The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-13 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

ROYAL PRINCESS'S'REA fRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Mat of Mr. CHARLES KBAN.anagen_,G,

three this season) THE CORSI. •
er by Mr. C. Kean.
AN OLIVER.
Will be performed (for the Bth
LANCHOLY. Principe
CAN BROTHER*. Principal chame.
and Salter ; Misses Mtw,•• -
To be followed by A ROLAND FUR
To conclude with AWAY WITH Eil.
characters by Messrs Meadows, D. Flshe7,
ray and Daly.

NG, DEC. 13,
THIS BVE Nr;

Will be performed AGGRAVATING SAM. Principal oharacte ft;
by Messrs. C. Mathews, Roxby, Baker, Swan, Williams, and Ten
pleton: Mrs. Macnamara, and Misses Oliver and H. Gordon.
To be followed by a new Comic Drama, entitled A CORSICA L
COUNTESS.
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LICEITM THEATRE.
THIS EVENING, DEC. 13,

Will be performed an satire new Rustic Drama called PIERI
THE FOUNDLING. Supported by Messrs. E. Webster and lEe e -
ley, and Mrs. Keeley and Miss Weolgar.
Followed by BONA FIDE TRAVELLERS.
After which, THE CAMP AT CHOBRAM.
To which will be added a new Farce, entitled THE RAILWA le
BELLE.

To conclude with the Farce entitled MY FELLOW CLERK.

THEATRE ROYAL iDELPHI.
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celesta.
THIS EVENING, Dze. 13.

THIS EVENING, DEC. 13,
Will be presented THE BEULAH SPA. Principal charade .1 .a
by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, F. Robson, and H. Cooper; Mit ts
Marston, Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. FitZ2lllllll, and Miss Julia St. Georg v.
To be followed by THE FIRST NIGHT. Characters by Mes- rs .
Alfred Wigan, Leslie, Harwood Cooper, and Gladstone ; Miss Jo IL I,
St. George, and Miss Emily Ormonde.
To conclude with the Farce, called A BLIGHTED BEING, Di
which Mr. Robson will appear.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THE k TRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan.

CORN Mt-CHANGE.
The supplies of wheat to-day were limited. For all kinds
the demand was steady, at fall quotations. Other descrip-
tions of grain were also unaltered in value.
ARRIVALS THIS WEIL
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats, I Flour.
2,710 7,640 3,760 1,150 120
830
1,360 3,940 I 2400sks.
300 brls.

STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee Mr. F. W. Allcron.

THIS EVENING, Deo. 13,
Will be presented THE CHRISTMAS CAROL.
To be followed by THE SPANISH DANCES.
To which will be added WHERE'S CRITVELLI?
To conclude with THE NEW WAGS OF WINDSOR.

ASTLErS ROYAL AMPHITHEATKE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.
SEVENTH WEEK •f the BATTLE of THE ALMA which, with
a matchless CAntemimo, will also be acted at Christina,.

English ..
Irish •• ••
Foreign ..

BOROUGH HOP.
We have a steady sale for fine hops, at very fill prices
Inferior qualities are dull.
WHITECHAPEL.

Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; veal,
4s Od to 55 Od ; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 8d per 81bs. by the
carease.

T.
South- U rther
advices have been receive
navigation of the river Murray. It
THE NAVIGATION OF.THdE
frit:
Aus-
tralia, regardingß Adelaide,iVi
Ir Ritll
barges Eureka and
appears that the thesteamerwakLoaodlLyf
rhAoamudgsurtesaattaico.hnteosd
wiNnVgeltlinegttwono
with valuable cargoes of woo
•
on the river,
and had again started upwards ong m
another
lesshert p. In the
trip.
upper Murray district, there wa
water than
during last year, owing to the usual floods
tenaraer Melothavin
yet come down. Captain Cadell, in
bourne, had entered the river from thoertsEealhoatntd,
walfteerre-
wards crossed the bar outwards for p
he took in goods and went in a second timleaciend safety.
It It is added that the legislative body had
Seient sum on the estimates for surveying,p beaconing,
and erecting leading marks at the sea mouth.
THE 3.4 A 1L BAGS LOST.—On Thursday night weekthe down mail failed again to take the letter bags off the
standard fixed at the Cudworth Station. They were
found on the following day 50 yards from the standard,
'where they had been hurled by the flying train. Trs,'
consequence
of this mishap (which is tot thc. first by a
er) is that the Barnsley letters posted on
Thursday for Leeds and the north did not reach their
destination until Saturday mar/ling.—Leeds Intelligencer.

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THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. more than justifies the most gloon iy apprehensions
Under the management of Mr. lanastone. indulged in. The exact terms in ust, therefore, be
THIS EVENING, Dsc. 13, obtained at the earliest possibl a moment, that
Will be perform ed the Comedy of PRESENTED AT COURT.
Mews. Buckstone, W. Farren, and Howe ; 1 Parliament may, before their separation for the
?rincipal charactert , by
.111tises Reynolds, r... Chaplin, Grantham, and Lavine . in t Christmas holide.ys, express its views on the sub-
A After which,
which Senora Perea IN ena will appear. ject. This is an imperative duty, which cannot
the
.Ballet of THE STAR OF ANDALUSIA, .
I be neglected or postponed.
To which will be add,
Followed by THE IR. ISH LION.
,d THE BALANCE OF COMFORT.
To conclude with T a
E STAR OF CUBRA, by the SPailV
Dancers. ,a

LATEST NEWS.

THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL.

OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM THE CRIMEA.

The Meniteur contains the following from General
Canrobert

"CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, DEC. 3.

" Rain is falling in torrents. Our roads are cut up,
our trenches filled with water, and our siege operations,
as well as all our works, remain in a state of suspense.

"The enemy remains immovable, for the same reason
as ourselves.

" In. spite of these trials, the spirit of all is excellent,
and we remain firm and ready to resume our operations
as soon as ever the weather and the state of the reads
will allow us to stir.

" General de Montebello arrived on the sth at Con.
stantinople, and left the next day for the Crimea. The
health of Prince Napoleon was improving.

THE NEW DANISH MINISTRY.
COPENHAGEN, DEA. 12.

The new ministry was formed this afternoon. Bang
is Premier, and takes the department of the interior ;
Scheel is Minister for Holstein ; Count Scheel-Plessen
(at present ambassador in StocAholns) has the depart-
ment of Foreign A ffairs ; Colortel Lutlichian has the
War Department ; Colonel Andra e, Finance ; Professor
Hall, Religion (cultes) ; Simony, Justice ; Michelson,
Marino ; the Minister for Schleswig is not yet ap-
pointed.

Ministers held a Cabinet Cola ncil to-day, the King
presiding. A programme of the zAdress to the Diet was
discussed.

THE AFRICAN MAILS.

PLYMOUTH, WI E DNESDAY MORNING.
The mail steamer Ethiop, Gemmander Barnwall,
which sailed from Plymouth on. the 24th September,
arrived at Sierra Leone on the 1. 2th October, and Fer-
nando Po on the 13th. She heft, homeward bound,
November let, Cape Coast 9tle , Sierra Leone 18th,
Goree 23d, Teneriffe 29th, and T idEadeira (during a heavy
gale of wind) December 2d, and :arrived here this morn-
ing, being short of fuel. The Etiiiop put into Ferrol on
the 7th, and Corunna on the Bth.

Her cargo consists of 418 cast ; s of palm oil, 40 pieces
of ivory, 1,940 ounces of gold-du J it, wax, gum, and other
African produce.
The African coast was health* y. Peace continued at
Lagos.
_ . .

The riot at Christenang had et ;med. Previous to the
Bth of November the town h:a d been blown down by
English steamers of war.
The following ships were at Ci ld Calabar on the 27th
October :—The Tapley, Sarah, Golden Age, Abeona,
Jamaica, and Lady Head.

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INfI^'ELLIGENCE.

on!lr, Two o'CLOCK,

The sales of cotton at Liverp eaol yesterday were esti-
mated at 5,000 bales, including 500 America* taken for
export. The sales comprise 4. ,250 American, 10 Per-
nam Bad Maranhavn at 60., 100 Egyptian at fiid. to
6id., 500 Surat at 31d. to 38d and 100 Sea Island at
is. 32d. to 2s. Bd. per lb. Rai Away shares were steady.
The money market is easy j Fast now, and the demand
for accommodation has rather tfallen off. Every expec-
tation is indulged, however, 1E hat this will continue if
politics do not take an unfavou u -able turn.
The English Stock Market IL as been depressed, as is
so frequently the case when Parliament first opens,
there being a decline of -1 to h per cent. Consols have
been 914 to and are now 91 to (. Exchequer Bills
have been steady at 3s. to 65., :and Indian Bonds at 9s.
to 12s. premium. Bank Sto c k is dull at 209. The
New 3 per Cents. have realised. 91 to I, and the Reduced
90i to 91. _ _ _

Foreign securities'have bee) x rather better in several
instances. The New Deferr ed Spanish Bonds have
realised Isa to and the Co aumittee's Certificate has
been at 51. The Turkish Sci yip is firmer, at 81 to 84
discount. Mexican Bonds ha roe been steady at 211 to
4. Peruvian 41 per Cents. ha o e realised oto 70, Ming
again a alight advance. Dut c 21 per Cents. are 61i
to 62.

Most railway shares have l a een slightly reduced in
price, owing to the lower rates accepted for Consols.
The Colonial and Foreiga nes are heavy, the Joint-
Stoek 13inks itnist, and the I tetwoonausuuo cutopftoies
without any particular change.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DA AT ONE O'CLOu h.

(Prom the Onici( p: List.)

Business done
dank Stock 209
„
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities....
3 per Cent Consols Annuities ..
12 pm.
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Now 31 per Cent. Annuities
4Shsi4t6.
New 2. per Cent. Annuities......
5 per dent. Annuities
L.ung Annuities, Expire 6th Jan., 1860
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan..., 1860. Shut.
India Stock
India Bonds, 21000 ..............
Ditto, under £lOOO
Consols for Account, 10th Janus' ri,
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
1000 • • A - • 3 6
£5OO
Small • 3 6
Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Gaunt _
Ditto 1859, „
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUN DS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent 70 W
Spanish Bonds, per Cent ......
Ditto Now Deferred, 3 per Cen t. .......... 191 i
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup., not fun. 5, p ,
I orkish Scrip 6 per cent...
Ditto for the Account . ......... 8 i d
Dividends on the above pay able in Lorad„ri
Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Gail ..... 614 2
Ditto 4 Der cent. certiileates.....
...... 91 2
HALF-PAST TWO.

Consols

COURSE OF EXCH
Amsterdam •• • ..... 11 1544
Ditto, three months .. 11 17 }4l
Rotterdam ...• • • •••••• 11 17%
Antwerp •• .. 25 35
Brussels ...• • • ........ 25 35
Hamburgh •• •• •- 13 53‘
Altona ........ •• • • •• ••
Paris • • ••• • • 25 1234
Ditto, three months ..• 25 37%
Marseilles ....• • •25 40

:A.NGE.—YXSTZRDAY.
braltar .•
... .......... 30 55
Genoa ..
Milan , ........•25 55
Venice
Naples •• • • ........ 444
Palermo ........ 131 4,
Messina ............ •• 131%
Lisbonporto ...• • .
..
... •••• 53%
O • •
Rho Janeir0........' .......... • • •
• 53%
Bizenos Ayres.. ..... New York, G 0 days' sight
Philadelphia
.• •• ......
?atm OF MILLION, MIN 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 • ~ 05 1%

Bourdeaux .. • • • • • • • • • •
Fr ankforteon- ".1 aine •. .. 118
Berlin ...... ••••• • • • • •
V Triestei nn a • •
11
22
4235 1
Petersburg ... • • • • • • • • •
Madrid ......... ••• • •• 50 'A
SO%
Cadiz .......... ..... . •
Barcelona .. .•••• • • • • •
Seville .• ••.. . • •• • •

ROYAL ARTILLERY.

GENERAL ORDER, DATED NOV. 30.
Her Majesty has been pleased to approve of the
till
First Lieutenant William Dalfrarics Guille, to beorsotions ix the Royal Regiment of Ar-
Second Captain, vice Childers, killed in action:
Second Lieutenaat Noel Hamlyn Mains, to be First
Lieutenant, vice Guille. Dated Oct. 24.
First Lieutenant Charles Edward Oliorshaw, to be
Second Captain, vice Guille, deceased.
Second Lieutenant Oswald garr, to be First Lieut.,
vice Oldershaw. Dated Oct. 29.
Lieutenant• Colonel William Bates Ingilby, to be
Colonel, vice Brigadier-General Fox Strangways, killed
in action.

Captain and Brevet Major Edward Walter Crofton, to
be Lieutenant• Colonel, vice Ingilby.
Second Captain Joseph Clarke Childs, to be Captain,
vice Crofton.

First Lieutenant Noel G. S. Turner, to be Second
Captain, vice Childs.
Second Lieut. Henry W. Briscoe to be First Lieute-
nant, vice Turner.
second Captain George Vanderhayden Johnson to be
Captain, vies Townsend, killed in action.
First Lieut. Augustus Young Earle to be Second
Captain, vice Young.
Second Lieut. 'Wm. Gore Martin to be First Lieute-
nant, vice Earle. Nov. 8.
Second Captain Ad.!plans Frederick Connell to be
Captain, vice Dennis W. Pack Beresford, retired by re-
signation of his commission.
First Lieut. Hon. Leonard Addington to be Second
Captain, vice Connell,
Second Lieut. Philip Henry Sandilands to be First
Lieutenant, vice Addington. Nov. 24.
Lieut.-Colonel F. Dunlop is removed to the 12th bat-
talion, on lieutenant-colonel's pay, vice Ingilby, pro-
moted ; and Lieut.-Colonel Crofton is posted to the 2d
battalion, en major's pay, vice Dunlop.

We have authority to state that „
Major• General Ben-
tirick aryl Lieut.-Colonel Loid George Paget will return
to the Crimea, the former to command the Fourth Divi-
sion •Gf the Army, instead of the South-Western Dis-
trict ; the latter to resume the comma,nd of the 4th
Ligikt Dragoons instead of retiring from the t;ervice by
the sale of his commission.
Her Majesty's transport No. 124, ship, Baraguay
Captain R. J. Downes, has arrived at Con-
stantinople in three military atoms for the Black Sea,
three weeks from England, with naval

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock.
THE WAIL,

A great many petitions were presented from various parts
of the country, praying that the war might be prosecuted
with vigour, iu order to bring it to an early termination.
Mr. -MEAGHER presented a petition from the Roman Catholics
of the city of Waterford, and a similar petition from Ardmore
and Grange, in the county of Waterford, for suitable religious
provision for the Roman Catholic soldiers and sailors in
her Majesty's forces engaged in the war ; Mr. G. SANDARS
presented a petition from the Mayor and Corporation of
Wakefield, praying that the Government will prosecute the
war with the utmost vigour, that it may be brought to a
speeCiy, suceessfull, and honourable termination,