The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-26 00:00:00

. . _ TIIE SUN, LOINDO'N, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26 , 1853; • E TAtr i ! How they crowded into the streets of . MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. settlement of the Account, and prices are much the . ARRIVAL OF THE PROPONTIS. THE SHARE MARKETS. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. , -*noonof B• • same. French Shares are quiet. I ,‘ Birmingham, and of Southampton, . • - ---o---._ 4- - Str. Paid R &limeys. Lea sing Closing Prices Busines. ! le ; Women, and children, the artizan i CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. Gold Mines are scarcely so good. PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY MORNING. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Compans. this day. this day. Tom • his workshop, the tradesman from his i The Land Companies' Shares are brisk, at about The Propontis, Captain Glover, i As reached icecrrraa 41:eLo Madeiraanged2sBs,2Dße Liberiac o . n l n s y --over, lies arrived. She • - -- 7 -- •—•--- - ______ --- ounter, the •clerk The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday, were the previous rates. so all il.idford and London from his desk, the ' • estimated at from 5,000 to 6,000 bales, of which T . he Joint . Stock Banks are steady.) Shr. Paid RAILWAY.. Closing Prices Ras done thk da.y. this day. _,, Bletchley.... N. West. ... ..• veaVer from his loom, the peasant from ' his 1,000 . American were taken for export and on spe- Assuming the correctness of the extract given nando Po 11 ; left 14th, 3 0 4 a n Birm. & Oxfd. culation. The market closed heavily, but without 3Glo,recea2p2e, Coast t hu i r a s n t . 2 3 3 , • guarantee ... Gt.Westn. 30 -31 under this head, from the official Yesterday - St. 100 Aberdeen ...... ....... 31 - 33 • dough to give the unbought ovation of their alteration in prices. Railway shares were very 3o 4, all Do.withoutgr Do 291 -30 i 6 'llage to ; pectus of the Nova Scotia Mining Company, our 31, Bathurst Feb. 4, Go Accra C • Coast - 20 81 Ambg. Noting. Bost 3 0 4 All Birm.Wolv. & Kossunr, and to say that the had 4 dull. 18, ape 20, Liberia 25, Sierra Leone r eL B e , a g o 4: l. s d Tl C : a l n, e a r i ffw b a h r e yl l d2 o a, , h F ma e na r d- - - - - dz Eastn. June...-. 63 - 6 8 61 a f l i t g h h e t_e un ven a momentary glimpse of the Liberatoryattention has been called to a discrepancy Beira 14, Corunna 2. The Propontis ran short Dudley guar. Do SO -31 0f22du14 all tirmng. Wolverh. & It would appear that the rumours circulating with regard to the capital required, which cer , Corunna where she left the Stour Valley. ..... ... 10 - 101 30 4 all Do.wthtguar. Do 29 -30 ict garians. Remembering this, we cannot throughout the week with respect to the amount tainly upon the face of the document does St. 100 Buckgliamsh. L. &N.W. 107 - 109 olibt for an instant but that this same comma- of bullion withdrawn from the Bank of England 50 all ClydesdalaJc. Caledon 5.3 - 541 pity will are erroneous and probably because of a deerm- not appear, after paying for the properties Cheshire Junct 6i - 64,1 St. 100 &Lincoln. gr. 2 regard' with interest the occurrences nation ' the secret in future un t il t h e t oeous, keep matter until to leave available for the working of the mine, the full cargo ofpalm • 1 27 2 all Do. Chesh. & Birk., coals, st. and sh p e ut has into a 31 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & oil, camwood arrow root, Cay- £5O & £25 Cons 2l - 22 6p. cent Gt.Notrhn 149 - 151 o.vv transpiring in the neighbourhood of the dis- matter actually appears in the Gazette. We must sum stated. Some explanation appears wanting, enne&c., pepper, and 11packages bullion. of ~ . 22 181 Do., £2O 3-21 d 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.Westn. 321 - 331 ant Province of Montenegro,which that do acquiesce • the complaints occurrences admit we not in and we confess we are unable to give it. Further, Her Ma' jesty s ship Britomart was at Lagos on St. 100 Bristol & Exeter lOB - 110 - 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. l ay Illtimatel lead • ofour contemporary, tho Times, upon this sub the price paid for tin:Oland is exceedingly high, con- the 4th, and the Alecto on the sth. St. 100 Caledonian. 641 - 64 i 641'4 1 Railway & Berw.. ... .., y, in regard to Turkey, to asidering what is reported to have been its market 50 all Chester & Holyhead 221 -23 50 all Hull & Selby, Y.&N.Md. 113 115 rar of ject. The balance-sheet being made up about The Bloodhound arrived from Sherbois at Sierra extermi • nation, or at any rate of dismem- • value only a short time back •; and thirdl 50 all Cork and Bandon.... 181 - 191 25 all Do.. Shares. Do 561 - 571 m aen t . Tuesday or Wednesday to the previous Satur- Y . , Leone on Jan. 30. Do. 1 Shares. Do 27 - 28 day, it would be very desirable, since there the directors, after advertising that a lice- The Forerunner passed Liber i a on Jan. 20. 20 all Cork, Black. &Pass. Pass. ... - ... 121 all 121 all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern. ln 144 50 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc. 11 -21 p 47 Our for • tions for shares would be received. until March 20 all Do. Preference Do 251 - 2W, egoing observations sufficiently indicate must be a full knowledge of the items on the The Propontis spoke her M ; b . P 1 h a j esty's s-ip ... o_yp_e- 25 all Dundee Perth &Aber- At we 5, have suddenly closed the list. It is no part 20 all L owes t o ft gr. count upon the attention of the British part of many of the directors and clerks, to mus, on Jan. 25, 26 miles south of C M ' - deen Junction ....... 8 - 9 maple • of our duty to defend anything not "fair and redo. 5 all Do. New - ... 4 per cent... Norfolk being just now sedulously directed to the post a statement of the amount of the bullion, and 20 all above board," neither, on the other hand, will we • i 25 all East Anglian (£25 L. , Do. 6 per et Do 24 -26 v ents which are taking . • th perhaps the securities, immediately after the board The United States sloop -of-war John Adams 5 ?, all Mauch.Bxton. Lu. &N.W place in relation to e full information but we • tsc E. dr. L. & D.)..... R - 5,f hi 513 t Tit had considered the return. Ueder the present vs- censure in the absence of ) sailed Jan. 30 from Sierra Leone for Liberia. and Matlock & Midld. 3 - 34 °- welle 'r . Those •t b • ~,, ns. ose events we conceive ee in cannot help remarking what is sal 'd around us 18 ttll Do., (£lB E. & H.).. 4 41 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & ten some parties must ever obtain an unfair pre- / The African mail-packet Faith • d T eriffe passe en Counties..... 20 all Eastern 133 - 133 v erY respectof • character—and nor feel justified in withholding those remarks from on Feb. 8. Redcar . Darlingt. ... -- xd I ___ e e a most momentous ferexce, a most important matter in times of pres- 25 all Eastern Union, Cla::. 100 all • Midld.Bradfd. Midland lOB - 109 u 8 vents, moreover, we feel assured are at this sure or excitement. The Times ob • t t th jec s o e the public, who are entitled to all possible infor- Four steamersof the 50 all Northern and 10 rsen mation. The system of paying " concessionaires" on Feb. 4. 25 81 Do., do. - ... t deplorably misapprehended by the newspapers publishing anticipatory remarks about 25 all Do. B. & C... ...... - 67 Laic) • . rity of the im artier tat in the United the Bank return, as though the public at large pspec ors in shares is liable to great abuse, and there ought The Propontis spoke on Jan. 19, barque the Ann S t. 100 East Lancashire - ••• ,i to be a prohibition o . f sale, or even issue, until a 5O all Do. Fixed sp. cDo ... ... - .. pgdom. It •the contest is pretended that e b ought not to be informed as soon as a " select few" Watson, off Whydah ; and on. Feb. 27 the brig 50 all E: 75 - 7 ' , Ast & West Ind. Dk. 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &I‘. W. ••• • 'eently Cowmen •of Europe . commenced in that quarter ward. _•, g o west- & Binning. June.... 57 - GO St. 100 Edinburgh& Glasgow 76 - • 78 774 &Ln& Tk ... - ... 481 contest of which Turke the • • t y was origina or— . . return of this kind is completed, profound . . , secrecy ' - - 10 11 Edinb. and Peebles... id - AP 12a 111 Do. 1 Shares. Do - pm ta t) in. f is impossible, and better is it, therefore, to give BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. , St. 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dundoe 32 -34 St. 100 Ro st a i • y Az Hit. Gt.Northn 152 - 154 act, the Osmanlis were throughout the official particulars. The balance sheet in its entirety (From the Official D'et.) THE AUSTRALIAN STEAMER. St. 100 Glasgow &S. Western 61 -63 St. 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do l5l - 153 ;gress ors , and that the SULTAN has the respon- might still be reserved for Friday evening's Gazette. Business done. ___ e _____ St. 100 Great Northern Stk.. 801 - 811 81 801 25 18g Shef. Roth. & Lancash.da Dillty of provoking retaliation from the Monte- The weekly statement of the Bank of England Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. . . 1001 PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY, 9 P.M. St. 100 Do., A. Stock ... 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities - 124 122 . 12 9 2 S. Staffordsh.. MrMClean I - 1 d 3 grillS. It is insisted that the t • 1 all to the 19th inst. gives the amount of bullion only mo Ives or Cent. A 't* New 3/ per Annuities.......... ies. . Cape and Austraia yesterday at 440 p.m., and put St. 100 Gt. Sth.&Westare.) 108 - 110 60 all WearValleygr Stoat. & ter© insensate of the ,acts on the part 87 743/. less, and this week's arrivals will conse- Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6 7-16 back leaky this evening at 6. " With the wind at St. 100 Great Western. -92 i 92 I 6 per sent ... Darling ... - 25 all Do Do . 32 - 33 ode h..- '" been. that C • • • at of hatred to hristianity— quently soon tell upon the returns. The gold, India Bonds, £ lOOO however, has first to be essayed. The circulation Ditto, under £l OOO - 45 50 W.N.W. she made 104 knots, and reached 60 miles 12 11 Irish South-Easters. 6i - 7 St. 100 Wilts &Somrstpt.Westn. 1:031 - 104 103 a Lo hatred of the Mahometans to Christianity. • h considerable of notes was diminished, owing to t e South Sea Stock clAw... .. 110 W.S.W. of the Eddystone, when, shortly after mid- 50 all Lancaster &Carlisle. 90 2- 95 164 114 Do., Thirds l3 14 p 111 MINES. Pon h • tag plea the trooof the Austrian E - dcli ' made to the d • accounts. The di s- ps - a ton de is Consols for Account Exchequer Bills 11d. 10th March 99 i B i night, three feet of water were discovered in her engine rooms. This increased to four feet and a half, and St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 78 78i 78k Mo n a 20 15 Do., Fifths ....... ..... 4 -4 4 d 104 1 all A Fria gua * - 14 p' nave -been sent forward to the aid of the counts and loans, on the other hand, had so far £IOOO - t p 'Ogle o f increased as to prove the correctness of the state- £5OO ... - engine-room engines and the two injection pumps were Montenegro the Croatians havel s -16 10 2 Australasian 2 - 3 p4l listeredmeats made of the active demand for money. The Small l7 12 set to work, but with little effect. The ship was, there- 2 0 all all Li Leeds Northern bdrsotith t. 20 5 Australian in immense numbers to assist their Ditto Advertised 8 12 61 - 74 p ethr changes compared with. the previous return, are as fore, put about at three o'clock, and on reaching smooth Di all London k Blackwell P - 9 --- .91 9 1 all Aust ra li an Cordillera par -ip' 1 5 en on the other side of the Herzegovina-- ) PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. water, the leak was reduced four or five inches per hour. 10 3 Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. - p 1 all Australian Freehold. 1 Pf e au xill follows :- On entering the Sound she had three feet in the engine- St. 100 Lond.Bright.dzS.Cst. 103 :- 104 1031 x. i 1 all Ave Maria ary forces have been martialled under X 22,080,690 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 64 Par -4P li e standards Active circulation room, and her cog-w h ee l is a little out of order. A St. 100 London &N. Western 14 -121 i 121 41 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par -1 p of their redoubtable Ban, the for- 224,395 Grenada Bonds, Deferred, idable Decrease very heavy gale prevailed during the night, and carried 20 12 Do. Fifths 3 - 31 p 1 all British .Austrin. Gold 6 - ip ii 18,314,617 Ditto Ex Dec., 1849, Coupon 2ll and enterprising JELLACHICH. Never, Bullion 23/ 4a away her port life-boat. The Australian will probably 10 1 D0.,10/.5h.,M&8...0 1f -la p 20 13.5 British Iron 7 - 9 n r., ,A 0 ~ Te o ; q nAr rent Ci. lila 7 .-..,t1e.v• A. e 117.01...., AO on 35 241 Brazilianlmn. (issued " . " 0 " .•• • , ftr0we....,,1 Pec • lair.w. !TA" Hew they crowded into the streets of London,, of Bi rm i ngham, and of Southampton, ree n) women, an d c hild ren, the artisan from his workshop, the tradesman from his counter, the clerk from his desk, the W eaver. from hi s l oom, t h e peasant from his ough to giv e th e un b oug h t ovation of their homage to Kossunr, and to say that they had caught even a momentary glimpse of the Liberator of the Hungarian s . R emem b er i ng t hi s, we cannot d oubt for an i nstant b ut that this same commu nity will regard . with interest the occurrences no w transpiri ng i n th e ne i gh b ourhood of the dis tant province of Montenegro, occurrences which maY ultimately lead, in regard to Turkey, to a war of extermination, or at any rate of dismem berraeut. Our foregoing that observations sufficiently indicate We count upon the attention of the British POple being just now sedulously directed to the events which are taking place in relation to the Mo ntenegrins. Those events we conceive to be in those events, moreover, we feel assured are at this moment deplorably misapprehended by the Kingd om of the i mpar ti a l spec t a t o rs in the United n-ingdom. It is pretended that the contest recently commenced in that quarter of Europe is a contest of which Turkey was the originator_ that , in fact, the Osmanlis were throughout the aggressors, and that the SULTAN has the respon sibility of provoking retaliation from the Monte -11, ° g r ins. It is i ns i s t e d th a t the motives for all e so insensate , ac t s on th e par t o f the Ottoman Forte has been that of hatred to Christianity— the hatred o f th e Mahometans t o Ch r i s ti an it y . „ Pon this plea the troops of the Austrian Dr `4•oll have - been sent forward to the aid of the People of Montenegro the Croatians have mustered in immense numbers to assist their tbhrethren on th e other side of the Herzegovina— auxiliary„ forces have been martialled under the standards of their redoubtable Ban, the for foldable and enterprising JELLACHICH. Never, leTo believe, h ave a few simple facts b een more g e g i onsly misrepresented. Now, recollect, in eiue f irst place, that a P r i nce Bishop of the Greek t VLADIKA—is the ruler of the Mon tenegrins I There is a clue to the secret of a 4 7 411 fanaticism. Recollect, in the second place, t Austria is th e mere i ns trument, the creature, tha hondslave of the Russian Autocrat—who has been , yearning for some pretext to interfere by foree of arms with the Government of Constantino ;4.e! Ther e i s a gu id e t o th e secre t ambiti on f or :neh the w h o l e war lik e en t erpr i se h as emana t e d . ti llet ria,. bear in mind, has been reduced to the kt eee s . itY of implicitly obeying the Imperial Conn- A at St. P e t ers b urg h ever s i nce s h e called in despair for the subjugation of Hungary by the t h l e aeks under PASKEWITCH. Recollect, in the d Place, that the Government of Vienna has fiver forgiven ABDUL-MEDJID for bravely stand ihetween it and its intend e d victims, the heroic e nders of th e MAGYAR movement—the brave y c) ,. l ll lig Sultan h av i ng at that period virtually de hie' the might of Northern despotism to violate ill a h frontiers for the gratification of a dastardly and vengeance! Austria never forgave this mag eent temerity ; and therefore it is that she is so . o il e r, or at least so very willing,to abet the designs reu ue r actual ma s t er , the Aut o crat, by aiding the Q h . L g ie us fanaticism and local animosities of the 7abitants of Montenegro. This is the true ti( ni• Examine history, and it will corrobo k: all our as ser ti ons . It will d ec lare that the ow -lit , en egrins, and not the Turks, have through their" often-renewed hostilities, been the li b tri gr o „ "ser s• It will reveal the truth, that the re --.ls hatred, if there be any in the matter, is the ~,'a tre d of the Christians towards Christi,Maho etnl and not of the Mahometans towards pence i n, itY. It will show that the cruelties far " 310 throughout this disgraceful war e ha vo on t a l. been, in the first instance, cruelties the hate r Part of the Montenegrins—cruelties to n all yeliciting from the Turks a fearful retalia of es —this, we assert, is the exact position aff airs in that quarter. The odium of the `"r la due to the KAISER and not to the SULTAN - and it is due to the KAISER, because he is r ejoiced to gratify his own vengeance in the very act of pleasing his Imperial Lord the Autocrat, LY carrying out his ulterior designs for the occu- Dation of Constantinople. PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY, 9 r.m. The Australian, Captain Hoseason, sailed for the Cape and Australia yesterday at 4 40 p.m., and put back leaky this evening at 6. With the wind at W.N.W. she made 10t knots, and reached 60 miles W.S.W. of the Eddystone, when, shortly after mid night, three feet of water were discovered in her engine rooms. This increased to four feet and a half, and nearly extinguished the port-engine fire. The two engine-room engines and the two injection pumps were set to work, but with little effect. The ship was, there fore, put about at three o'clock, and on reaching smooth water, the leak was reduced four or five inches per hour. On entering the Sound she had three feet in the engine= room, and her cog-wheel is a little out of order. A very heavy gale prevailed during the night, and carried away her port life-boat. The Australian will probably go into dock to-morrow. 1 all Agua Fria p 10s. all Anglo Californian ... 1 1 p 10 2 Australasian 2— 3 p4l 1 20 5 Australian 64 —74 p 1 all kuitralian Cordillera par i p; 1 14 1 all Australian Freehold. i Ipl 1 all Ave Maria par 11 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par 1 p 1 all British Austria. Gold 6 i i p 11 1 20 13.5 British Iron 7 9 35 241 Brazilianlmp.(issued at 25 pm 4 41 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuioda 24 2i 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 29 —3O 1 A Carson's Creek par -- 4 p i to all Cobre Copper 4ll 424 424, 5 1 Colonial Gold 3 34 444 14 Copiapo St. all Copper Min. of En 3 6O 70 671 25 all Do. Pref. 73 p. cent 7l —81 p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co ll 1 d 43i 4 20 all General lB —l9 19 2 all Great Nugget Vein 3 —34 p 54 5 3 all Great Polgooth ll — l l p 1 all Lake Bathurst. - .. d 1 all Liberty i i P 1 all Lond.&Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co —1 d 1 1 all Afariquita .. ... ... 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 64 i 1 all New Granada 1 all Nouveau Monde ls -- lip 2 6 1 Port Philip ll 111 p 2 1 all Quartz Rock par p 50 all Rhymme Iron 2l 23 p 15 Do. New — ... 80 10i Santiago de Cuba 6l —7l 1 all South Australian__ par 4 p 10 7 Tin Croft .... ......... 284 all United Mexican 6l 74 61 , 1 all Waller 2.1 3 p 3 1 all West Granada — p 1 all West Mariposa 1 all Yuba I -- IP P JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 ...all Australasia B7l 881 SO all British N. American ... ... 20 2 Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China 11 —li p 100 25 Colonial — ... 100 20 Commercial of Lo n d ... ... ... 4 English Scottish and Australian 2 21 p 6 20 74 Load. Chart. Bk. of Australia 6 61p I 50 20 London and County _ 50 10 London Joint Stock _ ... 103 20 Load. & Westminster _ ... 100 35 National Prov. of Eng. ... ... 20 10 Do. New — ... 50 224 National of Ireland ... ... 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation , ... 501 25 5 Do. New -- .•• 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... ~, 10 all Do. New — ... 18 6 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp C 0.... ••• ••• 25 all South Australia 49 51 25 all Union of Australia,. 731 743 ..„ 24 Do. New 8 83 184 50 10 Union of London 40 all ,Union of Madrid-- ... ... 164 P 1211 3 1) 1 p 93 3id 3d £22,080,690 224,395 18,314,617 87,743 3,313,109 815 6,738,059 498,762 12,081,941 69,363 1,344,913 72,921 13,619,393 29,207 14,177,702 386,944 9,667,595 172,970 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 64 Grenada Bonds, Deferred, Ditto Ex Dec., 1849, Coupon 2l Mexican 3 per Cent 23 4a Ditto for the Account 2 i Peruvian 6per Cent. Peruvian Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent 63 4 Portuguese .4 per Cent. 39 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 231 Spanish Passive (Converted) 6i k Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun li Dutch Exchange 2i per Cent — Ditto for the Account 6q a Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates__ „. . p0.,10/.5h.,M&8.. London k S. Wester Decrease 50 40 25 25 0., £5O ..... Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Eunisk. Manch.Shef.&Lincln. Do., Man. &Lin. Un. Midland ........ 4i - 4 - Decrease Public Deposits Increase Other deposits Increase Seven day and other Bills Decrease Government securities Decrease Other securities Increase Notes unemployed Increase BY ELECTRIC) TELEGRAPH. PLYMOUTH, ONE P.M., THIS DAY. The Australian still makes much water; she has been placed alongside the jetty, and goes into dry dock this afternoon. 291 781 f Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.A Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Ditto March Account 992i B Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd. I Newry & Enniskillen (Newry Warrenpoint Bills of Exchange upon the principal continental cities were negotiated here yesterday afternoon at about the previous terms. Paris, 90 days, 25 27i to 30 ; Amsterdam, 11 18 to 19 ; Vienna, 11 4 to 8 ; Trieste, 11 6 to 11 12 ; Oporto, 53f to # ; liamburgh, 13 7/ to 8 ; and Petersburgh, 38 to 34. The New Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Peruvian Loan for some time spoken of, has been announced by Messrs. C. de Murrietta and Co. and Messrs. C. J. Hambro and Son. The amount is 2,600,0001., and the object, the redemption of the existing 6 per cent. English debt, and of a home debt of 600,0001. bearing a higher rate of interest. The price is to be 851. per cent., and the first payment of 20 per cent. is to be made on the 9th of next month. If all the existing 6 per cent bondholders exchange, and they are offered 118 k per cent. in the new stock, being some allowance, because the sum is paid up in full at once, there will be about 780,0001. to be subscribed by the general publics The entire debt may be redeemed at par within 10 years. It remains only to be seen whether the creditors will come into this arrangement. Tho full particulars are as under & ROstrevor Norfolk. ...... Do., New.... Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, No.l 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 Shrowsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chestei (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South 'Wales.. S. Yorksh. River Dun Do.. "PERUVIAN FOUR-AND-A-HALF PER CENT. LOAN FOR 2,600,0001. STERLING. "Messrs. C. de Murrieta and Co. and Messrs. C. J. Ham bro and Son beg to announce that his Excellency General Mendiburra, in virtue of the powers conferred on him by the President of the Republic of Peru, and in conformity with the act of Congress, dated Feb. 5,1852, has authorised them to receive subscriptions for a loan of 2,600,0001. ster ling, bearing interest at the rate of 4i per cent. per annum. " The proceeds of this loan are intended for the redemp tion of the Six per Cent. Loan, amounting to 1,535,800/., contracted in England, and to refund a home debt amount ing to about 600,0001., bearing higher rates of interest. " The subscription price is 85 (say 851. per cent.) payable Stockton & Hartlepi. Thames Haven Dock and Rai1way......... Vale of I Naterfd. & Kilkenn Waterford&Limerick Nest C0rnwa11........ - 16 -- 28A - 10 Wimbledon &Croyda Woodford York Newetl. &Berw. Do. Extensions......, Do. G.N.E. Purehas( York & N. Midland. . e \ 70i . 7 2. 80 - a q\ - 21 d! 61 as follows : - 20 per cent. on allotment on the 9th March. 10 PP PP sth April. 10 PP Pf sth May. 10. PP fl 4th June. 10 PP PP sth July. 25 PP PP sth August. " The interest commences from the Ist March, 1853, and will be payable, half-yearly, on the Ist March and Ist Sep tember, at the Peruvian Financial Agency. "A discount at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum will be allowed on the payment in full of the above instalments, and provisional certificates, bearing the signatures of the two firms, will be issued to parties availing of this facility. " Any failure in the specified payments forfeits all pre vious instalments. " The holders of the preserit Six per Cent. Active Stock shall be entitled to 11831. provisional certificates paid up stock (being at the rate of 85 per cent., allowing discount at the rate of 4 per cent. on the instalments) in exchange for each 1001. of the said Six per Cent. Active Stock, ex coupon of the Ist April next, upon their making applica tion to that effect to Messrs. C. de Murrieta and Co. not later than sth March next. "The Six per Cent. Bonds are to be delivered to Messrs. C. de Murrieta and Co. on or before the 9th March next, and provisional certificates, signed by the two agents for the loan, will be delivered thereagainst, to be exchanged for new Bonds, which will be prepared immediately. " Annexed is a form of application to be made by the holders of the Six per Cent. Stock. " The Bonds will be divided as follows : A 600 Bonds of 1,0001. each... R 600,000 B 2,000 „ 5001. -„ ... 1,000,000 C 10,000 ~ 1001. „ ... 1,000,000 PREFERENCE SHARES. i ilOO Aberdeen ....... all Do., No. 2, 7 p. C 00 This. & Ex. 4 P.C. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 00 Caiedoniau £lO 11 Chester & Holyhead Guar. 51 per cent 31 Cork&Bandon 5i p.c .11 Dundee Perth&Aber dem Junction 11 EastA nglian (£3los) 6 per cent. 11 Do. (1:5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (£7l7s) 7p. ct 11 Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l 11 Do., No. 2. ...... .11 Do., New 6p. e. St 11 Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent 10 EastLancash. 6 p.cts 11 Edinb.Prth. &Dundee 5i per cent 10 Glasgow do S. Waste guar. 5 per cent 10 Great Northn. 5 P.C K) Do. sp. c., Redeem , at 10 p. c. prem 11 Gt. Southn. &Westn (Ireland) Eighths 6 Gt. Westn. (Berke Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) KI G. West. fixed4i p c 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O, )0 Do., 6p. e., Stock )0 London and Brighton GuaranLeed 5 p. e... )0 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. al Do. Convertible, Sp. c., 1852 . 10 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. 5 London &S. Western, Con. Thirds .0 Londonderry& Coler iShares .11 Londy. & Ennis. i.Sh 11 Manch. ,Shef., & Lin., 1 Shares, No. 1 11 Do. Now, £lO 3 Do., g 6 ..... ..... 11 0 Marypt. &Carl. 4 p. c, 11 Do. 4i per cent BiDo ......... ........ . ; )0 Kid. Consol. 6p.c. St /0 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 4i per cent. 11 Norfolk Extension J 1 Do. Guar. 5a per ct 11l Do. Way. Val. 5 p c K 1 North_British 11 North Staffordshire )9 Oxford Worcester & Wolyerh. £15,6 p. c. 9 Do 11 Shrews& Birm. N. G. 11 Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. c. .0 Do. 5 per cent 0 il South Devon 11 Do. New 11 S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of 21 08.6 d. ill S. Yorksh.4p. c. Guar. 3 Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. e. )0 York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.o.Pref. 5 De .0 York& N. Midland H, k S. Purch MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Austi<tl'•tn Agricult.l2so 255 250 20 4 Austmlsu.Pcific.Mail • 10 • 5 Australn. Royal Mail 5i 6 ... 383 Brit. American Land • 100 326 Canada — 5 5 Crystal Palace — 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 20 1 Eastern Steam 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 31 100 50 General Screw Steam 20 2A Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 • 2 Netherlands Land —2 i 20 2A Nrth.of Europe Steam 50 all Peninsular& Oriental ... 50 25 Do. Do. 100 60 Royal Mail 25 25 South Austral.Lan. 57 59 57A 1 1 Submar. Telegraph — 6 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization.......- 100 28A Van Diemen's Land 19 20 19 They talk about the Ottoman Porte being so D on't behind in the march of modern civilisation. "%ft believe them ! Recollect the very circum- St ances to which we have only just made refer el'ce, and answer if ABDUL-MEDJID has not re ,ealed a high degree of enlightenment by more than act of very touching and splendid magna bi • taity ? d be not we repeat, save KOSSUTH °ln the bloo Di d-thirsty , wrath of Austro-Russian fle.F, • - Pctism? Did he not throw his Royal robe • vrot e cangly over all the companions of the 311 agarian Liberator ?- More than this, was not ABDUL-MEDJID, the you n g Sultan of •, f° In T hey, who shed new g lor y on his reputation t - unificence by swelling th e funds transmitted 13 ° 0 r Ireland, when her children were stricken 11 0 , by famine? Did he not ad d a new g em to his i:ladeln by that noble and beau tiful tribute to a 8 4 , -r eign poet —a patriot .as well as a bard, a hero Well as an author—when he bestowed with his i t -n and princely hand an estate u p on ALPHONSE Ot T t : I44 ARTINE ? Don't talk to us about the ei t ij i— llia n Porte being behind in t he march of 14ri tl sati on I Let its noble deeds be com p ared Q. 04 those (if they can be found) of the Viennese y o : er ilnient 1 Let the young KAISER emulate the i llto ti g SULTAN, and then, if you will, bring them i s t _ contrast, and institute a direct comparison. 114' c tl . while, things being situated as they are — :Y being the assailed, and its foes, of course, eil w , ettl al aggressors—Austria gratifying her own 11 4 " Y while serving the purposes of her Lord th e a4 :icunt, the Autocrat—we would urge upon ta r a Pee t Plc of England not to be deceived in re bell e . the real merits of the quarrel, but to o t • • At e t e ,, his unjust war with Montenegro only a N is :" for the yet more unjust occupation of '4lltinople. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) £2,600,000 " A sum of 52,000 Z., or 2 per cont. of the nominal capii al, will be annually appropriated to the redemption of the loan, which redemption is to commence on the Ist September, 1854. " The redemption is to be effected by purchases when the Bonds are below par, and by drawings by lot when they are above par. " The Peruvian Government reserves to itself the right of paying off at par so much of the loan as shall not have been redeemed at the expiration of 10 years from the date of the contract. " Besides the formal guarantee of the Republic of Peru, with all it s revenues, the Governme nt hypothecates as se curity for this loan one-half of the net produce of the exports of guano to the United Kingdom. litionat further priled th ges for e lf t o hypothecate, i f necessary, as addl security loan, as much m ore of the proceeds of the said exports of guano as may be hereafter made a vailableby the repayment of the former loans. f` The results of the guano sold in the United Kingdom during the last two years were as follow :- 1851-87,897 tons, producing, net ... £369,580 1852 138,149 tons , 582,813 . • £952,393 or on average of, circa, 113,000 tons, worth, net, 474,600/. " Subscriptions may be addressed to Messrs. Steer, Cureton, and Lawford, stockbrokers, Pope's-head-alley, Cornhill, and will be received until 2 o'clock on Friday the sth of March next. 13,ORTUQUESB DEBT.—A petition has been addressed eri the holders of the State Debt in - gal l % ara.- . an unp 1 er.- er of Deputies, protesting . !or ef co nfiscation, and stigmatising it as againstP e rt the r a e l ce t n o t tdhee tiled 4et, which must end in the hopeless degradation of e eeentry. Th Of ,_ AL ARCTIC COMPANY.--- Dai;`,Li njidertaking, to be called e the Royal e i e n C s t o u rn e t do o a egoa , fo unded on a grant made by the Governm in Penny of a tract of land and fishing groundsDavis' Ntraiitered by him at an inlet . on the west_ coast of i nettle a, with the exclusive rig Pron n li ' e ,nts, work mines, and establish_. de ht totrad fi e, sh a e n 7. d es t . o form are lo apply I%t eh capital is 200,0001. in 10/ shares , with a the p ow 2/ 128. 6d., and the objects . Nate e auxiliary era of th screw to whaling vessels, to 11 altt ` l ' lli ng stations, and to . it hi a of the locality, which is said esp s _ develeoepi ealltyheto mineralabound 4 oc'e r l r b ago. Two screw steamerts eo f sp O r O in t g on n s n e d a e c tr h e t a thh r e e e il lip er i_ lx , l glY to be fitted . out in h e 04.1 utendence of Captain Penny, who will i t t lY i. and pass the first winter in c onducting its operations. y 'Al, ' 'A.CCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTER o r n _ on ve fa v " eufferers by this accident are g 8 , ollrably Dr . R g A o thgA . -.1,,,,i,.. • ric ar P ' h d Smith t e r , . and was pronounced to be much therl'lT'g• Mr. Adam Duff is gradually a s s bettere d yesterda y excellentfrom m kr. eff eete of the shock. Mr. Miller . is mostessing tk, Quartle of St. John's-wood, is progressing recovering eony llege, was 414;411.41y, alescreent. and Mr. Orraerod, of Brasenose Co n ight. i liteib i F' l "Y well to return to Oxford on Thursday toiEtzgence of the death of Mr. Gibbs was forwarded by on ' a l% to Bristol very shortly after the accident, lateand h o '' ef the deceased's sons arrived at Ealing at na, lir i n the evenin A second son arrived yesterday eN,Z.ir'g, and b oth g gentleme n returned to Erato l ay : ee'l"g• The remains of the deceased gentleman h lirill_.l'aced in a shell, in which they will be conveyed a to . Doizol after the inquest, which Mr. Wakley has l', ele,„ e d to be holden at the Feathers Inn, Ealing, a y b_ t er Z 1 o'clock this morning. Mr. Gibbs was a very been - a th,eZ vitriol manufacturer at Bristol, and had peri od r e l . the Great Western Railway almost fromthe b lae of its in corporation eierhi °N-En't orr BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE. 7 - yesterday ping, shortly before 8 o'clock, a city police constable on nth e tn e red a. neatly -packed brown paper parFel lying The e e D el the parapet of I3la.ckfriars-bridge. r carr ied the Package to the nearest recess, when to entied the strin and discovered the body of a newly- N 'fr lll a h , fe ,reale g , and much covered with blood, and the ti l t in a white 'petticoat. The constable conveyed p,si°o'nYite the police-station in Fleet-street, when the ' ll e in -a ` aurgeon made an examination of the child. Tut inquest will take place this afternoon. -- --W e Dist Till FIRE IN ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD. either have been informed that the value of the property ,„ ) ok ni:',lnaged or destroyed in the disastrous fire which ZvAtib.'e i n. St. Paul's Churchyard amounts to about ' 4 %v ) , i n ; the insurance companies will consequently be ser e . ~ " Messrs. C. de Murrieta and Co. C. J. Hambro and Son. " Gentlemen, —Being holders of Peruvian for p e r Cent. Active Bonds them of the new Four-and-a-Half per C Peru vian Bonds, being in the proportion of 1186/. of the new for 100/. of the old s ent. A dis at the rate of 85 per cent.,) allowing 4 per cent. discount p. a. on the instal nlents. -- engage to deliver to Messrs. C. de Murrieta and Co., the said amount of Six per Cent. Peruvian Stock on or before the 9th March next, on receiving from them provisional certificates in the above-named propor tion, according to your prospectus dated the 26th Feb., " We are, gentlemen, your obedient servants." The proprietors of the Australian Royal Mail Steam Packet Company had a more favorable meeting yesterday than was expected, and a divi dend at the rate of 5 per Cent. per annum being declared, the numerous complaints made were smoothed over. Doubtless the Company has great difficulties to overcome in the outset, but unfortu nately it does not seem to profit by experience, as is seen in the affair of the- "Australian" which returned to Plymouth in a leaky condition yester day. This vessel was mistaken for the Sydney, now overdue, and telegraphed to the city as such, late last evening. The Alert has arrived from Sydney, whence she sailed on the Ist November. She brings about 170,0 001 . in gold. The amount of gold exported irom London direct during the week, to Thursday last, was only 5,050 ounces, and 34,4001., the latter all to Sydney and St. Vincents. Of silver 8,000 ounces were shipped. Letters per steamer Hellespont, for the Cape of Good Hope and Australia, according to a notice just issued at the Post-office, will be in time on Monday. The English fund s are firm, but very quiet. Consols 99i- / for Transfer, and 99/ for Aocount. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 104 ft, and the Three p er Cents. 1001. Ex chequer Bills have been Bs. to 12s. premium 4 for the " Advertised." India Bonds are firmer at ss. 50s. premium. In the Foreign Market the feature is a rise in Peruvian Bonds, the Six per Cents. having been done as high as 104, Grenada Stock is at 21f. Spanish Deferred Stock is dull at 231. Buenos Ayres Bonds are quoted a shade higher, being at 64. Mexican have touched 24 1 - and 24g. Railway Shares have been influenced by the LONDON, Feb. 26.—1 t has blown very heavily all night, and continued until half-past-9 this morning, with much rain ; since then it has moderated. Wind at Noon, W.S.W., moderate breeze, and cloudy. COWES, Feb. 25.—Wind, N. by E. Arrived—Franklin (s), New York, for Havre—on freight 500,0000 dollars. DEAL, Feb. 24.—Wind, W. Arrived—Mercia, Balfour, Calcutta • Southampton, Tinker, New Y or k ; T oken, Labey. Arrived from the River—Pernambuco, Devereaux ; Lumsden, L'Oriont. Sailed—Cecilia, Geelong ; Magda lena, Calcutta ; Savage, Smyrna ; Europa, Batavia.— Feb. 25.—Wind, N.N.W. strong. Ar r i ve d—W a lt er Hood, Canton ; Albion, Madras ; Ontario, Ceylon ; Caro line, Bahia ; Anne, Demerara ; Lady Sarah. Bayley, Cuba ; Zozapude, Havannah ; Caros, St. John's, N.B. Arrived from the River, and sailed—Malvena Vedal, for Sydney, .N.S.W. ; Essex, Port Philip. Sailed—Token, Pernam buco. LrvERPooL, Feb. 24.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Phoenix, Parkinson, Constantinople ; Petchell, Overend, Calcutta ; Esk, Ydnghin, Bahia ; Magistrate, Maenzie New Or leans •, Albert Franklin, Long, Savannah ; Ariel, Constan tinople. The Freeman, which arrived here yesterday from Jamaica, passed the wreck of a vessel on the 19th, appar ently a schooner, with white streak outside, and inside the bulwarks fellow ; on the 24th and 25th, encountered heavy weather, and made much water. Feb. 25—(Per Electric Tel., at 10-45 a.m.) Arrived—Onward, Chase, New Or leans. Sailed—Eclipse, Shanghs.e ; Horsburgh, Valparaiso. —Feb. 25.—Wind, N. Arrived—Rafaele y Adele, Maz- Allan ; Lile, Jamaica ; Atala, New Orleans ; Asseanthe, do. ; Joseph Porter, Charleston ; Constitution, New York. Sailed—Bengal, New Orleans ; Meinhuttar, New York ; Henry Clay, do. ; Cornelia, Boston. Off Port—Mary Hannah. The Ontario, arrived here from Charleston, was in contact in a snow storm, on the Bth inst., with a vessel, supposed to be a brig, which, disappeared immediately. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 25.—The Australian (s), which sailed hence yesterday for the Cape of Good Hope and Australia, put back this evening, very leaky. SOMERCOTES, Feb. 25.—The Aboyne of Lynn, and the Elizabeth of Blyth, are on shore below Grimsby—the for mer is much damaged, and fills with the tide. The Agnes London to Hartlepool, stranded on the 17th instant, hae broken in two. A large full rigged ship is on shore about a mile below the Spurn Light. SHIELDS, Feb. 24.—The Sir William Wallace, hence to Scotland, ran on the Herd Sand last night during a snow squall, and capsized ; crew drowned ; part of stores saved. Wind, N.N.W. FALKount, Feb. 24.—Wind, N. Arrived—Victoria, Hay, Saldauha Bay. RAMSGATE, Feb. 24.—1 t blew a heavy gale from N.N.E. last night until four this morning, when it mode rated. OFF RYE, Feb. 25.—Alert, Sydney, N.S.W. QUEENSTOWN.—Off Port—Rose, Callao, for Aberdeen. KEY WEST, Feb. 9.—The Colony, New Orleans to London, is on shore on Collin's Patches, and beige& Th e Cambyses ' New Orleans to Liverpool, on shore on Florid a Reef, has been condemned. FALL OF PART Ow DENBIGH CASTLE.--Much alarm has been occasioned in Denbigh by the fall of a large portion of this ancient castle. Nearly 40 yar d s of the soli masonry of its walls fell about nine o'clock on Saturday n ight with a crash that was heard at an i mmensedistance. A row of cottages built just below escaped, with one ex ception, without material injury ; but they were i n great danger of being overwhelmed, as huge fragments of stone struck against them, and the gardens at back were blocked up by the masses which fell. Large stones were also hurled with . violence into the road, but fortunately no injury was sustained. It appears that the western side of the edifice is built upon a precipitous bank, and it is thought that the long -continuous rains, succeeded by the recent frosts, have loosened the soil on which the walls stood, ane caused the unexpected downfall. MURDER B YSTARVATION.—An a gricultural labourer t named Cornish, has just been arrested, with his wife, at North Common, a hamlet in Gloucestershire, the murder the murder of the son of the former. The condition of corpse co n fi rms t h e conviction which a number starved fcir cumstances suggest, that the boy was d e liberately to death. Wh en we i g h e d by th e police, the body, that of a b o y 11 years o ld, we i g h e d b u t 27 boy's lif e h e was aga i n an d ag ain seen picking out his food from the troughs of the pigs' an d o nce he was found ere he had lain 20 returned h against the covered with straw in a sty, "' hours. The coroner's jury have prisoners a verdict of " Wilful murder." lb s. During the Rest COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court, yesterday afternoon, at Buck ingham Palace. Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, G.C.8., her Ma jesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Sultan of Turkey, had an audience of the Queen, to take leave, on his return to his Embassy at Constan tinople. The Right Hon. Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer, G.C.8., had an audience of her Majesty, on his arrival, on temporary leave of absence, from his Legation at the Court of Florence. The noble Viscount and Sir Henry were respectively presented to the Queen by the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Queen was attended by Lord Rivers, Lord in Waiting, and Sir Edward Bowater, Groom in Waiting. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty, yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided, yester day afternoon, at a meeting of the Commission for pro moting and encouraging the Fine Arts in the rebuilding the Palace of Westminster. His Royal Highness, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, arrived at the Palace of Westminster at three o'clock. The Commissioners present were the Earl of Carlisle, Lord Colborne, Sir Robert H. Inglis, Bart. M.P., and Mr. Hullam. Sir Charles L. Eastlake, the Secretary, attended. After the breaking up of the meeting, the Prince in spected some part of the building. His Royal Highness left at twenty-five minutes past five o'clock, attended by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Countess of Desart, the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Lord Rivers, Lord Alfred Paget, and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, honoured the performance of the French Plays last evening with their presence. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accom panied by the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe. and attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Lieut.-Colonel F. Seymour, honoured the Princess's Theatre with her presence last evening. The Duchess of Knt visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester-house. A deputation from Salisbury, with respect to the car rying out of the Public Health Act in that borough, had an interview yesterday with the General Board of Health, at their office, Whitehall. The deputation con sisted of Mr. George Sutton, Mr. Alderman Smith, and Messrs. James George Coombs, Vandenhoff, and Farrant. Captain Beauclerc had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen; yesterday, at his official residence, Downing street. A deputation from the Town Council of Wakefield, consisting of the Mayor and Mr. Councillor Thomas Micklethwaite, accompanied by Mr. George Sandars, M.P., on the subject of the Public Health Act being introduced into Wakefield, had an interview yesterday with Sir W. Molesworth. AUSTRALIAN ROYAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Yesterday an eitraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at the London Tavern, Mr. J. Meek in the chair. The report stated that the expenditure was chiefly upon five iron steamers, which had been adopted by Government as • suitable to carry out the company's con tract with it for the conveyance of the mails every alter nate month. The company had been established for the purpose of promoting the postal communication between Great Britain and her Australian colonies. It came into existence upon the 22d of March, 1852, and upon the 3d of June following it dispatched its first vessel, the. Australia, to Sydney, whose passage out and home had been, notwithstanding the difficulties which beset the undertakings, from want of time for due prepara tion, so far profitable as to justify the directors in recommending a dividend at th e ra t e o f 5 per cen t. per annum upon the capital paid up at the 31st Decem ber, 1852. A monthly communication is, so soon as the necessary arrangements can be made, to be established ; and specifications have been received for the construc tion of threo other steamers of larger power. From the financial statement, it appeared that the whole of the sum upon the debtor side amounted to 238,9911. 15s. 6d., of which 195,7531. represented the paid-up capital, and 13,1621. 18s. 3d. the excess of receipts over expenditure upon the four voyages pending at the date of its being drawn up. From the creditor side, it appeared that 188,8191. 17s. 6d. had been expended in the purchase of a fleet, and that there was a balance on account remain ing to be dealt with of 18,7211. 17s. 4d. Other items balanced the account. 13A 20 20 50 The CHAIRMAN said the capital of the company con sisted of 50,000 shares of 101. each, Of these, 10,000 had been reserved for distribution in the colonies, and the remaining 40,000 distributed in this country to- a stable and firm body of shareholders. Of the arrears of call, most had been paid, and there existed no doubt of the payment of the whole. They had expended 188,891/. 'los. 6d. in the purchase of ships, and although they had purchased the Australia and Sydney to disadvantage, being forced into the market, yet the money which they cost could be realised if they were to be again sold. Of the Melbourne he did not hesitate to say that it was well purchased. The preliminary expenses only amounted to 3,4271. 14s. 2d. The office expenses were covered by 4,26.41. Great changes consequent upon the discovery of gold in Australia, had taken place since the company had been started. The prospectus last year spoke of the slow progress of emigration, but it would be now difficult to overstate the magnitude and import ance of it. With that increase of immigration all ar ticles of consumption in the colonies had risen in price 200, 300, and 400 per cent., and with it commerce had also increased in due proportion. Freights had risen from 21. 17s. 6d. to 8/. Bs. per ton. The be nefits which the company derived from this state of things upon the homeward voyage greatly preponderated over the drawbacks, which were numerous and impor tant. All their expenses in the colonies had increased, especially in the item of coals, but they h oped that as gold and copper had bee n foiled in such abundance, coal would also be found in eq ua l abundance. Indeed, he had good grounds for the hope, as an important com pany had been just formed to work the coal fields of the district of Newcastle and Hunter's River, and a day o r two since he himself saw a specimen of coal which was brought from King George's Sound. and found about 30 miles from their station. As regarded the voyage of the ship Australia the delay arose from hindrances which were removeable, and which should be removed; but, not withstanding all the hindrances, she had made the trip out in 95 days, and that home in 112 —saving, as com pared with sailing vessels, 24 days on the one, and 26 days on the other. He concluded by moving that the report be received, adopted, and printed for circulation. Mr. Wm:air' . seconded the motion. Mr. DAVIS moved an amendment to the effect that the report be received, entered on the minutes, and adopted, as far as related to the dividends, but that, in asmuch as the purchase of the Melbourne and other matters required investigation, a committee should be appointed for that purpose. In moving this he severely criticised the management of the directors in the pur chase of the Melbourne. Mr. MooRE seconded the amendment. A long debate followed, at the conclusion of which, The CHAIRMAN put the amendment, and declared it lost. He then put the original resolution, which was carried. Mr. DAVIS upon this demanded a ballot for his amend ment, which was granted. The dividend was then declared, M essrs. Fr i t h an d Le Breton elected directors, when the p rocee di ngs t er . urinated in the usual manner. MININO INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) There has been an active market this week, and a ge neral demand for good mines, especially for such as have not yet experienced a great rise. An impression is getting abroad that the shares which have risen so much in consequence of the price of copper will be liable to a sudden fall, should there be a rush of sellers, which a drop in the price of copper woul created. Lead remains firm, and from the short supply is likely to maintain its price. Tin has risen nearly 101. per ton this week. The question of labour, in connection with mining, is becom ing daily more important, and a further rise of 25 or 30 per cent. would cripple the operations, and stop many mines depending upon calls. The principal demand this week has been for Alfreds, which have risen to 201. (5120ths) ; for Herodsfoot, which have reached 13 14, and no sellers. Taking into consideration that in He rodsfoot there are only 1,024 shares, and the mine mak ing a profit at the rate of 5,0001. a-year, with a prospect of continuance, the shares at present rates are ridicu lously low. In the metal market there is a continued improve ment. Tin manifests a decided advance ; Banca is held at 1201. ; Straits at 1181. Tin-plates are likewise in good demand. Copper is still progressing, an advance of 2d. per lb. having been asked, and little less than this obtained. Lead still bears an upward tendency, though the prices quoted accord with those of last week. Spel ter on the spot is held at 231. ; in the earlier part of the week transactions took place at 221. 15s. The iron trade is likewise good, with prospects of an advance ; Scotch-pig is worth 545. to 565. ; rails are likewise in good request, at advanced prices. In the Bullion Market,--Bar silver, ss. lid. per oz. standard. Bar gold, 775. 9d. per oz. standard. The sale of copper ore at Thursday's ticketing was 2,936 tons, produce 51, standard 1651. 125., average price 61. 125.; producing in money 19,5561. Os. 6d., and fine copper 166 tons 16 cwts. The corresponding sale of last month was 3,192 tons of ore, produce 5 , 4 i, stan dard 1641. 14s. ; average price, 61. 14s. ; producing in money 21,2651. 175., and , fine copper 182 tons 8 cwts. ; being a decrease in the average price equal to about ls. per ton. Drake Walls, Great Wheal Baddern, East Margaret, and Lewis have sold black tin. There has been an increase of activity in the gold mining share market this week, although as yet no de cided improvement has taken place. Buyers have, how ever, decidedly preponderated, and though the change of prices since last week is not particularly remarkable, a feeling of increasing firmness has been perceptible. Yes terday prices were scarcely so good for one or two de scriptions, Great Nugget Vein shares more especially experiencing a fall ; but, on the whole, the market may be said to maintain its firmness, and there is a strong opinion that this branch . of enterprise will soon be cha racterised by a revival of speculative excitement. The shares most in demand during the week have been Nou veau Monde, Port Philip, Ave Maria, Australian Free hold, Colonial Gold, and Anglo-Californian. The Aus tralian Cordillera Company intend, in the course of the er suing week, dispatching their staff, fully equipped, by the Tory. The principal portion of the men are at present at Gravesend. The Adele, chartered by the Anglo- Australian Company, sailed on Monday with Capt. Bell (the superintendent), Mr. Combe (the assistant), and staff, for the scene of their contemplated operations. The Chartered Australian Land, Refining, and Gold Importing Company have likewise dispatched Capt. Baker, R.N., Mr. Watt (the assayer), and party by the Australian mail steamer. Advices have been received by the Anglo-Californian Gold Mining Company to the 30th Dec. Sir Henry Huntley advises that 300 tons had been. raised, but owing to the snow drifts it had been impossible to transport it to the mill. Everything was ready, and the first day the roads were sufficiently hard to allow carts to work the Ore would be under the stamps. He writes in high spirits, stating tliat every thing has a promising appearance, and that he anticipates from the crushing an immediate and profitable return. The only arrival of gold this week has been the Three Bells, from Port Philip, with 78,803 ozs. of gold, of the value of 310,0001. There is still remaining due, and known to be on its way home, 291,664 ounces, which, at the rate of 41. per ounce, may be calculated at 1,166,6561. The Victoria Gold Mining Company held their meeting on Thursday ; nothing, however, has transpired of the business transacted. They have no location in Australia yet, nor are we aware of the actual status of the company. But little business has taken place in the North American com panies. The report of Professor Ansted on the property, of the Waller Gold Mining Company was issued yester day, which substantiates the report of Mr. Macdaniel, dated Oct. 24, 1852, and which was fully noticed by us in the subsequent month. The Bolivar Mining Association have declared a pay ment of ls. per share, out of their first assets. INCREASE OP PAUPERISM IN MARTLEBONE.—Yester day, at the meeting of the Marylebone Guardians Board (Mr. G. Spencer Smith in the chair), a communication was read from the Poor-law Board, requesting to have a n explanation, if possible, of the large increase of p a uperism in that parish this year, as compared with the same weeks last year, the numbers for the fourth week in January this year being 6,990, and last year 6,696. —Mr. Anderson moved that the document be only acknowledged, as he looked upon these demands I as bit-by-bit encroachments on the part of the Poor-law Board. —Mr. Powell seconded the motion.—Mr. Jacob Bell considered if they merely acknowledged the receipt of the letter it would be disrespectful. The Poor-Law Board only asked for information. He moved as an amendment, " That the:matter be referred to the as sistant-overseer, to furnish all information he could ti information when ii the board next Friday."—Mr. Stapleton seconded the BoardG Grote said sa i iditwas inconsistentthetyo refuse sen t them their weekl y returns, upon which this appli cation was founded. —The motion was withdrawn, and the amendment ca rried. a u e s n e dni theen and Poor-Law Mr. DETERMIN ED AND HORRIBL E ATTEMPT AT MURDER IN SLOANE -S TR EET,. CHELSEA.—.This morning, information lowing horrible and determined case of attempted mur was received at the Westminster Police-office of the fol der appears from facts communicated to the Police office, that, at a late hour last night, a young man, named Geo. Bates, called on a female relative, living at No. 133, Sloane-street, Chelsea, and after conversing some time in the kitchen with her, suddenly started from his chair, extinguished the light, and seizing her by the hair of her head, cut her throat' in several places with a razor. A desperate struggle ensued, in which the razor was broken, and the ruffian then caught up a heavy poker from the lire-place, and began battering his victim about the head. Her cries at length brought some one from the street to her assistance, there being no one in the house at the time of the attempt but her self and her brutual assailant.- A police-constable soon afterwards arrived, and the prisoner was apprehended. Upon going into the kitchen, a scene of intense horror was presented. The unfortunate woman was com pletely covered with blood, .which was flowing from s sw ll bp d eeei rrn t ea h gt r ae o b throat. brought numbergr ha t Hercharacter to the neck- tcr incisions b oa o l is s nea wasvuhel etror.aul dress, woundsT hethrough,sho i prisoner,n w ai h nn e gd r tt h uhh e pee a ro d den e a West minster Police-court, this morning, said, in answer to a question, that want had driven him mad, and that he should be glad to get out of the, world. Upon the re porter calling upon the surgeon, he was informed that, although the woman was still alive, little hope was en tertained of her recovery, • FOR: Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 BelgianEastn.•Junct. all Charleroi & Erquelin. 6 Dijon and Basangon 8 Dutch Rbenish Lll East Indian _ ...... 1 Do. Extension . Gt. Indian Peninsula 7 Gld. Junet. of France L 5 Gt. Western of Canada Shares 1 Lucca & Pistoja sp.c .5 Luxembourg.. .0 Do. (Railway) 2 Do. 3 Do. 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Mr. Sergeant Wrangllam, in opening the mgMeialla petitioners, stated that at the time of the last general election Colonel Boyle, one of the candidates, held the office of secretary to the order of St. Patrick, and by an act of Parliament, Anne 6, c. 7, was for that reason dis qualified for sitting in` Parliament. At the show of hands, therefore, at the nomination Mr. Hall Dare, the other candidate, ought to have been declared duly elected, just as if Colonel Boyle had not been there at all, or as if there had been no opposition. CAMBRIDGE. The committee to inquire into this election met th's morning at twelve o'clock—Mr. 'Ver.on Smith, chair- man. Mr. Kinglake, Mr. Rodeo'', air. James, and Mr. Buchan appeared to support the petition ; Mr. Sergeant Wrangham, Mr. Merewether, and Mr. Montague Smith ap t ,Neared for the sitting member. • M. Sergeant Kinglake stated that the system of bribing' pursued at the last election was accomplished in a peculiar manner. A Mr. Long took a room at the Butchers' _4l.rms on the day of the election, and there voters were introduced to him and promised money for their votes. . lifter the election he walked through the town, accompaoied by two females, an d upon passing one of these vote."l / one of the females w ou ld li nger be hind, and put into' the voters hand an envelope, con taining a 101. note. Refreshment tickets were also dis tributed in large quam,ities through Barnwell and Castle end. _ _ The case was proceedia Ag when the report left. BRIDGYORTH. The Committee s;tatone ,o'clock. Mr. James proceeded to rerly on the whole case, and had not concluded when our r, port left. The decision will probably be given to-day, an,l if so, will be given in our evening edition. CLITHEROE. The committee re-assembled this' morning at 11 o'clock. Mr. Edwin James proceeded to sum up the evidence on behalf of the petitioners. He conte.•ided that the case was one that seriously affected the .sitting mem ber, and those whose agency for him could be proved. It proved that a system of corruption and bribery existed in Clitheroe, such as' it was necessary to put an end to before any candidate could contest the borough on honourable principles. The petition had originated, not in party motives, but from a desire on the part of respectable persons who were anxious to purify the borough. The greater part of the responsibility rested with the working man's com mittee, which was formed under the sitting member's auspices, and the sitting member was liable, and the petitioner, after the facts which had been fully disclosed, fully relied on the committee doing them justice. Mr. Pigott was proceeding to open the sitting mem ber's case when our report left. CHATHAM. The committee sat this morning at 11 o'clock, but the room was immediately cleared, and the committee re mained in deliberation for nearly an hour, but on what subject was not announced. On parties being read mitted,_ Mr. - Merewether resumed the opening of the sitting member's case. NORWICH ELECTION PETITION: TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sut,—At a meeting of the Eldon Loyal and Consti tutional Club, held on Tuesday the 22d instant, it wax unanimously resolved,— " That the thanks of the club be presented to Lieut.- Colonel Dickson for his manly and straightforward con duct, in endeavouring to obtain the restoration of the Norwich petition to its legitimate place in the House of Commons." I am, yours, most respectfully, J. H. HULME, Chairman. St. Andrew's, Norwich, Feb. 25th, 1853. THE WOOLLEN TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) The imports of wool into London during the week to the 23rd inst., were 260 bales, of which 52 were from the Cape of Good H o p e , 84 from Pegu, 52 from Ger many, and 72 from Belgium. The public sales have been progressing very satisfactorily. In the English wool market sales this week have been to a moderate extent, and prices are very firm. On some [of the scarce kinds of combing wools rather higher prices have been obtained. In the Liverpool market wool has been quiet, without change in price. Imports the past week have been 226 bales from Trieste, 900 Alpaca, and 11 Italian. At Leeds a good brisk business continues to be done in the woollen cloth trade. On Saturday there was an excellent market. Wool black cloths in middle qualities were in brisk demand, and a considerable quantity changed owners. There was also a large business done in light prunell mixtures, a description of goods now commanding attention for summer wear. The market was flat and quiet on Tuesday, for unless the stock of cloth in the halls is replenished every market-day by fresh goods, there is scarcely any choice for the merchants to select from ; but in consequence of considerable deliveries that are regularly taking place at the merchants' warehouses, this is scarcely po'ssible, hence arises rather dull markets occasionally ; notwithstanding which, a very steady and excellent business is regularly doing in balk cloths. Prices are regularly on the ad vance ; a state of things consequent on, and which must inevitably follow the important advances which have taken place in the price of all raw materials used in the mannfacture of woollen cloth. We instance two articles of importance in the cloth business—wool and oil. An advance of full lid to 2d. per lb. in wool, has been maintained at the sales now taking place in London ; and during the last three months, oil has advanced to about 18 per cent. We have no change to report in the state of trade i the warehouses ; a full average business, for the time of the year is doing for the home market, and the shipping houses are very brisk and active ; on the whole, a good and satisfactory t ra d e con ti nues to be done. This state of prosperous activity is participated in by the whole of the surrounding clothing district. The Mills are all in good work, and the labouring classes in full employment. In Batley and its aicinity, where heavy goods are prin cipally manufactured, there never was so brisk and active a trade doing as there is at present. MARKET IfEWS-(THIS DAY.) COVENTGARDE/I% Both fruit and vegetables sold readily. In some in stances prices had an upward tendency. FRIIIT.—Pine apples, 6s Od to lOs Od ; hot-house grapes, 8s to 108; Hambro ditto, is to is 6cl per lb ; apples, dessert, 8s Od to lOs Od ; cooking ditto, 5s to Os per bushel ; pears, is exil to 4s per dozen ; lemons, is to 2s Od ; oranges, 4s to 9s per 100 ; pomegranates, 4d to 6d each ; almonds, 6s per peck ; Barcelona nuts, 20s per bushel ; cob-nuts, 1108 per 1001bs. ; chesnuts, 8s to 20s per bushel. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, is to 18 6d ; Brussels sprouts, 28 Od to 3s Od per half sieve ; broooli, 3s to 48 ; greens, ls Od to 2s per dozen bunches ; French beans, 3s to 5s pe 100 ;• asparagus, 5s to 98 per bundle ; sea-kail, 2s Od t 3s Od per basket ; rhubarb, 9d to is 6d per bundle ; cauli flowers, Od to Os per dozen ; potatoes, 85s to 1508 per ton ; turnips, 2s Od to 3s Od ; carrots, 4s Od to 6s Od per doze n bunches ; cucumbers, 18 Od to 3s Od each ; celery, ld t o 2s Od per bundle ; spinach, 2s Od to 2s 6xl per half sieve ; onions, 2s Od to 3s Od per half sieve ; beet, is Od to 1 s 6d per dozen ; leeks, 2d to 3d per bunch ; shallots, 6d to 8d - garlic, 6d to 8d per lb ; endive, is Od to le 6d per score small salad, Od per punnet ; horse-reddish, 1 8 Od t o 3 s O d per bundle ; mushrooms, 2s Od to 3s Od per bottle ; band° 7,, 2s Od to 3s Od per dozen bunches ; t urn ip greens, is 3d per bushel. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Geese, 48 Od to 7s Od ; T ur k e y s , A s to 103 each ; Ducks, is 9d to 3s Od; tame Rabbits, is Od to ls 9d; wild ditto, 8d to ls; Pigeons, 8d to is each; roasting Pigs, 5s Od to 8s each; Surrey Fowls, 5s Od to 9 8 Od ; d itto Chickens , 3. Od t o 5 s Od; barn-door Fowls, 3 s Od to 5s Od pqr couple Pheasants, 4s Od to 6s Od; Part ri d ges, la 3d to Is 9d; Hares, ; 2s Od to 3s Od; Leverets, 2s Od to 3s Od; Woodcocks, 3s Od to 4s Od; Grouse, 2s Od to 38 Od; Snipes, 6d to ls; Teal, gd to ls; wild Ducks, is 3d to 28 Od ; Widgeons, Is to is 6d; and Plovers, 6d to is each. English-Eggs, 108 Od to 12 s od; French ditto, 8s Od to 12s Od per 120; fresh Butters lid to is 2d per lb. A D. The prices of wheaten b BR read in the metropolis are from 7d to 8d; of household ditto, 5d to 6id per 45 loaf. Beef, from 2 s NEWPORT. 8d tols 6d; M u tt on , 3 s 6d t o 4 8 6d ; V ea l, 2s 10d to 4 s 6d; Pork, 2s 8d to 4s Od per 81bs. WHITECHA.PEL. Beef from 2 3 6d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3a 4cl to 4s 6d ; Veal, B s Od to Is 6d ; Pork, 2s 6d by the ca rcase. to 4s Od per 8 lbs. Turbots 6 s 0d to 1 1 18 Od ; Brills, is 6d to 5s Od; Cod Fish, Od to 7 ' s Od each; Soles, 841. to 2s Od per pair ; Eels, _64:1 to is pe r lb ; Lobsters, 8d to 2s Od ; Crabs, 6d to 2s Od; Whitings, 3s Od to 6s per dozen ; Haddocks, 8d to 14 2cl; Doreys, Os Od to Gs Od; Mullets, Od to Os each ; Common Oysters, 8s Od to 16s Od; Natives, 30s Od to 36. Od per bushel; Mackerel, 4d to 9d each; Smelts, Os Od per dozen; Scate, 4d to 7d per 1b; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 3d per gallon; Bloaters, is ld to is 3d per dozen; Fresh Herrings , 15 Od to is 6d per dozen. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, Od to 24d; 641 b to 721 b, 24d to lid; 721 b to 801 b, 2id to 20; 801 b to 881 b, lid to 3d; 881 b to 961 b, 3d to 34d; 961 b to 1041 b, 34d to 3iid ; 1011 1 ) to 1121 h Od to Od. Horn hides, 5s Od to 5s 6d; Calf skins, light, is Od to 2s Od; ditto, full, 3s 6d to 5s Od; polled sheep, S. 01 to 10s Od; Kents & Half-breds, 7. Od to 84 3d ; and Downs, 5s 3d to HAY 6s 3d. MARKETS. SMITIIFIRLD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 18s to 4/ 4s ; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 13s per load. Trade steady, at full prices. te s t o ll 4112:spe; r and straw, 1/ 68 to 1/ 13s per load. CUMBERLAND. -11 I' hay, 31 Os to 4/ 103; Clover ditto, A it f th uil 3 a l v l e s ra s g th e stp l p 6 l B y, and a steady demand. I N TE I Cr to PEL SI .7/d an ea d dO s W tra hwaT,3l2ls]:Clover Supply good, and trade rather dull. ditWtZ A deputation from Wakefield Waterworks Company, the Gas Company, the Public Charities, and Borough Market Company, consisting of Dr. Wood and Mr. W. Stewart, accompanied by Mr. George Sandars, on the subject of the special clause for fixing amount of rating of these bodies at one-fourth of the annual value, had yesterday an interview with Sir W. Atoleoworth.