The Sun. — London, England, 1853-01-18 00:00:00

THE MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 17.—The Royal mail steam-ship Orinoco, Lieutenant Hast, R.N., commander, took her departure this afternoon with the usual mails for the British and foreign West India islands (excepting Ha vannah), Honduras, the Bahamas, the Pacific, Central America,. and California. She took out 60 passengers, specie value 10,0001., 10 bottles of quicksilver, and about 100 tons of general merchandise. The next home ward West India and Pacific mails, now due, will, it is expected, be brought by the Parana, Captain R. Revett, but, as that steamer has probably had to wait some days at St. Thomas's for the return of .the intercolonial packets, which were delayed at the central stations by the protracted outward voyage of the Magdalena, it is estimated that the incoming packet cannot reach Southampton till several days after her time. The Magdalena is in the Southampton Docks almost dis mantled, and is to be denuded of the patent paddle wheels, in the place of which wheels on the ordinary construction are to be fitted to her. A similar alteration having been effected to the Parana has been, it is stated, attended with favourable results in an increase of speed, and a general improvement in her steaming properties. The patent feathering wheels, now about to be discarded, are of immense size and weight, and 100 tons dead weight are saved by the application of the common paddle-wheel. Notwithstanding the unfavourable nature of the experiment with these wheels in the case of the new West India Mail steamers, it is the opinion of com petent judges, that they offer great facilities, in many respects, over the old wheels, but that their efficiency has been destroyed by their being made enormously too large and cumbersome ; so much so with respect to the Parana, Orinoco, and Magdalena that they have been an actual impediment rather than an acceleration of the speed of those vessels. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navi gation Company's ship Madrid, Capt. John Weeks, sailed with the usual mails for Vigo, Op or t o, at 2 p.m. to-day, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, a fair cargo, and 10,000/. in specie on freight. Among the passengers by this vessel are his Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg, the Baron de Sayal, Commander Beckford, &c. The Tagus, with the next mails from the same ports, is due here on the 24th inst. The Indus, Captain Soy, will leave on Thursday next, with the outward East India, China, and Mediterranean mail; and the Ripon, with the heavy portion of the East India and China mails, will probably reach Southampton on the 20th or 21st inst. The Sultan, Captain George Brooks, left this port on Saturd a y f or Gib ra l tar and Marseilles, to take up her station, in conjunction with the Euxine, in conveying the mail s b e t ween M arseilles and Malta.' The Peninsular and Oriental Company have char tered the fine steam-ship City of London to run a few voyages between Southampton, Gibraltar, Malta, and Constantinoplc, haying no availahlA ship of their own to occupy that station in consequence of the demands made upon their fleet for performing the new mail con tract. The City of London is to leave Southampton on the 29th instant. The scarcity of steam coals at this port continues, and is caused by the long prevalence of stormy winds preventing a great fleet of colliers bound for the port from getting round the Land's End. Great inconvenience has been experienced by the large steam companies, and, in addition to 1,400 tons of coals pur chased in the London market, and sent by rail for the West India mail steamers, the Peninsular and Oriental Company have just contracted for 1,000 tons of coals from Wales, to be brought to Southampton the whole distance by railway. The contract price for these coals, including railway carriage, and all expenses to the ship's side in Southampton Docks, is, we are informed, only 218. per ton. GREAT _DELIVERY OF AUSTRALIAN GOLD AT THE BANS OF ENGLAND. The Australian, screw steam-ship, arrived with her valuable freight at Blackwell, between two and three o'clock' on Saturday afternoon, and was immediately boarded by Mr. Superintendent Evans, of the Thames police, acting under the direction of the C o m m is s i oners of Police, and a party of river constables, for the pro tection of the bullion on board. The Australian entered the East India Dock the same evening, and was hauled to the west quay in the impor t dock, for the purpose of discharging the bullion. A pal Ly of the Thames police remained on board till yesterday morning, and no person but the officers of the ship and the directors of the com pany to which she belongs were allowed to remain in the vessel. Many attempts to board the ship by gentle men of undoubted respectability in the mercan tile world, who were impelled by motives of curiosity, were repulsed by Mr. Evans and his men, who never relaxed their vigilance until all the gold, consisting of about 400 packages, weighing nearly 10 tons, was delivered over the quay, and deposited in 2 covered tea waggons of the East and West India Dock Company. These waggons were barred and locked, and at one o'clock they left the dock for the Bank of England under an escort of mounted police, commanded by Su perintendent Steed, of the H, and Superintendent Howse of the K, divisions. Each waggon was drawn by three horses, and they proceeded Ni ithout interruption until they reached Limehouse Church, where the off wheel of one of the waggons came off, which caused a detention of three quarters of an hour. An immense crowd soon collected on hearing that the gold waggons were on the , way to the bank. The wheel having been replaced and again fixed to the waggon, the procession again began moving amidst loud cheering from the assembled multi tude, and no further accident took place. The waggons containing the most valuable freight that ever entered the Bank of England at one time, arrived there about - three o'clock, and the gold was safely deposited in the coffers of the establishment. OLYMPIC THE4TI?E. A French drama, turning upon the interest excited by a false accusation of poisoning, and which, under the name of Marie Simon, made some noise in one of the Boulevard theatres, has been adapted by Mr. Morris Barnett, and was last night successfully produced at this theatre as Lilian Gervaia. The plot may be briefly described as follows :—A somewhat dreary old Marquis magnanimously poisons himself in order to give his un faithful wife an oppof tunity of marrying her lover, a smart young barrister. Lilian Gervais, an innocent girl, a dependent of the family, and to whom the dissipated but not quite unworthy son of the Marquis had been paying guilty addresses— is accused, in consequence of a train of minute circumstances, of the murder, brought to trial, and condemned to death—her former lover now appearing in the character of his father's avenger, and her motive being alleged to be the removal of that father as an obstacle to her intrigue with the son. The best point in the play is that in the scene in which the condemned girl tells the marchioness that she knew of her intrigue with the barrister who is conducting the case against her, and that her motive for getting rid of her husband must have been grea%er than her own could have been for putting out of the Way the father of a lover, whose guilty proposals she had never li s t ene d t o . The Marchioness solemnly swears that she has had no hand in the tragedy. Lilian then magnanimously keeps the secret of the intrigue to herself, and is rewarded when on the point of execution by a con fession of suicide being found in the hand-writing of the deceased, so that the barrister may have the marchioness, and we are quite sure that the son of the marquis has Lilian. The incidents of the piece are slight enough, in all conscience, but in artistic hands like those of some of the performers at this favourite ho'use they are made much of. The heroine was played by Miss Anderton, a young lady boasting, it is said, "of considerable pro vincial and transatlantic reputation," but quite new to the London boards. She acquitted herself very creditably in this, her first appearance in the metropolis, and as she evidently possesses dramatic powers of a superior order, she will no doubt soon work herself into as much popu larity with John Bull as with Brother Jonathan. Her forte lies in the "passionate or pathetic line of business," and certainly her acting, though sometimes overstrained, is, generally speaking, simple, touching, and energetic. The other parts call for no notice whatever, further than that they were well sustained, while, as for the success of the play, it is enough to state that it was announced for repetition until further notice, amidst much applause. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—The recent awful sacrifice of human life on the North-Western Railway, near Oxford, has again painfully directed the attention of the public to the subject of railway accidents —their causes and remedies. In this case it is clear, that had the guard been enabled to communicate with the driver this frightful calamity might have been prevented. A very great proportion of the casualties to which the railway train is subjected migh t be prevented if t h ere were but a ready means of communicationhtpassengers i from the to the guard, and from the guard to the engine-man. Under the existing system, the engine- driver is per fectly ignorant of the state of the rear portion of the fly off or an axle heat a n d i gnite train, and a tire may the carriage, and the most disastrous consequence s ensue, without his being at all cognisant, until the crash o f t h e accident occurs, of the jeopardy i n which he has been running. It certainly appears to the most unscientific mind that there would be very little difficulty in invent ing s ome s i mp l e an d c h eap contr i vance, by means of which a communication could be established throughout the whole of the train. It happens that at the catas trophe which has called forth these remarks, Mr. Card Card well, M.P. f or O x f or d, was present. That gentle man expected the a rr i va l o f hi s w if e b y the tra i n. For tunately, she did not come, but Mr. Cardwell had the opportunity of witnessing the fearful wreck—the utter havoc which results from these terrible disasters. He was astonish e d at the devastation which it occasioned, and de clared thatall that he had read or fancied ofrailway accidents never could have realised to his mind anything like the real extent of the destruction. Mr. Cardwell is probably the first President of the Board of Trade who has been upon the spot immediately after a railway collision, when the dead and d ying, the uptorn rails, the disabled locomo tive monsters bellowing forth steam and water, the fierce red hissing coals, and the shattered carriages, are all heaped up in one horridly confused and heterogeneous mass. I trust that what the right honourable gentleman saw may lead him to devote the energies of his powerful mind to the important subject of railway accidents.— Correspondent of Edinburgh A dvertiBer. GOOD NEWS Pon ANGLERS. —Owing to the continued high state of the river, a greater number of salmon, some of which are very large, have ascended it than in any season in the remembranc e of the oldest angler on its banks. We have been informed by one who is employed in protecting them during the spawning season, an d who, sin ce " hi s arm had seven years pith," ha s wage d ' an incessant warfare against the trib e , th at he has seen two l arger than any fish Of theysalmon kind which' ever came under his observation. Prom the above, our brethren of the rod may anticipate brilliant sport in the beginning of the season, which commences on Tuesday lat of Fobruary,—Breclein Advertior. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE, OXFORD UNIVERSITY. TWELFTH DAY. OXFORD, MONDAY.---The poll has been opened at in tervals during the day, and thirty-three votes have been recorded. The result of the day's poll has given a ma jority of nine votes in favour of Mr. Perceval. STATE OF THE POLL AT FIVE O'CLOCK. Gladstone . Perceval 846 Majority for Gladstone --125 CARLOW. Yesterday Mr. Sadleir and Mr. Alexander were put in nomination at Carlow. The show of hands was in favour of Mr. Sadleir. A poll was demanded. THE COTTON TRADE. We have received, per favour of James Irvine, Esq. ; Liverpool, the Circular of Messrs. Schroeder and Quen. tell, dated— _ _ " New Orleans, 25th December, 1852. "Our report of the 18th ult. left the market very firm, and we mentioned that the prices paid were gene rally above our quotation, which was 88 for middling ; the sales amounted to 12,000 bales, and factors were en abled to realise an advance of 4c. to gc, the closing price for middling being 9c. On Monday the demand was very languid, a natural reaction, after the preceding week's uncalled for excitement, for which it is difficult to assign any plausible reason ; the intention to buy at low prices, and re-store for lower freights seems to be frustrated by the probability that freights will continue high, at least not decline to a very low point ; moreover, large purchases were made at by no means low prices. The sales summed up only 2,500 bales. On Tuesday, various factors met the demand at easier prices, and 5,750 bales chan ge d h an d s at a d ec li ne of 4c. On Wed nesday, 6,000 bales were sold at rather lower prices for the ordinary grades, middling and better qualities main taining their value. On Thursday the market was very quiet ; later telegraphic accounts were due, and buyers did not like to operate except at lower rates, which fac tors were unwilling t o accep t ; t h e sa l es were 4,500 bales, including one list of 1,300 bales of Liverpool middling, at 8i c. Yesterday the anxiously looked for accounts did not come through, and the market was in a state of suspense, the sales summing up 5,000 bales. The sales . of the week are 36,250 bales. This morning the ac counts per Canada, of 11th December, from Liverpool, appear in the papers, reporting a decline of id. to gd., with sales of only 25,000 bales for the preceding week, and giving quotations of 6d. for fair, and 5 7-16 d. for middling. The effect of this news will scarcely be de veloped to-day, this being Christmas-day ; but, as such a decline w by no means anticipated, we may look for a very unsettled and declining market next week. "The larger part of the purchases was for Great Bri tain, the demand for France and the north being mode rate. Lower qualities are very abundant, while the better grades are scarce, and the latter being most in demand, holders are enabled to command full prices for the same. We took often occasion to refer to this circumstance, which is best explained and proved by the wide range of prices between ordinary and fair ; the quotation of ordinary and fair is now 7 cents. and 10i cents., being a difference of 31 cents.; in 1851, same time, it was 54 cents. and 84- cents., a difference of 21 cents.; and in 1850, 12 cents. and 131 cents., a difference of 11 cents. " Extra stapled cottons continue to bring very high prices, a lot of 12 bales very long stapled Texas cotton, classing good middling to middling fair, was sold at 134 cents., and for a list of low middling cotton of a cele brated seed, 81 cents. was offered yesterday and refused. "The supplies this week have been on a liberal scale again, amounting to 57,246 bales, against 44, 847 bales, sane period last year. From various districts they show a decided falling off, and many planters seem determined to hold their cotton back, should our prices decline too low. We may mention here, that planters as well as factors are in a strong and independent position. " The opinion we expressed in our last, that freightshad reached the turning point, has been realised, as Saturday some engagements were made at lower rates. Ship masters showed some anxiety to fill up even at a reduc tion, and rates declined to 4 for Liverpool, and 14 for Havre. We notice the engagement of two vessels for Liverpool at id, one at 13-16 ; one for Havre, at 14 ; in the beginning of the week 4 to 15-16 was paid for ves sels on the berth. Taking into consideration the heavy stock of cotton, tobacco, and other produce in our mar ket, and on the other hand the small amount of ship ping in port, it appears that freights should continue high for some time to come, the more so as no large ar rivals are expected, and various vessels come out under charter at very high rates. The number of ships and barques in port is 112 against 179 last year, same time ; while the stock of cotton and tobacco is 327,646 bales, and 22,855 hhds. against 142,238 bales and 9,893 hhds. same time last year. • "In Exchange no material alteration has taken place, and we quote now sterling "8 to 84 per cent. discount ; francs, 5-20 to 5-25 ; New York, 60 days sight, 2j to 24 per cent, discount—sight, 1 to 14 per cent. discount. Exports during the week to Liverpool, 43,066 bales —"Trieste, 2,796 bales—Barcelona, 1,440 bales—Genoa, 2,057 bales—Havre, 9,670 bales—Antwerp, 2,256 bales —Hamburg, 937 bales. " Vessels loading for Liverpool, 43, of about 103,000 bales—Hare, 11, of about 20,000 bales—Genoa, 4, of about 6,000 bales—Trieste, 6, of about 9,000 bales— Hamburg, Diana and Kepler, of about 2,500 bales— Antwerp, E. Dennison, of about 1,800 bales—Glasgow, Oxford, of about 1,500 bales—Bremen, Uhland." ABOMINABLE CRIJELTY.—The magistrates acting for this district—the Hon. G. T. Irby, the Rev. T. Carter, and R. R. Clayton, Esq.—were occupied yesterday for several hours in the hearing of an information had -at the instance of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, through th e i r secre t ary , M r. T homas, against Mr. John Pickett, the landlord of the Plough Inn, Ox ford, for having, as was alleged, cruelly ill-treated and over-driven a pony during the performance of a match against time between Oxford and London and back. The evidence went to show that the poor animal was most cruelly ill-used and beaten savagely to make it perform the match. One of the witnesses stated that the pony refused to eat anything in the day in question ; but at one of the stoppages a bit of raw beef was tied round the pony's bit before it was placed in its mouth, and then defendant drove away. Before he started another horse was placed in front of the pony as a leader. This leader was attached by two cords to the harness of the defen dant's pony, and he was dragged off. The collar was pulled up more than a foot from his shoulders two or three times before the pony moved, and he would not have moved then if some persons had not laid hold of the bridle, and when he went on the defendant began whipping him. The certificates of two veterinary sur geons were admitted as evidence by Mr. Thomas, but they did not assist the defendant's case, as they were merely to the effect that they had examined the pony a day or two after the match, and that it did not appear at all injured by the feat it had performed. The room was then cleared, and the magistrates after a short deli beration directed that the public should be re-admitted. They then announced their decision to be that the charge contained in the information had been established, and they adjudged the defendant to pay a fine of 405., and 1/. 13s. costs. The fine and costs were immediately paid. ROYAL ARSENAL, WOOLWICH, Jan. 17. General Viscount Hardinge, G.C.8., Commanding-in-Chi4 ac companied by the Hon. Colonel Gordon, son of the Earl of Aberdeen, and Mr. Moultan, an American gentleman, arrived at the Royal Arsenal this forenoon to witness experiments with a new description of musket, or rifle, for loading at the breech. The Commander-in-Chief was received by Colonel J. A. Chalmer, Inspector of Artil lery, and Lieutenant-Colonel Palliser, Assistant-Adju tant-General of Artillery, and proceeded to the butt at the east end of the Arsenal to test the small arm., The piece was loaded and fired 100 times in 15 minutes, or at the rate of a fraction more than six rounds per minute. 200 rounds were fired altogether at 200, 300, and 500 yards' range. The ball is much less, and the powder finer, than is used in the common musket or Minis rifle. The breech is entirely open the length and depth of one of the cartridges, including the powder and ball, which, on being placed into the open part, is pushed forward up the barrel by the action of a spring trigger sunk or projected, as required, from the stock, which it is flitted with in addition to the usual guarded firing-trigger. The balls being comparatively much lighter than those ge nerally used, the strong wind which prevailed at the time of firing appeared to have an influence on the di rection they took towards one side of the target. Ge neral Lord Hardinge subsequently visited the new ma chine invented and perfected by Mr. Anderson, who has the charge of all the works in the Dial-squareand boring and finishing departments. This wonderful machine is completely self-acting, and; without a single attendant, is capable of producing 10,000 Minid balls per hour ; and, as they ar e a ll ma d e b y compressure, they could not be made more perfect or uniform than they are by the new machine. THE NEW REFORM BlLL.—Those of the Ministers who are opposed to the ballot are, at all events, pledged to do their utmost to put down b r ib er y an d corrupt i on. It is whispered that cheap and si m pl e way o f d ea li ng with the guilty in such matters will be includ e d i n th e new Refo rm Bill. as The e well disfranchisement w o o f r a k borough i s a costly , that th e pun i s h ment should be im mediately inflicted upon i3riesall parties con v i c t e d of either suggested, therefore , r t tsement faQnrdlifteh.atlustiiimchidaptuinunishinimgehntt givi or receiving be dealt ng d u e ld alt be w d it i h sf , ra w n h c e h u i proved, in a similar manner. For the working out of such a c p uu a rt n s it is proposed to extend so that neither expense "trier from their merited nort he power sdelaymoafy thesureeu Countythe Thomas Allan, chastisement.—Liverpool Albion. NanvEs. mrin purposes, applica of Edinburgh, the author of several tions of electricity to philosophicalln electromagnetic has, we power understand, succeeded in producing machine, in which a great amount of is created, at a small cost of materials for the battery. —m e c h anics , Magazine. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Ointment and Pills, Efficacious Remedies for the Cure of Bad L egs and Ge neral neral Debility of the System.—Mrs. Gibbon, 31, Bailey street, street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, had been a suffer er f or a considerable period from dreadful ulcers in her legs, so bad that she was almost incapable of walking ; conse quently her health had become very much impaired. She tried many remedies without deriving any benefit ; but, by the recommendation of others, who had been cured by Holloway's Ointment and Pills, she commenced using them, by which means her legs are soundly cured, and her health completely re-established. Mr. J. M. Clennell, druggist, Newcastle, will authenticate this cure. Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's establishment, 244, strand, London, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1853. THE FRENCH EMPIRE. the Epoca, the Observator, and Clamor Publico have presented an exposition of the situation of the press to the Minister of the Interior. The Three-per-Cents. were done at 42k ; the Sh New Three-per-Cents. at 23 5-16 ; the Debt of the . first class at lof ; and that of the second a•.; sg. Si The following is the letter addressed by Marshal Narvaez to the Queen of Spain : 1: "TO THE QUEEN. " Madam —The Duke of Valencia, captaingeneral in 3] the army, grandee of Spain of the first class, and senator of the kingdom, comes humbly to the feet of your Ma- 27 jesty to ask the reparation of the offence offered to his 22 dignity and his person by the order of Dec. 9. " Withdraw n i n a corner of the Peninsula, the writer St St, of the present letter supported with a generous resigna- 50 tion the numerous insults which, without any motive, 50 the Government of your Majesty heaped on him from 50 the moment that he voluntarily abandoned the direction 25 of the affairs of State. He was waiting fox the opening of the Cortes to occupy his place in the Up?er Chamber, 25 and he had returned to the capital, the usual residence of 25 your captains -general. His duty was to be present at 20 the discussion of a question, the most important per- 25 haps in your Majesty's reign —a question which ought to exercise a decisive influence on the destinies and on 25 the happiness or misfortune of the loyal Spanish nation. 25 " The writer had not given any pretext for his pre- St, sence in the capital being calculated to cause any umbrage 50 to the authorities. Yet, on the 9th of December, at an advanced hour in the day, he received orders to leave St. Madrid in four and twenty hours, and to proceed to 10 Vienna, to examine the state and progress of the Aus- St. trian army. A s a su b missive subject and an obedient t: St. soldier, he left f or B ayonne, where he has stopped to address to you r M a j esty his humble complaint. • St. st. " The world in general, as well as the writer, could St. not regard the illusory mission thus given to him in any other light than an exile ; and in that point of view what St. confidence and what credit could he hope to enjoy in a 12 foreign country ? What would be said when one of the 50 first dignitaries of your kingdom was seen to be charged 16j with a mission so little commensurate with the rank of std your captains-gene ra l, w h ere a simple colonel could just 20 as well execute it ? 14 50 " Thus, then, this comm i ss i on is only an exile in dis- 20 guise, although it appeared so pressing to your ministers 11 that they caused the writer to depart with a precipitation 10 altogether excessive, and in causing his residence to be St. surrounded by police-agents. What I have we arrived St. at a time when the Duke de Valencia is an object of 20 suspicion to the Government of his Queen ? The loyal 10 soldier who now addresses your Majesty cannot think St. of such a matter without indignation. Can so many 5' 4 3 services termed emi nen t by y our Majesty yourself be 25 forgotten ? • 25 "Whence, then, co mes thi s outrage to his loyalty ? St. Allow me for a moment to recapitulate certain facts 8 which can never be forgotten. Your Majesty was still St. in the cradle, an orphan and without support, when a St. prince of her own blood disputed the throne. The strug- 50 gle, and of a terrible character it was, lasted for seven 25 years. The Spanish people took up arms in the name 103 of Isabella and liberty. Blood flowed in torrents, and ' t 6 Spain suffered incalculable evils to ensure the triumph 25 of that noble cause. 50 " At last the throne of your Maj es t y was f i rmly fixed, 20 and at the same time the old liberal institutions of Spain were restored. But that restoration of the public liber- St. ties had taken place in the minority of your Majesty, 15 and that noble nation, not wishing to imp ose t h e l aw on 50 the monarch who filled the throne, renounced voluntarily St. the first constitutional compact, leaving your Majesty at 16 full liberty to act as you pleased. It was in that way 1 8 that your Majesty freely proposed the constitution of 1845, which the na ti on acce pt e d, an d w hi ch realised the 820 alliance of the m onarc h an d th e p eo pl e . 20 " Under that regime the spirit of order has cast such 10 profound roots that the most profound peace has not st ceased to prevail in the whole of the interior of Spain during these last years of European revolutions, when all the thrones were shaken to their bases, and when that of France toppled down with a dreadful crash. Amongst us every one respects the laws, every one obeys the authorities, every one respects and cherishes his Queen. THE SHARE MARK:MTS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. As this is the season of the year at which the manufacturers and wholesale merchants of Paris take stock, there has been but little business trans acted by them during the last week. The export trade, moreover, has received a check by the de termination adopted by the South American mer chants not to purchase except at long credits. The retail trade of Paris has been very dull during the last week, the incessant rain having deterred pur chasers from venturing into the streets. The accounts received from the manufacturing towns mention a marked depression in commercial matters since the commencement of the month. The woollen manufacturers in particular are much discouraged, the absence of cold weather having considerably diminished the demand for their manufactures, of which it appears there is a large quantity on hand. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Business done Yesterday. , Yesterday. The iron masters in France are prosperous. They have succeeded in raising the price of iron from 10f. the 1,000 kilogrammes, to which it fell after the Revolution of 1848, to 20f. The demand for wrought iron is good. Several manufacturers have refused 285 f., speculating on the orders on hand, which will give them full employment for two months to come. Cast-iron is likewise rising in price, and that which was offered some time since at 1201. now brings readily 125 f. There has been no variation in the Paris corn market since the end of December. The same struggle con tinues between the millers and the bakers, the former endeavouring at every market to raise the price of flour, which the bakers have as yet suc cessfully resisted. The reserve in the stores amounts to 58,000 metrical quintals. Flour of very superior quality is quoted, as a month since, at 581. the sack of 157 kilogrammes ; good quality varies from 55f. to 56f. ; and ordinary from 53f. to 54f. Business is extremely quiet in the depart ments. Very little is doing in the wine markets in the south ; and no business is transacted in the Herault or the Roussillon ; and the only wine sale able at Bordeaux is that of superior quality. • Accounts from the provinces state that con siderable injury has been caused by the rains. It would appear that the following ships of the line are now building in the French dockyards, and for the greater number of which the screws have been ordered : Louis XIV., Ist class, at Rochefort. Annibal, 2n41 class, at Lorient. Austerlitz, ditto, at Cherbourg. Duguay-Trouin, ditto, at Lorient. Eylau, ditto, at Toulon. Fleurus, ditto, at Toulon. Navarin, ditto, at Toulon. Turenne, ditto, at Rochefort. Ulm, ditto, at Rochefort. Wagram, ditto, at Lorient. St. Louis, ditto, at Brest. Alexandre, ditto, at Rochefort. Castiglione, ditto, at Toulon. Donawerth, ditto, at Lorient. Fontenoy, ditto, at Toulon. Massena, ditto, at Toulon. Tilsit, ditto, at Cherbourg. Duquesne, ditto, at Brest. Jounville, just launched at Brest. Jean Bart, at Lorient. In addition to the preceding 20 ships of the line obe fitted with screw propellers, the following frigates of the first class are building :—Armorique, Victoire, Entreprenante, Semiramis, Pallas, Guer-, riere, Circe, Dryade, esolu, Flore, Hermione, Junon, Themis, Bellone, Amazone, Magicienne, Astree, Ceres. Independent of those 18 frigates there are 15 other vessels of different classes building, which are to be all propelled with screws. Rumours relative to a modification in the Cabinet are again in circulation. It is said that M. d'Au di ffret is to assume the direction of the Finance department, and that General Canrobert will be appointed Minister at War in place of Marshal St. Arnaud, who wishes to command an expedition to Kabylia. A non-commissioned officer of the garrison of Lille has been arrested, on a charge of attempting to seduce from their duty some others of the same rank at Arras. St, St, St. St. "It is in such a situation that the Government, of your Majesty publishes unconstitutional projects of re form which sow defiance, alarm interests, and arouse political passions, and appear to di ive the Throne to wards a precipice. Your Government has itself wit nessed the sad impression caused by this unlucky pro ject at Madrid, which offered the spectacle of senators, deputies, grandees of Spain, generals, capitalists, assem ble in a body, to preserve the Throne from the dangers it incurred. " The writer of this letter was called upon to join all that Spain boast] of most distinguished to concert the means to prevent so great an evil, and he found it neces sary to take an active part in the electoral meetings in stituted to that end. This is the motive of the conduct of the Government towards him. This is why he is ex patriated and outrages heaped upon him. " May your Majesty hearken to the prayers of a loyal subject, who has so often given you good counsel, and who only breathes for the good of your Majesty and the country. He therefore supplicates your Majesty to give such suitable orders that he may be relieved from the humiliating position in which a flagrant injustice has placed him. The Bourse opened exceedingly dull to-day, the impression produced on the speculators by the ar ticle in the Moniteur of yesterday on the English press being very unfavourable. Some large pur chases made at two o'clock by influential parties produced a re-action, and the Three per Cents., which had fallen to 80f. 5c., rose to 80f. 60c., and closed at 80f. 40c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 105 f. 50c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, I,olof. ; Rouen, 990 f. ; Havre, 500 f ; Great Northern, 845 f. ; Basle, 352 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 775 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 882 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 730 f. ; Western of France, 670 f. ; Caen and Cher bourg; 615 f. ; Dijon to Besangon, 522 f. 50c. ; Bor deaux to Cette, 568 f. 75c. ; shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier (issued at 500 f.), 755 f. "May God preserve the precious life of your Majesty For many years. " I place myself at the royal feet of your Majesty. (Signed) " DUKE OF VALENCIA." "Bayonne, Dec. 15, 1852." SWITZERLAND. The Council of the States of Switzerland adopted ,e. in its last sitting a bill according, w ith cer t a i n moth- 6' fications, all the concessions of railways which wore 3) demanded. AUSTRIA. 7 The fourth part of "An Attack on the Left Bank of the Rhine and its Contingencies," is contained in 6 the Augsburg Gazette of the Bth. The impression 10 which it produces is that Germany is wofully afraid 20 of its Gallic neighbour. The writer is of opinion st. 'that " the F renc h m i g ht b r i ng together 300,000 or 350,000 men and 900 c annon for the invasion of 5 St. Germany, while the Conf e d eration could certainly dispose of 485,000 men and 1,160 guns. Radetzky, St. the Prince of Prussia, Wrangel, Hess, Schlick, &c., St• are regularly pitted against Castellane, Magnan, 6; d'Hautpoul, and even Changarnier and Lamori - ciere." To say the least of it, the article is a highly 50 imprudent one. An order has been issued by the War Department here that all officers who have St. leave of absence and are abroad, must keep the 16 Austrian Legation well informed of their where abouts. St. Much ado is made about the paper currency of St, the Bank having been reduced from 199,000,0001 ci to 195,000,0001 during th e l ast month, while the S I amount of specie was only 112,0001 less than in November. The amount of bank-notes is not too great for such an empire as Austria, but every one is curious to kno w w h en something will be done to wards increasin g th e s t ock of hard cash. A Mr. Wiett is gone as French Consul to Bosna Serai, in the Herzegovina, and Mr. Longworth will represent England there. PRUSSIA. The first of a series of four weekly fetes has been given at the Palace in Berlin in a style of splendour unknown in the annals of the simple• Court of Ber lin, at any rate since the commencement of the present reign. It closed with a concert, at which Fraulein Wagner and Formes, the basso, so well known at her Majesty's Theatre, sang, assisted by the notabilities of the Opera here. The day pre vious there was a grand dinner party, followed by a and stag-hunt s and coursing were ar rangedncert with dinner afterwardsat the Palace in Charlottenb urg. The Court will co in;the Grunewald, remain in Berlin only four weeks. SINGULAR INCIDENT.—About 21 years ago, a young man named Wickam, of Great Oakley, lived fellow servant with a young woman named Reed, at Mr. J. Salmon's, Great Clacton Wash. A report becoming current that there were proofs of their being on too intimate terms, Wickam enlisted into the Rifle Brigade, where he subsequently rose to the rank of a sergeant. n died, l eav i ng no and d It turned out that the scandalous rum our respecting the young woman was false and unfounded, an d she after wards married to a young man named Deer, of Ramsey, wl er e af theyew y ca e r:Le , d otinlla gthoeodhgrusobeaerydrapery busi nesschildren. In about 12 months she married again to a piing man named Henry Morley, from the Castle Inn, Ramsey, but a short time after she was again left a widow, with no children. About a month ago Wickam received his discharge with a good pension and came home to Great Oakley, when he _sou g ht and found his "laxly love" in the business above spoken of, and strange to say, this renewal of " old acquaintance" resulted in his marrying her by licence at Ramsey church. Thus the old soldier, " tired of war's alarms," left the service of Mars to enlist in the more peaceful corps of Hymen, and assist his partner thrice wooed and thrice won in the grocery line. HOSTILE MEETING. BOULOGNE, JAN. 16. Une affaire d'honneur, which took place here during the past week, has caused no small sensation in the fashionable circles of this locality. The belligerents were an Hon. Captain C ,of the C— Guards, an d a Major M—, also holding her Majesty's commission. The cause of quarrel was very trifling, arising out of a few words spoken at a public dinner table, which not being able to be satisfactorily explained on the spot, "a meet ing " was determined on for the:next day ; but, strange to say, on the arrival of the parties at the field of battle, they were unprovided with pistols. The matter was, therefore, adjourned until Saturday morning, when the major received the fire of his adversary (happily without effect) without returning it, and immediately afterwards acknowledged himself in the wrong. The seconds in the matter were Mr. A— 13---, formerly of the Madras Cavalry, and brother of a distinguished M.P., and Lieutenant A—, R.N., son of a gallant admiral. LAUNCH OF THE GRANITE CITY.—One of the finest clippers yet built was launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen, last week. She was named the Granite City, and is intended for the India and China trade. The Granite City is of the fol lowing dimensions :—Length of keel, 155 feet ; rake for ward, 18 feet ; rake on sternpost, 8 feet ; length over all, from taffrail to figure-head, 193 feet ; extreme breadth, 31A feet ; depth of hold, 19 feet, and measures 806 tons by the old rule, or 771 tons by the new rule of measure ment, and is estimated to carry 1,409 ITALY. Private letters from Genoa, of the 12th instant, contradict the reports of the Austrian army in Italy havin g received numerous reinf orcemen t s . It is true that precautions had been adopted by the Austrian Commander-in-Chief on the side of Swit zerland, where the artillery had been reinforced by four batteries. Accommodation had likewise been commanded on the line of the Tesino for a small body of men. The Parlamento of Turin, of the 14th instant, announces that the Chamber of Deputies adopted the day before, by 90 votes to 27, the project of law, authorising the Minister to alienate an annual rente of 200,000,000 livres. The Archduke Francis V., Duke of Modena, and his suite, arrived at Venice on the 10th instant. The Mediterraneo of Genoa, of the 13th instant, publishes the following letter from Florence of the 11th : " The report of the death of M. Madiai, announced by the Opinion in its Tuscan correspondence, is totally unfounded. The Grand Duke, who went to inspect the works of draining and canalisation in the Maremmas, is to return next week to inaugurate the series of grand balls to be given in the Palace Pitti. Florence, the favourite residence of foreigners, will soon be endowed with an establishment which is wanting. 36 members of the Italian and foreign aristocracy in that city have joined for the purpose of founding a magnificent casino, which will take the name of Jockey Club. The palace Uguccioni, at Santa Trinita, has been selected, on ac count of its fine salons, for the seat of the establishment." The King of Bavaria arrived at Rome on the 4th. The Grand Duke of Tuscany accompanied his Ma jesty as far as Sienna. SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 12th inst. The Gazette publishes the following Royal Order : " Ministry of War. " Excellency,—Her Majesty the Queen having read with astonishment the exposition addressed by you to the throne, under date of 15th December last, and clandestinely distributed in the shape of a flying sheet, and being painfully affected by the tenour of that document, characterised not only by a want of respect for her Royal person, but also by excessive per sonal praise, unbecoming comparisons, and an absolute violation of the 2d, sth, 6th, and 16th clauses of the second Treaty, titulo 17th of the Royal ordinances, and the present law on the press, her Majesty has deigned to command, as I hereby inform you by her Royal order, that I should tell you that the contents of your expo sition have excited her deepest displeasure. The desire of her Majesty is also that her orders be strictly exe ecuted, and that, consequently, your Excellency should proceed forthwith to execute her Royal order of the 9th December, 1852, inasmuch as you are concerned. (Signed) "JUAN LARA, Minister of War. "Madrid, 11th Jnnuary, 1852. " To his Excellency the Duke of Valencia, Captain-General of the Army." The Royal order of the 9th December, 1852, en joined General Narvaez to repair to Vienna to study the military archives of Austria. It was reported that the public functionaries, members of the Moderado Electoral Committee, would be superseded in their posts. Among those mentioned were MM. Antonio Cordova, Saturnino Collantes, Orlando, Mayans, Sze. The Gazette announces that the debentures pro- ceeding from the conversion, received by the Trea sury in December last, amounted to 136,295,535 reals. We have already referred to the exposition of Marshal Narvaez to the Queen of Spain on his re cent expulsion, and demanding to be allowed to return. It has been referred to the Supreme Council of War ; and the Baron de Meer, who is one of the Presidents of the Council, has expressed an opinion to the effect that Marshal Narvaez de served three years' imprisonment for addressing such a paper to her Majesty on being sent by her on a special mission. The Gazette, publishes a Royal decree accepting the resignation of M. Aristabal, the Minister of Fi nance, and replacing him by M. Llorente. M. Antonio Benavides is appointed Minister of the Interior. The new Minister of Public Works is not mentioned. The new members of the Cabi net had tak en th e oa th s i n p resence o f th e Q ueen . The Moderate Opposition Electoral Committee continue their labours. They have addressed a manifesto to the electors of the capital requesting their votes in favour of MM. Mon. Pidal, Mendi izanfibuele,ntaulan. Th e a dd ress i s signed by the most members of the committee. A preparatory electoral meeting of the Moderate rt Duke y is de which Medina toh elie was granted by p er mi ss i on o f the granted at the request of authorities,pa the de 1 08 TOMS Espagn The directors of the Aiov ol, the &don, 29 - 33 6 - 10 11 q 6 d 22 224 1 34 [O7 1 1 09 64 65 22 4 23 - A 171 18 4 3d 8 - 20 20 50 20 all Do., No. 2,7 p. c.... 100 Bristol & Exeter 4p cent. Stock 5 'Do. 4 p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 54 liier cent. 34 Cark&Bandon 5i P.C all Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction all East Anglian (£3los) 6 per cent all Do. (£5), 7 per cent 2 Do. (X 7 17s), 7. p ct all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l O. Do., No. 2 all Do., New 6p. c. St all Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 per cent... 100 East Lancash. 6p. cts. ail Edinb. Prth. & Dund. 10 Glasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent 1C) Great Northn. sp. c. 100 Do. 5 p. c., Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem all Gt.S outhn. & Westn. (Ireland) Eights 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) 100 Great Western, fixed 41 per cent 6 Lancash. & Yorksh F. £2O 100 Do., 6 p. c., Stock 100 Londonand Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do. Pref. 5 p. c., St all Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 1C) Do. New Guar. 6p. c 5 London &S. Western, Con. Thirds 10 Londonderry &Coler. A Shares all Londndry. & Ennisk A Shares all Manch., Shef.,& Lin., Shares, No. 1 all Do., New, £lO ..... 3 Do., £6 all Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. all Do. 4A per cent 1 8A Do ....... ..... 103 Mid. Consol. 6p.c. St 100 Do. Consol. Bris;;o1 & Birm. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 44 pc7ccrl, all Norfolk Extension 20 5 2 all Do. Guar. 5i per ct. all Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent 100 North British ...... all North Staffordshire.. ) Oxford, Worcester, & Wolvorh. £15,6p. c. 9 Do. all Shrewsbury & Birm. New Guaranteed... all Shrewsby. & Chester Nor. W. (Min), 3 p. c. 10 Do. 5 per cent. all South Devon Do. New ; all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) f£l Os. 6d. all S. Yorksh. 4p. c. Guar. 3 Waterfd.&Kilk. 6p. c. 100 York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 4 p.c. Prof 5 Do 10 York &N. Midland, H. & S. Purchase 12 1 9 - 10 55 60 74 76 26 d —2 8 r 60 62 774 —78 i 40 42 119 122 104 106 90 91 7 88 90 11i 1143 84 -- 843 3-3 d 2 —2 d 17 184 -- 9i . 1-- 2 107 -- 108 124 -- 125 - p --2 p 90 -- 91 51 -- -- 42 d 4. 3i d 6 -- 6Rd 12 -- 124 20 -- 21 30i -- 30 77 -77 i 45 -- 47 51 —52 d 3 3 4 2i.— 2 8- 8 53_ - 55/ 7i 8 2i d 35 • 36 6i-6 d 2 d 4 —3i d 8 9 3 44 p 53 92 94 63 65 66 68 58 - 59 i 78 82 1f 19 20 9 - 10 14 15 3 2 d 24 82 83 4 39 13 141 4 - 13 ::-. Igl 27 -27 i - 10 , . - ... ... -. ... PREFERENCE SHARES. 1107 - 109 - - 20 1 r 19 rar 6 --6; 31 - 34 - I - 1 1 1 _--- 141 - 1 p 1 p 141 18 - 18! 3 - - 128 - 114 81 -9; 1 - li p i LCO - 110 P- i P .50 - 152 3i -- 4 p 8 -- 8{ L3l -13 i - 10 - Ili - p •• 1 - lr 1150 - 23i 152 - li3 p 2 62 5a Shr. Paid. RAILWAYS. Lessi-3 (nosing Prices Business Co mpe ns Yesterday this day. 50 all Bodforcl and London & Bletehley. N. West. 304 all Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee._ Gt.Westn3l 304 all Do. without gr D 0,... 29j 311 30j all Birm. Wolv. dI Dudley guar. D 0........ 30 :;1 30.; all Do.wthtguar. Do 29 30 St. 100 Buckghamsh. L. &N. W. 109 111 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon 53 ___. 55 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. GL.Nrthn. 148 150 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr Gt. Westn LOO all Flrtlpl. Dk. & Yk• Railway & Berw. 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &N Md 113 114 25 all Do. Shares. Do 56 57 124 all Do. d Shares. Do 27 28 131 all bon.&Greenw S. Eastern 14 —14. L 20 all Do. Preference Do 25 261 20 all Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk l9i 20 20 all Do. 6 per et. Do 23 25 5i all Manch. Bxtn. L.& N. W and Matlock & Midld 3 34 34 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & Redcar Darlingt. 00 all Midld.Bradfd Midland.. 108 109 50 all Northern and Eaaternsp. c . E. Count. 64 66 50 all Do. 6 per et. Do — 50 all Do. Fixeds pc Do — 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. & N.W &Ln&Yk L 23 11 .4 , Do. Shares. Do 'it. 100 Roystn.& Hit. Gt Northn 152 154 it. 100 Do.Shepth.St Do 152 154 5 18 Shef.Roth.and La.ncash & Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. .2 94 S. Staffordsh. M.MChan Ad 421 all Wear Valleygr & 6 per cent... Darlingt. 5 all Do Do 3li 32 it. 100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn lO3 104 1 all .03 all 10 2 20 5 1 all 1 a ft 1 all 1 all 1 all !CI 13.5 ;5 24i 1 I all -0 all it. all 5 all h) all 1 all 2 all 3 all all all all 1 all 1.0 9 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 'OO all 30 10i 1 all LO 7 !8 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all MINES. Agua Fria Ancslo Austra'asian.. Australian AuliaAan CordillezE Australian Free'iod, Ave Maria Bat:en (Gd. Duchy of) British Austrin. Gold Sri :Ash Iron Brazilian Imp. (issued at X 5 pm.) Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek......., Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo CopperMinersof Eng Do. Preference English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co: General Golden Mountain Great Nugget Vein.. Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita Mexican & S. Americ New Granada Nouveau Mondo Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian En Croft United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa • Yuba i - i i 8 - 2 -3 6 -7 Par I P *P P par p par p i— • P 9 —ll p 4 —5 2f 29 —3og Par 40 —l2 p 24-3 p 6g 7g 7h I}d 3 3 d 1;--1{p id— fPar p i,( l . .I..bd - I -1 7 -8 - - HI- PP JOINT-STOCK BANKS. [0 all O all O 25 O 20 Australasia British N. American Colonial Commercial of Lon don English Scottish and Australian Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond. &Westminster National Prov. ofEng. Do. Now National of Ireland.. Oriental Bank o Corporation Do. New ,• - ... •.. --... . )3 20 :3 35 )0 10 i 0 I 221 5 I a" :5 5 10 25 WI all 5 1 5 I 25 ;5 I all Provincial of heir 1 0 Po. New lo I 5 .. I :314 32i l 5 5 4 2 1 i 15 14 00 50 2 0 26 10 3 , 26 50 all ) 60 15 25 5 2 1 1 Royal Australn.Lkg, & Gold bnpoi ;In Comr-uy. South Australia ..... Union of Australia.. Do. New Union of London.... Union of Madrid ••• .•. .-.- ... MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricult. Austrlasn. Pc ific. Ma; Australis. Royal Mai Brit. Americn. Lan( ICdnada Crystal Palace Crystal Pal. of France Eastern St ;.m El ctric. Teleg. of Ir. Gen. Steam Navigat.. Gene& r Brew Steam, Irish B - etroot Sugp- Netherlands Lr Nrth.of Europe Steam Peninsular & Oriental Royal Mail Steam.... South Austral. Land Submpr. Tel% aph... Universal Emigration and Colonisation, Van Diemen's Land, 73?., 3 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAT.) LONDON, Jan. 18.—Wind at Noon, N.N.W., light breeze, and fine clear dry weather. DEAL, Jan. 17.—Wind, N., strong. Arrived—Hero, Calcutta. Arrived from the River, and sailed—Freebudge, for Melbourne ; James L. Bogart, do. ; Foi:,escue, do. ; Forres, do. ; Maitland, do. ; Hebe, Sydney, N.S.W. ; Japan, Mauritius ; Flora, Algoa Bay ; Hoi aby, St. Vin cent • Deutchland, C u b a . S a il ed, the whole of the out ward' bound, except the Caractacus, Criminal, Rath Brandt, Victoria, his, Britannia London, NY a lt er Pau line, Hought on , A n d re et Celeste, ' Charles Brooks. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 1 7.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Roths child, Bonny ; Pearl, Buenos Ayres ; Porlina, Bahia ; Hahneman, Norfolk ; Corde"a, Calcutta and Mauritius ; Jane Maria, Mauritius ; Clifton, Bonny ; Alex. Brandt, Pernambuco ; Henrietta, Paraeba ; L or d J ohn Russell, do. • Susannah, Wilmi n Sailed, the out war d bound.ton, leaky ; H u d son, New York. The sabella of Hull, water logged, and app aren tl y abandoned l was passed on the 11th instant, in lat. 4 N., long . . 20 W. ; th e b oats were gone, and the mai n topmast was hanging over the side. RAMSGATE, Jan. 17.—The Aquila, of Middlesborough, is on shore leaky. ANTWERP, Jan. 16.—The Dice Gebrocden Sikkens, Amsterdam to London, has been lost ; crew saved. DARTMOUTH, Jan. 17.—Wind, N.N.E. Sailed—Petre, Singapore and Canton ; Halifax, Madras ; Leebnitz, Cape of Good Hope ; Duke of Manchester, San Francisco ; Amo, Valparaiso ; Xemietta, do. ; EHzabeth, Rio Janeiro. FALMOUTH, Jan. 17.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Geertruda Alida, St. Thomas ; Halls, Magadore ; Sarah King, do. BRAUMARRlS.—Sailed.—Olinda, Pernambuco ; !Trinity Yacht, Porto Rico ; John Mglienzie, New Orleans. YARMOUTH, Jan, 17.—The Hcrcules (brig), supposed to belong to Shields, was in collision with another brig last night, and lost jibboom ; the other brig took assistance, and proceeded for Lowestoft), apparently making much water. SHIELDS, Jan. 17.—The Rambler of Lyme has been abandoned ; master and mate aro drowned. The Lord Brougham and Vaux is on shore. LEITH, Jan. 17.—The Vernon for London must dis charge, having been on shore. CARDIFF, Jan. 17.—Tho Sarah Rawes, of and for Whitehaven, is on Broaksea Point, and likely to became a wreck. CUSHINDALL, Jan. 17.—The Suspence of Glasgow is on shore, supposed to be not much damaged ; crew saved. PERNAMBUCO, Nov. 28.—The Alico Crooks, Callao to Queenstown, which put in here leaky, has been caulked, and is ready for sea. M'ARK'ET NEWS--(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. This article is very firm, with a fair number of 8 s u a c le A s L a — d verti s e d . The quantity of British Plantation laded last at the East and West India Docks fo r ho hhds, 29 tierces, 167 barrels. There were taken for home consumption 1,381 hhds, 104 tierces, 345 barrels. Th e stcin the same places is 11,046 hhds, 1,154 tierces, and st o ck in COFFEE.—The market is very quiet, with no public sales. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the E e West India D oc k s was-301 puns 118 hhds. Therast and were taken for h ome consumption 203 ported 83 puns, 98 hh ds. The stocpuk in the same place is 11,438 p uns , 90 1 hhds. SPICES.—At auction, 107 bags Pimento sold a t 5 d for mid., being rather dearer.hests Penang Cloves were taken in 11 id. to is. for good. SALTPETRE. -1,348 bags Bengal at auction, were mostly bought in at 255. to 255. 6d. for 17i to 11i per cent.; at 275. 6d. to 28s. for 6i to 5i per cent and 295. 6d. for good .f 3i per cent. refraction. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 465. per cwt. on the spot, and Town 475. 9d. TEA.—The market is quiet, as there are public sales to morrow. The deliveries are good. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. —Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ 2s ; clover ditto, 3/ 15 s t o 4l 182 ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 12s per load. A full average supply, and a steady demand. CII HEERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 16s to ss; c lover ditto, 3/ 15s t o 4/ 16 s ; and straw 1/ 6s to 11 14 s per load. Supply t o l era bl y good, and trade ' firm- to 4Z 2s ; clover WHITECHAPEL. —Meadow hay, 21 lye ditto, 3/ 15s to Si Os ; and straw, 1158 to 11 12s per load. Trade steady,prices. at lull price ~s eatd.l 100. Aberdeen 83 A.mbg. Nottng. Bost • & Eastn. Junct all Birmg. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct. all Do. Chesh. & Birk. £5O and £25 Cons 181 Do., £2O 100 Bristol and Exeter._ 100 Caledonian all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon 45 Dublin&BolfastJunc all Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction all Do. New all East Anglian (£25 L and E. & L. & D.) all Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, Cl ass ' A. (late E. U. Sh.) 81 Do., do all Do., B. and C 100 East Lancashire all East & West Ind. Dk & Binning. June 1.00 Edinburgh & Glasgow 14 Edin. and Peebles 1.00 Edin. Prth. &Dundee 1 00 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Great Southern and Western (Ireland). .00 Great Western 11 Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 11 1 Do., Thirds 100 Lancash.& Yorkshire 15 Do., Fifths 111 Do., Wst. Riding Un all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Sonthpt all London & Blackwall 3 Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. 100 Lond. Brigt. &S. Cst. 100 London &N. Western 12 Do., Fifths 1 D0.,£10 Sh.M. &B. C 100 London &S. Western 423 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Londeny.&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 103 Manch. Shef. &Lincln 44 Do., Man. & Lin. Un 1100 Midland 100 Do. Birming. & Derby 474 Midland G. West. (I r. 174 Do. Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle 100 Newmarket 3 Do. Bury Extension. 14 Newp. Aberg.&Hftd. 74 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry, Warrenpoint, and Restrevor..., 100 Norfolk all Do., New 34 Northn.Counties Un 100 North British 13 North Devon, No. 1 64 Do., No. 2 all Do., 4 A Deferred . 5 Do., B Guaranteed 174 North Staffordshire: all North Western 10 N. &S. Westrn. Juno 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg 100 rIo., L. & N. Westn uaranteed Stock 8 Shrewsby. &Hereford all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.).... all Do. Halves, do all Do. Oswestry 64 Shropshire Union all South Devon 'lOO South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yorksh.River Dun 5 Do. 16# Stockton & Harticrl 19 Thames Haven Dock' and Railway' 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford& Limerick 13 West Cornwall 1 12.1 s Wimbledon&Croydn 1 Woodford 100 York Newell. &Berw. 20 Do. Extensions....... 10 Do. G. N. E. Purchase 100 York & N. Midland 100 lAberdeen 74 - 74 - - 241 -1021 263 25i - .i - 2i . p 11i 17i 1p 17 3p 26i - 20 d- 11 17 - Il6_ par 26 - 19 - 105 sif .03 51 4 - p-. ll' FOREIGN. Paid I RAILWAYS. 3 Belgian Eastn. Junct. &1 Charleroi & Erquelin 6 Dijon and Besan9on 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian all Gt. Indian Peninsula 4 Gd. Junct. of France 10 Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares 14 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) lA Do. 24 Do. (Canal) 5 Lyons & Mediterran, 4i Madras ... 29' Maria Antonia 10 Do. New all 'Namur & Lieg© (with interest all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of Franca alit Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs.] all Norwegian Tr n k.P r 10 Paris and Ly ons , all Paris and Orleans— all Paris and Rouen,,,, , all Paris and Strasbourg 4 Paris Caen &Cherbrg. n Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre all Sambre and Meuse 4 Southern of France 2s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders..... 4 Do. 5i per c. Pref.,, 9 Western of France,,,, Closing prices Yesterday. 1 2 13i —14 i par p 2 1 d 54-6 p 2 4 p id par 1 —lip 7i 8 41-5 8 - 10 p 2 - 2i p 3 - 141 -- A -144 p 38 40 38 39 29i 30xd 4i 5 p 19 20 ip 9 9l 2 51 —gip —r, 20' 20 20 20 .65.} 5 13 12i 104 91A 1 i 81 / 11 11 16/ 151 103 .21 i 90 ni 461 78 7/ 81 Business done this day. 33i x.in. 3O 29,E 123 St. 'St. 25 I I 3i 41 4 ,217 4 59 3 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. IT. The officers and men belonging to the fleet in ordi nary were mustered for the first time by Rear-Admiral Superintendent Fanshawe, C. 8., this morning ; they afterwards were granted leave tor the rest of the day. The Blenheim, 60, screw guard-ship in ordinary, Cap tain Henderson, C. 8., resumed her moorings this morn ing to re-ship her stores from the Illustrious, and re ceive her crew. The Odin, 16, paddle steam-frigate, Captain Francis Scott, hauled out of dock to the fitting basin this after noon, after having her copper cleaned. She left the basin this evening. The Sidon, 22, paddle-firigate, Captain Goldsmith, had her steam up this afternoon to try her engines. The Basilisk, 6, paddle steam-sloop, Commander the Hon. F. Egerton, has completed coaling, and is ordered to Spithead. The Prussian corvette Mercuri, sailed from the Mo therbank this morning for the westward. The St. Vincent convict-ship sailed from Spithead this morning, with transports for Gibraltar and Australia. The Hendrick Hudson and Sir Robert Peel, American line of packet ships, sailed from the Motherbank this morning, for New York. The Sprightly steam-tender, Mr. G. Allen, acting. master commanding, has been undocked to-day, after repair, and taken to her moorings. Her Maje s t y ' s frigate Phaeton guns, Captain George Elli o tt, arr i ved at the Little 50 Nore yesterday, at 3.45 Vice-Admiral from Portsmouth, and sa l uted the flag of of the White the Hon. Josceline e wes returned at the Nore, &c. The salute was returned with seven guns by her Majesty's ship Water loo, 120, Captain the Hon. Montagu Stopford. The Phaeton will be inspected to-day by Vice-Admiral the Hon. Josceline Percy, and immediately the tides permit she will be taken into the fitting-basin to be paid off. It is expected that several of her A.B.'s will volunteer for her Majesty's screw steam line-of-battle ship Agamem non, of 91 guns and 500-horse power, Captain Sir Tho mas Maitland, as several of them have previously served with some of the officers of the Agamemnon on foreign stations in other ships. It is a' well•known fact that men-of-war sailors always show a desire to follow cer tain officers, entirely setting aside the rating of the ship. At present very few A.. B.'s have volunteered for the Agamemnon ; her present deficiency in her complement is among her A. B.'s. Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-sloop Barracouta, Commander George Parker.—The court of inquiry on the clerk of this sloop was adjourned on Saturday last, and they will assemble to-day for the purpose of proceed ing with the inquiry. Her Majesty's screw steam-frigate Amphion Captain Charles G. E. P a t ey .—l t i s reported that this ' frigate is to have two more guns mounted, which will make her a 36-gun frigate. If so, her complement of seamen will be increased from 28 to 30 men, in addition to her present complement. Her seamen gunners, from her Majesty's ship Excellent, are, with the exception of one or two, the only A.B.'s rated on her books up to this time. OOLWICH, JAN. 17. Rear-Admiral th e Hon. S W ir Fleetwood Broughton Reynold Pellew, K.C.11., leaves England by the next packet, to take command of the naval forces in the East Indies. • It is reported in naval circles that Rear-Admiral Corry wishes to give up the command of the Channel Squadron, and, if his wishes are complied with, it is likely he will be appointed to succeed Rear-Admiral Edward Harvey, Admiral-Superintendent at Malta. In the event of these changes taking place, it is very pro bable Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., will be appointed to command the Channel Squadion. Commander Houston Stewart, who recently resigned the command of the Virago, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, serving on the Pacific station, was induced to do so, it is said, owing to ill health. He is the so n o f R ear -Ad m i ral Houston Stewart, formerly one of the Lords of the Ad miralty, and is a most experienced and zealous officer. During the time he has commanded the Virago, he has had several dashing affairs with the pirates, and cleverly captured the Chilians who had planned the destruction of a vessel and crew. Commander Houston Stewart was promoted to that rank in 1848, and has served as com mander of the Virago since the sth of August, 1851, and, if he is promoted to the rank of post-captain on his arrival in England, has deservedly earned a promotion which his father might have conferred upon him previ ously to his vacating his office as one of the Lords of the Admiralty. DEATH OF COMMANDER HENRY WINGROVR.—It is our painful duty to record the death of Commander H. Wingrore (1846), who expired at his brother's residence in the City, on Friday evening last, after a service ashore and afloat of upwards of 40 years. Commander Win grove entered the navy during the war, in July, 1812, and having served the usual period passed for a lieuten ant in 1819; but he did not receive promotion to that rank till 1826, being thus employed 14 years as midship man and mate. He served in the West Indies, the Coast Guard, the North Sea Channel and Irish station, as lieutenant, and being afloat at the brevet 'of 1846 was made commander, and re-appointed to her Majesty's .'team-vessel Blazer, which he then was commanding as a lieutenant on the relief service in Ireland, under the orders of Vice-Admiral Sir H. Pigot. The services rendered by the late Commander Wingrove during the period of that awful visitation, thq, Irish fami ne , w ith i ts accompanying sick ness and suffering, will never be effaced from the kind recollections of the good people of the coasts of Cork and Kerry, and has ever been with them the theme of grateful acknowledgments. In the hour of trouble, when matters had arrived at starva tion point, sure and certain was the "Old Blazer" to be descried in the offing, braving the broad Atlantic's swelling wave with its western wintry blast. Our co lumns at that time gave full details of these events ; and we well remember that the " Blazer's " services were conspicuous with the Alban, Rhadamanthus, Stromboli, Zephyr, and many other of the 40 odd pendants on the coast of Ireland ; and we believe that had Commander Wingrove completed the time required, of which he was some five or six weeks short, he would have been in cluded in that well-merited promotion sanctioned by the government of the day. That excellent First Lord, the late Lord Auckland, had, we believe, a high opi n i on o f Commander Wingrov e ' s zea l ; and no doubt, had he been spared, would have eventually promoted him. Commander Wingrove was appointed to her Majesty's steam-sloop Scourge, and served under Lord Dundonald on the West India station, carrying out his orders with his usual zeal, much to the satisfaction of his lordship, and at the end of her service the Scourge was paid off at Portsmouth in most high and creditable order / We could have wished to have recorded this officer's death as a captain instead of that of a commander, but promo tion goes not in the navy by old gradation. CAPTAIN CARPENTER'S SCREW TRIAL. —OR Saturday last a trial was made of Captain Carpenter's little steam boat, constructed at Mr. Green's yard, Blackwall, on an entirely new plan, with two keels and two rudders. .She is propelled by means of two oscillating engines entirely separated one from the other, and two screw propellers also quite distinct. She is directed by two rudders aft, instead of one only as formerly. She is of sufficient size to give a correct demonstration of principle, and it is reported that th e p l an ' answers admirably. The buoy ancy, stability, and capacity of the boat are quite extra ordinary. The rolling and tremulous motion is much diminished compared with the single screw. The shift of the screw is said to be almost imperceptible, and the speed for so small a power to be very good. The boat leaves the Thames for the Mediterranean on Thursday night. THE DUKE'S PILLAR ON BLACKDOWN HILLS. --A meeting was held,pursuanto raise thntoderefqouristihteionr,eeaotnTetarnunettoio% onthe 13thi inst., to and repair of the Wellington Pillar. The High. Sheriff took the chair. • The resolutions were carried unani mously by a very large assembla ge o f t h e nobility and gentry. The Lord-Lieuten an t (L or d Portman) moved the first resolution ; in seco n di ng which Mr. B. B scott said there was no Somersetshireman man who followed the obsequies of the great Duke of Wellington who did not feel very happy that from his soil was derived the ship were cyoianl 0 0 X0; and noblest lineage and the most renowned of titles. —S r - setshire County Gazette. : -- - Tll 7s, e oo B O h l i woCremasN follows,SlPENvTi zS: 3o,ooo/. by th Canoe, both for Sydney;y 2o,oool.anb the Sapphire, for Geelong and Port Philip ; 20,000/. Y the Bruunette, and 20,000/, by the Potentate b by Launceston ; and 21,7671. i n . and . , oth for specie jewellery by the Teviot for the Brazils. The to • tal shipments from the kingdom for the week are th •d - us raise to about 786 000/ and there is, consequently, a balance of • ' " exports to the extent of between 660, 0. imports over 00 1 and 670,000/. EMIGRATION TO MRLBOIJ , RNE.----The following is an extract from a letter dated 1852 : "—" The ex dated ' Melbourne, September 26, a-year leaves me es here are so enormous that 1001. and lodging cost me with hardly a penny for myself ; board washing . more than 11. 12s per week, and 18 9 s per dozen • in fact everything is three times as dear as at home, and e, and no doubt, with the thou sands pouring in, will be as much again. I hardly know what people here will do for bread in a few months, as no corn has been sown nor the fields tilled to produce anything, so that we here shall be dependant on America if you at home do not supply us. Now, regarding persons emigrating to th ese colonies, I from experi en ce say that the w or ki ng man, the mechanic, and the tradesman the only fit persons to venture here; the gentlemannaWs with out ~ the out capital, the clerk, &c., are in as bad a positoti persons pauper at home, and are not wanted ; and as situations in either of the last named positions giving re of only 100/. a-year, if permanent, they 7 3 1 3, 1 - ,I this to place gret the day they made so fatal a step- way, or a dvising you on your guard against being led a mentioned. There is, others to act in the way I have s m oid in the fields, but no doubt there is, a great deal ot I s s uccessful—though still it is not every person wh o bers work for months, hundreds, and n um bers hardly imagine the many make You can and make not a penny. "contend with in winter from difficulties a digger has to the roads being a b e g for 10 and 12 mile s to !west a gether, so that the p art y w h o is travelling gets o ver hi s _ sometimesd up to hi nue & knees in mud and water, an a man to pull you out, the mud. r equires and it actually is so tenacious. Then the company a t n i ght, should each an inn—sle e pi ng i n a blanket you no t be able to r or dexpecting every mom en t t o b e roused up and rug, an . r obbed by the bush rangers. When you arr i ve at the gold fields, almst 100 miles from here, you then set to work, and of course almost break your back, and com pletely skin your hands with using the spade or pick; then if you persevere—strength; constitution, and health good —you may b e successful ; but thous ands,come down without any gold—in truth it is a complete lottery. I have known persons in their first hole take 401 b. weight of gold ; others work for two months, and, just as they, were thinking o f l eav i ng in despair, come upon hundreds, -26 - .0 - 12 P 5 i i li 2 2 2