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The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-06

LATEST FROM ABROAD.

RUSSIA. -AND TURKEY.. -
ory 11111116113f7 LID 217101.1•1 TILZOILANO
PARIS. FAIZAZ Mcournio.
The Moniker at this morning metal= a circular
eddranis on •UM 30th of December by the
Fres& government to its diploma* agents. It
states that France and England have decided that
their fleets shall enter the Black Sea, in order, by
their *nabbed operations, to guard the Ottoinsa
territory aid flag from say new attack as the part
of Ramie.

CONSTA.NTINOPLE, Deo. 26.
The fleets of England and France are still in
the Bosphorus.
Conidaniinople is tranquil.
The moveaseat of the Sopbtee had etreagtheoed
the hands of the war party, sad the Sweetie' r retains
olio&

The Porte coneents to adjust the terms of a pesos
with Russia. in a conference where the Four Powers
may be represented together with the belligerents.
The Sultan will confirm the privileges of the
Christians to the fullest extent, and in the most oath-
piste manner, bat be indite on the evacuation of the
Principalities.

lIMIBTIBO. ;As. a.
The courier from Stockholm has arrived, with in-
telligenoe from the Swedish capital, of the 27th ult.
Xing Omar has imparted to the secret committee
of the Diet the treaty concluded with Denmark, for
mewing the cooperation of the two countries in
maintaining their common independence.
London, England, 1854-01-06

THE WEATHER.

Yesterday all the inconveaiscoes of streets blocked
up with snow and reeds impassable except with a doable
power of draught, was severely felt in Loudon. Daring
the previous night there was another fall of snow, bat sot
of any groat depth. Of the state of the provisoes we have
few mansate, wept from the math and west, which are
mach men free from impediments to travel than the north.
Liverpool and Manchester are quite belated, es our tele-
Arraoltic demitasse show.

Yeeterdey seerhiall a slight thaw set in, sad as the day
advanced Weenie stream. The consequence was, to was
of coarse to be expected, that the streets became overloads&
with welting sow and wad, to the wins impediessat of
the traffic. The omnibus' generally bad four hones—
& few bad three ooly, and very few indeed had bet
the ordinary sompleveut of two horses. &wird tabs
bad two horses and crawled along at a very moderato
pave, as did all other ve►icles, except the butellet's
east, whist, despite of lee, or snow, or rain, or hell,

must rattle aloe, at an arbitrary past, which butchery'
horses drives by butchers' boys can alone seemsplisi.
Parisian cowing to or gong from town by tail,
atter eueouaterhig the pulls of the journey on the imams&
had to enders great immuniser' in obtainisg wheeled•
horse vehicles to bring them to their destination, sad pest
was the chagrin and disappointment of luny.
The River we. inoperable 'seeps to a few burly coal
barges, which pretested their thick timbers to the floating
iso. Is soesequesu of the thaw immense quratities of Los
and mow floated dawn with the river storm to be again
drives back by the Wise of the tide. The Rufus of the
river praented an almost unbroken skeet of ice blocks
covered with snow ; and all river truths, with the exception

we have atentiesed, was at a standstill.
This (Friday) looming at two o'clock it was still thawing
and sleet was falling fast.
The datum' (first published by as Zemin paper) that
two of the ustropolitan polio. faros had boss tram to
death, has bees oontndieted.

STATE OF TUN ROADS AND FOOTWATS.—Yeetor-
day, at the Mauion•hooae, the Lard Maya raid he had

received several letters complaining of the Mats of Use
streets, covered as they were with mow, and he direeted
Kr. Martin, the easistant-clerk, to write to the Commie-
elopers of City Sewers, +equals' their immedi►te atten-
tion to the subject, and their peremptory intsrpesitkm with
the contracting seaveagsra. His lordeldp then said he
wished to call the attention of the pablie to the 41st motion
of the City Polies Act, 2 and 3 Viet., cap. 94, whisk stated
that every occupier of a house or other tenement who shall
not keep sueciently swept and cleansed ell the footway sad
watercourses adjoining the premises occupied by him shall
be liable to a penalty of 40e. He hoped end believed that
the pollee would act with, if possible, increased activity
upon so priming an occasion. The Lord Mayor requested
that the press would acknowledge his receipt of 11., from
" A Friend," for the poor box.
London, England, 1854-01-06

BELGIUM.

W
An official notification hasBRUSS beeE LS,n reoeivedlDN ESDAT
city, to the effect that the Danish government has
also announced to its diplomatic representatives that
it will observe the strictest neutrality in the event of
a European war breaking out. It is now officially
known that Sweden and Denmark have signed a
formal treaty for the maintenance of their joint
neutrality.
The snow lies still several feet deep on Dearly ag
the Belgian railways. No trains on the Northern,
Eastern, or Western lines have arrived this day in
&lures. The train which left last night for Liege
was obliged to stop at Waremme, and the Ghent One
at Melle. The railway communication between this
city and Antwerp is also interrupted. The troops
have been set to work to remove the snow.
It was positively asserted last night, in a political
salon, that, in the event of the reply of the Emperor
Nicholas to the French note of the 28th alt. not
being considered satisfactory by the court of the
Tuileries, the Russian Ambassador in Paris will de-
mand his passports, in order to " make a short ex-
cursion to Brussels." Under those circumstances cer.
lain personages here will be greatly embarrassed,
and no slight difficulty will be telt as to the precise
mode of accepting such a visit, or rather of receiv-
ing such a visitor.;
London, England, 1854-01-16

THE NEW PLAY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE•

(ream the Oki/ Service Gamier.)

~..
It may be very briefly described. It is proposed,
we understand, to appoint • Board of Ezaminers, who
should not only examine candidates on their first admission
into the public service, but should review the record of con-
duct kept for each public servant in the several &peri-
lments ; should tannins the public servants after probation,
in order to pronounce upon their fitness for continuance in
the service ; should again calming candidates for promotion,

,nd by a continuing aeries of notes should furnish the means
of eetimating the character of each public servant in his
career (maths subordinates to the highestgmdse thus
supplyiag an index to secure the best men for staff appoint-
ments, or to apportion the pensions of those public servants
whom age or infirmity might compel to retire. It will at
once be seen how important a department of the public
service this Board of Review would become.

But by fez the most important innovation on the present
system consists in a grand step towards the consolidation of
the service, net only in the primary examination, bat
in subsequent promotions. It is proposed that clerks
should be transferred from one department to another, thus
enabling them to enlarge their experithat, and to acquire a
1 round of practical knowledge, which would be highly me-
th' to may who should ultimately mash the highest ap-
pointments. This would, of course, at one, get over that
source of inefficiency in public tenants which arises from
the confinement of each clerk to one department.
Although we are not able to speak with great distinct-
ness of one point, it has evidently not been overlooked.
The present deficiency of honorary rewards is noticed, and
we ccolect from the character of the scheme that each ser-
vant would acquire that which we have already so often
and so strongly advocated—the equivalent to " rank In the
army," that is to say, rank in the service, and not only fan
particular department.

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LONDON AND BRIGHTON BLILWAL—THI DI-
TIDLND.—The accounts for the put half-year having
been completed and submitted to the Board of Di-
rectors, they have resolved upon recommending the
payment of a dividend for the half-year of 31.45. per
cent. upon the consolidated stock of the company,
thus making the dividend for the year 1863 amount
to 51. per cent.
London, England, 1854-01-16

SUBURBAN VILLA AND VILLAGE

ASSOCIATION.

TO TKII 11DITOR OF TAO DAILY XZWS.
BIB,—On reading the notice of the meeting held
at Easter Ball, on Tuesday evening last, for laying before
the public the plan of this association, I observe that it is
therein reported that shares had already been taken repre-
; *eating t share capital of 16,0001. As lam desirous that
the prospects of the society should not appear in a less ad-
' vantageous light than they will bear, and at the same time
that there may be ao ecmfusion in the minds of those present
as to what in my character of chairman I did announce at
the close of the meeting, and for which I hold myself re-
' apousible, I would be obliged by your inserting this nor-
' 'action of your report, and substituting 40,0001. for
16,0000., which was the real amount of share capital then
subscribed for. I am, Sir,
Jan. 13. E. A. LAMB.

Tun MANCHESTER ATHEN.EUM.— 0 n Saturday
evening a soiree was given in the library of this institution,
when Sir. Ogden, the retiring honorary secretary, was pre-
rented with a magnificent time piece and small library of
costly volumes u a testimonial of the esteem in which the
&menu and members of the institution hold him for the
valuable servioss he rendered whilst holding office.
Amongst the gentlemen present were Mr. E. T. Henhouse
(chairman), Mr. Shipman (of the firm of Sale, Worthing-
ton, and Shipman, solicitors), Mr. W. G. Ginty (the pre-
sent honorary secretary), Dr. Hudson, and other leading
ussabers of the Atheneum ; and it wu stated that the in-
stitution wu never in a more satisfactory or flourishing
position than at the present time.
APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. W. H. Frederick Cavendish
is appointed Groom-in-Waiting to her Majesty, in the
room of the Hoe. R. Boyle, M.P., who hu succeeded Lord
Clarence Peet sa Betreary te the Muter-General of the
Ordnance. Mr. Hari hiestioas, unpaid attache, to her
Majesty's enimies as Messer, Is appointed to the same
rank at theyArdida at Libun. Dr. Paolo Dingli is ap-
pointed MAIM dMs Mort of Appeal at Malta. Dr.
Antlnd• MOM M gegnintell ate of hor Mejesty's judges
at Marta. Dr. Adeline Mull a appelated Crown Advo-
cate tar Malta. Mr. Stephen Eisele appointed Treasurer
for Prince Edward's Island.—Oeurser.
London, England, 1854-01-16

MORE FALLING OF HOUSES.

Last evening (Sunday), about nix o'clock, tho
inhabitants of liornsey-road were alarmed by a noise re-
sembling the report of artillery. Upon rushing to the
scene the cause became evident. The Hanley Arms, fot
the extension of its premises, has lately had some houses
taken down, leaving a vacant space between it and some
small old 4-roomed houses, the two end ones of which were
occupied by seven adults and nine children, who were
quietly enjoying themselves when they were disturbed by
a violent crash in the front of the house. The pulling down
of the adjacent houses leaving the end ones %gamboge.' up,
combined with the late thaw, causing the melted snow to
percolate through the roofs and upper ceilings had weakened
the front parapet walls to such an esteat as to throw down
about four feet of the entire length of the two houses, the
debris of some tons weight falling into the front gardens,
the roofs dropping on to the upper rafters, and projecting
beyond the main front walls. After the crash some buiblers
of the; neighbourhood were heard calling to the crowd to
stand off, for the front walls were falling, the
lights being then uneotinguished upon the tables,
nothing inanimate, in fact, being disturbed. A gentleman
in the strea, perceiving a little girl trembling with fear
in the back parlour of one ,of the houses, immediately
brought her out, followed by one of the occupiers of an
upper room with a child under each arm, and supporting
their poor mother, who could hardly move, being so pro-
strated by fright. Upon inquiring whether any one else
still remained a peer woman exclaimed, " C/h, do, sir, fetch
out my little dog, which was yelping, piteously in the par-
lour untied up. Upon the invitation being declined, and
before any person could prevent her, the poor woman had
effected its rescue at the risk of her own life.

bleu were engaged through the night shoring up the
houses, and there appeared to be no further immediate
danger, although the whole 16 unfortunate occupiers were
compelled to trespass upon their philanthropic neighbours
for lodgings. The principal part of the furniture has been
taken out, and no personal injury occurred, the consequences
of fright excepted.
London, England, 1854-01-16

LOUISE MINES.

From the Louise Minn, Mr. 8. Gray, under date
January 8, 1831, writes to Messrs. Browne and
Obert, as follows :
I have this day been underground in the Dorothea, and
have seen, to my very great satisfaction, a beautiful lode of
lead and blonde. You will remember when you were last
here of having been in a small sink from the bottom of the
adit level, in which you saw a lode at that time 4 feet big,
with about 3 feet of lead and blende. We have continued
in the sinking of this as far as we could without being
affected with the water, and from the bottom we have
driven a short distance backwards towards the mouth of the
edit level, ani have at this time • lode 6 feet big, 6 feet of
which is pure lead and blonde (the latter, of course, being
much the majority), bat nevertheleu we take out occasion-
ally
atones °ratan silver lead 6 and 7 inches thick. I feel
almost convinced that you have not seen • finer lode in
Germany.
The shaft on the iron lode is completed to the edit
level; we shall in the course of one week commence to
draw away iron and blende at this point.
In the Denise, the lode is also looking very good; we are
every day breaking and bringing out very good work for
lead and blende in pretty large quantities, but cannot set
parate it on account of the bad weather. I hope this will
improve shortly.
The Weissen shaft is sunk 4 feet. The horse machine is
working at its longest stroke, and we can even then scarcely
keep out the water. Of the latter we have now a large quan-
tity, because the wow is melting and letting down to much.
London, England, 1854-01-16

ITALY.

The Partarnento of Turin, of the I 1 th, announces
from Aosta that the judicial inquiry into the late dis-
turbances is proceeding with activity. It does not
appear as yet that there was any preconcerted plot,
nevertheless part of the clergy of the valley had been
for some time past declaiming against the govern-
ment, and the Indepenelanee of Aosta had published
some very violent articles against the Cavour cabi-
net. Six parish priests have been arrested—viz.,
those of Istoque, Douse, Nur, St. Marcel, Gignod,
and Ansey Bt. Andre. Some mayors have also been
arrested, and 400 other persons besides. In the pro-
vieoe of Ivrea, where the population is more en-
lightened, there have been no disturbances, except
at Maize, where a few boys began crying " Down
with the constitution ! " Some skirmishes took place
on the mountains near Chatillon between the insur-
gents and the troops. Three insurgents were
wounded, and carried to the hospital.

AUSTRIAN-ITALY.
A letter from Milan of the 9th, in the Opinions of
Turin, states that the police continue to exercise the
strictest vigilance over strangers, who are liable to be
called upon to produce their caries de aural. at a
moment's notice, whether they be at a café, on a rail-
way, at the theatre, or any other public place.
London, England, 1854-01-16

MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY.

The private coatinet markets generally have a Sun ap-
pearance, but not much business done.
The public sales declared for to-morrow are—Sugar: 460
hhds. West India; 2,600 bags Mauritius, and 2,40 bags
Bengal. Coffin) : SOO bags Costa Rica and iOO balm Mocha;
"41'200 bagli "4"416.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The market is steady to-day, at the following prime, via.:
Town tallow, 61s. 6d., nett cash ; Petersburg Y.C. on the
spot, 611. ; Jan. to March, 60s. 9d. to 61s. ; March to April,
611. 6d.

PARTICULARS OP TALLOW.
UM. 1853.' 11166.

Stock oii head Casks 60.532 44,170 1 43,144
Delivery last week
Do. tram lot leas
Arrival lest week 2,144 SO 1.788
Do. from let Jame
Mee Y. C. per cwt. .....
Do. Tows 3oa. 64. 475. lid. , 63e, IL
Arrival for the week ending Jan. 24,1ast year, 1,623 casks
and delivery 2,045 auks. The arrival last week comprised
1,175 casks from St. l'etenbarg, 986 from Australia, 661
from South America, and 61 from other places. —Tata],
2,783 casks.

MARKET.-THIS DAY.

There is a considerable increase in the supply of beasts,
and, consequently, prices are lower. There is • demand
for the choicest qualities at our quotations, but trade
is dull for other kinds. The number of sheep is very
small notwithstanding, owing to the state of the
dead markets; trade is exceedingly slow, and only
in • few instances is there any advance. We are
again very deficient of good calves ; prices have therefore
considerably advanced. From Germany and Holland 640
beasts, 900 sheep, and 35 calves ; Scotland, 550 beasts ; and
700 from tke Northern and Midland Counties.

Per stone of Ms. s. a... d. I NthPer.s. d. a. d.
Best Seas, Herefords.. 4 6 4 IS DNS Daa it kit.-ads. sib
Bost Elbort-horns .. . 4 4 4 6 Hest Lmik.oe,
&wood quality Li tests.. 210 3 8 , Do. do. inborn
Calsso ... ......... .... 4 4 6 6 i Soros and second quality 3 104 3
Pin
bon Dos I a Half-bred& 4 10 6 3 lambs —
Besets at market.. 4.46); .beep and lama., 16,160; eal•as, 63;
DIP. 340.

BOROUQH HOP MARKET.-THIS DAY.
Messrs. Pattroden and Smith report that there is mere
doing in hops of all descriptions at rather better prices.

COAL MARKET.—THIS DAY.
But coals sold by merchants at 435. 6d. at the mina'
market terror.—Ships at market, 8.
London, England, 1854-01-16

THE WEATHER TABLE.

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MONDAY, JANCAMII

The state of the weather at each of tis fullowirF ; s
nine o'clock on Saturday morning. The stati.ro
arranged in order of latitude.
LIMEIIICK—N.E. ; Gentle Breeze ; Orercast—Soot.
Momattoaa—B.; Gentle Breeze ; Snow.

Tcgsturiow—S. Calm; Cloudless.
Gwrowwicie—S.W.; Gentle Breese; Cloudless.
Svtlouri—S.2. Calm ; Partially Cloudy.a
SWINDON—S.; Light Breese; Clou leas.
The returns from the following places did not resell this
ofa in time for piablica•ion on Saturday; they, therefore,
indicate the state of the weather on Friday morning
at nine o'clock.
FOLKESTONI—S.W. ; Gentle Breeze ; Rain.
TUNBRIDON—S. ; Calm ; Partially Cloudy.
GRoverwica—S.W.; Gentle Breeze ; Fine.
Srwoon—S. ; Gentle Breese ; Partially Clouly.
CAUBRIDOE—S. : Gentle Breese; Cloudy.
131)AMIAOKAM—S.W. ; Calm ; Foggy.
YARMOUTH—S.W. ; Strong Breese; Overcast.
HOLYHEAD--S.; Hard Wind; Overcast.
LANCASTER-8.; Calm ; Cloudless.
WHITEY-8.8. • Gentle Breese; Overcast.
DARLINOTON—i3. ; Gentle Breese; Cloudy
Frost.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATI-1
London, England, 1854-01-16

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.-THIS DAY.

A moderate supply of English wheat by land-carriage
sample from Eve: and Kent was taken slowly at the cur-
rency of Monday last. A retail amount of business was dens
in foreign wheat to country buyers, at last week's rams.
The transactions would hairs been more extensive had
factors generally bran willing to give way a little in price,
Flour was purchaseable in some .instances le. per barrel
cheaper.
Barley scarcely sold so well as before, and the oat trade
was dull at an advance of ls. per qr. upon last Monday'.
quotations.
Beans and peas were unchanged.
AIUtIVALS INTO LONDON YOM JAN. 9th te JAN. 14th.
Ws. laseuss. Bantam. Irian. FOMP•
14s
4097 311 4401
0ate............ 30 53 5070 9479
Malt ..... . 7534 50 54
110ar. 1456 auks and 31763 burets.
London, England, 1854-01-16

THE MARYLEBONE FREE LIBRARY.

On Saturday, at the meeting of the Marylehone
vestry, We. Grote asked permission to make • statement to
the vestry, which be had no doubt would be highly interest-
ing not ally to them, but the public at large. A week or
two sines some questions were pat in reference to the open-
ing of the fret free library in this metropolis, namely, the
Marykbace Free Library, and it was stated that it would
open ea Monday, the 9th of January. It had opened a-
eordingly, and the following was the result: On Monday
there were 92 readers, viz., 91 males and 1 female, and the
number of books used was 91 Oa Tuesday there were
102 readers, 100 being males and 2 females, and 100 books
used. Os Wednesday there were 133 laden of 139 books,
130 being males and 3 females. Oa Thursday the number
of readers reached 173, all males, sad the books used
were 184. On Friday there were 177 readers, 169 being
males and 8 females ; there haying been in the
Ave days 677 readers, 883 being sake and 14 being
females, or an average of 138 daily. lie was happy to state
also that the clam •slat the rooms to seed were the very
dame for which the ades was sue loatediately in-
tended, namely, the resposeshisr clam of seeheides. There
yes co mistake *heat the matter, as masysemes la their
I=eops sod ihoadjaeltets, eel es push cube mg igen
mg mean la the Morylatiose Ifee Lama es
they would Mail la the library of the MI& UMW& Is
would, so baba, also be tatereedeo that Me palate &tell
know the due of weeks selected tee see by the chiles.
They wore literature, p • ••. dram, &Lc Fat Wiese mad
ad., 40 ; theelegy, 17 ; i, maray, 19 ; history, 31$; eel
laws, polleeti mod essessee, U ; base a total of 687
oilV
books, lie dale malt was most mernifyies, sad,
rid& arinet melt gm sColiaa Ia•
she that time eellithe mull filth to
tsod they shesdi howe the id of eeteat
ideigns of [wowing the mod sad model esa-
dittos of Sir hilsocaeostarea Oa Ihierg wain the
maim la Oa raw men at swam vas IL
London, England, 1854-01-16

SPAIN.

A Madrid letter of the 9th says :—" The body of
the little princess will be exposed in the palace, as
was that of the Prince of the Asturias, two years
ago. It will afterwards be conveyed to the Escurial
for buriaL Queen Isabella 11. does not yet know
the loss which she has sustained, and the greatest
precaution will be observed in communicating it to
her. The Bing appears greatly affected at the death
of his daughter. The Queen is going on as well as
can be. A surgeon, who had been summoned from
Paris to attend the Marquis de Targot, has examined
the wound, and is about to extract the ball. He
does not consider the wound of great gravity, and the
ambassador is going on well."
London, England, 1854-01-16

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLoCK.

The goldminingsiWre market exhibits no change
to-day, remaining quiet. Agna Fria shares are
quoted 11-16 to 13-16 prem. ; Nouveau Monde,
to prem.; Colonial Gold, 3.16 to 5-16 prem.; and
Great Nugget, dis. to par.
Australian Agricultural shares :are quoted 45 to
46; Peel River, to I prem. ' • North Bntish Austra-
lasian par to prem.; sad Scottish Australian In-
vestment, 14 to 11 prem. Imperial Brazilian shares
have been dealt in at 64 to 64; St. John Del Rey at
31 to 31} ; and United Mexican at 34.
London, England, 1854-01-16

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, 10 A.ll.
Wind S., moderate, and foggy.
Arrived.—Virago, from Prince Edward's Island;
Broom, from Quebec; Levere, from Cuba; Fair-
field, from Charleston; Aurora, from St. Michael's;
Euphrosyne, from St. Domingo; Jane Montgomery,
from Philadelphia; Siluria, from Newfoundland;
Fcrirago, from Gallipoli; Rover, from Morocco;
Kaffir, from Prince Edward's Island ; Gazelle,
from Pngwash ; Hendrike, from Lisbon; Gertrude,
from Miramichi. _ _

The steamer America, with advices from New
York to the 3rd, and Boston to the 4th, was off the
Great Ormshead at 8 o'clock. She will arrive
about 11.

HOLYHEAD, JAN. k.

Wind S.W., fresh.
Arrived.—Kingston, from St. John's, N.B. Put
bum New-uarbour, King of Tyre, fur St. Michael's;
Josephine, for Haven ; A pillade, for Barcelona:
all from Liverpool.
Wind S.W.

QUEENSTOWN, J.tx. It.

Arrived.—ltobert A. Lewis, from Callao; Eliza
Ann, from St. John's, for London; Horatio, from
Havannah ; Marietta 8., from Marianopoli ; Acastus,
from Harbour-Grace, for Liverpool, with loss of

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sails, stanchions, andbulwarks, bowsprit sprung,
decks started, and boats store.
Off. Genie Sherrie, from Havannah, for
Greenock.

Spoken by the Robert A. Lewis—Oct. 21, Caroline,
from Callao, Lt. 56, long. i 0; Oat. 24, David, from
Callao, off Cape Horn ; Oct. 26, Eliza Caroline, from
Callao, off the Falkland Islands ; Dec. 2, Eliza Moore,
from Shanghai, for London, lat. 30, long. 20; Dec.
22, Eliza, from Batavia, for London, out 109 days,
leaky, in lat. 2.30., long. 20.30.
The clipper ship Staffordshire, from Liverpool. for
Boston, has been lost off Cape Sable. Captain,
master, crew, and 146 passengertz, perished.
GRAVESEND, 2.lonua, 9.60 A.M.
Wind S. ; low water, light and thick.
Arrived, 15th —John tright, from Wharopoa ;
Magnet, steamer, from Harlingen ; Queen, steamer,
from Harlingen.
Arrived, 16th.— Itavenabourne, steamer, frcm
Antwerp ; Soho, steamer, from Havre.
Sailed, 13th.—Antwerpen,_steamer, for Antwerp.
DEAL, TtIONDAY, 9 •
Wind S.W., very light and thick.
Fassed.—lo, from London, for Swansea.

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Owing to the very thick fog since daylight nothir.g
can be seen of the Indus, reported on the Goodwin
Sands last night. The agent is still on board.

INDICTMENT OF TEE PROIRIETOR OF AN ANATO-
MICAL mussuM.—At the Sheffield Sessions on Friday, an
indictment was preferred against Joseph Woodhead, the
proprietor den Anatomical blueenm, for a misdemeanor,
onosittieg rabbi nuisance, by indecently exposing to
public view wael "11th), obscene, and indecent tivires,
calculated to salmi public decency and demoralise society. '
The grand jll7 attuned a true bill.—Lseds ;Mercury.
LLUETENANTII NEWENITAM, PARBONE, AND SROIER,
Admiralty news on the Southampton mail packet !Mice,
bays been promoted to the tank of commanders.
London, England, 1854-01-16

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocx.

- The railway market to-day, in sympathy with the
firmness of the funds, has shown an improved feel-
ing. At the present moment the market is steady at
a general advanos oa the final rates of Saturday,
especially for Midlands and Caledonians. Landers
and North-Western stock is now quoted 1021 to 103;
Gant Wiliern, 82 to I; Midland, 62 to I; Lan-
Main sad Yorkshire, 64 to I; Dover,, 18 to l;
Claidludans, 261 to 27 ; and Great Northern',
11 le 1.

Freioh shares are se. to 71. 6d. per sitars better
than they closed on Saturday. Northern are quoted
331 to # ; Strasbourge, 31 to ; and Paris and
Lyons, 131 to i prem.

Luxembourg, are steady at 91 to 101.
ORDLICAIT SHAM AND 810C110.

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Saturday.

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London, England, 1854-01-16

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, JAN. 9.
There appears to be some prospect of an under.
'Wang between the government and the Bank ; the
latter having received a vote of confidence from
the sharehol&n to come to an accord with the former.
The question is a grave one, in which, in fact, the
English bondholders are concerned, for it is impos-
sible the government can rescind any part of their
obnoxious and spoliation decrees in favour of the
Bank of Portugal, and leave the foreign creditor
unconsidered ; the government in fact is in a mess,
and having gone on thus far (since those decrees) by
paying with the interest and deductions forcibly
wrested from the public creditor, it finds it can go on
no longer in the same way. Capitulation, or spoliation
of some other description, cannot therefore be tar off
(unless the Bank come forward to retard the evil day
be it, however, as it may, the time is fast ap
ing when Portugal must think either of anew
atuig some of her colonial possessions, desiring
, • bsokruptcy', or enter into the proposed pima
or rather union with Spain, which is said to be her
only salvation, and which consideration, I am per-
suaded, causes mach embarrassment in many quer-
ten at the present moment. It is a subject which is
now freely discussed in secret meetings, but which
must very shortly come before the public tapis, if I
may be allowed the expression,io in all its p:
the public, therefore, ought e measure assts
prepared for the argument.
The accusations of the press against the Minister
of the Interior are of a nature calculated to cause con-
siderable embarrassment to the ministry, particularly
as they are supported by documents attested by a
notary public; in any other Cortes but the present
ministerial Cortes they would certainly cause an im-
peachment; nevertheless his position appears to be
firm—dependent, however, on the life of haldanha, the
termination of which will certainly produce a eased.
sion. I regret to say the state of his health is osa•
dered critical, notwithstanding the most rigid mesas
that are taken to conceal it from the public.
Since my last communication, a court of inquiry
has been held to investigate the cause of the sal
accident in the squadron, of which I gave you as
account in my last letter. The decision of the court
was unanimous, and couched in these or similar
terms i—" We are unanimously of opinion that no
blame whatever attaches to Capt. Chambers, of her
Majesty's ship Desperate, as regards the collision
which took place between the Desperate and St.
Jean d'Acre, on the 24th et Dumber, as the latter
ship, at the time of the essiket, was going five
knots through the water. edam Oapt. Chambers was
fully justified in rappels. that she was yet at
anchor."
Exchange, MI; diaooest of notes, 2 per cent.

Cnouths.—Wit reed in the Bulletin de Paris :—I
There is ao Men cholera in Paris. From the 7th No-
Teedrer, tikes it And made its appearesos, to the 7th hut.,
when there wee no new class, the amber of cam was 888.
There were 440 deaths, 414 ewres, sad on the 7th inst. 14
twese ~lab( win trlataisat."
London, England, 1854-01-16

NAVAL.

PORTOMOCTR, /AN. 15.—The keel of the Shannon,
a new 50 gun screw frigate, has been commenced laying
down in this dockyard, and every exertion is to be made to
expedite her building, it being intended to have her ready
for launching by the end of June next. This will be the
finest man-of-war frigate afloat as regards her tonnage and
armament. The Banshee,
_3, steam-vessel, Lieutenant
Commander Reynolds, sailed from Spithead on Friday
night for the lleditemnean.—Tbe following notice to
mariners was promulgated yesterday by Reis-Admiral
Martin, the superintendent of this dockyard : . On Tues-
day next, the 17th inst., some experiments will commence
with the light on Southsea Castle, and from that time
Smithies light is not to be considered u any guide until
further notice is given."
Sams IN HABBOVIL.—Victory, flag-ship, Captain Sir T.
Maitland; Neptune, 120, ordinary depot ship, Captain E.
H. Scott; Excellent, gunnery ship, Captain U. D. Chad.;
Princes' Royal, 91, screw, Captain Lord C. Paget (fitting
oat); Dauntless 24, screw frigate, Captain Ryder (fitting
out) ; Simoom, 'troop ship, Captain Smith; Serpent, 12,
Commander Lambert (dismantling); Apollo, store ship,
Muter Commander Johnson (taking in stores, &c., for Ad-
miral Dundee's fleet); Diligence, naval transport ; Fire
Queen and Fanny, tenders, and pigmy tug.
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• . -
AT SPITHIAD.—L•opard, 12, paddle frigate, Captain Gif-
ford (ready for sea) ; and Frolic, 18, Commander Nolloth
(waiting for the Juno, 28, Captain Fremantle), to; rooted in
company to Australia. In Dock.--Blenheim, 60, screw
guard ship, Captain the Hon. Y. T. Pelham ; Fairy, tender
to the royal yacht, Master Commanding Welch ; Scourge,
and Geyser, 6-gun sloops (repairing), and Harpy, 1. In
the Steam Basin.—Ccaar, 91, screw (fitting); Victoria
and Albert, royal yacht, Captain the Hon. J. DOOM= ;
Basilisk, 8, paddle sloop, Commander the Hon. F. Egerton
(refitting) ; Elfin, despatch vessel, Master Commander Bal.
liston ; Gladiator, 6, peddle frigate ; Sphinx, 6, sloop ;
Terminal t, 24, screw frigate ; end Oberon, 3, steam vessel.
In the Sea 120 (repairing) ; and Helena,
16, sloop. •
By the death of Rear-Admiral of the Red, Gordon
Themes Falcon, the following promotions take place:—
Rear-Admiral Mends, from the White to the Red list;
Rear-Admiral Walpole, from the Blue to the White;
Captain the Iful of Hardwick., te the rank of Rear-
Admiral on the Beeenred Half-pay List (sot having served
his sea time by four months); and Captain H. D.
Cbadked the Enosilent, to the rank of Rear-Admiral on
the seifw Iyt. Retired Captains John Shekel. and 0. 0.
Oahe onion to Lord Hardwick', and Captain
Cialaillit *wit *sir promotion to flag milt, but +Sh-
oat Mom Op,. By the promotion of Captain Chide
• mitehes psi -mortice poa sad the comma of the

Eze•Ultat• newsy ue at the abyssal et 81r Juges
Graham. Os Plast Loot Osammises Illr Gasp Luella%
H.C.8., sow an his way Mae bar Os I is the
Fez, (whisk WA said at NW. se rode from Ttht•
coals*, ce tis 11111 et December), Law the senior on
the eaptata's Het.
London, England, 1854-01-11

SWEDEN.

The Fothes Rut (a Stockholm journal) of the 24th
ult. says that the proceedings of the " secret " com-
mittee of the Diet are no longer secrets. The King
had laid before the committee numerous notes ex-
changed with the great European Powers, amounting
to not less than 25 from A to Z, the result of which
is that his Russian neighbour bad begun by making
several demands, moat offensive to Sweden, in case
war should break out in the Baltic or its neighbour-
hood; that the government has declined these requi-
sitions in the most precise terms; that it has at
the same time made communications on this sub-
ject to England, France, Prussia, and Austria;
and that it has finally obtained the satisfactory
result, that perfect neutrality should be a guarantee,
in case of war, to the united kingdoms (i. e., to Sweden
and Norway). But France, England, and Prussia
stipulated as one condition that the said united
kingdoms should keep a sufficient force, so as to be
able to maintain and of themselves defend that neu-
trality, in case of need. In short, the reason why his
Majesty judged it right to convoke a secret com-
mittee for establishing an intercourse between him-
self and his States-General in this conjuncture, was
to obtain, in compliance with these expressed wishes
of England, France, and Prussia, the consent of the
Diet for raising next spring, if circumstances re-
quired it, about 600,000 rix doilars bauco upon the
extraordinary credits reclaimed during a certain
number of years for completing the defence of the
country.
It is further said that the entire policy pursued by
the government on this question, as likewise the
energy it has displayed in defending the indepen-
dence of the united kingdoms, has given great satis-
faction to all the members of the committee.
London, England, 1854-01-11

IRELAND.

DC•Lllr, J►r. 10.
the Errata! Mail gives publicity to • rumour
that Mr. C. Forteacne, one of the members for the
county of Louth, is to succeed Mr. Sadleir as •
junior lord of the Treasury.
The account of an improvement in the health of
Baron Peonefather was followed in the course of
yesterday by one of a very different kind; and it
now appears th►t there is ecareely any hope of the
recovery of the venerable judge, who lies under
an attack of apoplexy at hie .at in the county of
Tipperary.
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London, England, 1854-01-11

SHARE LISTS.

TOISDAY EVIIXIXO.
The railway market today was quieter, and gene-
rally exhibited steadiness. At the close, prises were
is mot oases nearly identical with the final rata of
Testerday. Great Northernewere rather better. In
itself this market is sound, but it is quickly affected
in tone by the movements of the Conant market. The
public are at present doing little or nothing in rail-
way stocks, and the changes in price rest for the
moment almost entirely with speculative operations.
At the final close the market was a shade flatter in
tone, in sympathy with Consols.
London, England, 1854-01-11

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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CASUALTIES.
Eleanor Palmer, Steward, nt Yarmouth, from L:verpcol te
Smyrna, was *trended off the East Coast of thi Isuza et
MlCrOPitoi, Dec.l7 ; crew a oretl.—Pirams, Dec. 27.
Esmeralda, Thence'' from Singapc•re to Liverpool, by
been totally lost off the Two Brothen, is the Java sea;
crew areed.—Singapore, Dee. 4.
Kossuth, arrived from Patras, fell in with the Elward
Fletcher, Dec. 19, let. 47, lon. 12, with only foreman
standing, and crew wishing to be taken off the wreck.
The life-boat was immediately stove, sad tho hands is
her with difficulty saved. A second attempt was made
with the gig, by attaching a long line to her, and letting
her drift to the Edward Fletcher ; but the lea broke her
up before she could reach the ship. Night coming ou,
they lost eight of the vessel, nor was she visible neat
morning. [Mem.—The E. Fletcher was paned, abut.
dolled, Dec. 22, by the British Empire, at Kingstown.]—
Liverpool, Jan. 10.
Mermaid, hence to Philadelphia, is ashore on the Cope-
lands.—Lieerpool, Jan. 9.
London, England, 1854-01-11

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocic.

Very little business has been dose in the railway
market to-day, and the twee b flat. Most of the
leading stocks are abseil I per asst. lower than at 4
o'clock yesterday. Wades sod North- Western stook
is quoted 101 to 4 ; Great Western, 81 to 1; Mid-
land, 60 to 1; Lanceddre and Yorkshire, 63 to 1;
Dover., 171 to ; sad Caledonians, 26 to 1. Great
Northern. are well miggorted, at 201 to 21.
French shares are dell. and warmly changed in
riot. Norther= areipsawl 321 to i ; gumbos:is,
30 to 1; and Paris amitAreas. 141 b t pen.
, Lmsellimdel tai May at 91 to t.
London, England, 1854-01-11

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocz.

There is stilliitotilibeet;oe of movement in the
gold mining shares. Novena Monde are quoted 1-16
to 3-16 prem.; Colonial Gold, 1 to I prem.; Great
Nuggeta die. to par; and Agra Fria, 11-16 to 13-16
prem.
Australian Agricultural shares are quoted 40 to 42;
and Peel River, dia. to par. Scottish Australis&
Investment shares are a shade better, at 11 to 11
prem. Cobra shares have been dealt in at 45i ; and
Linares at 101.
London, England, 1854-01-11

GERMANY.

Some of the Prussian papers have been in the
habit of publishing the statements of their correspon-
dents respecting the movements of the Russian army
both within the empire and in the Principalities.
The Czar has expressed the wish that the govern-
ment may put a stop to this practice, and there is
little doubt that the cabinet which has so lately inter-
fered with the press to stifle the discussion of Russian
affairs, will be ready to oblige the Muscovite by the
suppression of ueefui facts.
The Vienna Lloyd of Jan. 4 contains an article,
in which we read :
The belief that the present moment is favourable to
Ruuia for a war of conquest, because it could count upon
the support of Austria, is a chimera. Austria has not
abandoned the policy which its most distinguished men
have followed for the last 40 years with so much energy
and talent. Heaven be praised, the school of Metternich is
not yet extinct. At the battle of Bavaria° not a single
Austrian cannon was painted against the interest of Austria,
though France and England fired against themselves.
Austria has no motive for denying and abandoning is 1144
its policy of 1827. Before site cm take such a resolution,
it is not probable that Russia can succeed in a war of con-
quest against Turkey.
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• - -
For some time past a certain degree of animosity
has prevailed amongst the soldiers of a Hungarian
regiment in garrison at Vienna against their sub-
officers. A few days since, while a party of the
men were drinking in the canteen of the barracks a
quarrel began with a sub-officer, which soon came to
blows, in which the latter was killed.
London, England, 1854-01-11

MARKETS.

COTTON.—LrynaPooL, 'Arc 10.—The market closed
with newness. and, although transataions were not large,
prices were at the lull rates of Friday last. The sales have
been estimated at 4,000 to 6.000 bales-600 of which were
taken by enrorten—and .0.416.. 100 Pennants end
I. to 61d.; 200 pilaus, 6d. to 104. • tad
to 4d. per lb. sport slim Thuirday,
London, England, 1854-01-10

RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, DEC. 30.
The Roetikoff, 120-gun ship, was lost after the
engagement at Sinope.
•

SPAIN.

The accouchement of the Queen of Spaie, an•
nounced yesterday by telegraph from Paris, is
the latest intelligence from the Peninsula. The event
took place on Thursday last. The Queen and infant
were doing well.
Sartorius, the president of the ministry, has quite
recovered. M. de Turgot continued to go on well.
London, England, 1854-01-10

GERMANY.

The Notional Gazette of Berlin states that I'rus-
ilia is carrying on negotiations with Swede* and
Denmark for settling a common course of action,
in order to secure the rights of neutral tlag!,tn cane
of a war.

SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH (AMC t-
RIM—NIGHT SERVICE WITTE THE CONTINENT.—Ia
to
ference to the statement which has appeared in some of the
metropolitan journals to the effect that the governmente on
the continent bail not extended to this country the silvan•
tages of the night:service which they had established with
each other, it appears that the above companies have
already concluded arrangements with the continental go•
wernments for a night service between the various coun-
tries and England. An the most important towns of
France, Belgium, and Germany will ill NMe he open
both by day and night for the transmission of despatches,
and henceforth continental messages are to be received,
at the Submarine and European Telegraph Compsnies
office, in Cornhill, at all hours, including the entire Sunday,
or direct trenemission to their destination.
TRANSHIPMENT OF SPECIE TO FRANCE.-01
the gold brought to this country by the Asia, at Liverpool,
, from the United States (362,759 dollars) the greater portion,
I via., 282,000, was for French merchants, sod was trite:
shipped in the Margo:at (at.) fur Havre v.LiJ 1-irerp:e.
I yesterday afternoon.
London, England, 1854-01-10

PERSIA.

The official Jostrnal de Cbastantinopk contains the
following:
" Very important news has lately arrived here
from Persia. News bad arrived at Tauris that
Email' bed sent es special envoy Mrs ikoff,
Director of the Diplomatic Chancery of; and
that he was accompanied by a eral, a colonel, a
lieutenant-colonel, a captain of Cacaos, six lieute-
nants, one doctor—in all about 14 persons. This
mission, which resembles that of Prince Menchikors
to Constantinople, had left Tiflis, and was on its
road to Teheran, vii Tauris.
" The representative of her Britannic Majesty,
according to advice, of Nov. 24, had resumed his re-
lations with the Persian government. The latter has
explained in an article of the Vakai Irosie (the offi-
cial gas,ette) the causes of this rapttre. The British
legation wished, it says, to take under its protection
an uadividaal who, by virtue of his being a Persian,
was 'subject to the jurisdiction of the country. It was
after the exchange of notes upon this contested sub-
ject that relations were broken off between the two
governments. They are now replaced on their ancient
footg.
"inThe official Gazette of Teheran,:in order to calm
the people, who might be apt to feel astonished at the
great armaments projected by Persia and at the hur-
ried departure of the Seraskier Ariz Kooli Khan for
the frontier, attributes the sole cause of it to the
serious act state of things. Bach a state, it con-
tends, whean d two neighbouring empires are engaged
London, England, 1854-01-10

'OPAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.

Last evening a meeting of this society was held;
61/ CII•111.611 FILLOWNi, vin-president, in the chair. Wil-
liam Jennings, En., Dr. Travers Cow, John Diwers,
Di. Thomson, Henry Norman, E.g., sod Ernest Rase,
"VIM elected Fellws.
paters read were :-1. Okoervatimis on North Akin,
Ear. Vogel, communicated by the Foreicaoffice; 2.
Accounts of the Mission to Central Africa, comas-
Mien* by Mr. A. Petermann, F R.G.S. ; 3. Geographical
enpientiosts in Southern Africa, by Mr T. Baines and
others; 4. Departure of Dr. E G. Irving, R N., F.R.G.S.,
MI his mieston to Western Africa.
TM last letter from Dr. Voeel was dated from Mersa,
October le, HAI, sad en the following dav he wee to lease
Mursak m C 01111411•41111 of his jaurney. the letter gave a
description of the mentry between Tripoli and Marna.
Poet el the ferwary trammel seesawed
b of drifting
fs of bof
bedminamml. m bet m isissabsos to urn t hooillsthe
gm's Ma swassis UN inhabitants; well built,
and wide-etreeted, for an Arab town. Its commerce in the
pre amounts to 21,0001, seven eighths being slave traffic.
Dr. Vogel wig delayed beyond his expectation, in conso-
rtiums of what teemed to he like deception on the part of
the governors, and the difficulty of procuring camels.
A letter from Lieut.-G. nerd Cathcart, CLversor of the
Cape Colony, recommending an expedition to the interior
of ft,iith Africa, under Mr. Thomas Baines, was read. The
plea suAgested by Mr. Baines was, to cue from Graham's
Town through the Sovereignty, and 'kitting the western
Mamba of the Lawlor", to cross the Derert at its nar-
rowed part, in the dint ina of the Great Lake, thence to
amend one of the streams',wing from the Labels Kona-
tairv, and keeping on the highest ground, to push Waring
taecessive sesa.as as far north aa poesible.
This was followed by the paper by Mr. Baines on the
Course of the rivers in the northern part of the Orange
Rarer Sovereignty and that of the Limpopo, illustrated by a
may constructed by Mr Arronsusith from his notches,
and from infatmatem dented 61:1111 Mr. .I,4epli
awl Mr. Carpi. Aec-irdinit to the statement toads by tha
latter geat/rnith to Mr. Baines, the opinion that the la.m.
pop,
tows Lab. Delagoo B.y, ha. been arto”tcd somewhat
tily ; Mr Cavil h yin, 'ravelled from Orietadt, one of
the towns of the Dutch ernireots, to Deimos Bay, (TOWS&
sake believes, all the branches of the Menke, and being
stall
tanker coußrined by a asap *hews bits by the Porgies.'"
itaventor, is which all 'he ...Ives of that river are awls to
tut ,a the Drakensberg. Ate ut miles of the
into which a large raver p. ably easy Sow mesa=
snaceounted for, ha' the peered *reins amend the
!migrant tartan seems to he that the Limpopo, after p.m.
tag Swoosh the Dreher's!). rg to the north of Otiestadt,
tam into WI sea at latuabass.
London, England, 1854-01-10

GERMANY.

The circular of the French government has caused
a panic on all the German bourses. On Saturdiy,
at Frankfort, Austrian stocks fell percent. At

Berlin, Russian fell '2 per cent. At Vienna, Five per
Cent. Metallica closed at 91. Exchange on London
rose to 11.47, with Bank shares 1,340; gold, 26 per
cent. premium ; silver, 18; per cent. premium.
London, England, 1854-01-10

may decline u the public esonritile decline., The
vales of both depends, in some measure, otl *Views
imperial dictum, ad on the wattle of a deopitioao.
vernmeet. But here khers,s no chance Anne
property being further iiterfeend with, by thaGmnam-
ment than being made to bear, like Other prolierty
and industry, its due share of the publio burdens.
We therefore recommend all holders of railway stock,
and other similar property depending on earnings,
who are likely to be advised to sell immediately on
the funds beginning to fall in consequence of the
impending war, to be cautions, and not throw away
their property. A well-managed railway, paying a
good dividend now, is likely to be a well-managed
railway, paying a better dividend, hereafter. Cer-
tainly any war which impede traffic would diminish the
value of railways; but of some rails—of that to Ports-
mouth, foe example, or that to Chatham, or to other
naval depits or garrisons—the war might increase
the receipts. Generally we are not to expect that
such a war u we are threatened with will much,
if at all, diminish traffic, and there are not, therefore,
theme:orations foe anticipating in case of waren equal
diminution in the value of shares and of national
securities.

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