The Sun. — London, England, 1854-11-09 00:00:00

AIOI\IEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INT ELL I GENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 10,000 bales, including 1,000 American, and 500 Surat, taken for export and on speculation. The market closed firmly, at about previous rates. The sales comprised 5,800 American, 450 Pernam and Maranham at sid. to 61d., 1,200 Egyptian at sid. to 100., and 1,500 Surat at 31d. to 40., per lb. Railway Shares were heavy. There have been no public sales of colonial pro duce to-day, owing to the installation of the new Mayor, and in other respects there is the usual ap pearance of a holiday iu the city. A very ample return has been completed relative to the position of the Savings Banks in the United Kingdom, the details being brought down to the 20th November, and a condensation will probably interest many parties. Of England and Wales the population was 17,609,058 persons in the year 1851; the number of banks was 480; the number of un paid officers 517 and of paid officers 955 ; the amount of security given about 698,0001.; the salaries and allowances, 70,9131. ; the annual expenses of management, inclusive of those sala ries, 95,478/. ; the number of accounts remaining open, 1,068,994 ; the total amount owing to depo sitors, 29,467,831/. ; the rate of interest per cent. paid to the depositors, 2/. 18s. 9d. ; the amount of annuities granted, 153,1041. ; the average rate per cent. per annum on the capital of the Bank for the expenses of management, Gs. 6d. ; the average amount of receipts from depositors, 51. 16s. 9d. ; and the average amount of payments, 11/. 10s. 10d. The returns for Scotland may be thus sum maried : Population in 1851, 2,888,742 ; number of banks, 45 ; unpaid officers, 46, and paid, 82 ; security given, about 46,0001. ; total owing to de positors, 1,837,1031. ; rate of interest allowed to depositors, 2/. 17s. 9d.; annuities granted, 14,6091.; average rate per cent. per annum on the capital of the Bank, Gs. Bd.; average amount of receipts from depositors, 31. 7s. Id. ; and average amount of payments, 41. 10s. 7d. The Irish returns with a population of 6,515,794 in the year 1851, give the number of banks at 51 ; accounts open, 55,625 ; total owing to depositors, 1,587,448/. ; rate of interest to depositors, 21. 16s. sd. ; annuities granted, 3,4241. ; average expense of management per cent. per annum, 9s. lid.; average deposits, 61. Os. 9d.; and average payments, 81. 2s. ld. The islands in the British Seas possessed 2 banks only, to a population of 90,800 in the year 1851. The total owing to depositors was 335,0091. ; the rate of interest to depositors was 31. ; annuities granted, 2911. ; average expense of management, 55. 7d. ; average deposits, 71. 6s. 7d. ; and average payments, 101.175. 3d. _ _ It should be observed in reference to these statistics, that the number of receipts exceeds that of payments, but that the amounts deposited each time are smaller than those withdrawn. The grand totals for the United Kingdom are as under : Number of banks, 578 ; annual management expenses, including all salaries, 110,6171. ; accounts open, 1,253,685; owing to depositors, 33,227,394/. ; annuities, 871,4291. ; annual number of receipts from depositors, 1,410,231, and ditto payments, 715,375. _ _ , - The amount of bills drawn by the Honourable East India Company hero upon the three Presi dencies was, during the fortnight ended yester day, 78,317/. The Stock market is quiet, and prices are still on the decline. Consols have been 94i to 2- for transfer and account. Exchequer Bills are Gs. to Os. premium. Bank Stock is steady at 211. The New Three per Cents. have been 93i, and since .The despatch of General Canrobert, setting forth the difficulties •f the siege, appears to have had some effect. Foreign Securities are dull, and Turkish Scrip has gone still lower, having declined toll discount, after opening at to 4 discount. Peruvian are 8Q for the 4i per Cents. Spanish Threes are 371, and Brazilian Old Bonds 98. Dutch 2i per Cents. have been G(4. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 to 0 ; Mexi can, 228 to 22a. ; Peruvian, 68 to 70 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto, 4i per Cents., 84 to 86 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18 to 181 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 37i- to 38 ; ditto, Certificates, 51 to 512 ; ditto, Passive, 41 to 41. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under : _ 1854. Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland . 26,547 South-Eastern 1853. £20,832 49,666 12,032 13,793 24,859 15,896 Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire North-Eastern 12,005 23,050 19,227 30,683 10,189 18,365 18,008 28,231 For railway shares there is a flat market, at barely yesterday's prices, Midland, Lancashire and Yorkshire and Caledonian being lower. Foreign shares are steady, but French nominally lower. The Foreign Mines are in moderate request, the Banks firm, and the Miscellaneous Companies without alteration. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Oeicial List.) Business done Rank Stock 2ll 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... 93,1i 2 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 41 A a New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 5-16 Dittc 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859. 4 1-16 Consols for Account 14th Net. Exchequer Bills, lid. £l000 .500 &nal , Exchequer Bonds 1858, Si per Cent. — Ditto 1859 19 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 93 New Brazilianßonds, 1829 & 39, 5 per Cent. 97 P e ruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 371 TiukishSciip 6 per cent Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. Dutch Exchange, 2 per Cent. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cont. Cortifieates lIALP-PAST TWO. Consols Ditto November Account 941 THE STRIKE OF THE TYNE AND WEAR SHIPWRIGHTS. —NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, Nov. 7.—lt has already been reported that the Wear shipwrights had turned out, on their employers giving notice of their intention to reduce their wages from 6s. to ss. a-day. The Tyne men have now turned out for a similar reason. There are now about 1,800 men on strike on those two rivers, and the strike threatens to be a prolonged one. It is, however, confined to the body of shipwrig hts engaged in timber shipbuilding and rep a i r i ng ; the large number of men employed in iron shipbuilding on the Tyne have not received any notice from their employers, and they go on as usual. Tfix AMERICAN Sarno:rum INTEREST.—About the time of the breaking out of the Eastern war the o pinion was confidently advanced tha e f the carrying trade of the country would receive an immense impetus from that event, as the mercantile marine gland and France would be in a large measure w e it e h f t d r r E aw n n from the ores, seas, or occupied in the conveyance of &c. Thus far the actual result has been wid°heTaysdiffsterent. has greatly The national interchange of products diminished, so that ships remain idle at their w , except to fi e ni n sh . lack of occupation, and shipbuilding has been d v i e s s o f" tinned at many of the principal points old contracts. The depreciation in the value of ships generally since the beginn in g of the y ear ma y be set down at fully 25 per cent. In this vicinity particu larly, where there have been launched annually some 60,000 tons, tke past few years have been a season of depression rarely experienced. At Williams burgh and Green Point, where eight shipyards were located, comprising two or three of the largest builders, four of the number have been broken up, and in two or more instances the property sold by the sheriff. On this side of the river greater caution has been exercised, and less difficulty experienced, though no money has been !wade. The prevailing high prices of materials and labour have chiefly contributed to this re sult, or rather the attempt to build vessels for less than they were worth. Timber, for which 28 cents per foot was paid formerly, now commands from 36c. to 40c. iron advanced from $4O to $35 per ton ; copper, from 25c. to 30c. ; labour, from $2 or $2 50c. per day to $3 ; and even for the latter sum less labour was performed than under the old rates. We hear of several recent failures among Eastern shipbuilders, and to-day we notice the failure of t wo b an k s i n Maine connected With them . New York .lourncg iv" Contnwee. _ THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, 18b43 SH ARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. 10losing Prices 1 yesterday. Bushiess done this day. Paid.' RAILWAY!. , 100 Aberdeen.. 8e Ainbg. Nottng Bost. and Eastn. Junct... all Belfast & Ballymena. all Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Valley ...... .. 29A Birkenlid. Lanesh. & Cheshire Juliet i all Do. Clicsh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 19 Do., £20... 30 f 1 ly1 1 :1 &,- (iTete at orili 4 n s, a" £25 100 Tliistol and Exeter 100 Caledonian 21s. Cal niarthen and Car digan all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass 16 Carnwall 1.,!, Crleff Junction 45 Dublin&Belfast.Tune all Dundee Perth&Abcr dem Junction all Do. New 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 Eastern Union, A Stock 100 De., B. Stock 8: 1 2 Do., New A. 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 9 Edinb. and Peebles 100 Eclin.Prtb &Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June. 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 1 100 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 14, Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds ... 100 Lancash.andYorksh 19 Do., Fifths lli D 3. Wst.RidingUn all Liv:Crsby.&Soutlipt • all London & Blackwal 100 [And. Bright &S. Cst . 100 Lend. and N. Westn 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.5h.,M5,r,8... I 2: Do. Eighths ;100 Lopdon and S. Westn. 421 2 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lndudrry& Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Nlanch.Shef.&Lineln 41 Do., Man. &Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 ,)o. Birmng. &Derby ' all Midi& G. West. (Ire.) 22? Do. Half Shares 911 Newcastle & Carlisle 5,i Newmkt.BuryExten • 19. Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd 8 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and .Rostrevor 1100 Norfolk .. 25 St. 20 St. 8'.251 20 20 10 10 20 St. St. 10 GA 20 20 50 20 100 20 25 25 25 3 l Nortlin.Countics Un. 100 North British.... alli North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do., A Deferred all Do., B Guarantee 1.00 N. Eastern—Barwick 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Dodo. G.N.E. Purch. all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York all North London 8? Do. New £lO IL le N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn 17 North Staffordshire all North Western._ all N. &S. Westrn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicestor 100 Oxford, Worcester,& Wolverhampton 6 Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central LOO Scottish Midland all ihrewsby. dt Flerefd all Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& paid up at per con all South Devon 100 Soath Eastern all South Wales . 15 4. Yrksh. dz Riv-. Duo 5 Do 8 itaines, Wok. &Wol; all -tockton & Stockton & Hartlepl. 100 Taff Vale 9 Do. £lO shares 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 21 names Haven Doc"; and Railway all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all WAterford&L nmerick 18 West Cornwall 3 West End of London, and Crystal Palace all West London Ills. ,Wirribledn AL CIOTIOI all Antwerp&Rotterdarn 3:", Belgian Eastn. June. Beziers to Graissesoae, 14 Dijon and Besancon 9 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New Atlantic do. FOREIGN. 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Serip , Central of Italy all Demerara all I East ludian 2 Do Extonsion all Do. 4,1 p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do 10 0(1. Jima. of France 124 Tk of CanadnA is. all Do. do all Do. St. Lawrence & all Do. Cert. of Debon., con. into Stk. till '63 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Central of France all Gt. Indian Peninsula 1 Do. New 5 per cent. all GLlVestern of Canada Shares all Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 all Do. do., '62, p. '56 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, without option all Hamilton 11. Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 11 Lake Const. & Basle all Lucca dr Pistoja 5 p.c. pref 12 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations 0 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Meditorran. 16), Madras 2 Do. New 31 Maria Antonia all 1)o. do. New M 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry all Namur dr Liege (with interest) 1 all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all D o .20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3 p. c. & red. at 2211. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds. all NorwegianTrunkPref 14 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans.... all Paris and Rouen 10 Pa.risCaen & Chcrbrg all Rouen 20 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse all Do. 54 . p. cent. Pref 10 Southerp of France 14 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) , all West Flanders all Do 5 per c. Prof 10 Western of France 16 West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden ............ :ZO Zealand 21 - 22 41 - 4i B* 8i 11i a' 17 18 6,5 i I 95 97 60a 13 - 14 10 - 12 4 -2, 6i - 73 15 - 16 11 - 11 32 - 34 22 - 21 69 - 70 55 - 57 2f4- 22 89 - 90 76 - 77 25 - 126 90 - 71i 7111 69 - 71 73 82 g 10 8 10 72i 73 5a 8 84 05 107 01 101 id — ip 81 82 10 • 9 -I 9 i d 23 -23 k! COI 70i 40 - 42 a‘i _••z1 d 2 - 50 - 52 33 84 33i... 24 10 11 I 64 74 76 77 6 —54. i 31 Sid 14 144 53 -- 54 53 55 I) - i•P 44 - 4 6i - 7 32 - 34 A - 9 5 60 - 62 7i - Si 45 - 47 12 - 14 62 - 31 - 321 ••• ''''' •• 4 i • d _ . - .. 3 . 5 - 37 3 - 3i 18 19 4} - 22- 6 - 7 6 ... ... - 7 6 i 1 4 Sid d— i p P 3 —2i d 33 334 3 3ap id d .". ••• - 6 CI 7 - 6 8 - 7d 7d 1 lip iP par ip 18t -- 18 i a 11 • par - P 2 -- 4p i• ..."... 111/ ~ dis 41 - 5 - 3i 1 - liP , d--- ip ..• - . - •, •• •' r•• .... •, ••• '.. •, 71 - 39 =34 12i'-- 13 9 - 10 21i -21 i 47 49 38 40 • pm 22 24 par 1p 2i lid 8 —8 ... - pm 4 d 6 —qp 8} - 1 16i -17 20 32. 25 - 20 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. all 'A ustra lasia ............ all I British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Loud 16 English Scottish and Australian all bond. Chart. Bk. •: Australia 20 London and County 10 London Jdint Stock 20 Loud. & Westminster 35 National Provincial of England /0 Do. New 22 National of Ireland all Now South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg • SL Gold Imp Co all South Australia all Union of Australia Do. New 10 Untou et Lonclog.fin 80 -- S 2 i d par 1 id iio = 32 lf li d 25 - 25. ••• .... 40 - 42 ••• - ... 43 -- 45 71. - 73 74 - gi LINES LEASED AT MED RENTALS. Shr• Paid. Rsarmays. L ea sing Closing Prices Business Compans. yesterday. this day. 50 all Bedford and London & Blotchley N. West. ... •.. St. 100 Buckgliamsh. L.&N.W 95 100 St. 100 ClydesdaleJc. Caledon , 99 101 St. 100 E. Lincoln or. 6 per cont. Gt.Nrthn. 136 138 25 all Gias. Barr. LlCaldonian. Neils. Diru.:. ••• ••• 25 all Do. New..... 25 all alstr.& Du.F . r !Gt. West" ••• 100 all ifrtlpl. Dk. & Yk• Ne w. Railway & Berw. 50 all [hill & Selby V.&NIld 102 104 25 all Do. A Shares. Do 5l 52 124 all Do. Shares. Do 25 25} 12 all Lon.& Gree - aw S. Eastern 13 134 20 all Do. Prccercnce Do 23 —24 10 all Lon., Til., &S. Pete &Co ll 11 St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4nc cent. Norfolk — St. 100 Do. 6 per ct. ..• ••• 5.4 all Manch. Bxtn. L.& N. W. and Matlock & Midid. 2i 2, 7 4 - 50 all Viiddlesbro' & Stcleton & Redcar Darl;ngt . • ... 10(, all Aidld.Bradfd Midland.. 94 95 50 all Northern and Eastcrusp.c. E. Count. 58 60 50 all Do. 6 per ct. D 0... ...... 50 all Do. Fixeds p De ••• ••• 25 all Prest. & Wyr, L. & N.W &Lu&Yk 124 all Do. A Shares. Do • ••• St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. GtNorthn 136 138 25 18 Shef. Roth .an d Lancash & Gooleg.sp.c. Yorksh. 12 91, S. Staffordsh. I.MClean 2i lid 50 all WearValleygr . itockt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt 25 all Do St. 100 Wilts&Oomrst dtWestn. 93 95 PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 Aberdeen 100 Do. No. 2,7 p. c. 30 Blyth and Tyne 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. 56 per cent all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 1 all Cork &Bandons6p.c all Dundee Perth &Aber ' deem Junction all EastAnglian (1:310s) , 6 per cent all Do. (.£5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (4'7 17s) 7p. c• all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 r. c. St. all Eastern Union, Seri Guar. 6 per cent... all Do. 5/. 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh all Do. do. 4 per cent... 100 East Lancash. 6 p.ets. all East and West York shire June. Fifths all EdinbPrth.&Dundee 4 per cent. 100 Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. 100 Do. 46 p. c. 86 Gt. N.Of Scot. Ist Pref all Gt. Southn.&Westra. (Ireland) Eighths) 7 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St 6 Gt. Westn. (Bcrks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) WO Do. coo. red. 46 p.c 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c 100 Do. irred. 4 p.c. 1 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S ' all Do. do. L p. C. 100 Do. Birrn, Gua. Stk. all Do. Ches. Gua. Stk. all Do. Flo. do all Do. de. di ...... • 6 Lan. & York. F. i.:20 100 Do. 6 p. c. Stock 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. e 100 Do. Prof„ sp.c. St 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct. 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Coler . Shares all Londy. & Ennis. 6 Sh all Kan., Shef., & Lin ,' Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO 46 Do. £6 all Nlarypt .& Carl. 4 p c all Do. 46 per cent 10? Do.. 1.0(1 \lid. Consol.6 p.c.St. 100 Do. Cousol. Bristol 8.• Birm. 6 per cent.... 11 Do. Pref. 46 per cent 10 Norfolk Debenture . 00 Do. Pref. 4p. c. Stock 100 I Do. 5 p. c. Eat MO Do. 56 per et. pref 00 Do. WaV. Val. sp. c 00' North British 00 N. E. nerw, 4 p.c. P 5 Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6 p.c . No.l A 9 Do. do. Quarters '4B 10 Do. York Ft. r. all North Staffordshire 1.0,) Oxford, Worcester, & Wolyerh.ls, 6 p.c. 81, all 'cot. Cent. , New Fret' 10 . , 10 Do. 5 per cent 25 all South Devon 10 14 De. fixed, 46 per cent .0.6 all 3. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 46 per cent all 3.Yorksh.4p.e„Guar all S Wales GOA. 4p. c 16 Do. do. 4 p. c all Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent 25 5 Do. do. do. 126 all Stockton and Hartle-1 pool, guar. 5 p. c.l till Ist July, 1856, 4 IVaterfd.&Kilk.6p.e. 08 - 102 92 - 98 4 :ii 5/ - 61 - lip' - p 13 - 131 22 - 24 65 - 70 - 116 - 117 , 108 - 110 100 - 101 -- 6A 98 -- 100 90 -- 92 93 -- 95 10 -- 11 16A -- 17 10 -10 i 72 -- 74 13j -19 i 91 9t 14 -- 15_ d 138 140 •e• ..... 10•• 2i- 8p ii - iii i - b .38 —l4O 1. id S 7 - 90 104 - 106 92 94 ai 1 is 112 - 114 j 3 14 par 20 20 20 25 221 - 23} 99 - 101 17 -19 1 1 1 50 MINES. all Agua Fria . all Anglo Anstrin. Gold all Anglo Californian 6 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all Baden (Gd.Dia ,, hy of) all BlEenarvon Iron and - 11 i i 2 i -1 -11 ~ - „. - I l• ... .. - i Coal . 13.5 British Iron 5 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm all Do. Comes & Culada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Clarendou Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica • all Cobre Copper 1 Colonial Gold all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Prof. 7i p. cent. 16 Copiapo all English and Austin. Copper Smoltg Co Fortuna all General all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg 4 Great Polgooth . all Liberty all Linares all Mariquita 9 Mexicau&S.Americn. all New Granada all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co all Nouveau blonde all Pontgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt 1 Port Philip . all Quartz Rock I all Ithymney Iron i all Do. New ) 11i Santiago do Cuba L all South Australian ) 7 Tin Croft... ;A all United Mexican I. all Waller all West Mariposa L 12s. Wortising Mining o Australia 1 all Yuba 7 - 8 - 21 11 - 30 - 32 115} 16 73 i 1041 46 - 48 62 - 65 2 - 4p 11 - 16 ii - 11 i - hi i =- i - Si .. gi - 61 - 7i 15 - 16 22 24 6 s 6 1 li 1 8 it 8i i - 1 1- MISCEL all Aubin Coal and Iron 174 Australian Agricult. 6 Australsn.Pcific.Mail all Australis. Royal Mail 51 Berlin Water Works 40 Brit. American Land 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co 321 Canada 1.00 Cana andd ov. 6 p. ct Jan. Jody all Crystal Palace all Crystal Pal. of France 5 Eastern Steam 21 ElectricTelegraPh(A) all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. all General Screw Steam 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Mediteraz. Elec. Tel all Nat. Pat. Steam Fue' 5 Netherlands Land 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. all N. B. Australasia'... 12 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam all - Peel Rr. Ld. & all Peninsular& Oriental 45 Do. Do. all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest. all South Austral. Land, all ISubmar. Telegraph..'. ali Do. Registered., Sau Memo's law, 40 - 42 ii = ii ii - 103 110 - 111 - fa : 17 •• il •• i •• i ••••.• ••• "' i Si : ii NEWS OF THE PLOVER, ARCTIC DISCOVERY SHIP. We have been favoured by the Admiralty with the following document : IL M.S. Trincomalee, San Francisco, Sep. 20, 1854. Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that in obedi ence to the orders of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, directing the commander-in-chief in the Pa cific to detach a ship of his squadron to reach Port Clar ence "at the opening of the season, viz., the 25th of June," her Majesty's ship under my command arrived in that port on that day. We found the Rattlesnake there all well. Commander Trollope's arrangements for win tering in Port Clarence, instead of Grantley Harbour, had been most successful. The four live cattle and 25 pigs, with vegetables (po tatoes, onions, and pumpkins), which we got at Hono lulu, reached in the best condition, the fodder for the cattle being nearly expended. I recommended Cowman der Trollope to use theta for his ship, reserving the pigs for the Plover—this was attended to. The Rattlesnake made a trip to Point Spencer for a supply of draft wood for the house, which their lordships have directed to be built on the spit of Grantley Har bour. On her return, we gave her all the assistance she required, viz., watering her, making good her defects, and exchanging officers and men, and on the 15th July she sailed, hoping to he of use assisting the Plover. On that day, Mr. Kellard, our carpenter, with eight of his crew, and other artificers, landed to work at the house, during the absence of Mr. Oliver, the carpenter, and the artificers of the Rattlesnake. _ On the 17th, I started, accompanied by Mr. Norway, the master, and other officers, with our gig and second cutter and their crews, and a baidar with an Indian guide, to go up the River Age-e-puk and elsewhere, on a discovery and surveying trip. We were not fortunate, although away 14 days. We had such very bad wea ther that we did not get more than 50 miles from the ship, and whenever we particularly wanted the sun, it did not show. The sea Nrohich gets up in Grantley Har bour, and also in the lake before you enter the river, is a very trying one for boats. We observed in all directions coal. We were suc cessful in our sport so far as grouse, ptarmigan, and plover, but only saw two deer. We shot a few hares also. We returned to the Spit-house in the night of the 31st of July, and ♦ery early on the Ist were sur prised and delighted at the arrival of the Plover (she had seen nothing of the Rattlesnake). Her commander, officers, and men generally were in the best health ; they had experienced the most severe winter, which was concluded by the ice entirely disappearing days before it usually commences even to move. I gave Commander Maguire a copy of their lordships' orders. After due deliberation he determined to return to Point Barrow for another winter. I concurred with him, it is undoubtedly possible that the Enterprise may fall back on Point Barrow. We know it is an open sea thereabouts ;it may not be on the Atlantic side. Com mander Maguire, and every one of the officers of the Plover, were perfectly satisfied with the state of their ship as to her capability of returning ; she makes no water, and ,although it is true she has some bad tim bers, in her three-and-a•half inches of doubling is per fectly sound, as are her many strengthening pieces. We then commenced victualling and storing her, sup plying the places of such men as were invalided or desirous of leaving and making good her defects. These were entirely blacksmiths, and confined to the wear of her heating apparatus, funnels, forge, &c. The provi sions we gave her were of the best description, especially Hogarth's preserved meats, and the very superior bread made far her Majesty's ships on the station ley Mr. Walker, the contractor at Valparaiso. During all the time the Plover was at Port Clarence her crew were on fresh provisions, and they took away six very large hogs, with potatoes, oinions, &c. It was not till Satur day, the 12th, that the Rattlesnake returned. I had been more than usually anxious for her, for she had all the Plover's letters. I then arranged with Commanders Maguire and Trollops that Saturday, the 19th, should be the day of departure—that is for the Trincomalee and Plover. I thought he could afford that time for writing letters and relaxation, and change so necessary, especi ally for the Plover, after their long isolation ; and on that morning we both started ; the wind was favourable for the Plover, and so it remained the next day, and I have every reason to think sho made good progress ; and I calculate she would get into her winter quarters easier and earlier than in either of the present years. As the wind was contrary for us after going a few miles down the bay, we anchored ; getting away with a north-westerly wind early on the morning of the 21st, and arrived in this port on Monday the 18th instant. Lieutenant Moore, invalided from Rattlesnake, and Mr. Gordon, mate, returning home from the Plover, being desirous of getting to England with all despatch, I have given them permission to go via Panama, and take advantage of their doing so to forward in their charge this letter, and all the Arctic despatches we have. Mr. Gordon's long service in the Plover in the Arctic Seas, especially the two last ;years, wintering at Point Bar row, have given him great opportunities of acquiring much valuable information and great experience, which he has not failed to profit by ; and their Lordships may depend upon his opinions and statements. He has generally been an active participator in all extra and detached and difficult services.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant. (Signed) WALLACE HOUSTOWN, Captain. MARKET NEIVN-(TITIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Nov. 9,1854. made up from the Returns of the lu , pectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. wHEAT. I BARGEE. I OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. 6is 0.1 32 61 HE SIX s WEEK7s 3d ; 35'8.4 AVERAGE. 5d ; 47s 6d 44s 9d T WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. RTE. I BEANS. PEAS. b9s 3d 1 31s Id 253 l ld 353 9d 44e 10d ; 40s 9d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. 1 OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. PEAS. Is Od is Od Is Od is Od Is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLI) LAST WEEK. Wheat, 137,091; Barley, 69,138; Oats, 19,479 ; Rye, 496 o:l3eans, 4,127; Peas, 1,403 quarterr. MEAT MARKETS. --------- - NEWGITE AND LEADENHALL.—Tho general domand ruled steady, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; Mut ton, 3s 4d to 4s Gd ; Veal, 3s Gd to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 5s 2d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Nov. B.—The supplies of each kind of stock were but moderate. About an average business was doing, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to Si, ; Veal, 3s Gd to 4s 4d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s Bd. per Sibs, to sink the offals. EIOMFORD, Nov. B.—We had a steady demand, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 4d toss Od ; Mutton, 3s 6(1. to 4s 10d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s Gd ; Pork, 3s 4d to 48 8d per Slbs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 21s to 27s each. HAY MARKETS. SmrraFTELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ lOs ; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 61 Os ; and straw, 1/ 65 to 1/ 1 2 s per loa d . A full average supply and a moderate demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 41 15s ; clover ditto, 31 Os to 5/ 15s; and straw, 1/ Gs to 1/ 12a per load. Trade steady. WIIITEOLIAPRL.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 4/ 12s; clover ditto, 31 Os to 61 Os ; and straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 12s per load. Supply tolerably good and trade rather dull. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY•) LONDON, Nov. 9.—Wind this day at Noon, N. to N.N.W. ; fresh breeze, and fine, clear weather. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. B.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Pelion, rr from Memel ; Hercules, Youghal. Sailed—American Con gress, for New York ; Vice-Admiral Gobins, Eastw ard. PLYMOUTH, Nov. B.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Water witch, from Corunna ; Caroline, D a ntzic ; Cuistance, Lo sound, for Li s b on . S a il e d —Amazon for Portland Bay; Barag uay d'Hi lliers (store-sh i n), Bl ac k Sea. FALMOUTH, Nov. B.—Wind, N. W. Sailed—Eberhard, for Amsterdam ; Terpsichore, do.; Geoige and Ludvig, Hamburgh ; Celeritas London. Off Port—Marianne, from Rio Janeiro, for 'Hamburgh ; Bayard, St. Übes, for Cbristiaa ; Earl Frederick, Memel, for Monte Video. SOUTHAMPTON; Nov. B.—Wind, W. Sailed—Hermann (s), for No w Y or k ••' Sarah Parke, do. CowEs , Nov. B.—Wind, W. Arrived—Sidon, from Callao ; Isulade Moran, Newcastle. DOVER, Nov. B.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Tialfe, from Copenhagen, for Rio Janeiro. Off Port—Helene Angus tina, for Hamburgh. SMIELDS, Nov. B.—Wind, W.N.W.. for Calcutta ; Clarendon, A.cbm ; Atalanta, Rio Janeiro ; Ida, Havannah ; Medoniac, New York; Sprite, Athena, George Douthwo.ite, and Anu Emily—all for Constau tinoplo. 30j 1 SUNDERLAND, Nov. 7.—Wind, N.N.W. Sailed—Lucy, for Maulmain ; Brothers, Constantinople; Dorothy Alice, Oporto. HuLL, Nov. B.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Emerald Isle (s), from Antwerp Schelde (s), do, ; Eagle (e)), Memel ; Harmonia (s), Haadattrgh ; Queen of Scotland (s), do. :0115 SWANSIZA., Nov. B.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Sir J. L. Goldsmid, for Cuba. CARDIFF, Nov. B.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Falcon (s s), from Nantes. Sailed—Albert, for Rio Janeira ; Anna Margaretha, Charleston ; Choice, Teneriffe. JERSEY, Nov. 7.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Merida, from Labrador ; Alpha, do. ; Victoria, Lisbon ; Dispatch, Memel. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 7.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Nor folk, Honduras ; Blake, London, for Malta ; Cleopatra (s s), Liverp oo l, f or C ons t an tinople. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 10.25 a.m, Wind N., light, and frosty. Arrived—Hermann, from Archangel; Europa and Challenger, Callao ; Emma, Rio Grande. Sailea—Harmony, for Mobile-; Idas Charleston; White Cloud, Adelaide ; Sebastian Cabot, Melbourne. DS AL, Thursday, 9.25 man. Wind N.N.W., strong, and cloudy. Passed—Aboraman, from London, for Cardiff Osirsi, London, Port Philip ; Ceres, London, Sierra Leone. Sailed—Omer Pasha, for Bombay ; Julia, 111 transport, Malta ; William Brown, Hobart Town ; Rowallan, St. Domingo; Flori, Constantinople ; Old Hickory, Calcutta. Put back—Eclipse. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.10 a.m. Wind N.W., tide first hour's flood, fine. Arrived—Nov. B.—Will Watch, from Melbourne ; Goddess, St. Kitt's ; Lily, Jersey ; Kate, Malaga ; Char lotte, Charente ; Rhine (s), Antwerp. Nov. 9.—Panther (s), from Boulogne ; Carl John, Quebec. Sailed—Wm. Jolliffe (s), for Calais; City of Rotterdam (s), Rotterdam. 2 - ANGLING—A FINE FISH.—Mr. Philip Deacon, of 9, John-street, 4delphi, succeeded in landing a pike at Walton Bridge, weighing twenty-Ave p oun d s, a f ter three-quarters of an hours' fine sport. It measures 3 feet 6 inches in length, and 12 inches depth of belly. This is the largest pike that has been taken in the Thaaneo 11 - 2i 35 - 37 - i ~~~ INVASION OF THE CRIMEA. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. THE FRENCH DESPATCHES. The Minister of War has received the following report from General Canrobert, Commander-in- Chief of the Army of the East : "BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, OCT. 22. "Monsieur le Marechal,—Our works of approach continue according to the plan indicated in my preceding despatch of the 18th. I have not time to write to you at length, but I have the honour to send to you the journal of the siege, which will make you acquainted with all the details of our operations. "The difficulties with which ,we meet are of two kinds,—those which result from the nature of the soil, the solid stratum of which, already insufficient, diminishes in proportion as we approach the place, and those re sulting from the number and the calibre of the pieces of artillery which the enemy plants against us almost in a right and very extended lino. In this respect, the resources which he draws from his vessels stationed in the port- 2 -men as well as materials—are almost inex haustible ; while ours, although augmented by the loans which wo make from the two fleets, are necessarily li rrited. The 68-pounders, the 80 howitzers, and the 12- inch mortars are, in short, almost the only artillery upon which we can rely. "This position renders the siege of Sebastopol one of the most laborious operations which have been met with for a long time, and the efforts which we are compelled to make to carry them into effect will explain the delays that have arisen. "In the night of the 20th the enemy made an attempt to spike our guns, which failed. A few men who, by a surprise, entered our batteries, were killed there by the officer in command. "The losses which we have experienced from the fire of the enemy are by no means so considerable as might have been expected, considering the difficulties of our position, which I have explained to you. "I send successively, and by all the means which the fleet places at my disposal, my wounded to Constanti nople, where our hospital resources have assumed a more satisfactory character. " The state of health of the army is satisfactory. The maladies which have arisen have been produced by the excessive fatigue which our brave soldiers have had to undergo. The naval gunners who have landed have also been attacked with illness. They evince a courage and devotion which are remarked by the whole army. " Accept, Mousier le Marechal, the assurance of my respectful devotion. " The General Commander-in• Chief, OANROBERT." The following articles are from the Moniteur of yes• terday " A Constantinople letter says :—" We left the Bay of Kamischi on the evening of the 26th. The fire of the besieged had much slackened, and the aim had become more and more uncertain. It is believed at head-quar ters that the Russians begin to want artillerymen, and that it is the infantry who work the guns. We are to morrow to enter a trench at 400 metres from that place. " On the 25th the Russians, to the number of 20,000, attacked our rear, which was defended by the Turks, and took possession of the redoubt guarded by the latter. The English commenced the attack, giving notice of it to General Canrobert, who sent the'Secund Division and a squadron of Chasseurs. Our cavalry, assisted by the English cavalry, repulsed the enemy by a most brilliant charge, during which the combat Was sustained for nearly five minutes with the sword. The pOsitions were retaken. - - _ - " The English lost 124 men belonging to the Queen's squadron which recently arrived. In all, their loss amounts to 400 men. Our loss is not so great, but we have to regret the deaths of two officers. "It is believed at head-quarters that the assault will be made on Wednesday or Thursday (the Ist or 2d of November.) The inhabitants are in want of water, and appear to be much discouraged." FRENCH JOURNAL OF THE SIEGE. The following is the journal mentioned in General Canrobert's despatch : Oct. 17.—At half-past six this morning, the signal having been given, the fore opened simultaneously from all the French and English batteries ; 53 pieces on the part of the French (including the 4 that can be fired from the Genoese fort,) and 73 on the part of the English; total, 126 pieces. The place answered them with much ♦ivacity also from all the batteries that bear on the two attacking parties ; their ordnance cannot be estimated at less than 250 pieces. The fleets were net able to manoeuvre so early. For three hours the firing was kept up with the same animation on both sides, without any perceptible result, when, at half-past nine, a bomb falling on the French powder magazine of battery No. 4, burst through it and blew it up. This explosion disorganised the battery, and killed or wounded fifty men. The firing was nevertheless kept up from the other batteries ; three quarters of an hour after, a chest of cartridges exploded in the No. 1 battery, manned by seamen. The General-in Chief left it to the judgment of the general in command of the artillery to determine when to continue the firing. At half-past ten in the morning, our batteries, against which the enemy's fire was concentrated, not being able, from having been reduced to three, to answer the cannon of the place without disadvantage, the general com manding the artillery gave orders to cease &in... The fire of the enemy's batteries slackened immediately. The fire of the English continued without any marked advantage or the reverse • nevertheless, the shots from besieged,the though well directed, did not produce any marked afact. About three o'clock in the afternoon an important magazine of the great Russian battery, called the Redan, opposite the English, exploded, leaving only three guns capable of being worked. At four o'clock a magazine in the rear of the English exploded. This was the fourth explosion during the day. At 1 o'clock in the afternoon the fleet had anchored with the right of its line near the battery of the Genoese fort, directing its fire upon the "Quarantine" Fort and upon the town. The fire was answered with vigour. The mass of shot thrown by the vessels occasioned great damage. The whole theatre of action, however, was so enveloped in smoke, that it was impossible to estimate the results of the fire. At night the fire ceased on all sides, and silence reigned. The vessels returned to their anchorage with out having experienced any particular damage, in spite of the persevering attacks of the enemy. The loss we have suffered in these attacks consists in 12 guns disabled and two partially damaged. The em brasures and coffers of the batteries have also been here and there knocked down, and the ditches have been filled up in places. After 4 o'clock in the afternoon the Russians sent out detachments to discover whether the batteries were abandoned. These detachments returned again. During the day nothing remarkable took place on the part of the corps of observation. Oct. 18.—The night of the 17th and 18th passed over tranquilly. There was no fire from the enemy's works. Great exertions were made to repair the embrasures, strengthen the coffers, and make the batteries again ready for action. This work was continued during the day in spite of an active fire from the enemy, which, however, did no damage. The batteries 1,2, 3,4, 7, and 8 were fit for service en the morning of the 19th. The engineers towards the end of the day advanced was regulated a ü b p at o t n ery a their works towards the right parallel , opposite the bas tion called the Mat. new rrh b e a a s r ia r ia m t e i n ie t of following l t o h w e batteries erde r No. 9 to be set up on the right : Batteries No. 1,2, 3, 4. Kept up. Battery No. 5 Battery No. 6 Battery No. 7 4 16-pounders. 2 mortars of 27 c. 4 mortars of 22 c. 4 Turkish mortars, 27 c. 3 Turkish mortars, 23 c. The arrival of the last battalion of the let regiment of the foreign legion completed the sth division (Levaillant) which was landed on the previous days, and which con. sists of the following troops : First Brigade, General de la Mott-Rouge-21st of the line, 42d of the line. Second Brigade, General Couston-sth Light Infan try, 46th of the line. Third Brigade, General Bazaine—lst regiment of the foreign legion, 2d regiment of the foreign legion. This division forms part of the besieging - corps. It is encamped in the second line behind the fourth division. In consequence of this arrival, the Ist division on the 17th of October stationed itself on two lines to the right of the cavalry and general head-quarters, in a position half way between the corps of observation and the besieging corps. The English artillery continued ,its fire with chances that appeared favourable. Oct. 19. —During the night, between the ISth and 19th, the works were not disturbed. About half-past ten, however, an alert seems to have taken place in Sebastopol. Shouts were -heard, followed by a sharp cannonade in every direction, and a lively fusillade ac companied by cheering. At the end of half an hour silence succeeded and the works were resumed. At half-past six in the morning the French artillery began firing ; .the English did the same, and the enemy answered. This firing was very heavy, notwithstanding a thick fog, which cleared up about eight o'clock. The firing became then more regular and accurate. Our fire was maintained with chances that appeared to be at least equal, and by the end of the day it had evidently gained on that of the place. By two o'clock the tower of the central bastion was completely ruined ; the embrasures of the Mat bastion (right face) had greatly suffered. About three o'clock the firing slackened gradually on both sides. Our batteries were little damaged, and could easily be repaired during the night. Oct. 20.—The ruined embrasures of the right face of the Mat could not be completely repaired during the night. At daybreak, when the firing commenced, two pieces alone could play for an instant. They soon ceased. A part of this result must be attributed to the very active and skilful fire of the rifle companies, which did not permit the gunners to serve heir their pieces the right, The engineers are advancine- t works on fronting the Mat bastion, as far as the ravine which goes d own into the harbour of Sebastopol, and separates us • f r om tne gDgliali. The proximity cf the place and the Battery No. 8 Battery No. 9 nature of the ground, which is rocky, render these works difficult and slow. They are made with the flying sap. From 10 to 1 and from 2 to 3 in the afternoon ,the enemy kept up a hot fire on these worms ; two or three clearances were made by the guns of the besieged on some weak portions of the parallel. The artillery resumed its fire at daylight, and main• tamed it with advantage throughout the day. The firing of the second (marine) battery, however, was interrupted by the explosion of a powder magazine, which, happily, injured no one, and caused little damage to our works. Oct. 21.—About half-past two this morning the be siged made a sortie, hoping to spike our gu❑s. The party entered the batteries two and three and was very busy with the guns, when our bombardiers, leaping to their arms, and seconded by the guard of the trench, and in particular by the Ist company of the 74th Volti geurs, drove it out with loss. Six Russians killed and four wounded were found in the trench. Among the latter was an officer who has since died of his wounds. The rest of the night passed tranquilly. At six in the morning the General-in-Chief visited the battery of Fort Genoa, No. 6 (marine), and gave direc tions for its suppression. The French artillery resumed its fire at six o'clock. The besieged replied, but with diminished energy ; our batteries acquire an ascendancy, which becomes more and more decided. Batteries 7 and 8 are doing good work. The engineers are still busy before the Mat bastion. Oct. 22.—The night was still. At daybreak our fire was resumed. The armament of the enemy's foremost works is much reduced, and the covering masses are shaken and much damaged. We can see on the other side of the ravine, descending to the south fort, some batteries newly constructed and another in course of construction. The latter appears to be intended to bear upon the English. The artillery has prepared the plat form, raised the coffer, and commenced the powder magazine of the ninth battery. For two days a few bat talions of the enemy, with a battery of artillery and some Cossacks, have shown themselves on the Tchernaya ; to day they disappeared. • Our total loss to this day is 4 officers and 64 men killed, and. 14 officers and 451 sub-officers and soldiers wounded. REPORT BY THE MEDICAL INSPECTOR OF THE FRENCH ARMY OF THE EAST. The Minister of War has also received, from Dr. Levy, Medical Inspector, at the head of the sanitary depart ment of the army of the East, the following letter : " BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, Oct. 22. " Monsieur le Ministre,—l was anxious to ascertain by my own observation the sanitary condition of the army in the Crimea ' • it is as satisfactory as is compatible with the conditions of war, and the influences which have previously operated on our soldiers. " The operations of the siege have only yielded, up to the present time, a total of 225 wounded, most of them severely. lam ignorant of the exact number of deaths, but they are not numerous. The divisional ambulances are well appointed, well cared for, well served ; there is but one opinion as to their utility. The central ambul ance service has been usefully developed—a group of tents, and a barrack for 115 patients, offers on a greater scale than the divisional establishments, a degree of com fort and order which one is almost astonished to meet with at so short a distance from a besieged town. "In general, all the injuries are progressing favour ably, however great their extent or complication ; the mortality will be ♦ery limited, thanks to the skill of the physicians and the sanitary circumstances which sur round the patients. "An ambulance service has been established at Cape Chersonesus, on the beach, to shelter and afford succour to the sick and wounded till their embarkation. I visited it yesterday, and found only two serious cases—one of remittent fever, the other of a mild kind of cholera. "The ambulance service for the trenches consists alternately of two superior assistants (aides majors) from each divisional ambulance, and two from the central am bulance service ; they are under the direction of the chiefs of the different ambulances, who have insisted upon being employed in rotation at this exposed post. Their request has been granted, upon my intercession, by the Commander-in-Chief. "The position of the besieging army is as favour. able as possible. The heights which it occupies pre sent no nucleus of insalubrity ; the camps are spacious, provisions abundant ; bread and fresh meat are distri buted at least one day in three, and they are both of tolerable quality ; the wine served out is the best that can be had. The moral condition of the troops is per fect. The ardent solicitude of the Commander•in-Chief for the comfort of his soldiers ; the administrative ♦igi lance which has collected so promptly in a country newly invaded provisions for three months at least ; and the intelligent activity of the surgeons, contend with success against the injurious influences of an advanced season and the casualties of war. "At Varna, where I again inspected the hospitals on the 17th inst., they have been able to dispense with the last tent hospital (at Monastic.). There were at Varna 1,156 sick, and 1,000 invalids who waited to be em barked to France. At Nogara there were 81 invalids on the 10th. At Gallipoli there were 268 at the same date. At Adrianople there were, on the lot of October, 10 ; at the Piraeus, 180 (on the 7th) ; at Constantinople, 1,729 (on the 12th). These, with the 650 sick in the Crimea, give a total of 4,074 patients in hospital belong ing to the army of the East. (Signed) " MICLIEL LEVY." (Fro% the Constitutionnel.) Letters from Constantinople to the 28th ult., brought by the Gange, were received yesterday. Unfortunately the Indus, which brought news from the Crimea to the 26th ult., arrived at the very moment of the departure of the Gange from that city, so that she could not receive any precise details on the affairs of the 25th and 26th ult.; but it was rumoured on the arrival of the Indus that serious engagements had taken place between the Allied troops and an importsnt Russian corps d'armee, commanded by Genersl Liprandi, who had failed in his attenapt to cut off the communications of the besiegers with their basis cf operations. Our correspondent counted on being able to send us ample details on . the events of the two days by the mail of the 30th, which was to be sent off as usual—the Gauge, which bad long been out of repair, being sent out of turn. His letter, however, is not devoid of interest. By the Orenoque, which arrived the previous evening from the coast of the Crimea, with the wounded of the fleet, news from before Sebastopol to the morning of the 25th had been received. The siege was going on regu larly. The Allies had traced their third parallel at 300 yards off the place, in which they did consider able damage by their incessant fire, which was, if pos sible, more formidable than on the first day. Accordingly the approaching arrivals cannot fail to be of very great interest. The besieged were reduced to great extremi ties, and the troops forming the garrison, weakened every day by the new losses which they did not cease to make, were demoralised by sickness, fatigue, and the want of success. Most of the quarters of the town weie in flames, and it was remarked that no attempt was made to extinguish the fires which broke out at every moment. The Allied fleets were, it is said preparing to return to Sebastopol, where the Charlemagne and some other vessels were collected. It was believed that a new attack on the outer forts was reserved for them on the day of the assault. From the commencement of the siege, the Allies remarked in the town a large building, on which the Russians placed a yellow flag, to indicate that it was the hospital of the wounded. Accordingly the strictest orders to spare the building were given in the French and English camps, and in consequence no projectile reached it. But deserters having affirmed that the building was-not the hospital, but the principal depot of guns, powder, and ammunition, it was determined to send in some shells, and they caused a frightful explosion which shook all the plaxe. The adjacenthouses were thrown down, and a great number of men perished. The deserter , calculate the number of killed from 0.. commencement of the siege at 6,000, and of wounded at more than double. The French army, on the contrary, is in the most satisfactory condition. The-Inspector General of the Medical Department, Dr. Levy, who had been to Se bastopol to see everything for himself, was almost as tonished at the sanitary situation. It proves the good accord which prevals between all those whose mission it is to contribute to the preservation of the soldier. In the first place, says our correspondent, it is strict justice, to point out the heartfelt solicitude of the new Commander in-Chief, General Canrobert, who, whilst vigorously pur suing the object of the war, watches over with incessant and minute vigilance the health of the army, and the welfare of the sick. He visits the wounded, encourages the physicians, demands advice, and resolutely adopts all measures useful. The Administration on its part has given proof of intelligence and activity by collecting within reach of the army a large store of supplies, which will last for a long time. Thus, then, the siege operations are advancing regularly ; 'b u t i n suc h an en t er p r i se nothing can be abandoned to chance. It is now admitted that even on the land side tke defences of Sebastopol were formidable, the obstacles numerous, and that these obstacles must be overthrown one by one. The task is long and. painful, and is is the power of no one to abridge. ' Calm then,' writes our correspondence, ' the impatience which is felt at Paris, and which is still stronger here. You will often receive,' he adds, ' letters is which you will be told that the assault is fixed for such or such a day. But it is not very likely that the generals in chief will take anybody into their confidence 1 on such a point.' " The following extracts from private letters Nv be found highly interesting : "CIRCLING LEFT. BALAKLIVA, Oct. 21.—The pounding of Sebastopol has now been going on for five days, and amid the thun der of artillery in the front I stitch a few moments to write to you. Our position here is the same, and we are in constant expectation of having something warm upon our hands. On the 18th, early in the morning, a vedette was seen " circling left" most energetically ; I —and here, in a parenthesis, I must explain that when a vedette " circles left" the proceeding sig nifies that the enemy's infantry are approaching, while to "circle right" is indicative of the approach of cavalry. On this signal was immediately heard th e roll-call to " boo t and saddle ;" th e Scots Greys and a troop of Horse Artiller y ass embled with the remaining c avalr y on the plain ;the 93d got un d er arms, and the batteries on the heights were immediately manned. The distant pickets were seen to advatce, and a dragoon dashed over the plain with the i n t e lli gence that the enemy was advancing and infantry moved upon the pimquickly.rn T a, remaining cavalry in rear r of the eminences from whihehisthe movements of the vedettes T had been observed. fromposition o f thi ngs c o n ti n ued for an hour, when,the hills, ab ou t 3,000 yards in fire front, the Turks opened from their advanced in trenchments on their summits from 24. pounder howit zers, firing several rounds from two batteries. At this moment w e were informed that the enemy 66 Meant advancing, " and that they numbered Devera GOi I ni i 69 i 71 it 7211 2i 2i 6i 8i 1011 81 i 691 a 41i 951 4i 76j i 11 52i 3 lli i zd I 50 61 I 4 1 S s t, 25 39i Si 50 thousands, and that we should have a hard day. We were thoroughly prepared for them, and remained tin static quo. The M os k ows , h owever, h a l te d in their on. ward course, and in the evening lighted their watch-fires about 2,000 yards in front of our vedettes, the blaze showing bright and high in the darkness. The Russians had made a reconnaissance three weeks ago in this di rection, when there were no works here, so had not bar gained for a first reception at this point. Of course, we were on the alert all night, and before the day broke were particularly attentive to our front. If the Russians had intended to attack us at that time, they could not have had a more favourable morning, a low dense white fog covering the whole of the plain. The sun rose, and the mists disappeared, when it was found the Russians bad vanished also. " CIRCLING RIGHT." The next day we naturally expected would be a quiet one, said that we should not be annoyed by remaining at our arms for our final work. Not a bit of it ; we had just laden our ourselves with haversack s t o f orage among the merchant shipping in the harbour, when a vedette was seen to " circle right" most industrionely. " Boot and saddle" again resounded through the cava l ry camps, and Sir Colin Campbell again ordered all to be under arms, and another day was passed like its prede cessor, the enemy finally once more retiring, this time without advancing near enough for a shot from the Turks. THE PRICE OF MARMALADE. The following day I bad a foraging expedition, and returned with a goose, butter, preserved milk, ,ke.—a very successful foray, and a full haversack. Of the price of provisions you will have some idea when I tell you that a small barn is sold for 3/. ; tins of preserved meat fetch 1/. 16s. each ; and for sauces, curry-powders, and marmalade the prices sound fabulous. I have known a pot of marmalade fetch one guinea, and fro• quently 10s. is given for this luxury. ANTICIPATION OF A NIGHT ATTACK. We were just beginning our meal of commissariat beef and pork, tempered with the contents of the aforesaid haversack, when away went the vedette again, first circling right, and then reversing as suddenly to the left. Again sounded trumpet, bugle, and drum through the plain, and masses again moved into position upon it. So we remained till dark, a night attack on the Turkish posi tion in our front being anticipated, and the batteries received orders to fire up on any troops perceived in cer tain eventualities, and so we again stand all ready for some hours, during which the only amusement is in the hands of the Turks, who fire a round or two ; darkness finds us similarly occupied. About nine o'clock a smart fire of musketry is heard from the Turkish heights, and its light sparkles over the hills ; w e now f eel that our vis-a-vis means something ; then again all is unaccountably quiet, until some batteries open a peal ing fire, and then the bursting shells illuminate the sides of the hills. We strain our eyes in the dark. ness, and wonder what the deuce it means ; afterwards all is still, and the men lie down in their greatcoats t o rest, though ready for momentary action. No camp fires were allowed to burn during the night ; the men were dismissed at 8 o'clock for two or three hours, and the vedettes have at present allowed us tranquillity. We learned afterwards that the Turkish musketry was directed upon some Cossacks, and that the batteries had mistaken the preparations for chibouque lighting of a strong Turkish advanced picket for flashes of musketry, and blazed away—fortunately, in the thick darkness of the night, having given their guns sufficient elevation for the shell to pass harmlessly over the heads of our astonished allies, and burst far beyond. A CHALLENGE AT SEBASTOPOL. Yesterday (the 17th), at half-Past nine in the morning (says a Guardsman), the enemy hoisted the red flag, as a challenge ; but as neither John Bull nor Parlavous was ready, we only winked, and said, " Wait till to-morrow morning, my boy !" However, the enemy forthwith opened a most murderous fire upon ns, and kept it up for more than half-an-hour ; but, as our orders were not to fire a shot until everything was perfectly ready, not a shot did we return. There's cool work for you, which I think you must admire. All was ready at 7 o'clock this morning, and so at it we went in good earnest with the 2,000 cannon ; and now (5 p.m.) they are pelting away as bard as ever. At present we are getting on well, and have had very few wounded ; but we have destroyed the prin cipal fort, and two magazines have exploded. One of the explosions was indeed awfully grand in its appear ance and effects : the whole heavens seemed filled with fire and smoke, and the earth trembled again, up to the spot where I sit, which is 5 miles off the magazine. " What makes you be 5 miles off ?" you will exclaim. Just fur this reason':—My division is, for to-day, occu pying a position so as to keep in check the Russian army in our rear, and this gives me time to write to you, and to enter up my journal. THE CHASSEURS DE VINCENNES. Our Chasseurs de Vincennes, says a French writer at Sebastopol, lodge themselves in the trenches, as fast as the works go on. They are beginning to do a great deal of mischief among the Russian gunners. We have stationed there our crack marksmen. It is a singular sight to watch the effect of their shots. There they are stooping, motionless, watchful, patient like those famous scalp-takers in Cooper's novels. The moment any thing appears in the embrasures of the redoubts, any object, no matter what, or how small, a head, an epaulette, a hat, a spy-glass, crack and the bullet speeds unerringly on its way without your having perceived the slightest movement. So much the worse for the object exposed, if it be a head. LUCKY ESCAPES. There have been many hairbreadth escapes before Sebastopol, A red nightcap used by one artilleryman was taken from the head by a round shot, but the person of the wearer remained untouched. A cannon ball passed between the legs of an officer's horse while in the act of galloping, and on another occasion the gabion upon which an officer was seated was car ried away, and the astonished gentleman suddenly let down, just as a shilling in the hat trick darts from its support into the tumbler beneath. HOW THE SHOT TRAVELS. Strings of mules and horses pass daily between the siege camp and Balaklava. These animals carry equi poised bags of round shot, and the horse which follows has the end of the halter attached to the tail of his com panion in front, so that you often see fifty forming a line, and going along ploddingly as if they had been brought up to that especial occupation. THE AGAMEMNON. The Agamemnon led in (she was within 600 yards of Fort Constantine, and had only two feet water tinder her bottom), and the Albion made signal, "Where you go I willfollow." We cleared for aotion in the morning, and weighed about half-past eleven ; we then gave the men their dinners. A little after twelve we proceeded for the forts, leading in the English fleet. Ourselves, and two other line-of-battle ships, were to attack one face of Fort Constantine, the largest fort on the northern side of the entrance ; but before we could get at this, there were three very annoying small forts of five or six very large guns each. Three other ships were told off for these, but, by some mistake, only one came in in time. I believe the other two were Turks ! We were to pass these forts, and give them a broadside in pass ing, and then take up our own position, which we accordingly did ; but when we were in our place these forts kept up their fire on us, as we were closest in, so we had to direct all our after guns at them, instead of at the big fort, till other ships came to take off their fire. We then gave it to Fort Constantine in style, dismounting some of the guns on the top, and knocking two embrasures into one, and so on. We were closest in of any ship, and very lucky for us, as almost all their shot passed over us, and struck the ships which kept outside. lam almost sure if it had not been for those beastly little forts we should have had Fort Con stantine down. Our fire was admirable, and the "Aggy" is now the admiration of all the fleet, both French and English. They say the way we took up our position un der that heavy fire was superb. xv....-.... L-4 •• .--,t F ix and seven hours uncle, fire, and are fearfully mauled about our rigging, masts, and yards i we were hulled about 30 times, and had four men killed and 27 wounded. No officers on board us have been seriously hurt ; two of the wounded are not expected to live, add two have suffered amputation. We have a good many shot between wind and water, but our hull is not seriously damaged. The Russians fire shot, shell, chain shot, rockets, and everything you could think of, at us, but we never altered our position from beginning to end. If half the shot they fired at us bad hit us, our loss must have hardships as they can ; all the Russian batteries, forts, and and we at them. in harbour firing at our troops and us ; b The u rs t r i o n w g N o v f a tremendous;sshelail round, an w d a t s h s e roarmostr oonaf awful sight. and the NIGHT SURVEY UNDER 1 c b 1 i r e l w u w f fi e e n d t hear the language.unde understand oars, Thenight wae se ebefore exploret h e the. bombardmentst;cheatsTirtehaelbyeo;caott,ubwledi all round, and so clos an d wouldleto people talk, what they said had they when the action began were lying off the sunken vessels w ° haveknownln been theira b - took the boat, as it seems, for a. small Russian steamers,whichwere likewise o t u h t e s v i de d se e spe o tlh f s the entrance, but mistook variable that large made yards. of water i Russian..s Aseccuoeredeirntgaiteo andthe observations could not enter beyond . eig . ht fathoms of water, which THE COLOMBO. scarcely brings them within 1,500 or 1,600 The Colombo, which went in under the guns at Fort Constantine to tow out the Rodney aground, and the Spitefel disabled, belongs to the Peninsular and Oriental Company. Her crew are Southampton men. If any of them were injured by the enemy and survive, they will receive pensions from the Government. THE SHIP SWARTHMORE.—A letter has been received from Mr. Luckes, the chief officer of the Swarthmore, by a friend in London, in which it is stated that that vessel left Hobson's-bay, Melbourne, gold, and h bourne,on the 16th 25 thofJune last, with a lar ge quantity o passen gers, and made r a pid way unt il t h e 2 8 t h o f t h a t month, when she en coun t ere d a terr ifi c ga l e , which strained her very much. A few d a y s after she encountered a second violent gale, when she leaked so much that the crew and passengers were oblig ed to work incessantly at the pumps for ei g hteen days. She succeeded in reaching Tahiti, where it will be necessary for them to discharge the cargo, in order to ascertain the amount of damage done to the ship. THE Loss OF THE FOUERIINNER.—PIymoutb, Nev. B.—lntelligence has been received here of the loss of this steamer, under the command of Captain Johnson. She left this port on the 24th of August with the out ward mails for the coast of Africa, and was due on her 1 homeward voyage to-Jay , but w as not ex p ected for two 1 days in consequence of its having been arranged that on her passage out she should expend 48 hours, ifincessary, in seeking to obtain communi cation with the Isl iger ex pedition. The Forerunner , althou g h the sma lle s t steamer on the line, was considered the fastest, and invariably arrived with the mails days before she was expected. This was the first voyage of the Forerunner since Capt. Johnson took command ; Capt. Barnwell, her old nom. 1 tnander , haying boon appointed to tko Ethippe. 50 50 100 100 25 20 10 10 20 20 20 10