The Sun. — London, England, 1853-09-21 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. LAST TEN NIGHTS of Mr. GUSTAVUS V. BROOKE. THIS ETENING, SEPT. 21, Mr. G. V. Brooke will appear (first time at this Theatre) in the Tragedy of HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. G. V. Brooke, supported by Messrs. Davenport, G. Bennett, A. Younge, Mesdames Vickery, Featherstone, &c. To conclude with THE FOUNTAIN OF BEAUTY, in which Miss Featherstone will appear. Reduced prices as usual. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 21, Will be performed the Comic Drama entitled TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. Characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Cullen ford, and Keeley; Mrs. K ee l e y, and Miss Mary Ke e l e y. After which, will be presented SARDANAPALUS. To be followed by THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM. To conclude with WHAT 1 NO CAB ? ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, SXPT. 21, Will be performed THE TIMES. Characters by Messrs. Farren, J. Johnstone, William Farren, G. Cooke, and Shalders ; Mesdames Sarah Lyons and Bartlett, &c. With SHYLOCK ; or, THE MERCHANT OF " VENICE PRE SERVED." THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jem Bags, Mr. F. Robson. ASTLErS ROYAL AMPHITHMATRE, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. The unanimous voice of the public Press has pronounced the New Classical Burlesque to have reached the acme of perfection. No spectacle produced at the Amphitheatre has ever created so great a sensation. The Dresses and appointments have met with un qualified approbation, while the Classical Groupings and Grand Ballet are nightly received with demonstrations of delight from fashionable and crowded audiences. Mr. Cooke will (by desire) introduce his highly-trained Barb steed, whose matchless per formance is pronounced perfect. Miss Emily Cooke will continue her elegant Equestrian Act on a rapid steed, concluding with her wonderful Feat of Leaping through 16 Balloons. Continuation of the Battle of Waterloo. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 21, And dining the week, will be presented (the 10th time) the New Classical Burlesque, entitled JUPITER'S DECREE, AND THE FALL OF PHJETON ; or, THE FIERY COURSERS OF THE SUN, With its magnificent Tableaux, military evolutions, and grand ballet. To be followed by Mr. W. Cooke's Scenes in the CIRCLE, in which that matchless wonder, Miss Emily Cooke, will appear on her rapid Coarser and Marvellous Flight through 16 Balloons. Concluding with (82d time) THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. LAST WEEK OF THE SEASON. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 21, The Brilliant Routine of Entertainments on this occasion win include the Panorama of CHUSAN, splendid MENAGERIE. First Exhibition the rare Baboon, " kiamadryas,' Promenading capa risoned Elephants. EXHIBITION of the MARINE AQUARIUM, a Collection of Sea and Fresh Water Fish in large Glass Tanks. Vocal and Instrumental CONCERT. Two favourite Son gs b y Miss Poole, the popular English Vocalist. The whole concluding with THE " FEAST OF LANTERNS," brilliant FIREWORKS, and EXPLOSION of CHINESE WAR JUNKS. Concert at Six. Fireworks at Nine. Admission, Is. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tam DAY —Morning 6 min. after 4 1 Evening 21 min.aft. 4 To-MORROW—Morning 36 m i n . a ft er 4 1 Evening 53 min.aft. 4 THE WEATHER.—Sort OFFICE, SEPT. 21. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 64—highest since noon yesterday. 55—lowest this morning and during the night. 63—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30'0. WIND, W. - Fine weather. _:: LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1853. According to the latest intelligence from what ... may speedily become " the seat of war"—thanks to the fatuity of the Coalition—the Russian troops are preparing to winter in the Danubian Princi palities. It is the appropriate consequence of our negotiations. Moldavia and Wallachia may hence forth be regarded as provinces tributary to the Autocratic Government of St. Petersburg. Let them be evacuated to-morrow by the soldiers under Prince GOETZCHAKOFF, and the Hospodars must still continue to regard the CZAR, and not the SULTAN, as their liege Suzerain. Hereafter the Pruth can no longer be considered the boundary line of the Turkish dominions. The Ottoman Empire has so far collapsed under the weight of Northern aggression, but still more under the pressure of Western assistance, that its frontiers have shrunk nominally to the current of the Danube, but virtually to the range of the Balkan mountains. Whatever may be said to the con trary, such is, in truth, the result of our protec tive interference. While in London, in Paris, in Berlin, and in Vienna, the Ministerial quidnuncs have been counting upon the certainty of a satis factory settlement--while the British, French, Prussian, and Austrian Representatives have been mysteriously conferring within easy distance of the Imperial Schcennbrunn—while the officers of the combined fleets have been idly complimenting each other in Besika Bay—Russia has literally stolen a march upon her antagonists, and has so far triumphed over their vaunted astuteness in diplomacy, that she is prepared to tempt the hazards of battle or of treaty (it scarcely matters which under present circumstances) with her foes at a disadvantage. The Emperor NICHOLAS has never once, throughout the whole of these extra ordinary proceedings, trifled for an instant with his position, or thrown away even the most mo mentary opportunities. England has amused herself with a mock camp at Chobliam, and France with a sham fight at Satory —but Russia has, meanwhile, been seriously concentrating her energies upon the seizure of Jassy and Bucharest, and upon the occupation by her armies of the two surrounding principalities. Our neighbours have entertained their Sovereign with maritime displays at Dieppe, and we ours with a mimic naval battle 7 - - off Spithead—but the Russians, meantime, have consulted the interests of their supreme ruler, rather more wisely, by the accumulation of vast stores at Odessa, and of enormous supplies of warlike implements and ammunition in the re doubtable dockyards of Sebastopol. E veryw h ere these throu ghouttransactions, from first t o l as t, InaY be recognised theright same friv o lity [l e t us ca ll things by their of the . names], the sa me f r i vo lit y on the part sober resolution allies of Turk e y an d th e same on the assailant. part of he r co l ossa l Examine the c ourse diplomatically, and youpwurilslied by the AUTOCRAT that it has been dete up . to the present marked from the very outset fi nd di:nation. in stant by consistency and that it began with an odi ous Granted Nevertheless it must be acknowledged of duplicity, to have been distinguished, as we t ed ' av S ince then observed, by the most uncomp romisin g con sistency and the most unflinching dete rmination. I f the p rince Original mpzi Note presented to the Divan b y KOFF failed in extorting the obedient co mpliance l" of the Porte with the wishes of the CzAn_ the Note was followed by the Sened with the utmost promptitude. If the Sened in its turn failed no less egregiously, it was succeeded with equal ra pidity by the ultimatum—and that ultimatum on its rejection was as speedily replaced by the yet more insolent and peremptory u/timatissimum. Directly the fourth requisition from St. Peters burg was repelled by the Ministers of the Otto man Power at Constantinople—the CZAR boldly " let slip the dogs of war" without further parley, dispatched large military forces across the Pruth, collected together his land resources at Odessa, and his sea resources at Sebastopol, secured the immediate submission of the Moldavian and Wal lachian Hospodars, and formally took possession of the Danubian Principalities. In all this, as before intimated, there has been apparent on the part of Russia both consistency and determination. That consiste nc y an d that determination have not been Abandoned by the AUTOCRAT at the eleventh how, by his acceptance of the Not e f orwar d e d i n th.: name of the Four Powers fcoin Vienna to FA. Petersburg. On the contrary. The Government o f the CZAR has, by that p Note more than by any other, proved it selfcon i .st e e e n i .t in a g nd determin e d. It has accepted the Vienna because th a t N o t e ass ures to Russia more th an her haughty Chieftain I ever demanded from the Coanei 8 nople. o f th e Of this fact the very , Wanner V Petersburg 'Vienna Note's acceptance at St. fur nishes us with the clearest attestation, Had that acceptance been partial or conditional we might have found reason to conjectu re wheth er t he CZAR had not really consented to something like a coin promise. Such was not the case however. The circumstance is already notorious. The accept anceof the Note by R uss i a was i ns t an t an d un conditional. An occurrence rather significant, we take it, particularly when coupled with the ad mission that from Constantinople, and not from St. Petersburgh, came the demand for certain modifications. No ! Again, and yet again, and yet again we assert that the execrable policy of the AUTOCRAT towards Turkey possesses, at any rate, the merits of severe consistency and serene determination. Whatever our abhorrence of that arrogant, lawless, and aggressive policy—it must be admitted that so far as its candour, its sym metry (so to speak), and its resolution are con cerned, it extorts even from its enemies an un willing admiration. Turkey, in fact, has less reason to look with surprise upon her assailants than upon her so-called defenders. The former, at least, are out-spoken, while the latter are reserved in their language, and treacherous in their acts. The present moment is not the time, we conceive, in which to glose over the conduct of our Administrators. They have too deplorably compromised the honou r and dignity of Great Britain by their shuffling and pusillani mous negotiations to admit of our employing and ployin r g os : water phraseology. their regard only sugary compliments Hitherto we have been accus tomed to speak of Russia as enacting the part of a bully towards the Turkish Government. Reflec tion compels us to hesitate as to the appropriate ness of the designation—now that events have enabled us to compare the conduct of Russia with the conduct of her four opponents. If the AUTO CRAT has assumed an insolent bearing towards the Sublime Porte, he has at any rate enforced the insolence of his demands by the daring of his subsequent proceedings. He has followed up the haughty words of MENSCHIKOFF by the audacious deeds of GORTZCHAKOFF. He has signalised the rejection of the Note, the Sened, the ultimatum, and the ultimatissimum, by the passage of his troops across the Pruth, and the formal occupa tion of the Danubian Principalities. Whereas with the Four Powers, it has been otherwise— altogether and diametrically. At the outset— Who so loud in promises of support to Turkey, and of opposition to the Russian troops and the Russian Government ? Yet, in what now have all those noisy promises terminated ? Why, in the most disgraceful, in the most paltry, and in the most pusillanimous of compromises ! Of com promises, say we ? Nay, rather of avowed and exaggerated concessions ! Is it not the case ? Answer it—the acceptance of the Vienna Note by Russia, immediately and unconditionally ! An swer it—the rejection of that same Note by Tur key, respectfully, but positively, and unmistake ably ! Answer it—the Note itself—that Note in which the CZAR is truckled to, and the SULTAN abandoned ! Whoever at this juncture is the bully—it is certainly not the Russian AUTOCRAT. For it can scarcely be called bullying, to follow up the words of Prince MENSCHIKOFF by the acts of Prince GORTZCHAKOFF. It can scarcely he termed mere bullying—the extortion from the Four Powers of more than was ever demanded from the Turkish Government, its extortion by a bold front, and a resolute bearing in the continued military occupation of the Danubian Principalities. Unhappily, on the other hand, it would be by no means difficult to define the policy of the Four Powers, by an epithet in no way eulogistic of their energy, wisdom, consistency, or determina tian. That policy was announced to be one resolutely defensive of the SULTAN'S authority, ofhis rights, and of his independence. It commenced with the declara tion that the Four Powers would, at all hazard, withstand the ambition of the Russian AUTOCRAT. It has terminated with the concession to that po tentate of more than his ambition had originally attempted to wring from the fancied weakness of the Turkish Government. In what manner, we ask, can a policy of this vacillating, not to say truckling and pusillanimous character be most correctly designated ? The Vienna Note is so melancholy an anti-climax to the appearance of the combined fleets of France and England in Besika Bay, that we may readily conjecture the light in which the conduct of the Allies is re garded at Constantinople. Notwithstanding the odium attached to the various members of the Coalition Cabinet indis criminately, in consequence of these proceedings, we are, nevertheless, satisfied that the principal if not the exclusive, blame appertains by right to one individual —one, unfortunately, placed by circumstances at the head of her MAJESTY'S Go vernment. Implicated, of course, Lord PAL MERSTON is necessarily in these lamentable trans actions. Yet the peculiarity of his official posi tion as Home Secretary relieves him for the nonce of a considerable share of responsibility. Implicated yet more by his installation as Chief of the Foreign Department, the Earl of CLARENDON must be viewed as exonerated in like manner from much of the discredit drawn down upon the Ministry by these disgraceful negotiations. For the onus devolves obviously at this crisis upon the Premier—the statesman whose memory must henceforth be associated with a diplomatic com promise productive to Russia of triumph, to Turkey of defeat, to Europe of danger, to Eng land of the infamy and ignominy resulting from a great national degradation. The turning up of a leading politician of any party during the dull piping times of political peace is regarded as a prize of no ordinary value, not merely by the fortunate provincials by whom the capture has been effected in the first instance, but even by the community in general. The " sayings and doings" of second or even third-rate men are seized on with avidity, and chronicled as matters of interest for general edification. We cannot feel greatly surprised at this attention to such minute affairs when we find the Leviathan devoting one or more columns daily to the pub lication of hotel bills, accompanied by the notes and comments of querulous and disconcerted tra vellers. If, then, the proceedings of inferior men are so eagerly sought after, the seizure of a Ca binet Minister—an ex-First Lord of the Trea sury ex-Home Secretary ex-Colonial Se cretary—ex-Foreign Secretary, and actual Mi nisterial Leader in the representative branch of the Legislature, must be regarded as a real god send—one that will serve for a time to dispel the existing gloom, and to cast a ray of light through the surrounding darkness. The doubtful state of the Eastern question, and the knowledge that Lord JOHN RUSSELL had recently been called from his peaceful retirement to confer on the all important subject with Lords ABERDEEN, CLAREN DON, and PALMERSTON, and that the noble quartett had to decide matters of such grave sig nification that they could not even be whispered to untitled ears, naturally increased the interest t p o ro th v e os hi t, ghest pitch of intensity, and rendered the Magistrates,th and Councillors of the town of Greeenstoate, the heroes for the time being of the in every d a il w fourth ose proceedings will be recorded weekly journal, and " wafted on the wi ngs yand of the Press throughout the length and breadth of th e It is due to L ord. joll RIISSELL to state, that he resigned himself to hi s fa. te when h e perceived that it was inevitabl e and that lie even gracefully becoming fortitude, submitted to allude to his past conduct and future in tentions in terms which, though, to a certain extent, vague and general, were still sufficiently energetic t o create a very inspiriting effect upon his auditory- Re eulogised, in the strongest terms, the proceedings of the Reformed Parliament since the enactm en t of the modern Magna Charta, so much so, indeed, that it might at one time have been supposed th at he had degenerated i nto the mere , laudator ton pores acti," but he, at the same time , guardedly • alluded to the extension o f the principle of repre sentation. He asserts that " it would be diffi cult, perhaps, to find a time in the history of any country when so many measures o f importance have been obtained without convulsion and without revolution, as have been obtained and establi shed in this country since 1833 ;" but he at the same time acknowledges that " there still remains much for the consideration, not only of all States men, but of all men who are lovers of launanity, of justice, and who have a regard for the welfare of their countrymen ;" and, after gracefully ap plying the well-known line of the poet, respecting the traveller in a mountain district, who sees "Hills rise on hills, and Alps on Alps arise," to the condition of the Legislature who will always have something " to discuss, to arrange, to establish," he touches on some of the many questions which must ere long come under the consideration of Parliament. He speaks of educa tional and sanitary measures, showing the diffi culties that obstruct the accomplishment of all we could desire respecting the intellectual and physical development of the people—indicating that the very freedon on which we so greatly pride ourselves, which is the noblest boast of Britons, and the jealousy of Government interfe rence, constitute some of the greatest impediments to the realisation of our wishes. But the most interesting portion of his oration —that which deservedly elicited the most enthu siastic and rapturous applause from the delighted audience, and which is certainly of paramount weight at the present moment--refers, if not by name, yet very distinctly to the state of the Turco- Russia difficulty. On this subject we shall be excused for repeating the ipsissima verba of the Noble Lord. After alluding to the questions of internal legislation upon which he had declared that further measures ought to be adopted, he says : "It is also to be considered, and I trust we shall none of us forget, that this country holds an important posi twn among the nations of the world. It is not once but many times she has stood forward to resist oppres sion, to maintain the independence of weaker nations, to preserve to the general family of nations that freedom, that power of governing themselves of which others have sought to deprive them. I trust that character will not be forgotten, will not be abandoned by a nation which is now stronger in means, which is more popu lous, more wealthy than she has been at any former period. This, then, you will agree with me, is not a period to abandon any of those duties towards the world, towards the whole of mankind, which Great Britain has hitherto performed. Let us perform them, if possible, by our moral influence—let us perform them, if possible, while we maintain the inestimable blessings of peace ; but while we endeavour to maintain peace, I certainly should be the last to forget that if that peace cannot be maintained with honour it is no longer peace ; it becomes then but a truce, a precarious truce, to be denounced by others whenever they may think fit—whenever they think an opportunity bas occurred to enforce by arms their unjust demands either upon us or upon our allies. I trust, gentlemen, that so long as I can bear any part in the public councils of this kingdom, such will be my sentiments, and such will be my conduct." These, as FLUELLAN remarks, are " prave or ts," and, if accompanied by corresponding actions, will do much to redeem the character of the Coalition. They clearly indicate the course which the Noble Lord is prepared to advocate with all his powers, and which he would be for ever disgraced if he now, or at any time hereafter, abandoned. The emphatic declaration that " peace without honour is no longer peace—that it is then but a truce, a precarious truce, to be denounced by others when ever they may think fit, whenever they think an opportunity has occurred to enforce by arms their unjust demands either upon us or upon our allies," cannot be obliterated from our memories; and Lord JOHN RUSSELL, by using them so emphatically, has bound himself ix ample recognisances to protect the integrity of the Ottoman empire, and to prevent the unjust aggressions of the Northern Despot. He has solemnly pledged himself in the face of the country to maintain the honour and dignity of the British nation—to continue the chivalrous course which prompted our ancestors to defend the weaker party against the usurpations of powerful adversa ries—to show to the world that we are not the de generate offspring of men whose actions acquired a high character for themselves and a proud posi tion in the scale of nations for their father-land. If these pledges be fully and fairly redeemed, we shall forgive and forget past grievances; if violated, they will heap additional condemnation, not only on Lord JOHN RUSSELL, but on all his colleagues of the Joint-Stock Administration. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 18. Her Majesty and Prince Albert dined yesterday at Abergeldie with the Duchess of Kent. A deputation from the Commissioners of Customs, consisting of the Right Hon. G. R. Dawson, Vice- Chairman of Customs ; Dr. A/William, Medical In spector of Customs ; and Mr. William Smart, Inspector of the River ; attended the General Board of Health yesterday, at their offices, Whitehall, upon an invitation fur a conference on the means of protection practicable to be given to crews and passengers on any outbreak of epidemics in the ports. SHERIFF'S COURT, LONDON.—The following days have been appointed by the Court of Common Council for holding courts :—September 27, 28, 29, 30 ; October 1, 3,4, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 31 ; November 1,3, 4,5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19. GOLD FROM AUSTRALIA.—The accounts from Ade laide (South Australia) of the 6th of July state that the Charlotte Jane had sailed for London on the 2d, with 34,000 oz. of gold, valued at 137,6001. The Madagas car had arrived at Melbourne in 88 Ous. SPANISH AMERICAN BONDS. —Tie committee of Spanish American bondholders have forwarded copies of correspondence regarding the debt of Venezuela. Mr. Weiss, their agent, addressed the Finance Minister on the Ist of August, pointing out the infamous posi tion in which the country is now placed by the avowed disregard which the Government intend to treat their foreign creditors. In reply, the Minister said that the letter could not be received, as its expressions were " too strong." Mr. Weiss then represented to the British Consul that, as the Government had thus re fused to treat with him, he must appeal for his (the Consul's) aid to make the necessary remonstrances. A Toun OF EUROPE.—There is now exhibited at the Living Marionette Theatre, Leicester-square, a very beautiful and instructive panorama, under this title. It is on a very gigantic scale, containing upwards of 30,000 square feet of canvas, and is by Mr. J. R. Smith, an American artist, from sketches taken by himself on the spot. The views embrace all the principal European cities, as well as those picturesque scenes and objects o interest which attract the attention of travellers in this quarter of the globe. The whole are tastefully and skilfully painted, and there is just sufficient variety in the colouring and style to divest the pictures of same ness. Those which struck us as particularly excellent were the views of Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Rome, Flo rence, and Naples ; and we think Mr. S m ith has reached the highest flights of panoramic art in his representa tions of the Rhine and Switzerland. As the panorama moves along it is accompanied by music and by brief explanations, by a lecturer, of the various places delineated. We cordially recommend the exhibition as one most deserving of the public support. PROVINCIAL THEATI3ICALS.—Theatres in the provinces seem to be enjoyinc , a season of great success, an d th e different lessees h ave no cause to regret the expense incurred in arriving at " a consummation devoutly to be wished." At Manchester, Mr. Knowles has reaped a goodly harvest by the engagement of Mr. C. Mathews ; Miss P. Horton is now the star, coupled with a brilliant ballet company, under the direction of Mr. A. Harris. At Worthing Mr. and Mrs. H. Vezin have been attract ing crowded houses by their spirited representation of the creations of the immortal " Will"—the audience ap preciating highly the masterly and able performance of this gentlemaa and his talented lady. The pretty little theatre at Gravesend, under the able direction of Mrs. H. Ruddall, has also come in for its share of success, and most deservedly so, for no expense has been spared to make it one of the most attractive places of resort for the thousands who yearly flock to this favourite place of the Londoner. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION.—During the early part of last week, her Majesty Queen Christina, accom panied by a party of sixteen, honoured the well-known Exhibition of Messrs. Tussaud's with a visit. Her Majesty expressed her gratification at the admirable arrangements displayed in the museum, as well as the artistic skill exhibited in the formation of the numerous groups. The Russian Ambassador, Baron Brunnow, also visited the exhibition, attended by a large and fashionable party. PROPOSED WELLINGTON MEMORIAL IN LIVERPOOL. —Yesterday afternoon a public meeting was held at the Sessions-house, Liverpool, in reference to the pro posed memorial to the Duke of Wellington. It ap peared from a statement made by the Mayor, that the Memorial Committee had decided to recommend the erection of a column in a suitable part of the town, surmounted by a statue of the illustrious Duke, the cost of which was estimated at 10,000/. Of this sum only 5,0001. had been subscribed, and the object for which the meeting was held was to adopt further measures for the purpose of obtaining the remainder. The meeting was addressed by Mr. W. Brown, M.P., and other gen tlemen, and certain resolutions calculated to attain the desired end were proposed and carried. G UATEMALA.—Mercantile letters of the Ist of August, f a r c o t m ionu G sa u ino a nd te . mala (Central America) state, that the war between o that State and the adjoining petty republic of t s h a e c kec olloonoldur.as seemed virtually to have been brought to a ecd:ipnu.W T errsa h aus e , Hd intoond utrhaes interioran s h a d o been h ebeatenir country,in far as the town of Los Llanos, which, being found Generalaa abandon ed, orders for a suspension of President hU o s n t d iol e if r t let hostilities, Guatemala,e s, and d h circumstances, adhadognierei person to withdraw the troops and to , d ictate c a treaty g of peace. With prospect s re g ar d fav to ou t r h a e ble i of the cochineal very yompared with disas trousthe accounts as S i e r :d pro w: in s:e a r n y d abundant there wa. s and a f a r d em moderate and f o i in The rains had set in l c a r s o t p, y t e h a e r,is report , ve early, and the almacenes had been most propitiously psereicdee,dwa.nd a very large crop was expected. Trade gene rally w as goods, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1853. MONEY MARKET. AND CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The cotton market at Liverpool yesterday closed heavily. The sales amounted to 4,000 bales, in cluding 3,500 American, 600 of which were for export, and 200 Egyptian at sill. to Bd. per lb. The railway market opened flatly, but improved subsequently. This morning the corn market is very firm, al though buyers are not operating largely. The tallow market has advanced 6d. to 9d. per cwt. this morning, in consequence of the Russo- Turkish news. The proaable extent of corn importation during the present year is exciting much curiosity as well as comment, and it seems difficult to arrive at a conclusion that will satisfy all parties. On the one hand, the most exaggerated calculations have been made, and on the other, there is not a due appre ciation of our wants. Even in th e y ear 1847, w h en we undoubtedly required an unusually large supply to cover the deficit in our home cultivation, the importation was not above one-third of what some parties are predicting now. According to last night's Gazette, nearly one million of quarters of wheat were imported during the month ending the sth inst. into the whole of the United Kingdom, and about 381,000 cwt. of flour. The whole of this was immediately cleared for home consumption, and there were at the date just named, only 637 quarters of wheat, and 7 cwt. of flour. Previously, 1,800,00 quarters of wheat, and 2,800,000 cwt. of flour were introduced. This, therefore, gives the total for the present year up to the sth inst. It has been justly remarked, that a fair importation of graM has a great effect upon prices, and hence, should we once conquer the de mand, or in other words, getan excess of supply there would be a decline in prices. In our own view, such a decline would be undesirable if there was the slightest risk of our not receiving in conse quence an adequate quantity to cause cheapness, and as the winter is always a time of trial, we should prefer a large introduction of course, even at some sacrifice, provided there was a subsequent moderate range of prices. A great deal of exag geration is usually indulged in with regard to the possibility of procuring ships for the con veyance of food, but just now there unques tionably are some novel difficulties. Ships can much more readily obtain freight than for many years past, and the chief point to which we may look for relief, is, that our Foreign and Colo nial trade wall be getting slacker, and, conse quently, there will be more vessels disengaged. Last week duty was paid upon about 84,000 qrs. of wheat, 61,000 qrs. of oats, and 64,000 cwt. of flour. . The very seriou s c h arac t er o f the politi ca l intel ligence received this morning has occasioned much disappointment, and its effect upon the funds is chronicled below. The Russian answer to the modified proposals of Turkey shows clearly a reliance upon the allied Powers in the way of coercive action upon Turkey, for Count Nes selrode distinctly mentions, if the French text be correct, that he has no doubt the Powers which have taken so much trouble in the mat ter, will insist upon the Sultan agreeing. Whether, upon finding his mistake, he will recede from his opposition is considered improbable. An other circumstance which excites much uneasiness is the assertion that Austria has forwarded instruc tions to Cons:;antinople to the purport that, if the Ottoman Porte does not accept the Vienna note, it will withdraw from the alliance with the other Powers. This might be intended to intimidate Turkey ; for, whatever may . be said to the contrary, Austria is more interested in the preservation of peace than the other Powers that have taken up the mediation. It is feared that this altered phase of affairs may cause additional stringency in the money market, and perhaps ac celerate an enhancement in the Bank of England rate of discount, especially as the Foreign Ex changes yesterday afternoon were generally lower, and there are arrangements in progress for export ing further large amounts of bullion both to the Continent and China. The market for English Stocks has been very weak, in consequence of the intelligence above re ferred to, and would probably have gone worse but for the belief still expressed that there may be a pacific arrangement, and that England and France may counsel the acceptance of the Vienna note. Consols have been 94i to 95, for Transfer and 95 to for Account. Exchequer Bills are 3s. to Bs. dis count, and India Bonds par to ss. premium. South Sea Stock has been at 1141. A fair business is doing in foreign securities. Mexican Bonds are 24 to 251, and Peruvian been done at 78. Buenos Ayres Stock is 63A. Portu guese 4 per Cents. are 44, and Spanish Deferred Bonds 221 Sardinian Stock is at 931 to 94. Dutch 4 per Cents. bring 971 to A. The Railway Share Market has been about per cent. lower for the English undertakings with more numerous sales. French Shares are not so good as they opened ; Strasbourg having been then at 15s. better, and now only ss. above yesterday's values. Gold Mine Shares are duller, Australian Banks firm, and Land Companies' weak. 'BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( Prom the Official List.) Business done. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 95 41 5 India Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under £lOOO 5 p South Sea Stock Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, id. £l000 Ditto Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Buenos Avres Bo ids, 6 per Cent 63i Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bords, 4'; per C 3 1 .;. Sardinian Bonds, 5 •ner Cent 931 3 4 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent Ditto ;:or tl:e Account 46g Spanish New Deered, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 21per Cent. 12 Guil ..... 64 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieates. HALF-PAST TWO. Consols 95 Ditto October Acc0unt..............._ THE GOLD DIGGER ROBBED AGAlN.—Yesterday a woman by the name of Mary Keighley was tried at the Westminster Sessions, and sentenced to six months' im prisonment, for stealing a pocket-book and 1501. in bank notes, the property of Thomas Hollis, who has recently arrived in this country after a successful trip to the dig gings. After the trial was over, and the prosecutor having obtained his money, he went on the drink, and in the course of the evening made his way into Oxford-street, followed, no doubt, by some of the wide-awake characters, who are usually to be found in the vicinity of police-courts and sessions-houses during the time of business, and having enticed their victim into a public-house they made him drunk, and under the pretence of making his money safe, he allowed them to take it out of his pocket-book, and wrap it up in paper, which they appeared to do. They then placed it in his fob, and, wishing him good night, walked off with their booty. About an hour afterwards Hollis discovered his loss, and, almost in a state of madness, rushed to the station-house and acquainted the police of the circum stance. No trace has as yet been discovered to lead to a knowledge of the thieves. THE MAILs.--The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Ripon, Captain R. Moresby, 1.N., took her departure yesterday afternoon for Gibraltar, Malta, and Alexandria, with the usual semi-monthly mails for the Mediterranean, Egypt, India, China, and the Eastern Archipelago. Besides a full general cargo, the Ripon takes out an immense freight of specie, comprising 1,570 packages, of the total value of 429,0701. sterling. The number of passengers by this steamer is 130, among whom is the on. Major Gene ral Anson (late chairman of the London and North- Western Railway Company), who proceeds to India to assume the Command-in-Chief of the Bengal Presi dency ; also the Hon. Captain Grey, R.N., for Gibraltar ; Lieutenant Smart, for Ho.:g-Kong ; Lady Buchanan, Captains Pownall and Wright, and Lieu tenants Lyon and Connolly, for Malta. A portion of the surveying and engineering staff of the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway likewise goes out by the Ripon, comprising Messrs. Kennedy, Taylor, Sim monde, Galland, Rumble, Jacob, Carey, Galway, and Shephern. The remaining members proceed to India by the packet of the 4th of October, and the party will immediately on arrival commence surveying the pro posed line, pursuant to an agreement for its con struction with the East India Company. The Euxine, with the heavy portion of the East India, China, and Mediterranean mails (the overland express in anticipation of which reached London on Mon day), is expected to reach Southampton on Saturday or Sunday next. The Madrid, with mails from Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, is also due on the 24th inst. The United States' mail steamship Her mann, Lieutenant Higgins, U.S.N., Commander, with dates from New York to the 10th inst., is expected to arrive off Cowes, en ron'e to Bremen, on Friday next. The Royal mail steam-ship Solent, Captain Jellico, is appointed to take out the West India and Gulf of Mexico mails on the 2d proximo. The Camilla, a steamer belonging to the West India▪ Mail Company, intended for the Rio Janeiro, Montevideo, and Buenos Ayres mail service, went out on a trial trip yesterday, mile ilDeE a ie t n t i ain msAtoL ed a very kesc-boa COINAGE.—The speed at e or Tintessays th , w e eare measured silver au tt h h e o r r i o s e uc d nod t i n o oa s fg t ate et ot papers,hab t e a i s p s a u r te a o : r t a ah p te h te w hffc hi e c c ; • h o h hm a a s te n b a : e e md n ee going fl next year, and bearing the date 1854, is in progress at I the Mint, is entirely without foundation. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. FRANCE. It is said that whi4 4 nr may be the issue of the present Eastern quelltion, it is here pretty gene rally understood that the Emperor Louis Napoleon will not go to war: ', c lic ,is reported to have ex pressed himself to that effect very recently. The particular reasons for that resolution are the defi ciency of the harvest, the probability of the invasion of France by an enemy (which is not to be despised or disregarded), the cholera, and the amount of paper now in the market in consequence of the numerous speculations to which a certain degree of prosperity has given rise. All these objects are with him of first-rate interest, and demand the almost exclusive attention and care of the Govern ment. The Moniteur announces the termination of the ad interim administration of the Ministry of the Interior by M. Abbatucci, the Minister of Justice, and the resumption of his functions by M. de Per signy. _ _ The Moniteur publishes the returns of the re ceipts of the Customs duties and Indirect taxes for last month, which amount to 12,368,937 f., being an increase of 451,545 fr. over the corresponding period of 1852, and of 1,113,709 fr. over that of 1851. The total receipts for the first eight months of the present year amount to 90,613,579 fr., being a decrease of 1,295,195 fr. as compared with the corresponding period of 1852, and an increase of 14,207,251 fr. over 1851. The news of the harvest in Brittany is favour able. The Brest paper, l' Armoricain, states that the fall in the price of corn has made considerable progress in the course of the last eight days. The Prefect of the Haute Vienne has suspended the maire of St. Brabant for promulgating a decree prohibiting the export of corn from his district. The papers announce the death of General Voirol, who was Governor of Strasburg in 1836, when Louis Napoleon landed in that town. The intelligence received up to Monday night of the state of the passengers who were injured in the late accident on the Orleans to Bordeaux Railway, declares that no further death has taken place ; all going on favourably. Accounts which have reached the Minister of Ma rine from the Islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon announce that the anniversary of the fete of the Emperor on the 15th was celebrated with the greatest éclat. The Commandant of the colony con cludes his dispatch to the Minister with these words—" Of all the national fetes which have been celebrated here for the last thirty years no one has caused such a deep impression on the public mind as that of St. Napoleon this year." The Bourse opened firm yesterday, with the ap ; pearance of a further rise in the price of public se curities, but the announcement by submarine tele graph that Consols had declined, and that flour had risen in London, produced a re-action, and the Three per Cents., which opened at 77f. 35c., fell to 77f. 5c., and closed at 77f. 10c. for the end of the month. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 101 f. 75c. ; Orleans Railway shares, 1,245 f. ; Rouen, 1,071 f. 25c. ; Havre, 520 f. ; Great North ern, 870 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 935 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 925 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 775 f. ; Western of France, 745 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 617 f. 50c. ; Great Central, 530 f.: Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobiliere, 792 f. 50c. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. The following dispatch from Count Nesselrode to Baron Meyendorf, at Vienna, dated Petersburg, August 26th o.s. (September 7th N.s.), has just been published : " We have just received, together with your Excel lency's reports of the 16-28th of August, the alterations which the Ottoman Porte has made in the draft of a note drawn up at Vienna. " Count Buol will only require to recal to mind the expressions of our communication of the 25th of July to form a clear idea of the impression these alterations have made on his Majesty the Emperor. " When I, in His Majesty's name, accepted that draft of a note which Austria, after having previously pro cured it to be approved and accepted by the Courts of France and England, described to us as an tiltimeton, that she intended to lay before the Porte, and on the ac ceptance of which the continuance of her fziendly offices was to depend, I added in a dispatch which you, Baron, were instructed to communicate to the Austrian Cabi net, the following remarks and reservations : " consider it to be superfluous to remark to your Excellency that, whilst we, in a spirit of conciliation, accept the proposal of accommodation agreed to at Vienna, and of sending a Turkish Ambassador, we as sume that we shall not have still further changes and fresh propositions to examine and to discuss, which may happen to be contrived at Constantinoople under the warlike inspiration which seems at present to influence the Sultan and the majority of his Ministers ; and that, should the Ottoman Government also reject this last ar rangement we should no longer hold ourselves by the consent which we now give to it.' "Expressions so precise as these could leave the Austrian Government no doubt as to our present de cisions. " I will not at the present moment enter into the alteration of the wording which have been made at Constantinople. I have made them the subject of special remark in another dispatch. I will, for the moment, confine myself to asking whether the Em peror, after having for himself renounced the power to change even a word in that draft of a note, which was drawn up without his participation, can allow the Ottoman Porte alone to reserve to itself that power, and whether he can suffer Russia to be thus placed in an inferior position vis-a-vis Turkey. We hold this to be inconsistent with the dignity of the Em peror. Let us recal the whole series of events, as they took place. In the place of the Menschikoff note, the ac ceptance of which without alteration we had stipulated as the condition of our resuming our relations with the Porte, a different note was proposed to us. On this ground alone we might have refused to take it into con sideration. And even after entering upon it we might have found occasion to raise more than one objection, to propose more than one alteration in the expressions. You know, Baron, that from the moment we consented to give up our ultimatum, no note of any form what ever was what we desired—that we should have pre ferred another plan, another form of agreement. We did not insist on this plan ; we have laid it entirely on one side. Why ? Because, as soon as we should have made counter propositions, we should have exposed our selves to the reproach of protracting matters, of inten tionally prolonging the crisis which is disquieting Europe. Instead of this, as we wished to put an end to the crisis as soon as possible, we sacrificed our objections both as regards the contents and the form. On the receipt of the first draft of a note, without wait ing to learn if it had been approved in London or in Paris, we notified our accession to it by telegraph. Subsequently the draft was forwarded to us in its final form, and although it had been altered in a direction which we could not misunderstand, we did not retract our consent, nor raise the smallest difficulty. Could greater readiness or a more conciliatory spirit be shown ? When we thus acted, we did so as a matter of course, on the condition that a draft which the Emperor ac cepted without discussion, should be accepted by the Porte in a similar manner. We did so under the convic tion that Austria looked on it as an 1/11,;matum, in which nothing was to be changed, as the last effort of her friendly - mediation, which should it fail in conse quence of the pertinacity of the Porte, would thereby of itself come to an end. We regret that it was not so. But the Vienna Cabinet will admit, that if we had not to do with an ultimatum, but with a new draft of a note, in which either of the parties concerned was at liberty to make changes, we should thereby recover the right of which we had of our own accord deprived ourselves, of proposing variations on our part, of taking the pro posal of arrangement into consideration, and not only changing the expression, but also the form. "Could such a result be intended by Austria ? Could it be agreeable to the Powers, who, by altering and accepting her drafts, have made it their common work ? It is their affair to consider the delays which will result from this, or to inquire if it is for the interest of Europe to cut them short. We see only one single means of putting an end to them. It is for Austria and the Powers to declare to the Porte, frankly and firmly, that they, after having in vain opened up to it the only road that could lead to an immediate restoration of its relations with us, henceforth leave the task to itself alone. We believe that as soon as the Powers unanimously hold this language to the Porte, the Turks will yield to the advice of Europe, and, instead of reckoning on her assistance in a struggle with Russia, will accept the note in its present form, and cease to compromise their position so seriously for the childish satisfaction of having altered a few expres sion in a document which we bad accepted without dis cussion. For of these two positions only one is pos sible ; either the alterations which the Porte requires are important, in which case it is very simple that we refuse to accede to them ; or they are unimportant, and then the question arises, why should the Porte unneces sarily make its acceptance dependent on them ? "To sum up succinctly what we have said : the ultimatum drawn up at Vienna is not ours. It is the work of Austria and the Powers, who, after having first of all agreed to it, then discussed it, and altered its original text, have recognised it as such as the Porte could accept, without its intersts or its honour being com promised. We on our part have done every thing that depended upon us to shorten unnecessary delays, inasmuch as when the arrangements was laid before 113 we renounced all counter-propositions. No one will refuse to bear this testimony to the loyaute of the Emperor. After our having long exhausted the mea sure of concessions, without the Porte's having as yet made a single one, his Majesty can go no further with out compromising his own standing, and without expo sing himself to a resumption of his relations with Turkey under unfavourable auspices, which would deprive them for the future of all stability, and must inevitably produce a fresh an d s i gnal breach. Even now, fur ther concessions with regard to the expressions of the note would be of no use, for we see by your dis patch that the Ottoman Government is only waiting for our consent to the 'alterations made in the Vienna note to make its signature, as well as its sending off an Ambassador to convey the latter hither, dependent on fresh conditions, and that it has already made inadmis sible proposals with respect to the evacuation of the Principalities. As regards the latter point we can only refer to the assurances and declarations contained in our dispatch of the 10th of August, and repeat, that the arrival of the Turkish Ambassador, bearing the Austrian note without alterations, will suffice at St. Petersburg for the orders to be issued to our troops to retire over the frontier." The following is a translation of the Manifesto of the Porte which has recently appeared, omitting some Oriental amplifications : " After the occupation of Wallachia and Moldavia by the Russians, the Sublime Porte protested before the four Powers in conformity with its ancient custom. Some days before the departure of Prince Menschikoff from Constantinople, the Sublime Porte framed a note, which, in consequence of its not having been accepted by the Russian Ambassador, remained unexecuted. One of the terms of that note was the evacuation of the Principalities, after which an Ambassador was to re pair to St. Petersburg. The four Powers interfered, with the view of bringing the two parties in dispute to an amicable arrangement, and with that object they framed a note which was immediately communicated to them. That note was accepted by Russia in the same form in which it was drawn up, and we were informed of this by the telegraph from Vienna as far as Belgrade, and thence by an extraordinary courier. By that act the four great Powers gave proofs of their goodwill and their friendship for the maintenance of our integrity. The Vienna note, when examined with attention, showed some points which could not and which cannot be ad mitted either by his Majesty the Sultan, who desires to maintain the right of his ancestors in this grave question, or by his Ministers, who are bound by it. " For some months past the Government of his Ma jesty has made great preparations with the object of maintaining its solidity, and such being the case the note to which we have referred cannot be accepted ; and to resolve the pending question. it cannot accept other than the note modified by the Sublime Porte, and under the official guarantee of the Four Powers. It is to that point the solution tends, and of this all its ambassadors have been informed. "On the same question we have received a letter from his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, to which we have replied after the same manner in which we now express ourselves. " Such is the actual state of the question, and as to the turn which it may take hereafter, intelligence of a more recent date will inform us. " Awaiting the results which may take place, the Sublime Porte will maintain the footing, with respect to its armaments, which it occupies at this moment— and such is the decision of all." A dispatch dated the 20th has arrived from Vienna. It states that `• the mediating Power does not adhere fully to the proposition of the two Western Powers, which give guarantees to the Porte against the future action of Russia between the Porte and its subjects. Count Buol does not think that the projet de note of M. Drouyn de Lhuys is pressing enough in the sense of accep tation. Energetic instructions have been sent to M. Bruck. Circumstances no longer admit of col lective action. Each Power may give assurances ; especially the acceptation by the Porte must be in sisted upon." News from Constantinople, Sept. 7, say s The position of affairs remains unchanged. 15,000 troops from Egypt have been shipped off to Varna, whence they will proceed to Shumla. The Turks are still full of enthusiasm." The following paragraph appears in the Constan tinople news of the sth in the Gazette du Midi : "The Russian subjects and the proteges of that na tion who have remained at Constantinople, have carried on such a propaganda against the Turkish government either verbally or by the publication of pamphlets, that Reschid Pachl, th eMin'ster of Foreign Affairs, was compelled to request the Rus sian Consul General to warn his countrymen and to put an end to their blameable conduct." The Smyrna journal of the 2d, says that " seve ral arrests have been made within the last few days of persons suspected of being in connivance with the brigands in our neighbourhood. Their inter rogatories have furnished the police with fresh in formation which it is hoped will enable them t o restore public security. The most important ar rest, however, is that of the notorious Andriko, whom the authorities have been in vain endeavour ing to lay hold of for more than two years. As the companion of Yanni Kattergi there is not a robbery, an assassination, or an act of cruelty, in which this wretch has not taken a part. Since the arrest of Andriko several other persons had been taken into custody, and are all kept in close and solitary confinement. The Pacha himself, incognito, arrested with his own hand one young man whose revelations are very important. As a measure of public security, Ismail Pacha has ordered the clos ing of 120 coffee-houses, where the malefactors usually unite to concoct their schemes, and it is stated that several other public establishments are to be shut up.". Several Turkish caricatures have appeared of late in Constantinople bearing hard upon England. In one of these the Emperor of Russia is represented as feloniously breaking into Buckingham Palace, Prince Albert rushes to defend his house and family, but Lord Aberdeen holds him back, declar ing the outrage not to be a causus belli. The Eng lish names for the vessels of war, &c., are, by a slight change, made to express the Turkish for any thing but what is respectful. Of course these cari ricatures are not allowed to be publicly exposed. A letter from Tenedos, of the Bth, states that the Commander of the Bellerophon had established an hospital on the side of Mount St. Elie, for the seamen who had suffered from fever at Besica Bay. Accounts from the Black Sea of the 3d announce that the first stone of a Greek church had been laid with great solemnity at Ismail. The erection of this church was authorised by an ukase of the Emperor, and it is to be built at the expense of the officers of the army of occupation. The ceremony gave rise to an exhibition of extreme religious fanaticism. AUSTRIA. Amongst the passengers who arrived at Stettin, by the last steamer from St. Petersburgh, was the Duke de Broglie. Count Guyon, aide-de-camp of the Emperor of the French, Colonel de Chanalleilles, and Com mandants Henri de Gillers, a rr i ve d a t Dresden on their way to the camp of Olmutz. The next day they were to visit the fortress of Kamigstein. The King of Prussia has just appointed Prince Frederick William son of the Prince of Prussia, to be major in the first regiment of the Guard. The young prince will, says the Constitutionnel, accom pany his father to Olmutz, and go from thence to Italy. The Emperor of Austria arrived at Olmutz on the 16th, but was, it was said, to return to Vienna on the 20th, to be present at the arrival of the in signia of Hungary. The Lloyd of Vienna, of the 17th, states that Mr. Jackson, the American Minister, has arrived there with Mr. Davenport, the Secretary of Lega tion, for the purpose of arranging the dispute about Kosta. Mr. Jackson is, adds the Lloyd, to go to Olmutz to present his letters of credence to the Emperor of Austria. Baron de Meyendorff, the Russian Ambassador at Vienna, left that city on the 15th for Warsaw to wait the arrival of the Emperor of Russia. The English Ambassador, the Earl of Westmoreland, is to leave on the 23d for Olmutz, where he is to re main till the 27th. The Hereditary Grand Duke of Russia arrived in Moscow ten days ago. The Prince and Princess Frederick of the Netherlands have also arrived in that capital. The decree of the 22d October, 1814, published in the German provinces of Austria, according to which every document written in the Hebrew lan guage was declared null and void, has just been extended to Hungary, Croatia, Sclavonia, Servia, and the Banat. ITALY. The Piedmontese Gazette states from Bologna 12th, that Count Nobili, Austrian Civil and Mili tary Governor of that city, has been sent for by Marshal Radetzky. Prince Lichtenstein has ar rived from Florence to replace him. A letter from Bologna of the 13th, in the Ger man Journal of Frankfort, states that serious dis turbances have occurred at Terni and Narni, on account of the rise in . the price of bread. Troops have been sent thither to maintain order. The Giornale di Roma, of the 12th, announces that on the preceding day but one, the Pope held a secret consistory in the Quirinal Palace, in which he proposed the bishops for eight episcopal sees, among which may be mentioned that of Guada loupe for Mgr. Forarde, Bishops of Samos in par tibus. The Sacred Pallium was applied for in favour of th e M e t r opoli'Lan Church of San Fran cisco in Upp er C a lif orn i a, l a t e l y i ns tituted by his Highness. HOLLAND. The King of Holland has conferred the grand cross of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands on the French Minister for Foreign Affairs,' M. Drouin de Lhuys. His Majesty a few days ago visited the camp at Zeyst, and expressed himself pleased with the ap pearance and discipline of the troops. His Majesty afterwards proceeded to Utrecht, where he was re ceived with enthusiasm. SPAIN. The Herald() says, that the resolutions with respect to M. Doral, ex-Minister of Marine, were taken unanimously by the Cabinet. M. Calderon de la Barca, Minister of Foreign Affairs, had arrived in the capital. A Cabinet Council was to be held, and the question of the convocation of the Cortes was to be discussed in it. The Minister j of Finance was busily engaged in drawing u p the Budget of 1854 for presentation to the Cortes. The Three per Cents. were done at 44 ; the New Three per Cents. at 23k ; the Debt of the first class at 10 3-16 ; and that of the second at 5.1. ATHENS. Athens letters of the 9th state that the agitation caused by the Turco Russian quarrel had ceased, and that the Government had Legun to take ales . sures, so far as the state of the finances will permit, to relieve the sufferings of the population occa sioned by the malady in the grapes, earthquakes , fires (the cause of which was unknown) and other visitations. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Baron Martin and Justice Crompton.) ATTEMPT TO MURDER.—Edward Butler, aged 39, described as a labourer, was indicted for feloniously casting and throwing John Thomas into the Rivet Thames, with int en t t o kill an d mur d er him. The prisoner pleaded "Not Guilty." Mr. Robinson appeared tor the prosecution, and gr. O'Brien defended the prisoner. Mr. Robinson, having opened the case to the jai , proceeded to call the following evidence : John Thomas :I am th e ac ti ng mate o f th e gen t steamer, which carri es p assengers acro , s t h e r i ver to and fro at Wo o l w i c h, f rom t h e E astern Counties R a ilway Saturd a y n i g ht, th e 20 t h o f August, we had some pleted ou r l as t t r i p f or t h e d ay to the Essex s i de o f the river, and, a f ter a ll t h e passengers had landed, 013- served the p r i soner l o it er i ng about the b ows o f the vessel. I sa i d t o hi m , " Now, then, if you please, g ° ashore," but th e p r i soner did not make me any f u rther answer than that he'd be d—d if he would ; nor did he move off as he was requested. At this moment the captain of the vessel requested me to go aloft and make her fast, and w hil e I was stoop i ng to pick up a co il o f rope the prisoner came behind me, and, lifting me uP by the legs, he deliberately threw me overboard. Fortunately , however, in the fall I caught hold of the outer rail ° I the vessel and escaped falling into the water, but the prisoner perceiving my situation, began striking 0.1 7 hands and fingers, and I was compelled to call out lustily for help. At le ng th M r . All en, t h e capta i n of the vessel' came to my assistance and I was dragged on bogy' again, but not before the prisoner had resisted the eaP; taM, and threatened to serve him the same a s be ha d served me. The tide was up at the time, running very fast, and if I had dropped I should have fallen into twenty feet of water. Cross-examined—The prisoner was not so drunk at the time as not to know wha.: - , he was about. I had nev er seen him before this night, nor did I know who or whr t he was. Captain Allen, the master of the ♦essel, confirmed the evidence of the previous witness. Cross-examined—The prisoner appeared to have been drinking, but he knew perfectly well what he was about• He was a total stranger to witness. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. O'Brien was proceeding to address the jury for the defence, but failed to make out the intent alleged, when he was interrupted by Mr. Baron Martin, who told the jury that if they did not believe the intention of the prisoner was to m urder the prosecutor, they would have no alternative but to acquit him on this indictment. The Jury, however, were not satisfied upon this point, and therefore Mr. O'Brien proceeded with his address upon it, and insisted that the intent was not made out. Mr. Baron Martin summed up, and. The Jury retired from the box, and, after a lengthene d consultation, returned into court with a verdict of Not Guilty. The prisoner was detained for the purpose of being indicted for a common assault. THE MURDERER MOBBS.— Mr. Bodkin said there was a case in the calendar of a person named Mobbe, who was charged with murdering his wife. No amination had taken place before a magistrate in CO' sequence of the state of the prisoner himself, who was seriously injured, but the witnesses examined before he coroner had been bound over to appear at these sessions► and he had now to apply on behalf of the Crown, that their recognizances be respited until the next sessioFs, as the prisoner was not in a state to justify his being tried now. Mr. Baron Martin— Is there any attorney acting here on his behalf ? Mr. Bodkin—No, I am not aware of any. Mr. Baron Martin—Has any communication been made to the prisoner himself about this application ? Mr. Bodkin--No ; he is not in a fit state to receive any. liffr. Baron Martin—But the man has a right to b° tried at these sessions if he likes. Mr. Bodkin—My lord, he is in the hospital quite un° able to be moved, and no communication can with safety be made to him. Mr. Baron Martin—l apprehend some communication ought to be made to him, because if he were brought uP now it might turn out to be my duty to discharge him. Mr. Bodkin—My lord, it certainly is in the power of the Crown, as the prosecutor, to bring him here, but considering the dangerous situation in which he is in we have determined not to do so. As for making a com munication to him, I must repeat, my lord, that he is not in a condition to receive any. Mr. Baron Martin—Then the Court must have en affidavit from the medical attendant to that effect. apprehend there will then be no difficulty in granting this application. Mr. Bodkin, at a subsequent period of the day, sai d the legal advisers of the prisoner had consented to the application. The trial was therefore ordered to be put off until the next session. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Thomas Swift, 24, engineer, was indicted for unlaW' fully, with intent, putting on and applying a break to the wheels of a ca rr i age on th e L ondon and Blac k w ell Railway, so as to endanger the safety of persons being carried upon the said line of railway. Mr. Bodkin prosecuted. The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Bodkin, on behalf of the company, said that the prisoner had got into the break carriage and turned on the break, and it must be admitted that he was drew" when he got into the carriage, and that most fortunate l y the defendant's conduct was not attended with any se sious consequence, and if it had only been that the con - pany or their servants were subjected to inconvenien ce from the act, they should have been satisfied with the matters being adjudicated upon by a magistrate, but as it was otherwi se , th ey w i s h e d i t sent to a higher tri• bunal. The prisoner, however, having pleaded guilty, they wished to recommend him to mercy. The Recorder said it seemed to him that there was great neglect somewhere in allowing persons to get lat e a break carriage. Mr. Bodkin said that was allowed when the carriage s were very full. The Recorder said it was bad enough to let a drun ken man get into a carr i age at a l l to the annoy anc e of re spectable pass engers ; b ut most gross to let such a w an have access to a portion of the carriages where the machinery regulating the safety of the trains was situated, and he should require to know how it occurred. John Young, th e guar d , was called, but he could O t tell how the prisoner got into the break carriage- 06 " that it was between Shadwell and London. Recorder--Do I understand that the directors autho rise such things? Young—They do w h en th e carr i ages are f u ll. Th ere is no one in charge of that break. Recorder—Do the directors sanction it? Young- -"le superintendent knows of it. The Recorder—lt was a God's mercy that no acci dent occurred, an d th e pract i ce is a most reprehens ible one that any one sh ou ld b e a bl e to get to that porti° o of the train. The Recorder then add ress i ng t h e pr i soner sa id, t h b At o the company had recomm en d e d hi m to mercy, "dere thought they could not well d o o th erw i se , as they ‘ 4 , 7 , 01 as bad as he was, i n f ac t muc h more to bl ame than him —the prisoner, and h e h o p e d a f ter t hi s expo sure there would be some better regulations. imp r 1 The defendant w a s sent ence d t o one mon th's • sonment in Newgate. SPORTING NOTES. THE MANCHESTER MEETING' The Autumn Meeting at Manchester yearly increasie.e.. in popularity, and, under its present liberal and Joul_ cious management, it is not likely to be distanced i n the race for public patronage and support. Its program' . is strong in " attractions," the,various stakes being Ow ciently valuable to command good fie:ds, and to be worthy of competition by first-class horses. Indeed, the amount of "added money" distributed am on g the different events is larger in proportion to that boast ingly given at meetings of far higher pretension than the Manchester Autumn. To-morrow is the opening day, the list of sport nail' bering five items. To the principal events only has the a...t.ention of the betting brotherhood been directed , and on them speculation has been limited and unsettled. Sixteen " youngsters" are weighted for the Chesterfield Handicap, Barrel and Corin heading the list at Bst 71b each ; and, considering the somewhat moderate ability of their probable opponents, their impost is not suffi; ciently heavy to render their respective chances insigne' ficant. Should Jack Frost run he will perhaps be their most formidable competitor. Of th e li g htly weighted division the Mountain Maid i s en titl e d t o the prece' dente. Lady Evelyn is the leading favourite for the Wilton Handicap, and the result of the race may prove her title to that position. Her recent running at Warwick indi cated that she has not l os t a ll f orm . Lady Amyott and thein Richard m Richard Primmer a re f avoura bly weighted and either of payrinjlemoeprarisd,isheowtehveer,viacltsooryofLady Evelyn. engaged in the Nor thern Handicap For the W e lt er H an di ca p I select Sir Robert, Titter stone and Remunerator. Should Barrel be reserved to do battle for the Sub scription Plate, and should he meet Snowdon Dunhill the encounter will be interesting. In their absence Brown Brandy will be the successful compe titor. The Northern Metropolitan Handicap is the only event which requires notice in Friday's list. Of the twenty-nine horses handicapped I select Lerrywheu t, Giadiolc, Candlewick, Richard Primmer, and Game Tommy against the field. Sept. 21. A. FRESH MAN•