The Sun. — London, England, 1853-11-30 00:00:00

L ATEST FOREIGN NEWS. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. fro Z elect r i c t e l egraph, under date of yesterday, 14 1 , V ientla, we learn that the Turk s are s till i n ofm°44'at ; and that they have evacuat e d th e i s l an d taro opposite Rustschuk. 344 1 ° h Budberg, the recently appointed Cor der-in-Chief, is still in St. Petersburg. 4i ,1" 'Danube has ov er fl owe d it s b an k s near Olte ii)".4 and Giurgevo. 1 6t , 11-1. information from Constantinople up to the , states th a t a b ou t 7,000 B osn i an an d A lb an i an Catholics ha ve f orme d a f ree corps, an d are a b out to o b ?ill the Ottoman army. Another corps of i r - o " 4 Clans, Cossacks, is forming at Constantinople, a _ 41 the d escen d an t s o f th e G ree k re f ugees i n t h e m4 Y, of the Czarina Catherine. b .. 111 a Cabinet Council held on the 14th inst., it 478., re solved to reject the note proposed by Fran ce Great Britain. de la Cour, late Ambassador of France, leaves bi th e 17th in the Solon. ro Bucharest to the 17th we have no fresh :4gence of the movements of the Russian army. 4ib ne winter had set in, but still th ere was a pos hY of proceeding with the milita r y o p era ti ons. 1 1 :e Turks had not only retreated across the Zialjibe, but they had also marched their troops to Ll', distance from the river. The Russians, too, fallen back upon the int er i or o f W a ll ac hi a . Ar c' news have yet been received from Abdi Pacha, had marched into Georgia at the head of I°looo men. • T wenty-five Turkish men-of-war have proceeded 'no the Black Sea. :! 1 • Turkish transport, towed by a steamer, had erY narrow escape, having been chased by several 11 . 1 jan men-of-war. It had, ho wever , sa f e l y ~, - 7 b. hed Trebi z o n d. ii. .the Constantinople correspondent of the Consti !ionnel, in his letter of the 15th, says that four : g glish frigates—the Retribution, Tiger, Niger, Sampson, one of them carrying the flag of ci teiral Dundas—were to enter the Black Sea o n v e 16th, to explore the European coast as far as Ana • while a division of four French steamers, Eder the command of Admiral Hamelin, was to " a similar cruize as far as Trebizond. Letters c red a day later (the 16th) state that the English 40t /i sion, composed of the above steamers, had th entered the Black Sea, and had gone to Sulina mouth of the Danube, where, it was taiti, the Ru ss i an au th or iti es h a d d e t a i ne d a cer t a i n 4b,„ 1 roer of merchant men loaded with corn. Th e r ellch division had not moved. to Sultan is to leave for Adrianople earlier than to tmnounced. From Adrianople he is to proceed chumla, Widdin, and Rustschuk. tioGeneral Baraguay d'Hilliers had his first audi ee of the Sultan on the 16th. M. de la Cour eft 4 0 the same day for Fra nce . Th ese l e tt ers th row 4n l l i bts on the recall of M. de Bruck, and say - "fig, of that of M. de Wild en b ruc k. thil ' u he Pays confi rms th e f ac t o f th e d e p ar t ure o f 40 , to tnglish ships for Sulina, and says that it i s be considered as an armed intervention. tit e followin g i s f rom the Vienna correspondent t he Morning Chronicle, dated Nov. 24 t i ;:Whatever opinions may be elsewhere entertained as the fact that a part of the English and French fleets i t ; l r !' entered the Black Sea, you may rely upon it that k h as created cons id erl bl e uneas i ness i n th e m i n d s o f e vPle here. The latter say that this fact fills up the the aeure of Western demonstrations against Russia to ht „eFy brim. There can be no doubt that the Eml n p2teholas will entirely coincide in this view. ' l4 min Russia n c i rc l es it is thought the foreign policy 1 -1 1 Lords Ab er d een an d Cl aren d on i s no t very popular Englandhe ; th a t th e p resen t Cabinet at home is likely to .7; In the mi nor it y w h en P ar li amen t meets, and that , Fon clneritly' certain other members of her Ma j esty ' s Ministr y preparing for this event by urging on matters in , ` l , l ,_e Orient to a crisis. A Russian nobleman of jultinetion told me plainly, 'lf the English want to aye a war, d e pend upon it their wish shall be grafi qed. Russiae is put to it, she will carry on a war for vfrenty years. You English may go and burn our sea- Pert towns in the Bl ac k S ea , an d even i n th e B a lti c ; t in so doing you will burn property which, to an enormous amount, has already been paid for by English `, 1 4 ,1 1 ita.1. Yo u m a y d es t ro y our fl ee t s a l so ; an d w h a t d o 4 . care ? Our ships have never been of much use to ta xi i i and better, perhaps, if we had never had any. Make est i ttempt, and we shall see who will hold out the long do what you may, you will find out to your cost j ar v•Eitirope at large, and English commerce in particu- N.ar ' bill suffer more severely by a long continental .than Russia. The predominating influence of 14 4 la at Constantinople is well worth fighting for.' The %-e noblem an added : The policy of the English stZ k lnet is no longer what it used to be—that is, th'ghtforward. A more honourable statesman than o e3` arl of Aberdeen does not exist ; but he is goaded 1 1 1 other members of her Majesty's Ministry to acts t i ch must necessarily involve a European war. If the i tt "glish Parliament were to meet at this moment, the eaolute policy of the Cabinet would probably be con :lined by th e ma j or ity o f th e representatives of the sZ ti ,°,t l , and Ministers would be in the minority. By ',Cuing the English and French vessels of war into ot ° Black Sea, Russian vessels of war may easily Minto a conflict with them ; and what would be consequence ? Nevertheless, the project of a peace Congress at London is proposed by the th ester n Powers to Icon Emperor Nicholas. How can t e latter have any fidence in the i=partiality o 4 1 °4 judgment of his demands on Turkey ? If it be f ° ;lght that Russia will allow herself to be bullied out h her rights, it is a grand mistake. Russia will know i„ cl W to maintain her position • she will accept the chal '4ge whenever the Western 'Powers throw down the gauntlet to her. The sooner therefore the Western ot ° ;vers show their true colours the better. The Earl Aberdeen will probably resign if it must come to a th ll l'opean war. Lord John Russell will try hard for I t , Premiership—that we know. But of all men, we thtl a sians would be glad, in that case, to see place d at he head o f a ff a i rs , i s L or d P a l mer ston, for we s ha ll er to have to deal with the bold, resolute, and 1 1 -. „ 11 , 1 Y policy of that statesman. On the other if Turkey be so much more vigorous, and ess so much more vitality, than it is supposed k: gave her credit for—well, then, what need of a h ul'opean war, and all the incalculable and horrify lit calamities it must entail Why not let Russia fight h ?tit with Turkey alone ?' This, then, is the language p e (l by one of the cleverest and most peace-loving men ‘ t Russia can boast of. I thought it might be both ef ul and intesesting to your readers to be made ac - Miltedd with the outlines of this conversation. Of ' l3 ; these views are those of a genuine high - minded 11,13, blood nobleman, who would shed the last life-drop of 4,„00d for his country. As such, I have attempted 44 ';'ufully to reproduce them ; but I abstain from all th i kadersions hereon, which would ill become me under 46 circumstances of the case. I would only add that 4tain allu s i ons were a l so ma d e t o th e l a te unimporta n t Mr of th e R uss i ans at Khi va, an d to t h e c i rcums t ance th at, th at frontier of British India would be safer in the iiolnity of a friend than of an enemy. In short, true 44 slan blood is up. I see, th ere f ore , b u t littl e c hance 4 , present for pacific endeavours in this quarter." FRANCE. At the hour of our going to press, the French ail had not arrived. We obtain the following by electric telegraph : "espatches from Constantinople of the 15th h „eiled Paris on Tuesday for the Turkish Ambas rer ; but as his Excellency had left for Fontaine- tMinihey were forwarded to him unopened. 'he ter of the Marine has given orders to ``=with all possible despatch with the Louis 4 }2 • Juan-of-war, of 120 guns, and the Ulm screw itter, of 100 guns, now building at Rochefort. PLLollis XIV. is to be launched on the 28th of ry, and the Ulm on the 14th of April next. The first and only notice of the " fusion" which 1 0* . 4 1)Peared in any Parisian journal, is the fol (;Tg few lines in the Siecle :—During the last bh,..eik there has been a talk about the fusion. The 04;72,de Nemours has paid a visit to the Count de ho a roord. The demeanour of the visitor and the 1 . 1. was agreed upon beforehand. The words to fr o ,, s ed were as completely settled as if a speech eld er the Throne had been in question. To escape ta c t; llB oeptibilities, the august personages addressed Other by the innocent expression, " Good il i ng, cousin." A proms verbal of the audience c ' lll 4 circulati o n, whi c h the royalist journals will no • g e give us. lak i joral individuals were lately arrested at Or lad for spreading the false report that an emeute %nb b roken out at Gien, and that the mayor and 1 11 .. (i l'efect had been banged by the populace. qay te e ,of these persons have been sentenced to 15 sad s PaPrisoument, and two others to fines of 15f. now t 111 said in a Berlin journal that couriers are ret ate rstantly passing between Paris and St. >atj ll ,rg, and the French Government has lately of th,".2,..cl two additional messengers at the terminus '-olligsberg Railway. 4 he )3 n e b ourse opened yesterday with great steadi 'e4ia 9it closed at a decline. The Three per and t h c losed at 74f. 25c. for the end of the month, 1 lie 6 r 'our-and-a-Half per Cents. at 99f. 90c. ; fl.bois p kb ) V%2f Railway Shares, 1,162 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 'l7 2 f. ~r O C.2 . _• Havre, 497 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, iour s • Paris and Strasburg, 815 f. ; Paris and v°f• Lyons to the Mediterranean, 750 f. ; v,st, 3 ;:3A -LI of kranex t , 695 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, i Great Central, 5171, 50c. 1 Lyons and Ge- ~`"~.~. Iln neva, 512 f. 50c. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 725 f. ITALY. By accounts from Milan, it seems that the re turn of Count Gyulai, or the apprehension of that of Mazzini, or a mixture of both these evils, has been the signal for the most unprecedented precau tions against anything like surprise—such indeed as are only taken by troops in an enemy's country, and not always then. Guards are placed in parts of the town where no guards ever were before ; the numbers at the different posts are doubled. The soldiers so employed are secured from being over powered by any sudden onslaught of a mob by stout stockades ; even in the theatre the officers of the garrison have a pen so railed off for them to protect them from the animosity of the multitude, and a private entrance assigned them ; and to render security doubly . sure, civilians are not allowed to enter the theatre without showing their passport, or carta di sicurezza, at the door. The illness of the young Duo de Chablais will prevent his Majesty from making his projected visit to Genoa on the occasion of the opening of the remaining portion of the Turin and Genoa Rail way, which is expected to take place about the middle of next month, but the Exhibition of Na tional Industry, which was intended to have been held at Genoa at the same time, has been post poned in consequence of the King's inability to at tend until the end of January. The experiments already made on the incline at Gioni have been most satisfactory. With two locomotives attached together, drawing a train of six carriages loaded with sand, which weighed altogether about 56 tons, and each locomotive weighing about 22 tons, including the coal and water which is carried on the engine itself, a speed of 19 English miles an hour was easily accomplished, although, from the length of the tunnels, and the dampness of the atmosphere, the rails were exces sively greasy and slippery. The engines used were built by Messrs. Stephenson, after plans sent by the Piedmontese engineers, and as this is at present the steepest ascent on any railway in Europe the result reflects the highest praise on all concerned, particularly considering the signal failure of the former engine "la Bavaria," for which the Aus trian Government paid so highly for crossing the Semmering, and which can hardly force its own crushing weight of 60 tons up an incline of 1 in 40. When this last piece of railway is open between Turin and Genoa, and the Susa Railway finished to the foot of the Mount Cenis pass, which it will be :In a few months, it may be expected that this will become the high road to Italy for our migratory compatriots. On the other side of the Alps a rail way has already been commenced bet'N een Cham bery and Lanslebourg, and Mr. Henfrey, the engi neer of the Susa line, has submitted a plan to the Piedmontese Government for laying a horse rail way alongside of the common road over the pass, with carriages so constructed that they may be run either on the rails or ordinary road ; and this has been favourably received and is sup posed will be undertaken in the spring. In conse quence of the increasing trade of Turin, the Town Council have proposed building large warehouses for storing goods in bond, so that merchandize may be sent from the free port of Genoa under seal and remain in bond here, without paying duty until taken out for sale, which is likely to be a great convenience to the tradesmen of Turin. SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are up to the 24th. It is generally believed that a Ministerial crisis is imminent, owing, among other things, to the conflict brought about between the Government and the Senate, in consequence of the railroad bill brought into the Congress by the former. A law which was passed in 1837, to fix and regulate the relations between the two Chambers, contains an article which states that " while any project of law is pending in one of the co-legislative bodies, no proposition on the same subject can be made in the other body." In March last a general railway . bill was brought into the Senate, and is still pend ing there ; and the Duke of Rivas intended on the 22d to have brought forward a proposition founded on the article above quoted ; but he did not do so, because the Marquis of Viluma, presi dent of the Senate, taking the same view of the case, announced that as the railway bill of last session was pending in the Senate, the senators would meet in sections to-day to appoint a com mittee upon it. It was thought that the Government would withdraw the bill from the Congress, rather than come into collision with the Senate ; but at a Council of Ministers, it was resolved to persevere with the measure, and the dissolving of the Senate, and forming another on a different principle was talked of. In the sections of the Congress, the Government had a majority in most of them. The Opposition claim three presidents out of the seven ; and lead ing members of the Opposition were returned upon the different committees elected. It is expected that Senor Cortina will bring for ward the constitutional question as regards the railroad bill before the Congress, in opposition to the course taken by the Government. Senor Doral's affair respecting the coal contract was re ferred to a special committee, on the motion of Senor Bermudez de Castro ; and the Minister of Marine promised to produce the whole expedients on the subject. Neither the Senate nor the Congress sat on the 23d. General Navarez leaves for Aranjuez, en route, it is said, for Loja. A Council of Ministers was summoned for the 23d, at eleven, at the Home-office. The new bill to regulate the Bolsa legalise opera tions for time, if effected through Bolsa agents. PORTUGAL. The news from Portugal, received at Madrid on the 23d, is of a rather unpromising nature. In a letter from Orense, Galicia, it is said that a rising has taken place at Oporto against the regency of the King-Consort ; and the Clamor Public° has a letter from Badajoz, dated the 21st inst., which states that the 13th Regiment of Infantry has risen in insurrection, in the direction of the Douro, and proclaimed Don Miguel ; and that 'Miguelites of note had already brought many re cruits to their ranks. _ It is an unfortunate fact that (however unjustly) the King-Consort has always been unpopular in Portugal, and perhaps the best thing that could now be done would be for the Portuguese Cortes to proclaim the young Prince (Don Pedro V.) of age ; he is upwards of sixteen, and has received an excellent education, and, above all, is Portuguese, which, like charity, covers a multitude of sins in that country, which is particularly averse to being governed by foreigners ; in which antipathy would probably consist a great part of Don Miguel's chance of success, if an insurrection has already commenced in his favour. AUSTRIA. From Vienna, under date of the 25th, we learn that it is positively asserted that Count Buol- Schauenstein will retain office as Minister for Foreign Affairs. The ex-Consul of Russia at Bel grade has arrived at Vienna. GREECE. Dates from Athens up to the 17th state that the first session of the fourth legislative period is opened by royal decree. A new journal has been founded, with the chief object of calling the Greek race to a sense of its high destiny in the present crisis. The Patriarch of Constantinople had addressed a letter to the Holy Synod of Athens, announcing his elevation, and expressing his desire to maintain friendly relations with the Hellenic Church. . SWEDEN. Advices from Stockholm state that the members of the Commercial Union at Stockholm have unani mously agreed upon sending in a petition to the King for a thorough revision of the customs laws. The petitioners point out the desirability of a very low tariff on all raw materials and all articles of food, of the repeal of all prohibitory laws, and of the introduction of duties according to measure and weight, instead of ad valorem. . SUN, LONDON, THE BATTLE OF OLTENITZA. OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM OMER PACHA. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 15. The following is the despatch received by the Seraskier from the Marshal commanding the army of the Danube, narrating the events of the 2d, 3d, and 4th inst., at Oltenitza : " The possession of the island situate in front of Tur tukai having been considered indispensable, I had effected the passage of troops, and in the space of the night of the Ist managed to raise tolerably strong forti fications. On the following day, the 2d, two battalions of infantry, three pieces of cannon, and a hundred of the mounted police, were conveyed in large boats to the locality, with ammunition, provisions, and great coats. " They had scarcely landed, when from the batteries of Turtukai we opened a fire on a lazaretto situate on the left bank. After the first discharge the Russians quitted this position, and the imperial troops took pos session of the building, which is of solid construction, with valted chambers. Without loss of time four hun dred workmen, under the direction of staff officers, com menced raising fortifications, and for which purpose two thousand gabions had been already prepared. On the 3rd again other troops were sent to fortify the tete de pont. " As soon as the imperial troops had landed on the left bank of the river, the Russians quartered in a large village at about an hour's distance, turned round, and began to retreat. A body of cavalry was despatched to reconnoitre, and having encountered at Oltenitza an outpost of Cossack cavalry, they killed five, and re joined our lines with a loss of three men, We found at Touzla, on the left bank, a great quantity of boats, which were sent to Turtukai. _ _ " The number of boats at our disposal having facili tated the construction of the bridge, we were enabled without delay to place in the fortifications 12 large guns, which were brought from Schumla. "On the 3d, at 4 p.m., three battalions of Russian infantry, with eight cannons, a regiment of cavalry, and party of Cossacks, entered the village of Oltenitza. Our troops, posted within the works constructed on the left bank, waited them de pied ferme. This same night I caused to be constructed a bridge at the conflux of the Argish and Danube, and flanked it with redoubts. `• Yesterday, Nov. 4, at 6 a.m, we began to perceive the movement of the Russian forces. As soon as their march was well defined, I caused to be embarked and conveyed to the lazaretto a reinforcement of one bat talion. The evening before I had placed on an even ground a battery of guns calculated to face en humi any attack which might be made. The Russian forces amounted to twenty battalions, three regiments of cavalry, one of Cossacks, sixteen mounted batteries, and sixteen on foot. They formed in order of battle, with 14 pieces of cannon in the rear of twelve battalions, and the regiment of Cossacks in lines beyond the reach of our guns, and fronting the centre of our works. They ad vanced, supported by the fire of their artillery, and at the same time two battalions, with two cannons, came on threatening our left flank. Having commenced the assault, another stronger division—consisting of six bat talions with four cannons, and having in the rear three regiments of cavalry supporting and - outstripping their left flank—took its position and formed in two lines, with artillery, horse and foot, into echelons, attacking our right flank. After an exchange of some cannon shots, the centre gave the assault, whereon they charged both our wings. The centre attacked three different times, and each with a fresh battalion—twice on the left and once on the right. _ _ . "A well-directed fire from our fortress at Turtukai soon dispersed their right column—and the centre gra dually fell back after having suffered severely and half its numbers hors de combat. The battery of the island, also mounted with powerful guns, menzil top, and com manded by Khalid Pacha, did admirable execution on the enemy's right wing. The Russians advanced with coolness and resolution almost to the brink of the trench, and on this account their loss was considerable, amount ing to 1,000 men killed and double the number wounded. " The engagement lasted four hours, from noon till 4 p.m., and during this interval the waggons never ceased to carry off their dead, and twenty were observed heavy laden even after the conflict. With a view of facilitating this duty, as long as it lasted, we abstained fr,m molesting the enemy and from firing a single shot, but found nevertheless 800 bodies on the field. A pri vate carriage, moreover, was remarked, and from the pains taken in the search we conjecture it must have been destined to receive the body of a general officer. " At 5 p.m. a total confusion ensued in the Russian ranks ; their lines were completely broken and their re treat precipitate. An hour later some few rallied in the neighbouring villages, but the remainder fled in disorder. Some of our men pushed forward in pursuit of them beyond the lines, but were summoned back by trumpet to their own quarters. " Our loss amounted to 106 men. We found on the field of battle 500 muskets, sacs, cartridge boxes, equip ments, etc. " OMER,' WANTON ATTACK BY THE RUSSIANS ON THE LLOYD STEAMER. DESPATCH, NOV. 2, FROM THE GOVERNOR OF ROUTCHODE TO THE GRAND VIZIER. "A messenger arrived from his Excellency Omer Pacha with despatches to demand that I should send in all haste, and the better to conceal this step, during the night, boats and lighters sufficient for the trans port of some one thousand men, to be effected after sunset on Monday or Tuesday. 29th Monharrem. Ac cordingly, on the Ist of November, about twenty large boats and yietcks quitted port long before break of day ; but the fog, low water, and dangerous banks did not permit the steamer and schooner to start during the night, and they left at sunrise. The boats reached Turtukai without accident, but the steamer and transports just mentioned were exposed to the fire of a Russian battery of two guns in passing before Giurgevo. They replied as well as they could, and suffered only some slight injuries, and among the rest a mate and sailor were wounded. Lower down they were again exposed to the Russian batteries ; and seeing it was im possible to advance, returned to Routchouk, and got under cover for repairs at Mamen. " On Thursday last, the Pesth, Lloyd steamer, also in passing before Giurgevo, flag hoisted, had also to suffer from the Russian battery, although the weather was so clear as not to admit the possibility of an error. Our battery between Routchouk and Vardenza fired some shots in order to protect the packet, which was injured in two places, and her chain broken by projec tiles. Hence, under the necessity of returning, she placed herself under our protection, and the passengers were landed. "During these incidents some of the inhabitants of Routchouk armed hastily and crossed the Danube, and set fire to the guard-house above Giurgevo ; whereon signals were immediately given, and the troops occupy ing the neighbouring post fled without resistance. These were all burnt down by our men, who returned with some muskets and ammunition found on the spot. At 4 o'clock p.m., after the return of the Austrian steamer, the agent of the company at Giurgevo sent to apologise, stating that the Russians had fired by mis take, and the captain, accompanied by the Austrian and Prussian consular agents, presented themselves before me to inquire whether the steamer might be considered safe in her present station. In reply, I observed that I could make no formal engagement, and that the vessel necessarily must be exposed to the same risks with the town itself. On this the captain resolved to depart, and at a distance from this place of about three hours, the Russians again fired on the vessel, which was defended to the best of their ability by our post guards. Finally, the captain was forced to approach the right bank, and throw out his anchor, and he sent me, the second in com mand to inform me of these events. _ I have learnt by a despatch from Omer Pacha that the Austrian captain was so exasperated at these outrages of the Russians and grateful for our protection, that he informed him of a Russian flotilla being stationed before Ismail, and that the gun-boat steamers and other vessels composing it were so closely pressed together, that a single battery would suffice to destroy them. In conse quence of this the commander-in-chief dispatched Aly Pacha, general of cavalry, to adopt the measures re quired under these circumstances. " The Captain Pacha informs me that a three-masted steamer, which I suppose to be the Bessarabia, and two others of the Odessa line, in war trim, were cruising off Varna." The following is from a correspondent of the Times, dated Turtukai, Friday, Nov. 4 : " I can scarcely compose myself sufficiently to write the exciting scene I have witnessed this day. At half past 10 a.m. we left our house, and walked up the hill on this side the Danube to obtain a complete view of anything that might occur. Omer Pasha having thrown a body of troops across the river, and the Russians being in force, an attack was expected. Let me try to de scribe what I saw. "At Turtukai the Danube flows from about west to east. It swells to a breadth of 1,200 yards a little lower down. Opposite to Turtukai is an island in the Danube. The breadth of the river from Turtukai to the island is 600 or 700 yards, and from the other side of the island to the north shore is 200 more. At the east end of this island was a battery, intended to protect the left flank of the main position, which consisted of a strong intrenchment commencing on the bank of a stream called the Argisch, coming from the north, and which, after passing the left flank, wound round the rear of the intrenchment and joined the Danube. The right flank of the intrenchment terminated at this junc tion, and the front of the intrenchment was perhaps 600 yards in length, and the space enclosed 200 yards broad. On the centre were some houses, which had been used as a quarantine station. " The ground in front of the left and centre of the intrenchment is covered with low trees and scrub, which extended to a long distance in front of the left, and to a distance of perhaps 200 yards in front of the centre. In front of the right the ground was nearly open. `l," On the south or Turtukai side of the Danube the bank of the river rises to a height of 600 or 700 feet, and batteries were erected to cover the right flank of the Turks. The village of Turtukai spreads down the hill to the river. The country on the north bank is here quite flat for a long distance inward. "I must not omit to mention that when we reached the spot whence we intended to see the events of the day we came upon two officers of distinction, sitting upon the ground, with their feet towards a wood fire. These proved to be the Turkish Generalissimo, Omer Pasha, and General Prim. We posted ourselves on one side of them, a little in the rear. At about 11 a.m. the Russians marched out of the village of Oltenitza, situated about a mile or a mile and a half in front of the right flank of the Turkish intrenchment. A cloud of Cossacks led the way ; these were followed by four for• inidable-looking columns and 18 or 20 pieces of artillery ; SWITZERLAND. The Grand Council of the Canton of Neufchatel unanimously voted, on the 23d, the concession of a railway from Col des Roches, near Lock, passing through La Chaux de Fonds and the industrial dis tricts of Jura, to Bienne, where it is to communl• cate with the railways of Central Switzerland. CLOSING OF GRAVEYARDS.—The Gazette contains several orders in council, commanding the closing of a great number of the metropolitan graveyards. There is also an order that only one body should be interred in each grave of the Mile-end Cemetery. The orders are issued under the Public Health Protection Act. THE EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT IN THE METRO rous.—On Monday last the cheesemongers' shops throughout the metropolis, according to the regulations adopted at their recent meeting, were closed at nine o'clock in the evening, and will henceforth be closed at the same hour (Saturday nights excepted). The grocers, butchers, and other tradesmen have also determined to adopt the same system, so as to afford a little leisure time to their men. The linendrapers, mercers, tailors, hatmakers, shoemakers, milliners, and others now close early, some at seven o'clock and eight p.m., as well as stationorg, booksellers, tric. .~,- ' , EDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30, 1853 , somewhat later large masses of cavalry appeared on the Russian left. " The infantry columns on the Russian right marched to attack the Turkish left, and halted in the wood in front of it. The other two columns advanced against the Turk ish centre and right. The space between these two was filled by artillery, and several pieces advanced on the flanks. At half-past 12 the Russian artillery in the centre opened their fire at a distance of half a mile or so. The first shots fell short, but they soon contrived to get the range, and fired into and over the Turkish position. The latter quickly returned the fire. Shortly after one of the Turkish ammunition-tumbrils exploded. At 1.50 p.m. the infantry opened their fire on both sides, and the Turkish. batteries on the north side pounded the Russian columns of the left as they advanced; but the chief attack was made from the Russian right. The firing in this quarter was very hot, and especially well kept up by the Turks. In half an hour the attack was repulsed ; the Russians could not get nearer than 100 yards of the intrenchment. A second attack was quickly made. The Russian columns on the left threw forward a cloud of skirmishers, and attempted to advance, but they got so mauled by the musketry and the bat teries on the south side, that they quickly retreated in great apparent confusion, and at half-past 3 p.m. the musketry ceased. The artillery continued to fire for half an hour, retiring by degrees. By 4 p.m. the whole Russian force had withdrawn, and the battle was ended. The Turks cheered loudly, and we on our side threw up our caps. " The Russian loss must have been considerable. As we looked through our glasses we saw the ground strewn with bodies, and during the fight the wounded were being carried to the rear in large numbers. The Russian force engaged I ventured to estimate at 8,000, of which 5,000 may have been infantry. The Turks amounted to 3,000. " SATURDAY MORNlNG.—Courier just going. The Turks affirm they have only lost 20 killed. Quantities of muskets and other spoils taken from the Russians are being shown to Omer Pasha. It is said the Russians have left 2,000 stand of arms on the field. Omer Pasha has reinforced his troops on the north side." SHARE MARKETS-(THIS DAY). BRITISH RAILWAYS. Paid RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this dny. 100 8 !Aberdeen . 'Anibg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June....... 20i -- 201 41 -- 54 Belfast & Ballymena Blrmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junet 27i 22 25 'Do. Chesh. di Birk., £5O & £25 Gans—. Do., X 20....... ........ IBlyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at X45)....' 100 100 all all all Bristol & Exeter.. iCaledonian. 'Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Dubliu&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction .. Do. New . ...... ........ East Anglian (X 25 L. & E. & L. & D.)..... all all 100 100 Do., (XlB E. & :Eastern Counties EasternUuiou,A. stk D o .N e wA(lateThirds) ,East Lancashire ... lEdinburgh & Glasgow :Edinb. and Peebles lEdinb.Prth. &Dundee I Forth and ClydeJunc. Glasgow & S.Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.i&West.(lre.) Great Western 'lrish South-Eastern Lancaster &Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancas h. &Yorkshire St. 10 St. St. St. Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un 1 Leeds Northern I Liv. Crsby. &Sontbpt London & Blackwell Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud. Bright. & S.Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths Do. ,16/. 5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London it S. Western 40 25 25 St. Do. £40. ... ....... Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef. &Lineln. Do., Man. &Lin. Un. Midland...... Do. Birming.& Derby Midland G. West.(lr.) Do. A Shares Newcastlo &Carlisle Newmarket Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.Aborg.&Htfd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint 100 3i 100 16 14 all & Rostrevor - Norfolk...—. ......... Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, No.l Do., No. 2. ..... Dc., i A Deferred Do., i B Guaranteed North London ..... I N. & S. Wstn. , Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June. Nuneaton, Hinckley, 17i all 10 1 and Leicester I Oxford Worcester dt Wolverhampton Portsmouth 20 St. st. St. 2.2 100 100 100 100 10 263 133 20 20 St. 10 St. 25 20 20 50 20 Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury 6t Birmg Do., L. & N. Westn ... Guaranteed Stock Shrowsby. 6z Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B,C, &D, fully paid up at per cent South Devon South Eastern South Wales..... ..... S. Yorksh. River Duni all 1.00 all 15 Stadues,\Vok.,&Wok Stockton & Darling Stockton di Hartlepl Taff' Vale Do. £lO shades 9 - 10 12 - 10 31 17 19 5 4d 96 - 98 544 - 55 16A - 17 14 -16 45i - 464 7i - 81 5 1 -- 3i 4 I 13 -- 141 42 -- 44 30 -32 G 4 - 66 61 - 63 2i = iii 85 - 86 58 - 59 128 - 130 102 - 103 82i - 821 88 - -- 901 11i -- 12iR 66 -- 666 6i -- 13i -- 14 8 - 1 - lip 97 - U 8 102 -102 t d- ip - 4 PI 76 78 12 11 d 11 9 d 23 - 24 - 62 - 62i' 36 - 38 54 56 ti par 41 —44 d 21 2i 6 8 51 53 3i 31 d 301 —31 i 8 10 20 10 St. 25 25 all 51s, 100 20 11 100 'Do. Pref., No. Thames Haven Dock! and Railway Vale of Ncath. ..... Waterfd. di Kilkenny WatcrforddiLimerick West Cornwall.. West End of London and Crystal Palace West London 1i - 2} 66 - 7i 51 ... 53 5i - , 50 1 8 80 par 2 p 38 - 39 90 - 91 56 - 57 60 - 62 55 60 2 'Adis 14 16 7 8 11 13 3i ..... 3d 15 - 17 60 - 61 34 34i 4 - 2 3 - 4 2' . 7 -: 30 2i 3, 15 - 16 5 - 7 Bitsiness done this day. 55 i i 16t 44 131 13 85i 5 59 8 129 83 2/ / 66i 6 i 10i 13i i 97i 8 7 i 1021 2 1i 2 76 i 231 i 62A I i li 2i 38 ... - .. 8 - .9 Wmbledon &Croydon' York Newell & Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland.. 64 65 8 841 4 -- 34c1 48 49 Goa 1 65 4i 48} 8 St. 20 12i St 12 12 123 St. St. 10 25 10 1.0.6 30 20 1 40 1 10 1 1 STATE OF EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 20. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ripon arrived here yesterday morning, and, after land ing her cargo, passengers, and about half a million ster ling of specie, for India and China, has taken in her cargo from India, for England, and starts to-day, with only about 25 passengers, for Southampton. In consequence of the Viceroy's changes in his orders regarding the prohibition of the exportation of the four articles of wheat, beans, barley, and Indian corn, prices have undergone great fluctuations in this market during the last 10 days. Between the Bth and 15th inst., when the prohibition was rigorously enforced, the wheat of the new crop receded from 38s. to 31s. per quarter, free on board, while the wheat of last year's crop, which the prohibition was never intended to affect, was eagerly purchased at from 40s. to 41s. per quarter, free on board. Since the 15th inst. new wheat has risen again to 38s. per quarter ; but the last advices from England have somewhat damped the spirit of speculation. Beans are at 325. per quarter, and in demand ; barley, 20s. per quarter, very firm. The Indian corn crop is not yet taken in. The stocks of wheat, beans, and barley, new and old, in the hands of the merchants in Alexandria, and which alone are allowed to be exported, are reckoned to amount to about 170,000 quarters. There are about 30 vessels loading in port, which may take off a third of this quan tity, thus leaving about 114,000 quarters, which will fill about 60 vessels, and about 50 vessels are known to be on their way to Alexandria chartered. Freights are at present from 13s. 6d. to 14s. per quarter for beans, and other grain in proportion, but vessels are not much sought after. In the ninth article of a treaty of commerce between Russia and the Sublime Porte, concluded at Constanti nople on the 18th (30th) April, 1846, it is stated that, in the event of the Sublime Porte being obliged to pro hibit the exportation of any produce of Turkey, a proper term shall be fixed for the enforcement of the prohibition, as also the extent of its duration, so that it may be pub lished in all necessary ports. s the treaties between Turkey and England and most European nations specially stipulate that all rights and privileges which the Sublime Ports grants to any one Power shall be equally granted to all, the English, French, Austrian, and other Consuls have been protest ing against the illegal act of Abbas Pasha, and there is little doubt that his Highness would have to pay damages for all claims that might be male upon him for having done so much injury to the trade. Abbas Pasha, in lieu of giving proper notice, and specifying the duration of the prohibition, at first ordered it to be put in force in 12 days' time from this issue of the notice, and afterwards wished to fix the quantity to be exported at 250,000 quarters, and with reference to this last resolution, which was notified to the Consuls on the 12th of October, the Government most unjustifi ably gave out that this quantity was to be reckoned from the Bth of July, or the commencement of the new crop. The broad basis on which the Consuls protested was, that the Viceroy did not act in accordance with the clearly specified article in the treaty. The French Consul. General, M. Sabatier, showed much determination in the matter, and informed the Pasha that unless the prohibition was taken off by the 15th he would leave the country. Abbas Pasha has felt much annoyed at being thwarted in his plans, and attributes all the blame to his Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stephan Bey, who has accordingly been dismissed from his post. Owing to his wayward and arbitrary disposition, Abbas Pasha has no one about him who would venture to re commend any useful or necessary measure, and, if con tradicted, his Highness is very apt to vent his rancour upon his subordinates. The only active Minister the Viceroy has is Rhaired deen Pasha, Minister of Commerce, now enraged in seizing men in the upper country, and sending them bound hand and foot to swell the army. The aversion of the natives to military service may be conceived when it is known that their pay is 3s. a month, which they receive only every two or three years, and then with a deduction of about one quarter of their due ! The new cotton is beginning to arrive freely from the interior, and this staple, as well as flax, linseed, gum arabic, sesame seed, lentils, and ether articles the pro duce of Egypt, will be for exportation. The amount of goods passing through Egypt to and from India, brought by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamers, is steadily increasing, and the revenue accruing to the Viceroy from this source amounts yearly to a very large sum, as the freight charged is very high. The provisions made by the Viceroy to meet this increasing traffic are not propor tionate to its wants, as the steamers employed are not sufficient, many are getting quite worn out, and a 'Jo vernment official may have the use of a steamer for his own purpose at any time without reference to the re quirements of the transit, which often gives rise to great inconvenience and delay to the passengers. One of the anomalies of the transit administration is, that they will not admit of any wear and tear of machinery, boats, carriages, horses, or any other of their means of convey ance, but if an employe be once put in charge of any article, he is made responsible for it unreservedly. The present director of the transit, Abdallah Bey, an English- man, is, however, doing his utmost to keep the transit in efficient working order. Lake l‘lotis, the southern extremity of which is crossed by the railway, has been rising rapidly during the past few weeks, and has caused some apprehensions that the embankments raised are not sufficiently high to protect the line from inundation. There is no direct stream running into Lake Mmotis, and it rises only two or three months after the Nile has attained its highest point, as the water filtrates through the soil to the lake, and reaches its greatest height only in January, so that until then there is no certainty that the railway will not be overflooded. Said Pasha, heir apparent to the governorship of Egypt, 35 years of age, having hitherto been childless, is shortly expecting to become a father by a Circassian slave, whom he bought at Constantinople at a great price ; and it is remarkable that his Highness has over come the prejudiced and contracted notions of Eastern women, and has brought out from England an English nurse to rear his expected child. Ismail Pasha, one of the sons of Ibrahim Pasha, has also a French nurse for his children.—Times. ADULTERATIONS OF FOOD.-It is very satisfactory to observe, that Mr. Slaney's .Act " for legalising the formation of Industrial and Providential Societies" has not been allowed to become a dead letter. In nearly all the manufacturing towns in the north of England com panies have been started for the purpose of providing the consumer with household articles free from adultera tion. The efforts of Mr. Wakley, in the Lancet, have tended very much to promote these undertakings, by exposing the frightful extent to which retail dealers had carried their adulterating practices. By the constitution of these societies a safe guarantee is given for the purity of all articles sold by them. This method of business is no longer confined to the country :—" The Central Co operative Agency," established under trusteeship, in Oxford-street, near the Pantheon, is founded on the same bases, enrolled under the same law, and gives to the consumer like guarantees for the purity of the articles it sells. We have no doubt but that these Institutions must spread, inasmuch as they supply a want seriously felt by the public, which cannot much longer submit to such frauds as those which have been so ably exposed in the Lancet. REMARKABLE SAGACITY OF A DOG.—A gentleman of this town paid a visit to a friend, a farmer, residing in the parish of Loddiswell, near Kingsbridge, a fort night since, and took with him a small dog, which he made a present of to one of the family. After he bad left, the dog not approving of new quarters, obtained his liberty by jumping through a pane of glass. The poor animal fo un d i ts way back, a distance of 23 miles, to its home in Stonehouse, on Wednesday last, and in stantly fell fainting on the floor, it being reduced to a mere skeleton. The sagacity is the more surprising as the dog was taken up by rail, and, of course, could not see the road by which to return.—Plyinouth, Mail. E XTRAORDINARY SUICIDE. -- On Sunday, about mid night, an old man, 84 years of age, named John Beauty man, residing in New George - street, Hull, committed suicide b y throwing himself out of his bed-room, a distance of about 50 feet from the ground. It is an ex traordinary fact that, to complete his purpose, the old man had forced himself through a square of glass in his bed-room window, about 10 inches wide and 14 inches long. In jumping, some of the glass fell on the pro jecting stone of the window below, and aroused the old man's attendant, who immediately ran up stairs, but too late to render assistance. At an inquest held on the body on Monday, a verdict was returned in accordance With theel facte. FOREIGN. Antwrp & Rotterdam Belgian East. Junct Beziers to Graissossac Central of Italy Charleroi & Erquelin Demerara Dijon and Besagon Dutch Rhenish East I ndian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gd. Trunk. of Canada Shrs. and Bonds Gt. Central of France Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares 'Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 Do. bonds (2 iss )1873 Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent Lake Const. & Basle Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref. Luexembourg ........ Do, (Railway) Do 1 2W, lco 20 12 10 29 10 j Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. cent. prof Lyons & Mediterran Madras Maria Antonia IDo. New 2 1 di 2 - lid ii - i 5 2i - 3ip 2 2 d 3 —4ipan P P 1 lip 3 p ld P 1 -- lid ••• ''''''' •• 104 11 6i • 7 2 2i id p ... ... i —lipin Melbourne Dk. & Ry Namur & Liege (with interest 8 - 8. Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds [fmy.B. &Ams.Shs.] NorwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Do. bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caen& Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i per cent. pref S.E. of France Southern of France St. Andrews & Quebec Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 5i per c. Pref Western of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zea1and.......... = 3:4 ". -- ... 7 -- Biial 15t -- 16ip 40 - 42 32 —32 i 2 4 p id par 18A —19 i pa l r id 9 9i ici if) 3 5P ••• 4a 5 ad Par 7a 1.4 ld 5 i i 10i I 7 4j 5 i -7- x new 'ES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. L eas i n g Closing Prices Btusiness Shr. Paid itsuwers. comp ans. this day. this day. 50 all Bedford and Lu.&N.W. Bl e t c hley. , gto. 100 k ••. ghamsc. L. &N.W. 101 --103 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon... 51 52 St. 100 E.L incoln. g r 6p. cent ... . Gt.Northn 143 146 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct. ••• 25 all Do. New Do. .. . ...... 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr Elt.Westn. 30 32 I® all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway & Berw.. 50 all Hull & Selby Y.&N.Md. 108 110 25 all Do. Shares Do 54 55 12b all Do. i Shares. Do 26 27} 12 all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern l3i —14 i 20 all Do. Preference Do 25 —26 St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Norfolk St. 100 Do. 6 per ct Do — 5i all Mancli•Bxton. Ln.&N.W. and Matlock & Midld. 2i 3 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & Redcar Darlingt. —.- 100 all Midld.Bradfd Midland... 99- 101 50 all Northern and Eastern sp.e. E. Count.. 60 62 50 all iDo. 6 per ct Do ......... ••• 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do .. . ..... •• • 25 all Prest. &Wyre L. dxls .W. dain&Yk 12i 12 Do. A Shares. Do .... 145 St. 100 Roys-tn.dt Hit. Gt•Northn St. 100 Do•Shopth.St. Do . . 1 42 25 181Shef. Roth. & Lancasb! & Gooleg.s.p.c York Mr2dClean 2 lAcl 12 9i i S. Staffordsh o•• ••• d cent arling 6 per 50 all WearValleygr Do D 3oi —31 i 25 all Do ' Stockt. St. 100 WiltsSiSonirst Gt.Weetn. 98 -- 100 984 PREFERENCE SHIRES. Aberdeen ....... Do., No. 2, 7 p. Blyth & Tyne 10 per et. ! , ref. (iss. at£so) Bristol & Exeter 4 pr cent., stock Do. Do., shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5} per cent Cork&Bandonsi p. c Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction 1 EastA uglian (£3los) 6 per cent Do. (£5) 7 per cent Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. ct Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2.. ...... Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. £lO Debeu. Sh EastLancash. 6 p.cts East & West Yorksh Junction Fifths Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 4 per cent. Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent Great Northr 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c., Redeem , at 10 p. c. prom Do. 4 it, percent. Scrip Gt. N. of Scot. ,Ist Prof Gt. Soutlin. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths Do. 4 per ct. pref. St Gt. Westu. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Do. con. & red. 4. p.c Do. do. 4 per cent I Do. irredeem. 4 p. c. Lan. 4 York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock Leeds Nu. 6p. c. No.l Do. Quarters, 1848 London andTrighton Guaranteed 5 p. C Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852. , Do. New Guar. 6 p.c Loud. & N. W., Coy & Nun., 5 per cent London & S.Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler 1100 100 100 6 100 Shares Loudy. & Ennis. Sh Mauch. ,Shef. , & Lin., Shares, No. 1...... Do. New, £10.... •••• • Do., £6. Marypt. &Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4 per cent. Do all all 10 100 1100 Mid.ConsoL 6 p.c. St.' Do. Consol. Bristol di Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4. per cent. l Norfolk Debent. Sh. Norfolk Extension... Do. Pref. M per ct... Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British . ..... North Staffordshire.. Oxford Worcester dr, Wolverh. £15,6p. e. 100 100 100 100 all 100 Do Scot. Cen., New Pref Shrews& Birm. N. G Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New 10 all 1i all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. S. Yorksh.4p.c. Guar. Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref. Do. York& N. Midland H ' It S. Purch ... - - ad 99 - 16 i 6 - 641 44- 4i 1A - lAp - 14 -- 13i -- 144 2(q -- 21 3 - 3i 121 = 123 109 - 111 4- i P 8 - 81 7 101 —lOO 95 100 par 139 141 2 - 3pl ja 14 Q 7 9i 10 par 14 • • • ''''' 139 141 f id 93 -95 104 - 108 2i' -1 - i' 104 - 106 i - 1 p oi 1 io,i 16 —l7 p 10 —10 A 12 14 Par 4 P 24 24. 19 20 96 - 99 41 - 4i id par! MINES. ►ll Apia Fria ►ll Anglo Austrin. Gold ill Anglo Californian 2 Australasian 6 Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. D achy of) Blxnarvon Iron and Coal British Austrin. British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm Do. Cocaes St Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cobre Copper lColonial Gold 1 Copiapo . \Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7; p. cent. English and Austin. Copper Sineltg. Co General IGt. Nugget VeinScrp Do. Registered Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Linares Loud. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita ........ ' Mexican&S.Americn New Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Po utgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft .. United Mexican Waller West Granada , West Mariposa.• , Worthing Mining a Australia all Yuba all all all all all all 13.5 24i JOINT-S' Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chrtd. Buk.of India, Austral., and China i Chrtd. Buk. of Asia Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Chad Loudon Chrtd. Bnl: of Australia London and County Loudon Joint Stock Lond.andWestinhast National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland New South Wales Oriental Bank Cor poration Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn. Bkg. and Gold Imp. Cb South Australia Union of Australia,. Do. New Union of London Union of Madrid MISCE" 5 lAubin Goal and Iron 7 Australian Agricult. 2 Australsn.Pcific.Mail 8 Australn. Royal Mail 24 Berlin Water Works , 8 Brit. American Land 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co 12i Canada Company 5 Crystal Palace 2 Do. New Crystal Pal, of France Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph (A) Do. (B) Electric Tel. of Del Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig. Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land N. S. W. Coal & Inter- Stem. Nay. Co N. B. Australasian Do. New Nrth. of EuropoSteam Peel Rr. Ld. Qt Minrl. Peninsular clt Oriental Do. do. Portland Iron C 0..... Royal Mail Steam.... Scot. Austral. Invest. South Austral. Land Submarine Telegraph Van Diemen' Land d —... pfl i d kp i d 3 3i d i d fd —___ par 11 13 ft II d 9 10 - 2i - 38 id par 14 46 $ - il) 11 -12 i 62 -67 5- 7 p 2, 3 d' 14 16 2i d d ) ... 13 d par id par i - iP 4d 11. p 32 34 9 10 5 6 5 7 3 1 3 i ( d i jd d BANKS. 83 - 85 ••• id 3dis idis ii id i - 1p 48. - 49 • d— par 74 - 7 . 6 7 - 8i ••• ---- ••• 40 - 42 ... - ... 65 - 70 ...ii - 2/1 - ... .ii p i - i 17 - 19 12 - 14 'i =-- ii; ." - .••• i -tP ... ... 36 l 38ip id par 15 16 LAUNCEL—GREENOCK, Nov. 22.—Mess rs . J o h n Scott and Son launched on Saturday from their building-yard the largest sailing ship which has been constructed at Vsport. She is built for the fi rm o f Messrs. Henry Moore and Co., of Liverpool, after the head of which firm she was named, and is designed for the Australian trade. The arrangements for the launch having been completed, about two o'clock the signal was given. Mrs. Andrew Stewart briskly broke the bottle over the ship's brow, naming her the Henry Moore, and then, amid the cheers of the spect ators, the vessel glided down, and was soon floating on the bosom of our splendid river. The principal dimensions of the Henry Moore are : Length of deck, 188 4-10 feet ; breadth of midships, n 6-10 feet ; depth of hold, 22 4-10 feet ; length of poop, 43 1-10 feet ; breadth of poop, 27 feet. Her length over all is thus about 231 feet, and her tonnage i 2 1 1 307 new measurement,—Grottock etivertior. 16 all all all all all all all all all 15 11i all all all all all 12s, Pm pm 244 & 4 5 i i i a fourtblZbitto SUN OFFICE, Six o'crio, STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, Nov. 29.—The American advices state that cotton had lost a cent per lb at New York. At New Orleans, the market, which had gained cent to g cent, in consequence of improved accounts from Liver pool, became at the date of the latest telegraph rather weaker. The motives for proceeding with extreme cau tion in commercial operations continue to restrict the purchases of merchants within the narrowest limits. ' For exportation, therefore, exceedingly little has been done to-day. Some kinds f yarns have been taken a little more freely by home consumers, who look upon them as having fallen to as low a price as they are likely to reach ; and such yarns are consequently /irmer than they were. But, with these exceptions, the bias of the mar ket is slightly adverse to producers, though the quota tions are scarcely altered. The flatness in goods is not at all relieved. Home houses and shippers alike hold aloof from business of any moment. What buying there is, is therefore extremely partial partial and limited. Prices are well supported—least so, however, in the heavier 40in. shirtings adapted for the China trade. HUDDERSFIELD, Nov. 29.—A better feeling and more confidence seems to have prevailed in the market to-day, and a slight improvement in the demand for manufac tured goods has been experienced in consequence. Fancy trowserings of low and middle qualities and heavy broads have been among the principal articles dis posed of. Plush waistcoatings of good qualities meet with ready sale. There has been a fair trade done in the wool warehouses, HALIFAX, Nov. 26.—Our piece hall has presented a very dull appearance to-day. Scarcely any merchants attended ; and the sales very few. Yarns go off slowly, at about late rates. The wool market is not active ; but the quotations have still an upward tendency. ROCHDALE, Nov. 28.—The market has again been inactive, and the business transacted has been upon a limited scale. In the wool market firm prices are ob. taMed, but the demand is limited. POLISH ANNIVERSARY MEETING. The anniversary meeting in commemoration of the Polish Rovolution of 1830 was held last night in the Hanover-square Rooms. Mr.Worcell, a Pole, presided. It had been announced that the meeting, which was called by the Polish Central Democratic Committee, would be held with the assistance of the English, French, Thel t a l i a p n r n German, oHmu was g a r i fi a l l n e , d ß b u y s s a i n a n a , u a d n i d e n o c t e h e c r o p n a s t i r i s t o i t n s g . of foreigners, who appeared to be mainly of the middle classes, and among whom were a good many ladies. The Secretary (Mr. Linton) read the address of the Polish Democratic Committee, from which it appeared that the motive of their present proceedings was the new era which the passage of the Danube by the Turks ap peared to be opening for the oppressed and downtrodden peoples of Europe. When the people of Poland were established in the full possession of their political and national rights, then would this anniversary become a grand national festival. It was for the eldest and most aggrieved of victims to call to her sister nations, " The hour of deliverance strikes." There was a manifestation of life in the shadow of death, and side by side with the Poles were men who had fought at the Hotel de Ville, and men who at Vienna, Dresden, and Carlsruhe had made kings doff their hats to the people's royal will. There were sons of free democratic Russia who had en tered into alliance with democratic Poland ; and united also in thisfraternal gathering of nations were Englishmen who believed in international duties as well as in national rights. The season for mere words was past. Poland began by laying down her pledge in the revolution of 1790 and the events which had followed. Poland was ready to complete the work which 23 years ago she boldly commenced. Now that war was begun let them beware of an untimely peace,—let them beware of the wounded wolf, which if not killed would kill them ; and the expectation was expressed that when Poland rose again she would have but to congratulate Europe on the final conquest for liberty for all. The address was read in Polish and in French by Mr. L. Zienkowics and Dr. P. Darosz. M. A. HERZEN addressed the meeting in French, de nouncing the Emperor of Russia as the oppressor of Poland, the aggressor of Turkey, and a man without any great capacity or talent. He alluded amid cheers to the cause of the Republique deinoeratique et sociale, and concluded his address by expressing a desire to see Poland independent and Russia free. Mr. LINTON asked why an Englishman stood among refugees to speak for European freedom ? Because, while there were men in E ng l an d w ho held th e f a ith Of Milton and of Cromwell, England would not be divorced from Europe. If England would speak that one word " war" earnestly, the hopes of freedom would be sure— war against the Czar, against despotism, against wrong. If they were to take Richard Cobden's word they would abandon their duty. With a Court which was publicly kin and kind to every rascal Royalty in Europe —(applause)--with such vice-royalties as Aberdeen, Palmerston, and Russell, petty intriguers, who had not the manliness to be anything except the tools of Austria arid the Czar, it would seem con sistent that the whole land should be cowardly to the core. It was peacemongering shabbiness of one kind or other that had made England seem nothing but a nest of sorry vermin. This was not a nation of dastards. There was an honest heart under the worst coat of Eng lish working men. Ho challenged contradiction to the statement that their voice was unanimous for war—for war against the Czar and for European freedom. Every patriot soul in England, he believed, was anxious for that war. If our rulers durst ask the nation's will, the word "war" would be so thundered back that the reverbera tion would shake them from their seats. (Cheers.) He should be sorry to blush too much for his country before the leaders of insurrectionary Europe, but he would have our rulers believe that England was beginning to think of what her duty was, to see that interest was but the follower of duty, to see the tricks that had been played in her name, dishonouring her through Europe—to see that those Vienna treaties were conspiracies against Eng land too. The mangled limbs of Poland would yet be brought together. " War"—he knew as well as Cobden or Aberdeen what that meant. He knew that it meant war against Austria and Prussia too, insurrection in Po land, Italy, and Hungary, convulsion in Europe, shatter ing the Czar and the Pope, and the imperial tyrants of every name—the enfranchisement of all peoples. It meant a Polish nation and a Russian nation ; it meant that Germany should be rid of her hydra-headed mo narchy, that Mazzini should be again at Rome, that France should be gloriously avenged for her present ignominy, that England should be worthy of what England was. It meant certain means of carrying out that war ; it meant that there must be a fleet, not only in the Black Sea, but in the Baltic ; it might mean the bombardment of St. Petersburg, and every honest means of carrying the war to the only honest issue for the overthrow of Euro pean despotism. It was because he so understood the term that, in the name of English democracy, he dared to add his voice—war to the Czar—life and freedom to Poland, Hungary, Italy, France, Germany, and England —for even we had not all the freedom we could desire. Would he were trumpet-ton , ued, that he m i ght raise through th e l an d th e cry "God speed the European Republic." This anniversary meeting was held in Lon don ; he should say "May the next be held in Warsaw." Mr. RUGE then addressed the meeting in German, Dr. P. DAROSZ in French, and Dr. RONEY (a Hungarian) in English and in Latin. have i The Secretary thenr t ea dalt t static' , that nothing bu him from being present ; but h e was hoarse, neural gic , illnesse coulderf m Ael. preventedAlazzn, r av feverish, coughing, unable to take the least part in the proceedings. He expressed his confidence that one of these days they would conquer together. He u rge d them not to narrow the question to the proportions of an interest. If they spoke of duty they were sure to have their appeal responded to ; there was still in the hearts of every English statesman a spark of that fire which burnt in the hearts of Milton and Cromwell. He recommended a. and let the war be the war of England, not of Lord Clarendon and Lord Aberdee n. i n t r duced to the meet ing foreign gentleman was here d . n all they witnessed they must be satisfied tha t in French. He said , notwithstanding hag as a friend of M. Mazzini, and delivered an address g as dead, for di lo fPo thatn d w fact. (Cheers P and said in memorable words that. laughter.) It was onceeaw'.,, but the order that n ow re i gn s there was the ordmacy had assured the m o - " Order reigns at W of the scaffold and of place o f right, and vengeanc e o f j ust i ce, edr e• of rea ction, which was,in e f x a i c e t . Force took the disorder—it was th e or A short time back there were great revolu tions(Cheers.) and great successes. Italy, Hungary, Austria tried to break their chains, after France had proclaimed the great word—" Republic. But afterwards they had seen their countrymen in chains, and sent to exile. What was the reason I Was it that their cause was not j u g ? No ; it would be blasphemy to say that. The reason was that men, who had merited all gratitude from the democracy for the sacrifices they had made, and the good they intended, had nevertheless committed great faults. Revolution, unless its necessary conse quences were freely accepted and acted up to, only pre pared the way to despotism. Revolution should combat the privileges of authority as well as the privileges of capital. They might call that Socialism, but it was good. (Cheers.) He trusted that they would all profit by experience, and that in future there would be a real solidarity among the people of different nations, for the purpose of punishing their oppressors. Revolution was called disorder. It might be so, but the only way to finish with disorder was to make revolution. (Cheers.) Therefore it was that he wished for revolution, though its permanent success involved the sad necessity of the guillotine. (Great cheering.) Mr. J. WATSON stated that he r epresented the work ing classes, and that he stood there a s an old Chartist prisoner for conspiracy against our Sovereign Lady the Queen. In every large town of E n g land he knew the working men, to whose sympathy with Poland he bore his testimony. and sympathy thanking d with the auditors for their p resence After a few words from M . E. STANIEIVICS, a Pole, the proceedings, which had been conducte thfi greatest unanimity throughout, concluded. 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