The Sun. — London, England, 1853-12-06 00:00:00

TUEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, DEC. 6, The GREAT AMERICAN EQUESTRIANS will exhibit their astonishing Feats, unmatched in the history of such Performances, assisted by the most renowned Gymnastic Artistes, 0. Dale and Dames, the European and American champions. To render the termination of the Equestrian Season equal in attraction to its commencement, Mr. T. Smith has engaged Herr Mengler, the most accomplished Tight-Rope Dancer in the World. Mons. Desaire's Troupe of Performing Dogs and Monkeys every Evening. Reduced Prices as usual. —., THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARXET. Under the management of Mr, Bneknoll& THIS EVENING, DEC. 6, Will be performed THE HOPE OF THE FAMILY. Characters by Messrs. Compton, Chippendale, and Ruelstone ; Miss E. Grey, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam. To be followed by ANY PORT IN A STORM. Characters by Misses E. Ormonde a Featherstone. To conclue with A PRETTY PIECE OF BUSINESS. Cha racters by Medssrs. Howe and Birzkstone ; Miss Reynolds and Mrs. • ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Cassizs KEAY. THIS EVENING, Dec. 6. Will be performed THE LANCERS; or, The Gentleman's Son, Principal characters by Messrs. Meadows, Ryder, Everett, 11. Mellon, and 1). Fisher; Mrs. WinstanleY, Miss Daly, and Miss C. Leclercq. After which, I'.t LINE. Principal characters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. ------ LYCEUM TIMATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestria, THIS EVENING, DEC. 6, Will be performed A BACHELOR OF ARTS. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Baker; Miss F. Hughes. After which, THE COMMENCEMENT OF A BAD FARCE which, however (it Is hoped), will, in the end, show HOW TO SASE HOME HAPPY. Principal character by Mr. Wright. To be followed by A NICE FIRM. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with WRIGHT AT LAST. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, DEC. 6, Will be performed THE THIRST FOR GOLD; or, The Lost 'Ship. Characters by Messrs. B. Webster, P. Bedford, and Keeley ; and Madame Celeste. To be followed by THE DISCARDED SON. Character by Leigh Murray, Paul Bedford , and K eele y ; Mrs. Keeley ants Mis Woolgar. To conclude with COMING OF AGE. ROYAL OL f MPIC TIIEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, DEC. 6, Will be performed PLOT AND PASSION. Principal characters by Mr. F. Robson and Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by THE CAMP AT THE OLYMPIC. Charac len by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, F. Robaon, C oo p er , an d G a lli ; Mesdames A. Wigan , Stirling, P. Horton, Chatterley, E. Turner, and Wyndham. To conclude with THE WANDERING MINSTREL. STRAND THEATRE. V o l e Lessee,—Mr. F. W. Alicroft.—Di rec t ress , Mi ss R e b ecca I saacs . , HIS EVENING, DEC. 6, Will be performed GUY MANNERING. Julia Mannering by Miss Rebecca Isaacs. After whit, A PET OF THE PUBLIC. Mademoiselle de Laney (the Pet 01 the Public), Miss Rebecca Isaacs. To conclude with THE FEMALE MASSARONI : or, The Fair Brigands ! !! ASTLEY'3 EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke, Extraordinary Novelty. Second Appearance of Mr. W. Cooke's won drous TRAINED ELEPHANTS, and Second Night of the New CHINESE SPECTACLE. Grand combination of Equestrian Talent in the Arena. THIS EVENING, Disc. 6, Will be produced (on a scale of magnificence surpassing all former efforts) an entirely original dippo-Dramatic Chinese Spectacle, in Three Acts, with new and splendid scenery, costumes, and appoint ments, written expressly by the popular author, Mr. G. Atmait, to introduce those wonder of wonders, Mr. William Cooke's Trained Elephants, an .t embodying the immense resources of this Esta blishment, entitled THE WISE EL ENIANTS OF THE EAST; or, The Magic Gong. In the course of this gorgeous Spectacle the singular cunt Ins, costumes, and sceacry of this country (China) will bo vividly portrayed, and the marvellous feats of the Elephants (hitherto unattempted irom their apparent impossibility of achieve ment until witnessed) will, it is trusted, render the Drama an un rivalled production in this Theatre. Followed by Mr. Wm. Cooke'a matchless scenes of the ARENA, by unequalled artistes. Supported by Mr. ALFRED COOKE and the Elite of European Equestrian Talent, including Six popular Clowns. Concluding with (Last Five Nights) JUPITER'S DECREE; Or, The Fall of Phaeton. Box-oaks open irom Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. TUESDAY, DEC. 6, 1853. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. TUNBRIDGE—S.E., calm—foggy. GREENWlCH—Calm—partially cloudy. STRooD--S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SWINDON—E., light breeze—foggy. CAMBRIDGE—S., gentle breeze—cloudy. YARMOUTH—S., gentle breeze—foggy. SHAP—S.E., calm—overcast. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Saturday morning at nine o'clock : FOLKESTONE—S.E., calm —foggy. TUNBRIDGE—E., calm—foggy. GREENWlCH—Calm—foggy. STROOD—S.E., gentle breeze—foggy. SWINDON—N., "light airs—foggy. CAMBRIDGE—S. 2 gentle breeze—cloudy. BIRMINGHAM—S.W., calla—foggy. YARNOUTII—S. gentle breeze—elouilless. HO r,l" HEAD—IV., gentle breeze—frosty. LANOAKTER— S., calm foggy. WHITBY—S., gentle breeze—principally clear—frost. DARLINGTON—S. S.W., gentle breeze—overcast—foggy —frost. UIGIi WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tots Der —Morning 46 min.after 5 I Eveling 13 min.aft. To-Moaaow—Morning 41 min.after 6 Evening 10 min.aft. 7 THE WEATHER.-SON OFFICE, DEC. 6. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 49—highest since noon yesterday. 43—lowest this morning and during the night. 45—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30'08. WIND, N.E.—Cloudy. ~~ J ,~ ~;; ~~V' ^ ~~. .:~~: LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1853. Elsewhere, in our impression of this evening, will be found that remarkable Report in which Mr. SimoN, in' his capacity as Medical Officer to the City of London, clearly points out how cholera may be effectually warded off from the dense masses of our metropolitan population. How ? it can scarcely be asked by the more reflective observers of our social system, oven though they have not perused one syllable of this remarkable document. In can certainly never be advanced as a serious interrogation by the less reflective observers, who have only acquired a knowledg e of the means to be employed to this end through Mr. SzmoN's persuasive arguments, convincing facts, sagacious deductims, and singularly lucid explanations. The nature of the preventive measure alone requisite must surely by this time be patent to the general comprehension. It can not be any longer ignored as a truth so glaringly and conclusively demonstrated as to have long since risen from a fact into a responsibility. It has been asserted again, and yet again, during the fifteen years last past, and as serted, moreover, pertinaciously and unremit tingly. It has b?en proved as plainly as the most elementary axiom in arithmetic. It has been proclaimed by the orator from the platform, and from the floor of the Parliament. It has been asserted by the essayist, by the journalist, and by the pamphleteer. It may be described, without exaggeration, as having originated the whole of that notable agitation which is known familiarly enough as the great sanitary movement. The Character of this extraordinary and (humanly ePeakizig) all-sufficient precaution against pesti lence may be defined in a single word, and that word. —Cleanliness. Everybody has long ago been e°llll3e to recognise the reasonableness of this demat leda physicalt purity as a means, not only of see • moral bodily comfort, but of insuring, also' the Everybeay7that elevation of the community. individually. isThe to say, has recognised this— by the sew, excellence of the advice ten dered a fewary reformer has only been questioned by r a, h c a n v , e whenever those men may happen in the matter collectively. been consulted Otherwise, the c ause alluded to has been everywhere wel comed, as it were, with acclamation. Its import ance has only been waived by an obdurate muni cipality or a perverse corporation. Its merit, in tact, elsewhere than in those instances, has ap_ pealed at once to the common sense, no less than to the humanity, of the observant and unpreji i _ diced multitude. Its suggestions have been ap preciated on all hands as most rational—whenever, at least, the pecuniary interests of large clusters of persons have not been threatened by the influ ences of innovation. Nor could it, by possibility, have been well different in its effect, under the circumstances —this simple and comprehensible scheme for the general improvement. It could scarcely have been set aside by sane spectators as either frivolous or exjravagaut. It merely pointed out a mass of loathsome abominations, with a view to enforce the necessity of their im mediate removal from the midst of the closely compacted thousands, and tens of thousands, and hundreds of thousands, of our metro politan population. The movement began, if we are pot very much mistaken, with the argu ments put forward in 1839 by a surgeon of Drury-lane, in regard to the horrors, the bruta lity, and the immorality engendered amongst us by the system of intramural interments. The wheel was set in motion, in the first instance, by the hand of this one man—a man whose display of energy and sagacity in the treatment of this question have long since gained for him a wide and really enviable reputation—that great wheel of Sanitary Reform which is at last, we trust, and pray, and believe, rolling on fast to the goal of a successful consummation. Between t he earliest pamphlet issued by Mr. GEORGE ALFRED WALKER in reference to the London graveyards and the memorable mission sent the other day to certain pious gentlemen in Edinburgh by Lord PALMER STON—between that Alpha and that Omega of the Sanitary Movement what an amount of la bour has been employed, what an abounding mass of statistics has been accumulated, what a multitude of hopes and fears have been squan dered upon the long-sustained and happily, even now, not a ltogether fruitless effort, at its advance ment ! Precisely at this juncture, moreover— precisely at this critical period, when there appears before us the probability of a comprehensive change for the better, there comes before us this monthly report of Mr. &mow—a Report which could not certainly have been issued from the press at a period more singularly opportune—a Report, comprising in a single comprehensive view the whole of the stuffing evidence collected toge ther from time to time by the various labourers in this noble and benevolent scheme of social renovation. Let it be perused at this period not lightly, but seriously and thinkingly. For it comes to us as the precursor of a great effort to repel the violence of what we have rea son to regard just now as an inevitable pestilence. It comes to warn us against the perils of the cholera as it were on the very eve of its more deadly re-appearance. It declares to us in solemn words of that dread scourge the cholera, that " Past millions of scattered population it moves innocuous. Through the unpolluted atmosphere of cleanly districts it migrates silently without a blow—that which it can kindle into poison lies not there. To the foul, damp breath of low-lying cities it comes like a spark to powder. Here is contained that which it can swiftly make destruc tive—soaked into soil, stagnant in water, griming the pavement, tainting the air—the slow rotten ness of unremoved excrement, to which the first contact of this foreign ferment brings the occasion of changing into new and more deathly combina tions." It speaks tous in words like these of thrilling and arresting eloquence ; but while it does so, this remarkable document from the hand of Mr. SIMON, proves, by undeniable facts and unmistake able statistics, the reality, the importance, and the magnitude of the security of which that in telligent public officer has here adventured upon the detailed demonstration. Altogether, we feel satisfied that this memorable Report, besides re flecting lasting honour upon the industry and ability of the benevolent Reformer from whose hand it has but just emanated, will tend in an appreciable manner to forward the noble cause in which each one amongst us must confess to be personally interested—interested by the dictates of an allowable selfishness as well as by the more elevating motives. of a wide and comprehensive philanthropy. Notwithstanding the deplorable privations sus tained by the unfortunate families of the opera tives now on strike, the infatuated sufferers are still displaying the most perverse and obstinate determination. They still suffer themselves to be bamboozled by Messrs. COWELL and Co. Enthu siastically applauding the platitudes and clap-traps so liberally dispensed for their delectation, starv ing men still revel in visions of participation iu profits—of earning not only sufficient to obtain ample supplies of all the necessaries, and comforts, and luxuries of life, but also to enable them to keep their wives clad in silks and satins—to provide a superior class of education for their children, and, moreover, to set aside a due proportion of their earnings so as to be enabled to enjoy ease and quietness in their old age—the otiuni cum dignitate so anxiously looked forward to as the recompence for the cares, anxieties, and labours of fervent youth and ma tured manhood. Such day-dreams have been frequently indulged in. Poets and philosophers have fancied the practical restoration of a golden age, when everything on earth should be peaceful and happy, and no care or anxiety should be per mitted to disturb the earthly Paradise in which these fortunate children of toil should pass their festive days and tranquil nights. But, unfortu nately, the stern realities of every-day life—the grim exigencies of the moment—have invariably dispelled the pleasing illusions, and brought back the mind to more homely notions. The aerial castles have crumbled to the earth—the would-be soarers rudely dismounted from their hobbies, and compelled to return to the ordinary routine, with tempers soured and exacerbated by the bitter dis appointments they have sustained. The bitter, but salutary, lesson has thus been learned that perfec tion is not attainable in sublunary transactions, and that if men aspire to more than ordinary felicity, or more than common enjoyments, they must ele vate themselves above the general level, and ac quire a higher position by superior ingenuity, superior energy, superior skill, or pre-etninence in some quality or qualities that confer distinction on the industrious classes. We cannot in this world have everything we wish for. We must limit our wishes to what is practicable, and at this moment a single grain of common sense is more valuable than an almost unlimited supply of imagination. Will the enthusiastic admirers of Mr. G. Cowzra, and collaboratcurs for a moment consider seriously what it is they are demanding, and how long trade could be maintained if the new system were introduced ? From whence could the enhanced supplies of silks and satins, ribs and sirloins, wines and spirits of approved brands, be obtained ? How would these condescend to ad mit into their establishments the coarse joints, inferior vintages, or exceptionable manufactures ? owns and prize oxen —the vine grower *ted quantity of The grazier should find an unli nu South D be enabled to call a comet from its course to confer additional flavour on his grapes—the distiller and brewer to alter the seasons, making every mouth October, so that the operations might be carried on in the most eligible manner. No thing less would satisfy the fastidious tastes of the fortunate " controllers of the destinies of trade, This may appear to be very extravagant, an d totally beside the question. Bat it is by no means so irrelevant as it may appear at the first view. Can any person say when the demands are to stop—where the pressure is to terminate ? Present concessions would only lead to new re quirements ; for surely Mr. G. CowELL and his brother delegates would deem it essential to do something to earn their stipends—to stir up new difficulties, and find out fresh demands, so as to keep up the ball, and lead the working folks to suppose that the fund for the payment of delegates was not altogether misapplied. These parties are at pre sent in the condition of the unskilful necro mancers, described in old tales, who evoked de mons which they were unable to control, and who required perpetual occupation. The business of finding work for these active spirits was one of no ordinary difficulty, and sorely taxed the ingenuity o_'e f the trembling magician. The would-be M SCOTT could not always think of an "Eildon formationiAEE of c Hill" ready to be cleft, a rapid stream to b e dyked, „ ‘ treble-plied se f u l labour o r u o r p es.' ' ceased, the or even " sand" sufficient for the i When wok th r e opportunities for useful of destruction would it would be speedily commence, and impossible to calculate wheie or when. it could be brought to a conclusion. It wotdd indeed requi re no ordinary power of vatici nation to predict the terriblec a ons e quences. But not only would these ma tters, the natural consequences of unequivocal success, have to be considered, but another and no less important problem should necessarily be solved. Where would customers be found to pay the increased prices consequent upon the large addition to the wages ? The law of supply and demand would remain unaltered. The more the master manufacturer was required to pay to his workmen, the less he would obtain in the shape of returns. If the cost of pro ducing calico amounted to that of producing silk s it would speedily go out of consumption. The par ticipation in profits would no longer be valuable —to have profits banished, wages should diminish, and the rule would necessarily prevail, although the capitalists had yielded, and the mills had passed from individual proprietors, or even firms, into the bands of co-operative associations, as pro mised by Mr. COWELL. Let the operatives—those who are made the instruments from which the fif teen delegates can gain 301. per week for them selves—consider these points, and say whether it is worth their while to follow up the present con test, the results of which, even if successful, can only be such as we have described. Let them once more reflect on the objects for which they themselves and their families are enduring such lamentable privations. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1853. MR. ALBERT SMITH. Yesterday, aocording to announcement, Mr. Albert Smith • recommenced his popular description of the "Ascent of Mont Blanc," in anticipation of which re commencement he was obliging enough to transmit to us (in common, we presume, with the rest of our daily contemporaries) an intimation of the intended re-open ing of his entertainment. Now, let it be observed at once, that we are actuated towards this gentleman by the kindliest feeling imaginable—regarding him as we have ever done as a humorist of considerable ability, and as one of the pleasantest of living contributors to our abundant stores of light literature. But, at the same time, it does appear to us anything but graceful or commendable in him—the penning of a cool off-handed note like the one here mentioned, totally ignoring his recent conduct towards that newspaper press to which he himself has been of all men so peculiarly in debted. Perhaps no one, in this respect, has, during the last two or three seasons, profitted more both in purse and popularity from that body, or system, or institution, or whatever you may please to term what was onco called The Fourth Estate, by a panegyrist more than usually gifted with grandiloquence. Yet the very indi vidual who has thus notoriously profitted as we have said, both in purse and popularity, is the one who goes deliberately out of his way to act ungraciously towards those who (at least we can answer for ourselves) have never treated him otherwise than with marked courtesy, as befitting a man of recognised merit and accomplishments. The paltry privilege was nothing. It is not that to which allusion is here made—it is simply to the ungraceful manner in which, while setting the example of throwing the little privilege aside, as a " custom more honoured in the breach than the observ ance," Mr. Albert Smith evinced a total disregard for the reciprocation of that simple courtesy of manner which costs nothing, and which one might have ima gined would, in his instance, have been dictated by the force of a not unthankful remembrance. In reference to this, however, we should still have pre served an unbroken silence, had we not received this polite invitation "to send one of our gentlemen to the Mont Blanc opening" at the Egyptian-hall, yesterday evening—an invitation which we cannot but regard as a rather cool non sequitur, after the gratuitous discourtesies lavished upon the press, not so very long since, by the ingenious originator of the entertainment. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, DEC. 4. Prince Albert went out shooting yesterday in Park. hurst Forest. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny How ard, arrived at Osborne 3 o'clock yesterday. Her royal Highress crossed over from Southampton in the Fairy, and lauded at Trinity Pier, East Cowes. _ DEC. 5. The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, the Prin cess Royal, and Princess Alice, were present at the morning service at Whippingham Church yesterday, which was performed by the Rev. G. Prothero. Sir James Clarke arrived from London on Saturday, and returned to-day. Lord Ward had an interview with the Earl of Aber deen yesterday at his official residence in Downing street. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Charles Russell, Chairman of the Great Western Railway Company ; Viscount Barrington, M.P., Deputy-Chairman ; and Mr. C. A. Saunders, Secretary of the Company ; had an interview with Sir William Molesworth yesterday at the office of Works and Public Buildings in Whitehall• place. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office from the Governor of Gibraltar and the Governors of the West India Islands yesterday. The Judicial Committee of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council sat yesterday at the Council Chamber, and heard an appeal, " Barnhart v. Green shields," from the Court of Appeal in Canada. The Lords present were Mr. Baron Parke, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, Sir J. Patteson, and Sir E. Ryan. His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Countess of Walewski arrived at the residence of the Embassy in Grosvenor-square last night, from Paris. It will be remembered that his Excellency left London on the 17th ult., on a visit to their Imperial Majesties the Em peror and Empress of the French, at Fontainebleau, where they remained during the last fortnight of their Majesties' sejour. His Excellency and the Countess crossed from Calais yesterday, and after remaining a short time at Bir mingham's Royal Ship Hotel, came to London by express. During the absence of his Excellency, the affairs of the Embassy were entrusted to the first secretary, Mr. Charles Baudin. The Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle, Sir William Moles worth, and Sir James Graham, are among the Cabinet Ministers in town. Viscount Palmerston will remain in town until shortly before Christmas, when the noble viscount and vis countess proceed to Broadlands, near Romsey, to dispense their hospitality to a numerous and distinguished succes sion of guests. Lord John Russell has quite recovered from his cold, and, with Lady J. Russell and family, is residing at Pembroke Lodge, Richmond-park. The noble lord and lady purposed to pass the approaching Christmas holidays with the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey, which princely seat at this season of the year is generally the scene of great hospitality ; but in consequence of the demise of the Duchess of Bedford's sister, Lady Caroline Candford, the customary festivities are put off this Christ mas. THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA AND COUNT PAUL ESTERHAZY. -We are informed that Count Paul Ester hazy, who, since the unhappy events of 1849 in Hungary, has been compelled to absent himself from his native land, and has spent the chief portion of his exile in England, has recently received the Emperor's permission to return home, and to reside in future in the Austrian dominions. DOVER, DEC. s.—Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de Nemours, accompanied by their youthful family, and attended by a numerous suite, arrived at Dover on Friday last from. Ostend. Their Royal High nesses passed the night at the Royal Ship Hotel, and came on to Claremont on the following day. THE NEW SERGEANT AT LAW.—George Atkin son, Esq., of the Inner Temple, and of the Northern Cir cuit, was yesterday sworn in before the Lord Chancellor as one of her Majesty's sergeants at law. He is a native of Westmoreland, and the author of " The Worthies of Westmoreland," " International Law," a work on " She riff' Law," " The Shipping Laws of the British Empire," &c. His promotion seems to give general satisfaction at the bar. MR. MACKINNON, M.P.—ln the Rolls Court, on Friday last, the Master of the Rolls ordered the sum of 250,0001. to be transferred to Mr. Mackinnon, M.P., and family ; and also that the additional sum of 60,0001., and estates in Lancashire and Surrey, should be transferred in the same manner on or before the Ist of May next. The bronze statue of Marshal Ney, by Rude, has just b- en placed on its pedestal in the avenue of the Ob. servatoire, at the spot where the Marshal was shot in De cember, 1815. It is to remain there until the day of its Inauguration. Mr Charles Dickens has arrived in Rome. The advices from St. Petersburgreach to the 25th ult., at p w oi h n i t ch w d h a ie t h e t w h a e uld uo l t e a a ti v o e n aa of ex a c a hange had declined to a on3Bito 11-16. Winter any shipments of gold f nam se e v iyi ere gost having been ha d ex perienced. suddenly i su s e c to in, n rathercountry—namely, AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY. A sudden rise took place yes terda y in the shar es of the Australian Agricultural Compa n y , owin g to a re p o rt of quicksilver mines having been discovered on their land s in New South Wales. The f oundation for this stateme nt is un derstood merely to consist in the alleged receipt of a letter by a private individual from some relatives in the colony by whom the discovery is claimed to have been made, and no official information has been received on the subject. The shares left off on Saturday evening at 41, and, after having touched 48 to 50, they closed yesterday at 47 to 49. DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA.—The departures from the port of London for the Australian colonies during the past week show a decrease. They have comprised altogether eight vessels ; five to Port Philip with an aggregate burden of 3,056 tons; two to Sydney with an aggregate burden of 1,433 tons, and one to Hobart Town of 3g9 tons. Their total capacity was consequently 4,878 tons. The rates of freight have been generally firm, and in some cases show a further tendency to ad vance. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market closed steady, but heavily. The sales coin prised 5,000 American, 160 Pernam and Maranham at 6&d. to Bd., 50 Bahia at qd., 209 Egyptian at Rd. to Is., and 400 Sea Island at 20. to 41d. per lb. Railway shares were firmer. . _ Of the Tallow Market the following particulars are supplied by Messrs. Smith and Charles : " In consequence of the aspect of political affairs, the prospects for next season are discussed at an usually early period, and with more than usual interest. As regards Russia, whilst the Russo-Turkish question is in suspense, it is not likely that English merchants will have confidence to purchase goods in St. Petersburg with all the money down, and the effect of such delay must be severely felt next season. From Australia the advices have been for some time definite, as regards Port Philip, that we shall not receive supplies thence, and the last advices from Sydney are to the same effect. One circu lar (dated Sydney, August 19th) goes so far as to say that henceforth shipments to England will be almost a dead letter." From South America we may calculate on supplies to the extent of perhaps or 2-3ds. of an average. As regards the present position of the market, prices are influenced from day to day by the advices received from the seat of war ; the feeling of importing houses is sufficiently evidenced by the fact that no business can be done for delivery here next sea son, although the nominal prices in St. Petersburg show, under ordinary circumstances, an ample return on the importation of tallow at the prices offering for October and December next." The New York accounts advise us of greater ease in the money market and consequent buoyancy in stocks. The last weekly return of the City banks showed an increase in every department excepting as regards circulation. In loans there was an aug mentation of 835,213 dols., in deposits 1,245,417 dols., and in specie 867,749 dols. The circulation decreased 136,180 dols. The shipments of specie during the week ending Nov. 19, were 525,051 dols. There had been a redemption stock during the same week amounting to 538,489 dols. The Cleveland Plain Dealer gives the annexed returns, showing the trade between that port and Canada during the quarter ending Sept. 30, 1853. TRADE BETWEEN CLEVELAND AND CANADA. The value of the dutiable importations from Canada is as follows : Imports in American vessels Imports in British vessels 33,874 Total 588,305 The value of the exportations to Canada Is as follows Exports in American vessels 5108,500 Exports in British vessels .. 31,954 Total $140,454 It will be seen that the exports exceed the im ports $52,149. The imports in American vessels exceed the imports in British vessels $20,557. The exports in American vessels exceed the exports in British vessels, $75,546. Since the large amount of bills which fell due on Saturday has ben met with unusual promptitude, naturally more ease has been felt. At the same time it is not considered probable that money will be much cheaper until after the turn of the new year. The " 4th" of January, probably, will be a very heavy day, and then again the payment of the Consol and other dividends will prove an alleviation of any tightness that might arise. Our commercial transactions are so extensive that the capital embarked is necessarily extremely large. On the other hand, also, the payments for grain absorb considerable amounts, and the banks will have to act upon a cautious policy, inasmuch as there is an apprehension still of foreign loans. The French Government no doubt intends to come forward, and we believe that at Amsterdam the Russian agents willalso soon attempt to borrow four or five millions sterling. The Executor and Trustee Company has been formed with the object of supplying a want greatly felt ; and from the many influential and practical parties connected with it, especially legal men, it is highly desirable that the public should give the requisite support. The large amounts lost by pri vate breaches of trust, the difficulties arising from the death of executors, and the repugnance of wealthy business men to undertake such responsible appointments, are all in favour of a well-constituted society. At the special meeting of the British North American Bank, Mr. Le Breton was elected a director, in the room of the late Mr. James Dowie. The Circular to Bankers states the debt of Russia at sixty millions sterling, but seems to coincide in the view we took a few days since as to the practicability of getting what is required in the shape of a new loan, by the medium of its agents at Amsterdam. The editor of the circular also conceives that the Bank of England must ex pect to part with more of its bullion The arri vals this week are considerable, and there are 200,000 dollars for England on board the steamer just arrived from New York en route for Havre. The English Funds have been extremely buoy ant, and purchases of money stock having been renewed, there is a further rise of / to 1 per Cent. even upon the highest rates of yesterday, Consols having been done 96i 1, though since 96k to For Account, the prices are 961 to Exchequer Bills are 6s. to 7s. premium. Bauk Stock has been firm at 218. The New 31 per Cents. are 961 to Foreign Stocks are very animated, and generally higher. Mexican, however, have been 25k, being an exception, as private letters still represent the Treasury of the Republic to be very low. Pe ruvian Bonds have been also rather heavy at 70 to 72. Brazilian Five per Cents. have been quoted 981. Grenada Deferred Stock is at Bto Por tuguese Four per Cents. have been quoted. 42 to 1, and Spanish Three per Cents 462. Russian Four and-a-Half per Cents. are 98k to 4, and Dutch Four per Cents. 951. The Railway Share Market is about 1 per cent. higher, taking the average prices, and there have been purchases in Great Western, Great Northern, and Caledonian. North British have advanced 2/. per share, and York and North Midland V. to 1/. 10s. South-Western are not higher than yes terday. French Shares are rather better, but with little doing, and the same is the case with the Belgian. The Gold Mine Shares are firm, and the United Mexican Mine have advanced. The Australian Bank Shares are steady. Australian Agricultural shares, which rose to 49 and 50 late yesterday afternoon upon the rumour of quicksilver discoveries, have been done this morning at 46 and 481. Peel River are likewise higher. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) _ . _ Business done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 954 A. 3 per Cent Consols Annuities 964 a New 31 per Cent. Annuities 97i 6i Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 5i Dittc 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 5 1-16 Consols for Opening 18th Jan 96a B Exchequer Bills, ld. £l000 £5OO 7 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Tirazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 9Bl Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lOl Grenada Bonds, Deferred Mexican 3 pei Cent. Ditto for the Account 2si I x d Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 7l 701 2 Ditto 3 per Cent. Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent 42. 2 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. X St Ditto 46 per Cent 9B.t Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent B9 490 x d Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 46i Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 221 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2, per Cent. 12 Gull — _i Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieates ..... Ditto Bonds 941 HALF•PAST TWO. Consols 961 Ditto January Account 96 THE HULL STEAM-SHIP MARSHALL—NO doubts whatever are now entertained as to the fate of the Mar shall. A number of fishing-boats which have arrived at Grimsby report having seen the mastheads of the Mar shall above low water mark near Kiln Sea, about five miles from the Newsand Float, and as near as can be guessed in very close proximity to the place where the collision with the Wood-house occurred. On Saturday a number of ; scientific men went in the Duncannon steam-boat, and they were (weather permitting) on Monday to survey the scene of the wreck, with a view to its being weighed, if possible. ACCIDENT ON HOLBORN-HlLL.—Yesterday morning, shortly before twelve o'clock, an accident occurred which ills feared will prove fatal to a gentleman named Mr. John Grant, apparently between sixty and seventy years of age, and residing near St. James's Church, Clerken well-green. It appears that Mr. Grant was about to cross the road opposite Ely-place, and after he had stepped from the kerb-stone into the roadway he turned round to speak to a lady with whom he had just parted. At that moment a Hansom's cab was coming at a slow pace towards St. Andrew's Church, and the unfortunate gentleman, turning suddenly round, came in contact with the horse. He was knocked down, and the horse's hind feet several times struck him on the head. He was picked up bleeding profusely and almost insensible, and was taken to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where every attention was paid to him, but he still lies in a very precarious condition. THE RUSSIANS AT PORTSMOUTH AND THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 6. The writ, we hear, has been submitted to and placed in the hands of the Board of Admiralty, who will, as a matter of course, consult the Crown law officers as to future proceedings. Some Polish officers have been in this port for some days past picking up foreigners, measuring them, and providing them with tickets and money., We understand a great number have been got together, and will proceed to Constantinople via Southampton, in one of the Penin sular and Oriental steam packets. The writ in question upon the Russian officer in com mand of the Aurora may be in some way connected with this demonstration. The Russian corvette, Navarin, 22, had all the fore part of her copper stripped off to-day, and commenced caulking. How she kept afloat is a mystery ; her old caulking came out in rags with the copper from the seams like rotten paper ; and as to the caulking irons, they went clean in to the head at the first blow to the astonishment of our caulkers, who imagined they should find their irons inside the vessel. We will vouch for it that four times the quantity of oakum will be required over and above that of our own ships, and if these ves sels now in our dockyard are specimens of the general condition of the Russian fleet,- they will be annihilated at the first broadside from either French or English line of-battle-ships. THE BANK OF AUSTRALASIA. At the half-yearly meeting of the Bank of Australasia held yesterday, the report of the directors was unani mously adopted. The chairman (Mr. Oliver Farrer) referred to the dividend of 15 per cent. declared in Octo ber as indicating the progress of business, and stated that, in addition to the increased amount of profits which the board had been enabled to distribute, attention had also been given to the formation of a guarantee fund, towards which, it is anticipated, when the accounts shall be presented in June next, 200,0001. will be found appli cable. The operations of the bank have latterly become enormously augmented, but alth oug h entailing great labour on the managers and officers both in London and the colonies, they have hitherto been conducted without a single important loss from bad debts. According to the latest advices from Sydney the circulation had in creased in the interval between October and July from 659,0001. to 915,000/. ; the advances from 971,0001. to 1,350,0001. ; and the deposits from 2,200,0001. to 3,800,0001. The only discussion which took place re lated to the future prospects of the bank, and to the terms agreed upon for the site of the new London establishment, the explanations afforded being received as satisfactory. The following is an abstract of the statement : " In presenting the half-yearly statement, the directors have again to congratulate the proprietors on the prosperous condition of the bank. The latest advices received from the branch establishments afford evidence of the satisfactory progress and continued increase in general business, and justify the directors in stating that the profits during the year of account ending in October last will exceed those of the preceding year. Under these circumstances, they have no hesitation in announcing that the formation of a perma nent guarantee fund is now a matter of certain attainment, and they entertain no doubt that, after providing for the payment upon the shares for the ensuing year, at the pre sent rate of 15 per cent. per annum, the accounts to be submitted in June next will show that they have been enabled to separate and set apart, as a guarantee fund, the sum• of 200,0001. to be reserved as a protection to the ca pital, the interest thereof being applicable to dividends. This important object being accomplished, a larger propor tion of the profits, as they may from time to time be realised, will then be available for future division. The proprietors must be aware that late events have im parted an unprecedented impulse to the trade of Australia, and that fears have been entertained that the imports into the colonies have been in excess; but there is every reason to believe that their inherent wealth, abun dand resources, and increasing population will soon enable them to recover from any effects of over-stocked markets. In compliance with respected solicitations from many of the most respectable and influential residents, branch banks were established in July in the thriving settlements of Port Fairy and Portland Bay, in the colony of Victoria; and another at Moreton Bay, in New South Wales, is in course of formation. The directors embrace this oppor tunity of stating that they have secured a valuable and advantageous site for bank premises for the use of the London office, situated in Threadneedle-street, the build ing of which will be commenced forthwith." MARLBOROUGH-STREET. - (THIS DAY.) EXTENSIVE SHOPLIFTING BY A FRENCHWOMAN. Josephine Colin, a good-looking young Frenchwoman, was brought before Mr. Hardwick for final examination, charged with having stolen a large quantity of valuable property from the shops of various silk mercers, drapers, &c., at the West-end of the town. Mr. Spicer, the barrister (instructed by Mr. Rutter, solicitor to the London Trade Protection Society, 170, Regent-street), appeared for the prosecution. William Cossins, shawl buyer at Messrs. Swan and Edgar's, silkmercers, Piccadilly, stated that on Monday evening last he went to Mr. Neate's, the pawnbroker, Duke-street, Manchester-square, and was there shown a piece of French cambric, now produced. He imme diately identified it as the property of the firm, and worth at least 3/. Witness had, about an hour pre viously, been spoken to by a police constable, and had then made a search, which led to the discovery that the piece of cambric was missing. 'Witness had seen the prisoner in the shop as a customer. Wm. Bruce, assistant to Mr. Neate, pawnbroker, produced a piece of cambric, pledged for 41., on the 14th of November, with other articles by the prisoner. Mary Ann Bridge, searcher at the Marylebone-lane Station-house, said she searched the prisoner when she was brought to the station, last Saturday week, and found nine duplicates sewed in the hem of her under petticoat. The prisoner would not give them up with out offering great resistance. A person from Messrs. Dallison and Co., drapers, Regent-street, said from information he received from an officer, he went to Mr. Neate's, pawnbroker, Duke street, where he found the two pieces of cambric hand kerchiefs now produced, which had been stolen from the firm. John Griston, an assistant in the employ of Messrs. Dallison and Co., identified the prisoner as the person who came to their shop on last Friday week, and pur chased 3i yards of silk, which she paid for. She then ordered some pieces of French cambric to be sent to 18, Langham-place. Witness went with the goods, but could not find any such number as 18. The cambric produced was missing shortly after the defendant left. A number of other cases against the prisoner having been proved, and the evidence interpreted to her by M. Albert, the interpreter, she was fully committed for trial. The Court, during her examination, was completely filled by shopkeepers and their assistants, and the floor of the Court was covered with a miscellaneous collection of articles stolen by the prisoner from different shops she had visited. MARKET NEW, --(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The transactions have been of but little mo ment. Refined brown lumps are 43s 6d per cwt. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 917 hhds 8 tierces 148 barrels. There were taken for home consumption 1,503 hhds 86 tierces 323 barrels. The stock in the same places is 8,250 hhds 1,322 tierces 2,710 barrels. .., -,.- , . ~ ..... ...,... l . COFFEE.—A small business only has been done. Na tive Ceylon is 47s to 47s 6d for good ord. Plantation is in fair demand at full rates. Rio is 44s to 49s per cwt. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 271 puns 36 hhds. There were taken for home consumption, 372 puns 14 hhds, and ex ported 48 puns 52 hhds. The stock in the same places is 7,406 puns 763 hhds. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 56s 6d per cwt on the spot, and town 58s. _ _ _ TEA.—The market is duller. Ord sound common con gou is 3d to is 3id per lb. RlCE.—White Bengal is 14s to 15s Gd per cwt. COTTON.—The demand does not improve. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 16s to 5/ 12s ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 6/ 6s ; and straw, 1/ 14s to 2/ 2s per load. A. full average supply, and a sluggish demand. CIIIMEALAND.—Meadow hay, 21 18s to 5/ 15s ; clover ditto, 4/ Oa to 61 6s; and straw, 1/ 15s to 2/ 4s per load. Trade dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ rs to 5/ 12s; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 6/ lOs ; and straw, 1/ 14s to 2/ 2s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. NEw PATENT BRICK-MAKING MACHlNE.—Yesterday a private view took place in the presence of several gentlemen from the foreign embassies, and many emi ment engineers, of a machine, invented by Mr. Clayton, for making solid bricks, and which throws in the shade all inventions of a similar character. The crowded state of our columns compels us to defer our account of the experiment, which, we may mention, was entirely successful, until to-morrow. EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL—The number of emi grant ships which left the port of Liverpool during the month of November was 37, with a total number of 14,732 adults on board, being less by 3,570 than in the previous month. This, however, affords no criterion as to the state of the trade, the returns for the three last months of the year always exhibiting a material falling off. AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM PRODUCE MARKETS. — The weekly reviews from the Amsterdam and Rotterdam produce-markets state that no great alteration had oc curred in business. The quotations for coffee and sugar continued to exhibit firmness, but operations generally had been limited. ROUEN.—The letters from Rouen mention that the market for manufactures was rather firmer, the atten dance of buyers having latterly increased. THE MURDER ON BOARD THE REINDEER.—The wi dow of Captain Wilson, who was murdered on board the Reindeer while navigating his vessel from Valparaiso to Monte Video, has received the following note from the Board of Trade :—" Office of Committee of Privy Council, &c., Nov. 12, 1853.—Madam, In reply to your letter, I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to acquaint you that four pri soners belonging to the late crew of the Reindeer, of whom-one was a. British subject, have been arrested by the authorities at Buenos Ayres, on suspicion of being concerned in the murders on board that vessel, and will in all probability be tried and dealt with according to the laws of that province.—Your obedient servant, JAMES BOOTH." LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. A telegraphic despatch from Vienna yesterday evening says that the Conference of Ambassadors in that capital will despatch to-day (Tuesday) a pro posal of arrangement to the Porte. According to this proposal the negotiations for peace are still to be carried on, even though hosti lities should not be suspended. The new project for a treaty of peace arrived in Vienna on Sunday from London, and has been approved of by the representatives of the Four Powers. The collective action of the Four Powers is thus re-established. There seems, says the despatch, little doubt that the proposal will be accepted. The news from Krajova, Nov. 25, is to this effect :—Neither the Russians nor the Turks at Kalafat have made a movement in advance. Great improvements are still being made in the fortifications of Kalafat, and an incredible acti vity is displayed in the construction of redoubts. There is a rumour of the desertion of 300 Wal lacEan Gendarmes, who were attached to the corps of General Fishback, and who, with horses, weapons, and accoutrements, are said to have gone over to the Turks. The whole of Wallachia and Moldavia has been placed under martial law. Prince Gortschakoff assembled all the Boyards at Bucharest, and plainly told them that he would order the first man to be hanged in twenty-four hours who should dare ex press himself in a hostile manner towards the Rus sian Government. The population has become indignant, especially at Bucharest. This is the principal cause of the concentration of the Russian forces around that capital ; and it is believed that if Omer Pacha were to advance with a sufficient number of troops, the Russians would not be able to hold out. In the meantime the Russians have threatened to burn down the town, in order to overawe tsie population. It appears that for the present the Commander-in- Chief of the Turkish army has limited his army to reinforcing the position of Oltenitza, by sending over eight other battalions. Reinforcements have also been sent to Kalafat, in Little Wallachia, at which place Ismail Pacha crossed with 32,000 men. He is said to be marching forward in order to take up a position on the Olta. The cold and snow, which have suddenly set in, will put a stop to all military operations, whether on the right or left bank of the Danube, and the campaign may be looked upon as ended for this year. Omer Pacha has given the Russians a taste of the Turkish artillery. No material advantages have, however, been gained. The late victorious engagements will have a very beneficial moral in fluence throughout the Turkish army. We stated before that three Russian steamers had appeared before Varna, without their ensigns. The Turks did not fire on them. Abdallah the governor of Varna, has been deposed in conse quence. He arrived at Constantinople on Satur day, and will have to stand his trial. The Hospodar of Wallachia has resolved to quit the country. Prince Ghika has published the fol lowing address : " We, Gregorius Alexander Ghika, to our Extraordi nary Administrative Council.—Our position having become incompatible with the state of things caused by grave events, we consider it our duty to place the reins of Government in the bands of the Extraordinary Ad ministrative Council. We consequently exhort it to fulfil these duties which we confide to it, both collectively and separately to each member of the Council, as regards the affairs connected with his department, which he is failed upon to administrate under his responsibility. until ulterior dispositions will have been resolved. (Signed) "GIiEGOBILTS GHIKA. "Jassy, Oct. 30, 1853." Prince Ghika has left. The British Consul on Nov. 29 was still in Bucharest, and so was M. Argyropoulo. Prince Gortschakoff returned on the 27th from his journey to Giurgevo. The Turks still hold the island near Oltenitza. The island of Mokan was the object of daily c ntests, and it appeared that the Turks were resolved to take it at any price. General Abranowich, appointed to a particular mission, had arrived at Bucharest. This General is Commander-in-Chief of the Gendarmerie of the army of Poland. He has been appointed chief of the staff of Prince Paskewitsch, and his presence in the Danubian Principalities is considered as in dicating the approaching arrival of Prince Pask6- witsch himself. The Oesterreichische Correspondenz confirms the news of the recall of Baron Bruck, the Austrian Internuncio at Constantin iple. Baron Bruck has told Redschid Pasha that the Austrian Government supported the neutrality of the Prince of Servia, and that she would not be pleased to see the Porte have recourse to means of coercion in order to compel the Prince to take the part of Turkey. Redschid Pacha replied that the Sultan was re solved to compel the Prince to renounce his neu trality, and that orders had been given for that purpose. Fresh instructions on the policy which Baron Bruck is to observe in this affair have been sent from Vienna. Letters from Brailow state that the Russian au thorities have notified that neutral vessels on their voyage to or from the Black Sea to Ibrail and Galatz will be allowed to pass without molestation, provided they do not stop in any place. On leaving Ibrail and Galatz, the masters were bound to show their papers to the Russian agents, who would fur nish them with passes. Austrian vessels are not excepted from this fegulation. Accounts have been received from Posen that all the Russian troops in Poland have received orders to join the army of the South, and they are already on their road. They will be replaced by troops from the North. The most recent letters from Kalisch state that two battering trains have been sent from Poland to the Principalities with small escorts. Great activity reigns in the garrisons, and contracts for stores and provisions for this and that regiment are daily advertised in the puplic prints. General Uschakoff, director of Marshal Paskiewitch's chan cery, has been sent on special mission to Bucha rest. Seventy-two Wallachian peasants have been sent prisoners to the Russian head-quarters at Mazu relli, charged with having worked at the Turkish entrenchments at Oltenitza. Letters from Constantinople state that the last project of France and England is not likely to be accepted at St. Petersburg, being little more than a copy of that which was first offered by Redschid Pasha to Prince Menschikoff. Lord Stratford fol lowed his instructions to the letter, although it is not believed that he approves the policy of his Government. It is said in Constantinople that the extreme desire for peace exhibited by England pro ceeds from her Majesty the Queen and another crowned head (the King of Belgium.) We have already mentioned the destruction of a Russian steamer which attacked the Turkish fort of St. Nicholas, in Asia. According to an official report it appears that, in order to surprise the fort the steamer hoisted the Turkish flag, and all the men on her deck put on the Fez caps. De ceived by these appearances, Ismail Pacha, com manding the land batteries, allowed her to advance, when an officer under his orders affirmed that he recognised the vessel as the same which carried Prince Menschikoff to Constantinople. The same officer pointed a gun, the ball from which entered one of the paddle-boxes, and broke her wheel. The Russians, finding themselves discovered, endea voured to return the fire, but in a short time she had her engine completely disabled by the Turkish balls, and her hull crippled, and she soon after went on shore near the Batoum. It is said that when the Note, addressed by the Court of St. Petersburgh to the Governments of England and France rejecting all further negotia tions, was put into the hands of the Emperor of French at Fontainebleau, that his Imperial Majesty on reading it exclaimed, "Ah ! the Emperor Nicholas, takes that tone. Eh! bien, nous ver rons." In fact, Louis Napoleon left no doubt on the minds of those who heard his significant ex pression, accompanied by his characteristically marked manner, at once so quiet and so resolute, that, if the Czar has indeed thrown down the gauntlet, it is already taken up. FRANCE. The Emperor and Empress honoured the Gym nase Theatre with their presence on Saturday evening. Nemick-Pacha, Minister of Commerce at Con stantinople, was on Sunday presented to the Em peror by Vely-Pacha, the Turkish Ambassador. The Emperor received on Sunday at a private audience the Marquis Antonini, Envoy Extraordi nary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Two Sicilies, who handed to him a letter notifying the birth of Prince Leopold Marie, son of the Count de Trapani. The Vienna correspondent of the Times says : " A diplomatist assures me that as long as Louis Napoleon displays any wish to visit England some part of the family of the King of Belgium will re main there. It appears to me that King Leopold is playing a bold game,' says my informant." On the occasion of the death of the Queen of Portugal the French ci , urt is to go into mourning from December 5 for 21 days, eleven of which are to be full mourning and then half-mourning. The Emperor, during his stay at Fontainebleau, named M. Lerat de Magnitot, lately removed from the Prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne to that of the Nievre, officer of the Legion of honour also Al, )f Guibourg, sub-Prefect of Fontainel:leau, knight o the same order. The Bourse was remarkably firm yesterday, with out much business doing. The Three per Cents. opened at 74f. 70c., and closed at 74f. 80c. for the end of the month. The Four-and-a-Half per closed at 100 f. 40c. ; Orleans Railway Shares/ 1,170 f. ; Rouen, 1,052 f. 50c. ; Havre, 497 E 50e. ; Great Northern, 870 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 812 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 906 f. 25c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 765 f. ; Western of France, 695 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 600 f. ; Great Central, 517 f. 50c. • Lyons and Geneva, 525 f. ; Shar es of the Bank Of Credit Mobilier, 737 f. 50c. ITALY. The Manifesto del Porto of Leghorn, of the 26th ult., announces that the Gonfaloniere is fast von' vering from the wound inflicted upon hi m the other day by an unknown assassin. The court of Turin has gone into mourning for 20 days, on account of the death of the Queen , Porttiga . l. From Turin we learn that great interest vrtis ex cited with respect to the approaching elections la Piedmont. SPAIN. Prayers had begun to be offered up in t he churches in the provi n ces for the safe delivery of the Queen. Accounts from the Captain-Genera of Cuba to the 26th October bad been received; they stated that perfect tranquillity continued to prevail. AUSTRIA. The Post-Ampt Gazette of Frankfort contains the vote of thanks of the Hanoverian Governraell to Austria for her communication to the Gerre au Diet relative to the Eastern question. Gad Count Vincent de Tabasz Krosnowski, a Hereditary C. mmander of the Order of Malta, i a on one of the first nobles of Austrian Gallicia, die" few days since at Leipsic. PRUSSIA. of It has been stated that the First Chamber nt Prussia adjourned on the Ist, owing to there Before the a sufficient attendance of members. BeA,,, (3— r the adjournment took place, the senior member acting as President, announced that 37 rsen l 4 had sent in their resignation, and that 12 r:'d members had been elected. He afterwards en the Chamber, whether, though not in number , would proceed to the election of a President The Chamber decided in the negative. GERMANY. From Frieburg of the 28th ult. we learn that a l° Government has supended its late order, 80 tified to the Jesuits that they may remain 1 11 state. The Baltic Gazette, published at Stettin, has f il e ; oeived a warning, for publishing a report of f recent meeting at Glasgow on the subject Turkey. BAVARIA. The Chamber of Deputies of Bavaria held te first sitting of the new session on the 29th fit. The President of the Council announced that. the reason for convoking the Diet in extraordo o " session was to communicate to it a bill for the L e ' newal of the law on th e Zollver e in, which at the end of the year. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY Eva . By the Royal mail steamer America we have ad,: vices from New York to the 22d, and Boste r n the 23d, and telegraphic accounts from New ° I. to the 23d ult. She has brought 64 passengers and $433,1 30 ill specie on freight. The America passed the following vessels :-•-' 49 ,„ a the 24th, at 7.45 p.m., the steamer Canada, fr ° "" Liverpool for Boston ; on the 28th, in lat. 45, 1 °1: 47, the bark Niagara, bound E. • on the 4th ill° the bark Pity, from Callan ; die Saldanha, fro m , Quebec ; the ship North Star, bound west ; 0. 13 1 three p.m. the steamer Asia, hence, for New Yor t The steamer Arabia, from Liverpol, arrive d a New York on the 17th, and the steamer tie; mania, from Bremen, on the 19th. Her Majesty a steamer Devastation sailed from Halifax 00 1 ' 16th for Bermuda and England. There had been great mortality in the packet' ships arriving at New York since last advice' On board the ships William Tapscott, Americo° Union, Emma Fields, Centurion, and Calholl hence, the deaths had been 62, 80, 13, 42, and respectively, the Corinthian, from Havre, i t deaths ; the St a t esman , f rom A ntwerp, 25 ; Delaware, from Bremen, 15 ; and the G-ottenhe r g f from Hamburg, 27 deaths. It is stated, on good authority, that Mr. Ma l l has publicly declared his intention of advising, the President to remove every " Old Hunker," 1 . e '' National Democrat—holding office in New York. A most dreadful conflagration had occurred a' New York, in Washington, Jane, and Tray-stree ts ' on the 17th ult., destroying upwards of 500,u dols. worth of property, and rendering many fo al ' lies houseless. The new ship Great Republic, of 4,555 tol l ! sailed from Boston for New York on the 23d, "" load for Liverpool. The. Sam Antonio Leger says the story of 6, Mexicans having marched upon El Paso is an en fabrication. The New York money-market exhibited a steady improvement, in which the stock-market also Of ticipated. • The markets for provisions wore heavy, exeePt l°. for strictly prime articles. Freights to London.—Tobacco, 60s. per flour, 4s. 6d. to ss. per brl. ; turpentine, 50. 7'; 2801 b. ; measurement goods, 30s. to 355. per to heavy goods, oil, &c., 50s. to 60s. ; beef, 7s. 6d. per tierce ; oilcake, 455. per ton ; gra wi ls. 31d. to Is. 4d. per bushel. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. The Toulon, Emma Field, Calhoun, Arabia steatne,t4 Antarctic, DeWitt Clinton, Ticonderaga, Queen of P i t land, Fidelia, Cornelia, and William Tapscott, fr? - . Liverpool ; Charlotte Reed, London ; W ave , Dubli n Sarah Ann, Newport ; Isaac Bell, St. Denis Ado ee n ' and Clementine, Havre ; Harlequin and Oxford, O l e gow ; Gilbert, Belfast ; Macedonia, Bristol ; St. Loineli London ; and Conductor, from Cork, have all WI/ at New York. The Marina,"from Newport, at Alexandria, Virgit The Glasgow, John Percival, and Defiance, frog Glasgow ; Paul Boggs, Ardrossan ; Norm a n, Londo n ! William Decker, Newcastle ; Sachem and Star of P I pire, Liverpool, at Boston. The Daniel Huntley, from Liverpool, at Bel ° Maine. The Grotto, from Liverpool, at Charleston. The Tiberius, from Glocester ; Keepsake and G. T. P'' London ; and Otterspool, Liverpool, at Montreal. n a The Northampt on an d S axon , f rom Li verpo ol ; the St. john, Cardiff, at New Orleans. Margaret, from Bideford, at Quebec. The British ship Lady B u l wer , f rom N ew Yorke f°r . Quebec, in ballast, spr ang a l ea k, an d b ore u p for ffr t , fax, but, the wind h ea di ng h er o ff, s h e • ma de for : if John's on the Bth ult ; w hil e d o i ng so , s h e struck 11 Moosepeeca, and sank. Crew saved. THE MEDITERRANEAN. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. s ' rg hi t this Peninsular and O r i e nt a l St eam N a vigation e°--- re . pany's Ripon, Capt a i n R. M ores by, 1.N., arrived:.% t this morning, bringi ng th e h eav y p or tion of the -" — o f India, China, and M e dit erranean ma ils, in charg e - Lieutenant Charleton, R.N., Admiralty agent. The Ripon has experienced very strong header a nd with heavy squalls, accompanied with hail, * ra,,T,,,01- vivid lightning i n th e M e dit erranean ; but from uT he , tar to Southampton, south-ea s t wi n d, and fine weather She brings 52 passenge rs , an d on f re i g ht 81 bales of fi of 39 packages of gum, 65 barrels of dates, 16 packag e :" of elephants' teeth, 4 case s o f t or t o iseshell, 2 a nd mother-of-pearl, 582 b a le s o f s ilk s , 95 bales of Wool, 242 packages of general merchandise. and The mails from Sydney, Port Philip, Adelaide, this King George' s S oun d, d ue a t S ou thampton bori steamer, under the contract of the Peninsula r an e to ental Company with the Admiralty, have not c,. 133 ,.. 00 - hand, and their non-arrival must be a sourciew_nta'er''ooo siderable inconvenience and prejudice to the and important interests connected with the An''"• — ,,nd colonies. No cause can be assigned for the deleaTforne. it is only known that, on the departure of tb Au ward packet from Pointe-de-Galle, stralian steamer had not come up althotign mafi due. It should be explained that the Inis si l a g t was was the first under the new arrangement 1 ",. rt0 0 to be brought direct from the Australian Bata to Ceylon, instead of, as originally, vid te d that Singapore. It was fully hoped and anticipaa Ceylon, t. 10,001 this change in the route, involving aft it does_ ss ove r derable saving of distance, with other a dvnatag c r ise ad that of Singapore, would have secured a Pr e ot. Vi r e herence to the time stipulated p i as n sa t 6 h e e era o io n v n :l; oo : o :: : w m e a a y th su er rm ei i t s h e e t r ha o t n t t h h e e s o t u ea tw m a e r r d has been detairegspore or during the run from Australia to telegraphic despatch via Mesta, will, it arricOd at expected, bring intelligence that she ha to the ° lie. Pont-de-Galle in time to transfer her malls. , u thater ward packet, the mails by which will ri?aci.a.Pv ton by the E-uxine on or about the 20th & ye fro°, Liverpool, The s e r e w arrived stea m e a r t proceeded to Malta and Constantinople. 171,,erpook Teneriffe, Gthraita ors, arrived on the 27th ult,, bound !,0 11t! steamer Genova, seven and a-half days fr„ ni c ryeg__ rslolcnanthde.a;t7l::to•toreawn.a, ~~li