The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-01 00:00:00

ditions—which of th em w ill d e fi ne th e required guar. ante( s ? "W e flatter ourselves also with the hope that th:, Cabin, t of London will consider with calmness and im partiality the late overture of Russia—that it will renr mber there are sufficient grounds to conalde on it , side upon the points before it—and that it may in this maim , r assist the real ii.teotions of t,e several Govern merits, wltch i.. to make their views clear, and to cast t,ut uncertainty as to the points which are the objects of the war. "We hold ourselves the more• entitled to entertain, this hope, because the Russian explanation, in so far as it refers to the protocol of the 9th of April, communicate by the Cabinets of Berlin and Vienna to that of St Petersburg, and which latter leaves no doubt as to th,• plain oljoet in view, set• up these definite principles— talnely, the int egri t y o f T ur k ey, t h e evacuation of the Principalities, and the security of the municipal and re bgtous rights of all the Christian subjects of the Porte. Now, these three principles constitute the subetarce of the guarantees which the protocol, by the care of the Powers, recommends i n or d er t o bi n d t h e O ttoman em Aire with the greater firmness to the Europeni system. "The aforesaid remarks will be sufficient, Herr Gr. , ff. to show you the exact point from which the Royal Ca binet views the late Ru , sian communication, and that from which it would desite to see the Cabinet of London: to regard it. Endeavour, therefitre, whilst bringing present despatch to the knowledge of Lord Clarendon, to make y"urself the organ to his Excellency of the 1110. value which we should attach to a reply which should prove to us that on consideration the course we have pre.cribed to ourselves has found a corresponoine recep lion in London. in older that the chances of a Just and enduring peace may be thereby mcrea &c_ (Signed) "MANTEUFFEL. ' "OUR 1V EAT ALLY." The Swedish papers are employed in canvassing the question whether Sweden can safely join the western powers against Russia. The conquest of Bomarsund is no doubt an important step towards the formation of the new, alliance, but does it in itself offer a sufficient guarantee to Sweden ? It is thus that the Nya V ermiandstidning explains the dangers to which that country will be exposed in the event of its being engaged in a war with Russia. "The nertbern provinces of Sweden, like the Danubian principalities, which were likewise invested before the c ommencement of winter, are exposed to an occupation. Sweden has no Silistria or Rustchuk, there to arrest the march (4 a Russian army. Nor is there a Balkan, or even a Wall of Trajan to be crossed, ere the capital is rea c hed, s o th a t S we d en wi ll h ave to d e f en d h erself i n ope n fight and in her own country. " It is true that the fight will not last beyond the six months of winter. Then the fleets will re-appear, arid C'op the retreat of the tnetuy, if it has not been suffi ciently hasty. But mean while a considerable portion of riur country will have been exposed to all the sufler ingi of war. to all its dangers and all its sacrifices ; the r4 "eing of Noriand. the seizure of the shipping of efle xeianged for Bra hestad), the plunder of the noble treasury f Upsaln, and the wealth of the capital—ali this risk would then be incurred." It is, however, evident that this is a danger for Sweden, which will not pass away with the present W ar. It may arise at any future moment ; and Russia, even if now deprived of Finland, will doubt less he able to find a propitious moment for reveng ing herself on a State which, for six months in the Year, can receive no succour from the maritime Powers. It is clear that Sweden cannot become our ally with safety, unless the power of Russia is s ensibly reduced. In order, then, to secure the alliance of Sweden --an alliance of the tattiest importance to the it future plaus—the Western Powers must show that they are prepared to advance beyond the four con ditions, sine qua non, of their late communication :to the Conference. None of these conditions, h owever effectually they may restrain the power oi Russia in the Rack Sea, can materially lessen her P re ponderance over the Baltic powers. Now the Treaty of Vienna affbrda the belligerent states an indisputable ground for reducing the Power of Russia in the Baltic within the required limits. The Kingdom of Poland was erected by that treaty, and its first articles are devoted to the Maintenance of Polish nationality. Let England and France declare that the fulfilment of the Treaty of Vienna is a fifth condition of their treat ing for peace with Russia, and Sweden becomes from that moment their ally. We are quite aware that the provisions of the treaty fill lamentably short of securing to the Poles all that they have a right to expect at the hands of Europe. Bnt still, if the treaty were carried out, a great step would be gained towards the complete restoration of Poland. If a national organiste ion can lie maintained in the several por tions of Poland, their re-union !al' assuredly be one day accomplished. In the meantime an effectual bridle would he placed on the power of Russia in the north of Europe. Poland is the great corn-growing country from Whence the supplies of Dantzic and Odessa are de tved. Th e r i vers, t h e forests, the fortresses byh ich it is encompassed, render Poland a sort of uropean citadel, from whence the Czar dominates over half Germany, and the shores of the Baltic. If Poland had her national army, one of the chief sources whence Russia derives her recruits would be cut off; and the Poles might be counted on whenever a necessity for acting against Russia Inight arise. The restoration of Poland would, more over, prevent Russia from turning to her own ends t he sympathy with which she is regarded by the Southern Slavonians: a sympathy from which she ill sY possibly before long derive some great and un expected advantage. Be-sides, it bas been part of the policy uniformly adopted by this country; under successive admini ati__ s, on whilst abstaining, for the sake of peace, f..7otia iesisting on the performance t f the treaty of "na a 4 regards Poland, by no means to recite§ 1, 1 " in Russia any ri g ht contrary to its provisions -2 It sho u ld t h e allies, in now com i ng to terms w i t h b11:::.ia, remain silent respecting the notorious in eon of previous stipulations—may it not fairly ht - id that they have waived the right to insist 4Pfill t hose stipulations being carried into execution. re l 3 'lloY, then, no less than justice and humanity. :qtiedt,irleng gouges that England an d Fr a nce, whilst carefully over the safety of M thometan, should t a ltogether neel ec t a Ch r i s tia n nation which has t itiClered still deeper wrongs than Turkey at the `"us of the Emperor Nicholas.—Examiner. PEN. '7) 11 of . Sir PoSTaj - E CEYLon, aeon es; i 'arn Andersen, the geverno of Ce)l"nr o" ° P et 'n'' t - 'e 'egislative COMIC:Ii on 19th ult., it appears i thata ''')( 1 rr in•sta e is to b 3 pro,m n, sed for adoption, sitsr' , the eeiciency cie4ted by the thane to b e ' l l l liy the inepos:tion of new imort ditties. GRAN AD fr ,rn New Gran.acla have received via New York to the end of July, at t ,„" j ell (ia'e th e le °bal.& result of tlie attempted revelu th—en rereained altegtther uncert: General M«l . i. dof the in•urgent., ail! B gota, but his had been de'eated in lin att,ek on Santa Martha. e ' :was believed that i n th e course o f a f ortn i g h t some d e - Q " Kruggl e would t a k e pl ace i n th e ne i g hb our h oo d o f capital. BcrITZNEztiELL—From Venezuela also the accounts de rebieli''l; "thing but anarchy. Two prminces were in open on, but it appeared as if the Goverrimellt, notwith p li a -4 ',uitig the detestatien with which it is said to he re rc ' e d, would be likely to maintain itself. In the }, e! „'"ietriei t , thus far the insurgents were tin&rstood t • ) 7' 3 been defeated with great bloashed, quarter hello/ Gene'efu•tni to them. A repor hail be en circulated that . Pat was at the ben t dof the movement, but he rPahl to be at New York. where he has pri nc ip a lly r tsicled since the failure of his last attempt. DIVIDENDS ON MEXICAN STOCK —The annexed me 41orandutn, announcing the intended payment of one tf the overdue dividends on Mex cin stock has been re fioni the Committee of Bondholders :—" The ‘-'ointnittt e of Mexican Bondholders have received a let ter from the Mexican Financial Agency l , ere, stating '''at it h a d l ast n i ght, through the medium of the Mexi ,4oEnibassy, received a communication from the Minis " " id f Fin ance or d er i ng the payment of the half•yearly S end overdue si nc e th e h t o f J anuary , 1853 , as soon - 4 d raught on New Y or k f or t h e sum requ i re d f or t h at 15 , 11 : 1 ,,'"e, in addition to the amoun t a t th e cre di t o f t h e ti at l e " . r,'(l fund at the B.Lnk of England, can be Dego- It a l :PE ROYAL DANISH RAILWAY.—The Royal Danish tie r , - wa y has been completed, anti. a direct communica thstA thus opened for passenger and merchandise from taa'Torth Sea to the Baltic. An experimental trip was of v e O n the 21 st i nstant , an d th e o ffi c i a l i nauguration f e "0 lin e is expecte d t o t a k e p l ace i n t h e course of a ev:"weeks• Travellers leaving London on Saturday Bolt i will then h e ena bl e d t o b rea kf as t a t Flensburg, port, on Monday mornii,g. tite t r' L "N SIGNALS.—LaBt night Mr. Coxwell exhi has k at the S urrey 2.)ological Gardens a plan which he courtivented for the purpose of turning balloon-, to ac tche,of convey i ng milit.ry signals. his b, ard 'e a very si mp l e one. li e h as a num b er o f t hi n ca pab ,"f different colours a tt ac h e d to th e car, an d ar,„ 4 of bein g p l aced in different positions, like the trie h , ) , 4 an ordi nary Semaphore telegraph. By thi tratkiu the a eronaut, wh ose eaten -i v° opportun i t i es f or terra g otiservations as to t h e disposition's of the enemy t tnu l 4 ft e t 4r eelY be a l u d ed to, would be easily able to com• e t he result of hi s reconnaissances t the corn feetiy 8...',1*!,h1e1. The experiment la t Mont was per fut ure - ` c L e ts a ra . ctory as far as it went, and perhaps en sonic AosPion, Mr. C oxwe l l will explain how he lim b a I:Zno SIR n verco me the preliminary difficuly of keepin g in th e place where it may he wanted. Aco CON ton's D EFUNCT LAND COMPANY.— Ch atie "e'rfliia•on, un d er the auth ority t.f a M aster in haveoiyitYs Just commence d, at Ab er d een, a tour of above 1 to the var i ous towns where subscribers to the sconcern, n ow di ssolved, reside, in order to receive 1 , on the company's assets. It will give some idea mistaken confide' tie reposed by the working tko of the country in this crudes eetilition, to nieng tot f int, in Aberdeen and neighbouring districts alonA, ewer than 250 have subscribed to it. The amount 111 'r- assets is, we believe, not yet ascertained some the r•° belonzing to the campany being yet Unsold; n uirnission, rwing. :It the north, ate to vinot Arbr,,th. Perth, Go la n ' : Cia,gow, fua b lbarton, Paisley, Edinburgh, Gutthirle Scot 4d, and then the towns of England. • TIIE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING; SEPTEMBER 1, 1854 IS DAY.) SHARE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. (TRIM DAY.) RATLWATI. Leasing Compans. olovem: Prices yesterday. Husines* this day. BRITISH RAILWAY,. ctlford and Hletchloy gnaw] tamsh Clydesdale Jo. E. Lincoln gr ti per cent. Barr. & NciLs. Direct New...... r,ondou N. iVe,t L. & N. W. ;sledou...l ;t.Nrthn. Oaldonian. Astr.4 Dn. Ft !alp!. Dk. & Rail way & Selby Do. Shareu. Do. 4 Shares. Lou.kGreenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Amick. "Wm and Matlock Ifiddlesbro' Redcar. Do ;t. West YIE. New. & Borw. Y. St NMO Do Do Is. Eastern Do I Norfolk.. 1 - 4.& N. W. & Midi& 4tek ton & Dariingt. 'didland.. qidld.Bradfd Northern anti Easternsp.e. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixcds p • ?rest. & Wyrt E. Count 00 N.W. &Ln&Y Do. Shares. loystli.S; Hit. ihcf.Roth a *•t Gooleg.s p.c. it Northi I,ancash& Yorksh. ;tockt. Daslingt. i. StaffOrdeb. Year ri per cent... ,Vilts&Somrs• :tWestu PREFE .ENCE • •er• leoll 14 Do. No. 2, p. c. 30 ilyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd.atsol) 100 iris. St Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares... 100 ;aledonian .ClO all %ester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent tli fork diliandous4p.e 1 all ' ►uudee Perth diAber-I •leeu Juuetion all ".astAngliau (1:310s 6 per cent all 90. (.£5) 7 per cent 2 )0. (.e7 178) 7p. c. all .:astern Counties Ex. tension, 5 p. c. No. I -di Do. No. 2 . all to. New 6p.e. S. all ::astern Union, Scri, \ ;liar. 6 per cent.. all )o. 51., 10 ner cent all Jo. I. W. DeLentr.Sh 100 , :ast Lancasli. 6p. et. all -, .ast and West York shire June. Pref.. all • , :olinb Prth.StDund 4 per cent. .00 hasgow &S. Wester, Guar. 5 per cent. . (10 .real Northn. sp. c. 100 )o. sp. c. Redeem. , at 10 p. c. prem 00 )o. 44 p. e. Scrip. g ) It. N. of Scot. Ist Pre a ll It, Southn. & Westin. (Ireland) Eighths) 6 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sli 6 it. West'. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c).. 100 Do. c 0.,. ^ed. 4i p.c. [OO Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 Do. Lae& 4p.c. .. 6 Lan. & York. F. I;2G 00 00. 6p. c. Stoek 13 Leeds N. 6 p. c. No.l 9 Do. Quarters, 1848 00 London and Brightoi, Guaranteed 5 p. c 1100 Do, Pref., sp.e. St all Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 18.52 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c , 100 Lun.&N. W., Cov. & S. d. Nuneaton 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds all Londonderry&Coler Shares all Lowly. & Ennis. Sh all tian., Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. all i)o. New, £lO 44 1)o. .£6 all garypt & Carl. 4 p o all ,)o. 4i per cent .oil :)0.. LOOli Cousol.6 p.c.St. LOO t)o. Ccusol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent 110 Pref. 4i per cent 8 Norfolk Debenture 100 00. Prof. 4p. c. Stock 100 Jo. sp. c. Ext ioo 09. 54 per ct.pref 100 00. Way. Val. sp. c 100 worth British all Voith Staffordshire 100 . )xford, Worcester. & VVolverh..£ls. 6p.c [6 Do alll scot. Cent., New Pref all ihrews. A: Birm.N.O. all ihrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W.Min), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all I•iouth bayou., 0,. fixed, 46 per cent ail S. Eastern (lioadi4 Aun.) of Xi Os. Ocl. 100 Do. 4ipen cent. nll i.Yorksti.4p.c.Guar all jitockton and Dar- - - lington, 4 per cent 5 IDo. do. do all 4tocktouaud Hartle- pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 185 K Naterfd.&Kilk.tip.e. LOCI fork, No weastle,au.i Ilerwic k e i p.c. Pref., 5 t)o 10 I gork&N. Midlandll. •••:. MONEY Ivi AitK ET ANI' • COMMERCIAL INT ELL IGENCE. CITY, 'TRIO o'CLOCK The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 10,000 balei, including 2,000 Anne ,. an and 5'.:0 Surat taken for export and on specu lation. The market closed firmly, with prices of :Imerican against the buyer. Other sorts were without alteration. The sales comprised 7,500 American, 380 Pernam and Maranliam, at 50. to 71 :80 B thin, at 61-d. ; 500 Egyptian, at bid. to 7d.-; and 1,500 Surat at 3d. to 4id: per lb. Rail way Shares were steady. Colonial produce has been taken to a limited ex tent this week, and prices have not in all cases been maintained. West India sugar has slightly de clined ; Havannah has been field at full rates, and Penang realised higher values. Plantation Ceylon coffee Las been in fair request, but Native has ruled quiet. The quantity offered publicly has been limited. For spices a quiet market has ex isted, and rice has Leen heavy. In cotton a few purchases have been male, and cochineal has risen Id. per lb. Not much as been done in hemp, and tallow is firmer. Tea at auction has sold heavily. From the official returns we find that the last week's sales of wheat were 58,535 qrs., of barley 2,412 qrs., of oats 6,962 qrs. The week's average prier) of wheat is given at 665., of barley at 355. Id., and of oats at 295. 3d. per qr. Upon the subjcet of the wool trade, Messrs. Avant Gartside and Co., of Liverpool, report as fol!ows "About 1.000 ballots of alpaca have been sold during the put month at Is. Bd. to is 91, and the bulk of the nresent stock is held for 2s. We have a good demand at full prices for home-grown wool, but the business doing is somewhat limited, owing to the farmers not being willing to part with their fleeces at present rates. There have been sales of laid Highland Scotch as high as 9s. 10d., and laid Cheviot at 17s. per stone of 241 h. The supplies in this market are comparatively light, farmers' l-ts. Irish, rivininii, about one-third. Hoggs have been in requestat 12d. to 121 d. The present very favourable weather is enabling the greater portion of the corn crops to be cut in beautiful condition, and, combined with the yield, which is considered to be very abundant, will cause the price of food to range moderately low during the next twelve months, which will prove a great boon to the woollen trade, and insure steady and improving prices for wool. The manufacturers in Yorkshire are mostly working to order, arid a very extensive consump tion of wool is now going forward." The Essex, from Melbourne, has arrived with 34,843 ounces of guld. Her dates extend only to the 7th of May. After the agitation of yesterday and the day be fore we have a calm in the funds, as if speculators . . were waiting some new event, or the character of affairs in general, to determine the course of their •perations. Tie transactions cons,quently have ibeen without importance, but their tendency has been of a downward complexion. Consols ' which ; , f t off yesterday at the reduced rates 0f95 to 1 3 - fer trat.sfer, and 95i- to for time, have given way again, and ate now quoted 94 to 5 money, and core for ac, - -.ount. The last bargains, both for money and time, were done, however, at 95, at which rate, nut technically speaking, buyers. deduced Threes were last bought at 95. Three old a Quarter per Cents. obtained 96 in the first sealing, but subsequently 951 only. Bank Stock was bought as high as 211, but more recently was served at 209. Long Annuities, 4 9-16. South Sea Stock, 115. Exchequer Bills are better at 2s. to 4s. premium. Exchequer bonds of 1859 at 984. Foreign Stocks are quiet, and without much variation in value. Mexican Bonds remain at 24k, anti Peruvian 44 per Cents. are at 69k to 70 ex :lividend. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. are quoted 90. Spanish Three per Cents. are firm, at 38.t0 38k, and the New Deferred at 18g f. The Yew Turkish Loan is flatter, being Si to 6. The Committee of Spanish bondholders have not been unmindful of the course of events in Spain, tud the more cheering prospects opening for them there through the *cession of Espartero to the helm of affairs ; and, what is more still, of Senor Oollado to time ministry of finance, who having, when out of office, and without prospect or ambi tious desire of being c died to it, under the reckl• ss system of former profligate cabinets, conscientiously protested, for the honour of his country, agtinst the confiscation of a large amount of excepted cou oons, originated, we believe, by Senor Mon, now Is minister, with an honesty, unfortunately for Spain, too rare, has hastened nobly to declare that he adheres, as Minister de Hacienda, to the con victions he expressed as a deputy to the Cortes, and IA a private indivi lila!, and that nothing shall be wanting on his part to carry them into effect. We should be wanting in a public duty here did we not the attention of the bondholders to tho dis inguished services and unwearied labours of the British ambassador on behalf of the just claims. Undiacouraged by failures repeated, and under circumstances which seemed to preclude every bope of success with officials destitute of all sense of national honour and good faith, he has not been the less earnest and persevering in renewed efforts. With or without instructions from home he has not scrupled to engage his own responsibi lity in a constant urgence of their rights anti cause at all convenient times. And it is refreshing to see now, whilst never deficient in the cony esies corresponding to his high position, h e h as as occa sions demanded not hesitated to strip diplomatic anguttge of its meaningless forms and hypocritical ; Aliases, and to call things by their right names. if a public servant ever deserved a grateful testi nonial to high deserts, Lord Howtlen surely is that Jean, anti on the part of the public the bondholders ,vould seem the inure specially called upon to award it. The correspondence will be given in another ;o1 Tire following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds 6 to 1, :an 24ft to 247,,, Peruvian 69 to 71, ditto 3 per Cents. 51 to 53, Portuguese 4 per Cents. 40 to 42, Russian 5 per Cents. 97 to 99, ditto 41 per Cents. 38 to 90, Spanish New Deferred 18i to 18i, ditto 3 per Cents. 37A to 381, ditto Certificates sto 54, ditto Passive 31 to 41. The Railway share market is steady at yester day's closing quotations, but the transactions are !United. Great Northern are rather higher. The French lines show a further slight upward ten dency._ The dealings in mines, banks, and laud companies shares are unimportant. The following has just (2 o'clock) been posted at the Stock Exchange. At this late hour for going to press it must be allowed to pass without obser vation. It is stated that in consequence a request will be served on the Committee of the Stock Ex change to defer Vie appointment of a settling day in Turkish Scrip : "Constantinople, Aug. 20. "Monsieur le Ministre,--I❑ order to prevent the pos sibility if any renewed attempt on the part of M. Trouvd Chauvel to imrede the success and the free ne gotiation of our loan in London and Paris, which we assume has been already concluded with the guarantee ~f the Egypt ian.Tribute, I authorise you, sir, to declare and to publish, in case of need, en the most formal man ner, that anything that M. Trouv6 Chauvel may assert .vith the view of weakening this loan, or creating a doubt as to the disposability of the tribute of Egypt, is incorrect, as it is entirely disposable according to the instructions which are in the hands of Messrs. Black and Durand, our agents fur the loan.. (Signed) " RECHID, "Minister id . Fureigu Affuirs." BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'ULOUE. ( Front the OPial List. ) nos+neas done Hank Stock per ueut. Reduced Annuituie p . 5 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 953 4i 5 3i per Cent. Annuities Annuities, Expire sth .Jan., ISE° Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 9.16 south Sea Stock (Alisols for Account 13th Sept. Exchequer liillb, 24d. run 4 2 p Small 2 4 p Exchequer Bonds I`sB, 34 per Cent. Ditto 1859, IP PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. exican 3 per Cent. 24 Peruvian Bonds, 4: 1 1 per Cent. ............ 694 70 x d -tussian blonde, 04:22, 5 per Ce n t. £St — Ditto 41 per Cent •zardinian Bonds, 5 per C en t..,....... 90 , 30:tnisli Floods, 3 per Cent vinigh New Deferred, 3 per Cent. ....... Turkish Scrip 6k 5 6 p oe the above intyache us Lono.ou. IIA LP -PAST T IVO. Consols Ditto September Ac onut CLATIENDGN (JAMAICA) MINING C• )IIPA`:T.---At meeting of the Clarendon (Jamatca) Mining Compa,iy, held yesterday, the report of the directors was apprcved and adopted. The late pr cress of works, the expecta tion that furtherdiscoveries may yet take place, and the t-conomical scale of expenditure were the principal points I , rought under consideration. Although the propriety of win ling up and dividing the remaining a-sets way suggested, the majority expressed a different opinion, the general feeling being that further explorations may advantageously he made. It was stated, on behalf of the board, that if anything shall occur in a few months to induce a belief that, the u,,dertaking ought to be abandoned a meeting shall be convened. EUEiSIAN PRIZE AT VALPARAISO.—The Moniteur of ye4terday confirms the report that the French corvette, " GiUrrier, Phorpi e , had captured the Russian " ' 31)° t' ". 'a 'en with merchandise, off Valp:, ra i ßO. CILYSTA6 PALACE, AUGUST 31.--Siabin g Day• Ad mission at th e doors, 9,024 ; adialsiou by season tickets, 646 ; total, 9,09. MARKET The shew of new English wheat in to-day's market was moderate—of oil very limited. As the attendance of buyers was small, the business doing in all kinds was limited, at about Monday's prices. Most of the now wheats were in cxcelloot condition. We were well supp►ied with foreign wheat. Sales pro gressed slowly, but we have no actual change to notice in the quotations. Very little English barley on offer. The show of foreign was tolerably good. The trade NN as heavy, at barely iste rates. The inquiry for malt was very dull, at our quotations. As the supply of oats from abroad was considerably on the increase, the oat trade was dull, at a further decline in pica of from 6.1 to is per qr. Beans and peas as last advised. Flour was dull, at the fall noticed on Monday. Wheat. 1.620 ARRIVALS TEE'S WENTL. _Barley. I Malt. I Oath. 20 2,360 I 331 1,14 26,420 Flour, 860 English .. Irish Foreign 6,910 3,7 40 - 1 THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. 120sks 480br1 WHEAT. BABLYY. OATS. I BYE. 1 BEANS. PEAS. 668 Od 35s Od 2 8 3d 433 7d 47s 8d 43s 8d . - - OUTIEs ON FOREIGN COR'. WHEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. 1 RYE. I BEANO. I PEAL 15 Vd 18 0,1 Is 1S fid Is OCI 1 QUA vTITIES OF OE kIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Whew., 53,555; liar ey, 2,412 ; sts, 6 942; tiye, 91 ; Beans, 1,711; Peas. 531 quarters. SMITUFIELD. To-day's market was fairly supplied with beasts as to number, but their general quality was very inferior. The primest breeds realised full prices. Otherwise the trade ruled heavy, at barely late rates. We had a fair demand for bheep, th , , supply of which was moderate, at Monday's euri eucy. The I Itob trade was firm, at very full quota tions. Calves sold heavily, and iu most instances prices g ve way 2d per 81h. The supply was but moderate. In pigs scarcely any business was transacted. Milch cows were dull, at from 14/. to 19/. lOs each, in cluding their small calf. s. d. 8. d 1 PrimeSouthdown 410 5 0 Largo erse. calves 210 3 6 Prime small d 0... 3 li 4 2 Large hogs . J 0 4 2 .mall porkers 4 4 4 8 iuckli lige:Lives ..22 0 29 0 Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 4s 2d to 53 tid. Per Sibs to sink the offal& s. d. s. d.' Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 Second quality.... 3 6 3 it; Prime large oxen 4 0 4 8' Prime Scots, cte. 410 5 0 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 8 Seeciud quality ...3 10 4 0 Prime erse.-wlled.4 2 4 8 Lambs.... TOTAL SUPPLY. Bettets •• 1,110 4heep . •• ..•• •• •• •• .. 8 910 Pigs ..... •• •• •• •• •• .• 450 FOSSIGN SUPPLY. Beasts. •••• •• • •••••••• • 392 l'tives..•• • .. 2 0 Plgs••••••••••. ..... .••••• NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The general demand ruled inactive, as follows : Per Blbs by tie carcase. S. 4. 5. (I. t Beef, interior 3 2 3 4 i Do., middling..... 3 5 3 8 I Do., prime largo .3 10 4 2 Do., •10. small ...A 4 4 6 fork, large ..... ...3 2 4 0 Lamb Mutton, Inferior 3 4 , Do., middling 3 8 Do., prime 4 4 Veal 2 8 Pork, small 4 4 as 2cl to 5s 41. BOROUGH HOP. s. (1. 3 6 4 2 4 8 4 0 4 8 A new pocket of hops has changed hands at 281. per cwt. The quAlLy was remarkably good. Yeallings and old hops are steady, and quite as dear as list week. This week's imports are 94 bales from Rotterdam, 2 from Calais, 1,183. from Hamburg, 84 from Antwerp, and 101 from Ostend. Mid and East Kent pockets, 121. Os to IM. ; Weald of Kent ditto, ill. 03 to 14/. 12s ; Sussex ditto, 111. is to 13!. 13s per cwt. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market for Briti4h Plantation has been (lull and prices have dec ined. Btrbadoes low to good yellow was taken in at 32s fid to 37s 6:1, brown at 31s 6a to 32a 6.1, and grainy at 3. s6l per cwt. Jansaica yellow to mid ditto sold at 32s to 34s 6d, grey at 328 6d, and Deint , rara at 3is 6,1 to 311 64 per cwt.. Mauritius brought .5s 64, for very low (lark brown 27s 6d to 314 ' for low to good, and 24s to 26. for low to good. Brown Penang has been in request at full rates, viz., at 268 6d to 293 for low to goo , l soft heavy brown, at 3/8 to 32s 6tl for low to mid soft greyish yellow, and to 30s to 31s 64 for mid bright yellow. Foreign.—Yellow Havannah has been held for full prices, white low to fine in bond having been taken in at 25s to 31s, mid to film at 298 to 30s 6d, low to mid white at 33s 6,1 to 42s 6d, fiorettes at 37s to 398, mid to fine yellow at 34s to 36s 6d, yellow low fine at 33s 6d to 37s 6d, and good strong greyish brown at 34s to 34s 64 ; a small quantity of washed sold, however, at 328 6d for br.wn, at 28s 6d for brown, and at 34a to 36s tid for yellow and brown. Porto Rico mid and good went at 324 6.1 to 35s 64 per cwt. Refined has been quiet at previous rates. COFFEE.—Plantation has been taken at full rates, viz., good mid and good bold colory at 60s to 64s 64, low mid and mid at 56a to 59a 64, fine and fine hard small and mixed at 49 to 55s 64, triage at 43s to 51s, and pea berry at 60s to 618 Cosa Rica declined 61 to is per cwt, fine fine or.l mixed foxy to mid colory selling at 49s to 57s per cat. RlCE.—Very little has been done, and prices of white Bengal have receded, fair quality finding buyers at lls to lls 6.1. SPlCES.—Calicnt ginger went at 44s to 55s for mid to fair bol I, and at 36s to lis for mouldy and wormy. Other spices have been dull. COTTON.—This article has been inactive. COCHINEAL.—huII rates told advance have been realised. Mid to fair blacks sold at 4s to is 74, and silver at 3s 10d to 4s A. SALTPETRE.—In this article the dealings have been limited. TALLOW.—The market is firmer, P.Y.C. being 66, per cwt. on the spot. Tics.—The public sales have commencel with a heavy appearance. 19,000 pkgs passed, about 1,600 found buyers. GREEN FRlllT.—Lemons are in request, warm weather assisting consumption; the stock is light, and prices high. Some of the first parcels of green grapes have been received by the Iberia steamer from Lisbon, which appeared in a healthy state, without the least appearance of disease, and were sold at public sale by Keeling and Hunt, at a good figure.. Messina nuts are cleared out of first hands; other descriptions without alteration. 20 20 50 20 LLOYD'S SIIIPPING-(THIS DA Y.) 1 25 25 LONDON: Sept. I. Wind this day at Noon, E.N.E.; light breeze, and tine clear we:►ther.—The derelict brig which was boarded by the Crouch Brothers, June 14, in lat. 33 N., lung. 18 W., had on it the device of a shield, surmounted by a greyhound ; the name was entirely obli • te, ate 1. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 31.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived— Prince.of Wales, from Loudon, for Clleutta. HULL, Aug. 31.—Witol, W.N.W. Arrived—Diana, from St. John' s, N.B. ; Meteor , Quebec; Corinthian, d o . GRIMSBY, Aug. 31. Wind, 1. E. Arrived—Korseveen, from Quebec. SHIELDS, Aug. 31.—Wind, W. by N. Sailed—Mario n , for Sao Francisco ; Wrr Hawk, Pernambuco. CARDIFF, Aug. :31.—Wind, N.E. S.Lifeti-LHeliat thus, fur Rio Grande. CLYDE, Aug. 3:l.—Sailed—Kingfisher, for Hobart Town. I.wmtrow, Aug. 31.—The F. C. Clarke, for Calcutta, hae put b:,ek le..ky, having been on Arkl,w Bank. The Nisi y, Punta Arenas to L. , n.10n, put into Valparaiso, July 1, was leaky, and had lost masts. BOSTON, Aug 17.—The Britain's Pride, arrived hero from Cadiz, reports having passed, on the 12th of August, in lat. 42 N., lung. 6 IV., a chest, painted groen, marked "G. 8., City of Glasgow ;" and in a few minutes, a head board, about 12 feet long, with letters on it. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday, 10.40 A. Wind, S.S.W. ; fresh, and tine. Arrived—Annle Wilson, from Miramichi ; Mazatine, Quebec ; Leo, Dautzic ; Nautilus, Palermo. Sailed—Holger, for leelaMl; Taurus (s), Constantinople ; Alpha, Genoa; Mi,las and Catherine, Newfoundland; Piscator, Iceland ; Bernard Elise, Amsterdam. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 11.24 a.m. Wind, E. tido, half ebb ; tine. Arrived, Aug. 31—Borrussia, from Metnel; Stettin ; Catharine, Archangel ; New Superior, Duuktk ; Catharine, Archangel ; Lovenstein, Rotterda►n ; Jens Aloliheys Mind; Archangel; Solublomsten, ditto ; Echo, Rotterda►n; Herman Witham, Christiana; Adeheid, Gut- tenberg; Citizen (s.), Bordeaux; Joh❑ Bull (s.), Hamburg; Adonis, Bre►nen; Tiger (a.). Tonning; Hobe, Archangel; Ztcewart, ditto; Mentor and Sophia, Dantzic; Margare•ha, Randers ; Elsina. Tatitina, Archangel; Haabet, ditto ; George Frederick, ditto. Sailed, Aug. 31. -Calphurna, for Copenhagen; City of London (s.), Dunkirk; City of Paris, Boulogne. "Wind, S.E. ; fresh an d fine. DEAL, Friday, 10.19 a.m. Passed—. Ontario, from Loudon for Cadiz; General Noel, London, Cadiz; Shannon, London, Mauritius; Ostrich, Shiel.ls, Leghorn. Hunter weighing for Boston. to 5 20 20 THE HARVEST IN THE NORTII.—NEWCASTLE-ON-TTNE, Aug 29.—The harvest is very general in the counties of Durham and Northumberland this week, and if the weather keeps fine a considerable portion of our cereal crops will soon fall before the sicide. Within the me mory of the oldest and most experienced agriculturists there was ne er observed more bountiful crops of wheat and barley than w e h ave on the ground in these coun ties at the present tim e , an d , if well garnered, there i s every pi o , pect that they will yield far above an average return. Oats in some districts were considerably laid by the rains which fell three weeks ago, and are rather late. Green crops look very luxuriant, though in some of the best potato growing neighbourhood s the disease has ap peared among them, acid is lik e ly t o d o a considerable amount of mischief. In consequence of the barve-t in the south and north happening so closely together this year labourers are rather scarce, arid on the sea -coast women are cheerfu.ly paid 3a. a.-day. THE CASE OF LIEUTENANT PERRY. —The sympathy for this victim of military persecution (to call it by no harsher name) is rapidly extending among all classes in Irela d. Clergy as well as laity Lave spoken out, arid, following the exa set by their English neighbours, it has b e er, ieseived to institute a relief fund, to ena b le Mr. Perry to defend himself against his assailants, to carry out his defence hcayowl the limit of protecting firm- self, and to retaliate on his persecutors by a full expo sure, ant if possible a coedigii punishment of their heart less cominet. The people of Belfast—proverbially cold and cautious—have been perhaps first iii the movement, an advertisement in the local papers announcing that a subscription has been opened there in aid of the fund to be p'aced in Lieut. Perry's hands for conducting his de fence to a successful issue, if possible, io the meantime, and, at any rate of ultimately securing justice for him from another tribunal, and of heaping fair retribution on the heads of his oppressors. "Li this case," it is added, " and considering that the 46th Regiment is well known in Belfast, the amount of individual sub scriptions here has been limited to the sum of 55., in order to allow of as many of vie inhalritailtA as feel in terested in the cause taking a share along with the pub lic in other quarters in the efforts now ;flaking to obtain justice for Lieut. Perry." 100 20A 100 * 20 Paid.' RAILIVI/8. 100 Aberdeen Atnbg Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct... all Belfast & Ballymena. all Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 29i Birk culid. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct all Do. Chesil. di £5O and £25 Cons. 19 Do., X2O 30 Myth & Tyne origins" £25 (issd. at £45. 1.0'.4 Bristol and Exeter LCk Caledonian Si 1 Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, di Pass 14 Cornwall Crier Junction 45 hiblin&BelfastJune all Dundee Perth&Abei fleen Junction..... all Do. New, 100 East Anglian all Do., (.ClB E & 11).. Eastcru 00 El....stern Union, A Stock . ........... 100 N., B. St oc k Do., New A....., ,00 Faust Lancashire 00 E , linburgb & aasgoN% 9 Ediub. and Peebles: Wia. Prth & Duude. 1 orth Clyde Jun. .00 IlaSgow &S. V'estorl, 00 :mat Northern 00 Do., A. Stock ....... .00 Do., B. Stock. ..... OU Sth. & West.(lre 00 '.rest Western ... .. 12 Irish South-Easten all i.ancaster & Gen ie. 4)j //0., Thirds 4 Do. Now Thirds 100 Lancash.aud Yorks, 18:. Do., Fifths 11 j D,., Wet. Riding U: all Weds Northern all Liv.Crst.y.&Southy all London & Blackwa all Gond. Tii b. & Stheu.: 100 !mod. Bright& S.Csi 100 Loud. and N. We,sti, 1.2 Fifths 1 t )o.lot.Sii., M&11... 24 Do. Eighths 100 I .ondonandS, West:, 42 ! Du., £.50 .44 Do., £4O all ,:ndrry&Colentii all ..niludrry.& 1(i0 4atich.iiliel.& Line): 44 Man. & Lin. Cu. 100 Aidland 1110 •u. Binung. & Derb all ulidld, G. West. (I r 22 !h i . I lalf Shares all \leweastle & Carlisle .00 Newmarket 5 . 1 Do., Bury Extensim, 1y v wpt.Aberg. & Urfa. 8 'iewry & Enniskillei, all Newry Warreupoint and Rostrevur. .00 Norfolk Nortlin.Coanties Un. 1.00 North British 16 North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 All i A Deferred 8 Do., B Guaranteed Ali North London 81 Do. New £lO It is N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Ju 17ilNortll Staffordshire all !North Western 10 N'.& S. Westrn.Junc 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester 100 rjxford, Worcester,& Wolverliampton 4 Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 • ihre wshury di Bit ing 1,00 1/o. L. di N. Wester: Guaranteed St Gtk 10 Are wsby. di Bet efd all .iltrewsby. & Chaste (N. W. Min,;.. all Do. Halves, - 1 e. all Do. Oswestry al ilimpshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,full paid up at per co lit all ;'nth Devon DX) iouth Eastern all iouth Wales 15 4. Yrksh. & Riv. Du: 5 Do 6 ;twines, Wok &Wok all tockton & Darli.n. 16% itockttin dt Rartlepi 104) MC Vale 9 Do. £lO shares. 100 Do. Prof., No. 1 21 ['llamas Haven Doc) and Railway. all Vale of Neath a il Waterfd. & Kilkenni all AraterforldtLimerici 16 West Cornwall 3 West End of London and Crystal Palace.. all West London. &Croydoi 100 York Newctl.&Berw 20 Do. Extensions 150 Do. G. N. E. Purcluts 100 York& N.Midland 75 6t 4 5&4 . loo.ing Pr, etts rest evi.ty. 22 - 2 3 5 - 5i 9 - 10 114--10 i d I6i - 17, 7 - 6 - 97 65 - 66 16 - 17 11 - 1.3 24 - 14 7 - 8 ••• - ... 17 •- 18 di : IL 68 - 70 1;0 - 61 ". - •" G 4 - 25 63 70 " -. b7 67 69 24 a 27 •=3 95 734 74 a ' SO .1 13 , 11 - t 724 - 72 54 - 44 - 3it ~. ."" . - 05 [o3i le4 par - 83 84 9 8 8 7 24i - 25, 69 69, 41 - 43 d pa d 8 ..... 6 2i 3 j .48 : a 35 - 11 - 7 - F. 5 - 31 - 6i - 1 p - 37 - 97 - 64 - 7 -- 75 - 8 -:- 20 - 10 - 3itt fitii 33 - 33 "" ••• - 194 - 6 - 5i ''' ... - 7 - 76 31.1 551 FOREIGN. all %.ritwerpcnotterdem. Ewan. Jun, l teziers to Graisscsaa, tombay, Baroda, an Central I tulia,erii clam! of Italy all 1110101 n dt Erquein, all )einerara 14 njon and Besancon. 9 uitcli Rhenish ..... all ~ , a s t Indian :! Do Extension all t. finnan Peninsul: to M. Juliet. of Frauc, 10 ;nl. Trunk of Cankul 1 , 00. Debenturos ...... all )o. do. 10 Central of Franc, all ca.Westenaofeanad.. Shares all Do. Bonds (Ist 40'57 all Hamilton & Toronto all •D o. n per cent. 8 Utica Cont.N & Bask all Lucca di Pistoja 5 p.c. pref 10 'Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations Geneva editom 102 13. :y iLA t yy a oo d nn ra ss s a: dM Maria Antonia , all Do. do. Now 2 NI ulbourne Dk. dz Ry all , i>l.llllll' 6i Liege (wit , interest) all Do. (ex interest) all lortliern of France all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy. B. di A me.Slis all SorwegianTruukPre 14 Paris and Lyons all Otto Bonds all Paris and Orleans... rll Paris and Rouen..... all Paris and Strasbeirn 10 !'arisCaen do Clierbrg 10, 2ueboc dr. Richinor all Potion and Havre.... IS Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish al , iambi.° and Meuse all Do. 54 p. cent. Prof. 'outherr of France 12 it. Andrew's and. Quebec (A). ... all West 1 , Landers all Do 54 per c. Pref., 10 Western of France... 1 West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden ....... ...•• 0 Zealand MISCISL: all kubin Coal and Irani 17 xustralian Agricult. .kustralsn.Peitie. Mai all Iltit llllu. Royal Mai 4 terliu Water Works 10 ult. Anturicau Lan , : I • - rit. el Coln. iniultg and Reduction Co. 'roadli rystal 3. 4). New all rystal Pal.of Franc, 5 "::astern Steam 20 : 1 t c l'clegrapli(A , all Do. (B) 1 .lectric Teleg. of Ii 14 len. StearN Navigat. all kneral Screw Stean 0 rlsh Beetroot Suga 1(1 Magdalena St. Navig. all vat. Pat. Steam Fuc 5 , :etlerlands 1 NT. S. W. Coal & lut,er. Stettin Navigat. Co.! all NI. B. Außtralasian ! ►o. New 12: NT rth. of EuropeStean all Peel ltr. Minrl. all Peninsular& Oriental 40 Do. Do. all Portland Iron Co 60 itoyal Mail Steam all , ;th)t. Austral. Invest. 2 -10 tt tl) Austral. Law • all Submar. Telegraph all 4 Do. Registered. 04 Van Dienuns Land - 6 1' - It .3i - 3 #d -8p 2i 24 .4a 6 eii 7 lbp - 17 -18 2 - 3P - 71 - 8 34 i -= i 6 12 8 1 -- 12' 1 , 2 19 i -- 20 P 48 38 - 40 ... ..- Pro ... 2 3 1 2ii id•-•i p 71_84 ... -pm 33_ 4 61 - 741,1 ii - 7 3 i .ii rEOUS ::43i:d ;;,*5 ✓A - 95 31 - 3i ... - • 16 - rxii 'i = ri 1 : 1* - :1 -- ii 2 -- 2ixd rz.l 24zd 34 36 " It. I too 15 I all 15 all 5 al I K.) all 3i atll D all '.t. LOU St. WO 56 all i 0 I all :5 all L2A all St. WO St. too ,t 5 LBt L 2 lio aU 15 I ail >t. Ltit.; all Agua rru. . all Anglo Austria. Gold all Anglo Californian 2 Australasian 6 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all Baden (Gil.Dachy of) all Blamarvon Iron and Coal all , British Austrin. Gold 13.5 British Iron Brazil ianltup. (issued at pm all Do. Cooties & Cuiaris 15 Do. St. John Del Rey CarsollteB Creek all Care Copper 1 Colonial Gold _ _ _ 16 Copiapo all Copper Min. of Eng all Do. Pref. 7i p. cent all English and Austin Copper Siueltg. Co all General all Gt. Nugget Veinßeg 2 Do. Registered all Great l'olgooth . all !Lake Bathurst all Liberty all IA flares . all bond. &Califon'. Gob Quartz Crush. Co„ all Mari qui ta_ _ _ 9 Aexiean&S.Americn. all New Granada .. ail 'New Linares Minini and Smelting C 0..: all Nouveau Moude aU iPoutgiband Silva: Lead Nlin.& Smelt 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all lihymney Iron 15 Do. New 11i Santiago de Cuba.... all South Australian.... _ _. 7 Tin Croft ....... ...... all United Mexican all Waller all West Granada all West Mariposa 12s. Worthing Mining a Australia. all Yuba 95 - 100 97 - 99 136 - 139 ••• .... •• ii 1 io . .... ... 124 -- 134 23 -- 24 21 - 21 ii. = io 58 - 60 ~ ....". ... 64 = iii • .• - •• 2i - 2• t. 30 - 31 93 - 95 ;HARES. ••• .. 96 —7 ei ••• •••••• li id BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL FIRE ASSUIeA NCE COMPANY. The ann :al uteeting of tiiie society was held on ----- Thursday, et 37, New Bridge-street; James Low, Esq., in the chair. • The Secretary, Mr. Francis Cloves, read the follow jog report "• The directors have much plessure in laying their sixth annual repose before the members; first, because they have to announce ten increase of receipts approaching twice the increase of arty preceding year; secondly, be cause they have to propose another triennial mean to the mein berg. "It s needless to enlarge again upon the excellence of the ,m u t ua l principle, which this company u as the first to adopt in a national tire office. It is now folly understood to be secure assurance at the lowest possible cost. The growing appreciation o f thi s great principle by the public is sufficiently shown by the steady increase of its in surances with this company --an increase whose testimony is so much the more satisfactory since it has been obtained by the ordinary exertions of the directors, members, and agents, unaided by unusual advertising, and other expensive modes of seeking notoriety. "The entire premiums received during each of the two triennial periods now terminated have been, for the first, 3,951/. 78. 2d. ; fur the second, 12,981/. 18e. ld. For the year terminating the 30th of June, 1854, the total receipts re p were 10,7181. 15 s. 3.1., of which 5,59 e/. 55. 6d. wepr e• and 5,122/. 9s. 9d. duty. "The result is that the receipts of the last three years have much mor e th an trebled those of the first three years ; that the increase of the last year has more than equalled that of the second and third together, and not fallen much short of equalling the combined increase of the fifth and sixth years. "The number of new policies issued during the past year was 2,505 for 1,295,6791. " Such a rate of increase in the receipts and business justifies the view adopted by the directors in 18 1, of mak ing triennial returns from the coremencerneut of the com pany, and spreading a portion of the formatory expenses over a number of years, thereby giving to the early insurers _ a share in the adv an t ages o f th e mutua l principle. The di rectors, therefore, propose for your adoption a return of 12} per cent, on their premiums to such of the policy-hol ders as hail been insured with the company for three years and upwards at midsummer, 1854. " At the next uivision of profits, in 18)7, all who com menced insurance with this com any too late to participate this year, will have a return on the whole amount of pre miums paid by them up to midsummer, 1857. "One of your imams, Mr. Robert Latter, who has long enjoyed the confidence of the company, as well as the esteem of all who knew him, has left this country perma ueutly for New Zealand, and his place has therefore to be tilled up. Your other auditor, Mr. J. W. Pewtress, re tires also by rotation, b ut is eligible for re-election. Four of the directors, Messrs. Jas. Low, Thos. Miens, Thos. Olney, and J. Wilinshurst, retire also by rotation, tint are eligible for re-election. " The losses during the year, all of which were promptly and satisfactorily met, amounted to 2,907/. 13s " On reviewing the past progress, f the company and the year just concluded, the directors can therefore appeal with coutitleucu to their numerous members and agents to exert themselves to the utmost in obtaining business for the Society. The affairs of the company are conducted with the strictest regard to economy ; its business is rapidly increasing ; all claims have been met without delay ; and this very year exemplifies, even at this early stage, the advantage of its great distinguishing principle. With such facts to state, if each insurer would endeavour to bring the company another, he could hardly fail to succeed, and the result would be a doubled business next year." The CHAIRMAN-1 am sure you will agree with me that it is quite unnecessary for me to go into detail in submitting the report and balance-sheet for your adop tion. lam the more glad of this, because lam but just recoverin g from a long illness, and am in such an en feebled state, that I should not have been with you had I not apprehended that my absence might have been mis construed. I cannot help feeling considerablegratification in asking you to adopt the report and balance-sheet, because it happens that I was one of the first who united with a body of gentlemen in making a rather bold expe riment, with a view, not of aggrandising ourselves, but of beuefitting the public, by giving them the advantage of insurance at the lowest possible rate, and that on a safe and sound principle. When the society was registered, an old friend of mine, connected with one of the proprietary companies, said to me, smiling, " Well, I will give you a twelvemonth." But I have to congratulat e you, gentlemen, that we have now ar rived at our sixth anniversary —(hear, hear)----and think our experience has shown that the principle we have adopted is a sound one. It was, certainly, a bold experiment ; for, in carrying out any new undertaking, difficulties must arise that are not anticipated in the starting. For ourselves, we soon found out that starting a society that was likely to grow into considerable mag nitude entailed great responsibility on the directors. We met that responsibility as honourable men. We hap pened fortunately to enjoy the good opinion of the pub lic ; for although we are no t men o f great title, we are all, I believe, known to be men of standing and in tegrity. (Hear.) But another difficulty presented itself. We were asked, " Suppose there are any serious losses, whdt security have we that they will be met ?" We felt the force of that question ; and, in order to set it at rest, and to enable the directors to push the busi ness with more confidence, we raised a guarantee fund of 200,0001. (for we thought the fund should be an ample one), and made a call of 10 per cent. ; so that any man might see that, by insuring with us, he would He as safe as though he insured in the Sun or the Phcenix, or any of the oldest and richest offices. (Hear, hear.) At the same time it appeared to us that the establishment of a guarantee fund was not in any way innovating on the strict mutuality of our society ; and for this reason :—the money must come from some source in the event of losses ; and those wbo advance the money must, as a matter of business, be paid for it. But there was this advantage in adopting a gua rantee fund over a proprietary company. A proprie tary company remains so for ever ; not so our so ciety ' • because, w h enever we get rich enough— which in time I hope we shall do—our position will be this. We shall come to ycu and say, " Gentlemen, we have now twenty, or thirty, or fifty thousand pounds as a reserve fund ; and it is for you to pay off your gua rantee fund, if you choose." You will have to decide that question, not the directors. You may possibly think that the present arrangement has worked very well, and that it had better not be disturbed ; or you may think otherwise, The matter must be looked at seriously, so as to decide whether we shall pay off the guarantee fund or throw the advantage Into the hands of a future generation. You will see by the report that we have been making a steady progress from year to year, and that our increase of premiums has during the twelve months nearly doubled that even of the preceding year. That, I think, shows that the prin ciple is a sound one. You will all see at once that the more business we do the greater will be our pro fits, as the expenses do not increase in proportion to the business. The rapid success of the society, therefore, rests with yourselves. You know the effect of adding members to a society. Each added member may bring another, and thus there is a continued progress. It is very gratifying to me that I am surrounded by men in whom we can have perfect confidence. This is not the case in all societies, but it is so with us. Our friends are men of integrity and usefulness, men who liv e not f or their own benefit on l y , b ut f or the benefit of society. (Rear, hear.) Let me urge you then to contribute as far as you can to the support of this society. In doing so you will be, benelitting yourselves. Already we are en abled to make a return of 121 per cent. to the insurers. This, remember, is not, as some might at first suppose, 121 per cent, upon this last year's premium, but upon the three year's premium, amounting therefore to 371 per cent.—a thing not to be despised. For a long time I paid 70/. or 80/. a-year for insurances, and I should say that for 40 years I never had a single sixpence re turned ; but consider what I should have received if I had had the privilege of insuring in a mutual society like this ! (Hear.) I beg to move the adoption of the report and cash accounts. The motion was then put, and unanimously agreed to The following director; who retired by rotation, were then re-elected ; Messrs. James Low, Thomas There, rn3mas Olney, J. Wilmburst. Mr. JAMES BLACKETT su,:gested that, in addition to the statement in the report, a specific resolution should be moved agreeing to the proposed return of 124 per cent. Mr. ISAAC DQXSET thought such a resolution woald be more likely to attract attention than a mere state ment in a report, and it was important that the public should know that there was a society in which they could get a liberal proportion of their premiums re turned. The CHAIRM&N said be saw no objection to such a resolution. Mr. BLACKETT then moved— " That this meeting cordially agrees with the recom mendation of the directors that 12i per cent, on th e i r premiums be returned to the incur ers. Mr. DoxsEY seconded the resolution, which was unani mously adopted. Mr. J. W. Pewtress was re-elected as one of the auditors for the ensuing year. Mr. TURNEY pro e o,ed Mr. Isaac Doxgey as auditor in the place of Mr. Robert Latter, who, it was stated, bad left the country for New Zealand. Mr. CUTFIBICRTSoN said, that, when Mr. Latter left the country, the directors felt that they could not too highly appreciate his character as a than of business and integrity, and that it would be highly desirable that some auditor should be chosen in his place who would perform his duties with equal determination and zeal. The nomination of Mr. Doxsey by one of the menibers (not by the Board) gave the directors greatpleagsureraei He was a man of good busine‘s habits, possessing powers of penetration, and likely to prove an active and valuable officer of the society. The motion was then agreed to. Mr. DOISEY tha , iked the meeting for electing him , an d stated that he wculd endeavour to fulfil as earnestly, dili gently, and honestly ai he could, the duties devolving upon l.im. Mr. DANIEL PRATT said he rejoiced to see the Chair man present after his lengthened illness, and hoped that he would be able to adopt the motto of Lord Palmer ston, "To be bent, not. broken." He (Mr. Pratt) had lately been reading the mottoes of some English noble men, and some of them appeared to him to be peculiarly applicable to the Society. The motto of the Duke of Devonshire was, " Secure in caution." That was most valuable for a fire company, and he believed it was one on which the directors acted. They were exceedingly anxious to be secure, and were, therefore, cautious. They had no doubt declined much business, though that was not stated i n t h e report. Such a circumstance formed the real secur i ty of the members, and was a guarantee that the business of the society was properly conducted . (Rear.) The motto of Lord Lyndhurst, w h o ro se Beyond all from the rank s t o s i t upon the Woolsack, was " of the progr ess :" w hi c h m i ght be taken es the ts motto b society, so rapid h a d b een .th e i ncrease o f The Earl of Selki r k' s mo t to was " N ever .behmd.u„iness. The eoiety bad atm. yet preyed to, be belvdo.fag e Pi' s 25 St. lts 20 St. Buoinom done ' this day. 65i 5 11i 12 x d 74} 4} ad[ Si 72J 3 xdi 5 7t 6 tati a 4 ad ad ad ad xd xd ad xd lat. I 20 463 35 44 I s 13i 5 46 3j 7 id 6 4 1 par 19 01 '4 31 per cent. St. St. 20 St. 15 t 3 8 10 10 25 10 i" I St. 20 6/ 1 17 5 !r, 3f 18/ 4 23 - 21p pal i P 5 10 St. 5 98 - 90 - li - L 34 - ••• ''.... ••• '.... .•• `... ••• ...-.• r•• ".. ~. .... ..., ~. '.... ... 24 - 3 i") 7 - 8 10 - 12 76 - Si di i iP ~. ..'. e•, lee ".". •., [33 —l3';xrl i 1i id s 7 -- 90 LOI —lO4 114 - 116 'll 17 —lB 104 -10 i 12 -- 14 id 234 -- 21 99 -- 101 ••• ... 2 1 di 90 92 3 3i li / d MINES. - i A 0 it - if i . --- 1 .., - .. II -- B •• - ... 8 -- 3 - 4 li - 24 26 - 23 4 2 - 44 -It - i 12 52 - 57 1 - 3p 11 - 11 i - i i - 1 8... i ••• - ••• - i 6 -64 i - i 15. 161 17 E t) 5 - 6 4-4 1 - - 1 3 3 - 3f i - i d— I JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 411 i itlntritiaSlh all Hritish Colonial Banis and Loan Company all tritiali N. Alueren , to ;hart& Bank of Ain> , 2 ;firtd. Buk. of India, Australia, k Chin: -olona,) LU 'onnuercial of bond 14 'An;Hsi' Scottish an, Australian 20 iioucl. Chart. Bk. of Australia ',oudon and County.. 10 Loudon Joint Stock.. 20 Aal. & IVostmiust.•a 35 4ational Provincia 50 50 100 10 • 20 50 20 25 of England 10 Do. New 22 lational of Ireland all iew South Wales all )riental Bank of Corporation. 5 Do. New 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. Now 1 itoyal Australn.Ekg & Gold Imp Co all south Australia all Unicda of Australia 2. 00. New 10 Union of SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILS weak enciin Aug. 27,1854..., week I* rico t+3 - /55 1 -: ii 31 -7- ii Si 2 d' 21i —21 i 39 -: 41 42 - 44 41 - 43 65 - 67 7i - 8i d VAT.—Trafilo return tot th. £3,88012 24 lIMIIITTMIIIIIII 8 s 10 6 12A 12i 12t ...x.l 116 22i 115 __..._...................,.....,•- 'NW - ......... lieved it never woug; for the directors meant to p rogress until th e San itself w o u:d no t b e a b le to nutebine them. (Laughter.) Another motto applicable 'to - the society was that of Viscount Sydney, "Itig-ht and fOrward." The principle of the col-ripens-wag a right' erie. • A mutual ,stmiety did not want to take more inoriey from the pub lic for fire insurance than was essential. -- It •took the money from the insurers, managed their business, and then handed back •whatever surplus Lremained. H e trusted that the company would' successfully pursue the saute course for many years,'.ltviii .increasing benefit to all connected witlift. • Mr. Pratt conclud ed by moving:— "That this meeting congrattilatesihe public on•the sig nal success which has attended the formation of The British Empire Fire Assurance Company on the' mutual principle ; that it views with approbation the steady and economical,•yet diligent, manner in which its isueinese has been conducted, and calls upou all its numerous fellow insurers to co-operete zealously with the directors in mak ing known the merits and advantages of the company." Mr. W. GROSER seconded the resolution, and said he thought when Mr. Pratt set up his carriage and his coat of arms, he should adopt as his motto, " Never at a loss." (Laughter.) Mr. WATSON recommended the members to make known to their friends the advantages of, the society, and induce them to support it, for the greater the amount of business transacted the greater would he the profits to each member, the expenses of management not increasing proportionately with the increase of busi ness. The increase had already been very rapid, especi ally considering the competition existing among the dif ferent societies ; but he hoped that the increase of the past year would be far outstripped in suceeethegyea.rs. A. conversation then arose on the best means of an no,Treing the annua l meet i ng, after w hi c h Tire resolution way unanimously adopted. Mr. JAS. ELACiZETT said, that considering the very and subsequent exertions of e h x a cellent.resul ts of the society, and the advantages that • d accrued to the members from the original concep tionsdirectors, it mg in the meeting not to tender them its best thanks .: the the chairman and cular the members .were anerks. • 'To themhairman in pauti pnneiplew.e.-eatly indebted. (dear, hear.) the only difficulty wouldashean first enunciited,`..ergry matt must have seen that it ' w admirable one, and that gentleman who told the cha irman.kincartriyialutgbeit would out: give e subject ; but it had been abundan tly ean unusual view of the him a twelvemonth, did nott• They had not on ly tlje gone htd on liking to the in the wrong. shown that ho was business for twelvemonths, but been bound ap prentice, and had nearly served their F tit they had attained to their majorityoebt that the excellence of the principle would be ur n aversally ac knowledged, and that. the society would be most bene ficial and extensive in its operations 11 move— • 0 begged t o he had no dou bt when That the cordial thanks of the meeting be given to• the chairman and board of director s f or th e s kil l, ability, and integrity with which they had managed the busi ness of the society." (Applause.) Mr. LINDSST, in seconding the motion, said he was deeply sensible of the importance of the direptors' la. hours. When he first joined the society, he did not do so as a matter of business alone —though he had sense enough to see that it was wrong to pay into a proprie tary company and get nothing, while a company co-ex isted which would return him a portion of his premium —but he had pleasure also in associating himself with men whose principles he esteemed and respected. Mr. ISAAC DOXSICY said, he wished to support the re solution, and to express his entire confidence in the directors, and in the chairman in particular. His (Mr. Doxsey's) continued acqUaintance with the Society had only strengthened his conviction that they had the right men to conduct their business. (Hear, hear.) There was a point to which be wished to call the attention of tile meeting and of the directors. An idea had gt•ne forth into society (and he had himself met with it in recommending persons to insure with the company), that there was considerable risk in insuring in a mutual society. The objection had been perse. veringly put forward by proprietary companies in this way : "You can insure with us without taking any risk, because we are not mutual," leaving it to be in ferred by a logical deduction, that insurance with a mutual society was attended with risk. Now, he (Mr. Doxsey) thought it would be advisable to put it promi nently forward that there is no such risk, as a standing denial of the covert insinuations which were constantly being made as to the unsoundness of their principles. The motion having been unanimously adopted. • The CHAIRMAN thanked the meeting fir its kind expression of confidence and good feeling. He con. gratulated the meeting on the excellent temper which it displayed ; though he did not see bow it could biother wise than good tempered, seeing that there was nothing to find fault with. It was only a proof that they were sensible men, and, being such, the directors appreciated the more highly the vote of thanks which they had passsed, as they were able to form a correct 3udg rnent respecting the conduct of the business. The directors would endeavour to pursue the same course which they had hitherto adopted with a view to ex tend the business of the society. The success of the company, however, must rest mainly with the members. He should like to see them in frequent communication with the agente, and doing their best to bring business to the company. The subject of agency was a most important one. The society had 600 or 100 agents distributing all over the country ; and it Wonla be difficult to estimate their value. He (the chairman) had the highest expectations from the efforts of agents so carefully selected in future years. The proceedings then terminated. THE CLIPPER GRAPESHOT. The New York Herald, speaking of the clipper Grapeshot, about which there have been so many rumours, rays : The whole country, and Cuba in particular, has been in a state of excitement for some months past on account of this vessel, and all sorts of rumours have gone abroad as to ber mission to southern latitudes. She cleared from this port with a cargo of " American hardware," as it was called, but which was known to be muskets, to the number of thirty or forty thousand, and other imple ments of war. Such a load as this justified the supposi tion that her errand smelt of " powder and ball," and that she was the omen of revolutions, rebellions, de thronerneirts, and civil wars somewhere, but the exact spot could not be definitely fixed upon. Rumour pointed to Cuba, to Venezuela, and Mexico. Spanish consuls and Spanish representatives throughout the country, as soon as her departure was known, became " wide awakes," and for a while Pezuela, the Governor-General of Cuba, sat uneasily in the chair of state. From New Orleans a vessel and messenger was specially despatched to notify Pezuela of the arrival of this mysterious and warlike craft. Parties interested felt that thirty thou sand muskets would equip a large army, and not at all calculated to lessen their fears ; every now and they the press would descant upon the quality of the guns, giving forth that " Captain such a one bad tried them, and said they were good enough for any people to fight with ;" " they were lately scoured up for use ;" " they would no doubt do good s erv i ce upon a battle-field ;" " that Kossuth him. self had approved them, having bought 40,000 of the same sort at two d o ll ars a pi ece ." Th ese sly hints to loyal Spaniards being in effect much like dooming an!an to death and stoppin g t o p ra i se th e s t ee l before striking the fatal blow. The Grapeshot was built about eight months ago in Portland,cale to New yo Maine, andrk o intendedson after for s he w thethe Australian ai"lau ntcrbaedde: and last winter, while lying in the East river with a cargo of flour for Australia, the fi elds of ice floating bottom. through When be a n s t be river w t as c uhe raised, r open, Ge a George rg nd eL a a n n he r t w k pul.choastehde her, just comes e s s e b n o t m h e e . r on s b t e h ei is c o p th p e e r r n . btuotui and d o m sitsw hiuchbositt tifully upon the water as the " winn e rs" in the regatta club. The famous Maria does not ride the water with more grace and ease than the Grapeshot. This vessel is 400 tons burden, is staunchly built ; bull long, nar row, and black. She has certainly a warlike app ear . ance, for her figure-head a cannon, her signal-flag is a cannon, and her stern decorations are cannon. Her masts are huge, and calculated for a heavy press of sail ; she is coppe r f as t ene d , and registered A No. 1. On her southern passage she carried eighteen men—officers, crew, and all. Captain Baxter was the business man to a c e ? n ta o in v and bens a al.f ifae gl com mander haunc cannon rri o en f do t ny h vessel. a e o r n d s ofl ,h t i h t eeTzßh groundwork. famous sell the . muskets, and C.lptain Ryder was the sating the curious can have a peep at her. She will know be o , us yes. by her sig na l rYdwc:;:.lrt LICENSED Sloane street, Christ a tuallers was held yesterday at 111.1" ting -Mr. Smith t of licensed vie e Glo•ster Tavern, Sloane - --. iiICTUALLERS, DEFENCE i A numerous and ii,fluential Th..atre, in the chair. The thelessee of Drury-lane form a defence association, objec t of the meeting was to a repeal of the recent en with the view of obtaining which public-houses shall actment restricting the hours at Chairman, Mr. Van Buren, be opened on Sundays. The King, of the Ordnance n Buren, of the Haymarket, Mr. Mr, symes, Mir e.nce Arms, York-road, Mr. Couchman, Mr. . Forster, of the Jerusalem Tavern, and buncombe, addressed the meeting ; and it was that then resolved should a meeti ng o f mem b ers of the society meet on Thursday next, at two o'clock, in the saloon of Drury -lane T . Theatre, to arrange preliminaries for the general meeting. THE I ....IC MAD VICTUALLERS AND THE JUSTICES A? LEEDS W .-- to:her:day last was the usual licensing day, or Brewster Sessions, at Leeds. There was a very full bench of magistrates, presi.ied over by the Mayor, and an unusually numerous attendance of licensed victuallers. About 20 publicans against whom convictions had been obtained during tbe year had their licenses suspended, and there were 30 a pplicants for new licenses. nese met with an unexpected opposition in the shape of a memorial from the Leeds Temperance Society, which prayed that no new licenses should in future be granted. The memo rial was siened by the Vicar of Leeds, nine other clergy. men, several miuisters of various denominations, and up. wards of 100 respectable inhabitants. It WB.B presented by Mr. Blanshard, barrister, who desired to speak in of its prayer , but the magistrates declined support to hear him. Of the 30 applications for new I;censea fiv e wer e granted to houses - in parts of th e town which'll ha v e rece ntly very much increased. The publicans were a ll ere all warned that the new Sunday act would i n future be very strictly enforced in the borough, but the Justices do not seem to be very decided in their Views Of " what is traveller'" One of the licensed victualler. a (a female) stated that she lived on the road-side, and also close to a railway station. Her house is four or five miles from the centre of Leeds, and she desired to know wh o was a bona fide traveller ? Sh e had ma refreshments on Sunday, representin g p:trshonsemse applying for Yellers ; but not wi s hi ng to break the law, s he n es as tea._, them until she h a d th e means of knowing wh at s wore the Opinions o! the magist rates. Her query, however, all. citEl ao*Dg kitty a ' , rola* to omi4a Ole ea*" .. I, 6 4 I 31 & 133 I. 3i i