The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-24 00:00:00

...me 11% FRENCH EMPIRE. t he French papers of yesterday had not arrived Tel 11 We went to FAss, but by the Submarine apo e ,,g r a, Ph we learn that M. Auguste Heurtier, thr : til ed on a-, commercial mission in China and Al a ' a stern provinces, is to sail immediately for eao in the st eam - corve tt e Colbert. tfs Pages D u p on t, e ditor of the Union, M. y„: l . 11.41 d, and Messrs. Lowenfeld, Hartmann, and Cenne, correspondents of the German press, have L'en, liberated with a simple caution. te The 14 — l ldget for 1854 will be brought before the tive Assembly early in March. 4 1-I,le Moniteur of yesterday announces that M. de Stan ear is app o i n t e d Mi n i s t er o f F r ance in Con tin.ople, and M. de Bourqueney in Vienna. decree in yesterday morning's Moniteur no 1041e Director M. Fremy, Councillor of State, to the post ala julrector General of the Interior. He will con -1,„.„11,__(3 to be attached to the section of public agriculture and commerce. By another h cr ee, dated Tuesday, M. Henri Chevreau is ap pointed Councillor of State. iv die funds were steadier yesterday than for a c ee k Past. A fall of 5 centimes on the Three per th e . l its• was compensated by an equal advance on 90 e P i , enr-ancl-a-Half, the latter closing at.losf. B f • i ler cash, and the Threes at 80f. 60c. Bank the declined 5f , closing at 2,80 f. ; and, with e exception of . a few sales of Northern and of L Y?ns shares, Railway Stock seemed to-day to be tr ite neglected, and prices unaltered for want of s actions. The uneasy sensation previous l y noticed respecti ng a ff a i rs in the East of Europ 1, „ e is ne Means abated. AUSTRIA. 'The German paperis state that a rising was an ti Tate& ill Pesth Ind fears were,entertamed of a outbreak.' The police in Pesth had ar t, 20' tr ave ll ers i n th e Hotel d'Angleterre. garrison was under arms, and ready to act at a .,° l [!Pnt's notice. 5 ,,,!7. 4 ,er5, 116 froin Vienna; of the 19th, state that the (lii e 4iNl:#ternpted. the life of the Emperor r anit 6:at lid A: no' accomplices, and that he fora Tong time entertained the idea of killing Wy,' Peiet. igkatiiVienna that the Austrian e f t v ,Crnment propOsed confiscating all the property . t he Lombard emigres suspected of favouring the 3110atemovement. The property is estimated at ~Inillions of francs, or 12 millions sterling. t r 'lle Journal des Debats says that as soon as the eti heard the Count de Leiningen's proposition f oi ? •u'rench. and English Ambassadors were sent Fuad and several conferences had been held with Effendi. It was reported in Vienna, on the 21st, that the anent liettle th e of the differences between Austria and Porte had been proposed and was referred to prance Another Another report states that Count' Lein tia7,-"` "ad given the Divan five days to consider th - c onditions of Austria. That term expired on i ll Bth. Th e Di van h a d d eman d e d addition a l evu r c i, day s to consider, which was granted. An " 6 answer is expected. PRUSSIA. ''LLlotice has been published by the Minister of Works, to the traders of Stettin announcing o a,-v-iglish plate-iron employed for the building o f 7 1 1 2 's is to be admitted into the Baltic ports, free ah' ll tY, for the space of one year. The object of t 8 is to encourage the building of iron steamers Itt Stettin and Dantzic. There are no forges, it f o a ,Y„he observed, in Pomerania or East Prussia th,' - ute Manufacture of these plates. It is certain otj;" the Prussian GovArmnent will unite with the 11,., e ,r powers in addressing remonstrances to the z e - : 811 Government against the residence of es in England. ITALY. 1) 1 e 11 the sitti ng o f th e 'lBth i n st., the Chamber of puties o f ab lo Sardinia adopted the budget of war, the tinting to 29,957,593 f. It then commenced p ro eussion of the budget of foreign affairs, 3,6gted by the committee to be increased to Gov ''' 9sl . instead of 3,320,315 f., demanded by the er tunent. the telegrap hic dispatch from Tessin announces A arr ival in the canton en. masse of all those ban of e i `A L from Lombardy. The accounts from Milan. tu'C e llth state that the commandant had Far api tea the Tessinese to take their departure in the a ia e ci ci ,a l trains running for some days on the Milan 20th`-iainerlata line. AccoUnts,from Berne of the 'cvn. r ePort the continuance of the blockade ; salt prohibited. *hiBl4:3:.—calberti atten, General duty at Rome, and ra onti l l `t e- de - carnp, M. Desjardins, residing some B at Emu, in Savoy, having enrolled some 404 .7 ill the Pontifical, army, have just received ulu() to quit th e S ar di n i an , States within six • -says, SPAIN. There is no ; - hint new from Madrid. The Three Per Cents. were done on the 17th at 42. AMERICA. . c f 4 elltilMary of the following appeared in The Sun _y_esterday. BY th© screw steam - ship A n des, Hutchins coin wander, an d th e Royal mail steamer Africa) Ham -I..eu comm a nd er , we have advices from Nw New e York 0 - i e the 9th n st. The Andes sailed from the Bth, and arrived at 10 o' clock on Wednesday gut ; and the Africa sailed on the 9th, and arrived 42 o'clock on Wednesday morning. The Africa has brought 200,000 dols. in specie. The Africa passed the following vessels :--On the e ilth' at 3 p.m., a steamer, supp l o 3 s t e h, dtahte6Naia.mga a ~_. ` °110, 3 for N ew York ; on the rner, supposed the Alps, s t eame r, supposed the , hence for New Yor k ; Cambria, on. the 21st, at 2 p.m . .5 'arabria, hence for Halifax and Boston. Th e Califvast emigration tending glancing at the im • from the States to lißt a r .f ! a la may be appreciate d b left 1 2 ‘ l Passengers by the three steam -ships which I, th ew York on the sth of February, for the by els- The totals are as . follow :—Passengers by 4 . L ° - United States, to Aspinwall, 543 528 • Pas ; passengers lie Star of the West, to San Juan, 7 by the Georgia, to Aspinwall) 966 ; s 3. 1 1 -.Jut it is not by the number of passengers `one the commercial and other relations exist- Liag betweenbe California and the Atlantic States can Llyetstimated. The number of letters carried out h regular mail steamer, the Georgia, was no than 50 496 and the number of newspapers --)248. This immense mail required 1'77 bags to r aa ,, eellt a l.. ill it, and it w o u ld perhaps be under the h e ZZ,_ to . estimate the number of letters in the We ,est Passengers at 10,000. e learn from the Portland Advertiser of the Ist Ztallt) that the rails on the -whole line of the At ( I ll i a t , i , e ,, a)l .„(l St. Law r ence ra il ro ad, from Portland to "t Pond, the point of the junction with the 4,4,l'4WlVnee and the Atlantic Railroad, are laid, a that the locomotive has passed up to that point ll ae ba9m.k. The last rail was laid on the 29 th ult. New Orlea ns Delta, of the Ist instant, con tains a lett er from British Honduras, which con ,rra, t , ;a rePort that the State of Honduras had - vossession of the English settlement at Limas. ey h ave Sts appointed a commandant, and declared to of Honduras would, at all hazards and fiY sacrifice, continue to hold the territory. advices received from Kingston, Jamaica, .to it ea ,, 9 t lilt., br oug ht t o S avann ah by the British blo w — „ er Conway, it appears that, instead of being ste w u p previ ous t o th e 29th ult., the British fr igate Hi hfl er was lying safely at Port 03%1 on that da g ki l ' ate New Orleans papers confirm the telegraphic Ts , ) °rt of the seizure, by the Mexican authorities . at 44 13 i ce) of five Californians, who were returning ez i e -United States by the overland route through fr the , lee „.,• Five dollars in gold dust were taken om to p a Y, under the plea that they had neglected .01 1 4 - J export duty. The American consul, tele gr e ' ha d , protested against this outrage. Thethat d eta „,,Pa also reiterates the statement leadelit of the national guards, under the a fter r ' 4l P of Ccipn.el Rodriguez, had been captured ap F sev ere fig t, and execu t e d, for having con fl to take Possession of the city. New Orl eans we have some later and very 4:folt intelligence from Mexico. The citizens evel, ,ln eros, havin g d ec l are d i n f avour o f the 'h e ~:onists, succeed e d, a f ter a battle, in routing bauly veru ment troops. Th e w h o l e state of Ta !'he is now in posses s i on o f th e i nsurgen t s . /re s ie'ucan. Congres s h as grante d to the new 4 5 , b„, ll t, Cevalos, the extraordi nar y p owers as k e d „, refused to President Arista. t at th aYs later advices from Havannah announce tliat fi re at Card enas l asted for two days, and e a mount of p ro p er t y d estroyed was much t hau at first a nti c i pated. Int 6 co at i n t e lli gence i s again without m e 4 e rate of exc h ange was rather less t• Th -ing to th e number of cotton bills still press tpee• 11 the market, and hence only 40,000/. of ou eY been brought by the present steamer. slightly increased demand, and the erknie-kkiPtrrakilieaultil satletahinoi.isghihpsteady, was less buoyant. company was in course of eip4nization, a luaree u • md two new banks were likewise ..3t N .. cu lg tin Wall-street—one to be called the e ait ther - L'amk, with a capital of 100,0001., and Aa r °f Commonwealth, with a tihseo , l3 oo a o l / 14 . of the 4tilr % 1O c t? -1-.°4l 'r—The annexed particulars re-, tea leau affairfs are extracted_ THE SUN, LO `DON, THURSDAY EVE3JING, FEBRITAILY , 24, 185 a • . • from the circular of Messrs. Cammann. and Co., of New York, received by the Africa, and dated the Bth inst. : Erie Railroad Securities, which had rather a down ward tendency, are again firmer, in consequence of the announcement of the negotiation of a new 7 per cent. mortgage loan, redeemable in 30 years. The price at which the sale was effected has not transpired. This will make the total liabilities of the company $30,000,000, as follows :—First mortgag e, due in 1868, $3,000,000 ; second do., do. 1869, $ 4 , 000 , 000 ; third do., do (new loan), $3000,000 ; Income Bonds, due in 1855, $3,000,000 ; Convertible loan, due in 1862, $3,500,000 ; do. do., do, 1871, $ 3 , 500,000 ; Certificate Debt, 1855, $500,00 ; capital stock, $9,500,000. It is stated that the new morgage authorises the issue of $10,000,000 of bonds, and that the proceeds of the recent sale are to be applied to the liquidation of the present floating debt, amounting to about $2,000,000, and to the laying of the second track, the construction of which is to be pushed forward with energy ; $4,000,000 are reserved for the payment of the second mortgage, due in 1859, and the remaining $3,000,000 will not be issued within twelve months. The receipts of the road for January were $304,151, being an increase of $132,710 upon those of the corresponding month of last year. The State of North Carolina advertises for proposal for $500,000 of 6 per cent. coupon bonds, redeemable Ist January, 1883, and payable in the city of New York. The bonds are ex empted from taxation, and issued to provide for the sub scription by the state to the North Carolina Railroad. In addition to the faith of the State, all her stock in the said railroad, and the dividends thereon are specially pledged for the redemption of these bonds. The bids are to be opened on the 31st of March next. Proposals are also invited, until Ist proximo, for a loan of $2,500,000 to the Parkersburg Railroad, on cotton bonds redeem able Ist of January, 1873, interest and principal payable in Baltimore ; $1,500,000 of these bonds are guaranteed by the city of Baltimore, and the remainder by the Bal timore and Ohio Railroad Company. Notice has been given by the treasurer of the state of Pennsylvania, that the past due 5 per cent. loans will be paid off on presen tation, and that interest thereon will, cease in 60 days from 26th ult." TRADE OF CANADA. A dispatch from Lord Elgin, which has just been printed, gives the latest statistics of the trade and re sources of Canada, and places the progress of the colony in a very favourable light. It appears that the total population during the ten years from 1841 to 1851, experienced an increase of more than 59 per cent., the numbers having advanced from 1,156,139 to 1,842,265, while among the free population of the United States the increase from 1840 to 1850, was only 37i per cent., It is from the rapid settlement of Upper Canada that this improvement has chiefly arisen. In 1791, the population of that province was 50,000, and at the commencement of last year it was 952,004, the increase during the past ten years having been about 1044 per cent. In Lower Canada the population is now 890,261, of whom 665,528 are of French origin. The imports into the colony during the year ending the sth of Janu ary, 1852, amounted to 4,404,4091., against 3,489,466/. in the preceding year. Of these the amount from Great Britain was 2,475,6431., or at the rate of about 1/. 6s. per head, the rate of British imports into the United States being about 16s. per head. At the same time the importations of United States' manufactures into Canada are very large, the totals in the instances of machinery and leather being greater than from this country, while in the cases of cotton, linen, silk, woollen, and iron manufactures, they are also considerable a circumstance believed to be attri butable to the better knowledge exercised by the United States' dealers with regard to the wants and tastes of the people. The exports of the colony for 1851 amounted to 2,663,9831., of which 1,245,9271. are classed as products of the forest, and 964,0971. as products of agriculture, the remainder being derived from fisheries, mines, manufactures, &c. The augmen tation in the estimates of the assessable property of the country, which for Upper Canada alone was fixed at 36,252,1781. in 1851, and at 37,695,9311. in 1852, keeps pace with what would be expected from all the other in dications of the growth of the colony, among which also are to be included the revenues from the public works, the Post-office, &c. Regarding these works and their contemplated extension, the debt incurred or to be incurred for their construction, and the existing re venues to meet the liabilities thus raised, the re port furnishes the following particulars :—The total cost of the public works of Canada, classed as pro ductive, up to Jan. 1 , 1852 , amounted to 2,834,2341., and the net revenue derived therefrom in 1851 was 48,2781. This is under 2 per cent., but the returns are progressively increasing. Among the most important works are the St. Lawrence and Welland Canals, which complete a continuous inland navigation to Chicago of 1,587 miles. The length of canal in this navigation is 684 miles, with 5501 feet in lockages, and vessels with from 350 to 400 tons' freight are capable of passing. In relation to the pecuniary responsibilities which the colony is now assuming in connexion with the great railway enterprises in progress within it the lines are described to The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway, 126 miles in length, running from the St. Law rence, opposite Montreal, and connecting with an American line through the State of Maine, to Portland, on the Atlantic ; 2, the Ontario, Simcoe, and Huron Railway, from Toronto to Lake Huron, 90 miles ; 3, the Great Western, from Hamilton to Windsor, 228 miles ; 4, the Quebec and Richmond, 100 miles ; 5, the trunk line from Toronto to Montreal, 380 miles ; and 6, the Quebec and Trois Pistoles line, on the route to the lower provinces, 160 miles. The aggregate length of these undertakings is 1,084 miles, and the advances made to them will be in conformity with the act of 1849, which provides that they are in no case to ex ceed one-half of the amount actually expended on the work, and that the whole property of the companies shall be liable for principal and interest. The present debt of Canada (of which 1,500,0001. is guaranteed by the British Government at 4 per cent.) is 3,659,1461., exclusive of the liabilities incurred for the new railways, which it is anticipated, under the conditions specified, will never entail any charge on the Treasury. The total expenditure in 1851 was 521,6441., comprising 183,7491. for interest on the debt, and 60,000/. for the sinking fund. On the other hand, the revenue was 692,2061., showing a surplus for the year of 170,5621. MR. P. C. RONEY. The following notice of the present position of Mr. P. C. Roney, in relation to the Chester and Holyhead Railway, appears in Saunders 's News Letter of this morn ing. The writer does only justice to a gentleman whose merits appear to be appreciated by every one, save those who have derived substantial advantage from his untiring energy and indomitable exertions : " Some six or eight months back we alluded to the sepa ration which we then thought would have taken place be tween Mr. Roney and the Chester and Holyhead Company, and took occasion at the time, in common with the whole of our contemporaries, metropolitan as well as provin cial, to state most distinctly the loss which that gentle man's services would be, not only to tho company—whose popularity he had so much raised during his then brief connexion with them—but also toithe commercial interests of Ireland generally. The press was never more unani mous than on this occasion—one and all concurring in the opinion that the policy of the company in endeavouring to dispense with Mr. Honey was a most suicidal ono, and deeply to be regretted. " Shortly after this period we wore pleased to find that an arrangement was likely to be agreed upon, by which Mr. Roney would still be retained by the sixteen compa nies who were interested in the through booking' system, and the full development of the Irish traffic ; but, we grounds,sub seqently learned, though we have never heard upon what grounds, that the above arrangement was not confirmed. That this was an oversight none can doubt. Of Mr. Roney's antecedents we know sufficient to enable us b to offer an opinion, and we most unhesitatingly say that, e the cause of the severance from the Chester and Holyhe the losers in the matter, and this we st ated at the first. His services were not, however, fortunately lost to I reland—to wit, his exertions in behalf of our Exhibition ; and from this fact, we had hoped to have found him still amongst us when.the end of our Industrial Palace had arrived. Such is, however, we regret to say, not to be the case, he having concluded an engagement which kes hi m out to Canada for three years and a half, in order ta to work up the , railway traffic of that colony. " Concerning his tourist traffic arrangements, and., in deed, his perfect system of through booking' generally, it was truly said by a contemporary that he did more in one year to cement a friendship between the two countries, and to raise friendly commercial relations between our manufacturers here and those on the other side of the Channel, than all our legislation did during the previo us half century,' and thereore we feel that his loss, though a general one, will be particularly felt by our commercial interests, which now especially so much need his guiding spirit. " Deeply regretting that we have lost so worthy and'able a citizen, it, however, affords us great pleasure to announce that Mr. Roney's position has been much improved by the change, and that he goes out to the Canadas with the full conviction and hope that before some distant day all Transatlantic communications must pass via Ireland—a consummation, it need not be stated, he is deeply inte rested, as an Irishman, in seeing carried out. " And, in conclusion, we would just say, that be his mission to the east, to the -west, to the north, or to tho south, we wish him a hearty God speed, and success to all his undertakings." ) THREATENING THE LIFE OF THE EMPEROR OP FRANCE. —TheMemorial of Aix states that a hosier of Marseilles, named Sauvan, was lately tried before the Correctional Tribunal of the former place for making a proposition for assassinating the Emperor. The charge was sup ported by the evidence of an Austrian political refugee, named Normanne, who is established at Marseilles as a teacher of music and languages, and who declared that, when in the shop of the prisoner, he said to him "Well, you ought to be satisfied ; the Empire is made, and business will prosper ; " to which Sauvan is said to have replied, Yes ;if it only depended on me, there should be no more an Empire than an Emperor. I have proposed to the democrats of Marseilles to set off for Paris, and kill Napoleon 111. I demanded 100,000 f., but they could only give me 40,000 f., and they then recommended me to go to Jersey, and g , et the sum completed by the politic al refu g ees there. M. Lagarde, a merchant, and M. Second, both officers in tho National Guard, declared that in 1848 and following years, the prisoner had always been a zealous defender of the cause of order, but that he sometim es talked in a flighty and inconsiderate manner, without any bad in tention, The Court took this view of the affair, and acquitted the prisoner. AMENDMENT OF THE CRIMINAL LLAW.—A. 'bill brought forward by Lord St. Leopards is w aiting discussion in the House of Lords on the amendm.ent of the criminal I la hewt,wpitehrothQue under one t. to bring a clawQf offences relating to COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OLIR OWN COIODSPONDENT.) COWES, FEB. 23.—Arrived this morning, at ten o'clock, ,he brig John Hillman, of Newhaven, 224 tons, from Rio Janeiro, 66 days out, being bound to this port for orders. The John Hillman has been brought to this port under charge of Mr. John Corcoran; who reports that he was mate of the barque Esther Frances, of Swansea, and which spoke the John Hillman on the 14th January, in lat. 6 0 5.,1 and long. 39 30 W., and found that the late master, Mr. Coppard, together with the first and second mates and one seaman, had died since leaving Rio of the fever, and that they had left two of the crew, the cook, and a boy, on shore, sick ; that, being without a navigator on board, he took charge and brought the brig to this port in safety. The last death occurred on the 7th January, and the re mainder of the crew, five in number, have since been in health. The brig was of course admitted to pratique. THE PUBLIC HEALTH .ACT.—The original promoters of this measure at Cowes are heartily tired of it ; its expen sive, complicated machinery swallows up the entire amount of the rates, and nothing in the shape of improvements can be effected. It is one piece of jobbing, from the general board downward. THE ISLE OF WIGHT RAILWAY.—The fate of this pro ject will be known on Friday. Numerous petitions have been sent, praying the committee to allow it to proceed. It is much to be regretted that so many blunders should have been committed ; trifling though they be, they are very likely to prove fatal to the undertakings being pro ceeded with this session. Had any man of business in the locality been employed, he would have known or easily ascertained the names of the owners and occupiers of all the properties over which the rail was to pass, and not have called William George, and Harry Tom. If people will be so penny-wise, they must pay for it. But the worst is, it does not end there : hundreds, nay thousands, are to be inconvenienced and injured, and business and im provements retarded, by people at a distance indulging in those blunders. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 23. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, the Commander-in- Chief, visited this port to-day to inspect the progress made in the equipment of the Admiralty-house for the reception of himself and Lady Cochrane. The gallant officer returned to town by the 2 o'clock train in the afternoon. The Black Eagle Admiralty steam-yacht, Master-Com mander Petley, left the harbour last evening with a pasty of officers forming a board of inspection on the coast de- , fences. They proceeded to the Channel Islands. The Blenheim screw guard-ship, 60, Captain Henderson, C. 8., returned to harbour this afternoon. The Leopard, 12, paddle-frigate, Captain George Gifford, went out of harbour to Spithead this morning. The Rattlesnake, 8, Commander Trollope, was towed out of harbour this morning to Spithead by the Echo steam tug, which then cast her off , whe n the Basilisk, 8, paddle sloop, Commander the Hon. F. Egerton, took her in tow and proceeded with her to sea. PLYMOUTH, TuESDAY. Her Majesty's steam-ships Magicienne and Vulture sailed on Sunday morning for the chops of the Channel, with provisions to relieve the homeward-bound ships. The Magicienne returned again this morning. Wind westerly. The crew of the steam -sloop Argus were paid wages on Monday, and she is gone into the Sound, and placed about is at the disposal of Major-General Si r Harry Smith, who to inspect the coast defences of the western district. Biscuit to the extent of 17,5281 b., and pork weighing 10,5001 b., are being forwarded by waggops from the Royal William Victualling-yard, Stonehouse, to Prince-town, Dartmoor, for the use of the prisoners and those who have charge of them. Thirty bullocks per week for three months are to be slaughtered in the Royal William Victualling-yard, and salted in that establishment, for the service of Her Majesty's Royal navy. Hitherto it has been the practice of the Ad miralty to purchase salt beef by contract. Yesterday afternoon, at half-past 6 o'clock, between the lights—wind N.W., Eddystone bearing S.SW., five miles distant—the emigrant ship Bolton, Captain Darby, from Plymouth to Sydney, ran into the forerigging of the polacca Thomas and Nancy, which sank within 20 minutes of the collision. The ship was on the starboard tack, reach ing off; the polacca on the larboard tack, standing in. Both vessels left Plymouth yesterday afternoon, the po lacca in ballast bound to Newport. Her crew got on board the ship, and were brought in here by a fishing smack. They will be sent to their home, Bideford, by the agent for the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society. The Australian Royal mail steam-packet Australian, Captain Hoseason, R.N., arrived in the Sound yesterday afternoon, and is appointed to sail this evening with mails for the Cape of Good Hope, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney. THE ROYAL ARSENAL. WOOLWICH, FEB. 23. Lieutenant-General Lord Raglan, G.C.8., Master-Gene ral of the Ordnance, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge and Lord Adolphus Fitzd arenc e, arrived at the Royal 'Arsenal shortly after 10 o'clock a.m. to-day, and were received by Lieutenant-General Sir Hew D. Ross, Deputy-Adjutant-General of Artillery, Colonel Cater, Col. Chalmer, Colonel Colquhoun, Lieutenant-Colonel Wilson, Lieutenant-Colonel Tylden, Lieutenant-Colonel Burn, Lieu tenant-Colonel Pickering, Lieutenant-Colonel Palliser, Lieutenant-Colonel Strangways, Lieutenant-Colonel An derson, Brigade-Major Bingham, and Captain Harrison, with a number of officers of the Royal Artillery. The royal and distinguished visitors proceeded to in spect the now machine for making Minie musket balls by compressure, at the rate of 10,000 per hour, and the prlll ciple of the machine, and its entire mode of self-action, were explained ;by Mr. Anderson, the inventor, and its simplicity, and the perfect nature of the balls made by it, elicited the highest approbation of the visitors. His Royal Highness also visited a new description of stove or fire-place, invented by Mr. Anderson, which may be said to have no chimney, the smoke passing through a cironlar aperture in the back of the concave fireplace, which prevents the possibility of its smoking, and allows only of heated air passing horizontally over the surface of the burning coals, and combines great economy with cleanli ness, although no fender is used. After an inspection of the Minie ball and boring department, the visitors pro ceeded to the carriage department, and inspected all the new improvements recently introduced for the completion of the various kinds of gun-carriages for sea and land ser vice and other articles required in the army and navy, which aro now manufactured by machinery in such quan tities that the largest orders can be completed in a very short time with comparatively little manual labour. The inspection of the new improvements in the various departments of the Royal Arsenal occupied the Royal and distinguished visitors' attention until half-past 12 o'clock, when they left in Sir Hew D. Ross's carriage, and pro ceeded to the garrison. On striving at the barrack-square, the Duke of Cam bridge, as the chief inspecting cavalry officer, was accom panied by Lieutenant-Colonel Wingfield, while inspecting the horses of Major Dupuis' and Captain Wood's troop of Horse Artillery, each troop having 100 horses at present, and they are to be increased so as to have 136 horses in each troop, exclusive of the 11 horses required by the offi cers of each troop. The fine appearance and excellent con dition of the troop horses elicited his Royal Highness's entire approbation, and he congratulated Major Dupuis and Captain Wood on the high efficiency of the horses, The whole of the new horses purchased by Lieutenant-Colonel Wingfield for the batteries were subsequently ordered by Lieutenant-Colonel Anderson to be brought in the east square of the barracks, each horse led by a gunner and driver, and the whole passed round the square in single file for the inspection of his Royal Highness. There are now 1,280 horses in the batteries, a number sufficient for eight batteries containing 160 horses each. THE ARMY. St. 20 St. 15 Major General Cochrane has returned from leave of absence, and resumed the command of the garrison of 12 i Dublin, and of the Dublin district. 25 KILKENNY, WEDNESDAY. —Two towns in our county, 10 those of Castlecomer and Callan, have ceased for the 6 present to be military stations. There has been no 12 detachment at the former since the removal of Captain 12 Weyland's company . of the 43d depot, which marched 12 on the 3d instant to join head-quarters at Templemore. St. On Thursday last Captain Wilbraham's company of the St. 39th Regiment, at Fethard, and Captain Liddell's com pany of the 81st Regiment , at Callan , which la t t er is 16 20 under command of Lieutenant Skerry , in the capt ain ' s absence, were withdrawn from those stations. The for mer proceeded to Cashel, and the latter to Thurles, to St. relieve the detachments of the 80th Regiment which 20 joined head-quarters at Buttevant. Fethard, as well as R. Castlecomer and Callan, is now left without troops. On Wednesday last, Captain Walker's troop of the 2d 15 Dragoon Guards, which was stationed in Kilkenny, 8 with the exception of 1 subaltern, 1 serjeant, and 14 10 rank and file, proceeded, under command of Cornet 10 Bridgeman, to Newbridge , to j oin head- q uarters, in 12 order to make room for the Royal Artillery in this gar- 10 rison, which is now being augmented. The subaltern, 1.0.1 serjeant, and 14 men of the Dragoons, will only re main in this garrison. The 39th Regiment, at Clonmel, under command of Colonel Wright, Dun, with its detachments at Carrick on-Suir, Cashel, garvan, and Clogheen, are about to be relieved by the 9th Regiment of Foot, from Galway ; the head-quarters of the latter corps, under command of Major Elmhurst, will arrive at Clonmel on the 26th instant. The 39th proceed to Cork. ARDIAGII GARRISON. —We believe that there is truth in the rumour that Governmrnt intends to strengthen inland garrisons. Though outports have the first de mand, we cannot forget that inland towns such as Armagh were once strong fortresses against the common be. I 2, WRECK OF THE ARIENIS.—TWENTY LIVES LOST.— The fate of this vessel, an East Indiaman, and that of her officers and crew, have for a long while excited much 2 , anxiety. She sailedfrom London some years since on a voyage for Bombay and China, and from the period of her departure from Bombay, nothing was heard of her until about a month or six weeks ago ; when the atten tion of the underwriters were attracted to a notice of a loss, in the Java paper, announcing that a large ship, supposed to be the Arienis from England, had been wrecked on the Eugans Islands, in lat. 5.31 S., long. 102.12 E., about 60 miles of Sumatra, on the west coast, and that the whole of the crew, forty-four in number, had perished by starvation, where thay had been exposed many months. Lloyd's agents at Singapore, Messrs. Lindsey and Co., by the recent mail, have sent addi tional inf9rmation respecting the unhappy catastrophe, from which we gather a confirmation of the loss of the ship ; but it is somewhat gratifying to state that al though a great many of the crew, including the master, Captain Brown, his chief officer, Mr. Church, and others, twenty in all, perished under the melancholy circum stances before mentioned, the remainder of the ship's company, twenty-four, were found alone on the island by a merchant trading there for oil, who took them on board his vessel, which has since arrived at Singapore. The Arienis, it seems, struck on a sunken reef near the coast, and floating on went down in deep water. She is represented as being insured. ENGLISH PRESENT TO A FRENCH CAPTAIN. —The Eng glish Government has sent through its Ambassador in Paris a telescope, as a present to Captain David, of the Louis Napoleon, of Bordeaux, for his humane conduct in December last towards the crew of the Lady of the West, which foundered to the weetwerd, of Scilly. • THE SHARE MARKLUOL BRITISH RAILWAYS. 'Clesing Prices this day. By $ll Less done th is day. >lir. I Paid ;t. 1100 f 8z A 1 all a 1 28 gil all ),,2 184 It. 100 3t. 100 50 all 9 all 9 all 9 45 5 all 5 I all 15 I all .8 all 0 all :5 all Z 8 5 all >t. 100 i 0 all Bt.. 1100010 i S St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 12 11 io all 6 nil ;t. 100 !.0 15 31 - 33 6B 10 103 Cricl 22 222 S —22 d,, 108 110 61 Gli 231 18 19 8 - 9 - 6 4 4.1 13g -13 i 11 - 14 ... - • .. Sti - 8 . 13 75 - 77 55 —. 60 78 80 i 32 .-34 p 60 62 81 82 45 47 122 - 124 108 110 91A 92 6A - 7 90 - 95 13 14 p 7 4 8 7 4d 3 15 —l6 9 - - 104 1 - 165 2 120 i - 1214 3 - 3ip P 92 - 93 46 —36 d 4 3 d 11 12 19 21 296 306 36 3 d 786 79 45 47 49 51 21 3i 3 3 3i d fib 56 58 8 3i 2i-2 d 36 —37 61 81 d 24 d 4 --4 d 8 8i 8i 4i p 46 48 100 102 65 - 67 67 69 72 7 5 ... dis 18 20 9 10 14 15 3i— 3d 21 23 79i 37 88 13 3 -N 4 2i • - 15 - 16 9 - 91 27 - 28 94- 10 id- ip -- 271 1 i 60 - RAILWAYS. Leash ig Comps as. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATH AND LEADENHALL.—The general demand for each kind of meat ruled steady, at full prices. Beef, 2s 6d to 33 6d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Pork, 2s 6d to 4s per 81bs, by the carcase. SOITHALL, FEB. 23.—Although the supply of stock was moderately good, the general demand ruled steady, at very full prices. Beef, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 2d ; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s Od per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, FEB. 23.—Beasts moved off freely at an advance of 2d per 81bs. Other stock were well supported. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d - Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 2d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; Pork, 3s Od to 3s 10d per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 19s to 23s each. HAILSHAM, FEB. 23.—The general demand ruled steady for all kinds of stock at this market to-day, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 4s Od to 5s 4d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 3s Bdpor 81bs. ARUNDEL, FEB. 22.—Our market is firm, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 4s Od to 5s 4d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 10d per 81bs. CHIOHESTER, FEB. 23.—Each kind of stock at this market to-day was on the advance, with a steady demand. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, Is 2d to 53 4d ; Pork, 3s Od to 3s 6d per Blbs. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, Feb. 23.—Wind, N.N.E., blowing hard. Ar rived—Three Bells, Melbourne ; Eqator, China ; John ' King, Shanghse ; F. C. Clarke, Calcutta ; Marie and Louisa, Manzanilla, for Bremen. Arrived from the River —Europa, Batavia. Arrived from the River, and sailed— Kingston, for Shanghae ; Planet, Jamaica. SHIELDS, Feb. 24.—(Per Elec. Tel., at 11 a.m.)—The Sir William Travenbury drove on the Herd Sand last night ; crew drowned. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 23.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Bo nanza, Callao ; Ellen, Demerara ; State Rights, Savannah ; Wm. and Rights, Charleston ; Joseph Bushley, Calcutta ; Phoenix, Demerara ; Freeman, Jamaica ; Northampton, New Orleans ; Chaos, Savannah ; Ontario, Charleston ; Speed, New York. Sailed—Martha, Africa ; Emilie, do. ; Baltic (s), New York ; Kalamazoo, do. Off Port—Magi strate, Constitution, Petchell, and Liffey. The bar of the Mississippi was completely blocked up with outward bound vessels on the 31st of January. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 23.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Baronet, Rio Janeiro. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 23.—Wind, N.W. to N.N.E. Ar rived—Upland, New Orleans, for Bremen. Sailed— H.M.'s steamer Rattlesnake, South Pacific. COWES, Feb. 23.—Arrived—John Hillman, Jio Janeiro —master, mate, and two seamen died during the voyage, and was supplied with an officer from the Esther Francis, Yelparaiso for Swansea ; Oceanus, Santa Martha. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 22.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived — 'Free Trader, Philadelphia. AMATEUR HANGING.—Within the last few weeks several suicides have occurred in Sheffield, chiefly of boys, which might be clearly traced to the morbid feel ing which often comes over the minds of those who have been witnesses or hale heard descriptions of public ezeoutions. Closing Prices this day. Business this day. RAILWAYS. Aberdeen.... .. Ambg. Noting. Bost , & Eastn. June._ t :irmng. Wolverh. di Stour Valley... Birkenhd. Lancsh. di Cheshire Junct.... 00. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons Do., £20.. . ..... Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. ...... . Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Dublin&BelfastJunc. Dundee Perth &Aber-, deen Junction Do. New .- ...... .... East Anglian (X 25 L. & E. & L. & D.) Do., (XlB E. & H.) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Clas, A. late E. U. Sh 01 0., d 0... . ....... Do., B. & East Lancashire . . East & West Ind. Dk. & Birming. June Edinburgh& Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb. Prth. &Dandee Glasgow & S.Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) Great Western.. Irish South-Easters. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un. Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. &Southpt. London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. L on d.Bright.& S.Cst. i london. Western Do. Fifths Do. JO/. Sh. ,M&B C London d S• Western 0., £50... Do., £40..... Landrry.&Coleraine fo dndrry. & EnDisk. tfanch.Shcf.&Linc 2 n. Do., Man. &Lin. Un., Midland .......... . Do. Birming,& Derby, kidTand G.Westar: Do. i Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket D N o e . Bury bero. d Extension:tf Newry dr Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k...... Do., New..... Norlan. Counties Un North British North Devon, No.l Do., No. 2. Do., A Deferred i 0., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. dr N. Westn Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. di Herefd Shrewsby. d; Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern... , South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dur Do. Stockton & Hartlepl Thames Haven Dock and Rai1way....... .. Vale of Neath......... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limmick Nest Cornwall Wmbledon b; Croydon Woodford YorleNewctl.&Berw Do. Extensions...— , Do. G.N.E. Purchase 'fork 8 N. Midland. PREFERENCE SHARES. 100 Aberdeen all Do., No. 2, 7 p. c 100 Brie. di Ex. 4p.c. St 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO .• ••• • all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 53 per cent 34 Cork&Bandon 5 p.c All Dundee PerthdtAher- _ demi Junction all EastA nglian (£3los, 6 per cent. all Do. (25) 7 per cent.. 2 Do. (E 7 170 7p. ct.. all Eastern Countie s Ex. ..... tension, 5 p. c. No.l all Do., No. 2.. ..... ...... all Do., New 6p. 0. St.. all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent...: 100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts. all Eclinb.Prth.66Dwidee siper cent........... 100 Glasgow 4t S.Western guar. 5 per cent.... 100 Great Northn. sp. c. 100 Do. sp. c., Redeem., all lat 10 p. c. prom . Gt. Southn. &Westn, (Ireland) Eighths... 6 Gt. Westn. (Berke Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. 100 G. West. fixed ti pc. 6 Lan. ckYork. F. £2O, 100 Do., 6 p. c., Stock... 100 London and'Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c.., 100 Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 ....... ...... 100 Do. New Guar. 6p. c, 5 London 1¢ S:Western Con. Thirds 10 Londonderry& Coler Shares . all Lonely. & Ennis Sh all Manch.,Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1...... all Do. Now, £10......... 3 Do., £6. .. all Marypt. &Carl. 4p. c. all Do. 4i per cent BiDo ............ .......... 100 Mid. Consol. 6p. c. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol de Birm• 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 4i per cent all Norfolk Extension all Do. Guar. 521 per ct all Do. Way. Val. 5 p 100 North British all North Staffordshire.. 100 Oxford Worcester Wolverh. £15,6p. c. 9 Do.. all Shrews& Birm. N. G all ShrewAy. & Chaste] (Nor.W.Miu),B p. c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon 11 Do. New _. all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. 3 Waterfd. &Kilk.6p. c. 100 York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.o.Pref. 5 D o 10 York& N.Midland H & S. Pure& _ ..• - 97 4a 106 108 1 1 6 1 .; L. -- liioosi /9 20 d pa] 6 -- - - 4 - PI 1f -- 2 p p 14-- 15 181 -- 18i1 0 8 5 3 ;0 all ;0 6 tO 8 !O all NI/ 1 5 all 7 1 5 1 20 15 10 10 5 2 5 3 10 2 20 7 20 44 20 all all L 6 all 30 all FOR: Antworp&Rotterdam BelgianEastn. Junct. Charleroi &Erquelin. Dijon and BQSallpl l Dutch Rbenish East Indian ...... Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Janet. of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares Lucca & Pistoja sp.c. pref............ ..... Luxembourg.. Do. (Railway) Do. - Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. ct. Lyons & Mediterran , Madras Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 20/. 3 p. c. Ms (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Quebec &Richmond.. Rouen and Havre.... Sambre and Meuse... Do. 51 p. ct. prof.... Southern of France.. Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. N I per c. Prof Western of Franco_ West. of Switzerland _Zealand al )0 all ;t. 100 6 3 :5 16 iii i an' it. 1100 5 all i 0 I 3i it. 100 6 13 6 6i 8 an 8 5 0 17i :0 all . LO 10 st. 100 ;t. 100 ft. 100 ft. 100 ft. 100 10 8 !63 all A all !O all 9 6 I all >CIIOO 0 all n 15 5 16S 19 ;o , 17 ;0 1 all 'OO all 0 13 0 216. 0 1 't. 100 5 20 5 11 Bt. 100 3 - iii --- 1.20 1113 - 115 8/ - 9 7 1 1.0 61 5 —lo6x i d ar 150 152 ••. ad ••• ad ••• --- itl 3 i - 4 pl 10 -- 11 13i -- 13 9 -- 10 10 -- 114 1 :1i •P 146 —l4Bxcl 221 3P 5 ---- 61 2 2 108 110 25 26xd p n - nA 171 18 17:j pr— -26 —26 A 20 22 - - par 103 105 5i P _ all 100 all 100 25 12. 12 20 20 11 100 100 lE9' 93 all 1 Bedford and Bletchley.... Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee ... Do. withoutgr Birm.Wolv. & Dudley guar. Do.wthtguar. Buckgha.msh. Clydesdale Jo. E.Lineoln. gr. 6 p. cent..... Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Hrtlpl. Dk. d; Railway __ Gt.NTestn Do Do ........ Hull & Selby. Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.& Greenw Do.Preferenee Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per ct Manch.Baton and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar S. Eas tern Norfolk Do all all all all all 13.5 24i 30 20 1 40 Northern and Easternsp.c. Do. 6 per et.. Do.Fixedsp.c Prest. tt 'Pyre Do. i Shares. Roystn.& Hit. Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. & Goole g. 5. p. e S. Staffordsh WearValleygi 6 per cent Do Wilts &Somrst Darling Do Agua Fria ...... —• Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) British Anstrlia. Gold' British Iron Brazilianlmp. (issued at £5 pm Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cohn) Copper Colonial Gold 14 all all all Copiapo . Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. V I p. cent. English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co General Great Nugget Vein Great Polgooth. Lake Bathrrst.. Liberty Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita.. Mexican&S.Americn New Granada Nouveau Monde Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymme Iron 5 !Do. Now Santiago de Cuba.... South Australian.... Tin Croft .... United Mexican Waller IWest Granada. West Mariposa Yuba London & I N. R 'est. L. dc N.W. Caledo n Gt.Natrhn Gt.Virestn. Yk. Kew. Becrw.. Ln.&N.W. & Midld. Stckton & Darlingt. Midland... E. Count.. L. &A. W &Ln&Yk Do Gt.Northn Do Lancash.di Yorksh.. Mr34Clean Stockt. & - ,lGt.Westa. MINES. 30 —3l 29i —3ok 30 31xd 29 30xd 107 109 53i 54 149 - 151 32i -33 i 113 .115 561 -57 A 27 -- 28 13i -- 141 251 -- 261 19 - 20 24 - 26 3 - 34 h.. xd jlOB 109 65 - 67 - pm 151 - 153 150 - 152 ~— ~d 32 —33 xcl 11031 -- 104 1 lj p 2 —3 p 64 7i p Pa p f e d s P Par P 1 p 7 9 4 24. 2i 29 30 par p 41k —42kxd 3k 3# xd 32i xd 60 -- 70 7i B iP 20 -221 1 d 1* -- 1 1 p p f f d - 1 P d: ( 1) 1 Gi -- 7 - ll3pP lgp Par 21 -- 23 p 6i 'Ti li 1 li i 2f B 42 i xd 4* 3 16 21 5 1 i l i i i 6; i 11 24 i 2413 li 6i 7I par p 11 - 12 64 7 xd :'l 3p P P P 10 1 1 61 x d Li fi JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 'all Australasia B6 87 86i h 50 all British N. American —59 i 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 1 -11 p 31 100 25 Colonial — 100. 20 Commercial of Lond — 31 4 English Scottish and Australian 2 —2/ p 55/ 116 i 6 20 7] Lond. Chart. Bk. • Australia 5/ 6 p 50 20 London and County .... 50 10 London Joint Stock ,.. ... 21 163 20 Lond. &Westminster ... 100 35 National Prov. of Eng. , „ 20 10 Do. New — 50 221 National of Ireland — 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation. —50 h 1 25 5 Do. New — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 4S 10 all Do. New — 6 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co 25 all South Australia l9 51 491 50 191 25 all Unign of Australia 721 731 73 2i . . 2. Do. New 7i 8} 50 10 Union of London — 40 all Union of Madrid — MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Australian Agricult. 250 255 253 7 20 4 Australsn.Pcific.Mail 10 5 Australis. Royal Mail 38i Brit. American Land —51 i 100 32. Canada — 5 5 Crystal Palace... 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 20 1 Eastern Steam — 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 100 50 General Screw Steam 20 2i Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 2 Netherlands Land — 20 2i Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 4f b ",.1 all Peninsular& Oriental b 0 25 Do. 100 1 6C,; s s nth r A . us e t l r e a l g a L p a h n . d . 5 . . 9 . 6 . . 0 . 58 . 60 Royal Mail Steam and ColoniOtion 100 28i Van Diemen's Land 19 21 20 25 6 2 2 5 Univerat Emigration MARKET .YETIS-(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Feb. 24, 1853, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Tawas in England and Wales. per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY. I I *AM E. I BEANS. MS. I •• 44s 6d 31s Id Il7s 9d 293 $d I 34s 5d :Is 2d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. PARLEY. OATS. I BM I BEANS. 1 NIA& l ls Od is Od is Od is Od is Od _ls Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEER. Wheat, 80,632; Barley, 75,001 ; Oats, 19,333; Rye,ll6 ; Beans, 6,937; Peas, 2,926 quarter!. HAT MARKETS. SMITELTIIILD.—Meadow hay, 21 18s to 41 58 ; clover ditto, 3115 s to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 5s to 1/ 13s per load. A moderate supply, and a steady demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 19s to 41 108 ; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 4/ 15s ; and straw, 116 s to 1/ 14s per load. Supply rather limited, and trade firm. WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2118 s to . 4/ 4s ; clover ditto, 3115 s to 51; and straw, 11 5s to 1112 s per load. Trade steady, at very full prices. lIGN. 1 idis 1 li 13— I:3i 1 —2 2 liclißp 6 Cit p 1 lip 2hp 1 lip I - I P 61 —7 in 4 1 1 9 d 2 2 pi 8 6i -- 7 35} -- 351 14 -14 i 84 -- 9 40 16i -- -- 2 164 p 391 -- 404 32 -- 32& 4 -- P 1 - 18 9 - (J t 3i 4p P 4i 5 dis — p 9 9 ip id 1 13i 1 51 i 32i i 81? 1 1 45. 5 12. J 4 10 g 9 92 lf 2 pm 7£o,= , 8 10 . 1 16 15i 98 9 104; x.d ULiil 15 A 92k- 2 324 30k 30 79k 8,1 /I 13 3 8 i i 36 i 13i x.d. 14 22 806 80 371 Oi Pm 601 72 1 13 1471 i id 9 xin x in 35i ii 4 pm 5 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON ANDS OUTH-WESTERN. The adjourned meeting was held yesterday at the York road offices ; the Hon. F. Scott in the chair. The result of the poll was as follows :-25, 477 votes for Count Eyre ' • 25,379 for ' Mr. U z i e lli ; 2 0,486 for Captain Johnston ; 6,783 for M r . Helps; 7,188 for Mr. Kay ; and 4,377 for Mr. Snell. The three first gentlemen were consequently appointed. Mr. Close was elected auditor by a majority of 17,892 votes over Mr. Puncher. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND. Yesterday (Wednesday) the half-yearly meeting of this company was held in the De Grey Rooms. The attendance of shareholders was not numerous. Mr. H. S. Thompson, of Moat.hall, chairman of the company, presided. The report of the directors, which had been previously circulatedamongthe shareholders, was taken as read, after which the two retiring directors, Mr. Alderman Seymour and Mr. Priestman, were unanimously re-elected. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, remarked that, looking at the accounts, the traffic of the company bad taken a very decided start. This increase had arisen from the soundest and best of all pogsible sources, viz., the development of traffic at all the small stations ; and there was also a general improvement over the whole line. The report was then adopted, and a dividend was declared after the rate of 3 per cent, per annum, deducting income tax, and to be paid on the 3rd of March next. The meeting 'was then made special, for the purpose of considering- the propriety of giving in creased terms to the Leeds Northern Company, in con nexion with the proposed amalgamation between that Company, the York, Newcastle and Berwick, and this company.—The Chairman moved that those terms be sanctioned, viz., 8,9, and 10 per cent. to the Leeds Northern Company for the first, second, and third years of the amalgamation, and thenceforward at 10 per cent. He was still of opinion that the terms originally proposed were fair and equitable, but the directors thought it would nevertheless be better to give the increased terms rather than that the amalgamation should go off alto gether. Mr. Shaw, of Wakefield, asked if the competi tion had ceased between the three companies ?—The Chairman said some alteration had been made. They had reverted to the fares which were in existence before this great competition commenced. He entered into a variety of reasons why the directors considered the amal gamation would be advantageous to this company ; and the amalgamation motion was eventually carried.—A vote of thanks to the directors concluded the business of the meeting. OXFORD, .WORCESTER, AND WOLVER HAMPTON. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern ; Captain Rush out, M.P., in the chair. The report, the chief points of which have already ap peared in The Sun, was then read, and The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said the traffic revenue had not been during the half-year so encour aging as had been hoped ; but it was necessary to ex plain that a considerable portion of the expenditure was owing to the arrangements with the Midland Railway, for whose traffic this company had to provide servants. There were, however, claims against the Midland for mileage, terminals, and other charges, which yet re mained to be adjusted. In August last it was decided that they should assist the Mid-Western Bill, the main proviso of which was in spirit the same as the Oxford and Brentford Bill of last session. The line, if carried out, would be connected with the South-Western at Brentford, and with the North-Western by a branch to Willesden. His opinion was, that the line was really an imperial necessity. The Mid-Western was intended to be carried out as an independent line, the Oxford, Worcester; and Wolverhampton being in no degree liable for the expenditure. He believed the wish of the proprietors of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhamptom was, like that of their directors, that they should be an independent line. They wished not to quarrel with their neighbours, but they would not consent to be the helpless apanage of any other com pany. (Cheers.) THOMAS seconded the adoption of the report. Major COURT made some objection to the item in the account for law charges, which he said was occasioned by the endeavour of this company to free itself from the •bligations it had entered into with the Great Western. He moved as an amendment that it be an instruction to the directors to re-open negotiations with that com pany. This amendment was not seconded, and therefore fell to the ground. Mr. PARSONS (the solicitor), in answer to a question as to the probable chance of the Mid-Western passing the standing orders this session, said there were seven instances in which it had been proved the stand ing orders had not been complied with ; but they were in reference to most trivial matters, such as mistakes in the Christian names of owners or occu piers, caused by misinformation, and would not, in his opinion, affect the progress of the bill. He believed the bill would be successful this year, if he could demonstrate to Parliament that there was a bona fide intention on the part of the company to carry out the line, and to dispel an opinion which prevailed last year, that the scheme was brought forward merely as a specu lation, to be sold hereafter, if successful, to the Great Western or the North-Western. Should the Mid- Western bill be lost, the proprietors would be imme diately called together. _ Mr: PA.nsioics4.pluinod that the agraomont. with Mid-Western was one of tolls. The Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton traffic was to be charged tolls, the Mid-Western to have the power of fixing the amount until they obtained 6 per cent., but there was no gua rantee. Mr. COHEN contended that this was practically gua ranteeing to the Mid-Western 6 per cent. In answer to various questions, Mr. PARSONS had no doubt before the bargain was carried out the subject would be again brought under the consideration of the proprietors of this company, for that agreement, though extremely favourable to the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, was not so favourable to the Mid-Western as to induce them to insist upon it if there were any objection raised. After some further conversation, the motion confirm ing the report was agreed to. The retiring directors and auditors were then re-elected, and after a vote of thanks to the chairman and his co directors, the meeting terminated. NEWPORT, ABERGAVENNY, AND HERE FORD. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street—the Hon. W. E. Fitzmaurice in the chair. The SECRETARY read the report, which stated that " the directors expect to be able to open the line for traffic, as originally stated, in September next. They are actively acquiring the land on the Taff Vale Exten sion. A contract has been let for the erection of the Crumlin viaduct, and a contract will shortly be let for the remainder of the works at Crumlin. Short bills for these deviations have been introduced to Parliament. The Newport Abergavenny, and Hereford Company, and the London and North-Western Company, have presented a bill to Parliament for powers to amalgamate these companies on the basis of the agreement of 1851. Other bills are also before Parliament for the extension of the line to Swansea in the south, and to Brecon on the west. A special meeting of the shareholders will be convened to consider these matters, when arrangements for raising the capital will be laid before them. The di rectors propose, op. an early day, to make a further call of 1/. 10s. per share." The accounts showed that the total receipts were 289,1571. 2s. 7d., and the payments 277,6031. 14s. 2d. —leaving a balance of 11,5531. Bs. sd. The duiMidi hoped they would soon see a success ful termination to their bills in Parliament, and find themselves amalgamated Swith the London and North- Western Company. It had been always his desire to cultivate a friendly alliance with the Shrewsbury and Hereford directors, although it had been stated to the con trary, and he regretted that several years ago the chair man of that company had sought out alliances prejudi cial to the Newport Company. The chairman moved the adoption of the report. Dr. EVANS seconded the motion. He was satisfied to find that the line would be finished in five or six months, that it would be done within the estimate, and that the present would be the last call. (Hear, hear.) Mr. OxENDEN objected to the Swansea branch, but withdrew his amendment to that effect. _ The retiring directors were re-elected, and the re-ap pointment of Mr. Ross, as auditor, was also agreed to. The report was then adopted unanimously ; and the meeting, after voting thanks to the chairman, ad journed. SOUTH DEVON. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company was held in the board-room, at the Plymouth station, on Tuesday. Mr. Thomas Woollcombe, the chairman of the board, presided. The financial statement showed on the debtor side of the revenue account to locomotive charges 9,1191. 19s. 9d. ; to maintenance of works and way 6,5961. ls. sd. ; to establishment charges for salaries, wages, and clothing 5,454/. Os. sd. with other charges the whole amount was 27,8951. hs. 40. On the creditor side stood, by traffic of passengers 40,4381. 17s. 7d. ; by mails 3,633/. 12s. 4d. ; by carriage of horses, parcels, goods, live stock, &c., 11,2621. 17s. 10d., making with sundries 55,5041. 3s. 4d., ex hibiting a balance to be car ried to general account of 27,7081. 9s. Hid. On the general revenue account there appeared to disposable in terest on debentures to 15th Jul y , 1852,12,9741 . lie. ld ; making a side stood to fixed dividend on half shares to Ist Se p te mber, 1852, 4,7161. 1 5 s. ; to ditto on whole shares, de clared 24th August, 1 842 , 3,990/. ; to fixed divide nd on debent ure s t o ck to 15th December, 1852, 1711. Bs. 9d ' t o t a l of 21,852 1 . 14s. Id. On the33:paloastiitee.e (as above) by balance brought forward from the half year e n di n g 30th June, 8, 9541 . ls. 5 d., and b 27,708/. 9 s. 111c1., leaving a balance of 14,8091. 16 s . 64c1., the amount stated in the report. The report and accounts were adopted. SOUTH WALES. The items of the revenue account from the 19th July to the 31st December, 1852, are as follows :—Dr. To maintenance of way, stations, and works, 5,8521. 15s. 6d. ; to supply of rolling stock and power provided by the Great Western Railway Company (subject to tpe . award to be made by Sir Wm. Cubbitt), say 19,00, to carrying account, namely, wages to guards, police, 9 to porters, clothing, oil, tallow, &0., 3,784/. general charges, viz., superintendents and clerks, tra velling printing, stationery and sundries, includingpensation for yelling expenses, 2,9681. 16s. 10d.; to co g: Bd.; to accidents, returns and allowances, 611. Go vernment duty on gross receipts from passengers, 18.; to ratoe and taus, 276/. 10. 1,346/. - t general o ffi ce ad, 9 ad.ver expenses, 7871. 10s.; making 34,0771. I6s. 2d.; to bal ance carried to general revenue account, 23,3341. Os. 3d. - total, 57,411/. 16s. sd. Cr. By traffic, viz., p assengers, 37,4721. Os. 11d.; carriages, horses, and dogs, 5451. 13s. 5d.; making a total of 38,0171. 14s. 4d.; mails, ex presses, &c., 5,309/. 17s. 6d.; merchandise, cattle, &c., 12,1921. 2s. 3d.; parcels, 1,8571. is. 9d.; by rent of station of station platforms, coal yards, &c., 35/. Os. 7d.; total, 57,411/. 16s. sd. AMBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM AND BOSTON, AND EASTERN JUNCTION.—The directors of this company have just issued their report, which states that the result of the half-year's revenue account enables the directors to pro pose a dividend of is. per share, free of income tax, pay able on the 15th of March next. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Feb. 13, 1853 (285 k miles) £13,291 1 5 Corresponding week last year (2414 miles) 11,404 15 6 - - - LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending Feb. 20, 1853 £16,550 13 0 Corresponding week last year 15,660 9 9 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAT.—TraffiCTOtIIIII for railway and steam-boats for the week ending Feb. 20, 1853 1?3,163 17 4 Corresponding week last year 2,188 10 4 Increase in 185.3 £675 7 0 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending Feb. 19, 1853 1 4,104 17 8 Corresponding week last year 3,819 14 11 Increase in 1853 £285 2 9 SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAT. — Traffic rotium for t e week ending Feb. 20, 1853 4 -'1,893 18 7 Corresponding week last year . COBH AND BANDON RAlLWA.Y.—Traffic return for the week ending Feb. 19, 1853 £l6B 12 5 Corresponding week last year lO6 7 0 A HEROINE AT THE DIGGINGS, The Dublin Commercial Journal publishes a letter of quite a romantic character, lately received by a lady of Dublin from a young female friend, and former school fellow of hers, now at the Australian diggings. It ap pears from her narrative that she and her brother were suddenly left orphans with 3001. for their necessities, and all the fancies and niceties which life in prosperous cir cumstances is wont.to include. "He had passed through college with credit, and could write poetry and ride up to the hounds as well as any huntsman who ever hunted the Golden Vale, while I, on my part, could play polkas, sing ballads, speak French and a little German, was a capital horsewoman (only I had no horse), and once in my life had composed a waltz, and written 16 chapters of a novel, which broke down from not know ing how to get my heroine out of a terrible scrape. But, alas ! my dear friend, all these things might have done well enough 'once upon a time,' but the real battle of life was now to be fought by two utterly inexperienced raw recruits ; and the question was, how our ti me an d means were to be profitably ra th er than pleasantly spent. Fortunately, we were both young, strong, active, and hearty, and never did any Sebastian and Viola of them all love each other with a stronger and more en during affection than did Frank and I--sole remnants, as we were, of so much prosperity an d so little prudence." After much nervous consultation over the 3001., they determined to emigrate to Australia. On reaching Mel bourne they found they could not encounter worse inconveniences at the diggings, and there they now are under singularly interesting circumstances. The young lady says :—" I was resolved to accompany my brother and his friends to the diggings, and I felt that to do so in my own proper costume and character would be to run unnecessary hazard. Hence my change. I cut my hair into a very masculine fashion ' • I purchased a broad felt hat, a sort of tunic or smo c k of coarse blue cloth, trousers to conform, boots of a miner, and thus parting with my sex for a season (I hoped a better one), behold me an accomplished candidate for mining operations and all the perils and inconveniences they might be supposed to bring. All this transmutation took place with Frank and Mr. M—'s sanction ; indeed, it was he who first suggested the change, which I grasped at and improved on. I could not bear to be separated from Frank, and we all felt that I should be safer in my male attire than if I exposed myself to the dangers of the route and residence in my proper guise. We have now been nine weeks absent from Melbourne, and have tried three localities, at the latter of which we have been most fortunate. We are near water (a first-rate article), and our tent is pitched on the side of as pretty a valley as you could wish to visit. I have for myself a sort of supplementary canvas chamber,' in whioh I sleep, cook, wash clothes that is, my own and Frank's—and keep watch and ward over heaps of gold dust and nuggets,' the sight and touch of which inspirit me when I grow dull, which I seldom do, for I have constant droppers in,' and, to own the truth, even in my palmiest days I never was treated with greater courtesy or respect. Of course, my sex is very generally known. lam called ' Mr. Harry' (an abbreviation of Harriett); but no one intrudes the more on that account. In fact, I have become a sort of ' necessity,' as I am always ready to a good turn—the great secret, after all, of social success ; and I never refuse to oblige a " neigh - bour,' be the trouble what it may. The consequences are pleasant enough. Many a " nugget' is thrust on me whether I will or no, in- return for cooking a pud ding or darning a shirt, and if all the cooks and sem stresses in the world were as splendidly paid as I am the Song of the Shirt' would never ,have been written, at all events. My own hoard amo un t s now t o b e about 10 lbs of gold, and if g• on accumulating, even the richest heiress in my family in former days will be left immeasurably behind. Sometimes, when I have a few idle hours, I accompany Frank and his comrades to the diggings, and it is a rare thing to watch the avidity w ith which every bucket' is raised, washed, examined, and commented upon. Wild the life is certainly, but full of excitement and hope ; and strange as it is, I almost fear to tell you, that Ido not wish it to end ! You can hardly conceive what a merry company gather together in our tent every evening, or how pleasantly the hours pass. Tea and coffee we have in plenty, for every one brings a hoard, and milk we manage to obtain, for among us we have imported two cows, which cost us about 501. each, but that is a mere trifle. Cake of various kinds I manufacture, thanks to old Betsy D— for teaching me ; and as for liquor, we sometimes have a little wine, brandy, or arra c k, an d sometimes not. And th en we dance to the music of a German flute, played by a real German, or we sing glees and quartetts, or talk of Moore, Byron, Burns, Goethe, Shakspeare and the musical glasses,' &c., until mid night, and sometimes long after it. As to suitors, I have them in plenty, and not despicable ones, either, I assure you." onBo oonnsaabyu,rddit AN AUSTRALIAN VENTURE.—A cutter yacht, named the euthCaomnpairton of docksnnlyctsafiloedr fr o m the Australia. This frail bark is, perhaps, one of the smallest vessels that has ever undertaken so distant a voyage. She is com manded by Capt. Creft, the principal owner, who has embarked in the adventure, and purchased this little yacht, with a view either of selling her in Australia, pro vided an adequately profitable sum can be realised, or of running her in,the passenger or other trade on the Austra lian coast. The Corsair formerly belonged to the Royal Yacht Club, and was the victor over the Talisman, a few years back, in the celebrated sailing match for 1,000 guineas from Cowes to the Eddystone. The Corsair's sailing qualities are, therefore, of a high order, and the captain, who has altered the rig from a cutter to that of a yawl (for the sake of steadiness in a sea way), seems to entertain no doubt of making a quick run to the Antipodes. The Corsair's crew consists of only eleven persons—viz., the master, a mate and steward, and eight seamen. She is fully found in provisions and stores, and is a beautifully tight and well-appointed little craft. A small but valuable cargo belonging to the owner has been shipped, principally of such manufactured goods as appear to be in great demand in Australia ; among other things there are some cases of guns, pis. tols, revolvers, cutlery, paints, hardware, and a quan tity of oats. No doubt, if the Corsair succeeds in safely reaching the port for which she takes her depar. ture, the speculation will be a remunerative one ; and the voyage of this little merchant bark cannot fail, under any circumstances, to be regarded with muc h in terest and curiosity. She goes to sea with a favourable wind for crossing the Bay of Biscay, and Captain Creft thinks that this formidable part of the voyage safely accomplished, the remainder of the wide expanse of portio ocean n of whichhis arduo he will us ha task. ve to traverse will b e b u t an easy DANES AT THE DIGGINGS.—The following letter from Jens Peter Nielsen, a saddler, late of Ala land but now of n, yne, Ne South Wal es , t o his Aa l borg, Jut brother, 0. C. Nielsen, a baker at Aalborg, is exten sively published by the Danish : Sept. 11, 1852. I am now in Aus t ral a-era --" Sydney, ing 10 months in London, and el a. After work earing half a hundred pounds, I resolved to try my luck in Australia. I sailed from Liverpool, and the passage cost me 301. There were two more Danes dig gold, and we on board, w h o a l so i n t en d e d to agreed in all and everything to enter into a partnershi p We have now been above three months at work, and have collected 443 ounces of gold, in pieces of from one to six ounces, and we have, moreover, 124 ounces of gold dust. At thin present moment we are in Sydney, which is 12 Danish miles distance from the mines, in order to secure our gold, 'which is placed in a bank at our disposition. Yon can have no idea where and in what manner the goldis found here ; the more we go about, the richer are the treasures we find. In a few days we shall again go out to the mines. . . We live here chiefly on game, which I provide for our kitchen, for you know that I am a good shot. Three weeks ago I shot a wild horse , w hi ch was eaten at the mines by 50 diggers,, who about a b assisted us in eating it. We inten d to reinaili i "eve here s a t we lvemonth, and after that time I e This is we ah all sp mth as in Denmarkl all en be rich enough for all o ur born days did climate. The averag e war on a hot June day. G e nerall y spea king , p eople here weak eyes a re in good health , but t ho se who have suffer muc h. H I A man from am burg his going about and imposing upon people by pretending to water at 11. per bottle. sell what he calls " eye w that he will roaring trade, and it thought He drives a bullet sent through his head. But a man soon have a careful, and does not mix himself up with quer. who is rels, an d behaves decently a nd kee p s on good terms with the people at the mines, may here live as peaceably as people do in our own country. In a few months there will be an English functionary going back to his own country, and then I will send you 501., that you may come to Australia. When you get the mosey you must come at once, whatever your position at home may be, for here something worth having is to be raatle,—that is all, " 11 x in 8, 191 i Paid