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Office, 7 , Wellington-street, Strand. The " LEADER" is published every Saturday in time for the early morning mails, and may be had of news agents in all parts of Eng land, or direct from the publisher. Terms of Subscription, 135. for a half-year, to be remitted in advance, by money order, payable to Mr. Alfred Galloway. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, AUGUST 19, win be performed THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Sup ported by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. After which, SARDANAPALUS. Principal characters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. To be followed by CHESTERFIELD THINSKIN. Characters by Messrs. Harley, Meadows, Addison, and Miss Vivash. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, AUGUST 19, Will be performed GENE VIEVE. Characters by Messrs. Parsee, Cullenford, Woolgar, Leigh Murray, Hastings, A. Wigan, Paul Bedford, Keeley, 0. Smith, and C. J. Smith; Miss Woolgar and Nrs. Keeley. After which, will be presented SARDANAPALITS. To be followed by THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM. To conclude with WHAT! NO CAB? ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, AUGUST 19, Will be performed THE TIMES. Characters by Messrs. T. Farrell, T. Mead, William Farren, H. Marston, G. Cooke, mil Shalders; Mesdames Anderton, H. Gordon, E. Turner, and Bartlett. With SHYLOCK, or, THE MERCHANT OF "VENICE PRE SERVED." Shylock, Mr. F. Robson. To conclude with THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jem Ls r. F. Robson. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.. Important Notice to the Public generally.—The national spectacle of the Battle of Waterloo, which has on its revival been attended with such brilliant success, far beyond any precedent, must neces sarily be withdrawx to make room for a classical novelty, which has been for months in preparation, and will be produced on Sa turday, 27th inst., on a scale of grandeur and extent never before attempted.—Miss EMILY COOKS. re-appears at this theatre on the conclusion of her continental engagements. THIS EVENLEG, Aunt= 19, And during the week, will be presented (b4th night) the glorious Spectacle of THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. - _ . To be followed by Mr. W. Cooke's Scenes in the CIRCLE, intro ducing his Celebrated Black Charger Raven, whose performances have elicited unbounded applause, and the Great Equestrian, Mr. Alfred Cooke, in one of his principal acts. Concluding with (S6tistirne) THE CHASE ; or, LIFE ON THE TURF, with a real Fox Chase. " The best ventilated heatre in the world." Box-Office open from Eleven till Fonr. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Second Week of Miss POOLE, the eminent English vocalist.—First Exhibition of the MARINE AQUARIUM . , a collection of Sea and Fresh water Fish alive, in ilve large glass tanks, procured ex pressly for this occasion by I'. fl. Gosse, Erg., author of A Natu ralist's Rambles in Devonshire," &c., forming the most instructive and amusing object ever yet presented to the public. THIS EVENING, ACCUST 19, CHUSIN, Splendid MENAGERIE, Grand Military Band, Vocal and Instrumental Concert, Two Favourite Songs by Miss Poole, marvellous display of THE FEAST OF LANTERNS, brilliant FIREWORKS, and EXPLOSION of CHINESE FIRE SHIPS. AdanaSion, Is. HIGH WATER AT LOND Teta DAT —Morning 0 min. after 2 I Evening 23 min.aft. 2 T ,-Ntoaße-.: —Morning 45 min. after 2 Evening 6 miu.aft. 3 lON BRIDGE, THE WEATHER.-SIIN OFFICE, AUGUST 19. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 70 —highest since noon yesterday. 58—lowest this morning and during the night. 71—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29'99. WIND, S.W.—Light breeze, and fine weather. ;zic. , hr _.) . ...a42641 .0 04 t ..-,,, .... -) LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1853. Nothing positive is yet lefirnt as to the settle ment of the Eastern Question by mutual accord between the Cabinets of St. Petersburg and Con stantinople. That, at least, is the one fact clearly deducible from Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S explanation. It is manifest that the difficulties said to have been cleared away by the potent breath of diplo macy are even now littering the frontiers of Russia and , Turkey—those frontiers which are, unhappily for the peace of Europe, conterminous! Whatever may be said by those veteran statesmen who have participated in recent negotiations—the peril, even supposing it to be no longer imminent, has only been postponed. It has not been effec tually removed. It remains yet to be dissipated. The proposal of the Four Powers may be acceded to by the CZAR ; the SuLTAN may yield entirely to the suggestions of this quadruple intermedia tion ; the AUTOCRAT may be conciliated by the Divan from the circumstance of the latter grant ing more concessions to the Greek Christians than were ever demanded in their behalf by their spiritual sovereign ; nay, the Russian troops may consent to evacuate the Moldavian and Wallachian provinces without scorching a single nip of cartridge ; but the problem about which there has been all this to do will yet re main to be solved, the Eastern question will yet remain to be examined, the Oriental difficulty will yet 'villain to be elucidated : the problem, the question, the difficulty upon which the tran quillity of the Asiatic and European Continents may be said to be dependent. In simple words, it may be asked—What after all, this Eastern Question ? And the in quiry may be answered in terms of corresponding simplicity. The Eastern Question, " not to put too fine a point upon it," as our good friend Mr. SNAGSBY would say, is, plainly speaking, this— How are the Oriental races (constituting Turkey) henceforth to be governed ? "That is the ques- , tion." It is a question branching off into a multiplicity of others, these others, embodying, of • course, certain hypothetical notions di rected towards the elucidation of the parent inquiry. Turkey is known to be a gigantic agglom era ti on of different states massed together originally by the brute-force of a conquering despotism. The authority of that despotism is known, moreover, to h ave l ong s i nce very conside rably dimin ishe d , Added to -this, we are all familiar with the fact, that while the power of Turkey has been decreasing, Russht that of her formidable neighbour, more vast, until it not as been growing more and only overshadows every adjacent state , but, literally ` bestrides the world like a Colossus." thems e TherefeYr, intelligent observers have long accustomed What asopahenomenon ? must be the inevitable result of e t s hi to ask-- Where will the increase of Russia movement diminu tion of Turkey terminate ? N e i ther has been interrupted by any obstacle however_formida ble. It was not stopped in 1792 by the Treat y of Jassy. It was not impeded in 1829 by the Treaty of Adrianople. It was not retarded hi 1833 b y the Treaty of Unkiar-Skelessi. On the contrary, we can note the steady advance of Muscovite power during the whole interval towards the coveted battlements of Constantinople. In testi mony of this it may be remarked that, whereas of PETER the GREAT the south during the reign western frontier of Russia was marked by the river Dneiper, in 1774 it was advanced to the banks of the Bug, in 1792 to those of the Dueis ter, in 1812 to those of the Pruth, and in 1829 extended so far as to embrace the delta of the Danube, and to threaten the barrier of the Balkan mountains, by approaching the limits of Bulga ria ! This progressive movement of Russian Power to wayds the Bosphorus we calla blt deem it, likewise, is as indisputa ble as ber, w e are here simply s i g nificant. Itemem enumerating two or three facts culled from the pages of modern history — facts which t en d rather surprisingly to illustrate the k nown policy European of the C a bi net o f S t. P e t ers b urg . Turkey.— almost everybody is at least acquainted —tu so far with the circumstances bearing upon the rise of that r emar k a bl e power —European Turkey i s formed out of the debris of the Empire of t h e East , as that moiety of the ancient dominion of I mpe rialitom wtrizafttehde, that vast empire havingit s capitalontha:s Bosphorusat Byzantium, or Constantino )1e pear, Turkey was formed, we s a y, out Eur°- the ruins of the Byzantine Empire —nay, not merely Euro- ' pean Turkey, but the principal portion likewise of the SULTAN'S Asiatic possessions. For the old Byzantine Empire included not only the Thracian and Grecian provinces, but the whole of Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and the Archipielago. It is a curious coincidence enough, and one sufficiently noteworthy under present circumstances, that while the Turk follows that insignia of the Crescent which in remote centuries glittered as nowadays over the waters of the Golden Horn, the Russian reveres as the emblem of his national pride the two-headed eagle, which, centuries back, was em broidered upon the Imperial banners of Byzantium. It is consequently believed by the Muscovite popu lation, that their Chieftain the CzAR, as the poli tical heir to the eastern half of the Roman domi nions, and as the spiritual head of the vast bulk of the Greek religion will only be claiming his own, will only be vindicating his inalienable right, will only be seizing that which has hitherto been unjustly retained from his possession—al driving the crescent to the Asiatic shores of the Sea of Marmora, in planting the standard of the two headed eagle upon the dome of St. SOPHIA, in making the Emcine a Russian lake, and organising a new empire of the east at Constantinople. Towards these objects the fanaticism of the Musco vites may be said to have been directed during several generations. Towards the accomplish ment of these magnificent designs the ambition of the CZARS have been tending ever since the dreams of PETER and the deeds of CATHERINE. M. DE LAMARTINE was inaccurate in pronouncing the slope of Russia to be towards the east exclusively _seeing, as the world has beheld during the cen tury last past, that that slope has been rather in a western and in a southern direction, across the Dneiper, across the Bug, across the Dneister, across the Pruth, across the Danube ! And with these formidable truths glaring upon their recognition, the statesmen of Western Europe, the statesmen of England and of France, have united the rulers of Austria and of Prussia—in tolerating the invasion of Moldavia and Wallachia—in grati fying yet more the covetous arrogance of the AUTOCRAT—in humbling Turkey before Russia in the presence of the whole world, tarnishing the glory of her escutcheon, and breaking the talisman of her independence. Nothing is more surprising to the philosopher than the tenacity with which Governments and communities abide by acknowledged abuses. That a system exists, no matter how faulty and imper fect it may be, seems to some minds an abun dantly sufficient reason for its continuance. It would almost seem as if the disciples of PANGLOSS constituted a clear majority in every legislative body, and that the doctrines of optimism, or " whatever is, is best," was almost universally re cognised, more especially in Cabinets the members of which, in place of being in advance of public opinion, being the leaders and directors of popular intelligence, lagged behind until awakened from these pleasing slumbers by the " pressure from without," when it became sufficiently powerful to disturb the vis inertia of the so-called statesmen ! Hence it is that obtuseness of intellect and stub born obstinacy have been frequently regarded as important qualities for a minister, and that we have seen men selected for high and important offices, who possessed scarcely any other qualifica tion for situations to which they had the audacity to aspire, our astonishment at the daring aspiration being only exceeded by its unexpected fulfilment. It was reported of a well-known Irish Judge (ap• pointed before the Union), that during convivial meetings with his register he was accustomed to feli citate himself on the good fortune which prevented any discovery of his total ignorance of the com monest principles of law, until after his promo tion to a seat on the bench. The Ministers above referred to, were, however, even more fortunate, inasmuch as after their ignorance and incapacity had been universally detected, and become mat ter of general notoriety, they were still selected for positions the duties of which would have re quired considerable talent for their satisfactory discharge. We have recently had many striking examples of this rooted antipathy to any comprehensive measures of reform, anything that would strike at the root of the existing evils—that would re move unsightly structures, and erect on their ruins more suitable edifices. A petty spirit was mani fested that would prefer the most paltry alterations to the total removal of the defective building, and the substitution of another better calculated for the purposes for which it was required ; and that although the tinkering repairs could only render the condemned tenement habit able for a brief period, and would eventually prove far more expensive than a thorough reformation. The Government of India Bill con stituted one striking illustration of this impolitic practice. Where Sir CHARLES WOOD admitted in his introductory speech that "no man, if he were called upon to sit down to the task of con structing a Government for India, would desire to construct a Government for so mighty an em pire on such a system !" and yet, being entrusted with that vitally important duty, he retained all the objectionable portion of the system merely because it existed, and effaced the features essen tial to its beneficial operation, thus practically pre venting the possibility of improvement. •We say this because we believe the nominee system is calculated to avert the chance of any benefit aris ing from the Double Government, in the event of a judicious selection of Directors, which was pos sible—albeit, rather a remote contingency. What would have been thought if, when borough-mongering was rampant, when Gatton and old Sarum, and a score of other constituencies equally independent, of which the venerable "dead wall, or the ancient mound afforded a typo," the Ministry of Reform had proposed the improve ment of the representation (1) by taking away one half of the six hundred and fifty-eight Members selected by chance, and in which the West Riding of Yorkshire, or the city of London, stood an equal chance of disfranchisement with any of the ancient and time-honoured constituencies that subsequently figured in schedule A, and that the wholesale destruction should be repaired by the appointment of two hundred and twenty nominees of the Crown ? All the members of the Cabinet, and the chief employees of the Government re siding in the vicinity of London, who would thus always be in readiness to make a house, cheer a minister, and vote iu accordance with the instrue-, tions of the whipper-in, the dispenser of the "loaves and fishes" to the hungry multitude. Such a proposition would naturally be " laughed to scorn." The sanity of the man who proposed it would be impugned, and 'the mere suggestion would be regarded as an unpardonable insult to the intelligence of Parliament, which no degree of subservience on the part of one House, or apathy and insonceance in the other, could par don or h overlook. And yet this is precisely what leas been d one b y Si r C HARLES W OOD , an d which as been accepted by both branches of the Legislature. If th e Court o f Di rec t ors , th e s hi e ld aga i ns t ministerial responsibility, .- good the drag upon efficient action, W as (night to have for anything, its independence been maintained—its deliberations ought n o t to have influenced by the presence, or its decisions been influenced bythe votes, of Government nominees. If, on the other hand, it possessed not a single redeemingfeatlfie ndi if no possible benefit either to England or to a could arise from its exis:enc,e—it should have been totally abolished ; and, inasmuch as there was no possible c l a i m f or India a continuluce of the East Charter —a s the political and commercial characters of the Com pany had been virtually abrogat e d, and the periodllong since fixed for its dissolution--there could ' have been no difficulty or im p edi ment in the u way of making the required alterations. The v i s , inertia of Sir CHARLES WOOD, however, prevailed. He persuaded the discordant elements of the Colt.. lition Ministry to acqu , esce in that which w as palpably a compromise, a " halting between good and evil," and to stamp t he hybrid monster he has produced with a character of permanency. It requires no extraordinary degre e of prescience to foresee the inevitable result—no pretence of vati cination to announce that the measure, alike dis tasteful to the inhabitants of the United If,..42Etni and of the Anglo-Indian empire, must speedily be repealed, and a system of government introduced better calculated to promote the interests of all parties, and to supply the urgent wants and press ing exigencies of the Hindoos, and to render them better satisfied with the rule which has been sub stituted for that of their " Native Princes." An agitation for that purpose must now be com menced, which can never terminate save with the total removal of their grievance, the complete abatement of the monster nuisance. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 19, 1 8 53, COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, AUG. 18. The Queen and Prince, accompanied by the Duchess of Kent, Prince Arthur, and Count Alexander Mensdorff, and attended by Lady A. Bruce, the Hon. Mary Seymour, Colonel Bouverie, and the Hon. Dudley de Ros, embarked on board the Fairy yesterday afternoon, and honoured the Cowes regatta with their presence. The Royal party after wards proceeded to Spithead, and passed round the ships of war lying at anchor there. His Royal Highness Prince Adalbert of Prussia arrived yesterday on a visit to her Majesty. The Royal dinner party included her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Catherine and Duke George of Meck lenburg, his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Count Alexander Mensdorfl; Mademoiselle de Raden, Mademoiselle de Strandman, and M. de Chroustchoff (in attendance on the Grand Duchess), Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, and Sir George Couper. The band of the 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers attended at dinner. The following had the honour of receiving invitations in the evening :—The Earl and Countess of Wilton, Lady Elizabeth and Lady Katherine Egerton, Lord Grey de Wilton, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, the Earl of Mount charles, Lord and Lady Churchill, the Hon. Colonel, Lady Sophia, and Lady Lepel Phipps, Lady and the Misses Gra ham. Mr. Coote's quadrille band performed a selection of qua. drilles and waltzes. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce and Sir George Couper, arrived at her residence, Clarence house, St. James's, yesterday afternoon, from a visit to her Majesty at Osborne. The Countess de Neuilly visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday at Clarence-house. The Earl of Aberdeen gave a Cabinet dinner on Wednes day evening at his residence, Argyll-house. The company present were—the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord John Russell, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Moles worth. Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office yesterday from the Governors of the West India islands. OREMORNE GARDENS.-BALLOON ASCENT. -,..- Public sympathy has for some little time past been directed towards the suffering artistes connected with the Cirque of the Rosemary Branch Gardens, which was de stroyed by fire about three weeks since, and who lost on that occasion what might be termed their little all—though, indeed, unfortunately, it was not a little of which many were completely deprived. Last night, through the kind offer of Mr. Simpson, a fete was held at these gardens, to wards restoring these talented and deserving men to their former position, and much pleased are we to be able to bear testimony to its entire success. It was foot inaptly termed a monster gala. Amusing novelties, effective performances, and startling displays commenced at the early hour of three, and continued until past twelve, when the very large company who had responded to Mr. Simpson's invitation separated with feelings of the greatest gratification at the delight ful evening afforded them. W here all was so good, it would appear difficult to select, but justice compels us to refer to what certainly was the great event of the evening ; the wonderful trapeze ascent of Edouard Bouthelier, one of the Italian Brothers, whose coolness, elegance, and ac tivity must be seen to be properly appreciated. The bal loon appointed for the ascent was the 'Prince of Wales," and long before the ascent was completed a crowd of spec tators was formed, who were not to be drawn from the spot by any of the many temptations which at Cremorne constantly fall in your way, and when the moment arrived at which the clever gymnast, like a perched parrot head downwards, was borne away, the cheers of the astonished multitude rent as it were the very air. Amongst other marked performances were the Ether Family, father and five sons, whose classical groupings were decidedly the best we ever saw. The descent was effected safely at Tot tenham, and by eleven o'clock the daring voyager returned to perform his Feat le Saut de .Riviere. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT, THIS DAY. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Talfourd.) Joltn Auguste Labat, 40, described as a merchant, and Guillaume Carl Theophile Sange, 30, described as a writer, were indicted for conspiring together to cheat and defraud Pierre Davier of certain goods, his property. Mr. Parry prosecuted, and Mr. Robinson defended the prisoners. It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor, who carris6 on business in Paris, received a letter signed G. C. T. Sange and Co., 24. London-wall, stating that some person had shown them some of his truffles, which were of a very excellent quality, and requesting to be supplied with 100 bottles by way of trial or sample, for which, they added, they would pay at the usual terms, or accept a draft payable either at Paris or Bordeaux. These as well as other goods were forwarded to the above address by the agent of the prosecutor in London; but some suspicion having been excited as to their honesty, an application was made for the money or the truffles, but neither were received, and it was found out that the prisoners did not carry on any bona fide busi ness, but were merely in the occupation of a back room in London-wall, 'for which they paid 7s. a week. It further appeared that they were both political refugees ; that Sane was in the receipt of ss. a week from some charitable society, and that each of them were in the occupation of cheap and humble lodgings. The learned Judge having summed up, the jury, after some deliberation in the box, said that they could not agree ; and his lordship directed that they should retire, and they had not returned their verdict when we went to press. NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) George Clarke and a Jew named Jewell, who surret dered, were indicted—Clarke for stealing a watch, chain, and key from the person of John Richards, and Jewell for receiving. Mr. Horry prosecuted, and Mr. Ballan tine and Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the defence of Jewell. It appeared that on the second day of July the prose cutor, who is a seaman, was robbed by four men whilst crossing Tower-hill, one of whom was Clarke. On the 24th of July, Richards happening to be at the Thames Police Court, saw Clarke, who was there under charge for some other offence, and instantly recognised him as one of the men. An inquiry was then set on foot, and Jackson, a detective, found that Jewell, who is a dealer, was in possession of the watch. Jewell stated that he had bought the watch of one Caramelli, another dealer, whom the officer took into custody, and Jewell came as a witness. Caramelli then denied having sold the watch, or having seen it, and upon further examination before the magistrates, a person named Isaacs appeared, who swore that Jewell had come to him and asked him the value of the watch. Caramelli still protesting his innocence, the magistrate sent Jewell and Clarke for trial, mist bound him over to prosecute. Caramelli, who was examined, gave a very unsatis factory account of this transaction, and denied that he had ever had the watch, or any like it, about the time. For the defence, it was shown that Caramelli had offerred a similar watch as the one stolen, to a medical gentleman for sale the night after the robbery ; that Jewell, so soon as he got the watch, showed it to seve ral people, and said that he had bought it from Cara melli. That Caramelli called at his (Jewell's) house on the night previously to his being seen in the possession of the watch. It was further proved that a shopman in the employment of Jewell's father, having occasion to see Caramelli, said, "What a nice watch you have sold young Jewell ;" and the witness Caramelli said, " Yes, I have, hut I sold it too cheap." A. host of witnesses were called, who proved that Jewell, who is but a lad, had borne a very high cha racter. Mr. Ballantine at some length addressed the Jury, and contended that upon the result of their verdict no ulterior proceedings would be taken against Caramelli. Mr. lorry having replied upon the nature of the evi dence, for the defence, His Lordship summed up. The Jury, after some deliberation, found Clarke guilty, and acquitted Jewell. Sentence on Clarke deferred. THE COURT. — At the Privy Council, to be held by her Majesty this afternoon, at Osborne, Isle of Wight, it is expected that the Royal Speech, on closing the session of Parliament will be agreed on, to be delivered, it is understood, by commission. The progress of the new works at Buckingham Palace, is said to be the cause of the Sovereign not coming to London to deliver the speech in person from the throne. The architect, since the departure of the Court, has given directions for uniting the new buildings with the principal floor of the palace, for which purpose the walls have had to be broken through in several places. THE NEW CITY MARKET IN COPENHAGEN-FIELDS.— Yesterday Mr. H. L. Taylor, the chairman of the Mar kets Improvement Committee of the Corporation, and other members of the body, were busily engaged during the greater part of the day on the site of the new mar ket, in Copenhagen fields. 500 workmen were employed on the ground in constructing sewers and raising the wall by which the whole market is to be surrounded. Mr. Willson, of Southwark, the contractor. for that de partment, superintended the labours of the men, who worked energetically for several hours. The ground will be perfectly drained, and it is calculated that at the end of 18 months one of the finest markets in the world will be opened to the public on the admirable elevation ofl a w N e .gEeturol fields. t S h ' r e . t 3,1 DUTIES.—The act to amend the imr)eeilnliapnriied. stamp duties on newspapers has just tha sp a t tua n n bm o e l w ip p s newspaper within tg i h s en re e p swa e si a ,a le sta d c , ci a : n oi d sr t o i anyhs o n a o et w enacted torelating deemed t o newspapers, unless the (same shall 2 ,- , da or in parts or numbers at in shaapepuad pecceshrTaiooPh7.leieasedule to the act 6th and 7th tervals not exceeding numysrbetween the publication of any two such parts or s. 1 Ranee Vixen YORK RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FILLY SAPLING STAKES. Four ran. CONSOLATION SCRAMBLE. Comfit Billy Richardson Eleven ran. GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES. Umbriel Feversham Ten ran. MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 4,000 bales, of which 500 American were taken for export. The market was heavy, and closed with prices of American in favour of buyers. The sales comprised 3,000 American, 70 Pernam and Maranham at 60. to 74d., 50 Bahia at 7d., 300 Egyptian at 60. to 10d., 300 Surat at aid. to 44d., and 50 Sea Island at is. 10d. to 2s. 6d. per lb. Railway Shares were dull. More has been done in Colonial Produce, though speculation is limited, purchases being almost ex clusively for consumption. Sugar is in demand for the Continent, and Coffee is dearer. In Tallow there is some uncertainty, the dealers scarcely knowing whether to buy or sell ; but the conclu sion of the Buenos Ayres blockade will give us sup plies again from that quarter. The Tea Trade is comparatively inactive, notwithstanding the high prices which prevailed at the latest date in China. Cotton has been steady. News has been received in the City from Sydney, via Overland Mail; up to the 3d of June, which reports that the Abercrombie diggings were again attracting great numbers in consequence of several nuggets having been found. Copper deposits on the Ophir had been discovered, of a character to raise very sanguine expectations. Mr. Wentworth, the leader of the Conservative party in the Legislative Council, had moved for a guarantee of 5 per cent. on the capital of the New castle and Maitland (Hunter River) Railway, and it is stated that be had received the support of the Colonial Secretary. The bill would therefore pass forthwith. The capital is to be raised in 40,000 shares of 5/. each. In answer to a question, Mr. Wentworth stated that he had taken 2,000 shares, that he had desired a larger interest, but was re fused by his co-directors. Mr. Wentworth is chairman of the company. Money at Sydney was becoming a drug. Some of the banks declined to allow any interest on de posits, and the savings bank had reduced their charges for advances upon landed property by 2 per cent. It was supposed that even a further re duction would have to be made. This is not very auspicious for the profits of the new banks. Sove reigns are likely to be re-shipped ere long to Eng land. Upon the subject. of Jamaica Mining Shares, and especially the Sue River, which respectable parties were accused of selling immediately after receiving their allotments, the following explanations are given, and as they apply to a principle not always respected, they are interesting to shareholders at large : TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING JOURNAL (JAMAICA). " Mr. Editor,—The importance of the subject, not only as it affects my own character, but also as it regards the public welfare, induces me to solicit the use of your columns on a matter somewhat personal to myself. " I received by the packet which arrived on Friday last, a letter from the Hon. Edward Thompson, con taining the following remarks :—' In reference to your letter applying for shares, I am sorry to state that one of the obstacles to the formation of a Com pany is the disinclination to allow shares for the Ja maica people. They say the majority of persons who apply in Jamaica merely want them for specu lation, and that immediately they go up to a premium, they rush into the market and sell, and that this applies particularly to your firm, as (they said) it came within their own personal knowledge that you had applied for shares, and having obtained them, offered them for sale through your agent, before the scrip was delivered, and that this mode of procedure was enough to mar any under taking. They admitted the abstract right of shareholders to sell if they pleased, but they added emphatically, ' We are not inclined to embark our capital, or to jeopardise our position, by allowing our names to appear as directors in a company for the benefit of Jamaica speculators.' " " By the same mail a similar letter was received by a friend of mine from his correspondent in London, from which I have been kindly furnished with the following. extract— " Depend on it that - and John Nethersole have done a great deal of injury to the copper interest in Jamaica. From all I hear, it would appear that John Nethersole left instructions that Sue River' shares, which he expected to be allotted to him, shouldbe sold immediately as they got to a premium, and that his agent, in compliance with his instructions, did sell out before even the scrip was delivered. This circumstance is so severely commented upon here that I have some doubts whether shares in any other company will be allotted to John Nethersole. "A disinclination new exists here to give mining shares to Jamaica people, as they only want them, it is said, to damage the concerns by selling at premiums, and not as permanent investments." "I am also led to believe that similar reports have been circulated throughout the city to the prejudice of my charae ter, and that of my firm, as well as injuriously to the in terests of a Company of which I have been an active pro moter. I feel myself bound, therefore, thus publicly to vindicate both their character and my own against such aspersions. " When the Sue River Company was formed in this country by Messrs. Wright, Armstrong, and Co., I was hi England. My partners here, however, applied for 500 shares, which were allotted to them, and on the 26th February, 1853, ordered the agents of the house in London to pay the deposit on that number of shares in the follow ing terms : Company a depo s it o f t en s hi ll i ngs per share, on 500 " We have to request you w ill pay t o th e S ue Ri ver Mining shares allotted to us by Messrs. Wright, Armstrong, and Co.' . _ " I had not yet left England when this order to pay the deposit on 500 shares reached London, and I immediately on learning of it, waited personally on Mr. Kemshead, the chairman of the directors, for the scrip, and applied for 200 additional shares. He declined, however, to receive the deposit money, and being about to embark for Jamaica, I referred;'•him to my agent, when the number of shares allotted to me was ascertained. I left England in the packet of the 2d April, and arrived in this island on the 23d of that month. On my arrival I learnt from my partners, that for certain reasons which I shall presently state, they had by the packet of the 12th March written to our agent in London to dispose of one half of the Sue River shares, which by the previous mail they had authorised him to purchase. One of my partners stated that he had made application for liberty to inspect the Sue River mine or its indications, but although he had obtained the sanction of Mr. Wright in this city, he had on two occasions on visiting the pro perty been refused permission to see the mine, after having gone to the property for the purpose at considerable personal inconvenience. As my partners had taken the shares for the firm without my knowledge or sanction, they were fearful that should the mine not answer the expectations which the public had been induced to form, I might blame them for taking so large a number of shares without my knowledge. They therefore ordered one half the shares to be disposed of. Having great confidence, however, in the good faith of the parties at the head of the company, I at once directed that the order for the sale should be recalled, and by that very packet, three days after my arrival, my firm wrote to our London agent, under date 20th April, in the following terms : " Our senior has expressed a wish that we should not dispose of any of the Sue River shares. You will please therefore retain them." " This letter, it appears, was too late. The sale of 250 shares had been effected, in pursuance of the previous in structions, but immediately on the receipt of our letter of the 26th April, countermanding the sale, our agent re purchased the same number of shares, and my firm at this moment hold 500 shares in the Site River Company, the whole number of which have beeitillotted to us. " I now put it to you, sir, and to the public, whether there is anything in the whole of this transaction which can for a moment justify the attempt which has been made to stigmatise me as a jobber, or my firm as mere specula tors, whose share tr ansac ti ons are ca l cu l a t e d no t on l y t o exclude them from that position in the commercial world which they have attained, or can justly be made a pretext for rejecting the claims of the inhabitants of this country to a participation in the advantages which are likely to result from the establishment of companies for conducting mining operations in this country ?—I am, Mr. Editor, your obed. servant, JOHN NETHERSOLE. "Kingston, July 9, 1853." The Bankers have determined to mak out drafts payable to order on penny stamps, after the 10th October next, in accordance with the new Stamp Act. For credits at specified terms after date, the usual stamp to bills of Eachange will be required. The Funds have been very buoyant this morn ing, but not particularly active. Consols 98t for Transfer and Account. New 3/ per Cents. 101 and the 3 per Cents. 99 to H. Bank Stock has been quoted at 2281. Exchequer Bills are 2s. dis count to Is. premium, and India Bonds 235. pre mium. The Foreign Market is good. Grenada De ferred have been as high again as 10, the agent of the Bondholders at Bogota having written home to state, that the President of the Republic promises to direct his earliest efforts to the liquidation of their claims. From Venezuela, on the contrary, not the least hope is held out of anything being done until the war is ended. Mexican Bonds have improved to 27 and 27. Peru vian have been done at 84k. The Accounts from Valparaiso state that the republic was certain speedily to triumph over Bolivia, the people of which were not likely to support Belzu, their own President. Brazilian New Five per Cents. have been done at 1031. Chilian Stock is at 107. Spanish Three per Cents. have been 471. Dutch Four per Cents are 98i i• The Railway Share Market is up nearly per cent., but the transactions in the English lines , have not been of magnitude. Oxford and Wol verhampton have risen 1/. Caledonian have been better. A member of the Stock Exchang who I was a large Bear of French Shares, has failed, and Central of France have gone up considerably in consequence. The party was a clerk until within about two years, and is not therefore out of his securities. This does not cover more than 500/. of the liabilities. Gold Mines, Banks, and Land Companies are higher. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( From the Official List.) Business done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9B I 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 31 per Cent. Annuities India Bonds, £lOOO ...........~ Consols for Account Bth September 984 Exchequer Bills, ld. £lOOO £5OO 1 p Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Newßonds, 1829 & 39, 5 per Cent. 1036 Chili= Bonds, 6 per Cent... lO7 Danish Bonds, 5 per Cent lOB Grenada Bonds, Deferred Ditto 16 per Cent. 24 Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 46 per Cent. 846 Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 46 per Cent Ditto Small Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 478 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 26 per Cent. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates . HALF-PAST TWO. Consols 984 Ditto September Account 9Bi LATEST FOREIGN NEWS, FRANCE. Most of the Paris journals are without leading articles. On the Eastern question they have nothing in their original columns but summaries of the debate in the House of Commons, here and there interspersed with remarks of no importance. The Constitutionnel and the Pays have both long articles pointing out the advantages of the recent institution of mortgage banks. The preparations f - or the departure of the Em peror and Empress for Dieppe are stated to be countermanded, and on Wednesday a communica tion was received by the railway directors from the Minister of State that their Majesties would not leave Paris as had been decided. It does not ap pear that any other day is fixed for their departure. The Journal de Oise states that the Emperor is expected at Compiegne about the sth September. The Council of State assembled on Wednesday, M. Baroche in the chair, to deliberate on several questions. In consequence of the greatest num beer of the members being about to take their de parture to attend the Councils-General, the next meeting will not takeplacebefore September 8. An Imperial decree, in the Moniteur, fixes the vacation of the Court of Accounts for the present year from September 1 to October 31, but directs that there shall be established in that interval a Chamber of Vacation, consisting of a President of Chamber and 6 Councillors, to transact any urgent business ; another decree contains regulations for the management of branch establishments to the Bank of Algeria ; a third authorises the establish ment of a branch bank at Oran ; a fourth extends to the 25th of Sept., 1854, the collection of the navigation dues, at present levied on the canals of St. Denis, Manicamp, St. Quentin, on the part of the Oise which is canalised, and at the locks of Fresnes and Iwuy ; and a fifth abrogates the duties hitherto levied on bitumen when imported in a solid state. The Moniteur says :—" Ten Frenchmen residing at Barcelona, were recently sentenced to four years' imprisonment for belonging to a masonic lodge, the Spanish law assimilating loges of masons to secret societies. There being no other charge against them the French Ambassador at Madrid was instructed to solicit in their favour the clemency of the Queen, and her Catholic Majesty was pleased to grant their pardon on the fete day of the Emperor." The Bourse opened with much appearance of firmness yesterday, and the Three per Cents., which were first called at 80f. 90c., rose to 80f. 95c. Subsequently on an announcement that the Bank of England had raised its rate of discount, a reac tion took place, and the Three per Cents. fell to 80f. 60e., at which they closed for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 105 f. 51c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,250 f. ; Rouen, I,llof. ; Havre, 522 f. 50c. ; Great North ern, 902 f. 50c.; Paris and Strasburg, 1,007 f. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 972 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 831 f. 25c: ; Western of France, 765 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 655 f. ; Grand Cen tral, 560 f. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 895 f. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. We have received by the Levant Mail Constanti nople journals of the sth, and Smyrna journals of the 7th. The former publish the manifesto of the Sultan, which has appeared in the Messenger,. but contain no news of importance. General Prim has arrived at Constantinople. He is authorised by his Sovereign, the Queen of Spain, to take part in the operations of the Turk ish army in the case of a war with Russia. Advices from the Danube of the 9th contain news from Servia. The approach of the Russian troops caused a violent excitement in that country. Knicanin has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Servian forces, and the Chiefs of the various districts have been placed under his orders. A letter from Volo (Greece), of the 15th of July, in the Augsburg Gazette, says :--" The Turkish authorities of Epirus have amnestied all the brigands who were wandering about in the country, and have required them to enter the military . ser vice. It was easy to foresee the consequences of such a measure. These wretches now continue their acts of brigandage with impunity under the protection of Austria, and no one is strong enough to resist them. They even cross the frontier, and lately they seized and carried off an inhabitant, for whom they now demand a ransom. Complaints made to the new Dewen Aga have not produced any results." The scissors of the Russian censor have been at work on the pages of the 11th August number of the harmless Journal de Petersbourg, and has cut out what was probably an advertisement, from the position of the hiatus. Other papers mention the report in the Constantinople journal of the Russians having suffered a defeat in the Caucasus at the hands of Schamyl's brother-in-law, on the sth July, in which they are described to have lost 450 men, 200 guns, and Bokeinkoft, a Cossack General. After mentioning that this news is said to have been com municated officially by the authorities at Trebisond to the Porte, it is attributed to the spirit of inven tion and exaggeration, generally active between any two Powers at difference with one another. SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 13th inst. The first trial made on the railway from Aran juez to Tremleque had completely succeeded. The Commissioners appointed by the Minister of Public Works to preside at the trial had determined that a second trial should be made previous to the open ing of the road to the p u bli c . IVIM. Pastor and Collantes, the Ministers of Finance and Public Works, had received several visits from the leaders Of the Opposition. Both parties, it is said, were well pleased with the result of tJose conferences. Don Luis Manreza had been appointed Post master-General in place of Esteban Collantes. The Three per Cents. were done at 441 cash ; Deferred, 24. CAPE OP GOOD HOPE. By the General Screw Company's steam-ship Harbinger, Captain Lane, we have Cape of Good Hope papers to the 7th of July inclusive. The screw steamer Antelope arrived in Table bay on the 29th of June, after a passage of 110 days from England, having been compelled to put into Rio for coals. She left for her destination on the 6th of July. The screw steamer Tasmania, 60 days from the Isle of Wight, arrived in Simon's bay on the 2d of July, and was to leave for Van Diemen's Land on the Bth. Lady Sale, wife of the celebrated Sir Robert Sale, died at Cape-town on the 6th of July • she had only arri ve d a f ew d ays prev i ous ly from India, in the ship Kent, intending to recruit her health at the Cape. Lieutenant-Colonel Burns, of the 2d Royals, died on the 30th of June, at Graham's-town, from debility. The following men-of-war were in Simon's-bay : The Meander, 44, Commodore Talbot ; Grecian, 18, Hon. G. D. Keane, from a cruise ; Contest, 18, Hon. J. W. S. Spencer, from Trincomalee, en route to England ; steamer Dee and brigantine Dart. The following summary from the Cape Town Mail gives a resume of the latest news : - - " Since the dispatch of the Mauritius and Queen of the South, little has occurred in this part of the world beyond the usual routine of a peaceful and progressive settlement. The Governor is still on the frontier, com pleting his arrangements for defence and the improve ment of internal order and obedience to the laws. In an excellent minute addressed to the Legislative Council, he speaks, in the sautious language of a man who knows the world, of the probable success of his measures, and of their certain success if the colonists perform their part of the work faithfully and cheerfully. The constitution was legally promulgated on the Ist of July, and several clear directions have been issued by Government to the future constituencies on the subject of registration. The public and the Government are completely reconciled. Real dis content has disappeared. Grumbling is confined entirely to a few persons who evidently misunderstood the pro visions of the constitution, or who know not what they would have. Already more than a sufficient number of candidates for the Council of Fifteen have been invited or publicly proposed in different parts of the colony. Each candidate must be invited to stand, by a written requisition, signed by not less than 25 qualified electors, none of whom can sign more than one requisition. Of the gentlemen thus invited, three have signified their ac ceptance—namely, Mr. G. Joubert, of Colesberg ; Mr. J. B. Ebden, and Mr. H. E. Rutherfoord, of Cape town. It is pretty well known, however, that the fol lowing names will speedily appear in the same list, viz.: —Sir A. Stockenstrom, Mr. J. L. Smuts, Mr. Advo cate De Wet, Mr. Wicht, Mr. Jarvis, Mr. F. Reitz, Mr. Molteno, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Blaine, Mr. Meintjes, Mr. Godlonton, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Wood, with several others who perhaps would not wish to be named until some local action, as they say in America, takes place in their behalf. " General Cathcart has announced his assumption of the office, conferred upon him by her Majesty in April last, of her High Commissioner for the settling and adjustment of the territories in Southern Africa, adja cent to or contiguous to the eastern and north-eastern frontier of this colony, save and except the Orange River Sovereignty ;' in which capacity he is authorised to 'take all such measures, and do all such matters and things as by him may be lawfully and discreetly done, for preventing the recurrence of any irruption into the said colony of any tribes inhabiting any of the territories aforesaid, and for maintaining the said colony in peace and safety from invaders, and for promoting, as far as possible, the good order, civilisation, and moral and re ligious instruction of the tribes aforesaid.' Sir George Russell Clerk and Mr. Owen have also entered upon the duties assigned to them as Assistant Commissioners to his Excellency for these important purposes. The complete re-establishment of peace has enabled the farmers on the frontier districts to return with con fidence to their farms, and agricultural operations are resumed with spirit, sheep-farming in particular. On the let of July the Order in Council establish ing the new constitution was duly promulgated, and steps have ' already been taken in all parts of the colony for carrying the measure into operation. On the following day several 'requisitions' were addressed to as many gentlemen of influence and character in the western districts, calling upon them to allow themselves to be nominated as candidates for the Upper House, the elections for which are requ i re d t o t a k e pl a c e b e f ore those of the Lower ; and in the eastern province, notwith standing an attempt on the part of a few persons to dis suade them, the inhabitants have entered with alacrity upon the exercise of their new privileges. The gentle men invited in the western districts are— Messrs. Smuts, Jarvis, Wicht, Breda, d e W e t, Z ee d er b erg , Ruther foord, Reitz, and Ebden, and it is expected that at least double that number will be addressed by the electors of the western province. The only reply yet published is from Mr. Ebden, who has accepted the invitation. The number of members to be chosen is 15, eight for the western and seven for the eastern division of the colony. " The tribes beyond the colony appear at present to be peacefully disposed. Of the Caffres little is now heard, but that they are gradually settling down upon the territory assigned to them by General Cathcart. Some unwillingness was at first reported on the part of the younger and inferior chiefs, but Sandilli and Ma como having surrendered the arms demanded of them, and given the word' for peace, hostilities have ceased as suddenly as they commenced ; and the Gaika tribes, lately so formidable, are now spoken of as excellent customers to the traders in their neighbourhood, from whom, by the last accounts, they were busy supplying themselves with blankets and other matters suitable to their new condition. The mail steamer Calcutta arrived in Table Bay on the 23d of June, sailed again for India on the 26th ; all well. " By the frontier post we have two important Govern ment notices. One announces a'regulation for prevent ing Tambookies from entering the colony without passes from persons authorised to grant them, on pain of im prisonment with light labour, and the imposition of a tine on the chiefs to whose community the intruder may belong. The other provides in detail for the support of armed men on all the frontier farms lately granted, or to be granted, on quit-rent," AUSTRALIA. The General Screw Steam-shipping Company's ship Harbinger, Captain Lane, arrived at South ampton yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock from Aus tralia. Her dates are Sydney, May 12 ; Port Philip, May 22 ; Mauritius, June 21; Algoa Bay, July 3 ; Table Bay, July 7 ; St. Vincent (Cape Verde), Aug. 3. The Harbinger brings 73 passengers, and on freight gold-dust and bars weighing 130,000 ounces, and of the estimated value of 520,0001. sterling ; besides, this, many of the passengers have 'various quantities, the value of which it is difficult to as certain, but which probably amounts to from 30,0001. to 40,0001. more. After leaving Port Phillip this steamer experienced strong headwinds, and generally unfavourable weather ; off the Cape of Good Hope strong north-westerly winds, and across the Bay of Biscay strong north-west winds. Her voyage has therefore been protracted, but she made the quickest run outwards yet performed by any of the steamers, and her homeward trip bears a favourable contrast to the voyages of many pre ceding steamers. The Australian service of the General Screw Company may therefore be said to be successfully inaugurated, and the results in a pecuniary point of view are doubtless encouraging. The Harbinger brings one of the largest mails ever known from the colonies. Three hearty cheers were given by a large assemblage at the dockhead to greet her, as the first homeward steam-. ship that has yet reached Southampton from the Australian ports. On the sth of July, between Algoa Bay and Cape l'Agulhas, the Harbinger exchanged colours with the bark Slanderigs bound westward ; on the 6th of July saw the screw steam-ship Antelope off the Cape of Good Hope, bound eastward ; on the 7th of July in Table Bay, the ship Kent bound to England; on the 9th, the barque Viewforth, from Singapore to London. August 4, exchanged colours with the barque Morayshire ; on the 11th, the barque Henrietta, from Swanage to St. Jago de Cuba ; and on the 14th, her Majesty's ship La Hogue, bound west. The advices from Australia have been partially anticipated by the overland mail. Th e f o ll ow i ng will, however, be interesting, as completing the imperfect news already received : The Legislative Council of New South Wales had commenced its session. Th e Governor-Gene ral's address communicated the consent of the home Government to certain of the demands of the colonists, contained in their memorial of December last. In the last week of April 4,000 immigrants were landed at Port Philip. Melbourne was over crowded, and many of the new arrivals were in a distressing condition. Apprehensions were felt for the health of the city. The Victoria gold fields continued productive. SHIPPING DEPARTURES FROM SYDNEY. April 10—The barque Achilles, for London, with co lonial produce and 2 passengers. April 22—tbe ship Woolloomooloo, for London, colonial produce, 26 pas sengers, and 48,481 oz. of gold ; and the barque Tamar, for London, colonial produce, 14 passengers, and 10,951 oz. 17. dwt. of gold. April 24—The ship Cambodia, for London, colonial produce and passengers. April 28— The ship Washington Irving, for London, colonial pro duce and 18 passengers. May 10—The barque Oriental, for London, passengers and produce. VESSELS LOADING FOR LONDON. The Lord W. Bentinck, the Pelham, the Alverton, the Fleetwood, the Francis, the Surge, the Hooghly, the Oriental Queen, the Tartar, and the Bengal Merchant. ARRIVALS ..4.I`,SYDNEY FROM EUROPE AND AMERICA. April 10—The schooner Long Island, from San Francisco, Feb. 15 ; and the Dutch ship Nehalennia, from Liverpool, Nov. 22. April 14—The ship Arro gant, from London. April 16—The barque Tigris, from London, Nov. 22. April 23—The steamer Monumen tal City, from San Francisco, Feb. 17. April 24—The Hamburgh ship Java, from Plymouth, Nov. 21 (emi grants, 462). April 25—The American brig Dracul, from San Francisco, Feb. 17. April 28—The barque Fortune, from Liverpool, J an. 16 ( em i grants, 312). April 29—The steamer Pirate, from Greenock, Dec. 2 ; the steamer Harbinger, from Southampton, Feb. 11 ; the barque Chandernagore, from London, December 23 ; the ship Childe Harold, from London, De cember 18 ; and the Russian barque Triton, from Hamburg, Nov. 26, and from Cowes, Jan. 18. May 1 —The Danish ship Calloe, from London, Jan. 15. May 2—The bark Commodore, from Greenock, Jan. 14. May 3—The ship John Ritson, from London, Dec. 28. May 4—The brig Deva, from Oporto, Dec. 9 ; and the bark Pelham, from London, Jan. 19. May s—The ship Patrician, from Plymouth, Jan. 14 ; and the ship Blun dell, from Plymouth, Jan. 17 (emigrants, 277). May 6 —The Dutch ship Zeepard, from London, Jan. 17. May 7—The Dutch bark Bulgerstein, from Liverpool, Jan. 26 ; the bark San Francisco, from London, Jan. 14 ; the bark N es t or , from London, Jan. 28 ; a nd the ship Royal Alice, from London, Jan. 14. M 8 , Dutch bark Pict ura , f r om London, Jan. 1 a . y the hB—e shipT e Panthea, from London, Jan. 26 ; and the schooner St. Helier, from Oporto, Jan. 12. THE BUILDERS' STRDIES.-At a numerous meeting of the builders of the me tropolis, held yesterday, it was v accord unanimously resolved :—" That inasmuch as labour, lik e accord ing every o other eirenrn s article, tan ee circumstances, has it i i t s s nmoatr expedient value, edi ent either for varying work men or employers to attempt to establish a standard rate of wages. That neither the present state of the labour market nor of that of the markets fcr provisions render necessary an advance of wages at this time. That the amount of wages -now generally p a id i s , i n th e opi nion of this !meeting, fair and ample, but that there can be no objection to superior work men b e i ng remunera ted acc ording to their respective merits. That it is a matter of great regret that partial strikes are taking place, and thus great injustice is being done to individual trades men. That other and better methods of determining such questions as the rate of wages and regulation of employments may well be found, or it is to be feared that the employers will be forced into a combination in self-defence--a course greatly to be deprecated." LITERATUI?E. The Old _House by the River. By the a uthor o' " The Owl Creek Letters." Chapman and Hal There is something singularly impressive in the style of this work. All the events narrated simple, and the personages described are of littli celebrity in the world ;but there is an unusu. .- t, interest imparted to them from the manlier 1 which they are brought before us. The book con sists in a series of reminiscences of bygone tituel collected by one of two friends who had pass,_ together through the changing scenes many years, but who were subsequently forced t s separate. As is often the case in such circumstance ' they did not again renew their mode of existencole. Chance and change had altered the form of thinv, , and the Old House by the River was deser,te.ect. of life Not There is a touching picture of the death of }-4 11 Willis at the commencement of these sketches, ant; it is ably shown forth how her undying hovered over the future lifetime of Joseph It is said, in describing the g l oo m her loss ; sioned to her friends—" In the ocean of our 11/0f there is an island on whose shores the wales memory break with heavy roar." .0 of The death of an Indian chieftain, in the ni l a stormy night, is another striking " tableau. At the last a bitter smile crossed his faee.! t be memories "of a race that passed away h" e was cleAt e dreams of his childhood—of a life that among scenes unworthy the Panther warrior of Mohawks." In the chapter of " Old Friend there is a solemn account given of two young iq' en t who were compelled to part. At the last nlele„ er she exclaimed, "If you pass first into the c ra , land, wait for me on the bank ; and if I go b° tit before you I will linger on the other shore you come." Time passed. He wandered in fere ell : i ; lands. She went on her way the same as ever, the , and uncomplaining, " and no one d rea med oft er strange tryst she was longing to keep on the.!e 0 side of that dark rive r w hi c h me n so s hrink tr e , n lll. o Many pleasing scenes are shown here, though ";t of them are deeply tinged with melancholy, ast. that is always inseparable from records of the 13 4 to In all the descriptions one cheering ray se er tf a illumine the darkness—the hope and promise " better future for the f r i en d s o f th e past in th e land Po or where they are a ssem bli ng one by one. old Simeon Gray," sa id the s il en t thought ill —l:t heart. " Rich old Simeon Gray," said n 3 Y h i n d responding, for he went t o a l or dly mansion countless treasures. Louis XVII. and the Captivity of the Royal Fall; 7 v - By A. de Beauchesne. Translated and edite%4 W. Hazlitt, Esq. 2 vols. Vizetelly and Cl3r Beeton and Co. beei l Of all the Sovereigns whose sovereignty 1194 ,.. te p. merely a name, whose thrones have been but an d to the scaffold or the tomb, the shortes%b-ese darkest history is filled by the subject ef ' s ge memoirs. One can hardly believe in such il, -1/ „ 0 ,0 and neglect of an unoffending child of eigh'„„J ilia old, or for what reason he was spared the g" l im tine for a slow torture and death. To di e ds o Louis XVI., and Marie Antoinette, and l‘ft ri t Elisabeth, may seem painful and appalling' so perish like this poor child aft er y ear s of nlise' to useless and so undeserved, i s i n d ee d disgracef ul r i n human. nature. One can comprehend the en-I",hes people rising in their despair and making ; Dis weak and amiable King expiate the crimes t i vl forefathers and the m i sgovernmen t o f his linuT o ll country, but that a helpl ess in f an t s hould b !,:j a d from hip mother and f am ily, d egra d e d in Tbett; beaten and ill-treated by the cruel Simon, al l " d . left in such a frightful state of destitution 3 .. „ 11 g s, neglect, that it exceeded his former sa e ' seems, indeed, incredible. lifea n M. Beauchesne gives a full a cc o un t of the an d sufferings of the Royal Family in the Templ e ' in the time preceding it. It wa s a t those no;i s to that the patience of Louis XVI., and the h e 's' A of Marie Antoinette shone most brightly' are number of documents and confirmatory paP ers the given. The most interesting of these or e a nd copies of original letters by Marie Antoinett e - Madame Elisabeth. . The Angler's Complete Guide to the 161,0'5 a nd Lakes of England. By R. Blakey. Whitaker'o A pleasing and useful assistant. It inforO t he what fish inhabit the streams of each collia' o on flies, &c., most likely to secure them, the se ' s of most favourable, and the va r i ous peculiarit ie o , the county in the angling department. The t,, t ry teur fisherman will find this little volume compendious and useful " guide." The Angel and Trumpet. By John Bono W. Kent. _441 the. This little volume is intended to set folv"00 evils of breaking the eighth commandment.,, pi author asserts that he has d rawn but litlfsksti the imagination, but that th e c h aracters are stye from life. The chief point of interest lies ill fact that it was never written, but as the tholot occurred they w ere recorded' in type, the au having a knowledge of the art of printing. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. r Coastwise th e arr i va l s of English wheat up to emnio 4 ket this week have been moderately good, viz., Fresh up to-day the receipts were co mparatively for whilst the show o f sam pl es was b y no means good. oti cl, all kinds the re was a slight improvement in the d eg' and in some i ns t ances Monday's prices were rat her ceeded. —we° Upwards of 27,000 qrs. of foreign wheat have T it th e this week. Nevertheless, there was a better feeli n g A demand for most qualities, at full quotations. „P - The arrival of floating cargoes from the viresif v ..., f i" iek e been small, and the business doing in them viss_," 4 "„ t the With barley we were but moderately supplied , ', ° o to ° demand was in a sluggish state. In prices no Chang place. Malt sold steadily at late rates. The supply of oats was large, yet a good busin es3 doing in that grain, at full quotations. Beans, peas, and flour were dull, but not cheape' ARRIVALS THIS WEER. l ßarley. ,6 I Malt. 50 1 3,220 27 ,120 1 Wheat. 2,510 Oats. 580 ~.. 1,280 .- 26,050 English .. Irish .... Foreign .. SMITHFIELD. , A O The supply of beasts in to-day's market was 1/Lo ite . 'l ro' - ''„ e ' in very inferior condition. Them was a decided iol e td '%'" ment in the demand, and the prices of beef ad vsn he e l' -*ill ° per 81bs. We were seasonably well supplied lo m ods kif at which a fair mount of business was doing at TAQ.,iffwd. quotations. Lambs, tho show of which was - P - 8 good, moved off heavily, at a decline of 2d per Sibs. 0 was a steady inquiry for calves, at extreme 11.3e5. value of pigs was unaltered. Milch cows moved off slowly at from 151. to 191. including their small calf. Per 81bs to sink the offals. °: cl d. ' ° s. d. s. d. s. „ 0 0 Inferior Beasts.... 3 2t o 3 6 Prime Southdown 4 lv, 4 6 Second quality.... 3 8 310 L arge erse. ca lves 3 : 4 6 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 2 Prime small d 0.".• 4 5 3 0 Prime Scots, &c. 4 4 4 6 Large hogs ......... 3 8 4 0 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 310 Small porkers ..... . 3 A gq 0 Second quality ...4 0 4 4 Sucklingcalves ..2 0 6 go Prime crse.-wlled.4 6 4 BlQuarter old pigs 19 Lambs ..45 8d to 5s Bd. 4 0C1 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. i FOREIGN Slll44'T. ', / 0„ Beast., ............. .... 930 ( Beasts.... •• •• . •• '• ...." 3 0v Mel) And Lambs ........12,942 Sheep .•• •••••• • • .. . .. •• ' Pigs 1 NEWGATE AND A fair average business follows : LEADENSAL L • was transacted Per Blbs by (1. Mutton, Inferior 3 B Do., middling ..... 3 g Do., prime....... , Veal ................ () Pork, small ...... ..3 s - .48 6d to 58 Bd. the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef,'inferior 2 10 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do., prime large 3 8 3 10 Do., do. small 3lO 4 0 I Pork, large 3 0 3 6 Lambs $, a. 6 3 4 4 1 0 4 s 4 8 4 • ill BOROUGH HOP. l ad 15 • a t The show of hops is very limited, yet the dell ° 1 0 ro . a sluggish state, and prices are barely supported. 8.1 . c p the vine is fast coming into burr, an d there i„,'L li nt * rf.... °ll spect of a fair growth. Duty, 155 000/. 1 . s Xent sx" bales have arrived from Hamburgh. The quotatlil Mid and East Kent pockets, 122 s to . 184 s ; ", e l s , l g d i'24° ditto, 115 s to 128 s ; and Sussex ditto, - 1 - - per cwt. SUGAR.—There has be en a fi rme r market for 13ri to ce COLONIAL. v ti l 6wd I white, at obtained.lno : plantation,36 mid i At and fullerota3ou7cs fit i6noden : rates fobEr emainr have ibgda carinaotedhs leobr beenwro higher.mui brought hd s er0 33 0 . Es a6g l r t i o go oa 3 , 5 —Bengal, chiefly Benares, went at 38s to 38s Gd f o r for fine yellow, 32s 6d to 33s for date ord mid ye3llso6o',o:lll.3atb3eir° 6d to 32s for fine brown. Madras common w l n f i t us WI: higher, low and mid yellow 31s to 32s 6d. ganr'" to 3 ' at 36s to 38s for good and fine yellow, and 32s ha s been for good and fine brown. For 'gn —The demand as Gdf ° ,l l. active at higher rates. Cuba, bye auction, 323 6d t_e' dre y an" low and good brown, and 34s to 38s 6d for low tog ° ; a " b i - ° I li ..h e° yellow. White was taken in at 41s to 41s 6d. -' °r o an. — brought 37s 6d to 39s 6d for good and fine, and # d e ',.. e lloo r t was chiefly taken in at 35s to 36s 6d for low to we yell to 37s to 38s for good, 38s 6d to 39s Gd for fine, an d ,io l t 33s for low to good brown. Maceio was to bite 38s 6d to 42s for mid to fine. Refined has bee n in ; „ 0 de COFF EE-There the supply is not in excess. o tat."' has been a good demand for , :ic , ord , Ceylon at higher rates, low mid 55s to 625, forL`, as O r . small 52s to 545, triage 48s to 50s, and pe aber.y a 4 5p 68s. Native Ceylon privately has been sold 6 t a, 6. 465. Jamaica fine mountain berry realised 90 , 5 , to 45 ,, 6Gs, pale and mixed 50s to 525, and tria s c op lor ' Costa Rica went at 493 to 60e-6d for goocl or i the ode' COCOA.—The demand has been limited; u tbet liveries are good. lower ßlc Bengalgoodwhite 12s to 12s 6d. t Ili COTTON.—The market is steady. SALTPETRF p E r i ce A s. moderate business has been done at 1 1 to 11i per cen.t7rSeafrleaectihoenveatb2e6sentmo 2 ad 6s e 6d of . Bengal at iii ,. COCHINEAL—Prices have been very firtn. ~ „ s , . SPICES.—There has not been many trans:loo°i'; to cl ov maica ginger has been sold at 51s to 62s for ml di for good white. 1