The Sun. — London, England, 1853-11-12 00:00:00

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RA.ILWAY. COMMUNICATION between ENGLAND., SCOTLAND Dd IRELAND, via HOLYHEAD. Notice is Hereby Given, that on and after the let December, 1853, the Through Booking Arrangements for Passengers . will be confined •xcrostvely to the EXPRESS VESSELS of the CHESTER and HOLYHEAD COMPANY, which leave Kingstown at 9 a.m., and Holyhead at 5.30 p.m. By order. J. 0. BINGER. General Manager's Office, Chester, 24th Oct., 1853. . G REAT INDIAN PENINSULA RAILWAY COMPANY. CLOSING OF THE REGISTER. NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that the Books in which the Transfers of Shares are registered will be Closed from TUESDAY, the 15th, to SATURDAY, the 19th November inst., inclusive, in connection with an Issue of New Shares. All Shareholders who may stand upon the Register during the shutting will have the offer of the Shares then to be issued, by a circular letter, which will be addressed to them respectively. (Signed) CORNELIUS SON,NICHO Superintending Dire:or. 3, New Broad-street, London, Nov. 3d, 1853. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Teas EVENING, Nov. 12, The GREAT AMER t a i exhiit their astonishing Pea% nnma ICAN ched ine history of such Perfor b mances, assisted by the most renowned Gymnastic Artistes, 0. Dale and Barnes, the European and American ctamplons. THEATRE ROYAL, lIAML/REET. Under the management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, Nov. 12, Will ba performed A CURE FOR LOVE. .Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Villiers, and Backstone ; Mrs. Stanley, miss Vining. To be followed by A PRETTY PIECE OF BITSINESS. Cha racters by Messrs. Rowe and Buckstone ; Miss Reynolds and Mrs. Fitzwilliam. To be followed by MID&S. Characters by Messrs. Compton and Chippendale ; Misses Featheritone and Ormonde, and Mrs. Poynter. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARM KzAN. THIS EVENING, Nov. 12, Will be performed THE LANCERS ; or, The Gentleman's Son. P r incipal characters by Messrs. Meadows, Ryder, Eerett, H. Mellon, and D. Fisher; Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs. W. Lacy, v Mts. D . and Miss C. Leclercq. To be followed by MARCO SPADA. Supported by Messrs. W. Lacy, J. Chester, Ryder, Raymond, and Everett; Miss Heath and Miss C. Leclercq. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING. Nov. 12, Will be presented A CURIOUS CASE. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews. After which, THE COMMENCEMENT OF A BAD FARCE which. however (it Is hoped), w.it, in the end, show HOW TO MAKE HOME HAPPY. Principal character by Mr. Wright. To be followed PATTER v. CLATTER. Captain Patter, Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with WRIGHT AT LAST. lI:MAME ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Nov. 12, Will be performed THE DISCARDED SON. Characters by Leigh Murray, Paul Bedford, and Keeley; Mrs. Keeley and Miss Woolgar, &c. After which, THE CAMP AT CHOBITAM. To be followed by "FIOTEI, CHARGES!" or, How to Cook "A Ilan." To conclude with COMING OP AGE. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Nov. 12, Will be performed THE CAMP AT THE OLYMPIC. Charac ters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, F. Robson, Cooper, and Galli : Mesdames A. Wigan, Stirling, P. Horton, Chatterley, E. Turner, and Wyndham. To be followed by PLOT AND PASSION. Principal characters by Mr. F. Robson and Mrs. Stirling. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. GRAND MILITARY SPECTACLE—THE INVASION OF RUSSI A, and THE BURLESQUE. FOURTH WEEK of the Star of the Arena, Miss KATE COOKE, who continues to he received with increased enthusiasm. THIS EVENING, Nov. 12, And during the week, the Entertainments will commence with the GRAND EQUESTRIAN MILITARY SPECTACLE, entitled NAPOLEON BONAPARTE'S INVASION OF RUSSIA; or, The Bttraing of MOSCOW. After which, the matchless scenes of the ARENA, supported by the greatest combination of Equestrian talent in the whole World, with Mr. W. Cooke's highly-trained Stud of Horses. To conclude with JUPITER'S DECREE, AND THE FALL OF PHAETON; or, THE FIERY COURSERS OF THE SUN. Boa-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. west. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. SATURDAY, Nov. 12, 1853. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations re arranged in order of latitude. FoL ICE STON E —N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. T U NBRID E—S.E., calm—foggy. GREENWICH—CaIm foggy. ST Roo _calm—fogg y . SWINDON—N.W., light airs—foggy. CAMBRlDGE—Calm—foggy. YARMOUTH-S. W., calm —foggy. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. DAY —Norninz, 0 min.after 0 j Evening 54 min.aft. 11 1 o-Sloaaow— Aforning 16 min.after 12 j Evening 37 min.aft. 12 THE WEATEIER.—Sux OVFICA, Nov. 12. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE 50 —highest since noon yesterday. 43 —lowest this morning and during the night. 49—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30 . 35. WIND, N.N.E.—Light, with foggy weather, pA G ng EutlY - 4 ~~~, LONDON, pATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1853. We have recently had " wars and rumours of wars." Moro " latest intelligence from the Danube." New determinations of the CZAR, and further movements of the diplomatists. From Vienna we heard that there was to be a Confer ence of the Representativ es of the Great Powers held at London, in which the Turkish and Russian Ambassadors were to participat e ; that there had been numerous skirmishes between the troops under Prince GORTSCHAKOFF and OILER PACHA with various success. At one moment the Turks being retreating, at another the Russians, and again, both armies remaining in statu quo. In one place it was announced that NICHOLAS repudiated the interference of the Western Powers, though not averse to consider any proposition that might emanate from the Turks themselves : while elsewhere it was as confidently affirmed that " the terms of adjustment of the Eastern Question had been virtually arranged." The mind was bewildered between the various statements, all authoritatively put forward, until it became abso lutely impossible to place reliance on any non official statement. Sufficient has, however, at length appeared to show that there has been one or more collisions—that a contest has taken place on au extensive scale, and that hitherto, to say the least of it, the Turks have not been worsted, but that, on the contrary, victory has for once attended the side of truth and justice. These facts may be gleaned from the reluctant admissions of the Russians themselves—from the parti-coloured statements emanating from the aggressors—which, although not deserving of credence, so far as they may prove favourable to those whose interest it is to distort the truth and colour facts, may yet be safely admitted so far asthey tell againstthe narra tors t hewseives. We may thus, as we remarked on Wednesday, hesitate as to the number of Rus sians engaged in the struggle, as well as t o it s probabl e results, believin g that both were mate rially understated ; but there can b e no reason to d T o ur ub k t ish that a troops conflictas tak en p l ace, i n wh i ch the maintained their groun d an d the Muscovites sustained heavy l the disparity of the foreeb o u s t ses. We may doubt not the fact of a Moslem victory. Av e havehad it announced from Vienna that there bad been a battle and " fourteen superior RUE ear, ojfi ma e n s t er i3 r s t s w o he wer e fiki that fief lled and that " the .Turks remained, the Russians were retreatin g we may credit as but a mo re exact account of 'This that which appeared in The Sun of wedaueadares that "on the 2d and 3d of Novemb er Y ' , the Turk s crossed the Danube from Turtukai to Oltenitza, to the number of about 18,000 men. On the 4th General Parloff attacked them with 9,000 men, and, after a brisk cannonade, a combat with the bayonet took place between the two armies. The Turks maint tined their positions at Oltenitza, a n d have fortified them. The combat lasted three hours. In it the Russians lost several officers and 136 privates killed, and 6 superior offi cers, 18 subalterns, and 479 privates wounded." If, as we are told, the combat " lasted 28 hours," it is difficult to conceive why reinforce ments did not arrive to the attacking force during the continuance- of the protracted encounter, nor can we understand why it was that the Russians should have taken the initiative under very dis advantageous and inauzpicioua circtunstance,:m It is more than probable, from wlpt we have thus learned, that there has been a regular battle, or series of battles, between the opposing armies—a battle also of a very obstinate and decided cha racter, and that the Russians have been signally defeated with very considerable loss. The Turks have thus vindicated their military reputation, and proved how greatly in error were those who sneered at their supposed want of prowess, and thought the affectation of " independence" on the part of so helpless a nation an act of the highest presumption. The contest, then, has fairly commenced. But where, when, and how will it terminate ? That must partially depend on the Emperor NICHOLAS, with whom a temporary fit of indigestion, or an irritability occasioned by the failure of his schemes, may involve all Europe in hostilities. An admirable commentary, by the way, on the value of despotic institutions, and their effects on the general destinies of mankind. But still more, we say it advisedly, depends on the conduct of the Western Powers during the emergency. The CZAR has been decided enough. Every step taken from the commencement of the difficulty—from the mission of MENTSCIIIKOFF to the last insolent Manifesto, to which we alluded on Thursday as having been officially published in the .Towrnal de St. Petersburg—betokened the most vigorous determination, the most inflexible resolution. Surely, then, it is time that we should shake off the apathy and indifference that have hitherto characterised our proceedings under the auspices of the Joint-Stock Administration. If we exhibit any further vacillation, any of that disgraceful timidity which has already re flected so much discredit on the British name, it will be difficult to foresee the termination of the conflict. Decision and action are now required. We do not want the twaddlings that tell us, at such a time, of the propriety of " exhausting all the means of peace," but which have only exhausted the patience of the nation and of Europe gene rally. We do not want again to have it repeated that " the policy of her MAJESTY'S Government is a policy of peace," and that by lips that have already shown the sinister meaning attached to such expressions—the light by which alone they can be interpreted. Falling from Lord PALMER STON, such language might be innocuous, but proceeding from the " respectable ABERDEEN," the " dear and excellent " Minister of Russia, they are suggestive of very inauspicious results, and warrant a demand for decided and vigorous action, such as, if long since resorted to, would have brought the Eastern difficulty to a termina tion. We respect the scruples of a " Christian man," but they are not to be prominently put forward when answering the demands, or negotiat ing with an unscrupulous and unconscientious adversary, who will be influenced by none but worldly considerations. Such platitudes delivered by a broad-brimmed and drab-coated gentleman of advanced years might suit the atmosphere of a Peace Society Meeting ; but they are not befit ting a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, nor a Society of true-hearted Englishmen. It is admitted that we must protect Turkey— that we must prevent the aggressive disposition of the Northern Despot from being satisfied by the spoil of his intended victim. Surely, then, it is better that we should do so while the party to be protected is capable of rendering important assist ance, and before much greater efforts may be re quired on our part to achieve our object. This duty is rendered the more imperative, as it is far less onerous in consequence of the laudable efforts of the Turks, who have proved themselves emi nently worthy of support. We may now safely join in the attempt to pare the claws of the Rus sian Bear before he can muster ell his resources to crush his gallant opponent. We may now, with the co-operation of France and Turkey, be enabled to reduce him from the position of an arrogant dictator to that of an humble suitor craving for the peace he so recklessly disturbed, and asking pardon of the unoffending neighbour whose territories he so wantonly invaded. It was not until the second quarter of the 19th century that the great fact that "labour was a commodity, the price whereof should be regulated by free competition, according to the invariable laws of supply and demand," received a legisla tive recognition. From the reign of EDWARD I. to that of GEORGE, a multiplicity of enactments had been framed for the purpose of preventing workmen from bringing anything like combined action to bear on ',heir employers for any purpose whatsoever. Any assembly or meeting of opera tives, for anything relating to the mode of carry ing on their trade, was prohibited under very stringent penalties. The Justices of the Peace for the district were empowered to settle all disputes that might wise respecting the rate of wages, the hours of labour, the finishing of work, the finding of implements, and the compensation to be given for any new or altered manufacture, and were also enabled to punish severely any workmen confederating together for the purpose of settling any of these matters. The operatives were, indeed, placed between two fires, for not only were there the special enactments providing for almost every possible case that could arise ; but if a mode of evasion could be devised, it would be met by the elastic provisions respecting conspiracies, which embraced every matter in which two or more persons were concerned in carrying out even a strictly lawful object with a corrupt intent, or by improper means. The evils result ing from the operation of these restrictive enact ments, however, began to be too clearly percepti ble to admit of their retention even in these days of rotten boroughs and nominee Representatives. An Act was accordingly passed (6 GEO. IV. c. 129) by which both the statute law and the common law, which inflicted punishment either on masters or workmen for meeting and entering into agree ments for the sole purpose of settling the rate of wages or the hours of work. But the same Act which e na bl e d them to associate together for these v legitimat e and beneficial purposes, expressly pro vided for the protection of other workmen who refused to joi n that there in the confed era cy, o r a bid e by the regulati ons entered into. The principle of the ha new law was, ere should be the most perfect in "free trade"labour—that the operative might obtain the highest wages for the least quantity of work, while the master should be equally unre stricted in his rates of payments or in the mode of carrying on his business. If the new law were acted on in a proper spirit, if the " hands " in each establishment were allowed to settle their own differences w ith t h e i r own employers, everything that could be desired would be attained. But, unfortunately, an elabo rate organisation has been framed by mischievous agitators, who have endeavoured to turn this u se f u l law into the iron arw—the fulcrum on which they may fix their machinery for accomplishing their great object—the " regulation of the destinies of trade." These parties, how selected for the duty it is difficult to say, make it their business to stir up strife between masters and workmen, to render the hands querulous and discontented ; and in case of any trivial difference arising, to prevent by their mischievous interference the possibility of an amicable arrangement. The feelings of the parties are thus mutually embittered, 1 1 because those idle and heartless scoun drels know that, if kindly and well disposed the one to the other, their own occupa tions would be gone. They would no longer be enabled to swagger in beer-shops on the money wrung from the hard earnings of their miserable dupes, who, with all their boasted intelligence, are not suffi c iently s h ar p- s i g ht e d t o p erce i ve that their worst enemi es are the Socialist orators, who de claimm vehemently against fancied grievances, and occasion real injury, by persuadina them to adopt measures which cannot possibly procure redress. This, the r ea l grievance to trade, has now risen to a fearful height, and are far more serious conse quences may follow than generally anticipated. If we look t o th e mere pecuniary l oss t o th e re venue, arisin g from wouldthe di maffnerlsd a diminished c onsump ti on o f taxable articles, it the subject. , to insure legislative consideration of the working su to icient g roun d But the content and happiness population is of far greater importance than pecuniary consideration. Feelings of wrong any and oppression cannot be excited with impunity. we may look on the irritation of working men as a matter to be laughed at, not worthy of occasion ing any degree of apprehension among the proper tied classes, but it is a dangerous delusion to in dulge, and one that may some time or other be very disagreeably dispelled. There must then be a strict investigation by a Parliamentary Committee into the causes of this irritation, and into the nature and working of the various Unions, the mode of electing Committees, and generally into the modus operandi thereof. We do not mean at present to attempt to pre judge the result of that close inquiry, or the nature of the remedies that may be deemed essen tial for the purpose of restoring the tranquillity of the manufacturing districts. We believe, however, that it will be found indispensable to prohibit any species of combination which expe rience teaches us will not be restricted to legi timate purposes, but is made the fertile source of all the evils that have arisen, or may arise, in the way of dissension between masters and work men. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Nov. 11. The Queen and the Duke and Duchess of Brabant drove out in an open carriage this forenoon. Lord Charles Fitzroy attended on horseback. Prince Albert went out hunting, attended by Lieut.- Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon. The royal children took their accustomed exercise. Lord Edward Howard left the castle this morning for Arundel Castle. The Earl of Elgin had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle yesterday at the Colonial-office. A deputation from the committee to secure parks and open spaces in London, had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday at the Home-office, to solicit the immediate grant of Albert-park for the central districts of London and the borough of Finsbury. The deputa tion consisted of Mr. Tyler (chairman), Messrs. Sandon, Vincent, Reynolds, Downes, Thomas Dix, Bowerbank, Lloyd, Barnett, Parson, and Leonard. A deputation from the Local Board of Health of Eton, consisting of Mr. J. Cleave (chairman), Messrs. Deve reux, Stephenson, Vaughan, and Stacey, with the Sur veyor and Clerk to the Local Board, had an interview yesterday with the General Board of Health, at their office, Whitehall. Major Hill, Mr. W. Jackson, M.P., and Major- General Yorke had interviews yesterday with the Duke of Newcastle at the Colonial-office. The Commissioners for inquiring into the state of the Corporation of the City of London held a meeting yes terday at the Privy Council-office in Downing-street. The Commissioners present were the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, the Right Hon. Sir J. Patteson, and G. Cornewall Lewis, Esq. Despatches were sent last evening from the Colonial office for the Governors of the North American Pro vinces. THE ADMIRALTY COURT.—Henry Cadogan Rothery, Esq., has been appointed Registrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in the place of Henry Birchfield Swabey, Esq., who has resigned that office. Captain Hastings (brother of Sir Thos. Hastings) has been appointed secretary to the Master-General of the Ordnance, vice Lord Clarence Paget, resigned.---Army Despatch.. The Rev. Edward Hoare, M.A., has been licensed to the Perpetual Curacy of the Holy Trinity, Tonbridge Wells, in the county of Kent and diocese of Canter bury, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. John Nor man Pearson ; and Rev. Charles Vernon Hulme Sumner has been presented to the rectory of Ringwould, same county and diocese, vacant by the death of the Rev. John Monins. Patrons, the Trustees of the said J. Monins. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 12, 1853 , SACRED HARMONIC CONCERTS. Last evening the first of the concerts for the winter season was given at Exeter Hall, before a very crowded audience. It appears from a published statement that the amount of subscriptions received for the current year is considerably in advance of any former period, that anthems and cathedral music will constitute a portion of the performances, and that the committee intend during the season to produce at least one oratorio " hitherto untried in London." Among other things touched upon in this document is the improvement of the orchestra and chorus, the re-engagement of Mr. Costa, and the permission granted to the society to rehearse in the large hall, and the failure of the committee's attempts to induce the acting proprietors of the building to pro vide more convenient entrances fur the public. The performance demands but little remark, the pro gramme consisting of three very familiar works—namely, the Coronation Anthem of Handel, Zadock the Priest; the Dettingen Te Dem ; and Mozart's 12th Mass. The solo singers were Miss Dolby, Miss Birch, Mr. Benson, and Mr. Lawler. With the general execution of the music no fault need be found. Mr. Costa exacted the usual excellence, and the great effects which we have learned to look for at the hands of the Sacred Harmonic body were produced as heretofore. An interesting fact in the history of the Te Deum is, that for the period of an entire century—from 1744 to 1844—it was performed annually at St. Paul's Cathedral for the benefit of the Sons of the Clergy. Since then it has been heard but irregularly in the metropolis. Mozart's Mass was admirably executed. The vocalists last night, con trary to Exeter Hall rule, sang the original Latin words. Altogether, there has seldom been heard a more satis factory performance of solemn religious music. Every portion received an earnest and reverent interpretation, and the noble sonority of the Latin, with its multitude of open sounds, added to the solemnity of the feeling inspired. Mr. Costa was welcomed with an enthusias tic greeting when he appeared in his old place in the conductor's rostrum. At the next concert, which will take place on the 25th of the present month, Madame Viardot Garcia will appear. This lady achieved a very extraordinary measure of success at the last Birmingham Festival, by her pathetic delivery of one of the airs in Handel's Samson. THE WAR IN TIIE EAST. (Front the Press of this day.) All negotiations between the European Powers upon the Eastern question are broken off. The Russians have received a substantial check in the Principalities, where, it appears, their numbers have been greatly ex aggerated. The Hospodars of Wallachia and Moldavia have retired to Viennia ; and the Czar professes now to be wholly occupied with the design of wiping off the disgrace of his defeat. No reinforcements, of consequence, can reach Prince Gortscbakoff before next spring ; yet, until with his present or additional forces he can repair the disasters which the Russians have sustained, the discussion even of the preliminaries of peace is postponed. In the meantime there is no pretence whatever for the rumours that the Czar has evinced any disposition to accede to proposals for a conference on the subject of his differences with the Porte ; and it is to the last de gree improbable that, in any contingency, he will con sent to such conference at London or Paris. ipn:raell:edrtadmi pr e c eding THE EXPORT BEER TRADE.—By a return officially prepared it seems that in the month ended the 10th ult. the value of beer and ale exported was 43,2991. In the preceding month the value was 36,9851. FOREIGN POTATOES.—In the month ended the 10th ult. there were as many as 83,857 cwt. of potatoes im ported, being a great increase on the preceding month, when only 36,803 cwt. were imported. They are free of duty. t • ob I L : It appears from returns EtrPTlOTaltEstTßAtshneroroeNnwoFeAreGßCs7o.—There has been an increase just printed, that in the month ended the 10th of tonsOc- I l C s9 sit ps . Le t imported , ters f against or 3, officers,s9o serving on board the Enterprise s ß e a a t m tl e e n snake, and Plover, in 13ehring's Straits , are to be sent to the Admiralty on or before the 30th ovember. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.—The following gentlemen were admitted a the council of the College held on the laotl.meeting of st ior af t t h e e r fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, s t having undergone the customary examination in 1839 ; Henry Thompson, am are, Oct. 4, 1840. diploma of fellowship on the Ist and 2d of this —Messrs. Peter Yeames Gowlland, Finsbur m or a th : diploma of membership dating Jan. 28, 1848 7 7 ;Vi u lli re ' w im Martin, p ole tr t o r m e e p t t , o c n a - rvoewn,d isMayCavendish-square, q 6 u , ST. PETERSBURG . — The advices from St. Petersburg, which are to the 3d inst., describe the market as not having been affected by the Emperor's manifesto, and, although there had been no transactions in stocks, the nominal prices were steady. The merchants, probably from the fear of expressing any other view, seemed to regard the phraseology of the manifesto as rather "mild " than otherwise. The Odessa dates are to the 31st of October. The transactions in the wheat market had again been very active, and not less than 35,000 quarters had been sold during the two preceding days, chiefly to Genoese and other Italian buyers. Freights were higher, the rate demanded being about 255. CUBA.—According to a letter from Cuba, in the American papers, the firm of Diago, Brothers, who lmlineoornfet:h".ano. failed in that island for 340,0001., have offered to pay their creditors by instalments of 30,0001. per annum, with interest at 6 per cet. STRIKE AT GLASGOW.------We regret to learn that on Monday upwards of 800 of the workers in Messrs. Tod and Higginbotham's mills went out on strike.—Nora British Daily MO, THE OVERLAND :‘ lAr =L. -.,4),_______ . We (Times) have received our accounts, dated Bombay, the 14th October ; Calcutta, the 4th October ; Burmah, the 19th September ; and 'Hong Kong, the 27th September. The following is the letter of our Bombay correspondent " BOMBAY, OCT. 14. "Our troops in Burmah are in a state of siege, and, with the single exception of Bassein, the whole of our new provinces are in possession of the enemy, for it has become absurd to call the fol lowers of Mea-Toon and Moung-Young by any other name. The province of Bassein alone is in peace and flourishing—the inhabitants have an unbounded confidence in their Commissioner, Captain Fytch, and he has taught the 'rebels that it is dangerous to meddle with his districts. The hostile Burmese have two principal chiefs : the first is the famous Mea-Toon, who is said to be in the immediate command of between 4,000 and 5,000 men ; the second, Moung Youn g -gye, or Moung Roung-gee, is report e d, b y the Rangoon Chronicle, to have 6,500 followers under him ; and these two chiefs are said to be with these 11,000 followers within four days' march of Rangoon, whilst to i defend that extensive position webave only. 800 fighting men available. The number of fol lowers the chiefs have actually with them is pro • bably much exaggerated, but our position in the country is unquestionably very cr i t i cal, and it would be impossible to exaggerate the misery to which the inhabitants of Pegu have been reduced mince they became British subjects, and thereby entitled by the law of nations to British protection. The blundering conduct of the Burmese business has been a deep blot on Lord Dalhousie's otherwise well-earned character for administrative ability. We cannot afford to give up Pegu, for such a step would be as fatal to our prestige in Asia as the first aban donment of her more distant provinces was to the Roman Empire. The subversion of what is left of the Burmese Empire certainly appears to be the only course compatible with the protection of British subjects in Pegu ; but it does not follow that it is necessary to annex the whole country to British India (the course advocated -by the Friend of India.) It would be a much better plan- to divide it between our allies, the Rajah of Muni pore and the King of Siam. Mr. Thomason, Lieutenant. Governor of the north-west provinces, died at Bareilly, on the 27th of September. He was appointed to the Government of the Agra Presidency by Lord Ellenborough, and the selection was the hap piest which Lord Ellenborough ever made, re markable as he was above all other Governors- General for selecting the best men for every vacancy, disregarding all rules of sen i or it y and precede n t. Mr. Thomason did for the north west provinces almost as much as Peter the Great did for Russia ; he made it to be known as " the model Presidency." In the extension to the masses of the benefit of vernacular education, in the es tablishment of engineering and other colleges for affording a professional education to natives of the middle and higher classes, in the acceleration of mails and the con s t ruc ti on o f works of public utility, on a scale commensurate to the wants of the coun try. The assassination of Colonel Mackeson is supposed on the spot to have been the result of some exten sively organised conspiracy rather than the spon taneous act of an individual fanatic, and a reward of 5,000 rupees has been offered for the discovery of any of the assassin accomplices. It has been surmised that the deed was instigated by Dost Ma homed, but such an act would be quite opposed to the character (a very high one for an Oriental) that Dost Mahoraed has always borne. The reports of an alliance between Russia and Persia, and between Russia and Dost Mahomed, which I mentioned in my last, have increased in frequency and consistency, and as they have been received through three different and independent channels, namely,—by sea to Bombay, through the Persian Gulf ; by way of Scinde, through the Bolau Pass ; and by Peshawur, through the Khyber, they have probably some foundation ; in fact, letters have arrived from Persia by way of the Gulf, stating that the King of Persia is about to proceed from Teheran to the valley of Sultanieh, where a large army is already assembled, which force is in tended to operate against the Turks. " What makes this news. more significant is, that there is in the treaty beween Russia and Persia, made in the year 182 S, a special clause, which forbids the Persian Government from assembling any force in the valley of Sultanieh, without the permission of Russia being first obtained. The reason of this is the proxi mity of the valley to the Russian frontier. It may therefore be reasonably inferred that this assemblage of Persian troops is with the full consent of Russia, which no doubt expects to find Persia a valuable auxiliary in the event of a war." Both by the Bolam and Khyber passes reports have been received of the conclusion of an alli ance between Dost Mahomed and Russia. The Bost and his subjects are firmly persuaded " that our occupation of Peshawur is with no other view than that of getting conveniently located, to seize his kingdom on the first favourable opportunity." Since our first visit to this capital we have " eaten up" the Punjaub, and our frontier, our magazines, and the bulk of our armies are now only a quarter of the distance from Cabul that they were when Lord Broughton first decided on the invasion of Affghan istan. Under such circumstances it is only natural that an Oriental should conclude that the only chance which Cabul has of independence is in a close alliance with Russia. In forming such an al liance Russia may have other immediate objects besides the annoyance it would cause to the Govern ment of British India. Some five or six mails ago I forwarded an extract from the Benares Recorder, in which the editor of that paper stated that he had seen a copy of a letter from a Russian officer, on the Caspian, stating that a force was being or ganised for the invasion of Khiva and Bokhara on a grand scale, and reports have been lately received from Cabul to the effect that a Russian force had actually advanced into the heart of the Khan of Khiva's country. The following is from the Delhi Gazette : " Letters from Cabul, received this morning, mention a report that a Russian army having advanced within ten marches of Oorgune, the commercial capital of Khiva, the Khan of Khiva and the King of Bokhara had taken the field with their respective forces, to resist the enemy, and were at the date of our advices two marches this side of Oorgunge. The avowed object of the Rus sians is said to be the conquest of the country. So that the Khan of Khiva has reason to be alarmed, while the King of Bokhara well knows that the Russians have an old score to settle with him who has held so many thousands of the Czar's subjects in bondage. It is thus easy to understand why the Czar should have effected the alleged alliance with Dost Mahomed, whose neu trality alone in such a quarrel would be worth securing at almost any cost." It will be remembered, that about two years ago Dost Mahomed invaded and annexed the portion of independent Tartary, round Balkh, lying on the other side of the Hindoo Koosh, immediately north of Cabul, and which was tributary to the Khan of Bokhara, and that he has maintained his conquests, though not without difficulty, ever since. He is, therefore, in a position to assist very materially any views which Russia may have on Bokhara. The report that Russian emissaries had appeared at Kohat, together with the assassination of Col. Mackeson, and a false alarm of a combinad Aff ghan attack on Peshawur, and the forced march of additional troops towards that part, had occasioned a great deal of excitement on the frontier, and not a little Russophobia. It is stated that the presence of the Governor-General on the frontier has become a State necessity, and that he has consequently postponed his trip to Burmah. The presence of Russian emissaries in Affghanistan is nothing new, for it is well known in India that a Russian officer of rank was living disguised at Cabul throughout our campaign in Affghanistan. No sensible person can consider a Russian invasion of British India practicable until either Persia or Independent Tartary have become Russian provinces, and long before that can take place it is holped that the construction of lines of railway communication from all the presidencies to the frontier, will enable us to concentrate our military resources on the assailable points to an extent which would crush at once any force that an invader could drag through the difficult and rocky deserts of Affghanistan and the Hindoo koosh, but the hostile incursions of the frontier tribes already causes us great annoyance, and it is considered that this annoyance would assume a much more formidable shape if prompted by Rus sian money and directed by Russian officers. It is certain that in the event of a war, Russia would not neglect so facile a means of annoyance. Yet the result of such interference might be con ducive to our prestige ; for if the Affghans could once be persuaded to show in force on the plains away from their hills, they would receive a lesson that would last them for a dozen years at least. The report that Pekin has fallen still prevails at Shanghai, but it has not yet been confirmed. The numbers of the Pekin Gazette last received, state the rebels appeared at K.oe-fang, the capital of the province of Honan, on the 19th of June, and that between that date and the 31st of July, a good deal of indecisive fighting had taken place along the northern bank of the Yellow River ; this is, how ever, only the Imperialist version of affairs, for general report, supposed to be authentic, puts the rebels in possessi on o f K eang -pi ng and other towns, more . than 100 miles to the north of the Yellow River, and very circumstantial reports are current in Shanghai of the investment of Pekin by the insurgent general, Taiping-vong ; on the other hand it is reported that the Emperor has, as a last resource, accepted the offered assistance of the Mongol Tartar chiefs north of the wall. Should this be really the case, it is very possible that the further progress of the rebels may be yet arrested. if these Tartar chiefs succeed, they will, however, probably depose the Emperor, and keep such of the provinces as they can save for themselves. In such event, the low marshy banks of the Yellow River would probably serve as a boundary between the Tartars and the Chinese. The island of Amoy has been closely invested by a large Imperial fleet, and the inferiority of the insurgents at sea renders it improbable that they will be able to maintain their insulated position much longer. Trade is, of course, at a stand-still in China. At Bombay a new joint-stock bank has been established under the name of the Mercantile Bank. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CALCUTTA MARKETS. TUESDAY, October 4. The general prospects of the indigo crop remain much as they were at the date of our last report, and the crop it is expected will be somewhere between 105,000 and 108,000 mds. The shipments to date amount to 27,105 chests, containing fy. mds. 101,731, of which 15,143 chests have been sent to Great Britain, and 8,198 chests to France. The sugar market has been quiet, the ex ports of the month not exceeding bazar mds. 37,643, of which 27,579 'lids. have gone to Great Britain. The rise in the rates of freights has checked operations in saltpetre, the finer qualities of which, however, maintain their value, 7 per md. being quoted for European re fined. A fair demand exists for the table qualities of rice, and the usual average supplies are going forward to Mauritius and to Bourbon. Raw silk is in high favour, every parcel as it arrives being taken at extreme previous rates; the shipments of this article last month reached the unusually large quantity of 4,195 mds. Coi ahs are also freely taken at full prices. The finer descriptions of lac dye are chiefly wanted for foreign Europe. Shellac is unaltered. The reported scarcity of sticlac has improved the position of these products. The new jute crop is of better quality than the appearance of the first samples prognosticated ; an active inquiry prevailed for the fibre, and extreme prices are readily given. Hides have been taken in larger numbers than usual for Great Britain. The price of linseed has declined to 2-9 and 2-11. The market is bare of rapeseed. The close approach of the Doorga Pooja holidays added to serious apprehensions entertained regarding the fate of the grain crops in the North-Western Pro vinces, has had the effect of inducing dealers to con tract very materially their operations in our import markets, and consequently the business transacted during the past fortnight has been very small. Hold ers of cotton goods are, however, generally very firm, and the prevalence of a good business after the holidays is confidently anticipated. The grain crops referred to have been endangered by long-con tinued drought, but they can yet be saved by a timely fall of rain, which is earnestly hoped for. The deliveries of mule twist have been less than usual, but prices are firm, and the article is in a healthy position .with ma nageable stocks. Metals have participated in the tem porary stagnation. The sales of Copper have been small and at a slight decline, excepting as regards Sheating and Bolt, which are in demand, at a shade advance, for docking purpose. Iron maintains its posi tion. Spelter is without report of sale, but some parcels of that Metal have changed bands in the bazaar at Co's Rs. 10.3 to 10 5 per md. Salt has become more buoyant. The closing of the Four per Cent. Loan has had the effect of throwing large additional supplies into the money market seeking for investment, and the share market has consequently been more animated with an advance in several of the joint-stock shares which had not previously improved. Bank of Ben gal Shares have advanced to Co.'s Rs. 6,285 each, Agra Bank's have topped 700. North - Western. Bank Shares, so long neglected, have risen from 275 to 390 each. A Government notification has appeared, directing that all officials covenanted. or uncovenanted, must terminate their connection with the management of Banks or Joint Stock Companies on the 31st of March, 1855. In Company's paper the Co.'s Rs. four per cents. have advanced to 3-8 to 8-12 Sicca fours may be had at 2-8. Five per cents. are quoted at 3-12 to 4. The uncertainty which prevails regarding the continued existence of this stock prevents it from rising ; holders may at any time be surprised by a notification that it will be either paid off or converted into four per cents. Exchange with London has been keeping up to 2s. id. for first-class creditors. Latterly the tendency has been upwards, and there being mo re se ll ers th an b uyers, t h e rates advanced to 2s. IA-d. ; Oriental Bank Bills have been sold at 2s. ld. for 6 months' sight. Bills on China' are quoted at 250 Rs. per $100; Mauritius, 5111 cent. per rupee ; on Madras and Bombay, par. Owing to the scarcity of tonnage freights got up be yond our last quotations for London to 3/..175. Gd, salt petre ; 41., sugar ; 41. 2s. 6d., rice ; oil seeds, 41. 15s. ; bides, 41. 15s. ; jute, 41. About the end of last week they subsided to our present quotations, viz.:-31. 155., Saltpetre • 41., Sugar ; 4e. 2s. 6d., rice ; 41. 7s. 6d., Seeds ; 41., Shells. REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS. From the 28th Sept. to the 13th Oct., 1853. We have little change to report in the state of the money market since our last. Money continues to be obtained on easy terms, though we think it is likely to become more valuable ere long. In Government secu rities the principal transactions have been in 4 per cent. paper, which advanced to 3 per cent, premium shortly after the appearance of the notification closing the Loan of 1842-43 for cash subscriptions, but this high rate has not been maintained, and we now quote it at 21. The prices of Joint Stock Bank Shares have rather receded, and we now quote them : Bank of Bombay 4l per cent. prem. Oriental Bank Corporation 96 fl Commercial Bank 32 fl Agra Bank 52 11 There has been very little doing since the date of our last market report, and the scarcity of rain in Marwar and some of the adjacent provinces is considerably felt. The Gulf traders not yet having arrived in any numbers, the Mohurrum festiva,l now being in progress, and the Dewallee holidays shortly occurring, contribute to in terfere with the weakness of trade ; but as these inter ferences are got rid of we hope to see a considerable amount of business done. Cotton.--The price of cotton has given way, owing to the combined bad accounts of the China and English markets for that staple ; and Dhollerah may now be had at 97 to 98 Rs. per candy, but broach is still held at 103 to 104 Rs. per candy. Freights have been steadily maintained at 21. 15s. to 2/. 17s 6d per ton. A temporary advance took place, but it was speedily checked by several vessels having arrived from Australia and elsewhere. To China there is nothing doing at 12 Rs. per candy. Exchange on England has been firm at 2s. 1 3-16 d. to 2s. 1 5-16 d. per rupee, for best bills at six months' sight ; at present it has rather an upward tendency ' • the last quotation may be conside r ed t o b e th e ra t e o f the SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY. Arrivals.—September 28th, Hon. Company's steamer Feroze, from Kedgeree, September 11 and Madras 20 September. October 3d, Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Malta, from Hong Kong, 9th September, Singapore 17th, Penang 19th, and Point de Galle 28th September ; left at Hong Kong her Majesty's ship Winchester, Vice-Admiral Sir J. F. Pellew, and her Majesty's steam-ship Styx. 4th, Hon. Company's steamer Acbar, from Suez. 10.45 p.m., 20th Sept., Aden, at 10.18 a.m., 27th Sept. ; Bth, ship Violet, from Sunderland, _7th June• Departure.—Sept. 28th, Hon. Company's steamer Victoria, to Suez ; Oct. Ist, Peninsular and Orienta Company's steamer Ganges, to Galle, Penang, Singa pore, and Hong Kong, ship Punjaub, to Calcutta ; 3d, ship Albert Edward, to Liverpool ; 6th,!Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Achilles, to Colombo and BENGAL. Arrivals—September 15, Cashmere, from New Zea land 28th June, and New Plymouth 11th July. Sep tember 21, Burmah, from North Shields 26th May ; barque Mary Anne, from Judda 17th July andlAllepee Ist September ; steamer Hugh Lindsay, from Madras 6th, Masulipitam 10th,iCoringa 13th, and Vizagapatam 15th September. September 22, Marcellies, from Bos ton 20th May. September 25, Futtay Salaam, from Mauritius 25th August ; steamer Fire Queen, from Moulmein 17th, Rangoon 19th, and Akyab, 24th Sept.; Mariquita, from Bordeaux, 17th June ; Marmion, from Madras, 17th Sept. ; Vesta, from Rangoon, 2d Sept. ; Devonshire, from Mauritius, Ist Sept. ; Negris, from Maulmain, 13th Sept. ; 26, Akbar, from London, 2d, and Queenstown, 18th June ; Propontis, from Ply- Mouth, 15th, and St. Vincent, 27th June, Ascension, 12th July, Cape of Good Hope, 6th, and Mauritius,,23d August, and Ceylon, 13th. CHINA. We have received files of papers from China to the 27th September. FROM THE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.) The news which, in our last summary we said was likely to arrive soon—an announcement of the fall of Peking—has not yet found its way to the southern provinces. From a letter dated Shang had, the 27th ult. we learn that Shanghae and the country around are now in a state of partial rebel lion ; when it will become open and general we know not. Since the arrival at Peking of Tai-ping-Wong's troops, news has not reached us ; but we expect to hear now very soon the capital has fallen. The Chinese authorities at Shanghae are still maintaining a species of offensive operations on the Yang-tse-kiang, and have appointed an English man to the commodoreship of the various European modelled vessels recently purchased into the ser vice of the Emperor. At Ningpo all u as quiet at latest advices (brought by the Lady Mary Wood, up to a late period in the last month). Her Majesty's sloop Rapid sailed hence for Foo-chow-foo on the Ist. The news from Amoy is brought up to the Ist inst. The long-threatened attack by the Impe rialists commenced on the 25th ult., but the rebels were still in possession Of the town when the clip per schooner Mazeppa left on the 2d. Further advices are looked for with some anxiety. We are still sanguine in the hope that the rebels Will maintain possession of the town. If retaken, by the Imperialists, it can only be held by them for a short time ere it must again fall into the hands of the new Government in the southward progress of its conquering army. About Canton things may be said to remain in state quo ; but an approaching crisis is indicated by the lamentable stagnation of trade. The high rates of Exchange (6s. 7d. per dollar for good bills on England, and 303 rupees per 100 dollars for East India Company's accepted paper) being sad proof of the absence of the circulating medium. Her Majesty's sloop Lily has been sent up to guard the factories ; and apparently emboldened by a re liance on the probability of quiet existing for some time, his Excellency Admiral Pellew intends, it is reported, to proceed to Manilla shortly with the Winchester and Styx, in which event we shall have to look to the United States navy for efficient pro tection. The United States store-ship Supply, with 1.00 men from the steam-frigate Mississippi, is anchored at present near the Lily in the Macao Passage. Authentic intelligence reached Canton, a day or two ago, to the effect that a detachment from the Nankin army had reached the borders o o f Kwang-si, at the point where the Pearl River enters from the Kwang-tung Province, and that the patriots only waited news of the fall of Pekin to advance towards Canton. Hard fighting is looked for about the Meilin g Pass, to which place the Viceroy Yell has been for sometime sending troops. A man, alleged to be one of the Arratoon Apcar felons, was apprehended a fe w d a y s ago by an officer of the Chinese Government in the vicinity of the White Cloud mountain, a short distance from Canton, but not yet been handed over to our Government. CANTON MARKET REPORT. Although the southern part of the empire remains comparatively quiet, and the Government of Canton shows no signs of weakness, still the events which are taking place in other parts continue to have a most de pressing effect upon the markets. EXPORTS. The business which has been done in tea during the past fortnight has been exceedingly small. The high exchange and the high value put upon tea by the teamen partly account for this. It would have been supposed that under the present position of affairs much anxiety ould be shown by the teamen to realise—the reverse, however, has been the case. ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION. EXCHANGE.—On London, 6 months' sight, 5-4 ; on Bombay, 3 days' sight, Rs. 280 per $lOO ; on Calcutta, 3 days' sight, Rs. 280 per $lOO. RATES OF EXCHANGE AND PRICES OF BULLION IN CANTON.—On England, 6 months' sight, 5 8 to 5 9 per FREIGHTS.—To Great Britain, 2/. 10s. to 31. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Arrivals from Great Britain. At Hong Kong.—Sept. 18—K. der Nederlanden (Dutch), from Hartlepool. 22—Maria Sophia (Dutch), Newcastle. At Shanghai.—Aug. 28—James Scott, from Liver pool. Sept. 13—Mencius, Liverpool. 14—Panic, Li verpool. j Departures to Great Britain. From Hong Kong.—None. From Shanghai—Sept. 2—Eclipse, to London. 3 Ashburton, London. 4—Norma, London. 9—Nerbudda, Cork. 13—Cherokee, London. 14—Monarch, Cork. 19—Torrent (American), London. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 3. Abbas Pasha returned to Cairo on the 31st of October, from his journey to the coast of the Red Sea and Akaba, after an absence of about six weeks. He seems to be much displeased with his Ministers, principally, it is believed, on account of the uncer tain . and contradictory orders issued about the prohibition of the expottation of grain, as, although the instructions he left at his departure must have been precise, it is not at all known just now when and for how long the prohibition is to take place, and his Highness will have to answer the nume rous protests and expostulations of the several Consuls for the unsettled and unsatisfactory state of trade resulting from the Government orders be ing so indefinite. - The last order issued was that 250,000 quarters of grain were to be exported and no more, with out stating from what period the reckoning is to be made, and the Custom-house authorities are not certain whether they are to calculate from the be ginning of the new crop in September last, or from the day on which the order was issued, or whether any distinction at all is to be made between the old and new crops. Meanwhile the merchants are shipping off as much as they possibly can, and ves sels are eagerly taken up as they arrive, at from 15s. to 16s. per quarter for freight. The present condition and prospects of Egypt are far from satisfactory. The late extraordinary rise of the Nile has damaged a large portion of the Indian corn crops, on which the natives depend for their sustenance at this season of the year; prices of all articles are exceedingly high, and the constant seizure of men for the army depopulates the towns and villages not only of those who are actually taken, but also of those who abandon their homes and conceal themselves, in order to escape being made into soldiers, so that the cultivation of the land is not attended to, and the next year's crops will be short. For a few days all trade in corn in Cairo and its vicinity was stopped, and no one was allowed to make purchases, the Government alone taking possession of all that came down the river from the Upper Country. It appears that the French Consul has expressed his determination to prevent the prohibition on the plea that France wants corn and that she must have it without reference to the wants of Egypt. It is by some supposed that there is no fear of actual scarcity of corn in Egypt, and that the recent measures have been taken merely to put obstacles in the way of free trade, in order that the Viceroy may have a monopoly ; while others believe that if the exportation be allowed there will not remain a sufficiency for the maintenance of the population. If there be really a scarcity of corn, Abbas Pasha might soon silence the Consuls by giving them an account, as accurately as can be attained, of the actual stock in the country (which is always care fully concealed from the knowledge of the public), and stating the quantity that will be required for the population. Unfortunately, Abbas Pasha has no one about him in whom he places confidence, and none who will give him good advice with re gard to the administration of affairs. Abbas Pasha has given the appointment of Minister of War and Commander-in-Chief of the army to his son, Ll-Hamee Bey, who is only about 16 years of age, who will no doubt draw the large salaries attached to his post, but can otherwise be but of little use. The Viceroy is preparing about 15,000 troops to send to the Sultan, besides the 18,000 sent some time ago, to assist in fighting against the Russians, and he has ordered his steamers to come down from Constantinople to convey them. If his Hi g h ness succeeds besides in inducing the Bedouins to send some irregular cavalry towards the Black Sea, the Sultan will have every reason to congratulate him self on having so devoted a tributary subject as Abbas Pasha. Nearly 50 consecutive miles of railway from Alexandria are now in working condition ; and, were it not for the troubles of the times, the works would get on much more rapidly. On the arrival of the last steamer from Constanti nople with the confirmation of the declaration of war between Turkey and Russia, the Russian Consul-General here struck his flag, removed the Russian arms from over the entrance to his resi dence, and placed the archives and Russian sub jects in Egypt under the protection of the Swedish Consul-General. DESPERATE ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE BY A PRISONER. —On Wednesday morning, 'about half-past one o'clock, a woman, 27 years of age, residi ng i n Hi g h- cross - street, Nottingham, and named Jane Alvey, was appre hended on a charge of wilfully breaking a square of glass in the Milton's Head public-house. She was immediately conveyed to the watch-house. Sergeant Barwick, watch-house-keeper, placed the woman, who was drunk in a cell, and shortly afterwards hearing a strange noise, he opened the door of the prison in order to ascertain the reason. He then saw the wo man hanging by her garter, and almost lifeless. The officer instantly cut her down, and having applied proper restoratives she soon recovered. The sergeant removed everything from her reach by which he sup posed she could possibly renew the attempt upon her life, and then went away. On returning a few minutes afterwards, he was amazed at finding the wo man a second time suspended. He again rescued her from her perilous situation, and discovered that her second endeavour to commit suicide had been with a sheet taken from the bed, and twisted in the form of a rope. Effectual means were taken to prevent her try ing the experiment a third time, which would p ro b a bl y , from her exhausted co n d i ti on , have proved fatal. At eleven o'clock the same morning she was placed before the town magistrates at the police office, and by them committed to prison for two months. The prisoner had been in custody no less than thirteen times on charges of drunkenness and disorderly conduct. SUDDEN DEATH OF A MAN AND WOMAN.—Ye3terJay afternoon information was forwarded to the various po - lice stations of the discovery of a man iu a state of insensibility, when he was conveyed to Clerkenwell Workhouse, and expired on his admission. The follow ing description has been issued :—Male, 32 years of age, sft. 4in., whiskers sheared off, the letters A. M. on the back of the right hand, dark cloth dress ' • the body lies at Clerkenwell W or kh ouse t o b e owne d. The second case is that of a female, at the Britannia Saloon, 45 years of age, sft. in height, lavender coloured dress, black shawl. Medical assistance was sent for, and every means were resorted to for the purpose of restoring animation without effect. AUSTRALIA- 7 GOVERNO_RSHIP OF THE COLONY OF VICTORIA. We are enabled to state, upon authority which we believe may be implicitly relied upon, that the important appointment of Lieutenant-Governor of the colony of Victoria, in Australia, has been offered to Sir Charles Hotham, K.C.8., an officer no less distinguished in the annals of the naval profession than by his successes in the diplomatic service of this country. A higher, or more deserved mark of confidence on the part of the Government could scarcely be offered to any individual than that which has thus been extended to Sir Charles Hotham, so imme diately after his return to England, by the Secre tary for the Colonies ; and we are happy to be able to express our belief that Sir Charles Hotham, with that high sense of public duty which has distin - guished him through life, only now awaits the Royal command to enter upon duties as responsible and important as any within the colonial service of the Crown. Hitherto, we believe that Sir Charles Gotham has been unconnected in any way with the Colonial department—but it will be seen by the following extract that he has long been earning his pre sent elevation in other branches of public employ ment : " Sir Charles Hotham was midshipman of her Ma jesty's ship Naiad, and assisted at the destruction of an Algerine brig of war , un d er th e b atter i es o f B ona , in 1824 ; and of her Majesty's ship Cambrian, serving in the boats at the capture of two piratical vessels in 1825. Commanded the British naval forces at the defeat of Rosas, on the Parana, 1845, and at defence of a largo convoy at San Lorenzo in 1846. Commander-in-ch;ef of the west coast of Africa from 1846 to 1849."—F—As Allen's Navy List. Besides these services recorded in Allen .; 11 7 List, the gallant officer was senior lieutenant • f, his Majesty's ship Terror, whe n s h e was wrec k t ,,, on the coast of Portugal in 1828, and captain of her Majesty's ship Gorgon, in 1845, wh en s h e was rescued from the beach of Monte Video, after five months' labour, day and night. In 1852, Sir Charles was charged with a special mission to the states bordered by the river Plate, and concluded a treaty of commerce with the Re public of Paraguay, and a treaty of navigation with the Argentine Confederation, which opened for ever the rivers Parana and Uruguay to vessels of all nations. The very marked success attending this mission obtained for Sir Charles Hotham the entire approbation of the Government, and has been attended by results of the greatest importance to trade and commerce. In no instance have that discernment and that strict sense of justice to the colonies which have marked the Ministerial career of the Duke of New castle been more strongly exemplified than in the selection which he has now made ; and whilst Sir Charles Hotham will thus receive a new mark of distinction, and obtain a wide field for the exertion of his talents, we feel justified in congratulating our distant fellow-countrymen in the colony of Victoria on the expected services of a goVernor who unites within himself a rare combination of enterprise, zeal, and discretion—qualifications which will be highly prized in a community which has risen, both in numbers and wealth, with unexampled rapidity, and which has become second in importance to none of her Majesty's colonial possessions. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. A full average business was transacted in fruit and ve getables at our quotations. FRUIT.—Pine apples, English, 3s Od to 6s Od each ; ditto colonial, is Od to is 3d each ;.hot-house grapes, is Od to 3s 6d; foreign ditto, Gd to is per lb; apples, 4s to 8s per bush.; pears, is to 3s per half sieve ; lemons, is Od to 2s Od ; oranges, 2s to 3s per doz. ; almonds, 2s to 3s perlb.; Barcelona nuts, 20s per bush.; cob-nuts, 120 s to 140 s per 1001bs. ; chesnuts, 8s to 20s per bushel ; filberts, 95s to 110 s per 100 lbs ; walnuts, 8d to is 6d per 100; peaches, is to 5s ; nectarines, 2s to 7s ; apricots, is to 3s per dozen ; figs, is to 2s per dozen • damsons, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per half sieve ; melons, la to 3s dd. each. _ _ VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, 9d to is Od ; Brussels sprouts, is 6d to 2s Od per half sieve ; brocoli, Os to Os ; greens. is 6d to 3s Od per dozen bunches; red cabbages, 2s to 5s Od per dozen ; potatoes, 120 s to 180 s per ton ; turnips, 2s Od to 3s Od. • carrots, 4s Od to 6s Od p er dozen bunches ; cucumbers, Os 2d to Os 6d each ; celery, 8d t ° is 6d per bundle ; spinach, is Od to is 6d per sieve; onions, 6s Od to lOs Od per bushel • Spanish ditto, is to as ' per doz. • leeks, 2d to 3d per bunch ; shallots, 6d to 8d ; garlic, 6d to 8d per lb ; endive, 2s 2d to 3s Od per score_ small salad, 2d to 3d perpunnet; ho rse - ra ddi s h, i s Od to 3s O d per bundle ; mushrooms, is Od to 2s 6d per pottle; parsley. is 6d to 3s Od per dozen bunches ; beet, is Od to is 6d per dozen - radishes, Os Od t o O s Od per d oz en hands ; artichokes, 3s to 6s per dozen ; sorrel, 6d to 15 per lublf sieve. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Geese, 5s to 6s 6d ; Turkeys, 38 6d to 5s 6d each ; Ducks is 8d to 2s 9d; tame Rabbits, 10d to is 6d ; wild ditto, _,6 4 to is ; Pigeons, 5d t o 8d eac h ; roasting Pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Surrey Fowls, 5s Od to Os Od ; ditto Chickens, Os to Os Od; barn-d oor F ow l s, i s 9d to 3s Oct per 001.1151 v: Capons, :3s to 4s 6d : Chickens, is 6d to 2s Od per couple Pheasants, 3s Oct to 3s 9d; Partridges, le 6d to is 8d; Hares; 2s 6d to 3s 6cl; Leverets, 3s Od to 5s Od; Woodcocks, 28 61 to 3s 6d; Grouse, 2s Od to 2s 3d; Snipes, 9d to is 6d; Teal , 6d to 9(1; wild Ducks, is 3d to 2s Od ; Widgeons, 9d to is Od; and Plovers, 6(1 to is each. English Eggs, 8s 6d to 9s Od; French ditto, 5s 9cl to 7s Od per 120 ; Ostend fresh Butter lls 6d to 12s, and English lls 6d to 14s per 12 lbs. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 3s 6d to 17s ' • Brills, is Od to 5s each' ; Salmon Trout, is to is 4d per lb ; Cod Fish, 2s 6d. to 12s 6d ; Soles, 3d to 28 6d per pair ' • Eels, 64 to is per lb ; Lobst ers , is to 5s Od ; Crabs, 6d to 2s 6d • Whitings, is to 5s Od p er doz.; Doreys, 1s Od to 78; Mullets, 64 to 2s 64 each ; Common Oysters, 108 Od to 16s Od; Natives, 40s Od to 59s Od per bah; Mackerel, 00s to 30s per 100; Smelts, lsOd to 3s pr doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, is Od to 2s Od per gallon' Bloaters, is Od to 2s 6d per dozen; Fresh Herrings, 3s Od to 4s Od per 100 ; Haddocks, 3s to 12s per doz. ; Plaice, 4d to is each ; Carp, 2s 04 per brace ; T enc h, 2s Cd to Os Od per brace ; Gurnets, 4d to is Od each ; Halibut, 6d per lb. • Salt Fish, 2d to 5d Per lb . ; Prawns, is Od to 28:01 per lb. ; Flounders, is to I s 64 per dozen ;Sturgeon, 6d per lb.; Pike 6d each. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from lld to 116 d; of household ditto, 9id to 100. per 41b loaf. NEWPORT. Beef from 2s 6cl to 4s Od; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 8d ; veal, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; pork, 3s 4d to 'ls 10d per 81bs. WHITECEIAPEL. Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s Od ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 8d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 43 10d per Sibs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2id to Od; 641 b to 721 b, to 3d; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3id; 801 b to 881 b, aid to lid; 881 b to 961 b, 3Ad to 3ild; 961 b to 1041 b, 3id to 4d ; 1041 11 to 1121 b 4d to 41d. Horse hides, is Od to Os Od; calf skins, light, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; ditto, full, 6s 6d to Os Od; polled sheep, 5s 4d to 6s 3d; Keats, 4s 6d to 5s 3d; Half-brodso 4s 6d to 5s 3d; Downs, 3s Bcl to 4s 4d. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ Os to 5/ 15s ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 6/ 6s ; and straw, 1/ 147. to 2/ 2s per load- A. moderate supply, and a dull trade. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 15s to 5/ 15s ; clover 'ditto, 4/ Os to 61 lOs ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 4s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 5s to 1,1 15s; clove' ditto, 410 s to 6/ 103 ; and straw, 1/ 14s to 2/ 2s per load. Trade dull. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS D AY.) LONDON, Nov. 12. Wind this day at Noon, E. ; light airs, with fog. RAMSGATE, Nov. 11.—Wind, E.N.E. Sailed—Trident°, for Havannah. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 11.—Wind, N.E. to E.N.E. rived—Delia, from Quebec. FALMOUTH, Nov. 11. —Wind, N.E. Sailed—Paul Johan, for Hong Kong. WARRENPOINT, Nov. 11.—The Victoria (before reported as the Victory), which went on shore on Dundrum Bait on - the 6th inst., has been got off and into Newcastle Pier ; cargo saved, without damage. PENZANCE, Nov. 11.—The Alice Brown, London to Melbourne, has put in leaky, with cargo shifted, and part thrown overboard. SHIELDS, Nov. 11.--Wind, W. Arrived—Clio, for Philadelphia. SUNDERLAND, Nov. 11.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived Hebe, from Quebec. STOCKTON, Nov. 11.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived -- Zephyr, from Quebec. PADSTOW, Nov. 10. —Arrived—Louisa Margaretta, from Callao. CUXHAVEN, Nov. 9.—The Lawson, Leith to Hamburgh: which was on shore on Schaarham, on the Bth ult., has been got off apparently without damage. BELFAST, Nov. 11.-- The Patriot, of Glenarm, is on shore full of water. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 11.—The H. M., Liverpool to Hain was spoken on the 23d ult., in lat. 42 N., 58 W., W I loss of rudder; had a temporary one ready to fix. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday, 10.30 A. 1 ° Wind, S.W., moderate, and dense foo• The steamer Canada, which should ave sailed for B°g; ton with the mails at .30 this morning. has been detained on account of the fog. She will sail at 4 this a ftern orstc oo e • r, Arrived—lion)law, from Bu e no s Ay res ; George Quebec • Nuova, Guiseppo, a nd Neptune, from dria.; Morayshire (barqu e ). Sailed—West Point, for New York. QUEENSTOWN, 0 " 10. Wind, S.W., strong breeze. Arrived—Courrier de Messina, from Odessa. w ent, Sailed--Mit Got and R a t a , for Glasgow ; and Der for Conway. _ (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGBAPO•) CUSTOM-HOUSE RETURN. m'nrning. GRAVESEND, Saturday t ic • Arrived—Cog,na Packet, from Riga ; Caledonia, Da n °; Zenith, do ; Phcenix, Petersburgh ; Thankful and -"'• tuna, Dantzic ; Richard, Aarhuzes Monona, Gue ri ll a % Ismyr and Minerva, Stettin ; Governor . 31`lieauP Coast Castle. Wind, E.S.E., moderate, anDdEAnlieSaturday, 9 . 30 ton. 'Urgen t Passed—Fingal, from London, for. L au nceston ; from Hartl e p oo l, f or Ad en . Flora, from Oporto, for London. L ondon, Auchorod—Atoo, from P e t ors burgh, for Lou ,- AN-