The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-31 00:00:00

tOATB L uz } e ha ve LIVERPOOL, SATUR_ of s a b ai n to announce the arrival of a large `f et 1 , ,Facie. The Arabia steam-ship olu,6ed the Mersey on Saturday eve b .,,,2°,90 dollars oafreight, and AND COMMERCIAI kit Evi 1 1 fisrpessel °lir advices extend to the 17th inst h ' ie. gull days later than those received by the k ~the. intelligence taken out by the Atlantic tde. q o ":e have anticipated, produced a i ' 4 1 2 1 : i int be American markets. Flour g fe e ll a froni ' advi cent per barrel below our last quotations. 0 tw o l es s Which have gone out from Europe by g ii3. l) ,., a • s n t steamers however, must cause a reac 'el' val. r o l'es7 but these must give way again on the in f su bsequent intelligence which has all i our Q:Zf moderate prices. The quantity . 1 g th e see Coln and Barley left at tide water 4 and Ikk. °ll . d week in October, in the years iod, is as follows Floor. Wheat. bbls. bush. 8 6,804 229,463 121,758 508,039 Corn. Barley. bush. bush. 125,855 155,013 291,121 211,437 ;:"35,451 1nc..279,376 Dec. 75,266 1nc...76,424 WE t e r r , M e g a te quantity of the same articles left at 1% of the commencement of navigation to 8.4 d 1850 s it),,tifs3 Ocitober inclusive, during the years , , s as follows: Flo ur bbls ' l , -u1063 . 4.072 Wheat. Corn. Barley. bush. bush. bush. 4,471,251 4,676,728 660,712 5,352,245 2,472,051 1,122,184 bet Is - - Ae l' r edia ) 9 91 Inc-800,994 Dec. 2,204,714 1nc.481.472 .4 t 4t teri cill e ,g the Wheat to Flour, the quantity of Th e!lpa zidi. , 4 ,,, at tide water this year, compared with .1. 4 hb;,',6 Period of last year, shows a decrease „ I llefa, s is of Flour. This falling off in the pro "itiiesse, will effectually remove the anomaly ',.' tiaii i ' so long in this market, and which pej o ers to remain inactive. We allude to ' lbc t " h igher than wheat, which as a matter of , e ity of t" margin of profit for our millers. The , .`i . 1 4 ti, 4°l -Ir in the West will lead to more ac e,fo ' e milling trade, and a larger demand - for or ti ' /r, for h o . ir, -Arl t o o ll le consumption- This may influence and 011 „ t i le r .. .T il sol)r ee 'Ls.i i ightly, but any advance dating from P erfee ' e '' " I ' l be of short duration. vino e wyo. 10. ~ 40' .Tl l 1 k Money Market was said to be re r , iast l , 14141.()red, Set money for all kinds of stock had d Mr . , 0 , I sr l a at I money was scarce and difficult to was ll l',Oe b a t he advanced rates of 10 to 18 per cent. merce 4 ,, 14 )11 si lless was done in the fereign exchanges, Lt if O c : . P: e Otto 4ll tile quotations were firm at 109 i to 110. the gr '- e tit 11 Market was less animated, and prices id a o i l e e r e t eti ti b y: s b Well supported as they have been for ho had Provisions were in active demand, v eral_ , ;' de e retim "e less firm. 3reaset' ~ f ;, 'l,re4e in of the Bank of England still show verY n i f ~t e xt , I 1 the bullion department, notwithstand °nth ' (11 (1, l aordinai increase in the importations and `tae_l l ll • 7 ' tse, ,f° e imports have gone on steadily in lose. • Ida r th e „ s o tt , Ban is • past month. while the bullion in h e i. tri ,, b has been decreasing. This fact shows s( t ) c, a t i;t !, 4 , t t riie .4 l„ 4l , l k returns can no longer be considered t i.) , . l iiucx to the real monetary position of the Lnd tbe y logy the last return it appears that the note 3rac lo a in o ~(1 tio , diminished 320,9201, and the unem friday. ' . ci re - ,es had increased 201,320/, the active see t he , ~, . 4\ cit iii ll,lation had decreased 522,2401, while the f r o tf . rt %a both departments was only 14,960,2061, ket, 0" 10el i t' e rease of 311,1681. In the bahking de whom" , 4.1 - th e ~ ~ i 13 _, q c ,,, c, ~ rest had increased 9,6621. only, the is condo. , ,o nta_sits had decreased 797,814, the other Lnd she , et. , 4 1/. ', 1 ,t,573, and the Seven-day and other bills flexor ., e j,,illiti e .`v bile on the credit side the Government )af year,. ~,( ! litie , ' were lessened 1,136,0891, and the other , o ir. ' il (A: 1 70,6371. The decrease here shown in he 0 ,' ey securities' indicates a heavy pressure for son - lotit,i. Cr 4 mercantile circles. The decrease in the harm 'i a °tiler Government Securities, held by the Bank lodge'. , Il he ell __1?roofof the awkward. position in which the Li ri , a ,,", l of the Exchequer is placed. To ac resent ) 1, . t ee the the Exchequer the bank is bound, and fatal ° t he g operations have not been much in favour _i had 1, eiteral interests of the country. By throw -3u 4l .ge aiii masses of Stock on the market, and Ler pa rig the circulation at the same time, a vast eeinell t 'ell D r ' f lII ' °f injury has .er. , Etst , . fact 0 , ii e ,, gaining ground, that the bank will be corn aintig to „(-1 to leave the Exchequer to shift for itself. it i n its . 41 ° face of th e gloomy inferences drawn from i ~_return, Consols advanced from 91t to 9. 91 2dant. for tile; . and ace , 1 hat , , , , ~, n 11,, er 1 -,,_ ,„.e., : , -. k , bills 4 ..,, t -v t:' j 4 b. ot o , th e •pm. • toe li t tl .ee k Voreign House the advance in Consols. in forole' gut rise in nearly all kinds of 'moo le t i 'e 5 polio , ltop e lit if we consider the magnitude of ;reetneat I lltri:ding monetary - difficulties in foreign ;fenceth- jie ! , 4ip il - p l e, Vid the actual wants that are to , , ~., it would be wrong to calculate id areP, t! pr e -s itivel on the continuance of reset . i'lek se Y en re ete, e 4, ... IA quotations. Austria is poverrty ,, 0 iiii i .eeoZ d, as a last resort, is issuing millions of moruot l olls c ie bond s , Greece requires a loan of five n an e l v D l 3 p t, L , 1 , of f d rachmas. Turkey is _ 11 11 4 °lir millions, The Russian treasury is asure ° f ' -,(J w eci, rs we re 'q i 1 1, and its wants must soon be made eti t T he" French Government has been coin !e. I , 0.4 ° rai se ---= r oll , ‘,, ( 1 i ti the rate of interest on its bills to COB c i• 1 / 4 i i to 111 2 per cent., according to the time they Maui c o i k j ht I P. The pressure for money is increasing late re t , l'ai i ' a llaburg while the bank at Amsterdam ,n,) I, q , . e t. T ea t.. its rates of discount from 2 to 2-4 per ,oth, e co , t tto l l lay 4 . ,,''. ,,, 1.ng these circumstances into account, . 11, citie,,l.cirly infe i r that new schemes will be L i h n coo c. se , 0 x• l l , s te ll t into the foreign stock market, which vration; !oi l ,' very materially to depress the value of fur 1 01, o sto e k ereri er : 6 4 01 , 4 ,,,, ••••• , w as 01,, te a 4, i l ' a s Share market is considerably im w a c11,' 4 0 , ii ,"!et shares average advance of 30s. upon the r o seph r i •k\ 4, 4 ares having taken place. The calls due hich c , , l)'" 1104 1b er, however, are heavy, amounting to ce liv i bt ' . oea r 2 which makes the aggregate amount ~,t tit t i e 'le 4 40 less than £10,916,027. e' tqkk o v erpool Cotton market was dull.. The 0 4 04 "Int to 5000 bales, 1000 of which were loped I ll' s Peculation and for export. tt il- a are maket has been firm all day, and Considerable advance. cents k 212 pm. to par, and India Bonds is client li:,1 also seeking for a It O t l,' encedio 3 one IplY r• St. 410uS RIOTS IN WIGAN. i„.Vi l. , , of th rrid kPROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) 'lli l e 1 116 , a Y niht the town of Wigan was the scene of one %,! :4 11 - 4 4 seriousriots (arising out of the present strike) 1,, Occurred in this part of the country for many 1 ) ;, e ,.' 11 3', however, human life has not been sa -46 the destruction of property has been of a very 'cter. The following are the particulars of this, asa Ch jjaspe t r , ld sect/ MI6 up. Friday afternoon there was a meeting of d ‘ t*i teh.; .4 ) masters at the Royal Hotel (the Eagle wasan kttNll;°e meeting was called for three .o'clock, and about eighteen employers. The object of the cf as,, to consider whether the demand for t s h h e e s al e d Cr be ( v e t l .s , t I. o i i n tiy he is i . ne m e t i d n e g operativesb v ir as th p e ate 'a but about half s„ b e,eame known that the masters had decided not 'Re 44 11 a tivance Whilst the meeting was in progress,. 4 bite, • . th a likt 3 of colliers and factory operatives assembled in Ois °(!ti Placein and Mill-gate, and when the decision a ati ll became known, there were loud expressions .t 4 (1 411 ti.. — ";tion from the mob.. From these expressions N• c lPat I 441, I °lis • ed. that a disturbance might take . place, though 4 t114 43 ,,1e t tl i , ° ,_t Was apprehended. About this time a street ' s 4' t i a ) k la e ce, - - and t one of the parties was appre he police-office. An immense `slll 4 °ll tl w ed li t to the police-office, in Mill-gate, t at - ca the ° offender was one of the colliers ; but 41 11 r;;; this was not the case, the crowd left the tr' th - `1 ir 4rn ed to the front of the Royal Hotel, for the 'N;o Ea possible, of meeting with Mr. Pearce, the agent °f Crawford and Balcarres. Whilst waiting in ° hotel, several gentlemen left the house, each 'sailed with hoots and groans. It was now about , nd was beginning to be dark, when rich tb e s o tb3!, - l44p.`_c ode the 1 — ' l llg 11 tn;_ rved twC `tit k ' Mi ro ': were two 'Colliery masters, the mob folio btl t ike 11 „0 1 the Market-place and into Wallgat ; 4 1 - `4 , tile crowd numbered some hundre . ds. k `k t i,h . . 11% - 1 u eing closely pressed, took refuge in tl N Zt: ; l e s Johnson watchmaker and jeweller, and whi t4Stilk'ue crowd assembled round, and were commencing niouately N",•th,, ll Por. the shop, when Mr. Johnson i N t : s hutters , which are on the patent slide it '• T N. :- he two gentlemen (who, it may be stated, were (11 4 '4,44 4 , 'la the town) escaped by the back part of the ' .l. c' h. l b s. .. t he Dog and Partridge Inn, which is near l the _ 1 4 eo4'„ kid This was discovered, and the mob raised . o d 4 4 . ' B , C gouts. t kr , gho‘ t in., and the police force was ordered to go down s theN 41 do (the Dog and Partridge), where they mu _ the qtie,, l : s tr wig force. The mob then moved towarth t lt er 11 '40 }lead, opposite the Moot-hall, and here t( 4 , e , ar, i of devastation commenced. The window t 4 ta tll4:l`ed, and the street lamp which here projects ‘ l lo„et t ,l I van Was demolished. The stalls in . the I ,ll ta zoN„u:ee, which had been laid down for the fair on 1. 0 14 Nv oio lll g, day, where next seized, and the timber f(titt'oa ki - ,°roken into fragments and converted into 41 tj i t- 1 . 4 'hus armed, the mob proceeded through the - "eir P to-lies) smashing windows and window frames - " e. They then returned to the Royal Motel, The two se a ut. that a ll in the 11115 v 0 0 , been of . .. 1 • 0 d A tDe r , werV, " A ;D Mr. Mr. 3,1,1 Mr. rhe.P° h t, tict t' 14,!1, general attack on the house was made assembl, the magistrates M ean - at the police_ offic( thL Mayor having issued circulars to each. Several lioi per, were out of town. and Mr. Cook and Mr. By 1, were the only two who met his worship. This vas about half-past seven. The police force was then austered, and Mr. Byrom and Mr. Cook went amongst the mob, and endeavoured to appease them. In this, Tr, they failed. and a loud cry was then rais- To the Eagle," and the mob accordingly moved a that direction. Whilst here, Mr. Cook seized A lad who was in the act of throwing a missile through the hotel window, but the mob speedily res cued him, and Mr, Cook, seeing how affairs were turning, went back to the police station to the Mayor. 'nd told him that the Eagle Hotel would be destroyed speedy efforts were not made to protect it. police were then drawn up, and, accompanied by some special constables, the whole party numbering about thirty altogether, . and headed by the Mayor and the two magistrates we have named, proceeded into the market-place and faced the mob. The crowd received them with a volley of stones and large pieces of wood, and being thus charged by the mob, the whole body of police (except two or three who rallied round the Mayor, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Byrom) fled, and were followed by volleys of stones. The Mayor and his col leagues. being thus deserted, were compelled to retreat, and make the best of their. way to the railway station, whence they despatched a telegraphic message to Preston that they were about to send a special engine to Preston for soldiers. The havoc at the Royal Hotel, Market-place, was at this time progressing most fearfully, and the conduct of the mob was outrageous in the extreme. The greater part of the mischief seemed to be caused by young lads, and no doubt if the police had made a determined stand for a few moments at the first, a great amount of the sub sequent damage might have been prevented. The hotel, as far as all the rooms on the ground floor were concerned were completely gutted, and all the windows in the upper part of the house were broken. To describe adequately, the wreck which the house presented this morning would be im possible. The windows of the commercial room, fronting the Market-place, were smashed, and the frame torn out. The mirror over the mantel-piece was broken in a thousand pieces, and picture-frames and glasses had shared the same fate. The rioters had entered the room through the window, and had mounted the mahogany table and wrenched the chandelier from the ceiling. The chairs gnashed, and the floor was literally covered with stones, blocks of wood torn from the market stalls, ,even and fourteen pound weight—nay, even scales and beams had been hurled through the windews, having been seized upon from the hucksters' stalls. From this room the miscreants had taken two mahogany tables, using them as weapons to smash the vestibule floor in the hall, which was of considerable dimensions, and contained no fewer than forty large squares of glass, which were demolished as well as the framework. They had then dashed the tables to pieces on the hall stone floor. In another large room, front ing the market-place, similar complete destruction had been effected. The floor of this room was literally hidden by the heaps of stone, coals, potatoes, onions, iron weights, and beams of wood, which had been thrown through the window. In this room also a large mirror was bro ken to pieces, and the tumblers and glasses on the tables were smashed. Some of the chairs were destroyed. and the destruction was immense. The rioters had also first destroyed the bar windows with stones, and then entered the room. The bar book had been abstracted and was thrown through the scullery window. In the kitchen, and in the scullery, all the crockery had been broken, and piles of stones hurled through the windows. Through the window of the scullery a quarter-cask had been dashed. The bed-room floors were strewed with stones, oyster-shells, and coals thrown through from the street, and not a window either at the front or the back of the house had escaped. The ornamental lamp over the entrance to the hotel was broken to pieces, and everything that the mob could reach had been similarly destroyed. It is said that the cause of their wreaking such vengence on the Royal Hotel was, that the mob were under the impression that some of the coal proprietors were in the house. The rioters was here joined by the factory opera tives, and they seem to have had the principal share in con ducting the future riotous proceedings, as evidenced by the selections of the houses which were attacked. About this time, all the lamps in the Market-place and in Wallgate - extinguished by the melt, and many of the lamp frames token, and some of the pillars bent. The mob then led up Millgate, and broke some windows at Mr. Stringfellow's the "Ring-o-Bells." The police station next suffered, together with the houses adjoining. In Chapel lane, the windows of Mr. Lowe's shop, provision dealer, and Mr. Bredford, were broken. From the latter place the mob took a quantity of bread, and threw it into the street. Mr. Isaac Wright, provision dealer, suffered most se verely. The plate-glass window was smashed, and the shop ransacked. Two hundred 41b. loaves were taken L 6 in five shilling papers of copper, and a large quantity of butter and bacon. From Chapel-lane the rioters went to the house of Mr. W. Johnson, cotton-spinner, and broke all the windows, sas hes, door panels, and glass within reach. Mr. Tipping, another master cotton-spinner at Pemberton, was the next sufferer. The windows, sashes, and frames, in his house an d his office adjoining, were smashed. The Midge Inn (Mr. Green's) was next visited, and from thence the mob appear to have made their way into Queen-street, where the lamps were broken, and the houses occupied by the following parties suffered tremendously, scarcely a square of glass within reach being left entire :—Mr. Kellet, Mr. Graham, Mr. M'Connel, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Kerrow, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Deans, and Mr. M'Culloch. These houses aro •on both sides of the way, but the mob seem to have been impartial in their treatment. The magistrates had despatched the special engine to Pres ton, and also a telegraphic message. As time passed, continued inquiries were made by the telegraph, " have the soldiers left yet ?" but for a long time the same answer was received, " No." The mob next came to the Wallgate end of Queen-street, at which corner the offices of the Local Boar'] of Health and of the Guardians of the Union are situated. The windows of this large pile of buildings were all smashed. At this point the mob divided, one half proceed ing down Wallgate with the intention of going to the residence of the Mayor, and the other up Wall gate, but the former did not execute their inten tion. Proceeding up Wallgate, windows were broken at Mr. Howard's, boot maker; Mr. Davis's Rail way TRern ; Mr. Ainsworth, currier; and Mr. Marsh, chemist. An attack was commenced on the shop of Mr. Esplin, the extensive watchmaker and jeweller, and the shutters were broken, but no further damage was done. Mr. Esplin extinguished the gas lights immediately on the attack being commenced, and with the assistance of friends, cleared away a large por tion of his valuable stock from the windows, out of the sight of the mob. It was seeing Mr. Esplin's friends so employed removing the goods that gave rise to the re port that the mob were ransacking the shop. Some men also took up a position in front of the shop, and kept the crowd away. At this moment the mail train from Preston crossed the bridge which spans Wall gate, near Mr. Esplin's, and the mob appeared to be temporarily under the impression that it was the soldiers, and they ceased their attack on the shop. Finding, however, that it was the mail, the rioters proceeded to Mr. Taylor's, another mas ter cotton-spinner, whose house stands a little back from the Wallgate, and here all the windows were also broken. The Victoria Hotel next suffered, the large plate-glass sheets in the ground floor windows being smashed to pieces. The Clarence Hotel shared the same fate. Stones were also hurled through the windows at the Post Office (Mr. Wall's bookseller), Mr. Davidson's, the Bay Horse, and the Moot Hall, which stands opposite; at;Mr. Collinson's, the Queen's Head, and here they went inside and committed some havoc also. Messrs. Roberts and Co., booksellers, bad also been visited, and had several window, broken. The mob then proceeded through the Market-place, and paid a second visit to the Royal Hotel. The Unicorn Inn, in Standishgate (Mr. Bullin's), next attracted their atten tion, and similar treatment was awarded to it as to all the others. The Royal Oak windows were damaged. The shop of Mr. Liptrot, provision dealer, in Standish gate, was completely sacked. The rioters demolished all they could lay their hands on, even to breaking the counters, and carried off the contents of the shop. It was rumoured that they were now making their way to " the Larches," the residence of Mr. H. Woods, coal proprietor and cotton spinner. At this moment the welcome sound of the approaching train from ' Preston, with the soldies, was hear. As soon as the military had arrived (about half-past eleven), Mr. Cook, Mr. Acton, and Mr. Part, re-assembled the civil force, and proceeded after the rioters, the Mayor remaining at the station, and accompanying the mili tary. The civil force, headed by the gentlemen above named, followed the rioters, and came up with them in Standishgate, and at once attacked them. Four youths were captured, and one was found to have his pockets filled with green tea and crackers stolen from a shop in Wigan-lane. The mob then dispersed the military were fast advancing up the road, and more restored to the town, after being f son )aving-1 were 1 peace was one in possession of the rioters for four hours, during which an enormous amount of damage had been done. The riotous portion of the mob were chiefly young men, and the women were particularly active in inciting them to mischief. The 31th patrolled the streets for some time, and when all fears of any further outbreak were quelled, the solders were quartered in the Moot-hall and the Town-hall, and were still stationed there when our reporter left. Numberless other houses in all parts of the town also had their windows broken to a less extent. OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS The following is the official account of the riot, which was forwarded to Lord Palmerston, the Home Secre tars I serious riot took place last night in the borough of Wigan, arising from the present strike of the colliers and factory hands of the district. Yesterday happened to be the autumn cow fair as well as market day, and the coal masters had assembled at the Royal Hotel, to consider what course they should adopt. A large concourse of persons had assembled in 'front of the Hotel, and the THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. crowdsontinued to increase in numbers and excitement until fiTteen minutes past seven, p.m. At this time the maffistrates were summoned, and a special engine was ordered to be in readiness to proceed to Preston, and convey troops from thence. The mayor also wrote an order for the officer in command at Prest ,n to send a number of men ; in the meantime the mob proceeded to break all the windows in front of the Royal Hotel. Two borough magistrates went into the crowd to reconoitre, and to reason with the people, and endeavour to induce them to desist from violence, and, if possible, to get them to go home ; they were, however, unsuccessful, and were obliged to retire to the police-office to avoid per sonal injury. Immediately after, all the available police force of the borough, together with a number of special constables, mustered at the police- office, and the mayor, accompanied by about thirty police-officers and special constables, went in front of the Town Hall, with a view of quelling the disturbance. At this time about a thousand persons had assembled. As soon as the mayor and police arrived in front of the Town Hall, an attack was made upon them by the crowd with stones and bludgeons ; all the specials made a precipitate retreat, and the mayor was left surrounded with about five or six police-officers, out of the thirty who accompanied him from the police-office. Finding that resistance to the crowd was useless, the mayor was compelled to retire, and he immediately proceeded to the railway station, where he dispatched a messenger by a special engine for troops to Preston, this was at fifteen minutes past eight o'clock. At twenty minutes past eight a telegraphic com munication was sent to the officer at command in Pres ton to send down a body of troops, and one to the sta tion master at Preston to have carriages ready to convey troops from Preston to Wigan. In the meantime, the rioters proceeded to put out and smash the street lamps, and break the windows of parties who are obnoxious to them ; this continued up to about half-past eleven, at which period the troops arrived from Preston, and the Streets were almost imme diately cleared. The military consisted of two companies of the 34th Regiment, comprising three officers and 140 rank and file ; it is thought necessary the troops should remain until the excitement arising from the present strike shall have subsided. The police force of the borough consists of one chief consta ble, one sergeant, and ten men ; and the population of the borough is 32,000. Since the present strike has commenced, the night duty of the police force has been very heavy, and when the rigt ,commenced yesterday, the assistance of only half of the men could be obtained The precaution had been taken to swear in a number of Special Constables, but when the emergency arose, they were of no avail as is generally found to he the case The injury done by the rioters to property is as follows : MARKET-PLACE. --' The Royal Hotel, the whole of the windows and doors, as well back as front, are smashed in, and much of the furniture destroyed, and some of the liquor taken by force. WaraaTz.---Clarence Hotel, and the Victoria Hotel, windows, and window-frames smashed in. Thomas Tailor, cotton-spinner, both backjand front windows and window-frames, and shutters of his residence, and stable broken ; furniture uninjured. Mr. J. Fitzadom, iron merchant, the same ; back and front windows broken. Mr. Wright, surgeon, window and window-frames broken. Treasurer's office, and public health office, and In) and of guardians' office, all of the windows broken. The mail cart was stopped and detained also by the rioters in this street. _ _ _ _ . . AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA. The BritiSh and North American royal mail steam-ship Arabia, Captain Judkins, arrived in the Mersey on Saturday evening, after a passage of ten days from New York, bringing 94 passengers, and 1,216,000 dollars in specie. The steam-ship Atlantic, which sailed hence on the sth inst., arrived out at New York at noon on Sunday, the 17th, after a passage of about eleven days. By the Arabia we have received our files of papers,., and private correspondence, to the 19th inst„ being four days later than those received by the Baltic on Wednesday. _ The news carried out from this country by the Baltic had thrown quite a damper on the Ameri can Flour Markets, and caused a decline in New York of from twelve and a half to twenty-five cents. per barrel. Our private correspondent says— " Since the sailing of the Baltic we have been put in possession of the details of the Canada's news, which has been considered of a less encouraging tone than the telegraphic despatches. We have also received three days' later news by the Atlantic, which is deemed by the corn people still less fa vourable. Although the advices indicate an imme diate war in the east, the effect of which would be to stop the receipt of Wheat and Flour in England and France from the Baltic, and there fore make the demand here for export, greater still ; the market for Flour and Wheat has declined under this intelligence. On receipt of the Atlantic's news a considerable business was done in Flour at a decline of from 124 to 25 cents per barrel. The panic which prevailed in New York, when our last advices left, had materially subsided : and the Stock market was more firm than it had been for some time, and quotations for nearly every de scription of Stock, had an upward tendency. Money, however, continued scarce, and of course, dear. The rates demanded ranged from 10 to 18 per cent. The business done in Foreign exchange for remittance by the Arabia was considerable, the quotations on London standing firm at 109 to 110. In the Cotton market there had been no change of moment. The market was tame and prices barely supported. There was an active demand for Provisions, but prices were barely so firm. The political and domestic news contained in the advices now to hand, are not important. The New York Herald of the 18th instant announces, that its Editor and Proprietor, James Gordon Bennett, is an applicant for the office of ambassa dor to France, but our private correspondent says, he has little or no chance of obtaining the appoint ment. The Washington correspondent of the New York Times says, the administration have at last found a man who will go to China, and that Mr. Robert McLane has been offered the office of Minister to the Celestial Empire, and will accept it. -- QUEEN STREET.---SiX houses on one side of this street, and three on the other, all the lower windows were broken and frames smashed ; all the lamps in this street were also demolished. CHAPEL LANE.--- William Johnson, cotton spinner, windows broken, window-frames, shutters and doors completely smashed; a great quantity of valuable fur niture destroyed, and Mr. Johnson states that an at tempt was made to set fire to his house. Wm. Tipping, cotton-spinner, the lower windows of his house broken. Mr. Wright, provision dealer, windows broken, shop en tered, and the contents stolen. John Woods, cotton spinner, windows, window-frames, doors of the house and warehouse broken, and some injury done to the works. The packet ship. Western Empire, which left this port for New York on the 24th of August, with 650 passengers, had put into Boston, short of water, and with loss of all her topgallant masts. On the oth Sept., in lat. 47 long. 3 30. She experienced a hurricane from S.E. to .N.E., in which she lost her topgallant mast with sails attached. Eight hundred thousand dollars had been sub scribed in Florida towards the construction of the Pensacola Railroad. The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald announces the return to that city of the Secretary of the Navy from his visits to the various naval stations, and a valuable report was shortly expected, giving the result of his enqiries. KING STREET.---Mr. Eccles, cotton spinner, two win dows in the residence broken. Richard Tailor, cotton spinner ; the lower windows in residence broken STANDISH GATE.--- Mr. Collinson, pawn broker, windows and shutters broken; but no further dam age was done as a pound was given to the mob to desist. WIGAN LANE.---Mr. Liptrot, provision dealer; Shut ters and shop windows broken, and the contents of the shop stolen. The windows of the Town Hall, Moot Hall, and police office were also broken. The total amount of damage which has been sus tained is estimated at from £3OOO to £4OOO. Mr COX, the - American Secretary of Legation at Rio Janeiro, had arrived at Washing, with the trea ties recently concluded by Mr. Sekeuek, the United State Minister, for opening the River Plate to the navigation of the United States. The yellow fever continued to rage fearfully at various points on the Mississippi river, and in the interior. The accounts from New Orleans state that the old residents of that city may safely re turn, but that strangers should keep away. A pri vate letter from Vicksburg, dated the 7th, which says ; OPENING OF THE SHREWSBURY 64; HEREFORD RA ILWAY. (FROM OUfi, OWN REPORTER.) On Saturday the latter portion of this Railway (from Ludlow to Hereford, a distance of twenty-three miles) was opened by the directors, but the line will not be opened for traffic until You have heard and seen accounts of the dreadful pesti lence that has been, and is still, raging in. our midst, and making desolate and cheerless the homes of many of our citizens. But " the half has not been told." The disease has been more severe in this place than it was in New Or leans. There was about one in ten—here, at least one in SCYCII. But it Is, I think, nearly over, and we are anxiously looking for frost, which generally puts an end to the fever. Galveston (Texas) advices of the Bth Oct. report the fever on the decline, whilst at Houston, in the same state, it showed no abatement- Letters from Santa Fe of the 14th Sept- report Vie Indians as very numerous and hostile. They hid fought their party for thirty days, wounding nearly all of them. F. X. Aubrey reached there on on the 14th ult. He crossed the Sierra Nevada, at Telon Pass on the 12th of July, and struck the Ric del Norte at Liberatta ; he reports the route as having no obstructions for a railroad or for vaggons. He found gold at the crossing of the the Colorado, and other places, also silver and copper ore are in abundance. Fader Gavazzi had lectured in the city of Cin cinnat, to a fall house, without disturbance. The Now Orleans publish advices from Havana of the ith inst. The cholera was making progress at Mattnzas. The Gaceta, of Havana, officially denies tite report that a conspiracy or any signs of disaffection had been discovered among the troops of Cardenas. A decree had been published offer ing a prize of 50 dollars for the best treatise on the decay of the coloured race, and the best means of arrestingit. The following proclamation had been issued by the President of the United States : sometime towards the end of November. At half-past eleven o'clock in the morning a Special ronsi.ting_ of from twenty to thirty first class carriages, lett the Shrewsbury Sta tion, with a large party. The train made short stoppages at Church Stretton, Bromfield, Ludlow, and Leominster, at all of which accessions were received to the party. The train arrived at Hereford at ten minutes past two o'clock ; several hundreds of persons were assembled on the Widermarsh, where the train was stopped and the passengers alighted, but it is some what remarkable that though this is the first line of railway opened into Hereford, not a single cheer escaped the crowd by way of welcome to the visitors. At half-past two o'clock about 260 ladies and gentlemen sat down to a luncheon at the Music Hall, the guests were Mr. W. Ormsby Gore, M.P., (Chairman of the Board of Directors) who presided ; Mr Brassey, the Contractor ;- Mr. Robertson, the Engineer ; Hon. R, H. Clive, M.P., Deputy Chairman ; Sir Richard Jenkins, A.C.8., The Right Hon. and Rev. Canon Lord Saige de Seil, Hon. Mr. Peters, lion. E. G. Peters, Mr. King, M.P., Major W. Ormsby Gore, Mr. George Holyoake, Dr. Kennedy, of London ; Messrs. Williams and Wardell, of Chester • The Villagers of Hereford and Ludlow, and Right Hon. Henry Hill, of Wolverhampton, After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had been disposed of, and also the healths of the " Mayor of Hereford" and the " Chairman and board of directors of the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway," The CHAIRMAN rose to propose the health of Mr. Brassey, the contractor. In doing so he observed that it was now three years since the company was first formed, and during the preceding part of that time no doubt the directors were accused of great negligence of duty, but they had borne out with that, feeling assured it was necessary to wait until the panic of the times had passed away. He was quite certain if they had pro ceeded for the formation of the railway at that time, they must have broken down, and, therefore, under those circumstances patience was the best policy. As soon as the directors saw a prospect of carrying out the line, they became active, and he had great pleasure in saying their efforts were most actively and honorably supported by Mr. Brassey. He had to regret that although this was the opening of the railway, yet the line was not is that positive perfect state that he should recommend its being at present used for general traffic ; he had been in consultation with the engineer on the subject, and he bad Mr. Robertson's sanction for saying that cortainly before the end of November the line would be in perfect order, and fit for public use. The directors had always thoroughly adhered to the principle of being perfectly independent of all other rail ways, and they were determined to maintain that course, their line was without junction with any other line, and without ob ligation, but they held out the hand of good fellowship to all neighbouring companies. PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT Whereas it is`provided by the second article of the con vention of the 16h of June, 1852, between the United States and Prussiaand other States of the Germanic con federation, for the mutual delivery of criminals, fugitives from justice in certain cases, that the stipulations of that convention shall be applied to any other State of the Ger manic confederation schich might hereafter declare its acces sion thereto : And whereas the Free Hanseatic city of Bremen has de clared its accession to the said convention, and the exchange of the said declaration for my acceptance of the same was made at Washington on the 14th instant, by Rudolph Schleiden, Minister resident of the Free Hanseatic city of Bremen, and William L. Marcy, Secretary of State of the United States, on behalf of their, respective govern meats : Now, therefore, be it known that I, Franklin Pierce, President of the United States of America, have caused this information to be made public, in order that the stipu latiom of the said convention may be observed and fulfilled with good faith in respect to the Free Hanseatic city of Bremen by the United States and the citizens thereof. BRAssEY, in returning thanks, expressed his ac knowledgments for the great assistance, and also tor the uniform courtesy he had at all times received from the board of directors. After alluding to the agreement now pending between the company and himself, respecting his leasing the time for a period of nine years, and makin , rsome other observations of a local character, Mr. Brassey concluded by proposing the " health of Mr. Robertson, the engineer." Mr. ROBERTSON acknowledged the compliment, and after several other toasts had been drank, the company seper ated at half-past four. Shortly before six o'clock the train left Hereferd for Shrews bury, at which place it arrived at five minutes past ten, the delay having been occasioned by the extreme caution necessary between Hereford and Ludlow, in consequence of the late heavy rains having disturbed the consolidation of the permanent way. In *bless whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused tile seal of the United States to be affixed. Done it Washington, the fifteenth day of October, in the year e our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, and of the independence of the United States the seventy eighth. FRANKLIN PIERCE, The balifax papers announce the arrival at that port of tie steamer Vulcan, with three hundred and fifty toops, a part of whom were intended for Bermuda, bit in consequence of the yellow fever raging there,they had been detained at Halifax. Our priva.t . correspondent at New York, says, "An associatiin of the Clubmen, in Ireland, of 1848, numberint in this city about forty, held a private meeting In Monday last, for the purpose of forming some Ilan for a grand demonstration on the arrival of rohn Mitchell from Van Die man's Land, and whc is expected in this city in a few days. The meeting, after some discussion, appointed,a committee 4f five, to draft resolutions, and report at a subseqtent meeting. The Irish American military officers o f New York, Brooklyn, Williamsburgh, and Jersey City, have also held a meeting, to take into consileration the means to be adopted for Mitchell's reception. DEATH BY A KICK.—On last evening, a man named Joseph Ryle came by his death under the following circumstances :—lt appeared that a person named Hughes was indebted to Ryle in a small sum, and that the latter called on the former for the amount due. Some altercation occurred between the parties, when Hughes drew ont from Ryle and suddenly kicked him in the stomach. Ryle almost immediately fell from the blow, and when he was taken up it was found that life was extinct. An inquest will be held on the body to-day, awaiting which Hughes is in custod/. VY .17 v STRIKE OF THE NORWICH WEAVERS.—The Nor wich shawl weavers have struck for an advance of wages. The employers refuse to comply with the demand made by the men, and the consequence is that great numbers are out of employment, and becoming chargeable to the poor rate. FUNERAL OF A MEMBER OF THE FIRE BRIGADE--- The interment of E. Willan, of the fire brigade, who was unfortunately drowned on Wednesday morning, whilst assist►ng to extinguish the fire on board the steam -tug Dreadnought, took place yesterday at the Necropolis, Low Hill. The coffin containing the body vas placed on one of the fire-engines, which was drawn by a pair of horses, and followed by a mourning-coach containing the relatives of the deceased. The members of the fire brigade, and the ordinary police force, to the number of about 200, followed the body to the place of inter ment. Captain Greig, Superintendents Quick and Ride, and other superior officers of the force, brought up the rear of the procession. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.—There are now six wards contested, - viz, West Derby, Vauxhall, Pitt-street, St. Paul's, Abercromby, and Scotland. Mr. Jack has issued an address as a candidate for the last named ward, ' in opposition to Mr. Woodruff. powers, once perceiving any spirit of determination to act on the part of Turkey and her supporters, would themselves yield. This, they say, is also the feeling of English largo capitalists, although the English funds have declined. • ASHES.—Pot still arrive sparingly. but with a light de mand prices have fallen off 61 to .121 cents., with sales of 75 bbls., at $5 75 cents to $5 87* cents. Pearl remain firm, 100 bbls having changed hands at $5 50 cents. Exports from Ist to 18th October, 1843 bbls. 829 Carrox.—The market has been unsettled since our last, and sales have been made to some extent at a decline of three-fourths of a cent., making a reduction of about one cent within a week. Some holders are unwilling to sell at this concession, yet there is even now more sellers than buyers. We have restored quotations for a few grades but are still unable to complete the list from actua l transactions. For Receipts, E x p or ts, Stocks, &c., see Table. The sales for the last three days are 1900 bales. We quote • Atlanti Torts. Other Florida. Gulf Ports nom. Inferior Low to good ord Low to good mid Mid, fair to fair Fully fair to good fair Good and fine The arrivals have been from— nom. nom. Bto 81 Bto 81 91 101 91 10i Georgia South Carolina 8 to 9 673 bales 822 Total 1,495 Total import since Ist inst. 9,448 Export from Ist to 18th October 1853. . bales. 13,824. Export from the UNITED STATES Since Ist September, 1853 Same time 1852 Cotton bales 60,532 70,612 FLOUR AND MEAL.—The private advices by the Canada being considered more favorable than the published accounts, the Flour market opened on Saturday with increased firm ness and an active demand for export, home use, and future delivery ; but on Monday, with the conflicting and rather unfavorable news by the Atlantic, the pressure in the Money market, and continued high rates of freight, there was less buoyanoy, and towards the -close a slight concession was made by holders, and yesterday there was an excitement bordering on a panic ; the difficulty in effecting shipments, both to Europe and the Eastward, induced some holders, particu larly speculators, to realize, and much lower prices were accepted. Our revised notations now stand 12i to 25 cents lower than on Friday, the market closing heavily. Canada is inactive, and quotations entirely nominal. In Montreal, prices are comparatively higher than in this market, which has a tendency to check any downward tendency—no sales. The sales of domestic were : on Saturday, 15,0 00 bbls. Monday, 22,000 ; and yesterday, 18,000. Included in the above were some 25,000 bbls. common State to arrive, part within two weeks; at $6,371., and the remainder in Novem ber and December at $7 to $7,12i, the latter price before the arrival of the Atlantic; and 2000 bbls. (yesterday) on shipboard for Liverpool, $6.75, at 3s. 6d. freight. We quote : Sour Superfine No. 2 State, common brands State, straight brands State, favorite brands Western, mixed do. . 6 25 to 6 374 668;, to 6 75 6 681 to 6 811 6 814 to 6 871 6 624 to 6 87t Michigan, and Indiana, straight ditto 6 75 - to 6 811 Michigan, fancy brands 6 811 to— Ohio, common to good brands Ohio, round hoop, common Ohio, fancy brands... ................ .......... 6 811 to 6 874 Ohio, extra brands. Michigan and Indiana, extra ditto Geneve, fancy brands .... ..... 6 874 to Genesee, extra brands Canada (in bond) I Southern opened firm, and with a light stock and good de mand prices slightly advanced, but yesterday, the market sympathizing with Western, declined 121 to 25 cents—the sales are 2500 bbls. the market closing heavily at $6,931 to $7,121 for mixed to straight brands Alexandria, Baltimore, and Georgetown, $7,12/ to 7, 25 for favorite, and $7,25 lo $7,50 for fancy brands. Rye Flour is in better request, and the market is a shade firmer—small sales at $4,50 to $4,621 for fine, and $5,12/ for superfine—(yesterday 500 bbls. were reported at $4,75 for fine). Corn Meal is scarcely so firm-- the sales are 700 bbls. at $4,12; to $4,25, and Brandywine, in lots, at $4,50 for bbls. and $l9, cash, for puncheons. Export, from Ist to 18th October, _ 1853. bb15.151,621 WHEAT FLOUR 1852. 69,552 GRAlN—Wheat opened firm on Saturday, with a good de mand for prime for export, but subsequently the difficulty in procuring vessels and the increasing stringency in mone tary affairs combined, had a depressing effect, and a consider able decline was established. Our quotations now stand to 8 cents lower than on Friday last, the greatest decline being on the common qualities—the galec inoludo 41,50) .bushels fair to_prime White Canada at $1,471 to $1,57, in bond; 39,000 good to prime White Genesee, $1,53 to 1,61 ; 99,100 fair to prime White Michigan, $1,52 ; to $1,58 ; 41,500 so prime white Ohio, $1,43 to $1,54 ; 6000 prime white Southern, $1,49 ; 3000 fair red India, $1,41; and 20, 000 red Ohio on private terms. Rye, with a moderate supply and good demand, is held firmly, with sales of 5400 bushels at 92 to 93 cents, the latter price delivered. Barley continues scarce and firm, with sales of 2700 bushels at prime four.rowed at 87A cents. Oats opened dull and lower but with an increased demand the market closes firm, with an upward tendancy—see quotations. Corn has decreased 4 to 5 cents, owing to the stringency in the money market, the sales are are 76,000 bushels, the market closing heavily at quotations ; includad in yesterday's sales were 12.000 bushels, mixed Westerns at 78; cents, in store. 6to 700 bushels white Beans sold at $l-121 cents. to 1-25; and 200 bags black-eyed, 2,85 per bag of two bushels Export , from Ist to 18th October 1853 s ,bush. 869,389 Wheat Corn 1852. 398,622 568 8,270 IRON.—Scotch Pig is inactive, and the sales unimportant. 150 tons English common bars sold on terms we did not learn. PROVISIONS.—The demand for Western pork has been somewhat restricted by the tightness in the money market, and the transactions have been moderate for the local trade at a slight decline. Large orders are understood to have been received by the late arrivals, which cannot be executed in consequence of the difficulty in effecting shipments—the sales include 1275 bbls., the market closing steadily at our quotations, which show a decline of 64 to 124 cents since Friday last. Prime mess is inactive, and nominal at $l5, and clear at $l9. Sour and rusty mess sell in small lots at $l5 to $15,12k ; sour prime, $8 to $8,50 ; and sour rump, $8,75 io $9. Beef continues firm and in good demand, with sales of 1000 bbls. Mess and prime at our quoted rates ; prime mess continues firm, with sales of 100 tcs. in lots at $lB. Beef hams are neglected, and nominal at quotations. The market continues bare of cut meats. Lard, with a limited supply and good demand, continues firm, with sales of 425 bbls., and tes. at 111 to 12 cents for good to prime, and kegs, in lots, 124 to 13. Butter is in good demand, in part for export, and prime State is a shade firmer—see quotations. Cheese continues active for export at 9 4 4 to 10L cents for good to prime. Export, from Ist to 18th October. 1853. 1862. 8eef..... Beef . bbls. 1,943 3,036 ____....._____. _ • Lard .. ....equal to . kegs. 8,512 11,135 Rm.—ls dull, and the sales do not exceed 200 tcs. at $3,121 to $4,50, cash. FREIGHTS.-To Great 'Britain and France, were favor ably affected yesterday by a decline in flour and grain, and the engagements were large, at improving prices. To Liverpool, we notice 125,000 bushels wheat at 131 d. to 14d. ; 15,000 bbls. flour, 3s. 6d. to 4s. ; 2,000 rosin, 4s. to ss. ; and 1,000 bales cotton, 7-32 d. to id. To London, 100,000 bushels wheat, 16d. to 17d. ; 12,000 bbls. flour, at 4s. 6d. to ss. ; 600 rosin, ss. ; 8,000 hdd. staves, 455. ; 50 tons•oil cake, 50s. ; 1,000 bbls. do., 6s. ; 100 bales tobacco, 355. ; 2,000 bxs. cheese, 60s. to 665. 6d. ; 1,500 sides leather, id ; 2 tons bees-wax, 355. ; 200 bales palm leaf, on private terms ; two ships at 16d. for grain, and ss. for flour ; and one at 15d. and 4s. 6d.. To Havre, 15,000 bbls. flour, 821 to 86 cents ; and 55,000 bushels wheat, 23 to 24 cents. To Holland, 200 tcs. rice, 455. ; 200 bbls. spirits turpentine, and 50 tcs. honey, 6 cents ; 600 flour, ss. ; 100 bales cotton, cents ; 50 tons wood, 40s. ; heavy goods, 455. ; and measurement, 40s. To Antwerp, 10,000 bushels grain, 17d. Rochefort, France, by a brig, 10,000 bushels wheat, 25 cents-the brig Eolean, for Columbia, is loading at 65 cents per foot. To California, they are steady at previous rates. A schooner of 110 tons, was chartered to St. Domingo and back, at $1,200 - a brig for Jack. sonville, 25 cents per bbl., and 5 cents per foot-a Brig from Jacksonville to New York, $lO for Ship Plank-another from Sagua to New York, $7 75c. per hhd. for Sugar-a Ship from New Orleans to Havre, 1 cents for Cotton ; and one from Baltimore to Trieste, at 355. for tobacco. To New Orleans the rate is reduced to 10 cents, and to Mobile 10 cents by schooners, and by large vessels. The Ship LuconT, 481 tons, 18 years old, built at Medford, an excellent ship, has been sold to Messrs. Winterhoff, Piper & Co., at $lB,OOO - Talleyrand, 14 years old, 550 tons, built at Thomaston, on private terms ; and the South Carolina, late propello!, of Charleston, built at Williamsburg, has been soid in Liver pool, for the Australia trade, at £19,000. In Port yesterday- Barques .. Steamers 23 Brigs. ... .. . Ships . 137 Schooners . COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK MARKETS. `)CT. 18. MONEY AND STOCKS. —Money continues smrce both for dis counts and loans. We observe no improvement. Discounts especially are firm at 12a. 16c. Call loans are made very cautiously at 7c. AS to stocks, the improvemeat observable is entirely owing to the Bear party, who are buyri; freely to deliver on their contracts, the fall of last week havag placed a handsome profit within their reach. The large wins now receiving by the various railroads, would advance the'r seve ral stocks, were money easy ; but there is no immeliate prospect of money becoming suffieiently easy for any great advance. Total .• ... • • 648 The stock ma r ket thi s morn i ng shows great confidence. EXCHANGE. —The business for the steamer has not been No such f oo li s h p an i c occurre d as happened on the arrival of very large at prices about as before ; our high quota the Canada's news. In W a ll-street financial circl es , the Lions refer only to Bankers' Bills. We quote bills on Lon opinion prevail s , f oun d e d on s pecial advices, that no war don 9i to 10 per cent. prem. ; Paris, &c., f. 5.111 to f. 5.121 will take place; th a t even a Turkish declaration o f war , 60 days, and f.6. 0 7i to f. 5 . 8: short sight; Antwerp, f. 5.13:, while it would satisfy the feelings of the Turkish population, Amsterdam, 41: to 411; Hamburg, 36 to 364 ; Bremen, would only hasten a settlement; that the three northern 80; to 80i ; Frankfort, 411 to 411 Thalers, 711. 84 88 -. .... 216 TURKEY AND RUSSIA. Our advices are important. A telegraphic des patch dated Friday evening, says, " there is reason to believe that an armistice has been concluded between the Turkish and the Russian armies." Another despatch, dated Constantinople, Oct. 21, says, the Porte, having heard of a new project of compromise being negotiated, has suspended the commencement of hostilities for the present. The intelligence of Russian hostile operations on the Lower Danube, on the 20rd, as published in Paris to day, is contradicted by the Oesterreichische Correspondens. The Paris Correspondent of the Chronicle, al luding to the intelligence we published in our last, writes, it is clear from this despatch that not only has there been a collision between the Russian and Ottoman troops, but that Russia, who, we are told, was determined to remain on the defensive, was the aggressor. The publication of this despatch in an official shape by the French Government has given great offence to M. de Kisseleff, the Russian Minister here. The relations between the Russian and French diplomatists are becoming daily less cordial, and if they should continue on their pre sent footing, it is probable that M. de Kisselff will not remain long in Paris. The Times Paris correspondent says :—lsacthca, or Issatchi, is nearly midway between the point of confluence of the Pruth and Danube, and that part where the latter river divides into the branches which enclosethe neutral territory. Immediately in front of it is a small island. It is remarked thatthe despatch says nothing of the casualties on the side of the Turks, and itisscarcely probable that I\l,Poujade, who is the Consul-General at Bucharest, would have made an omission of that kind. That silence gives rise to several conjectures. It is affirmed that the despatch contains another sentence, to the effect that the Consul was in expectation of further details ; and, again, that there are some details which are not given. It is probable that, if the amount of the loss on the Russian side could be stated. Some estimate has also been made of that of the Turks. It would appear, however, that the affair was more seriuzis than is represented, that the fighting lasted €Q4O. time, that prisoners were taken on both sides, ance.that no quarter was given. It is is understood to be the result of a movement of the Russian flotilla at Ismail, to place itself in communication with Ibralia, a port in Wallachia, situate on the left bank of the river. The following telegraphic despatch was received in Paris on Friday, from Marseilles : " The French and English fleets weighed anchor and quitted Besika Bay on the 17th in stant. " The Friedland, which quitted the port of Con stantinople after having been repaired, has gone to join them at Gallipoli. " The Sultan has reviewed a body of 26,000 men, who set out immediately afterwards to reinforce the army of Asia." DANUBIAN PRINCIPALISIES, (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) BUCHAREST, OCT. 18.—It is said that Omar Pasha had informed Prince Gortschakoff of his intention to occupy the Sultan's territories (the Principali ties) at once. He has also, it is said, written to Prince Stirbey, that he intends entering Bucharest on the Ist of November. On the 11th Prince Gortschakoff held a council of war. It was resolved to evacuate the southern part of Wallachia, evidently with a view to entice the Turks away from their entrenchments. It is thought that the Turks are waiting for the full moon to cross the Danube, and that they will cross in two columns, at Widdin and Braila. The Russian merchants are doing an excellent business in English cottons, of which large quan tities are stored in the Principalities. They send them across the Pruth. The Russian army occupies in force the little town of Giurgevo (opposite Rutschuk), and is en trenched there. Some estimate it at 15,000 men, and others at 30,000, The Turkish camp is oppo site Giurgevo. The weather is magnificent. The serenity of the sky and the dryness of the ground would permit the armies to make a campaign be fore the winter. There is a large Russian camp near Galata. The strong places of the Turks along the Danube are in a good state, and well armed. That of Rutschuk is specially remarkable on account of its imposing aspect. It is the centre of a corps d'armee. The town is seated on a steep bank by the side of the river, and the ramparts crown the summit. At the brink of the river is a series of low batteries. Round the town are seen the tents of the Turks, which are of a green colour, in honour of. the Prophet. The coup d'ail is very picturesque. It is said the Hungarian General Klapka commands this corps d'armie, or one of its divisions. The Turks .protect themselves on the Bulgarian bank, and keep watch with great vigi• lance. All along the bank there are posts and sentinels or videttes, with near them a pole from fifteen to eighteen feet high, surrounded with straw or rushes steeped in tar, and destined to be set on fire in case of alarm. The fires would be lighted in the event of a movement of the Russians, and the signal would spread rapidly on all the line. The videttes shelter themselves under a covering of branches, holding their horses by the bridle, and their lances stuck up before them. All these videttes belong to the regular cavalry. Besides the posts and the videttes of the bank, there are others on the road, having also signals prepared. CHINA Our advices from Hong Kong are to the 9th ult, There is nothing authentic respecting the rebellion. It was generally believed that the Emperor had left Pekin, and was some distance from it ready to make his escape. Canton remained quiet, but a revolt was expected on hearing of the fall of Pekin There had been some fighting between the Imperialists and the insurgents near Amoy. The insurgents were defeated with great slaughter, and fled in confusion into the city. Horrible massacre were being committed by both parties. Head money was given and many innocent people had been killed for the sake of two dollars given for their heads. In one day's fight the imperialists were so encumbered with heads that the General issued an order that ears would be sufficient to gain the reward. Since then many poor villagers, women included, have been seen wandering about without ears. Altogether it is a horrible warfare and all parties are equally to blame. At Canton trade shows no improvement for im ports, and money is still excessively scarce. Exchange on England has further advanced. Freight to England, £3 and £2 10s. SHIPWRECKS.-TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY LIVES LOST. LETTERS by the Overland! Mail, convey intelligence of the lamentable wreck of a British ship, supposed to be the Lady Evelyn, and a fearful sacrifice of life. She was a fine vessel, recently built, 748 tons burthen, commanded by Captain M'Lellan, and was the property of Messrs. Her rings, of Liverpool. On her last voyage from England she was bound to Port Phillip, and on her arrival there she was taken up for a run to Calcutta and China. She was then chartered for the conveyance of 250 Chinese emigrants to San Francisco, and departed in every apparent safety with her living freight. The catastrophe is reported to have occurred on the night of the 20th July, on one of the cluster of Islands known as Tvpingson, in the Eastern or China Sea, situate some 14 miles west of Loo Choo. She quickly went to pieces, and we regret to add that out of 290 souls who were on board, including the crew, only six European sailors and twenty Chinamen were saved. The advises furnished no further intelligence. The ship was insured.—Another serious loss has been reported by the Argo, viz., that of Prince ss Victoria, while on her voyage from London to Melbourne. When within a few miles of 4 11 1 l barrels an d o a f t her destination, on the . 13th of August, she was discovered y era u ble gun powder stowed away her hold, the crew, as may be once took to the boats, and succeeded in getting beyond reach to be noned fir w e, er a e nd se , l h z a ed vin w g ith as co m ns a i n d of danger, when the explosion took place. It is almost needless to remark that it was of a most tremendous char acter, shivering the ship into atoms. Fortunately a ship was attracted t o th e spo t b y th e i n t ense li g ht o f th e explo sion, and picked up the crew in the boats, who were landed in Melbourne a few days afterwards. The vessel is reported to be insured. The Princess Victoria sailed from the Downs on the Bth of April. THE SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS.—We have received intelligence that the above celebrated vessel, which sailed from Liverpool on the 7th ultimo, was passed, Sep• 27, in lat. 18 N, long. 23 W. SHOCKING SUICIDE OF AN OFFICER IN TIM SLR. DINIAN Graffinno Bassani, aged 37 years, formerly a lieutenant in the Sardinian service, commitl ted suicide on, Thursday, at the Bridge-house Hotel leindon, by shooting himself in the dressing-room at; tached to the bath-room. From letters found in the pos session of the deceased, it would appear that private misfortunes induced him to commit the rash act.