The Sun. — London, England, 1854-10-06 00:00:00

• THE SITIf ) LONDC ___________ MONEY MARKET . SHARE MAR KETS. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. AND (THIS DAY.) . +Qv RAILWAY/. com Leasing ' Closing Pricer Business Eihr Paid. pans. this day. this day. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BRITISH RAILWAYS. _ _ ---- -- ---. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK, Shr. Paid. RALLwAYs. Closi Prices Business this ng day do 50 all Bedford and Londo n & .ne d*. Bletcthley ... N. West. ... The sales of cotton at Liver p ool yesterday --••- St. 100 Buckghainsh. L.&N.W. 95 100 . 97 St, 100 ydesdale Jo. Caledon... 99 101 were estimated at 8,000 bales, including 1,000 St. 100 Aberdeen.. 2li - 221 St. 100 E. Lincolngr. American and 500 Surat taken for export and 121 81 Arabg. Nottng. Bost 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 139 141 on speculation. The market closed firmly, but 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. tame. American still maintain id., and Surat 50 all B a e u l f d a s t S s r t ß a n .I j l 131 all Birming. Wolverh. n & unc e t ;: .. 4 . 1 .... 4! . Neils. Direct 25 all Do. New... Do ••• ••• ... 1-16 d. advance. Sea Island were also Id. dearer. Stour Valley Bi 9 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr Gt. Westu 27 —29 Lancsh. di 100 all Flrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 1,200 Pernam " 2" Birkenhd.Cheshire Junct l2 —ll d Railway__ & Borw. ... ... • and Maranham at 61d. to 7id., 300 Egyptian at 2 n all Do. Chesh. & Birk., 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &N Md 101 103 61d. to 81d., and 1,500 Surat at 3d. to 4/d. per £5O and £25 Cons. 16i —1.7 i all Do. 6 Shares. Do 506 —li 22 19 Do., £20...—......... 7 — 6 d 126 all Do. i Shares. De 25 256 lb. Railway Shares were flat at rather lower 25 30 Rlyth &Tyne original 12i all Lou.&Greenw -.Eastern 126 136 prices. 225 (issd. at £45) ••• ••• 20 all Do. Preference Do 23 —24 10 all Lou., Till., &S. Pets &Co ll6 11/ 111 Colonial produce has been taken to a moderate St. 100 Bristol and Exeter... 95 , 97 , 96 i St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 614 611 611 t St. 100 Caledonian. .............. extent this week, and prices for most staples have 10 21s. Can/earthen and ... ... 4 per cent. Norfolk ... ... been supported. Coffee has been well held, stocks digan St. LOO Do. 6 per ct. 56 all Manch. Bxtn. .& N. W being small, and Plantation Ceylon is wanted. 50 all Cork and Bandon... 10 12 50 all Chester & Holyhead. 15 16 and Matlock & Midld. 2a 2ixd 20 all Cork, Black, & Pass. ... ,„ 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton& Sugar has been at steady rates, selling fairly for 20 14 Cornwall •a • ..... ••• Redcar Darlingt. ... 100 all Midld.Bradfd Midland.. 92 94 present requirements, although the stock is 20,000 10 1 4 . t D et n i b eff lin Jz ß n e c i t f i as on t June. i . .... i. .. d 50 all Northern and tons larger than at this time last year. Russian g all DundeePerth&Aber• E as ternsp.c. E. Count. 58 60 produce has been heavy. Manilla hemp is lower, deen Junction 6i 7 50 all Do. 6 per ct. Do •• ••• but the good qualities of St. Petersburg are held 25 all Do. New. . ... •. .. ••• ••• 50 all Do. Fixedspe Do St. 100 East Anglian — ... 16 17 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N.W more firmly. Pimento has been steady, and rice 20 all Eastern Counties lll 111 111 1 &Ln&Yk ... ... rather dearer. For tea the demand has been better Mt. 100 Eastern Union, A 121 all Do. i Shares. Do — ••• Stock .... ........ ... ••• ••• St. 100 Etoystn.&llit. GtNorthn 136 139 sustained, and full prices have been current. St. 100 De B. Stock . ••• ••• • f 25 18 1 Shef.ltoth.and Lanca.sh& Cotton has been rather inactive. 25 8 i Do., New A . ... ... Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. „. ... The New York advises are unfavourable as re- St. 100 East Lancashire 67 • 69 67i 12 96 S. Staffordsh. M.3lClean 21 ltd St. 100 Edinburgh& Glasgow 57 59 . 50 all Wear Valleygr Stockt. & garde the condition of the Stock Market. The 10 91 Ediub. and Peebles ••• • • 6 per cent... Darlingt ... ... heavy specie shipments, amounting in a week to St. 100 Edin.Prth &Dundee 22 —24 25 all Do Do . ...... 30 —3l 301 in 1 1 , ,-•••14, t• Cilinln :lime ••• •-- ••• St. 100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn. 94 96 95 Colonial produce has been taken to a moderate extent this week, and prices for most staples have been supported. Coffee has been well held, stocks being small, and Plantation Ceylon is wanted. Sugar has been at steady rates, selling fairly for present requirements, although the stock is 20,000 tons larger than at this time last year. Russian produce has been heavy. Manilla hemp is lower, but the good qualities of St. Petersburg are held more firmly. Pimento has been steady, and rice rather dearer. For tea the demand has been better sustained, and full prices have been current. Cotton has been rather inactive. The New York advices are unfavourable as re gards the condition of the Stock Market. The heavy specie shipments, amounting in a week to nearly two millions of dollars, were having a seri ous affect upon financial affairs. In foreign manu factures the dealings were limited, and prices un altered. Freights were dull. A reward of 5,000 dollars had been offered for the arrest and delivery to the proper authorities of Robert Schuyler, who, it will be remembered, took the principal part in the fraudulent over-issues of New Haven Stock. Several vessels had arrived from Nova Scotia with British American products, in the expectation of no duties being charged on their cargoes ; but as these colonies have not yet passed the requisite laws ratifying the reciprocity treaty no such re mission could be made. F 1 Crieff Junction 4 Dublin&Belfasthmc all Dundee Perth&Aber, deen Junction all Do. New ...... 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 Eastern Union, A Stock ......... 100 Do., B. Stock 8i Do., New A. 1100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh& Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin.Prth &Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June. 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern 1100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk.. all Irish South-Eastern. all Lancaster & Carlisle 14A Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash.andYorksh 19. Do., Fifths 11 Do., Wst. Riding Un all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwal 1100 Lond. Bright &S.Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 12 Do. Fifths 1 D o JO/ Sh. ,M&B ( 24 Do. Eighths 100 London and S. Westn. 42?, Do., £5O 34 80. £4O all Ldudrry& Col eraiue all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. .00 Manch.Shef.& Lincln 44 Do., Man. & Lin, Un [OO Midland LOO Do. Birmng. &Derby all Midld. G. West. (Ire.) 22? Do. Half Shares vll Newcastle & Newmkt.BuryExten. 19! Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd 8' Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrovor 100 Norfolk 34 Northn.Counties Un. .00 North British all 4 North Devon, No. 1. all Do., No. 2, all Do., A Deferred all Do., B Guaranteed .00 N. Eastern—Berwick 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Do.do. G.N.E. Purch. all De. Leeds 100 Do. York all North London 8i Do. New £lO .21E N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn 17? North Staffordshire all' North Western all N. &S. Westrn. Jilnc • 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley. and Leicester .00 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 4 Portsmouth .00 Scottish Central . .00 Scottish Midland all Shrewsby. & Nerefd all Shropshire Unton . paid up at per cent. all South Devon .00 South Eastern all ".uth Wales 15 5. Yrksh. & Ely. Dun 5 Do 8 Staines, Wok &Wok all 'tockton & Darling, 16[ Stockton & Hartlepl 00 Taff Vale 9 Do. £lO shares .00 Do. Pref., No. 1 , 21 Thames Haven Dock and Railway all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenn3 all Waterford&Limerick 16 West Cornwall. 3 West End of London and Crystal Palace all West London 81s. Wimbledn&Croydor ,• "'''' ••• 87 - 88 70 - 71 123 - 125 90 - 92 71 71. 123 St. 92 St. 71i 701 1 25 . 71 - 73 •• ''... • • .. ....... • •• - ... DI 15 ni 2 2i 2h 71i - 72 5t si ,1 - 103 • 104 LOI 102 id— ip d *P d 82 84 9 8i - 7 d 1 103 I 02 4 The following are the prices given by Messrs. D. 13e11, Son, and Co., as those at which business has been done during the last few days in - United States Securities : Redeemable. Per Cent. United States 6 per Cent. Boas 1862...101 102 United States 6 per Cent. Bondi 1868...108 109 United States 6 per Cent. Inscribed Stock 1867-1868-106 107 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent ... 76 78 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 81i 82} Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) 1868...103 105 Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 92 94 Alabama 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) 18589-66... 83 irginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 90 92 Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 92i 93} 24 - 25 10 701 69j 70 St. bt. 5 69i - 70 41 - 43 It — id 8i 74 , 1 2i 5i 6 i 49 51 3 - 3i 32 ... 33 i , 101 LOANS OF CITIES. Boston 4? j . per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 99 101 New Orleans 6 per Cont. Bonds 1893... 76 78 lIAILROAD BONDS. Pennsylvania Central R. ltd. Gp. Cent... 1880... 90i 91 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort gage New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort gage 1883... 76 78 New York and Erie 7p. Cent.,Convertible 1862... 73 75 54 -- 76i --77 i 6 -64 d $4 -- 3 d 144 -- 15 54 -- 55 54 -- 55 —' p id P 4i -- 310 64 -- 7 }a —gyp There is no elasticity in the Stock Market, and the disappointment relative to the Sebastopol affair is more sensibly felt even than might have been expected. Consols have realised 94; to 951 for Transfer, and 95 to 951 for Account. Exchequer Bills are 4s. to 7s. premium. There have been a few transactions in Foreign Stocks. Peruvian 4i per Cents. are quoted 71f to 72f, and Venezuela 3 3 / 4 per Cents. 241. Spanish New Deferred Bonds are lower, being 18k. Dutch 2i per Cents. are 62 to 624, and the 4 per Cents. 92k. Belgian 4 per Cents. have been dealt in at 93. The Turkish Scrip has receded to 2i and 3. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5i to 61 ; Mexican, 24i to 25i ; Peruvian, 71 to 73 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 85 to 87 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18k to 181 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 37i to 38 ; ditto Certificates, 5 to 5t ; ditto Passive, 4k to 44. There is a dull market for Railway Shares and prices tend downwards. The foreign lines are ne glected. In mining, banking, and miscellaneous shares the dealings are unimportant. 32 - 34 fly - 97 62 - 64 74 - 46 - 48 631 63 , 32 - 33 ••• ••• d 35 = 37 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES (Prose the Oficial List.) Business done. 3 per Cent. Console Annuities 94 i f 5i India Bonds, £lOOO Consols for Account 17th Oct. Exchequer Bills, 24d. £lOOO „. 4 7 3 - 3A 17i Pi,t, 18k . 41 - 24 - 26 4 - 5 4 = ii 2500 4 7 _ _ 5 74 Small .. Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent. — Ditto 1859, „ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent 9si Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St Ditto 4. per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent ... 88 i Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 37 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. lB3 i Venezuela Bonds, 3i per Cent. Turkish Scrip Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Bonds 48 per Cent. ex. 25 fr Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil 62} 2 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieates. .....__ 928 x d THREE O'CLOCK, Consols Ditto October Account all Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graisseseac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Serip 6a 6a i 1# 4 3a d— a p ... Central of Italy all Demerara 14 Dijon and Besancon 9 Dutch Rhenish P 32 3d 1 321 all Eastern of France ~ 10 Do. New all East Indian 2 Do. Extension I "I P a _d all Do. 41 1 p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do 10 Gd. Juliet. of France 10 Gd. Tk of Canada./ is. all Do. do all Do. St. Lawreueo 7t - 66 LIGHTHOUSES IN SHETLAND FOR TSB 100 BRITISH SQUADRON. . 1,11 Atlantis do. all Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 all Do. Comp. 6p.c. , do. 10 Gt. Central of France all Gt. Indian Peninsula 1 Do. New 5 per cent. all G t.Western of Canada 10 8 4 10 8d 6 i P p In consideration of the possibility of our fleets in the 2g White Sea and the Baltic being driven towards the 5 rugged shores of the Shetland Isles, the Government 20 determined to exhibit lights on the eastern and northern points of Shetland. We (Scotsman) are glad to be able 100 to state that the Commissioners of Northern Light houses have now succeeded in establishing these lights, 100 which are of a temporary construction, in order to 1 . 0 0 0 0 meet the emergency. Owing to the remoteness of 1 00 the situations, and the necessarily short time that could 20 be devoted to the preparation of the lights, the utmost 100 exertion had to be used to bring the works to a suc- 20 cessful issue before the close of the present season. 5 The lighthouse towers were made of logs of timber and rubble masonry, and the lanterns of iron ; and these, together with the lighting apparatus and machi nery, and the iron houses for the light-keepers' dwel lings, were all prepared and fitted up in Leith and Edinburgh previous to being sent off. One of the stations on which a light has been exhibited is Whalsey Skerries, a dangerous outlying cluster of rocks and islands extending about 15 miles from the mainland of Shetland. But the other and more remarkable work is the North Unst Light, which is situated on an isolated rocky islet lying to the north of the Shetland Isles, and, with the exception of a small outlying rock called " The Outstack," is the most northern point of her Majesty's dominions. The'North Unst Light is placed on a precipitous and rugged ruck about 150 feet high. The top of the rock measures about 200 feet by 80 feet, and upon this limited area is erected a lighthouse tower, and dwelling houses, together with water-tank and coal store, the whole being protected from sea spray and wind by walls of rubble stone set in Roman cement. So difficult was the a , :cent to the rock that everything used, including lime, cement, sand, water, and iron work, &c., of all kinds, as well as a year's supply of oil, fuel, provisions, and other stores for the due maintenance of the light, had to be carried up en the backs of the workmen in small portions at a time. The landing at the rock, from the isolated and peculiar exposure of the situation, was often most difficult, and recourse was had to the system of conveying a rope from the landing-place to the boat, lashing it round the article to be landed, which was lowered into the sea, and hauled ashore to the landing place by means of the rope attached to it. The light house steamer Pharos did not leave Leith with the men, apparatus, and implements for this work till the 30th July, and, notwithstanding the physical difficulties of the situation, the whole had been completed in about two months, although upwards of 100 tons of materials had to be landed and conveyed up the rock in the tedious manner alluded to. The Whalsey Light was advertised to be exhibited on the 15th September, and the North Unst Light is to be exhibited on the 11th October. Four li g ht -keepers are appointed to the North Unst 5U Light ; three will be stationed constantly on the rock, 25 and the fourth will have his turn of leave on shore by 20 rotation, when it will be his duty daily to observe the 100 signals made at particular hours each day from the rock, 100 and if a signal requiring assist . anceis made, immediately 20 to proceed to the lighthouse in the attending boat pro -20 sided for that purpose. Shares all Do. Bds., payable's7 with option till '55. all Do. do., '62, p. '56 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, with•u option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 8 Lake Const. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref 10 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations 10 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Mediterran 16 igadras 2 Do. Now 31.4, Niaria Antonia all Do. do. Now 2 dolbourne Dk. & Ry. all Namur & Liege (with 17 -18 par 2 ld par 1 (1 i p 2 4p le "--. .. die 2i - - 3 It - ... ••• par i P ... - •. .•• .... • • .• • - • • interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all Do .20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 31 p. C. & red. at 221. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds. (finy.B.&Ams.Shs.) all NorwegianTrunkPre 14 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds . ...... . all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen 10 ParisCaen & Cherbrg all Rouen and Havre 20 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Mouse all Do. 5» p. cent. Pref 10 Southern of Franco 14 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do 5A per c. Pref 10 Western of France li; West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden 20 Zealand 7 - 7 34 =34 12 --- 13 - 4 -- 10 191 -- 20 ss 40 —• Put 23 24. par S -8; • Il• "".". ... - pm ... - 31 - 41 G - i 6 - 17 JOINT-S' BANKS. all Australasia. all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial... 20 Commercial of Lond 14 English Scottish and 82 --- 84 Id —p; 30 = 32 Australian all Lond. Chart. Bk. 01 31 21 d 21 3 / 4 22 One of these animals was . 50 C A PTURE OF A SEARlC— brought ashore at P ulteneytown harbour on Friday ~s„„ovu morning, being the sec ond within a fortnight. This i'ni, fish had become entangled in some nets. It measured six feet in length, had two rows ofthlargthird e teeth inbei the upper a nd three in the lowe r j aw, row ng only p a rtly developed, as a portion was still under the skin. The shark had a large iron hoop round its neck, just over the bronchial openings. The hoop appeared 100 to h ave b een on the animal's neck for some time, a d 10 s the neck and throat were chafed by the illCUMbrallee, roun which the flesh was beginning to swell. The shark which eith 5 was caught at Stonehaven a few weeks ago had 25 similar decoration round its body, but how er of a , 2 them came there it is difficult to imagine.--Giasgota 60 Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 35 National Provincial, _ of England 10 Do. Now 22i National of Ireland all New South Wales._ all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 43 - 45 42i - 43 1 Royal Australn.likg, & (40111 Imp Cc all South Australia all Union of Australia Do. New 10 Union of London , ... - - 43 - 45 67 - 6 9 7} - 8} too = ..• PREFERENCE SHARES. 100 Aberdeen 100 Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c 30 Blyth andrryne 10 per c. pref. (issd.atso/) 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. e. St. 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares , 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all Cork &Bandons ip.c all Dundea Perth &Aber- deen Junction all EastAnglian (X3los) 6 per cent all Do. (X 5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (X 7 17s) 7p. c all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. c. St. all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent... all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 10. Delientr.Sh all Do. do. 4 per cent_ L East Laneash. 6p. eta. all East and West York shire June. Fifths all EdinbPrth.&Dundeel 4 per cent. DO Glasgow &S.Westeru Guar. 5 per cent DO Great Northn. sp. c .00 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10p. c. prem LOO Do. 4i p. c Si Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref all Gt. Southu.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) 7 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt. Westn. (Barks & Hants Ex. S p. 0 100 Do . con. red. 4A p. e 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4 p.c. all Do. Birm. Pref. Wt all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S. all Do. do. p. c. do too Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. all Do. Ches. Gua. Stk. all Do. do do all Do. do. do 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O 'KO Do. 6 p. c. Stock IWO iLoudou and Brighton ' Guaranteed 5 p. a 100 Do. Pref., sp. a. St., 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. 100 Lon.&N. W., Coy. di Nuneaton 5 p. ct. 5 London &S. Western - I Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Color _ i Shares 92 Londy. & Ennis. ASh all Attn., Shef t , & Lin , _ Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO 4,4 Do. £6 all starypt .& Carl. 4 p. c all Do. 4A per cent 10A Do 100 Aid. Consol.6 p.c.St 1 . 0() Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... 1 11i Do. Pref. 4A per cent 10 Norfolk Debenture . 100 Do. Prof. 4p. c. Stock 100 Do. sp. c. Est 100 Do. 5A per ct pre f... WO Do. Way. Val. sp. c 100 Northßritish 100 N. E. Beres, 4 p.c. P 5 Do. do. de 13 Do. Leeds 6 p.c 9 Dc do. Quarters '4B 10 Do. York &S. Pur. all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.£ls,6 p.c. all Scot. Cent. ,New Frei 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon De. fixed,4 A per cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 4i per cent all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all S. Wales Gua. 4p. c 16 Do. de. 4i p. c 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 4 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c.' 8i 10 25 10 Bt. 20 20 20 25 97 = i'6 ... - ••• I 4i- 5 #- I 1) I 1 3 1 13A —13 d 22 24 -- ..ad 113 115 106 - 108 99 - 101 6 -- 6A 98 -- 100 90 -- 92 93 -- 95 10i -- 11 164 -- 17 10t -- 10 72 -- 74 19 •-- '2O 9i —lO4 14 -- 15 -- id 137 -- 139 ••• ..... ... 2i - 3 P 7 - 8 10 - 12 7 - 8 11/ - 12 i - iP 137 139 1 id S 7 - 90 103 - 106 92 - 94 31 - 3i 1 7::: is 112 - 114 d 23 99 14 par 23i 101 19 2 - 1 1 4 23 25 50 St. 50 20 20 20 25 100 20 25 25 25 20 10 20 20 20 50 20 25 '` TAB f'SIT'I 4 47, LONDON, FRIDAY cEVENINQ, OjC TOBFR .r 6, 1854. MARKET rI DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of English wheat up to our market to day were very moderate, and the show of samples was small. Good heavy qualities were in fair request, at fully Monday's prices ; but all other kinds moved off slowly, at late rates. The general quality of the supply was good. Foreign wheat—the show of which was by no means large—was in fair request, but we have no change to notice in its value. Floating cargoes were held at extreme rates. Barley was in good request, and quite as dear as on , Monday. The best samples of malt were firm, and there was rather more doing iu other kinds. We had a moderate inquiry for oats, at full quotations. Beans, peas, and flour were unaltered in value. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Barley. I Malt. Oats. I Flour.B2o I 480 I 270 1,760 8,410 I 950sks Wheat. 2,910 English .. Irish •• •• Foreign .. 1,04) SMITHFIELD. To-day's market was moderately well supplied with beasts, chiefly in low condition. Most kinds moved off slowly; nevertheless, Monday's prices were well supported. The show of sheep was by no means extensive, yet the mutton trade ruled heavy, and the quotations were almost nominal. The numbers of calves were reasonably good. The veal trade was firm, at an advance in the currencies of 2d per 81bs. There was a good sale for prime pigs, on higher terms. Mitch cows were very dull, at from 141. to 181. each, in cluding their small calf. Per 81bs to sink the offal& s. d. B. d.' s. d. s d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 PrimeSouthdown 4 8 410 Second quality.... 3 6 310 Large crse. calves 3 2 310 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 8 Prime small d 0... 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, Sic. 410 5 0 Large hogs 3 2 4 4 Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6 Small porkers 4 6 5 0 Second quality ...3 8 310 Sucklingealves ..22 0 29 0 Prime erse.-wlled.4 0 4 61Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 TOTAL SUPPLT. FORLION SIIPPLIN Beasts .. • Sheep .. 8,886 Sheep .. •••• •• •• 600 Calves .. • • 310 Calves.••• .. ••.• •• 219 Pigs .. ••.•.••••• • • • • •• .. 420 Pigs•••• • • •• e• NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies boing on the increase, the demand for each kind of meat ruled dull, as follows :-- Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. a. d. Beef, interior 3 0 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 Do., prime largo 3 10 4 2 Do., do. small 4 4 4 6 Pork, large 3 4 4 2 s. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 4 2 Do., prime 4 4 4 11 Veal 3 0 4 4 Pork, small 4 6 5 2 BOROUGH HOP. Our market is very firm, but the business doing in new hops is limited, owing to the high rates demanded. They may be quoted as under :—East Kent pockets, 18118 s to 231 Os; Weald of Kent ditto, 181 lOs to 211 Os ; Sussex ditto, 181 Os to 2010 s per cwt. The duty is called 45,0001. In yearlings a moderate business is passing. This week's imports are 274 bales from Ostend, 265 from Antwerp, 1,173 from Hamburg, and 50 from Boulogne. COLONIAL. SUGAit.—British West India has been in demand this week at firm rates. Barbadoes, by auction, brought 34s to 37s for mid to good yellow, 31s 6d to 33s 6d for ord to low, and 30s to 31e for low. Manilla, of low quality, has been taken in at 275. East India.--A moderate business has been transacted, and generally at full prices. Cassipore good and fine yellow realised 41s to 41s Gd, and washed 41s 661 to 42s 6d. Bengal, Mauritius kind, 33s Gd to 35s Gd for mid to good. Madras has been sold at high quota tions. Mauritius very ord brown went at 25s Gd to 30s, and fine grainy at 40s to 40s 6d per cwt. Foreign.—Cuba has been taken steadily at 27s 6d to 30s 6d for low to good brown, at 32s 6d for mid soft and yellow, and at 31s 6d to 36s for low to good grocery. Porto Rico has been inquired for, principally the best descriptions, however ; brown brought 31s Gd to 39s 6d, low to fine white grocery 31s 6d to 39s 6d, fine and very fine 38s to 395, and mid to good yellow or 6d to 37s 6d per cwt. Havannah sold at 32s to 33s 6d for brown mid to good, and at 331 6d to 37s for , yellow low to good bright. St. Croix at 38. Gd to 40s for fine and very fine bright grocery, and at 36s to 38s for mid .to good. Refined brown lumps have been scarce at 43s per cwt. COFFEE.—Plantation Ceylon has sold firmly • fine fine ord small to good mid bol d color y at 55s 6/1 to G 2s Gd, mid and good mid pale grey at 56. to 60s 6d, good to fine at 62s to 69s Gd, peaberry at 60s to 68s, and triage at 47. 6d to 625. Good ord native has been at 45s per cwt. Costa Rica realised 50s 6d to 53s Gd for fine fine ord and low mid mixed, 54s to 61s 6d for mid and good bold colory. Mysore good and fine ord mixed red went at 47s per cwt. RlCE.—This article has been quiet but firm. Bengal at public sale was taken in at Ils for good !cargo, but Madras mid and good pinkey sold at lls 6d to 12s, and ord to good barley at 9s 6d to 10s 6d per cwt. 31'11:MS.—Ginger at auction was mostly takes in. Af rican mid small rough brought 21s to 225, and Jamaica 49s to 51s for mid wormy. Malabar pepper was held at 5d for good heavy shot, but damaged sold at 4ad to 4id. Cayenne was taken in at lid per lb. Pimento realised bad to sga for mid, and Sid for good. TEA.—Thelmarket has been quieter. Common Congou lld per lb. Rum.—Demerara in brisk demand at 3s 8d to 34 9d fcq mid and good. COTTON.—This artiole has been dull. COCHINEAL.—Mexican silvers went at 3s Bd. Honduras good at 4s 5d to 4s 6d per cwt. SALTPETRE.—Limited sales, and no particular change in prices. HEMP.—Russia has been inactive at 551. for St. Peters burg clean. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 62s 6d for new on the spot, and dull GREEN FRUIT.—Not a package of lemons in the mar ket, a parcel brought from the continent by rail AO steam-boat, sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, went at an advance of 10s. per package, 1001 chests have just arrived by Lisbon steamer at Southampton. Several cargoes of new Spanish nuts have arrived both in London and the outports, the opening price of which is moderate. LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Oct. G.—Wind this day at Noon, S.E. ; light breeze, and dull, hazy weather. The Mercury has fallen considerably of late. PLYMOUTH, Oct. s.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Mar chioness of Douglas, Quebec ; Palmyra (transport, No. 94), Constantinople. Sailed—Molt, for London ; Candace (s s), do. FALMOUTH, Oct. 5.--Wind, W. Arrived—Theresina, from Havre, for Gorse ; Express, Jaffa ; City of the Sul tan, Salonica. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. s.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived — Nubia (s), from Alexandria ; Sarah Park, Havre, for New York. COWES, Oct. 4.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Argentyr, for Antwerp. POOLE, Oct. 4.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—James, from Labrador, with loss of boats, bulwarks, mainyard, &c., having been struck by a sea in Ist. 31 N., 37 W e ; Lord Nelson, Quebec. BRISTOL, Oct. 4.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Adelaide, from Newfoundland ; Pcro, Beyrout. HULL, Oct. 4.—Wind, W.N.IV. Arrived—Corsair,. from Miramichi ; Robert and Mary, Quebec; Princo of IVales:s). Christiania. SZIELDS, Oct. 4.—Wind, S. Arrived—xampl, from St. Vaast ; Thomas Rising, Schied am ; R E osa, Zierikee Emilie, do. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. tIVERPOOL, Friday, 10.30 a.m. Wind N.N.W., moderate, and dull. The John Rutledge is still ashore on East Hoyle, leak ing ; all efforts to got hor off having been unsuccessful. Arrived.—Staghound, Cezimpra, and Queen of the Chase"; from Denia ; Ave, Santander ; Lucretia, Sines ; Sham rock, steamer, Havre ; Martaban, Calcutta ; Rosamond, Pernambuco ; Atlantic, Honduras ; D. G. Fleming, St. John's, New Brunswick • Eliza Hall, Quebec; Helios,' and Daniel Dyer, Alexandria ; Celerity, Malaga ; Margaret Jane, Mazagan ; 'William of Ramsay, St. IThe's ; Tagus, Lisbon. Off the Port.—Burrells and Crown, from Quebec ; Northern Light, Akyab ; Royal Victoria, Simonds, Henry Clay, and Coral Isle. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 10.12 a.m. Wind S.W. ; raining ; tide, one hour s ' flood. Arrived, O c t. s.—T ra nsit, from Malaga; N. S. D. Car. men, Taragona ; Maria, 'Trinidad ; Bellona, G lernse y ; Mary A nn Susan, Villa V i cosa ; City of Rotterdam (s) , Rotterdam ; Maffnet (s), Amsterdam ; Harlingen (s), Har lingen. Arrived, Oct. G. —George W illiam, Dunkirk ; Eclipse, G uernsey ; Kate Robinson , D antsic ; No. 4, Quebec ; Mary, Guernsey ; Aboraman, Callao. Sailed.—Leader, for Adelaide. DIAL, Friday, 9.30 a.m. Wind, calm, with rain. Anchored.—Cesar, from London, for Lisbon ' • Ganda lete, Lond on , for Gibraltar; Rapia , Londo n, for Constaa tinople ; Enterprise, Callao, for Loudon ; Mary Wood, London, for Liverpool ; Christina Margaretha, Quebec, for London; Jernitna, Sunderland, for Constantinople ; Volumuia, Quebec, for London: Vereeniging, Vlaurdin gen, for Bilbao ; Hurrah, Stettin, for Algiers ; Bianca, Quebec, for London ; Onninerlanden, Hamburg, for Suri nam ; Haus Frederick, London, for St. -Übe's. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. A ship, showing a blue signal with a white diamond in the centre, bound east, Sept. 13, lat. 42, long. 67. The Charlotte (British brig) bound west, Sept. 11, lat. 44 N., long. 62. W. The City of Manchester, of Liverpool, lat. 56 N., long. 21 W. An English 74-gnn ship, Sept. 16, lat. 45 N., long. 46. W. The Marylebono (American ship), Sopt. 23, lat. 57 N., long. 16 W. The Norastern, Archangel to Gloucester, Sept. 25., lat. 59 N. long. 7 W. Tho Jane Morrison (barque), Sept. 20, lat. 50 N., long. 19 W. The Storm Cloud, Aug. 19. QUARANTINE NOTICE. Lisbon, Sept. 28. The Board of Health has declared Ostend infected 'With cholera, and " suspected" all the ports of Belgium. All the French ports on the Atlantic aro to be considered. " sus pected" of cholera from the 6th inst. Avs.mont is " sus pected" of cholera from the 7th inst. SCOTTISH RIGHTS.—On Wednesday evening the members of the National Association for the Vindication of Scottish Rights entertained their president, the Earl of Eglintoun and Winton, in the City-hall, Glasgow, in testimony of their gratitude to his Lordship for his able advocacy of their cause. About 600 gentlemen were present. A MODEL SPEECH.—George W. Snow having been unanimously re-elected City Clerk of Bangor, made a speech to the electors. Ho said, " Gentlemen — You have given me all your votes, and I will give you all my thanks. I accept the office, and wish you to accept the thanks." It is understood that both parties were satis fled, and nobody yawned over the speech. 77i 6 7 9i 14a a 54 i i per cent. 63 32 211 I 281 MINES. all A.gua Fria ... all Anglo Austrin. Gold all Anglo Californian ... 6 Australian ............. al) Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold. all Ave Maria. ............. all Baden (Gd. 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Registered 28.,.Vau Diemell'a Land i - 1 a -1 - - i *: - ... s . _ gi 3 3i q 2 28 30 42 . - "44 - 1 52 - 67 2- 4 p 13 - 15 lA - 2 i - iP - i • - - ••• h i i ... 9 6 -6 i - i ..• ... --i 14 - 16 ... -- , 21 6 - 8 i - 6 i 1 - 3 21 - 3 i i i - ... _ ... 40 - 42 6 -: 70 i;i = 16 2i- _po i 3 110 i i 16 -- 17 - i = Yi - ii ----- ii 2 - 24 2i 35 - 37 - 1 11 - 1 -- 40 5 St. 25 114 13 108 101 100 1131 141 1381 die 1101 10 3 2i = NAVAL AND MILITARYINTELLIGENCE. THE SOLVENCY OMPA MUTUAL NY GUARANTEE C. The Hastings, 72, was brought down from the ordinary an Wednesday, and placed alongside the Portsmouth dock yard ; and the Pembroke, 72, was brought down yester day. These ships are to be docked forthwith, and fitted with the screw, for floating batteries. Their engines are to, b 4 ,of the high-pressure principle, of 200-horse power, and they are to be ready for sea in every respect by March, , 1156; They will be jury-rigged. The Hastings was placed in the fitting basin yesterday to have her poop taken off, and afterwards to go into dock to commence her fittings. ‘TIle Nankin, frigate, 50 guns, Captain the Hen. Keith Steivaft, has had her masts taken out, to be examined and repaired. Thoy will be replaced on Friday, and she will then be taken into dock at Chatham to be rigged and fitted for service. AThe Comack, steam-corvette, of 21 guns, Captain E. G. Fanshawe, , was floated out of dock at Chatham on Wed nesday. She is now receiving her stores and guns. This vessel was built at Northfleet for the Emperor of Russia, but, on the declaration of war, was seized by order of the Government. The Malacca, 17, screw corvette, Captain Farquhar, weighed from Spithead about five o'clock yesterday morn ing, to proceed to the north, for the purpose of entering men for the royal navy, and, by some means not yet known, she found herself on shore on the Spit, where she remained till the tide flowed, when she got off, and again anchored at Spithead. The Cornet, ste am tug, and a number of boats were sent to her assista nce from the flag, and after she had got off the Commander-in-Chief went out in the Vivid, and summoned Captain Farquhar to investigate the mishap. The Echo, steam - tug , with the Lively, lighter in tow, was also sent out, but their assistance was not re- quired. The Harrier, 16, screw sloop, Commander Story, left the fitting basin, Portsmouth, on Wednesday morning, and hauled alongside the Blond hulk, to complete for sea. The African steam vessel, when coming up the river on Wednesday morning, ran into a Dutch galliot lying at anchor near the North Woolwich ferry-house. The galliot was sunk, but close in shore, which enabled those on board, including the Custom-house officer, to be saved. The crew escaped with their lives by jumping on board the African. The galliot was laden with grain. The Athol, storeship, recently paid off at this port (Portsmouth) from the coast of Africa station was brought down and placed in the south dock on Wednesday morning, where she is to be repaired, fitted, and jury rigged, and taken round to Greenock, and stationed there as a receiving ship for volunteers entering for the Royal Navy. The Myrmidon, iron paddle steam-vessel, undoeked yes terday after repairs, and the Black Prince went into the vacant dock to be broken up. The Pigmy steam gun-boat came into harbour from Spit head last evening. The Gomelza transport, with part of the 34th Regiment on board, was towed to Spithead yesterday by the Echo, steam-tug, and will sail when the weather moderates. The Joseph Shepherd transport-ship left the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, on Wednesday morning, with the mounted staff corps on board, for conveyance to the seat:of war in the East. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN, your otherwise very impartial report of what took place at Guildhall on Tuesday, when a Managing Director of the Solvency Mutual Guarantee Company appeared to answer a summons for omitting to make certain (impossible ?) returns, &c., there occurs an inac curacy which I rely on your sense of justice to rectify. Mr. Ballantine, on behalf of the Company, is repre sented to have "repudiated the policy issued by the Company, alleging, &c." It is evident that t hese words, if understood literally, are calculated seriously to damage this Company in public estimation, and spread un founded alarm among its members, whose transactions to the amount of fifteen millions are comprehended by the Company's already existing guarantees. Your reporter will, I am sure, allow that the purport of Mr. Ballantine's objection had nothing to do with the validity of the guarantee, but was merely a denial that the document could be technically entitled a "deed." I am, Sir, yours, obediently, CHAS. STUART CANSDELL, Resident Managing Director, Solvency Mutual October 5, 1854. Guarantee Society. THE GUN-BOAT SCUFFLE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUN. Sir,—One of the latest phases of amateur strategy consists in abusing the Admiralty for ordering several of the new despatch gun-boats to the Black Sea. Now I am humbly of opinion that small steamers will be of infinitely more service there than in the Baltic. To begin with facts. There are now (or were a few weeks since) either at Kertch or at Yenikale, or cruising in the Sea of Azoff, the following Russian vessels :—Taganrog, Berdiansk, Mogouchii, Colchida, Boetz, Maladetz, Ar _ _ gonaute—steamers averaging 120-horse power, and chiefly mounting one 62 cwt. 68-pounder pivot gun, and two 12-pounder carronades. There will also be found, unless I much mistake, the schooner Ganetz, at Kertch, the tender Struyai at Yenikale, and the Schooner Unilaya, at Taganrog. The name of the last schooner which means " melancholy," would be more significant if Admirals Hamelin and Dundas had at their disposal a flotilla of screw gun-boats of light draught. As it is, the Russian steamers and sailing vessels, as well as the Cossack gun-boats belonging to the Sea of Azoff, can retire to Taganrog, or even into the mouth of the Don, and there nothing which draws above 10 feet of water can follow them. I maintain, therefore, that the Pelter, Scowler, Beagle, &c., are ur gently required in those waters. It is tantalising to . reflect what might have been al ready effected if the Black Sea fleet, in addition to the three-deckers, which have never fired a shot, had in cluded an efficient squadron of screw gun-boats of 6 feet draught. It is tolerabiy certain that, with the aid of a dozen such vessels as the Nix and Salamander, armed with Lancaster's gun, we should have long since knocked the old forts of Ochakoff and Kinburn into powder, steamed up the Bug to Nicolaiev, and burnt the dockyard there, which, till lately, was quite de fenceless, buoyed out a channel in the embouchure of the Dnieper, and destroyed the inimettse military stores collected at Cherson. Our command of the Sea of Azoff would equally have enabled us to burn the vast supplies of corn and war provisions accumulated at Taganrog and Azoff for the use of the armies of the Caucasus. Impending operations make the presence of a light •steam gun-boat flotilla on the shores of the Crimea quite indispensable. If we should desire to retain the Crimea, we shall, of course, improve the old lines of Perecop, and post a force there after the destruction or surrender of Prince Menschikoff and the 50,000 Russian soldiers and 20,000 Russian sailors now in garrison at Sebastopol and elsewhere in the peninsular. Any attack upon us from the army of Bessarabia is, for the present year, entirely out of the question ; and, looking to the pre sence of Omer Pasha on the Lower Danube—to the danger of transporting a large force across the Dnieper in the neighbourhood of a powerful enemy—to the diffi culty of marching troops in masses, and bringing heavy stores and artillery over the steppes of Southern Russia to the easily defensible nature of the series of positions which may be occupied upon the Isthmus of Perecop— I am strongly of opinion that, if once we obtain fair possession, no attempt will be made by the Emperor Nicholas to reconquer the Crimea, unless,, indeed, he were compelled to abandon the line of the Caucasus, in which case it is likely enough that the 150,000 men now scattered from the Kuban to the Kur would be doomed to that undertaking. As this contingency does not as yet even loom in the distance, it is not necessary to discuss it. For all that it is clearly enough our policy to present the boldest possible front towards the north, and a few of Lancaster's guns floating in the Bay of Karkinit would be an immense addition to the strength of positions occupied at or near Perecop. And, although I do not suppose that the experiments of Marshals Lassy and Scherbatoff, who led their troops , into the Crimea along the strip of sandbank which seperates the Putrid Sea from the Sea of Azoff, will be repeated in our time, yet there can be no doubt that steamers for the sur veillance of those unpleasant regions would be indis pensable—not to mention the advantages already alluded to, which would still result from the possession of the Sea of Azoff. Ist or must it be forgotten that the Russians have on the Lower Danube three armed steamers (Pruth, Ordi naretz, and Meteor, mounting 36-pounder carronadeb) and about 30 gun-boats. The value of small screws like the Pelter, in co-operating with a laud force destined to search for the enemy's craft, or for active operations against the Bessarabian shore of the Danube, would be inestimable. For these reasons, and for many others, I maintain that despatch of all the gun-boats to the Black Sea would be a very proper step, and that, as long as the war there lasts, one such craft will be worth a dozen line-of-battle ships—the functions of which, by the way, are, perhaps, by this time, altogether at an end. In the north of Europe I cannot discover the use to which these gun boats can be put. A few eight-inch shells fired at a long range into Archangel or Riga (supposing even it were possible to steam up the two rivers Dwina, which is doubtful), or Revel or Sweaborg will produce no effect at all. Nor is Cronstadt to be burnt or taken in this easy-going sort of manner. If we had 30 or 40 of the Pelters and Snappers, that would be a different business ; but half-a-dozen of them can be of no service whatever. That Fort Alexander and Fort Paul (lately Risbank)—especially the latter—could be put hors de combat in ttvo or three hours, and that without any great risk to the attacking ships is certain enough ; but when this is accomplished, we are no nearer the Russian fleet than before. Cronstadt, in fine, will never be taken by these two horns ; yet the public need be under no apprehension as to the ultimate fate of that place. When once it is determined to destroy it, its fate is sealed, which is all that it seems desirable to say for the present. Why the necessary arrangements have not been pre pared and completed for the present campaign—why an immense squadron of screw gun-boats, or, bettor still, a lot of screw floating batteries were not ordered on the outbreak of war— these are questions very easily asked ; but, surely, it is a monstrous injustice to expect fore sight to come out of red tape. Instead of abusing bureaucracy for not gaining victories, we ought to feel thankful that its toils had not entangled our arms and brought our fleets and regiments to destruction. I have yet a word to say, and that respecting the ar mament of the Russian forts. I read from day to day that our ships carry heavier metal than the Cronstadt and Revel batteries. The contrary is the case. These batteries, in addition to a proportion of 36-pounders, are armed with two kinds of shell-guns. The largest (called the 3-pood gun) has a bore of 10.75 inches diameter, weighs 124 cwt., and, besides shell, can throw a solid shot of (about 1601 b. The size (called 2 pood) is 9.65 inches in bore, and weighs 73 cwt. As far, then, as the materiel of the artillery goes, the advantage on the Russian side is immense. But as the effective range of a gun depends in practice on the skill with which it is pointed, our seeming inferiority in calibre is of little importance. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, September 15. Z. Z. NIKO LAIEV. As we proceeded the weather cleared up ; and about two o'clock we reached a pretty little village on the right bank of the Boug, where we had to cross over to Nikolaiev in a ferry boat. The cottages in this village were built with some pre tensions to taste, and had gardens with flowers ; acacia and poplar trees also helped to render the scene attrac tive, after a drive through a district only partially culti vated, with a few cornfields here and there, and the country extending for miles without a bush or hedge. Now and then we had passed a farm house or two ; but generally there had been an absence of any signs of life. The appearance of a government courier generally quickened the senses of the people at the post-houses, nor was the influence of authority lost upon the boatman at the ferry ; who, on seeing the aiguillettes worn by my companion, soon cleared the boat of other carriages which he was about to convey over the river, in order to forward ours without delay. That portion of Nikolaiev which we saw was built on high ground close to the river. This town was on c e r e ity a place of consequence ; but its commercial pro_spessa. must have been sapped by the rivalry outdOd I road Line-of-battle ships aro still bu ilt here, a the battle of Sinope, an d named in of the report , honour after in of ntfhtaer in the papers of one having been launched that exploit ; but I much dou bt the truth in the as there did not appear to be any activity dockyard, and I saw th e ribs of a large eme to erect than had elapsed which would have tak en more said man-of-war, k INa o . liev s l h l ave steamer been u c n o d n e l r repair. leted. I sin o c n e l y th s e aw o s tl t ie s r took It Russianha lfaninheto:oritv‘o,asaiml across e the river. we passed higher u r p there was a small m below andd closer to the sh ore t wo A ne gt u s x b ou t p t p e e s ar in a e n a e l ffi ef c t i . ent Th s e ta y te c , ar if . ' an mer chantmen. This Russian squadron consisted of e i s ni a j f u r serveearum: ut e c t h h e e e u t e o r w , t from oand theireve at anc ried the ordinary Russian flag, which cons i s t s o f th ree we frigates t e colours, white, blue, and red, horizontally, and not that usually borne by men-of-war. I cannot account for this a pparent deviation from the general rule, but will re late the explanation given me by an officer at Odessa, on ma y inquiring how it was that none of the forts at Odessa or Eupatoria hoisted any flag at all, even during the bombardment of the former city. He said that these places were simply commercial cities, and not allowed to hoist the imperial colours, which they were not capable of defending. The imperial ensign is white, with a blue diagonal cross extending from corner to corner. I imagine that the squadron lying at Nikolaiev had not its full cum- APPOINTMENTS. Commanders—Francis Marten (1854) and Joseph Millar Langtry (1842), to study steam at the Naval College. Lieutenant—John Townsend (1844), to study steam at the Naval College. Master—William R. Madge (1832), from tb e Royal Albert 121, screw steam•ship at Sheerness, to the Royal William, guard ship of ordinary at Devonport. Paymasters—Walter Burke (1822), from the Cressy, 80, screw steam-ship in the Baltic, to the Royal William, 120, guard ship of ordinarp at Devonport ; William Stan way (1840), to the Cressy, vice Burke. Mate—Louis de la Cherois (1853), from the Argus, pad dle-wheel steam•sloop on the North America and West Indies station, to the Snake, screw steam despatch gun boat at Woolwich. Naval Cadet—H. M. Ommannoy to the Fisgard flag-ship at Woolwich. THE GUN-BOATS. Tho Snake, screw steam despatch gun-boat, Lieutenant- Commander Henry F. M'Killop, was brought down on Wednesday from Blackwall to Woolwich. and was taken into the basin to be made ready for sea. Ths Curlew, gun-boat of 12 guns, Commander Lambert, was put out of dock, at Chatham, yesterday. She is ship rigged, and will soon be ready for sea. THE ARMAMENT OF THE CENTURION. DEVONPORT, Oct. 4.—The Centurion, 80, has been brought alongside the dockyard, to be fitted as a screw ship, with engines of 400-horse power, and her armament is to be as follows : Lower deck lO 8-inch guns of 65 cwt. Do. Main dock 4 8-inch guns of 65 cwt. Do. Upper deck "21 32-pounders of 42 cwt. Total —Bo guns. The Cornwallis is orderod to be fitted as a floating bal my or block-ship, and to have engines of 200-horse power. MAIL FOR THE BLACK SEA. Notices have been posted at the dockyard gates, Wool wich, that letters for the Black Sea will be despatched by her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam vessel Gladiator, on the 10th inst., from Portsmouth. Letters for seamen, and marines, and boys, serving in the Black Sea, will be forwarded by this opportunity, if posted in time and marked "By her Majesty's steam• vessel Gladiator." The postage of one penny must be paid on the letter at the time of posting it. ROYAL MARINES. WOOLWICH, Oct. s.—Private Richard Davis, of the Woolwich division of Royal. Marines, who was tried by'a general court-martial on the 27th ult., was convicted and sentenced to be transported as a felon for the term of 14 years. Captain Thomas C. Grew, of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines, relieved Captain Hamilton Fleming, of the same division, on the recruiting service at Perth, on the Ist inst. Lieut.-Colonel Jolliffe, of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines, has been granted ten days' additional leave of absence for the benefit of. his health. The non-commissioned officers and privates of the Royal Marines, recently serving in the Resolute discovery-ship, Captain Kellett, C. 8., disembarked from the Phoenix screw steam-sloop yesterday, on their return in her from the Arctic regions, and joined the head-quarters of the Wool wich division. Sergeant Baldwin, who has filled the situation of pro vost sergeant at the Woolwich division of Royal Marines, has been granted his discharge from the corps after a ser vice of thirty-six years, and has been presented with the medal and an annuity of 151. per annum for long service and good conduct, and the medal and gratuity for long and 'meritorious service. The following memorandum has just been issued : " Royal Marine Office, Oct. 3, 1854. " The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, having had under consideration the circular memorandum from the Horse Guards, dated July 21, 1854, notifying her Ma jesty's permission to the army to wear the moustache, are pleased to extend this permission to the corps of Royal Marines, whether on shore or afloat, from the desire that there shall be no distinction between the British soldier and the Marine, who are constantly joined in the same service and share the same honours and dangers. " The colonels commandant will, therefore, signify the pleasure of their lordships to their respective divisions ac cordingly. " SAMUEL R. WESLEY, A.A.G. " The Colonels-Commandant, Royal Marines." REMOVAL OF RIISSIA.N PRISONERS. About 200 Russian prisoners, including officers and men, with their wives, passed through Woolwich yesterday, on the North Kent line of railway, for London, whenco they are to be conveyed by railway to one of the prisons in Doonshire. ROYAL ARTILLERY. A detachment of the Roy al Horse Artillery, with ten men of the Foot Artillery, left the garrison yesterday morning, and were played by the band of the regiment to the dockyard, where they embarked on board the Faith screw steam transport, for conveyance to the seat of war in the East, as they are required to fill up vacancies caused by casualties in that branch of the service. They proceed in charge of Sorjeant-Major Wilson. The embarkation was superintended by Brigade-Major Bingham and Capt. Rid dell, Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster -General of Artillery. MILITARY. 160 men of the 3.lth Regiment marched into Portsmouth yard on Wednesday, and embarked on board the transport Gomelza, to join the regiment at Corfu. DUBLIN, OCT. S.—TROOPS FOR Mt EAST.—At a few minutes before one o'clock yesterday, drafts of 180 men and four officers from the depot of the 62d Regiment at Belfast, and GO men and two officers from the depot of the 3d Buffs at Newry, arrived at the Drogheda terminus. They were marched to the Beggar's-bush and Linen-hall barracks, where they will be quartered whilst awaiting embarkation to join their regiments in the East. GuilltNSSY.—The Duke of Cornwall steamer has ar rived here, having on board the depot of the 67th Regi ment, under the command of Major Doverell (brevet lieu tenant•colonel), to replace the depot of the 66th. The Stamp-office have given notice that allowances for stamps rendered obsolete, by the new art, which comes into operation on Wednesday next, the 11th inst., will bo made on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, from the 12th of October to the 4th of ilpril next in clusive. The project mentioned on Tuesday for establishing an emigrants' home at Tilbury is stated to have the active support of the lessees of and of thohe Tilburyloading lin shipping o, Messr firms. s. Peto, Betts, and Brassey, plement of men, and that this was the reason of its fl y ing the national colours instead of the imperial flag, which was carried by the schooner. On landing, we found to our astonishment that no post-horses were to be had. We therefore left the ear - riage and luggage to the care of a soldier, and proceeded in search of the Hotel de Londres, which we bad some difficulty in finding, as it was in the town, at a distance of a mile from the dockyard. We, however, enjoyed the walk, which afforded us relief, after sitting in a close carriage so many hours. The town of Nikolaiev is regularly built, as indeed are most modern cities in Russia ; the streets run at right angles to each other, and their width, length, etc., are fixed by decree of the Government, which takes all these matters under its especial care. While dinner was being prepared we enjoyed the luxury of a good wash, of which, as may be supposed, we were much in need, cooped and splashed as we had been on the journey. The indifference of the people of this country generally to the use of water appearfcl to memost singular; indeed, I have sometimes fancied tha they have an objection to it, for, instead of properly washing themselves, I have seen them satisfied with taking a mouthful of the element, which they would spurt out upon their hands and then rub over their faces. There must, of course, be many persons in Russia who form exceptions to this uncleanly neglect of the use of water ; but I speak only from the observation I was enabled to make during my personal experience in the country ; even in the hotels, where they profess to give you the convenience of a washhand-stand, the basins are of the size and shape of a pie -dish, and the ewers like large English milk jugs. I called the place an "hotel" at which we put up; this title, however, it did not assum e, but was satisfied with the more modest denomination of " traktir de Lon dres" (which is, I suppose, a corruption of the German " traktirhaus"), as it only professed to provide refresh ments. It was some time before dinner could be pre pared, so that we had time to take a nap, which refreshed us. It was here that my companion pun. chased the chain I mentioned in a preceding chapter, greatly which we had been recommended to procure for secure ing our luggage behind the coupe. He was asked by the people, who crowded round his, whether he in tended to put it upon the prisoner; he was much amused at this supposition, and came and detailed the anecdote to me with much glee and good humour. —A. Personal Narrative of the First Lieutenant of B. M. S. Tiger. THE AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 01? SCOTLAND. (From the Scotsman.) The important inquiry into the agricultural statistics of Scotland, which Government has intrusted to the Highland Society, is, we are glad to learn, making satis factory progress. As our readers are aware, the inquiry of last year extended to only three counties—Hadding ton, Roxburgh, and Sutherland; this year it will embrace the whole of Scotland. The machinery by which the necessary information is being collected is much the same as that adopted in the case of these three counties, with a few slight alterations, which the experience of last year suggested. The limited inquiry of 1853 was farther advanced than the present one at this period of the year ; but this has arisen not so much, if at all, from the greater magnitude of the work to be performed and the results to be attained on this occasion, as from the late period at which the society received the authority of Government to make a commencement. No step even of a preliminary nature could be taken "till this authority was given, and nothing could therefore be done till the month of June. In suc ceeding years—for it is to be inferred that the inquiry will be an annual one—the same delay will not take place, and the machinery, which had this year to be or ganised, will not have to be called into existence. This machinery, we may state, consists of enumerators and committees for each parish or district of the country, every enumerator and every member of the committee being a farmer. The duties of enumerator are much less onerous than they were last year. He had then to serve and collect the schedules, and to examine and return them to Mr. Hall Maxwell ; but this was not only a laborious but an invidious task, for many farmers objected to pass the details of their crop and stock under the review of a neighbour. To obviate this difficulty, the schedules are now issued by and returnable directly to Mr. Maxwell. The services of enumerators in regard to schedules will only be required where occupiers have failed to make returns in the ordinary manner ; after a certain date the enumerators will be asked to procure these returns in the mode which they may think best. They will also, along with the committee, prepare an estimate of the crops ; and this is the most important part of their duty. These estimates will not be given in till the end of October or beginning of November, and they wilt form as close an approximation as possible to the ave• rage acreable yield of each crop grown in the district. One of the first things to be undertaken in connection with the inquiry was evidently the preparation of lists of the occupiers of land to whom schedules were to be sent. It was originally proposed to ask the inspectors of the poor for the different parishes to turnish these. Ultimately, however, it was resolved to request the sanction of the Board of Inland Revenue to apply to the Property-tax Assessors for copies of their lists. This sanction was at once given ; circulars were at once issued to the asses sors, and in cases where the assessors refused to furnish the required information application was made to the ,parochial inspectors. For future inquiries the lists will, of course, require only a revision. While these lists were being made up Mr. Maxwell visited most of the principal county towns, and held pub lic meetings, which were influentially attended, and at which he, explained the nature and objects of the inquiry. We believe it was Mr. Maxwell's inten tion to extend his visits to the northern counties and to Orkney, but the arrangements necessary in contempla tion of the Berwick Show made it impossible for him to fulfil this intention. The result of all the meetings which he held was highly satisfactory. The next step was to arrange suitable districts. This having been done, the services of upwards of a hundred well-qualified enumerators were obtained, as well as the assistance of nearly 900 influential farmers, to act as members of committee in their respective parishes. The list of occupants having been prepared, the schedules to be filled up with the requisite information were issued. The schedule consists of two sections— one for crop, the other for stock. Under the first the farmer is asked to state, as nearly as he can, the acre age of his farm, and how that acreage is cropped—how many acres be has of wheat, barley, oats, turnips, po tatoes, &o.—how many of grass under rotation, and of permanent pasture. In the second, the number of his horses, cows, &c., is to be stated. The issue of these schedules is now completed, except in Bute and Arran, the Upper Ward of Lanarkshire, thee parish of Kincardine (Ross-shire), and the parish of Ellen, for which no lists have yet been received from the assessors. They have been forwarded to about 47,000 occupiers of land ; this must not, however, be regarded as the number of farms in the country, because it some times happens that one man has a dozen farms, and in one icstance 28 farms were included in one schedule. A large proportion of these schedules hare now been returned, and they are in course of being arranged and tabulated. Last year these schedules were sent to all persons hav ing farms above two acres in extent. This year it was resolved to limit the issue in the Lowlands to parties paying not less than 101. of rent, and in the Highlands to persons paying 201. and upwards. But as it is de sirable that information should be obtained regarding the extent and produce of land rented below these rates, the enumerators have been furnished with forms of returns exhibiting the number of occupiers, the gross average so occupied in their respective districts, the average rotation of cropping observed, and the total estimated amount of stock possessed by such tenant. As last year, each enumerator will, with the assist ance of the committee of his district, prepare an esti mate of the average produce of the various crops grown in his district ; and Mr. Maxwell has requested that, in addition to the estimates of this year's crop, committees shall report what, in their opinion, has been the average yield of the different crops over an ordinary period—say of five years—in order that a comparison might at once be made with the returns for the present year, shpwing whether they are in excess o a n s t h t of those May th e Although or deficiency of an ordinary average. Without such a standard, Mr. Maxwell observes in his circular to the enumerators, this information could not be acquired from s s i u saece m n so t t t h h a e n m 4501. y th° the annual returns for a series of ye u a n rs dertaking m ay The magnitude of the pre . judged postage of amountsf rom th t e o fact n o less that:taa Hall Maxwell, and their n n o inquirydoubt highland in every way to were, we have th the results may not be obta i n ed earl y I"2ranw u three counties taken last justify the confidence reposed in them by Government. in defatigablewi that, ll i e n c t h o n e c handseea t a r o fs secretary satisfactorily 1. CROPS IN THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND.—An Inverness sown n yield leiladving greater. bee n larger T he quality than of corn c ircular says :—" Of wheat the crop is abundant, fine, but perhaps not outstripping nlruindlit m y some t t h l L e g b r yr a ee i i st s hpaosft gen erally asonild that of our two precedi ng h arvests, w hi c h equa ll e d the finest of the Lothi an growths. I n R oss an d Moray shires,iea ia rust vicinity of inth ito unex ceptionably fine-631b to 6411 b. per bushel, being the general weight of that which has already been brought to market. The acreage of barley is considerable, and the produce univerally good. Seeing a great bulk of straw, however, I question whether weights will attain the extreme of those of last year. The cultivation of oats being principally confined to the higher districts, there still remains a proportion of the crop unsecured. That which is stacked is as fine as can be desired, and mealing uncommonly well. As regards our potato crop, it is gratifying to say that the disease will not tell to the extent dreaded at an earlier period of the season, when a total destruction was feared ; and it is not likely, from the extra extent planted, that any deficiency in the supply will he felt ; but it may be noted that tindersizes of cups are likely to prevail." We have received the following story, contained is a letter from the Baltic, written to a relative at Thorn Falcon, near this town :—" Two or three Marines were French, fellt to on wh s e o n m t h e e fo outpostrnler, idutyno obedience n a c l e i k toee nu mber order orders ormeocf received, genera the ground on the firing of a cannonaf the fort, but h fired d e came up the hill, and on a gun ...eing own went itnhefuFtarlerne.chmseonontoafstetar.ntheuertehneyh decided o n not o t b o s e d r o v i s n o g o c n r e i cried of u t , h s t o e o c li r e h a c i s m e co s, n w t i , a oa s: hel right, Bill, Barag u3 y bobs. n . t t the g w e n h e r i m a l 8 , elf likewise down,