The Sun. — London, England, 1854-11-29 00:00:00

MONEY MA RKET AND - :' .7 1.11.1f El?. C. TIT: IN TELL ft7.EN C'E, CITY, TAN 0 o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales, including 500 American and. 500 Surat taken for export. The market closed very heavily, with prices of American and Surat 1-16 d. to id. per lb. lower than on Friday last, and all other sorts in favour of buyers. The sales comprised 3,800 American, 150 Egyptian, at 61d. to 10d. ; and 1,000 Surat, at 3d. to 41d. per lb. Railway Shares were very depressed. The following statement, relative to the condi tion of the London markets, during the last three weeks, is furnished by Metsrs. 11. W. Jewesbury and Co. "As is usual at this season of the year, the foreign and colonial produce markets are without animation, and prices, with few exceptions, have ruled rather in favour of the buyers ; there is an entire absence of any speculative feeling, and operations are confined to actual requirements. The_ amount of transactions, either by public sale or private contract, have been inconsiderable. The arrivals have been large, and the markets generally have been well supplied by importers, but as they are firm in their demands, the goods are mostly withdrawn, unless full market rates are given. The deliveries from the warehouses continue good for home use, and for export they also show further improvement. Dyes and dyeing materials have been orly on moderate demand, but the present low rates of a few articles are evidently attracting attention, and at the late public sales both cochineal and safflower have been sold freely. Indigo remains firm, but lac dye is quite neglected. The late advices from the continental produce markets report that there is not much doing, but prices generally are firm. Rice is quoted rather easier. From our cotton slum facturing districts the reports notice that no improve. rent had taken place during the past month, and that the advices by the last mail from India were as infa vourable for imports as the preceding one. In the woollen districts the demand has lessened, as is general at this period of the year, but prices remain firm." The letters received from Australia have now 16 been long enough in hand to be perused and judged St 16 . of, and we must say, as the result of inquiry in 14 many quarters, that they are decidedly the most 20 unfavourable received since the gold discoveries 11l were made. The enormous supply of merchandise St: from England, although it may have benefited the 20 colonists by occasioning a decline in prices, had 1 3 4 produced the usual evil results—namely, the em- St: barrassment of numerous traders, and a sudden contraction of the demand for labour. In the in- 2 .it 5 terior there is ample employment not only for the 25 workmen already there, but for thousands more 872% who may arrive, and public works will have a betters' st. chance of being prosecuted when labour is cheap. St. 50 Still the reaction shows that a period of trial and 25 transition has occurred. Many tradespeople were tOO l asking for time, and we can naturally judge what 4 . this will lead to—namely, their ultimate suspension. 50 Others who had bound themselves to pay enormous 20 rents were wholly unable to do so, and, as the. st. most honest course, were delivering up possession 50 st of the premises. This necessarily will affect parties 16. at home who derive their incomes from rack rents, 16 building having progressed so fast that stores and g houses were already in excess of the wants of the St. population. It is but right to mention, however, 2 2 :i that a large number of persons who wisely resolved 5 . 0 ) not to take advantage of the furor, and let their St. premises at the same rents as before the gold dis- 10 ° ooveries, would come off scathless. While the pro- lo duction of the precious metal continues so large 20 there will be good hope of the colony maintaining 20 its ground, and certainly no public works could be 10 carried out while labour was so dear. 10 It is with extreme regret that we notice the fact that the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company have abandoned their Australian con tract, the loss upon 12 months' working being, as we understand, no less than 46,0001. By the mail steamer just arrived at Marseilles there were only three passengers from Australia. It is obvious that totally different arrangements must be made, and that the colonies, as well as the mother country, must act liberally if steam communication is to be maintained. The assertion, upon almost semi-official autho rity, that the public Exchequer is for the present well supplied, has occasioned some reaction in the funds ; but from the opinions we hear expressed, we feel certain that any attempt to stave off the raising of large additional means with the object of vigorously prosecuting the war will cause regret and dissatisfaction. It may be true that the money is not forthwith required, but this is precisely the 20 reason why it could be obtained on better terms. 10 Consols have been 91i to for Transfer, and 912 for Account. The New Three per Cents. have been 90 to 90g, and the Reduced 90 to f. • Bank 10 Stock has been steady at 209 to 210. Exchequer 5 Bills are 3s. to 65., and Indian Bonds 10s. prem. 20 20 Foreign securities have been comparatively dull, the only stock much dealt in being Turkish, which 17i has been flat at 7f to 81 discount. Spanish New 20 Deferred Bonds have realised 18k, and the Pas- 20 20 sive 41. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 20 have been done at 87, and Dutch Four per Cents. 20 at 90i I. 20 100 The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5i to 51 ; Mexi- 1( 2 )0 0 can, 21k to 21± ; Peruvian, 67 to 69 ; ditto, 25 3 per Cents., 47 to 49 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 25 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto, 25 4 per Cents., 85 to 87 ; Spanish New Deferred, 100 181 to 181 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 37i to 38k; ditto, 100 Certificates, 5 to 51 ; ditto, Passive, 4i to 4,1. 20 This is settling-day in the Railway Share Market, 5 and the rates charged for carrying over are ex- 202 tremely moderate. Prices are in many instances rather firmer than yesterday, but, except in con- 100 nection with the settlement, there is not much 100 doing. The interest or " contango" is mostly at 1 0 0 0 0 the rate of 3or 4 per cent. per annum. French shares have been quiet. 20), The Mines are rather more in .demand, at the 1000 previous rates. Joint-Stock Banks are heavier. 5 Peel River Land Shares are firmer. OA BRMSII FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES (From the (*cid Lig.) Bivinass done Bank Stock 209 10 3 per Cont. Reduced Annuities 9O 1 3 per Cent, Corsols Annu i t ies Wiii New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 , 4 5-16 India Stock India Bonds, £lOOO ... ...... ......•...... Bank Stock for Account 209.1. Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 21d. 6 111000 .2500 Small 3 6 3i per Cent. Exchequer Bonds 1858, D itto 1859, ~ ?RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent E qua dor Bonds , lOl G ren ada Bonds, 1i per C ou t G rena da Bonds, Deferred ... ... 15 .. t Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. ............. 7, 8 Russian Bonds 4. per Cent ................. voi ................ 87 Sardinian Bond ' s, 5 per Cent... ..... .... . ..... 86A Spanish Beads, 3 per Cent 37i Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent lBi Ditto Passive (Converted) . Turkish Scrip 6 per cent • Venezuela Bonds, 3i per Coit 8._ .7 8 i i a Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cent 9l Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per cent. t Artifleates THREE 0 CLOCK. Congolg Ditto, Account ............ •• • • 911 THE FRENCH KNINFORCEMENTS. The soldiers supplied by the regiments of the army o f 50 Paris left yesterday by a special train of the Lyons Ei Railway. A letter from Toulon, o f the 25th inst., states : 100 "The frigate k.ndromaque, having taken on board the 100 Bth battery of the 6th division of mounted artillery, 20 sailed yesterday for the East. Two strong detachments of the 16th and 25th of the line arrived the same day at 20 Toulon on their way to join their regiments at Rome. The 17th battalion of Foot Chasseurs, 900 strong, is expected here to-morrow for embarka tion. The Chan- 5 0 100 dernagor transport has entered the bas in to load ar- 100 tillery and ammunition. The Eclaireur steam aviso put to sea yesterday with 250 men of the 25th Regiment. 20 The frigate Zenobie has also sailed with troops for the 50 131ack Sea. 200 men of the 57th are to embark to-mor- 20 row. Yesterday the 7th battery of the 6th division of 25 Artillery was put onboard the Chandernagor. The men 100 and horses left for M arse ill es t o e mbark in war-trans ports. All th e vesse l s arr i v i ng h ere f ro m th e northern 1- 2 ports sail for their d es ti na ti on th e mom ent the troops are on b o ard. Orders ha ve b een given to expedite the 25 embarkation of stores of e ver y description, and the 25 workmen i n th a t department are kept employed till 10 50 At night.' SHARE MARKETS. (TIIIS DAY.) - i'iltlTlSli: It Af.l,W A. Y S Closing Prices this day. I= aid . I RALLWAT9. 100 Aberdeen.. 86 Ambg. Nottng Bost. and Ea-stn. Junet... all Belfast & Ballymena. all Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 292 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Juuct all Do. Chesh. & £5O and £25 Cons. 19 Do., £2O 30 Blyth &Tyne origina £25 (issd. at £45, ,100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Caledonian. 21s. Carmarthen and Car digan all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass 16 Cornwall 12 Crieff Junction 45 Dublin&BelfastJune all I undee Perth &Aber• deen Junction all Do. New 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 Eastern Union, A Stock 1 De., B. Stock 82 Do., New A 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh& Glasgow 9 Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin.Prth &Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June. 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 po., B. Stock 100 r,3t. Sth. &West.(lre ; 100 'Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. sa all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 10 Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds WO Lane ash. andYorksh Do., Fifths 111 Do., Wilt. Riding Un all Liv.ersby.&Soutlipt all London & Blackwali 1.00 Loud. Bright S.Cst. LOO Lond. and N. Westn. 12 DO. Fifths 1 D0.101.5h.,M&8... 26 Do. Eighths 100 London and S. Westn 423 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lndndrry& Col eraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef.& Lincln 44 Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do. Birmn g. &Derby all Miclld. G. West. (Ire,) 226 Do. Half Shares • 1.11 Newcastle & Newmkt.BuryExten. 19 Nvrpt.Aberg. & Ilrfd 8 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 3?, Northn.Counties 100 North British.., all 4 North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do., A Deferred all Do., 1 B Guaranteed 100 N. Eastern-13erwick 20 Do. do. Extension _ 13 Dodo. G.N. E. Purch. all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York all North London Do. New £lO 111. N.&S.Wstrn.,lfarap stead, and City Jn 17? North Staffordshire all North Western all N. &S. Westrn. June. 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester.. 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 6 Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central 100 ScottishAfidland all Shrewsby. & lierenl all Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,full) paid up at per cern all South Devon 100 Soatli Eastern all South Wales 15 5. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 8 Staines, Wok &Wok all 'toekton & Darling.' 16i, Stockton & Hartlepl. 1.00 Taff Vale . 9 Do. £lO shares. 100 Do. Pref., No. 21 Thames Haven Dock and Railway all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 18 West Cornwall 3 West End of London and Crystal Palace all West London Ills. Wimbledn &Croydon 20 St. St. 25 19 - 20 4 - 7a na 101 d 17 18 7 6 94 - 96 59i - 60 12i - 13 10 - 12 .•• --- .. 5 4 . d 6i - 7i 14} -15 i 11 -114 j 67 - 69 62 - 84 iii : ib,i 67 - 69 87 - 88 72 - 74 122 - 124 87 -8) 69 69 67 - 69 70 - 80 6 -8, 6 - 8 70 - 6 - tti - S - 106 93 d d 1k - i , 781 -79 i, 106 . 9ii 9 - 8,1 20/ - 211 66} 67 38 - 40 -- 2h 10h 9hl 2 47 - 49 31 ... 32 ' 10 - 65 - 72 - 74 61 - 61 4 - 4 121 - 134 BO - 51 52 - 54 - r 4 - 6t - 63 ... ... 29 - 31 91 93 - 60 - 62 71 - 8} 43 - 48 12 - 14 57 - 58 29 - 30 - 35 - 37 3 - 31 17 18 - 22 - 24 G - 7 • - 7• FOREIGN. all Amtwerp&Rotterdam 31 Belgian. Ea.stn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissessac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Serip ... Central of Italy all Demerara 14 Dijon andßosancon 10 Dutch Rhenish . all Eastern of France 10 Do. New all ' East Indian 2 Do. Extension all Do. 41 p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do 10 Gd. Juliet. of France 126 Gd. Tk of CanadaA is. all DO. do all Do. St. L9.wrence & Atlantic 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 Gt.Westeniof Canada 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, without option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 11 Lail() Coust. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c prof 12 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations 10 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Mediterran. 16 Madras 2 Do. Now 31 Maria Antonia all Do. do. Now 2 Melbourne Dk. & Ry. all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all D 0.20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquclines guar. 33 p. €. & red. at 22?,/. deer. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 all Do. 201. 3 p. (fray.R.& Ams.Shs.) all NorwegianThmkPrefl 14 Paris and Lyuns all Ditto Bonds all Paris awl Orleans.... all Paris and Rouen 10 ParigCaen & Cherbrg all Rouen and Havre 20 Royal Danish 3 itoyalSwedish all Sambre and Meuse_ all Do. 5i p. cent. Pref. 10 Southern of France 14 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) • all West Flanders all Do 5} per c. Prof 10 Western of France It 3 West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden ........ 20 Zealand JOINT-STOI all !Australasia all British ritish Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond 16 English Scottish and Australian all Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 22 ) , National of Ireland all Now South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 1 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australm Bkg. & Gold Imp Co all South Australia all Uuion of Australia 21 Do. Now 1Q Ulan of L0ud0n..... G Zi li li 4 3 d d-ip ••• ... - P 31 - 31 2UI --30 i - 3 PI, A - Par. .8 = i .1 : 1 8i - 'l. . ONO .. . 8 7d 9 8d #_d it> - par ip 16 -17 i . • ......" •• • la ip lid id 2 4 par par -- 2p die 31 31 2B a —in ... d - i P-• ... i o•• ••. 6 -- 7 ii =ii 12t -- 12 8i -- 9i 17i -- 18ip 45 47 86 38 pm 20 21 Id par lid 8 ••• ''''' ... - pm ... - 3 - ••• ''''''' 4 - 5 ell• '''. 16} = 1G BANKS. 79 - 61 .4:1 I d 3} 2id 22i —23 a 35 I: 4 0 37 - 42 - 44 70 - 72 8 - 9 'Deo Busine.s dons this day. 20 20 20 1104 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1854. LANES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. hr ira]d Rimw I Leafing Bedford awl Bic Macy ... Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Gills. Barr. & Neils. Direct' Do. New...... Glstr.dt Dn. Fr firtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lon.,Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtn and Matlock Middlosbro' & Redcar llidld.Bradfd Northern and Easternsp. c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p e Prest. & 'Pyre .all 100 18# 9 all Do. shares. Roystn.tz Hit. Shef. Rothand Goole g. 5 p. c. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent._ Do 1 Wilts&gomrst LEmdon Sz . N. We q. Ch&N.W. alodon.. iGt.Nrthn. Caldonian. Do Gt. Westn New. & Borw. Y. &NMI Do S. Eastern Do 1 Peto & Co. 5 10 St. St. 5 'Norfolk.. L. & N. W. & Midid. Stekton & Darlingt. Midland.. E. Count. Do. L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do Gt Northn Lancia& & Yorksh. JACloan .3tockt. &' Darlingt 3tWestn. 100 'Aberdeen 100 Do. No. 2,7 p. 30 Blyth anaTyne 1 Oper c. pref. (issd. at 500' 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. 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 &Bandons3p.c all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all EastAnglian (£3los) 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. Now 6 r. c. St.' all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent all Do. 5(., 10 leer cent all Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh• all Do. do. 4 per cent [OO East Lancash. 6p. ets all East and West York shire June. Fifths all EdinbPrth.&Dundec 20 20 20 25 4 per cent. .00 Glasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent 1 .00 Great Northn. sp. c .00 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... .00 Do. 4y p. c 8 t Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pro all It. Southn. & Westm. (Ireland) Eighths)... 7 Do. 4 per c. rrg. St 6 it. Westn. (forks & EWAN Ex. 5 p. o) LOO Do. colt. red. 4 p.c. LOO 'Do. eon. red. 4p. LOO Do. irred„ 4p.e. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. Cheater Bp. e.P.S. all Da. do. 5 p, C. d 0... LDO Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. all Do. Ches. Gm. Stk. all Do. do. do all Do. do. do 6 I Lan. & York. F. £2t LOO I Do. 6 p. c. Stock [OO London and Brightor Guaranteed 5 p. c [OO Do. Pref., sp.c. St LOO Do. New Guar.6 p. c [OO Lon.&N. W., Coy. di Nuneaton 5 p. ct. 5 London &S. Wester] Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Color Shares s.ll Lowly. & Ennis. Sh all Wan., Shef., & Lin , 1 i Shares, No. 1. „, all Do, New, £lO 4? Do. £6 all Aarypt .8t Carl. 4 p all Du. 4i per cent 101 110 .. 100 Kid. Consol.6 p.c.St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol St Birm. 6 per cent 11 Do. Pref. 44 per cent 10 Norfolk Debenturo 00 Do. Prof. 4p. c. Steel 100 Do. sp. e. Eat :GO Do. Si per ct . prof 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 00 North British 00 V. E. Berg, 4 p.c. P 5 Do, do do 13 Do. Leeds 6 p.c .INo.I 9 Do. do. Quarters 4S 10 Do.YorkH.Sc S. Poi all North Staffordshire LW Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls, 610. c,. all scot. Cent. , Now Pref 10 Do. 5 per cent all iouth Devon 14 Ds. fixed,4i per cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. WO Do. 4i per cent all 3.Yorksh.4p.c.Gua all S Wales Gua. 4p. c. 16 Do. de. 4i p. c all Stockton and Dar- lington, 5 per cent 5 Do. - do. - do. all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 4 Waterfd.&Kilk.tlp.c, Oloen ?r!cts this day. - 100 99 - 101 134 - 136 fo4 - = I©6 13 —13 i 23 24 11 —11 a 2i - 2i ••• - ••• 93 - 95 57 - 59 134 = 136 • a• •• 2i lid 30 - 31 90 - 92 PREFERENCE SHARES. 98 - 102 92 - 96 9.5 - 97 5/ - 6i 8 -2 i I i - i I 13 -13 i 22 - 24 60 - 65 ... ... ail .13 115 106 - 108 00 - 101 6 - 64 96 - 93 90 - 92 92 - 94 10 - 11 16 = 17 10 - 101. 71 -73 r 18 - 19 9 -93 131 - 1413 135 137 ••• ...... SO. 2i- 3 101 -- 11 i -- ip 135 137 li id S 7 - 90 104 - 106 101 - 103 90 - 92 31 - 31 1 id 107 - 109 107 100 991 100 12 id 22,} 221 14 par in —lB •.• ••• id ii) ••• 2 - MINES. all Agua Fria .... all Anglo Austrin. Go'd all Anglo Californian 6 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all Badon (Gd. Duchy of) all Blaznar von Iron and Coal .., 3.5 British Iron 5 Brazilianlmp. (issue(' at £5 pm all Do. Comes & Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's GT* Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica • all Cobro Copper 1 Colonial Gold all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 7i p. cont 16 Copiapo all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg Co Fortuna all General all Ot.ThaggetVoinßeg. 4 Great Polgooth all Liberty all Linares all Mariquita 9 Hexican&S.Amerien. all New Granada al New Linares Mining and Smelting Co all Nouveau Mondo all Pontgibnud Lead Min. & Smelt 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Ithymney Iron all Do. New 11i Sautia,, ,, o do Cuba all South n Fin Croft... all United Mexican all Waller all West Mariposa 12s. Worthing Mining o. Australia all Yuba Dd.ISC: all t tubin Coal and Iron 17} ustralian Agricult. 6 lustralsn.Pcific.Mail all Australis. Royal Mail 5:1 Berlin Water Works 40 Brit. American Land 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.. 32} Canada .00 Canada Gov. 6 p. ct. Jan. and July all Crystal Palace all Crystal Pal. of France 5 Eastern Steam 21 ElectricTelegraph(A) all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. all General Screw Steam 10 [rish Beetroot Sngar 10 Magdalena St. Navig all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. all Nat. Pat. Steam Fue 5 Netherlands Land , 1 N. S. W. Coal di Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. all N. B. Australasian... 12 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam, all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. all Peninsular &Oriental 45 Do. Do. all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest. all South Austral.Laml all Submar. Telegraph.. Do. Regiatore7l. .Pau DietneP's lama - 1 *-2 1 i -ii i• -- .1 .... -.- i - i 5 - 7 6A - 7i 2 - 3 ii - 2 32 - 34 i - i 4G . : .18 50 i i - 55 1 - 3p 14 - 16 11 -i1 - it l, -..- - i I k - I G; - 7 i - i 15} - 16:1 23 - 25 G - 31 - - 1i 1 - 3 21 - 3 --- - BOITS 34 - 3G ii :: id iii - 16,.2 IC9 - 109; 2i - 2t = 17 - ••• ••• ii = ai 2 - 2i - 1 . 31 - 36 1 tli Jay, LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(TLIIS DAY.) COTTRT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, PRIUS„ Ciiiief-JuLic3 awl a (urailiou jur.y.) COLMAN V. BEADLE. This was an action to recover 301., as the price of 62 trees of oak wood ; and the question was whether the wood was sold for ready money or on three months credit. The plaintiff was examined as a witness to prove that he wood was sold for ready money. _ The defendant and several witnesses were examined ,o prove that the wood was sold on three months' credit. Mr. Chambers, Q.C., addressed the jury for the plaintiff. Mr. Serjeant Wilkins addressed the jury for the de . fondant. The Lord Chief Justice said that the jury would con sider the whole evidence ; and if they believed the plain tiff, that the wood was sold for ready money, their ver dict would be for the plaintiff ; but if they believed the defendant and his witnesses, they would find a verdict for the defendant. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) FAILITRI OF LIVERPOOL MERCHANTS-IN B. GRIFFITHS, ITIEWCOMBIit AND CO. These bankrupts were described as of Gracechurch street, and Liverpool, shipowners, and to-day was ap pointed for the consideration of their certificates. Mr. Lawrance applied for an adjournment till the 14th January next, for the assignees to wind up the affairs ; and u the assignee* were affording all possible assistance, there was no objection to a continuance of their allowances. An adjournment to the 14th January was taken by consent. CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Alderson and Mr. Baron Martin.) Dr. Thomas Turney Ferguson, a Roman Catholio priest, surrendered to take his trial for felony, in having unlawfully solemnised a marriage in a manner contrary to the provisions of.the statute. Mr.. Bodkin, Mr. Ballantine, Mr. Parry, and Mr. Salter appeared for the prosecution ; Serjeant Skee, Mr. Clarkson, and Mr. Huddlestone were counsel for the prisoner. From the opening speech of the learned oeunsel for the prosecution, it appeared that the prisoner was the officiating minister of a Roman Catholic chapel, knew* as St. Thomas's Chapel, Fulham, aid the offenoe imputed to him was that he had solemnised a marriage between two persons named Hannah Sarah Steele and Thomas Crotty at this chapel contrary to the provisions of the Dissenters' Marriage Act in two particulars. It appeared that the certificate of the superintending re gistrar of the district upon which the authority for the marriage was erected directed that it should be cele brated at another Roman Catholic place of worship called Holland-street Chapel, whereas the defendant per formed the ceremony at his own chapel ; and it also appeared that no persons were present at the time, exeept the father of Crotty, the act of Parlia ment requiring that the Deputy-Registrar should be present when a marriage of this kind was celebrated. It appeared that immediately after the ceremony, the man Crotty deserted his wife, she being in the family way, and she was cempelled to apply to the parish authorities, and the question of the legality of the marriage having thus been brought into discussion, the present prosecu tion was instituted with a view to decide the question as to whether the defendant had infringed the Act of Par liament or not. The facts having been admitted, _ Sergeant Shee proceeded to address a long legal argu ment to the Court, the effect of which appeared to be, that the defendant had merely, in accordance with the doctrines of his Church, gone through the ceremony of a sacrament, and that he had not infringed the provisions of the statute under which the indictment was preferred. The Judges, however, unanimously =pressed their opinion that the defendant had brought himself within the scope of the law, and that ho had no answer to make to it in point of law. With their lordship' direction, therefore, the jury re ;urned ti ♦erdict of guilty. Mr. Bodkin intimated that the only object of the pro• seention was to have the law settled. Baron Alderson said the court imagin ed that there was no desire to press for punishment, and it was per fectly clear that the defendant had infri aged the law, and he trusted he would abstain from tiebn so in future. He thee ordered him to enter into recogi tisances in the sum of 5001. to appear and receive tie juclignient of the court if he should be required to do so. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. To-day's market was very scantily suppned with Eng lish wheat. The demand, however, for all kinds was in a sluggish state, at Monday's currency. Tie general quality of the samples was by no means prime. Foreign wheat —the show of which was rather on the increase—was a slow sale, but we have no clans ige to notice in its value. Floating cargoes were hold at fu/l currencies. Barley was very dull, and rather easier to pv,rchase. In malt next to nothing was doing. We had a dull sale for oats, the value of - which had a downward tendency. Beans and peas were unaltered ; but flou4 was lower to purchase. Wheat. 920 ARRIVALS THIS TEES. Barley. I Malt. i Ntt.i. I Flour. 2,550 1,569 :020 GGO 6;4180 f 7 ,720 1 160 ticks 300 brls, English .. Irish .... Foreign .. 4 - ,093 } 2,-170 BOROUGH HOP. Fine new hops are very scarce, and quite e.s, dear as lasi week. All ether kinds are very dull. WHITECHAPEL. Only a moderate business was transacted to-day : Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d 3 veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; pork, 3s 6d t o 5 s Od per Ms. by the , ,carease. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS i 94 Y. ) LONDON, Nov. 29.—Wind this day at No( 0), W.S.W.; fresh breeze, with fine clear weather. RAMSGATE, Nov. 28 . —Wi nd, Al 01vou— Iv from —, for St. V a l e ry. Sailed -- Tuckers, for London. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 28.—Wind Arrived— Doctor, from N a pl es; Frederic, EA:uen, for AJi;iers ; Mar celo., Aalsund, f or D ilboa. Put b ac k—Cbtas s. Brooke, Jamaica. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 28.—Wind, W. Arrived—H.M.S. Brisk, from Portsmouth, for the Pacific. FALMOUTH, Nov. 28. wi n d, N.W. Arriv ed—West rnoreland, from Bahia ; Maracanan (Brazilian •ara r steamer), London, for the Brazils ; Duke of Cornwall (8), from Lon don, and left for Dublin; Komeet, Rio de Janeiro, for Hanaburgh. Sailed—Francisco, for Antwerp . ; Angelica , do. ; Provi gno, H ull ; Vita, do. ; P assenge r , Yarraouth. Off Port —Mary, from Marseilles. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 28.—Wind, S.W. Arrived — Argyll (s), from Carentrn Myrtle, Dublin ;; Ondine (s), from Dublin, and left for London. Sailed— -Eclipse, for Madoii a. C owes, Nov. 2R.—Wind, W. Arrived—Lasette, from ' Arracan ; Helena ' Sundswall; Effort, Shields.. YARMOUTH, Nov. 21.—Arrived—Martha :Kay, from Constantinople ; Ann Clark, St. John's, N.B. r; Margaret, Amsterdam. LOWESTOFT, Nov. 28.—Wind, N.W. ed—Gange rolt, from Shediac. SIIIIILDS, Nov. 27.—Wind, W. Arrived—Oe eau Breeze, f t r a i g n e Quebe c ; •Auguste Jessie, do. ; Tower Ka mlets, Car- William, do. Sailed - Defender, for Constan tinople ; Shepherd, ettliliagena. CADIZ, Nov. 19.—The Robert (brig), of Glriszow, which sailed hence on the loth Nov. for Melbourne,, was caught in a severe gale at W.S.W. ; and to prevent lif3r driving on shore, her masts were cut away, and she CD.1210 to anchor off Onnil, but was abandoned. A steamer has been o n gaged to proceed to tow her in. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesd: ty, 11 a.m. Wind, ; fresh gale, and showery. Arrived—City of hlanehester (s), from Philadelphia ; Bomarsund, Quebec ; Alexander, Alexandri: t, ; Socloven, Iceland ; Olinda, Prince Edward's Island ; K twrill, Lunds wash. (Br SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGR APR.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.30 a.m. Wind, W.N.W. ; tide, three-quarters of an hour ebb; fine weather. Arrived, Nov. 28—King Alfred, front Smy rasa ; Flerya, Holbeek. Arrived, 29th —Leon and Furet, from Gray aines ; Nord star, Memel ; Mazatlan, Demerara. Sailed—Sylph, for Barbadees ; John Sou el Lay, Deme rara ; Elizabeth, Akyab ; Cymbra, Geelong ; Ala' , Flower, New Orleans. D EA L, Wednesday . , 9.0 a.m . Wind, W.N.W. •, fresh. Passed—Joseph Earle, from Quebec, for London ; Queen Esther, Antigua, for London; Australia (barq ue ), com in g in for London ; C am b r i a, Boston ; Northum beßland, New York; Rainbow, Quebec; Norma, Alexandria; L'uchanan, do.—all for London. Anchored—Anne (s), from London, for Ssymnsoli. SPIKING GUNS.--Spikes are about four !inches long, and of the dimensions of a tobacco pipe ; dig head flat ; a barb at the point acts as a spring, which is naturally pressed to the shaft upon being forced into the touch hole. Upon reaching the chamber of the gut iit resumes its position, and it is impossible to withdraw it. It can only be got out by drilling—no easy task, at ,it is made of the hardest steel, and being also somewhat loose in the touch-hole, there is much difficulty in maki al; a drill bite as effectually as it should do. Its application is the work of a moment, a simple tap on the flat head w ith the palm of the hand sufficing. This can be easily 4 one, even if it is ever so dark. forb Mbri*totii 4 1 OA SLTiV OFFICE, Si x o'Cluck. SPAIN. We have received the following private tele graphic despatch : " MADRID, 25th.—A. decree extends to all the kingdom the political amnesty promulgated on the 7th. The sitting of the Cortes to-day was devoted to reading the proposed regulations of that as sembly." SARDINIA. A letter from Bellinzona of the 23d, in the Par lament° of Turin, states that during the discussion on the partial reform of the Constitution in the Grand Council of Ticino, M. Luvini proposed the appointment of a committee for a thorough revision of the Constitution. M. Airoldi moved, by way of amendment, that the people should be consulted as to the propriety of convoking a Constituent Assembly. This amendment was rejected.- It was believed the opposition would abstain from taking a part in the partial reform, on the ground that the Grand Council cannot reform itself when the people demand a Constituent Assembly. THEATRICALS AND MUSIC. DRURY LANE. Last evening M. Jullien gave, at this theatre, what ho calls his " Beethoven Festival ;" the fret part of his concert, that is to say, consisting wholly of a ■election from the works of Beethoven. It concluded the Over ture te Leonora, the allegretto from the Symphony in F, the slow movement from the Symphony in D, the grand violin Concerto (which was played by Blagrove), and the whole of the Colossal Symphony in C minor. The theatre was crowded to the doors, and these classical pieces were not only listened to with profound atten tion, but applauded with every demonstration of delight. Can anything show morn clearly the effect of Jullien's labours in elevating and refining the popular taste. in England! LYCEUM. This theatre commenced its winter campaign on Monday night under the continued management of Madame Ves tris. The company has apparently undergone no change —the actors and actresses being still those who have for the last two or three years been associated with Mr. Charles Mathews, and have gallantly adhered to him through all his troubles and adversities. The season opened with the Game of Speculation, in which the lively lessee enacted the part of that popular dodger, Mr. Affable Hawk, with no diminution of his former plea santry. He was received with the heartiest welcome by the audience, and never probably played better. The only novelty of the evening was a one-act drama, entitled A Comical Countess—an adaptation of one of the Palais Royal vaudevilles, by MM. Decourcelle and Najac, called Une Soubrette de Qualite. Mr. Charles Mathews played tie part of the disguised Chevalier with inimitable assurance, and his perpetual transgressions against the proprieties of his assumed cha racter were the sources of frequent merriment. Tho intimated,dramaMr.th athat h Charleso himself Mathews wns answerable for the authorship. quitee heard successful ; r rightly, waB ifw THE BACH SOCIETY. This society had its second public performance at the Hanover-square Rooms last evening. The first was given last season, and the impression then made upon the musical public ley the performance of the " Passions Musik," the chcf-d'oeuvre of the illustrious master, was shown by the interest excited by the repetition of the same work. Last evening Hanover-square was filled by long rows of carriages ; the room, filled to the doors, had the aspect of a great concert in the height of the fashionable season, and almost every distinguished musi cian in London was present. HATMARKET.—Great preparations are making at this theatre fir the production of the Christmas pantomime. If report can be believed it will be one of the most splendid things of the sort over produced. The talented lessee, Mr. Buckstone, is again the author of his Christmas treat. __ A.DELPEIT. —Madame Celeste makes her first appear ance this season to-night., as Miami, ix the Green Bushes. She will, we are sure, receive a hearty welcome. Oa the 11th of December next it is proposed to give ax amateur performance at the St. James's Theatre in aid of the Patriotic Fund. The tragedy of Macbeth is an nounced, to be followed by the farce of the Waterman. Kiss Glyn has kindly volunteered her services. Mr. G. T. Brook, the tragedian, and Mr Jacobs, the " Wizard," left Plymeutb. on Saturday last by the Pacific steamer for Australia. THE GALE OF LAST WEEK. SUNDERLAND, Nov. 27. A. coroner's inquest was held this forenoon in the Life boat Inn, at the lower part of the town, to inquire into the circumstances of the loss of the bark Mary Graham and 22 of her crew on the Stone Heads, near to the south pier, on Thursday morning. The bodies of the following persons have come ashore : —Humphry Elliott, clerk to Mr. Thompson, the owner; James Thompson, tho owner's brother ; William Hod son, North Sea pilot ; Thomas Hunter, mate of one of Mr. Thompson's vessels ; William Perry, shipwright ; J. li'Donald, ditto ; Robert Harling, Robert Shawl, Robert Coney, Michael Welsh, John Sherwood, William Burdis, William Whilley, and George Wearnsouth, sea men. The bodies of two seamen have been picked up at Seaham, and one at Ryhope, but they have not been identified. Edward Downs, a seaman residing in Sunderland, having been examined, Thomas Bolton, lighthouse-keeper of the South Pier, was next called, and said—At a quarter to 2 o'clock of Thursday morning he was going down the pier ; the wind was from the east, and both wind and sea were tremendous, when he observed a flash-light close to the harbour from a vessel ashore. He ordered the watch man to go and get all the assistance they could, and fetch the rockets down to the pier. Two men came, but they could not get the rockets, as the storm was so heavy. At that time it might be about 3 o'clock. The ship then seemed to be on the Stone Heads, drifting in towards the land. The sea at that time was going over both lighthouses. The crew of the vessel were observed burning flash-lights every tw• or three minutes. They were signals of danger. About a quarter to 5 the lights and vessel disappeared, and he saw no more of them. The people on the shore had tried to get the lifeboats out ; he saw that by the lights ; but, on account of the violence of the storm, it was impos sible for rockets or life-boats to be of any service. He had seep the vessel, the Mary Graham, go to sea on the previous night. She struck as she was going out, and had to be towed off by four steam-boats. He could not see if her rigging was incomplete as she went out. It was the case sometimes for vessels to go into the roads before they were quite ready to proceed on their voyage, but more so in summer than is winter time. The wind was north-west as the vessel was going out. The weather was threatening at that time, but he could see the storm coining on Wednesday morning. The wind was favour able for the vessel to go to sea, but it veered to the east ward about 8 o'clock at night, and then blew from the east-north-east. "William Davison, the master of the life-boat, deposed to the impassibility of getting her out to the assistance of the Mary Graham, the sea was so very fearful. As the pilots could not get off they went along the shore with lanterns, in case any of the crew of the vessel should come ashore. They picked up Downs. After some more evidence had been taken with regard to the finding of the bodies, The Coroner summed up ; and, After a brief consultation, the jury returned a verdict, "That the unfortunate men had been accidentally , drowned by the vessel being caught in a violent storm. The gale last week burst in ono of the cofferdams at the s•uth entrance of the docks, and has done a good deal of mischief to the works in progress there. Portions of the wrecks of two strange vessels, one supposed to be a foreigner, have come ashore to the north of Hartlepool, and there is reason to fear that both their crews arc drowned. A body has drifted up. [V.RECK OF TEE CHEVALIER . STEAMER We regret to say that this fine steamer, belonging to Messrs. Hutcheson and Co., and employed in the West Highland trade, was thrown away upon a well-known conspicuous rock in the Sound of Jura, at an early hour on Friday morning. The Chevalier sailed from Greenock on Thursday afternoon bound for Portree, Loch - Inver, Stornoway, and the other ports in the West Highlands, which Messrs. Hutcheson have opened up by their splendid line of steamers. She had rounded the Mull of Kintyre, and was proceeding through the Sound of Jura early en Friday morning, when, at four o'clock, during the mate's watch, the steamer was run right upon the Skerrie Eirn, or Iron Rock, a well-known reef, upon which there is a large beacon erected. The night was fine, the sea calm, and the weather clear ; so that it would appear as if the grossest neglect and carelessness on the part of those on board could have led to such a catastrophe. The rock is flat, and it for tunately happened that with the full force of the steam the Chevalier was driven se hard aground that she stuck fast, and at once began to fill the forward compartments, injurying or destroying the goods they contained. As soon as it was ascertained that the steamer was hard and snug on the rock, one of the boats was manned, in which some of the more timid passengers pro ceeded to Port-Askaig in Islay, so as to meet with the Islay steamer on her passage up to Glasgow. In this t h e y were fortunate enough to succeed, and about eight o'clock the Islay came to the wreck, and took off the rest of the crew and passengers, and brought them back to Glasgow, where they arrived on Saturday afternoon. A part of the cargo was also saved by the Islay. It is fortunate that the weather was so fine and the sea calm, or it is possible that many lives might have been sacrificed. Should the weather continue moderate, it is expected that the Chevalier may be got off, as steamers have been despatched to her assistance,—North British Mail. THE BATTLE-EVE IN THE RUSSIAN A CAMP. 1, of I coltuiv. t-::, information rezpec3ting L;istopol and the Russian camp, from the a.crival of the reinforcements under C.3-eneral Dannenberg till the battle of Inkerman The new reinforcements which have come to the assist ance of the Russians had been already announced to the Commander-in -Chief from Perekop. It was known that this army, commanded by General Dannenberg—the most able, we are assured, of all the Russian generals— and by the two Archdukes Michael and Nicholas, was composed of the 10th, 11th, and 12th divisions. Each of these corps consists of 16 battalions of infantry, of two batteries of artillery, and of a force of cavalry, the number of which is not accurately known. Altogether 30,000 men have arrived at Sebastopol, post haste, hav ing left their baggage behind at Nicolaieff. Having reached a forest, two leagues to the north-east of Sebastopol, the army halted, and the two archdukes put themselves in communication with Prince Menschi koff, who paid them a visit. A council of war was held on the 3d, at which the two Archdukes, Prince Mens schikoff, and General Gortschakoff were the only persons present. It was decided at the council that an attack should be made upon the Allied forces two days after wards. The army was to advance towards Inkerman, to take possession of the fortified works which crown the heights and surround the plain •f Inkerman. After having accomplished this, the army was to attack the eastern side of the French works towards Balaklava. At the same time a vigorous sortie was to be made to help these operations. The point chosen was a spot between the Fort Quarantine and the Southern Fort. A portion of the garrison of the city and of the Southern port was to attack and destroy the first and second. French bat teries, which are causing considerable damage in the town. Matters being thus arranged, Prince Menschikoff re served to himself the command of the town and the dis position of the columns which were to make the sortie. The army and the reinforcements which had came up were placed under the command of General Gortachakoff. The army of operation was to receive also draughts of troops from the garrison of Sebastopol. The archdukes were placed on the staff. Measures were immediately taken to insure the due execution of those plans. On the 4th a solemn celebration took place. A mass was chaunted with all solemnity by bishops who had come with the archdukes. At the end of the mass the troops were assembled, and one of the prelates addressed them. I should have been incredulous as to the details which I am about to communicate had I not received them from a Russian officer, at present a prisoner at Balaklava, and if they had not been confirmed by special investigations which I have made for the purpose of as certaining the truth. The bishop began by reminding the soldiers of their duty to the Czar and their country, and drew their at tention to the two archdukes, who had come to share their dangers. He then spoke of their enemies, and gave an explanation of the battle of Alma calculated to flatter the self-love and to elevate the courage of the imperial army. The English came under the special notice of the bishop. He said they were poor soldiers, destitute of all energy, and hostile to the cause of God. His allusions to the French were a mere echo of the proclamation of the Czar at Moscow in the year 1812. The most remarkable point, however, was the strange conclusion of the addresl "If you are conquerors," cried the bishop, " great joy is in preparation for you. We know from unim peachable sources that these English heretics have in their camp an enormous sum, which God will give into your hands. This sum amounts to thirty million roubles. The Emperor makes you a present of the third part of this tremendous sum. The second third is rQserved for the purpose of the re-building of Sebastopol, which you are on the point of relieving. Time remainder will be divided amongst the Princes and officers who will to• morrow be your commanders in the battle. Every one of you soldiers will receive 580 roubles. To the wounded the Emperor promises a month's pay and rations. As to those of you chosen by God fur a glorious deatti, your Emperor will permit you to dispose of your share in the booty by will. Whatever may be the wishes of any one of you they will be respected solemnly." The speech was terminated by no appeal to the God of armies to bless the soldiers of Russia. A distribution of medals and coronets followed. . The officer who has given me these curious details is a person of high family, with a spice of Voltairianism in his composition ; but he assures me that the scene was almost sublime. It was calculated to make a great impression on the soldiers, on whoa the recollection of the battle of Alma had operated most prejudicially. Whatever may have been the cause, whether it were the exhortation of the bishops, the presence of the princes, greed for gold, or any other reason, there is no doubt that the Russians fought most admirably on the morrow. THE RUSSIANS AT KOKAN. The Delhi Gazette prints letters from its special corre spondent on the Oxus, the gentleman whose reports on the proceedings of the Russians in Khiva have afforded so muolt food for speculation. The correspondent this time relates that some English •flicers have reached Yhiva by way of Persia. The Badshah of Kokan, after collecting a force of 50,000 men, went out to meet the Russians, and encountered them at a place called Imam Musjid. He was defeated with great loss, and, what is worse, the Russians are gaining the hearts of the people by giving surgical aid to the wounded, whom, when cured they dismiss to their homes with presents of small silver coins for their expenses by the way. After his victory, the Russian general addressed letters to the Kings of Bokhara and Kokan. He said it was a pity the latter bad taken the trouble to come out and attaek him, as he had intended to honour his Majesty with a visit either before the oold weather set in, or early in the spring. He added that a reinforcement of nine " Kum poor" (regiments or brigades) was about to join him from the Russian camp, which is situated seven or eight miles from Khiva. The Russians are provided with strange machines of crystal (Billour), and also with pipes through which they draw water from the Durya-i- Sir (laxartes). They are also advancing in the direction of Yarkund. In fact the whole of Turkistan is in a most unsettled state. The King of Bukhara leans to wards the Russians, and is doing all he can to promote their interests in Mawnroolnahur. The Bokhara mer chants have written to their agents at Cabul to stop their investments, and the caravans are accordingly re• turning from Bameean. THE SULTAN'S TISIT TO PRINCE NAPOLEON. The Journal de Constantinople contains the fol- Lowing account of the Sultan's visit to Prince Na oleon "As soon as the Sultan heard of Prince Napoleon's arrival at the embassy of France, he sent to know if the Prince would receive a visit. This the Prince was obliged to decline for a day or two on account of the state of his health. On the day appointed, the Sultan, accompanied by several of the officers of his household, went to the French embassy. His Majesty was received at the gate of the hotel by M. Benedetti, the charge d'affaires, at the head of the whole staff of the embassy, in full cos tume of ceremony. The Sultan, on entering the room where the Prince was reclining, shook hands with him most warmly, and expressed to him the deep regret which he felt at the state of his health, and his hope that the Prince would speedily recover. During the visit, which lasted half an hour, the Sultan -spoke in the warmest terms of France and her magnanimous Sove reign, and of the value of the Allied armies, whose ser vicesbe said he would never forget, and for whom he would do everything asked from him as long as they should remain in the East. His Majesty afterwards said to Prince Napoleon that he placed the utmost con fidence in the loyalty of his Allies ; that, feeling the full value of their noble assistance, he would endeavour to do everything to place his Government on a level with the situation ; that having entered resolutely on the path of complete reform, nothing should induce him to turn back ; and that, with the aid of his Allies, ho would surely attain the object which he had had in view when he ascended the throne. The Prince having with emo tion thanked the Sultan for his visit, and expressed his sincere satisfaction at the language which he had just heard, the Sultan left the Prince, again shaking hands with him most affectionately. His Majesty was then conducted back to the gate of the hotel by M. Benedetti and the whole staff of the embassy." THE NEWCASTLE COAL TRADE. The coal exchange this year during the month, have amounted to 226,3181., and during the nine months to 1,703 ,7 80 1. against only 180,4981. and 1 234 588/. in 1853. The Lo n d on coa l mar k e t a l s o presents, :wording to its authoritative returns, a no less gratifying evidence of consumption increased, and of coastwise shipping em ployment at the same time undiminished even by that now extensive competition (inland conveyance) to which it is exposed. The imports by sea in October were 274,758 tons, against 222,942 tons in the same month of 1853, and the quantity during the ten months ending the 31st October, 1853, and 1854, wore 2,711,03 4 tons and 2,787,913 tons respectively. The imports by railway and canal, however, are becoming enormous, having in creased, on the ten months, from 499,607 tons in 1853 to 761,853 tons in 1854, or upwards of 50 per cent., a circumstance which, it is to be hoped, may have its due effect in inducing the Government and the Legislature to concede eveay facility and assistance, consistent with its duty to individuals and the public, for securing to the sail an ample fair play in its struggle with the rail. As it may interest some of the readers of the List to know the quantity of coals imported into London, and the number of vessels employed in the trade in former pe riods, the compiler has extracted the following figures from official sources : Year. Number of Ships. Tons of Coal. 1824 ........................... 1834 ........................... 7,404 2,080,547 1844 ........................... 9,466 1854, for 10 months only 9,822 2,563,166 2 Such an increase , about 65 per cent , in course the 79 7 0, f 9 13 03 year s, speaks volumes for that ind us t r i a l energy, ac tivity, and perseverance, on which th e commerc i al sup . - riority of the British empire is so obviously founded.— Export List, Browne's Monthly The Naval and Military Bible Society recently pre sented 250 copies of the New Testament to the Fisgard flag-ship at Woolwich, and a copy waapresented to each of the novices or landsmen entered for sea service pre vious to their proceeding to join the Waterloo, 120, flag-ship at Sheerness last week. 8871 691 704 I 98 i i i 73i 4i 57 8 711 10g. 10 5 20 1 1 1 tO 5 ai St. 25 pm 13 21 i 32i 2 3 2a a a LITERATUItB. May and December ; a Tale of Ifredded Life. By Al ; s , flul):44ek, author of "The Wife's Sister; or, Th., 'Forbidden Marriage," Jsc., tt - c. 3 Vols. Skeet: This is a very interesting story ; the plot is one not often met with, and it is skilfully worked out. The character of James Wildey, in particular, is very ably shown forth. May Luttrell was a gay, generous, and good-hearted being, but unhappily she was wanting in thought and judgment. She bad. no one to guide her, and she was not at all fit to direct herself. It is true she had some excuse for her conduct, unnatural and strange as it may ap pear at first sight. She was miserably situated at home with an eccentric uncle, in an old neglected house in a dreary neighbourhood. Her wily and ambitious cousin, James Wildey, urged her to fol low his advice, and become the wife of Mr. Came ron, a rich merchant, of the age of sixty. May did not all at once agree; the natural feelings of a young and lovely girl were against it, and her high spirit shrank from the chains with which this gran deur. was to be accompanied. Not only the re straint of a fashionable life, and. the uneengeniality of taste and sentiment in her husband to chill her ardent feelings, awaited her union with the rich man, but a private compact was made by James Wil dey, stipulating that if he expedited the affair, May should advance his interests in every possible way. The evil consequences that ensue from such selfish and deceitful measures are very skilfully and powerfully demonstrated. Tho most striking moral is deduced in regard to the different courses pur sued by Grace and May, when they met after a long separation, one in the height of worldly pros perity, and the other reduced to the most distress ing circumstances. After a long talk on their varying careers, May ex c l a i me d i n accen t s o f melancholy and heartfelt earnestness, "Oh ! happy, happy Grace !" The concision is satisfactory to the mind, for May Cameron retires to a country residence to repair by acts of well-doing and bene volence the errors of her giddy youth. Mr. Ar nold is an original character, who appeared unob serving and unfeeling, but in reality was full of kindness and attention for deserving objects. Although some painful scenes are introduced in the course of the story, on the whole it affords en tertainment, and presents a great variety of cha racter to the notice of the reader. , Home Life in Russia. By a Russian Noble. Re vised by the Editor of "Revelations of Siberia." 2 Vols. Hurst and Blackett. At the present time, when every one is anxious to obtain information. conc erning Russia and its people, it is most probable that a bock of this sort will be generally attractive. It affords an insight into their manners and customs such as could only be gathered from private sources of information. Many various characters appear in the narrative, and the very extraordinary scenes that take place in consequence of Tchichikoff's demands are ably described. The project that was formed by this daring individual is said to have been really pro posed, and the main facts are well known. Tchi chikoff was a clever and unscrupulous man, who was never satisfied with simple labo ur, but was continually endeavouring to make his fortune by some daring stroke. He was found out in many of his tricks and conspiracies, but, nothing daunted, he began anew. He at last determined on the purchase of dead serfs, in order to become a nomi nal proprietor, and then obtain money from the Government, in virtue of a society established for the purpose. The innumerable obstacles that pre sented themselves in the way of this stupendous undertaking may he imagined, but Tchicthikeff, with energy and industry worthy of a bettor cause, persevered, and, indeed, for a time all seemed to progress favourably. The pa pers were signed by th e i m p er i a l em pl o ye s , and on all sides he was hailed as a wealthy and im portant personage by the good people of Smolensk. Suddenly, however, his airy castles were hurled down. A man whom he had been unlucky enough to °fiend appeared on the scene, and spread dismay and consternation around. Tchichikoff tried to escape ruin, but in vain ; he advanced towards the disconsolate hero, exclaiming, " All the gentlemen from Kherson, the Chersonese slaTeowner I Well, how many more dead men have you acquired But your excellency does not perhaps know that our worthy friend here deals in dead serfs." The latter part of this speech was addressed to the governor of Smolensk, who was present. The confusion may be supposed, and Tchichikoff was glad to escape and seek retirement. After sundry other tokens of all going wrong, he determined to make a precipitate retreat. However, this was un availing, for the suspicions of all were aroused, and ho was pursued. When taken by the imperial mes senger the courage that had so long sustained him vanished, and the shock of imagining the tortures that awaited him occasioned sudden death. All the manceuvres and complicated workings out of the scheme are graphically described, and, besides, there is ever a source of attracting interest in the pictures of the people constantly met with. If there is not much to win admiration in their pecu , liar style, the attention is engaged and excited by the glimpses of the domestic doings of a people so little known and understood. ETON AND THE ARMY. It is a frequent subject of remark among Etonians how large a proportion of the officere who have fallen in the Crimea were educated at Eton. Lord Carrington acknowledged this fact yesterday by a very graceful com pliment to the school, which will net loon be forgotten. In the course of their morning's march he led his regi ment (the Royal Bucks Militia, now quartered in Wind sor) into the Eton playing-fields. The boys soon col lected there in great numbers, much struck by the fine appearance of the regiment. In the meantime Lord Carrington went to the bead-master's house to ask, in the name of the regiment, for a holiday for the school. On his return, surrounded by the boys, he told them se, and added a few words something to the following effect :—" Boys, I cannot see what a large proportion of the officers who have fallen in the war are Etonian without feeling how much the country owes to this school. At all times Eton has been foremost in giving her sons to the service of their country, both in the army and navy, but never more than in the present war • and I am sure that you who are before me now are Of the same stamp as those who are so nobly main tain;rg the honour of their country, or have fallen cheer ing their men on to victory, and Eton will, I am per suaded, continue to send forth those who will be the honour and boast of their country. To testify how much I think is owed to Eton, I will order my men to present arms to you." Urea this he advanced to the front of his regiment, which was drawn up in line, and, giving the preparatory words of command, he added, " Royal Bucks Militia, present arms to the Eton boys." So novel and unexpected a compliment, mingling as it did with the recollection of those—fathers, brothers, or former oompaniens—to whose gallantry Lord Carring ton had alluded, affected very deeply all that were wesent. As if by tone impulse, every bat was taken off, and, after a Moment's deep silrnce, a cheer burst forth, d e ep, prolonged, and ringing, such as Eton boys give when they feel deeply. When the cheer had at length subsided Mr. Buckle, captain of the school, called on his companions to give another cheer for Lord Carrington ; after which they accompanied the regiment as it marched through and out of the play ing-fields. The parents and friends of the officers here alluded to will not read without emotion of this exceedingly well-timed and graceful act of homage paid by Lord Carrington and his regiment to the heroic conduct of thosethostillseloss h engaged, as re n w o e w l well a r : 0 to ur n t i l n ie g. memory of those for PRIZB MONEY. ...------- •-• ~1,1.--.--- (From last night's Gazelle.) London, Nov. 27. Notice is hereby given to the officers and company of Ferret, Reginald John Jas. Geo. that they will be paid on Wednesday, the 20th of December next, at 22, Arundel- M ile a r c d 3 o l n aj a e ld st , Y Esq Bl .7 o c p orom ander, street, Strand, their respective proportions of proceeds and bounty money for the slave schooner Restaurador, seized on the 18th of March, 1853, and that the list will be recalled, at the same place, on Weinesdays and Thursdays for the three following months. --- _ Flag share £52 00 I Sixth class .........£ll 2 9 C om mander'sshare97 10 0' Seventh' class ...... 7 8 6 Third class 37 2 6 . Eighth class 3 14 3 Fourth class Ninth class .. 2 6 5 Fifth class l2 19 11. Tenth class Notice is hereby given to the officers and company of her Majesty's sloop Linnet, Henry Need, Esq., com mander, that they w ill b e paid on Wednesday, te 20th of December next, at 22, Arundel-street, Strand, their respective proportions of the proceeds and tonnage boun ties for the slave vessels named below, and that the lists will be recalled, at the sane place, on Wednesdays and Thursdays, for the three following months. Brigantine Paulina, seized on the 30th April, 1853. Flag share £lB 1 0 Sixth class £lo 67i Commander'sshare 90 2 0 Seventh class 617 9 Third class Fourth 31 8 9 Eighth class 20 13 3 Ninth class 12 10i Tenth class class 2 3 Fifth class 1 5 Sehooner, name unknown, seized on the 30th April, 1853 Flag share £l9 12 2 Sixth class ......•.•£ .1 Commander's share 36 15 5 Seventh class ...... 10 Third class Fourth class Fifth class N Ei i g 1 8 1 n h th th el c u la s ss .... ...... .. 0 17 7 4 18 4 Tenth class ......... . 0 10 6 in a perilous ABERDEEN.—A bottle was p icked u p at the South followingSb ore Pe note terh ff t the `'Vick 22d Bay — We y November, w containing the eare situation--no hopes of reaching the land —every mo ment thinking to be at the bottom. The vessel is fast O n g—no more. We send this into the waves, which ma y, perhaps, some day or other, show the terrible po sition we are in. —Morison, master, of sloop Robert and Alice, of Inverness.". 53 21 88 71 74i 66 i 20 20 20 10 1 1 1 60 2