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

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THE SUN, LONDON,
)c. ; MONEY MARKET - MINING INTELLIGENCE. SHARE MARKETS.-(T .HIS DAY).
auk4l".• .
AND
(From the Alining Journal of this day.) BRITISH RAILWAYS.
COMME:RCIAL INTELLIGENCE. There has been very little fluctuation in the share . .. - _
e- market this week, while a fair average amount of busi- shr
Paid•
muzwAys.this day. this day.
Closing Prices Basinessdone
lain CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. ness has been transacted in dividend and progressive
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were mines. Alfred Consols have been very largely dealt in _
estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,000 for ex- at 261. 10s. ; Great Alfreds have advanced to 321. to 331. St. 100 Aberdeen ............. - 21 20
20 1
que
side . Port and on speculation. The market was quiet. There is no alteration in the Gold Mining. Share 20 83 A.mbg. Nottng. Bost. 4i _ 5 5
41.
& Eastn. Junes Market this week ; indeed, scarcely any business has
Railway Shares were firm at higher prices.
•• - •••
The assets of the Bank of England are again in- 14 all Btrmna Wolverh. &
been transacted. The arrivals of gold since our last 50 all Belfast & Ballymena .
TM3 0. 8 - 9
creasing, and up to the 28th nit. the demand for ,have been-the Louisa Thompson 3,500 ors. the Un- •
Stour Valley...-.
the a udted 35,000 ozs., and the Mohawk 14,0 ozs,
accommodation was falling off. It will require a
Advices have been received from Sydney, New South - 11 d
more active state of trade to absorb the, capital 31 28 Birkeesnhhirde.
jLaunnect
sh. di
kuge available, 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,
and the rush to the mines had caused a complete drain. 22 181 Do., a 0.... ......... - 53d
diminished. by the dividend payments and the The £5O & £25 Cow.- 15 - 17
diggers appear perfectly satisfied with the new 25 30 Blyth & Tyne original
- ,n 96 94 5
_. . 4 i
amounts given to South Sea annuitants. The
.fold regulations, and the accounts received from the £25 (iss. at £45) •a, - •••
arrivals of bullion occasioned an increase in the various mines were generally favourable. Gold had St. 100 Bristol & Exeter-, a 2,1
sum held by the Bank. Compared with the pre- advanced, 745. 6d. to 755, for New South Wales, St. 100 Caledonian °.3 - a•sd 531 4ut 1
inis • vious week, the changes are as follows :- and 775. 3d. to 775. 6d. for Port Philip and
50 all Cork and Bandon l3j - 144
Ovens A$ the Rocky River diggings, in the 50 all Chester & Holyhead 144 .- 154
arm- Active circulation -
Earl sorthern goldfields, a party of Americans were 20 all Cork, •Black. & Pass. ••• •••
- 20 12 Cornwall ... - .
Increase 76,890 working with great success in some places not deeper 50 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc. 43 -45 413 1
iron Bullion 16,223,214 than 6or 8 in. from the surface. They were washing 25 all Dundee Perth &Aber-
Ldor, Increase 126,948 ;,he grass with the soil, and procuring gold in large deen Junction 7i -84
' the Rest - •••
Lents Increase 5,614 numbers have made choice of the A delong, instead of 25 all East Anglian (425 L. ~
~Public Deposits 2,515,384 proceeding on to the Ovens; and at the upper diggings &E.& L. & D.)..... 4 - 5 44 541
.u,ple•
Decrease 131,399 they have been well rewarded-the average earnings of 18 all Do., (XlB E. &H.)..
..:,.; -..._ 134
13,1 i
has Other Deposits - L 24
;, -
t has St. 100 lEasternUnion,A.stk.
Decrease 408,365 ounce per diem. 26 -28
For Seven-Day and other Bills
From California, we have news that gold is as abun-
t St. ' 25 83 Do.NewA(lateThirds) --- -
Decrease 29,941 lant as ever in the diggings, and gold of the value of 64 -65 66
the Government Securities 13,232,716 $2,000,000 had left by the New York steamers. St. 100 !Edinburgh & Glasgow 61 -63
St. 100 East Lancashire ......
) re- 304,922
Decrease ln Miscellaneous Shares, the market has been very 10 33 lEdinb. and Peebles... ••• - •••
) left Other Securities 13,988,622 firm, the quotations of last- week being generally sup- St 100 lEdinb.Prth.&Dundta, 20 -22
Decrease 309,227 ported. 10 1 Forth and Clyde June. ••• ••-
;eecial. 7,168,640
Notes unemployed ln the Bullion market-Mexican and South Ameri- St. 100 Glasgow& S.Western :at, -_,„ iii
874
64
74 6
t 033,445 St. 100 Great Northern Stk.. OD*
Decrease can dollars,
4s. 111 d Bar silver containing ii . per oz. - 64 i
63 4 2 then St. 100 Do , A. Stock
Lord The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were gold, all gold above 5 gra. in the pound to be paid for, Do.,
St. 100 * B. Stock - 130 128
1 the one at firm rates, and there was a slight advance ss. lid. per oz. standard ; bar gold, 778. 9d. per oz. -.
St. 100 Gt. Sth.&West.are.) 99 - 101
Lou- Upon Paris, which was, 25, 274 to 32i for three standard • Spanish doubloons, 78s. 6d. per oz. ; Colum- " 100 Great Western. - 834 83/ 3 4
him I him doubloons, 775. per oz • fine cake silver,
months' bills ; Antwerp, 25, 174 to 20 ; Amster- - ... 1
n, it dam, 11, 15i to 16 ; Hamburgh, 13, 4to I ; Frank• ss. 64d. per oz. 50 all Lancaster &Carlisle 92, - 95 92/ 4
114 -12 A
ither fort, 118 to 1184 •; and Trieste, 12, 45 to 50. The arrivals at Swansea include, from Chili, 727 tons 164 114 Do., Thirds .......
gi - 65 6 51 4 1
the The annexed memorandum is from the Commit- of copper ore, 404 tons unwrought copper, 362 tons St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire - 4 , 654 .a .
7 - 64 d
ow." silver ore, and 2 cwts. lapis lazuli ; from Valparaiso, 312 191 174 Do., Fifths . ...... -
... d
. tee of Mexican Bondholders :- tons •silver ore ; from Cuba, 450 tons copper ore ; St. Maio, 14 111 Do., Wst. Riding Un o
•obo- 13* 14 134
Leeds Northern -
laron " The committee regrets to say that Mr. Falconnet is still 45 tons silver ore ; and San Sebastian, 132 tons of cop- 50 all _
..
20 all Liv.Crsby.&Soutbpt. •••
Lord detained in Mexico, which will cause a further delay in per ore.
lli all London & Blackwell 74 - 841 8 4
nice- 41 having the general meeting, which ought to have been held DIVIDENDS DECLARED IN JANUARY, 1854. 10 83 Lond. Mb. dr Sthend. Par •- il3 8i •
last month. They have advices from him date Mexico, Alines. Per share. amount.
isfac-g 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. 96 -97 , 964 i i x d
the Ist ult., stating that Mexico was on the eve of conclud- Mining Company of Ireland... £0 10 6 ... .£10,590 0 0 -
1 his 3t. 100 . London &..N. Western 103 -103 i 1033
ing A treaty with the United States of North America, and Whoa! Buller 4O 0 0 ... 10,-140 0 0i a - Par
sure- that the Minister of Finance had promised, ' that as soon Devon Great Consols
9 0 0 ... 9,216 0 0 20 '
;ever as he could dispose of the money which he expects to re- Alfred Consols Ol6 0 ... 4,096 0 0 10 1 D0.,10/.5h.,M&8...0 par - 4 P
'pore, ceive under that treaty, when concluded, he would make South Caradon l2 0 0 ... 3,072 0 0 124 24 Do. Eighths it - it 2 4
80
re- arrangements for the immediate payment of another divi- West Providence 2 0 0 ... 2,048 0 0 St. 1001 London 4S. Western
10 -92 d 82
Mug dend. If in Mexico the idea should really have been enter- North Wheal Basset 0 5 0 ... 1,500 0 0 50 42, Do., £5O. ....... .....::
11 - 10 d
tut- tamed that the payment of one dividend out of three which South Wheal France 5.........., 40 0 ... 992 0 0 10 34 Do., £10.... ... ... ..
25 all Lndndrry.&Colerame ••• - ...
areoverdue will suffice to satisfy the bondholders and restore South Tamar 0 t 6 ... 1,125 0 0
I re- 25 all 1 d cl v & Ennisk. ••• - ..•
Mexican credit here, a letter to the President from the Wheal Trelawny 2O 0 ... 1,040 0 0 'Ai n IT- . • 22 23
ells,
committee by the last packet will have undeceived them Newtonards 2O 0 ... 940 0 0 uch Shef drLineln - 22442344
St. 100 Ala . . . .
..... , d
od-- on that point, and coiveyed a juster notion of what jus- Altgoed Consols Ol 6 ... 600 0 0 84 44 Do., Man. &lan. Un. ....,: _
busi- tice and good policy alike require to do with part of the Wheal Tremayne. , O7 6 ... 381 0 0 St. 100 Midland ..... ..... ....,.
,4;? 534 64 34 5 i i
Lord means which this treaty will afford. Treviskey and Barriers
rby, " The packet has brought $19,816 from Vera Cruz to Balleswidden O5 0 ... 406 0 0 50 474 Midland G.West.(lr.) •-•- ...
and Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co., and a remittance of Cobre Cogper Mines 2 0 0 ... 24,000 0 0 25 173 Do. 1 Shares - ..•
haps, $4,500 from Mazatlan, as well as $6,096 58c. being ready - .•.
ister. for shipment in Tampico, is also advised. The sums pre- Total £70,399 0 0 St. 100 Newmarket............ 55 - 57
la deviously received by Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co., On 64 5 Do. Bury Extensions Id - par 5
,f the account of the advance of 50,0001. amount to $252,091 6 - 5 d
25 174 Newpt•Aberg.&Htfd. 111
en a ,
51c. There will therefore be a balance in favour of the MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) 50 71 Newry & Enniskillen 24 - 3
dividend fund out of the dollars received to-day. 20 all Newry Warreupoint
e 6 - 8
" The import duties for the month of November last at , , & Rostrevor
6 Mr- COVENT GARDEN. St. 100 Norfolk-- ......... ~ 45 -47
Vera Cruz were estimated at $213,400, making $53,350 in
wby , favour of the dividend fund." The supplies of both fruit and vegetables in to-day's 50 34 Northn.Counties Un 31 -34 d
ssian market were good. Generally speaking the demand ruled St. 100 North British - 34 34 43 4
The Committee of Spanish American Bond- .
in al-steady. In prices no change took place. 16 16 North Devon, No.l 8 - 10
holders received, yesterday, a letter from Mr. , - •.•
g be- .e aIIIT.-Pine apples, English, 5s Od. to 8s Oil each , 16 11§ Do., No. 2.
Mocatt a, dated Guayaquil, Dec. 29, 1853, by 8 all Dc. A A Deferred l4 - 24
W as ditto colonial, la Oil to is 3d each; hot-house •
grapes, ' I 61 - 74
oder- Which they learn that all endeavours to obtain the 5s to 8s; foreign ditto, is 3d to 2s 6d per lb; apples, 8 8 Do., 2 B Guaranteed
e his adjustment of the Equador debt, on the basis 6s to 12s per bush ; pears, 3s Od to 6s per dozen ; lemons, 50 all i North London., 52 ... 54
tf in- Which had been proposed by the Government it- Os 9cl to 2s ; oranges, 3s Od to Os per 100 ; almonds, 2s 10 1.1 N. &S. Wstn., Nam/s-
-own self and acceded to by the bondholders, had en- to 3s perlb. ; Barcelona nuts, 20s per bush.; cob-nuts, 110 s to stead, and City Ju ... -• . •
i- -! ; s'd
x d
120 s per 1001bs. ; chesnuts, 8s to 20s per bushel ; filberts, 20 174 North Staffordshire 6.
3onfi- tirely failed. 85s to 100$ per 100 lbs; walnuts, 8d to is 6d per 100. 8 -
20 all North Western B4
acted The total amount of specie taken out by the VEGETABLES.-Cabbages, 9d to is 6d. ; Brussels sprouts, 10 10 N. & S.Westrn. June ... - •••
10 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley,
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Indus 2s Od to 3s Od per half sieve ; brocoli, 9d to is 6d b d per bun d.
and Leicester ••• - ..•
e has to-day, is 90,5081., of which 23,6691. is in gold, greens. 2s Od to 4s Od per doz. bunches ; French beans, 3s
aerial St. 100 Oxford Worcester &
Ens- Principally to Alexandria, Singapore, Hong Kong, to 5s Od per 100 ; potatoes, 140 s to 180 s per ton ; Wolverhampton-. 351 - 36?.,
turnips, 2d to 4dper bunch • carrots, 4d to
and the remainder in silver, Bombay, Madras, ,6d per 20 2.2 Portsmouth ..• -
846 ; bunch ; cucumbers, is Od. to is 3d each ; celery, 9cl to St 100 Scottish Central 9O -92
cl his Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canton, &c. is 6d per bundle • spinach, 4s Od to 6s Od per sieve •; St.* 100 Seottish Midland... - 56
piing The amount of silver exported from London onions, 2s 6d to 3s '6d per bushel ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s St. 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg 55 - 60
direct during the week to Thursday last was per doz. ; leeks, 2d to 4d per bunch ; shallots, 6d to Bcl ;
• St. 100 Do., L. & N. West'.
s the 545,150 ounces, all to the continent, and 19,120 horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s 011 per bundle • , parsley, Is 6d to Guaranteed Stock_ 55 - 60
o be, ounces and 1,0201. in silver. 3s Od per dozen bunches . rhubarb, ls Od tols 6d per
bundle • endive, 2s to 3s 6d per score. - 10 10 Shrewsby. & Herefd. 3 - 24.11.,
o the The funds have risen 14 per cent. owing to t - 264 all Shrewsby. & Chester
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. (Nor. W. Min.) l3 - 15
resolution of the German Powers to side with Eng- Turks 4s d. 134 all Do. Halves, do. - 74,
ys, 6 to 8s 6cl; Geese, 4s 6d to 6s each ; Ducks, 10 - 12 land and France. The Bears have bought back 2s to 2s 9d; tame Rabbits, is to is 6d.; wild ditto, is Od 20 all Do. Oswostry
largely. Consols b.ave been 924 #, and since 92/1 4. to is 6d ; Pigeons, 6d to 8d each; roasting Pigs, 4s to 6s 6d 20 64 Shropshire Uktoritai 34
- ;*lt
The New 34 per Cents. are 934 to 944. A good each;o STeLyno-wdloszrssFOodw‘os,Oni cltiotto2sClOkens,Os N! ... ... Do, C,
paid'up' at per cell. -.- •• •
eon- money business has been done. Exchequer Bills t Os ° 2
3s to 4 61 • is 6d to 2s Od percouple;
50 all South Devon ..... - 16
Capons, s c ,Chickens,per couple;
;e in are steady at 13s. premium. Pheasants, 3s 6d to 4s Od; Partridges, is 6d. to is 9cl; Hares, St. 100 South Eastern 604 -
561 i i I 6111 601
sums In Foreign Stocks there is a very limited. busi- 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Leverets, Os Od to Os Od; Woodcocks, 2s 6d 50 all South Wales..
Bess doing,but prices are buoyant for such as are to 3so 6:ci.. Grouse, 2a Od to
2s 6d; Snipes, 9d to is 6d• Teal, 20 15 S. York.sh. RivcrDun 4 -- 2(1 12
Ducks, ls 9d to 2s 3d 'Od to 20 5 D 0.... ._ _.__ _. 4 - 5
dealt in. Mexican have risen to 241 and 254. 5d to
)sses-Od; 'PI 6d to leach. E ;li h Widgeons,
93d to 20 2.2 StaineS;Wol,&Wo.k. ... - ...
is and Plovers s ng s ggs, s
Grenada Deferred Bonds are steady at 7, and __s
i.o 6tl; French ditto, 7s Ocl. to 8s Od per 120 ; Ostend fresh 25 all Stockton & Darling. 30 - 32 ,
here,
Brazilian 5 per Cents. at 98. Russian 44 per butter lls Od to 15s Od, and English 12s Od to 16s Od per •... 164 Stockton & Hartlepl. ... - ...
large
Cents. fully 1 per cent. better, being 91 to 911. dozen lbs. St. 100 Taff Vale ... - ..•
case,
with Spanish New Deferred have advanced to 19i i. BILLINGSGATE. 10 8 Do. £lO shades - •••
•ench Dutch and Portuguese Bonds are not dealt in. Turbots, 2s• 6d. to 15s ; Brills, is Od to 5s each; Salmon St. 100 Do. Prof.' No. 1. „ ••• ... - ...
3s Od to Os per lb
ent a BRITISH AtaTES.-The following is the report of • Cod Fish, 2s 6d to 12s Od each ; Soles, 25 20 Thames Haven Dock
3d to is 6d per pair ;Eels, 8d to isper lb • Lobsters, 6d to and Railway 2ll - 24 21
, ers, i.
Aony Mr. J. S. Lane :-Very few inquiries for shares
2s 6d. • Crabs 6d to 2s
;,14i 1r
6d. ; Whitings, is to 5s Od aser doz ; 20 17 Vale of Neath . - .)31
1i" this day, and those were for the Alfred Consols, Doreys, 2s to 7s ; Mullets, 6d to 2s 641 each; Common 20 all Waterfd. & Kilkenny 54 - stl
ip of Great Boddins, Sortridge Consols, Mollands, Com- Oysters, lOs Od to 16s Od; Natives, 40s Od to 50s Od per 50 all Waterford&Limerick 24 - 26
ales, binations, Great Alfreds, Great Tregunes, North bsh; Mackerel, Oos to Oos per 100; Smelts, is Oil to 3s pr doz.; 20 14 West Cornwall...-. ... • - ...
Pool, and. Castle Dinas. Skate, 10d. to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d. to 2s 6d. per gallon. ... 1 West End of London
•-, Bloaters, ls 6d to 2s Od per doz h H •g , 8 Crystal Palace.. ... - ...
Railway Shares have risen with the English
to Os Od' a 100 ; Haddocks, is too lOs pe edoz -,s Pls ce°d, 20 all West London . 6 - 7
) funds, and a large business has been done. The 4d to is Od each ; Carp, 2s Od per brace ; r Tonal., 2s Oct 10 518. Wmbledon&Croydon ... - ...
rise in some cases is about 3/. to 41. per share. to Os Od per brace ; -
Gurnets, 4d to is Od each
Halibut, St. 100 York Newetl.&Berw. 65 - 66 654 56 5
aster- . Caledonian have advanced 3/. ; East Lancashire, 31.; 8d per lb.; Salt Fish, 2d to 5d ner lb. ; Prawns, 2s Od to 25 20 Do. Extensions...-. lii 84d
Mr.. Great Northern, 31. to 41.; Great Western, 3/. ; Lan- -4-8 Oa per lb. ; Flounders, Is to is Gd per dozen ; Sturgeon, 25 111 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 41 - 4d
,gical ca,shire and Yorkshire, 1/. to it. 10s. ; Brighton, 6d per lb.; Pike 6cl per lb. ; sprats, 5s 6d per bushel. St. 100 York &N. Midland.. 464 - 471' 47 64 7
which-
10s. • North-Western, about 1/. ; South-Western, BREAD. •
suf- and Midland, each 21. ; York and Berwick, 21. to The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from FOREIGN.
those
3/- ; and York and North Midland, 21. to 3/. ltd to 111 d; of household ditto, 9d• th,lold per 41b loaf. 10 7 Antwrp &Rotterdam 3-2 d 3
t the
Preach shares are equally animated, at a rise of NEWP'JRT. 5 3 Belgian East. Junct. 1 - 1.4
en in Beef from 3s 4d to 4s id - 20 8 Beziers to Graissessac 4 - 3 d
about 15s. to 1/.mutton, 3s 6d. to 4s Bd.;
pars- veal, 4s Od to 5s 4d
... ... Central of Italy . - ..• ; 13r.,r1i, 3s 6d to 5s Od. 81b per s.
d effi- Gold Mine Shares are neglected. The Cobre - 20 all Charleroi & Erquelin ... - ...
;elves Copper are up about 1./.
Beef, ~. sVHITECHAPEL.
from zs. 2d. to 4s 2d • Mutton,l7l all Demerara .
•ested Australasia Bank Shares are 1/. better, and Veal, 3s 10:1 to 52 4d . , 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; 20 10 Dijon and Besagon ... - •••P
srctic -Union. of Australia have much improved. the carcase, , Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 10d per 81bs. by 20 8 Dutch Rhenish - 2id.
e are The shares of the Australian Agricultural Com- HIDES AND SKINS. 20 all East Indi
20 2 Do. Extanension 2i - par
4d - par 2
in in- Pally are 3/. to 41. better, and the Peel River are Mr.rket hides, 561 b to 641 b, 21d to 3d; 641 b to 721 b, 3d 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 5 -I.n 54
11 the to rdia; 721 b to 801 b, 34d to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, 33d to 3/d ; 20 10 Gd. Junct. of F 8 8
firmer. . ranee ... - ...p
Ation • '..,81b to 961 b, 34d to 4d ; 961 b to 104.1 b, 4d to 44d ; 1011) .. 10 Gd. Trunk, of Canada
i now to 1121 b Od to Od. Horse hides, 6s 6d to Os Od; calf skins, * Shra. and Bonds._ 44 -34 d
lurse, BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES: light, 2s Od to 3s Gd; ditto, full, 6s 6d to Os Od; polled 20 8 Gt. Central of France - •
24 - lid 64
o the (Prom. the Official List.) sheep, Ss Od to lOs Od; Kents, 7s Od to 8s 6d; Half-breds, 203 203 Gt. Wcstn. of Canada
Business ilorio. 6s 6d to 8s Od ; Downs, 5s 3d to Gs 3d. Shares - 1 d
B per Cent. Reduced Annuities 924 i 3 i HAY MARKETS. ... ... Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 ... - ...
3 per Cent. Cons,3ls Annul Lies 924 itil3 4 i . ... Do. bonds (2 i55.)1862 . . - ...
s are New 31 per Cent;. Annuities 934 fi 44 34 SMITHFIELD aow hay, 3/ 3s to 5/ 8s • clover
.-Me d , ,V,s
zu3 1.03 Hamilton & Toronto .1
- 4 d
ioing ^., 5
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1...5.,t,
o. 6 per cent ••• - •••
India Bonds, £3.000 - Trade steady, at full prices.
o the 20 5 Lake Coast. & Basle ... - ...
The Ditto under £lOOO 4 p CUMBERLAND.-Meadow hay, 31 Os to 51 lOs ; clover 5 4 Lucca and Pistoja, 5
Consols for Account 15th Feb. • 92 i 4 t i g i ditto, 41 03 to 61 6s; and straw, 11 16s to 21 5s per load. per cont. pref.
) able
Exchequer Bills, ld. Supply tolerably good, and trade firm. . 20 15 Luexembourg 8 -8, 84 83 ill.
• will- Exchequer
, l3 p WHITECHAPEL -Meadow hay, 31 Os to 51 ss; clover 10 10 Do. (Railway).. - 51 51
ester-
Small • l3 p ditto, 4103 to 61 10s ; and straw, it 16s to 2133 per load. 5 2Do .1.4 - le,
dsip's A full average supply, and a sauggish demand. 5 3 Do. (Canal) l4 - 14
place PRICE 01? FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
10 5 Do. 6p, cent. pref. f - .1d
Ice of Brazilian Benda, 5 per Cent. - ...p
r, the Ditto Small . .................... .. - i 1)
LLOYD'S SHIPPING. -(THIS DAY.)
I yes- Evader Bonds . s
•• • - •..
Grenada Bonds„ Deferred ... 7 61 ...-..._
10 10 Do. New ••• ''...... •••
from Mexican 3 per Cont. - -,
a his Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 pra• Cent. £St lO7 breeze, and fine clear weather. 20 all Namur & Liege (with
Ditto 44 per Cent 91 4 GRAVESEND, Feb. 3.-The Lord Warden (steam-tug), interest 74 - 8
. Spanish New Deferred.. 3 per Cent l9/ fl 20 all Do. (ex interest) ••• - ..•
isses callght fire last night. and was scuttled.
Dividends on 'die above payable in London. 16 all Northern of France 3O - 304 304 294 303 i
from COWES, Feb. 2.-Wind, N.E. Arrived-Nagade, from
irist- TWO O'CLOCK. Vera Cruz, and Lagina, for Hamburgh. 20 all Do. 201. 3p. c. Bds
-
wing Consols ..
and sailed for Antigua ; Malabar, London for Madras, [fmy.B.&Ams•Shs.] ..• ...
10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 71 - 81
Ditto Foi•,ruary Account -133 p 23 4 4
ived
_4CI 4() Do. bonds .
..--.-s-. 1 -Yeoman, Callao; James Booth, London for Port ••• - •••
lary } Philip. 20 all Paris and Orleans
bark LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY). FALMOUTH, Jan. 3.-Sailed-Duke of Roxburgh, for 20 all Paris and Rouen -3- 39 384
the Hobart Town. 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 29 - 294 294 1 /
GUERNSEY, Feb. 2.-Sailed-Secret, for Melbourne. 20 4 Paris Caen& Cherbrg. ... - pm
Bel- COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. WHITEHAVEN, Feb. 3.-A quantity of deals, battens, 104 104 Quebec & Richmond 3 - 1 d
and boards, and part of wreck of a vessel, supposed to 20 all Rouen and Havre ll 18A ~ at (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)-
have been either Prussian, or some other Baltic ship, have 20 12 Royal Danish 1 - par 114
IN RE MORRIS. washed on shore ; also a head-board, 'marked Boneta. 5 2 Royal Swedish . - d
ar-20 all Sambre and Meuse_ 84 -8t 81 41 a This bankrupt was described as of Sohan and Ely, SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 3.-Arrived-Ripon (s), from Alex-
.
.urn- ' Cambridge, ironmonger and manufacturer, and to-day andria, with the heavy portion of the overland mail. 10 8 Do. 54 per cent. pref. ... - ...
.•
was appointed for his last examination. The bankrupt GRIMSBY, -Saile- • America, for New Orleans; 20 2 S.E. of Franco
sent 'had also been manager at Ely, &c., of the branch bank n a
Annette Catha ' Feb.*
* rina, Porto Rico. of ranee ... -pm
20 6 Southern F ***
- - -
21st of Messrs. Harvey and Hudson (Norwich), and had also OFF oALCOMBE, Feb. 3. Era • , Antigua. 20 6 St• Andrews & Quebec ... - ...
SWANSEA, Fob. 3.-Wind, E.N.E.Sailed-Vi 4o i , 20 2s. Upper India Scrip
for Point de Gallo ; Alderman Pierce, Cuba. 84 au West Flanders 3l - 44 4
olds
at Sohan and Ely. SUNDERLAND, Feb. 3. -The Anne, of this t por ,is 20 10 Do. 53 per c. Pref„. ... - d
The balance-sheet prepared by Messrs. Robinson and sunk on the bar. 20 10 Western of France_ 3 -• 3§p 134
pro- Knowles, commencing Jan. 7, 1851, and ending Oct. BELFAST, Feb. 2.-Arrived-Rolla, Havannah for the 10 4 West. of Switzerland ... - d
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THE SUN, LONDON, SATUWDAY EVENING, FEBIUTARY 4 1854,

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 full 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 privileges 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 the 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 ad 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 : "No
Sovereign having a proper regard for his own dignity
and independence could admit proposals so 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 &lied, 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 p..irpetuate 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 bad 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 Nesseirode's, dated June 1 (p. 241).

The question having been thus fairly constituted, what
was to be alone ? Turkey had refused certain conces-
sions to Rsissia, which she had an undoubted right to
reuse, and which, in the judgment of every European
Government, ,could only have peen granted at the sacri-
fice of her independence. This resolution, however, she
had adoptel] 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. )n 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 thy 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 guaranteedrinci by the treaty
of 1841, was proclaimed thereby as a pp le of Euro-
pean policy, the parties to that treaty were entitled and
required to interfere. At first the _French representa-
tive, though admitting the rights of the Porte, had de-
clined the responsibility of advising it a
Fccordingly ; bu
as early as the 24th of May fid rance (p. 182)t "
ready to fulfil every obligation imposed upon her by
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 Gfoorvtehrnments of
France and England decided on ado ptin
licy of forbearance. The peculiar cirecituhmegrstanceseotfiintheeacPase
left it optional with the Sultan 3
or
ronnsoidt e.ratnhde
invasion of the Principalities a cgsu belli
the advice of his protectors was iven in favour Of the
latter course. The Czar wasthereforet, a
lefts this
toopccoulipcyy
these territories without resistance; but,
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 invasion 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 1)3- no glaWall 5° likely to disturb the