The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-28 00:00:00

wmim INDIA AND CHINA. We have already published a communication in 4 2 1 ticip1tion of the Overland Mail. The following a re the details INDIA A bi-monthly communication is to be established forthwith between Rangoon and Calcutta , by the steame rs Tenasserim, Sesostris, and Fire Queen. The Shah of Persia is reported to ha ve left Teherancannon, with 30.000 cavalry, and 1 , 000 piec es of v aonon, and 3,000 camels loaded with ammuni -4°ll, to operate against Turkey in co ncert with assia. The G ov ernor-General was still at Calcutta, and S ir ,;, William Gomm was at Delhi on the 18th •of November. T• he following summary is extracted from the ijotnbay Times of Nov. 28 : During the past fortnight matters have remained • statu quo at Burmah. The Governor-General 4 48 announced the intention of the g overnment ` 0 maintain henceforth a bi-monthly steam corn kurxication between Rangoon and Calcutta, and of course the seaports en route. The vessels to be employed are the Tenasserim, the Fire Queen and the Sesostris, and the communication is to be main tained throughout all seasons of the year. The establishment of a regular communication between Caldutta and the Eastern shores of the Bay of Ben gal cannot fail to be highly beneficial in a commer cial point of view. From our north-west frontier we learn that a force, consisting of a light field battery, two coin- Aanies of sappers, her Majesty's 22nd regiment, the 20th Native Infantry, the 66th Ghoorkas, and the 7th Irregular Cavalry, the whole under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Cotton, of her Majesty's 22nd Foot, marched from Peshawur on the 9th inst. towards the Kohat pass, in order to try what effect the demonstration will have on the Afreedes, in inducing them to permit us to build a fort near Muttne eu. The brigade is to be so disposed that it will blockade the pass while the fort is building, the site for Which has been selected at Bazeed Kheed, a locality six miles to the southward of, or nearer to, the mouth of the pass than Muttunee. It i s expected that some skirmishing will take place, in which case the Afreedes will learn a lesson in the most effectual manner an Afreede can be taught. Nothing whatever has transpired relative to the causes which led to Colonel Mackeson's Murder. It is said that the Shah of Persia has left Te heran with his army. Great anxiety regarding thi s movement had been felt in Persia, and by the latest accounts the royal army was seen passing Tabriz. Some fears were also entertained for the safety of his majesty's person. The Shah has dis patched an envoy to Cabul on a mission to Dost Mahomed, prefaced, it is said, by a declaration, pointing out the benefits which will accrue to both parties from friendship and unity. No doubts are entertained but that this mission has reference to the course to be pursued by the Dost in the event of war between Russia and Turkey. We mention ed in a former summary that a Russian army had marched en route to Khiva. We now hear of its arrival at that place, having first stormed the for tress of Ahmetzee. .The affairs of Bahawulpoor are represented as getting from bad to worse, the Khan not only de cling to liberate the Minister, Shaw Newaz-ood deen, as recommended by our government, but marking his animosity towards us by rejoicing at our misfortunes. The governor-general is still at Calcutta, but it is expected he will shortly visit Pegue. Should there be war, his lordship will, of course, remain at Calcutta. His excellency, Sir W. Gomm, was at Delhi on the 18th inst., but has proceeded towards Meerut. The only other item of intelligence we have to record is the appoint of Viscount Melville, K.C,8., to command the Sir bind division, in the room of the late General Godwin, C.B. • We learn that serious discontent has been en gendered among the men of the Nizam's con tingent at Hyderabad, owing to the means resorted to reduce its numerical strength by transferring those whose services are no longer required, to Pegue. It is four painful duty to announce that some thing very like a famine prevails in all the northern districts of the Madras presidency, owing to the 'vant of rain, the monsoon having almost confined itself entirely to the southern coast. It is stated that the export of grain from the northern ports had almost entirely ceased. In Cuddapah rice had risen more than 100 per cent., and in many places • stringent ameliorative measures are enforced by the collectors. Lord Falkland is expected to return to Bom bay during the commencement of next month, and leaves India, it is understood, early in January. The intelligence of the restoration of Colonel Outram to the appointment of resident at Baroda, which is confirmed by Calcutta papers just received has given, we may say, universal satisfaction ; but ._he has yet to war against corrupt intrigue. An investigation in now in progress to ascertain through what post-office medium it has occurred that a document connected with the affairs of Barado had been abstracted by the friends of the Guicowar, on its way to the governor-general Lord • Falkland: We have just now among us the Rajah of Dhar, Who has been lionizing it through Bombay for the - Past ten or twelve days, visiting most of our public institutions. The Hon. Company' s new corvette, the Falkland, was launched with the customary honors on the 16th instant. This corvette is to carry 12 guns, and measures 108 feet 9 inches between the perpen diculars ; length all over, 133 feet 9 inches ; breadth moulded, 31 feet 6 inches ; breadth extreme, 32 feet 4 inches; depth in hold, 14 feet; burthen, in tons (old measurement), 494 59-91ths. She has been commissioned as a second•cla ss sloop, a nd the command of her has been given to Commander Ste phens. As we anticipated, the Ajdaha has been found rotten fore and aft ; she is to be dismantled, and her rigging, &c., returned into store. Cholera in Bombay is on the decrease ; it has made its appearance among the men of the 4th re giment of Native Infantry, who are on their march to Poonah, but not to an alarming extent; the total number of cases reported as having occurred on our island during the past fifteen days amounts to but 166. The money-market is quiet, and trade is not very brisk. CHINA The. following is from a letter dated Hongkong November 11 : tember ma The steamer with the 24th of Se pi keeps out. There has been an i ncrease of sickness in the garrison, but nothing of a severe nature ; otherwise the colony is healthy. From Shanghai our dates are to the 2d inst., per Lady ill ary Wood. There is no new feature to report in the pro-' ceedings of the Imperial and insurgent troops. Constant fighting is going on, With little result on either side. The losses of the Imperialists have been considerable, while the insurgents have suf fered little, which gives them confidence. The Im perialists have received large reinforcements, and were estimated, of all kinds, at about 14,000, and. the foreign vessels hith erto employed at Chin kiang-foo have come down to assist. The fleet of junks, which passed throagh here on the 13th of September, ordered by the Taoutae, we learn, was seen close to Woosung, and unless the insurgents re ceive assistance ftom Nankin, it is doubtful if they will be able to hold the city for any length of time against such a force. The ex-Taoutae Samqua seems to be in difficulty from want of money, and has been unwarrantably exposing himself in the foreign settlement, enter ing with 200 armed followers , a nd attempting to force himself upon Her Britannic Majesty' Con sul without due notice, but was obliged to with draw. The proceedings of his Excellency the American Commissioner and the American Vice-Consul, as regards neutrality, are considered somewhat equi vocal, and the rebel chief has addres sed a letter on the subject. The payment of the duties during the capture of Shanghai, and the present collection of them, are being agitated by the foreign authorities and Imperial Government, and causing some excite went, as appears in the North China Herald. The latest news from the north received at Shanghai, contained in the Pekin Gazette of the 3rd October, mention the safe arrival at Teen-sten of the 800,000 peculs of rice from Chekiang pro vince. The Mongols in the park at Pekin consist of 69 officers, 4000 men, and 400 camp followers. These were the only Mongols that have come within the great wall. Tae-pint's northern army took Ping-yang, in Shan-see, on the 12th of September, left it a day or two after, and passed eastward of Flung-tung, in the direction of Pekin, from which it was 500 to 600 miles distant. Our dates from Amoy are to the sth inst. Affairs there seemed approaching to a crisis ; the fighting had harrassed and reduced the rebel force, which was in want of provisions and money, and hemmed in by the imperial troops by land, and a strong fleet of junks to oppose them on the waterside. It was expected the city would be retaken. Her Britannic Majesty's consul had removed from the consulate to the foreign factories, and the captain of Her Majesty's ship Hermes was to land a force at night time. At Canton there is nothing new to mention; the city remains quiet, and the protective measures are efficient. Trade in imports is again languid, and the late improvement in yarn and shirtings is barely sup ported. Exchange has fallen to ss. 2d, per dollar. The price of tea is maintained, and the liner quali- ties scarce. At Shanghai shipments of tea were active; in imports little doing. Exchange on England, 6s. 6d. It is generally understood that his excellency the governor Sir George Bonham's, resignation has been accepted by her Majesty's government, His successor has not yet been nominated. In harbour, her Majesty's ship Winchester, steamers Rattler and Styx, .and ship Hercules. At Whampoa, her Majesty's brig Lily, the United States' frigate Macedonian, steamers Mississippi and Pozvhattan, and storeship Supply. Our latest dates are from England, the Bth of September; Calcutta, the 19tb. of September; Bombay, the Ist of October; Singapore, the 17th of October; Manilla, the 18th of October; Sydney, the 3rd of September; and Shanghai, the 2nd of November. A shot from the Imperialist armed ship, the Antelope, having struck the Roman Catholic Ca thedral of Shanghai, whether wilfully or by acci dent is not stated, the French Commander in terfered. Some of the rebels had offered possession of one of the gates of Amoy to the Mandarins, for $2,000. The insurgents were soon expected to leave the city. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. TUE BOMBAY MARKETS. (From Oct. 14 to Nov. 27, 1853.) Our money-market has remained quiet during the past fortnight. Rates of interest are withott change, though money is beginning to be more in demand in all quar ters, and will probably be scarce towards the beginning of the year. Joint Stock shares maintain their price, but government securities have slightly declined, some desire to realise have been manifested. Our present quotations are :- Government 4 per cent. Loan of 1835-36 } 1021 per 100, ~ 4 per cent. ditto 1842-43 4 per cent. ditto 1832-43 . . 107 1 do. Bank ' of Bombay Shares . . . . 39 at 40 per cent. pm. Oriental Bank Carporation .. 80 at 82 ex div. Commercial Bank 33i. Agra Bank 40. Since the departure of the last mail, piece goods have been sold to a considerable extent, but we regret to remark the prices realised are on heavy goods considerably below those obtained at the same season last year. Gray shirtings, 40-inch, of the lighter kinds, are, with little change, steady. Gray longcloth is in request, and a good deal of business is being done ; more than 700 bales have changed hands ; 81b. is wanted; 121 b heavy in stock. Gray T. Cloth.-Sales to a large extent have been effected of late, but the value obtained is 2a. to 3a. under the prices realised last year. Gray domestics. -A fair request exists for short widths ; for other kinds there is but little inquiry at lr. to 2r. under the value realised last year. Gray madapollams continue in fair request, and saleable at the rates quoted in our last. Gray jaconets have a steady inquiry at the prices quoted by last mail. Gray Mulls.-A good many sales are being effected in consequence of a scarcity of jaconets. Gray cambrics, 54 to 60-inch wide, in fair request ;64 inches wide are not in so good request as the former. Gray twills are very much neglected. Bleached shirtings of the lower descriptions are in good demand. at 3.12 r. to 4.8 r , the higher dencriptiona have somewhat receded in value, and meet with but moderate inquiry. Bleached madapollams of the lower kinds are worth from 2r. to 21r.; in higher sorts there is little doing. Bleached jaconets of the lower sort fetch from 11r. to 21f. ; for the higher qualities the inquiries are very mo derate. Bleached mulls are somewhat under the rates of last year, and only moderately inquired after. Bleached cambrics very dull, and prices have somewhat receded. Bleached dimity is saleable, 40 yards at 54r. to 6r. ; 24 yards at 4r. ; 12 yards at 2r. Bleached twill sales have been reported, but at a consider able decline in price. Lappets of the common description are moderate in stock, in fair inquiry, and saleable at 1.2 r. to I.Br. The middling kinds ars in moderate inquiry, and saleable at 1.12 r. to 2.2 r. The finer qualities are rather scarce, and the inquiry fair, at 2.8 r. to 4.4 r. Coloured lappets, 10 yards and 40 inch, of the lower kinds are scarce and saleable, at 1.2 r. to 1.12 r. Middle to fine are likewise scarce, and sales " to arrive" have been effected at 2r. to 2tr. Coloured muslins are saleable at 2.8 r. to 2.12 r. Lappet scarfs of the finer descriptions continue scarce and saleable ; other kinds are heavy in stock, and not much doing. Dohties, 5 yards, are saleable at 1.7 r. to 2.12 r. Book muslins meet with fair inquiry at 13r. to 1.2 r., ac cording to quality. Coloured Mulls-Saleable at 2.8 r. to 2.12 r. Dyed cambrics are in good request, and have slightly advanced. 28 yards, been , are s s o a m lea e b w l h e at at re 6 d . u 7 c r e . d to ; 6.Br. Tu rk T ey he re s d toc e k ami in first hand has 24 yards rather dull. Turkey red twills are not much inquired after. Turkey red dimity in fair request, and stock in hand small. Black and white cambrics or prints saleable at 31r. to 31r. Turkey Red Yarn.-Nos. 30 to 60 are steady and saleable at 1.4 r. to I.Br. Ten bales Turkey red yarn, 200 lb. each, No. 40, at 1.61 per lb. Orange twist is dull and without much inquiry. 44 bales orange yarn, 4 001 b. e ach, Nos. 20, 30, 40, at 9a. 1-16th, Metals remain steady at the former rates. Cochineal is without change, at 2.2 r. to 2.3 r. Saffron fetches 14r. for the best quality. Cotton.-Most of the transactions that have lately tran spired have been for the most part confined to shipments by natives. Previous to the arrival of the last English and China mails, a decline took place to 90r. for Broach, and 88r. fpr Dhollera, but since the arrival of last advices sellers demand 3r. more. Linseed is held at 3r. 12a. per cwt. Freights- In consequence of the few arrivals which had taken place during the first part of the fortnight freights ad vanced to £3 2s. 6d. to £3 ss. per ton to Liverpool and London, and 16r. to 17r. per candy to China : but several vessels arrived yesterday evening which will probably have the effect of causing a decline. Exchange on England considerably fluctuated after the arrival of the mail from China. Baring Brothers' credit at six months' sight were refused at 2s. lid. per rupee, but owing to a rather extensive sale of goods they have been sold as low as 2s. 15-16 d., the rate of the day may be quoted at 2s. ld. for these, and at 2s. 13-16 d. to 2s. Itd. for bills secured by shipping documents. On China, at 60 days' sight, 237 r. per 100 dollars. On Calc utta, at 30 days' sight, 99ar. per cent. EXCHANGES. On London, at 6 months' sight, per Rs. 2s. 1- 1 8 d. for doct. bills; 6 months' sight. per Rs. 2s. Old. to 2s. I d. for credit bills. On Calcutta, at 60 days' sight, Rs. 991- ; 30 days' sight, 99 1 “ at sight, 100. On Madras, at 30 days' sight, toot to 1001; at sight, 1001. On China, at 60 days' sight, $lOO, Rs. 237 nominal. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 4 per cent. transfer loan Rs. 113 for numbers registered for transfer per 100 Sicca. 6 per cent. Loan 1841-42 Rs. 1021- .. per 100 Co.'s. 4 per cent. Loan 1832-33 „ 1081 .. per 100 Sicca. „ 1835-36 1021- .. per 100 Co.'s „ ” „ 184 2 43 „ 103/ .. per 100 Co.'s PRICES OF BULLION. Sovereigns, each .. Rs. 10 3-16 tbs Nominal. Bank of England Notes .. „10 3-16ths per £, noml. Freights—To London, £3 ss. per ton; to Liverpool, £3 to £3 2s. 6d. per ton ; to Calcutta, nominal, per rass ; to China. 16r. per candy. CALCUTTA MARKET. (From the Englishman, Nov. 18.) Up to going to press, the London mail, though overdue, had not arrived. We have no change to note in the prospects of the indigo crop. The business done in sugar has been extremely limited. The demand for saltpetre continues active at full prices. Shipments of the table qualities of rice are in pro. gress for Great Britain and France. The demand for raw silk continues. Coraha are also in good inquiry at extreme THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. previous prices. Shell lac and lac dye are in fair request at former value. Hides are freely taken at a little advance. There is less disposition to operate in linseed on English ac count, and the price of the seed has slightly declined. We have no alteration to note in rapeseed. Jute is in active de- wand at extreme prices. Business has again been interrupted by the intervention of our Hindoo holydays. The activity of our import mar kets, partly from this cause and partly from less favourable news from the Upper Provinces, has rather slackened, and our sale reports show a falling off in the quantity of cotton piece goods placed. Former prices, however, are maintain ed, and holders remain firm. Mule twist until within the last few days remained in good demand at previous value. The inquiry is now relaxed, but late quotations are main tained. An inquiry, chiefly speculative, exists for Turkey red and German dyes. Light green is scarce, but wanted. Grange is quiet. In metals, copper continues in good de mand ; sheathing is quoted at 41r. 12a., and braziers 42r. to 43r. Nothing has transpired in iron, but holders are firm. Spelter is neglected and lead without report of sale. Tin plates are in fair demand. There have been no arrivals lately of British salt, which is quoted 100 to 101 per 100mds. for stoved. The money-market is kept well supplied, and a fair de mand exists for accommodation. The share market is firm; Bank of Bengal shares are selling at 6,300 r. each, and other joint stock shares can be readily placed at full rates. Go vernment securities have further declined, in consequence of the critical state of European politics. Company's rupees, 4 per cents, are quoted at 103-8 to 104-12; sicca rupees, ditto, 101-2 to 101-4. New Fives at 104-8. The subscrip? tions to the new 3-1 per cent. Loan recently opened have, of course, been extremely trifling. Exchange, for the present mail, opened at 2-1 for credits, and 2-18 for best document bills. The rates afterwards re ceded to 2-01 to 2-1; they now may be quoted at the open ing figure. The following are the quotations of freights to London :- £3 10s., saltpetre, £3 155., sugar, £4 55., rice, £4 155., shellac, £5., lacdye, £4 17s. 6d., jute, £5 hides. To the Mauritius Rs. 2-2 per bag for grain. Indigo-We have no alteration to report in the state of the new crop, and we can therefore only confirm out last ye port. Rumours of sales at high prices, in anticipation of arrival, are floating about, but without any foundation. Sugar-Business continues upon a very limited scale indeed, and, as stocks are gradually accumulating, holders show more disposition to realise at a reduction from our last quotation of about 2a. on fine, to 4a. on middling, and 6a. on low refining sorts. The stocks are now estimated at about 4,000 bags Benares, and from 2,000 to 3,000 bags of other qualities. Saltpetre has continued in good demand, principally for home shipments, at the top rates of last mail, with a scanty choice in the better qualities. Reported sales :-844 bags Gonda at 67 to 6-15 per md. ; 1,724 bags Allyrunge at 6-1 to 6-10 ; 2,338 bags Chuprah at 5 - 3 to 5-13 ; 730 bags refined at 6-6 to 6-13 ; 475 bags Tirhcot at 6-4 to 6-7; 1-516 bags Futtaghur at 5-10 to 6-12; 300 bags Moonu fferpore at 6-9 ' • 176 bags Mirzapore at 4- 9 ; 236 bags Furrackabad at 5-0 to 5-2. Rice-This grain still commands a demand for the British and French markets, and the former prices are maintained Reported sales :-7,000 mds. table at 2-4 to 2-7 per md. ; 1,200 bags ditto at 2-8 to 2-10 ; 1,500 mds. broken at 1-8-3 to 1-8-6. Safflower, of which the stock is nearly cleared, is in small demand at former value. Reported sales :-110 mds. Panner at 19-12 per md. ; 1,000 mds. Bhorrow at 18-4 ; 50 mds. ditto at 14 0. Raw Silk.-The demand for raw silk is actively main tained with an upward tendency. Reported sales :-171- mds. Cossimbazar silk at 10.12 per fy. seer ; 51 mds. ditto, at 10.10 ; 14 mds. ditto, at 10.2 ; 12 mds. Boaleah at 8.4 ; 38 1 mds. Gonateah at 9.6 ; 3 0 mds. Coomercal l y at 9.9 ; 16 mds. Hurryoual of 11.0 per bazaar seer; 49 mds. ditto, at 10.12 ; 32 mds. ditto, at 10.5 6 ; 43 mds. ditto, at 10.4 ; 20 mds. ditto, at 10.2. Silk Piece Goods.-Corahs are also in active inquiry at full previous value. Reported sales : - 1,100 pieces Cossimbazar silk torahs at 118.0 per corge ' • 500 pieces ditto, at 116.8 ; 1,200 pieces ditto, at 1 16 ; 1 , 600 pieces ditto, at 115 ; 1,000 pieces ditto at 110. Shell Lac and Lac Dye.-Lac dye of which some small lots of the following Mizapore marks have been sold-viz., M E at 57.8, S C at 55.0, [B] 52.8, N M 45; which price show a rise of about Co.'s rs. 10 on the average. This and the contemporaneous serious advance in stick lac, at the pro ducing places, has determined holders of all medium and Aner qualities, to raise their requirements in a similar proportion, at which there are no general buyers, while native sorts are offering with increasing reserve. Reported sales :---83 boxes Mirzapore shell lac at 12.0 per md. ; 17 boxes Mirzapore lac dye 1 E at 61. Hides -The demand for shipment on English account has continued active, and the supply in the bazaar being moderate prices have advanced a little. Reported sales :- 2,100 dead green, 22-0, 1,80 0 , at 18 - 0 ; 2 , 000 , at 32 ; 1 , 000 piece slaughtered green cow hides, at, 37-0 per corge ; 800 pieces ditto,at 34-0 ; 1,800 pieces slaughtered buffalo, at 43. Oil Seeds-Linseed-There bas been less disposition to operate inithis on English account, and the principal business done has been for America ; prices ha - e been slighty de clined. Present quotations for fair and well cleaned seed are 2-10 to 2-12. Rapeseed-We have no alteration to notice in this ; an average quality has been shipped on English account. Price remained unaltered. Jute.-This fibre continues in active demand at the ex treme of previous rates. Reported sales :-250 bales, at ' 14-8 per bale • 200 bales, at 14-4 ; 100 bales, at 14-0 ; 1,200 mds. Sherajgunge, at 3-2-6 per md.; 700 mds. ditto, at 2-14. Rum.—Reported sales.-150 hhds. Bengal at 0-8-6 per gallon ; 60 hhds. ditto A t 0-8. Cotton.—Reported sales.-100 bales Benda at sicca rupees 9-8 per md.; 150 mds. ditto at 9-8 ; 200 bales Jalone at 9-0; 100 mds. ditto at 8-12. Exports as above —To China 2,224 mds. Opium.—Prices have declined to Co.'s rs. 880 for Patnah and Co.'s rs. 890 for Benares per chest. Export as above : —To China, 530 chests; Singapore, 45 ; Penang, 6. Specie.—Exports as above :—To China, rupees, in value 43,613 ; Moulmein, 7,850 ; Akyab, 57,745 ; Penang, 2,500 Singapore, 9,000; Rangoon, 24,000 ; Mauritius, 6,000. IMPORTS FROM EUROPE. BRITISH COTTON PIECE GOODS. Gray Shirtings—The inquiry for these goods, particularly for the 36, 39, and 44 inch sorts, has rather slackened, al though prices of the same remain unaltered. White Shirtings—ln bleached the lower qualities can be placed at previous rates. White figured shirtings—The inquiry for figured shirt ings is limited. Cambrics—The demand is very moderate, with unchanrd prices as respects the gray. White cambrics are in less in quiry, and in value rather lower. Madapollams—The gray description continues to attract attention and has improved about six pies, with light stocks. The bleached are inquired for, but no sales of these have been reported. Jaconets—Grey and white jaconets continue in fair de mand, but without any alteration in value, excepting in bleached, which in some instances command a shade advance. Lappets are still in request, and a fair amount of sales have taken place at former value. All-over-lenoes are only in restricted demand, and it is not easy to place them at previous quotations. Japan spots are in fair request at for mer low value. Book Muslins.--From Nos. 1 to 3 are in better inquiry, at rather improved value. The finer sorts are dull. Mull-mulls.--Low Nos. 1 to 5 are wanted and taken at a shade advance. Favourite Glasgow makes are quoted at 1-13 per piece, for Nos. 1, with the usual rise. Medium qualities are in moderate request, at former prices. The finer sorts are dull, and without report of sale. Turkey Red Goods.---Mulls, 5-4ths and 8-4ths can be placed at former value. 7-Bths and 9-Bths are dull. Cambrics are in request at former prices. Figured cambrics, 7-Bths are taken at a shade advance. 9-Bths re main unchanged. Mulls are in fair inquiry, at a slight rise. Prints and chintzes are dull. The demand for Dacca has ceased. Woollens continue in good request at full value. Mule Twist.—This staple remains in good demand, and a fair quantity has been placed at previous value. Within the last few days the inquiry has slackened, but prices re main firm. Coloured Yarns.—Both Turkey red and German dye con tinue in good though speculative demand, and the reported sales show an improvement in prices, Light green is wanted, but sc Arce. Orange is rather neglected, but maintains its former value. Copper.—This metal continues to enjoy a fair share of favour, and its value is slightly improved. Sheathing is quoted at 41-12, and braziers at 42-0 to 43-0 per md, Iron.— We have no alteration to notice in the position of this metal, as little business in it has been transacted, but prices are unaltered and firm. No sales reported. Spelter has been very quiet. No sales reported. The price is quoted at 10.0. Salt.—There have been no foreiri arrivals lately of this condiment, and former extreme pnces are well supported. Stoved is quoted at 100 to 102. No sales reported. Beer.—Reported sales, 100 hOgsheads Rudgard's, at 35 Company's rupees per hogshead. FREIGHTS. To London, To Liverpool. Saltpetre .. £3 10 oto £0 00 £3 00to£0 0 0 Sugar .. .. 3 15 oto 00 0 3 10 oto 00 0 Rice .. 4 50 to 00 0 4 00 to 00 9 Oil Seeds .. Nominal Nominal Hides .. 6 0 oto 0 0 0 Nominal Jute .. .. 4176 to 00 0 4126 to 00 0 Raw Silk .. .. 4 50 to 00 0 Nominal Indigo and Silk }slooto 5 0 0 Nominal Piece Goods Shel Lac .. 4 15 oto 5 0 0 Nominal Lac Dye .. 6 00 to 56 0 Nominal TO MAURITIUS. 2-2 to 2-4 per bag, payable there at 60c, TO CHINA. Cotton • • Opium, , Nominal, „ $0 0 0 per chest MONEY-MARKET. CURRENT VALUE OF GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, BANK STOCK, &C. Rs. 107 0 0 to 107 8 0 per 100 104 80 to 104 12 0 do Transfer Fve per Cent. New Fives Company's Rupees Four per Cent. 103 80 to 103 12 0 do Sicca Rupees, do 101 20 to 101 4 0 do. Bank of Bengal Shares—Stock Co's Rs. 4,000 at 6,300 Sovereigns, each 10 0 6to 10 1 0 Sycee Silver, Co's Its. 100 104 40 to 104 12 0 CANTON MARKET, HONG KONG, Nov. 11. Our import market for the past fortnight has been steady, but demand has not been large. The endeavour to pass cur rent all dollars that are equal in standard to the Spanish dollar is likely to effect this object. Cotton is 2 to 3 mace higher. Cotton Yarn.—The higher numbers are $2 per parcel dearer ; the lower numbers show a decline of Mc. Nos. 16 to 24, $l9 to $194 ; Nos. 28 to 32, $221 to $26 ; Nos. 38 to 42, $24 to $3O. Shirtings are quoted at a slight advance ; but only a few quilted. Grays, $1 30c. to $2 30c. ; whites, $1 55c. to $2 85c, Woollens—Quotations have slightly improved. Spanish stripes, 75c. to 92c. ; long ells, $6 - 10C. to $6 60c. Metals—lron is without alteration ; lead has advanced, quoted $5 90c. to $6 20c. ; tin plates are lower, $5 to $5 50c. Turkey opium, $3lO. Tea—Previous valuations are maintained. The transactions for the fortnight have been moderate. Exchange on England for first-class bills, at six months, sight, ss. 2d. to ss. 3d. ; on India Company's accepted paper, 245 r. per $lOO. Bullion—Sycee silver, 3m. premium ; gold, $2l 60c. per tael. * Freights to England £3 per ton. - Our advices from Shanghai are to the 2nd instant. After the first alarm created by the capture of the city by the insurgents had subsided, there was an indication of demand for goods ; but since the arrival of the imperial troops, and their constant ineffectual attempts to retake the place, there had been little done. Tea was brought down, but silk slowly. Long Cloths—About 48,000 pieces were placed in barter, but cash sales were impracticable ; prices quoted, $1 10c. to $1 35c. for grays. et...ok estimated at 1,600,000 pices. Woollens—A few transactions in barter reported. Tea—At the advance established on the 2nd September large settlements of congou took place, when the market was easier, but, previous to our last advices, extensive purchases had been made at 10 to 16 taels for congou, short price. The arrivals of green had been limited. Silk—Supplies were only brought down on contract, and quotations varied. No. 2, Tsatlee, $2BO ; No. 3, good $250 to $260 ; inferior, $240 to $225: Taysaams, goods, $230 to $250 ; fair, $220 ; common, $2OO ; thrown $240 to $250. Exchange on England had declined to 6e. 3d., but again ad vanced to 6s. 10d., and at the last quoted 6s. 6d. India Com pany's paper quoted 300 r. per $lOO. Bullion—Sycee silver, $l2B 50c. (15.3 discount) ; gold, $lBB ($l9 38c. per tael). Freights—Tonnage for England wanted ; £4 per ton quoted. SHANGHAI MARKET, OCT. 31, 1853. IMPORTS. But little business has been done, the transactions amount ing chiefly to a few thousimds pieces shirtings for the Ningpo market. No arrivals have taken place, while shipments have bee❑ made to Hong-Kong ; and the American ship Tartar, from New York, has left the port with her cargo unbroken, her destination supposed to be San Francisco. EXPORTS. TEAS.—Blacks.--Settlements of Congou aro estimated at 260 chops, against 380 for same period last year ; prices have been well supported. GREENS.—TotaI settlements to date are—say 70,000 pack ages for England and Australia, and 140,000 for America— stock about 10,000. Supplies come in sparingly. Quotations show a slight advance on those ruling last month. RAW SILK.—A very large business has been transacted in this staple during the past month. EXCHANGES AND BULLION.—The arrival of the Lady Mary Wood, bring news of low rates ruling at Canton at the time of her departure, caused a complete revulsion in this market, a sudden decline taking place in sterling from 7s. ld. to 6s. 6d,, and gradually to 6s. 3d., when an advance took place, and at the departure of the steamer the quotations were—on London, 6 months' bills 6s. 6d. FEEIGHTS.—To Englaud, £3 10s. to £4. To Australia, £5. To America, £8 to £lO, SINGAPORE. (From the Straits Times of Nov. 15.) MONEY MALMSEY. On England, six months' credit, 4s. 10d. per dr. On Calcutta, rs. 230 per $lOO. Bombay, 30 days' sight, rs. 230 per $lOO. AND LivEnPooL.--Tin, £2 ; sago, o 2O D e o a: T 6 . in boxes, £3 lOs ; sago in bags, £3 ; gambier in bales, £ 3 FREIGHTS verein i s.. o tN per 20 cwt. Black pepper, £3 2s 6d per 16 cwt. Measure ment goods, £3 5s 6d per cubic feet. Gutta tuban, £3 ss. per 20 cwt. RUSSIA AND TURKEY PROGRESS OF HOSTILITIES. (From our Second Edition of Yesterday.) VIENNA, Dec. 22.—A dispatch from the Austrian envoy at Constantinople was on the 20th instant communicated to the ambassadors of Great Britain, France, and Prussia. The news it contained was, on the whole, satisfactory. The Porte will send a plenipotentiary to the conferences, provided the Russians evacuate Moldavia and Wallachia. The envoys of the three Powers have been instructed to urge the Sultan not to insist on this condition, and to assure him that the integrity of the Turkish E m pire is to be maintained, and that the Principalities shall be restored as soon as the dis pute with Russia shall have been settled. No later news from the Danube or from Asia. The New Prussian Gazette states that the Emperor of Russia has signified to the Cabinet of London, through his ambassador, Baron Brunow, that he will regard the entrance of the Anglo-French squa dron into the Black Sea as a declaration of war. Lord Clarendon has replied, that England does not desire war, but considers herself bound to pro tect the Turkish ports. FURTHER PARTICULARS. _ _ - - It is reported that the English and French governments had now very little hope of a pacific solution of the Eastern question, and that both. France and England were about to make prepara tions for an expedition to the Baltic early in the spring. Sir Charles Napier was to command the English fleet in that sea. Telegraphic dispatches from Constantinople of the 16th state that at that date the fleets had not entered the Black Sea; it is now all but certain that such a movement would not take place before the arrival of instructions from Paris and London. A. correspondent of a London paper says, "It is affirmed in Paris that the Divan accepts the re sumption of negociations. Violent tempests had taken place in the Black Sea. Eighty merchant. vessels had been lost. The price of corn has risen from 25 to 53 piastres. A number of vessels have been freighted. War has been officially declared by Persia. The rupture between the Schah and the British representative has been notified by him to the consuls. The whole Russian fleet has left Sinope, after having stayed there for two days for repairs. According to private letters from Marseilles, the Porte has accepted the new propositions of the Conference on certain conditions. The Porte will send a Plenipotentiary to th conferences, provided the Russians evacute Mo davia and Wallachia. The ambassadors of th three Powers have been instructed to urge the Sultan not to insist on this condition, and to as- sure him that the integrity of the Turkish empire is to be maintained, and that the Principalities shall be restored as soon as the dispute with Russia shall have been settled. It was considered very unlikely that the Emperor of Russia, after his late successes, would consent to any negotiation based on the evacuation of the principalities. AUSTRALIA. (From the Adelaide Observer, Oot. 1.) PARLIAMENT BILL. The bill for establishing a parliament in South Australia, passed its third reading on Thursday in the Legislative Council. On the question for the third reading being put, Mr. Dutton moved that the bill be read that day two months. A long dis cussion ensued, which ended in a division, when the third reading was carried by a majority of four. This majority would probably have been increased to eight had the whole of the members been pre sent. Yesterday, Mr. Dutton moved " That an ad dress be presented to his excellency the lieutenant governor, praying that as soon as the current busi ness of the present session shall be concluded, he will dissolve the council, in order that the opinion of the colonists may be taken on the proposed par liament bill." This motion was lost by a majority of seven. THE DIPLOMATIC DUEL AT MADRID, The following further details connected with this most extraordinary affair we collect from various journals. They will probably be found to contain as much of the facts as have yet transpired. The lifessager de Bayonne says : " On the 15th of November, the French Ambassador at Madrid gave a ball on the occasion of the fete of the Em peror. Mr. Soule, minister of the United States, was pre sent, with Madame Soule, and her son, aged 23. During the fete, the Duke of Alba and the French ambassador, in the course of a tete-a-tete conversation, made some observa tion, and exchanged some pleasantry on the toilet of Madame Soule, the eccentric taste of which had been remarked by the entire company. Mr. Soule, jun., overheard the conversation. The following morn ing Mr. Perry, Secretary of Legation of the United States, and Colonel Milans del Bosch waited on the Duke of Alba; they handed him a letter from Mr. Soule, jun., and said they were sent to demand satisfaction for the pleasantry of the previous evening. The Duke of Alba was greatly surprised, and, throwing the letter which had been given to him on his table, explained to the two witnesses of his ad versary what had really passed—in fact, that it was nothing more than a simple joke in a private conversation. He at the same time expressed his great regret that a son should have considered his mother offended at a remark which only had reference to her mantua-maker • and he proposed to write a friendly letter to Mr. Soule aremove from his mind the error under which he laboured. The friends of Mr. Soule took their leave perfectly satisfied. The follow ing morning the Duke of Alba found on his writing table the letter of the day before, and which he had not opened. He read it, and found that it was couched in terms so violent, so insulting, that he considered himself bound to send, in turn, two of his friends to Mr. Soule, jun., to de mand the withdrawal of what he had just read, and to de mand also that the letter of explanation which he himself had written should be returned to him. Mr. Soule with drew the insulting expressions ho had made use of, and asked to be allowed to keep the letter which he had re ceived from the Duke of Alba, pledginer .t tuo bauie time hi s wnrd of honour tt,at ne would never make use of it, and that the result of the affair completely satisfied him. Several days after, some English papers related the facts we have just mentioned, but they travestied them in a manner offensive to the Duke of .Alba. Being irritated by these attacks, the Duke of Alba sent General Jose de la Concha to arr. g.ois, to demand reparation. He consented, and ac cepted the duel with 5w0.,1., 0.0 proposed, and the 12th of December was named as the day. Subsequently, Mr. Pouk asked that the duel should take place with the small sword, which was agreed to. He then demanded a delay of 48 hours, which was also granted. On the day fixed for the duel, which was to take place at the Prado, Mr. Soule, who had to be waited for a considerable time, under the pretext that he was writing dispatches to the government, at length arrived, followed by six carriages full of his countrymen residing in Madrid. Though surprised at witnessing such indiscreet curiosity, which made the affair resemble a cock fight, the seconds of the Duke of Alba consented, however, to the Americans remaining on the ground. The two ad versaries took their ground, and crossed swords. Mr. Soule was continually interrupting, and he demanded several times a cessation, which was granted to him. At last the witness declared that the duel ought to terminate, and that they would only allow five minutes more. Mr. Soule, jun., was slightly wounded ; and he then promised, on his word of honour, to contradict the facts recounted in the English papers, and to cause a letter to be published to that effect in the journals of England and America. Ho also pledged himself to burn, in presence of the witnesses, the letter he had received from the Duke of Alba. Thus terminated this affair. After the events just related, M. Soule, pere, wrote to the Marquis de Turgot a very violent letter, telling him that it was not the Duke of Alba and M. Soule, fits, who ought to fight; that it was he who ought to avenge the honor of his wife, which had been attacked by the jokes which the ambas sador of France had permitted himself to make. The parties met, as has been stated, and M. de Turgot was wounded by a pistol-shot in the knee. His wound, as I learn from a friend of the family, is not so serious as has been stated. It is not even dangerous, and the ball has been extracted. The se conds were Lord Howden, the English minister, and the French general Caillie, a member of the boundary committee between France and Spain , who happened to be at Madrid at the time. The Independence Belge mentions a fact, of which there is also private confirmation, namely,—a third duel, arising out of the same affair, was expected. The French Consul at Santander had high words on the subject of the quarrel with Mr. Perry, the secretary of the United States legation, and one of them had chal lenged the other. Another story in circulation, in reference to the above extraordinary affair, is that M. de Soule, being as unhandy with a pistol as his son was with a sword, the Marquis de Turgot allowed him three days to practise. It would seem from the result that the American (who by the way is a Frenchman by birth) turned his lessons to good account. It must not be forgotten that the reports here are all French. Justice requires that the American statement should be heard before judgment is formed. T.Attprg frnm Madrid, of the 20th. state that M. de Tur got's situation excited much interest. The local inflamma tion and fever had gone on constantly increasing. It is reported that M. de Turgot has been recalled by his govern ment. M. Alfred Mercier (brother-in-law of M. Soule) has sent the following letter to the editor of the Sieele : " Paris, Dec. 25. Sir,—ln the version which you have given to-day of the duels which have taken place, on the one part between the Duke d'Alba and M. Soule, jun., and on the other between the Marquis de Turgot and M. Soule, sen., there are three errors. The family connexion which unites me closely to M. Soule imposes it on me as a duty to rectify them. " It is completely inexact that Madame Soule appeared in the dress of Marguerite of Burgundy, at the ball given by the ambassador of France. My sister wore a bark blue velvet dress, low on the neck, and trimmed with gold lace ; she also wore a head-dress of gold lace. What is true is, that the expression which led to the challenge from my nephew to the Duke d'Alba was this, " There goes Mar guerite of Burgundy !" and which M. Soule, jun., believed he heard uttered by the Duke de Alba, and which he at once took up. The hostile meeting between them took place on December 14, and after a contest of half an hour without result, the seconds interfered, and declared that honour was satisfied. The combat then ceased, and the ad versaries shook hands. "M. Soule, sera., did not take up . again the affair of his son, for his challenge to the Marquis de Turgot was sent the morning of the day on which the duel was to take place between the Duke d' Alba and my nephew. The letter to the Marquis de Turgot, of which the following is a literal copy, explains the motives of the challenge : " Monsieur le Marquis, the difference which has arisen between the Duke d'Alba and my son originated in your ball-room. It was at your house, where my family and myself were guests, and on the occasion of a fete, of which, by a sort of official representation, the Duke d'Alba could look on himself as the hero, that this latter took the liberty of insulting Madame Soule, without anything having up to the present time come to our knowledge to exonerate you of the solidarity which that circumstance throws upon you. "' It has even been asserted that from your lips fell ori ginally the offensive expression, pronounced afterwards by the Duke d'Alba, and so nobly taken up by my son. " That being the case, Monsieur le Marquis, I have a right to go back to the real source which places the sword in the hands of the Duke d'Alba and of my son, to make the quarrel my own in what regards you ? and to demand from you personally the satisfaction which you cannot refuse me. " Mr. Perry, my friend, and an American citizen, is charged to receive your answer. " have the honor, Monsieur le Marquis, to be your very humble servant. " ' PIERRE SOULE, citizen of the United States.' " M. de Turgot has declared on his honor, through Lord Howden and General Caine, his seconds, that he did not make use of the expression imputed to him, but he refused to give any satisfaction, for this reason, that the insult hav ing taken place in the ball-room of the embassy, he was bound to make an apology to the lady concerned. Then M Soule insisted on M. de Turgot appearing on the ground , with him. The rest is known. Receive, monsieur, the expression of my high consideration. "ALFRED MRB.CIER, Rue Notre Dame des Changes, No. 31." BANKRUPTS. James Smith, stationer, Brighton, and King.street, Snow hill, London. John Green, draper, Landport, Portsea, Southampton. William Honey, late builder, and } licensed victualler, New Brompton, Gillingham, Kent. Duncan Jenkins, licensed victualler, White Hart public house, Mile End-road, Middlesex. John Dent, builder, Queen's-road, Homerton, Middlesex. James Turner, cheesemonger, Whiteohapel, High-street, and John's-row, St. Luke's, Middlesex, William Bower, tailor, Pickering, North Riding, York. Henry Dawber, butcher, Lincoln. Thomas Wilkinson, builder, Openshaw, Lancaster. Thomas Henderson, draper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. SHARE MARKETS,—YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL.—The market yesterday was not charac terised by any animation. In truth, the holiday seemed to have extended itself. The prices were as on Saturday. Caledonian, 28; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 67,1; London and North Western, 1031 4 ; Midland, 634 s ; North British, 8 ; South Eastern Stock, 188. MANCHESTER.—The following was the business done to-day :—Cork, Blackrock, and Passage, x,cl. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 671; London and North Western, 104 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 24-1- 4 ; Midland Rail way Consols, 63t, 4c; South Eastern, 181, The BEST PATTERNS and the NEWEST STYLES of READY MADE GARMENTS are to be had At Wm, EARP and CO.'S, 59 and 61, LORD STREET. Stgann.—On Monday night, a man named Ramsbottom, of Berry's-court, Adelphi, Salford, committed suicide by cutting his throat. pPr " . c...... 14 ::.?, ~. * r , .. . % '•. i 4 • 4} V ....‘ .. 10. .1. 11•••• Adde ; i. 1 , ,,i . 16.4 L' e: .--. POLICE COURT. —YE ST E The o Bice on this morning was densely crowftdowith parties anxious to ascertain the fate of their many ificii:d:s who had - been taken up the night before for drunkenness, le the penalty with which their offence might be visited. several instances the police were also assaulted, but we believe that on the whole, the cases both of drunkenness and dis orderly conduct, were much less than was expected. A SUSPECTED ROBBERY. —AmeIia Woods, was locked up for being drunk and disorderly. When she was taken to the bridewell, in a perfectly . unconscious state, it was found that she had in her possession £42 10s. This excited sus picion, and when she awoke, being . somewhat revived from the :stupor which she had been, in, she was asked what money she had in her possession ? She replied, £2 10s., and from that reply, the charge of drunk and disorderly was made into felony, and she was called upon to give an account of how she became possessed of the money, it being supposed that she robbed a Mr. James Bashow, in Whitechapel, but as that gentleman could not identify the prisoner, she was committed for only two months' imprisonment. AN IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—On Saturday night, a lad, named Patrick Mack, who has repeatedly appeared before the public at the police court, charged with various offences, entered the public house kept by James Park, in King-street, and deliberately walked behind the counter and took the till, in which was about 3s. from the counter. The ; rattling of the money caused the landlord to be alarmed, and he ran into the bar, when the prisoner fell upon his knees, begged his pardon, and said he only wanted a drink of water. He was committed for trial. _ _ COMPROMISING A FELONY. —Elisabeth Jones, domestic servant in the employ of Mr. Lloyd, of Greenfield-terrace, was charged with stealing three sovereigns from a drawer, while her mistress was absent at chapel, having . previously placed the money so as to be enabled to detect if any was taken out. As it appeared that the prosecutor's wife had received £1 12s. of the money, and promised that she woula not tell about the (robbery, the prisonp”, uer cousin, who was also inanlieg+..a um mime, were remanded for a four Gays. Christopher Martin was commited for three months, for picking the pocket of Mrs. Lawrence, in the St. James's Market, of 3s. 6d. A TRUE BRITON.—A tall, respectably-dressed man, named. William P. Simmons, who had evidently but recently (judg ing by his own hirsute ornamellt), given in his adhesion to , the moustache movement, was charged with obstructing the' police in the discharge of their duty. Officer 274 stated that he took into custody, in Russell-street, a woman for using obsee... language ; and as he was taking her towards the station, she threw herself on the ground and commenced to scream most violently. The defendant then came up and wanted him to release her. The defendant, who rolled out his sentences a la " Micawber," imparting to the court, in bursts of confidence, his opinion de omnibus rebus, stated that as he was coming down Russell-street, " with his wife on his left arm and his stick on his right," he heard the cries of a female in distress. In his opinion 'no true En glishman could resist the impulsive feelings aroused in his breast by such a circumstance—the distress of an un protected female. He accordingly, " with his wife and walking-stick," hastened to the spot, and—got " grabbed." The Magistrate told him that it was an old trick of those unfortunate women, when taken by the police, to commence screaming to enlist sympathy. It was to be be regretted that kind-hearted people should be so deceived and led into error, but as the law could not be carried out if such inter ference were allowed, he should fine him in 10s. and costs, or commit him for seven days. DISTURBANCE IN A CHURCH.—A very respectably dressed man was charged with interrupting the service in St. Peter's church on Monday afternoon. • The Rev. W. Toulmin said that as he was administering the sacrament of baptism, the service was frequently inter rupted by the defendant, who was quite intoxicated. He believed that the man himself was a very quiet and inoffen sive person, and therefore he considered that the blame was not so much his as those who brought him into the church in such a state. On that account he did not wish the pri soner should be severely dealt with, but as the service in the church was frequently disturbed by such occurrences, he wished that the magistrate would publicly declare that there was a very heavy penalty attaching to such offences. The prisoner said that he was now very sorry for his con duct, but that at the time he was not conscious of what he was doing. Mr. Mansfield informed him that if the clergymen of 'St Peter's were disposed to prosecute him they could de, so in the Ecclesiastical Court, and at an expense which would be ruinous to him. Re was fined 55., and costs, Ur in default to be committed for five days. THE BEST AND CHEAPEST STOCK OF WINTER COAT-8 in LIVERPOOL, at Wm. EARP and c 0 , - t, 69 and 61, FORD STREET ATTEMPT TO Itiri TlLL.—Yesterday, at the Salford Town-hall, a boy named James Barney was found guilty of attempting to rob a till at a provision-shop in Ordsall-lane. He was ordered to be once whipped and discharged. . STEALING A BONNET.—Yesterday, at the Salford Town young WOMAU riCO2IO4I licuvy Al r avavoi.ght; TT h,l ocaid had been a factory worker, was committed to the sessions on a charge of stealing a bonnet from a house in Toft-street, 0 rdsall-s tree t. THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT IN TOWN OF BOYS' and YOUTHS' CLOTHING, beautifully made, At Wm. EARP and CO.'S, 59, and 61, LORD STREET. FROST AND SNow.—Yesteriay morning, at an early hour, wo had what is not usual at this season—abun dance of thunder and lightning. The frost was severe all the previous night, and the thunder was succeeded by a heavy fall of snow. Show has now come upon us for the first time this year, although many other places have had that wintry visitant—London amongst them. The trains between this and London were all late yesterday, and last night the London morning journals due at 1 p.m. did not reach hero until 6 o'clock in the evening. During the prevalence of frost, a practice exists in Liverpool, highly dangerous to life and limb ; we allude to the habit of boys forming " skates," or slides, along the public footwalks. The police should prevent this as far as possible. The arrest of ofte or two of the offending urchins might have a very wholesome effect. But public safety requires some means should be adopted of preventing a very dangprous practice. THE ART-UNION or LONDON.—The distribution of the prints due to the subscribers of last year, ar, namely, " Queen Philippa and the Burgesses of Calais," and " Christ led to Cruci+lxion," has been commenced. This is effected to a considerable extent by means of the Society's local honorary secretaries situated in all parts of the world. During the last two or three weeks boxes and packages have been for warded to these, containing 17,500 prints, with 17,500 sheets of tissue paper between them ' • 55,300 copies of prospectus ; 13,575 receipts ; 13,575 print orders, in books of 25 each ; 8,000 circulars for the local secretaries to send out; 8,000 almanacs and other papers ; amounting, in the whole, to 137,000 piecs ! This is exclusive of the London distribution. —The Builder. FIRES LAST Nu: arr.—About eight o'clock last evening, a fire broke out in the cement works, Parfield-street, Vauxhall road, and before that was perfectly extinguished, another broke out in the shop occupied by Mr. M'Parlaine, hosier, Scotland-road. Although the engine and fire brigade, under the command of Mr. Hewitt, were quickly on the spot, the fire was not extinguished until all the goods in the shop w ere totally destroyed. At present it has not been ascertained how the fire originated, but the property was fully . insured. There was an alarm given that there was a fire in Falkner-street, but upon the reels being sent twice it was discovered that it was a false alarm. The fire in Scot land-road has done upwards of £2OO worth of damage, including the stook in the shop and the premises. PEINCRI ADAM CZA.R'TORYSKL—The Polish exiles in Lon don assembled numerously on the 2lst inst., at Sussex chambers, Duke-street, St. James's, to read the speech of Prince Adam Czartoryski, delivered by his highness at Paris on the 29th ult., and voted to him an address expres sive of confidence, respect, and gratitude for the indefati gable manner, ability, and prudence with which, from his earliest days, and during a long and unblemished career, that illustrious patriot has been watching over the future destinies of Poland. That the general aspect of European politics opens a new field to Polish patriotism cannot be de nied, and that the worthy Prince is by his antecedents, his name, and his position, the national representative in foreign lands of the rights of his country is also undeniable. The address was signed on the part of the assembled by Lieute nant Charles Szulczewski, who occupied the chair on the oc casion, and by Mr. N. F. Zaba, THE AUSTRALIAN MA.1148,---SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY, DEC. 24.—The next contract mails for the Australian colonies will be dispatched from Southampton on the 4th of January, by the overland route for King George's Sound, Adelaide, Port Philip, and Sydney, the ship appointed to convey them from Southampton being the Peninsular and Oriental company's steamer Ripon. We are also enabled to state that arrangements have this day been entered into between the post-office authorities and the directors of the general screw steam-shipping company, for the dispatch of the outward mails of the 4th of February, which are to be embarked on board the screw steamer Bosphorous, and con. veyed to Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, tl e ship touch ing only at St. Vincent. This contract with the government will not in any way interfere with the departure of the steam-ship Crcesus from Southampton for Port Philip and Sydney on the 10th of January. This vessel has no postal engagements to fulfill, and will, therefore, merely take out ship-letter bags. The Bosphorus is due at Southampton on the 26th of December, from Calcutta, Madras, the Cape, &e. She left Ceylon two days before her usual time, and is quite full of cargo and passengers. Immediately on her arrival at Southampton she will be prepared for the Australian voyage, The fact of the post office authorities having at length evinced a disposition to alter their plans, by the employment of steam, instead of sailing vessels, for carrying the Australian mails, is a step in the right direction. No great result can, of course, be anticipated from the voyage of the Bosphorus, inasmuch as she is of only 700 tons burthen, with small power. She has, however, made many successful voyages to and from the Cape of Good Hope; and , the Hellespont, a sister vessel, belonging to the general screw steam company, made her run out to Port Philip in , over 70 days. w,.,__ --- -,-- -- , leo' silo Lai 941 ISO ince the _ to eat; the hree )urgf 4 9 6 I i ; day, nted ,eeir dal; ;toe 'ties , ado°, "0rt 3 : 3 1 and Ls b it : 3 bo o 010114