The Sun. — London, England, 1853-10-03 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL DRIIRY-LAITE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. FOIL TIIE BENEFIT of Mr. GUSTAVUS V. BROOKE. THIS EVEN - ENG, OCT. 3, Will be performed VIRGINIUS. Supported by Messrs. G. V. Brooke, Davenport. A. Youme, Belton, Leslie, Moorhonse, and Evans; Meidamcs Anderton, Vickery, and Belton. To liZOnclode with TIIE FOUNTAIN OF BEAUTY, in which Miss Featherstone and Miis E. Ormond Will appear. Reduced prices us usual. ROYAL IRLNCESS'S TUEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. 'Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kelm. This Theatre will OPEN for the Season on MONDAY NEXT, the 10th October, when will be performed Lord Byron a Tragedy of SARDANAPALDS, with other Entertainments. Full Particulars in future Announcements. The Box-office will open on Thursday, the 6th instant. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Proprietor, Mr• B• Webster —Directress, Madame Celesta. THIS EVENING. OCT. 3, Will be performed GENEVIEVE. Characters by Messrs. Parselie, 0. Lee, Leigh :Murray, C. Selby, Bedford, Keeley, 0. Smith, ; Mira WOOlgalr, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, will be presented SARDANAPALILF. To bo followed by THE CAMP AT CIIOBLIAM. To conclude with COMING OF AGE. ASTLEY'S ROY AL I.IIPILIT IIEATIZE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Willtath Cooke. The new and Classical Burk wine the greatest triumph ever achieved. Crowded audiences nightly prove its powerful attraction, while enthusiastic approbation greets its gorgeous effects, 'the Fall of Phaeton, and his destruction on the banks of the River Po, are proco ,need by the Press and the Public the most perfect and beau tiful Tableaux ever witnessed in this Theatre. Re-engagemen, of those wondrous Artistes, Signor CARLO and Signor FRANCOIS, whose extraordina•y perf rmances on LA PERCIIF, surpass those of all oti,er Artistes who have appeared. THIS EVENING, OCT. 3, And during the week, will be presented (the 19th time) the New Classical Burleggue, entitled JUPITER'S' DECREE, AND THE PAU, OF PUJETON; or, THE FIERY COURSERS OF THE SUN, supported by the entire strength of the Company. New and original Scenes hi the Circle, introducing Signor CAR LO and Signor FRANCOIS. - - - Concluding with (92d time) THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W West. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. MONDAY, OCT. 3, 1853. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. LIMERICK—W. strong breeze—heavy showers. MULLINGAR—*.,gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON -- N.W., gentle breeze—overcast. FOLKESTONE—S.W., strong breeze—overcast. TUNBRIDGE—N.I4V., gentle breeze—overcast. GREENWICH—W., gentle breeze—overcast—rain. STuoOD--N.W. ' gentle breeze—rain. C AMBRI DGE—S.W., gentle breeze—cloudy. YARMOUTH—W., C3lll2—rain. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. ram DAT —Morning 41 min. afterl2 Evening 1 min.aft. 1 To-lioaaow —Morning 23 min. after 1 Evening 41 min.aft. 1 THE WEATHER.—Surt Orrice, OCT. 3. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 61—highest since noon yesterday. 40 lowest this morning and during the night. 53—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.06.. WIND, N.W. Light breeze, and. fine dry weather. $. A . 4 '• , (6 4.40 SAM LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1853. The new Stamp Act relating to receipts and to drafts or bills on bankers, payable to order on demand, will come into operation on Monday next. It is a great fiscal experiment, from which much has been expected, and which we believe will fulfil the most sanguine expectations that have been formed with respect thereto. There are few persons whose transactions will not be in some degree affected by its provisions. Every merchant or trader—every shopkeeper or trades man, paying or receiving two pounds or upwards on any occasion, and every person having a bank ing account, will require to make himself tho roughly acquainted with its details, so as to be enabled to avoid any breach of the law, which it has been intimated will be very strictly enforced. This notice must, therefore, be attended to, or heavy penalties may be incurred by a perseverance in the established course of business ; and for which, indeed, there will be but little excuse, when we consider the simplicity of the enactment and the moderation of the demand on each transaction. The old law relating to stamps on receipts de feated itself. The charge was too high, and the result was that the act was generally, we might say almost universally, evaded. A systematic vio lation of its provisions was not regarded as any thing disgraceful, or even improper, and men of acknowledged probity and integrity became habi tual law . breakers, subjecting themselves almost every day to money penalties of 101. or 201. each. These, however, were seldom if ever enforced, and Were, therefore, practically obsolete, so that save in the cases of rent and taxes, or payments con nected with legal proceedings which might subse quently require to be established in courts of jus tice, simple memoranda, or unstamped paper, were almost universally substituted for more formal re ceipts. The revenue was thus defrauded by gene ral assent, and no serious attempts were made to enforce it by the Board of Inland Revenue, or any other parties on behalf of the Government. 'The law was, in fact, condemned by the voice of public opinion, and, like all others similarly cir cumstanced, it became practically inoperative. In place, however, of stamps varying from 3d. to 10s. on all sums amounting to 51. and upwards, it is now provided that there shall be a uniform stamp of one penny on all sums amounting to 40s. or upwards. This trifling charge will cover any amount, however large, or even suffice for "a re ceipt in full for all demands," a very important and useful document, but which was seldom given in consequence of the high price of the stamp (10.$) which was required on a general acquittance. Much expensive and ruinous litigation might have been averted, but for the virtual prohibition on each conclusive vouchers, tedious accounts being required to be gone through for what otherwise - would be disposed of in a moment. This stamp may, as at present, be impressed on the paper, or affixed in like manner as postage stamps now are, it being however essential in the latter case that the party giving the receipt should write his sig nature or initials over the stamp to prevent its being again used and the revenue thereby de frauded. YJ'rom the very simplicity of these arrangements no, mistake can be made Every man who has to pay 40s. or upwards, must know that he cannot do so with safety to himself without obtaining a stamped receipt. He will, therefore, take care to , have in,his possession a stamp, with which he may, if necessary . , supply the receiver—deducting the price from the payment--while the receiver of money will be still more cautious, inasmuch as he subjects himself to a heavy penalty (1 0/. ) which there is every reason to suppose will be rigidly en forced, and there will be no pity for, or sympa thy with, the offender who endeavours to avoid ao trifFing a contribution to the National revenue, and tc, defeat a reasonable fiscal experiment, which, i f frilly an d f a i r l y carr i ed out, may lead to very nr Portant results. There will, in fact, be but °). ze exception of any kind from the general rule • —viz., on money deposited by a party himself with his own bankers, and to be accounted for to hin tse v. A payment by any other person into the bankers' will, however, be liable to the stamp, and thus all payments of deposits on letters of allotment of shares or on calls in any company 'will be subject to the charge. The single exemp tion is on the ground that a man paying in money to "d4,bankers is only transferring cash from one P l 3cket to another. It would, however, have been 'gette r if there had been no exception of any kind. It is exemptions that impede and affect the bene ficial working of any fiscal law. Let it be tho roughly understood that the act must be com plied. with by every person, high or low, rich or poc,r, and that any violation will be moderately arid leniently, but certainly, punished, and there vrill be no attempt at evasion. The certainty is fax more effectual than the severity of punishment f.or the prevention of offences against the law. - We believe no person would have complained of being obliged to pay one penny on every lodgment of money, or payment into his bankers. It is made for his own convenience, and few, indeed, would cavil at so moderate a charge. The change in the law relating to cheques or bills on demand, is very important. According to the law at present in operation, (9 GEO. 4, cap. 49, s. 151.) These drafts to be exempted from IStamp-duty, must be payable to bearer, and on demand, and be drawn within ten miles of the place where the bank carries on its busines3. The place where it is issued must, therefore, be specified l on the face of the draft or cheque, which must be dated on or before the day on which it is issued, and must not direct the payment to be made on bills of exchange or promisory notes. These salutary provisions, except that relating to pay-, ment on demand, are, however, also habitually violated. The act of crossing a cheque is intended to prevent it from being paid to any person by whom it may be presented ; and .it has recently been contended that the usage or custom in such cases could override the statute law, and that the banker would not be justified in paying such a draft except through the single banker to whom it had been crossed. Messrs. COUTTS and Co. have recently had a large sum at stake on the result. It is also notorious that cheques are drawn in any part of the country different from the place ex pressed thereon, and that in many instances they are even post-dated to suit the convenience of the party giving them. The new law will not interfere with those bona fide drawn, according to the requirements of that already in operation. Cheques may still be drawn on unstamped paper, if payable on demand to bearer, and drawn at a place not exceeding the specified distance from that where it is made payable. But a very important modification will, after Monday next, be sanctioned in these instru ments, which so materially affect our commercial matters. The greatest difficulties would be ex perienced, and much larger amounts of cash would be required for carrying on the every-day opera tions of trade but for the perfection to which the cheque system has been brought. Some concep tion may be formed of the magnitude of these transactions, from the simple fact, that those of a single London Bank (Messrs. Glynn and Co.) ave rage no less than half a million sterling per diem, and frequently exceed that amount. Any addi tional facilities on this point, any greater security afforded, must therefore be highly beneficial to the community. After the 10th instant these cheques, if stamped with the uniform penny stamp, may be issued at any distance from the banks where they are made payable, and may be made either to bearer or to order, in which latter case, however, the banker will only be responsible for the accuracy of the signature of the drawer, and for the cheque pur porting to bear the indorsement of the party to whom it is made payable. The great advan tages of these modifications will be apparent to every person conversant with the law of cheques. It is only to be regretted that any exemption has been allowed. We are convinced that any person having a banking account would willingly pay the penny stamp on each cheque in consideration of the additional security afforded, and also for the benefit of having the cancelled cheque operating as a bona fide receipt for a specific payment. There can be no doubt that these improvements have been suggested by the beneficial operation of the uniform penny postage system ; and, like that, we shall find that a large revenue will be collected, not only without the creation of a heavy burden on the tax-paying community, but even with more than corresponding advantages to the contributors. The great fiscal problem will in one respect be solved by the discovery of an impost that will be freely and willingly paid by all parties liable thereto. Mr. GLADSTONE certainly deserves credit for that portion of his Budget, if for no other. The decided and regularly progressing decrease of pauperism, and especially of able-bodied pauper ism, is one of the most gratifying facts which the Parliamentary returns enable us to understand with something like precision. The indications are of course numerous and plain enough that labour, especially skilled labour, is in full demand, and the reports of empty workhouses meet us pretty frequently. Still it is pleasant to be able to take stock accurately in this painfully interesting department. The last Parliamentary return enables us to feel assured that the decrease in pauperism, which commenced in 1849, has been going on ever since then, and in an increasing ratio. The number of paupers of all classes in receipt of relief on the Ist of January, 1849, was 940,851. The number receiving relief at the same date in 1852 was 792,026, showing a decrease of 148,825, or nearly 16 per cent. on the three years. But by a Parliamentary return, which compares the numbers in receipt of parish relief in the years ending on the Ist of July, 1852 and 1853, it appears that they were in the former years 800,172, and in the latter 743,639, showing on a single year a decrease of 57,756 paupers, and a ratio of decrease amounting to more than 7 per cent, on the one year only. The return is equally gratifying on the com parison of the able-bodied pauperism of each pe riod. The number in receipt of relief on the Ist of January, 1849, was 201,644 ; which, on the Ist of January, 1852, had diminished to 130,163, a decrease of 71,481, or 351 per cent. nearly ou the three years. But the numbers receiving re lief on the Ist of July, 1852, were 124,882, and on the Ist of July, 1853, they were 107,880, a decrease of 17,189, or nearly 14 per cent. on that year alone. It is to be borne in mind that the rate per cent. exhibited the progress of the dimi nution most accurately ; since the returns for the three years were from 590 unions ; while those of the present year were from 616 unions, of Eng land and Wales. It appears, therefore, that general pauperism has decreased, during the last year of which returns have been received, in the full proportion of nearly 211 to 16 compared with the three years just mentioned ; and able-bodied pauperism, at the rate of 41 to nearly 35i com pared with the same years. This change has, of course, been altogether for good to the subjects of it. They have been all of the labouring class necessarily, and whether they emigrated to Australia, to the States, or to Ca nada, no able-bodied labourer has failed, if steady, to be a great gainer ; or whether they remained at home to fill the places of those who had left, the change was equally one to independence, and to industrious and, therefore, morally improving habits. The decrease of the class of paupers not reckoned as able-bodied, though not solarge propor tionally, indicates that children chiefly, and some infirm persons and widows also have either become competent to support themselves, or that relatives have been able to take charge of them. So far, however, as the really infirm from age or other causes are concerned, this class must in all popu lous countries be recipients of legal or voluntary charity. Were poor-rates really limited to such, we should look upon them with almost as much pleasure or pain. If we saw in them as in an Hos pital, a witness to " the ills which flesh is heir to," we should in like manner see in them a re cognition of the duty of being our " brother's keeper." It is especially gratifying to observe that many of the agricultural districts are beginning to share in the decrease of general and able-bodied pau perism. From the January return, it appeared that in sixteen counties there had been an in crease of able-bodied paupers in not less than 20 counties. But from the July return, it ap pears that only the small county of Merionethshire now enjoys that unenviable distinction. If in Devon and Wilts the decrease of able-bodied paupers is but four and four and a half per cent. ; and in Durham, Northampton, Warwick, and York North Riding, under seven per cent. ; yet, on the other hand, the agricultural counties of Oxford and Westmoreland show a reduction in able-bodied paupers of more than 22 per cent. ; Gloucester, 11 ; Hertford, 1211 ; Huntingdon and Norfolk, fully 10 ; but Hereford, the largest decrease of any, more than 26 per cent. The decrease of Lancaster itself is about 25i per cent.; and that of the West Riding of Yorkshire about the same. It is pleasant to see the agricultural counties begin to vie with the manufacturing ones in reducing their pauperism, though no doubt it is effected much more by their labourers leaving them than by the great increase of employment, which is no t the case with the manufacturing dis tricts in at , all like proportion. The agriculturists must beivai e, however, of supposing that in the best cases fhey equal the manufacturers. Here ford, for inc stance, which figures so prominently in its reduction of pauperism, has a pauper popula tion of 1 in 14k, and its able-bodied pau pers amount to 1 in 128. While the figures for the West Riding are general paupers, 1 in 33 ; able-bodied, 1 in 213 ; and for Lancaster— general paupers, 1 in 34; able-bodied, lin 228. There is, we trust, every reason to hope that as landlords lose one by one the objects for which they sought political power ; as they come to feel the necessity of capital, long leases, and improved estates ; and especially as steam power sup arsedes horse power, agricultural la bourers wilt be needed in greater numbers, will come more and more under the class of skilled operatives, and obtain better remuneration for their toil. As we have already mentioned, the returns from 590 unions in 1849 showed 940,851 pau pers in the receipt of relief. Those from 616 unions in July, 1853, showed 743,639 general paupers. A diminution of 197,212 in the four years and a half ; and allowing for the twenty-six unions more in the last return, the diminution is not much less than 200,000. The able-bodied paupers, also, in 1849, amounted to 201,644, but in 1853 to 107,880, a diminution of 93,764. The proportion of paupers to population was, in 1849, 1 in 16 ; in 1853, it is nearly 1 in 22. These are results certainly of a highly encouraging kind. They point, we trust, to a steady reduc tion of our pauperism to the lowest possible stan dard consistent with the duty of a Christian coun try towards its poor. We only hope that our workmen may not, by the direct and indirect con sequences of injudicious strikes (how rarely, in deed, are strikes judicious!), stay for a while the the ebbing tide of pauperism. ', • r %,•40 4 THE BUN, LONDON, MONDAY TAIVENING, OCTOBER 3 1853. A SUPPOSED CLUE TO THE FATE OF THE FRANKLIN EXPEDITION. It is currently reported at St. Petersburg that several bottles, hermetically sealed and air-tight, but not containing any memoranda to indicate their origin, have been picked up on the highest latitudes of the Siberian coast, and forwarded to the Russian Government, which has not only com municated the circumstance to her Majesty's envoy but delivered to him several of these bottles. An impression has consequently arisen that these bot tles belonged to Franklin's expedition ; and it is hoped, feeble as these indices may be, that they may tend to throw some light upon the fate of our countrymen, by producing a search in a new direc tion corresponding with the set of currents that have thrown these bottles on the Siberian coast. A letter from St. Petersburg, received last night, states that the Queen's messenger, who embarked on Saturday at Cronstadt, was charged to convey one of the bottles to the Admiralty, with divers memoranda relating to the subject, drawn up by, or communicated to, the British legation at St. Petersburg.—Berlin Correspondent of the Morning Chronicle. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 30. Prince Albert went yesterday to the Balloch-Bhuie deer forest. Her Majesty and the Princess Alice ac companied his Royal Highness. ._ _ Ocr. 1. Her Majesty and Prince Albert drove yesterday after noon in the open carriage towards Castletown. The dinner "party yesterday included the Duchess of Kent, Lady Augusta Bruce, the Hon. Mrs. Gordon, Sir George and Lady Cowper, and Dr. Robertson. Mr. Blamire had an interview with Viscount Pal. merston on Saturday. Mr. Chadwick had also an inter view with the noble viscount at the Home-office. Dispatches were sent on Saturday from the Colonial office to the Governors of the West India Islands. WINDSOR CASTLE—Arrangements are being made for the reception of her Majesty and the royal family, at Windsor Castle, on Friday the 14th instant, on which day the court is expected to arrive from Scotland. Since Ascot races extensive restorations have been effected in the private apartments. The restoration of those parts of the castle injured by the late fire is pro gressing satisfactorily, but as the Prince of Wales's Tower was seldom or ever occupied by the royal family, the fact of it being still under repair will not at all in terfere with the comfort of the court during the cus tomary winter sojourn at Windsor. THE WELLINGTON CAR. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, OCT. 1.--It is hereby notified that after this day the admission of the public to view the Funeral Car of the late Duke of Wellington, at Marlborough House, Pall-mall, will be as follows : On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays the public will be admitted without tickets. On Tuesdays and Fridays admission will be granted by tickets, obtainable on application at Messrs. Banting, 27, St. James's-street. On Saturdays the doors will be closed. The hours of admission on each day will be from eleven till four. Several members of the Administration have visited London for a short time within the last few days. Lord Granville, who arrived on Thursday night, returns to Aldenham to-day or to-morrow. The Duke of New castle, who is at present in town, leaves for Clumber to day. Lord Palmerston also leaves town shortly. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is to arrive to-day at his official residence, in Downing-street, from Hawarden Castle. The Earl of Clarendon has not left London since the prorogation of Parliament, but occasionally visited The Grove, near Watford,;where his lordship has a residence. The Premier still remains in town. GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS.—The Earl of Listowel is appointed a Lord in Waiting,to the Queen, in succes sion to Lord Elphinstone, nominated Governor of Bom bay. Mr. Loftus, who is well known as connected with the Turco-Persian boundary investigation, is appointed an Attaché to the embassy at Constantinople, which will enable him to carry on and continue the Assyrian exca vations, and pursue further inquiries into the Bible his tory of the East. Mr. William Campbell is appointed Vice-Consul of Great Britain at Stettin, in the room of Mr. Okell. Mr. John Forbes is appointed Commissary Clerk for the Shire of Banff. Mr. Robert Dougan is appointed Queen's Advocate at Sierra Leone. Mr. Thomas Barber is appointed a member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales--Observer. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY'-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) SINGULAR CASE.-IN RE HOWLING. This bankrupt was described as of Basing, Hants, miller, and to-day was appointed for the audit meeting. The bankrupt had, unfortunately, been so deeply af flicted by his misfortunes that his state of mind rendered it improper to allow him to sign the balance-sheet. Messrs. Robinson and Knowles, the accountants, there fore, applied for, and obtained an adjournment with protection to the bankrupt, until able to appear. Bank rupt having been under medical treatment for some months, and being convalescent has afforded means to prepare a balance-sheet, which shows :—Dr. to creditors, 1,2891. Bs. ; to ditto holding security, 1711. ; profits, 8181. 4s. Crs. : By good debts, 92/. ; property given up, 380/. ; ditto, held by creditors, 1621. 10s. ; losses, 1491. 12s. 6d. ; trade expenses, 9061. ; house, 5401. A dividend will be declared in a few days. SHERIFFS' COURT-(THIS DAY). (Before A. Ryland, Esq.) IMPORTANT TO EXECUTORS.-MASSEY AND OTHERS V. CIITCHLEY. This was an action brought by the plaintiffs as execu tors of a Mr. Massey, sen., patentee of the Patent Logs and Sounding Machines for the Royal Navy, to recover the sum of 191. 13s. 7d. for goods sold. Mr. W. R. Buchanan admitted the delivery of the goods, and the defendant was willing to pay all that was justly due, but the present form of the proceedings did not admit of the merits coming before the court, he must therefore, submit that, as to the first item in the account of 16/.. the goods were sold by the deceased, Mr. Massey. and accounts delivered were made out as for golds sold and delivered by the executors. As to the remaining items he objected that the particulars were insufficient, for there had been a current account extend ing over many months, and if the plaintiffs, who adopted the business, charged for omissions in the bills, they were bound to send in a general debtor and creditor ac count. His Honour concurred on both points, and the plai tiff elected to be consulted, Mr. Buchanan said that he had a good defence on the merits. - _ Serious fears are entertained of the health of the Princess Nicholas E3terhazy. Dr. Seymour left Leaden on Wednesday to consult with her Highness's German physicians at Frankfort, where the Princess is at pre sent staying. The Right Hon. Sir James Graham is, we hear, en route from his official visit to the ports in Ireland to re lieve Lord John Russell, in attendance on her Majesty at Balmoral, and will accompany her Majesty on her departure from Scotland for Windsor Castle, which is at present fixed for the 12th instant. ENGLISH OPERA.-It is said, on good authority, that another attempt to establish an English opera—or, to speak more correctly, an opera in English—will be made early in the coming year. The contracting and co-operating parties named are Madame Novello, Miss L. Pyne, Mr. and Mrs. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Weiss. It is added that sufficient means are forthcoming to give the experiment a fair chance of success.—Athenwam. MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITE TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were estimated at 4,000 bales, all to the trade. The market was flat and heavy, without alteration in prices. The sales comprised 3,500 American, 200 Egyptian at 6d. to 711, 250 Surat at 31d. to 4d., and 20 Sea Island at Is. 9d. per lb. The Share Market was steady, and prices of all the leading stocks were 1 to 2 per cent. higher. The corn trade has been dull to-day at last Mon day's rates. The stocks of iron are so reduced in Scotland that an improvement in prices is anticipated. In reviewing the course of the Manchester mar ket for the past month, Messrs. M'Nair, Greenhow, and Irving state that the advance in discounts, the fear (which they consider exaggerated) of the AUE.• tralian trade being overdone, and the deficiency in the harvest, have had an unfavourable influence upon the market, and caused, in some instances, a decline in prices. The accounts from India, and the probable stoppage of some of the mills, may, however, bring about some improvement. They then proceed to remark that— " The unsettled political relations between Russia and Turkey ; the continued stringency in the Money-market (the Bank having thrice within the month raised its dis count from the minimum of 3A to 5 per cent.), and the fears—unnecessarily aggravated we think, upon a com prehensive review of what has been done profitably and the implied stability of those engaged in a legitimate trade with that important colony—engendered as to the consequences of a reaction from Australia from over trading, are considered as popularly constituting the essential causes for the present state of things and de pression ; and we may add to them the insurrectionary movement in China, which has brought business there to a comparative stand still. We would also not omit reference to the serious deficiency in our own harvest, which, together with exceedingly extravagant specula tive operations in foreign securities, and the demand for gold and silver consequent upon each, as having mate rially contributed to bring about the present value and stringency in the Money-market. _ " it is satisfactory to observe, that amongst those who are practically conversant with the bona fide com mercial transactions of the country, no disasters are likely to ensue. Legitimate facilities, though at a much dearer rate—compared now with the rate of discounts as they were at the beginning of the year—are not re fused ; neither will they in all likelihood be, from a general belief that the trade of the country, during the last four years, has been carried on, with the exception of transactions to Australia, upon sound principles gene rally." From the New York accounts, it appears that the Stock Market was slightly firmer, but the up ward tendency was by no means confirmed. The money market was not easier, and discounts were Contracted. The exports of specie during the week ending Sept. 15, amounted to 10,000 dollars. There was a scarcity of shipping, which restricted the shipments of agricultural produce to Eng land that otherwise would take pima. The weekly return of the City Banks shows that the aggregate loans and discounts amounted to 90,190,589 dollars in the week ending the 17th ult., the deposits were 57,612,301. dollars, the specie 11,860,235 dollars, and the circulation 9,556,723 dollars. From a comparison with the corresponding items of the previous week's return, we find a diminution of 917,758 dollars in the dis counts, and of 30,613 dollars in the circulation, but an increase of 67,137 dollars in the deposits, and of 476,542 dollars in the specie. The increased de posits would, if there was a steady decrease in the discounts, denote an easy money market, but such was not the case. There being very little idle capital in the banks, the deposit department of these returns must have been artificially completed. The total value of merchandise exported during the week to the 17th ult. was 1,369,753 dollars, including specie, and the imports 4,350,739 dollars, showing an excess of imports of 2,980,986 dollars. The bulk of the exports was in breadstuffs. From Lower Canada we learn that there had been a land sale of 150 arpents, in one lot, for 1,5001., over and above the lods et ventes, amount ing to 1251. more. The accounts from the West Indies state that in Jamaica the plantations were looking well, and the crops in some parts of Jamaica were expected to exceed those of last year. There was a scarcity of labour. Sickness still prevailed in some of the colonies. An important public meeting had been held in Jamaica for the purpose of forming a Mining As sociation for the mutual protection of parties engaged in mining pursuits. The colonists appear to be very zealous. The English stock market has been firm this morning upon the intelligence of fresh propositions from Olmutz, but prices have not reached the highest point of Saturday. Consols have been 93 and 93i for transfer, but not higher than 93 1 for account, and are now 921 to 93. East India Stock has been firm at 246. Exchequer Bills are Bs. to 13s. premium, and India Bonds 3s. discount. Foreign Securities have been rather neglected. Mexican, however, have been in request at an ad vance to 242 and 25, owing to the receipt of 80,000 dollars for the dividends. Peruvian Old Bonds have been done at 72k, and the Deferred at 50k. The imprisonment of a party at Lima who has estimated the guano supply at only 8 years, while even the Government did not compute that it would last more than 18, is calculated to awaken suspicion. Grenada Deferred Bonds have been at to B a . Brazilian 5 per Cent. Stock has realised 971. Bel gian 4k per cents. have been done at 971. In Railway Shares a large business has been transacted, and at full rates generally, a slight ad vance being observable in some instances. Great Northern, Great Western, South Western, and Shrewsbury and Birmingham have been most dealt in. French Shares opened tolerably well, but are rather lower since. In tho Gold Mine Shares there have been a few transactions at the previous rates, and the Aus tralian banks are higher. The Land Companies' are looking up. The railway meetings announced are the fol lowing : COMPANT. DATE. PLACE, &C. Darent Valley ii Oct. 11, 27, New Broad-st, East Grinstead Oct. 7, East Grinstead. Great North of Scotland Oct. 7, Aberdeen. Llanelly Oct. 15, London Tavern. Waterford and Kilkenny Oct. 12, London Tavern. West Flanders Ditto ditto BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Prom the O f ficial List.) Business done. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities' 93 3 India Stock India Bonds, £lOOO ......., Ditto, under £lOOO 3 d Consols for Account) 93 * Exchequer Bills, ld. £5OO l3 8 Ditto Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Grenada Bonds, Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 25 4i 5 Peruvian Bonds, 43 per Cent. 72* Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Bonds 4* per Cent. ex. 25 fr 971 HALF-PAST TWO. Consols 92 3 Ditto October Account 92 3 MARLBOROUGH-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) APPREHENSION OF ARISTOCRATIC GAMBLERS AT THE COCOA FREE CLUB, 64, PALL-MALL.—The following prisoners were apprehended at about two o'clock on Sunday morning, engaged in gambling :—Wm. Brown, Frederick Thomas, George Hunter, George Liley, Jas. Webster, George Williams, John Fredericks, William Jackson, Samuel Hawkins, George Frith, William Richards, James Joel, Henry Baker, Henry Thompson, Alexander Edwards, Donald Miller, Charles Williams, David Wynne, James Wilkinson, John Shubrick, Chas. Liley, Edward Brandon, Charles Reynaud, and James Simpson. The greater number, if not all the persons whose names are given above, have given false names, and false addresses, most of them being at tip-top aristo cratic hotels and club-houses. According to the entry on the police-sheet, the de fendants were charged with being found in a common gaming-house, 64, St. James's-street, for an unlawful purpose. - Superintendent O'Brien, of the C division, on being sworn, said—l produce the commissioner's warrant au thorising me to enter the premises No. 64, St. James's street, and on Sunday morning, about two o'clock, I went, accompanied by several constables, to the above house, and having effected an entrance, I passed two doors, and further on in the passage I came to a third door with a chair across. Having broken down the fas tening of this door, I proceeded further on, and came to a fourth door covered with green baize, and much stronger than any of the others, being lined with iron. I knocked at this door for a few minutes, but could make no impression, as it was too strong, and fastened with bolts and chains, and oth s :fastenings. I then caused a hole to be made in the adjoining wall, and soon after a person called out, " I'll open the door." The defendant Brown, who was the door keeper, then let them in, and I proceeded upstairs, and, in a room on the first floor, I found all the defendants. This room was fitted up as a billiard-room, and a supper table was laid out. Some of them were at supper, and the others had cues in their hands. I took them into custody, and subsequently searched the house, but found no implements used in gaming. Mr. Bingham—ls that the case I Mr. O'Brien—lt is so. Mr. Bingham—non the defendants arc discharged. LATEST FOREIGN NEWTS. FRANCE. Prince Napoleon, who is completely recovered from his late indisposition, visited the Emperor at St. Cloud on Saturday. The Moniteur publishes two imperial decrees, one extending from the 31st December, 1853, to the 31st July, 1854, for the temporary suppression of the additional navigation duty (surtaxe) usually imposed on corn, flour, and other articles of food imported in foreign bottoms ; and the other inter dicting until the 31st July, 1854, the exportation of potatoes and dried pulse. Another decree nominates Captain Bonfils, of the French navy, Governor of Guadaloupe, vice Cap tain Aubrey Bailleul, recalled to France on his own application. The Moniteur publishes the convention con cluded on the 30th June last between the French Minister at Mexico and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, for the payment of the sums due to French subjects ; and the Moniteur requests all persons residing in France who have demands to make on Mexico to send them in to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or to the French Legation in Mexico. The Courrier du Pas-de-Calais states that, at the request of the Mayor of St. Omer, the Emperor has given 30,000 fr. for the fountains of that place. His Majesty has also given 5,000 fr. to the poor of the town. It may be remembered that the municipal coun cil of Dieppe, having offered the Hotel-de-Ville of that town as a gift to the Emperor, his Majesty refused to accept it on the ground that the ex penses of the civil list were already too great to permit him to charge it with any additional burden. Queen Christina, the Duke de Rianzares, and her two children on Saturday visited the Hotel des Invalides. Her Majesty was received by the Go vernor of the Hotel, General Count d'Ornano, and by all the staff. She visited and minutely ex amined the tomb of the Emperor and the chapel in which his remains are deposited. Her Majesty . appeared much moved in contemplating the latter. The Queen also visited the infirmary, the library, and other parts . of the establishment. In the course of the visit a female named Brulon, who hold§ the rank of a sub-lieutenant, and is a mem ber of the Legion of Honour, was presented to the Queen ; her husband was killed in battle, and she has served seven years in his stead. She was se verely wounded, and was admitted to the Inva lides. This was fifty-three years ago, and she is now aged eighty-two. At the Bourse on Saturday the settlement proved in favour of the sellers. At first the nu merous operations for the fall entered into for the next account depressed the renter, which went down. to 74.90 and 74.85. Afterwards there was a re action for some minutes, during which the Threes rose to 75.15. Sellers then came forward rapidly, and quotations soon fell to 74.80. Later in the day they dropped to 74.60, which was the closing price, being a fall of 50c. from Saturday. The price of Consols of the day was not posted at the Bourse. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. The Assemblee Nationale announces positively, from Olmutz, that the conference of Vienna has been re-established between the foLir Powers. The thread of the negotiations has been resumed, and a solution more happy and more prompt than might have been hoped for is probable. The King of Prussia quitted Berlin on Sunday evening for Warsaw, with two aides-de-camp. A private letter from Constantinople of the 19th ult., states that the last accounts from Circassia are not satisfactory. It adds that the Russians have assembled a considerable force on that side, and are preparing to make a general attack, with, ac cording to some 40,000, according to others 60,000 men. Two envoys from Schamyl had arrived at Constantinople to demand further assistance from the Porte against the Russians. A telegraphic dispatch from Vienna, dated Oat. 1, states that intelligence had been received from Constantinople to the 22d ult., which says nothing of the entrance of the French and English fleets into the Dardanelles. New propositions were concerted at Olmutz, Particulars were sent to the English Government direct from thence. Strong hopes of pacific solution are consequently still entertained in diplomatic circles. The Toulonnais of the 27th ult. says :—" By a telegraphic dispatch received yesterday, orders were given for all officers and soldiers on furlough to be immediately recalled to their corps, and all further leave of absence to be suspended. We do not know whither this measure applies to the navy." The Echo de Vesone states that a similar dispatch has been received at Perigueux. Accounts from Jassy, Sept. 19, state that Prince Gortschakoff has just communicated to the com manding officers of the different corps of the invad ing force the instructions sent from St. Petersburg , by the Minister of War, for taking the steps neces sary to establish the winter quarters of the Russian army in Wallachia and Moldavia. The cholera has broken out at Jassy. The grand manoeuvres in the presence of the Emperor of Russia were to commence at Warsaw on Oct. 2, and finish on Oct. 6. Accounts from St. Petersburg, of Sept. 22, state that General Prince Golizin, the quartermaster general of the Wnutrennoj Straschy (by which is understood the army which has to do home duty when the Czar is at war), has been placed under the orders of the quartermaster-general of the Empe ror's staff, an arrangement which is interpreted in a warlike sense. The Czar left Olmutz on Sept. 30, for Warsaw, via Myslowitz. On the morning of the 27th orders were sent from Olmutz to clear the railway immediately. When this had been done a Russian courier with dispatches left by special train, on his way to St. Petersburg. A letter from Olmutz of the evening of the 27th ult. says :—" At the grand review which took place here, there were present ten archdukes, and twelve sovereign or hereditary princes. It was the day after the review that the conference took place in the Imperial tent, between the Emperor of Russia, the Emperor of Austria, and the Prince of Prussia. It lasted three hours, Count de Nessel rode and Count Buol being present." The Cologne Gazette says : "We learn from a good source that the Russians are sending troops in great haste from Sebastopol to rein force the garrisons of the ports of Anaklia, Poti, and Nicolaief. It is known that the Turks have caused trocps to advance from Trebisond and Erzeroum towards the Turko-Russian frontier. This is why the Russians have thought it necessary to adopt measures in order that, in the event of war, the plan of operations of Prince Paskiewitsch in 1829 might be followed up. Erzeroum is as important on the Turkish territory as Tiflis is on the Russian. These two towns form the bases of all military operations in these countries, as they open the only three practicable roads. The northern line of ope rations crosses the valley of the Kur. It is defended by the fortress of Achar, Ardagham, and Achaljik, which have only been in the hands of Russia since the peace of Adrianople. The second leads by the frontier Russian village of Gumri, or by Tschalka, and Achat kalaki, to the Turkish fortress of Kars. The third line starts from Erivan, and passes by the Turkish castle of Toprak Kale." THE MILITARY CONGRESS OF OLMITTZ. The special correspondent of the Times gives the following account of the Olmutz Conference, dated September 29. The conferences between the two Powers have ended, the Emperor Nicholas having left this place last night, and instead of sending any of the thou sand and one rumours flying about the Court and the camp during their progress, I have preferred waiting until I could send you something that could be relied on, which is, I am happy to say, in perfect accordance with the opinion I put forth yesterday and the day before. The Emperor Nicholas and Count Nesselrode have given to the Emperor of Austria and Count Buol Schauenstein the most positive assurances that there is now and henceforth no question of any isolated action on the part of Russia with a view to the subversion of the Ottoman empire, and that the sole object of the Emperor is to terminate the whole affair with honour, and put an end to all suspense in the European money market as quickly as possible. For this purpose it is the anxious joint desire of the Cabinets of Vienna and St. Petersburg that, with the concurrence of the Governments of England, France, and Prussia, the collective action of the Vienna Conference should be renewed, and that its results should be a formula of assurance so perfectly satisfactory to the Porte as to hold forth every prospect of acceptance. I therefore regard the question as substantially terminated, and hence forth involving only a few forms which we may safely leave . to the tact of the diplomatic men, un less the Moslem fanaticism which Russia has so in cautiously evoked should interpose a barrier. These assurances will take place with a view to enable Russia to accomplish, without humiliation, the grand wished-for point of the evacuation of the Principalities, but will involve, on the part of the five Powers, no technical guarantee to Turkey beyond what already exists in the Treaty of 1841, and which, in fact, would be perfectly superfluous. With all this it cannot be denied that there is a strong shade of difference between the Eastern and Western Powers, even allowing each to stand u p on the strength of the jointly acknowledged treaties and those principles of international right recog nized both. The Western public asks satisfac tion for an affront to an _independent Power, but the Eastern Powers point out the pentarchical protection of this independence as not en titling it to refuse to listen to the united voices of the five Powers ; and the claim to that full measure of dignity which would be accorded to an unprotectd military Power, able from its own independent resources to ensure respect, is grudged, even refused, to Turkey, with antecedents so little savouring of virtual or tech nical equality with the five Powers that do the police of Europe. This is the hard case of every state that has declined. I should, therefore, be sorry if any metaphysical theory of an equality that does not exist should interfere with that speedy and permanent evacuation of the Principalities which all the Western Powers have substantially at heart. From what I hear, the present attitude of the Emperor Nicholas is more the hones tretracement of a hasty step by a man who stands in fear of the j udgment of the soundly thinking part of Europe than from apprehension of the physical forces arrayed against him. This sentiment does not flatter the English feeling of the day and the hour ; but you have sent me to Olmutz to make an honest record of my impressions, and there they are. ITALY. A letter from Rome of the 20th ult., in the Ger man Journal of Frankfort, states that the Bene dictine Monks are about to found a vast college at Rome, for the novices of all parts of the world. They also contemplate uniting all the abbeys hitherto existing in a state of isolation. NAPLES, SEPT. 24.—A royal decree has appeared, which says :—" The traffic of ships coming from Newcastle to the ports of the Two Sicilies will be provisionally suspended." It is generally expected that this decree will be followed by a general im post on all vessels coming from England. A steamer from Liverpool came in yesterday with the yellow flag, and was put into a five days' quaran tine. The Neapolitan Board of Health is only waiting official returns of cholera from Eng land to put the long quarantine laws into practice. Trade is unusually dull. The exportation of Spanish dollars continues, and large orders to buy silver are still arriving. AnoCer decree extends the permission to import all sorts of grain into the Two Sicilies, duty free, up to the end of May, 1854. Neapolitan Fives, 1091. Exchange on London, • GERMANY. The marriage of Prince de Waldeck with the Princess Helena of Nassau was celebrated on the 26th ult. at the ducal palace of Bielrich. The ex change of rings was announced by a salute of 22 guns. The manoeuvres of the Saxon army commenced on the 24th ult., in the vicinity of Dresden. The King and the Queen of Saxony passed on the 26th a grand review of the troops, amounting to 13,000 men, close to the village of Heyda. BELGIUM. The Belgian Minister of War has just decided that the new uniform lately introduced into the Belgian army, and worn by the 6th regiment of the line, is to become the general dress of the Bel gian infantry, with this exception, that the buttons are to be of silk in place of metal. This new uni form, as already stated, exceedingly resembles that worn by the Austrian infantry. HOLLAND. Accounts from Rotterdam, 26th inst., describe a large portion of the town as inundated, in conse quence of the breaking, as one account says, of the embankment of an unfinished winter harbour on the Nieuvewerk. Another account mentions the breaking of the dykes of the Haarlen lake, the draining of which has cost upwards of 12,000,000. MARKET NEWS--(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The leading country markets held on Saturday were fairly supplied with wheat, nevertheless, the demands for all kinds ruled steady, at a further advance in prices of from 4s to 6s per quarter. Barley moved off readily at a rise of from is to 2s per quarter. All other kinds of grain were somewhat active, and is to 2s dearer. Flour sold at an improvement of from 3s to 5e per sack. Letters from New York to the 21st ult state that the de. mand for wheat and flour was rather heavy, at drooping prices. The Baltic and Black Sea markets have been less active, but those in France and Holland continue firm. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were very limited. From abroad we received 8,674 quar ters of wheat, 1,715 barley, 473 oats, 380 rye, 209 peas, 3,244 linseed, 450 rapeseed, 268 mustard seed, 154 sundry seeds, 1,165 sacks, and 4,131 barrels. There was a decided increase in the arrival of wheat for to-day's market from Essex and Kent, whilst the general quality of the supply was good. By land carriage, the receipts were moderately extensive, and the stands were well filled with samples of both red and white. The mar ket opened firmly, and most of the factors rafused to sell except at an advance in the prices of Monday last of from 19 to 2s per quarter; but buyers held off, and only a mode rate business resulted at the rates of Monday last. There was very little business doing for forward delivery, nevertheless, growers were firm in their demands. With foreign wheat we were very moderately supplier. On the whole the demand was less acti ve th an of late. In the quotations, however, very little change took place. Floating cargoes, the arrivals of which from the west ward have been small, were quite as dear as last week, with a steady inquiry for France. Advices from Paris by the eltetric telegraph inform us that the export of potatoes from France is prohibited. The show of barley was trifling. All descriptions, espe cially grinding sorts, moved off readily at extreme curren cies. Malt came slowly to hand, and the sale for it was firm, at full currencies. "Very few oats were brought forward. The demand for them ruled active, at from 6d to Is per quarter more money. The inquiry for beans was steady, on former terms. Peas sold steadily. In prices no change took place. The inquiry for flour was firm at the late advance. The top price of English was 70s per 280 lbs. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Red ...• new 57s to 65s Ditto old 57s 65s Ditto, White new 58s 68i Ditt0........ old 62s 67s Norfolk and Lin coln, lied, old 539 63s Ditto new ...• • • 50s 58s Rye—Old ............ 008 00s New ............ 31s 288 Barley—Grinding... .. 28s 31s Malting ......... 25s 38s Chevalier.... • • • 403 448 kfalt—Suffolk and Nor folk • • • • • 568 62s Brown 50s 57s Kingston and Ware 616 658 M a 1 t — yLP to C ontu h cagi e otih v io il u. Cork 685 :2 602 ssg t o 2 7 22 8 0 35 s ssi Oats— Yorkshire and and Cork, White • • 2os 23s Scotch, Peed. •• •• 22s 263 Beans—Tick •.. 37s 423 Pigeons • . 46s Peas—Grey •• .. 345 :79s Maple....• 36 , 40s White • ... 40 43s Boilers 408 4 's Flour—Town-made... 65s 70s Suffolk .. •. • • •... 44s 46s Stockta & ls.torfolls 42s 483 SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London last week were good, viz., 8;859 head. During the corresponding period of 1852, we received 10,548 ; in 1851, 7,128 ; in 1850, 6,166 ; in 1849, 6,590; in 1848, 3,901; and in 1817, 4,582 head. SPAIN. The Cortes will very probably be convoked for the 15th November. There is nothing positive with respect to the alleged resignation by certain generals of the posts conferred on them by the new Cabinet; and it is said that the Cabinet will not accept the resignations, if offered. The provinces generally have received with satisfaction the nomination of the new Ministry. General Narvaez is expected at Madrid at the beginning of October. MORE FATAL LOSSES AT SEA. The Dutch and Antwerp steamers, which arrived in the river on Saturday, furnished an addition to the long catalogue of disasters which had occurred during the equinoctial gales of the past week. A schooner was totally lost on the Haaky near Nieve Diepe. The crew were observed in the rigging, supplicating for assist ance, but the sea, which was breaking over the wreck, defied all efforts to reach them. The name of the vessel could not be distinguished. On the same point of coast two other ships were wrecked, one an Eng lish vessel, the Brunswick, Mr. Pike, master, from Cardiff for Hamburgh, and the other a Russian barque bound to St. 111.8. The crews are reported to have been saved. Another British vessel, the sclleJner Jessie, of Gloucester, from Dantzic to London, was stranded on Hurdeodde. The flooding of the country, round Rotterdam has occasioned the greatest destruction of property. Such an inundation has not been experienced there for years. A very large number of cattle were drowned. The flood had altogether sub sided when the last mail left. Mr. Partridge, the master of the Hope of Shields, while on a return voyage from London, reports falling in with the wr e ck o f a brig E.N.E. of the Lemon and Owers, just above Yarmouth, of above 300 tons. She has lost her masts, bowsprit, boats, and bulwarks, and was beating about quite at the mercy of the waves. The crew called out, and implored Mr. Partridge to save them. He did all he could towards rescuing them, but the sea, which was running high, drove the Hope away, and the wrack was lost sight of. Her name was not known. FOLKESTONE, Oct. 2.—The French squadron passed down Channel, about three miles south of this port, yesterday, sailing for the westward. On reaching the Ness the Admiral in command appeared to consider it inadvisable to proceed against the head wind blowing up Channel, and all the ships came to an anchorage about four miles to the southward of the lighthouse. To-day, at noon, the steam was again got up, and about an hour later the squadron set sail for Cherbourg, their departure having been hastened, it is said, by a sudden fall in the barometer, indicating an approaching storm. An outward-bound fleet of between 200 and merchantmen still remain at anchor under the Ness, where they are well sheltered while the wind is in its present quarter. The period of their departure seem as distant as ever, and it is thought likely, in the event of a change in the weather, that many of them will be driven back into the Downs. A Spanish brigantine of about 160 tons, called the Came lina, laden with sugar and bound from the Havannah to Antwerp, came ashore here last night under very ex traordinary circumstances. About six o'clock yester day evening she was observed coming up Channel, off Sandgate, in dangerous proximity to the coast. There was, however, no jack flying from her masthead to in dicate the want of a pilot, and as this is the only means of ascertaining whether assistance is required or not, the boatmen on shore contented themselves by looking out, never supposing that on a tolerably calm and very fine evening the captain would prove so ignorant of the coast as to run his ship actually ashore. In this they miscalculated, for on arriving opposite the ledge of rocks known as Mill-point, lying between Sand gate and Folkestone, the brigantine sailed directly on to the reef, where she became fixed, rolling and la bouring with every sea in an alarming manner. Her position was at once seen, and a crew of Sandgate fisher men, who happened to be within easy reach, went to render assistance. On one of them, a man n amed Cole man, mounting the bulwark s , h e f o und the captain and crew on their knees in prayer. It a ppears, however, the fisherman visi:; was 'not exactly the aid they were imploring, for upon Coleman attempting to step on to the deck one of the crew jumped up and dealt the poor fellow a severe blow on the head with a marlinspike, causing the blood to flow freely. As well as they could make themselves understood by signs, the crew refused to receive any assistance, and the boatmen accordingly left her. The tide was flowing, and within half an hour the brigantine floated off, with loss of anchor an d ser i ous da mage to her rudder. Her position was no w one o f grea t danger, as both the wind and tide set on to the land. Se veral boats now put off from thi s port, b ut as the cap t a i n still refused to receive any one on board, she was left to herself, and, just before 7 o'clock, sh e came ashore within 100 yards of the harbour railway station. She ca me broadside on to the bea c h, an d for a few m i n utes lay quietly enough, but as t h e sea rose s h e was driven about with great violence. Offers of assistance were again made, and the captain at length allowed a man, named Hall, belonging to this port, to go aboard. Hall suc ceeded in maki ng a war p fast to the bows of the ship, and, casting a li ne as hore, a couple of . hundred men hu ng on, and k e pt the ship's head, i n wlle the tide flo we d . At low water she was left l!igh and n dry" on the be ac h, Under the direction of tlioyd this s morning n t g. h eactafirgo taken came she o off,d uringuta tnhdehnaisgibite' and towed round into the harbour. —INTENDE D MEETING IN ing the gentlemen who h a d TfiONE. f o rE n n s tr a t Q u r u d E a s; r e o v N e D . " LeonNsptituted themselves into a committee to consider the desirableness of holding a public meeting in London, with a view to elicit public opinion on the eastern ques tion, held an adjourned meeting at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street, Thomas Prout, Esq., in the chair. Mr. T. Wilson, the secretary, read letters from a number of gentlemen unavoidably absent, expressive of their hearty approval of the object in view. It was determined to hold a meeting, and the only question was as to the place, it being considered desirable to have Drury-lane, but it was found that was impossible, as, in consequence of the con ti nuance of Mr. Brooke ' s engagement, tne theatre will be in use for dramatic representations. Ul timately it was resolved to hold the meeting at the London Tavern on Friday evening next. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam 335 ... 1,584 ... 25 ... 266 ... 4 Antwerp 147 ... Ostend — 147 6 Hamburgh ... 1,339 ... •.. ..• Dordt.... 17 ... 75 - . Bromvershaven 4 ... 206 ... 48 Tonning... Nisu Diep 67 ... 1,152 ... Touningen Amsterdam Bremen 340 ... Harlingen 4ll ... 1,500 4 ... 44 . ... 385 Total -. 1,722 -. 6,311 -. 77 -. 360 -. 389 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1852 2,233 7,493 ... 98 ... 301 423 1851 1,317 4,499 ... 121 413 775 1850 939 4,710 ... ... 222 295 1849 1,283 5,137 ... 76 240 1848 5Ol 3,146 ... 240 14 We were tolerably well supplied with foreign stock to day. The demand for it ruled steady, at full urices. From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts fresh up this morning were slightly on the increase, and in improved cDndition. For all breeds, as the weather was favourable for slaughtering, and as the attendance of buy ers was good, the demand ruled somew h a t b r i s k , at fully last Monday's advance in the quotations. The primest Scots were worth quite 4s 6d per 81bs. The arrivals from the northern grazing districts amounted to 2,210 short horns, from other parts of England 580 of various breeds, and from Scotland 72 Scots. There was about an average supply of sheep on sale ; but the general weight of most breeds was by no means heavy. On the whole, the mutton trade was less active ; but we have no change to notice in prices. The primest old Downs were worth 5s 2d per Blbs. Calves were in short supply, and steady request at Fri day's advance in prices of from 6d to 8d per 81bs. The primest calves were worth 5s 4d per 81bs. We had a slight improvement in the sale for pigs, the prices of which had an upward tendency. Per 81bs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Inferior Deasts....3 oto 3 4 rime Southdown 410 5 - ` 2 Second quality.... 3 6 3 8 Arge crse. calves 4 2 410 Prime large oxen 310 4 2 Prime small d 0... 5 0 5 4 Prime Scots, Sm. 4 4 4 6 Large hogs 3 8 4 4 Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6 'mall porkers 4 6 5 2 Second quality ...3 8 4 Q Suckling calves ..22 0 29 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 2 4 6 Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .............. •• .. 5.4'2 I Beasts ......... .. •. ...1,923 1 Sheep and Lambs .... ....27,2 )9 Sheep .......... • .........6,360 Calves .......... ••.•• • .. 277 Calves ..........• ...... • • 142 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fl stock exhibited and sold iu Smithfield Cattle Market, oa Monday, Oct. 4, 1852, and this day, Monday, Oct. 3, 1853. Per Blbs, to sink the oifals. Oct. 4,1852.10 ct. 3,1853. s. d. s. d. s. d. s* d Coarse and inferior beasts ... ... 2 2to 2 4 3 ot o 3 4 Second quality ditto ... ... 2 6 3 0 3 6 3 8 Prime k .o. b e oxen ... 3 2 2 63 10 4 Prime Scots, 3 8 310 4 4 4 6 Coarse and inferior sheep ... .. 3 2 3 6 3 2 3 6 Second quality ditto . ~. 3 8 310 3 8 4 0 Prime coarse woollcd 4 0 4 2 4 2 4 6 Prime Southdown ditto ... 4 4 4 64 10 5 2 Large coarse calves • 210 3 6 4 2 410 Prime small ditto „. • ... 3 8 4 0 5 0 5 4 Large hogs ... .„ 210 3 6 3 8 4 4 Neat small porkers ... 3 8 3 10,4 6 5 2 Beasts... .„ ... 5,225 5,421 Sheep ... „ 25,640 27,200 Calves... „ . ... 303 277 Pigs 320 385 SUPPLIES ON SALE, Oct. 0, 1851.—Beasts, 5,051; sheep, 27,090; calves, 185 ; pigs, 550. Oct. 7, 1850.—Boasts, 4,261; sheep, 27,310 ; calves, 253 ; pigs, 540. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of each kind of meat on sale in those mar kets continue seasonably good. The general demand is steady, and prices are well supported. The season for pork has opened at a very high figure. Per 81bs by the carcase s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 10 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do., prime large 3 6 3 8 Do., do. small 3lO 4 0 Pork, large 4 0 4 8 Mutton, Infeiior Do., middling... Do., prime.... Veal ................ Pork, 5ma11....... S. d. S. d. 34 3 8 .3 10 4 6 .4 8 4 10 .3 10 5 2 .4 10 5 4 BOROUGH HOP. As the growth of new hops both in S ussex and Kent is represented as coming down light, the duty has declined to 140,0001., and the demand for all kinds of hop is active. New Weald of Dents, 9/. to 101. 55.; Sussex, 8/. to 91. per cwt. Yearlings are very firm. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The imports of potatoes, last week, were large, viz. :- 260 sacks from Boulogne, 125 sacks from Havre, 302 tons from Rouen, 390 tons 367 sacks from Dunkirk, and 30 bags from Antwerp. The supplies of English are good, but in very middling condition. On the whole, a large business is doing, as follows :—Shaws 105 s to 115 s; Regents, 120 s to 140 s ; and foreign, 100 s to 110 s per ton. WOOL. Owing t o th e i ncreased value of money , an d th e near approach of th e pu b l i c sales, t h e b u siness doing in thi s market is t r ifli ng ; nevertheless , prices are supported. Th e stocks ar e b y no means l arge• bast week's imports were 224 bales from the Cape, 250 from Constantinople, 274 from Geelong, 26 from Leghorn, 1134 from Algoa Bay, 3890 from Port Philip, 932 from Bombay, and 217 from Elambro'. SEEDS. Linsee d i s in improved request, and ls, per quarter dearer. Black Sea, on the spot, 48 s 6d to 49s 6d ; East 49s to 50s ; Egyptian, 46s to 478 ; and Petersburgh, is dearer. Cakes support the late advance. India rape, Ms to 555. GA to 48s per quarter. East Tarnip,White, per bush. 193 to 22 Carraway............ 463 481 Swede •••• • • • • 213 24e Coriander... Is 140 51 - ustard, 8r0wn...,, • s Hempseed, per quarter 38s 420 White, new.... ••7s cd 95 Linseed, Eng. Sowing.. 56s tOs Tares,Winter, new.. ••759.1 8s 3d Crushing 495 51s Spring •• • • .• Os ad (8 od Baltic ••••• •• •• 44, 495 Canary, per quarter .. 545 58s Odessa 46; 4 3 Rye grass.. •... • • 4 C lln a li n i ary Clover,ltetiEnt,. (cwt.) 413 645 English .. . 91 Os 10 5s kBs 34; Linseed Cake, pr. ton— White •• • • .... • • 48s 655 Foreign, per ton 8110 s 111 ON Foreign Red.... •• 44s 62; Rape Cakes, pr ton 5/ 53 51 los White.... 51 s 65s Rapeseed, New, pr ist 2710 s 2810 s Trefoil, new.......... 243 285 TALLOW. The demand for tallow has become less active, and prices have given way Gd. per cwt. P.Y.C. on the spot is selling •tt 58s Gd, and for spring delivery, 58s Gd to 59s per cwt. Town tallow is 57s Gd net cash ; rough fat, average, 3s 4d per Sibs. . 18a O. 1851. 1851. Stock this day ...... 41,860 1 1 26,718 34,933 33,089 Price of Y. C. .. 36s 8d 38s 64 to 389 9d tc, 409 94 .. tto 379 04, 39s 04 Z9s 04 1849. 1553. 19 401 5 . 7 s 6 , 1 to 00a 04 3,135 32,361 co 37s Od 39s Od 29s Od to 41 s Ott Delivery last week .. 2.492 2,004 2,019 1,345 Ditto from June 1.... 25,355 29,302 28,932 25,944 Arrivals last week.. 5,855 5,782 7,809 1.404 Dittofrom June 1 41,742 30,8,3 27,352 18,835 Price of Town 363 Eid 41s Od 41s Od 43s 90 297 28,447 Cd A FEMININE RELIC OF THE WAR.—Sarah Frankpitt, a widow, 82 years of age, residing at No. 7, Hurst's Alms Houses, Spiller-street, Exeter, was on board the Thunderer, 74, Captain Stockham, and assisted in land ing powder for the loading of the guns at Nelson's last battle. She was also present at Admiral Sir John Duckworth's engagement up the Dardanelles, as well as others of less importance.