The Sun. — London, England, 1854-01-05 00:00:00

IMEJ erbtrb Nitttion+ SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S. (THIS EVENING•) OAKS. 4 to 1 agst Meteora (taken). Nothing else done. AMERICA. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, This afternoon the United States mail steam ship Atlantic, Captain West, arrived in the Mersey with the usual mails from the United States and British North America. The Atlantic sailed from New York on the 24th December. We have not yet received her news, nor the amount of specie she has brought. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Jan. s.—Wind this day at Noon, S.W. ; light breeze, with a slight thaw. There was a further fall of snow last night to the extent of about three inches. From the reports received from the outports, the gale and storm of Tuesday night and Wednesday morning has been general round the coast, but the damage sustained has not been very serious, according to the reports received as yet, and has been confined chiefly to the coasting trade, amongst which the casualties are rather numerous. In the North of England several coasters has been totally lost. The leak of the Antipodes, hence to Sydney, N.S.W., remaining undiscovered after her bottom has been stripped, she has been ordered to discharge part, or whole, of her cargo. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 4.—Wind, E. to E.S.E. Arrived— Ospray, froth Rio Janeiro for Hamburgh. Sailed—De Stad Scheedam, for Batavia ; Henriette, New York. Off Port—Devonshire, New York.—The Richard Carnell has received damage, having drove against the pier, was scuttled and after floated, and is now being repaired. BRISTOL, Jan. 4.—The Boa Fe, hence to St. Michael's, got on shore on the Rocks, 2d inst., at Portishead ; must be docked. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 4.—Arrived—Bosphorus (s), from Calcutta and Cape ; Magdalena (s), West Indies, on freight 2,116,089 dollars in silver bars, dollars, and gold dust. GUERNSEY, Dec.3.—The Reindeer, Monte Video to Lon don, which sunk on the Sambull Rock, it is feared will break up there, owing to a heavy swell, as it blows hard. JAMAICA, Dec. 10.—The following vessels were driven on shore at Magner, Nov. 21, and totally wrecked :—The Lapwing, of Halifax, N.S. ; Prospect, of New York ; Ann Elizabeth, of Philadelphia ; Wordie, of New York • the Robert and the Adenonia (schooners). It is reported four large square rigged vessels were totally wrecked at Turks Island. SHIELDS, Dec. s.—The crew and nine pigs of silver have been saved from the Sir Robert Peel. BARBADOES, Dec. 12.—The Bolivar (brig), of and bound to London, from Demerara, foundered 28th Nov. ; crew saved. The Koh-i-Noor, from Orinoco, arrived here Ist inst., after being on shore on the Kettle Bottoms reef. SUNDERLAND, Jan. 4.—The Devonshire, John Murray, Pilot, Harvest, Zillah, Jane, Maria, Mary Ann, Friends, and the Ellen Corke, are all on shore behind the pier ; and several vessels are on the Potato Ground, all seriously damaged, having gone on shore during a gale at E.S.E., which continues. COWES.—Arrived -Zodiaens, Porto Plata, for . Bremen. DOVER.—Arrived—Louise, Rio Janeiro. HARWlCH.—Arrived—Clio, Miramichi ; Ophelia, Lon don, short of water and provisions ; Anda, Hartlepool, for Rochester, assisted in leaky. FALMOUTH.—Atrived.—Melipa, Quebec for Greenock, leaky. POOLE.—Arrived.—Flora, from Newfoundland. SClLLY.—Arrived.—Ada Mary, Africa for Bristol, with damage, having been struck by a sea • the Guglielmo, bound to Plymouth, was spoken Dec. 29, lat. 49 N., long_ 10 W., with foremast gone. WEYMOUTH.—Put in Magdalena (s.), from West Indies, short of coal. THISTED, Dec. 2G.—The Marie Elisa, of and bound to Struer from Newcastle is stranded near to the entrance of the Aggar Canal, and it is feared both ship and cargo will be lost ; crew saved. ZANTE, Dec. 21.—The Felice (Austrian brig) Constanti nople to England, put in prior to 10th June, with cargo heated, and part of cargo thrown overboard ; is discharg ing the remainder, in a damaged state. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 10 a.m. None of the mails have yet arrived. The snow is up wards of a foot deep, and it still continues snowing. We have just heard that a serious accident occurred late last night on the railway at St. Helen's. Several lives are reported to have been lost, but the rumour wants authenticating. Wind, E.N.E., moderate. Arrived—The Witch, from Bahia, after being ashore on Crosby Beach. There are four American ships, and two East Indiameu outside the bar awaiting clear weather to come into port. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.30 A.M. Wind, W.N.W., half ebb, cloudy. Arrived—Leonno, from Gravelines. Sailed—Menai (s.), for Calais ; Antoinette Cerard, Mel bourne; Aldred, Mauritius. DEAL, Thursday, 9.45 A.M. Wind, N.W., light, and foggy. No arrivals. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) I St' GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Jan. 5, 1854, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wale?, per Imperial Quarter. WBEAT.IBIALEY.j OATS. RTE. 1 BEANS. I PEAS. 73s Od 39s 4,1 125 s 6d 147 s Si 46s Od 50s 3d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. • - WHEAT. I BARLEY. 1 - I OATS. BYE. I. BEANS. 1 PEAS. 71,8 9d 39s 8d 25s 6d 44s 5d 49s 2d 51s 10d _ _ DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. 1 SIBLEY. I OATS. 1 BYE. BEANS. PEAL 18 Od is Od le Od Is Od is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 76,785; Barley, 102,471; Oats, 21,738; Rye, 75 ; Beans, 5,727; Peas, 1,906 quarters. 20 174 20 20 20 20 HAY MARKETS. 20 SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 31 5s to 51 108 ; clover 203 ditto, 41 Os to 6/ 10s ; and straw, 1/ 17e to 212 s per load. Trade steady, at extreme quotations. ••• CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 31 lOs to 51 12s ; ' clover ditto, 41 Oa to 61 6s ; and straw, 1116 s to 21 4s per load. iji A fair average supply, and a steady demand. ' 100 WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 31 5s to 51 8s ; clover 20 ditto, 4/ Os to 6110 a ; and straw, 11 16s to 212 s per load. 5 Trade tolerably firm. 20 MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The general demand ruled steady at this market to-day, at very full prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6LI ; Mutton, 3s 81 to 4s 10d ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s 2d to 5s Od per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, JAN. 4.—The supplies of stock on sale to-day was limited, and a steady business was transacted, as follows ; Beef, from 3s Gd to 4s &l ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 58 2d ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s 0d; Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offal. 1.03,1F0RD, JAIL 4.—The general trado ruled firm, and prices were on the advance at this market to-day, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 4d. ; Veal, 4s Od. to 53 Od ; Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per Blbs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 22s to 28s each. ~, EXCHANGING MONEY AT THE POST-OFFICE.—Notice 20 was issued yesterday at the General Post-office :--`The 20 public are requested to examine at the time of receipt 20 the money handed to them at this office, as no question 20 as to the right amount, the goodness or weight of the 10.1 coin, or the goodness of the bank notes, can be enter- 20 tained after the money has been removed from the 20 counter ~t th. window. This notice has been issued in 5 consequence of the many tricks that have been at- 20 tempted by parties complaining that they had not re- 10 ceived the right change, or that some of the shillings 20 they bad taken were not good. 20 DARING ROBBERY.—Yesterday information was given 20 of a daring robbery committed at the ale and beer-house, si sign of the Hope, situate directly opposite to the door 20 of the Worship-street Police Court. A number of 20 two hanging tre e about ef t h e t t h n e w p e a n s t - 21, ,tr. ) , smartly-dressed fellows, known as companions of swell- 10 themselvestl o e i r e , thattheyb bagatelle-room y mob thieves, had been observed t sages of the police court, and I n u g p a over to the beer-house, and to stairs, upon pretence of amusing a ‘v n e lhe mere bagatelle, for stir game. The result showed,htho contem plated a more serious game that while some watched ---• it was afterwards discovered bedroom with a skeleton 50 the motions of the persons in the bar, others of the party entered the landlord's . ,„., apparel, about 151. St. key, ransacked the place, and carried off a silver watch, with gold chain, and a quantity of other places, St. worth of property altogether. The rogues even rum- 50 waged about the bed, and searched carious. apparently in quest of money and plate, in which, hpw- 25 ever, they were disappointed. e 25 EAST GLOUCESTER ELECTION.—The High Sheriff of 26 Glowestershire received the writ for the election for eastern division, consequent on the death of P a u_ kth a e . 100 the of Beaufort, o n Tuesday, and has issued a p rod I 111 50 tion fixing th e nomination for Monday next, a t the 25 Shire-hall, Gloucester, and the poll for the following 12 Thursd a y at the undermentioned places :—Gloucest er, 12. Avening, Besley, Cam den, Cheltenham, Ci r encester, 20 I tinchinhampton, Northleach, Stonehouse, Stow-on-the - St. Weld, Stroud, Tewkesbury, and Winchcomb. The Dallis to open at eight in the morning, and closes at five. St. T here will b e severa l p o lli ng -b oo th s at Cheltenham and 5t Gloucester. There appears to be no doubt that both ~,, cand idates Gill go to the poll, and the greatest interest au is manifested in the result. terday Mr. A 00 ...co[DENT AT THE SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS—Yes- 1 50 A. Giles, engineer, and other gentlemen, were engaged in examining the amount of damages done 5 by the falling of the shears on Tuesday morning. They 54 discovered that about 120 feet of the north-east wall of 2 ,, the old thck has given way, carrying with it the shears, and doing considerable damage to the legs, but not much 1 to the nwhinery. The wall to which the accident hap- S pened hal, it appears, been al wa ys of a tender descrip- 2 S .; * tion. I. is estimated that the re p a i r s of the whole will ' be attenled with a cost of about 10,000/. or 15,0001., 12 and wil occupy a space of several months to replace. 50 A. full -eport of the accident has been prepared by Mr. A. Gilt, and will be laid before the directors at their 25 meethg, which takes place to-day, at their offices in st. London. --. _. SHAR MARKETS-(THIS DAY). BRITISH RAILWAYS. raidl RAILW AYS. Closing rrices this day. Business done this day. 20 - 21 4- 5 9 - 9i 11 9 d 18 - 5i - ... - ... 95 - 9 7 52f -52 i 14 ~-16 14 - 15 U -- id. 8 - 9 44 - 4 i : 1 • 21- 13 36- 42 28 - $O 6 : 6 63 - 65 2r: ii - 59 -- 61 128 - 130 103 - 105 81i - 82; 93 . -- 98 1 13 —l4 p 644 65 7 6id 13 -13 i 8 - 8i - 97 - 99 p LO2 -192 i r =gip 75 t,4 76 124 —114 d 10 9d; 21 -22 - -d 61 - 61i l 34 36 • •• ...... •I ••• ."''' •1 54 56 d par 5 4dl 2i 31 6 8 48 50 3i 3i d 28 30 8 10 ri - 2 . ti -7, 50 ... 52 .•• ••• 5i 53d 84 9 1 d par 35 - 37 91 - 93 56 -- 58 55 - 60 55 60 2i 2ctiii 14 16 7 8 11 12 3i —32 d 14 16 59. 603 32 33 3 2 d 4 5 27 :- aO 21 3 141 -15, 5 - 6 2 - 27 8 • 8 6 - 64 9 4f 3id 45i —46 i 100 'Aberdeen ....... ...... ) 81 Ambg. Nottug. Bost. & Eastn. June. ... ... D all ;Belfast & Ballymena 1 all 'Thrmttg,. Wolverh. Stour Valley ...... 1 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct 71 all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons '2 18i ,Do., £20....... 5 30 Blyth & Tyne original 1 £25 (iss. at £45) ,t. 100 Bristol & Exeter 3t. 100 ,Caledonian O all ,Chester & Holyhead O all ,Cork and Bandon.... 0 all (Cork, Black. & Pass O 10 Cornwall ,() 45 Dublin&BelfastJun: 5 all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction .. 5 all Do. New 5 all East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.) 8 all 'Do., (£lB E. & H.) 1 all :Eastern Counties 100 lEasternUnion,A. stk. 100 IDo., do. B. ....... 81 ,Do.NewA(lateThirds) ~ 100 !East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 31 Edinb. and Peebles 100 'Edinb.Prth.&Dtuadee 1 !Forth and ClydgJune. 100 'Glasgow & S.Western 100 Great Northern Stk 100 Do., A. Stock 100 IDo., B. Stock :00 Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) 10 Great Western 11 Irish South-Eastern all ' Lancaster &Carlisle 111 Do., Thirds 1100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 171 Do., Fifths 111 Do., Wet. Riding Un. all Leeds Northern ..... all Liv.Crsby. &Southpt. all London & Blackwall 81 Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. 100 Lond. Bright. & S.Cst. 100 London &N. Western 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do. JO/. 5h.,M&8...0 21 Do. Eighths 100 London &S. Western 431 Do., £50.........._ _ 34 Do. £4O all Lncludrry.&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Eunisk. 100 Manch.Shef.&Lincln. 4i Do., Man. &Lin. Un. 1 100 Midland .. ........ ...... 1100 Do. Birming.& Derby 47 1 Midland G.West.(lr.) 171 Do. 1 Shares all Newcastle &Carlisle 100 Newmarket. ....... 5 Do. Bury Extensions 171 Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd 7 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor 100 Norfolk.. 31 Northn. Counties Un 100 North British 16 North Devon, No.l 11§ Do., No. 2........„ all Dc., 1 A Deferred 8 Do., 1 B Guaranteed all North London 1.1 N. &S. Wstn. , Hamp stead, and City Jn.. 171 North Staffordshire all North Western.. 10 N. &S. Westrn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 2.2 Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central 100 Seottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg 100 Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock 10 Shrewsby. & Herold. all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all Do. Halves, do. all Do. Oswestry ...... 61 Shropshire Union ~. Do. A, B,C, &D, fully) paid up at per cent. all South Devon ...... .... 100 South Eastern all South Wales.— . . 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 5 Do. . 2.2 Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling 161 Stockton & Hartlopl. 100 Taff Vale. .. 8 Do. £lO shades 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 . 20 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath ......... all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 14 West C0rnwa11......„ 1 West End of London and Crystal Palace.. all West London 51s. Wmbledon &Croydon ' 100 York Newctl. &Berw. ' 20 Do. Extensions 111 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 'York & N. Midland FOREIGN. 7 Antwrp & Rotterdam 3 Belgian East. Janet. Beziers to Graissessac ... Central of Italy all Charleroi & Erquelin all Demerara . 10 Dijon and Besagon 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian 2 Do. Extension all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 Gd. Junct. of France 10 Gd. Trunk. of Canada Shrs. and Bonds 8 Gt. Central of France 20i Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares _ _ Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 Do. bonds (2 i55.)1862 10i Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent 5 Lake Const. & Basle 4 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref. 15 Luexembourg 10 Do. (Railway) 2 Do 3 Do. (Canal) 5 Do. 6p. cent. prof. 12 Lyons & Mediterran 10 1 , Madras 29 Maria Antonia 10 Do. New 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry all Namur & Liege (with interest all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds [fmy.B.&Ams.Shs ] all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 10 Paris and Lyons 40 Do. bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 Paris Caen& Cherbrg. 10.1 Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre 12 Royal Danish 2 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse._ 6 Do. 5i per cent. pref. 2 S.E. of Frauce 6 Southern of Frame 6 St. Andrews k Quebec 2s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders 10 Do. 5A per c. Pref 10 Western of France I West. of Switzerland 2 Wiesbaden 12 Zealawl ......... 2i ld 1— it 4 2 d ja = in 2i ltd id e p P 2i 3 P 4 3d par i P li ld ••• ;a --- Pa.] 10 104 6 6i ii 2 li 2 id Pal i - i pl 7i - 8 34 . 340 .1 1 7i - 15A - 45 40 31a 3 1i 18. id 8 16ip 4 p 4d 194 par id 8} - ..• '--- - st. St. St. St. 50 40 25 25 St. 50 25 LOO St. 20 20 10 10 50 20 20 20 25 - 4 i - - B.p lial -- 4dl LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, Paid! RAILWAYS. Leasing Compans. all Bedford and Bletchley 100 Buckghamsh all Clydesdale R 100 E. Lincoln. gr 6 p. cent all Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. all Do. New all Glstr.&Dn.Fr all Hrtipl. Dk. & Railway .. . all Hull & all Do. Shares. all Do. Shares. all Lon.&Greenw all Do. Preference 100 Lowestoft gr. I per cent._ 1.00 Do. 6 per et._ all 311anc11.11xton and Matlock all liiddlesbro' & &dear all Midld.T3radfcl all Northern and, Eastern sp. all Do. 6 per ct ' all Do .Fixed sp. cl all iProst. &Wyre Norfolk Do 12 Do. Shares.. 100 Roystn.ez 100 Do.Shepth.St. 1S Shef. Roth. & Gook g.5.p.c N S. Staflordsh.. all IWearValleygr I 6 per cent all Do..i 100 IWilts4WatrAti Ln. &N. W. IL. &N.W. I rialedon , .. Gt.Northn Caldonian. iDo Gt.Westri Yk. New. & 13erw , Do Do S.Eastern Do ........ Ln. &N. W. I & Midld. Stckton & Darlingt. Midland... .01 - 103 51 - 52 41 - iO -- .i 1 109 -- 111 1 54A -55 A 27 -- 28 13A -- 14 24A -- 25 93 -- 95 n - 3 99 :7_ 101 E. Count Do 'Do L. dEN • W dain&Yk Do Gt.Northn Do Lancash.di Yorksh MrMCleaul tockt. di Darling. 6 0 - 62 • • • ' ''''' 140 - 143 140 - 143 Po 1 Qt.Westn a — liall 30 - 31 97 77.7 99 Closing Prices 1 Business this day. this day. 144 I 141 I 10 . 95 52 3 / 4 1 2i I 20 St. St. 16 St. 82/ 1 2 I 12 St. 65 41 I I 50 102 1 1 2 li 76i 6 21 i 61 60A 1i 1 281 i 60 59a 1 30 20 62i 3i 1 10 45i G 33i 4i THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1854 LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. views. The rumour of the nomination of Aali Pacha. (late Governor of Smyrna) to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs is daily gaining more consis tency ; and in that case, it is thought that Reschid. Pacha will be raised to the dignity of Grand Vizir. As long as Mehemet Ali Pacha maintains himself as Minister of War, the peace party cannot gain the upper hand. Riza Pacha, who has just been named Minister of Mariae, is looked upon as the probable successor to this post. The four Powers have demanded an armistice, in order to enter upon fresh negotiations, tending to a peaceable arrangement of the Oriental ques tion. The Porte replied to this demand at first negatively, and then declared that no such demand could be submitted to a council unless accompanied by a clear and definite declaration of the basis upon which the new negotiations would be entered upon, as otherwise an armistice would not be compatible with the honour of the country, especially after the late naval defeat at Sinope. On this the British and French ambassadors held several councils, and have drawn up a note embodying the points which will principally be treated in the new negotiations, and demanding an armistice in order to bring the actual differences to a solution. It was presented on the 15th. lam informed that one of the prin cipal points referred to in this document is full and equal protection on the part of the Sultan to his Christian subjects generally, and the return of Russia to the position occupied by that Power before the arrival of Prince Menschikoff. The Porte engages to extend, at the demand of the four Powers, to all its Christian subjects, the privileges which Russia was desirous of obtaining for the Turkish subjects of the Greek profession at its de mand exclusively. The last week has been passed in meetings of the ambassadors of the great Powers, and councils at the Porte. On Saturday a grand council was convened, at which the Ulemas also attended, likewise Riza Pacha, the new Minister of Marine. Since the disaster of Sinope, events seem to be taking a more peaceable turn. It will, however, require very great ability to disentangle them from their present complications. As things at present stand, one great and distinct fact presents itself. The Russians have the command of the Black Sea, and the Turkish army in Asia is cut off from the source of its supplies. Varna and the European coast of the Black Sea are menaced likewise, and in fact, unless Britain and France interfere, the Russians can lord it in every part of the Euxine, and not a Turkish ship dare leave the Bosphorus. Under such circumstances, peace-making, one might reasonably expect, ought not to meet very great difficulties. When we, however, see Walla chia and Moldavia occupied by Russian armies, and consider the stout position taken up by Omer Pacha on the Danube, and Kalafat garrisoned by 20,000 Turks, well entrenched, and determined to keep their hold upon 'Little Wallachia, and begin to consider the origin and progress of this great question, its final settlement to the satisfaction of all parties has a very distant aspect. Will the Russians evacuate the Principalities ? Prince Gortschakoff, the Russian general in command there, has just made General Budberg governor of the two Principalities, in the place of the Princes Ghika and Stirbey, who have left the country. A recent letter from Ibraila says :—" The little snow that has fallen the last few days has cleared the atmosphere, leaving a hard dry frost (6 to 7 de gxess below freezing point Reaumur). This renders it very difficult to finish tha great ditch near the great battery at Triboli. If the cold gradually in creases as it has done hitherto, accompanied by a strong north wind, the Danube will be frozen over before Christmas, and the Turks may cross and get round the fortifications. The people of the country say that two more nights like those we have already had, with the north wind, are sufficient to totally freeze tfie river, so as to permit the passage of troops, baggage, and artillery, and that once the Danube is well frozen, it will remain so for some time, though the temperature becomes milder. Under such circumstances the Turks might attack this place with good hope of success. It is a curious coincidence—at least, Veople say so—that the Danube has always frozen the years in which the Russians occupied the Principalities. They bring cold with them it would seem." The Queen and another man-of-war, forming part of the squadron under Sir Edmund Lyons, have just arrived. The French Consul-General of Bucharest has come here. Colonel Colquhoun, the consular representative of her Britannic Majesty in the Danubian Principalities, is likewise shortly expected. On Thursday Lord Stratford de Redcliffe gave a grand entertainment to the whole of the corps diplomatique, and on Saturday the British resi dents of Constantinople wore invited there to an entertainment on a large scale. Umards of 40 covers were laid, and the Queen's hAth was pro posed by the ambassador, and drunk with accla mations, the band playing " God save the Queen." In my last letter I mentioned the capture of a Russian war schooner at the entrance of the Bos phorus, coming from the Black Sea. This oc curred on the night of the 14th. The captain and crew are at present in the fort of Anadoli- Kayak as prisoners. Mustafa Bey, the commander of this fort (in the Bosphorus), on seeing the schooner, put out in a boat, and pulled for her. He called to them to surrender, which they were obliged to do immediately, as the batteries of the forts were turned towards them. The schooner's name is Aloupka ; she carries six guns, has a cap tain (Davidoff), one sergeant, five corporals, and fourteen seamen ; there was also an engineer officer of the name of Sarakine on board. The Aloupka has been drawn under the batteries of fort Anadoli- Kayak, and the Turkish flag hoisted in her. Be , fore surrendering the Russians threw a great many things into the water, which are supposed to have been combustible matters. Hence the belief that they had come to burn the fleets. A great many papers and letters in the Russian language were found on board ; until they are translated the truth cannot transpire. Vecent letter from Adrianople says :—" On the 7th of this month, at Adrianople, a Mihomedan was beheaded, who had declared that Christ was the true prophet and not Mahomed. Before sen tencing him to death, the authorities tried in vain to make him renounce his faith ; he persisted in his professions, and did not renounce—not even at the last. A great many other persons have been dis covered professing the same ideas, and it is believed that they are a secret association with a chief, and hold private meetings. Our Government does all it can for the families of the Redifs (nationalguards), who have left for the war. Mehemet Pacha, the governor, has himself taken fifty under his care and provides for them. The chief of each quarter of the town has orders to distribute small sums amongst these people, in order to keep them from want. Last week 72 cannons and 50 waggons arrived here with ammunition ; the whole, as also a supply of cannon balls, have left for either Shumla or Widdin. The other day an officer arrived here from Constantinople, with two soldiers, all dressed a la Cosaque, to raise volunteers for that force, which is just being formed. He succeeded in get ting some 200 young men to join, mostly Greek stablemen. He has since left for the Danube. A person has, however, remained here to continue the enlistment." I have just received the following letter from Trebizond, which, though it contains much matter already well known, nevertheless mentions a few novel circumstances about the action at Sinope. The news from the army in Asia is very bad : " TREBIZOND, DEC. 10, 1853. " The British courier from Persia and Erzeroum has just arrived, bringing news that ten days ago abody of 3,000 Russian troops attacked the Turkish force stationed at Asdrakan, consisting of 20,000 men, under the command of Veli Pacha,. The outposts of this force were destroyed by the Rus sians. On the first attack of the Russians the ir regular Turkish militia took to flight, and the rest of the army followed their example. Veli Pacha was struck by a bullet in the chest. Ali Pacha was obliged with his own hand to kill five men to make the troops stand ; it was, however, all of no avail ; they were seized with panic, and could not be brought to face the enemy. " Though you have, no doubt, been made ac quainted with the particulars of the disastrous action at Sinope, nevertheless I feel sure that the following account of that affair, which has been given me by persons who were there at the time, will much interest you. In one of my preceding communications, I told you that a Russian squad ron was cruising in the waters of Sinope. On last Tuesday a frigate detached itself from the , rest, and after having reconnoitred the position of the Turkish squadron at anchor there, in number ten frigates and two steamers, and after having well observed them, returned to the other Russian 100 Aberdeen 100 Do., No. 2,7 p. c I 30 Blyth k Tyne 10 per ct. prof. (iss. at£so) 100 !Bristol & Exeter 4 pr cent., stock.... RUSSIA AND TURKEY. The English steamer Caradoc, which we stated yesterday arrived at Marseilles on the Ist, from Constantinople, which she left on the 25th of De cember, brings despatches for . the French and English Governments, but nothing certain had transpired at Marseilles as to their contents. The despatches from Constantinople brought by the Caradoc are of the 25th. That steamer had a very favourable passage notwithstanding the wea ther, having left on the 25th and arrived at Mar seilles on the Ist. These despatches confirm the intelligence already received by the telegraph with reference to the acceptance by the Porte of the Vienna note, on the conditions already specified, and the most important of which concern the eva cuation of the Danubian Principalities and the abrogation of the old treaties ; the movement of the Softas or students, at the instigation of the fanatic section of the Ulemas, and its speedy sup pression ; and the presence of the combined fleets in the Bosphorus up to the 25th. The fleets were still moored in the Bosphorus. The steam corvette Caton had sailed from Toulon on the Ist to join the squadron in the Levant under Admiral Hamelin. 5 Do. Do., shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent 64 Cork&Bandon 5 p.c all Dundee PerthezAber- 6 : 101 1001 deen Junction all EastAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent. all Do. (25) 7 per cent.. 2 Do. (t 7 17s) 7 p. ct.. all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l all Do., No. 2 ....... all Do., New 6p. c. St all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent all Do. £lO Deben. Sh 100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts all East & West Yorksh Junction Fifths all Ediub.Prth.&Dundee 4 per cent. 100 Glasgow & S.Western 'guar. 5 per cent. 100 Great Northr 5 P.C. 100 Do. sp. c.,Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom 10 Do. 4i percent. Scrip 4 Gt.N. of Scot. ,lst Prof all Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths 2 Do. 4 per ct. pref. St 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks Rants Ex. 5 c.) ' 6i - 61 ti ---- ti #-- 1p li -- l li -- 1 p ) 131 -- 14i p 201 -- 211 21 - .?i. 1.19 - 121 108 - i - A despatches received via Semlin from Constan tinople of the 26th ult. says, that the Porte had not definitively resolved upon its formal answer to the last Vienna note. 'lOO Do. con. It rod: 4i p.c 100 Do. do. 4 per cent... 100 Do. irredeem. 4 p. c. 6 Lan. di York. F. £2O, 100 Do., 6 p. c., Stock... 13 Leeds Nn. 6p. c. No. 1 9 Do. Quarters,lB4B... 100 London ancrßrighton Guaranteed 5 IN c... 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. A certain number of the individuals arrested on the occasion of the recent disturbance at Constan tinople, had been exiled to Candia. T.he defeat experienced by the Turks in Georgia is much less serious than was reported. The Siècle says :—" We are informed that the Cabinets of Vienna and B er li n h a ve announced to the Governments of France and England that the sending of the fleets into the Black Sea, at the mo ment when new negotiations had been opened, had led Austria and Prussia to withdraw from the con ference, and to reserve their liberty of action. We, however, give this news only under reservation, and as one of the thousand rumours which are in circulation." Letters from Persia, of the 30th Nov., declare that the Persian Government was said to have given way to the energy displayed by the English Charge d'Affaires, and to have given full satisfaction ; and, for the moment at least, all the projects of Russia are reported to have failed. • ' c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c 100 Loud. & N. W., Coy & Nun., 5 per cent 5 London it S. Western, Con. Thirds 12i Londonderry& Coler 5hare5........ ..... all Londy. & Ennis. Sh all Manch. ,Shef., &Lin., i Shares, No. 1 all Do. New, £lO 3 Do., £6. all Marypt.& • Carl. 4p. c all Do. 4. per cent 10i Do 100 Mid. Consol. 6p.c. St 1.00 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 4i per cent 6 Norfolk Debent. Sh 100 Norfolk Extension top Do. Pref. 5? per et IA Do. Way. Val. 5 p c 100 North British all ' North Staffordshire 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolvcrh. £15,6 p. c. Private letters state that if the weather permit it was expected that the Black Sea would be en tered about the 3d or 4th of the present month. In the telegraphic despatch which arrived in Parris on Monday, speaking of disturbances at Constantinople, mention was made of an armistice being thought probable. In the despatch from Pera on the same subject, published on Tuesday morning by the Moniteur, not one word is said of an armistice ; and in addition, the Turkish Em , babsy at Paris not only has not received any in formation on that point, but looks on it as abso lutely impossible at present. It is plain, from the terms employed by the Moniteur, that the statement that the erneute was likely to lead to an armistice is a mere coinage of a mint notorious for its persevering issue of false currency. The intention of the concoctors of that despatch was to make it appear that the Porte, unable to control its own subjects, had been con strained by its patronising allies to consent to a disgraceful peace in exchange for an onerous pro tection. But it is, on the contrary, clear, from the official intimation of the French Government, that the Sultan had been advised to demonstrate in a proclamation that the terms on which he was ready to negotiate were not incompatible with his honour and dignity, or with the vigorous prosecution of the war ad interim. Had an armistice been in ques tion the Moniteur would not have failed to allude to it. _ . 15 Do a ll cot. Cen., New Pref all 'hrews& Birm. N. G all hrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon li Do. New all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 05.6(1. all S.Yorksit.4p.c.G'ear. 3 Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. 100 York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref. 5 Do 1 10 York& N. Midland II ' & S. Purch all Agua Fria ....... all Anglo Austrin. Gold all Anglo Californian 2 Australasian • 6 Australian all. Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all Baden (Gcl.Duchy of) all Blaanarvon Iron and Coal all British Austria. Gold 13.5 British Iron 24i Brazilianlmp.(issued at pm all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek all Cobrs Copper 1 Colonial Gold 16 Copiapo all Copper Min. of Eng all Do. Pref. 7i p. cent all English and Austin The German journals notice the passage of Count de Reiset, on his way to St. Petersburg with the official announcement that the Black Sea is to be entered by the combined fleets. The severity of the season will prevent that gentleman from ar riving in the Russian capital before the Sth or 9th, so that the reply of Russia to the announcement cannot well be known, even by telegraph, before the 15th or 16th. M. de Brunow at London, and M. de Kisseleff, at Paris, have already received their instructions, it is reported in the latter capital, as to their con duct in case the united fleets are to enter the Black Sea. As soon as that event is officially de clared, both, it is said, are to take their departure. On the other hand, a circumstance has taken place at Paris which does not look very warlike. The Minister of War has sent to all the colonels of the French army, authorisation to deliver leaves of absence and furloughs for the first quarter of 1854. Copper Smeltg. Co all General all Gt.NuggetVeinScrp 2 Do. Registered all Great Polgooth all Lake Bathurst all Liberty all Livares all Loud. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co all Mariquita 9 Mexicau&S.Americn all New Granada all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co all Nouveau Monde all Pontgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 11 Santiago do Cuba all South Australian 7 Tin Croft all United Mexican all Waller all West Granada all West Mariposa , 12s. Worthing Mining of A letter from Odessa of the 14th ult., announce that the camp formed towards the end of the sum mer at Vosnocensk, at about five leagues from that town, had been raised, on account of the extreme severity of the season. The troops which compose it, and the reinforcements newly arrived, have bees divided between the garrisons of Ismael, Se bastopol, and Odessa, where the corn warehouses have been converted into barracks. Since the affair of Sinope there are no longer any Russian vessels of war remaining in the Black Sea, and they appear not to be inclined to quit Sebastopol, where they have taken refuge. A letter of the 21st ult., from Christiania, announces that three Russian officers had just arrived at that place charged with a particular mission. They are, it is said, to visit the different ports of Norway. A private letter from St. Petersburg gives the following reasons for the choice made by the Em peror of General Yermoloff for the command of the Persian army. The writer says that the General, who has been on the unemployed list since the year 1834, is the best officer in the entire Russian army. He is the chief and idol of the old Muscovite party, and the most determined enemy of the German party. The Czar, in choosing General Yermoloff, wished to impress a character radically Muscovite on Russian influence in Persia, and to render the war more national. He was moreover preferred to Prince Woronoff on account of the English sym pathies of the latter, and for that reason a mission against British India could not be confided to him. It is reported that Prince Woronzoff will shortly be replaced by General Yermoloff. A correspondent of the Independanee Beige says : The fact of an ultimatum having lately been sent to the Czar is confirmed. It appears, how ever, that this ultimatum is in no way calculated to hurt his feelings. It was sent to the Czar by the Emperor Napoleon, in accord with the English Cabinet, between which and Napoleon 111. Lord p a h no rston acted as a mediator." • We read in a Vienna letter of the 28th' ult., in the Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort :—" Letters from Bucharest state that General Aurep had re turned to that place from his mission at Krajowa. It is stated that he had conveyed to General Fischbach new instructions to maintain the defen sive.added It is that Prince Gortschakoff will not make any offensive movement, and that he will retire with his troops behind the Altflys in the ev ent of the Turks ad vanc i ng . Th e new s is con firmed that a part of th e Turk i s h troops w h o h a d a positino taken up Kalafat have returned to Widdin. That place has now a garrison of 50,000 m en under Sami Pacha. The troops concen trated at Kalafat ar e comman d e d by A c hmet Pacha. Omer Pacha i s now a t Widdin. On the 17th he was at Rustjouck, the garrison of which has been doubled. O n the 16th, a report was current at Widdin, that the Turks proposed to eross the Danub e at Rustjouck." The New Prussian G aze tt e o f th e 29th u lt., con firms alrea the accou n dy given of the Emperor of ordered that all the forces in his Russia having empire shall be placed on a war footing. This measure, sa ys the N ew P russ i an G aze tt e , w ill bring up the nominal strength of the Russian army to 2,226,000 men, with 1,000 pieces of ar tillery. This statement, however, is evidently an exaggeration. Australia all Yuba The following is from the correspondent of the Morning Chronic/6, dated Constantinople, De cember 19 : ships. " On the same day the whole Russian squadron, composed of seven line•of-battle ships, and three steamers, under the command of Admiral Nachi moff, sailed for Sinope, and cast anchor near the harbour. On Wednesday, the 30th of November, the Russian fleet weighed anchor, and taking ad vantage of a favourable wind presented itself be fore the port. "The Russian admiral sent forward three line of-battle ships, all three-deckers, and one frigate, and the rest of the squadron stood back in two lines. Before commencing the engagement, the Russian admiral sent a parlamentary to the Turk ish admiral, Osman Pacha. He, however, did not give him an answer, but ordered the ports to be opened, and firing commenced. " Immediately, the three Russian line-of-battle hips, and the frigate, the only ships that took part , in the action, opened their fire, and in less than You will see by the enclosed letter, from Trebi zond that the Turkish army in Asia, under the command of Veil Pasha, has suffered a defeat. The sieges of Akiska and Gumri have been raised. This is very bad news,for the Porte, after the disastrous naval engagement at Sinope. Abdi Pacha, one of the two supreme comman ders in Asia, has been superseded, and Ahmet Pacha, the head of the Rat major, named as his successor. I have, however, to report a much more importantchange than this. Riza Pacha has been named Minister of Marine (Capitan Pacha), in the place of Mahmoud Pacha. This change is looked upon as precursory to many more. Riza Pacha's entry into the Ministry will, it is believed, entail the withdrawal of Mehemet Ali Pacha, the Grand Seraskier, as they are of downright opposite three hours the whole Turkish squadron was com pletely burnt and destroyed. " Only one, a steamer, the Taif, succeeded in making its escape, starting off at the commence ment of the battle, and reaching Constantinople, as we since learn. Osman Pacha had a leg broken, and was made prisoner • his leg was afterwards amputated on board the Russian vessel. Hussein Pacha, the second in command, is amongst the killed. More than half the town of Sinop° is de stroyed. The loss of the Russians is not very important. Their ships were principally damaged in the rigging. " After the battle the Russian Admiral ad dressed a letter to the Austrian Consular Agent, deploring the damage done to the town, and stating the orders of his Sovereign, the Emperor, to have commanded him to destroy this fleet wherever he should meet with it, because it had carried ammu nition to the coast of Circassia, in order to provoke the populations of those countries to revolt against the Russian Government. The Russian squadron after the battle cast anchor again outside the port. The next morning a steamer joined them there. It is thought that the Archduke Constantine was on board, for on its arrival it was saluted by the whole squadron, and by acclamation. The same day they all left. " This place is quiet, principally owing to the energy displayed by the governor. The Mahome dan population is, however, much exasperated against the Christians, and especially the Euro peans, and if some ussian ships were to show themselves in these waters, the consequences might be very serious." FRANCE. The formal ''answer of the Emperor of Russia to the Vienna propositions has not been as yet re ceived in Paris ; it is expected from day to day. Few venture to hope that it will be anything but a peremptory refusal. The decision of the Emperor appears already to be known; having turned every day to account for his vast preparations in all parts of the empire, it is not likely that he will allow so much cost and trouble to go for nothing. A pri vate letter from St. Petersburg, dated the 25th, contains some interesting details, which there is no time to-day to transcribe. The first paragraph, however, is as follows : " There reigns here at this moment, in all branches of the public service, a movement and activity, of which there has been no example since the preparations of the army in 1812. On seeing how the minds and the efforts of the entire nation are turned towards war, one would say that Russia thinks herself on the eve of a new inva sion. Each day numerous fddtingues (couriers) leave for every part of the empire to hasten on the armaments. Agents are sent about everywhere to wake up the fana ticism and ferocity of the Orthodox population, and to rouse from the very depths of Asia the hordes of Kirghese, Mongols, and Tartars, and precipitate them f on the Indus, with the hope of the sack and pillage of the Bri tish Presidencies." When things are in such a state, it is probable that the Czar will be as deaf to the charms, the eloquence, and the wiles of diplomacy, as he is now to generosity, common justice, or humanity. In the official-circles of Paris it is believed that war is inevitable. The decision of the Emperor Nicholas with respect to the Vienna proposition, as we have already said, was known, though not officially. If we can credit what is said, His Ma jesty's remark when he heard of his being asked to send an Envoy to the Conferende was, that he never would send any General of his to sign hii own condemnation—his own dishonour. It is not doubted that a corps d'armee will be despatched at the proper time to Turkey. It will amount, it is said, to 70,000 men. Two consider able camps will be formed ; one, the most impor tant, at Adrianople, and the other probably close to Constantinople. The former to be under the command of General Canrobet, the other under the immediate direction of the Minister of War, who will, in fact, command the whole expeditionary army. The combined fleets will be commanded by Admiral Dundas. It is said that Candia would probably be the general depot of the army. It is stoutly maintained by the Russian party here that Austria will be found side by side with Russia whenever the struggle comes ; and that she has no idea of realising the menace of Schwartzenberg, and of astonishing Europe by her " immense in gratitude." At the reception on Sunday at the Tuileries the Emperor, it was remarked, showed marked atten tion to M. de Kißseleff. His Majesty made a point of saying something gracious or polite. to each member of the diplomatic corps, and his phrase to the representative of Russia was, "J'espere, Mon sieur l'Ambassadeur, que l'anntse 1854 sera bonne pour nous tons." The evening before there was a grand ball at the Princess Mathilde's, to usher in the new year. The Emperor and the Empress, who were present, showed great attention to the minis ters of Russia and Austria, and the Empress was graciously pleased to dance with both M. Hubner and M. de Kisseleff. This latter also had the honour of waltzing with the Princess Mathilde. Who would ever suppose that such a display of imperial civilities could be the prelude to a terrible war ? • The levee held on Monday evening at the Palace of the Tuileries was the most brilliant remembered since the Restoration. The Court " mantle" made its appearance for the first time on this occasion, and added greatly to the effect. The gentlemen were permitted to escort their ladies as far as the entrance of the Hall of the Marshals, where they were received by the chamberlains, who conducted them to the Hall of the Throne and presented them to their Majesties. This ceremony being ter minated the gentlemen were admitted into the Hall of the Marshals, which they completely filled. There were at least 2,000 present, belonging to various Rations, and exhibiting a great variety of the richest uniforms and costumes. Shortly afterwards the a presentation of the gentlemen com menced. The first ushered into the Hall of the Throne were the dignitaries of State, the senators, deputies, &c. Next came the foreigners, and after them the public functionaries and authorities of high rank. The chamberlains took down the names of each, and announced them as they pre sented them, first to the Empress, and next to the Emperor. They afterwards retired to the Hall of the Marshals, where the Emperor joined them when the ceremony was over, and walked through the crowd, addressing familiarly all persons known to him. The train of the Empress measured at least ten feet in length, and was borne by two ladies richly dressed. It is stated positively, says the Paris correspon dent of the Times, in some political circles that the most flattering offers have been again urged by Russia on France, or rather the Emperor of the French, to induce him to break off the alliance with England. It is known that the • fusion" owes the sort of success it has met with to the in fluence of the Emperor of Russia ; and, seeing that his Majesty is reported to have on many occasions expressed no very flattering opinion of the Bour bons in general, and that the Orleanist branch had the honour of his special dislike, no one doubted that it was effected for the purpose of annoying the present ruler of France. If what is now said can be depended upon, the Emperor of Russia, fresh from his successful essay at ebn ciliation, is ready to throw the Bourbons, older and younger, overboard, and whistle the " fusion" and all its anticipated consequences to the winds, if Louis Napoleon will consent, not to co operate• actively with him, but to become neutral in his quarrel with Turkey, and, above all, to leave England in the lurch. This, it appears, is not the only temptation that has been held out ; promises of aggrandisement on the continent of Europe and out of it have been lavished; but, it is added, with out effect. It is very probable that the Emperor Nicholas has not the cause of the Bourbons so much at heart as to prevent him from undoing his own work if there was any chance of advantage to him. The mention of the " fusion " reminds m e of some absurdly false stories which circulate among some of the Legitimists, and which, th oug h th ey are scarcely worth recording, I m a y mention, to s h o w how far the gossip of political society in Paris goes. It is grav el y asser ted that agents are very busy at work in the army, since the " fusion," t o create a s pirit of insubordin a ti on aga i nst the actual Government, and in favour of the Princes of Orleans ; that frequent reports are addressed by those a gents to the family in England, and by them transmitted to an illustrious person who communicates them to the Government ; that the health of the Prince of Orleans was given at an assemblage of officers of a regiment in the division commanded by a well-known General in France ; that the General in question has been asked by his superiors as to the truth of such a fact having taken place, but of which he declared he had no knowledge ; that he is accordingly to be removed from his post. To this are added other details still more absurd, but all pretending to show the existence of an extensive plot to gain over the army. It is also stated that circulars, printed in large type, have been distributed in the departments by unseen and mysterious hands, with the words "Le Tyran va faire un coup de police." It is affirmed in well-informed circles that the Hungarian refugees are quietly making prepara tions to take part in the coming struggle, should it so happen that Austria should declare openly in favour of Russia, or even manifest any symp toms of connivance with that power. General Klapka is already at Constantinople, and is to be shortly joined by several officers of his nation. Colonel Count Zamoyski, nephew of Prince Czar toriski, will leave Paris on the sth instant for Con atantinople. it is generally considered that J OINT-STOC. all Anstralasia all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 2 Chrtd. 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Taking the amount of duty for 1822, the total for the 3 years will be about 378,614/. The average acres then in plant was about 43,000. Contrasting the produce of the growths for 1852 and 1853, and calculating 1854 to realise 150,0001. duty, the total duty will be about 547,5431., being an increase over the former three years of nearly 169,0001. The average acres in plant 1852-3-4, we calculate at about 50,000, an increase of 7,000 acres over 1822-3-4. Against the 169,0001. increase of duty in the latter years, the increase of consumption should be considered ; on the other hand, the importation of foreign hops, and the probable increase in future, must not be forgotten.—Kentier, Gazette. ~;=-.~ 15 8! 8 10 10 25 10 L. 0.1 Pm Pm 13i 110 i P 8 - 8i 64-71 101 103 95 100 98 100 id par L4l 143 2 - 3 12i -: ii 7 - 8 91 - 101 i - 4P 'l4l 143 id .06 - 110 12 - 116 23 - 25 - 103 - i I 9i 10 15j —16 i 9i 101 12 14 4 d i 23 17 li - 95 - 3t - MINES. 102 3 24 19 d 98 par! 1 cr . : - hd 2a § -- • 2 34xcl 47 i 134 75 6p 3 d 1 16 P 2 10A . r, 33 10 Lii i i dl K BANKS, 75 - 77 ••• idis 2 —lid I -- iP ii ---- ii 44 - 46 i d— par 73i - 74, , 7 - EOIJS. England is favourably disposed towards the portion of the Polish emigrants represented by the Prince and his nephew, whereas France, on the contrary seems more inclined to support the frac tion of which General Vysocki may be considered the head. In particular, Prince Napoleon-Jerome warmly espouses the cause of the latter, and it is pretty generally known that it was by his influence that the necessary visa was given by Veli Pacha, the Turkish ambassador, at Paris, to Gen. Vysocki and his companions, when about to sail for the Turkish capital. Rumours have been again in circulation of an intended modification of the French Ministry, tak ing its origin in the difference of views which are known to exist amongst the present members of the Cabinet relative to the question of peace or war. The partisans of the last-named opinion appear at present to be decidedly in the ascendant, and, in consequence, were war once definitely decided on, the change would be made in that sense. What is at present said is, that M. de Persigny ould take the office of Minister of State, in place of M. Fould ; M. Pietrie would replace M. de Persigny in the department of the Interior ; M. Collet Meygret, now at the head of the department relat ing to literature and the press, would become Pre fect of Police ; and M. Fortoul, lately nominated senator, would withdraw from the department of Public Instruction, which is to be adjoined to that of the Interior. It is said, also, that M. Fould is to be made regent of the Bank of France. When these changes are to be effected no one presumes to say, but it is thought that whatever modification may seem fit to the Emperor will not take place until the question of war or peace be irrevocably decided. • Captain Laporte, who was recently tried by a court-martial for the murder of General de Neuilly, and acquitted, has been placed on the retired list. The Toulonnais states that the Vauban and Cacique steam-frigates, and the Caton steam cor vette, will shortly leave to reinforce the squadron in the Levant. The Constitution and Montezuma frigates have left that port for Senegal, with a body of marines and a quantity of stores for that colony. The funeral service for the late M. Visconti, the Imperial architect, was performed on Tuesday in the church of St. Philippe du Roule, Faubourg St. Honore, wiih extraordinary pomp. The reported death of Lord Henry Seymour is contradicted. The Constitutionnel says :—We an nounced, on the authority of the Societe, of Arras, that Lord Edward Seymour, so well known in racing circles in Paris, had died at Boulogne-sur- Mer. We are happy to be able to contradict this report. Lord Henry Seymour (and not Lord Edward), so celebrated on the Parisian turf, does indeed live at Boulogne, but a letter from him, which arrived in Paris yesterday, proves beyond a doubt that the Arras journal was misinformed. The Moniteur of yesterday says :—" The mails are at this moment retared on many points of France by the accumulation of snow, which blocks up the roads. Letters for Paris have, therefore, necessarily had some delay ; but the Government neglects nothing to re-establish and keep up the communications, and these delays will only be ac cidental." The following appears in the Moniteur : —" The public is informed that, by decision of the Minister of the Interior, the telegraphic offices will remain open during the night in the towns of Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, and Bordeaux. Night des patches will also be accepted for Brussels, Berlin, Vienna, and Trieste. The charge at night will be double that of the day. The central office at the Ministry of the Interior, No. 103, Rue de Grenelle St. Germain, will alone be open to the public after 9 o'clock in the evening." As in this notice nothing is said of the trans mission of telegraphic despatches by night to Eng land, inquiries have been made on the subject, and it is stated that up to the present time arrange ments have been entered into only with the countries above stated. It is to be hoped that there will be no unnecessary delay in extending the new facilities to the line with England. The railway traffic between Havre and Paris was on Monday completely obstructed by the snow, and no train reached Paris from that place, but the line from Rouen to Paris was open. The arrival of the trains from Brussels and the north of France have also been much retarded in their progress, but the line was not completely obstructed. Between Douai and Lille the snow was so deep on the line that the directors of the company found it necessary to apply for the assistance of the troops in garrison at the former place, which was promptly given. Dr. Bowring had a private audience with the Emperor on Tuesday at the Tuileries. He left Paris yesterday for London. The non-arrival in Paris yesterday of the Lon don papers of Tuesday, and the absence of the quo tions from l i the London Stock Exchange, usually transmitted by submarine telegraph, paralysed business at the Bourse. The Three per Cents. opened at 72f. 30c., and fell to 72f. 15c., at which they closed for the end of the month. The Four and-Half per Cents. closed at 100f.20c. ; Orleans Railway shares, 1,145 f. ; Rouen, 1,015 f. ; Havre, 485 f. ; Great Northern, 860 f. ; Paris and Stras burg, 790 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 890 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 735 f. ; WeStern of France, 658 f. 75e. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 600 f. ; Great Central, 505 f. ; Lyons and Geneva, 500 f. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 696 f. 25c. ITALY. The particulars of the disturbances at Aosta, in the Turin journals of the 31st ult., are very scanty. The Opinion states that the insurgent bands of the valley of Aosta adopted the party cry of " The king for ever ! down with the con stitution !" and attributes the movement to Aus trian intrigue. The 'Voce della Ifiberta, says that bands were formed simultaneously at three points, viz., at San Martino, Verrez, and Bard, and that the movement spread to the valleys of Locana, and Pont. The Armonia states that the bands were composed of men from the valleys of Gressoney, Chiensellas, and. Brozzo, and adds to the above party cry another : " Maize at 3 francs ! " The Piedmontese Gazette announces that the news from Aosta was of the most tranquillising nature, and that the bishops, the intendant of the province, and the syndic, had induced.the insurgents by per suasidn to lay down their arms. The National Guards and a few veterans maintained. order and tranquility in the town, while the troops were marching against the rebels. It adds that the movement might be considered put down. The Parlamento, however, says that two small bands of rebels were still infesting the mountains, though pursued by the troops. SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 30th ult. The Gazette publishes a Royal decree superseding in their commands General Laureano Sans, Cap tain-General of Galicia, and General Francisco de Lersundi, Captain-General of Andalusia. By another Royal decree General Ricardo Shelley was appointed Captain-General of Galicia, and Generalßafael de Aristegui, Count de Mirasol, Captain-General of Andalusia. The Queen had ordered the palace called the Casino of the Queen to be prepared for the recep tion of the Duke of Parma, who was expected on that day. The cold increased daily, and had been intole rable during the last three nights. All the foun tains of the public-walks and the pond of the Retiro were frozen, and the ice t over m a v a e rt amateurs latter rs o f was skating s u suffi ciently strong to admit t he indulge in that amusement. The accounts from the provinces were satisfac tory. It was not true that the cholera had appeared in Galicia. The Three per Cents. were done at 43 ; the New Three per Cents., at 21i ; the Debt of the First Class, at 8i ; an d of the Second, at 4i. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, JAN. 3.—On the occasion of the opening of the new year the King and Royal Family received deputations conveying complimen tary addresses from the Senate and Chamber, the different departments of the Government, the civil and military courts, &c. The whole of the diplo matic corps was present. The Ministers, and the officers and ladies of the Royal household, had tho honour of being presented to his Majesty. The Prince de Ligne, President of the Senate, and M. de Delafosse, President of the Chamber, read the addresses to the King. CLEANSING THE PAVEMENTS.—The metropolitan police have been employed since the commencement of the week in delivering notices to the householders in their respective beats of the legal necessity of keeping their doorways cleansed of the snow during the present in clement weather. A large number of poor men, who are otherwise deprived of their usual means of subsist ence by the severity of the weather, offer themselves in every direction for employment in this manlier, and therefore no excuse exists for a non-compliance with the requirements of the law in this regard. DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE. —A few days since a gentleman, residing at Clifton-park, near Bristol, was walking near his residence, when he observed the body of a man lying on the ground with his face downward. On raising him, it was evident that life had been some time extinct. Some passers among them, by were attractedwatsoa sp ot, ythoeung woman,and who recognised singularly enough, in the corpse before her the lifeless form of her brother. Her distress was m ost p ainful to witness. Every effort was made to restore animation, and the body was conveyed to the house of Mr. Gillo w , surgeon, but all was un availing. 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