The Sun. — London, England, 1853-09-26 00:00:00

____ 4.4, 4... $-...t0m" %,..,. iI"P ei Ti..,V. !--• , ‘'.. : f. , .t, ..,-L,' SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) HOPEFUL STAKES. 4to 1 &get Calliope. TWO-YEAR-OLD TRIENNIAL. 7to 4 agst Alembic. sto 2 agst King Tom. THREE-YEARS-OLD TRIENNIAL. 3to 1 agst Sittingbourne (taken). CESAREWITCH STAKES. 6to 1 agst King Pepin (take 7 to 1). 15 to 1 agst Nancy (taken freely). 20 to 1 agst Torment (taken). 25 to 1 agst Teddington 25 to 1 agst Songstress (taken). 30 to 1 agst Goorkah. 30 to 1 agst Rosalba (taken). CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 20 to 1 agst Hatchet (taken). 30 to 1 agst Balrownie (taken). DERBY. 20 to 1 agst King Toni (taken). 25 to 1 agst Hesse Cassel. 25 to 1 agst Marley Hill (taken). 33 to 1 agst Acrobat. 33 to 1 agst Neville. SPORTING NOTES. THE AUTUMNAL CAMPAIGN AT HEAD QUARTERS. The preparations for the October gatherings at New raarket are unusually active and extensive, and are suf ficient to show that expectations of stirring encounters and busy meetings are widely entertained. The " First October" will commence on Tuesday, and terminate on Thursday, and the programme of the three day's sport gives promise of incidents of an important and exciting character. The " Triennials" are, of course, the most Prominent and attractive "features" of the meeting. The Triennial Stakes for two-years-old in particular, being likely to occasion a race that will exercise a mate rial influence over the Derby transactions in the Turf Market. If report be true, and public running afford MY criterion of ability, the competitors will be of a supe rior class. Among the animals of tried and approved racing power that are likely to muster at the post, are Alembic, Kirg Tom, and Brother to Mountain Deer, and rumour indicates that Hesse Cassel and certain other horses have in private displayed merit of no ordinary stamp, Still I shall expect the foremost places to be filled by " public runners," and shall select for my cham- Pions the three animals above mentioned. Between Alembic and King Tom, however, I hold a divided opinion. Of the thirty-three nominations for the Hopeful Stakes, th e most attractive names are Brigliadoro and Bay Celia. The Buckenham Stakes will doubtless be added to the credit side of Lord Derby's account by the aid of either Acrobat or Sortie, both of whom are at Newmarket, looking in the finest health and condition. I saw West Australian this morning as he was pro ceeding to the exercise ground. His eye sparkled with health, and his coat shone like burnished copper. His ability, therefore, to carry off the Grand Duke Michael Stakes against all corners is unquestionable. Should he start, nothing but the most untoward accident will pre vent his success. About a dozen horses have already arrived, and Stabling has been prepared for many others that are expected to-morrow (Monday). Few sporting visitors are yet in the town, but at those houses where turfites most do congregate the appeara nce of active business is displayed. The principal topi cs of conversa tion are the Handicaps and the coming race for the "Whip "—an encounter that will determine the F ham- Cto of the turf. Opinions are p rett y e q ually divi d ed ween Stockwell and Teddington—the former, being the larger and more powerfully - m ade horse, having, per at, the greater number of pa rtisans. k u . " 4 „ ; n ch rain has fallen h ere, and the wind is blowing a I ,4"`eaue. The course is, however, in capital condition. "'market, Sept. 25. A FRESH MAN. HORSES ARRIVED UP TO SUNDAY NIGHT. (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Sixth Triennial Stakes—Alembic Amos, Fact, Baal bec, Charlemont, Cardinal, Coup d'Etat, Hesse Cassel, Surina filly, Little Kitty, Miranda, Pelham, Pelion, Punjaub, Sambo, Star of Surrey, Student, Theckla. Buckenham Stakes—Acrobat, Sortie, Charlemont, Coup d'Etat. Fifth Trinnial Stakes—Dove, Feversham, Filbert, Koh-i-noor, Nutpecker, Phrygia, Scandal, Sittingbourne, Talfourd, West Australian. Grand Duke Michael Stakes—Alamode, Cheddar, Cobnut, Filbert, Hazlenut, Talfourd, Sittingbourne, West Australian, Nutpecker. Hopeful Stakes —Amos, Brigliadoro, Caliph, Epami nondas, Lady Lotty, Litty Kitty, Macduff, Marquis of Sevigne, Muscovado, Ossa, Ranee, Selina. St. Leger Stakes—Cobnut, Filbert, Hazlenut, Nut pecker, Pensioner, Pharold, Rackapelt. Rutland Stakes—Amos, Campstool, Delia, Mince meat. All Lord Glasgow's horses are scatched for the week's engagements. Arrived—Domino and Puritan. Ex- Plated Nabob. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(TJIIS DAY.) LONDON, Sept. 26.—Wind this day at Noon, W. I' has blown a heavy gale all night from the westward, an ' is now (noon) very fresh. The equinoc tial g ales have now commenced. DEAL, Sept. 26.—Wind, N.W. by W. blowing a hard gale. Arrived—Patrician , To ba g o ; Lad y K. Barhaui, Jamaica. Put back—Kenau, Hasselaar, Marion, Ann Rankin, and Pauline—the latter with considerable damage fr.m collision with the French line-of-battle ship Jean Bart. Orr MARGATE, Sept. 25.—Indiana, Port Philip. FOLKESTONE, Sept. 25.—The Raphael (barque), of this Pert, struck on the East Pier, and received damage, and is leaky. Dovzit, Sept. 25. The Ellen Hughes, of Caernarvon, was blown on her beam ends, and drove on shore, at the entrance of the harbour ; crew saved.—Off Port—Her mido, Quebec, for Stockton. S OUTHA MPTON, Sept. 25.—Arrived —Trent (s), West Indies. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 25.—Wind, W.N.W., blowing hard. Arrived—Helsingfors, Helsingfors, Rio Janeiro ; Oscar 1., Batavia. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 25.—Wind,r Port Philip. Saile d— PortoArrived—Onward, Rico • Ameer London, fo Charity, C oast of Africa. FALMOUTH, Sept. 25.—Wind, W., fresh breeze, and showery. Arrived—Emperor, Trinidad de Cuba. Sailed —H.M.S. Pheloma, Coast of Africa. Off Port—lna, Callao ; Bremen, Jamaica, for Bremen ; Clydesdale, Punts Arenas ; Glaneuse, Porto Rico, and sailed for Havre. BRIDGEWATER, Sept. 25.—Arrived —Courier, Quebec. DuNGARVON, Sept, 25.—The Royalist, of Maryport, Quebec to Conway, was abandoned on the 12th Sept., in lat. 48 N., 34 W. • cr e w saved. • BRISTOL, Sept. '2s.—Arrived —Eva (not the A. B. 8., as before reported), Prince Edward's Island ; Wain, St. Stephen's, N.B. SHIELDS, Sept. 25.—Arrived —Sovereign, Dalhousie ; Brocketta, Quebec. S UNDE RLAND, Sept. 25.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Violet, Dalhousie. TEIGNMOUTH, Sept. 2,l—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived — Ann Eliza, Labrador. HULL, Sept. 25.—Wind, W. Arrived Sundada, Bahia ; Napoleon, St. Johns, ,s, N.B. ; Augusta, do. ; ; Miles, Quebec ; Lima , Charl eston ; Sharon, Pugwash Niord, St. John's, N.B. ; Reniswell, Quebec. TORBAY, Sept. 23.—Arrived —Victoria, London, for for Marseilles, leaky; Ann a n d John, Shields, Tunis, leaky ; Loriano, do., for Buenos Ayres. CLYDE, Sept. 24.—Arrived —Vulcan, St. John's, N.B. ; California, Quebec • Elizabeth, Bombay ; Pylades, Bahia ; Defiance, St. John's, N.B. Sailed Arthur, Quebec; Speed, Newfoundland. KINGSTOWN, Sept. 24.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived— Paetolus, Barbadoes ; Henna s Rosen, Quebec. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 24. wind, S.W. Arrived — Highlander, Miramichi ; Argo, Port o Rico ; Labrador ; William 111 eless, ~ Honduras ; Corsair, Newfoundland ; Nam Meldon, Cardiff, for New York, leaky. ST. Joules, N. 8., Sept. 2.—The Palindar, hence for the Clyde, has been towed back waterlogg ed. —The Nova Scotia, hence for the Clyde, on shore on Mud Island, is expected to become a wreck. A.. MAN FOUND DROWNED.—On Saturday an inquest was taken by Mr. Baker, at the Gunmaker's Arms, Bow-common, on view of the body of a man, about 25 years of age, who was found dead in the Regent's Canal, and who appeared to have been in the water about a week. He bad on a dark plaid shooting-jacket and waistcoat, Wellington boots, a cloth cap, &c. There was nothing in his pockets, nor anything to lead to his iden tification. He was about five feet five inches in height. and his hair was of a dark-brown colour. Verdict— ' Found Drowned." THE LONDON DOOM—The Lords of the Treasury have approved of a new and separate establishment of Customs' clerks for the warehousing department at the London Docks. The new arrangement will comprise several classes of clerks, with a comptroller of warehouse accounts at their head, who will be attached solely to the London Docks, and be entirely distinct from the rest of the classifications of clerks employed in the Custom house. This has been found to be requisite in conse quence of the great extent and increase of warehouse business transacted at this leviathan depot for the de Posit of foreign goods, wines, and spirits, and it is in tended to erect a new ,Custom-house at that establish. went in lieu of the one at present appropriated to tha Purpose, and which is found to be altogether inadequate to the requirements of the place. GLASGOW, Sept. 23.—The demand for cotton this week has been limited, and prices were barely main ed. 3r uses , onlY s upon 'Alb ° 23. rt of A l " ado" D`‘' Albe rt of A " t —lt ' g the Co on , b. 'reli cij ' r ; p toe ; IZ°5 ) ho e , le °134 . a rten l ' 6e• a,A-I'll('4 i t ool' ,ep'r.' s o't i l ;.t the sco M ks l 9 l'iii- t ) Y. k2,t Most of the coantry markets held on Saturday were in a somewhat excited state, The supplies of wheat were seasonably good ; yet the demand for that description of produce ruled steady, at an advance in the quotations of from 2s to 4s per quarter. The barley trade was active, at from is to 2sper quarter more money. Malt was 2s dearer; whilst oats improved ls; beans and peas, is to 2s per quar ter ; flour, 2s to 4s per sack. The latest accounts from New York state that the mar ket for breadstuffs was quiet, at fully the previous ad vance. In the Baltic and Black Sea ports a large business is doing in wheat, at high rates. The French, Dutch, and Belgian markets continue steady. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were very moderate From abroad we received 22,607 quarters of wheat, 10,484 barley, 10,527 oats, 17 beans, 68 peas, 7 tares, 4,277 linseed, 696 rapeseed, 168 mustard seed, 157 sundry seeds, 200 sacks and ' 725 barrels of flour. Great excitement has prevailed in our market to-day, owing to the probability of a war with Russ ia, and the prospect of short arrivals . from abroad. Numerous specu lative buyers have come forward, both on home and foreign account, and a considerable rise has consequently taken place in prices. The arrivals of English wheat up to our market, to-day, coastwise from Essex and Kent, were very moderate, and in but middling condition. By land carriage, the receipts were trifling. The attendance of buyers being good, the demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce ruled very brisk, at se advance in the quotations of from 4s to 5s per quarter, compared with Monday last, and a good clearance was affected. The growers in the midland districts refused to sell for forward deliver/ except at a further considerable rise in prices. With foreign wheat we were but moderately sup plied. About 5,000 quarters changed hands for shipment to France, and several large parcels were sold to the home millers, at 4s to 5s per quarter more money. Floating cargoes were in great demand, at fully 5s per quarter above the rates current on Monday last. Barley—the supply of which was by no means large-- moved off freely, at is per quarter advance. There was an active sale for malt, at a rise of from is to 2s per quarter. We were very scantily supplied with both English and foreign oats. The trade ruled active at is per quarter more money. Beans were in short supply and active request, at an ad vance of is per quarter. Very few peas were on sale. Prices were quite is higher than on Monday last. Indian corn was brisk, and 2s dearer. 1 The flour trade was very brisk, and the currencies im proved Ss to 5s per sack, and 2s to 3s per barrel. CIJREENCY PER ' ERIAL MEASURE. Whsar—Essex & Kent, Red •• .. new 57s to 65s Ditto • • • • • • ...... old 578 65s tto, White new 58s €B4 Ditto. • • • .... old 62s 67s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old. 53s 63s JIM, new • • • .. 50. 58 , R , 3—Old • • • • • • .• .... 00s 00s Sew •• •• •....... 343 , Ba ley —Grinding . • • .. 288 318 Sialting . • • • • 38s iThevalter...• ... 403 44s ,Salt—gntfolk and Nor-. 01•• •• •• 56s 62s grown .. • • • • • .50, 57s Kingston and Ware 61s 6,s Malt—Chevalier • • .. 68s to 70s Oats Yorkshire and Wilcolush., Feed 225 :51. Potato . ..... .• 26s 285 Youghal and Cork Black. •• •• 9s 23s Cork, White .•• .. 20s 233 scotch, Food. •• .. 22- 26s riesav —Tick . ... •••• • • 37 42s Pigeons . • ... • :•8 46s Peas —Grey ..... • • . 34. Staple. • • 36 40s White. •• • 40 435 lleilers •• .. ins g Flour—Town.inade 65s 705 intiolk • • 44s 46s i4toekta NorfoiS 42$ 48s SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London last week were lar , e, viz., 13,238 head. During the corresponding period of 185'2, we received 12,039 ; in ISSI, i 0 4018471 ; 18W, 7,872 ;in 1849, 5,716; in 1 848 , 4,360; and in , 6,460 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Lambs. Beasts. Sheep, Calves. Pigs From Antwerp ....... Nieu Diep ..... 90 ... Harlingen . 445 founiugeu 558 Ramburgh.„ Rotterdam... 1 .• • Amsterdam . 1,216 2,533 27 ... - 106 ... 496 SSI 61 91 6 318 10 01 1,123 ... 118 ... Bremen ... Osteud.... Total ... 1,835 10,196 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 852...... 9,024 130 ... 709 384 1851 .......... 1,903 ... 6,869 192 508 ... 932 1850 .......... 1,217 ... ... 133 446 ... 274 L 849 .......... 1 , 122 4,408 165 ... 21 1848 .......... 930 3,123 260 ... 27 There was a full average supply of foreign stock on offer here to-day ; but its general quality , was very inferior. On the whole, the demand ruled steady, and prices were well supported. The arrivals of home-fed beasts were but moderate, the time of year considered. The attendance of buyers being good, and the weather rather favourable for slaughtering, the beef trade ruled steady, at an advance on the prices of Monday last of 2d per 8 lbs, and a good clearance was effected. The best Scots sold at 4s 6d per From the northern grazing districts we received 1,80 0 short-horns ; from other parts of England, 600 of various breeds ; and from Scotland, 90 horned and polled Scots. There was a decided falling off in the supply of home-fed sheep, the general weight of which was by no means good. Although the demand for all breeds was somewhat firmer than on this day se'nnight, no improvement took place in the quotations. The best old Downs sold at 5s 2d per 8 lbs. We were tolerably well , but not t o sa y heavily, supplied with calves. On the whole, the veal trade was very firm, at extreme currencies. The finest calves readily produced 4s 8d per 8 lbs. The supply of pigs was good, yet the pork trade ruled steady, at full prices. Per Sibs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 4 Prime Southdown 410 5 2 Second quality.... 3 6 3 S Large crse. calves 3 6 4 0 Prime large oxen 310 4 2 Prime small d 0... 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, dm. 4 4 4 6 Large hogs 3 4 4 2 Inferior Sheep ... 3 2 3 6 mall po rk er s 4 4 5 0 S eco nd quality ...3 8 4 0 Suckling calves .. 21 0 27 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 2 4 6 uarter old pigs 20 0 26 0 POZEIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .. • • • • •• • ... . . •• .. 5 ,6 54 3 Beasts.... •• ... .....• .. .2,721 Sheep and Lambs ........26,450 Sheep ............ • • ......7,9 20 Calves ..................250 1 Calves....., ............ • • ' TOTAL SUPPLY. A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of f t stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Sept. 27, 1852, and this da y , Monday, Sept. 26 1853. Per 81bs, to sink the Sept. 27, 1852.'5ept. 26 , 1853 a. d. s. d. S. d. S. `,l .. 2 oto 2 23 oto 3 210 3 6 3 .. 3 0 2 43 10 4 .. 3 6 3 84 4 4 .. 3 0 3 43 2 3 .. 3 6 3 83 8 4 .. 310 4 04 2 4 , 4 2 4 44 10 5 .. 2 8 3 63 6 ~. 3 8 4 04 2 ... 210 3 63 4 ... 3 8 310 4 4 ... 6,286 28,560 ... 301 ... 415 Coarse and inferior beasts .. Second quality ditto ... .. Prime large oxen ... ... • Prime Scots, &c ••. •. Coarse and inferior sheep .. Second quality ditto ... .. Prime coarse woolled ditto Prime Southdown ditto . Large coarse calves ... • Prime snail ditt0....... Large hogs ... ••• ••• • Neat small porkers • Beasts. Sheep Calves, Pigs 25,450 250 380 S U PPLIES ON SALE, Sept. '29, 1851.—Beasts, 5 , 148 ; shee p 27,320; calves, 349 ; pigs, 360. Sept. 30, 1850 . — Beas ts, 3,703 ; sheep, 25,310 ;• calves 18 8 ; pigs, 530. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are seasonably wellbut not to s9.y heavily sup pli e d with each kind of meat . Generally speaking, the demand is steady, at our quotations : Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. 13eel, inferior ...... 2 8 3 0 Do., m iddling..... 3 4 3 6 Do., prime large .3 4 3 6 Do., do. small —.3 8 3 10 Pork, large ........ 3 8 4 4 s. a. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 8 Do., middling ..... 310 4 6 Do.. prime......... .. 4 8 4 10 Veal 3 4 4 6 ............... Pork, small ........ 4 6 5 2 BOROUGH HOP• Since Monday last, the arrival of new hops from Kent and Sussex has been good. On the whole, the demand has K and Sussex, 71. to Si. per Kw . Y e arlings at t continue in fair request. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of home-grown potatoes are tolerably good, whilst the imports last week were 99 bags from Boulogne, 98 tons from Calais, 420 sacks 320 tons from Dunkirk, 862 sacks from Havre, 7 baskets , 7 bags, and 10 tons from Rotterdam. A few tons came to hand from Ireland. The demand is steady, as follows :—Shavirs 105 s to 115 s ; Re gents, 115 s to 140 s ; and foreign, 105 s to 112 s per ton. WOOL. The demand for all kinds of wool continues steady. In prices, however, we have no change to notice. About the usual supply has now arrived for the next auctions. Last week's imports were 708 bales from Bombay, 120 from St. Helena, 797 from Sydney, 270 from Hambro', and 7 from Antwerp. SEEDS. Mustard seed is in request, and somewhat dearer. Lin seed moves off slowly. Black Sea, on the spot, 47s Gd to 48s 6d ; East India, 48 s to 49s ; Egyptian, 45s to 46i ; and Petersburgh, 43s 6d to 47s per quarter. East India repe is worth 54s to 555. Cakes are in request, and somewhat dearer. Nrnip•White, per bush. 195 to 22. Swede .• • • • . 21 6 244 stustard, Brown. • • • .. 7 5 98 White, new cd 98 Tares,Winter,new.... 78 3 , 1 7s t,pt log • • • • •• 05 Od 04 anary , per quarter . 48a 501 • ye moo.. • •• . 28 5 344 "!lover,RedEnf.,. (ewt.) 448 644 White • • 45 65a Foreign Red.. . • .. 44e 628 White 5,e 66s Trefoil, new . • • . • .. • • 2 is 28s CarrawaY ••.• • • •• 464 48 Coriander.• • • ........ lls 148 Hempseed, per quarter 38, 42$ Linseed, Eng.-lowing .• 56s fOs Crushing .• •• 19$ bls Baltic •• • • 444 496 Odessa • 46• 4 s Llilseed Cake, pr. ton-- English •• 91 0• 10 15 , Foreign, per ton 8 10s 11 , 00s Rape Cakes, pr ton 5' 5, h , lOs Rapepeed,New, pr. late 27106 .11,10 s TALLOW. The demand for tallow is very brisk, and prices are 5s per cwt• higher than on Monday last. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 58s 6d, and for delivery during the last three uonths, 59s to 598 6d per cwt. Town tallow, 56s net cash, ough fat, 3s ld per 81ba. 1850. , 1851. 1 1851. 1•53, --- ------'---- --;-- 34,460 22 •39 ;tuck this day ~ ... I . t 38 3 ,7 6., 37 64 3 2 9 2 ; 9:: :, 4 2 9. 9: 243 ;trice of Y. C. •• • • :)elivery last week • • 2.190 ; 2 262 1, tBB 1,715 2,660 itto from June 1.... 23,163 27,3 A 26,933 23,599 29,22 G 36s 94 39s 4d t° '''9' 943dte't04015 t•ndrlloBo',(4)l'Odt° Arrivals last week.. . 8,948 4,09: 4 1,1411 932 3,674 Dittofrom June 1.... • 36,427 ',24,614 19,543 17,434 28,052 race of Town ......I 161 6d 41s Od 41s Od 1 43 s Od b$S Od 509 1,256 2,101 isUN, LONDON, _MONDAY EVENIN69 SEPTEMBER 26, 1853. 'A ItE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS ~~~. „_ ' • hr.! Ya ltAiLviAva • ' ams , an 'aid.' RAILWAYS, Ci3sitig riots this M. ISv:sti,ess uone this day. 1111SCELLA: 35 Australian Agricult. 12 Australsn.Pcific. Mail 8 Australn. Royal Mail 38i Brit. American Land 326 Canada 5 Crystal Palace 2 Crystal Pal. of France 1 Eastern Steam 1 Electric Toleg. of Ir 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 14 General Screw Steam 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 3 Netherlands Land 10 NAIL of Europe Steam all Peninsular& Oriental 25 Do. Do. 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 South Austral. Land all Submar. Telegraph 2 lEniveral Emigration _ and Colonization.,. 28i Van Diemen's Laud THE ROYAL NAVAL ENGINEERS. (From the Hampshire Advertiser and Portsmouth Herald There seems to be some grave mistake or misconstrue tion relative to the position and tenure of service of this eminently valuable and important branch of the staff of the navy. We hear of frequent and repeated complaints of their being placed in a false position, degraded by a beggarly libel upon an uniform, or insulted on the quarter-deck, which they contend is not the altar of their homage or the seat of their controlling power ; and in this there would appear much truth, from the loose and vague character of their engagement to the Crown. They complain that they are not paid in a ratio com mensurate with their labours and usefulness, they are not placed in their right position (according to their talents) on board her Majesty's ships, and they are not provided with any dress for service, such as a man of education and a gentleman could allow himself to appear in amongst other officers and gentlemen on board ships of the fleet. In this, also, we believe there is much truth ; but, until some important member of the grade takes upon himself to "bell the cat" (i. e., place himself in antagonism with the Lords of the Admiralty, and offer himself up as a "sacrifice for many"), the grievances existing will never be remedied. We cordially agree with the following conclusions of a morn ing contemporary upon this head : "It is high time some proper and positive regulation be come to as regards the position of rank, treatment, and recognition of this highly-important branch of the naval service. The Lords of the Admiralty have hitherto treated such matters too lightly, and they may depend upon it that sooner some decision is come to the better for the good of the service. We do not jus tify perverseness, indifference, or threats ; on the con trary, we are the upholders of strict discipline admis tered with justice and common sense. We are perfectly aware of the whole position of the chief engineer of the Barracouta, but we forbear to give utterance to any expression until their lordships are pleased to take a decided course on the subject in question, which we can assure them is a serious one, and not to be trifled with. Nor are these gentlemen to be treated with contemptuous silence or scornful neglect. In our re gard for the service, we have on many occasions brought their case before the Board of Admiralty. Mr. Woodcock has decidedly the right to claim the position of an officer and a gentleman, or he has no right to mess with the ward-room officers of the ship. He has a right to claim that his grievance shall be heard with atten tion, and that he should not be treated in an unbecom ing mannerby his commanding officer. It may be very well for Vice-Admiral Parker, brought up under canvas, to look down with some degree of contempt upon the new and vastly-important power of steam. He must not, however, be suffered to injure the navy by his ignorance, or disgust the service by his inflexibflity to modern arrangements. Nor will this country allow any trifling with its best interests. It had better at once be well understood that no sailing officer for the future can be;entrusted with the command of a ship of war unless he be duly instructed as a naval engineer' as well. Something must be done, and that speedily, or we shall find that we have magnificent steam-ships' left en tirely to the management or mere engine -drivers, fire men, and stokers." The gentleman named in the above extract is Mr. Woodcock, Chief Engineer of the Barracouta paddle sloop. He complained of his treatment, position, Etc., to the Admiralty, and failing obtaining any satisfaction, resigned his commission in the navy and forwarded it to the Admiralty ; their lordships, however, returned it to the Commander of the Barracouta, who now holds it. Mr. Woodcock has absented himself from his ship and remains " absent without leave," and another gentleman of his rank has been appointed to take his place on board the Barracouta. This Mr. Woodcock has done to try the strength of the tie (whether legally binding or not), of the Admiralty claim upon him. He is in communication with able advisers, and no doubt the matter will assume a serious appearancei shortly. Whatever may be the result, the Admiralty may take our words for this — there are many other valuable engineers, besides Mr. Woodcock in the service, who will free themselves from its control as soon as they legally can, unless a reform in their status speedily takes place. Their lordships may make seamen, marines, and their co-relative shipmates, within a few months, almost mechanically, but they seem to be in ignorance of or not to appreciate the fact that an engineer requires a well-furnished head. In a sentence—what would be the value of the steam fleet, without engineers _ 4_,, w (*( - v . 2., fr. on xt, , 4 4$ n • A s %.....t . "/ , , „v ; - sc, at, --:',1 4 ENTRANCE OF THE COMBINED FLEETS than its own ; and unexpected tendencies to pee ' ... -t i - i _ . 2 --., T Y - '4l. V' ma y develop themselves when it is understood the 4 ' INTO THE .DARDANELLES. war with Turkey implies the presence of the allied fleets ofl the mouth of the Danube, as well as near the Eastern coasts of the Black Sea. If Count Nesselrode still entertains any doubt on the sub ject, he will now very shortly be unde3eived as to the extent to which long-suffering may be carried. The French and English Governments are not less solicitous than formerly to discover terms by which existing differences may be reconciled, if any solu tion of the kind be still possible ; but they are alike resolute and united as to the course which must be adopted if Russia perseveres in occupying a por tion of the Turkish dominions. The Porte cannot much longer abstain from exercising its acknow ledged right to declare war, on the refusal of the invader to withdraw, and to call for the efficient assistance of its allies. The termination of the long controversy which turned on the Vienna Note has simplified the ne gotiations, if it has not advanced them towards & pacific solution. The Emperor has completed the demonstration that Redschid Pacha was right in reducing the terms of the Note into more definite language. It is now admitted that Russia only accepted the proposed compromise on the ground. that it substantially included all the concessions required by the Menschikoff ultimatum. The compliment to the Western Powers, implied in the assumption that they had deliberately recom mended the Porte to accept the very terms which it had, by their own advice, summarily rejected, is consistent with the insolent character of all the diplomatic communications which have . been re ceived from St. Petersburg. It cannot be too dis tinctly remembered that the Power which so haughtily dictates the concessions to be made on the part of Turkey, has neither a formal nor a substantial right to any undertaking of the kind demanded. No breach of previous treaties, no act of intolerance towards the Christian population, no shadow of provocation offered to the reckless aggres sor, has been alleged even in Count Nesselrode's circulars. The claim to the signature of the Vienna Note by the Sultan is exclusively founded on the presumption of the Emperor's superiority of force, and on the prudent desire of the European Go vernments to maintain peace, even at some sacri fice of strict justice. It is for those who consented to recommend the Porte to adopt the Note to ex , plain its meaning. When Russia demands that it be understood in a sense already repudiated by the Western Powers, the ironical boast of having dis played a conciliatory spirit is equally unfounded and ill-timed. Among the many reports which have been fair• culated, some may, perhaps, indicate the anxiety with which the Russian Government anticipated the passage of the Dardanelles by the allied fleets. A ru mour has been actively circulated by the partisans of the aggressor, that France and England were to appear at Constantinople, not as protectors of Tur- key, but in the singular character of allies to the Sultan—not against the Russians, but against his own people. In other words, it has been impudently suggested that the just and unanimous indignation of the Ottoman population might furnish the allied Powers with an excuse for anticipating the work of Ressia, and crippling the forces of Turkey at the very commencement of the war. It is impos sible to suppose that the Imperial Cabinet could seriously think so meanly of the allied Governments as to believe that they would make war on their own allies for the sake of preserving peace--thus falliu , into the deplorable crime and blunder of a second, and still more inexcusable, Navarino. There was, however, a purpose to be served, even by this extravagant fiction. It might be thou: - ,2,1t con venient to mislead both the Russian and the Turkish vulgar as to the meaning of the anticipated move ment of the fleets. Tile mob of Constantinople might possibly, it was supposed, be induced for a few days to believe that their protectors were in alliance with Russia ; and the Emperor might pro fess, so long as it suited his purpose, to approve of the formidable demonstration which he has so much reason to dread. Even at this moment, he may not improbably retract, when the alternative is the appearance of the allied flags in the Envie% The peculiar relations which exist between Aus tria and Russia are illustrated both by the affected difference shown to the Court of Vienna in the dis patches from St. Petersburg, and by the partial withdrawal of Austria from the collective action of the Conference. Yet it must not be too hastily inferred that the friendship which is so ostenta. tiously proclaimed is founded on a community of purposes or of interests. The traditions of former negotiations cannot have been forgotten ; nor can the successors of Metternich be ignorant that, for thirty years, the chief aim of his external policy was to check the aggrandisement of Russia in the East. But, at the present moment, the main, ob. ject of Austria is to maintain peace at any cost, as the only possible mode of relief from overwhelm ing financial difficulties. Such a result would have been welcomed, whatever humiliation might be in flicted on the Ottoman Government, short of a sacrifice of territory to Russia. It w as t o o b ta i n ' this end, and at the same time to accelerate the evacuation of the Danubian principalities, that the Court of Vienna undertook the office of mediator, with a visible bias in favour of that party to the dispute on whose will a pacific solution seemed final lyßruck to depend. is probably urging En a t ve on this m oment, the Port e h. : 8ar0n e,.... pediency of acceding to all the Russian demands, in preference to the risk of resistance ; but when the experiment has failed, it will, for the same reason, be the interest of Austria to impress on the ' is invading aggression. It has been idly conjectured that, in the event of a war between Russia and the Western Powers, Austria would take an active part against France and England ; but there is little reason to fear any such suicidal proceeding. Against anyill-judangedd. desire for the partition of Turkey, Hungary Italy afford weighty pledges. The Western Powers will favour no alliance between the Turks and the Magyars, su long as Austria is friendly to the cause of Europe, or even strictly neutral ; but it is im. possible to predict what consequences might result from an imprudent attempt to extend dominions already too heterogeneous. It is enough to say that the campaign of 1849 would have had a dif ferent termination if Turkey had been found on the side of Hungary, even assuming the neutrality of France and England. The statesmen who direct the Austrian councils cannot be deaf to considerations such as these. For the sake of peace, they recommend to the Porte a verbal submission to Russia. For the sake of peace, they will, in case of necessity, use their good. offices with the Emperor at Olmutz. If war m th own o e other assistance their fro un happily arises, France and England would neither expect nor desireto the C any a t e i ti fe e ren a c s e si . that of Turkey, they a re f u ll y a b le strength, parties anit by to overpower the boastful aggressor ; and there is yet reason to hope that the true conclusion may be drawn from the balance of forces, without an actual appeal to arms. iitc By an exaggeration not unnatural under the ex citement of the conjuncture, the departure of two ships from each of the French and English squad rons for the protection of foreign residents at Con - stantinople has been represented as the entrance of the combined fleets into the Dardanelles. This, however, is an incorrect description of facts. The Ambassadors, from whom the requisition to the Admirals proceeded, are, of course, competent to dispose in a similar manner of the whole naval force, nor is it in any degree unlikely that the state of the Turkish capital may call for such a measure, but at present the fleets are still at their anchorage in Besika Bay. Two steam-ships from each fleet have passed the Straits to protect, if necessary, the lives and properties of the Christian population; and this is all that has yet been done. Meantime, while ambition on one side and fana ticism on the other are thus impairing the prospects of peace, we are gradually obtaining a more accu rate view of the pretexts for war. The Vienna Note, its modifications, and the objections which these modifications have provoked, are now generally un derstood, and the question at issue can be removed from the region of diplomacy for the comprehension of the public. The proposals of the Conference for a settlement were accepted by Russia, but modified by the Porte in three principal particulars, which alterations, though substantially approved by the Conference, the Emperor Nicholas rejects. Two of these may be dismissed without much comment. By way of preamble, the Czar desires to recite that he has been always solicitous for the interest of the Greek Church in Turkey, and, moreover, that it is in conformity with a particular treaty engage ment that the forthcoming undertakings of the Sultan are to be given. The Sultan, on the other hand, objects to this recognition of an initiative in the person of a foreign Sovereign, and denies the special force attributed to the treaty in question. Without, however, concealinc, that there is some reason in these views of the Porte, a we can scarcely presume that even such Powers as Russia and Turkey need draw the sword for the mere terms of a recital. If the claims of the Czar with respect to the Greek Church in Turkey are now to be placed on a definite footing with the concurrence and under the guarantee of the Four Great Powers, the compact thus framed will be the regulati ng compact for the future, nor can it materially signify by what antecedent transaction it was introduced. The kingdoms of Europe can surely never be going to war to determine whether the Grand Turk was always disposed to benevolence of his own mere motion, or whether the Emperors of Russia brought this desirable disposition to pass. The third point is of greater importance, and it assumes precisely the aspect which we descr ibed the other day. The Czar demands for the Greek Christian subjects of the Porte all the privileges conceded to Christians of other denominations within the Ottoman dominions. This, at first sight, appears not unreasonable, being, in fact, a provision very like the " most-favoured nation" clause in a commercial treaty, whereby it is stipu lated that no State shall ever enjoy greater advan tages than the contracting State. But, as we re cently explained, there are sundry Christian com munities in Turkey not constituted of Turkish subjects, and if the rights of all the Greek Chris tians are to be equalised with the privileges of these congregations,exceptional all the Greek Christians —that is to say, three-fourths of the population of European Turkey—would pass from the governance of the Porte. A demand to this effect, indeed, would be so plainly extravagant that we ell - mot imagine it would be overtly maintained. The terms of the Czar, plausible in appearance, involve the enormous error of ranking the great mass of a Sovereign's subjects with afew scattered bodies of aliens. Supposing the vast majority of the Euro pean subjects of the Porte were Mussulmans, in terspersed only with certain small congregations of Greek and Latin Christians in about equal propor tions, the requests of the Emperor Nicholas, as measured by those of some Latin Lord-Protector, would be reasonable enough, and he might fairly ask that whatever the Latins obtained might be conceded also to the Greeks; in short, the whole affair might be adjusted on fair terms of partition, like the affair of the Holy Places. But the truth is, that whereas the Latin Christians, or the clients of France, form an insignificant portion of the Sul tan's subjects, the Greek Christians, or the clients of Russia, form the bulk of the whole population ; so that legislation for the former class affects no Turkish interest at all, while legislation for the latter affects the sovereignty of the Porte in its own dominions. Christianity according to the Latin rite is the faith, in these parts, of comparatively few persons, and these persons often aliens ; Chris tianity according to tho4Greek rite is the faith of half the Sultan's subjects. A French Emperor, therefore, in requiring a right of protectorship would uire little or nothing, whereas a Russian Emper4 by the same demand would be asking for an active 'partnership in Ottoman sovereignty. It is quite impossible that the whole body of Greek and Lain Christians should be placed, in these respects, on a footing of equality. The Latins are commonly aliens, and as being, there fore, few in number , and not born subjects of the Porte, they are naturally permitted to exempt themselves in a manner from Turkish jurisdiction ; but to invest twelve millions of Greeks, immediate subjects of the Porte, with the same privileges would be to throw the whole empire into confusion. Supposing such terms to be forced upon the Sultan, he would evidently be compelled in self-defence to refuse, for the future, any privileges to Latin Chris tians at all, since any concessions to a small alien congregation would be followed by claims to full participation from the bulk of his own people. In reality, the demand of the Czar, thus interpreted, would amount to little less than a requisition that the Porte should alienate half its own subjects, and regard them as if they were its subjects no longer. Nor would the force of this provision be confined to religious matters, for the Latin com munities enjoy, as foreigners, peculiar privileges in respect even to civil jurisdiction. It appears to us that the very extravagance of a demand like this must be evidence, not, indeed, that it was not entertained by Russia, but that it cannot have been openly put forward for the con sideration of the Conference. If the representa tives of the Four Powers are of opinion that their Note, even without the Turkish modification, was not open to any such construction or conducive to any such consequences as here described, there must be misunderstanding somewhere, for that the Powers who interposed to curb Russian ambition should deliberately design to make over to Russia a moiety of the sovereignty of the Porte is too ab surd a conclusion to be accepted for a moment. If, therefore, the question on which peace or war now depends is really narrowed to this proposition, it is clear thai; either the Conference may discover some solution, or the demands of Russia will be placed in a light comprehensible to the whole civilised world. In the interval, however, the command of events is rapidly passing to those who hold all ne gotiations as odious alike, and who, without fear of war or its consequences, would blindly push everything to the issue of the sword. The old fanaticism of the Turks is thoroughly roused, and if the spirit is not powerful enough to maintain Turkish independence, it may at least suffice to stake the existence of the Ottoman Empire on the issue of a single war. THE STRAND ACCIDENT.—STATE OF THE BUILDING BEFORE ITS FALL.—It seems (says a district surveyor) to be a public impression that the fallen house in the Strand was in so ruinous and dangerous a condition that it became the district -surveyor's duty to condemn it. The evidence shows clearly that it was not in such a state as to be liable to be condemned on that account, whatever may have been the occasion of the fall. If that house ought to have been reported as dangerous, you must be aware that a large proportion of the metro polis, where so many thin and tall houses partly depend on each other for support, would be liable to be con demned also. I agree with your judicious remark in your last number that the condemnation of a building is a serious matter, sometimes involving the ruin of the owner ; and I submit that the animadversion of the press may tend to make the district surveyor interfere too much with private property in cases where he ought to use the nicest discretion, and to act, in the words of "faithfully and impartially, and without favour prejudice, or malice."- - Th e B u ild er . CAPTURE OF A CREW OF FRENCH SMUGGLERS.—The the statute, or affection, ection, mag istrates of Lowestoft were en g a g ed some time on Friday in in ves tigating one of the largest seizur es th a t has been made on the coast for twenty years, the prize. m oney of which m u g g er, u to upwards of 1,500/. The crew n of a Frenc called the Abondance, of Dun. kirk, named Alfred Philippe Morin, master , Prosper Bane d let Louis Hance, Ja.bez Radige, and Louis Vet tine, were char g ed with being found on board tha t v essel, which had stowed in her 120 bales of contraband tobacco, in all 7,3801b5., within the limits of this port. Mr. S. Latch, the collector of Customs, prosecuted, and Captain• Sm all, French consular agent, attended to watch the evi▪ dence for the def endants. A few mornings since, at day break, th e coast-guard had their attention dr awn to l u gger, about half - a - mile out s i de the Holm - sand. As a the morning advanced and got lighter, she stood further off shore, and continued standing on and off. At first she was supposed to be a fishing lugger ; but her strange movements soon excited some sus , d it was determined to go out after p i c i on , an her. Lieutenant Joachim, the senior officer, and several men, pressed into their service a steam-tug, and an exciting chase soon ensued after the mysterious craft. After several hours run, she was come up with and boarded. Captain Small, on behalf the defendants, observed that, from the evidence, it was impossible for the lugger to have been within three miles of the shore, the limit of the port from low-water mark ; and if they were be yond that distance the Crown had no jurisdiction. The master was here interpreted to say that he took the tobacco from a vessel at sea, which had too heavy a cargo, and which, according to the laws of France, they had a right to do. The bench decided that they must convict them each in the penalty of 1001., or to be im prisoned until the fines were paid ; but as it was possible that some of the defendants might not know exactly what they were doing, they would send a recommenda tion to the Government on their behalf. The prisonera were removed to the county gaol. ( From the Morning Chronicle. ) The passage of the Dardanelles by a portion of the French and English fleets, on the demand of the Divan, and at the requisition of the Ambas sadors, cannot have taken by surprise those who have watched the course of events. This wise and judicious step will be productive of the best results, both as regards the protection of European resi dents at Constantinople, at a crisis of just and natural popular excitement, and as a demonstration of the fixed determination of the allied Powers to accomplish the objects for which their naval forces were originally sent to Besika Bay. The actual presence at the Turkish capital, of the French and English ships of war, will tend to tranquillise po pular feeling, by proving, in the most signal man ner, that the Sultan and his people are not aban doned by their allies ; and it will also convince the Court of St. Petersburg that every pledge which the Western Powers have given to uphold the ter ritorial and sovereign rights of the Porte will be faithfully redeemed. _ _ Should events confirm the report that the advance of . a portion of the fleets to Constantinople was to be immediately followed by the remainder, it will be universally felt that France and England have only too sufficient grounds for so emphatic a demonstra tion of their resolution to support their ally. The only prospect of the maintenance, or, in the worst event, of the early restoration of peace, is to be found in the vigorous determination of Western Europe to resist the unprovoked aggression of Rus sia. It is necessary to distinguish between the language and the policy of St. Petersburg. It is a matter of historical notoriety that the Imperial Cabinet has, in former times, avowedly speculated on the assumed unwillingness of France and Eng land to go to war, even on extreme provocat ion ; and it is probably by a similar confidence that the arrogant tone adopted throughout the recent dis cussions has been dictated. Ostentatious contempt for possible opposition does not by any means ne cessarily prove indifference to such a c ontingency. It may, perhaps, hereafter appear that, in d ef y in g resistance, the Imperial Cabinet has but given ui terance to its fears of a force demonstrably greater THE UNITED STATES. ARTZIVAL OF THE EUROPA. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY. By the steamer Europa we have advices from New York to the 13th, and Boston to the 14th instant. She has brought 78 passengers and $170,226 in specie on freight. The steamer Illinois had arrived at New York with $683,937 in gold dust from California. Her advices had, however, been anticipated. The Europa has brought very little news. Mobile papers of the 12th state, that the fever was bad in that city, and the number of deaths on the increase. There were no later accounts than brought by the Herman of the fever in New Orleans. The Washington correspondent of the New York .Herald says, all the rumours of a rupture between Secretary Marcy and the President are false. Marcy has the entire confidence of President Pierce. The Cabinet had a long sitting on the 12th, at which foreign affairs were discussed, and it was determined that Captain Ingraham should be sus- tained. Mr. G. M. Dallas was at Washington, and it was rumoured that he would either get the mission to China or France. The rumour that Jefferson Davis was going to leave the Cabinet was considered to be unfounded. The schooner Gazette had been captured on the fishing-grounds, and taken into Charlottetown ; three vessels from Newburyport, and three from Cape Ann, had also been captured off Fox River by the British cruisers. St John's, New Brunswick, papers of the 20th state, that the people were highly excited about the ceremonies of the inauguration of the European and North American Railway, which was to take place on the 14th. The gallery of the ball-room had been made to contain upwards of 1,000 ladies, and arches had been thrown from housetops to hou clotopi_ The New York stock market was active. Tile Railroad shares have adv anced to 80 to 801. The money markets were unchanged ; Foreign Ex change dull ; bills on London, 108/ to 1091 ; Paris, 5 131 to 5 16 ; Amsterdam, 40'4 to 41 ; Frankfort, 404 to 408 ' • Bremen, 79i to 7 9 4. There had been but a moderate quantity of cotton offering, and the better qualities a shade dearer. The flour market was dull, without material change in prices. Wheat was in moderate demand at 143 c. per bushel per Canadian ; 141 c. to 146 c. per Michigan and Ohio ; and 26c. per Red Western. Indian corn in good demand at firm prices. Provisions without change. Scotch pig-iron was selling at $36 to $37 per ton, usual time. No change in freights to London or Havre. THE WEST INDIES. The Royal mail steam-ship Trent, Captain Thos. William Sawyer, arrived at Southampton at noon yesterday, from the West Indies. The Trent left St. Thomas's at noon on the 7th inst., and expe rienced fine weather up to her arrival in soundings. She brings a ship letter bag, but no mails, pas sengers, cargo, or specie, and came home under easy steam (the second grade of expansion) to economise coals, and has made the run in 18 days. This steamer requires a thorough refit both of hull and machinery, having been employed incessantly on the intercolonial stations in the West Indies for the past two y ears. It is said out of the original crew which left Southampton in this ship few re main alive, such being the sacrifice of human life, arising from the deadly nature of the climate and the recent prevalence of yellow fever, in this ser- vice. As the Trent left St. Thomas's only five days subsequently to the departure of the Orinoco, which reached Southampton on the 17th inst., she brings no news of importance. The Royal Mail steam-ship Thames, which left Southampton on the 17th ult., with the outward West India and Pacific mails, arrived out at St. Thomas's on the 3d inst., at 10.45 a.m., her passage having occupied 17i days. The will bring home the next West India and Gulf of Mexico mails, due on the Ist proximo. The Clyde was on the Spanish Main, the Medway on the Northern Islands route, the Conway at Jamaica, and the Teviot on the Spanish Main. The intercolonial packets were generally free from yellow fever. The epidemic was, however, prevalent at Montserrat, Antigua, and Trinidad. Her Majesty's ship Megra, having on board Governor Wood and staff, Commander-in-Chief of the Windward Islands, was at Trinidad. The Trent spoke the following ships on the home ward passage :—On the 14th instant., lat. 30.39, long. 47 39, the American cli pp er shi p Sweepstakes, of and from New York, bound to San Francisco, out 7 days, all well ; on the 17th, lat. 36 57, long. 36 42, the English ship Indus, bound to Islay ; on th e 17th, lat. 37 26, lon g . 35 47, the Swedish brig Allwine ; on the 19th, lat. 41 18, long. 27 33, the barque izabeth Moore, from Bahia to Falmouth, 42 days out; on the 20th, lat. 43 6, long. 23 15, the ship Eastern Queen, bound homeward ; and on the 23d, lat. 47 30, long. 10 52, the Hamburg barque Amazone, from Mazatlan, bound to Fal mouth. TIIE MEDITERRANEAN. 20 20 10 St. St. St. St. St. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation -% Company's ship Euxine, Captain F. Meehan, arrived 50 at Southampton on Saturday, bringing the heavy portion of the East India, China, and Mediterra nean mails, in charge of L ieutenant Gardiner,R.N., gt. Admiralty agent, and dates from Alexandria, 10 ; 16 ta, 14 ; and Gibraltar, 19th instant. St. T Euxine experienced generally fine weather St. t is Mediterranean, but in crossing the Bay of B i scay encountered fresh north-west and northerly t winds, with a heavy north-west swell. She brings 48 passengers, and on freight from India, China, St. &c., 785 packages of raw silk and 60 packages of 50 sundries from Alexandria and Malta, 2 packages of specie value 2 , 5001 . , 330 bales of flax, 147 bales of 12 wool, 18 cases of opium, 5 cases of tortoiseshell, 23 12 cases of elephants' teeth, 35 barrels of mother-of- 25 pearl, 106 barrels of gum, 25 bales of tobacco, and 55 packages of general m erchandise ; also, 2 gazelles, 10 3 flamingoes, 2 hawks, 2 pelicans, 1 ibis, and 1 6 12 wolf, all alive. The intelligence brought by this steamer from India, China, &c., has been anticipated by the overland express, published on Monday last. On the 14th inst., the Euxine exchanged colours with the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Indus, 60 miles sou th-east of Malta, proceeding to Alexandria with the outward India and China mails of the 4th of September. On the 23d inst., in long. 5 35, spoke the French brig La Foi, steer ing towards Brest, full of men, the calculation of the commander of the vessel being long. 7. W. Her Majesty's steam-frigate Firebrand, Captain H. Parker, arrived at Alexandria from Besika Bay on the 9th of September, having touched at the different ports down the coast. The Firebrand was to leave again for the fleet on the 11th. The A u strian frigate Bellona sailed from Alexandria on the Bth inst. From Gibraltar our accounts are to the 19th instant inclusive. On the 17th at noon a frightful and melancholy accident occurred, by the explosion of a powder magazine, used by the 30th Regiment, situated at the furthermost or south end of the rock at Windmill-hill. The disaster was not fully accounted for, but was to be properly investigated. We learn, however, by private correspondence, that a tobacco-pipe was found near the spot, thus indicating that the accident may have arisen, as is often the case, from the incautiousness of persons in smoking. The loss of life was very lamentable ; five out of the six men, all b e longing to the 30th, w ho were at work in the magazine, were killed, and the sixth, the corporal (in charge), was dangerously wounded, and was not able to utter a word. He was not expected to survive. The funeral of the five unfortunate deceased took place on the 19th. It was attended by the whole of their corps, the regimental band, and detachments from other regiments in the garrison, military honours being paid during the ceremonial of the interment. The Prussian Government steam-sloop Danzig, five days and a half from Portimouth, arrived on the 12th inst., and sailed again on the 13th. The Austrian steamer Benaco sailed on the 12th for Trieste. The screw-steamer Arno, three days from Marseilles, touched at Gibraltar on the 14th, on her way to Liverpool. The screw-steamer Genova, seven days and a half from Liverpool, bound to Genoa, Leghorn, &c., arrived at Gibraltar on the 17th inst., and cleared for her destination. Her Majesty's steam-sloop Vesuvius was at Gibraltar on the 20th inst. The steamer Earl of Lonsdale left Gibraltar on the 17th inst. The screw steam ship British Queen arrived at Gibraltar on the 18th, laden with fruit from Smyrna and Malta, and started in the afternoon for London. The Por tuguese sloop-of-war Porto arrived on the 18th in seven days from Algiers. Exchanges at Gibraltar were quoted as follow : London at 90 days, 511: Paris, sf. 34c. ; seilles, sf. 35c. ; Genoa, sf. 38c. At eight days' s i g ht on Madrd, Alicante, Valencia, and Barce lona, 1 discount • Cadiz, 1 dis. ; llalaga, par ; Sevile, f dis. gpanish pillared dollars, 84 per cent. premium. LOO Aberdeen Si Ambg Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct all Birmiug. Wolverh. & Stour Valley ..... 28 Birkenhd. L.anesh. dt Cheshire Junet all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 184 Do., £2O. .00 Bristol and Exeter_ .00 Caledonian all Chester & Holyhead, all Cork and Bandon... all Cork, Black, & Pass. 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc. all undee Perth&Aber deen Junction..... , all Do. New all East Anglian.... all Do., (£lB Edr all Eastern Counties.... all Eastern Union, A' Stock 100• ,Do B. Stock 8i Do., New A 100 East Lancashire East &West Ind. Dk, 1 all & Birming. 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Staffordsh all WearVallaygr 6 per cent all Do.. 1100 IWilts&Somrst; (i.s , 98 - 100 50 - 52 AO - 145 30 - 32 LPi -- 100 53 -- 55 27 -- 28 13i -14 i . 250 -- 260 2i- 3ixd - 101 59 - 61 •.• xd 140 - 145 140 - 145 i iidl ii = 30 9g - 102 li 14 201 1 25 i d lOO 50 48 i i I St. 15 & 41 50 50 114 k 25 28 St. St. 62 4 3 4 25 12 60 xd I 50 21 20 I 25 i d I St , 701 1 70 42 12 2 20 1 100 80 78i 8 xd&xn pm xd&xn 62i 3 2i xd iii t xd 12i f 9344 100] 100 i 12 74 5 20i 19i 57i 5i 61 6 'a 10 44 5 1 1 25. 4/ 10 37 64 88 64 60 4 58 6i 8i 7 2t 50 1 1 xd 100 20 591 6 14 31 4 3 110 _____ 5 100 20 10 50 100 20 Pm 1 15 Pm 20 20 6 0 5,654 50 40 25 25 32 - 3 - 4 2i - 3 136 , 14! 68d1 90) 30 _q4 PREFERENCE SHARES. 1100 ;Aberdeen 1 100 ;Do. No. 2, 7 p. c ;100 Bris. &r, Ex. 4p. c. St 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares , 1 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead GOAT. 5i -per cent / 64 Cork dtßandon s 4 p.c f all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all EastAitglian (i:310s)! 6 per cent 1 all Do. (£5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (X 7 17a) 7 p. c all Eastern Counties Ea tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 . all Do. New 6 p. c. St. all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent... LOO East Lancash. 6p. cts. all Edinb Prth. &Dundee 5i per cent. 100 Glasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem 7 Do. 4i p. c. Scrip.... all Gt, Southn.drWestm. (Ireland) Eighths) 6 dt. Westu. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c)... 00 Do. cov. red. 44 p.c LOO Do. con, red. 4p. c 100 Do. irred. 4p. c.... 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O [OO 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., 1552 100 Do. New Guar.6 13. c , 5 Loudon &S. Western Con. Thirds 10 Loud ou derry& Coler. Shares all Lonely. & Ennis. A Sh. all \lan., Shef., & Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO 3 Do. £6 all liars pt & Carl. 4 P.C all Do. per cent 8?, Do 100 liid. Consol.6 p.c.St 1.00 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 4A per cent 6 Norfolk Extension 100 Do. 5 p. c. Ext 100 Do. Guar. 56 per ct 100 Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c. 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls,6 p.c. 15 Do all Shrews. &Birm.N.G all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon 1i Do. New all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. Od. 10 25 10 1.01 ,t. 100 I Do. per cent. Pre. !O all :-,.Yorksll.4p.c.Guar. 5 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c.l ;t. 100 York, Newcastle,and Berwick,4 p.c. Pref. 5 Do 10 York&N. Midland IL and S. Purch 161 -17, 6 -6, 31 - 3t 4 - 5 - 1p - lip - lip I -14 , 18 20 W jo 108 - 110 it - i P 8 -- 8i 64 - 7 98 - 100 95 - 100 95 - 100 id 140 145 • ... - • 2i - 3 , - 6 7 d ... - • - - . 138 - 142 is pal 102 - 106 24 -25 mr ... - ip w(:1 10 - 11 1 16 - 17 p - 13 141 par p 24 —24ixdl ii io al 97 100 'it 5 id —i, FOREIGN. 5 Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissessac all Charleroi & Erquelin. I 10 Dijon and Besancon 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian 2 Do. Extension all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 Gd. Junct. of France all Gt .Western of Canada Shares 3 iLucca & Pistoja 5 p.c, prof 15 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) 2 Do. 3 Do. (Canal) 4 Do. 6p. et. pref.., „ 12 Lyons & Mediterran V_ Madras all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds all (finy.B.& Ams.Shs ) all NorwegianTrunkPref 10 Paris and Lyons , all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 Par isCaen & Cherbrg 10i Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre 2 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse 2 Sth- Eastrn. of France 6 -4outheru of Frauoe !Jpper ludia. all West Flanders 10 Do. 5,i per c. Pref 10 Western c f France_ 4 West. of Switzerland 9 Zealand 1 ..._— l i ld 3 id ii —l3 3 ---- 2 p ri 3 4 p par ip ' t --1 4 p 1 2ip 3 -. _ 6 _ - - Ipar —. 6 - 321 -- 13i - 7 -- 45 - 39 - 15ip! 48 j 4 - pl 19 - - id 2 l l 4 p 4 PI par -- 3 -- clis 9 ... -- 8 4 - - Z 69 41 120 98 78 61 7fi 4k 12 Psi 92 99 Par 53 Par 4 d 43 - 4 - 24 ... 8 - li - t - 6i -- 7t 36 - 38 86 - 88 57 - 69 60 - 65 3 - 2 16 - Sid 19x 58 31 2 74 64d 8i 2p 116 15 108 7i 7 140 3 106 5 3 15 ii L. &N.W ;Caledon • Gt.Northoi iGt.7irestn.l !Yk. New. & Berw Y.&N. Md Do S. Eastern, po Norfolk Do Ln. &N. W. & Midld. Stckton & Darlingt. Midland... E. Count Do Do. IL. &IS. W &Ln& Yk Do Gt.Northr, Do Lancash.& Yorksh.. MeliClean. IStnekt. & Darling . !iGt.Westn. MINES. all Agua Fria all Anglo Austrin. Gold all Anglo Californian 2 Australasian 5 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maris. all Baden (Gd. Duchy of)! all Biitish Austrin. Gold 13.5 British Iron 24i Brazilianlmp.(issne at £5 pm all Do. Cocaes di Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Bey Carson's Creek all Cobre Copper 1 Colonial 15 Copiapo all Copper Min. of Eng all Do. Pref. 7A p. cent all English and Austrin Copper Smeltg.Co all General all Great Nugget Vein all Do. Registered all Great Polgooth all Lake Bathurst . all Liberty .. - all Linares all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co all Mariquita 9 Mexican&S.Americu all New Granada all Nouveau Mondo 5 Nova Scotia Mining and Copper Smeltg 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 10i Santiago de Cuba all South Australian 7 Tin Croft all United Mexican., all 1 Waller all West Granada all West Mariposa ... i PI d -- par - Pm lid d 2 -- 3 -- id • id-- fa id t d d 7 -- 9 3 -3 ! 32i i -33 i f id d 43 —4 101 -- 11 i 55 —6 6 -7 ! P 2i -- 2f 14 -- 16 id p all 1 Yuba 2 d' d 8i 9i I — 6 i I - - 1 7 d i— i P - 34 - 44 $ - A 5 - 7 31 - 3i A al JOINT-STOCK BANKS all !Australasia ! 70 72 all British N. American „ 2 Chrtd. Bilk. of India,, • Australia, & China 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond 10 English Scottish and i d— par Australian 15 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Austrakia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 22 National of Ireland all Oriental Bank of 33 - 3-6 21d -- lid id -- i P Corporation 5 Do. New 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co all South Australia all ,Union of Australia D o 'Do. New 10 Union of London all Union of Madrid , 22 - 24 34 - 36 45 - 47 dis— part 37 39 60 62 7i 17 19 lOUS - 30 Ea ----- 6 1 - lip '1 -I - id ... - .. 30 - 32 il - 16 33/ 2 4825 a i i 40 37i 7 i 7 71 1 par 3* i 71 Mb 144 15 23 2f 35i 60 1 29i 30 28b 30 64 6 k 7i — ad xd L the r I ol bir Oth rag 411' 0 ould ions n be dor ,bing thi o can• r ioni° Atig° third 0° ad tile dioiOg 1 K