The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, .., , MON E Y MARKET. l SHARE MARKETS. LINES LE...4 IiED AT FIXED RENTALS. Shr. Paid. RAILWAY°. N C L o . m e : lng v Paxl e s s : C:l7dayP:,innces,.. this day. AND (THIS DAY.) COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. 4> - -.--- ...------- ..... -. .••••.........a.•••••• 4. ' BRITISH RAILWAYS. 50 all Bedford and London & . CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. ElßulceitcVilaorny The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were stir. raid. Rana-yam !Closing Prices Business done 5 0 all e lydes d a l e s ,T h. e .: . L .:a -k it: N (lZ.: ' 9 .- 1 - '' ' X UJ this day. this day. estimated at, 6,000 bales, including 1,000 Ameri- St. 100 E. Lincoln °T. - can taken for export. The market was well sup -25 all Glas. Barr. & ~caldonittn. P l iNi, an.d closed tamely without change in prices. St. 100 Aberdeen.... 221 - 23. Neils. Direct 6 per cent'. •••• ..".. ••• ilt.Nrt.hu. 134 - 137 135 6 20 8 1 linbg. Nottng. Bost. D : o k..it ... - ••• Tf-ye sales comprised about 5,000 American, 100 - and Eastin Junct... 5 - 5 1 P ernana and Maranham at 5-0. to 61d., 30Q Bahia 50 all !3elfast & Ballymena. ... - ... 10025 a a ll ll. D i o rt . 1.4 all Binning. Wolverh. :i. 25 all 'i m ls t t i r l .: Ta D y n. F 1 at 6,W., 100 Egyptian at 60. to 81.1., 400 Surat at Stour Valley 9 - 10 - 105 l&t. Berw.Wostt 2 .. 8 . i 7. aid. to 30. and 150 Sea Island at 10d. to 2s. Id. 31 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & ' 25 all Do. 6 Shares. Do 516 - 5-i 2 111-101 d New Tll 103 , .) 251 - 266 1 (Iheshire Junct 12) , all Do. 4 Shares. Do 50 fall liull iPN & le: S pl e . iby l. Per lb. In Railway Shares a good business was 273 all Do. Chesh. & Birk., 3-:. all Lon.&Greenw 8. Eastern 121 - 136 done at steady prices. 92 19 7 - 6.1 20 100 Lowestoft gr. Do., £20... £25 Cons. 161 -17 t Belgian papers report a very active demand for i'' s 30 ruFt ' h &Tyne origins'. IL' . all Do. . I,oi:e. Preference iron and coal at the mines, and the iron works ge- £25 (issd. at £45 ..• - ... - ••• .• rl stol and Exeter... 95 - 97 5-; all 'Nandi. Bxtn. L.& N. W. nerally were entirely occupied with the construe- fit. 100 "' • - 633 . 631 ' and. Matlock & Midi& 211 -21 Caledonian 20 WO Do. 6 per ct. ion of locomotive engines and other railway ma- 50 all Chester & Holyhead. 154 - 16:j 50 all ,\liddlesbro' & Ackton & Norfolk... D o... - ... - 14 Darliugt. ... - ... chinery. Redcar 50 all Cork and Bandon-. 12 10c al] :fficlld.Bradfd Aidland.. 94 - 95 The stock and share market in New York was 20 all Cork, Black, & Pass. .....• -- ::: 20 11 Cornwall 50 all Northern au' still labouring under the panic excitement which ••• - ••• 10 6 Criefr Junction 1 1 0 . Count. 58 - 60 50 4f; 1/übliu&BoltastJunc 3 - id •• -- ••• had sprung out of the discovery of the enormous •• - ••• : 5 5_ a a i n l t u t::_e f e e l:ertlidiAbei vi ..... 3.8 (leen Junction 7 - 8 frauds, forgeries, and defalcations of some of the 25 all Prost. & Wyra L. & N.W. ••• - ••• 5 5° 0 all i ( ) ) Eo ct '. . ' s F 6t e i a Pr c ue d l5. 5 Pc p t. c. s . D 0 . &Lu&YI ... - .., leading functionaries of railway boards. The New 2a all East Ang1ian......... • 126 12 Do. 3 Shares. Do ••• - ••• York, Herald, in a special article on the subject, 18 all Do., (£lB E & H)... ••• - -- compares the existing crisis there .in its intensity ;! o ‘, all Eastern Counties..... 12 i - J2l 121 - St. WO ftoystn.& Hit. Gt North].) ... - ... St. 100 Do.Shopth.St D 0... - 137 St. all ..lastern Union, A with that which originated in 1835, and extended Stock ~. - ... over the two years following of 1836 37. There is, St. I.OC Ds., B. Stock 25 - 21' Go ol eg. s p.c. Y orksh. 12 9i S. Stafforclsh. *A.MClean 24 - lid 25 1 3 1 . Do New New 2 . 2. .. ..... - ... 67 •- 69 50 all .Near Valleygi Stoat. & however, this difference to be noted between the two St. ki• .•.ast, Lancashire cases. The disorganising panic of 1835 was the St. 100 Eclinburgb &Glasgoaa 58 --- 60 6 per cent_ Darlingt. ... - ... result mainly of banking 25 all Do )0..,,.,,.,1 301 -31 A frauds and defalcations 1, S° 9 t. I.ofi' F b E li i n ni .a ,r i i i i ( , l izb i e )u l ti e d s. t . „ 2 -. i. .....- i - 6 S 100 Wilts&Somrst ltWestn. ff 92 - 91 •931 which ended in a general suspension of specie pay- 10 1 ' - ortil & Clyde Jun- ••• - . . SHARES. ments by the banks, and the bankruptcy of a con- St. 100 uasgovirs:s. wester' 66 - 68 PREFERENCE siderable number among them. In the present St. 1 00 1 100 :neat Northern ' 65841 7_ 8 6 5 ; / ; 6 85 7 1 St. 100 Aberdeen . • - ••• 00 Do A. Stock St. 100 Do. No. 2, p. c. instance the catastrophe was initiated by railway St. 100 Do:, B. Stock 125 - 127 127 25 30 Blythand Tyne lOper ••• dilapidations. The failure of a large reckless specu- St. WO st. Sth. &West. (Ire. , 9 3 -95 944 4 c. pref. (issd. at 500 ... - ... St. 100 ;teat Western 7O - 70 1 701 1 69i St. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. ... 12 12 Irish South-Eastern -- ... • lator in real estate and stocks of the name of 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares... ... - ... •• ••• Rathbun, at Buffalo, which brought tot light a sys- 50 a ll L ancas t er & C ar li s l e 89 •- 91 St. 100 Caledonian £lO 95 -97 961 tern of forgeries and frauds of astounding. magnitude 163 11 Do., Thirds ll -13 u 15 all Chester & Holyhead ' 14 4 Do. Now Thirds__ 11 .- 13 I. Guar. 51 per cent... ... - ... 171 I carried on for several years, ushered in the panic st. 100 Laticash.andYorksll 681 -6 9 68$ $ $ 64 64 Cork &Bandons4p.e. li -id of the former period, just as the discovery of the 196 186 Do., Fifths 6i - 64.1 64 all DuntleePerth &Aber enormous railway forgeries and defalcations of 14 11' D 3., Wst. Riding Uu •.. - ... deen Junction 50 all Leeds Northern l5 - 156 31 all EastAnglian (£3los) Schuyler, the railway director, introduced the pre- 20 all Liv.Crsby.&Soutlipt ... - .. 6 per cent 3l - 34 sent panic, still- spreading with fresh failures and ni - all London & Blackwal 83 9 5 all Do. (£5) 7 per cent. 4 - 5 10 an Loud. Tilb. & Sthen 1. ... - 106 .. 7 i i 2 Do. (£7 17s) 7p. c. * - i p the discovery of other gross malversations in the St. 100 Lond•Bright&S.Cst. 105 -105* i x d e 4 all • tern Counties Ex- pm management of railway boards. It is to be hoped St. 100 Lond. and N. Westn 104 - 105 1041 4 t s nsion, sp. c. No. 1 1 - lip 20 12 Do, Fifths - 1 P 121 all Do. No. 2 i - liP that the disease may be confined to stock specula- 10 1 Do.lo/.5h.,M&8...( i- i P 10 all Do. New 6p.c. St l3* - 134 tors, and not interfere with the healthy course of TlO ii d London'andS. Westn 81 - 65 Guar. 6 per cent 22 - 24 f 2l Do. Eioltlis i - 20 all Eastern Union, Scrip commercial and industrial affairs. 50 426 Do., £59 8 - 7 A 5 all Do. 51 . , 10 ner cent. ... -- ... Quebec papers to the 30th ult. report the num- 40 3.1 Do., £ 49 7 - 6ii 10 all Do. 10/. Del3entr.Sh• ... - 25 all Ludadrry& Coleraine ... - ... St. 100 East Lan cash. 6 p.cts. ... - ber of passenger 4 which had entered that port from 25 all Lndudrry. & . Ennisk. • - ..• 5 all East and West York the opening of the navigation to date, and the cor- St. 100 irtancli.Shef.&Linclu 231 - 241 24 33 shire June. Pref... ... -• ... 5 all EdiubPrth.&Dundee • responding date in 1853, at 23,060 for 1854, against 8/2s 41, Do., Man. &Lin. Un. ••• - .... 07i 684 68 7i gi 4 per cent. 33,133 for 1853, or less in 1854 by 10,073. Of the : 1 100' Midland 100 Do. Birmng.&Derb: - , 39 - 41 St. [OO Glasgow & S.Western 23,060, the number from England was 5,663; from 50 471 Midlil. G. West. (Ire ... . .) ... - ... Guar. 5 per cent.... - ~ad 25 17 Do. Half Shares St. 100 Great Northn. sp. c. 116 - 118 1161 6 •.• - .•• Ireland, 8,974 ; from Scotland, 2,117; the remain- 100 all Newcastle & Carlisle. ... - ... St. 100 D a o t . 1 5 0 P p . . c. e. 11re preen... deem . ' 110 - 112 110 der from Germany, Norway, and the lower C ana - St. [OO Newmarket - - ••• St. 100 Do. 4.-; p, c, Scrip._ 1.01 - 103 100 64 5,1 Do., Bury Extensiou 4d. - par 10 6 •4t.N.ofScot.lstPre , ... - ... dian ports. 2 5 19 Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd. 7 - 6 - The arrivals and tonnage of vessels for the same 50 76 Newry & Enniskillen 3 - 33 6i all 4. Soutlin.&Westni {lreland.) Eighths) .. ... 20 all ';ewry Warrcupoint periods were- 20 5 Do. 4 per c. Pr 2 f. Sh _ - _ and Ros.trevor 0 - 8 734 vessels, of 316,303 tonnage for 1854, against st. ii3o ;oricik .. - 50 • ;0 6 Tt. Westn. (Becks & !tants Ex. sp. c).. 6 .- 61 660 vessels, of 269,743 tonnage, in 1853. Excess -50 32, Northn.Counties Un. 3.i 31_ St. 1()0 Do•cov.retl. 41 /Le . 98 - 10,) St 100 North British 341 ... 3,i1 in 1854 over the year before, 74 vessels, and 4,650 Id 16 North Devon, No. 1 7 9 St. 100 Do, con, red. 4p.c.99 - 92 St. 100 D. Treed, 4p.c. .. 94 - 06 tonnage. 16 all Do., No. 2 - .., 16 6 Lan. & York. F. £2) 14 - iii . Cholera was reported to have broken out among 8 all )0., 6 A Deferred l4 -1' 8 8 Po., 6 B Guarantee() 6) - 7a St. 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock ... 131 - 136 the Irish labourers near the suspension bridge at 50 all ,Nortli' Loudon 5l - 56 20 13 Leeds N. 6p. C. No. I ... - .. Niagara Falls, which spread through the shanties [0 56 \Do. New £lO 4 - 1 P 126 9 Do. Quarters, 1848 .. ... - ... St. 100 London and Brighton 10 1/ la IN.&S.Wstrri.,Harup vrith fatal rapidity, between fifty and sixty persons stead, and City Jo Pd - * p Guaranteed sp. c ... ... - ••• having fallen victims to it in one day, principally 20 17/' North Staffordshire 43 - 4,i,i St. 100 Do. Prof., sp. e. St. ... - ... 50 all 'So. Convertible, SP. 20 all North Western 66 - 7 on the Canada Side. 10 10 N. &S. Westru.June. par -2 p c., 1852 As arrangements are being made for the lighting 10 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley. St. 100 Do, New Guar.6 p. c ... - ..- St. 100 Lon.&N. W., Coy. & and Leicester up of the city of Melbourne With gas, an active Nuneaton - ••• St. 100 Oxford, Worcester, & *** - - demand is expected to arise in that quarter f or W o l ver h ampton .... 35 - 37 50 5 London & S.Western coal, where the a r ticl e suit a bl e f o r th e p ur p ose i s 20 2 1 2s Portsmouth . - Con. Thirds 2l - 3 p St. 100 Scottish Central 95 - 97 126 all Londond.erry&Coler. realising as much as 4/. 10s. to 51. per ton. St. 100 icottisliMi(Pand 59 -61 1 Shares - 8 1 ' The approach of the settlement of account in St. 100 •41irewshury &Biluig. 70 --73 12 all Lowly. & E nn i e .3 Si n 10 - 12 St. 1.00 00. L. &N. Weston. 25 all Kan., Shef., & Li n ., Consols two days hence has in the usual course 4 Shares, No, 1. _ 7 - 8 GuaranteadStce,k_ 68 - 72 led the speculators and jobbers to the preparatory 10 10 ilirewsby. & Ilex cf.:, 74 -73 10 all Do. New, £lO ll - 12 26i all .Shrewsby. & Clacste. 6 16 Do. £6 i - 131 ) arrangements of making up their books, and doubt (N. W. Min i ; lBl -19. e. 12/ all \ faxypt . & Ca.rl.4 p c ... - ... less to a considerable extent of closing accounts. 131 all )o. Halves,l e 94 - 0i 12 all Do. 41 per cent ••• - .•• , . The market has been flat, and the prices of public 20 all Do. Oswestry l4 15 126 106 Do •• - •.• securities not so firm. Consols for money have 20 1,1 sitropshire Union ... 31 - 34,1 St. 100 Ilid.Consol.6p.e.St ... - ... ... .. De. A, B, C,& D,full:. St. 100 Do, Consol. Bristol & • varied only between 931 and 11-, for account 931 paid up at per cact i. ... - ... per cent. 13irni. 6 pu• cent [34 -136xd x d and , and are last quoted at the former figure. 50 all south Devon l3 - 15 16t 5 Do. Pref. 46 per cent 1 - id di s i St. 100 south Eastern 651 C 6 651 3 10 6 Norfolk Debenture .. ... - ... . Reduced Threes, 93i- to i, but opened at 93- 7 8 -.. 50 all 4outh Wales 351 - 36, 36 St. 100 Do. Pref. 4p. c. Stock S 8 -90 Three-and-a -Quarter per Cents., 94k. Exchequer- 20 15 4. Yrksh. & Riv. Dm .,. - _ St. 100 Do. 5 p.c. Ext lO2 - 105 / 2s itaines, Wo bills have been done at 2s. premium. Exchequer- 20 2 k. &Wok .. - - *.:* 5 Do St. 100 Do. 54 per et. pref.._ ... - ... ;:_() St. 100 Do. Witv. Val. sp. c. ... - ... .'. bonds, 1859, at 97i and 981. 25 all tockton & Darling 34 - 36 St. 100 North British - •.• In Foreign Securities the transactions have been 16 itoekton & Hartlepl. ... - _ 20 all North Staffordshire ... - ... 4,r,, St. 100 Pail' Vale . - ... St. 100 Oxford, Worcester, & -W and unimportant. The Turkish loa n may pro- 10 8 Do. £lO shares. Wolverh.£ls,6p.c. 114 - 116 ! ••• - ••• - bably, when it makes its appearance, impart some St. 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 ... -.. 15 15 Do ••. - ••• animation to this branch of the stock market, at 25 21 . Flies Haven Dock 8 6 all Scot. Cent. , New Pre ... - ... Railway 34 - 3i 8 all Shrews. &Birm.N.G. 10 - 11 present so dull. Brazilian were done at 100} and 20 17 Vale of Ncath l9 194 10 all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 17 -18 i ; Chilian Sixes at 104 ;Peruvian Four-and-Half 10) all a ‘‘Vi'aiateteii.!fdo.rBLlTiiimkectirck. 4-- `l5 • 10 10 Do. 5 per cent - 101 - lui per Cents. at 70 for account, the Threes at 521. 20 16 West Cornwall 5 6 25 all South Devon l2 -14 Sardinian Fives at 86 and 7. Spanish New De- ,„, - .1 West End of London 10 De. axed, 41 per cent id -i p - 1.0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading . ... .. ferred. Threes at 18i and -g-. and Crystal Palace.. - 20 all West London 6 - 7 • Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 234 -21 St. 100 Do. 43per cent. - ... The following are the nominal prices of foreign 10 t 1 24. y W o i i m .k b N l e e d w n IC k r o ß y e d rw oL ... - ... dig -75 75 20 all S'.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar. ... - ... stocks :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to a ; Mexi can, 24* to 243 • Peruvian, 69 to 71 ; Ditto 3 per 25 20 Do. Extensions ' 74 63 -64 d 25 all Sto li c n k g t t o o n n,4 an p d er c D e f ... - ... 25 13i Do, G.N.B. Purchase 4 -36 d 25 5 Do. do. do. ... - ... Cents., 51 to 53 ' ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to St. 100 York&N.midiand 561 - 571,57 121 all Stockton and Hartle -42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 98 to 100 ; Ditto 4-i per pool, guar. 5 p. c. Cents., 84 to 86 • Spanish New Deferred, I.Bk to FOREIGN. till Ist July, 1856 _ - . .. 181 ; Ditto 3 per ' Cents., 38i to 39 ; Ditto Certifi- _ _ 5 Waterfd.&Killi.6p.c. 2- 1 d rates, 41 to 5 ; Ditto Passive, 31 to 4.St. 100 York, Neweastic,and 10 al 3 l / 13 1.n ci t g w ia c ia rp E & a r s , t o l t l t . es u d n am e. 3. 6 .....- 3 1.1 Borwick,4p.c. Pref.' 92 - 95 The Railway Share Market still tends down -20 8 BezierstoGraissessae 33 - 3 d 17 SDo I 31 - 4 Wards, and the business done is principally in con- 25 10 York&N.Midlandll• I section with the settlement of the account. Great , and S. Perch 1 -id . 34 al of Italy ... - .•• Westerns continue very depressed, and most of the 2 .. 0 . 2 .. 3 .. ,:e °C i m i e t ib F a'lßinard°jad'l'caluild) " - i • P MINES. chief lines are much weaker. In the Foreign 20 all Charleroi & Erquelin. ... - ..• shares transactions have been limited, and quota- 176 all Demerara - ••• 1 all Ague. Fria .... ....... .. i - i 1 all Anglo Austria. Gold .. ... ... tions are nominal. x in 20 14 Dijon andßesancou.. i . = 2 P id 20 9 Dutch Rhenish s. all Anglo Californian ~, i _ i Mining Shares are neglected, Banks dull, and 20 all East Indian 24 -24 P 10 2 Australasian 1 - ' d Land. Shares without particular variation. 20 2 D o. Extension A-i d 13 2 0 6 A ustra li an l3 - 1 5 all 3t. Indian Peninsula i - i p 1 all Australian Cordillera ... - ... BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES. 20 10 Id. Juliet. of France ... - ... 1 all Australian Freehold. 4 - t ( From the Oticial List.) 25 10 Grd. Trunk of Canad 6 - sit 4 1 all Ave Maria . - ... BnOrisaG eirmt• 100 4. , Do. Debentures 7 - 6 1 all Baden (Gd.Dtichy of) i --i 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93iaill 100 all - /o. do ... - - 50 all IBlxnarvon Iron and 3 per Cent Consols Annuities 93 ii $ t 20 10 it. Central of France par -4 p 101 Coal - 9 34 per Cent. Annuities Lon! , Annuities, Expire sth .Tan., 18n0 ..„ - Shares l7l -18 Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859.... 42 ... ~. Do. f3euds ast is.)'s7 .. - ...p 35 2 e l3!Brazilianlinp.(issned. Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 43 i 206 all ihuniltou & Toront 3 * d. -i p 2 1. 0 l a 3 l . l s l3 l3 r r i i t t i i s s l h , A h u ,o s e trlia. Gold .. 8 . ---__ 9 at .1.:5 pin 3 - 4 .._ t Consols for. Account 17th August . . 93 4 .4 i 100 all , Do. 6 per cent. - ••• • 30 all .Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 1.3 ~.,,, 1 • Exchequer Bills, 24d. - 20 5 [dike Coast. & Basle ... - _ 20 15 Do. St. John Delßey 26 -ZS • elooo - 1 Exchequer Bonds Scrip - pref ... - dis 10 1 5 4 C e C - 47 Ditto 1859 - ••• 10 10 Do. (Railway) ..... - ... - i LI - 12 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THE:. DAY. ... 16 Copiapo. 5 2 ! /o. Pref .. - ... St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 52 -57 oeabirosrorotniaesitesGpCidere k Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lOO4 i 5 3 Do. (Canal) 25 all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent. 1 - 3 p Ditto Small - ••• 10 5 Do. 6p. ct. pref...... _ - ...d . 5 all English and. Austin. Milian Bonds, 6 per Cent . . 101 20 10 Lyons and Geneva . 4 d-lp Peruvian Bonds, 46 per Cent. 2O 12 ..your & Mediterran. .. - _ Ditto for the Account Ditto 3 per Cent - ... 20 all GeneralC Smeltg. Co. 13 -___ 3 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent, X 5t..... - .•• - ••• 2 Do. Registered a - 10 all Do. do. New Ditto 46 per Cent 863 24' , 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry. ... - ... 31 all Great Polgooth . i Barainian Bonds, 5 per Cent - ... 20 all Namur & Liege (witl. Ditto for the Account ,3Bi i interest) 73 - 8 1 all Liberty i t 1 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent lBj i 20 all Do. (ex interest) 3 all Linares.. 9 ... 10 ... - .. Dividends on the above payable in London. 16 all Northern of France. 333 - 331 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold • THREE O'CLOCK. Do. 201. 3p. c Bds Quartz Crush. C 0... ... - ... Consols 935 i 20 all (fmy.B.&Ams•Shs. ... - 10 all NorwegianTrunkPref 8 - . d' 1 all Mariquita. 1 10 ,05 11. 0 31 b psosaviTyli f o e unune x .ibsttt i itaNhe ea a u&S.A.merien. 6 ° -- 6 Ditto August Account .... 935 3 20 14 Paris and Lyons lB3 -183 p 331 1 . all New Granada ll - 5 40 all Ditto Bondsl all Now Linares Mining ... - ... 10 all Paris and Orleans.... 47 - 49 and Smelting Co._ ~ ... 28411 all aa?il i.lll ! Nouveau THE INDIA. MAIL.-Among the various items of in- 20 all Paris and R0uen...... 39 -41 i - i telligence brought by the India wail is a certain au- 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 314 • - 313 20 all 'Pontgiband Silver nouncement ostensibly connected with the intrigues o• 20 10 ParisCaen &Cherbrg- ... -pm Lead Min. & Smelt. 16 - 17 16 1 Russia in these regions of the world. Such announcef 104 101 'luelocc & Richmond _ - _ 5 1 ! Port Philip 4 - i. meats may now be expected with every overland de- 20 all Rouen and Havre 221 - 231 1 all ;Quartz Rock - i 20 5 i.aoval Danish l- 1 p 50 all IRhyrriney Iron 29 - 31 • spatch, for, although Russia is in reality powerless and 5 1 2 Ito . aIS edish - d .............................................................. Cuba...,, 4 1 4 8 i3. . i i ti --_-___ 5 9 3; 6 i. i mo ground whatever exists for alarm, the true Asiatic talents of invention and credulity are not likely to want 20 all iam Y bre w aud Meuse - 7 .i - 84 6 Do. 51 p. cent. Pref ... - ... scope under circumstances like the present. The specific 20 6 southern of France ... -pm 10 7 'Tin Croft... 1 - 3 report just now is, that Dost Mahomed, the ruler of 20 8 St. Andrew's and ll West t er oranada ........ _ • Cabul, who exercises a kind of sovereign authority over Quebec (A) ..• -- ••• A- i a number of half-subordinated chiefs, is discovering that 83 all West Flanders 34 - 4 xin these chiefs are even less amenable than usual to his 10 all Do 56 per c. Pref ... - d control. From this it is inferred that the refractory 20 10 Western of France 5l - 6 41) 1 12s. Worthing Mining of princes are encouraged in their rebellious spirit by some 10 7 West. of Switzerland ~, - ... Australia . other Power, and this Power is said to be Persia, act- 20 2 Wiesbaden 20 15 Zealand - ••• ing under the instigation and in the interests of Russia. 41 -31 d 164 How the Indian Government is to suffer from these JOINT-STOCK BANKS. operations, or in what way the fortunes of Dost Ma- t MISCELLANEOUS 40 all lAtistralasia *B3- 85 ' homed are to affect the destinies of British India, is 40 all British Colonial Bank I more than the purveyors of such information condescend 5 all .aubin Coal and Iron .. - ... 2 2 10 5 2 1847/ ,k l i til i ls s s t ttra ra ral l ie i n a n. n .Rp A coy,i gri fiaci. eil aa t ii . l, 4 :.. 3 .. •____l 4 ..: 5 .. 434 and Loan Company ~. - to explain.-Times. 50 all British N. American 25 5 Cliartd. Bank of Asia id il.• THE TURKISH LOAN.-The expected notice regarding this loan was not issued yesterday, some minor arrange- 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, - ments yet remaining to be adjusted. It may be looked 4 merlin Water Works 5 g 47_ i r. American Laud 65 -- 70 - Australia, & China „. - ... r 1 for however, without delay. Its non-appearance yes- it. & Coln. Smeltg. 100 25 Colonial 100 20 Commercial of Lond ... •• - ••• terday morning led to some wholly groundless reports and Reduction ... C 0..•• ••• - . 20 14 English Scottish and of obstacles having presented themselves which would 100 321 Canada BB -- 6i Australian 2-14 a prevent th e E gypt i an tr ib ute b e i ng i mme d ately made 5 5 'Crystal Pa1ace,,,,,,,, 3i _ 3 , 1 20 20 Loud. Chart. Bk. of available as security. 5 4 2 C D i o •y ' sta N l aw Pal:of France ... .-- .*:• 20 25 .3. 5 11 Eastern i)oee ti T S o t l e c a g m r a p h ( A ) 19 - Australia 203 - 213 MURDER Os' Two CHILDREN.-This morning, the po• 50 20 London and County ... _ ... Leeman on duty in Vincent street Westminster dis- 25 en , a 1 • ........ - 20 : 50 10 London Joint Stock ... - ~.. 273 x d covered a bundle on the step of a door, which was tied loo 20 Lend. &Westminster a. - ... 38i 9xd and b tt.,, and on being opened, he was horrified to find 1 1 Ele:et (, rii3 . l .l ele_g_ of Ir. •. - ... 100 35 National Provincial that it contained the body of a fine male child, sup- 15 14 Gen. Steam Navirtat . . *** - -. of England posed to be about two months old. He conveyed the 20 18 General Screw Steam :** -.' . 20 10 Do. New ..• - • • child and the wrapper to the union, when, on examine- •• - •.• 50 224 National of Ireland ... - .... • tion, little doubt is entertainedf that the child had died 20 7A Irish Beetzoot Sw•al. 20 10' Magdalena St. Navig. ... - ... 20 all New South Wales - - ..._ . • of suffocation, by the fact 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 25 all niental Bank or and other marks of violence, the The tongue s eed protruding, s t hat o f a child eight months old, that was found in the Regent's- 10 3 Netherlands Land.,,, i 1 1 Corporatioil . 46 -48 47 2 1 N. Le S ß . a. W mA . usN Co at a lc.a l iFg dz aas l ti n .a t uc e .o r . ... . 4 ' . __ i . 25 5 Do. New ••• --- ... canal, Stepney, with marks of violence on the body ; 1 all N. 100 25 l'rovincial of Ireland ... - .., and little doubt is entertained violence the unfortunate 1 1 Do. New lO all Do. New 5 1 loyal Australn.Bkg - creature met with an untimely moved to the Gun Makers' Arms for. The body ••• •'..- ••• & Gold Imp Co ... - ... b in o c c i l u y es w t `vas re e 20 5 1. ,j _Ol 'reelNlr t 1 1 1 . t o r f . E L u a r o . & p e S i t i o n a r r n i . .. i i __-• 4i . ,i held.2s all iouth Australia 4l - 43 ENCUMBERRD ESTATES COURT. - 511 has been officially 5 500 0 a 41 . 01 Peninsular& Oriental ... _ ... o. Do. I .•• 2, Jo . New •• - ••• am - tot/tired fr,on the Eticurnhere.d E 0 10 Jlnion of London ... - Pentland Iron Cos all Cuion of Australia 6B :854 68 le: dr .i.-: f‘ n . t h e 1,,y,,,,,,, , f • (,,a ; 4't tes C .urt. that 1 ' ' ti ' ' • • - C 0.... i - I' or 0-, )an r , f r i n.nt- i i t it s ,i ttiok ' 1 :, ~ ‘,. A.,),teal. iiivt-s. ... __. 1 wiil be issue.d troll) the Lccon ti t ai t l ' • the 21st inst., until further notice,lB '-'ll : i • in ese o ho L t r - } t , er tim 'o e au w ay ill laiNnoN, liite:ieroN, AND :•.>ourit c0.,...5r itatLwAy._ rratiie return for the Wetlk ending Aug. 12, be required for arranging andbala a n s 25 ?,., SoatliAu r a i tral•Lane 31' - 36 -..m 1 all Subnetr. leltqraPil.. i - lid Corresponding week last year 18,383 13 2 PreiriQui to til -- ° - " - ---9 ° --" 1 -4 0 _ 1 49nt of bu s r uen -e n " s muts 1 - all Do. Registered , A 7.. ilit . • 4 SRA Min Diemen land Orrt I Tit of the half .year to this date , £17,4 93058 di : 08 FOREIGN. 10 all cl.-ntwerp&Rotterdam 6 —66 d 2 2 50 0 2 38 s . Belgian ß E c z m e i ° i b i t s l y . a t I : l ° B i aG n a s it r . , t d 's :a j s e , us e a 3 : &I , : 31 d 1 1 : 3 : d central of Italy 20 all Charleroi& Erquelin — 176 all Demerara ••• ••• ••• 20 14 Dijon andßesancou.. • P 20 9 Dutch Rhenish 3 264 zin 20 all East Indian 2i 2i P 20 2 Do. Extension A d 5 all 3t. Indian Peninsula p 20 10 id. Janet. of France 25 10 Gird. Trunk of Canad • 6 5 4 100 4., Do. Debentures 7 6 100 all • )o. do 20 10 it. Central of France, par p 10i 20 all Ort.West e rnofC,' mad Shares l7a 18 ~. Do. Bonds (Ist is. )'57 ...p 206 all ilaniiltou & Toront , id— a p 100 all Do. 6 per cent. 20 5 [Ake (oust. & Basle 5 all Lucca & Pistoj asp. e. pref — dis 20 15 Luxembourg ••• ••• 10 10 Do. (Railway) — 5 2 )o. Pref 5 3 Do. (Canal) ••• ••• 10 5 Do. 6p. et. pref • ...d 20 10 Lyons and Geneva 20 12 Lyons & Mediterran — 20 13 Aatlras id—i • p 33'A 33i Maria Antonia 10 all Do. do. New 2C , 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry — 20 all Namur & Liege (witl interest) 73 8 20 all Do. (ex interest) • 16 all Northern of France 33) —33 i Do. 201.3 p. c Bds 20 all (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs., 10 all NorwegianTrunkPref 8 9 . 20 14 Paris and Lyons lBj 18ap 33a 40 all Ditto Bonds 10 all Paris and Orleans 47 49 20 all Paris and Rouen 39 41 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 31i . 31 20 10 ParisCaen &Cherbrg. pm 104 101 'lueloec & Richmond 20 all Rouen and Havre 22i 23. 20 15 iloyal Danish ld— 1 p 5 2 itoyal Swedish ..• d 20 all iambre and Meuse 7i —8/ ... 6 Do. 56 p. cent. Pref. 20 6 Southern of France ... pm 20 8 it. Andrew's and Quebec (A) ..• ••• si all West Flanders 3'6 4 zin 10 all Do 51 per c. Pref d 20 10 Western of France... se. 6 41) 10 7 West. of Switzerland 20 2 Wiesbad en . 20 15 Zealand .•• ••• • 10 xrth.ofEuropeSteam all Peel Rr. Ld. & Mind. 44 4id all Penilisular& Oriolital 40 Do. Do . "• ••T q! Plrtland Tron Co., 2r; ,i• - • So Ali. Austral.L.l.rm 34 36 all Submar. lA all Do. 1143gistered. 28i1yau mama £17,49313 3 7 Corresponding week last year 18,83 1 l 2 Total of the half-year to this date,g 1854 1058 8 W° lll of Ole Imalflor do Yw cLte, taßitotti 4.9)§94 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1854. PREVENTION OF CHOLERA. • TO THE EDITOR OW THE SUN. SIR,—It cannot be too generally known that nothing is so important during the visit of cholera as at once checking the premonitory diarrhoea which invariably precedes it. This is often neglected, from being fre quently unattended with pain, or any alarming symptom, till the attack has assumed a malignant form, when ex perience shows how little, frequently, medical aid can avail. The premonitory diarrhoea, however, if properly attended to, usually yields without any difficulty. The treatment I have found to he, without an exception, successful, is the dilute sulpieuric acid in half drachm doses, combined with fifteen drops of laudanum and eight of the tincture of capsicum, taken in a glass of water ; one or two doses being usually sufficient. The only troublesome symptom which remains is sick ness of stomach, which, however, is removed by hydro cyanic acid given in doses of one drop, at the interval of an hour. The second evening after, I would recommend five grains of calomel to be taken, followed in the morning by the ordinary black draught, which serves to restore the system to its proper tone. The avoidance of fruit of all kinds cannot be too much enjoined, no less than temperate and regular habits. I am, Sir, yeurs obediently, R. AUSTEN ALLEN, M.D., Somerset -street, Portman-square. GINGER USLFUL AS A PREVENTIVE A GAIIVST Llj OL ERA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUN. SIR,—As a visitation of Asiatic cholera is now occasioning some alarm in this country, and with our army in the East, I trust the following communication will not be considered altogether uninteresting to your readers : In 1834, the Ist battalion of the Rifle Brigade (600 strong) was in barracks at Halifax, in Nova Scotia. In the month of July the cholera broke out with great virulence, and %he mortality in the battalion was very severe, upwards of 100 men, besides women and chil dren, having been swept off in about six weeks. Under aii - order froM Lieut.-General Sir John Camp bell the battalion was then removed into an encamp ment near a wood, a few miles distant from Halifax, the cholera patients only, with the necessary attendants, remaining in the hospital. Many men were labouring under attacks of diarrhoea and premonitory symptoms of cholera at the time of the removal. The diet and clothing of the men were carefully at tended to; they were required to wear a flannel belt round the loins, and a decoction of ginger, which was called ginger tea, was directed to be taken daily. The course pursued in preparing and administering it was this :—The battalion was divided into messes of 12 men. A quarter of a pound of root ginger was supplied daily to each mess. It was boiled for about three quarters of an hour in water sufficient to supply each mau with a pint twice a day, and the tea was taken warm ever morning and evening. No malt or spirituous liquors were allowed to be con sumed, with this exception only that under proper regula tions small quantities of brrndy were permitted to be supplied medicinally to some of the men by the sergeant of the officers' mess. The effect upon the health of the men was most strik ing. Toe sick gradually recovered. Only a few new cases of diarrhoea occurred, and those were of a slight nature, and during the time of the encampment (a period of 6 or 7 weeks) the battalion lost but one man, Corporal Biby. Now the Corporal had been left in the hospital in attendance on the sick, and did not join the battalion till a month after it had been encamped. He was soon afterward-, attacked with cholera and died. Aitogetl-er his services at the hospital had occupied eight weeks. In his case, therefore, the change of residence and treat ment cannot be considered to have had a fair trial. The regiment wag uncle; the command at Captain, now Colonel, Kelly, who, I belinve, is, or was lately, th e Commander of the Chatham district. Captain, afterwards M.:jor, Warren, if this should catch his eye, will recollect the circumstance of the death of the poor Corporal, for he read the funeral service on his burial in the wood. COLOURS-SERGEANT IN 1834 OF COMPANY No. 4. LECTURES TO THE INDUSTRIAL CLASSES. POLYTECHNIC LVSTITU,TION. Last night the first of a series of weekly lectures, spe cially intended for the industrial classes, was delivered in the large theatre of this popular institution, by the Rev. Bath Power, to a very crowded and attentive audience, which, in addition to the class for whom the lecture was principally intended, a large number of the most eminent scientific men resident in the metropolis. The Polytechnic has recently come under an entirely new management, represented by Professor Pepper, and with a view of rendering it of greater practical and na tional value than heretofore, it has been resolved, in addition to other improvements, to throw it open on Monday evenings to the industrial classes of all workshops and factories and their families on a pay ment of sixpence, provided they produce a ticket signed by the foreman or superintendent of the works to which they belong. Books of these tickets have already been furnished to many factories, and will, it is stated, shortly be available at most of the workshops in the metropolis. The programme for the ensuing three months includes lectures on the chemistry of the non metallic elements, on frictional electricity, on the manu facture of sugar, on mechanics, geology, and physiology as connected with health, by eminent professors, and cannot fail to be equally useful and instructive. Dr. SAYER, who was called to the chair, said it was just a month since the member for Nottingham (Mr. Walter) presided at a meeting at which the idea was thrown out of these lectures, and they were now as sembled to listen to the inaugural lecture by the Rev. Bath Power, on the advant ages o f a knowledge of science, illustrated 1;3 , experiments. Mr. Powell, in the course of a very eloquent and pertinent lecture, forcibly showed the importance of scientific knowledge to the industrial classes as indi viduals, and for the sake of scientific progress gene rally. Numerous were the lamentations of employers over the ignorance which at present unfortunately prevailed among that class. We bad, in fact in our factories and workshops, a race of intellectual Sampsons with sealed eyes— who, could they be enabled to look intelligently at the processes in which they were engaged, and to reason inductively from what they ob served, would give to practical science an inventive power of which we had at present scarcely any conception. In the course of the lecture, a series of chemical experiments of great interest, value, and beauty, were introduced, under the superi n t en d ence of Professor Pepper, w i th the most complete success. One of the most brilliant was the " modern Greek fire," which, as the lecturer humour ously remarked, ma d e the setting of the Thames on fire no longer a j o k e, b ut a reality. By dashing a small bottle of s u l p h uric ether with a few particles of metal p o t as si um into a flat cistern, a bright flame was p ro d uced, which illuminated the whole theatre. The t wo experiments, however, which ex cited the gre a t es t attention, curiosity, and applause, were, first, on e In which Professor Pepper, atter wetting his fingers in ammonia, dipped them into a crucible of molten lead, and let the metal run off in the shape of bullets into the shallow cistern of water. The second was the laying o f f our pieces of red hot iron on four bricks, and the passag e over these by one of the attend ants barefooted, without the sli(shtest injury. This is a discovery by the professor, the secret of which was not disclosed last night, as it will be given in paper to be other, a tap read before the Royal Society shortly. At a the close of the lecture a cordial vote of thanks was given to the lecturer, and also to the chairman, who suitably re sponded. In the gallery there was afterwards exhibited, M. Dubos e 's illuminated fountain. first loe rf y t voltaict i o m a n is then turned on from a cylinder containing water, and which absorbing the whole of the light, falls into a vase placed below like a stream of molten gold or fire, as the operator chooses to alter the colour by means of coloured glass. This is really 'a beautiful and striking invention, and last night elicited frequent and enthusiastic plaudits. Upon the Af o o f rs th ttrh e eea g m al whole, the new management of the Polytechnic have inaugurated their reign in a very spirited manner, and will, we trust, secure the success they deserve. ---------- that St. George's-hall shall e I LL—It is now arranged opened on t h e 19th o f September, obPutSTt.heGbEeolßiecfleiebiA : that th e Queen will not be preeent. The wish of her Majesty, however, is to be sounded through the medium of the Earl of Sefton, and, in the event of the an expressing a desire to inaugurate the building, any day about the specified time, which may suit her Majesty b etter, will be fixed. The chances ne vertheless, are a t present against the Royal 'Family being i n attendance and it is possible that the stir which was made in the House of Lords a fortnight back, by Lord Camp bell, at the instigation of the members the Northern Bar, may have decided the point. Her Majesty's punctuality is notorious, and, i f she had felt a wish to be present, her desire would have been known ere this. The arrangements, therefore, will proceed on the supposition that we shall not be honoured by the face of Royalty, notwithstanding Prince Albert's ex clamation to the Sovereign three years ago, as he was leaving the hall for the railway opposite, "Let us take another view of this beautiful building. , It has been de cided, so far, that there shall be two performances —one in the morning, and another in the evening —the first to consist ofthe Hallelujah Chorus, the Coronation Anthem, and other musical pieces ; and the second of an Oratorio. Miss Clara Novello, whose success in the first -named piece at the opening of the Sydenham Palace astonished and delighted every one will be the prima donna on the occasion, while Sir Henry Bishop will wield the baton, and Dr. Wesley w ill guide the organ —an instrument so vast that it requires the aid of steam to bring out its volume in perfection. A chorus of 200 performers will swell the enormous mass of sound. We see it stated that all the admissions aro to be paid for, the price half a-guinea per head, and that the members of the cor poration aro to have no advantage over the public, beyond the selection of the seats which they and their families may desire to occupy, before the general ballot for seats takes place. As the proceed., alter the payment of expenses, are to be handed over to the &iarlth•s, this is the regular course to pursue ; but rumours ab mad that the proposed arrangement is not satisfactory to certain members of the Council, and with that body rests the ultimate coatrol of the affair.... 1 4 / 1 1 7 9 9i 070114.4 COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.-Aug. 14. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA. TUESDAY, AUG. 15.—PRINCE ALBERT'S CUP. The following yachts are entered : Tons. Aurora (cutter) 6O ... Le Merchant Thomas, Esq. Arrow (cutter) Julia (cutter) Osprey (cutter) 59 ... Lieut.-Cilonel R. W. Iluey. The same yachts contested for Princo Albert's Cup last year, with the addition of the Mosquito, which vessel carried off the cup ; but the wind was light and baffling. We have a splendid breeze to-day ; should it continue through to-morrow the Julia will stand a good chance ; but they are all fine, powerful yachts. The evening finishes with fireworks. On the 16th the Royal Yacht Squadron Dinner takes place. AUG. 17.—HER MAJESTY'S CUP. The following have entered for this prize : Tons. Alarm (schooner) ... 243 ... Joseph Weld, Esq. Shark (schooner) ... 150 ... W. Curling, Esq. Titania (schooner)... 181 ... It. Stephenson, Esq. Ginevra (schoorier).. 142 ... Sir Percy F. Shelley, Dart. The Town Ite , ,!a.tta also tikes place on this day, con sisting of boat racing, dur:k hunting, &c. There are to be altogether nine matches. On the 18th, the Royal Yacht Squadron Ball. AUG. 19.—THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON Cur, Value 100 guineas, open to all the yachts of the squadron. The town proposes giving another day next week. The town is filling very fast, and the roadstead is so full of yachts that it looks like a forest of masts. REPRESENTATION OF ST. MARYLEBONE. Yesterday the representative vestry of St. Pancras assembled in the Great Hall, King's-road, Camden town, pursuant to special notice, to meet Sir B. Hail, and to hear an explanation from the i ight hon. baronet as to the circumstances under which he. accepted the office of President of the New Board of Health ; John Flather, Esq., the senior churchwarden, in the chair. Sir B. HALL said that he was most desirous that the whole of his constituents, to whom he was indebted for everything in public life, should clearly understand the circumstances under which he had accepted the office which he then filled. He had represented the borough of Marylebone for 17 years, and he did not wish to do anything without the knowledge of his consti tuency. So far from his having ever sought for office, he really, when applied to last Sunday week upon the subject, recommended a person whom he be lieved to be a fit person to fill the important post. It was represented to him that it was the wish of the Government that he should accept the office, which was represented to be one of great responsibility and high honour. He looked upon the office as one of a social more than a political character. Of one fact he had to assure them, that the duties of his office should be ever transacted with a view to the upholding of the principle of local self-government as contra-distinguished from that of centralisation, and to place the department on such a footing as to command the respect of all parties. The appointment gave him no power whatever over the metropolis, except as regarded the provisions of the Nuisances Removal Act, but he should be glad at all times to do all he could by way of suggestion ; he had attended officially at the board for the first time on Saturday, and had already prepared the following cir cular, which would be forthwith issued to the various clerks of the parishes and unions : " General Board of Health, Whitehall August 12, 1854. " Sir,—l am directed by the General Board of Health to inform you that it is the anxious desire ci the board to co-operate with the metropolitan boards of guardians in preventing and mitigating, as far as possible, the visita tion of epidemic cholera, which has already made its ap pearance in many districts of the metropolis ; and while the board would deprecate any diminution of local respon sibility or interference with local efforts, it is possible that their assistanc e and advice may be acceptable tc boards of guardians, end they are prepared therthre to direct one of the board's medical officers, in company with an inspec tor from the Poor Law Board, to attend and confer with the guardians as to the preventive measures already taken or to be taken, and the arrangements for dispensary accoin modation and the treatment of the sick, in accordance with the recommendation iu the minute on preventive measures already sent. I am therefore to request that you will convene a special meeting of the guardians for the purpese of ascertaining whether they aro desirous of receiving the assistance and advice of this board in the manner above indicated, and that you will communicate to me the wishes of the guardians in this respect. (Signed) "T. TAYLOR, Sec." He called their attention to this document, more especially to show that his idea was purely to suggest and advise, not to command. It had been said by one of his friends that it was to be regretted that Sir B. Hall had been placed in so unpopular an office. This might certainly be sufficient to cast down many, but if he (Sir B. Hall) could succeed in rendering the office a popular one, he should feel more than amply repaid with the feeling that he had done some good to the state. (Cheers.) The right hon. baronet then made a similar statement to that which appeared in this journal on Monday, and concluded by expressing a hope that what he had dune would meet the approbation of those with whom he had been so long associated. Mr. T. E. BAKER moved a vote of thanks to Sir B. Hall and Lord Dudley Stuart for the efficient and faith ful discharge of their Parliamentary duties. Mr. Churchwarden FARRER seconded the vote of thanks, which was carried by acclamation, Mr. 'DEFRIES wished to be informed whether the ac ceptance of office would interfere with Sir B. Hall's Parliamentary duties ? Sir B. HALL considered that so far from interfering with his Parliamentary duties, his new office might give him greater facilities for carrying out any measure he might bring forward. Sir B. HALL then retired. THE EN:TED STATES AND CUBA. The following telegraphic despatch has been received from. a Liverpool correspondent :- 1 " WASHINGTON, Ace. 1. " The President transmits the following Message to the Senate of the United States : " 'I hasten to respond briefly to the resolution of the Senate of this date, requiring the President to inform the Senate—if, in his opinion, it be not incompatible with the public interest—whether anything has arisen since the date of the message to the House of Repre sentatives of the 16th of March last, concerning our re lations with the Government of Spain, and which, in his opinion, may dispense with the suggestions therein con tained touching the propriety of provisional measures by Congress to meet aey exigency that may arise in the recess of Congress affecting those relations. " In the message to the House of Representatives referred to I availed myself of the occasion to present the following reflections and suggestions : " ' In view of the position of the island of Cuba, its proximity to our coast, the relations which it must ever bear to our commercial and other interests, it is vain to expect that 'a series of unfriendly acts in fringing our commercial rights, and the adoption of a policy threatening the honour and security of these States can long exist with penceful relations. In case the measures taken for the amicable adjustment of our difficulties with Spain should unfortunately fail, I shall not fail to use the authority and means which Congress may grant to insure the observance of our just rights, to obtain redress for the injuries received, and to vindicate the honour of our flag►. In the anticipation of that con tingency, which I earnestly hope may not arise, I sug gest to Congress the propriety of adopting such provi sional measures as the exigency may seem to demand. " ' The two Houses of Congress may have an ticipated that the Lope then expressed would be realised before the period of their adjourn ment, and that our relations with Spain would have assumed a satisfactory condition, so as to remove past causes of complaint, and afford better security, tranquiliity, and justice in the future ; but I am con strained to say that such is not the fact. The formal demand for immediate reparation in the case of the Black Warrior, instead of having been met on the part of Spain by prompt satisfaction, has only served to call forth a justification of the local authorities of Cuba, and thus to transfer the responsibility of their acts to the Spanish Government itself. " Meanwhile, information not only reliable in its nature, but of an official character, was received, to the effect that preparation was making within the limits of the United States by private individuals, under military organisation, for a descent upon the island of Cuba, with a view to wrest that colony from the dominion of Spain. International comity, the abolition of treaties, and the express provisions of law alike required, in nay judgment, that all the constitutional power of the Exe cutive should be exerted to prevent the consummation of such a violation of positive law, and of that good faith on which mainly the amicable relations of neigh bouring nations must depend. " 'ln conformity with these convictions of public duty, a proclamation was issued to warn all persons pot to participate in the contemplated enterprise, and to in voke the interposition in this behalf of the proper offi cers of the Government. No provocation whatever can ustify private expeditions of hostility against a country at peace with the United States. The power to declare war is vested by the constitution in Congress, and the experience of our past history leaves no room to doubt that the wisdom of this arrangement of constitutional power will continue to be verified whenever the national interest and honour shall demand a resort to ultimate measures of redress. Pending negotiations by the Exe cutive, and before the action of Congress, individuals could not be permitted to embarrass the operations of the one and usurp the power of the other of these de positories of the fuucrioes of government. " I have only to add that nothing has arisen since the date of m3l former message to di-pense with the sug ,!estione therein contained touching the propriety of pro vi,ional measures by Congress. _ _ FRANKLIN' PIKECE. " g Dated at Washington, Aug. 1, 1854.' "The message was read in Executive t ess ion ." A Washington correspondent says : "The lukewarmness of the House on Spanish affairs will render it ineffective in its object. No sanction can be got from Congress to act during the recess. The war fever is entirely extinct in the House. "It is thought the nomination of George N. Saanders as Consul to London will be made again, and be sent to the Senate on the 4th. 'The resolution of the Senate to meet on the Ist of November was to have been introduced to-day, but was delayed." Another despatch, from a reliable correspondent, says :--- " WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY. "It is understood that Senator Hunter will to-day move an amendment to the Army Appropriation Bill, that the sum of 10,000,000 dols. be placed at the Pre sident a disposal during tho recess, and that the neutra lity be , suspended towards S.pain." TIIE AFFAIR AT GREYTOTVN. At the sitting of the House of Representatives of the United States of America on July 31, the Speaker laid before the house a message from the President, in reply to Mr. Chandler's resolution, calling for information re lative to the recent destruction of Greytown. Among the documents is a letter from Secietary Marcy, dated June 9, 1854, addressed to Mr. Fabens, United States Commercial agent, at San Juan del Norte, in which the following passages occur : Mr. Borland, our Minibter to Central America, has represented to this Government that, while recently at San Juan, he was insulted by the authorities or people at that place—an indignity offered to the nation as well as to him, which cannot be permitted to pass unnoticed. If done by order of the authorities of the place, they must answer for it in their assumed poli- NEW Yong.—The commercial accounts from New tical character. Nothing short of an apology will save York this week show that an increased degree of ease in the place from the infliction that such an act justly m-rits. the money market had had an effect in mitigating the It is expected that this apology will be promptly made, distrust in stocks and shares. Although by the previous and satisfactory assurances given to Commander Hollins advices they had fallen to a point whence a rebound of future good conduct towards the United States and seemed inevitable, it now appears that a further average public functionaries who may in future be at that place. decline of 3or 4 per cent. has taken place, from which, If the outrage was committed by lawless individuals, up to the departure of the packet, there was only a par- without the authority or connivance of the town, then tial rally. Several additional failures had been it is clearly the duty of those who exercise the civil announced, the principal being that of Mr. John Tucker, power at San Juan to inflict upon them exemplary pu of Philadelphia, president of the Reading railroad, sup. nishtnent. The neglect to bring them to justice is assum posed to be for about 300,0001. The railway company, ing, on the part of the nominal magistrates there. the however, are said not to be compromised. Mr. Tucker responsibility for the act of these individuals. In such was largely interested in other lines, and also in iron a case, not to punish is an implied sanction of the acts works, and was the hold er of an immense amount of un- of the transgressors. It is hoped the authorities will be productive securities, some of which were now being prepared to satisfy Commander Hollins that they have forced to sale by parties with whom they had been de- done what was incumbent on them, in the way of bring posited as security. The Vermont Central Railroad ing the offenders to punishment. Company had issued a report of the circumstances con. The following is Secretary Dobbins's letter to Com itected with the over issue of 10.321 shares by their mender Hollins : presideet, Mr. Crane, and had recommended that the "Navy Department, June 10, 1854. company shou'd admit their liability for tee amount, "Sir,—The government has recently received intelli which at existing price , : would not be larg'e. With regard . gence that the interests of our countrymen require the to the serious caseof the over-issue of Newhaven Railroad ; presence of a national vessel at San Juan, or Greytown, shares by Mr. Schuyler, the question of responsibility i and from your experience in that region, arid confidence continued still to be keenly argued in the newspapers, j in your prudence and energy, and in pursuance of the but apparently without any legal steps having yet been ' wishes of the President of the Department, has con commenced. There was a clamour in several of the 1 eluded to direct that you proceed with the C yane tO that States for stringent laws to prevent a repetition of these port, s - o soon as she can fully be ready for the cruise. delinquencies, and in that of New Hampshire the Le- The property of the American citizens interested in the gislature hail already passed au act making the over- accessory Transit Company, it is said, has been unlaw issue of shares felony, punishable by a fi ne of 2001., fully detained by persons re-iding in Gicytown, and ap with imprisonment for any period horn one to seven prehension is felt that further outrages wilt be commit years. In general business there was nothing of much ted. Our minister, Mr. Borland, has been treated with importance, transactions at this season being usually rudeness and disrespect. You will, however, learn from almost suspended. The rate of exchange showed no ma- Mr. Fabens, our commercial agent at Greytown, more terial alteration, and a further amount of specie will pro- particularly the conduct of these people, and the views bably be received by the Pacific on Wednesday. Immi- of our Government which have been communicated to gration continued on a great scale, and the arrivals dur- him from the State department. You will consult with ing the first seven months of the year bad exceeded him freely, and ascertain the state of the facts. those of the corresponding period of 1853, the total being Now, it is very desirable that the people should be 171,054 against 148,515. In the House of Representa- taught that the United States will not tolerate these tives at Washington. a bill had been passed, in which it outrages, and that they have the power and the deter is provided that the increased allowance given some mination to check them. It is, however, very much time back to the Collins mail steamers shall cease at the to be hoped that you can effect the purposes of your end of this year, but it would probably be rejected by visit without a resort to violence and that destruction of , the Senate. property and loss of life. The presence of your vessel GREAT TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATION.—SeveraI thou- will no doubt work much good. The department re sands of teetotallers congregrated yesterday morning in poses much in your presence t a e nd good correspondence between Russell-square, for the purpose of paying their fourth Among the documents is of iliß. M.chooner Bermuda, ' annual visit to the Surrey Zoological Gardens. Every W. D. Jolly, commander part of London and its suburbs contributed its quota to and Captain Hollins. The former under date Greytowne most solemn protest against the the general mass ; and by the time the procession was July 12,hieenhters Hollins iB intimated to him he intended ready to start, it was found that Russell-square, capa- course w, cious as it is, would not hold it, and large bodies of per- to pursue towards Greytown. h The inhabitants of the sons had to move down the adjoining streets, in order city, as well as the oduses.tandatproperty, be says, are disposal. I do, to give the leaders an opportunity of making a dignified entirely defenceless, u anqus et e leh your act will be without exit. Every description of vehicle which could be therefore, notify y i o vilis that ed nations, and I beg to call your begged or borrowed was brought into requisition to precedent to o m t o h n e convey the enthusiastic teetotallers, and the procession attention s h.eots, g f as a e ct w th el a l t u a o la th rg e e rs r w o h u ic n h t o i f t p is ro m pe y rt d y ut o y f was made up of omnibuses, cabs, clarences, British tee u t d y e s t inadequater oyed, but as fo the h e this forc e protectionund e r broughams, gigs, &c., headed by bands of music, the to pro and , j i w s vigour of which must have taken the aristocraticresidents command of Russell-square and its neighbourhood not Capt. Hollins replies (July 12), expressing his sincere ill to b t e all a little against the Cyane, I . ean only enter this my protest. by surprise. Shortly after eleven o'clock the proces against the action he was about to take in - sion made a start, amidst the deafening cheers of the per- regret that Capt. Jolly feels himself under the necessity sons who composed it, some hundreds of whom were to protest lation to the city of San Juan del Norte. The people re children, designated the "Band of Hope," who a had seen fit to commit outrages on the property and pr sons of citizens of the United States after a manner - bound by a solemn league and covenant never to take sons spiratical t . alcoholic liquors themselves, and to discourage the prac e am,"a"slsured sympathise he says in tice in others. Mr. Gough, the well-known temperance d o e n In ! y a n t to demanded d e b r y e regarded ed government.a conclusion, "directed to enforce that reparation orator, whose sudden and remarkable converdsitohnefrom excess to total abstinence is well known, heuteroad, pro- x. co with you in the rescue of English subjects and cession, which moved along Tottenham.co Whitehall, Perlis- under the circumstances, and regret exceedinglyproperty ford-street, Regent-street, Pall-mall, the York- the force under your command • that is not doubly equal to went street, over Westminster -bridge, the h Walworth that of the Cyane." road, to Blackfriar's-road, and thence t r f o ete g took place. Commander Hollins communicated to the Surrey-gardens, where a grand gathering of the his action to the Navy a full account of On entering the gardens there was a by Mr. concluding with--" Trusting the Department, dated July 16, Band of Hope, when each member was presented ,, course I have pursued Afterwards in relation to the affairs of t • with his "Address to the Young. his place, Greytown, and Gough at which Mr. Gough, my intention of proceeding directly there was a meeting on the lawn, to the north, may spoke on the evils meet with the enlightened Mr. Bormond, and other . gentlemen approval of the department, d there were salutes I will bring Later in the ay my communication to a close, respectfully of intemperance. Miss Poole, Miss Ransfurd, • asking orders • of cannon, performances by I the evening in company with Mr. Fabens to and other professionals. n Washington, on the announcement of the arrival of the Mr. Manvers, display of fireworks and other represents- ship, by telegraph." there was a the Surrey-gardens are so remarkable. 1 tions, for whichCOL. FREMONT'S ACCOUNT. were under the dire • 1 whole of the proceedings w direction , A Washington correspondent of the New York Daily The of the London Temperance League. . 1 Times makes the follow ing statement : GAROTTE ROBBERIES. —Robberies of' this descripti on " Col. J. C. Fremont was one of the American citizens have of late been of frequent occurrence in the neigh- ' present at Greytown at the occurrence of the `outrage' bourhocd of Eckington, and the thieves have, in every upon Mr. Borland, for which such fearful retribution instance, escaped detectioe. ' About a week since a per- , has been visited by Captain Hollins upon the town. As ' son named Hall, employed at Renishaw Works, was he is well known to the world over, as a cool, clear' attacked and plundered of a sum o f money while walk- head e d, and truthful gentleman, his statement of that i•og between Erkfeigt.o? ,& ancl the rail way s t at i on. Or the transaction, and the facts connected with it, cannot be 1 re vions S,Ltni day ing i . another man h a d a gnantvy of otlier , ‘i 4 e than highly interesting at. the present time.o provisions stolen fronti is bask e t i n the Ban, locality ; Upon cluc , tioning 1-riul on the subject thus 11101/1111g, . the thieves, in this instance al so , prevent i ng res i stance very c h eer f ul l y commun i cate d to m e his understa ndi n g by strangulation. Other cases have =Med With the ,of the affair, which is substantially Wo ref1uk... 414 0 4 4: 7l *lttr• - ---- as follows: I "It was quite evident th a t, for soan "46°11 or other, ..... __ ____ .... - a very strong prejudice existed at Greytown against all Americans ; a prejudice amounting almost to positive hostility, and to conceal which no pains whatever were taken. The immediate origin of the difficulty in which Borland participated, was the homicide of the negro captain of a bungo, or river boat, committed by Captain Smith, of a steamer plying on the river. Notwithstanding published statements directly the reverse, this homicide was considerel by the Americans, almost without excep tion, as a deliberate and cold-blooded mnrder, without a shadow of palliation. There had been some previous difficulty between Smith and the negro. On the day of the homicide Smith's steamer ran into the negro's bungo, when the latter threatened to shoot Smith if he broke . his boat. The bungo, however, was uninjured. Sub sequently the steamer started down the river, and after it hal proceeded some distance. put back again, appa rently for no other purpose than to run into the bungo, which it did, crushing it like au eggshell. At this time the negro was sitting in his boat . with his gun across his knees. The weight of testimony that lie made no hostile demonstration against Smith, having n e ith er risen from hi; teat nor raised his gun, .when Smith delibe rately shot him. Immediately upon being shot the poor fellow got up, and while attempting to step from the wreck of the bongo, into the boat alongside of it, his strength failed him, and he fell into the river. And yet, persons who esteem it their duty to defend the Rollins' victory, right or wrong, tell us it was universally ad mitted that the negro was shot by Smithin self-defence. "A warrant was issued by the Mayor of Greytown for Smith's arrest, and an officer went on hoard the steamer, as everybody knows, but was prevented from getting his prisoner by the forcible resistance of the passengers, headed by Borland. In aiding the minister thus to re sist the officers, the passengers did not intend to endorse the murder of the negro, or absolve the murderer. On the contrary, it would have been a very easy matter to have had him hung on brief notice by a ' Committee of Vigilance,' had either of the acknowledged leaders pro posed it. But Mr. Borland, in a speech he made to the crowd, as well as i n pr i vate conversat i on, t o ld th em h e wasinstructed not in any way to recognise the authority of Greytown (d er i v i ng i ts author i ty from the M osqu i to Meg) as separate and distinct from Nicaragua. "To permit the G rey t own o ffi cers t o arres t an American citizen and try him for crime, would be to recognise the authority of the town government in the fullest sense ; and so Mr. Borland urged them to aid him in crushing out' this scion of the Mosquitos. If the government of Greytow n was i llegal, der i v i ng i ts powers from incompetent authority, the act of the officers who attempted to arrest IA be Smith con— on.y looked upon as the act of a mob, proper to be resisted by mob farce. In this opinion the whole steamer's party concurred. • And of course the arrest and impri sonment of Mr. Boland that night was also looked upon as the act of an irresponsible mob, without law or au.- thonty of any kind. DESPA.TCBES FROM SIR C. NAPIER. [FROM A SUPPLEMENT TO FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.] FOREIGN-OFFICE, AUG. 11. With reference to the notifications of blockades of cer tain Russian ports in the Baltic Sea, published in the Gazettes of the 16th of June last and of the 16th of July last, it is hereby notified that the Lords ComTisionere of the Admiralty have received further information from Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., Commanding her Majesty's naval forces in the Baltic, from Capt. Key, R.N., of her Majesty's ship Amphion, senior officer off the coast of Courland, and from William James Hertslet, Esq., British V , ce-Consul at Memel, relating to such blockades, which information is as follows : viz., Sir Charles Napier states, that, "On nett from the the 17th 'of April last, all Russian ports, roads, harbours, and creeks, from lat. 55 deg. 53 win. N., long.' 21 deg. 3 min. E.; to Cape Dager-ort, in oeg. 55 min. N., long. 22 deg. 5 min. E., including especially the ports of Libau, W imlau, Riga, and Pernau weie placed in a state of strict blockade by a competent force of her Majesty's ships. " On and trot o the 26th of April last the Russian ports of Helsiulfois and Sweaborg, and all Russian ports, roads, havens, awl creeks to the westward of Helsingfors, as far as Hango Head, in hit. 59 deg. 49 min. N., long. 22 deg. 53 deg. E., wore in like utanur blockaded. " On and from the 20th May last the Russian ports of Haferd, Wurniso Islands, Port Baltic, Revel, and all Rus sian ports, roads, havens, and creeks on the coast of ES• thonia, from Cape Dager-ort to Ekholtn Light (situated in lat. 59 deg. 43 min. N., and long. 25 deg. 48 min. E.), were placed iu a state of strict blockade by a competent force of her Iljesty's ships." " On and from the 26th of June last the Russian porta of Abo, the islands of Ord Onto and the Aland Archipe• lago, Nystad, Bjorneborg, Christinest,a,d, Wasa, the Wal grund Islands, New Carle by, Jacobstad, Old Carleby, Lohto, Kalajoki, Brahestad, Uleoborg, Carlon Island, Ijo, Geo tila, Kemie, and ail Russian ports, roads, havens, and creeks from Hango Head, in lat. 59 deg. 48 min. N., long. 22 deg. 53 min. E., to Ned TOrnes (included), situated at the head of the Gulf of Bothnia, in lat. (about) 65 deg. 50 min. 0 sec. N., long, 24 deg. 15 min. 0 sec. E., were placed in a state of strict blockade by a competent force of the allied fleets." " On being joined by the French squadron in the Gulf of Finland, on the 13th June, the duties of blockading in that gulf and elsewhere were henceforward conjointly carried into effect." (1.) Copy of an Official Communication from Captain Key, P.. N., of her Majesty's ship Am phion, to W. J. Hertslet, Esq., British I:Tice-Consul at Memel H.M.S. Amphion, Memel Roads, May 12. . . Sir,—l have the honour to request you will inform her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Itiga, Libau, and \Vindau, that those ports are now strictly blockaded, and that any vessel leaving them, after the 15th May, with a cargo, or part of a cargo, on board, will be detained and sent to England or France for condemnation. This information is to be publicly made known at these ports. (Signed) A. COOPER KEY, Captain and Senior Officer. W. J. Hertslot, Esq., British Vice-Consul, Memel. (2.) Copy of an Official Communication from W. J. Hertslet Esq., British Vice-Consul at Memel, to Captain Key R.N., her Majesty's ship Amphion. British Vice-Consulate, , Memel, June Sir,—l have the honour to inform you, that immediately on receipt of your letter of 12th May, which I received on the same day, I communicated the contents of that letter Mr. Grisler, Hanoverian Consul at Memel. Mr. Schiller, Swedish and Hanoverian Consul at Memel. Mr. Schroder Sand, Danish Consul at Memel. Mr. Hoeftmann, for Holland, Consul at Memel, and likewise to a number of merchants on the Exchange of this town, and to several Riga and Libau merchants who were there. I likewise informed his Excellency Lord Bloomfield that I had communicated the subject of your letter to the Con suls of Neutral Powers at hlemel. (Signed) W. J. HEBTSLBT. Captain Cooper Key, Memel Roadstead. (3) Copy of an official report from Capt. Key, RN., her Ma. jesty's ship Amphion, to Vice-Admiral Sir C. Napier. Amphion, off Windau, June 14. Sir—Her Majesty's ship under my orders having detained several vessels belonging to neutral nations for attempting to violate the blockade established on this coast, and sent them to England for legal adjudication, in accordance* with Articles 9 and 10 of the Admiralty instructions on the subject. I have the honour to report, for your infor mation, the circumstances under which the said ves sels have been captured, the manner in which the block ads has been carried out, and other points which may be of importance to the Court of Admiralty commissioned to take cognisance of this question. Three points must be proved to condemn these vessels as lawful prizes : Ist. That an effective blockade has been established. 2d. That the vessels detained attempted to violate this blockade. _ . 3d. That they were aware of its existence. Regarding the first point, I have the honour to inform you that since May 9th, when I was first intrusted with the blockade of tnis coast (at which time I found her Majesty's ships Conflict and Cruiser on the station, which vessels had been blockading since April 20th) two ships have been ordered to cruise off the entrance of the Gulf of Riga, a passage limited by the shoals to a breadth of three miles, this entrance has never been left without one vessel. TtVo other ships have been continually passing between 11 , indau and Memel within sight of the coast.. No doubt in a few instances vessels have succeeded in evading the cruisers under cover of the night and the fogs which have been so prevalent that the number of vessels boarded is of itself a proof that vigilance has been exer cised. which t he The second point is readily ascertained by a reference to ca th p e t tle in fin o i f ti t o h n e w shi hi p li d h e a ta s in b i ee ng n h s e e r n , t l lo b e y au t t h y : the course the vessel was steering, and the direction wind are stated. of the With respect to the second point, the knowledge of the blockade, great care has been necessary to prevent injury to innocent vessels. The captured vessels come under two heads—those attempting to enter the blockaded ports and those leaving them. As regards the former, the Captains of her Majesty's ships received orders that if the slightest reasonable doubt existed as to the captain or the owner of the vessel being informed of the blockade, she was to be sent away with a no tifi cat i on to that effect on his papers. Under these orders 154 vessels have been warned off since April 20th, although nearly all of them passed through the Sound, communicating at Elsinore, which scarcely allows a doubt to exist of their knowledge of the blockade. Never theless, I deemed it my duty to show as much leniency to neutrals as was compatible with the interests of the Allied Powers. Four vessels only have been detained for at tempting to enter the ports. Two of these contained opal, and were without proper papers; the others were fro m Copenhagen, and confessed their knowledge of the blockade. should not plead ignorance of their condition, To insure that the residents in the blockaded 'ash Vice. accompaning letter (Enclosure No. 1) to the eblished te P° t r it in the Berlin Gazette, and were publicly made v s aitswer (No. Consul at Memel, the contents of which we Riga, Libau, and Windau. Mr. Hertsle Ic ' nown at 2) I enclose. Notwithstanding this, several vesse ls have taken in car goes, and left Riga; they have thereforeA.co o b r ee z n n K de z t y a , ined, and sent to England for adjudication.K. C..C.8., Commander-in -Chief, (SignedLptaincaonagdt oSefnciooruOriaffiucd. Officer on the Vice Admiral CharleseSri-rin.chie, t f Napier, i;re,. for n os inspectingey era 1 days SUDDEN DEATH.— On Friday last, as Mr. Watkins, was travelling in a gig from Congleton to Morton, he land steward to Mr. Hughes, of Kimmel-park, Wales, was attacked with apoplexy, and died in a few seconds, 3;with some friends, the deceased had been ome farms in the neighbourhood of Crewe, previously, and arrived in apparent per. Sect health at Congleton, on Friday morning, where he h r took a gig to proceed to Morton, an d on t h e roa d was wa s overtaken by the f a t a l stroke. Deceased was 45 e r e e t :i d lle is about to give up y e I t r si of age .announced and chest ighlyu e r: o p his racing establishment, the growing infirmities of say doubtless rendering hi in incapable of entering into tun pursuits with that activity and energy necessary to in- Piro ninon,