The Sun. — London, England, 1847-01-05 00:00:00

~~.---- In our let `77 , tl 7 O l l - 7 , l , ne r , , n e otM e l?szirrh euantr) west , t Ght znee. "l he orignetted , it appears, with a chief ot the name ot Shah Na.az, of the tithe of Buklitecarees n ho, having raised the standard of the l'r l'Phet, rallied some fanatics around the same. They Proceeded to plunder the travellers along the roads in their country , sad thr ea te n ed to become formidable. About ;he ' time the Wuz-er's marriage was to take place, the hero of a hundred measures manag e d to obtain the confidence, to ti.e an ar propriate phrase of the Thug fraternity, of the chief, and l aitd him to the feat. lie came', WAS treated with Much distinction, and told, the diy after the ceremonies h ad been concluded, that the Wuzeer wished to have °eine private conversation with him, to which end he 1 ? -1, desired t o enter t h e B a l a Hi sser b y t h e gar den gate. Nawaz was punctual to the appointment, but had 2sooner entered the garden than Mahomed Akbar 14 a, who was in waiting, - directed his attendants to futhe rebellious scoundrel,' and forthwith to carry in' the preparations which had been previously made ). 1. h anging him on the spot. The secret seems to ta444iVie b , een kept even fr om the Am( er, for some days, ke when it became public the matter was seriously en into consideration; but nothing beyond a remon strance was attempted by his Highness. On the 26th of Au. ; best news me in that many of the Ghilzie chiefs, f ee who had hitherto held aloof, had joined the re 'ioo; but on hearing a' report that Jubliar Khan was C o 4 ' 4 4' to investig a t e th e i r grievances, they withdrew It their respect ive forts. Kurreem Ikhan, who had been ii P t i l lointel Si the chiefship iu. superce-sion of Azeez , in a nt availed himself of this mot em killed three men in ent, - and attacked the /3 „ o B ge of Sultanpoor, where he a rifle stlne, and t oo k f our Ili n d oo women pr i soners . On d u e 27th of the m ont h a purwanna h was prepare d, or eso,rin g kee Agee Khan, an officer in the Ameer'a S+ to move from his post below the passes to Tetten, pith his battalion and make arrangements for the secu • - I , ll 'Y of the roa d . The Kassid Bashee, when told to for aid the p ur/vatr do Ilan sail it was useless to attempt to °O, a s the lia.sid would not be allowed to pass. On the following d in t hat the Ghilzies had att ev h ed ay news came _ a village named Bhaebanee, above Balabagh, ~.I.ateg fourteen men, taking seven prisoners, and carrying In I 1 he k t moveable property on which they could lay their.s. The state of the country is described at this tee tim e t f i r m t_om e as such that not a man could attempt to pro d Khoord Kabul to Jellalabad with any chance ° reac hing that place, and was becoming daily a source • greater anxiety to the Ameer, who came on the 29th Virac the resoluti on o f send i ng h i s younger son, Shere K(Jan to employ hi s b est en d eavours i n re d uc i ng t h e .ttory tribes. But it. was of short duration, as on Lilt 31st it was determined that he should defer his lurvement until after the conclusion of the feast of the sune ax . an as the soldiers said it was not convenient to !kern to march at such a season. The vacillation of the Meer affords our correspondent an opportunity of in. ONin sundry remarks thst do not bespeak much tb 3 `aity to the ruling tribe. He assures us that out of , -fl it tow') of Caubul the name of a Barukhzraie no longer commands the least respect ; that the Ameer has lost • control over the neighbouring country ; and that the Sager of God is so evidently on his family, chiefly on 11 ,tount of the atrocities of his son, that some change in the ruling dynasty must soon take• place, which will tither call another tribe or the English to the govern- desire of Affghanistan. Thi s d oes no t b eto k en muc h %sire on the part of the Affghans to join in that ; 4 ' l . Mahotumetlan conspiracy which, . according "a the Mofussilite, was soon to crush us, „ U nless - - nipped in th e 'b u d. O n th e I s t S eptem b er news cam e in from Candahar that the merchants in those Parts had beootne so alarmed at the reports which reachedthem of th e i n t en ti on o f t h e W es t ern Ghilzies Join those in the east in the insurrection, that they ; 0,4 1 en no account send off their Kafilas towards fi nu bol- On the 2d o f S e p tem b er t h e W uzeer , f or th e rst time since his marriage, having recovered his tem lt and his ey e - s i g h t , presente d hi mse lf a t th e D ur b a r, d h aving consulted with his f a th e r on the subject of • e off ' insurrection,' it was determined at once t e r n d,ht as many soldiers as could be spared. On following day it was reported that the Ameer had r -v et*, and could not hold the usual Durbar, in cons& pee of some serious differences with the mother of h a "med Akbar Khan on the previous day. He was, 4Fwever S e ptemb e r.gh- to .resume his Durbar on the tt a x f On that day a letter announced s oto t e , ja ing amongst the Khiberees consequent on to disputes amongst thernselves, which seems have b een looked upon by the inhabitants of Cenbu 1 e as a br anc h o f t h e Ghil z i e i nsurrect i on, ovi rem '•() have alarm e d t h em so much, t h at t h ey b egan e ng and buryin their oods and . OD r;a.ttf;th news came i n that the Ghiliies had treasure attacked Hajee Alice Khan had taken post, they obtained such a decided advantage Min t th at whhiacdh e. lhtring l th e he was obliged to retreat on Jellalabad, insurgents to plunder Balabagh at their lei :1,111 0. leer Hajee and Hafizjee were immediately sum "l4,lto a private council, at which the present state of , a ffaira was taken into serious consideration. The Meer ttonajeerobserved to the 'Ameer , according to the report of present, that all the evils of the state were to be at zitrirh/L to the faithless conduct of the Wuzeer, that but t , l : l ° man would trust the word of a Berukhzaie, :nthat as something immediate must be done to restore • ee, he would summon the Kohistanees. The Shirk iecohr merchants at the same time held a meeting, at they determined that if peace were- not speedily eim restored() they would abandon Caublil in a body, and pro- Arba Y er b /Wet lifillakhara, where they said they were sure of protection. On the 7th of September the regardin7Ced of th e p r i ests to carry out the i r suggest i ons 8 / - the Kohistanees , on which Meer Hajee signed let ters direct e d to the • Kulan' of Estaleef, and Other places r + guesting them immediately to dispatch a be body. of men. The chiefs of Nungreehar, of Lal ;,,itiat. °cc., were also called upon to prepare themselves, , as little delay as possible, to co-operate, from their with the troops that would - be pushed into the EvAses from the west. On the Eth of September the ie---, ant-Governor •of Bameen wrote to say that the ro_ artier of th e B u kh teearee ch i ef had created a great n t ation among hi s t r ib e — as great as t h at o f Y es d an t"oltheh of former days, and that there was every reason ',believe they would rise in rebellion." NEPAUL. More bloodshed at liatmandool The 31st of October a gain witnessed the destruction of human life—the Sufferers, on this occasion, being the Maharanees adhe ?silts. The murder o f a dozen or so men of note in or tear the Durbar or Hall of State, would appear to be considered a matter of small consequence amongst the Seikhs and Nepaulese. Several of the most influential of the - chiefs have been imprisoned, though probably un connected with the bloody transaction. A son of a general is said to be amongst the latter, and a recently appointed governor amongst the slain. All was quiet vit'the residency. Major Thoresby had not yet joined. JEYPOOR. The Delhi Gazette affords the following communica, tion on Shekawattee affairs ; it is the best explanation which has yet been offered of the causes of the late dis turbances in that district : " We have been favoured by one in every way capable 0 1 affording sound information, with the following re /narks on the late outbreak at Shekawattee, which we Prefer giving as received to using them according to the Permission accorded, in any other manner. It affords " much satisfaction to find that the outbreak has been Put down, because any disturbance of the public peace in that part of Rajpootana, where so large an amount of tr ansit traffic exists, must be very injurious to that The only point on which our correspondent en tertains opinions which we trust are not shared by the a uthorities, is that reg arding the alleged ill e ff ect or the pres ence o f the Shekawattee brigade, in which we totally differ from him, with all respect to the excellent ° Pportunities which he evidently enjoys of forming a 'bond jud gment. W e h ave every reason to b e li eve th a t e force under Major For.-ter contributed, for many rea 'Pis, to the ma i ntenance o f goo d or d er , a l t h oug h it i s un deniable that the resolution to relieve the Rajpoot states bf' the charge of that force, adopted by Lord Ellenbo rough, w as un d ou b tedly a w i se measure: —` Th ere are re'tome peculiarities in the laws of inheritance among the .aheikhawuts, whi c h must always render that province of ,roere difficult management than any other portion of 1-taiPootana of equal extent. The founder of the Sheikh hawut h ouses ordained that there should be an equal divi sion of l an d to each of the sons of a fam il y, an d t hi s l aw nag obtained and still obtains in each of the houses,except tho se of lihetree and Seekur, which have preserved their Possessions unbroken, any further than in making the ; 1311%1 Rajpoot provision for younger sons, and both are heyectable chiefships, yielding three or four lacs per an peurmt each. In the other houses a division of landed pro- Pert taken place, until some of the sons are left a single Yfiealdsi;ngle village, and some of them with only a lowing a rule has since been introduced, disal • ng ad option • n i t i es ; so that'was it exists in other Rajpoot commu his land re verts hen a Person dies without ma l e i ssue, t o law of inheritance, the us a mended ; altogether, however, the generations back, has s amended by themselves some whole communities of rmt ced great disorder, leaving professi on th an t h at of arms men, who have no other who are consequently ready,toviietthite"rtoenhiaenfsy or enterpriseriewras holding out a promise of eithe r this condition of things which ler4yo o ti r le plunde d r . . I p ion t into S..hekawatee in 1835-36, under General x Stephenson, eit and e result of that expedition was the fixi ng of a fouj khaneh on Rajpootana to the extent of three lees a year asn.,d the 5 000 of whi c h f e ll on the Sheikhawuts themselve,, Ifitationing of a brigade in their country, mea sures which were calculated to aggravate, rather than Z: ileht" evil, since th ey di d not strike at thOroot of it, can only be done after the present 11 h ja ho f • a a Jaipoor shall have attained his majority. The fouj k . haneh was remitted in 1813, and the cost of the brigade was taken upon themselves. This with the re moval of the brigade, has had a very healing and sooth ing effect, and in the late insurrections the illegitimate brothers of the Rao Raja of Seekur, and the Minister of the late Rao Raja, although they had abundant com mand of funds, were only able to collect 300 men. The late Rao Raja had, as his Minister, a person tamed Ram Bukhsh, a foundling, who had risen to that office. On death Ram Bukhah plundered the treasury and the jewels of the chiefship, and assisted three of his illegi• t i rte sobs, who are only entitled, a de provision, in usurping territory yi elding; amon g Rajpoots, to 7 0,000 rupees a year, in which are fear places of some strength. 60,000 or Colonel S ut herland ' travelled the Seekur ter ritory in 1841.2, w i t h t h e present Rao Ra j a R am Pur tab Singh, visiting Seeker, Luchmungurh, Futteh- Poor, and Ranigur, his principal towns and commercial marts, and witnessed the state affairs, although, I am told, not then prepared to correct what was wrong. On his return in March last from the Cape of Good Rope, the Rao Raja met him at Ulwur, he being a brother-in-law of the Maha Raa Raja 13enee Singh; thenc e they proceeded to Jaipoor, to which princi pality Seekur is a tributary and feudal chiefship. It Tres there resolved by the council of regency to resume the leads which the natural brothers had usurped: anal irec lat . Ewen- fairly very le ac dual 4 scon ment. dious, in hie been new , ocl or often undfit ached de re- Doab. Id fast vrence .rmine 'ere is pright ()longs id, as- Cash he can is cha them► them, ormed. Dwn to Sincle lything 'here 2 )s, that ly thing ruler ot re only ,andon been Si The ction of -the ittl l one°. th, and e with rver, to 1 be re- ich, se cceeded s true, rued to , aboYe r -- the been gone• pro' parted dences 11 that Bit the ere the of the rely of the in Na' —have, Lord• Et with n that state, Is that Sinde, atest f the ,con tor w fisted •" ,e oats, Cr i 5 p .able ainl• 3eP"stf' !Ccit' " r all f'.l.lllY to make them a life provision, and the little Rao Raja, sending troops and ordnant.c against them, accompanied Colonel Sachet land to Ajmeer. It was iound that the places were to.) strong for his troops unaided to IN siege with eff, c!, and eventually the Rao Raja from Ajmeer, and Major Ludlow from Jaipoor, proceeded to the scene of operations; also troops and ordnance in considerable numbers from J, ypoor. The insurgents made a feeble resistance at one or two places, abandoning the ethers, and fled into other countries. So ended this absurd attempt at rebellion, for the great body of the Sheik hawuts were not likely to take a part in so illegitimate a cause, were they not - too much our f ri ends, and too much alive' to their own interests, to take a part in any cause which the authorities in Rajpootana demanded.'" GWALIOR. The state troops had tiu , ing the first week of November beta almost frightened from their pro priety by the rumour that a night attack was about to be made on the ," Lusbkur," when or by whom was not mentioned. It would seem to have been a ruse practised by some persons who wished to serve some ends they had in view by " intimidating the minister." A force had been dispatched into the Toohur Ghaur districts for the purpose of quelling some distut bailees expected to take place there. The distur bers of the peace were said to be headed by one who declared himself neglected by and misrepresented to his masters. Dr. Hope, superintendent surgeon. Scindia's force, being about to leave the country, had been pre sented by the Maharajah with a " buelut," or dress of 11 , •noar, in pre:ence of the whole Durbar, in token of esteem and gratitude ; and the Prime Minister, Ram Itao Phalkvo, had also presented him with a sim•lar gilt. Dr. Hope was private physician to the minister, and had mere than once been instrumental in saving his lice when seriously indiposed. The doctor is highly spoken of for his benevolence and humanity to all the poor of the city ; he bad succeeded in having a charitable hospital erected for them, to which he had given his attendance gratis since its foundation. It is acts like these which make a man's name be remembered for generations in India. BHOPAL. The capital and surrounding cuuntry are now as quiet and settled, to all appearance, as though no Nawab Arne( r Mahomed Khan had never been in existence to create strife. This state of matters is justly attributed to the energy and prudence of the measures pursued by Mr. Hamilton, resident at the Court of Indore, the adjoining state; ably seconded as he was at the time of the disturb ance, and continues to be, by the political agent, Captain Cunningham, and commandant of the contingent, Captain Landers. THE MISSING MAIL.-14 to the hour of our going to press (three A.m.) there was no appearance of the mail, and we think the delay can only be accounted for by the occurrence of accident, on this or the other side of Sues. Late on Monday night it was intimated that the steamer intended to have been dispatched last night would be detained till four o'clock this afternoon, when we believe she will start without fail, irrespective of the arrival or non-arrival of the Suea steamer. The Governor- General's express arrived about noon yesterday—that from Calcutta having been received a couple of hours before; and further delays, of which on l y a few could avail temselves in the way of answering letters, are considered inadmissible. We, of course, can offer no conjecture as to when the mail may be looked for. It is considered not unlikely that the two of the 24th October and 7th November may come in together a week hence. Herald. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, DEC. 20, 1846. Since my last we have had continuous fine weather, accompanied with easterly winds and night fogs, both of which in this country are considered to indicate the ap proach or existence of sickness. The published bills of mortality since the commencement of this change ex• hibit, regret to say, a great increase of numbers as compared with the preceding six months of the present year. So many as forty to fifty deaths a day have been recently reported, whilst the average number during the spring and summer did not exceed fifteen. There is not, however, any disease of a dangerous or conta gious nature to be deplored, and deaths from dysentery and influenza form the largest proportion in the returns. The Pacha is still at Cairo. He is surrounded by the principal consuls and consul's-general, and by the staff and leading members of his own court. His health is far from being so good as it used to be, though for a man of eighty his physical energy is quite extraordinary. The adoption of the Turkish costume among the eivil and military officers of his Government, has given, in some cases, much offence to the prejudices of the Arabs, who look upon it as too close an imitation of European habits, The Pacha intends quitting fir Upper Egypt about the beginning of the year, where he will remain until the early part of March. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of last Night.) The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were 10,000 to 12,000 bales, at previous rates, the chief part being American. The Share market at Liverpool is in future to be closed es Saturday. There are not any late arrivals announced in the City this morning. It is very much indeed to be regretted that supplies of all sorts of grain are with. held. Prices cf wheat, of barley, of flour, &c. &e. have all again advanced to-day. There appears eves prospect that rates will be much higher still. As re spects barley and malt, we may remark that the advance in the prices of ale and beer by the whole of the brewers of the metropolis, and, of course, by the publicans is not at all relished. For the last three seasons we are assured the price of hops and malt have been all in favour of the large firms referred to, but these prices were kept as they were. Now a rise has occurred, very rapid means have been taken to enhance the price of the be verage about 25 per cent. The circular of Messrs. Ferguson and Taylor, of Manchester, noticed by us ou Saturday, has a talented statement, of singular importance and interest, demon strating the injuries committed by the late speculations in Cotton upon the manufacturers and spinners. By the exposé of the operations of one mill the loss per annum is set down (the present prices of Cotton being taken) at 4,9591. 7s. 6d., and this too, only upon the manufac ture of eight descriptions of goods. Probably we may find space to give this unique document entire. Consols for the Account have been firm this morning at 94, and for the Three per Cent. Reduced at 94k. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are at 95i 4 . Bank Stock is at 2051 to 206, and Exchequer-bills are at to 1 Is. premium, Very few bargains hare been made is the Foreign Stocks this morning. The Equador Bonds are at 3k, the Mexicans at 25 for the Account, and the Belgian Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at sq. In the Railway Share and Scrip Market the business transacted to-day has not been of any great interest. The official quotations are annexed. OSE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Ann 5........ 94% 94% New 34 per Cent. Annuities 95 % 34 95% LongAnnaities to expireJan.lB6o 9 13-16 15-16 9 15-16 India Stock 254% India Bonds, 1,0001........• — Ditto under 1,0004 . _p Consols for Opening 93% 94 93 a Exchequer Bills, 10004 ... 711 p 11 p Ditto. Small 01M CLOSINu O'CLOCK rxrcEs 87% 95 254 vRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent...." Equador Bonds Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 Ditto, Account 23 Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent Ditto. Account ... ..... Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account . Ditto. Passive Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 2% per Cent....... . . .... 62% ex div 52 3 4 ;dutch 2% per Cent. . Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 93 1 4 PRICES OF ?Am BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RIILWAY SHARES T... ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES -Aberdeen - 26% 514 Amber.. Nott., Boston, . and Eastern Junction 2%..•... 2% 3 Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush 1%••• •• -- •••.• Belfast & County Down 4 3 / 4 — Birmin. and Gleucester..100 Ditto New _ 17q ••• ••" 00000 FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, JAN. I.—Yesterday the Senate adopted all the projects of law under discussion, and then adjourned sine die. The following circular has been issued to the Provin cial Governors : " Sir,—A measure by which every effectual relief can be given to the poor, and which therefore it seems very useful to adopt at present, wherever it may be possible, would be the establishment of public soup houses, where soup might be distributed to all the indigent who may 4)1Y "I request you, sir, to be so good as immediately to call the attention of the magistrate of your province to this subject, which is the more urgent, as the season is now extrt•mely severe. " I desire to be informed as soon as possible, of the re solutions which may have been taken in this respect. (Signed) "THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR." BRUSSELS, JAN. 2.—Yesterday being New Years'- day their Majesties the King and Queen, surrounded by the Ministers and officers of the household ; received in succession the Foreign Ministers, the deputation of the Senate, and of the Chamber of Representatives, the Court of Cassation, and numerous other public bodies. The year 1847 will open with an important political fact, announced, it is true, beforehand, but respecting which we should be glad still to retain some doubts. Poland will be incorporated with Russia, as a Russian province, it will de divided into two governments, those of Warsaw and Lublin, public education will be chiefly conveyed in the Russian language. Prince Paskewitsch will be succeeded by Prince Gortschakoff. It remains to be seen ; whether this court will lead to an approximation is still uncertain, If it is com manded by the interests of the two Govern ments, and of the two nations, it is opposed, we must add, by some personal passions. The Journal des Dames, which we must consider, on the occasion, more than ever as the direct organ of M. Guizut, does not hesitate to declare plainly its desire in favour of an ap proximation. We need not add that the most powerful influence does not cease to act in the same spirit. The approximation is, therefore, probable at no distant pe riod. The consequence will be a little more tranquil lity in the political situation of Europe. The opinion of the two Parliaments of England and France, which is near at hand, will doubtless commence with clearing up some obscure circumstances. Will it also clear away all prepossession ? The trains on the northern line (from Paris to Brus sels) have all been delayed ; that which ought to have arrived at Brussels at nine o'clock yesterday evening, did not arrive till half-past eleven ; that which should have arrived this morning at nine did not reach Brussels till three in the afternoon.—Brassels Papers, Jan. 2. Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 425. ... .. 7 1 / 2 1 % p......•• 7 1 ,4 p Birming., Wolverlepton, and Stour Valley... .. 425. ...... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junc.... 2 3 / 4 — Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 225. l l/s 'Y g p Bristol and Exeter ..... 75 Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... Buckinghamshire ~;aledonian Ditto Half Shares 2% 3 ... .... ..... 3 Ditto, Clydesdale Janc 25 Chester and Holyhead... 27% 25% Cheltenham and Oxford 2 — - XP 25% Clarence lOO Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 — Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. lO ..... ...•.•• ..... Cork and Killarney ... 2 1 ,4 Cork and Waterford ... 1% — Cornwall Ditto, Half Shares ... 2 1 ,4 .. : ... Direct Northern Scrip.. 3 3 / 4 2 3 /4 ..." Direct Norwich 1 Dublin and Belfast June. 12% S IA % Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dundalk & Enniskillen 10 Eastern Counties 14!. 16s 2 3 14 ..... 23% Ditto New l2l. 16s 7 3 / 4% P. • • 7 % P Ditto Perpetual, 5 par Cent, No. 1....... 6/. 13s. 4d... -- Ditto ditto, No. 2... 61. 13s. 4d... Do., York Extension.. 2 ...... 3% 3 4 eastern Union Ditto. Quarter Shares 10 Do. Exten.(Harwich) I', Do., Camb. and Ely 2 East Lancashire Ditto. New Do., do. (late Preston and Ormskirk)... 5 . ...... Do.. do., New Scrip... 1 1 % ` — •••«....... East Lincolnshire I 1 A ... 3 3 /4 r s Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 78 Ditto Half Shares ... 10 LLOYD'S SHIPPING. Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ••• ••••• .•••• Edinburgh &Northern.. 12% — Ditto, New Ditto, Newport 5 Ditto, aitto, New v.... lIA — Edinburgh and Perth... 3 Ely and Huntingdon ... Exeter,Yetrril,& Dorset 2% 1 1 ,4 2% 5% ...... 3% 18 8% 4 78% 1 3 / 4 Glasgow Dumfries, and Carlisle Glasgow, Kilmar., & Ayr 50 — *** Ditto, New ......... .. 15 Do., 1% Shares (5 per cent- guar.) ... ...... 12 1 / 2 — Goole, Doncaster, &c. .. 2 Great Eastern &Western 2 1 / 2 ...... .. ..... .... Great Nortkern (London and York Regd.) 2%..... 3% Do. (Direct Northern . 3 ..... 3% 4 Regd.) Great South. and West (Ireland) ....... 2 7 1 /2 Great North of England..loo 237 Ditto New 5 Ditto, New . , — Ditto, New 139 Great Western B5 Ditto 1 / 2 Shares Ditto 4 Shares Ditto Fifths ............20 Ditto, New . ......... ... 2 Huddersfield & Mooches. 13 . ...... ......... ... Ditto, Extension Hull and Selby Do. Half Shares 25 - ••• ........ ••• - Ditto 1 4 Shares Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 14 ...... Do., do., and Norwich 5 Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Do. New Leeds and Bradford 3O Leicester and Bedfard... 165....... Lorene's, JAN. 4.—Wind this day at noon, S.S.E., moderate breeze and thick hazy weather. RAMSGATE, JAN. 3.—Wind E. ' fresh breeze.—Arrd. from Teutonia, Kenckens, Cuba, for Bremen, has been as far as the Weser, but was obliged to put back on account of the ice. DEAL, JAN. 3.—Wind E.S.E., fresh breezy—Arrd. from the River, and sailed for Carl, Soderbohm, St. Übes. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 3. Wind E.S.E. Sid. Tay, (steamer) Wsst Indies. LlvEitpcioL, DEC. 3.—Wind S.S.E., fresh.—Arrd. Geor giana, Higgins, Philadelphia; Courtenay, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Jane, Potts, ditto; Virgilia, Woodrup, Mirami chi; Lillias, Harrison, Quebec tJohn and Mary, ditto; Vigi lant, Garner, Montreal. Sid. Rapid, Grave, Africa ; the Duke, Dady, Lima; Plata, Pringle, ditto; Albatross, Mills, Valpa raiso ; Racer, Pironet, Monte Video ; Wilton Wood, Blanev St. Lucia; Acorn, Louth, Hayti; Kondraty Sevin, Tulid, Havana; Erin's Queen, Davidson, New Orleans; John Robert, M*Kenzie, Mobile; Sherbrooke, Viggors, Savannah; Aff ghan, Black, ditto; James White, Turner, Charleston; Nith, Smith, Calcutta; Planter, Reed, Berbice ; Margaret, Jack son, Cuba; Frankfield, Robinson, New Orleans; Scotland, Mills, S a vannah; Harriet and Jessie , C onnor, Charleston; Argyle, Brockbank, ditto. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 2 AND 3.—Wind E.S.E., blowing hard.—Arrd. Kelso, James, Calcutta; Wilson, Laing, Sierra Leone; Nunez, Flight, Africa; Acadia, Dunn, New York; Oud Alblas, Key, Batavia, for Amsterdam ; Burrels, Munden, Mauritius; Ann Falcon, Bowness, ditto; Pfeil, Heintz, Rio Grande, for Hamburgh ; Charleston, Cuttermole,, Havannah ; Republic, Tegeler, New York, both for Bremen; Wilhel mina, ditto, for Amsterdam ; Alverton, Clark, ditto. COWES, JAN. 2.—Wind N.E.. fresh.—Acrd. Norma, Jack son. Honduras ; Countess of London, ditto; Zodiac, Popkin, Surinam, for Rotterdetm. Sid. T. Ashburton, Pert Philip. OFF TIM NEEDLES.—Elizabeth, of Bristol, New York, for London. Da.n.rstount, JAN. 3. —Wind E.—Arrd. Rhein, Hender dahl, Laguna, for Antwerp ; Jessy Miller, Crowder, Pata gonia, for London. SHIELDS, JAN. l.—Wind southerly ; 2, S. fresh.— Arrd. Etna, Storey, Calcutt a ; Ajax, Chater, St. John's, New Brunswick. SCILLY, JAN. I.—The Idea, Howell, of Cork, was aban doned on th' 28th ult., waterlogged ; crew saved by . the Regent, Clutterbuck, from Miramichi to Hull, which arrived here yesterday, with loss of bulwarks, and ten feet water in the hold. ScannonouGH, Jas. 2,—The Thetford, Eskdale, hence to Whitby, got on the racks at the foot of the Castle this morning, and has become a total wreck ; crew and materials saved. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 2.—The Marie and Pauline was fallen in with, in distress, on the 26th tilt., lat. 48, lon. 8, supplied with provisions, and towed to within 200 miles S.W. of Scilly by her Majesty's ship Tyne, arrived at Plymouth. TORBAY, JAN. 3.—The Cato, Sprague, Middleborough to 'l o 'il t r l e;a r y o , a i i n , running for that harbour this morning, took the g m r: L iu sot i;: sc u t t i( s aw i r d gr e e ; J h A e N p . ie 3 r i head, and soon afterwards filled. , Ow. 3l.—The Leonidas, Dedussi, from Shields t IH, which put in here Nov. 22, has been surveyed, and blew strong from E.S.E., The whole mo. heavy yesterday sea. Tthe Activity, w nd Surtees, in hauling out of the Barkfield Gate, struck the groucd. and soon afterwards sunk; crew saved. 2% Norfolk .. Ditto Half Shares .. 9 - •••... Do. Extension Do. Scrip, 1847, North of Norfolk — Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 — Northern Counties Union 21 2 14 23 North British Do. Half Sham ll ..... 15 1 ,4 l 5l Do. Quarters Do. Extension Ditto Thirds Northern and Eastern... 59 Do. Scrip (issd. 5 die.) 50 Do. Quarter Shares... 12% Do. New North Staffordshire s ..... bAim „,, 9IA North Wales Northern and Southern Connecting North Western 2% Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Wit n ey, and Cheltenham.... Portsmouth Direct 3 3 /4 Preston and Wyre Do. % Shares Reading, Guildford, and Reigate ...... ......31. 12s. — die. Royst. , n and Hitehen ... 1%...... 2 Scottish Central Scottish Midland 12% — • •••• Sheffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Do. Lincolnsh ire June. 1% Do. & Great Grimsby. 10 - Do. do. Extension 425. Shrewsbury and Birm... 3 .... Ditto ditto, Class B. 1 1 4 23 R 2 IA Shropshire Union South Devon •— South StatfordshireJunc 2% south Eastern & Dover. 33% 40% 40% Do., No. 1 Do., Nc 2. 12 12 3 / 4 _.0., .1c 2. Do~ No 3 Do.. No. 4 St.Alban's, Hatfield,and Hertford Junction Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2% — South Wales ..... ...... ... 5 Swans. Sc Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 2 Taw Vale Extension ... 3 Vale of Neath 2 — Wakefield, Pontefract. & Goole 22% ... • Waterford and Kilkenny 11 .- -- .. Waterford and Limerick 27% - Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin .....- ..... 1%.... . Wexford, 11 aterford,and Valentia - Waveney Valley ..... .... 2 -— Welsh Midler(' ..2 1 ,x ..... West Riding Union 42s. 2 14% p 2% p West Cornwall Wexford and Carlow ... 3% ...... Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... .- 2 Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York and Newcastle. ... 25 .. Ditto New 4 •••••• 12 % 1 A- •••••.. 123 i Do. Preference York and North Midland 50 — Ditto % 5hare5........ 25 Do. Selby Do. Extension 2O - Ditto, Preference Do. East and West Rid ing Extension , FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian... 4 — Barbadoes 1 ...... Belgian Eastern Junctn. 2% Boulogne and Amiens... 18 ~..... Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 — Bordeaux. Toulouse, and _ Cette (Mackenzie i s) 2 .. ... Do. (Espelete's) Calais, Dunkrk,andWest Flanders Calcutta aad Diamond Harbour ....... ..... 78. Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast. I ••• ••• ......... Central of Spain ... . Ceylon ss. - Demerara Dendre Valley 4 Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish 6 .. ... 4 3 4 % East Indian ... 55. Fampoux & Hazebrouk 4 Great Indian Peninsular ss. Great Western Bengal... 55......••• Great Western Canada... 3 1 4 —' Italian and Austrian. ... 4 ... .. Jamaica S•Mid. Junction I Jersey ...... •• • • • •••••• 1 ..... Louvain 11. la Sambre „. 6 ... • ..„.. ........ Luxemb0urg„........... 4 Lyons and Avignon 2 Madras 1 Madras. Nellore, and Arcot % Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... Mauritius .. Namur and Liege Nn of France Constituted 8 ..... 13% % North Jamaica............ 1 Orleans and Vierzon 10 Orleans and Bordeaux... $ ...... Over Yssel 4l3s 4d Paris &Lyons Constituted 8 Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Constituted Ro• and Havre 20 Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 22% — Do., Branch (Blue) Do. Extension(Green) 2% Leeds a: d Thirsk — Ditto, New ... 5 Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3% — Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .... Liverp., Mnchstr& New castle Junction ...... ..... L .ndon and Blackwell. 16/. 13s. 4d 9 Do. New Ditto Extension London, Brighton, and South Coast 5O .. 59 1 4 58% Ditto, Fifths Do. Consol. Eighths Do. Guarant. 5 per et. 9 London andGreenynch 12115 s 4d — Do. Preference ...18117s 2d — .• o.idon and N. Westernloo . ..... 200 199 901...... 201 Do. Quarters D0., ao., New Ditto Fifths ..... .... 2 58'4 4 Amen Sambre and Meuse 10 •,.. Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 St Laurence k Atlantic rams and Nantes Con stituted 5 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt....... 8 Trinidad West Flanders '• 6 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Do. t . Shares (G. J.) 5 Australasia British North American 50 National of Ireland 2 2 1,E 2l «•••.••••'•• 3% 46% 12% 111% ..... 4% .... % Do. 10 , /. ( 0 :I f . o & r d B , . ) an A d . 5 Do 40/.Shares(L.Dl.) 8 — Do. 401. (M. & 13.) ... 90 ...... Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 5 .• • ••• Lo D nd o. on ". " h B.) C. 1 Cheltenham IN--. ... ........ .• ond. & S.Western 411 6e 10d 65 Do. N _ New Consol. Bths 40 Do. New Do. New _ Ditto Tenths ..... .. 5 Ditto Tenths ... ..... 4 Ditto Scrip Ditto ditto ....... .... 6 1 4 4 43 4 %.. ...... ••• 498 London and York ...... ... 2 1 ,4 374 •••• 31y Do. Extension ......... 2% 2% 2% London, Salisbury , and Yeovil ..... -.. •....... 2 1 ,4 Londonderry& Coleraine 15 ...... _ «..... Londonderry and Ennis killen ...... ... ........ ... 15 ...... ..- Lynn w nd Ely ..... .. ..... 20 Lynn and Dereham . 82 ...... ..... 15 M anc hester and Leeds Ditto % Shares . ... 3 8 ..... •••• Do. Quarters ............ 12 •••. IS , Do. Fifths ............. 5 .. • Do. Sixteenths......... 6 1 4 ...... 8% ..... .. ..... ..• Do. Extension......... 425. — ..... Do. Liver. and Bur 24 ...... - Do. do. Fifths ...... ... 1 ...... -.- Mamthester.Buxton,and Mat10ck................. 425. ...... 1 1 ,4 p l% p Manchest. &Southampt . 2 ...... 2 % 2 Midland .................100 ...... 1 30 % ... 130% Do. Fifths ............... 2 ...... 33 1 . 1 Do. New ............... 2 4 ...... 331% ..... Ditto, New ........... . 2 ..... 7 1 ,i ............ Do. Birm., and Derbyloo ...... Midland Great Western Ir i s h Newcastle sad Berwick 20 Newcastle andCarlisle...100 Newmrk et &Chesterfrd 5 1 Newport & Abergayenny 2 1 ,4 ...... Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, • , d 3: 0 Et t. r e r a r r. 13% - 8% 26 1 % 11 1 ,4 MINES. ..Real del Monte Unregd. Boat 3 o l is n. Elm(Tum.—Read Ambergate, Notting , with interest, instead of ex interest. DERBYSHIRE, S 1 AFFORDSHIREI AND WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION RAIL WAY. In pursuance of a requisition to the directors, signed by five of the proprietors of shares in the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway Company, a meeting of the, proprietors took place yes terday, at the office of the Company in Queen - squar e, Westminster, for the purpose of considering whether the Company should be carried on or dissolved. At eleven o'clock, the hour appointed for the comnires en cem nttogetherent of the business, several of the directors were pe, with a large number of the proprietors. J. SIIEE MATTOEWS, Esq., was unanimously called to the chair, and the advertiseinont calling the meeting together, and the requisition having been read by the Secretary, Dr. Mackenzie, Mr. Gilbert Lander, Mr. Joseph Causten, and Mr. Thomas Benaier were appointed scrutineers. Mr. G. D. CLARK., the agent for the requisitionists, then called upon the chairman for some explanations as to the affairs and position of the company, asserting that the parties he represented were entirely in the dark upon that subject. The CHAIRMAN observed that if they were so, it was entirely their own fault, because bad any party come to that o ffi ce and asked for information , it would have been given them without the least hesitation. Mr. CLARK having designated the observations of the Chairman as a shamefal piece of jesuitism, a long, angry, and personal discussion ensued, w hi c h terminated in The CHAIRSIA.N convincing the majority of the proprietors present, that the accusations and asser tions of Mr. Clark against the directors was totally without foundation, and inducing many who had come prepared to vote for the dissolution of the company to vote against it. The most rigid economy had been adopted by himself in parting with 1 the money of the proprietary, and their undertaking, h e was happy to say, notwithstanding the attacks that had been made against it, was , supported by such men a s Lord tlatherton ann Lord Begot; tke latter nobleman having actually consented that their line should pass through his park.—(Cheers.) Mr. FIELD thought they ought to have some f ur ther information as to the prop riet y of their going on with the undertaking. For himself, lie was convinc ed of the y present benefit of doing so, but he wa s afrai d that roan might not be so without further informatio n . The CHAIRMAN, on the question of the propriety of their going on, would read to the meeting it letter th a t had been received 'from Lord Hatherton Noble Lord stated in a much more forcible in which that manner than he could do the value of the benefits to be derived from their line. The worthy Chairman then read a letter from Lord ue Hatherton, in which that nobleman by of the line to the mining districts, stating his unhesitating belief, that while it would aff o rd, if carried out, the greatest benefits to the district s through which it passed, it would at the time yield greater remuneration to its shareholders same gain6t Eeveral gentle 6ofthe letter were greatly cheered, and Several parts this company men declared that their opinions a come into that been made. roo d m b , ee a n nd en h t e i a re rd ly t c h h e a s n t g a e te 4 m s e in n c t e s t t h h a ey t h a d been The CHAIRMAN, in answer to questions from several of the shareholders, stated that they h had d arlianient d ur i ng band to roceed with their Bill in ample funds in the next p session, even if they an Opposit ion, without calling upon the shareholders for n money.—(Cheers.) Mr. GEORGE WHITWORTH th en ~,, CATCHPOLE seconded, a resolutio n to —o ved , and Mr. company be dissolved. the effect that the Upon this question the scrutinee rs that had been ap pointed proceeded to take the vote, and the re su lt o f th eir proceedings was a most overwhe lming majority in favour of the continuance of the com pany, an d t h e direc tors proceeding to Parliament f or an Act to enable them to carry on the undertaking. 18 la 8% Lord John Russell will give a Parliamentary en tertainment on the 18th instant to the several members of the Cabinet, at his Lordship's residence in Chesham place. SIGNS OF INCREASING CIVILISATION.—Drinking less wine—subscribing for a monument to Shakspeare— admiring the cuts but cutting th e j o k es of Punc h , an d visiting the Establishment of the Messrs. Ross and Sons, of Bishopsgate-street, and selecting from their New In vent ions, articles for the Toilet, as Byr on says— . To keep relit hevltifill or ln?,ve yonnvtt:" LIBERALITY OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT.—A great deal was said at the time the French Government granted permission t o P r i nce P o li gnac , e x-minister of Charles X., to return to France, after many years' im prisonment and exile. It will scarcely be believed that the Prince, who is allowed to sojourn at Saint Germain's, a few miles from the French capital, is not allowed to visit his son, who is at college in Paris, without especial permission of the arthcritipm. TIIE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, 1847 COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MONDAT.—The unfavourable state of the weather prevented her Majesty leaving the Castle this morning. _ _ _ The Royal family were also prevented from taking their usual walking or pony exerc►se. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Colonel Seymotr, and General Bowles, left the Castle for town at nine o'clock this forenoon. His Excellency the Baron de Brunnow, and Sir Robert and Lady Peel are expected to arrive at the Castle to-day, on a visit to her Majesty. The Royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Excellency the Baron de Brunnow, the Lady in Waiting of the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, the Bishop of Oxford, and Sir Robert and Lady Peel. The band of the Scots Fusileer Guards will attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will after wards attend in the Castle. His Royal Highness Prince Albert arrived at Bucking ham Palace at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, from the Pad dington terminus of the Great Western Railway. His Royal Highness was attended by the Hon. Colonel Phipps. General Bowles, and Colonel Seymour. The Prince left the Palace soon after one o'clock, attended by his ruite, on his return to Windsor Castle. Lord John Russell will give a full dress dinner to a numerous party of Members of the House of Commobs, on Mor.day the 18th of the present month, at his official residence in Downing-street. - Mr. Ward had an interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Sir Robert and Lady Peel lett their residence in Whitehall•gardens yesterday, for Windsor Castle, on a visit to the Queen. Dispatches - were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office, for the Governors of the North American provinces. His Excellency the Farl of Elgin, Governor-General of Canada, and suite ' left Farrance's Hotel, Upper Bel grave-street, yesterday, for Liverpool, en route, for America. According to accounts received from Newmarket, Mr. Meynell's Derby colt died at Newmarket about a fort night ago. We have since been informed that it was a yearling filly that " has gone the way of all flesh," and that Severna is still in the land of the living. The first samples of sugar from Brazil, under the new law were exhited last week at the office of Mr. Bramley Moore ; and as the sugar crop of this year in Brazil is most abundant, large imports may be expected. —Liverpool Mercury. Lady Sale has administered to the property in this country of her late husband, Colonel Sir Robert H. Sale G.C.8., who died intestate. The personally in Englatui was estimated for duty at 6,0001. Disc PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.—The tenth anni versary of the above society was celebrated at the Crown Commercial Inn on Tuesday, the 29th ult., with great hilarity, by a large assemblage of gentlemen, tradesmen, and amateur performers of the town and neighbourhood, when several instrumental pieces, judiciously selected from the works of Haydn, Jullien, &c., were admirably performed, which being interspersed with glees, songs &c., chosen for the occasion, and sung with considerable Frigates taste and precision, elicited the warineat applause, and appeared greatly to interest all present. The chair was ably filled by Mr. Thomas Farrow, whose urbanity and good humour tended- materially to enliven the company, and keep them together till a late hour. The dinner and wine,' were served no in " mine host's" usual good stile, and the whole went off with great eclat, and gave general satisfaction. The national anthem was sung, in grand chorus, at the conclusion, after which the gen tlemen retired t o t h e i r respect i ve homes, highly de lighted with the arrangements and entertainments of the MEMOlR edin S eso o ci GENERAL h 7e hhee devotion—the P h E a r y e E. evening. —F rom our Di ss C orrespondent. u T s t h reser single nd i s et a hhae c ta b r a itt r e md is. a 'n iffi th cu es it e t m o r r r i s h , e w . ness of the man—his disinterested love of country, are circumstances that make his history of his own life— comprehending the events of the Neapolitan revolution rrreesaedu. EnglishWh cabinetth e s e i t iis memoirsimpossible may have u brought about by him se lf — more i nteresting than any romance epeonwetheeve to foretell; but thi s ma y b e sa id , that they will give impetus to liberal principles, which the very safe and ati selfish spirit of the great European powers will be very reluctant to recogni ze . W e wou ld h ave L ord Palmerston read this book, that he may decide whether the honour of England, at this moment in his k . coping, can subsist with a truckling to Austria. CALEDONIAN ASYLUM.—On New Year's-day the children of this national and patriotic institution, which was incorporated in 1815, for supporting and educating the children of soldiers, sailors, and mariners, natives of Scotland, who have died or been disabled in the service of their country, &c., were regaled to the number of 130 with a plentiful desert of wines, negus, twelfth cake, and oranges, in addition to their usual substantial fare. The entertainment having been given by the principal pro moters and founders of the juvenile band of this estab lishment as a reward for their surprising progress in in strumental and pipe music, and for the general improve ment and good conduct of themselves and the other children of both sexes in the schools, several of the di rectors and friends of the charity attended to witness their conviviality and happiness, and a more pleasing or a more lively animating scene could not well be ima• gined. The large dining hall of the boys school was tastefully fitted up for the occasion, with flags and ever greens, by the officers of the institution who had only one day's notice to prepare, and the whole arrangements, together with the unmixed joy and hilarity that pre,- Tailed, appeared to convey to the minds and feelings of all present the most hearty satisfaction. After dinner the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given by the chairman, who was senior' boy in the school, and who conducted himself with great propriety, each toast and sentiment being duly responded to by the guests, and their excellent band with precision and effect. The entertainment was terminated by the• pipers, playing their fair companions in grand procession back to their own hall, where the dance and reel was commenced, and kept up with excellent spirit for an hour or two, when the whole entertainment finally concluded at six o'clock in the evening. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES R&u.WAT.—On Friday an accident of a serious character occurred at the Cheabunt station, by which one of the signal men in the service of the company mot with an instantaneous death. The unfortunate man, whose name is George Pivett, had, it appeared, been appointed to the Cheshunt station but a few days. On the day in quese Lion, a few moments before the afternoon express down train passed the station, he was seen by the station master in the act of passing over the rails, and imme diately after his signal lamp was discovered lying be tween the rails of the down e, and Pivett was found m it lin Ile was quite dead, his lying some 40 yards fro head was dreadfully crushed, and the train seemed to have passed over one of his legs. From the position the body was found it, it was evidently the buffer of the engine which had caught and carried him the distance described. An inquest has since been held on the body, and a verdict of " Accidental death" returned. The Earl of Elgin, Governor-General of the Canadrts left yester day for Liverpool, F r ont whence he will take his departure to-day for tho place of his destination. The Noble Earl will be accompanied by his aides-de-camp, Lieutenant A. Egerton, son of the Earl of Ellesmere, and Lieutenant the lion. Egremont Lascelles, son of the Earl of Ilarewood. lids Lordship was closetted some time on Sunday afternoon with Lord :rohe Rneanll at... 4 MO Grey. - - NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ! mending, left Woolwich on Tuesday for Herne-bay, and THE CHINA SQUADRON. returned to this port on Wednesday. The movements of the squadron, during the past The Antelope steam-vessel, built at Blackwell, is com month have been somewhat mysterious to many, who pleted by the contractors, and ready for trial. expected that it was the admiral's intention to pay a The Rifleman and Sharpshooter steam• vessels are visit to Japan before resigning his command on this sta- , nearly ready for trial. The one is built of iron and the Lion. The fleet left Hong-Kong, as before reported, on other of wood, and each fitted with engines of 200-horse the 30th of A ugust , on a cruise for the benefit of the power, and fitted with screw propellers, to ascertain the seamen's health, amongst whom much sickness was p re . comparative merits of iron and wooden vessels propelled Yelling; we are happy to learn that the sickness is fast by engines of that power, the Minx and Teazer steam disappearing under the beneficial effect of the change of vessels, on similar principles, having been built to test temperature they have for some time past enjoyed at the merits of the screw propeller, with 100-horse power Chusan. On the 16th instant the Wolf, Commander each. Gordon, arrived from the Yang-tse-kiang, and is now The Oberon steam-vessel, described in the Navy List undergoing some repairs preparatory to her voyage as building at Deptford, but in reality built by Messrs. home, her period of service having expired. The Scout, Rennie, at their premises, is to be launched to-morrow Commander Loring, we believe, reliev es h er , On t h e (Saturdo, and will be afierviards fitted with her ma !lst instant the Ringdove, Sir W. Home, arrived from chinery as soon as possible. Amoy, at which port the Espeigle is still stationed. On The Centaur steam-frigate, in charge of Mr. Davy, the 26th the Dardalus and Vestal entered the harbour, master, R.N., and ~ party of 50 men, will leave this port the former vessel having the Admiral on board ; his for Portsmouth in the course of next we, k. Excellency left the Agincourt at Chusan on the 10th I The Sidon steam frigate, Captain Henderson, C. 8., instant, and proceeded on a visit to the Loochoo Islands, is to have her defects made good at Portsmouth, the whence he has recently arrived. The Agincourt. is starting gear being on a new plan, and found not to daily expected to make her appearance. During the answer. month the Wolverine has been stationed at Canton ; she i The Terrible steam-frigate. Captain Ramsey, has arrived here on the 27, Commander Clifford havi ng b een , been taken into dock at Chatham, and is not expected appointed to the steamer Spiteful, and about to resign to be brought to Woula ich as was originally contem hit command of the brig to Lieutenant Hay, of the plated on her arrival at Sheerness. Vestal. On the 19th the troop•ship Sapphire, master I The Penelope stearn•frignte, Captain Glfard, will commanding Fittock - , arrived from Shanghae and de- leave Portsmouth in a few days fur the west coa-t of parted again for WhamPosa where she still remains. Africa, there to receive on board Commodore Sir Charles The United States corvette Vincennes, arrived at this Ifutham, K.C.8., who will hoist his broad pendant in port on the :2th, from Japan. She sailed the following this vessel. day for Macao. Mr. Edward M'Avoy, who has been for many years employed in the store-house at this yard, has be. n ap , pointed head-master of the apprentice school about to be formed in the Woolwich Dockyard. Vessels in the Harbour— William and Mary yacht, Amphion and Centaur steam-frigates, Porcupine, Black Eagle, Lightning, Charon, Teazer, and Minx steam vessels; Mastiff, Woodlark, and Plover surveying vessels; Cockatrice, victualling transport ship, and Sulphur depot. In the Basin—Medea, Geyser, Rosamond, Ariel, Gorgon, Monkey, Niger, Janus, Avon, Dwarf, Tartarus, and Growler steam-vessels. In Dock—The Vixen steam-vessel. MALTA, DEC. 26. DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON. At Lisbon, the Hibernia, 104, bearing the flag of Vice- Admiral Sir William Parker, the Commander-in •Chief; the Amazon, 26, and Phoenix war-steamer. At Gibral tar, the Virago war-steamer. At Malta, the Ceylon, 12, receiving-ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, second in command and Superintendent of Malta Dockyard; the Spartan, 26; the Bonetta, 3, surveying brigantine; the Bloodhound, Jackal, and Locust, steam-sloops, and Wee Pet steam-tug. On SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. their way to Malta, from the lonian Islands and Patras, TATTERSALL'S—MONDAY. the Spitfire steam-sloop; and from Beyrout, the Incon- The extraordinary number of entries for the Chester stant, 36. At Corfu, the Meteor steam-sloop. At the Cup have failed as yet to give any impulse to specula- Pirmus of Athens, the Fantome, 16; and on her way tion; only a few horses having been backed yesterday, thence to Malta, the Research, cutter, surveying tender. and those only in small sums. The Derby betting was At Beyrout, the Harlequin, 16, and Hecla war-steamer limited, and entirely without influence on the market. Mail Stearn-packets.--At Malta, the Volcano. On The principal bets were 15 to 2 to 1751. against Van her way to Malta from Trieste, the Ardent 1t Trieste, Tromp, 13 and 14 to lto between 2001. and 300/. agst the Trident; and at Marseilles, the Flamer. Epirote, 1,700 to 100 against Planet, 1,000 to 30 and Peninsular and Oriental Company's Mediterranean 35 to Ito 250 L agst Lunedale, 50 to Ito 75L agst Chris- Steam-packets.—At Malta, the Ariel and the Achilles; topher, 1,000 to 20 three times agst Projectile, and 1,000 and on her way to Malta from Southampton, the Pottinger. to 15 about a dozen times agst War Eagle. For the Between Constantinople and Trebizond, the Erin. On Oaks Clementine and Miami were backed for 501. each, -her way to Southampton from Malta, the Rippon, and and the Farmer's Daughter for about 150/. at 12 to 1, from the continental ports of Italy the Montrose, and at her backer very anxious to go on. The closing prices Southampton the Oriental, Haddington, Tiber, Tagus, will be found to agree with the transactions enumerated. Royal Tar, and the Iberia. - n INIPTROPOLITAW HANDICAP STAKES. . PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY. 1000 to 20 agst Mr. Robinson's Morpeth—taken We are rquested to acknowledge the receipt of the fol. TWO THOUSAND GIPLNEAS STAKED. lowing sums on behalf of the widow and family of the late Offers to take 5 to 1 about Planet Lieut. W. P. Green, R.N.:—By Mrs. Captain Pasco, of CHESTER Cr?. the Victory, from Mr. Charles Stokes, 65, Brook-street, 1500 to 30 agst Captain Pewit's Newcourt—taken and Hanover-square, 1/. Is.; Mr. Page Nicol Scott, of Norwich, afterwards offered 1 1. Is.• by our correspondent, from Messrs. Shaw, Maxwell,. 1000 to 20 apt Mr. Dawson's Crim Con—ditto ditto and do., wine merchants and freight agents. London, 21.25. 2000 to 40 agst Sir C. Cockerells's Duke of Richmond.-ditto , The following is the state of the Navy for the current 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Wilson's Punch—taken 1000 to 15 agst Mr. llesseltine's Fitzallen—taken year ; also showing the number of officers on the lists of 1000 to 15 agst Lord Eglinton's Eryx—taken several times the last three years, and contrasting the force therein 1000 to 15 agst Mr. B. Green's The Lamb—taken r exhibited with that employed the first year after the 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Wall's Crown Prince—taken 1 war . 1000 to 15 agst Mr. M e ikl a m' s B annoc kb urn 1000 to /0 ag a t Mr. S m i t h' s M as t er D ownes —t a k en (We have not thou g ht it necessary to quote a few 5/. bets on this event and the Met r op o lit an H an di cap ). Flag Officers DARBY. I Retired ditto Captains and retired ditto, 15 to 2 agst Lord Eglint o n' s V an T romp —t an d a ft o ff 12 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes' s Epirote—l3 t o 1 t a k en f ree l y all classes 17 to 1 agat Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken Commanders and retired, of a 25 to 1 agst Mr. Alostyn's Gtentilt—t and aft offered classes Lieutenants 33 to 1 agst Lord Caledon's Wanota—take 40 t o 1 Masters . 35 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Lunedale—taken and aft offered i 35 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Allertonian—take 40 to 1 Marine Officers ..... ..... 40 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart—taken and Medical Officers afterwards offered Pursers 45 to 1 apt Mr. W. Scott's. Christopher—taken Naval Instructors 45 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Bingham—take 50 to 1 Chaplains • 45 to 1 agat Lord Stradbroke's Marpessa colt—t 50 to 1 Mates 45 to 1 agst Sir R. PigotesConyngliam—taken Second Masters 50 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Projectile—taken Passed Clerks 50 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Liberator 1000 to 15 agst Mr. G. Moore's The Rewer—taken •-• _ 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle—taken freely 66 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Gabbler—take 1000 to 10 s a n 1000 to 10 agst Mr. Sittledale's Whetstone—taken. 671 OAKS. '1 as 10 to 1 agst Mr. Payns's Clementina—taken 1 . 10 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Slander—offered hips 12 to 1 agst J. Day's Farmers Daughter— taken freely hips 16 to 1 agst J. Hawley's Miami—taken. 50 g CIESTICK CUP. d di The following additional nominations reached us yes . , terday afternoon : .. Black Strap I Satyr Buttress Roderick. ••• Driffield ••• •.• The entire entry is either 176 or 177. 12 are named for the Two-yr Old Stakes ; 18 for the Chesterfield Stakes ; 32 for Lord Westminster's Plate ; 49 for the Cheshire Stakes ; and fi for the Eaton Stakes—all in 1847 ; 27 for the Dee Stakes, in 1848 ; 31 for the Cas trian Stakes, in 1849 ; 23 for the Leviathan Stakes, Autumn Meeting, 1847 ; and 30 for a similar Stake, in 1848. 1816. 1845. 1846. 1847 894 3,776 693 1,336 1,537 957 1,137 2,528 432 741 970 485 46 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. HULL, JANUARY 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—To-day a decided improvement has taken place in our market, both as regards the quotations and the amount of business done. Northern Counties Union and London and Yorks ReFistereil were much inquired for. The sales are—North British Extension (scrip), 19s. p.— Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., 14s. 6d. dis.—Fleetwood, Pres ton, and West Riding, % p.—Great Northern (London and York), 3/. ls.—Leeds and Thirsk, 3 / 4 dis.—North-Western, 16s. p.—North Staffordshire, 4% p.—Northern Counties Union, 33st 6d,—West Riding Union, 41. 6s.—Manchester 6.nd Southampton, dis. EDINBURGH, DECEMBER 31. Total ... 10,487 STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 25/. 108.- Airdrie and Bathgate, 4/. Bs.-Arbroath and Forfar, 281.- Ditto, Halves, 15/. 55.-Armagh and Portrush, 6s. 6d.- Ayr and Galloway, 1 1. 6s. 6d.-Caledonian, 30/.-Ditto, New, 2/. 175.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 2'. 55.-Clydes dale Junction, 391. 55.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 11. 155.-Deeside Railway, 3/. 55.-Direct Northern. 21. 12s. 6d. -Dunblane, Doune, and Callander, 11. 155.-Dundee and Arbroath, 45/. ex new-Ditto. New. No. I. 341.-Ditto. New, 1 No. 2, 291.-Dundee and Perth, 28/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 141. 55.-East of Fife, 2/. 17s. 6d.-East Lothian Central, 3/.- Edinburgh and Bathgate, 31.-Edinburgh and Glasgow. 771. It -Ditto ' Halves, 211.-Ditto, Quarters, 19/. 55.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 211.-Ditto, Preference, 211. 12s. 6d.- Edinburgh and Northern, 151. 15s. sd. ex new-Ditto, New, 5/.-Ditto, Newport, 6/. 7s. ex new-Ditto, ditto, New, 31. 135.-Edinburgh and Perth, U. 15s. 6d.-Ditto, 31. 55.- Glasgow and Ayrshire, 691.-Ditto, New Stock, 38/. 155.- Ditto, Quarters, 17/. is 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 9 1. -Glasgow, ` Dumfries, and Carlisle, 6/. 9s. 6d.-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 1/. 165.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 411.-Ditto, Quarters, 101.-Glasgow General Terminus, 121-Glasgow and Greenock, 17/.-Ditto, Half Shares, 81. 10s.-Ditto, Preference, 81. 55.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 41. 17s. 6d.-Great North of England, 2381.-Great North of Scotland, 31.-Great Western, 126/.-London, Bristol, and South Wales,'l/. 3s. 61.-London and York, 2/. 155.-Ditto, Extensions (scrip), 21. 10s.--Manchester and Leed., 1051,- Ditto, Sixteenths, 81.-Ditto, Extensions, 3/. 75.-New castle and Berwick, 351.-North British, 36/. 2s. 6d.- Ditto, Halves, 151. IN.-Ditto, Thirds, 3/. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, Quarters, 3/. lls.-Ditto, ditto, New, scrip, 1/. lls.-Ditto, Fifths, 71.-Scottish Central, 21/. 155.-Scottish Grand June. tion, 1/. 35.-Scottish Midland, 141 17s. 6d.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 155.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 61. 16s. 3d.-Ditto, New, 11-Stirling and Dunfermline, 31. 18s. -Stirling and Midland, 21. 10s.-Strathern Junction, 4/. ss. 6d.-Wishaw and Coltness, 491.-York and Newcastle, 38/. ex new-Ditto, New, 151. 55.-Ditte, Preference, 71. 12s. 6d.-Direct Bombay and Madras, ss. 3d.-East Indian Railway, 1 ls. 6d.-Great North of India. 4s. 3d.-Great Southern of Madras, 55.-Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, 3s. 3d. GLASGOW, DECEMBER 31 . 1,224 2,448 449 824 975 498 49 103 7,828 17,876 7,940 The " official" list shows a number of ships and vessels of all classes amounting to 671 ; of this number 275 are in commission and employed as under : Ships of the line, sea-going ... 13 Ships of the line, as troop ships ... 2 Ships of the line, as guard ships ... 4 19 Frigates, large, from 36 to 50 guns ... 15 Small, including surveying and discovery Store depots ... ... 10 —5O Sloops, of from 6to 20 guns... ... 58 Miscellaneous of all classes ... 44 STEAM VESSELS. Frigates... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 Sloops... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 27 All other classes ; including packets ... 62 104 SHIPS COMMISSIONED DURING THE PAST YEAR. Line of battle ships 1 I Brigs ... ... 12 Frigates ... I Steamers ... 23 Corvettes ... ... 4 1 Troop ships ... ... 10 Total STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ayr and Galloway, 365. 6d.—Caledonian, New, 53s.—Caledonian and Dumbar tonshire Scrip, 455. ; Stock, 42s.—Dundee and Perth, 27% —Ditto, New, 141. ls. 6d., 141.—East Indian, lls.—East Lothian Central, 575. 6d.—Edinburgh and Northern, 15% —Ditto, New, 725. 6d.—Edinburgh and Perth, 61s.— Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 69%—Ditto, Halves, Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 61. 7s.—Glasgow and Greenock, 17% Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 4t. 18s.—Glasgow, Airdrie. and Monkland Junction, 705. Great Indian Peninsular, 6s. 6d.—Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 50s.—Manchester and Southampton. Ms.—Midland, Halves, 714—Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet, 65s.—Scottish Central, 21 3 / 4 —Scottish Grand Junction, 225. —Stirling and Dunfermline, 74s —Stirlingshire and M i idland Junction, 535. —Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltness. 52—Wishaw and Coltness, 501.—York and Newcastle, Preference, 7%. PAID OFF. ... ... ... s,Schooners, &c. Corvettes .. ... Brigs •• • ••• A TURKISU `TICK-CONSUL IN MANC ESTER.- Notwithstanding the extensive commerce carried on between Manchester and the Turkish empire, and the number of Greek and Amenian subjects of the Porte resident here, the town has been until now destitute of a consular agent from that country. It will be seen, however, from an advertisement which appears in another column, that a Turkish Vice-Consul, Abdullah Ydlibi, has been appointed, and is now resident here, being, 41Steam-vessels ... ... 4 ... ... 15 - we believe, the only Mahommedan inhabitant of the town.—Manehester Guardian. DREADFUL EFFECTS OF THE LUCIFER MINUFAC-• TURE.—A case has occurred for the fourteenth time, in Nuremberg, of the removal of the lower jaw -bone, in consequence of disease, from persons working in lucifer match manufactories. The disease usually attacks girls who, for trifling wages (2s. per week), ri>k the loss of their health. The physicians have not hitherto been able to find any means of cure for this disease; when the jaw bone is once attacked, however slightly, the malady is incurable, and the bone must be removed. In this last case, the girl had left the factory above six months, dur ing which time she had been at service in another town, before the jaw showed symptoms of disease. During the operation she suffered the extremest agony. Govern ment ought to take this subject into its earnest consi• deration.—Hatnburgh paper. CATHOLIC CHURCH DISCIPLINE IN PRUSSIA.-- The Journal des Debats publishes the following letter, dated Breilau (Prussian Silesia), the 16th inst.:—" On Saturday last the Prince Archbishop of Bre,lau, M. de Diepenbrock, visited the convent of the Brothers of Mercy, in our city, whose principal occupation consists in attending to the sick in the vast hospital attached to their establishment. The prelate found that the monks, far from attending to the severe regulations of their order, lived at their ease in a truly mundane fashion. Being perfectly indignant at such a violation of mo nastic rule, the Archbish( p addressed a severe admoni tion to the friars, and summoned them to adhere in future strictly to the statutes of their order. The pre late ordered all the objects of comfort and luxury which were in the convent, such as sofas, couches, carpets, curtains, dressing gowns, furs, slippers, &c„ to be forth with sold by auction for account of the funds of the convent. The same day M. de Diepenbrock appointed his chaplain inspector of the monastery, and enjoined him to catch that the rules of the order should be strictly observed. In consequence of these measures several of the monks gave quitted the convent and have rented lodgings in the town, and the principal phy sician of the hospital of the convent has tendered his re signation. PRAYER MEETING ON DONKEYS.—At one of the monthly concerts in Bo.ton, ce, Sabbath evening last, some account was given of the revival of religion among the Nestorians, in connexion with the missions of the American Board of Ooroomiah and its vicinity. During the heat of the summer the seminary, in which are about forty young men in a course of education, was re moved from the valley of Ooroomiah to the heights of Mount Seir. The students, who had before found it difficult to find places of retirement for the performance of their private devotions, were often discovered, at their new place of residence, communing with God in secret among the rocks and the hills of Mount Seir. It was also stated that, on a previous occasion, as some of the Nestorian converts were tray. lling from village to village they held a prayer meeting on their donkeys—a novel, but not uninteresting mode of social worship; showing that when religion takes hold of the heart, times, and places, and circumstances, are made to contribute, with wonderful facility, to promote the work of God in the soul.—New York Evangelist. DESTITUTION IN DINGWALL.—III Dingwall a con siderable amount of destitution prevails among the lower classes—those especially who depend upon good weather for any work they can obtain. For want of firing, i n one or two instances, families are subsisting on raw vege tables, others have to burn pieces of their furniture to counteract, in some slight degree, the cold of the season. —bererness Courier. CHARACTER OF GEORGE THU THIRD.--" The child was father to the man." Thesan;eTaeillity in im bibing foolish prejudices—the stme obstinacy in adher ing to them—the same want of frankness in his inter course with men, and the same want of charity in his religious principles—the same strength of memory for those who offended him, and the same brooding sullen ness against those who opposed his will—which bad been observed in the boy, were manifest in the king. Tbus it happened, that for several years he made the punishment of Wilkes a darling project of his Govern ment; that, when that mock patriot grew tired of brawl ing, the subjection of America became the prevailing ob ject of the royal pulley; and that, at a later period, the exclusiim of Irish people from the privileges of the con stitution absorbed his narrow intellect, and grew I into a passion. Thus, too, it happened that on the oc casion of the repeal of the Stamp Act in 1T67, and on the proposal of Mr. Fox's India Bill in 1784, the osten sible Ministers of the Crown were treated with reserve and dissimulation, while the Lords of the Bedchamber i and the party of the King's friends received their pri vate instructions to oppose the measure to which the Royal sanction had apparently been given. The treat. meet of Lord Granville and Lord Grey, in 1807, on the 1 subject of the Roman Catholics, was marked by similar ' I reserve, and not very dissimilar intrigues. Thus, tco, 1 it happened, that statesmen of great weight in Por i 1 liament were for many years excluded from the King's [ , councils by the obstinacy of personal resentment, or the I antipathies of an uncharitable temper, -- Lord John R0c.,71, 6 Troopers, &c. LAUNCHED. 3lSteam-vessels Frigates Brigs ... Total Total ... ... 21 BROKEN UP. Line-of-battle ship - 1 Schooner ... 1 Frigate 1 Steamer ... 1 Corvette 1 Lost (sloop Osprey) ... 1 Brigs ••• ... ~. 2 Total ... 8 A court-martial is ordered to assemble at nine o'clock on Tuesday morning, on board the St. Vincent, to try Mr. Beattie, Assistant-Surgeon of the Daphne, on a charge of insubordination preferred by his captain. Oa the 22d of December the Daphne experienced a heavy gale, amounting to a hurricane, in lat. 46d. 55m. N., long. 7d. 53m. W., in which she lost her quarter boats, spanker-boom, life buoy, and sails. On Thursday afternoon last, while in stays, between three and four o'clock, she took the ground off St. Catherine's, and re mained stranded about twenty minutes, but ultimately came off without sustaining any apparent damage. A pilot afterwards conducted the vessel safely to Spithead. The Athol, from Barbadors and Bermuda, left Ber muds, on the 12th ult. On the 22d,, in lat. 47d. 16m., long. 24d. 7m., experienced a very heavy gale from W. to W.N.W. She has brought Captain Markland's com pany of Royal Artillery from Barbadoes ; from Ber muda, Major Wilson's company, with Lieutenants Biddolph, Wragge, King, and Dr. Hassard ; also Capt. York's company of Sappers and Miners ; Lieutenant Garston, of the 20th Regiment, on leave ; Mr. Robins, Paymaster and Purser of Hermes ; and Captain Noble, late of the Vindictive, on promotion. The Hound, 10, Commander Wood, left Ascension on the Bth of November, for St. Helena. The Styx steam-sloop, Commander Chada, captured a slaver in September last, called the Rolla, which, althoagh not having any slaves on board at the time, was fitted for their reception. She was sent to St. Helena for ad- j udication. - The Geyser steam-sloop, Commander Brown, fitting at Woolwich, is destined for the East India station, to relieve the Spiteful ; the Rosamond steam-sloop, Com mander Foote, at th same place, will go to the Cape of 'Good Hope, to relieve the Thunderbolt ; and the Medea, Commander Hammond, is expected to proceed to the West India station, to relieve the Hermes. • • Extract of a letter from the President, 50, dated Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, October, 12, 1846: " We saw all the squadron at the Mauritius; the Cleo patra has lost two lieutenants, and our only two mates, Gough and Didham, were promoted into her. She has gone to cruise in the Mozambique again. The Helena has been very sickly; she lost 32 men on her last cruise, but none of her officers. The Captain (Sir C. Ricketts, Bart.), nearly died with the fever. The Helena was the only ship we did not see at the Mauritius, the Thunder bolt not having seen her in the Mozambique when she went up to order all the ships to meet the Admiral at the Mauritius. All idea of going to Madagascar is given up; they find it is of no use; so we had our cruise for nothing. The Nimrod is ordered upon this station to fill the Mutine's place." The reserve battalion of the 36th Regiment were em- barked yesterday by the Echo steam-tug and the Lively lighter, at Clarence-yard, and taken to Spithead, where they were put on board the Vengeance, 84, Captain S. Lushington, and that ship sailed this morning for Cork. The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert was docked yesterday in the dock from which the Edinburgh, steam guardship was removed the previous day. That noble ship, the Nelson, 120, which has for so long a series of years (32) laid neglected in this harbour, until she was recently brought forward as an advanced ship, is, we hope, in a fair way of taking the post of the ordinary guardship, but efficient forservice.W to that e must only go by signs, as we have not he ar d _ anything effect, but seen her brought down the harbour, and placed pro tern. alongside the Victorious hulk, we ima gine such a demonstration is no t for nothing. The Mutine, 12, Commander Tryon, is ordered to the Chops of the Channel to relieve the windbound. WooLWICN, JAN. I.—Her Majesty's steam-vessel Fairy, tender to the royal steam yacht Victoria and Albert, was taken up to Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare's "'premises at Blackwell to-day, for the purpose of stop ping a leak. The Avon steam vessel, recently returned from the west coast of Africa, and paid off at Woolwich, is again commissioned by Commander Otter, of the Sparrow, employed on the surveying service on the coast of Scot land. The Avon will have a complement of 53 men, in cluding the crew of the Sparrow, who have been trans ferred to her, and she will proceed to the west coast of Scotland to finish the survey previously carried on in the Sparrow. The Mastiff surveying vessel, Master Commander G. Thomas, was paid off at Woolwich on Saturday last, and she will be re-commissioned to-morrow by Commander Bccher, who will command her and her tender, the Wood lark. The Porcupine steam-vessel, Captain Bullock, has had her defects made good, and it is expected she will proceed L to Ireland next week. Tbo T.izlitning. 0 ,, nn7-rr,cel. Mr. Petplr. lroctor rnm, ays ab the '6th b. the the that out. 845, r C. nen, nore rith here the ttary iture how. 'our ioirn most Ision. )pted sub- I