The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-03 00:00:00

STANDARD-OFFICE, OCT. 3, Two O'CLOCK, P.lt

LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—THIs DIY,

We had more life in the trade here on Saturday, and
some advance was obtained on Flour over the currencies
of the preceding day; but yesterday, upon a subsidence of
demand, prices again gave way a little. Our fresh arrivals
are very limited, the only import of this week of any
consequence being 2,648 barrels of Flour, returned from
Australia; while our general exports of Wheat, Indian
Corn, and Flour exhibit more than the usual average.
Though prices in America are somewhat declining, and
supplies from the interior rather on the increase, their
quotations still remain much above (an, and we have no
prospect of early importations thence. The shipments
from all ports of the United States to Great Britain, for
about the first half of September, amount to only twenty
barrels Flour, and about 11,000 quarters of Indian Corn,
no Wheat having been shipped. The weather has con-
tinued remarkably favourable, and we may consider the
harvest of the United Kingdom as secured, with the
exception of the very late districts of Scotland and Ireland.
At the market to-day there was very little business
doing in Wheat and Flour, and quotations are nominal at
the rates of this day week. Oatmeal is Yti trifle dearer.
Indian Corn maintains the advance of Friday. In other
articles a dull trade, without alteration in value.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. ]

LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING,

LONDON.—The Times' city article says, that with the
price of the Funds almost at 96, and the total absence
previously of any dread as to the financial consequence of
the present struggle, no other than a moderate movement
in Consols could have been looked for. It is probable that
henceforth the market will assume a degree of intrinsic
stability, which, notwithstanding the recent absence of
fluctuations, has, during the past three or four weeks, been
rather wanting. The demand for money was rather less
active, and the discount market was expected to be easier
after the 4th, on which day payments will be very heavy.
PARIS, MONDAY.—Funds •closed 76.45 and 99. t.
RIISSIA..—A decree, prohibiting the export of grain to
Austria, has been published, directly the order is received
at the various custom-houses.

COPENHAGEN, OCT. 2.—OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.—
The King's address, read by the Minister Orsted, breathes
defiance against the Parliament and people. Cheers for
the constitution followed.

THE WAR IN THE CRIMEA.

18,000 RUSSIANS ISILLED !

22,000 PRISONERS TAKEN

CAPTURE OF SEBASTOPOL.

FORT -CONSTANTINE DESTROYED.

DESTRUCTION OF
RUSSIAN SHIPS OF WAR 1:!

The Turkish Ambassador in London forwarded to the
Times the following telegraphic despatch, received on
Monday, from the Turkish ambassador at Vienna, which
he considered an unquestionable confirmation of the fall
of Sebastopol :
" VIENNA, OcT. 2. The French embassy and the
Austrian government have received from Bucharest, un-
der date 6 p.m. September 30, the following telegraphic
despatch To-day, at noon, a Tatar arrived from Con-
stantinople with despatches for Omer Pasha. His high-
ness being at Silistria, the despatches hid to be for-
warded to him at that place. The Tatar announces the
capture of Sebastopol. 18,000 Russians were killed
and wounded ; and 22,000 were also made prisoners.
Port Constantine was destroyed, and other forts, mount-
ing 200 guns, taken. • Of the Russian fleet six sail of the
ne were sunk, and Prince Menschikoff had retired to
he bottom of the bay with the remaining vessels,
declaring that he would burn them if the attack continued.
The allied commanders had given him six hours to.con-
eider, inviting him at the same time to surrender for the
cause of humanity. A French General and three Russian
Generals, all wounded, have arrived at Constantinople,
which city was to be illuminated for 10 days.' We expect
to-morrow the official report of the above intelligence from
Omar Pasha."

The Austrian Correspondez gives the same version as
the above, mentioning that Fort Constantine blew up.
The Times Vienna correspondent says the news is so
astonishing that some slight doubt is still felt whether it
can be true. In another despatch it was stated that,
according to a Russian telegraphic message just received
at Vienna, Sebastopol had fallen.
The Chronicle's Vienna correspondent telegraphs the
despatch received by the Turkish, French, and Austrian
Embassies, as given above, adding that the news is fully
confirmed, though the details vary. lie also states "that
it was currently reported that the Russian Ambassador at
Vienna has _received later advices, confirming the news of
the surrender of Menschikoff, but this is not yet authentic."
The Chronicle also contains the following particulars :
" The Tatar who brought the news is said to have verbally
related, that .after the sanguinary battle on the Katscha,
on the 23rd, the Russians were totally routed. The allies
hotly pursued them, took Fort Constantine on the 25th,
and then bombarded Sebastopol, partly destroying the
town." . _

The Times states, that private despatches received at
Paris, from Vienna, confirm the news of the capture of
Sebastopol, after great resistance. Mention is made of
18,000 Russians killed, 22,000 made prisoners, and 8 ships
blown up.
Prince Mensehikoff is said to have threatened to burn
the whole town, unless terms were granted to him.
The Paris Moniteur las not as yet confirmed the truth
of these despatches, and in London no further despatches
have been published by the War Department.
The Times, in a leading article, says the probability of
the report is somewhat diminished, by the fact that no
confirmatory official information has yet been received.
If the place actually fell on Monday, the 25th, the news
which should have been forwarded by the Caradoc or
Banshee, direct from Sebastopol to Marseilles, and from
the latter place by telegraph, should now have reached
London by this route also. On the other hand,
the news received by the Turkish minister is most
explicit ; it bears all the stamp of authenticity, and is
singularly confirmed in its statement of the loss in men
and guns by that which has reached the Times from
Paris and Vienna. If, therefore, in the absence of pre-
cise official information, the Times entertains some doubt
:a8 to the complete realization of its utmost hopes on the
.25th, it can feel none that this news will speedily be con-
Armed; and that long before the present time Sebastopol
has ceased to be a stronghold of the Russian Empire.
The Secretary of War gives notice that the names of
those killed in action will he published in the Gazette as
soon as the returns are received; but they. tannot arrive
before the Bth.
AIONTENEGRO.—The Turks had made an incursion to
punish the Marauders. They were repulsed with trifling
loss.

LONDON STOCK & SHARE MARKET.—Tars DAY
NOON QUOTATIONS.
THE FUNDS.—Consols for Account, 951 ; ditto for
Money, 95i- 1 ; Exchequer-bills, L., 7 pm.; ditto, S.,
5 pm. ; Bonds (1858), 09i * ; ditto (1850), 100 991.
FOREIGN STocß.—Turkish, 3312 pm.
RAILWAY SITARES.—Great Northern, A 70, B 125 ;
Great Western, 722 2 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 721 1 ;
Lon:3on, Brighton, and South Coast, 103-1 ; London and
South Western, 83 ; Midland Stock, 70 I ; York, New-
castle, aid Berwick, 771.
Australasian Bank, 832. Crystal Palace, 3.

MANCHESTER STOCK MARKET.--Tma DAY.
NOON QUOTATIONS.
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 72i ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln, New Pref., 7-16 pm.; Midland,
701; South Baetem 194.