The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-29 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. shr• T he sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated _sat 8,000 bales, including 1 , 500 c American taken. for export and on sp eculation. The ; market was steady, and closed witho ut chan g e I . Prices. The sales comprised 5 , 500 American, Ei 100 Pernam and Maranham at 5/{l. to 7d. ; 600 Egyptian at sid. to Bid. ; 1 , 000 S urat at 3d. to 31 * (1 . ; and 300 Sea Island at 11d.• to is. 11d. per 27i l b. Railway shares were firmer. For most articles of consumption full prices have 25 been realised this week. Although the aggregate business has not been large there has been more :.• Inquiry for particular articles. Te a has been in 10 request since the Overland Mail arrived , and has 50 recover e d ...h from the previous tendency to decline. 50 The deliveries from the bonded warehouses of the 20 United Kingdom for the year ended th e sth A p ril 10 last are officially returned at 55,549,4541 b., and 50 t he amount of duty thereon at 5,181,9081. Rice 25 has been held for advanced rates, and this 25 has checked the demand. The accounts from America state that great injury had been occasioned St, to many of the plantations by the storms that had Occurred. Tallow has been fluctuating, and tcnd jug downwards. In cotton there has been a fair st. business. Saltpetre ha s had a readier sale, and 10 st. Cochineal is higher for silvers. Cocoa has been inSt. request. Spices have not been largely dealt in. 10 Sugar has been moderate l y p urchased, and Coffee s st t has been firm, but not active. Ruin has been st. St. t higher. We hear very lou d com p laints among the St.. Mercantile community at the non-receipt of the St. otters, supposed to be a large quantity, brought 12 by the ship Eagle from Melbourne. This fast- 5 0 sailing ship left Australia on the 30th June, and 16i her advices would be very acceptable , as supplying ig6t, dates two or three weeks later than anything we 19i have yet had, and enabling exporters to trace dis- 21 tinctly the course of the markets up to the period of the later advices, which will reach on Monday, st. by the Overland Mail. As the Eagle was tele- 20 graphed off Holyhead the day before yesterday, it is 10 thought that, by a little exe rtion on the part of 1g! those who are usually held responsible for the 50 Prompt forwarding of the mails, they might have tg been distributed in London yesterday. Some are 25 of opinion that an effort should have been made to 8d t. send them ashore at Holyhead, while others contend st 2 . ' that, at least, a tug should have gon e to meet the ship st. and bring her letter bags to Liverpool. Whether 255 the captain; the owners, or the Post-office authori- Loo ties are to blame, it is impossible for us, in the 2 6 absence of fuller information, to determine ; but as t he same thing has happened before in the case of 2( Clipper ships arriving at Liverpool, it is very natural that the merchants here should almost universally Complain, while we trust that their complaintswill meet either with future attention, or lead at pre sent to a satisfactory explanation. In a colonial contemporary appear the following remarks upon a new law of the New South Wales Legislature :-- "We notice in the Sydney papers a s h ame ful case Connected with the ' Master and Servant's Act ' of that colon s . A poor Chinaman bad been i nduced to sign an agreement for service for five years. Finding, perhaps, that he could do better as he became acquainted with the country, he neglected strictly to fulfil the agreement fo r so long a period of slavery at low wages, and was in Consequence brought before the ma g istrates, who forth with sentenced him to a month's imprisonment, and then return to his servitude. Its master gave as a reason for enforcing the agreement, that he treated his Chinamen kindly.' So does a Yankee slaveowner his slaves, if he be a wise man, and wish to make a good profit o ut of them. It is disgraceful that ignorant foreigners should be entrapped under such an abomi nable system. At the same sitting of m agistrates, an Englishman was sentenced to three months' imprison ment for refusing to work under his agreement, and th en to return to work, his time of imprisonment not counting in the agreement. Emigrants signing such agreements may judge from this what is befure them in Sydney if they are dissatisfied and neglect to fulfil their contracts. Keeping a single Saint Monday brings down the imprisonment. The poor Chinaman was charged with nothing more than being absent on the 4th inst.' This was his crime—he had taken a holiday. This in Sydney is penal. Awl yet New South Wales is a British colony, the humane press of which writes down Ameri can slavery:! The business done in American Securities has slightly, increased, and the quotations given by Messrs. D. 8011, - Son, and Co. are as follow : Redeemable. Per Cent. Cent. Bonds 1863.. .107 109 United States 6 per United St a tes 6 per Cent. Inscribed Stock ................................. 1867 -1868 ... 107 109 St Pennsylvania 5 pe r Cent 76 78 Pennsylvania 5 pe r Cent. Bonds 1877... 82 83 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Star). Bonds) 186 3 4 103 105 Maryland 5 per Cen t. (Sterling Bonds) ... 92 0 Alabama. 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) 1858-9-66... 83 irginia, 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 90 9 2 Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds lBB6 .. 921 931 LOANS OF CITIES. Boston 41 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... RAILROAD BONDS. Pennsylvania Central R . Rd. 6p. Cent... 1880... 90 91 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort gage .................................. .1868-1869 - 101 103 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d M0rt ....1883..................... 75 78 gage .. Cent.,Convertible .lB62... 65 68 1L New Yorkand Erie 7 p. It is just stated that a steamer has been sent 100 from Liverpool to meet the Eagle. 20 The English Stock market has lean firmer with- 25 5 out any increase of business, but there is .a more 2?) confident feeling in consequence of the news from the Crimea that the allied armies are marching 100 upon Sebastopol. Consols have been 951 to 95f for transfer, and 951 Y for account. Exchequer 20 Bills are rather heavy at ss. to Bs. p remium, money g being still in request. 201 Foreign Securities a re dull, and the settlement of the account occasions no movement of import- 100 ante. The Turkish Scrip is at 2 a to 24 prem. import-. 100 Peruvian 3 per Cents. are at 53, and Brazilian 5 r o g per Cents. at 1012 ; Dutch 2 per Cents. bring 611 to 62i. 2C 10( The following are the nomina l p rices of foreign 2, stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to Mexican, 241 to 241 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 p er Cents., 98 to 100 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18i to 18/ ; ditto 3 per Cents., 37 / to 38 ; ditto Certificates, 5 to 5 i ; ditto Passive, 4 to 41. The railway share market has been flat again, and with very little business doing either in the English or foreign lines. The Mining market has ben steady. The Join t- sto c k Banks are supportede, a nd Crystal Palace rather good. 99 101 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Prom the Oficial List.) Business done. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9si , t India Bonds, £lOOO ........................• — Ditto, under £lOOO 9 p Consols for Account 17th Oct. - 9si i Fachequer Bills, lid. £lOOO ........ ...... . 8 5 p 2500 8 5 p Small 8 5 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent lOl Peruvian Bonds, iii per Cent. — Ditto 3 per Cent 2 rurkish Scrip 2 Ditto for the Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2 per Cent. 12 Gull 6li 21 HALF•PA ST TWO. COll5OlB ......... . ................... 951 Ditto October Account .................. 951 g DIVIDEND WARRANTS.-- ° WARRANTS.--A din to an intimation from from the Stamp-office, all dividend warrannattsiesssueedf tbhye 25 public re public companies and requiring the signatures bear the penny " parties to whom they payable receipt stamp. If issued a payable must ata future date they 10 0 will become liable to stamps, as if they were bills of ex- 100 change, and this practice, which has prevailed in some 20 instances, must therefore be discontinued. 20 THE CLIPPER BOOMERANG.—We have to announce the arrival on Tuesday at Cork, after a very successful 50 run, of the clipper ship Boomerang, from Callao. The 50 Boomerang sailed from Liverpool last year for Mel - 100 - 'bourne, in charge of Captain B rown, with Government 100 emigrants, and made a very quick run —so fast as to pro voke a discussion with the commander of the celebrated Marco Polo as to the claim of each ship for the honour of the fastest. run. Having landed her passengers and cargo, she sailed with a large number of passengers for Callao, the reported discoveries of gold in that quarter proving attractive ; from which port she sail e d f or E ng- 100 land on the 20th of July, and arrived at Queenstown on 1 2 the 26th inst., having made the run in 88 days. Since " her leaving this port the Boomerang has been purchased 25 by Messrs. James Baines and Co., of Liverpool, and 25 will form one of their celebrated Black, Ball liners from ... _ laiTerrid to Australia‘ • Do 20 50 20 25 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. (Hosing Prices yesterday. Business done I 50 this day. ---,............. St. Paid.l RAILVATS. 100 Aberdeen.. ..... 81 Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct all Belfast & Ballymena all Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey...... 294 Birkenhd. Laucsh. d Cheshire Junct all Do. Chesil. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 19 Do., X 20...— ...... 30 Myth &Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 'lalodonian 21s. Carmarthen and Car digan all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass 14 .) orn 16 Crieff Junction 45 Dublin&BelfastJune all DundeoPerth&Aber deen Junction all Do. New ...... 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 pastern Union, A Stock 100 De., B. Stock 86 Do., New A 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh &Glisgois 96 Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin.Prlb &Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June. 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock .......• I 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ; 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 14U Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancasla.andYorksh 184 Do., Fifths 11 D,., Wst. Riding Un all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwal 100 Lond. Bright &S.Cst. 100 bond. and N. Westn. 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.5h.,11&8 ,„( 26 Do. Eighths 100 London andS. Westn. 426 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lnudrr,y& Coleraine all Lnclndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Kanch.ShCf.& Linen 41 Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Aidland 100 )o. Birmng. & Derb, all Kidld. G. West. (Ire.) 22?. Do. Half Shares 4cweastle & 53 gewmkt.BuryExten. 19 gwpt.Aberg. 8 \Jewry &Enniskillen all Niewry Warroupoint and Rostrevor 100 4orfolk . 3: 4orthn.Connties Un 100 north British all north Devon, No. 1. all Do., No. 2 all to. A A Deferred a ll Do., a B Guarantee( 00 4.Eastern—Berwich 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Do.do. G.N.E. Parch. all Do. Locds .. ........ 00 Do. York - al North London 8i Do. New £lO I.&S.Wstrn.,llamp• stead, and City Jn 17: 4orth Staffordshire till forth Western all 1. &S. Westin. Jul 1 4uncaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. )xford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 4 'ortsmouth ;cottish Central icottishMidland all itirewsby. & Herefd ,11 ihropshire Union )o. A, B, C,& D,full: paid up at per eel. .outli Devon 10 south Eastern :11 south Wales Yrksh. & Riv. Dm 25 50 St. 50 20 20 10 10 St. 10 St. 25 1.0 5 20 20 17: 1 2 20 20 20 ',, lo 8 . taines, Wok. & Wol tockten & .toekton St Hartlep ',tif Vale 9 )o. £lO shares )o. Pref., No. lNames Haven Doel and Railway all /ale of Neath Lll Aratorftl. & Kilkenn Vaterford&Limerici f Vest Cornwall.. 3 Vest Eno. of Le: dot, and Crystal Pal: , cz ill Vest London ils Whnble & Cl•oydel all I antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 fleziers to GrAiSSOSUC 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Serip Central of Italy all Demerara _ 20 33 ! 10 20 VOItILIGN. 14 Dijon and BeSallcoll 9 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 )o. New all East Indian 2 Do. Extension all Do. 41 p. c. Bds., pay. '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do 10 , ;1(1. Junct. of France 10 Gd. Tk of CanaclßA is. all Do. do all Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. all Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Central of France all Gt. Indian peninsula 1 Do. Now 5 per cent. all Gt.Wostern of Canada Shares all Do. Bds., payablo's7, with option till '55 all Do. do., '62, p. '56 all Do. do., '76, p. ' 6 O all Do. do., '73, without option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 por cent. 8 Lake Const. & Basle all Lucca di Pistoj a 5 p.c. pr0f.......... ...... 10 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations 10 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Mediterran 134 Madras 2 Do. Now 34 Maria Antonia all Do. do. New 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry all Namur & Liege (wit!. interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all D 0.201. Shs. late Char leroi and Erqu.lines gum . . 3g p. c. k red. at 22y. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854.... all Do. 201. 3 p. c Ms. (fmy.B.dt Ams.Shs.) all NorwegianTrunkPrei 14 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds . ....... all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen 10 ParisCaen &Cherbrg all Rouen and Havre 15 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and' Meuse all Do. 54 p. cent. Pref 10 Southern of France. 12 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do 5} per c. Pref 10 Western of France Pi West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden 20 Zealand 21i - 22} 41 - 4i ••• ..• Bi 9 12 —ll d 163 -17 i 7 - 6ul 95 - 97 64 -64 i 18 - 16 10 - 12 .• ••• ••• • d• 3 1d 7 - 7t 16 - 17 11 - ' 11i . 66 - 68 57 - 59 4 ~ --' ... 864 -87 i 66 - 70 L'24 - 126 90 - 92 71. i 72 70 - 73 80 - 85 8 - 10 8 -10 71. - 71 s t -- 5i .03 101 .01 102 d pat par 4 A 82 81 U Bij 8 7d iii ---- 2.6 G3} 70 40 - 42 i d— par 8i - 76 211 - 2J 1 5i 6i 49 51 3i 3k 32 ... 33 s 10 6A 74 77A —7 8 i 6 - 3 to 141 15 51 - 55 - 54 56 —' p. Ad 4A 3 1`; P 6A 7 Ad—iP 32 - 34 97 - 99 62 - 64 - - 13 - 14 634- 61 33 - 34 2 14 35 - 37 ii 19 41 -4: A - ' 2 6 4 - 5 Gj = i 7i - - 11 4 - 3 d— i p .. - 2i 2 - d 32i 321 - 3IP ia d 6 d 7i Gi 9 7d 9 7d hp A - iP A - iP 16} -17 i a - • Ipar --- 2 .." Ist pal id tl) 2 41) - 21 - 2i 21 - 3 1 - lip ... ••• par if, P ,•• -- • o•• • .•• • t •• •'"' • 34 :34 121 -- 12 - 7i - S ••• '''.. ... - .•• - I 16 - 17 • - ii 10 19a 1* 48 - 50 88 40 ... pm 23k 23; par 1p __. :.. - Pr 4 31 6 - 63/41 JOINT-STOCK BANKS• all Australasia all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Enk. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Loud , 14 English Scottish and iiistralian all lioncl: Chart. Bk. of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Loud. & Westminster 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. Now ... . ...... 22 N a tional of ireland:. all Now South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co all south Australia ...... all U n ion of Australia ......... 10 Union of &a do.. „, -- ~ .• -- ••• 1 id 291 —31 i 3 2i d 21i 22 ... 38 - 40 42 - 44 •.• 44 - 46 7i -- Si -• - THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1854. Leasing Com Pans. ,L o ndon & N. West. 44tICW. Gt.Nrthn. Caldonian. Do Gt. Wosto yk. Now. & Borw ,y, & Nbid Do Do , S. Eastern' Do Peto & Co Norfolk.. L.& N. W. k Midld. Stckton & Darlingt. Midland.. E. Count. Do Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do GtNorthn Lancash& Yorksh. (. MClean Stockt. & Darlingt Do. . IGtWestn. Pald.l RAILWAYS. all Bedford and Blotchley 100 Buckghamsh 100 ClydesdaleJc.. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cont. all Glas. Barr. St' Neils. Direct all Do. New .....• all Glstr.& On. Fr all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway .. . .. all Hull & Selby all Do. h Shares. all Do. Shares. all Lon. & Greenw all Do. Preference all Lon.,Til., &S. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. LOO Do. 6 per ct. all Manch. Bxtn and Matlock all Nficldlosbro' & Redcar all Aidld.Bradfd all Northern and Eastern sp. c. all Do. 6 per et. all Do. Fixeds pe all Prest. & Wyre all Do. Shares. 100 Roystn.it Hit. 18$ Shef.Roth.and Goole g. 5 p. c. 9i S. Statlordsh. all Wear Valleygr 6 per cent... all i Do 100 I WiltsStSomrst Closing Prices yesterday. 95 ... - - 100 98 - 100 139 - 141 ii - 29 160 -- 102 50 -- 5 1 25 -25 A 12i -- 131 23 -- 24 l la __ 111 2i -- 2ixd iii 7_ ii 53 - 60 iis = iii ... ••• 2i lid 30 ... - a 94 - 96 PREFERENCE SHARES. 100 Aberdeen 100 Do. No. 2, 7 p. c 30 BlythandTyne 1 Opel c. pref. (issd. at 500 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5 per cent all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all Do. do. Pref. ,No. 2 all Cork esßandonso.e all Dundee Perth &Aber- deen Junction all EastAnglian (X3los) 6 per cent all Do. (X. 5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (X 7 17s) 7P. c all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. c. St. all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent... all Do. 51., 10 ner cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh all Do. do. 4 per cent... 100 East Lancash. 6 p.cts. all East and West York shire June. Fifths all EdinbPrth.&Dundec 4 per cent. 100 Glasgow & S.Western Guar. 5 per cent 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10p. c. prem 100 Do. 4 p. c 8 Gt.N. of Scot. letPrel all Gt. Southn. &Westin, (Ireland) Eighths)... 6 Do. 4 per c. Prof. St. 6 Gt. Westn. (Berke Hants Ex. 5 p. c)... 100 Do. con. red. 4 i p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4 p.c. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh.. all Do. Chester Bp. all Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0... NO Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. all Do. Ches. Gua. Stk. all Do. do do. all Do. do. do ... . 6 Lan. & York. F. i . 20 WO IDo. 1 Do. 6p. c. Stock ... , 100 London and Brighton, Guaranteed 5 p. a ... 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St.' 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. C. 100 Lon.&N. W., Coy. di Nuneaton & p. ct. 5 I London & S. Western' Con. Thirds ull Londonderry&Coler Shares 9.11 Londy. & Ennis, all Kan., Sher., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO Do. £0 all ‘larypt.&Carl.4 p c all Do. 4. por cent 106 Oo l(X) p.c.St. wO Consol. Bristol Birtn. 6 per cent.... 11 Jo. Pref. 4.1 per cen. 8 Niue°lk Debenture 100 no. Prof. 4p. c. Stock 100 Do. sp. c. Est 100 Do. 54 per ct. pref._ 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 100 North British 100 q• E. 11,ww, 4 p.c. P 5 Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6 p.O . No.l 9 Do. do. Quarters '4S 10 Do. York 41. k •-P. r. all North Staffordshire 100 f)xford,Woreester,Sz Wolverh.Xls,6 p.c. all Scot. Cont., New Pref 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon D. fixed, 45 per cent all S. Eastern (Reading Auu.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 4 per cent all 3.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar all S Wales Gua. 4p. c. 16 Do. do. 41 p. c all Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent 5 Do. do. do. all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 5 , 4 Watorftl.&Kilk.6p.c. 20 20 20 25 iii : ioo 3i -- 3t 44 -- 6 P 1- lip -14 p 134 -- 134 22 - 24 -- ”.xd 114 -- 116 106 - 108 100 - 102 6 - 6A 99 - 101 90 - 92 93 - 95 11 -11 A 17 - 18 11 11§ 74 - 76 19i - ' OA 91 -10 i 14i - 156 137 - 139 ••• ...... MAO 2 1 - 2ip 7 - 8 10 - 12 7i -- 8 i 116 - 12 i - iP 137 139 L ld '7 - 90 103 - 106 92 - 94 n - 3i '1 - 1- id in - 113 0 - 23 - 14 par 23i 101 19 2 - Business this day. NORTHALLERTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) NORTHALLERTON HANDICAP. Horatio . Sir Rowland Trencbard Nine ran. Won by a head MARKET .NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Fresh up to-day the arrivals of home-grown wheat were very moderate, but of good quality. The show of samples was by no means extensive. Most kinds were in fair re quest, at prices about equal to Monday last. • The show of foreign wheat was comparatively small. Good heavy qualities were on steady demand, at full quo tations. Low and middling parcels moved off slowly, on former terms. Floating cargoes of grain were quite as dear as last week. Grinding barley was firm ; but other kinds were a dull inquiry. The malt trade was steady at Monday's currency. There was a slight improvement in the demand for oats, and good sound corn was the turn dearer. Beans, peas, and flour realised full currencies. •RRIVAL9 TUIB WEER. Wheat. t Barley. ( Malt. 3,420 1,110 3,620 6,99) 2,050 Oats. 1,980 Flour. 1,h70 English .. Irish .• •• Foreign .. SMITHFIELD. We were moderately supplied with beasts to-day, but their general quality was inferior. Most kinds moved off steadily, and Monday's prices were well supported. Fheep, the show of which was tolerably good, were a dull sale ; yet we have no actual decline to notice in the quotations. The supply of calves was far from extensive. The veal trade, however, was inactive, and inferior calves had a downward tendency. Pigs sold slowly, on former terms. N ilch cows were dull, at from 141. to 191. each, including their small calf. Per Slbs to sink the offals. s, d. s. dl ia s. d. ad. Inferior Beasts.... 3 2 to 3 4 PrimeSonthdown 410 5 0 Second quality.... 3 6 310 Large case. calves 3 0 '4 3 8 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 8 Prime small d 0... 310 4 Prime Scots, &c. 410 5 0 rge hogs 3 0 4 2 Inferior Sheep ... 3 4 3 6 Small porkers 4 4 4 8 S e cond quality ...3 8 4 0 Suckliicalves ..22 0 29 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 2 4 6 Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. 1 TOZZIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .. ••........ .. .. .. 1,020 i Beasts.... •• • • .—....... . 350 Sheep ..• ••.. • • • ......... 8,600 I Sheep ..• ••• •• ..... ....... 7..5 Calves . ..... .... •• • •.... 400 Calves..• •.• • • ..•• • ........ 30() a Pig 5............ • • ..... . • • . . - 450 •••••••••••••••••• NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. About an average business was transacted in each kind of meat, as follows : Per Sibs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 3 0 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 Do., prime large 3 10 4 2 Do. , do. small 4 4 4 6 Pork, large 3 0 4 0 .. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 4 2 Do., prime 4 4 4 $ Veal. 2 10 4 2 Pork, small 4 2 4 BOROUGH HOP. About 1,600 pockets of new hops have come to hand up to this time. The demand for them is steady. Choice East Kents and Farnhams have realised 201 to 261 5s ; Weald of Kents, 18/ to 211; Sussex, 181 to 201. The duty is called 50,0001. Yearlings are firm, at our quotations. This week's impoits are 235 bales from Ostend, 1,200 from Hamburg, 11 from Antwerp, and 56 from Rotterdam. East Kent pockets, 1853'5, 13/ 13s to 181 Os; Weald of Kent ditto, 131 Os to 151 15s ; Sussex ditto, 121 Os to 1610 s ; and foreign, 111 Os to 131 13s per cwt. COLONIAL. SUGAR—The demand has been steady for British plan tation, at full quotations, and a fair business has been transacted. Mid to fine yellow and grey has been in chief request. Publicly, Barbadoes fine yellow has realised 395, brown 30s to 31s. Demerara csystallised 39s to 40s for fine yellow, and 33s to 39s for low to good. Refined has been in moderate request, brown lumps at 43s and gro cery at 43s 6d to 49s per cwt. East India—Privately, grocery Madras sold at 33s to 38s, grainy yellow at 34s to 40e, and white at 40s 6d to 425. Benarea white was in demand, low to mid 38s Gd to 39s Gd, and grainy yellow 38s to 41s. There have been no public sales. Mauritius sold at full prices, low and very ord brown 25s to 26s 6d, and ord to good yellow 31s to 34s Gd. Foreign—There have been full prices paid. Pernambuco was taken :n above the market value, low and mid damp brown 27s to 28s, and low damp yellow 30s. Low brown has been sold at 27s per cwt. Brown Bahia, a cargo for export, went at 19s, and yellow Havannah, No. 15i, at 245. 3d. Porto Rico, by auction, sold at 30s for low brown, 33s 6d for low grey, and 34s to 39s Gd for mid to fine grocery. Cuba sold at 29s to 31s for low to good soft brown, and at 31s Gd to 34s for low to mid grocery. COFFER—There has boon a firm market, but with limited purchasers. Native Ceylon has been almost nominal, at 44s 6d to 45s Gd for ord to fine ord. Planta tion has been steady ; good and fine marks have been sold at 71s to 755, low mid small to mid bold colour) , 55s 6d to 595, peaberry 64s to 655, and triage 43s 6d to 525. Porto Rico sold rather cheaper, fine ord and low mid greyish mixed 51s to 555, and good ord 46s per cwt. Mocha has been firm, and other descriptions of foreign have been maintained. COCOA—This article has been very firm. Porto Rico raid greyish red was teken in at 40s. 111cE—The market has ruled firm throughout the week, but buyers have not been disposed to operate freely. The latest sales have been at 12s 3d to 13s for Bengal low to good mid, and at 11. so 11s lid cash for Madras. SALTPETRE.—The inquiry has been good. Bengal 15 to 31bs refraction has been sold at 23s to 264 6d, and 73Ibs at 21s per cwt. COCHINEAL.—Pricos have been supported generally. Honduras silvers, ord to good, 34 7d to 4s 2d ; and blacks 4s Ild to 5s ; Teneriffe ord blacks 4•1 1,1 per lb. COTTON.—The demand has rather improved since the beginning of the week. Rum.—Tbe inquiry has been good, and at fuller rates. Leewards pale 2s 2d, brown 2s 3d to 2s 4d; Jamaica 31s to 365, common to good 4 s ld to 4 s 6d; andDemerarL432s to 365, over 3s 4d to 35 6d per gallon. SPlCES.—Pimento has slightly advanced ; old and mid coarse sad to sid, and good mid and good even Sad to 5d per lb. INDIGO.--Prices are improving, the accounts of the crop in India being unfavourable. HEasr, &o.—Business has been dull both in hemp and flax, but previous rates are current. Jute has been a shade lower. TEA.—The market is rising upon the China news per telegraph, and the latest sales of common congou are at lld per lb. TALr 4 ow.—P.Y.C. is dull at 62s for old, and 63s to G3s 3d for new on the spot. GREEN FRUIT.—The subsidence of cholera has caused a better demand. Grapes have improved in value. Lemons scarce and dear, a parcel of Naples brought 'mid France, sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, went at an ad vance of 3s. per package. Now Spanish nuts daily ex pected. The grape disease has extended its ravages to Spain. The crop will be short in consequence. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. We learn by electric telegraph from Plymouth that her Majesty's ship Alg!7rs, 91 guns, sailed from Plymouth Sound at noon yesterday for the Black Sea. The Hornet, 22 guns, repairing at Keyham Dock, will probably leave on Saturday morning for the Cape of Good Hope, the East Indies, and China. Her Majesty's steamer Viper, from Sheerness, arrived at sal yesterday and proceeded down Channel. The transport-ship No. 105, and Herefordshire, from Cherbourg, for Woolwich, passed through the Downs yes terday morning at six o'clock. _ _ _ The Janus sailed ,yesterday for Sheerness ; her defects having been completed. Timothy Jennings (1846), recently serving in the Wel lesley, 72, guard-ship in ordinary, has been appointed clerk to the St. Vincent, 102, at Portsmouth. CAPTURE OF MORE RUSSIAN SHIPS. Adyices were received yesterday, under date Memel, September 24, that her Maj‘str's steamers Archer and Amphion had captured no less than 20 Russian coasting vessels, laden with grain, and rags for the manufacture of paper The Revenue cruiser Lively has taken a Russian prize, called the Goth, into Hull. Another Russian vessel, called the Furst Beckhoff Albrecht, has been seized by the Cus toms' officers of Dundee with simulated papers. MONTROSE, September 27.—The Bognoja Medaschda (schooner), Manthorp, R.N., in charge, prize to her Ma jesty's steamer Miranda, and bound frpm Kola to Sheer ness, put in here to-day for supplies and a pilot. She parted company with the Dwina (prize) on the 4th, off the North Cape, in a gale from the west. The latter may be expected up soon. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DI Y.) LONDON, Sept. 29.—Wind this day at Noon, S.E. light airs, and foggy. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 28.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—H.M.S. Viper, from Woolwich,'b.nd proceeded for the westward. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 28.—Wind, E. Arrived—Elizabeth, from London, for Trieste. Sailed—Wacausta, for Sydney, N.S.W. ; Birmingham, Adelaide, S.A. ; H.M.S. Algiers, the Black Sea. FALMOUTH, Sept. 28.—Wind, E. Arrived—Jemima, from Arun, for Calais; Beacon, Vidnna, for Torquay; Hoffnung, Bordeaux, for Memel ; Petrus, Porsgrund ; Run, Cardiff, for the Baltic Devonshire (s), Dublin, and left for London. Sailed—Victoria, for Bristol; Pero, do. Off Port—Moro Castle, from New York; Mayflower, Quebec; James (of Poole), Labrador, with loss of boats, bulwarks, &c., going back to Poole. DARTMOUTH, Sept. 28.—Wind, S.E.' Arrived—Cocker. ills, from Cons antinople, for Hull ; Sarah, Southampton, for Lisbon. Sailed—Mercury, for Leghorn; Lagittarius, Malta and Alexandria. MILFORD, Sept. 28.—Wind, S.E. Sailed—Strive, for New York. SHIELDS, Sept. 28. —Wind, W. Arrived—Emma Edep, from Messina ; Jane Goodyer, Catania ; Flora, Licata ; Patriot , Dordt ; Union, Leer ; Star, Jennett, and Mars den, all for Hamburgh : Triton , Dram ; Min erva, ; Burlo w, New York ; Weipper, Girgenti ; Gesina, Naples; Frederick Wielbelm, Neustadt ; Charlotte Hage, Copen hagen ; Union, Bergen. Sailed—Ezpert, for Constan tinAole ; Sea Liop, New York; MarnOck, Constantinople. WARRENPOINT, Sept. 27.—Wind;‘ S.E. Sailed—The Princess, for St. John's, N.B. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 28.—Wind, S.S.E. Arrived-- Harmonic, from Christiania; Sylph (a), London, and left for Dublin. Sailed—Briton (s), for Constantinople. SUNDERLAND, Sept. 28.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Mary Sophia, from Quebec; Lady Aberdore, Dieppe; Cathe rine Bremen ; Parsee, Barfleur ; Anne, Hontieur ; Flies, Dantzic. HULL, Sept. 28.—Wind. E. Arrived—Aunt Mary, from Miramichi ; Elias, Taganrog ; Tempo, Odessa ; Anna, Alcides; Viscountess Canning—all for Constan tinople. LOWOSTOFT, Sept. 28.—Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—City of Norwich (s), from Tonning. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday, 10.30 a.m. Wind S.W., gentle breeze, and overcast. Arrived—Karhak (s.), from Salonica ; Margaret (s.), Havre ; Eagle, Melbourne, with 378,6001.; Blanche, Que bec; Alice, Prince Edward's Island, Sailed—Laura, for Demerara ; Paragon, Rio Janeiro ; Douro (s.), Oporto ; Leo , Stettin; Martha, Rotterdam ; Polka, Konigsberg ; Duchess of Lancaster, Coquimbo ; Covenanter, Geelong. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.53 a.m. Wind calm ; tide three-quarters ebb ; foggy. Arrived—John Bull (s.), from Hamburg. . Sailed—Lydia, for Sydney ; Indemnity, Melb ourne ; Coert Cronelus, Konigsberg. DEAL, Friday, 9.20 a.m. Wind, N.W. A thick fog. Nothing to be seen. A DOG STORT.—Count de N-, living a short dis tance from Lisle, possesses a Newfoundland dog, for merly called Castor, but within the last year Menschikoff. A few days ago the count left his palace to proceed to Lille, to carry to the Receiver-General's office a parcel, containing notes and other securities to the amount of 40,000 f. When starting, Menschikoff appeared resolved to accompany . his master, who was at last obliged to beat him back with his cane. When the count arrived at Lille 'he found that he had lost his parcel. Much alarmed, he proceeded to search for it on the road by which he had come. There, at a little distance, stood Menschikoff, gently wagging his tail, but not daring to advance, from his reminiscence of the count's cane. , In his mouth was the.precious parcel, which he had picked up, and was faithfully carryiug to b mastor.---Gcaisonti, 760 8,740 50sks —brie THE EXPERIMENTS ON BOARD THE EXCELLENT. The gunnery experiments from the stage off the Excel lent in Portsmouth Harbour at the iron target placed at the butt (600 yards range) were continued yesterday in the presence of Admirals Berkeley, Sir T. Cochrane, Martin, Captain Sir B. Walker, Sir T. Maitland, and a number of scientific gentlemen. The gun was a 95 cwt. gun, of 8-inch bore, with charges of 161 b. of powder. The practice much surpassed that previously reported, and many of the shot on striking the iron target were broken to atoms. The shots striking the woodwork made very good effect. Twice during the practice the admirals in their barges went and inspected the results, and found the target deeply indent ed—a great increase upon the indentation of one inch and a•half made by the firing of the 32-pound shot on the pre ceding day. ARRIVALS, &c. AT MALTA. A letter from Malta, dated the 21st of September, says,— " The Beagle gunboat arrived here yesterday, and will leave in the afternoon for the East. The Arrow gunboat sailed on Sunday. The Harpy, from the Eastern fleet, reached Constantinople on the 15th. The Cairo was de spatched with her news without loss of time, and the Euphrates, ready in Malta, proceeded to Marseilles imme diately after the arrival of the Cairo." This letter proceeds to give the following version of the landing of the allied troops in the Crimea The allied fleets (one division) left Baltschik on the sth and 6th inst., the second division on the 9th. The Serpent's Isle was fixed as a place of rendezvous. This they all reached on the 10th, and on the 11th got under way for the Crimea, with 32,000 French, 25,000 English, and 13,000 Turks on board, and on the 13th, at 10 a.m., came to anchor in deep water in the Bay of Dalmatia, op porite the town and citadel of Koslov, Eupatoria, 30 miles north of Sebastopol. When the steamer left, 4,000 men had landed. The citadel was taken possession of without opposition, and the disembarking of the remainder of the troops was proceeding rapidly." RECRUITING FOR THE ROYAL MARINES. A recruiting party of the Royal Marines is at present engaged on that service at Leighton Buzzard and in the surrounding districts, but with indifferent success, in con sequence of the harvest operations affording the young men present employment. THE MILITIA AND YEOMANRY. That portion of the Derbyshire Yeomanry Cavalry from Repton and Gresley have just completed their seven days' training at Derby, under the command of Captain Clive- Previous to being dismissed, they were reviewed by Lien tenant-Colonel Unett. The colonel expressed his approval of the manner in which the troops went through the ma noeuvres. The 2d Regiment of Cheshire Militia, Lieutenant-Colonel Davenport, commandant, out at Chester, are now in their fourth week's training. The men have a very soldier-like appearance, and go through the manoeuvres with precision. They are to be reviewed by the district commanding officer early next week. The Queen's Own Royal Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry muster for seven days' training to-morrow, at Lichfield. QUEEN'S COLLEGE, BIRMINGHNM. AWARD OF I HONOURS.—The governors' gold medals for regularity and good conduct during a period of three years : Porter, Arden. The Warneford gold medals (201. each): Porter, Heeley. The essays of \Volston and Lee wero honour ably mentioned. The Warneford scholarship (101. each for two years) : First scholar, Ruin. ; second scholar, Bright. The Webster scholarship (51. books), profi ciency in the French language, J. A. William,. The Percy scholarship (51. books), proficiency in the German language Abbey, Lynch, Aquales. Anatomy: Medal, Suckling; certificate, Jordan. Surgery : Medal, Fletcher ; second medal, Harris. Medicine : Medal, Jordan; certificate, Heeley. Midwifery : Medal, Heeley ; certificate, Spode. Chemistry : Medal, Bond ; certificate, Smith. Mates is Medica : Medal, Neal ; certificate, Hayward. Botany : Medal, Bright ; certi ficate, Neal. Forensic medicine : certificate, C, R. Williams. Anatomical demonstrations : J. R. Davies. Classics : Medal, J. A. Williams. French language : Abbey, first prize books ; G. H. Harris, second prize books. Elements of Medical Science : Neal, first prize books ; Williams, second prize books ; T. T. Smith ho nourably mentioned. Mechanical Drawing : Watts. The public presentation of the prizes will take place on Tuesday next, the 3d of October, when an address will be delivered by Mr. R: D. Grainger. MONUMENT TO SIR ISAAC NEWTON.—The occasion of the British Association meeting this year bas been thought an appropriate one for a meeting in furtherance of the erection of a monument to Sir Isaac Newton at Grantham, where the great philosopher was educated, and near to which place he was born. About 1,3001. have already been collected, her Majesty, Prince Albert, Lord Brougham, Earl Fitzwiiliam, Earl Granville, Earl Brownlow, the Duke of Rutland, the Earl of Harrowby, the Earl of Yarborough, Lord Wrottesley, the Marquis of Westminster, the Bishop of Durham, and large num bers of men of science and others, being among the sub scribers. ASSISTING THE BOARD OF HEALTH.— A vestry meet ing was held at St. Paul's, Covent-garden, yesterday evening, for the purpose of considering a letter from Lord Palmerston to the churchwardens, recommending that the surface of the burial-ground be covered with quick lime ; and of expressing an opinion as to the expediency of laying flat on the ground the various head and font stones in the churchyard. The chair was occupied by the rector, the Rev. H. Hutton, M.A. The vestry deemed the proposition of the noble Secretary of the Home Depart ment unnecessary for many reasons ; particularly as the health of the parish, dui ing the prevalence of the epidemic, had been comparatively good. A long discussion ensued, the feeling being almost unanimous against the use of lime ; and the more so, as the inhabitants surrounding the ground had made no complaint of a nuisance. It was resolved that the churchyard should not be co. vered with lime. On the vestry proceeding to consider the question of laying flat on the ground the various head and foot stones in the yard, Mr. Fen stated that the vestry would only have to give an opinion, as legal difficulties might arise on the subject. The vestry ulti mately resolved that it was desirable that the head and foot-stones of the churchyard should be laid flat ; and further resolved that counsel's opinion should be taken as to the legality of the step. POOR LAW UNION PRICES OF PROVISIONS AND FUEL. --Yesterday, the Board of Guardians of the Holborn Union met at the Workhouse, Mr. J. S. S. Hopwood in the chair, to receive tenders for supplying the Union Workhouse with provisions for the ensuing three months, when contracts were entered into for supplies of the fol lowing articles at the prices specified :--Wheaten bread, made of the best No. 2 flour (about four tons per week required), 14s. 6d. per cwt. (6d. and the fraotion of a farthing per 41b. loaf) ; flour, of like quality, 19s. per owt. ; meat, of the best quality, about 1,200168. weight weekly, consisting of clods, chucks, leg of mutton pieces, thick flanks of ox beef, and rounds of ox beef, free from bone, 4s. per stone of 81bs. ; legs and shins of ox beef, ls. 7d. per stone of 81bs. ; joints for the officers' table, 45. per stone ; congou tea, 2s. 6d. per lb. ; raw sugar, 325. per cwt. ; Carolina rice, 14s. per cwt. ; cocoa, 41d. per lb. ; pepper, ls. 3d. per lb. ; and mustard, 6d. per lb. ; butter, 2d Cork, 41. Bs. 9d. per cwt. ; cheese, best Gouda, 21. 9s. per cwt.; oatmeal, 18s. per cwt. ; Scotch barley, 16s. per cwt. ; split peas, B e. 6 d. per bushel ; potatoes, best middlings, 41. ss. per ton ; coals, best Hepburn Main, 1/. 18. per ton ' • coke, 15s. per chaldron. A UST RALIAN SHIPS.-A 3 the Overland mail has brought advisee to the 25th July, the greatest anxiety prevails for the receipt of the Australian lAtter4. This anxiety is enhanced by the hope that the advises will report the arrival at Melbourne of the two cele brated American clippers-the Red Jacket, Captain Reed, belonging to the White Star line ; and the Light ning, Captain James Nicol Forbes, of Messrs. James Baines and Co.'s Black Ball line-the former of which sailed on the 4th of May, and was, therefore, 82 days out ; and the latter on the 14th of the same mouth, and was consequently 72 days from Liverpool. Several bats for large amounts are laid on each ship, and the greatest, interest is felt, by all classes in the passages of these ci ack vessels. MANUFACTURE OF STEEL.-A. meeting of some cf the principal iron masters is said to have been proposed in London, with the view of their appointing a commis. sion to test the value of a new patent process for the manufacture of steel, lately introduced into France by Adrien Chenot. M. Chenot asserts that by his system, which principally consists in an application of electricity, he can produce steel of a superior quality at less than a third of its present cost, and in one-fourth of the time now required. Some quantities of this steel are stated to have been already delivered to French manufacturers. THE CZAR OF ALL THE RUSSIAS. (Prom the Constitutionnel.) It is impossible to express the profound surprise into Which Russia has thrown Europe. One would be tempted to compare her at one time to floating sticks, which at a distance are something, but near are nothing; at another to phantoms, which the imagination enlarges in the obscurity, and which dissolve away when daylight appears. What has become at present of the prestige which enveloped her I Where is, then, that formidable power, th a t i rresistible force wh i ch was so l ong attributed to her ? There were in our days two giants, or rather two spect res , w hi ch were equally drea d e d f rom not being looked at steadily in the face—Socialism, which terrified society, wh ose ex i s t ence it attacked ; an d R uss i a, w h o intimidated Europe, whose independence she menaced. With Socialism order at home was constantly in peril ; with Russia, peace abroad was at the mercy of one man. Napoleon 111. marched resolutely on the phan tom of Socialism, and it vanished, order being re-esta blished on the eternal basis of religion, family, and pro perty. He is at present marc hi ng with the same calm, the same severity of mind, and the same firmness, on the phantom of Russia, and already that phantom has so declined in the eyes of the world, that the assertion may be lAdly made that it is about to disappear, leaving peace established on the immutable foundation of pro gress, justice, and right. Fifteen months ago, when the armies of the Czar, violating all divine laws, trampling under foot all human engagements, and placing right iu force, passel the Pruth, and marched on the Danube to seize on Moldavia and Wallachia, who entertained a doubt that they would sweep away all obstacles and over turn all barriers ? Who doubted their superiority over the forces of the Sultan? Already every one imagined them at the foot of the Balkans. Admiration wap felt for the patriotic devotedness and sublime heroism of the Ottoman soldiers, marching without hesitation to a de feat considered inevitable, and to certain death. No one ever imagined, with the idea which was entertained of the weakness of Turkey, and of the strength of Rus sia, that the victory could be for an instant doubtful between them. But nothing of what was anticipated has happened. Each new combat has been for the Russians a new defeat, and men are obliged to ask each other at present how it has come to pass that there has been so much want of skill, or so much ill fortune on the side of the generals, and so little enthusiasm and vigoar on the side of the soldiers. The armies of the Czar, commanded, however, by re nowned chiefs, provided with a considerable materiel of war, and firmed of chosen troops, have been beaten at Oltenitza, Kalafat, Silistria, and Giurgevo ; beaten everywhere and always by the armies of the Sultan, who have become the admiration of Europe, delighted to applaud their triumph. Never, certainly, was a more humiliating campaign made than the recent one of Prince Paskiewitsch in the Danubian Principali ties. The faith in the Russian power was, however, so deeply rooted in men's minds that the shameful checks of the campaign on the Danube were attributed to anything else than the real weakness of an army, which is fighting neither for its independence, nor for right, nor justice, which in fact fights under the empire of constraint, withoutenthusiasm, patriotism, conviction, or energy. It is supposed that the Czar would take a striking revenge in the Crimea ; that Prince Menschikoff would avenge Prince Paskie witsch, and that Russia, although succumbing, would do so, there at least, with great eclat, and in show ing that she was not entirely unworthy of the opinion which had been formed of her. There was in the port of Sebastopol a powerful fleet, which, with well appointed armies, would, it was pretended, pro ceed in the Black Sea, and on the magnificent plains of the Crimea to meet with boldness the united forces of France, England, and Turkey. Another surprise for Europe, which at length knows what the power of Russia is worth when weighed in the balance of truth. This formidable army of 60,000 men, which was to have been at the disposal of Prince Menschikoff on the plains of the Crimea, scarcely amounts to 50,000 men, and that envoy of the Czar, that Admiral-Minister, that General-Ambassador, who showed himself so haughty at Constantinople, has not even attempted a semblance of resistance to the landing of the allied armies. He keeps himself modestly on the defensive, under shelter of his entrenched camps and his forts, giving up without a combat to the soldiers of 'France and England all the points of the coast, and preparing not to conquer or to die, but to destroy Sebastopol and the fleet, for Russia is still in 1854 thinking of the expe dients of 1812. The weapon which she best understands is the torch which lighted Moscow ; and not being able to gain victories, she wishes at least to produce a heap of ruins. The Czar of all the Russias, who has been represented to be so great and so strong, is reduced to playing the part of Erestrates ! What a fall. THE RUSSIAN PRISONERS. The Courrier de r Eure publishes another letter from the Ile d'Aix, on the subject of the Russian prisoners. We extract as follows : "I cannot say too much of the docility, mildness, and submission of the Russian soldiers. They are at liberty to move about in the island, under the condition of an swering to their names when called over three times a day, twice at meals, and a third time in the middle of the day. They submit without difficulty to the duties imposed on them. What is most remarkable is the disdain with which they are treated by their officers ; the latter scarcely give them a look, notwithstanding the respe?,t fnl, nay, servile attitude, which the soldiers assume at their approach. They appear quite delighted when we return by a movement of the head the salutation which they give us in passing. Before alluding to the officers, on whom I have some serious observations to make, I will say a few words of the females. With regard to their dress, they are quite as coquetish as the French women. They wear flounced dresses, silk mantles, handkerchiefs very neatly arranged at the back of the head, and small shoes, showing a pretty foot and ankle, covered with a stocking, very white, and carefully drawn on. The majority of them have good teeth, and lightish hair, very fine and silky. One only ' amongst the number, a Jewess by origin, has very black hair. The children are kept very clean, and Well dressed. The soldiers appear very well contented with their situation, and fraternise very cordially with our troops. Several of the latter have already turned professors of the French language, and teach their pupils all the slang of the camps and the barrack. It is really curious to be present and see them taking their lessons. We have made acquaintance with the Russian officers, to whom we gave a very cordial reception. They accepted an invitation, and came in full uniform. During the whole evening the conversation was very animated, and their information has enlightened us on many points which were before obscure or doubtful to us. We found no difficulty in talking on political questions, and had no fear of either wounding their feelings, or of having ours wounded by them. M. Furtheim, the civil governor, who is officer in the Im perial guard, appeared much touched at our courtesy to wards him. 'We are only machines of war,' he said to me, ' once off the field of battle we have no longer ene mies, we have only brothers, as every religion prescribes.' The colonel appears to be a well-informed man, particu larly in matters relating to gunnery ; he is well ac quainted with all the weapons we use, and highly praises the carabines of our Chasseurs, which he considers far superior to those of the Russians, although the latter are lighter and shorter. One of the most distinguished among the officers is Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Kranshold, of the Engineers, who had organised the de fence of Bomarsund. He speaks French very well and without the slightest foreign accent. He related to me that the system of fortifications which it had been pro posed to construct at Bomarsund . would have been the most formidable, and would have been composed of fif• teen towers, united together by a wall with triple bas tions of granite. What impeded the works of defence • was, he said, an order given by the Emperor that, even in the event of the most pressing danger, the foundations • of the fortifications should not be touched. In conse- quence of this order, the approaches to the place could net be broken up, and our breaching batteries were able to place themselves in positions favourable to the attack, and out of the reach of the Russian guns. He mentions the fact of General Niel having been seen reconnoitring the site for the battery which attacked the principal tower, and could not understand by what miracle he es caped !he shower of grape shot which was discharged at him." " THE SHIPWRECKED MARINER."---The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society has just published the number for October (completing the first volume) of the above work, which is issued quar terly. It contains, in addition to its usual amount of interesting matter, accounts of proceedings of a num ber of societies on the coast and elsewhere, established for the benefit of the sailor. The Shipwrecked lfariner has now obtained an extensive circulation, and we are happy to learn from its pages that the statements it con tains have gained for the society many new supporters ; and we are not surprised at this, for no one acquainted with the workings of this great national society can fail to give it every support in his power, and to wish it God speed in its humane exertions for the relief of our gallant seamen, their widows and children. NOTTINGHAM.—The slight movement perceptible in lace has been confirmed, and the autumn home trade may therefore be regarded as having set in, although somewhat later than usual. Hosiery business, however, owing to the depressing reports of the United States and Canadian harvests, has assumed a somewhat less propi tious aspect since the date of our last report ; whilst the home transactions are precisely at that ebb when nobody inclines to continue summer purchases, ot"for Rome tirne to come to place winter orders. Still prices continue firm, and the employed refuse to relax their rates.— Notts Guardian. TILE STEAM-SHIP FRANICLIN.—We learn that the severe weather of the past few days has completely de stroyed all chance of getting this steamer afloat again. Her timbers have all loosened, her bed pl4es, pillar, blocks, &c., are broken, her woodwork is badly damaged from stein to stern, and she bends and twists with every motion of the water. A large portion of her machinery will also ho lost with ber.--New York Sun. THE IRON TRAM—BIRMINGHAM, Sept. 23.—As was anticipated, the preliminary meeting of the iroinn ! ls t t i er t.O' held here today, has resulted in a deterwilia • maintain the present prices. Besides the con . T t : l t r '' a h t a iv 4 buoyant state of the trade, this resolution I been expected from the circumstance that.t.ilpilei:biuhlikiligof, the orders now coming in are fur railwaY s s, eci shl " and other heavy purposes, and are, as are chiefly taken by the larger whom these resolutions are control consequently, sucli d It may have also n e ce that, pigs having _ c • re " auufacturers, by been influenced by the circumstance wakes viii proia. lately fatten les. per ton, the smaller early the case. as indeed, is buy accept orders under the lists prices, ? „... ~. \ 62i i 861 7 nu x a St. 20 St. 15 ni i 21 21 64 64 • 1034 4 I 31 1011 5 24 5 10 69 St. St. St. 321 3 I 10 33i ISt, St, St, 13i per cent. x d I 12A 25 MINES. all Agna Fria •.. all Anglo Austrin. Gold all Anglo Californian .•. 6 Australian.... all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all Baden (G(l.Dueby of) all Blamarvon Iron and Coal .. 3.5 British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm all Do. 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" ..- ... - 68 - 7 0 ss -16 .10 - 111 2B - 21 16 - if .. - ••• 4 _ 1i ... ••••••• ••• i •-• If ii 1- i. 2 2ixd 35 31 1 1 . rge 13! DISCOVERIES 0. AT THE CARE OPE. An outline of the circumstances connected with certain discoveries of copper, which have lately caused great excitement at the Cape of Good Hope, was given in The Sun. The subjoined document is one of those presented by the Governor to the Legislature of the colony on the subject, and pur ports to furnish details of the latest observations made during an inspection of the district in June last by Mr. A. G. Bain, a professional geologist. The territory in question is called Namaqualand, and was incorporated with the division of Clanwil liatn, which forms the northern part of the Cape colony, during the administration of Sir Harry Smith. From its florid character, the report of Mr. Bain recalls the announcements by which de lusions were spread regarding similar discoveries in Nova Scotia and Jamaica a year or two back, and, if unsupported by extensive collateral testi mony, it would, ' as the public on this side have no means of estimating the ability or trustworthi ness of the writer, challenge little attention. The existence of these mines, however, has in some degree been known for more than a century, and, although the wild and uninhabitable nature of the country has prevented until lately any general exploration, shipments of ore in increasing quantities have now been in progress for two or three years : "His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor having expressed a desire to be furnished with a written account of the geo logy of Namaqualand, from which country I have lately returned, and that I should offer any suggestions likely to be of public utility in the altered circumstances of that remote part of the colony, I most willingly comply. At the same time, I must premise that my visit to the copper mines was such a hurried one that I was precluded from making such care f ul observations of the geo l og i ca l f eatures of the count r y as I could. have wished. The following must therefore b e considered as a very rough sketch ; yet, as containing the opinion of a geologist, it may be of some value at this crisis, wh en so many counts are in circul a ti on respecting conflicting ae• teresting territory. " Having had some professional duties to perform in the division of Clan william, I took that D isi ofmaking that ROW highly in. rtPo ti...ty . a hasty trip to the copper mines of ( Ist pally with a view of filling up a gap ma p ir aa 4 u g alan eo l o d g i os a prin el. of South Africa. " Entering Namaqualand, and approaching regions, the roads become steep and midulatin - g the T er s station of KaniaL as ve i i such a nature as easily to be converted into-, ones. tho d u-h of Leaving the Kamies Bergen behind, we descend by e r y tortuous route to the missionary' wretched-looking place, as far as buildings go, thero - fs e il. only the missionary's house and one or two other -- walled houses, the rest being merely a Namaqua kraal, consisting of a few mat huts. Th ere i s , however , a beauti ful little stream of fresh water, th e fi rs t I had seen is Namaqualand, which will doubtless fix this locality as the future capital of the mining regions. " Twenty miles' ride in a north-easterly direction from Kamaggas brings us to Messrs. Phillips and King's cele• brated ' Spec takel,' situated near the confluence of the Kousie and Schaap Rivers. Here the surface indications are very strong, the green carbonate of copper boiling out, as it were, through the gneiss rocks in all directions. " This mine, or rather quarry (for it resembles the latter more than the former), has been worked to the depth of about 20 feet, and on descending into it it presents, on the northern side, exactly the appearance which geologists call an ' anticlinal axis.' It is one mass of green carbonate and brown oxide of copper, with only some thin strata of gneiss intervening, which latter distinctly shows the shape of the anticlinal arch. The bottom of the mineconsists of a round. mass of gneiss, without any appearance of ore ; yet the miners told me that they intended to blast through it, as rich beds of ore would be found below, so that there is no telling to what depth they may go. There are large heaps of valuable ore thrown away at the entrance of the mine, which, on account of the heavy land carriage to Hondeklip. bay, will not pay to ship to England. " The ore sent away generally yields about 45 per cent. of copper on an average, and I was assured, on the beet authority, that one miner and two assistants will quarry and prepare for shipment a ton a-day. This, when worked on a large scale, ought to pay well, being worth nearly 401. per ton. " In this neighbourhood are numerous mines, many of them exceedingly rich in surface indications, but none of them has yet been worked, except one of Mr. Daniel's. " Mining in South Africa is so different from what it is in Europe that many of the best miners frequently find themselves at fault, for when they imagine they are work ing in a vein or lode, to their surprise they find they are in a quarry of unbounded mineral riches. " Leaving the mining district 'of Schaap and Kousie rivers, where Mr. J. 0. Smith and many others are the fortunate lessees of the richest and most promising mines of the country, I ascended the ' Spectakel' Mountain to visit the mines of Springbock Fontein, the property of Messrs. Phillips and King. On the way I saw several in. dications of copper, and from the mountain's summit had. a beautiful view of the surrounding country. " It has generally been reported that no other rock but granite was to be found in Namaqualand, but from this mountain I could distinctly see three different polo gical formations—viz., granite, gneiss, and micha schist, in regular sequence. " In speaking of the different formations to be found in Namaqualand, I may observe that all the copper mines I have met with are invariably situated about the junction of the granite and gneiss rocks, and never, so far as I am aware, has any indication of copper been found there in the micha schist. Unfortunately the lots of many persons, whose leases of ' mineral centres' from Government were chosen because they were near to those known to be rich, are in the mica schist, and consequently good for nothing. " Springbuck Fontein is situated about four hours' ride on horseback beyond Spectakel. Bare amorphous granite mountains everywhere rear their naked heads above their rugged bases of gneiss, the former without a fissure or crack, and perfectly destitute of vegetation, if we except some patches of red and brown lichens. " The mines are situated in rather a pleasant valley (an oasis in the desert), and here we already.behold the nucleus of a rapidly rising village. " It hey been said that Namaqualand is perfectly desti tute of water, but by sinking here to the depth of a few feet the best of water has been procured : and, from the geological construction of the country, I feel certain that by digging to a very slight depth good water will be sure to be fund in every valley. " The mines here differ little, save in shape, from that of Spectakel ; like the latter, the external indications are exceedingly rich, and only want common quarrymen to work them, except for the selection of exportable ore. Specimens of ore, containing 75 per cent. of copper, are frequently picked up on the surface. Malachite, blue car• benate of copper, and minute particles of gold, are also found, but the latter, when the copper ore is so rich and easily obtained, is not worth looking after. " On this farm is the celebrated Copperberg, which has appeared on our maps for the last 70 years, and whose riches are quite astounding. " From Springbock I took a trip to the borders of the Bushman land, where several copper mines have also lately been discovered. The mountains here begin to diminish until the whole country stretches out into one interminable bare granite plain, upwards of x,OOO feet above the sea level. To this country the Namaqualand farmers invariably ' trek` with their flocks and herds after the first rains of February, March, or April, where they find rich pasturage for their cattle, which fatten in an incredibly short time. They return again in May or June to plough and winter at their homes. " I next visited the mines of Prince, Collison, Watson, and Co. at a place called Concordia. These are also ex ceedingly rich, but, unlike the others, had something of the appearance of immense lodes running in an easterly and westerly direction, yet, from their length, breadth, and depth, seeming inexhaustible. Here I saw some of the richest and mod beautiful specimens of copper pyrites, peacock, and malachite, &c., that I had anywhere met with. For miles around strong indications of copper everywhere appear ; and a large village is in the course of construction. Much activity prevails here, as well as at Phillips and King's mines, but more in the way of build ing than of mining, as transport to the coast is not, at pre• sent to be obtained, even at very high prices. " I regret that circumstances would not permit me to visit Steinkopf and the Orange River, though so near to both, as mlny of the richest mines are, I am told, about those localities, some of which at the latter place are beiag worked to great advantage. " Namaqualand has hitherto been considered by the colonists as an arid, worthless waste ; but, fortunately for us, Sir Harry Smith, a few years ago, extended the bona dary from the Kousie to the Orange River, and thus was this contemned country included within the colony. "When a boer has from 30,000 to 40,000 acres of land, as is now commonly the case, little improvement can be ex pected. Let the farms be cultivated and the mines opened, and it will be found that Namaqualand contains more real wealth than the whole colony put together, for I have little doubt that all the country from the Olifants Rivet to the Orange River abounds in mineral wealth, and only wants to be thoroughly explored to develope its riches.. The general physical appearance of the country is, on the • whole, not unlike that of the neighbourhood of Cape Town, only the mountains of the former are granite and gneiss, ' while the latter are sandstone and claystone ; still 'we have the same range of mountains running p ara ll e l to tits coast, with the same sandy plains inter ven i ng . " Without some grand improv e m en t s i n th e roads, the of m iningera a re companies now lyin lying never h c can different ff a e d r v e a n n t c mines, e. which the Hundredsof a pro prietors cannot get conveyed to the coast at any price. The distance from Hondeklip-bay to Kamaggas is between 30 and 40 miles, the whole being a nearly level sandy flat. To make this plain available for easy transport, one line of tramway for horse traction might be laid down on the most economical principles lately introduced into England and America. To effect this, the different mining com panies should engage a company in England to law down the tramway, each ensuring the sa id company a certain. number of loads per annum, which they co uld ver y easil y do, as soon as th e y had opened a " all mineral quarries. The transport one-third of its present which is now exportation." thrown away portion of their would then amount to pr i e ., and much available ore would become available fag The subjoi ne d memorandum is from the Agin Fria Company - "The A g u a Fria Go • ld Mining Company have received f the shipment of 291 ounces advises to the 14th of August e w re obtained from Steptoe's of . gold. Of this 1981 ounces were Agua e Fria, of which 1,220 feet vein, the new discoveryie for three months, with option of ill length had been ; 10 , e per ton for all quartz brought renewal, on pay•ng 4 , thence to the mill. 8 remittance from Gold-hill was 921 ounces, the :,‘,lh" havingbut little work, from want of water and rnei done other c auses. They were to commence working below the wa t e r level the same week, and trials had been made of flmnplog from the different places they were working, which were satisfactory. DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN CORNWALL.—SALTASH.--.; This ancient borough was aroused from its usual quiet as early as seven o'clock yesterday morning, by the at. rival of 10 waggons, under a regular escort, laden, as the story went, with gold dust. Upon inquiry it turnej out that some fortunate mining adventurers at Carrick. wood,.in the neighbourhood of Callington, had disoovered a lode containirg a fair proportion of the precious metal. and the 10 waggons were laden with a quantity of the ore, securely packed in boxes, on their way to Ply raout h a whence they were to be shipped for Messrs. Rawson and May, of Ipswich, to be crushed and assayed. Re. portrays the proportion of gold is such as to warraa§ the tiFketatiou of a rich return,--Plymouth .41044, ►F COPPE, 30 20 1 1 40 5 St. 25 3 2/