The Sun. — London, England, 1853-10-08 00:00:00

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAN THIS THEATRE will OPEN for the SEASON on MONDAY, NEXT. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, SARDANAPALUS, and THE HONEYMOON. Tuesday and Saturday, THE RIVALS, and MARCO SPADA. And on Thursday, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS, and MARCO SPADA. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, OCTOBER 8, Will be performed VIRGINIUS. Supported by Messrs. G. V. Brooke, Jas. Johnstone, Belton, A. Younge, _poorhouse, G. Burt, and Leslie; Mesdames Anderton, E. Ormond, and Vickery. To conclude with THE FOUNTAIN OF BEAUTY, in which Miss Featherstone and Miss E. Ormond will appear. Reduced prices as usual. THEATRE ROYAL ADFJ,PIII. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, OCT. 8, Will be performed GENEVIEVE. Characters by Messrs. Parselle, O. Lee, Leigh Murray, C. Selby, Bedford, Keeley, 0. Smith, &e. Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. Keeley./ After which, will be presented SARDANAPALUS. To be followed by THE CAMP AT CHOBIIAM. To conclude with COMING OF AGE. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. The new and Classical Burlesque the greatest triumph ever achieved. Crowded audiences nightly prove it 3 powerful attraction, while enthusiastic approbation greets its gorgeous effects, The Fall of Phaeton, and his destruction on the banks of the River Po, are pronounced by the Press and the Public the most perfect and beau tlibl Tableaux ever witnessed in this Theatre. Re-engagement of those wondrous Artistes, Signor CARLO and Signor FRANCOIS, whose extraordinary perfirmances on LA PERCEIE surpass those of all other Artistes who have appeared. THIS EVENING, OCT. 8, As during the week, will be presented (the 24th time) the New Classical Burlesque, entitled JUPITER'S DECREE, AND THE FALL OF pa TON; or, THE FIERY COURSERS OF THE SUN, supported by the entire strength of the Company. New and original Scenes in the Circle, introducing Signor CAR LO and Signor FRANCOIS. Concluding with (97th time) THE RATTLE OF WATERLOO. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W • West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tots DAY — Morning 12 min.after 5 1 E ve ning 31 min.aft. 5 To •v. oaa o w—Morning 0 min.after 6 I Evening 27 min.aft. THE WEATHER.—SUN °MOB, OCT. 8. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 58—highest since noon yesterday. 53—lowest this morning and during the night. 59—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29'53. WIND, N.E. Light airs, with thick, hazy weather. ,_•"!? as.r Ti) " tt4 r - AUL • , LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1853. Yesterday was rendered remarkable in our me tropolis -by two events eminently calculated to in terrupt the progress of Russian aggression, and, in so doing, to vindicate the rights of Turkish independence. Allusion is here made, of course, to the meetings held, the one in Downing-street, the other at the London Tavern ; the former a Ca binet Council, the latter a great popular demon stration. Let us confess at once that we regard the last-mentioned as by far the more propitious of the two occurrences. We are more sanguine of its being productive of happy consequences ; for we look to that assemblage of intelligent Englishmen as to the commencement of a generous agitation throughout the country— an agitation which can alone be prevented by the adoption of some more energetic and magna nimous policy by the Members of her MA JESTY'S Government. The mere circumstance of the selection of Lord DUDLEY STUART as the Chairman of yesterday's meeting at the London Tavern was indicative that its character was one of no small significance. It intimated clearly enough that the object of the meeting was one at once chival ric and benevolent—a truth attested not only in the speech delivered by the Noble Lord himself, but by almost every remark that fell from the lips of the principal speakers on the platform. Whether it was a gallant sea captain who addressed the masses there collected together, or whether it was a popular novelist, or whether it was a liberal member of the representative branch of the Par liament—each of the orators of the evening ap peared to be animated by those nobler and more generous sentiments which, at these periods of rational excitement, are not seldom heard beating in the heart, or breathing from the mouth of your more impulsive Englishman. Yesterday's meeting called to our remembrance could scarcely fail to call to our remembrance —the first great aggregate assemblage, in that same London Tavern, now some four or five years ago, in reference to the pending struggle for liberty on the part of the heroic Hungarians. It was upon that occasion, we recollect, that the member for the West Riding first startled the common sense of men of even moderate education, by that notable braggadocio that you might crumple up Russia as easily as you can crumple up a piece of paper. The boast has been repeated since then again and again, usque ad nauseam, until we doubt not, in sheer fatigue at its repetition, the Honourable Gentleman bitterly regrets he ever gave utterance to the observation. As the crowning taunt against him in allusion to that simile, it is curious that so long after the occasion of its original employment, it was mentioned, as it was last evening, in terms of such bitter deri sion from the same platform, and the same apart ment. And the individual who provoked the laughter of the assembled crowd against that memorable boast, was appropriately enough, a member, not of the Peace Society, but of the more national and popular branch of our warlike pro fessions. It was a man no less distinguished in arms than Sir CHARLES NAPIER, who could not refrain last evening from making such scornful reference to the forthcoming demonstration of the Peace Conference, announced for the 13th proximo at Edinburgh. It must have warmed the heart of the brave old Admiral to hear the hisses which greeted his incidental mention of that approach ing Peace Conference at Edinburgh. It must have amused him to listen to those well-inten tioned roars of laughter which were almost unwit tingly elicited by his assertion, " Well, I am a peaceful man, and I am going there too"—and which merriment he corrected by adding, " Why, I am just as much for peace as Mr. COBDEN—just as fond of my own comfort as he is of his, and I should like to see this country happy, peaceable, and prosperous, and every man in it enjoying himself." Just, as much, say you, Sir CHARLES NAPIER ? " Just as much for peace as Mr. Comm r Rather more—we take it. For those are the truer pacificators who would adopt energe tic and prompt measures of retaliation against a lawless invader of the territories of its neighbour— than those who, by their paltry pusillanimity, hold out temptations for the yet further advance for the tyrannous outragers of the independence of peoples, and of the rights of nations, and of the beneficent tranquillity of civilisation. Those, in the instance before us, would have been the true pacificators who would have answered the passage of Russian troops across the Pruth by the instant appearance of French and British men-of-war in the waters of Constantinople. Those would have been the real pacificators who would have con ducted the united fleets from Besika Bay to the Bosphorus immediately intelligence was received of the Cossacks having formally entered upon the occupation of the Danubian Principalities. Better, wiser, more effectual pacificators than the men who could whine over the dreams of the Utopian visionary, and in carrying out con sistency in their fantastic crotchet, venture upon the utterance of the most craven sentiments within the walls of the British Parliament, walls that have seldom echoed the language of brazened pol troonery. "I am not fond of bloodshed," ob served Sir CHARLES NAPIER in continuation of his allusions last evening to the ultra-pacific views of Mr. COBDEN—" but my way is a very different way from his." Thereupon the gallant Admiral availed himself of the opportunity of referring, as we have said, to the oft-mentioned declaration of the Member for the West Riding of Yorkshire—a declaration that, if taken as the guide to our fo reign policy, might, before long, in the form of Jowl' BULL, remind one of the famous Bull with the " crumpled horn" in the nursery ballad. it." " Mr. COBDEN," said Sir CHARLES NAPIER, " told you some time ago that he could take Russia and crumple it up like a bit of paper. (Much laugh ter.) Why does he not go now and crumple it up? (More laughter and cheers.) Why does he not go and crumple up the Russian armies in the Danubian provinces ? (Cheers.) Why does he not go and crumple up the Russian fleet at Sebas topol ? (Great cheering.) Why does ho not go and crumple up the fleet in the Baltic ? If he will only go and do that, he will save us an enor mous expenditure of money. But all this crumpling up is only worthy of being laughed at. (Hear, hear.) It is all non sense—all bothership. (Roars of laughter.)" Yes—that is the word—and we thank the Admi ral for it perhaps only the more cordially because of the difficulty we might find in discovering it in the pages of JOHNSON. Yes, that is the precise word—" it is all bothership." And the country won't have any more of this same bothership— no matter whether it be the bothership of a puling Peace Conference or of a hesitating Coalition Go vernment.. It is the sense of this which is in ducing brave-hearted Englishmen to turn with disdain even from the most illustrious of living statesmen—as it induced Captain MAYNE REID last night to speak derisively of a " political dandy" when referring to a great popular favourite like Viscount PALMERSTON. So profound is the disgust inspired by the timorous policy of the ABERDEEN Cabinet—so utter is the abhorrence of the people of these islands for the criminal aggres sions of the AUTOCRAT—SO earnest is their sym pathy for the cause of Turkish Independence. Wars and rumours of wars appear to multiply. The great " European Journal," which has lately, in our judgment, been dangerously peaceful in its policy, is itself involved in a fearful duel. We must say, that though in its relation to the chal lenger more in the position of the CZAR, and the other party in that of the SULTAN, it is in this case the feebler who provokes the fight. The editor of the New York Inquirer and Courier, just now in this country, takes up, as " a material guarantee," we suppose, nearly three columns of small print in the Times, to demand a "note" from that journal promising never more to discuss American affairs, especially never more to advert to the hallowed. " domestic institution" of " in voluntary servitude." The Times steadily refuses to concede its own rights, and the rights of the English press. It tells its antagonist in language which, with an exception or two that shall now be nameless, the whole British press will certainly endorse, "No one but a despot, ora man in training , for despotism, ever demanded immunity from dis cussion ; but in spite of Emperors, in spite of the Spanish Government, whatever it is, and in spite of General J. WATSON WEBB, we shall certainly continue our strictures on Russian, Austrian, Spa nish, and American affairs, as freely as upon Eng lish. It is the birthright of the Englishman, and till he finds himself worshipping the God of the Russians,' or a fellow-slave with the niggers under the stripes and stars, he will continue to exercise Russian ambition and audacity are quite outdone by Mr. WEBB. The Times had actually quoted with approbation an article written by this gentle man ; had bestowed upon America the praise of abolishing the worst iniquities of privateering. Forthwith the American editor avails himself of this as a text for lecturing the Times and all Englishmen on their utter ignorance of America and all that belongs to it, ending with the de mand just referred to, that we all from hence forth presume not to discuss American affairs. It certainly appears to promise little satisfaction to Americans if even a little sincere commendation calls forth such a wordy, angry diatribe as that of J. WATSON WEBB. Like our contemporary, how ever, we shall feel most pleasantly at ease in dropping such remarks as we see fit upon any American matter whatever, social, political, or even religious. We shall do so too with the con fidence that great numbers of Americans welcome our observations, and, whether they agree with or differ from us, prefer to know what we think. The very " JOHN-BULL-ISM " which, as Mr. WEBB affirms, prompts Americans to resent our interference, prompts them also to demand that we speak out all our minds. Even if we are on some points utterly opposed to some American "Insti tution," as Americans are to some other peculiar to England, so far as they retain the JOHN BULL-- ism which is native to us, they will prefer the open antagonist to the timid trimmer, or the venal apologist. Mr. WEBB thinks that the best possible diplo matic representation between the two countries is of little consequence, while the Press in each are at war, and affirms that they are so at present. We really did not know it. We are unconscious in England of being engaged in an attack ; pro bably this is due to our " profound and utter ignorance of American affairs," for he tells us the American Press has been long acting purely "on the defensive." Had we " known" America, we should doubtless have known that she was waging defensive warfare, and, indeed, we do now call to mind plenty of paragraphs in our American papers, chiding and rebuking in various ways supposed English errors of judgment or temper towards our brother JONATHAN ; for the most part, how ever, they rather amused than displeased us, and we almost forgot that these things were possibly meant for real paper war. We certainly wish the Press of the two countries to keep the peace, but we did not know that discussing malpractices in Ame rica just as we should do those of any English county, or those of any European State, was even au approach to war. _ _ _ But why, we would ask General J. WATSON WEI3B, why this excessive sensitiveness on the part of America to our free criticism of United States matters ? We are perfectly unmoved by all they write on ours. We merely endeavour to mend all they can tell us of worth mending. Just in this, however, lies the real cause of all this editorial and Yankee soreness. It is just because Mr. WEBB can mention nothing wrong in Britain—our pauperism, our uneducated poor, our prison cruelties, our wife-beating even—he can mention no evil which we not only wish to know of to its full extent, but which we are not also using strenuous efforts to abate. On the other hand, the monster evil of America is a cherished one. The evil which corrupts business, social life, politics, and religion ; the grand immorality, the funda mental iniquity of America, is upheld by laws which would disgrace even Tuscany. Ame rica protects her sin and plants United States marshals in all the Free States of the Union to defend her sinners ; England, on the contrary, employs her courts and her officers of justice to get rid, as far as possible, of her moral nuisances. We conceive that this simple circumstance is the key to all American displeasure with English attacks on slavery. Americans know that it is the most unpardonable 77 • iniquity Chtistendom ; the greatest disgrace of modern civilisation. Yet they take no steps for its mitigation, much less for its abolition. Were they providing for the education of the negro—were they training him, by partial labour for wages, for a prospective emancipation—were they arranging that all born after a near date should in any case bo free—were they laying restraints upon cruel ties to the negroes, like those which made our planters desirous to curtail the time of apprentice ship—were they, in a word, taking a single step determinedly towards wiping off this foul blot on the Union, they would be in no way disturbed by the severest English denunciations of their national crime. Nay, they would welcome them as strength ening the hands of the benevolent and high-minded many against the avaricious few, who would sacrifice every human and divine right to tyranny and dollars. It is with nations as with indivi duals ; the man who really desires to break off a vice thanks you for strengthening his resolution by the strongest representations you can make of its wickedness and danger. Could_ we credit Mr. WEBB'S statement that the admiration accorded to Mrs. STOWE'S genius is resented by the great mass of the United States people, even by abolitionists, it would indeed de grade his country in our eyes. He would per suade us that the popularity here of one of the ornaments of her sex and of literature is an THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8, 1853 offence to America. HEAVEN forbid ! Slavery has not degraded the States to that yet. The boundless sale of her volumes there as well as here is proof to the contrary. People will not buy to any extent what displeases them. They were as bewitched with the tales and passages of " Uncle Tom's Cabin" as we were. They would testify their admiration as we have done, did circum stances lead to it. They are proud of Mrs. STOWE, and well they may be. They are proud of her book as well as of her, and would be in dignant indeed were we to attempt, supposing it possible, to prove the writer to be no American. There is one sentence which, above all, for his own credit's sake and that of those who think with him in America, we wish Mr. WEBB had not written. " The races," he says, " cannot live together in a state of freedom, and we are of opinion that it is better that the white man should be master than the negro !" This is un mixed savagism. The races do live together in the Northern States, in Canada, and in our West India Islands in a state of freedom. And even in the latter the whites are masters by the natural force of intellect. No race on earth is more susceptible of kindly control than the negro. Such a remark as we have quoted indicates un happily a bitter, a settled aversion, which, accord ing to Mrs. STOWE, is far stronger in the Northern than in the Southern States. What would Mr. WEBB say of England if she had refused to give the Irish free and equal institutions, declaring that Saxon and Celt could never live together ? He abuses us for permitting the Trish to emigrate from pauperism. Our complaint is, that the Northern and Free States will not permit negroes to emigrate from the lash and the slave-gang, as well as from enforced pauperism. SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) ) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Paid R AI LWASB . Closing Prices this day. Basiness done this day. 25 25 St. 50 50 i 50 16 151 14 al 1 11i 100 44 12! lli 62i 3 74 i 49 all all all all all 100 100 100 1813 TO THE EDITOR OF THE ,SUN. Sir,,—Cholera having reappeared in several popu lous places in this country and caused great mor tality, it is desirable that every means should be adopted, generally and forthwith, which can miti gate, allay, or prevent the extension of the pesti lence. To this end it is as necessary to remove all foul or excrementitious accumulations as it is to whitewash every dwelling in confined or densely populated neighbourhoods. Whenever accumulated feculent matters are dis turbed, the surrounding atmosphere is tainted with noxious emanations ; their being allowed to remain being quite as baneful, their removal is necessary ; but according to the present system their removal is generally both noxious and unremunerative, there fore you may consider it desirable, at this time, that all these offensive and deleterious emanations should be counteracted, and the removal of all such accumulations effected in an innocuous and pro fitable state, according to the following simple pro cess. Into the ordinary accumulation of a cess pool (say about a yard cube) pour progressively, by sixths, in about six pails full of water (after being prepared with proper caution), about sixpence worth of muriatic acid prepared with about half a pound of iron filings, and three ounces common salt dissolved in water. Having stirred the contents of the cesspool or heap of feculent matter with the above mixture, between each addition, thoroughly as can conveniently be done, add as much dry pul verised peat earth, ashes, charcoal, clay, and sawdust as will solidify it sufficiently, to be dug out with a shovel and removed in baskets. If properly managed there will be less offensive or displeasing emana tions than escape whilst an ordinary dust-bin is being emptied. The compost, in this state, is worth double the cost of the above chemicals, with labour and cartage included, for any garden or to any manure manufacturer. It should be kept in a dry place. I submit the above to your notice, as its publica tion in your valuable journal may be productive of benefit, by calling the attention of the parish authorities to the subject. On sanitary and na tional grounds I believe the advantages to the community would be immense. I remain, Sir, your very obedient servant, RICHARD DOVER. Percy-wharf, Great Scotland-yard, Oct. 6. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, Oar. 6. Yesterday morning the day of her Majesty's departure from Balmoral, which had been fixed for the 18th inst., was put forward to the 13th. Her Majesty will leave Balmoral on the 13th, and arrive at Windsor Castle on the 14th inst . Her Majesty rode yesterday with the Princess Alice and the Prince of Wales to the top of Craig-na-Ban. The Hon. Mary Bulteel was in attendance upon her Majesty. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer stalking. In the evening her Majesty and his Royal Highness, with the Royal children and the ladies and gentlemen of the suite, were present at a ball given by her Majesty to the tenantry on the estate, The dinner party included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Augusta Bruce, the Hon. Mrs. Gordon, and Sir George and Lady Conper. The Bishop of London, attended by the Rev. Robert Bickersteth, Rector of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, and the Hon. and Rev. H. Montagu Villiers, Canon of St. Paul's, and Rector of St. George, Bloomsbury, had an interview yesterday with the General Board of Health at their office, Whitehall. A deputation from the Royal College of Physicians also had an interview yesterday with the General Board of Health. The deputation consisted of Dr. Mayo, Dr. Francis Hawkins (Registrar), Dr. Wilson, Dr. Nairne, Dr. Gull, Dr. Barker, and Dr. Owen Rees (Censor.) AN ARGUMENT FOR PEACE. Perhaps the gentlemen who now seem so disappointed that the autumn has passed without more active de monstrations on our part, are not aware of the extreme difficulty, uncertainty, and tediousness of our communi cations with Constantinople. The last telegraphic dis patch, and the very last news of any kind from the Turkish capital, arrived last Monday. It came from Semlin, considerably more than 2,000 miles, in two hours, and it might be supposed that it would have been followed ere this by later intelligence. No such in telligence has arrived, and at this time no one knows what has happened at Constantinople, or whether the city exists since the 26th tilt. On that very day, however, and before the Sultan could pos sibly act on the recommendation of the Grand Council, there occurred an incident very likely to have a great and pacific effect, and that was the arrival of her Majesty's steamer, the Triton, with dispatches, the purport of which was anything but favourable to an immediate declaration of war. Diplo macy certainly is a very tedious process. The passage to and fro of " Notes," emendations and explanations of all sorts, honest or otherwise, is not very satisfactory. Emperors and diplomatists are :not the most flattering studies of human nature, especially when they are powerful and ambitious. But annoying and wearisome as the process may be, it costs only ink, paper, patience, and, occasionally, the honour of some wily potentate. It does not cost blood, or even money. It leaves no bloody page in the annals of history, no name of ill omen on the map, no sore that centuries cannot heal, no fued that future wars must expiate. So long as there is a fair chance of a peaceful and honourable solu tion, it is worth any amount of talking and writing. If it cannot be attained by these means England must not hesitate to use others more cogent. That is the view of her Majesty's Ministers—their unanimous view, and we do not see what there is to say against U.—Times. THE COURT.—According to present arrangements, her Majesty and the Prince Consort, accompanied by their five elder illustrious children, and by Sir James Graham as Minister in attendance, will leave Balmoral early on Wednesday morning next for Windsor Castle, stopping one clear night en route, so as to arrive at the Castle on Friday. The youthful Princes, Arthur and Leopold, and the Princess Louisa, are expected to leave Osborne, Isle of Wight, on Thursday, for Windsor Castle, so as to be in time to meet their illustrious parents on their arrival from .Scotland, when the Royal family reunion will be complete, and at the same time the Duchess of Kent and suite will leave Abergeldie for Frogmore Lodge. CABINET COUNCIL.—A Cabinet Council was held yes terday afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The Ministers present were—the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of New castle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, and the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert. The Council sat three hours and a half. Sir W. Molesworth was not present in consequence of an error of the officer whose duty it is to summon the members of the Cabinet. THE QUEEN'S EXPECTED VISIT TO HULL.—A. letter has been received by the Mayor of Hull from the Home Secretary stating that her Majesty's visit to Ireland pre vented her from taking Hull in her way north ; and that her Majesty's arrangements for her return to London will not admit of her visiting Hull on her way south. MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE, AMBLESIDE.—Two men, living at Ambleside, went out nutting on Weduesday, in a wood at the foot of Grasmere Lake. Whilst thus engaged their attention was attracted to a particular spot by a dog that accompanied them, and on approach ing they discovered to their horror, the dead body of a man extendedjat full length on the ground. The body was in a dreadful state of decomposition, must have lain there many weeks. It is not known up to the present time who the man was, or what was the cause of his death. Nobody has been missed at Ambleside or its vicinity ; but, perhaps, some clue may be obtained and the mystery elucidated at the coroner's inquest, which is to be held at Grasmere. The coffin for the remains was sent from Ambleside, and they will be interred, if not previously claimed, in Langdale churchyard. MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales, including 1,000 taken on speculation. The market was quiet, but dull. In Railway Shares there was less excitement, and prices were -i to 1 per Cent. above Thursday's rates. One of the most important returns from the Bank of England that we remember to have seen for a considerable time, is that for the week to the Ist instant. Whatever may be said of the sound ness, or otherwise, of Sir Robert Peel's currency measures, no one can dispute that under their re straining influence, the Bank, with such a continu ous demand upon it, must use still more violent measures to keep up the reserve of notes, and has but two alternatives, to sell Government Securities, or to raise the rate of discount. If the amount of bills offering at the vari ous bankers were diminishing, there would be breathing time afforded ; but when it is generally asserted that from the moment the Bank Directors, last Thursday, separated, without making a charge, the demand for accommodation became more active, it is difficult to understand how the charge can be kept down to 5 per cent. On " call" a higher rate is being allowed, although many firms dislike hold ing much on such occasions as these, liable to im mediate return. The increased amount of securities which the Bank discounted, or made advances upon, was in the week under review not far short of two millions, notwithstanding the great increase that has been going on in the same direction previously. The reserve of notes, on the other hand, has been diminished largely, and the public deposits are un usually small at this advanced period of the finan cial quarter. It is quite true there are a m ple means to pay the dividend, and all other liabilities of the Government, but the Chancellor of the Ex chequer in reducing his balance so low, deprives the Bank of one source of strength, and of the means of acting liberally to its customers. It is pleasing to see the other deposits larger, and we trust the bullion will in the next return show an increase, as the Australian imports will come into play. Compared with the previous week, the changes are as follows : Active circulation Increase Bullion Decrease Rest £22,773,375 837,930 15,612,562 68,221 3,682,133 16,532 6,738,745 26,490 11,885,565 1,046,380 1,443,636 13,977 No alteration. do. 19,124,799 1,981,476 6,258,520 871,915 Increase' Public Deposits Increase Other Deposits Increase Seven-day and other Bills Decrease Government Securities Decrease.. Other Securities Increase. Notes unemployed Decrease Bills of exchange were taken yesterday after noon at about the previous rates on the principal Continental cities. Amsterdam, 90 days, 11 18 to 191 ; Paris, 25 371 to 421 ; Hamburgh, 13 7i to ; Frankfort, 1201 to 1 ; and Trieste, 11 20 to 25. The amount of bills drawn here by the Honour able East India Company, during the fortnight ending last evening, was 52,1811. The monthly returns issued by the Board of Trade are favourable in respect to exports, the total to the sth ult. being 8,297,0861., or an in crease of 1,426,5001. over the corresponding month of 1852. In all our principal staples there was an augmentation. The imports are large, but this is due mainly to the activity of our trade and the large consumption of most necessaries by the work ing classes. In the shipping engaged in our foreign trade there is a material increase, and British ves sels fairly participated. In the week to Thursday last the amount of gold exported direct from London was 26,120 ounces, and of silver 2,000 ounces. ADVANCE IN THE INTEREST ON EXCHEQUER BILLS. —lntimation has just been given that Government has raised the interest on Exchequer Bills to 2d. per centum per diem. In the present state of the money market this is a wise determination, as most bankers will give a preference to the un funded debt in doubtful times, if it yields anything near the same return as Stocks. A little money stock having been bought this morning, Consols opened well, and have since fur ther improved, the Bears continuing to buy back, while the speculators for a rise feel encouraged. The foreign news is of a complexion which other wise, in conjunction with the Bank return, might have had an unfavourable effect, but what the Ministerial journal still asserts as to the Eastern question being settled, outweighs facts from Con stantinople or elsewhere. Consols have been 92, then 924, and since 92A for transfer. The account prices have been 91/ to 921, and speculative trans actions are carried over " even" to November. East India Stock has been done at 245 and 248. Exchequer Bills are lis. discount. In Foreign Securities very little has been doing. Spanish 3 per Cents. have been marked 44k, and the New Deferred 21i. Mexican Bonds have been done at 24 to /. Russian 4/ per Cents. are worth 97, and Belgian 4/ per Cents. also 97 ; Dutch 2i per Cents. are 62/. - The English Railway Market has been advancing. North Western are up 10s., Caledonian 10s. to 155., and South Eastern 15s. to 1/. French shares are rather heavy still. In the Gold Mines there has been a little done at previoris rates, and the Banks and Land Com panies are firm. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From the Official List.) Business done. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities' 92i 4 2 a India Stock 247 8 5 India Bonds, £lOOO . ........ ........... ....... Ditto, under £lOOO 8 d Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, id. £1000 2500 — d Small 6 d PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Grenada Bonds, Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St — Ditto 4; per Cent 97 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 4 1 ,1 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Bonds 4i per Cent. ex. 25 fr Dutch Exchange, 2h per Cent. 12 Guil 62i Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates..... 934 3 x d TWO O'CLOCK. 92i 92i 4 Consols Ditto October Account LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Oct. B. Wind this day at Noon, N.E. ; light airs and calm, with thick, hazy weather. RAMSGATE, Oct. 7.—The Sutton, London to Havre, which put in here leaky on the sth inst., must discharge. COWES, Oct. 7.—Arrived—Alwina, Zanziba, and sailed for Hamburgh. WIVENHOE, Oct. 7.—The Lord Hill, of Sunderland, has been assisted in leaky. SHIELDS, Oct. 7.—The Northumberland screw collier is on shore on the Dotwick Sand. SUNDERLAND, Oct. 7.—The Harewood, of London, is reported to have been run down by a steamer near the Nore, on the 4th inst. ; master and cook only saved. POOLE, Oct. 7.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Nymph, New foundland. FALMOUTH, Oct. 7.—Wind, N., light. Arrived—Joven Agostino, Havannah. Sailed—lda, Quebec. Off Port— Wielund Herm, New York.—A brig, waterlogged and abandoned, long boat on deck, painted green, top of the round-house painted yellow, was passed on the 26th ult., in lat. 49 N., 27 W. MILFORD, Oct. 6.—Wind, N. by E. Sailed—Renovator, St. John's, N.B. i Kingston, do. GLOUCESTER, Oct. 7.—Sailed—Charles, New Orleans. PORT TALBOT, Oct. 7.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Empire, Quebec. SWANSEA, Oct. 7.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Marquereta, Ceylon ; Louis, Cape of Good Hope. JERSEY, Oct. 6.—Willa, N.N.W. Arrived—Ceres, Honduras. CLYDE, Oct. 7.—Sailed—Glasgow (s.s.), New York. WATERFORD, Oct. 6.—Wind, N.W. to N.N.E. Ar rived—Frances, St. John's, Newfoundland. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 6.—Wind, calm. Arrived—Alpha, Labrador. Sailed—Zephyr, Alexandria, U.S. ; lowa, New York. AMSTERDAM, Oct. 6.—The Hactienne, St Domingo to Hamburgh, is on shore on the North Flasks, in a very dangerous position ; crew saved. REVAL, Sept. 30.—The Matura, Sunderland to Cron stadt, has been totally wrecked on the Neekman's Ground, off Dagoo ; crew saved.—The Prospect, Cronstadt to Lon don, has put into Bailie port leaky, and would discharge and repair. —An English vessel, laden with coal, has been lost on the Island of Stoneskar. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) DEAL, Saturday, 9.15 a.m. Wind, S., light, and cloudy. Sailed—The Bank, for Aquilas. Put Back—Joseph Hume, for Bristol. Anchored —Ocean Wave, from London, for St. Vincent; Eclipse, bound to Madeira, in the Gull. JUNIOR UNITED SERVICE CLUB.—It is in contempla tion to purchase the Duke of Buckingham's late resi dence, Chandos-house, Pall-mall, for the site of the Junior United Service Club ; in which event, Chandos house will be taken down, and upon the ground a new and magnificent structure will be erected. The present building in Charles -street is totally inadequate to ac commodate the members of a club numbering nearly two thousand officers of the Queen's and Company's ser vices and the militia.—British, Army Dispatch. jAberdeen lAnabg. Nottng. Bost. di Eastn. June Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lamest). & Cheshire Junct.... Do. Chesh. di Birk, £5O dr £25 Cons.. Do., £2O. ........ .... Bristol & Exeter.. Ca1ed0nian......... Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass. Dublin&BelfastJunc. Dundee Perth &Aber. deen Junction . 'Do. New East Anglian (X 25 L. dr E. & L. dr D.)..... Do., (£lB E. & H ).. Eastern Counties... .. Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. 5h.... , Do., d 0..... Do., B. do C. I East Lancashire ... East & West Ind. D. k. & l3irming. June.... Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles... Edinb.Prth.&Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk.. Do., A. Stock ...... Do., B. Stock ......, Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) 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COVENT GARDEN. The demand for both fruit and vegetables ruled steady, and prices were well supported. The supplies on offer were very extensive. Fiturr - .—Pine apples, English, 35 Od to 6s Od each ; ditto colonial, is to is 3d each ; Orleans plums, is to 2s ; green gages, is Od to 2s Od per punn et ; hot-house grapes, is Od to 3s 6d; foreign ditto, 8d to is per lb; apples, 3s Od to 5s per bushel; lemons, is to 2s Od ; oranges, 2s to 3s per doz. ; pomegranates, Od to Od each ; almonds, 5s per peck ' • Barcelona nuts, 20 s p er b u sh e l ; cob-nuts, s per 1001bs. ; chesnuts, 8s to 20s per bushel ; filberts, COs to 70s per 100 lb s ; walnuts, 8d to is 6d per 100 ; peaches, 2s to 7s ; nectarines, 2s to 7s ; apricots, is to 3s per dozen ; figs, Is to 2s per dozen • damsons, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per half sieve ; melons, i s t o 3 s eld each. VEGNTABLEs.—Cabbages, 6d to Os 9d ; Brussels sprouts, 2s Od to 3s Od per half sieve ; brocoli, 2s to 40 ; greens, 2s 6d to 4s Od per dozen bunches; broad beans, 1s 6d to 2s Od per half sieve ; French beans, is 6d to 2s 6d pei half sieve ; sea-trail Os Od to Os Od ; asparagus, is Od to 4s per bundle ; rhubarb, 3d to Os 6d per bundle ; cauli flowers, 2d to 4d each ; potatoes, 105 s to 150 s per ton turnips, 2s Od to 2s 6d ; carrots, 3s Od to 4s Od per dozen; bunches ; cucumbers, Os 2d to Os 6d each ; celery, 9d tc is 6d per bundle ; spinach, is Od to 2s Od per sieve ; onions, 6s Od to 10s Od per bushel ; Spanish do., 16s to 21s per box ; leeks, 3d to 4d per bunch ; shallots, 6d to 8d ; garlic, 6d to 8d per lb ; endive, 2s 2d to 3s Od per score ; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet; horse-caddish, is Od to 3s Od per bundle ; mushrooms, is Od to is 6d per pottle ; parsley, 2s Od to 4s Od per dozen bunches ; turnip greens, 1s 3d to is 6d per bushel ; beet, 1s Od to is 6d per dozen ; cos lettuces, 6d to 8d per doz. ; radishes, is Od to 3s Od per doz. hands ; tomatoes, 6s Od to 8s Od per dozen ; mint, 3d to 5d per bunch ; a rtichokes, 3s to 6s per dozen. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Geese, 5s 6d to 9s ; Turkeys, 38 6d to 5s 6d each ; Ducks 2s Od to 28 6cl; tame Rabbits, is Od to 1s 9d; wild ditto, 6d to is ; Pigeons, 5d to 8d each; roasting Pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Surrey Fowls, 5s Od to 9s Od ; ditto Chickens, 3s Od to 5s Od; barn-door Fowls, is 9d to 2s 9d per couple; Capons, 3s to 4s 6cl : Chickens, is 6d to 2s Od per couple ; Pheasants, Os Od to Os Od; Partridges, is 6d to is 9d; Hares, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Leverets, 3s Od to 5s Od; Woodcocks, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Grouse, is 6d to 2s Od; Snipes, 9d to is 6d; Teal 6d to 9d; wild Ducks, is 3d to 2s Od ; Widgeons, 9d to is Od; and Plovers, 6d. to 1,8 each. English Eggs, 8s Od to 88 6d; French ditto, 5s 6d to 6s 6d per 120; Ost3nd fresh Butter lls 6d to 12s, and English 12s to 12s 6d per 12 lbs. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS FRANCE. The Franklin steamer arrived at Havre on Thursday morning at 4 o'clock from New York with 100 passengers. After domiciliary visits made at Bayonne last week, several political arrests were effected. The persons arrested are accused of being affiliated to secret societies. The Emperor of Russia has just appointed M. Balabine, Secretary of the Russian Embassy at Constantinople, to the same post at Paris. Accounts were received yesterday at Paris from 15 towns. In 10 the price of corn had fallen lf. per hectolitre. - Public securities were tolerably firm at the Bourse yesterday, without much business doing. The Three per Cents. opened at 72f. 75c., fell to 72f. 60c., rose subsequently to 73f. 10c., and closed at 72f. 75c. for the end of the month. The Four and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 99f. 50c. ; Orleans Railway shares, 1,135 f. ; Rouen, 990 f. ; Havre, 485 f. ; Great Northern, 822 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 895 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 885 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 710 f. ; Western o f F rance , 690 f. ; Bord e a ux an d Cette, 582 f. 50c. ; Great Central, 505 f. • Lyons to Geneva, 495 f. ;• Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 695 f. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. The following is from Vienna, under date of yes terday (Friday) " It is stated that the Turkish Embassy here has received the declaration of war, which is, however, contingent on the non -evacuation of the Principa lities within a certain term—said to be four weeks. " The Oesterreichische Correspondenz denies all knowledge of this fact. " There is a panic on 'Chancre. Metalliques, 88 a ; Northerns, 209." 0 The Tancredi, which arrived at Marseilles, from Constantinople, has brought the confirmation of the news that on the 26th ult. the Sultan declared war against Russia. The Weser Gazette announces that the Emperor of Russia and the Emperor of Austria intend ad dressing a manifesto to all the Christian Powers of Europe. _ A letter from Bucharest of the 25th ult., in the Breslaw Gazette, says :—" Conversation has turned here on a razzia, which the Turks are said to have made on the borders of Wallachia. The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian army had ima gined that the Turks had passed the Danube, and he sent on the point which was menaced a regiment of hussars, two boats, and five companies of Cos sacks. Afterwards it was understood that an irre gular Turkish body had made a razzia on the bor ders of Wallachia, but that they had withdrawn be fore the Russians came up. At the Russian head quarters, no great importance is attached to this act. What is more grave, if the news should be con firmed, is that the Russians had seized on several commercial vessels. The Consul of France has, it is said, interested himself in this affair. A report has been sent to Prince Gortschakoff, and a de cision is waited for." The Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort says that the conference which commenced at Olmutz will be resumed at Warsaw. We learn from St. Petersburgh, Sept. 24, that General Perewski, Governor of Orenburg, who in 1840 commanded the unsuccessful expedition against the Khan of Khiva, has lately stormed the fortress of Ahmetzi. The road to Khiva, is now open to the Russians. The Patrie states, on the authority of Peters burg letters of the 24th ult., that the Czar has de creed another levy of recruits. The ukase to this effect received the Imperial signature at Moscow, previous to the Czar's journey to Olmutz. The following has been received by electric tele graph, dated Berlin, yesterday (Friday) :—" The Emperor of Russia, with the Czarovitsch, will ac company the King of Prussia back to Potsdam, and return to Warsaw this evening." THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE. (From the Times.) We have every reason to congratulate the public upon the intelligence just received at the Admiralty of the safety of the Investigator, Arctic exploring ship. This vessel, under the orders of Commander M'Clure, has just solved the geographical problem of the last four centuries by all but making the North-West Passage. A very little more, and they will have completed the task. It is perfectly true that by a union of the re searches of various expeditions this result might be said to have been actually attained ; but it was reserved for Commander IVl'Cl ure an d hi s ga ll ant crew absolutely to perform the pas sage i n th e same ship and in the course of the same expedition. We now know, th at b y spend ing some years i n th e i ce, and b y incurring a. . 4:float frightful risk, almost amounting to a certainty of death, a ship may be able to force her passage through the narrow inlets, choked up with ice, which separate Behriug's from Davis's Straits. Commander M'Clure has proved that the thing may be done, al though he has been so many years engaged upon the task that the friends of all his shipmates had given them up for lost. It is certainly a most interesting fact in a geographical and scientific point of view, although what the result will be, beyond that of adding a scratch to our maps of the Arctic Regions, we are not able to discover. Let it not, however, be supposed that, when we ex claim against the trifling advantages derived from such heroic exertions, we seek to undervalue the courage of the gallant seamen who have been engaged in the task. They have shown themselves worthy successors of that generation of Arctic Paladins who have added lustre to the naval service by their exertions in those dis tant regions. If they have been more fortunate than their predecessors, it must be remembered how much the achievements of Parry, of James Ross, of Franklin, of Back, and of others had facili tated their task. In reading the accounts of the Arctic adventure, it has always appeared to us as though they contained instances of endurance and of daring such as are not to be found in any other records of which we have knowledge. Certainly, the fortunes of the Inves tigator, since she steered northerly through Behring's Straits, until she forced her way to a point from which she could communicate with others which had entered the Arctic Seas by the Atlantic passage, will form a notable addition to the series. Commander M'Clure can send us no news of Sir John Franklin's expedition. Can any be expected t The opinion among the most distinguished and experienced of the Polar worthies now is that Sir John Franklin, after leaving the winter quarters where his traces were found, proceeded to carry out the Admiralty instruc tions, steering first westerly for Melville Island, and then shaping a course—as far as the configuration of the scene of action permitted—southerly and westerly for Behring's Straits. It is supposed that, Lin en deavouring to carry this purpose into effect, the Erebus and Terror were hopelessly frozen up or destroyed years ago in some of the multitudinous channels which are known or supposed to exist there. We do not give this as a theory of our own, al though it is with reference to a point upon which all men now may venture to advance a theory. This we find to be the opinion of the principal Arctic navigators, and it comes before us recommended by its extreme pro bability. Certainly, Sir John Franklin was not an offi cer to leave unattempted any duty which he had been ordered to perform, and therefore it is probable that he would not have deviated from the letter of his instructions without excellent cause • had he so deviated, it i s a ll b ut certain that he would have left behind him at Beech) , Island or elsewhere some record of his changed inten tion. If, then, Commander M'Clure has been unable to find any trace of the lost expedition between Behring's Straits and the point from which he wrote his dispatches, it would appear that our best chance has been exhausted. As to the character of the dangers to be met with to the westward of Melville Island, we would beg particu lar attention to the following passage, which we will here venture to transcribe from the dispatches of Com mander M'Clure e "It is my intenti o n, if possible, returnto to England this season, touching at Melville Island and Port Leopold, but, should we not be again heard of, in all probability w shall have bee n ca r r i e d into the Polar pack, or to the west ward of Melville Island ; in either of which cases any at tempt to send succour would only be to increase the evil, as any ship that enters the polar pack must be in ev it a bl y crushed ; therefore, a depot of provisions, or a shi p at Winter 'arbour, is the best and only certainty for the safety of the surviving crews." This passage we heartily recommend to the considera tion of our Polar dilettanti, who can dream of nothing but summer seas and whisphering zephyrs within lati tude 80 deg. It adds, however, another and a most melancholy presumption as to the fate of Franklin's ex laaanensdtddceoi Theahtadr se p yhoea . eriyfeb anoe pleasing otduohntri naomfcpi however,sLorsintelligenceevnumig otCommander noBßudoceneoci rtime ro o iay f tesn, gto t toi h enhen e ufie. safetyse Frenchi Twdvisitedh,istehd oitoehupf intelligenceet oa t ffit h p oeohe alloyel l atr n i Investi gator Seaswe wasin .Wes h t e i o h r i received by Commander Inglefield in an official letter from Captain Pullen. It appears that this noble sea man was blown away from the shore in company with two seamen upon a floe of ice. He had mounted to the top of a hummock in order to reconnoitre the position, and to see what could be done for the safety of his two companions. At this moment he was taken by the wind, thrown into a crack in the ice, and unfortunately drowned. The two men were saved, after driving about for 30 hours, without food or hope. We should indeed be untrue to our duty if we did not express in the very strongest terms the sense entertained in this country of the humanity and courage of this gallant officer. The records of Arctic heroism can show no brighter name than that of Bellot. We have been informed that he was endeared to all his English shipmates by every social quality, as well as by his unflinching valour and daring. We feel that we have a common loss with the French sea-service, and entreat them to be assured that the name of this distinguished man will not lightly pass from the recollections of Englishmen. Alas ! another noble life wasted in battling with the eternal ice ! The public have a right to expe - ct that we have now seen the last of Arctic expeditions. Even Sir John'Earrow, had he been yet alive, would now have entreated the Admi- ralty to hold their hand.--Times. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 4d to 400.1; Mutton, 3s 10dto 4s 10d; Lambs Os Od to Os Od ; Veal, 48 Od to 5s Od ; Pork, 4a Od to 5s 4d per 81bs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 10d • Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d Lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; Veal, 3s ' lo‘.l to 4810 d ; Pork, 4s Od to 5s 2d per Blbs. by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; Brills, is Od to 7s Od each; Salmon, is to is 4d; Cod Fish, 5s Od to 12s; Soles, 3d to 2s 3d per pair ; Eels, 6d to 8d per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d ; Crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; Whitings, 3s to 7s Od per doz.; Doreys, is to 5s Od; Mullets, 6d to Os 9d each ; Common Oysters, lOs Od to 16s Od; Natives , 40s Od. to 50s Od per bsh.; Mackerel, 30s to 35s per 100 ; Smelts, is to 4sper doz. ; Skate, 6d to 7d per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is 3d to 2s Od per dozen; Fresh Herrings, 3s Od to 4s Od per 100 ; Had 6s to 12s 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, Gd per lb.; Salt Fish, 2d to 5d _ner lb. ; Prawns, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per lb. ; Flou nders, is to Is 6d per dozen ; Sturgeon, Gd per lb. ; Trout, 9d per lb.; Pike 6d each. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 10d to 104 d; of household ditto, Bid to 9id per 41b loaf. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.— Meadow hay, 3/ 12s to Si 5s ; clover ditto, 4/ 5s to 6/ 6e ; and straw, 1/ 15a to 2/ 2s per load. A moderate supply, and a steady trade. CIIMBEIRLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ lOs to 5/ ss; clover. ditto, 4/ 8s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 4s per load. Supply limited, and trade brisk. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ 8s to 5l 5s ; clover ditto, 4/ 10s to 6/ 6s ; and straw, 1/ 15s to 2/ 2s per load. Trade steady. IDo 71 a d bon 1 50 25 100 St. 26i 13i 20 20 100 6 100 100 12i 12i 25 1° 6 12i 12i all all 10i 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 114 all all all 7 100 100 100 all 100 1100 1100 1 100 100 all all 6 all 100 all 15 51s. 1 100 20 11 100 100 100 100 5 100 all 119; 110 9 x d 25 100 100 20 50 50 2 100 all all all all all 13.5 24 all 15 all 2;5 G- 28 9 4 1 i 694 36i Ca sh Jc NV las. an th, In: