The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-03 00:00:00

THE FRENCH EMPIRE. Vast crowds of persons still continue to visit Notre Dame to view the decorations. At ono period of the day the queue extended as far as the Quai Napoleon. It is supposed that not less than 100,000 entered the cathedral in the course of the day. Workmen commenced in the morning taking down the decorations of the Hotel de Vine and of the Rue Neuve de Rivoli. The flowers and shrubs placed in the court-yard of the Louvre have also been in part removed. The brooch presented by the Emperor to the Empress on her marriage, and which contained a portrait of his Majesty, painted by M. Paul de Pommayrac, cost 30,000 f. The Emperor has ordered the parure of diamonds offered by the Ville de Paris to be bought on his own account, and the price (600,000 f.) charged to the civil list. • The municipal council of Amiens at its last sit ting voted a credit of 2,000 f. to be divided as a marriage portion between three couple belonging to the poorer classes of that city, in commemoration of the marriage of the Emperor. The manufacturers of Puy have forwarded a very splendid present of choice lace to their new Em press, as a specimen at once of their tasteful pro ductions and a testimony of their devotion to the Emperor. The Emperor and Empress on Tuesday visited the manufactory of Sevres, and were well received on their way, both going and returning. On being informed of the recent death of an artist of the establishment, the Emperor gave 100 fr. for the widow, and assured M. Regnault, the director, of his interest. Congratulatory addresses to the Emperor on his marriage appear in the Moniteur, from the munici pal councils of Amiens, Clermont, Bar-le-Due, Dijon, Strasburg, Metz, Montbrison, Bordeaux, Melun, St. Etienne, Arras, and Napoleon (Ven dee), as well as from the Court of First Instance of Nantes. On Sunday last, the day of the celebration of the religious ceremony of marriage, a marked and cha racteristic difference was observed between the atti tude of the Polytechnic School and that of the Military School of St. Cyr. Several pupils of the former establishment had sent round sheets of paper, on which each of them should inscribe his vote by yes or no as to whether they should cry or not "Vive I'Empereur." It is stated that the num bers were 190 in the negative, and 14 for the affirmative ; the result was that the school, drawn up under one of the balconies of the Tuileries, maintained complete silence. The school of St Cyr on.the contrary manifested considerable enthusiasm. At all periods the same strong difference has been found to exist between the two establishments. The Polytechnic School in 1830 was among the first who joined the insurrection with ardour, while that of St. Cyr appeared ready to march to the succour of Charles X. After 1848 the Poly technic School was decidedly democratic, and almost Socialist, while its rival figured on all occasions as the adversary of the democratic party. With reference to the health of the Countess of Chambord, admitted to have been extremely deli cate, two different account 3 are given, and, cu riously enough, each proceeds from a person who is in an excellent position to be well informed. One is founded on a letter from Venice, received yesterday, from the Duke de Levis, and which an nounces that the Countess is re-established, or nearly so, from her late indisposition, and that she had not incurred any serious risk. Other le:ters, of a similar date and from the same place, received by Legitimists quite as attached as the distinguished person just mentioned to the Royal family, state that the health of the Countess was not improving, and that much alarm existed in consequence of her spitting blood. Which of these accounts we are to believe it is difficult to say. The Moniteur states that the appointment of the Baron Brenier to the embassy at Constantinople is only temporary - and that the return of the Mar quis de Lavalette, whose services are highly appre ciated, is owing to no other cause than leave of ab sence in consequence of ill-health. On its restora tion, the marquis will resume !those functions at the Court of the Sultan, which the Baron Brenie: merely fulfils ad interim. The wife of M. Bianchi, formerly editor of the Messager du Nord, who had been . expelled from France, was arrested on Saturday last at Roubaix. She was accompanied by a child, who carried a basket containing six copies of a prohibited pam phlet by Victor Hugo, and a copy of a political work by M. Schcelcher, relative to the events of the 2d of December. From discoveries made by the police, they proceeded to Madame Bianchi's residence, and there seized 3,000 copies of the pro clamation of Charms, and about a score of one of Victor Hugo's most bnoxious pamphlets. A most valuable coal-field has been discovered in the forest near Douai. Four new veins of the very finest quality of coals have just been commenced, and from one of them alone, with a comparatively limited application of labour, the produce has been 1,100 hectolitres a-day. The approaching carnival in Paris has called forth some very stringent regulations from the Prefect of Police, which have been warmly applauded by the sober portion of the Parisians, but are likely to be as hotly contested by the classes who have heretofore um wild with riot and disorder at the privileged season. No person will this year be allowed to carry any insignia tending to ridicule any character exercising public functions, or to wear any ecclesi astical costume, or any other religious dress legal ised by the state • and no masks of any kind what soever will be allowed in the streets between the hours of six at night and ten in the morning. The Emperor returned to Paris yesterday for the purpose of presiding at a Council of Ministers. He was accompanied by the Empress. They came to Paris in an open carriage and four, followed by a second carriage with some members of the house hold, and had no escor The Ministers had arrived at the Tuileries be fore the arrival of Louis Napoleon, but nothingis of course known yet as to the result of the delbe rations. It is thought, however, that, at this coun cil, two questions will be settled, which ex cite very considerable interest in France one with respect to the fate of the exiled ge nerals ; and the second with respect to the modi fication of the infamous decrees of the 22d of January, 1852, by which the Orleans family have been despoiled of their possessions. It is credita ble to the young Empress that she has endeavoured to make use.of her influence over Louis Napoleon, to induce him to permit the exiled generals to re turn to France, and also to modify the Orleans degrees. It appears that a few days before her marriage, Mademoiselle de Montijo asked as a spe cial favour to herself that the four exiled generals should be allowed to return to France. Louis Na poleon replied that they were quite at liberty to re turn, and that they themselve s k new t h at the gates of France were open to them whenever they might choose to enter. Mademoiselle de Montijo left in great spirits, thinking that she had gained her object ; but on informing a gentleman who felt interested in the fate of the generals, he explained to the lady (who was evidently inexperienced in such matters) that it was quite true they might re turn, if they would do an act of submission to the present Government, but that in their position it was impossible they could do so without dishonour ing themselves ; so that a condition of that kind. Was equivalent to a sentence of perpetual banish ment. The lady then said she would ask the Em, Peror to allow them to return unconditionally, and she did so ; but hitherto her request (although the first made) has not been acceded to. The efforts of the younc, Empreis in favour of the Orleans family have hitherto been also fruitless ; but, as we have said above, the question, it is supposed, would come Yesterday before the Council of Ministers, and it is still hoped that something will be done. At all events, the Moniteur will. soon show us wheth er the influence of the Empress Eugenie is to be con siderable, as some say ; or null, as is maintained by others. that We the Gov r read in t nment hashe Patrie : under—" It conpsi is ? d sit ra iv t e i l o y n st a ! b te ill d relativ e t o th e sav i ngs ' banks, which e will make Rome modifications in the rate of interest, and in the greatest amount of deposits. The esseltitl co nditions of the in s tit u ti on o f savings' banks ile in se curity of invest men t, an di n facility o with drawal, the rat e o f interest being considered but of secondary importance. The reduction of the rate of interest to 4 per cent., which may be regarded as the normal rate for the savings' banks, is only the n a t ural consequence of a return to a regular state of things. It is said that these considerations will determine the Government to fix the interest at that rate, from the Ist July next. The deposits of any one person will n o t be allowed to exceed 2 00 f. per week, except for substitutes of the army and navy, and for Mutual Benefit Societies." More than six columns of the Constitutionnel are filled with an article by M. Granier de Cassagnac in continuation of his attempt to show that the Principles of the revolution of 1789 were' not due to the writings of the philosophers of the last cen tury. In his last article he contended that these Principles were not the work of Voltaire ; he now contends that the attempts of Rousseau were failures. The most curious part of the article is that in which M. Granier de Cassagnac quotes from Voltaire to show the opinion. that he enter tained of Rousseau. He says :—‘, Rousseau was the solo man of letters of importance who ap peared to separate himself from the common ideas of philosophers on government, and wished to Share power amongst the m ultitude. This caused an immense scandal amongst the philoso phers, and they thought they could never protest sufficiently against it. My letter to Mr. Hume,' wrote Voltaire to Damilaville, 'is only an honest and legitimate, though pleasant, justification against the accusations of the paltry seditionmonger named. Jean Jacques .Rousseau, who has dared to insult the King and all his Ministers in all his works, and who merits at least the pillory, if not also a lunatic asylum.' Voltaire did not consider it sufficient to condemn the politics of Rousseau—he refuted them. Read, I beg of you,' he wrote to the Marshal de Richelieu, this sheet which I detach from an En cyclopedia of my making—it is the commencement of an article in which part of the absurd extrava gancies of Jean Jacques are refuted. I detest the insolence of such a philosophy as much as you de spise it. The system of equality has always ap peared to me to be the pride of a madman.' And as if these explicit declarations did not sufficiently gratify the philosopher Voltaire, he added, I only know Jean Jacques Rousseau who can be re proached with these ideas of equality and indepen dence, and all the chimeras which are ridiculous.' In a letter to Damilaville, written on 25th June, 1762, he said, The Contrat Social, or insociable, is only remarkable for some insults coarsely ad dressed to Kings by the citizen of the small town of Geneva, and by four insipid pages against the Christian religion.' " The report is confirmed that the Governor of Cayennehas been recalled, and Captain Fourrichon, of the navy, appointed in his place. The ground of his recal is] non-conformity with the general instructions of Government, whose views with re gard to the unfortunate persons removed to this penal settlement he could not be made to compre hend. Some letters of a character severely re flecting on the treatment of political prisoners in penal settlements have appeared from time to time in the Presse, and M. Emile de Girardin got great credit for the courage of his remonstrances on the subject, and if some better mode of treatment is about to be instituted, as may fairly be supposed, no small portion of credit will be due to the able editor of the Presse newspaper. The Con stitutionnel has the following on this subject " Some journals have talked of the causes which have determined the Government to recal M. de Sarda Gar riga, the Commissary-General of French Guiana, and to confide the direction of that colony to Captain Fourri chou, who proceeds there with the title of governor. We have reason to know that in different important points the Commissary General of French Guiana departed from the spirit of the instructions which he had received on his departure, as might be seen from the recital of some episodes which hate taken . place at Cayenne, and which have been published in a journal of that place. The direction which M. de Sarda Garriga gave to the Penitentiary of the Salutation Island, was calculated to compromise the result of the important and useful mea sure of the suppression of the Bagnes. Regretable re laxation of discipline, and serious infractions of the regu lations, tended to diminish the respect due to the autho rities among the convicts. The Government was called on to correct this error, and it has done so. The new agents designated by the Minister of the Marine and Colonies, have already given proofs of experience and capacity. Endowed with great firmness, they well know how to again introduce into the Penitentiary of the Salutation Isle that spirit of discipline without which nothing can go on as it ought to do. An intelligent and good direction given to that establishment will soon make it fulfil the object of its creation." " The Duke of Parma was absent (says the Moni teur) from his States when the Empire was pro claimed in France. As soon as his Royal Highness returned to his capital, he hastened to have notice given to M. de Gabriac, charge d'affaires in France, that new credentials would be immediately for warded, accrediting him representative of the Court of Parma to the Emperor of the French." The Constituti9nnel gives the following contra diction to statements which have appeared relative to some pretended violent measures of the Govern ment of Parma :—" We mention with pleasure that from information given by the Piedmont journals the acts which have been reported to have taken • place in the State of Parma are perfectly unfounded. There has been neither an expulsion of a French man from the Court, nor the imprisonment of a lady in the service of the Duchess. Other charges brought against the Government of Parma are equally unfounded." A letter from Brest of the 30th ult., states that the electric wires to effect a communication between Brest and Angers had arrived by a steam-boat at IVforlaix. The Government proposes to extend the system of electric telegraphs throughout the de partment of the Firisterre, and to place Brest in communication with Paris, and likewise with Quimper, Landerneau, and Morlaix. A letter from Pontarlier of, the 30th ult., states that a heavy fall of snow in that neighbourhood had stopped the passage of all travellers or car riages. A number of operatives w ere engaged in clearing the roads. _ Some disturbances have occurred at St. Julien le Capsagnas, in the department of the Gard. Some of the Republicans arrested after the coup d'etat in December, 1851, wished to celebrate the anniversary of their incarceration. The gendar merie of St. Ambroix immediately repaired to the place of meeting and arrested 15 of the most vio lent of the party. Having been reinforced by a .letachment of the 16th Light Infantry, they :odged their prisoners in the fort of Alais. The Journal des Debats announces that the oelebrated. writer Beer has become a convert to the Catholic religion. His conversion was accom plished by Father Ratisbonne, who was himself converted by " a miraculous vision." The Bourse was more firm yesterday than for some days past, and the price of public securities rose slightly. The approaching change of Minis ters was spoken of, and it was stated that M. Car tier, former Prefect of Police, would take office with M. de Moray. The Three per Cents. opened at 79f. 50c., fell to 79f. 30c., rose subsequently to TOL 65c., and closed at 79f. 60c. for the end of the month. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 105 f. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 9901 . ; Rouen, 9701. ; avre, 467 f. 50c. ; Bale, 310 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 745 f. ; Paris to Lyons, 8501. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 720 f. ; Western of France, 655 f. ; Bordeaux and Cett, 557 E 50c. ; Caen to Cherbourg, 595 f. ; Dijon to Besancon, 5171. 50c. Shares of the Bank of Cr6dit Mobilier (issued at 500 f.), 7171. 50c. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBR VARY 3, 1853. GERMANY. The Lloyd of the 29th January states that the ar rangement of the difference between Austria and the United States has been confirmed by dispatches from Washington brought by a special courier. The best disposition is said. to prevail in the States to wards the Austrian Government. _ _ The Correspondez of Vienna complains that the new customs tariff issued by the Ports in 1852 has failed to benefit the Austrian traders in Bosnia and Herzogowina, and the Danubian principalities, who are continually subject to oppressive dues and rates arbitrarily levied by the Turkish authorities. This (says the Ministerial organ) is a direct infringe ment of the Passarowitz treaty, which guaranteed to Austrian merchants the maximum of a three per cent. import and export duty on their wares, in common with the most favoured nations. In 1839, in consequenceof the Anglo-Turkish treaty of trade, a 2 per cent. import and a 9 per cent. ex tort duty were adjudged to the Porte. This treaty Austria acceled to for maritime traffic, and for that only ; so that the stipulations of the treaty of Passarowitz, relative to the commerce on the borders, remain in force, to the conclusion of all other:—the more so, as in the above-named pro vinces monopolies never existed. From the same source we learn that the silk export trade of Lom bardy has within the last ten years considerably declined. Two million and a half pounds is the fining off in the exports to England, owing to the increasing trade with China ; and Chinese silk, equal in quality to the Italian, is finding its way into Germany. It is, therefore, essential (says the writer) that in the commercial negotiations with Germany stress should be laid upon this point with a view to promoti ng th e i n t erest o f the silk growers in Austria and Italy. There are grounds for believing that the reports of the sth Russian army corps, commanded by Ge nceerrpasl viannntudeeogmerp,osainndg the so-called c g a 1 I part ed active of the armysix under the orders of Prince Paski • —which army is echelloned from the Polish-Prussian frontier to t it h s e eif vic m in r it e y adm of W es a s to move as towards received theor d e ro r s a t n o n hold provinces. Similar orders have, it is affirmed, been an issued to the 4th corps of thesame army. The g w i h v o e l s e a otfotatlheosfe s c o orp h s at b ta l i n o g ns, uniformly organised, 32 squadrons, and 59,000 men, with 112 field-pieces. t hads3's : A letter from Badevor mwa ld , i n Prussia "The Protestant clergyman Haver, who sepa rated from the church of the country I'withh,e a great est portion of the Protestant commune, and who s had been exposed on that account to variou e s w a a t tacks, has been found dead in the forest. H shot in the back with two balls, which came out through the breast. The assassin has not been dis covered." _ A letter from Berlin states, we have arrived at the Ist of February, and, with the exception of two days, the thermometer has not fallen b e l ow freezing point. We are meantime deluged w ith rain. Ice is so scarce that even opticians are com pelled to pay large prices for the necessary regula tion of their thermometer manufactories. SPAIN. We have received the Madrid journals of the 28th ult. The Heraldo publishes a petition from the Syndicate of the Agents de. Change of Madrid, praying for the re-establishment of time bargrins in the public funds. They state in support of their request that, with only cash transactions, they are not able to support their expenses. The Espana, the Clamor Publico, the Diario Espanol, and the Nacion have been again seized. The Gazette publishes the following paragraph " We have been assured that several national poets intend to dedicate an album or poetical crown to her whom we persist in calling the Countess of Teba." The Three per Cents were done at 401 ; the New Three per Cents. at 22i ; the Debt of the First Class at 10 ; and that of the Second at sg. ITALY. Intelligence has been received from Rome to the 24th ult. A discussion had arisen in the last secret consistory of twenty cardinals on the exchange of the duchy of Benevento. The affair is by no means so far advanced as was supposed. The exchange was proposed only as an eventuality, and as a ques tion on which it was desirable to have the opinion of the cardinals. A rather small majority declared in favour of the plan. The minority dwelt par ticularly on the smallness of the sum offered by the King of Naples, which was at first re presented to be eight millions of piastres, but is now s'cted to be only three millions. It is consequently probable that a very considerable time will elapse before the definitive conclusion of this affair. The Council of State has at last pre pared a rather confused decree for the withdrawal from circulation of the paper money. It had not been as yet approved of by the Pope, and all that had transpired concerning it in public did not meet with any great favour. The King of Bavaria was to remain in Rome until after the carnival. Count de Spaur, his minister at Rome, was to give in hon our of his sovereign a grand ball costume, every one at it being bound to appear in the attire of the age of Louis XIV. M. de La Tour d'Auvergne had resumed his functions as first secretary of embassy. It was said that General de Cotte had asked for leave of absence to make a journey to France. It is stated in diplomatic circles that the real ob ject of the Secret Consistory lately held at Rome, and at which the cession of the Duchy of Bene vento to the Neapolitan Government was discussed, was to take the opinion of the Cardinals as to the propriety of the Pope's consenting to proceed to Paris to crown the Emperor Napoleon. Of 21 Cardinals present, 18 are said to have given a de cided negative to the proposition. MONTENEGRO. The accounts from Montenegro are beginning to assume a uniform character, in as far as regards the conduct of the natives, who appear to defend their mountain passes with success against treble their numbers, and fight for their own with a fierce heroism worthy of their forefathers. Nor is their courage less remarkable in the plains. The at tempt of three Turkish generals, Omer Pacha, Selim Bey, and Reis Pacha, to reach the heart of the country by a simultaneous movement, appears to have been a signal failure, no real impression haling been made as yet upon these indomitable tribes. Their cause has received a check in the southern district "of Czerninsko, where we read that a force of 12,0C3 Turks, though repulsed at first, had maintained a very favourable position taken up on the heights of Carnghe against several desperate attempts made by 2,C:33 of the eneTny to drive them across the frontier. On the 16th a combined attack of cavalry and infantry was made upon the small town of Grahovo, in the district of that name bordering Montenegro on the north. The Wojvod Wujatich (a special object of aversion with the Turks on account of his Russian tendencies), with 40 of his followers, had turned his house into a fortification, resolved to set it on fire sooner than yield to the invader. The telegraph now reports from Trieste that news had arrived at Risano, in the Gulf of Cattaro, of the destruction of Grahovo by fire. Eighteen of its de fenders—the brother of the Wojvod being one of them—fought bravely to the last, and then perished in the flames. What became of Wujatich is not known. In spite of these reverses, nobody believes for a moment that the independence of Montenegro is endangered, or that the Turks, even if let alone, will succeed in occupying the country ; nor is it easy to see what advantage they would reap from the conq af• _ _ _ A corr pondent of the Ti;snna Presse writes from the Bocca di Cattaro, on the 17th :—" The Turks are beaten everywhere. They are in great force. Omer Pasha concentrated at Podgarizza (one of the three border fortresses of Montenegro) 10,000 Nizams and 14,030 Rayahs. The Pasha of Scutari left Antivari with 10,000 men, including 4,000 Nizams ; while the Pasha of the Herzegowin attacked the northern frontier with 8,039 men. They were everywhere driven back by small numbers of the Montenegrins." Fire and slaughter, it is added, mark the passage of the Turks. Austrian vessels of war, and land forces, are on the - spot to prevent the passage either way of, Turkish troops across the two strips of land belong ing to the Herzegowina, on the Adriatic coast. A Vienna letter, of the 29th ult., states that the Count de Leiningen, who has been sent by the Austrian Cabinet on a special mission to Constan tinople, has received full powers to propose and negotiate an arrangement between the Ottoman Porte and the Montenegrins. WEST INDIA MAIL. The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship La Plata, Captain C. G. Weller, arrived at Southampton yes terday afternoon, at six o'clock, from the West In dies, with the usual mats, in charge of Lieutenant O'Reilly, Admiralty agent. On her homeward voyage the La Plata experi enced head winds for the first nine or ten days, after which she had. fine weather. The latest dates brought by the La Plata are : Vera Cruz, Jan 5 ; Tampico, 1; Havannah, 9 ; Chagres, 8 • Car thagena ' 11 ; Jamaica, 11 ; Deme rara, 9 • Trindad, 11 ; Barbadoes, 16 ; Grenad a , 'l2 • Porto Rico , 14 ; St. Thomas, 19 ; La Guayra, 9 ; Nassau, ; Antigua, 13 ; Jacmel, 12 ; Santa Martha, 9 ; Grey Town, 2 ; Bermuda, 11. The La Plata brings on freight $1,038,000 on merchants' account, $21,500 for the dividends, $1,060,000 gold dust, four packages plating, 138 serons cochineal, 32 serous of jalapa, 30 kegs of ginger, 51 cases of cigars, containing 12,000 each, two bales of sarsaparilla, and a general cargo, con sisting of 22 serons indigo, and 59 packages sun dries. At Barbadoes.—Her Majesty's ship Dauntless, Captain Halsted, having lost 73 men and 15 officers. The Devastation, arrived here, with orders from the admiral to tow out the Dauntless, if unable to proceed herself to Antigua ; hut Captain Halsted having refused the assistance, the Devastation re turned. Stations of the Company's Steam-ships.--The Great Western, Captain Jellicoe, Spanish Main ; the Thames, Captain Abbot, at Barbadoes, having lost the purser, Mr. Edward Channell, of fever, a few days before the mail left ; the Trent, Captain Bevis, at St. Thomas's, two midshipmen having died of fever, Mr. Woolley and Mr. Allen ; the Dee, Captain Wilson, at St. Thomas's, having lost 13 hands, including two engineers, Mr. Bacon and Mr. Irving, the second officer, Mr. Hammond and Mr. Ritchie (chief engineer) having been left sick at Carthagenz, ; the Conway, Captain Sawyer, at Jamaica, en route to Chagres ; the Eagle, Captain Baynton, en route to Honduras ; the Derwent, Captain Ellison, from Northern Islands, having lost Mr. Henry Ede ' purser, and the chief steward. Mr. Ede died at St. Thomas's on the 3d of January. Our accounts from Barbadoes state that the yellow fever still lingered there. The fever had disappeared from the populous localities of the town. Deputy-Assistant Commissary-General Cum mings died on the let of January, after a few days' illness. The House of Assembly had adjourned for a month. The weather had been very favour able for agricultural operations, and the canes had recovered wonderfully from the injurious effect of the drought. Planters wero busy preparing for the harvest. The Trinidad papers contain no news, and are chiefly occupied with descriptions of the first annual exhibition of live stock, staples, and provisions, which took place on the 2d of January. In St. Lucia the weather had been 'unsettled. Several States had commenced grinding, and a fair progress in the manufacture of sugar had been made. The new ordinance for the collection of rum duties was proclaimed on the 3d of January. Martinique continued very unhealthy. The manager of the newly established bank had arrived from France, bringing the Accessary powers for commencing business. From Antigua we learn that, with the continu ance of fine weather, the island IN ill ship one of the largest crops known for ;.oine years. The Domi nicaheeolonists state that the crop of that island promise very f a i r ly. The Spanish tb e West Main ports Indiesw ere generally generallythe healthy. weather Throughout veryseiavunseasonable nearly yhedisappeared,at. From and St.an d u i n ti , h ho e em a a t ss h h, s y from p thepi n t gf eNvv l ea ie rs owpa hadsp r e n s more healthy. At Demerara there was a great deal of sickness, particularly among the shipping— so much so that black captains were appointed to several vessels in place of the masters who had died. The Dauntless is stated to have lost 73 men and 16 officers by yellow fever. The Devastation had touched at Barbadoes with orders from the Admiral to tow out the Dauntless if unable to proceed her self to Antigua ; but Captain Halsted refuSed the offer on account of his stores being on shore, and the Devastation returned to Trinidad. La Plata, on her wa,vout, off Kingston Harbour, was delayed at Port Royal to allow Admiral Sir George Seymour to pay her a visit. The Royal Mail steamer Conway was at Jamaica, en route to Chagres ; the Deo at St. Thomas', having lost 13 hands, including the first and second engineers ; the Derwent at St. Thomas', having lost the purser and chief steward ; the Eagle en route to Hon duras ; the Esk at Barbadoes ; the Great Western in the Spanish Main ; the Thames at Barbadoes (purser dead) ; the Treut at St. Thomas' (has mid shipmen dead.). Her Majesty's ships Cumberland, linaum, Highflyer, Persian, Buzzard, and Geyser, were at Jamaica ; the Alban left Port Royal on the sth for Port-au-Prince ; Her Majesty's schooner Bermuda was on a cruize, having been towed out of Greystown on the 2d of January by the Dee. JAMAICA. The yellow fever has been very severe in this port among the shipping, but it is now going away. There is a little sickness in Kingston ; but it is now, on the whole, rather healthy. The small-pox is still prevalent at San la Mar, but other places are healthy. The Christmas holidays have passed off quietly. The Stirrey assizes opened on the 3d instant, but not much doing. The soldiers of the Ist 'West India Regiment, for riot in Kingston, will be tried in a day or two. The House of Assembly will meet on the 23d instant. The expenses of the island will have to be very much reduced, but it is expected that the Council will pass no bills for that effect. The weather is still warm, and the rains are not yet over. The roads are in a very bad state. The arrival of the West India mail steam-vessels so irregularly is still a matter of complaint ; but it appears useless to say anything, or to write, as so little attention is paid to the colonies relative to their complaints. _ ' The weather has been very much against the planters, and the want of labour is severely felt ; and the news from England relative to the sugar question is very discouraging. It is expected a poor crop will be made this year. • The state of trade is very dull, and many mer chants are about retiring from this island. There are several persons left here for Australia , via New York, and many more are getting ready for the next opportunity. Vessels of War in Port Royal. —Her Majesty's ship Cumberland, flag, Admiral Seymour ; her Majesty's ship Imaum, with broad pendant, Com mander M'Quahe ; her Majesty's steamer High flyer, Captain Heathcote : her Majesty's steamer Buzzard, Commander Dobbie ; her Majesty's stermer Geyser, Commander Wilson; her Majesty's brig Persian, Commander Mitchell. MEXICO. At the date of the Trent's departure from Vera Cruz it was generally supposed that Ariosto's Go vernment could not stand. Vera Cruz seconded the revolutionary movement of Tampico on the 28th of December, and the towns of Jalapa, Oro zaon, and Cordova, joined as soon as the news was received at these respective places. The principal feature of the revolution is for the reduction of the tariff and the removal of prohibitions. A commis sioner, representing the civil and military authori ties of Vera Cruz, came up in the Trent, on his way to Carthagena, to invite Santa Anna to return. Vera Cruz was generally healthy. A few cases of cholera had occurred in the hospital, but the disease was declining. Business throughout the country was very dull, and all classes were anxious for a change of government, hoping thereby to see busi ness in a more flourishing conition. Fever was at length on the decline at Barbadoes, but it still prevailed in force at Demerara, where it had been necessary to place black captains and black crews in some of the ships in the river. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NOTTINGHAM s: ACCEPTANCES for the NOTTI Yrs st lb Bardolph 4 8 7 May Day a 8 7 Humphrey 6 8 7 Little Davie 4 8 7 Prestige 5 8 5 Psyche 6 8 3 The Bishop 4 8 3 Ricardus de Pig burne 5 7 13 Tower 5 7 7 Chilton ACCEPTANCES FOR HAW() Noble 4 Nowininster 5 4 Mountain ttti e lnt a n hag Doer 4 5 5 Lady Evelyn Woolwich a Chief Baron Nichol son 4 Augur 4 Truth 5 Confessor 5 Prime Minister 5 Leopold 4 Chaseaway 5 King of Trumps 4 Goldfinder 5 Hungerford 5 Cardinal Wiseman.. 5 Adine 4 Indian Warrior 4 Grey Tommy 4 Muscovite Retai 1 a Poodle 4 Gossamer 4 Black Doctor 5 Neasham 5 Lucio 4 Colsterdale 5 Terpsichore 5 The Bishop 4 Koh-i-noor 4 Redmond (Manion 4 Lin trick Montague b c by Melbourne— st lb 8 10 8 8 8 8 8 5 8 4 8 2 80 7 12 ou of Sally War- 4 The Red Lion 4 Allegro 4 Haricot 6 Little Jack 6 Ca!iban Bellewstowa 5 Timid Fawn 5 filrsuts. 4 Sanita 4 fanthe 5 C alvanism 4 St. Micha3l 4 Lamb ton 3 Vehnuth 5 Sister to Wanota 5 Scare crow 4 b f by Veni, m, out of Wedding-Day 4 Bardolph 4 Bold Boy 4 Maria 4 Constantine 4 Pelion 3 View Hallow a Victress • a Waterfall 5 Harr) 5 Babette 4 Richmond • 4 Pelopidas Ammonia 4 Braxey 4 Agnes Wickfiold SOUTHAMPTON, FHB. 2.—The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Parana, Capt ain F. W oo ll ey, with the West India mails, in charge of Lieut. Barrow, left this after noon. She had a full care, and specie to the amount cf 50,000/., 30,0001. of which was in five -franc pieces. She had upwards of 30 passengers. T he General Screw Steam Shipping Company's steam -ship Queen of the South, hating undergone a thorough refit, made a trial at Stoke s B ay , was as follows : wtriiipiciyiepsrtoevrdeady,hiagthltyhesatmisefasacutorreyd. mile, speed per hour Ist mile 2d ..5 m. 24 sec 304 rev....... 11.11. miles. ...6 in. 14 sec 304 „ ...... 9.6 10.36 3d „ 5 m.. 30 sec 303 „ ~....10.9 4th „ 6m. 6 sec 358 „ ...... 9.83 From the above it will be seen that 10.36 her average speed was upwards of 10 nautical miles an hour. After testing her steaming qualities, she took a trip round the fleet at Spithead, and returned into dock in the afternoon. The appearance of this magnificent steamer as she entered the dock was the theme 0.. general admiration. BLENHEIM DISPENSART.—The seventeenth anniver sary ball on behalf of this charity was held at Willis' Rooms, on Monday last, and was numerously attended. Owing to the great exertions of the stewards, it proved to be one of the most delightful balls of the season. Indeed, from its select character, nd the excellence of the music provided, it has deservedly become a favourite with the public. The supper and refreshments were more than usually abundant, and there was.a general expression of fear lest the liberality of the stewards would prevent them realising much towards the funds of the charity. No doubt, however, those present will and hospitably entertained. testify by liberal contributions the gratification they deserving of support, the past year. received medicine ex periencedaal'nhtdoe t s e au h l og !' charity e t 2aya being e to o t i 0 1 e s an l ce ol tiht individualseelpre-eminentlyrye dur havingn g 'RING MEETING. :NGIIAM SPRING HANDICAP. Yrs st lb Llanforda 3 6 13 Bold Davie 3 6 11 Lady Sarah 3 6 11 Anne Page 3 6 7 b f by Liverpool Junior, out of Fair Louisa 3 6 7 Pride ch f by Irish Bird catcher, out of Grace Darling.. 3 6 7 THE CHESTER CUP. Yrs st lb The Queen 3 6 0 Banshee 4 5 12 Happy Joe 4 5 12 Trifle 4 5 12 The Carrier 4 5 12 Lady Flarriett 4 5 12 The Deformed ..... Charley 3 5 10 Madeline 4 5 8 The Sutler Iticha.:d Primmer 4 5 8 Termagant 4 5 8 Missive 4 5 8 Recommendation 4 5 8 Valour 3 5 8 Moscow 3 5 8 By Faugh-a-Ballaugh b. m. out of Minia- tore 5 5 8 Snowdon Dunhill 3 5 6 Tremble 4 5 6 Sextus ,„ 5 6 Tickton Ann Eliza. Peggy 3 5 6 Fairplay 3 5 4 Ida b c by Crozier, out of Summer:All Prevention 3 5 4 TaN :stock St. Andrew Pastiycook Hatchet 3 5 2 Helena b c by the Emperor, out of Beguiii - 3 5 2 b c by Don John, out of Potentia Friar's Hall f by Touchstone, out Of Boarding School Miss 3 5 2 Ireland's Eye 3 5 2 Po,_ilant Hannah 3 5 0 Polly Llanforda Fionn-ma-Cowl 3 4 12 Contentment 3 4 12 Lockit 3 4 12 Effie Deans 3 4 12 Friday Lady Gough 3 4 10 f by Cotherstone, out of Wedlock 3 4 10 Lord -Lieutenant Shropshire Lass Auc l linleck 3 4 10 Guicowar Charity 3 4 10 Talrourd 3 4 10 Deerhound 3 4 10 Rosalba b c by Mickey Free, dam by w Rainbo 3 4 7 Jacqueline 3 4 7 Nerva 3 4 7 b c by The Ugly Buck, out of Lady Ledger Ann Page Tacony TIIE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Price Yesterday. 'Aberdeen Nottng. Bost & Eastu. Junct Birmg. Wolverh. k Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junet. Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £2O Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blackrock and Passage Dublin&BelfastJimc Dundee Perth &Aber dem Junction Do. New East Anglian (X. 25 L and E. & L. & D.) Do. Do. (ISt. E.& H.) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. (late E. U. Sh.) Do., do Do., B. and C Fist Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk & Birming. June Edinburgh & Clasgo w Edin. and Peebles Edin. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock I 100 Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 100 ,Great Western 11 ilrish South-Eastern all (Lancaster & Carlisle 111 Do., Thirds 100 ILaneash.&Yorkshire 15 Do., Fifths lit Do., Wst. Riding Un, all ;Leeds Northern iLiv.Crsby.&Southpt. London & Blaekwall 'Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud. Brigt. & S. Cst. !London & N. Western Do., Fifths Do. ,£lO Sh.M. &B. C London & S. Western !Do., £5O 'Do., £4O Londerry.&Coleraine Lndudrry. & Enuisk. Manch. Shef. &Lincln IDo. Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do. Bury Extension New p. Aberg.&Hftd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint, and Restrevor Norrolk Do., New Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. &Hereford Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.)._ Do Halves do . Do Oswestiy Shropshire Union South De von South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun Do. Stockton & Hartlepl Thames Haven Dock and Railway' Vale of Neath . Watcrfd. & Kilkenny Waterford& Limerick West Cornwall Wimbledon&Croydn Woodford . . York Newctl. &Berw. Do. Extensions • Do. G. N. E. Purchase. York & N. Midland 28 - 29 Gi - 10 - 10 61 - Gad 21 22 3 24 d 107 169 61.1 —61 i 214 221 17 17:1 1 d par 8 -- 9 5 - 54 - 12 - 141 10 - 12 - 71 - 76 55 go I 7G 78 d — ir 26 28 60 62 74i 40 42 .15 117 A)l4 10q 88 -- 89 Ga -- 7 88 -- 91 12 -- 13 p 76 -- 77 4$ -- d 3f -- 2i d 151 -15 t 81 --9 1 . 2ip 105 -- 1061, 1181 -- 119 24-3 p —ll 884 -- 894 6f --54 5. -- 4id 11 -- 12 191 -- 201 29 -- 30 34 -- 3 di 76i I 45 --47 50 52 2 3,1 3jd 2i 2i 8i -- 53 --55 7i -- 8 2 -- 2i d 34 -- 35 61 -- 61 d 2 .i --2 -- . 1 -- 41 -- 4 d d Si -- 4 i P 49 -- 50 96 -- 98 63 -- 65 67 -- 69 70 -- 80 18 20 9 10 14 15 3* 3 d 214 —22 A 77 78 36 38 13 131 4 44 2 - 14 - 15 - 9A 264 - 27. 9 - 94 P - 681 69i1 7k 7id 2A -a• 4 534 Eli Business done this day. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. El hr. I Paid.' RAILWAYS. Redford and B l etchley.... Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee.... Do. TV ithoatgr B:rm. Wol & Dudley guar. Do.wtht guar. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. ' Glstr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway all 100 all 100 Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. x glares. I.4o;L&Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. 'Do. G par ct. Maach. Bxtn and Matlock Middles & ltedcar 12f 131 20 20 Midld.Bradrd. Northern an& Easternsp.c. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p e Pres & *Wyre 11A 100 103 18 Do. Shares. Roystn.&Hit. Do. Shepth. St Sher.Roth.aud Goole g. 5 p. c . S. Staffordsh. Wear VaPeygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&Somrstl Lersing Conipp•!3 London & N. West. (Gt.Westa Do Do Do L. &N. W. Caledon Gt.Nrthn. .Gt.Westn k. New. & Berw. Y.&NMd Do S. Eastern ,Do Norfolk Do L.& N. W. k Stekt Ja it Darliugt. Nlidiaud E. Count Da L. & N. W , &Lu&Yk Do GtNorthu l D 0... ...I ILa.ncash &I Closing Prices YeAerday ,•• 30 3lxd 29?., 30 - 31 29 - 30 [OB -110 53 - 54 149 151 —33lxd, 113 - 1.15 - 27 -- 28 131 -- 144 25A -- 261 19A - 20 23 - 25 3 - 34 108 - 109 64 - 66 - pm - 151 153 150 - 152 j Yorksh. M.MClean Stsak;. & alriingt Do IGtWes in. - - ... 1 •d, 1 314 - 324 1024 -103 i MINES. Agua Fria A.nglo Californian Australasian Austi.dian Ar st al la n Cordillera Australian Freehold Ai a Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) British Austrin. Gold i British Iron Brazilian Imp. (issued at £5 pm.) Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek Cobro Copper Colonial Gold Copirpo CopperMinersof En; Do. Preference English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co General Great Nugget Vein Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Lond. &Californ. Gold c,:artz Crush. Co Mariq uta Mexican & S. Americ New Granada • Nouveau Monde Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba , South Australian nn Croft United Mexican Waller West Granada V 4 est Mariposa Yuba JOINT-STOC: Australasia British N. American Chrtd. Buk of India, Australia, & ChLia Colonial Commercial of Lon e on English S ottish and Austral;ix Lond, C'aart. Bk. of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond. & Westminster NationalProv.ofEng. Do. New rational of Ireland... Oriental Bank of Corporation. 5 o. Nem iProviueial of Irelaucll Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp. Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New lUnion of London.. Union of Madrid... 4 -- 14 p 14- g P 11 -- 2A p 4A -- 5 par -- i p d par d d par— #A p $ —lo p lt -- 21 2i -- 3i 29 —3O par -- h p 41; —.424 p 6 --7 -- - P 2 d 15i —16 A 2 _2 p — lip d ■— B P 1. f d d -- par -- 41 -- * 0 p 1 -- lap p -- la la par— a p 23 —25 7 —8 7 —8 d 11 -- 12 6i -- 71 -- 2 p P d p # P BANKS. 81 -- 82 i - lA X d 1 -- lit, 3 1i - ... - .. ~ - . 43 - 46 72 -74 xi 7 - 8 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricult 1 230 240 lAustriasn.Pcitic.Mall' ' rain. Royal Mail • Brit America. Laud - 'Canada . Crystal Palace — Crystal Pal. of France Eastern Steam . . Electric. 'neg. of Ir — Gen. Steam Navi,gat I General Screw Steam — Irish Beetroot Sugar ... Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land 1 nth . of Europe Steam Peninsular & Oriental Do. Do. Royal Mail Steam. - - South Austral. Land 43 - - 41.6 Submar. Telegraph Universal Emigration and Colonisation Van Diemen's Land l4 16 28j~ MARKET NEWE'-(TELIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week e:ded Feb. 3, 1853, made up from the Returns of the In•pectors in the different Cities and Tawas in England and Wale , per Imperial Quarter. WHEA.P. IBA.ALET. I OATS. I RTE. BEANS. PEI.. .. 46s 0(i 3ls 2d 185 7d 1 325. 2d 134 s 9d I 1 31s 10,1 DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. BAILEY. I OATS. I RTE. I BEANS. I PEAS. 13 0(.1 is Od Is Od is Od Is Od Is 0d QUANTITIES OF GItAIN SOLD LAST WEF K. Wheat, 112,208 ; Barley, 97,630 ; Oats, 25,160; Rye, 89 ; Hear s, 8.103; Peas, 2,274 quarters. HAY MARKETS. SMITEIFIZLD.—Meadow hay, 21 15s to 41 4s ; clover ditto, 3115 s to 51 Os ; and straw, 115 s to 1113 s per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 41 4s ; clover cutto, Si 15s to 4115 s ; and straw, 115 s to 1114-s per load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2115 s to 41 Os ; clover ditto, 3115 s to 51; and straw, 114 s to 1113 s per load. Trade dull, at previous quotations. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEAD :NHALL.—Tho general demand for each k;nd of meat ruled steady, as follows : Beef, 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 2s 6d to 4s per 81bs, by tl.e carme. SOUTHALL, FEB. 2.—The supply of stock wag mode rately good here to-day, yet the general demand ruled steady, at very full prices. Beef, 2s 8d to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 53 Od ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 10d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, FEB. 2.—Beasts moved off slowly at barely last week's currency ; otherwise the trade ruled firm. Beef, from 2s Gd to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 3s Gd to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; Pork, 3s Od to 3s 8d per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, HI to 23s each. LEWES, FEB. I.—The general demand ruled steady, as follows :—Beef, from 3s to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s Od ; Veal, ti Od to 4s 4d ; Pork, 3s Od to 3s 8d per Sibs. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Feb. 3.—Wind at Noon, S.E. Light breeze, and dull cloudy weather. DEA.v., Feb. 2.—Wind, S.E. Sailed—Senator, Ade laide. OFF THE LlZARD.—Gipsey, Rio Janeiro. FALMOUTH, Fob. 2. —A calm. Arrived—Komeed, Buenos Ares ; Belle Kate, Pernambuco ; Ellen, Trinidad. Sailed—Faith (s), West Coast of Africa. Venture Bonny; ' LIVERPOOL, Feb. 2.—Wind , S. S.E. Arrived—L y d; a „ Charleston ; Golden Ago, St .J ohn, N. 8 .; John Poile • Islay ; Neptu ne, Buenos A y res ; Con q uero r ; t A o l n ob . of Manchester (s), Philadelphia ; Orient, S a iled—City New York ; Mayflower, do. ; Alps (s), do. ; Col um bi a, - do. Off pm .--Compromise ; Mobile ; Cornelia, S avanna h ; Rattono, Savannan ; Forest Stale, Ch ar l es - Universe, do: ; Amrapolis ; Astrologer (s). The Rothsay, Newfoundland to Pernambuco, was spoken with 22 Dec deg N., 29 dog. W., with top off mainmast, &c. PORESMOUTIL—Wind, E. by S. Sailed.—Vander Palm, Batavia. :l SHIELDS.—Wind, S. Sailed—Europa, New York. The Bless i ng (s), of this port, struck on a sunken wreck within the bar, and sunk in the narrows. BELFAST. Wind, S.S.W. Arrived Majestic, St. John, N.B. CORK.—Tho Felicity struck on an anchor and filled. PLYMOUTH.—Wind, E.S.E. Sailed—Pioneer, Ho - ' Town ; Caroline Chisholm, Adelaide. JERSEY.—Wind, S.S.E. Sailed—his, Pernambuco. CLYDE. Wind, S.W. Sailed—Thomas Fielding, New Orleans. BRENCI I LEY.—INCENDIARY FIRE.—On Thursday last, about seven o'clock in the evening, a wheat stack, the property of Mr. George Wightman, of Dunk's Farm, was discovered to be on fire. The Tunbridge Wells fire engine was sent for, which arrived shortly after wards, accompanied by Snpeiintendent Gilbert, Mr. Dadson, and Serjeant Swift ; and through the exertions used, a row of hopping houses and a pea-stack were saved ; but the wheat-stack, containing about 25 quarters, was totally destroyed. A searching investigation was made by the officers as to the origin of the fire, and from what they could glean there is no doubt of its being purposely set on fire. Suspicions are entertained of the guilty party, but we are not at present in a position to give further particulars. Mr. Wightman insured.—Maicl stone Journal, Business this day. 184 100 100 all all 25 25 St. all, 100 all 16 St. 20 14 50 20 all all 8 100 100 42i r 34 j all 100 all 11(3:A 100 100 100 100 all all 6i all [OO all 01.1 100 20 111 681 2 i 9 8i 15431 PREFERENCE SHARES. i Aberdeen Do., No. 2, 7 p. c Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St, Do. 4p. c. Shares , Caledonian £lO !Chester Sz Holyheadi Guar. 5i per'eent. Cork&Bandons,lp.c. Dundee, Perth, and' Aberdeen Junction E. Ang. (705.) 6 p. c. Do. (.£5), 7 per cent. Do. (.E7 17s), 7. p et. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 per cent East Lancash. 6 p. eta Edinb. PAIL& Dund Glasgow & S. Western Guar. 5 per cent.. Great Northn. 5 p. o. Do. 5 p. c., 133dcem. at op. c. Gt.S outhn. & Westn. (Ireland) Eights Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Great Western, fixed 4. per cent Lan. & York. F. £2O Do., 6 p. c., Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. o Do. Pref. 5 p. c., St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 Do. New Guar. 6 p. c. London &S. Western, Con. Londonderry & Coler. Shares Londndry. & Ennisk Shares Mauch., She:. ,& Shams, No. Do., New, XI 0 Do., £0 Marypt. &Ca •.•1. 4 p. c Do. 4i per cent D 0....... ...... Mid. Consol. 6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol Z Birm. 6 per cent I Do. Pref. 4 per cent Norfolk Extension Do. Guar. 5i per et Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent North British North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh..£ls,6p. c. Do. 'Shrewsbury & Birm New Guaranteed._ Shrewsby. dr Chester Nor. W. (Min), 3 p. e. Do. 6 per cent. South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Anu.) tLi Os. 6d. S. Yorksh. 4p. c. Guar. Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. Yorir, Newcastle, and Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref Do (York & N. Midland, H. & S. Purchase... FORE: Antwrp. &Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. Junct. Charleroi & Erquelin Dijon and Bes.mgon DuLch Rhenish East Indian Do. Ex' - ,ension ...... Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares Lucca and Pis'uoja, 5 per cent. pref Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. cent. pref Lyons & Mediterran ?Madras Maria Antonia 'Do. New, Nam ar S Liege (with interest Do. (ex interest) . Northern of France Do. 20/. 3 p. e. Bds (fmy.B.SLA s Shs.) Nor ffegian Truk. Pre Paris :lad Lyons 'Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen IPp - is and Std....sbourg Paris Caen &Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond [ Rouen and Havre Sambre and /reuse Do. 5.! per cent. pref Southern of Frar.ce Upper India West Flanders Do. 5A pa. c. Pref... Western of France..•l West. of Switzerland INew Zealand... I - - 1107 - IQ9 liiii 1: iiii 19 - 20 par 6,f 34 4 gp IA -- 1i p p 14g -- 14 18i -- .19 3 - 34 0,6 - 128 1131 - 114 8:1 9 6 i 7 4 P 107 109 150 —ls2xd --• 4 p S 131 -13 i g 10 11 114 a -- P i --: .11 151 -- 153 224 -- 23 $ xdP 51.-- 6/ 2 -- 21 103 -- 105 25i.-- 2q li lip 11 114, 174 .17i i 1 p 16 17 par g p 26 —26 i 19 20 id — ip 103 105 51 51 par —i pxcll :IGN. -0d 1 2 13i 14 pal r 2A - 2 d ?'4 — O p it — 2 24 pp idis— p par 1 p 6 — 7 4 —4i dis 10 p 2 -- p 7a -8/ 61 -- 7 324 -- 33 13i -- 141 8 -- 9 13$ -13 b 37 -- 39 37 -- 39 29$ -29 i at 3 i P (1-- p 184 -- 19 Bs-91 2 —2A p 4j- 5 P d 6 6 p Xd— t —ia 104 89 81 1 IT 14i 89 291 751 64 76i 3Vi 7i 2i • i pm 20 10 20 35 all I 1 35 6 20 50 50 100 25 LITERATUBB. Oa the Proper Condition for all Horses. By Harry Hieover. T. C. Newby. It has already been the privilege of Harry Hio over to enjoy several successes—successes, by the way, none of them inconsiderable—as a contributor to our sporting literature. And no wonder ! For in sitting down to the composition of his volumes, he possessed two very essential advantages, not un frequently altogether overlooked by the adventurer into the realms of authorcraft. He took especial care, we mean, before attempting to write the first sentence in the first chapter of any one of his diffe rent productions, to provide himself with a clear and compl e t e knowledge of his subject, and to feel perfectly conscious, before he commenced, that he could impart that knowledge to others in a manner readable and even exhilarating. Now, it would seem from the character of not a few among the works nowadays submitted to our criticism that the writers go upon. a precisely different cal culation. They appear to think that they may the most effectually accomplish their object, namely, in obtaining an audience, by being in the first instance altogeth er unacquainted with their subject, and, in. the sec on d, i ncapable of rendering themselves, in any other way than by the exposure of that igno rance, comprAmisible. It inay,z Doear exaggerated to talk thus, but indubitably Vic's - 0 who think so have never been doomed, lik e th e unfortunate re% ieWerS Of a public journal, to wade through shoals of dog grel to get at one respectable poem, through swarms of indifferent novels to get at one tolerable romance, through oceans of twaddle, and vapouring, and rodomontade, to get at one scrap of common sense, or at one fragment of really ser riceable informa tion. Among the writers of the hour, Harry Hie over is at least not one of these—he knows what he has to tell us, and he says what he has to say in a manner that altogether defies misapprehension. With all this, too, he is gifted with a very congenial good humour, and a very contagious hilarity. From the first, you never dream for a moment of resist.. ing the influence of his very apparent bonhoymnie. This, even, if you happen to be unluckily for your self a curmudgeon. He has you by the button hole even in the Preface. You feel that at once— and resign yourself (not to an infliction, but) to an entertainment. It is a' profitable entertainment too, for through all those pleasant conversational pages which the eye skims over, agreeably one after another, until you find yourse lf su dd en l y brought face to face with Finis, (of whom the unlettered Irishman once said, " What a num ber of books that gentleman does write !")—you find that your memory is being stored impercep tibly with a great many original hints, and a great deal of really useful instruction. Harry Hieover gives his instruction, moreover, not like a peda gogue, but rather, we should say, like a boon com panion ; and a companion, too, of a gay, rattling, talkative, and yet unobt rus i ve an d t h oroughly delightful, character. Here is his last book, for example, which tells us everything that a reason able man can seriously want to know about the Proper Condition for all Horses." 16 is just such another little volume as the " Pocket and the Stud ;" but while that tells us all about the value of horses, this tells us all about their condition,. From the title of the work, however, it must not by any means be supposed that the author has ventured to encroach upon the ground already entered by his eminent predecessor—" the Nimrod, as a writer, of his day"—the late Charles Apperly. In fact, Harry Hieover disclaims the notion at the very outset of his present performance. He says truly enough, that any comparison between Nimrod's work upon Condition and his own is effectually ob viated by the circumstance that the former applied solely to the condition of hunters, whereas the latter applies (as its title pl a i n l y enough intimates) to the , condition of all horses indiscriminately. In ac cordance with this comprehensive view, the volume before us is portioned out into six distinct chapters, preceded by an " Introduction," and succinctly acquaints the reader with the real state of the case as to. the most desirable condition for the race horse, the hunter, the ladies'-horse, the hack, th e carriage-horse, and the cart-horse. In this way of course the condition of the hunter is subordi nated to the condition of all horses gene rally, and Harry Hieover thus avoids any direct collision with the theme originally monopo lised by Charles Apperly. From what has already been remarked, it is obvious that the book here noticed addresses itself to a larger number of read ers than perhaps any other of the same writer's popular productions. It holds out a temptation to the wealthy Turfite—to the country -gentleman who follows the hounds—to the young lady who carrocoles down Rotten-row during the dusty days of " the season "—to the merest Guppy on "an out " into any one of the suburbs of the metropolis—to the physician and to the agri culturist. All these, and scores of others too numerous and too obvious to need enmneratior, will find interest in these pages, and nut only in terest but information. They are the result not of theory, but- of practice ; _tot of conjecture, but of observation. The author, indeed, if through no thing else, through thos: capital sketches given by his pencil of the same Horse (" Fit to show," and " Pit to go,") under two conditions—reveals clearly enough his intimate acquaintance with the subject, his knowledge of a theme which he has herein thoroughly and delightfully mastered. United Service.—lu this month's number we Ond the commencement of an interesting paper by Prince Joinville, on the French Navy, translated by Sir Frederick Nicolson, R.N., in which the Prince states that the existing French feet dates its origin from 1839, in. the spring of which year there were three line-of-battle ships on the Levant station, which number was increased in November of the same year to thir'ceen, and in the following year to twenty ; and although subsequently re duced in 1847 to five, that owing to the skill and energy displayed by Admiral Lal and, and his suc cessor Admiral Hugon, the fleet has from the first maintained its character for discipline and effi ciency. The tone of bravado in which Princ© Joinville sometimes writes, especially when the re spective merits of the English and French ships are the subject of discussion, shows the satisfaction that a brush with the enemy would have given that gallant seaman. A French account of the war with China, by A. Haussmapu, is continued, which carries us to the retreat of the British squadron from the Pekin river to Canton. M. Haussmarn plainly and clearly narrates the movements and operations of the contending parties, and his ac count is well 'worthy of perusal. The German campaigns of Gustavus Adolphus, by C. E. Watson, co*Ainues, and is a good history of the thirty years, war in Germany, of which, notwithstanding its importance, little is in general known by the public, except the names of the celebrated generals who took part in it. The campaign in the hills gives some idea not altogether. disconnected with bricks and mortar—of life at a new station in the Puu jaub—Notes by the You ugster of the Mess in a gun-brig—must improve greatly as it continues to find favour with the reader. MISCELLANEOUS. Sharpe's London Magazine contains the continu ation of Mrs. S. C. Hall's story of " Helen Lyn; - sey," and of "Immeritus RediviN as," by the auth: -, z. of " Mary Powell." There is also the well-known tradition of the unknow a architect of Cologne Cathedral, in a new form. Lie two engravings represent a Hindoo Woman and the Fan-leaf Palm. —The British Journal has its usual variety of tales and sketches.—Chambers's London Journal gives us " Lectures on Gold and Ideas about the Diggings." " A Visit to Banwell Caverns " de scribes two caverns known as the Bone and Stalac tite, situated in the Mendip Hills.—Le Follet pre sents three. elegant plates, one o f w hi c h s h ows a group of children. The chief feature in this num ber is the continuation of an Irish story.—The Charm has its usua l i nstructive and entertaining variety for juvenile readers. There is a picture of the Hippopotamus, and of the Hotel de Ville, Brussels. —The Picture Pleasure-Book contains up wards of sixty wood engravings, of a very superior kind to those generally.intended for children. The first vol ume i s com pl e t e d, an d th e secon d is now commenced. It is a great acquisition to theju venile picture-gallery. THE SEWER QUESTION.—The existence of the fatal epidemic at Qroydon, termed " the sewer fever," has given rise to a considerable discussion in Southampton, where a complete net-work of sewerage is being con structed on a precisely similar plan to that in operation at Croydon. The subject was introduced at a meeting of the town council on Tuesday, when a resolution was brought forward to delay the works now in progress of construction, until the cause of the epidemic at Croydon was clearly and positively ascertained, Mr. Ranger's plan being considered as a most eNpensivc experiment on the ratepayers. A discussion of considerable length terminated with a resolution to continue with as much expedition as possible the construction of the sewers under his plan. SCARCITY OF LABOUR IN MANCITES72ER.— One of the local trade circulars states that a great scarcity of hands is complained of, and many Lew looms arc idle from this cause. This scarcity does not arise from emigration, but the great extension of our productive mechanism ; the drain from our labouring population in other quar ters may he found preventing that influx which higher sages might otherwise tempt here, as they have done on former occasions. It is a matter of gratulation that our workpeople are well employed, contented and prosperous. We have no stocks of any importance either in first or second hands, and the chief difficulty experienced by merchants is in obtaining early deliveries, owing to the great extent to which the fabrics in most general demaml are pre -engaged by contracts. 228 5 I Paid. 20 20 10 St. St. St. St. St. 20 20 50 20 100 all 109 5 100 12 1241 St. 100 100 624 1 X 62 4 761 10i 35 44 1107 i 1103.1 19 98 Pm• all 13.5 243 30 20 i 40 30 1 10 28 all all all all 11 2i 2 11 x d x all x d.