The Sun. — London, England, 1853-12-03 00:00:00

ICI• y were lerical! narkei, London .ast TILIB, am, and • to fir. decrease he t° NO er Cents. T heail to 68 ' now ere ely -ecordecl, a shade Four Per i 41, and Peruvian '2. Thee railwar/ ,nces ally 21. Os ; an ched 5 5 1 North' pry quiet, se. The e Grand anythia4 flat, an ck Bank b 10s. 0 the AO' 'er being articuls t ass done• )AY. : a CT 0 CO , F 5 i 5 !TECO 3 DAY' i A vith ( in't"the 0 had b ily re fti ct We l • Dobr'di* NDONL iee t. iht cors c iZe - r, roa n Alp + to •. ri to ow b eca ..e (3 111 jai. Id, She f6 / 0 for —/ o2t She lfi t e e 0 benit e : i 0 for ' are Cll r undo 100 SPORTING NOTES, NOTHING NEW. The cl os i ng of the Betting Houses has been the only ilzPortant sporting incident of the week. The Steeple ehases at Waltham excited no interest, and were profit able to few persons but the promoters of the meeting. There Mr. Land had "it all his own way," winning e , ver y race ; Green too made his first appearance there r his disgraceful exhibition on The Screw at Epsom, and rode every winner. Speculation on the Derby has been marked by no movement of significance. The leading favourites—Au 40crat and Ring Tom—are somewhat unsteady in the Izarket, but the hostility of their opponents has not been au N fficiently d etermined to discourage their supporters. 1 ; 0 animal from the outside division has yet been Might into prominent notice, although the inquiries after several horses in that class are daily becoming snore frequent. The nominations made for the Great Northern Han liP, at Y or k, h ave b een partly pu b lished. From a st of th em, I see that Friday, the horse that was aeked for the Chester Cup, on Thursday, is now called Aldford. Wol ver h ampton Steeplechases will take place on Tuesday next. Oscar and Bourton are the only animals backed f or it. The former, it is said, is intended, and `` going for the money !" December 3. A FRESH MAN. 4ROPOSED LEWISHAM AND BROMLEY RAILWAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. the undersigned, directors of the South- W.ern Railway Company, shall esteem it a favour if I° l l will give th e i nc l ose d a dd ress th e same pu bli c it y y ou - rnare afforded to the circular of the secretary of that )a cn nPany in your impression of this day.—We have the 06 0111 to be, sir, your most obedient servants, COllll. CHILD, D. WARREN, JAMES BYNG. South -Eastern Railway, London Terminus, Dec. 2, 1853. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. coGentlemen,—A circular from the secretary of this me n Yany having this day been addressed to you, pre 11"rtg to your notice a list of schemes advertised in the t il ulie papers as about to be submitted to the considera ,4°_,4 of Parliament in the ensuing session, which, if car into effect, will, in the view of the directors, in one Way or another affect your interests, and also informing piathat notice has b een g i ven b y your di rec t ors f or a pa of railway from Lewisham to Bromley, we feel it to our duty to inform you that we disapprove of this me asure for the following reasons, viz.:— til l. Because the proprietors, at the general meeting on e 17th March last, having unanimously adopted a re solution (in which the directors most cheerfully ac- Wesced), to the effect that, "with the view of con trolling any further outlay of capital for additional lines, a °r lts, or plant requisite for the development of the re urces and traffic of the company, the directors, before I : f ee rrilag any further liability, do obtain the approval to eneralthe directpo or sec rsialhav general meeting of the proprie , IV e no authority to proceed as they pro mise. Because the existing high price of money, labour, md railway materials of every description renders the pres ent period most unfavourable for the origination of a®w schemes. a• Because in our opinion the proposed branch rail- Would be wholly unremunerative, and would not 1 1 / ; ev ent the constru c ti on o f a much shorter line (to r ye the same district) from the locality of Sydenham, h h ie would have, moreover, the advantage of three metropolitan termini. ti 4. Bec ause t hi s measure, at a b oard meet i ng at wh i c h ght directors were present and voted, was only carried 3 ' the casting vote of the chairman, which is a clear pro of the b oar d h as no very strong op i n i on upon t h e vtllo3' of its preceding ; and past experience of this and he r railways proves that branch lines have, as a rule, been attended with loss.—We have the honour to be, scotlemen, your obedient servants, COLES CHILD, D. WARREN, JAMES BYNG. g euth-Eastern Railway, London Terminus, December 1, 1853. MINING INTELLIGENCE. „, (From the Mining Journal of this day.) xhe Gold Mining Share Market has been very trifling ittictuations but on the whole the . market is devoid of a . ti lre, being fairly supported in price, but very deficient Zinterest. It is reported that several companies are 9ieeted for the purpose of working gold in the United d o l a n g d° ro, to which of late so much attention has been ea it is well-known that deposits of that metal, h'therto the _tilt:in with the])evon and North Wales, exist in connec ;:opper mines of those localities, but the 7 h a ve been unable to be worked,. owing to expensive modes of extraction ; it is presumed, wever, that the improved machinery lately introduced mo re especially that known as Bernan's patent, will 41 ,,,nah1 e the projectors to obtain the precious metal at a Pillnerative profit. U n d er th e presen t p h ase o f th e ntralian and Californian adventures, it is sup riled that the general p u bli c w ill ' be undis '"Bed to subscribe to British adventures, until some the sitiv e returns are arrived at from those localities accurate results of the trials of some of the Polti -.Ore 3.6:t beenand Agua Fria ores entered into on Monday last ; look e d forward 's involving as they do a tedious analysis, have not übf a is r h d ed, and the report of Professor Ansted to with great anxiety. Complaints It i'e being o u r t w tered of the inertness of the directors of a the katraban and Californian adventures. Mr. James of Birmingham, a shareholder of the ti7 t hurst and Australian Freehold Companies , re q uests -4e4 c o - operation of his brother shareholders to form a etZarnittee of investigation, for the purpose of requiring tile directors of these companies to give some account of Ya: ir wardship. a tc Mr. H. Guedalla, of King's Arms.. c i states thatin nearly . every case means were em ilelke4 by the directors of the several companies, ” to e o , "e market," and justly complains that in many teb -Panies no meetings have been held or balance-sheets Leo Mated of the accounts ; and when it is considered v0 , ( 7 1 , cf these associations have been two years formed f -1141 appear that his remarks are perfectly justifiable. ei bi ' a ct, several of the companies on the Stock Ex ht-tlige, according to his statement, are not a whit tio ter than those on the non-official list ; he men thtll.B eight companies in which he has a stake, 4 0 - 1 1 are the Australian Consols, Australian Mutual, If t .r„, e , ll Mountain of Mariposa, Australian Freehold, 4,... -611 Australian Gold, Great Nugget Vein, West %1 1 ' l ads, and Ne w So u th Wales Gold ; he further states, it i 4t i nformation can as little be obtained in the follow mines :—Lewis Hill Range, L'Aigle d'Or, Chartered Allstralian Land and Mining, Adelaide Land and Gold, Il itt i) . °ll Gold, Ave Maria, Australian Cordillera, Lake t h unrst, and the London and Californian Gold Quartz me,„B4ll, ing Company .—and he has convened a public tir t i' ll g on Thursday next, at the London Tavern, in h t, er to decide what steps should be pursued. Letters k pi v ..7 been received from other parties, all in the same k e g% but our space will not allow us to make any corn colit, upon them : suffice it to say, their name is "Le tt II .: The Indian Queen has arrived with 38,992 ozs. op t of the value of 156,000/. ; she made the voyage ti e and hom e i n s i x mon th s an d e l even d a y s , being * _ l4 .lried 23 d ays at M el b ourne. By the overland mail, 0_ lear n t h at the Executive Council at Adelaide t ir; voted 5001. t o th e di scoverer o f t h e E c h unga t ir g i ngs, as a stimulu s t o p ar ti es c l a i m i ng th e l arge ard of 1,0001. o ff ere d to h im w h o d i scovered a gold , t Ra Which would return 10,0001. the first two months Wag in operation. Th e arr i va l s o f go ld were i ncreas• a s •g, the escort to Melbourne was bringing in from 8,000 ,;: 10,000 ozs. per week ; at Ballarat one successful ? L eger had obtained 2,000 ounces in the short space of % ,.ee days. At Sydney gold was steady at 78s. per ,nce ; the total shipments were 1,427,674 ozs., value bout 5,710,6881. In Miscellaneous Shares, the market has been heavy. b Two hundred and twenty-eight 301. shares in the ' o Yal Santiago Copper Mining Company, forfeited for i n -payment of calls, were sold, by au c ti on , y e sterday, 1,243/. 15s.—an average price of 51. 7s. 6d. per share. t erou t Russia, we learn that the mines belonging to t ,,, e State have this year furnished to the Mint 1,457 and 28 pounds of gold, representing a value aii70 2 ,338 roubles (79,609,352 f.), arid 1,367 ponds of (% i (4,979,524 E), or in all 21,147,219 roubles 88 ,8760 t o ci• f urther rise in the p r ice of some of the dividend 4 11 " has taken place this week, with a good business Bolinthe Bullion Market, Mexican and South American ttel ( f . :,' 55 . ld. per oz. Bar silver containing gold, all Der "LION% 5 grains in the pound to be paid for, ss. 2.W. • Standard. Bar silver without gold, ss. 14d. per % % ,' ; ‘Andard Bar gold, 775. 9d, per oz. standard. 1 )1 0 O;:h dubloons, 78s. 6d. per oz. Columbian don ' 7780 . per oz. Fine cake silver, ss. 6, 3 3 d. per oz. kinv Et . Captain Castles, on *•••Pth v ,...liltENT EMIGRATION.--SOUTHAMPTON, eke .13- 3 4 1erabad, 815 tons, D le E ft e. th 2 e . ilok, this afternoon with 230 emigrantsGo . vernment will kr,. She is bound for Adelaide, and . pally to-morrow, probably tb. _ tel l . . d to arrive by -mi t • emigrants, who are expected tons, -morrovv, being only detained for some -m it In the morning. The Hooghley, sai o li f n l ib t , the_,=ftt Government emigrant ship sailing 11 4 , will leave about the 10th instant, for Portland 14 er t . " i 411 c1 will be followed on the 30th inst. by the /v ill h ., 44 ) a fine ship of 1,004 tons, for Melbourne. private ships de likehlke 35 Government ships and six fo•vt„e' fret°. this port during the year. lVe have been tla t pd 'with the sight of a drawing and model of . a ..r n . e n w . 4 . er fitting up emigrant ships, proposed by Al I P rt . : ll :, L it ,h, the Government emigration officer at this ml lee Z ui ch, if adopted, will, we believe, material con blerit.."' t he health and comfort of emigrants. Its . y ch_ o i r e e f kl fi af-'ll,llPear to consist in having all the people . in the L'04,3-erths, instead of, as now athwart ships, during Alto 4.1 boards of all the berths to be removedddi I :hci t 3. ' and tables being fixed to the same stanchions the 'reel" tioinkTort the bed berths. This allowsair d it 11. elreelate through the ship during the day, an , lo t 'P fee . . _ . 4 0 13 14 Y e h a a c t n h g e r t a h , curtain allows ofto a comfortablef fall space bout for nes t to4flgrants to undress in, thus combing the healthful 144.4 ey the ° Pen :berths, of _Government ships vfith of enclosed cabins of private emigrant sh ips. the DESTRUCTIVE FIRES AND MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF FIVE PERSONS. Yesterday morning the inhabitants of the Cambridge road, Mile-end, were aroused from their slumbers by the springing of rattles and a general cry of "Fire." It was then found that a fire had occurred in the premises belonging to Mr. R. Davies, oil and cslourman, situate at No. 11, in the before-named thoroughfare. The dis covery was made by police constable 134 of the K division, who in passing along his beat perceived smoke issuing through the apertures of the shop window-shutters. He at once knocked at the door, and after some time succeeded in making the inmates, consisting of five persons, sensible of their great danger. They then made an attempt to descend by the stair case, but the turpentine in the stores at that mo ment became ignited, when the dense black smoke rose up in such clouds as nearly to suffocate them. Having made for one of the windows, they were going to precipitate themselves into" the street, when several persons called upon them to remain until the Royal So ciety's escape, which was on its road, could reach the premises. At that instant a ladder was brought from the railway arch, and the same having been raised in front of the building, the whole of the five persons were carried down without receiving any personal injury. The fire escape arrived just as the persons were saved, and the engines of Mile-end and Shoreditch pailish attended, followed by Mr. Fogo, the principal officer of the Lon don brigade (A district), and the engines from Jeffrey street, Wellclose-square, and one from Watling-street stations. By that time every room in the building was encircled in flame, and the fire was belching forth so furiously as to threaten the premises of Mr. Dobin son, next door. Fortunately, an abundant supply of water was obtained from the fire-mains of the East Lon don Company, and the engines were forthwith set to work, but the fire had previously obtained too strong a hold to be easily subdued, and the neighbourhood became brilliantly illuminated. The firemen and parish engine keepers kept to their work, and finally got the mastery over the fearful element, but not until the premises, and all they contained, were nearly destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown. The persons who were present when the fire was first discovered were of opinion that if they had had one of the fire-annihilators, and a bucket of water at hand, that they could have prevented the flames from extending beyond the front shop, as they were enabled before the turps and oil took fire, to enter the premises and remove the gun powder contained therein. The water thrown from the engines upon the blazing turps had the contrary effect, and the spirits were entirely consumed. The sufferers were partially insured. The premises of Mr. Dobinson, bootmaker, No. 12, in the same road, are also damaged by water and removal, and touch of the furniture was broken by being hastily carried away. Yesterday afternoon, a fire happened on the premises of Mr. Decosta, waterproof clothing manufacturer, car rying on business at 72, Sun-street, Bishopsgate. It was caused, it is supposed, from a spark falling amongst some waterproof goods in one of the workshops on the third floor. The engines of the London brigade were soon in attendance, and the fire was subdued, but not until the workshop and its contents were very consider ably damaged by fire. Unfortunately the sufferer was not insured. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Dec. 3.--Wind this day at noon, N., variable and light, with fog.—The Marshall (s), which got in con tact with the Woodhouse off the Humber, had not arrived at Hull up to yesterday. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 2.—Sailed—Solent (s), for the West Indies. POOLE, Dec. 2.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Agnes, from St. John's, N.B. DARTMOUTH, Dec. 2.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Argen tina, from Odessa, &c., for Hull, leaky. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 2.—Wind, E. Arrived—Comet from Algoa Bay, for London, leaky. Sailed—Heellize Wille broders, for Singapore. STORNOWAY, Dec. I.—Arrived—lndian Princess, for Riga, for Londonderry, leaky ; Caroline, from Liverpool, for Stettin, leaky, &c. FALMOUTH, Dec. 2.—Wind, E. Arrived—Norfolk Hero, from London, for Trieste, to stop a leak. NEWPORT, Dec. 2.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Secret, fi om Gloucester, for New York. Sailed—Staines Castle, for Bahia ; Meteor, Wilmington ; Worthy of Devon, New York. LONDONDERRY, Dec. I.—Arrived—Superior, from St. John's, N.B. Sailed—Creole, for New Orleans; Albion, New York. SHIELDS, Dec. 2.—The Kate Evelyn, for the Mediter ranean, got in contact with a vessel in the harbour, and lost bowsprit, head, cutwater, &o. ELSINORE, Nov. 30. The Semnos, St. Petersburg to Newcastle, was lost on the Chalk Grounds in tilt Gulf of Fnland, on the 12th inst. ; crew saved and landed here. The Thomas Rowell, of Shields, was ashore in the Gulf of Finland on the 26th inst. The Coneordia, from Copen hagen, has put in with damage from contact with a vessel. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. I.—Wind, S. Arrived—Ontario, Callao. CROOKHAVEN.—Arrived —North Stir, Bombay, for Spool ; Jane Dalrymple, St. John's, Newfoundland, with loss of maintop-mast and bulwarks, foreyard, &c. WELLS, Dec. 2.—The Victorine, St. Petersburg to Rouen, which got on shore yesterday, has come off with little apparent damage, and has commenced reloading. HULL, Dec. 2.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Brutus, Quebec; Wolfscove, do. GRIMSBY, Dec. 2.—The Helen Maria, of Bath, St. John's, N. 8., to Hull, which got on shore at Theddlethorpe, was assisted off last night. PORTRUSH BAY.—Arrived—Aquatic, .from the Clyde, for St. John's, N.B. HARTLEPOOL, Dec. 2.—Sailetl.—Cornelius Smit, for Hong Kong. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 2.—Wind, E.S.E. Arrived.—Cato, from Rio Grande ; Hampshire, London, for Constontinople, leaky. Sailed.—Dinapore, Madras. SWANSEA, Dec. 2.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Demetrius, from Coquimbo. Sailed.—Blanehe, Demerara; Adore, and Lady Ribon, Madeira. MELFORD, Dec. 2.—Wind, S. Arrived.—Eliza Robson, from Newport, for Madeira, with damage, from contact with the Yankee Blade (American). (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, SATURDAY, 10 A.M. CUSTOMS RETURN. Wind N.W. ; tide, one hours' ebb. No arrivals. DEAL, SATURDAY, 9.35 A.M. Wind S., light, and fine. Passed—Cheshire, for Port Adelaide ; Agrippina, for Ceylon ; Agra (s s), for Cardiff—all from London; Chris tina, from Copenhagen, for Melbourne. Passed in Tow—City of Benares, from Calcutta, for London. - TEL SVN, LONDON, S MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. For the time of year, the supplies of fruit and vegetables were large, and an average business was transacted in them, at our quotations. FRIIIT.—Pine apples, English, 3s Od to 6s Od each ; ditto toecolnial, ls Od to 18 3d each ; hot-house grapes, 2s Od ss ; foreign ditto, 8d to is 641 per lb ; apples, 4s to 8s per bush.; pears, is to 3s per dozen ; lemons, is Od to 2 s'; orange s, 4s Od to Os p er 100 ; almonds, 2s to 3s per lb. ; Barcelona nuts, 20s per bush.; cob-nuts, 95s to liOs per 1001bs. ; chesnuts, 8s to 20s per bushel ; filberts, 90s to 105 s per 100 lbs ; walnuts, 8d to is 6d per 100 ; peaches, is to 5s ; nectarines, 2s to 7s ; apricots, is to 3s per dozen ; figs, is to 2s per dozen ; damsons, 2s Gd to 3s 6d per half sieve ; melons, is to 3s Od each. VEGETABLES. — Cabbages, 9d to is Od. ; Brussels sprouts, is Gd. to 2s Od per half sieve ; cauliflowers, 4d to 6d each ; greens. is Gd to 3s Od per doz. bunches; red cabbages, 2s to 5s Od per dozen ; potatoes, 80s to 160 s per ton ; turnips, 2s Od. to 3s Od ; carrots, 4s Od to 6s Od per dozen bunches ; cucumbers, Os 2d to Os Gd each ; celery, 9d to is 6d per bundle ; spinach, is Gd to 2s Od per sieve ; onions, Gs Od to 108 Od per bushel ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s per doz. ; leeks, ld to 2d per bunch ; shallots, Gd to 8d ; garlic, Gd to 8d per lb ; endive, 2s 2d to 3s Od per score ; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s Od per bundle ; mushrooms, Os 9d to is Gd per pottle; parsley, 3s Od to 3s 6d per dozen bunches ; beet, is Od to is Gd per dozen ; cabbage lettuces, Gd to 8d per score ; hands ; artichokes, 3s to 5s per dozen ; sorrel, Gd to is per half sieve. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s to Os 6d; Geese 4s 6,1 to Is 6d each ; Ducks 2s Od to 2s 9d; tame Rabbits, 10d to is 6d ; wild ditto, 8,1 to is 6d ; Pigeons, 5,1 to &I each; roasting Pigs, Os to Os 0,1 each; Surrey Fowls, 5s Od to 9s Od ; ditto Chickens, Os 0,1 to Os Od; barn-door Fowls, is 9d to 3s Od per couple; Capons, 3s to 5s Od : Chickens, is 6d to 2s 3d per couple ; Pheasants, 3s Gd to 3s 9d; Partridges, is 3d to is 9d; Hares, 2s Gd to 3s 6d; Leverets, 3s Od to 5s Od; Woodcocks, 2s 6d to 3s Gd; Grouse, 2s Od to 2s 6d; Snipes, Od to is 6d; Teal, Gd to 9d; wild Ducks, is 3d to 2s Od ; Widgeons, 9d to is Od; and Plovers, Gd to is each. English Eggs, Os Od to lOs Od; French ditto, Gs Od to 7s Od per 120 ; Ostend fresh butter lls 6d to 12s 6d, and English 12s to 14s per 12 lbs. 40 20 20 20 20 8 20 20 2. , 1d 2a - - lad fi - fi 2 -34 p 24 4 d— 2 34 4 p P P lip 24 3 p 24 2 d P 8 n 2C q 1(10 20 10 20 20 11 11c1 ••• -. ••• 101 -10 i 61-- 6t 1 -- 2 1 -- 2i id p - ••• ''''' • ••• ''''''' • •.• '"' • 8 34# 34 lii- 8x - 16 - • • • '.-...' 41. 43 321 32 2 4 Jed P 19 par .1 1 9 1 1 i 911 ... .. id - - i S P 3 4i 5 - I Ell 7 - 4 - BAP ld = 101 I 5 44 34 i i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Sb L. Paid RAILWAYS. Leasing Closing Prices Business Compans, yesterday. this day. — 50 all Bedford and Ln.&N.W. Bletchley St. 100 Buckghamsh L. &N.W. 101 103 50 all Clydesdale Jc Caledon.,. 51 52 St. 100 E.Lincoln. gr 6p. cent ... Gt.Northn 143 146 25 all Glas. Barr. dI Caldonian. Neils. Direct. 25 all Do. New Do 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. et. Weatn 3O 32 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. dz Yk. New Railway & Berw.. 50 all Hull & Selby Y.deN.Md. 108 —no 25 all Do. Shares Do 54 55 12i all Do. I Shares. Do 26 —27 i 12 Lon.&Green S.Eastena l3 —l4 20 all Do. Preference Do 24 251 St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent.,. Norfolk St. 100 Do. 6 per et... Do — 51 all Manch.Baton. Ln.&N.W and Matlock & Midld 2 ,1 - 3 50 all Middlesbro' & Stekton & Redcar 100 all Midld.Bradfd Midland... 99 101 50 all Northern and Eastern sp.c. E. Count.. 60 62 5 all Do. 6 per ct Do 5- , all Do.Fixedsp.c Do 2a all Prest. & Wyre L. &IS. W &Ludin " 12 Do. Shares. Do — 100 Roystu.di Hit. Gt.Northn 142 145 S-. 100 Do•Shopth.St. Do 142 145 2 183 Shef. Roth. & Lancash.& Goole g. 5. p. c Yorksh — d 12 9S. Sta fl ordsh.. MrMClean 2 lid all a WearValleygr Stockt. 6 per cent Darling. 25 all Do.. Do 3Oll —31 i St. ,100 Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn. 98 100 BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 3s Od to 15s ; Brills, is Od to 58 each ; Salmon Trout, is to is 4d per lb; Cod Fish, 2s Od to 7s 0(1 ; Soles, 4d to is Gd per pair ; Eels, 6d to 8d per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to is 6d ; Crabs, 6d. to 2s 3d ; Whitings, is to 5s Od per doz.; Doreys, ls Od to ss; Mullets, is to 2s 6d each ; Common Oysters, 10s Od to 16s Od; Natives, 40s Od to 50s Od per bsh; Mackerel, 30s to 00s per 100 ; Smelts, lsOd to 3s pr doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, 8s Gd to 10s 6d per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 5s Od to Os Od per 100 ; Haddocks, 3s to 7s per doz. ; Plaice, 4d to is each ; Carp, 2s Od per brace ; Tench, 2s Od to Os Od per brace ; Gurnets, 4d to is Od each ; Halibut, 6d per lb. ; Salt Fish, 2d to 5d per lb. ; Prawns, 2s Od to 4s 0(1 per lb. ; Flounders, is to is Gd per dozen ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb.; Pike 6d per lb. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 1.1. d to 110; of household ditto, 91d to 100 per 41b loaf. - . NEWPORT. Beef from 3s Od to 4s 2d mutton, '35 4d to 4s 8d ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; pork, 32 2d to 4s 10d per Blbs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8,1; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s 2d to 48 10d per Blbs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 20 to 2d; 641 b to 721 b, 2d to Od; 721 b to 801 b, 20 to 3d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3d to 3id ; 881 b to 961 b, 34d to 34d; 961 b to 1041 b, 30 to 3id ; 1041 1 ) to 1121 b 3d to 40. Horse hides, 6s 6d to Os Od; calf skins, light, 2s Gd to 3s 6d; ditto, full, 6s Od to Os Od; polled sheep, 6s Gd to 7s 9d; . Kents, 5s 3d to Gs 3d; Half-breds, 5s 3d to Gs 3d ; Downs, 4s Od to 5s Od. HAY MARKETS. S MIT HFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 5/ 12s ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to Cl 6s ; and straw, 1/ 144 to 2/ 2s per load. Trade rather dull. CIIMBERLANU.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 5/ 15s ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to Cl 6s • and straw, 1/ 16s to 21 3s per load. A. full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2115 s to 51 12s; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 6/ 10,5 ; and straw, 1/ 12s to 2/ 2s per load. upply good, and trade rather dull. SHARE MARKET. -(TIIIS DAY). f BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. l'aidj Aberdeen ........ Ambg. Nottng. Bost dt Eastn. Junc Belfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh, dt Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. di Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cans Do., £2O Blyth & Tync original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol dr Exeter Caledonian-- Chester it Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Dublin&Belfast Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New ...... East Anglian (£25 L & E. & L. & D.) Do., (XlB E. & H.) Eastern Counties 'EasternUnion,A. stk. Do., do. 8.... ...... Do.NewA(lateThirds) East Lancashire jEdinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles lEdinb.Prth.&Dundee Forth and ClydeJunc. Glasgow & S.Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) Great Western Irish Sonth-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle Do., Thirds.....: Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. & So utb pt London & Blackwall Lend. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Bright. & S. Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths Do. ,16/.5h.,M&8... C Do. Eighths London & S.Western Do., £5O Do., X4O Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. Shef. &Lincln. Do., Man. &Lin. Un. Midland Do. Birming.& Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. Shares Newcastle &Carlisle.. Newmarket Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk.. Northn. Counties Un North British . ...... North Devon, No.l Do., No. 2...... Dc., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central ...... Scottish Midland....., Shrewsbury di Birmg. Do., L. di N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. dz Herefd Shrewsby. do Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B,C, &D, fully paid up at per cent South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun Do.. Stai n es , Wok. , &Wok . Stockton & Darling Stockton & Hartlepi. Taff Vale... IDo. £lO shades... Do. Pref., No. I.__ Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West C0rnwa11........ West End of London and Crystal Palace.. West London . ..... IWnabledon &Croydon York NewctL &Berw. I Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchatie ,York & N. Midland.. Closing Prices We W. 201 - 5 1 si, 9 - 10 12 - 10 31 17 19 5i 4d 96 - 98 551 -55 i 16 - 17 14 - 16 45i -- 464 8 bi 5k - 3f 4 12k- 13i 42 - 44 31 - 33 63- 65 61 - 63 22 4 = iii 85k 58 60 128. - 130 1.02 104 82 -- 821 88 90 11 —l2 pl 66 67 6.1 —61 d d 13 =l4 i - i 1 - lip 97 - 99 102 - 1026 d- P - ip 76 78 12 11 d 11 9d 23 - 24 - 62~- 63! 36 - 38 54._ 56 1 i 4 d— - par 24 3 6 8 51 53 31 3i d 31 32 8 10 51 1.1 511 • sict 8 Par - 2 p ... .-- •, 38 - 39 90 - 91 56 -- 57 60 - 62 55 60 2 lidi 14 - 16 7 - 8 11 - 12 - 15 -- 17 604 - 61! 33i 34? 4 .-- 2 3 - 4 Fr io ... - . 2 3 15 - 16 5 - 7 .•• ••• 8 - 9 64 - 65 81 48 - FOREIGN. Antwrp &Rotterdam Belgian East. Junct Beziers to Graissessac Central of Italy Charleroi & Erquelin Demerara Dijon and Besagon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gd. Trunk. of Canada Shrs. and Bonds Gt. Central of France Gt. Westn. of Canad Shares .. Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 Do. bonds (2 i55.)1873 .Oi Hamilton & Toronto 611 Do. 6 per cent 5 Lako Const. & Basle 4 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref. .5 Luexembourg LO Do. (Railway) 2 Do Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. cent. prof. Lyons & Mediterran, Madras Maria Antonia Do. New Melbourne Dk. & Ry Namur & Liege (with interest 'Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds [fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.] NorwegianTruk. Pref Paris and Lyons Do. bomb Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caen& Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambro and Meuse 53 per cent. pref S.E. of France Southern of France St. Andrews & Quebec Upper India Scrip . West Flanders Do. SA per c. Prof . Western of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand Basiness done this day. 204 5116 M " 82i 3} Pm 9el 98 1021 lif 121 24i 62 i i 3 11 0 -, Es k ijiiThrE- WNG, DECEMBER 3, 1853, PUNCH'S POCKET BOOK, FOR 1854. Illustrated by John Leech and John Tenniel, Punch-office. It was a fortunate thing for Punch, that imme diately on the retirement of the incomparable Richard Doyle —the celebrant of " Ye Manners and ye Customs of ye Englishe," and the immortaliser of "Messrs. Brown, Jones, and Robinson"—the proprietors secured in John Tenniel an illustrator worthy of being the colleague of that inimitable artist of . the leech-b o ttl e. Of t h e rea lly remark able ability of Tenni e l as a h umour i st, we t a k e his ni linings in the new specimen of Punch's Pocket Book (for 1854) as conclusive attestation. Testi mony of this may be found in the sketches of the Queen an d P r i nce Al b ert riding on t h e Lion and the U n i corn ! I n G ob and Magog angling for Turtle ! In Field Marshal Punch sur veying his army i n b a ttl e array f rom an eminence, in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief ! In a fly of a numskull client entangled in the network of the law and seized incontinently therein by a spiderous barrister ! In a wonderfully comical group of Punch (again ! like Mr. Spenlow) in the aspect of a leer ing Assyrian Lion, viewed by a yokel of a British Lion with spindle ancles and a smock frock ! In a goblin drollery of Punch armed cap-it-pie bestrid ing a heraldic griffin—the griffin, by the way, intensely prancant ! Punch (again !) kissing a barmaid—himself clad in the costume of a thea trical postilion ! And finally, an exquisitely-absurd representation of Punch in his character as a father rushing wildly into the nursery to chastise a cluster of fractious infant Punches! Leech's principal contribu tion to the Pocket Book is, as formerly, the coloured frontispiece. This time, "Topsy Turvy, or our Anti podes"—Regent-street in Australia ! A party of ruffian gold-diggers waited upon by members of what we have been hitherto wont to call the supe rior classes of civilised society ! One cut-throat bawling, " Now, then, you master of arts, look sharp with that pale ale !" Another yelling, " folio, there, you intellectual being, where the doose are my highlows ?" Besides these, Leech has some capital little sketches in the second part of the Pocket Book as embellishments to a very indifferent jumble of prose and metrical contribu tions of a ludicrous character. Punch contrives, of course, as usual, to render his merry little " Pocket Book" useful as an Almanack, and mingles with his fun (both pictorial and literary) a mass of sound business information. LOSS OF A HULL STEAM-SHIP AND ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY LIVES. On Thursday afternoon a rumour was very current in the town of Hull, that the Marshall, a steam screw-ship of 300 tons, belonging to the Elbe Humber Steam Na vigation Company, and trading between Hull and Ham burgh, was lost, with a large number of souls on board. The Marshall left Hamburgh on Saturday evening last, and the Elbe on Sunday. She had on board a large and valuable cargo, and upwards of 150 emigrants, besides her crew, about 18 in number. She should, in the or dinary course of events, have arrived in Hull on Monday evening, but up to 3 p.m. on Friday she had not made her appearance. On Wednesday one of her boats was picked up in the North Sea by a fishing-smack, named the Flirt, and it has been brought to Hull and landed. The crew of the barque Woodhouse, Captain Gatgens, from Stockholm, state that between ten and eleven o'clock on Monday night last, the weather at the time being very thick and the night very dark, a screw steamer came in collision with their vessel near the New sand Float, just as she was making for the Humber. They further state that they hailed the steamer, and asked her name, but no reply was given ; and it is there fore supposed that she must have gone down head fore most, and that the passengers, who would be in their berths below at the time of the collision. have all met with a watery grave. The steamer first struck the Woodhouse on the bow, and then, swinging round, caught her on the stern. In making some repairs im mediately after the collision, a young man, named Ed ward Burn belonging to the Woodhouse, fell overboard, and was drowned. It is reported that the crew of a Prussian vessel, which has arrived at Hull, had heard on Monday night cries of distress from a vessel at sea. At the time men tioned, between ten and eleven o'clock, the Prussian had a narrow escape from collision with a paddle-wheel steam-ship from the south. THE LATE COLLISION ON THE LONDON AND NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY. The collision which took place on the London and North-Western Railway, on Thursday, between two ex press trains, near Berkhampstead, proves to have been much more serious in its character and results than has already been stated or was anticipated. The 9 a.m. express train out left the Euston station at its proper time, consisting of the engine, two first class and one second-class carriages, and two breaks. Nothing occurred to attract notice till the train arrived in the Northchurch tunnel, between Berkhampstead and Tring, when the driver fancied there was an unusual motion, and immediately on emerging from the tunnel, whore there is an ascent of the line, the crank axle of '`the engine broke, and the engine ran for several hun drAtyAtelli, rearing up, with its foremost wheels com pletely off the line. This circumstance rendered it extremely difficult for the driver to shut off his steam. He had scarcely done so when the engine left the down line, and dashed across up the bank, throw ing the two first-class carriages and the guard's break-van across the up line. In this break was the unfortunate guard Blaney, and in the first-class carriages were a number of gentlemen who were going down to the vicinity of Aylesbury, to attend the meet of Baron Rothschild's hounds. The latter fortunately escaped with but a few slight contusions. At the time of the accident to the down express, which occurred about a quarter to ten o'clock, the 7.30 up express train from Birmingham had left Tring, and although every precau tion was taken to stop its progress, the steam upon her engine was so great that it was impossible to stop its speed before itthme into collisionwith the alreadydisabled express train lying on the up line. The poor guard of the down ex press, Blaney, was no doubt killed by the first accident, as the attention of the hunting gentlemen was attracted by groans proceeding from the foremost break ; they were in the act of removing him therefrom when the whistle of the up coming express warned them of their danger, and they had to run to save their own lives. In an instant the collision took place. The first-class carriages and the break-van already thrown over, were shattered to pieces, and the carriages, as well as the passengers, in the up express-train sustained a violent shock ; but, singular to relate, although both engines were thrown off the line, the drivers and stokers escaped with but very slight injuries. The guard of the down-train, Blaney, was, soon after the collision, discovered amongst the debris of the break frightfully mutilated and quite dead. His body was conveyed to the Crooked Billet, at Northchurch, where it awaits an inquest. Nothing of any consequence happened to the passenge r s of the down express, but many of those who were in the up train 'suffered severely in the shape of cuts and contu sions by the collision, and two or three are so seriously injured about the head and face, that they were obliged to be conveyed to the Swan Hotel, at Berkhampstead, where'they remain at present under medical treatment. It appears that Mr. H. P. Bruyeres, the General Superintendent of the line, was on the spot imme diately after the accident, as he happened to be tra velling down by the train immediately following the express, leaving Euston at half-past nine. He imme diately issued orders to stop the traffic both up and down, but considerable delay ensued in communicating what had happened to the London Terminus, in consequence of the telegraph being broken by the accident. A large number of workmen were, however, in the course of the morning despatched to the scene of the disaster, and in three or four hours after their arrival the line was cleared. The report yesterday was, that the injured passengers were progressing favourably. The inquest on the guard, Blaney, is appointed to take place at eleven o'clock this (Saturday) forenoon. APOTHEGARIES' HALL—Names of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice of medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thurs day December 1, 1853 :—Charles Slater Adams, Wed. nesbury, Staffordshire ; William Roberts, Mynyddy- Gof, Anglesea; William Henry Ludlow, Leir, Leicester shire. In our report of the proceedings of the Metropolitan and General Freehold Land Society, yesterday, the number of rights to choose allotments should have been about 800, and those the society had marked off, by supplying them with land valued at 15,0001., to about 600. The capital of this flourishing society amounts to close upon 100,000/. SUSPECTED MURDER IN SCOTLAND.-011 the eTen ing of Monday the 21st instant, a man in the prime of life, named M'Donald, holding a small farm in the parish of St. Fergus, near Peterhead, left his home to proceed on some business to the blacksmith's shop, situated at some little distance, and as he did not return the same night, his friends naturally became alarmed about him. The next morning he was found lying dead in a field, with a discharged pistol by his side, by a bullet from which, it was evident, he had come by his death. It was at first conjectured that he had committed suicide, but when tidings of the event reached Peterhead, the agent of the Northern Insurance Com pany there—in which office M`Donald's life had been insured for 500/.—was led to suspect, from the cir cumstance that the insurance had not been effected b h 9 ' M'Donald himself, but by another person, a Dr- Sm;: o t ul residing in St. Fergus, that there had been play in the matter. This suspicion was a v a :7, e i_l i e f h e strengthened when 'it was ascertained h t e h sani t e n e per . of the unfortunate man was insured t insured son in a second office for 500/., and in b a y h t e h r e c i 1 . ; n donian, for 1,000/. ; and further, that e t fear, and that for in this latter office was only x , in the course one the period of the policy wouldtee .and, consequently, of a few days from the present darel months the pre the Cale if M'Donald survived the tv'ss.,°ould b© lost money. mium paid on the opinion that, from the position an ° P c ' n a nd the way that the began to express Moreover, the partiesl'64o(l). was lying, a that the in which the body , was n ext to imp ossible . discovered the dead man shot had taken effect, M ' Donald pistol could have been Bred has been apprehended, and M`Donald himself. The on the charge of hav result was of Peterhead , now lies in the gaol ned in the death of the deceased.—Edin ing been concerned Smith i tired by ourgl4 Cour ,:bnia.t Dr. TRADE AND NAVIGATION RETURNS. The official trade and navigation returns for the month ending Nov. 5, have been issued. The declared value of some of the principal exports, compared with that for the same articles during the cor responding month of last year, was as follows :- 1852. 1853. Beer and Ale £35,724 Coals and calm 101,079 Cotton manufacture s 1,460,483 Cotton yarn Earthenware 83,641 ...... 102,960 Haberdashery and millinery 122,471 Hardware and cutlery Linen manufactures Linen yarn Machinery 152,281 Metals Silk manufactures Silk thrown 21,231 __ . Soap Wool 47,915 ...... 31,513 Woollen manufactures Woollen yarn The comparison of imports for the ten months is as under : 1852. 1853. Oxen no. 33,348 ...... 41,135 Sheep no. 170,9 31 Wheat qrs. 2,414,9 49 Barley qrs. 757,494 524,653 867,240 Oats 911,940 q Flour cwt. 3,481,274 Coff ee lbs. 45,232, 859 6,788,403 Cocoa 1,457,053 lbs. 5,537,010 Flax .. . ....................... cwt. 1,042 , 596 143,201 Currants ..................... cwt. 231,272 88,69 1 Guano —.3,951 _ t ons 113,. Hemp cwt. 840,328 980,928 Oil, palm cwt. 80,719 ...... 141,016 Potatoes cwt 290,738 Bacon, pork, and b ee f . ... cwt. 153,710 480,664 Silk, raw lbs. 4 ,197,766 Rum proof gallons 4 ,600,646 Brandy proof gallons 2,583,264 Geneva proof gallons 146,374 ...... 266,7 91 Timber loads 1,632,609 ..... . 1,556,788 Tobacco lbs. 15,948,125 ...... 24,653,171 Wine gallons. 4,767,538 - - cwt. _6,688,204 ...... 8,535,248 7 --- - Cotton Sheep's wool .... ~ lbs. 70,336,038 ..... 375,042 ... 94,045,710 The total declared value of all the exports amounted to 6,168,0261., which, as compared with the like month of last year, shows an increase of 1,312,360/. THE IVAR IN THE EAST. (From, the now.) By the latest intelligence from the banks of the Danube, we are informed that the Turks made an ad vance from Kalafat on the 25th ult., and constructed a large intrenched camp at a point about 12 miles distant from the river, in the direction of Krajova. Nothing can better illustrate the uncertainty of the reports from these parts than the announcement now made. For some days past we have been positively assured that the retirement of the Turks from Oltenitza had been fol lowed by the evacuation of all their posts on the left bank of the stream, and, though it was admitted at first that Kalafat formed an exception, and was still held by a detachment of the Ottoman army, we are told no later than Tuesday last, that this position had also been partially abandoned, that 8,000 of its garrison had re crossed the Danube to Widdin, and that the Turks were undoubtedly concerting a general retreat to Bulgaria. This retreat is now converted into an advance, and, so far is Omer Pasha from designing to evacuate Wallachia that he has marched, it is said, some distance up the country, and has established a fortified camp capable of holding three times the number of his force which was so successful at Oltenitza. Though we have reason to believe in the authenticity of this latter statement, it is no more than prudent to reserve our conclusions for a time ; but, if the intelli gence before us is correct, it certainly discloses inten tions on the part of the Turks of very material impor tance. It is true that the advance of 12 miles is not considerable, and that the construction of a camp might appear to indicate designs rather of passive than of ac tive operations. Still, if the plans of the Turkish com mander involved nothing more than the mere mainte nance of a position near Lesser Wallachia, it is difficult to see bow his new camp could o ff er muc h improvement on the strong and convenient post which he already occupied at Kalafat ; and in any case it is clear that he neither intends to remain inactive, nor to retire altoge ther before the assembling forces of Prince Gortschakoff. At some future time we shall probably learn more dis tinctly with what motives both Turks and Rus sians have continued so long without any material movement in this part of the principalities. Accord ing to the best of our information, strong divisions of the two armies must have confronted each other at Kalafat and Krajova ever since the close of October, whereas, excepting some accidental skirmishing at the first passage of the river, we have heard of no operation in this quarter until the present movement. General Dannenberg, who at one time commanded the Russian force between Krajova and Slatina, left, we are told, to assist at the attack on Oltenitza, but it does not appear that he took with him any considerable body of troops, and it is certainly remarkable both that the Turks at Kalafat should have abstained from attempting any diversion during the protracted conflicts at Oltenitza and Giurgevo, and that the Russians, after acquiring at length the ascendancy at the two latter points,, should have directed no operations against Kalafat. Now, however, if our intelligence is trustworthy, affairs in these parts seem to be undergoing a change, and we must needs conclude that the advance from Kalafat is preliminary to some operations of a more de cisive character. This much, at any rate, is plain, that not only the war, but the campaign, is to be prosecuted without intermission, and we may, perhaps, hear, when Prince Gortschakoff's reserves have conic up, of a grand attack upon the Ottoman positions in Lesser Wallachia. What may be the result of this conflict can, of course, be only conjectured, but, from the details of the battle of Oltenitza, which have at length reached us in a well-authenticated shape from eye-witnesses of the engagement, it is impossible not to infer that the Russians may encounter a most for midable opposition. We now know that a force of at least 8,000 Russians was repulsed with serious loss by some 3,000 or 4,000 intrenched Turks. The stories of the bayonet-charges and the close fighting of the troops prove to be pure fabrications. Our correspondent, whose account of the battle we published on Wednes day, says that the Russians could never get within 100 yards of the Turkish works, and Omer Pasha himself, in his well-written official despatch to the Ottoman govern. ment, describes the enemy only as "advancing with cool ness and resolution almost to the brink of of the trench." But this, though it does not quite prove that Turks are a match for the Russians in the qualities demanded for the manoeuvres of a pitched battle, prove, at any rate, that Omer Pasha can take up such positions as are invin cible against double his numbers under Prince Gorts chakoff. These very tactics he seems now to be pursu ing in Lesser Wallachia. _ . As further evidence of the unremitting energy with which hostilities are continued, we receive a succession of interesting reports from Giurgevo. This, it will be remembered, is the fort opposite that of Rustchuk, and the only point at which the Turks, at the opening of the campaign, failed to accomplish the passage of the Danube. They never, however, entirely relinquished the attempt, but maintained themselves for some time on an island in the stream, half-way between the two forts. This positions the Russian repeatedly and at last successfully attacked ; but on the 21st ult., as we are informed, the Turks recovered the island and held it, in spite of two distinct assaults, until the 24th, when the Russians once more got possession of it. The desperate fighting at this point indicates that both parties foresee events in which its importance would be extreme. Whether the Turks desire to secure the position for an attack still contemplated upon Giurjevo and Bucharest, or whether, as is perhaps more likely, the Russians wished ti estab lish at this point an available communication with the right bank, we do not stop to conjecture, but in either case it is plain that no intermission of hostilities is at present probable. This, in fact, unless an armistice can be imposed upon the combatants by the mediation of independent Powers, is the conclusion to which all the intelligence of the last few days unavoidably conducts us. The "whole of the Polish army"—that is to say, of the Russian force quartered in that part of the Imperial dominions—is reported to be under orders for the Principalities, a cir cumstance - which must necessarily betoken on the part of the Czar a resolution of continuing the war to extre mities, since months must elapse before troops hle ad vancing f rom th e P olish provinces could be available for operations on the Danube, On the other sit a o though no considerable Turkish reserves are kno wn , t t ie exist, the army of Omer Pasha has suffered as u yet_b in from the campaign ; it is flushed with unexpe arch exPeri and, if the Russian reserves now on the to tri w‘ ich Prince ted success, ence any such decimations as those to Gortechakoff's division is said to have b the belligerent exposed,n it is possibily that the disparity between considerably less forces, even some time hence, Y than the results of former P in excoensider, upon the whole / h ul t t r i o rn : h s a u s ces rlence would have sug gested. We cannot, indueerd,. that the quality of the Turkish we see bow to reyceotnh;ileensueuch ith the ficiently approved, a conclusion as than! nor do Russian e mpire ; but it u i n s w ob s v , i ) ous known power of th oks lcu" that Omer Pasha lo and that he intends to bring these .. with some confidence chances hi to prospects, the test of trial. r some m isgivings or some pacific dis ould have have argued eeitl:peart of the Porte, while position p w retext for Russians of any advanceimmehdisiatelt of the d e prived e lli teli g the state of war ; but t Turks towards Krajova, coupled with . their activity ine Turks the whole is evidence _th . at aka] , ' on ly yat the beginning of the Wallachian we are campaign. ----,---..---..---,... SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE ELECTION.—Sir W. E. C. Efartopp, Bart., the High Sheriff, has fixed Saturday next, the 3d inst., for the election of a representative for the southern division of the county of Warwick, a vacancy having occurred by the elevation of the late member, Lord Brooke, to the peerage, by the title of the Earl of Warwick. The only candidate at present in the field is Mr. Evelyn P. Shirley, on the Conserv a tive interest, and there appears to be eve r y pro b a b ility that he will be returned unopposed. ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS.—WOOLWICH) —One serjeant, three corporals, and six privates DEC.D -• ix privates of this corps are under orders to emba r k fora passage to Au. stralia, where they are to be employ e d as coiners in the Mint established in that country. Th e non-commissioned officers and privates have been selected for this special service owing to their intelligence and general good con duct, and have for several months past been employed at the Mint in London, in acquiring a th oroug h know ledge of the ar t of coining the current coin of this country. THE CORPORATION OF LONDON. ( From the Morning Chronicle.) An act of Parliament, passed five centuries ago, after stating in its preamble that the "errors, defaults, and misprisions notoriously used in the City of London, for de fault of good governance, by the Mayor, Sheriffs, and Al dermen, could not be inquired nor found by people of th• same city," proceeded to enact that the corporation should forthwith amend its behaviour, under penalty of fines for the first and second default, and of disfranchisement for the third. Provision was further made that "it should be begun to inquire upon them at St. Michael next coming, so that, if they did not afford due redress, it should be in quired of their defaults by inquests of people of foreign counties," which " foreign counties" the statute then enu merates. Surrey, however, is not mentioned, which is somewhat singular, especially as Sussex has a place in the list. The omission may perhaps be partially accounted for by the fact that the only portion of the metropolis which then existed on the Surrey side of the river, being (as it still is) in an anomalous species of vassalage to the City, could not supply an independent tribunal ; whilst the rural parts of the county had not at that period at tained any great commercial importance. On the connec tion existing between London and Southwark we now pro pose to make a few remarks, leaving those who are so in clined to speculate on the possibility of some analogy being discoverable between the ' errors, defaults, and mispri sions" of the fourteenth century and those of the nine teenth, as well as the difference between an inquiry before the Commissioners of Edward 111. and those of her pre. sent Majesty. The suzerainty enjoyed by the City over the Borough, originally established by a charter of Edward 1., and con firmed in several succeeding reigns, was extended to its present limits by Edward VL—who, in consideration of a sum of 6471.25. ld., added to the former grant a convey ance of all the property of the Crown situate within the borough (excepting certain specified tenements) together " with the lordship and borough late the possession of the Archbishop of Canterbury." For 500 marks more, seig niorial rights and a considerable extent of legal jurisdiction were also conceded ; and the powers which the corporation thus acquired by bargain and sale—on terms which were fair enough, according to the estimate of the times in which the transaction took place—have not been suffered to become obsolete by non-user. Mr. Pocock, one of the speakers at the meeting of the inhabitants of Southwark on Friday last, states that he has resided in the borough more than fifty years, and has been repeatedly summoned, by the Lord Mayor's precept, to serve on grand and petty juries • and another gentleman complains that he and hi s neighbours are required to attend Corporation Courts, only "to be toll that there is no business for them to do, and that they may quietly retire to discharge their own," but that they are nevertheless fined if they disobey the man date. From a third speaker, we learn that the City has disposed of the meterage of the borough "in what they call offices"—a purely technical term, which, when em ployed in connection .with coal and corn duties, may b e said to derive its signification from the Latin verb officio, " to obstruct or annoy"— and that it has monopolised the entire csntrol of the river, in which the inhabitants of the southern shore have an equal interest with the citi zens. A member of the medical profession, who also attended the meeting, dwelt on a grievance of a dif ferent character—stating that the governing body. had wholly neglected the duty of cleansing streets and im proving drainage, as well as of taking other precautions against infectious disease. The co m pl a i n t , though b c : y la means unfounded, was, perhaps, in one respect, somewhat unreasonable—for " charity begins at home," :and the pa gtrroenats of Smithfield m in it t h h fi e el r c e l m ca oyi n a no o t f b n e n e i xaapenccets. It is a ed to act that an any, by an old statute of Henry VII., th e slaughter of cattle with in the walls of London w as forbidden,as a practi ce " al lowed in few noble cities and towns,avoer none within Chris tendom, where t rave lli ng men h should " engende r sickness, to the destarubocntiredon''o' fle,s,tthist people ;" but the penalties which that act imposed—viz., xij pence for an ox, and viij pence for a cow or other beast, killed iu violation of its provisions—have since been re placed by a table of tells, more advantageous to the go verning body, if not to those over whom their jurisdiction extends. Probably, there is no part of the metropolis which so much requires improvement as Southwark ; but there are reasons which render it very improbable that the corporation, as a t present constitute d , w ill be inclined to contribute for su c h p urposes any l ar ge portion of the vast funds at it s di sposal. We have already referred to the manner in which the ' Borough became in a certain sense, the property of the City ; and, at first, nised the principle that property has its duties as the w a s t its rights. Before the close of the year in which for the ward n the corporation practically rer e g .. from Edward VI. was obtained, aid of the other districts ; and, according to the Common Council. of Bridge-Without took his seat with South wark'itahgettoheasrentoprewese,nfetive at one period Without was restricted In course of time, however, Brid g e _ old London-bridge ; and on to certain houses at the foot of . sent deputies no houses in the corres ponding position, the erection o against which we ,Wwilthhout dignities became a sinecure, much resembling those a r e marked in our Clergy Lists. sea, agent Con-ItimPta per mare in the present case, not the agent of destructionw the constituency was swal but the river ; a ndalthough fane wßribrdingdecgieent suffered any similar catastrophe. To belonging to the office . Or Alderman is his turn may re tirelowed up, we are not awa rethattheinfluenceand patronage Bridge Without each seni an d may enjoy that repose which digestive powers imp whenever a vacancy a right to demand. occurs, in the public service have b y the position in which The inhabitants of So u thwark not unnaturally feel themselves somewhat agg rieve(l th e y are placed. They entertain a very reasonable objec tion to taxation w ithout representation ; and they fairly inquire why their own borough should be " left behind in the march o f improvement,' now that Manchester and they to seek an entire dissolution ought Birmingham have obtai ned municipal institutions. On th e ques tion whether of partnership with the City, or a maintenance of the pre sent connection with a more just and equal distribution of power, there was some difference of opinion in the meet ing; but the majority were of opinion that the latter al ternative would be the more desirable. The attendance, however, was not sufficiently large to render the resolution subsequent the u ea which was ultimately passed a decided indicati on o f the public feeling of the Borough ; and this is s carce l y to be regre t t o te b d j e , e since,in as t c h e e r t presentain facts,s tageof the inquiry,leaving for conside t o ration the legislative me asures w hi ch it maybe de- On one le pointp only we can sp ea k w i thout hesitation. E age of tk e d ay , a ~esrnyta sira sd. baepptheaorrsoitioghbley, sifted, and language either conv er t e d v in hißg e t m h s a t t into a reality, or altogether got rid of. 0 n Friday._ln ques mustr nen—ntoo l t o a u k g e e a r nbeexamp compelledl e from t 0 thewaste s evidenceteth e ir time in attending purely formal meetings. As matters stand, they are bound to lieve them of that trouble, peace, i t y h i e s y n a o r t assist in maintaining the Queen's the common ground of the' rr peace, but the police re useirhedeatouposeen,tbhuatt there is a salaried c en re cro g surveyor far more competent to deal with such matters. They are enjoined to examine weights and measures, but there inspector paid to do the work. And lastly, is an they are directed to prevent those who are not freemen from opening shops in the city; but this, so far as it is done at all, is done by the Court of Aldermen and the ward beadles. Navigation Committees, again, F ist not in future consist of twenty persons, " floris t (/' whom have any knowledge of the river beyond what of l yu•ffihs picked up as committee-men ;" and the ulan m es od „f pay. cers —or their fees, if it be necessary to retain s eoportionea to merit so objectionable—must be honestly e p er, a not to the the value of the services which they n for theirplaces, or to price which they can afford to pay . s with the dispensers of the influence which they possess with will cordially patronage. We hope that the s co o r o po obviously expedient ; co-operate in effecting reforms the resolution recently and we observed with P in which they express c ou rt of Alderman, agrd to by the the inquiry now proceeding, and their their desire to assist, documents and information supply ' all the willingness to y acting in accordance with thia deter in their Power 'll best discharge their duty to the public, urination they wi • whilst they wlll secure a favourable consideration for sunk i . ev id en ce &15 I may t be in their power to produce. P TIJI PREFERENCE ZIHARES. : Aberdeen .. I Do., No. 2, 7 p. c Blyth & Tyne 10 per ct. pref. (iss. at£so) Bristol Sr, Exeter 4 pr cent., stock Do. Do., shares; Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5 per cent Cork&Baudon rA p.c Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction. EastA nglian (£3lOO 6 per cent. Do. (£.!5) 7 per cent Do. (E 7 17s) 7 p. tt.; Eastern Counties Ex tensioi;;s p. c. No.t Do No. 2...... Do., New 6 p. c. 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Land Submarine Telegraph Van Diemen's Laud - 42 ..• ••• i 70 2 ... p - 17 - 19 12 - 14 "li i L WI; = 6 ". ". -- 35 -- l 37 ip ud -- par 14i -15 i ANOTHER FIRE AT THE HAYMARKET THEATRE.— Yesterday afternoon considerable confusion prevailed in the neighbourhood of Pall-mall, by a report being raised that the Theatre Royal Haymarket had taken fire. Messengers were instantly despatched to the four quarters of London to fetch the engines. In a very few minutes a general turn-out of the brigade engines took place, and on the firemen arriving at the theatre, they found a large sheet of flame rising from apparently the roof, but upon ascending to the top of the theatre, they found that the flames were proceeding from the kitchen chimney of that part of the property where the terrible explosion happened a few days since, when two men were so fearfully burned. By throwing buckets of water down the chimney the firemen, after some trouble ' got the fire extinguished, no material damage being done. Several thousand persons lined the Haymarket, all of whom apprehended that this favourite place of amuse ! meat would be destroyed. all all all all all all all all all 12s, 25 100 100 20 50 50 100 100 20 50 20 25 20 10 20 35 10 22} all all 25 all 2i 10 all 20 5 50 50 2 100 ~; Y t • - .4 - - ; . . ~:. . ; 3 ~ .. ~. . . :.. , 41 t 6 i i 5i C'btrb lalattton. SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. STATE 01' TRADE. (Prom, the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, Dec. 2.—With certain exceptions, we have still to report a very dull market in yarns and goods, with a bias in prices against producers rather than any general quotable change. Double yarns, about 40's, continue exceedingly scarce and dear. In 16's and 18's pin-cops, there has been a fair amount of buying by the makers of domestics, several of whom, induced by lowness of price, have made engagements for some weeks forward ; and these spiiiiiiii,gs are consequently not to be had at the previous depressed rates. The Calcutta merchants see sufficient promise in the advices received on Tuesday evening to warrant their giving orders for considerable quantities of light 40-inch shill ings, and 6.4 th jamonets, and, in A le , s degree, for mule yarns, particularly 40's. GLASGOW, Dec. 2.—The demand for cotton this week has been confined to the immediate wiNnts of the trade. Quotations are the same for all descripti:ons. BRADFORD, bee. I.—Wool—The imp,-ession i s that prices have seen tke lowest point at presen&- Noils kid brokes are niers inqnired for ; prices without alteration, and stocks are low. The prices sought for yarns pre vent any more m ac hi ner y being put to work, and short time working is very general. NOTTINGHAM, Dec. I.—The two staple trades of this town are in a depressed state, but the lace is more' x 0 than the hosiery business, but no causes of depressiou have arisen beyond those which in previous numbers We have already explained. LEICESTER, Dec. 1.--The late severe weather has given an impetus to the fancy and glove branches. The want of employment is only at present confined to the stocking-makers. STATE OF THE WOOLLEN TRADE. (From, the Leeds Mercury of this day.) LEEDS, Dec. 2.—We have nothing of importance to notice in the state of the woollen market ; there has been no change since our report of this day week. HUDtmEasymi then N o c v N. 1 0 2 t 9. h- - have h e quite hadas much more doing as we usually have at this time of the year ; there have been, moreover, plenty of people about ready to pick up any thing under the mark. Prices, on the whole, are toler ably well maintained. ROCHDALE, Nov. 28.—The market has again been inactive, and the business transacted has been upon a limited scale. In the wool market there is little change since last week ; firm prices are obtained, but the de mand is limited. HALIFAX, Nov. 2G.—We have had a very indifferent trade this week, both in pieces and yarns. Wools, owing to their comparative scarcity in the market, are more inquired for, and useful combing kinds are inclined to be dearer. Middle wethers have fetched 154 d. per lb., and there are parties who hold for 16d. ----- St: St. 50 25 100 St. 20 20 10 10 26 13} 20 20 St. 10 St. 25 100 86 100 100 all all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 2} 100 42i' 34 all a ll 100 00 00 474. 174 all 2.2 1100 100 100 100 2.2 all 16i 100 8 100 20 all Ma. 100 1 20 11 100 55i 611 1 484 9 12i 124 25 123 123 123 St.l St. St. St. St. St. 20 1J 25 10 1 10 1 1 100 100 100 6 100 123 all j all j 100 100 100 100 all 100 15 all all all 10 all 11 all 10} i 1091 7 1 i