The Sun. — London, England, 1854-07-29 00:00:00

being detained as prisoners, and offered their fish about twenty-five minutes. In the meantime the troops n exchange for a handful of salt. formed in the Piace d'Armes, where they were first The Basilisk returned from Dautsic on the 4th . insp-ced by General Bisson. The Emperor issued from with the mails and 9) bullocks; these, at all times the Mairie, and the carriage drew up to the door. The acceptable, would be ten times more so if we could Emperor, however, declined mounting it, and to the urri ‘ se d o t f h u a s t a f l o l, li p o roce de d n i f t oo ; d get a few fresh vegetables to put in the soup; every gw r„ t e s at th s e Lo s sho a ts i n i s of g l ,r ' ! i a ve t exertion is made to get them, bnt none are to be l'E ' nve -cur, .that it was withed e il, m ' o wh t the greatest difficulty that had. We hear the Russiansare building a battery the Generals, who ' walked near, could clear a passage. which will command the anchorage upon the island When he appeared on the Place the bands struck up of Sandhaurnii, near Helsingfors, and which was ' Portant pour la Syrie.' He then passed twice in front of the only spot from which our ships could attack the troops. After the review he assembled round him their fleet, as it completely flanked one of the the general and commanding officers, and expressed his forts. lam glad to tell you that the fleets in the admiration and thanks for the fine and soldierlike appear- Baltic follow the example of those gone to the East, ante of the troops. He soon after mounted his car and fraternise with each other ou all occasions. riage and drove to Biarritz, accompanied for about half The greatest cordiality exists between us ; invita- a mile of the road by the Generals and the staff. He. t tions to visit are superfluous ; we do it without ; hen took leave of them, and proceeded on his way. make our calls in the cool of the evening, smoke The whole affair lasted about an hour and a half. It is said he was anxi ,us to return, with as little delay as our pipes, chat with 'each other as well as we were po.isible, as the Empress was indisposed. I should have able, laugh at each other's blunders, and se pa r ate mentioned that the Emperor expressed his warmest with hopes that we may always iu future run. toge- thanks to the Mayor and the other functionaries for ther in unity and good fellowship, the warm reception he had experienced from the people The Alban came from Port Baltic on the 7th, of Bayonne." where she has been surveyin g . While there she No less than 100 merchantmen have been landed a party under a flag of truce, when several freighted by the Department of War , for the con officers of the Imperial Guard came d o wn t o th e veyauce of men, horses, and materiel, from Toulon beach and smoked cigars with them in the most to the East. friendly manner. They appeared a very intelligent On the 23d the ship of the line Donawerth was and gentlemanly pet of fellows, and when invited waiting at Lorient a favourable wind to put to sea. on board consented to come, but the general in She is laden with provisions and ammunition for command would not allow them. The fortifications the French Baltic fleet. ___ ' round Revel have been very much strengthened ; the people along the coast are inclined to be ex ceedingly civil and friendly on all occasions. Nine cannoniers were killed and 11 wounded by the bursting of a piece of artillery, in the Polygoue of Rennes. The Moniteur states that the Government is taking measures to encourage the production of cotton in its colonies iu America as wellas in Algeria. It hi:s suppressed the duty of sf. per 100 kilo grammes on the importation of cotton from the French colonies ; it has called the attention of the Colonial Administrations to the advantages to be derived from a return to the cultivation of cotton, and has sent them seeds of a peculiar species of cotton prid need in Greece and Egypt, with instruc tions as to the manner in which the plant is to br cultivated.. The ilioniteur adds that the Frer.ch colonies in America are admirably adapted.cor the production of cotton, and that in G . ,.‘l,taloupe, where the proluetiou of the finer -.:Jrts was at tempted two years back, it is exported that next year not fewer than 20,000 kilogrAuunes can be ex ported. It is said that domiciliary visits have been made to some houses at Nantes in quest of a " political personage," supposed to have lately arrived there. Some arrests have also been made in Paris among persons described as desirous of getting up a mani festation on the anniversary of the Revolution of July, 1830. The Three per Cents. closed yesterday. at 71f. 10c. for the end of the month ; and the Four-and a-Half per Cents. at 98f. 25c. ; and the New Loan at 71f. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,160 f. ; Rouen, 1,015 f. ; Havre, 570 f. ; Great Northern, 815 f; Strasburg, 777 f. 500. ' • New Shares, 615 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 940 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 838 f. 75c. ; Western of France, 645 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 61.0 f. ; Great Central of France, 492 f. 50c. ; ;Lyons and Geneva, 502 f. 50c. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 688 f. 75c. GREECE. ATHENS, July 20.—Mavrocordato has arrived. Four insurgent chiefs have been put to death near Frikona, in Thessaly, by the Bashi-Bazouks. SPAIN. A telegraphic despatch received in Paris yester day, from Madrid, states that on the 24th an aide de-camp of General Espartero arrived in Madrid, and proceeded immediately to the Palace without communicating with the Junta. It was supposed that he had submitted a scheme of policy for the approbation of her Majesty, but nothing certain was known. It was believed that General Blaser was at Ciudad Real, and that the troops under his command would march on Madrid. Nothing was known of O'Donnell or his move ments. Chico, the chief of the secret police, had been taken and shot by the people. A letter from Madrid of July 23, says it is re ported that Generals O'Donnell, Dulce, &c., with their forces, are at Torrejon de Ardoz, waiting the arrival of Espartero from Saragossa, and that they will ail come in here together this evening. Their arrival will put an end to the present abnormal state of things. The people here continue working at and strengthening the barricades, just as if they expected another general attack. On the other hand, the palace continues to be garrisoned as if its inmates consider themselves besieged ; the gates are all closed, and four pieces of artillery bear on the approaches from the Plaza de Oriente, no one being allowed to come that way without a pass. The night before last efforts were made by the Camarilla to induce the Queen to leave the pala ;e with her mother, betake herself to some strong place, call the troops around her, declare that her will had been forced, that all that has been lately decreed by her is consequently null and void, and order the artillery and other troops to attack and bombard Madrid. It is added that this would probably have been attempted but ft.r the persua sions of some ladies about the Queen, and the op position of the royal halberdiers. Then we have danger from Socialist and Republican quarters, but this is not very imminent as yet. There is a Socialist paper published, called El itco de la Bevolucion, and the malcontents of this perty even hint at suspicions of Espartero, saying that he comes here to save Queen Christina. The prompt arrival of the Duke de la Victoria and the other generals, the spectacle of their union, which it is to be hoped will not be disturbed, and the speedy formation of a strong and respectable Ministry, would soon put an end to the importance of grumblers and malcontents of all kinds. Delay may have serious consequences. Already further acts of popular vengeance have taken place. Don Francisco Chico, a particularly obnoxious per son, from the situation he long held as head of the secret police, and who had been the instrument of oppression in the hands of various arbitrary Go vernments, had latterly fallen into disgrace, and bad been confined in prison for some time on the charge . of receiving bribes to connive at certain robberies that had recently occurred. Having been set free, at length he returned to Madrid, and was lodging in the Plazuela de Mostense. A number of people went there early this morning, took him from his bed (for he was ill), paraded him en a mattress th ough the Plaza de Santo P, - mingo, and various st.e ts, and finally shot, him in the Calle de Toledo. This sort of Lynch-law jus tice hai been carried out in several cases by the armed multitude against their own followers. At many of the barricades it is announced in large letters that robbers will be punished with death, and this has been carried out to the letter in in stances where attempts have been made to carry off valuables from the houses of the ministers and other persons, which have been burnt and pillaged, the parties being taken to the neare-t barricade, and shot on the spot: A woman who tried to carry off some silk curtains from Queen Christina's palace, was stopped by a man, who said to her, " If you want to rob, go to the Sierra Morena ; our busi ness here is to burn ;" and made her throw them into the fire. Nothing is known as to the where abouts of the ex-ministers, &c. Some think they are at the palace, but the general idea is that they have fled. AMERICA. (BY EL4CTRIC TELEGRAPIT.) SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING. The United States Mail Steam-ship Washington, Ca )twin Lines, arrived off Cowes this morning, on her way to Bremen, with dates from New York to the 15th inst. inclusive. The Asia arrived out on the 12th inst. ; the screw steamer City of Manchester arrived at Philadelphia on the 14th. Ad vices from Mexico to the 3d of July state that the revolutionists were still active, and additional troops had been despatched to Michoacan to quell the rebellion in that department. There was a re port that Alvarez was seized by illness, and that his recovery was doubtful. Another foray, beaded by Count Ranosset de Bouldon, was looked for at Guyamas. The dullness in the New York Stock market still continued, and prices had further declined. Large sales of cotton bad been made at prices about one-eighth cent advance. For flour the market was inactive, and the quo tations were considerably reduced, the inferior de scriptions being difficult of sale. The grain trade was greatly in favour of buyers, at irregular prices. Fre ghts unchanged. Exchange on Loudon 109 k to 1092. THE WOOLLEN TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) LEEDS, July 28.—We have no alteration to report in the state of the woollen market during the cur rent week. The trade continues stea ly and good. There was also a fair average business done on Tues d,y. The advance in the price of wool, which has been obtained during the sales now proceedirw in Lon don, together with the splendid ;weather we have had during the last fortnight, giving us the promise of an abundant harvest, and cheapness and plenty, have, to gether, had considerable influence in giving increased activity and stability to this market. The trade in the w rehouses continues without any noticeable change. HUDDERSFIELD, July 25.—There was a good amount of business done in the Cloth-hall to-day. both in plain and fancy woollens. On the whole, prices are firm, the demand steady, and we hope improving. ROCHDALE, July 24.—We have had a better demand for flannels to-day, at prices not less than those of the preceding week. The wool market has been steady, the demand moderate, and prices very firm. BRADFORD, July 27.—There isgreat complaint of the difficulty of buying from growers wools for a depressed market. There is a perceptible improvement in the yarn market during the week, and prices are hardening, although there is still too much reason for complaint of the disproportion between the price of wool and yarn. There is more doing in pieces, and the stock of grey goods is very low. HALIFAX MARKET, July 22. —Although there does not appear to have been much more stirring in the piece market to-day, there is certainly a firmer and more cheerful tone manifest throughout the trade generally ; for the most part induced by the exceedingly favourable harvest prospects, and the consequent declension in price of grain. The first act of the junta of Valladolid has been the expulsion of the Jesuits locats , d in that pro vince. The A acioa calls for the suppression of all the other religious houses which have been esta blished in consequence of the concordat ; adding that, "in order for the Catholic religion to shine in all its splendour, it is not necessary to have these lodges of friars, which ara nothing more than perpetual focuses of conspiracy against the national liberties." The Calle de Toledo, and the streets leading to the Plaza de Progreso and Plaza de Cebada, are vary strongly barricaded. In one place four wavoi s form t'ie most conspicuous part. In another, two walls of paving-stones are erected to a considerable height, and five or six yards apart, the interval being filled up with earth. Mat tresses, contributed voluntarily by the householders, are suspended on the sides of many barricades. This is particular]y the case in the Calle Atocha. There is a house in the latter street, which was attacked by cannon-shot—one shot went through the front wall, and through the partition walls of three different rooms, lodging in the fourth, after smashing a framed statue of the Virgin and Child. The attack made by the troops (two companies of infantry) at this point, seconded by two pieces of artillery, cleared that part of the street for a time; but there were thirty-four soldiers killed or wounded in effecting it. If the contest had gone on, the inhabitants were preparing to throw tiles from the roofs, furniture, &c., upon the troops ; and this will no doubt take place should there be another occasion for it. There has been no Bolsa since this affair began here ; and a Royal decree in to-day's Gazette, countersigned by General San Miguel, orders that from the 17th to fifteen days after the formation of a new Ministry shall be con sidered as a holiday for mercantile purposes. Mr. Bernal, the new English Consul, arrived this morning. ITALY. A telegraphic despatch from Verona of the 23d, in the Press of Vienna, states that nothing led to the belief that any new troubles would bust out in that place. The most complete tranquility pre vailed at Placentia. The riot broke out on the 22d at nine in the morning, and at ten the troops were masters of every point. It appears that after ten o'clock the insurgents made a last attempt, which was repressed towards one o'clock by can non shot. Captain Stefarelli and five Austrian soldiers were wounded. _ _ A letter from Vienna of the 23th inst. says : —" The state of public feeling in Italy is very bad, and great disturbances are expected. The French garrison at Rome is to be reinforced. The Presse says there has been an attempt at insurrec tion in Modena." FR ONCE. A private letter from Bayonne, of the 26th inst., gives some details of the review held by the Em- peror : " Exactly at 1 o'clock," it sAys," the Emperor arrived in an open carriage. He was id uniform, and had by his side Colonel Fleury. He alighted at the door of the Maine, whvre he was to hold a reception. The whole of the mun;cipality, the magistrates, the clergy, and all the public functionaries were wait ing to receive him. They all descended, and draw ing up into two lines stood uncovered to receive him. Each corps of functionaries was received in turn. He gave the cross of the Legion of Honour and a pension of 250 f. to a poor man named Bertrand, who had been formerly a sailor, and who has performed during his life numerous acts of civic courage, and saved the lives of several persons, but who had never received a re compense from any one, though often promised it. He was presented to the Emperor by tie Mayor. The moment the Emperor appeared in the street he was saluted by the artillery of the citadel, which continued firing during the whole of the reception, which lasted CRICKBT. UNITED ELEVEN OF ALL ENGLAND V. TWENTY-TWO OF NORTRA3IPTONSHIRE.—This match was brought to a conclusion at Northampton on Wednesday, in favour of England. The score stood as follows :—England, first innings, 117 ; second innings, 90. Northampton shire, first innings, 71 ; second innings, 93. THE UNITED ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. TWENTY-TWO OF ROTHERHAM.—This match was commenced at Rother ham on Thursday, and the following is the result of the first day's play :—Rotherham, 59 ; All England, 58. REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE EAST.—A. morning con temporary alleges that there is no truth in the state ment which has been for some days current, to the effect that a considerable reinforcement of British troops will be sent to the East. We can state that a reinforce ment—a division consisting of about 6,000 men, being two brigades—will as soon as possible be despatched to the Black Sea, under the command of General Oath cart. —M orning Herald. Kirro's COLLEGE.—Yesterday the annual distribution of prizes for the school of this college, and other schools in union with the latter, took place in the council-room. Sir R. Harry Inglis, Bart., took the chair, and there was a most numerous attendance. After a short address from the chairman, recitations were delivered by the scholars from Virgil, Wordsworth, Molliere, Goethe, Terence, Shakespere, Ben Jonson, Sheridan, &c., and the prizes were delivered to the successful competitors in their respective classes. .The Latin essay prizs (given by the counci) was - awardel to Mr. J. Mott Mindlow ; Greek lambics (given by the council) to 11 R. Ander sin ; Latin Verse (given by the principal) to S. T. Warren ; English Verse (given by the head master) to J. Durat ; English Essay (given by the Literary Union) to H. E. Perkins. A vote of thanks to the hon. baronet terminated the proceedings. JOSEPH Hums:, M.P.—The Cambridge Press says — Some people think Mr. Mine a mere economist —a man who is absorbed by one single feeling the—hatred of ex pense. This is altogether a mistake. He is a very good judge of a painting, and fond of poetry. His daughter not long since published a volume of poems, to which her father was known to be a contributor. POST-OFFICE.—In consequence of the withdrawal of the Government mail steamer from the Cktlais and Ostend service, and the substitution of contract vessels, it has been decided to forward the French and Belgian mails in.future,, in charge of officers connected with the Post-office, and the Postmaster-General has selected five of the late Hamburg and Rotterdam Marine Mail Guards for this s-rvice. The arrangement will commence forth with.—Civil Service Gazette. In the Secretary's Office in the General Post-office there are 68 clerks employed ; in the mail-coach and railway office, 64 clerks ; i n t h e R eceiver-General ' s office, - 20 ; in the Accountant-General's office, 44 ; in the money-order office, 159 ;in the dead-letter office, 41; in the inland-office, 229 ; in the London district post office, 80. In the Liverpool Post-office there are 64 clerks employed ; in Manchester, 41 ; in Leeds, 24 ; and in Glasgow, 36. ROYAL PATRIOTIC AND INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY OF SCOT LAND.— A public meeting of the sub-cribers and friends of this institution is to he held in Willis's Rooms, King street, St. James's, on Monday, 31st July. Statements will be made of the progress of industrial ameliorations in the West Highlands and Hebrides ; also of its efforts to promote the adoption of tried and efficient means for saving the lives of fishermen and boatmen, on the Scot tish coast, and for the saving of life in general, from drowning and shipwreck, w h ere b y th e recurrence of such calamities as in the wrecks of the Orion, Birken head, Amazon, Europa, and boat's crew of the Confli c t may be obviated or mitigated. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) AL, Saturd Wind S.E.E. by S. ; mode DE rate and fine.ay, 10.50 a.m. Passeed—Creole, from Dominic a for London ; Har binger, ColoMbo, for L on d on ; Chariotte, London, for Hallowell ' • Alfred, Calcutta, for Lond on . Sailed --13arbara, for London ; Rimac, do. ; Blackfriar, d o . • Seringapatam, for Newcastle ; Catone, Newcastle ; Apollo, Sunderland. C ONF ESSION OF A MURDERER. —Llewellyn Ga rra tt Talmage llrvey, who was convicted of the murder of the pour girl Mary Richards, before Mr. Justice Wight man, on Tuesday, at Exeter, has confessed himself the murderer, and acknowledges that the sentence of death was a just one. He states that he left his home with the hammer in his pocket with the determination of mur dering some person ; that upon meeting Mary Allen, the girl who it will be remembered had some conversation earlier in the day, he resolved in his mind to kill her, but that he missed the opportunity. Subsequently Mary Richards came in his way, and then he immediately de termined to murder her. Having struck her with the hammer in the road, be dragged her into the field, where, after inflicting the dreadful injuries upon her, he left her for dead. It appears that the prisoner, who has evi dently received a tolerable education, and is a man of considerable intelligence, has lived a reckless, vagabond life, and has previously been transported for sheep -steal ing. He is said to be respectably connected. H e i s a native of Oxford, and has not lived in Devonshire for any length of time. The execution is expected to take place on Friday next. TUE SUN, LONDO MARKET 'HIS DA COVENT GARDEN. The supplies of both fruit and vegetables here to-day. were very extensive, yet a large business was transacted iu them, as follows : FRUIT.—Pine apples, English, 3s 6‘.1 to Gs Od each. hot-house grapes, 2s to ss; peaches, 5s Od to 15s Ooi per dozen; nectarines, 4s Od to lOs Od per dozen', melons, is 01 to 4s each • strawberries, Gd to is 6.1 L ier pound • ra s pberries, 2,1 - Co 7d per pottle ; gooseberties, 2s Od to 3s Od ' • currants, 2s 041 - to 4s Od per half si , eve ; apples, is 6d to 3s 6d per half sieve; pears, is Ca to 3s 6d per half sieve; Orleans plums, 6d to is 6i per punnet ; common plums, 2s to 4s per half sieve . ....henries, is Gd to 4s per doz. pounds • lemons, 9d to 2s • raiiges, 12s 01 to lOs per 100; almonds, ' 2s to 3s per lb. ; B. - -41ona nuts, 24s per bush. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, 81 to is 6d per doien ; greens, is 6d to 2s per dozen bunches ; French bean is to . 2s Od per half sieve ; cauliflowers, is to 3s 01 per d z. ; new potatoes, 6s to 8s per c wt.; asparagus. 2s to 4s per bi nd.; peas, 2s to 4sper bush. ; broad beans, is 6d to 2s 0.1 per half sieve ; turnips, 2d to Gd per bunch ; carrots, 4d to 6d per bunch; cucumbers, 31 to 941 each; garlic, 8d to is Od per p mid ; spinach, Is 6d to 2s 6d per jun; - ; onions, 2d to 8d per bunch ; Spanish ditto, is to )'s per doz. ; leeks, 2d to 3d per bunch ; shallots, 6d to Bd-, horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s 01 per bundle ; parsley, to 4d per bunch ; celery, Os 9,l to is 6d per bundle ; endive, 2s to 3s Od per score ; beet, 3d to 8d each; parsnips, is Od to 2s lid per dozen; small salad, 21 to 3d per punnet; mushrooms, 9d to is 6d per pottle ; artichokes, 3d to 9d each ; ' cos lettuces, 6d to is Od per doz.; sorrel, 9d to is per half sieve; radishes 8d to 10d per dozen hands ; tomatoes, is 6d per punnet. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkey poults, Os to Os ; Goslings, 5s to Gs Gd each ; Duck lings' 2s Gd to 3s 6d; tam e R a bbit s , i s t o i s 9d ; , is to is 9d ; Guinea Fowls, Os to Os Od ; Pig , ‘ , as, Gd to 8d each; Surrey Fowls, us Od to Os Od ; Chickens, Os Od to Os Od; barn-door Fowls, 2s 0 ,, to 3s Gd per couple; Capons, 4s Od to 5s ; Chick is Gd to 2s 3d per couple. Leverets, 3s to 4s Od . Ostend fresh butter, 11s Od to 12s 6d, and English its 6d to 14s Od per dozen lbs. English Eggs,. ud to 8s Od; French ditto, 58 Od to Gs 6d per 120. BILLINGSGATE. Tura: As, 2s 6d to 158 ; Brills, is to 7s Od each ; Salmon 8 t 4.4 Is 0(1 per lb; Cod Fish, 3s to 68 Od each; Soles, 3d to is 6(1 per pair; Eels, 8d to is 141 per lb; Lobsters, 6d to 2s 6(1 ; Crabs, tid to 2s Od ; Whitings, 3s Od to 9s per doz.; Common Oysters, lOs to 16s ; Natives, Os Od to Os per bsh; Mackerel, Gd t o 941 each ; Smelts, Is 6d to 2s per doz.; Skate, Gd to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d. to 2s Gd per gallon; Bloaters, is 6d to 2s Od per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Od to Os Od per 100 ; Haddocks, 5s to 12s per doz. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 91d to 1141; of household ditto, 8d to 9d per 4 lb loaf. NE WPORT. Beef from 3s 6d to 4s 6d; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 1 0c1 ; lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; pork, 34 6d 4s 10d per Blbs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d lamb, 4s 6(1 ,to 5s 6d; veal, 3s 2d to 4s &l; pork, 3s 6J.to 4s 8d per gibs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to 34d; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3Ad; 721 b to 801 b, 3id to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, 34d to 4.1; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 44,1; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Oil ; 1041 1 ) to 1121 b 0,1 to Od. Horse hides, Gs 6d to Os 0,1; calf skins, light, 2s Od. to 3s Od; ditto, full, 6s Od to Os Oil; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od; Kents, Os Od to Os Od; Half-breds, Os Od to Os Oil ; Downs, 4s 0.1 to Os Od ; Lambs, 2s 3d to 3s 3d; Shearlings, is 8d to 3s 3d. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 41 16s ; clover 31 Os to 5/ 163 ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 21 Os per load. A fair average supply, and a moderate demand. • UUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 5 , 03; clover litto, 31 Os to 5' 15s ; and straw, 11 16s to 21 2s per load. Trade steady, at full prices. WHITECHAPZL.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 4/ 163; clover ditto, 3/ 8s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ Os per load. upply limited, and trade tolerably firm. New meadow hay realised 70s to 80s; and new clover, 703 to 95s per load. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. ( From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—The market for British West India has been heavy. Barbadoes have realised 30s 6d to 31s for brown 31s Gd to 36s Gd for low to good yellow, and 39s for grainy Nevis went at 29s 6d for brown, and at 32s to 33s for low to mid yellow. Demerara crystalised brought 40s to 41s for fine yellow, but low was taken in at 328 to 345. East India—Mauritius sold steadily for the finer sorts, fine yellow at 36s to 375, ord to good at 3Ls tid to 35s 6d, mid to fine brown at 28s to 31s, low at 26s to 27s 6d, and ord to fine grey at 30s to 34s 6d per cwt. Bengal was taken in at 30s 6d to 31s for low date yellow. Penang found buyers at 29s 6d for low brown. Foreign—Porto Rico sold at full rates for the good qualities, low heavy yellow to fine bright grocery at 33s to 38s 6d. Cuba Mus covado was taken in at 29s to 30s 6d for heavy brown, but Cuba low brown to good mid yellow sold at 28s to 345, good and fine at 34s to 375, and grainy at 375. St. Croix low mid to fine yellow brought 35s 6d to 40s. Brown and yellow Hava,nnah has receded Gd per cwt. washed low to fine brown selling at 28s 61 to 31s, and low to good yellow at 31s Gd to 36s per cwt. Refined brown lumps have been dealt in at 44s to 14s 6d, and grocery at 44s 6d to Ws. To-day there was not much desire on the part of grocers or refiners to operate in British plantation sugar, and rates closed 6d per cwt. under those of last Friday. Purchases were 300 hhds, Sze., including at auction 50 hhds and 200 brls Barbadoes, which realized 31s. Gd. to 355. 6d. for low to good yellow. The quality of sugar sold for the week amounts to 1842 hhds and tics. COFFEE—Plantation Ceylon has been 1 s lower, fine to fine ord sold at 64s to 66s Gd, fine ord at 49s Gd to 53s 6d, low mid at 57s to 665, good mid to good at 57s to 665, low mid and mid hold at 55s to 61s, fine ord grey to colory at 49s 6d to 53s CI, triage at 425. to 52s 6il, and peaberry at 53s to 629. Native has been dull, at 44s 6,1 for good ord. Rio was taken in at 42s to 423 6d for ord to good ord brownish mixed. Costa Rica has bee/oat full rates, mid and good bold coloyr at 57s to 63s for fine ord. and low brownish mixed at 53s 6,1 to 56s 6d, pale at 51s 6d to 533, and peaberry at 53s 6,1 to 55s 6d. RlCE.—White Bengal is 3d per cwt cheaper, low mid lOs 6d to lls, good mid to fine bold pearly at lls 6d to 12s 6d, and good cargo 9s to Os Gil. Madras sold at 9s to Os Od for good cargo, but ord to fair yellow barley was taken in at 9s 611, and good pinkey at 10s. Moulmein good cargo brought Os to Os Gd, and low and white at lOs Gd. SPlCES.—Nutmegs have advanced 2d to 3d, good to fine selling at 3s 9d to 4s id, and at 2s 3d to 2s7d for Singapore mid and good. Mace has receded 2d to 3d. Singapore mid dark to good pale sold at is 10d to 2s 3d. Jamaica ginger went at 6/ Gs to 1012 s for good. TEA.—The market is dull, at 10Id to lid for common Congou. COCHINEAL.—This article has receded in value. COTTON.---Very little has been done. SALTPETRE.—The market has improved since the early part of the week, and Bengal 5,i to 3 ,per cent, refraction, sold at 20s per cwt. TALLOW. —There was a reluctance to operate early in the week, and prices declined ; first sort P. Y. Candle on' the spot selling at 65s 3d to 65s 6d, and at 67s 6d for last three months. Since Tuesday speculators and the trade have purchased more freely, and there is an advance ; 663 3d to 663 Gil having been obtained on the spot ; 67s to 67s 6d for delivery in September, and 68s to 68s Gd for last three months of the year. There is now a free sale for hinne melted, and 65s is the value cash. Of other sorts of tallow supply is less than for some time past, and the rates obtained to-day were for Australian, mutton, 61s to 663 6d, beef 603 to 63s 6d ; and South American 60s to 66s Gd per cwt. Stock of tallow still exceeds that of last went at 45s to y 4 e 7o a s r 6i , Ld a . _ u p t e l T : 0 1: w( 1 1ay e r a i e t s a a u r c e 3, t io n OO l O a s o c ot k o s ns smaller. palm LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, July 29.—Wind this day at Noon, N.E. ; light pleasanPOßTSMl)t breeze, and fine weather, though cloi : idy tunes. UTH, July 28.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Jenny, from St. Croix, for Copenhagen. PLYMOUTH, July 28.—Wind, E.S.E. Arrived —Regina, from Buenos Ayres; Panama, London, for Portland Bay. FALMOUTH, July 28.—Wind, E. Off Port -Alex. von Saltwedel, from Schiedam, for Philadelphia. SUNDERLAND, July 28.—Wind, E.S.E. Sailed—Ocean Spray, for Quebec ; Retreat, do. SHIELDS, July 28.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Gratitude, from Quebec ; St. Lawrence, St. John's. Sailed—Thalia, for Quebec. WEYMOUTH, July 21.—Arrived—Pomona, from Ha vanuah, for Amsterdam, with bows stove, bowsprit carried away, and other damage, from collision with a Dutch ship, off Portland, on the 26th inst. BELFAST, July 27.—Arrived—Alice and Ana, from Quebec. KINGSTOWN, Jnly 2 7.—Arrived—Lochliboo, Quebec. ELSINORE, July 24.—The French steamer Fulton, with a French transport, and the Great Wave (English transport) in"tow, passed this even i ng . The English transport steamer, No. 77, with provisions for the Baltic fleet, passed this afternoon. July 25 —•A schooner steam-frigate, with two vessels in tow, has just arrived. The Bertha (s) left last night with some small craft in tow, laden with oxen and provisions for the English ships of war at Kioge. PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LIVERPOOL, Saturday, 10.45 A.M. Wind, S.; fresh and fine. Arrived—:Ebro (s), from Cadiz ; Ardine, Tarragona. Off Port—Glenmanna, Tamaulipas (s), Flower of Yar row, Zante Packet, Reporter, Isaac Wright, from New York; Julius, Iceland; Seringapatam, from London. Sailed—Harvest, for New York; Edmond, Arica; Guiding Star, Boston ; Good intent, Gibraltar; Sylvan, L'Orient. , SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 201_1854. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISR ftAILWAYS. P.AiLweis. !closing Priced yesterday. Business done this day. Aberdeen.. 2 Ambg Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct Belfast & Ballymena Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. dr Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and Mi Cons. Do., £20.......... .... myth &Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45, Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black, dr Pass Cornwall CrielT Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian....... Do., (£lB E & H)..., Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock ... De., B. Stock . . Do., New A 23i 5 - 51 9 - 10 11i-10i a 17 18 7 6 98 - 100 63f -63 i 154 - 160 12 14 'i :: id 7 - 8 17 - 18 13i -13 h 35 - 37 25 -- 27 East Lancashire ''' ' '' .. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles... 1 Edin .Pr 1,1) & Dundee Forth & Clyde June. & S. Western reat Northern ...... 64 - - 66 57 - 59 24 = id 66 - 68 89i - 4 75 - 77 90 126 - 128 96 - 98 791 -79 i ••• . • 89 - 91: 11 - 13 u 11 - 13; 6 71 - 67 i , A. Stock.., I Do,, B. Stock.•, Grlt.'Eth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Irish Sezth-Eastern Laneastekk k Carlish- Do. ' Thinfß Do. New Th'e c l Laneash.and .rksh 1)o., Fifths D 3., Wst. Riding t Leeds Northern Qi.:14.4. -- "OCI•‘ 8i - Liv.Crsby.&Soutlipt Loudon 4i, Blaukvral Loud. Tab. &Sthen.i. Loud. Bright & S.Cst Loud. and N. Westu 1)9. Fifths Do.lo/. Sh.,M&B •_ Do. Eighths London audS. Westu. Do., £st 07 - 108 - 106; 13 . -#P 6 c 84 85 i 8 7 7 6d Do. £4O Liandrry& Coleraine Lndudrry. & Ennisk Manch.Shef.& Lineln 1)o., Mau. & Lin. Un 1 Midland Birmng. &Derby Micild. G. West.(lre.) Do. Half Shares 22~ _ 23~ 38 - 40 Newcastle & Newmarket Do., Bury Extension Blwpt.A berg. & Hrfd. \To wry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Itostrevor. d -- par . 6i -- 6 2 -- 24 6 s 50 52 3i :34 35 Norfolk Nortlin.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Jo., 4 A Deferred Do" B Guaranteed North London , Do. New £lO N.&S. Wstrn.,Hamp• stead, and City Ju North Staffordshire North Western 52 Par P Ad 4a P 41 cif 74 Id 1 p 'N. & S. Westni. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester......., Oxford, Worcester, Wolverhampton Portsmouth 32 - 34 Scottish Central .... 93 - 95 54 - 60 68 - 72 Shrewsbury &Biinig. Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed St (AA.— Shrewsby. & Herefil. Shrewsby. & Chestei (N. W. Ilia, Do. Halves,' c . Do. Oswestry. Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,/(7„ paid up at per coot. south thorou . South Eastern South Wales 65 -- 70 2i -- 24 18 -- 20 9 10 14 -- 15 3i -34 d , 4 - 16 614 -64 i 35 -36 t S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dull Do . "-. ... Aaines, Wok. &W ok =tockton & Darliag ‘itoekton & ilartlepl 'Pair Vale 34 ie Do. £lO shares. •••, ••• Do. Pref., No. 1. Thames Haven Doe) awl Rail way Vale of Nea,th. 33 84 19 4 5 23 vb 6 4 7E &.Kilkeun,> Waterford&Limeriel. Went Corzawall. . Vest End of Londob l and Crystal Palace-1 all 81s. 100 20 134 100- West Loudon,.,, ii . - 7 Wimbledon & Croydon,' York Newetl.&Berw. l Do. Extensions ' Do. G.N. E. Purchase IYorkk, N.Midland 74 75 6t 6.14 4 - 55 -- 56 75i 4i 13i 554 6 FOREIGN. 10 all Autwerp&Rotterdam 4 Sid 6f 5 3 Belgian Eastu. June. .± t -- 1 20 8 Beziers to Graissessae 34 3 d 20 2s. floinbay, Baroda, and Central India,Serii, 4 d 4 p ... ... Central of Italy ..• 20 all , :harleroid t Erquelin. ... ... 17 all Demerara 20 14 Dijon and Besancon ... 20 9 'Ditch Rl i e n i s h 3a 3h4 20 all East Indian li 2 p 20 2 Do Extension 1 i d 5 all ;.t. Indian Peuinsuli i p 20 10 hl. Juliet. of Franc, .. ... 23 10 Ord. T run k o f Cana& . 6 5 d 100 4v Do. Debentures 7 5 100 20 all lo G D to.. Central of a . . n . . c . , 20 ?, all G t o . a n I. W ei Bonds t o n e r n Br.a o s f Tt C oi a : n o : ll,st l: ,7, : .. d . d : par . . i Dip{ 0. Sha res 6p . r . (:etit. .. 201 a:11 5 .11 Lake Coust. & Bask •.• ••• 5 all Lucca & Pistoja sp. e — ... pref 10 1.0 Do. (Railway) • •" —". 5 2 Do. Pr0f..... ..... 1 2 0 5 0 1 3 E1 3;1 11) 1: 1 0: .. cl 6: C p s a . n . . c a : l) . .. . p ..: r . ..e : f . ............. .... ci __-- 4 ....... p. .: d 20 '0 Lyons and Geneva A D 20 12 Lyons & Igediterran: par " . 33? ; 33, ifaria Antonia" ... 1 22 0 0 f al a ala 1 2: 1 11 vilDix(oaoefmmirbtdyinoiou.rei3.ll.&.un.leoue:: eikpgni.e.:.&:.nswh.ielt.i..ries.t.y.g.,.:... : 2. .... 2:2 ... aa —1: : 32_ ••. 2f 32 interest) 20 all Do. (ex interest) 16 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds 20 10 all NorwegianTrunkPre. • 8 _ 6 . 20 10 Paris and Lyons l7l nip 2 4 :1 : 000; al l i Pvi ! , i a i . t c.:lll... t iii o sss aaa ß iniii o ddd ud oEs :s rtoiluw3o , e ' anb . nol.3.u..r v.. 104,4 :::: 3% 20 2 22 0 050 1 ;1 ; 61 , pi :uOQe. bsuee:b pc (ci,teiic ti. 1. m o ii Pref., i 1.. ...I:: ___ ...._ 1p u p. . . 20 all n 6 ,ia l i 'a o o n l i t it e s b :n lie. a a el e ll a n l i d i ( ( C ) ' H df C a mF h 0. lure Meuse : 1 : p: a 20 Loyal Danish • 3 1 ---. 44 xin West. of Switzerland ... = . . .P 2 Wiesbaden ....... —34 d , 1 71 07 1 Do 5.1 per e. Pref .. i --.._ d , t 4 aBll l'' : N V t:e c Ys s at t i r wi :1 eu o ddi rßh r Andrew'sa n and 6 _ 20 15 Zealand ............... 44 Iva Fria tnglo Austrin. Gohi tuglo Californian Vustralasian kustralian Wstralian Cordillen, Australian Freehold .Ivo Maria iiadeu(Gd. Duchy of) Ellaenarvon Ir. & Coal mitish Austen. Gold iiritisb Iron tirazilian Imp. (issued at L 5 pie Do. Coeaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Carson's Creek Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper ..Jolouial Gold Copiapo .lopper Min. of Eng . Do. Pref. 7 p. cent. English and Austen. Copper Smeltg.Co General i - 1 lb— 2 ... - - I- 9 - fi 8i - 9i - 4 2 - 2 } 26 - 28 - # (1, 46 - 48 11 - 12 52 - 57 11 - li Great NuggetVein...:l Do. Registered Great Polgooth Liberty Linares Lond.dtCaliforu.Gobl i - 14 9 -10 Quartz Crush. Co. Waliquits. Kozioan&S.Amorien 'low Granada... a I 6 sh 6 i New Linares Mining and Smelting C 0...., Nouveau Mondo Pontgibaud Silve. Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip 4uartz Rock 'thymuey Iron . )o. New •;autiago de Cuba -'quth Australian rtu Croft - i -16 - 17 i - i - i 30 - 32 9 - 10 4 - 5 2 - 4 iJnited Mexican Waller 3i - 4 i - i all West Granada all Nest Mariposa 128. Northing Mining 01 Au5tra1ia............ all Yuba a d I - i - MISCELLANEOUS hasfrr a C p A p N e a T r E e R d B TIL T i . n — g T t h h e e c p b r o e l s e e r a n t, weekin a ma T li E g E na C nt liO fo L r E i R n A , 5 all Xubin Coal and Iron .„. __ 25 17: tistralian A gricult. 45 _ i 6 . in Canterbury, and has resulted fatally in two instanoes, 20 14 '.ustralsn.Pcitic.Maii „, __ 10 8 uistraln. Royal Nail ,„ __ ••• at opposite parts of the city. In one case, a man of the 10 4 lea Water Works .., _ ••• name of Hallam, a gas fitter by trade, about thirty-eight 50 40 'Mt. American Land 65 __ 70 years of age, residing in Butchery-lane, a close confined 5 1 irit. & Coln. Smeltg. locality, not i fat from the cathedral, was seized with the and Reduction Co ... __ . disease in a malignant form, and died within twenty-two 100 32.3 I;anada BB hours after he was first attacked. The medical gentle -5 5 :rystal Palace 4i — 44 Li man who attended him, Mr. Rigden, a surgeon of some 5 34 tic. New a --- l a - standing and considerable experience, is decidedly of 4 2 lrystal Pal.of France ... opinion that the condition of the neighbourhood was a ••• 20 3 eastern Steam . 25 20 EleetritTelegraph(A) 20 21 predisposing cause. Another case occ urred in St. Mtn.stan's parish, to a female ab )ut 40 y ears of age, 25 all Do. (B) Emily Whaypole, housekeeper to the Rev. F. Holland, 1 1 F,leetrie Toleg. of Ir ... p 2 b 2 rliw T e h r e e i‘, in i d o u n c ti ed to part incumbent of the parish. She died within twelve hours 15 14 • len. Steam Navigat. ... :: 20 18 General Screw Steam ... . after the symptoms were first observed. Other cases 20 7e, Irish P l e na Sugar ... -... .... of diarrhoea are under the attention of the faculty, but 20 10 - Magdalena St. Navig. ... .. nothing serious is contemplated. 24,i, 5 Cuulapvmen the faith of the warrants 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ... ... 10 3 Netherlands La i ii obtained large sums of money upon fictitious warrants, 2 1 N. S.W. Coal Inter. or warrants representing goods not in existence, upon The case of Joseph, Windle Cole, charged with L h i a b v a i n n o g , Steam Navigat. Co. ... w w l i t t i li ch th M e 1 all N. B. Australasian i 1 i 1 .i Do. New •• ... referred to, was further investigated at the Mansion -20 10 VAIL ofEuropeSteant ... 5 all PeelLEr. Er. Ld. & Minrl. i —1 i house yesterday. After heariog the evidence of a num essusmrs.oLf l a o i n ,o g o a o [ l l . d ,j, ber of witnesses, the case was again remanded. 50 all Peninsular& Oriental ... .., • 50 40 Do. Do. ..• ... , PIRATES.—LEGHORN, , arrived here from 2 all Portland Iron Co i— i Gastildi (French bri g ), Venice, reports p 100 60 Royal Mail Steam • been chased in the Adriatic, near St. Andreas, 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. " - ii 2- in the night of 15th June, by an Hellenic brig , of about 25 25 South Austral• Land 34 36 200 t on s ; and that an Austrian vessel hada lso been 25 1 all Submar. Telegraph.. i lA chased, but bad escaped. An Austrian sloop of war, 1 all Do. Regis-tered. l— li stationed at Lissa, on receiving the •b a ove report, had 2alitVan Diemen Land 11 -,- 12 immediately put to in aearc4 of the suspicion , Teasel. RAMIVATB. ledford and (Vete hley 3uckghamsh. Clydesdale Je. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct 1)o. New `3lstrA Dn. Fr ti tlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Grcenw Do.Preferenoc Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. 'Manch. %tn and Matlock Nfiddlesbro' & Redcar Aidld.Bra.dfd N'orthern and Easternsp. c. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fiaccls p e Prest. & Wyre Do. Shares. itoystn.&Hit. Do. Shop tla . St 3hef. Roth .a n(. Goole g. 5 p. c. Staffordsh. Near Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&Somrst Aberdeen.... Do. No. 2, p. c. Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 500 Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. 1)o. 4 p. c. Shares iJaledonian £lO 'nester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent Oork &Bandous4p.e Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastAngliam (::310s) 6 per cent Do. (X 5) 7 per cent N. (X 7 17s) 7 p. c F;astern Counties Ex tension 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 )o. New 6 p. C. St, i - 131 - Eastern Union, Seri' Guar. 6 per cent Do. 51., 10 ner cent. Do. 101. Decaentr.Sh- East Lancash. 6 p. cts. East and West York shire June. Pref Edinb Prth. &Duncha 4 per cent. Idasgow & S. Western Guar. 5 per cent.., Great Northn. 5 p. c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem.,' at 10 p. c. prem. .. Do. 4 p. c. Scrip (R. N. of Scot. 1 st Pre Southn. Westra. 22 - 24 34 - 3i 110 - 112 101 - 103 (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sli (It. Westu. (Berks Rants Ex. 5 p. c).. Do.cov. red. 44 p. Do, con, red. 4 p. c.. ... ^-- . Du. irred. 4 p. c.: Lan. & York. F. XL'I ilo. 6 p. c. Stock Leeds N. 6 p. c. No: 1 1)o. Quarters, 1848 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c 90. Pref., 5 p. e. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 Do. New Gnar.6 p. c Lou. &N. W., Coy. di Nuneaton London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Color _ i Shares Lundy. 8: Enuie. i Sh Han : , Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. : Do. New, £lO . Do. £6 Niarypt.& Carl. 4 p.c Do. 4i per cent Co (id. Consol.6 p.c.St. t ►o. Consol. Bristol Rz I ..tirm. 6 per cent.. Do. Pref. per cent Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Ext Do. 54 per ct.pref..„ Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire, ;)xford,Worcester,& Wolverh..£ls, 6 p.c Do ;cot. Cent., New Prei & Bina. N.G. 3hrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent r South f)evon fde. fixed, 44 per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6(1. Do. 46per cent. Yorksh.4p.c.Guar 4tocktou and Dar- lington, 4 per cent Do. do. du, itockton and Fartle- pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 185 , i Waterfd.&Kilk.ep.c. York, Neweastle,an.l Berwiok,4 p.c. Pref. Do York&N. Midland H .10 ;.4. Parch..... _ • • ••• 2i - 3 pj 10 -101• i 1 - iP .36 - 138 - --. 111 - 113 10 - - - 7 'il l6i -17 i 9 -- lot - 13 id # P i —23 i LOO 103 .• ... 2—fa 93 96 1 3i 1 d PREFERENCE SHARES. 116 -- litd 6 63 96 93 90 92 94 Id ply .35 137 Leasing Compans, T.onclon N. West L. &N. W. qt. Nr lt. West]] Yk. New. & Rory,. & ,S. Easter)] Norfolk L.& N. W. & Midld. litekton & Darlingt. E. Count Do Do L. & N. W &Ln&Yk Do ' hNorthn Lancash& Yorksh. A.MQlean itockt. Darlingt. ItWestn •1012tia Yrtee. yesterday. 95 - 100 96 - 93 134 - 137 ia a. 103 - 105 511 - 524 251 - 261 121 - 131 231 - 241 21 - 2i 6 :---- iii 57 - 59 134 = lii 2} lid 30 - 31 91 - 93 Business this day. 20 10 50 .25 25 81 2si 100 - 100 47 I'4 ti li 20 20 10 10 2/ 2s 100 100 100 100 26i 13i 20 20 21281 St. 10 St. 25 63i i 12 Ito 1037# x d 106 t If 85i 671# per cent. 12 St. St. 25 St. 20 St. 15 5 10 St. 5 St. 10 6i 20 50 100 15 83 8 10 1.061 15 all all all 50 1 20 35 30 20 1 1 all 13.5 24i all 15 i all all all all 1 10 1 1' ~. ..... ... 1 - - - ii ii id 3} - 4 - 4 - 1- P lip 1 134. 114 pm . pm 1011 2 1021 27 xd TII G GRAND STEAM The half-yearly meeti, g of the Eastern Steam Naviga tion Company took place yesterday afternoon, when the report of the directors was adopted. The chairman (Mr. H. T. Hope) stated, that the contracts for the construc tion of the first ship and engines having been comfleted, satisfactory progress has been made in their execution. The works and plant at Millwall, where the Vessel is being built, have been forwarded with vigour, and there -is every reason to anticipate that it will be launched in 10 or 12 months from the present date. The requisite: capital is now being gradually called up. Of the 158,000/. already required, 136,000/. has been paid, leaving 4000/. as arrears, but since the statement was prepared this total has been further diminished. Of the call announced for August, 7,5001, has been subscribed in anticipation. At the close of the proceedings the directors were urged tostake active measures for compel ing payment of overdue calls. The following is the re port of Mr. Brunel, the engineer, relative to the position of the works : "The arrangement and execution of the extensive pre parations of works and plant necessary for the carrying out au undertaking of such unusual magnitude have necessarily occupied a considerable portion of time. These preliminary proceedings have been effected, and the works themselves have been pushed on with vigour. In regard to the ship, the first thing to be done was to construct upon the site which had been selected a large builiiug slip capable of supporting the weight of such a ship, and to prepare it in such a manner as should afford the means of lowering the vessel into the water when completed according to plans previously arranged. To form the building slip the whole foundations had to bo piled with timber piles, many of them driven to the depth of forty feet; and it maygive an idea of the extent of such foundations to state that nearly twelve hundred loads of timber were consumed in these works, which have been compl e t e d i n a satisfactory manner. , While this work was in progress, the working plans of the ship were made and all the details of construction matured. Working models of these details of construction are also constructed on a large scale as the different portions are successively taken in hand. About 500 feet of the keel plates of the ship have been laid down, and the kelson or inner keel framed upon it. On this are now erected the transverse anti longitudinal bulkheads of the middle part of the ship, 120 feet of which is carried up nearly to the full height and breadth. The several plates and materials ofz4J feet of the middle body of the ship having been accurately set out and the requisite orders given some time ego, are in course of delivery and being put together. For the more expeditious progress of the work, it has been arranged to roof over this part before winter, so that it may proceed without inter ruption from the weather, which wouldotherwise frequently prevent out-of-door work. Of the new machinery requisite to carry out this work, and in addition to the plant for merly on the premises, there have been erected additional steam-engines, punching machinery, and rolls, a new plate furnace, and several others are now in progress of construc tion. A splendid erecting-shop, has been constructed, in which these engines, which require a c!ear height of up ward of 40 feet, can be put together, and many other ex tensive provisions have been required and made in the foundry and elsewhere, to meet the peculiar demands of the case, so that I have every reason to hope that all due energy has been and will hereafter be used in pushing for ward the work to completion. The engines for propelling the ship (those intended for working the paddle-wheels) are in course of construction also, by Messrs. J. Scott Russell and Co. These engines comprise four oscillating steam cylinders, the largest yet constructed; they are 16 feet in length, intended for a 14 feet stroke, and 74 inches in diameter, These cylinders are cast, in a single piece, re quiring about 34 tons of metal to be melted and run at once ; when finished they will weigh 28 tons ; two of the four have already been cast with perfect success, and do very great credit to the establishment, anti particularly to the mas ter founder. Many of tho minor parts of the machinery are in a corresponding state of forwardness. The screw engines, consisting of four 84-ineh cylinders, are being constructed at Soho, by Messrs. Watt and Co. ; though not so far ad vanced as the paddle engines, all the details of the cylin ders and frames have been determined upon, after much careful consideration. These parts are in course of con struction, and I expect the cylinders will shortly be cast. There is no reason why, with due. exertion, these, as well as the other engines anti the ship, should not be completed at the periods fixed in the contracts. Before proceeding with the construction of the boilers, I have considered it prudent to make an experimental boiler, being a full-eized counterpart of one section or furnace of the proposed boilers; and in this I have tried various descriptions of anthracite and other steam coal; and I ern happy to say that we find, with slight modification of the position of the fire-bars, we can burn, with highly satisfactory results either anthractic or common steam coal under the same boiler—a very important advantage, an securing to us the means of freely selecting the fuel which may prove cheapest and best." LAYING A SUBMARINE TELF;GRAPEZ CONNECT' EUIIOPPI AND AFRICA. LA. SPZIA, JULY 21. This mor n i ng , a t 9 a.m., was pEZ erformed the ceremony of inaugurati ng the laying down of the cable of the sub. marine telegraph, which is to unite Europe to Africa, and no doubt to India. The Persian, with the cable, 110 English miles in length, weighing nearly 900 tons, left. Genoa last night., at a quarter past ten, following the steam-frigate L a Constitnzione, on which had em barked his Royal Highness Prince Carignan, their ex cellencies Pleocopa, Minister of Public Work s ; L a Mariners, - Minister o f W ar; the French Am b assador, o Due de Guiche ; the English Minister, Mr. Hudson ; and some few other public functionaries. The Pre mier, Count Cavour, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, were, it seems, prevented attending the cere mony, as they had promised to do. The steamers Mal fattano and Tripoli, which had been by the government placed at the service of the director in -chief, Mr. John Brett, had preceded the two above-mentioned steamers some time before, to prepare things and to convey some few persons that had been invited. Nothing occurred in the short voyage. It was a clear, lovely night, the sea, calm and smooth, seemed to reflect the blue still ness of the firmament. When the feeble crescent of the moon rose a little before morning, one could enjoy the magnificent prospect presented by the enchanting Gulf of La Spezzia. At half-past four a.m., we cast anchor at about 400 yards from the spot fixed on to receive the end of the cable. It is an exceedingly lovely spot at the mouth of the river La Magra, on a recess of a small pro montory most picturesque called St. Croce, opposite the mountains of Carrara, three miles distant from Levici and 12 from Spezzia. The moment the Persian arrived were begun the preliminary operations for sinking the cable, at which the. English Minister, General La Mar. mora, Minister of War, and almost all the other officers, were present. At about half-past eight all was ready, and a boat with about 450 yards of cable approached the place where part of the company were already standing, and the remainder with the Prince soon came. Picturesque as the spot may be, it was the most uncomfortabl e pi ece o f ground in the universe. It is a sort of small crag cut in a rock of no more than ten or twelve square yards. The sun which shone in full at the time was scorching, and the place could not have been tenable an hour together. At exactly 9 the Prince took the cable and accomplished the ceremony of laying it down, the two war-steamers firing a salute of 21 guns each. That was all ; not a word was pronounced, nor any other preparation what ever made. This is attributed, perhaps, to the melan choly fact that Count Bimini, the director-in-chief of the land telegraph, and the previous night met with a serious accident. He had gone a day before on board the Tripoli to make the necessary arrangements. Unfortunately in the erening he fell .and sustained serious injuries. I heard, however, last night that ' his case does not inspire serious inquietude. This accident may, perhaps, account for the want of some few conveniences, but I cannot cease wondering that no more than nine persons besides the official cortege were present at the ceremony. The company followed in the different steamers, the Persian, for about three miles, and then all returned in the Constituzione to La Spezzia, where was prepared a breakfast for about 60 persons. At half-past three the Constituzione left La Spezzia for Genoa, and the few persons who had gathered on shore to see the princely cortege disappeared, and no visible sign remained of such an event. The direct line from the bay of Santa Croce, where the cable is fixed, to Cape Corse, is 75 English miles. The cable will be cut at Cape Corse, and laid down again on the other side of the island, at the strait of Bonifacio, to unite Corsica to Sardinia. The length is about ten miles, and with the courses by land in those two islands and the sea-line, from St. Croce to Cagliari, there will be a complete line of about 600 Next month of September this line will be ex tended by another cable of 150 miles in length to Bona in Algiers. I may as well say that these last two days havo bee= spead rumours of modification in the ministry, and, moreover, that the night before last there was a council of ministers, at which it is reported that the French am bassador assisted, and spoke of the possibility of a French coi:ps d'arnVe crossing the Alps ; aware as the French Government is of the treachery of Austria. However, I will not answer for the veracity of this version. What I may safely say is that all the Italians firmly believe that Austria from the beginning has been united with Russia, and they await with patience that she should openly declare herself.—Daily News. THE COMING STRUGGLE. e One of Bonaparte's amusements at St. Helena was ridi culing the folly of Great Britain in securing for herself no better bargain at the Peace. "So silly a treaty," he Raid, " as that made by your Ministers for their own country was never made before. You give up everything, and gain nothing." Whether we were " silly" or not depends, not on the epiniou of a military despot, who may possibly be incompetent to judge of our interests for us, but ou our own national views and aims. We are now at war, and we know that Parliament will soon cease its sittings, and that, during the recess, the plan of another peace may be concocted in the interests of despotism. No such scheme must be ratified. After the last great war, if we had wished for territorial aggrandisetnent, of course we should have made such a treaty, while we held such influ .ence as would have enabled us to help ourselves to a share of the plunder. It did trot enter into the Great Soldier's head that the British are not a nation of conquerors measuring their fortunes by their victories ; but, on the contrary, so far advanced in civilisation as to regard peace, rest, self-containment, and regularity of the national life as worth more than the nominal wealth of au accreti,u of foreign territory and heterogeneous peoples. It did not occur to Bonaparte that the progression we desiro is in ternal—consisting rather of elevation than exiension. It did not occur to him that there might be sonnithinw sacred and solemn to us in the ancient landmarks, anti that we had rather decline touching them on our own account. It did net occur to him that a time might come when we should feel a serene satisfaction, in the micht of the dis turbances of Europe, that our landmarks are ancient, and that, while strong to aid the right, we are distracted by no fears of territorial loss, and no embarrassments from the stir among stolen nations, forcibly brought under our rule at the peace. Bonaparte could foresee, with wonder ful accuracy, what a man of his own sort would do in the middle of the century. He predicted the course that the Czar has taken (though without estimating the weakness of an empire so governed) ; but it did not enter his head that in that great day—iu the day .of the_ bursting of the floodgates, and the tempestuous conflicts of despo tisms—it might be a supreme blessing to any European nation to find itself safe and calm on its island rock, above the storm, and able to succour the sufferers from it. Such a blessing is now ours ' • and we shall feel the privileg e attendant upon moral wisdom and political moderation more and more from year to year, if the present war runs on, as many wise men anticipate, to a final conflict between dynasties and peoples. • Bonaparte thought, as most potentates on the Continent thought, that it was a very fine thing to cut and carve among the nationalities, and deal with peoples : s rules a accuse the Owens and Fouriers of dealing with individuals or associa tions; and they all took for granted that the thing was done the matter settled; and that any disturbance or restive ness that there might be would subside under the pressure of a strong government. It can hardly be but that a doubt of this must now be haunting many minds which, while ill at ease, still dread all change. If there happens to be iu the royal palaces of the continent an atlas of half a cen tury old, any casual glimpse of its European contents must agitate any royal mind. Such a work is probably among the forbidden books in countries where the press is not free. It is otherwise with us ; and we, dispassionate and at ease about the whole matter, can contemplate that old map of Europe in a way which is perhaps as prophetic as it is mournful and instructive. There are the Peninsula and Switzerland and our own country, bounded as they are now, France nearly so : they and no others. As for the rest,—Poland first attracts notice. There it stretches,—beyond the D wine, beyond the Dnieper,—touching the Baltic, and very nearly reach ing the Black Sea. There was no Austrian frontier then which need keep watch against :Russia; Poland separated Russia from all the rest of Europe, except a small portion of the Bla-'k Sea which belonged to Turkey. As for the other now reduced countries,—there is Hungary stretching along the Polish frontier, and down to the Danube, and away to the Adriatic ; and Italy looks as if it were settled down for ever under its natural boundary of the Alps. Between them lies little Austria,—so humble as to look as if her portion of the Netherlands were her chief title to conside ration : and there is little Prtissia, niched in, like Rutland among our English counties. There is Russia, now more changed than any country, unless it be Austria and Prussia. No Finland belonging to her then,—no Poland,—no access to the Danube,—not a foot of ground beyond the Don. There is Sweden, compact and complete, with her two sides of the Bothnian Gulf, and her frontier on the Gulf of Fin land. There is Nor way in her independence, with herfroier of fiords on the one hand, and of mountains on the other.that There is something melancholy enough in the aspect despotisms of Rms of old map, where we see, as it were, the d Europe lying in *ait to seize and devour the victims whom a greater despot was to turn out to wander within reach of their clutches. It was he who, as a sovereign, Bonaparte was not yet a sovereign. prepared for the removal of so many landmarks , and enabled Russia to do what a pre vious encroachment on Poland and Turkey were htle y l et shtoeeTott.; she was inclined to do . His con quests and the consequent redistribution of territory atthethree peace. And And is it so certain—as the Metternichs, and the Castle- L:Ve!seinmeetnerael,waanyl. bnieelieetvpedeetphlaet thereseemu reaghs, and the- Nesselrodes thought—that no thing more to co7i ci l were reactionary now to be becoming much of the same mi n d . There is more to come ; for _that redistribution was made without and against the assent o f th e peoples. Bel gium could not be kept united with Holland ; anti theunion of Poland with Russia, and of Hungary and Italy with Austria is not a whit more real ; and nobody now supposes it can ever be made so. The essential principle —its violation of which no arrangement of crowns can stand in modern times—that it is the people and not the sovereigns who must decide (when choice becomes neces sary) under what rule they shall live—having been wholly set at nought in the redistribution of Europe, the scheme may give way at any moment, and must explode in the fleet conflagration. This certainty, or rather the reluc tance of rulers to admit the fact, is the real cause of the dilatory and hesitating conduct of the war. Delay, how ever, will do no good, while it gives a wholly indefensible advantage to the general enemy. The lesson we English in particular have to learn from a comparison of the old and the modern map of Europe is, first, that our business is to strike a strong and heavy blow at the chief aggressor, without a moment's delay fr om a pp re h ens i on of what cannot possibly be avoided by delay; secondly, that we must on no account so entangle ourselves in alliance with any despotic Powers as to find ourselves on the wrong side in the day of the up rising of the oppressed nationalities; and thirdly, that if it should fall to us to find on our side the Finlanders, or the inhabitants of the provinces on the D a nub e , th e Dnieper, the Don, and the Kuban, in their severance from the Rus sia which they hate, we must see that the choice shall be theirs under what nationality they shall range themselves, or whether they shall has a one of their own. These are the rules of our duty in the coming reversals or commo- tions of Europe ; and we shall best show our sense of our superior blessedness, and our privilege of disinterestedness in the great cause to which we have pledged oursolvo6, by discharging the duty well,---Daily Fen. 2 i THE CROPS. - . LONG SUTTOX.—Throughout this extensive and pro lific district, all accounts concur in describing the ap pearance of every kind of grain as very luxuriant, hold ing out the promise of a most abundant harvest.— Stamford Mercury. PETERBOROUGH.—The beautiful weather of the last few days has had amazing effects upon the crops of hay in the meadows in this neighbourhood, which a short time ago were thought scarcely worth getting. The warmth succeeding the cold and showery weather has caused thick grass to spring up, and almost an average crop is no•w anticipated. The corn is turning ♦ery fast, and much of it will be ready for the sickle in a fortnight or three weeks.—lbid. . _ . NOTTINGHAMSUIRE.—The splendid weather that we have enjoyed during the past fortnight is a subject of real gratification for the community at large. Tee potato crops have greatly improved in appearance of late, and a renewal of such delightful weather as we have bcen enj9ying may ewsure us an abundant yield of every kind of grain. The hay harvest commenced a week or ten days ago, and is becoming pretty general. Nott ingbara Review. THE - HIGHLANDS. —Fro m all quarters. we hear. the most cheering accuunts of the crops, and prospects of an abundant harvest. Potatoes are generally reported free from .all appearance of taint.—Peithsitire Courier. WEST or ENGLAND.—NearIy every description of agricultural produce in Devonshire and the other western counties is looking remarkably wea. The corn fields promise an abundant harvest, although in some districts there has been an appearance of rust. Potatoes seem generally to have escaped the disease, and few com plaints are heard. The consequence is that there has been a considerable reduction in their price. Barley is likely to prove a good crop. The farmers are now busy with the hay harvest, which is much better than was anticipated. During the last few months there has been an extraordinary large demand for hay in the neighbour hood of Exeter, which has been forwarded for the use of the cavalry in the East.—Plymouth, Journal. KNARESBORO% —The haymakers are now very busy in this locality ; and th e corn crops are ,beginning to re mind us o f the near approach of harvest. The meadows are only light; but the corn fields give ample indication of an abundant produce. Turnips are good ; and, as yet, we hear of no complaints respecting. the potato.— Beadfurd Observer. _ . ESSEX.—The late hot weather has brought the har vest forwarder than was expected. Some parties in this district commence) cutting oats on Wednesday ; we have seen several fields of peas cut, and barley is changing so rapidly that in many places the scythe will be set to work in it on Monday next. The wheat is not so forward, but it is looking well. From other counties we learn that the fine weather has produced a great effect upon the crops, and the wheat harvest is expected to come on in a fortnight.—Chelmsford Chronicle. YORKSIIIRE.—Within the last few days extraordi , nary progress towards a state of maturity is every where visible, and the accounts from different localities are more uniformly favourable than can be remem bered. Making every allowance for the difference of soil and general management, the wheat is deemed more than usually productive and promising. - The crop ap pears, indeed, to have gone through all the changes of temperature, and of dry and wet weather, in a re markably vigorous manner, and now has an appearance which, should the same fine weather continue to pre vail, promises a most bountiful yield. The crops of every description are ripening rapidly and uniformly. SCOTLAND.—The crops from Cockburn.vath to Dun bar are the finest we have seen for four or five years. Everything is looking well, and full crops. The pota toes are not more than a fair crop, but the turnips are ,a wonderful crop. There is a short breadth of oats sown in east Lothian, and the crop not over an average. o Brit p is o h o A r—n Agri culturist. i cu/turist. Reports of rust in wheat in a goo d many di stricts of the manyc ount y cases a r are ngoetner exceedingal . The on e h . a. h y a t. _ly crop is veryrt THE CIVIL SELVlCE.—Ordnanee Department, Pall- Mall.—A vacancy in the secretary's department is caused by the retirement of Mr. Edward Marston, second-class senior, who is superannuated on 250/. per annum. Mr. F. Doling, first-class junior, has been promoted to be second-class senior, vice Marston. Mr. Adolphus Hawker, second-class jui.ior, has been appointed first class junior, vice Dowling, promoted. Mr. J. Walker has been promoted from the third to the second class of landing waiters at Liverpool. Mr. W. J. Piektliall has been promoted from the fourth to the third class of landing waiters at Liverpool. Mr. J. W. Kelly has been promoted from the fifth to the fourth class of landing waiters at Liverpool. Mr. G. M‘Guinness has been appointed clerk for general business in London. Mr. C. H. Redington has been appointed clerk in the Galway Inland Revenue Depart 'neut. Mr. H. Hay, chief clerk in the Inspector- General's tor, department, Somerset-house, to be Insg e c riff, General, vice Garnett, superannuated. supervisor of Stepney district, is promotedi.‘telorital:iecra.nk of surveying general examiner.- -Civil Sor ROCHDALE.-- The THE LATE BOILER EXPLOSION AT BOC ho P A have lately following is the verdict of the 3' been sitting to inquire into the the death of Ann —" That, in the opinion of the jury, of this catastrophe Stott and nine ocher persons was.iictilarYti'sed by an explosion occupied by George of the boiler of the Bridgefield . -mill , c ' aused by an excessive Williamson, such explosion being ure being produced by pressure of steam, and that First, the 3-inch safety the following circumstances valve not being in wo o r -i i i n , c o g es o . rder, and consequently in safety valve being, on the active ; second, morning of the exp th lo e sion, much overweighted ; and third, as the engine only worked at intervals from 6 o' c l oc k t o 20 minutes pasta space of time elapsed d ur i ng w hi c h the fire was kept up, and in that time such an amount o f b ea t was added to the water in the boiler, and pres sure therein accumulated, as to rende r it i mposs ibl e t h a t tbe boiler could be relieved by the small or 2-inch valve w h e n so overweighted. The jury, at the same time, wish to express their opinion that the boiler and engine a t Bridgefield-niill were very improperly managed, thereby causing danger to the parties employed, and that the occupier and engineer are exceedingly blame able for working the boiler at the high pressure they have done for a long time previous to the explosion. I A