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

THE CLOTHING MANUFACTURES. ( From the Leeds Mercury of this day. ) GERMAN WOOL REPORT. BERLIN, Dec. 27.—The very un e s f e t t h tl i e a d me w n e t a h t , her us w ed e experienced during the earlier half a rather quieter tone to obtain in our market than had been the case during November. As the weather, h - ever, became finer, business soon resumed its former briskness. Several buyers bestirred_ themselves eem reai actively amongst our diminished stocks Prices nally much the same as at the time of our last report, mi no but flocks which have hitherto been passed over as lde fective, now find willing purchasers,_ at prices till recently only accorded for faultlessly got up wools. l Contracting goes on apace at a e. nadvance of many dollars per cwt. upon last year's prices. Speculators rely very confidently upon later arrivals than heretofore, and a diminished supply from the A„ tralian colonies. Should their anticipationsProvienwt-helei grounded, and the demand next year equal that o f the past, we may look for a year of made in England high prices. will The sacrifices which were earlier months of the present .year, ing. scarcely, we presume, be repeated in the cominge pr Lambs' wools have almost d isa pp eare d from our market. Slipes are in good demand. The stock is very low. THE LONDON WOOL TRADE. The market is very steady for all descriptions. The imports into London in the week ending to-day h ave been about 3,000 bales, including 1 , 6 7 5 from p ort Philip, 1,161 from Taganrog, and the rest from I taly, Germany, &c. From Port Philip the following interesting informs. tion has been received concernin u Nvool • * --- We are unable to supply details so authentic, .- pen this, whi ch expo r t aration article of was so lately our principal have done with regard to its . new_ and formidatlea:•ivwale, matter of gold. As to the next clip, the nitgotefatoef reap for which is even now . sounding,. of importance, and it would perhaps be liars venture a - distinct assertion. With wages us to at a very ' h rate and the gold fields, as well as all other embl - hig ' ments, highly remunerative, the probabili and ° a Y l i the flocks of the colony being properly shorn and th fleeces duly conveyed to market, is a matter 'upon whiche opinions differ. Our own belief is that the shearin,. will be effected without much unusual delay or l nen „° "'" ence. High wages will have to be given; probaireni with the drawback, most male labour is attainableY, ' but despite the exaggerated prosperity of the colony. eve n is a large class of men here, who have been. so There ae tomed to look for a little employment in sheering a f il e; particular season, that it has become a sort o ° l ' it nature with them, and between them and th e second squat anxious to get their sheep shorn at all hazard s , th e t rs, little fear but an arrangement will be made. The re is of wages will probably be high, but we fear that rate not over estimate the usual selfishness of that we do lieving that the English manufacturers will b -4 0 0 .1 1/1 be heavy charges of the squatters very seriou s l y i' 4 o the provided only they eventually get the wool, h eart, The carriage of this important article to market, parts. serious from the more distant stations, is a matter of serious doubt. The rate of cartage of stores to the uore gings, a distance of less than 80 miles, h a ., di g _ raged di -- raged as high as 1501. per ton. English n ianuf j t ave can calculate for themselves how far wool at l4r rs 15d. a lb. can afford such a rate for tool or this, if multiplied by the much greate r d icta as • districts. It well -"e of many of our grazing be 8 consolation for them to learn, then, that this s ome travagant rate has arisen from the absolute n ?)c -eeessit for the transmission of stores for the actual subs, -Y of men well able to pay high prices for the euee in, a also from the terrible condition of the roac 3 , neves. ud. perly made, constantly wet from a severe wiote; Pro cut up by an incessant traffic. As the seas on adva , and e decline ; and in a matter in which our settlers are :° veyance of the wool to the market, we feel every as a ance that somehow or other all difficulties will b stir. eventually • e e ver. come, and that the clip will be .ship,e not, condition, with perfect promptitude, or in the v yer ,,, ,?,,_, e o s t, condition, but the great bulk of it will b e s f ii ,i'gle t last. PPed at producin °us . The effect of the gold discoveries of A. ustrall a , n the future production of wool is a matter of very seri Pon consideration. The country is capable of far larger quantity if the land were divided a n d mai : in a more intelligent and efficient manner. But thergeed little doubt that wages will rule high upon th e aver is They may reach a rate which the settlers c annot N ,ge. well afford to pay. We do not ;think this lik ely, ; 3 ? cause in all large collections of men great number s ar u• found who prefer an easy life, with smaller rernuneratio e to severe labour well paid, and we think that a B „. m _.n, number of such men will be included i n t 3 very extensive immigration now setting i n in e shores, to supply a competent number of shephertdisr and hut keepers for our settlers. But the ve ry nue sive desertion of these pursuits for the more profitahlile employment at the mines is already procl uo i n , .. serious effect in the propagation of disease, th e 6 'very scab spreading with great rapidity in many district ; an ,., - ccv virulence being sadly aided by the necessity o f .' its the sheep in very large flocks, and not p ay i n - ing attention to their folding grounds. g Pe Pror --......... LIVERPOOL WOOL SALES. At the public sales this week 5,166 bales were offered which brought t oge th er a l arge attendance of the trade' both home and export. They were nearly all l ow woo l s, comprising 2,394 bales East Indi a , w hi c h so ld with great — Spirit at an advance of id. to id. per lb. on November rates, most perceptible on good yellow and grey, although the assortment was not equal to what was then offered. We subjoin particulars of quantities sold and prices ob tained :-2,394 bales East India—white 8/itl to 11 1 d., yellow 71d. t o 91d., grey an d brown fawn Sc!. to 7id., h i . ferior and burry 3d. to bid. ; 104 bales washed Cordova 91d. to 9id. ; 251 bales Egyptian—white 10d. to llid ' black ad. to 9d., locks and skins 6/d. to lid. ; 8 4 ba gs " inferior Mogadore 84d. to 91d. ; 115 bales Don s k e g 8 of 1,583 bales and ballots Chili and Peru, of whi c h ,- Y , 9 4d. • 0 4 sold at lid. to 94d. ; 61 bales Buenos Ayr es i „,,bal es Spanish frontier, and 473 bales Oporto, Lish o ' n, ",!• bale s &c., were chiefly withdrawn—total 5,166 h _, Itali an, ities Thursday there was an active demand for al bales. . • on wool at full prices. Imports the past week h al ,'_ l4 (lB o f Bombay 200, Oporto 131, Egyptian 300, Gi.b rait ,e__ be en, ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE WOOLLEN TEtl-1 OF ~,7r 21 . In consequence of Christmas-day being on 6`'gtr, s. Friday. Qatl lr - the market washeld last week on Th,_ e a a __ , very good business • done for the season of th e 'r was •Y a ear • , also on Tuesday, in both the Cloth Halls. Bus nea s o been quiet in the warehouses this week-- a , mess h as things expected at this time. cite of to Another year has closed. We propose us ta e a trospect, and review its trade. It leaves pro tions BPer re and tranquil. Many grateful recollections task o i. ell t to as we part with the year 1852. Oli story as been u pleasing one ; we have had no painful. ory to ,e. _ a only the one constant record of busy dust `,k loyed. There hand of the diligent has been einP - 4ere has been no complaining in our streets. At the commencement of 1852 a good f. stock of cloth was generally held by the merchants ; a, fair Portio n n :_ 11 . sisted of good and fine qualities that had been h e l d is time, and with which goods the market had b eeli s ome ,s _ plentifully supplied. It was generally expected th at t T e year would commence well, as there had been co_ the derable advance in the price of wool towards the 0 08 : 8 ( 1 ) - 1851, and a movement in the wool market is gel lera.ll f followed by a similar one in the manufactured a __.. n Y 'II 1 The anticipation was not far wrong. For alth oun , h -„. • nuary was not a very brisk month, February w aE 6 _ o 4 od a. and in March a brisk and active business w an g , - which was continued during April, and received d one,_ ~ ditionai impulse during the month of May, in ce ci quence of accounts received from Australia exp reasi se considerable fear that the discovery of gold in that 00 1 0 11 g would present such prospects to the labourer s i n „ny co untry that they would leave their pastoral pn _y_n4t go in search of the newly discovered • ' L I , of and thereby jeopardise the future supply of „ sr _ ', to this country. Considerable anxiety Was ra 001 fested, and several meetings of the prinZli; merchants, manufactmecs, and woolstaplera o f - rat West Riding were held in Leeds. The ilia th e ante of our colonial wools for the support of the irr i , ll , factures of this country was strongly felt, And p fr , --- ``; . measures were at once resolved, and actively car execution, to meet the exigencies of the case. Th into mart' motives of the parties who originated this the,,Pri -‘,lre meat have been questioned. But whether th ey e entirely disinterested or not, we will not stop to in W ere. 4 —there can be no doubt that important consequcle ir, followed. noes A combined effort was made, and a goodly nn anb. , able and active labourers availed themselve s of 'r. of facilities offered to emigrate to the colony, and .t he would arrive in time, and we hope would, be a,b le ll eY" supply the want of labour and meet the requirein te eats of the case. t au This is, we believe, a correct narration theofple s during the w oo ll en tra d e i n eac h mon th the There h as b een a s t ea d y b r i s k business done, with y - eZ. ; only a very s li g ht exception, from the commencement of th to year t o it s c l ose. And th i s has not been confize.d e this town; the activity has pervaded the whole of the surrounding clothing district. ley, WO rte manufacturers at Bramley, Calverley, and the adjacent villages, who that they ' v ery Arni produc : tle 3 7, good and respectable cloth, and so cheap Y have scarcely been able to supply the demand they hate h whi te for their goods ; and we are quite sure that the a manufacturers of Idle and Eccleshill seldom hat e i,„ r satisfied . with Leeds better indeb f i urY and Batel ,to whose energies we are te d fo; 'Lie " Goliahs,"Y" Pilots," "Beavers," &c., that We fn d so necessary for our comfort in this inclement weather ; we believe the had greater exertions to make i n y never . order to a,eco There mmodate their customers. this ever was aperiod when the trade of to, and then whole of the districtbeen 8 ° g oo d as • woollen has•it was last year. There has been no over-trading, for in many instantes not been sitEaeie t for the demn_, the supply had -tt `i• Even at the present time, When stocks generally accumulate the White Cto th -hall is nearly empty, and the colou red , thinlY su PPlied ma' raet is v with goods, and the sto cksgenerally e g the merchants, warehouses much below an Such being the state of average'the trade in this district, it has enabled the manufacturers, finishers, and other en ). _ ployers to keep in active worksh o p s th a t a b ound in work th e numer ous mills and this town and neighbourhood , and give abundance of employment to the surr°undin g industrious population. Fewer persons, a ble and willing to work, were never out of employment. The 41dus trious classes were never more able to purchase the necessaries and comforts of this lif e than they are at a sit e o f Di.Fsent. It is a great pleasure to record such t things We rejoice in "the improved condition of the :ii33°9ntry and particularly of the working classes, In i d Nve . eve it is mainly the result of recent comuleraegis tlen, and especially of the act of 1846, which established the free admission of foreigh corn, and that that act was a wise, just, and beneficial measure." Venetian cloths have been regularly coming into good repute for several years pase, and they are a class of goods admirably adapted for wear and durability, either in summer, when lightness is required, or in winter, when a stout and heavy cloth is required. It can be produced as a smart medium or a thick double mill. Another contributing cause is, no doubt, in consequence of the fair portion of society adopting woollen cloth as their almost universal wear for this winter ; and we cer tainly commend their judgment, for there is not a fabric of a handsomer texture, better adapted for the purpose, and in the end more economical than a smart woollen cloth. There has been a good business in medium ladies' cloths during the year in consequence of this demand. The columns of the Leeds Mercury, a few years ago, contained a series of letters on the merits of each dye. But, whatever the advocate of common colours then attempted to prove in favour of his dye, time has de monstrated that it will not stand the action of the atmosphere. It is a fugitive colour, and often before a ny important deterioration is visible m a coat made of a common dye, you have difficulty in knowing what the original colour has been, and even its cheapness will not compensate for this great defect, hence com mon wool blacks have for some time been less in de mand, and piece-dyed blacks are now sold in their place. In nearly every respect piece dyed-blacks have the advantage; they can b e p ro d uce d a s c h eap , th e e ol,ur equal in brilliancy and hue, and the only change the atmosphere has, is to take away a portion of its brilliant bloom, but it remains a black, although rather dull. We think, also, the manufacturers are entitled to credit for their spirit in bringing out goods specially adapted for the season, and they have been very success ful this year in introducing a cloth named "Wiltons," in various mixtures, which has had a most excellent de mand. Prices throughout the year have had an upward ten dency. It could not be otherwise, for all the ra w mate rials that are used in the manufacture of woollen cloth have regularly advanced throughout the year. ROCHDALE FLANNEL AND WOOL MARKETS, DEO. 27. _We have had a very slack market to-day in flannels; and not many buyers have attended. Both merchants an d manufacturers appear to be engaged in their Christ mas accounts at this season of the year, and little busi ness will be done till the new market. The - wool mar ket has undergone little or no change since last Monday. The demand continues reguler and the prices firm. BRADFORD WORSTED MARKET, DEO. 30.—Business is remarkably brisk for the time of the year. Yarns exhibit an upward tendency. Another advance has t a ken place in fine double cotton warp. The great dif ficulty with which the trade has to contend is the scarcity of raw material, of which the supply does not increase in proportion to the extension of trade. It is generally believed that we shall have a good trade this year. The accounts from both North and South America are of a favourable character, and there can be no doubt that Australia will require some of our manufacturers in re turn for the vast treasures she is regularly sending to this country ; so that we hope to see our export mer chants d a i n g a good business. The con diti on o f the c ountry is highly satisfactory. Money is che a p an d a b un dant. The industrious and all other classes of th e p e ople are home tr well off, and we think we may f u lly ca l cu l ate ade. „ a goo MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this clay, g iNE s.-The market has been but slightly active dur i n g the week. and the business actually transacted is not to any large amount, which may be accounted for by the absence of many of the dealers, and no wish on the Part of holders to sell under present quoted rates in the dividend -paying mines, the reports from whence continuing highly satisfactory, and the continued rise in price of all metallic produce insuring prosperity for some time to come. In those means progressing to wards a remunerative state, Boscean have risen from 151. to 22/. ; Yeoland Consols, 51. to 8/. 10/. ; Crad dockt3foor, 281. to 40/. ; Weston, 1/. ss. to 2/. ; Great B 1/. to 1/. 10s., 1/. 15 s. i Metal Market all continues in the most active r , he condition. Copper is in axtensive demand. Lead has advanced to 231. 10s. per ton for pig, the market being ver y bare. Tin has advanced 4/. Spelt ton ; Plates ls. per box both in great request. In ea the market is also b uo yant ; 100 tons for spring delivery have been disposed of at 191. ss. per ton-on the spot at present it rules at 191. 10s. All kinds of manufattured Iron and Rails co ntinue in great aequest ; and an advance of 11. ipnerartco took place at the quarterly meeting, as reported n ther column. Scotch Pig selling freely at 735. 6d. (cash ), 755. (prompt). The sale of copper ore at the Ticketing on Thursday, the 23d December, was 3819 tons, amounting to 25,807/. 2s ,the average produce and standard being 71, 132/. The cor responding sale last month was 3459 tons, pro ducingl27/. 18s., being an advance in the standard of giving an average of ss. 6d. per ton more f or A 1. 2 70 . 1: On Thursday last, 3,369 tons sold for 18,387/. lo s . 6d., the average produce and standard being 51, 1 451.1 9 5. GLASGOW, DEC. 30.-Our makers have sold as much NI they could do, and dealers here (having the vivid re- Nlectiox of 1845-6, whoa prices fell in a short time fro w sl. 108 to 31.) will not keep a ton in stock on their P s ow n account ; an d, as t h e E ng li s h s ecularor hold the F ea t bulk of stock warran t s , th ey regulate prices at Present. To-day we have sellers at 725. 6d., buyere 71s. and 725. The settlement of the fortnight's account has formed th e c hief feature in the gold mining share market this Week, a nd has proved extraordinarily hea v y-in f ac t, it 4:ta , be said to be the heaviest ever known in thi s d e p a i t ' ute nt. Business has thus been checked, and, con• solvently, the movement in prices has not been great, &go /DB.—A most awful and distressing case of suicide occurred in Frome on Tuesday last. It appears that an unfortunate man, named Stephen Taylor, had been for some time in a desponding state, in consequence of a series of misfortunes. He some time ago buried his second wife ; then his son was drowned ; subsequently, owing to a misunderstanding, his late wife's daughter left him, and the poor fellow was living in a house by himself. He rose as usual and lit his fire, and went up stairs, took a razor, and cut his throat frightfully: His Windpipe was completely severed, and also the jugular 'vein. He was found by his apprentic e lying dead on the floor with the razor by his side.—Sherburne Journal. ROBBER SHOT AT THE AUSTRALIAN DIGGINGS. —A Man na med Duffy, a butcher, residing at Fryer's Creek, W as shot on Sunday morning while in the act of robbing a tent. The circumstances are these :—On Sunday morning, about one o'clock, Duffy entered the tent of a party of diggers, residi n g at Fryer's Creek, and de nnded their gold ; one of the diggers jumped out of bed i'4ll the intention of securing him , but , a scuffle ensu ing, and the digger being overmatched, he called out to ~„. ° l l e of his mates to fire his revo lver and shoot Duffy. The p ar ty applied to fired as requested, and the con tents l o dged in Duffy's neck under the jaw, and a slug rh , ° /' tw o i n his right shoulder. He died in a few hours. ::e cien di tglgye r also received some shot in one o f his arms, a nd Was sliglatly wou nd e d . After the re p ort of the re volver re tre a ting footsteps were h eard outside the tent, so me of Duffy's accomplices. It is reported that D u ffy was a man of pretty good means, being the Prop r i etor of two or three butcher's shops in the dig giogs._jf elbounte Argus, Sept. 28. Wn Eo g OF THE HEROINE.—The following particulars concerning the wreck of the Heroine, emigrant ship, hayedn *Oa London to Port Philip, on Monday last, furnished by an eye-witness residing near been the scene of the disaster :—" The gale was al e Rg' s ' cwi o e i n an awful manner on Monday morning last, * Whe n A happy vessel was first seen in the offing. It Was about eleven o'clock a.m. when the Heroine came n a b ou th _ or e, a l ittle to the eastward of the Pinhay Cliffs. As „ h ,„ e Pap er 0 h a ve already stated, the crew and all the emi 7,auts s ody reached the shore in the ship's life-boats. Almost a n the inhabitants of the town of Lyme were down n po n the beach w a t chin g the event, and anxious to renderl, assistance to any persons who might gain the land. le ss t b n between 70 and 80 persons almost by a l rael e ea sie safe to shore. Among the emigrants was o man with twins at her breast only six weeks oi l : Poor v 7 ti:; th e l ittle creatures were obliged to be thrown over e s ide into the arms of the people in the boats be low ' test of the unhappy creatures had not their nightclohs on them when they landed. Within an tiro afterwards the ship went down, being literally h r° en t, pieces by the fury of the waves and every iel e of property on board was lost. The poor man, Who set out in an open boat, with four other to render aid, was the only one of the g allant fellow s ) • fl ve who on back to shore alive. His wife was stand fr I wt the'beach am on g the crowd of anxious spectators was capsized ; but thinking that her hus toe" W th a e s it own ed before her eyes , she was carried home br o a stat e s bordering upon distraction, and the fright verllght u'. premature confinement, from which it is thir 37 doubtful whether she will recover. The weather on 8 c oast since Monday has been very rough and stor m w ,3r, and f r om the quantity of planks and timbers s -s ud a : e, it is clear that more wrecks than at pre ,e_nt ar e i t ll3l. o f must have taken place in the lower e4rt of th: .( jr ia nnel." FATAL WOGS OF THE OCEAN QUEEN.—The folioful wing 1, 44 . er gives a dditional particulars of the dread 'wreck he Ocean Queen on Sunday night, on th e 1,„. one,zaew et t just outside Plymouth Sound : " The still T en s . , rd b ou nd from London to Jamaica, and was e outw a by the fury of the gale upon the 1 1 1°1. th-east of this terrible rock. On striking they m asts toyerrvsi ritphpeedsiduep u t p h o e n d t e h ek e Thes. hull of the „ vs lung, _ was hed in upon the beach of the 4oi n i nn .e. sel v 7 ot a soul escaped. No less than four ;en bodie B4l . d 1.1 n i c ked up the next possession) he „ is ," Wer e th ' e " s hip was found in theof a tvr ee f er 'r of taken from him by main force. By the regi ster it and h re d that the vessel belongs to Mr. Nichol s(); of L• a -t'p ea '" uare. A most disgraceful assem bl utaehouse' sq to more of pe women, and children, amounting ° le w e ' , Inu re th came from the hills, and were busily d endeav ouri a l ` ll . 6 4. 0 %i c u nder the wreck the whole of Mon ,aay. They were, O r ; h o wever, beat back by the coast guard. A - noinplete or melancholy catastrophe has nev er o _More - t his part of the coast. The following i s a , occulted on wo were on board :—Joseph W. Tr ° uSt o f _ s s- ICI re loßichards, mate ; William Holmes, second •J 3 . M'Cabe, carpenter ;A. Stephen - mat er e B° n, st e , m ,,; „ aac Cummings, cook ; Charles Peter -8", Josh — " ; 'William Gray, James Moore, H. An tonia, • •Xoblin , earnen Frederick Russell, boy ; I %cha r. % 5 33. Vidal, passengers.' a 4 AUSTRIAN INTOLERANCE. (From the Times.) Another of those outrageous acts upon the person of an English subject, for which the Austrian Go vernment has acquired so unfortunate a notoriety, has just been committed at Vienna. The sufferer in this case is the correspondent of the Morning Chronicle. Before offering any comment upon the case, we will endeavour to lay before our readers his own statement of the occurrence. The facts appear to stand thus :—On a certain Friday even ing, at the beginning of the last month, the gentleman referred to, between the hours of 5 and 6 o'clock, as he was passing along the Adler-game, at Vienna, was seized by two emissaries of General Kempen, forced into a fiacre, and conveyed to the head-quarters of the Military Governor in the Herrn- g asse. What A us t r i an l aw t hi s English subject had violated remains to be seen. He was put through his catechism as to his birthplace, age, religion, profession, &c., and then desired to con sider himself under arrest. The crime with which he stood charged was at length revealed to him. " His arrest had taken place in pursuance of orders to that effect from the Governor of Vienna---his letters to the Morning Chronicle having given of fence to the Austrian Government !" Thus an English subject who transmits information on pub lic matters to his own country, for publication in an English journal, is to be subjected to the tyrannny of an Austrian military judge, unless he shall consent to transmit home a particular amount of falsehood and adulation, which, in the opinion of the white-coated Centurian, the necessities of the case may require ! But, for the moment, we will adhere to the facts of the case. It appears, next, that this unfortunate gentleman was dragged away from the presence of his interrogator to the public prison. He was stripped to his shirt and stockings by the filthy gaolers in the peculiar den in which they had contracted the greater portion of their filth. He was next cast into a cell among four malefactors, one of whom was in chains. From this first cell he was, in the course of the night, removed to another, in which was a young Hungarian, " who had been arrested in his native village beyond the Theiss—for what offence he knew not—and carried off to prison, where he had languished for ten months without ever having been brought to trial—a boon he had frequently de manded." As the Englishman was talking with this young man in the cell into which they had both been cast, shrieks and cries were heard outside. Some wretched creature was undergoing what is called in Vienna a Verbesserung—that is, a flogging. The clanking of chains was heard from time to time, and the heavy tread of the sentinel at the door. Nor was the state of things inside much better. A bed and sheets were provided—but foul and reeking beyond expression. There was nothing for it but that the unfortunate prisoner, when worn out with pacing his cell, should lie down in his clothes, and submit patiently to the attacks of the vermin with which the place was infested. At noon next day came a change in his fate. A corporal came to announce his deliverance • but a commissary was sent to se i ze hi s papers andletters, and convey them to the military bureau. The packets containing these packets were sealed with the seal of the liberated prisoner, and with the double eagle ; and a promise, as it would appear, was made to him that the seals should not be broken but in his presence. The peculiar analogy between promises and piecrust obtains more strongly in Austria than elsewhere. As soon as the packets were conveyed into the hands of the Court of Honour, they were opened, and the con tents examined. The sufferer was summoned to the sublime presence of one Colonel Seeman, where, in place of being requested to assist at the opening of the seals, he was required to sign a receipt testi fying that nothing had been kept back from him. He was not informed in any further degree of the nature of his offence. It is to be presumed that nothing criminatory was found in his papers ; be cause, when he asked for a certificate to this effect, he was told that in all probability such a one would be handed to him hereafter. No accuser was named at any time throughout the proceedings, or any accusation beyond the general one, that the tone of his communications to the Morning Chro nicle was not calculated to give satisfaction to the Austrian Government. As a matter of course, the Englishman who had been subjected to treatment so outrageous carried his case to the English Em bassy at once. ' It appears by his own statement that Lord Westmoreland and the gentlemen of the Embassy have not taken up the case as warmly as he could have wished. Upon such a point as this we must decline offering any opinion until we hear more of the matter. The person who has been subjected to so scandalous and brutal an outrage is no doubt of opinion that General Kempen should be whipped at a cart's tail up and down the Herrn gasse withont a. inumAnt'sa delay ; hit thio can scarcely be. We will not, unless well assured of the truth of the case, believe that an English Minister will stand by and see so grievous an out rage inflicted upon an Englishmen officially under his protection without obtaining for him full and complete justice. To do the gentleman who has been the victim of such brutaiity but simple right, he entirely disclaims the idea of receiving damages in compensation for his injury. Let whoever has been the author of the wrong make such an apology as a gentleman can receive, and let the Govern ment assure him that he may live unmolested as long as he violates no Austrian law, and he is con tent that th e matter shall drop. Th e Earl of West morland has been in communication with Count Buol Schauenstein upon the subject. This Minister has assured him that, until he received the note of complaint from the Embassy, the civil Government was entirely ignorant of the whole transaction. It has been a military outrage from the first to last. Now, before the higher authorities in any con- k tinental nation engage themselves in a crusade against the correspondents of English journals, there are one or two points we would have them carefully to weigh. In the first place, the com- 5 munications of such person are written by Eng lishmen, in English, for English journals, to be S read by English readers. An Austrian, or a Rus sian, or a Neapolitan circulation matters not to us, nor to any of our contemporaries. What we write s we write for Englishmen in all parts of the 21 globe, and for no one else. With the acts of foreign editors or foreign writers we have nothing 2l to do. It may b e th a t every now and then 0 , in order t o escape f rom th e onus of original st opinion, they may affect to translate an article from an English journal. They do so because it repre- St sents their own views, and those views they would 5 ( manage to communicate in some fashion or other, St whether the E ng li s h j ourna l were there or not. st Then, again, it is said, " sometimes the foreign cor respondents of English journals mistate facts." If 50 so, so much the worse for themselves and the jour nals with which th e y are concerned. The natural 12 result would be, that the journal would lose in 32 authority, and the correspondent be dismissed. We greatly fear that the offence of English corres- 25 pondents in the eyes of foreign Governments is that they state, not that they mis-state, facts. Itl 6 12 Now, let us see h ow th e cont i nental Governments , —that of Austria among o th ers—would benefit 12; themselves by the expulsion of the correspondents 12 of English journals. In the first place, we take it St. as a first principl e , th a t we cou ld h ave information St. upon any subject we might require, from any city 161 in Europe, if not an E ng li s h man were left upon the 20 continent—from the bureau of General Kemp& as 5 well as elsewhere. But, however this may be, we 2 cannot but think that foreign Governments would St consider it of mo re a d van t age to them to have their 20. acts recorded by ge n tl emen o f i ntelligence and edu- St. cation, who are heavily interested in maintaining their posts, which can only be done by the trans- 15 mission of correct information, than that intelli- 8 gence from less credible sources should be circulated in all quarte rs o f th e g l o b e . W e cannot think that 10 General Kempen, or his master, would be benefitted 10 by the change. There is not a week, nor a day of 25 the week, in which political refugees from all cor- 10 ners of Europe do not knock at the doors of the U.( leading English journals, and offer to supply us st. with information. The hints and suggestions of 20 " Our own correspondents" act as a corrective of 12i much exaggeration, and keep our foreign columns clear from much matt er th a t m i g h t prove more 5 St. than displeasin g t o th e masters of continental Europe. THE CHESTER CUP. tries in town and at Chester 40 100 100 100 Hippogriff, 5 yrs lanthe, 5 yrs ... Lady Amyott, The, 4 yrs Lady in Waiting, 4 yrs Lady G oug h, 3 yrs 20 Little Jack, 6 yrs Lucio, 4 yrs 50 Le Juif, 5 y rs 50 100 By Mickey Free, c, d by 100 Rainbow, 3 yrs Pelopida s , 4 yrs. 20 Placid, 3 yr s 50 Prime Minister The, 5 yrs 25 Redmond O'Hanlon, 4 yrs St. Andrew, 4 y rs 2s St. Michael, 4 yrs 100 Stilton, 4 yrs 10 C by Sim oom 5 Tavistock, 3 yrs Trifle, 4 yrs Victress, aged 25 25 Waterfall, 5 yrs en received at York. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NOMINATIONS FOR The following are the ent up to Friday evening : Ann Page, 3 yrs Bellewston, 5 yrs Bardolph, 4 yrs Ben Nevis, 4 yrs Beverlac, 3 yrs Burgundy colt Candlewick, 6 yrs Cockcrow, 5 yrs Constantine, 4 yrs Contentment, 3 yrs By Crozier, c—Summerhill, 3 yrs Dame Tattle, 4 yrs Dandy, The, 3 yrs Deformed, The, 3 yrs Farewell, 4 yrs Father Thames, 4 yrs Finn-Ma-Cowl, 3 yrs Gholab Singh, 5 yrs Goorkah, 3 yrs Happy Joe, 4 yrs Harp, 5 yrs Helena, 3 yrs No nominations had THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1853. Shr. I Paid RAILWAYS. Yes'. ,Aberdeen ...... Ambg. Nottng. Bost & Eastn. June....... Birmng. Wolverh & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh & Cheshire Junct...... Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons.... 21 Do., £20....... ...... ... 31 Bristol & Exeter...... 106 Ca1ed0nian............. 67 Chester & Holyhead 231 Cork and Bandon.... 18 Dublin &Belfast June. 31 Dundee Perth &A. ber deen Junction ...... . 81 Do. New . East Anglian (£25 L. &E.di L. & D.) ..... 5/ Do., (£lB E. & H.) .. 4 Eastern Counties..... 13t Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. 5h.... 101 Do., d 0......... ........ ... Do., B. & C ......... .. 8 East Lancashire ...... 77 East & West Ind. Dk. & Binning. June.... 55 Edinburgh & Glasgow 78 Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 29 Glasgoiv& S. Western 60 Great Northern Stk.. 811 D0.,D0., ) 1 , AB.. 5t0ck...... ............ 12 43 0 Great Southern and Western (Ireland).. 105 Great Western......., 951 • high South-Easters.. 61 • Lancaster & Carlisle.. 88 • Do., Third 5............ 11 • Lancash. &Yorkshire • Do., Fifths ............ 3 Do., Wst. Ridin g U n. 2 • Leeds Northern...... 17 • Liv.Crsby.&Soutlpt. .. • London & Blackw a ll 9 • Lond . Tilb. & Sthend. li - 84 1 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. 1071 London &N. Western 1251 - Do. Fifths , 4 - D0.,10/.5h.,M&8...0 11 - London & S.West ern 91 - Do., £5O 51 - Do., £4O 4 Lndndrry.&Coleraine 11 - Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 20 21 life nch.SheL&Lineln I 304 31 Do., Man. &Lin. Um' 3/ 3 dj Afidland ..... ......... ' BOl bo. Birming. di Defiy , 47 49 Iffidlaad G. West.(l / .) Do. i Shares ..... - ' Newcastle &Carlisi).• Newmarket ...... .. ••• Newpt.Aberg.&gsfd. Newry & Enniskilen Newry Warreupsint & Rostrevor.. ..... • • 100 Norfolk. .5 all Do., New.... • i 0 31 Northn. Counties Un. it. 100 North Briti s h ..... .6 13 North Devon, o 1.. L 6 61 Do., N o . 2 .....,...... 8 all Do., 1 A Deferred... 1 8 5 Do., 1 B Guaranteed 0 171 North Staffordshire.. 0 all North Western. -- 0 81 N. &S. Westrn June. t. 100 Oxford Worce3ter & Wolverhampton..... t. 100 Scottish Centel ...... t. 100 Scottish Midland...... t. 100 Shrewsbury & 3irmg. b. 100 Do., L. & N. Vestn. Guaranteed sock... ) 8 Shrewsby. & ITerefd. 1 all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Mix.) ~ ii all Do. Halves, da....... I 20 Do. 05we5try......... I si Shropshire Union .... ... Do., A.B.C.4D.fully paid up at p. c...... all South Devox 100 South Eastern all South Wales ..... 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 5 Do 16/ Stockton & Hartlepl. 19 Thames Haven Dock and Railvay 17 Vale of Neath ..... all Waterfd. d Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 13 West Cornwall all West London 1 Woodford 100 York Newctl. &Berw. 20 Do. Extensions ..... .. 10 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland. .4 all I I 28 !7il all ?2 1 8; it. 100 ;t. 100 i 0 all 0 I 45 5 I all 15 I all ;5 I all L 8 all ;(1 all 5 all 15 6 15 all ;t. 100 ;0 all 3t. 100 3t. 100 3t. 100 3t. 100 ;t. 103 It. 100 0 all St. 100 12 11 50 all 16i 114 St. 100' 20 15 14 11} SO all !O all Ll all 10 3 it. 100 it. 100 50 42i 40 34 25 all 25 all St. 100 8i 4i St 100 St. 100 50 47i 15 17 )0 all 100 5 14 ] i 0 7i !O all 1 51 — 53 2i 2i d 2 5 4 5 6 8 3 2i d 40 41 7 —6i d 4 • 3 d 3 4 P 51 53 94 96 63 65 66 68 78 - 82 19 20 9 3 -- 10 14 15 3 —ltd 83 t - 84) 39 - 391 - 4 141 4 4 21 2i 12 - 13 9 9 - 9 26. - 271 - 10 •• 72 73 6 2 2 d 59 —60 i PREFERENCE SHARES St. 100 Aberdeen ..... ........ 5 all Do., No. 2,7 p. c.. St. 100 Bristol & Exeter 4 p cent. Stock ........, 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares ... St. 100 Caledonian £lO ...... 15 all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5l per cent... 64 34 Cork &Bandon 5 p.c. 6i all Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction....... 33, all EastA ng,lian (£3los) 6 per cent. 5 all Do. (25) 7 per cent.. 7j 2 Do. (£7l7s) 7p. ct.. 61 all Easters Counties Ex tensiol, 5 p. c. No.l 61 all Do., No. 2...... 10 all Do., New 6p. c. St.. 20 all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... 10 all Do., £lO Deben. Sh. 3t. 100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts. all East&WestYorkshire Junction, Fifths..... 5 all Ediub. Prth. &Dundee • 133 ;t. 100. Glasgow &S. Western, guar. 5 per cent.... t. 100 Great Northn. 5 r ... t.llOO Do. sp. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem Gi all Gt. Southn. dzWestn. (Ireland) Eighths... ) 6 Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. 100 Great Western, fixed 4 ip ca er ........... 6 Lanshcent. & Yorksh., F. 220-- .......... 100 Do., 6 p. c., Stock... 13 Leeds Northern, 6p. cent., No. 1 17 Do., No. 2.. ..... 5 Do., No. 3.. ..... 9 Do. , Quarters, 1848. . 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c.., 100 Do. Prof., sp. c. St. I all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 ....... 100 Do. New Guar. 6 . c . .100 Lon. dr N. West. Coy, dr Nun., 5 p. c. Stock 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds.... 10 Londonderry& Coler. Shares ..... all Londndry. & Ennisk. Shares. ......... all Manch. ,Shef. , & Lin., 4 Shares, N 0.1...... all Do. New, £10... 3 Do., £6 ...... all Marypt. &Carl. 4p. c. all Do. 4i per cent....... 8iD0.......... 100 Mkl.Consol. 6p. c. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... 5 Do. Pref. 4i per cent. all Norfolk Extension... all Do. Guar. 5} per et.. all Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent ........,... 100 North British ......... all North Staffordshire.. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6p. c. 9 Do.. all Shrewsbury & Birm. New Guaranteed.... all Shrewsby. & ChcAer (Nor.W.Min),B p. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon . ! 108 - 4 110 lion _ Ell 19 20 p a r P 6 - 64 3 / 1 - b it - 2 p - 1 P - 15 18 - igi Li= ii 6.! 112 - 114 8 1,- 9 1 -- li P 109, -- 1101 I 152 -155 "' ••• '•-•. . Si - 4 p 81 _ 8.,/ 13 3 - 14 1193 - 06 - ii - B P * 1 -- ii p! 149 - 151 23 6 - di 2- 24 102 _ 25 - 2ip II -- -17 i ", 1 17 AP p ar P 26 -26 i •14 Do. New all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 03.61 100 Do. 4 per cent all S. Yorksh. 4p. c. Guar all Stock.&Hartl. Guar c. till 1 Ju1y,1856 3 Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. .00 York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref 5 Do 10 York& N. Midland H & S. Parch 19 : 20 id b in 03 104 5$ - 13 p JOINT-STOCK BAsgs. all Australasia all 3ritish N. American 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lon- don 4 English Scottish and Australian 2ilboud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 35 NationalProv.ofEng. 10 Do. New 22i National of Ireland all Oriental Bank of Corporation 5 Do. New 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn. Bkg & Gold Importing Company all . South Australia all Union of Australia . * : 2i Do. New lo z I 17 ii ionof L0nd0n..,,, n .. clo n" : : : : THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Prices I Business done I :rday. this day. 50 Paid) RAILWAYS. all Bedford am Bletehley... all Birm. & Oxfd, guarantee ... all Do.withoutgr all Birm.Wolv. Dudleyguar. all Do.wthtguar. 100 Buckghamsh • all Clydesdale Jc. 100 E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent..... all Glatr.&Dn.Fr.l all Glas. Barr. dzl Neilan.Diree all Do. New all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway all Hull & Selby all Do. Shares all Do. i Shares all Lon. & Greenw all Do. Preference, all Lowestoft gr 4 per cent.. all Do. 6 per ct.. all Yfanch.Bxton and Matlock all I Middlesbro' do Redear all Midld.Bradfd all Northern and Eastern sp.c. all Do. 6 per et.. all Do.Fixedsp.c all Prest. &Wy re 11 Do. Shares. 100 Roystn.tt Hit. 100 Do.Shepth.St. 18 Shef. Roth. & Goole g.5.p.c I 9A S. Staffordsh all WearValleygr 6 per cent all Do .00 Wilts &Somrstl Leasing Compans. London & N. West.j Gt.Westn Do Do Do L. dr N.W Caledon Gt. Notrhn Gt. Westn. Caledon , Do Yk. New & Berw Y.&N.Md Do S. Eastern Do Norfolk Do Ln. &N. W. & Midid. Stekton & Darlingt. Midland... E. Count Do L. di 11 . &Lnd/Yk Do Gt.Northn i Do Lancash.& Yorksh ]SirMelean Stockt. & Darling Do IGt.Westn. Closing Prices I Bust Yesterday. this 30 - 31 29i - 30 30 - 31 29 - 30 [O9 - 111 54 56 L 49 - 151 33 - 34 112 114 56 -- 57 27 -- 28 14 -- 14? 25i -- 26] 19i -20 i 23 -- 25 3 - 3i .07i - 64 - 66 - 152 - 152 A d 32 105 h FOREIGN. Paid' BenwAYs. 3 BelgianEastn. Junct. all Central of France(Or leans & Vierzon all Charleroi & Erquelin all Demerara 6 Dijon and Besan9on 8 Dutch Rhenisa all East Indian all Gt. Indian Peninsula 4 Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares Do. Bds. (Ist i55.)1857 Do.Bds. (2d i55.)1862 14 Luxembourg.. 10 Do. (Railway) 14 Do. 2i Do. (Canal) 5 Lyons & Mediterran, 4i Madras 2_ Maria Antonia . 10 Do. New all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all Do. 201. 3 p. c. Ads (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs.) all NorwegianThinkpref 11 Orleans & Bordeaux 10 Paris and Lyons 28 Do. Bonds. all 'Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg ' 4 ParisCaen & Cherbrg. 2i Quebec &Richmond.. all Rouen and Havre—. all Sambre and Nome... 4 Southern of France.. 4 St. And. & Quebec(A) 17 Tours and Nantes.... 2s. Upper India Scrip ... all West Flanders . ....... 4 Do. 5i per c. Prof... 9 Western of France... ill Agua all Anglo Californian 2 Australasian 5 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) all British Austrin. Gold 13.5 British Iron 24i Brazilianlmp. (issued at £5 pm all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey all Carsons's Creek all Cobre Copper 1 Colonial Gold 14 Copiapo all English and Austin Copper. Smeltg. Co all General all Golden Mountain.. all Great Pol goo th .... ••• all Lake Bathu rs t all Liberty all Lond .&Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co 4 all Mariquita. ....... . 9 Mexican&S.Americn; all New Granada all Nouveau Monde all Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymme Iron 10 Santiago de Cuba all South Australian 7 Tin Croft ...... all United Mexican ..... all West Mariposa........ all Yuba MISCELL. 35 Australian Agricult 32i Canada all Copper Miners of Eng all Do. Prefe:•ence 5 Crystal Pal - Lce ..... 1 Eastern Steam 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir 14 Gen. Steam N<<igat 50 Cenral Screw Stea.m 2i Irish Beetroot Sugar 2 Netherlands Land all Peninsular & Oriental 60 Royal Mail Steam ... 25 South Austral. Land 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization... 28 Van Diemen's Ind 1 Submar. Telegraph . 292 285 295 55 6a 4exd 23 4 LLOYD'S SHIPPING---(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Jan. I.—Wind at Noon, W.S.W., cloudy. DEAL, Dec. 3 1.—Arrived--Medina, Savanilla. Sailed —John Ripon, Sydney; Lyra, Trinidad ; Hendrick Hud son and Neorg,e, New York ; Ipswich Lass, Azores ; Reval, Magadore ; V anguar d, P or t Phi lip ; John Scott, Demerara; Somnauth, Mobile • Rastide, New Y or k. CAERNARVON, Dec. 31.--The Onward, on shore in the Bay, is driven higher on the beach—has main and mizen masts cut away, and leaking. WEXFORD, Dec. 29.—A brig of about 250 tons came ashore this morning at Cullen's Town Strand, and went to pieces ; crew drowned. WATERFORD, Dec. 30.—The Seline, from Alexandria to Liverpool, came as h ore l as t n i g h t at onmahon—lies on a bank of sand with,loss of rudder; part of cargo expected to be saved. SKIBBEREAN, Dec. 30.—The Broad Oak, from Pernam buco for Liverpool, was totally wrecked in Dunlogh Bay last night ; master and eight men drowned. GLOUCESTER, Dec. 31.—Sailed—Euclid, New Orleans. LONDONDERRY, Dec. 27.—Arrived—Margaret, Phila delphia. HULL, Dec. 30.—Arrived—Felix, New York. MILFORD, Dec. 30 :—Arrived—Wharfinger, Shields for Limerick, leaky, and with loss of sails, &c. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 31.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—Earl Charlemont, Bombay ; Spirit, Purche, Buenos Ayres ; Essex and Lolous, New Orleans ; Harriet, Mobile ; Medal lion, Charleston ; Briscis, St. John's, N. 8., wa t er l ogge d ; Queen (s),. Whit e h aven , oss of bulwarks and mizenmast, cut away to prevent her going on shore. A ship, appar ently an Indianian, with six ports on a side, of abovt 700 tons, was passed Dec. 23, lat. 45, lon. 30, a derelict, by the Medallion, arrived here from Charleston. FLEETWOOD, Dec. 31.—The Hercules of Belfast, with fore and mainmasts gone, is still at anchor off the north end of Walney Island ; the Prince of Wales (s) tried for an hour to get a rope from her, but the sea was too heavy. JERSEY, Dec. 31.—The cutter James, hence to Cardiff, is totally wrecked on the rocks near the Hermitage ; a small portion of cargo saved. BRISTOL, Dec. 31.—The ship Mogambeque has come up here from Pensrth Roads to repair damage. NEWPORT, Dec. 31.—The Piscatagua, for New Orleans, and the Rhine, for New York, which went ashore on the West Mud, have been got off, and proceeded without any damage. , THE HUMAN FAMILY.— F rom a s t at i st i ca l diges t j ust published, it appears that the human family numbers 700,000,000 ; and its annual loss by death is 18,00 0,000, which produces 624,400 t ons o f an i mal matter, which, in turn, generates by decomposition 9,000,000,000 cubic feet of gases, which are cleared away by the atmosphere by vegetable matter d ecompos i ng and assimilating them for their own uses. This is an interesting subject for philosophy. A NEWS FAMINE.—The news-loving portion of Chel tenham were put to great inconvenience on Christmas day, by the non-arrival of the morning papers, which were expected to contain the final list of the new Minis try. Telegraphic messages were sent to Bristol, Exeter, and other towns down the line, to know whether the news parcels had been dispatched by mistake to either of those places. No intelligence, however, could be obtained if them until Monday morning, when they were discovered lying quietly and snugly in the luggage van in which they had been brought from London on the previous Friday. It appears that, on the train coming down on Christmas-day, the man whose duty it was to hand out the parcels, omitted to look into the par ticular compartment of the carriage which contained the newspapers ; and the consequence was that, while ex presses were being sent off to every part of the country, no one for a moment thought of searching the luggage van, which had been sent back to Gloucester, and was standing there until wanted again on Monday.--Chel tenAant, Examiner. 33 32i 1061 Closing Prices Yesterday. 1 ,- 2 ii = in 2 - 6i 2:! -' -- RP 1 - d 7i pan - p P 1i p 1 - - 5 - 51 - 1 - 10 - 12 p 24 - 2tp 8 - 8A 6 ; - 7 i 35 -35 g 141 - 154 17 -- 17ip 39 38i -39 A 32$ -32 i 5 i -- Sip 21 P 4 -- loi -- 114 , 4i— 4il Apxn 51 d zp - llip Gi P -- P par A _-_ Bwdness done this day. ex new . - ... . - ... - 32 611161 s~ aj 2i a 108 6M 67 24 6AI 6 141 13, 62 821 82 45 122 - 95:1 95i - 7i - 90 7 12 4 p -85. t 85 3 d -2 d - 18 18 12664126 i 4i 2 p P 92 4h d 3i d 2i 13 " I 10 20 84 i i 601 60 3O 20 1 40 20 1 15 100 10 50 100 25 d 14 p * g d -- 4i P 44 - 1 $ 2 p 26 28 8 p 10 12 9 gi p ,ANEOTTS ••• '-' ... - ... ••• .-- ... ..• - ... pm. 1 50 83h 3 INDIA.-BURMESE WAR. !nest day. I have the honour, &c., GEORGE R. LAMBERT, Commodore First-class, Commander-in-Chief. To the Secretary of the Admiralty, &c., &c. Enclosure No. 2 in No. 81. Her Majesty's Ship Winchester's gig, at Prome, 2d Nov., 1852. Sir,—l have the honour to report to your Excellency, that this morning I proceeded down the river Irrawaddy, in the Hon. East India Company's steamer Medusa, for the purpose of making a combined reconnaissance with Brigadier Sir John Cheape, K.C.8., of the right bank of the river from Padangmew to the White Pagoda, a mile and a half below Prome. At daylight, Sir John embarked with his personal staff and the light company of her Majesty's 18th Royal Irish, 80 strong ; at the same time the boats named in the margin* having joined us, I quitted Prome and steamed down 'the river. On passing the White Pagoda (from whence our boats have been frequently annoyed with a distant fire of jing,alls and musketry) I perceived that a strong breastwork was in course of construction on its right, not a vestige of which was perceptible when I quitted Prome on the 13th instant ; and that some two and a half or three miles inland the jungle was being cleared, and two stockades were being built. Leaving the boats, with the exception of my gig, an chored out of musket range of the enemy's shore, we stood down the river, and at 8 30 a.m. anchored abreast the Hon. East India Company's steamer Enterprise, off Padangmew. I directed Captain Niblett to proceed to the anchorage under the heights of Aboukton, and re main there until he received further orders. I then steamed back to the boats anchored within three hundred yards above the White Pagoda, and dis embarked the brigadier, his escort, and the naval brigade. Sir John Cheape:ordered an advance, and immediately on our crowning the terrace beneath the Pagoda, the enemy's skirmishers who lined the jungle were disco vered, evidently expecting that we should have come on by the lane beneath the Pagoda ; on their being driven in, a fire was opened by them from the high ground- in land, their stockade being unoccupied. They were im mediately driven from their different posts with the utmost expedition, until we attained our object, viz., a distinct view of the two stockades which they were throwing up, and a knowledge of the country in the vicinity. At this time the enemy were in possession of two com manding positions between us and their stockade, which they were immediately driven out of. The heat was now so intense, and three men having received strokes from the sun, I halted under cover of the enemy's look-out houses for an hour. Having accomplished our reconnaissance, I caused the naval brigade to return to the river stockade, Sir John Cheape recalled the Royal Irish at the same time, and we burned the greater part of the lower breastwork, leaving the larger and more valuable timbers on the beach, to be brought to Prome to-morrow, for the use of the steamers. It is with much satisfaction that I have to express my approbation of the zeal, good conduct, and bravery of every officer and man of the force employed. I have to mention the conspicuous zeal and gallantry displayed by Commander F. Beauchamp Seymour, RN., serving with me as a volunteer, from which I received most useful and ready assistance. I beg to bring before your Excellency's favourable notice the zeal and gallant conduct of Lieutenants Hill yar and Pearse, of the Winch es t er , a l so Li eutenants Lewis and Windus, of Sesostris ; and I have to notice the officers named in the margin, all of whom merit my thanks and approbation. Lieutenant Hillyar has, while serving in the Irra waddy, always shown himself foremost in the perform ance of every duty required of him. lam happy to state that the reconnaissance and de struction of the stockades was effected with only the single casualty of a marine artillerymant of the Medusa wounded badly in the arm. The loss of the enemy I am unable to state, for they retreated through thick jungle. --I have, &c., (Signed) GRANVILLE G. LOCH, Captain and Senior Naval Officer in the Irrawaddy. To his Excellency Commodore G. R. Lambert, Commander-in-Chief. Enclosure No. 3 in No. 81. Her Majesty's ship Winchester's gig, at Prome, sth Nov., 1852. Sir,—l have the honour to inform your Excellency that I landed with the seamen and marines named in the margin,* stormed the heights of Aboukton, and captured the five gulp, defended by 350 or 400 men. * Winchester's boats —gig, Commander F. B. Seymour, volunteer, Mr. Gregory, naval cadet, 5 men, 3 marines ; barge, Lieutenant Hillyar, Mr. Round, mate, Mr. Slade, assistant surgeon, 15 men ; Pinnace, Lieutenant Pearse, Mr. Bond, mate, 13 men. Sesostris' boats —pinnace, Lieu tenant Lewis, Mr. Capel, midshipman, Dr. "Walsh, assist ant-surg,eon, 14 men, 11 marine artillerymen ; Ist cutter, Lieutenant Windus,-11 men ; 2d cutter, Mr. Duval, mate, 11 men. Medusa's cutter, Mr. Hanis, midshipman, 10 men, 6 marine artillerymen. Total force landed, 74. t Christopher Byrne. Winchester's boats—gig, Commander F. B. Seymour, volunteer, Mr. Gregory, naval cadet, 4 men, 3 marines ; barge, Lieutenant Hillyar, ~• Round, mate, Mr. Slade, assistant-surgeon, 15 'men ;_ pinnace, Lieutenant Pearse, Mr. Bond, mate, 13 men •' H. C. steam-frigate Sesostiis, Lieut. Lewis, Mr. Duval, mate, 22 seamen . , 8 marine ar tillerymen ; H. C. S. Medusa, mate, TO l iai Harris, midshipman, 15 seamen, 12 artillerymen. force landed, 82. Mr. Brazier, (From the London Gazette of yesterday.) Admiralty, 30th December, 1852. A dispatch, of which the following is a copy, has been received at this office from Commodore Lam bert, dated the 14th November, 1852 : No. 81. OPERATIONS IN THE IRRAWADDY RIVER. Fox's boat, at Prome, 14th Nov. 1852. Sir,—l r e q ues t you may be pleased to info' rm the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that, on the morning of the 2d instant, I left Rangoon for the Irra waddy River, but, after proceeding through the Pan lang Creek, I found that the steamers I had previously sent on were not able to cross the bar at Yangensiah, therefore I transferred the troops they had on board to the small steamers, which had just then joined me, and directed the larger ones to return to Rangoon, with orders to enter the Irrawaddy, by the way of the China Bukeer, which has been effected. 2. The inclosures numbered from 1 to 5 will place their lordships in possession of the operations which have been conducted by Captain Loch, C. 8., of her Majesty's ship Winchester, and Commander Shadwell, of her M a j es t y ' s steam-sloop Sphynx ; the latter officer's proceedings have been confined to the lower part of the Irrawaddy, and latterly entirely to Henzadah. 3. It is my intention that Commander Wainwright, of the Winchester, shall relieve Commander Shadwell, who has now been for some time employed in these arduous duties. 4. I shall not comment on the energy and spirit dis played by Captain Loch, for it is apparent that the ser-. vice he has rendered is brilliant and useful, and my lords will, I am sure, express their satisfaction at his conduct. 5. I have stationed the Enterprise steamer off Abouk ton, and the general has placed sixty men on board her, to drive away the enemy, should they again make their appearance. -a. The navigation of the Irrawaddy is now intricate, and requires care, owing to the shallowness of the water in many parts ; but, by proper attention, the small steamers will find no difficulty in proceeding up and down the river, and the boats under convoy can at all times keep up a supply of provisions and stores; though I have suggested it would be desirable if a small mili tary force occupied the two or three stations on the banks, for the purpose' of protecting the people who supply the steamers with wood, &c., from the bands of troops, or Dacoits, which are continually lurking in the neighbourhood. 7. It is my intention to return to Rangoon tomor row. Inclosure No. 1 in No. 81. Her Majesty's steam-sloop Sphinx's pinnace, Henzadah, Ist Nov., 1852. Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that after the detachment' of the 40th Bengal Native Infantry under command of Captain A. Becher, were left at this place on the 29th ultimo, in pursuance of the arrangements of Captain Loch, Captain Becher and myself having recon noitred the ground in rear of the town, and having col lected information from the headman, determined on removing his men to a Pongi house, nearly in the rear of the centre of the town, and, according to present infor mation, facing the advanced posts of the Dacoits. On Saturday evening I advanced the marines to the Pongi house on the left of our position, which had pre viously been occupied by the sepoys. • I may observe, en passant, that a paved road running "fore and aft" the town, parallel to the bank of the river in the rear of these two positions, afforded the means of retreat, if necessary, to the boats. Arrangements were made with the headman ; Moung- Gon-Glay, to station his armed men in intermediate sta tions between these two positions (which are about a mile and a half apart), so as to keep up the communica tion, and also to keep armed parties on our flanks. This morning at 8.30 a.m., I received a message from Lieut. Nightingale, Royal Marines, to the effect that the Dacoits had advanced in force along the banks of the river, and were burninr, the detached v ill ages on h i s left ; I im me di a t e l y sent to b Captain Becher to acquaint him, and advanced with all the available seamen to the support of the marines. On arrival, I found that the enemy were within long musket range of the quarters of the marines • after a sharp fusillade they retirel ; we cautiously advanced under cover of the growing paddy fields, and ultimately drove the enemy back into the open country, the sepoys, under Captain Becher, clearing the ground to our right and in our front. As an illustration of their boldness, I may mention that the Dacoits have burned some houses in a grove half a mile to the left of our position. The Henzadah people report only one of their men wounded, but several of the enemy, and as an earnest of success they have taken two prisoners, and report five or six wounded. None of our men were hurt. It is quite clear that the presence of our small force here is of great value in giving confidence to the men of Henzadah to resist the Dacoits and Burmese soldiery, with whom the remnant of the Bassein army are said to be making common cause ; but I will not conceal from your Excellency my opinion, that for the effectual pro tection of the valuable crops of rice in its rear, a larger and more perfect military force than is now assembled here is essentially necessary. I have, .tc., (Signed) CHAS. F. A. SHADWELL, Commander. To his Excellency Commodore G. R. Lambert, Commander-in-Chief. los. lioBl i_24 j Enclosure No. 5 in No. 81. Her Majesty's ship Winchester's gig, Prorne, Nov. 12, 1852. The attack and capture of the fort opposite Upper Prome took place so immediately under your Excellency's notice, that little is left for me to detail. The force placed by you under my orders consisted of the steamers and boats named in the margin.* I intended the Sesostris to take up a position to cover the advance of the two small steamers containing t,roops, but, on observing her take the ground, I desired the commander of the Mahanuddy to proceed aheadtof her, pass the batteries, and anchor this ship close to the bank above them. The Medusa was to follow us, but that vessel having unfortunately got into Chow-eliow water, was unable to keep her station, notwithstanding Lieu tenant Fraser used every exertion to do so. On arriving within range of the forts, they opened a steady and well-directed fire on the Mahanuddy, which was returned with shell, and having most fortunately passed them without a casualty, I disembarked at a landing place just above them, which a native guide pointed out. We formed on the beach, and I found my self at the head of a reduced force of 42 men, who, with 50 men of her Majesty's 80th Regiment, under Captain Montgomery. made a total of 104 officers and men. We advanced by a narrow pathway, leading to the rear of the Upper Stockade. When in sight of this work, I had the gratification, also, of seeing the Ben thick, bearing your Excellency's pendant, open fire upon it. We advanced at the double, charged into the fort, and found that the enemy had retreated to the second. Leaving a party in possession, we at once moved rapidly on to the Lower Stockade, which was also de serted by the time we entered it, and I regret to say that the enemy had here succeeded in removing their ordnance. From the position we found the guns in on the larger work, it was evident that they were in the act of withdrawing them also, when we appeared. We captured five guns and a jingall, besides a considerable supply of ammunition. Although your Excellency visited the works yourself, might I be permitted to call your attention to their admirable construction. They were casemated stockades, formed in the shape of a h orse -shoe, with three strong lines of abattes in thei r f ront ; within, they had circular shell-proof galleries, into which they could retreat, and also use them for magazines. The officers and men behaved with spirit and coolness, and I hav e great sat i sfaction in repeating to your Ex cellency nam es ment i oned on former occasions. Commander F. Beauchamp Seymour again volun teered, and was forward on every occasion. Lieutenant Hillyar brought up his small detachment rapidly and well. I left him in charge to burst the guns and destroy th e works, in conjunction with the Sape which se rv i ce was effectually performed. prs, The Medusa came up after we bad captured the forts, and instantly landed the seamen and marines, artillery men (enumerated in the margin), and 50 men of her Majesty's 51st Regiment, who chased the retreating enemy into the jungle. The Honourable Company's steam-frigate Sesostris, Command er C ampbell, after she floated, opened her fi re on the forts at a distant range. The co-op erat i on of the haf company of her Majesty's 80th Regiment, under Captain Montgomery, with my broken party, was most satisfactory ; and had we not advanced on the instant, it is my opinion the enemy would have continued longer at their guns, besides lining the jungle with skirmishers, through which the narrow pathway went. I have, & c ., To hi s E (Signed) GRANVILLE G. L OCI! , C ap t a i n . Excellency Commodore G. It. Lambert, Commander-in -Chief, Prome. * . C. steamer Mahanuddy, H. Simpson, Esq., towing Winchester's gig, 6 men ; barge, 15 men, Lieut. Hillyar, Mr. Round, mate, and Mr. Slade, assistant-surgeon; launch, 21 men, Lieut. Nelson, Mr. Hinde, mate, and the Hon. H. D. Lascelles, midshipma n . H. C. steam -f r i ga t e S esos t r i s , Commander Campbell. H. C. steamer Medusa, Lieute nant Fraser, commanding, towing Winchester's pinnace, 8 men, Lieut. Pearse, and Mr. Bond, mate ; cutter, 9 men, M. Allingham, midshipman, Mr. Gregory, N. cadet. Se sostris and Medusa's landing party, Lieut. Lewis, Mr. Du val, mate, 42 men ; Lieut. Fraser, Douglas, mate, 25 men. Fervaz, Mr. Hurlock, midshipman, 8 men. PARIS GREEKS.—The police having for sometime past remarked at different public balls and other places of amusement several elegantly dressed foreigners, whose movements appeared to them suspicious, a commissary of police a few days ago questioned one of them as to his means of existence. The man became confused, and confessed that he was one of a band of sharpers, who lived by cheating at play ; and he added that their pro fits were so large that they all lived in luxury. It ap peari that professional " Greeks" contemplated making a grand campaign this winter. The police have recently seized a great quantity of marked cards.—Galignani. A letter from Leipsic states that the catalogue of the book fair for this year at that place contains 6,764 new publications. Last year the number was only 50700. yesterday afternoon, between the hours of three and half-past five p.m., and lam happy to say without the loss of a man. . _ The landing was covere d by the fire of the Hon. East India Company's steamer Medusa, Lieutenant Fraser commanding, which was so admirable, that to it I attri bute our good fortune in being able to ascend a narrow pathway, winding up the ridge of the hill to the outer breastwork, every yard of which might have been de fended by a handful of men, screened from sight in the dense underwood growin g on e i t h er s i de, against almost any number of assailants. We found a Bur 4 mese, wounded by a shell from the steamer, lying the entrenchment, ; he told me the troops ,were before i us, so on we went, and at last were met by a par - tial fire, which after an immediate and rapid charge was never renewed, nor could we again see the enemy through jungle everywhere, as thick as a bramble bush. The guns were loaded and primed, with the exception of one which was fired with a volley of musketry and some jingalls at the Medusa as she approached the cliff, just before anchoring four of them were iron 9 feet 18 pounders, one an iron 6 feet 9 pounder : having no pow der to burst them, I threw them over the_cliff, and moved the force slowly to the boats, protected by a rear -guard. When it was embarked, I directed Lieut. Fraze r t o anchor the Medusa for the night it - the en trance of the creek, facing the cliff, and commanding the entire front. I experience great pleasure in having so soon again to bring before your Excellency's notice the gallant bearing and good conduct of all the officers and men engaged. When they landed, they saw the difficulty and appa rent danger, of the pass, and they knew the superiority in numbers of the enemy, they had no reason to contem plate so easy a victory ; yet they formed with as much steadiness as old soldiers, and with the cheerful alacrity which always distinguishes British seamen and,marines. Lieutenant Hillyar, of the Winchester commanded ender me, and again added to his well known character of an able, zealous officer. Lieutenant Lewis, first of the Honourable Rapt India Company's steamer, Sesostris, formed and led his'marines and seamen in a masterly manner ; and I gladlyrecom mend him to your Excellency's notice. Mr. Brazier, senior mate of the Medusa, landed with his men, and attracted my attention by his , zeal. - To Lieutenant Fraser, commanding the Medusa, much is due for the able way he handled his vessel in the strong tides and eddies where he had to anchor, and the most effective aid he rendered by his fire. He is a most zealous officer, and has, and is, rendering daily most valuable service to the naval and military force at Prome. I cannot refrain mentioning, that one quarter ; of an hour did not elapse from the time the Medusa anchored, before my people were formed on the beach, and the boats safely moored under charge of men to fight their guns. - Commodore F. Beauchamp Seymour, a volunteer serving up this river, landed with me, and was always to be found in the front. The capture of these guns has again opened the river to Prome ; and I rejoice that the information I received of their having been planted there reached me in time to secure the safety of the expected steamers from Rangoon laden with troops. I shall leave the Winchester barge wader Lieutenant Hillyar (as the Enterprise is not yet available) to guard the heights. But I cannot refrain from expressing my extreme regret they are not occupied by soine of her Majesty's troops. I have, (Signed) GRANVILLE G. LOCH', Captain and Senior Officer in the Irrwaddy. To Excellen c y Commodore 0-. a R. Lambert, Commander-in-Chief. Enclosure No. 4, in No. 81. Her Majesty's ship Winchester's gig, Prome, Nov. 10, 1852. Sir,—l have the honour to inform your Excellency that having received intelligence from the officer commanding the gun boat, which I left to watch the heights of Akoukton, to the effect that the men had reappeared there in force, armed with jingalls and musketry, with which they had opened a fire on him, and that he was appre hensive during the night they might possibly succeed in mounting guns there, I decided immediately on pro ceeding there with a detachment of seamen and marines to which Sir John Cheape kindly added a party of 12 sappers under Lieutenant Denison, and I accordingly quitted Prome yesterday morning in the Medusa steamer, accompanied by Major Allen, Quartermaster- General of the Forces in Burmah. On arriving off the village, situated a little above the slope, leading to the upper ridge of the heights, I disembarked; and after ascending them, detached Lieutenant Hillyar, with thirty men to endeavour by a circuitous route to get into the enemy's year ; we then continued our march along the ridge, at three p.m. reached the position,. when we captured the enemy's guns on the 4th ult. which ap peared- much in the same state as we had left it, with the except ofion that the enemy p ar ti a ll y succeeded in raising one the guns, which had fallen on a ledge below the parapet. At this moment the Bentinck, bearing your Excel lency's pendant, was descried beneath us, and at th same time the p ar t y un d er Lieutenant Hillyar joined us, e having met with a few of the enemy, and captured some of their muskets. Having with much difficulty succeeded in getting the only two guns which had not fallen into the river into a position where we might burst them, and it being nearly dark, I re-embarked the men, and next morning sent them on shore, under Lieutenant Hillyar, who effected the destruction of the guns, by bursting them. I have, &c. (Signed) GRANVILLE G. LOCH., Captain. To his Excellency Commodore G. R. Lambert, Commander-in-Chief. 61 1 7 li i 4i i 3 iPI 73 1d 21 i 1:3 p xx,