The Sun. — London, England, 1853-09-26 00:00:00

MdaiET NEWS—(TSIS DIY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Yost of the country markets held on Saturday were in !somewhat excited state, The supplies of wheat were lealc) nably good ; yet the demand for that description of produce ruled steady, at an advance in the quotations of r° :18 to 4s per quarter. The barley trade was active, at f m Nu is to leper quarter more money. Malt was 2s dearer; ter oats improved le; beans and peas, i s to 2s per quer ; flour, 2s to 4s per sack. The latest accounts from New York state that the mar 4et for breadstuffs was quiet, at fully the previous ad- Niee. In the Balti c an d Bl ac k S ea p or ts a large business ,ado:big in wheat, a t hi g h ra t es . Th e French, Dutch, and glan markets continue steady. The... 2 arrivals of English grain up to our market last week le very moderate. From abroad we received 22,607 %titers of wheat, 10,484 barley, 10,527 oats, 17 beans, 68 tile, 7 tares, 4,277 linseed, 696 rapeseed, ICB mustard seed, 7 sundry seeds, 200 sacks and 2(),725 barrels of flour. Grett excitement has prevailed in our market to-day, " W ing to the probability of a war with Russia, and the t r n„ePect of short arrivals from abroad. Numerous specu ,_"te buyers have come forward, both on home and foreign 7 00 , unt, and a considerable like has consequently taken vele, A ,e in prices. arrivals of English wheat up to our market, to-day, : 44 etwise from Essex and Kent, were very moderate, and but middling condition. By land carriage, the receipts W ere trifling. The attendan ce o f buyers being good, the demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce ruled very Risk, at au advance in the quotations of from 4s to 58 per ( Nader, compared with Monday last, and a good clearance lree affected. The growers in the midland districts refused to sell for lard delivery except at a further considerable rise in ru„ces. With foreign wheat we were but moderately sup e_rued• About 5,000 quarters changed hands for shipment 'France, and several large parcels were sold to the home killers, at 4s to 5s per quarter more money. Floating cargoes were in great demand, at fully 5s per Inerter above the rates current on Monday last. Barley —the supply of which- was by no means large— I neved off freely, at is per quarter advance. There was an active sale for at a rise of from is to a ZZ' quarter. f We were very scantily supplied with both En g li s h an d m ore oats. The trade ruled active at is per quar t er "ere money. Beans were in short supply and active request, at an ad vance of is per quarter. Very few peas were on sale. Prices were quit e 1 s hi g her fan on Monday last. Indian corn was brisk, and 2s dearer. The flour trade was very brisk, and the currencies im- Preyed 38 to 5s per sack, and 2s to 3s per barrel. CURRENCY PER IMPEELLI. MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, bitto Red .... new 57s to 65s • • .......... old 57s 653 Ditto, White new 588 68, Ditt0........ old 62s 67s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old 63s 63s b Ditto new ............00e 00s New ............ 34s 8s . ""leY—Grlnding..••• 288 31a Malting ....... •. 115 s 38s Chevalier.... ... 40s 44s ' l ilt —Suffolk and N0r f01k............ 56s 62s 508 57s Kingston and Ware 61e 65s Malt—Chevalier ...• 68s to 70s Oats Yorkshire and Lincoinsh., Feed 22s 5. Potato Youghal and Cork 81ack....... 19s 23s Cork, White ..... 20s 23s Scotch, Feed..... 22. 26s Beans—Tick ......... 37 42s Pige0n5......... 38 46s Peas—Grey .......• .• 34 9$ qap1e........... 36 40s White... ... 40 .. a Boilers ......... 40s b Flour—Town-made.. 653 Ins Suffolk •... 44s 468 Stkekta tkNorfo!k 423 48s SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London last week were large, viz., 13,238 head. Daring the corresponding period of 1852, we received 12,039 ; in 1851, 10,404 ; in V 5 60 7,872 ; in 1849, 5,716 ; in 1848, 4,360 ; and in 1847, "AO head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WBBH. Yrom ,Azt p 4 1! jou D r iep 9O ... 1,216 arlingen 445 ... 2,533 „ T onrtingen 558 ... 509 garaburgh — 1,256 R otterdam.-- 581 ... 2,101 . ordt. ''Qaterdam Etr em • ' • 6 .. 148 00411 7 . 50 Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 45 ... 106 ... 496 T0ta1.... 1,835 ... 10,196 ... 159 ... 552 ... 41 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Lambs. Calves. Pigs. .. 130 ... 709 384 ... 192 ... 508 ... 932 138 ... 446 ... 274 165 21 260 ... 27 Beasts. Sheep. 18 52 1,792 9,024 185 1 1,903 ... 6,869 18 50 1,217 . 5 ,7 8 7 1849 1,122 ... 4,408 184 8 950 ... 3,123 here was a full average supply of foreign stock on offer theto -day ; but its general quality was very inferior. On "lie Whole the demand ruled steady, and prices were well so p , ported e arrivals of home-fed beasts were but moderate, the Lake of ye ar considered. The attendance of buyers being Z,, and the weather rather favourable for slaughtering, beef trade ruled steady, at an advance on the prices of 41 onday last of 2d per 8 lbs, and a good clearance was ef fected. The best Scots sold at 4s 6d per 8 lbs. , Prom the northern grazing districts we received 1,800 I,lod-horns ; from other parts of England, 600 of various bre eds ; and from Scotland, 90 horned and polled Scots. ,There was a decided falling off in the supply of home-fed ",P, the general weight of which was by no means good. tha n on the demand for all breeds was somewhat firmer ih k il on this day se'nnight, no improvement took place in g e quotations. The best old Downs sold at 5s 2d per 11 1 ,, piths. were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied nextcal On the whole, the veal trade was very firm, currencies. The finest calves readily prodnced Cla Per 8 lbs. • The su f • Pp y o pigs was good, yet the pork trade ruled steady, at fu ll prices. Per Sibs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d.' Interior Beasts.... 3 0 to 3 teconcl quality.... 3 6 3 8 1 prime large oxen 3 10 4 2 prime Soots, &e. 4 4 4 6 I nferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6 1 second quality ...3 8 4 01 prime erse. -wlled. 4 2 4 6 s. d. s. d. Prime Southdown 410 5 2 Large erse. calves 3 6 4 0 Prime small d 0... 4 2 4 8 Large hogs 3 4 4 2 Small porkers 4 4 5 0 Suckling calves ..21 0 27 0 Quarter old pigs 20 0 26 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. wets 5,554 4 1 2 06 1) and Lambs ........26,45) wet; ....... 250 4 statement and comparison of stock exhibited and sold hi Monday, Sept. 27, 1852, and 1 853. Per Sibs, to si FOREIGN SITPPLT, 8ea5t5......... .2,721 Sheep .• ........7,920 Ca1ve5.........•• .• .• Pigs„....•• .• .• •• .• ...... f the supplies and prices of f.t Smithfie d Cattle Market, ou td this day, Monday, Sept. 2 6, ink the otfals. Sept. 27, 1852.'5ept.26,185 3 s. d. a. d. s. d. s. ( ?,°arse and inferior beasts ... 20t0223 0 to 3 i t nond quality ditto ... 2 4 210 3 6 3 lf!Me large oxen ... 3 0 3 43 10 4 ~_lree Scots, die .... ........3 6 3 8 4 4 4 rend and inferior sheep ......3 0 3 4 3 2 3 quality ditto .. 3 6 3 8 3 8 4 p l irae coarse woolled ditto „.. 310 4 0 4 2 4 rune Southdown ditto 4 2 4 44 10 5 riNe coarse calves 2 8 3 6 3 6 4 e smallditto ... 3 8 4 0 4 2 4 I T:rge hogs 2 10 3 6 3 4 4 Neat small porkers 3 8 310 4 4 5 0 Beasts... 6,286 5,654 Sheep „, 28,560 26,450 Calves._ ,„ 301 250 380 I,.SUPPLEICS calves , cm SALE,; Sept. 29, 1851.—Beasts, 5, 14 8 ; sheep, ' 4 ,320 349 pigs, 360. I D Pt. 30, 1850.—Beasts, 3 , 703; sheep, 25,3 10 ; calves , v°; pigs, 530. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are seasonably well but not to say heavily l Pplied with each kind of meat. Generally speaking, the demand is steady, at our quotations : Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. inferior 2 8 3 0 middling 3 4 3 6 prime large 3 4 3 6 1 ,°., do. small 3 8 310 ° lt, large 3 8 4 4 s. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 8 Do., middling 310 4 6 Do., prime 4 8 4 10 Veal 3 4 4 6 Pork, small 4 6 5 2 BOROUGH HOP. Since Monday last, the arrival of new hops from Kent "d Sussex has been good. On the whole, the demand has rnle,d steady. Weald of Kents have sold at 71.105. to 9/.; , 11t1 Sussex, Ti. to 81. per cwt. Yearlings continue in fair 'euest. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. No _l:he arrivals of home-grown potatoes are tolerably good, to lillst the imports last week were 59 bags from Boulogne, aka from Calais 420 sacks 320 tons from Dunkirk, 862 17 3 E4 from Havre, , 7 baskets, 7 bags, and 10 tons from ,Totterdam. A few tons came to hand from Ireland. The :Inland is steady, as follows :—Shaws 105 s to 115 s ; Re '634B, 115 s to 110 s; and foreign, 105 s to 112 s per ton. WOOL. iy„., l Plle demand for all kinds of wool continues steady. In , however, we have no change to notice. About the 2, 1 supply ha s now arrived for the next auctions. La s t }r o cs imports were 708 bales from Bombay, 120 from St. A 4 ;1 61114 , 797 from Sydney, 270 from Hasbro', and 7 from SEEDS. 4 116tard seed is in request, and somewhat dearer. Lin 4yt. moves off slowly. Black Sea, on the spot, 47s 6cl to 1 1 7 4 ._ 6 d.; East India, 48sEgyptian, 45s to 46i ; and 4 - Zzlinurgh, 43s 6d to 47s per quarter. East India repe " e kth 54s to 555. Cakes are in request, and somewhat 1 ,1 % r I D•Whlte, per bush. 19s to 22 , ht4 tLlr ' vr ecie ........ • • 21s 24, d, 8r0wn.... • • 7s 9g Twee white, new bter, new.... 7s 3d 7s*d tjtu,...,. Pr 'nl4 • • • ... Os Od sOd ttyx. Per quarter • . 48 50s elev!„, ra sa • • .• • • ... 28s 34s t .,„"` , RedEng (L wt.) 44s 64a 'Tait° 48s 65a For eign Red 44s 62s Trtku, new White.... 5t 8 655, ••• • • • .... 24s 2881 Carraway.... •• • 46s 48 Coriander • • .... •• 11s 14s flempseed, per quarter 28s 424 Linseed, Eng. ;owing • . 564 (Os Crushing •• • • .... 49s Hs Baltic •.••.. • • .. 449 49. Odessa •• • • •• • 46. 4:s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English • • . 91 OE 10 5s Foreign, per ton 8 , lOs 11 t 00$ Rape Cakes, pr ton 51 51 bl 10a Rapeseed, New, pr lst 2710 s 2810 a TALLOW. peT ll 2_demand for tallow is very brisk, and prices are 5s eWt• higher than on Monday last. P.Y.C. on the spot treak o l„ .l 4 ,ted at 58s 6d, and for delivery during the last three t 59s to 596 d er cwt. Town tallow, 56s net cash, fat, 3, id per Sits. 1 1851. 1852. B tu _ , 1849. 1850. 1853. 1,.. this d,, , --- .......-- • Lit e ~,. --y •• • • 38,737 22,940 129,243 34,460 22,139 N I , '''' Y • C. - , • f 36s 9d 39s Od to 39s 9d to 40s 6d 58s Od to -.' . • ito 36 6d 39s 3d 39$ 3d to 418 Od 003 Od 4 itt o ter7 teat ...1, 44, 1 , _from Iv-- • • 2,290 2.262 2,188 2,715 2,660 1 5.11 4 .1 ads 1 a ,;,.. 8 l• •• . 23,163 27,398 26,933 23,599 29,226 irtora---- weak • • i 6,948 4,099 1,148 932 3,674 ka, June 1. ... 36,427 24 614 19,543 17,434 28,052 - 'I fit t n „, , —.6 66 .61 3 ft 6d 415 Od 415 Od 435 Od 685 Od THE UNITED STATES. ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY. By the steamer Europa we have advices from New York to the 13th, and Boston to the 14th instant. She has brought 78 passengers and $170,226 in specie on freight. , The steamer Illinois had arrived at New York with $683,937 in gold dust from California. Her advices had, however, been anticipated. The Europa has brought very little news. Mobile papers of the 12th state, that the fever was bad in that city, and the number of deaths on the increase. There were no later accounts than brought by the Herman of the fever in New Orleans. The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald says, all the rumours of a rupture between Secretary Marcy and the President are false. Marcy has the entire confidence of President Pierce. The Cabinet had a long sitting on the 12th, a t which foreign affairs were discussed, and it was determined that Captain Ingraham should be sus tained. Mr. G. M. Dallas was at Washington, and it was rumoured that he would either get the mission to China or France. . . The rumour that Jefferson Davis was going to leave the Cabinet was considered to be unfounded. The schooner Gazette had been captured on the fishing-grounds, and taken into Charlottetown ; three vessels from Newburyport, and three from Cape Ann, had also been captured off Fox River by the British cruisers. St John's, New Brunswick, papers of the 20th state, that the people were highly excited about the ceremonies of the inauguration of the European and North American Railway, which was to take place on the 14th. The gallery of the ball-room had been made to contain upwards of 1,000 ladies, and arches had been thrown from housetops to housetops. The New York stock market was active. Gue Railroad shares have advanced to 80 to 80k. The money markets were unchanged ; Foreign Ex change dull ; bills on London, 108/ to 1091 ; Paris, 5 13i to 5 16 ; Amsterdam, 40i to 41 ; Frankfort, 401 to 401 ; Bremen, 79f to '791. There had been but a moderate quantity of cotton offering, and the better qualities a shade dearer. The flour market was dull, without material change in prices. Wheat was in moderate demand at 143 c. per bushel per Canadian • 141 c. to 146 c. per Michigan and Ohio ; and 126 c. per Red Western. Indian corn in good demand at firm prices. Provisions without change. Scotch pig-iron was selling at $36 to $37 per ton, usual time. No change in freights to London or Havre. gligkikSlTN LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER. 26 5 1858. rILARE MARKETS.-(T±IIS DA Y.) BRITISH RAILWAYS, 0 aid. Clusing races satut 1110. Bw'iness done this day. St. St. St. St. 261 13A 20 20 1.0.61 St. 20 5 St. 1 100 8 20 - 22 4 8-94 13 —ll dis 15 -- 17 5 4d 46b 474 14 16 1 -. pl 74 - 84 21 3,1 3 - 4 111 - 111 38 - 40 26 - 30 •. 60 . - 6i 60 -- 64 21 :- ii 68 - 60 41 43 ,120 - 124 98 - 102 77 - 78 84 -- 88 11 -- 13 60i -- 61 7t- 7 11 -- 12 - 7 par lm 92 9 4 d 98 99 Par par r 72 74 14 —13 d 12 lld 18 -- 19 54 - 55 32 - 34 50 53 par i d 5 —4 d 42 - 45 4 - 3,1 23i... 24L1, 8 - 10 I - 2 t - 74 7 - - 1 - 2 34 - 36 86 - 82 57 - 69 60 - 65 65 -- 70 3 -14 d 16 -- 18 8 -- 9 12 -- 13 3i -34 d 17 -19 x 62 34 -- 35 50 48 i 15 16 14 14 11 6243 21 x cl 71 1 42 12 2 100 80 784 xd&xn )m xd&an 624 3i 2i ad ad xd 121 93 4 1001 100 99i 12 74 5 20i 57i 5i si 6 58 65 8i 7 i ==. -4 2 xd 44 31 4 140 3 106 5 15{ 8 wd 33 13 251 I 48 37i 7 i a i 124 12 20 St. 12i St. St. 25 11 100 100 188 94 all LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Les.,o4 ;'losing Pricui Compan.s. Fatarday. Baines this day. L. &N.W, ICaledon.., 99 - 101 50 - 52 Gt. Northn Gt. 7irestn Yk. New. & Berw YAN. Md Do 144 - 148 30 - 32 1 107 -100 i 53 -- 55 1 27 -- 28 141 -14 i 26 -- 27 S. Eastern. 11.)0 Norfolk Do Ln.&N.W. & Midld. Stckton da Darlingt. 21 3,1,xd 99 - 101 E. Count Do GO - 62 ... - ••• L. ttl•:*: dam&Yk l Do 1 xd Gt. North]] Do 142 - 146 142 - 146 Lancash. dr l Yorksh.. MrMeleani Stockt. . 2 r Ind, Darling. Do. Gt.Westu. 28 - 30 98 - 102 MINES. 1 all Agua Fria 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold 4 d _ pax 10s. all Anglo Californian 10 2 Australasian l ld 1 d 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera 4d 1 all Australian F ree h o ld ad 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd. D achy of) id par 1 all British Austrlr . Gold 5 d 20 13.5 British Iro 35 24a Brazilianlmp.(issued at X 5 pm 3 3. 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 2 2i 2a, 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 32 4 —33 a 1 1 Carson's Creek 40 all Cobre Copper 43 —45 5 1 Colonial 15 Copiapo St. all Copper Min. of Eug 55 65 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent 64 —74 p 5 all English andAustrln Copper Smeltg. Co 24 24 20 all General 2 all Great Nugget Vein_ p 2 all Do. Reg'stered 3 all Great Polgooth 1 all Lake Bathurst — 1 all Liberty 3 all Linares 1 all Lond.&Califoru.Gold Quartz Crush. Co 5 # 1 all Mariquita 10 9 Mexic: - n&S.Amerien — 7 1 all New (ire' ada d— 5 d 1 all Nouveau Monde 4 — I g 14 10 5 Nova Scotia Mining and Copper Smeltg 5 1 Port Philip d 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhymney Iron 15 15 Do. New 30 10. Santiago de Cüba 1 all South Australian 10 7 Tin Croil 5 7 285 all Un:;:.ed Mexican 3d 34 1 all Waller — 1 all West Granada 1 all West Mariposa 1 all Yuba . JOINT-STOCK BANKS.' 40 1 all Australasia 63 72 71 704 50 ' all British N. American 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China la d— Bpar 100 25 Colonial . 100 20 Commercial of Loud — 20 10 English Scottish and Australian 2ld 21d 20 15 Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia ld 5 p 141 15 50 20 London and County ... 50 10 London Joint Stock — 23 24 100 20 Loud. & Westminster 251 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 22a National of Ireland — 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation 45 47 25 5 Do. New — 100 25 Provincial. of Ireland 491 10 all Do. New — 5 1 Royal Australu.Bkg & Gold Imp Co 1 dis— par 25 all s outh Australia 37 39 25 all Unkm of Australia 53 62 60 1 21, Do. New 62 50 10 j Union of London.., 1 40 all [Union of Madrid — , MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Australian Agricult. 27 29 20 12 Australsn.rcific.Mail 294 10 8 Australu. Royal Mail ... 50 38i Brit. American Land 58 62 31 100 32 a Canada — 5 5 Crystal Palace l4p 6 .1 6 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 20 1 Eastern Steam.. 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir. 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 14 General Screw Steam 20 5 Irish Beet..oot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 3 Netherlands Land.,,, 1 _ 20 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 25 Do. Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 25 South Austral. Land 1 all Submar. Telegraph 5 2 Univeral E m i gra ti on and Colonizati on 100 281 Van Diem en ' s Land • 13 13 - 15 LLOYD'S SHIPPING. -(THIS DA Y.) LONDON, Sept. 26.—Wind this day at Noon, W. It has blown a heavy gale all night from the westward, and is now (noon) very fresh. The equinoctial gales have now commenced. DEAL, Sept. 26.— Wind, N.W. by W., blowing a hard gale. Arrived—Patrician, Tobago ; Lady K. Barham, Jamaica. Put back—Kenan, Hasselaar, Marion, Ann Rankin, and Pauline—the latter with considerable damage from collision with the F renc h line-o f-b a ttle ship Jean Bart. OFF MARGATE, Sept. 2 5.—Indiana, Port Philip. FOLKESTONE, Sept. 25.—Th e R ap h ae l (bsrque), of this port, struck on the East Pier, and received lamage, and is leaky. DOVER, Sept. 25. The, Ellen Hughes, of Caernarvon, was blown on her beam ends, and drove os shore, at the entrance of the harbour ; crew saved.—Dff Port—Her mido, Quebec, for Stockton. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 25.—Arrived—Trent (s), West Indies. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 25.—Wind, blowing hard. Arrived—Helsingfors, Helsingfors, Rio Jsneiro ; Oscar 1., Batavia. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 25.—Wind, W. Arrive d—Onward, Porto Rico ; Ameer, London, for Port P hili p . Sailed — Charity, Coast of Africa. FALMOUTH, Sept. 25.—Wind, W. fresh breeze, and showery. Arrived—Emperor, Trinidad de Cu. Sailed —H.M.S. Pheloma, Coast of Africa. Off Portlna, Callao ; Bremen, Jamaica, for Bremen ; Clydesdale, Punta Arenas ; Glaneuse, Porto Rico, and sailed for Havre. BRIDGEWATER, Sept. 25.—Arrived—Courier, Quebec. DUNGARVON, Sept. 25.—The Royalist, of Maryport, Quebec to Conway, was abandoned on the 12th Sept., in lat. 48 N., 34 W. ; crew saved. BRISTOL, Sept. 25.—Arrived—Eva (not the A. B. 8., as before reported), Prince Edward's Island ; Wilkin, Stephen's, N.B. SHIELDS, Sept. 25.—Arrived--Sovereign, Dalhousie ; Brocketts, Quebec. SUNDER LAND, Sept. 25.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Violet, Dalhousie. TEIGNMOUTII, Sept. 23.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived— Ann Eliza, Labrador. . _ _ HULL, Sept. 25.—Wind, W. Arrived Sundada, Bahia ; Napoleon, St. John's N.B. ; Aug us t a , d o. ; Miles, Quebec ; Lima, Charleston ; Sharon, Pugwash ; Niord, St. John's, N.B. ; Reniswell, Quebec. TORBAY, Sept. 23.—Arrived—Victoria, London, for Marseilles, leaky ; Ann and John, Shields, for Tunis, leaky ; Loriano, do., for Buenos Ayres. raldlolr.,; CLYDE, Sept. 21.—Arrived—Vulcan, St. J o h n ' s, N.B. ; California, Quebec • Elizabeth, Bombay ; Pylades, Bahia Defiance, St. John's, N.B. Sailed—Arthur, Quebec Speed, Newfoundland. KINGSTOWN, Sept. 24.—Wind, W.N.W. A rr i ve d — Paetolus, Barbadoes ; Hennan Rosen , Quebec. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 24 . — Wind, S.W. ,• wtato Arrived— Highlander, Miramichi ; Argo , Porto Rico Honduras ; Corsair, Newfoundla n d ; Nameless, i ab Meldon, Cardiff, for New York , leaky. ST. JOHN'S, N. 8., Sept. 2.—The Palindar, hence for the Clyde, has been towed back waterlogged.—The Nova Scotia, hence for the Clyde, on shore on Mud Island, is expected to become a wreck. A MAN FOUND DROWNED.—On Saturday an inquest was taken by Mr. Baker, at the Gunmaker's Arms, Bow-common, on view of the body of a man, ab out 2 5 years of age, who was found dead in the Regent's Canal, and who appeared to have been in the water about a week. He had on a dark plaid shooting-jacket and waistcoat, Wellin!iton boots, a cloth cap, &c. There was nothing in his pockets, nor anything to lead to his iden tification. He was about five feet five inches in height, and his hair was of a dark-brown colour. Verdict— " Found Drowned." _ THE LONDON DOCKS.—The Lords of the Treasury have approved of a new and separate establishment of customs' clerks for the warehousing department at the London Docks. The new arrangement will comprise several classes of clerks, with a comptroller of warehouse accounts at their head, who will be attached solely to the London Docks, and be entirely distinct from the rest of the classifications of clerks employed in the Custom house. This has been found to be requisite in conse quence of the great extent and increase of warehouse business transacted at this leviathan depot for the de posit of foreign goods, wines, and spirits, and it is in tended to erect a new Custom-house at that establish ment in lieu of the one at present appropriated to that purpose, and which is found to be altogether inadequate to the requirements of the place. SPORTING NOTES. THE AUTUMNAL CAMPAIGN AT HEAD- QUARTERS. The preparations for the October gatherings at New market are unusually active and extensive, and are suf ficient to show that expectations of stirring encounters and busy meetings are widely entertained. The "First October" will commence on Tuesday, and terminate on Thursday, and the programme of the three day's sport gives promise of incidents of an important and exciting character. The " Triennials" are, of course, the most prominent and attractive " features" of the meeting. The Triennial Stakes for two-years-old in particular, being likely to occasion a race that will exercise a mate rial influence over the Derby transactions in the Turf market. If report be true, and public running afford any criterion of ability, the competitors will be of a supe rior class. Among the animals of tried and approved racing power that are likely to muster at the post, are Alembic, King Tom, and Brother to Mountain Deer, and rumour indicates that Hesse Cassel and certain other horses have in private displayed merit of no ordinary stamp. Still I shall expect the foremost places to be filled by "public runners," and shall select for my cham pions the three animals above mentioned. Between Alembic and King Tom, however, I hold a divided opinion. Of the thirty-three nominations for the Hopeful Stakes, the most attractive names are Brigliadoro and Bay Celia. The Buckenham Stakes will doubtless be added to the credit side of Lord Derby's account by the aid of either Acrobat or Sortie, both of whom are at Newmarket, looking in the finest health and condition. I saw West Australian this morning as he was pro ceeding to the exercise ground. His eye sparkled with health, and his coat shone like burnished copper. His ability, therefore, to carry off the Grand Duke Michael Stakes against all corners is unquestionable. Should he start, nothing but the most untoward accident will pre vent his success. About a dozen horses have already arrived, and stabling has been prepared for many others that are expected to-morrow (Monday). Few sporting visitors are yet in the town, but at those houses where turfites most do congregate the appearance of active business is displayed. The principal topics of conversa tion are the Handicaps and the coming race for the " Whip"—an encounter that will determine the cham pion of the turf. Opinions are pretty equally divided between Stockwell and Teddington—the former, being the larger and more powerfully-made horse, having, per haps, the greater number of partisans. Much rain has fallen here, and the wind is blowing a hurricane. The course is, however, in capital condition. Newmarket, Sept. 25. A FRESH MAN. HORSES ARRIVED UP TO SUNDAY NIGHT. (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Sixth Triennial Stakes—Alembic, Amos, Fact, Baal bee, Charlemont, Cardinal, Coup d'Etat, Hesse Cassel, Surina filly, Little Kitty, Miranda, Pelham, Pelion, Punjaub, Sambo, Star of Surrey, Student, Theckla. Buckenham Stakes—Acrobat, Sortie, Charlemont, Coup d'Etat. Fifth Trinnial Stakes—Dove, Feversham, Filbert, Koh-i-noor, Nutpecker, Phi7gia, Scandal, Sittingbourne, Talfourd, West Australian. Grand Duke Michael Stakes—Alamode, Cheddar, Cobnut, Filbert, Hazlenut, Talfourd, Sittingbourne, West Australian, Nutpecker. Hopeful Stakes —Amos, Brigliadoro, Caliph, Epami nondas, Lady Lotty, Litty Kitty, Macduff, Marquis RStu.tliaane Leger e r s t S a t k a e k s el — A C m o o b s n7 c , a n i p l s b t e o r t o , 1: Hi; Delia, i e a n , u c u e t Nut pecker, Pensioner, P of Sevig ne , M uscovado, Ossa, Ranee, Selina. harold Rackapelt meat. All Lord Glasgow's horses are scatched for the week's engagements. Arrived—Domino and Puritan. Ex pected Nabob. THE ROYAL NAVAL ENGINEER& (From the Hampshire Advertiser and Portsmouth Eferald.) There seems to be some grave mistake or misconstruc tion relative to the position and tenure of service of this eminently valuable and important branch of the staff of the navy. We hear of frequent and repeated complaints of their being placed in a false position, degraded by a beggarly libel upon an uniform, or insulted on the quarter-deck, which they contend is not the altar of their homage or the seat of their controlling power ; and in this there would appear much truth, from the loose and vague character of their engagement to the Crown. They complain that they are not paid in a ratio com mensurate with their labours and usefulness, they are not placed in their right position (according to their talents) on board her Majesty's ships, and they are not provided with any dress for service, such as a man of education and a gentleman could allow himself to appear in amongst other officers, and gentlemen on board ships of the fleet. In this, also, we believe there is much truth ; but, until some important member of the grade takes upon himself to "bell the cat" (i. e., place himself in antagonism with the Lords of the Admiralty, and offer himself up as a "sacrifice for many"), the grievances existing will never be remedied. We cordially agree with the following conclusions of a morn ing contemporary upon this head is high time some proper and positive regulation be come to as regards the position of rank, treatment, and recognition of this highly-important branch of the naval service. The Lords of the Admiralty have hitherto treated such matters too lightly, and they may depend upon it that sooner some decision is come to the better for the good of the service. We do not jus tify perverseness, indifference, or threats ; on the con trary, we are the upholders of strict discipline admis .. tered with justice and common sense. We'are perfectly aware of the whole position of the chief engineer of the Barracouta, but we forbear to give utterance to any expression until their lordships are pleased to take a decided course on the subject in question, which we can assure them is a serious one, and not to be trifled with. Nor are these gentlemen to be treated with contemptuous silence or scornful neglect. In our re gard fur the service, we have on many occasions brought their case before the Board of Admiralty. Mr. Woodcock has decidedly the right to claim the position of an officer and a gentleman, or he has no right to mess with the ward-room officers of the ship. He has a right to claim that his grievance shall be heard with atten tion, and that he should not be treated in an unbecom- ing mannerby his commanding officer. It may be very well for Vice-Admiral Parker, brought up under canvas, to look down with some degree of contempt upon the new and vastly-important power of steam. He must not, however, be suffered to irjure the navy by his g lorance, or disgust the service by his inflexibflity to modern arrangements. Nor will this country allow any trifling with its best interests. It had better at once be well understood that no sailing officer for the future can be/entrusted with the command of a ship of war unless he be duly instructed as a ' naval engineer' as well. Something must be done, and that speedily, or we shall find that we have ' magnificent steam-ships' left en tirely to the management or mere engine-drivers, fire men, and stokers." The gentleman named in the above extract is Mr. Woodcock, Chief Engineer of the Barracouta paddle sloop. He complained of his treatment, position, &c., to the Admiralty, and failing obtaining any satisfaction, resigned his commission in the navy and forwarded it to the Admiralty ; their lordships, however, returned it to the Commander of the Barracouta, who now holds it. Mr. Woodcock has absented himself from his ship and remains "absent without leave," and another gentleman of his rank has been appointed to take his place on board the Barracouta. This Mr. Woodcock has done to try the strength of the tie (whether legally binding or not), of the Admiralty claim upon him. He is in communication with able advisers, and no doubt the matter will assume a serious appearance! shortly. Whatever may be the result, the Admiralty may take our words for this— there are many other valuable engineers, besides Mr. Woodcock in the service, who will free themselves from its control as soon as they legally can, unless a reform in their status speedily takes place. Their lordships may make seamen, marines, and their co-relative shipmates, within a few months, almost mechanically, but they seem to be in ignorance of or not to appreciate the fact that an engineer requires a well-furnished head. In a sentence—what would be the value of the steam fleet, without engineers ? ENTRANCE OF THE COMBINED FLEETS INTO THE DARDANELLES. ( From the Times. ) By au exaggeration not unnatural under the ex citement of the conjuncture, the departure of two ships from each of the French and English squad rons for the protection of foreign residents at Con stantinople has been represented as the entrance of the combined fleets into the Dardanelles. This, however, is an incorrect description of facts. The Ambassadors, from whom the requisition to the Admirals proceeded, are, of course, competent to dispose in a similar manner of the whole naval force, nor is it in any degree unlikely that the state of the Turkish capital may call for such a measure, but at present the fleets are still at their anchorage in Besika Bay. Two steam-ships from each fleet have passed the Straits to protect, if necessary, the lives and properties of the Christian population ; and this is all that has vet been done. Meantime, while ambitiou on one side and fana ticism on the other are thus impairing the prospects of peace, we are gradually obtaining a more accu rate view of the pretexts for war. The Vienna Note, its modifications, and the objections which these modifications have provoked, are now generally un derstood, and the question at issue can be removed from the region of diplomacy for the comprehension of the public. The proposals of the Conference for a settlement were accepted by Russia, but modified by the Porte in three principal particulars, which alterations, though substantially approved by the Conference, the Emperor Nicholas rejects. Two of these may be dismissed without much comment. By way of preamble, the Czar desires to recite that he has been always solicitous for the interest of the Greek Church in Turkey, and, moreover, that it is in conformity with a particular treaty engage ment that the forthcoming undertakings of the Sultan are to be given. The Sultan, on the other hand, objects to this recognition of an initiative in the person of a foreign Sovereign, and denies the special force attributed to the treaty in question. Without, however, concealing that there is some reason in these views of the Porte, we can scarcely presume that even such Powers as Russia and Turkey need draw the sword for the mere terms of a recital. If the claims of the Czar with respect to the Greek Church in Turkey are now to be placed on a definite footing with the concurrence and under the guarantee of the Four Great Powers, the compact thus framed will be the regulating compact for the future, nor can it materially signify by what antecedent transaction it was introduced. The kingdoms of Europe can surely never be going to war to determine whether the Grand Turk was always disposed to benevolence of his own mere motion, or whether the Emperors of Russia brought this desirable disposition to pass. The third point is of greater importance, and it assumes precisely the aspect which we described the other day. The Czar demands for the Greek Christian subjects of the Porte all the privileges conceded to Christians of other denominations within the Ottoman dominions. This, at first sight, appears not unreasonable, being, in fact, a provision very like the " most-favoured nation" clause in a commercial treaty, whereby it is stipu lated that no State shall ever enjoy greater advan tages than the contracting State. But, as we re cently explained, there are sundry Christian com munities in Turkey not constituted of Turkish subjects, and if the rights of all the Greek Chris tians are to be equalised with the privileges of these exceptional congregations, all the Greek Christians —that is to say, three-fourths of the population of European Turkey—would pass from the governance of the Porte. A demand to this effect, indeed, would be so plainly extravagant that we cannot imagine it would be overtly maintained. The terms of the Czar, plausible in appearance, involve the enormous error of ranking. the great mass of a Sovereign's subjects with a few scattered bodies of aliens. Supposing the vast majority of the Euro pean subjects of the Porte were Mussulmans, in terspersed only with certain small congregations of Greek and Latin Christians in about equal propor tions, the requests of the Emperor Nicholas, as measured by those of some Latin Lord-Protector, would be reasonable enough, and he might fairly ask that whatever the Latins obtained might be conceded also to the Greeks; in short, the w h o l e affair might be adj us t e d on fair terms of partition, like the affair of the Holy Places. But the truth is, that whereas the Latin Christians, or the clients of France, form an insignificant portion of the Sul tan's subjects, the Greek Christians, or the clients of Russia, form the bulk of the whole population ; so that legislation for the former class affects no Turkish interest at all, while legislation for the latter affects the sovereignty of the Porte in its own dominions. Christianity according to the Latin rite is the faith, in these parts, of comparatively few persons, and these persons often aliens ; Chris tianity according to the Greek rite is the faith of half the Sultan's subjects. A French Emperor, therefore, in requiring a right of protectorship would require little or nothing, whereas a Russian Emperor by the same demand would be asking for an active partnership in Ottoman sovereignty. It is quite impossible that the Whole body of Greek and Latin Christians should be placed, in these respects, on a footing of equality. The Latins are commonly aliens, and as being, there fore, few in number, and not born subjects of the Porte, they are naturally permitted to exempt themselves in a manner from Turkish jurisdiction ; but to invest twelve millions of Greeks, immediate subjects of the Porte, with the same privileges would be to throw the whole empire into confusion. Supposing such terms to be forced upon the Sultan, he would evidently be compelled in self-defence to refuse, for the future, any privileges to Latin Chris tians at all, since any concessions to a small alien congregation would be followed by claims to full participation from the bulk of his own people. In reality, the demand of the Czar, thus interpreted, would amount to little less than a requisition that the Porte should alienate half its own subjects, and regard them as if they were its subjects no longer. Nor would the force of this provision be confined to religious matters, for the Latin com munities enjoy, as foreigners, peculiar privileges in respect even to civil jurisdiction. It appears to us that the very extravagance of a demand like this must be evidence, not, indeed, that it was not entertained by Russia, but that it cannot have been openly put f orwar d for the con sideration of the Conference. If the representa tives of the Four Powers are of opinion that their Note, even without the Turkish modification, was not open to any such construction or conducive to any such consequences as here described, there must be misunderstanding somewhere, for that the Powers who interposed to curb Russian ambition should deliberately design to make over to Russia a moiety of the sovereignty of the Porte is too ab surd a conclusion to be accepted for a moment. If, therefore, the question on which peace or war now depends is really narrowed to this proposition, it is clear that either the Conference may discover some solution, or the demands of Russia will be placed in a light comprehensible to the whole civilised world. In the interval, however, the command of events is rapidly passing to those who hold all ne gotiations as odious alike, and who, without fear of war or its consequences, would blindly push everything to the issue of the sword. The old fanaticism of the Turks is thoroughly roused, and if the spirit is not powerful enough to maintain Turkish independence, it may at least suffice to stake the existence of the Ottoman Empire on the issue of a single war. ( From the Morning Chronicle.) The passage of the Dardanelles by a portion of the French and English fleets, on the demand of the Divan, and at the requisition of the Ambas sadors, cannot have taken by surprise those who have watched the course of events. This wise and judicious step will be productive of the best results, both as regards the protection of European resi dents at Constantinople, at a crisis of just and natural popular excitement, and as a demonstration of the fixed determination of the allied Powers to accomplish the objects for which their naval forces were originally sent to Besika Bay. The actual presence at the Turkish capital, of the French and English ships of war, will tend to tranquillise po pular feeling, by proving, in the most signal man ner, that the Sultan and his people are not aban doned by their allies ' • and it will also convince the Court of- St. Petersburg that every pledge which the Western Powers have given to uphold the ter ritorial and sovereign rights of the Porte will be faithfully redeemed. Should events confirm the report that the advance of a portion of the fleets to Constantinople was to be immediately followed by the remainder, it will be universally felt that France and England have only too sufficient grounds for so emphatic a demonstra tion of their resolution to support their ally. The only prospect of the maintenance, or, in the worst event, of the early restoration of peace, is to be found in the vigorous determination of Western Europe to resist the unprovoked aggression of Rus sia. It is necessary to distinguish between the language and the policy of St. Petersburg. It is a matter of historical notoriety that the Imperial Cabinet has, in former times, avowedly speculated I on the assumed unwillingness of France and Eng land to go to war, even on extreme provocation ; and it is probably by a similar confidence that the arrogant tone adopted throughout the recent dis cussions has been dictated. Ostentatious contempt for possible opposition does not by any means ne• cessarily prove indifference to such a contingency. It may, perhaps, hereafter appear that, in defying resistance, the Imperial Cabinet has but given ut terance to its fears of a force demonstrably greater . . 7 ......_,.. A ''' •;, 0 , ._ . IN t .-j:4:7' /,' • 1 i tA ”.""'"""'"'''.."- - 41 ,.. at lawl•tir ."'" 0 9 , 1 1 1‘5 lbA .3 ; 11 , ~,v.., i t , than its own ; and unexpected tendencies to peam .-4 SZ- ''''X . .., es may develop themselves when it is understood that l° . .-j;fl.l' ',` - - '''.',l" l : • : war with Turkey implies the presence of the allied 1;:i7„, l' .' '''z'f/ ir r .I,y fleets off the mouth of the Danube, as well as near 0 " )/ six.v --- f" , :,1 , P*).4 }r: the Eastern coasts of the Black Sea. If Count \,..e.E Nesselrode still entertains any doubt on the sub ject, he will now very shortly be undeceived as to the extent to which long-suffering may be carried. The French and English Governments are not less solicitous than formerly to discover terms by which existing differences may be reconciled, if any solu tion of the kind be still possible ; but they are alike resolute and united as to the course which must be adopted if Russia perseveres in occupying a por tion of the Turkish dominions. The Porte cannot much longer abstain from exercising its acknow ledged right to declare war, on the refusal of the invader to withdraw, and to call for the efficient assistance of its allies. The termination of the long controversy which turned on the Vienna Note has simplified the ne gotiations, if it has not advanced them towards a pacific solution. The Emperor has completed the demonstration that Redschid Paella was right in reducing the terms of the Note into more definite language. It is now admitted that Russia only accepted the proposed compromise on the ground that it substantially included all the concessions required by the Menschil:off ultimatum. The compliment to the Western Powers, implied in the assumption that they had deliberately recom mended the Porte to accept the very terms which it had, by their own advice, summarily rejected, is consistent with the insolent character of all the diplomatic communications which have been re ceived from St. Petersburg. It cannot be too dis tinctly remembered that the Power which so haughtily dictates the concessions to be made on the part of Turkey, has neither a formal nor a substantial right to any undertaking of the kind demanded. No breach of previous treaties, no act of intolerance towards the Christian population, no shadowof provocation offered to the reckless aggres sor, has been alleged even in Count Nesselrode's circulars. The claim to the signature of the Vienna Note by the Sultan is exclusively founded on the presumption of the Emperor's superiority of force, and on the prudent desire of the European Go vernments to maintain peace, even at some sacri fice of strict justice. It is for those who consented to recommend the Porte to adopt the Note to ex plain its meaning. When Russia demands that it be understood in a sense already repudiated by the Western Powers, the ironical boast of having dis played a conciliatory spirit is equally unfounded and ill-timed. Among the many reports which have been cir culated, some may, perhaps, indicate the anxiety with which the Russian Government anticipated the passage of the Dardanelles by the allied fleets. A ru mour has been actively circulated by the partisans of the aggressor, that France and England were to appear at Constantinople, not as protectors of Tur key, but in the singular character of allies to the Sultan—not against the Russians, but against his own people. In other words, it has been impudently suggested that the just and unanimous indignation of the Ottoman population might furnish the allied Powers with an excuse for anticipating the work of Russia, and crippling the forces of Turkey at the very commencement of the war. It is impos sible to suppose that the Imperial Cabinet could seriously think so meanly of the allied Governments as to believe that they would make war on their own allies for the sake of preserving peace—thus falling into the deplorable crime and blunder of a second, and still more inexcusable, Navarino. There was, however, a purpose to be served, even by this extravagant fiction. It might be thought con venient to mislead both the Russian and the Turkish vulgar as to the meaning of the anticipated move ment of the fleets. The mob of Constantinople might possibly, it was supposed, be induced for a few days to believe that their protectors were in alliance with Russia ; and the Emperor might pro fess, so long as it suited his purpose, to approve of the formidable demonstration which he has so much reason to dread. Even at this moment, he may not improbably retract, when the alternative is the appearance of the allied flags in the Euxine. The peculiar relations which exist between Aus tria and Russia are illustrated both by the affected difference shown to the Court of Vienna in the dis patches from St. Petersburg, and by the partial withdrawal of Austria from the collective action of the Conference. Yet it must not be too hastily. inferred that the friendship which is so ostenta tiously proclaimed is founded on a community of purposes or of interests. The traditions of former negotiations cannot have been forgotten ; nor can the successors of Metternich be ignorant that, for thirty years, the chief aim •of his external policy was to check the aggrandisement of Russia in the East. But, at the present moment, the main ob ject of Austria is to maintain peace at any cost, as the only possible mode of relief from overwhelm ing financial difficulties. Such a result would have been welcomed, whatever humiliation might be in flicted on the Ottoman Government, short of a sacrifice of territory to Russia. It was to obtain this end, and at the same time to accelerate the evacuation of the Danubian principalities, that the Court of Vienna undertook the office of mediator, with a visible bias in favour of that party to the dispute on whos will a pacific solution seemed finally to depend. Even at this moment, Baron Bruck is probably ur g ing on the Porte the ex pediency of acceding t o all the Russian demands, in preference to the risk of resistance ; but when the experiment has failed, it will, for the same reason, be the interest of Austria to impress on the invading Power the imprudence of persevering in aggression. _ . . - it has been idly conjectured that, in the event of a war between Russia and the Western Powers, Austria would take an active part against France and England ; but there is little reason to fear any such suicidal proceeding. Against any ill-judged desire for the partition of Turkey, Hungary and Italy afford weighty pledges. The Western Powers will favour no alliance between the Turks and the Magyars, so long as Austria is friendly to the cause of Europe, or even strictly neutral ; but it is im. possible to predict what consequences might result from an imprudent attempt to extend dominions already too heterogeneous. It is enough to say that the campaign of 1849 would have had a dif ferent termination if Turkey had been found on the side of Hungary, even assuming the neutrality of France and England. The statesmen who direct the Austrian councils cannot be deaf to considerations such as these. For the sake of peace, they recommend to tha Porte a verbal submission to Russia. For the sake of peace, they will, in case of necessity, use their good offices with the Emperor at Olmutz. If war un happily arises, France and England would neither expect nor desire any active assistance from the other parties to the Conference. By their own strength, and by that of Turkey, they are fully able to overpower the boastful aggressor ; and there is yet reason to hope that the true conclusion may be drawn from the balance of forces, without an actual appeal to arms. THE STRAND ACCIDENT.—STATE OF THE BUILDING BEFORE ITS FALL.—It seems (says a district surveyor) to be a public impression that the fallen house in the Strand was in so ruinous and dangerous a condition that it became the district-surveyor's duty to condemn it. The evidence shows clearly that it was not in such a state as to be liable to be condemnei on that account, whatever may have been the occasion of the fall. If that house ought to have been reported as dangerous, you must be aware that a large proportion of the metro polis, where so many thin and tall houses partly depend on each other for support, would be liable to be con demned also. I agree with your judicious remark in your last number that the condemnation of a building is a serious matter, sometimes involving the ruin of the owner ; and I submit that the animadversion of the press may tend to make the district surveyor interfere too much with private property in cases where he ought to use the nicest discretion, and to act, in the words of the statute, "faithfully and impartially, and without favour or affection, prejudice, or malice."- - The Builder. CAPTURE OF A CREW OF FRENCH SMUGGLERS.—The magistrates of Lowestoft were engaged some time on Friday in investigating one of the largest seizures that has been made on the coast for twenty years, the prize money of which will amount to upwards of 1,5001. The crew of a French lugger, called the Abondance, of Dun kirk, named Alfred Philippe Morin, master, Pros• Bandelet, Louis Hance, Jabez Radige, and Louis Vet tine, were charged with being found on board that vessel, which had stowed in her 120 bales of contraband tobacco, in all 7,3801b5., within the limits of this port. Mr. S. Latch, the collector of Customs, prosecuted, and Captain Small, French consular agent, attended to watch the evidence for the defendants. A few mornings since, at day-break, the coast-guard had their attention drawn to a lugger, about halt-a-mile outsi‘le the Holm-sand. As the morning advanc d and got lighter, she stood further off shore, and continued standmg on and off. At first she was supposed to be a fishing lugger; but her strange movements soon excited some sus picion, and it was determined to go out after her. Lieutenant Joachim, the senior officer, and several men, pressed into their service a steam-tug, and an exciting chase soon ensued after the mysterious craft. Aft er . several hours' run, she was come up with and board e d. Captain Small, on behalf the defendants, observed that, from the evidence, it was impossible for the lugger t o have been within three miles of the shore. the limit of the port from low-water mark ; and if they wer e be yond that distance th e Crown had no jurisdiction. The master was here interpreted to say that he took the tobacco from a vessel at sea, which had too heavy a cargo, and which, according to the laws of France, they had a right to do. The bench decided that they must convict them each in the penalty of 1001., or to be im prisoned until the fines were paid : but as it was possible that some of the defendants might not know exactly what they were doing, they would send a recommenda tion to the Government on their behalf. The prisoners were removed to the county gaol. THE WEST INDIES. The Royal mail steam-ship Trent, Captain Thos. William Sawyer, arrived at Southampton at noon yesterday, from the West Indies. The Trent left St. Thomas's at noon on the 7th inst., and expe rienced fine weather up to her arrival in soundings. She brings a ship letter bag, but no mails, pas sengers, cargo, or specie, and came home under easy steam (the second grade of expansion) to economise coals, and has made the run in 18 days. This steamer requires a thorough refit both of hull and machinery, having been employed incessantly on the intercolonial stations in the West Indies for the past two years. It is said out of the original crew which left Southampton in this ship few re main alive, such being the sacrifice of human life, arising from the deadly nature of the climate and the recent prevalence of yellow fever, in this ser vice. _ _ As the Trent left St. Thomas's only five days subsequently to the departure of the Orinoco, which reached Southampton on the 17th inst., she brings no news of importance. The Royal Mail steam-ship Thames, which left Southampton on the 17th ult., with the outward West India and Pacific mails, arrived out at St. Thomas's on the 3d inst., at 10.45 a.m., her passage having occupied 17i days. The will bring home the next West India and Gulf of Mexico mails, due on the Ist proximo. The Clyde was on the Spanish Main, the Medway on the Northern Islands route, the Conway at Jamaica, and the Teviot on the Spanish Main. The intercolonial packets were generally free from yellow fever. The epidemic was, however, prevalent ,at Montserrat, Antigua, and Trinidad. Her Majesty's ,ship Megmra, having on board Governor Wood and staff, Commander-in-Chief of the Windward Islands, was at Trinidad. The Trent spoke the following ships on the home ward passage :—On the 14th instant., lat. 30.39, long. 47 39, the American clipper ship Sweepstakes, of and from New York, bound to San Francisco, out 7 days, all well ; on the 17th, lat. 36 57, long. 36 42, the English ship Indus, bound to Islay ; on the 17th, lat. 37 26, long. 35 47, the Swedish brig Allwine ; on the 19th, lat. 41 18, long. 27 33, the barque Elizabeth Moore, from Bahia to Falmouth, 42 days out ; on the 20th, lat. 43 6, long. 23 15, the ship Eastern Queen, bound homeward ; and on the 23d, lat. 47 30, long. 10 52, the Hamburg , barque Amazone, from Mazatlan, bound to Fal mouth. THE MEDITERRANEAN. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Euxine, Captain F. Meehan, arrived at Southampton on Saturday, bringing the heavy portion of the East India, China, and Mediterra nean mails, in charge of Lieutenant Gardiner,R.N., Admiralty agent, and dates from Alexandria, 10 ; M..lt/t, 14 ; and Gibraltar, 19th instant. T ,e Euxine experienced generally fine weather :0 le Mediterranean, but in crossing the Bay of Biscay encountered fresh north-west and northerly winds, with a heavy north-west swell. She brings 48 passengers, and on freight from India, China, &c., 785 packages of raw silk and 60 packages of sundries from Alexandria and Malta, 2 packages of specie value 2,5001., 330 bales of flax, 147 bales of wool, 18 cases of opium, 5 cases of tortoiseshell, 23 cases of elephants' teeth, 35 barrels of mother-of pearl, 106 barrels of gum, 25 bales of tobacco, and 55 packages of general merchandise ; also, 2 gazelles, 3 flamingoes, 2 hawks, 2 pelicans, 1 ibis, and 1 wolf, all alive. The intelligence brought by this steamer from India, China, &c., has been anticipated by the overland express, published on Monday last. On the 14th inst., the Euxine exchanged colours with the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Indus, 60 miles south-east of Malta, proceeding to Alexandria with the outward India and China mails of the 4th of September. On the 23d inst., spoke the French brig La Foi, steer ing long. towards s Brest, full of men, the calculation of the commander of the vessel being long. 7. W. Her Majesty's steam-frigate Firebrand, Captain H. Parker, arrived at Alexandria from Besika Bay on the 9th of September, having touched at the differdnt ports down the coast. The Firebrand was to leave again for the fleet on the 11th. The Austrian frigate Bellona, sailed from Alexandria on the Bth inst. From Gibraltar our accounts are to the 19th instant inclusive. On the 17th at noon a frightful and melancholy accident occurred, by the explosion of a powder magazine, used by the 30 th Regiment, situated at the furthermost or south end of the rock at Windmill-hill. The disaster was not fully accounted for, but was to be properly investigated. We learn, however, by private correspondence, that a tobacco-pipe was found near the spot, thus indicating that the accident may have arisen, as is often the case, from the incautiousness of persons in smoking. The loss of life was very lamentable ; five out of the six men, all belonging to the 30th, who were at work in the magazine, were killed, and the sixth, the corporal (in charge), was dangerously wounded, and was not able to utter a word. He was not expected to survive. The funeral of the five unfortunate deceased took place on the 19th. It was attended by the whole of their corps, the regimental band, and detachments from other regiments in the garrison, military honours b e i ng paid during the ceremonial of the interment. The Prussian Government steam-sloop Danzig, five days and a half from Portsmouth, arrived on the 12th inst., and sailed again on the 13th. The Austrian steamer Benaco sailed on the 12th for Trieste. The screw-steamer Arno, three days from Marseilles, touched at Gibraltar on the 14th, on her way to Liverpool. The screw-steamer Genova, seven days and a half from Liverpool, bound to Genoa, Leghorn, &c., arrived at Gibraltar on the 17th inst., and cleared for her destination. Her Majesty's steam-sloop Vesuvius was at Gibraltar on the 20th inst. The steamer Earl of Lonsdale left Gibraltar on the 17th inst. The screw steam ship British Queen arrived at Gibraltar on the 18th, laden with fruit from Smyrna and Malta, and started in the afternoon for London. The Por tuguese sloop-of-war Porto arrived on the 18th in seven days from Algiers. Exchanges at Gibraltar were quoted as follow : London at 90 days, 514 : Paris, sf. 340. ; Mar seilles, sf. 35c. ; Genoa, sf. 38c. At eight days' sight on Madrid, Alicante, Valencia, and Barce lona, discount ; Cadiz, i f dis. ; Malaga, par ; Seville, dis. Spanish pillared dollars, si per cent. premium. STATE OF TRADE. (Prom the Manchester Guardian of Saturday.) MANCHESTER, Sept. 23.—The causes from which our market has been suffering for seven weeks back are still in operation, and some of them with increased force. On Tuesday, the more threatening aspect of the Russo- Turkish question added very sensibly to the previous depression ; and it was but a slight modification of this further deterioration that was produced by the somewhat increased inquiry for certain descrip tions of cloth, which rather improved advices from India gave rise to. With this exception, and that of a partial and dubious appearance of a disposition to buy some kinds of domestics there was a more general and marked holding back from business than had previously been exhibited. At thy same time, a greater desire to sell was manifested be spinners, who were generally willing to make further concessions in prices. Goods, however, were by no means equally affected in this way. BRADFORD, Sept. 22. Wm - W.—The inquiries for wool continues very limited, with but few sales making, and the difficulty to buy from the growers is not in any way altered to enable it to come to this market. Noils and brokes command full prices. Yarns —There is nothing new in this department. The accounts from the East induce the shippers to pause. For home consumption the demand is steady. Pieces- The dull weather a Jew weeks past had a somewhat flattening tendency, and the market has not since resumed its usual activity. NOTTINGHAM, Sept. 22.—There is a flatness in busi ness this week for which we are at a difficulty to ac count, as this usually is a period when lace is sold in large quantities for home consumption, thus, with fo reign orders, generally rendering this about the best season of the year. There is one appearance of a change in fashion being at hand, and should this be generally adopted our business will he benefited materially. The hosiery trade is in a healthy state in most branches for goods adapted to the approaching season. The price of the raw material, however, is still operating against us, and there does not appear any chance of a reduction in price for the present.--Nottingham Journal. RAILWAYS. Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. dz Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., .250 and £25 Cons. Do., X 20..... Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian.... Do., GCIB E d; Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union, A Stock Do., B. Stock Do., New ...... East Lancashire East dr West Ind. Dk. & Birming. Junc.... Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles... Edin. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow& S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock .. Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds all 11i 100 Laneash.andYorksh Do., Fifths Da., Wst. Riding Un. Leeds Northern 100 42A I 34 812x1 6 25 50 20 100 100 47A 1100 100 100 100 Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. &Sthend. Lond. Bright &S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths 1 6i all 100 all Do.lo/. 5h.,M&8...0 London andS. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrrydz Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.& Linclr Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland 21s. 100 20 11§ 100 1100 100 100 5 100 1 )o. Birmng. & Derby G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares I Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket 'Do., Bury Extension. Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd 'Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk .... INorthn . Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., a A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N.' & S. Westrn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central !Scottish Midland Shrewsbury &Blinn. Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed Si colt Shrewsby. & Berefd Shrewsby. & Ckester (N. W. Min Do. Halveso. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Rig - . Dur iDo. ito3 l x.Lon & Hartlepl Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limmick West Cornwall 100 6 100 100 all 8. 100 100 Wimbledn & Croydon l York Newetl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland lAberdeen.. Do. No. 2, 7 p. c. Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. , Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO °beater & Holyhead Gum per cent 1 Cork &Bandons4p.e Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent Do. (£5) 7 per cent Do. (£7 17s) 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent East Lancash. 6 p. cts Edinb Prth. &Dundee 5i per cent. Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent. Great Northn. 5 p. c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... : Do. 4i p. c. Scrip Gt, Southn. &Westm (Ireland) Eighths) Gt. Westn. (Berks & Rants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. cov. red. 4i p.c Do. eon. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4 p. e Lan. & York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry&Coler. Shares Londy. & Ennis. Sh Han., Shef., & Lin , Shares, No. 1. Do. New, £lO Do. £6 Harypt & Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4a per cent Do Mid. Consol.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Extension Do. 5 p. c. Ext Do. Guar. 5i per et_ Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh. £l5, 6 p.c Do 100 100 100 100 all 100 I Shrews. &Birm.N.G. I Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. I: a. 4 per cent. Pre. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. York, Newcastle,and Berwick,4 p.c. Pref Do York&N.Midlandll and S. Purch 100 all 3 100 2i - 14¢ 64 66d -- aid 3i 20 474 -- 484 PREFERENCE SHARES. 100 7 102 16. —l7iscil 6 -- 6i 34 -- 4 4 -- 5 - 1 P - lip 14p 13i -- 14 lii -- i.c) 108 - 110 P - #P 8 - 8i 6 i - 7 1 98 -- 100 95 - 100 95 - 100 id pad 1140 145 2i - 3 , . '-' ... 6 7 8i id 9 i p 1140 145 lid par 105 - 107 24 -25 id p wdl 10 -- 11 16 -- 17 131 ' par -- p 24 —24ixd i• - 20 97 100 4i - 5 id id FOREIGN. Antwerp&Rotterdam , Belgian Esstn. June. Beziers to Graissessac Charleroi& Erquelin. Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junet. of France Gt. Western of Canada I Shares Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. pref.. , , Lyons & Mediterran, Niadras Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds , (fmy. . B. & Ams. Shs. ) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen._ ' Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Chcrbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre., , Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Sth-Eastrn. of France Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. s t i per c. Pref... Western of France... West. of Switzerland Zealand. 24 lid 1 li 2 ld 12 —l4 3 2id 4 - E , ii =-- 111), I;3 ld 3i - 4_l 11 - 11 1, - 16(1 i -- i P 61 -- 6i i2i = iii 13i -- 14 7 -- 8 15 -- 15ip 45 -- 48 39 -- 41 36i -37 i 2 -- 4 p 19 20 7 8 d p 2 d 4 p3iar 4 • -- dia • -- 9 id -- 2i RAILWAYS. Bnckghamsh elydesdA'. E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent Gletr.&Dn.Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. Railway Hull & Selby. Do. Shares. Do. i Shares. Lon. &Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per ct Manch.l3ston and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar Midld.Bra,dfd. Northern and Eastern sp.c. Do. 6 per et.. Do. Fixed sp.c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shares. Roystn. & Hit. Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. & Goole g. 5. p.e S. Staffordsh WearValloygr 6 per cent Do. Wilts&Somrst rip ;he ia. ith the of on -oth uses )nly ipOn t be prO• ; e rt Olt no