The Sun. — London, England, 1857-01-29 00:00:00

61401 1 1 rieita hi,tus Another account says : About half-past eleven o'clock last &ght (the 15th), Admiral Seymour, looking out of higi bedroom window, saw some Chinese with flambeaux and fire balls setting fire to the remains of the Chinese houses in Thirteen and Factory-street, in rear of 'Messrs. Dent and Co's. A light south wind was blowing at the tune, and the flam e s eoon crowded to windward into New Chinese btreot—ths want of water, tide being low, rendering it quite impossible to put a stop to them. By daylight the fire was at its height, approaching the ruins of Hog lane. At ten o'clock it was determined to blow up the Par nonage-honsen in crier to keep the fire from the British factories—the windows of the Oriental 13,nk and Mes4.s. Holiday, Wise, and Co.'s, notwithstanding, being kepi in a " only by the constaw, pouring on nf water --the hose ably directed b) the Hon. Captain Cochrane and Captain Hall. The Lilly leaves at three, and will report the fire as having consumed everything west of the British Factories, as far as One or Two Streets beyond Mociqua-street, say from Hog-lane to the lately Pulled down Transit Duty lower hoa.e—exeepting only the front parts of Mein.r.i. Russell and Co.'s house, and of Mr. Fi , -cher's, together with the Club House, and the house in Teh-hing-kie lately occupied by Messrs. Angier and Allanson. To the above we have to add that—When the Postal Steamer Thistle left, every factory was more or less in flames, and sadly, Mr. Odiorne T. Lane, Second Assist ant in the British C nisulate, had just met his death by the fall of a house on him. The Strait Times and Singapore Journal, of December 23, states that its latest advices from Canton mention that " the British were pouring shot and shell into the city, which place, it was expected, would be completely destroyed in a few days." oy): : q. of t.le Over- The follouing letter describes the capture of the French Folly Fort : Dec. 4.—The Encounter and Barracouta having moved down last evening below the Dutch Folly Fart, taking advantage of high water, took up a good position at day light this morning, within 1,000 yards of the French Folly Fore—o eine to the shalleeness of the water they could not get nearer. They were anchored head and stern, so as to engage the starboard broadsides. The armed boats accompanying the ships were placed on the port sides, ready to shove off at a moment's notice, under the orders of Captain T. Wilson, Winches - er. The Fort showed signs of active life,—the BraVes plant ing their fl ags on th e parapets, and removing the mat ting which before hid from our view the muzz!es of their well laid guns. A little after 6 o'clock the Barracouta and Encounter opened fire with shells, the Dutch Folly at the same time assisting under the command of Corn- Modore the Hon. C. B. Elliot. Each shell told with dan gerous precision, quickly replied to by the French Fort, Which fired shot and shell, quickly and steadily fired. one of the former struck the Barracouta's paddle wheel, carrying away an iron beam a considerable distance, and a shell passed into the cabin of Lieut. Gib. s on in the Encounter, through the dressing-room of Captain O'Callaghan, and finally rested amongst the crockery ware in his pantry. The missile which took Such an eccentric course was a shell seven inches in dia meter, of European or American casting. The firing was maintained on both sides for a considerable period, the heavy shot from the B a r r ac o ut a ' s 84 an d E ncoun t er ' s 68 knocking * down a considerable portion of the western end. The fort to all appearance being silenced, the boats Pushed off, and on nearing the fort formed a line abreast, and w hen within 500 Yards commenced a rapid firing Min the bow guns through the embrasures. The fort reserved its fire till this moment, when the boats were i mitated by a thick discharge of grape, langridge, and rocket s . O ne of the latter, as it came h i ssing along, illed a fine fellow, a marine belonging to the Sybille. at the s ame ti me a' party of Chinese mounted the walls, "roe waving flags, others discharging their jingale, their S hots splintering many of the cars or striking the boats, w ounding, however, oily three of our men. Nothing daunted onward and steadily went the well-manned boats, pouring grape and canister through the ernbra aures,the marines keeping up a constant fire of musketry. The Chinese held then position till the boats were within a, few yard s o f th e wa ll, w h en , w ith th ree bud c h eers, the attacking party leaped from their beats, and entersd the embrasures as best they could. The first that entered with Union Jack in band was the Hon. Captain Cocb- , retie, immediately followed by Captains Wilson and Penrose, Lieuts. Bush and Burton. The fort taken, and a strong b dy of Marines, posted On the walls, a party cf Artil:ery, under Captains Rotten and Twiss, R.A., with some blue jackets, proceeded to rnine the fort, whilst another party of Marines took pos session of the Six-gun battery to the right of it, and turned the guns on some buildings of an ufficial charac ter, rendering them perfectly useless for some time to come. There was a sand-bag battery on the left too, and this the boats' guns completely demolished. A body of Chinese soldiers amounting to about 2,000 men collected on a rising ground about a mile's distance from the fort. From this position they were dislodged by some shells from_ the Barracouta, which threw sonic also into the square fort near Gough's Fort. The Chinese attent ptsd a diversion by appearing in large numbers in the breach opposite the Dutch Folly. Lieut. Dent, with two 10- inch mortars caused them to retire, and he was lucky enough to blow up their magazines within the city walls, and set fireto some building to the right of the Viceroy's " ratnun. The mines being ready for firing at 12 o'clock, noon, the boats moved off to a safe distance, when soon "Mmenced a series of terrific explosions, seventeen in raeraber ; large masses of granite were hurled to a consi derable distance from the fort ; some fell through the ho u es in the rear, others struck the water, causing a Peculiar sharp sound. The once strong fort was laid in a heap of ruins ; the " oldest inhabitant" of Canton Would not recognise its once " familiar face" again.. It 1 48 a compact and strong building, the walls of granite 12 feet thick. 27 guns were mounted. The houses in the interior were iu ruins from the effect of the shell and shot, and the tents torn in pieces. Some of the dead toeu found lying near the guns had lighted matches near t hem. I saw but three dead and four wounded within the Walls ; these the Chinese had not time to remove. A vv were lying without the walls, and some had secreted t hemselves in a corner within. The boats then repaired to the Coromandel for an h our. and returned with artill er y an d Bl ue J ac k e t s t o destroy the guns. A rocket party from H.M.S. Niger, In charge of the first lieutenant, was stationed on shore, and soon commanded good practice. The Barracouta's u k Paddle -boat Lieut. Bush, and Sybille's pinnac e , un d er r. H d son, both lay off to protect the working party. ha discharge of matchlocks from the windows of houses stretching away to the eastward was fired on the boats, and was returned with shells which set fire to a thick ro w of houses. A good stiff breeze from the N.E.fanned the fl ames , w hi c h stopped not till they reached a broad creek. Barraoouta threw some shells into the city behind th e e as t ga t e . Th e effect could not be seen' The guns were eff ec t ua lly d estroyed; the entire affair . finished to the satisfaction of the Commander-i n -Chi e f , and the boats ret urne d t o th e i r respective ships. It is gratifying to reflect that all the undertakings of Sir Michael Seymour have been crowned with signal sue cess, and with few casualties. Undertaken with thought fulness and foresight, they were executed with prompt *Ws, decision, and gallantry. Yesterday a gloom wee cast-over the spirits of all res Sidin g at Canton by the distressing and fatal accident which befel poor Captain Cowper, R.E. A large beam fell across his back whilst superintending the removal of some houses, injuring his spine so much that he lingered but two hours. His intellectual faculties were Perfectly clear t o th e l ast moment. He knew he was dying. The Rev. Mr. Gray was some time with him, and gave that spiritual consolation to the sufferer which good men alone can bestow. Theadmiral hpost in hi m a valuable aid And an energetic•andbrave fa Dec. 6.—The Barracoutacer. thewent ‘ri down the river this morning and anciior,.d below acao Fort. C aptain Fortescue with Con su l Parkes and 6 party of marines and blue jackets from the steamer lea eu,dird proceeded murderedere a marine to burn the village of Lainelbak.kipn yester from Macao pa,sage Fort was cruelly meahriin'neeßevi a s s o t i a d k . en day —the former accompanied by a sailor, landed con trary to orders to procure fruit -- the marine and immediately beheaded by who were lying in wait for some days ; the head soldiers carried off, and the body discovered by the crew of was Hornet's pinnace in the course of the day ; the sailor endeavouring to escape was drowned. Every house in th e village was set on fire. The village was deserted ; the people well knowing their guilt decamped, locking heir doors behind them. The culprits no doubt got the 100 dole. reward for the head of a European. But it will take soul r hundreds to rebuild the village. Some very plausible stories were !elated to the consul by a Bonze to the e ff ect t h at t h e peo pl e w e re perfectly inno c• it A squad ron o f rebel junks now li es in Wharnpoa Reach. T he Governor Yeh is so hard pressed by rebels r, that no tua one aide, and by b ar b ar i ans on the oth e doubt he will soon be glad to come on terms with the gallant Co mmander-in-Chief of the Navy. The bats performing this vrell.ordered attack were Calcut ta—Launch, Lieut. Winyatt ; Pinnace, Mr. sennedy. lew ; Winchester —L aunch, Lieut. Nelson and Lieut. Pel- ig, Captain Wil son. Cutter Syb G ille—Pirinace, M essrs . H u d son and Pr i ce ; I st Asst . ur S,M r. McDoug a l ; L aunch, Lieut. A. Alston and geon Newton. Niger—Pinnace, Lieut. Madden and Dr. Patrick ; Gig ; Ron. Capt. Clehratie. Barracouta--Paddle-boat, Lieut. W. Bush and Asst. Surgeon Tronson. Coromandel — With rock e t party Royal Marines—Capts. Penrose. and Boyle, Li eu ts. Burton a n d B lake. H. M. S. Winchester left for England on Saturday. The estimation in which Ciaiaparaibn Wil,;o n of that ship is held by Admiral Seymour Judged of by his being assigned the post of honour i y n lee the late gallant attack and capture of the Prencl7Vg and dash displayed on the occasion feilly—the coolnessthe accord of "the parting favour." At teheYjustifYing , R.3, l'eq l l , lest of the Commander-in -Chief, Lieut. Burton hind to fill the office of Adjutant to the co;psemaiee be. L' , The following Circular had been issued by Consul Varkes : (CIRCULAR.) Briti,h Consulate, Canton, dOth Nov., 1 . in ord er to guard against or correct an 856 y er " h pressions th a t may b e enterta i ned as to th responsi roneous bi lity of her M a j esty ' s Naval authorities or t e he Under geed, for tor the safety of furniture, or other moveable P,roparty lefi; by members of this ccmmunity, that tthougn it will he the first ear, of his Excellenc the Naval Corrmander-in-a)iel to do all in his row er fr the general protection of the factories, neither his Excel ney nor the undersigned can in any way undertake To ney the safety or goods, furniture, or private effects, 1 21 the absence of the owners of their servants, who have 1 .1 11 4 E SUN, LON 00 .. N, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29 1857. a 4: their command c. ;';.t;: 3 1 , rgely aVailed of by otb.sr the Co7l y if they think it is exposed to risk, to places of undoubted security, HARRY S. PARKES, H. B. M.'s Consul Officiating at Canton. To the British Community at Cantor.. Tho China Mail says : WO hear this day of 0 , o terrible con , equenca of the present condition of Canton. Yell, it semis, has been concentrating there all the troop-, ordivari!y distributed through the surrounding country, and 6011:10 of the dis tricts from which th e garr i sons h ave b een withdrawn have been consequently overrun by ttrousands of Hak-ka men. Within the last three weeks the magisterial dis tricts Of Sin-hwui, S:n-nine, K'at-p'in7,, and Efoh,shar e have suffered fearfully. Some fif y towns and villages are said to have been sacked a"d burned ; the infeab tants massacred without distinction of age or sex ; and it is computed that some 59,000 people have been turne,l out of house and home. Many are stated to havo reached Macao, and some even this island. Making due allowance for Chinese amplification there appears to be little doubt of the main facts. The account, fur nished by a Chinese, is more than usually detailed, s far as the specification of the localities afflicted is con cerned. At. Hop-shan the magistrate was among the slain, and the Hak-kas, styled rebels of course, were in possession of the city. What the title of their body may be, if they have assumed any, is not known. ARRIVALS.—Dee. 15, derculean, Rill, from Liver pool, sth August ; Brothers, Stubbs, from Ascension Island, 25th November ; Maria Carlota, Pereira, from Soraliaya, lst October ; Siamese Crown, Valentine, Swatovw, 12 h December. DEPARTURES.— sec. 15. Merman;, for Bangkok ; 12, Cornelia, for Singapore ; 15, Rosita, for Singapore ; 12, Acacia, for Manila ; 15, Bus`aire I,4, , rchant, for Macao ; 15, Norna, str., for P. de Galle, at 12 p.m- Messrs. Robaud, Lloyd's agents at Marseilles, have received a despatch, dated Manilla, Dec. 9, stating that the Bri;ish barque Coromandel, Capt. Savage, has been lost in the China Sea. CHINA MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION.—Hong Kong, Dec. 13. Oriental Bank C• , rporat on on .London at six months sight, 4, 74. On India, 215 Re. Gold, nominal. Can ton Sycee, nominal. Other bills on London at six months' eight, 4, Bto 4, Bi. On India, 215 Rs. Shang hai, Dec 6.—On London, 7, 0. li.dia three days' sight, 326 Rs. Drafts on Canton and Hong Kong, 331 per cent. discount Manilla, Nov. 21.-0 a London, 6 months' sight, 4, 21 ; 30 days' sight, 4 11. On Canton and Hong Kong, 16 per cent. premium. On Amoy, 18 to 20 per cent. premium. Silver, dollars, Spanish and South American, nnchopped, 13 per cent. premium. OPIEM—Hong Kong, Dec. 13.—Patna, 460 dole. ; Benares, 460 dots. ; Malwa, 5221 dole. Macao, Dec. 12.--Patna, 458 dole. ; Benares, 462 doll. Canton, no market. Shanghai, Dec. 6.—Malwa, 362 dole,: Patna, 304 dole. FREIGHTS AND TONNAGE.—Canton, none. Shanghai to London, 2/. to 3/. for tea, and 51. to 61. for silk. To New York, 7 dols. per 40 feet. Manilla to London, 2/. 10s.: sugar, hemp, &e., 3/. 108. To United States, 8 (lois. to 9 dots. To Australia (all chartered). the ofTicera retired to their quarters, and Easi. 4 n Pennetather, With ethers, engaged in i;ani liar and friendly conversation. Shortly afterwards, be ween. 12 and 1 o'clock, Ensign Pennefather rushed out of his room with a six-barrelled re volver in his hand, and meeting, just as he got outside of the house, Ensign Keith, he presented the pistol and fired at him. The ball passed through Ensign Keith's cheek, and came out at the back of the neck. At this time Dr. - .ll:l‘Cauley was seated in an arin chair on the grass in front of his quar ters, reading. In consequence of the accident which lie met with a few weeks since, by falling from the gallery upon the vestibule of the Theatre Royal, the doctor was an invalid, and his crutch lay by his side. After firino. at Ensign Keith, Pennefather ran to where Dr. M'Cauley was sit- ! ling, and placing the pistol on the doctor's mouth, he fired, and the ball passed out at the back of his neck. Pennefather then looked round as if anxious to find some oue else to shoot, when En sign Lucas ran forward to wrest the pistol from him. On seeing him approach Pennefather fired and shot him in the jaw. With a maniacal " lla, ha !" the wretched man then placed the pistol to his own head and fired, the ball entering his right temple. Such, as near as we can learn, are the brief but shocking incidents of this distressing affair. Dr. 111‘Cauley is dead. Several persons ran to hint immediately after he was shot : he was still sitting in his chair, but life was extinct. Ensign Lucas is severely, and Ensign Keith dangerously wounded, but both are expected to recover. Of Ensign Pennefather there is uo hope. By making incisions the ball and piece of skull have been removed, but the injuries are of too serious a nature to allow of a belief that the unfortunate cause of the tragedy can survive. The commission of so frightful au act can only be attributed to a fit of insanity. For the last three weeks Ensign Pennefather had been on. the sick list, and it was generally believed that his mind was affected. Only a few days since Dr. 11/Manley is reported to have said to Pennefather, in a half-joking way, that he didn't mend he should have to send him to the Yarra Bend. Whether the frenzy was provoked by any temporary cause we have not been able to ascertain ; but in the absence of any such, the fit was probably owing to the sudden change in the weather and the excitement of the review. Poor Dr. M'Cauley died in his chair, after one or two ineffectual attempts to speak or respire. As might be anticipated the wretched maniac was dead before midnight ; and subse quently an inquest was held on the bodies of Dr. 11 1 1gCauley and Ensign Pennefather. The evidence was conclusive as to the insanity of the poor young man." FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNZSDAY. The Sun and Daily News were seized yesterday. The question of Neuchatel is pretty much in the same state as when last alluded to. Dr. Kern, who expects to be the Plenipotentiary from the Con federation, is still here. Neither the place nor the date of holding the Conference is yet decided. The chances were for some time in favour of London, but it seems that Lord Palmerston seems willing to yield on this point to the French Government, and the chances are now said to be for Paris. We know nothing officially of the conditions on which the King of Prussia will consent to renounce his claims on Neuchatel. Verger's appeal will come before the Court of Cassation to-morrow. It tnrns on certain alleged informalities in the proceedings. For instance the witnesses were sworn while the examination of others or of the prisoner was going on, the counsel for the defence omitted to take note of the fact, and the Clerk of the Court drew up tb• minutes, not according to the proceedings as they were, but as they should be conducted. These ob joetions are of a purely technical nature ; but it is said some of the members are disposed to admit them. On this point, however, the less said the better, as the question comes on to-morrow. Verger asked to be allowed to attend mass in the prison chapel on Sunday last. As his demeanour had been for some days calm and collected, no ob jection was made. During the service, however, his manner changed, and he became so violent that he had to be removed. The Independance, in its Revue Politique, com ments on the undignified squabble between Lord Stratford de Redcliffe and Sir H. Bulwer, at the last Conference held respecting the wording of the firtnau for constituting the Danubian Divans. It says the matter cannot rest there, but must be submitted to Lord Clarendon and the Cabinet of St. James's. BOURSE, Jan. 28.—The following were the last quotations : Cub. fr. C. 4 per Cents 3 per Cents s 67 10 . New Loan — Bank Shares 4,160 Roman (x d) Credit Mobilier 1,330 A astrian Belgian Fives ...... .. Spanish Threes Piedmontese (5) 9l Home Debt End of Month. —fr. 67 65 RAILWAYS—FOR CASS. rr. c. tr c Orleans __ 1,370 Western Northern 930 Strasburg Lyons ......1,352 50 New Ditto Mediterranean 1,767 50 Grand Central Lyons Geneva Cetto SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) 1 / 4 _!LW Shr. !raid a•nw& re. Bast nas done thL3 day 1121 10 i 82} i 831 i 591 60 43 5 St. 25 5 i all 10 all it. 1 100 5 ali [0 4 t. 100 it. 100 it. lo 100 it. 100 It. li(r, )0 I GO I) I all It. 1 ,Y) :0 ; 16 it. jlOO :It. 1100 it. 100 >t. 100 8 fkll LO all 10 all 3t 10G !81 all :i lasi ZO -I 16 6 ;t. 100 It. 100 It. 1100 It. ,100 It. 100 it. 100 k.!100 1 illy th andTyn. i 6pc c. pref. (iced. At hi,i 1 i Brio. & Ex. 4 p. c. St i I Do. 4 p. c. Shares ... ) Ceded n. £lO 41 pc. I Ches.& flo. Ga. 54 Ix Do. do. Prof. 5 per s. Cork ds Bandon:, 4p.c Dua.Prth .6-. Aher.J. Z. Anglian Ole. ASb Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. ~:. Do. do Cls. 0 7 p. c. gas. Co.E sc, &pc No. Do. No. 2 . .. Do. New 6 p. c. S. i?.ast Uc., G. 6 p. c Do. 51., 10 soar cent . Do. 101. Defsentral. Do. do. 4 par cent iilat Lancash.6p.e.t., E. It 1 7 7. York. J. sth MM. & 01. 5 p.c. sh 04.Prth.&Dun.4p.c Furness, 5 p. c Wes. & 1 , ..W .G. 5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. o. Redeem. at 10 p. c. pram... Do. 4} p.c Do. sp. c., Red. et f P. c. pm . Gt. N. of Scot.ist Pre , Gt. 5.41,V. (Ireland' Do. !per c. Prof. S Gt. W.(li.1:11, Exspc Do. con. red. II p.o. Do. con. red. 4 p. 0. Do. irrod. 4p. c. .. . Do. 5 p. c. red. pref Do. .Birm. Pref. Sh.. Do. Chester 8 p. c. P.P. Do. do. 5 p. a. do.. Do. Birm. Qua. Stk Do. Ches. Gust. Sh.. Do. do. do Do. do. do., ian. &York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock :on. & B. G. 5 pc. No.l Do. P spc. St No 2 Do. New Guar.6 p. Do. do. 5 p. c.,N0.4 Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et... 13. y. 7 per et PRUSSIA The Prussian papers acquaint us with the nature of the bill presented by the Minister of Finance in Saturday's sitting of the Berlin Chambers, which had for result to cause the withdrawal of M. de Patow's interpellations with reference to the ex penditure of the 30 millions voted last year. The bill states that of that sum, 14,205,10 r( thalers have been expended, and that the surplus is destined to cover the extraordinary expenditure of the Minister of War in the years 1854, 1855, and 1850 ; to aug ment the war funds of the general treasury ; and to meet the expenses incurred by the re-establish ment of the service for three years of the infantry of the line. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. GOLD ROBBERY BY A WORKMAN.—John Charles War ner, a journeyman jeweller, in the employ of Mr. Wm. Chapman, gold and silversmith, Frith-street, Soho, was brought before Mr. Beadon, charged with stealing a piece of gold, value 93., the property of his master. Mitchell, 298 A, stated that about five o'clock on the previous afternoon he was watching the prosecutor's premises, when he saw . the prisoner come out of the house and proceed down the street. Witness followed him to a refiner's shop in Jerusalem-passage, Clerkenwell, where be saw him place a piece of gold in a scale. Witness immediately entered the shop and seized the gold, when the prisoner at once admitted that he had taken it from Mr. Chapman, in whose employ he was. On question ing the woman who was weighing the gold she said that she had frequently purchased gold of the prisoner. He then took the defendant to the station, where he was searched, and five other pieces of gold were found upon him. Mr. Chapman said the prisoner had been in his employ since May last. The six pieces of gold were his pro perty—one piece he was sure of. He produced the piece of gold from which it was cut. The other pieces he bad every reason to believe were his. During the past week he had lost as much as 12 dwts. per day. Some few weeks ago a burglary was committed at his house, and gold, silver, and other articles of the value of 300/.,were stolen therefrom. Since that time prisoner's conduct had been very suspicious. The prisoner, who pleaded guilty to the charge, was committed to the House of Correction for six months. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Jan. 29.—Wind this day at noon N.N.E.— Light breeze and sharp frost. PORTVOUTII, Jan. 28. Wind N. to N.E.—Arrivad— H.M.Str. Dee, from Woolwich. FALMOUTH, Jan. 28.—Wind N.E.—Sailed Dennis Brnndrick, for Madeira. BIAUMARIS, Jan. 28.—Wind N.—Arrived—Warren, from Dundalk, for Preston, with port quarter stove from contact off Port Lynas with the Baron Devnere, from Li verpool to Ostend, which lost bowsprit and arrived at Ho lyheae. for S\v sy e a N n s e E y, A , N. J s a .w n.. 28.—Wind N.E.—Sailed — Yenikale: HOLYHEAD Jan. 28.—Th e Gwydyr Castle, whioh w „ on the breakwater off New Harbour, has been towed off s and sunk in deep water. JLRSEY, Jan. 27. %rind E.N.E.—Sailed—Spy, for De merara ; Clio, Cape de Verds. NEWPORT, 28.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Medallion, from Bristol for Norfolk, U.S. ; Penelope, Bristol, for Cae de Verde. Sailed—Speeulant, for St. Thomas ; Julia, p Rio Janeiro. SCILLY, Jan. 28.—The Here, from Penryu to this place, arrived to-day and sunk inside the pier head; efforts will be made to raise her. PADSTOW, Jan. 27.—The Royal Adelaide (s.), of Lon don, from Cadiz, for Cardiff, put in here for coals, is aground on the Town bar, is straining mucfi, and will not float till 4 p.m, • (PER ELEGTMO TELEGRAPH.) lavintrooL, Thursday Morning. Wind N.N.E. Sailed—Preciosa, for Niewe Diep ; Lochiel, for Mel bourne ; Philadelphia, for New York, The Java, for Gibraltar, avhich was on Pluckington yes terday morning, floated off on the rising flood without any apparent injury, and Sl'93 towed to sea. WATT IWORD, Jan. 27. Z Wind N.E. Sailed—Flora, for Lisbon. MONEY MARKET ♦ND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday closed tamer•, and prices of some of the qualities of Americans were *d. per lb. lower. All other (kscriptions were much un changed. The sales amounted to 8,000 to 9,000 bates, 500 of which were taken for export. The Railway Share Market was quiet, and prices were lower than on Tuesday. The Board of Trade Returns have not yet been published. These will contain full particulars of the import and export trade of the United King dom during the entire year 1856, and will, there fore, be perused with additional interest. There was a meeting held yesterday of the United Mexican Mining Association, at which the report of the directors was adopted, and it was agreed to empower them to raise the remaining 6,5001. of the 21,500/. voted in 1854 to proceed with the workings of the Jesus Maria Mine. The uneasiness produced during the last few days by the rapid efflux of gold from the Bank of England has somewhat subsided, and as the time approtthed for the Directors to hold their weekly court to-day, the impression became general that no immediate alteration in the discount regulations would be considered necessary. It is well known that large sums have been sent to the Continent almost every day for the last week or so, which, in the absence of any influx, would have perhaps necessitated some measures of precaution ; but although no definite information as to the precise amount has transpired, there is ample reason to believe that a supply of coin has been returned to the national establishment from Ireland. This, with the probability of the Heather Bell being soon in from Australia with an opportune remittance of gold, has no doubt warranted the authorities in adhering to the present terms,notwithstanding the augmented pressure for discount in all directions, and the pros pect of the drain still going on. To those unac quainted with what is passing within the Bank, the present position of the Money Market, to say nothing of its probable future, appears most com plicated and anomalous, so that no surprise need be felt at the extreme views which have been, and are still, very freely expressed. The amount of gold despatched from Threadneedle• street yesterday was 80,0001., or, according to some statements, 100,0001., but it is also alleged that a considerable amount was received by the authorities, and on this account the withdrawal has not ex cited so much apprehension as would otherwise have been the case. Throughout yesterday, and again this morning, the pressure for dividends was extremely severe; but when the directors separated, after a lengthened deliberation, without making any alteration, the demand slackened, which for a time has slightly relieved the market. During the next fortnight, however, an immense amount of capital will be required for the bills arriving at maturity on the 4th proximo, to arrange the English Stock account on the 6th of that month, and to complete several other less important engagements. Under these circumstances, therefore, the market is ex pected to remain stringent, at the current quota tions. On the Stock Exchange the demand for monoy is exceedingly active, and 8 per cent. is freely paid for loans on stock. At the commencement of business in the Stock Market this morning the quotations were heavy and tended downwards. The transactions were limited, some anxiety being felt to ascertain the result of the Bank " parlour " meeting. When this was over the market became a shade firmer, but it still remains exceedingly flat. Consols 931 ± for moxey, and 93i for account, and 93i i f for the March settlement. The New Three per Cents. were 93a ; the Re duced 93i and the Long Annuities 18 1-16th. Bank Stock is 216 to 2171. Exchequer Bills are as low as ss. to 2s. discount, and Tndia Bonds are 2s. discount. The Foreign Market is very dull, and the prices have ruled flatter. Turkish 6 per Cents. are about 94 , and the 4 per Cents. 1021 1. Cuba 7 per Cents. are marked 99 to 100 ; Portuguese, 431 to 44 ; Dutch 24 per Cents., 65 ; and do. 4 per Cents., 974 to 984. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i ; Mexi can, 21i ; Peruvian, 7'7, ; 78 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 6 ; Portugueso 3 per Cents., 0 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 107 9 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 95 7; Spanish 3 per Cents., 39i 40i ; ditto Deferred, 23} z ; ditto Certificates, 5 6 ; ditto Passive, 51 6. 1C) 25 25 The last week's railway rece ipt s , ascertained up Z . ) ,Z to this day, are in round figures as under : 20 1867. 1856. £24,700 £23,154 (;.0 Great Western North-Western 56,247 South-Western Brighton Midland South-Eastern Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter East Lancashire 11,905 10,300 28,720 14,878 12,676 21,549 21,748 5,146 5,879 53,649 Chester and Holyhead Lancaster and Carlisle .. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln North Stallard 4,427 6,409 9,103 7,083 12,380 9,676 26,816 14,842 11,676 20,440 19,939 5,484 5,361 3,981 5,229 8,117 5,767 North London Oxford, Worcester, ,and Wolverh 3,808 3,543 Ulster 1,467 1,802 Edinburgh and Glasgow Scottish North-Eastern ...... 3,240 2, 888 Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 9,369 7,790 Northern of France The business transacted in the Railway Share Market has been chiefly in connection with the settlement of the accounts, and prices have gene rally exhibited but little change. Caledonian have improved ss. ; North Western, 10s. ; South Wes tern, ss. to 10s. ; and Midland, ss. Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee declined ss. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and London, ss. ; North Eastern, Ber wick, 10s. ; and North Eastern, York, ss. to 10s. The Eoreign Lines are exceedingly dull. Paris shares declined 1/. ; Lombardo-Venetian, ss. ; and East Indian, 10s. The Canadian Lines are inac tive, but firm. British and Foreign Mining Shares are moder ately active, and in some instances slightly higher rates have been realised. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been dealt in to a fair extent at previous values. Unity Mutual advanced 55., and Canada Govern ment 6 per Cents., ss. London General Omnibus Company are a shade lower. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY. (Prom the Official List.) Business done Bulk Stock 216 17a 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93 i 3 on , Cent Gonsols Annuities 93i t New 3 per Cent. Annuities 93 iiiii Lodg Annuities, expire nth Jan. 1860 Ditto 3u Years, expire 10th Oct 1 859 2 11-16 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 , 18 146 Bonds, £lOOO .......... Consols lor Account 9 31 ,ithequer Bills, z4d. k;100) •• 2500 4 d Brasil PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Ouba Bonds, 6 per Cent Ditto 7 per Cent. (Matanza and Sabanilla) 99 100 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent 4 Russian Bonds, 182'2, 2, St., 5 per Cent , 108 4 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 94 i Ditto Aceount Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent Dlvleends ti.e above «ayabie in Lonncn. Datclk Exetange, 2 per Con;., 12 Guilders 65 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates THREE O'CLOCK. C ,niols, money Ditto, Amount (Feb. 5.) 20 2O 100 50 100 100 20 The whole of the 51,0001. in gold brought by the steamer Niagara from New York was on French account. Tan WEATHER.—The arrival of the French mail yes terday morning was delayed one hour and a half, owing to a heavy fall of snow, at Dover. Tun MARIAN AGAIN AFLOAT.--LIVERPOOL, Tiles day.—The exertions used to float off the Marian, hence for Antigua, which went on shore in Rhos Bay, on the Welsh coast, on Sunday last, were to-day successful. Multi^ Prtces tills day. 4 8i 9 63 - 67 92 - 94 601 - 60 36 - 38 ... ...... . .« - ~ ••• ...• ~ ••• ''''' • • •• •"'"' , 01 - 18i - 194 9 - 9i 42 - 44 30 - 32 7 - 5 91 - 95 sa : 5 A ••• ... 93 - 95 7 - , 8 93 - 94 77 - 79 123 125 111 113 65i 66 65 - 70 5 - 6 5 , 6 961 , 96; - 7 112 - 113 1061 107 201 -21 J 10i - - ~ 107 - 108 33~ - S 4, 82i - 82; 5'3 - 55 so* "`" ... fii -- 14 53 - 55 - 38i 39 • •• . 834 - 84. 4is 3;. 3 2i. 171 184 594 603 98 102 5 - 10 - 11 27 - 28 105 103 25 25 70 72 49 11 2 14 17 18 74i —74 i, 81 85 5 3 5 3 d 12 14 39 - 41 ... ... 19i - 211 6 8 2 4 5 re N. ..... .. i 7 -i i - i 'i -- il 103 110 li .s• i v 211 -21 i 43 - 60 81 - 83 204 - 20i 1 - 244 - 25 - 2ip 99 - 100 118 - 123 118 - 123 108 110 194 —19 i 21 —21 i i d Pat $ i P 11 2 p IIGN. 6 - 61 if 15 -2. p 11 2 p 48 -4/ Id— fp 31 .34 9 —lO par I p 31 - 4i 5$ - 51 - .il . ii - 4p 36 : ; 7i - 81, 19 -- 19 36i - 37 9 - 91 531 - 64 53 -- 55 i - i pl Ili 20 i 1 8 —Si 84 Si pgi 41 4 9 8 lb 336 .... 1 34 1 9 lip, ••• 13ANiCe- 93 9.5 d 3 pal 60 62 1 A d 69 -- 70 .• ".... 100.1 17 - - 18; 18 -- 1 8 17i - 18. •.. - ... ... • •• '. ... ••A .... .., • 37 - 39 6 ... ""' .-' 6 62 - 64 , 7 - I 1 96 10 ~. 6d PREFERENTIE STIAREs. ••• ".... ii =os ... ."'' - 5 5- 6, 110 - i - 12 - 12YP ••• ...* 75i - 76 • v• .18 - 120 12 - 114 .03 - 105 63 - 65 94 - 10, • •• .." 6 - 6 93 - 95 83 - 35 99 - 101 10 - 100 16 - 171 10 - 101 74 - 76' 19 i - 20, 9 i - 10 . ] 141 - 151 ••• ••••• 37 -- 139 ••• .... ...... 138 - 141 118 - 120 HO ...... .. 159 - 161 = 1 6o 7O 137 - 139 98 - 100 89 - :11 11 - lip .03 :105 98 95 le i d i id po 112 113 - 116 105 - 110 64 - 68 16 - i 7 23i - 102 - 105 110 k -10 i 27j -• 28i 2 -- 3 p 1 ••• - ••• 3 - 31 late 3d Shares L Indy. & Color. 811 Londy. & Ennig. Pb X.,8.,dr L. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 3i per cent. Vfarypt.&Carl.4 p Da. 4.# per cent Do. do. vt id. Consol.6 p.c.St 0 0 . con. Br: 'dr. 6p c Do. 4i p. o. Pref. - t Ditto L. & H. Pref. St New., Aber., die., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p et. with opts. till '66 Norfk, Deb, 4 p.c. sh Do. Pref. 5 p.c. St ,! Do. 5 pc. Ext.,1846 Do. 5i per c.pf.,1847 Do. Wv, V.5pc.,1847 North British !Do 71. Preennee V. E. Perw, p.a. Y. Do. do. do D 0.., Leeds 6 p.a Do. do. Qr4.,1848... Do.Yorkii .iS.Pur North Staffordshire Ox, W0,07 1 7., 1 3 Pe Do. 6 P.C. Redeem Scot. Cent. ,Now Pref .Se Do .N do E. 7 A- p b . c". g 6e pEat D0.d0.,3i p.c. pf. st ' South Devon Do. fixed,4i per cent' S. F.:astern (Readiugl Ann.) of .f.l Or,. Gd. Do. 4i per cent o. Fixed 4i p c sh 1 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 4i p. c 3.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar.l Stock.& Dar., 5 p. c. Do. do. do ;Stook. & hart]. g. 5 p. o. till July 1, '56 I Waterfcl.& Kilk. 6 pc MINES. .•• - ••• I - lf 7i Iz 2 3 16 is 57 -- 53 33 37 25 27 12 14 i fd 71 - Si 1(1 -. - $ - 23 -- 25 --- - - ... --- •.. 3 - gi ••• ••• I'. • • • • • • ... -- ... ROUT . all !Anglo Californian 7 'Australian •••• all Badon (Od.Duchy of f all ,Blt3nar. Iron & Co& 14 IBritish Iron 7 liraziiianlrnp.(iesuetli at 25 pm.) all Do. Comes Er Onialy, 15 Do. St. John Del Roy rllarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jarenioa all Cobr© Copper Colonial Gold nil Copper Min. of Eng all Co. Prof. p. cent Copiapo all Fortuna all General all Cat. Nugget Veinßeg. all Great Polgooth. all Gt Wheal Vor Unitef' all Liberty ...... ....- all i Linarea 1 14 Lusitanian . all Ifariquita all Now Granada ... all I Nouveau Moudo all Pontgi.Sil.& Le. Min 1 Port Philip all 4uartz Rock all Rhytuney Iron all Do. Now 15i Santiago de Cuba 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co all South Australian__ all Do. Scrip all Do. 10 per cent Prof Tam. S. & L. Min. Co , 9 Pin Croft p.:l Unitiel Mexican all Waller all Wont Mariposa 12s Worthing Mining of Anstr‘lin Nif SCELLA 25 19 a nstrailan 9grlc 11r. 10 JI Royal Mail 10 all f+erlin Water Works 50 40 American Land 100 3! Canals.. St. t,O C.Go.tip.c.Jan&jaly St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug St. 100 Do. dp c. Mar & Sept 5 al i Crystal Palace 5 all Do. Preference..... , 4 ail Crystal Pal. of France 1 Duster. Iron Ore. 20 18 Eastern Steam St. 100 fiflectric Telegraph_ 1 all Electric Telog. of Tr. 5 all En.&Aus Cop Sm Co 25 all Gen. 1r Sc Col (lim.) 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 11 all General screw Stet= 20 5 London Discount 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 20 10 Magdalena St. Navil , 10 all 3feciitoran. Elec. Tel. 10 all Nlexi can itS. A meri cr. 25 5 Nat. Discount Co 25 1 Do. New 10 Netherlands Land 10 all Do. Do. 5 3 Do.gpcPissatld 5 1 Do. Do. 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land N. S. W. Gov. sp. c. D. 1 all [S. Australanis.u 20 17y Nrth.ef Europe Steam 1 all Oriental Gar 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" 5 all Peel Rr. La. & Minrl. 50 all Penin=iar& Oriental 50 10 New 100 60 Royal Mill Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Inv 2:A 1 all Ditto Now 25 all Smith AnstrelLard 1 al: 2ubmar. Tel. Scrip 1 al , D „ 20 100 3 Van Diemen's Land St. .. Vt , •ti. • •na,lnly 5 3 / 4 - 6 - 45 129 - 133 1101 - 1101 - . 2 . $ 5j - 51 92 ... - 13 6i 7 ad —4; -- a P 1 - 16 3 - 4 31- - 4p ir 44 - lf - 'l4 6-- 3 - 4 p' 14 - 14 - 35 - 37 - 1 - 1 i. - i• M A. NEWS.--(This Day.) CORN _EXCHANGE. GENERAL, AVERAGE PRICES Or BRITISH CORN For the week ended Jan. 29,1856, made up from the Returns of Be In3peetors in the different Cities and Towns in England and W&1 P4r Imperial Quarter. !Mawr. I EASLEY. OATS. RTS. I BEANS. PICAS • 58i101 46s 11 23s 81 37s 84 1 40i 31 398 61 TILE SIX WEEKS' AVESAGE. w rI B A 11.1.1 Y. I OATS. al E- as•us. I rage. 595 21 41s 91 ( 23s Id 39s 3d 41d 6d 40s 11 QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 108,532 ; Barley, 95,676 ; Oats, 13,406; Rye, 210 ; Beans, 6,657 ; Peas, 2,130 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NRWGITE AND LEADENIIALL.—The trade ruled steady, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4e 6d ; Mutton, 33 8d to 4s 101; Veal, 4s Od to 5s 4d ; Pork, 38 8d to be 44 per 81be, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Jan. 28.—The supplies of stock were mode. rate, and the trade _ruled steady, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 84 to 4 s 104 ; Mutton, 4s Od to os 4d ; Veal, 4s 6d to 5s J a n. 28.—We had a steady tradteoxitsous-tdtooodyn 6d t ; Pork, 48 Od to 5s Od tf o oro e s r ms B 63 lb ds s ;4 , dp to etr s ok i : 5 1E 84 8 t 0 h 0 ; offal. ; ROMFORD, Sibs. Quarter -old store 2 v c e l r t y o 16d; prices.e , Beef, O P-gs, —s to --- 8 eac h . today, HAY MARKETS. SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ Ws to 4/ Oa ; clover do., 31 10s demand. Os; and st raw, 1 1 43 to 1/ 8s per load A fair CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 41 4s ; clover do., 31 Lis to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/, 9s per load, Trade steady. WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 103 tc 41 Os ; clover do., 3/ lOs to 51 Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 83 per load. A short supply. Tho Austrian Correspondence announces that the convention relative to the adoption of a uniform nionetary system for Germany and the Austrian States was definitively signed at Vienna on the 24th. This treaty will come into operation on the Ist May next, and expire at the end of 1873. INDIA. The Governors of the Presidencies are at their respective seats of administration. The Madras Atheneum says :—" Dost Mahomed according to the latest accounts was expected at Peshawur on the 10th of the current month, to confer with the Chief Commissioner of the Punjab on the present aspect of affairs. En the Punjab it is generally believed that a large army will be con centrated, within the next three months, at Pe shawur, but whether the force is merely intended for the protection of British interests in the event of 'accidents' or for active operations, is of course not known." • The Bombay Times mentions a rumour that a 'requisition for troops had been addressed by Ad miral Seymour to the Governor- Genera;, but thinks there is little possibility of their being furnished from India. Sir Henry Leeke had returned to Bombay in the A•saye, bringing with him stato prisoners, yiz. : The Governor of Bushire, the Commander of the Garrison, and the Minister of War. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, BOMBAY, JAN. 2. Our money market during the fortnight has, contrary to expectation, become much tighter, an i the banks have again raised their rates of interest one per cent. ail round. We have to announce a further decline in government securities, also that the better class of joint-stock shares remain at about former quotations. IMPORTS. Cotton Piece Goods—The market shows the same active feeling as at the date of last report, and transactions are made for all countries except Persia. A better prospect is gradually opening, and dealers are clearing fair profits. Grey Long Cloths have remained in a dull state ; 7ibs goods have fetched Rs. 2-15 at Rs. 34 ; others higher rates. Grey Domestics are in very little demand, in consequence of the present hostilities with Persia, and stocks are accumulating. Grey Jac corsets have advanced in vaipe, and 10 to 12 pick goods are reported to be scarce. There is still a fall ing off in the imports of this article. Grey Shirt ings, both 40 and 45 inch goods, Gibs and 7lbe, are in demand, as also 511bs and 541bs, 40 inch goods. Grey Madapollarns have s.inie time been depressed, which account. import er s bad to turn their attention to other goods ; there is, however, a little imvrovernent perceptible, and our present quotations are expected to rise. Grey T. cloths, 71b., are in fair inquiry ; 61b. are dull. Bleached jacconets, low and middling, have been sold at advanced prices, and are frequently in inquiry. Bleached shirtings are dull, and no sales have transpired during the fortnight. Bleached wadapollams are dull, and no high prices can be expected. Lappets, low qua lities, are scarce; coloured lappets are selling at fair prices. Dhoties, both grey and bleached, are impro v mg, but no noticeable sales have been reported: In book muslins no improvement in value is worth report. ing, and stocks are heavy. COTTON YARNS.—There is a very great demand for Turkey red ; orange is very dull, and green is inquired for. Of both mule and other twists sales have been limited, but the prices continue firm. EXPORTS.—Cotton wool—There is a great change to be Dated in the prices. Shipments to Europe have been made on a large scale, but they have consisted principally of goods previously contracted for. We quote Dhollera, old and new, at Rs. 116-17 ; Omrawuttee, at Rs. 110 to 114 ; Compta, at Rs. 112 ; Sawginned, Re. 120 to 122 ; and Cutch, at Rs. 110-12. OPIUM.—The steamer Cadiz that started yesterday morning carried about one thousand five hundred and ninety-one chests for Chinese ports. 'We qu , ,te Mund lesir at R e. 1 , 03 0 and Indere at Ks. 1,020. . The market at pre- en t may be said to wear a dull appearance. TONNAGE. —In consequence of Government taking antiadvancedtonfirm. forLiverpoolandand now continue are nominal. Exchange has continued steady at about last Mail's rates. Freights have advanced. CALCUTTA, DEC. 22. Our produce market has been much in the same state as in the last. In indigo operations, both by public and private sales, have been going On f ree l y at wed supported prises. In raw silk there has been hardly anything doing, and prices of lower qualities, which the stocks principally consist of, have fallen 8 as. to 12 as. per seer. Combs about 20,000 pieces of middling to inferior quali ties have been shipped during the last fortnight for Great Britain a . .; rather reduced pikes. Sugar market moderately supplied with middling to low quali ties, Benares and Doma, which are held at full prices. Saltpetre has drawn attention for Great Britain, France, and America, as will be observed by the exports during ,he b the week, cropek,andis comingpricesshow somewhat higher. Rice.— down freely and large shipment s are being made for Great Britain. In jute and seeds, the tnarkA continues as last reported. able IN IMPORTS. —Our market, which had been rather slack as to twist and piece goods. has ' assumed a favour s" e t : l a u d e y n e e ° C o ( both chang e for the latter only.. Grey chitlings, in con sequence suppliesd in November, have become quenceemotanmdodanerdatperices. stocks Gareedylimgandta-putpd. lams i plies in November have also attracted attention, but e with out any e has droopin g , market !lull in price. Mule t wist continues at redu ce d be, and sa l es can on l y b e i nduced and hold ers have s. Copper price i s com i ng i n more freely, en obliged t o su b m i t to great re duction i n price f Rs. 47. Ir on haso hree sheathing, which h as b een so ld at einirtiti there i ro:e n d ot de m m e a e n h d d a i i n d g p . The rice ; market in steel,lead, moneyarette and s k p continues unalte re d, the tightness D in and capitalihichstshave do in the Bazaar is gradually icrease not seem inclined t o a d vance lately prevailed. Silv er to aon th g, terms wl large extent Rango on , an d largeexent has lat e ly b een shipped for Akyab, Moulmein: a smug are alio locked up in opium., so that b orrowers have been obliged to submit to higher rates in order to satisfy their immediate wants, Government securities have been steadier during the last week—transactions have taken place to a small amount, principally amongst speculators. Exchange—A considerable amount of business has been done during the week at 2s 2 7-16 for first-class bills ; but during the last two or three days sellers have obtained 1-163 better ; and we believe Barings credits in small sums have fetched 2s 2id ; but the rates for large business may still be considered at 2s 2d to 2s 2 7-16 d. The local banks are not selling generally, which keeps the sales down. On China 2s 2d to 2s al. Documents 23 2d to 2d are the current rates. AUSTRALIA. FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDY IN H. M.'s 40th REGIMENT. We have received Melbourne papers to the 31st October, an d we regre t th a t on this occasion the prominent topic is not the gold, or the advancing Prosperity of the colony, but an incident which has occurred in H. M.'s 40th Regiment. ' ~ The cir cumstances of the tragedy are th ese : usual h a lf- yearly iuspuction of the troops in garri :wh(), 1 1 ir:oyesterday s a ht E'z h e e e 4 I o i e t hu at Y the Acting Governor held the t .tne Prince's Bridge barrack ,, Regiment was paraded, and went various evolutions. The inspection being Ambg. N04r31.1-3mt and Bastn. fut. Bai/yinsna IBlrrnAni.7. Wolvorh Stour Valley all 113irkeand. LluesL. 6 Oheshire Juuct ..... all Do. Clzosh. fi Bilk., all Da., do. ..... ...• all Blackburn all BlytL & Tfue or £25 (sad. at £4l /00 Bristol and Exeter... 1100 Calodonitn. 1.00 Cheater & Holyhead all Cork and Bf:ndon... all Cork, Black, &PUG all Corr,Lwr.ll all Do. A 8 Do. B 45 Dublin4BelfastJunc all Dnn. P. 4 .fiber. 100 East Anglian ....... all Eastern Counties 100 east. Union, A SU 100 De., B. Stock Si Do., New 17 East Kent 100 East Lancashire all East Suffolk •••, 4 Do. 100 Edinburgh ea Glasge • all Edinb. and Peebles.. 100 Edin•Prth &Dards. all F,rth & Clyde .1 - En,3. 1100 Furness. ..... ....... 100 IGlasgow & S. West] all Great N. of Scotian 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stook 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rai Gina St& all lrish South-Eastern. all Iftnoaster & Carlisle 14i Do., Thirds 12 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash. and York Oa i Do., Wet. Riding Un all Do. Sonthr or t all London & Blackwal 1 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cst 100 Lond. and N. Westa 16 IDo. Fifths 5i,D0.101.8h.,M&8...C 1 24' Do. Eighths i .I. 01 LondonandS. Westn. all Lndadrry&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 ilanch.Shef.& Lincln 1 Nietropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement .100 'Midland 100 Do. Birmng. & Derb: ' all Wielld. G. West. ' all Do. Half Shares all Newcastle& Carlisle all Nwpt.Aberg. &lied Pi Newry &Enniskille ell. Cowry, Warronpoint and Rostrevor...... 100 qorfolk 3 'Zor th n.Co nut las rn 100 North British 100 Nth. Devon Rail & Dock Stock 100 I Do., A 5t0ck........ [OO I Do., B 5t0ck...... .. i.OO S.kitstern—Berwi, k 233 ‘)o. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.Iil. :enrol, all Do. Leeds 00 .Jo. York [OO North London II b I.Sl,S.Westrre.,llautp St 3ad, and City Jn., 'North Staffordshire , all North Western all N. &13. Firestrn.Jnne .ot, Lt., Wore., & Wolv. 14 'ortardouth 10 L rall tte f)) Scot: N.E.Abrdn St. 00 Do. Soot. Mid. St .03 it, r,,pshire 2 SitingbournekShoer. al. ionth Devon It; 3outh Ea5tern......... [OO south Wales 7 4. Yrkali. da air. Dar 7 10 all Itaines,\Vok. f‘rWo` a'l Stockton & Darling 12 Do., do., 1554 3 . Do., do., 1855 It l itocktAn Hartlepi raff Val(' ......... AI 1 1 )0. Pref., 22 names Env. D.& R an Vale of Neath al; Waterfd. Kilkeun all Waterford&thneriei all West C0rnwa11....... all West End of London and Crystal Palace. all Do. A Do. B aIJ I Went London..., ......... all Do. Filet Chun .. all Do. Second Clan... ill Wirnble irliar'rovdon, COLONIAL. 9 'Bombay, Barodaon Cen. India, g. 5'13. c all I Do, 10s. Ceylon A shares._ 1 Do. B. do all ,emerara 5. Eastern Bengal all Bast Indian A and 8,1 g. 6 p. 6 Do. Ex. C, 0. sp. c all Do. do. D, gu. sp. c. all all Do. do. do., '59, do all Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent.., 100 Gd. Trunk of Canada all Do. Cert. of Deben, con. into Stk. al I De). Comp. 6p. c., do. all Gt. In. Pen. g. sp. e. 2 Do New, guar. sp. c all Gt.Westernof Canada 8 I Do. New . ell Do. lids., payable '57 all Do. do., '76, p. '60... ail Do. do., '73 do. all Do. do., '73, without option.. all Siadras, guar. 4 p.c all Do. do., sp. c. 10 Do. 4i p. c. Eaten 5 Do. 3dEx., g. sp. c 5 Scinde, guar. sp. c. all D 0 ... 18 13t. Andrew's end 1 Quebec (A)... flux. zll kntrierptsßAt 10 (Ardennes all 3elglan Eaztn. Jane. 16 Roziers to Gni saessx c 10, Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. Cartneaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 12 . )utol. Rhenish all Eastern of France all Do. New 2s. Euphrates Valley ... 10s. Eur..‘z In.Ju.Tel. Rail. 18 Gt. Central a Fran, e 16 Great Luxembourg... 4 Italian Junction all Lake Coast. & Basle all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo Venetian. .11 Lucca & Pist. sp. o.p. 15 Lyons and Geneva all Lyons ex Alediterrau: all Maria Antonia all Do. do. Ns i{° N'Anur & Liege all Do. do., 6p. c. Prof all Northern of Franco. all S orwegianTrankPre all ''aria awl Lyon , all Paris and Oricarts.... 5 Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. 7i Rome and Frascati.. rli Dani3h all Royal Swedish ali Sambre and Meuse_ all Do. 5 p. cent. Pref. 21.11 Southern of France ' 'Nast Flanders all Do. 64 per c. Prof all 'V. &N. W. of France 6 Western of Austria all West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden all Do. 8 per cent. Pref all Zealand Is all kustralasia 18i, Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all Col. Bk.& Ln . C. al, Aritish N. Americas 5 Marta. Bank of 0111'0. Bnk. of India, Australia, China' 50 City . 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Load all Zu g..So ot.&A.tte.Cht all Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia all Ditto Now X2O London and County 50 Lnd.StE. Bnk g. Corp 10 London Joint Stock 20 Loma. & Westminster 35 National Pre.of Eng 10 Do. New 22i National Bank all New South all , 9riental Isk. Corp 15 Ottoman Bank 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. Now 1 R Ana B izOo 1m Cc g.l 4nutv , Australia all Union of Anstratia Do. t;qn io 50 Unity Mutual 54) Western Bk uf st. 5) St. 109 Si 12 11i 17; 13 35 46 56 3 42 91 Di 39 1 1101 17 b tri Mition SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S. —(This Evening.) CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Rogerthorpe (offered) 30 to 1 agst Schiedam 33 to 1 agst Vengeance 100 to 1 aget Lady Tatton 100 to 1 aget Alice TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 9 to 2 agst Schiedam (offered) 7 to 1 agst Sydney 10 to 1 agst Lmbourne DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Zuyder Zee 20 to 1 agst M.D. 40 to 1 agst Kent 66 to 1 agst Sweet William FURTHER POSTPONEMENT OF OUNDLE RACES. (BY .ELECTRIC TELECIRAPB.) The races are again postponed indefinitely, in Coo' sequence of the continuance of the frost. The future date of the meeting Will be advertised. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. HALF-YEARLY MEETING (THIS DAY). This afternoon the ordinary balf•yearly meeting of this company was held at the Bridge-house, Hotel, London•bridge,. Mr. Leo Schuster, Chairman of the Board of Directors in the chair. The report, and the statement of the accounts, which have been already published, were taken as read. The CHAIRMAN said that, looking to the report, he found he was able to congratulate the meeting on the satisfactory state of the company's affairs, and said the first subject in the report was the capital amount. A. very small sum remained at the disposal of the directors, and it was hardly necessary that the shareholders should be reminded of the fact that with an advancing business the requirements for it must increase. A railway, like every other business, when it increased its traffic, in. volved heavy expenses. The directors saw that the time was fast approaching when they would have to ask the shareholders for their sanction to increase the capital account, or, if not, the revenue must be devoted to defray the expenses that ought to come out of capital. The directors, in about twelve months would submit the question to the share holders. With regard to the expenditure of the line, it had increased in consequence of a rise in everything they required, and, in fact, everything connected with rail ways had risen, except rates and fares ; and he could not hold out any hope there would be any diminution in this respect in favour of the company, but rather that prices would enhance every article exchangeable for gold. The Government dealt very unjustly with rail ways, and he instanced the fact of the railways being rated to the poor, and highway rates, on the profits, and n ,- )t on the rent of their premises, as with tradesmen. In alluding to the recent frauds on the Great Northern Railway, the chairman said, he had the satisfaction in informing them that the Directors, at the request of the officials, had examined the stock accounts and found everything correct, andhad introduced checks upon the accounts which would prevent frauds for the future, and every transfer was examined and signed by the directors. After referring to the increased traffic on the line, and also of the dividends paid, the chairman referred to the new schemes before Parliament in con nection with this line, and concluded by moving the reception and adoption of the report. Mr. SCOTT (director) seconded the motion. A SHAREHOLDER moved the omission of the paragraph from the report authorising the leasing of 21t miles of extension, at a rental of 6,48 A/. per annum, but no shareholder seconded the amendment. A conversation then ensued as to the branches being remunerative, and The CHAIRMAN said that they were. The report was ultimately adopted, and a dividend at ,he rate of 6 per cent, on the year was agreed to. A TRIP ACROSS THE ISTHMUS OE PANAMA. The following extract from a letter has been re ceived from an officer on board her Majesty's ship —, North American station : " Dec. 5, Navy Bay, Panama Railway Station. " Since you heard from me last I have been across the Isthmus of Panama, and a very pleasant trip it is, although there is not much to interest one in Panama itself, further than that it is the remains of a fine old Spanish town. The railroad is in itself one of the greatest triumphs of art over nature that one can possibly imagine. The actual distance across is about 33 miles, but the line occupies about 46 miles, and runs through land that appears to have been a successful barrier between the two oceans—one dense forest from first to last, inundated with con tinual swamps, which at first were thought to be impossible to be got the better of. What will not human invention and Yankee go-a-headism get through. Tt,ey commenced on thisside, and worked away inch by inch, driving pile upon pile, earth upon earth, felling tree s as th e y went, and dying literally by thousands from the effects of the miasma arising from the pestiferous forest. The first seven miles is an entirely made road over swamps and other bad foundations ; the amount of human life expended you would hardly believe. They engaged soree 2,000 Chinese emigrants, and in about six weeks few remained ; but still on went the work until it has succeeded. It was begun, I think, in 1850, and has been running about twelve months. Everything is roughly made, as you may imagine, but it answers very well. As I told you, by the kind permission of the company, we had the trip gratis, and started at eight o'clock in the morn ing,—a large and select party of us, about 13 in number,—and one of the company kindly accom panying us. The carriages are large and airy, with no compartments, but cane-bottomed seats running the whole length of the carriage, which opens at both ends, and holds about sixty passengers, so that you can walk from one end to the other if so disposed. Well, off we went, in two first-class carriages ; but the bustling, coo], and not over-easy truck, soon made us feel at home. Just fancy yourself rushing through such a country (hardly meant for man, much less for railroad progress), one coutinuous succession of verdure ; tree upon tree, plant upon plant, and each densely inter mingled with each other, and where there may be a gap it is instantly filled by creepers, which would be highly prized in England. The effect of this line alone has improved immensely the health and appearance of the whole vicinity, for you can 'as! y imagine a free current of air, like a funnel,including rushing through from eceau to ocean ; besides villages are on a the route,i has acti vitygivenatopnoeolfation who and energy tur to the large native pu ally lazy, vain, luxurious, and ina n imate. On our arrival at Panama we found a decent hotel, and, after a bath, we took a stroll. I had been there before, but found it still the same —dirty and Spanish. A dilapidated Spanish town I• the dirtiest and most unseemly spot imagin a bl e . We visited all that was to be seen, and returned determined to make the best of it, and leave by the eight o'clock train in the morning. I was not quite content with the rail, but with my friend started two days alter on what is called a hand-car ;it is worked by hand with two men— something like a velocipede, and goes at about 10 miles an hour. Having secured the friendship of the director, my friend and self had no difficulty in getting anything in this way we wanted, and off we started again ; but being late, we were warned of the danger of being run over, but not being blind we did not feel much alarm. There is but one lino. We ran up seven miles in this way in the little car, so we had plenty of time to observe the beauty and extraordinary features of the country. My chief object in this excursion was to try and get some seeds and roots for the terrace hothouse, but it being the wrong time of year I have only succeeded in getting a few roots. On our meeting the train we both stopped, lifted our vehicle off the rail, replaced it, aalnigdhptreodceeded close on u to o the r R journey. veri a At y in 2 t stationhe crossed canoe, plynutio a h un.Ldail. walked through a large village.”— ALGERIAN RAILWAYS.—There has been of late some idea of starting a company for establishing a central railway in Algeira, to connect Oran with Constantine, following the line of the Tell, with a l en gth of 1,000 kilometres (G 25 mileH), and from which secondary lines would braech off to the various ports of the Medi terranean. THE NEW DOCKS AT MARSEILLES.—The French Go- vernment engineers have just decided on the definitive plans for the docks of Marseilles, conceded to M.Talebot, and which are about to be established between the port of La Joliette and Pert Napoleon. The engineers fix at about 100,000 metres the additional space required for the new docks, the service of the me: , sageries, and the maritime ctation of the Mediterranean railway. i 82i 81 I