The Sun. — London, England, 1853-11-26 00:00:00

.... H ----, T i d t hi , Ptii'' ...... • . MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) MAR., MARKETS-(THIS DAY). ). k / 'e% chang e --40.---.. -4 COVENT GARDEN. BRITISH RAILWAYS. The demand for both fruit and vegetables were tolerably firm, at our quotations. Closing Priem Business done ri FBI:Tr.-Pine apples, English, 3s Od to 6s Oct each ; Shr. raid RAILWAYS. yesterday. this day. long' r e P ° t ditto colonial, is 03 to is 3d each ; hot-house grapes, ality- of th 3, 2s Od to ss; foreign ditto, 8d to is 6d per lb ; apples, - I St. 100 ,Aberdeen ............. 205 - 21 4s to 8s per bush.; pears, ls to 3s per dozen ; lemons, y con stro a . v 1, 20 85 Amog. Nottng. Bost. flt Ol e ls Oti to 2s - ; oranges, 3s 6d to 8s per 100 ; almonds, - 5 4 5 ,1 prey , -, „f is 3s perlb.; . Barcelona nuts, 20s per bush.; cob-nets, 115 s to & Eastn. June. the m slib " 1203 per 1001bs.; chesnuts, 8s to 20s per bushel ; filberts, 50 all Belfast & Ballymena ••• - ••• city • The 95s to 110 s per 100 lbs • walnuts, 8d to Is 6d per 100 ; 14 all Birinng. Wolverh. & 10 (a b°llt peaches, is to 5s ; nectarines, 2s to 7s ; apricots, is to Stour Valley ..... .... 9 - etres ~„ . 31 28 Birkenhd. Lanesh. & 3s per dozen ; figs, is to 2s per dozen • damsons, 2s 6d to. 1.2 - 10 d les, .ana 1 ' Cheshire Junct...... 3s 6d per half sieve • melons, is to 3s O d' each. A the VEGETABLES.-Cabbages, 9d to is Od ; Brussels sprouts, 275 all ,Do. Chesh. & Birk., 17 revel 1 18 6d to 2s Od per half sieve ; cauliflowers, 4d to 6d each ; ! -/ 0 £5O & £25 Cons.... i. _ 4 1 22 18i Do., £20... •••••• ••• ••: 2 had ao c - greens, is 6cl to 3s Od per doz. bunches; red cabbages, 2s to + th e 2s 30 Blyth & Tyne original wart an _.,,,," 5s Od per dozen ; potatoes, , 80s to 1608 per ton ; i £25 (iss. at £45).... -•- • a the c•• turnips, 2s Oct to 3s Od ; carrots, 4s Od to 6 s Od per do z en 96 - 98 a last bunches ; cucumbers, Os 2d to Os 6cl each ; celery, 9d to St. 100 !Bristo l & Exeter...... 561 _57 57 4 azzini:'S is 6d per bundle ; spinach, is 6d to 2s Od per sieve ; St. 100 ,Calsdonian..... ...... .. 2 onions, 6s Od. to 108 Od per bushel ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s 50 all Chester & Holyhead 1 1 4 64 de M: 111138 , 5 „; per doz. • leeks, ld to 2d per bunch ; shallots, 6d to Bd. • 50 all ,Cork and Bandon.... s ° ' garlic, 6if to 8d per lb ; endive, 2s 2d to 3s Od per score': passed ~,,. ... - ... 20 all :Cork, Black. & Pass. •- - ••• 20 10 'Cornwall small salad, 2d to 3d perpunnet; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s Od ate aw 1 1 ° P ;i; per bundle ; mushrooms, Os 9d to is 6d per pottle• parsley, al Ant Al; 3s Od to 3s 6d per dozen bunches ; beet, 'is Od to 25 50 a 41 15 D i puubuldinee&EßeertlfhasatAJubilecr: 45 ,, - 46 dcen Junction - 8 5 due t o t he bi 6d. per dozen ; cabbage lettuces, 6d to 8d per score ; - aples •O a hands • artichokes, 3s to 5s per dozen ; so rre l, 6d to is 25 all Do. New ..... ......... •••... per ha lf sieve. 25 all East Anglian (£ 25 L. ' &E.& L. & D.) 5l - 5 i 5 a ;. an r % i re NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. 18 all ,Do., (£lB E. & 11.) 4 4 1 4 4 der-ha v" Turkeys, 4s 6d to 9s ; Geese, 4s 6d t o 6 s 6d eac h ; D uc k s 20 a ll 'E as t ern C oun ties l3 - 13 4 134 , • pie' 2s Od to 2s 9d; tame Rabbits, lOd to is 6d ; wild ditto, 8d St. 100 EasternUnion,A.stk 43 - ,1 5 la in . to is 6cl; Pigeons, 5d to Bd. each; roasting Pigs, Os to Os 03 St, 100 'Do., do. 8............ '' 31 - '' 32 i abed/ 3 ee' each; Surrey Fowls, 5s Od to 9s Od ; ditto Chickens, Os Od 25 85 Do.NewA(lateThirds) •-•- • • to Os Od; barn-door Fowls, is 9d to 3s Od per couple; St. 100 East Lancashire ... Capons, 3s to 5s Od. : Chickens, is 6d to 2s 3d per couple ; St. 'lOO 'Edinburgh &Glasgow 61 63 hid / Pheasants, 3s 6cl to 3s 9d; Partridges, is 3d to is 93; Hares, 10 35 Edinb. and Peebles ••• - ••• 8 int( ) 11 _4 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Leve re t s , 3 s Od t o 5s Od; Woodcocks, 2s 6d St. 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dunde 22 - 24 ssia i 1 0 °"e to 3s 6d; Grouse, 2s Od to 2s 6d; Snipes, 9d to is 6d; Teal 10 1 , Forthand ClydeJunc. ••• ••• P rto. o f 6cl to 9cl; wild Ducks, is 3d t o 2 s Od. ; Widgeons, 93 to St. 100 :Glasgow &S. Weston. ... - •• • ae del i ice 0 is Od; and Plovers, 6d t o is eac h. E ng li s h E ggs, 9 s 03 t o St. 100 :G rea t N or th ern Stk. 86 - 87 85-i 10s Od; French ditto, 6s Od t o 7 s Od p er 120 ; O s t en d f res h St. 100 'D o ., A. St o ck .. .. 60 - 62 ia, as 19180 With batter lls 6d to 12s 6d, and English 123 to 14s per 12 lbs. St. 100 IDo., B. Stock ..... '2O - 131 130 nectioi o ~,e St. 100 !Gt. Sth.&West.(lre., 102 - 103 r' s BILLINGSGATE.B3 81 844 3 ;tier an Cd r Turbots, 2s Mto 15s • Brills, is Oct to 4s each ; Salmon St. 100 'Greet Western k.ustrii f e y, Trout, is to is 4d per lb; 'Cod Fish, 2s Od to lOs 03 ; Soles, 12 11 !leash South-Eastern ..,•,,•• - 1 . 50 1 all Lancaster &Carlisle. 88 - 90 the quo be 6d to is 6cl per pair • Eels, 6d to Os per lb ; Lobsters, is t e eitt (Cr d 3s Od ; Crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; Whitings, is to 6s Od per doz.; 1631 113 Do., Thirds. ....... 6 1 7 15 --__ 12 6 . 27 4 pi 674 i i pm St. 100 Lancasn. &Yorkshir, -ra, 0 ° Doreys, is Od to 7s; Mullets, is to 3s 03 each ; Common 11....1V 0, Me Oysters, 10s Od to 16s Od; Natives, 40s Oct to 50s 03 per 195 175 Do., Fifths ...........• 6i -64 d 11 ed. the I t v".,,i, bsh; Mackerel, 35s to 00s per 100 ; Smelts, Isocl to 3s pr doz. ; 14 114 Do., Wet. Riding Un. •• • - ... d aof a o ' , A, Yr ' e r, Skate, 6d, to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6cl to 2s 6d per gallo,- 50 all Leeds Northern l3i -14 14 aich 1 ° 3olf Bloaters, 5s Od to lOs Od per 103 • Fresh He rr i n gs, 5s 03 20 all Liv.Crsby.&Soutbpt •.• - .•• lA all London & Blackwell 8 $ - 8 i 81 vailinq ; ve lf to Os 03 per 100 ; Haddocks, 4s 'to 8s per doz. ; Plaice, exert 4d to is each ; Carp, 2s Od per brace ; Tench, 2s Oil 10 85 Loud. Tilb.& Sthend. 1 -2 p to Os Od per brace ; Gurnets, 4d to is Oct each ; Halibut, 3 100 Lond.Bright. &S.Cst. 97 - 98 97 , a ceS 6d per lb. • Salt Fish, 2d. to 5d Der lb. ; Prawns, 2s 03 to st. 100 London &N. Western 103 - 1034 103 i ce hol R` the 4s 03 per ib. ; Flounders, is t o i s 6d p er d ozen ; St urgeon , 20 12 Do. Fifths l- Ip ia. 1 31 04 6cl per lb.; Pike 6d per lb. - l 0 1 D0.,16/.Sh.,M&B 0 # - 4 P 125 25 Do. Eighths - - ••• nia act tee" BREAD. St 100 London &S . Western 76 7 lost fa 3 If. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are frons 12 - 11 8 d France n oir lid to 115 d; of household ditto, 93 to 105 d per 41b loaf. • 50' 424 Do., £5O 10 34 Do., £40....... ...... .. 11 - 9 d Prus: lia , o f NEWPORT. 25 a ll Lucndrry&Coleraine ••• - ••• e Beef from 3s - 0d to 4s Od.; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d; 25 a ll L n d n d rr y. & E n nisk. ••• - ••• the OPtil Ladies o f tile veal, 3s Bd. to 4s 8d ; pork, 4s 03 to 5s Od per Sibs. St. 100 M anc h.Sh e f.&Li ne l n . 225 - 231 234 4 WHITECHAPEL. 8i 44 Do., Man. &Lin. Un. ••• - -d bees. 1158 , 0 0 Beef, from 2s 3d to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s 03 to 4s 6d ; St. 100 Midland . -63 i 63i eto fA ir " Veal, 3s 63 to 4s 6d; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 103 per 81bs. by St. 100 Do. Birraing.& Derby 3 5 - 37 the carcase. 50 474 Midland G.West.(lr.) ... - ... HIDES AND SKINS. 25 lq Do. 5 Shares OOO - 0.0 RBON1 ; Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 253 to 24d; 641 b to 721 b, 2id 100 ail Newcastle &Carlisle ... - ... to 03; 721 b to 801 b, 2id t o 3d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3d t o 343 ; St. 100 Newmarket 54 - 56 ited re: T ; 881 b to 961 b, 3d to 343; 961 b to 1011 b, 353 t o 4d ; 1041 b 64 5 Do, Bury Extensions 4d - par a 0 c4Ol to 1121 b 4d to 483. Horse hides, 6s Od to O s Od ; ca lf s ki ns, 25 175 Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd. 4i - 4 4 d znours lo A light, 2s Od 3s 6d; ditto, full, 6s Od Os Od; polled 50 7?', Newry & Enniskillen 24 - 2a g fact+ l o r o sheep, 5s 9d to 7s 33; Kents, 5s 3d to 6s 3d; Half-breds, 20 all Newry Warrenpoint On We'' 411 5s 3d to 6s 3d ; Downs, 3s 9d to 4s 9d. & Rostrevor 6 - 8 h - y, fora i lt4 HAY MARKETS. St. 100 Norfolk - 54 50 34 Northn. Counties Un 3$ -35 d urs, an ° oti SMITHPJELD. Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 51 12s ; clove r St. 100 - North British 3O - 31 31 ippoint cti ot o ditto, 4/ Os to 6/ lOs ; and straw, 1/ 14 s t o 2/ 2 s per l oa d . 16 16 North Devon, No 1.. 8 - 10 on the • 0 1 A full average sugply, and a sluggish demand. 16 115 Do., No. 2.. ..... ...... ... - ... p r i n eeS; .t oi CUMBERLAND.-Meadow hay, 21 12s t o 51 15 s; c l over 8 all Dc., 5 A Deferred ... 1 - 2 4 2 h, the 040 ditto, 41 Os to 6/ 6s ; and straw, it 15 s t o 21 3 s p er l oa d . 8 8 D o ., 5 B Guaranteed 65 -76 one , V Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. 50 all North L0nd0n........ 51 ... to 113 0 63 6dt i to I a WHITECHAPEL.-Meadow hay, 21 Se to Si 12 s ; c l over 10 1.1 N. &S. Wstn., Hemp -4 If ditto,6/-10 20 174 North Staffordshire.. 5 i s ad s ; and straw, 1/ 14s to 2/ 2s p er l oa d. stead, and City Jn.. ... - •• • riage ar ll o6 Trade rather dull. stood at y 20 all North Western........ 8 - 85 Lours 10 10 N. &S. Westrn. June. par - 2 p as, ; 1 parttnefu ° VI LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS _DAY.) 10 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester - - ••• the mere ‘' 4 . St. 100 Oxford Worcester & and so l LONDON, Nov. 26.--Wind this day at noon, N.N.W. ; Wolverhampton 3B - 39 39 4 d adYse,ii light breeze, and dull, hazy weather. 20 2.2 Portsmouth ••• - ••• 0 4 Yr i a, the , DOVER, Nov. 25.-Wind, S. to S.S.W. Off Port- st, 100 Scottish Central - 91. 91 Helene, from Rio Janeiro, for Hamburgh. St. 100 Scottish Midland_ - 57 )theracer n od PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 35.-Wind, N.E. to N.N.W. A r - St. 103 Shrewsbury & Birmg 6O - 62 61 5 he adva rived-Cuba, from Porto Rico, for London. St. 100 Do., L. & N. Wostn )f which t y OFF TORBAY.-Asia , from Bahia ; Talisman, Quebec, Guaranteed Stock 55 - 60 'i Be too . 1 for Hull ; Eugenie, Shanghai. 10 10 Shrewsby. & Herold. 2 -15 dis PLYMOUTH, Nov. 25.--Wind, S.W. Arrived-Clydes d bent '0 dale, from Quebec. 263 all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) , 15 - 17 both hli MILFORD, Nov. 25.-The Carara, from Pembrey to 13 all Do. Halves, d.o. / both dig ° , London, is leaky, having struck on the ban-Arrived- 20 all Do. Oswestry - 13 . 0 1, Ellen, from St. Mary's, N.S. • Rapid, Wilmington; Fa- 20 65 Shropshire Union 3 - 3fid vomit°, Pembrey, for Yarmouth, with damage from con- . Do. A, B,C, &D, fully " iur good ( tact with the Laura, of Bedeford. paid up at per cent. ... - ... 1 0 16 -- 18 ble d BEAUMARIS, Nov. 25.-Wind, S. Arrived-Infanta, 50 all South Devon I to be ' ro d from Quebec. St. 100 South Ea5tern......... 614 - 625 e a to (I° o o FALMOUTH, Nov. 25.-The Tenth of October, Ham- 50 all South Wales. ..... 34 35 31 burgh to Mahon, was fallen in with on the 10th inst., in 20 15 S. Y or k s h. Ri ve r D un 4 •-- 2 i a the lat. 41 N., 12 W., waterlogged, and crew taken off by the 20 5 D 0....................... 3 - 4 ne 110351 5 , ? Dapper, arrived here.-Arrived-Isabella and Jane, from 20 2 . 2 Staines,Wok,,&Wok. ... - ... nit one . i oo lei Pernam'buco ; Bella Lemegna, Porto Novo. 25 all Stockton & Darling.. 27 - 30 ito seer WARKWORTH, Nov. 25.-The Robert Nicol, of Perth, Hi Stockton & liartlepl. . - ... .. aison. 4 00 Riga to London, got on Boulmer Rocks yesterday, and is St. 100 Taff Vale ... - ..• a firm 4)1 leaky ; she will be lightened ; and should the weather be 10 8 Do. £lO shades - ... persoi 0 0 1 favourable at the spring tides, she is expected off. St. 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 - ... the sal. 0 1 : s pi . PENZANCE, Nov. 24.-It blew an extremely severe gale 25 20 Thames Haven Dock acoeilit _I here all last night. The Torry and Josephine, of and from and Railway 2i 3i gyred tho I v Nantes for Cardiff, came ashore and went to pieces ; four 20 17 Vale of Neath • 155 - 16 Led for tnni men drowned. 20 all Waterfd. & Kilkenny 5 - 7 that in t . ) ;s YARMOUTH, Nov. 25.-The Cordelia, of Teignmouth, 50 all Waterford&Limeriek ... - ... Poole to Newcastle, has been ass i s t e d i n h ere l ea k y , h av i ng 20 14 West Cornwall 8 - • 9 84 l estion 9 S been on Hasborough Sand. •• ... 1 West End of London i WMO,O WATERFORD, Nov. 21. -Wind, W. by S. Arrived- - and Crystal Palace ... - ... 3de I sl.l3r t iot l Industry, from Quebec. 20 all West London - ... the rO OO P CORK, Nov. 21.-Wind, W. Arrived-Minerva, from 10 51s. Wmbled on &Croydon ... - ... Newfoundland. St. 100 York Newctl. &BerW. 65 - 66 acid,-*".l 25 20 Do. Extensions Si - 84.1 114 I re° 3 ; 7 l o (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 25 115 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 4 35ct lee daY A.. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY, 10.30 A . M . St. 100 York &N. Midland 485 - 495 495 4 . „ Wind S.W., moderate, and fine. ke saic l CA% Arrived-Paquebot de Cayenne, from Nantes ; City of FOREIGN. rra,tulate ;0 Edinburgh, Calcutta; Assimenia, Ibrail. idelity 0 Arrived at Beaumaris-Jane Tudor, from Quebec, for 10 6 Antwrp & Rotterdam 2 Id' Con way. 5 3 Belgian East. Junct. 14 - 14 ion to P aY ' QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 24. 20 8 B ez i ersto G ra i ssessac 25 - lid W ind S.W. ... ... Central of Italy . - ... 1, he vf rr eS e J A Y Arrived-Reliance, from Alexandria ; Cornelia, Liver- 20 all Charleroi & Erquelin 13 - 15 ant. _,,- -- ,.01 , pool, for Gibraltar. Sailed-Calpe, Achi ll e, and Robert 175 all Demerara - ... . >s de.LN° P. tlr g Matthews, for London. 20 10 Dijon and Beenon 25 - 3 p CI; (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) 20 8 Dutch Rhenish - 143 lambor es ° CUSTOMS RETURN. 20 all East Indian GRAVESEND, SATURDAY, 10.45 A.M. 2 0 2 Do. Extension 34 -44?xn x new P- i p pit Vio l* ? Wind W.N.W., cloudy ; tide one hour's ebb. 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 1 -14 p ) retail ° Arrived-Eclipse, from Guernsey; Tiger (s.), Hamburg; 20 10 Gd. Junct. of France 25 -3 p P anther (s.), Ostend. ... 10 Gd. Trunk. o: Canada klid,-' 0 burg o re Sailed-Wilberforce (s.), for Hamburg ; Moselle, Ham- 20 8 Gt. Shrs. and Bonds l5-1d i p n 8 6i 1 Central of France i - 4 xin ' . 204 204 sheestn. of Canada byes „,,A, DEAL, SATURDAY, 9.30 A.M. 11 - 113 k to r' Pi Wind-W.N.W., light, and cloudy. es ... ... Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 ... - de ... ,y 011 he Passed-Ysabel 11., from Spain, for London ; Bellon, ... ... Do. bonds (2 i55.)1873 ... - ... Duke . from Cephalonia, for London ; Adjuster, from New York, 205 104 Hamilton & Toronto ... for London ; Sir George Pollock from Singapore, for Lon rn. to Irl s, - •.• 'tor the don don ; John Bull, from Montreal, for London - Koh-i-noor, ICO all Do. 6 per cent 40 IS from Calcutta, for London ; America, from ' Calcutta, for 20 5 Lake Count. & Basle ... - ..• nap e London ; Quito, from Colombo, for London ; St. Abbe, 5 4 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 ft. pre. - )ostp oll from China, for London; lonia, from Smyrna, for London ; per cen 111 - 114 i ~std )1 Albert, from Baltimore, for Bremen. 20 15 Luexembour g 4 3ord r Anchored-John Ritson, from Java, for London. 74 10 10 Do. (Railway) 7 - 7 4 5 ito ' Put back-The Bato, for Hobart Town ; John Brooks, 5 2Do l4 - 2 2 5 3 Do. (Canal) li - 24 2/ he is- .0 , for Tobago. 10 5 Do. 6p. cent. pref. 4d - p 5 20 12 Lyons & Mediterran. ••• - ... rked 3 0 o f THE WINE DUTIES.-Mr. Oliveira, M.P., accompa- i -i4pxn x new t for 04,,f, a 7, nied by several influential friends, went to Paris yester- 3 2 3 0 5 2 10 9 1 M m a a d ri r a -a.s Antonia tpone _,4 I day, for the purpose of conferring with the best-informed 10 10 Do. New ... - ••• ]aillbc' r "„'o, persons in the French capital upon the various points 20 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry ••• - ... the PP 'Oe f involved in this inquiry. They will then proceed to 20 all Namur & Liege (with It Off .1 Bordeaux for the purpose of obtaining similar informs- interest Bl -• 0 1 94 9 On tion in that city. 20 all Do. (ex interest) hat the r MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA.- GENERAL POST -OFFICE, 16 all Northern of France 341 - 344 341 •vtglid ag gl. nd r,l The --Al Nov., 1853.-The next mails for Australia will be for warded by the Matilda Wattenbach clipper ship, the 20 all Do. 20/. 3p. c. Bds [fmy.B.&Ams.Shii.) ... - ... x 3 . ' owners of which have entered into a contract for that 10 all NorwegianTruk. Prof 74 - 84xd we 01.1 1 , c ," '. 20 10 Paris and Lyons 164 - lqp that em A purpose with the Postmaster-General. This vessel is 40 40 Do. bonds - ... is a:,f I appointed to be despatched from Liverp oo l on th e 20 a ll P ar i s an d Orleans ... - ... morning of the 4th of December next, and all letters and 20 all Paris and Rouen 4l -43 ucce! 6 oo° newspapers for South Aust ra li a , Vi c t or i a , N ew S out h 20 a ll P ar i s an d St ras b ourg 321 33 xd x n 33 x d an lur p et . i ° • Wales, and Van Diemen's Land, reaching Liverpool 20 4 ParisCaen&Cherbrg. 2- 4 p °• ' previous to her departure, and not addressed to be sent 104 104 Quebec & Richmond id - par sof ° oi l/ 20 all Rouen and Havre en by any other vessel, will be forwarded by the Matilda e bee° A Wattenbach. The p ac k e t ra t es o f postage w i ll b e 20 9 Royal Danish par - 1 p 0 chargeable on letters transmitted by the Matilda Wat- 5 2 Royal Swedish 1- 4 3 ton elk/ tenbach, but no charge w ill b e ma d e upon newspapers. 20 all Sambre and Meuse 95 - 10 94 4 Ail AV e '-`- v The mails to be conveyed by thi s p ac k e t w ill b e made 10 6 'Do. 55 per cent. pref. - ... ... th 20 2 S.E. of France id - 4par up in London on the evening of the 3d of December, 20 6 Southern of France 2 - 4 p E'riee e latf; Th e V and at Liverpool on the morning of the 4th of Decem- 20 6 St.Andrews&Quebec ... - ... AO Je ber. Those postmasters whose instruction s di rec t th em 20 2 s . Upp er I n di a S cr i p ~. ... ... rtlesQol to send their letters to Li -- verpool by cross po s t, w ill o f 81 all West Flanders 44 -54 5 thetrsi; tv course forward the correspondence intended for those 2 0 10 Do. 5 5 per c , Pref i mails in the same manner. 20 10 Western of France._ 71 ..... 13 -81 p P r e i EXTENSIVE FORGERY IN LIVERPOOL, -- A discovery has lt: 4 . West. of Switzerland 14 )r, d i l 20 2 Wiesbaden " I, been made during the past week that a forgery was cow- 20 3.2 ,Zealan 4 ......34 -31 d all 11 0 sift oil M r n. ? witted on the Borough Bank of this town by Mr. W. he M'Curtin, of the firm of .111"Curtin and Riley, merchants, ,he „ f 14 ' tir Mathew-street, so far back as October last. Mr. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Y 0, Sim Paid' RAnmAys. Clari" M'Curtin carried on an extensive trade, and until Leasing Closing Prices Business O P the discovery of the forgery to which we allude was Compans. yesterday, this day. n ...01' supposed to be possessed of considerable means. It _ oftow p - ----- - -.-- t o m e would appear that on the 18th October last, a bill 50 all Bedford and Ln.&N.W. ' •sa s ie a.• •er of 1,5401., drawn by Mr. M'Curtin and purporting Bletchley... •- --- 'o. i 8 W i l lie to be accepted by Sir David Roache, of Limerick, St. 100 Buckghamah. L. &N.W. 10 1 - 103 1025 , 1 ..4 ,4 3 Va l W..- 0 11 0 , who is extensively engaged in flour and corn ope- 50 all Clydesdale Je. Caledon... ... - .. , l elting the 00i, rations in the south of Ireland, was cashed at St. 100 E.Lincoln. gr. year e 1 i 6p. cent .... Gt.Northn 143 - 146 , 0 0 0 1 ~40 the Borough Bank. The bank o ffi cials had not the 25 all Gla,s. Barr, & Caldonian, 201 e cw I slightest suspicion that the acceptance was a forgery Neils. Direct. i the 0 ri° ... - . until, on the presentation of the bill, Sir David Roache 25 all Do. New Do. duet II 0 repudiated it, and denied having any knowledge of the . - ... 25 all Glstn&Dn.Er. Gt.:Vesta. 30 - 32 TB SA . party by whom it was drawn. It was accordingly 100 a ll Hstlpl. Dk. dr Yk. New. T...- „,,,,, 0 0 0 returned protested, and then the fact that a forgery had Railway & Berw.. ... _ ... ate iy..01r . ,,0 been committed by Mr. M'Curtin was clearly established. 50 all Hull & Selby Y.&N.Md. 108 - 110 an The matter was then placed in the hands of the police 25 all Do. i Shares Do 54 - 55 a 11261 - 271 Tb e Y ' r ife f o f auth or iti es , but up to the present Mr. M'Curtin sue- 12 / all Do. I Shares. Do ceeded i n ludin g their vigilance. It is suspected that 121 all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern l3l - 145 25 - 26 1 of 31 des 0 043 similar other forgeries will now be discovered to have 20 all Do. Preferenc e Do rye clt l A so m e s p• been committed by Mr. M'Curtin, some of whose private St. 100 Lowestoft gr. y ,,e, ,if 4 per cent... Norfolk - ... :agora A P r e: friends are also likely to be heavy losers on his account. ~ ,..0 o , ' j oi SOUTH SEA STOOK. -It is understood that, upon the u its °P air representation of some of the influential holders of the Baton Ln.&N.W. St. 100 Do. 6 per et... Do ..... .___ - - - Or - b. .0 &Mi • dld 21 - 3 111 te tt aa i ,4 South Sea Stock, the directors have expressed their 54 all M atlock M a a n li 3 ch.. . 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & 8 n e 0 Willingness to advance, as soon as practicable after the car us er t 1 Redcar . Darlingt. ... - - to L'le et i Sth of January next, to such of the proprietors as may 100 a ll 'sea Bret 0 choose to apply, the sum of 100/. upon every 1001. 50 all Northern and Midld.Bra.dfd. Midland 99 - 101 OP Il i South Sea Stock, until the period when the act shall be Easternsp.c. E. Count 6O - 62 een 11. 14 " oi e j , ° ' Passed, enabling the Court to make a final distribution 50 all Do. 6 per et. Do .•. - ••• dred °ese ",:e of the funds. This step will obviate the inconvenience 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do ... - ••• a nd aiv otherwise to have been apprehended from the course 25 all Prost. & Wyre L. &r. W ao „JO taken by the directors in including the clauses for the drLn&Ylr. ~, - 465 o. ; j, ...• ihe lie sr' fo r • 121 12 Do. 5 Shares. Do - - The tnation of a Trust S ociety in their bill for windin gup St. 100 Roystn.dalit. Gt•Northn 142 - 145 tro rO. cr ibe, g i the Company's affairs. St. 100 Do.Shopth•St Do 142 - 145 sub ° o bor Loss OF A LIVERPOOL SHIP.-The Eureka, Captain deo b S loan, from Philadelphia, at Belfast, on the 23d i ns t., 25 18a'Shef. Roth. & Lancash.& Goole g.5.p.e Yorksh ... - d Ile of aria imports having picked up on the 2d instant 19 of the 12 95 S. Staffordsh.. 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Labyrinth was the favourite for the Steeple Chase, and he won with the utmost ease. On making for home, Ringleader " looked all over the winner." At the lane he was far a-head, and he cleared the "obstacles" there without mishap, but on charging the next fence, which was comparatively small, he slipped and fell. He got up again, and after staggering fur a few yards he dropped down dead ! The other events were too unimportant, and the interest attached to them too local to require comment. Owing to the large number of horses in the neighbourhood, a second day's sport was " got up ;" its character is " more easily imagined than described." Mr. John Armstrong, the trainer, has complained dolefully of the remarks which were made in The Eun, and the weekly sporting papers, respecting the " Shunt ing Affair at Shrewsbury." His explanation of the matter is as follows : "At Newmarket Second October Meeting Shunting ran in a Selling Race ; she was restive at the post, threw her self down, and lost eight or ten lengths start, but the com pany she ran in was so very very bad, that she got up and won. MEETING AT GLASGOW. On Wednesday night a public meeting of the citizens of Glasgow, called by the Lord Provost, agreeably to a requi sition numerously signed, was held in the City-hall, for the purpose of considering the aggressive policy of Russia, and agreeing to resolutions thereon. The large hall was crowded to the doors, not fewer than 3,000 persons being present. Councillor Moir was called to the chair, and among the gentlemen on the platform were observed—Bailie Macgre gor; Councillors Cooper, M'Adam, and Taylor; Mr. D. Urquhart, late M.P. for Stafford ; Mr. W. Davidson, of Ruchill ; Mr. Perry, Mr. G. Ross, Mr. R. Buchanan, &c. The CHAIRMAN briefly addressed the meeting in expla nation of its object, and in the course of his remarks took occasion to denounce the policy of the Emperor of Russia, No l were cause and expressed hi s d e t erm i nation to exert every legitimate influenc e i n hi s power to urge her Majesty's Government to aid ht heannounced, of the andoppressed. the followin g l e tt er f rom M. Letters of ap o l ogy from Sir Charles Napier and P r of ess or Kossuth was read :-- "21, Alpha-road, Regent's -park, London, Nov. 21. " Dear Sir,-1 have the pleasure to acknowledge the re ceipt of your letter of November the 18th, inviting me, on behalf of a committee on the Eastern question, to attend a u g r e o rt n er i o yftcligdirection meeting at Glasgow, on Wednesday next, in favour of Turkey, in her just, gallant, and glorious resistance to an insolent encroachment upon her independence and territo rial integrity. " That cause, sir, is highly deserving, not only of the warmest sympathies of every just,honest, and ppright man, but also particularly of the most energetic cp-operation of the people of Great Britain at large,' and .of every exertion *se of British any irresolution, or half resafttion, that, respect, must be followed by consequences misaltievouvto the world, but of its ; co s n o s m tit u u c t h io s n o a , l th tflu to nobody more than to Great Britain herself. " Thera is a haughty affectation in some qaarters, sir, which would like to place any possible British assistance to Turkey in the light of mere generous favour to the Sul tan ; and still that is not the case. Private individuals may act from sympathy—Governments never do. It is important to rectify that affectation of generosity, because it does harm to Turkey by placing her in the unbecoming situation of a protected State. No, Sir ; if Great Britain would assist Turkey, it would do so, not from generosity, but from the necessity of taking care of her own future and her own interests. It is England's future which is at stake in the East, not less than that of Turkey. The chief principle to be decided there by force of arms is `the sovereign independence of every nation to manage its own domestic concerns.' That principle, violated already in Poland, then in Moldo-Wallachia and then in Hungary—always by Russia an d her accomplices—is now intended to be finally overthrown in the East, and, that done, no nation can further deem herself indepen dent. Moreover, it is that balance of power by which European artifice has replaced the rule of right and of law which is at stake in the East. Russia, successful in her encroachment upon Turkish independence, either by direct conquest or by a hypocritical treaty —more deleterious than oven a direct conquest could be—and the despotic Czar of oppressed Russia will be the master of the world, at least of Europe and of Asia. America may yet for a while resist, until her turn shall come ; but you cer tainly cannot, being, as you are, vulnerable both in Europe and in Asia. The position of a first-rate Power is not an absolute but a relative one. A first-rate Power is that which is second to none. Permit Russia to take hold of a direct or indirect dominion over Turkey, and she will at once have gained such a preponderance over and above every European Power, that in comparison to her you needs will have lost your position of a first-rate Power, and must become dependent on the good pleasure of the omnipotent Czar, at least in some of those political, social, and commercial relations upon the compound of which your position of a first-rate Power is based. "Britons, do you like to lose that position ? If not, do mind in time the Oriental question ; your own future is there trembling in the scales, and your own battle is fought on the battle-fields of Turkey. " I would like, sir, to take up, point by point, the con sideration of each of your material interests, and feel con fident of fully establishing that assertion. But neither time nor occasion permits, and, therefore, speaking to in telligent Britons, I will only say that each of your mate rial interests, from your political standing in the great family of nations, to your Indian concerns, where—and let that word well be minded while there is yet time to mind it—all the millions of your Mahommedan subjects recognise the Sultan of Constantinople as their religious chief—down to the very price of your daily bread, is in volved in the struggle between Turkey and her enemies. "Mind, while it is yet time to mind it, was my word; and, in fact, as no living man on earth can feel more deeply interested in the success of Turkey than I myself do—as well by national concerns as by a personal gratitude—l have great pleasure in seeing that there is a general dis position in public opinion here to mind that cause. But, unfortunately, I see great hesitation about the practical course to be taken to that effect. "At Shrewsbury Autumn Meeting she ran in a Selling Race, and again turned restive ; indeed, she would not go near her horses, and got off so badly that she never had a chance in the race. This could be seen by any one, the starting-post being a very short distance from the betting ring. Her • owner had previously arranged that I should back her for him and myself. I had only executed a part of the commission when I saw what had taken place at the starting-post, and many others had seen as well as myself. Hence Captain Little's offer of 100 to 10, and the City Listman's offer of 100 to 3. (Signed) " JOHN ARMSTRONG." Whether this explanation will be deemed satisfactory remains to be seen. I give it for what it is worth. The proceedings connected with the race were sufficiently suspicious to justify the severe comments which were made. Mr. I. Coyle, who was convicted before the county magistrates at Chichester for an attempt to pick pockets at the Goodwood races, has been set at liberty, Lord Palmerston "feeling warranted, under the circumstances, in advising her Majesty to authorise the prisoner's release." Mr. Coyle is either a very lucky, or a much persecuted man. The circumstances attending his arrest and imprisonment should be thoroughly investigated by the proper authorities. Some gentlemen "well known in the city" are actively employed in establishing a steeplechase meeting at Waltham Abbey. The first gathering will take place there on Wednesday next. The ground has been judi ciously selected by Mr. H. Littler, one of the prime pro moters of the affair. November 26. A FRESH MAN. " That hesitation, sir, is caused by the constant exertion of some mismanagers of public opinion to lower the great question at issue into the miserable proportions of a per sonal dispute between the Czar and the Sultan. Thus they have, until now, succeeded in checking public opinion to arrive at an energy which is commensurate to the impor tance of the case, since it never can be roused to full activity but by the highest motives of national interests. " Those mismanagers of public opinion speak to you con stantly of the honourable endeavours of your Government for maintaining the blessings of European peace. Why, sir, the time has come for pronouncing it in the most emphatic manner, that it is a bitter sarcasm and hypocrisy to designate the misrule of violence with the name of ' order, and to style the suppression of nations ' peace.' If such a condition be the aim, sir, for which the influential exertions of Great Britain are to be used, then let Great Britain at least conserve the merit of frankness, if it has resolved upon forfeiting its reputation of liberality. " Those misman gers of public opinion go further, sir ; they consider the presence of your fleet in the Bosphorus taut a means of enforcing some possible trumpery adjust. ment of the quarrel. Why, sir, is it not the most ridiculous ignorance to believe that the Turkish question, or rather the European question involved therein, can be disposed of by some miserable adjustment, which leaves right, inter national law, and popular liberties in Europe oppressed, and the field of Russia open, to become yet the m as t er o f the world, by r enew i ng th e war at a more favourable op portunity ? If really such be the destination of the pre sence of your fleet in the Bosphorus, then, I profess, it would be better for Turkey to see the wooden walls of England steering back to Portsmouth. " If the British men-of-war would sink or capture the Russian fleet and bombard Sebastopol, and land a Turkish army at Odessa, and secure the line of communication for the Turks, that would be an assistance, sir. But the pas sive presenc e o f y our fl ee t before Constantinople is only an embarrassment to Turkey, a check to her energies, an im pediment to her making use of those means of defence which every political consideration points out to her as the most availing and the most essential. It is, in fact, nothing else than the practical assurance that, in case of success, Turkey should be prevented from reaping such fruits of her victories as would finally settle the great Oriental question, open for more than a century ; and in case of defeat, to make her die— not like a hero, by a glorious death, but to pine away in consumption, brought on her by slowly but certainly killing diplomatic negotiations. "The fallacies of this false situation are resulting from the want of sufficient reflection upon the real nature of the struggle between Turkey and Russia. The Holy Shrines, the Greek Church, the asylum afforded to Hungarian and Polish exiles, the wounded personal dignity of the Czar, and the petty considerations of a similar kind, have nothing in the world to do with the pending contest ; and therefore no arrangements upon such petty grounds can settle it. The real motive of the contest is the necessary consequence of the position of Russia, and of all that agglomeration of events which were heaped up in the lapse of more than 150 years. "Prophecy in political matters, sir, is nothing else but a sound appreciation of the logical chain between causes and results. It is, therefore, not from any ostentation of political foresight, but only from a wish to show the cor rectness of my statement, that I beg leave to refer you to the collection of my speeches in the United States, recently edited by my friend Professor Newman. There you will find that, more than 18 months ago, I have not only fore told that a war between Turkey and Russia is inevitable —that it will be the next war in Europe ; but likewise I have foretold that that conflict must happen in a very short time, probably this year, because, the conflict being inevitable, Russia must hasten to bring it about, or else Turkey has so much grown already in strength in 24 years that every day's delay would weaken the chances of Rus sia's success. "If the citizens of Glasgow desire to understand as well the real issue of the pending contest, as also the grounds which enabled me to foretell its early outbreak, let them meal to their memory the so-called political will of Peter the Great, of which I beg leave to inclose a copy, though in French. " Be that document an authentic one, or be it a post facto record of history, you will find therein the nature of the Russian contest explained. The whole matter may bo g e i e n it t h h e e r b w y ay con quering treaties, re sumed in these few words : — Russia , bein g a g reat conti nental Power, must desire to become likewise a g reat mari time P coweorn,etaanndtitnheipslse,e ca orby if not a protectorate, over the Turkish a predominance, empire. This is the qu estion at issue. But no man can doubt that if Russ ia, in addition to her continen tal strength, grows likewi se a g reat maritime Power, n only become, really the mistress of the world, and even the greatest of the other European Powers will soon see itself reduced to that position in which now Austria stands to Russia. Moreover, nobody can doubt that any patching up of the present question, without raising a real barrier to the startingdangerous o encroachments c i r n o ach politics,m e n s that of it is Russia fro mutphoen, want not ofTurkeyhaving e naleoneeee,nbriuttyuepr re E al ur pe o a p e e e in , hgnetnoenralyl, wthoeuledndbeeanvoonserettolefmmenrta,. nowtaken ? a It broad h ns been view of endeavouring the case t that e reconcile o r e ye ile r e n a m b l e e n t v i i n z thisto make question ak e Austria u s t t i r l a now agre e has t been n England your in r Partington to stem the sea by her mop. However, such is the logical fatality of taking a false unsuccessful, but went on absolutely in an a s w b te h s P u a r t d i f s d l i rr ec u e y . checkingt i direc tion. n . W h i a u t s s ihaa on European nher w ayo diplomacy the o ea been . doing oray sir, e" that is a ridiculous absurdity. That is positivel u y dirneti a a s much as if Great Britain would • have tried to enlist the magnanimous Czar' himself against himself. Austria, though England and France, or whatever Power on earth may promise to back her against Russia, can in no case dare to offend her master, the Czar, for this simple reason, because a single word of the Czar would raise all the Slavo nic populations of the Austrian empire to punish Francis Joseph for his ingratitude. Besides, let me quote a pas sage from my speech at Syracuse, New York : " As to my nation, I declare solemnly, that should we be left forsaken and alone to fight once more the battle of deliverance for the world, we will rather choose to be Rus sians than remain subject to the House of Austria—rather submit to the open manly force of the Czar than to the heart-revolting perjury of the Hapsburgs—rather to be ruled directly by the master than submit to the shame of being ruled by his underling. The fetters of force may be broken once, but the affection of a mortally offended people to a perjurious dynasty can never be restored. Ru ss i a we hate with inconceivable hatred, but the House of Haps burg we hate and despise.' " Believe me, dear Sir, that such is the condition of the so-called Austrian empire, and that such being its condi tion every effort to detach Austria from her subjection to Russia could never save her, but would give only the sor rowful satisfaction to English mispolicy of having, together with the House of Austria, buried the liberties and na tional independence of nations worthy of a better fate, and without the independent existence of whom the great ques tione Pettln as your own futur e and all of your interest s re q uire it to b " It appears that, though not avowed openly, the sha dows of these events are fluttering before the eyes of your s tatesmen, Hence it comes that, despairing a a sincere seedid.4l4 n ow in the East can n ev er be settled finally and active union with Austria in the present struggle, they quench their fears with another idea, not less absurd than the first has been ; they endeavour to persuade themselves that though Austria may not be possibly induced to side with the Great Western Powers against Russia she will at least remain neutral. And yet, an impartial neutrality of Austria is, from her very position to Russia, equally im possible, as would equally be her siding with Turkey. More yet, sir, that neutrality does not actually exist any longer. " It is scarcely nine months ago since Omer Pasha, at the head of only 30,000 men, was marching against Monte negro to check a revolt which was stirred up by Russia, and Austria immediately despatched an envoy extraordi nary to Constantinople to inform the Sultan peremptorily that she could not allow such a large force (!) to be concen trated so near to the Austrian frontiers ; that, therefore, it must be withdrawn, or else Austria would consider it a legitimate cause of war. " And what is it that the same Austria does now`? She has concentrated 90,000 men in the immediate neighbour hood, on the north-western frontiers of Turkey ; and has she given any satisfactory guarantee of her neutrality, accompanied with such a threatening attitude? No, sir. Mere words !—empty words—words of that dynasty which has never yet held sacred even an oath. And even these empty words pledged her only conditionally —saying, in so far as her interest will permit her to remain neutral. Have Great Britain and France guaranteed an impartial neu trality of Austria ? No, sir, they have not ; they cannot, and they dare not do it; therefore, what is the result? The result is, that the Turkish Government was forced, in con , temptation of the hostile attitude of Austria, to garrison the fortresses of Servia on a war footing, and to keep idle an army of observation in Bosnia. By this necessity 50,000 men have been abstracted from the active army of Omer Pasha, and that is positively so much as if Austria had sent 50,000 men as a reinforcement to the head quarters of Prince Gortschakoff. Nay, it is worse. Since the sending of such an auxiliary force would have relieved the Turkish Govern ment from the difficulties of an absurd diplomatic conve nience, preventing her until now of making use of the heroic willingness of the Hungarian nation to afford such aid as soon would have made Austria unable either to harm Turkey or help the Czar ; whereas, by her false neu trality, she abstracted such a force from the entire Turkish army as her open hostilities could not abstract. Therefore, please to tell me, sir, are those diplomatic en deavours of G rea t B r i tain backed even by a parade of:your fleet up to the Bosphorus' which h a d no other result and no other aim but to uphold this position, of any assist ance to the Turkish E mp i re ? No, sir, it is no as ; it is worse than indifference. It is the n try of a guest who, with his very pres ence, a b sorbs the e independence of the houseowner. " Fortunately, the force of events has so far favoured justice and right that there can be no more harm done by professing it openly ; that the Turkish Empire can neither in its present struggle have a more valuable ally than the Hungarian nation, nor its future can get any better gua rantee than the restoration of Polish nationality and Hun garian independence. " Without this Turkey will always have to fear in the present struggle that Austria might at such a moment throw dostin the mask of her false neutrality, when the Turks, though victorious, will be worn out by their very victories. It is not for the first time that Austria will have played such a foul play. In 1737, in that Turkish- Russian war which ended with the treaty of Belgrade, it was Austria who took upon herself to act as mediator between the belligerent parties. Bnt while she was mediating at Niemeroff, she, Austria, the mediator, con centrated her arm i es , upon the intelligence that Marshal Munich had taken Oczakoff, and Marshal Lasey advanced in Crimea, just as she does now, and attacked Turkey on the whole line, from Bosnia up to Wallachia ; alleging that the treaty, concluded between Austria and Russia in 1720, and confirmed] in 1732, obliges her not only to aid Russia in any war against Turkey, but, should Turkey be the aggressor, even to declare a direct war against the Sultan. " You are well aware, sir, that from the time of the wolf and the lamb, whoever is willing to commit violence is never at a loss to pervert truth. You are aware that the Czar, in his manifesto of November 1, declares bare facedly, even now, that Turkey is the aggressor in the pre sent struggle. And that treaty of 1726 is still ready for use ; it may be taken out at will from among the diplo matic rubbish. Since the spirit of the treaty has been con firmed by the so-called Holy Alliance, and that alliance has, in its turn, again bee n con fi rmed just now at Sans souci, in Prussia, after the Imperial conferences at Olmutz, and has still more forcibly been confirmed by the Russian intervention in the Hungarian war, which, from an ally and possibly a rival, converted the Emperor of Austria into an obedient servant of the Czar. "No, sir, no imaginable diplomatic adjustment can settle the Oriental question, unless it does raise a barrier between Turkey and her ambitious neighbours. As long as Austria is depending upon the Czar she will always be in danger of the independence of Turkey in the interest of the Czar. On the contrary, if we imagine her—a strange imagination indeed—independent and strong she will always threaten Turkey in her own interest. Austria, if deemed a first-rate Power, reckons it to be her inherited policy to speculate upon the partition of the Turkish empire as well as the Cabinet of St. Petersburg. The Czar is pushed by the wish of becoming a great maritime Power, while Aus tria is pushed in the same direction by mightier reasons yet than those of an inherited ambition. Be it that she loses hold of Italy—which sooner or later is inevitable —be it that Prussia gains an ascendancy over her in Ger many—in any possible emergency, she looks for compen sation only to the Turkish Empire. Moreover, after all that occurred in 1849, Austria can never be sure of her dominion over Hungary as long as in her immediate neighbourhood there exists a Power which, in the case of a conflict—possibly delayed, yet unavoidable—must be come a ready support to Hungarian nationality in all the future, as it has been in all the past, against Austria. " Upon these considerations, I may now with confidence claim a verdict on the question—` What is the policy con venient to Great Britain's honour, and preremptorily re quired by her interests ?' It is, sir, the avoiding of half resolutions, and of half measures before all. Either an open and active share in the hostilities against Russia, liy land and by sea, or a peremptory demand on Austria to put an end to her ambiguous foul play, and to define clearly her position either as au ally of Russia or of Turkey. But in no case is it such a policy which, aiming at absurdities, only prevents Turkey availing herself of such legitimate means of self-defence as circumstances dictate, and the loss of which no aid of far distant Great Britain can com pensate. _ I - "It would have given me a real pleasure to attend the meeting to which you were so kind as to invite me, both from the interest I take in the cause you are supporting, and from getting an opportunity to express publicly my grateful feeling for the sympathy which I myself and my exiled countrymen have found witfi the generous hearts of the citizens of Glasgow. My only excuse for not appear ing is, that just at the present moment, I can perhaps serve the cause which you advocate more effectually than by taking part in public meetings, whatever their import ance may be. Please to accept this apology, and believe me, dear sir, your obedient servant, "R. Buchanan, Esq., Glasgow." " L. KOSSUTH. Mr. BucHerreii announced that he had called on Mr. Hastie, M.P., and requested him to attend the meeting, but he had declined, on the ground that we had nothing to do with this question. It was in the hands of the Govern ment, and any interference upon our part was only calcu lated to do harm. (Hisses.) Mr. BUCHANAN, editor of the.&ntinel, !moved the first resolution, which was as follows ;.PL I "That the series of Russian aggressions, of which the invasion of the Danubian provinces is the last in the chain, exhibits so fixed a purpose on the part of the northern Autocrat to domineer over the rest of Europe, and to ex tinguish, wherever possible, national independence and political freedom, that the present invasion of the Turk ish territory is a direct carrying out of his traditional policy, and an attack upon the trade and commerce of this ec n country, as well as an act of retaliation for the asylum ( 1 1 protection so nobly offered by the Sultan to Kossuth an his brave compatriots, disguised though ite of the may be by Greek a impudent pretext of protecting the rights Church in the Ottoman States ; and that, considering these circumstances, as well as the territorial and political in terests of the other European nations, this meeting is of opinion that the power of the Czar for present as well as for future mischief should be broken by the vigorous as sistance and co-operation of the great Western Powers with Turkey, in her gallant and so far successful resistance to I her haughty and insolent foe." Mr. Buchanan congratulated the meeting on the splen dour of the demonstration, indicating as it did that the hearts of the people of Glasgow are sound on this great question. He proceeded to show the probable effects of Russian aggression towards the West, detailed the means by which that State had extended her territory, and called upon the Government of this country now to lend effective aid to crumple up the gigantic northern Power. One guarantee for peace should be the resurrection of Poland— (cheers)—the restoration of stolen lands to Turkey, and if these and other just demands be not made, revolutionise the territory of the Autocrat. (Cheers.) Councillor M'AnAm seconded the resolution, which was carried by acclamation. Mr. T. BROWN moved the second resolution : " That this meeti ng i s of opinion, in order that the war now raging in the Danubian provinces may be brought to a prompt and satisfactory conclusion with the least detri ment to the political interests as well as the trade and commerce of Europe, that our Government should render immediate and effective material aid to Turkey; and fur ther, inasmuch as secret diplomacy has hitherto prevented the legitimate and healthy action of public opinion upon British Ministers in dealing with foreign questions, that, in future, publicity should be given, from time to time, to all matters of the foreign department of State affecting the character and honour of this country in its relations with other nations and peoples." Mr. POOLE seconded the resolution. Mr. URQUHART, who was received with applause, vela. , in support of the second resolution. He said, this was no the first opportunity he had had of addressing a Glasgow t audience., He commenced his public labours in this city, and these were of the most arduous character, chiefly because of the want of that enthusiasm which had now been `awakened, and for which we were indebted at the p resent moment to the Czar of Russia. He regarded the invitation which he had received to attend this meeting as n a submitted tion of those views and opinions which he 4 incovifinntatioan. l here by 14 years ago. At that time he w as repudiated many as a man of one idea—they all knewdthodatiindetah,aitt idea the Czar of Muscovy—and what was included w, o had pre. had been laid before them by the gentolem n read extracts from ce ded him. Mr. Urquhart proceeded to a memorial to our Government, adopted he had himself d by the citizens of drawn up, and which was °P Glasgow in public meeting assembled, in the year 1836, re- Glasgow of Russia. To that monstrating against the oPPress that they were pre remonstrance the Government rep pared to re s i s t th e oppression 0„, co mplained of, but 17 years had elapsed, by incaanpdaooitury aexiianpoesac of the memorial r e f erre d t o, w as that we had be en be trayeditive and direct treas on . A few years after the adoption n ted, signed by 30,000 o f t h e citizens of Glasgow, another petition was presented, the Government with criine, and it was read ex t e nso in both houses of Parliament hut to that petition no further attention was paid , an d he ' found that every . statement in it was this day confirmed rY in ou r own ex perience. A gentleman pre sen t h ad referred and the resolution st a t e d that Tur key't() the fall of Hung a, should be supported by the force of arms. Why, the fact was that England had attacked every State and every pr i nc i p l e , but she had never b een f ound attacking Russia. h e appealed to the testimony of Kossuth on the matter in question. He (Mr. Urquhart) had pointed out to him falsehoods in the blue- books—statements framed for the purpose of disguising the truth, to prevent the English nation from knowi ng th at its Government were serving the purposes of Russia. Kossuth had never ceased to imply that Hungary owed its fall to the secresy with which our diplomacy is conducted. They were met to consider what steps should be adopted to frustrate the " aggressive policy of Russia," and they felt themselves equal to that enterprise. (Loud cheers.) This could not be effected without some great mental effort. All the means which had been put into operation hitherto had proved futile, and something new must be found. It was true that public paootiDgs could only act through Go- MINES. 1 all Agua Fria — 1 p 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold d. .- par 10s. all Anglo Californian 10 2 Australasian ll 4 d 20 6 Australian 3 -- 4 1 all Australian Cordillera .1 1 d 1 all Australian Freehold. —idi 1 all Ave Maria § g d 1 all Baden (Gd.Dachy of) id par 50 all Bhenarvon Iron and Coal ll 13 1 all British Austrin. Gold d 20 13.5 British Iron 9 10 35 244 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 54 64 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 21 24 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 36 38 1 4 Carson's Creek id par 40 all Cobra Copper 44 46 5 1 Colonial Gold IP ... 16 Copiapo St. all Copper Min. of Eng 6O —7O 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent 5 7 p Pm 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co 24 3 d 24 20 all General l4 —l6 2 all Gt. NuggetVeinScrp i • 1p 2 Do. Registered — 3# all Great Polgooth . 24 2 d 1 all Lake Bathurst — 4 d 1 all Liberty d— par 3 all Linares lO ... 12 1 all Lond.&Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co — I 1 all Mariquita id p 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 7 8 1 all New Granada id p 1 all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co — 1 all Nouveau Monde Bp 20 all Pontgiband Silver L e ad MM. & Smelt. ... 5 1 Port Philip 4 id 1 all Quartz Rock p— 4 p 50 all Rhymney Iron 3l 33 15 15 Do. New — 30 114 Santiago de Cuba 5 6 51 1 all South Australian — d 10 7 Tin Croft ....... 5 7 28A all United Mexican 34 —34 3f 1 all Waller d 1 all West Granada d 1 all West Mariposa d par 1 12s. Worthing Mining o Australia 1 all Yuba 4 1 d i 4 d l 1 JOINT-STOC. Australasia 'British Colonial Bank and Loau Company British N. American Chrtd. Bnk.of India, Austral., and China Chrtd. Bnk. of Asia Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Chrtd London Chrtd. Bnk of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond.andWestminst National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland New South Wales Oriental Bank Cor poration Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn. Bkg. and Gold Imp. a South Australia Union of Australia_ Do. New Union of London Union of Madrid MISCELL. Aubin coal and Iron Australian Agricult. Australsn.Pcific.Mail Australn. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co Canada Company Crystal Palace Do. New Crystal Pal, of France Eastern Electric Telegraph (A) Do. (B) Electric Tel. of Irel Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig. Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land N. S. W. Coal & Inter- Stem. Nay. Co 15 20 20 20 N. B. Australasian Do. New rEOUS. 43 - 45 65 1= 70 **2 = - 17 - 19 12 - 14 - ii I'd i = ii; Nrth . of EuropeStea m Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. Peninsular & Oriental Do. do. Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Steam.... Scot. Austral. Invest. South Austral. Land Submarine Telegraph Van Diemen's Land '1 = f If ' -- lip 36 -- 38 id -- par' 15i -16 i 51 4 WATERMEN'S STEAM PACKET COMPANY. —Yesterday the ordinary general meeting of the shareholders was held at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, Mr. J. Beckwith Towse in the chair. The report stated that the general earnings of the company had been for the year ending 30th September last, 25,2391. 14s. Bd. which, with M. 4s. 9d. received on account of interest, gave a total of 25,2501. 18s. sd. Deducting the work. ing expenses, in the aggregate 24,3511. 6s. 2d., includ ing 1641. 13s. id. written off for the reduced value of the company's premises at Woolwich, there remained a sum of 8991. 13s. 2d. to be carried to the profit and loss, re ducing the balance against that account to 1,3551. 15s. ed. The directors recommended a dividend of 21 per cent. The report having been adopted, a sum of 521. 108. was voted as a gratuity to Mr. Dadd, one of the company' s officers, and, after some routine business, the proceed inge terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman, K BANKS. 82 - 85 gd gdis 1 tdis 11 id 1 p 48i -49 i i d— par 73 - 75 n• - 8i 100 100 100 6 100 12A 121 12: 2 St. St., all 10 100 100 L 0.61 25 100 100 20 50 50 100 100 20 50 20 25 10 22 all . all 25 all 2 10 all SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWTON AUTUMN MEETING.—TIIIIRSDAY. HANDICAP SELLING HURDLE RACE of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added. The winner to be sold for 120 sovs Al lowances if to be sold for less. The second to receive 100 sovs. out of the stakes. Two miles. Over 6 flights of hurdles. (11 subs.) Mr. Moore's Tumbler, 4 yrs (201.) Bst 10Ib (Jones) 1 Mr. William's Oxford, aged (201.) lOst 21b...(Eatwell) 2 Mr. Brotherton's The Admiral, 3 yrs (201.), Bst 41b (Turner) 3 The following also ran :—Luck's All Friendless Boy. Betting-5 to 2 agst Friendless Boy, 3to 1 agst Tumbler, 4to 1 agst Luck's All. Won in a canter by 6 lengths. The Admiral pulled up and walked in. Luck's All and Friendless Boy fell at the first flight. HANDICAP PLATE of 50 sovs. Certain winners extra. One mile. (26 subs.) Mr. Owen's Voucher, by Beverlac, 3 yrs, Est 111 b (T. Cliffe) 1 Mr. Brown's b g, by the Ugly Buck, out of Helena, 3 yrs, 7st (Gillan) 2 Mr. W. T. Park's b f by St. Leon, out of Thalia, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Atherton) 3 The following also ran :—The Tempest—by Gameboy, Solyman, Effie Deans, Game Tommy, Cassy, b f by Gameboy—Maid of Monton. Betting— 3 to 1 agst Effie Deans, 4 to 1 each agst Voucher and Solyman sto 1 agst Ugly Buck gelding, 6to 1 agst Thalia f. Won easily by two lengths. Head between second and third. The NEWTON STEEPLECHASE (handicap), of 100 sovs. Certain winners extra. About 3 miles. (57 subs.) Mr. J. Henderson's Labyrinth, 5 yrs, 9st 41b (W. Fowler) 1 Mr. Peace na Royal Blue, aged, Bst 121 b (A. Clarke) 2 Mr. Barling's Union Jack, 4 yrs, Bst 81b,(Eastwell) 3 The following also ran—Maria Day, Derby Dilly, Theodine, Blue Stocking, The Prince, Miss Purdon, Martha, Tomboy, Ringleader. Betting--2 to 1 agst Labyrinth, 4to 1 agst Ring leader, 6 to 1 each agst Maria Day and Theodine, 8 to 1 agst Tomboy. Won in a canter by two lengths. Ring leader was 50 yards a-head of Labyrinth when he fell. He was quickly on his legs again, but he had scarcely proceeded 20 yards further, when he dropped down and instantly expired. The COLLIERS' HANDICAP STAKES of 30 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of sovs. each. The second to receive 10 says. out of the stakes. Certain winners extra. Mile and a quarter. (18 subs.) Mr Handley's b f by Gameboy—Maid of Mouton, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (T. Cliffe) 1 Mr. W. T. Park's b f by St. Leon—Thalia, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (carried Est 51b) (Atherton) 2 Mr. Cotgreave na Jupiter, 5 yrs, 7st 21b .... (Gillan) 3 The following also ran :—Collier, Solyman, Fleda, and Cassy. Betting-5 to 4 agst Maid of Mouton filly, 4to 1 agst Thalia filly, 6 to 1 agst Jupiter, 7to 1 agst Selyman. Won easily by a length. The winner was afterwards named Lancashire Lass. Jupiter a bad third. The SELLING STAKES of 3 sovs. each, with 20 added. Heats. One mile. Was won by Mr. Harrison's Coleraine, 3 yrs (201.), 7st 3lb (carried 7st 51b) (Charl ton), beating Mr. Wilson's Royal George, 4 yrs (101.), 7st 121 b (T. Cliffe), and six others. MATCH. 100 each, h ft. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Gibb's Thirkleby, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Charlton) 1 Mr. Saxon's Friendless, aged, Bst (Clement) 2 Betting-5 to 2on Thirkleby, who won easily by a length. The weather was extremely unfavourable ; rain fell heavily at the commencement of the racing, and a thick snow storm came on towards the close. The ground was very deep and holding. FRIDAY• The SELLING STAKES of 3 sous. each, with 20 added, Half a mile. 6 subs. 4 yrs, Bst 51b (10 sovs. ) Mr. Moore's b g Tumbler, (Veal) 1 Mr. Gent's br g The Friendless Boy (11 b), 4 y rs , Bst 51b (10 sous.) Mr. Bennion's bk c Roger Thornton, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b (10 sovs.) ...................................... (Ath er t on ) 0 Mr. Walker's b m Truegirl, 5 yrs, Bst 91b (10 s ovs .) (Clement) 0 Betting—Even on True Girl, 6 to 4 agst Tumbler. The lot came away together, at an excellent pace, to the distance, where Tumbler And The Friendless Boy went to the front—a good race up to the distance ending in favour of Tumbler by a bead ; True Girl a good third. The winner was sold for ilgs, the difference, 31s, going to the fund. A. HANDICAP of 3 Boys each, with 20 added, for all ages ; half a mile ; 8 subs. Mr. Tempest's br h Jupiter, 5 yrs, Est 121 b (Veal) 1 Mr. Cowell's b f Effie Deans, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Chile) 2 Mr. W. T. Park's b f by St. Leon out of Thalia, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (Atherton) 3 The following also ran :—Thirkleby, Solyman, Friend. less Boy. Betting-5 to 4 agst Effie Deans, 3to 1 agst Thalia filly, 7 to 2 agst Jupiter, and 4 to 1 agst Thirkleby. The NEWTON SELLING STAKES of 3 soya. each, with 20 added by the inhabitants of Newton and neighbour. hood. Mr. Handley's Royal George, 4 yrs, Bst (Cliffe) 1 0 1 Mr. G. B Price's Warwick, 6 yrs, Bst 81b (Jones) 0 1 1 Mr. Walker's True Girl, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (Clement) 0 2 dr Mr. Tempest's Jupiter, 5 yrs, Bst 101b...(Veal) 2 0 dr Mr. Britton's Bethgelert, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (M`Lean) 0 3 dr Mr. Langehaw's Heliotrope, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (Frost) 3 0 dr First heat : Betting-6 to 4on the field, and 2to 1 agst Warwick. Won in a canter by three lengths.— Second heat : 5 to 4 agst Royal George, and 2 to 1 agst Warwick. Won easily by a length. —Third heat : sto 4on Warwick. Won by ten lengths. The winner was sold for 30 guineas. The weather was again very unfavourable, the ground exceedingly heavy, and the attendance remarkably se l ec t, but the sport was better than might have been anticipa ted. An accident happened to a train leaving Man chester at 12 o'clock, which prevented the attendance of several Manchester turfites. A Mr. Shepherd had his leg broken. THE OVERLAND MAIL.—The telegraphic communica tion of the arrivalof the Overland Mail quotes another considerable decline in the rate'of exchange at Canton, which will further tend to check the shipments of silver from this country. The Calcutta quotation, however, is again unfavourable. FATAL ACCIDENTS DURING THE FOG. —Yesterday, Mr. W. Baker held an inquest on the body of Hans Simon Hanson, wed 20 years, a Danish seaman, who lost his life in the late fog. The deceased belonged to the brig Agnes, from Denmark, which on Wednesday night was moored in the eastern basin of the London Docks. The deceased was alone, and it is supposed that he fell overboard accidentally from the bow of the vessel, as a splash in the water and a call for help was heard. One of the dock men procured the drags, and the body was found in five minutes at the head of the brig. A second inquest was held in Bromley respecting the death of Henry Limpking, aged 18 years. The de ceased was a mariner, employed on board the Brenon, lying in the East India Import Dock, Poplar. On Wednesday night he was in the act of crossing several vessels to get to his own ship, when he slipped and fell into the water. Every exertion was used, but the body could not be found until life was extinct. Verdicts, " Accidental death." Information was also received by Mr. Baker, relative to the death of a seafaring man, named James Johnson, mate of the brig May Queen, lying in the Shadwell basin. The deceased was missing on Thursday morning, and when search was made, the body was discovered near the south quay. The deceased walked into the water on the way to his ship. Mr. Baker also received notice of a fourth death arising from accidental circumstances during the .fog on Tuesday night at Poplar, vernments. Active support was not at present available for the end in view, and as for positive support the Govern ment did not want it. Let us take time to examine the state of affairs at home. Right and might combined, vic tory would ally itself to justice. Russia is at present met by her equal, and the effect of forei gn su pp or t has on ly a tendency to destroy self-reliance. The Porte has declared that it has proclaimed war on grounds common to England, and the moment that the Russians crossed the Pruth the Western Powers ought at once to have interfered. Not withstanding vacillation the Sultan resisted the weight of all European authority, and he (Mr. Urquhart) called upon this meeting in this matter to resist the British Govern ment. He feared that a storm was about to break nearer home than Russia. The policy of the Czar was calculated to involve us in war with our equal, with France. (Cheers and hisses.) Some dissented—he was accustomed to oblo quy and dissent ; the matters he propounded was too ab struse for a nation to follow ; but present obloquy was future power. States in the midst of greatness had fallen. The Athenians ran after news, admired the splendour of their buildings, and held their Peace Congress. It might be that our attention, directed from the real policy of the n3my, would in the e n d prove di sas t rous . The resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr. PROUDFOOT moved, and Mr. G. Ross seconded, the third resolution— " That a memorial to her Majesty, embodying the senti ments of the foregoing resolutions, bo transmitted to Lord Palmerston, her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Home Department." _ Votes of thanks having been given to Mr. Urquhart for attending the meeting,. and to Mr. Moir for his conduct in the chair, the proceedings terminated. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 25 Her Majesty is expected to-morrow, about half-past 12 to pass through this port en route to Osborne. The Leopard, 12, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Captain George Giffard, ret urne d t o Spith ea d this morning from Malta with about 200 military invalids, including their wives and children, in charge of Lieutenant Boyle, R.A. They were landed at the dockyard this afternoon by the Sprightly, port tender, Acting-Master Allen. The Fairy and Elfin Royal yachts went out to Spit head and the Solent to-day to make a trial of their ma chinery, being ordered to embark the Queen and Court to-morrow at Gosport for the Isle of Wight. Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Parry has been appointed by Lord Aberdeen Lieutenant-Governor of Greenwich Hospital. PLYMOUTH, N0v.25. Her Majesty's steam-transport Rhadamanthus sailed on Thursday afternoon with artillery for Woolwich. A sailing frigate went up Channel, inside the Eddy stone, at three o'clock yesterday afternoon. She had a white ensign at her peak end, and was under three top gallant sails, topsail, and courses, having the wind from west north-west. A Dutch barque-rigged paddle-wheel steam-vessel of war was off the port at 11 last night. She was 65 days from Batavia, bound to Amsterdam, and on Tuesday, in a gale from south-east, had her paddle floats knocked to pieces and received other trifling damage. IN HARBOUR.—l mpregnable, 104, flag of Admiral Sir John A. Ommanney, Capt. A. Lowe ; St. George, 120, ordinary depot ship, broad pendant of Com modore Michael Seymour, Captain John Kingcome ; Edinburgh, 58 (screw,) gunnery ship, tender to the Ex cellent, Captain R. S. Hewlett ; Confiance, towing steamer, Master W. Martin ; Sylpb, 4, Port Admiral's tender ; Avon, 3, tender to the Impregnable, Master A. J. Veitch ; Nautilus, 6, apprentices' exercise brig, Lieut. S. B. Dolling. IN THE SOUND.—Hogue, 60 (screw), steam guard ship, Captain W. Ramsay ; Vulture, 6, Captain Fre derick H. H. Glasse ; Magicienne. 16, Captain Thomas Fisher. WOOLWICH, Nov. 25. APPOINTMENT. Master's-Assistant Henry G. Swainson, to the Juno, 26, at Chatham. The Black Eagle steam-vessel, •Master-Commander Petley, was taken out of the basin to-day, and has now resumed her former station at the moorings in the stream. The Myrtle, steam vessel, has had her defects made good in the steam basin here, and will leave to-morrow for Sheerness, to resume her duties as a steam-tug at that port. Intelligence was received here by the last mail from Constantinople, that the Sharkie Egyptian war steamer, well known in the river Thames as the Pasha of Egypt's yacht, had entered the Black Sea, to take possession of a Russian ship-of -war which had run aground. It is probable the telegraphic intelligence published today refers to the same information, contained in a private letter, which says :—" The Turks have taken a Russian man-of-war in the Black Sea. The crew have arrived at Constantinople. Particulars are wanting." The same letter said the Sharkie was ordered to bring the crew of the Russian ship•of--war to Constantinople. AN IMPROVED ANCHOR FOR THE NAVY.---A Chatham correspondent sends the following :—" An order has been received from the Admiralty that the anchor (one of Porter's) that their lordships ordered to be altered, when the Right Hon. Sir James Graham, with other officers of the board, recently paid an official visit, to the plan of Mr. Cotsell's, master-smith at this yard, is to be sent to Woolwich, to be tested, it being now complete. It weighs 49 cwt. 2 qrs. Mr. George Cotsell is to attend the testing ; there will also be present several naval officers and gentlemen to witness the trial, power, and strength of this anchor ; its principal dimensions are nearly the same as the Admiralty anchor ; the shank and arms are flattened, which gives more strength in the line of the strain ; and the inner surfaces of the palms are kept straight to the proper angle, which will cause the anchor to nip the ground readily, and to hold firmly when once inserted, whi c h is very essential ; and for the purpose of weighing or trip ping the external curvature of the arms of the anchor is preserved. It is very simple and strong, and in case of accident easily repaired ; it can be fished, cotted, &e., with facility ; it possesses all the properties of the ordi nary anchor, with the advantages of portability ; under excessive strains it will be less liable to be broken at the clutch than the ordinary anchor. Mr. Cotsell's anchor has been highly spoken of by Captain Thomas L. Mas sie, who took one of his anchors out with him in her Majesty's ship Cleopatra, in May, 1849." Now, with all respect to Mr. C o t se ll' s i mprovement, we submit that there is already an improved anchor under the patent of Trotman's anchor, which was offi cially reported by the anchor committee as possessing generally the best qualiti es o f a ll t h e anchors tried, and in justice to that gentleman we contend that any im provement suggested should have been carried out by the patentee.—Herald. METROPOLITAN COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. A special general court of the Metrop olitan Commis sion of Se wers was held yesterday morning at the Ses sions -house, Newington -causeway, for the purpose of hearing summonses against defaulters on the Surrey and Kent district rate, to receive reports and presentments of nuisances, and to transact such other matters of busi ness as might require immediate attention. The Com missioners present were Mr. Richard Jebb, the chair man ; and Mr. George Baker. Mr. G. H. WOOLEYCH, the secretary, read the state of the cash account, from which it appeared that there was an available balance in hand of 60,676/. Mr. Bloyd, the sequestrator of the benefice of St. Olave's, Southwark, appeared before the court to receive judgment as to his liability to pay the sum of 51. arrears of rate, and the sum of 101. new rate, chargeable upon him in respect of sewerage rates for the Surrey and Kent district. The CHAIRMAN, in giving judgment, stated that this case came before the court upon summons but it involved the same question as that appealed against by several other parties. His decision in this case would also decide those of the Rev. G. Baker, the vicar of Fulham ; the Rev. Dr. Jackson, the rector of Battersea; the Rev. Dr. Sketchley, the vicar of St. Paul, Deptford, and several other cases. In some of these cases there have been appeals in regular form, but this case appeared before the court on the summons. He had, since this matter was last before the court, inquired into the prac tice of the old commission, before the present Metropolitan Commission of Sewers was established, and had also looked into the law of the case. There were great dif ficulties in repeating that conclusion, but it was clear, a f ter the c onsideration the court had given to the case, that the rates must be remitted on this occasion. Th e present case presented some peculiar circumstances, but he should come to the same conclusion. He found that the' benefice of St. Olave was managed under the provi sion of a local act of Parliament, the 57th George 111. In that act provisien was made for giving a stipend to the rector, the income under the Tithe Commutation Act being found insufficient for the support of the in cumbent, by a rate upon the parishioners, and that is rated to the poor. The question to be decided was, whether it could be placed on the same footing as eccle. siastical tithes, and he was of opinion that the fair inter pretation was, that it did stand on the same footing. Upon looking over the old records of the Surrey and Kent Commission he found that no rates had e v e r b een paid, and he w as o f opinion that the present case came within the provisions of the 76th section of the Metro tphoelirteatno reCommission M u r f . Se wer s A His w oy e d was e ntitled to ju dgm ent,there mission of the rate, and orders would be given to the proper officers that he should not be troubled for the future. The matt er th en dropped. Several parties were summoned for the nonpayment of rates, nearly all of whom complained that they had not proper sewers provided for their use, but the chair man told them that was no excuse, and ordered the rates to be paid within a week. Some routine business having been transacted, the court adjourned. THE LATE RAILWAY CATASTROPHE IN IRELAND.—It is stated that there are now no hopes of the recovery of Mrs. Latham Blacker, one of the surviving sufferers from the railway collision at Straffan. She is at present lying at the Terminus Hotel in a very weak state of body and mind. During the past week her sufferings have been intense, and her medical attenda nts a r e of opinion that she cannot possibly survive for mor e than two or three days at the furthest. Lega l proceedings against the railway company have been instituted by the near es t re lations of the late M r . Christo p h er M c Nally, a Dublin solicitor, and of Mr. Bateman , of Cork , both of wh om lost their lives on the evening of the dreadful accident. GOLD TO RUSSIA.—A further sum of 80,000/. in gold has been sent to Russia. An opinion prevails, howe ver, - that the greater portion of the amount lately despatched will before long return.