The Sun. — London, England, 1854-11-29 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET commERCIAL INT ELL IGENUB. CITY, TXV o o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales, including 500 American and 500 Surat taken for export. The market closed very heavily, with prices of American and Surat 1-ICd. to per lb. lower than on Friday ilst, and rCli oilier 60; tis in favour of buyers. The sales comprised 3,800 American, 150 Egyptian, at 6id. to 10d. ; and 1,000 Surat, at 3d. to 44d. per lb. Railway Shares were very depressed. The following statement, relative to the condi tion of the London markets, during the last three weeks, is furnished by Messrs. H. W. Jewesbury and Co. : "As is usual at this season of the year, the foreign and colonial produce markets are without animation, and prices, with few exceptions, have ruled rather in favour of the buyers ; there is an entire absence of any speculative feeling, and operations are confined to actual requirements. The amount of transactions, either by public sale or private contract, have been inconsiderable. The arrivals have been large, and the markets generally have been well supplied by importers, but as they are firm in their demands, the goods are mostly withdrawn, unless full market rates are given. The deliveries from the warehouses continue good for home use, and for export they also show further improvement. Dyes and dyeing materials have been only on moderate demand, but the present low rates of a few articles are evidently attracting attention, and at the late public sales both cochineal and safflower have been sold freely. Indigo remains firm, but lac dye is quite neglected. The late advices from the continental produce markets report that there is not much doing, but prices generally are firm. Rice is quoted rather easier. From our cotton manu facturing districts the reports notice that no improve ment had taken place during the past month, and that the advices by the last mail from India were as unfa vourable for imports as the preceding one. In the woollen districts the demand has lessened, as is general p at this period of the year, but prices remain firm." 50 The letters received from Australia have now El been long enough in hand to be perused and judged se of, and we must say, as the result of inquiry in Ni many quarters, that they are decidedly the most 25 unfavourable received since the gold discoveries 11i, were made. The enormous supply of merchandise B st. t ' from England, although it may have benefited the 20 colonists by occasioning a decline in prices, had 8 . , produced the usual evil results—namely, the em- st: barrassment of numerous traders, and a sudden 5 4 0 contraction of the demand for labour. In the in- 25 terior there is ample employment not only for the 25 workmen already there, but for thousands more 872 s who may arrive, and public works will have a better st. chance of being prosecuted when labour is cheap. I t Still the reaction shows that a period of trial and 25 transition has ocourrod. Many tradespeople were 1 00, asking for time, and we can naturally judge what 41 this will lead to—namely, their ultimate suspension. 50 Others who had bound themselves to pay enormous 20 rents were wholly unable to do so, and, as the most honest course, wore delivering up possession of the premises. This necessarily will affect parties at home who derive their incomes from rack rents, building having progressed so fast that stores and houses were already in excess of the wants of the population. It is but right to mention, however, that a large number of persons who wisely resolved not to take advantage of the furor, and let their premises at the same rents as before the gold dis coveries, would come off scathless. While the pro duction of the precious metal continues so large there will be good hope of the colony maintaining its ground, and certainly no public works could be carried out while labour was so dear. It is with extreme regret that we notice the fact that the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company have abandoned their Australian con tract, the loss upon 12 months' working being, as we understand, no less than 46,0001. By the mail steamer just arrived at Marseilles there were only three passengers from Australia. It is obvious that totally different arrangements must be made, and that the colonies, as well as the mother country, must act liberally if steam communication is to be maintained. The assertion, upon almost semi-official autho rity, that the public Exchequer is for the present well supplied, has occasioned some reaction in the funds ; but from the opinions we hear expressed, we feel certain that any attempt to stave off the raising of large additional means with the object of vigorously prosecuting the war will cause regret and dissatisfaction. It may be true that the money is not forthwith required, but this is precisely the reason why it could be obtained on better terms. Consols have been 911 to for Transfer, and 91/ for Account. The New Three per Cents. have been 90 to 901, and the Reduced 90 to 1. Bank Stock has been steady at 209 to 210. Exchequer Bills are 3s. to Gs., and Indian Bonds 10s. prem. Foreign securities have been comparatively dull, the only stock much dealt in being Turkish, which has been flat at 7/ to 81 discount. Spanish New Deferred Bonds have realised 18k, and the Pas sive 4i. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. have been done at 87, and Dutch Four per Cents. at 90± a. The followiit are the nominal prices of Foreign no Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, ntos/ ; Mexi- 20 can, 21i to 21± ; Peruvian, 67 to 69 ; ditto, 25 3 per Cents., 47 to 49 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 25 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto, 4i per Cents., 85 to 87 ; Spanish New Deferred, 100 18i- to 181 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 371 to 381; ditto, ico Certificates, 5t051 ; ditto, Passive, to 4/. 20 5 This is settling-day in the Railway Share Market, 5 and the rates charged for carrying over are ex- 20 tremely moderate. Prices are in many instances 100 rather firmer than yesterday, but, except in con nection with the settlement, there is not much 0 doing. The interest or " contango" is mostly at 100 the rate of 3or 4 per cent. per annum. French 20, shares have been quiet. 100 The Mines are rather more in demand, at the 20 previous rates. Joint-Stock Banks are heavier. 5 Peel River Land Shares are firmer. 20 BBITISS FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Oticial List.) Bn4iness done Rank Stock 209 10 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9O 3 per Cont. Consols Annuities 9391 i i 3iii N e w 3 per Cont. Ann uities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jau., 1860 India Bonds, £lOOO ....... ..... 1 Bank Stock for Account Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 2icl. £lOOO ......................... ........... 2500 3 3 6 Small Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3A per Cent....... Ditto 1859, ~ ...... 99A PRICE or FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCN. Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent — Ditto 5 per C en t 101 E q uador Bonds P eruv ian Bonds, 4A per Cent. R uss ian Bonds 4A per Cout. .* 68 ' Sardinian Bonds, 5 per C en t.. **************** '7 „ l Spanish Bowls , 3 p er Colt ... ***** •"•• • ***** "2 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per eeni: ******** : ********** 1 - 8 i Ditt o Passive (Converted) ** 8 a !L T ur kish Scrip 6 per cent ............... :. ; ********* , , Divi d en ds on the above paysliWiti ° 7 E L I A London. Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cent. 12 Gull **** * COi Onto 4 nor ce nt. uertificates..„.. UALP-PAST TWO. Consols 911 D i tto , Account . THE FRENOS REI __ NRCEMENTS. __--- FO The soldiers supplied by the regiments of the army of 50 Paris left yesterday by a special train of the Lyons 25 Railway. 20 A letter from Toulon, of the 25th inst., states : 100 "The frigate Andromaque, having taken on board the ii 5,5 Bth battery of the 6th division oo stro f mounte detach d artil mlents ery, 2 0 sailed yesterday for the East. Twng of the 16th and 25th of the line arrived the same day at 20 Toulon on their way to join their regiments at Rome. The 17th battalion of F oot Chasseurs, 900 strong, is 550 0 expected here to-morrow for embarkation. The Chan dernagor transport has e ntered the basin to load ar- .1"ouo tillery and ammunition. The Eclaireur steam aviso put to sea yesterday with 250 men of the 25th Regiment. 20 The frigate Zenobie has also sailed with troeps for the 50 Black Sea. 200 men of the 57th are to embark to-mor- 20 25 row. Yesterday the 7th battery of the 6th division of Artillery was put onboard the Chandernagor. The men and horses left fer Marseilles to e mbark in war-trans- 100 ports. All the vessels arriving her e from the northern 105 ports sail for their destination the moment the troops are on board. Orders have been g i ve n to expedite the 25 embarkation of stores of every description, and the 25 workmen in that department are kept employed till 10 50 t night." •411 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. EsturAx v. Closing Prices yesterday. 1 Paid.) 100 Aberdeen.. ...... ANabg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Janet._ all Belfast & Ballymena. all Birreing. Welverh. & St - :/r Valley. Lanesh. & Cheshire Janet all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 19 Do., £20...........• 30 myth & Tyne origina' £25 (issd. at £4sy 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Ca1ed0nian......... ... 21s. Carmarthen and Car digan all Chester ez Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, dr Pass 16 Cornwall :131 1. - 6 Crieff Junction 45 DubliudzßelfastJune all =deo Perth &Aber deen Junction all Do. New 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 Eastern Union, A Stock 100 De., B. Stock 8 Do., New A ...... 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow N' Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin.Prth &Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June. 100 Glasgow& S. Western 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 1 0., B. Stock I 100 t. Sth. &West.(lre ) 100 reat Western WO Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 14k Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash. andYorksh 196 Do., Fifths 11i Do., Wst. Riding Un all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwal 100 Lond. Bright 3zS.Cst.l 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.Sh.,M&B t. 26 Do. Eighths 100 London andS. Westn 426 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lndndrry& Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 'danch.Shef.& Linen 44 Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do. Birmng. & Derby all Midld. G. West. (Ire,- ) 226 Do. Half Shares 1 all Newcastle & Carlisle 54 Newmkt.BuryExten 19 Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd 5 Newry &Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 3 Nortlin.Counties Un 100 North British all 4 North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do., i A Deferred all Do., i B Guaranteee , 100 N. Eastern—Berwick .20 Do. do. Extension ~ 13 Do.do. G.N.E. Purch. all Do. LeA4 100 Do. York al, North London Do. New £lO 1/ 1: N. &S.Wstrn.,llamp stead, and City Jo 177 North Staffordshire.. all North Western.. all N. &S. Westrn. June. 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester 100 Oxford, Worcestor,S. Wolverhampton .... 6 Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central 100 ScottishMidlanJ all 3hrewsby. & Herefd all Shropshire Union ... Do. A, B, C,& D,full) paid up at p©r cow. all South Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 3. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 8 Staines,Wok. &Wok all tockton & Darling. 16 Stockton & Ilartlepl. 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&Limerick 18 West Cornwall 3 West End of London and Crystal Palace all West Loudon Ills. Wimbledn&Croydon 19 - 20 4 - 4i 7 - 11 1O 17 - 18 7 - 6 34 - 93 59 -59 13 - 14 10 - 12 5 - 4 6i - 7i 14i - 15' 11 - 11 32 -"-- 24 20 - 22 67 - 69 52 - 54 - 263, 67 - 69 871 - 881 72 - 74 23 - 125 87 - 89 69 G 7 - G 9 70 - 75 6 - 8 6 - 8 70 -70 i 6 - - 106 • 93 (j - i ' - 793 • oDI 8 It 20i - 21$ 67 - 674 38 - 40 d 10 -- 9 2 -- 2. 47 - 49 1$ 31 31i ... Si 10- 11 GA 74 75 61— 6 c. 4 3i 13i 134 51 52 52 —lp - 64 6i id—ip 29 - 31 91 - 93 60 - 62 7i - 8 i 4;3 - 48 12 - 14 57 - 58 29 - 30 i— i d ii -- 317 3 - 3i 17 18 4f - 4i 22 - 24 6 - 7 -: f FOREIGN. all Antwerp&Rotterdam 3.i Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissessac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Serip Central of Italy all Demerara 14 Dijon and Besancon 10 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New all East Indian 2 Do. Extension all Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay. '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do 10 Gd. Junct. of France 12t 41d. irk of CanadaA is. all Do. do all Do. St. Lawroncs 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 Ot.We stern of Canadal Shares all Do. Bds., payablo's7, with option till '55, all Do. do., '62, p. '56 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all De. do., '73, without option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 11 Lake Conist. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c prof 12 Great Luxembourg -- I Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations 10 Lyons and Geneva 1 12 Lyons & Mediterran ' 16 Madras 2 Do. Now 31 a Maria Antonia all Do. do. Now 2 Melbourne Dk. (Si Ry all Namur & Liege (witli interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all D 0.20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3a p. e. & red. at 22M. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds. (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.) all liorwogianTrunlcPref 14 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans.... all Paris and Rouen 1.0 ParisCaeu & Chcrbrg all Rouen and Havre 20 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse all Do. 5i p. cent. ?ref. 10 Southern of France 1.4 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do .54 per c. Prof 10 Western of France 16 West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden ............ 20 Zealand ............... JOINT-STOI all I P i nstralasia ............ all 'British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chita. Bull. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Loud 16 English Scottish and Australian all Lond. Chart. Bk. 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 New South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Cold Imp Co all "i'outli Australia all Union of Australia 2. Do. New IQ Union of Undo.. „, 6 - 6i - 11 4 - 3 (.1 id-iP ... - P 3i - 31 (1 30 - 303 1 . 1) 4d par 8 - 7• - 71 8 7d 9 81 PI I par iP 17 -18 ld 'p lid - id 1 d par par 2p ... cm, 3i 2g 2i # a ip .. -.... i.ii-tP 6 - 7 33 = 121 •- 12 9k . is —lB 45 47 aG 38 pm 20 21 ld par 2i 1d ••• .".. ... - put 3} - ..• ...- 4} - Np ••• ''''' jai: ioi BANKS. SO - 62 fa i'd 3 2idl 23 ; - 24 ••• - ... 35 - 40 38 - 40 42 - 44 70 - 72 8 - 9 ••• tt . , .0, Business done this day. 20 20 10 50 20 20 10 10 20 St. St. 10 6A 20 20 20 20 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY ETPNING-, NOVEMBER 29, 18b4. THE BATTLE-EVE IN THE RUSSIAN CA AfP. A coni..FromiLnt of La l',-ess3 communicates the eurioils information respecting the pro ceediugA in Sebastopol and the Russian camp, from the arrival of the reinforcements under General Dannenberg, till the battle of Inkerman : The now reinforcements which have come to the assist• ance of the Russians had been already announced to the Commander-in-Chief from Perekop. It was known that this army, commanded by General ainuenberg—the most able, we are assured, of all the Russian generals — and by the two Archdukes Michael and Nicholas, was cemposed of the 10th, 11th, and 12th divisions. Each of these corps consists of 16 battalions of infantry, of two batteries of artillery, and of a force of cavalry, the number of which is not accurately known. Altogether 30,000 men have arrived at Sebastopol, post haste, hav ing left their baggage behind at Nicolaieff. Having reached a forest, two leagues to the north-east of Sebastopol, the army halted, and the two archdukes put themselves in communication with Prince Menschi kuff, who paid them a visit. A council of war was held on the 3d, at which the two Archdukes, Prince Meng schikoff, and General Gortschakoff were the only persons present. It was decided at the council that an attack should be made upon the Allied forces two days after wards. The army was to advance towards Inkerman, to take possession of the fortified works which crown the heights and surround the plain of Inkerman. After having accomplished this, the army was to attack the eastern side of the French works towards Balaklava. At the same time a vigorous sortie waste be made to help these operations. The point chosen was a, spot between the Fort Quarantine and the Southern Fort. A portion of the garrison of the city and of the Southern port was to attack and destroy the first and second French bat teries, which are causing considerable damage in the town. Matters being thus arraiged, Prince Menschikoff re served to himself the command of the town and the dis position of the columns which were to make the sortie. The army and the reinforcements which had come up were placed under the command of General Gortschakoff. The army of operation was to receive also draughts of troops from tho garrison of Sebastopol. The archdukes were placed on the staff. Measures were immediately taken to insure the due execution of these plans. On the 4th a solemn celebration took place. A mass was chaunted with all solemnity by bishops who had come with the archdukes. At the end of the mass the troops were assembled, and ens of the prelates addressed them. I should have been incredulous as to the details which I am about to communicate had I not received them from a Russian officer, at present a prisoner at Balaklaya, and if they had not been confirmed by special investigations which I have made for the purpose of as certaining the truth. The bishop began by reminding the soldiers of their duty to the Czar and their country, and drew their at tention to the two archdukes, who had come to share their dangers. He then spoke of their enemies, and gave an explanation of the battle of Alma calculated to flatter the self-love and to elevate the courage of the imperial army. The English came under the special notice of the bishop. He said they were poor soldiers, destitute of all energy, and hostile to the cause of God. His allusions to the French were a mere echo of the proclamation of the Czar at Moscow in the year 1812. The most remarkable point, however, was the strange conclusion of the addresn.:— "If you are conquerors," cried the bishop, " great joy is in preparation for you. We know from unim peachable sources that these English heretics have in their camp an enormous sum, which God will give into your hands. This sum amounts to thirty million roubles. The Emperor makes you a present of the third part of this tremendous sum. The second third is rf:served for the purpose of the re-building of Sebastopol, which you are on the point of relieving. The remainder will be divided amongst the Princes and officers who will to morrow be your commanders iu the battle. Every one of you soldiers will receive SSO roubles. To the wounded the / E:nperur promises a month's pay and rations. As to those of you chosen by God for a glorious death, your Emperor will permit you to dispose of your share in the booty by will. Whatever may be the wishes of any one of you they will be respected solemnly." The speech was terminated by an appeal to the God of armies to bless the soldiers of Russia. A distribution of medals and coronets followed. The officer who has given me these curious detaild is a person of high family, with a spice of Voltairianism in his composition ; but he assures me that the scene was almost sublime. It was calculated to make a great impression on the soldiers, on whom the recollection of the battle of Alma had operated most prejudicially. Whatever may have been the cause, whether it were the exhortation of the bishops, the presence of the princes, greed for gold, or any other reason, there is no doubt that the Russians fought most admirably on the morrow. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. ns.thwixv: LL9.3lng Compans Closing trice yesterday. Bedford and B 1 etel tley Buekghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cont. Glas. Barr. L Neils. Direct Do. New GlAr.:',2 Dn. Fr Dk. k Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Gree:aw' Do. Preference Lon.,Til., &S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. :viarich. Bxtn. and Matlock Middloebro' & Redear. . Nlidld.Bradfd Northern and Easternsp. c. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p Prest. &Wyre, Do. Shares. Roystn.& Hit. Shef. Roth.and Goole g. 5 p.c. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valle ygr 6 per cent... Do WiltsStgomrst Xberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c Blyth and Tyne lOper c. pref. (issd. at 501) Bris. & Ex. 4 P• c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 54 per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork &Bandonsip.c Dundee Perth drAber-1 deen Junction EastAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent Do. (X 5) 7 per cent Do. (.e7 17s) 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 r. c. St. Eastern Union, Seri Guar. 6 per cent Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. DeSentr. Sh- Do. do. 4 per cent... East Lancash. 6 p.ets. East and West York- shire June. Fifths EdinbPrth.&Dundee 4 per cent. Glasgow & S.Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. Do. 4 p. c Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref' Gt. South n. &Westna. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Prat. St Gt. Wcstn. (Bci ks & Ilauts Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. red. 4,', p.c Do. con. red. 4 p.c Do. irred, 4p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Sic Do. Chester S p. Dc. do. 5 p. c. Do. Blrm. Gua. Stk. Do. Ches. Gala, Stk. Do. 410. do Do. do. do Lan. &York. F. otzu IDo. 6 p. c. Stock London and Brighton. Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St Do. New Guar.6 p. c Lon. &N. W., Coy. dz Nuneaton 5 p. ct. London & S. Wester). Con. Thirds Londonderry& Color Shares Londy. & Ennis. Sb Man., Shef., & in Shares, No. 1. Do. Now, £lO ...... Do. £6 Varypt.kCarl.4p c Du, 43 per cent Do Aid. Cousol.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent._ Do. Pref. 4A per cent Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Ext Do. 5A per ct. prof__ Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British N. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P. Do. do. d 0.... Do. Leeds 6 p.c •.1 Do. do. Quarters 4 SI Do.Yorkll.& S. Pur. l North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, $t Wolverh. £l5, 6Jo.c, Scot. Cent. ,New Prof Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. flied, 4i per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent S.Yorksh.4p.c.Gnar S. Wales Gus.. 4 p. c Do. do. 4A p. c Stockton and Dar- lington, 5 per cent. Do. do. do, Stockton and Hartle. pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Watorf(l.&Kilk.6p.c. Loudon & N. West. L.&N.W. Caledon... 9fi - 100 99 - 101 IC4t.Nrthn. 134 - 136 V'estD Tic. Neew. & 13orw. Y. &Nlid 'Do Do 104 I 10 S. Eastery Do 13 -13 i 23 - 24 11 -11 i Pet & Co. 'Norfolk.. L. & N. W. & Midld. Stckton & Darlingt. Midland.. 2i - 2i I" IE. Count. 58 - 60 L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do GtNorthnl Laucash& Yorksh. 111.MClean Btockt. & Darlingt i 34 136 4 = lid 30 - 31 90 - 92 DtWestn . PRBFERENCE SHARES. 98 - 102 92 - 96 95 - 97 51 - 64 i - 1 i- i P 13 -13 i 22 - 24 • • • ''''' '''''' 60 - 65 114 -- 116 107 - 109 I 99 - 101 6 -- 6A 91 -- 99 90 -- 92 92 -- 94 10 -- 11 16 17 10 101 71 --73 r 18 19 9 -- 91 131 141 id ,135 137 • • • I.* 2i - 3 p IN - 11 I - iP 135 137 li id S 7 - 90 104 - 106 101 - 103 90 - 92 3i - 3i .. ••• 1 id 107 - 109 12 id 22} —22 i 14 par j*i :i'g ... •-• ••• id iP MINES. Ag aa Fria . Anglo Austrin. Gold Auglo Californian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd.ll achy of) Blamarvon Iron and Coal .. British Iron. E3razilianlmp.(issued at 25 pm Do. Cocacs & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey CArsons's Creek Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica • Cobro Copper Colonial Gold Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7 p. cent. Copiapo ... English and Austin. Copper Smoltg Co Fortuna General Gt.NuggetVoiußeg. Great I'olgooth Liberty Linares. Mariquita ... Mexican&S.Amerien. New Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgiband. Silver Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian , Pin Croft .. United Mexican Waller West Mariposa Wortking Mining of Australia Yuba AUSCELL. 11 Nubin Coal and Iron .7t Australian Agricult. 6 Nustralsn.Pcific.Mail 411 Australis. Royal Mail W 2 Berlin Water Works 10 Brit. American Land! 1 Brit. do Coln. Smoltg.j and Reduction Co. I Canada )0 Canada Gov. 6 p. ct, Jan. and July LIl Crystal Palace al Crtal Paysl. of Franc( 5 Eastern Steam ElectricTelegraph(A) Lll Electric Teleg. of Ir. L 4 Gen. Steal* Navigat. dl 'General Screw Steam, Irish Beetroot Sugg LO Nfagdalena St. Navin,, Mediteran. Elec. Tel. al sat. Pat. Steam Fuqj 5 Netherlands Land !, 1 N. S. W. Coal &Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. 11 N. B. Australasian._ 22 Srth.ofEuropeStearG di Peel ltr. Ld. & Minrl., 111 P e ninsula.r&Orientall 15 D o. Do. dl Portland Iron Co 50 ..loyal Mail Steam till ;cot. Austral. 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This was an action to recover 301., as the price of 62 trees of oak wood ; and the question was whether the wood was sold for ready money or on three months credit. The plaintiff was examined as a witness to prove that the wood was sold for ready money. The defendant and several witnesses were examined to prove that the wood was sold on three months' credit. Mr. Chambers, Q.C., addressed the jury for the Mr. Serjeant Wilkins addressed the jury for the de- etidant. The Lord Chief Justice said that the jury would con sider the whole evidence; and if they believed the plain tiff, that the wood was ;old for ready money, their ver dict would be for the plaintiff ; but if they believed the defendant and his witnesses, they would find a verdist for the defendant. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) FAILURE LIVERPOOL MERCHANTS-IN RE GRIFFITHS, NEWCOMBN, AND CO. These bankrupts were described as of Gracechurch street, and Liverpool, shipowners, and to-day was ap pointed for the consideration of their certificates. Mr. Lawrance applied for an adjournment till the 14th January next, for the assignees to wind up the affairs ; and as the assignees were affording all possible assistance, there was no objection to a continuance of their allowances. An adjournment to the 14th January was taken by consent. CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Alderson and Mr. Baron Martin.) Dr. Thomas gurney Ferguson, a Roman Catholic priest, surrendered to take his trial for felony, in hating unlawfully solemnised a marriage in a manner contrary to the provisions of the statute. _ .... Mr. Rodkin, Mr. Ballantine, Mr. Parry, and Mr. Salter appeared for the prosecution ; Serjeant Shea, Mr. Clarkson, and Mr. 3Luddlestone were counael for the prisoner. From the opening speech of the learned oeunsel for the prosecution, it appeared that the prisoner was the officiating minister of a Roman Catholic chapel, known as St. Thomas'■ Chapel, Fulham, and the offence imputed to hint was that he had solemnised a marriage between two persons named Hannah Sarah Steele and Thomas Crotty at this chapel contrary to the provisions of the Dissenters' Marriage Act in two particulars. It appeared that the certificate of the superintending re gistrar of the district upon which the authority for the marriage was erected directed that it should be cele brated at another Roman Catholic place of worship called Holland-street Chapel, whereas the defendant per formed the ceremony at his own chapel ; and it also appeared that no persons were present at the time, except the father of Crotty, the act of Parlia ment requiring that the Deputy-Registrar sheuld be present when a marriage of this kind was celebrated. It appeared that immediately after the ceremony, the man Crotty deserted his wife, she being in the family .way, and she was compelled to apply to the parish authorities, and the question of the legality of the marriage having thus been brought into discussion, the present prosecu tion was instituted with a ♦iew to decide the question as to whether the defendant had infringed the Act of Par liament or not. The facts having been admitted, Sergeant Shee proceeded to address a long legal argu ment to the Court, the effect of which appeared to be, that the defendant had merely, in accordance with the doctrines of his Church, gone through the ceremony of a sacrament, and that he had not infringed tie provisions of the statute under whick the indictment was preferred. The Judges, however, unanimously expressed their opinion that the defendant had brought himself within the scope of the law, and that he had no answer to make to it in point of law. With their lordship' direction, therefore, the jury re turned ft verdict of guilty. Mr. Bodkin intimated that the only object of the pro• secution was to have the law settled. Maron Alderson said the court imagined that there was no desire to press for punishment, and it was per fectly clear that the defendant had in fringed the law, and he trusted he would abstain from d Ping so in future. He them ordered hint to enter into recoguisances in the sum of 500/. to appear and receive the judgment of the court if he should be required to do so. MARKET NEWS-(THIS: DAY.) CORN EXCHANGB. To-day's market was very scantily suipplied with Eng lish wheat. The demand, however, for 01 kinds was in a sluggish state, at Monday's currency. Tito general quality of the samples was by no means prime. Foreign wheat—the show of which wets, rather on the increase—was a slow sale, but we have no .change to notice in its value. Fl oa ti ng cargoes were held al full currencies. Barley was very dull, and rather easier to purchase. In malt next to nothing was doing. We had a dull sale for oats, the value) of which had a downward tendency. Beans aid peas were unaltered ; but flour was lower to purchase. Wheat. 920 ARRIVALS TIII3WHEE. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. 2.550 1, 569 2, 1 20 20 1 660 —6,, 7,720 1 160 — seks 300 brie English .. [rish .... Foreign .. 4,093 2,170 }- BOROUGH nor• we F ok iu . e n Al ew l o t e p r s kairuersarryesvcearryced,2l quil s to as dear as last WHITBCHAPBL• Only a moderate business was tram reacted to-day : Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; pork, 3s Gd. to 5s Od por Sibs. by tho carcase. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(TEMS DAY.) LONDON, Nov. 29.—Wind this day soon, ; - fresh breeze, with fine'elear weather. RAUSGATE, Nov. 28. Wi n d N.W. Airived—Wil helmina, from for St. Vale;y. ell—Tuckers, for London. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 28 Wind, W.N..W. Arrived— Doctor, from Naples; Fredelio, Rouen, for Algiers ; Mar cela, Aalsund, for Bilboa. Put back- -Chas. Brooks, Jamaica. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 28. Wind, W. i.r.rived—H.M.S. Brisk, from Portsmouth, for the Pacific. FALMOUTH, Nov. 28.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—West moreland, from Bahia ; Maracanan (Brazilimar. war steamer), Loudon, for the Brazils ; Duke of Cornwall ( s ) , from Lon don, and left for Dublin; Korueot, Rio tie Janeiro, for liamburgh. S a il e d —Francisco, for Ante erp ; Angelica, do. ; ProTigno, J3ull ; Vita, do. ; rasseng "rP Yarmouth. Off Port—Mary, from Marseilles. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 28.—Wind, S. I ?T. Arrived— Argyll (s), from Carentrn f Myrtle, Dulortn ; Ondine (s), from Dublin, and loft for Loudon. Saile d—Eclipse, for Madeira. CowsB, Nov. 28.—Wind, W. Arrived --Lisette, from Arracan ; Helena, Sundswall ; Effort, Shie Ids. Yo.nmouni, Nov. 21.—Arrived—Marti to, Kay, from Constantinople ; Ann Clark, St. John's, N. 13. ; Margaret, Amsterdam. LOWESTOFT, Nov. 23.—Wind, N.W. Tived—Cange rolt, from Skediae. SHIELDS, Nov. 27.—Wind, W. Arrived— AOcean Breeze, from Quebec ; Auguste Jessie, do. ; Tower Hamlets, Car thagena. ; William, do. Sailed Defender, . for Constan tinople ; Shepherd, Carthagena. CADIZ, Nov. 19.—The Robert (brig), of G,Vusgow, which sailed hence on the 15th Nov. for Melbourn,N, was caught in a severe gale at W.S.W. ; and to prevent h er driving on shore, her masts were cut away, and she ca tie to anchor off Oomil, but was abandoned. A steamer I'Lus been e n gaged to proceed to tow her in. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesda)r, 11 a.m. Wind, W.N.W. ; fresh gale, and showery. Arrived—City of Uanchester (s), from Ph :dadelphia ; Banaaraund, Quebec ; Alexander, Alexandria ; Socloven, Iceland; Olinda, Prince Edward's Island; Ka.till, Lunds wash. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRA PH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10-30 a.m. Wind, W.N.W. ; tide, three-quarters of an hour ebb; fine weather. Arrived, Nov. 28--King Alfred, from Smyrna ; Flerya, Holbeuk. Arrived, 29th—Leon and Furet, from Gravelioes ; Nord star, Memel; Mazatlan, Demerara. Sailed—Sylph, for Barbadoea ; John Solidi all . , Deme rara ; Elizabeth, Akyab ; Cymbra, Geelong ; May Flower, New fDrleans. DEAL, Wednesday, :►.O W.N.W. ; fresh. Passed—Joseph Earle, from Quebec, for Londont ; Queen Esther, Antigua, for London ; Australia (barque)„ coming in for :London ; Cambria, Besten ; Northumberlm id, New York ; Rainbow, Quebec; Norma, Alexandria; Bt tchanan, do.--2.11 for London. Anchored—Anno(s), from London, for Swanses SFaCING G-uNs.—Spikes are about four ino nes leng, aid of the dimensions of a tobacco pipe ; the h sad flat ; a barb at the point acts as a spring, w hi c h i s . natura lly pressted to the shaft upon beir.g forced into the touch hole. Upon reaching the chamber of the gun it resumes its p.ssition, and it is impossible to withdraw It can only -be got out by drilling—no easy task, as - it is made of the hardest steel, and being also somewhat loose in the tout h-hole, there is much difficulty in making. :a, drill bite as eSectually as it should do. Its application 3s the work of a moment, a simple tap on the flat head wail the palm of tlae hand sufficing, This can be easily doves, even if I it iEk ever so dark. THEATRICALS AND MUSIC. DRURY LANE Last evening M. Ju?lien gave, at this theatre, what he calls his " Beethoven F stiv.til ;" the first pArt of his concert, that is to say, consisting wholly of a selection from the works of Beethoven, It concluded the Over ture to Leonora, the allegretto from the Symphony in F, the slow movement from the Symphony in 1), the grand violin Concerto (which was played by Elagrove), and the whole of the Colossal Symphony in C minor. The theatre was crowded to the doors, and these classical pieces were not only listened to with profound atten tion, but applauded with every demonstration of delight. Can anything show more clearly the effect of Jullien's labours in elevating and refining the popular taste in England? LYCEUM. This theatre commenced its winter campaign on Monday night under the continued management of Madame Yes tris. The company has apparently undergone no change —the actors and actresses being still those who have for the last two or three years been associated with Mr. Charles Mathews, and have gallantly adhered to him through all his troubles and adversities. The season opened with the Game of Speculation, in which the lively lessee enacted the part of that popular dodger, Mr. Affable Hawk, with no diminution of his former plea santry. He was received with the heartiest welcome by the audience, and never probably played better. The only novelty of the evening was a one-act drama, entitled A Comical Countess—an adaptation of one of the Palais Royal vaudevilles, by MM. Decourcelle and Najac, called Une Soubrette de Qualite. Mr. Charles Mathews played the part of the disguised Chevalier with inimitable assurance, and his perpetual transgressions against the proprieties of his assumed cha racter were the sources of frequent merriment. The drama was quite successful ; and Mr. Charles Mathews intimated, if we heard hint rightly, that he himself was answerable for the authorship. THE RACH SOCIETY. This society had its second public performance at the Hanover-square ROOMS last evening. The first was given. last season, and the impression then made upon the musical public by the performance of the " Passions Musik," the chef-trait/are of the illustrious master, was shown by tie interest excited by the repetition of the same work. Last avowing Hanover-square was filled by long rows of carriages ; the room, filled to the doors, had the aspect of a great concert in the height of the fashionable season, and almost every distinguished musi cian in London was present. The performance of last night was under the direction of Mr. Sterndale Benn.ett, the president and (we believe) the founder of the society. The solo singers were Miss Dolby, Mr. and Madiame Ferrari, Miss E. Williams, Mr. Walworth, and Mr. Boulton. The organist was Mr. E. J. Hopkins, and Mr. Dando was the principal violinist. HAYISAMEZT.—Great preparations are making at this theatre for the production of the Christmas pantomime. If report can be believed it will be one of the most splendid things of the sort ever produced. The talented lessee, Mr. Buckstone, is again the author of his Christmas treat. ADELPHI.—Madame Celeste makes her first appear ance this season to-n fight., as Miami, in the Green Bushes. She will, we aresure, receive a hearty welcome. Oa the 11th of December next it is propo - sed to give as amateur performance at the St. James's Theatre in aid of the Patriotic Fund. The tragedy of Macbeth is an nounced, to be followed by the farce of the Waterman. Miss Glyn has kindly volunteered her services. Mr. G. V. Brook, th e tragedian, and Mr Jacob!, the " Wizard," left Plymouth on Saturday last by the Pacific steamer for Australia. THE GALE OF LAST WEEK. SUNDERLAND, Nov. 27. A coroner's inquest was held this forenoon in the Lif-- boat Inn, at the lower part of the town, to inquire into the circumstances of the loss of the bark Mary Graham and 22 of her crew on the Stone Heads, near to the south pier, on Thursday morning. The bodies of the following persons have come ashore : —Humphry Elliott, clerk to Mr. Thompson, the owner; James Thompson, the o•wner's brother ; William Hod ion, North Sea pilot ; Thomas Hunter, mate of one of fir. Thompson's vessels.; William Perry, shipwright ; J. M'Donald, ditto ; P;obert Harting, Robert Shawl, Robert Coney, Michael 'Welsh, John Sherwood, William Burdis, William Whaley, and George Wear:youth, sea men. The bodies of two' seamen have been picked up at Seaham, and one at Ryhcipe, but they have not been identified. Edward Downs, a seaman residing in Sunderland, having been examined, Thomas Bolton, lighthouse-keeper of the South Pier, was next called, and said---At a quarter to 2 o'clock on Thursday morning he w-as going down the pier ; the wind was from the east, and both wind and sea were tremendous, when he observed a flash-light close to the harbour from a vessel asthore. He ordered the watch man to go and get all the assistance they could, and fetch the rockets down to the pier. Two men came, but they could not get the rockets, as the storm was so heavy. At that time it might be about 3 o'clock. The ship then seemed to be on the Stone Heads, drifang in towards the land. The sea at that time was going over both lighthouses. The crew - of the vessel were observed burning flash-lights every two or three minutes. They were signals of danger. About a quarter to 5 the lights and vessel disappeared, and he saw no more of them. The people on the shore had tried to get the lifeboats out ; he saw that by the lights ; but, on account of the violence of the storm, it was impos sible for rockets or life-boats to be of any service. Ho had seen the vessel, the Mary Graham, go to sea on the previous night. She struck as she was going out, and had to be towed off by four steam-boats. He could net see if her rigging was incomplete as she went out. It was the case sometimes for vessels to go into the roads before they were quite ready to proceed on their voyage, but more so in summer than in winter time. The wind was north-west as the vessel was going out. The weather was threatening at that time, but he could see the storm coming on Wednesday morning. The wind was favour. able for the vessel to go to sea, but it veered to the east ward about 8 o'clock at night, and then blew from the east-north-east. William Davison, the master of the life-boat, deposed to the impossibility of getting her out to the assistance of the Mary Graham, the sea was so very fearful. As the pilots could not get off they went along the shore with lanterns, in case any of the crew of the vessel should come ashore. They picked up Downs. After some more evidence had been taken with regard to the finding of the bodies, The Coroner summed up ; and, After a brief consultation, the jury returned a verdict, "That the unfortunate men had been accidentally drowned by the vessel being caught in a violent storm." The gale last week burst in one of the cofferdams at the south entrance of the docks, and has done a good deal of mischief to the works in progress there. Portions of the wrecks of two strange vessels, one supposed to be a foreigner, have come ashore to the north of Hartlepool, and there is reason to fear that both their crews are drowned. A body has drifted up. TVRIICK OF TEE CHEVALIER STEAMER, We regret to say that this fine steamer, belonging to Messrs. liutcheson and Co., and employed in the West Highland trade, was thrown away upon a well-known conspicuous rock in the Sound of Jura, at an early hour on Friday morning. The Chevalier sailed from Greenock on Thursday afternoon bound for Portree, Loch Inver, Stornoway, and the other ports in the West Highlands, which Messrs. Hutcheson havo opened up by their splendid line of steamers. Ske had rounded the Mull of Kintyre, and was proceeding through the Sound of Jara early on Friday morning, when, at four o'clock, dming the mate's watch, the steamer was run right upon the Skerrie Eirn, or Iron Rock, a well-known reef, upon which there is a large beacon erected. The night was fine, the sea calm, and the weather clear ; so that it would appear as if the grossest neglect and carelessness on the part of those on board could have lad to such a catastrophe. The rock is flat, and it for tuaately happened that with the full force of the steam the Chevalier was driven so hard aground that she stuck fast, and at mice began to fill the forward compartments, injurying or destroying the goeds they contained. As soon as it was ascertained that the steamer was bard and snug on the rock, one of the boats was manned, in which some of the more timid passengers pro ceeded to Port-Askaig in Islay, so as to meet with the Islay steamer on her passage up to Glasgow. In this they were fortunate enough to succe ed, and about eight o'clock the Islay came to the wreck, and took off tho rest of the crew and passengers, and brought them back to Glasgow, where they arrived on Saturday afternoon. A. part of the cargo was also saved by the Islay. It is fortunate that the weather was so fine and the sea calm, or it is possible that many lives might have been sacrificed. Should the weather continue moderate, it is expected that the Chevalier may be got off, as steamers have been despatched to b:r assistance. —North British, Mail. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, Nov. 28 In the cougre,gation to be holden on F r id a y, th e Ist of December , a t ten o'clock, the Vice-Chancellor will propose (vid stat. Tit. ix., sec. 9, par seven of the Addenda) that during the present term the first and second public examinations and the responsions shall commence at nine instead of ton o'clock. R. L. COTTON, Vice Chancellor. Worcester College, Nov. 2S, 1854. The Professor of Latin, Goldwin Smith, Esq., M.A., will deliver his inaugural lecture at the Clarendon, on Saturday next, Dec. 2, at two o'clock. Uziversity College, Nev. 27, 1854. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gentle men, having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the College at a special meeting of the Court of Examiners on toe 28th inst.:--Messrs. Charles Beaufoy, Oxford, and Edward Willis Campbell, Woolwich. TRH WRECK OF THE MARY GRAHAM.— SIINDERLIND, Nov. 26.—This day other four bodies were found 011 tie beach of the sufferers by the wreck of the Mary Graham. Several were found yesterday here, and . a1 . 0n .. g .. the shore for a few miles to the south. Alto ether of the bodies are found, leaving six out of the 23 who suffered. THE RUSSIANS AT KOKAY. The Delhi Gazette prints letters from its special corre spondent on the thus, the gentleman whose reports on the proceedings of the Russians in Khiva have afforded so much food for speculation. The correspondent this time relates that some English officers have reached Khiva by way of Persia. The Badshah of Kokan, after collecting a force of 50,000 men, went out to meet the Russians, and encountered them at a place called Imam Musjid. He was defeated with great loss, and, what is worse, the Russians are gaining the hearts of the people by giving surgical aid to the wounded, whom, when cured they dismiss to their homes with presents of small silver coins for their expenses by the way. Aftei his victory, the Russian general addressed letters to the Kings of Bokhara and Kokan. He said it was a pity the latter had taken the trouble to come out and attack him, as he had intended to honour his Majesty with a visit either before the cold weather set in, or early in the spring. Ho added that a reinforcement of nine " Kum poos" (regiments or brigades) was about to join him from the Russian camp, which is situated seven or eight miles from Khiva. The Russians are provided with strange machines of crystal (Billour), and also with pipes through which they draw water from the Durya•i- Sir (laxartes). They are also advancing in the direction of Yarkund. In fact the whole of Turkistan is in a most unsettled state. The King of Bokhara leans to wards the Russians, and is doing all he can to promote their interests in Mawuroolnahur. The Bokhara mer chants have written to their agents at Cabul to stop their investments, and the caravans are accordingly re turning from Bameean. THE SULTAN'S TISIT TO PRINCE NAPOLEON. The Journal de Constantinople contains the fol. [owing account of the Sultan's visit to Prince Na oleon : "As soon as the Sultan heard of Prince Napoleon's arrival at the embassy of France, he sent to know if the Prince would receive a visit. This the Prince was obliged to decline for a day or two on account of the state of his health. On the day appointed, the Sultan, accompanied by several of the officers of his household, went to the French embassy. His Majesty was received at the gate of the hotel by M. Benedetti, the charge d'affaires, at the head of the whole staff of the embassy, in full cos tume of ceremony. The Sultan, on entering the room where the Prince was reclining, shook hands with him most warmly, and expressed to him the deep regret which he felt at the state of his health, and his hope that the Prince would speedily recover. During the visit, which lasted half an hour, the Sultan spoke in the warmest terms of France and her magnanimous Sove reign, and of the value of the Allied armies, whose ser vices he said he would never forget, and for whom he would do everything asked from him as long as they should remain in the East. His Majesty afterwards said to Prince Napoleon that be placed the utmost con fidence in the loyalty of his Allies ; that, feeling the full value of their noble assistance, ho would endeavour to do everything to place his Government on a level with the situation ; that having entered resolutely on the path of complete reform, nothing should induce him to turn back ; and that, with the aid of his Allies, he would surely attain the object which he had bad in view when he ascended the throne. The Prince having with etno• tion thanked the Sultan for his visit, and expressed his sincere satisfaction at the language which he had just heard, the Sultan left the Prince, again shaking hands with him most affectionately. His Majesty was then conducted back to the gate of the hotel by M. Benedetti and tho whole staff of the embassy." THE NEWCASTLE COAL TRADE. The coal exchange this year during the month, have amounted to 226,3181., and during the nine months to 1,703,7801. against only 180,4931. and 1,234,5881. in 1853. Tho London coal market also presents, according to its authoritative returns, a no less gratifying evidence of consumption increased, and of coastwise shipping em ployment at the same time undiminished even by that now extensive competition (inland conveyance) to which it is exposed. The imports by sea in October weres_ 274,758 tons, against 222,942 tons in the same month s f -1853, and the quantity during the ten months4entdni the tons and 31st October, 1853, and 1854, were 2,711,03 by ° railway 2,787,913 tons respectively. The imports and canal, however, are becoming enormous,96 having in tons in 1853 creased, on the ten months, from 49 s to 761,853 tons in 1854, or up have : n of s s y o per cent., a have its due circumstance which, it is to be hoped, effect in inducing the Government and the Legislature to concede eveay facility and b assistance, consistent with its duty to individuals and the epublic, for securing to the struggle with the rail. As sail an ample fair play it may interest some of in its readers of the Lisa to know the quantity of coals flupdor.ted the into Lo de ndon and the nu mber of vessels employe in tra in former pe riods, the co m p iler has extracted the following figures I from official sources Number of Ships. Tons of Coal. 18 1824 ........................ ... 1834 ............................ 9 7,404 ,466 2,080,547 1844 .......................... 2,563,166 1854, for 10 months only 9,822 2,797,913 Such an increase, about 65 per cent, in the course of 30 years, speaks volumes for that industrial energy, ac tivity, and perseverance, on which the commercial supe- riority of the British empire is so obviously founded.— BrOWILC'S Monthly Export List, The Naval and Military Bible Society recently pre sented 250 copies of the New Testament to the Fisgard flag-ship at Woolwich, and a copy was presented to Each of the novices or landsmen entered for sea service pre vious to their proceeding to join the Waterloo, 120, flag-ship at Sheerness last week. 98 i i 73A 43 57 8 73 M. 100 ft. 100 ;t. 100 .23 9.11 5 an all 6 4i Ll', all L2'?, all 10:t it. LOO it. LOO 6 11E LO 10 It. 100 'it. LOO it. LOO it. LOO it. 100 St. [OO LT 5 N 13 l2i 9 25 10 I too 8i 'all 10 10 25 all 10 1i .0.6 all It. 100 ?,0 all ,',O all ?,0 16 ?.5 all 51 4 1 all 1 all LO s . all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all SO all 0 113.5 15 all 0 15 1 1 0 A all 5 1 it. all 15 all 5I all 21 i ;13 all 1 all 38 4 1 all .0 9 1 all 1 all 1 all ;0 all 51 1 all .5 all 1 AU LT) 7A ?,8 1 all 1 all 1 , 12s. I I all 25 20 [OO 1 : 3 ! St. 10 15 12 20 al 20 1' 20 1, 1 I a] 10 1 a, 20 li J 50 al s') , 2 1 al 100 1 6 25 a ICO I i pm 13 107 100 99i 2i i i LITERA.TUBB, ray and December ; a Tale of Wedded Life. By Mrs. Hubback, author of " The Wife's Sister;„ or, The Forbidden Marriage," &c., &c. 3 Vole. Skeet. This is a very interesting story ; the plot is one net often met with, and it is skilfully worked out. The character of James Wildey, in particular, is very ably shown forth. May Luttrell was a gay, generous, and good-hearted being, but unhappily she was wanting in thought and judgment. She had no one to guide her, and she was not at all fit to direct herself. It is true she had some excuse for her conduct, unnatural and strange as it may air. par at first sight. She was miserably situated at home with an eccentric uncle, in an old neglected. house in a dreary neighbourhood. Her wily and ambitious cousin, James Wildey, urged her to fol low his advice, and become the wife of Mr. Came ron, a rich merchant, of the age of sixty. May did not all at once agree; the natural feelings of a young and lovely girl were against it, and her high spirit shrank from the chains with which this gran deur was to be accompanied. Not only the re straint of a fashionable life, and the uneongemiality of taste and sentiment in her husband to chill her ardent feelings, awaited her union with the rich man, but a private compact was made by James Wil dey, stipul a ting that if he expedited the affair, May should a d vance hi s interests iu every possible way. The evil consequences that ensue from such selfish and deceitful measures are very skilfully and powerfully demonstrated. The most striking moral is deduced in regard to the different courses p°- sued by Grace and May, when they met after a long separation, one in the height of worldly pros perity, and the other reduced to the most distress ing circumstances. Aft e r a long talk on their varying careers, May exclaimed in aocents of melancholy and heartfelt earnestness, "Oh ! happy% happy . Grace ! ' The conclusion is satisfactory to the mind, for May Cam eron re ti res to a coun t r y residence to repair by acts of well-doing and bene volence the errors of her g idd y you th. M r . Ar nold is an original character, who appeared unob servin and unfeeling, but in reality was full of kindness and attention for deserving objects. Although some painful scenes are introduced in the course of the story, on the whole it affords en presents a great variety of cha tertainment, and racter to the notice of the reader. Home Life in Russia. 'By a Russian Noble. R e .. vised by the Editor of "Revelations of Siberia." 2 Vols. Hurst and Blackett. - • --- At the present time, when every one is anxious to obtain information concerning Russia and its people, it is most probable that a book of this sort will be generally attractive. It affords an insight into their manners and customs such as could only be gathered from private sources of information. Many various characters appear in the narrative, and the very extraordinary scenes that take place in consequence of Tchichikoff's demands are ably described. The project that was formed by this daring individual is said to have been really pro posed, and the main facts are well known. Tchi chikoff was a clever and unscrupulous man, who was never satisfied with simple labour, but was continually endeavouring to make his fortune by some daring stroke. He was found out in many of his tricks and conspiracies, but, nothing daunted, he began anew. He at last determined on the purchase of dead serfs, in order to become a nomi nal proprietor, and then obtain money from the Government, in virtue of a society established for he purpose. The innumerable obstacles that pre sented themselves in the way of this stupendous undertaking may be imagined, but Tchioliikoff, with energy and industry worthy of a better cause, persevered, and, indeed, for a time all seemed to progress favour:4.l3;y. The pa pers were signed by the imperial employes, and on all sides he was hailed as a wealthy and im portant personage by the good people of Smolensk. Suddenly, however, his airy castles were hurled down. A man whom ho had been unlucky enough to offend appeared on the scene, and spread dismay and consternation around. Tchichikeff tried to escape ruin, but in vain ; he advanced towards the disconsolate hero, exclaiming, " All the gentlemen from Kherson, the Chersonese slaveowner ! Well, how many more dead men have you acquired But your excellency does not perhaps know that our worthy friend here deals in dead serfs." The latter part of this speech was addressed to the governor of Smolensk, who was present. The confusion may be supposed, and Tchichikoff was glad to escape and seek retirement. After sundry other tokens of all going wrong, he determined to make a precipitate retreat. However, this was un availing, for the suspicions of all were aroused, and he was pursued. When taken by the imperial mes senger the courage that had so long sustained him vanished, and the shock of imagining the tortures that awaited him occasioned sudden death. All the manoeuvres and complicated workings out of the scheme are graphically described, and, besides, there is ever a source of attracting interest in the pictures of the people constantly met with. If there is not much to win admiration in their pecu liar style, the attention is engaged and excited by the glimpses of the domestic doings of a people so little known and understood. ETON AND THE ARMY. It is a frequent subject of remark among Etonian% how large a proportion of the officers who have fallen in the Crimea were educated at Eton. Lord Carrington acknowledged this fact yesterday by a very graceful com pliment to the school, which will not soon be forgotten. In the course of their morning's march he led his regi ment (the Royal Bucks Militia, now quartered in Wind sor) into the Eton playing-fields. The boys soon col lected there in great numbers, much struck by the fine appearance of the regiment. Ih the meantime Lord Carrington went to the head-master's house to ask, in the name of the regiment, for a holiday for the school. On his return, surrounded by the boys, he told them so, and added a few words something to the following effect :—" Boys, I cannot see what a large proportion of the officers who have fallen in the war are Etenians without feeling how much the country owes to this school. At all times Eton has been foremost in giving her sons to the service of their country, both in the army and navy, but never more than in the present war ; and I am sure that you who are before me now are of the same stamp as those who are se nobly main taining the honour of their country, or have fallen cheer ing their men on to victory, and Eton will, I am per suaded, continue to send forth those who will be the honour and boast of their country. To testify how much I think is owed to Eton, I will order my men to present arms to you." Ikon this he advanced to the front of his regiment, which was draw n up i n line, and, giving the preparatory words of command, he added, "Royal Bucks Militia, present arms to the Eton boys." So novel and unexpec ted a compliment, mingling as it did with the recollection of those—fathers, brothers, or former companions—to whose gallantry Lord Carring ton had alluded, affected very deeply all that were present. As if by one impulse, every hat was taken off, and, after a moment's deep silence, a cheer burst forth, d ee p, prolonged, and ringing, such as Eton boys give when they feel deeply. When the cheer had at length subsided Mr. Buckle, captain of the school, called on his companions to give another cheer for Lord Carrington ; after which they accompanied the regiment as it marched through and out of the play ing -fields. The parents and friends of the officers here alluded to will not read without emotion of this exceedingly well-timed and graceful act of homage paid by Lord Carrington and his regiment to the heroic conduct of those still engaged, as well as to the memory of those for whose loss they are now mourning. PRIZE MONEY. __ ~---- (Front last night's Gazette.) London, Nov. 27. Notice s ty , s sloopherebygivAnrrteot,tlßreeogffiincaelrds j an o d hn co Jrnapsnyof her Geo. commander., that they will be p a id on E th sq. e2 m oth of December next, at 22, Arundel street,Avvlae e d d l : l e n a s i d al ise a d, y, Strand, their respective proportions of proceeds and bounty money for the slave schooner Rostaurador, seized on .he ISth of March, 1858, and that the list will be recalled, at the same place, on Wednesdays and Thursdays for the three following months. Flag share 2 3 5 7 2 2 0 0 6 C c ,mmander'sshare97 10 0 Seventh c1a5 . 5 .......211 7 2 8 9 6 22 5 6 Third class Fourth class I SixthNEighth theofficers cccllalclassasss.3 14 3 Fifth class ass her Majesty's sloop Linnet, Henry Notice is herebyl2gilv9enntel,l 7 10 Need, and Egq ~c ompanye orto f . mander, that they will be paid on Wednesday, the 20th of December next, at 22, Arundel -street, Strand, their respective proportions of the proceeds and tonnage boun ties for the slave vessels named below, and that the lists will be recalled, at the sane place, on Wednesdays and Tkursdays, for the th ree following months. Brigantine Paulina, seized on the 30th April, 1853. Flag share £4B 1 0 Sixth class £lo 6ii Commandesshare 90 2 0 Seventh olass 617 9 Third class Fifth class 20 13 3 Ninth class 12 1 0 Tenth class Fourth clas s 1 5 9 Schooner, name unknown, seized on the 30th April, 1853 Flag sharo £l9 12 2 Sixth class Commander's share 36 15 5 Seventh class 8 Third class l4 0 10 Eighth class .... 8 8 6 Ninth class ......... Fourth class 6.. 1 1 0 17 7 Fifth class ... ABERDEEN.—A bottle was picked up at the South Shore, Peterhead, on the 22d November, containing the following note :—" Off Wick Bay—We are in a perilous situation—no hopes of reaching the land —every mo ment thinking to be at the bottom. The vessel is fast filling—no more. We send this into the waves, which may, perhaps, some day or other, show the terrible po sition we are in.—Morison, master, of sloop Robert and Alice, of Invernese.7 w eivez - - I :) 88 71 741 83 7 691 ;i1 au 5I al 2 4 32i 1 i 1 60 2