The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-04 00:00:00

Tri...E SUN, LONDON,
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oc. ; , MON E Y 3,1 AItK E T MINING INTELLIGENCE. SiTIARE MA RKE TS.-(TELS• DAY).
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e Bank -ea- •*•
AND ( From the Mining Journal of this day.) BRITISH RAILWAYS.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. There has been very little fluctuation inathe share
... market this week, while a fair average amount of busi- Shr. rai Closing Prices Besinessdone
Itsrew. &vs.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. news has been transacted in dividend and progressive yesterday. this day.
3ontain. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were mines. Alfred Consols have been very largely dealt in _ - __a_ -- --
es
timated at 6,000 bales, including 1,000 for ex- :it 261. 10s. ; Grea Altreds have advanced to 321. to 331. St, 100 Aberdeen .............. 19t-- 204
nrique Port and on speculation. The market was quiet. There is no alteration in the Gold Mining Share 20 ,>6 Ambg. Nottn, T. Bost.
reside Railway Shares were firm at higher prices. Market this week ; indeed, scarcely any business has & Eastn. Jut ic ..... .. 43 - 41 541 i
The assets of the Bank of England are again in- been transacted. The arrivals of gold since our last 50 all Belfast & Ball ymena ••• - •••
eforms creasing, and up to the 28th ult. the demand for Stour Va11ey......... 8 - 9
have been-the Louisa Thompson 3,500 ozs., the Un- 14 all Birmng. Wolverh. di
daudted 35,000 ozs,, and the Mohawk 14,095 ozs.
of the - accommodation was falling off. It will require a3l 28 Birkenhd. Lane sb. &
Advices have been received from Sydney, New South
Cheshire Junct....... 13 -11 a
More active state .of trade to absorb the capital
change - av •
salable, unless foreign loans draw off a portion of Wales, and Melbourne Port Philip, by way of Panama* 271 all Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
the supplies. The Government balances were much Labour was still in demand in the agricultural districts,. £5O & £25 Coma_ 15 - 17
dimi -
nished by the dividend payments and -the Ind the rush to the mines had caused a complete drain. 22 181 Do., £20.. ... 66 -56 a
ale diggers appear perfectly satisfied with the new 25 30 ,Blyth & Tyneoriginol'
N amounts given to South Sea annuitants. The ;old regulations, and the accounts received from the I £25 (iss. at £45).... -7,, -
arrivals of bullion occasioned an increase in the various mines were generally favourable. Gold had St. 100 Bristol; & Exeter...... 9° - 95 94 5
sum held by the Bank. Compared with the pre- advanced, 745. 6d. to 755, foe New South Wales, St. 100 Caledonian ..... -.. 52 - 524 53 134 i 4
vious week, the changes are as follows :- and 775. 3d. to 775. 6d. for Port Philip and 50 all 'Chester & Holyhead 144 - 154
all ;Cork and Bandon.-,.
. 134 - 144
Minis •
Darm- Active circulation
20 all ICork, Black. & Pass. ••• '-' •••
he Earl Increase 76,890 northern goldfields, a party of Americans were 20 12 'Cornwall ... - .
Bullion 16,223,214 deeper 43 45
Baron .vorking with great success in some places notso 45
,Dublindil3elfastJuna::
issa.dor, Increase
of the
Rest
;ements Increase
'Do. New ............... ••• - •••
Public Deposits 2,515,384 numbers have made choice of the Adelong, instead of 25 all lE:z E.
stAnglia.n(£2s L.
4 - 4-z
1 people Decrease . 131,399 proceeding on to the Ovens; and at the upper diggings di L. & D.) . 4 1"
18 all Do., (£lB E. & H.).. ~,••• ••.; ,
ere has Other Deposits
20 all Eastern Counties.....i '-'3 - 1'34 134 4
roil has Decrease 408,365 each industrous individual having been upwards of an
St. 100 EasternUnion,A.stk. 33 -42 '
rs. For Seven-Day and other Bills
St. 100 Do., do. 8............, 24 -28
eat St. Decrease 29,941 From California, we have news that gold is as abun-
-25
100,„8!; Do.NewA(lateThirds) ••• - •••
dant as ever in the diggings, and gold of the value 0f62 - 64 65
rat the . Government Securities 13,232,716 A. East Lancashire ......
he re- Decrease 304,922 p 2,000,000 had left by the New York steamers.
rgo left Other Securities 13,983, 6'22 St. 100 Edinburgh &Glasgow 61- 63
In Miscellaneous Shares, the market has been very , 0 31 Edinb. and Peebles... ••• - •••
22 21
309,227 firm, the quotations of last week being generally sup- -t 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dunde,-• 2, 0 -
Decrease
Notes unemployed ported. - 0 1 •Forth and Clyde June. ••• •••
special , 7,163,640
In the Bullion market-Mexican and South Amen- A. 100 'Glasgow &S. Western , - ••• .
ence to ! Decrease 33,445
e, then ' The forei 1 dgn exc ianges yester ay afternoon were can dollars, 4s. Hid. per oz. Bar g :t• 100 Great Northern Stk.. 843 - 853 871 6i
t 100 D A. Stock - 63 63 4 2
, ldall •,o , gold above 5 grs. in the pound silver containin b •
to be paid for, 6 • o*,
to Lord done at firm rates, and there was a slight advance Wit, 1100 ,Do., B. Stock - 129 128
.58. lid. per oz. standard • bar gold, 775. 93, per oz - 101.
ces the upon Paris, which was, 25, 27 to 321 for three standard Spanish ' d C I St. . , Gt. • 100 Stli &West.(lre.) 99
to Lou. months' -
bills ; Antwerp, 25, 176 to 20 ; Amster- ; doubloons, 78s. 6 . per oz. ; o um-.
, ;an doubloons, 775. 6d. per oz. ; fine cake silver, St 100 Great Western B2 -82 ii, 83.1 3 4
12. 11 Irish South-Eastera. ••• - ... 1
ed him dam, 11, 15i to 16 ; Hamburgh, 13, 41 to I ; Frank- Z's. 64d. per oz. 50 all Lancaster &Carlisle 9O - 95
don, it fort, 118 to 1181 ;
and Trieste 12, 45 to 50. Tile arrivals at Swansea include, from Chili, 727 tons i 63 llf'Do., Thirds ll -13 pi
thither .
The annexed memorandum is from the Commit-
th the af copper ore, 401 tons unwrought copper, 362 tons 3t, 100 Lancasu. &Yorkshire 044 - 65 65 651 i 4
74 - 64 d
tee of Mexican Bondholders :- elver ore, and 2 cwts. lapis lazuli ; from Valparaiso, 312 194 174-Do., Fifths
unow."
orrobo- "The committee regrets to say that Mr. Falconnet is still "0 all Leeds Northern
tons silver ore ; from Cuba, 450 tone copper ore ; St. Malo, l 4 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un.
.1.•••4 --__ j... 3. (.1
detained in Mexico, which will cause a further delay in
a Baron 45 tons silver ore ; and San Sebastian, 132 tons of cop- )
20 all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt. ••• - •..
having the general meeting, which ought to have been belt per ore.
o Lord 1.14 all Loudon & Blackwall 7i - 84 Bii
last month. They have advices from him date Mexica. DIVIDENDS DECLARED IN JANUARY, 1851.
monies- 1.0 81 Loud. Tilb. & Stilt:n(l. par -4 p
1026 _dyer
the Ist ult., stating that Mexico was on the eve of conclud- mines. Per snare. Amount. lOO Loud. Bright. & S.Cst. 954 - 964 96:4 I x d
;a.tisfac- ins a treaty with the United States of North America, and Mining Company of Ireland... £a 10 6 ... £10,500 0 0 .-
han hislo2 a
34 i 4 I
that the Minister of Finance had promised, ' that as soon Wheal Buller 4O 0 0 ... 10, 40 0 0 4 d
i 12 Do. Fifths
0 ,
id unre- as he could dispose of the money which he expects to re- Devon Great Consols 9 0 0 ... 9,216 0 0 '
et. 100 Loudon &N. Western
10 1 D0.,10/.ah.,M&8...0 par - 4 p
hatever ceive under that treaty, when concluded, he would make Alfred Consols Ol6 0 ... 4,096 0 0
it bore, ' arrangements for the immediate payment of another divi- South Caradon
124 24 - 4 2
St. 100 London &S. Western SO 82 89
the re- dend.' If in Mexico the idea should really have been enter- West Providence 2 0 0 ... 2,048 0 0
I 0 42:' D .E5O 10 - 9d' -1
ulfilling tamed that the payment of one dividend out of three which North Wheal Basset 0 5 0 .:. 1,500 0 0 ';„- :,4 D°:;' ~,,„•••••••• ••• ••• 11 -10 d
are overdue will suffice to satisfy the bondholders and restore South Wheal Frances 4O 0 ... 992 0 0 *" -'-' '' •"''""**" - "*.***
to Stut- 25 all Lndudrry. &Coleraine ••• - -
Mexican credit here, a letter to the President from the South Teener 0 2 6 ... 1,125 0 0
was re-i committee by the last packet will have undeceived them Wheal Trelawny 2O 0 ... 1,040 0 0 all Ld d &E '
25 n n rry. unisk.
.., - ....
et• 100 AanclaShef.&laneln. zl4 - 224
ames's,
on that point, and coaveyed a j aster notion of what jus- Newtonards . 2O 0 ... 940 0 0 ' • , 221 42 4
eriod- tice and good policy alike require to do with part of the Altgoed Consols Ol 6 ... 600 0 0 84 4„ Do., Man. &Lin. Un. ••• - LI
61 - 62 64 31 5
ed busi- means which this treaty will afford. Wheal Tremayne. , O7 6 ... 331 0 0 St.
100 Midland ... ....... ...... 4 4 i
St. 100 IDo. Birming.de Derby 33 35
of Lord "The packet has brought $49,846 from Vera Cruz to Treviskey and Barrier 2O 0 ... 240 0 0
50 47!,Midland G. West.(lr.) ••• - ...
Derby, Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co , and a remittance of Balleswidden O5 0 ... 406 0 0 li
25 17 2 Do. 4 Shares .......... ... - „,
::e and $4,500 from Mazatlan, as well as $6,096 58c. being ready Cobra Cogper Mines 2 0 0 ... 24,000 0 0
• lOO all Newcastle &Carlisle.. ••• - ...
ierhaps, for shipment in Tampico, is also advised. The sums pre- ---
St. 100 Newmarket 53 - 55
[Mister. viously received by Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co. on Total £70,399 0 0
64 5 Do. Bury Extensions 4d - par 5
with tl• account of the advance of 50,000/. amount to $252',091 - 25 174iNewpt.Aberg&Htfd. 6 - 5 d
51c. There will therefore be a balance in favour of the
eof the 50 71'Newry & Enniskillen 24 - 3
dividend fund out of the dollars received to-day. MARKET NEIVS-(T HIS' DAY.)
been a 20 all Newry Warrenpoint
" The import duties for the month of November last at e. & Rostrevor 6 - 8
Vera Cruz were estimated at $213,400, making $53,350 in 45 -47
COVENT GARDEN. St. 100 Norfolk .. •
y a Mi- favour of the dividend fund."
.now by The Committee of Spanish American Bond- The supplies of both fruit and vegetables in to-day's 50 32 Northn. Counties Un 3$ -34 d
thedemand
Russian market were good. Generally speakingruled
holders received, yesterday, a letter from Mr. steady. In prices no change took place. 16 16 North Devon, No.l 8 - 1U
t, in al-
ting be- . Mocatt a, dated Guayaquil, Dec. 29, 1853, by FRUIT.-Pine apples English, 5s Od to 8s Od each ;16 115 Do., No. 2. , .... - ..•
8 all Dc., 1 A Deferred l4 - 21
Which they learn that all endeavours to obtain the ditto colonial, is Od to is 3d each • hot-house grapes,
,now asGuaranteed tie - 71
under- adjustment of the Equador debt, on the basis 5s to 8s; foreign ditto, is 3d to 2s '6d per lb ; apples, 8 8 Do., 6 B
50 all North London 52 ... 54
•ave his which had been proposed by the Government it- 6s to 12s per bush ; pears,Od 3s to 6s per dozen ; lemons, •!
10 1.1 N. &S. Wstn., Hamp-i
Os 9d to 2s ; oranges, Os Od to 9s per 100 • almonds, 2s
;of in- , self and acceded to by the bondholders, had . stead, and City Jn..l .•• - ...
en- to 3s perlb. ; Barcelona nuts, 20s per bush.; cob-nuts, 110 s to
Ms own tirely failed. 120 s per 1001bs. ; chesnuts, 8s to 20. s per bushel ; filberts, 51 - 5 1
20 174 North Staffordshire..
sa x d
to confi- ! The total amount of specie taken out by the 85s to 100 s per 100 lbs ; walnuts, 8d to is 6d per 100. 20 all North Western...,,... 8- b 4
,nsacted Pe •
, ninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Indus VEGETABLES.-Cabbages, 9d to is 6d. ; Brussels sprouts, 10 10 N. di S. Westrn. June. .• • - ...
10 1 Nuneaton, • Hinckley,
to-day, is 90,508/ of which 23,669/. is in gold,
• 2 2s Od to 3s Od per half sieve ; brocoli, 9,1 to is 6d per bund.; and Leicester .. ...... •.. - ...
he has greens. 2s 01 to 4s Od per doz. bunches ; French beans, 3s
. . Principally to Alexandria, Singapore, Hong Kong, St. 100 Oxford Worcester di
Imperial to 5s Od. per 100 ; potatoes, 140 s to 180 s per ton ;
and the remainder in silver, to Bombay, Madras Wolverhampton..... 354 - 364
he Em- P , turnips, 2d to 43 per bunch; carrots, 4d to Gd per 20 2.2 Portsmouth ... - ...
i 1846 ; enang, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canton, &,-c. bunch; cucumbers, is 03 to Is 3d each; celery, 93 tc St. 100 Scottish Central ...
and his The amount of silver exported from London Is 6d per bundle • spinach, 4s Od to 6s Od per sieve ; St. 100 Scottish Midland - 54 56
,
spring direct during the week to Thursday last was onions, 2s 6d to 356(11 per bushel • Spanish ditto, is to 3s St. 100 Shrewsbury & Birtng 55 - 60
per doz. • leeks 23 to 4d per bunch' •• shallots, 6,1 to 8d
545,150 ounces, all to the continent, and 19,120 st 100 Do., L. &N. Westn:
aorse-rati'dish, 2s' 03 to 4s Oa per bund'le ; parsley Is 6d to • Guaranteed Stock 55 -60
I as the ounces and 1,020/. in silver.
.is 0,1 per dozen bunches ; rhubarb, is 03 togs 6d. per
10 10 Shrewsby. & Herat'. 3 -24 u.
L to be, The funds have risen 1-4 per cent. owing to the bundle ; endive, 2s to 3s Gd per score. 264 all Shrewsby. & Chester
Ito the resolution of the German Powers to side with Eng- NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. (Nor. W. Min.) l3 - 15
land and France. The Bears have bought back Turkeys, 4s 6d to 8s 6(1; Geese, 4s Gd to Os each ; Ducks, 132 all Do. Halves, do. 64 -- 74'
largely. Consols have been 928 i, and since 92ii t. 2s to Cs 93; tame Rabbits, is to is 6d. • wild ditto, is 03 20 all Do. Oswestrynion.
;13.2
1.. The New 34 Cents. 938 to 941 A per are 8 . good to is 6d ; Pigeons, Gd to 8d each; roasting Pigs, 4s to, 6s 6,i 20 64 Shrop shire U - tia
Fowls, 5s Od to 9s Oil • ditto Chickens, Os 0.1 ~. Do. AB,C, &D, fully
money business has been done. Exchequer Bills each; Surrey -
to Os Od; barn-door Fowls, Is 9d to 2s 9d per couple; paid up at per cent. ..,„ - ...
are steady at 13s. premium:all South Devon. ......
Is con- Capons, 3s to 48 6d ;Chickens, la 63 to 2s Od per couple ; 50
, In Foreign Stocks there is a very limited busi- Pheasants, 3s Gd to 4s Od; Partridges, is Gd to is 9d; Hares, St. 100 South Eastern...,.. 60 -61 614
iuse inili a
7homes Bess doing, but prices are buoyant for such as are IN 6d to 3s Gd; Leverets, Os Od to Os Od; Woodcocks, 2s 6d 50 all South Wales... ......
20 15 S. YorkshallavvrDuu 4 --. 2 a
to 3s 6(1; Grouse, 2s Od to Cs 6d; Snipes, 9d to is 6d; Teal
dealt in. Mexican have risen to 244 and 25'.4 - 5
6d to 9d; will Ducks, d is 93 to 2s 3,1 • Widgeons, 9cl to 20 SDo
Grenada Deferred Bonds are steady at 7, and'
.E 9s 31 to 20 2.2 Staines,Wok.,&Wok ... - ...
Is Od; and Plovers, 6d to is each. English Eggs, ,
posses- Brazilian 5 per Cents. at 98. Russian 41 per tOe 6d; French ditto, 7s Od to Sc Oil per 120 ; Ostend fresh 25 all Stockton & Darling 29 - 32
I there, Cents. fully 1 per cent. better, being 91 to 914. butter Ils Od to 15s Od, and English 12s 03 to I6s Od per ... 16 Stockton di Hartlepl. ... - ...
ke large St. 100 Taff Vale
Spanish New Deferred have advanced to 19i t. dozen lbs. ••• - •••
le case, BILLINGSGATE. 10 BDo £lO shades I - ...
Dutch and Portuguese Bonds are not dealt in.
i with Turbots, 2s Gd to 15s ; Brills, ls 0(1 to 5s each; Salmon St. 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 , ... - ~
BRITISH MINES.-The following is the report of ,s,i,
French 2s 1 1' 0 ' 25 20 Mantes Haven Dock
30tto Os per lb; Cod Fish, 6( to 2s d each ; boles,
s sent a Mr. J. S. Lane :-Very few inquiries for shares , ,-. ' Eels, 81 to is lb Lobsters,6 1
ad to is ted per pair ;( per ; tto and Railway .i 2,4 28
' colony this day, and those were for the Alfred Consols, 2, 63 ; Crabs, 6,1 to 2s 6,1; Whitings, is to 5s 03 per doz.; 20 17 Vale of Neath : 1 144 - 154,
mild I" ' Great Boddins, Sortridge Consols, Mollands, Com- Doreys, 2s to 7s ; Mullets, 6d to Cs 6d each ; Common 20 all Watered. & Kilkeuuyl 51 - 54
•oup of binations, Great Alfreds, Great Treguues, North f )ysters, lOs 03 to 16s Od; Natives, 40s 0(1 to 50s 03 per 50 all Waterford&Limerick 24 - 26
Wales, Pool, and Castle Dinas. ash; Mackerel, 00s to 00s per 100; Smelts, is Oil to :3spr doz.; 20 14 West Cornwall..
to Oil per lb; Shrimps, is Gil to 2s 6
Skate. 10c1 .4 per gallon; ... 1 West End of London
Railway Shares have risen with the F,nglieh
Bloaters, is 6,1 to 2s Od per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, As Od and Crystal Palace.. ... - ...
funds, and a large business has been done. The to Os 0,1 per 100 ; Haddocks, 4s to lOs per doz. ; Plaice, 20 all West London ... 6 - 7
r) rise in some cases is about 31. to 41. per share. 1(1 to is 03 each ; Carp, 2s 03 per brace ; Tench, 2s Od 10 51s. Wmble,lon &Croydoe ... - ...
Caledonian have advanced 3/. ; East Lancashire, 31.; :.o Os 0,1 per brace ; Garnets, 43 to is 0,1 each ; Halibut, St. 100 York Newctl. & Berw, 63 - 61 651 56 5
icester- Great Northern, 31. to 4/. ;Great Western, 3/. ; Lan- 3d per lb. • Salt Fish, 2d to 5(1 per lb. ; Prawns, 2s Od to 25 20 Do. Extensions 9 - 84.1
A. Mr. eashire and Yorkshire, 11. to 11. 10s. ; Brighton, Is • Flounders, is to Is 6(lper dozen • Sturgeon, 25 111..D0. G.N.E. Purchase 44 -- 4 d
Is 0,1 per I ..„ , 2
N.
.4
6dper lb. • Pike Gd per lb. ; sprats, 5s 6d per bushel. St. 100 York & Midland 45 - 46 47 61
ological 10s. ; North-Western, about 11. ; South-Western, '
which and Midland, each 2/. ; York and Berwick, 2/. to BREAD.
.. FOREIGN.
a suf- 3/. ; and York and North Midland, 2/. to 31. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from
r those French shares are equally animated, at a rise of I.ld to 111 d; of household ditto, 9d to 10A per 4lb loaf. 10 7 Aatwrp &Rotterdam 3- 2 d
iat the about 15s. to 1/. NEWPORT. 5 3 Belgian East. Juliet. 1 - 14
reen in Beef from 3s 43 to Is 2d ; mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 8d • 20 8 Beziersto Graissessac 4 - 3 d
Gold Mine Shares are neglected. The Cobre veal, 4s 0,1 to Se 43 ; pork, 33 6d to Sc 01 per Bibs. ' Central of Italy
••• •••
repara-• - •••
Copper are up about 1/. 20 all Charleroi & Erquelin ~, - ~,
.nd effi- WHITECHAPEL.
Australasia Bank Shares are 11. better, and 174 all Demerara. ... - ...
trseives Beef, from 2s 2d to 42d -
erested Union of Australia have much improved. Veal, 3s 101 to 5s 43; Pork, 3s 4d 20 8
to 4s 103 per Blbs. by -•- ''''
Dutch Rhenish - 244
) arctic The shares of the Australian Agricultural Com- the carcase. 20 all East Indian 24 - 345
ere are Pally are 31. to 41. better, and the Peel River are HIDES AND SKINS. 20 2 Do. Extension - par 2
can in- firmer. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 24d to 3d; 641 b to 721 b, 33 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 6 -4p 54
all the . to 3 id; 721 b to 801 b, 31d. to 34,1 ; 801 b to 881 b, 34d to 343 ; 20 10 Gd. Juuct. of France ,
ribition BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 331 b to 961 b, 343 to 43 ; 9616 to 1011 b, 4d to 41d ; 10411 1 ... 10 Gd. Trunk, of Canada
to 1121 b Od to Od. Horse hides, 6s 6d to Os Od; calf skins, Shrs. and Bonds-, 44 -34 d
an now ( From the Official List.) light, 2s Od to 3s Gd; ditto, full, 6s 6tl to Os Od; polled 20 8 Gt. Ceutral of France
21 - 2 d x in
course, Business Anne sheep,
8s Od to lOs Od; Kents, 7s Od to 8s 6d; Half-breds, 204 204 Gt. Westn. of Canada
to the 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 928 4 34 1 Gs Gd to 8s Od ; Downs, 5s 3d to 6s 3d. Shares 2 - 1 d
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 924 8 8i $ i HAY MARKETS. ~, ... Do. bouds(l i55.)1857 ... - ...
New 31 per Cent. Annuities 934 g 48 38 ~. Do. bonds (2 iss )1862
India Bonds, £lOOO ....... •••• • ...... •• •••• - - SMITHFIELD.-Meadow hay, 3/ 3s to 5/ 8s ; clover 204' 104 . • -- -
Hamilton & Toronto 4. - } d
Pe are Ditto, under £lOOO 4 p ditto, 41 Os to 61 6s ; and straw, 1/ Hs to 2/ 3s per load. .ca
uall D 6 - - I o. per cent
doing Consols for Account 15th Feb. 92 i 4 i Trade steady, at full prices. 20 5 Lake Const. & Basle • • ..
to the Exchequer Bills, ld. CUMBERLAND.-Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 51 103 ; clover 5 4 Lucca and Pi ' '- - -
stoja, 5
The £5OO l3 P litto, 41. Os to 6/ 6s; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 5s per load. per cent. pref.
ie able Small - 84 84 I
iy nisi- PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. WRITECHAPEL.-Meadow hay, 31 Os to Si 5s • clover 10 10 Do. (Railway)
.
5 - 51 51
yester- Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
ditto, 4/ Os to 6/ lOs ; and straw, it ,
16s to 213 s per load. 5 2Do ll - 14
A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. 5 3 Do. (Canal) ll - 14
iship's Ditto Small
i. - 4d
1-place Grenada Bonds, Deferred
..p
nice of Mexican 3 per Cent.
20 . - i P xin
'ev, the Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St - LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS D A Y.) 335 29 Maria Antonia
rs yes- Ditto 44 per Cent 9l 4 ss. lO 10 Do. New ••• .-.. •••
If• Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cont. 194 $ - ...
LONDON, Feb. 4.-Wind this day at Noon, S. E ; light 20 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry ,,, -
...
from i Dividends on the above payable in London.
breeze, and fine clear weather. 20 all Namur & Liege (with
,
on his TWO O'CLOCK. GRAVESEND, Feb. 3.-The Lord Warden (steam-tug), interest 7 -- n
Consols 924 fi caught fire last night. and was scuttled. 20 all Do. (cx interest) • •
gisses Ditto February Account - 294 304 298 304 4
from Vera Cruz, and Lagina, for Hamburgh. 20 all Do. 201. 3p. c. Bds..
'.ihrist- -- --- PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 3.-Arrived-Eliza Sharp, London, [fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.] .. - ..•
.nnin . LAW INTELLIGBNCE--(THIS DAY). and sailed for Antigua ; Malabar, London for Madras, 10 all NorwegiauTruk. PreZ - 8
g
with sundry damage to dead eyes and ironwork. Off Port 20 10 Paris and Lyons 12674 -131 p 23 4 4
-- sts -Yeoman, Callao ; James Booth, London for Port 40 40 Do. bonds
rrived••• - •••
Mary COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Phiip. 20 all Paris and Orleans 4O - 42
FALMOUTH, Jan. 3.-Sailed-Duke of Roxburgh, for 20 all Paris and Rouen 36 -38
nbark (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) Hobart To wn. 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 281 - 284 294 i I
Lt the 20 4 Paris Caen& Cherbrg. ... - pm
IN RE MORRIS. GUERNSEY, Feb. 2.-Sailed-Secret, for Melbourne.
WHITEHAVEN, Feb. 3.-A quantity of deals, battens, 101 104 Quebec & Richmond 3 - 1 d
This bankrupt was described as of Sohan and Ely,
I Bel- and boards,
.and part of wreck of a vessel, supposed to 20 all Rouen and Havre 17 -18
Cambridge, ironmonger and manufacturer, and to-day
tn, at have been either Prussian, or some other Baltic ship, have 20 12 Royal Danish '-•
ld - par 114
was appointed for his last examination. The bankrupt
washed on shore ,also
• a head-board, marked Boneta. . a
had also been manager at Ely, &c., of the branch bank SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 3.-Arrived-Ripon (s), from Alex- 20 all Saiebre and Mouse 8 -84 84 i
'e ar- of Messrs. Harvey and Hudson (Norwich), and had also andria, with (he heavy portion of the overland mail. 10 8 )o, 54 per cent. pref ,,„ - ..,
;hum- been in partnership with H. Beatley and H. R. Evans, GRIMSBY, Feb. 3.-Sailed-America, for New Orleans; 20 2 S.E. of France
... -
at Sohan and Ely. Annette Cath•trina, Porto Rico. 20 6 Southern of France
. * - pm
an
ntent The balance sheet prepared by Messrs. Robinson d OFF Saa Icosass, Feb. 3.-Era, Antigua. 20 6St rewsAnd & Quebec ..: -
••
,; 21st Knowles, commencing Jan. 7, 1851, and ending Oct. SWANSEA, Feb. 3. -Wind, E. N.E. Sailed-Victoria, 20 Zs. Upper India Scrip
largo, 1853, shows-Debtor to creditors, 1,408/, 2s. 7d. ; do. for Point de Grille ; Alderman Pierce, Cuba. 84 all 'West Flanders 34 - 4 4
0., SUNDERLAND, Feb. 3. -The Anne, of this port, is 20 10 Do. 54 per c, Prof - d
muds for rent, 1331. 6s. ; do. to H. Beatley on account
sunkon the bar. 20 10 tWestern of France.,, 21 3 134
partnership, 349/. ; do. to H.
H R. Evans, 2001. ; profits, ' - 41,
pro-debtors-Good, 3181.
1,676/. 16s. Creditor by ;pro- BELFAST, Feb. 2.-Arrived-Rolla, Havannah for the
Clyde, leaky. 16 4 West. of Switzerland , - d
20 2 Wiesbaden
most perty, 6771. 13s. 33. ; do. in hands of creditors, 871. 4s. LERWICK, Feb. 2.-The Crescent, Limerick to Glasgow, 20 12 Zealatei -41 d
ealthbankagencyex enee
43, : losses, 1,1551. 14s. 11d. ;
28 . e s, put into Cliff Sound, 29th ult., with loss of sails, bul-
o his 5671. 19s. 3d. ; trade expenses, 3741. 1' .2d ; house warks, and will discharge • cargo expected to be dammed.
ILINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
loubt 1 and personal do., 6841. 3s. 9d. NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-The Nusan G. Owens, from Liver-
:hose In consequence of the intricacy of the accounts, core- pool, on shore on the North Breakers, near Charleston,
of the 13th inst., has
t ser- prising the two partnerships and the accounts been got off, and brought into that port abr. Paid RAILWAYS. aeas.ng Closing Prices Rashness
tore. agents of the gas company, an adjournment
'ournment was asked rather leaky. The Irene, arrived here from Liverpool, re-
urts having p 1
by the p assed, on the 6th inst., in lat. 42 N 67 W
DNS. 1 in order that the accounts may be investigated
from 15 to 20-c 'as '' '' - -_, --
le of I assignees,
____________
____,_______ es, apparently dry goods ; also a beat full 50 all Bedford and Ln.&N.W.
of water, a ship's topmast, with cap
attached. Bletchley....
:Tay-••• "'- •••
------ St. 100 Buckghamsh. L. &N.W. 99 - 101
a-
er of .
THE LUNATIC ASYLUM RATE.-The Middlesex
.m
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon ... 50 --- 52
iied, ' .to the various
gistrates have issued their precepts LIVERPOOL St, 100 E.Lincoln, gr,
lent, he rate of one Wind S. ;m d oa, Saturday, 10.45 A.M.
Parishes of the county for the amount of t o erate, and fine. 6p. cent..... Gt.Northn 139 - 141
E the2s all Glas. Barr, & Caldonian.
halfpenny in the pound, made under the Lunatic Asy- Arrived-Arno, screw steamer, from Ma •
rapi- Off the Purt-Emma, ship. rseilles. Neils. Direct.
loin Act of last session, to defray the moneys, costs, and ... - ...
The the 25 all Do. New Do
expenses payable under the act. They estimate BEAU
lat ' for Wind E. MARIS, Feb. 3. 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Qt.Westn. 30 ---
expenditure for the maintenance of pauper lunatics
.
32
theßenner, from St Thom • 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New.
the present quarter at 2,7001. ; the repairs of the two Sailed • as , Tam O'Shanter, for
le- on Demerara; Gaspie, Lisbon. Railway & Berw.. ... - ...
County lunatic asylums 2,5001. ; and Interes payableso all Hull & Selby Y.&N.Md. 107 - 109
ble ;QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 2.
Money borrowed 9,3191. 2s. sd. ; total. 14,5191. 2s. 53. 54 - 55
his Wind N.E. 25 all Do. -1 Shares. Do
2
The income from the county rate of one halfpenny in 12 all Do. 4 Shares. Do
the Arrived-Oriental, from Odessa. 264 - 271
the pound on the county rental of 7,751,328/. is esti-
Otf-Lady Louise, from Callao. 124 all Lou.&Greenw S.Eastern. 124 - 134
the mated at 16,154/. 175., leaving a surplus on the quarter Sailed-Annie Worrall, for Montrose ; Durango, Belize 20 all Do.Prefereuce Do 244 - 251
col-; St. 100 Lowestoft gr.
of 1,635/. 14s. 7d.
the Eabertus, Bordeaux; Darnley, Barbados; Lisle Edom,
n-4 per cent... Norfolk - ...
MARYLEBONE BANKING COMPANY.-Sir G. Rose, Malta. St. 100 Do. G per ct... Do
lin-
-1 master charged with the windirwup of the affairs of this • • - -•
,t rib- 1 company, has ordered a call of 34/. per share, payable 54 all Manch.Bxton. Lu. &N. W.
ni- i (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) and Matlock & alicil. 24 - 3
i on the 15th of March. It appears that the winding up 50 all Middl, • ' •-•
outGRAVESEND, Saturday, 9 a.m. tabio & stekton &
proceedings have been going on for more than five years. tted ear . Darlingt. .., - ...
the Wind S., moderate and hazy,
tide three- quarters ebb
The claims amount to 34,6021., and the costs to 2,500/.100 all Midld.Bradfd. Midland 9B - 100 60
591
the Bordeaux;el City of '
Arrived-Kangaroo (s), from Paris
The official manager states that the number of shares is 50 all Northern and
of Boulogne. 3,736, but that he has reason to believe that there are a (s),--. Easternsp.c. E. Count 59 - 61
ear s '1 1 '0
t for Demerara ; Pomona, Parba.does.
al et eopa airs,
great many shareholders unable to pay a call. The 5 all Do. 6 per ct.. Do
as shares are 25/. each, and there was a call of lit, made DEAL, Saturday, 9 a.m. 5- all Do.Fixedspa. Do ••• - ...
. ••• '''' •••
Wind S. by E., fresh and hazy. 2J all Prost. di Wyre L. &N. W.
by the directors. Islay to London ; Deme-
ost Passsd-Princess Helene, from
The following are among the fashionables who have • Constantinople.'tia,n&Yk ...
ich attended Drury-lane theatre this week :-The Duke of trills, London to 1 12 Do. 1 Shares. Do
S - ...
100 Roystn.&Hit. Gt.Northn 138 - 142
ng Cambridge, Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Earl and
Sa 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do
;he 138 - 142
Countess of Glengall, Hon. James Macdonald, Earl of EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY.-The directors of this 2, 184 Shef, Roth. & Lanca.sh.&
eir. Shelburne, Mr. Norman Macdonald, Mr. and Lady I. company are to propose a dividend of 34 per cent. at Goole g.5.p.e Yorksh .
nd .
Des Vceux, Lords W. and A. Lennox, Sir H. Webb, the next half-yearlys 12 92 S. Staffordsh • •• --- ...
meeting. The treaty for an =alto- .. VllMClean 24 - lid 78
of 50 all
Sir W. De Bathe, Mr. Vansittart, the Duke and Duchess i illation with the Lancashire and Yorkshire is going WearValleygr Stockt. &
of Montrose and family, Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish, Hon. Isteadily forward, and there is little -
ee- 25 all D 0...
P. Stanhope, Mr. A. Montgomery, Lord and Lady I will be arranged which will be satisfactory to the share- - 314 31
a- St. 100 Wilt
Maidstone, &e. 1 holders. ! s4Sorarst Gt.Westn. 95 - 97-
he I

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TICE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1854.

NATIONAL ECONOMY.

That an annual sum, equal to half as much again as
the proceeds of the Income-tax, and amounting to about
an eighth of the entire revenue, should, for all these
years, have been expended at the pleasure of official
personages, and without Parliamentary control, is a
proof how much an abuse may gain in longevity by an
unassuming exterior. While the clothing Colonels and
the gains of the Grand Falconer, by the opening they
allow for vigorous sarcasm, have been favourite subjects
with financial reformers, the great anomaly that the
entire expense of collecting the revenue is withdrawn
from all supervision, and that, in fact, the official world
help themselves to their salaries, and then pay over the
balance to the public, has never gained much popularity
as a grievance. But it has long engaged the attention of
all who seriously consider if greater economy might not
be united with equal efficiency in the public service ;
and, whether or not it be the case that the expenditure
is excessive, and the duties laxly performed, at any
rate it seems reasonable to demand that the authority
of the Commons should extend to the cost and manner
of collecting the imposts which they sanction. It
must be evident to all who reflect on the tendency
to extravagance and inertness which characterizes
executive functions, that there is no fitter remedy
than the supervision of an independent and watch-
ful Legislature. It is hardly likely that the Customs
or Excise will reform themselves. Each individual
employed has, or fancies he has, an interest in the sys-
tem as it is ; his ease is furthered by a superfluity of
hands, his inefficiency is screened by a negligent con-
trol, his funds are benefitted by an extravagant pay.
Besides this, it is generally found that men accustomed
to en incessant round of routine duties come to look
upon every patty detail of procedure as hardly less ne-
cessary than the laws of light or gravitation. Nor can
a Minister, without external pressure, effect much.
Overwhelmed with the discharge of indispensable duties,
he cannot be expected to go out of his way to alter what
is not popularly complained of, and what every man
connected with the department is ready to assure him
works uncommonly well. It is to the house of Com-
mons and its independent members that the nation must
look for bringing to notice the anomalies that may pre-
vail ' • and, as long as direct means of interference are
withheld from that assembly, and no opportunity arises
for the discussion of so important a subject., except by a
formal motion, it is plain that the whole of these large
establishments are shielded from that healthy control
and criticism which are necessary for their efficiency.
Mr. Gladstone's announcement that this state of things
is about to cease will be received with pleasure, and taken
in connexion with the other reforms of the civil service,
seems to promise a system of internal administration
which while it opens a useful and honourable career to
hundreds, will benefit the country by an efficient dis-
charge of public duties, and confer the means of periodi-
cally dealing with the abuses that may arise. In the
present session three principal departments of the re-
venue are to be dealt with—the Inland Revenue, the
Customs, and the Post-office. To master the details of
these great establishments requires much time and
attention ; but that general feeling, which is seldom far
wrong, has long inclined to the belief that the two
former, at least, are conducted on a system far from
enlightened or economical ; or, at any rate, that the
great changes in our financial system are reasons for an
inquiry as to whether these establishments may not re-
ceive corresponding improvements. Mr. Gladstone
has also taken the opportunity of dealing with other
charges which are now paid out of the revenue before
it has reached the Exchange, Numerous pensions are,
by Royal or Parliamentary authority, charged upon
these branches ; and these it is proposed to buy up, or,
unless that be done, to place them on the Consolidated
Fund. As they are to be paid, it is of little use making
them the subject of an annual grant ; and their con-
nexion with the particular source of revenue to which
they were attached at the time of their being granted
has now become inconvenient and undesirable. When
this has been done, the nation is promised an approach
to "a perfectly clear, comprehensive, and accurate
system of public accounts.
It is impossible to estimate too highly the importance
of these changes. It is the misfortune of a profuse ex_
penditure, and consequent indebtedness, that the nation
has only to provide the means of meeting the charges
entailed, but must also support a large productive class
to collect them. The existence of such an official class,
so numerous, and necessarily appointed by the Execu-
tive, has a tendency to lower the tone of poltical .mora-
lity through every grade of life. The householder soli-
cits his M.P., the M.P. solicits the Minister, the
Minister, in turn, expects the support of the M.P., and
the M.P. looks for the allegiance of the constituent.
One of these evils it is proposed to lessen as far as pos-
sible ; the other wholly to eradicate, or even to turn
into a benefit. If the intentions of Government be
carried out, it will rest with the people and their repre-
sentatives to see that the necessary waste be as small as
possible ; and on the institution of such a system of exa-
mination and probation as we lately announced, there
will be an end of the jobbery which now taints political
life, and from which we firmly believe the dispensers of
patronage are anxious to be delivered. The encourage-
ment of talent to seek an official career must be looked upon
as a means not only of purity and efficiency, but even of
organic improvement. The introduction of men of cul-
tivated mind and superior acquirements to an acquaint-
ance with the public establishments will lead to many
suggestions, and in some instances to a change of system.
The working of such vast machinery must afford scope
for inventive and constructive powers of the highest
order ; and the revolution which one man has made in
the postal system of this country and of the world is
enough to show what may be the result of an encourage-
ment to rise superior to ordinary routine. At present,
it is notorious that the affairs of commercial companies,
rivalling in vastness of proportions and complexity of
detail the establishments of the nation, are inn naged with
a skill and economy which Government cannot insure.
If men of scientific acquirements were accustomed to
look to the public service as they now do to the patron-
age of private enterprise, the country would soon reap
the benefit. With a House of Commons ready to criti-
cise every expensive and clumsy process, and with men
in their respective departments capable of originality,
and with worldly success depending on their exertions,
there would soon be a closer investigation of principles
and a better arrangement of details. The two contem-
plated changes are closely connected, and each will tend
to advance the other. If carried out fully, and with
that perseverance which is necessary for success in
ameliorations which must be gradual, they will compose
a reform second to none that has illustrated the present
reign, and will advance the material, intellectual, and
moral interests of the country, by alleviating its burdens,
extending its education, and purifying its politics.--
Times.

TeBaIIRINNINTGHEANDTHASmINEICsI.—NGOOnE TTHhEuLrsodßaDy Wn
iAgßhDt:nrhSe
tTwE Ae
eMn-
nine and ten o'clock, a fire was discovered to have broken
out on board the steam-tug Lord Warden, belonging to
Mr. C. Watkins, which created considerable alarm in
consequence of the vessel being in close proximity with
other craft. She had been employed towing ships during
the day, and was brought up at her moorings, abreast of
Messrs. R. and H. Green's shipbuilding yard at Black-
wall. The fire was first observed by one of the crew, and
an immediate alarm was given. The watermen from
Blackwall stairs, the men employed at the Brunswick-
wharf, and the crews of the vessels at anchor in the
Reach hastened to render assistance, but the flames had
attained so great an ascendancy that their united efforts
to subdue them were ineffectual, and it was considered
advisable to scuttle her. Fortunately some shipwrights
had gone to assist, and they, with much difficulty and at
considerable risk, succeeded in making some holes in the
vessel's bottom of sufficient capacity to sink her, by
which means she was partially saved from destruction.
Preparations were made yesterday for lifting her, which
will be effected in a day or two. The origin of the fire
has not been ascertained, but it is believed that the for-
tification before the furnace was defective, and that the
wood-work had been smouldering some time before the
discovery took place.
THE SMALL-PDX HOSPITAL.—The half yearly gene-
ral meeting of the governors and subscribers to this
charitable institution was held yesterday, in the board-
room, Highgate, for the purpose of transacting the
general business of the charity ; Mr. J. Bedford pre-
sided. The report read stated that the amount received
during the past year had been 3,1551. 25., of which
there had been expended 2,7331. 14s. 2d., including
1,0001. invested, leaving a balance in hand of 4211. Bs. sd.
The number of patients admitted during the same pe-
riod was 143, of which 129 were cured, and fourteen
died. The number of patients in 1852 was 800, and in
1853 140, showingsa decrease of 660. Of the 133 patients
admitted with the small-pox, 29 were unvaccinated,
and in this class the mortality of the present year, as
indeed of all others, is chiefly to be found. The report
concluded by stating that the dispute with the Great
Northern Railway as to the piece of land has been ar-
ranged and settled by the payment of 7501. to the hos-
pital. The medical report btated, " that amongst the
104 who had small-pox after vaccination either reported
or ascertained, the severity and mortality was, as a
general rule, in direct proportion to the imperfection
of the vaccination, as inferred from the only avail-
able guide, viz., the number and character of the
cicatrices. One of these cases, aged 16, had small-
pox, and recovered, having been vaccinated in infancy,
and, as was said, having previously had small-pox
when 6 years of age. The proportion of vaccinated cases
having snsall-pox to the whole admissions has been
slightly in excess of former years. The total mortality
of the year was 14, being at the rate of 10 per cent., a
smaller mortality than was ever before occasioned. Of
the unprotected cases there died 8, or 274 per cent. Of
the vaccinated cases there died 6, or rather less than 6
per cent. The number of persons vaccinated at the
hospital during the year was 458, and 2,183 charges of
vaccine lymph have been supplied to members of the
medical profession." The report having been received
and adopted, a vote of thanks was passed to the chair-
man, and the meeting separated.
GOVERNMENT BALANCE-SHEET ON PUBLIC INCOME
.:tlhNeDfiEr
sXtPoEfNtDhIeT Upßr
present
c
Government balance-sheet of the public income and ex-
penditure. It is shown that in the year ended the 10t
sd.h
October last, the net income was 54,568,3 a 3g. ,
and the expenditure 51,320,927/. lls. 6d., leaving an
excess of income over expenditure of 3,247,4231. 11s. 11d.
In the year ended the sth Jan. last the net
income was
54,430,3441. 9s. 6d., and the expenditure 51,1/ 4,8 39/.
14s. 11d. leaving an excess of income over expenditure
theof
R3,l2tvshEs,NustilotE4.lw.AlaN4sBD4.
,74Ed83(. In
s,P2E2s9Dlt.lhrrieuBß e
E. 4 Exchequerlds. TH E theca
,ab
O lNalnEcse. of
Yesterday a return showed the revenue and expenditure
of the colonies. The gross revenue of the colonies
and tohuet reeeperte snefn t
ea
nt vi
een
taisnsae mlbol iBe,s9wolals. 17, 8s
.192, 2d5.1
making
1,928,156/. lls. 6d.

THE TURKISH BLUE-BOOKS.

THE MENSCHIKOFF NOTE.

We continue our digest of these diplomatic papers by
introducing the reader to the important Note in which
Prince Menschikoff presented to the Porte those de-
mands which have proved the origin of discord and war.
The dispute between the rival churches concerning their
respective rights in the Holy Places had been formally
terminated to the satisfaction of both litigants and the
credit of the British Ambassador, who received the
acknowledgments of Russia for his good offices in pro-
moting the adjustment. No sooner, however, had this
conclusion been announced than Prince Menschikoff, on
on the sth of May, sent in to the Ottoman Minister
' an official Note containing the project of a certain con-
vention or treaty between the Turkish and Russian Go-
vernments for the settlement of their relations in future.
Without entering into the details of this diplomatic
paper, which we subjoin at fuil length, we may simply
state, for popular information, that it stipulated for a
general protection by the Sultan of all "the orthodox
Eastern religion, its clergy and possessions," with all
" the rivileges and immunities assured to them ab an-
tique," and an equal " participation in the advantages
accorded to other Christian sects," such arrangements to
be the subject of a formal treaty between th two Go-
vernments. This requisition was couched in peremptory
language, and an answer demanded within the space of
five days. Such was the Menschikoff Note.
It had undoubtedly been understood that the Prince's
mission might include something beyond the simple
recovery of the ground conceived to have been lost by
the Greek congregations at the Holy Sepulchre, and the
Russians had spoken at the outset about " reparation"
and " security." The point of reparation, however, was
altogether an unworthy topic, for, although the Sultan
had in some sense wronged the Czar, it was, as the Czar
well knew, only through a coercion which he was too
weak to resist, while, as to security for the future, this
condition, though it had indeed been mentioned, was
never thought to have reference to anything beyond the
Holy Places. All the question, in short, concerned the
Holy Land and the conflict of the two rival churches on
those scenes. But by the Menschikoff note the question
was taken out of this category and transferred to the
entire Ottoman empire. The objects of the Czar's in-
terference were no longer the Greek priests at Jerusa-
lem, but the Greek Christian subjects of the Porte, num-
bering some 10,000,000 or 12,000,000. Moreover, the
matter was no longer to be left to the Sultan, to be by
him arranged in due course of administration, and as of
his own free will, but was to be placed under the obli-
gations of a treaty, which, by giving the Czar a title to
enforce its conditions, would invest him with a perpetual
right of intervention in the concerns of half the Sultan's
subjects.
The purport and effect of such a concession as this
were instantly perceptible to every one, and to none
more immediately than the Turkish authorities them-
selves. It is of importance to certify this point, because
the resistance of the Ottoman Government, and the
whole consequent embroilment, were afterwards boldly
attributed by the Russian diplomatists to the gratuitous
interference of Lord Stratford. We find, however, that
even before the actual presentation of the note, and
when its substance merely had oozed out, a Turkish
minister (p. 129) described the result as " a virtual par-
tition of the empire." Three days after the demand had
been made, Lord Stratford says (p. 177), " Late at night
I saw the Grand Vizier, Rifaat Pasha, and the Seraskier,
We went at once into the subject, and before I declared
any opinion of my own I found them unanimous in re-
garding the convention as inadmissible." On the 19th
of May, Lord Stratford reports that " the Ottoman
Council, composed of unusual numbers, had decided on
maintaining its previous resolution by a majority of 42
out of 45." In fact, the support of the European repre-
sentatives, as will hereafter appear, was long withheld,
and very cautiously given. At a later period (June
20), Lord Stratford obtained from Redschid Pasha a
formal refutation of this calumny.
The truth is, that as to the character of the proceed-
ing itself there was no difference of opinion whatever.
As early as the 20th of April, when the Menschikoff
proposals were still undeclared, Lord Stratford, in speak-
ing of an interview with the Prince, observes, with
reference to the ideas already current,—" I cid not leave
him without remarking that the Sultan's promise to pro-
tect his Christian subjects in the free exercise of their
religion differed extremely from a right conferred on any
foreign power to enforce that protection ; and also that
the same degree of interference might be dangerous to
the Porte when exercised by so powerful an empire as
Russia on behalf of 10,000,000 Greeks, and innocent in
the case of Austria, whose influence, derivable from reli-
gious sympathy, was confined to a small number of Ca-
tholics, including her own subjects." Again, on the
14th of May, he writes, "The guarantee required by
Russia goes far beyond the treaties existing between that
power and the Porte. It is founded on a principle
admitted nowhere else, and which is less admissible here
than elsewhere, when applied to the millions of Rayahs
professing the Greek religion. The objection does
not lie against the interest taken by the Emperor in
his religion and that of his subjects, but in his
attempt, to extend to the Sultan's Greek subjects the
the same degree of protection which for his own he may
fairly claim." On the 31st of May Lord Clarendon con-
veyed to our Minister at St. Petersburg. the opinions of
the British government on the question as follows r "No
Sovereign having a proper regard for his own dignity
and independence could admit proposals eo undefined as
those of Prince Menschikoff, and by treaty confer upon
another and a more powerful Soverign a right of protec-
tion over a large portion of his own subjects. However
well disguised it may be, yet the fact is, that under the
vague language of the proposed Sened, a perpetual right
to interfere in the internal affairs of Turkey would be
conferred upon Russia; for, governed as the Greek sub-.
jects of the Porte are by their ecclesiastical authorities,
and looking, as these latter would in all things do, for
protection to Russia, it follows that 14,000,000 of Greeks
would henceforward regard the Emperor as their su-
preme protector, and their allegiance to the Sultan
would be little more than nominal, while his own
independence would dwindle into vassalage." On
the 23d of May M. Drouyn de Lhuys admitted,
on the part of France, " the validity and force
of the objections taken by the Ottoman Ministers."
On the 30th of May Lord Blomfield, our minister at
Berlin, reports Baron Manteuffie, as acknowledging that
" the opinions of Lord Clarendon's despatch" (that
above quoted) "quite coincided with those of the Prus-
sian Government." The Austrian Government was
more hesitating in its expressions, but Count Boul con-
fessed to Lord Westmorland that the proceedings of
Prince Menchikoff were "dangerous," and that they
were "little to be expected from the assurances pre-
viously given." Finally, Lord Stratford announces
from Constantinople, that all the European representa-
tives there are of his own opinion in regard to the trans-
, action. " The opinions," he writes to Sir H. Seymour,
May 23, "of my three colleagues, similar to my own,
agree with the decision of the Porte, and find a general
concurrence even among the public, whose fears are
excited and whose interests are compromised by the re-
jection of Prince Menschikoff's demands. There is even
some reason to think that the Greek Synod, and the
more enlightened portion of the Greek laity have less of
sympathy than usual with their northern protectors,
whose pretensions in the present instance would tend in
some measure, if accepted, to perpetuate ecclesiastical
abuses, while they would encroach upon the sovereign
rights and independence of the Porte." This concurrence
of opinion is sufficient demonstration of the principle on
which it was based. The Menschikoff demands were
universally felt to be incompatible with the preservation
of Turkish independence, and were rejected accordingly,
though offered under two or three disguises, by the de-
liberate resolution of the Porte itself. It is furthermore
perfectly incontestible that the Sultan had a right to
reject such proposals, without exposing himself to the
alternative of war. Nevertheless, when the refusal had
been given, and Prince Menschikoff had left Constanti-
nople in consequence, the Czar declared his intention of
invading the Danubian Principalities, dependencies of
Turkey, with a military force, and of occupying those as
a material guarantee for the concessions he required.
This measure was announced and defended in a despatch
of Count Nesselrode's, dated June 1 (p. 241).
The question having been thus fairly constituted, what
was to be done ? Turkey had refused certain conces-
sions to Russia, which she had an undoubted right to
refuse, and which, in the judgment of every European
Government, could only have been granted at the sacri-
fice of her independence. This resolution, however, she
had adopted of her own free will, and with none but
conjectural expectations of support from the other
powers. None of these powers had as yet placed them-
selves in overt antagonism to Russia. On the contrary,
when the Ottoman Minister made formal application for
the advice of the European representatives, they made
answer (p. 222) that the Minister himself was the fittest
judge, and that they " did not feel themselves autho-
rised under existing circumstances to pronounce an
opinion." Nevertheless, as it was plain that the inde-
pendence of the Ottoman empire was now at stake, and
as this, though not absolutely guaranteed by theof treatyuro
as a principeletitled and
of 1841, was proclanned thereby
pean policy, the parties to that treaty were e
required to interfere. At first the French representa-
tive, though admitting the rights of the Porte, had de-
, elined the responsibility of advisingit accordingly ; but
as early as the 24th of May weimfinodseFdraunpcoen(ph.erlBb2y)
" ready to fulfil every obligation
treaty, and desirous to co-operate with England in up-
holding the Turkish empire. ' As the British Govern.
ment had arrived at the same resolution, the concert
between the two Western Powers was thus virtually
established.
To give effect to their views, and in antici-
pation of all contingencies, the combined fleets of France
and England presently anchored in Besika Bay.
Still, there was not only no desire for war, but a de-
sire, if possible, to avoid it, and the Governments of
France and England decided on adopting for the time a po-
licy of forbearance. The peculiar circumstances of the case
left it optional with the Sultan either to consider the
invasion of the Principalities a cases belli or not ; and
the advice of his protectors was given in favour of the
latter course. The Czar was therefore left to occupy
these territories without resistance ; but, as this policy
provoked some animadversion at home, it is worth while
to observe that, though decided upon by the Western
Governments, it had been independently suggested by
Lord Stratford himself, who, in a despatch of the 20th
of June, insists on the wisdom of this forbearance in
Ottoman interests alone.

" The military occupation," he writes, "of any part of
the Ottoman empire without the consent of the Porte
would no doubt justify a recourse to hostilities. But the
preservation of peace, so long as it is possible to preserve
with it a chance of settling by negotiation the existing dif-
ferences, is of such deep importance that I have not hesi-
tated to advise forbearance on the approaching n of
the Ottoman territory. It is notorious that the Princi-
palities are placed under circumstances of a special cha-
racter with reference to the neighbouring
.Powers, and the
consequences of a foreign military occupation within their
limits are in practice by no means so likely to disturb the