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The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-29

ELEMENTARY DRAWING.

The following is a list of places which, during the
last three months, have made application to the Department
elementsry of Practical Art for assistance in teachin;
draw-
ing, and shows the extent to which the public appear de-
sirous of availing themselves of the new facilities offered
Aberdeen, Ackworth, Allenheads, Hayden Bridge; Awe,
Andover, Arley, Ashford, Banbury, Seabird, Bath, Berk-
bamstead (Great), Betabanger, Bidale, Biggleswade,
Bir-
mingham, Bishops Stortford, Blandford, Bolton, Bolton-le-
Moor, Bourne, Bradford, Brecknoek, Bridgnorth, Bristol,
Broughton Hackett, Bury St. Edmund's, Cambridge, Car.
lisle, Carmarthen, Castletown, Cheater, Chichester, Colches-
ter, Cowes (West), Davenport, Derby, Doncaster, Ducken-
field, Dudley, Dumbleton, Dunham:3., Durham, Edin-
burgh, Ellesmere, Eton College, Exeter, Falmouth, Ferry
Bridite, Fiahguard, Glasgow, Glourestvr, Gulden Grove,
Guilden Morden, Haleeowen, Ilawarden, Hudders-
field, Hull, lbstock, Ilfracombe, Ipswich, Jersey, Lan-
caster, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Llanelly, Luddon.
Lynn, Macclesfield, Manchester, Marsharn, Melton Mow.
bray, Merthyr Tydvil, Newton Abbot, Northampton,
Northbourne, North Sitields, Northwick, Nottingham,
Nuneaton, Oldbury, °smotherley, Uswestry, Utley, Paken-
ham, Penn, Pensnett, l'erth, Presteigne, ?tartan, Reigate,
Rye, Saffron Walden, Salford, Sanbach, Sheraton, Slaith-
waite, South Stoneham, Spalding, Staly Bridge, St. An-
drew's, St. Austell, St. Ewe, St. Germain's, Sudbury, Sun-
derlaud, Tamworth, Torquay, Totteridge, Tunbridge,
Tyldesley, Elverstone, West Ham, Weymouth, Willenhall,
Windsor, Wolverhampton, Wooburn, Wootton-ander-Edge,
Wrexall, and York.
Metropolitan Schools applying have been in Adelelds
Bethcal-green, Clifford-street, Goswell-street, Gray's-ion-
road, Great Marlborough-street, Haverstock-hill, Kenning-
on-oval, liensiagtoe, Stockwell, and West Brixton.
London, England, 1853-12-05

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY.

The tallow market is quiet. The delivery for the week
is small, and the demand for consumption moderate. Town
tallow is quoted 555. 6d. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot,
575. ; Dec., 565. 9d. ; January to March, Rs. Gd.
PARTICULARS OP TALLOW.
1851. 1852. 1858.

Stock on hand Casks.
Delivery lutweek
Do. from let Junc
Arrival laat week

71,311
3,219
54,299
3,918
89,032
37e. Od.
39e. 6d.

30,222 ; 34330
4,331 I 2,092
33,769 38,724
4,076 494
63,3.3 1 83,73..
476.38. 573.03.
49,. 3d. 364.01.

Do. from le how
Do. Town
Arrival for the week
coke; ►nd delivery, 3,3
comprised 300 casks fro
places ; total, 494 casks.
SMITHFIELD MARKET.-THIS DAY.

ding Dec 13 last year, 1,926
casks. The arrival last week
St. Petersburg, and 194 other

Although the number of beasts is larger, the increase is
not in the best qualities; consequently we are able to quote
4s. Bd. for the choicest, it being more freely given today.
There are a few less sheep, however trade is scarcely as
good as on Monday last, owing to the unfavourable
weather. Good calves are scarce and dear. From Ger-
many and Holland there are 1,113 beasts, 4,400 sheep, and
163 calves; Scotland, 120 beasts; and 2,800 beasts from the
Northern and Midland Counties. _ _

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Pet ewes of sibs, P. d. d. Per •tone of Bit.. ti .1 .. d.
dam Soot., If *Words.. 4 6 4 8 But 11n4. t Ilf.-13.3.1. :4/1
Bust ebort.borno . . 4 4 4 6 Bon Lood-wool•
&cowl qualitf lisagio.. 30 3 8 Do. do. etorn
(Wyse ........ 3 8 5 0 Byes awl recocd qUaAtY 3 8 4 2
Ple' ,—...... ........ 3 8 5 0 I Y. an. bborn.. ...
Bee tine t Half-Ore& 4 S 5 0 Limp! . .. ..„.

.„ ....
71..4... at naxtet. 4,741,„ hcer. andlamb.. :1,0V.); mire% al;
Piga 24V.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report that holders of hops
are still firm, at the following, prices --Mid and East
Kent., 121. 121. to 161. 16s. per cwt.; Weald of
Kents, 101. les. to 111. lls. ; Sussex, 101. to 101. 10s.;
There is a good trade doing in foreign hops at prices vary-
ing from 71. is. to 9'. 9s. per cwt., with a good supply on
offer ; how long it may continue depends rn the quart, ity
still to be imported, about which there is a great ditkrence
of opinion.

COAL MAItKE r.—THIS DAY.
Holywell, 285.; Walls End South Hartlepool, 325,
hips at rauket, 6.
London, England, 1853-12-05

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.
(By )(MIMIC TELIORAPH.)

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.
The Royal Mail steam-ship America, Capt. Lang,
which was to leave Boston on the 23rd ult., with
the usual mails from the United States and British
North America, was off Holyhead, inward bound, at
half-past ten o'clock this forenoon.
The America is expected to arrive in the Mersey
at half-past four o'clock this afternoon ; and her mails
will leave by the 9 p.m. train, for delivery in London
to-morrow morning.

TROUBLE IN LOMBARDE.—Private letters from
Lombardy speak in a very discouraging tone of the state of
affairs in that part of the Austrian dominions. It appears
that numerous arrests have been made at Brescia, Bergamo,
and Camo. Carriages full of state prisoners arrived at Milan
on the 22d November. They were confined in the castle,
but with the appearance cf much mystery, and no oue was
permitted to know the cause. The only thing ascertained
was, that the parties belong principally to the aristocracy,
or to the upper commercial clung. We read in the
Manifesto del Porto of Leghorn, of the Mk :—At eight
o'cloCk last evening, as Councillor Luigi Fabbri, the goofs-
!osier or mayor of our city, was proceeding from the Com-
munal Palace to his residence, in the street of St. Ferdi-
nand° he was treacherously stabbed by an unknown indivi-
dual, just as he had reached the gate of his home. The
assassin rapidly fled through the street della Tessa, pursued
by the rnfalonier, and succeeded in effecting his escape.
The position of M. Fabbri inspires no uneasiness. The police
are on the trace of the assassin.

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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS IN CHINESE--The
first part of Banyan's famous allegory, translated into
Chinese, has just paned through the press. It is sold at
bd. per copy. The Chinese am remarkably fond of works
of fancy and inaaginanon.
London, England, 1853-12-05

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocit.

The English stock market to-day has been very
buoyant, purchases continuing. Prices at one time
showed a rise of per cent. on the closing rates of
Saturday, and, though the market is at present less
buoyant, quotations are still Z better than
on Saturday afternoon. COOBOll3 opened 95
to 1, touched 95.4, and are now quoted 931
to for money and the 6th December, and 931,,
rather" buyers" for January. The Three per Cents.
Reduced have been dealt in at 94 to t 4:; the
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 951, to 961; Bank
Stock, 218 to 219; Exchequer Bills, 3s. to 6s. prem.
The foreign stock market remains quiet, and prices
are well supported. Mexican, after rising to 251, is
now quoted 25 to 1. Spanish Deferred is steady at
22 to Spanish Old Three per Cents. have been
dealt in at 46 to 461; the Committee's Certificates,
51 per cent. ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 641 ;
Russian Five per Cents., 1111 to 112 ; do. Four-and-
a-Half per Cents., 98 ; Sardinian, 891 ex. div. ;
Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents, 71; ditto
Three per Cents., 301. Danish Five per Cents.,
1103-

FATAL GAS EXPLOSION.—On Friday night, about
half-past nine o'clock, a dresdful explosion occurred at the
gas works recently erected near the St. Mary's
Barracks, Chatham, for supplying the out parish of Oil•
linghant with gas. In filling the new gasometer it was
found that the gas was escaping, and the engineer (John
Ormsby Culyer), with a workman named William Hall,
proceeded to the top to see from what part the leakage
came. The men incautiously tsek with them a lighted
candle, and the result was that the gasometer instantly
blew up with • loud report. Culyer, the engineer, was
hurled a grt at distance on the adjacent marshes, and when
discovered was frightfully m.ngled, and of course quite
dead. The body of Ilall has not yet Icon found, but it is
supposed to be under the gasometer, which has wears)
feet of water in it. It will he a considerable time lit tore
the works are in a tit state for the manufacture of gas,
owing to this untoward accident.
London, England, 1853-12-05

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

-- 4--

MARK-LANK-THIS DAY.

Our wheat market was moderately supplied with English
wheat this morning, the quality and condition for the most
part very indifferent, and before progress could be made in
salts a decline of Is. to 21. per qr. had to be submitted to.
Foreign wheat gave way is. per qr., but at the reduction
there was rather more disposition evinced to do business.
Flour sold slowly at Lite rates.
Barley must again be noted Is. to 2s. per qr. lower.
Oats sold on much the same terms as at the close of last
week. _ _ _

New beans were more plentiful, and 21. to 3s. cheaper.
Peas likewise declined Is. to 21. per qr.

ARRIVAL INTO LONDON FROM NOV. 26th to DEC. 3rd.

English.
I 1343
ABarley... 2OlO
Osta 23
Malt ..... 1984
Flour. J,740

hcbtsh.
51 l2OO
$OO 1750
Ist I
Wsad 10,t0J barrels.

17799
4375
6777

MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY.

The private contract markets are generally inactive to.
day, but prices are unaltered. The public sales declared
for to-morrow are :—Sugar : 200 Mids. Barbadoes, 2,000
bags Mauritius, and 4,500 bags Bengal. Coffee: 150 casks
Plantation Ceylon, and 500 bags East India. Rice : 1,009
bags Bengal. Cochineal: 100 bags.
Oita.—Seal, pale, 391. to 401. Os. ; straw, 351. to 371. Os. ;
brown, 331. to 31/. ; Sperm, 871. 103. to 881. 101.; Ced,
351.155. to 36/. 10s. ; South Sea, 401. to 42/. ; Olive Galli-
' puli, 651. 10s. to 64C.; Spanish and Sicily, 611. to 621. ;
Cocoa Nut, 451. to 46'. 103.; Palm, 41/. to 411. 193. ; Lin-
seed, 'tJI. 15s. to 301. ; Seed, rape, pale, 411. to 441.
London, England, 1853-12-05

THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND THE
ELECnue TELEGRAPH

A correspondent specially interested in telegraphic
machinery says:
" It was some time since a pleasing duty to call public
attention to the progressive liberality which had begun to
ch►racterise the French government, in respect to telegra-
phic intercourse between the two countries. The measures
at that time adopted mainly consisted in the establishment
of additional offices, and the consequent increase in the
number and efficiency of the telegraph bureaux. The
French government has now assisted in a still further and
much greater improvement. The desirability of a direct
service wits, the English instrument, between the two chief
capitals of Europe,had long been acknowledged, but the im-
pediments existing in the difference of the French and English
systems of signalling were almost insurmountable obstacles,
to so beneficial an alteration. Thanks, however, to the
liberal policy of the French, these objections have been
overcome, and a direct through service worked by English I
instruments upon wires specially devoted to the companies
by the French government has j sat been established be-
tween the two capitals. Signals transmitted from the
central offices of the Submarine and European Telegraph
Companies, Cornhill, and ltegent•circus, Piccadilly,
appear directly upon the dial of the instrument at
Paris, the delay of intermediaries is avoided, and the
liability to error very much diminished from the
simplification of the transmitting media. Coupled
with these direct advantages, collateral facilities have been
also obtained which very much expedite business with
other parts of France and Italy, and with Germany gene-
rally. A reduction in the charges of the Submarine and
European Companies has also been effected. Up to the
present time each numeral counted as a word ; the com-
panies have now established the system of counting a mass
of five numerals u only one word. This will make an
enormous difference in all despatches contain numbers
where, for instance, the figures 10,38.5 under the old system
counted as five words, while the new method of counting
will estimate them as only one wind. The French govern-
ment has not, however, stood alone in its progressive tele-
graphic reforms. The gove•nment of Belgium
has also acceded to a direct service with English
instruments between London and Brussels, and in like
manner signals sent from Cornhill appear on the dial of the
instrument at Brussels without the interference or assist-
ance of intermediate stations. The beneficial effects of
these arrangements have bees proved by the rapidity with
which messages to and from London and Paris, Brussels,
Berlin, Vienna, Bcc., have lately reached their destinations.
Messages from Vienna and other distant parts under two
hours have become common, and it is hoped that come
fresh arrangements even now in contemplation will afford
the public still greater reason to congratulate itself not only
on the modernised ideas of foreign governments, but also
on the results which such ideas promise yet to bring forth."
London, England, 1853-12-05

MOVEMENTS OF THE DUKE OF

BRABANT

BRUSSELS, FRIDAY.

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Considerable sensation was produced in political
circles by the recent sudden arrival in Brussels of the Duke
of Brabant from England, to which country he again pro-
ceeded, after staying a few days in Belgium. Many rumours
were soon current, and much speculation was afloat. The
impression in well-informed circles is either that that
Prince was comm;saioned to make important notifications to
his royal father respecting the apprehensions entertained in
England regarding the dubious conduct of Austria, with
the imperial family of which his royal highness is closely
related by his recent matrimonial alliance ; or that the
King, his father, is compromised in the Frohsdorff Bourbon
Fusion affair, and that Louis Napoleon has taken some
steps indicating his displeasure thereat. Not a little import-
ance is attached to the departure of one of the Duke's
aides-de•csmp for Germany.

EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE AT
PORTSMOUTH.

THE AUTHORITY OF THE QUEEN DEFIED BY
London, England, 1853-12-05

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1853.

diary the old Prince of Samos, Stefanachi Volgorides,
father.in-law of the Ottoman minister in London;
bet as the prince possesses no official character, the
rproceeding was merely a non-official one, and left the
rcteeedfull liberty to refuse it without in any way
wounding the susceptibility of England or of her re-
presentative. The Ottoman ministry and the digni-
taries of the Divan, after holding two night sittings,
decided, unanimously, that, in the first place, the
note did not sufficiently protect the dignity and
sovereign independence of Turkey ; and, next, that
the time for notes and concessions was paned; and,
lastly, that the note had been offered to Prince
Menschikoff to avoid all the sacrifices which have
been since made, but that as they had now been
made, Turkey could no longer make the tame offer.
The Austrian Correspondenz denies the recall of
Baron Bruck, and the Prussian Correspondence that
of M. Wildenbruck.
The announcement made in London " that the

court of St. Petersburg has addressed a brief and
conclusive note to the governments of England and
France, announcing that no further negotiations,
with respect to the affairs of the East, will be listened
to ; that the part of Russia is definitively taken—
and that that part is 'la guerra ;' " has been met by
a ministerial newspaper with the assertion that no
such declaration has reached the governments of
Great Britain and France in any shape whatever.
According to the ross Gazette, the Turkish army,
after having received and partially acted upon an
order to retire to the right bank of the Danube,
received counter orders. If this version be correct,
it goes to explain a mass of apparently contradictory
reports. It is now an established fact that Omer
Pacha has not prosecuted his retrograde movement.
In spite of the reiterated attacks of the Russians' he
has maintained his position at Hirsowa, and has
rendered Kalafat almost impregnable by installing
100 cannons upon the ramparts.
The Presse says:—" The news of an engagement
between the Servians and the Bosnian. is confirmed.
The Bosnian corps destined to reinforce Omer Pacha
was not able to cross Unitza. It is known that
Austria does her utmost to encourage the hostility of
the Servians. She has, besides, just prohibited the
exportation of arms to Turkey."
£he Siecle of Sunday says :—" It was rumoured
last night that the Emperor of Russia bad refused to
send a plenipotentiary to the conference proposed by
Austria, and in which France and England, as it is
said, would consent to be represented. 'lf Turkey,'
the Czar is reported to have answered,' will send an
ambassador to St. Petersburg, I will consent to open
direct negotiations; as to any negotiations which the
Four Powers may think fit to carry on among them-
selves, I will await the result, as I did that of the
conference of Vienna.' Of course we only give this
rumour subject to every reservation, and without
vouching for the truth of it in any way whatever."
London, England, 1853-12-05

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

SOUTHAMPTON. MONDAY MORN:NO.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company's ship Ripon, with the heavy portion of
the East India, China, and Mediterranean mails, has
just arrived.

GRAVESEND, MONDAY, 10 AAI.

C I.TS-TO-74167-it-E-T-1.71iN.

Wind S.E., f.ne ; tide, low wetter.
Arrived.—Menai, steamer, from Calais; Denmark,
steamer, from Rotterdam; Concordia, steamer, from
Rotterdam; Foyle„Dteamer, from Guernsey ; City of
London, steamer, froth Dunkirk; F}enoord, steamer,
from Rotterdam; Ravensbourne, steamer, from Ant-
-1 werp.
Sailed.—Alar (steamer), for Dunkirk; Earl of
Auckland (steamer), for Rotterdam; Ocean (steam. r),
for Havre; Baron Osy (steamer), for Antwerp;
Elbe (steamer), for Hamburg.
DEAL, MONDAY 9.13 t. i.

Wind S.W., light and cloudy.
Anchored.—Mary Ann, from London, for Cape of
Good Hope.
Sailed.—The Oceanus, for Odessa ; Archimedes, for
Naples; Nisibis, for Swansea.
Remaio.—Zephyr, for Daminico ; Lesledam, for
Newport ; Agnes. for Rio Janeiro.

FALSE ALARM.—A paragraph with tho startling
beetling, " Dreadful Murder of a Roman Catholic Priest
and Three Ladies," appeared in the Sun of Saturday ;
but on inquiry at the scene of the supposed tragedy (Sut-
ton-place, mar Guildford), it turned out that the state-
' mint Was entirely without foundation.
London, England, 1853-12-05

wants, sentiments, and dignity of France, will
afford, for that object, his support to your Majesty ;
and I consider myself to be the faithful organ of my
august master's will, in giving you this assurance.
I seize on this occubian to express to your Imperial
Majesty my ardent dc.sire to contribute, with all my
efforts, to the maintenar.ce of the old and friendly
relations which France has always kept up with the
Sublime Porte, and I place at the feet e your Ma-
jesty the homage of my profound respect."
This is the speech described in the Marseilles
telegraphic despatch as " peaceable."
Yesterday there was again a good Bourse. The
Threes rose 13c. It was remarked that the Mani-
tow abstained from publishing the Sultan's answer,
which would, it was said, have shown conclusively
that no proximate resumption of negotiations is to
be expected.
London, England, 1853-12-05

VESSELS SPOKEN Wail.

Crown (ship), from Liverpool for New Orleans, Nov. 30, lat. 51 N.,
lon. 10 w.
Farmer's Lon (schemer), from l'..!ermo for Liverpool, a Cape St.
Maria, Nov. ae.
Heather Bell (British barque), for Melbourne, Nov. 2, lat. 4.28 Ny
loci. 23.50 W.
Laidmans, from Liverpool for Rangoon, Nov. 1, lat. 5 N., loc. 10 W.
Minerva (barque), from Madras for London, 35 days out, Oct. 4,44.
28.13 it., lon 44.0 E.
Oldenburg (barque), with emigrants. 25 miles B.S.W. Ward, N0v.30.
Prince of Wales (barque), from Singapore for Liverpool, off Cope of
Good Hope.
President (schooner), from Buenos Ayres for Scilly, lab. 6.43 N., :la.
22.50 W.,;Nov. 1.

DEPARTURE OF THE A 51.1.-011 Saturday, at
noon, the British and North American Royal Mail stern-
shin Asia, Captain E. G. Lott, sailed from the Mersey for
New York with the usual mails for the United States and
British possessions in North America, 71 passengers, and •
full cargo of general merchandise on freight.

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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.
London, England, 1853-12-05

A FRENCH STE.4MER LW DISTRESS.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's fine
vessel Douro, from Constantinople, put into Plymouth on
Saturday evening, in consequence of having in tow a
Preach steamer, which she bad picked up in the Bay of
Biscay on the lst inst. The vessel in question was the
Paris, paddle-wheel steam packet, bound from Havre to
Marseilles, and her captain stated that her boilers were
burnt and collapsed, and that she was unnavigable. An
engineer sent on board from the Douro contrived to get up
steam in the starboard boilers, and so assisted in the propul-
sion of the vessel. Captain Russell came on shore and
►anded the mails and despatches, and having taken the
necessary steps with respect to his convoy, he left in the
Douro at about ono on Sunday morning for Southampton.
London, England, 1853-03-23

LONDONDERRY AND COLERAINE
RAILWAY.

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held
yesterday, at the company's offices, Coleman-buildings ;
Mr. Weuatx:sr in the chair. The directors, in their report,
say:
" From the unexpected delay which took place in the
! commencement of passenger traffic to Newtown Limavady,
the through opening to Coleraine, which your directors
! still confidently look for in May next, will follow so close
as to render unadvisable the measures contemplated for
arrangements which had reference solely to Newtown-
! Limavady. The same cause has prevented the Postmaster-
General placing the mails upon the line, sod the coaches
consequently still run alongside the railway. This, how-
! ever, will be remedied immediately on the completion to
! Coleraine. Your directors stated at the last meeting that'
they had under their consideration the question of carrying
out the through communication between Londonderry,
Coleraine, and Belfast; and they have now to report that,
after mature consideration, and the most careful inquiry as
to the course of traffic, and the local requirements of the
several intermediate and adjacent districts, they came to the
conclusion that this important object would best be effected
by a line from Coleraine, on the west side of the River Bann,
through Kilrea to Castle Dawson, which, while Riving; 1
by means of the Cookstown extension of the Belfast and ,
Ballymena, the desired direct railway connexion between
Londonderry and Belfast, will open up to your line the
highly fertile country, and the thriving towns along the
valley of the Bann—two objects which could not have been
united by the adoption of any other route. The bill for
this junction line having passed the second reading in the
House of Commons, now awaits the appointment of the
select committee, and at the proper time a special meeting
will be held for the purpose of submitting its details for
your approval. The rapid manner in which the London-
derry and Enniskillen Railway has been extended, and the
sertalnty of its being completed to Enniskillen before the
close of the present year, will secure a meat valuable feeder
from the surrounding counties. A bill is now before par.
liament for the construction of a railway from Loogh Swilly
to Londonderry which will give access to your line from
one portion of the county of Donegal ; and measures are
now in progress, which, by means of your railway, will most
advantageously.serve another part of that county, and add
materially to your traffic resources."
The total receipts up to the 31st December last amounted
to 421,9251., and at the same date there was a balance of
, 2,3141.
The report was adopted and a vote of thanks passed to
1 the directors. - -
London, England, 1853-03-23

SHROPSHIRE UNION RAILWAY.

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this
railway was held yesterday at the Lion Hotel at Shrews-
bury, Earl Powts in the chair. The following are the
most important pis sages in the report of the directors :
" The dividend declared by London and North West-
CM Company at their last half-yearly general meeting
having been at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, the pro-
prietors of this company are entitled to, and will receive a
dividend at the rate of 1/. 59. per cent, for the past half-
year, the warrants for which will be issued in the course of
the present month. Since the last meeting of tho proprie-
tors, the promoters of the Shrewsbury and Aberystwith
Railway have deemed it inexpedient to proceed with their
bill in this session of parliament. The provieturs will have
observed the various parliamentary notices of proposed new
lines of railway in the counties of Shropshire and Montgo-
mery. The directors will not fail to watch the progress of
such bills as affects the interests of this company. A com-
mittee of the House of Commons has been appointed, to
which has been referred the difficult question of railway and
canal amalgamations, but which has not yet made its re-
port ; end, in the meantime, the second resoling of all bills
involving amalgamations, or arrangenents with other com-
panies, has been postponed until after Easter."
The statement of accounts showed that the canal revenue
for the half-year was 47,495/. 15s. 10d. ; and the expenses
under that branch of the concern were 36,549/. Ss. leaving
a balance to credit of 10,9461. 7s. 10d. The railway re-
ceipts Ibr the half-year were 16,7451. Ils. 41 , and the ex-
penditure 13,306!. 14.. 3d., leaving a balance of 3,438/.
17s. Id.; in addition to these two sums, an amount of 18,7421.
5.. sd. has been paid by the London and North Western
Company, in compliance with their agreement, to make up
the sum required for the half-years' interest on the deben-
ture bonds, and the dividend now payable.
The report was adopted.
The retiring directors and auditors were re-elected ; and
the motion for the declaration of a dividend at the rate of
21 per cent. was carried with the usual and corresponding
unanimity attendant upon all similar resolutions.
This terminated the business of the meeting.
London, England, 1853-03-23

SHIPPING INTELLIGBNCB.

CASUALTIES.

Anna Maria, from QueenstOW,vritltroops, got ashore, on
the night of March 8, eight miles from Corfu, but was
got on; on the 9th, and arrived at Corfu.
Colombo, Nunius, from Sicily to Newcastle, has put in here
after being ashore on the Goodwin Sand, and throwing
part of cargo overboard.—Ramsgate, March 22.
John Hutchinson, from Liverpool to this port, which was
on shore to the southward of Buena Ventura, Jan. 1, is
reported to be a total In eck ; cargo saved, but in a
damaged state.—Panama, Feb. 21.
Middleton, Millican, sailed hence, Feb. 4, for Savanilla,
and from the 13th to 21st encountered very bad weather,
sprang a leak, and was abandoned, 22nd, with 11 feet
water in the hold, and sank off Oaten Zamba ; crew
landed here, Feb. 23 and 24,—Carthagens, Feb. 26.
Middleton, Millican, of Ma port, from Liverpool and Santa
Martha, in making for this port, Jan. 7, struck on the
Island of Tierra Bombs, but was assisted off on the 9th,
with loss of an anchor, and making 10 inches of water per
hour, after discharging part of her cargo, and was hove
down and repaired.—Carthagena, Jan. 27.
Heel* from Demerara to London, called off this part,
keb. 19, and reported the master dead, and yellow lever
amongst the crew ; she was supplied with water and two
• seamen, and proceeded.—Dominica, Feb. 26.
Sisters, arrived to-day from Mobile, was in contact, Feb.
17, lat. 24, lon. 31, with the snip A. H. Kimball, from
New Orleans and Philadelphia, and lost foresail, fore-
topmast, backstay, &c., and received considerable damage
to bulwarks and topsides. The A. 11. Kimball also re-
ceived damage.—Liverpool, March 22.
Wanderer (brig), bound to Cardiff, is on shore i on East
Hoyle full of water, and abandoned. L verpool,
March 22.
Wm. Inglis, Jago, from Santa Martha, put in here, Feb.
23, leaky, and is discharging.—Jamaica, Feb. 26.
Willing Lass (schooner), for Australia, which went on
shore on Ballywalter, coast of Ireland, March 18, has
been got off, and towel to Belfast to bo docked.—
Greenock, March 21.
London, England, 1853-03-23

A LESSEE FOUND FOR HER MAJESTY'S

THEATRE.

The suspension of the saleof the properties belonging
to this establishment,which began last week, and was to have
been continued on Monday, was the consequence, it ap-
pears, of a treaty having been set on foot for carryinff on
the concern. We learn that several individuals of capital,
in conjunction with Messrs. Pussi, Robinson, and Nugent
(the two latter gentlemen being closely connected with the
fortunes of her Majesty's Theatre), have at this juncture
come forward and offered a proposal, whereby not only will
the opening of the theatre be secured, bet sufficient means
provided for meeting the exigencies of the season. This is
all, we believe, that is yet known upon the subject I but it
is understood that the transaction is in a fair way of being
effected ; and we may expect that, after all, her Majesty's
Theatre will not be very long behind the other house in
putting forth the general programme of its arrangements.

ROYAL COLLEGE OP
Majon, held on Monday, Ku* $l, the following gentle-
men having undergone the wissormy examinations for
diploma, were admitted members of the college :—Dr.
Armitago, Upper Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square ; Dr.
Bristowe, North Addington-street, Camberwell. Also, Dr.
Holmes, Gnat Torrington, Devon; Dr. Somerville, Wal-
sall, Stafford ; Dr. Take, York ; Dr. Bays, Marine-square,
Brighten, and Dr. Thompson, Newark-upon-Trent, were
admitted extra licentiates.

the Comitia

DIFFICULTIES IN THE PENINSULA. Lord Wel-
lington and the Marshal Beresferd are walking up and
down the street, and the military secretary is writing. under
a wall, apes hie knees, whilst his servants are pitching his
tent. In a little field where General Alava is about to en-
camp there wu just now, the Military Secretary, Colonel
Smell, the Commander of the Police Corps, Fitzclarence,
General Alessi, the Spanish Aide-decamp, Colonel Waters,
Ile Prime et Orange, and your humble servant, all lying
wpm tie pound together, round a cold ham and bread,
pea Tweedy, and a bottle of champagne. And no bad
flin either you will say. The Prince and Lord Fitzroy,
She two boys, were playing together all the time.—Lor-
pates Private Journal.
APPALLING ACCIDENT.—On Thursday evening a
par widow, named Catherine Heafy, employed in the mill-
Mg awaime of Mr. James Bunatyne, near Mountkennett,
wan essidestally dragged between two rapidly revolving
UM* (amp perpendicular, the other horizontal), while en-
gaged a
_wmfalai upon the ground floor, and her head
eosin M Snit contact with the cogs, was literally shat-
tered to pines, and the right arm frightfully mangled. It
is suppose" her dress caught in the machinery, and that
she was instantaneously dragged ia. A more appalling
" - than her mutilated body

presented was never
London, England, 1853-03-23

GERMANY.

On the 18th inst. the police astonished the head
of a highly-placed mercantile firm in Nuremberg
with a domiciliary visit, and, in the presence of a
magistrate, proceeded to search for proofs of high
treason. The coffers and desks of the firm were
rummaged, but nothing of a suspicious character
was found. A similar visit was paid to the brother
of the merchant, with the like result. The affair has
London, England, 1853-03-23

FROM LAST NIGHT'S OAIZTTI.

FORRIGN-OFFlCE,3ll;&iib:—iii7Geen has been
graciously pleased to appoint Armand Pictet, Esq., now
British Consular Agent, to be het Majesty's Consul at
Genera.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCII 21.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of Mr. Bernhard Atnaberg u Consul at
Port Adelaide for the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg ;
the Quecn has also been pleased to approve of Mr. N. Chr.
Matbiasen as Consul at Gibraltar for the Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
WHITEHALL, MARCH 19.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint the Hon. John Henry Thomas Manners
Sutton, Charles Ramsey Drinkwater Bethune, Esq., Com-
panion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath and Cap-
tain in the Ito al Navy, and Colin Blackburn, Esq., Bar-
rister-at-Law, to be her Majesty's Commissioners for in-
quiring into Local Charges upon Shipping.

WAR-OFFICE, Mance 22.
7th Dragoon Guards.—Major General Robert Hurd Ga-
briel, C. 1.1., to be colonel, vice Lieutenant-General the
Honourable Henry Murray, C. 8., removed to the 14th
Light Dragoons.
14th Light Dragoons.—Lieutenant-General' the Honour-
able Henry Murray, C. 8., from the 7th Dragoon Guards,
to be colonel, rice General Sir Edward Kerrison, Bart.,
K.C.8., deceased.
MEMOIIANDum.—Major-General Robert Burd Gabriel,
C. 8., has repaid the difference he received upon ex-
changing from the 2nd Dragoon Guards to half-pay of
22nd Light Dragoons, 10th January.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Blanco 22.
Royal Regiment of Artillery.—Second Captain Henry
Royal
Gardiner to be captain, vice Wynne, retired
upon full-pay ; First Lieutenant Robert Emi.iim Fazake-
ley Cranford to be second captain, vice Gardiner ; Second
Lieutenant Ralph Gore to be first lieutenant, vice Cran-
furd.
London, England, 1853-03-23

from Ow LONDON GAZHTTe.—Tuesday, March 22.

• BANKRUPTS.
CHARLES LANE, Hasanps, Sows, plumber, to surrender
March 31 at 12. and April 28 at 1, at Basinghall-atra.t.
Sol., Hewitt, NiPholas-lane, Lombard-street; off. assig.,
'Bell, Colemso-strect•builJings.
JANES ROGERSON ILUS r. Great Marlow, Buckingham-
shire, tailor, March 31 and April 28, at 2, at Basinghall-
West. Sol., Spicer, Chancery-lane ; off. assig., John-

son, Basinghal.estrect.
ROBERT BOND, Mitre-court, liattoD-garden, wine mer-
chant, April 4 at 12,-and May 5 at I, at Basicghalt-street.
Sole., Robinson and Hine, Charterhouie-square; off'.
Coleman street-buildings.
;Amu Houma, Wimborne, Dorsetshire, market gar-
dener, March 30 and May 3, at 12, at Basinghall street.
Sol., Wilde and Co., Cuilege-hill, City; off. assig., Gra-
ham, Coleman-street.
Tuouas BALLARD, Southwick-place, Paddington, apothe-
cary, April 1 at 11, sod May 7 at 12, at Llasinghall-street.
Sob., Randull, Weilieck-street, Cavendish-square, and
Lawrence and Co., Old Jewry ; off. assig., Pennell,
Guildhall•chambers.
_ . .

THOMAS THORNE, jun., Hastings, Sussex, plasterer, April
2 at 2, and May 7 at 1, at Basinghall-street. Sol., Hewitt,
Nieholas-lane, City ; off. wig., Pennell, Guildhall-
chambers.
BERRY BUTT, Mortimer-street, Cavendish-square. linen-
draper, April at 1, and May 3at 12, at Basinghall-
street. Sols., Sole and Co., Aldermanbury ; olf riss'g.,
Groom, Abehutch-linr,
GEORGH AUGUSTUS EAVES, Landoort, Hampshire, tea
dealer, April 2 at 12, and May 7 at 1, at lissinghall-
stmt. Sol., Laurence, Bread-street, Cheapside ; off.
assig. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers.
JOHN 110011 EN Roues, Faversham, Kent, hosier, April 5
at 2, and May 3at 12. at Basinghall-street. Sol., Lea-
Tenet, Bread-street, Cheapside ; off. assig., Groom, Ab-
, church-lane.
RICHARD ilzarnst DAVIS. Wellington, Somersetshire,
money scrivener, March 31 at 1, and April 27 at 11, at
Exeter Court. Sols., !Wham, Wellington, Somerset,
and Stogdon, Exeter ; off. swig., Hernaman, Exeter.
London, England, 1853-03-23

MARCH 21.

The learned judge of amiss arrived in this town on the
evening of Saturday, and immediately proceeded to open
his commission. His lordship attended divine service on
Sunday at St. Mary's Church. The court opened at 10
o'clock this morning.
A bill, charging Dorothy Williams with the wilful
murder of her illegitimate infant, was ignored, the evidence
given before the coroner being declared insufficient to have
mum/tract committal. Three eases of bigamy, presenting
very opposite features, were next heard.
Henry Owen was charged with intermarrying a second
time; his first wife, Elisabeth Davie', the daughter of •
respectable tradesman at Cimarron, being alive. It ap-
peared that the prisoner took his wife to Liverpool, and
there contracted a second marriage with a woman of light
chars:ter, he being at the time in a state of intoxi-
cation. Guilty, but recommended to mercy. One mouth's
imprisonment with hard labour.
In the second case an acquittal was directed, the wife of
the accused having run away and absented herself for seven
years, and he receiving no proof that she was alive at the
time of his second marriage.
Rickard Wi Baas pleaded guilty to having intermarried
with soother woman, his wife Ann being alive at the time.
On being called on in arrest of judgment, prisoner said
that soon after his;first marriage he discovered that the lad
was already married and had two children. He then left
her immediately, and believed himself to be free. Ile put
into court several letters which he had sent to her on
making the discovery.
The judge said that the first marriage was illegal, and
directed a new plea to be made.
Robert Thomas was Acquitted of a charge of burglary.
Same minor thefts having been disposed of,
Richard f'arry Lewis ant William Pritchard pleaded
not gui:ty to a charge of endeavouring to procure abortion,
by using instruments, on Anne Jones, in August last, in the
parish of Llanbestlig.
The case was proceeding when our report left.
London, England, 1853-03-23

_ - -
BREWING TRADE.

This was the meeting for choice of assignee., in the cue
of John Plimmer, brewer, of the Anchor Brewery, Brit-
ten.street, Chelsea. The failure is a considerable one.
The preliminary statement of accounts shows a total
liability of about 10,0001.; the assets arc not yet accurately
ascertained, hut there are book debts to the amount of
2,000/. Debts to the amount of 2,5001. were proved at the
meeting; and the following gentlemen were chasen trade
assignees : Messrs. Charles Speller, malster, of Bishop's
Stortford ; and Mr. John Hill, insister, of Battersea. Mr.
Groom is the official assignee; Messrs. Lawrence, Flews,
and Burr, are the solicitors under the bankruptcy; and
Messrs. Glover and Son, of Backlerobury, are the account-
ants engaged in winding up the concern.

%SOLE yes CHIT/ COIIRLIRIORZR.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—YEBTERDAT.
IN TILE MATTER OP WILLIAM CIIIPMA
This insolvent, who had carried on business in the leather
trade, as Chapman, Brothers, and Co., applied to be dis-
charged from prison.
Mr. Nicholls opposed for a Mrs. Johnson, and Mr.
Duncan for Meters. l'eto and Bryan, army clothiers. Mr.
Cooke and Mr. tiargood supported.
The ease was a peculiar one. The insolvent had let Mrs.
Johnson, who was stated to be a widow, a furnished house
in James-street, Buckingham-gate. She paid 1001. on ac-
count, and in a day or two the insolvent turned her oat forWSPAPER
possession. Soon afterwards he parted with the properly,
and with about 1701. started to Amerlea, where he re so ceel r.s.
a short time and then cause to this country. Ile had speck
all the mI ney. An action was brought for asoialt and 11,1
trc•si ass by Mrs Jo! u•oa, th.• VOL , ..—rsaft+
was proceeded with whilst the insolvent was oil his trip to Cii
America. On the present occasion, Mrs. Johnson was
calltd, and on being pressel rsfused t.' sly whether ehryrne 4

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London, England, 1853-03-23

iiietiiis
named.

LIVERPOOL CORN MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION--
A meeting was held en Monday afternoon in the Corn Ex-
change, Liverpool, to take into consideration the beet
method of forming a Corn Merchants' Association. The
meeting was well attended by the corn factors of the town.
The chair was occupied by Mr. Woodward. The first
resolution was to the effect, that the corn trade of Liver-
pool was at present conducted is an unsatisfactory manner,
whether as regarded the uncertainty respecting the term
" customs of the trade," the heavy charges as conspired
with those at many other parts, or the want of correct
statistical information. The second resolution was, "That
with a view to the removal or better adjustment of exist-
ing didieulties, an association be formed to be called "The
As/satiation of the Liverpool Corn Trade.' " A committee,
consisting of the leading factors, was then appointed to
carry out the object of the trade. The subscription to the
association was fixed at 11. Is.

WORKING MAN'S EMIGRATION SOCIETY.—Last
night a full meeting was held at the Temperance hail,
Broadway, Westminster, Sir J. V. Shelley, Bart., M.P., in
the chair, for the purpose of receiving an explanation of
the means and objects of the Working Man's Emigration
Society.—The Chairman, while expressing his conviction
that at no time had the lot of the agricultural labourer
been more prosperous than it now was, enforced the
desirability of opening to the industrious a way from a
country where labour is in excess to another where it is
greatly needed. The society enable men to go out by the
aid of the funds resulting from the common subscriptions,
priority being determined by ballot. Six persons had
secured passages under these arrangements, and several
others would receive the same aid inn few days, the seciety
receiving the security of two pers m% for repayment. A
number of questions respecting the operations of the
society were put and answered, and resolutions approving
of the society and its aim were passed before the meeting
separated.
London, England, 1853-03-23

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

WEDNESDAY, MAUCH 23, 1353.

The state of the Weather at each of the followiag plans
at Nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are
arranged in order of latitude,
Hastireoe—N.E. ; Fresh Breeze ; Snow.
Sourstamegors—N.; Strong Breeze; Overcast.
FOLIZSTONE—N.B. ; Gentle Breeze ; Overcast.
TONBRIDGI—N.W. ; Gentle Breeze; Partially Cloudy.
BASINGESOILN—N.E. ' • Saong Breeze ; Overcast.
GBEENWICU—N.E. ; Gentle Breeze ; Overcast.
• Gentle Breeze ; Overcast.
SWINDON—N.E. ; Fresh Breeze ; Cloudy.
CAMBRIDGE—N. •, Gentle Breeze ; Snowing.
Yksuoterit—N.W.; Gentle Breeze ; Cloudless.
Laucerrza—N.E. ; O.ntle Breeze ; Cloudless.
WRITRY—N. ; Strong Breeze ; Overcast—Frost—Snow.
SNAP—N. ; Calm ; Partially Cloudy—Hard Frost—
Snow.
The returns from the following places did not reach this
office in time for publication yesterday; they therefore
indicate the state of the weather on Monday morning at
nine o'clock :
; Calm ; Snow
WBITEY—N. ; Gentle Breeze; Frost—Snow.
DARLINGTON—N.W. ; Strong Breeze ; Overcast—Frest.
Bate—N.; Calm; Snow.

THIS DAT, Noox.
Omen of WW2. etwnwth r, Wine. litate of tee Weather.
N. Gentle Breese. Fine.

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ITALY.

The Austrian commandant of the town and for-
tress of Ancona has issued an order, forbidding more
than five persons being together in the streets after
sunset, and directing that the arrival of travellers
must be notified to the police an hour after at the
latest.

The Parlamento of Turin states from Florence,
14th instant, that, in the case of Gueraui and others
for high treason, the Attorney-General has proposed—
imprisonment for life for Gueruzi, ex-provisional
chief of the executive; 63 months' imprisonment for
Romanelli, ex-Minister of Grace and Justice under
the provisional government ; 90 months' imprisonment
for Capecchi, an old officer, convicted of having
spoken publicly against the government of the Grand
Duke; 11 years and 3 months' imprisonment for
Itlontasio, convicted of high treason committed by
means of the press ; and 56 months' imprisonment in
a house :of correction for Dami, ex-president of the
Popular Club of Florence, and Pantanelli, secretary
of the Popular Club of Siena. The Deputy Attorney-
General, in summing up the case for the prosecution
in that portion which had been carried on at Pistoria,
' but had subsequently been annexed to the prosecu-
tion at Florence, proposed imprisonment for life for
Major Petracchi; 56 months' imprisonment in a
house of correction for Cimballi, with five years' sur-
veillance of the police after the expiration of his
punishment. Piceini, Agostini, and Lottini are to be
set at liberty.
London, England, 1853-03-23

Caows Comm-Imm Ma. 'runes VaromAn WILLIAMS.

THE QPIEX AT TUE PROSZCVTION OF ROMPER'S O. Tit
*. SHROPSIIIRZ CONSERVATIVE."—Pagsa PROSECUTION..

In this cue, which was an indictment found at the last
anises against Bliss Ann Cooper, the proprietress of the
Shropshire Conserestsre newspaper, for a libel upon the
prosecutor published in that paper shortly after the late
general election, and insinuating, with reference to certain
election proceedings at Shrewsbury, that the defendant
might bribe with impunity, as he was about to go to Au-
stralia.
On the case being called on this morning it appeared that
the prosecution had been withdrawn, and accordingly, no
evidence having been offered to the jury by the prosecutor,
a verdict of .Not Gualy was returned.
A case of robbery of the Earl of Powis's bailiff at the
last Shrewsbury horse fair of a purse containing 2321. 10s.
had not terminated when our report was dispatched.
The grand jury have found bills in the Ludlow poaching
case, which will be tried to-morrow.
London, England, 1853-03-23

WESTERN CIRCUIT.--BoDmm, 3URcn 21.

The commission for holding the demise; for the county
of Cornwall was opened at the County Hall, in this town,
on Saturday evening, by Mr. Justine Ede. On Sunday
morning his lordship attended divine servim at Bodmin
church. Mr. Justice Crompton did net arrive in Bodmin
until Sunday afternoon. On Monday morning the business
of the Align. commenced, Mr. Justice Crompton sitting at
the Nisi Prins, and Mr. Justice Erle presiding in the
Crown Court. The came list contained eight Calo6l, none
for special juries. The calendar is a heavy one, there being
55 prisoners for trial, several of whom are charged with
serious offences.
NORTH WALES CIRCUIT.—CARNAAvoN,