The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-21 00:00:00

THE BALTIC FLEET.

NYBORG, Oct. 20.—Admiral Plumridge's squad-
ron is detained, with our pilots all onboard, off
Langeland, by strong south-westerly gales.

MISCELLANEOUS.

An official announcement in the Wiener Zeitung
of yesterday delicately intimates that the youthful
Empress is in a condition which gives the hope of
an heir to the throne of Austria.
The German press everywhere gives indications
of the approaching rupture between Austria and
Russia. Great anxiety exists at Berlin.
A letter of the 3d, front the bivouac of Cape
Chersonesus, states that the weather was remark-
ably fine there. During the last month it hall
only rained once, and then oily for a short time..
The following characteristic announcement has
appeared in the St. Petersburg Journal:—"The.
department of the Imperial Posts deems it neces-
sary to inform the public that the operations' of
offices for foreign posts at Yassy, Bucharest, andt
Galatz, and also of the sectional office at Giurgevcs,
are suspended till further orders."
A Letter from Leipsic, 15th, in the Moltiteur„
says :—The news of the first successes of the
Allied troops in the Crimea arrived here at the
moment when the fair had brought together a con-
siderable number of foreigners from every country
in Europe, and a general feeling of sympathy was
openly manifested on the occasion. This unani-
mity of public opinion, which is produced under
every form in Germany, constitutes the most strik-
ing judgment that can be given on the policy which
is opposed by France and England."
The Giornale di. Roma states that on the 12th
instant the Pope proceeded to Albano, in order
to be present at the inauguration of the magnificent
new bridge just finished there. His Holiness after-
wards visited the works of two other bridges now
under construction for the improvement of the
Forli road. On the return of the Pope to Rome,-
the Portico of Raphael and the stairs of the Vati-
can were lighted with gas for the first time.
The Papal Government has forbidden the ex-
portation of wine until the 31st of Sept., 1855.
Count Nostitz, Prussian Envoy to the Hanove-
rian Court, will return to that place to-morrow.
(19th), for a few days, in the hope, most probably,
of inducing the Hanoverian Government to revoke
its intention of supporting Austria at Frankfort.
Baron de Hochschild, recently appointed Swe-
dish Envoy to the Court of St. James's, has had
his audience to take leave of their Prussian Majes- .
ties at Sans Souci. Baron and Baroness de Hochs-
child will proceed in a short time to their new des.
tination: -

The Duke of Mecklenburg-Scherwin has, it ap-
pears, proceeded to Vienna to remonstrate in per-
son at the slight put upon him by being omitted in
all recent diplomatic communications.
Princess Anna of Prussia, consort of Prince Fre-
derick of Hesse, heir to the Electorate, has been
safely delivered of a prince.
This morning (18th),
,being the anniversary of
the battle of Leipsic, was selected by the King of
Prussia for the consecration of tlie columnar monu-
ment, erected in the Garden of the Invalids, to the
memory of the soldiers who fell during the revolu-
tionary struggles of 1848 and 1849. The ceremony
was conducted with great solemnity and pomp.
Count Goltz, who during the last session was
one of the principal opposition members of the
Bethmann-Holweg fraction, having made his peace
with the Cabinet, has been appointed Prussian
Envoy at Athens.

LECTURES IN RURAL DISTRICTS.—On Tuesday even-
ing, says the Nottingham Journal, the rector of Hawks-
worth delivered a lecture in the school-room, on the
" Causes and History of the present War." The sum of
one penny was charged for admission, and the room was
filled to overflowing by an audience which listened most
attentively to the lecturer for upwards of two hours.
At the conclusion of the lecture the rev. gentleman
offered to summon his parishioners together from time
to time and relate to them matters of interest and im-
portance in connection with the present struggle, on
condition that they should pay one penny each for ad-
mission' and that the sum thus collected should be sent
to the fund for the widows and orphans of those sol-
diers who fall by the pestilence or the sword. This pro-
posal met with an unanimous and hearty approval.
RECRUITS FOR THE GUARDS.—On Tuesday last 14
young men of this town and neighbourhood left for Lon-
don in the company of the sergeant of the Grenadier
Guards, having enlisted into that regiment. They were
accompanied from the market-place to the railway sta-
tion by thudrummers and fifers of the Ist Regiment of
Derbyshire Militia, playing maitial airs. Such an un-
usual occurrence caused the people to turn out, and in
some instances to give a parting eheer.—Derbyshire
Advertiser.

MONEY MA RKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO o'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,000 American
taken for export and on speculation. The market
closed tamely, at steady prices. Railway Shares
were firmer.
The Indigo auctions concluded yesterday after-
noon, and Messrs. H. W. Jewesbury and Co. state
that there were 3,504 chests bought in, 4,656
withdrawn, 4,856 sold, and about 1,200 subse-
quently, making the total sales about 6,000 chests,
of which 3,000 are for export, and the rest for
home use and resale. The advance compared n itlr
July is 9d. to ls. on fine good shipping sorts, as
well as upon good consuming, Gd. to 9d. upon the
mid and ord consuming, Gd. to 9d. on Madras good
and fine, 4d to Gd. on mid ord, 9d. to Is. on
Kurpah good and fine, and Gd. to 9d. on Oude.
The ship Eena, from Sydney, has arrived with
7,660 ounces and 25,8551. in gold.
The Overland Mail is announced as having
arrived at Alexandria, homeward.
In reference to the recent lamentable accident
to the steamer Arctic, the Journal de Havre en-
forces the advisability of establishing more strin-
gent rules of navigation. All steamers, it is urged,
should be compelled, during a fog, to keep up
powerful signal lights, proceed at a very reduced
speed, and fire guns at repeated intervals, the steam
whistle, as upon railways, being likewise made
available. It is evident that these precautions are
seldom taken, and that they would greatly diminish
the risk of collision.
The Bank of England statement to the 14th inst.
embraces the week during which the dividends
were paid ; consequently there is a great reduction
of tho Government account, and an increase in the
balances of private depositors. The repayment of
loans obtained while the transfer books were shut
likewise occasioned a great reduction in the other
securities. In the amount of the bullion there was
no material alteration. Compared with the pre-
vious return, the changes were as follow :
Active circulation... £20,577,965
Increase 618,950
Bullion .................................. . 12,904,605
67,861
3,117,968
610,657
Decrease
2,554,622
Public Deposits
Decrease 3,211,443
Other Deposits
Increase 1,617,757
Seven-Day and other Bills
20,249
Increase
Government Securities 11,079,038
63,572
Increase
,116,462
Other Securities l5
Decrease
Notes unemployed 5,755,445
635,570
Decrease
The exports of specie direct from London during
the week to Thursday last comprised 6,465 ounces
of gold, and 198,300 ounces of silver, all to the
Continent.
The following are the prices for United States
Securities, as given by -Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and

Decrease

Rest .................

Co. :

Redeemable. Per Cent.
United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1862••.101 102
'United States 6 per Cent. Bonds .... . 1863...107 108
United States 6 per Cent. Inscribed
Stock ... . .............. . .... . ... ... 1867-1868-105 i 106
United States 6 per ......
Stock ... .. . ....... - ... . .......... . 1862...101 102
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. ... 76
83
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 82
Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) 1868..103 105
Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling 80nd5)..... 94
Alabama 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) 1858.9-66... 83
V irginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 90 92
Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 92i 93i
LOANS OF CITIES.
Boston 4i per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)
... 99 101
6 per Cent .... ... .. ... . .... 1857-1865... 82 83
Montreal
New Orleans 6 per Cent. 'Bemis 1893... 82
RAILROAD BONDS.
Pennsylvania Central R. ltd. 6p. Cent 1880... 90i 91
New York Central 7 per Cent. 1864... 91 92
er Cent. Ist Mort-
New York and Erie 7 p
gage .................................. .1868-1869.-101 103
New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
gage 1883... 77 78
Northern Indiana 7 per Cent. lst Mort-
-1863... 73 75
gage (Gosehen Branch)
Terre Haute and Alton 7 per Cent. Ist
Mortgage 1867... 75

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