The Sun. — London, England, 1854-02-03 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 2. e Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Orinoco , 'apt. A. Wilson, arrived this day at eleven o'clock the West Indies, with the usual mails, in enarge of Lieutenant Stephens, Admiralty agent. The latest dates brought by the Orinoco are : , S anta Martha Dec, 241Cartha.gena T ampico 3O Jamaica — 10 City of Me • Jan. 4 i Grenada Cruzxico •. • 10 Vera— 11 , 4 Barba ' does Greytown — 61Jaemel •, el Vi'es — 8' Antigua, — 14 .-Lavana — 9 St. Kitts Demerara Trinidad — 10' St. Thomas — 16 The Orinoco brought forty-nine passengers. The Orinoco brings on freight $843,575 16c. on merchants' a cc ount; $49,846 for the dividends ; $.342,460 go ld d us t an d go ld in bars ; $9,025 pla tla ; $56,984 84c. gold and silver coins ; 7 1 serons of cochineal Cochineal ; 41 ditto of jalapa ; $5OO pearls ; 2 barrels of coffee ; 201 cases of cigars ; 131 bales of tobacco ; and a general cargo, consisting of various merchandise. The steamer has brought us our usual files of Paper s and private letters from Jamaica, extending to the morning of the 11th January, when the learner left. The outward mails were about two says over their time, owing to the head winds ex perienced by the Orinoco, and the obstacles shown ‘° the branch steamer from St. Thomas to Ja maica. She was detained a long time off Porto Rico, and ultimately compelled to proceed to J amaica without landing passengers, owing to the Prevalence of cholera at St. Thomas. The Legislature, as noticed in our former ad- Vices, stood adjourned to the 17th January ; con- Liequently, in olitical circles little was stirring. con- The first measure to be introduced was the bill authorising the establishment of responsible go vernment. The Assembly was pledged to the plan, but the necessary bill or bills establishing it had riot been introduced. A dissolution of the house I r3 , S expected as soon as the bill or bills in ques tion were passed by the three branches, as his Ex cellency the Governor, it was thought, would not select his Ministry from the present house. The public health was good ; but considerable alarm was felt at the probability of the cholera re visiting the country, as it was committing sad ravages in the neighbouring island of St. Thomas. Governor Barkly, it was said, intended to take a tour through the island, accompanied by Lady tarkly, after the prorogation of the present session of the Legislature. Invitations for a grand ball at Government-house, on the 19th January, were issued. The weather was unchanged. At St. Thomas cholera still continued ; as many as 1,200 deaths had taken place since the 26th December up to the day on which the Orinoco left. It was entirely confined to the coloured population. At Barbadoes the governor had had an attack of fever, but was recovering. Stations of the Company's Steam-ships.—The Great Western, on the Brazil route ; the Teviot, on the Gulf of Mexico ; the Avon, on the Spanish Main ; the Trent, at home ; the Dee, on the Spanish Alain ; the Clyde, on the Jamaica ; the Conway, on the Windward Island ; the Eagle, on the Honduras. ANNUAL REVIEW OF MARKETS. (Front De Cordova's Mercantile Intelligencer.) THE PROVISION BUSINESS OF 1853.—Many circum stances contributed during the last year to render this branch of our island trade more satisfactory and remu nerative than had been the case for some time previ ously ; but to the suspension of import duties for seve ral months should perhaps be attributed the largest share in producing so fortunate a result. The increase in imports is confined principally to those articles which paid a heavy duty under the previous tariff, and the profits arising from the admission of those goods subject only to a moderate tax must have been correspondingly large. With reference to agricultural affairs, we may observe that notwithstanding the diminished production of our staple articles of growth in 1853, the results to the pro prietary body were not as disastrous as might have been anticipated. The high prices which ruled in the British and other markets for rum and other produce during the greater part of last year, together with the suspen sion of the duty on the former article for several months, naust nearly have compensated for the deficiency of the crop s . The anticipations for this year, we believe, are More favourable than otherwise. EXCHANGES ON LONDON.—Colonial and Jamaica Banks : 90 days, 2 per cent, premium ; 60 days, 1 per Cent, premium ; 30 days, 11 per cent. premium. GREAT METROPOLITAN STEEPLE- CHASES. The following are the entries for the Great Metropo litan Steeplechases, that take place at Mr. Elmore s, Uxendon Farm, Harrow, on Friday, February 17 : METROPOLITAN STEEPLECHASE-4 Miles.—The Gene ral, Pontiff, Ploughboy, Flying Buck, Jupiter, Robin Hood, Idle Boy, Sir Philip, Diana, Sam Hood, Topsy, Barsell, White Mouse, Everton, Columbine, Geraldus, Carrig, The Colonel, Victress. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE-2 Miles.—Theodine, Sir Philip, Old Rake, The Hero, Stanley, Friendless Boy, Edward of York, The Alp. CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. At the sitting of this Court, before Mr. Baron Parke, Williams Anderson, who is charged with forging ac ceptances to bills to a large amount, was placed at the bar. Mr. Prendergast applied, on his behalf, for the post ponement of the trial to the next session, and, no opposition being offered, the case was ordered to stand over. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) James Boyd, 22, coachman, Joseph Floyd, 31, cab man, and Edward Symes, 25, painter, were indicted for steeling a quantity of gold rings, bracelets, pens, ma other property, valued at 1,0001., the property of Alexander Alexander, the master of Boyd. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Poland prosecuted, and Mr. Parry and Mr. Payne were for the prisoners. It appeared from the statement of the counsel that James Boyd had been servant to the prosecutor, who is a jeweller in a large way of business in Hatton garden. About 18 months ago he became acquainted with the other two prisoners, having met them at the Yorkshire Grey. Prisoner Boyd drove the prosecutor about town in a brougham. Upon the 13th of Dec. he was driving Mr. Piper, Mr. Alexander's managing clerk, who lad with him a parcel containing the jewellery, and when they got facing' the Lowther-arcade, Mr. Piper got out, for the purpose of making a call. Some short time after, he (Mr. Piper) got into the brougham, which had been all the while left in the care of James Boyd, and he then found the parcel had been stolen. Boyd was this day admitted as evidence, and he stated that he had made arrangement that they, the other prisoners, should follow him about in their cab, and take the first opportunity of abstracting the parcel, which they did upon the day in question. The evidence of the accomplice was corroborated by a girl of the town, and several others with whom he had been intimate, and who had seen all the prisoners in possession of the property, which, it was said, was all melted down, and fetched 951. The case, the last oue in this Court was proceeding when we went to press, and was likely to last the whole day. THIRD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) Henry Bull, 22, hawker, was indicted for cheating at cards, and defrauding Peter Pherson of 17i. Mr. Rebton prosecuted, and Mr. Metcalfe defended. The case was of the usual character of picking up a flat, and getting him into a public-house. The jury found him guilty, and he was sentenced to 12 months and hard labour. This ended the business of the session. GENERAL POST-OFFICE REGULAIIONS SPECTIAG LETTERS TO BE CALLED FOR. In consequence of the delay and great inconvenience experienced by parties who frequently address their letters to be called for at the different Branch-offices and Receiving-offices, throughout the metropolis, instead of St. Martin's-le-Grand, a notice was issued yesterday to that effect, which will no doubt prevent the com plaints that are made, as all letters so addressed will not be delivered at any other than the chief Office : " Letters simply addressed London,' or Post-office, or ' Poste Restante, London, will be delivered only at the window of the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand. The hours of delivery will be from ten till four p.m. When the person applying for letters is a foreigner, he must produce his passport ; and if he does not apply in person, but by a messenger despatched for that purpose, the mes senger must produce the passport of the party to whom the letters are addressed, as ,vell as a written order signed and made by such person. In case of a messenger being sent for the letters of more persons than one, he must produce the passports and orders from each person. If the appli cant for the letters is a subject of the United Kingdom, he must be able to state from what place or district he ex pected letters before he can receive them. Subjects of states, not issuing passports, are treated as subjects of the United Kingdom. If letters are directed to individuals, simply addressed, London,' they will not be delivered from the window at all, (if not Post-office, or Poste Restante, London,') but will be sent out by the usual letter-carriers for delivery, at the address, furnished by the applicant. Foreign letters addressed, Post-office, or Poste Restante, London,' are retained for two months at the Post-office window ; after the expiration of that pe riod, both classes of letters are respectively sent to the " Dead Letter-office,' to be disposed of in the usual manner. All persons applying for letters at the Post-office window, must be prepared to give the necessary explana tions to the clerk at the window, in order to prevent mis takes, and to insure the strict delivery of the letters to the persons to whom the property belong. It will much faci litate the business of the office, if the words to be called for,' are added to the address of letters, which aro di rected, Post-office, London.'" THE PENINSULAR MAILS. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Sultan, Captain John Weeks, arrived at Southampton yesterday at two o'clock, with the Peninsular mails. Her dates of sailing are—Gibraltar, Jan. 25 ; Cadih 26 ; Oporto, 29 ; Vigo, 30. The Sultan has 7 passengers, and two packages of specie, besides 138 cases of eggs, 19 quarter casks of wine , 743 half-chests oranges, 75 bags In dian corn, 72 serons bora-seed, 4 cases ivory tusks, 1.1 barrels gum, 5' ditto tallow, 26 cases dates, and 15 packages of sundries. . The Sultan reports passing the Peninsular and Oriental Company's new screw steamship, Himalaya, on the 26th ult., whilst steering off Cadiz light house. The Himalaya was a long distance away, steering to the S.E. Her Majesty's ship Arro gant passed her inside Terefa at 5.30 p.m. on the same day, thus making her voyage from South ampton (which port she left at two o'clock on the 20th instant) to Gibraltar a little over six days. Prom the many sanguine prophecies which were made at the time of her departure, there is no doubt that some feeling of disappointment may exist as to the result of this her first voyage. One great detri ment, however, she has had to contend with, viz., strong head winds the whole of her voyage from England. At the time the Arrogant passed her, the Himalaya appeared to be steaming at the rate of about 16 knots per hour. The Sultan also saw the English squadron, Admiral Corry's, W.S.W. of the rock of Lisbon- on the 29 th ult . ; the screw steamer Cormorant, for Liverpool, had her steam Up, and was to start for Liverpool at ten a.m. on the 29th ult. Exchanged colours with Peninsular and Oriental steamer Iberia, 31st ult., 70 miles N.E. of Cape Villano. Quarantine was imposed upon all vessels at Lis bon from Gibraltar on and after the 28th ult., in consequence of the latter port admitting vessels from Vigo and other suspected ports. At Lisbon, had arrived on the 28th, from Gib raltar, and anchored in the quarantine ground, her Majesty's ship Arrogant ; remaining at Lisbon her Majesty's ships Odin and Valorous, the latter Waiting to convey the admiral's despatches on the arrival of the packet of the 27th from England. The master of the Peace reports that, on the 15th ult., off Gibraltar Rock,,bearing west by south 35 miles, he passed a large number of pipe -staves, which did not appear to have been long in the water, and a quantity of wreck. On the following day, Malaga, N.N.W., distant 12 miles, he also observed a great deal of linseed floating in the sea. It has been officially made known to the Spanish Government that merchantmen at peace with Russia are allowed to import and export goods into and from the ports of Braila and Galatz, provided they bind themselves not to communicate with the right bank of the Danube. They are also allowed to ascend the river, when bound to the Austrian states, under the same condition ; and in all cases is previously to be obtained a certificate from. the Russian consul declaring that the vessel belongs to a neutral country. E XCHAN GE AT GIBRALTAR.—London, 90 days' date, 51 ; Paris, 90 days' date, sf. 38c. ; Mar seilles, 90 days' date Of. 41c. ; Genoa, _ c 90 days' date, Of. 45c. ; Madrid, 8 days' sight, dis. ; a diz, 8 days' sight, par to dis. ;. Malaga, 8 days' dis• ; Ali sight, pm. ; Seville, 8 days sight, ' 8 days suit, sight, eante, 8 days' sight, dis. ; Valenc ia , dis. ; Barcelona, 8 days' sight, A dis• • S pillared dollars, 3± per cent. pm. EXCHANGE AT LISBON.—On London, for bills at 90 days' date, 514 ; Inscriptions, 39. THE MAILB.—SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday, Feb. 2.—' Royal mail steamship Trent, Captain R. Revett, sailed this afternoon with the mails for the West Indies, the Pacific, the Gulf of Mexico, California, ac., in charge of Lieut. de Lisle, R.N., Admiralty agent. The Trent takes out 50 passengers, specie valued at 7,000 1 ., jewellery valued at 6,94 01. quicksilver (200 bottles) valued at 1,360/., and a full cargo of English and French merchandise. The Wye, Captain Leeds (a new screw steamer, belonging to the West India Mail Company), is to sail from Southampton on the 11th inst., for St. Thomas's, and is to be employed, after her arrival out in carrying the mails between that island and the Bahamas. The Trent will also, it is expected, be em ployed on the interoolonial mail service. The Parana, belonging to this company, now in London, is to be lengthened 25 feet by the bow, and this alteration will, it is hoped, greatly improve the efficiency of the vessel. The United States' mail steamer Nashville arrived off Cowes this morning on her way to Havre. She left New York on the 16th ult., and has experienced very heavy weather in the Atlantic, during which she has had a portion of her paddle boxes washed away, & a . Th e Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's steamer Ripon is expected to reach Southampton on Saturday, with the heavy portion of the East India, China, and Mediterranean mails. She left Malta on the 25th ult., at 2 a.m. Sourn-WitsTERN RAILWAY DIVIDEND.—The dividend to be recommended by the directors of this company at their meeting on the 16th inst. will be at the rate of five per cent. for the half-year ending on the 31st of December. MAILS BY RAILWAY. The following answer to the Rowland Hill circular has been forwarded to us for publication : " London and North-Western Railway, " General Manager's office, Euston Station, Feb. 1. " Sir,—Your letter of the 25th ult. has been laid before the directors of the London and North-Western Company. "The subject to which you have called their attention is admittedly one of the gravest importance, and it has for a length of time engaged their special consideration. No effort will be spared on their part to perform the service of the Post-office with that punctuality which is so essential to the interests of a great mercantile country, and so necks saryto the convenience of all classes of the community. " The directors cannot deny, nor will they attempt to palliate the fact, that irregularity has occurred in the run ning of the trains on the part of the company, but a care ful investigation of all the circumstances attending the performance of the mail service on the London and North- Western Railway has satisfied them that the delays have to some extent been produced, and in many cases have been largely increased, by irregularities on the part of the Post-office. "You direct my special attention to the working of the night mails, and the tabulated return, accompanying your letter, gives the late arrival at Preston and Chester of the down mails, and at Euston of the up mails during the month of November last. " On examining these returns, however, it appears that in no single instance were the up mails delivered to this company in proper time at Preston, and, although the irregularity in starting was increased as the trains pro eluded on their journey, such a result is necessarily certain to occur ; for, as I have frequently had occasion to remind you, if a train is not punctually dispatched, it becomes subject to a variety of contigent delays during its transit, which cannot always be avoided without impeding the entire traffic of the railway. In addition to this, more over, it appears that on nine occasions during the month the trains were delayed en route for the service of the Post office beyond the time allowed for the duty or required by the company. " Again, on the down journeys, where no delay could arise from the irregularities of conne cting lines or branches, the returns show that on no single day during the entire month did the mail bags arrive at Euston square within the time laid down in the official tables. This appeared so remark able a fact that, in order to insure accuracy in the state meat, I caused the records of the company to be compared with those kept at the Post-office, and they substantially agree. With these 30 down trains, moreover, 20 instances of delay are reported by the railway guards as having occurred at stations on the road for Post-office purposes beyond the assigned limit, and after the business of the company had been completed and the train ready to start. " There are, doubtless, difficulties with which the directors are unacquainted, in insuring punctuality in the arrival of the mail bags at Euston-square and the prompt despatch of the Post-office business at the road-side stations, which it may not be very easy to overcome, and, they would have refrained from alluding to these circumstances, did it not appear that your letter is calculated, and (by its appearingin the newspapers simultaneously with its receipt) apparently intended, to convey an impression that the entire blame of the delays, which all parties must lament, is attributable to neglect, or want of arraagement, on the part of the railway company. " You truly observe, that the same precision is not at tained. by the mail as by the express trains, although the latter are timed at somewhat greater speed ; but this re mark only corroborates the fact that, where the arrange- , me degree n ts a o r absolutely is un a d tt e a r th inab e l c e o w nt h r i o o l h of is th n e ot co p m ra p o a ti n c y a , bl a e when the requirements of a pu blic department have to be consulted, and the service of the company is made con tingent upon circumstances beyond the control of the c o t o eu which ntgi f a o ri r s the r o d m e t e t n h t e i o o n n s i m r ,p e , c e l dn o i m r s ae . c, you allude to the iveyance of horses , private carriages, and fish-t ruc k s b y the mail trains. The co mpany give notice in thei r time-bills that they d not carry horses or carriages by the down night m a fo r w hi c h they are responsible. I hav e cause d the lNovemb e r re t u rns to be carefully examined, an d cannot discover that a single horse, private carriage, or fish-truck, was attached to this train. " With the up-mail two parcels of fish were certainly r eceived, and, .during th e mont h , an occasional horse or carriage was conveyed, but as they arrived with the branch mails this company brought them forward. You are aware that, with the view of accelerating the passage of these trains, the company has willingly acceded to the suggestion made by his lordship of diminishing the number of stoppages, although the arrangement has ne cessitated the running of an additional train for the due accommodation of the public. "In conclusion, I am desired to remark that, sensible of their engagements with the public, and especially with the Post-office, the directors of the London and North- Western Company will be at all times ready to receive and consider any suggestion with which they may be favoured for the improvement of the service and the avoidance of delays, and his lordship may rely on the their best efforts being exercised to maintain that regularity which they entirely agree with his lordship in considering as important for their own interest as for that of the department over which he presides. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " MARK HIIISH. " Rowland Hill, Esq., General Post-office." Lord Londonderry has purchased the picturesque and valuable estate of Nappan, the property of John O'Neil Higginson, Esq., and presented it as a birthday gift to the marchioness. It immediately adjoins her ladyship's romantic Tower of Carron. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY a, 1854. MARKET. NEWS-(THIS DAY.) SHARE MARKETS.-(TH IS DAY), all Agua Fria..........• all Anglo Austria. Gold all Anglo Californian 2 Australasiau 6 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all Baden (Cra.Daelly of) all Blmnarvon Irou and - . 2 4 d ... par d 41) 2 Li d - - ad d d CORN EXCHANGE. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Notwithstanding that the supply of English wheat on offer in to-day's market was very limited, coastwise and by land carriage, the demand for all kinds was in a very sluggish state, at Monday's decline in the quotations. We were well suppliwd with foreign wheat ex-granary, and fresh arrivals are over 9,000 quarters. The amount of business doing in most descriptions was limited, on former terms. Floating cargoes were dull. Barley ruled heavy, at the depression noticed on Mon day last. There was little doing in malt, on former terms. Good sound oats were scarce, and quite as dear. Damp parcels were neglected. Beans, peas, and flour were unaltered. The imports of the latter continue good. Paid' RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. &ulnas done this day. Coal all British Austrin. Gold 13.5 British Iron 24 Brazilianlmp. (issued, 9 11 d 7 9 at £5 pm all Do. Coeaes• Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek all Cobra Copper 1 Colonial Gold 16 Copiapo . all Copper MM. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent. all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co. all General.. 5 6 2 29 31 d 43 45 par— eP 13 —l4 60 7 0 4 6 Pi 2 14 —l6 ARRIVALS THIS 'WEER. Barley. I Malt. Oats. Flour. 1,540 i 1,370 1,060 760 9,340 130 I 150 300 1,090 sks 10,580 brl Wheat. 470 English .. lush •. • • Foreign SMITHFIELD. To-day's market was very moderately supplied with beasts, both as to number and quality. All breeds moved off slowly, at Monday's currency. Prime Down sheep were scarce, and in fair request, at extreme rates. Other wise, the mutton trade was inactive, but no decline took place in prices. Calves were in short supply, and fair re quest, on former terms. Pigs met a slow sale, at our quo tations. Mulch cows sold heavily , at from 141. to 191. Ios. each, including their small calf. Per Sibs to sink the offals. all Gt.NuggetVeinScrp 2 Do. Registered all Great Polgooth all Lake Bathurst all Liberty all Linares all Lond.&Californ.Gold id P ar li li ...._ id 10 ... 11 Quartz Crush. Co all Maaiquita. 9 Mexicau&S.Amerien all New Granada 6,t —6i d s. d. s. d.l Inferior Beasts.... 3 4 to 3 Second quality.... 3 8 3 10 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6 Second quality ...3 8 4 4 Prime erse.-wiled. 4 6 4 8 s. d. s. (1. Prime Sonthdown 410 5 2 Large crse. calves 4 6 5 4 Prime small d 0... 5 6 6 0 Large hogs 3 0 4 2 Small porkers 4 4" 410 Sucklingcalves ..23 0 29 0 Quarter old pigs 22 0 27 0 all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co all Nouveau Monde all Pontgiband par— ip 17 19 4 id par— # p 28 —3oxd 8 10 4 5 4} 5i 2t 34 d d d d Lead MM. & Smelt 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 11i Santiago do Cuba all South Australian , 7 Tin Croft . all United Mexican all Waller all West Granada FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts.• . .• Sheep .. • . .• •• Calves.... •. ..... Pig 5........ •. •.. 220 St. 440 St. ...... 60 St. all West Mariposa 12s; Wording Mining o' Australia all Yuba ••• • • • i i d, BANKS. 75 - 77 . die 1 Pis 24 2d i d par ii - ii 44 - 45 66 68xd 6i— 7„ >t. 100 IO I ics all 4 all 11 1 28 gil all 2 18i ;5 30 Aberdeen •••• Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June....... Belfast & Ballymena Birmug. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey......... Birkenhd. Lancsh. ' Cheshire Junet...... Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons....' I Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... i ßristol & Exeter Caledonian. all ;Chester & Holyhead all ,Cork and Bandon , all ,Cork, Black. & Pass ' 12 Cornwall 45 D übliu&BelfastJuncl. all Dundee Perth &Aber. deen Junction all Do. New all East Anglian (£25 L & E. & L. & D.) , all Do., (£lB E. & H.) all !Eastern Counties.., 100 'EasternUnion,A.stk , 100 Do., do. B. ....... 8? IDo.NewA(la.teThirds: 100 East Lancashire ...... 100 'Edinburgh& Glasgow 3 Edinb. and Peebles 100 'Eclinb.Prth. &Dundee 1 !Forth and Clyde June. 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 'Great Northern Stk 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) 100 Great Western. . 11 Irish South-Eastern. all Lancaster &Carlisle 11i Do., Thirds 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 17 Do., Fifths 11 Do., Wst. Riding Un all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Sontbpt. all London & Blackwall 82 Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. 100 Lond.Bright. &S.Cst. , 100 London &N. Western 12 Do. Fifths 1 D0.,10/.5h.,M&8...0 21 Do. Eighths 100 London &S. Western 421 Do., £5O ..... .........• 34 Do. L4O all lanlildrry.&Coleraine all LudndiTy. & Ennisk. 100 Manch•Shef.&Lincln. 4i Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do. Birming. &Derby 471 Midland G.West.(lr.) 171 Do. 1 Shares all Newcastle &Carlisle 100 Newmarket 5 Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.Aberg.daltfd. 7i Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warreupoint & Rostrevor 1.00 N0rf01k...... ......... 3. Northn. Counties Un 100 North British 16 North Devon, No.l 11.2 Do., No. 2 all Dc., A Deferred 8 Do., 4 B Guaranteed all North London ..... 1.1 N.& S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn 17i North Staffordshire all North Western 10 N. &S. Westrn. June. 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester 100 'Oxford Worcester Wolverhampton 2.2 Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg, 100 Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock 10 Shrewsby. dz Hercfd ail Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all Do. Halves, do. all Do. Oswestry 6i Shropshire Union Do. A, B,C, & D, fully paid up at per cent. all South 100 South Ea5tern........, all &mai Wales 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 5 Do.. 2.2 Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton Si, Darling 163 Stockton & Hartlepl. 100 Taff Vale... S Do. £lO shades 100 Do. Pref., No. 1„ 20 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 14 West Cornwa ll 1 West End of London and Crystal Palace.. all West London 51s. Wmbledon&Croydon 100 York Newctl. &Borw. 20 Do. Extensions. 11. Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep ... 2,590 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. About an average business was doing at this market to day, at the following quotations : Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 210 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do., prime large 3 8 3 10 Do., do. small 4 0 4 2 Pork, large 3 4 4 2 s. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 0 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 4 2 Do., prime 4 4 4 8 Veal 4 0 5 4 A Pork, small 4 4 5 0 BOROUGH HOP. izt About an average business is doing in most kinds of j " t * hops, at our quotations. The imports this week are 120 50 bales from Ostend, and 110 ditto from Gluckstadt. " Mid and East Kent pockets, 11/. 5s to 151. 15s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 9/. 5s to 11 /. Os ; Sussex ditto, 8 /. Ov 25 5 to 91. ; and foreign, 6/. 15s to 8 /. 15 s per cwt. SJ COLONIAL. SUGAR.—There has been a steady demand for West India descriptions at former prices. Barbadoes low to fine sold at 33s to 39s Gd, Demerara brown and grey at 32s to 33s Gd, ditto crystallised mid to very fine at 36s to 41s 6d, and Jamaica mid brown to fair gray at 33s Gd to 355. East India—A large quantity of the parcels offered pub licly have been taken in. Mauritius low to very good yel low sold at 34s to 36s Gd, but brown was taken in at 29s to 33s for low to good. Bengal, Date sort, mid to very good greyish yellow, realised 31;to 36s 6d, low yellow 32s 6d to 33s and white Benares 39s Gd. The grainy kinds were taken in, good and fine yellow Dhobah at 38s to 395, and ord to fine brown Bally Khal at 32s to 34s Gd. Common Madras went at Gd decline, viz, at 29s to 31s 6d per cwt for brown to mid yellow. Foreign—The demand has been limited at late values. Clayed Cuba has been taken in at 26s to 28s, for white in bond at 40s Gd. to 42s for good and fine soft white, duty paid, and at 36s Gd to 38s Gd for mid to fine bright soft yellow. Cuba Muscavado brought 32s Gd to 37s 6d for very low heavy to mid yellow Porto Rico partly sold at 32s Gd to 35s 6d for mid heavy brown to mid heavy yellow, and at 36s to 38s per cwt for mid and good bright grocery. Yellow Havannah has been taken in at 32s to 38s 6d per cwt for washed. The inquiry for Refined has been dull. COFFEE.—Transactions have been small and prices are somewhat weaker. Native Ceylon has changed hands at 49s to 50s for good ord., but bold do. has been taken in at 49s 64 to 50s per cwt. Plantation has been taken in at 59s to 75s for mid and good mid, but there have been sales at 57s Gd for fine ord, at 61s for mid coloury, at 57s to 63s for low mid to good mid coloury, at 53s 6d to 56s 6d for fine and fine fine ord, at 55s Gd to 60s for low mid and mid, at 54s to 555 for fine ord mixed, at 45s to 63s 6d for triage, and at 62s for peaberry. Costa Rica privately sold at is to 2s decline, viz., at 57s to 55s for good ord foxy to low mid bold pale, but publicly good and fine ord realised 50s to 51s Gd ; washed Rio brought 54s for fine ord pale ; damaged East India sold at 46s Gd to 47s Gd for good ord pale Java kind; good garbled yellow Mocha sold at 69s to 69s 6d per cwt. RICE.—The market is dull, but prices have not given way. Madras found buyers at 14s 6d to 15s for mid and good, and Bengal at 16s for fine with short prompt, and at 15s 9d per cwt for mid with long prompt. Good mid white at auction was taken in at 16s to 16s Gd. SPlCES.—Pimento has been steady, selling at sid-to 6d for good ord mixed with blacks to good mid even. Jamaica ginger went at 42s to 52s for ord small to wormy, but one lot bold brought 8/. 15s. Ord African 22s Gd, but Calicut was taken in at 47s to 50s. Pepper has risen, Aleppi realising s,id to sid for mid, ..rather foul 50 to 540, and 50 for mid to good bright. Penang mid little dusty 44d to 4,id, and good black Singapore at 5d per lb. Bombay cloves brought 61e1 to 6id for mid dark. Singa pore mace 2s 7d to 2s-Al.`,. ditto nutmegs 2s 7d to 2s Od for fair unsold. Mixed sound Cassia Lignea brought 131 s to 1325, and damaged 107 s to 121 s. TEA.—This article is steady. Common congou is is id to is lid per lb. COTTON.—The market is dull. SALTPETRE.—HoIders are asking higher prices. in;. - L - There is less doing. - TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 63s 3d to 63s 6d' per cwt. on the spot. GREEN FRIIITS.—The demand for oranges continues good, and as the market is not overdone with public sales, prices are better supported. Three cargoes from St. Michael, sold by Keeling and Hunt, went at an advance of 2s. per box. An enquiry existed for lemons, and a cargo has been purchased by the trade. Nuts of all kind in re quest, and prices likely to improve. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY. LONDON, Feb. 3.—Wind this day at Noon, N. ; light breeze, with frost and fog. COWLS, Feb. 2.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Nashville (s), from New York. The Sir Robert Peel, of and from Go thenburg, for Melbourne, has put in with damage to rigging and upper works, having been in collision. b RAMSGATE, N.N.E. Sailed—Margaret, for Buenos Ayres ; Familiar, Charleston. The Alvacora, for Lisbon, has lost her bowsprit. SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 2.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Trent (s), for West ladies. DARTMOUTH, Feb. 2.—The Alert, Poole to Plymouth, has drifted on the rocks outside the harbour, and lies with the water nearly up to the cabin aft, and her forepart dry on the rocks, her keel is broken ; cargo discharging. The Anne and Sophia, from the Falkland Islands, for London, has put in leaky, with damage, and with part of cargo thrown overboard ; she has been 80 days on her passage. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 2.—Sailed—Faust, for Batavia. FALMOUTH, Jan. 2.—Sailed—Prince Albert, for Ja maica. Off Port—Frederick Franz, Buenos Ayres, and proceeded for Antwerp. GLOUCESTER, Jan. 2.—Sailed—Commerce, for Port land, - U.S. WARWORTH, Jan. 2.—The Alron, of Berwick, London to Leith, has put in leaky, having been on Boulmer Rocks. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 2.—Wind, E. Arrived—Taymouth Castle, from London, for Adelaide, S.A. Sailed—Golden Land, for Melbourne ; Caroline, Rio Janeiro ; Spermaceti, Savannah. WARRENPOINT, Feb. 2.—The Catherine (schooner), of Cardiff, went to pieces at Tynlla, Dundrum Bay, 29th ult. ; part of cargo and materials saved. MARSTRAND, Jan. 24. —The Arnold, from Grimsby, is on shore at Hamleschereen, and is expected off when the weather moderates. GRENADA, Jan. 9.—The Electra (barque), grounded on a sand. bank in Duguesne Bay, on the 21st ult., and will be driven and repaired in Irvine's Bay. LISBON, Jan. 28.—The Alice Maud, Manilla to London, and the Princess Alice, Demerara to London, have come up the river, and are in quarantine. The former is leaky, and has damaged her cargo. The latter has lost spars and sails. The Bolmer, Clyde to Oporto, has put in with considerable damage in her upper works. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday, 10.45 A.M. Wind S. ; moderate, and cloudy. Arrived—Lumley, from Halifax; Jane Dalrymple, from St. John's, Newfoundland. Off—Contest, schooner. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 1 Wind NE. • moderate. Arrived—Annie Worrall, from Callao ; Emilia, from Terceira. _ _ _ _ _ _ . . ••••0.4 Off—Owen Potter, from Mauritius for Bristol ; Fleet wood, from Mauritius, for Clyde. Pat back—Competitor, for Rhode Island, with loss of bowsyrit; out 32 days. Sailed—Northumberland, America, and Kaffir, for London ; Blanche, Leith ; North Star and N. Boynton, New York ; Engineer, Barbadoes ; Courier de Messina, Malta ; Thomasin, Bristol. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.30 a.m Wind calm, tide four•hours' ebb, foggy. No arrivals. DEAL, Friday, 9 a.m, Wind N.E., fine. Passsd. Margaret Pollock, from London, for New Orleans. WOODIN'S ENTERTAINMENT.—Last night Mr. Woodin resumed his entertainment at a new place, but with no less popularity, at the Upper Hall at the Regent Gallery, Quadrant. Although he has not produced a new series of characters, yet he has enriched them with new anecdotes, and has added some entirely new personages, such as Pro fessor Fogg°, a modern lecturer ; Flora Faddleton, a lady whose name proclaims her character; and Mr. Bilbury Brawn, who advocates novelty in every form. The intro ductory song, was entirely new, as were several others introduced throughout the entertainment. These additions gave a freshness and spirit to the performance, and Mr. Woodin seems to have gained a vigour and emphasis which were not so apparent in his former career, successful and I popular as it was. SMITH O'BRIEN.—The Limerick Reporter contains the following :—" We are at length positively enabled to state that our exiled countryman, Smith O'Brien, has not escaped. A letter written by him on the Ist of Oct. has been received by his f am il y . H e states that f health is good, and that he has received his ticket of leave for six months. He is firmly determined that he shall never be accused of breaking his parole." - 50 25 LOO St. 19i - 4 - 4i 8 - 9 13 11 d 1 15 - 17 6i - 5i I 93 95 52 —62 a 14a 156 136 146 4 3 - 45 7i - 8k 48 - 4i 13 - 13, 38 42 24 - 28 62 - 64 61 - 63 20 - 2 2 - 861 61 - 63' 127 - 129 99 - 101 82 - 82. 90 951 11 —l3 p 64i 65 7i si d 12i -- 13 n 81 Par P 95 3 / 4 964 1024 103 d" par far I - 6 P 80 82 10 9d, 11 —lO dl 21i -22 i 61 -62 i 33 35 53 55 I d— par 6 —5 d 2i 3 6 8 0 —47 —aid 324 8— 10j 1i- 24 tit - 7i 52 ... 54 - 61 7 Sit 8 - SA 35i -36 A 8 . 9 54 - 56 55 - 6U 55 - GO 3 -2i lib 13 15 1 64 10 12 3i -- 3id 14 16 60 61 31i 32i 4 2 d 4 5 291 - -- 3 2 2i 211 14 t i - 1511 24 - 26 6 . - - •.• 7 63 64 9 841 4 1 4 -41 d 45 46 FOREIGN. Antwrp & Rotterdam Belgian East. Juliet. Beziers to Graissessac Central of Italy Charleroi & Erquelin Demerara Dijon and Besa2on Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension 'Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Juliet. of France Gd. Trunk, of Canada Shrs. and Bonds Gt. Central of France Gt. Wcstn. of Canada Shares Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 Do. bonds (2 i55.)1862 Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent Lake Const. & B as l e Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref. Luexembourg Do. (Rai1way)........ Do Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. cent. pref Lyons Si, Mediten-an, Madras Maria Antonia Do. New Melbourne Dk. & R y Namur & Liege (with interest Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds [fmy.B. &A ms. Shs ] NorwegianTruk. Prof Paris and Lyons Do. bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caen& Cherbrg% Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse_ Do. 5 per cent. pref. IS.E. of Franco Southern of France.. St. Andrews & Quebec (West India Scrip ... Flanders Do. 5 per c. Pref . 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Preference Do ......... 244 —25 St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Norfolk ... St. 100 Do. 6 per ct... Do . ...... 54 all Manch.Bxton. Lu.&N.W. and Matlock dt Midld. 3 50 all Middlesbro' & Stekton & Redcar Darlingt. oo 100 all Midld.Bradfd 9B 100 984 9 50 all Northern and Easternsp.c. E. Count.. 59 61 5 all Do. 6 per ct Do ......... 5 all Do . Fixed sp. cDo. . . . ... all Prest. & Wyre L. &IS. W. &Ln&Yk 1 12 Do. 4 Shares. Do ~. .. . . .•. .•. S 100 Roystn.&Hit. Gt.No . rthn 138 142 8— 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do ... . . . . . 138 142 2 , 184 Shef. Roth. & Lancash.& Goole g.5.p.c Yorksh.. 12 94 S. Stailordsli MrMClean 2 lid 74 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent Darling. ... ••• 25 all Do Do . . ....... 304 31 4 St. 100 Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westa. 95 97 JOINT-STOC all Australasia all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 2 Chrtd. Bnk.of India, Austral. and China 5 Chrtd. Bilk, of Asia 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond 10 English Scottish and Australian Chrtd 15 London Chrtd. Buk of Australia 1 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond.andWestminst 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 22i National of Ireland.... all New South Wales all Oriental Bank Cor poration 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn. Bkg and Gold Imp. Co 25 South Australia all Union of Australia 21 Do. New 10 Union of Loudon all 'Union of Madrid MISCELL. 5 Aubin u(xtl and Iron 17i Australian Agricult. l 12 Australsu.Pcitic Mail 8 Australu. Royal Mail 26 Berlin Water Works.. 3N Brit. American Land 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.: 32i Canada Company 5 Crystal Palace 4 Do. New 2 Crystal Pal. of France 3 Eastern Steam 20 Electric Telegraph (A) 20 Do. (B) 1 Electric Tel. of Ire ' 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 18 General Sciew Steam 7i Irish Beetroot Sugar 6 Magdalena St. Navig. all Nat. Pt. Steam Friel 4 Netherlands Land., 1 N. S.W. Coal & Inter- Stem. Nay. Co.. all B. Australasian.. iro. New. 10 Nrt Europe Steam all Peelßr. Ld. & Minrl. all Peninsular & Oriental 25 Do. do. all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam.... all Scot. Austral. Invest. 25 South Austral. Land all Submarine Telegraph 2S. Van Diemen's Land NEOUS. :11 -1-42ili .= ,r. 75 - 80 1 - lip 1 - lip 16 -- 18 16 - 18 3 2 dl id ---- IP is- par li lip 36 - 38 hd - ip 13 - 14 SEVERAL MORE FIRES 'YESTERDAY MORNING. AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.—The first took place at Messrs. Lomas and Co.'s, Old Broad-court, City, with only little damage. The next, at Mr. Norrison's, Rich mond-street, Bartholomew-square, St. Luke's—furniture much damaged on the first floor. Also at Weston-street, Bermohdsey, Mr. Richardson, a tailor—the bedding, furniture, &c., on the first floor destroyed. In Barking Churchyard, City, considerable damage in the room of Mr. Petman. Also at Park-place, Kennington-cross, in the house of Mr. Noakes, linendraper, considerable damage to stock, furniture, and shop partly destroyed. On the premises of Mr. Lyles, a baker, Nelson-street, Blackfriars-road. Also at Messrs. Reynolds and Co.'s, wharfingers, Wapping—insurances only known in the County and Sun offices, Part of these fires from sparks of candles in bedrooms—very frequent occurences. The other fires are not worth noticing. ST. MARYLEBONE BANK OF SAVINGS, 76, WELBECK STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUARE.—The 24th annual general meeting of this institution was held yesterday, at the office, 76, Welbeck-street, Cavendish-square ; the Rev. John Hume Spry, D.D., in the chair. It appeared from the several reports read to the meeting that the progress of the bank during the past year had been of a satisfactory description, no less than 2,611 new deposits having been made in the last year ; 23,308 deposit ac counts remained open on the 20th of November last, of which 17,836 held balances averaging less than 30/.05.3d. each. The sum in the hands of the Government on the 20th of November, 1853, as per receipt from National Debt Office, signed by Mr. Higham, and laid before the meeting, was 367,973/. 2s. 3d. ; in the hands of the treasurer, Sir Claude Edward Scott, Bart., whose ac knowledgment was likewise produced, 2,0491. 7s. sd. ; total, 370,0221. 9s. Bd. The balance due to depositors at that date, as per balance-sheets produced, 369,7551. 16s. Od. Surplus, 2661. 13s. Bd. THE TAYLEUR.—A letter from Douglas, Isle of Man, dated the 31st ult., says that during the two previous days a large quantity of wreck had been washed on the south shore of the island, at Langness Point, St. Mary, the Sound of the Calf, and Port Erin, consisting of new planks, deals, and battens, to the number of about 1000 ; also several empty packages, some marked with the name of "Tayleur ;" also a cask of oil, capable of holding about 36 gallons, and the mark "N. R. G " in a dia mond, and a large case lid or door, marked "A. H. M. —36 ;" also a box lid, with "G. Betts, ship Tayleur, Melbourne ;" also a mahogany table, with the name "Archibald M. Larn." No doubt exists as to their being part of the wreck of the unfortunate Tayleur, and they have consequently been secured for the benefit of the underwriters. LONDON AND COUNTY JOINT-STOCK BANK.—The or dinary general meeting of the proprietors of the London and County Joint-Stock Bank was held yesterday. The balance sheet exhibited a net profit upon the business of the establishment for the past half-year, after making ample provision for bad and doubtful debts, of 33,256/, 13s. 5d., which, with 8,5201. 4s. 3d. brought forward as a surplus on the half-year ending the 30th of June, gives a total of 41,7761. 17s. Bd. From this amount the directors carry 13,238 1 . 4s. 3d. to the credit of the re serve fund, thereby increasing it to 58,9031. ss. 10d. Upon the recommendation of the directors a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum for the past half-year was declared, with a bonus of 4 per cent. (equal to a 10 per cent. dividend on the year), both free of income tax, This left the sum of 1,3421. 7s. 9d., which the proprietors, acting upon the recommendation of the board, decided should be thus applied—viz., 3831. 14s. 6d., being 1 per cent. on the year's dividend, to the credit of the provident fund, and 958/. 13s. 3d. added to the guarantee fund. The guarantee fund now amounts to 59,8611. 19s. ld. The meeting was afterwards made special, when the resolution passed in the year 1840 at a general meeting of the proprietors, reducing the capital of the company from the amount of 2,000,0001., as fixed by the deed of settlement, to 1,000,000/., and the num ber of shares from 40,000 to 20,000, was rescinded. The retiring directors were re-elected. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—At a monthly general meeting held yesterday at the society's house in Hanover-square, Mr. W. J. Broderip, vice-president, in the chair, Captain G. C. Morgan and Messrs. F. C. Morgan, T. Reynolds, H. C. James, G. C. Schutz, and H. B. Quick were elected Fellows of the society ; and Messrs. T. C. Thompson, F. R. Lee, J. St. G. Burk!, H. Ingram, John Hawkshaw, H. Rosher, J. 11. L e wis, J. Lambert, R. N. New comb, R. Crosby, E. C . Hamp ten, and M. H. Pasteur were p ro p osed as candidates for the fellowship. The rep ort of the council announced, among other interesting facts, that another leucoryx and another Eland fawn ha d been produced n th e menagerie. The herd of Elands b e q ueathed to the society by the late the er courseo f Derby ef have e ithuslast 12 months.to o n n u e m e t b i oeh o r in f ca rnivore received y esterda y a most important and striking addition in the pair of Indian lions which have been presented by Sir Erskine Perry, the late Chief Justice of Bombay. These are the first specimens of this animal (felis goojeratensis) which have ever been in th e possession of the society ; and the species has now become so rare in India that they have been procured with the greatest difficult. The society is indebted to Sir Henry Leake for the favour of their transmission from Bombay to Suez, whence they were despatched overland through Alexandria. 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The lover of travel will find in the number of Blackwood, the number for February, materials calcu lated to exercise over their fancy a scarcely resistible fascination. They will find them selves carried far into the African regions by one article relating to "Abyssinian Aberrations"— and far into Ceylon, by another paper following in the track of " A Sporting Settler"—and far into the Ottoman Empire (a theme of enthralling interest just now !) by a third contribution, affording, us an acceptable " Glance at Turkish History"—and by a fourth chapter of a kindred kind pretty well over the whole surface of the globe, a chapter (this last) entitled " Fifty Years in both Hemispheres." Besides the articles already mentioned, each of which will be found most read able, and fraught with instruction as well as with sources of amusement. We may mention, as to our mind, abominably hypercritical, a chapter on " Gray's Poetry and Letters," and as rather spite- I ful, and, to our thinking, undeservedly severe, a review of " Macaulay's Speeches." In addition to all which, Maga for the present month contains a clever chapter on art, relating to the "National Gallery" and its organisation. Fraser.—lt is observable that in the new number of Fraser two of our younger poets—Coventry Pat more and Frederick Tennyson present to the public two very graceful poetic contributions. Pat more's being " Night and Sleep," and Tennyson's " The Bridal." Another young poet of our gene ration receives this month every attention from one of the most able reviewers in Regina. The criticism referred to being entitled, "Poems by Matthew Arnold." Two new serials are commenced—one by a First Paper on 6 6 Ruskin's Stones of Venice," the other by No. I. of " Researches in Dutch Literature." Two others are continued—by a second paper on " The Decline and Fall of the Corporation of London," and by another instal ment of " General Bounce, or the Lady and the Locusts." Besides those we have had leisure and space to particularise, there are in Fraser for Feb ruary several other amusing and intelligent contri butions. Colburn's New Monthly.—The admirers of Ger man literature will find the first article in this number attractive. It is a criticism on the writings of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. It appears that one of Coleridge's unfulfilled literary designs was an elaborate biography of this author. " Annabel Annesley's First Valentine" is a lively and amus ing tale, by the author of " The Unholy Wish," and presents a moral which many young ladies would do well to consider. A notice of " Moore's Diary" gives several extracts, and contradicts the assertion that the memoirs were not intended for publication in their present state. " Mick Cassidy's Boots" is a lively Irish tale, by Dudley Costello. No. XI. of "American Authorship" is devoted to the historian Wm. H. Prescott. A letter from the Ame rican land of gold gives a picture of the Californian Indians. Another of the singular " Tales of my Dragoman" describes how Mahomet was induced to turn prophet. " Further Extracts from the Com mon place Book of a Late Author" are in no way remarkable. There are papers on the " Glaciers of Norway" and the " Pass of Spleughen." The only poetical contribution is a love song from the pen of J. E. Carpenter, possessing no great ori ginality. Colburn's United Service.—The United Service opens with a paper on " The Shrapnel." It is about fifty years since this instrument of destruc tion was invented by Henry Shrapnel, a captain of artillery, from whom it derived its name. The idea is a very simple one. It consists in plac ing within a spherical shell as many bullets as it will contain, and adding just sufficient powder to burst the shell. During the late war they were only used by the British, but the secret has been discovered, and most of the conti nental nations now use them. A memoir of Ra detsky will attract attention at this season. " Fitz- Gubin ; a Sketch of Life at Sea," is, as its name im plies, of a comic description. " A Treatise on Small Arms," is continued from page 119, and there is another instalment of the " Memoirs of the late Major Macready." There are also papers on the " Military Colleges in France," and the late " War in Mexico." Bentley's 111 iscellany .—A paper on the unfortu nate Dauphin Louis XVII. commences this num ber. It is accompanied by a pgrtrait of its subject. The writer justly observes that most other State crimes, such as the murder of Prince Arthur or the sons of Edward IV., are attributable to some direct motive, or were acts of private vengeance or fear. Bnt the ill-usage and death of Louis XVII. offers no extenuating circumstance, or even the excuse of expediency. " Aspen Court" progresses, though the events are limited to the rehearsal and appearance of the drama of Bernard Carlyon, and the discovery of Angela Livingstone's parentage. The hero and heroine appear likely to misunder stand each other. " Arthur Arden" is continued, with some curious events. At the present moment many will peruse with interest an account of the " Campaign of the Turks on the Danube 80 Years ago." " Random Recollections of Campaigns under the Duke of Wellington" promises an excit ing scene next month, in the storming of Badajos. An entertaining sketch of " Margaret of Navarre," the sister of Francis 1., takes a very favourable view of her character. The first part of " Haps and Mishaps of a Tour in Europe in 1853," by an Ameri can authoress, Grace Greenwood, presents the attrac tion of a description of M. Otto Goldschmidt, about whom so much curiosity was excited. Dublin University.—There are two chapters of " Sir Jasper Carew" this month, which are very melancholy. The hero meets with his old friend of childhood, Margot, and she introduces him to all her acquaintances and friends. Of the latter, however, she had not many, and her enemies used every means to destroy her. We leave her in de• feat and disgrace, her rival performing the part that had been her masterpiece. In " A Second Peep at the Garrick Club," the interesting accounts of its departed celebrities are continued. " The Dismal Mute" is a most lugubrious affair. It is rather obscure also, and no one can fail to echo the wish expressed in the last verse, " that the mute may never draw near to onr funeral bier, nor walk in our burial train." " The Spirit of the Snow," by Denis Florence Macarthy, is a very pleasing composition. "My Third Flight, or a Visit to the great Anthropophagus and his Domi nions," continues the account of the excursions into hobby land. It is on the subject of Russia ; and the anger of the beholder is great on seeing represented the two united fleets riding at anchor drinking the healths of their friends and protegees, while the guns of the Anthropophagus were blow ing them to atoms. The attendant spirit observed he was sorry to distress him, but the flag of one of the allies was known to hi.n. The latter indig nantly exclaimed—" This cannot be the flag of England ; this cannot be the flag that has 'braved a thousand years the battle and the breeze. Ainsworth.—" Nicholas Flamel" proceeds as usual. The " Seven Ages of Poverty and Crime" conclude tragically. It is a dismal tale, pointing no very distinct moral, as it is not very clear how the wretched criminal could have been arrested in his career of vice and misery. The present instalment of the series of " Queer People" treats of a very disagreeable class, the "candid friend" of famous memory. A notice of the recent work of " FoThe rest Life in Ceylon" is enli vened by extracts. " Skeleton in the House" is a similar idea to that introduced by Thackeray in his last number of the " Newcomes. It is not so impressive here. " Wherein was Wellington great ?" is a question which it israther late to ask, but the writer answers it satisfactorily. The romantic tale of " Hereward of Brunne" is continued. There are two entertain ing papers on " German Popular Literature," and 46 Royal Amusements in Lava." There is no poetry this month. Cricikshank's.—As brilliant as th e fi rs t num ber of this new favourite led us to hope it would be—is its continuation. February does not, of course, bring us _ another glo rious comet like that of January as a frontis piece. But it spreads out before us a wonderful folding illustration by our immortal George—a marvel of fun, what the Adelphi play-bills would call "a regular screamer"—entitled " Elephantine Performances." Fancy an elephant-beadle ! and an elephant-clown ! and an elephant-harlequin ! and a Scotch reel of elephants ! and an elephant tight-rope dancer ! and an elephant-manager bow ing before the ,footlights !—all pencilled by the hand of George Cruikshank. Fancy—besides this another folding illustration (a grand political squib fired off by the same arch incendiary, one who would long since have set the Thames on fire if its waters had been capable of ignition, the Spring of Caricaturists), a plate portraying the European plenipotentiaries " Trying to Cure a Bear of a Sore Head " one with British sticking-plaster ! another with Plaster of Paris ! another with Prus sian Plaster ! another with Austrian salve Baron Brunow in the background telling .. 5 1~.C11~"1 _ them that goose grease plasters were all of no use,: -v and that the only thing likely :to do the Bearlje,;-, good, would be "de fat of de Thrliey." Several:, 10„t: of the literary contributions this month are capital, and Cruiksbank's woodcut sketch, at page 73, of a table leering slily at the great humbug cif - the cl r, that of the " Spirit Rapping," is delicious. Ihe Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review. There is a notice of the " Memoirs of Moore" met with in this magazine. It is remarked that those who read these volumes will not only admire Moore, but will also love " Bessey," and that the latter will have the consciousness of knowing that while " the world from generation to generation will honour the poet, they will respect the best friend who ever lived in the poet's warm heart." The account of the Lady Elizabeth's imprisonment at Woodstock is concluded here, and it is probable many will be entertained by its perusal. It throws some light on one of the dark passages of history, and.renders more explicit what has hitherto been rather confused. Elizabeth herself did not bear ill-will to Sir Henry Beddingfield, for he appeared at the court, and the only allusion she ever made to the past was to style him jest ingly her jailor. " Shrines and Images of the Virgin Mary" presents us with the history and origin of the different shrines in her honour; and. on a future occasion the writer of these intends to furnish us with an account of the celebrated shrines in Europe which yet attract pilgrims to their altars. " Rachel Lady Russell's Letters" are very interest ing, and show her energetic character. She passed a very unhappy life, and met with several misfor tunes after the death of Lord William Russell. After forty years' separation, her remains rest by the side of her illustrious husband in the vault of the Russells at Chenies, Buckinghamshire. THE EASTERN QUESTION. ( From the Times.) The destinies of Europe hang upon the decision of the two great German Powers. Will the Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin unite the mselves heartily an d s i ncere l y w ith the French and Br itish Governments for the maintenance of the existing territorial arrangements of Europe ? If this be so, there is even yet a possibility that the hos tilities already begun upon a section of the Danube may not rise to the proportions of a general war. The point at issue is in reality of far more immediate moment to the German Sovereigns than to the Western Powers. Let us speak of each in turn. One of the principal objects which the Russian Emperor now seeks to realise is the conquest of the mouths of the Danube—in other words he desires to seal up the principal outlet for the commerce of 'the Austrian dominions. Now, the Danube is an Austrian river,—for all practical pur poses, as much so as the Rhone is a French or the Thames an English river. Of course the Austrian Cabinet is amused with propositions for indemnification, but it would be just as possible to indemnify the Emperor Francis Joseph for the loss of his head, as it would be to compensate his subjects for the loss of the Danube. The Austrian should rejoice to see Europe rising in arms to fight a battle peculiarly his own. We dismiss the hy pothesis of neutrality as unworthy of serious notice, should the struggle assume a character of reality. Before two months of war are over every Power in Europe, with the exception possibly of Spain, will be engaged on one side or the other. Let us assume for a moment that Austria should side with Russia, and with all the other German Governments, against France and England, against the population of Germany, of Hungary, of Poland, of Italy. Surely Lombardy would make herself heard once more, and with effective allies the result might be very different. Let us ask the councillors of Francis Joseph to consider what the effect would be if some 50,000 Frenchmen should cross the Lombard. frontier six weeks hence, and a fleet, manned with English blue-jackets, should support their operations on either coast of the Peninsula.? 'Would it cost the two Governments much pains to set Italy on fire at the four corners ? Hungary and Poland remain ; but we do not think the Austrian Cabinet can derive much satisfaction from the contem plation of those provinces, if their discontent were backed by Western Europe. On minor points, such as the fate of Trieste and Venice, in case of a war between Austria an.) the naval Powers, we need not dwell, but would leave the case in its full simplicity for the consideration of the house of Hapsburgh. After all, why is the young Emperor bound to the triumphant sledge of the Czar ? The Hungarian operations in which the Russian army was engaged were undertaken far more for the Emperor Nicholas's own security than for that of the dominions of Francis Joseph. The campaign which the Russian generals conducted in Hungary they must otherwise have conducted in Russian Poland. In saving Hungary to the house of Hapsburgh they saved the European provinces of their own master. Such is the simple statement of Austria's obligations to Russia ; but we have yet to learn that questions of sentiment can be permitted to influence the decisions of a great Go vernment. To these considerations we would add, that if by siding with the other European powers the Aus trian Monarch should succeed in making war impossible to the Russian, he will have saved the Emperor Nicho las from destruction and his empire from dismember ment. Surely this is the best proof of gratitude which could be given in return for service performed. In Prussia, indeed, there is not the same amount of discontent as in the provinces of which the Austrian empire is constituted. So far she enjoys a felicity denied to her neighbour and ally. On the other hand, whereas Austria is not immediately assailable by France in any of her provinces save Lombardy, Prussia is open to every blow. There can be no doubt that the military spirit of the French nation would be highly gratified by at least a partial restoration of the old Napoleonic limits ; and they lie very invitingly to the Great Emperor's nephew and successor. The question then remains for the attentive consideration of the Prussian Cabinet, if they could now hope to rouse the spirit of Germany against the French invader as in the time of the War of Liberation ? The fiery youth of Germany then came for ward to be slain in hecatombs for the cause of their country's freedom. We doubt if they could be induced to fight with the same degree of vigour in support of Russian aggrandisement. It may also be said that the people of Germany have had some specimen of the manner in which the rulers of their country un derstand the meaning of the term " freedom "—of that talismanic word which induced their fathers to spill so much of their own credulous blood. Between the War of Liberation and the present time we have had the violated promises of 1815, and the reaction against the revolutionary outbreak of 1848. All these matters considered, we have very serious doubts if the German Kings could lead their subjects to a renewal of the struggles of 1803-15, even for the sake of German thrones ; but we have no doubt at all should the point at issue be merely the aggrandisement of the Russian Czar. The public will be glad to see that the telegraphic despatches we publish to-day announce that the Crown Prince of Prussia has ranged himself decisively on the side of the western powers. If his counsel he acted upon, lie will have saved the Prussian monarchy. Now or never, the time has come to show the world that there is some use in the vast armaments which have been kept on foot in Germany since 1315. If properly directed at the present moment, they may preserve the peace of the world. THE NEW CATTLE-MARKET AT COPENHAGEN-FIELDS. —Mr. Deputy Hicks, accompanied by Mr. W. Collins, the master of the Butchers' Company, and other gentle men connected with the trade, waited upon the Lord Mayor yesterday, to complain of some observations made by his lordship a few days ago, to the effect that under the present system the proper observance of the Sabbath was neglected, in order that preparation might be made for Monday's market. Mr. Hicks, who intro duced the subject, stated that the Butchers' Company had since held a meeting and passed a resolution, in which they denied that any part of the Sabbath was de voted to preparations for attending market on Monday. The Lord Mayor said he was rejoiced to hear that the butchers paid attention to the Sabbath. He was, how ever, of opinion that there was a decided feeling in the public mind that' the market day ought to be changed from Monday to Tuesday. It was the system he blamed and not the men, and he thought the best interests of society would be promoted by the suggested change. ANOTHER LONDON FOG.—This morning the metro polisopeor was enveloped by a fog denser th an any t h at has wasvisiteci almosti t duernintgiretlhye suspended,prese n t winter. and nearlyT r a c l o l th nth e e s l h .iv and other places of business were lighted-up as if it were the evening. DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE AT LONDON-BRIDGE. —This morning, a respectable young woman who g ave her name Ma r y Ann Jackson, attempted self-destruc tion by jumping off London-bridge. She was fortu nately rescued from a watery grave, and taken in an insensible state to Saint Thomas's Hospital, where she now remains, and refuses to give any account what in duced her to attempt self-destruction. THE SUPPLY OP COALS AT PORTSMOUTH.—The shift of wind has brought a most seasonable relief in the sup ply of coals. We believe for the last month there have not been 1000 tons of coals in all Portsmouth, Portsea, or Gosport ; the price had consequently got up to 31,, 108. per ton. The number of colliers in to-day has re duced the price to 21. This, however, is a fearful charge to the poor, who are in great distress owing to the high price of provisions. NOTTINGHAM TRADE.—March and April being con sidered the best months in the year for lace business — the present moment is,pronounced by some branches of the trade " a very good dull season —but by others is made out to be as dull as dull can be. We believe that the latter is the rule, the former the exception ; but it is impossible by any general statement to characterise the condition of transactions so various as our infinitude of manufactures g ive rise to. The silk market during the past month has, according to Knowles' circular of February, been void of interest, and but few transac tions have taken place. The arrivals of China silk lately announced have been warehoused, and 'found very deficient in best silk. The mills are still in full employ ment, and the demand for exportation, although consider ably subsided, continues to some extent. Hosiery ex hibits this week a decided improvement without any furious excitement. The activity which prevails is very encouraging ; and although buyers still manifest extreme re caution, the political causes of mistrust and uaa m nryd is i a a p n p hension not being removed, it is evident that a fair busi ness mast eventually be done , were it onl y to m eet the specu lativestate movement exigencies shall of th the rmoment,seor n o r . w N h o e u t s h e o r THE LATE MR, THOMASON.—The lamented Governor of the North-west Provinces of India has bequeathed the whole of his valuable private library to the Govern ment College at Agra. t .. t S I 1 451 5 ~~ . _~~ 4 i~