The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 185 3.

SHARE MARKETS--(THIS DAY.)

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

Paid

RAILWAIS.

Closing Prices
Yesterlay.

Basilian don
this day.

100
86

Aberdeen
Ainbg. Nottng. Bost
di Bashi. Junc
Birmng. Wolvorh.
Stour Valley
Birkenhd. Lancsh. &
Cheshire Junct
Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
£5O & £25 Cons
Do., £20...
Bristol & Exeter
Chester & Holyhead
Cork and Bandon
Cork, Black. & Pass
,D

50
20
50
25

üblin&BelfastJune.
IDunde e Perth &Aber-
deen Junction .......
Do. New . ..... ........

East Anglian (£25 L.
& E. & L. & D.)
Do., (£lB E. & H.)
Eastern Counties
Eastern Union, Class
A. late E. U. Sh
Do., do.
Do., B. & C

25
25
St.
50

sal
;all
100
all

East Lancashire
East & West Ind. Dk
Birming. June
Edinburgh & Glasgow
Edinb. and Peebles
Edinb.Prth. &Dundee
Glasgow & S. Western
Great Northern Stk
Do., A. Stock
Do., B. Stock
'Gt. Sth. &W est. (Ire. )
(Great Western
Irish South-Easters.
I Lancaster & Carlisle.
Do., Thirds.... ......
Lancash. &Yorkshire
Do., Fifths
Do., Wst. Riding Un.
Leeds Northern.......
Liv. Crsby. &So nthpt.
London & Blackwall
Loud. Tilb. & Sthend.
Loud. Bright. & S. Cs t.
London & N. Western
Do. Fifths
Do. ,16/.5h.,M&8...0
London di S. Western
Do., £5O
Do., £4O .......
Lnndrry. &Coleraine
Lndndrry. & Ennisk.
Mauch.Shef.diLincln.
Do., Man. & Lin. Un.
Midland
Do. Birming. dr Derby
Midland G. West.(lr.)
Do. A Shares .....
Newcastle & Carlisle..
Newmarket
Do. Bury Extensions
Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd
Newry & Enniskillen
Newry Warrenpoint
& Rostrevor

50
10i
St.
Pi

115
100

114
all
all
all
7
100
100

100
all
3}
100

Norfolk... .........
Do., New ... .....

Norihn. Counties tin
North British ......
North Devon, N 0.1..
Do., No. 2 .....
Dc., A Deferred...
Do., B Guaranteed
North Staffordshire..
'North Western........

20
20
10
St.

17i
all
10
100

N. & S. Westrn. June.
Oxford Worcester &
Wolverhampton.....
Scottish Central

100
100
100
100

Scottish Midland
Shrewsbury &Birmg
Do., L. & N. Westn
Guaranteed Stock
Shrewsby. & Herefd
Shrewsby. & Chester
(Nor. W. MM.)
Do. Halves, do.
Do. Oswestry
Shropshire Union...,
South Devon
South Ea5tern.........
South Wales
S. Yorksh. River Dun

13A
20
20
50 1

all
all
61
all
100
all

Do.
Stockton & Hartlepl
Thames Haven Dock
and Lailway
Vale o"
Waterfd. & Kilkenny
Waterford&Limerick
West

51s.
1
100
‘f73
1100

IWmbledon &Croydou
Woodford ...... ...... ..

York Newctl.&Berw.
Do. Extensions
Do. G.N.E. Purchase
York & N. Midland

20 -- 21

4 4*
8* 91
13 11 d

15 17
5 4d
93 95
49 —49 i
15 17

44. 745

- 8i

41 - 41
3 31
11i - 12
36 - 40

27 - 29
61 - 63

E 6 6.

21: - ii

74 - 75
48 - 50
124 - 126
1101 - 103
801 - 80
-

85 901
10 12 p- 621
74 71.1
5 5 d
121 —12 i
7i
93 p
9 5
1024 103*
iP

75 77
13 12 d
12 —ll d

18i -19 A

.
is 591
33 - 35

50 53
id par
6 4 (11

ii. Eci

4 —3 d
254 264
8 10

21
7 7i
6i 51c11
7i 7i
par 2 p

37 - 39
86 - 88
55 - 57
61 - 63

60 65
24 2dis
15 17
84
114 -- 124
15 17
57i 584
334 344

3 - 4
28 - 30

2i 2i
14 - 15

8.-- -6

60i -- 61i1
9i -- 9 d
4} -- 4 d
44 -- 45

PREFERENCE SHARES.

100
100
100
5
100
all

Aberdeen .......
IDo., No. 2, 7 p. c...
Bris. dt Ex. 4 p. a. St.
Do. 4 p. c. Shares ...
(Caledonian £lO ......

98- z fool

Chester & Holyhead
Guar. 5.1 per cent...
Cork &Bandon 5 p.c.
Dundee Perth&Aber-
deen Junction.......
EastA nglian (.E3 10s)
6 per cent............
Do. (1;5) 7 per cent..
Do. (t7l7s) 7 p. ct..
Eastern Counties Ex-
tension, 5 p. c. No.l
Do., No. 2 ..... ........
Do., New 6 p. c. St..
Eastern Union, Scrip
Guar. 6 per cent....
EastLancash. 6 p.cts.
Edinb.Prth.&Dundee
4 per cent. ..........
Glasgow & S. Western
guar. 5 per cent....
Great Northr 5 p.c.
Do. 5 p. c., Redeem.,
at 10 p. c. pram ....
Gt. Sonthn. &Westn.
(Ireland) Eighths...
Gt. Westn. (Berks &
Hants Ex. 5 p. c.)..
G. West. fixed 4 p c.
Lan. & York. F. £2O,
Do., 6 p. c., Stock...
London and Brighton
Guaranteed 5 p. c...
Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St.
Do. Convertible, sp.
c., 1852 . .......

16 - 17,

41 - 3111,
- 5 '
- 1 p

1 - lipl
1 -
13 - 14

18 -. 19

3 - 3i

118 :: 120

1108 - 110

71 - 8.1

100
6
100
100

Do. New Guar. 6 p.c.
London & S.Western
Con. Thirds

Londonderry& Color.
Shares
Londy. & Ennis SL
Manch. ,Shef. , & Lin.,
4 Shares, No. 1......
Do. New, £lO
Do., £6.
Marypt. &Carl. 4 p. c.
Do. 4i per cent
Do

10
6
12A
124

1 10
100
100

Mid. Consol. 6 p. c. St.
Do. Consol. Bristol &
Birm. 6 per cent....
Do. Pref. 4. per cent.
Norfolk Extension...
Do. Pref. 5i per et...
Do. Way. Val. 5 p c
North British .........
North Staffordshire..
Oxford Worcester dr
Wolverh. £15,6 p. c.

100
100
100
100
all
100

Do
Shrews& Birm. N. G
Shrewsby. & Chester
(Nor. W. p. c.
Do. 5 per cent
South Devon
Do. New
S. Eastern (Reading
Ann.,) of Os. 6d.
S. Yorksh.4p. c. Guar.
Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c.
York Newcastle and
Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref
Do
York& N. Midland H
& S. Purch

6i 7
99 101
id par
1139 141

2 - 3

12i - 131
6 - 7
84 - 94
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138 140
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10
25
10
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102 - 104
23 - 25

1100 - 102

4
10

16 —l7 p
9a 10 ix
13 14
par— i p

24 - 24
19 - 20

96 - 99
41 - 4

49i i 81 9

75 4i

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6i - 7

33i -- 33.
12i -13 i
7 -- 8
15 -- 15
47ip
45i --
39 -- 41
35i -- 36
2 -- 4p
3 -- 1 d
18 -- 20
7i -3/

2 - 4p,

3 = 4

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LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.

RAILWAYS.

Buckghamsh.
Clydesdale Je.
E. Lincoln. gr.
6 p. cent
Glstr.&Dn.Fr
Hrtlpl. Dk. &
Railway
Hull & Selby
Do. Shares
Do. Shares
Lon.&Greenw
Do. Preference
Lowestoft gr.
4 per cent
Do. 6 per ct
Manch.Bxton
and Matlock
Middlesbro' di
Redcar.
Midld.Bradfd.
Northern and
Eastern 5p . c.
Do. 6 per ct
Do. Fixed sp. c
Prest. & Wyre

Leasing
Compans.

L. &N.W.I
,Caledon...

Gt. Northn
Gt.Westn.
Yk. New.
& Berw
Y.&N. Md
Do
Do

50
25
12i
12f
20 I
St.

S. Eastern,
,Do

30
20
1
40

25
100
100
20

Norfolk
Do
Ln. &N. W
& Midld
Stck ton &
Darlingt.
Midland

Closing Prices
Yesterday.

Business
this day.

50
50
100
100

'E. Count
Do

L. dr . W
&Ludak
Do

Do. i Shares.
Roystn. & Hit.
Do. Shepth. St.
Shef. Roth. dz
Goole g. 5. p. c
S. Staflordsh
WearValleygr
6 per cent
Do

Gt. Northn
Do

Lancash.dt
Yorksh
MrMClean
Stockt. &
Darling
Do

1 Wilts &Somrstl

IGt.Westu.

20
5
50
50
2
100

MINES.

lAgua Fria
I A nglo Califort
Australasian
Australian
Australian Cori
Australian Fre
Ave Maria
Baden (Gd.DRI
British Austrb
British Iron..
at £5 pm
Do. Comes & Cuiada
Do. St. John Del Rey
Carsons's Creek
Cobre Copper
Colonial Gold
Copiapo
Copper Min. of Eng
Do. Pref. 73 p. cent
English and Austin

tian .

all
all
all
all
all
13.5
24

7dillera

ichy of)
,n. Gold

;issued'

Copper Smeltg. Co
General
Great Nugget Vein
Great Polgooth
Lake Bathurst
Liberty
Loud. &Californ. Gold
Quartz Crush. C 0...
Mariquita
Me xi can&S. Imericn.
New Granada
Nouveau Moude
Port Philip
Quartz Rock
Rhymney Iron
Do. New
Santiago de Cuba
South Australian
Tin Croft
United Mexican
Waller
West Granada
West Mariposa
Yuba

JOINT-STOC.

98 - 102
48 - 50

140 - 145
30 - 32

107 -- 1091,
53i -- 64
27 -- 28
13i -- 141
25i -26 i,

2i 3 xd

98 - 100

60 - 63

140 - 145
133 - 142

.. d
2 lid

29 -30 i
95 - 100

I P
1i d
P
21 -- 3
d
d
d
dis— par
d
7 9
31
2
33 34
id par
42 —45
loi 11 iP
55 65
6 7 p

2! 3 d
14 16
d-
- 2 d
6i 74
id par
■ fP
d= r
p,

3 - 4

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4

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BANKS.

'Australasia

British Colonial Bank
and Loan Company
British N. American
Chrtd. Bnk .of India,
Austral., and China
Chrtd. Bnk. of Asia
Colonial
Commercial of Lond
English Scottish and
Australian Chrtd
London Chrtd. Bak
of Australia

70 -- 72

id par
li ldis

24, lid
i d- ip

London and County
London Joint Stock
Lond.andWestminst
National Provincial
of England
Do. New

National of Ireland
Oriental Bank Cor
potation
Provincial of Ireland
Do. New

22 -
33 -

Royal Australn. Bkg.
and Gold Imp. Co
South Australia
Union of Australia
Do. New

45 - 47

i d • par

Union of London .
Union of Madrid .

64 - 66
6i - 74
18 - 19

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EOUS.

,' 32 - 34

55 - GO

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MARKET NEWS-<THIS DAY.)

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended Oct. 13, 1853, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Water,
per imperial Quarter.
WHEAT. !BARLEY. I OATS. I EyE, I BEANS. I PEAS.
64s Oa 138 s 7d I 22s 9d 1 39s Id I 44s 44s 4d
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE.
WHEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. I ATE. I BEANS. I PEAS.
56s Ild 34s 7d 21s 9d 353 Bcl I 42s 4d I 40s 6d

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
WHEAT. I BARLEY. OATS.
I E.
I BEANS. I PEAL
is Od Is Od is Od Is Od Is Od is Od

QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.

Wheat, 103,932 ; Barley, 44,197; 0a6:75,432;Rie,861-; Beans,
3,492; Peas, 1,016 quarters.

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.— AiZdJwl;;;;3Til. to 51 8s ; clover
ditto, 4/ 5s to 616 s ; and straw, 1/ 15s to 21 2s per load.
Trade rather dull.
CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 18s to Si 8s; clover
ditto, 4/ 5s to 610 s ; and straw, 11 165 to 212 s per load.
A fair average supply, and a sluggish 5s ; clove
dl2semand.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay,
ditto, 4l 8s to 616 s ; and straw, 1/ 15s to 21 Os per load.
Supply good, and trade rather dull.
3/ to 51

MEAT MARKETS
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.--A very moderate busi-
ness was transacted at this market to-day, as follows :
Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10d ;
veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Pork, 3s 6d to 50 Od per 81bs, by
the carcase.

SOUTHALL, OCT. 12.—The general demand was heavy,
at drooping prices. The supplies wore on the increase
to-day. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d • Mutton, 3s 10d to
5s Od ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d; Pork, 4d to 4s 8d per
81bs, to sink the offal.
ROMFORD, OCT. 12.—The demand ruled dull for each
kind of stock at this market to-day, at the following
quotations : —Beef, from 33 2d to 4s 4d Mutton,
3s 8d to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s Id ; Pork,; 3s 4d to
4s 8d per 81bs.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Oct. 13. Wind this day at Noon, E. ; light
breeze, and dull, hazy weather.
PLYMOUTH, Oct. 12.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Omega,
London, for Melbourne. Sailed—Emerald Isle, Ade-
laide, S.A.

PORTSMOUTH, Oet.l2.—Wind, E. Arrived—Henrietta
Maria, Java and Mauritius, for Amsterdam ; Vrouw
Johanna, Hartlepool, for Singapore, Sailed—Polinaise,
Melbourne.

OFF LYMINGTON, Oct. 12.—Soberaun, Bahia, for Cowes.
SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 12.—Sailed—Hermann (s), for
New York.

RAMSGATE, Oct. 12.—Wind, E.S.E. Sailed—James,
Melbourne.

FALMOUTH, Oct. 12.—Wind, E. Arrived—lrene, Rio
Janeiro, for Antwerp. Off Port—Mazeppa, Dominica.
CARDIFF, Oct. 11.—Sailed—Meridian, Monte Video.
REVAL, Oct. 3.—The brig seen ashore on Stoneskar,
Sept. 25, was the Robert and Isabella, which has gone to
pieces. The master arrived here to-day. The Luise, St.
Petersburgh to Leith, has put in leaky, having been
aground.
THISTED, Oct. 6.—The Adonis, of and for Dram, from
London, and the Herbert, London to Memel, have been
wrecked ; crew saved.
ELSINORE, Oct. 6.—The Calcutta, of and from Apen-
rade for London, is aground near the Copper Grounds ;
assistances has been sent to her.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 10.30 S.M.
Wind, E., moderate, and foggy.
Arrived—William Mony, from Bombay.
Off Port—Universe, from New York ; John Davies,
from Callao.

(BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
DEAL, Thursday, 9.40 a.m.
Wind, S.E. by S., light, and cloudy.
Passed—Raleigh, from Odessa, for London ; Zarah, from
Valparaiso, for London ; Arvun, from Matanzas, for Lon-
don ; Odessa, from Batavia, for London ; H.M. steamer
Cyclops, for the River.
Remains—Delfino.
Passed off Dungeness—Trithiof, from Osterisoer, for
Fecampe ; J. R. Moller, Lynriorinat ; Louisa Charlotte,
from Dantzic, for Havre ; Theodore, from Stettin, for
Cherbotui.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.

By the steam-ships Golden Age, Captain Porter,
and Arctic, Captain Luce, we have advices from
INew York to the 2d inst. The Arctic has brought
231,813 dols. in specie on freight.
The Golden Age sailed from New York at 1 a.m.
on the' 30th ult., and arrived in the Mersey at 7
o'clock this morning ; the Arctic sailed from New
York at 10 a.m. on the 2d inst., and arrived in the
Mersey at 9 o'clock this morning, after a fine run
of 9 days and 18 hours mean time.
The following steam-ships had arrived out :
The United States' steamer Washington, from Bre-
men, at New York on the 29th ult. ; the steamer
America, from Liverpool, at Halifax on the 29th ;
and the screw steamer City of Glasgow, from Liver-
pool at Philadelphia on the Ist inst.
The Arctic passed the steam-ship Baltic at 5 p.m.
on the 2d, and the steamer Arabia at 5 a.m. on
the 4th, both bound from Liverpool for New York.
Secretary Marcy's reply to the Austrian Am-
bassador on the Kossta, case has been published.
It occupies eight columns of the Washington
Mirror. The following synopsis of the reply we
extract from the New York Mirror :

" Secretary Marcy takes the ground that the citizen
or subject of any sovereign PoNver, having faithfully per-
formed past And present duties resulting from his rela-
tion to that Power, may at any time release _himself
from the obligation of allegiance, freely quit the land of
his birth, and seek citizenship under any other sove-
reignty. Also, that when a sovereignty becomes oppres-
sive to individuals, the right to withdraw rests on as
firm a basis. That, in such a case of withdrawal,
neither party—the Sovereignty abandoned nor the So-
vereignty adopted—has a right to appeal to its own
municipal laws to settle the matter in dispute. There- I
fore :

" `Neither Austrian decrees nor American laws can
be properly invoked for aid or direction in this case, but
international law furnishes the rules for a correct decis-
sion ; and by the light from this source shed upon the
transaction at Smyrna are its true features to he dis-
cerned. Kossta being beyond the jurisdiction of Aus-
tria, her laws were entirely inoperative in his case, un-
less the Sultan of Turkey has consented to give them
vigour within his dominions by treaty stipulations.'
" The Secretary says the law of nations has rules of
its own on the subject of allegiance, and disregards the
restrictions of municipal codes. This is evident from the
proceedings of independent States in relation to extra-
dition, special treaties being required for that purpose.
International law allows no such claim. The case of
Polish refugees claimed by Russia from Turkey in 1849,
and Hungarians similarly claimed by Austria, are cited
in point. The Sultan rejected the claims, and was sup-
ported by the opinion of the civilised world. Austria
appears to have been aware that her right to sieze
Kossta could not be sustained by international law, and
she has attempted to derive it from certain treaties or
ancient capitulations by treaty and usage.
" Secretary Marcy denies the power of such treaties
and usages as set forth by Mr. Hulsemann, for the rea-
son that those treaties and usages were relied on by
Russia and Austria in 1849 and failed, and no treaties
have been since enacted on the subject. The Secretary
is brought, by a fair application of sound principles of
law, and by a careful consideration of the fact, to this
important conclusion,—that those who acted in behalf
of Austria had no right whatever to sieze and imprison
Martin Kossta. Kossta was seized without any right-
ful authority ; he was suffering grievous wrong ; any
one that could might relieve him ; to do so was a duty
imposed under the peculiar circumstances of the case,
by the laws of humanity. Captain Ingraham, in doing
what he did for Kossta, would, in this view of the ease,
be fully justified. As a further justification of the act
of Captain Ingraham, the Secretary proceeds to show
that Kossta, when he was seized and imprisoned at
Smyrna, had the national character of an American, and
the Government of the United States had the right to
extend its protection over him.
"To prove this national character of Kossta, the
Secretary cities his genuine certificate of declaration of
intention to become a citizen of the United States, made
in the city of New York, as the records of Court show.
Foreigners, nay, and often do, acquire a domicile in a
country, even though they have entered it with the
avowed intention not to become naturalised citizens,
but to return to their native land at some remote and
uncertain period ; and whenever they acquire a domicile
international, law at once impresses upon them the
national character of the country of that domicile.
It is a maxim of international law that a domicile con-
fers a national character. It does not allow any one
who has a domicile to decline the national character
thus conferred ; it forces it upon him, often very much
against his will, and to his great detriment. Interna-
tional law looks only to the national character in deter-
mining what country has the right to protect. If a
person goes from this country abroad with the na-
tionality of the United States, this law enjoins upon
other nations to respect him in regard to protection as
an American citizen.

" Secretary Marcy proceeds further to show that
Kossta was a citizen to all intents ; that his absence
from his United States domicile was only temporary ;
that he had, therefore, a right to claim the protection of
the American flag ; and that the agents under that flag
had the right to protect him. If there was an improper
use of a national ship it was an Austrian agent who
first made it, and thereby compelled the act of Captain
Ingraham. Therefore the President does not see cause
for disavowing the acts of the American agents com-
plained of by Austria. Her claims are respectfully
declined.

" In conclusion, the Secretary says,—
" Being convinced that the seizure and imprisonment
of Kossta were illegal and unjustifiable, the President
also declines to,give his consent to his delivery to the
Consul-General of Austria at Smyrna. But, after a full
examination of the case, as therein presented, he has in-
structed the undersigned to communicate to Mr. Hulse-
mann his confident expectation that the Emperor of
Austria will take the proper measures to cause Martin
Kossta, to be restored to the same condition he was in
before he was seized in the streets of Smyrna on the
21st of June last.' "

The Washington Union, in the course of a leader
on the subject, presents the following facts :

" It will be remembered that the Austrian Govern-
ment several weeks ago, and immediately after the
occurrence of the Kossta affair, permitted itself to give
' to that transaction, and to all the negotiations conse-
quent upon it, a very unusual aspect, by addressing to
the principal European Cabinets, in advance of any com-
munication to the Government of the United States, a
circular letter of complaint and protest against the course
adopted by the American authorities. The speedy pub-
lication, apparently not unintentional, of this circular,
in the leading European journals, from which, of course,
it was widely copied iu this country, was manifestly
calculated, if not designed, to invoke from other go-
vernments and nations not immediately interested in
the transaction of a premature judgment in regard
could
not it,
which, as resting upon a mere ex parte statement,
It is to be regretted that this departure
not be considered as fair or free from undue
vernment of Austria from the established b
intercourseshould have been so
farythe usages
and
d-
proprieties of diplomatic
o the
Petersburg and
Berlin as to m
voluntary parties to the controversy, bassume
y in-
SDI; t
position of
countenanceddu ebeytbtheese Cabinetsr um of e
structing their representatives in Washington to inti-
mate to the President their general concurrence in the
view taken by Austria of the proceedings in the case of
Kossta. It is gratifying to state, however, that the Go-
vernments of France and Great Britain, to which the
Austrian circular was equally addressed, have deemed
000 r tf
Vienna
Cabinetyi circumspect,en nao iftsp da
risi sa iphopanrs not
oalttt
foiasni
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tethor
es
nt o
ao
kd
e, in
knownde e d,
it proper to proceed in the premises with a far more
at
thpatew
hs
t
of the Austrian functionaries in regard toprKocoesesdtaingats
Smyrna, even upon the Austrian statement of those
proceedings ; and that the view it takes of the transac-
tion looks rather to the maintenance of the right and ter-
ritorial sovereignty of Turkey than to the interests or
pretensions of Austria. The Government of Great Britain,
though it has made known to that of the United States
the fact that its attention has been drawn to the subject,
has yet given no intimation that it regards the course of
the American functionaries in the transaction as open to
censure. Under these circumstances, it is evident that
Austria, in advance of any claim upon us for satisfaction,
and in a manner wholly unwarrantable, has arraigned the
Government of the United States before the tribunal of the
other great Powers of the world for the conduct of its
agents in the affair of Kossta. This extraordinary pro-
ceeding has left to the President no other course than
at once to give to the world the reasons upon which he
rests the vindication of the American functionaries, and
the views applicable to this case upon which his policy
is based."

The yellow fever at New Orleans had nearly died
out. The deaths from that cause on the Ist inst.
did not exceed 15.

The amount of custom-house duties collected at
the United States ports for the last fiscal year was
$58,731,865 52c. General James Tallmidge, Pre-
sident of the American Institute, has expired sud-
denly in New York.

The comet had created a sensation among the
negro population of New Orleans. On a Saturday
night about 500 of them assembled on an open
space, and, stretching forth their arms, commenced
singing. It turned out that a fanatical negro
preacher had told his congregation that at 11 o'clock
on that night the comet would come in collision with
the earth and demolish it, but those who were found
with their arms stretched to heaven, watching the
coming of the catastrophe, and singing a hymn of
welcome, were to be translated bodily into Para-
dise. In consequence the mob assembled, and the
police made a descent on them, arrested 60, and
the rest fled. The prisoners were fined 5 dols. each,
or, in default, sentenced to 15 lashes each ! Presi-
dent Pierce was labouring under an attack of fever,
which it was hoped would be a very mild onile;
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of the 56th Regiment, consisting of 500 men, had
lost 4 officers, 103 men, 16 women, and many
children. The Sappers and Miners, out of 100, had
lost 9 men. Among the deaths reported are, the
acting Lieutenant-Governor, Colonel Phillpotts,
Colonel Robe, Royal Artillery, Captain Harefoot,
adjutant, and wife. There were a number of the
officers sick, lying in the hospital and in a church
converted for the purpose into an hospital. Among
the sick was Major Oakley.
Letters from Newfoundland report the total
failure of the potato crop. This, in connexion with
the unprosperous fishing season, caused fears of a
famine to be entertained. A very severe gale had
occurred on the northern coast, and a number of
fishing vessels, with their crews are reported to
have been lost.

The advices from Europe per the America, had
a depressing effect upon the New York stock-mar-
ket. Erie tailroad shares opened at 79, and fell to
78 : Nicaragua shares fell Ito 1 ; Parker Vein,
; and Hudson River Railroad, Ito 1. The de-
mand for money continued active, and the rates of
interest were high. Loans on call were quoted 7
per cent. ; three and four months' paper 8 to 10
per cent. ; and four to six months' paper 10 to 12
per cent. The imports of dry goods continued
greatly in excess of last year, and a large amount of
money was required for the payment of duties.
I The amount of surplus revenue in the United
States Treasury on the 23d ult. was 27,503,090
dols., which has subsequently been increased to
30,000,000 dols. Foreign exchange in good
demand, and r rtes firm ; bills on London, 108/
to 1091; Axis 5,121 to 5,15 ; Amsterdam,
404 to 41 ; damburg, 361 to 368 ; Bremen,
791 to 791 ; and Frankfort, 41 to 41k.
100,000 dols. of the stocks to run to 1867 to
1868, 50,000 dols. of each were received at
the Treasury Department from one house in
Liverpool and cancelled. The cotton market had
been dull, with little or no change to notice in
prices. The sales for the three days were 2,100
bales. The total export of cotton from the United
States since the Ist of September, 1852, amounted
to 2,529,119 bales, and for the same time previous
year to 2,440,509 bales. The domestic dry goods
trade continued active, both with the commission-
houses and jobbers, nearly all the leading cotton
, staples L'ising retained their firmness, and in some
instances better prices had been obtained. Woollen
manufactures; on the contrary, had, with few ex-
ceptions, been *sold at a slight concession in prices.
Holders of cloths, cassimeres, and satinettes,
evinced a disposition to close up their stocks, in view
of the downward tandency of the raw material.
Brown sheetings and shirtings continued in fair re-
quest at nc. to 81c. for the leading heavy goods.
Previous to the arrival of the Franklin the flour
market was dull and prices tended downward ; but
subsequently, under the influence of favourable
advices from England, the market rallied and prices
advanced 61 to 18/ cents., the greatest advance
being on good State and Western. Prime Western
wheat continued scarce, with a continued active
demand for export. The market closed very firmly
at an advance of 3 to 5 cents per bushel. The
market for Indian corn closed firmly at a slight ad-
vance in price. Provisions without change. The
iron-market generally was firm, and full prices were
realised ; 1,000 tons of Scotch pig had been sold in
lots at $37 to $37 50c. six months, and $35 cash ;
60 tons of common English bars at $65, and 300 to
400 tons of refined at $7O to $7l. Freights to
London without change.

THE GOLDEN AGE AMERICAN STEAM-SHIP.

In outward appearance the Golden Age is very much
like the Collins' steam-ships. Her dimensions are as
follow :—Length, 285 feet ; breadth, 43 feet 6 inches ;
depth of hold, 32 feet; and 2,864 tons register. She
has a beam engine of somewhat peculiar construction,
with a diameter of cylinder of 85 inches, and 12 feet
stroke. The boilers constitute the chief peculiarity.
They are each 40 feet in length, and are fitted up with
furnaces at each end, the smoke-funnel ascending from
the centre. By this arrangement it is claimed that
economy in both space and fuel is gained, and the truth
of the proposition is very evident, as far as regards space.
There are eight furnace doors at each end of the boilers.
The hull of the ship was built by Mr. W. H. Brown, of
New York. The lower frames are of live oak, and the
top frames of locust and cedar. The entire hull is double
diagonally braced with iron bars five inches wide by
three quarters of an inch thick, and four feet apart.
She is ceiled with eight-inch plank, the bilge kelsons are
14 inches square, and planked outside with six-inch
plank ; 13 kelsons run the whole length of the ship.
The Golden Age has accommodation for 1,200 passengers
of all classes, the steerage alone being fitted up for the
accommodation of 600. Two of the saloons, of which
there are three, one above the other, are panelled in
rose, satin, and zebra woods • with crimson and gold
plush and rich hangings, and adorned with mirrors. In
the upper saloon the same general arrangements prevail,
although in place of the satinwood panelling the sides
are finished in white and gold. In this saloon are two
"family rooms," one finished in gold, the other in blue,
with lace curtains, mirrors, drawers, closets, &c. The
Golden Age is the property of the New York and Aus-
tralian Steam Navigation Company, who propose con-
structing four or five more vessels of the same class as
soon as their arrangements are completed. For the I
present she is intended to ply between Australia and
Panama, and eventually between Australia and San
Francisco. She will sail from Liverpool for Australia
in a few days.

STAMPS ON PROMISSORY NOTES.—In reply to a letter
requesting to know whether a promissory note payable
on demand, but not to bearer, drawn on a penny stamp,
with the impression "On demand," be a legal security,
Mr. Keogh of the Stamp-office has written as follows:
" I am directed by the board to inform you, that the
promissory note referred to is wholly worthless, and can-
not be properly stamped even on payment of a penalty.
The recent act of Parliament imposing a duty of Id. on
draughts or orders for payment of money to the bearer,
or to order on demand, has nothing whatever to do
with promissory notes, the duties on which are unaltered
by that act."
A WIFE KILLED BY HER HIISBAN
in
D IN GLASGOW.—
On Friday an investigation was held Calton, in refer-
enceto a supposed case of murder, but the facts have
not as as yet been fully ascertained. So far as we are in-
formed, it appears that Alexander Anderson, a spirit.
dealer in Great City-road (east), quarrelled with his
wife, who had but recently been delivered of a child.
The occasion of the quarrel was the casting of reflections
upon the conduct of the husband, when he, in a state of
excitement, kicked her with his foot on the abdomen,
which produced internal hemorrhage. Seeing that his
passion had led him to commit something serious, he
immediately ran for medical aid, but it was unavailing,
for the woman had little more than time to declare that
her husband had given her a kick before she expired.
In the course of the evening Anderson was taken into
custody, and the case is to undergoe investigation.—
Glasgow Herald.

MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH BETWEEN LONDON AND MAN-
CHESTER.—The English and Irish Magnetic Telegraph
Company has very nearly completed the laying down of
wires between London and Manchester ; indee, yester-
day, the contractor's workmen had very nearly reached
Ardwick Green ; and by Saturday next, it is expected
that a communication will have been effected between
the company's central office, New Broad-street, London,
and the Manchester station, in the Exchange-arcade.
We believe that, in the whole, ten or twelve copper
wires, coated with gutta percha, are being laid down,
enclosed in iron piping or wood troughs, the trenches
for which are generally dug to a depth of 2 feet below
the surface of the ground. The high road has generally
been followed ; and among other towns, the wires pass
through Birmingham. The laying down has been
effected very rapidly, compared with what could have
resulted if the old mode of laying wires through towns
had been followed ; the advantage resulting chiefly from
the manner in which the iron pipes have been cast, and
which enabled the wires to be laid in them, instead of
requiring that they should be drawn through. We be-
lieve that it is net yet decided when the line is to be
opened for the transmission of publio messages.—Man-
chester Guardian.

FALKIRK TRYST, Oct. 10.—The last for the season of
these annual markets was held to-day, commencing with
the sale of sheep. The high roads, in consequence of
the rain that fell the night preceding, operated much
against the appearance of the sheep. The stock was
very considerably above an average, and the extra num-
ber was made up by the heavy show of black and
faced ewes. The large prices asked in the
and nomorning the effect of making business very du11,
sales
were effected before ten o'clock. At three o'clfee
ostinp
the afternoon never were there such a quantity of
of all kinds seen unsold at Falkirk Tryst. Never were
prices so difficult to be obtained. In consequence of
the fall, Cheviot ewes and
h_,
suffered a reduction at the closeve
ters, upon an average,
of the market of from
3s. to 4s. a-head ; and the blackfaccd of from 2s. 6d. to
3s. At the close of the market fully 6,000 sheep were
unsold. Cheviot wethers brougiht.
,from33B. 3d. ; 28s. to 30a.,
lckafsaced ewes, f
and, in one or two instances, so high ;
Che-
viot ewes, from 18s. to. .
lls. 6d. to 18s. 6d. , blackfaced wethers, from 208.r0m to
30_2s. and up to 31s.
MURDER AT SANTA CRUZ.—A fisherman, named An-
drew Cracovitch, a native of Hungary, was waylaid and
shot by a Scotehman, named John Clare, on the evening
of the 16th, on the beach at Santa Cruz. Some dispute
had occurred between them relating to some fishing
lines, or some such trifling matter, after which Clare re-
turned to the mission and purchased a pistol. Some
three hours afterwards, as the fisherman was crossing
the beach, Clare rose from behind a pile of lumber where
he had concealed himself, advanced a few steps and fired,
killing Cracovitch instantaneously. He was arrested
soon after, and on his examination acknowledged the
crime. On Wednesday evening, the 17th ult., the citi-
zens proceeded to the gaol in which he was confined,
took him out, and hung him on the spot where he com-
mitted the murder. He died without evincing any com-
punction for the deed, or apparently without the slightest
fear.

PRINTING FOR THE HOUSES OF PARLISMENT.—The
expense to the public for printing for the Houses of Par-
liament last year was 54,030/.