esti inate, indeed, as it s t an d s , t e ll s us l i ttl e o r noth i ng of all we most desire to know. It would be desir able to have before us a statement, which could be comprehended at a s i ng l e g l ance , o f th e various alterations p ro p ose d i n the several coequal and in dependent d e p ar t men t s w hi c h , b y their united action, carry on the military business of the coun try. If we are to have indeed a Minister of War— we purposely avoid the ambiguous term of Secre tary of War—we should wish for more accurate information as to the extent to which modifications are to be introduced into the business hitherto carried on at the Horse Guards, the Colonial-office, the War-office, the Ordnance-office, &c. Is there to be one controlling mind—one Minister who shall be ultimately responsible for all that is done in the offices of the Commander-in-Chief, the Master- General of the Ordnance, the Colonial Minister, the S ecretary at War, & - c. If this b e so , it wou ld appea r to follow as a natural consequence that the other high offices are shorn of a portion of their im portance, and that the holders of them are reduced in some measure to the c on diti on o f su b ord i nates. At all times it will b e necessary to find men of stand ing and experience to presid e over t h e var i ous de partments, in order that the country and the army may have confidence in its administrators ; but it is needless to add that they never can be in times to come what they have been of old, if the alters• tions which the public have b een l ead to expect are effectively carried out. We must embrace , this consequence of the contemplated change, if it is to be effected in such a manner as shall effectually promote the public service. Questions of great moment must naturally arise as we endeavour to follow out the details of the scheme ; but they are not such as are by any means impossible of solu tion. We shall be compelled to break , great measure, with the old traditions of administration, but any heart-burnings or awkwardness are of slight moment indeed, when compared with the inestimable advantage of securing a supreme 14 undivided control over the management of this department, important, indeed, in time of peace, but which almost absorbs all others during the war. ;0118 4i 8 1 10 1 1 25 10 LOG