The New York Herald Newspaper, November 11, 1853, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE FRANKLIN. FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE EAST. The Combined Fleets of France and Eng- land in the Dardanelles. Shooting of a Bussian Officer of Engineers by the Turks, Mr Soule not yet Presented to the Queen of Spain. MPROVEMENT IN BREADSTUFFS, &e, de, de. ‘The United States mail steamship Franklin, Captain J. A. Wotton, arrived here ye: terday, with our regalar files of English and continental jourauls and despatches, con- taining intelligence from all parts of Europe, of four days later date than received by the British aad North Ameri- @an mail steamer Africa, from Liverpool ‘The Franklin left Cowes roads at 10 P. M. on the 26tn wilt., amd arrived off Sandy Hook at eighy o'clesk on Wednesday. She made her wharf at 4 o’clock yesterday Maeraing. To insure her departure from “Havre at the Sppointed time, the Franklin left the docks of that city two or three days before the appointed day of sailing, and completed her ladin, in the Roads outside ‘The steamer brings one hundred and sixty-two passen gers, and a very full and valusble cargo of merchandise from France and the Continent. Among her passengers is the Hon. Francis B. Cutting. ‘The Cunard steamer America reached Liverpool, from Bosten and Halifax, on che night of Saturday, the 224 ultimo. ‘The news by the F. is of the usual varied and impor. ‘tant character, in reference both to political and oommer- eial events, There is no news of the actual commence- ment of hostilities in the East ‘The African mail steamer Hope arrived at Spithead on the 22d ultimo, with dates from Fernando Po to the ‘Lith of September; Lagos, September 14; Accra, Septem- ber 16; Cape Coast Castle, September 17; Monrovia, Sep- tember 22; Sierra Leone, September 27; Bathurst, Octo- ber 1; Gores, October 1; and Teneriffe, Ostober 8. She brought intelligence that war had again broken out at Lagos, which commenced on the Sth of August, between King Akstor and the pretender Kosako. This, however, after a little bloodshed, was puts stop to by Admiral Brace, who landed a,body of marines trom the squadron, and dreve the pretemder’s forces before them. On the ‘84 September King Akator died suddenly, and his son Do- ane was placed on the throne. The American frigate Oenstitution was at Cape Coast Castle, and the Marion sloop-of-war at Monrovia. A French squadron was col ecting at Grand Bassam, to redress some grievacces. The American brig Clara was wrecked off Sierra Leone in a ternado. The Liberian government bad received afpresent of arms and military accoutrements from the French Em. peror, Commerce had wonderfully increased st Capo Coast Castle and at Monrovia, although the season was rather dull, owing to the war at Lagos. The French government has been compelled, by the Pressure on the money market, to adopt a similar step to that of the English Chancellor in increasing the rate of interest. Accordingly, a decree of the Minister of Finance, published in the Monileur of the 22d ult., fixes the inte- rest on Bons de Tresor (Treasury bonds} at 334 per cent for bonds of three to five months, 4 per cent for ponds of six to eleven months, and 434 per cent for those at twelve months. A further rise in the rate of discount by the Bank of France was shortly expected to take place. There is mo news of real interest from Paris. It was Teported that at the desire of the Empress a general amnesty to the press would be granted on the occasion @f her fde, The unfavorable accounta of the vintage were confirmed, and in six southern departments the crops were all but annihilated. In the le of Paris there was a trifling improvement, and several orders had been received from Germany and Russia The prive of flour and wheat was faliing in the provinces, but was maintained in the capital. The mail steamer Calcutta had arrived at Plymouth, with dates from the Cape of Good Hope to the 231 of Sep: tember. The as: of affairs beyond the colonial border ‘was again unsatisfactery, the withdrawal of treops and the abandonment of the Orange river sovereignty having cited dissatisfs:tion The Chief Macomb wanted pos session of the Amstola mountains, but tuis was re‘used by the British. A communication had been opened be- tween the Great Lake and the vicinity of Wafish Bay, in five days through the desert. The corn market at Mark lane on the 24th ult. was only moderately supplied with English wheat. and the in Provement noticed in the previous F.iday’s market was tully eusteimed. The factors commented by asking a very considerable aivance upon the prices of the 17th ult., and eventually a clearance was effected at a rise of | the repr rts on the subject,as wholly devoid of foundation. richion, state that news war has made an of the Czar, ii is the gauntlet has been thrown down by War seems inevitable, and @ manifesto declaring thus much is shortly expected. In that manifesto the sacred war for the Double Cross is to be proclaimed agaiast the Crescent, which refuses to do ciples of the Lord. In St. Petersburg the army and the civil service are for war, but the news from the south shows that public feeling’ in those provinces is far from enthusiastic in the cause of Russia inat Turkey. The movements of large bodies of troo; we exhausted the resources of the agriculturists, and the merchants in the towns suffer from the stagnation of trade. There is no enthusiasm for war, in spite of all official poetry api other means taken to rouse the sluggish justice to the orthodox dis- feelings of the masses. From Moscow southwards noue but soldiers and contractors are in favor of war. Military preparations are, meanwhile, exeouting on a most extensive seale The corps set apart for the Caucasus has not indeed been reinforced by regular troops, but it has received strong reinforce- ments of new levies of Cossacks It it said that oume- rous detachments from the Caucasus have been directed upon the Turkish frontier in Asia. Caucasian army consist: of three divisions of infantry, with the reserve brigade of Caucasian Grenadiers, a complement of engt- neer and rifle battalions, and « division of artillery, be- sides colonizoc Cosvacks, militia, dc., making a total of fifty-five battalions, ten squadrons, and 180 pieces of ry, or 60,000 troops of the line, and 10, irregu- The Breslauer Zeitung has letters from Bucharest of the 1th inst., stating that the Rusrian engineers, while sounding the depth of the Danube, approached ver; close to the Turkish bank. They were warned off, an as they paid no attention to the summons, a gun was fired. The ball struck one of them, a Major, and killed him on the spot. The London Times, of the 25th ult,, enya:— The current number of the Journal of St. Pdersburg, contains a curious mistake, which may lead some people to the apprehension that the British ambassador had left that city. Sir Hamilton Seymour is annonnced to have left St.Petersburg, and to have arrived by steamer at Lubeck, but the person intended to be named was Captain Hamilton, a bearer of de+patches. In & leader regarding the of the Dardanelles by the British French fleets, and in reference to the chances ef war, the London 7imes contains the subjoined remarke:— There has certainly heen no precipitation evinced in the adoption of this step, nor need it involvs any change in the relations of any of the great Powers. As far as the mere opening of the Dardanelles is concerned, that fact was accomplished when the detachments from the squad- ron were summoned to the Turkish capital, a fortnight back, and the material support of Great’ Britaia and France against the aggressions of Russia was announced when the fleets first sailed from their respective ha: bors for Besika Bay. The event itself, however, is no doubt connected with the new attitude now to be assumed on the banks of the Danube, and with the state of affairs which the actual declaration of hostilities may occasion at the seat of the Ottoman government. We have no reason for supposing that the Sultan either desired or anticipated any immediate collision from the publication of his re- cent mani‘este, but it is obvious that, if the popular feel- ing compelled him to issue a declaration of war, it is not likely to acquiesce very quietly in the suspension of arms after war bas been d 5 It is a remarkable fact, however, that im proportion as hos ‘ilities appear more imminent, there seems less dispo- sition to accept the alternative, nor do we it that European governments were ever before brought #0 close to a state of war, with such a general inclination to peace. Str from the revolutionista and exiles who are natu- ly drawing some assurances from the prospect of con- fusion, there is no country, and scarcely any party, sin cerely desirous of appealing to the issue of the sword. The Kmperor of Russia. after being notoriously foiled in the endeavor to create an alliance of his own, has offered to capitulate on terms including the substance of all that was required; and so little is he now disposed to push his polley to its natural consequences, that Prince Gortssha- ‘off may hot improbably remain passive under consider- able provocation. The Divan, from first to last, haa shown isself anxious to avert the extremities of a contest, and in proportion, indeed, to the wisdom claimed for its counsels must this resolution have preponderated. No Ottoman statesman could expect any ultimate advantage from a Russian war, or conceive that the good offices of the Western Powers could be more beneficially exerted under the embarrassments of actual hostilities. The French and British governments themselves have em- Ployed all their infiuence to prevent or retard the out- reak impending frem popular passion, and Austria and Prussia have announced their intentions, not only of cir- cumscribizg any war to the limits of its proper theatre, but of ignoring it, as far a3 possible, altogether. It is hoped, in short, by everybody, that there will be no war whatever; but if there should be, it seems agreed to con sider it as no interruption of peace. We wish all success to the experiment, but if a great nation cannot make a little war, it cam hardly embark in hostilities without any war at all. With reference to the new manifesto said to have been issued by the Emperor cf Russia, the Paris correspondent of the London News writes:--Nothing is talked of to day but the manifesto of the Emperor of Russia, of which, how- ever, no authentic particulars are known. Nevertheless, certain expressions al eged to be contained in it are re peated in so many quarters that it is not easy to reject 1am informed that the text of the document reached the French governmentflast night, and not sooner, and that M. Drouyn de Lhuys went to Compiegna this morning to lay it before the Emperor. It is not within the bounds of possibility thas the manifesto can have arrived many house earlier than last night. The Czar did not reach St. Petersburg till the 13th. A state paper of this import ance must at least bave required a day to prepare, and in all probability it could not have left St. Petersburg till thal5th. Six days is the average time taken by a cou- Hier in performing the jonrney, and therefore he could not well have arrived in Paris before yesterday, the 2lst. A telegraphic despatch was received some days since from the French ambassador at Vienna in which the general character of the manifesto was described. The contents of thia despatch have doubtless in part transpired and given rise to the current rumors. It is agreed on all hands that the Czar’s new proclamation to the world coa tains something very insultir g to France. Some allusion is made, it is raid, to France being a hotbed of revolution, and Nicholas puts himself forward as the great anti re 2s. & 38. per quarter on the rates of that day. In foreiga | wheat a large business was done at a like enhancement of | paca png os to a a Darrel dearer. Bariey and | ta 1s. to 2a. higher. millers had raised the to; ce of English flour 6s. per racie | 4~. ~» Liverpool marke on the 25th ult. there was a | kta. “nce of buyers, and an extensive business was | large sttena. ~hiefly white American, at an advance done in wheat, “or descriptions were only Is, to | NPR ibe dearer Barre! OF Was held at an ad- ance of 26. t0 28. 6d. for Western oa) 37s belng asked, | and 38s, for Baltimore; but these prices vo *eked sales. The tallow market was firm, the advices from S! Pe tersburr being very important, reporting three degeées of | frost, and ne ship room disengaged. Tne large public | sales of sugar in Mincing lane were going off heavily. | Coffee fiat. Rice firmer. Tea rather higher, owing to the | news from China. In the London money market there note. Money continued in grest demand, ani was ex- | s pected to get dearer. In stocks and shares there was 00 position to epeculate, and prices were likely to go lo ¥- . The last ceturn of ‘the Bank of England showed a farther falling off in ths bullion, of £477,015, end the re- ‘a decrease of £1,304,435. Consols were last ‘aoted at 91% to 917%, being an improvement, o ving toa ty ition to look more hopefully on the aspect of foreign po it Manchester business was quiet, but prices remained steady, being assisted by the tirmness of the Liverpool Cotton’ market. The mills at Preston and Wigan remaig closed, and many thousauds of operatives were Conse- uently out of work. A‘ Birmingham there was continued ia fron with an advance ‘of 10s, per ton for nails and rods. Many of the colliers had returned to jottingham is little change to | work. In N there,was much less dulne‘s than in the preceding week. In the woollen districts the war question cgi manufacturers to act with caution. ccounts from Ocessa state that the supplies of grain pe ‘were enormous; and although private houses had been converted into granaries, numbers of carts laden were foreed to remain in the streets. Freights were rather lower, and ® numerous fleet of merchant vessels was re- ae a] q At the Liverpool cotton market on the 24th ult., a fair amount of businers was transacted. Sales 6,000’ bales; Pitie ship Clays from Melbourne, arived at Li 1s from Melbourne, a1 at] maton the 2A ait with dates to the 28th July. she had Bioe2 ounces of gold dust on freight, worth £356,000. The Turkish Question. PASSAGR OF THE DARDANELLES BY THE COMBINED FLEETS—THEIR INTENDED ADV ANCE ON CONSTANTI- NOPLE—BRIDGING OF THR DANCBE BY THE TURKS— WAK INRVITABLE— RUSSIAN PROTECTION OF BRI- ‘TIGH PROPERTY—A RUSSIAN OFFICER SHOT BY THE TURKS—NAVAL AND MILITARY MOVEMENTS OF ‘THE SULTAN—OPINIONS OF THR PARIS AND LON: DON PRESS—THE LATEST DESPATCHES. To commence with the most prominent topic—the ‘Eastern question— We find in the Morning Chromicle of the 25th ult., a telegraphic despateh from Constantinople. dated the 17th , SnnOuncing that the combined fleets had paswed the Dardanelles, and that they would proceed ap to Con stantinople, one by one. Hostilities were to commence forthwith. A telegraphic despatch dated Bucharest, Oct. 15, ataten that Omar Pasha was preparing to pass the Danube, near ‘Thralis and Widdin. Bridges had been constructed to the opposite those places, which the Tarkish ly occu |. Large numbers of pontoons and Wi general impression still prevailing both in London an fiat although war between the Rasiant Turks could not now be avoited, yet that six months least would elapse before any mili or naval opera nave could be. garried out. The occupied by the Western powers in bring about an arrangement be so as toavoid, if practicable, a 25th alt. publishes the { llow- Ae to advices from St. Petersburg, of the 15th inst, the Minister of Finance, by command of the Em- peror, had assured the leading itis gh British would be pro’ the untoward aspect of the Eastern uestion. The interview of the merchants with the inister of Finance lasted half an hour, and termiaated ‘with an assurance that there was no risk for goods or [ ships during the remainder of the present season. ‘The same perwoas, on the 17th instant, wrote as fol- flows — requested the at- | firmation from the Adeille of St. Petersburg, which } | be pursued with regard to the Eastera question The | | stantinople, dated the 6th, gives tie following explana- | read the despatches brought by the Solon, he caused the | | answered, that the Sultan would be happy and proud to | volutionary champion of the world. A phrase which J Omar Pacha at prevent com distributed on three lines—tne : Varna to Choumla, and a third line which guards all the passages of the Balkans, and closes the road to Constantinople. On his side Abdi Pacha bas under his orders 50,000 regular troops, and 60,000 irreguiars, who are encamped on the banks of the Bisck Sea, in Asia. THE PASSAGE OF TUE DARDANELLES BY THE COM- BINED FLERT, AND ITS CONSBQUENCES. (From tge London Ties, Oct. 25 | Three weeks after date the positive intelligence of our cotemporaries may prove to be actually true. The ‘com- bined fleas,” which, according to these veracious authorities, had unaraildedty entered the Bosphorus about tha middle of last month way aie for by the Sultan some ten days ago and are now protably before Constantinople. There has certainly been no precipitation evinced yin the adoption of this step, por need itinvolve any eba in the relations of any of the great owers, Asfar he mere opening of the Dardaagelles is concerned, that fact was ecoomplished when the detechments from the squadron were suifimon- ¢d to the Turkish capita) a fortnight back, and the mate: rial support of Great Britain and France agaist the ag- grersions of Rosia was announced when the fleets first sailed fro their respe: harbors for Besika Bay. The event itsell, however, is no dou >t commected with the new attitude now to be assumed on the banks of the Danube, and with the state of affairs which the actual declaration of hostilities may occasion at the seat of the Ottoman go- vernment We have no reaon for supposing that the Sultan either desired or anticipated any immediate col lisien from the publication of bis recent manifesto, but it is obvious that, if the popular feeling compelled him to insue mpeciaration of war, it is not likely to wcquiesce very quietly in the suspension of arms after war has been declared Tl ia a remarkable fact, however, that in proportion as hostilities appear more imminent there seems less dispo- sition to accept the alternative, nor do we imagine that European governments were toa state of war with auch Apart ly drawing some eral inclination to peace, m the revolationiste and exiles who are natural surances from the prospect of confu- sion, there i+no country, and searcely aoy party, sin- cerely desirous of apoealing to the isaue of the sword. The Emperor of Russia, after being notorieasly foiled in the enceavor to orea’s an alliance of his own, has offered to cayitulate on terms including the substance of all that was required, and, so little in he now disposed to prb his policy to its natural consequences, that Princs Gortschakoff_may not improbably remain passive under considerable provocation. The Divan, from the first to Jast, bas shown itsel! anxious to avert the extremities of & contest, and im proportion, indeed, to the wisdom claim. ed ior its counseis must this resolution have prepondera- ted. No Ottoman statesman could expect any ultimate advavtage from a Russian war,or conceive that the good of- fioes of the Western lowers could be more beneficially exerted uncer the embarrassmeots of actual hostili- ties. The French and British governments themselves have employed all their intluence to prevent er retard the outbreak impending from popular passion, and Austria and Prossia have annouvced their intentions, not only of ci:cumseribing any war to the limita of its proper theatre, but of ignoring it, as far as possible, altogether. It is hoped, in short, by everybody that there will ve no war whatever, but, if there should be, it seems to consider it as interruption of peace. We wish all suc- cess to the experiment, but, if @ great pation cannot make a little war, it can hardly embark in hostilities without any war at all It is fortunate that the true question before the coun- try is mow understood. We are not contending for the maintenance of an expiring empire, or the dominion of Mahomedans over Christians, or the No special treaties exist to place us un- igation of acting as we do. We act in ourown interests as identified with the interests of Europe, which presoribe that one Stata should not be permitted to ag- grandize itself at the expense of another We have been told, indeed, that the assertion of “such a negative cause an this is abeerly impossible,” and that “the principle of the protection of Turkey cannot rest on the mere frustration of the aggcandizement of Russia; but the promoters of such an argawent must surely have fergotten all the lessuna of historical precedent. So far ix the protection of States from being indissolubly based upon the recognition of deserts iv the States pro- tected, that an exemplification of such a principle would, we venture to say, be scarcely discoverable in the annals of vicarious war. Totuke the most memorable and appo site illustration at band, on what grounds is it supposed: that we proceeded to the re: cue of Egypt, and the restora- tion of this territory to the Porte, some fifty years ago? Was our intervention really dictated by the merita and sufferings of the Sultan Selim, and in no degree by our own interests, or by apprehensions of what Napoleon might d» in those parts? Or, to appeal to a more reeent example of such interference, was i: indeed from our ver absolute and perfect esteem for the government of Madri its financial integrity, and sterling faith in the execu tion of slave treaties, \hat we proffered even # guarantee of the island of Cua to the crown of Spain? Did our proceedings in this matter prove that we “must be caring for what we defend:d,” for corrupt governors, sanguinary tribvnal-, and infamous administration? If any instance is produceable of a war undertaken out of « positive pre- dilection for a particular ally, without re erence to broader interests involved, we should like, for curiosity’s sake, to make a pote of the fact. Meantime, it would be some satisfaction to understand that the chances of peace will not be seriously prejudiced by the declaration of war This remark may appear not a little paradoxical, but the truth is that the whole trans- action is a paradox frem beginning to end. If the Czar, as is not improbable, should hold himself ina position to disregard the mecaces of the Porte, and even the hostili. ties of the Ottoman army, there will still be opportunity for adjusting ull outstanding differences by pacitic nego- tiations—negotiations which ought surely not to be difi- cult, when all parties profess themselves so nearly of one mind. at Olmutz the Emperor Nicholas expressed his substantial acquiercence in the terms which the Western Powers bad propored; and, ay nothing remains but to put this understandivg into plaia language, we cannot bat trust the duty may be perfermed before two armies, sep- arated by a large river, and the strouger of which is ua- willing to igh", shorld succeed in coming to blows. In the absence, in fact, of any extraordinary incident, there seems no reason why the war should cot be confined to a raid or two on the part of the Tarks, followed by au evac- ustion of the Principalities, and a settlement of the dis- pute in the ensuing xpring In any case, however. it is upon the Emperor Nicholas that the whole responsibility of events must exclusively rest. If the Asiatic levies of the Sultan prove too uworul) for bis government, it was the Ovar who caused the spirit have frequently heard to-day as being contained in the manifesto. is to this effect: —‘Jam in my right. I will defend it, as well as the rights of my co religionists, against all | Sireign interference (immiation) whatever, and I shal not stand alone.” The latter expression, which points toa | cvalition of the Northern powers, receives a degree of son: | firma come | tu @p understanding se sont entendus as to the course to | distinctly that Russia, Prussia, and Aastria, hay statement of the Alvitic has produced @ painfa) impres- sion, and is considered to be the principal cause of the | great depre: sion which prevailed at the Bourse. The Siccle, on the faith of correspondence from Con. tion of the delay in the movement of the fleets:— It is confidently stated that as soonas M. Lacour had | Sultan to be informeé that the fleets would come to Con- | stantinople as soon as the necessary firmans for their pas- sage should be rigned. To this overture Reschid Pacha receive such support: but that, before granting firmans for the entry of the fleets, nis Highness desired to have frank explanation of the ‘object proposed to themselves by his illustrious allies. If English an¢ French vessels, or English and French troops, wera to come to take » sort of military possession of Qonstantinople, and eventu- ally to restrict the freedom of action of the Turkish | government. the Sultan, said Reschid Pacha, would think { Siting to deprive himself of assistance which he ar- Gently solicited if it were intended to aid him in repulsing the ussian invasion. The answer of the ambassadors having been that they felt it necesaary to refer to their rer pective governments, the question remained there for the moment. But, according to the telegraphic :des- patch from Trieste, it would appear to be certaia that on the 10th, the Porte did officiall, apply for the fleets. ‘This demand, it is said, was made after explanations iven by Lord de Redeliffe as to the real intentions of France and England. i The subjoined letter in the 7imes, dated Constantinople, Oct. 10, furnishes full particulars of the naval and mili tary movements of the Turkish forces, together with other information:— Mehemed Ali, the Seraskicr, oe promised an addition a, rived from Bey rout by of 100,000 disciplined Rediff in melia,” On the 6th, 1,537 ; the Medjidié steamer, part of the ‘*ardou,”’ or corps d’ar- moe, of Syria. About 8,000 more were expected from the same place. On the same day the steamer Shaiki-Shadi brought from Tripoli 1,867 troops of the line. ‘About 1,7(0 troops ‘are just embarking for Trebizond. Asteamer is now st Varna waiting for the answer of General Gortschakoff to the summons he has received to quit the Ottomen territo In the event of the answer Deing negative, the captain has instructions to proceed ‘at once to Batoum to order the commencement of hos- tilities. Six frigates are sent to defend the latter port. About the 25th of this month che term given to General Gortschakoff expires. The old Admiral, Achmed Pasha, has gone into the Black Sea with a squadron, composed of four friga'es, a corvette, a brig, and a steamer, with double allowance of captains and lieutenants, in order to practice evolu- tions and, in nocbat costons requires the Sultan to march to battle against the infidel at fon Poo 3 aa gs pair Thi ‘tom has d rat ato aficton. In accord- oe with ft, or the Padiahah is pre it, however, prepsi his p nd during the war he will inhabit the kiosk at ia, which his father Mahmoud occupied during the late Russian var, and which is being prepared for his reception, and is, we may add, vastly more comfortable than the tent of his great arcester, Suleiman the Magni- ficent. Tt is said that the Turks are about to or have already applied for a loan in London of 500,000 purses, or £2,500,- sterling, at tbe enormous interest of ten per cent. The late affair of the loan has given a bad name to Otto- man credit, and we think undeservedly #0, since all claims connected with the late affair have been honestly aid. PaWe would venture to noggent to British capitalists that, in the event of a new loan appearing in the market, they should be careful to inform themselves whether it is really and truly a Lona fide government transaction, or whether the fs amped persons are merely the mem- bers of an Armenian company. ‘A new Greek Patriarch has been eleeted in place of the late one, deceased; his name is Anthemos, and he form- erly worthily filled the same peat but being of too libe- ral and reforming a spirit, he lest his place through Rus sian intrigue. The London News speculates aa follows upon the r tive strength of the Russian ard Turkish armien now rayed against each other:—‘According to the best esti mates of the force with which each party enters upon a state of war, Russia bas about 180,000 men in the Danu- Dian provinces, the centre of operations of this army Prince Woronzof!, who commands in the Caucasus, has demanded jeinforcements, and bia army is to be raised again Sendance of the same firma this morning, and informed ‘them that he had submitted the question as to the safety of veane.s to his Majesty, who desired the Minister to aay that be repeated his’ assurances of protection to the persone and property of British subjects, and that it was ‘aot his intention, in the event of hostilities, to cete British vessels in his ports, proviied, of course, that ‘he Exitlsh government aid ue »s.ne by Buseiso vessels,” to 200,909. Senreely the half of this force can be em- to be evoked It was in consequence of his menaces and bin material aggression that the appeal on behalf of Tur- key was made 10 all Turks, wherescever residing ; and if the Divan, either by exhaustion or weakvess, becomes unable to control its own subjects, the blame will le with Russia only. The Cvar had no warrant for demanding a epiritual protectorate, so warrant for enforcing his de- mand, and no warrant for occupying the Principalities. In each of these steps he proceeded without any pretext, except that derivable from superior strength ; in each step he encountered the disapprobation of Europe ; and if from the opposition thus excited he is compelled to re- trace his steps, such a retreat would be, at any rate, a more eligible alternative than that of advancing at the risk of Kuropean war. LORD CLARENDON AND THE SHIPOWNERS OF SHIELDS. The following reply had been given by the Earl of Cia- rendon, in answer to a letter from the above society:— ° Forni Orrice, Oct. 22, 1853. Sm—I am directed by the Earl of Ciarendon to acknow- ledge the receipt of the letter dated the 14th iastant, in which, on the part of the Shipowners’ Seciety fof North Shields, you call his orc+hip’s attention to the number of British vessels trading with ports in the Baltic and Black Seas; and in which qe alto ask to be informed whether, in the event of hostilities betweenjthis country oad Russia, sufficient notice weuld be given to enabl+ British veacols to clear ou‘ of Russian ports ime to avoid capture: and also request to be informed whether Lord Clarendon con- siders the present state of #ffatrs 60 oritical as to make it expedient for the Society of Underwriters to prohibit the chartering and railing of vessels for Russian porta. I am to state to you in reply, that there does not exist sny treaty stipuiarion between this country and Russia, by which the giving such a notice as that to which you refsr is mace obligatory on either government; and that, with respect to the general questions, whi'stit 1s of course imporsible for her Majerty’s government to answer for fa- ture coutingencies, which might depend on the conduct of others, her Majesty’s government will neglect no step in their power which may conduce to the security of the trade of this country. With regard to the last point referred to in your letter, namely, the question of the amount awarded to British ships of war in case of re-onpture of @ British vessel from an énémy, I am to state to you that this is a grave question of law and policy upon which Lord Clarendon does not feel hihr lf called apon to express an opinion. Tam, #ir,'your most obedient, humble servant, H. A. ADDINGTON, THE LATEST DESPATCHES. Pesta, Oct. 18, 1863. The Austrian government havirg ascertained that the ebolera has broken out at Jasay, has extended the term of quarantine for travellers from the Danubian Principali ties. DANUMAN PRINCIPALITIFS. The navigation of the Dsnube is now quite impossible, The last steamer was not allowed to touch at any point on the right bank, andat Rustchuk she was even pre- vented from delivering her letters for that town. Prince Stirbey ia still in Bucharest. The Russians are settling into their winter quarters in the vicinity of the town. Maprip, Ost, 20, 1853, The three per cents were cone at 4174 Paris Uct. 26—6 P. M. To-ay the Bourse wan dull, and all the funds went down. The three per cents closed at 72f. 400. for the end of the month, and the 4} per cents at 99f. Vienna, Ost. 20, 1853. An the steamer: cannot run on the lower Danube, let- ters to and from Constantinople are for the future to be forwarded via Belgrade or Triest It is said that the Austrian government has sddressed a circular to its representatives abroad, assuring them of ite «trict neutrality in the Eastern question, and of its in, tention to continue its mediations, even after the out- breek of hostilities. Accounts from Bucharest speak cf the frightful mor- tality of the Russian troops, from typus fever. The honses use ae hogpitals are being constantly changed In ord+r to mitigate the infection, {rom which about ten per cent fall victims. This bas alwayr been the scourge of an invading Russian army in Turkey, and may be traced to the bed clothing and fool of these wretched troops, joined to the fatigue they are #o Ill able to support, with, the change of climate en ees Vinwwa, Oot, 24, 1868, ‘The Emperor bas remitted to Count Michael Leaning 4h sevior, the remainder of the term of imprisonment which he was eentenced for participating in the Hunga- riar insurrection ‘The waters of the Lower Danube are rising, and the voyage as far as Rustachuk will be resumed by the com- pany’s boats on the 26th inst. The Military Governot of Transylvania has forwarded the following despateh to Vienna, under date Hermann rludt, Oct, 10;—According to certain information fi the neiguboring principalities, (Moldavia and Wallach! con agious diseases, (rinderpest und muzbrand,) are im: ing extevsive progress among the draft oxen employe: ¥ ploy ed against the f uaia of fortresses in the rear of the ride of the Turks the regalar army ations of the Minister of 100 men, without count- aud the volunteers, These troops hi ing BL ogetber are estimated to amount fo 309,00( men, aud ‘arkich army, as the Caucasus will be | in tbe service of the imperial Russian army, and are of » y malignant type, Serious danger thus threatens sylvapia, and within these Inst few days the diseases have made their appearngce emongst the cattie at Bot | rau, on whieh acconnt J have found it necessary to take Fprois) precau ions uo the froutier | This Bourse exhibits » further decidedly unfavorable movement. The State Funds fall steadily, and the ex- change on London as steadily rises, Five per cent metal- 1, 134; exchange on 11.10; bank shares, England. SHIPBUILDING——SOAKCITY OF COAL—RENGLISH TRADE WITH AUSTRALIA—MORE GOLD FROM AUS- TRALIA—-FRIGHTFUL ACCLD&NT—-THIRTY-SRYEN PERSONS DROWNED—MBETING OF THE CABINET— A NAPOLEON VISIT. We read in the Times that the Liverpool and Phila. delphia Steamship Company have completed a cor tract with Messrs. Tod and McGregor, of Glasgow, (the builders of their veasela City of Glasgow and City of Manchester, as also the City of Philadelphia, now rapidly approaching completion,) for s fourth trom serew steamship for their line, to be called the City of Baltimore. She will be about 2,500 tons measurement, with a length overall of about 850 feet, and when this vessel is completed, and on the atation,’ there will be a ceparture once every fortnight, inptead of once every four weeks, as at presont. The great scarcity and dearness of coals continued throughout England, causing great inconvenience and discomfert to persons of moderate means. The North British Daily Mail, in connection with this subject, re lates the following sueccote:—A few days ago,’ Mr. Gladstone received, carefully packed in an oaken box ly enveloped in many folds of tissue paper, a and handsome silver poker. It bore the follow- ing inscription:— stir himself to en- “+ Presented to stir the Minister to able the country to stir a cheaper coal. This war a very agreeable way of “ poking’? fun at the worthy Chancelior of the Exchequer. The London Times, in its city article, gives the anpended information regarding business and shipping matters in connection with the Australian trade:— The private letters from Pert Philip to-day received by the Eagle are extremely unfavorab'e with regard to the state of the markets. "Goods continued to peur ia from all parts of tho world, and as many were endeavoring to hold on rather than submit to immediate sacrifices, ship were being purchased in numbers, to be used for storage. Other firms had come to the conclusion that the antici- pations of a great improvement when the roads to the mines should again be open would prove deceptive, “If consignments come forward,” it is remarked, ‘‘as they have done of late, the market will be perfectly glutted.”” ‘Tuber maintained its price, but a great many vessels were overdue from Singapore, which would bring larg supplies, and additional quantities were expected from Gettenburg and Quebec. Flour, it was thought, might advance before October or November. According toareturn recently prepared, it seems that the gold li- conses issued in the colony of Victoria were 30,261 in May, and 42,269 in June. The gold brought down by escort dur- ing those two months waa 301,288 ounces, worth £1,205,- 000; and theamount exported was 352,839 ounces, worth £1,410,000. The arrival of immigranis during the same period was 13,045, and the departures 5,891, leaving a balance in favor of the colony of 7,154. The number of ships im the barbor of Port Philip on the lat of July was 222, with an aggregate capacity of $1,006 ns, The depaitures from the port of London for the Aus- tralian colcnies during the past week show a decrease. They have, altogether, comprised thirteen vessela, nix fer Port Philip, with an aggregate burden of 3,604 tons; three to Sydney, with an aggiegate burden of 1,721 tons; three to Adelaide, with an aggregate burden of 1/118 tons; and one to Hobart Town, of 890 tons. Their total capa- city was, consequently, 6,733 tons. Rates of freight ex- bibit a further tendercy to decline. In the general business of the port of Loadon during the past week there has been much activity, and, though the arrivals have diminished, they are still ‘nu- merous and considerably abeve the average. The num- ber of vessels reported inwards was 280, being seventy Jess than the previous week, The arrivals of timber and tallow from the Baltic have been large; but the quantity of grain reported is not so great, the total being 60,331 quarters, including 34,036 quarters of wheat. In addition to this, there have ‘been 14,015 barrels American flour received. Of tea; there were reported 9,144 packages; of coffee, 4,752 bags and two casks; of cocoa, 2,3 bogs; and of sugar, 6,348 bags, 1,909 bhds., 1,049 casks, and 1,879 boxes. The number of vessels cleared outwards was 81—36 less than in previous week; of these, 11 were in ballas!, and 13, as above stated, for Australia and Van Dieman’s The shipments to those colonies still continue large, and the actual exports for the week abow a total ot 782,717 yards of calicoss, plain and part dyed; 123,185 yards of crapes, cambrios, and gauzes; and other articles, of the declared value of £89,944, besides large quantities of hosiery, caps, counterpanes, quilts, shawls, &:. The number of'vessels on the berth, loading for Australia, Van Diemand’s Land, and New Zealand, on the 22d imt., was eighty four, being forty six less than on the 224 ult.” Of those now loading, eight are for Ade- laide, six for Geelong, nine for Hobart Town, two for Laun- ceston, fifteen for Melbourne, five for New Zealand, fifteen for Port Philip, two for Portland Bay, twenty-one for Syd- ney, and ene for San River. e Liverpool Altion, on the same subject, says from that port :—The vessels entered for the various ports from the 4th to the 11th instant numbered four, with an aggregate tovnage of 4,001; and the total loading on the 11th inst. was fifty-one, with an aggregate registred ton- nage of 83,152. following list eontains the tonnage and places of destination of the vessels :— Destination. Vessels. Tons age. Geelong and Melbourne ... 216 Portland Bay. 947 Morpeth see 96 Geelong. 231 Melbourne and Sydney Hobart Town,, g th Melbourne, with an aggregate tonnage of 1,632; and one vessel to Morpeth, of the small register of '58 tons; or a total of five vesselsand an aggregate registered tonnage of 1,590. + The following arrivals of ships with gold from Australia, are reported:— Fagle, from Melbourne, with 69,952 ounces, valua £256,000 stg. ; the Charlotte Jane, from Adelaide, with 34 400 ounces, worth £140,000 the Pelham, from Sydney, with 4,452 our ces, worth £18,060, [Later Australian news has appeared in the Heratp than that received in London by the Eagle. Afrightfol accident happened on the river Medway, near Tunbridge Wella, on the 2lst ult., by which nearly forty persons perished. In consequence of the Medway having overflowed its banks, number of hop pickers, after having finished thelr day’s work, were being con- veyed through the flood in a wagon drawn by three horses, when, on arriving at Hartlake Bridge, they became alarmed at the rush of water, and uttered loud cries. The party consisted of men, women and children. The noise they made alarmed the horses, who, it appears, ran away, and came in contact with the side of the bridge, which, being in filapidated state, broke down, and the wagon waa precipitated into the siver, and all the persons init drowned. Thirty-seven persons were missing. A Priry Council was held by Queen Victoria, at Windsor Castle, on the 24th inst., at which the British Parliament was proforma further prerogued ti!) the 20th November. The stuie of political affairs 1» connection with the East- ern war is not therefore deemed at present by the English cabinet sufficiently urgent to warrant an extraordinary conyo-ation of the Legislature as was anticipated. ‘The London Sun, (evening paper,) stater a ramor that the Emperor and Fuipreas of the French would virit Lon- don in November, snd that preparations were being made in official quarters for their reception, which would be ly splendid, particularly in the city. This state- ment was regarded as s hoax. Ireland. The following is extracted from the latest weekly com- mercial report of the Freeman's Journal :— We have little domestic news this week. Races at the Curragh, and almost incessant wet in Dublin, have helped to make'a very dull week, and neither the produce nor money markets have much to boast of in the way of basi- ness. The corn market yesterday was dull in the extreme, and it is believed that s large quantity of grain of all kinds will be brought to market in the next few weens, The increasingly warlike character of the foreign advices forbid the hope that lower prices are to be looked for, at least to apy great extent. Nothing fresh has trans- Pirod in reference to the stock exchange failure of ‘t week, butit is feared the loss will be heavier than was at first anticipated. The second case, which we re- ferred to as having been sufficiently settled, has been a good deal spoken of, and an impression prevails that the gentleman in question was not very kindly treated by some of his fellow brokers, snd that the exporure might have been easily avoided with a little more good feeling. Money is tolerably abun ant, but not cheap. The customs duties are for this week £17,258, against £21,064 for corresponding week last year, showing a de crease of £3,800, Amount on tes, £7,108; muscovado sugar, £2,500; refined do., £1,000; coffee,’ £30; wine, £1,000; spirits, £860; tobacco, £3,500; and miscellaneous, 50. The receipts since the 10th inst., the commencement 00 the current quarter, are. pare + tame time last year.,... Decrease seeeeees« £6,900 THE IRISH LINEN TRADE AND THE AMERICAN TARIFF. A apecial ae of Mi Pane Nag ee of beg’ was beld on Thurrday, t. 20,) for the purpone o! - iog before qoveranest the ‘Maines of the Irish linen trade toa full participation in the reduction of duties which the American President's Cabinet have by a trea- eury clreular annonnced to be under their consideration. the objecta of the meeting were stated at considerable length by Mr. McAdam, who, after giving a history of the protective duties on linen, Fs to may— In the whole United Staten there wore but 14,550 spindles employed in the ning of fiax, which was under the amount in many individual Irish factories, and onl; one-balf of what was contained in the York street mi alone, The yarns spun, moreover, were, with few excep tions, employed exclusively in the make of canvas and other coarse fabrica, with which the linens exported from Ireland did not in the least interfere. Hence, the present high duty was of no importance in a protectionist point of view, but was, in reality, atax on the American consumers of nvont £360,000 annually, Should the linen manutacture at a future time become of importance in the United States, it would be amply encouraged by the energy of the American Ledded and by the great natural capabili- ties for manu! facturing pursuits which existed in the Union. It was of much interest to compare the policy of the United Kingdom with that of America in t! question of protective cuties on linens. Great Britain and Ireland constitute the greatest linen manufaturing State of the world; for in 1861 their aggregate exporia ‘and imports of flax, yarcs, and linens reached the sum of £8,082, France, and Bel- , while those of Germany, givm, adced together, were but £7,688,737, Yet theim- ort ‘Cuties on these articles of foreign production were fargely reduced by Sir Robert Peel and his successors, and in last session of Parliament their remnants were entirely swept away by Mr, Gladstone’s tariff. On the other hand, the United States of America, without any pative tig iad KA eer ot given Maen Pelt es tion, imposed the high duty of 20 per cent op articles no pom ly ‘conrgaed thivughout the Union, It was farther to be observed that by the repeal of the corn laws, and by the sweeping reductions nwie in our duties @ yearr, the commerce of thr ined to! an enormous @mouut; thet ts the universal market thus sffored in | the! ‘tisi isies for her staple praductions bs bored, to a grest extent, that commercial provp whieh bas led tothe present favorable po-ition of her fixances, But, in revurm (oy these great advantages America had, as made no concessions on the ad- mission of the manufactures of Great Britain and Ireland. He believed that the nt juncture was most favorable for i On the United, States goverment th free admiasion of our linens. The proper course to take would be for the Belfast Chamber of Commerce to memo- aud the Board of Trade, request them to instruct the British Minister at Washi bring the question prominen Jy before the American Cabinet, 1t was fortu- rialize our own government, through the Foreign Office nate for the interests of Belfast and of Ulster, that the head of the former department was the Farl of Clarendon, who, while Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, had so anxioualy striven to benefit the Irish linem trade as,to earn the gratitude of er Tigres interested in it, or in the gene- ral prosperity of the country. It was equally satisfac. tory that onr fellow townaman, Sir James Emerson Ten. nent, was Secretary of the Board of Trade, as no one could be more alive than he to the importance of the question. He (Mr. MacAdauw) had no doubt of the immediate and energetic action of goverrment, and he thought that circumstances would warrant strong hopes of a favorable result. (Hear, hear.) A series of resolutions having been adopted, the meet- ing separated. Spain. MINISTERIAL CRISIS—ARRIVAL OF MR. SOULE—NOT YET PRESENTED. Upon Spanish politics, the Paris correspondent of the London Times writes :— My private letters from Madrid are of the 18th. They speak of rumors of » ministerial crisis, and add that these rumors are not without foundation. The truth is, no Spanish Cabinet can have any pretensions to stability which depends so much on the caprice of « coart favorite. The present ministers owe their porsession of power to that favorite who turned out their predecessors, either be- cause they disputed the terms on which his’ protection was to be continued, or because they began to wince un- der so degrading & yoke. The price of favor, or ‘entrance money,” was no doubt paid by the actual Cabinet, but the suspicioas vigilance of the ‘“favorite”’ bas been excited by intrigues on the part of some of its members against him, which, ifoontinued, may end in his overthrow. This, it is averred, was very ‘near occurring lately; and, even still, the chief cf the Cabinet is trying to get rid of him. The favorite has found this qut, and, fearful of thelr bringing back Narvaes, who would probe- bly give him and jependenta their conge, he is now exerting hia utmost to send M. Sartorius back to the dig- ified repose of private life. As he still retains much though it is believed not undivided, influence over the most important personage of all, there would be nothi extraordinary in the fact, ifsome moment, when we leas expect it, we should see in the Madrid Gazelle certain de- crees, thanking M. Sartorius for his zeal in her Majesty’s service, pathetically lamenting his state ef health, which renders his retirement necessary, &c. Therew American Minister, M. Soulé, had not at the eate of my letters complied with the usual custom of sending to the Foreign Office copy o: the speech he ANOTHER tends regaling Her Majesty with on prosenting his cred tials a ument was, however, expected in the course of t! ening of the 18th, and, unless it be most violently offensive ard personal, (which I much doubt, it will be allowed to muster, and M. Soulé himsell will be received like the rest of his colleaguee. Italy. THE TURIN DISTURBANCES—FRANCE AND THE NEA- POLITAN KINGDOM. We have already published the telegraphic account from Turin, regarding the disturbances in that city. The following: letter, dated Turin, Oct. 19, the details: Last night a slight disturbance took p! in Turin, no- minally on account of the dearness of bread, which, in fact, bas increased in price this week, noiwith- standing the measures taken by the government for the admission of grain at very reduced prices and diminished rate of transport by railway from Genoa, but really (as is generally believed) at the instigation of the opponents of constitutional government, who are extremaly aciive just now, and fail not to avail themselves of every opportunity of bringing elther the system or. ita supporters into disrepute. For this pur] those epera which represent the views of the clergy, both fn Turin and Genoa, have of late been full of scandalous attacks upon the public and private character of the President of the Council, and, as the principal outcry from the mob assembled last night was directed against M. Cavour, whose house was surrounded and some win- dows broken, it seems not unreasonable to regard thess facts as cause and effect. About 9 o’clock yesterday evening a body of persons of the worki a were assembled in the great square, called the Piazza di Cas- tello, when they suddenly set off in the direction of the street in which M. Cavour’s house is situate, shouting and ballooing as they went; and by the time they arrived in front of his residence, the crowd had probably trebled. Here they began crying out, ‘Down with Cavour,’’ ‘Death to Cavour.’ and broke, as I have said, several windows. Whether they might have been excited to further mischief is very doubtful, considering the general orderly behavior of even the most unreasoning classes in Piedmont; but the arrival of a small detachment of police was quite sufficient to dis- perte these would-be rioters; and. some thirty of them aving been taken into custody, an inquiry is now goin, on upon them, with the object ol discovering, if possi- ble, who were the real autkors of this disgraceful exnibi- tion. During the remainder of the night every precau tien was taken to prevent a farther breach of the peace, but ap parently without much necessity, fer by 12 o'clock everything was as still as usual. ‘This morning the Questor and Syncic have published proclamations, ap- yealing to the sense of their fellow-citizens, and a Jouncil of Ministers has been called for the purpose of taking steps to prevent any recurrence of similar disorders. The present high prices and scarcity of Frovisions are of course fruitful sources for agitators whetner black or red, for the truth half told makes a most plausible ground of complaint against ministers, Thus the priestly journals, as well as the republican, tell their readers, day after day, that they are likely to sufler from dearth during ‘the ensuing winter, that prices are increasing, and that all this is owing to bad sovenment, while they conceal the fact that accounta rom other parts of Italy prore the state of the popula tions there to be much worse, and their prospects ir fi- nitely so. So far from the government here being to blame for improvidence on euch a trying oecasion, I have reason to believe very extensive preparations have been large towns in the kingdom, where much destitution may be anticipated from want of ozcupatiop, for relieving cares of extreme distress. It was rumored that the Emperor Napoleon had re- called the French Ambassador from Naples, in conse- quence of the refusal of that government to receive three military officers, sent to represent the French army at the grand review to be held in that city. Tie pretext for the refusal was that the vessel that conveyed them had English goods on board, which rendered it compulsory cargo and passengers should be placed under quaran- tine, for fear of cholera. The real reason was supposed to be that King Bomba, being apprehem ive of war, and look- ing to Russia and Austria, is desirous of keeping French- men and foreigners at as great a distance as possible, Portugal. The Oriental Company’s steam packet Sultan arrived at Southampton with mails, The dates are:—Gibraltar, October 17; Lisbon, 19th; and Vigo 20:h. The conditions of the loan mentioned in the last advices as having been contracted by the Portugese government with Leroy, Cha- brol & Co, bad not transpired. The wine market at Oporto is very active. The vintage this year promises a wine of good quality; and the production is estimated at 80,000 to 70,0C0 pipes. In consequence of the stimulus given to exportation, freights had risen to 50s. per ton. } The brig Chance, Berwick master, from Galatz, with a cargo of Indian corn, after eighty days voyage, was making towards Oporto, having sprung @ leak, but every effort of the crew and t..e assistance rendered, only enabled them to draw her to the shore at Senhor de Pedra, where she was totaily wrecked, the crew being saved in life-boats belonging to the Humane Society, which afterwards were obliged to assist the pilot boats tliat were in danger of be- ing los the Leander frigate arrived on the 9th, and sailed on the 12th; and the Spanish frigate Ferrolaba sailed on the Exchange, 54%. Discount of Bank of Lisbon notes, 24 per cent, Germany. The Austrian Moniteur reprints an article from the ministerial Oest, Cor. in praise of Mr. Gladstone's speech at Mancheeter. ‘The Emperor of Austria passed through Salzburg on the 21st, on his way to Vienna. The States of the Zollverein haye come to resolu- tion to prolong the period of the free importati#n of corn and all farinaceous [laeled? from the first of next year, the term originally fixed, till the end of September, 1854. ‘The government of Wurtemberg has already notified it officially, Denmark. CopannaGrr, Oct. 20, 1853, On the 18th inst. the Volksthing formed itself into a committee for the second discussion of the fundamental law for the kingdom of Denmark. A proposition adjourn- ing all discussion unti) the presentation of a constitutional p:oject for the entire monarchy, was rejected. India, China and Australia. The London Tintes of October 25, publishes the subjoined telegraphic despatch, received by Furopean and Sub- ine telegraph, in anticipation of the Overland India Mail, due at Southampton on the 4th of November it 11 A.M. to-day, in 120 hours from Alexandria. She brings news that the Indian mail had arrived at Alex- andria, with dates from Calcutta, Sept, 20; Bombay, Sept 2; Hong Kong, Sept. 9; Sydney, July 28; Adelaide, v \ ‘the Burmese acquisitions were in a state of war, hein overrun by large bodies of armed men, said to ex: 14 000 in number, who occupied fortified positions, whence they attacked the British posts with occastonal success. ‘They were said to be instigated by the King of Ava The resumption of hi ities was consi inevit- able. Colonel Mackeson bad been assassinated by an Affghan, at Peshawur. Captain Parker ané Ensign Bosworth had been killed in in an affair with Arabs in the Nizam country. ‘Trade in Calcutta was goed. Exchange en London, 2s, 1d, The revolution im China still continued. At Amoy the imperialists had had some success, but the patriot army had invested Khai-fungfoo, the capital of Homan, on the Yellow River. The whole country was in a state of anarchy, and trade at a stand. At Hongkong the po dollar was at 6s. 6d. The Constitutional Committee of the Legislative Council of New South Wales had recommenced the establishment of the Upper Chamber en the nominee system, and ne- garived the proposal to make it executive. Large quanti- ties of gold continued to be found. From Alexandria we learn that Abbas Pasha has limited the exportation of grain from Egy pt to 260,000 quarters, The Cape of Good Hope. AFFAIRS OF THE COLONY—ARRIVAL OF THE AME- RICAN BURVEYING 8QUADKON. 1, one of the General left Aug. 16, Madras 20, Ahead oritiue Sept. 6, or. of 23, Hel 30, Oct. 4, St, Vineent 12, end Plymouth 25. The writers of the state of the colony under @ clouded aspect. cial Advertiser affirms that the orders pe Town newspapers went the 16 Commer- alarm. The tribes recently subdued bad not manifested any Gireetly hostile spirit, but it was known, acsording tothe same authority, that the chiefs were discontented, and had expressed ‘their indignation strongly to General Cathcart, st the limited extent of the country he has ag- signed them. Tn the beginning of September, st & meet. ing which his Excellency held with them, Macomo, om bebalf of the other chiefs, declared that the land given them was too small—‘‘it was all stones, they could not till it, and there was no bush for firewood—they wanted the Amatolas.”” This General Cathcart decidedly ref ote them to underrtand that their ion of ity would certainly involve another war; aud the Kaflirs, it is stated, ‘left the meeting not at all satisfied with the; result’? These Amatolas—the Gibraltar of Kaflirland—are at present held in military occupation by ® portion of the troops now about to be r‘ moved. ‘The search for gold and for coal, in this part of South Africa, has hitherto been entirely unsuccessful. For the former, # reward of £1,000 has been offered by an association formed fo rthe purpose; and parties, it is understood, are still “prospecting” in various quarters. A disease of a fatal nature has made ita appearance among the horned cattle, great numbers of which have died in the a3jacent districts, some extensive farmsra being likely to lose their entire stock. It pis named in the ver- pacular the longzrilte, and is said to have been introduced by imported cattle from Holland Four vessels, forminy part ofa “surveying expedition” sent out Bie Unit tes government, fave recently calied at Simon’s-bay, viz., the Viacennes, Por poise, Jobe P, Kennedy, and John Fenimore Cooper,’ Th to be joined by several others. [oo ahd Foreign Miscellany. The Chamber of Commerce of Havre has received from the Minister of Marino, at Paris, aletter, announcing that the government has resolved on @ material modification of the tariff as regards guano, This article is to enter France in French bottoms free of duty, when imported direct from the place of production, or from a free When it is imported from other ports the duty is to be five francs per ton. If imported in foreign bottoms, the duty in all cages is to be tem france per ton. It, is posivively stated, rays the Patric, that the monk Anthemos, the ae Greek Patriarch at Constantinople, im a circular addressed to his co-religionista, on sersion of bia dpe) declared himself very energeti against the rights which the Czar pretends to claim im the name of the Greeke. ‘The Echo de l'Est states that the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce of France has decided, in concs:t with the Minister of Finance, that a complete verification of the state of all the savings banks since their origin, shall be shortly proceeded to. Public opinion, says that journal, will not fall into error as to the causes and consequences of this general verification, and icularly as to the perce of the livrets, which umstance ought not cause any uneasiness to the persons holding them. This measure is taken in their interest. A letter from Strasburg rays:—The admission of foreign cattle into France, almost free of duty, givea to the mar- kets of the Haut: Rhin, which are in the vicinity of Swit- zerland, an importance which they did not previously pos- sess. Much is expected, for a fall inthe price of meat, from the extension which the fair of Altkirch will receive, the duration of which has just been prolonged one byte 4 the Council-general. Foreign wheat is arriving in neighborhood, and the mills of the Haut-Rhin have al- ready received considerable quantities. The Concorde de Reims says:—The vintage in now nearly terminated in the department of the Marne, and it has been ascertained that the wine cf the present year is far superior to that of last year. A letter from Pesth, 16th, in the Augsburg Gazette, states that near Erlau the crep of grapes has been so abundant that it has been found necessary to leave one half of the vines, fcr want of casks to put the,wine in. Twenty paile of wine are offered for a cask capable of contairing twelve pails. In the neighborhood of Ofen the vintage has bees mere abundant than for many years past. The Union mentions a rumor that no fewer than 15,000 copies of Ledru Roilin’s pampilet were seized in the re- cent domiciliary visits. This, however, is probably » great exaggeration. Athousand and fifty-four deaths were registered in Lon- don in the week that ended on Saturday, October 21. Im the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1843-52 the average number was 958, which, with s correction for in- crease of population, becomes 1,054. It happens that the actual mortality of last week, and a ealoulation founded on the average of the same week in former years, pre- sent in this cage identical results, Heese gied anne So Peclenent ett in the year en y of January the interest on the permanent public debt of England was 423,637,996, It appears that in the year ended the Sth of January Jast the home secret service cost the country £10,000, the foreign secret service £31,300, and the secret service (ireland) £4,615. It is shown that the expense of the houses of Perlia- ment of England, the officers, &¢., including the printing and Speaker’s salary of £5,000, amounted to £100,710.) There was pees, on October 25th, a Parliamentary document containing a correspondence with the Superin- tendent of British trade in on the subject gration from that country. The Steamship Baltic. BY TELEGRAPH FROM LIVERPOOL TO SOUTHAMPTON. Liverroot, Oct. 26—~Ae M. ‘The Collins steamer Baltic, from New York on the 16th October, arrived here at six o'clock this morning. Markets. Irverr0or Corn Trapx, Turspay, Oct. 25—The arrivals from Ireland and coastwiee during the prst week have been more liberal of barley, oats and oatmeal than of late. From foreign we have received 27,835 quar- ters of wheat, 1,820 quarters of beans, 1,650 sacks and 28,415 barrels of flour, and from Canada 3,168 quarters of wheat, and 2,523 barrels of flour. The exports in the tame time comprise 6,287 quarters of wheat, 1,761 quar- tera of beans, 907 quarters of Indian corn, 440 loads of catmeal, 3,255 sacks and 10,078 barrels of flour. There been an extensive demand for wheat and flour during past week for export coastwise, and to go far inte interior, besides some large purchases on speculation, and prices have improved 3d- per 70 Ibs., 2s. per barrel, in good de- and Is. per sack. Indian corn has also been mand, and cargoes afloat and parcels in store have been sold at 1s. to 2s. per quarter more money. zyptian beans have also aivanced 1s. per quarter. In other arti- cles no material alteration in value has occurred. The weather, which in the early part of the week was very wet and uneettled, has become fine. At this day’s mar- ket there wae a large attendance buyers, and an ex- tensive business was done in wheat, (chielly fine white American,) at anadvance of fully 4d. per 70 Ibs. on prices of this day week, 10s. 8d. to 10s. 10d. per 70 Ibs. being readily obtainable for such; inferior descriptions, however, were not above 1s, to 2s, por 70 Ibs, dearer. Barrel fluar was generally held at an advance of 2s, a 2s.6d.per b ol. ,3Ts. being asked for Western canal, and 388. per barrel for Baltimore, which, however, checked sales. Sack flour may be quoted’at Is. per sack dearer, 598. to 60s. being obtain- able for fine Spanish. Oata were in moderate demand, and the turn dearer, and oatmeal was more inquired for, at an improvement of 6d. to 1s. per load, Egyptian beams searce, and with few coming forward, advanced 1s. to 2a. per quarter, 45s. being generally asked in retail, and 42a, per quarter, C., F., and, Barley and peas were without change. Indian corn was in brisk request on speculation and for feeding, and best yellow, in store, brought 42a, and white 444. to 45s. per quarter, being an advance of 2. to 3s. per quarter on the week. Liverpoot. Corron Marker, SaTurpay, Oct. 22.—The salea of cotton to-day amount to 6,000 bales, of which 600 American are on speculation, an¢ 500 American for export. ‘Tne market steady, without change in price. Corron Market, Oct. 26.—To-day’s business in cotton has been toa fair extent, and the sales amount to 6,000 pear on speculation and for export, Prices um- changed. Important Orders to the Revonue Marine Service. Traascry DEPARTMENT, Nov. 5, 1868, Smr—As the season is prereaiine when much suffering and distress, experienced by vessels bound to ports inthe United States from long voyager, may be alleviated by the agency of the revenue vessels while cruising on the coast, in discharge of the duties snicines by the act of of December 22, 1837, I have thought it advissble to nate the revenue cutter Taney, under your assist in that service. To enable you to afford the required ald to vessels and crews, in all cases of distress, it will be proper that you should carry provisions, fuel and water, in such quam- tities as can be conveniently stored. : Should the underwriters see fit to place clothing or other supplies om board, you will take charge of the same, and dispose of them agreeable to their directions. red, you are directed to cruise between East- ard Owl's Head, ped AK ed to the land as may consistent with the safety of the vessel, and not going into port oftener than you may compelled from stress of weather or want of supplies; oa all such occasions you will immediately report, in writing, to the Depart- mAvhile eralsing, you wil speak all voasela pproaching cruising, you speak all vossels a) the coast w! ja may fall in with, afford to those requirin; or relief such assitanceas may be Lei a i eir condition and Lente pro Pha an it may our to render; an any ou] es thus” furalabed. be “duly "accounted for, you will charge them at the cost value, band! over to the Collector any money or orders which you may have received therefor, in receipt for the same, which you will immediately forward to this De; and make due note th in the journal of your vessel. You will cause the trachs made during your cruise te be distinctly traced upon the chart, and all soundings, stating the depth of water, &o., entered upon the jour- nal. A full list of all versels boarded or spoken, # ! ing thore relieved, the nature of the assitanse ‘and the position «f the vessel at the time, with anab- stract of the distarce run by log, will be transmitted te bd hy Sieests tar expiration of the cruising, om the \st of April nex am, very respectful! ie af ine JAMES GUTHRIE, Secreta Teeanest, Commanding Revenue Out Capt. Joann Novus, Taney, Eastport, Me. We also unders'and that orders similar to the above were sent to the commanders of other cutters, a6 vi The Caleb Cushing, to sruise between Mount Desert and Cn} N addock; Morris between Ca} Naddock and Holmes’ Hole; James Campbell, between Holmes’ Hole and Gard- ner’s Bay; Washington, between Gardner’s Bay and Little p(s rbor; Forward, between Little Egg Harbor and teague; Campbell, between Chingotengue and Onpe Hatteras; James C. Dob! between Cape Hatteras and Cape Fear; Hamilton, between Cape Fear and davannah River; Jackson, between Sa’ River and Oape Flort- dg; Robert MeClellané, between Ship Island and Pensaco- la; Duane, between Ship Island and Sabine River. In a case juat decided in Quebec, it was ruled by Mr, Justice Merecith that the operator of a telegraph — ny cannot be compelled to divulge the contenta of @ communication given him for the purpose of tranamia- sion by the line, ee | Eee er Cn ee ee ee eT