The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-14 00:00:00

Woe to him who should dare to remain behind to a tempt to extinguish the fire, "KRUSENSTERN, Governor." PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENCE. The corn magazines had been mostly removed to Tirasopol. The arrival of the allied fleet was ex pected daily. A great number of troops passed through Odessa during the last few days of August from Novomirgorod, on their way to Akerman and I ilia. The criminals in the prisons at Slawiansk, Alexandrowsk, Bachmet, and Tschugujew, have been employed for a long time on the fortifications at Odessa and the neighbouring coast. Prince Men schikoff was at Perekop on the 24th, inspecting the fortifications there, and returned on the same day to Sebastopol. A correspondent of the Lloyd (to Which journal we are principally indebted for the above intelligence) says that Prince Menschikoff at taehes great importance to Oczakow and Cherson ; the fortifications of these places have consequently been much strengthened. THE BALTIC. COPENHAGEN, Wednesday.—The National Oppo sition lists, from which the electors are to choose three members to the uper House, have been car ried in every district by large majorities. Orders have been given to the chief of the Gotha artillery to place the materiel in a state of com pleteness. The same steps are to be taken at the fortress of Carlsten ; so that Sweden would appear to be lookin g a ft er its "armed neutrality." Bomarsund is said to have been blown up with out oven removing the cannon. As an excuse for this step, it is asserted that many of them were unserviceable. The Swedish Parliament has recommended the establishment of an ecclesiastical college for the despatch of Church business, and the assembling of a national synod, to consist of priests and laymen in equal numbers, but to be only consultative to begin with. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Sept. 9.—Some time since you were informed that the Austro-Russian party was parti cularly active, and there is some little reason to be lieve-that its efforts have not been entirely in vain. The Breslau Zeitung has a Berlin correspondent who is particularly well informed on all matters connected with that part of the policy of the Prus sian Government which consists in counteracting the endeavours of Austria, to induce the Germau States to make common cause with her in opposing the ambitious projects of Russia. The writer in question now states that Couut Buol is likely to lose his portfolio, and it cannot be doubted that the removal of such a patriotic Minister would give extreme satisfaction to the Russian Government and the " Junker " party in Prus sia. For reasons not positively known to the public, but probably correctly stated in my lett er of yesterday, it was resolved in Council ot to consider the refusal of Russia to give the guarantees demanded a cams belli, but qiis is no Proof that his Majesty has lost confidence in his Minister, or that his determination to insist on the 1-nr condition s h as b een s h a k en . Th e Philo 111issians are una bl e to keep the i r own counsel, and . want of discretion enables me to give you their versi on as we ll as of what has tak e n place as °f that which is now proposed. During the Em peror's sojourn in Ischl everything was done to Turco -Russian him " to proceed with less energy" in the person ages question, and even the names of the Y o ers ?nages who more particularly disapproved the .I„oreign policy of the Cabinet might be men _l'l lied. It is notorious that the Bohemian nobles _ 4 r e e at the head of the Austro-Russian party, and Frederic are therefore not surprised to learn that Count Thun, the Austrian Minister at Berlin be°lint Esterhazy o n ly ac t s th ere a d in t er i m ), h as re fixed on as C oun t B uo l' s successor . Aft er ae reading this, yo u may b e i nc li ne d t o su pp ose th a t Aillisterial crisis is probable, but such is not the , ase , case. In my l e tt er o f th e I s t it w as sa id th a t th e policy of Austria had made itself, and that was not an empty phrase. As long as the Russians were In Wallachia, the great majority of the Austrian Illanufacturers were living on their capital, but as Soon as the i nva d ers t urn ed their backs on Bu charest, commerce revived, and the export trade Was as b r i s k as ever. Th e ru i nous consequences to Austria of a hostile Russian occupation of the P rincipaliti es are now so ev ident that no Minister f !"?, 41e Forei gn Aff a i rs , even if it were Count quelmont himself, could ever again permit . The first and last of the four conditions con cern Austria even more nearly than they do th e Weste rn P owers , and it has been resolved her e, cost wh a t it will, that Russia shall never a gain exe rc i se an exc l us i ve p ro t ec t ora t e e i t h er i n the Danubian Principalities or over the Greek Christians in Turkey. The correctness of this 'Pew of things does not admit of dispute, and there fore there can be no question of a change of mea sures in -Austria, even though there should be a change of men. Well-informed diplomatists are of opinion that there will be neither the one nor the other, although they are well aware that every thing is being done to prejudi ce th e E mperor against Count Buol. One of the best-informed men 11 1 this city affirms that there will be no campaign of 1855, " as the Oriental question will be settled during the winter." Such an opinion from such a source could not be withheld, but it is necessary to state that it is in direct opposition to my own. There will be a campaign in 1855, in which Aus lria will share, for it is repugnant to common sense ' l ' suppose that she can long maintain an armed n eutrality which costs her 800,0001 a-day. The number of horses at present employed in the army , is 8 2,000. It must be well understood that it is 11° t my intention to say Austria will wage war a gainst R uss i a t o p le ase E ng l an d, France, and T u rkey ; she will do so simply because her interests mperativ e ly require it. THE AUTOCRAT'S ANSWER. letter from Vienna of the 9th, in the Post - ampt Gazette of Frankfort, says : " Were a new proof necessary of its being strategical tootivbe which determined the evacuation of the Prin ciPalities we should find it ire a passage of the despatch ; 11 , 101 contains th e l as t R u s s ian answer, and which L ing "'nee Gort sc h a k o ff l ate l y rea d t o C oun t B u ol. Th e following is a s ammary o f th e p as sage Russia would 1( : °t a ave either yielded the line of the Balkans or evacu ated the Principalities if the demands of the great err nan powers had not been supported by the military attitude of Austria.' On the other hand, it is true that I f tu sq3, does not the le ss m a k e a m erit of that evacuation, or i t is said in the note that the Czar was still dis t/Fled to yield to the wishes of the Great Powers, henever his honour permitted him to do so, and the l‘"leuation i s a p pea l e d to as a proo f of that di lpos i t i on. „ F e n ce Gortschakoff had yesterday a new conference at ~ a ..e ministry o f f ore i gn affairs. It is said that he has cl some communication relating to the leave of ab 'Benee of Which he is about to avail himself. The Russian counsellor of legation, M. d'Oubril, is to replace him during his absence." THE ALLIED AND RUSSIAN FORCES. We read in the Soldier's Friend of Vienna of the 9th : "The state of the belligerent forces of the three allied Powers and of Russia is as follows :—Black Sea—f lie 'l'urks have 120,000 men on the Danube and in Wal lachia ; the Anglo-French army consisting of 8 divisions is 80,000 strong ; the Anglo-Franco-Turkish fleet con sists of 40 vessels of the line without counting frigates and other vessels, and bears crews amounting to 60;000 men. The Turkish army of Asia, consisting of the corps of Batonm, Kars, Erzeroum, and Bavazid. is 100,000 lg. The tot' :3 1 1 , ),ci• ; men. Baltic '..ne 40 smaller ; they cairy v 2.3, ..g,!0„; A 30,000 sailors, The division of General Baragtlay d'Hil liers is 11,000 strong, and there are besides 4,000 English marines. The total of the forces employed against Russia amount therefore to 405,000 men, and they have with them at least 8,000 guns. As to Russia she has in Asia, on the frontiers of Armenia, three corps d'armee, Commanded by Generals Andronikoff, Bebutcff, and Wrangel, which do not amount altogether to more than 100,000 men. In Finland, without counting the local garrisons and the crews of the vessels an chored in Sweaborg, Russia possesses three strong divisions of infantry. Cronstadt and St. Petersburg are. well d e f en d e d by the fleet and the Impe r i a l guar d. •LN Cr are Revel and Riga without means of defence. In Poland and in Lithuania are the Ist and 2d corps d'armeo 'with their reserves, and two divisions of the corps of grenadiers. The army is exclusively deitined to protect uland and V o lhy n ia. As to Podolia and Bessarabia, "the y -, are def en d e d by the 3d, 4th, and sth corps d'armee. An the rear of these troops is a second reserve, con sisting of veterans who have 12 years' effective service, and whose numbers are also very considerable. The Crimea is defended by the 6th corps d'armee, by the crews of the fleets, and by a part of the reserve of the 6 th Corps.', THE AUSTRIAN ARMY. We read in the German Journal of Frankfort, under the head of Vienna :-- "The following are the present positions of the Aus trian troops. Two of the four armies of Austria have been mobilized, viz., the third, which is under the orders of the Archduke Albert, and the fourth, at the head of 'Which is Count Schlick. General Hess has the chief t ln rrnan - I of both theta armies. The line of position g IS at Cracow, and extends the whole length of the ..s'dun frontier of Galicia by the Bukowine and Tran fBYlvatlia as far at Wallachia. The total amount of this eu If be esti ma t e d p re tty correctly at 300,000 trian There are 82,000 cavalry. Up t o 18 48 the Aus rn army had ne ver more th an 48,000 . T he army co- Tu,e Aand.edrchd by General Schlick occupies ';.he line of C rn racow. uke Albert has his head quarters in thenko wine, near Surzawa, where the bulk of his army i s, rea d y to ente r Moldavia. An almost equal concentration lrtists at Czernowitz, the .frontier fortified town of the xhoklukowine, on th e s id e of Bessarabia and Mold av i a . 04.1. *Avg ors 4'arm(4 . Transylvania-of th is THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY E NING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1854. 40,000 men are to enter Wallachia. In the spring an Austrian corps was posted from Montenegro along llerzegowina and Bosnia to Servia. That corps has been dismissed and placed on a peace-footing. In the same way, the 6th corps d'armec, which had been called from Italy to Vienna to form there an army of reserve, was placed on a peace-footing when the cabinet of Vienna had received the notification of the evacuation of the principalities by the Russians." MONEY MARKEr" AND COAT lERCIAL INT.ELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 8,000 bales, including 1,500 American . taken for export and on speculation. The sales comprised 6,500 American, 600 Egyp tian at 51d. to Bid., and 800 Surat at 3d. to 4id. per lb. Railway shares were very firm at an ad vance of to 1 per cent. The state of trade is satisfactory in the produce markets, but the purchases are almost entirely for consumption. Mr. Edward Chaloner, the timber broker, writing on the Liverpool wood trade, states : " In July month the harvest was uncertain, the Bank rate of loanable capital was 51 per cent. ; Canadian fir timber was 2s per foot. Since that month we have been blessed with a harvest now generally cut and secured, which for quantity, quality, and weight, has had no pa-allel in the present century, causing the Bank to re duce her interest rate, already, to 5 per cent. ; and it is confidently expected it will be further reduced to 4 per cent. before the end of this month, and yet Canadian fir timber can only be quoted at is 6d per foot. Although the stocks are not heavy, and the second or fall voyage will not be generally made this year by the shipping em ployed in the North American timber trade ; hence the four causes which have always been considered as pre monitory to an advance in prices, namely, cheap corn, an easing money market, low stocks, and small supplies ex pected, now operate upon this market." There aro several arrivals from Australia this morning, and although not bringing later dates, they have a large amount of bullion, say, 360,0001., on board. The Nile, from Sydney, brings 17,391 ounces, the Washington Irving, also from Sydney, 13,734 ounces, the Briseis, from Melbourne, 43,612 ounces, and 10,0001., and the Nelson, from Mel bourne, 14,234 ounces. These vessels do not in any instance bring later advices, but they supply some intermediate dates with a few details of in- terest. The following account is given of the future prospects of Ballarat, Victoria : " When we consider what Ballarat is now, and what position in the list of important places she may hereafter occupy, the mind loses itself in the contemplation of the extent of her resources and capabilities. "Ballarat, unlike the other mining districts of Aus tralia, cannot be worked out in a few years or months and left by the legitimate miner, for the downy fossi kers' to turn over and over again the rich soil at present refuse, but in which many a shining nugget lies hid. The claims at Ballarat cannot be worked by one or two men, and perhaps finished in a day ; other tools than a pick and shovel are requisite to commence a real Bal larat claim, and no sickly or weakly miner can under take to sink a shaft of from a hundred to a hundred and sixty feet deep, with occasionally sixty or seventy feet of it to be sunk working up to the middle in water, with the additional inconvenience of foul air to boot ; and no man or party of men will have the temerity to commence sinking a shaft without at least a hundred pounds in hand to defray the cost of food, clothing, and mining implements, for some two or three months, with the risk of the same claim turning out a " shicer." " Of course fortunes, and immense ones, have been made by men who have put forth the least exertion, and who have been possessed of the minimum amount of in telligence ; but, as a general thsng, none but strong, persevering, practical miners, can expect to be success ful here. " And of such men is the majority of the Ballarat miners composed—men who see plainly that no other district in Australia presents so many opportunities of realising a competence in so short a time, and offers such inducements to settle down 'as the delightful country of and around Ballarat. Already we see de cided indications on the ,part of miners, storekeepers, and professional gentlemen to locate permanently here, and are seudir.g for their wives and families to join them in this their future home. "The township is advancing with rapid and at the same time well-directed strides, and even now pre sents a regular appearance. The carpenter's hammer, the bricklayer's trowel, the smith's ringing anvil, and the crack of the drayman's whip, are heard from early morn to far advanced night, and stores, offices, private dwell ing houses, neat Elizabethan cottages, are springing up with a Californian rapidity, but of more durable con struction. " Land in the township has been sold at the rate of above 3,0001. per acre, and cannot be obtained in some localities for double that sum. The site is admirably well selected, being on a raised kind of plateau, with a never-failing supply of good water from a rivulet or creek, which meanders along the skirts of the township, and is fed by the finest lake imaginable—seemingly in tended by nature as a reservoir from which a large and populous town is to be supplied with the greatest ne cessity, water. " The country around is well wooded, and is able to supply both timber and firewood for the factory, the railway train, and the domestic hearth, without being for years at all perceptibly diminished. From the ele vated position of the township, the work and expense of drainage will be reduced to a mere trifle. Add. to all these natural advantages the fine roads now in construc tion, a railway from Geelong, the principal port and future capital of Western Victoria, a line for telegra, phis communication soon to be established from the metropolis to Ballarat and the 13eitthg-o. Add to this the pushing, persevering, go ahead character of the popula tion, the enterprise visible everywhere; and we have more than twice the number of places of amusement and recreation than are to be found in Geelong, and all more extensively patronised. Theatres, Olympic circus, ball 'rooms, concert rooms, American bowling saloons, and lecture rooms, all supported by talent and ability of the first order ; so much so, that a trip to town to enjoy holiday recreation is no longer felt; in fact, the scales will soon be turned, and the good, quiet, steady folks of Geelong will have to come to Ballarat to enjoy their holidays. " But, says the distant reader, surprised, what is there to maintain such a state of things ? We will tell him. There are hundreds of square miles known to contain gold, in and around Ballarat, that have not yet been touched, and which will, no doubt, furnish nuggets in galore, for years and years to come, and good wages to the fossicker for a century, while the great depth of the sinking will render its impossible that the ground can be reasons combine t o i n di ca t e worked ,v o "Very the nume present rous a ge. r that Ballarat has a splendid and glorious future before it, and that it is destined to be one of the most im portant cities in Australia." The half-yearly general court of proprietors of the Bank of England was held this day, J. G. Hubbard, Esq., the governor, in the chair, who said ho had to inform the court that thenaektipnrgotfihtes of the half-year were 625,3261. Gs. ld., making amount of rest on the 31st of August, 3,654,9121. Bs. Id. After the dividend now proposed of 4i per cent. for the half-year free of income tax, the rest would be 3,000,0271. Bs. id. The dividend was agreed to unanimously. The Consol market was tolerably firm at the commencement of business, but there has since been a delivery of stock, and a reaction has in consequence taken place from to 95g I. Time bargains have been entered into at 95g- 1, and since at 95g There is, however, scarcely any specu lation on foot, and we shall probably have a very dull account until the October settlement takes place, so many persons being now out of town. Exchequer Bills have been 6s. to 9s. and East India Bonds 9s. premium. Exchequer Bonds, both of 1858 and 1859 have been done at par. Bank Stock for account is steady at 213. In the foreign market there is a heavy tone. The Turkish Scrip has been flat at 5f to 51 pre mium. Russian 41 per Cents, have been Mi. Brazilian Old Stock is quoted 101 i and Buenos Ayres 56. The Swedish 4 per Cents. have been done at 871. Spanish and Mexican Stocks have been merely nominal. In the Railway Share Market, the settlement of the account has been in progress, and has led to an advance in the prices of the chief lines. The transactions, however, are almost exclusively con nected with the account, and have been mostly in the Great Western, Berwick, North Western, and Midland. The Foreign Shares are merely nominal. The Gold Mines are dull, and the Joint Stock Banks in fair request. Crystal Palace shares have been lower. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From, the Ogicial List.) . ~ 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .... Bu iness done.... India Bonds, £lOOO ..... ..........:: . Bank Stock Ditto for the Account — 2 C o nsols for Account 17th Oct. Exchequer Blls, 24d. 1:1000 Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3} per Cent. lOO Ditto 1859, „ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent lOll Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent _ Ditto for the Account 5O Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cont. £ St Ditto 41) per Cent sBl Swedish 4 per Cent .....................874 Turkish Scrip Dividends on the above payable in London. HALF-PAST TWO. Consols Ditto October Account OPENING OF A NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC Crum AT WOLSINGHAM.-011 Tuesday last a ♦ery handsome Ro man Catholic Church was opened at Wolsingham. The ceremony was performed by the Right Rev. Dr. Ho. Barth, " Bishop of Hexham," with all the munificence for which the Roman Catholic ritual is celebrated. 50 40 25 25 St. 25 25 50 20 20 10 10 20 20 50 20 100 20 25 25 25 50 50 100 100 20 50 20 25 SHARE MARK (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. EklLW.iril. (nosing Prices yesterday. TS. !Aberdeen ....... 22 - 22, Alabg. Nottng. Bost.' and Eastn. Junct... Belfast & Ballymena. Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey......... Birkenlid. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct ...... Do. Chogh. & £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20....... ...... myth & Tyno original £25 (issd. at £45) Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian. 41 - 5i 9 - 9i 11 —lO dl 17 18 7 -- 6d 9G - 97 67 - 67! Cai marthen and Car- digan hcster & Holyhead !Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass ',Jornwall 15i - 16. 10 - 12 • : I'd 7 - 17 - 18 12 - 12, 70 - 72 63 - 65 24 - 25 68 - 70 89 - 90 71 - 73 L 24 -.127 93 A - 944 75 75 75 - 78 86 - 88 10 -12 10 -12 75- 76i 5 - all Lall ~00 12 8 tot 105 1 1014 1041 St. 20 10 P t 6 d 85 86 9 Bal 8 7di ii = ie 812s1 72} 72; 42 - 44 d par 8 6 21 2i 5i 6i 48 BO 34 ... 35 8 10 1 3 / 4 64 7. 77 3 / 4 786 bid 33 3d 14 3 / 4 154 56 -- 5V 54 56 6 —l p Ad P 4 :" 6 3 / 4 d P 34 - 36 100 ,100 all all 97 9 9 64 66 74 8 3i 3id 13i 67i 6841 :13j 34 2i 1 par All 16 1100 33 - 35 • •• e• • 31 N 19 4}-- 5 - 26 4A - 6i - il FOREIGN. all "Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissessac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip Central of Italy all Demerara llijon aud Besancon (Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France . Do. New ------------ East Indian Do. Extension Do. 4 p. e. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Junet. of France Gd . Tk of CanadaA is. Do. do Do. St. Lawrence Si Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c. , do. Gt. Central of France Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. New 5 per cont. Gt.Westernof Canada Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. d 0.,, '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, withou t ' 0pti0n................ Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations.,, Lyons and Geneva Lyons & liediterran. Madras 20i 100 20 20 20 20 20 33i 131 1 2 31. k all Do. New.., .. iiaria Antonia Do. do. New ............. Melbourne Dk. .. R y. Namur dx Liege (with' interest) - Do. (es interest)...... Northern of France.. D 0.201. Shs.latc Char leroi and Erquelines gun.. 31 p. c. & red. at 22y. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1851.... Do. 20/. 3 p. c Bdp. (fmy . B. & Ams.Shs. NorwegianTrun.kPref Paris and Ly0n5.,.... Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Rouen ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i p. cent. Pref Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 54 per c. Pref Western of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand 7i 3i 3 d id—iP : 21 2 P d -32 R 2i id par 7- 6 , 8 6d 8 6d 4 iP A - JP 17 —18 i 2d par 1 d 1p 2 4 1(t par id par 2 4 li - lip ••• ... Par .•-•ip 7 l-. 71 3 4 - iii 12 1 -12 i 18i l9lp 49 51 38 40 23 1 . tr, Par 4 — 1 p d 8 8 ••• --- ... ••• pin c — d 7 p ..• - .„. 16 ---17 !K BA_NK.B-. 84 - 8 6 .. -- ... 1 id a - 33 21 21 d 21i 22 38 = 40 43 - 45 67k, 1: !i 89 74j 76k ; Ai 7D 8 9i 12? 1 12i 12 St. 16 i 1.0 St. St; 17 20 12 25 20 20 20 20 25 30 20 1 1 40 5 St. 25 30 1 101 23. i 21i i ••• ..... ... 43 ''' 45 67i .... 7i 8 686 ... -...• „s !Witness done 150 tam day. [Paid.' RAILWAYS. all 3cdforcl and Thotchley 'lOO 3nckghamsh. 100 ClydesdalcJc. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent: all 'Glam. Barr. • Neils. Direct all Do. New...... all Glstr.d; Dn. Fr all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway all Hull & Selby all Do. Shares. all Do. 4 Shares. all Lon.&Greenw all Do. Preference all Lon., Til., &S. 1.()() Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent: [1)0 Do. 6 per et. all Handl. Bxtu. and Matlock all Midcllothro' Redear all Aiclld.Bradfd all Northern and Ea,sterusp.e. all Do. 6 per et. all Do. Fised.s p all Prost. & Wyre all Do. Shares. [OO Roystn.k Hit. 18 Sl,cf.ll,oth-and Goole (".5 P.C. 9A S. Staliordsb. alf Wear Valleygri 6 per cent all Do 100 I WiltskSomrst Leasing Compans. IJond.on & N. West. L&N.W. Caledon... lt.Nrthn. Caldonian. Do Gt. Westn Yk. Now. & Borw Do Do S. Eastern Do IPeto & Co. 'Norfolk. L.& N. W. & Mithd. Stckton & Darlingt. Midland.. S. Count D 0... Do.. L. &N.W &Ln&Yk I Do Gt Northn Lancash 8:. Yorksh. A.MClean itockt. Darlingt IGtWestn., PREFERENCE SHARES. • ZOO Aberdeen 100 Do. No. 2,7 p. 0 30 BlythandTyne lOper 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 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all Cork &Bandons p. c all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction St. 20 St. 15 all EastAnglian (X3los) 6 per cent all Do. (£5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (7 17s) 7p. c all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. c. St. all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent... all Do. 51., 10 Der cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh all Do. do. 4 per cent... 100 East Laneash.6 p. ets. all East and West York shire June. Fifths all EdiubPrth.&Dundee 104 765i] 72 1 St. f St. 4 per cent. 100 Glasgow &S.Westbrn Guar. 5 per cent 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p• c. 100 Do. 4i p. c. 8 Gt .N. of Scot. Ist Pref all Gt. Southn.6tWestm. (Ireland) Eighths) 6 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St 6 Gt. Wcstn. (Berko & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) 100 Do, con. red. 4 p.c 100 Do. con, red. 4p. c 100 Do. irrcd. 4p.c. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. c. do DO Do. Birm, Gua. Stk all Do. Ches. Gua. Stk all Do. do. do all Do. do. do ... -•. . ••• 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O 100 Do. 6 p. c. Stock ... 100 I London and Brightonl 1- I Guaranteed 5 P ..c . . 100 Do. Prof., sp. e. St. 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. C. 100 Lon.&N. W., Coy. dr Nuneaton 5 p. et.... 5 London &S. Western per cent. I 12i 67i 25 - i Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Coler i Shares 911 bondy.&Ennis.i Sh. all Wan., Shef., & Lin., - ... - 100 ••• '.... ••• .... 3i - 44 --, t - 1- i - 13i - 3B 5 i P lip 10 13j 22 - 24 3B - 3B ...Yd 116 1 07 - 1095, .00 - 102 ; 6 -- • 6A 99 -- 101 90 -- 92 94 -- 96 11 -- 11, 1 1 17 -- 18 10i -- 11 75 -- 77 20 -- 21 10 -10 i 15 -15 A 1 4 -- id 137 -- 138 • • • ... ••• •• • ...... ON 24 - 2p] Shares, No. 1. all Do. Now, £lO 4 Do. £6 all Ilarypt Carl. 4 p.c all Du. 41 per cent 106 Do 100 Ylid. Co n 501.6 p. c. St 100 Do. Consol. Bristol Si Birm. 6 per cent.... 11 Do. Pref. 41 per cent S gorfolk Debenture 7 - 8 10 - 12 7 - 8 1 111 - 12 - EP - 4 100 Do. Prof. 4p. c. Stock 100 Do. sp. c. Eat 100 Do. 5i per ct.pref 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 100 North British 100 V. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P 5 Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6 p.c. No.l 9 Do. do. Quarters '4B 10 Do. York if. &S.Pr r. all North Staffordshire 109 Oxford, Worcester, ak Wolverh.Xls,6 p.c. all scot. Cent., New Prof 10 Do. 5 per cent all youth Devon 11 De. fixed, , q per cent all '4. Eastern (Readin. , Aun.) of £1 Os. 6d. LOP Do. 4. per cent....... all 3.Yorkah.4p.e.Gusr. all S. Wales GliA. 4p. c, 16 Do. do. 4h p.c all 'Stockton and Dar. 5 Do lington cio 4 per cent 5 Do. do. do, all I Stockton and Hartle• pool, guar. 5 p. c. 136 138 li id 87 - 90 103 - 106 92 - 94 3i - 4 till Ist July, 1856 4 INaterfd.Saiilk.6p.e. all Agua Fria ..... all Anglo Austrin. Gold all A.nglo Californian 6 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold. all A.vo Maria all Baden (Gd.Dnehy of) all Blxnarvon Iron and Coal 13.5 British Iron 241 2 Brazilianlmp.(issued at E 5 pm - all Do. Cocaes k Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica all Cobre Copper 1 Colonial Gold all Copper MM. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 7i p. cent 16 Copiapo all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co Fortuna all General 1 hd 114 - 116 12 14 id # P 23i - 24 99 - 101 all. Gt.NuggetVeinßeg. all Great Polgooth all Liberty all Linares. all 131ariquita. ....... ....., 9 IlexiCan&S.Amerien all New Granada all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co__ all Nouveau Monde all Pontgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymney Iron all Do. New ••• • 2 --- ld i - i - lt lt * - i i'' =- 7 i 8 - 8i - 2 i 26 -28 42 - 44 - i 5.4 i - 57 1 - 3p 11 - 12 4 - 2 t - iP - 8 ... 9 6 I -6j e -- i 15i -16 i I = I 26 -- 28 114 Santiago de Cuba 1 all South Australian , Croft... 7 Tin all United Mexican all Waller 8 - 9 4i - 5 1 - 3 St - - - all West Mariposa 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia all Yuba 3 2j !Closing Prices yesterday. 95 - 106 98 - 100 137 - 140 ii = io 100 -- 102 50 -- 51 25 -25 i 12i -- 134 23 -- 24 114 -- 111 21 - 2i i,*i :: 94 58 - GO 135 - 137 ... - ... 24 - 41 30 - 31 93 - 95 Etiilness this day. Gan *keeper Boni • Hos podar Eva. ...... seducer . Orimcco Guicc 'war.. Eight ran. "DONCASTER RACES, (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FOAL STAKES. SCARBORGUGH STAKES. CLEVELAND HANDICAP. --- LATEST BETTING. CE SAREIVITCH. 14 to 1 agst Calarnus (taken). 15 to 1 agst Balrownie (taken). 16 to 1 agst D. 0. (taken). 25 to 1 agst Poodle (taken.) 25 to 1 agst Burlington (taken. STATE OF TRADE. (From the 2 1 fanchesto 7 Guardian of yesterday.) :ND ,SCHESTER, Sept. 12.—We continue to receive American advices in the highest degree favourable to an ab undant supply of cotton. Although these accounts hold. out the promise of a wider margin than has existed for some time between the price of the raw material and that of the finished article, whether yarn or cloth, they certainly contribute to keep up a feeling of can tions ness in purchasing our productions, because of an anticipated cheapening of their cost. Though cotton of good usable staple does not yield in price at Liver pool., there is an impression that, in some degree, it mum'. ere long do so. In yarns, we may instance the Gem nans and the home manufacturers. But there is ano the r cause of sluggishness, and that is the general absence of buyers connected with some most important foreign malt•kets. The depression in India goods is ruinous. Thore is a pretty steady demand for many kinds of yarn s, and for printers, T cloths, long cloths, and do mestics ; we learn, too, from some sellers, that there is some buying of India fabrics on rather better terms thaw the lowest which were lately submitted to. I i&LIFAX, Sept. 9.—There were more persons in our Pie , :e Hall to-day than for some time past, and the gene ral tone was more cheerful. The yarn trade is tolerably step sly. The spinners are moderately employed ; but the prices are not proportionate to the cost of the raw mat erial. Wool continues firm, but there is not much doing, as the spinners are generally well supplied. I:anfinaLE, Sept. 11.—We have had a brisk demand for goods at the previous week's prices, and a consider able: amount of business has been transacted. The wool market continues steady, and prices firm. EUDDERSFIELD, Sept. 12.—There has been very little ig in the cloth market again to-day, especially in goo ds of low quality, which until lately have been chiefly looked after. A few light sales have been effected in fancy trouserings of good quality and in broad cloths of superior make. In fancy vestings there is very little doing. The wool merchants are doing very little, al though they are fnclined to do business on terms slightly in favour of the manufacturer. Crieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJune. Dundee Perthlaber. deco Junction ...... , Do. New all 100 all 00 East Anglian Eastern Counties..., Eastern Union, A Stock .. Do., 13. Stock Do., New A. East Lancashire 100 100 100 100 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Pith &Dundee Forth & Clyde June. Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. SUL &Wost.(lre ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds_ Laneash.andYorksl‘ Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Liv. Crsby. &Southpt London & Blaekwal Loud. Bright & S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westu Do. Fifths D0.101.5h.,M&8...t I po. Eighths ' Londoiland S. Westn. 'Do., £5O Do., .£4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Vfanch.Shef.& Lineln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmn g. & Derby Aidlci. G. West. (Irc.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Nowinkt.BuryExten. Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoini and Rostrevor Norfolk Nortbn.Connties Un. North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., 1 A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed v. Eastern—Berwick Do, do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. Parch. Do. Leeds.. ........ Do. York North London ...., New £lO N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp ' stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford, WoreestorpSz Wolverhampton Portsmouth ieottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsby. dz Herefd Shropshire Uniou Do. A, B, C,& D,fulli ' paid up at per cent South Devon south Eastern south Wal©s 4. Yrksh. & Riv. Dui Do Staines, Wok. kWok tockton & Stockton & Hartlepl rail' Vale Do. £lO shares.. Do. Pref., No. 1.. flames haven Docl and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & ',Va.terforcl&Llraeriek West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace . ..l West London. Wimbledn&Croydoi. JOINT-3' Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian ILond. Chart. Bk. of Australia London and County.. London Joiut Stock.. Lond. & Westminster National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland.; New South Wales : Oriental Bank of Corporation Provincial of Ireland: Do. Now Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New 111110 a of London.. m MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) MEAT MARKETS. NtWGA.TE AND LEADENHALL.—The general demand was very inactive to-day, at the following quotations :- -Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, Os Od to Os Od; Veal, 3s Od to 4s 2d; Pork, 3s 4d to 4,s 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Sept. 13.—The supplies of each kind of stock were large, but in very middling condition. The general demand ruled heavy, and prices were barely support ed : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 01. ; Lamb, Os Od to O s Od ; V ea l, 3 s 2d t o 4 s Od ; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per Sibs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, Sept. 13.—Prime beasts and sheep were in fair request, at full prices; otherwise, the trade ruled dull. Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s Od ; Mutton, :3s 6d to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 22s to 27s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 15s to 41 10s ; clover ditto, 31 5 s to 61 Os ; and straw, 1/ 14s to 1116 s per load. A full average supply and a moderate demand. eumBERLIND.: 2 -Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 4l ; clover iitto, 315 s to 51175; and straw, 11 14s to 21 Os per load. Trade steady. WHITECHAE2L.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ 10.3; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 61 6s ; and straw, 1112 s to 11 18s per load. Both hay and straw were in moderate request at our quota tions. LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Sept. 14.—Wind this day at Noon, N.W. with passing clouds. OFF MARGATE, Sept. 13.—Bonanza, for Madras —master der• d. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 13.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—H.M.S. Dauntless and H.M.S. Stromboli, from the westward ; Australia, Callao, for Antwerp. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 13.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—N. S. de Carmen, from Tarragona ; Catherine Rosser, Corunns.. FALMOUTH, Sept. 13.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Clemen tina, from Oporto ; Gertrude, Jamaica ; Cacace, Odessa ; Menclica, E. Leoner, Rio Janeiro. BRISTOL, Sept. 13.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Sarah and Mary Evans, from Amsterdam; Ratanza, Africa; Helen, Trinidad. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 13.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Her mann (a), for New York. COWE - g, Sept. 13.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—lrene, from Limn; Ellenora, Odessa, and sailed for Hull. Sailed— Tjalfe, for Copenhagen. Orr THE WIGHT.—Anna, for London. STOCKTON ' Sept. 13.—Wind, W.S.W. A rr i ve d —Prince Oscar, from Dalhousie. LOWESTOFT, Sept. 13.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Mary Mitchison, from Quebec. SHIELDS, Sept. 13.—Arrived—Hope, from Carthagena ; Wilberforce, Faro. PENZANCE, Sept. 12.—Arrived—Nilea, from Sydney, N.S.W. PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 11.15 a.m. Wind W.N.W., fresh, and rai. y. Arrived —Mooresfort, from Akya.b ; Skiddaw, Iquique ; General Washington, New Orleans; Nictorioso, Alex andria; Jane Catherine, Hamburg ; Vict•oria, Old Cala bar ; Salween, Valparaiso ; Caldera Rosalie, Monte Video ; Gratidao, Rio Janeiro ; Leila Dale, New Bruns wick ; Pilot, Smyrna ; Star, Callao ; Indian Queen, Mel bourne ; Seahorsa, Calcutta ; Africa, Bonny ; Liverpool, Jamaica ; Fleece, Montreal. (Br SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 11.30 a.m. Wind, W.S.W. ; tide, five hours' ebb, cloudy. Arrived—Moro, from Triest ; Jane, Quebec ; Thos. Hablock, Callao; Mariner, Quebec ; Fingal, Launceston ; Arrived, 14th—The Dablin Lass and Courier, from Guarnpey ; Priam, Portland Bay ; St. Vincent, Constan tinople ; Presello, St. Vincent ; Sauncria, Havannab. Baron Osy, Antwerp ; Soho, Havre; Lord John Russell, Rotterdam ; Rainbow, Rotterdam. Sailed.—Sarah Ann, for Launceston ; William Jolliffe, steamer, Calais ; Mary Goddard, Hobart Town ; Neptune, Havre ; Ocean, Havre. DEAL. Thursday, 10.15 a.m. Wind, S.W., strong, and squally. Passed.—Northern Belle, from Quebec; British Tar, Jamaica ; Louisa Maria, schooner, westward ; Kiellasted, 9,631, second pendant, westward ; Rising Sun, New York ; Anne Logan, St. Vincent; Nelson, Melbourne; Louisa, Calao; Carl, Colombo; John Grey, Quebec. FOREIGN AND WAR DEPARTMENT.—Lord Clarendon, who returned to Grosvenor-crescent on Tuesday night from Osborne House, Isle of Wight, on a visit to the Queen, where his lordship introduced Baron Esersdoff, formerly Minister at our Court from that of Saxony, on a special mission. The noble earl and the Duke of Newcastle, Minister of War, attended at Buckingham Palace yesterday, at the Privy Council which took place soon atter the arrival of her Majesty and Prince Albert from the Isle of Wight at half-past five p.m. The Duke of Newcastle, we hear, owing to the receipt of despatches from the seat of war, still remains in town. Mn. WILSON PATTICN, M.P.—This gentleman, while performing his duties as colonel of the 3d Regiment of Lancashire Militia in Preston, was seized on Saturday last with a serious illness. We are glad to learn that the honourable gentleman has recovered from his attack, but it is not probable that he wi!t resume for some days his duties in connection with the militia. —Preston Chronicle. THE ENGLISH PRISONERS AT TELSCHEN.—Letters from Te'schen, of the 6th, in the Konigsberg Gazette, state that the four Englishmen arrested and detained by the Russians, for apparently no other offence than tres passing on their soil, are still kept there. Madame de Victinghoff and Mdlle. Lich, the professional ei-iprs, are notAallowed to leave, but, like cage-birds, are per mitted to sing, and are giving concerts. PARKS IN LONDON.—Since the year 1830, four new parks have either been formed, or are in the course of formation, throughout the metropolitan districts. Prim rose-hill, containing 60 acres, was completed in 1842 ; Kennington Park, containing 18 acres, is now enclosed, laid out, and nearly finished ; Victoria Park, contain ing no less than 265 acres, was completed in 1849 ; and Battersea Park, containing 319 acres, is now in the course of formation. The sums e x p en d e d upon these various places of resort amount, in the aggregat e , i n round numbers, to 380,0001. ITALIAN OPERAS IN DUBLIN.—The first of a series of Italian operas was performed on Monday night in the Theatre Royal. The company embraces the following distinguished artistes, viz. :—Ardlles. Sophia Cruvelli Marai, and Albini ; M a d ame Albi n i ; and Tarnburlik, ' Tagliafico, Fortini, Polonini, Luchesi, &c. The opera produced was Norma. The house was well filled with a brilliant audience, and the speculation promises to be a highly successful one. BOAT SWAMPED.— FIVE MEN DROWNED.-13y information from Thurso, we are sorry to learn that a boat's crew, consisting of four persons and a passenger, were, on Monday, drowned off Holburn Head. It appears that a crew of four men purchased a small winter-fishing boat in Wick, last week, in which they sailed for Stor noway, and on their way homewards they had called at Scrabster, and there remained over Sabbath. On Mon day forenoon they again started, taking along with them a passenger, anot h er hi red man, who had lost his pas sage..o by th e C hevalier in the morning. When off J=l. I burn, in comp any with another boat, a sud d en squall overtook them, while the sheet w a s apparently fastened , and the boat immediately filled and went d ow n, hands p er i s h e d . T he other crew were new ly su bmerged, and were unable t o ren d er any assistance. fate of their They re turned to Thurso with the sa d tidings of the and all neighboure.--Mn 0' arocft 1.?t4,744 PRUSSIA. The Prussian Government sent off on the Bth for Silesia M. de Manteuffel, Under-Secretary of State, with very extensive powers, to make ar rangements for relieving the misery caused by the late inundations. A committee of assistance has been formed at Berlin for the province of Silesia, with the President of the Council at its head. THE AUTOCRAT AND THE AUSTRIAN CABINET. A letter from Berlin of the 9th says :—" We are assured from a good source that Russia has had a formal protest handed to the Cabinet of Vienna against the occupation of the principalities by the Austrian troops. It is evident that, in present circumstances, that protest cannot have any prac tical effect. The King has renounced visiting the court of Mecklenburg, and will be back on Sunday. It is only after his return that he will come to a decision ou the question of his acceding to the in vitation for a personal interview sent him by the Emperor of Russia. It becomes more and more probable that Count Esterhazy will remain some time at Berlin, in place of Count de . Thun, ambas sador of Austria. At least, he has made all his arrangements for remaining here, and he is bring ing all his family to Berlin." A Vienna letter of the 9th says :—".Our Am bassador ad interim at Berlin, Count Esterhazy, is expected here towards the middle of the month. Count de Thun, who is here on leave, is to return to Berlin. Gen. Lefang dined yeSterday with the Emperor. Good accounts have been received here of the health of the Archduke Charles. He is now entering on convalescence." DISARMING OF THE WALLACHIAN MILITIA. The disarming of the Wallachian militia took place at Busco on the 26th ult.; that of the Walla chian artillery at Ibraila. The men, having refused to enrol in the Russian service, were allowed to depart (half naked), and 180 have reached Bucha rest. Only two officers (Colonel Lens, a brave Russian, and a lieutenant) obeyed the Russian summons. The cannon were carried off. Letters from Galatz come down to the 28th ult. Every effort is made to clear off the immense stores accu mulated at that place. The hospitals had already been removed into Bessarabia, and it was expected that Galatz and Ibraila would be evacuated in 5 or 6 days. The reserve of Luders' corps stands near Galatz—of which corps about 35,000 men, with 32 field-pieces, are on the Moldo-Wallachian territory, and the main body in and around Ibraila. Luders and staff were at Galatz, where also are 2 steamers and 2 gun-boats. The retreat of the Russians appears to be delayed as long as possible, and is as slow as can be, in order to remove all suspicion of retreating before the enemy. The officers assemble to amuse themselves, and the bands play for the diversion of the public. It is said that 300 families intend to follow the Russians from Ibraila, and 150 from Galatz. W TREATIES BETWEEN RUSSIA AND KING OSCAR. We have this morning received a communica tion which contains the following :—" It is high time that England and France at once extinguished Russian usurpation in Finland, for facts show that Sweden and Norway are fast becoming Rus sian vassals. At Bomarsund, fortifications were going on which in a couple of years would have rendered Sweden a mere Russian pro vince ; and in Norway we find Russian intrigues of the most extraordinary character. Without again referring to King Oscar's odious and unexampled four-ship affair—an open Russia* trick concocted in Stockholm—l would direct your serious atteu tion to the two new measures. One is the new I border-treaty between Russia and Norway, which deprives the Norwegian Finmarkers of two-thirds of their pasture grounds,. The other is a new mutual delivery-treaty between the Czar and Oscar, which compels Norway-Sweden to deliver up all refugees, fugitives, wanderers, settlers, &c., of every kind, at the mere request of any servant of the Emperor, and at the expense of Oscar's people. Both these one-sided, dangerous, and ruinous acts have been proposed to the Norwegian Parlia ment by King Oscar himself, and driven through by the influence of the Administration, in spite of the murmurs and warnings of the most intelligent members. The reason assigned was that Norway was too weak to resist. This is the policy, this is the patriotism, this is the morality, of a man made King at an enormous expense, that he may defend the people over whom he rules. You will agree with me that it is high time decisive steps were taken if Scandinavia is. to be saved." FRANCE. The ilionitcar of this morning announces the departure of the French and Turish divisions of the expedition against the Crimea on the sth ; and it adds that the British fleet was to join them at Serpent Isle. The Gironde of Bordeaux gives the follo w i ng on what it states to be undoubted authority :— tc The Emperor, preserving the strictest incognito, will leave Paris on the 18th, and arrive the same d a y at Bordeaux, where he will sleep ; and on the following day will proceed to join the Empress at Biarritz.. Two days after, their Majesties will quit their residence and return to Dax, where a fete will be given on the occasion of the inaugura tion of the part of the railway between Dax and Bordeaux, at which their Majesties will be present. From Dax the Emperor and Empress will proceed without further'stoppage to this place, where they will arrive in the afternoon." The King of the Belgians having recovered from his indisposition -left Brussels yesterday morning for Tournai, and will be present at the last day of the fetes. On Sunday last the authorities of Bordeaux gave a grand banquet to the Minister of the Marine and Mme. Ducos, who were on a visit to that city. The dinner took place at the Hotel de la Marine. Among the guests were the Cardinal- Archbishop of Bordeaux, the General commanding the military division, the Prefect of the Gironde, M. and Mme. Espeleta, and a number of the nota bilities of the place. The hotel was brilliantly illuminated on the occasion, and the band of the 11th regiment played during the entertainment. At the dessert the commissary-general of the mari time service proposed the health of the minister, which was drunk with all the honours. The Bourse was rather heavy yesterday The Three per Cents. closed at 73f. 85c. for the end of the month; and the 41 per Cents. at 97f. 80c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,230 f. ; Rouen, 972 f. 50c. ; Havre, 582 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 856 f. 25c. ; Strasburg, 808 f. 75c. ; New Shares, 631 f. 25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 973 f. 75c. ; Lyons and the Mediterranean, 872 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 652 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 615 f. ; Great Central of France, 515 f. ; Lyons and Geneva, 535 t. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 728 f. 750. POLAND. .fates that there will shortly be a grext, in the number of troops in Poland. The commanders have been notified of this, and the regiments to be removed h ave b een named. Where they are to go is not yet known, but orders are expected to arrive from St. Peters burg every day. The infantry is to be reduced most extensively. For some time past there has been but little artillery in Poland. ITALY. According to letters from Chambery, of the 2d inst., the French frontier town of St. Laurent du Pont has been completely destroyed by a dreadful fire. The submarine telegraph at Sardinia will in a very short time be in working order. The Ameri can corvette Levant, of 20 guns, with a crew of 200 men, has run into the haven of Spezia. She came from Scio, Messina, and Brindisi. On account of a uumberof murders havi ng t a k en p l ace a t C arrara , in frequented places, and in the open day, a general disarming has been ordered. All weapons are to be delivered up within 14 days. Murderers will be shot. Attempts at murder are to be punished by a sentence of 20 years at the galleys. A fire of a very destructive character happened on the premises of Mr. Mott, a tailor, carrying on business in Prospect-row, near the Canal-bridge, Old Kent-road. The flames - when first discovered were raging with great fury in the lower part of the premises, but fortunately the inmates were out at the time, or they doubtless would have been suffocated, for the flames had seized upon the stairs, and ascended almost to the top of the house before their existence became known. Several engines of the London Brigade, and that of the West of England Office, were soon in attendan ce , an d a plentiful supply of he Lambeth Company's water having been procured, the engines were worked with full vigour for a considerable time, but the firemen were unable to get the mastery over the confla gration until the stock in trade, furniture, &e, were all but destroyed. The origin of the disaster is enveloped in obscurity, and it could not be learned whether the EsugereT yvas ilOllll4 • MINES. MISCELLANEOUS all Aubin Coal and Iron 17i Australian Agricult. 6 Australsn.Pcitic.Mail all Australis. Royal Mail 4 Berlin Water Works 40 Brit. American Land 1 Brit. di Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.. 32,3 Canada . ..... ..••• 100 Canada Gov. 6 p. et Jan. and July all Crystal Palace all Crystal Pal. of France 5 Eastern Steam 20 EleetrieTelegraph(A) all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. all General Screw Steam 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Meditoran. Eleo. Tel. all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 5 Netherlands Land 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter Steam Navigat. Co all N. B. Australasian._ 123 Nrth.ofEuropeStoam all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. all Peninsular& Oriental 40 Do. Do. all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam ell Scot. Austral. Invest. all South Austral. Land all , Submar. Telegraph all Do. Registered. Yau PiemoVa land ii - 44 ••• - - 65 - 70 ii -- loi 109 - 110 3 .- 31 Id i LT lii = jj ••• --- ••• i - i ••• --- ••• 4 - 44 2 2ixd 2 2ixd 37 39 1 1 = BAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW. EF The half-yearly meeting of this company was held in Glasgow on Tuesday; Mr. P. Blackburn in the chair. The CILIIII3fAN, in opening' the proceedings, said he would be willing to answer any questions that might be addressed to him. It must be satisfactory to the share holders, as it was to the directors, to notice the increase which had taken place on the traffic, and it was still more satisfactory to see that the increase had not taken place between Edinburgh and Glasgow alone, but extended over the whole line. There had been an increase in the mineral trade on the Edinburgh and Glasgow and the Stirling and Dunfermline line, as well as on the whole local traffic. He then moved the ap proval of the report, and the declaration of a 3 per cent. dividend on the ordinary shares. Mr. H. DUNLOP seconded the motion, which was agreed to, and the meeting separated. LEOMINSTER AND KINGTON. A public meeting of landowners and others was held at Presteign on Saturday, for the purpose of considering the propriety of promoting the construction of the above railway. The High Sheriff of the county of Radnor presided. Mr. J. BrDFOnD explained that the act authorising the construction of the line was passed in the last ses sion of Parliament. The capital, 80,0001., was to be raised in 8,000 shares of 101. each. Mr. Brassey was ready to undertake the construction of the line for 70,0001., to make a single line of the railway including certain preparations for a double line should it be re quired. The works would not be commenced until the remaining sum of 15,0001. was subscribed. Resolutions were passed in favour of the undertaking, and several parties subscribed for shares in the line, with a view to assist the promoters in obtaining the requisite capital for commencing the works, HEREFORD, ROSS, AND GLOUCESTER. A special general meeting of the proprietors was held thie afternoon (Wednesday)d , at the Green Dragun Hotel, Heref or d , to consider an decide upon authoris ing the directors to raise 30,0001. by the creation of shares, with or without a preference or guarantee, not exceeding 5 per cent. per annum. Lieutenant-Colonel Vaughan presided. w A resolution to this effect was pr opose d b y the chair man. In answer to questions, The CHAIRMAN said the purchase-money of land had nearly doubled the estimate. As to the opening of the kne, he could only state that it would be in about nine weeks. The resolution was agreed to. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS, LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—Trafac re turn for the week ending Sept. 10, 1854 i!22,092 911 Corresponding week last year CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Sept. 10, 1854 £6,119 14 0 Corresponding week last year 6,405 9 2 Decrease in 1854 V.55 15 2 EXTRAORDINARY DUEL. An affair of honour extraordinary, says the New Or leans Picayune, of August 15, came off yesterday on the old Luisiana Race Course, in the Third District. The belligerents were two coloured gentlemen, named re spectively Adolphus and Eugene. The former was born iu the Yazoo region of Mississippi, and the latter is " native and to the manner born " here. The cause of trouble was that prolific source of jpy and woe to man— woman—and it is needless to add that the parties were rivals for the foremost place in the affections of some saddle coloured Chloe or Dinah. When it was first pro posed to submit their quarrel to a mortal arbitrament, a dispute arose as to the weapons to be used on the occa• sion. Adolphus, biassed by his early predilection, at once declared his preference for the bowie•knife, but Eu gene scouted at the idea, and gave it as his opinion that the small sword was the only weapon a gentleman could use. Adolphus objected to this, acktowledging that his early education was rather neglected in this respect, and a compromise was finally effected upon sharpened foils. Thus armed, the parties, accompanied by their seconds proceeded to the field at an early hour in the morning, and after the usual preliminaries had been gone through with they set to work. A few cautious passes convinced Eugene that his opponent was destitute of any know ledge of his weapon, and he commenced a series of aggra• vated thrusts and extensions, making his foil play around Adolphus's head in the most extraordinary and bewilder. ing manner. The latter couldn't stand this long. He saw that Eugene was playing with him, and his anger rose in pro portion as the mocking smile upon his opponent's lip grew broader and broader. Striking his heels together, and, giving a regular Mississippi yell, he made a sudden spring, which threw Eugene completely off his guard, and the point of his sword passed through the right side of the latter's neck, inflicting a slight wound. To ima gine Eugene's rage at this coupe de main was impossible. The seconds interfered and stopped the fight. Blood had been drawn, and by the code of honour both parties were bound to be satisfied. Adolphus left the field triumphant, with head erect, and a broad grin of satis faction upon his countenance, while Eugene, crestfallen and forlorn, started in search of a druggist, where he could get a piece of sticking plaster for his wound. So ended the first act of this ;lark drama, but we suppose the denouement is yet to come, as our informant states that Eugene has declared his determination to seek satisfaction for the double wound to his neck and feelings. Mr. Peto and the other undertakers of the Norwegian Railway have given a dinner to 300 gentlemen in Chris. tiania. The toasts and speeches were in English and Norwegian, and the utmost good feeling prevailed. Yesterday forenoon considerable alarm was caused in the immediate vicinity of St. Paul's Churchyard in con sequence of the sudden outbreak of a fire in the im mense range of premises belonging to Messrs. Hitch cock and Rogers, siikmercers, haberdashers, and linen drapers, carrying on business on the north side of the cathedral. The flames originated, from some cause not clearly ascertained, is the muslin warehouse at the back of the premises, and were rapidly extending along the bales of goods, when a number of the workmen rushed into the room, and with the aid of buckets of water kept the flames from reaching the other portions of the premises during the time lost in sending for the firemen. In a very short time several engines of the London Bri gade and one of the parish attended, and owing to the exertions of all present the establishment was saved, not more than a few hundred pounds worth of the con tents having been consumed. The firm was insured in nearly all the principal London fire offices. THE LAW OP DEBTOR AND CREDITOR.—An important alteration in the law of debtor and creditor will take place on the 24th October next. By the Common Law Procedure Act (17 and 18 Viet., c. 125) it is provided that a creditor who has obtained a judgment in any of the superior courts may apply to the court or a judge for a rule or order that the judgment debtor should be orally examined as to any and what debts are owing to him before! a master of the court, or such other person as the court or judge shall ppoint, and the ecxouemrtieoartijeuedgeef such may- juclgme such rule make or order the rfor p t r h e e . duction of any books or documents, and the examination shall be conducted in the same manner as in the case nt debtor of an oral examination of an opposite party before a master. A judge may order an attachment of the debts, which order of attachment is to bind the debts. The third party owing the money is called the garnishee, and pro ceedings may be adopted to levy the amount due from th e garnishee to the judgment debtor. A judge may allow th e judgment creditor to sue, and the garnisher is to be di e . charged as against the judgment debtor to the amount paid or levied, although such proceeding may be set aside or judgment reversed. NEW ROUTE TO THE CONTINENT.—A new route to the Continent has been opened via Harwich, by the esta blishment of a steam-packet service from that port to Antwerp, in connection with the express trains on the East ern Counties Railway. The North , of Europe Steam Packet Company have had two magnificent packets, the Aquila and the Cygnus, constructed for this sta tion—the Aquila for the Antwerp traffic, and the Cygnus for Rotterdam ; the latter service is expected to commence at the end of the present month. alightwithininthe twenty rail. The advantages of th e rou t e v i a Harwich over that at present i n vogue w il l be obvious from the f o ll ow i ng s t at e ment :—Passengers will be enabled t o l eave th e B ishopsgate-station at a wayquar t e e e r rr pa st e t i e g h th t einp pier, an m a o n rn d t i h eg e; ebe taken yards of the steam-packet, and the whole voyage from London to Antw er p w ill b e completed in about twelve hours, little mo r e th an half the time occupied in the passage from the Thames. passengers and goods will be booked throughout, and the rates of charge will be the same as now in operation by the packets from the Thames.lFor the present the Aquila will sail from Harwich every Saturday on the arrival of the 8.15 a.m. train from Bishopgate station, and will return every Tuesday in time for the exp ress train from Harwich 9.20 p. m. An due in Londo n at . been made for the issue of return tickets, giving ten days' stay on the Continent, at reduced rates. No person who has seen the harbour of Harwich can be insensible to its vary great natural advantages as a Continental packet station ; its proximity to the chief ports on the Continent north of Dunkirk • it s accessibility at all times of tide, and in all weat hers;l and its connection by railway w ith every par t o f the kingdom, must, ere long, re-establi s h it as the great outlet from England t o Northern F rance , Belgium, Holland, Germany , Den. mark, &c. THE WESTERN F ISH ERIES. —The pilchard fisheries fish being fine. At New continue to be productive, the quay one sein alone shot in on e da y during the past wee k e upwards of 60 Wide.f fi have h, which were sold at 2s. p er flasket. Several shoals s been seen in the nei g hb our . hood, and there is every prospect of more bein g t a k en. At St. Agnes the seine have taken up 300 hhd s . o f f i ne fish, w hich realised similar prices. At Portloe th e se i ne have enclosed 20 and 27 hhds. each a-day, b u t t h e drift boats have not been very successful. SALE OF A RACE HORSE.—On Friday last Mr. Mum krd sold, in the market-place, Chel ms f ord, the racing mare, Miss Goldschmidt, whi c h h a d b een entered for two of the stakes at our late races, but was preverited from running by the sheriff taking her in execution. Several sporting gentlemen were present, and the first bid was 10 guineas ; the bidding proceeded rather slowly till 28i guineas was offered, at which price the hammer fell, the mare being bought by Mr. Bruty of this town. Her selling price for the Stand Stakes was 401. The "colours of the rider," pink and black cap, were next put up for competition, and knocked down for 53.—. Aneo: Herold, _ 4 ~_