The Sun. — London, England, 1853-12-09 00:00:00

LAiEsT FOREIGN NEWS. RUSSIA AND TURKEY• From Paris, under date of to-day, we learn that a protocol was signed at Vienna on the sth inst., In a c on f erence at w hi c h th e re presentatives of France, England, Austria, and Prussia were pre sent. The basis of that protocol is to re-establish Peace between the two parties ; to maintain the territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire ; and to acknowledge beforehand (constater d'avance) that the pres en t w ar can in no manner lead to m odifications in the state of possession which time has consecrated in the East. Under dates of Vienna of yesterday we have in formation from that city up to then. The Fremden-Blatt, under date of Old Orsova, Nov. 30, s a y s : "The Turks attacked the Russians between l ialafat and Krajowa, but were compelled to retire • Ralafat." The Corriere Italian publishes advices from Constantinople of the 28th Nov. It says : "The Turks have taken Akiska and Saffa, in c A ia• Admiral Lyons had arrived at Bey-cos, on ard the Terrible." The Austrian Lloyd's has the following : "Lord Stratford has declared that England de sired to uphold unimpaired the rights of the Porte, 4t the same time that she wished for peace, with out prejudice to the integrity and sovereign rights of the Porte. Several shipwrecks have occurred in the Black Sea. The Russians have taken a Turk ish war steamer." A teleg ra phi c d es p a t c h from Constantinople of the 28th, announces th e capture by the Turks in "' s la of Akhaltzick, the chief town of the Pashalik of the same name. The lat es t accoun t s f rom the Danube state that, al though the Russians have made some demonstra 'ens of their intention to cross the Danube, the fo rce under the command of Prince Gortscliakoff quite inadequate to so great an undertaking. Z'lie different divisions of which the army of the ' rlice is composed are far from being complete , a nd the difficulty of raising levies in the central p r ovinces has not permitted him to complete them. The corps of Osten-Sacken, which was announced a ' s forming a contingent of 50,000 men, does not amount to more than 18,000. A private letter from Malta, of the 3d inst., an 401inces the arrival of two steam-frigates there, on their way to reinforce the fleet under the command of Admiral Dundas at Constantinople. It is said in Paris, with respect to Eastern affairs, that people are beginning to discover that the accession of Austria to the new conferences is not quite t. so consolatory a matter as was supposed. b ei _",F negotiations are to proceed, it appears, as ore. Th e sea t of the negotiations is to be Vienna, b ut Austria is not to be bound by what is done, tore than it was by the defunct Vienna note, or Y any of the other attempts made by that Power t ° Settle the Eastern question. It is now ascer tained to a certainty, that Austria is no more an ally of the Western Powers in the present nego tiations than she was in those which have already failed. She is simply the go-between—the nominal f riend of both parties ; but she at the same time m aintains her liberty entire to throw her weight " 0 i either scale, should the negotiations once more fail. Austria, who no doubt is, after omore deeply interested in the settlement lthe qu es ti on than any other European R ussia should is said to be exceedingly anxious that should accept the proposals which the re presentatives of the Powers may be disposed to Make for her acceptance ; but she is not by any means bound to enforce those proposals , and if t hey should be disagreeable to Russia, she will have no difficulty in finding excuses for the main tenance of her neutrality. Why should it be otherwise ? Russia has always the alternative t c' offer her a participation in the spoil, and it ' l4 to be feared that political honesty is not proof a gainst such a bribe. At all events, the status t ;° must continue for some time to come. he Turks occupy a strong position on the right bank of the Danube, which it will be W f lioult for the Russians to force ; and as the tl ll e v ss ianB are not likely to pass the !. Danube till receiv e their reinforcements, affairs must re main in Europ e a n Turkey much as they are at presentTi„ negotiations f or some weeks to come. In the meantime lations will continue, and if they should 1:e I,_ suc cessful, as they probably will be, Russia will -2 . ? the g a i ner, as it will give her time. The mi litary operations in Asia are treated in diplomatic circles here as if they were of no importance, and Would have no effect on the ultimate result. At the present time, when the political position Of Servia is attracting so much attention, we deem it a propos to give the following note of Count Nes selrode to the Prince of Servia, especially when it is remembered that its delivery was the object of the well-known journey of M. de Fonton to Servia. It gives an unmistakeable expression of the views of Russia towards the principality , and runs as , "My Prince,—The Imperial Ministry having been formed of the sickness, and, subsequently, of the death of M. Tomansky, have found it necessary to send an official of higher rank to Servia, charged with the s upervision of the consulate, and to take notice of those affairs pertaining to Russian subjects which are still un set t tled, and to arrange other precautionary measures , unil the time when the appointment of a new consul shall appear desirable. "This temporary mission was by the command of the V ienna, entrusted to the councillor of emba ss y at M. de Fonton, who will to that end proceed to B elgrade, and have the honour of presenting this note to your hi g h ness . "$e has been further instructed, my Prince, to ex- Press to you the deep sorrow which we felt at the intelli gence of the discontent and disquiet which have been manifested in Servia, and which have led to disunion be tween the people and their Government, especially s ince that time when the Government adopted such *3l lnsel and published acts which are in no wise recon cilable with public opinion, and only compromise the Present as well as the future of the land. V ienna, News from official sources has lately arrived from which perfectly confirms these unpleasant re- Ports, but does not conceal the fact that your highness, as well as the greater part of the officers who share with t : )1 1 the c ares o f th e administration, is at the present : L ine sensible of the danger of those seductions by which th ey allowed themselves to be carried away ; and that L e y now sincerely wish to repair the past, and to bring ;'`-'out for th e i r na tive land a more secure and salutary a gents than that which was promised them by a few eents of littl e respectability—revolutionary propagan ists—and their small faction. e v If, present rince, you are animated with this convic n, th opportunity is afforded you to receive u ll l our side also a few salutary suggestions. " You know, my Prince, better than any one else, that tt sia has ne v e r d eman ded of Ser v i a and her Govern ment a sacr ifi ce or serv i ce o f any ki n d , an d w ill a l so never make such a demand ; but we cannot sufficiently r epeat that the Emperor, who, by the treaties existing between him and the Porte, guaranteed to Servia the Political independence and other advantages which she enjoys, cannot allow that Servia should, under the pro tectorate of the Emperor , become the place of asse m bly tor the revolutionary exiles from other States, and the constant hearth of agitation and political intrigues, and thereby perpetrate a disadvantage on its own subjects, end give cause of anxiety to neighbouring States. "The Imperial Austrian Court entirely concurs in these our views. That Court is as anxious for the wel fare of Servia as we are. Of this, M. de Mayerhoffer, b y his recent communication, must have convinced you. "I anxiously desire that the brief sojourn of M. de °atoll at Belgrade may be crowned with success, and that you will not fail to appreciate the good counsel wh iell the two Imperial Courts give you in the interest of Your country and Government. "Accept, Prince, the assurance of my highest con "NESSELRODE, M.P. "St. Petersburg, July 17, 0.5." FRANCE. It would appear, from the accounts we have re witsve(t from the French papers, th a t th e E m peror t 0 ~ delighted with the manner in which M. de -`v`Fc ' lneney has conducted the recent negotiations is le nna and, as a testimony of his satisfaction, abo ut • • th e _ to present him with a gold snuff-box of ,i()_value of 12,000 f., to promote him in the Le vitti! (:).! Honour, and, moreover, to present him p res li s lull-length portraits of himself and the Em alrea', by Winterhalter. The two portraits are bee t'Y finished, and for the last few days have T,exhibited to a select few. t o 4. ,`' I said that a fresh batch of senators is about of, created.. Four are already confidently spoken pri s Zu Some. of the names will probably excite sur illeinte-UtT first on the list is M. Dupin, the ex !!ou,,,,,r_o_i_he Chamber of Deputies, the ex-func „Y,tlea-hili 4°, Louis Philippe, the legal adviser of the amily, and one of the executors of Louis tacl e g e will. L ou i s N apo l eon has been long t e icia, 3 „ 4l ; ° o u r ring to gain over thi s ü bi qu i tous poli en, off . ). more pr o p er l y speaking, the senator has fir • e ring opportu n iti es t o b; got over. The tak e is 8 at length arranged, and M. D up i n i s to nti ou d Seat in of thethat Duke de Dondeauville, eaus of the celebrated house of Roche hitherto he has been a stanch Legiti e f ou r` th lie third is M. de Larochelemberg ; and but of this last there a p ira t r h s e Duke d b to be some e ; ri es is t, take place at the Palace of the Tui -14 C v o ' Ist of January,the rin ond when manteuu do e ac rigeu r for the first time. —4 entteu r • Contains an Imperial decree pro- 1115P/10111111 - • • - f'N " r' " " THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1853. mulgating the convention agreed to between France and the Grand Duchy of Oenburg for the re- ciprocal guarantee of the property of works of art and of intellect. A decree is now under consideration by the Council of State, for opening to the Minister of the Interior a supplementary credit of 4,096,873 f., to indemnify the city of Paris for the losses it sus- tallied. in 1848. A letter from Toulon announces that, on the night of the al inst., 19 political convicts, sen tenced to transportation to Cayenne, escaped from Fort Lamalgue, by breaking a hole in the wall of their prison. Five of them were retaken at Hyeres, and a strict search is being made for the remainder. It appears that the Legitimists and Fusionists found great hopes on the further complication of the Eastern question ; and they are confident in their predictions that a general war will ensue, for with them the sure result would be a Royalist re storation. A good deal of the obstinacy of the Emperor Nicholas from the very beginning of the present question is, rightly or wrongly, imputed to the counsels of the friends of the Fusion, who had most assuredly never counted on any common ac tion between England and France. It is expected that the Moniteur will shortly publish an article explaining the actual position of the Four Powers relative to the Eastern question, and the means employed by them to produce a de. finitive and satisfactory arrangement. It has been stated that the Fusionist party is already endeavouring to promote its political views. It is, therefore, believed that the Ministerial jour nal, Le Pays, will also contain an article of some length, and of a more energetic style, on the sub ject of tne Fusion, than any that have as yet ap peared in it. Owing, it is said, to some indications of political manoeuvres attributed to that party, some changes will be made among the functionaries of the departments. The ceremony of yesterday at the Luxembourg was not over pleasing to the Fusionists, who are not sparing of their severity to M. Dupin; and the Assemblee Nationale, the organ of the Fusionists, and of the Russian Embassy, is almost the only paper that has not made any allu sion whatever to that ceremony. The inauguration of the statue of Marshal Ney took place on Wednesday last, at one o'clock, nearly on the spot where he was executed in 1815. The assemblage of troops present was exceedingly large, and the various corps began to arrive as early as ten o'clock, so that they had to remain three hours under arms during an unusually raw and foggy day. The statue, which is in bronze, and of colossal size, faces the west, and consequently looks in the same direction as the marshal did at the moment he was shot. Three large tribunes were erected for the day's proceedings, close to the statue, for the per sons who had received tickets, and for the various deputations which attended. The Prince de la Moscowa and the Duke d'Elchingen, sons of the deceased, arrived about a quarter before one o'clock, and were immediately occupied in re ceiving the official persons invited to attend. The ex-King Jerome, and Prince Napoleon, his son, arrived at one o'clock precisely the for mer presiding at the ceremony. Marshals de Arnaiux, Vaillant, Magnan, and de Castellane, with a considerable number of general officers, all in full uniform, were on the principal estrade. The Archbishop of Paris acted the principal part in the religious ceremony, which commenced the proceedings, and which merely consisted of a short prayer or two. M. Achille Fould, Minister of State, then read the decree relative to the erection of the monument; after which, Marshal de St. Arnaud pronounced an address, in which he passed a high encomium on the great services of the de ceased marshal, and, whilst admitting that he had committed errors, declared that some men ought to be judged by their services, and not by their faults : and that Marshal Ney was one of that class. M. Dupin, senior, who had been one of the defenders of the deceased, when tried before the Chamber of Peers, next spoke, and de clared that the execution which had taken place was nothing but an act of vengeance ; and that in accomplishing such an act it was the tri coloured flag which was immolated to the white col mrs of the Bourbons. He terminated a rather violent speech by saying that in striking down certain men, parties ought to comprehend that they were striking them to the dust only with a cer tainty of seeing them at a later period again stand ing erect, in an attitude of command. During these two speeches it was remarked with surprise that repeated hisses arose from three or four parts of the crowd, to the great scandal of the parties in the tribunes. After the speeches, the deputa- tions filed off before the statue, the first being that of the town of Sarrelouis, the birthplace of the de ceased, and at present belonging to Prussia. The troops afterwards pawed before the monument, and the ceremony terminated. General Brunet-Denou, deputy, who had been a most intimate friend of the deceased, was present, and appeared much affected. It was rumoured about in Paris, aftor the ceremony, that M. Dupin is to be immediately named a senator. A slight re-action took place at the Bourse yes terday, caused chiefly by speculators realising the profits consequent on the rise which took place during the last two days. The Three per Cents. opened at 74f. 70c., and closed at '74f. 50c. for the end of the month. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 101 f. Orleans Railway Shares, I,lBof. ; Rouen, 1,075 f. ; Havre, 502 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 880 f. ; Paris and Stras burg, 822 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 916 f. 25c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 770 f. ; Western of France, 702 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 632 f. 50c. ; Great Central, 523 f. 75c. ; Lyons and Ge neva, 522 f. 50e. Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 755 f. ITALY. The Post-Am-pt Gazette of Frankfort states, from Vienna, that new arrests have taken place in various towns of Lombardy, particularly at Brescia, Bergamo, and Como, and that several carriages full of State prisoners arrived at Milan on the 22d ult., mostly belonging to noble families, or to the commercial class. A letter from Rome, 30th ult., says : " Some arrests, connected with whatis here called the conspiracy of the 15th August, were made in the night of the 28th and yesterday. This conspiracy, which has been much exaggerated abroad in incorrect accounts, is simply an attempt to reconstitute a secret society. In the month of August a serious discussion arose between the different Mazzinian associations, and also between the members of these societies. The orders of the mas ter no longer met with that passive obedience to which the dictator considered he was entitled ; they were some times discussed and even rejected. This was a great danger for the work. An order was despatched from London, and the Italian Peres put themselves in movement throughout the whole of the Peninsula. It was sought on every point to recommend revolutionary agitation. At Rome, as everywhere else, there are dupes and also Mazzinians, and it is said a great number of them. All the affair of the 15th of August 18 more or less directly connected with these secret societies.". SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 3d inst. The Queen had commenced a novena previous to her confinement, and already visited three churches of the capital. Marshal Narvaez, on quitting Aranjuez for Loja is said to have declared to his political friends that ho should only return to Madrid when the Queen required his services. The latter part of the sitting of the Senate, on the 2(1, was occupied with the speech of the Duke Rivas, one of the most eloquent orators of the Oppo sition, against the Railway Bill presented to the Cortes by the Cabinet. On the 3d, the Minister of Public Works victoriously refuted the arguments of the Duke, and, at the hour of post, Count de Veil° was left speaking in favour of the conclusions of the minority of the Committee. The discussion was expected to last until the Gth. It was still confidently believed that the Ministry would obtain the majority. The Epoca states that the following persons were to be elevated to the dignity of Senators :—Messrs. Pacheco, Pastor Diaz, Garcia Hidalgo ; the Duke de Romanes, Francisco la Rivas, Murga, Garcia Lavasco, the Duke do Villa Hermosa, and the Bishop of Astorga. The Three per Cents. were done at 422 ; the New Three per Cents., at 22- 4 ; the Debt of the First Class, at sa ; and that of the second, at 42. BAVARIA. We have despatches from Munich, under date of the 3d instant, which state that the demands of Austria are not confined to that of a strict neutrality to be observed by the Germanic Confederation on the Oriental question ; that neutrality is to have a certain character, and that character is to be de termined by Austria. For this purpose secret nego tiations have for some time past been carried on at Munich by the agents of Saxony, Bavaria, and Austria. These conferences closed on the 30th ult., and the Austrian and Saxon agents have left Munich. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE CITY OF BOULOGNE STEAM-VESSEL.—This morning between 7 and 8 o'clock, an accident occurred to a man of the name of George Crooks, engineer, on board of the City of Boulogne, belonging to the Commercial Steam Com pany, which, it is feared, will terminate fatally, under the following circumstances :—lt appears the unfortu nate man was oiling the machinery previously to starting, when by sonic means the beam of the piston came into action and crushed his arms nearly off. He was conveyed to Isaac Ward, St. Thomas's Hospital, where Mr. Simon, surgeon, was in immediate attendance, when amputation was obliged to be resorted to as the only means of saving life. SHAR MARKETS-(THIS DAY). BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. !Aberdeen.. ...... ..... Ambg. Nottng. Bost, . _ & Eastn. June Belfast & I l Ymella Biinang. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons—. Do., £20....... ...... 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Austral.lnvest. South Austral. Land Submarine Telegraph Van Diemen's Laud 17 - 19 12 - 14 ii :4" li • i --- ••• - Ap ••• - ..• 3 - - lip lA 38 l 40 ip Ad 15 16 48 i 7 4 i i 2i i A GUARD KILLED. —During the intense fog which prevailed on Tuesday an accident took place on the (Scotch) South Western line, a mineral train having come in contact with a luggage train. There was little or no damage done, but we regret to learn that one of the guards was killed. No one having seen the occur rence take place, it is conjectured that he must have been squeezed between the buffers of some of the wag gons.—North British. Mail. The Farmers' Club had their annual dinner yesterday evening, at the York Hotel, Bridge-street, Blackfriars The only noticeabl e f ea t ure o f th e procee di ngs wa s that times, Mr. Pusey was v er y warm ly rece i ve d b y th e t e nant far , mers who were present. Thi s i s a " s i g n of the e for last year at the Smithfield Club Dinner, * 1 '...r7 was almost howled at by the Protectionist landlor ds who were present Mr. on the occasion. Mr. Tattersall, casion. Speeches ttorsa anwsroethersi made by Mr. 1 LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY). SHERIFFS COURT. (Before R, Gurney, E , q.) BEDSOR V. MAYLON.-AN IMPORTANT QUESTION UNDER THE COUNTY COURTS ACT. In this case his Honour gave judgment. It appeared the def en d an t was originally sued in the City Court of Requests, in 1841. Defendant was taken into custody under an execution, but by some private arrangement between the plaintiff and defendant, the latter was dis charged. Mr. W. B. Davies argued that the debt was absolved, firstly, by the statute of limitations ; secondly, by the discharge from custody by consent ; and lastly, that there was no powei granted in the County Courts Acts to revive judgments beyond the statute of limitations. Mr. Davies submitted that if judgment could be revived, the statute of limitations would be inoperative. His Honour concurred, and now gave judgment for the defendant, with costs. MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES. Yesterday a meeting of the magistracy of this county was held for the despatch of business. Mr. Pownall presided, and there was a full attendance. The usual prison reports were presented and adopted. The number of prisoners in the House of Correction, Coldbath-fields, was 1,327, in the Westminster Bridewell 889, and in the House of Detention 197. THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE COUNTY. Mr. WOODWARD said, he wished to put to the chair man a question of some little importance in reference to the credit of the county. In the reports of the proceed ings before the commissioners appointed to inquire into the city corporation in the papers of the 26th November it appeared that the chairman having asked Captain Williams, the inspector of prisons, whether there was any point to which he wished to refer, that gentleman said—" Yes, I would just mention, as it tends to the credit of the corporation, that they have applied consi derable sums of money from the Orphans' Fund, which is created out of the coal duties, to the promotion of ob jects of public importance in Middlesex. Ten years ago they voluntarily voted 11,0001. from that fund for the erection of the Middlesex Sessions-house, and 5,500/. for the Guildhall at Westminster." Now, he was one of the members of that court, and conversant with the accounts, and he read this statement with very great astonishment, because there was no entry of any such aid having been received from the city, and he therefore wished to ask whether there was any statement of such money having been received in the public accounts of the court ? The CHAIRMAN said, there was a very great mistake in the statement referred to. Instead of ten years, the matter occurred 80 years ago, and the payments were made under an act of Parliament, 18th of George 111., chap. 67. By that act the magistrates were required to pull down Hicks's-hall, which was given to the county as a sessions house in the reign of James 1., and which was situate in the centre of St. John-street, Smithfield, and the city corporation was directed to pay to the county 11,000/. out of the Orphans' Fund towards the erection of another house, in consideration of which the county gave up the site of Hicks's-hall to the public. In the same year, by another act, chap. 72, the Orphans' Fund was shown to be more than sufficient for the purposes provided for under the original act, and the city was directed to pay out of it the sum of 5,500/. to the trus tees for the Guildhall at Westminster. That sum was paid at the time, but since then no money whatever had been received from the city for county purposes. It had been said that the city maintained the prisoners of the county. The city in bygone days purchased of the Crown the right of appointing the sheriff of the county, and the person appointed received the fees of the county shrievalty ; and, of course, the sheriff receiving those fees must maintain the prisoners in his jurisdiction. Mr. Serjeant ADAMS e remarked that these voluntary votes, then, were compulsory under an act of Parlia ment. (A. laugh.) With respect to the maintenance of the county prisoners by the city, they were only kept while in Newgate awaiting trial. After conviction they were sent for punishment to the county prisons, and were at the county charge. Mr. WOODWARD expressed his satisfaction that this explanation had been given. WAGES OF PRISON OFFICERS. Mr. GRAHAM, pursuant to notice given, moved the following resolution, founded on a printed report of the visiting justices of the three prisons in which they re commended an increase of wages to the officers : " That in consequence of the increased price of all articles of consumption since the year 1850 when the wages of the officers of the prisons were regulated, an addition of 2s. per week be made for six months, commencing on the 29th of September last, to the wages of the male and female officers who have been engaged at the re• duced scale of 20s. and 16s. respectively." Mr. C. ARMSTRONG seconded this. Some discussion took place upon thz subject, in which Mr. Kemshead, Mr. Thompson, Mr, Williams, M.P., Mr. J. Wilson, Mr. Woodward, Mr. Elliott, Mr. Payne, Mr. Baylis, and Captain Bague took part, and the motion was ultimately carried by a majority of 12, 23 voting for and 11 against it. The remaining business having been transacted, the Court was adjourned. SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW. The public interest in the exhibition continues un abated, as is manifest in the immense numbers that crowd day after day to the Bazaar in Baker-street, where it is held. The numbers attending yesterday were quite as great—it was impossible they could be greater—as on the former day ; and we should think the directors must feel it their duty to consider what further accommodation they can afford to the public. At pre sent the attendance in the Baker-street Bazaar—so far as the sight of the cattle goes—is little better than a farce. In the centre area of the exhibition, where the short-horn oxen—the principal features of the show— are placed, the passage between is so crowded that locomotion is attended with great difficulty, while it is out of the question for weakly and timid people to get near enough to see the animals at all. The back of Sir Harry Verney's gigantic ox, to be sure, may be seen over the heads of the crowd ; but it is only at the cost of pushing and of being pushed for minutes together, that one can get near enough to see his complete proportions. So it is with most of the other cattle—so in a slightly less degree with the sheep—so in a still greater degree with the pigs. In the galleries the crowding is the same. All the agricultural implements are surrounded by eager admirers. The specimens of Irish green crops, sent by the Royal Dublin Society, are also fenced round with a living hedge, while many of the vendors of washes for sheep, patent medicines for horses, &c., are reduced to the necessity of attracting the attention of those beyond the stationary crowd in front of them bawling out their wares, as if they were as many itinerant hawkers. The outer yard, where the steam-engines are at work, is as crowded as any other place, and it is only in out-of-the way corners that any relief from the incessant pressing of the crowd can be obtained. The butchers appear to have taken the hint thrown out to them last night, at the dinner, by Lord Portman, and have come forward more freely to purchase, as a considerable proportion of the animals now have tickets with the word " sold" affixed to their stalls. Still some of the finest animals in the show—some of the prize animals themselves—remain without purchasers. ANOTHER COLLISION ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.— On Wednesday morning a collision occurred on this line of railway, near Masbrough, to the 7.40 passenger train, s r p u h n e ning between reinthemoi S .n h in effield g was s an s d Doncaster. shrouded in T a fog of of a, g t r m ea o t `e density, and as it was known that a coal train from Kilnhurst to Sheffield would have to pass from the Kilnhurst siding on to the main line, within a few minutes of the time that the Midland passenger train was due, the guard made the inquiry from the station. master at Kilnhurst whether the train had gone forward. He was answered in the affirmative, and assured that it was ten minutes in advance of the passen ger train, which had only been going at a slow pace, but now gathered more speed. When it arrived within about half a mile of the Masbrough station it ran into the coal train, which was on the same line of rails, it having met with an accident from the breaking of a coupling chain, which detached some of the waggons from the rest. The passengers were thrown violently h f t a e w i rir c l o t o he a ed t l Y r t a aw r i w a n ea i s:: from their places, but fortunately none of them sustained :" on gwf rutoolaimlre:fitaoi the es e t . any injuries beyond a severe shock, except Taylor the , ha to v o e closely one after the other, because, had only five minutes terrified,gmuoarr more intervened, :e w ue h a r rr onv occurred one a es s di : c n u t o ph t r l had sufficient time to proceed down the line and use the fog signals, which he had no time to do before the l t a h y e wgaresaotcecraspiaoritieodfthtlaine ccoonutldenitiasysetrbeewedeoxv; pas senger train ran into the disabled mineral train. Th e e r cte t d he un li d n e e r . goods break van and a coal waggon were smashed, and The permanent way not having been damaged, less de the circumstances. SCHOOL FOR THE INDIGENT BLlND.—Yesterday a quar terly court of the governors of this corporation was held.... at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, the Rev- in- Evans in the chair. The minutes of the several sitting s of the committee, among other matters, make reference to a bequest of the late Miss Dent, and to a 1 , 1 1 .° 1) ,, from his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to:e: con -315/. to the funds of the institution, These his of a firmed. Anew byelaw was then enacted, in con t Highness the Prince of Wales, the charity, • o . j in the donation of 315/, to be by him presented „, pu pi to the privilege of having at all timesan_ d discipline as the school, under the same trealnen_t d her were in the other pupils. The report etate 73 males and 67 female, web' , them during the institution 140 pupils, na factured by and that the articles manu 1 ,274/. 12s. Scl. After the year amounted in value i t l in „ s , a vote of than h k e s co w u a r s t disposal of some routineand 0 th proceedings of t chairman, passed to the Fr OF A RESPECTABLE FEMALE. — terminated. ous DEAT- has been occasioned in Fulham MYSTERI ln ent test —ce of the body of a respect- The greatest incite ne uen . the ___. l'tlinaghis Royal 1 ale hav -n g Tile deceased lies at the ab e fern of violence. ham, with marks Fulham, kept by Mr. C. Hart. An in c r. would veryonTunilii (nei much acci dent Tavern, The following is the description of Swan el b e held. twat B v 50of age, 5 feet 6 inches, lone. q A ._ years and vicin it Y' ; been found in Eel Brook, Ful the d ecease— black marks on the ' and bruises ; dressed in black-white straw right sid? withred silk, and trimmed with red rib bonnet, lined black veil ; red worsted shawl ; patent leather bon ; boots. grey hair, dark brown false front, 2i' 100 42 34 all all 100 100 - 100 47 17 all 100 100 !ZOO 100' 8 100 20 17 all all 14 1 d 66 49i i FOREIGN. 10 6 Antwrp &Rotterdam 2 1 d 5 3 Belgian East. Juliet. 1 20 8 Beziersto Graissessac 2i - lid Central of Italy .... . 20 all Charleroi & Erqnelin 13 1 . 6 17i all Demerara ••• 20 10 Dijon and Besagon 2. —31 p 20 8 Dutch Rhenish 20 all East Indian — 4 p 20 2 Do. Extension 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula t lip 20 10 Ga. Junct. of France 2i 3 p 10 Gd. Trunk. of Canada Shrs. and Bonds 3 2 d 20 8 Gt. Central of France p 91 9 20i 20} Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares lk d Do. bonds(' i55.)1857 Do. bonds (2 i55.)1862 20i 10i Hamilton & Toronto ICO all Do. 6 per cent — ••• 20 5 Lake Const. & Basle 5 4 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref. 20 15 Luexembourg lO, 11 10 10 Do. (Railway) 6l -- 7 61 5 2Do — 2 5 3 Do. (Canal) 1 2i 10 5 Do. 6p. cent. pref. id p 20 12 Lyons & Mediterran. 20 104 Madras 1 —lipxn 33h 29 Maria Antonia 10 10 Do. New 20 2 Melbourne Dk. & By. 20 all Namur & Liege (with interest Bl 20 all Do. (ex interest) ••• 16 all Northern of France 35 —35 i i 5/ 20 all Do. 20/.3 p. c. Bds [fmy.B.&Ams.Shs ) 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 1 7i 8 ixd 20 10 Paris and Lyons 164 —l7 p 27 40 40 Do. bonds 20 all Paris and Orleans ._„ 20 all Paris and Rouen 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 32 —33. f 1 20 4 ParisCaen&Cherbrg. 2 4 p 104 104 Quebec & Richmond id par 20 all Rouen and Havre 20 9 Royal Danish par 1 p 5 2 Royal Swedish 1 d 20 all Sambre and Mouse 9 10 10 6 Do. 5i per cent. pref 20 2 S.E. of France....,.., ia -- iP 20 6 Southern of France 3 5 p 20 6 St• Andrews & Quebec 20 2s. Upper India Scrip 8i all West Flanders 4l 5 20 10 Do. 5i per c. Prof 20 10 Western of France 7i 8 11 3 1G 4 West. of Switzerland l— ld 20 2 Wiesbaden • 20 12 Zealand 4 3id LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. I Leasing Closing Prices Business Sh T. Piud RAILWAYS. Compans, yesterday. this day. - - 50 all Bedford and Ln.&N.W. Bletchley....l St. 100 Buckghainsh.' L. &N.W. 101 103 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon... 51 52 St. 100 E. Lincoln. gr. 6p. cent ... . . Gt.Northn 142 145 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils.Diroct. ..• 25 all Do. New Do 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.lirestn 3O 32 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New Railway & Berw.. 50 all Hull & Selby Y.&N.Md. 109 111 110 25 all Do. Shares Do 64a —55 i 12i all Do. i Shares. Do 27 28 12i all Lon.diGreenw S.Eastern l3i —14 i 20 all Do.Preferouce Do 24 —25 St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Norfolk 93 95 St. 100 Do. 6 per et. Do — - 5i all Manch.Baton. Ln.&N.W and Matlock & Midid - 3 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & Redcar 100 all Midld.Bradfd Midland... 99 101 60 all Northern and Easternsp.c. E. Count.. 60 62 5 , all Do. 6 per et. Do' ••• 5" all Do. Fixed sp.c Do ... . 2,5 all Prest. & Wyre L. &Is .W. &Ln&Yk 1 12 Do. Shares. Do — SL 100 Roystn.&Hit. Gt.Northn 142 144 S.. 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do 1.42 144 21 18 Shef. Roth. & Laneash.& Goole g.5.p.c Yorksh — d 12 9A S. Stailordsh.. MrMClean 2 lAd 50 all - WearValleygr Stockt. & 6 por cent... Darling. 25 all Do.. Do 3oi 31 St. 100 Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn 9B 100 83i 41 Pm 68 24 63i 4k ~,,~`,' 14 Pin Pm BUENOS AY.RES BONDROLpERS. A meeting of Buenos Ayres bondholders took place yesterday, Mr. J. D. Powles, in the absence of Baron Goldsmid, presiding, to receive a communication from the committee relative to the appointment of a special commission about to proceed to that State to represent their interests. The chairman announced that Mr. James Giro, a gentleman well acquainted with the lan guage and the country, had been elected, and that the present was considered a favourable opportunity for his departure, as in the last message of the Chief of the Provisional Government pointed allusion was made to the settlement of the public debt. He will ac cordingly leave by the packet to-day, furnished with full powers, in addition to letters from the English Government, and in introduction to the commercial agents of Messrs. Baring, Brothers. As the Revenue of the Republic in its worst period has been $5,000,000, it is contended that a resumption of dividends should be arranged on terms not less favour able than those agreed to by Chili when the debt of that country was adjusted, especially since her resources were at the time scarcely as satisfactory as those of Buenos Ayres. With respect to the existence of guano within the limits of the State, and the prospect of the proceeds being made available for dividends, it was ex plained that the question had not been overlooked, but that Major White, who formerly represented the in terests of th e bondholders through Messrs. Baring, had been obliged to return, the unsettled condition of politics preventing successful negotiations, and his health having suffered from the climate. At the close of the proceedings the following resolutions were unani mously adopted "1. That this meeting entirely approves of the step taken by th e C omm i ttee of Spanish American Bond holders in despatching a speci a l Ayres to represent th e i nterests commission the si ro e n r dh to ol ß de u r e s no in s that republic. "2. That this meeting, considering the vast delay which has taken pla ce i n sat i sfying bondholders on the R e p u bli c of Buenos e claims of the express its earnest hop e th a t the GovernmentAyres, desires to h o e f the re public will be prepared, on th e arrival commissioner, to adjust the sa me w i thout further sleelciayal. " 3. That this meeting hereby pledges itself to reim burse the committee out of the first proceeds of the ad justment of the debt, the expenditure to be incurred on the aforesaid mission." The annexed extracts of the message of the Provi sional Government of Buenos Ayres to the Legislature of 1853, relate to the state of the debt : " The public debt is considerable, but it is not of so alarming a nature for a country which has such unde veloped resources as ours. The Government is there fore of opinion that it is necessary to attempt its ad justment. The Administration of Rosas had indefinitely postponed the payment of demands on the Treasury, the amount of which is not yet ascertained, notwith standing which it may be nearly assumed, and the debt anterior to the 3d of February amounts to 45,000,000 dollars, including in this sum the produce of the estates confiscated by Rosas, the amount of which he ab stracted from the cash department of deposits. The exigible debt, contracted after the 3d of February, exceeds 3,000,000 dollars, without including a credit acknowledged in favour of Don Tomas Sloyd Alsey, which amounts to 90,000 hard dollars, payable by an annuity of 10,000 h ar d dollars. The loan of 5,000,000, that the Provisional Government of the 11th of September asked from the Mint, is still unpaid, and likewise the interest thereon. The Government. informs you with pleasure, that the issue of 10,000,000 dollars by th e l aw o f the 17th of May last, is very nearly covered by the Letras de Reeep toria remitted by the Government to the Mint. The Government also informs you with the same pleasure, that at the close of the ordinary sessions it fulfilled the duty it had imposed on itself, to give an account of the application of the funds voted by you for war expenses. The GovernMent, in the very midst of the serious diffi culties which existed, has continued to pay the assign ment of 5,000 hard dollars on account of the London loan. The Government believes that it would be easy to make a very advantageous arrangement with the bond holders, the result being to rai s e our fo re i gn cre dit , and graduallyC to extinguish a debt which has immensely increased, only (luring the mismanagement of the Ad ministration of Don Juan Manuel de Rosas. With the Lame exactitude the interest of the public debt has been paid, and the interest of the 4,335,600 dollars of Treasury bills, with the diminution granted by Government in November last." THE NEW SOREW STEAM-SHIP COLOMBO. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. B.—A number of scientific gen tlemen attended this morning on board the Peninsular and Oriental Company's new screw steam-ship Colombo, to make a trial of the speed of that steamer. Amongst those on board were Captain Engledue, the superinten dent ; and Mr. Andrew Lamb, the engineer-in -chief of the company ; Captain H. Austin, R.N., Admiralty superintendent of packets ; Mr. W. Lynn, assistant inspector of steam machinery at Portsmouth ; Mr. Luke, of the shipwrights' department ; Captain Moresby, I.N. ; Mr. W. A. Summers, Esq. The Colombo, under charge of Captain George Brooks, started from the dock head at half-past ten o'clock a.m., and steamed towards Stokes-bay, where, after having previously stretched out as far as the Nab Light, two runs were made at the measured mile as follows : nevoln- Min. Sec. Knots. tions. Pressure. Vacuum. let run in 4 46, equal to 12.587 124 151 b. 2641 b. 2d run in 5 16, equal to 11.392 24 151 b. 2641 b. the average being 11.989, or nearly 12 knots and hour, equal to a little under 131 statute miles. During the trial the actual power exerted by the engines, as exhi bited by the indicator,- was 1,281 horses. The result was considered satisfactory, and the speed quite as great as could have been anticipated. This steamer, another and important addition to the already existing numerous and splendid fleet of the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany, is a remarkably noble and handsome ship. She was built by Mr. R. Napier, of Glasgow, and her engines were also supplied from his factory. Her dimensions are as follows :---Extreme length, 305 feet ; length between the perpendiculars, 280 feet ; length of keel, 263 feet ; breadth, 374- feet ; extreme depth, 321 feet ; depth of hold, 18 feet ; tonnage, 1,872 tons ; builder's m easure , ment, equal to 1,837 25-95ths old measurement; engines -450 nominal horse-power. As a specimen of engineer ing skill and excellence of workmanship and finish, the engines of the Colombo will stand a comparison with any naval machinery now afloat, and reflect the greatest credit upon the establishment which produced them. They worked most admirably, and the boilers, constructed after the patented principle of Me s s rs . L am b and Sum mers, gave a full supply of steam without extraordinary exertions in stoking. The screw used to propel the Colombo is the common three-bladed one. The engines have cylinders of 72 inches diameter, with a sft. 6in. stroke. The draught of water at the trial to-day was 16 feet 3 inches forward, and 17 feet 6 inches aft ; coals on board, 450 tons. The Colombo can, however, carry 650 tons of fuel, besides about 550 or 600 tons of measure. ment goods, thus showing a g r e a t ca p ac it y for freight, the latter being an element of material importance in a commercial point of view. From 100 to 120 pas. sengers can be accommodated, the fitting up and ar rangements of the saloons, sleeping berths, ladies' cabins, promenade deck, &c., being of the most con venient and excellent description, combining both the elegance and comfort of a first-rate floating hotel. The main saloon, which is seventy-two feet in length, is beautifully fitt e d u p an d ornamented, and can com fortably dine 100 persons at one time. The Colombo is intended to be d es p a t c h e d . to I nd i a, to take her place in conveying the mails b e t ween Suez, Aden,mace one trip C Madras, Ceylon, &c., b u t w ill previously a cutta, to Gibraltar, M a lt a , an d A lexandria, for hi she is appoint e d t o d epart on the 20th instw which i ports Indian, Chin a , an d M e di terranean mails. with the The Manilla, a new iron steam-ship of 750 tons burden, belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigati on Company, arrived here b u t a f ew days ago to boilers, and s crew machinery, Which arecewher enginiees,i at the facto r y o f M essrs. Summers, Day, and being ce 3 r aa ia e e • k , d ) of Northam, near S outhampton. This steamer, in con junction with the Rajah, of similar size, is to be employed in carrying supplies of coal from the mines of the East ern Archipelago Company, at Labuan, in Borne" , t° Singapo re , f or t h e use of the steam fleet of the Peninsu lar and Oriental Company. THE BRITISII AND TURKISH FLEETS.-139 a letter received by the last mail front Constantinople it appears certain that none of the British ships-of war had entered the Black Sea. The Turkish fleet lies at anchor next the Black Sea, and the English fleet next to the Turkish fleet in the Sultan's Bay, Cons,tantino.plo. The scene of th e engag ements of t he Turks ai f d Russians is about 400 m il es f rom the present station of the Eng lish and Turkish fleets, an d, contrary to what was ex pected, the English fleet has been ordered not to pro ceed into the Black Sea. u G THE BLIND MUSlC.—Yester. SOCIETY FOR Tx b t e c id il' a i t the London Tavern, for the day a meeting we . John a_society for carrying out the above purpose of f Villiers g.'ownshend presided. The object—Mr. fa that the meeting had been called for the chairm an f s— dev ising the best mode for cultivating the purpose ° . musical genius of . th . e blind, and of thus affording them means of obtaining an independent livelihood. He stthaeteduLihn:t it was well-known that the blind were gifted by n ature with peculiar aptitude for learning music, pos sessing, as they generally did, a very correct ear, and . tho faculty of memory to a remarkable degree. There were several institutions of the kind in existence, and a practical direction had been given to this too often unde veloped talent in blind persons, at the school for the blind at Paris, called the "Institution des Jeunes Ave ugles," and also at the school at Bristol. Some of the pupils of that excellent institution are taught to perfor m on musical instruments, and he could assure the meeting that they composed a very efficient orchestra. g Thanes,ccholoimaod-1 com mittee of the Blind School in London, at whose the only musical instrument taught is the r passed a resolution that day, in which they agreed to take the plan into their favourable c onsideration. li e had received a letter from Lo r d Dudley Coutts St uart, who stated that he agreed most cordially with the ob• jects of the meeting, and would subscribeak 20 guineas to the funds. Mr. Thomson Han key, jun., had also written, approving the objects of of the meeting, and en. closing a cheque for 2/. Cap tain Sherson seconded, the app ‘ t a i u n s t s m el e i n in t o o f v a ed committee,a n d with power to add to their rying out of the objects number, for of the benevolent founders.. the proper car. The motion was put and carried nem. con. A subscrip tion, amounting in the aggregate to about 401., having been entered into, the meeting separated. ADVANCE IN THE prietors of Barnsley PRICE OF COAL—The coal pro• y of and its neighbourhood advanced the price have again that they are still coal is. per ton, and they state below those ofselling them at prices considerably. Staffordshire and other colliery districts; k —Leeds Times. . SPORTING NOT WORDS FROM WOLVERHATvIPAZy "'" - rt The pursuit of sport under difficulti es wns d tiagreet s ` ably experienced at Wolverhampton on Tuesday. Just before the commencement of the proceeding s a dense fog spread itself over the surrounding country, and drifted in a thick hazy mass over the running ground. The jockies were consequently unable to see the various leaps and " obstacles" until they were close upon them, and their long knowledge of the course was scarcely sufficient to enable them to pursue the proper track and prevent them from swerving against posts, running into ditches, or dashing among the people. To the specta tors on the stand the artificial water jump only was visible. Still the dangerous uncertainty which the fog occasioned perhaps heightened the excitement with which the steeplechases were regarded. The squaring system, as usual, largely regulated the proceedings. Bourton, the some time leading favourite, was " scratched." His withdrawal was more than hinted at in The Sun of Saturday and Monday last. The ostensible cause of his non-appearance was "unfit ness ;" but more cogent reasons are supplied in my " Notes" published on the days above -mentioned. Still no declaration was made of Bourton's withdrawal, and his name was allowed to stand on the "card." When it was understood that Bourton would not run, Oscar was immediately advanced to a very short price, and The Screw received additional and more spirited support. Little Charley, too, came unexpectedly into the betting at the last moment, and was basked freely at about 6 and 5 to 1. Although, however, D. Wynne weighed for him, he did not go to the post, his owner scratching him because, it is said, he had been forestalled in the market. Oscar won very cleverly. The rider of Topsy, however, declared that his victory would have been ma terally jeopardised if Topsy had not "baulked" the drop fence on to the course. Oscar's party were large winners by the result of the race and followed up their success by backing Half and Half for the Hurdle Race. On a reference to The Sun of Saturday last, it will be seen that in writing about the steeplechase, I said " Oscar is intended, and will go for the money." December 8. A FRESH MAN. THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON ALMANACK FOR 1854. In this elegant and attractive almanack for the ( approachin g year of grace, 1854, we have a tenth specimen of that annual off-shoot from the Illus trated London News—most gorgeous and popular of all weekly periodicals. Arranged precisely upon the old pla n , conta i ning the customary amount o f o le f tt w erl d r c e u ss t , s2 an th d e e v m o b ium elli the same ti me among all these accustomed poses charmsat e sli tt e e d b w ef it o h re th us e usual number gt w ndbeaseuwoevlomeclexe excellences should Fhoulaorbee -1 n a variety ostm a among new specified the twelve principal illustratio •• illus trations commemorative of the more notable events in the reign of her present most gracilotl7lll42Ve. Thus, the first refers to J une 20, 8 First Council at Kensington Palace ;" the second to November 9, 1837, the " Visit to the City ;" the third to June 28, 1838—" The Coronation in Westminster Abbey ;" the fourth to February 10, 1840—" The Marriage at the Chap e l R oya l , St. James's ;" the fifth to January 25, 1842—" The Christening of the Prince of Wales, at St. George's Chapel, Windsor ;" the sixth to October, 1844 " The Reception of Louis Philippe at Windsor Castle ;" the seventh to October 28, 1844—" The Opening of the Royal Exchange ;" the eighth to May 1, 1851----" The Opening of the Great Exhibi tion ;" the ninth to February 3, 1852—" The Opening of Parliament ;" the tenth to June 21, 1853—" The Review at Chobham ;" the eleventh to August 11, 1853—" The Review at 'Spit head ;" the twelfth to August 30, 1853—" The Visit to the Dublin Great Exhibition." Be sides these, there are in the " Illustrated London Almanack" for 1854, twelve graceful illus trations, designed by B. Herring, appropriate to the months as delineative of seasonable sports, or open-air amusement s . J anuar y, i n thi s way, brings " Coursing ;" February, " Rabbit Shooting ;" March, 4‘ \Voodoo& Shooting ;" April, " Steeple chasing ;" May, " Racing ;" June, " Otter Hunt ing ;'' July, "Angling ;" August, " Grouse Shoot ing ;" September, " Partridge Shooting ;" October, " Pheasant Shooting ;" November, Fox Hunting ;" December, " Wild Duck Shooting." A miscella neous assortment of other woodcuts, accompanied by explanatory letter-press, imparts to the alma nack the advantage of supplying the purchaser with an instructive and amusing store of . light reading, the character of which may be conjectured from an enumeration of a few of the more curious sketches, such as "The Chair 'of the Poet Gay," and " The Drinking Cup of St. Thomas k Becket," and " The Sword of Napoleon," and "The Tomb of Chateau briand." Altogether " The Illustrated London Almanack" in its tenth year is, if possible, more than ever a marvel of cheapness, because fraught from the first page to the last (in all sixty-four, closely printed) with literary and pictorial materials at once for amusement and information. DEATH FROM THE Brrz or A Its '.--An inquest was held yesterday at Bristol on the body of John Thomas Barry, an infant, aged 6 months. It appeared from the evidence, that a fortnight ago the mother was awoke by the cries of the infant, and, on lighting a candle, she found that the child had been bitten by a rat just under the right eye. There were marks remaining of the rat's claws and teeth, and also a great quantity of blood. The poor child died yesterday. After some considera tion the jury returned a verdict, " That the deceased died from injuries occasioned by the bite of a rat." LIG-CANNA AND GENERAL MINING COMPANY OF JAMAICA.—An extraordinary general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held yesterday, at their offices, in King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street, to confirm certain resolutions passed unanimously at a pr evious meeting held on the 21 s t u lt., f or ra i s i ng 2s. p er share (either with or without certain options of taking the un appropriated shares of th e company) to enable the 1 directors to carry on the affairs of the company and to test the Riverhead mine, also for making certain abnydeiglaowyse,rnrmuleenst ofan d the company,regulati°ns for the man agemen t registration of shares, or the affairs th ereo f ; and of unregistered taking powers either to compel the reg i strat i on scrip, or to f or f e it t h e same if o notu"brgoius g te h r t ed in shares scrip, tration within a certain time, and to compel the parties lement. Mr. Prinsep, the ecrip holding stick shares or the meeting was me rel y -' to 'execute the deed of set firming what had chairman, after observing that l for the form tion of the shareh olders, received al purpose of con the unanimous sanc tion for 28 ers, proceeded to fn u s t ta se instalments reso lutionsoflseach per share , raisingpay able ah Le r i s n h3r a e n , u lly ry w an o ci May next ; for . authorising the payment of interest thereon, at 5 per cent. per annum, until the money so advanced shall be repaid or converted into new shares ; for giving an op tion to the shareholders making the advance of taking the reserved shares at par, in proportion to the number of their original shares ; and for the other purposes men tioned in the a dvertisement, all of which were confirmed unanimously and without observation. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings. MAJOR-GENERAL M'DoNALD, C.B.—We are happy to be enabled to state that th is g allant g entleman con tinues to progress as favourably as could possibly be expected under the circumst slices. Staff-Surgeon S wan , exp S u rgeon Langley, 62 d Regi ment, and Dr. Cane, h ave been in constant professional attendance, and their re pert yesterday was that the General had passed a ble night, and was better. The gallant officer favourable continues regularly, under all his sufferings, to dis charge the duties of his command at the Kilkenny mili district, receiving, dictating, and signing the de tary day, and giving the necessary orders spatches every quite as usual. His first act , after th e shattered limb had been set, was the graceful ono of dictating to the aide-de-camp a letter of thanks to the city constabulary for the attention which they paid to him when carrying him to his residence from the scene of the accident. which letter was received within a few hours from the occurrence by their sub-inspector, W. F. Winslow, Esq.—Kilke!tny Moderator. LOSSES AT SEA.—A destructive casualty, it IS feared, has occurred by the running ashore of the Sir Edward Hamilton, belonging to Mr. T. Ward, of Hull. ' It seems that this vessel was on a return voyage from Petersburgs to Hull, with a large and valuable cargo of Russian pro duce. About six o'clock on Thursday evening last, during a dense fog, she went ashore on the mg l ast, Flamborough lighthouse. Immediate) „ r r ocks near she lost her rudder, and so violent was after striking which she had grounded that she s _ . the force with water. Her position was very critical filled with began at once to dismantle her. l uat, and the crew casualty was at once forwarded to It ntelligence of the despatched a steam-tugtill, and the owners to rend e r was practicable. On Frida whatever assistance the ship that the deck-load y, such was the position of every one of her three ma t w as hove overboard, and stores and a trifling s s cut away. Some the small During the week further at t empts have been made to saving the ship but we believe the probabilities of are small.-- ESCAPE OF Eastern Counties Herald. extraordin ar —N A g AKE Pawl A MAN'S MOUTH.—An • y circumstanc e occurred a few days ago to Jonathan Smith, gunner's mate, who was paid off at Portsmouth, on the 6th o f M a y last, from her Majesty's ship H astings, 72 guns, on her return to England from the East Indies. He obtained six weeks' leave. On the expiration of that time, after seeing his friends at Chatham, he joined the Excellent, gunnery-ship. at Portsmouth. After some time he was taken unwell, his illness increased, and he exhibited a swelling in his stomach and limbs. The surgeon considering - that it arose from dropsy, he was removed into Haslar Hospital, and after much painful suffering, although he had every attention paid to him by the medical offi cers of the establishment, he died. Two hours before his death a living snake, nine inches in length, came out of his mouth, causing considerable surprise. How the reptile got into his stomach is a mystery, It is sup. posed that the deceased must have swallowed the rep tile when it was young, drinking water when the Hastings was out in India, as the ship laid for some time at Trincomalee, and close to a small island called Snake Island. The crew used very often to find snakes Oh board. The way they used to get into the ship was by the cable, and through the hawsers into thdloru-tattle. ' Tho deceased was 40 years of age. He was interred in Kingstown-churchyard. 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