The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-05 00:00:00

MONEY rsIARKET .s.ND ilf A L rNr_gLL IGEN( E CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 8,000 bales including 2,000 t a k en for export and on speculation. The market closed firmly. Railway Shares were flat. In giving the substance of communications from Russia, Messrs. F. J. Smith and Charles remark : " Horses were said to be very difficult to obtain, and the charge for carriage was still rising. Here our mar ket continued to improve throughout the day ; especially after the announcement that the Bank of England had reduced their rate of discount by one half per cent. It was a' once perceived that this would facilitate the hold ing-of the tallow delivered off on the August contracts, and thus prevent any considerable quantity being thrown on the market for sale. The closing prices were—Spot and August, 665. 6d. ; September, 675. 6d. ; October. and December, 695. 3d. To-day we received letters from St. Petersburg to 28th inst.—nothing doing, carriage still rising. One letter from Koxna states, the con dition of the tallow that has arrived at this place is ter rible.' Here we opened with great buoyancy." In the timber trade monthly circular of Mr. Edward Chaloner, of Liverpool, it is observed in reference to teaks, and other ship-building woods, that— " Owing to the Committee of Lloyd's instituting them selves an authority in favour of woods comparatively of modern discovery for ship-building, they have become not only exceedingly scarce but dear, and almost out of the reach of consumers ; these woods are Sabicu, Morra, Greenheart, Live Oak, and African Teak, of which the aggregate import since 1851 is only 1,750 loads. consequently, the stock of really good ship building wood in the port being 400 loads of ship-build ing mahogany, though good enough for her Majesty's dockyards, cannot be used by our ship builders for first class ships through the unjust prejudice, to say the least, of the parties referred to. Strange, the woods so much appreciated just now for the navy should be pre judiced for the merchant's ship by parties self-appcinted ! So there being practically no ship-building wood, there are no sales to report. In my recollection in this port the population has become multiplied fourfold and the tonnage sevenfold : but our shipbuilding in the like time has not in the least progressed. Just now some efforts are making to advance this most conservative trade—yet not on the part of Lloyds." So long as Lloyd's classification committee per petuate its self constitution by electing its own numbers year after year when vacancies occur, the shipping interest cannot be said to be fairly repre sented therein. A body which has such important interests confided to its care, should certainly com bine more of the popular element, and there would then be a better chance of affording general satis faction and of avoiding even the suspicion of favo r and affection, which, even if groundless, is' sure to be entertained whenever any section of the com munity, whose property the Committee affects to benefit, consider itself aggrieved. An explanation of the precise causes that led the Bank of England, on Thursday, to reduce the rate of discount, is not to be sought altogether in the Weekly return of its liahilities and assets made up to the 29th ultimo, still there were the premoni tory symptoms of that decline in the business of the Corporation which has since become more de cided. The discounts were smaller, and there was a reduction of circulation. There was one feature, however, that manifested a continued tendency to export specie, viz., the diminution of the deposits, and, it is probable, that as parties could borrow cheaper elsewheie, they would use their own means first, before applying to the Bank of England for accommodation. Compared with the previous Week, the changes are as follows Active circulation.. £20,514,720. 141, 805 13,484,324 149,353 Rest Increase Public Deposits 2,302,361 Increase 243,576 Other Deposits Decrease 485,139 Seven-Day and other Bills Decrease 17,514 Government Securities 11,775,383 Decrease Other Securities 13,610,093 Decrease 209,322 Notes unemployed 6,257,060 Increase The amount of notes circulated by all the banks in the United Kingdom during the month to the Bth July last was 36,360,3171., being a decrease of 1,420,6681. compared with the previous month. Yesterday afternoon there was much firmness in the rates at which bills of exchange were nego tiated, Pans being at 25 25 to 30, Amsterdam at 11 17 to 17k, and Hamburgh at 13 6k to 7. Trieste was 12 30 to 35 ; in all these cases for 90 days' paper. • During the week to Thursday last, 157,800 ounces of silver were exported, and 1,910 ounces of gold, chiefly to Hamburg, Belgium, Boulogne, and Rotterdam. At the meeting of the Tamar Maria Mine, this day, S. Weatherby, Esq., in the chair, a report Was read, which stated that the works were pro gressing steadily, and were confined to driving an edit level on the cross course, which was extended 7 1 fathoms, but the No. 3 lodes had not yet been int ersected. The No. 4 lode was opened in in a n eighbouring mine, and large quantities of ore We re got from their 20 fathom level, which was a great encouragement for the Tamar Maria. The accounts showed a balance of 4071. 7s. 7d. over liabilities and arrears due from those who had not converted their original shares, besides 1,690 un 18sued shares. It was stated that non-converted s hares would be sold shortly, but the committee I v ° lll d not object to receive the money due in the -Inter* so as to avoid a public sale if possible. There has been an improvement of / to g per c ent. in the funds, although the market is extremely quiet. Consols have been 922 to 92i for transfer, And 92 1 to 93 for time. Exchequer Bills have realised 2s. premium. The New 3/ per Cents. have nben at 93/ to 932 and the 3 per Cents. at 921 to There is an impulse given to prices by the pre parations for inv a di ng th e C r i mea , an d w hi c h are viewed with great satisfaction, tardy though they be. „Foreign Stocks have been very steady. Mexican !cods have realised 24k, and Peruvian 4/ per Cents. 68 t o 682 . S pan i s h 3 per C ents. are worth 3 8 11 and the Certificates are 44 to 51. Dutch 4 Per Cents. are 921. The following are the nominal prices of foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6to 6 ; Mexi can, 24g to 24i ; Peruvian, 67 to 69 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 39 to 41 - ) Russian 5 per Cents., 97 to 99 ; Ditto 41 per Cents„ 82 to 84 ; Spanish New Deferred, 182- to 19 1 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 38 to 39 ; Ditto Certi cates, 44 to 5k ; Ditto Passive, 4 to 4i. The r a il way market has been fluctuating, but upon the whole is now looking up. Mines and Banks are nominal. Crystal Palace continue flat. B: Decrease Bullion Decrease.. :RITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( Front the Oficial List.) - Bustnes. 3 per Cent. R e d uced Annuities 921 3 done. 3 per Cent C onso l s Annuities 34 per Cent. Annuities 93 6 Consols for Account 17th August 921 3 Exchequer Bills, 24d. £lOOO Small par 3 p Exchequer Bonds, 1858 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. 6B 4 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 384 x d Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun si 4i p c Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 26 per Cent. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cont. Certifieates .... .... 92A Consols TWO O'CLOCK. 92i Ditto August Ac cou nt 94 3 -- -- THE LATE STABBING- CASE AT STANHOPE-STREET, CLARE-MARKET.—Mr. Land, the house surgeon at King's College Hospital, from inquiries made, found that the unfortunate man, Barnard Corry, No. 121, F, who was stabbed, was still in a very weak condition from the great loss of blood, but great hdpes were' entertained of his ultimate recovery, the wounds not being so deep as Was first anticipated, and a very great change had taken place for the better. DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT DEPTFORDRAILWAY STATION. -- Yesterday morning, between 10 and 11 o'clock, some men were engaged in cleaning some railway carriages which were hoisted by a large machine, called a jack, en th e i r s id es, w h en one o f th e carr i ages slipping, fell over, crushing underneath it E. Baldock and Charles Grey in a frightful manner. Medical assistance was sent for, during which time every assistance was ren dered to extricate the unfortunate men, and after some delay they were got out in a state of insensibility and sent to Guy's Hospital, but from the severe nature of tileinjur . ies very s li g ht hop es are entertained of their recovery Tim OYSTER SEASOL—Yesterday morning Billings gate-market was opened for the sale of oysters, and th e supply of natives, commons, ard Old Barleys was a bundant. Th e oys t er season, or " oyster fair, as it Was formerly called, until a few years back, was annually opened with great formalities by the Lord Mayor, as igsted by the Alder man an d C ommon Counc i lmen o f Billingsgate Ward and the officers of the Corporation. The ce remony b e i ng performed at midnight on the 4th of August, a very great number of accidents occurred, and several persons drowned, whilst in a state of intoxi cation, to prevent the recurrence of which the Court of Aldermen altered the time of opening from midnight to the morning of the same day. There were 17 oyster smacks up yesterday morning from Colchester, Whit- Milton, China Rock, Queenhorou 'l' 1 Med way, b ut the sale is now no uoveity, as g k'ren . eu and Jersey oysters are imported the year through and for- Warded to the metropolis by railway. ,i 0:• 4. 4 • sthidt•rn, • i , "V COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, AUG 4. Tile Queen and Prince, attended by the Marchioness of Ely, the Hon. Mary Bulteel, and Lord Alfred Paget, drove out yesterday sfternoon. The Marchioness of Ely has succeeded the Countess of Desart as Lady in Waiting to her Majesty. A deputation, consisting of Mr. J. G. Moore, dele gate from the Isle of Man ; Mr. Craufurd, M.P., Mr. Thornely, M.P., and Mr. Ewart, M.P., had an inter view with Viscount Palmerston yesterday at the Home office. Mr. Napier had an interview with the Earl of Aber deen yesterday at his official residence in Downing street. A depUtation from the following scientific societies in connection with apartments in Burlington-house, had an interview with Sir William Molesworth yesterday at 'the Office of Works and Public Buildings, in Whitehall plgce. The deputation was introduced by Mr. Hey wood, M.P., and Sir John Shelley, 'M.P., and consisted —From the Botanical Society : Mr. J. Heywood, M.P., Mr. J. Miers, P.R.S., Mr. J. Reynolds (treasurer), and Mr. G. E. Defines (secretary). From the Statis tical Society : Mr. Lumley, Dr. Grey, F.S.S., Mr. Cheshire, and Dr. Beird. From the Patholoc'fical So ciety: Dr. Babington, Mr. Fergusson, F.d.S., Dr. Quain, and Mr. Henry. From the Epidemiological Society : Dr. Babington, Dr. M‘Willia.m, Mr. Tucker, Dr. Seaton, and Dr. Sibson. From the Ethnological Society : Mr. J. B. Greenhough, F.R.S., Mr. J. Bell, M.P., Mr. Richard Cull, and Dr. Camps. From the Entomological Society : Mr. E. Newman, F.L.S., and Mr. V. W. Douglas. From the Philological Society : Mr. F. J. Furnivall ; and from the Institute of Actu aries : Mr. Hill Williams and Mr. Cheshire. Mr. Joseph Burnley Hume and Mr. Simon, New castle, &c., Cholera Inquiry Commissioners, had an in terview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yes terday from the Governors of the Mauritius, the West Coast of Africa, and St. Helena. Despatches were sent yesterday to the Governor- General of Canada. MARKET NE WB-(THIS DAY.) ISi COVENT GARDEN. 50 A very extensive business was t rans a c t e d i n to-day's 161 market, and last week's prices wore well supported. St. FRUIT.—Pine apples English, 3s Oct to 6s Od each ; 19, hot-house grapes, 2s to ' ss; peaches, 5s Od to 15s Od 14' per dozen ; nectarines, 4s Oct to lOs Od per dozen 50 melons, is Oct to 4s each ; strawberries, Gd to is Gd per 20 pound • raspberries, 2d to 7d per pottle ; gooseberries, Ili 2s Od to 3s Od ; currants, 2s Od to 4s Od per half sieve ; 10 apples, is Gd to 3s 6d per half sieve ; pears, is 6d to St. 3s 6d per half sieve ; Orleans plums, 6d to is 6d per St. punnet; common plums, 2s to 4s per half sieve; cherries, 20 is 6d to 4s per doz. pounds; lemons, 9d to 2s; oranges, 10 12s Od to 15s per 100; almonds, 2s to 3s per lb. ; Barcelona 126 nuts, 24s per bush. St . EGETABLES.—Cabbages, 8d to is Gd per dozen ; 50 greens, is 6d to 2s per dozen bunches ; French beans, is 40 to 2s Od per half sieve ; cauliflowers, is to 3s Oct par doz. ; 25 new pota.toes,tis to 8s percwt.; asparagus, 2s to 4s per bund.; 25 peas, 2s to 4s per bush. ; broad beans, is Gd to 2s Od per half St. sieve ; turnips, 2d to Gd per bunch ; carrots , 4d to 6d Per 812 s bunch ; cucumbers, 3d to 9d. each • ' garlic, 8d to St. is Oct per pc ununit; spinach, is Gd to 2s 6d per junk ; St. onions, 2d to 8d per bunch ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s 50 per doz. ' • leeks, 2d to 3d per bunch ; shallots, 6d to 8d ; 25 horse-ra,dclish, 2s Od to 4s Oct per bundle ; parsley 2d 100 to 4d per bunch ; celery, Os 9d to is 6d per St. 1 bundle ; endive, 2s to 3s Od per score ; beet, 3d to 8d 8 : i each; parsnips, is Od to 2s Od per dozen; small 25 salad, 2d to 3d per punnet; mushrooms, 9d. to is 6d per 50 pottle ; artichokes, 3d to 9d. each ; cos lettuces. 6d 20 to is Od per doz. ; sorrel, 9d to is per half sieve ; radishes 8d to 10d per dozen hands ; tomatoes, is 6d per punnet. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkey poults,4s to 6s ; Goslings, Os to Os Od each; Ducks, 4s Od to 6s Oct per couple ; tame Rabbits, is to is 6d ; wild do., 1 s to is 6d each ; Pigeons, Os to 12s per doz. ; large Surrey Fowls, 10s Od to 14s Od ; middling, 6s to 8s ; spring Chickens, 4s Od to 6s Od; Essex Fowls, 4s Od to 6s Oil per couple ; Guinea Fowls, Os to Os Od each ; Leverets, 3s to 4s Oct each. Ostend fresh butter, 11s Oct to 12s 6d, and English lls 6d to 14s Oct per dozen lbs. English Eggs, 7s Od to 8s Od; French ditto, 5s Od to 6s Od per 120. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6d to 15s ; Brills, is to 7s Od each; Salmon 8d to is Od per lb; Cod Fish, 3s to 6s Od each; Soles, 3d to is 6d per pair; Eels, 8d to is id per lb; Lobsters, 6d . t o 2s 6d ; Crabs, 6d t o 2s Od ; Whitings , 3s Od to 9s per doz.; ' Common Oysters, 10s t o 16 s • Natives , 40s to 52s per bsh; Mackerel, 6d to 9d eac h ; Smelts, is 6d to 2s per doz.; Skate, 6d. to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is 6d to 2s Od per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Od to Os Od per 100 ; H a dd oc k s, 5s to 12s per doz. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 9d to 10d; of household ditto, 8d to 9d per 4lb loaf. NEWPORT. _ _ _ Beef from 3s 6d to 4s 6d. ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 1 0c1 ; lamb, 4s 8d to 55 8d ; veal, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 6cl 4s 10d per Blbs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 4s 2d to 5s 4d; veal, 3s 2d to 4s 8d; pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per Sibs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3,0 to Od; 641 b to 721 b, 34d to 3.',d; 721 b to 801 b, 3cl to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4d ; 8811; to 961 b, 4d to &id ; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1041 1 ) to 1121 b Od to Od. Horse hides, Gs 6d to Os Od; calf skins, light, 2s Od. to 3s Od; ditto, full, Gs Od to Os Od; polled sheep, 2s 2d to 2s 6d; Kents, Os Od to Os Od; Half-breds, 2s Od to 2s 3d; Downs, is 8d to 2s Od ; Lambs, 2s 3d to 3s 61 HAY MARKETS. • • SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 4/ 15s ; clover Mt°, 3/ Os to 5115 s ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ Os per load. Supply but moderate, and trade dull. UUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 15s to 41 160 ; clover , litto, 3/ Os to 5/ 15a; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 2s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 41 15s; clover ditto, 31 Os to 5/ 168 ; and straw, 11 16s to 2/ Os per load. Both hay and straw sold heavily, at barely stationary prices. New meadow hay realised 70s to 90s; and new clover, 70s to 95s per load. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Aug. s.—Wind this day at Noon, N.W. ; mo derate breeze, and dull, hazy weather. The Mercury con tinues to rise slightly. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 4.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Heart of Oak, from Callao. Off Port—Tropic, from New York, for Antwerp. SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 4.—Wind, N.N.E. Arrived— Calcutta (s), from Adelaide, S.A. ; Mauritius, Calcutta. Sailed—Ripon (s), for Alexandria. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 4. —Wind, N. Arrived—Waverley, from Sierra Leone ; Maidstone, Portsmouth, for Cape of Good Hope, with damage from contact with a brig off the Start ; Parthenon, from Sydney, N.S.W. OFF DOVER, Aug. 4.—Leander, from Colombo. . OFF FALMOUTH, Aug. 4.—Glorias de Maria, from Ha vannah, and sailed for Bristol. MILFORD, Aug. 4.—Wind, N. Arrived—Prince Albeit, from Quebec. SWANSEA, Aug. 4.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Persever ance, from Prince Edward's Island. CEviTA VEccuiA, July 23.—A1l vessels from Marseilles, Naples, and Malta, continue subjected to six days' qua rantine. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday, 10.40 A.M. Wind, N.N.W. ; fresh and fi ne . . . , . Arrived—Roscoe, from Bombay ; Anna Henderson, Calcutta ; Midas, Maceio ; American Uni on , N ew O r l eans ; Southampton, New York . ; Laconic, St. Andrew's. Off Port—lnverness and Midas. Sailed—Montreal, for Virginia ; Atlas and Nymph, Dordt and Rotterdam ; Mary, Boston ; Dakotah, Val paraiso ; Dart, Rotterdam ; Caroline Schenk, Newfound land; New York Packet, Quebec. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.'4 a.m. Wind, W.N.W.; tide, high water; weather, raining. Arrived, 4th— Gren Wedel Jarlsborg, from Dram. Arrived, sth—Johanna Maria, from Svartvio. ° ; Marietta, Trieste ; M ary A nn an d Science, Guernsey; Wilberforce (s), Hamburgh ' • Tiger (s), Tonning : Belgium (s), Ostend ; Europa, Lib a ; Enterprise, Geile ; Hedvis Thilda, Herno sund ; Send, Barbadoes. • Sailed —Polar Star, for New Zealand; Jacobs, Ade laide; H arr i e t , Rio Janeiro. DEAL, Saturday, 10.58 S.M. Wind, str ong N or th , with rain. Passed—Severn, from London for Canada. Anchored off the South Foreland—Queen of the Avon, from Bombay for London. Sailed—Eleanor Steabler, for Moulmein; Emperor, Algoa Bay; Robert, Cadiz. CUSTOMS RE -WAREHOUSING.—Yesterday, Mr. Powles, Mr. Collin, and Mr. Collett, the secretaries of the East and West Indi a , th e London, and St. Katherine Deck Companies, with Mr. Chandler, the superintendent of the London Docks, had an interview with the Board of Customs, on the subject of the provisions of the Customs Act of 1853, by which the owners of bonded goods are required to re-warehouse them at the expiration of every five years. We believe these provisions of the law, which were inserted at the express recommendation of the select committee of the House of Commons on the Cus toms inquiry, cannot, in their present shape, be carried out. In fact, we venture to predict that in less than another twelve months not a vestige of these alterations, which are found most irksome to the mercantile com munity, will remain on the statute-book.—Civil Service Gazette. THE PARIS EXHIBITION.—Yesterday (Friday) a meet of merchants, manufacturers, and others, was held in Leeds, " to consider and determine what steps shall be taken in the Leeds district to have its various products and manufactures duly represented in the Paris Exhibi tion of 1855." The Mayor presided, and there Were gentlemen present representiug the woollen, flax, ma chine, and other staple manufactures of the district. An influential executive committee (having the Mayor for chairman) was appointed to take the necessary steps and organise the various exhibitors. After the committee had been appointed, several gentlernen present, con nected with large firms, stated the products they in tended to exhibit, and steps are being taken to procure the display in the Paris Exhibition of specimens of all the staple products of the district. A NEW " DIFFICULTY" FOR RUSSIA.--A formidable fishery difficulty has just broken out in a new quarter_ in the North Pacific, and between the United States and Russia. It appears that, a few months ago, the Russian General Sawoska, claiming a far greater ex tent of fishery rights than the United States has ever been willing to admit, and against which the United Stales bad protested, gave notice that all vessels no t , within ...aid I:,:iiis would he ea; turc.;, and only released on paying a fine of $3,000. A n American vessel had been seized accordingly and taken into the Russian port of Sake. i , c:u Gu THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY ,gVENIyG, AUGUST 5 - 185 4. S HARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) CLUTCHING AT IMMORTALITY. Leasing Compans. Closing Prices yesterday. Business this day. " A man gets up in the morning on his own premises, but little knows where he may sleep at 'night." The Czar of all the Russias has lately been within an ace of offering in his own person a practical confirmation of this well-known saying. What 'Would the British public have thought—what would Eurkiiie have thought—what would the King of Prussia in his cups have thought—what would Omer Pasha in his fez cep have thought—what would the allied troops have thought --Land, finally, what would the Three per Cents, have thought, if, about this time, the Czar of all the Russias, the Archduke Constantine, and the Archduchess, and the Russian Admiral in command at Cronstadt, had been sent home by Sir Charles Napier ia the small steamer which.had captured them?' Im probable as the tale may appear—impossible the catastrophe —it was fairly upon the cards within* the last few weeks. The facts are these :—A short while back, while the allied fleets I were lying before Cronstadt, an English yacht, belonging to Lords Lichfield and EuSton, with Lord Clarence Paget on board, ventured somewhat too nearthe guns of the place. Suddenly a puff of steam was seenon the. Russian side, and a small Russian steamer put. out - to sea, with the evident inten tion of cutting ott the English yacht. On board of that steamer were the Czar Nicholas, his son the Archduke Co ns t an ti ne, ' the Archduchess his wife, and the Russian Admiral, who all went forth to enjoy the satisfaction of an easy triumph over the poor little yacht. She is, in point of fact, st a t e d t o h ave been in the most imminent danger of capture. The Czar, however, was destined to be foiled in his anticipated little triumph, as he has already been foiled in his hopes of many a great one. An English war steamer, seeing the danger to which the yacht was exposed, advanced with all speed to her relief. Shortly she obtained such a position that the English yacht was safe ; and the only question that remained for dis cussion was one between the two small war steamers—the one under English, the other under Russian colours. Could the English but have known the valuable freight which that little yacht contained—could the captain but have known that by capturing her, or sending her to the bottom, peace would have been restored to Europe, and pro bably a million of human lives, first and last, be saved, we have no doubt that he would have carried one or other of the alternativeS into effect, even though his own de struction, that of his ship, and of every soul on board of her had been the inevitable consequence. As it was, he saw nothing before him but a little trumpery steamer—he had car ried his purpose of relieving the English yacht into effect— and remembered orders, which certainly had been issued, to the effect that no English ship, upon the mere heroic impulse of her commander, should be thrust into the lion's mouth. We have no doubt that this was so, and that when the Eng lish captain give his orders for putting the head of his steamer round, he did so with the feeling that he had very satisfac torily discharged the duty with which he had been intrusted. Little did he suppose, at the moment, that he had lost proba bly the greatest opportunity for obtaining personal distinction which had ever been thrown in the way of asingle man. The English nation venerates the name of Lord Nelson for the sake of certain little affairs in which he was engaged off Cape St. Vincent, at the Nile, at Copenhagen, at Tra falgar, and elsewhere, but not all of these wonderful, important, and heroic achievements combined would have had such an important influence on the histbry of the world as the. capture of that' little Russian ship. It was given to. the captain of a small steamer to change the face of Europe in ten minutes well employed, but in pure innocence he missed the chance. It is seldom, indeed, in modern warfare, still more rarely in naval warfare, that monarchs themselves run any danger of capture. Napoleon, to be sure, at Arcis-sur-Aube, was com pelled to cross swords with a squad of Cossacks in the twilight, but he was after all a general, not a king, by trade. If we remember right, upon one occasion, poor old George 111. was in danger of capture from a French privateer off Weymouth, and was only saved by some marine chance which has slipped from our recollection. In Mediaeval history there are, of course, the eases familiar to every schoolboy of King John of France at Poitiers, and of Francis I. after Pavia. But what comparison would there have been between the case of the Black Prince waiting on a mediaeval King, who went to battle in a coat of mail, and the grand surprise of the Russian Czar landing at Portsmouth —no, at Newhaven —while all Europe was in commotion upon his account? We are, of course, speculating upon history of a very hypothetical character; but still the event did so nearly occur as to jus tify speculation upon its consequences. In our mind's eye we can see Lords Aberdeen and John Russell communicating the information to the houses in their own dry and cautious manner.. What would Messrs. Bright and Cobden have said? What would Colonel Sibthorp have said ? The newsmen would have gone bellowing the information about the streets, end their cries would have been regarded by the testy old gentlemen in Belgravia but as mere leasings for the sake of deceiving the lieges and interfering with their digestive functions. What should we have done with the Czar, when we had got him Reckless, unprincipled, and merciless as he has shown himself to be, we should have been anxious to treat him like a gentleman, and make him comfortable during his sojourn among us. But at Berlin and at Potsdam I—let us suppose the information to have been brought in while the glasses were well charged with champagne, and the King and his Russian friends were devising a fresh counter-proposition which had emanated from the Bamberg Conference. The Czar is taken !—he is in England—he is in the Tower—he is pretty well after the voyage—as easy in his mind as can be expected—but he was very sea-sick. What would the good folks in Wurtemberg, an4 v ßavaria who have bedizened their coats with Russian ribana :and orders have made of the in telligence—and M. Nazzini aiid:the Italian Reds 7 There is the Emperor of Austifik too, liusy with his levies, and re joicing at his loan, whiek would have given him still highe r gratification when he CM eto reflect that, the war being at au end, he was at liberty to apply the proceeds to other pm - poses. There are, however, two sets of people whose acts we should have been most desirous to behold, as the fact' of the capture was forced upon their convictions. rWe should have liked to b e i n Cronstadt while the Czar*as steamed away under the eyes of the garrison. Next to this, which would perhaps have been the most interesting point 'of observation, it would have been most peculiarly delightful to stroll through the Bazaar at Con stantinople, and listen to the gossip of the old Turks when they were at last convinced that their old enemy the Czar was really within the grasp of the Allied Powers—a prisoner of war ! BRITISH RAILWAYS. On the political consequences of such an event we must scarcely venture to speculate. The imagination of the his torian who is called upon to write the history of the events which did not occur may fairly recoil from the magni tude of the subject. Little petty questions, such as those connected with the Sulina mouths of the Danube, the navigation of the Black Sea, the freedom of the Circas sian mountaineers, the restoration of Finland to Sweden, Sro„ sink into comparative insignificance by the side of the chapter which might have been written on the result of the Czar's yachting expedition off Cron stadt. The wonder of it is that all this time we are not dealing with a fable, nor with the result of a drunkard's inspiration, but with sober and serious fact. The Czar of Russia, the Archduke Constantine, and the Arch duchess, were the other day as near capture and transmission to England as it is possible to be without having actually in curred such a catastrophe. Such is life and history--such a strange mixture of chances and improbabilities ? What an end to the Russian war ; and to think, in all soberness of thought, that it might really have come to pass, had the captain of a little English steamer known who were on board the little steamer the other day off Cronstadt !—Tinies. THE WAR IN ASIA. .! • NAVAL AND- MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Indefatigable, 50, bearing: Vie flag of Admiral H. Johnstone, hauled off from the yard (Plymouth) to the hulk on Thursday. The Datintless, Capt. Ryder, is ordered to tak e i n ammunition, shell, rockets, shot, and a- considerable quantity of boatswains', carpenters', and gunners' stores for the Baltic fleet, audit; ,to leav eWheernetin to-morrow (Sunday) morning direetknAbe'WYP: ' The African fitearktugarriTiO. at POrtieniktie pester• day morning, from Sheerness, with thsjffentaof,Admiral ,Corry, which she landed, and sailedLagain in thsi-eirening for supernutneraries.and volunteers for the Baltic fleet. The'Rhadatnantlitus steam-transport and the A/alumnae store -ship sailed yesterday evening for Pembroke, Ply. Month, and Sedtland. :'t The Atlibl store-ship ha's tiiierilint oilt'OfeOrelnission, and her ,crew have one on leave;, - The Fantome hired freight-i-hip coil Wet loading tvith provisions from the,C4Lreace yard z v tioVi, and sailed to Spithead to await orders previoils,f9 er,depar. turn for Constantinople. The Hornet, Commander Campbell, :remains at the Nure, awaiting Admiralty orders for making good her defects in her machinery, boiler, &c. The Endymion hulk was towed into the Sound last evening by the Pike and Confiance steam-tugs, in charge of Mr. Mills, master-attendant. She will remain at her own anchors, and the troops, crew, and gear of the Lord Auckland will be tratklerred to her. The Lord land will then be thoroughly cleaned. The letters of our correspondents at Kars and on the Circassian coast, which we published on Wednesday, as well as those which appear in our impression of this morning, are well worthy of attentive consideration. It will have been seen that important results have already followed the superiority established by the Allies in the Black Sea, whilst far greater advantages may be expected at no distant period. For five-and-twenty years the Circassians, surrounded by the Russians both by sett and land, had maintained a ceaseless struggle for indepen dence ; bat, se epos as the Western Powers declared{ war against the Czar, the minor fedi On the coast wernban doped by the enemy, and there is every reason to Tope that Anapa and S a k um -K aleh, which he stilllsretainsewill ere long be captured by the alliedarmainentswhil his just sailed from COnstantinople; F o rrei e rly, reinf ree ments•for the Imperial army in Georgia 'might 'be Oft across the Euxine from SebastopOl or -Odessa: m 4 but now, not a single, ore,gun can reach th r e ;gar rison of Gumri, except by a tedious xilred . of upsdarde or a 'thousand miles from Mospow. .Such bencel, the, geographical conditi ons o f-th e war in Asia, it is obiious . that the Russians are peculiarly vulnerable in that'tjuar ter, and that there is the best possible opportunity of wresting from them the conquests of the last fifty years. The liberation of Georgia, and the permanent indepen dence of the Circassians Lesghis, would establish a -firm barrier against the enemy's encroachments on the east of the Black Sea ; and there would thenceforth be no danger of the gradual absorption of Persia into the dominions of the Czar, whilst the fancied insecurity of our own Indian empire would cease to haunt the imagi nation eeen of the most inveterate alarmists. What we -- - - have already seen of the very limited resources 'Mich THE NEW LONG -G UN RANGE, g Russia possesses fo r aggress i ve war in Asia, mi 11,u in deed, long since h ave - taught . us to dismiss frone r III " , 6 RTANT EXPERIMEtiI'S - witri tivr irtrara/sr minds all apprehensi on o f w h at her power could dffoeat • . Rear-Admiralaleerkeley e ,Cr.. land, a }IB., ' Capte of 414.1eis MilneExeellent ; - when bushed further f orwar d through fifteen degreba of Captain Sir Thomas Mait latitude ; and, as even the small force at her diaper, in gunnery - ship at'Portimenth • Colonel , Chalmer, Inspeo' Georgia must have been hithe r t o - ma in tai ne d in reat tor of Artillery.; Lieut.-Colonel Wilsen, _assistant; part by sea-borne supplies, it will be exceedingly idiffi- Col. Chesney ; Lieuts-Cols VitilstinseDiteetereof -the La cult to maintain its efficiency now that its Maritime bows;• boratory ; Li eu t.-C o l . Mitchell, Royal Artillery ; Li eut. . Commander J o liff e, o f the'Arrbsild -teh munications with the rest of the empire are cu t o ff' ' es - screw s teampa . gun-boat ; Lieut. Here, - commander' of tfielleatele screw - Nevertheless, with all ;these advantages, th e res I t o f is the Turkish operations against the enemy on the e s t o f steam despatch gun-b Oat i s Tereiee. Luce,. 66i :dander of the Euxine has, thus far, been almost enniformlef dis- the Lynx ecrew of the W rang l er screw i team despatch steam- despatcli gun-bo4; and - Lieut. couraging. It will be remembered that, on the 16,th of Risk; commander gun-boat, arrived at Woolwich doekyareleyeeterdey, at June, Prince Andronikoff defeated the Beteum army; 10 a.m., and em b ar k e d i n-the Vivid paddleevrheel steam sinceunder Selim Pacha, at Urzuglietti ; and a rumoufr 'ha's - William-Allen, for largeSouthend, on their way to witness : experiments with the chief command, has been defeated by . reached us—which is now, we- regret to say,lcon- vessel, Ma s t er -C omman d er _ Henry firmed—that the Kars army, of which Zarif Pacha holds gud the numerous ns at long ran ges a t Sh oe b uryness. Their lord- Prince Ifebu- _ships r an officers present o n th e occas i on seen that our correspondent at Ka r s, in his letter of the toff, the Russian general at Gumri. It will have been we ehighly satisfied with thi s p r actic e, which was come 9th ult., anticipated both the b a ttl e an d it s unf4our- •a-i6B-pounder at 2. o'clock p.m. with • a-i6B-pounder gun, 10 feet able result ; and eno ug h i s s t a t e d b y hi m toaceouet•for long, and weighing 95 cw t., on L ancaster ' s pripciple, gi the fact that the Turks hav e f a il e d w h ere -success rdight the bore being oval ,insteadof .round, - which ves the • largest guns all the advantages possessed by th e b es t have been thought m o st cer t a i n. - . -' ' Since the disaster at Sinope, the Ottomans harp en ying troops and stores rifles, when shot or shells of a p ar ti cu l ar d escr i ption are countered no obstruction in 4 used. Excellent practice can be made with r ifl es at con eonve siderable ranges, but until the experiments with Lan to their Asiatic army. B o th a t B atoum and at K ate, caster 'S 'oval gnns and elliptical, or. egg-shaped sh e ll s , they have been for some time p as t supr i or i n num b ers to the enemy, and they have received large accessions of correct aim could not be taken 'at the astonishi ng dis tance of 5,000 . yards, the range yesterday. Th e l ong eager volunteers, while the Russi ans d epen d i n g reat period which elapsed during the flight of the destructive part upon the compulsory service of na ti ve G eorg i ans, or of Poles, who are only kept to their co l ours by the ' projectile .(weighing upwards of 881 b., owing to its difficulty of desertion and by the terrible punishment elongated form), caused a feeling of suspense, but when with which that offence is visited. But all thi s Dupe d - it fell, at a distance of 5,000 yards (and in no instance cal and moral superiority is more than c oun t er b a l ance d did the shells fall wide or short of the target), the spot where it burst presented the appearance of the eruption by the incapacity of the Turkish generals. I n d ee d, a ll of a volca no , th e san d b e i ng r aised to a great height in the worst features of th e o ld an d w orn - ou t s y s t ems o f the Ottomans may be found, in that quarter, in full force, the air. Experiments were also carried on with The Commander-in-Chi e f a t K ar s, Z ar if P ac h a , pos- Moorsom's sh e ll s a t 3,000 y ar d s , an d the practice with sesses no military skill—which, considering that h e i s them and with s h o t was very goo d. It wa s'at one a civilian, is not, pe r h a p s , sur p r i s i ng . Hi s a pp o i n t men t time imagined by man y th a t th e Mi n i e r ifl e w ould h ave is, of course, d ue t o th e f avour o f some great man at an advantage over H orse A rt ill ery or fi e ld b attery Constantinople. Th e H ungar i an G enera l Guyon, w h o , guns, but it i s ev id en t L ancaster ' s i nvent i on w ill re under the nam e o f K ourse hid P ac h a, h o ld s a su b or di- store the light 6-p oun d ers ma d e on t h at pr i nc i p l e to nate command, is s o th war t e d b y his superior, as well as the position and ad van t age th ey h a d over B rown by his infe r i ors , th a t even hi s distinguished abilities are Bess. Several other gu ns h ave b een ma d e , o f sma ll er bores, on Lancaster's principl e , fo r th e p ur p ose o f carry of little ava il. I n a word, there is no doubt of the bravery of th e so ldi ers, b ut they want direction ; and ing on experiments. Their lordships and the large p ar ty while the f ore i gn o ffi cers i n the camp are ill-sup- returned to Southend-pier at 5 o'clock p.m., and erns ported by thei r i ncapa bl e commander, there is too much barked in the Vivid on their return to town. reason to fear that they are quarrelling among them selves. This state of things will serve to explain the almost uninterrupted successes gained by the Rua sheians in form er wars ; and it is well for Turkey that European army is manag e d, i n every respect, on a tot r aly different s y s t em , We cannot discover that the Ottoman officers have,'/Peaking generally, any idea of war beyond hard fighting. Skilful combination they do not seem to understand. On the Danube, the Porto has fortunately entrusted its troops to the uncontrolled discretion of a foreigner of high capacity, who possesses the skill to turn to full account the valour of his sol diers ; but in Asia its armies are commanded either by Turks without skill, or by foreigners without authority, and the corenquenee has been that troops as brave as those in En tape have been repeatedly worsted by in ferior numberk' We may learn, from our own history, that the 9st - courageous soldiers can effect little When their superior officers arc chosen by corruption and favouritism ; and we cannot, therefore, more effectually serve the cause of Turkey than by using our influence to procure the extirteetion of abuses so fatal to the effi ciencereof leer armies. i It is not in our power to spare troopglor all.e.pointi-nihere their presence might be use ful, but the example of English method and energy ought to be found wherever the war extends. Much may be done by negotiation, as well as by arms, to advance the interest of the Porte iu the countries between the Euxine and the Caspian. Russia has spared no pains to bribe the Shah of Persia into pro moting his own ultimate destruction ; and he has been offered a province as the reward of assisting in the ac complishment of plans which, if successful, must end by placing all his dominions at the disposal of the Czar. Although the commonest prudence ought to prevent Persia from lending herself to the designs of the enemy, we should feel much more confidence in the moral effect of the defeat of the Russian army, and of the capture of the frontier towns of Erivan, Gutnri, and Akaltzick. In particular, the appearance of an English force at the seat of war in Asia could not fail to have great weight at the Court of Persia, since the power of this country is already ' known on the other side of the dominions of the Shah. We may also hope, at no distant time, to gain the con fidence and co-operation of the Circassian tribes, The Sultan's Government has wisely selected certain Cir cassians of high rank in its service, and sent them to their countrymen to explain the objects of the war, and to solicit their assistance. The mountaineers will, no doubt, soon discover, that the friendly professions of the Anglo-French are far more trustworthy than those' of Russia; nor can they fail to be strongly impressed with the power of nations whose threatened hostility com pelled the Czar, even before the outbreak' of war, to abandon nearly all his forts on the coast. The more immediate object of the emissaries of the Porte is to in duce a Circassian force to assail the enemy's positions in the rear, whilst the Ottoman armies at Bateum and Kars advance against them in front ; and, should these movements be well combined, the expulsion of the Rus sians from Georgia will be almost inevitable. THE NEW GUN-BOATS. The Arrow screw steam despatch gun-boat, Lieutenant- Commander Joliffe, has had her two 68-pounder guns, on Lancaster's plan, of 95 cwt. each, mounted on board on their traversing platforms, and will be the first of the despatch gun-boats ready for sea. The Wrangler screw steam despatch gun-boat, Lieu tenant-Commander Risk, was taken under the cheers at 4 o'clock a.m. yesterday, at Woolwich, and had her masts put in. At 8 a.m. she was taken into the east dock to have her bottom coppered, and her progress accelerated•by the shipwrights and blacksmiths, these workmen being employed in relays, night and day, to get the despatch gun-boats ready for sea. Workmen from the Royal Arsenal are also employed to prepare the deck fittings for the traversing platforms on .which the guns are mounted. Vie Beagle, screw steam despatch gun-boat, bas been brought down from Messrs. Humphreys, Tenant, and Dyke's establishment at Deptford, where her engines were fitted, and has been taken into dock, at Woolwich, to be coppered, Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane struck his flag on board the Victory on Thursday, and proceeded in the Fanny yacht to the Channel Islands, accompanied by the Sealark and Rolla naval cruising brigs. The prospects of the war on the south-east coast of the Black Sea are, therefore, still encouraging ; and any reverses which the Ottoman arms have sustained in that quarter will, it may be hoped, be speedily counter. balanced on the arrival of the Auglo-French auxiliaries. But it is not so much to large bodies of troops as to the skill and energy of individual officers that we must look for satisfactory resuljs of the campaign in Asia. According to our correspondent, there are already 60,000 regular troops at Kars—a number so large as greatly to exceed the Russian force, and to be totally unmanageable by its commander, Zarif Pacha. Besides this army, irregular levies to almost any amount might be obtained in the Turkish provinces. The Porte has, therefore, an abundant supply of soldiers, who are both brave and hardy, but it is greatly in want of skilful European officers, armed with sufficient autho rity to enforce obedience. This deficiency it is the busi ness of the Allies to supply. Both England and France abound in men excellently fitted for the task of convert ing the rude Turkish soldiers into disciplined and highly effective troops. The officers of our Indian army are especially qualified for this undertaking, and many of them have already offered their services to the Ottoman Government. But the appointment of good officers will, not alone suffice. The Turks must be persuaded togive them full powers, and not to neutralise . their efforts by placing over them an , incapable commander'; and the utmost influence of the Allies should be etetted at Con stantinople to secure this important point. On this subject there is a conflict in Turkey b e tween new' and old ideas. In Berope the former prevail, and we see the result in the victories won by the Ottoman arms on the Danube. The latter have hitherto preddminated in, the Asiatic army, and the consequence is.equ . ally appa rent in disaster and defeat.—Morning I,Pald.l RiILNTAIS. 100 Aberdeen 86 Asnbg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct all Belfast & Ballymena all Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct all Do. Chesh. & £5O and £25 Cons. 184 Do., £2O 30 Blyth & Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Caledonian all Chester & Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon_ all Cork, Black, & Pass 14 Cornwall Crieff Junction 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction ...... . all Do. New all East Anglian all Do., (XlB E & II) all Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, A Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 86 Do., New A..... .00 . East Lancashire .00 Edinburgh& Glasgow 96 Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin. 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W. &Ln&Yk It Northi Do ancash& Yorksh. 3d.MCloan Btockt. & Darlingt. ra*o6 - 95 - 100 96 - 93 134 - 137 28 - 30 103 -- 105 614 -- 524 254 -- 26 124- 134 23 -- 24 2 1 1 - 2i 93 - 95 57 - 59 134 - 137 2 -- lid 30 - 31 91 - 93 BANKING BAT URNS. past txmheoedn:eit h i s r s : e l a t The returns of circulation of the Irish and Sdotch banks for the four weeks ending the Bth of July, 1854, when added together, give the following as, the average weekly circulation of these banks during the past month, viz.:— . , A g vev e rago rage .o c i i r r o c ul ula at t i i o o n n o o f f t t h h o e ..s lri oo s t h oh banks b ` anks.:. fixed issue... 553 /3">' Average-circulation during the On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks, as given in "t tat h ht e ee ß iro a ffi. iiking Ai n , encle, the Tb: following sTraiosth a u p hb p a : o a sksak2 rs a t r o aer b ab e eal t bo h wo e vte s heir . - Total above fixed issue ......... . . 2380,220 The amounts of gold and sil ver h eld at the head offices of the several banks during the past month have been as follows : Gold and silver held by the Irish banks..... 21,814,377 Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks... 1,591,390 total of gold and silver he1d........... .£3,405,767 These returns, com bi ned with the average circulation of the Bank of England for the same period, show a decrease of 743,2051. in the circulation of notes in Eng land, and a decrease of 1,420,668/, in the circulation of the United Kingdom, when compared with the month ending the 10th of June ; and, as compared with the month ending the 9th of July, 1853, the above re turns show a decrease of 3,193,1301. in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of 2,306,745/. in the circulation of the United Kingdom. The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of England in both departments during the month ending the Bth of July was 13,804,0401., being an increase of 1,120,785/, as compared with the previous month, and a decrease of 4,725,6331. when compared with the same period last year. The stock of specie held by the Scotch and I6 ; 11 banks d ur i ng t h e month ending; the Bth o f July was 3,405,7671., being a decrease of 150,c4r26__ ..., ._* s compared with the p rev i ous - re t urn , an d a d 336,8141. when compared with the corrempondi u ea Oyer" lad yew. ~, , JP; .?! ROYAL DOCKYARD BRIGADE. The following order has been posted at Sheerness dock• yard : " The Horse Guards' circular of the 21st ultimo having permitted the moustache to be worn by her Majesty's troops under certain regulations, the Lieutenant-Colonel, Samuel Read, with the sanction of the Captain-Superin tendent, John Jervis Tucker, gives permission to the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the Sheer nees Brigade of the Royal Dockyard corps to conform to the order of the General Comtnandinz-in-Chief adverted to. " S. HEAD, , Lieutenant-Colonel, " Royal Dockyard corps." ACCIDENT TO THE MAIDSTONE. The Government chartered transport-ship Maidstone, Captain Escott, which left Portsmouth on Thursday at 4 a.m., came in contact at 10.45 p.m. with a brig off the Start, and entered Plymouth Sound yesterday forenoon. The Start bore N.W. by W., distant 12 miles ; wind, a moderate breeze from the north, variable. The ship was on the starboard tack, under topgallant sails, and carried a light at her bowsprit end. The brig was under all can vas, on the port tack, and was repeatedly and loudly hailed by the officer of the watch and the pilot, who were in the forecastle. No attention being paid, the Maid stone's helm was put hard aport, when the brig was taken abreast of the foremast. Sail was shortened im mediately, and Captain Escott offered help. The brig inquired her name, and then appeared to continue her course up Channel. The Maidstone lost her flying jib boom and spritsailyard, and had'her cutwater damaged. She has on board nearly 300 soldiers belonging to the 6th and 73d Regiments, for conveyance to the Cape of Good Hope, and will probably be placed in dock at Key ham fur examination and repair. SALE OF THE RUSSIAN PRIZE SHIPS. Yesterday, by virtue of the decree of the High Court of Admiralty, the Russian vessels Patrioten and! Ida, condemned as lawful prizes, were put Up to public auction in the Captain's-room, at Lloyd's, by Mr. - Laotians, the Admiralty broker. There was a numerous attendance of ship-owners. The Patrioten, built at Gamla Karleby in 1841, Brockelman .late master, of '250 tons bUrden, prize to her Majesty's steamer Magicienne, was put up at 9001. ; she was knocked down for 40201., which, with 2781. that her cargo (salt) fetched, makes a total of 1,2951. to be divided among the captors. -The Ida was put up at 9001. ; she is a vessel of 200 tons burden, w as built at Helsingfors in 1849, and was taken by her and. realised g Majesty's steamer Gorgon. The first o ff er was 450 1., and after some competition she was sold for 8301. H er cargo, 2,880 bags of coffee, was also sold yesterday, at the Commercial prices. CommerciaNloStiacl:-wroaosmasiso given Mincin that the follo w i ng aßnnassAiainuas,hpipriszewsotuoltdhbeeAslobladnf;otrhtleiwtham:s—chTatka taken e a k descha en by the Folkestone Coastguard ; and the Aeger . MILITIA AND YEOMANRY, The East Lothism Yeomanry Cavalry have been re viewed by Major Hagart, of the ith, or queen's, Hus sars, ; who ,expreSsed. hilts& highly pleased with the Manner in which the troops went through their evolu tions. Immediately after the reviews competition took place for the annual silver medal awarded,by the corps to the best swordsman. It was awardea.to Mr. George Clapperton, of the 2d tro o p. The 4th West Yorkshire Militia have completed their term of 28 days' training and exercise at Leeds, and the Men were dismissed on Tuesday last. - DUBLIN, August 4._ ARRIVAL 011. ENGLISH MILITIA IN IRELAND.---Thb first division of the Third West Yorkshire Militia,' numbering 350 men? arrived here this morning; arid-having disembarked'at thii Custom house Quay, marched to. Richmond 13airaclis, where they. succeeded the 21st Fusiliers,,.andN'Vill be 'quartered until further or d ers. Th e second division .of the same corps, consisting of head-quarters, -and ,oLabout the same strength as the first, will arrive tomorrow, and be quartered in the same' barracks. The-appearance of an English militia regiment in Ireland, is-* rare .occur rence,. the regime n t th a t' hag just arrived being, if mistake not, the first that has been here Since the last continental war. HOP INTELLIGENCE.—EASP RETPORD, August 3' The present will be an eventful year in the history of that fickle and singular production, the hop-plant. The plants in this district are all but a total failure, and beta are freely offered that the duty will not come up to 501. p i au i bp i ty a rd n Loe ta easar t ila m p n a s It will certainly be the worst season that North Notting hamshire has experienced since 1823, when the duty only amounted to 71. The period of the year has pa l ss e e s d , away to allow of any produce. There is very little burr in the district, and that of the most wretched descrip. tion, being cerupletely devoured byfilth and cihjtoh.oksute,aidnawdili.uthg the overwhelming influence of its own sap. Besides, there have been m u h r ao e ss plenty d iami ueOgi)ees of measure Palmerston Into on of betting. there ought to hop ; whereas, such a thing cannot be found in the dis trict,RA cniosraasnwicy aEpppselaNrTalin,cßepoiftoitv.l—Ne.ll.esrot.LinNyltoatisav of business houses and sweeps, and which re was adopted by done in sweeps in the sporting pro vinces, ebpecially in. ci'P the itnh teov L te e hr gi ye s sil l t a ri° t un n Sg l: e : oft there uCoean'sl A lc -houses in the pro the north of England. In Newcastle And other towns in at the Honie-office f Lora 1 , i _,,c o nsnuence of information a.' ~ f • magistrates in Newcastle, - nr . e..ion has written to the of the police iratae,, pointans out the importance (A -,,1%. 1 / 4 ,;.. 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St all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent all Do. 51., 10 per cent all Do. 10. Debentr.Sh- WO East La ncash. 6p. cts. all East and West York shire June. Pref... all EdbibPrth.&Dundee 4 per cent. 100 Glasgow& S.Western Guar. 5 per cent 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. 100 Do. 4ip. c. Scrip 6 Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pfef all Gt. Southn.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) 5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh 6 Gt. Westu. (Bcrks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c)... 100 Do. cov. red. 4A p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4p. c. 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock ... 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No.l 9 Do. Quarters, 1848 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do. Pref., sp. e. St. all Do. Convertible, 5 p.l c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar.6 p.c 100 Lon. &N. W., Cov. 6 Nuneaton 5 London &S. Weston' Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Color Shares l2i all Londy. & 35 all itau., Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. .0 all Do. New, £lO 6 44 Do. .£6 all Nlarypt.& Carl. 4 p.c all` Do. 4j per cent 10i Do [OO ?did. Consol.6 p.c.St ,g) Do. Consol, Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 4/3 per cent 6 Norfolk Debenture 100 Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock .00 Do. 5 13. c. Ext 100 Do. 5i per ct 100 Do. Wav, Val. sp. 100 North British all North Staffordshirc 1 100 Oxford, Worcestor o t Wolverh. Xl5, 6 p.c 15 Do - a - I1 16:not. Cent., New 1 all shrews. &liirm.N.G. all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 6 per cent all /South Devon D. fixed, 44 per cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. LOO Do. 4iper cent. all s.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all 'Stockton and Dar• 5 ID° Lington, 4 per cent do. do, all (Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Waterfd.&Kilk..6p.c 00 York, Neweastle,and Berwick,4p.c. Pref 5 Do 10 iYork&N.MidlandH, And S. Pura) PREFERENCE SHARES. 96 - 88 - Id 133 • e• '.." ••• '''' • e• ''''''' .'"' ••• ••• '''''' ... 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Pref. 7i p. cent. all English and Austria. Copper Smel : - ,g. Co. all General all Great Nugget Vein all Do. Registered ...... all Great Polgooth ...... all Liberty ............... all Linares ............. all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. co. all lariquita ........... 9 Stexican&S..Asnericn. all New Granada...,. all New Linares Bli l ;b7 c , and Smelting c o .: all NouYeau Monde all P ou tgiband Silve r Lead Min. do Smelt 1 Port Phi"p all Quartz Rock all Rhymney iron 15 Do. New .. . 10 Santiago de Cuba all south Australian 7 Tin Croft ........... . all United Mexican all Waller ... . .... . all West Granada all West Mariposa 12s. Worthing !dialing of Australia." ...• ••• • all I Yuba .................. JOINT-S' all Australasia . . .. all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. Americas 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial ...... .......... _ 20 Commercial of Lou d. 14 English Scottish and Australian ... . .... 20 Loud. Chart. Au5tra1ian........... o: - Australia ............. 20 London and County. 10 London Joint Stock.. 20 Lond. & Westminster 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 22)1 National of Ireland all New South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation 5 D. . New 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & (gold Imp Co all 'loath Australia all Union of Australia 2.? Do. Now 10 Union of London 45 - 47 40 - 42 67 .- 69 LIVERPOOL, Thursday.—The barque Nile, Captain Leighton, arrived 'here this morning from Melbourne. She sailed for Port Philip Heads April 22, but has brought no ipecie. She has a full cargo of wool, flour, itcs. •••• 10 25 10 .0.6 118 118 161. xd x d and b 'pm NORTH OF EUROPE STEAM NAVIGA. TION COMPANY. A meeting of this company took place yesterday—Mr. S. M. Peto presiding—when the report of the directors was unanimously agreed to. Although under the head of settlement the accounts are made up yearly, it is in tended in future to devise means for declaring a dividend every six months. The developement of the traffic has realised the highest expectations, and the receipts for the half-year have amounted to 47,9551., against 19,7871. in the same period of 1853. The average increase each voyage has been 1471. 6s. 6d., while for July the ratio is even greater. Two of the company's fleet having been chartered by the Government, the general capabi lities of the routes have not been shown to their full ex tent, but when the whole of the vessels, including those in course of construction, are in service, the success of the undertaking will, it is expected, be still further esta blished. No fresh call is at present to be made. The following is extracted from the report : " The whole of the lines of communication referred to in the last report are in continued operation, and the receipts are increa?ing in a most satisfactory ratio, while 9r some of thailhe directors have been obliged to place ad tonal ships r they propose to place shortly a second weekly boat on th&Grimsby and Hamburg route. The Tonning is still in the service of the Government between Portsmouth and the Black Sea, the City of Norwich between Portsmouth and the Baltic fleet. The Harwich Railway will be com pleted anSi open for traffic during the ensuing month, when 1 1t is intended at once to carry out the routes ori g inally propose d between that port and the Low Countries. The directolt have 'the satisfaction of stating that they have received' from the board of the Eastern Counties Railway Company the assurance of its co-operation in the prosecu tion of the trade from this point. The Cattle trade between Denmark and this country is proceeding satisfactorily, and the opening of the cross. line .of railway from the North Sea to the Baltic during the next month by the Royal Danish Railway Company must add largely to the importance of the Danish trade, which will be still further augmented by the line from Tonning to Rendsburg, join ing the line to Hamburg, also to be opened this year. The wholq of the coaling stations of the company being in England, from the shortness of the voyages made, the difficulty and cost incident on the increased freight and cost of coals which has pressed on other companies has not been felt by them. Although, as was stated at the last half-yearly general meeting, the accounts, according to the deed of the comqany, are only made up once a year, the directors, considering that most of the proprietors would prefer a half-yearly dividend, beg to state that at the next annual general meeting they recommend that they may be authorized to declare an interim dividend of such amount as they may think fit. The last call was promptly met. The sixth'call, which at the time of the last general meet ing was anticipated might be required, has not been made, and will not be made at present." THE CIVIL SERVICE.—Audit-office, ' Someriet-House —Mr Peter. Cunningham, F.S.A., Senior Examiner of ,the Second Class, has been appointed Chief Clerk and First Class Senior Examiner, vice Bathurst, promoted; Mr. Walter Carew Cocks, Junior Examiner, has been appointed Senior Examiner of the Second Class, vice Cunningham, promoted ; Mr. Thomas Henry Phillips, Assistant Examiner, has been appointed Junior Exami ner, vice Cocks, promoted. Temporary Department for. Examination of War Accounts, A u dit- o ffice. Mr. R. Whitestone, Senior. Examiner of the First Class, has been appointed Acting Inspector ; Messrs. C. Creed and John Llewellyn, Senior Examiners of the Second Class, have been appointed Acting Senior Examiners of the First Class ; the Hon. H. R. Curzon and Messrs. Charles Osborne and Hay Cooper, Junior Examiners, have been appointed Acting Senior Examiners of the Second Class; Messrs. Alfred Davis, Francis Pothonier, J. J. Bum. ford, E. 0. Jones, and George Baker, Assistant Exa miners, have been appointed Acting Junior Examiner s ; there are several vacancies in the Class of Assistant Exa miners. General Register-office, Somerset-house.—Mr. G. Wyatt, Junior Clerk, has been promoted to the Assis tant Class, vice Martindale, superanuated ; Mr. James Lewis, Extra Clerk, is appointed Junior Clerk, vice G. Wyatt, promoted. Customs. -- Mr. G. Beak has been appointed Searcher at Cardiff ; Mr. W. R. B. Whitmore has been appointed Clerk in the office of the Controller of. Tea Accounts in London ; Mr. James W. Coles has been promoted from the Fourth to the Third Class Clerk ship at Portsmouth ; Mr. W. C. Cudderford, Queen's Wareshousekeeper, has been promoted to the Sixth Class on the increased establishment at Plymouth.--Civil Service ago" F~ 1; ; ;.-Jdut s • - 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 10, 20 5 50 50 2' too