The Sun. — London, England, 1853-11-15 00:00:00

• . CHESTEIt AND HOLYIIE 1D RAIL ATAY. TO STEAM-PACKET PROPRIETORS, OR OTHERS. HOLYHEAD '.:ARBOUR. THE DIRECTORS of the CHESTER and HOLYHEAD Cr)lit P ANY, having provided the necessary accommodation for the d!scharge and loading of Vessels alongside the Railway at Holyhead, are prepared to enter into arrangements with Parties: for the THROUGLI TRANSIT of PASSENG ERA, GOODS, and CATTLE, to and from the principal towns in England. For further particulars apply to J. 0. BINGER, General Manager's Office, Chester. Chester, November, 1853. By order. TIIEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. TUTS EVENING, Nov. 15, The GREAT AMERICAN EQUESTRIANS will exhibit their Astonishing Feats, unmatched in the history of such Performances , assisted by the most renowned Gymnastic Artistes, 0. Dale and Barnes, the European and American champions. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Bnclistone. THIS EVENING, Nov. 15, Will be performed A CURE FOR LOVE. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Villiers, and Bnekstone ; Mrs. Stanley, Miss Vining. To be followed by A PRETTY PIECE OF BUSINESS. Cha racters by Messrs. Howe and Buckstoue ; Miss Reynolds and Mrs. itzwilliam. , To be followed by TUE BE GGAR'S OPERA, Characters b y Misses Featherstone and Ormonde. L'OY AI. PRINCES:VS TIIEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. UntZer the Manage , lient of Mr. CHARLES BEAN. THIS EVENING, Nov. 15, Will be performed THE LANCERS ; or, The Gentleman's Son. Principal characters by Messrs. Meadows, Ryder, Everett, H. Mellon, and D. Fisher; Airs. Winstaniey, Mrs. W. Lacy, Mrs. Daly, and Miss C. Le:lercq. To be followed by MARCO SPADA. Supported by Messrs. W. Lacy, J. Chester, Ryder, Raymond, and Everett ; Miss Heath and Miss C. Leclercq. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, Nov. 15, Will be, presented A CURIOUS CASE. Principal character by Mr. C. Ifathews. After which, THE COMMENCEMENT OF A BAD FARCE which, however (it is hoped), wlll. in the end, show SLOW TO MAKE HOME HAPPY. Principal character by Mr. Wright. To be followed PATTER v. CLATTER. Captain Patter, Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with WRIGHT AT LAST. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress , Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Nov. 15, will be per f or med THE DISCARDED SON. Characters by Leigh Murray, Paul Bedford, and Keeley; Mrs. Keeley and Miss Woolgar, Btc. To be followed by WHITEBAIT AT GREENWICH. After which, THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM. To be followed by "HOTEL, CHARGES!" or, How to Cook " A Bifiln." ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Nov. 15, Will be performed THE CAMP AT THE OLYMPIC. Charac ters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, F. Rob on, Cooper, and Galli ; Mesdames A. Wigan, Stirling, P. Horton, Chatterley, E. Turner, and Wyndham. To be followed by PLOT AND PASSION. Principal characters by Mr. F. Robson and Mrs. Stirling. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. GRAND MILITARY SPECTACLE—THE INVASION OF RUSSIA, and THE BURLESQUE. FIFTH WEEK of the Star of the Arena, Miss KATE COOKE, who continues to be received with increased enthusiasm. THIS EVENING, Nov. 15, The Entertainments will commence with the Grand Equestrian Military Spectacle, entitled BONAPARTE'S INVASION OF RUS SIA ; or, The Bunting of Moscow. To be followed by Mr. W. COOKE'S matchless Scenes of the ARENA, in which Mr. ALFRED COOKE will appear for the First Time since his severe indsposition. To conclude with JUPITER'S DECREE AND THE FALL OF PHAETON ; or, The Fiery Coursers of the Sun. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. west. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY —Morning 33 min.after 1 1 Evening 48 min.aft. 1 10-Moaaow—Mornin g 6 m i n . a ft er 2 1 Evening 23 min.aft. 2 THE WEATHER.-Bux OFFICE, Nov. 15. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 48—highest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest i this morning and during the night. 46—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29'74. WIND, N.W.—Light airs, and foggy weather. mate %tt LONDON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1853. NESSELEODE has ventured to emulate the auda city of Nicholas. It is the old phrase—like master like man—newly and monstrously illus trated. The Circular Note of the Minister has appropriately echoed that arrogance and insolence which were only too audible in the Imperial Mani festo of the AUTOCRAT. The statesman talks towards the close of his diplomatic document of his august Sovereign " circumscribing as much as possible the circle of hostilities." Precisely in the same manner, in a manner absolutely insulting to our common-sense, the CZAR concluded his diplo matic document by that blasphemous quotation of the inspired words of the Royal Psalmist—ln to DOMINE speravi, non confundar in ceternto It were well to observe closely the remarkable expression here transcribed from the Circular Note of NESSELRODE. We mean the sentence in which that veteran politician speaks of the desire of his august master to " circumscribe as much as possible the circle of hostilities." Now, let it not be forgotten that we are enabled at this matnent to appreciate the sincerity of that desire, attributed to the Russian AUTOCRAT by his faithful servant and apologist NEssEratonE—and that we are so enabled, not merely by sagacious surmises or astute conjectures, but through the aid of a mass of very curious and. startling information. Information, let it be especially remarked, drawn from an extraordinary variety of sources —sources most remote and sources close at hand --facts learnt by intelligence alike from the Asiatic and from the European continent, by news sinaulta neously received from Paris and from Hi n d ostan. According to NESSELRODE we have seen it officially stated that the Russian AUTOCRAT is de sirous of " circumscribing as much as possible the circle of hostilities." According to actual occurrences, now, let us discover bow far this as- sertion holds good, and let us do this simply by aid of events that have long since become noto rious. How stands the matter ? Why, the Em peror NICHOLAS 13 so desirous of " circumscribing the circle of hostilities" that he intimates his de termination to regard the appearance beyond the Bosphorus of one vessel bearing the tricolor or the - union jack as tantamount to a declaration (as the case may be) of war on the part of France or of England ! The CZAR is so desirous of " circum- scribing the circle of hostilities" that he per sonally endeavours by a journey to Olmiitz to in volve his imperial cousin _the Emperor of Austria in his warlike machinations, and subsequently by an extension of his excurs i on as f ar asa Ilerli.ll to lure the King of P russ i a i n t o pitfall. Nay, he is so desirous of c , c urescribing the circle of hostilities" , ordin g to that most apt and felicitous expres sj on of th e Circ ular Note of N ESSELRODE ), th a t we find by our last ad vces in anticipation of the Overland M a il that thisi benevolent and pacific potentate is actually end touring in Hi n d os t an covertly, by i n t r i gue, arms, to embroil hi s B ritish openly,'by force of their e enemies large m ies masses of the most formidable :all h with among the whole multit u d e of the Orient a l popu lation. The last-mentioned circ umstance is at this moment especially and peculiarl y entitled to consideration. It may be easily stated in the few words following. It appears by the Extraor dinary' Express published by us in our im pression of Saturday—the express from our Indian possessions bringing down the news from Cal cutta to the 4th, and from Bombay to the 14th of October, that while the 9th Cavalry was Being marched from Jhelum to Rawul Pindee, it was deemed advisable to send a corps of irregu lars to Shelum , and to despatch. an European regiment forthwith to Sealcote. Ostensibly, the cause of the latter movement was attributed to THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING,. NOVEMBER 15, 1853. the fact of the conspiracy for Colonel MACKESON'S death having been traced to SAADUT KHAN, the Almond chief of Lalpoorah. But it would seem in reality that that sudden march of troops upon those particular portions of the bound aries of our Asiatic dominions, had its origin in the advance of a Russian army within ten marches of Oorgune, a city which may be described, not inaccurately, as the Lyons or Man chester of Khiva—that Russian army being op posed solely by a few native troops, hastily as sembled and headed by the Khans of Khiva and Bockhara ! Intimation, moreover, is given in our despatches from India that those same Rus sians candidly avow their inten tion seizure of th e i nva d e d country—the be the CZAR having, with that obj ec t i n v i ew , adroitly bribedtoover DOST MAHOIED of Cabul to a promise of neutrality. Meanwhile, it is understood that with an eye to their co-operation with the Russian soldiers in another direction, in plainer words " against the Turks," a considerable army is being rapidly gathered together by the SHAH of Persia in the valley of Sooltania. All these currently reported and gene rally accredited movements, at one and the same time of intrigues and of armaments, originating in the wiles of the candid, and pacific, and con ciliatory Cabinet of St. Petersburg I So earnest is the solicitude o f the august master of all the 1 1 Russias to "circumscribe the circle of hostilities," ' according to the happy and ingenious phrase of NESSEIRODE ! Several, of course, of the still faithful admirers of the Emperor NICHOLAS will, of course, object to the foregoing, that these statements are, each and all of them, exceedingly dubious, and in every like rn i)od wonderfully exaggerated. Neverthe- L ~ , ti would still venture to observe that, granting these rumours have still to be jus tified and have still to be proved in no par ticular idle or extravagant, there yet remains the certainty, the absolute and undeniable certainty, that we have contrived (thanks to the Coalition) to place ourselves with regard to Russia, both in Moldo-Wallachia and in Hindostan, at a manifest disadvantage. That we take to be altogether un deniable. Under the guidance of Lord ABERDEEN we have allowed the contention between Russia and Turkey to ripen from negotiations into cam paigning, to develope itself in virulence from words to blows—until the pacific, and moderate, and magnanimous CZAR suddenly throws away the mask, crying " war be it," insolently terming the Manifesto of the SULTAN " a lying document," and impetuously plunging into the hazard of battle, so that twelve hundred of his soldiers are killed and wounded in a single day at the very outset of the campaign—namely, on the 4th instant, in the battle of Oltenitza. Reviewing with a comprehensive glance the whole of these strange occurrences which have rendered the past eight months peculiarly memo rable, it must be acknowledged that the policy of the Russian EMPEROR could scarcely have been more daringly or flagrantly insensate. From the beginning he has set all the principles of honour, all the laws of nations, all the rights of sove reignties at defiance. He has demanded at the hands of the SULTAN the virtual resig nation to his own of the authority exercised for many centuries over the Christian population of European Turkey by the successive Chiefs of the Ottoman dominions. He has haughtily in sisted upon this extravagant concession in the name of all that is holy, in the name of GOD and in the name of Religion—and this while the Christian subjects of the SULTAN have been tend ering the assurances of their uninterrupted alle giance through the solemn memorial recently pre sented to his MAJESTY by the Greek Patriarch of Constantinople. NICHOLAS has acted thus auda ciously—despatching his forces across the Pruth —taking possession of the Danubian Principali ties—talking about the violation of treaties with his Cossacks in Moldo-Wallachia, and about insults to be avenged, while the world's memory is still alive to the mission and the proceedings of Prince MENSCHIKOFF. And now, forsooth—not Turkey alone, but France and England are to listen un moved to the impiety of that final declaration of the Russian AUTOCRAT in his Manifesto, "In to DOMINE speravi, non confundar in ceternum"— now, while his Minister NESSELRODE is talking about the CZAR'S desire to " circumscribe the circle of hostilities "—now, when that flagitious Prince, for the mere gratification of his personal pride by the development of his lawless ambition, is closing a peace of thirty-eight years' continuance by the most atrocious war (both in origin and in object) that ever threatened the desolation of Christendom. HEAVEN forbid, however GOD forbid that England or France at so supreme a juncture should by their indifference prove false to their historic glory, to their national honour, to the dignity of their crowns, to the rights of their populations ! GOD forbid that by a supine attitude, during a crisis such as this, they should betray, at one and the same moment, the holy cause of Liberty, and the sacred interests of Civilisation ! The real misfortune of the City of London, with its Corporation, is its false position. The London meant by the whole kingdom when its people use the word—the London thought of by foreigners when they look to it as the capital of Europe and of the world, is not a municipality smaller than Liver pool, M anc h ester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Sheffield, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, much smaller too than the huge Parliamentary Boroughs which enclose it. What all the world mean by London is the huge city of more than two mil millions and a quarter of inhabitants on both sides of the banks of the Thames. The City of Londonch contains and s some 27, 869 inhabitants • Liverpool, Manchester, of the metropolitan boroughs London l contain three times as many, or nearly so. The City, in point of population, is but a small por tion of London , y et it has to sustain, and indeed to grasp all th e grandeur to a population o f m illi ons. the City of Londo n i n i ts i T a s n h d e b e u c c l t o a r t p t pertaining o o r o a ti w o n iliin of g technical meaning would be thought in our great towns, and in those of the continent, a rather humble affair, but the Corporation of Lond on appears to the world with an undefined gran deur, derived from all that is called Lon don ; with a kind of halo vastly larger than itself, and radiating in splendid bo roughs on every side. Its hardship is, therefore, that it has to deport itself worthily of all the greatness which is loosely attributed to its name, and which, except when funds aro in question, it is not very forward to disavow. It would be a melancholy thing if any of the corporate trust funds overflowed beyond technical London, or even if any part of the taxes levied on the adjacent dis tricts were expended in those districts ; but, of course, it is not to be deplored that country-folk and foreigners should see in the Lord Mayor of Lond on th e c hi e f mag i s t ra t e o f t wo millions of people, comprising all the wealth, intelligence, and fashion o f th e country, and not mere l y th e c i v i c head of some , tnousands of second and third rate shopk eepers, rabble. This, that as many clerks and shopmen, and due proporti on of l ong -shore men, an d o th er Nineveh. or Babyl on in o d f ee a d il , i i s tss a e nother side of the Corpora ; tion's un l ucky, fal h d a es b e i r :a n e d t s as positi on . Th e o ld Cit y i s as at•all. The v er y D ons w ealthy and distinguished in () is of inhabitants c Corporation itself no longer honourCityla with th e i r own resi dence.speak othethe They tera ptuouzly enough of the Metropolitan boroughs, in comparison with iheir source of honour, yet seek a dwelling, in them, or in the country around, perhaps as far as Brighton. It is but now a city of offices, ware houses, and shops, tenanted for the most part by servants whose principals have fled with the close of business hours, and whose home and local at tachments are all elsewhere. It is probably from this point of view that Mr. TRAVERS regards a Chamber of Commerce as most adapted to manage the affairs of a place where people trade rather than live, and do the work of life rather than enjoy it. If we do but look fairly at what the City of London is in regard to the standing and quality of its actual inhabitants, and compare it with the other part of real London, it will be owned at once that the wealthy, the educated, and the influential are no longer denizens of the in corporated part. Yet the Corporation has to sus tain in the eyes of the world the central position in the vest group of important classes who belong to all London. The Mayor, Aldermen, and Council are expected to be personages worthy to administer the civic affairs of the most renowned population of all the cities of England or of the world. Men of business habits, Clough illiterate and unpolished, might pass very well as the civic representatives of what their London really is. The awkwardness is felt when it is attempted to invest them with the honour which flows from the now incomparably superior suburbs. When a Lord Mayor whose chief characteristics too frequently are bad grammar and good dinners, is spoken of as " the first magistrate of the first city in the world"—a truly respectable magistrate for the present City, which lies between the Tower and Temple-bar, he becomes a ludicrous one ii thought of in the most shadowy connection with the West-end. Even the commerce of London is but partially under Corporation control, and the less said, perhaps, of that control the better. Civic privileges here seem to interfere sadly with private rights, and the growth of Liverpool is a broad proof that something in this department is seriously wrong. In any case, the large docks owe the Corporation neither thanks nor allegiance, yet all the shipping frequenting the poi t of Lon don brings an undefin:d amount of honour to the body which stands before the world as the reprc sentative of London. We refrain entirely till both sides have been heard from touching on the evidence now before the Commissioners. The worst forms of corruption have, no doubt, been much abated of late years. Public opinion re quired it. Some nice little jobs are sure to come to light when so much money is administered, and some inexcusable civic privileges will hardly pass the ordeal of free inquiry ; but we have the word of the Corporation for it, that they are the purest and best-managed body under the sun, and, of course, we believe it against all comers until they have the opportunity of proving their word. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Nov. 14. The Duke and Duchess of Brabant, attended by the Belgian Minister and the Count and Countess Gustave de Lannoy, left Windsor last evening, by the Great Western Railway, for Plymouth. The Earl of Clarendon left the Castle to-day, for London. Lord Elphinstone had an audience of the Queen. A deputation from the parishes of All Saints, Poplar, relative to closing the churchyard, transacted business yesterday, at the Home-office. The deputation con sisted of the Rev. T. T. Bazely (rector), Messrs. John Carter, Samuel K. Ellison, Charles Darling, and Ed ward Coleman (vestrymen), and Charles C. Ceely (vestry clerk). The deputation was introduced by Mr. Charles S. Butler, M.P. The Earl of Clarendon arrived in town yesterday, from a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yes terday from the Governor of Bermuda. Despatches were sent yesterday to the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope and the Mauritius. BANK OF ENGLAND NOTIFICATION.-The Bank of England have intimated that they will now discount the amounts of the various petty stocks due in January at the rate of 3 per cent. instead of at 4 per cent., as ori ginally proposed in their notification of the 2d inst. MUNIFICENT DONATION.-We understand that her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, hearing of the very heavy drain upon the funds of the Shipwrecked Fisher men and Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society, conse quent upon the late disastrous gales, has, with her accus tomed liberality, presented this valuable institution, of which she is patron, with the sum of 100 guineas. THE TEMPLE GARDENS.—GRAND CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOIV.—At the present time the lovers of this autumnal flower will be highly gratified by paying a visit to the Temple Gardens, Fleet-street, where may be seen, per haps, the largest collection of chrysanthemums in Eng land in, or nearly, full bloom, which comprises every description of the plant. Most of the judges and learned members of the bar have inspected the collection, and the gardens, we understand, being the property of the Hon. Society of Benchers, can be viewed gratuitously. LONDON SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER-HALL. —SIXTH SEASON, 1853-54.—The first concert of the above society will take place on Thursday evening next, when 'Landers oratorio, "Israel in Egypt," will be per formed under the direction of Mr. Surman, the founder of the Exeter-hall oratorios, preceded by Dr. Elvey's fectival anthem " The Lord is King." Principal singers. Miss Birch, Mrs. Lockey, Miss Stabbach, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Leffler, and Mr. Lockey. The band and chorus will be complete in every department. MAP OF THE BURMAN EMPIRE.—At this particular moment we are disposed more eagerly than ever to wel come this admirable map of the Burman Empire, just issued opportunely in Leadenhall-street, from W. H. Allen and Company's enterprising establishment. It can scarcely fail to be examined just now with a peculiar and melancholy interest—now that our triumph over the Burmese is being followed up by a series of lament able disasters in the way of insurrection against our authority. Scarcely any one who has read Mr. Cobden 's logical and unanswerable exposure of our criminality towards the Burmese will re gard the events now taking place in the territories here depicted with any degree of amazement. As we have sown, so are we reaping—we have sown the storm, and we are reaping the whirlwind. At a crisis like this, therefore, no map could come to us more opportunely than the one which is before us at this moment, display ing with admirable accuracy and distinctness the whole of what were, and what still are, the King of Ava's dominions. DETERMINED SUICIDE IN HYDE PARK.—On Sunday morning, about one o'clock, a police constable of the A division, while going his rounds in Hyde-park, per ceived what appeared to be some person leaning against one of the old trees near the Royal Humane Society's receiving-house. On closer examination, however, he discovered the body of a man suspended by a hand kerchief tied round his neck, and attached to a bough of the tree, quite dead. The constable immediately cut the unfortunate man down, and, after procuring as sistance, conveyed the body to St. George's Workhouse. Upon the body being searched, a pocket-book was found, 'with the name of "W. G-. Cotterall" written inside it. BONDING PRIVILEGES.—The question as to an exten sion of bonding privileges to certain quays and ware houses above London-bridge is still pending. By some parties, however, it is contended that, as far as the re quirements of trade are concerned, there does not appear to be any real necessity for the measure. The increase in the number of articles of merchandise, free of duty, must, it is contended, relieve the bonded warehouses already existing to a very considerable degree, and therefore leave ample room for such goods as may be entered under bond. It is admitted that the business of the port has increased to an immense extent, and that there is every reason to suppose the augmentation will be still greater ; but, at the same time, it is pointed out that the privileges have recently been much extended on the Surrey side of the water below London-bridge, and that in the course of the next year the new docks, which are now being constructed near Blackwall, are expected business T n THE MAIL of the PACKETS.—Southampton, ETsKt .—Southampton, Monday.—The to be opened. Th ere is also the projected Wellington Dock, on th e S urre y s id e , w hich, if formed, will give increased accommod a ti on to the shipping and general steam ship Noo na l e f t this moronni will be epu occupied by th e company. Peninsula r an d Oriental Company's new screw ng osn he f for of r hasßombay,th etaken lines i.n from withthe which herEasta few placeshe stores, laya, has been aproint 1e( to the command of the Noona. The General Screw Company's steamship Indiana (Cap tain Lambert) also left to-day for India an d th e C a p e , calling first at Plymouth f or her mails. had on board about 100 passengers, of whom Indiana whom she s hipped from this port, 20,0001. i n about 500 bottles of quicksilver, anC a specie ns for usual of bile and casegoods. me Royal M a il Company's cargotw ships Severn :id Solent are hourly expected, the for mero with the Brazilian mail , and the latter with the mails from the West Indies. The Magdalena leaves on the 17th, with the outward portion of the West India mail. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Iberia is hourly expected to arrive with the Penin sular mail. The Sultan will leave Southampton on the 17th, with the outward portion of that mail. The Indus is expected from Alexandria with the heavy portion of the East India and China mail, and on the 20th the Euxine will leave with the outward heavy portion of the same, The Cork Steam Shipping Company's screw steam-ship Cormorant arrived here yesterday en route from Rotterdam to Liverpool. After landing a quan tity of cheese, some cattle, and some bale goods, she left to-day for Liverpool. Messrs. Palfour, Laming, and Owen are appointed the agents at this port for the company, and it is arranged that this line of steam-ships shall call at Southampton on each passage. CITY OF LONDON C'O2II,IISSION. (THIS DAY.) The Commissioners resureed their inquiry this morn ing., in the chamber of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Mr. Remington, the silk manufacturer, came before the commission to complain of the manner in which the corporation exercise their privilege with regard to the election of the sheriffs of London and Middlesex. He stated that he was a member of the Fishmongers' Cora pany, and a freeman of the City, but he had never re sided in the City. Nevertheless in 1840 he received notice from the Town Crier that his name had been put on the list of gentlemen selected by the Lord Mayor to fill the office of sheriff, and in 1848 he was elected against his own will. Mr. Bousfield, a gentleman attached to the Weavers' Company, which was older than the corpora tion, was elected with him, but as it was quite impossible for either of them to serve they were compelled to pay the fine of 6001. ca..l. Now what he complained of was this. At the time he was elected he resided seven miles beyond the limits of the City, and he was therefore de prived of the municipal franchise, while at the time of his election, in 1848, Aldermen Finnis and Low rance, who were bound to be put in nomination, were excused by the Common Hall from serving that year. The consequence was, that when be and Mr. Bousfield were fined, Alderman Finnis was forced to ac cept the office for the convenience of the corporation, and the Alderman was allowed 1001. out of the fines towards his expenses. Parties were afterwards put in no mination and elected against their will for the sake of the fine ; for instance, in 1814 and 1815, the fines from this source amounted to 15,0001., and it was said, however truly he knew not, that reluctant parties were fined in this wholesale manner to provide the means for entertaining George the Fourth and the Emperor of Russia at the period of the peace. There was no necessity for putting parties indisposed to serve to the expense of these fines, because there were always plenty of aspirants for civic honours, and the only mode of in troducing them to the City was through the means of the shrievaity, which brought them into contact with the Livery at the banquets of the different companies. Some time the office of sheriT was made the medium for advancing the interests of solicitors, who induced their friends to serve for the sake of obtaining the ap pointment of under-sheriff, and thereby becoming known in the City, where they hoped to cultivate a lucrative practice. On both occasions the cor ruption of the long-shore men was resorted to, and no matter whether the candidate aspired to the honour of Lord Mayor, or sought to further the designs of his legal friends, the end in view could only be accomplished with the assistance of the agent to that corrupt portion of the Livery. Formerly the fines paid by gentlemen who declined to serve in the office of sheriff were cari:ed to the general accounts of the City, but Parliament hav ing, in 1848, ordered a return of these fines, and of the manner in which they were appropriated, the Common Council passed an ordinance directing that the fines should be devoted to the purposes of charity, and now they were appropriated to the support of the necessitous orphans of the City. Mr. Remington, in conclusion, stated that he did not think the expense of the office deterred gentlemen from serving, nor did he believe the corporation bad ever experienced any diffi culty in finding candidates for the office, and under these circumstances he thought parties who did not en joy the municipal privileges of the City ought not to be called up on to share in its burdens. Other witnesses were examined on similar points, after which Mr. Pulling, the barrister, resumed his statement, which occupied the attention of the commission up to the hour of adjournment. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY). COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE SWALLOW. This bankrupt was described as of Nine Elms Tavern, Battersea, and to-day was appointed for his last exami nation. The balance-sheet prepared by Mr. Watson, Basing hall-street, commences Feb., 1853, and ends sth Octo ber, 1853 ; it shows debtor to creditors 1,961/. 2s. id. ; surplus 9th February, 1853, 2,3091. 10s. 6d. ; profits, 150/. Creditor by good debts, 191. 10s. ; leasehold pro perty, 2121. ; property at Battersea, on which there is an injunction in the Court of Chancery, 3,8841. 19s. 3d. Mr. J. R. Chidley, Gresham-street, said the assignees required further accounts, and therefore the bankrupt's examination must be adjourned. An adjournment for a month took place. Mr. Chidley then asked for the sanction of the court for the assignees to defend a Chancery suit instituted by the relatives of the bankrupt. His Honour granted the application. LATEST FOREIGN N E RUSSIA AND TURKEY. According to a private despatch, fighting was r"newed near Bucharest on the llth, in the morn . It is believed that Omer Pasha will also attempt to cross the Danube above Galata, in order to get into Moldavia. The Turkish Embassy at Vienna have reason to believ e that between 90,000 and 100,000 Turks have ; Ilready crossed the Danube. The• panderer publishes a letter from Bucharest of the 6th inst., stating that, after a series of murderous conflicts on the 3d, 4th, and sth inst., the Turks maintained their position on the Wal lachian bank of the Danube, while the Russians took refuge in their entrenchments near 01t3nitza. Adv - ices from Kalafat of the 3d inst., state that on that day the Turks had not left their positions. They weore waiting for reinforcements to march upon Krajoya„ . . . Tile communications between Galatz and Odessa have been interrupted since the 28th ult. It is said that the Turks have obtained posses sion of several Russian forts in Georgia and the Caucasus. These forts are Cartoor, which was taken by tlr.e Kurds, Fuliler by the troops from Damascus, runl Surmine Istrat and Kuchat by the Bachi-Bozoirks. The Austrian Correspondence, under date of Bucharest, Nov. 9, says :—" The Turks have been repulsed from. the island near Giurgevo. General Klapka has received a Turkish command at Olte nitza or Giurgevo. A strong cannonade was heard this day (9th.) Prince Gortschakoff had advanced his head-quarters some stations from Bucharest." The Monitewr gives the following details of the battle at Oltenitza :—" The Government has re ceived the following information respecting the recontre of the 4th between the Russians and the Turks at Oltenitza is in the triangle formed by the Argis, the Danube, and the village of Olte nitza that the mu.Tderous battle of the 4th of No vember took place.. The Turks had not more than. 9,000 men. They occupied the qUarantine build ing on the plain near to the Danube and the village. The building and an. old redoubt were fortified with materials brought from Turtukai. The Turks were very successful in making use of the bat teries of the fortress (Turtukai.) They threw across the Danube, which is about 260 toises wide at that place, bull etsand bombs which reached the Russians even as far as the foot of the village, which is situated on an elevation. General Dan nenberg, who directed the operations, was at a short distance from the village with his staff. The loss of the Russians is calculated at 1,200 men killed and wounded. Nearly all the chefs de bat tallion have been wounded, as well as several colonels. The greater part of the wounds were made with conical balls. Prince Gortschakoff has left for Oltenitza. They speak of his attacking the Turks to-day or to-morrow." The Siecle says :—" According to information worthy of being relied on, as the Moniteur says, we think we may announce to our readers that the Ottoman troops have gained a fresh victory at Oltenitza. On the 2cl and 3d inst. the Russian General Pauloff endeavoured in vain to prevent the Turks from establishing themselves in advance of Oltenitza, on the Wallachian side of the Danube. The Ottomans maintained their positions, and caused the Russians a loss of 600 men, among whom are 18 officers. The position of Oltenitza, situated about thirty-eight miles from Bucharest, which is the basis of their operations in Wallachia, appeared so important to the Russian Generals, that they resolved to make a fresh effort to dis lodge the Turks from it. The attack was recom menced on the 4th, and continued through part of the sth. The Russians have had 1,200 killed or wounded, and it is stated as certain that the Ottoman chasseurs, armed with the Vincennes carabines, made terrible havoc 'in the ranks of the officers. Almost all the commanders of corps have fallen. We will admit that we have no details on the consequences of this second engagement, but from the summons made to Prince Gortschakoff by Omer Pacha to deliver up all the fortified places into the hands of the Turks, and to evacuate the Principalities as promptly as possible, there is reason to infer that the troops of the Sultan have assumed a real attitude of superiority." The Wanderer of Vienna has the following, 10th inst. : " It was on the 2d that the Turks concentrated them selves between Tschitschatahka and Turtukai to the number of 14,000 men, without reckoning the reserve. They were concealed by the wood. In the night of the 3d the passage of the river was attempted near Olte nitza, and effected by force. AN soon as 2,000 men had landed, the boats returned to fetch others. The ad vanced posts of the Russians were at Oltenitza. and the reserve wi-hin gunshot of the place. The Russian forces amounted to 5,000 men. The Austrian Correspondence had fixed a number of 3,000 men, but it has now aug mented it to 9,000 men. The combat began by break of day, and great bravery was exhibited on both sides. The cannonade lasted 18 hours. The Rus sians received reinforcements from Kanzurva. The struggle terminated at noon by the retreat of the Turks, but was renewed in the evening. The Rus sians retired on Oltenitza, where they had an entrench ed position, whilst the Turks remained on the banks of the Danube, and threw up entrenchments. On the following day the report of cannon was again heard. The farms in the neighbourhood of Oltenitza fell a prey to the flames, but the town itself did not suffer. The combat was most sanguinary, and the loss on both sides was severe. The Russians made every effort in their power to resist the superior forces of the enemy, but the Turks displayed the most extraordinary bravery, and gave proofs of their waists in the water, but would not give way. On the sth, the Turks maintained them selves on the Wallachian side, and the Russians retired towards the position of their reserve at Oltenitza. On the 2d, the Turks concentrated themselves at Silistria, — and advanced as far as Kalaradsche. Near Giurgevo there was an affair of outposts. The road leadinc , from Oltenitza to Kalaradsche is occupied by the Russian troops. The first news of the affair at Oltenitza reached the British embassy at Vienna. All accounts agree in stating that the Russians have not lost their entrenched position, but that the Turks occupied the shore." A Vienna journal of the 10th says :—" The news from Montenegro are to the effect that the princi pality is perfectly tranquil. Prince Danielo has forbidden his subjects to invade the Turkish terri tory, and his orders have been respected. We are assured that in this war the Wladika will remain neutral. He is, however, arming a body of regular troops." Several Wallachian boyards and their families have arrived at Vienna from Bucharest. Amongst them are Prince Soufzo, M. Cambisse, M. Catorno, and others of distinction. The Hospodar Prince Stirbey, who had arrived previously at Vienna, paid court visits to most of these boyards. A private telegraphic despatch, dated Berlin, 13th, says :—" The -Journal de St. Petersburg pub lishes a declaration of the Minister of Finance, ac cording to which the embargo is not placed on Turkish vessels until the 22d November. After that delay all Turkish vessels remaining in Russian ports will be declared lawful prizes, even should their cargoes not exclusively belong to Turkish subjects. Neutral flags will enjoy perfect freedom even during hostilities." It is stated that the Prussian Government has resolved not to allow private despatches, giving po litical news, to be forwarded from Berlin. Private letters from Constantinople of the 31st mention that intelligence received from Asia Minor announced the capture, by the Turkish troops, of five forts on the frontiers of Georgia. The first of these forts is called Cartom, and was taken by the Kurds ; the second, Futilee, by the contingent from Damascus ; the third, Hermini, the fourth Istrat, and the fifth, Kuchat, were captured by the Bashi- Bozouks, or irregular troops. The same letters add that the intelligence was believed to be correct in Constantinople. They state, besides, tint the Austrian squadron, which was about to return to Venice, received orders to proceed to Smyrna, where reinforcements were expected, and that two ships had already arrived. Two frigates were ex pected at Constantinople from Genoa. The Gover nor of Broussa, Halil Pasha, had resigned. The new Minister of Finance was about to submit to the Council a statement of the finances, and an exposition of the measures he had in contemplation to enable the Government to meet its present diffi culties. Very few people at Constantinople be lieved in the possibility of an amicable arrangement, but that matters must be allowed to take their course. __A - private letter from Trezibonde, of the 22d ult., states that Abdi .Pasha mached from Erze roum, through Kars, on the 12th October, at the head of 12,000 regular troops. 10,000 regulars had arrived at his head-quarters from Kurdistan and Diarbekir. 15,000 redifs are likewise en camped in the neighbourhood of Kars. The Government has called the Bashi Bozouks into active service. They are irregular volunteers, armed with muskets without bayonets, with pis tols, and a poinard with a broad blade. There are nearly 30,000 of them between Batoum and Kars. A Russian corps of 30,000 men had been encamped for the previous 20 days at the foot of the mountain which commands Alexandropol, distant 12 hours march from Kars on the Georgian ter ritory. Another corps of 15,000 men is encamped in the neighbourhood of Akhalzikh,l which is in tended to take possession of Batoum by the moun tains which command it, whilst it is to be bom barded on the sea side by ships of war. 1,500 riflemen, armed like the Chasseurs of Vincennes, were landed at Trebizonde, on the 21st, from Turkish ships, together with 6,000 infantry. Those troops are well armed and equipped. 22 steam-boats were expected with additional troops for Erzeroum and Kars. It was expected that the Turkish Government would despatch 5,000 good troops from Constantinople to Batoum the follow inc, week. This was a b so l u t e l y necessar y , f or Batoum was defended by only 2,000 regular troops and 6,000 Bashi-Bozouks ' who could not resist Russian troops preparing . to attack it. Another letter from Trebizonde anounces that the Russian fortress of Dariel, situate in Circassia, on the right bank of the Terek, between Mosdok and Tiflis, was surrounded by the insurgent Ossetes and by a large force of Circassians, and that it was on the point of falling into their power. The same letter announces that the authentic details had been received of the affair which took place some time back, when 20,000 Russians, lately arrived in the country, were overpowered by Schamyl's troops, and all that were not killed were made prisoners, and are now at Ardiauskai, in Circassia. A letter from Tunis, of the sth inst., announces that a Tunisian brig, escorted by a Turkish ship of-war, had sailed the previous day for Constanti nople, with arms and ammunition for the Sultan. The following is the notification of the Russian Minister of Finance respecting the embargo on Turkish vessels, dated November 5 : " In consequence of war having been declared against Russia by the Ottoman Porte, the Minister of Finance considers it fit to make the following communications to the trade. The warlike operations which Turkey has already begun against Russia put a stop to all direct intercourse between their respective subjects ; neverthe less the Porte has laid no embargo on Russian vessels lying in her ports, and in her proclamation promised to grant them a limited period for their departure for whatever port they please ; at the same time, the Porte promised not to hinder the free passage of merchant ships of friendly Powers through the straits leading to the Black Sea. " Prompted by feelings of justice, the Russian Govern ment, on its part, offers a free exit to the Turkish ves sels that happen to be in her ports up to the 10th (22d) of November of this year ; furthermore, if even after the expiration of this date, our cruisers should happen to fall in with Turkish vessels loaded with goods belonging to the subjects of those Powers with whom Russia is in friendly intercourse, they will be permitted to proceed to their destination unmolested, and their cargoes re cognised as inviolaable if the ships' documents prove that they were loaded by the above-mentioned date. Further, as the Porte has not exempted the mercantile navy of Russia from the rigorous measures which are justified by the rules of war, so our cruisers also will chase Turkish merchant ships on the sea, and in 'the event of capture the vessels themselves, as well as their cargoes, will be considered as rightful sea prizes, al though the cargoes seized under Turkish flags may not have been Turkish property, but belong to a subject of a friendly Power. To the navigation of merchant ships of neutral nations, even during warlike operations on the part of Russia, full freedom will be allowed. Com mercial craft under neutral flags will, as heretofore, be permitted to enter and leave our ports at will. Besides this, in consequence of the rupture of that general inter course between Odessa and Constantinople which was carried on by Russian steamers, our Government, ap preciating the importance of this intercourse to trade in general, has empowered the Company (Lloyd's) during the war to keep up this regular communication between Odessa and Constantinople by means of steamers, in which they are at liberty to transport not only pas sengers and goods, but also correspondence." IN RE KIRK.-THE ISLINGTON CATTLE MARKET. This bankrupt was described as of Great James-square, hay dealer, and to-day was appointed for his last exami nation. The bankruptcy arose in consequence of the bankrupt's liabilities as one of the directors of the pro posed Islington cattle market. In consequence of the complicated nature of the ac counts no balance-sheet has yet been filed. AFFLICTING SUICIDE THROUGH EXCESSIVE GRIEF. Yesterday Mr. T. Wakley, coroner, held an inquest at the Lord Portman Tavern, Broadiey-terrace, Dorset square, on the body of William Swallow, aged 74, a master shoemaker, late of No. 7, Boston-street, in the same neighbourhood, who committed suicide by hanging himself under the following distressing circumstances : It appeared that on the 3(1 inst. the wife of the de ceased, whose age was 72, and to whom he had been married 46 years, was buried, having died after a short illness. Since that event the deceased had been Incon solable for his loss, and had frequently exclaimed that he should never survive it, for, having lived with her so long, he could not live without her. On Friday morn ing last, not making his appearance as usual, a lodger in the house entered his bed-room, when he discovered him stiff and cold, hanging to a nail in the wall. Dr. Browning, of Dorset-place, being immediately sent for, pronounced him to have been dead about 24 hours. It seemed that the deceased had taken the clock off the nail to which it had been fastened, and cutting the ropes by which the weights were suspended, twisted them twice round his neck, and by a noose he had previously made hung himself where he was found. The Coroner having remarked that no doubt deceased's untimely end had been the result of excessive grief, the jury returned a verdict of "Temporary insanity." INCENDIARY FIRE AT THE CEDARS, MITCHAM.—On Friday night last, a most diabolical attempt was made to fire the above mansion, extensive out-buildings, and numerous stacks of corn. An alarm was raised and as sistance promptly procured, but the fire could not be ex tinguished until several of the stacks were entirely con sumed. MYSTERIOUS DEATH.—On Sunday last an Irish dock labourer, named Michael Dempsey, 40 years of age, was found dead in the apartment which he occupied at Little Queen-street, King-street, St. George's-in-the-East. When first discovered the body was supposed to be that of a negro, being as black as ink and in an advanced state of decomposition ; but it was subsequently remem bered that the deceased, who, though much given to drink, was a man of retiring and eccentric habits, rented the apartment. Some people say that they remember seeing him to his home on Wednesday week, but Messrs. Ross and Wilson, surgeons in the district, after an ex amination of the body, pronounced it as their opinion that the man had been dead nine or ten days. They attribute his death to appoplexy. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.—This was the day fixed by the Mayor for electing town councillors in those wards from which aldermen were elected on the 9th inst. In the South Toxteth ward there was no opposition to the election of Mr. Robertson (conservative), timber mer chant. In Abercromby and Pitt-street wards there were close contests, in the former of which Mr. William Earle (liberal) was returned by a majority of 12 over Mr. T. Lee (conservative) ; and in the latter Mr. John Smith (liberal) was defeated by Mr. William Mann, who obtained a majority of 52. At the election of the Ist instant the conservative candidate for Abercrornby ward was returned by a majority of 249, and the candidate on the same side in Pitt-street ward by a majority of 98. LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.—A young lady, of whose personal attractions Sunderland might indeed be proud, stood, two years ago, viewing " a troop of equestrians " enter the precincts of that borough. In a conspicuous part of the procession sat a cavalier, whose looks and deportment were truly Oriental. This favourite of for tune wore a dark-coloured moustache, his lon g locks were of hair elegantly c urled, and h e was a tti re d in the gor geous robes of an eastern sovereign. His eyes were large, bright, and brilliant, and these accidentally catch ing the astonished gaze of the young lady, she experi enced "a first shock." She went to the circus, and at length the arm and elbow of a fiddler attracted her at tention, and behind his "fine-toned Cremona" she be held "the eyes" she had been looking for. An inter view took place, and afterwards a few letters passed be tween the enamoured pair, and thus matters rested until last week, when the young lady, with the permission of her mother, visited some of her relations at Yarn), and the next2day set off with a party to Richmond races. Not returning, her Yam relations grew alarmed, and a "hue and cry" resounded through hill and dale. On Friday last, however, a letter was received from the missing fair one, of which the following is a copy : " My dear Mother,— Forgive your favourite daughter, the dear man, whose eyes threw the light of love into my benighted heart, was sojourning at Brighton. I went to him, and he received me with open arms, and the next day, with special licence, we entered the silken bonds of matrimony. Next week I propose to pay you a visit, along with the noble man of my choice. —Yours, &c.—. P.S.—We had a serenade on our wedding night of 24 fiddlers, who played, in a splendid style, ' Old Rosin, the Beau.' "—Durham, Chronicle. FRANCE. For the last few days a change has taken place in the state of the weather, which, if it extends to the northern regions, will probably be, more effi cient in bringing about a suspension of hostilities than all the efforts of the diplomatists have hitherto been. For the last few days a sharp frost has set in, and as the wind is from the north-east, it is pro bable that on the Danube the weather is still more rigorous. In that case it will be utterly impos sible to carry on active war for the present ; and the friends of peace therefore hope (however for lorn the hope may be) that the diplomatic body will take advantage of the occasion, and resume their negotiations. The Lyons papers state that from the arsenal of that city immense quantities of amunition are in course of being despatched for Toulon. It is ex pected that the decree for the increase of the Chas seurs de Vincennes will appear in a day or two. The Turkish ambassador in Paris yesterday sent off a telegraphic despatch to his colleague at Vi enna, requesting the earliest information as to the expected battle at Oltenitza. _ A. Wallachian boyard arrived in Paris yesterday, direct from the seat of war. He declares that the population of the principalities are in a state of the utmost exasperation against the Russians, in con sequence of the vexations to which they are sub jected from the Russian troops, and the insolence of the Russian generals ; and that in the event of a more decided advantage being gained by the Turks, the whole country would be u p i n arms against the invaders. Several of the guests invited to Fontainebleau left Paris yesterday for that place ; among them are the Pope's Nuncio and the Ministers of Aus tria, Prussia, and Denmark. M. de Kisseleff is invited from the 18th to the 22d ; and, curiously enough, Vely Pacha, the Turkish Ambassador, is invited for the same time. The following list of the guests invited, to the 22d, appears in the Patrie of Sunday evening : Prince Napoleon, Prince Murat, Prince Joachim Murat, the Minister of State, the Minister of Fo reign Affairs and Madame Drouyn de Lhuys, Mar shal Magnan and Madame Magnan, the President of the Senate and Madame Troplong, the Baron and Madame de Chassiron, the Austrian Minister, the Minister of Denmark and the Countess de Moltke, the Minister of Saxony and M a d ame d e Seebach, the Count and Countess Feray d'lsly, the Duke and 'Duchess de Lesparre, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ely, the Duke de Trevise, the Duke de Bauffremont, and the Count Francois Clary. An absurd report was in circulation at the Bourse yesterday of an intended descent on France by about 200 of the French emigres residing in Jersey, which was discovered by the police just as it was about to be put into execution. It is not likely that the refugees would enter upon so hope less an experiment. The Moniteur contains a long report to the Mi nister of War from M. Duranton, chief of the service de tabacs in Algeria, on the cultivation of tobacco in that colony. It says that nothing can be more prosperous than that cultivation, and that it will be a source of permanent prosperity to the colony. It declares that the tobacco of Egypt, Macedonia, and Greece is much inferior ; that the tobacco of Hungary is not so agreeable to the taste • that that of Kentucky is not finer, and does not burn so well ; and that that of Maryland is more bitter. It says that since the Ist September not fewer than 298,332 kilogrammes have been purchased by the Government. It states that the cultivation, favoured by climate and soil, is extra ordinarily profitable, as the first crop is worth 98f. 6c. the 100 kilogrammes, and the second 65f. ; and each hectare produces on a moderate average 1,000 kilogrammes. And it adds that this year the production of the department of Algeria alone will be 1,800,000 kilogrammes, and that of next year 3,000,000 kilos. M. Cintrat, Director of the Archives and of the Chancellery, has been, at the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, raised to the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary Ist class. The Debats says :—" The Superior Council of Commerce held its first sitting on Saturday, sth November. The principal part of its attributions is, it is known, to give its opinion on the changes to be made in the Customs legislation. It is more than probable that it is on that subject that it is about to be consulted. Nothing has transpired as to the nature of the propositions which are about to be submitted to its examination, nor as to the sort of goods respecting which decisions are to be taken ; but the spirit in which a great many mo difications of detail have been made for some time past, and the character of measures adopted re cently with respect to food, do not permit it to be doubted that there will be a question of important articles, and to effect as regards them the revision of the tariff in a liberal spirit, with, of course, the prudence which is one of the necessary elements of good policy." The Bourse was firm yesterday, without much business doing or any reports to influence the speculators. The Three per Cents. opened at 72f. 50c. ; rose to 72f. 70c., and closed at 72f. 55c. for the end of the month. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 99f. 90c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,152 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 1,020 f. ; Havre, 490 f. ; Great Northern, 852 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 816 f. 25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 895 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 720 f. ; West ern of France, 680 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 582 f. 50c. ; Great Central, 510 f. ; Lyons and Geneva, 485 f. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 695 f. ITALY. A Berne newspaper of the 12th says :--" Ac cording to reports received from the canton of Ticino, an emissary, who has been arrested, has made important revelations, which have been confirmed to a certain extent by his papers. The Council of State has ordered the arrest of an apothecary, and of a canon at Lugano ; and of two other priests, and of the printer of the Patriot at L ucarno . Thi s h as cause d some agi tation. The Ticino G aze tt e s t a t es th a t the authorities, both in Switzerla n d an d i n Pi e dmont, are turning their attention to the movements of the refugees, since they have learnt that Mazzini has left Lon don, and that great agitation is perceptible among the refugees in Paris and London. The Piedmontese Government has directed that all articles intended for the Exhibition of Genoa' shall be conveyed free of expense. Moreover, all _ . . those sent from foreign countries are to be ad mitted free of duty ; but they cannot compete for the prizes, and, if sold in the country, will b. liable to duty. The Parlament° of Turin of the 11th states that a motion has been made in the Communal Council of that city, to the effect that the Piazza San C arlo shall be called the " National Pantheon," and adorned with the monument of Gioberti, and those ofother illustrious Piedmontose. We read in the Parlamento of Turin of the 11th, that the Imperial Lieutenant of Milan, in giving the usual permission, according to treaty, for the exportation of 5,000 moggia (about 21,000 bushels) of corn to ' the Grisons, expressed a hope that the canton would not, this year, make use of it, seeing that a much larger quantity had already been re ceived there from Lombardy. As to Ticino, the Austrian Government is stated to have pleaded the present state of blockade as a sufficient reason for refusing the execution of the treaty relating to the exportation of corn. SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette, of the 9th, contains a ror. l decree which puts an end to the ad interim, adnii• nistration of the War Department by M. Collant e Sl Minister of Public Works, and directs the Marg in ! de Molins to resume it. The Heraldo says that rumours that a renewal of the civil war would ta ke place in Spain, iu the even t o f th e European euuli plications leading to war, were current ; but tha the Government had a scer t a i ne d th a t they we re not serious. The audience which General Narvaez had of the Queen was very short. He respectfully thankeu, the Queen for the sp ec i a l mar k o f ki n d n ess he ha t ' received from her. Her Majesty replied, "I I, e t with pleasure that you r h ea lth i s goo d. I thougo i you ill. If I had known that you were so vrellf,,, should have insisted o n y our go i ng t o Vienna Immediately after this General Narvaez took leave of her Majesty. He maintains great reserve ° I ! his political views. Befo re l eav i ng f or Arauill e ; he went to see the Minist er o f W ar , but, IT meeting him, left this note : "Captai n -General th e Duke de Valencia called to p a y a v i s it t o his -'4l- cellency the Minister of W ar ." H e h as n ot 11" t had an interview with th e P res id en t o f t h e Colucam The Gazette states that the celebrated Tauread°:l Francisco Arjona Guillen, a li as Cuehares, who 11 , was seriously on several occas ions , mar k s o f kiedn' from M. Mendizabal, no so oner h ear d th a t he ", - f„ seriously ill than he hastened t o pl ace a sum 15,000 piastres at his disposal, offering to increa se it if he desired. On the day of his funeral C hell o sent four carriages to follow the procession. „ occupied one of them, and ac com p an i e d the bc ) "." to tke cemetry. The Three per Cents. were done at 42 ; the Neal Three per Cents. at 22#; the Debt of the Vl' Class at 8i ; and that of the Second at 4. PRUSSIA. A grand serenade was given four nights agc ) , t 44 Baron de Manteuffel, Presid en t o f th e C o uncil „. Ministers at Berlin. He went d own t o the T: e siciaus and thanked them* ; and he expressed ~11 hope that the people would continue to show w ito their love and sympathy. Th e nex t d ay n umer° 4 deputations waited on hi m w ith congra tulat°" addresses. The Lithograph Correspondence of Berlin sart e s " Our Government h as a dd resse d t o th e Cabin of Vienna a confidential demand as to the orir e of the attacks w hi c h th e A ugs b urg G azette and na Post Gazette of Frankfort have recently mad e as ," Prussia ; and has received for reply a positive .. . 4 surance that it is t o t a lly a s t ranger to the 1 1 4 " articles." u The King of Prussia h as rem itt e d cer t ain Pe o k ties to which M. Wagner, ex-editor of the o e d Gazette of Prussia, was s ome ti me ago conderal l for offences of the press. BELGIUM. The King of the Belgians, on Friday, receivet: deputation from the Senat e , w h o presen ted t Address in reply to the Sp eec h f rom the Thr° l3e. His Majesty replied : ra " Gentlemen,—The words w hi c h I h ave just cause me livelye sisfaction ; I find in them the exP rr" sion of the sentiments to which the Senate has long by eustomed me. To consolidate Belgian nationalitYt the developing the moral and ma t er i a l con dition a u country, is a task worthy of all our sympathies. th e assuring to my government it s l o y a l co -operation. o . Senate gives me a new testim on y o f it s patriotic d e ' tedness, and I thank you." DENMARK. ce Sir Henry Watkin Williams Wynn who siII 1817, that is for 37 year s , h as been Minister P l l l potentiary of England at the Court of Denn has on his demand been recalled, and intend L,l retire to private life. On the sth Sir Hen 4. tu hthe honour to dine with the King, and on r ii - b e 6 c i_ k i e embarked in the steamer Skiruir for ve uera; in . order to return to his country. This diplomatist, who is greatly esteemed at °, ° , l3 .„ c e hagen, was accompanied to . the port by the i ithe of Denmark, the Landgrave of Hesse, au,, t i t y diplomatic body, and a great number of al . ' guished personages. SOUTH AMERICAN MAILS' (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MoRNIDN' t t, By the Royal Mail s team s hip S evern , St r L A , Commander, we have cites from B ue nos AYW;,.., Oct. 2d ; Montevideo, sth ; Rio Janeiro, Jul e , Pernambuco, 23d ; St. Vincent, 31 s t ; Terr ell Nov. sth ; Madeira, 7th ; Lisbon, 11th. •bt The Severn brings 38 passengers, and on frig specie value 1001., diamonds value 10,0001•, rig" serons cochineal, 22 serons, ipecacuanh a, 5 86 , ho s chests oranges, and sund r y merc h an di se , and •og experienced heavy no r th- eas t er l y ga l es s i nce leall tef Lisbon. This packet l e ft Ri o on l y fi ve d a ys B 'o the Brazileira, which reached Liverpool on sth instant. No events of importance had til — or spired in the interim, either in the River Plat e in the Brazils. vra l The internal condition of Buenos Ayre s rapidly improving, a n d a num b er o f i n d us trial terprises were on the tapis. te o This packet brings a memorandum and Pool from the Government o f B uenos A yres a ddres t if to all Europ ean P owers aga i nst t h e treaty rece e o f established for a p ro t ec t ora t e o f t h e Island Martin Garcia. don At Rio the closing rate of exchange on Lo ‘ , ll ffe e was 28 ; Si x p er C en t . S toc k , 101 to 102. v° t of sold at full prices. Exchange to the an 10111 1: - 14. 4 450,0001. h as b een d one upon London. Fraig active. • t. From Li s b on we h ave accounts to the 11th met The Peninsular and Oriental Company's stonja Iberia left for Southampaton on that day, 11 %00 started two day s b e hi n d h er ti me i n conseclll,lol4 of a long outward passage. Exchange on Lonois 54k. A severe shock of an earthquake had experienced in Lisbon. in The screw steamer Lady Jocelyn left St. tra' cent's on the 30th O c t o b er. The steamer -0',0,0d Ilan arrived on th e same d ay from London, r remained in q uaran ti ne, h aving been filled '`(:) breach of the Port regulations. Avr BANK OF AMSTERDAM.- -Advices received fr° 113 ,„.. - 0 33 sterdam by t e l egra ph s t ate t h at the Bank of Anrs'—fi / t, have raised th e ra t e o f di scount f rom 21 to 3 per e AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM PRODUCE MAI tl- veig r dal° The weekly reviews from the Amsterdam and Rotte 4 iro. produce markets, st a t e th a t b us i ness was ra ther ina' tio t,a' The demand for coffe e h aving s li g htl y i mpro ved, g oa d, tons generally were firm er . S ugar , raw and re b 0 bad brought improved prices, but the op been limited. Rice and indigo continued to b supported. Dora twat JUDICIAL CHANGES.—We regret to learn r " Fullarton has felt himself compelled to give in 0 " oa t °' nation as a judge of the Court of Session, en a c r e° tie r increasing bad health. It is rumoured that AO' I,ll'. cules Robertson will be chosen as his successoney Neaves has also been named for the appointor P North British Daily Mail. of THREE RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—Within the O P:a on four days no less than three accidents have ocerlS o alt eratieries the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 1:d'oorly nearly at one part of the line. The first oceurr 00 11° two miles from Retfo r d t o th e ms il t ra in from " -- o f the Manchester, on Sunday evening, by the breald fl o g i tire of one of the engine wheels, in oonseque n rAoug h „ d the fore part of the train got off the line and regen up the rails for about half a mile. On Tueede i Y s d i a ta: o a second accident occurred within a few lit:line W e from the scene of the first disaster, and t. " blocked up for some time. On Wednesday near th about five o'clock, the third accident occurre;., engthe ine breaking station to a goods train from Lincoln, eng w a breaking of the tire of one of the wheels The e n gine 313 r, when the train was going full speed. Th e fi en d, the ,P r e e e several carriages were thrown off the line, a n a ll t " t he manent way was considerably damaged. U. it cases considerable inconvenience was experien.., , 0 4 disorganisation of the ordinary system o f tray' is fortunate that no person was injured. v g, BURGLARY AT PECKHAM.—A daring r u r r. Iron to perpetrated on Sunday night at the house one rot South-street, Peckham. The family hafir7nVirealcio church, a gentlemanly dressed young rnall r esied 3 401 0 Mr. Young, and being told he was out, exP oWa s. the to write a note to him. The servant girl, vg,P, er bi to three l e t _ in the house, hesitating at this, he Selz"' her ia throat and carried her into the parlour,life then It eY cut her throat if she made an outcry'. f o ot. 0 10 two men, who bound the girl hand and Ping to 0 made he r tell where the plate and otherca P i r ng dr; wo re deposited, which they succeeded in WY be en valuable amount. On return of the r am v unable to get into the house, and a lad d_e t r procured, the servant was found thrust . ru,. No clue of the burglars has yet be en 01111 44 o ! A l b oara