The Sun. — London, England, 1853-09-15 00:00:00

S HREWSBURY and BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY, 12, Buckingham-street, Adelphi, London, September 14, 1853. The Committee of Independent Shareholders have much pleasure 10 announcing the result of the meeting to-day. Kr. Saunders, Secretary of the Great Western, appeared on be half of that Company. and declared his readiness to test the sin cerity of Mr. Geach and Mr. Scott. Mr. Saunders intimated that, with a view to conciliate all parties, and to remove every obstacle to a unanimous decision, his Company had authorised himself to pledge themselves to an offer of three-and-a -half per cent. guaran teed dividend, with half surplus profits from the Ist ofJanuary,lBs4. Both Mr. Geach and Mr. Scott, notwithstanding urgent calls from many shareholders, who had intrusted these gentlemen with their proxies, declined to accept the offer which had originated with them selves,* or to become bound by any vote of the meeting. The proposal submitted on behalf of the Great Western Railway Company was then put to the vote, and carried almost unani mously, amidst the loudest acclamations. A poll was demanded by Mr. Collis, solicitor, Stourbridge, which was immediately proceeded with. The poll will remain open until the 19th inst., so that every share. holder, whatever may nave been his previous opinions, is now afforded an opportunity of personally registering his vote for or against a guaranteed dividend, from the let of January next, of three-and-a-half per cent., with half surplus profits. Shareholders desirous of revoking proxies entrusted to Mr. Geach and Mr. Scott are requested to send a letter to the Secretary of the Company in accordance with the following form : " beg to withdraw, and request that you will cancel my proxy given in favour of Messrs. Geach and Scott for the Special Meeting of the Company, holden on the 14th of September, 1853 ; also, for the Extraordinary General Meeting convened to be holden on the 21st September, being desirous of supporting the offer of the Great Western Railway Company of Three-and-a-half per Cent., and half surplus profits. Dated this day of September, 1853. Signature— "Thos. Hall, Secretary, Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Company, Wolverhampton." By order, GEORGE WOOLCOTT, Secretary. * At a meeting of Shareholders of the Shrewsbury and Birming am Railway, Swan Hotel, Wolverhampton, Sept. 7, 1853, Alder- Man Neve in the chair, read the following letter from Mr. Scott to M r. Perks : " Stourbridge, Sept. 6, 1853. "Dear Sir—l beg to convey my concurrence in the views sug gested by you and some of your brother directors in your letter to the Shareholders of the 29th of August ; and to thank you for this expression of your experience and your judgment. "'There are two points upon which I have always, both in public and in private, insisted, and the maintenance of which I consider essential to our interests. " 1. That the present ruinous competition with the London and North-Western Company be abandoned. " 2. That our railway be not handed over toany other company, except upon the terms of a clear unconditional dividend of four per cent., or what may be considered as equivalent to four per cent , as, for instance, three and a half per cent., with half the surplus profits. ROBERT SCOTT." A T the SPECIAL MEETING of the .1-I.Share holders of the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway CoMPanY• held at Chester on Tuesday, September 14,1853, the final close of the poll was Votes. For the Great Western agreement. • • • • • • • For the amendment.... "24 —.•••••••••••••••• •• • . •• .. 12,449 Majority for the Great Western alliance.• .• .. 3,525 By order. GEORGE WOOLCOTT, Secretary. 12, Buckingham-street, Adelphi, Sept. 15, 1853. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 15, Will be performed the Comic Drama entitled TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. Characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Cullen ford, and Keeley, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Mary Keeley. Aft e r which, will be presented SARDANAPALITS. To be followed by THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM. To conclude with WHAT ! NO CAB ? ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, Ssrr. 15, Will lie presented EXCHANGE NO ROBBERY. Characters by Messrs. F. Robson, G. Cooke, Clifton, Charles, and Kinloch ; Mes dames S. Lyons, Adams, E. Turner, and Bartlett. With SHYLOCK; or, THE MERCHANT OF " VENICE PRE SERVED." To conclude with THE MISTAKEN STORY. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Fifth Night of the long-promised Classical Burlesque, introducing the whole of the Company, and in compliance with a general wish expressed by the Patrons of this most Popular Establish ment, the Grand National Spectacle of the Battle of Waterloo at half-price, which has reached its 82d night, forming a Phalanx of Attraction never before witnessed within the Walls of the Amphi theatre. The Feats in the Circle applauded to the very echo. Miss Emily Coot e's triumphal: areer continues undiminished ; her graceful and daring Performance is nightly hailed with demon strations of delight. N.B.—Miss KATE COOKE will appear on MONDAY, Sep tember 19th. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 15, And during the week, will be presented (the sth time) a New Classical Burlesque, written by Mr. W. Suter (from the Royal Lyceum), who is expressly engaged to aid its representation, and entitled JUPITER'S DECREE, AND THE FALL OF PH.IiTON; or, THE FAIRY COURSERS OF THE SUN. To be followed by Mr. W. Cooke's Scenes in the CIRCLE, in which that matchless wonder, Miss Emily Cooke, will appear on her rapid Courser and Marvellous Flight through 1G Balloons. Concluding with (82d time) THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 15, Brilliant Routine of Entertainments—Panorama of CHUSAN, Splendid MENAGERIE, and Promenading Elephants. EXHIBITION of Use MARINE AQUARIUM, a Collection of Sea and Fresh Water Fish alive, in five large Glass Tanks. The lifellusca, Zoophytes, and Crustacea procured expressly by P. H. (fosse, Esq., the eminent Naturalist. Vocal and Instrumental CONCERT. Two favourite Songs by Miss Poole, the p.)pular English Vocalist. The whole concluding with the wonderful Tableaux of THE FEAST OF LANTERNS, brilliant FIREWORKS, and EXPLO SION of CHINESE JUNKS. Admission, Is. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. THURSDAY, SEPT. 15, 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. PORTSMOUTH—S.,_ g entle breeze—partially cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON N.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. FOLKESTONE—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. TUNBRIDGE—N.W., calm—cloudless. GREENWlCH—Calm—foggy. STROOD—S., calm—cloudless. CAMBRIDGE—CaIm, cloudless. YARMOUTH—S.W., gentle breeze - cloudless. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock : LIMERICK—W., calm—cloudless. MuLLINGAR— W. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. FOLKESTONE—S.W., gentle breeze -partially cloudy. BIRMINGHAM—N.W., gentle breeze--- overcast. YARMOUTH—S.E., calm—cloudless. CREWE—S.W. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. HOLYHEAD—W. gentle breeze—fine. LANCASTER—N AV., calm—foggy. WHITBY—N.W. gentle breeze—rain. DARLINGTON—W.N.W., gentle breeze—overcast, heavy rains. SHAD—S., calm—rain. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Taw DAT —Morning 6 min. after 12 I Evening 36 min.aft. 12 tut Ta-Moow—Morning 2 min. after 1 Evening 27 min.aft. 1 THE WEATHER.—Sos °MCI, SEPT. 15. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 64—bighest since noon yesterday. 55—lowest this morning and during the night. 62—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30'08. WIND, E.N.E. to E. - Smart breeze, with cloudy weather, and a sprinkle of rain occasionaily. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. TO CORRESPONDENT W G. We do not interfere in the quarrels with other journals. 4 , ( et Iza LONDON, -- -.....---______ Anything more disgraceful than the foreign policy of the ABERDEEN Cabinet has not been wit nessed, among public events, by th e present gene ration. The truculent ambition o f thc , CZAR h as been subserved by this policy in a manner so de plorably and flagrantly pusillanimous, th at the honour of England is tarnished, its authority i s diminished, its dignity is compromised. And all this--owing to the absolute fatuity of one or two of the leading members of the Coalition. This, forsooth, is the Ministry for the foation of which so many princip les were s acrificed r , m so many ties and pledges were broken, so many reputations were trailed through the mire of inconsistency ! This, forsooth, is the strong and e nergetic Ad ministration which the country was called upon to welcome with cries of gratitude and pceans of exultation ! Scarcely one session has elapsed since its members were inducted into office—and al ready they have contrived to involve a gallant ally in a maze of difficulties, from which it is scarcely possible to discover any honourable means for its extrication. A. summary of the occurrences which have taken place during the last few months, will indicate in the clearest manner the heinous culpability at taching at this moment to the Earl of ABERDEEN'S vaunted but effete Government. However cur sory our allusion to late events—however vaguely or inadequately these events may be here epitom ised —a hasty and even superficial enumeration of them w ill be sufficient to remind th e reflective of the depth to which the national reputation has been degraded within a wonderfully brief inter val, by the rulers of England, in the prese nce at once of Heathendom and Christendom. Everybody remembers, of course, how there THE SUN. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER upon his shoulders, creating confusion and re peated altercations. This can be avoided by making the florin of ls. B d. th e unit of the new system. By that means only will there be no alteration in the value of any coin now in circu lation, except the farthing, the amount whereof in the hands of the public is of comparatively tri vial value, and which might be called in without any practical inconvenience, if the cent, five of which would go to the penny, were substi tuted. As we have recently shown, all the other coins might remain without any difference whatsoever until they were gradually w ithd rawn on the introduction of the more convenient de nominations of half and quarter florins in ex change for, or even auxiliary to, shillings and six pences. The pound would be exactly 12 florins, and we might thus get rid of every denomina tion but the florin and its centesimal divisions. Any sum whatsoever in which fractions of a penny were not included might be accurately ex premed in terms of florins, without the most trifling loss to either party, the debtor or the creditor, the payer or receiver, the vendor or the purchaser. The penny being fl. -05, or five cents, any number of pence might be at once ascer tamed without trouble or difficulty, and fairly entered in the account-books : thus sixteen pence, or ls. 4d., would be fl. -80; six shillings, or seventy-two pence would be fl. 3-60. Two pounds twelve shillings and fourpence would at once be seen to be fl. 31 - 40. There could be no difficulty in making any calculation, and having but one denomination of coin would greatly tend to the simplification of accounts, the object for which the change is required. There is no other unit that could be adopted which would accomplish the change with so little partial inconvenience. In the dollar of 4s. 2d., as suggested by our respected correspondent A. L., the farthing, or any smaller coin than a cent, would be totally wanting, a serious loss to consumers and the humbler classes generally. It would have that great disadvantage as com pared even with the florin of 25., which, next to that of ls. Bd., would be decid edly the best unit. But that would occasion the difficulties to which we have adverted. The Go vernment would not be satisfied with a stamp value for four mils on letters or receipts. The toll-collector at Waterloo or Hungerford-bridge would reject 2 mils, and require 2i, if not 3, while the gentle cabby, who, by Act of Parlia ment, is entitled to 2d. for each parcel carried on the outside of his vehicle, if there are two or more passengers, would fling down 8 mils with contemptuous indignation, and, in disdainful ac cents, demand " Vot you vere a hoffering that for ?" Indeed, the Committee foreseeing the in numerable disputes and altercations that would arise, completely ignored the piece of 4 mils, as an equivalent for the penny. The truth slips out from the organ of the moneyocracy, when it sa) s, " that the burden will be almost imperceptible to the consumer, and the Government will profit con siderably by the change." That, indeed, is the reason for desiring to ignore the existence of the penny. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, as representing the Government, desires to profit considerably without the public attention being excited to the operation, and for that purpose all the inconvenience is to be cast upon the working population, which might be avoided by selectingthe florin of ls. Bd. as the unit of the new decimal system. MONEY MA.7:1T:.,-7.7 AND CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 3,000 bales, all to the trade. The market was very fiat, and prices of all kinds were about id. per lb. lower. Railway Shares were again depressed, at a decline of about 2 per cent. _ The accounts received from New York by the steamer Baltic, g ive more favourable representa tions as to the state of the money market, and in stocks there was a little more activity. Still, cau tion was most general, and very properly. The prospects of the cotton crop were satisfactory. I n relation to the movement in this market, the ap pearance of the new crop, &c., the circular of T. J. Stewart and Co. of this date, says : "We issued our last circular for the Atlantic on the 6th ultimo. Since that date our market has ex hibited but little spirit, and each week has closed with a level of prices one-eighth cent. lower, reflecting the want of confidence displayed at Liverpool, which market has governed ours in the absence of any exciting cause from the coming crop. The sales of the month, up to last evening, were 28,000 bales. The present week also opened dull, and dur ing the first two days few sales were effected ; on Wed nesday some pressing lists were closed, amounting to 4,000 bales, which were taken for Liverpool. The relief obtained by their removal, and the more favour. able tone of the letters by the Europa on Thursday en abled lc. better prices to be realized, with sales of 1,500 bales. The sales yesterday were 1,200 bales. On re viewing prices, we reduce cotton below middling lc. ; middling 4c., and the upper grades nearly as much. Our spinners have operated to a very small extent, evi dently possessing a heavier stock than we supposed probable. " Our crop season closed on the 31st August, and within a week the official figures will be declared. The result will be in the neighbourhood of our table at top, and about 75,000 bales less than public expectation favoured during the greater part of the year. "The first bales of the new crop, of which about 20 in all have been received at the ports, are represented to possess an excellent staple. The New Orleans Prices Current reports 10 against 313 last year. As the deli veries will be late in that section, buyers will resort to Charleston and Savannah. " The crop prospects continue on the whole favour able. The season so far has been a wet one, and in se veral sections the plant has been thrown, from this cause, too much into weed, and partial complaints of the forms shedding and of worms are heard of. Should we have dry weather from this date, and a late frost, we shall have a good and possibly a very large crop. From the character of the weather which has prevailed, specula tion of injury from worms, or an early frost, has at times been the current b e li e f, but not sufficiently to start a speculative movement." The steamer with the Brazilian mail advises us of the money market at Rio de Janeiro on the 15th August being quiet and easy. The sugar crop had proved very large. In the Argentine provinces the civil war had terminated, and Urquiza had re treated to Entrerios. Trade at Buenos Ayres therefore was improved. Monte Video, on the other hand, was unsettled, and had chased away Oribe. The quarterly general court of the Bank of Eng land proprietors was held this morning, and there was rather a full attendance in consequence of. the impression that some remarks would be made touching the present state of the money market. As an evidence, however, that the eminent capi talists, comprising all the first city bankers, who attended do not feel particularly nervous or sensitive on this point, not a single obser vation was made, and the whole meeting lasted but seven or eight minutes. By a most unfortunate misconception, we can call it nothing else, Mr. Cooke, a proprietor, lauded the directors for having made money extremely easy to benefit legitimate trade, and afterwards very tight in order to repress foreign bubbles and speculation. The falseness of this view was so palpable, however, that the par ties present (proprietors be it understood) could not endure what really was tantamount to the severest satire, and cries of " Question " soon brought the hon. proprietor's observations to a close. The merest tyro can see that if money at 2 per cent. encouraged trade—which we disbelieve, for any fair trader can afford to pay much more—it has cer tainly fostered gambling, foreign loans, and all manner of schemes that promised a good deal more than that rate. It was the most tender point upon which Mr. Cooke could have touched, for all impartial men are blaming the Bank at this moment, that they first of all pro mote speculation and then make the merchants suffer when they want.to crush them. The Bank clearly must keep near the market value of money even at some sacrifice of dividend ; it has no right, considering the privileges it enjoys, to cause excitement and suffering by such "ups and downs" in its rate of discount. T O 0 r Li i 7 (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) (THIS DAY.) SCARBOROUGH STAKES. Filbert Snowdon Dunhill Four ran. SPORTING NOTES. THE ST. LEGER DAY. That great authority the "oldest inhabitant" would be puzzled to parallel in his long remembrance a more interesting and exciting " Leger Day" than that just celebrated. The elements were propitious ; throughout the afternoon the sun shone with true autumnal bril liancy, imparting cheerfulness to the spectators, and heightening the enjoyment of the sport. The attendance of all sorts and conditions of people was unprecedentedly large, the spectators lining each side of the running ground from the Red House to th• London-road. The fluctuations which the betting underwent at its close stimulated the interest which attached to the race, and excited expectation to its highest pitch. So deter mined was the hostility of his opponents on Tuesday night, that West Australian gave way several points, and loud were the boastings in certain quarters of his "rottenness in the market." The powerful demonstration, too, that was made in favour of Sitting bourne, had a prejudicial effect on West Australian's position ; indeed, so heavy and frequent were the in vestments on him, that at one time a probability ex isted that he would deprive West Australian of the "premiership." The Reiver went up and down in the market like a bucket in a well ; but after a big bet of twelve " monkies" had been taken about him on Tuesday evening, he was supported somewhat more steadily. Cineas was comparatively deserted. West Australian achieved an easy victory, amidst a demonstration of delight seldom witnessed. The cheers which greeted his success were loud and long, and it required considerable exertion to clear a passage for him through the crushing crowd that surrounded him on entering the saddling enclosure. Up to the hour of starting the most ill founded prejudice had existed against him, and the most ridiculous reports were circulated respecting him, his trainer and jockey. His success, however, effectually silenced the " op position" party. The Reiver surprised me by obtaining the barren honours of second place, and I am compelled to admit that I was not prepared for his dis play of superior racing qualities. To account for Sit tingbourne's inglorious exhibition is very difficult ; it was utterly incompatible with his " antecedents." The work which this horse has accomplished since the Derby perhaps tried his constitution too severely, and rendered him incapable of sustaining a contest under the disad vantages of being compelled to make his own running. His defeat dismayed and astonished his party. Rataplan justified the favourable opinion which was entertained of his chance ; but Cineas proved himself to be a horse of only moderate pretensions. I never once regretted the confidence which I placed in West Australian's success. In my," Sporting Notes" I frequently expressed my opinion that he would prove the winner of the St. Leger—an opinion which I steadily adhered to through evil and through good report. I am now writing in the Betting Room, and from the busy conversation that is carried on on all sides, I can ga ther sufficientto induce me to believe that the settling will be heavy and unsatisfactory. Subjoined is an acrostic on West Australian : the original, written in a " legible court hand," is now in circulation in the room, and is occasioning much amusement and curiosity. My readers may form their own judgment on its merits : W hat crowds throng the course, what shouts rend the sky, E ach neck is bent forward, and strain'd is each eye : S hout, shout, men of Yorkshire, your rightly-named steed, T he Doncaster nugget, hath won—'tis his meed. A nd now the news flies through the wonderful wire, U p hill and down dale upon pinions of fire. S ail not, my brave boys, to Australia's fair strand, T he " diggins" are here in your own native land. R ight royally rode he—Frank Butler the bold — A Bowes to the rescue, for honour and gold : L ike Wellington's Duke, a proud victor is he— I ascribed on turf annals his conquest shall be ; A nd stout West Australian, the cherished of fame, N ew Laurels shall twine round Scott's worthy name. The English Steck Market has been weak again upon the Eastern news, but there have been no sales, and at present the tone is better. Consols, after having realised 951 to have been up to 951 for transfer, and the account prices have been 951 to 95 1. Exchequer Bills are 3s. dis count to par, and India Bonds Is. to ss. premium. Foreign Securities have been very quiet, but, as was anticipated, buyers have come forward to sup port Peruvian Stock, and it is now called 76 to 80. Mexican Bonds have been at 24k to 241. Brazi lian New Stock has been quoted 98. Spanish De ferred are 22 to 22g. Sardinian are at 93 to k. Dutch 4 per Cents. bring 97k. Russian 5 per Cents. have declined to 113, a price quite ade quate to their value. There has been an improvement in the English railways, with a decided increase of business, and the specu l a tors for a fall h ave b een h ang i ng b ac k. It is stated, however, that some influential brokers have been purchasers for investment. The diffi culty of tracing these things renders it impossible for us to say how far this may be true, but consi dering the temptation of low prices after a great fall, the matter has a reasonable appearance. North-Western, Midland, South-Eastern, and East Lancashire have most improved. French Shares have been better within the last half hour. No betting has yet taken place on the Doncaster Cup. The Reiver, however, is likely to be the favourite. He has incurred a 31b. penalty, but the extra weight will not be deemed sufficient to militate against his success. The horses which I shall take against the field are Hun gerford, Goorkah, The Reiver, and Rataplan. The last two mentioned, will, perhaps, occupy the foremost places in the race. Calculating upon the absence of West Australian, I have purposely omitted all mention of his chance. The Gold Mine Shares have generally improved, and the prospect of their making some return by crushing quartz seems to give confidence. The:Australian Bank Shares were all better, and in the Land Companies' there is likewise greater firmness, except the Van Diemen's Laads which have been lower. ___.. The Bank of England have raised the minimum rate of discount to 44 per cent. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (Prom the Official List.) Business done. Bank Stock ....... ..... ..... shut 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities shut 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9sk i i i 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1726 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 ... shut Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 .... shut India Bonds, £lOOO . Ditto, under £lOOO 5 1 Consols for Account 13th October Exchequer Bills, ld. 21000 2500 3 d par 4 d Small 3 d par 4 d PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent 9B Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 43 per Cent. 77 x d Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent 93k 3 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 22 Ditto for. the Account The St. Leger winner is also engaged in the Don Stakes, and 200 Sovs. Stakes on Friday ; for the former he may walk over, and for the latter, he will not, per haps, start, his stable companion, Umbriel, being likely to do battle in his stead. A FRESH MAN. Doncaster, Wednesday Night. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieates THREE O'CLOCK. Consols 95 it Ditto October Account 9si suddenly grew up out of the " settlement " of the Affairs of the Holy Places—the insolent demands made by Russia upon the Sublime Porte through the arrogant communications of Prince MENS CHIKOFF, the then Ambassador from the CZAR at Constantinople. It cannot speedily be forgotten how those proceedings on the part of Russia had been preceded by the most monstrous duplicity to the rest of the European Governments. Pre cisely at the very time when it was thought everything had been satisfactorily arranged be tween the SULTAN and the AUTOCRAT, in respect to eertain arrangements for ecclesiastical precedence on the sacred soil of Palestine—precisely at the moment when people were commending the libe rality of the firmans issued by the Divan in re gard to those long-standing difficulties pre cisely at this juncture, when the majority of the great Powers were lulled into the forgetful ness of their former suspicions--the Emperor NICHOLAS attempted the perpetration of a vast crime, through the medium of a congenial Pleni potentiary. The demands made on behalf of the CZAR by Prince MENSCHIKOFF must, if acceded to by the Divan, have subverted the whole fabric of the Ottoman Empire, by violating the rights of its independence. Turkey recognised this, and re fused to yield—refused resolutely, and with the explicitness of a formal and deliberate reiteration. Europe, or rather the chief of the Western Powers o f Europe, France and England, perceived the atrocity of the demands made by Russia on the Sublime Porte, and supported the Divan in their rejection. France at once boldly took the initiative in protesting against the aggres sion of the AUTOCRAT—expressing her views upon the matter candidly through despatches in the Moniteur, and backing her protests by forthwith concentrating her naval armaments in the Mediterranean, at the mouth of the Dardanelles. Not so was it with England. We were unhappily at this crisis under the incubus of a Coalition. Confusion was in the Council Cham bers of Great Britain—a confusion of views, of policies, of parties, of principles. Beyond all which the Ministry was presided over by a faine ant Statesman, notorious for his subserviency to the interests of the despotic Cabinet of St. Peters burg. Hence there was on the part of England hesitation. Hence there was timidity. Hence there were shufflings, and changings, and doubts, and delays, and evidences of the most base and lamentable pusillanimity. The British fleet was summoned to the Golden Horn by the temporary representative of her Britannic MA JESTY'S Ambassador at Constantinople. But in defiance of that urgent requisition from the ca pital of Turkey, the actual scene of the troublous negotiations, our maritime force was reserved until the eleventh hour by order of the Coalition—until, in fact, its arrival at Besika Bay proved disgracefully ineffectual, as far as concerned the prevention of further complications. The Pruth was crossed— the Cossacks formally occupied the Danubian Principalities. Even then, even in the presence of that lawless act of invasion, England was pre vented by the Earl of ABERDEEN and his col leagues from assuming the position which she should, by right, at that moment have occupied. It was timorously intimated, that, in the view of the Cabinet of St. James's, the occu pation of Moldavia and Wallachia was wrong—when our protest against that audacious act ought to have been the instant dispatch of our fleet from Besika Bay to the Bosphorus ! And so our rulers have advanced from one blunder to another, from one complication to another, from delay to delay, from concession to concession, until we suddenly find that Turkey has been aban doned, that Russia is being truckled to, that the Four Powers are placed in a false position, and that the AUTOCRAT, with a show of reason on his side, is haughtily dictating terms to the nations of Christendom. Why, such is our diplomatic abasement, that our Cabinet is at this moment an object of ridicule to the Neapolitans ! Such is the suddenness and depth of our political de gradation, that as a nation we are caricatured about the streets of Constantinople. Scarcely can it be wondered, indeed, after all this, that the Turks are learning to despise the English almost as intensely as they abhor the Russians. Remember—for all which—we have to thank the Earl of ABERDEEN'S Government ! We have received many communications re specting the contemplated decimal coinage, which naturally excites considerable interest in the public mind at the present moment. The univer sal impression is in favour of a change and the in troduction of a more rational system, one more in accordance with those of other nations than that at present in operation. A great majority of our correspondents concur in the opinion to which we have given expression, as to the vast importance of preserving the value of the " penny " without alteration, to which object every effort should be directed. One to whose letter we gave insertion on Tuesday very justly remarks that " pounds are grown from pennies," and thus in the most com pendious form places the matter upon the true foundation by a few words. All the difficulties at tached to the alteration—some few of which are shadowed forth in the report of the Select Com mittee—all the inconveniences that must arise during the state of transition, will be occasioned by the abolition of the " penny," and the substi tution of the " five-rail piece," ten of which only will be given in exchange for the shilling. It is generally acknowledged that such a change must occasion serious inconvenience to the working classes ; an inconvenience in which the middle classes—all, in fact, who purchase goods by retai —must participate. We cannot forget that the butcher, the baker, the milkman, the grocer, the different tradesmen, in fact, who supply the daily wants of families of the middle and less wealthy classes, dispose of their goods in terms of pence. The leg or shoulder of mutton, or piece of beef, is sold at so many pence per pound, and the purchaser of a single joint has also to pay for the odd number of ounces, which inco are me, invariably charged at a higher rate in proportion than the pound. This simple fact, which mus t b e familiar to every man of at once indicates the nature of the loss th at must be sustained. To each of these tradesmen e must be contented to pay a num ber mil„ cha rge d , exceeding u oldonthei the value in pence for merlyasutt.ld. we greatly fear that the result will be the substitution of the " five piece" for the penny of the system, practically transactions— that a loss is to say o of twenty per cent ail .small entire dealin g s of the wo rking population. anpdresewnet regretprices are sufficiently onerou s , earn i 11 to say that th ere is too much discontent abroad am ongst those wh o daily bread by their daily labour to induce their to afford an additional well-founded cause of Com plaint on trivia l or insufficient grounds. If the ey change is to occasion losses to any parties th s e d neth entriesin nothing should be encountered by those for whose especial The poor mall w h o benefit it is to be adopted. ianecoluedngtse,rswloior h d a a s y n_ bo o c o o k m s p , l e i a c r a e t to keepsmake no , about, and will bene fit nothin g by, the imp Granted that the sy stem is exceedingly arovembseinirtd . tne nation andn c b o y n v w e e c t it a rilsd that it a i i s nt d a i i s n g e r d acif s u t l ii t i o , the , artisan or operative w ho has become acilclisitsomcaeld to the existing coinage , and has made a . culations therein, who know s nothing of deci mals, and considers himself fortunate if lie has a tolerable facility of reading and writing, and a smattering of the primary rules of arith metic, can not in any way profit by the alteration. The whole burden should not be suffered to rest COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 13. The woods near Balmoral were driven for deer yes terday. Her Majesty and the Princess Royal drove in an open carriage, attended by the Hon. Mary Bulteel, to meet his Royal Highness and the party returning from shooting. The dinner party yesterday included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, Count Alexander Mensdorf, and Lady Augusta Bruce. MAIIRIAGB IN - HIGH LlFE.—Yesterday morning were married, at St. George's, Hanover-square, by special licence, Captain Francis Augustus Plunkett Burton, of the Coldstream Guards, only son of Rear-Admiral Ry der Burton and the Hon. Mrs. Ryder Burton, to Sarah Charlotte Elizabeth S. Erle-Drax, daughter of J. S. W. S. Erle-Drax, Esq., M.P., of Charborough-park, Dor setshire, and Mrs. Erle-Drax, whose father, Richard Grosvenor, was nephew of the first Earl Grosvenor. After the ceremony the happy pair left town for Kent, and from thence proceed on a Continental trip. The Earl Granville, Lord President, on closing his attendance on the Queen at Balmoral Palace at the end of the week, when his lordship will be succeeded by Lord Palmerston, will proceed on a tour of visits in the Highlands, having, we presume, received an invitation to join the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland's parties at Dunrobin Castle ; the noble earl, on returning to Lon don, intends, with the countess, to make a brief conti nental tour. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and the Duchess-Dowager of Cambridge were expected to leave the Marquis of Breadalbane's,_„Taymouth Castle, yesterday, en route to the south. His Excellency Lord and Lady Cowley are giving a series of dinner parties at their pretty villa at Chantilly; his lordship occasionally returning to the Embassy to receive dispatches from Lord Clarendon, and to transact diplomatic business with the French Minister for Foreign Affairs. His Excellency the Russian Minister and the Ba roness Brunow have arrived at the residence of the Embassy, in Chesham•place. It is rather strange that neither the Russian nor the Turkish representative in England is a native of the country from which he is accredited. THE TURKISH EMBASSY.—His Excellency the Turkish Minister and Madame Musurus are at present staying at the Bedford Hotel, Brighton. THE GOVERNORSHIP OF THE BAHAMAS.—It is re ported in political circles that this post is eagerly desired by upwards of a dozen members of Parliament. The office is the first of importance which has fallen to the disposal of the Duke of Newcastle. GOVERNORSHIPS OF MADRAS AND BOMBAY.—Yes terday a Court of Directors was held at the East India house, when James Thomason, Esq., at present Lieu tenant-Governor of the North-West Provinces, was appointed Governor of Madras ; and the Right Hon. Lord Elphinstone, G.C.H., Governor of Bombay. SHOCKING ACCIDENT AND TRUE BENEVOLENCE.—This morning, at about a quarter to eleven o'clock, as Dr. Parkes, of No. 31, Great Marlborough-street, was pro ceeding in his carriage through Drury-lane, one of the horses, a spirited young animal, becoming restive, plunged most violently, and while a man, a carpenter, named Howard, was in the act of crossing the road, be was knocked down by the horses, by which, beside other injuries, he sustained a serious dislocation of the right shoulder. Dr. Parkes immediately alighted and attended to the injured man. Refixing in its place the dislocated shoulder, and giving the poor man a sovereign, he conveyed him home to his lodgings in his carriage, when he desired that every comfort should be at his expense provided him, and left, promising to continue to visit and prescribe for him till he quite recovered. _ _ „ ..,_ ..._ THE LATE ACCIDENT TO THE LORD MATOR.—Yester day the Lord Mayor, for the first time since the collision at the Hornsey station of the London and Great North ern Railway, took his seat on the bench. His lordship appears to have suffered more severely than was sup posed, the middle part of the bridge of the nose having been so severely injured, that his medical attendant thought it advisable to truss it up. The cartilage of the nose is not broken, but respiration from that organ still continues difficult, and accompanied by pain. The Lord Mayor describes the accident as one of a most fearful character, but, as is known, the first thing he felt was his being thrown foremost in the carriage at the time of the collision ; he also felt a severe wound on the leg, which he considered of no importance, although blood flowed copiously from it. The surgeon, however, thought otherwise, and after a little time he found he could not stand. FALLING BUILDINGS. —Yesterday morning the pre mises, 18 and 19, Ludgate-hill, in the respective occu pations of Mr. Croft. corsetmaker, and Mr. Bond, fur rier, were discovered to be in a state of instability. The dwellings stand on either side of the narrow thorough fare called St. Martin's-court, leading from Ludgate-hill to the Broadway, the walls fronting which bulged con siderably, and presented a threatening appearance. It was deemed advisable at once to shore up the premises last evenings. This was securely effected, and all fu r th er cause o f a pp re hension removed. Last evening a considerabl e p or ti on of the back part of the premises The o s police e.l t a a p t p once ears of Mess rs . Y arro ll an d H a ll am , t a il or s, 21, Fleet-street, fell ld e r i a n b - ly , The and front several of o t f h e t he building large s bulged guare 8 out of glassco n cracked, g i v i ng - s unmistakeable,dopted the symptoms building wouldif some precautio n were not a fall. the auctioneer, adjoining, stopped up the footway, and during the night workmen were busily engaged shoring up the ilu it have been pulled down for that the premi ses o f M r . S ou th ga t e , Yarroll and Hallam's artins supposed, has s h a k en M essrs . that the premise s . Yesterday aft ernoon it was discover e d rebuilding, which, premises of th e op ti c i an, i n Martin's-lane, s- ane, were in a d angerous -a a c n r d e, n th ea e r S y w t e . re at n ca tastrophe in the Strand thee shored u 1). Since the district su rveyors are all on the qui Dive. s L ta on te g , LONDON INFECTED.—On the 2d inst clared London and all p o rts on the Thames es Sweden de at its mouth, in fected, and all p o rts between , (::ir situate the mouth of the Thames and the Tweed suspected. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISII CORN For the Week ended Sept. 15, 18M, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Walni per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. 'BARLEY.' OATS. I 1 BYE. BEANS. PEAS. 548 9a 31s 31 I 21a lld 33s 6d I 415 31 37s 8d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. 1 BARLEY. OATS. RYE. BEANS. PEAS. 1 1 I bls lid 30s Id 22s Od I 348 5d 4ls id I 36s 7d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I I BARLEY. OATS. I RYE. BEANS. I PEAS. Is Od Is Od is Od is Od Is Od Is O 1 QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. wheat, 104,937 ; Barley, 2,557 ; Oats, 7,880 ; Rye, 709 ; Beaus 1,574; Peas, 605 quarters. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 5/ Os ; clover, ditto, 3/ lOs to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 84 to 1/ 16s per load. A fair average supply, and a moderate demand. CIIMBERLAND.-31eadow hay, 2/ 15s to Si 5s ; clover, ditto, 3/ lOs to 6/ Os; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s per load. Trade rather dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 5/ Os ; clover, ditto, 3/ lOs to 6/ 6s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 15s per load. Supply good, and trade rather firm. MEAT MARKETS NEWPATE AND LEADENHALL.—A fair average busi ness was transacted to-day, at full quotations :—Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, SEPT. 14.—The supplies of fat stock being on the increase, the general demand was in a sluggish state to-day, and prices had a downward tendency. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 4s &1; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, SEPT. 14.—The general demand ruled dull at this market to-day, at the following quotations : Beef, from 3s Otl to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 2d ; Teal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3e 4d to 4s 441 per 81bs. Quarter old store pigs, 20s to 26s each. STRAND TIIEATRE. This neat little theatre re-opened for the season on Monday last. It is still under the management of Mr. F. W. Allcroft, the lessee, and the same class of enter tainments which were so successful during the preceding season, is continued. The company is somewhat small, but two artistes on the roll present a host in themselves, and are sufficient to draw a goodly audience, taking the size of the house into account. These are, Miss Marshall, from the Lyceum and Princess's Theatres—a very pretty actress and a general favourite with the public ; and Mr. J. W. Sharp, who holds no insignifi cant place, in the eyes of Londoners, among the vocalists who delight in the comic strain. The performances during the present week consist of Captain Charlotte, Rinks the Bagman, An Unprotected Female, the travestie of Othello, and an excellent ballet, in which Maddle. Palser takes the principal part. As " Captain Char lotte," Miss Marshall displayed much vivacity and dra matic skill, and Mr. Sharp made the character of " Binks" as comical and amusing as it is capable to do. On the whole, there is no place where an evening can be spent more agreeably just now in the metropolis than at the Strand Theatre. THE TOMB OF THE LATE DUKE OF WELLINGTON IN ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.—During the last few days several men have been at work in preparing the space in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral for the sarcophagus or tomb which is to receive the mortal remains of the illustrious hero. At present, the coffin remains in the same spot it was lowered into at the funeral ceremony, on the 18th of November last, but it is expected that early next week the tomb will be finished, and closed for ever. ACCIDENT TO SIR EDWARD COLEBROOKE, BART. — Sir Edward met with a serious accident on Saturday, his gun having gone off while he was in the act of load ing it, shattering his right hand so severely as to render amputation necessary ; is now doing well. THE CHOBHAM CAMP AT THE TOWER OF LONDON.— Since the breaking up of the camp at Chobham, the tents, mattresses, &c., have been sent to the Tower to be returned into store for the ensuing encampment next year. The Guards have struck a regular encamp ment round the dry ditch of the Tower, so as to thoroughly dry the tents previous to being placed in store. THE NEW DECIMAL COINAGE.—During the last week the employes at the Royal Mint, Tower-hill, have been actively at' work in striking off the new decimal silver coinage, which, it was stated yesterday, will be issued for public circulation as a currency of the realm at the commencement of the next year, as they are stamped 1854, when the present old silver coinage will be called in. The sovereigns, half-sovereigns, and florins, or tenth of a sovereign, will remain without any alteration. THE HACKNEY CARRIAGE FARE TABLES.—III conse quence of the Commissioners of Police issuing peremp tory orders to summon the proprietors and drivers of all hackney carriages found plying for hire unprovided with the approved fare tables ordered by the commis sioners to be adopted so far back as the 22d of August last, these have begun generally to make their appear ance. The plates are eight inches by six ; the ground colour being a deep brown, and the letters of gold. In the Hansom cabs they are placed in the inside of the vehicle, on the off side, close to the roof, and near the front glass blind, and clear of the same when drawn up; out, on the off side of the back panel. In Clarence and other cabs, inside, in the centre of the off door, imme diately under the window ; and outside, on the back panel, in the centre, close to the roof. The table gives a concise statement of the charge to be made by distance and by time, for extra passengers, waiting, and luggage. It has received the sanction of the law officers of the Crown, and may be taken as a just interpretation of the provisions of the New Hackney Carriage Act. FOREIGN GOODS—BONDING PRIVILEGES.—The Com missioners of Customs have directed their principal officers at the several ports throughout the kingdom to be referred to the Consolidation Act, 16 and 17 Vic., cap. 107, with instructions to call upon the proprietot of the warehouses at their respective port (not being warehouses of special security, or for which general bond has already been given) forthwith to enter into security as required by the 11th section of the act, and in order to avoid delay, and to facilitate the carrying ont of this regulation, the commissioners have authorised them, on their being satisfied of the sufficiency of the sureties named, to allow the bonds to be perfected, subject to the board's final approval. A new form of bond, which has been approved for the purpose, has been forwarded to the several ports for their information, with instructions to transmit, for the board's approval, the bonds as exe cuted. accompanied by a certificate of the sufficiency of the sureties. The officers have, at the same time, been acquainted that should any unavoidable obstacle occur in perfecting the bond, they are not to refuse the ware housing of the goods, but are to allow them to be de posited temporarily in any approved premises, reporting their proceedings to the board in each case. ACCIDENT THROUGH MlSTAKE.—Yesterday morning, between seven and eight o'clock, a man named Campion was conveyed to King's College Hospital, under the most serious apprehensions of not long surviving. He had, it appeared, been at the residence of Mr. Hicks, a druggist, in Drury-lane, where he remained last evening, but, during the night, from having drank rather freely, he awoke thirsty, and proceeding down to the sh_2j), drank off a quantity of laudanum by mistake. The patient was kept walking up and down the hospital yard , and serious apprehensions are entertained as to his re , covert'. 5, 185 3. TEST F$ n " 4 , • • FRANCE. The Ocean Squadron, which has just entered the port of Cherbourg, consists of the Hercule, of 100 guns, the Duguescelin, the steam and sailing vessel Jean Bart, of 90 guns, the steam-frigate Caffarelli, the steam and sailing frigate Pomone, of 40 guns, and the steam corvettes Roland and Infe"nal. To these ought to be added the steam and sailing ves sel Austerlitz, of 100 guns. These vessels form the first division of the squadron. Vice-Admiral Bruat, the commander, was expected by the 15th inst. The Emperor came to Paris on Tuesday, and visited the works going out in the Quartier Latin, and particularly the opening of the Rue des Ecoles. The accounts from St. Petersburgh are expected to reach Paris this day (Thursday). The Moniteur says :—" By imperial decree of the 12th of this month, signed on the proposition of his Excellency the Minister of War, a certain number of localities in Algeria, heretofore classed in the military territory, have been placed under the civil regime. This decree gives satisfaction to important interests and legitimate wants :—" The measure in question consists in increasing the de partments of Oran and Constantina, and in en larging the limits of certain arrondissements in them." The Minister of Agriculture, Commerce, and Public Works has, in execution of Art. 5 of the decree of the 18th October, 1852, nominated a commission, consisting of eight eminent function aries, presided over by M. Heurtier, Councilor of State, Director-General of Agriculture and Com merce, to give their opinion on all questions relative to the management and surveillance of societies of Credit Fonder. A telegraphic dispatch from Marseilles says : " In consequence of the uneasiness felt in the trade relative to the Eastern question, the price of wheat has risen 2fr. 50c. per hectolitre." The Siecle announces that the system of head tickets which was employed in 1846 is to be again used in Paris for the second fortnight of September, and that, consequently, henceforward the price of bread will follow the official quotation of flour in the corn market, as was practised before the Ist of September. This decision, it states, was come to on Tuesday at St. Cloud, where the members of the municipal commission of Paris were convoked extraordinarily. The warlike tone of the leading article in the Constitutionnel of yesterday, together with the re ceipt of a private telegraphic dispatch from Mar seilles announcing a rise of 21f. the hectolitre in the price of wheat, produced a panic amongst the spe culators at the Bourse yesterday. The Three per Cents., which opened at 76f. 25c., fell to 76f. Large purchases were made at the latter price, and they rose to 76f. 60c., at which they closed for the end of the month. The Four-aud-a-Half per Cents. closed at 100 f. 30c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,205 f. ; Rouen, 1,030 f. ; Havre, 502 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 855 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 905 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 910 f.; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 750 f. ; Western of France, 730 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 600 f. ; Great Central, 515 f. ; Lyons to Geneva, 515 f. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 760 f. After the closing of the Bourse the Three per Cents. rose to 77. 60c. out of doors, and are now at 77f. 10c. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. A private telegraphic dispatch from Vienna, dated yesterday, has been received in Paris ; it is to this effect :—"The Russian Cabinet has definitely refused to accept the modifications demanded by . the Purte. A new memorandum from Russia is ex pected." If the words "a new memorandum from. Russia is expected" be not an interpolation or ad dition made here, the dispatch would show that the period of negotiation is not over, and that there is no reason to suppose that hostilities are instantly to commence between Russia and Turkey, unless indeed Omer Pasha's army has followed the impulse of enthusiasm, and disregarded everything except the desire to attack the Russians. Indeed a rumour to that effect is current, though in all probability it is incorrect. The story goes that Omer Pasha, un able to restrain his men, was forced to lead them on to combat ; that the Danube was crossed ; that an engagement ensued, in which the Russians, at first, had the worst of it, but after five days' fight ing had got the upper hand ; and that at last an armistice was concluded. The Cologne Gazette under date of Constanti nople Ist inst., says :—" Mehemed Pacha, the new Governor of Adrianople, having arrived in th-it city, summoned to him the notabilities of all reli gions, and addressing himself in the first place to the Rayahs, said—' I hava to explain to yon the confidence with which you inspire the Government,' and he afterwards said to the Mussulmans, ' I refer you to the precepts of your religion which say that the life of the Rayahs is yours, their property yours, and their honour yours. If, therefore, a hair falls from the head of a Rayah, if he loses a pin, if he has suffered from a word or a gesture, we should have to render an account of it before God.' Then turning towards the Ulemas, he con tinued—' You, doctors of the law, say whether such are not the commands of our law, and the precepts of our religion.' Yes,' replied they unanimously. Thus,' continued the Mehemed, our duty is to love and to protect the Rayahs. Our creed is dif ferent; but if in obeying the law we pray in the mos que, the Christians in the church, and the Jews in the eynagogue, we are not the less all the faithful subjects of the Sultan ; we are therefore brothers, and we ought to love each other as such.' " The Press of Vienna states that a very active correspondence is being carried on on the subject of Servia, between Prince Gortschakoff and the Divan. "A courier, sent by the General to Reschid Pacha, had been," says a correspondent of the Press, "intercepted by the Turkish advanced posts, and conducted to the camp of Omer Pacha. He afterwards proceeded, and had for some dis• tance a military escort. When near Varna, he narrowly escaped being murdered by a troop of fanatic soldiers." A letter from Constantinople, of the Ist, an nounces the arrival there, from Odessa, of M. Argyropulo, the first dragoman of the late Russian Embassy in the Turkish capital. The return of M. Argyropulo caused considerable sensation. On the day of his arrival he visited the Turkish Mi nister, and afterwards went to Bujukdere, where he had a long interview with the French Ambas sador, who is stated to have immediately ordered the Egyptus steamer, which was about to leave the port, to wait for new and important dispatches to his Government. Another letter of the same date states that, on the night of the 30th, a paper, exciting the Turks to war, was posted up in several parts of the city. On the following morning it was torn down by the police. Further news from Constantinople of the same date say :—The levy of 80,000 men of the second class of the militia continues with great activity, and large detachments of recruits are on their march to join the army of the Danube. Orders have been issued for the formation of a reserved corps at Adrianople, under the orders of Mehemet Ruchdi Pasha, chief of the Imperial Guard. On the 30th of August the Sultan held a review of the Egyptian troops. The members of the French embassy were present. On the special demand of the representatives of the foreign Powers, the Sultan has adjourned the publication of his manifesto, in which he appeals in the most bellicose language to the nation. The manifesto is, in fact, really and truly a declaration of war. Lord Carlisle has left Constantinople for Bagdad. It is known that the Porte has expressed a de sire that the four Powers should guarantee that Russia shall not be allowed at any future time to take an improper advantage of the concessions that may be made to her in the settlement of the Eastern question. The Weser Gazette states that the Cabinet of Vienna has refused to be a party to any guarantee of this kind. The Presse of Vienna has the following from Bu charest, 4th inst. :—" We have had a grand review of troops, at which the Hospodar Prince Stir Bey was invited to be present, but he excused himself on the plea of indisposition. Prince ,Gortschakoff passed the review, and afterwards issued an order of the day in which he praised the conduct of the troops, and called on them to persevere in their oaths of fidelity towards the Emperor. Tilenourde ssi r a of the day concluded with these words : is called on to annihilate Paganism, a would stop her in that sacred mission will whoever Lon; b r , laivne nihilated like the Pagans th emse l ves. the Czar and the God of the Russians."' tßucharest on the Some agitation was ca use i_sh merchant who 2d inst. by the arres t of T d urk as suspected of bein py. lie turned out to w g a d S had on him some papers be a converted G reek, a" t r of a compro m ising chatrtac e. d d 27th ult., stat es that t e new gov j K The Augsburg Gaze e,un er ateo n f er Sm l y s ma il , h er Doha had offered to the noted bandit Jani a porfe f 2 e s s / s . i e s n t e . rli j n a g n a i c n e i n o; in tl te i d f e l he wouldtersdsc renounce n Pe condition that the consuls would gi ve him their guaranteee. The French consul indignantly re j'ec t e d the proposition, and Jani embar k ed in a small Greek vessel. A steamer has been dispatched in pursuit of him. Both the Ost. Deutsche Post and Wanderer have letters of the Ist from C o nstantinople. A few days after Redschid Pasha had sent off the modified note to Vienna, M. de la Cour made another attempt to induce the Porte to re consider the matter, but in vain. As Lord Stratford had pint lieve that the same harmony no longer exist ed between the French and English Cabinets. The Russian party at Constantinople speaks of a pro bable change in the Turkish Cabinet, with Riza Pasha, the ex-Minister of War, instead of Mehemet Ali Pasha, the present Seraskier, who has incurred the displeasure of Russia in a higher degree than any of his colleagues. In Crajova, close to the Bul garian fr)ntiers, the Russian; 1 posted AO men. A regular Commissariat has been estab lished in Bucharest, which was never before the case when the Russians occupied the PrinelPal lities. All the Russian steam-frigates got up their steam on the Ist, but it was not known what WO intended. ITALY. Oa the 29th August Monsignor Rossi, the Pa 'Pa l Delegate at Ravenna, arrived at the capital as a fugitive, an attempt having been made on his life., The trigger of a loaded pistol, which was poillt e . at him, was pulled, but fortunately the cap a no. explode. On the 30th the Delegate was adnaitte.od to the presence of his Holiness, who gave him understand that his own harsh behaviour was Wl' principal cause of the discontent which prevail in the province. The Governatore of Terni has been put to death by the people. The corre spondent of the Augsburg Gazette, at Rome, viritt that the unfortunate man is reported to have eel,: that when there was no more flour the p e°P ,' might eat straw. The account given of his cleat?! is, that four persons having tossed him out of 'WU window into the street, the people ill-treated and stuffed his mouth with straw. Eight ear"l - who came to his assistance, were more or lei seriously wounded, and obliged to seek safetylll flight. A strong detachment of soldiers had be e sent from Rome to Terni, to restore order. Are cording to a correspondent of the Journ al Frunkfort, the conspirators at Rome did not,. had been stated, intend to blow up the Ces lll° ,, frequented by the French officers, and during w,'" disorder to assassinate the Pope and the Cardinal but simply to seduce the French soldiers from thei duty. Among the leading men arrested are Doe Raffaelle, a priest, the brothers Segnali, and the engineer Rumili, among whose papers was WI the plan of the projected insurrection. AUSTRIA. We have already announced the discovery of til : long lost regalia of Hungary. A letter from Vien n e states that the Crown of St. Stephen, with th d globe and cross, are uninjured, as well as the swot_ and sceptre. These articles are to be removed to Vienna under military escort. According to a judgment recently delivered. by the Superior Tribunal of Vienna in a civil tr the Jews, who, in certain parts of the Aus trian monarchy, could not, before the revolution of 1: possess landed property, are now authorised to par' chase it. SPAIN. eat From Madrid, Sept. 9, we learn that a g r number of personages of distinction intended ale to Seville to pay their respects to Queen 1 0 Amelie on her arrival, and the Queen propose d send some high officers of her household to collgi v tulate her Majesty. ccg. A telegraphic dispatch from Madrid says Doral has tendered his resignation, which has uv e e d accepted. The Minister of Public Works is cha r g ed ad interim. with the Ministry of the Marine." GERMANY. The official Gazette of Berlin publishes a de re : authorising the establishment of a railroad fr° Cologne to Crefeld, through Reuss, with a bra line connecting it with the line from Aix-la -Cl/ pelle to Dusseldorf. HOLLAND. The session of the States General of Hollancl i t closed on the 10th. The Minister of the IIlteh" made the following speech:— "Gentlemen—The King has charged me to close to present session of the States General. The Or o which has just terminated was important. It wi'trf cupy an interesting page in the history of the col lo it , You have, gentlemen, supported the Government efforts to consolidate order and tranquillity. The " - no t invoked your co-operation, and that confidence lo s , the been frustrated. You have examined and discusse d it, Government measure with all the seriousness whil r y object demanded, and with that calmness and tiwueei tion which might have been expected from the represo tatives of the Dutch people. The fruits of this cononho accord will be soon apparent, an d the law Whi° l3 l , - " l , been accepted thi s sess i on, un d erstoo d i n its relit s ,," O " D e fication and executed in a liberal sense, will, we, o 0 tend to favour union i n th e St ate, without virllff; one can expect eithe r a b e tt er f uture, or national riva perity. In the na me o f the King, the 0 esen t ses of the States General i s closed." AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL NEO • The accounts received this week from the - A tralian colonies, by the Kent, Marco Polo, " P or other vessels, although not of later date thall i , t ° o previous advices, nevertheless supply some 'to additional information of interest regarding the general state of affairs. Sydney appears to b e lir colony least affected by the extrao r dinary r e° in tion which the discovery of gold has procluelya the tone of society, but sufficient evidence is aff o k i e p to establish the fact that in this respect the he d acquisition of so great an amount of gold has op a most deteriorating effect. The trade of the ity lony, however, has necessarily wonderfug Ar ed creased, and while the upper classes have su to, much, the labouring population has, in all re s r - e rs greatly improved in position. The Sydney P:r o th contain an abstract of the revenue of New '° jri Wales for the first quarter of the present Yea r ,',lo- order to show the relative position of the two ' in 0 nies, in regard to public finances, we suhtive comparison of the amounts with those of the nue of Victoria for the same quarter Vict°#: N.S. Wales. Total ordinary revenue .E123,683 4 09 851 Import duties 85,051 'B4l Gold licenses Land sales Melbourne has rapidly increased in size, tecl iri trade of Hobson's Bay proportionately aav a— , importance. The attention of his Excelle n at Governor had been called to the great sv. `tl d proper dock and wharf accommodation', 0 the expediency of forming a patent s li P ot ir• Williamstown, or elsewhere. The labour ket had been better supplied, but theref plenty of employment for all classes bourers, but shopmen and clerks, it stL u tes phatically declared, are not wanted. The , 7 9 itholl t wages continued high. Married couple s 100l' family, were obtaining, exclusive of rations 0,3:- per annum. Ploughmen and general farsuor vants were those most in demand. The ° lt s, a ril tion of imported goods continued enorm ous ' de' de. rates very high. Timber was in very acts mand at fully previous rates, and both briibotigh slates met with an immediate sale ; and no,rget the arrivals of both boots and shoes wberedeorir the demand was unsatisfied, whilst evell ue Pop tv tion of winter goods found instant sale. -1-Idoicle_ lation was increasing rapidly. Th e ro grea s accounts report agricultural affairs to Wee nearlY ing more satisfactorily, but the mines .:I_,‘ deserted. The Adelaide Register says by the standard price of gold at Adelaide i s fixed to fine , nye ! banks at 31. 12s. 9d. per ounce of 22_ c cf c c on ;11 based upon a par rate of exchang e on as the exchange is now 1 per cent. P sta ndals; follows that 3/. 13s. 6 d. is th e price 0 1 , or g olu f gold, or equal to 31. 16s. 10d. per ounces; erg ° ° of 23 carats fine, which is the usual Victoria R AILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. Trt l , , ,ffi e LONDON, D r e e l ultufroGrHtTheeN, weekA N D ending SOUT H e p t O . A i Sk i ft: 4 l :7 3 1853 ................................................. 8 CoxTesponding week last year .................... _11 , A 4 7, Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 ...... / 3 0 Total of the half-year to this date, 1852 ...... 10Dov' turn PT, THE GREAT NORTHERN R AILWA Y.--Traff° 7 l. s e oa 13 A the week ending Sept. 4, 1853 ................... 19 . Corresponding week last year .................... I; s Trs ° ilio re' LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAr• - 6 7 04 12 / 9 turn for the week ending Sept. 11, 1853- IA :03 8 17 Corresponding week last year ..................... for 0 retar n a 405 1 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.--Tral the week ending Sept. 11, 1853 .............. ‘ , 5 0 12 Corresponding week last year ..................... 3 IncreaseNA GLASGOW ~urn for the week ending Sept. 10, 1853 ......• £ 4AO I Corresponding week last year ..................... 90 l' Increase in 1853.............................. 21,4 too _Traffic r e WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAILWAY .. i3B B 8 / for the week ending Sept. 10 (29 miles) ........ 8 0 Corresponding week last year ( 13 m iles) .......•• . LA ------- THE LAND TAX.- —lt is provided by an act of tne u---, l sessi on , th a t f rom and after its p assing on the 20th ioh it shall h e l aw ful for the Comm issioners of the IsTat.nto Debt, from time to time , t o la y out the moneys arisi from the redemption or pu rchase of the land tax, iock° n t he i . purchase and cancelling of an y Parliamentary st 1„ annuities chargeable up on or payable ou t of the cons° ' dated fund of the United Kingdom. an d THE LATE MR. JOSEPH TRAIN• bestowed a pension of 501. per annum on the vvidovv daughter of the late Mr. Joseph Train, of Castle Dough who deserved so well of his country by his antiquar°4 researches and literary works. —The Queen a ~-~-~' Ziff 0 42. A 43. E 44. E 45. T 4 6. .A 4 7. T 48. c 2. tr, 3 • GE In they befo cr ew valu the of ti Will alas it is tau