The Sun. — London, England, 1854-01-23 00:00:00

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L, arrived at L Plymouth. .er to VictoFP ived alongsid e ' las, C.8.,° 136 quickly cam e ', 11 hands" wer°, V minutes , addressed the by request d mown to 9 (314 and that in address" o prepare Y c ; i i that you ,s Englishalv; ;o inform i° vith your gs; er your havi. l ,: the exigelle l ,„ all other el Dur being 1 )31 b lu shall have is 1 assured 94, ie done in `,„, ru will real' proper ligh s early to r o Lent. I 113 et pass 0 0 1 1 id every Ole on board tl/1 Paris, that r, had reeei c o but the reP ° oB hat should i e d LondonA arts, they [ wait for [. de Kissei e ,, .eon on Th ilv d ,nce the ra° l o ,o re in the 11 06 said that 3ror NaP° lB°, LS of the 0 , ;in in the °' l. e in the patil,;ol, s the edit e m )quenee of "v io the mode Iniversary e, was es festatiou ° lO , 171,6 Was ac e o f deep 1in 0 406 ire, the Go: last brea t h but this Y e ude eveu A til I King an`i ty one a 5 it may 1 9 °,0 be Legitilbo iug to run the Orle sl3 o i , too 1 0 °0 T divine llg e v however , P ;hapel, 5 t t The Ll e i d ; but Iv r y ars the g 3 g ei up the 01 4 ) 0 ister of bd DdatiOn 0 0 yesto (l o of n the prl e c ile As were 13(1 , 0 tr on the 5 1 3- t ot , large a 1 06,0 id fell too, of the ra° r ,F.; d at 97f.° f ; ,ouen, 05 s Ad f" • Pari s 00 825 f. la of - , "" t 0 1, 1-reat CoV es of the le 1h ili t he e, u 6t nd ef e t 3ars, gav e D , aitted to fl b for - 103„ • 7° PY Onina ;weep. F of Aria .3713- dell ° g". 0 ery fro a bo 0 0 was If f aniova J o f' - as talk° g io r An cL3 ' of Al is jourii.oo' id was /II a 144 xo k nvo-e 41r iisting ll 3o l pain at inatioo . a t 391;00 )t of the D ' JO- 111* ow - - LOSS OF THE SHIP TAYLEUR. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. It is with the deepest regret that we have to annonnce the total loss of the magnificent new iron ship Tayleur, together with upwards of 400 of the passengers and several of the crew. The Tayleur sailed from the Mersey at noon on Thursday last, in tow of the steam-tug Victory, and was left by the steamer at 7 o'clock in the evening, about 6 miles E.S.E., off the Skerries. She had about 600 passengers, and a crew in cluding officers, stewards, &c., numbering upwards of 55. " Stoaways " were also found after the steam-tug left. During the whole of Friday, and until the ship struck, the wind was from W.S.W. and S.W., and very little progress was made, and about noon on Saturday she struck on the " Nose" of Lambay Island, and soon sank. We are indebted to Thomas Kemp, one of the surviving passengers of the Tayleur, for the follow ing account of the catastrophe "The Tayleur left Liverpool on Thursday, at noon, in tow of the steamer Victory, with a fine breeze from S.E. "She had on board as near as I could learn 670 per sons, includinc , the orew. All went on well until about noon on Saturday. "At that time one of the passengers came running into my cabin, and said there was land on the lee bow. "I asked him how far off, he replied, that he believed from three to four miles. "I immediately went on deck, and saw the land dis tinctly, which appeared to me to be only about three quarters of a mile distant. " From the progress the ship was making towards the land, I saw there was no hope of escape, and I prepared for the worst. "The wind was blowing fresh from S.W., the ship being under topsails. As soon as it was known to the Passengers that the land was so close they all crowded on deck, and caused such confusion that the crew were prevented from obeying any orders that might have been conveyed to them by the officers. " Both anchors were let go, but either the cables broke or the heavy sea caused them to drag, for they did not stay the progress of the ship, and she soon struck on a rock, which I afterwards learned was called the Nose' of Larnbay Island. After striking she turned broadside on to the rock and many of the pas sengers jumped on shore. "She remained in this position only a few minutes, when she slid off, filled rapidly, and went down stern foremost, with only the top of her mast visible above water. _ _ "The survivors were mustered and counted, and it was found that there were about 250 saved; the number that perished will therefore be 420. "The captain and first and third mates are saved. "The second mate and surgeon, and his wife and child were drowned. Only three women and two children were saved. "The Tayleur was a new ship, of 2,200 tons register. She was built at Warrington, and commanded by Cap tain Noble." COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 21. The dinner party yesterday included the Duchess of Kent, the Duke of Newcastle, the Marquis and Mar chioness of Westminster, and Lady Agnes Grosvenor, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, Viscount Canning, the Baroness de Speth, the Right Hon. Sidney and Mrs. Herbert, and Sir George Cowper. The band of the Ist Life Guards attended in the Castle during dinner and performed the following compo sitions : March, " Grosser" (opera der Trouba dour) Fens,. Overture, " Feet" Lortzing. Morgeugebeth der Zigeuner (opera J H.R. H. the Duke of Caselda) 1 Saxe Coburg. Walzer, " Emphehlungs Brief e" Kaulich. Selection, " Les Martyrs" Donizetti. Galop Leutner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended and played the following selection : Overture. " Le Roi Etienne " Beethoven. Selection, " Haydee" Airs de Ballet, " La Peri" The whole of the visiting company left the Castle to day. The Queen walked in the grounds adjoining the Castle this morning. Prince Albert went out shooting, attended by Lord Rivers, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Col. Wylde. The Royal children took their accustomed exercise. Col. the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey and Mr. Gibbs had the honour of dining with her Majesty this day. The Queen's private band was in attendance after dinner in the Castle, and performed the following pieces : Overture, "Le Cheval de Bronze" Auber. Concerto in Bi flat (Op. 73), Pianoforte, Mr. W. G. Cusins Selection, "Oberon" WI NDSOR, JAN. 22. The Queen and Prince, with the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Pri❑cess Alice, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court and the doniestic household, attended divine service this morning in the private chapel of the Castle. The Duchess of Kent was also at the service. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. The Rev. Frederick Temple had an interview with -Viscount Palmerston, on Friday, at the Home-office. The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town on Satur day morning, to attend the Cabinet Council, from his seat, Bowood park, Wilts. The Duke of Newcastle returned to town on Satur day, from Windsor Castle. CABINET COUNCIL. —A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office, on Saturday. The Ministers pre tent were the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert and Sir W illiam Molesworth. The Council sat four hours and a half. PARLIAMENT TO BE OPENED BY THE QUEEN. —The Queen is to come to town, as at present arranged, on Monday, the 30th instant, this day week, in order to ° Pen Parliament on the day following. On Monday av,er Privy C ounc il w ill b e h e ld at B uc ki ng h am P a l ace . 4 _, Majesty will return to Windsor on Wednesday, t he day after the opening of the session. The court is exPe eh cted to come to London for the season on Monday, l'. 13, Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary, have returned to Kew Cottage, `rota visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, at liatfield House. The Earl of Yarborough has arrived in Arlington street, from Minto Hall. The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury returned to G rosvenor-square on Saturday, from a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle, for the season. Lord Worsley, accompanied by Captain Bathurst, has !eft Cairo on a tour in the territories of the Viceroy, and is not expected home until the advance of spring. The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, P res id e nt of the Board o f Control, has issued cards for a large dinner Party, consisting of political friends, on Wednesday, in Chesham-place. Viscount and Viscountess Ponsonby arrived in town °la Saturday, from visiting the Earl and Countess of ,Jeraey, at Middleton Park, w h ere th e H on. C apta i n an d Lady Elizabeth Villiers were staying, on a visit to their noble relatives. Her Highness the Princess of Hohenzollen Lig naaringen, nearly related to the Duchess of Hamilton, has just entered the convent of Kinnshams, in Alsace, where the Princess intends to end her days. The Marchioness Dowager of Downshire, the Earl and Countess Amherst, the Earl of Powis, and the Ladies Herbert, and other families of distinction, have been placed in mourning by the death of the Hon. R. Clive, M.P., on Friday last, at Oakley-park, Ludlow. Lord and Lady Cosmo Russell are expected to leave town for Woburn Abbey at the end of next week, on a Visit to the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, The noble lord and her ladyship entertained at dinner, on Saturday last, at their residence in Chester-square, Lord and Lady John Russell, Mr. and Lady Georgiana Romilly, Lady Rachael Russell, Major Bentinck, &c. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The Norwich Mercury of Saturday announces that Lord Suffield has become affianced to Miss Baring, daughter of the late Mr. Henry Baring, and grand-daughter of the late General Windham. LORD PANMURR.--The health of this esteemed noble man continues to improve. His recent attack of gout has been the most serious he ever had.—Perth , Consti tutional. The Duke of Ham6ton is expected at his new man 81°n in Arlington-street, in order to be present at the dinner which will take place at the Earl of Derby's, on Monday, the 30th inst. ✓ THE LATE LORD PLUNKET.—The name of Mr. E. terwick, the President of Queen's College, Galway and the grand-nephew of the late Henry Grattan), has been mentioned as that of Lord Plunket's biographer. THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY.—The personnel of the em 'Jassy of the Czar, in Chesham-place, have been much engaged by the arrival and departure of couriers from and to St, Petersburg. A courier, charged with im portant despatches for Kisseleff, arrived at Paris on Friday,vid the railway from St ras bourg. The Earl o f Clarendon. we believe, after the receipt of despatches from Sir H. Seymour on Friday, had an interview with Baron Bruno w. PROMOTION IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.—ORDNANCE OFFICE, PALL MALL.—Mr. Joseph Wood, Chief Clerk in the Secretary's Department, to be Secretary to the Loard, vice Butler, superannuated on 1,2001. per an num• —Civil Service Gazette. TURKEY AND RUSSIA.—A deputation from the Peace Society has just left England for St. Petersburg to endeavour to induce the Czar to come to terms with Turkey. The deputation consists of Mr. Henry Pease, of Darlington, Mr. Joseph Sturge, of Birmingham, and a gentleman from Bristol whose name we have not heard. SYDNEY.—The Helen Baird has arrived from Sydney, Whence she sailed on the 30th of September, with 13,880 ouncea of gold, valued at 55,5001. ! MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the provincial markets held on Saturday were steady for all kinds of home grown wheats, the prices of which were well supported. Barley was in good supply. The transactions were confined to immediate wants, at barely previous rates. Oats were the turn dearer, but beans, peas, and flour commanded very little attention. The continental markets have ruled firm for all articles of grain. Advices from Odessa to the 9th Instant stat e that the shipments of grain were progressing rapidly. The exports of flour and wheat from the United States continue on a very extensive scale. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were limited. The imports were 22,716 quarters of wheat, 320 barley, 1,070 oats, 17 peas, 1,999 linseed, 3,033 rape seed, 660 sundry seeds, 260 sacks and 32,10 G barrels of flour. Fresh up to this morning's market the arrivals of English wheat, coastwise, from Essex and Kent were moderate, and in fair average condition. From the east coast next to nothing came to hand. The receipts by land carriage were far from extensive. The show of samples of both red and white was small, and the attendance of both town and country millers was limited. Factors almost generally demanded higher rates, but as the dealers refused to sub mit to any improvement, the demand may be considered rather inactive, and sales were concluded at last Monday's prices. Growers being very firm in their demands for forward delivery, very few transactions took place. We were well supplied with foreign wheat, especially with samples from America, the quality of which was very fine. About an average business was transacted, at prices equal to those obtained on this day se'nnight. Floating cargoes were held at very full quotations. A cargo of fine Marianople realized 80s. per quarter. There was a fair demand for fine barley, at full prices ; but low and middling kinds ruled dull, and rather in favour of buyers. Malt was in moderate supply, and fair request, at late rates. We had a short supply of oats on the market. The de mand for most kinds was steady, at, in some instances, an advance in the prices of Monday 1 ,, st of 6d. per quarter. Beans and peas were in fair supply, and moderate re quest, at last week's currency. The flour trade was steady. In prices no change took place. CURRENCY FEB IMPERLU, MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Red .. new 744 to 863 Ditto ............ old 80s 863 uitto, white new 763 92s Ditt0........ old 80s 92s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old 74s 86s • Ditto new ...... 74s 86s Rye—Old ...• •... 51s 52s New ...• • • ...... 50s 51s Ba ^ley—Grinding ..• .. 37s 41a Malting . ..• 44s 473 Chevalier— ... 48s 49s Malt—Suffolk and Nor folk ............ 66s 7ls 3rown . • • • • • • .. 60 62s KingStOnandWare 73e 76s Malt—Chevalier • . • . 76s to 778 Oats Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feed 28s 325 Potato Yoaghal and Cork Black. •• 28s 309 Cork, White ..... 27s 33s Scotch, Feed. .. .. 32s 35s Beans—Tick ......... 44s 52s Pigeons ...... .... 48. 62s Peas—Grey ..•• •• ...• 448 48s Maple ........... 47s 528 58s 64s Boilers ......... 60s 65s Flour—Town-made... 70s 75s Suffolk .. •• •• 64s 68s Stockta &Norfolk 648 72s SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London last week were limited—namely, 1,996 head. During the corresponding period of 1853, we received 3,951 ; in 1852, 1,508 ; 1851, 2,668 ; in 1850, 1,077 ; in 1849, 854; and in 1848, 407 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Harlingen 425 ... New iep 132 Ostend , Antwerp Vaardingen Dunkirk.. Sheep. Lambs. 333 ... . 373 ... . Calves. Pigs. 12 ... 3 - ••• 210 ... 99 .. 193 Total.., 797 -. 1,007 -. The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1853 S3Z ... 2,E73 ... ... 539 ... 5 1852 289 ... 1,031 ... ... 281 ... 1851 4lO ... 1,918 ... ... 297 ... 53 1850 231 ... 676 ... ... 170 ... L 849 159 ... 616 ... ... 79 ... For the time of year, the show of foreign stock in to-day's market was good, and in full average condition. The receipts of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts were extensive, and there was a decided improve ment in their general weight. Owing to the mildness of the weather, and the large supplies of meat on offer in Newgate and Leadenhall, the beef trade ruled he ivy, at a decline in the prices of Monday last of 2d per 81bs. The top figure for the best Scots was 4s 6d per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 1,900 Scots and shorthorns; from the northern districts 720 short-horns ; and from Scotland 640 horned and polled Scots. Notwithstanding that the supply of sheep was limited the demand for that description of stock was in a sluggish state. In prices, however, no change took place. The best old Downs sold at 5s 2d per Blbs. Very few calves were on offer, and the quotations of veal were very irregular. Inferior calves sold at 3s 10d to 4s 10d, prime ditto 5s to 5s 6d. per Sibs. We had rather a dull sale for pigs, the supply of which was moderate, on former terms. Per Blbs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d.l Interior 8ea5t9....3 2to 3 4' Second quality.... 3 6 3 S Prime large oxen 310 4 Prime Scots, &e. 4 4 4 Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6' Second quality ...3 8 4 4 Prime erse.-wlled.4 6 4 s. d. s. d. Prime Southdown 410 5 2 Large crse. calves 310 410 Prime small d 0... 5 0 5 6 Large hogs 3 0 4 2 Small porkers 4 4 410 Sueklingealves ..22 0 29 0 Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts .. • • .............. 4,513 Sheep ..... • 17,210 Calves 61 Pigs .. • . .... • • ...... .. • • 243 A statement and comparison of stock exhibited and sold iu Monday, Jan. 24, 1553, ac 1854. Per 81bs, to si Jan. 24, 1853. Jan. 23,1854 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Coarse and inferior beasts 2 10 to 3 0 3 2to 3 6 Second quality ditto 3 2 3 4 3 6 3 8 Prime large oxen ... ... 3 6 2 83 10 4 2 Prime Scots, &e 310 4 2 4 4 4 6 Coarse and inferior sheep ... 3 8 310 3 2 3 6 Second quality ditto ... 4 0 4 4 3 8 4 4 Prime coarse woolled ditto ... 4 6 4 8 4 6 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto 410 5 04 10 5 2 Large coarse calves Prime small ditto ... Large hogs ... ... Neat small porkers Beasts... ... Sheep ... ... Calves... ... Pigs... ... • ... 3 4 4 03 10 • ... 4 2 4 85 0 210 3 63 0 ▪ 3 8 4 04 4 4,170 17,660 152 4 10 5 6 4 2 4 10 4,513 17,240 61 243 SUPPLIES ON SALE, Jan'. 2G, 1852.—Beasts, 3,852 ; sheep, 21,250; calves, 171; pigs, 320. Jan. 27, 1851.—Beasts, 3,903 ; sheep, 20,610 ; calves, 145 ; pigs, 280. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Since our last report large supplies of meat have come to hand from various distant parts of the country, in good condition ; and we continue to be well supplied with each description slaughtered in London. Although a good busi ness is doing, the trade is far from active, on the following terms : Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Beef, inferior 210 3 2 Mutton, Inferior 3 0 3 6 Do., middling :3 4 3 6 Do., middling ..... 3 8 4 2 Do., prime large 3 8 3 10 Do., prime 4 4 4 8 D 3. , do. small ....4 0 4 2 Veal 3 10 5 2 Pork, large 3 4 4 2 ; Pork, small 4 4 5 0 SHARE MARKETS.---(THIS DAY). BRITISH RAILWAYS. ,1 raid! RAILWAYS. 100 100 100 all all all Aberdeen Amhg. Nottug. Bost. & Eastn. June....... Bslfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey......... Birkenhd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Junct...... Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons.... Do., £20.. Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... Bristol & Exeter...... Ca1ed0nian............. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.)..... Do., (£lB E. & H.).. Eastern Counties..... EasternUnion,A. stk. Do., do. B ..... ........ Do.NewA(lateThirds) East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth.&Dunde Forth and ClydeJunc. Glasgow & S.Westeru Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock .., Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) Great Western Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancasa. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. &Soutb pt London & Blackwall Lend. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond.Bright.& S.Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths Do. ,10/.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London & S. Western Do., £5O. ..... Do., £4O Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.&Lincln. Do., Man. &Lin. Un. Midland ...... ........ Closing Prices Saturday. 20 - 4i - 4i 12 10 dl 16 18! 6 5d 94 - 96 50i -.51# 14 16 14 - 15 - 8 - 9 4i - 4.2 Basiness done this day. 501 1 49i 50 2} 100 42,1 4t 12A i 12i -12 k 36 - 42 26 - 28 61-- 63 61 -- 63 21 . - 22 82 - 83 58 - 60 127 - 129 99 - 101 80i -- 81 82 1 58 127 99 791 804 79i 92 95 12 -13 p 616 - 62 76 - 100' - 100 171, all -100 IDo. Binning. & Derby 'Midland G. West. (Ir. ) i Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket 'Do. Bury Extensions New - pt.Aberg.&lltfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warreupoint & Rostrevor Norfolk.. Northu. Counties Un North British North Devon, No.l Do., No. 2. Dc., i A Deferred Do., :1 B Guaranteed North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western.. N. & S. Westin. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth 12 - 13 par — 2p 974 984 1004 101 d par Par # P 75 77 13 12 d 10 9 di 20 - 21 20 20 10 10 l'Ti all 10 11 2.2 100 100 100 100 Scottish Cent-Al Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg. Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry .., Shropshire Union Do. A, B,C, &D, fully paid up at per cent. South Devon South Eastern South Wales..... S. Yorksh. RiviorDuu Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. £lO shades 2.2 all 16 100 8 100 20 St. 10 St. 25 20 20 50 20 Do. Pref., No. 1 'Than :3 Haven Dock and ►'railway Vale of Neath.... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek' West West End of London and Crystal Palace.. West London Wrnbledou &Croydon, York Newctl. & Berw 'Do. Extensions ....... Do. G. N .E. Purchase' York & N. Midland.. 59i - 601 33 35 54 56 4d- par 5i 2 3 6 - 8 46 -48 - 34 t: 29 - 8 - 10 61 64 14 60i x in 11 100 - 64 - 52 55 - 5 1 1 53d 8 d par, 34 - 36 90 - 92 55 - 57 55 - 60 55 - 60 24 - 13 - 15 ! 64 - 74 10 -• 12 3i -- 3g,i 101 i 99,} 100 14 • 16 53 59 it 32 3 2 d 4 5 100 1100 100 6 100 St. 20 12i St. 12i 12i 25 all 10 100 100 'Aberdeen ..... . 13 Do., No. 2, 7 p. c Blyth & Tyne 10 per ct. pref. (iss. at£so) ristol & Exeter 4 pr cent., stock Do. Do., shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5.1 per cent Cork &Bandon 5i P.C Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction EastA nglian (X3los) 6 per cent............ Do. (25) 7 per cent..! Do. (27175) 7 p. ct.. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l l Do., No. 2... ....... Do., New 6 p. c. St.. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... Do. £lO Deben. Sh... EastLancash. 6 p. cts. East & West Yorksh Junction Fifths...... Edinb.Prth.&Dunde e 4 per cent. _ Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent. Great Northr sp. c. Do. 5 p. C. , Redeem. , at 10 p. c. pram . Do. 4 percent. Scrip Gt. N. of Scot. ,lst Prof Gt. Soutlm. &Westu. (Ireland) Eighths Do. 4 per ct. pref. St Gt. Westu. (Berke dr Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Do. con. & red. 42 p.c Do. do. 4 per cent Do. irredeem. 4 p. c, Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock Leeds Nn. 6p. c. No. 1 Do. Quarters, 1848 London and,Brighten Guaranteed 5 p. Do. Pref., 5 p. C. St. Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852. . Do. New Guar. 6 p.c Lend. & N. W., Coy & Nun., 5 per cent London & S. Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler Shares Londy. & Ennis. Sh Mane h. ,Shef. , & Lin., Shares, No. 1 Do. Now, Do., £6 ...... •• • Marypt.&Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4i per cent Do. ..... ' Aid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... IDo. Pref. CI per cent. 'Norfolk Debent. Sh. Norfolk Extension... Do. Pref. N per ct... Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British ......... North Staffordshire.. Oxford Worcester Wolverb. £15,6 p. e• 204 i 59 4 81 94 iii 15 SA 8 10 1,00 fop 100 100 Do Scot. Can., New Pref Shrews& Birm. N. G Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of 21 03.6 d. S. Y orksh.4p. c. Guar. Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref. 29 8 10 25 10 1.0.6 10 all 14 all Do York& N. Midland H & S. Parch. xd. 99 lOll 207 LCO 20 27 - 30 2g 2i 14:1 - 15 51 - 25 - 27 40 all all all G - 7 62 64 9 44d 444 45. 2}— 2d 1 ii 4 3d 12 - 14 3 2id 3 3ip sa a p P 21 2ip 4 3 d li 14(11 2 ld id par t 9 9i 5 i 6i 1 li i 8 --id 1/ par .-- i p 7i - 7i 361 = 31, 8 -- 9 13 7 - 13ip 42 - 44 38 - 40 29 -29 i 3 1d 18 19 ld par ii -= ii 2 3p ... pm x in . ii = ii 1 id 4i 5p ..i i ----- :lid; 58 i 32 60i li 44 i 3i xin 4i a d 5i x in 181 s in I in Yin 291 4 30x in 84 22i f xin 24 i 9 ain . 11A 10i xin 1 10 1 1 - 61 4 - 5 . •-• 1 -- lip 1 -- lip 131 -14 i 2,1 - 2 - 109 - 111 - P 8 - 8i 64 - 7 98 —looxd 95 —lOO ~ 96 98 „ par 138 —l4oxcl. x in x in LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Prices Business Sbr. Paid RAILWAYS. Compans Saturday. this day. 50 all Bedford and Ln.&N.W. Bletchley St. 100 Buckghamsh L. &N.W. 100 102 50 all Clydesdale Jc Caledon ... 50 52 St. 100 E.Lincoln. gr 6p. cent ... . Gt.Northn 139 141 25 all Glias. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct. 25 all Do. New Do — 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Stt. Westn 3O 32 100 all llrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New Railway & Berw.. .50 all Hull & Selby Y.&N.Md. 109 11 . 1 25 all Do. s Shares Do s4} —55 i 12) all Do. Shares. Do 27 28 12i all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern l3i —14 A 20 all Do. Preference Do 24i 254 St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Norfolk St. 100 Do. 6 per et... Do — 5i all Mauch.Dxton. Lu. &N. W and Matlock & Midld 2 - 3 50 all l'rliddlesbro' & Stcktou Itedcar Darliugt. 100 all Midld.Bradfd Midland... 99 100 50 all Northern and Eastern sp. c. E. Count.. 60 62 5 all Do. 6 per et Do 5- all Do.Fixedsp cDo • ..• 2, all Prest. & Wyre L. dil\ . W 1 12 Do. aShares. D di e Lndi Yk S 100 Roystn.di Hit. Gt.Northn 140 143 S.- 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do l4O 143 2 18i Shef. Roth. & Lancash.di Goole g.5.p.c Yorksh — ••• 12 9S. Staftordsh.. MrMClean 2. lid 7i 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent Darling . • 25 all Do Do .. . 30 31 St.lloo Wilts4Somrst Gt.Westu. 9s —9790 5 25 100 100 20 50 50 100 100 Agua Fria ..... Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) Blrenarvon Iron and Coal .., British Austrin. Gold British Iron all 13.5 244 - P II •• • par d 2 -- 3 d 6 d 6 d 9 11 d 8 —10 j 13razilia,nImp.(issued at pm Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cobre Copper Colonial Gold 5 6 2 3 29 31 45 A 47 d 12, —13 i 65 75 4 6p 2 14 lead Copiapo Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 1 7; p. cent English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co General Gt.NuggetVeinSerp Do. Registered id par 14 2 !Great Polgooth . Lake Bathurst.. Liberty Linares.. Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co ' Mariquita ........ Mexicau&S.Atuerien ' New Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co !Nouveau Moude Pontgibaud Silver Lead MM. & Smelt. Port Philip Quartz Ruck lihymney :I. id 9 ... 11 i i d 64 6ixd idis— par 133 xd Do. Nevi Santiago de Cuba..„, South Australian...,, Tin Croft .... ........ United Mexican W aller West Granada West Ha.riposa•• Worthing Mi n i n g Australia all Yuba ... -- ••• Par ip 4 - id 29 —3lxdP 8 10 44 54 5 7 3 34 all all all , all 125., i * a d 1 ": 1 I id UK. BANKS. xd 77 - 79 41 40,E 10 i i idis li -- ldis 5 4i 61i 21 37 x d 2 -_ li d par -- i p 10 22 all all 4 2 - 4 4 62i ad 261 i 411 - 46 i d— par ... - .. 73 - 5 7i - 8 45i xd 72i 3 7e 22 THE NORWEGIAN RAILWAY. —Advices from Christiania give a favourable account of the Norwegian Railway. Much interest has been felt as to the practicability of the trains running regularly in the winter, but a fall of snow in one week, equal to the usual quantity of a couple of months, had been experienced without produc ing any impediment to the traffic, 'the contrivances in front of the lomotives for clearing the rails having proved completely effectual. In some parts, it is said, the trains were literally running b e tw e en walls of snow. Th e re gular opening of the line being deferred till the spring, there are at present only two goods trains a-day--one to S'trommen (14 miles), and the other to Eidswold (42 miles)—with a few passenger cars attached, but they carry about 200 persons daily, and the receipts average 3001. a week—a sum considerably in excess of the ori ginal anticipations, THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENII4G, JANUARY 23, 18 64. OUNDLE STEEPLECH ASES. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL) ARRIVALS FOR THIS DAY'S RACES. Grand Steeplechase—Topsy, A. Y., Ploughboy, Old Rake, The General, Quasimodo, and Blackwood. For other races—Harry, Ivanhoe, Daycock, Agnes, Woodpecker, Springy Jack, Beaver, Nom de Guerre, Robin Hood, Linnet, and Mari? Monk. ORDER OF RUNNING. Farmers' Steeplechase Handicap Steeplechase THE PEIIVCE CONSORT. (From the Illustrated London News.) We ha„ve hitherto purposely abstained from mak ing the slightest allusion, or giving the least cur rency to the reports that, for the last six or seven weeks, have been industriously circulated in the press and in society relative to his Royal Highness the Prince Consort. But the time has at length arrived when it is no longer desirable, even if it were possible, to keep silence upon the subject. If, by our notice of them, the accusations of which the illustrious Prince has been the object could pene trate into any wider circles than those which they have already reached, we should deem it a matter alike of delicacy and of duty to refrain from giving their authors the advantage of our pages for the propagation of their slanders, even although the refutation went side by side with the falsehood. But the calumnies against the Prince have been so long and loudly blazoned abroad—from the pot houses and the pot-house journals in which they originated, to the clubs and places of public resort, and from thence to the columns of almost every newspaper in the country—that our silence is no longer necessary. The man who has the hivrh honour of being the husband of a Queen Regnant ofa country like England stands in an exalted, and therefore in a perilous posi tion. If any one be obliged to walk warily, it is lie. To no individual who stands is the precept that he should " take heed lest he fall," so applicable as to him. Too lofty to be strictly a subject—too power ful in the secrecy of his home, to be safely trusted with power in the senate or the cabinet—too nearly allied to the Crown to be quite dependent upon its favour, or to be quite independent of all that con cerns its honour and dignity—he is surrounded on every side with difficulties and anomalies. He is placed too high to have any objects of ambition, such as those which captivate the minds or quicken the energies of other men. Wealth and title can have no attraction to his mind. He has the high est of all title ; and if he have not wealth enough to satisfy him, no effort he can make can procure him any increase to it. His pretensions can inter fere with no man's advancement. His functions are so entirely non-political and ornamental, that if any office be bestowed upon him, it is that the office may be honoured by his acceptance of it— and not that he may thereby acquire any additional rank or importance. And yet, though so little is allowed him to do, much is expected of him. By custom and consent, if not by the constitution of this country, he is the first and most honoured sub ject of the Crown. But the Christian law, and by the law of domestic affection, he is the head and chief of the most illustrious family in the land ; and the Queen of Great Britain is as much his subject as every other happy and dutiful wife is the subject of the lord and husband whom she has selected. If his hand be too much seen in social life, and if he manifest too lively an interest in the affairs that take place around him, he will be reckoned a meddler who oversteps his province • if it be too little seen, and if he does not sympathise with the world in which he lives, he will be accounted a simpleton or a nobody. The amiable Prince, whom the Queen of the greatest empire in the world freely chose for her husband, understood all these things. He felt both the delicacy and the difficulty of his position on one side, and its responsibility and dig nity on the other. Of necessity a stranger, he made it his first duty to become an Englishman—to study our feelings, our habits, and our virtues, that he might in all things become a model to English gentlemen and to Eglish society. So admirably did he comprehend his duties, and so gracefully did he perform, that, next to the Queen herself, he be oame the most popular person in her dominions. His public appearances were few, but they were always judicious. He never advocated a cause which it was not proper that he should countenance; but always—as in the case of the Great Exhibition of 1851—lent his powerful aid to schemes of utility that were national, but non political. He felt, as if instinctively, what objects it was his duty and pri vilege to favour, and what objects it was better that ho should leave to other and freer, but less splendid, agen c i es , t o up h o ld and foster. His remarks, whenever he addressed an assemblage of Englishmen and women, invariably showed that he possessed not simply a good head but a good heart, and gave proofs of abilities that, had he been born in a less exalted station, would have raised him to eminence and honour. No one breathed a syllable in his disparagement. For his own sake, as well as for that of the Queen, he was esteemed and beloved by all classes. It was felt that, what ever the Royal families of other States of Europe might be, England had the happiness of possessing, in Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, models of domestic virtue and of public usefulness. But it has pleased some malignant—or, perhaps, merely thoughtless —persons to set rumours afloat with respect to his Royal Highness, which have a tendency to diminish his well-earned popularity, if they have not already accomplished that undesir able end. The accusations, at first vague and un meaning, gradually shaped themselves into some thing like consistency. It was at first asserted that nothing could account for the dismissal of Lord Palmerston two years ago, but the enmity of Prince Albert to that statesman. The whispers, however, did not swell into a roar on that occasion. It was only when his lordship announced, some weeks ago, his determination to withdraw from the Ministry hat they again began to be heard. A certain class of political quidnuncs and pot-house busy bodies could not imagine anything so prepos terous as that Lord Palmerston should be capri cious, or that he should be guilty, once or twice in his life, of an error of judgment; but they could imagine easily enough that Prince Albert should have a personal to the object of their ado ration, and that he should forfeit the good opinion entertained of him, and which had been steadily increasing for twelve years, by exercising political power in an underhand and unworthy manner. They, therefbre, explained Lord Palmerston's re signation in their own fashion, and without a shadow of proof began to accuse the Prince of unconstitu tional intermedling in the affairs of State. They broadly hinted that the husband of the Queen was the enemy of England—that he betrayed State secrets to foreign Powers ; and that, while the re sponsible Ministers of the Crown were endeavour ing to support the cause of Turkey, he, the irre sponsible adviser of his wife, was doing his best to betray that cause, and to serve the interests of the Emperor of Russia. The utter improbability of such charges signified nothing to the hot-brained partizans who made them. The accusation once set in motion, rapidly acquired impetus. To jour nals that administer to the coarse tastes of the tap room, such slanders against a personage so distin guished were in the highest degree welcome. There is nothing so intelligible and, we are sorry to say, so popular as scandal. It is not every one who can talk politics. Few can converse well upon the drama, the sciences, or the fine arts. Ques tions involving literary taste and scholarship do not greatly interest the. masses ; and, though all under stand the great and daily topic of the weather, it is a topic that is apt to lose its flavour. Not so im mortal scandal ? A piece of slander never tires either the great or the little vulgar. It is always acceptable, either at the club or at the tea-table— at the tavern or in the beer-shop. It taxes no man's brains to grapple with its intricacies ; and the more lofty the position of the slandered person, the more keenly it is relished. Besides, as everybody knows, slander is a very marketable commodity to struggling newspapers that desire to thrust them selves into notoriety. The cowardly nature of the assaults against the Prince's character was never allowed to deter the utterers of such stories. The Prince would not reply to them. Had it been Mr. Brown or Mr. Jones, or any other companion of Mr. Doyle's Tour, who had been maligned, the courts of law might have been appealed to. Had it even been Lord Palmerston who had been the victim of misrepresentation, his lordship demo lished ht have stooped from his lofty eminence and by a breath the flimsy superstructure raised by his assailants. The Princeto o Consortwas not in far above the so enviable a position. He wasto be aware of thei r anonymous slanderers even existence ; and it is likely that befo stories re had s been for many weeks in circulation Royal Highness had any against Sir f them. T R he . taunt of the Rev. Sydney Smith Peel seems to have b een the maxi mon h causticthey acted—" Select f or y our attack," said wit, a place where there can be no reply, and an o pponent who cannot retaliate, and yo u slander in sa fet y ." Much may be said for ma the prudence of such a course of conduct ; but can anything be said for its manliness or for its de cency. Upon the general question of the influence which the Prince may naturally be supposed to exercise, it is scarcely worth while to enter. To deny to him all concern and interest in the events which so nearly concern and interest her whom he is bound to solace, to advise, aid to protect, would be to deny nature as well as expediency. If a responsible Minister at any time demanded an audience with the Q seen, and with the Queen only, Prince Albert would not, of course, be present ; but if the Minister de mand no such private audience, and have no objec tion to the Queen's husband, but would rather court it than otherwise, Prince Albert can do no wrong in remaining ' • or, if any wrong be done, the Minist er , no t the Prince, is responsible. He is not only the Queen's husband, but a Privy Coun cillor, and has a double right to give his advice. Those who clamour so loudly against the presumed political interference of the Prince should ask them selves whether it would be better to increase his private and domestic influence, by degrading and lessening his public importance ? That his influence = . was ever exer c i se d i n a manner i,djutholi.4 We':.li3. terests of this country, or to theYiziOt.'d:k4e'3*'--*7.'., sponsible Ministers of the Craiiiii-44teli-41:Wlikti ,%-::, falsehood, not the less wicked a, s& itilifl4o4t to_be abs ur d. I t i s an insult 4 . ;ir•PSY - ti): P * et ' -:-: :-!:, 1 ) Albert, but to the Queen, even tiboUpposelAr,-- , " 'O4 THE PATE OF SIR JOHN .FRANKLL. SEALED BY THE ADMIRALTY. - (From the Morning Chronicle.) The public, which has so lately been informed of the groundlessness of the recent announoement of the intentions of the Admiralty with respect to the missing expedition, will have been taken by , surprise at the notice which we published on Sa turday, from Friday night's Gazette, to the effect that, from the 31st of March next, the crews of her Majesty's ships Erebus and Terror will be con sidered as having died in the service of their coun try. We trust, for their own sakes, that the AAd miralty may not be legally in error in acting upo2l such an assumption. That the conclusion thus se t forth is strangely Premature cannot be gainsayed, since at this moment we are wholly ignorant of the results of last year's operations in the Arctic Seas, including not only what may have been effected by Sir Edward Belcher, but also that most important exploration by Captain M'Clintock north-west from Melville Island, which he intended to extend to a distance of 1,200 miles over the land and ice. In the face of our inevitable ignorance as to the issue of these expeditions, we are surely not justified in assuming the deaths of those for whom search is yet being made. The Admiralty may, indeed, withdraw the pay which these devoted men have earned at such a fearful sacrifice. We can under stand and excuse the economical motive, but that they should strike out their names from the com panionship of their brother officers, and. substitute for the uncertainty of a possible existence the decree that they have now ceased to live, is, we think, going very far beyond what the present state of our knowledge warrants. Whenever the search for these brave and unfortunate men is finally concluded, after an examination of the region which Sir John Franklin, in obedience to his orders, necessarily entered from Wellington Channel in order to pass to the meridian of Behring Strait —and which region, we cannot too often repeat, has not been explored either by Sir Edward Belcher or by his predecessors— whenever we can proclaim that this explora tion has been thoroughly effected, and in vain, then, and not till then, shall we be entitled to pronounce over their names the doom to which they are now prematurely consigned. Whether the civilised world, which has been a spectator of our efforts, will acquiesce in a step which antici pates the conclusion of the drama before its closing scene, we think very doubtful, and we fear that the honour of the country will not be raised by it. The acquisition to our geographical knowledge by the late discovery of Captain M'Clure , will cease indeed t o th row l ustre upon the British name if it be made the signal for putting a sum mary and final extinction on the search for the brave men who have imperilled their existence in that very cause. It will throw little credit on the British navy that the discovery of the North-west Passage and the abandonment of poor Franklin and his followers should stand side by side in their annals. It cannot have been forgotten that every expedition of search has been declared to have had the rescue of the missing ships as its sole object ; and much is to be regretted that by the present act any doubt should be thrown on the sincerity of such professions. (Front the Morning Herald.) The notice which appeared in the last Gazette will have fallen heavily upon many an anxious heart, and with some we fear has pealed a knell to long-cherished and now disappointed hopes. It is the fiat of the Board of Admiralty, that from the 31st of March next the crews of her Majesty's ships Erebus and Terror shall be wiped out of the book of the living. They have assumed the office of executioner, and Europe stands up as a witness to the deed. Whether the stroke of a pen can do the work of the headsman's axe may be matter of opinion, and even though the deed be duly authorised by the Times, in the face of these we boldly denounce its indecency and its inefficacy. The Admiralty can take away thepay of those whose places they would fain fill up in the list, and we do not blame them for wishing to save the public money ; but we trust the House of Commons will take leave to in quire upon what principle of justice or reason the present moment is selected as the fitting one —bow it comes to pass that the Board has not deferred the step until we have learned something of the result of their own expedition commanded by Sir Edward Belcher, a part of which, under Captain Kellett, had an excellent point for future operations (already commenced at our last dates from thence) at Melville Island. It is alleged that Sir Edward Belcher had drawn back from his mission on the very shores of the Polar Sea, in face of the open water which had been the highway of Sir John Franklin's progress ; that he receded from this position, instead of executing the instructions he carried out and the object in view. But so long as these instructions have not been carried out, this object not executed, there will remain a space comprising no less than 70 degrees of distance, between Wellington Channel and Behring's Straits, within which Sir John Franklin pursued his way in obedience to his orders, which has never been entered at all. This is a fact which demands reiteration, and it may be worse for the Admiralty that they have chosen to ignore it for the sake of getting rid (if they can) of a trouble some and expensive question, heedless of their own and the country's honour. The close of the financial year affords, we pre sume, the coveted opportunity for balancing ac counts with the living and the presumed dead ; but we doubt if any among the friends of those who are now summarily deprived of pay, position, and even life itself, will acquiesce in the arbitrary sentence now passed. It is a question which all are alike competent to pronounce and act upon, and is no exclusive privilege of Arctic officers —none, at least, but such as Sir Edward Belcher and Captain Kel lett, who are on the spot, and therefore able to judge of the only circumstances which shouldin fluence such a decision. We trust, therefore, that, if Arctic authority be cited, we shall know the in dividuals referred to, since, as a body, there are various degrees of weight to be attached to the per sons composing it. It strikes us forcibly—and no doubt many will share the feeling—that, did not the friends of the missing party owe it to the administration of the Duke of Northumberland that Sir Edward Belcher's expedition was sent out, they would not have re ceived the rude shock to their hopes which has now been inficted. One word as to the terms of the notice. We would charitably hope the Admiralty are better in formed than they presumed. their readers to be, when they sanctioned the expression, that "if in telligence be not received before the 31st of March" the names would be removed from the list. We need hardly remind our readers that the doubt im plies forgetfulness of the fact, that every avenue of intelligence from the Arctic Seas has been, and will continue, sealed by ice until long after the date named. The close of the financial year, and the period when Arctic news reaches us, are separated by an interval of six months. THE MILITIA.—We mentioned some days since that it was intended by government to enrol 20,000 Irish militia. To thes e we un d erstand 10,000 Scotch militia will be added. It is intended that these men shall be used to replace any troops that may be sent to the Mediterranean. PORT PHILIP AND COLONIAL GOLD COMPANY. — company, established two years back, have issued a full report of their proceedings preparatory to their meeting on Tuesday. It narrates the despatch of Mr. Evan Hopkins to Melbourne in 1852, followed by an expedition of 105 persons, consisting of clerks, miners, boys, &c., who were to work for the company on tri bute, materials and rations being found them ; the dis appointment of the directors at finding that Mr. Hop- , kins had fixed this tribute at only one-third of the amount collected, while the company undertook every' expense and risk ; and the final check to all immediate prospects of success by the accidental burning of the company's store and premises erected at a great expense at Forest-creek, in the neighbourhood of Mount Alec ander. Much vexation is likewise shown to have been caused by the unbusinesslike delay of the Government official in attending to the company's application for the lease of a specific locality. Under these circumstances, the present position of the concern is shown to be as follows :—All the miners sent out from England were, with the exception of six of the best, dismissed, but an assay-office has been established under the charge of Mr. Iltrktnyre, which is answering very well, and a lease of a piece of land at Fryer's creek has at length been obtained from the Government, upon which sYs tematic operations are to be commenced without delay Of the original paid-up capital, amounting to 97,5 00 /., the sum that remains is represented by cash, buildings, stores, &c., at Melbourne, valued at 47,8141., and cash in England, amounting to 12,9741., making a total of 60,7881. ; the balance, together with -2,935 1 ., obtained by the sale of shares at a premium, and 3,2581. profit on. the purchase of golddust, having been chiefly absorbed in the experiment, against which so many warnings were given, of sending out persons from this country with the expectation that on their arrival in Australia they would work for the distant shareholders on any . other than ruinous terms. The penalty of this m i s t a k e , having, however, been paid, there is no reason to pre. , vent the future operations of t h e company from being such as, with good management, may retrieve that which has been lost. • BOROUGH HOP. A full average business is doing in most kinds of hops ; but owing to the continued arrivals from abroad, we have no improvement to notice in prices. Last week's imports were 96 bales from Antwerp, and 262 ditto from Ostend. Mid and East Kent pockets, 141. Os to 171. 17s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 10/. Os to 121. 12s ; Sussex ditto, 10/. Os to 121. ; and foreign, 6/. 15s to 9/. Os per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. A fair average supply of potatoes has come to hand since Monday last, chiefly by railway. The imports have been small—viz., 50 tons from Belfast, 2 ditto from Limerick, and 6 baskets from Harlingen. A good business is doing, as follows :—Kent and Essex Regents, 140 s to 160 a; Scotch ditto, 140 s to 160 s; Scotch cups, 100 s to 140 s per ton. WOOL. The first series of colonial wool sales will be commenced on the 9th proximo. The quantity at present declared is 33,619 bales colonial, and 1,039 East India. The imports since the close of last sales, together with the stock then remaining unsold, is Sydney, 14,552 ; Port Philip, 9,504 ; Van Diemen's Land, 2,377 ; Adelaide, 434 ; Cape, 5,688 ; Swan River, 279 ; New Zealand, 815 ; East India, 1,039 bales. The private market is steady, and prices are well supported. Last week's imports were-540 bales from Melbourne, 124 from the Mauritius, 5 from Madras, 32 from Rouen, 62 from Mogadore, 464 from Bombay, and 33 from Copenhagen. SEEDS. The demand for linseed is steady, and prices are rather on the advance. Black Sea, on the spot, is worth 59s ; Bombay, 60s ; fine St. Petersburgh, 58s ; Archangel, 48s per qr. A cargo of Azoff to be delivered has produced COs ; Odessa, 60s ; and Alexandrian, 55s per quarter. East India rape is worth 58s to 60s per quarter. All other articles are steady. furnip•White, per bush. 18s to 219 Swede .. • • .... • • 20$ 23s qustard, Brown • . 101 134 V•Thite, new...... 14, 16, rires,Winter,new.... 7s 6d 8s Od Spring • • • • . . ........Os s Od Canary, per quarter 61s 6:"” Rye ~frlss • • • • • • • 28s 34s Clover, Red Ens.:. (cwt.) 56 • 669 White . • • • •... 72$ 804 Foreign Red . • .. 54s 61; White•• 70s 76; Trefoil, new ...• 193 2ss Carraway............ 42- 48 8 Coriander .. .......... 10, 15 8 llempseed, per quarter 33s 3ks Linseed, Eng. sowing.. 59 ti3s Crushing .... •• • • 55s 58s Baltic ...... •• .. 50s 55g Odessa .......... 519 57s Linseed Cake, pr. ton English . 9.' 10. 11 Os Foreign, per ton 9! Os II r 102 R tpe Cakes, pr ton 6' lOs 7 Os lit3oeseed..srew, prlst 30 0 , 32 os TALLOW. Tho demand continues steady, and prices are still on the advance. To-day P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 62s 9(1, and for spring delivery 63s 3d to 6:is 6d per eN t. Town tallow, 61s Gd per cwt. net cash. Rough fat, 3s 5d per Blbs. 1850. 18M. 1852. ! 1853. I 1854 I—.— ---- Stock this day ...... 4 2,1 45 4,,632 159,•244 i 43,7'8 1 6 41,248 Price of Y. C. Od to 4 5 5 64 2 , 9, to 39 .... tr s 39. ,04 6d 3 3 7 7 5 5 64 9d th 3 3 6 6 5 s 3d to 00 , Od Ols Cd Delivery last week .. 2,363 2.'03 2, , :43 i 2,045 2,365 Ditto from Jane 1.... 65,888 , 65,652 73,056 68,444 70, , 83 Arrivals last week.. 1 2,066 4 1,356 7 , 558 269 Dittofrom June 1....1 82,560 i 89,766 95,766 7 1 , 564 87,536 Price of Town ......I 41s Od 1394 6d 398 6d 474 3d 644 Od FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts . • . •• • 559 Ca1ve5.......... •• 37 r the supplies and prices of fat Smithfield Cattle Market, on Ld this day, Monday, Jan. 23, Li* the offals. ~ti FOREIGN. Antwrp & Rotterdam Belgian East. Junet Beziers to Graissessac Central of Italy Charleroi & Erquelin Demerara . Dijon and Besason Dutch Rhenish East Indian ' Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula! Gd. Junct. of Franco! Gd . Trunk. of Canada Shrs. and Bonds 1 Gt, Central of France; Gt. Wcstn. of Canada i , Shares Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 Do. bonds (2 i55.)1862 Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent Lake Const. & Basle Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref. Luexembourg DoDo. (Railway) (Canal) Do. 6 p. cent. prof, Lyons & Mediterran, Madras Maria Antonia Do. New Melbourne Dk. & Ry Namur & Liege (with, interest Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds [fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.] NorwegianTruk. Pref Paris and Lyons Do. bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caen& Cherbrg Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish. Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i per cent. prof S.E. of France Southern of France St. Andrews & Quebec Upper India Scrip West Flanders I' Do 5 per c. Pref Western of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealan' 2i - 3 12 12 9i g i i par._ p 140 - 142 • - ad 9,9 101 1 par-- 4 PI "'" 10 lE 161 1C —10 t 12 14 1 d 4P 23 24 17 19 1 1 d 94 97 3i 4i i —idisxdi MINES. EOIJS. 40 --: .1. 5 :- 5 75 - 80 14 - 11 p li - lt p 16 - 18 16 - 18 "i 1 - IA ••• --- ••• id ip ••• ---- .•. i d par 36 lip as Ad- * P 134 - 144 MISCELL. 5 i 1141 Aubin c•nti and iron Australian Agricult.l Australsn.Pcific Mail Australn. Royal M?il Berlin Water Works.. Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smelt:_;. and Reduction C o. _ Canada Company..... Crystal Palace ......... all 25 all 28- DO. New.,,,,,, Crystal Pal. of Frau ..... Eastern 5team....... Electric Telegraph (A) Do. (B) ................. Electric Tel, of I rel: Gen. Steam . Navigat, General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Nayig, Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land.... N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Stem. Nay. C 0.... N. B. Australasian.., Do. New. ................ Nrth . of Europe Ste am Peel R I% Lcl. & Miurl. Peninsular & Oriental Do. do P or tl an d Iron C 0..... Royal Mail Steam__ Scot. Austral. Invest, South Austral. Land Submarine Telegraph Van Diemen's Laud JOINT-STOC: 20 10 20 35 Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American chrta. Bnk.of India, Austral., and China Chrtd. Bnk. of Asia Colonial Commercial of Lord English Scottish and Australian Chi td London Chrtd. of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond.andWestmin st National Provincial of England Do. New ............ ••• National of Ireland New South Wales Oriental Bank Cor. l poration Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn. Bkg and Gold Imp. Co South Australia ' Union of Australia Do. New. Union of London Union of Madrid DEFENCE OF THE EAST COAST OF SCOTLAND. ABERDEEN, JAN. 21.—Government having resolved to put the east coast of Scotland and England in a state of defence, Captain Craigie was appointed to the com mand of the Royal Naval Volunteers, thus to be raised. He has visited the people in the fishing villages on the Firth of Forth, and enrolled upwards of 200 men. Yesterday ho held a meeting with the fishermen in the neighbourhood of Aberdeen, and was accompanied by the Lord Provost, the shoremaster, the town-clerk, Major Christie, and other public officials. The captain assembled the men in the open square of their village of Foot-Dee, and in a blunt, sailorlike speech told them that he wanted them as volunteers. They would be enrolled for a period of 5 years, and while enrolled would be exempt from im pressment. Their training and exercise would be on shore or on shipboard, at such periods as would least interfere with their ordinary avocations, and would not exceed 28 days in the year. They would not be taken beyond 150 miles from the united kingdom under any circumstances; but it did not follow by their enrolment that they would be taken even that distance, while by act of Parliament provision was made for their special protection. Each volunteer would receive 10s. on the day of enrolment, being a portion of his bounty of 61., and while training on shore would receive ls. 7d. a day, with is. a day for travelling expenses for every seven miles. At the end of the 28 days' drill, volunteers of good conduct would receive a further proportion of bounty not exceeding V. ls. until the fifth year, when they would receive 1/. 6s. each. Volunteers would be provided with a jacket, trou sers, and pair of shoes, to be worn during the time of training. They would be called into active service only in cases of imminent national danger or great emer gency, and with this view would always be kept within 150 miles of the united kingdom. In actual service they would only be called out for one year, except in cases of great emergency, when they would be summoned by Royal proclamation ; but those volunteers whose time of service would be so extended would receive extra pay, and at the close of two years would be entitled to be discharged and exempt from all other service or lia bility. As it was of importance that boats' crews should not be broken up, Government would give a gratuity, in addition to the bounty named to such skippers as might bring their boats' crew with them. The force thus proposed to be raised would be identical with the Sea Fencibies during the last war, or with the land militia. They all knew that Europe at present was in a very critical state ; the Government wished to be pre pared for the worst. Should any outbreak really occur which would endanger our liberties, impressment or the ballot must be resorted to if the present proposal were not successful, for the country must be defended. To poor men the ballot was virtually the same as impress ment, as they could not pay for substitutes, but the fishermen on the east coac,'he felt assured, would readily come forward, and, in the noble spirit of their forefathers, enrol themselves for the defence of their country. (Cheers.) To be of good service, however, it was necessary that they should be disciplined, for all the hardy fellows be fore him would have little chance with even a dozen of men well trained. Had the Government resorted to the population generally, to raise the number of men re quired (1,500), they would, no doubt, have succeeded, but as the fishermen resided on the coasts it was felt that they were most in need of protection, and it was therefore decided to give them the first offer to enrol themselves in the service. And he was glad to say that so ar asihe had yet proceeded, they had responded nobly to his appeal. Though he had only begun last week, he had already enrolled 250 names—the fishermen, wherever he went, being enthusiastic in the cause. (Cheers.) And he had not the least doubt but that when he returned to Aberdeen, three weeks hence, to receive names, the fine fellows before him would show the same ardour to defend the shores of old Scotland, their sweethearts, and wives. (Cheers.) GEORGE BRANDS, a seaman, then stood forward, and in a very enthusiastic address backed Captain Craigie's appeal. He had " been out " in 1798, and he could as sure the young men around him that their forefathers had acted nobly, and the "folk of Filtie " (fishermen of Foot Dee) would prove themselves worthy of being called their sons. (Cheers.) Three cheers were then given for Captain Craigie and three for Provost Blaikie, after which the meeting ad journed. Captain Craigie, who has been appointed to this com mand, was the general superintendent of the benevolent distribution of provisions to the destitute people of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland during the recent destitution, and is a favourite with the people on the east Oast. MARLBOROUGH-STREET-(THIS DAY.) JUVENILE THIEVES. Ellen Moran Julia Keenan, two young girls, were brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with stealing a piece of cotton-print, value 205., the property of Fre derick Kenyon, linen draper, Newport street, Newport market. Frederick Vicker stated that he was an assistant to the prosecutor, and that on Saturday night, about half past 7 o'clock, he was going out of the shop when a man came after him, and, pointing to the prisoners, informed him that they had stolen a piece of print from a pile of goods at the door. Witness at once pursued them, calling out "stop thief," and on coining up with them, the prisoner Keenan threw away the-pieCe of print produced, which he identified as his master's property, and of the value of 205.. He collared them and taxed them with the theft, which they stoutly denied. A constable then came up, and the prisoners were handed into his custody. Barber, 52 C, said he took the prisoners in charge, and conveyed them to the station, where they were searched, and on Moran he found three duplicates re lating to pieces of cotton-print which she admitted having stolen and pledged that morning. The prisoners, who made no answer to the charge, were remanded for a week. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Jan. 23. —Wind this day at Noon, S. to S.W. ; light breeze, and fine, clear, mild weather. DEAL, Jan. 23.—Arrived—Fairy Queen, from Shields, for Melbourne ; Sea Witch, Shanghae ; James Booth, Hindoston, Aidelaide, S.A. ; Coronet, Savannah ; Arab, Mobile ; Dion Bell, Cape of Good Hope ; Palmyra, Barba does, with damage to rudder ; Pandora, Tobago ; Eine rald, i atigua, ; Falcon, St. Übes ; Mercur, do. Arrived from the river and sailed :—Waterwitch, Bathu, at ; Rasevean, St. Michael's. Sailed—Nightingale, for Boston. FALMOUTH, Jan. 22.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—Ca. ribbean, ;rom Santa Martha, for Bremen ; Electric Flash, London, for St. Michael's. Put back—Prince Albert, for Jamaica, with pumps choked. The J. J. Cabb (American barque), from Baltimore to London, which put in here on the 16th inst. with damage, has been surveyed, and com menced discharging. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 22. —Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—H.M.S. Thetis, from Valparaiso, Rio Janeiro, and Plymouth. Sailed—Merlin, for Terceira ; H.M.S. Apollo, Constan tinople ; H.M.S. Diligence, westward. HULL, Jan. 22.—Wind, S. by W. Arrived—Queen of the West, from St. Michael's ; Abcona, do. Sailed—New Deep, for St. Michaels. DARTMOUTH, Jan. 22.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Quiver, from London, for St. Michael's. GLOUCESTER, Jan. 20.—Arrived—Helena, New York. HARTLEPOOL, Jan. 21.—The 'Lady Hevrart (brig), of South Shields, from Shields to London, was boarded yes terday between Scarborough and Filey, having only one man and a boy on board, having been in collision with the Ivenstone, of Lynn, 19th inst., off Darlington Allen ; the master and five of the crew of the -Omer have been saved. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 22.—The Independent (barque), of St. Rowan, from Cardiff to the Mediterranean, put in here yesterday, with larboard bow stove, having been in con tact with an A merican ship. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 02. Wind, S.W., blowing strong. Arrived—lllawara (s), from London, for Sydney, with paddle-box stove. DUBLIN, Jan. 21.—The Tancred, from Liverpool to Smyrna, which went on shore on the Arklow Bank, the same day got off, and was abandoned and foundered, has broken up. ‘, The Scotland, from Liverpool to Africa, which went ashore, Jan. 19, near Baldoyle coast guard station, got off, and was being towed round t 3 Dublin, parted her hawsers, was again taken in tow a second time, and went ashore on the North Ball, on the 20th, where she lies very badly ; crew saved. The Tayleur, from Liverpool to Melbourne, has been totally lost off Lambray, and only about 270 people (pas sengers and crew), out of 600, have been saved. CONSANTINOPLE, Jan. 9.—The Tecla Seraphine (Tecla Josephine), Swedish schooner, from Odessa to Queens. town, of Falmouth, got aground at the second Lighthouse of Gallipoli, and shortly went to pieces ; cargo saved ; the greater part damaged. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday, 10.10 a.m. Arrived-22d Queen (s.), from Harlingen ; Ellen Baird, Sydney ; Y, Honduras ; John Scott, Demerara ; Jenny Lind, Messina ; Kroopman Wenvaren, Schevening ; Henrich, Galatz ; Marian Zagury, St_ Michael's ; Dromo, Cape Coast Castle ; Astrea, Leghorn. Arrived-23d—Queen of the Isles, froni St. Michael's ; Calypso, Jamaica ; Heomden, Landssona ; Magnet (s.), Niou Diep. Sailed--Queen of the Wave, for Madras ; Taymouth Castle, Plymouth and Adelaide ; Champion, Cardiff and Philadelphia; Antwerp (s.), Antwerp. DEAL, Monday, 9.10 a.m. _ _ Wind, W., light, thick fog. No utrivals. THE WARD OF ALDERSGATE.—In consetrence of the decease of Mr. Ward, a seat in the Court of Cominon Council has become vacant. Mr. Besley, the typefoun der, has offered himself as a candidate ; and in his address to the freemen and householders says " Should I have the honour of being returned to the court, I shall deem it my duty to assist the Royal Commissioners in every possible way, and support any measure of corpora tion reform which embraces an extension of the franchise to all who pay scot and bear lot ; the periodical election of our own magistrates ; the sweeping away all the obso lete monopolies that obstruct our commerce, a n d are unsuited to the present times ; the economical adminis tration of the funds entrusted to the corporation ; and the power of supervision over the administration of the enormous wealth of the livery companies. _i