The Sun. — London, England, 1853-08-30 00:00:00

- .4 r best, I greeting . l eetig• bria— ire. ed, ; heed, , a 8 worn. l a ys — spent; reaking; elf ,hing• trod ; ,igh lue, uer glow• Id Weeping' aim. I „ COOS' bs # '13 0 ' 5 •a l a. to ae °° t he g toi Rt riew s ' s . On Y e ertll) l° ' o the r id arta l, e e P c i e tro°P AIONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. l'he sales o f co tt on at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for export. The market closed steady, w ithout alt erat i on in prices. The sales comprised ,e)500 America n, 110 P ernam and Maranh am, at 7d .; , 4 ° Bahia, at 64d ; 600 Egyptian, at 6<'_.d. to 100. ; 4 Surat, at 31d.. to 4' d. ; and 50 Sea Islands, at s, to 3s. 4d .per lb. Railway Shares were dull. , The cochineal and indigo auctions of the Nether clanio'sles o T f a . r ne di xt ug m C o o nt u h p . any will commence towards the lars f The war steamer Dmd a l us b r i ng s 1,409,000 dol- -rem Panama. The state of the New York money market is ac c°llnted for in various ways, and although the prime .. eUtse is the new banking law, the following, as in 3_'alleed by an American journalist, seems to be an accessory circumstance let ha s b een stated that the London correspondents of the !Erie Railroad Company have not directly given in anaation that the bonds of the company, held in hypo ecation, s h ou l d be immediately redeemed ; but in what toes this co n t radiction disagree with the statement that, Ina smuch as the bonds were not negotiable, the holders tow look to the company for an early settlement. It is not the Erie Railroad Company alone, which has large a mounts of bonds on hypothecation. The by or call r,aea to this company do not exceed $2,500,000, while aggregate o f b onds now lying in London, on ll beu'e drafts have been made, is over $30,000,000. the d emand for money should increase, which the Wist Lond on authorities think inevitable, with or stagthout war, the rate o f mone y, i n L on d on , th e y , could not be less than five per cent. Thus, t w o e lA're every reason to apprehend that the b o nds have r e f erre d w ill b e re t urne d t o t hi s coon - Coupling with this state of facts, we have tU.7l :p f i ri o e s isl p a e l7e prospective probability that the money to be thus recovered will be ordered home in the shape of specie, ntl43 meet the extraordinary depletion of the Bank of n gland, whi c h every successive arrival gives us notice of. is said that the contraction which the banks are tre e h as kept down exchange, but it is equally rajoe that bass so doing they have given a check to the gene texllePortation of the country, and thus, while specie is ZPorarily retained, almost ceasing to be an article of nl.inerce through these artificial means, our . imports charl,lLer,eas ug to an alarming extent. To practical me..- ties, the prospect presents an accumulation of diffic,ul - th well understand that in the absence of the "N cationof the produce of the country there can he . brt ya i rnge, except such as is drawn on the responsi d credit of bankers. This is, of course, a source eonlace°lllmodation in its nature very limited, and can Itbe temporary, to be made good by remittances in ee te• The contraction is beyond doubt necessary, and " 4013 e timely, but it also shows to what an extrava gantestent the banks must have been expanded to have O un ce(' distress through the whole country. The en pezltiecitrad,, e and financial operations are virtually sus- ails for Nassau, Bahamas, are in future to be m lto "„up on the 17th, instead of the 2nd of each itit, ° ) and the return mails will be due here in the iddle, of the month. 0t" Jnited Stat es go ld eagles are to be received 11 r West India colonies at 415., the half eagle 01011 0 : 8 ' 6(1 ., quarter eagle at 10s. 3d., and gold Th e ld .rs at 4s • Ogle -,,nglish Stock Market has been exceedingly c a an d the quotations remain precisely as they 140 ,,t , yesterday, Consols being 98 to both for p or ' t eY and time. There is no news of political im terdalice, and the decline at the Paris Bourse yes a'3' is the on ly f ea t ure . Th e N ew Th ree - an d-a- T (4 h r -rter per Cents. have been 1011 to , and the to quo 0 Per C en t s. 981 East India Stock has been Iti d 25 " . Exchequer Bills are Is. discount to x Preini um. of 1111 ° foreign market there is an entire absence bad ness, and prices are merely nominal for the d ee i f "Pal securities. Spanish Certificates have been P en ; at 61 per cent., and Buenos Ayres at 66 . C„ w, v ian. are about 841 to 85k. h a ~"8 stat e d th a t th e di spu t e b e tween the Austra ' Cordill era G o ld C om p an y and the Consols W t st ialian) La n d C om pany will be amicably ad the e " . ° l l the receipt of advices from Sydney from t et) talnissioners of the respective companies. ra nsaction in a large number of Consols to:a re s is reported to have been done " outside , " Th i ay, at k discount ; namely, 15s. per share. °Peration may have been induced in conse (lsie-i4T of the report that the Hunter River 00 °— ' 1 ° 111 ) Railway would not only connect . the inn , Po rts '' a rlY s Legenhoe estate with the shipping ev e ,,, Morpeth and Newcastle, but that, in the ar,:_,of Mr. Wentworth's suggestion being it to extend the line to Scone and Sydney, 11 348 ''',2 1 hav e the advantage of a direct railway i' s -ug thr oug h it to the latter city. 4 1 ,A° half-monthly account is being arranged in 114. 6u are market, and prices are, for the English Th a l ' almost throughout the same as yesterday. l' ort .weat Western have risen a little, and the lia ; ,:,and Berwick are very firm. French shares but been rather flat, owing to the decline at Paris, th e ,"uere is no bona fide selling, as the holders have l ee 'Wiest confidencein the goodness of their invest twit. • The Great Indian Peninsular line is better, g to the guarantee of 4i per cent. given by the 0 40 n of ada .rable East India Company, upon 1,500,0001. Q.lltional capital. 4olica d Mine Shares have been lower, Australian pales toek B anks neglected, and the Land Com- Inerely nominal. 1311IT Ili FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Business done. Z D e , ri 1 - -' el lt• Reduced Annuities ......... 9 Bi il t'eu . Consols Annuities . ~,,ep :i . , 98 i i S 1011 i 1,0 1 „ 3 . 3 per Cent. Annuities biL l ! •?;11nrities, Ext.ire sth Jan., 1860 , — 111 (li ° ` 3 I r ee I's, Expire sth Jan., 1860 5O Oot i a r'cc i -g• t. B ::' 1.‘31. Account Bth September 9B i n,nequer Bills, 11 .401)3 1d 2 p 4! 3 ‘se .1 d 2 k ilo , 1 1 844 cl Itx, ..................... - ' 4 ° P FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 66 'k iiip)B, A yres Bonds, 3 per Cent Oor nraittee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 6 P c HALF-PAST TIVO. 1440 Consols . - ........... 98 - ......... Sep . tem ... l;el: .. c . .. . ...... 98 a LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) • Westerly day at Noon brti-4"%, Aug. 30.—Wind this Arrived— ,?z,e, and fine. moderate. Susan Milne, kuk..4.1.„ Aug. 20.--Wind, W. Wallace, Arrived 1411Lba, Bahia ; Albert Franklin, W the froieahZ; Volante, Westward. and Cornelia, Sydney, Sailed -44,1,.‘„1e RiyerJeanette S W • Christiania, IN an Hnna- Ati0...., Trieste ; Veltman, Adelaide, S.A. -Kork. Abi.-,"ea Sydney N. -• • , c motion, a North. N.S.W. ; liki,',."'lcic--Enchan'ter, Zealand, (un b Au g . 4 ,„ e( I, .:‘' (9 a.ra.' ; Norden, ester, Black )—Wind, W., fine• Passeel2iTereioll,iafnmkr totivi .rom Ibra for London ia, 1 o for London , „ _____..., N? -.,)r Londo n ; Niagara, Cal a . , S o u ;41; Reform, Quebec, for London ; for Londo arm . .li. F ers, 14„.i4143,. forte London ; Hydras, Matanzas, f or orders ; tt i:• 4 , for don ; Union, CadizforLondon; t.,as ii sa...: . for hole; --Messenger, from . • Euphem eolv.,ouclon, for Tenenffe , La'atmple. Put bao------ Iv s.w., squaioyo del,. ti;AllwouTii, Aug. 29.—Wind, 3 : 1 e • e ß r m a o i ri e t o n g 'R e i e e , h f , r f o o T iso with 1,400,0 hi a r . 11.U.5. Daedalus, .Valpara , Q L u on eih d le o e n . , Ar. ed—Le brl(?ht. Sailed alas Quebec.C?stle,..... va'tiouTii. Aug. 29.—Wind, ; ;17TbAeestmeivOdessa; 40111: .:larsous; S. Raffaele, Arrived—Le ti v Valker Ibrail ; Tom Cring , Kennet Govlexa.ntfria ; Orion, Odessa. W. Arrived-- South gi. ItT BMOUTII, Attg. 29.—Wind, Waterloo, w Ne • burgh, Wipti.rd, _Pernambuco. Sailed -7- i H.M.'s st. Edinburgh, 14P ' ru le u St. Constan ‘At.4 e 4 i, ti.M.'s at. Vesuvius, an ,esitv,,,,,, S W., fresh 141 v w" IN, 4 arooL, Aug. 30 (10A5 son : from for kti;-e, and fine. Arrived—Dama sburgh ; Factor York . 114,1,1--Graf V-on Paris, for St. Peter,___m New . e aNlyl,-,11.gh. Off Port— Australia, IFU )-- W W e i b li s Ci te , T W , • • fit Holybea Boston, l im e o f tbe 20th, from New York, llittilL,,, from Smyrna —The steame w r as A:_etio, withd at c; Nit 10 o'clock this morning. alton, qleVitiii•P, Ati„cr. 2 8. —Th e Fin sully Island the l saved.on sth aater, which went on shore at nearly a . t 43 became a total wreck ;materials t d (fishing has lle1), Sept BOROUGH, Aug. 27.—Tho Unex ec e from Quebec _th e hecoof qrimsby, came ashore here on P the 25th, and . nlo a wreck ; crew saved. Ittit - -- The dispute uet_ ,-,-I.4k3ol,i's' STRIKE AT GLASGOW.— inter lie the builders of this city and their operatives N,,,ltic'n -Friday amicably arranged by the friendly et delegates fr0,40,Z of a committee of architects, who m h e L e masters and workmen on Wednesday evening, I , 11 tile heads of the arrangement were settled after , Theßot):ls,7,considerable discussion, conducted with great I.t.,rnper and moderation on the part of the men. thaho_ /Ins ultimately agreed upon are—Tinhatoffthaet 2 0 , le shall work only 57 hours a week,leaving hoh!.l°Qk on Saturdays. That they b? paid sd, anye ikerße n these arrangements can take place. Th . e . . 1401Pand nPwards of 1,700 masons went out on the strike , oliably the labourers, quarricrs, carters, &c., em alia'ed ba the various auxiliary branches of the trade, ° til l .. tua.ty own out of employment, would number as 1:11,.,ba"re.--11Tortit British. Nail. 4 fri -,r.alry OF THR TELEQRAPH.—Last Tuesday week tholie,.ll,l jai ours, who is at Amsterdam, suddenly be- Itealk6,,t nnielf that he wanted a hundred pounds. Ile to i,s s t tA) the electric telegraph and gave his message 11-1111.." e'Erect, which was to be forwarded heniverp ,dittin4B at twelve o'clock. At six, w he was ger,guat his hotel, a ..entle tap at the door introduced 4one el3lan, who bowed and said, "Have I the `‘' e l l,.: , i)f addressing Mr. ?" To the answer, pia 13:;',•lhe replied, "I merely called in consequence % "I 'age iron) our London correspondent to leave ja ~.3'„nn. this cheque for one hundred pounds." This tria l ;" ,31-, marvellous amongst all the marvels of this "t:)113 age.--zincolashire Times. FOREIGN. 10 5 Antwrp &Rotterdam 2 14e 5 3 Belgian East. Junct. - 11 20 all Cbarleroi & Erquelin 131 —l4 20 10 Dijon and Besnon 2 - 313 20 8 Dutch Rhenish 20 all East Indian 4l 5 p 20 1 Do. Extension 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 2 —24 p 20 10 Gd. Junct. of France 2 2 iP 204 20A Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares 1 id 5 3 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref. — id 20 15 Lnexembourg ...... 7 7a 10 10 Do. (Railway) 4 2 Do 1 -- 1 1 5 5 3 Do. (Canal) 1 10 4 Do. 6p. cent pref. ... ...d 20 9 Lyons & Mediterran 20 74 Mad ras l4 - 2/p 3371 29 Maria Antonia - ••• 10 10 Do. New — 20 all Namur & Liege (with interest 7l 71 20 all Do. (ex int3rest) — •• • 16 all Northern of France 351 —36 20 all Do. 201. 3p. c. Bds [fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.] l 4 - 144 10 all Norwegiarark.Pref 81 91 20 10 Paris and Lyons lB —181 p 3 20 all Paris and Orleans 5O —5l 20 all Paris and Rouen 43 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 38 —39 38k 20 4 ParisCaen&Cherbrg. 4. 54 104 104 Quebec & Richmond 11 Id 20 all Rouen and Havre 20 all Sambre and Meuse 9l 9 9 i 10 4 Do. 51 per cent. pref 20 6 Southern of France 5 20 2s. Upper India Scrip pm 83 all West Flanders 4 4. 10 10 Do. 5,i• per c. Pref 10 Western of France 9A 1 2 West. of Switzerlan d 20 9 New Zealand.... —• 2i 11, MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market is steady and a fair business has been done. Refined is in moderate request. Low to fine grocery lumps 46s to 48s 6d per cwt. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 423 hhds 50 tierces 139 barrels, there were taken for home consumption 1,830 hhds 199 tierces 683 barrels. The stock in the same places is 10,262 hhds 1,707 tierces 3,257 barrels. COFFEE.—This arLicle is very firm, at stiff. pricesjox good colony sorts, with a large business doing in Planta tion Ceylon. Mocha has been in fair request also, and has had a good sale. Foreign is wanted. Ruin.--The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 195 puns. There were taken for home consumption 215 puns, 1 hhd, and exported 188 puns, 217 hhds. The stock in the same place is, 8,665 puns, 342 hhds. RlCE.—Bengal, 2,536 bags at auction were all taken in at 14s. for good. Madras, 4,026 bags, partly sold at lls 3d for mid, the rest being taken in at ns 9d per cwt. SALTPETRE.-390 bags of Bengal, offered by auction, were taken in at 295, for good colour refraction .4 per cent. SPICES.— Ginger 159 cases. Calicut at auction mostly sold at 52s for mid bold. _ . ABROWROOT.-103 packages St. Vincent sold at 3id to 44, and Brazil at 21d per lb. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 51s per owt. on the spot, and 52s 9d. COTTON.—Prices are steady. TEA.—Not much is doing in black or green. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, "4/ 4s to 5/ 5s ; new ditto, 2/ lOs to 4/ Os ; old clover, Si Os to 6/ Os ; new ditto, 31 lOs to 51 Os ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. CIIMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, 41 4s to 5/ 8s Od ; new ditto, 2/ lOs to 4/ 4s ; old clover, 5/ Os to 6/ Os ; new ditto, 3/ lOs t 0 .51 Os ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. WHITECHAPEL. — OId meadow hay, 4/ 4s to 5/ 5s ; new ditto, 21104 to 4/ Os; old clover, 5/ Os to 6/ Os; new ditto, 3i 105 to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s per load. Trade dull. VACANCIES IN THE ORDER OF THE THISTLE.—There are no fewer than three ribbons of the " most ancient Order of the Thistle" vacant at the present time. These vacancies have been created by the successive deaths of the Marquis of Huntly, Earl Brooke, and Lord Saltoun, all within a brief interval. It is understood that the Earl of Haddington has already received the ribbon of the late Lord Huntly, and it is rumoured that the two other ribbons will be conferred on the Dukes of Argyll and Hamilton respectively. The probability, therefore, seems to be that the new knights, when duly nominated by her Majesty, will be installed at the same time. We would in these circumstances humbly suggest a revival of the ancient custom of performing the august ceremony in the Palace of Holyrood. Why not ? We need hardly mention that the Knights of St. Patrick are invariably installed in the Irish metropolis. Why, then, should the knights of our most ancient Scottish order not be in stalled in the capital of Scotland ? Such an act on the part of the Sovereign would be hailed with gratitude, as one of the most gracious and gratifying which could be conferred upon the nation.---Edinburgh Evening Post. WHITING v. WATSON.—In our report of this case, by the omission jof the word " not," the learned Secondary, Mr. Potter, was represented as saying that a post-office order was a legal tender, whereas he held that it was not. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.—In virtue of an act passed at the close of the last session, friendly societies may now invest their funds otherwise than required by the Friendly Societies Act. Societies availing themselves of this act are not to invest any further portions of their funds with the National Debt Commissioners. Societies not having an account with the commissioners after the passing of the act are not to i nvest their funds with the commissioners. "~,~~ vne ; SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Yesterday. Bu<oess done this day. RAILWAYS. 100 184 100 100 Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey...... . Birkenbd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20... .. 100 84- 100- Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Dubliu&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth&Aber• deen Junction Do. New East Do., (£lB E & Eastern Counties Eastern 'Union, A Stock .......... Do., B. Stock IDo., New A East Lancashire East &West Did. Dk. & Binning. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth. & Dundee Glasgow& S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. 1, - )th . West. (Ire.; Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancasb .andYo7ksh Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Crsby. &Sou tlapt London & Blackwal l Loud. Tila. &Sthend. Lord. Bright & S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/. Sh.,M&B 0 London and S. Westn. Do., £5O Do., £4O Lnclndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.& Linelr Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmng. & Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension.' Nwpt.Aberg. kHrfd. Newry &En.niskiDen .Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. Norfolk Northn .Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., 2 A Deferred Do., d B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. Jur c Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury &Biting Do. L. & N. Wester' , Guaranteed Si cbk Shrewsby. & flerefd Shrewsby. & Clkester (N. W. Min ;. Do. Halves, l s. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dut ( Do Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Railway Va'e of Neath ..... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall.. Wimbledn & Croydon York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland 254 - 2G 4i -• 91 - 9 7 disl 20 -- 22 102 -- 103 66i -- 67 21 -21 A 19 - 19 - 4 - 5 p 1 8- 9 bi 53 3. 4 14 133 47 - 49 33 - 35 ii :--- i. 72 - 74 27 - 29 83i a S 4; 53 54 - 135 .12 - 114 i 881 - 8941 7 - 76, 1 LO5 - 107 17 -18 p 75 - 754 5 - CiCt 31 - 2i 15 - 15/4 14 —l6pxci, 102 —101:jd 111, - 1 - 85i - 7 6 6 5d 11 13 18 20 27 28 71 - 40 - 42 55 57 u 3 d 36 8,1 - 51 - 56 3i - 32 ... 33 8 - 10th 2 7 -74 d 4 4§cl - 9 14 2ip 50 - 51 94 - 96 63 - 65 63 - 65 69 71 14 Id, 19 -- 20 9 -- 10 13i -1, % 33 -- 3,;(1 13 -- 20 692 701 36 -- 37 124 -13 i 26 - 28 - 2 - 154 1541 8g - Bgl 32 - 33 93‘ - 10 694 70i -74 d 2 'A' 2 4 (1 584 -- 591 PREFERENCE SHARES Aberdeen ...... ....... . Do., No. 2, 7 p. c... Brie. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares... Caledonian £lO ..... Chester & Holyhead Guar. N per cent... Cork &13.9 udon 52 p.c. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction....... . 7 J astA nglian (£3los) 6 per cent ..... Do. (25) 7 per cent.. Do. (27175) 7 p. et.. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 Do., New 6 p. c St.. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... EastLancash. 6 p.cts. Edinb. Prth. &Dundee siper cent........... Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent. Great North' , sp. 0 . Do. 5 p. c., Redeem., at 10 p. e. pram._ Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) G. West. fixed 4i p c Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock London and,Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 . ...... . Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. London & S. Western, Con. Thirds Loudonderry& Coler. A Shares Loudy. & Sb Manch.,Shef.,& Lin., Shares, No. 1 Do. Now, £lO. iDo., £6 ..... Aarypt.&Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4i per cent ' Do .. Aid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4A per cent Norfolk Extension Do. Pref. b:1 per et Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. 215,6 p. c Do Slirews& Birm. N. G Slirewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of 21 09.6 d. S. Yorksh.4p. c. Guar. Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Fref Do York& N.Midland.H. It S. Parch 103 - 105 1105 107 19i id par 4 —44 5 . _si 1 6 14 -- 2 p -- 2 p 14i -- 151 21 -• 211 1281 -129 i il2i -113 A 81 -- 9 103 -- 104 d — *pm 150 -- 152 3 - 10 - 11 13i -14 i 8 - 9 108 - EV i - i P ... - . 149 151 Par iP I 1114 —11 f-x 118 122 llg - 117 24¢ - 25;',1 § a 11 11 17h 18 API 14 15 par 25 2011 19 2041 103 105 1 `e— 55 Par :1 PI 89 81 9i pin 751 1111 11i a d i d _ THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1853. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Closing Price Business SIM Paid RALLWATS. Compass. Yesterday this day. St. 100 Buckghamsb .L. dr N.W. 103 105 103} 50 all ClyclesdaleJc. Caledon... 51i 532 St. 100 E. Lincoln. gr ' 6p. cent. . • Gt.Northn 150 152 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr P.t.Westn 32 33 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway & Berw. 50 all Hull & Selby Y.&N.Md. 113 114 25 all Do. Shares Do 56 57 12' a ll Do. 4 Shares.lDo 27•4 28 124 all Lon.dtGreenwiS.Eastern. 144 14* 20 all Do. Preference ;Do 26 27 St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cenL. . Norfolk St. 100 Do. 6 per et-. Do — 52 all Itianch.Bxton. Ln.&N.W and Matlock & Midld 3 3i 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & Redcar Darlingt. all Midld.Bradfd l.OB 109 50 all Northern and Basternsp.c. E. Count.. 65 67 50 all Do. 6 per ct IDo — 50 all Do. Fixed sp.e'Do .•• 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &IS. W drLndr Yk 12i 111 Do. Shares. Do St. 100 Roysln.&Hit. Gt.Northn i4B 150 St. 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do 148 150 25 181 Sher. Roth. & Lancash. & GO ole g.5.p.c Yorksh - 12 92 S. Staftordsh.. MrMClean 14 d 50 all WearVarergr Stockt. & 6 per cent Darling . 25 all Do Do 3l 321 St. 100 Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn :102 103 ]ONES 1 all Agua Fria 10s. all Anglo Californian A e: 10 2 Australasian lAd ti 20 5 Australian 2 -- 21 1 all Australian Cordillera d 1 all Australian Freehold. —d 1 all Ave Maria fi 4d $ 1 all Bad (Gd. Duchy of) dis— par' 1 all British Austrin. Gold 4 d 20 13.5 British Iron 7 9 35 242 Brazilianlmp.(issued at pm 3 ___ 44 30 all Do. Cocaes Cuiada 24 34 20 15 Do. St. tio'r. el Rey 32 34 1 Carson's Cr :-7E. 4 d Par 40 all Cobre Copper 44 —45 a d 5 1 Colonial Gold — iIP 14 i Copiapo loi 1 St. all Co - y2er Min. o! Eng 55 65 25 all Do. Pref. 7i p. cent 6i —7a p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co 24 lid 20 all General l5 —l6 2 all Great Nugget Vein — I p 3 all Great Polgooth — d 1 all Lake Bathurst . fi $ 1 all Liberty d par 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co — 1 all Mariquita g s d 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 6 7 1 all New Granada 4d sari 1 all Nouveau Monde 5 1 Port Philip — t d 1 all Quartz Rock R 50 all Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 30 10: 1 Santiago de Cuba 3: 4 1 all South Australian d— par! 10 7 Tin Croft 25:. 1 all United Mexican 4 42 1 all Waller — 1, d 1 all West Granada $ d 1 all West Mariposa..,,,,,, d 1 all Yuba s —d, JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all, Australasia BO 81 40 all British Colonial Bank ... and Loan Company 50 all British N. American ... 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk.of India, Austral., and China a p2i 25 5 Chrtd. Bnk. of Asia. ad par 100 25 Colonial ... ... 100 20 Commercialof 20 10 English Scottish and Australian Chrtd pa r-20 15 London Chrtd. Bnk of Australia - 50 20 London and County ... ••• 50 10 London Joint Stock ... 100 20 Lond.andWestminst ..• 100 35 National Provincial of England 20 10 Do. New — • 50 224 National o7lreland... 25 all Oriental Bank Cor poration 100 25 Provincial of Ireland .• • 10 all Do. New . 5 1 RoyalAustraln. Bkg and Gold Imp. Co 4 d— par 25 25 South Australia 42 44 25 all Union of Australia 7O 71 70 Do. New 8 8a 50 10 - Union of London 40 all Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS. 5 5 At.hin Coal and Iron 1.00 35 Australian Agricult. 34 36 20 8 Australsn.Pcific.Mail 10 6 Australn, Royal Mall 80 38a Brit. American Land 64 67 66 a 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co._ 100 324 Canada Company.,.,, — 5 5 Crystal Palace l4 p 4 2 Crystal PO . of. Franc , 4- .- 1 p 20 1 Eastern Steam , 1 1 Electric Tel. of Ire' 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 20 14 General Screw Steam 20 5 izisb Beetroot Sugar 20 4 Magdalena St. Navig. 1 all Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel , 10 3 Netherlands Land — 4 d 1 all N. B. Australasian.• p ar -- p 20 7? .Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 5 all Peel Rr, Ld. dr Minrl. 1p 53 50 all Peninsular & Orient& 50 25 Do. do, •• • 2 all Portland Iron Co 100 60 Royal Mail Steam.. all Seoc. Austral. Invest. 1 2pxci 1 l Do. New Scrip . 25 25 South. Austral. Lane 36 3 . 3 J all Submarine Telegraph 100 28A Van Diemea's Land 16 17 RA IL TVA Y I NTELLIP,EYCE. NORFOLK. The half-yearly general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices' of the company, Guildhall buildings. Mr. Peto, M.P., presided. The report said—" The receipts and expenditure on revenue account, prepared by the Eastern Counties Com pany, shows a gross increase of receipts for this railway in the half-year of 7,802/. 3s. ld., as compared with the corresponding half-year of 1852 ; whilst the working ex penses are diminished by the sum of 8141. 13s. 6d. for the like period. The total traffic of the year amounts to 136.974/. 3s. lid., contrasted with 121,1811. 195., the revenue of the previous year. The directors are happy to say that this progressive increase of traffic still con tinues, there being an excess of 3,4-23 ss. sd. in the past seven weeks of the current half-year, over the receipts in the corresponding period of last year. The dividend declared by the Eastern Counties Company being at the rate of ss. per share of 201., the proprietors of the Nor folk Company are entitled to a dividend at the rate of 11. ss. per cent. for the half-year, on their consolidated stock, which will be paid on the 15th September next. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said the capital account consisted of the following items : —Redemption of land tax, 1,359/. 4s. 4d. ; works of stations, 8341. 14s. • surveying, 521.105. ; miscellaneous charges, 1091. 6s. ; parliamentary and law charges, 2,4231. ls. ; Lowestoft hartnur account, 311. ss. 3d. ; making a total sum of 4,8103. is. The increase of re ceipts had gone on steadily during the whole of the half year. For seven weeks, ending 21st August, 1853, the receipts amounted to 22,3691. 6s. 9d., and for the seven weeks ending August 22d, 1853, the receipts were 18,9461. ls. 4d., showing an increase in this year for the seven weeks of 3,4231. ss. sd. (Hear.) The large in crease had not been so muc h on passengers as on goods and merchandise, whi c h was ma i n l y ar ising from the developments caus e d b y th e open i ng o f th e ports, and the consequences resulting therefrom, as mentioned in J'ie report. (Hear.) With regard to, the Parliamentary proceedings, they had been checked by Mr. Cardwell's resolution, and what could be done in the next session must depend upon the future arrangements that were entered into between the three companies with which they were connected. They wished to have the sanc tion of the proprietors for the construction of a graving dock at Lowestoft, the cost of which would be 10,0001. The North of Europe Company were ready to lease it at a rental of 6 per cent., if such a course were considered desirable; but the directors thought they should make such arrangements with the North of Europe Company as would remunerate the proprietors for the capital expended, and leave them the choice of either selling or leasing it, as should appear most expedient for their interest and the convenience of the public. They endeavoured to assi milate as much as possible everything connected with their arrangements with the proceedings of the Eastern Counties Company ; and in the event of any proposition for entering into an arrangement hereafter, by way of amalgamation or perpetual union, there would be no thing, so far as they were concerned, to obstruct that arrangement. With regard to the close or termination of their agreement with the Eastern Counties Company in 1855, it was only necessary for him to say that the companies were on the most cordial footing. • The direc tors would not in any important matter which would affect the permanent interests of the Company take any measures without calling together end consulting some of the largest proprietors. He still felt the confidence which he had expressed in the undertaking on assuming the chair, and he felt assured that what he had stated respecting it on former occasions had been more than fully and amply realised. (Hear, hear.) In reply to a Proprietor , the CHAIRMAN stated that the 10,0001. which it was proposed to lay out in Lowe stoft would be expended on a graving -dock for the ac commodation of vessels, and if they got six per cent. rental, while they could borrow money for its construc tion at four per cent., he thought it would be desirable to do so. The depth of water was 19ft. 6in. at low water, and 25ft. at high water. The CHAIRMAN, in reply to a. proprietor, said as a proof of the opinion he entertained of their own under taking, be had only to say that if the proprietors under the terms of the act of Parliament, as they had the power of doing at the termination of the existing lease, would give him a lease of their line for seven years, he would give them the greatest amount of dividend the Eastern Counties Company had paid them, and security for 100,0001. Although he did not desire to enter into any arrangement of that kind, such was his opinion of the line, that the propietors might consider his offer as a valid one, though made for the purpose of showing his conviction that the line would produce a good return. A resolution was passed by which the balance sheet was declared to be approved of, and the report confirmed. A dividend of 11. ss. per share, as recommended by the report, was declared ; and it was also agreed that the interest on the guaranteed shares should be payable in future at the same period as the dividends on the con solidated stock, namely, on the 15th March and 15th September. _ _ A resolution was also passed authorising and confirm ing the forfeiture of 481 new 201. shares, and of 1101. 10/. shares, in consequence of the non-payment of calls, amounting in the aggregate to 7,7201. A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman and directors, and the meeting separated. NORTH AND SOUTH-WESTERN JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at their offices, Parliament-street, West minster ; Mr. H. Tootal in the chair. The report said : " The directors announced in their last report that this line of railway was being used for goods traffic. They have now the satisfaction of stating that passenger traffic is also being conveyed over it. The necessary ' arrangements with the London and North-Western and London and South - Western Railway Companies for working a passenger traffic have been most anxiously considered, and urgently pressed on these two com panies by the directors. Time is required to divert the goods traffic from its accustomed route, and to perfect the arrangements for its i nterc h ange between the two great companies, as well as for the establishment of coal depots, and for the conveyance of the large mineral traffic which has been and is still confidently expected to traverse this railway. For this reason, the revenuo from these sources of- traffic has not yet amounted to the guaranteed sum of 2 ,2501. per annum. On the Ist of August the directors of the London and North- Western Railway Company consented to the passage of four passenger trains in each direction over their rail way between Camden Town and the Willesden Junction, and equitable terms were arranged between the London and North-Western Railway Companies and this com pany, for the payment of the working expenses and the division of the receipts. It is with great regret, how ever, that the directors are obliged to state that the London and South-Western Railway Company have not yet made arrange ments for the conveyance of the passenger traffic of this line on their railway from the t n h o e rt s h ub a j l e id et north eg - east ati o o f n London. This is at present be brought to a satisfacto'rywhcoienhcliutsiisonh.°PaTdhweildlisrhecotrotrlys have seen with satisfaction that a bill has received the Royal assent for constructing a railway from the north ern end of this line, by way of Kilburn and Hampstead, to the North London Railway at Camden Town, which will free the traffic of this line from any hindrance on the London and North - Western Railway, and will es pecially tend to develope largely the passenger traffic between the north, north-east, and east of London, and the western and south - westerpivirans, The dirpct.ors litrealeo to hiortr.thinhi ac i l i o i itjaktng a .13, 4 raficli,to Hammersmith has been obtained; and 'leis *posed to commence the works forthwith. The accounts showed the receipts to have been 67,6121. 9s. 7d., and the expenditure 63,0641. 17s. 4d., leaving a balance to the credit of the company of 4,447/. 12s. 3d. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, detailed the position of the company as described in that document. With respect to a dividend, it was not, they were aware, usual to declare one at the first meeting, after commencing business. There was, however, a small sum in hand. which with the balance of the gua. rantee would, he hoped, fructify, and be available for dividend next meeting. Mr. Creed seconded the motion. In reply to the question of a shareholder. The 013 AIRMAN stated that the guarantee became due from the day on which the Government inspector had declared the line fit for traffic. He had done so on the 27th of last November, so that three-fou r th s o f t h e 2,2501. was at present duel to them. The report was then adopted, and the proceedings ter minated with a vote of thanks to, and confidence in, the chairman and directors. NEWPORT AND HEREFORD. The day for the opening of the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway has been definitively fixed for the 4th of October, when a single line of rail will be opened for traffic. The question of a site for the Hereford sta tion has a length been settled, and it has been decided to place it on the south side of the Above Eigr, between that road and the Barton. Into this station the Shrews bury and Hereford line will run, and a large and hand some terminus, sufficient to meet the wants of both com panies, will be erected. A through traffic ' from th e South of Wales to the Mersey and the North, will soon be secured. Great exertions , are being made to complete the Shrewsbury and Hereford, in time for the Newport and Hereford ; and at the Barr's Court -end much ac tivity is being displayed. The Dinmore tunnel is the heavy work now to be done. H ROSS, AND GLOUCESTER. We E b ß av E e E b O ef ß or D' e stated that this line i s i n f ull traffic as far as Hopebrook, six miles from R oss, which dis tance is performed by omnibus. The line is a single one, upon the broad guage, 25 miles in length, and runs into the South Wales at the Grange, about eight miles from Gloucester. Two heavy tunnels, in course of con struction, prevent the speedy opening of the whole line. The Lea tunnel is 800 yards in length ; the Fawley tunnel 530 yards. The latter is about four miles from Ross, and further on is the heavy one at Ballingham of 1,200 yards. The line crosses the river Wye at Eign, where the works are progressing, and the bridges and other works are in an advanced state. In a short time three lines will thus converge at Hereford. DISCIPLINE AND MANAGEMENT OF CONVICT PRISONS. ( Continued from The Sun of yesterday.) THE CONVICT QUESTION. Expense of adopting Imprisonment as the Secondary Punishment of this Country. Having made these preliminary observations, I will proceed to consider the probable expense of adopting imprisonment as the secondary punishment of this country. Assuming that an average period of three to four years' imprisonment were substituted for the present sentences of transportation (and considering that a large proportion of those who now receive a sentence of seven years' transp or t a ti on wou ld b e we ll disposed of with a sentence of two y ears ' i m p r i sonm ent, I believe this to be a fair average), the following may be assumed as data on which to calculate a maximum number and the ex pense. First, as regards England and Scotland. If, as an assumed maximum, we take 3,000 as the number sentenced annually, and an average period of four years' imprisonment, the following may be taken as data : four unreyears'm number r h p ereris might men b te 2 showing of i m p r i sonment extending from t imon, 1:070in in separate s the ep arate 18 months to lif e Total numb er i n conf i nement, on an average of total accommod a ti on required 12,000 Ofthis con• finement, and 10,000 on public works and in invalid establishments, &c. Expense of an assumed Maximum Number of 12 , 000 Prisoners sentenced i n G rea t B r i ta i n, of whom one-sixth in Separate Confinement. Maintenance of 2,000 prisoners in separate con finement, at 241. per head £48,000 Maintenance of 7,500 able-bodied on public works, at 231. 172,500 Maintenance of 1,500 invalids, at 251. Maintenance of 1,500 juveniles, at 201. 3,000 Total gross cost of 12,000 prisoners 278,000 Front this must be deducted the earnings of 12,020 prisoners, say at 121. per head 144,000 Total net cost to the country Add net estimate for 1,200 females (p. 37) 19,200 Total net cost of 13,200 male and female prisoners 153,000 In the foregoing calculations it is assumed that a pro portion of the prisoners would be employed on public works at Gibraltar, Bermuda, and Western Australia, in the following proportions Gibraltar and Bermuda 2,300 Western Australia 550 Total Assuming an average period of imprisonment of three years at each of these places, there would be an annual relief of one of these numbers. Average expense of passage to Bermuda and Gibraltar, say 71. 10s. ; this for 800 prisoners would amount to Expense of voyage to Western Australia for 200 prisoners, at 951. Total annual expense for transport of convicts to Gibraltar, Bermuda, and Western Aus tralia, to be added to the maximum calcula tion _ _ _ 11,000 penal establishment in this country, for convicts con victea of the worst classes of crime, and for incorrigible convicts, and if any are sent abroad, to make a selection of the best and most deserving of the convicts, instead of thevery worst. In former times, when emigration was almost unheard of, the being transported beyond the seas carried terror into every gang of thieves in town or country; but my own impression is that, looking to the main object of punishment, which is to deter others from crime, this end would be more effectually obtained by imprisonment for a long series of years, or for life, in a convict prison at home or in Bermuda or Gibraltar, than, as heretofore, in a remote place like Norfolk Island, where a prisoner and his fate are alike soon forgotten. 4. Cost of Erecting any additional Prison Accommoda- tion. With regard to the expense of providing any addi tional accommodation, so much depends on the facilities for erecting buildings, the cost of transport of materials, the expense of sites, &c., that I cannot venture to state with any precision what would be the expense per cell, on the plan of Portland ; but under favourable circum stances, and exclusive of the site and houses for the of ficers, the cost of a prison on that plan, with chapel and all necessary offices, boundary walls, &c., would probably not exceed 35Z. to 401. per head, especially if convict labour could be applied in reduction of the expense, as at Dartmoor. As regards officers' quarters, a rent equal to 3 per cent. on the outlay is paid on a proportion of them. Houses are also furnished to the superior officers in place of lodging money, to which they would otherwise be entitled. Any outlay for these objects is not, there fore, capital entirely sunk, as in the case of prisons. The expense of providing quarters for officers and barracks proportioned to 1,000 prisoners might amount to from 16,0001. to 20,0001., or be taken at about 161. to 201. a man, averaged on the number of prisoners. The total outlay for new prisons therefore might be as sumed at about 501. to 601. per head, subject to the foregoing considerations ; and on these data the cost of erecting the additional accommodation for prisoners on the public works could be reckoned. A certain proportion, say one-fourth or one-fifth, of every additional 1,000 prisoners would, however, be in separate confinement. If, therefore, additional prison accommodation were required for them, the cost, in cluding officers' quarters, would be on a higher scale. The calculation for 1,000 prisoners, exclusive of site, might be taken at 71,2501. Equal to an annual charge at 51 per cent. for liquidating principal and interest on capital borrowed for the purpose, 3,9181. 5. PPobable Effect on !fix Annual Estimates of carrying _ _ RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SOUTH - EASTE R N ItAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending Aug. 27, 1853 £22,032 4 7 Corresponding week last year 19,173 12 6 Increase in 1853 ........................... £2,858 12 1 LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. — Traffic return for the week ending Aug. 27, 1853 ............... ................................... 214,679 13 9 Corresponding week last year 13388 5 8 Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 142,131 19 2 Total of the half-year to this date, 1852 126,552 2 0 Ireland. It may also be assumed that the present number of convicts in Ireland will not be materially increased ; and the following is given as an approximate estimate of numbers and expenses : Number of convicts, 5,250 £57,750 Abstract of the foregoing estimates of an assumed maxi mum unmber of 17,250 prisoners sentenced in Great Britain and Ireland. Gross estimate for 12,000 prisoners in England and at Gibraltar, Bermuda, and Western Australia £278,000 Gross estimate for 5,250 prisoners in Ireland 57,750 Estimate for transport services to Bermuda, Gibraltar, and Western Australia as before 11,000 Total estimated gross cost of 17,250 prisoners 346,750 Add estimated gross cost for 1,200 females ... 24,000 370,750 Deduct earnings of 12,000 prisoners at 121. per head as before £144,000 Deduct earnings of 5,250 prisoners In Ireland, at 51. per head 26,250 Deduct earnings of 1,200 females at 41. per head 4,800 _L-- 175,050 Total estimated net cost of 18,450 male and female prisoners. £195,700 Distribution of the foregoing number of prisoners, and application of convict labour. It may be convenient that I should submit my views as to the distribution of this large number of men (17,250). The present establishments at home and at Gibraltar, Bermuda, and Western Australia, will accommodate, on the present footing, 16,126. The additional number to be provided for, therefore, only amounts to 1,124, which I should propose to place generally in the most advantageous position for the pro fitable application of their labour. With 'regard to the general locality of additional con vict prisons and their extent, much would depend upon the means that might exist for the profitable application of the prisoners' labour. On this point, which will be one of great importance in any change of system, I would beg leave again to submit the few observations which occur in my third report for 1849 : " There can be no question that if it be necessary from any cause to carry into effect probationary periods of discipline in this country, and that, in consequence, a body of 10,000 or 12,000 men are to b e ma i n t a i ne d by the Government, they ought to be usefully employed. It is a confiscation of labour in which the Crown has a vested interest. "This, as a matter of finance, will not in the opinion of some be regarded as the least of the question s to be considered, and by all will be acknowledged to be of some importance. " One of the objects at Portland is to show to what extent this can be done consistently with other and more paramount considerations, and when the system shall have been tested by experience, I hope, with the co-ope ration of the Admiralty and Ordnance authorities, to be enabled to render the labour in the dockyards and arsenals much more useful and valuable than it ever has been." The experience since gained at Portland has more than realised all my expectations. both as regards the moral improvement of the men and the amount of work executed. The ascertained value of the work performed by the convicts at that prison for the last four years has been as follows : 1849.. 1850.. 1851.. 1852.. £7,214 6 11 14,067 16 7 20,531 16 5 20,568 0 0 During the past year the earnings have nearly equalled the entire cost of the establishment, and there is no rea son to doubt that, wherever there exists the same facili ties of employment, a similar result will be obtained. I have carefully considered the subject, and am of opinion that, whenever the nature and extent of any '•we.qk reluirelzr the employment offtqn NertiiiBoo men, for a _Period\of five or stF,...sfmd,,Apy,waldja - diryth.4 eazaz., tion of a removable prison, and- the formation of a con vict establishment for the purpose of executing it. It is in this way that prisoners under long sentences might be employed to the greatest advantage. Harbours of refuge, fortifications, docks, &c., are the description of works the most suitable for the employ ment of convicts, from there being a large proportion which could be executed by unskilled labour. The works now in progress at the Holyhead and the Channel Islands are of that nature, and the large docks, recently executed at Portsmouth and Devonport, would have been well adapted for the purpose. The records of the public departments will, doubtless, show that there are many such works of acknowledged importance in a national point of view, which have been deferred or objected to on the ground of expense; and if the Government be obliged to maintain the men, it be comes a matter of necessity, in order to carry out a sound system of penal and corrective discipline, that they should be usefully employed. "The third and last duty of a Sovereign," says Adam Smith, "is that of 'erecting and maintaining those public institutions and those public works, which, though they may be in the highest degree advantageous to a great society, are, however, of such a nature as that the profit could never repay the expense, and which it cannot, therefore, be expected that any individual should erect and maintain." It will be admitted that our insular position has ceased to afford the means of defence on which we for merly relied, and that where, in former days, our mer chantmen might ride safely at anchor, they would now be exposed to sudden and rapid incursions of hostile steamers. It will also be admitted that no adequate measures have yet been adopted for meeting a change of circumstances so disadvantageous to us as a nation. The relative position we formerly occupied can only be regained by a great addition to the standing army, or by the construction of such works as will place the force at command in the best position to resist an enemy. The improvement of our national defences, the erection of a large work between London and the south coast, and a harbour of refuge half way between Portsmouth and the Downs, to fulfil the same object as Portland, which occupies that position between Ports mouth and Plymouth, are of obvious and pressing im portance. These works alone, and others having similar objects, would furnish useful employment for many years, for all the labour that the convict department could spare, and with the assistance of one or two companies of Sappers, they might be executed with but little further expense, excepting for materials. Prisons in Agricultural Districts. In the event of there being no public works, to which the labour of the prisoners could be devoted, with a view to promote the objects to which I have adverted, the less profitable application of it to agriculture might be resorted to. In such a case my general view would be to obtain two or more tracts of good land, in a dry and healthy locality, contiguous to a railway, and in such a situation as to be conveniently accessible from the more densely populated parts of the country, so as to reduce to a minimum the cost of the removal of prisoners. Penal Establishment for the Worst classes of convicts. In considering the means necessary for givi ng e ff e ct to any change of system affecting the continuance of transportation, it is deserving of consideration whether it would not, in many respects, be d es i ra bl e t o f orm a out a General System of Imprisonment. During the first few years, an d un til suc h a system were fully developed, the annual expenses would vary, and be subject to no very precise calculation, chiefly arising from the uncertainty in what proportion the ex penses in Van Diemen's Land would diminish. The following may afford data for forming an opinion. Sir W. Denison, in his dispatch dated August 21, 1851, furnishes a return of the number of convicts holding tickets of leave, and those who are maintained at the expense of the Government respectively. Subjoined is the general summary : Maintained by 'Government, males .... 3,536 females... 1,226 9, If Not maintained by Government, males 11,978 lf If femaley 3,329 Grand total If no additional convicts be sent to Van Diemen's Land their number will gradually be reduced by expira tion of sentence, and by a less number being under the restrictions of the ticket of leave, the infraction of which, probably, causes many to be returned on the hands of the Government. For the purpose of ca;culation, it may be sufficient to assume that the majority would be disposed of in four or five years, and the estimates would decrease in some regular proportion. _Eiwciion of Additional A cconvrodation. In connection with the probable operation on the estimates of an extensive change of system, the subject that will claim the first consideration and prompt action upon any decision of the Government, will be the erec tion of the necessary accommodation. It would appear desirable to take a comprehensive view of all that will be required during the next four years, and to obtain the sanction of Parliament to the necessary outlay. The probable annual accumulation of convicts during the next four years has been shown in the foregoing cal culations, in which it will be observed that the numbers will increase in a regular ratio. When, however, those convicts who are now in confinement shall have been disposed of, the permanent number, who will have been sentenced in Great Britain during the above period will fall to about 12,000. On these data, it would appear that, in addition to the accommodation now at the disposal of the Government, viz., 10,880, as shown at page c, there will not probably be permanently required more than from 1,200 to 1,500 cells ; but during the third and fourth years a greater number will be needed. Hence, the necessity of at least taking immediate measures for the erection of the amount of accommodation which will be necessary as a permanent provision, and of adopting some temporary expedient for the excess, above this amount, as the exi gency arises. - It - would be prudent not to determine too hastily, but the Secretary of State should have the power of meet ing any emergency, and of immediately providing for it. In accordance with your lordship's directions, I have already made arrangements for the erection of an addi tional wing at Portland, which will raise the accommo dation in that important prison from 1,070 to 1,500 ; and the appropriation of Brixton for females will give additional accommodation for about 400 male convicts at Millbank. It is also under consideration to erect prisons at Chat , ham, and Devonport, or Gosport. THE UNITED STATES AND AUSTRIA. We have received the following account of the negotiations between the Austrian and American Ministers on the subject of the Hungarian refugee Kossta. The negotiation was commenced by Mr. Brown, who addressed to Mr. Bruck the following letter : " Legation of the United States at Constantinople, June 27. "Monsieur l'lnternonce,—l have the honour to ad dress your Excellency on the subject of a most unfortu nate occurrence, which I am informed by the consul of my Government in Smyrna took place there on the 23d inst., and which I very deeply deplore, inasmuch as it resulted in the death of a young officer of the Austrian navy, who has thus most probably, without in any manner having been the cause of the unwarranted attack made upon himself and his companions in Smyrna, been the victim of the most inconsiderate and unaccountable conduct of*the Austrian Consul of the city towards an individual named Martin Kossta. "This person, at the present moment incarcerated on board the Austrian brig-of war Hussar, now at Smyrna, is, I believe, one of the Hungarian refugees who had been detained at Kinta,yeh. Together with others he was permitted to leave this country in 1851, and he pro ceeded with them to the United States, where he took the preliminary steps toward becoming a citizen of the United States—that is, he made a formal renunciation of all allegiance to any other Power or Sovereign what ever, and took the oath of allegiance to the Govern ment of the United States. A months since M. .osstkkaktie tn_Smyrna from New York, with th e design of again proceeding to the United States. In the afternoon of the 21st inst., while seated on the marina of Smyrna, he was suddenly set upon by some fifteen ruffian Greeks, all armed, said to have been employed for that purpose by the Austrian Consul ; and after having been treated in the most brutal manner, was thrown into the sea, where a boat was waiting to receive and conduct him to the Austrian brig Hussar. " M. Sossta, on leaving the United States, received a legalized copy of the declaration which he had made there of allegiance to the Government of the United States, and which document, under ordinary circum stances, would recommend him to the friendly a;d and consideration of the American authorities. "It cannot be conceived here that this individual's temporary residence in the city of Smyrna could possi bly excite the animosity of the Austrian Consul to such a degree as to cause him to employ a band of armed ruffians to attack him at a moment when he evidently had no reason to apprehend such an outrage, and to have him conveyed in an ignominious manner on board an Austrian vessel-of-war. "It seems to me, rather, that in case his presence there incommoded the Austrian Consul, the latter, at the most, should have called upon the Austrian authorities to require his departure, and not, by an act of so outrageous and inhuman a nature, excite the in -41.2 -nation of the inhabitants of Smyrna, and, I do not aubt it, also of the people of the United States. -- ;; - 1 3 erMit me, therefore, to intercede with your Ex cellency on behalf of M. Kossta, and to ask, if not out of the respect due for the Government of the Sultan, whose territory has been so grossly violated by the con duct of the Austrian Consul of Smyrna, at least out of regard for the Government to which he has pledged his allegiance, that your Excellency be pleased to give orders to the commander of the Hussar for his imme diate release, so that he may proceed to the United States. "I avail myself of the present opportunity of renew ing to your Excellency the assurance s o f my hi g h es t re spect and most distinguished consideration. " JOHN P. BROWN." To this letter the Austrian Minister returned the following answer : " M. BRUCE TO MR. BROWN. "Buyukdere, Monday, June 27. "Monsieur le Charge d'Affaires,—By your favour of this day's date you have demanded the liberation of a certain Martin Kossta, arrested by order of the Consul- General of Austria at Smyrna on the 22d instant. " I can only attribute, sir, this intervention on your part to a mistake, as the individual in question is a native of Hungary, and has never ceased to be an Aus trian subject, as results from his deciarativ made in the presence of the Consul of the United States at Smyrna. His arrest consequently took place in virtue of the treaties which assure to my Government the full and entire inde• pendence of its jurisdiction over all its subjects in Turkey. " You will easily understand, then, M. le Charge d'Affaires, the absolute impossibility of complying with your request. "I beg you to receive the assurance of my high consi deration. "BRUCK. " To Mr. Brown, Charge d'Affaires of the United States of America." It will be observed that Mr. Bruck justifies the arrest of Kossta upon the ground that he had de dared himself a native Hungarian in the presence of the American Consul at Smyrna, but no refe rence is made by him to the papers of naturalisation held by M. Kossta. Hence Mr. Brown replied in the following letter : "MA. BROWN TO M. BRUCK. " Legation of the United States of America, Constantinople, June 29. " Monsieur l'lnternonce,—l have just received the letter whic'a you were so good as to write me, under date of the 27th of this month, on the subject of the in dividual named Martin Kossta, arrested at Smyrna, on the 21st inst., by the Austrian Consul. "I am reathly convinced sir, that the means adopted by the Austrian Consul to effect the arrest of the said individual could not merit your approbation ; and also I do not feel myself at all called upon to express an opinion upon the right which you mention as possessed by your Government over all its own subjects in Turkey. " I cannot, however, deny myself the honour of once more a Idressing your Excellency for the purpose of re newing the official intercession which I havealready felt it my duty to make in behalf of this person ; and, so as to enable your Excellency to better appreciate the basis of my request, I have the honour to hand you (inclosed) the declaration which AI. Kossta made at New York on the 31st of July, 1852, renouncing his allegiance to the Emperor of Austria,' and taking an oath of alle giance to the Government of the United States of America. "The right of expatriation and of naturalisation is re cognised, I believe, by the Government of Austria as well as by other Governments ; and it seems to me that the arrest (without again mentioning the means which the Austrian Consul at Smyrna used to effect it) of the said Kossta, upon the neutral soil of Turkey, after the act of allegiance made by him, will be regarded by the Government oF. the United States as being not only a very painful violation of those same rights of naturalisa tion, but also, In consequence of my intercession, as a want of respect and regard towards my Government, of which the impression will be removed with difficulty. I would not leave your Excellency ignorant of the preced ing facts ; but rather, by communicating them to your Excellency, relieve myself of all the responsibility which the arrest of Kossta, and the consequences which may grow out of it, may leave in the mind of my Government and countrymen. " It was on presenting this declaration to the Consu late of the United States of America at Smyrna, and to this Legation, that the said Kossta was furnished with a tezkerch' to come to Constantinople, and to return to Smyrna, whence he was to start for New York. Since his arrival at Smyrna he has resided in Turkey under the protection of my Government, and it is a pleasure to me to be able to state that his conduct has always been irreproachable. His fidelity to his native land—the only crime of which he is accused—leads him to declare him self always a Hungarian, and to state that he wishes even to meet his death as such. " Your Excellency will pardon me if I thus renew my intercession in his favour. I beg your Excellency to be pleased to have him delivered over to the local authority of Smyrna, to be sent again to the United States. This act will be learnt by the President of the United States, I am confident with satisfaction, and prevent the painful and extraordinary news of his arrest being again the cause of the interruption of those friendly feelings be tween our respective countries which I sincerely have it at heart to reconcile and to cultivate. " I beg your Excellency to receive renewed assurances of my high consideration, &c., " JOHN P. BROWN." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. OTH, . The Edinbu rg h, 58, CaptainP OßTSM Hewlet U t, got away 29 from St. Helen's, under sail this morning, to pursue her cruise. The Highflyer, 21, screw, Captain Moore, left Spit head early this morning, to seek and join Commodore Martin's division of the Channei Fleet. The Vesuvius, 6, paddle steam-sloop, Commander Powell, left Spithead this morning for Gibraltar, to re lieve the Cruizer, 14, Commander the Hon. E. H. Douglas, The Fire Queen steam-yacht, Master-Commander Paul, went out of harbour to Ryde this morning, and left that place at 11 o'clock for Southampton with the Prussian ensign flying. Major-General Simpson, the Lieutenant-Governor, being on leave, the command of Portsmouth garrison and south-west district devolves upon Colonel Comman dant Menzies, K.H., aide-dc -camp to the Queen. The Sprightly steam-vessel, Mr. George Allen, acting master, R.N., commanding, left port for Cowes lest even ing, and embarked the Right Hon. Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty, for Southampton, en route to London, this morning, after which she returned to port and left again at 5 this evening, with the Fanny, Port- Admiral's yacht, in tow, having Vice-Admiral Sir Thos. Cochrane's flag flying, Sir Thomas being on a trip for Torquay. The Antelope, 3, iron paddle, Lieutenant Commander Young, will haul out of the steam-basin dock on Wed nesday, her internal arrangements for accommodation having undergone considerable improvement. Her being rigged as a brig shows her rakish-looking hull to great advantage. The new signals, under the direction of Captain Jer ningham, have been practised to-day from the dockyard semaphore to a flag-staff fixed on Ashy-down, Isle of Wight, and with the greatest possible success. The distance is nine miles, but the signalling would have answered at 20 miles. The facility of working and read ing off was admirably managed ; and its simplicity and effectiveness must bring it into general use. The gale which has been so furiously blowing on this coast since Thursday lulled in the night, and this morn ing a dead calm ensued, with not a ripple visible on the water. This evening, however, the wind has risen and seems freshening for another gale. PEMBROKE, AUG. 29. An official inquiry has been instituted at Pembroke into the cause of the late failure in the launch of the Caesar, the committee of investigation being formed of Sir Baldwin Walker, the Surveyor of the Navy ; Mr. Isaac Watts, Assistant Surveyor ; Mr. Abethell, Master Shipwright of Portsmouth Dockyard ; and Mr. Edye, Master Shipwright of Devonport Dock yard. The real cause of the mishap for a long time remained obscure, but there is not now, any doubt concerning the origin of the untoward and unfor tunate event. The disaster appears to have been caused by a sufficient depth of water not being obtained when the launch took place, in consequence of which the bilge ways stuck in the mud, and all the efforts made, and the immense force brought to bear, to force the ship into the water, only served to fix her snore firmly in the bed. The water around was not of sufficient depth to take the weight of the after body of the vessel from ,off the bilge ways, and thus allow her after-part to float. The use, in the formation of the lower part of the ways, of fir wood, in lieu, as customary, of sound Dantzic oak, it is considered also contributed to the accident, the conse quence being that the ship did not so easily glide over these planks, and before the stern could be lifted by the buoyancy of the water, the unusual friction and traction had aided in the stoppage of the vessel. It has been remarked that she started and passed down the slip at first with great velocity, and with a speed apparently capable of overcoming every obstacle. In consequence of a much greater declivity being given at some of the other dockyards, fir planks are occasionally used for carrying out the ways, but at Pembroke this was never before attempted. The condition of the ship is considered to be much better than was anticipated, when the very dangerous position m which she lay is taken into consideration. One-third of her length lay off the ways when she ap peared "hogged" and bent, but on floating, the strain was taken off, awl she returned to her normal lines. The leakage was also very trifling, thus affording proof of the immensely strong and perfect manner in which our ships of 'var are put together. To be "h ogge d" three lea r feetis a out 0 f most convincing l testimony buildaidthent of strengthoriginalorecoverthe s .l of build. As a proof of the immense strain, we may men tion that the copper bolts, by which the iron knees were fastened, were cut clean off by the iron work. Some of the fastenings and a portion of the diagonal framing has been much strained, and will require additions and re fastenings, and she will likewise have to undergo a tho rough recaulking, The Captain-Superintendent, Sir Thomas Pasley, has issued a minute, which speaks in terms of the highest satisfaction of the conduct of both officers and men on the trying occasion ; and Sir Thomas records his un qualified approbation of their conduct, which he has reported in most favourable terms to the Lords of the Admiralty. The Mirand a , 14 guns, screw EEsßteNamE-SalSo,opA,trids. taken into No. 3 dock. The Netherlands ship Jau Hendrick, having been previously put out with temporary repairs, remains in the fitting basin waiting the spring tides, to enable the caisson to be lifted, when she will proceed by steam-tug, to Snook's dock, Limehouse, London, for permanent repairs, the Admiralty having refused to complete her repairs at this yard. The Dolphin, 3, brigantine, Lieutenant-Comm and er Webber, is progressing smartly in her equipment. Four seamen gunners and one A. B. have joined her from the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth. To-day his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, Ad miral of the Prussian fleet, attended by his Flag Captain, made a private visit to the dockyard. They entered by the Admiral's private gate, and his Highness was con ducted through the yard by the Captai n-Su p erintenden t , Charles Hope, R.N. His Royal Highness left here by the Medway steam-packet at 4.30 p.m. this day, and on leaving the pier a large number of the inhabitants and visitors gave his Royal Highness three hearty English cheers, which were repeated, with one cheer more, for the Prince of Prussia. WOOLWICH, AUG. 29. APPOINTMENTS. Captain EdmundTkiesthcote (1852), who recently commanded the Highflyer screw steam-sloop, is ap pointed to study steam at the factory at Woolwich Dockyard. Lieutenants. —Frederick A.. B. Crauford (1843), to the Royal Naval College ; J. F. loss (1846), to the Strom boli paddle-wheel steam-sloop at Portsmouth. Assistant -Surgeon James N. Dick (1853), to the President, 50, at Chatham, for service on the Pacific station._ _ - Midshipman J. H. Spalding to the Victory flag-ship at Portsmouth. The Cyclops steam-frigate, in charge of Mr. Pope, Assistant Master Attendant at Sheerness Dockyard, was taken out of the basin here this morning, and left imme diately for Sheerness, having on board a portion of the machinery of the Cressy, 80, fitting at that port. r z!? ~ - n tent. or 1110, 50 20 50 25 1.00 50 40 25 25 812s1 6i 25 50 20 St. St. St. St. 100 100 100 100 13 ; 20 20 50 21s. 100 20 110 100 100 all 100 100 6 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 131 i 1131 1031 r