The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-08 00:00:00

LATEST NE WS. fia THE EXPEDITION TO THE CRIMEA. The following are our latest telegraphic de• spatches PARTS, Thursday Evening.—Letters from Con stantinople of the 30th of August announce that Prince Napoleon and the Duke of Cambridge, to gether with the Rifles and several other reuiments, have gone up to Varna from Constantinople. Lord Raglan was to embark at Varna in the Caradoc on the 2d of September, and the expedition was to rendezvous at Baltchik. Letters from Varna of the 29th, state that the Guards and the 28th, 42d, 44th, 79th, and 93d regiments had already embarked, and that the Light Division was under orders to embark. A great portion of the French force was to em bark at Bourgas and Baltchik. Lord Cardigan's division was also under orders to embark at Varna. General Sir John Burgoyne had arrived. The expedition is composed of 25,000 English, 26,000 French, and 20,000 Turks. it The intended expedition had created immense en thusiasm among th e troops ; and it was said that the Marines had obtained permission to take Part in the assault. The (ieparture of the expedition for the Crimea was irrevocably fixed for the 21 inst. The cholera had almost disappear Gd. Said Pacha had been created Grand Vizier. CONSPIRACY TO ASSASSINATE LORD RAGLAN AND THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, VIENNA, FRIDAY MORNING. Advices from Vienna, in the Fremden Blatts, state that a Greek conspiracy to assassinate Lord 'Raglan, the Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Na poleon had been discovered in Galata. The ring leaders had been arrested. DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS IN ASIA. Schamyl, with 20,000 Circassians,had made an in cursion into Georgia, and defeated the Russians. He destroyed 200 villages, and carried off forty Russian l adies. The beaten Russians have retired into their forts. General Bebutoff has evacuated Bay azid, and blown up the fortress. The Russian forceq, despite their dear-bought successes at Bayazid and near Kars, have become disheartened. THE PRINCIPALITIES. LIBERALITY OF OMER PACHA. The letters from Bucharest teem with praises of Omer Pacha, and represent the conduct of the Turkish soldiers as most orderly and praiseworthy. The payments for everything purchased are made in ready money ; and Omer Pacha, according to a correspondent of the Frernden Bladtt of the 26th, has contributed 30 millions of piastres to the re sources of Wallachia, to meet extraordinary ex penses. One-half of this sum was paid in gold and silver, and the other half in bank notes. The road to Busco is now opened, the country being cleared of the Russian troops. Communication with Ibraila is of course stopped. THE ADDRESS TO THE SULTAN. The Prussian Correspondence of Berlin state , that in the address to the Sultan, which is being signed at Bucharest, there is a passage expressing a desire that the Wallachian militia should take part with the Turks in the war against Russia. This passage is said to have been inserted in con sequence of a remark of Count Zamoyski, the aide de-camp of Omer Pacha, that if the Wallachians demand the establishment of their rights, it is only just that they should co-operate with the Turkish army. CONDUCT OF PRINCE STIRBEY. A letter from Bucharest, in the Lloyd of Vienna, states that a petition having been sent in, with th(- sanction of the . British Consul, to Omer Pacha complaining of the conduct of Prince Stirhey, th t Turkish Commander-in-Chief has promised that the charges shall he carefully elFamined by tilt- Turkish and Austrian commissioners. PLE. Letters to the 25th arrived in Paris y est erd a v. There appears not to be the slightest doubt C ons t an tinople that Sebastopol is the point to be at attacked. The immense siege mato-let collected for the undertaking could not, they affirm, be required for any other place, and all the mi litary men agree in representing the whole as something admirable. The eets and trans ' ports which are to proceed fl to the Crimea form an armada of a most imposing character. One hundred . steamers of . all kinds, three • hundred transports and thirty-six ships of the line, compose the fleet. Marshal de St. Arnaud and his staff are on board the Ville de Paris, which is to be towed by the Napoleon. These letters state that much anxiety was felt relative to the situation of the army of Asia since the last defeat. The reply of M. Drouyn de l'Huys to the note of Russia, bearing the signature of C ount de Nessel rode, has also produced a great effect at Constanti nople. It seemed to support the news which was in circulation there at the entrance of the Austrians into Wallachia. It is also said that this news had been officially given to the Porte by Baron de Bruck. THE BLACK SE A_ The Corriere Italian° of Vienna, of the 2d, gives the following intelligence from Varna of the 26th ult. :---" A division of the allied fleet has just left Varna. On the 28th and 29th, the squadron which has left will be followed by the bulk of the fleet, with Admirals Hamelin and Bruat, and General Canrobert at the head of the French and Turkish troops. The division which has left Varna pro ceeded in a north western direction, but it is not known whether it has gone to Akermann, Odessa, Berson, or Sebastopol. It is certain that after the Council of war held lately at Constantinople, it was resolved to send all the disposable forces into Ana tolia." The above-named journal makes the re mark that since the fire not a single case of cholera had made its appearance at Varna. The same statement appears in two other Vienna journals, the Fremden Bladtt and the Soldaten Freund, both of which gave it as coming from Russian sources. THE BALTIC. RETURN OF THE FRENCH ARMY. The Journal du Bavre says :—" By the steamer the Nord, which has arrived from Cherburg, we learn that it has been officially announced there that 46 vessels, of which 10 will be English tran sports will arrive there between the sth and the 10th of October bringing back to France the army of the Baltic." GREAT FIRE AT RUSSISCH-CROTTINGEN. The news has been received at Memel of a fire which . broke out on the ISt inst. at RuSsisch-Crot tingen, and which was mastered only the day after. The principal part of the town, the Customs, and ...the houses situated around the market, have be- Come a prey to the. flames. Large quantities of merchandise, destined for exportation to Prussia, have been destroyed. • The Governor. of Revel has ordered that when, in the evening, • the inhabitants light up their. apartments, the windows should be provided with iihutters or with thick blinds, in order to prevent the lights from being perceived at a distance. We have received a telegraphic despatch from Stockholm, apprising us that it was confidently stated that the Fort of Gustaysvaern was blown up . not by the Russians, but by the British. RUSSIA. .., PREPARATIONS AT CRONSTADT. A letter from . St. Petersburg, in the National Zeitung of August 29, mentions that information had been received there at variance with the views generally prevailing in the Europ ean press, that I the t a ki ng o f B o marsund was to be the close of . .PRUSSIA. MODIFICATION OF THE ATITSTRO-PRUS this year's campaign in the Baltic, ACcording to . SIAN TREATY. the statement of this correspondent, much more important matter was in store. The Russians, • _ we read in a Berlin letter of the sth :—" It is though at ease for the fortifications of Helsiug fors s t a ted•that.the Austro-Prussian treaty is about to and Sweaborg, which are for the most part hewn be modified. It is proposed to give a larger part out of the solid granite, are nevertheless very in it to the Germanic Diet , and to insert a clause. uneasy about Cronstadt and the fleet lying binding Austria and Prussia to protect each other's ' there. The taking of Bomarsund is reported ,to : te r ritories. M. de Kisseleff, who was th e R uss i an promp.. have excited as much admiration at the kmbassalor in. Paris, is expected here from Darin titude and efficacy, of the . operations as it has " inspired distrust of the granite fortifications or s,alt. In another letter of the same dat©, th e granite facing of fortifications. All the naval offi- writer, alludingto the arrival of Count Benkendorff cers and men absent on leave have been called back with th® Russian anstver , says it is r ep o tted in the . to their ships ; the same with the garrison of Cron_ diploma Berlin that the Czar request s ti c circles of atadt, that had been enj ,ying a little respite. tiv King of P r ussia to make propositions for peace Various changes have been made in the troop s sta- w hi c h h e snall consider equitable to the Western tioned th ere , w h o have been in many cases relieved Powers. by fresh reg i men t s , and the flotilla of row-boats . Tue Hanover Gazette gives the following letter stationed d tageously along the coast. This , a vat) from Berlin, date. I the 4th * . J A . Correspondent - also" inetitiOns the fleets having j " The Russia" answer to the Prussian note of the I: "Yed outer of tin harbour and proceeded as for M 110th wag aimed by the 1/16 _ _B-4_ answer t 9 the 1 4"Y i .: , 1854. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING S _ SEPTEMBER 8, the outer forts, Rizbank and Constantine. Whether on this occasion or on some other is not clear, the Tolbeckin lighthouse was visited, and its precincts relieved from the further profanation it had been forced to submit to at the hands of divers British middies. In St. Petersburg, people were disposed almost to erect altars to the cholera for having like an avenging angel of death delivered Russia from her conqueiors. A paper of that capital has re cently styled the cholera "Russia's only true ally ?" THE GOVERNOR OF BOMARSIIND AT HAVRE. General Budisco, who commanded the fortress of Bomarsund, has arrived at Havre in the Souffieur, accompanied by his two aides-de-camp, his wife, one of his children (a boy between four and five years of age), and two servants. The General and his companions have taken apartments at a hotel, waiting the-decision of the Government as to their destination. The General, who speaks French fluently, manifests a very grateful sense of the kind ness which he received from the officers of the Sonffieur. In the evening, after his landing at Havre, he went to the Frascati Rooms, where he was the object of much polite attention. One of the officers who were with him received a bayonet wound, which 13 .now healed, from a French Chasseur. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Sept. 4.—This morning perfectly re liable littellivenco has been obtained relative to the reply- of the ''St. Petersburg Cabinet to the Austrian Note of the 10th. A Russian Government mes senger arrived here on the evening of Friday, the Ist of September, with despatches for Prince G-ortschakoff. At an unusually early hour on Saturday Morning the Russian diplomatist called on Count 'Buol, and informed him that the condi tions of the Austrian Note. of the 10th of August were f ,rmally and completely rejected by his G overnment. A few hours later a Cabinet Council was held, at which the Emperor presided, and it is positively affirmed that it was then and there de cided not to make a cases belli of the refusal of Russia to give the guarantees demanded. Some of the highest persons in the empire are extremely opposed to a .rupture with Russia, and there is every reason to believe that their influence has been employed in counteracting the measures of his Majesty's .4overnrnent. As the last Austrian Note has been made public, the world will have au opportunity of judging whether it is now consistent with the honour and dignity of such a powerful empire still to maintain, its policy of " armed neutrality." By the irresolution which she now displays, Austria reduces herself to the level of Prussia, and this is carrying self-abase ment to the highest, or rather to the lowest, pitch. The German world bad become accustomed to con sider Austria the sole defender of the interests of Central Europe against the Great Northern Power, but, like the other German States, she is unable to shake off the moral yoke. The Imperial Cabinet informed the Russ;an Government that certain guarantees were requisite for the peace and welfare of Europe, and the Emperor Nicholas roundly de clares " that he will rather sacrifice his last man" than give them. This positive language, which must naturally render all further negotiations im possible, took this Government " quite aback." There is some little talk here about Count Ester hazy's being recalled from St. Petersburg, but this is probably mere talk. From information received to-day, there can be no question of Austrian troops being sent into Moldavia until the month of October. As a measure of precaution, the army of occupation in the Principalities will probably be raised from 30,000 to 100,000 men. People here would fain conceal the fact from the world, but ais Majesty's Ministers, and his Majesty's Aber subjects, are treated by the Russian au thorities with a sad want of consideration. Up -o Friday morning Prince Gortschakoff used such conciliatory language that men in office were in !dined to believe " that something might be done with the expected re pl y o f t h e Russian Cabinet." flow grossly they deceived themselves, or were de .:eived, you have alrea ly been told. A Vienna otter in the Augsburg Gazette shows that the mer waffle is treated even worse than the diplomatic world. The exportation of grain of all kinds from Russian Poland and the Danubian Principalities las been several times permitted, limited, and alto ,ether prohibited. One of the most vexatious neasures of the Russian Government was to de- Aare all the corn in Russian ports, even if bought end paid for by the subjects of neutral Powers, to 'a) the property of the State. True it is that a ,romise of indemnification was made, but the Government either never intended to keep it, or it has resolved to delay its realisation as long as possible. Not a tenth part of the corn has yet been taken possession of by the authorities, old the ruinous consequences of the delay have ,een seen in the case of the Trieste house, Spiri lion Gopcevich. The last insult offered to Austria rag the refusal to permit her subjects to enter Russian seaports, and this at a time when the Russians and the Russian property in Turkey were enjoying the protection of the Austrian flag. Et will naturallyexcite the surprise of the surround ing nations that Russia should venture to act thus towards a Government which has such a formidable Army at its command, but the St. Petersburg Ca oinetseems to fancy that the Power which permitted the mouths of the Danube to fall into its hands will bear anything and everything. The relative posi tions of Russiaeand Austria may be clearly and cor rectly defined in a few lines. Russia is quite as hostile to Austria as she is to England and France, but she will not break with her. - Anstriaraust feel that she is iu a false position, but she cannot sum mon up sufficient courage 'to declare war against Russia. If Russia would but strike the first blow all difficulties would be removed, but as she is far too politic to - do so, Austria will probably continue " to eat dirt" for an indefinite period. Some time since there was a question of an addi tional article to the Austro-Prussian treaty of. the 20th of April. It appears that the proposed altera tions and additions to the Convention will be made with the knowledge and consent of the German. Diet. The first paragraph is a mutual guarantee 'or the security of the territories of the several con tracting parties, and this will remain unchanged. The Trieste Zeituug, which is here generally con sidered au organ of the Greco-Russian party, in forms us that the Wiener Zeitung has much im proved lately. "The Wiener Zeitung," says the Vienna correspondent of the Trieste paper, " usually brought foreign news later than other journals, anti totally neglected the latest intelligence.' " This has been changed by orders from a high source, and the editor has in general terms been told that he is to remember the Wiener Zeitung is the organ of Government, and not his. This was probably in consequence of the singular bias displayed by the Wiener Zeitung "in favour of Russia." This is the pot reproaching the kettle for being black I Yesterday evening the following information was obtained relative to the new gun :—Tire alteration being in the lock, the barrel of the musket is, when shortened three inches, quitegood enough. Formerly the non-commissioned officers and C.,e first rank in each infantry company were armed with the so called Kammer-Buchse (a kind of Minie rifle), but now the whole of the army, with the exception of the Chasseurs and the Borderers, will have the newly-invented gun. The Chasseurs will retain their rifles, and the Border troops will be armed with the Kammer-Buchsen taken from the non commissioned officers and the first rank of the com panies of the regiments of the line. Yesterday the Bucharest correspondent of the Medical Gazette gave' you some insight into the way in which the directors of the Russian military hospitals manage matters, and the Russians do not attempt to deny the truth of suc h ' charges. ' The correctness of the following is undoubted :—During the Hungarian war a Russian colonel asked au Austrian general officer what pay he received.. On hearing the amount, he . expressed .his astonish ment at its being so small, and then 'demanded "what he could make in the course of the year for himself ?" .The Austrian looked at his Russian comrade with astonishment ; which was not a little increased when he was informed that, although his (the colonel's) pay was about 2,000 silver roubles, lie, like the oth er men o f hi s rank in the army, " had a revenu e o f a b out 10,000 silver roubles. " The thing3or 4 w o a s roublesmanaged as the thus price: I o f fa Government remou n tal lows,, , a certain percentage is deducted as a matter of course.; and if so many copecks ad - ay are allowed for the rations of man and horse , the colonel pockets two, and the co mm and er of each squadron one. trian note of the Bth. The latter arrived at Vienna on the Ist, the former was received at Berlin on the 31st uit. The text of the two notes is perfectly identical, containing. Russia's unqualified refusal of the proposals of the Western Powers. No counter-proposals have been made by Russia ; so that in the well-informed po litical circles of Berlin the situation is considered to be perfectly clear, and well defined. Russia having con sented to evacuate the Principalities, and to take up a defensive position on her own territory, there is no longer any casus belli or casus• foe ; eris, that could war rant t joint action, founded on treaties, of Austria and Prussia against Russia. If, therefore, any journal talks of dissensions in the Cabinet, touching the true inter pretition of the Russian answer, and if the periodical rumour of a Ministerial crisis be revived on that score, such assertions must be considered as utterly without foundation, and of the same kind as were circulated a few days ago about the affirmative or evasive answer of Russia." A Berlin letter, of the 3d, says : _ "A note was despatched to-day from this place to the Western Powers and Austria, communicating to them the Russian answer to the four propositions. We may remark that this reply has as yet, arrived only at Berlin, Russia . having requested Prussia .to act as mediating power between her and the powers, and to obtain fur the Russian answer a suitable - reception. The Prussian representative of the Germanic Die:. 31. de Bismarck Schonbausen, returned this day from Putbus, and pro ceeds to-morrow to' Frankfurt, the Diet having to hold a sitting on Thursdsy next, in which it will come to a 4,fili4e decision on the proposition made by Austria to place on a war footing a part of the Federal contingent. The new Turkish aniba,ssador, Kiainal-Effendi, had an audience this day of M. de Matiteuffel, to whom he was presented. . Count Benkendortf. passed through this place to day on his way iroin Putbus. Ho is going to his family at . Seandau. The-militar'y ...linvention, which has subsisted hitherto between Prussia, the Grand Duchy of Baden, and the Duchy of Bitinswick, has just been denounced by these last two States." SPAIN. The Espana of the 2d has the following : Souie disturbances had broken out at Salamanca. There was also some little agitation at Barcelona on tbe 24th and 25th ult., but the Captain-General and the Civil Governor had visited the different quarters of the city, and restored order. At Sara gossa. the authorities had thought it necessary to adopt precautionary measures. SWEDEN. OPENING OF THE DIET. .A letter from Copenhagen, 2d inst., says :—" The King yesterday opened in the throne room of the chateau of Christianborg the. session of the Council of State, decreed by ordinance of the 26th July last." FRA.NCE. We find in the Pays a long article, the conclud ing portion of which we subjoin, as it refers di rectly to the visit of the King of the Belgians and Prince Albert. The first andpr.incipal portion of tha article is an eulogium on the Emperor for his general policy, and au enumeration of the benefits which it has conferred:on France, at the same time that it has inspired confidence in the well-meaning men of foreign countries. .The Pays says " This visit which King Leopold, who is the natural representative of the constitutional system and of Ger manic spirit, has spontaneously paid to Napoleon 111. is a striking testimony and an echo of the confidence which Belgium and Germany have in the heir of the great Emperor. This confidence is legitimate and reci procal, for France in her turn knows that the prejudices of the past have for ever disappeared beyond the Rhine and beyond the Scheldt, and that on those shores for merly hostile the two nations now entertain only ideas of union. and concord; as the two Governments have only sentiments of peace and of common progress. The pre sence of the illustrious Consort of the Queen of England has a significancy not less considerable. The name and the remembrance of Boulogne waii for a long time between France and England the symbol of war and of hatred. 1854 has just effaced for ever the remembrance of 1804. The alliance of the two great Western nations, that alliance which is the firmest guarantee for the peace of the world, is now cemented with additional force. By the baud of their illustrious representatives the two nations draw closer the bonds which connect them, and increase the interests which unite them. Yes ! it is more than an interview of tovereigns which has just taken place in presence of the French at my assembled for a work of political morality and European safety. We hail in this event a new era in the relations of modern states — an era of solidarity, of reciprocal sympathy, and of universal progress. Selfish and personal considerations and dynastic influences no longer exist. They have given place to the great social interests which ought to dominate for the happiness of the people, which should be the only object of Governments." The Three per Cents. closed yesterday at 73f. 65c., for the end of the month ; the 4i per Cents. 98f. ex d.; and the New Loan 73f. 60c. ; Orleans Rail whySntres, 1,245 f. ; Rouen, 965 f. 50c. ; Havre, 583 f. 75c.; Great Northern, 857 f. 50c. ; Strasburg, 801 f. 25e.; New Shares, 628 f. 75c. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. The American steam-ship Hansa arrived here this morning for coals, en route from New York to Bremen. She brings two days' later news, her dates from New York being to the 25th ult. The Asia arrived out on the morning of the 24th. The Hansa brings little additional news of im portance in commercial affairs. ' At New York, common to good S t ate brands of flour were scarce, whilst extra continued firm at previous rates. . Cotton was inactive, and sales light. Prices continued about the same. . The. steam-ships Prometheus and George Law had arrived from California, with about 2,000,000 dollars. At New Orleans the cotton market was without change, and flour was dull. At Philadelphia; cotton showed a slight decline. Money was unchanged. .Yellow fever was very bad at Savannah, thirteen deaths and seven. new cases occurring on the 24th ultimo. A frightful fire WWI raging in the woods at Cleve land, and the soil was burning to the depth of one foot and a half. THE YEW BEER BITL AND THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS. A numerous meeting of licensed victuallers was held yesterday afternoon, in the aaloon of Drury-lane Theatre, with the object of forming an association for the purpose of defending the licensed victuallers of the metropolis as,,aii,st the vexatious and injurious operation of the New Beer Act, by uniting the two societies already formed for that purpose. The room was crowded to excess, and loud outcry was raised for an adjournment to the stage, which had been kindly offered for the use of the meeting be Mr. Smith. This led to some confusion, and the consequence of a general movein.mt towards the door was chairs and seats exchanged owners, and the press were, for a dine, deprived of the accommodation which they required for the discharge of their duties. Mr. T. B SIMPSON took the chair, and, in opening the proceedings, remarked that the progress they had hi therto wade must be most satisfactory to those present, and. the deep interest which was felt by the trade was shown by the large number who had assembled upon so short a notice. (llear, hear.) They were not only met to defend their own interests, but the interests of the public generally—(hear)—who were deeply sensible of the injustice which had been done to them. (Hear.) TheY bad been deceiVed by those in whom they trusted, and he was disposed to say that the parties were those who had the management of that journal to which they, had, as a body, a right to look for support. The resolu tion which he had to propose was—" That this meeting regards with extreme sitiislantioto the amalgamation of the two recently formed societies, whose objects respectively 'were to a'repeal of the late obnoxi ous Beer 13111, awl to protect the trade against other threatened and dangerous changes, and fully approve of the establishment of a Metropolitan and Suburban Li censed Victuallers' Defence Association to carry out these objeCt4." Mr. SYMES (of Cogers' Hall) seconded the resolution. The resoiutibn was supported :har Mr. ROTHItRY, and carried unanimously. Mr. FotisrEa'miived the second resolution, "That thiS meeting considers the recent management of the Morning Adverti;er and Protection Society detrimental to the best interests of the trade, and thereby pledges itself to obtain the speedy removal of those in whose hands the recent management has been trusted ; and, until such can be legally achieved, this meeting further pledges itself to use all legitimate means to obtain the repeal of this most uncalled for measure of legal interference, and vigilantly to watch the interests of the trade for the future." Mr: CONQUEST (of the Eagle Tavern) seconded the re solution, which was supported &so by other gentlemen, and finally carried without opposition. Mr. GRIMES moved the third resolution :—"That committee be now formed to prepare rules for the future t n o c nm andedimmediately te go vernment of this society, and that they make their re gport on Thurs.lay next, at a general meeting at the Thea pmoeileittholitcoerssa ap prove such • , out the objects of the socieuy. carry This resolutiou was seconded, and 'agreed to ; and a tre % Re yal Dru r r i y l i - e l s a , ne a , n s d uc a l p i committee having bsen nominated, the meeting thanked the 'chairman and separated. FATAL; ACCIDENT oN THE RIVER.—This morning a l, 10 o'clock a barge lay moored about midstream opp o . site the •Nine Elms wharf. Two boys in one of the usual r aving skiffs coming down with the current, ran athwart the chain cable of the barge and upset the boat. The elder boy swain and got on top of the skiff and was recov ere d by a boat near at hand, bnt the other boy, a lad about 15 years old. in black trowsers and white shirt hung on by the cable only for a few minutes. He rose once alongside the barge, but before assistance could be rendered he sank and was drowned. MONE 'xi MA RK E AND (102111E.RCIAL lIVTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, including 1,500 American taken for export and on speculation. There was no change to notice in prices or the tone of the market. The sales comprised 5,700 American, 300 Pernam and Maranham at 6d. to 6d., 60 Bahia at 6P. to 60., 250 Egyptian at 6d. to 91d., and 700 Surat at 3d. to 4d. per lb. Railway Shares were dull. In Colonial produce this week there has been more animation, and full prices have generally been obtained. West India sugar, however, has been dull, but foreign has met with a ready sale. Cdffee has brought full rates, and With a good business doing. Spices have remained dull. Tea has not been much inquired for, and rico has slightly re ceded. Cotton has been steady. Saltpetre lower, and tallow inactive. • From Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., we have the subjoined list of prices for United States securi ties, with the information that the market is dull : Weleemable. Per Cent. United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...106 107 United States 6 per Cent. Inscribed Stock '867. 7 -1868.. T 1 7 0 7 G Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 5 5 j p ,a e r r Cent.cnte. Bonds 1877... 82 83zd Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1 86 8.. .103 . 1 7 0 8 7 xd . Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 92 94 Alaeama 5 per Cent. (Star. Bonds) 1858-9-66... 83 Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) _1888... 90 92 Virginia Bonds Canada 6 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1876...107 106 New Orleans 6 per Cent. Bonds 1893... 79 81 Pennsylvania Central R. Rd. 6 per Cent 1880... 90 91 New York and Erie 7 per Cent., Convert ible New York and Erie 7 per Cent., Convert ible • 1862... 70 73 The next and following arrivals from the United States are looked forward for with something of a painful interest, for the last, with dates to the 20th ult., brought details, unhappily too distress ing, from many states and leading districts of the Union, of a deplorable failure, not of one, but of all the serial crops, and of potatoes as well. It is not one paper alone that tells the tale, but num bers of respectable journals, located in the various states and districts, and they are all of one accord; indeed there could be no mistake about the causes. With respect to the potatoes the cause was simply the disease, which, for some time past, had been known to be prevalent among them. In the case of the cereals it was a drought, uninterrupted, of six weeks, except in isolated localities, where slight showers had fallen during the first week of the series, so slight as scarcely to have moistened the surface of the soil. The draught was accom panied with excessive heat, by which vegetation was scorched up. In various of the States it was asserted and believed the crops would not yield one third or even one-fourth of an average. In Ohio, which in ordinary years usually produces about one-fifth of all the wheat grown in the Union, it is positively averred, with facts brought in proof, that the harvest product, under the most favourable change of circumstances, could not be beyond half an' average. Similar statements are made from Indiana, Kentucky, and other neighbouring States. - With these it is riot, however, the loss of the wheat and other grain crops that is so much the occasion of anxiety and so deeply deplored as that of Indian corn. They are the most extensive grazing and cattle growing States of the Republic, and are pecu liarly dependent, therefore, upon ample supplies of grain, which, besides that the choicest portion is largely consumed as food by the people through- out the United States, is applied to the fattening of cattle and swine for consumption and ex- portation. They are driven into the maize fields after the finest tall plants are cut for' grinding, and so prepared for the knife. In the States named with Missouri and one other, this cattle.and porkrearing and slaughtering is a special branch of industry, and of porkers alone about one and-a-quartermillions of heads are thus slaughtered, cured, packed and exported, of which full one- fourth are from Ohio alone. With a deficient harvest of one half in Indian corn, for that was the most favourable estimate, food would be wanting for cattle and swine, who must perish' by whole sale in consequence, as they had already eaten up and laid bare in a winter and summer's range the herbage of the forests and the acorns. Panic had already seized the owners and broeders by the last accolints, and at Cincinnati they wore anxiously offering. the live porker stock at 1 cents, say 2d. per lb. Flour had advanced in the sea-ports from 45 to• 60 cents upon the barrel, and it is tinder stood' that upon the advices or orders received on this side of the state of things, American flour has actually been bought in Liverpool fbr return expor tation to New' York. It is quite clear, that should the final realisation of the cereal crops come to verify the apprehensions even - the most moderate entertained and expressed, rcsort must be had to European markets for Sup plies to fill up a deficiency so deplorable. Hap pily, both here and all over Europe, splendid har vests have furnished enough for home wants, with some, to spare for our neighbours across the Atlan tic. . There may, and must, be difficulties about the payment, in money markets disordered like thOse of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and elsewhere, by wild speculations in railway stocks, bonds; and other schemes, scarcely saleable now, either here or there for investment at whatever price. The national damage from deficient crops must be no less frightful in America than from sad experience it has been found here. An Ohio paper, giving various statistical returns and calculations, estimates the damage at no less than 100 millions of dollars upon the most favourable supposition of half an average ; but,.with journals iu other districts, doubles that amount, some of them more still, in the lamentable case of one-fourth of an average only. There is little chang e to report iu public securi ties, but on the whole it may be observed that 13 • ri are weaker in C onsols, and a fraction lower prices than yesterday. We quote them now at 94i to 5 for transfer, and b more for account, but money transactions have taken place at the lower rates of an d the , market sho ws more firmness. India 94i and They have m ore recently recovered as E xchequer -bills were don e at 4e., 55., and 6 s. premium. B an k S toc k , Re duced Threes, 31 per Cents., a n d L ong A nnu i t i es, above , Stock obtained 229, and I are shut for the dividends, therefore without deal - with having Theve induced been rather heavy, man y to close th eir speculations. is rather a heavy ings. i n Foreign r r ek little i i g s nil scrip,d M arket o ing the. s ies;tse settlement tnent of the account Dutch 4 per Cents. are at 931. The only o ffi cial price mark e d is 5A premium. The Spanish Certificates have been dealt in at 5i i. Mexican Bonds laiave been tone quoted 2q. Greek Red Stock is at 5.. Russian 4 i per Cents. . The following are the nominal prices of Foreign are worth 88k. Stocks ;—Grenada Deferred Bonds 6 to 6i, Mexi can 24 to 25, Peruvian 70 t o 72, ditto 3 per Centi. 51 to 53, Portuguese 4 per Cents. 40 to 42, Russian 5 per Cents. 97 to 99, ditto 4i per Cents. 88 to 90, Spanish New Deferred 18 to 181 ditto 3 per Cents. 37i to 38, ditto Certifi cates of , to 6/ ditto Passive. 3/ to 41. , Railway Shares opened generally at a decline this morning, and although firme r at the present moment, they are not so good as they closed yes terday. This is most observable in Caled on i an, Great W es t er n, Brighton, Manch ester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, and'Sbuth East ern . The French lines are very dull and heavy. Mining Shares are neglected, and in the Banks and. Land Shares the dealings are unimportant. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the 01)icial List.) MI 3 per Cent C o nsols Annuities 94-1 bless d one. India. Stock Dor sols for Account 13th Sept.. .............. 94;4 5 Exchequer Bills, `'id. .f.'looo 2500 4 6 • 5 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ON'F O'CLdOE:. Creek feuds, Red. ..................... sa 101 l 3 per Cent. 1.111344 m Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cont. £ St Ditto 4A per Cent' BBl Spoillib Committee , Cort. of Coup. not fun 5, Turkish Scrip' .. l',ivJoenli on the above payable in Lorde-rf. Dutch Exchange, 2. per Cent. 12 Gull Ditto 4 per Cent. Cortifieates..,.. ...... ••• • • Consols HALF-P.417 TWO. Ditto September Account _ _ ati 5 SIIARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Ren,waas. r e/sing Prices yesterday. Busine" do ne i thli day. lb l'aid.l [i.oo si lwrdean.......- • Arrabg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct Belfast & Ballymena Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. dr Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £2O ••• Rlyth & Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45; Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black, 4 Pass Cornwall Crieff Junction Oublindrßelfasaunc Dundee Perth &Aber • Been Junction Do. New....... East Anglian Do., (XlB E di H) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock De., B. Stock Do., New A. East Lancashire Edinburgh& Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles ! Edin.Prtb & D unflee Forth & Clyde June. Glasgow &S. Western) Great !Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Irish Sonth-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do Thirds !Do. New Thirds Lancash.andYorksh Do., Fifths Da., Wst. Riding Un . Leeds Northern Liv.Creby.&Soutlipt London & Blackwal. Lond. Tilb. &Sthen 1. Loud. Bright &S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westu, Do. Fifths D0.101.5h.,M&8.„( Do. Eighths Londonand S. Weatu., Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine ,Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. & Linein Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmn g. & Derby Midld. G. West. (Im) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle, Newmarket 54 Do., Bury Extension. 193 Nvrpt.Aberg. &Hrfd. 8 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. .00 Norfolk Northn.Connties Un North British North Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 Do., i A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North London . iDo. New £lO.. N.BtS.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Ju North Staffordshire 'North Western N. & S. Westrn. Juno Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford, Woreester,k Wolverhampton Portsmouth [Scottish Central Scottish Midland hrewsbury &Bilmg. Do. L. & N. Weaver], GuarauteedStcck...l Shrewsby. dt lieref,l Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min, Do. Halves,l Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& paid up at per cent. south llevou South Eastern South Wales 3. Yrksh. dt Ely. Dui Do Staines, Wok. &Wok Stockton & Dar. Hug Stockton & Taff Valo Do. £lO shares. Do. Prof., No. i-- !Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath.... F lVaterfd. & Kilkenn; Waterford&Limeztick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace.. West Loudon..., Winibledn & Croydoi, York NewctlAlierw, Do. Extensions 13i : 100 Do. G.N.E. Purchase York& N.Midland 76 14i 56 FOREIGN. 10 all Intwerp&Rotterdam 111 71 5 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 20 8 Bezien toGraisseseac 34 3Li 20 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central lndia,Scrir Id—ip Oentral of Italy 20 all Charleroi& Erque•io „, ' 170 all Demerara 20 14 Non and Besancon . . p 20 9 Dutch Rhenish 2 .4 2 d 20 all East Indian 2O 3p 20 2 Do. Extension 5 all Ut. Indian Peninsul- & p 20 10 Gd. Juliet. of France p 25 10 Ord. Trunk of Canad. - . 6 100 40 Do. Debentures 8 6 d 100 all Do. do. • •• • 20 10 Gt. Central of France A ip 204 all Gt.WosternofCanada Shares l7l 181 100 all Do. Bands (Istis.)'s7 2d par 20. all Hamilton & Toronto ld par 100 all jDo. 6 per cent. 20 8 [take Coast. & Basle 5 all Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c. prof • ••• dis 20 10 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares 2.1 - 3 21 I 4 all Do. Obligations 3 31 20 10 Lyons and Geneva 1 lip 20 12 Lyons & Mediterran. 20 13. s Madras 3311 33 { Maria Antonia 10 all Do. do. NeW 20 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry — 20 all Namur & Liege (wit} interest) 7 20 all Do. (ex interest) —•-. 16 all Northern of France 3ll —34 i 20 all Do. 201. 3p. c Bole. (fury. B. & Ams. Shs. ) 121 121 ID all NorwegianTrunkPref 8 9 20 14 Paris and Lyons l9 —191 p 40 all Ditto Bonds 20 all Paris and Orleans 49 51 20 all Paris and Rouen— 37 39 20 all Paris and Strasbourg .... 20 10 ParisCaen &Cherbrg. —pm • 10.1 101 Quebec & Richmond • . 20 all Rotten andHavre 23 23 . 1 20 15 Royal Danish par —1 p . 5 3 Royal Swedish — d 20 all Sambre and Mouse Bl —Bl 10 all Do. 54 p. cent. Pref — 20 10 Southern of France —pm 20 12 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) — ••• 81 all West Flanders •3l 4 10 all Do 5;4 per c. Prof • d 20 10 Western of France 6 7 p 20 16 West. of Switzerlad ...' 6 all Wiesbaden • 7 20 20 Zealand MISCELLANEOUS 5 all Aubin Coal and Iron ... 25 17 Australian Agricult 43} —44lxd l 20 6 Australsn•Pciac•Mail • 10 all Australn. Royal Mail „. 10 4 Berlin Water Works 50 40 Brit. American Land 65 70 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co „. 100 32?, Canada lOO 105 5 5 Crystal Palace 3 i 31 i 5 3A Do. 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 20 5 Eastern Steam 25 20 EicctricTelegraph(A) —Vvi 25. all Do. (B) ••• ••• 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir 15 14 Gen. Steam Naviirat 20 all General Screw Stearn 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 5 Netherlands Land._ 2 1 N. S. W. Coal &Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. 1 all N. B. Australasian... 1 Do. New ..• 20 12 Nrth.ofEuropeSteaw • 5 all Peel 11. r. Ld. & Minrl. 4i 4i 50 an Peninsular& Orieutal • 50 40 Do. Do •• p 2 all Portland Iron Co 2 2ixd 100 60 Royal Mail Steam I :11 Scot. Austral. Invest. 2 25 25 South Anstral.Land 37 39 all Submar. Tdlegraph k 1 1 all Do. Registered. ....... 4 lit PAIN Diala,c4 ig u a = l3 IDi 21i -7 22 : 5 - 5i 9 - 9 114-104 a 164 -- 14 7 m...! 6 Q 1 95 - 97 664 - 67 15 i - J.& 11 - 13' •• - ... 2 • - 1 (1 7i - 7i IF - i 1 12~ ••• ...... ••• 70 - 72 63 - 64 ii - 25 68 - 70 88 - 89 70 - 72 124 - 127 94 - 96 74i 1 • 86 . - 90 11 - 13 I, 11 -1:f 75 75i - 4 1 1 4 - 34 u -8, -107 105 --- PP - 4 ;I 83 84i - 8 3 i - 9 8 - 7 "" ••• -26 i 72 - 43 - - 2i - 6i - 50 35 - - 7§ - 56 - 1 p - P - - 7# - 1 p • • • - 36 - 97 - - 8 ?id 13 3 / 4 14 3 / 4 67• 67A 2 34 3 / 4 2} 1 par 31 - 33 - ... 31 - :' 184 11) 44- 54 24 - !'t; 43 - 53 - 7A 77 -78 6 4 -- 57 812s1 20 St. St. St. 26i 13i 20 100 LOO all all 50 50 20 20 100 84 f.OO 1.00 I 10 661 6 St. 15i 16k 5 lli 12 xd I 6, 731 4 x d 741 if 5 150 12 xd 1 25' 105/ 104 i 4 x d d 12, d 12 d 12i 84} z d St. d St. d 25 61 711 1 1105 104 k 34 - ~ 7 id 4 6f Par per cent. 66 7i 32i 2 PR FERENCE SHARES. WO 1 her '...,,'1 [OO Do. No. 2, p. c. 30 , _'..lyto and Tyne lOper • • • ' ii-;-d atso/) C. pit.... , . . . 100 136, kl• Ix. 4p. c. St. S Do. 4D. c. Shares 100 •Jaledonian £lO all :Mester & Holyhead .guar. 5i per cent 131 Cork &Bandon% p.c all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction ..,, ;t all EastAn2lian (X3los) 6 per cent all Do. (X 5) 7 per cent i 2 Do. (..f.7 17s) 7p. c all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. : N all Do. No. 2 . ......... , 'all D o . N ew 6 p. c.. St all Eastern Union, Seri' Guar. 6 per cent,,, all Do. 51., 10 ner cent. all Do. 101. Del;entr.Sh [oo East Lan cash. 6p. cts. all East and West York shire June. Pref... all EdiubPrth.&Dund, 4 per cent. ........ 100 ;41asgow &S. Wester) Guar. 5 par cent.... 100 ;mat Northu. sp. c. 100 10. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. preen... 100 ;)o. 4. p. e. Scrip •. - • 4 1 It. N. of Scot. I s t P re , all -;t. Southu. dr Westm. (Ireland) Eighths)... 6 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh. 6 Gt. Westu. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c)... [OO Do. cov. red. 4{ p.c. LOO Do. con, rod. 4p. c. .00 Db. irred, 4p.c. ... 6 Lan, g; York. F. £2O .00 Do. 6p. c, Stock ... 13 heeds N. 6p. c. No.l 9 Do. Quarters, 1848 .. .00 Loudon and Brighton .... Guaranteed 5 p, c 100 Do. Pref., 5 p. e. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. 100 Lon.&N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Coler a Shares all Lowly. & Ennie. Sh all :Kan., Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. : all Do. New, £lO ...... 4?,, Do. .e 6 all Nfarypt.& Carl. 4 p.c all Do. 4i per cent 10:Y Do 100 Mid. Consol.a p.c.St .00 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent 11; Do. Pref. 4i per cent 8 Norfolk Debenture 00 Do. Pref. 4p. c. Stock 100 Do. sp. c. Eat 100 Do. 5i per ct. prof._ I 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 100 North British all North Staffordshire—l 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls,6 p.c 15 Do all Scot. Cent., New Pref all Shrews. &Birm.N.G. all Shrewshy. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per cent..... all South Devon 1} De. fixed, -q per cent all S. Eastern (Beadin g Ann.) of £1 O s . 6d . 100 Do. 4 ?jper cent. all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent. 5 Do. do. do. all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. 100 York, Neweastle,an(i Berwick,4 p.c. Pref 5 Do 10 York&N. Midland H 91 93 3} 3} li i d oiii S. Purob. LIEUTENANT PERRY'S CASE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Your spirited remarks thereon are worthy of the chivalry with which you attack every wrong, and deal your " thunder" against every established or recognised tyranny. I cannot refrain from asking—Why, if such a weighty consequence as (so far as his " persecutors" are concerned) the deprivation of all that is worthy of living for is to be the lot of Mr. Perry—and I may ask, as nearly the whole of my countrymen are doing, for what offence? —what ought to be the punishment of the Greers and the Waldys ? The latter worthy, I sincerely cherish the hope, will be called to a different bar than that lately sitting at Windsor. Perjury of the direst kind he has committed. Bad enough in the sight of God and man would it have been, jf it had simply been committed with the object of obtaining some personal or pecuniary boon ; but when the very essence of a gallant brother-in-arms' honour and re putation were in issue was the stake, oh S it becomes "rank in the nostrils," and insulted justice cries out for "satis faction." Surely the legal adviser of this injured gentle man will see to it. I call upon my fellow-countrymen to indorse your appeal to their sympathy on his behalf ; and, as an earnest of such appeal, I have sent two guineas the Mayor of Windsor, whose efforts and friendship, I doubt not, will meet their reward.—Your faithful servant, Sept. 6. A SOLICITOR. THE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. —Yesterday, the first of a course of lectures by Dr. Scoffern, M. 8., on the " Destructive Chemical Resources of Modern War fare," was delivered at the above institution. The lee turer, in introducing the course to the audience. dwelt at considerable length on the great improvements which have been made in destructive instruments of warfare during the last few centuries by the introduction of gun powder, the manufacture of which, and its scientific application as a projectile force, he fully explained by a series of interesting experiments and diagrams. He also touched upon some of those immensely powerful com pounds with which chemistry has made us acquainted, and which at different times it has been proposed to use BA a substitute for gunpowder, demonstrating that, in the present age, mechanics had not kept pace with che mistry in this respect, inasmuch as that no apparatus has ever been invented which would render their appli cation anything but exceedingly dangerous. Towarch. the conclusion of the lecture, Dr. Scoffern briefly alluded to the report now current that the Russians had placed infernal machines under the water in the neighbourhood of Cronstadt, in connection with a galvanic battery, ready to be exploded the moment any of our ships should pass over them, clearly illustrating, by a few practical experiments, that our cruisers have nothing to fear from them, as the explosion would not only be deadened by the water, but would be distributed equally throughout its whole mass, and that any ship would pass uninjured, though the explosion should take place directly below them. The lectures are to be continued on Mondays and Thursdays. ALLEGED ILL-TREATMENT OF THE POOR IN LAM BETH WORKHOUSE.—Last night a public meeting was held at the Vestry Hall, Kennington-green, in order to bring before the ratepayers the alleged ill-treatment of the poor in Lambeth Workhouse, so as to cause an in vestigation by the guardians into the conduct of the master and assistant-master. Mr. Stratton, one of the churchwardens, was called to the chair, and the meeting was addressed by Mr. Hyde, Mr. Baird, do., after which the following resolution was unanimously agreed to :—" That this meeting, viewing with deep regret the harsh treatment of the poor in Lambeth Workhouse, call upon the guardians to suspend the master and assistant-master until the allegations made to this meeting are investigated by the Poor Law Board, and finally determined upon." Mr. Bushell, on behalf of the guardians, exonerated them from blame, and after attempting to make himself heard in vain for some time, observed, amidst the cheers of the meetirg, that ~they would certainly inquire into the matter. The proceedings then terminated. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—At a monthly general meeting held yesterday at the society's house, in Hanover-square—W. J. Broderip, Esq., F.R.S., vice president, in the chair—Lord Lindsay, Sir James Car negie, Bart., Colonel Cautley, Mrs. Nichol!, and Messrs. S. Crawfurd, W. Harrison, and J. E. Richard, were elected fellows of the society, and Mr. E. W. Wadeson was proposed as a candidate for the fellowship. The report of the council stated that the number of visitors during the year had been upwards of 325,000, that the additions to the menagerie during the last month con siAed of various objects of more than usual interest, including a beautiful male specimen of the wild sheep of the Punjab, which bad now been imported into Europe for the first time in a living state and presented to the society by Brigadier Hearsey, C.B. The report also stated that his Majesty the King of Portugal had been pieased to transmit to the society a fine specimen of the true boa constrictor of Linnaeus. The collection gene rslly, as well as the flower-garden, are in a state of efficiency to which the council refer with gratification. Among the most conspicuously beautiful.,ornaments in the garden are the Japan lilies, now coming prafusely into flower, and an immense collection of the finest dahlias furnished by Mr. Turner, of Slough. THE DORKING CASE.---The hearing the charge against George Elton, George Elphick, and Maria Fenn, was resumed at two o'clock on Wednesday, the 6th inst., at the Messrs. Hart's offices, before Captain Parrott, A. K. Barclay, and George Cubitt, Esq. The depositions e of the previous day having been read, deuce was given by James Farringdon Pas :d m :scribed of Newdigate, who said when the prosecutrix and said what had occurred to him, she burst into tears,He tilt!' she cluld not help it, there was three to one , every Par. addition te a r repeated what she said to him, which i titular the same as she bad stated in for the prisoner D. Sadler, Esq., solicitor, appeared h Crowley at consi derable anti cross-examined Elizabet hing to weaken her derable length, but lie elicited " After Mr. Sadler had evidence in the slightest de4ree : her was evidence. J. appeal on behalf of 'natio a wry ingenious .and and Maria Fenn, his client, _George Elphick for the capital otie IS aOrAtiOry. the magistrates colimi-ttneedeGeorge Elton and 97 - li - 3i - 44 - i - 1- 1 - 138 - 22 - 3 i -3, 4 -. [074 - 109 99 - 101 6 6A 99 101 90 92 94 96 icl .36 138 '' ••. ''''. ••• - ••• ... '''' N. 2. - 2ipl 7 - 8 10 - 12 ad 10' St. St. St. 15 8i 8 10 10 25 10 1.0.6 16 13 4;4 14 4P 24 101 is 23i 99 ASTLErs AMPHITHEATRE. Under the aus pices of Mr. W. Cooke, Astley' s , w hi c h had grown somewhat old-fashioned in its feats, has be come famous for its novelties in the way of animal sin. p.larity. About a twelvemonth ago we had the extra ordinary spectacle of an elephant standing upon its head -a solecism doubtless in natural history, but a visible fact notwithstanding. Having thus taught us th a t the largest of living quadrupeds may become even fanatical in its docility, Mr. W. Cooke now dives into the littleness of creation, and produces the "smallest horse in the world." The inverted commas indi cate that we quote the bill, but we have -no reason to question its accuracy. Indeed, we almost fear to hint how small the horse is, lest our own veracity should b e doubted. In old times, showmen used invariably to ex. hibit a giant and a dwarf together, that they might set off each other, but Mr. Cooke scorns such expedients with respect to the little horse. Challenging stern compari. son, he turns first three remarkably small ponies int* the ring, and then the minute horse appearing, like a toy-charger detached from its casters, the applaud. ing throng hails the supreme littleness With delight. When the eyes have been sufficiently sated with an ob ject that a little paring down might qualify for a tenant in a micro , copic slide, the clown bears off the little wonder in his arms, facetiously observing that "it is a hard thing to keep a horse and have to carry it oneself." Nor is the horse the only wonder. Herr Christotr, a prof - r of the somewhat forgotten art of tight roped. ss- J dancinz, has cultivated it to strange perfection. He puts his feet into big baskets, and, thus equipped, he creates amazement by the contrast between the lightness of his movements and the unwieldiness of his costume. He also performs a wonderful sornerset—we beg pardon, summersault—(w e have learnt to spell." heels over head" right at last), coming done with the soles of his feet firm on the rope. " The summersault upon the floor is in itself a most diffi cult and hazardous feat ; how much more difficult the mroiprae:ion oSfotehxecmlaaimrvse ite iAtssetlifey' performance of one (clear and perfect) upon a single The ring is certainir ins records.pl performances bein, 4 the mos t • kind. There is hurdles, and Mademoiselle 1 1 l lar feats in lustier fashion cessively takes the forms o ; f an ab ill in honest ad. excellent condition, the less Gee most varied and agreeable o leaps over banners and a d nche, who performs simi- Mr. Bridges, who sue horentleinan, a lady, and Apollo, without getting off his a from these wilder and more fant se i' and, distinguished Miss Kate Cooke, who, clad in a as lc artistes, there is and with the genteeie t superb riding-habit, . s of hats pressed u o of flaxen ringlets, goes with awi • 1 3 o a profusion those sedate achievements which are gcl:acerithrougt pedants of the ring in the term "la hau e te c ec n oTe " led s b • .....„—___ MARKET NEWS-(TELIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The present week's arrival of English wheat np to oar market, coastwise, has been moderately good, viz., 2,330 quarters. Fresh u p t o -d ay, th e receipts by land carriage were small ; hence, the show of samples was by no means extensive. For most kinds we had a very moderate in quiry, at about Monday's currency. The supply of foreign wheat was good, but the imports have been only 320 quarters. On the whole, the demand, was in a sluggish state. In prices very little change took place. The inquiry for barley and malt was heavy, at the late decline. There was more firmness in the oat trade, at fully Mon• day's quotations. The arrivals are small. We had a dull inquiry for beans, at late rates. The few peas on offer were much neglected, but we had a good inquiry for Indian corn. Flour sold slowly. Several parcels of Spanish have sold for Belgium, at 46s 6d per sack. English .. [rich Foreign .. Wheat. 2,330 ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. BarlBoley. I Malt. Oats. 1,370 490 550 -- 7,8111 roar. 620 ski GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN 240brhg For the week ended Sept. 7, 1854, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Ws.los per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLEY. 1 OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. PEAS. 621 3d 32s 54 27s 81 / 38s 4,1 I 48s 24 1 37S 7d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. x BARLEY. I OATS. I RYE. BEANS. ( PEAS. 34s 54 1 34s 4d 2 8s 9d 42s Od 47s 6d 142 s 5d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OAT J RYE. I BEANS. I PEAR. Is Od Is Od lls l i d Is Od Is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 56,924; Barley, 2,514 ; Oats, 5,864 ; Bye, 369 ; Beans, 1,725; Peas, 1,137 quarters. SMITHFIELD. There was only a moderate supply of beasts on sale in to-day's market, in very inferior condition. Most breeds moved off slowly, at Monday's prices. The chew of sheep was comparatively small ; nevertheless, the sale was in a, sluggish state, on former term s . W e h a d a f a i r inquiry for lambs, and late rates were well supported. Calves were in short supply and somewhat improved request. In corn. few instances prices had an upward tendency. Pigs were dull, but not cheaper. Milch cows met a dull inquiry, at from 141 to 191 each, including their small calf. Per Sibs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d.l s. d. s. d liderior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 2 PrimeSouthdown 410 5 0 ;ecoucl quality —.3 4 3 8 Large crse. calves 3 0 3 8 Prime large oxen 310 4 BPrime small d 0... 310 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. 410 5 o;Large hogs 3 0 4 2 Euferior Sheep ...3 6 3 S'Small porkers 4 4 4 8 ;cooed quality ...3 10 4 OrSuckliugealves ..22 0 29 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 2 4 81Quarter old pigs 21 0 28 0 Lambs 4s 2d to 5s 6d. TOTAL SUPPLY. iheep ........•••..•• •• .. 8,721 Sheep ..•••• •••• •••• ••..•• 842 Calves ...... •• •• ••••.. 412 Calves..•••• •••• •• •• 261 Pigs .. •• .. • .• 440 a •• •• ....•• FOKEIGN *SUPPLY. NENVGATE AND LEADENH ALL. There was about an average business doing to-day, at our quotations. Per Slbs by the earcasa. s. d. s. d. ! leaf, inferior 3 0 3 4 , hiutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middlinm 3 6 3 8 I Do., middling 3 8 4 2 Do., prime large .3 10 4 2 Dot, prime 4 4 4 8 Do., do. small ....4 4 4 6 Veal 2 8 4 0 Pork, large 324 0) Pork, small ..4 24 8 Lamb 4s 2d to 5s 4d. BOROUGH HOP. A few pockets of new hops have sold this week at from 1815 e to 211 per cwt. Yearlings are in request and dearer. Duty, 60,0001 to 65,000/. The imports are again large, viz., 214 from Ost en d, 992 f rom H am b urg, 49 from Ant werp, 165 from Ghent, and 50 from Rotterdam. litid and East Kent pockets, 121. 12a to 16/ 10s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 111 118 to 11/ 126; Sussex ditto, 11.1 lls to 131 133 per cwt. . COLONIAL. SIM/B.—The market for West India has been heavy, and a decline of 6,1 has taken place. Barbadoes low to mid yellow selling at 31s to 31s, and superior colony at 395. Demerara low to mid brought 32s to 33s 64 per cwt. iLast India—Mauritius grainy yellow fine sold at 39s 6d to lOs 64, but mid low to tine brown went as low as 25s 64 to 30s, being 64 per cwt decline, low to mid fine good sold at 308 to 32s Gd. Bengal date brought 2.3 s to 263 lid for brown, and 20s for very low thini). Foreign—Yellow Savannah mid to good bright sold at 34s to 365, low to good at 33s to 32s 64, white, in bond, was taken in at 28e to 32s for dingy to fine, but low to good soft found buyers at 26s 64 to 28s Gd. Porto Rico has realised full prices, viz., fine and very fine color y 39s to 41s, m id to }rood brught 34s to 37s 6d, and heavy brown 31e to 325, and low heavy to good bright grocery 32s 64 to 37s 64 per cwt. Cuba was taken in at 27s to 31e for heavy brown, an& at 31s to 35e Gd for low to good yellow. St. Croix has been at full values, mid to very good bright 34s to 378 6d. Rio low white brought 35s per cwt. COFFEE.—There has been a good demand for plantation Ceylon at full quotations, low- to mid colory at 56 t o 593 6d, good mid and good colony 618 to 645, fine ord mixed to low mid small 52s 6d to 565, mid and good mid bold 56s Gd to 62s Gd, peaberry 60s to 645, and triage 35a to 52s 6d. Native has been firmer, good and real good ord selling at 45s per cwt. Costa Rica good and fine ord pale brought 50s to 54s Gd per cwt. RlCE.—Madras has been cheaper, mid and good pale pinky lOs to 10s 6d, and ord yellow 8s 6d. Bengal good mid and good bold white went at lls 6d to lie, and fine at 12e Gd per cwt being full values. SPlCES.—Cassia Vera sold at 39s 6d to 42e for xnid coarse, but slightly mouldy pepper went briskly at 4id to 4d for Malabar. Mace obtained is 5d to 2s for wormy. CofroN.—This article has been quiet. TEA.--Very little is doing. Common congon is 10d to 101 d per lb. SALTPETRE.—Madras brought 225, for small dingy grey 22s id per cwt refraction, Bombay 2116 d to 22s for low soft, 21s id to 20s per cwt. TALLow.—The market is dull, and P.Y.C. is 65s 6d per cwt for old on the spot. GREEN FRUlT.—Lemons continue scarce, some small parcels per G eneva steamer vitt Liverpool, sold by Keeling and Huut at public mitt, realised an advance of 3d to 4d per case. Lisbon grapes arrive in limited quantities, the black having suffered more than the green by the prevail ing disease, and prices will be high in consequence. No particular difference is manifest in the consumption of ripe fruit in London, it is the hard and unripe that is sa, incentive to the existing epidemic. LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS D 1 Y.) LONDON, Sept. B.—Wind this day at Noon, N.B. : fresh breeze, and fine weather. PLYMOUTH, 7.—wind, E. Ari from Savannah ; Sept.- Daring, Corunns• Offrv4tr--Billreningalea:. from Van Diemen's Land. Sailed —Violet, FALMOUTH, Sept. 7. — W ind , E. Ba il ey, m er . from Bahia ; Susannah, Savannah; a n . —Vi A o rri let v , e r_M cra elho wf nru nrdg e: Canton; , 31 N a o rs rt e h il u les uarr N la e n p d . milks. Off Port—Ca3sar, from (transport), Constantinople ; D o mino , . Str.gEdmunds London. Durham, for Quebec ; 7 i d S.E. Arrived—Queen Burl w n _, tun p e o , wr L s i m v o erp u :l, for Harubu h Sailed—Countess of war steamer), do., and pro. V ee i e c a t e o d ri P ' &Ho (Portuguese East ward ; Min i n..H.M.'s steamer Termagant, East- Arrivecl—Devonshire ( s), from SoUTHAIIPTON, Sept. Dublin. Sailed—lberia (8), for d left for Loudon, :tn Gibraltar. Sep t. 6.—Arrived—lntrepid, Philip, BRIDGEWATER , from Quebec. faorfroSomutbaST Quebec el t t ; 7._ —Wind, N.E. A rr i ve d,-..H . M . ' s ceed OF e r d IfonrienßArCisOtliotE, Sept. 6.—Eallinacurra Lass, and pro s. Horatio ; Sarah Harrison, from D antzic. O FF LOWESTOFT. — Thor, from Christiania.. H ELF ORD, Sept. H UL L ROADS, Sept. 7. 7. — Arrived—Daedalus, from Quebec. BRISTOL, Sept. 7.—Wind, E. Arrived—Blanchard, from Miremiehi. Sailed—Devon, for Newfoundland. NEWPORT, Sept. 7.—Win, N.B. Ar r i ve d—Si r G. d F. Seymour, from London, for Bermuda ;Ads Gloucester, for New York. Sailed—K ey i ng, for New York; Maria Theresa, Constantinople. SWANSEA, Sept. 7 . —Wind, E. Sailed—Jane Morris son, fur Quebec. (PER, ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Wind, B. moderat e , and duII.LIVERPOOL, ,Friday, 10,30 am. Arrivedlitatth ew King, from Memel; Fanetima, Bremen ; Volunteer, Barbadoes; Harriet, 2fewfouPdland' §qtiled-_-_-Peeping Tom, fox krince Zdival:d't; *sod. L . ~ 87 8 70 125