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The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-15

MUTINY BILL.

On the motion of the Earl of ABERDEEN, this bi
was read a third time and passed.

MARINE MUTINY BILL.
On the motion of the same noble earl, this bill was
also read a third time and passed.
Their lordships then adjourned.

_HOUSE OF COMMONS.--;YESTERDAY,
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY BILL.

On the motion for considering the report on this bi

Mr. SPOONER said the bill had been read a second
time, and was now brought up from the committee, and
it was his intention to move that it be re-committed. He
did not wish to raise the question as to whether the
Crystal Palace should be opened on Sunday ; his objection
to the bill being that it was introduced to confirm an
agreement entered into between the Crystal Palace Com-
pany and the Brighton Railway Company,. although the
house was in possession of no information as to the
nature of that agreement. There was a clause in the
bill which enabledthe railway companyto receive moneys,
and hand them over to the Crystal Palace Company, and
the effect ofit would be to enable the latter company to evade
the provision in their charter which prevented them re-
ceiving moneys or opening the building on Sundays, un-
less by sanction of Parliament. He thought such an
important question as to opening the building on Sun-
days ought not to be decided by a side-wind, but by a
substantive motion brought forward on the general
principle.
Mr. GEACH said the object of the bill was to divert
certain roads, and delay in passing it would occasion great
inconvenience to the company, as they were anxious to
open the building in May, in order not to disappoint the
public. He fully admitted that it was not desirable to
discuss or settle the question about opening it on Sun-
days by an indirect motion ; and if the hon. member
world withdraw his motion, he would undertake that
the clause to which he objected should be struck out
on the third reading.
Mr. DEEDES observed that if the house passed the
bill, it would sanction an agreement of which it knew
nothing.
Sir R. H. INGLIS recommended Mr. Spooner to
adopt the suggestion of Mr. Geach.
Mr, W. PAITEN said it was incorrect to suppose
that the agreement between the two companies had not
been before the committee. He had looked into it him-
self, and taken legal opinion upon it, and he believed
there was nothing which would, either directly or indi-
rectly, enable the Crystal Palace to be opened on Sun-
days. He, however, entirely agreed with Mr. Spooner,
that it was not desirable to sanction an agreement
which was not in some way before the house, and
he should, therefore, suggest that Mr. Spooner should
withdraw his amendment, on the understanding that the
clause in question should be
.struck out on the third
reading.
Mr. LAING disclaimed any attempt on the part of
the Crystal Palace Company to smuggle a clause into the
bill for the purpose of enabling them to open the build-
ing on Sundays.
After a few words from Mr. WIGRAM, Mr. SPOONER
withdrew his amendment, the report was agreed to, and
the bill ordered to be read a third time.
London, England, 1853-03-15

MARKET INTELLIGENCE-(TBIS DAY.

SUGAR.—There is a moderate demand for foreign, both
afloat and landed, and prices are well supplied. Refined
brown lumps are 45s 6d. The quantity of British planta-
tion landed at the East and West Docks-727 hhds.
23 tierces 299 barrels ; there were taken for home con-
sumption-4,042 hhds. 16 tierces 220 barrels. The stock
in the same places is 4,583 hhds. 816 tierces 741 barrels.
COFFER.—There is a steady market for Native Ceylon,
but larger parcels are offering. Plantation is in request at
full rates ; colony coffee being most wanted. Mocha is in
demand ; and Rio scarce.
Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 164 puncheons 26 hogsheads---there
were taken for home consumption 286 puncheons 5 hhds,
and exported 57 puncheons 26 hogsheads. The stock in the
same places is 8,936 puncheons 692 hogsheads.
COTTON.—There are but few buyers, but prices are about
the same.

LANGE-THIS DAY.

'Gibraltar ..............
iLeghom ..............30 15
Genoa ................25 40

Venice —
Naples ........... .
Palermo
idessina .. .••••• • • • • • • 125
Lisbon .............. • • 53%
Oporto .. ....... •.•• • • • 53%
Rio Janeiro
Buenos Ayres ...... •• • •
New York, 60 days' siskt
Philadelphia ...... •• • •

PRICEB OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold In Bars £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0
New Dollars ...... 0 0 0
Silver In bars ...... 0 5 1%
London, England, 1853-03-15

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Direetress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING, Mattes 15,

Will be presented GOOD IC TWIT, SIGNOR PANTALON'. Sup-
ported by Messrs. Paul Bedford and G. Honey; Mhses Woolgar,
Laura Honey, Collins, &c.
After which, A LUCKY FRIDAY.
To conclude with (only time at second price) the Drama of THE
REEN BUSHES ; or, a Hundred Years Ago.
Doors open at half past Eli o'clock.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean.
THIS EVENING, MAaca 15,
Will be performed Shakspere's Play of KING JOHN. Principal
harocters by Messrs. C. Kean, W. Lacy, Ryder, Addison, Baker, J.
VininK, Terry, Graham, F. Cooke, Everett, Vezin, and Cathcart;
Misses Desborough, Murray, K. Terry, Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs. Daly,
and Mrs. C. Kean.
To conc.lude with A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren.
THIS EVENLNG, MARCH 15,

Will be presented THE FARMER'S STORY. Supported by
Messrs. Compton, W. Farren, jun., Hoskins, Cooke, Shalders, Edgar,
Bender, and Clifton ; Misses Anderton and H. Gordon.
After which, THE LOAN OF A LOVER.
To conclude with THE SERGEANT'S WIFE.
Boa-office open from Eleven till Five, under the superintendence
of Mr. E. Chatterton.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS Der —Morning 8 min. after 5 Evening 24 min.aft. 5
I
o-MORROW—Morning 39 min. after 5 Evening 56 min.aft. 5

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, NlAucu 15.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
42—highest since noon yesterday.
31—lowest this morning and during the night.
46 this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 29.69—going up.
WIND, S.W.—Fine breeze, and sunshiny weather.
London, England, 1853-03-15

'Aberdeen .

Ambg. Nottng. Bost
& Eastn. June
Birmng. Wolverh. &
Stour Valley
Birkenhd. Lancsh. &
Cheshire Junct
Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
£5O & £25 Cons
Do., £20........
Bristol & E:..-eter
Caledonian

Chester & Holyhead
Cork and Bandon....
Cork, Black. & Pass.
Dublin&Belfast June.
Dundee Perth &Aber-
deen Junction .......'

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

(East Lancashire
East & West Ind. Dk.
& Binning. June ',
Edinburgh & Glasgow
Edinb. and Peebles
Edinb. Pith. &Dundee
Glasgow & S. Western
Great Northern Stk
Do., A. Stock
Do B. Stock

Gt. Sth.&West.(lrc.)
Great Western
fensii South-Eaiteri
Lancasier & Carlisle
Do., Thirds
Lancash. &Yorkshire
Do., Fifths
1_

Do., Wst. Riding Un
Leeds Northern......

Liv.Crsby.&Soutbpt.
London & Blackwall
Lond. Tilb. & Sthend.
Lond.Bright. & S. Cst.
London & N. Western
Do. Fifths

D0.,10i.5h.,M&8...0
London & S.Western
Do., £50........
Do., £40...
Lnndrry.&Coleraine
Lndndrry. & Ennisk.
!ranch .Shef. &Lincln.
Do., Man. &Lin. Un.
Midland

Do. Birming. & Derby
Midland G. West .(Ir.)
Do. Sha7es ..........
Newcastle &Carlisle..
Newmarket

Do. Bury Extensions
Newpt.AbergAHtfd
Newry dr Enniskillen
Newry Warrenpoint
dz Rostrevor
Norfolk

'Do., New.

Northn. Co snVes Un
North BrLish .........

North Devon, No.l,
Do No 2............

Do., A Deferred...',
Do., 4 B Guaranteed,
North Staffordshire..
North Western.....

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

Scottish Midland..

Shrewsbury & Birmg.
Do., L. & N. Westn.
Guaranteed Stock
Shrewsby. & Herald
Shrewsby. & Chester
(Nor. W. Min.)
Do. Halves, do
Do. Oswestry
Shropshire UWot
South Devon

South Eastern..
South Wales....

S. Yorksh. River Dun

Stockton & Hartlepl.
Thames Haven Dock
and
Vale of Neath......... 1

Waterfd. & Kilkenny'
Waterford&Limerick
West C0rnwa11........1

Wmbledon &Croydon
Woodford. ........ I

York Newctl. &Berw.
Do. Extensions.......
Do. G. N. B. Purchase
York & N. Midland:.
London, England, 1853-01-27

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES .

West Districts ..
North Districts..
Central Districts.
East Districts ...
South Districts .

Totals
Males
Females

Population
enumerated.
18b1.
376,427
490,396 ..
.. 393,256 ..
.. 485,522 ..
616,635 ...

2,362,236
London, England, 1853-01-27

SEABORNE MAILS.

(N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post.°
by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.]

,A., DAWAIMAACI %MACAW %MAW MMAAMI, W D.A. 111tIlil .11111 VITYMUA G 1
by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.]
Day when made up From what whell
COUNTRIES. in General lost- Port duo.
Office, London. Dispatched.
------
ed
America (byßrit.pack.N Jan. 28 Liverpool „ Arr. •
America (by United Sts.
packet) ..........N Jan. 25 .......... Liverpool Feb • 3
America (by U States
packet) ..........N ...... ... Southampton
Australia (via South. 24
ampton) ..........?d 20th of each month Southampton Jan.
Ditto (via Marseilles N 24th of the month Dover Feb.
*Ditto (via Cape of Good
Hope) N2d of February.... Plymouth Jon.
Africa (West Coast) ..N 23rd of the month. Plymouth reb• la
Alexandria* ........ N 19th&30th of mon. Dover Jan'
Belgium ............N .......... Dever Dail/ 6
Brazil ...... ........ M 9th of the month.. Soathatonton Feb. 1
Buenos Ayres ...... —ll4 9th of the month.. Soathampsor Feb lb
Calitoniia ...... ht -d & 17th of month Southampton F‘b• 26
f Cape of Good Hope ..N 14thor the mouth.. Southampton Feb. „6
Cape de Verde ......N 14thof the month . Southampton Feb. '4O
Constaniinople..... N 7thl7th27thof mo.. Dover 3 Jan.
Central America —.52 & 17ta of mon. Southampton Feb.
Channel Isles ........N Mon.Wed.SztFriday Southampton Tu
/d & 17th ofmonth •4outhampton Feb.
France .... M& N Twice daily ...... Dover „„ „ Tv/10'4'i,
Greece* ............N 7th 17th27th ofinon. Dover „. JO.
Hamburgh Tuesday & Friday London
Holland .
Honduras .......... N 17th of the month Southampton Feb. 4011
Ireland M &'N Twice daily Holyhead ...
India (viaSouthampt.)3l 20th of themonth.. Southampton Feb.
India (via Marseilles) N Bth& 24th of month Dover „ Feb.
India (via Cape of Good
H0pe)....... —IN 14th of the month.. Southampton Feb• 96
Mauritius ..
Mediterranean (via 24
Southampton 20th of themonth , Southampton Feb. ,
Ditto (via Marseilles).N -ith& 24th ofmonth Dover „ „ Feb.;
Mexico „ „ „31 2nd of the month. Southampton Feb.
Madeira
............M 9th&23dof the mon. Southampton Feb' 1
7th,17th,190,27th,
Malta* ••• • • •A‘ &30th of the month Dover ......
Naples* ... ........N .sthlBth2sthofmon. Dover ...... 2
Papal States*........N ithlsth2sthofmon. Dover' .. „ „ Feb.
Peninsula .. M Ith 17th27thofmon Southampton Jan' 1
Peru ............ M2d & 17th of month gouthampton Feb.
Tuscany* ..........N sthlsth2sthofmon, Dover ..... Feb*l
West Indies 2d & 17th of month Southampton Feb.
Van Diemen's Land (see
Australia) . .........

• The malls for Australia via the Cape of Good Hope are Innate
on the 2d of every rlternate mop :b. Those made up on the tp
tanhede2a4pthe
of
ff
Geaocodh mHoonpthe. via Southampton and Marseilles are 0°
sailing vessels at present from Singapore.
dila(
t Malls are also made up on the 2d of every alternate mon—
pi'
• The mails to those countries thus marked (*) are wavered
French packet to Marseilles. 00tf
The West Coast of Africa mails will not be made up this 0 \,
before the night of the 28th inst.

BIRTHS.
London, England, 1853-01-27

OF A SON.
On the 25th inst., at Wandle-houso, Wandsworth, le'll,

OF A DAUGHTER. 0'
On the 26th inst., at 46, Bryanstone-square,
F. Broadwood.

W. Langton.

MARRIED.
ist ^,t Eceltr

third se °I

the 25th

On ~ne . inst., a. 4.wcles, Arthur Henry, --
Sir Benjamin Heywood, Bart., of Claremont, to 't;il.
eldest daughter of William Langton, Esq., of the Ro9'...filt
On the 18th inst., at the British Embassy, Stu.
i.try-to
Augustus, son of the Prince Wilding de RAW"
Mathilde, daughter of Captain Gronow.

DIED.
On the 23d inst., at Madryn-park, Carnarvenah ,
Lieutenant-General Sir L. P. J. Parry, Knt., wed
On the 17th inst., at Stinchcomb, Gloucestershire4rt.
45, Jane, the lady of the Rev. Sir George Provost, tte of
On the 23d inst., Edward Clifton Carte, Esq.,
Falmouth, aged 59.
On the 11th of November, at Prome, Burmah, of
Captain J. H. Rundall, of the Mrdras Engineers, Z.,0;
son of the Lieutenant-Colonel Rundall, of the ar• or'
On the 21st inst., at College-house, Brompton, j(1
Gingell, Esq., aged 62.
On the 23d inst., at Gravesend, Joshua Jenour,
aged 102.
On the 24th inst., at 6, Camden-square, G. "'illy(/'
Esq., 3.1. D , for 31 years physician to the SID
Hospital. apt
On tho 24th inst., at the residence of his brother, Esq.,
W. Fulcher, Craven-hill. Hy -pdeark, F. P. Fulcher6
late Captain 57th Regiment of Bengal N. 1., aged 4:„../

Clgt
LONDON : Printed and Published by
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of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office,
Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the c°‘'..
Middlesex, Thursday, January 27, ,
London, England, 1853-01-27

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE.

On Tuesday afternoon a highly influential meeting of
the admirers of the drama took place in the green-room
of this theatre, at which Sir Henry Webb, Bart.,
presided, and Lord Lennox acted as Vice-chairman ;
the Earl of Glengall (Chairman of the Drury-lane
Committee), and several other gentlemen of literary and
theatrical celebrity, honoured the meeting with their
attendance.

Sir H. WEBB, after paying a well-merited tribute to
the merits of the stage manager, Mr. E. Stirling, pre-
sented that gentleman, on the part of Mr. Smith, the
manager, with an elegant chased silver snuff-box, and
passed a high encomium on the increasing exertions and
indefatigable activity of that meritorious officer, in pro-
moting the interests of the establishment.
Mr. STIRLING, on receiving the box from Sir H.
Webb, made some jocular observation in regard to his
previous connexion with theatres, and said that despite
the clouds that may have hitherto " lowered on his
house," the house now brightened, and the prospect
looked everything that was gay and brilliant in the
extreme.

Lord LENNOX said he was deputed by Mr. Smith to
present to Mr. Higgie, the acting manager of the
Marylebonu Theatre, a testimonial, similar to the one
presented to Mr. Stirling, and he could not avoid the
opportunity of their remarking how exceedingly happy
it was that the two armies assembled under the one flag,
viz., those of Drury-lane and Marylebone, seemed 80
happily fraternised, and that such interwoven spirit of
good fellowship existed between them.
Mr. HIGGIR returned thanks for the compliment con-
ferred.
Mr. SMITH, the lessee of the theatres, then stoodup
and observed, he had no reason to say " a plague oli
both our houses," but success to all and each, - one, and assured the company that Mr. Harrisa,lhidisearay-
surer at the Marylebone, had been his his
and faithful
(This was a snuff-box servant for years, and felt proud in h
acknowledged the compliment with gra-
souvenir o f hisl regard.
themort.hHersA.R)
the course of the evening the Earl of GLENGALL
taint
Il Id
nd
Sire
HENRY WEBB expressed themselves in laudatory
terms in regard to the management of Mr. Smith, which
they said had resuscitated the theatre from its ashes like
the Phoenix of old, and if carried out in the same spirit,
would lead to a total and much-wished for regeneration
of a bad system which had for too long a time reflectedt
discredit on the pseudore .
Smith
hbrsefinor the public amusement.
briTefillye health
said,
sinnfceMhris. entering on his
_he had exerted himself to the
utmhogiissvt lit e. Time, trouble, labour, or expense were as nothing
aetroAl Ipol eu as
o him, if he could but secure the
public approbation,
sgaevtohceatpinobn,.
and that he had thus far succeeded in so doing, the
crowded houses which had honoured him with their at-
tendance afforded a proud and flattering proof.
1 should
Mr. Bunt, the treasurer, quaintly
the orchestra were in attendance, he. ctrotilinlockets,"
call upon them to play up " Money many
separated in
caused a universal laugh, and the (rp-ip.
ormvxautY.
observing that if
the greatest good humour and c
London, England, 1853-01-27

COAL MARKET-Jmf. 26.

Prices of Coal per ton at the doss of the market :
s. (1.
.15 0
15 6,
14 6
15 6
.15 6
.17 9

0. cl•
Kepler Grange l7 6,,
Lambton lB "
Lumley 0
17 n ,
"
Pensher 17 "0
Scarborough l7
Stewart's 18 6,,
Plummer l5
Russell's Hetton 18 °
Cassop l7 q
Hartlepool 18 !
Hough Hall.. 17 "
Kelloe 18 °
South Hartlepool ..... . l.B 3 0
South Kelloe 17
Adelaide Tees 18 6
Backhouse 17 °
Pease's West 14 9
South Durham 17 9
18 6
Tees
'Cleveland
Tees 16
Woodhouse Close l5 60
Birchgrove Graigola ....- o
25
Victoria Steam 14 g
Llangennech 25 "
0
Nixon Merthyr's& Cardifl2s 0
Powell's Duffryn Steam 25 6
Ramsay's Canal 26

Bate's West Hartley.-
Huddle's West Hartley
Burnhope
Carr's Halley
Hasting's Hartley
Holywell.
Howard's West Hartley
Netherton 15 6
North Percy Hartley l5 0
Pelton Main l5 0
HavensworthW. Hartley 15 0
Tanfield Moor l4 9
Tanfield Moor Butes 14 9
Townley 15 0
West Hartley 15 6
Smith's West Hartley l5 6,
Willington Hartley l5 0
Wall's End, &c.

Acorn Close
Hodley..
Lawson
Northumberland E
Riddell
Walker
Clennell
Marton
Hetton
Haswell

16 9'
16 9
..16 0
..15 6
..16 9
..16 6
..15 6
..16 9
..18 6
..18 6
Ship. all market 2

13 I Sold ll4.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, JA.N. 26.
, 041
STOCK EXOTIA.N9II.—Our market opened flatly,.ol
the day has progressed it has improved, and we close At
a much better feeling, and a general demand for eke the
rather better prices than yesterday. The following 914,41,
transactions :—Aberdeen, 14i ; Chester and Birken' /9;
21R; Eastern Counties, 12i; Lancashire and Yorkshir.r,ik;
Leeds Northern, 15i ; London and North-Western, 177i';
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 30$ ;
North British, 9 ; South Eastern and Dover, 23i.

MANCHESTER, JAN. 26. 00
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has beeuZrstru'imia!
firmer, but there has been very few sales.
uarte"'
D
Freehold, par; Manchester and Birmingham C.
-. 32;
1 prem.; Dovers, 234; Midlands, Mt; Caledonian' igi;
Eastern Counties, 12i ; Leeds, 71i ; East Lancashire'
North British, 91-16.

LEEDS, JAN. 26. 01
STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was an exceedingly 13%0
market on 'Chaage this morning. The only business
was Leeds Northerns, which closed at 15g.

,
BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 26.
,a• till!-
STOCK EXCHANGE.—AImost all the transactions .-1,103
markot to-day were in local stocks, the prices for .$O,
were very firm. .
London, England, 1853-01-27

No. 18,828.]

V
New Work by the Author of "Jane Eyre," "Shirley," &c.
This (lay is published, and may be hal at all the Libraries.
VILLETT B. By. CURRER BELL,
In three Tols., post tivo:
London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Coraliiil.
London, England, 1853-01-27

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Arrived at New York—The Yorkshire and Yorktown,
from London ; Boreas, from New Ross, Ireland ; En-
terprise, Western World, and Baltic steamer, from
Liverpool ; Humboldt steamer, from Havre.
Arrived at Boston—The Plymouth Rock, from Liver-
pool ; America steamer, from Liverpool.
Arrived at Charleston—The Corea, from Liverpool.
Arrived at Mobile—The Lord Maidstone, from Liver-
pool.
Arrived at Savannah—The Adrian, from London.
Arrived at St. John's, New Brunswick—The Miles
Barton and Golden Age, from Liverpool.

Arrived at New Orleans—The blanche and Planta-
genet, from Liverpool ; Nathaniel Thompson and York,
from Liverpool ; Stephen Glover, from Newport,
Wales.

Arrived at San Francisco, Dec. 15.—The John Mit-
chell, from London, vid the Falkland Islands.
The propeller South Carolina, built originally for the
Charleston and Liverpool trade, is having her machinery
taken out to be altered into a sailing vessel.
The ship Gondar, Barstow, at Charleston from Lon-
don, reports November 25, just before daylight, Ushant
hearing south about 25 miles, fell in with two small
boats, containing the captain, two mates, and 11 sea-
men belonging to the British barque Platina (of Lon-
don) from Cardiff, with a cargo of coal, bound to Ports-
mouth, England, they have abandoned the Platina the
day previous, she having lost her sails and being in
a leaky condition ; soon after taking them on board it
came on to blow heavily with thick weather and a
heavy sea, and had they not been providentially fallen in
with they would, no doubt, have all perished. Three
days after, fell in with the ship John and Lucy (of
Thomaston) from London for New Orleans ; the Gondar
being short of provisions for so large a number, the
captain of the John and Lucy very kindly took six of the
wrecked men ; the captain, mates, and remainder of the
crew remained on board the Gondar, and have been
brought to Charleston.

The British bark Sophia, from Liverpool, with a cargo
of salt, went ashore near Charleston on Monday last, and
after getting off, sunk in seven fathoms of water. The
vessel and cargo proved a total loss, but the passengers
and crew were saved.
London, England, 1853-01-27

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE,

Arrived at Ne* York—The Yorkshire and Yorktown,
from London ; Boreas, from New Ross, Ireland ; En-
terprise, Western World, and Baltic steamer, from
Liverpool ; Humboldt steamer, from Havre.
Arrived at Boston—The Plymouth Rock, from Liver-
pool ; America steamer, from Liverpool.
Arrived at Charleston—The Corea, from Liverpool.
Arrived at Mobile—The Lord Maidstone, from Liver-
pool.

Arrived at Savannah—The Adrian, from London.
Arrived at St. John's, New Brunswick—The Miles
Barton and Golden Age, from Liverpool.
Arrived at New Orleans—The Blanche and Planta-
genet, from Liverpool; Nathaniel Thompson and York,
from Liverpool ; Stephen Glover, from Newport,
Wales.

Arrived at San Francisco, Dec. 15.—The John Mit-
chell, from London, via the Falkland Islands.

The propeller South Carolina, built originally for the
Charleston and Liverpool trade, is having her machinery
taken out to be altered into a sailing vessel.
The ship Gondar, Barstow, at Charleston from Lon-
don, reports November 25, just before daylight, Ushant
bearing south about 25 miles, fell in with two small
boats, containing the captain, two mates, and 11 sea-
men belonging to the British barque Platina (of Lon-
don) from Cardiff, with a cargo of coal, bound to Ports-
mouth, England, they have abandoned the Platina the
day previous, she having lost her sails and being in
a leaky condition ; soon after taking them on board it
came on to blow heavily with thick weather and a
heavy sea, and had they not been providentially fallen in
with they would, no doubt, have all perished. Three
days after, fell in with the ship John and Lucy (of
Thomaston) from London for New Orleans ; the Gondar
being short of provisions for so large a number, the
captain of the John and Lucy very kindly took six of the
wrecked men ; the captain, mates, and remainder of the
crew remained on board the Gondar, and have been
brought to Charleston.

The British bark Sophia, from Liverpool, with a cargo
of salt, went ashore near Charleston on Monday last, and
after getting off, sunk in seven fathoms of water. The
vessel and cargo proved a total loss, but the passengers
and crew were saved.
London, England, 1853-01-27

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DA r. )

-
LONDON, Jan. 27.—Wind at Noon, E., light breeze, and
fine dry weather.
DOVER, Jan. 26.—Wind, E.S.E. Arrived—Dispath,
Poole for London, leaky. Sailed—Sophia, New York.
COWES, Jan. 26.—Wind, Sailed—Hindoo,
Valparaiso.
SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 26.—Wind, N.B. Sailed—Hydas-
pes (s), Cape of Good Hope.
PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 26.—Wind, S.E. Sailed—Queen,
Buenos Ayres ; Charles Brooke, St. Vincent, and the rest
of the outward bound, except the Calypso, for Jamaica.
PLYMOUTH, Jan. 26.—Wind, E. A rrived—Yssel, Ba-
tavia, for Rotterdam ; Glencoe, London, for Port Philip ;
Vigilant, Newcastle, for New York, leaky. Sailed—Po-
tentate, Launceston, Van Diemen's Land ; Chusan, Cali-
fornia ; Jamaica, Antigua.
DUAL, Jan. U.—Wind, S. Arrived from the River,
and sailed—Nestor, for Sydney, N.S.W. ; Richard Thorn-
ton, Batavia ; Taymouth Castle, Calcutta ; Alliance, do. ;
Bellevue, Cape of Good H.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 26.—Wind, S.E. Thick fog. Arrived
—Mathilde Laguna Manhatter, New York ; Sheridan,
ditto ; George Washington, Mobile ; Miles Barton, St.
John, N.B. Sailed—Hendrick, Sydney, New South
Wales; Earl of Lonsdale, Singapore ; Hanvard, Virginia ;
Niagara, New York ; Atlantic, ditto ; Marathon, ditto
Western Star, Boston Off Port—Winifred, Calcutta.; The Sophia (British Barque), from hence, went on shore
near Charleston, 10th inst ; came off and sank ; crew and
passengers saved. Jan. 27.—(8y Electric Telegraph)—
Arrived—Fanny, St. Doming o rsford and Victoria,
Newfoundland ; Eagle, and Sir John Beresford, Londo.
BRISTOL, Jan. U.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Fe, Ha-
Premier,
; Ramoncita, do. Sailed—Mozambique, Panama ;
Premier, Barbadoes ; Clara Ann, New York ; Tivera,
Africa.
SHIELDS, Jan. 26.—The Lord Brougham and Vaux has
Jennetts considerable damage and must be docked.
Jennetts which sank on the 15th inst. has been saved Mande
must repair.
London, England, 1853-01-27

SNOWSTORM IN NEW YORK.

A fierce snow storm has lately visited New York. By
the papers dated the 14th January, we learn that the
snow lay from eight to nine inches deep upon the ground,
taking the entire level of the city. The merry tinkle of
the first sleigh bells aroused the people at daybreak, and
afforded a joyous impulse towards fun and frolic. The
mammoth stages, belonging to the different city lines,
drawn by beautiful teams of four, six, and eight horses,
were in early requisition, and before noon an omnibus
running upon wheels was looked upon as an antiquated
mode of conveyance. The entire town was in motion, and
every person, young and old, male and female, prepared' for
sleigh riding and sport. In Broadway, the fun soon grew
"fast and furious," and the great thoroughfare presented
an exciting and varied scene, not excelled, and perhaps
unequalled, by the merriest carnival display seen either
in Rome or upon the Rialto. The centre of the street
was occupied by one unbroken line of stage sleighs,
running up and down, whilst the entire way was crowded
with those of private families, dashing along with a
rapidity which would have been dangerous but for the
grace with which they were driven. A person standing
at one point, and glancing to the right or left, became
almost bewildered with the variety of robes, winter
dresses, blooming faces, cheers, and merry greetings,
which saluted his eyes and ears. Noon, evening, and at
midnight, the scene was still the same. The boys had a
day suited to their most ardent wishes, and they kept t
constant fire of snow-balls from stage to stage, which,
falling at random in the crowd, afforded much fun and
merriment. The snow appears to have also visited the
other States.
London, England, 1853-01-27

FOREIGN.

Antwrp. &Rotterdam
Belgian Eastn. Junct.
Charleroi & Erquelin
Dijon and Besangon
Dutch Rhenish
East Indian
Do. El.;•CrtSiOn ......
Gt. Indian Peninsr.lr.l
Gd. Junct. of France
Gt. Westn. of Canada
Shares

Lucca aid Pis:,oja,

per cent. pre:
Luxembourg
Do. (Railway)
Do.
Do. (Canal)
Do. 6 p. cent. pref.
Lyons & Mediterran
Madras

Maria Antonia.`
Do. New
Namar & Liege (with
interest
Do. (ex interest)
Northern of France
Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds
(fmf . B. &Ams.Shs.
Norwegian T:nk. Pre
Paris and 14 ons
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg
Paris Caen &Cherbrg.
Quebec & Richmond
Rouen and Havre._
Sambre and Meuse
Do. st; per cent. pref
Southern of France
Upper India. Scrip
West Flanders

Do. 5:1 per c. Pref
Western of France
West. of Switzerland
Now Zealand
London, England, 1853-01-27

RAILWAYS.

) • berdoen .... .
3e. • mbg. Noting. Bost
& Eastn. Jun 0........
l Wolvorh &
Stour Valley
1 Birkeuhd. Lancsh &
Cheshire Junct
I Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
£5O & £25 Cons
Do., £2O
: ristol & Exeter
Caledonian. . ..
Chester &Holyhead,
Cork and Bandon
Cork, Black. & Pass
Dublin&BelfastJunc
Dundee 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.....
East Lancashire
East & West Ind. Dk
& Binning. Juno
Edinburgh & Glasgow
Edinb. and Peebles._
Edinb.Prth.&Dundee
Glasgow & S. Western
Great Northern Stk
Do., A. Stock
Do., if B. Stock
Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.)
Great Western
Irlah South-Easters.,
Lancaster & Carlisle
I Do., Thirds
Lancash. &Yorkshire
Do., Fifths
Do., Wst. Riding Un
Leeds Northern
Liv.Crsby. & So uthpt.
London & Black-.wall
Loud. Tilb. & Sthend.
Lond.Bright.&S.Cst.,
London &N. Western
Do. Fifths
Do. ,10/.5h.,M&8...0
London & S.Westerpl
D0.,D0., £5O
£40.. ... ••• • •
Lnndrii.diCoieraine
dndrry. & Ennisk.
Nar cb.Sbet&Linclu.
Do., Mau. &Lin.
If dl and . ... .
Do. Birming. .... Derby
Midland G.West.(lr.)
Do. Shares ...
Newcastle &Carlislc
Newmarket..—
Do. Bury Extensions
Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd
Ne xry & Enniskillen
Newry Warronpoint
& Rostrevor
Do., sew ..

100
42?,

100-
100
474
IZi

Northn. Co antics L
North British ......

13 'North Devol, No."
64 Do., No. 2....,...
all Do., A Deferred
Do., B Guaranteed
North Stafford‘hile
North Western
N. dx S. Westrn. June
Oxford Worcester &
Wolverhampton
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland
Shrewsbury & Birmg
Do., L. & N. Westn
Guaranteed Stock
Shrewsby. & Herefd
Shrewsby. & Chester
(Nor. W. Min.)
Do. Halves, do
Do. Oswestry
Shropshire Union
South Devon.
South Eastern
South Wales
S. Yorksh. River Dun
D 0............ .........
Stockton & Hartlepl
Thames Haven Dock
and Railway
Vale of Neath
Waterfd. & Kilkenny
Waterford&Limerick
West Cornwall
Wmbledon &Croydon
Woodford
York Newetl. & Berw
Do. Extensions
Do. G.N.E. Purchase
York & N. Midland

5
17i
all
10
100

100
100
100
100

all
20
6i
all
100
all

21s.
1
100
20
11i
100
London, England, 1853-01-27

ITALY.

The accounts from Rome reach to the 18th
instant. General Gemeau was expected to leave
as soon as his successor, General Montreal, had
arrived. It is, however, again reported that
General Regnauit de St. Jean d'Angely is to have
the command of the French forces at Rome. The
King of Bavaria was still at Rome. He had re-
ceived the visit of the College of Cardinals at
Rome on the 18th. The members of the Diplo-
matic Body and the Ministers of his Holiness
also waited upon his Majesty on the same day.
It is very generally believed that a purely eccle-
siastical Ministry is about to be re-established.
The following are the names given :—Cardinal
Antonelli, Secretary of State for Foreign Af-
fairs ; Cardinal A mat, of St. Filippo, Interior ;
Monsignor Mertel, instead of the actual Minister
of Grace and Justice; Monsignor Grassellini, Com-
missary at Bologna, to be Treasurer ; Monsignor
Matteucci, Director of Police, to be Governor of
Rome ; and Monsignor Pentini, President of the
Arms. The Ministry of Commerce to be abolished,
and to be placed under the Cardinal Camerlengo,
of the Santa Romana Chiesa. Nothing official has,
however, yet appeared.
Several congregations of cardinals have of late
been held.

The Roman troops have receivea orders to. renew
their oaths of fidelity to the Sovereign Pontiff.
Rome has been shocked by a terrible case of
poisoning, which has just been made public. The
Marquis Sigismund Baudini and his family are the
unfortuna-'43 victims. Poison had been secretly ad-
ministered to them, in small portions, during the
space of three weeks. Professor Baroni discovered
the presence of it, ,by chance, in a cup of coffee,
which was handed to him at a morning's visit. Pri-
vate revenge is supposed to have been the stimulus
to this vile act. The life of the Marquis Baudini is
despaired of, though all that science can do for him
has been resorted to.
The Council of State, on the 14th, finally voted
for the projected amortisation of the paper money,
as follows :—The debt of the paper currency
amounts to 3,700,000 scudi. One million is to be
converted into bonds, and consolidated at 5 per
cent. Another million will be changed into
Treasury Bonds of 100 scudi each, paying per
cent. interest ; and the remaining 1,700,000 scudi
will be changed into silver currency. This project
has been unanimously approved of by the Consulta
di Stato, and has been submitted to the Council of
Ministers for approval. Before being carried into
execution, it will have to pass several formulT. and
be sanctioned by the Holy Father.

A loan of 2,000,000 of scudi is said to be in treat
with Rothschild. The agent of this house Ai
Hecht, is at Rome, and pays frequent visits to the
Ministry of Finance.
Visitors are numerous at Rome this winter, and
the weather continues splendid, with an unclouded
sky:
London, England, 1853-01-27

!Scottish Midland .

Shrewsbury & Birmg.
Do., L. & N. Westn.

daaranteed Stock.
Shrewsby. &Herlford
Shrews 3y. & Chester
(Nor. W. Min.)
Do. Ha've9 do.
Do. Oswestry

Shropshire Union
South Devon

South Eastern..
South Wales....

IS. Yorksh. River Dun.
Do.

Stockton & Hartlepl.
'Thames Haven Dock

and Railway'
Vale of Neath •

Waterrd. & Kilkenny
Waterrord& Limerick
West Cornwall

Wimbledon&Croydn.
Woodford .
York Newctl. &Bcrw.
Do. Extensions
Do. G. N. E. Purchase
York & N. Midland
London, England, 1853-01-27

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Jan. 27.—Wind at Noon, E., light breeze, and
fine dry weather.
DOVER, Jan. 26. Wind, E.S.E. Arrived—Dispath,
Poole for London, leaky. Sailed—Sophia, New York.
COWES, Jan. 26.—Wind, E.N.E. Sailed—Hindoo,
Valparaiso.
SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 26.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Hydas-
pcs (s), Cape of Good Hope.
PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 26.—Wind, S.B. Sailed—Queen,
Buenos Ayres ; Charles Brooke, St. Vincent, and the rest
of the outward bound, except the Calypso, for Jamaica.
PLYMOUTH, Jan. 26.—Wind, E. .Arrived—Yssel, Ba-
tavia, '
for Rotterdam • Glencoe, London, for Port Philip ;
Vigilant,
Newcastle, for New York, leaky. Sailed—Po-
tentate, Launceston, Van Diemen's Land; Chusan, Cali-
fornia ; Jamaica, Antigua.
DEAL, Jan. 26.—Wind, S. Arrived from the River,
and sailed—Nestor, for Sydney, N.S.W. ; Richard Thorn-
ton, Batavia ; Taymouth Castle, Calcutta ; Alliance, do. ;
Bellevue, Cape of Good Hope.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 26.—Wind, S.B. Thick fog. Arrived
—Mathilde Laguna Manhatter, New York ; Sheridan,
ditto ; George Washington, Mobile ; Miles Barton, St.
John, N.B. Sailed—Hendrick, Sydney, New South
Wales ; Earl of Lonsdale, Singapore ; Hanvard, Virginia Niagara, New York ; Atlantic, ditto ; Marathon, ditto;
The Sophia (British Barque), from hence, went on shore
near Charleston, 10th inst ; came off and sank ; crew and
passengers saved. Jan. 27.—(8y Electric Telegraph)—
Arrived—Fanny, St. Domingo ; Rorsford and Victoria
Newfoundland ; Eagle, and Sir John Beresford, Londo. ,
BRISTOL, Jan. 26.—Wind, N.B. Arrived--7-Fe,
vannah ; Ramoncita, do. Sailed—Mozambique
Panama
;
Premier, Barbadoes ; Clara Ann, New York'; Tivera,
Africa.
SHIELDS, Jan. 26.—The Lord Brougham and Va h
received considerable damage and must be docked.ux The
Jennetts which sank on the 15th inst, has beeu saved and
must repair,
London, England, 1853-01-27

SNOWSTORM IN NEW YORK.

A fierce snow storm has lately visited New York. By
the papers dated the 14th January, we learn that the
snow lay from eight to nine inches deep up on the
ground,
taking the entire level of the city. The
merry tinkle of
the first sleigh bells aroused the people at daybreak, and
afforded a joyous impulse towards fun and frolic. The
mammoth stages, belonging to the different city lines,
drawn by beautiful teams of four, six, and eight horses,
were in early requisition, and before noon an omnibus
running upon wheels was looked upon as an antiquated
mode of conveyance. The entire town was in motion, and
every person, young and old, male and female, prepared for
sleigh riding and sport. In Broadway, the fun soon grew
"fast and furious," and the 'great thoroughfare presented
an exciting and varied scene, not excelled, and perhaps
unequalled, by the merriest carnival display seen either
in Rome or upon the Rialto. The centre of the street
was occupied by one unbroken line of stage sleighs,
running up and down, whilst the entire way was crowded
with those of private families, dashing along with a
rapidity which would have been dangerous but for the
grace with which they were driven. A person standing
at one point, and glancing to the right or left, became
almost bewildered with the variety of robes, winter
dresses, blooming faces, cheers, and merry greetings,
which saluted his eyes and ears. Noon, evening, and at
midnight, the scene was still the same. The boys had a
day suited to their most ardent wishes, and they kept a
constant fire of snow-balls from stage to stage, which,
falling at random in the crowd, afforded much fun and
merriment. The snow appears to have also visited the
other States..
London, England, 1853-01-27

Price Is. each; by post, Is. 6d.

. .
To be bad of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147,
Fleet-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or of M. R. Culverwell, M.D..
10, Argyll-place, Regent •street, who may be consulted daily from
Ten till Five, and Seven till Nine.
London, England, 1853-01-27

EAST INDIA DOUSE, J. 26, 1853.

THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, That a QUAR-
TERLY GENERAL COURT of the said Company will be held at
their House, in Leadenhall-street, on 'WEDNESDAY, the 23d March,
1863, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon.
JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.
London, England, 1853-01-27

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS•

NUMBER OF'DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGI..—'II7IIIII
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JAIL 22.
191
Zymotic Diseases ..........................................
Diseases of Uncertain Seat .............................. 9
1;8
Tubercular Diseases ......................................
Diseases of the Brain. Nerves, and Senses ..........••
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ..............
Diseases of the Lungs and. other Organs ot 71
Respiration.... .............. . ..............................
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digeston
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations
Premature Birth and Debility
Atrophy
Old Age
Sudden
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance .....•••
Causes not specified ...................................
....
99'
DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES

........

.......... 9

........ • 419,

Population
Enumerated.
1861.

Deaths in corre-
sponding week
of 1852. 10!
162 ......
185 ...... 191
176 ...
...
230 ......
009
308 ... 266

West Districts
North Districts
Central Districts,
East Districts ...
South Districts .

• 376,427
.•
490,396
393,256
485,522
616,635

Totals
Males
Females

1,061
London, England, 1853-01-27

No. of Amount of Am,
Date. Policies Income. Cr
issued.
X s. d. ' X
From 1835 to 1842, being
7 years .............. 3,215 39,360 9 7 139,;
From 1842 to 1847, being
5 years .............. 4,575 71,753 3 5 227,,
From 1847 to 1852, being
5 years

Total on Nov. 20, 1852 .. 114,856

£206,700 11. 5
London, England, 1853-01-27

RUSSIA.

Tile Augsburg Gazette has the following from St.
Petersburg, dated the 18th :—" It is positively
stated that the Russian Government is fitting out
an expedition for Japan. It is composed of the
Pallas frigate, a screw steamer, and a transport,
and is commanded by Admiral Poatatin. The
ostensible object of the expedition is scientific, but
its real one is to watch the movements of the
Americans. Several vessels have just been freighted
at Bremen and Hamburgh, on account of the Rus-
sian Government, with meat, flour, and other pro-
visions, for Kamtschatka, and Sika."
London, England, 1853-01-27

but charged V. 2s. Altogether they paid 161.
13s. 6d. expenses, and charged the persons dis-
trained upon 301. 2s. for the same ! The Magis-
trates themselves might legally have included all
the names in one warrant ; but by issuing distinct
warrants for each, the Bench swelled that item to
81. Bs. The result is, that the average cost of
seventy distraints upon Friends, taken from severe
cases, and laid before the Committee of the House
of Commons, amounted to 11. Os. 6d. each, while,
in this case, 21. 3s. has been charged in each case.
We submit that the Magistrates and constables of
Tynemouth ought not to have such weapons for
vindictiveness and bigotry intrusted to them ;
ought not to have the power of exasperating the
most peaceful of men against the Church to which
they themselves belong.
London, England, 1853-01-27

SPAIN.

The letters from Madrid of the 20th are very
contradictory as to the cause of the great fall in
the funds that had taken place there. Some attri-
bute it to a combination of capitalists against the
Minister of Finance : others say that it arises from
fears of the consequences of the proceedings of the
Government against General Narvaez, which, it is
said, have produced a strong feeling of dissatisfac-
tion in the army.
The Queen of Spain has just conferred the cross
of Commander of the Order of Charles 111. on M.
Jules de Cambaceres, secretary-general of the Mi-
nistry of Police, for the services he rendered to her
Government as Prefect of the Basses Pyrenees in
1849, at the time of the invasion of the Spanish
frontier by the bands of Carlists and Progressistas.
A Madrid letter of the 21st says :—" The Mode-
rado Electoral Committee, in consequence of the
two late ministerial circulars, is on the eve of
dissolving itself voluntarily ; it will only reserve to
itself the power of bringing before the competent
authorities such agents of the Government as may
be guilty of excesses or violence at the approaching
elections. Before separating, the committee in-
tends, it is said, to publish and distribute to the
electors of Madrid and of the provinces a kind of
manifesto, in which it will formally make known
its intentions. The electors of the moderado party,
in the district of the Prado, have chosen the
Viscount de Almeria as their candidate. A grand
ball was given last evening by Count Esterhazy,
the Austrian Minister, at which the Duke de
Rianzeres and his two daughters, the ministers,
foreign corps diplomatique, and ther high func-
tionaries were present. For the last two days the
public funds have undergone considerable fluctua-
tions ; the only cause, however, is said to be the
manoeuvres of speculators."
A telegraphic dispatch from Madrid, dated the
22d inst., says For some days past a treaty
has been spoken of, which was under discussion,
between the Government and foreign capitalists,
to obtain advances on the national property. The
negotiation was concluded yesterday. The advance
amounts to 57 millions.
_

The Spanish Mediterranean squadron sailed from
Mahon on the 14th, for the purpose of continuing
its experimental evolutions. It was afterwards to
proceed to Rosas and Barcelona.
The Three per Cents. were done at 39i ; the
New Three per Cents. at 211; the Debt of the
First Class at 9i, and that of the Second at 511.
London, England, 1853-01-27

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males...
Females

Total

790
787

1,577

COUNTRY MARKETS.

EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—JAN. 25.
There were in the market to-day, 5 sacks oatmeal, each
weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold at 31s.

EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET-
JAN. 25.

Supplies of all kinds these last six days again large.
Oat str-,w, from 7s Od to 8s 6d per kemple of 16 stones
iron ; wheat do., 6s Od to 7s Od. ; barley do., 4s Gd to 6s Od•
Hay from 8d to 10d per stone.
London, England, 1853-01-27

GERMANY.

The official tables of the revenues of the German
Zollverein for the year 1851 have just appeared,
with a summary of the preceding years. The fol-
lowing are the comparative amounts of 1845
and 1851 :—lmports, 1845, 823,849,125 f. ; 1851,
670,667,775 f. Exports, 1845, 667,663,675 f.; 1851,
636,645,025 f. Transit, 1845, 234,220,400 f. ; 1851,
294,409,250 f. If we compare the diminution in
the commercial transactions of the German Customs
Union, which has always maintained protection,
with the enormous augmentation of the Customs
revenue in England, where the liberty of exchanges
has made rapid progress during the last seven years,
wo may judge of the two seven years. Austria on
her side, although still protectionist, has neverthe-
less, within the last year, introduced some reduc-
tions in her tariff of customs, and the result has
already been felt. The import duties rose last year
from 19,678,697 florins to 22,028,671 florins, and
the transit and export duties gave an increase of
192,526 florins.
The Prussian Minister of Finance intends to re-
introduce his plans for taxing railways. The
amount is proposed to be levied on the net profits,
after deducting all expenses, interest, and contri-
bution to the reserved fund. Debentures are to be
looked on as a loan. On every 100 thalers clear
profit will be levied 2i, up to 400 ; on this amount
12 r ; =9n 500 thaiers, 15 ; on 600 thalers, 25 ; on
700 thalers, 45 ; on 800 thalers, 75 : on 900
thalers, 105 ; on 1,000 thalers, 135 ; and for e very
50 further, an additional 15 thalers. The law is
to come into force in 1854, and the tax to be levied
on the net profits of the proceeding year.
His Majesty the King of Prussia has been pleased
to confer the Order pour le merite for Arts and
Sciences on the Right Hon. Thomas Babington
Macaulay, of Londrn, and Colonel Rawlinson of
Bagdad.
London, England, 1853-01-27

AUSTRIA.

The German Journal of Frankfort, under date
of Vienna 20th, says :—" It is well known that, by
order of the Emperor, negotiations were some time
since opened for the cbnclusion of a concordat with
the Holy See. They are still going on between
Count Buol Schauenstein and the Minister of Wor-
ship, assisted by the Bishop of Seckau on the one
hand, and M. Viale Prela, the Papal Nuncio, on
the other. It is confidently expected that the con-
ferences will bring about a result satisfactory to
both parties."
The same paper states from Vienna that the
Austrian Government has ordered that when a
foreigner shall be brought before an Austrian tri-
bunal, and an application shall be made by the
authorities of his own country to suspend the pio-
ceedings, this shall be done if practicable without
injury to the cause of public order.
An improvement has been made by Major Baron
Lenk in the explosive cotton invented by Professor
Schtinheim, and experiments are about being made
here and at Comorn, which it is thought may lead
to a great reform in the artillery. For this pur-
pose 12-pounders and 24-pounders have been con-
structed. Grenades can be sent from the latter
with much greater effect than formerly. The guns
are said to be remarkably short in proportion to
the missiles they are expected to throw.
On the 23d the ground at Vienna was covered
with snow, for the first time this winter, and there
was every prospect of a heavy fall.
London, England, 1853-01-27

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.

NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSE► 3 REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JAN.. 22.
Zymotic Diseases
--
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration l7l
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digeston 56
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations 4
Premature Birth and Debility 2O
Atrophy 26
Old Age
Sudden 5
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance l7
Causes not specified

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London, England, 1853-01-27

RUSSIA.

The Augsburg Gazette has the following. from St.
Petersburg, dated the 18th :—" It is positively
stated that the Russian Government is fitting out
an expedition for Japan. It is composed of the
Pallas frigate, a screw steamer, and a transport,
and is commanded by Admiral Poatatin. The
ostensible object of the expedition is scientific, but
its real one is to watch the movements of the
Americans. Several vessels have just been freighted.
at Bremen and Hamburgh, on account of the Rus-
sian Government, with meat, flour, and other pro,
visions, for Kamtschatka and Sika."