The Sun. — London, England, 1854-11-23 00:00:00

TIZE FINANCES OP RUSSIA. (From the Pays.) In addition to the political questions so ardently raised by the Eastern conflict, and to the emo tioos and anxiety which result from the sanguinary struggle undertaken against the ambition of Russia in the name of European right, public opinion is naturally preoccupied with the financial situation of the States engaged in the present war. We pro pose to ourselves to examine the resources, which their own riches and their admirable systems of credit place at the disposal of the Western powers. It will be easy for us to prove that these resources are immense and inexhaustible, and that modern civilisation will no more want money than they will soldiers to repress and reduce to weakness the Muscovite policy. In the first place, however, we will show what is the state of the finances of Rus sia, and the pecuniary force with which she will support the struggle that she has provoked. There interesting work, just appeared on this subject an work, evidently written under the immediate inspi ration of the Government of St. Petersburg and signed by M. L. Tegoborski. The object or this work is to prove the excellent situation of the Rus sian finances, and the power which it gives tothe policy of the Czar, and- nevertheless we could not wish for any better proof of the dangers which threaten the Russian Empire and the financial abyss which the war has already dug under its feet. Russia from the avowal of M. Tegobroski himself has a floating debt of five milliard; of francs. We often feel alarm in France, a rich, productive, and manufacturing country, where the science and the mechanism of credit have made such remarkable progress, at the existence of a floating debt of from 600 to 700 millions, and at the crisis which would be caused if the reimbursement of this capital were to be suddenly called for. Russia, a country poor and with little development in a manufacturing point of view, and where, according to M. Tego borski the receipts of the treasury did not exceed 651 millions of francs in 1839, and 900 millions in 1853 (*)) may, in any political or financial crisis, find herself under the immediate effect of a demand for the reimbursement of five milliards. How is this enormous floating debt constituted ? The Rus sian Government has put in practice the monstrous social theory, by putting into the hands of the State all the material elements of society ; in making it the director-general of everything con nected with credit, circulation, labour, property, production, and consumption. The Government of the Czar is not only the absolute master of a po pulation of serfs and vassals, but is also the gene ral banker of Russia. It is into its bands and into its coffers that, at an interest agreed upon, are de pdnited sums more or less important, and which are to be restored at the demand of the depositor. It is thus that it has accumulated in the Treasury of the state the milliards which public confidence, seconded by the maintenance of peace, and even by the prestige of Russia, has deposited in the Impe rial Treasury. These enormous sums, which far exceeded the wants of the Treasury and the ex penses of the different branches of the service, have created another danger not less serious. In order to find a use for this mass of money for which inte rest was to be paid, the Czar has lent to landed property what he has received from private saving. The State, which is the depository of the money of its subjects, has employed it in forming banks for the land e d interests, the condition of existence of which is to lend at long dates. The consequence of this is that a considerable part of the sums, which constitute the floating debt, is invested in mortgages, the overact() duration of which cannot be reckoned at less than from 15 to 20 years. It is not difficult to comprehend all the dangers of this system, by which the Government makes it self the debtor for a considerable sum, the pay ment of which may be immediately demanded whilst it is creditor for sums which are only payable at very distant periods. M. Tegoborski admits that this is, in fact, a state of things contrary to the most elementary principles of circulation and of credit, but his optimism makes him blind to the dangers which inevitably result from it. He nevertheless avows that since the Ist of January, 1854, the sums drawn out have exceeded the amount of the new deposits by 5,959,229 roubles, or about 24 millions of francs. This, in fact, could not be otherwise. The fortune of a State which, after all, is only the accumulation of private fortunes, cqunot long maintain itself at the same level, when that State, blockaded on all sides, sees all its commercial and industrial relations broken up with countries which are for it either the producers or the .consumers. No one can deny the state of embarrassment which now exists in all ranks of Russian commerce ; the mystery with which the empire of the Czars has been always surrounded is not so deep or so mute, that the report of the bankruptcies which have during the last twelve months taken place in Russia have not resounded throughout the whole of Eu rope. However insignificant M. Tegoborski may wish to make the movement of Russian imports and exports, it is too considera'de for its entire suppre,- Sion not to lead to a crisis. M. Tegoborski does not reckon at less than six millions of francs the amount annually engaged in the commerce and manufac tur2s of his country. Is it possible that a state of war, and the paralysis which it gives to all business, does not inflict a terrible blow to this immense movement of operations ? Private fortunes, as well as the national riches, must therefore feel embar rassments, the consequence of which will necessa rily be demands for reimbursement more or less numerous on the enormous floating debt of Russia, or at all events the discontinuance of the deposits which feed that debt. Is it prudent, therefore, to affirm that a State, in face of such a gigantic amount of liabilities, is in the most detestable condition of credit, and on the road to vast financial disasters ? The danger for Russia has already been of long date ; and her situation must have been frequently serious and embarrassing when, while constituting this enor mous fl oa tin g debt of five milliards, she has been constantly compelled to have recourse to the system of loans. Now even this means of credit is shut against her. Russia only a short time since attempted a new loan, but every one knows that ilia financial operation, which the bankers of Berlin would not take at 83, with a premium of 17 per cent., has failed in a great measure before the in difference of capitalists and the reprobation of pub lic opinion. Every one is aware that the prohibi tion, even by the neutral states, of quoting that loan in their money markets, would have been suf ficient to have rendered it abortive, even if it had not fallen of itself in consequence of the discredit of Russia. And nevertheless the wants of the Russian empire go on increasing with ifs expenses, with the prolongation of the state of war, and with the dis asters which the struggle has already caused to the pride and the power of the Czar ? M. Tegoborski states the number of soldiers which Russia has to keep at 900,000, and the expenses of that army at about 400 millions. The state of war, however, imposes sacrifices much more considerable than that of peace, and if up to this time Russia has found in the maintenance of her enormous effective force an incessant source of deficits, it must be admitted that these deficits will not henceforth become smaller or less formidable. Where, then, will Russia find re sources ? In her revenues ? Her receipts have necessarily diminished now that her commerce is destroyed, her ports closed, her consumption 'weakened, and her internal prospe rit y compro mised. In a loan ? The markets of the whole of Eu rope are prohibited to her, and it is not her own sub jects who can lend her, since we have shown that she is exposed on her territory to the demands for reimbursement from all the creditors of her float ing debt. In voluntary donations ? That has been attempted, and the resources of that. plan are estimated by M. Tegoborski at 200 millions, but the author carefully abstains from telling us what was the real amount obtained from the national subscription, about which the Russian journals made such a noise. From this general state of things it therefore results that Russia is evidently on the eve of a great financial crisis. That crisis the Government itself will precipitate. Excluded from European credit as it now is, it will exhaust all the resources of its people and of its territory in order to support the imprudent challenge which it given to our civilised society, and the expedi ents to which it will resort will render the danger still more terrible. of th e Stateto Mistrust will drive the credi torsdemand reimbursement, and in face of a liabilitz t o e f five millia r d s , th e T reasur y w ill have no other alternative but bankrupt c y, or paper money, that bankruptcyoia disguise whi c h i s equa lly fatal to the credit f an empire. It is therefore with a deep f ee li ng of alarm that th e R uss i an eco nomists must lo o k at the continuation of the war , the for that war will be materials ruin o f th e i r destruction country, as it has been thethe of its moral ie influence in the world and disgra ce o f t h e Sovereign who has provoked it;l amidst the unauti mous protestations of Europ e , and in the contempt of the sacred principle s of the l aw of nations. — s'. * 'We _live this amount on the authority biiity of the author of the work in Tiestion respon althouoli the enormous in c rease of 3(1 per cent. in f u u r t een years : ppe:trs to us completely improbable. ILIIL TVA Y TRAFFIC RETURNS. GREAT NORTHERN RAlLW.l7.—Traffic return for the week ending Nov. 12, 1854 1 '21,670 0 2 Corresponding wwek last year 18,115 9 I; LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending Nov. 19, 1854 £18,629 4 0 Corresponding week last year 17,488 9 2 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Nov. 19, 1854 £4,328 14 1 Corresponding week last year 3,615 0 1 Increase in 1854., • £7l3 14 0 TILE ELVIYEROR NICHOLAS. We extract, says the Constitutionnel, from a let ter from St. Petersburg, the correctness of which we can guarantee, the following details as to the state of affairs in that capital :—" The Emperor Nicholas, n otwithstanding the pre-occupations of the war, still keeps to his usual habits of taking solitary walks. He may frequently be met in the streets on foot, protected however against the in discretions of curiosity by the police regulations, which forbid any one to speak to him. Although his face has long since contracted a character of impassibility, it is readily seen that terrible storms have assailed his mind and reacted on his physical strength. He has got much thinner, and his hair is almost white. We have already spoken of the honourable treatment given to two of our officers, MM. de Dampierre and Lagondie. The two fol lowing anecdotes may serve as a pendant to that trait of character. A Frenchman having been in sulted by a tradesman in a large way of business the Emperor was informed of it. He sent for the tradesman, and demanded the reason of his con duct. " Because I detest the nation," was the re ply. " You have no other motive, and it is from hatred of the French that you have acted so ?" "Yes, sire." " Well, then, I will give you an op portunity of gratifying that resentment, you shall be sent to the army in the Crimea." On another occasion the Czar was informed that some nobles re fused to pay a debt they owed to a French trades man. He sent orders to them to settle their ac counts immediately. It may be remarked that, of all foreigners, Frenchmen are regarded with the least dislike by the Russians. The English are not so well treated, but the Austriaua are the object of general animadversion. Every kind of vexation is heaped on them. The consequences of the war are severely felt in the capital. With the exception of bread, the price of which is moderate, in conse quence of the abundance of the late harvest, every thing is excessively dear. A bottle of champagne costs from 20f. to 25f.; sugar is if. 50c. a pound ; salad oil sf. a bottle, a glass of brandy 60c., and other things in the same way. The supply of coal is completely exhausted. The gas works are sus pended, and it is found necessary to light the capi tal with oil, which is very expensive and insuffi eient. The steam-boat which runs to Cronstadt, as well as the locomotives on the railways, are com pelled to beat their boilers with wood. The aspect of the city is very gloomy. At the first commence mencement of the war the lower classes were rather enthusiastic, while the upper classes, whose for tunes were affected, were morose and desperate. Popular demonstrations were organised in honour of the Czar and holy Russia. The processions of the moujiks called to mind the manifestations which with us followed the revolution of February. But this effervescence subsided by degrees, and, more over, the Government began to get uneasy at those patriotic fetes, which brought into the streets idle workmen heated by copious libation. Since then a veil of melancholy has hung over the city. The nobility, who are much in debt, can no longer get credit ; trade is at a stand, and the people are suffer ing. A number of the largest establishments are closed, and the manufactories which still remain at work have dismissed the half or two-thirds of their hands. The principal hotels aro going to ruin. The price of rent has considerably diminished. The people hear little or nothing of what is going on at the seat of war. The foreign journals arrive in a very lacerated state, the police cutting out everything that displeases them. The news of the battle of the Alma was not known to the public until four days after the intelligence of it had reached the authoriti es . Th e on ly &saps left at St. Petersburg are the 45,000 men of the Guard. Last month there were several reviews, at one of which 36 standards takeu from the Circas sians were presented to the Emperor. Only one of those standards was, however, genuine, the re mainder were of Russian manufacture. This ex hibition produced a very bad effect on the enlight ened part of the public." THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. (Prom the Pays.) Amongst memorable sieges there is one—that of Dantzic, in 1807—which has a good deal of analogy in certain respects with the siege of Sebas topol. Like Sebastopol, the town of Dautzic was strongly defended by a peculiar system of fortifica tions. It possessed, in addition to its fortified en ceinte, a defence composed of detached forts; and a garrison of 18,000 men was stationed within its walls. It was not invested, and it could receive relief not only from the land side, but also from the Baltic by the English fleet. Marshal Lefebre, who was charged by the Emperor Napoleon I. with the command of the besieging troops, found it diffi cult to understand the slowness of a methodical. siege. He spoke continually of attempting an as sault, even before a breach was opened. The mili tary science of the Emperor did not admit su;ili temerity, and accordingly he joined with the mar shal two scientific officers, on whose talents he based the success of his designs. The investing of the place commenced in the course of the month of March ; but the trenches were only opened in the night of 2d April, 1897. Carried on regularly, they, after various incidents and operations, arrived towards 20th May, not fewer than fifty days after the opening of the trenches, at the open road or fosse which separated the walls of the place from the assailants. The assault was fixed for the night of the 21st, but the place did not wait for it—it capitulated. Let it be remarked that the town supported 51 days . of a regular siege, energetically carried, on. The second siege of Saragossa, the celebrity o' which has left such terrible souvenirs in the history of the war in Spain, commenced by the opening of trenches at 341 yards from the first line of defence of the place on 29th December, 1809. The fortifications of the town were not re gular, and the place principally derived its strength from the heroism, fanaticism, and the relative number of its defenders. The second parallel was opened on 2d January, 1810. Our labours were principally supported by means similar to those employed at Sebastopol—that is, by riflemen placed behind bags of sand, and firing with great precision on all the enemy's embrasures. Our batteries only opened their fire on 10th Jan. After taking by assault two outer works on the 11th and 16th, the siege continued with various incidents. At length, the general assault was given on the 26th January, and it made the French masters of the outer enceinte, that is to say the fortifications. But at this moment the most terrible episode of the conflict commenced. It was necessary to besiege every district, every convent, every block of houses. This second siege, after a sanguinary defence unex ampled in modern history, lasted until the 20th Fe bruary, the day on which the garrison, reduced to 10,000 men, capitulated to the Duke of Montebello. The siege of Saragossa lasted 50 days from the opening of the trenches. The attack ou the citadel of Antwerp, in 1832, occasioned the most complete and most regular application of the modern art of sieges. The trenches were opened on the 29th No vember. The fire against the citadel commenced the 4th December at 11 o'clock in the morning from 82 pieces, which were soon increased to 104, and half of them throw shells. On the 20th, after the capture of the lunette St. Laurent, our artillery made, in the left front of bastion No. 2 of the cita del, an enormous breach which rendered the as sault practicable and imminent. The place capi tulated on the 23d. It supported twenty days' fire. The capture of Rome, in 1849, was effected under nearly similar conditions, with the excep tion that the incidents of the war were of greater importance. The trenches were opened on the 4th • June, 1849, and the town capitulated on the 29th of the same month. Let our readers now take into account the immense resources collected in Sebas topol, and the necessity under which the besieging army is placed of protecting itself against the di version of a large enemy's army keeping the country expressly to harass it, an d they will certainly see that the siege of Sebastopol presents more resem blance to those of Dantzic and Saragossa, than to those of Antwerp and Rome. There will conse quently be nothing alarmin g or extraordinary in the event of its being further prolonged." GENERAL SCREW STEAM COMPANY.-At an adjourned meeting of this company, held yesterday, the result of the ballot on the amendment for rejecting the directors' report was a majority of 377, the respective votes beim. 2,038 and . 1,661. A protracted discussion, which occu pied three hours and a quarter, then took place respect. ing the appointment of a committee to investigate the accounts, the assistance of two professional accountants being agreed upon, and, after a variety of suggestions, a resolution to that effect was passed. An absence of re gularity in the proceedings caused a great waste of time, and gave rise to much dissatisfaction. _ A. letter from Christiania of the Ist states that an at tempt was lately made there to steal the insignia of the King Jom of Norway. Orders having been received from Stockholm by the keeper to send to that city the Royal bane er, %%hick was to be used at the inauguration of the equestrian statue of Charles Jean XIV. (Bernadotte), he pr.teeeded t:) the keen of the fortress of Ackershuis to tak a the object out. But what was his astonishment to pre d th.lt the iron door had been forced open. Furtner on a no th er d oor o f oa k h a d a l so b een o p ene d, the..._ part round th e l oc k h av i ng b een cu t awa y. From this last-named door runs a long narrow pas sage I eading to a cellar in which is awinding stair the thieves case ut the top of regalia.. to the u Here everythingwhichis the room containing the !!cendi, -, !vas found in perfect order, apparently not being aware of the manner of .0i orwd fit:gis exceedphp,getryeahnaemiebeetr: Part The Royal banner ebasntnueffr of which nt w as composed is the 11th cent ury ; the handle is said to have b een woven ids inerusted w ith prec i ous stones and gold en ornaments.lt was the next day sent Off t(..` Stockholm under the guard of fifty soldiers. TEE ENGINES OP WAR. Warfare being fortunately an exceptional state of human existence, the fell engines of destruction which do its behests are not improved, and new ones added to their number with the equable fecundity characteristic of the onward march of peaceful arts. 'War—real active war, entrapped, unpanoplied—is far too terrible a game to enlist permanently the sympathies, or move the in ventive energies, of civilised man. The last ensanguined drama of a campaign once over, even the man of war by profession, the soldier, ceases to ponder over new means of increasing the number of death's holocausts. He gladly consigns to oblivion, so far as in him lies, the stem realities of his profession, its horrible memories of death and mutilation. He troubles his head no longer with the problems of rendering gunpowder more strong, or lengthening the flight of projectiles. Hence forth he is conspicuous only in the throng of civilian life by the splendour of his gala costume, and his easy adap tability to every unforeseen circumstance. But once let adverse nations go forth to battle, and the spirit of destructive invention is astir. The hitherto peaceful votaries of science then come forth each with some new scheme of killing. One strives to abolish the sooty food of guns in favour of some more potent substitute — another modifies the construction of a gun, or alters for better the form of a projectile. No sentiment of philan thropy, no feeling of compunction, checks the current of inventive genius. Contrivances designed for the wholesale slaughter of human beings are pondered over with all the equanimity that might belong to the blasting of a rock, the planting of a coffer-dam, or any other scientific domination over inanimate matter. The present cen tury has been exceedingly fertile in contributing to the inventions of this branch of exceptional industry. The earlier portion of it ushered in the congreve rocket and the spherical case shot—projectiles both of tremendous powers and various applications. The period of the nineteenth century at which we write is marked by the adoption of numerous improvements in old warlike en gines, and by the discovery of others entirely novel, to an extent unprecedented in any former period of equal dura tion. The long train of these deadly aids was first nshered in by the general employment of percussion locks for military use—an adoption which renders small fire-arms superior to their antecedents almost in the ratio of flint locks over their more clumsy antecedent —the slowly-burning match. Almost contemporary with the general adoption of percussion locks by each of the five great European Powers, each of them separately devised and carried more or less com pletely into execution some improvement of the rifle gun. Well recognised as were the advantages of rifles over muskets on the score of accuracy of aim, never theless those deadly arms possessed many drawbacks in a military sense. Of the latter, perhaps, the consider able effort and time required to rani the ball fully home to the charge were the greatest ; they were conditions fatal to the general adoption of rifles by troops of the line, and circumscribed the application of the arm even as regards special rifle corps. Belore the rifle gun could become a generally adopted and universally efficient military arm, it was indispensable that the defects adverted to should be remedied. Two principles of operation forthwith suggested themselves—either to load at the breech, or to devise some means of making a bullet enter the mouth of the gun loose and come out tight. Nothing but the difficulty of perfecting certain mechanical ar rangements in the gun itself prevented the accomplish ment of the former ; but, as to the latter, its accomp lishment seemed hopeless. Both problems nevertheless have been solved—one in the Prussian needle gun, the other in at least two varieties of rifle— the Minid and the carabine a tige. Fortunately, too, nearly all the recent improvements in rifles necessitated the abolition of spherical projectiles—balls properly so called—and the adoption of conoids—projectiles so admirably suited by their form to the nature of rifle guns, and so readily suggested by the very principles on which these weapons depend, that the wonder is conoids should have remained untried so long. One of the most beautiful modifications of the rifle is due to the inge nuity of our own countryman, Mr. Lancaster, who, perceiving the disadvantages attendant upon grooved rifle guns, abolished grooves altogether, and bored his rifle barrels with a rotating oval. When first Mr. Lan caster applied his oval principle to small fire-arms, he probably did not contemplate the result to which it might lead, but an author writing on the subject of pro jectiles in general, ventured to predict that, if ever the problem of rifling ordnance should be solved, Lancaster's principle of oval boring would contribute to its solution. The prediction has been verified. Certainly not least amongst the novel forms of fire arms are the repeating weapons of Colt, Adams,Witton, and Dawe, and many others who have devoted them selves to this part of the subject. The repeating prin ciple, by means, of a revolving breech, affords an example of the intimate alliance subsisting between two separate discoveries, rendering one dependent on the other. The idea of a revolving breech is by no means new. Long before percussion locks were known or possible, rotating flint acting pistols had been made, but they were totally unfitted for actual use— in fact, until the discovery of percussion locks, a safe and efficacious repeating pistol could not have existed. What next are we to have added to the grim armoury of Bellona ? A contemporary gives place to suggestions for abolishing gunpowder, and using other chemical agents in its stead as alpropulsive force. Nothing can be more absurd than such proposition. Gunpowder is nearly too strong fur gun metal as matters stand ; why, therefore, abolish, or think of abolishing, au old tried friend 1 There is no hope, we say, in this direction. Until guns can be made stronger than they are, we dare not charge them with a stronger agent than ordi nary powder. Nevertheless, it does seem a pity that some of the terribly explosive compounds known to elle miits should be lying idle as mere curiosities when a few pounds weight of one out of many of them, brought up ()lose to the casemated wails of Sebastopol and fired, would shatter Cie grasite to fragments. Ordinary fulmi nating silver, for instance, is of this kind. To load a shell with it and discharge that shell from any variety of gun would be madness. The first impact of discharge would infallibly burst the shell in the gun, and the result wouli be frightful. There seems novalid reason, however, to prevent the use of fulminating silver in connection with congreve rockets. In this case the first impact is trifling—by no means sufficient to ignite fulminating silver; and the latter might be cemented in a cartridge of gutta perch:, and only slipped into the rocket head when required. Congreve rockets, we know, are some what erratic, but at a breaching distance they can at least be depended upon to hit some part of a large fortifica tion. At any rate, there seems but little hope of em ploying as military agents the extremely violent explosive compounds known to chemists otherwise than in con nection with rockets.—Morning Post. THE SUN, LONDON. THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, 1854. THE TURKISH LOAN. The imperial firman for the appropriation of the Egyptian tribute to the Turkish loan was deposited at the Bank of England yesterday by the Turkish Minister, the contractors, Sir I. L. Goldsmid and Mr. Horsley Palmer, and the agents. Subjoined is an official trans lation of the document, the form of which is such as is used only in connexion with the most solemn treaties or obligations " Translation of an Imperial Firman, bearing the Hatti Scherif, or autograph command of the Sultan, appro priating a portion of the annual Tribute of Egypt to the Payment of the Interest and Capital of the Turkish Loan. " ' (Haiti Scherif.) Be it acted upon accordingly. " ' (Imperial Cipher.) Abdul - Mejid Khan, eon of Mah. mood, ever victorious. " My Vizier, the present Governor-General of Egypt, Mohamed Said Pasha, &c. (here follow the titles),—When my Imperial decree shall reach thee, be it known that it has bean unanimously decided that, deduction made of the sum allotted to the Hedjaz, the remainder of the tribute of Egypt, amounting to sixty thousand purses, which, at the rate of twenty-two piastres and a half to the dollar, makes ono million three hundred and thirty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three pillar dollars and one-third (to be henceforth calculated at that value), shall be deposited in the Bank of England or of France every six months, as follows, viz.—one-half of the aforesaid sum, amounting to thirty-thousand purses, shall be depo sited in the Bank of England or of France on the 10th day of April, new style; and the other half, amounting also to thirty-thousand purses, on the 10th day of Octo ber, new style, of the year 1855, and so on, until the liqui dation be complete, as a special offset against the interest and capital of the sum borrowed by virtue of a contract dated the 24th day of August, 1854, and under condi tions therein stated, from the Baron Goldsmid and Mr. John Horsley Palmer, through the respectable mer chants Black and Durand, according to my Imperial decree ; that the suitable partition of this sum of sixty thousand purses between the two Banks shall be discussed and settled on the spot between the two allied Govorments and my Imperial Ambassadors in London and Paris ; and that until the fall payment of the interest, as well as of the capital of the sumso borrowed, care shall be taken that the payments continue to be made invariably in the above manner. '•' My Imperial command's have therefore been issued for• the execution thereof in the manner aforesaid ; and as this Imperial firman is to be deposited in the aforesaid Bank of England, this my Imperial order has been issued from my Imperial Chancery, authorising me to make pay ment in due time and season of the sums aforesaid, and has been sent to the proper quarter to be deposited in the aforesaid Bank. " ' When this matter becomes known to thee thou wilt, in conformity with the judgment and intelligence which characterise thee, and in the manner aforesaid, make pay ment in due time and season into the aforesaid Banks of London and Paris of sixty thousand purses outof the afore said tribute, pursuant to the above command. " Thus know thou, give thou full credence to my Im perial cypher. " Done in the first decade of the month Safer, 12 (3d decade October, 1854). " ' Written in Constantinople, the well guarded.' "A true translation. "London, Nov. 21, 1854." " J. W. REDHOUSE A SUPPLEMENT GRATIS WITH THE DE3PATCH EVERT WEEK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.—The unexampled inte rest which attaches to every incident connected with the operations of the Allied Armies in the East, has doter mined the proprietors of the Weekly Dispatcie to devote a greater space to the intelligence from the Seat of War than the ordinary limits of this the Largest Newspaper could p, , ssibly afford, and with the view of giving the amplest details, have resolved upon the issue of a Series of Supplements which will include every-particular con nected with the Siege and decision of the contest at Sebastopol, and will be continued whenever demanded by the progress of the campaign. By the publication of these Supplements, the portion of the paper usually devoted to incidents of domestic and political importance will be reserved intact, and the engrossing subject of war will receive the fullest and most varied illustration. A Supplement will be published on Sunday next, and on each succeeding week until further notice.—Orders may be given4o all Newsvenders in town and country, and at the Dispatch Office, 139, Fleet-serest. LAW lIVTELLIGENCE.—Nov. 22. BAIL COURT. THE QUEEN V. THE JUSTICES OF NORFOLK.-POOE'S BATE.. Mr. Palmer moved for a rule calii-g on the justices of the county of Norfolk to show cause why they should not issue their distress warrant to levy a poor rate. The object was to determine whether the hamlet of South town, in the parish of Goolston, was in the county of Norfolk. The case has been before the courts on two previous occasions, but different decisions had been given. Mr. Justice Crompton said it would be better to take it in the alternative, either for a mandamus or a rule. COURT.OF COMMON PLEAS. FARRELL V. WALKER.-ASSAULT. This was an action to recover damages for an assault alleged to have been committed in turning the plaintiff, who is an attorney, out of a public-house kept by the defendant. The case was tried before Mr. Justice Cress well, last Friday, an_t the verdict was found fur the de fendant. Mr. Hawkins now moved for a new trial unless the defendant should consent to Enter a stet processus. He said that it was clear upon the evidence that an assault had been committed, although he was not prepared to ,:eny that merely nominal damages would satisfy the justice of the case. The court was of opinion that this was not n. caso in which they ought to order a new trial. llule refused. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. CUTHBERT V. CUMMING.-CHA.RTERPARTY. Mr. Knowles and Mr. Burnie appeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. H. Hill and Mr. Henderson represented the defendant. This was an action for the non-fulfilment of a contract under a charterparty. The plaintiff had effected a char terparty with the defendant, by which the latter had undertaken to bring ever a cargo of sugar and molasses from the West Indies. The ship took a cargo to Trini dad, and having discharged that cargo, was reloaded with the sugar and molasses for the plaintiff. Upon her arrival in London it was found that the captain had not brought a full cargo, inasmuch as that space occasioned by the sugar being in hogsheads instead of being filled up by small bales of molasses, had been left unoccupied. The jury, under the direction of the learned judge, re turned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 139/. Bs. $(l., with leave to the defendant to move to enter a aonsuit. ADMIRALTY COURT.—Nov. 22. PRIZH CASIZS. The Volga, which bad been captured under the Rus sian flag by her Majesty's ships the Miranda and the Eurydice, was condemned, as to their lawful prize. THE ELIZE, OTHERWISE TEM ELISE WILHELMINE The Elise was a Danish vessel which had been char tered at Leith to go to Archangel and bring back a cargo of tar and flax, provided that her crew should not find the port in a state of blockade. The vessel took in her cargo accordingly, and left Archangel with the per mission of the blockading squadron, some days after the blockade had been declared. She arrived safe back, and while in Leith harbour discharging her cargo she was seized by the Customhouse officers. Restitution was afterwards offered, but it was declined unless accom panied with damages and costs. The owner now applied for restitution on those terms. The Queen's Advocate and Dr. Phillimore resisted the claim on the ground that the vessel had not in its posses sion the Latin sea pass which the Danish law required every ship claiming that nationality to have with it. Drs. Addams and Twigs, on the other hand, urged that the Customs authorities had not had the slightest pretext for seizing the vessel. Dr. Lushington drew a marked distinction between a commissioned and a non-commissioned captor. The court had always been astute in finding reasons for pro tecting the commanders of her Majesty's ships, who had, generally speaking, very slender opportunities of ascer taining the facts of the case. But he did not think that the same ride ought to apply to the Custom-house au thorities. In the present case he should condemn the seizors in damages up to the Bth of November, when restitution had been offered, and in the costs. THE AMALIE This was a ship under the Danish flag, she had shipped a cargo at Leith, with which she was about to proceed to Memel, hut she was seized in the harbour on the 31st of May. On the 23th of July she was claimed by Mr. Herman Alexander Sorenson, described as a merchant at Altona. Oa the 231 of August the court ordered further proof. Dr. Lushington now decreed restitution, reserving the question of costs and damages. COURT OF BA.NKRUPTCY. IN BE C. HETNB. The bankrupt, who was a broker in St. Benets-place, applied for his certificate. The accounts commenced in March, 1853, with a deficiency of 2,7471., which was principally for law costs in an unsuccessful Chancery suit. He now owes 2,9381., the assets being 1501. Mr. Burrell, for the bankrupt, made a lengthened statement of the bankrupt's Chancery suit, with a view to show the bankruptcy was caused by unavoidable loss and misfortune. His Honour granted a second class certificate. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Phillips.) IN THE MATTER OP JOSEPH STAUMERS. This insolvent, described as a musical and theatrical director, appl.el under the Protection Act. There was no opposition. Tlie insolvent had been three times discharged under the act. lie had petitioned the Court of Bankruptcy, and proposed to set aside a sum for his creditors, but that petition was dismissed, and the debts were inserted in a schedule filed in this court. Mr. Coinzuiedoneir asked him how often ho meant to come to this court ? The insolvent said he hoped not often. Ho had suf fered losses. In looking over the schedule, the Commissioner fnuad a debt to a Mr. Beaham, which had been renewed and asked for an explanation. The insolvent said he wished to settle with his credi tors, and on the last occasion of his applying to the court his case was adjourned two or three times, and pending the adjournment he gave the bid, and as he could not effect a settlement with all, he was discharged. He did not expect to be sued, and could strike the debt out of his schedule. Mr. Commissioner Phillips was of opinion that he could not name a day for a final order, as 'the insolvent had renewed a deist which Was in his former schedule. The debts in the other schedules were about 7,0001. The case was adjourned sine die. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET.—Robert Patrick Golding, who de scribed himself as a porter, was charged with having committed wilful perjury, in preferring a direputable accusation against James Eames, with the view of ex torting money. The prosecutor, whe had been in a respectable situa tion as clerk for upwards of 14 years, and received an excellent character from his employer and others, was placed at the bar about three weeks ago, c h arge d by the prisoner (Golding) with having taken an indecent liberty with him at a place of public convenience in Vinegar-yard, Drury-lane. .There was no ev id ence to support the statement of Golding, an d in cross-exami nation he admitted to Mr. Metcalfe, counsel for the defence, that he had been out of employ elev en m on th s , living upon his sister , and occasional jobs i n th e s t ree t s . Mr. Hall, however, decided on sending the case to a jury, and Eames was committed fo r t r i a l . Wh en the matter came before the grand jury, on Tuesday, the bill was thrown out, and a strong expression of opinion was recorded, to the effect that the disgraceful charge was wholly unfounded. not suffer after the that although his personal it bein Mr. Metcalfe attended to condu c t th e present prose cution,gchtha eraopinion would 1 d h is unanimous opinion expressed in his f avour b y the grand jury, it wai still his duty, on publi c grounds, to proceed against the prisoner for wilful perjury. Mr. Eames described the . manner in whi c h t h e pr i soner Golding came up to him in the urinal, and ma d e disgust ing overtures to him, subsequently following him into the public street, raising an outcry, whi c h caused a mob to assemble, and finally giving him into the custody of the police, having previously demanded 53. of him. The prisoner declared that every word of his original statement was true. Mr. Jardine committed him for trial, directing that a copy of the depositions in the former case should also be sent. LAMBETH.—Mr. Henry Roche, a person of re spectable appearance, whoa short time since was en gaged by the Rev. Mr. Cadman to collect subscriptions €or the parochial schools of St. George•the-Martyr, in i;,lae Borough, was charged with ualawfully soliciting James Sullivan to assault Richard Graham. Johanna Sullivan said she was the wife of James Sullivan, a labour er , and resided at No. 50, Bird- s t reet, West-square, Lambeth, and knew the defendant. About five weeks ago Mr. Roche called on her and asked if her husband was then in employment, and she replied that Ise was, upon which he said that if he had not been he had a little job for him, and that it would not interfere with his day's work, as it was at night he wanted it alone. He said, " Can I place confidence in you 1" and I said, " Yes, you caw ;" and he then said, " It's to ive a rogue a knock-down blow and a good thrash ing. He can do it in half an hour, and I'll give him half a sovereign for it." The next day he came again, aid said "Did you tell your hu. , band ?" and I told him I had, and he then asked me what he said and I told him my husband said he would do it, but that he would require anather man to assist him, and that would cost him ss. for drink. Mr. Roche then raid my husband could do it himself, as he was a litt: l .e abort fellow, and then went away. He called again ria at day, and said " The rogue has served me wi tie a lawyer's leter, and I'd rather than 101. to have i lira knocked down; and I wouldn't scruple to take his he. id off more than a mad dog." He called again, and sai'd he was bad with the lumbago, or he would have pointed out the man. I said, "If you will toli me his mime an address, my husband will see and mark him out hims s lf." He then said, " He lives at No. 7, next door to :a stationer's, near the Stags' public-house, and his narnai'is Graham." He said the reason he wanted it (lane wa Is that Mr. Graham had done him out of his money tor a year and a half, and that he had put him to 351. ex; mesas. 'When I discovered the address, I went to the I, ..ou.ie and saw Mr. Graham's father, and told him all that Mr. Roche had said. Mr. Aichard Graham, 7, Walshingham-place, Ken nington-r oad, artist, was next sworn, and deposed, that for a lent th of time past he had been subjected to great annoyance and insult by the defeutlant, in consequence of his conduct he found it necessary to proceed against him by a civil action. While in Paris he received in formation of his employing a person to assassinate or do him some serious injury, and lie felt it his duty far his relf-protection to return to London, and adopt the pre sent proceedings against him. Mr. Solomon—Have you done anything to justify the defendant's annoyance and threats ? Mr. Graham—Nothing, excepting my giving informa tion at the Paymaster General's office of the fraud com mitted by Mrs. Roche, by receiving her pension as the widow of an officer when she was the wife of the de fendant. _ _ _ In reply to the charga, the defendani,declared that the statement of Mrs. Sullivan was, from beginning to end, a gross tissue of falsehoods, and asked whether it was likely he should employ any person to do that which he was perfectly capable of doing himself if he had been so diqxmed. Mr. Graham, with some warmth—You know you dare not meet me man to man. You are too great a co ward. _ _ Defendant—There, sir, do you hear the language of this person ? Mr. Elliott—There cannot be the slightest doubt of the female witness's telling anything like the truth ; that your conduct is extremely di-graceful and improper ; and you must, therefore, find two sureties in 401. each, and enter into your own recognisance in 801. to Leep the peace, and be of good behaviour towards the com plainant and all others of her Majesty's subjects for six months. WANDSWORTII. -1 young man named W. Smith, the holder of the cab-drivers' license, No. 1,098, who was stated to be in the service of Mr. W Bennet, a cab proprietor, of King's-road, Chelsea, was charged with the following scandalous conduct. Harriet Horan, a young woman now in the service of a lady at Lower Norwood, deposed that she hired the prisoner's cab, for the purpose of proceeding to the house of her present mistress. After they had started she perceived ho was a little intoxicated, and had no badge. Near rattersea bridge he stopped at a public house, and presently put another man in the cab, who, after the prisoner had driven on again, refused to leave, and treated her most indecently. She screamed out at the top of her ♦oice, and the man suddenly opened the door and jumped out. Tho prisoner th.n stopped the horse, and witness got out of the cab as quickly as she could. As soon as she put her foot on the ground the prisoner drove off with her boxes as fast as he possibly could. Witness ran after him sailing stop thief, and he was soon stopped by two or three persons, and afterwards handed over to a constable. When she came to the station another cab was engaged for her, and she went to her The statement of prosecutrix having been . substan tiated by other witnesses, Mr. Paynter said it was one of the worst cases of a complaint made against a cabman that bad ever been brought before him. As the complainant could not swear to the other man, he should deal with the prisoner's case at once. He therefore sentenced him to two months hard labour in the House of Correction, and he should revoke his license. MR. PERRY'S CASE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—Feeling that an explanation of my apparent dis courtesy to Mr. Bedborough was due to him and the subscribers to the fund raised on my behalf, I left Paris on Monday, and on Tuesday afternoon, in company with my friend and adviser, Mr. Darvill, waited upon the late Mayor of Windsor, both to explain and apologise for the breach of business and social etiquette whirdi I had committed. This explanation and apology I had hoped would have been regarded as amply sufficient by Mr. Bedborough, as I know it was by Mr. Darvill. I afterwards, at Mr. Darvill's office, wrote (as I informed Mr. Bedborough I should) a letter containing the expla nation and apology, with a view to its being published for the satisfaction of the public. I regret, however, to perceive by to-day's Times that Mr. Bedborough has not done this, but, after speaking of several communications from me "partly confidential as, also, contradictory," he leaves me to make my own statement. This I now do by requesting the favour of your inserting my letter to Mr. Bedborough above referred to. I will only further add that, though my present views are directed to a civil rather than to a military career, I am most anxious that the petitions to her Majesty should be presented. I wish to have the justice of the sentence passed upon me tested ,by the rules of law, and that, as I have said below, not only for the vindication of my own character, but for the good of the service generally. I have the honour to be, Sir, yours most obliged, 91, Blackfriars-road, Nov. 22. J. E. PERRY. "Windsor, Nov. 21. "My dear Sir,—l feel that after the misconceptions that have arisen, both in your mind and in the mind of the public, in reference to my conduct in drawing a check on the London and County Bank without first consulting or informing you, I should lose no time in doing justice to you, and in removing any unfavourable impression that may have been created against me by the advertise merit in the 7imes of the 9th inst. " After the court-martial closed I went to Paris, not to indulge in extravagances and folly, but to obtain re laxation after the perplexing and harrassing proceedings of which I had been the subject, and with the desire, also, to appear as little as possible before the public. "I did not, however, in Paris, join in the society of any eLe of whom I need be ashamed, nor have I been guilty of any one single act which can reflect upon my reputation and honour ; and, in proof, if necessary, of my mode oflife in Paris, I can (if it be any satisfaction to you) refer you to gentlemen of the highest standing, whose names at least will be a perfect guarantee of the truth of my statements. " When in Paris I saw in the Times that you had re ceived towards my defence and testimonial fund upwards of 2,0001., and that you were desirerus of closing the sub scription. I was then recommended by .a gentleman perfectly conversant with monetary matters—being a paFtner in one of the first banking houses in Paris, and one who had taken a lively interest in my welfare—to invest 2,0001. in American railway securities (the Gal veston, Houston, and Henderson Railway), realizing from 6to 8 per cent. on my investment. Not, however, being acquainted with the precise .forms of pecuniary transactions, and thinking naturally that the money was at my disposal, I drew on the London and County Bank for 1,500/., and I also drew on my cousin for the money I had in his hands arising from the sale of my commis sion. Now, the fact of my drawing for 1,500/. was not in itself an impropriety, had I first communicated with you ; and any want of courtesy in omiting to do so I exceedingly regret. After the trouble you have taken in my behalf, it was due to you that I should first have writen to you, and at the same time have expressed my gratitude to you for all your distinguished exertions on my behalf. And, indeed, so strongly have I felt on this point, that I have come [from Paris] to Windsor purposely to explain and apologise for my unintentional discourtesy towards yeu. " Now, I de not seek to spend one farthing of the fund subscribed on my behalf. I am perfectly willing that the money shall be invested in the joint names of yourself and Mr. Darvill in ths securities I have named, te be disposed of for my benefit as you shall both ulti mately determine. But, should you and Mr. Darvill feel that I have done anything which disentitles me to the money, then I beg that the whole amount subscribed may be paid to the Royal Patriotic Fund, to aid those who have done honour to that profession from which I was as unjustly excluded. " I may add that, throughout the generosity of a munificent and sympathising friend, I am placed beyond want, and that my prospects are such that I shall be enabled to pursue an honourable and, I trust, a suc cessful career in private life. " I feel that you will have no cause to reflect upon yourself for having stepped forward to sustain ii ie when subjected.to proceedings as unparalleled in theirinjustice as they were cruel in their consequences. " I bepe that you will cause the addresses so nume rously and influentially signed to be presented to her Majesty for obtaining the opinion of the judges on the evidence and proceedings of the court-martial, not so much to vindicate me against a cruel and unjust verdict as to maintain the integrity of the law, and to prevent a recurrence of so gross a violation of every principle of truth and justice as was exhibited in my unmerited per secution.—l remain, my dear sir, yours, with sincere respect, " Mr. J. T. Bedborough. " J. E. PERRY." [A.DVERTISEMENT.]— Du Barry's Delicious Revalenta A.rabica Food invariably restores health, without medi cine, inconvenience, or expense, as it saves fifty times its cost in other remedies. We extract a few out of fifty thousand testimonials of cares, which had resisted all medicines. Cure No. 180 . 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Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, 182, Piccadilly; also at 68, Cornhill; 60, Gracechurch-street ; 2 30 and 451, Strand ; 63 and 150, Oxford - st reet ; 55, Charing-cress ; 4, Cheapside ; 54, Upper Baker -street ; and nsay be ordered through all respectable booksellers, gro cers, and chemists. Important caution against the fearful dangers of spurious imitations. PRIIIES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. Front the Official List. PITISLIAGED EVERY 'TUESDAY AND FRIDAY 'EVENING. , 1854. - TEM. Paid. Price. s. d. 20 0 0 21 20 0 • 150 6 ti 100 43 10 0 all 26 all lig all ; 91►% 50 0 0 90 0 0 73 all 20 373 i 10 0 6% Paid. I Price, £ s. d. 100 all 70 COUNTRY MARKETS. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—Nov. 21. There were in tho market to-day, 18 sacks catmsal, each weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold thus :-18 at 21. 61, 0 at 01. Os Od, and 0 at 0/. Os. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET— Nov. 21. There was a large supply of straw of all descriptions in the market. The prices to-day were as follow : Oat straw, from 6s Od to 8s Od per kemple of 16 stones tron ; wheat do., Gs Od to 7s Od ; barley do., 4s 6d to 5s 6d. Hay from 10d to 12d ; new ditto, Od to Od per stone- LONDON, TUESDAY, NOV. 2: (IXS-TAGHT AND COKE COMPA Name of Company. Dividend Amount per " Annum. Share. British • . •• • .. •• • • • • Ditto Provincial .. .• Brighton • • • . • City of London .. • • • • Continental (3d Cap.)... Equitable .. .. • • Great Central .. .. • Imperial .. • • Independent -- London . . • Do., Pail. Preference Ratcllff • . • .„ .... • United 0 eneral •• • - Westminster: hartered Ditto, New ...• • • • • Name of Company.• a. d. 11. Bs. 20 0 0 51. 20 0 0 41 10s. 100 0 0 41. 102. I' 0 0 0 11.55. 50 0 0 71 per cent 10 0 0 10; & bonus. 50 0 0 51 40 0 0 50 0 0 6!. par cent. ! 25 0 0 41. per cent. 60 0 0 51. 100 0 11. sg. 50 0 0 5 . per cent. , 50 0 0 51. per cent. 50 0 0 WATER-WORKS. Dividend Amount per I Annum. Share. East London Grand Junction Kent................ 41. per cut. Lambeth . •• •• New River Company 2L 10s. Southwark & Vauxhall 51 per cut. West Middlesex ...... 5/.los. pr et. s. d. Stock. 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 [lOO 0 0 DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --- - - X s. d. X s. d. , Commercial .. .. ...... 41. pr cent. Stock. Stock. - East and West India.. bi. pr cent. Stock. . - 122 East Country.. ..... ... 20s. per sh. - - - London ... . ... .... 5/. pr cent. Stock. - lON Ditto Bonds.. .... .. 41. per cent. - - - St. Katharine ........ 4 per cent. Stock. - - r outhampton ......... 31. Cs per c. 50 0 0 I 50. 0 0 - Victoria ............ si. per cent. 20 0 0 112 0 0 - BRIDGES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X s. d. £ s. d. Hungerford - - • • .... - - 12 Southwark ...... •• .. - 100 0 0 - 9 Ditto N4W of 7% p.c 70s. per cent. 50 0 0 - - Waterloo ..... ........ - 100 0 0 - 5 Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 11. 14s. 60 0 0 - 32 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 10s. Od. 40 0 0 - 28% Vauxhall .......... - 11. ss. 70 10 3 - 22 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Dividend / A mount , An Name of Company. 1 per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. 1 Z s. d. X s. d. Australasia........,6/. per cent. 1 40 0 0 all 80 British North American ' 61. per tent. ! 50 0 0 - P 9 Commercial of London. , 61. per cent. ;100 0 0 20. 0 0 3114 Colonial .............. i 3/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - lonian . - Lond. Char. Bk of Aus. I - 20 0 0 all 0 24 London and County .. } 61. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - Londn and Westminstr 16/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 405! London Joint , Stock .• • . 61. per cent. 50 0 U 10 0 0 - IProvincial of Ireland.. 181. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto, New ...... .8l • per cent. 10 0 0 all - National of Ireland.... I 41. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Nat. Provincial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - Ditto, New •• - -5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1): 0 0 - Oriental Bank Corpora. In p. ct.&bs. 25 0 0 all 39 South Australia • • .... 8 , p. ct.& bs. 25 0 0 „ - Union of , ustralia.... 40.. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 7 1 Ditto .. ........... 401. per cent. - 2 10 0 - Union of London ..... 8/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Union of Madrid ... • • - 40 0 0 all - CANALS. Names of . Dividend Names of rsi Dividend Price./1! per Companies. g per Companies. a , Price. rA Annum. ' - Annum. cn /- ---- --- • ---.•- A shtn &Oldh 98 71. p. ct . j 154 Macclesfield. 100 2/. 10s. 51 54 Barnsley •• • . 160: - - Neath .•• • • 100 161_ 150 Brknk&Abrg 150 41. GO 0xf0rd...... 100' 13'. 110 Birmingham 40 41. 93% Peak Forest. rm. , 5 , Os. 86 Coventry.... 100 251. 209 Regent's .. - 30 'B. 16% Derby . • ... 100 61. 80 Rochdale.... 85 . 11. 10s. 60 Ellsmre&Chs 69'2N p. ct. - Soinrset Coal i 40;, - - Grandjonetn 100:4t pr. ct. 58 Do. Lk Fa -1 1 2t - - Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10'61. pr. ct. 11% Stftrd &Wore 1 40 4 281. 425 (=rand Surrey 100 21. 10s. 48 Shrewsbury.. 125 1 - Grand Union; 100 11.05 1214 Stourbridge.. 45 121. 285 Kennt & ii*n! 39 Os. Od. 6% Severn and ' 28 Lancaster .. 100 - - wy a Rail. 526 21. Leeds &Lir: p 106 251. - Warwick &' 2/. 20 Leicester.... 100 51. 59 Birming. j 100 Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 28% Warwick & 1 31. 10 Loughborozh 142 701. 575 Napton.. loo,' Monmouth 100 - - Worcstr & i 78 ! 31. 2B Mntgmerysh 10e - - Binning. MeltnMwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks -- 1 10s. Od. - I3TAURANCE COMPANI mi. _ Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ a. d. £ a. d. Albion ....•• ........ 3/. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 - Alliance Brit. and For. 71. 148. 6d. t/s. 100 0 0 11 0 0 - Ditto Marine....... , ;1 p.c. & bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Anchor .............. 6 per cent. 5 0 1 0 0 - Atlas 15s 05. 60 0 a 515 0 is % Argus Life ...... ..... 41. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 22 British Commercial .. 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 5 1 0 7 Cleriel.Med.& Gen. Life spr ct. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - County .............. 4/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 125 Crown .............. . 17s. Od 50 0 0 5 0 1 171 K Eagle.. Equity and Law-- 4 1 4 per cent. 100 0 0 1 5 0 0 5% European Life ll. '2O 0 0 1 , : 0. 1: 1 1% Gen eral 6l. 5 0 0 I „ 5% Globe . ..•• .. . 6', per cent. Stock. „ 128 Guardian ............ s'. per cent 1 , 0 0 0 45 0 0 55 Imperial Fire......... 12/. per cent 500 0 0 50 0 0 330 Imperial Life .. •• 12s. 100 0010 0 0 i 1814 Indemnity Marine.... I 34 & 3/. 100 0 0 20 0 0 65 Law Fire .......... •• 2s. & 2s. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 4% Law Life. - - ........ - 100 0 0 10 0 0 56 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 614 London London 'hip. - Marine ..... Med. Invlid & Gen. Life .4% r per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - Ivllnerv:t ........••.. sp. ct. & bs. 20 0 0 2 0 0 5 74 IMonarch • ... .. ... - 5 0 0 1 0 0 - National Loan Fimd.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 23. Palladium Lite... - Pelican ....•••• •• .. • • - - - - Phoenix .... ... • • • • - - - ~- Prntessional Life • • • • per cent. 5 0 10 0 % Provident Life ll. ss. & bs. 100 0 0. 10 0 0 39% Rock Life .......... . 0 10 0 7% Royal Exchange - San Fire ...... 6/ 103. - ft, .-- Ditto Life ....• I/ 105 - If - United Kingdom .... V. p. ct kbs. 20 0 0 4 0 0 4% Universal Life ... ..... 2 1 ss. per sh. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Victoria Life •• ...... W. per cent. - 412 6 5% MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of i Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ a. d. £ a. d. Assam Tea .. .•• - - 51. 6 50 0 0' 20 0 0 20 A.ucto,/, Mart •• ••• • • • 214 per cent. 50 0 0 - - Australian A4riculturl 11. Is. 100 0 0 17 10 0 38 Australian Trust •• .. 61. per cent.. - 25 0 0 - Australian Royal Mail 51. 10 0 0 all 4% Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 all 10 British American Land 153. - 40 0 0 - Canada ... ........ .. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 99 Do 5 per cent Bonds 5/. per cent. - - - Ditto, ti per cent. • • S. per cent. - -110 U City Navigation Bonds - - - - Electric Telegraph (A) 7 per cent. 25 0 0 21 - 0 0 16% Ditto .. •• - .... (B) • - 25 0 0 13 0 0 - Equitable Reversionry 51 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Ditto New . . . - 50 0 0 17 10 0 - Gen. if evers. & Invest. sp.c. & bs, 100 0 0 100 0 0 99 Gen.qeamNavigation 10 pct 15 0 0 114 0 0 - iludson's Bay ...... - - Stock. l - - Ilungertord ....... 2/. ss. 100 0 0 100 0 0 - London Institution . . ••- - - - London Reversionary 4% per cent. 15 0 0 all - Russell Institution- - - - 12 10 0 - Price's Patent Cand. Co 10/. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0 26 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Royal Mail team - - 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 - South A ustralian... •• 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 all 35% Trust and Loan Comp. . Upper Canada .. - - - - -- LIST OF SCOTTISII COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. Rank of Scotland ..•• 7t. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 178110 British Linen Company 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 205/ 0 Caledonian Bank .. •.. 81. per cent. 10 0 0 210 03 . 16 , City of •lasgow Bank 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10/ ibs Clydesdale Bank .. • • 4,j/. p cent ~ 20 0 0 10 0 0 12 Is mmercial Bank 71. per cent. 5 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 20211" Eastern 8ank.....• •• gl. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 10114 s Edinb & Glasgow .. • • 3%1. p cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 41. 12s Exchange Bnk of Scot.. National Bank •...... 034 percent. 50 0 0 10 .0 0 16/ 5s Northof 'cotland Bank 51 per cent 20 0 0 210 0 41. 11s Royal Bank of s, cotl. .. 51. per cent ICO 0 0 100 —0 0 1291 Union Bank of Scot. .• 41. per cent. 100 0 0 50 , 0 0 921 Os Western Bank •....... 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 7 6115 s Alliance Fire and Life.. 814 /.pr cent. 100 0 0 II 0 0 19/ 11s British Guarantee .... 41. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 0 IL Os Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 25/. Os CRY of (.;lasgow Lite.. gl. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 4/. Its Colonial Life ......... 51. p e r cen t. 50 0 0 1 0 0 s'. 2s Edinburgh Life Insur. 6/. per cont. 100 0 0 15 0 0 1251105 Eng. & Scot. Law Life 51. par cent. 50 0 0 3 5 0 141. 7s Life ..ssoc. of Scotland • 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 10 05 Os National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 IL 135 North British Insur... 71. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 ; 34/ 1 , 5, Scottish Union Insrnc. 71 1. pr cent. 21 0 0 1 1 0 0 V. Ils Standard Life • . 51. per cent 50 0 0 I 7 0 0 171 fs United Dep. Assuran ce 5/ . per cent. 10 0 0 0 1 0 NOVEL INVENTION.—PRINTING MACHINES PROPELLED tlie KilmarnockTWATE.— Chroniclentillat wasweekt driven the machine a wheel, forpri at ting which three men worked ; and their labour was ex tremely arduous. Unless when steam is used, printing machines invariabiy have this wheel, the revolutions of which are tedious and very irregular. Some time ago Mr. Blackwood, jun. ' of Kilmarnock, whose m ec h an i cal genius is of a very high order, invented a beautifully dimple apparatus for giving water-power to a mac hi ne employed in finishing and dressing carpets. It was at once seen that the invention was entirely applicable to printing machines. There is full control over the water ; it can be put on, turned off, and its force lessened or in creased in a moment—so that any machine to which it is attached can be regulated in speed, and at once ntopped by a slight touch of the water -apparatus. The large wheel and the group of hard -worked men at pre sent required for printing-machines may for the future be dispensed with. The apparatus occupies very little room ; the-water is put on, round goes the machine, and the momentum thus given accomplishes from 300 to 400 more revolutions each hour than were possible by the wheel. The saving of nest as well as labour thus effected is very great--a steady boy being quite com petent to superintend all its operations. The above has been tested in the printing-office of the Kilmarnock Chronicle ; and we are glad to say that the excellence of the engine has been fully exemplified. As soon a- Mr. Blackwood's admirable invention is known it will be generally adopted, and effect quite a revolution in the motive power of printing-machines. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—Nov. 20. There were in the market to-day 45 bags of oatmeal, 23 of barley eal, and 0') of pot-barley. Sales dull. The top price of latmeal was is up ; the second was is 6d up ; the third was Os (3d up. Top price of barleymeal 6d up, third quality is down from last market. No other kind of grain was offered. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. ' Second. Third. imperial Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, per ditto —s Od —s Od —s Od Pot-barley, per ditto COAL MARKET.—Nov. 22. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market. a. d. Wallsend, Buddle W. Hartley 2O 9 s• d. Davisou's West Hartley 20 9 Northumberland E 20 6 South Tanfie l6 0 Kelloe 24 0 Northumberland 2O 9 South Kelloe 24 ..23 0 Wallsond, &c. Liedley SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are gent from the General Post-em to by the night—and 11 by the morning—despatch,) COUNTIZIE3. Day wrom i.r in General Post 011ice, Londun.., Front al a When Port du. In Disp.iteh, . Eng'and, Liverpool lEac DZiNI Liverpool ... !No.. 23 'Southampton Southampton Dover 'Dec. 4 .Nov. 30 lUn, ertalo Plymouth Dover ...... Southamptor , SeuthamptoL Dover ...... Southampton Aouthatn. t VarLus pert, Uncertain Nov. 1G Daily DUBLIN, Nov. 21 There was a moderate supply, and rather quiet market at our Corn Exchange to-day. Wheat, oats, and barley, except of the first quality, were 3d to 6d cheaper. Nothing doing in foreign wheat or Indian corn. White wheat - , 41s O 1 to 435 Od; red ditto, 36s 0,1 to 42.; barley, 17s Od to 21s Od ; oats, 15s Od to 17s Od ; rapeseed, 27s Od to 28s 6d per brl ; oatmeal, 153 6d to 17s 6d ; bakers' flour, 23s Od to 283 Od per cwt ; Indian corn, 40s Od to 47s Qd per 48011 m. tmerica(byßrit.pack)N America (by United Sts. packet)• tine/lea (by U. States packet) .......... N Australia (via South ampton) ..........M Ditto (via llarseillesr Ditto (via Cape of kloed Rope) ............N tfrica (West Coast).. N Alexandria ..........N Alexandria.......... Bahamas ... hi Belgium ............N Brazil .............. hl Buenos Ayres Cape of Good hope ..N Cape of Good Hope N Cape de Verds ......N Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ..............N Channel Isles ........N China (see India) Constantinople Constantinop le• Cont. of Europe M & N Egypt (see India) France ........ hl & N Gibraltar Greece (see India) Greytown .......... Ml2nd & 17th of mon. Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday Havannah .......... N 2ud of the month Holland Honduras 111117th of the month. India.(viaSouthanipt.)Ml4th 84 20th ofmou. India (via Marseilies)M,9th& 25th of month lonian Isles (see India)l7, 17, & 27 of mon Ireland .., ......M & N Twice daily .. 7,9, 17, & 27 of IT!. Madeira ............h1 9th of the month Madeira ............ N 23d of month .... Malta (see India) Malta .............. N Mauritius (see India) Mauritius ..........N Mexico OOO •••••lil Naples ........N New Granada ......h1 New Zea1and.......... Papal States ........N Peninsula Peru O . Port Natal ..........N Sicily ..............N 'tummy • • • • • • • • • • •• N Venezuela Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) West Indies ;.M Every Friday .. Nov. 14........ iNoy. 22 .. .. .. .. .. 'Jan. 4 .... .... Jan 9 . „ Dec. 4 ....... • • 13d of the mono:.. 8,9, 24, & 30 of ni 4th & 20th of mu 17th of the moat Daily 19th of the mouth.. 9th of the month.. 9th of the month Iron ~We.l.,&Fril *M.& 17th of mont. id,13,18,23,8t28 of 14th & 20th of rip., (Twice daily .... Twice daily..... 114,7,17,20,210 ft-I :8, 111, St 28 of men 114th of the monthl ,2nd of the month.., sthlsth2sthofmon. 2d & 17th of month By private skip sthlsth2sthofmon. 7thl7 th 27 thothion & 27th of mon.l By private ship...; 5 thls th2sthottnon,l 5 this th2sthofmo n .1 2d& 17th of month; 12i1t 17th ol month ISoutliampto. Nov. 16 Southampto , ini.Th.Qat Seuthamptot I N". 1 6 Dover Nev. 16 3outhdmpto Dover ...... Twieedaiiy Dover .... .Twicedatly iouttr,mp:or T. 20 _ _ ionthampto! ;Nov. 20 London Sontliamp•o; Dec.' 1 Dover .......11)alty Aouthampto , ov. 16 Plym uth •• Nov 2! Dover ...... Nov. 16 Dover.... • . Dolyhead Twlcedail Southampton iouthamp;oe ILiverpeel Dec. 3 'Nev. 1 I Dover .... ISouthamptenipee. ;Dover ......INov. 21 Southampton, Ip ov. 16 (Various port - icertai Dover ...... ,Nor. 21 ISouthampto , Nov. 16 ` ISouthamptn, 'Nov. 16 !Variaus ports Uncertain ;Dover ......'Nov. 21 'Dover .Nov. 22 :Southampton 'Noy'. 16 1 !Southampton' ;,Nov. 16 When any of these dates fall o•i a Sunday, the mails will be de spatched on tho following day, wltk the exception of the India via Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be despatched the preceding day. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. WEDESDAT. Nov. 22. Stations. Course of Wind. State of Weather. Greenwich Loth bury Dublin -sv Fine—Very Cold. Liverpool N.N.E Fine—Very Cold. Bangor N. E Cloudy. Holyhead Ipswich Brighton N.W. ...... Fine. Manchester Sheffield N Wakefield Wbitehaven Marypo-:t Stoke-on-Trent ... Not sent Lancaster Carlisle Bradford N.W Cold. Leeds Lowestoft S. W Cloudy—Frosty. Leamington N N.W Fine—Cold. Boston W.5.W..... Fine. Great Grimsby Southampton N. Fine. Cowes N.W. Portsmouth Poole Dorchester S.W Fine. Leicester W ........ ..... Foggy. Derby W Fine. Norman ton . . W Fine. Masborough Chesterfield N. Burton-on-Trent.. S.W. Nottingham Yarmouth Bristol N.W. Plymouth Torquay N.W. Taunton N.W. Bath Gloucester Cardiff N.W. Fla verford west ... S.W Fine. Swansea N.W. Hague S.W.Snowy. York Glasgow W. N.W. ... Cloudy. Edinburgh N.W. ... ~. Frosty. Perth Dundee Stirling Kirkcaldy., N.E. Frosty. Hull W. Bridlington Newcastle ..... ... N.E. Snow Storm. Sunderlabd Scarborough ... Cloudy. Whitby W Fine. Aberdeen S.E. [ADVERTISEUENT.}— Holloway's Pills for the Cure Of Asthma are unprecented.—Eztract of a letter from Mr. Wild, of Hyde, Cheshire, dated August 5, 1854 :—" To Professor Holloway. Sir,--Mrs. Newton, residing in Hanover-street, in this town, was afflicted with asthma for many years, a difficulty of breathing, and a violent cough, causing acule pains in her side, more particularly so when she took cold. She tried many remedies, and consulted different individuals, without olifaiing any favourable result. I then advised her to take your pills, and after a few weeks she was considerably better, and by persevering with them she is now perfectly cured. — Sold by all Vendors of Medicine, and at P rofessor Hol loway's Establishments, 244, Strand, Lon4ion ; and 80, Maiden-lane, New York. BIBTIIB. OP A SON. On the 22d inst., at $B, Westbourne-terram, Hyde-p ar k , the wife of George Vaughan, Esq. OP A DAUGHTER. On the 22d inst., at 50, Portland place, Madame Van de Weyer. On the 14th inst., at Amwell House, Hodde;iden, Herts, the wife of Liout.-Colonel J. R. Pond, of tilt) Ist Bengal Fusiliers. • MARRIED. On the 21st inst., at St. Giles's, Camberwell, Mr. John Boyer, o f Cooper's Hall, London, to Mary Ann, eldest (laughter of the late John Mallcott, Esq., of Streatham Hill. On the 21st inst., at SC. Mary's, Dryw.nston-square, ham Francis Chorley, Esq., M.D , to Eloanor Jane, eldest daughter of David Charles Poole, Eaq., o,t' Upper S , ymour street, Portmau-square. DIED. On the 20th inst., at Hove, near Brighton , after a for days' illness, David Martin, Esq., of Cheshm It. Herts. On the 21st inst., in Upper Wimpolo-street, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Henry Goldfinch, aged 73. On the 20th inst., in York-place, City-road, Stewart Cundell, late of the Minories, aged 62. . On the 19th iust., in St. John'slwood-road, A . J. Valfly Esq., second son of the late Rev. Dr. Valpy, ag, ad 68. On the 20th f cholera, in camp at P o a digal, W- E. Lockhart, Major Sept. , 9sth Roe. Madras N. 1., foul -th son of the late William Eliott Lockhart, Esq., of eleg.hern an d Borthwick-brae. _ _ On the I6th inst., at Arnpthill-square, Colonel George Hutchinson, of the Mr.dras Army, aged 67. LONDON: Printed and Published by MURDO Y0W 14 4 . 4:34 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Bun Office, N . 0. 1 - 1 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the eetuit7 of Middlesex, Thursday, Nov. 23, 1854.