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

of his Sovereign, the grand cordon of the Order of St. Isabella." The Three per Cents. closed yesterday at 72f. 70c. for the end of the month ; and the Four-and-a- Half per Cents. at 96f. 25c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,172 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 965 f. ; Havre, 545 f. ; Great Northern, 850 f.. ; Strasburg, 788 f. 75c. ; New Shares, 635 f. ; Paris and Lyons, I, oll f. 25 c. ; Lyons and the Mediterranean, 855 f. ; Western of France, 645 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 607 f. 50c. ; Great Central of France, 513 f. 75c. ; Lyons and Geneva, 520 f. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 735 f. BANK OF FRANCE.—The following was the situation of the Bank on Thursday, Nov. 9 : Cash and ingots Cash at the branch banks Bills due yesterday to be paid to•day 434,122 7 Bills becoming due in Paris, of which 59,858,308 f. 31c. are from the branch banks 118,647,311 37 Bills in the branch banks Advances on coin and irgots Do. in the branch banks Do. on public securities °fn.:mice 21,325,936 10 Do. in the branch banks Do. on ra'lw...y shares and bonds 47,820,600 Do. in the branch banks Do. to the State by treaty of June 30, 1848 65,000,000 Rentes of the reserve fund 10,000,000 _ _ Treasury-bonds discounted for the Treasury Rentes of disposable funds Hotel and furniture of the Bank Real property of branch banks Expenses of administ-at'on Sundries 30,000,000 - 55,448,559 82 4,000,000 - 3,825,710 - 1,139,383 95 74,045 98 969,034,212 15 DA. Uapital 12 . " Reserve fund 12,980,750 14 Reserve immobiliere Notes to bearer, in circulation Do. of branch banks 149,287,600 -- Do. to order (Post bills) Bills payable at sight 10,446,665 Account-current of Treasury CI cditor 58,249,837 57 Various accounts-current 110,615,281 1 Do. branch banks Dividends to be paid Discount, interest, and expenses Charge for safe keeping of securities Re-discounts of the last half-year Overdue bills Sundries 25,741,661 - 647,577 25 5,619,166 90 22,780 65 916,188 68 219,008 48 Increase 7,061,103 89 969,034,212 15 From these returns it appears that the metallic reserve has declined during the month 38i millions in Paris and about 1 million in the branch banks. This large diminution is explained by the fact that Treasury bonds have been discounted by the Go vernment to the extent of 30 millions. The general discount accommodation has increased 8i millions in Paris and 6 millions in the provinces. The ad vances on public securities of France have increased about half a million in Paris, whilst remaining almost without change in the departments. The advances on railway securities have increased 5 mil lions in Paris and of a million in the branch banks. On the side of the liabilities the notes in circulation show a diminution of 1 million in Paris and an augmentation of 3 millions in the provinces. The account current of the Treasury has advanced 15 millions. Ordinary accounts current have fallen off 2 millions in Paris and 2f millions in the departments. The whole of the metallic reserve at present is 4371 millions, to 6341 millions of notes in circulation. Jak MONEY MA RKET aND U031.11 - ERCIAL INT ELL IGENCE. CITY, TIN 0 O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, including 1,500 American, taken for export and on speculation. The market was firm and steady, without animation. Railway Shares were again lower. There ware several important changes last week in the monetary balances of the Bank of England, with a curtailment of discounts. There was never theless a reduction in the amounts credited to private depositors, so that the demand for cash apparently declining on the one hand was increas ing on the other. The Government had a larger sum at disposal, but this would seem to have been in part provided by borrowing upon deficiency bills, since we find the item " Government securities" considerably swollen. There could be only one other explanation, viz.—that the Bank of England either bought Stock or Exchequer Bills, or lent upon them to private holders. Seeing the greater inquiry for cash is in the " house," it is just possible the last supposition may be right. Finally, the bullion again diminishes in amount, Although the heavy arrivals warranted a different expectation. Compared with the previous week the changes are as follow : Active circulation £20,603,610 Decrease 91,250,000 I Bullion 1 3 ,52 5 ,026 - - --- . Decrease Rest Increrse Public Deposits Increase Other Deposits Decrease Seven-Day and other Bills Decrease Government Securities Increase Other Securities Decrease Notes unemployed 56,400 3,136,875 4,328 2,858,100 952,587 10,932,023 509,488 1,120,999 9,645 11,524,492 563,730 14,155,089 401,823 6,366,340 279,915 There was a decline yesterday afternoon in the rates for bills of exchange upon some of the prin cipal Continental cities. Paris, 90 days, was taken at 25 30 to 35, Hamburg at 13 6 to 6i, Amsterdam at 11 17 to 17/, Trieste at 12 10 to 15, and Frank fort at 118 i to 1181. _ _ Bar silver is at ss. lid. per ounce standard. Five franc pieces are ss. to ss. O'd. Spanish Pil lar (carolus) dollars 6s. per ounce. The amount of specie shipped from London direct during the week to Thursday last, comprised 111,723 ounces of silver, and 2,866 of gold, all to the Continent. The effects 'of the decree by the French Govern ment prohibiting distillation from grain are most satisfactory for Belgium. A distiller of Liege using ordinarily 360 hectolitres of grain, weekly, has doubled that quantity, and will this week consume at least 700 hectolitres. . _ The receipts of the Namur and Liege Railway from the Ist January to the 31st October this year are given at 2,078,482 francs, an increase of 412,068 francs compared with last year. A project has been approved by the Charleroi Chamber of Commerce for a railway from that place that will bring the oil and metal districts into direct com munication with Flanders. There has been a very agitated market for public securities, and a further decline of to per cent. has occurred. Consols have been 93 to and since 921 for transfer ; the account prices having been 93i, and since 921. The confirmation of our serious losses on the 25th ultimo has caused a de pressed 'feeling, although the ultimate issue, with the large reinforcements going out, is scarcely to be doubted. The fact has transpired also that the National Debt Commissioners have been selling stock in order to take up the last series of Exchequer Bonds, amounting to 2,000,0001. Exchequer Bills are ss. to Bs., and India Bonds 11s. to 14s. prem. East India Steck has been at 2321. The New 3 per Cents. are 91i Stocks are now better. Consols 93 to j. Foreign Stocks are declining, owing to the fall in' our own market. The Spanish Threes are 371, and the Committee's Certificate has been 51. to Mexi can Bonds have been 211 to 22, or to / worse. Russian 4i per Cents. are 84 to 85. Turkish Scrip has been as low as 2 to 21 dis. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 to 5/ ; Mexi can, 21/ to 22i ; Peruvian, 68 to 70 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto, 415- per Cents., 84 to 86 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18f to 18! ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 37i to 38 ; ditto , Certificates, 5i to 5-11 ; ditto, Passiv e , 41 t o 41 . The Railway Share Market has been about per Cent. lower, and the Midland and one or two other lines have receded even more. For the mo ment sales are pressed, and buyers hold back. Foreign shares are dull. The Mines are nominally the same, and the Banks somewhat lower. Van Diemen's Land are in re quest. Crystal Palace, heavy. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. ( From the Official List. Business done 3 per Cont. Reduced Annuities 9li I 3 per Cent, Consols Annuities 93 i 2 31 New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 India Stock ndia Bonds. £1000 Consols for Account 14th Nov. Exchequer Bills, 24d. 21000 2500 5 8 p Small Exchequer Bonds 1858, Si per Ceut. — Ditt • 1859, ~ ?MOE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 9B 7/ Equador Bonds M e xican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, ili per Cent. — Ditto 3 per Cent. Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4 per Cent Russian Bonds, 1i per Cent B4 5 Spanish Boucle, 3 per Cent Ditto for tho Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent - Ditto for the Account lB Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 5l 1 p c Turkish Scrip 6 per cent — Ditto for the Account 2l 2 3 2} i d Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil — nitto 4 per Cent. Certi6eates....__ TWO O'CLOCK. . 374 Consols Ditto Novoraber Account ... 93 HEICIIIAM HALL LUNATIC ASTLUM.—We understand the Commissioners of Lunacy are in the city. At pre sent we have not heard of any public inquiry on the matters in dispute regarding the County er the Heighani Hall Lunatic Asylums, nor have, we believe, the visit- 2 ing justices of the city been in communication with the commissioners.—Norwich Mercury of Nov. 4. 10 SUSPECTED MURDER.—The Lords Justices offer a 20 reward of 1001. for the person or persons who were im- 4 0 plicated in the alleged murder of James E. Prendergast, 20 an i n h a bit a nt of the town of Claremorris, whose body 20 20 was found in a quarry near that town on Sunday last, the sth instant. T he v erdict of the coroner ' s j ur y was, r 0 " Wilful murder against some person or persons un- 5 known." 20 WANT OF LABOUR IN CANADA.—In a recent letter 10 Sir C. P. Roney says, speaking of Canada :—" We have 20 had here a singularly prosperous year, but the sudden 20 failures in the timber and shipping trade (at Liverpool) have produced very serious effects at Quebec. With this 8 e xception everythi n g is of the bri g htest in Canada—our 1 2 - g greatest want being emigration. The Government of 20 Canada have just appointed a commission to secure a 6 proper representation of the products and resources of 20 the Province at the Paris Exhibition next year, and Parliament is about to vote 10,0001. for the purpose ; so we are determined not to be behind hand in our efforts 40 to shine at the World's Fair.' " Everybody who 40 knows (and who does not know !) Sir C. P. Roney will be able to give their due weight to the remark respecting 50 emigration. Sir C. P. Roney is himself engaged in 25 extending railways in Canada, and he finds the only bar 20 to their quicker progress the want of labour. Therefore he is enabl e d to speak with confidence on the subject. 100 BOARD OP TRADE.—Messrs. Akers and Garrett, of 20 the department of the General Register and Record office of Seamen, Board of Trade, who were carried off 20 by the epidemic lately so p re valent, the latter after air attack that lasted on ly fi ve or six hours, are much re- 50 uetted. The d ecease d o f M r . G ra y in July last consti - 50 tes with th ese t wo no l ess than three deaths in one 10 °,,,, thesma e a u office n in in a t h t ireetel funden me—all tfher seventeen, o f t h e tcontributorsandt e t n o lA' years, and u n d er f orty years of age, and al l l eav ing 2 0 ro d Widows, one with ou t, an d two of them with, c hild ren , 20 six in number in one case, and five in the other. All these widows are left i n very s r t e r t ai r t n en f ed circumstances, 25 and receive not one fractio n in tributfAs that have been forciblyudeduocrtethde fromlarge con- 100 husbands' salaries, and levied by the authority their 1 of an n °2 pressive and unjust act of Parliament, i nstituted o tuted on . grounds proved by investigation to be false and erro- 2 : r neous, and in the opinion of many amounti ng t o a gross and gigantic swindle.—Civil Service Gazette. i SPAIN. It is not usual for the Madrid journals, with the exception of the Gazette, to appear on. Mon days, but we have received a Clamor Publieo dated the 6th, together with the Gazette of the same date. Their contents are not important. The Clamor says that in some towns associa tions for obtaining recruits for the Carlists have been formed. A letter says :—" It is stated that England will insist on her proposition that Spain shall treat the slave trade as piracy. The postal treaty between England and this country has been sent to London. A treaty is also being proposed between the two countries for the pro tection of literary property. A meeting of the Esparterist deputies is tobe held to-day; that name has been given to the ultra-liberals—perhaps un justly. A meeting of the democrats was held yes terday, and it was decided at it to support the pro gressists against the moderados. The national guard has received orders to be provided with am munition on the Bth—the day of the opening of the Cortes." THIRTY THOUSAND FRENCH TROOPS ORDERED TO THE EAST. We extract the following from a letter received from Paris this morning : "I noticed yesterday the movement of bodies of troops in the south of France. I am now assured that orders have been given for the immediate em barkation at Marseilles and Toulon of two di-visions for the Crimea. These two divisions would remount to about 30,000 men. It was rumoured some six or seven days ago that the ;question of altogether withdrawing the army from the Crimea was nuooted by one of the Ministers during a Cabinet Coun cil. This rumour bas been repeated to-day, and the name of the Minister, who is not unlikely to have suggested such a measure, mentioned. I cannot vouch for the correctness of the report ; but it is also a:ffirtsed that the Emperor at once cut the matter short, and stopped the mouth of the Minister by declaring that, if necessary, be would send 100,000 men more rath or than give up Sebastopol. The order I have just alluded to proves that the war will be carried on with energy until this great object is attained." THE FATE OF SEBASTOPOL. ' A. letter from Paris this morning says :—" Thi ti is the moment for the most disheartening rumours. They are circulated abundantly, and are believed with too fatal facility. It is said that the amount of reinforcements reported to have reached the Russian head-quarters is very considerable, and that despatches to that effect have been received by the Government. There is nothing ex traordinary in the fact of the Russians receivin g rein forcements, oieeing that Perekep is still open to. them. Why that door has not been shut up I have not seen satisfactorily explained. Whether the shallow ness of the water prevents ships from reaching close to the shore, or that the Allied army could not afford to de tach a sufficient force to that point, I know not, but it is certain that as long as Perekop lies open the litussian army can be constantly reinforced. The same unmanly feeling of discouragement which I noticed yesterday still prevails among a certain portion of the Paris public, and I fesir that the panic is encouraged by those who ought, on the contrary, to inspire hope in the prosperous issue of a cause so just as the one we are engaged in.. It is difficult to discover any good grounds for such a state of things. The fable of the Tatar had deluded ins into a belief that Sebastopol was not only taken, but even when the error was discovered, that it might yet be taken by a coup de main ; and now when we are obliged to reduce it by the slow but certain process of a regular siege, we lament as if we had hitherto met with nothing but disaster and defeat ' • and in our absurd impatience we even forget that such a battle as the Alma has been fought and won. There is nothing really unsatisfactory in our position. We have, under enormous difficulties, and in the face of formidable fortresses, and liable to be harassed every moment by a large army, successively pushed our approaches close to the defences. Our losses are shown not to be so great as was supposed, and as might have been expected under the circumstances. We have beaten the Russians wherever we have encountered them, from the heights of the Alma to the last sortie from Sebastopol. We have proved ourselves superior to them with all our disadvantages, and whether the y met us in the open day, or stealthily approached us in the darkness of the night, we have in variably repulsed them. Much of 'the murmuring and discontent we now witness may, perhaps, be attributed to the fact of one date after another being fixed in the accounts published in the Moniteur for the taking of Sebastopol. The nervous public, finding that neither on the 23d, nor on the 25th, nor the 28th October, nor, as recently announced, on the Ist or 2d of November, has the event taken place, are naturally disappointed, and begin to think e ith er t h at the Generals are not equal to their task, or that the obstacles are too for midable to be overcome. RETIREMENT OF MR. WOODIFIELD OF THE CUSTOMS, Inspector-General of LONDON. —R. Woodifield, Esq., ' the Imports and Exports at the C ustom House, . after he service, upwards of half-a-century's labour in the annum, has retires on his full salary of 9001. per ann p u n proved. himself to . be an invaluable public servant, and has gained the highest esteem from all portio n s whom is official career has brought him in contact.— Civil Service Gazette. A TICKET-OF-LEAVE MAN.—John Green, a native o f Bisbrooke, in this county , was convicted at the Easter sessions, 1850, of felony , and sentenced to seven years' transportation. After serving three years at the convict hulk, Portsmouth, he received a license of leave for his good conduct, and shortly after his arrival at Bisbrooke it was evident to the good people there that Green had the same inclination to appropriate his neighbour's pro perty to his own use as he manifested before his depar ture ; and for helping himself without leave to some kidney beans growing in a neighbour's garden, he was committed to the house of correction at Oakham for two months. The period expired on Friday last, and as Green was leaving the gaol a Mr.Tukner, of the metro politan police, introduced himself, very much to the an noyance of Green. The officer very politely addressed him thus—" Mr. Green, I am sorry to have to inform you, that, in consequence of her Maj est y 's Secretary of State having revoked your license of leave, I am autho teed to take you before Thos. J. gill, Esq., chief me tropolitan magistrate, who I have no dou bt will send you to your old quarters at Portsmouth, where you will have to undergo the remainder of your sentence of transporta tion."—Stamford Mercury. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVIENIN'G, NOVEMBER 11, 1854. SCARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Pail( RAILwAyr. 100 Aberdeen.. Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct all Belfast & Ballymena all Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 29A Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct all Do. Chesh. & Birk.; £5O and 225 Cons. 19 Do., £2O 30 myth & Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Caledonian 21s. Carmarthen and Car digan Chesterall and B dl llo a ly i h o cad : Corkall all ork, Black, & Pass 16 Cornwall 13 Crieff Junction 45 Dublin&BelfastJune all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all Do. New 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 Eastern Union, A Stock 1 The., B. Stock 81 Do., New 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh& Glasgow 96 Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin.Prth &Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June. 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 'Gt. Sth. &Wost.(lre ) 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 1411 Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash. andYorksh 19 Do., Fifths 114 Da., Wet. Riding Un all 'Liv.Crsby.&Soutlipt all London & Blackwal 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.5h.,M&8... 4 Do. Eighths 100 London andS. Westn 424 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lndndrry& Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Aanch.Shet& Lind h] 41 Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do. Birmng. & Derby all %Md. G. West. (Ire.) 21! Do. Half Shares %II Newcastle & Carlisle 54 Newmkt.BuryExten 19 Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd S Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoini and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 34 Northn.CountiesUn 100 North British OA North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do., A A Deferred all Do., B Guaranteed: 100 N.Eastern—Berwick 20 Do. do. Extension ' 13 Do.do. Parch. all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York all North London Do. New £lO I/ le N.&S.Wstrn.,llamP stead, and City Jn 17: 1 North Staffordshire all' North Western all N. &S. Westrn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 6 Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central . 100 Scottish Midland all lhrewsby. & Plerefd all Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& paid up at per con , all South Devon WO South Eastern all South Wales 15 5. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 8 staines,Wok. &Wok all tockton & 16, Stockton & llartlepl. 100 Taff Vale 9 Do. £lO shares 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 21 Thames Haven Dock and Railway all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limeriek 18 West Cornwall. 3 West End of Lonftonl and Crystal Palace all West London 111 s. Wimbledn & Croydon [Closing Prices this day. 20i -- 21 44 -- 4i 8 - 8i 10i 17 - 18 6 - 5i 95 - 97 591 -59 i 13 - 11 10 - 12 4 - 2(i Q - 74 18 - 16 11i -11 i 32 - 34 22 - 24 68 - 70 54 - 56 - • 20i -- 22! 89 - 90 75 - 77 125 - 126 90 - 92 70i 71 68 - 70 7$ -- 82 8 10,' 8 -- 10 71i -71 i 5' -- i I ". 8 Bi, LO5 106 .00 1001, d par d par 1 80 81 10i 9i 11 9 di g ---- iii ss 68 40 - 42 i a loi BA I 2 50 - 52 3$ Si 33 ... 34 g 10 I 7a 75} 76 61 3i Sid 14 146 52 -- 53 53 55 I id ip 4i 4 7 id—ip 32 - 33 93 - 95 60 - 62 i - 8 1 45 - 47 12 - 14 601 - Ell 31. - 32 i }. d 35 - 37 3 - Si 18 19 41 - 22 - 94 6 - 7 . . i - 1 FOREIGN. all Antwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissessac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip Central of Italy all Demerara 14 Dijon and Besancon 9 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New all East Indian, 2 Do. Extension all Do. 44 p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, de 10 Gd. Junet. of France 121 Gd. Tk of CanadaA is. all Do. do all Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. all Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till '63 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Central of France all Gt. Indian Peninsula 1 Do. New 5 per cent. all Gt.WesternofCanada Shares all Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 all Do. do., '62, p. all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, without option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 11 Lake Const. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c prof 12 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations 10 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Mediterrau 16! Madras 2 Do. New 3t Maria Antonia all Do. do. Now 2 Melbourne Dk. & Ry. all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all D 0.201. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3i p. c. & red. at 2211. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854.... all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bdr. (fmy.B.&Ams.Slis.) all NorwcgianTrunkPref 14 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans.... all Paris and Rouen._ 10 ParisCaen &Cherbrg. all Rouen and Havre..... 20 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse all Do. 54 p. cent. Prof, 10 Southern of France_ 14 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) . all West Flanders all Do 511 per e. Prof., 10 Western of Franco 16 West. of Switzerland' all Wiesbaden 20 Zealand JOINT-STO all Australasia all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond 16 English Scottish and Australian all Load. Chart. Bk. of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Loud. & Westminster 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 22.'. National of Ireland all Now South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Cold Imp Co all South Australia all Union of Australia 2 Do. New 10 Unicsu of Loudon,. 6 6i lf 14 ' 4 3 d d— I P ... P 31 3 d 32i -- 321 I . = iiP l id d - - Gi 8 . 7d 9 7d f P 4, - P par ip 18/ ISt 1 = I. ld • par id P 1 -- 3p, ... this - 41 - 3 - lip ••• - •.. ta-iP 6 -7: 33 - 33; 12i -- 13 9 - 10 20 - 20. 47 49 37 3 9 pm 211 21; ld par 21 lid 71 81 ••• ''''' ••• ... .... pm ... d 5 3 / 4 Gp iii -17 a BANKS. 81 -- 83 1 d par 1 id .. - ••• 30 - 32 2 d 24 - 25; 37 - 39 •ip's ... 43 - 45 72 - 74 8 - 9 Business done this day. 11Z 'r ** iii rt. t THE MISSING DESPATCHES. The following official account of the proceedings on the 17th and 18th appears in an Extraordinary Gazette published this afternoon : WAR DEPARTMENT, 11.55 A.m., Nov. 11, 1854. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle has this day received a despatch, of which the following is a copy, addressed to his Grace by General the Lord Raglan, G. C. B. (This despatch was lost in its passage through France, and was received at the above hour by his Grace, to whom it was transmitted by his Excel lency the Lord Cowley, G.C.8.) BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, OCT. 18. My Lord Duke,—lt was arranged between Gen. Canrobert and myself that the batteries of the two armies should open immediately after daylight on the morning of the 17th, and we invited Ad miral Dundas and Admiral Hamelin to attack the enemy's works at the mouth of the harbour with the combined fleets, as nearly simultaneously as circumstances might permit. Accordingly, upon a signal being given from the centre of the French lines, the batteries of the two armies commenced their fire about a quarter be fore 7 yesterday morning. On this occasion we employed about 60 guns of different calibre, the lightest being 24-pounders. It may here be proper to observe that the cha racter of the position which the enemy occupy on the south side of Sebastopol is not that of a fortress, but rather of an army in an entrenched camp on very strong ground, where an apparently unlimited number of heavy guns, amply provided with gun ners and ammunition, are mounted. The guns having opened as above stated, a con tinuous and well directed fire was carried on from the works of the two armies until about 10 o'clock a.m., when, unfortunately, a magazine in:the midst of one of the French batteries exploded and occa sioned considerable damage to the works, and I fear many casualties, and almost paralysed the efforts of the French artillery for the day. The British batteries, however, manned by sailors from the fleet, under the command of Captain Lushington and Captain Peel, and by the Royal Artillery, under the superintendence of Lieu tenant-Colonel Gambier, kept up their fire with unremitting energy throughout the day to my own and the general satisfaction, as well as to the admiration of the French army, who were wit nesses of their gallant and persevering exertions, materially injuring the enemy's works, and silenc ing the heavy guns on the top of the loopholed tower, to which I adverted iu my despatch of the 13th instant, and many of the guns at its base, and causing an extensive explosion in the rear of a strong redoubt in our immediate front, the enemy, notwithstanding, answered to the last from a num ber of guns along their more extended lines. The fire was resumed this morning at daylight by the British sailors and artillery, and responded to, though in a somewhat less degree, by the Rus sians ; but the French troops, being occupied in the repair of their batteries, and in the formation of othe rs, have not contributed to the renewal of the attack, except from a work on their ex'isme left ; they expect, however, to be able to do so to morrow morning. I beg to lay before your Grace a return of the loss sustained by the Royal Navy, and the Army under my command, between the 13th and 17th instant, and to this I am deeply concerned to add that of Colonel the Hon. Francis Hood, command ing the 3d battalion Grenadier Guards, an excel lent officer, whose death in the trenches this morning has just been reported to me. The English, French, and Turkish fleets moved towards the mouth of the harbour about noon, and kept up a heavy fire upon the enemy's forts for several hours. I am not fully acquainted with the details of the attack, or its result, but I understand that Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, with the Aga- memnon and Sanspareil, assisted occasionally by the London, Queen, and Albion, gallantly ap proached to within GOO yards of Fort Constantine, the great work at the northern entrance, where he maintained himself till late in the afternoon, and succeeded in exploding a magazine and causing considerable injury to the face of the fort. Since I wrote to your Grace on the 13th, six battalions of Turkish infantry and 300 Turkish artillery have been added to the force in front of Balaklava. These troops have been sent from Constantinople, and placed under my command by the Government of the Porte, and I feel greatly indebted to her Majesty's , Ambassador, Viscount Stratford de Red cliffe, for the ability and energy with which he brought under the notice of the Sultan the import ance I attached to an immediate reinforcement of the Imperial troops. I hav©, &c., RAGLAN. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, &c. RETURN OF KILLED AND WOUNDED IN THE FORCES UNDER THE COMMAND OF GENE RAL LORD RAGLAN, G.C.8., FROM 13TR TO 17TH OOTOBRE, 1851, INCLUSIVZ. Artillery -2 rank and file killed ; 1 sergeant, 25 rank and file, wounded. 3d Battalion Grenadier Guards-1 officer, Captain Rowley, killed ; 10 rank and file wounded. 42d Regi men t-1 sergeant, 1 rank and f i le woun d e d. 55th Regi men t- 1 officer, Ensign Twys d en, slightly wounded. 4 7th Regiment-4 ran k an d f il e woun d e d. 49th Regiment —I rank and file wounded. Ist Regiment of Foot--1 rank and file killed ; 6 rank and file wounded. 38th Regiment -1 rank and file killed ; 1 sergeant, 10 rank and file wounded. 50th Regiment -1 officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Waddy (slightly), 1 sergeant, 7 rank and file, wounded. 44th Regiment —3 rank and file killed ; 1 officer, Lieutenant Wood (slightly), 1 sergeant, 4 rank and file wounded. 20th Regiment -2 rank and .file killed ; 6 rank and file wounded 21st Regiment-2 rank and file wounded 57th Regiment -3 rank and file wounded 68th Regiment -1 officer, As sistant-Surgeon O'Leary, 3 rank and file, killed; 3 rank and file wounded Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade —1 rank and file killed ; 1 sergeant, 3 rank and file wounded 7th Regiment -1 rank and file wounded 23d Regiment -6 rank and file wounded 33d Regiment -1 sergeant, 4 rank and file wounded 19th Regiment -1 sergeant, 1 drummer, 6 rank and file wounded 77th Regiment -2 rank and file wounded 88th Regiment --1 sergeant, 5 rank and file killed ; 1 sergeant, 14 rank and file wounded 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade-3 rank and file killed ; 1 drummer, 7 rank and file wounded Total —Two officers, one serjeant, 21 rank and file killed ; 3 officers, 9 sergeants, 2 drummers, 824 rank and file wounded. (Signed) J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. War-office, Nov. 11, 1854. The Right Honourable the Secretary -at-War has received from his Grace the Duke of Newcastle the following list of casualties amongst the non commissioned officers and privates in the forces un der the command of General the Lord Raglan, G.C.8., from the 13th to tali October, 1854, in clusive. NOMINAL RETURN OF CASUALTIES IN THE FORCES UNDER THE COMMAND OF GENERAL LORD RAGLAN, G.C.8., FROM 13TH TO 17TH OCTOBER, 1854, INCLUsrVE. SD BATTALION GRIN.kDIER GUARDS. Wounded.—Privates George East, James Fordham, Henry Gilbert, William Bridgraan, Thomas Whetstone, John Newton, Joha Steel, Elijah Smith, William Tay lor, Benjamin Tibbitt. 42D RZGIMENT OF FOOT. Wounded.—Serjeant Williana Rawkin, Private Pa. trick Salmon. 47TH REGIMENT OF FOOT. Wounded—Private Patrick fianley, Frederick Chit.) tock; John Donohoe. 49TH REGIMENT OP FOOT, Killed—Private Wiliam Hai ;ley. IST REGIMENT OF FOOT. Killed—Private 'William Webb. Wounded—Privates Martin Kenny, John Ray, Wm. Goose, James Mulready, Thomas Jones. 4TH REGIMENT OP FOOT. Wounded—Patrick Michael Calligan. 3STH REGIMENT OF FOOT. Killed—Private Michael Sweeney. Wounded—Sergeant John Smith ; Privates Donald Elliott, Wm. M'Cullogh, Henry Humphreys, William Wareham, William M'Quade, George Savery, Daniel Flinn. 44Th REGIMENT OF FOOT. Killed—Corporal Tames Fither ; Privates Thomas Kennedy and Wm. Warr. Wounded—Sergeant James Holland ; Privates Nel son Dunlary, Joseph Shambrook, and Henry Hooks. 50TH REGIMENT OF FOOT. Wounded— Privates Patrick Walsh, Michael Doherty, John Dignan, Edward Doyle, Samuel Davis, John Gray, Thomas Wilson. 20TII REGIMENT OF FOOT. Killed—Privates James Wosley and Thomas Wyatt. Wounded—Privates John Langley, James Elton, G. Young. 21ST REGIMENT OF FOOT. Wounded—Privates Robert Brogan and John Kay. 57TH REGIMENT OF FOOT. Wounded—Privates Michael Murphy and Robert M'Farlane. 68T11 REGIMENT OF FOOT. Killed— Priyates James Hore, William Gwyer, Pat. Carroll. Wounded— Privates James Wilson, Patrick Holden, George Brown. _ IST BATTALION RIFLE BRIGADE. Killed—Private John Mead. Wounded—Colour-Serjeant James Powell ; Privates Joseph Lowe, Robert Goodfellow, James Worton. 7TH REGIMENT OF FOOT. Wounded—Private James Henry. 23D REGIMENT OF FOOT. Wounded—Corporal James Dawson, Privates Wil liam Corfield, David Davies, James Murphy, George Moulton, James Ogilway. 33D REGIMENT OF FOOT. Wounded—Sergeant John Woodcock ; Privates Pat rick Thrieston, Patrick Bradley, William Ward, Patrick Dogherty, William Greenwood. 19TH REGIMENT OF FOOT. , Wounded—Colour-Sergeant Patrick Campion, Cor porals John Austin and Thos. Cruikshank, Drummer Henry Hanlon ; Privates James Maher, Joh n Corbett, Thos. Dickson, Michael Loughlin. 77TH REGIMENT OF FOOT. Wounded—Privates Edward Gulllford and Gilbert Monaghan. 88TH REGIMENT OT FOOT. Killed—Sergeant John Matthewman ; Privates Ro bert M'Donald, Peter Leonard, Michael Hynes, Mi chael Perryman, and Daniel Griffin. Wounded —Serjeant Michael M`Donagh ; Privates Timothy Doherty, Thomas Foley, Morris Savage, Pat rick Leonard, Patrick Burns, Morris Ferris, Edward English, Patrick Cullen, John Bush, Daniel Monarty, Patrick Morrissey, James Kenny, and John Daly. - 2D BATTALION RIFLE BRIGADE. Killed—Corporal W. Campbell, Privates John Bishop and John Carlow Wounded—Bugler Daniel M'Carthy ; Prirates Wil liam Regan, George Cann, Alfred Green, Joseph Crevy, James Berry, Charles Taylor, Thomas Pinfold. THE FOLLOWING ..IS ALSO THE NOMINAL RE TURN OF THE CASUALTIES IN THE ROYAL ARTILLERY SINCE THE 13TH INST. HEAD QUARTERS BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, OCT. 18, 1854. Killed—Pocock, acting bombardier ; name not re ported, gunner and driver. Wounded.—H.Webber, acting bombardier, slightly ; John Orr, gunner and driver, slightly ; Robert Garland, surgeon, severely ; J. Walker, corporal, severely ; E. Solomon, acting bombardier, severely ; J. Wilson, gun ner and driver, severely ; Bake, acting bombardier, severely ; J. Carson, gunner and driver, severely ; J. Hughes, gunner and driver severely ; J. Orran, gunner and driver, severely ; J. McKaffery, gun ner and driver, severely ; J. Welsh, gunner and driver, severely ; R. Mallet, gunner and driver,slightly ; D. McCawley, gunner and driver, severely ; C. Haw kins, gunner and driver, severely ; Samuel Nicolls, gun ner and driver, dangerously ; John Crofts, gunner and driver, severely ; James Murphy, gunner and driver, slightly ; James McFaddyen, bombardier, slightly ; T. Haggett, gunner and driver, slightly ; Patrick Devlin, gunner and driver, severely ; J. Gummie, gunner and driver, slightly. Four other men were wounded ; their names not yet reported. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. MAII'ILET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. - - • --- - Both fruit and vegetables moved off steadily, and prices were well supported. FRUIT.—Pine apples, English, 3s 6d to 6s per lb; apricots, Os to Os Od per d oz. ; hot-house grapes, Ss Od to 6s per lb ; foreign ditto, llld to is 6d ; melons, Os Od to Os each peaches, Os Od to Os ; nectarines ' Os Od to Os per dozen ; apples, 4s 6d to 103 Od per bushel ; pears, 2s Od to 6s Od per half sieve; Orleans plums and green gages Os to Os Od per punnet ; ditto, Os to Os Od, and common plums, 3s 0 I to Os Od per half sieve ; cherries, Od to Os per pound ; lemons, 2s to 3s pi u. doz. ; oranges. 10s to Os per 100; fil berts, 95s to 110 s pe TIOO 1 bs; cobnuts, 120 s 1255; almonds, Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, Od to Od per 100; figs, is Od to 2s 6d per lb. VEGETABLES.—C alhages, 8d to is Od per dozen ; red ditto, 2s Od to .6s per dozen ; French beans, is 6d to 2s Od per half si eve ; brocoli, Gd to is per bundle ; potatoes, 803 to 120 s pET ton; vegetable marrow, Od to Os each; peas, is 6d to 3s Oil pe - r bush.; broad beaus, 9d to is per half sieve ; turnips, 2d to 4d per bunch ; eprrots, 3d to Gd per bunch ; cucumbers, id to 4tl each • garlic, Os 6d to Os 8d per peund ; sl dnach, is to is 6d per half sieve ; onions, 2s Gd to 4s Od per bush. ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s per doz. • leeks, ld to 2d per bunch ; shallots, 4d to 6d ; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s 6,1 per bundle ; parsley, 2d to 3d per bunch. ; celery, 9d to ls 3d per bunch ; endive, 9cl t o is 3d per score ; beet, id to ld each ; parsnips, 1s Od to 2s Od per dozen ; small salad, 2d to 3d per pu Janet ; mushrooms, is Od to is 3d per pottle ; artichokes, 4 s to 5s per dos. ; cabbage lettuces, 9.1 to is Od per score ; sorrel, 6d to is per half sieve ; radishes 9d to is per dozen hands ; tomatoes, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per half sieve • ch illies, ls to is 6d ca ps 100 ; Brussels sprouts, ls 2d to is Odl per half sieve ; icums, is to 2s per 100. NEWGATI AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s 6d to 71. Od ; Geese, 4s Gd to 7s 6d each; Ducks, ts Od to 6s Oct ; tame Rabbits, Os Od to Os Od ; wild do., 10d to is Gd each ; Pigeons, 65 to 8s per dos. ; largo Surrey Fowls, Od to —s Od ; middling, 2s 3d to Od ; Chickens, is 6d to 2s 3d ; Capons, 4s Od to Os Od ; Hares 2s 6d to 3s 6d. : grouse, 2s Od to Os Od each ; Leverets, Os Od to Os each. Ostend fresh butter, 105 6d to 12s Od, and English 11s 6d to 14s Od per dozen lbs. Engish Eggs, 8s 6d to 9s 3d; French ditto, 5s 6d to 7s Od per 120. NEWPORT. Beef from 3s 4d to 48 6d ; mutton, 38 Gd to 4s 8d; veal, 3s 8d to 4. Ed ; pork, 3s 61 to 5s 2d par Blbs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, 35 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 313 4d to 4s 8d ; veal, 33 61 ,e 4.5 8d ; pork, 3s 4d to 5 041 per Slba. by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 5s Od to 21s ; Brills, 3s to lOs each; Salmon is 6d to is Sid per lb; Cod Fish, 4s to 12s each; Soles, 3d to 2s 3d per pair; Eels, 8d to la Od per lb; Lobsters, 6d to is 6d; Crabs, 4d to is Gd; Whitings, 3s tos lls per doz.; Common Oysters, 10s to 16s ' • Natives, 40s to 50 s per bsh; Mackerel, Od to Od each ; Smelts, is to is 3d per doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, Os 9d to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is Gd to 2 s Od per doz . ; Fresh Herrings, 6d to is Od per doz. ; Scotch do.. Gd t o is Od. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are afrom 10d to 11d; of household ditto, Eiid to 9id per 4lb l. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov. 11.—Wind this day at Noon, N.N.W. ; light breeze, with cloudy weather. COWES, Nov. 10.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Ora, from Monte Video; Dido, Sundswall, with damage. OFF DOVER, Nov. 9.—Einikait, from Rio Janeiro, for Hazaburgh ; Carl, Shields, for Rio Janeiro ; Ida (barque, "So. 5,401), --, OFF THE LIZARD, Nov. 7.—Thomas Butler, for Hong }Long ; Amazon, Sunderland, for Madras. OFF DUNGENESS, Nov. s.—Alette Augusta Delfzyel, for Akyab. BRISTOL, Nov. 10.—Wind, W. Arrived—Arrow, from Denia. HuLL, Nov. 10.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Norfolk ( s), from Rotterdam ; Irwell (s), do. Sailed—Soren Winkel, for Aux Cayes. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 10.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Swea, from Callao; Bengal, London, for Adelaide, and sailed for Sontha.mpton ; Planter, Cork. FALMOUTH, Nov. N.E. Arrived—Twende Brodro, from Dram ; Catherine, Krageroe, for Liverpool ; George, Troon, for Constantinople, to stop a leak; Devon shire (s), Dublin, and left for London. Sailed—Paz, for San Sebastian. Off Port—Juno, from Batavia for Dordt ; Secret, Smyrna ; Wanderer, Stettin. Put b ack —Pearl, Oporto, leaky. (BY BUBNARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAP.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.5 Wind west ; tide 5i bonne ebb, fine. No snivels. Sailed—Holland, steamer, for Os MS a turday, 9.:50 a.ra Wind N.N.W., moderate. Passed—Minerva, from London, for Cape of Good Hope. Sailed—Duchess of Sutherland, for London ; Lombard, New Crleans ; Dependent, Bermuda Georgians, Mden 122 trans• )rt , Malta ; Grange, Greenock ; Conatan unople ; Misa A log, Boston. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) The Court of Queen's Bench was occupied the whose of the day with the Crown papers, which contained no cases of public interest. There was a Crown case set down for hearing in the Exchequer, but the parties not being ready, it was adjourned until a future day. There was no other business before the Exchequer, and the court rose early. CHANCERY COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart.) POWDVELL V. JONES. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor delivered judgment on this petition this morning. Mrs. Harper, widow of the late Mr. Harper, claimed the dower of the copyhold lauds in which her husband was seized, according to the custom of the manor. Mrs. Harper's claim was opposed by the trustee under her husband's devise. His Honour was of opinion that Mrs. Harper's claim was not barred by the surrender made by her husband in favour of his trustee ; and his Honour made an order in favour of Mrs. Harper, finding her entitled to her dower of the copyhold lands in which her husband was seized, in terms of the prayer of her petition, and found her entitled to costs, to be paid out of the purchase money of the sale of the copyhold property. WRECK 01? TEE FORERUNNER AFRICAN MAIL CONTRACT STEAMER. General Post-office, 10th Nov., 1854. Sir,—l have the honour to enclose, for theinforma.ti on of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the copy of a letter which has just been received from the agent of this department at Lisbon, accompanied by the copy of a report from her Majesty's Consul at Madeira, dated the 28th ultimo, announcing the loss of the Contract Mail Packet Forerunner.— I have, &a., (Signed) J. HILL. R. Osborne, Esq., M.P., &c. &o. &c., Admiralty. (Copy.) British Packet-otice, Lisbon, Nov. 1, 1854. Sir,-1. I have the honour to enclose copy of a letter addressed to her Majesty's Minister at this Court by Mr. Consul Stoddart, of Madeira, relative to the loss of the contract steamer Forerunner. 2. As Mr. Stoddart wishes the loss of the said steamer to be reported to you with as little elelay as possible, and as the regular packet will not leave until the 9th inst., I have deemed it prudent to send this via France. I have, &c., R. REEVES, Agent. (Signed) Rowland Hill, Esq., ko. (Copy.) Madeira, 28th Oct., 1854. Sir,—As the Portuguese steam-packet is going to Lis bon, I just write a line to tell you of the total loss of the African contract steam-packet Forerunner, on the evening of the 25th instant, on a sunken rock close to the shore at the extreme east point of this island, two hours after she bad left the port for England. The mails, cargo, and all the effects of the crew and passengers were lost ; 11 of the crew of 34, and 3 of the 13 passen gers, were also drowned. Those saved will go home in the Brazil packet, with my reports to the different departments, but as some previous oppor tunity may offer for England from Lisbon, perhaps you will do me the favour to convey the information I now give you to the packet agent, as well as Lloyd's agent in Lisbon, with a request that they may report the unfortunate dis aster to the proper authorities at home. The Governor of Sierra Leone, Lieut. Beddingfield, R.N., late of H.M.S. Pluto, Mr. Evans, clerk of works at SierraLcone, Mr. Kinell, schoolmaster, from Cape Coast Castle, two shipmasters, Gregory and Bennett, Mr Crosby, merchant, Lagos, Mr. Mitchell, an engineer, lato of Dover steamer, and a child, three years old, daughter of the late Captain English, of 3d West India Regiment, were all saved. The mother of the child, with Lieut. Child, of Gold Coast Corps, and Mr. Virtes, merchant, Sierra Leone, were all drowned. The master of the steamer was saved, but two mates were lost. The weather was fine, and I fear blame attaches to the captain for running so close to the shore. I am writing against time, and must therefore pray you to excuse these hurried lines, and believe me, - with the greatest respect, sir, (Signed) GEORGI STODDART. P.S.--The Forerunner had a very valuable cargo on board, perhaps worth from 30,0001. to 40,0001. The melancholy loss of the Forerunner, screw-steamer, and 14 of her passengers and crew, was announced at Lloyd's on Wednesday. The wreck was described to have taken place off Lorento Point, Madeira, some short time after the unfortunate vessel left the island with the mail and passengers for England, the last American mail packet having been spoken with and the intelligence communicated. Yesterday the loss was confirmed by the receipt of a letter, of which the fol lowing is an extract, by Captain Halstead, the secre tary at Lloyd's, which had been forwarded by the Bri tish Minister at Lisbon, who had received it from the English Consul at Madeira : "Madeira, Oct. 28. "I just write a line to tell you of the total loss of the African contract steam-packet Forerunner, on the evening of the 25th inst., on a sunken rock close to the shore, at the extreme east point of this island, about two hours after she left this port for England. The mails, cargo, and all the effects of the crew and passengers were lost ; 11 of the crew of 34 and three of the 13 passengers who were on board were drowned. Those saved will go home in the Brazil packet. Among them are the following : The Governor of Sierra Leone ; Lieutenant Bedingfield, R.N., late of her Majesty's ship Pluto ; Mr. Evans, clerk of the works at Sierra Leone ; Mr. Kinell, schoolmaster, from Cape Coast Castle ; two shipmasters • Mr. Gregory, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Croaky, merchants of Lagos ; Mr. Mitchel, an engineer, late of the Dover steamer ; and a child, three years old, daughter of the late Captain English, of the 3d West India Regiment. The mother of the child, with Lieutenant •Child, of the Gold Coast Corps, and Mr. Virtes, merchant, Sierra Leone, were drowned. The cap tain was saved, but two mates were lost. The Forerunner had a very valuable cargo on board." _ . The Forerunner was the property of the African Steam. ship Company, who have the Government contract for the African mail service. She was the first steamer which the company had built, was 400 tons burden, and bad been highly successful in her passages. She was on a return voyage from Fernando Po, Cape Coast Castle, Sierra Leone, &c., when she met with her unfortunate disaster. The ship, it is reported, is fully insured. TEE PATRIOTIC FUND IN BERLIN. The following has been issued by the English resi dents : " TO THE ENGLISH RESIDENTS AT BERLIN AND ITS ENVIRONS. "Berlin, Oct. 25, 1854. " Fellow-countrymen,— A subscription having been opened in England for the purpose of alleviating the suffer ings of the wounded soldiers and sailors who have been and are still fighting the battles of their country against the Russians, the undermentioned Englishmen in Berlin, in a meeting held on the 22d of this month, decided on making a like subscription for the above-mentioned object, viz., Messrs. Watson, Harrison, Rawson, William Turner, Lee, Crabtree, H. Turner, and Thompson. " Mr. William Turner having been elected treasurer, and Messrs. H. Turner and Watson, auditors, we beg to make the following remarks : " We have no doubt you are all satisfied with the result of our brave soldiers' and sailors' doings, and hope you have the same confidence as ourselves in their future un dertakings. " With this short comment, we appeal to your genero sity to remit to us your trifle towards providing for the wounded those small comforts of which they are at present so much in need. " Donations will be thankfully received by any of the above named, who will remit the same to the treasurer, who, when the subscription is closed, will wait upon his Excellency the British Envoy, and request him to have the kindness to forward the sum collected to its proper desti nation. " H TURNER, " J. WATSON, " W. TURNER." The above simple appeal merits being published ; and it is to be hoped that the worthy example shown by her Majesty's subjects here will be followed by Englishmen in every part of the continent. If this appeal meets the eyes of our heroic soldiers and sailors, they will no doubt feel cheered with the thought that their "doings" are appreciated, and that the " confidence " felt in their valour and endurance is not less universal amongst all classes of their fellow-countrymen than are the prayers fervent and genuine that Almighty Providence may crown their "undertakings" with glory and success. (Signed) THE FEAT OF ARMS BEFORE SBBAS- TOPOL. The Fremden Blatt learns from St. Petersburg that —" The feat of arms before Sebastopol, in the night from the 20th to the 21st October, on which oc• casion the Russians succeeded in spiking eight mor• tars and eleven guns of a French battery, was per. formed by a detachment of volunteers, consist. ing of five officers and twenty-seven soldiers, o which two officers and some soldiers were killed. The Emperor Nicholas has been pleased to command that the names of these volunteers, both officers and men, should be published in the general order of the day. A letter from Odessa, of the 29th ult., • says that M .. ei! i i schikoff's .army is 63,659 strong, with 160 guns, and is concentrated on the right bank of the Chern i g b a s . d These trop troops we provisioned for eight day , and ua attack a t c h k e t p h e e .4i t i o Allies in mentioned, the I, or to offer gaged in the storming of Sebastompo. The attacks them battlo previous to the sto w r ere not renewed fl i annk ord a e n r d s th re a a t r, th w e y hen mig e h e t . of General Liprandi's division indeed, that the Russians on the 26th and 27th. f"their defeat the only hope improbable, g ive ha to the Allies, as in case o d t ribly in tle Varna letters, the itroaupldlievaernstuvreeryto 17th. It is said that Admiral thethe forts, l6th ob jectedandof saving Sebastopol flweoeutldsubffeerleost. erAccerding to bombardment on the o Dundas, a lio ci nd vantage gained which the would not ba proportionate gav gave i t t o as s p t a a h r a i e t i " o u rw i. e il i i t e h n °P fthtewh t flaa o rte t e h tht e healegd d a a i nger to fleets would be exposed was overruled in hisunderthemostfa view. vourab le Tcihre eumstances ; but he ships injured the m ost were towed to Buyukd ere, i n order to be a-efficiently repaired there to go t o T ou l on. Vast it has since been decided upon th a t It eis said fleets s hould only operate passively against Sebas• topol. A a order was sent from Constantinople to Omer pacha on the 19th, to concentrate 20,000 of his best troops at Varna, to be ready for embarkation to the Crimea, a nd we now learn by advises from Varna, of the 30th, tha t these troops had begun to embark two days previously. Some hundreds of Russian prisoners arrived at Scutar! ,on the 25th from Balaklava. They were cap tured on the Cihernaya on the 17th, 18th, and 19th. General' fscheltschanoff, who was wounded in the battle of Alma,, is perfectly recovelsed, and is imprisoned at Stanaboui k," 81221 St. 25 25 50 St. 10 St. 25 20 20 50 20 20 20 20 20 20 100 100 20 25 25 25 20 20 20 20 591 9 90 89i 90 76 a 90i a 1 69 701 71 704 714 1041 4 5 100 99 100} 151 1# 80 N 80a 22 U 68743 40 61 60j 31 5 3 i 82i li THE MISSION OF M. VON DER PFO_RDITIV. The following letter fro:li a Berlin correspondent in the Presse may not he uninteresting, strongly bearing as it does upon the pre.ent mission of M. von der Pfordten "The despatch which Conn t Esterhazy delivered to the Prussian Cabinet on the 27th ult. was brief and well adapted to an intermystic state of things, inasmuch as it simply paved the way for more ample communications that would probably soon follow. The Prussian reply hereto bore the same character, and merely recapitulated what had been discussed and arranged with M. von der Pfordten. Previous t o th e d epar t ure o f thi s Minis ter for Vienna, the Prussian Cabinet acquainted him with the precise contents of this document, in order that he might be perfectly sure of the basis whereon he would have to continue his mission at Vienna. Prussia now cedes to Austria a f u ll c l a i m to f e d era l m ilitary support in all eases in which she might be molested by Rusia whilst in a defensive position within the frontiers of the Danubian Principalities, and requests to be favoured with explanations touching the means and ways which Austria considers practi cable for the eventual recognition of the four points of guarantee. Prussia, furthermore, desires to be in formed in precise and certain terms as to whether Aus tria does or does not intend to go beyond these points in her demands of Russia, and apprises the Imperial Govern ment, on the one hand, of the reiterated urgent represen tations which Prussia has addressed to the St. Peter?- , burg Cabinet in favour of the acceptance of the said points of guarantee, and, on the other, of the demand which it has likewise addressed to Russia, to the effect that the Russian military forces in Volhynia and Podo lia may be ordered to take up a position which would not justify the Austrian Government to entertain appre hensions and to make complaints, as has at present been the case." UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, Nov. 10. MAGDALEN COLLEGE. Yesterday Mr. Edgar Morton Acock, clerk of this society, son of Mr. Acock of this city, was elected to the vacant Hebrew Scholarship, founded at Magdalen Col• lege by the late Dr. Ellerton, for many years a fellow. ALL SOULS COLLEGE. This morning Mr. Arthur George Watson, 8.A., and Mr. Robert George Wyndham Herbert (the latter, founder's kin) were admitted actual Fellows, and Mr. William Henry Fremantle, Mr. George Fitzclarence Slade, and Mr. Godfrey Lushington, were admitted pro• bationary Fellows of this society. UNIVERSITY PREACRERS. The Rev. the Master of Balliol, Sunday morning, at St. Mary's. The Right Rev'. the Lord Bishop of Oxford, Sunday afternoon, at St. Mary's. BILLIOL COLLEGE. An election to one Fellowship, and two Scholarships on the old foundation will take place on the 29th of No vember ; also to certain exhibitions, namely, one for Devonshire, with preference the kindred of Blagdon, the founder ; one for Somersetshire, with preference to certain parishes ; and one for Worcestershire, or, in de fault of fit candidates; then open generally. Candidates to the Scholarships and Exhibitions mast not have cora• pleted their nineteenth year on the day of election. Members of the Church of England intending to be candidates are required to call on the master, on the evening of Monday, the 20th instant, with certificates of their birth and baptism, and testimonials from their college or school. LINCOLN COLLEGB. There willbe an election to two scholarships on F r id a y, Dec. 15. One scholarship is open. The other, founded by Mrs. Tatham, is limited to persons born or educated in the county of Buckingham. Candidates are required to call upon the rector between the hours of two and four p.m. on Tuesday the 12th, and candidates for the Tatham scholarship must bring with theta satisfactory evidence of the place of their birth and education. s QUEEN'S COLLEGE. There will be an election of an exhibitioner on the foundation of Sir Francis Bridgman on Thursday, Dec. 7. Candidates must be natives of Lancashire, Cheshire, and Wiltshire. They should calf on the Provost with testimonials and certificates of birth on Saturday, Dec. 2. The examination will commence at 10 o'clock a.m. on Monday, Dec. 4. CAMDRIDGE, Nov. 10. CROSSE SCHOLARSIIP. There will be an examination for this scholarship on Monday, 20th inst., and following days, at 10 o'clock. Candidates roust be " bachelors of arts in the first year from their degree." Candidates are required personally, or, if non-resident, by setter, to give notice of their in tention to each of the electors, who are the Vice-Chan cellor, the Margaret Professor of Divinity, the Regime Professor of Divinity, the Regius Professor of Hebrew, the Regius Professor of Greek, the Norrisian Professor of Divinity, and the Professor of Arabic, on or before Thursday the 16th imst., stating their names at length and colleges. MINING IN TELLIGENCR. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) This week has been characterised by an absence of general business, and 'a depression in some of the fa vourite stocks, for which it is difficult to account, other- wise than by supposing that, during the late excitement, many persons purchased shares merely for the rise, aid are now selling out at every opportunity. If this be the case, and from the fact that the mines are looking as well, and in some cases better, than when the up ward movement commenced, we are warranted in presuming that is so, the bona fide holders of shares, or those who purchase for ultimate results, and not for the mere purpose of taking &avail taga of the daily and almost hourly fluctuations in the market, need not be under any alarm. North Robarts, which rose to 311., 321., have fallen to 20/. ; Selfridge Consols, 3/. ss. to 31. 15s ; West Sortridge, ss. to Is. 6d. ; Devon Great Console, 3551. to 390/. ; Wheal Clif ford in demand, at 140/. to 150/. ; North Basset, 201. to 21/. ; Great Wheal Fortune, 121. to 13/. ; Wheal Charlotte, 51. to 61. ; Trefusis, 51. ; Great. Alfred, 22/. to 23/. ; East Buller, 4/. 10s. ; Cupid, 51. to 61. ; Clijah and Wentworth, 141. to 15/. ; Bedford United, 91. 17s. 6d. to 101. ; North Towry, 58. to 7s. Gd. Some of the heavy stocks, such as Buller and Basset, are quoted lower, but we do not hear of any actual sales having taken place. In Foreign Mines, the market has shown a marked improvement. STATE OF TRADE. (Prom the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, Nov. 10.—There is very little apparent change since last week. To a l a rg e ex t en t, th e quota tions are the same ; but buyers find that they have a further slight advantage in actual transactions. This appears to hold good as to yarns and goo& at large. But, in the India department of our market, the decline of prices proceeds more markedly. We hear of offers for certain cloths which are fast approaching the lowest point of 1848. BRADFORD, Nov. 9.—Wools : There is a very limited business doing in all kinds of combing wools. The holders are more disposed to sell, and sales are made at prices in favour of the buyer. NOTTINGHAM, Nov. 9.—ln consequence of the pre sent temporary derangement of commercial affairs in the United States, where a number of failures have recently taken place, there is an unusual dearth of demand for both lace and hosiery goods, and the Lon don and Manchester hosiers are not giving out their accustomed amount of orders for goods for the ensuing spring trade. LEICESTER, Nov. 9.—There is not so Amok doing in the regular hosiery as is usual at this period of the year ; but stocks in hand being light, but few frames have been laid down at present. The glove demand has rather improved, though still much depressed. In fancy hosiery more is doing. WOOLLEN TRADE. (Frost the the Leeds Mercury of this clay.) LEEDS, Nov. 10.—We have ne change of any °One*. quence to report in the state of the woo llen ma rket since our last week's notice. There was a fair business done in coloured Cloth-hall on Saturday! but en Tuesday a f a ew ve p ry ur l c i has mit o e d a flatter Ii ttl: :::e ts i z r, prevailed. D,oc t. I:. 7. Business iw a ws r Ta k sh e market There e h t e w r s e e r e w s et as ixii. a better feeling both on Saturday and . Tuesday; on the latter day there was considerable animation and a good business was done. Prices are firm, and stocks without any material alteration. l e Y di f s e p vi osed to sell, and sales a re . made in favour' lower ebb than b o u n y t e h rs e i p u re t c o e w d n in , g an w d ee t k h ;me cools. Holders are r e e e d m i n o g r improvement to re anpdittcheies_pTorchases their are productions ofthe sameas po m fo o r E st business Et. the ADa buyer. su aF py d r°i ie : n nr i gp n n . Ig'eYrNi Yarns—There noaaavrrlenl 9 .— W oo l—Th eresk i stillnTdhs curtailinger e i s no d k a e y t l i i s gh ve t r d y ec li r m ea it s e e d s ; he supply coming to mar character. SALE OF RUSSIAN PRIZES - -Yesterday, three of the R : l er s e sia s n old pri b z y public e shipsca au p c tu ti r o e n d b2ttyLhieorydM,sac Captains room, Royal oruizers, and condemned as pr i zes b y the High Court of Adm i r alty, w Admiralty b ro k ers , namely, the Fama, the Troya , an d the Fidentia. Th e Patna was sold for 1,7501. to. : a Mr. i e o e in : Royal Exch ange , b y M essrs. Laehlaus andta Macleod, Northeott ; the Froya sold for 4841. 155., and the 11- i dentin was knocked down to Mr. C. Moller at 1,8.50/. DISCOVERY OF A STALACTITE CAYE.—An intere sting discovery has been made at Oystermouth, in Glamorigan shire. At a spot near to Oystermouth-castle, in SWS . in: sea-bay, is a small limestone quarry an d kiln, occupl by a man named Joseph Davies. In excavating the rock the occupier came upon a c revice, which i bor Ai widened into' a cave, and on entering it it was Yilunfilolm be beautifully ornamented with stalactites Immo for a the roof and sides. The cave is s ufficientl y l ' r! thought person to enter it and pass to t he end, but it .i s eg eve been to extend further than the di scoveries which h a formed subje et fr )1' con hhyithtehretomade. occupier T,,hjeeseaepvhe,ren,Cwafvhei, ban been- o v t g r i i te llte a n b e a y many of the curious, and h h a e s superstitious 'Wel Amen. jecture and mystery granted, and who is anxious to receive an assur . anee from the propr.,ieto r that The occupier, who h.asthhaimletrelef fo a r 99 years, nii)tx,lf It s g v ag er ; he will renew the lease to him when it is run on t 1 L 1 lli 6