The Sun. — London, England, 1853-10-29 00:00:00

THE WEATHER.--Sam OFFIca, OCT. 29. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 65 —highest since noon yesterday. 52—lowest this morning and during the night. 57—this day at noon. BAROMETICR, 29'07. WIND, W.S.W.—Dull weather. ,„ v t.,„ _ 44 , 48 Zht ,§44,4&0 ~ ..~;;: - _ LONDON. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1853. if the' 'r e p orts received by electric telegraph, which IN't copied from the Moniteur of the pre ceding day into our impression of yesterday, be correct, blood has already been shed on the Danube. It is said that " two Russian steamers arid eight gun-boats forced the passage of the banube, on Sunday (the 23d instant), and were encountered by a smart fire from the Turkish fort of Isactcha, between Reni and Ismail," that " the Russians had a lieutenant-colonel, three offi ears, and twelve men killed, and fifty wounded." It is also said, " they (the Russians) pretend to have set fire to the fortress of Isactcha." The account appears to have been credited in some degree on the Stock Exchange, where it produced fall of about : : 1 1 per cent. in Consols. We would, however,. once more impress upon our friends, and the community in general, the propriety of re ceiving all such rumours with considerable hesita tion, if not doubt. It is very possible that there may have been some slight foundation for the re port, but by no means sufficient to warrant the in ferences that have been drawn therefrom, or to show that there has been an attempt on the 'part of the invading army to carry the war into th Turkish THEATRE ROYAL, DRIIRY-LANE.-THIS EVKNING.—Mr. E. T. S ••IITII, Lessee, begs emphaticallY ;knowledge the al=ost uuparalleli d support wi_h which his en deavours to resuscitate the national drama on the boards of old Drury have been r eciprocated be ihe overflow of admiring and dis crlsninating audiences, who have nightly hailed the appearance of Mr. G. V. Brooke in the varied rlhakspalan and other ill,strations of the national drama, with:ll - that eminent actor has had the honour to demonstrate. The engagement of Mr. Brooke as a mutter of necessity has expired, and another and very different field of ope rations presents itself to the manager's enterprise, in catering for the tastes and requirements of his patrons, the British public. In fur therance of these objects, Mr. Smith has infinite pleasure in an nouncing the engagement of a galaxy of EQUESTRIAN TALENT. ever , before assembled conjunctively, even in this, the Metropolis f Nations. The classical development of the Hippodramatic Art v7lll, by the co m bi ne d ex cellence of the artists engaged, obtain a triumph unmatched in the history of such performancs. Not only has no expense been spared, tint, ia making arrangements, a wise discretion, the result of a deliberative council in science, has been observed in the selection of dist riguished public favourites, as well as meritorious candidates for London approbation. Earnestly but re spectfully s eliciting a continuation of teat support, which he grate fully recognises, he does himself the honor r of submitting the fol lowing programme, in confirmation of the integilty of his audress nd intentions : Directors—HERNANDEZ and E.aTON STONE. Madame Pauline Newsome, the first horsewoman in the world, from Fraaeonrs Cirque, Paris; Madlle. Newsome and Madile Ella, principal Equestrians in all the American Amphitheatres ; Madile. Zamesou; Stoles' American Wonders, Ella and Le , n; mes• Lames Violette, Fontaine, Le Pico, Guerriere, Fabian, and Lucille; the yam:lift:l Hernandez, woo, for grace, agility, and fearless daring, is the very constellation in the lappodramatic hemi sphere ; his teats are mira..ulous ; Eaton Stone, his first appear ance in London since the great Exhibition, in which year, at this theatre he made 30 wondrous a sensation—he confronts, in a mar vellous manner, the wild horse • of the Prairies ; James Newsome, the most accomplished British horseman of the day, reflecting a glory on the sports of old England ; the Brothers Elliott, in gym nastic exercises without rival ; G. Ryland, Thassell, Zamesou, and Loraine, of marvellous notoriety ; Arthur .tarn. s, the champ', n vaulter of all the world, who has acconigished the unprecedented feat of throwing 91 summersaults in suer- ession, his first appearance in London ; W. 0. Dale, the renovened.a_merican artiste; Tom Barry, the deathless clown—his name and fr.me are enough ; assisted must ably by those established favouri t Doughty and Knight. The Lessee most respectfully sabmits t aiat so rich a combination of talent has never before ap;:eared in Landon, nor in any Continental city; fortuitous but accidental clew instances have thrown them together for a short season. but other American and European engagements will prevent a continuance of the exalted scientific compact, after the expiration of the present engagement. Reduced Prices — Ruf..es 4s. and 35.; Pit, 2s. ; Lower Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Doors open at Half-past Six, commeace at Seven. Second Price at Nine. PROGRAMME. Mr. G. RYLAND, In a Nr,vel and singular Act e t Equestrian Dexterity. Mademoiselle JOSEPHINE ZAMESOU, 7.n her Electrifying Act of Equestrianism. The SPORTS of ATLAS ; Or, The Dance of the Silver Globes, by The BROTHERS ELLIOTT. Mr. W. 0. DALE, the celebrated American Vaulter and Horseman. Signor ZAMESOU and his TWO TALENTED SONS, their pleasing and classic Drawing-room Entertainment. Mr. G. RYL kND, IV. a grand Mythological scene and Equestrian Piece, on a Troop 01 Chargers, entitled PIICEI3US, the SON of SOL. The PYRAMID of DECANTERS, or EquilibriaC Exercises by Mr. RUSSELL. TOM BARRY'S SPEECH. MR. J. NE.WSOME, The celebrated Scenic Act Rider, as Falstaff, Shylock, and Richard 111. The incomparable Horseman and American Star Rider, HERNANDEZ, Acknowledged by all to be the m 0 t daring and graceful Rider in the universe. All who have seen this young gentleman admit that, in point of grace, dignity, daring, and exquisite agility, he has full earned the most flattering encomiums which have been passed upon him. There will now be an interval of Ten Minutes, during which will be performed a Grand Overture by the Band of the Establishment. Leader, Mr. Hayward. DE VOLTIGEUR! In which Mr. ARTHUR BARNES, the English Champion Vaulter, and Mr. W. 0. DALE will appear, together with the Brothers Elliott, Messrs. Ryland, Stone, Russell, Zamesou, Doughty, Knight, and Barry, forming the Greatest Vaulting Company in the World, Mr. Barnes having thrown the extraordinary number of Ninety-one Summer- Units at one trial, and Mr. 0. Date, Eighty-seven. An Eccentric Scene, by Mr. NEWSOME, Showing the various modes of Riding, performed in characteristic costume, terminating with a rapid and splendid change, in order to give greater effect to this novel equestrian act. EATON STONE, the distinguished Indian Horseman of the Camanches, will perform his peculiar and dare-devil Exploits on his wild Prairie Horse, caus ing him to hound over a succession of high barriers, keeping time himseit with the animal, springing from his back to the ground, and back again, jump for jump, over six elevated Planks, and through various Balloons, situated around the Circle. The performance of this Artist is quite unique, and unapproached by any other person— they are altogether so much out of the usual course of the at cle, that they cannot be credited without being seen. Mr. Stone pre sents the peculiar characteristics of the South American Indians, with whom he has spent seven years in learning their singular man ners and customs. Mr. J. NEWSOME. the celebrated Professor of Equitation from Paris, will introduce his wonderful trained hone " Brunette." Signor ZAMESOU and Mr. J. RUSSELL In their unequalled performance, entitled "LA PERC HE." Signor Zamesou holding perpendicular a round pole, perfectly smooth, 30 feet in length, in which position Mr. J. Russell will walk up feet and hands, and execute the most extraordinary feats ever beheld. Madame PAULINE NEWSOME will introduce her Two Trafted Horses, " Leicester" and " Victoria," showing a series of difficult evolutions and beautiful illustrations of the Bridle Hand, &c. The two horses stand unequalled in the Span ish and cadenced steps, and will perform with wonderful precision the same movements, as if guided by the power of electricity. This performance is particularly recommended to the notice of the Ama teurs of Equestrianism, who can judge of its extraordinary difficulty. ELERNANDEZ and Mr. W. 0. DALE, as the Olympic Heroes.—The most graceful and flithhed Double Aci ever witnessed. LITTLE ELLA, the most wonderful female Equestrian in the World. THE BROTHERS ELLIOTT ON THE DOUBLE TRAPEZE. The whole to conclude with YOUNG LEON and his Horse, "May Fly," leaping over Gates, through Fire Balloons, &e: TOM BARRY, DOUGHTY, and KNIGHT. Will appear in i everal of the Equestrian Scenes, and introduce their Fanny Harangues, Speeches, and I. tughable Stories. THEATRE ROYAL, lIAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Betekstone. THIS EVENING, OCT. 29, Will to performed A CURE FOR LOVE. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Villiers, and Buckstone ; Mrs. Stanley, Mis 3 Vining. To be followed by T[IE BEG JAR'-4 OPERA Characters by Misses Featherstone and Ormonde, and Mrs. litzwilliam. To c,nclude with MAKE YGUR ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STNMET. Uneer the Managetncnt of Mr. CHARLES KEAN, THIS EVENING, ocr. 29, Will be performed THE RIVALS. Characters by Messrs. W Lacy, Harley, Meadows, Cathcart, Mellon, Everett, and Addison ; Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs. W. Lacy, Miss Heath, and Miss C. Leclercq TEMA I'RE ROYAL ADELPIII. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—llirectress, Madame Celeste, THIS EVENING, OCT. 29, Will be performed THE DISCARDED SON. Characters by Leigh Murray, Paul afdlord, and Keeley; Mrs. Keeley and Miss Woolgar. After which, THE CAMP AT CHORHAM., To be followed by "HOTEL CHARGES!" or, How to Cook "A Blida." To conclude with COMING OF AGE. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, OCT. 29, Will be performed THE CAMP AT THE OLYMPIC. Charac ters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, F. Robson, Cooper, and Gaut : Mesdames A. Wigan, Stirling, P. Horton, Chatterley, E. Turner, and Wyndham. To be followed by PLOT AND PASSION. Principal charicters by Mr. F. Robson and Mrs. Stirling. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPIIITREATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Miss KATE COOKE, having met with a molt brilliant reception will appear every evening. GRAND EQUESTRIAN JUBILEE. The programme of the SCENES of the ARENA. will be constantly c'aanged, and novelty after novelty win be brought forward in 'rapid succession. In addition to the established favourites, several new engagements have been entered into with the most eminent artistes of the day. forming a programme unequalled in Talent, Novelty, and Variety. THIS EVENING, Oc'r. 29, The Successful Burlesque of JUPITER'S DECREE, AND TUE PALL OF PILETON; or, fHE FIERY COUR-ERS OF THE SUN. After which, the EQUESTRIAN FETE.—The arena has been entirely re-decorated, in the Parisian style, with crimson velvet and gold. Re-appearance of Miss EMILY COOKE. Astounding Perfor mances of Signor CAR LOTTIE and S i g nor FtiANCOI, on LA PEaOHE, &c. To conclude with a new GRAND GREEK ENTREE, arranged by Mr. W. Cooke for Twelve Equestrians of their Fleet Steeds. P.ox-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. MIS DAY —Morning 40 min.after 11 Evening 0 mhi.aft. 0 l iu o - Motow—Morning 5 min.after 12, Evening 27 min.aft. 12 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 29. 1853. provinces beyond the Danube, which would most probably occasion a decisive battle between the opposing armies. It is scarcely necessary to re peat the cautions as to the zeal and energy of the " Bears," coupled with an unbending resolution to avail themselves of any points that can by a pos sibility depress the quotations of Stocks and Shares —to exaggerate the current rumours, and, if necessary, to invent new reports. That they are active in their vocation is unfortunately but too well known, and that they have exercised an extraordinary influence over the intelligence con veyed by the electric telegraph—changing and alternating its accounts to suit their purposes — has been more than hinted on many occasions. It is bv no means improbable that there may have been some interference on the part of their agents on the present occasion, and the statement just made may be based on a rumour which has been circulating for several days respecting the death of a Russian officer of Engineers, who was taking soundings of the river, and, having continued to do so after ample warn ing, was fired on from the Turkish shore. This we believe will prove to have been the foundation of the dispatch above referred to. Of course we cannot as yet speak with any degree of certainty on the point. The strange coincidence between the rumours will, however, prove the necessity of caution before the later and more important one can be received with implicit credence, or persons be induced to sacrifice their property at inadequate prices on the strength thereof. The last account would seem to imply that the Russians had attempted further aggression— that they had actually attempted the passage of the river, with a view of making good their footing on the Turkish bank, and that they had partially succeeded in the attempt, having effected a landing and destroyed a Turkish fortress. This would show that the instructions from the CZAR were of a very decided and peremptory charac*r, and that he had made up his mind to a " war to the knife," which was to be carried out without further delay or respite. On the other hand, it was merely a casual encounter with a surveying party ; the casualty could not materially enhance the difficul ties of the case, or prevent an ultimate arrange ment between the belligerents. We still believe, for the reasons assigned iu our leading article of yesterday, that the latter view of the case will prove to be the most accurate, and that Prince GORTSCHAKOFF will pursue a Fabian policy, while OMER PACHA, on the other hand, will resort to every means within his power to bring about an imme diate collision, and, if possible, to rescue his adopted country from the stigma of being occupied by an invading army. Whatever opinion, however, may turn out to be most in accordance with the facts, is in our judg ment a matter of comparatively trivial import ance. We believe that a collision is inevitable. Not a mere affair of outposts, but a regular pitched battle between the main bodies of the opposing armies. We have invariably ab initio stated our impression that no permanent peace could be established until such an encounter had taken place, which would serve as a basis for fresh negotiations—negotiations that would be entered into under very different auspices from those that have already taken place. NICHOLAS is now un deceived. His eyes have been partially opened to the imprudence—to use no stronger term—of his own precipitation. He has at length discovered that France and England are resolute in their determination to prevent the carrying out of his nefarious projects, and that neither his servile admirers in the Cabinet nor the Press caft control the Parliament or people of the United Kingdom ; that he has, in s . lct, as we yesterday stated, " en deavoured to pluck the pear ere it was yet ripe." He would gladly, then, snatch at any opportunity of retreating if he could do so without injury to his indomitable pride or amour propre. The sacrifice of a few thousand lives would be as nothing in the scale when compared with his private feelings. If punctilio similar to that which animated the duellist of the last century, if his troops obtained an advantage on the first contest, he could make an exhibition of spurious magnanimity by permitting the matter to be de cided in accordance with the views of the arbi trating Powers, and accepting terms which he had refused before achieving a victory. This, although a very Brummagem imitation of the real article, would pass current with his servile adulators, and enable him to obtain the incense of flat tery, so dear to his soul. On the other hand, if defeated, other excuses may be found to save his pride from any very severe injury. An ardu ous contest may prove the forerunner of peace, and, therefore, while doubting the rumours that have been so extensively circulated, and on which such extensive operations have been founded, we would regard the intelligence of a real battle be tween the opposing armies as the best that could be received, and the most likely to tend to a pacific solution of the great Eastern problem. NATHANIEL MOBBS, the wretched man who, after cutting his wife's throat, had attempted suicide, was on Thursday capitally. convicted at the Central Criminal Court for the wilful and deliberate murder of his unfortunate wife. The Jury could have arrived at no other conclusion. Not all the ingenuity of counsel could find the slightest loop-hole for escape, or the slightest foundation for reducing the offence to that of man slaughter. The twelve gentlemen, on whose ver dict the earthly fate of the miserable culprit de pended, had a painful duty to discharge, but they did so firmly and honourably, in accordance with the solemn obligation they had previously taken. Their attention was necessarily limited to the de tails of the fatal transaction for which the prisoner had been arraigned. They had no legal knowledge of his former misconduct towards his miserable victim, or of the habitual ill-treatment for which he had acquired the soubriquet of " Gen era l HAvNAu." The Learned Judge very properly rejected all evidence not relating to the facts at issue, and, therefore, no proof of previous violence could be adduced. Sufficient, however, appeared to establish his legal guilt beyond the possibility of doubt, and also to exhibit in the strongest light the well-founded apprehensions entertained by the deceased. The night preceding her death she had taken refuge in the room of a neighbour, and re mained from midnight until the following morn ing with a compassionate woman named " Arra- LING," and two young females. There she re mained until her husband came to seek for her at between four and five o'clock. On discovering her, he desired that she should fetch some beer, which she refused, adding that she was "going before the Lord Mayor for proof that he should not murder her"—a significant declaration, showing how great was the alarm she entertained at the moment—an alarm which speedily proved to have but too much foundation. The moment, however, that she announced her intention of claiming the protection of the law, the prisoner laid hold of her and dragged her out of the room ; he then pulled her along the court and flung her into the house where they resided. She refused to go upstairs unless accompanied by the neighbour in whose room she had spent the night, thinking, perhaps, that the presence even of a helpless female might have, in some degree, restrained him during the first ebullition of his wrath. scarcely left the room when she had, he howe ver, scarcely rd s and her wretched companion calling out, that " if he did not let her alone, she would jump out of the window." These things occurred in the morning, but it was not until between two and three o'clock in the afternoon that he worked himself up to the reckless state of desperation which induced him to lay violent hands on the woman whom, in the temple of the living GOD, he had solemnly vowed to love and cherish. During the entire interval, some eight or nine hours, he continued in his moody and desperate state. There was not, during that entire time, a sympathising neighbour to interfere, or to invoke the assistance of a policeman. It was not until a box had been drawn against the door to prevent the approach of help, and earnest cries of " Murder" were heard, that tardy aid was afforded. The mis chief had, however, been perpetrated. One murder was completed, and another, that of the miserable man himself, nearly accomplished before the door was opened. At the time of the fatal occurrence he was not even intoxicated. It was in the in dulgence of the long-continued system of brutality that he brought his mind to the bloodthirsty de termination which he carried into execution. It is not for the purpose of exulting over the wretched convict, of enhancing the bitterness of his sufferings, or increasing the public wrath against him that we have entered into this very painful narrative. It is not our custom on any occasion, and most assuredly is not our desire to do so in the present instance. The wretched man must fearfully expiate his offence. The majesty of the law will be fully vindicated, and we earnestly hope that he may receive the conso lation and strength which he so urgently requires from an all-merciful CREATOR. It is only in the hope that, from the melancholy and heart-rending example, some benefit may be derived to the community in general that we allude to the case, that we cite it as a powerful corroboration of the views we have repeatedly put forward as to the imperative necessity for legislative in terference, and for the speedy enactment of some more efficient remedies against the brutal out rages that, if unchecked, eventually lead to the death of the victim and the capital conviction of the oppressor. The Learned Judge, while passing sentence, commented on " the unmanly conduct which was continued, until probably the brutal violence of the convict excited him to the com mission of the fatal act which terminated her career and his own." He was right ; such malig nant and evil passions gather strength by indul gence, until extremities are gone to, at which the perpetrator would himself have shuddered a short time previously. Had MORES been soundly scourged when he first earned for himself the un enviable appellation—had he been taught that on each successive instance of violence his brutality would have met with a similar punishment the fatal act would never have been committed that has brought his name so prominently before the public, and left him in his present painful and humiliating condition. We trust that from his deplorable case we may take warning to interpose in other cases ere it is too late. AIVFUL SUICIDE OF LIEUTENANT BASSANI, OF THE SARDINIAN ARMY. Yesterday afternoon Mr. William Payne, coroner, of London, held an inquest in the vestry-room of St. Saviour's Church, Southwark, on the body of M. Graffinno Bassani, aged 37 years, formerly a lieutenant in the Sardinian service, who committed suicide at the Bridge-house Hotel, London-bridge, under the following circumstances. The inquiry created great interest, and amongst those present to watch the proceedings was Mr. William Carter, the Surrey coroner. Mr. Thomas Houghton Burrell said that he was the proprietor of the Bridge•house Hotel, London-bridge. On Thursday morning last, between seven and eight o'clock, his attention was called to the dressing-room attached to the bathroom, by hearing the discharge of fire-arms and cries from the deceased. He went to the room, and found the door unfastened. On going in he saw the deceased lying on the floor ; he was on his right side, and his left arm was thrown behind his back. A pistol was found at his feet, and another was on the bed. Mr. Hill and Mr. Callaway attended immediately. The deceased was then alive. Witness proceeded upstairs, and found a note written in French, which stated : " London, Oct. 26, 1853: " Sorrow and misfortune of several kinds, which I cannot resist any more, have determined me to this fatal resolution of suicide. From respect to my relations and my position, I beg that neither my name nor my city be published in the papers. My last thoughts are for my dear family and unlucky fatherland." There was also a postscript to the letter, which stated : "Enquire at Messrs. Foleo, Brothers, in Paris, Rue Boisne." He (witness) also found a passport in the possession of the deceased, granted by the Sardinian Government. He telegraphed to Messrs. Folco at Paris, and received an answer to the following effect : "Sir,—Since posting my letter yesterday, I received in the evening a letter from the unhappy suicide, dated the day before, in which he announces his fatal inten tion, declaring that he would not execute it in Paris, to avoid giving greater pain to his family, of whom he was a friend of four years standing." The letter sent also stated that the deceased was a barrister at Bongo, until the revolution of 1848, which induced him to take arms against Austria. He acted in two campaigns as lieutenant in the army of Sardinia. Personally exiled from the country, he came to Paris, where he lived peaceably in the lawyers' offices, till he heard that several of his countrymen had made their fortunes at the Exchange, and he had the misfortune to be dragged into it, and there he lost 50,000 f. In spite of advice he again lost 15,000 f. He thought to acquit himself of this debt, when the decree of sequestration of the Austrian Government made it impossible for him to do so honourably. Nothing in his manner disclosed the tragical end which he meditated. He was to have dined with M. Folco, on Tuesday, but when dinner was ready he said that important affairs called him to London, and that he intended to go immediately. He then said that he would write instantly, and if his affairs succeeded he would let M. Falco know. He embraced his child, shook hands with M. Falco's wife, and departed. Mr. Charles Wells, surgeon, of No. 4, Welling ton-street, said that he was called on Thursday morn ing last at 20 minutes to nine o'clock, and found the deceased in the room adjoining the bar. He was alive. He observed two wounds, one be tween the fifth and sixth ribs on the left side, and another an inch and a half further back. He was in a state of collapse. He partially rallied, but became worse, and hemorrhage coming on, he died at 20 mi nutes after ten o'clock. One bullet was found in the left side, which was quite sufficient to account for death. He saw the pistols, and found that they had both been discharged. Mr. Burrell stated that he had waited upon Baron Rothschild, the Sardinian and Austrian ambassador, as to the disposal of the body. The learned coroner having summed up, The jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity. THE AUSTRALIAN STEAMER VICTORIA.—The advices received to-day from Adelaide, South Australia, men tion the arrival of the Australian Steam Company's vessel Victoria, in the unprecedented space of 60 days from England. She left Gravesend on the 18th of June, and reached Port Adelaide on the 19th of August. The quantity of coals consumed on the passage was 1,200 tons, of which 323 were taken in at St. Vincent's. HAMBURG.—The advices from Hamburg state a fur ther increase in the demand for money, discounts being obtainable with difficulty at 6 per cent. The market had been much disturbed by the recent failure of two houses—namely, those of Messrs. Jacob von Bergen and Co., and Mr. James Gowa. Mr. Gowa, was a bill and stockbroker, and one of the largest speculators in the place. He had extensive transactions with Berlin, where his suspension seems to have exercised consider able influence. I BELLOT TESTIMONIAL i COMMITTEE.—The preliminary meeting of thisc ommttoefe the place on Wednesday Sir Roderick Murchisone. last, at the apartments resolved that, in order to give a m ll Royal t Ge . ographic.ltl So ciety,s p ae e nr ad c o h nl a aa i m r w , h when r it inte rested r t a u npi public iocf meeting recording a their all b sensecallede enase early officeras in the . fate of this gallant The Chairman stated that the interest excited now assumed so national a turn, . of his noble would be it ip l C ri o n o s n tsi d o ii lcpeto., case having is was his opinion that the chair at the meetirr, more appropriately filled by some public cha'racter than by himself ; and it was resolved that the Fi rs t L or d o f the Admiralty should be invited to preside on the occa sion, and that, in the event of his declining to do so, Sir Roderck Murchison be desired to continue in that office. We understand, from what has since transpired, that Sir James Graham, fully appreciating the compliment paid him by the committee, has expressed his opinion that his official position prevented his presiding, but that he entirely concurred with the resolution of the committee, that Sir Roderick Murchison should continue to occupy the chair. Sir James has further consented to move the first resolution at the meeting. We are also informed that the Earl of Aberdeen, entirely parti cipating in these views, has expressed himself to the effect that he willingly and with the greatest pleasure associates himself with those who form the committee for this object, in which, from the first, he has felt a very deep interest. The meeting is to be held at Willis's Rooms on Friday next ; the 4th of November, at 2 p.m. MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCZ. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 were taken for export and on speculation. The market was quiet but dull. Railway Shares were flat, at lower prices. _ _ _ As the force of the dividend and other quarterly payments subsides, the returns of the Bank of England present a more faithful index of the posi tion of the Money Market ; and thus the return for the week to the 22d inst. is interesting, if not by any means so satisfactory as could be desired. In the item of bullion, as will be observed, there is a further considerable diminution, and although part of this is due to the residue of the dividend pay ments, the bulk probably went abroad. The reserve of • notes was strengthened a little by the amount received in repayment of loans made while the transfer books were shut ; but the low point to which the Government deposits had sunk is good proof that the Bank has its assets much reduced in that quarter. Compared with the previous week, the changes are as follows : Active circulation Decreme £23,145,145 52 . 2,240 14,960,206 311,168 3,170,823 9,662 2,903,045 Bullion. Decrease Rest Increase Public Deposits Decrease Other Deposits Decrease Seven-day and other Bills Decrease Government Securities Decrease Other Securities Decrease Notes unemployed 797,814 12,3.0,653 273,573 1,371,064 34,029 11,319,072 1,136,089 17,254,452 170,637 5,213,810 Incre . aseT. 201,320 The rates at which Bills of Exchange were taken yesterday afternoon were rather lower as regards the principal Continental cities. Paris, 90 days, was firm, however, at 25 25 to 30, and Trieste at 11 27 to 32; Amsterdam brought 11 161 to 1 2 , and Hamburgh 13 51 to 6. The Adelaide papers to the 20th August, refer in terms of high commendation to the o voyage out of the steamer Victoria, belonging to the Royal Australian Mail Steam Company, and which was accomplished in a few hours less than 60 days. In justice this would entitle the company to the bonus of 500/. offered by the Legislature, but as the Victoria took out no contract mail, there may be no objection to its payment. One or two important facts have been elicited by this voyage. First, that it is preferable to sacrifice freight, in order to carry suffi cient coal ; second, that it is lunadvisable to call at the Cape of Good Hope ; and, thirdly, that the model of the Victoria is good, and that the Ade laide and other vessels might have equalled her in speed had they been sent to sea in a more efficient state. The passengers had adopted a highly com plimentary address to the Commander, Mr. Cham pion, and that gentleman had declared his belief that, on the next occasion, he will make the voy age out in 56 days ! There has been a larger exportation this week of the precious metals from London direct. Of gold the amount is 30,250 ounces, and of silver 157,900 ounces, all to the continent. The English Stock market opened rather better, Consols being 91/ to 92, but a sudden rise to 93 and 93g has occurred, in consequence of the state ment from Vienna that an armistice has been con cluded between Russia and Turkey. The " bears" have bought back freely, and this, without any money purchases, has given great impulse to prices. Bank Stock is heavy at 212. Exchequer Bills have been at par to 4s. premium, and India Bonds at Is. discount to ss. premium. The Foreign Stock Market has been almost de serted, but prices are nominally higher. Mexican Bonds have realised 25 and Spanish Three per Cents. 44! z . Portuguese Four per Cents. have been at 401. Venezuela are 31. The favourite Railway Shares have been more dealt in, and are generally higher in price by sym pathy with Consols. The market is necessarily in an unsettled state. Great Northern have been run up 21. to 21. 10s. ; North Western, 11. ; Midland, 1/. to 1/. J Os. ; South Eastern, 11. 10s. ; Cale donian, 15s. to 255. ; and most of the others in proportion. The French Shares are up about 10s. The Australian Banks are rather higher, and there is a rise in Australian Agricultural Shares of 31., principally upon the buying back by the speculators for a fall. In the Gold Mines there have been dealings at higher rates generally. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From the 02icial List.) _ -_.. Business done. Bank Stock . .... • i per Cent. Reduced Amenities 9l 2g I 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92 3 / 3 New 3/ per Cent. Annuities 93 i 4/ Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16 India Bonds, 1000 ...... . ... ..... ...... Ditto, under £lOOO par 5 p Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 2d. £IOOO £5OO 4 p par Small 4 p par PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. , . . 93 Mexicali 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4,1 per Cent. 7O Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent 4Ol 3 Spanish Bonds, 3 per*Cent 44,i Venezuela Bonds, 3. : 1i per Cent..... 3 ly Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols 92i 3 Ditto October Account o2t 3 NE WMARKE RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL) HANDICAP. R.M. Bridesmaid Sister to Aphrodite Seven ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOB'S. Ab. M. Nicotine LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. FRANCE. The Ocean Squadron arrived at Brest on the 26th inst. M. Magnan, a French officer attached to the army of Omer Pasha, has gone to Constantinople on sick leave. The publication in an official shape by the French Government, of the dispatches announcing the commencement of hostilities on the Danube, has given great offence to M. de Kisseleff, the Russian Minister at Paris. The relations between the Russian and French diplomatists are becoming daily less cordial ; and if they should continue on their present footing, it is .probable that M. de Kisseleff will not remain long in Paris. Marshal Valliant is now spoken of as the suc cessor of M. de la Cour at Constantinople. On Thursday a rise took place in the price of corn in the Paris market, to the extent of 2f. the sack. A letter from Tunis announces the sudden death of Mr. Heap, consul of the United States. A letter from Marseilles, of the 24th, states that Cardinal Wiseman, who alighted at the Hotel des Ambassadeurs, after receiving the members of the Catholic clergy of that city, had embarked for Rome in the Mongibello, and not for Greece, as had been stated. _ It is said that the Municipal Council of the city . of Paris, becoming uneasy at the extraordinary ex pense entailed on it by the indemnity which it pays the bakers for the bread sold at a reduced price by the command of the Government, is about to submit a plan to the Empeior for the reduction of the public works in Paris, and likewise for per mission to contract a new loan. It appears that some of the Polish refugees in Paris have applied at the Foreign-office for pass ports for Turkey, which have been granted, but on condition that the parties shall not return to France. The following telegraphic dispatch has been re• ceived in Paris from Marseilles " The French and English fleets weighed anchor and quitted Besika Bay on the 17th inst. " The Friedland, which quitted the port of Constan tinople after having been repaired, has gone to join them at Gallipoli. " The Sultan has reviewed a body of 26,000 men, who' set out immediately afterwards to reinforce the army of Asia." The announcement in the Moniteur of yesterday morning that hostilities had commenced on the Danube, produced an unfavourable impression amongst the speculators at the Bourse yesterday. The Three per Cents. opened at 72f. 5c., rose to 72f. 10c., fell subsequently to 71f. 70c., and closed at 71f. 75c. for the end of the month. The Four and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 98f. 60c. ; Orleans Railway shares 1,125 f. ; Rouen, 982 f. 50c. ; Havre, 475 f ; Great Northern, 827 f. 50c. ; Paris and Stras burg, 881 f. 25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 881 f. 25c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 720 f. ; Western of France, 675 f.; Bordeaux and Cette, 575 f. ; Great Central, 507 f. 50c. ; Lyons and Geneva, 495 f. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 675 f. - - cording to the invariable custom of Turkey tha the bearer of mushcle (or good news) should receive a present, Tefik Bey was presented with a thousand pounds by Omer Pasha, and each officer, according to his rank, hastened to offer him some substantial mark of his joy. He has returned to Constantinople a rich man. Men of ability up to a certain rank, of all parties, have been lately admitted to the Council. This also is an innovation due, we believe, to Lord Stratford. At the present important crisis Turkey has need of all the talent she can muster, and by this last measure each party is fully represented in the Council. It may indeed be regarded as the germ of a popular assembly. The Armenian com munity have lately offered an address to the Sul tan, expressive of their loyalty and desire to serve him in any way most acceptable. It is said that many have enrolled themselves in the army. The most perfect tranquillity continues in the capital. Since the issue of the manifesto a general satisfac tion seems to prevail among the Mussulman popu lation, and it is evident that throughout the whole question with Russia great care has been taken to conciliate the Christian population in every way. ITALY. From Turbi we learn that the King has replied to the attack upon Count Cavour, by giving him the energetic and popular liberal, M. Rattazzi, as a colleague. It was the election of this gentleman as President of the Chamber of Deputies, which twelve months ago induced the retirement of M. d'Azeglio, and brought Count Cavour into power. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS D AY. LONDON, Oct. 29. - Wind this day at Noon, W., light airs, and cloudy weather. OFF COWES, Oct. 28.—Franklin, from Havre, and sailed for New York. _ PLYMOUTH, Oct. 28. -Wind, S.W. Arrived—Prince Regent, Bombay. Sailed—Geelong, Shanghai; Coldstream, Madras ; Madras, Sierra Leone. SUNDERLAND, Oct. 28.—Arrived—Julie Heyn, Quebec. HULL, Oct. 28.—The Tartar, of Boxham, was in con- tact yesterday off the Span Light, with the Gazelle (s), from Antwerp, when she immediately sunk ; crew saved. CLYDE, Oct. 27.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—New Hamp shire, New York ; Henry Curraen, Bahia ; Davidson, St. Kitt's ; Cecilia, St. John's, N.B. Sailed—Active, New foundland. STORNOWAY, Oct. 27.—Arrived— Visterbotton, for Stockholm, leaky, and with damage. KINGSTOWN, Oct. 27.—Wind, S.S.W. Odessa, Quebec and Wicklow Bay. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 27.—Wind, variable and calm. Ar rived—Henry Winch, from Calcutta, for Liverpool. SINGAPORE, Sept. 15.—The Bombay, for London, sailed hence on the 27th June, and hag put back leaky ; she has been surveyed, and abandoned by the master. BOMBAY, Sept. 28.—The Lord Auckland, boynd for London, has put back leaky. MELBOURNE, Aug. 22.—The United, Liverpool to this port, which got on a sand bank on the 21st July, has been got off. Arrived (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday, 10 a.m. Wind, W.N.W., fresh breeze, and fine. - Arrived—Caroline, from Dantzic ; Victory, Bordeaux ; Eva, Oran ; Lord Elgin, Africa; Rosalie, Ostend ; Line, Cronstadt ; Maria Alphonsino, Santander; Nuevo Leon, London. _ _ _ Off Holyhead, at 8 a.m.—The steam-ship Arabia, from New York, with the mails of the 19th instant ; she would arrive in Liverpool about one o'clock. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.27 a.m. CUSTOM-HOUSE RETURN. Wind, S.W., fine ; tide, five hour's flood. Arrived—Olivier, from Rouen ; Seine (s), Boulogne ; Foyle (s), Guernsey. Sailed—Moselle (s), for Hamburgh ; Stag, Cape of Good Hope ; Stately, New Zealand ; Buccleuch, Mauritius ; Wycliffe, Portland Bay; Eupharasive, Dunkirk. DEAL, Saturday, 9.20 a.m. Wind W. by N., very fine. Passed—H.M.'s screw-steamer Radamanthus, from the West, for the River ; ll.M.'s st. Undine, from Ostend, for Dover; French packet, Passe Partout, from Calais, for Dover ; French lugger, Le Mentor, from Westward, for the River ; Royal George, from Galway, for the River. CUSTOMS APPOINTMENTS.— The Lords of the Treasury have nominated Messrs. Francis Ward, M. Knox, and F. Maclean to clerkships in 'the newly-formed Cus toms establishment at the London Docks. ONE STEP IN ADVANCE.—It is one of the happy re sults of the cessation of transportation to this colony that instructions have been given to pull down the gal lows at Launceston. Facing the river, the first object which met the stranger's eye was the permanent gal lows, a substantial affair, built up with bricks and stone, and having a huge beam securely let into the walls ; altogether designed for any a mount of service. But convictism has ceased, and it is rather significant that the removal of the gallows should be ordered im mediately,Tasinonicum. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. The following telegraphic dispatch has been re ceived from Vienna, dated Vienna yesterday evening : CONSTANTINOPLE, OCT. 21. The Porte, having heard of a new project of compromise being negotiated, had suspended the commencement of hostilities for the present. DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. The following is from Bucharest, October 18 : It is said that Omer Pasha had informed Prince Gortschakoff of his intention to occupy the Sultan's territories (the Principalities) at once. He has also, it is said, written to Stirbey, that he intends entering Bucharest on the Ist of November. On the 11th Prince Gortshakoff held a council of war. It was resolved to evacuate the southern part of Wallachia, evidently with a view to en ticing the Turks away from their intrenchments. It is thought that the Turks are waiting for the full moon to cross the Danube, and that they will cross in two columns, at Widdin and Braila. The Russian merchants are doing an excellent business in English cottons, of which large quanti ties are stored in the Principalities. They send them across the Pruth. The intelligence of Russian hostile operations on the Lower Danube, on the 23rd, as published in Paris to-day, is contradicted by the Oesterreichische Correspondenz. Another telegraphic dispatch received also from Vienna yesterday evening says :—" There is rea son to believe that an armistice has been concluded between the Turkish and Russian armies." A French Cabinet courier arrived on Tuesday from St. Petersburg, by land, with dispatches for his Government. The same courier brought dis patched from Sir H. Seymour, which were for warded forthwith to London. It does not appear that the intelligence received here by this means any way tends to throw a decisive light upon the Emperor's intentions, beyond the presumption that he will act strictly on the defensive. The telegraphic dispatch, giving an account of the opening of hostilities on the Danube, and which appeared in the Sun of yesterday, was received by the French Government from the Consul-General of France at Bucharest, under date the 25th October. It is remarked that the dispatch says nothing of the casualties on the side of the Turks, and it is scarcely probable that M. Poujade, who is the Consul-General at Bucharest, would have made an omission of the kind. That silence give rise to se veral conjectures. It is affirmed that the dispatch contains another sentence to the effect that the Consul was in expectation of further details, and, again that there are some details whi c h are no t given. It is probable that if the amount of the loss on the Russian side could be stated, some estimate has also been made of that of the Turks. If we can credit what is pretty generally rumoured, it would appear that the affair was more serious than is re presented, that the fighting lasted some time, that prisoners were taken on both sides, and that no quarter was given. Letters from Constantinople state that the Rus sian agent, M. Argyropulo, has had an interview with the Russian internuncio, and has formally placed the Russians in Turkey under his protec tion. The Press has the following from its Brussels cor respondent :—" I have it from a good source that there will positively be no new Russian manifesto. It may be that Count Nesselrode will have endea voured to explain the conduct of his imperial master in a circular dispatch to the Russian embassies abroad. Letters from St. Petersburg state that Prince Gortschakoff has fallen into disgrace, and will be re placed in his command of the Russian army of oc cupation in the principalities. On October 17 the Sultan reviewed at Constantinople 26,000 men, which were to leave next day for the army at Er zeroum. An official declaration of neutrality from Austria in the conflict between Russia and Turkey is shortly expected to be published." The Patrie says—" It appears certain, according to the latest letters, that the engagement which has just taken place on the Danube is the result of a movement of the Russian flotilla at Ismail to place itself in communication with Ibraila, a port of Wallachia situated on the left bank of the river. The fortress of Isactcha is placed on the opposite bank, on the middle point of distance between Ismail and Reni, a fortification situated at the spot where the Pruth falls into the Danube. In 1790 Gen. Suwarrow took Ismail by assault. It was at that time a flourishing town, with 30,000 inhabi tants. The inhabitants were massacred, and the town, which contained 17 magnificent mosques, was reduced to ashes. The few of the inhabitants who succeeded in escaping took refuge at Isactcha. ' a large village, near which the Turks afterwards constructed a fortress which commands the river. As to Ismail, a fortified town situated in Bessara bia, at the junction of the Repida with the Danube, it has an excellent quarantine port, where the Russian flotilla is stationed, which is destined to place the army of invasion of the Danubian pro vinces in communication with the Black Sea, by Ibraila, in Wallachia. Hitherto the navigation has continued free, but in consequence of the declara tion of war the Turks have been obliged to make efforts to stop it." The subjoined is from Constantinople, Oct. 15 : —Since the departure of the last mail, and late on the same day, a change in the Ottoman Ministry occurred, Mouktar Bey being dismissed from his post of Minister of Finance, and Saafeti Pasha being appointed in his stead. The latter Pasha has con siderable reputation for his financial talents. We may add that this is not the first time he has en joyed. his present dignity. About seven or eight years ago he was Minister of Finance, and was dismissed on being detected in the most bare faced system of peculation and plunder, chiefly through the representations of Sir Stratford Canning. An entire change of Ministry seldom occurs at once in Turkey, but the state of public feeling is ascertained by some change like the present, which is generally the forerunner of further measures. It is anticipated that Riza Pasha will soon be received into the Ministry ; in short, that a more decided Turkish and warlike element will be introduced. The lucky individual to whom was entru%ted the manifesto or declaration of war to be conveyed to the army of Omer Pasha was received with the greatest enthusiasm. Ac- HOUGHTON HANDICAP. Seahorse, Ephesus.. Fifteen ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 200 SOVS. Physalis colt Kaffir 1 SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. T.Y.C. Rosaline Lizzie SECOND NURSERY STAKES Star of Surrey Pnnchbox 0 CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT (THIS DAY). OLD COURT. ;Before Mr. Justiceeresswell and Mr. Justice Williams.) LIBEL. A respectably attired, gentlemanly-looking man, named Wade Meara, surrendered to take his trial on a charge of unlawfully, wickedly, and maliciously writ ing, printing, and publishing a false libel, containing matters concerning the Hon. Craven Fitzhardinge Berkeley, M.P. Mr. Clarkson, who appeared on behalf of the prisoner, said the prisoner was quite ready to admit his guilt, and that there was no foundation whatever for the imputa tions which it contained. The Attorney-General said the libel reflected upon the character of ladies of high rank and station in society whose reputations were without a blemish ; but, since the prisoner had evinced the utmost contrition for his conduct, there was no desire on the part of the prosecu tion to press for judgment. Mr. Justice Cresswell thought the ends of justice would be amply served if the prisoner entered into his own recognisance in 1,0001., to appear when called upon to receive judgment, and to keep the peace towards all her Majesty's subjects for the next five years. The prisoner gave the required security, and was discharged. FALLING OF THE HOUSE IN THE STRAND. Mr. Abrahams, the surveyor, surrendered to take his trial on an indictment charging him, at the instance of the coroner's inquisition, with having caused the death of the parties who were killed by the falling of the house in the Strand. He pleaded not guilty. Mr. Ryland, who appeared for the prosecution, inti mated to the court that he was afraid the evidence in this case was wholly insufficient to convict the accused of the charge contained in the indictment. It disclosed no act or omission on his part ; while it proved, beyond all doubt, that not only was he absent from the spot when the unfortunate accident occurred, but that he had left a competent person in charge of the work to super intend its progress. Mr. Justice Cresswell said he had looked over the depositions, and he perfectly agreed with the view taken of the case by the learned counsel. The evidence dis closed three difficulties. In the first there was a great contrariety of opinion as to whether the accused had left anything undone which ought to have been done ; secondly, there was a great difference of opinion as to what ought to have been done supposing there had been an omission of any sort ; and thirdly, there was the absence of the accused on the morning of the acci dent. No evidence was therefore offered against the accused, and he was accordingly discharged. THE COLLISION ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. Richard Partington, engine driver, and Joseph, Wood, a fireman, surrendered to take their trial on a charge of misdemeanour, arising out of the collision which took place some time ago on the Great Northern Railway. The prisoners pleaded not guilty. Mr. Chambers, Q.C., having opened the case to the jury, Mr. Justice Cresswell said he had no difficulty in saying that the charges contained in the first, second, and third counts disclosed no offence at common law of which the Court could take cognisance, but he thought railway companies ought to lose no time in ascertaining whether the omission, by an engine driver or stoker, to see a signal, came within the 13th section of the act, which related to parties doing anything whereby any one was, or might be, injured or endangered. If it did, the omission would not be to see the signal, but to keep a look out ; and if that was an offence, it was an offence whether any mischief occurred in consequence or not. With regard to the count which imputed neglect of duty to the defendants, that was a question which this Court could not, go into. It should have been remitted to the Court of Quarter Sessions. The defendants were then discharged. MI LYING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) There is very little alteration to remark upon this week in the share market, which continues in a dull, inactive state, and many shares which a few months since were selling at high premiums are now offered at heavy discounts. The continued " calls" during the depressed state of the money market are tiring out the patience of speculators, and it would, as we have often advised, be expedient to limit the operations of non paying mines as much as possible, until the times bear a more favourable aspect. By this means labour would become cheaper and more abundant, and a cessation of calls would would tend to give a better tone to the mar ket, which has been completely overdone with new mines. At the Wheal Robins meeting, a call of 2s. 6d. per share was made ; to reduce the cost, the operations at this mine are to be confined to driving the 20 and 40 fm. levels towards the cross-course, near which, in Wheal Sisters, upwards of 9,000/. of ore was ra i se d. In the Bullion Market, Mexican and South Ameri can dollars, ss. per oz. Bar silver containing gold, all gold above 5 grains in the pound to be paid for, ss. lid. per oz. standard. Bar silver without gold, ss. lid. per oz. standard. Bar gold, 775. 9d. per oz. standard. The remainder of the bar silver brought in the steamer La Plata has been taken, chiefly for India and China, at the price last reported—viz:, ss. lid. per oz. standard. Very large amounts of silver have for some time past been forwarded to London, as the produce of the Eng lish silver-lead mines, and are then dispatched to the East. There are also very heavy imports of the poorer ores from the silver mines of South America and else where, which, although hitherto regarded as unworthy of the cost of transport, are now smelted to a consider. able extent in London. In fact quite a new branch of business is springing up this way. The British and Colonial Smelting and Reduction Company, lately es tablished, is carrying on a large business in the smelting of these ores. The Gold Mining share market this week has been generally steady, without, however, any marked increase in business. The enquiries have been chiefly for Agua Fria, Nouveau Monde, and Colonial Gold; but in no case is there any decided improvement in prices. The less accredited descriptions, in which category must now be included the Anglo-Californian, are scarcely saleable at a heavy discount. On Monday Colonial Gold im proved 55. per share, Agua Fria was to prem., while Port Philip, was 7-16ths to 5-16ths dis. On Tuesday, Nouveau Monde was better, and Colonian Gold weaker ; and up to the close of the market, yesterday evening, all descriptions were flatter. The accounts which have come to hand from the Australian colonies state that the yield of gold is unabated ; nevertheless, it is to be regretted that the lawlessness which prevails there renders both life and property insecure. The arrivals of gold this week have been very large ; on board the Egle, one passenger had a nugget of 40 lbs. weight ; and Mr. William Harrison brought home, by the Argo, 3,000 oz. of gold-dust The arrivals of gold have been— Eagle Charlotte Jane Pelham Ozs 63,952 10 value £256,000 34,485 0 „ 137,000 4:421. 0 -,-, 17,600 Argo 134,434 0,, 567,777 Total Ozs. 237,292 0 £978,377 The following vessels, with gold on board, are known to be on their way to England from Australia : Name. Sailed. Ounces. Surge, from Sydney July 1 6,323 American Lass, from Sydney July 1 600 Port Wallace, from Geelong July 2 10,108 Royal George, from Geelong July 5 16,395 Total ounces 33,423 The Bengal, which put into Rio, leaky, has also 25,000 ounces on board. This shows a total of 58,423 ounces, worth 233,6001. In miscellaneous shares, prices have been generally maintained. A STLEY'S.—This national amphitheatre continues its proSperous career. Although we have Drury lane converted into a circus, the amphitheatre seems to stand alone for equestrian entertainment. Miss Kato Cooke has made what would theatrically be called a legitimate hit. She is a most graceful rider, and manages her horse, a beautiful milk-white charger, trained expressly by her father with great skill. The daring act of Miss Emily Cooke is quite the theme of admiration. We have to record the death of a cele brated equestrian clown, Mr. Edmund Jackson. He was a "fellow of infinite mirth"—a great favourite at Astley's, and at most of the provincial circuses. He expired on Monday last, after an illness of two years He was .a Brother Mason, a Druid, a For rester, Odd Fellow, and Old Friend, and connected with nearly every benefit society, constantly endeavour ing to increase their funds, for which he held many flat tering testimonials. His long illness has left his wife un provided for. Mr. Cooke has generously given the use of his theatre for the widow's benefit, on Thursday, Nov. 10 when we hope the brothers of the craft and societies will mister on the occasion. GERMANY. A letter from Berlin, of the 25th, announces that Prince Adalbert of Prussia had returned there from the journey which he had taken to St. Peters burgh. The Zeit and other Berlin journals state that the Belgian commercial treaty question has been postponed to a later term, and that the principal difficulty is to discover new principles for such treaty, as the unfortunate rejection of the originally projected change in the tariff on iron—that is, the rejection of the reductions proposed by Prussia- - has entailed a change in the plan. A decree of the Nassau Government forbids the purchase of potatoes by owners of distilleries. In fringement of this decree will entail confiscation of the quantities purchased, and a fine of one florin per cent. The Board of Industry at Aix-la-Cha pelle, in accord with the Town Council, have peti tioned the Government to forbid the exportation of rye and shell seed ; and further, to make over to the Corporation a large quantity of meal now in the military storehouses, on promise of repayment in kind after next harvest. His Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg has given his assent to the establishment of a Bible Society at Coburg ; and also, to the proposition for an annual collection being made in all Evan gelical churches in the duchy for the furtherance of the same on the anniversary of the Reformation. The subjects of the Pasha of Egypt who study medicine, surgery, and military science at Munich have been recalled, by order of the Pasha. • SPAIN. rho last accounts from Madrid are of the 23d inst. The evening before, the Queen, accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Officers of the Palace, admitted to a private audience M. Soule, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America in Spain. After being ushered in with the usual ceremony, M• Soule handed to her Majesty the letter of the Pre sident of the Republic which accredited him as Envoy to the Court. The Queen's reply to his address was as follows :--- "I have heard with satisfaction the assurances you have given to me relative to the, friendly sentiments of the President of the United Status, and I feel pleasure in assuring you that they are not surpassed by those which animate me for his person and for your country. Those new assurances, always grateful to me, convince me more and more of the interest which Spain as well as the United States have to preserve and draw closer, their former relations. In me your Excellency will fin(' the best dispositions, and in my Government the sin cerest co-operation, for the accomplishment of so inv . portant and so desirable an object.' It being Sunday, the Bourse was closed. THE UNITED STATES. ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, OCT. 29. The royal mail steam-ship Arabia, Capt. Judkin B o was off Holyhead this morning, inward bound to this port, with the usual mails from the United. States and British North America. The Arabia was to leave New York for Liver pool on the 19th inst. ; she has therefore, in another extraordinary run across the Atlantic, again given proof of her great speed. Owing to the state of the tide, it may be two or three p.m. before she can arrive in the river ; and her mails will not be delivered in London until Monday morning. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, OCT. 19. Under date of the 10th inst., the Minister for Foreign Affairs issued a circular to the several Consuls, to the effect that, in consequence of the deficiency in the crops, the Viceroy deemed it necessary to stop the exportation of corn from Egypt ; but that, in order, not to injure the inte rests of the mercantile community, his Highness would allow them to ship to the extent of 400,000 ardebs (250,000 quarters), after which any further exportation would be strictly prohibited. The trade is in a most unsettled state ; prices are very high, and vessels in port are obtaining from 14s. to _lss. per quarter. The Nile has this year risen higher than it has during the last 20 years. Almost the entire valley of Egypt is one sheet of water, and travellers pro ceed to the Pyramids in boats—an excursion which in ordinary times occupies a three hours' ride from Ghizeh, the nearest point on the river. The da mage done to the crops by this excess of water is very great, and very extensive tracts of land sown with Indian corn are covered with from three to five feet of water, and the plants are consequently destroyed. The villages and towns are reduced to islets, and are only saved by the inhabitants rais ing embankments all round, which they watch day and night with the greatest anxiety. Abbas Pasha is still at Thor, on the Red Sea, whence he will proceed to Akaba before returning to Egypt.. His object in going there is said to be to endeavour to induce some powerful Bedouin chiefs, who are to meet his Highness there, to send reinforcements of troops, in the shape of irregular cavalry, to the assistance of the Sultan, to attack the Russians towards Erzeronm and Circassia. The ilgyptian army is still being increased, and it is now calculated that there cannot beless than 55,000 troops in the country independently of the 18,000 that have been sent to Contantinople. The standing army of Egypt, by convention with the Sultan after the Syrian war, was limited to 30,000 men. The result of the present state of war between Turkey and Russia is looked upon with great anxiety by all, an d th e expedition of troops and the supplies that have to be sent for their main tenance are a great drain upon the resources of the country. The progress of the railway works is now very insignificant, from want of men and materials, and the requirements of the English engineers employed on the line are not properly attended to. Monsieur Mariette, a gentleman who is making antiquarian researches for the French Government , and who lately made some very interesting disco veries of tombs and under-ground temples in the vicinity of the pyramids of Sakkara, is now actively employed in excavating on the north side of the Great Sphinx, near the Pyramids of Ghizeh, evi dently with the object of finding an entrance to a temple or tomb. TERRIFIC FIRE IN LITTLE MOORFIELDS, THIS DAT: . " - This morning, at half-past four o'clock, a most terrifi c fire broke o u t on the extensive premises of Mr. Wila.• Leek, packin g - case maker, Hi, Little Moorfields. „.„ police on duty discovered the flames raging in the wo!' shops, when they instantly raised an alarm ; but owing to the infl amma b le materials, the flames shot forth with terrific fury. Messengers were dispatched for the Lou; don Fire B r i ga d e engines, which promptly arrived ; bu t the flam es sprea d with amazing rapidity, and communi cated to M essrs. W m. Larke and Son ' s, carpenters 811" builders, James Price's, licensed victualler, Thomeo Chew and Son's, livery stable keepers, and A. C. Load'er's, uph o l s t erer. After most strenuous exertions en the part of the firemen to save the houses in Half 31 °: 1 4 : 1 • alley and A nge l- a ll ey, the fire was at length sub d u► but not until a very large amount of property was d stroyed. It is believed the parties were insured. 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