The Express. — London, England, 1853-11-23 00:00:00

glje Court. WINDSOR, Nov. 22, TL Quetn• with the Duchess of Bittr;,t, he 1 , .1..9 It 144 and Fr:nteis .1:...e, rode in Ot. Rome Park r s 'AZI AIWC •-th the Duke of P.ralsant, attended by tte Count Guswra It I..zioy, Cul, tie lion Charles Grey, Lieut.-Colonel the lion. A. Gordon, left Windsor at oght &clock this morning for Cambridge. M.miear Van de Weyct treeimpanitd the royal party. the Duke of Cambridge left the Castle to-day for Landon. Lod de Tabiey and the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West L i es rucceeded Lord Waterpark and Lieut. Colonel the Hued, m Lord and Groom in Waiting. }lerm a joty will hold a privy council on Friday neat, Iztu gist , at Windsor Cars:, The Duke of Cambridge returned to his residencr in St. laser's 0e yesterday, from a visit to the Q2e012 at Window Cattle. Ite Colnaii.eimers fir inquiring into the state of the uon ,,, s ton of the City of London held a meeting yester day at the Pim Cuuned-affiee in Downinpstreet. The Nonateioeiri present were the kight Hon. H. Lelon tyre. the ltiaat Hon. Sir John Patteson, and G. Conte. Lewis, Esq. A cabinet council via" held yesterday afternoon at the Y ote ign•office,l)owning•street. The ministers pre sent were the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argr 11, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Pal. wanton, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of New. eastie. the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney H u bert, and Sir William Moletworth. The Council sat three hours. i!t1401 ArrOISTMENT.—Mr. W. P. Adam, of ~" Adis, who so ably an I gallantly contested the repro watation of the counties of Clsekmannan sed Kinrosa in 1 , 01. is about to proceed to India, as Secretary to Lord Lphoo:oar, the rowly-appoiaud Governor of Bombay.— n leo Merrrary. HtiLY•tau PALACL—We believe that in • few Levi woe will be taken by the Commissioners of Woods sail F ,rests to ref( wr the Picture Gallery in Holy TOOl l'e .ece. e !Ain, at pretest in so rotten and unsafe a condition :ha: the greateet caution requires to be exercised on ocea ►.oe of any great assemblage, such as at the election of a reptr►et:tatiee prer.—Culerioisian Mercary. A te;rgraphic despatch from Madrid of the ISth announces the arrival in the espital of Queen Clu:uuts. It woe reported in Paris on Sunday, says the ewutoterentsa, that the chateau of Frobedurtf, the pru rtty the CAM de Cuambord, bad been &strayed by tn. visa oF THE PRINCE CHANCELLOR AND TEE DUCE DE BRABANT T( CAMBRIDGE. Cambridge was all alive this morning, in order to eve a fitting welcome to its distinguished visitors, but • dense fug which prevailed throughout the whole day pre mise that eclat being glare to the visit which such as mat would have otherwise secured. On arrival at Trinity College Lodge, the illustriou► potty partook of some retreshme•t, mid at its conclusion pro. seeded on a tow. d'impectiors of the various objects of inte rest wit►ice the colisge. The party emerged from the Master's lodge, attended by the Vice-Chancellor, T. C. Des.dart, Esq., Dr. Whewell (MX ), and Professor &•dg• wick, sad proceeded on foot to the chapel amid such hangs as the lungs of Cambridge gownsmen alone can give utter a•ce to. . Puttee Albert wore a doctor's gown, as did also Baron Van di Weyer. Toe first place of visitation was the chapel, and here the Royal party expended some time to admiration of the unique statue of Newton, by Roubtllac. From the chapel they passed to the ball, and here the Princes lingered in admiration of the portraits of benefactor adorning the walls, and cele- Ini:its of the college. The Library, erected at an expense of 20,0001. by Sir Christopher Wren, was next visited. From Trinity the Chancellor, the Duke of Brabant, and their respective suite., proceeded to the geological lecture MI Professor tledgwick, at the museum of the professor, nada the University library, which occupiel about three-quarter l of an hour. Hence the party proceeded to a rapid via tetion of the colleges—St. John's being the first in the programme. The visit here wee not expected until two, and the visitors arrived before the college arrangements few their reception had been completed. It will ae num bered that at the contest between the Prince Chancellor and the Earl of Pow u, the Johnians "stuck to their nip lege," and almoat to a man voted against his Royal High. new, bat wow all opposition seemed to be forgotten, and the Johnians vied with the members of the other colleges in ea. deavouring to give an enthusiastic reception to the Prime Chancellor and his guest. Dr. Tatham (M.C.) and son of the fellows received the Penes Chancellor and the Doke at the entrance lodge, and if the Trinity men had done all in their power to render honour by the faro, of lungs to the reception, the Johnians fairly I outdid them, both in shouting and mobbing their guests ; from their entry at the gate the latter were tracked through the courts successively to the Library, to the Hall, sad the Combination Room. To reach New Court, the Chancellor and suite passed over the New Bridge (built after the model of the Bridge of Sighs, at Venice), and here several of the most picturesque scenes amid the famous walla of St. John's and Trinity combined, and views of which can be obtained from this point were brought under the notice of the Prince and the Duke. The Royal party was attended to St. John's by Professor Sedgwiek, the Vice-Muter of Trinity, and thence to the end of the tour. From St. John's the Chancellor proceeded to Jesus, and was here met by the Master (Dr. Conn), Dr. Woodham, and several of the Fellows, and the Royal guests were conducted over the Hall, Chapel (lately restored), Library, and Combination Rooms, hence the Chancellor, the Duke, and suites proceeded to cursory visits to Sydney, Catherine Hall, and St. Peter's. At Sydney, the Rev. Dr. Phelps received the Chancellor at the gate, and conducted him and the Duke de Brabant over the kill, chapel, and library. At Cathe rine 11411 the Rev. Dr. Philpot performed the same cere mony as did Dr. Cookson at St. Peter's. The principal objects of interest at each of these colleges were shown and esplainsd to the royal party, but the waning of day prevented their perfect enjoyment. From St. Peter's as Priace and the Duke proceeded to the Fitswillians Museum s and here spent sometime in thee:emulation of the picture% and then proceeded to the Sculpture Room, where the Bacchus and Libera in the Disney Collection, the gut et Theseus from the British Museum, and the cast of tie Harberini Faun, were particularly noted, the latter two being in the collection presented to the University by Mr. Kirkpatrick, of the Temple. The Vice-Chancellor and Professor fiedgwiek chaperoned the part) throughout the afternoon, and on leaving the Museum the whole pasty proceeded to Trinity College Lodge. GRE.4T FIRE AT PARIS. Our Paris correspondent says:—" A terrible fire MA* out on Saturday night in the quarter of the Rue St. Martin, and entirely destroyed *even houses in the Rues Beaubourg and Montmorency. It was hoped op to a late hour to-day (Monday) that no live. bad been lost, hut I learn this ereemg that the dead bodies of a M. Desjardies, hu son and daughter, inhabitants of the de►troyed Comm, I.aoe been found among the ruin+. The fire first showed itself in the warehouse+ of a furniture gad rapidly extended to the adjoining houses, the ground Boors of which were also occupied by furniture dealers, and the upper part principally by workmen. The families were surprised in their sleep, and had barely time to save themselves without any part of their property. The fire brigade, with that promptitude for which it is famous was soon upon the spot with the commandant of the force, M. Condamine, at its head. Eight engines were epeedily at work, but owing to the combustible na ture of the contents of the bedding the fire spread with their ful rapidity, and threatened destruction to the entire quarter. Two generals, MM. Conreud and Carbuccia, with a large body of troops, the minister of the interior, M rersigny, and the prefect of police, were upon the ground shortly after the fire brigade. Unfortunately water wee wanting, the mein conduit from the Seine being cat oft owing to the works at the bridge of Notre Dame. Altboegh all the neighbouring wells were opened, and the waterearrieni pressed into the service by the pollee need their utmost exertions, it was found necessary to leave the seven bowies to their fate, and direct every effort to cave those in the neighbourhood. Many of the blinds on the opposite isle of the Beaubourg and Montmorency streets caught fire. The conflagration was not get wader till • o'clock yesterday morning. Two or three firemen and some of the military were 1. ly injured. The amo•ut of damage is estimated at • millms of francs. A telegraphic despatch was sent to Fontainbleau in the morn- left, to inform the Emperor of the occurrence. The Minis ter of the Interior before leaving the spot left 500 franca with the mayor of the arrowlimement, towards the relief of t h e eu reeeen ; subscriptions are opened try several principal tradesmen in the neighbourhood, and receiving-boxes are affixed to the corners of the streets leading to the teen. of the catastrophes.' FoG.—Last night the metropolis was visited by a fog of unusual density, even for November. A great many accident, occurred, some of them of a very serious Wort CITY Cr.RPORA TION COMMIS&IO.V. I - e - The Commissioners resumed the inquiry yesterday Mr. Labouthere 111_ the dui!: James Cherry, Mayor of Yon:Loath, exe.aluid, ly e s a id —1 have come here for the purpose of representing to the I commission the prejuiieial eff,eis of certain d u . e which a n imposed in the port of LAndnu nn corn. The duties he which I refer are those of metope, fillage, lastage, peso forage, Lord Mayor's dues, and some others. These dooml are not lasied on grain coming into London by railway. IThe consequence is, that the shipping interest was ',spend to an unfair competition in the case of the importation at grain. The amount of the duties so imposed is about 414. OS each quarter of corn. The shipping interest could cur pets with the railway companies if these duties were atm lished. In the year 1847 there were 56,000 quarters at malt and 210,000 quarters of barley, making altogether 266,000 quarters. exported in ships from Yarmouth to Lon don. But in 1812 there were exported only 65,000 quarters of wilt and 31,000 quarters of barley, making altogether I 86,000 quarters. I attribute this decline of the trade to the I unfair competitive of the shipping trade with the railw*y companies. I presume the trade has gone to the railway companies. Mr Ar. Lewis—Have you any evidence to prove that ? Witness—No; the railway returns could ..lone prove it. A think that the shipping interest could compete with the railways were it not for these dues. The exports of corn from Norfolk were at least as great in 1852 as they were in 1817. A deputation tram Marylebone waited on the commission with • statement complaining of the tax on coals, which amounted to 21.0,0001., of which Marylebone contributed 20.0001. Mr. Belton stated that they were • deputation appointed by • public meeting, which represente I the opinions and feelings of the psrisb of Marylebone on the subject. The tax on public lights alone, which were 4,000 in number in Marylebone, was greater by 4001. in conse quence of the coal tax. The coal duties, which were levied for the payment of the sums expended on London-bridge and its approaches, were paid off, sad yet the duties were still continued. iill: - .1;;;;;- --- Waa Dot New Oaford•street built out of that Witten—Yes, all the expense that fell on the public was borne out of that fund. The parish, however, had to bear some expense. There are improved ground rents to a con siderable amount arising from the new street, which we . . think ought to go to the paying off t e fund, without our being called on to continue the payment of the coal dues, Mr. Lewis—Do you think it would be possible to make each an improvement as that of New Oxford-street from • parochial ;ate ? Witness—l think it might be possible to de so. The coal tax falls very severely on the poor of the parish. I think a coal tax is an objectionable form of raising money. The people of Reading can buy coals for 2r. 6,1. less thao the people of LAdon, although the coals for the supply of !Leading must pass through London. Maryleboue is managed under Hohhouse's Act, and as far as I know the people do not wish for any change. Our fear is that if we had • municipality it would destroy the elected vestry, and that would not be as improvement so far as Merylebone is concerned. I don't think it would be an improvement to the parish of llaryleboas to be joined with the other two parishes that form the borough. The cart duties ars another grievance of which we have to complain. These duties are let for 6,0001., and I believe they return 10,0001. The cart tat is levied most harshly cad ungenerously, because the tee of 6d. was levied every time that • loaded cart passes the toll collectors' boundaries Mr. Bennoeh was then recalled and cont'nued his eel dence—l think the eldermea perform their duties to toe best of that ability. But I waiald have paid magistrates in the City, who would devote all their time to their =mgt.- terial duties. My objection to the Court of Aldermen is, that they hold the purse strings of the corporation as much as the g 1 body. The aldermen have the power of awarding sums of money to the decayed Wadies of their own members. The Court of Cisnimon Councilmen do the same thing in a different way. They appoint persons to situatious. The property of the corporation is exceedingly well managed as regards rents, and there are no better land lords. Their property is very much within the City. I think the estates are well managed es regards the property itself. I believe that nothing can be better managed than the sewers of the City, and the accounts as to the sewers are exceedingly clear. But this was in consequence of the ap pointment of prover auditors. The gross income of the corporation is 215,.5721. The revenue from rents and quit rents is 86,3111. ; renewal fund, 12,8001. ; markets, 20,6961. ; tolls and duties, 6,9111. ; offices—a curious term, which means the coal duty and corn metage-73,1691. ; be quests, 1321. ' • brokers' rent', 3,7661.; freedoms, 8401. ; Interest, 1,3921.; charitable foundations, 1,2001.; casual ue, 6,4.591.; making a total of 216,6171. But in addi thin to this revenue they derive from this navigation com mittee 8,3771..; from the consolidated sewers rate, 66,8611. ; from general dues, 19,4261. ; from the Bridge estates, 47,0211. • making a total of 355,356/. The revenue of the Irish So viet y and 30,0001. police rate is not included in this aggregate. I apprehend the whole revenue of the corporation I. about 400,0001. The expsuse of administering this fund (and this is an important point, as on it I believe thejudg meat of the corporation must chiefly be founded) is as fol low*: general expenses of officers, 38,6721. ; legal solaria, 14,7801. ; legal expeons, 4,6001. ; pensions to the relations of officers, 3,8441.; ditto to the relations of aldermen, 5801.; parliamentary expenses, 14,0671. • committees' allowances, 0001., but 1 believe it amounts nolly to 4,0001. ; 1061. • printing and stationery, 3,1821.; state coach and AWL clothing, 774/ ; disbursements through the hall keeper and petty officers, 4,0671.; that item will require explanation. Then there is a variety of sundries, amount ing altogether to 14,6881. The total amount is 107,8781., end this sum is expended to administer the balance of 255,357/. One of the items of expenditure set down in the ilerounts is 1331. for clothing for the great ministers of state. This was given in former times, in consequence of some Itgranted to the corporation. Chairman—Can you say what great officers of state resolve this clothing ? Mr. Bennoch—l believe the first minister gets some, and I kcow the Lord Chancellor does. There is a sum of 2621. for printing and emblazoning the address presented to the President of France. I find that there is a sum of 19,6261. in the accounts under the bead of " Lodging Hewn far the labouring poor." Any one would suppose frees this that so much mon had been expended for this ITT:But it is not so. This sum is part of a balance Finsbury estate, which is held in trust, and being so held it was not thought right to bring it into the genital account. It was, therefore, resolved to apply it to a parti solar purpose, bet the foundations of the lodging homes were net pot laid. The sum lies by to be used on some future eemelme. The Chalmem—Have the corporation expended anything L Ma and tenehhouses ? Mr. Stoma—Not one peon y except 601. or lOW given ea sod spin to some ones to the neighbourhood, though llama they intend to build so in connection with the new street from Farringdon*strat. The tax on coals is NM. ton, of which the city receives Id. for the expense ofdetlisafien. They receive and appropriate' to public la under act of parliament, 44., and the remaining iL ir ia lins i d handed over to the government for the purpose of making general metropolitan improvements. Out of that hind New Oxford.street was constructed. Most of the im provements in and about Traf nate and New Coventry-attest, and about 90,0001. is now iyhigtelhe await of the borough of Southwark for a aew MOM Sem the Town Hall to Southwark Bridge-road. The Mai lea, therefore ie not badly expended. The copoistka bee alas of therefor, ~rob to answer for without patting ea mos them whisk they do not deserve. The 411 par a hi applicable to city improvements alone. 1 Sri dot the pane tax has been &woefully borne, and I hams that a tax tee improvements would be also borne awfully. The soar the tax as soak is abolished, the better. The expenditure in nonexion with the offices of the City of Lon is math larger than that of the civil federal government of the United Ban. What is more startling still, it expends on itself, se shinietering the funds of the eorporatim, more than the age amount re ceived frees rants, tolls, and fees trees balms, which form the three great items of its issemo. The corporation of Manehester manage funds to theamment of 41111,111111. at a cost of 8,8491, and this includes water works and gas, which in London are managed by private eampanies. If I include the townships of Manchester, I lad that the corporation there manage the expenditure of funds to the amount of 535,2821. for 11,0001., or 60 per cent. more than the corporation of London manages for 107,0001. Mr. Lewis—Who orders the payments in the City of London ? Mr. Bennoch—The general rule is that no money of a general nature is paid except by the chamberlain on the order of the Court of Aldermen or the Court of Common Council. _ . Mr. Lewis directed the attention of the witness to a para graph in the report of the last commission, in which it was st►ted that the Court of Common Council paid the mast scrupulous attention to the expenditure and disbursements, and asked if he thought it was a correct representation. Mr. Benumb—lt is as far from my opinion as truth is far from falsehood. I don't know what the court may have been. I believe that many persons have been returned for the purpose of trying to effect improvements, end after several ineffectual attempts at reform, have retired in dis rest. Mr. What is your opinion as to the hospitality earrcived by the Lord Mayor ? Witness—l t►ink if one were to judge from the number of applications for tickets to the Lord Mayor's hospitality, that its abolition would be considered a national calamity. This feeling arises from the desire to see what has been so much talked of, but w►en people have seen the inaugural dinner, they only have to laugh at it. Mr. Lewis—What is your opinion of the Lord Mayor's show ? Witness—l believe that it is seen with universal coo -1 tempt. The expense of the Lord Mayor's show is b,rne half by the Lord Mayor and half by the Sheriffs, who are most unjustly called on to contribute a quarter each. The Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs have no control at all over a great many of the invitations to the Lord Mayor's inauguration dinner. This year one of the sheriffs Ins de clined t o contribute to the expense of the dinner, and the con•eqqucnce is that the Lord Mayor has debited himself with 11.16ths of the expense, and the second sheriff with 5-16ths. One of the sheriffs, therefore, this year will have to par 9001. instead of 4001. or 6001 ; and the Lord Mayor 1,400/. or 1,60 W. instead of 1,000!. or 1,200/. The system pursued with respect to the election of sheriffs is open to grave objection. There are always • set of conspirators surrounding the Guildhall, who pounce on a person the moment he was named sheriff, for the purpose of compel ling him to serve or pay the fine. Mr. Benooch here handed in a scheme, which he had draw* up for dividing London into nice municipalities, with their fin wads Pad coancillon. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday the first curt under the present mayoralty was held, and The LOIID NI/LT./A is taking the chair, ezpreraed the mime ha telt of the tumour which had been done him ty his election to the civic chair. ----- S.r Pens LAURIE moved a Tote of thanks t, the late Lord Mayor, this was seeon led by Alderman Faebrother, and carried unanimously. Alderman Cot ELAND, with • view to demonstrate that this court was not so nukes a body as had been represented, moved for a return of the number of courts and committees held during the year; the like of Emmanuel Hospital, the at tendance of aldermen at the Central Criminal Court, at quarter seuions, at the justice nom at Guildhall, at meetings to license persona to sell game, and to hear summons for non-payment of rates ; also a separate return of the number and result of the committals from the city to the Central Criminal Court. Ordered unanimously. Alderman LAVIIitNCE, alluding to a statemect made by a witness heron the commissioners, to the effect that nine- teen members of the court had met at the Mansion House, and subscribed 1,9001. towards the election of a brother aldermen, asked if his lordship was aware of any such thing ? The LORD MAYOR categorically denied all knowledge of such a transaction. He bad, however, known aldermen subscribe to assist late aldermen who had been in unfortu nate circumstances. (Hear, hear.) Alderman COPELAN D looked upon the statement of the witness who charged them with sub<cribing 1,9001 towards the election of Sir John Key as a vile aspersion. He be- Hewed that the person who had given the iuformation kad told a gratuitous falsehood for purposes of detraction. Other members of the court protested their entire igno rance of the affair. . Sir PEERS LAURIE—Wait till all the evidence is pub- Belied, and then we shill be able to give a satisfactory an swer to all charges, as we did in the cue of Bethlehem Hospital. (Hoar, hear.) Alderman WILSON had been an alderman 23 years, and had never known money subscribed by members of the court towards any election whatever. (Hear, hear.) Alderman LIVISPHERY —I was present when it WWI moved (as it was by one of the aldermen) that a subterip tion be sited for the purpose of Sir J. Key's election. I opposed the proposition, and it was immediately repudiated. I sin sure that no money was subscribed. (Hear.) THE DEWIER LL O&4ND. Five new petitions were presented — complaining of the conduct of the broker Le Grand. The EMU mentioned in the petitions presented up to this time as fraudulently ob tained by him amount to no less than 25,0001. Only 2501. hu been recovered from one of his sureties, who was bonds man for this amount ; the other surety, it was stated, would be declared a bankrupt if legal measures were proceeded with to enforce payment of the boxd into which he h►d entered to a like amount. Sit R. W. CARDEN presented • petition, signed "E. 'Lines," csinplaining of the conduct of Daniel Elle', a broker. The court ordered Mr. H. W. Sewell, the summoning officer, forthwith to serve copies of the petition upon the broker and his tie) sureties THE CORYORATION INQUIRY. Alderman Winn moved-" That this court are desirous to assist the inquiry now proceeding before the commis• sioners appointed by the crown, and for that purpose they wish to render to the commissioners all the documents and information in their power, in os der that the commiuioners may have every information which can be supplied to them by the court or any of its officers, and that it be referred to the privileges committee to act secordi•gly." The mutton was seconded by Alderman Iquitos, and carried unanimously. Alderman WIME presented a petition, signed by Mr. W. Ford, of the Blue Anchor, Wormwood-street, complaining that his measures had been duly tested by the ale conners several times during the last ten months, the latest occasion being on the 7th alt. ; and that he had :paid • fee of le. (which he had since been informed was illegal) on each examination. Four days afterwards, however, two other persons, called i•specturs of weights and measures, tested one of the same measures and pronounced it deficient; and he had in consequence been fined ss. and branded as a neer of false measures. Re theLefore prayed that the sub ject of the inspection of measures should be taken into consideration with a view to its being placed on a in :re satisfactory footing; and he submitted that if measures were required to be made of glass, accidental injuries re ducing them below the standard capacity would be im possible. Alderman Wtaz hoped that the office of ale conner was one of those which were doomed to destruction. It was of very ancient date, and the persons appointed to it were selected by the livery in common hall. The only duty they performed was that of receiving a shilling and drinking a glass of ale. The petition was referred to the General Purposes Com mittee. CITY COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. Yesterday a court was held, Deputy PEACOCK in the chair. Deputy MEADWAY stated that the New River Col33Mny had cut off the supply of water to 22 houses its Three Talis man, Redcross-street.. . . . . The CHAIRMAN said the company had promised to give notice to the court of any intention upon their part to withhold so indispensable a supply, and the clerk was in structed to communicate with the secretary on the subject. POSIRRN ROW. Mr. Dew read a letter from Viscount Combermere, in which his lordship stated that he should not object to the temporary accommodation the commissioners require as to the opening of Postern-row. He should be happy when he went to London in January to open that street perma nently, should it not interfere with the fortifications, &e. (Applause.) It was unanimously agreed to that an answer should be written by Mr. Daw ezpressive of the thanks of the coin missionen. THE FLEET SEWER. Mr. Haywood, the surveyor to the commission, then read a report on the works now going on at the Fleet *ewer Within a few days after the date of his last report, the small opening into the sewer in New Bridge-street had been surrounded by a close box or board, and a deodorising powder evolving chlorine had been so copiously used that no smell had been perceptible, excepting that of the chlorine itself. About 70 feet of new invert bad been laid, and the works were progressing rapidly, being carried on night and day wh the tides would permit. Mr. Haywood then proceeded to combat at some length the objections which had been made against the mode of conducting the opera tions, and concluded by =setting that every possible cars had imp taken to reduce the annoyance to the minimum. ' After sass discussion, it was resolved that copies of the report should be sent to Lord Palmerston and the Metropo litan Commissioners of Sewers. . . Mr. Painter and Mr. Williams were elected inspectors of pavements and nuisances. The appointments took place in consequence of the vast increase of business in the City of London. SYMPATHY WITH TURKEY. The following letter has been received from the Ottoman Ambassador by the gentleman to whom it is addressed in reference to the recent meeting at Meander: " Susanna...quire, Nov. 18, 1853. " Sir,-1 beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 17th inst., inelosing the reeolatione of a meeting held by the inhabitants of the city of Manchester on Wednesday lsst, November 16, at the Corn Exchange, and it will be I my agreeable duty to transmit the same to my government. On such a pleasing occasion I am happy to express, on behalf of my government, as well as on my own our grateful sentiments for the entire sympathy • sited by the inhabitants of so groat and influential a city towards his imperial majesty the Sultan and the Ottoman nation in the cause of justice and right they are defending. " I have the honour to be, &c., "C. Ifveenaue. " A. Welkin, Esq., J.P., Manchester." The following is Lord Aberdeen's reply to a communica tion informing him of the resolutions passed at Manchester : " owning -street, Nov. 21,1863. " Sir,-1 am desired by Lord Aberdeen to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 18th inst., sub mitting certain resolutions unanimously agreed to at a very numerous meeting of the inhabitants of Manchester pub licly convened and assembled in the Corn Exchange, on Wednesday, the 16th iost. "1 have the honour to be, sir,our obedient servant, "CLINTON G. DAWKINS. " Absalom Watkin, Esq." DRUNKENNESS IN NORWAY AND IN ENGLAND.- The Mormibfad, under date Christian* 7th November, says :—" Police Intelligence.—The number of persons arrested on the charge of intoxication amounted, iu the month of October. to 112; in the months of July, August, September, and October. to 499, 1 in 22 being women. Now, matters are very different iu England's capital, where the numbers last year taken up for drunkenness were 10,867 ; of these 4,4.55, nearly the half, were women. It would appear, therefore, that English females are much more given to drinking than Norwegian." Oa the data given above the number arrested on charge of drunkenness would be, in Christiania, for twelve menthe, 1,497, of which 68 would be women. Now,) the population of Christiania, being 1 60th that of London, it as many were arrested in England's capital as in Norway's, the total number would be 89,820, of which (1 in 'V) 4,080 women; this will prove I that the number of drunken females in London exceeds thaw in Chnstiania, in proportion to the population, only by 10 per cent., whilst the number of men taken up in Christiania exceeds those taken up in London, in prorertion to the population, by 1.400 per cent. In Christiania, in the course of twelve month., every twenty-seventh man is arrested for drunkenness, in London every three hundred and sixtieth. Much roan as there may be, therefore, for improvement here, our northern cousins enjoy an incoutes . tibia pre-eminence in the drinking way, which the editor of the Monty!, 'ad seems to be quite unconscious of, COLLISIONS AT SEA.—LIvERPOUL, TUEsDA Y. — The William Itathbone, which arrived bore thi. afternoon. reports having been in contact on the 6th November, in lat. 44 N. lon. 46 W., with the British brig Chance, from Vienna to Newfoundland. The brig was totally &masted and cut down to the waters edge, but the crew was saved and brought to this port In the William Itathboae. A schooner was reportad to have been run down this morning off the bar by an inward•bound steamer. THE STRIKES IN THE NORTH. (Flow OUlt LOCAL Coen.-- A LABOUR PARLIAMENT. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY. The leaders of the working classes in this district are by no es , ens discouraged, and now we are to Lave a labour parliament. This, the capitil of the manufacturing towns, is of course to be the seat of the new government. The leaders, in starting it, acknowledge the futility of all efforts by isolated bodies of working men to maintain what they consider a just standard of wages, and " The emanei pation of labour from capital," and, therefore, they have set on loot at Manchester, a movement to bring about a national organisation of the working classes, to be guided by one directing body, whose object shall be to cen tralise and confederate their strength. This new power in the state is not to supersede the trades' onions and combina tions, but rather to be representative of them. It is to be composed of delegates elected at public meetings in the various towns, and its comprehensive duties are set forth in the resolutions passed at the meeting held en Sunday, se introduce the project, and which was held at the Peoples' Institute, in lleyrocistreet, Manchester. The ramnry elense of the meeting was stated to be to organise a insawasseentent in aid of the Lancashire loek-outs. The I EINECEIE was presided over by Mr. Cropper Clarke, and neeolutions approving of the labour (parliament) scheme were approved. A committee of twelve working men, with power to add to their number, was subsequently appointed to carry out the resolutions. The meeting was addressed at some length by Mr. James Williams, and also by Mr. Ernest Jones, of London, and their chief argument was that the working chimes are entitled to, and will now demand, a share in profits; that they have yet had their share of profit, because profit is alone that which remains after the payment of all neces sary expenses; whereas the wages of the working man have hitherto been no more than barely sufficient to supply him with food, clothing, and the necessaries of life. As, in fact, this remuneration has only been enough to keep the human machine in working order, it has no more been profit, than has the amount of money expended in supplying fuel for Steam engines bees profit to the manufacturer. BURNLEY, TUESDAY. There is a probability that toe stnke will be brought partially, if not wholly, t• a termination on Monday next. Many of the employers are deeply grieved at the evident suffering of many of their late workpeople, and though the market has not improved, and they will not know what to do with more cloth when it is made, there is a disposition to resume work four days (or 40 h inn instead of 60) per week, en the condition that the combinations are abandoned. They propose, however, to take off the 10 per cent. advance on weaving given before the lock-out, and somewhat to modify tho advance which had been conceded upon spinning. There is reason is believe that the hands of a portion of the mills will take work on the term* hero offered, but it is not by any means expected that the whole of them will. Mr. C. Owen, a tradesman, has addressed the operatives on the absurdity of longer trusting men who constantly told them that the masters dared not close their mills and who, having promised them support if the most.,. di d close their mills, now asked them to seek relief at the workhouse. 'The same persons, he says, had told them that influential gentle. men were ready to build them factories of their own if the masters closed theirs, with other stories such as the work people were usually cheated with ; but every promise made oefore the strike h ad bees falsified. lie then examines their balance sheet, showing very serious discrepancies, one of which was the having charged twice over a sum of 2.3!. 189.2 d., besides the omission of contributions given by various tradesmen of the town. COLLISION ON THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. Yesterday (Tuesday) morning, an accident of an extraordinary . and moat alarming character happened at Knottingley junction, on the Lucashire and Yorkshire Railway. The parliamentary train from Leeds, consisting of engine and tender, three passenger carriages, and break van, which is due at Knottingley at 8.20 a.m., arrived there affabout the pr 'per time, and the passenger carriages having been attached to others from York, the united train wu proceeding on its way to Doncaster, when, on crossing the junction with the up-train to Goole, about 200 or 300 yards from the station, a goods train from that town, which ar rived at the point of intersection at the same moment, dished through the passenger train, cutting it in two about the middle, and knocking off the body of a third-class carriage, containing about twenty passengers. The vehicle rolled over on its side, amidst a terrible screaming from the persons in it, whilst the wheels and under part of the vehicle remained standing on the line. The accident hap. pening so near the station, effective assistance was promptly rendered, and the pas/Angers, who were tumbling over one another in • state of great consternation, were speedily extricated without any more serious wounds than superficial bruises, with the exception of one man, who complained of internal injuries from having been severely crushed under the great bulk of the other passen gers . passen gers . The goods engine sustained scarcely any damage, owing, no doubt, to the body of the carriage with which it came in contact separating so easily from Its supporters. The driver and stoker of the goods engine received no injury, although they . remained on the engine ; indeed, they bad no alternative in the matter, for the dense fog prevailing at the time prevented them from seeing the passenger train until they had run into it, a, d the signals were softly invisible. The broken passenger carriage was repassed as soon es possible, and the travellers were forwarded,* ink respective de stinations with less delay than amid bow best expected under the circum stances. QUARANTINE AT GENOA. A correspondent writes from Genoa :—" Among the passengers that arrived at Genoa, on the 18th in stant, by the English steamer, was the Marchese D'Aseglio, late Prime Minister of Sardinia, who was allowed to land at once, and before the ship obtained pratique, while all the other passengers were compelled to wait not only for pratique, but for the police authority to be allowed to land. There is an old adage that says, 'What is good for the goose is good for the gander,' and this is a ease that proves it. For why in the name of common sense, I ask, done man is allowed to land without pratique, should the rest be refused the same liberty. In brines, forward the name of an individual in the present case, I do not wish to make the slightest reflec tion on the Marquis, who must be honoured by everyone that knows his ability and worth, and the noble stand he made in defence of his country's liberty. But I cannot forego the opportunity to show the folly of the present qua rantine regulations in Italy. They manage these things better in Malta since Sir W. Reid has been governor there.' AN AFFAIR WITH BRIGANDS. A correspondent Writes from the Mediterrnnettl —"Early on Thursday morning, the 17th inst., the Diligenoe from Rase to Civita Vecchia was attacked by banditti, about ten miles from the latter place. Two young English- men, Yams. Ferrell and Eccles, who were dosing in the coup 6, were most disagreeably awoke by finding two gum, pointed in at them, and roughly ordered to descend and lie down la a ditch alongside the road, which they did atter being first stripped of all their cash. One of the young men slipped his watch under the seat, before descending ; but it was found immediately afterwards, when the robbers threw out the seats to break open the secret box, made under the mute of the coupd,where they found what they, no doubt, knew was there,' a bag containing 1,000 dole. This secret bee, under the seat s, by-the-bye, is as well known to every robber on the road, as the church of St. Peter itself. We have heard of ' tricks upon travellers' before, but this one of the Popish Government, first neglecting to protect the roads properly, and then preventing travellers carrying arras to protect theamelves, is one beyond a joke. PIRACY AND MURDER ON BOARD A BRIM SHIP. 853. Great anxiety has of late prevailed respecting the fate of the commander, officers, and some of the crew of the British brigantine Reindeer, of Great Yarmouth, who, it was reported, had been shockingly massacred on board the vessel, off the coast of Cape San Antonio, South America. The Reindeer, tt appears, was on a voyage from Valpa nix) to Monte Video and London, with a general cargo. At Monte Video she shipped on board two paseeniters, Spa nish priests, and within • short time after her sailing from I that port for England, she was discovered, abandoned and ashore off Cape San Antonio, a headland near the mouth f the River Plate. She was taken possession of by five fishermen, who, after much exertion, succeeded in getting her off, and towing the vessel back into Monte Video, where they claimed as salvage 4,000 dollars. About the same time the British consul learnt that the muter of the vessel, Captain Wilson, his officers steward, and one or two of the Spanish priests, had been murdered by some of the crew, who, after plundering the vessel of everything that was valuable, ran her ashore, and then escaped into the interior of the country, where it is reported they subse quently tell into the hands of some troops belonging to General Crquiza's army. They were stopped outside of the walls of Buenos Ayres, and suspicions were excited, owing to the quantity of gold and papers found on them ; and as the papers found related to the Reindeer, they were accused of being the perpetrators of the murders on board that vessel. When interrogated, one of them eon ' leased, and criminated the whole of his companions of the crimes imputed to them. Whether they were sent to prison or pressed into the general's service, the writer has been unable to learn, hut it appears quite clear that those who would materially assist towards prosecuting the criminals have been permitted to leave the country. One of them proves to be one of the Spanish priests who sailed in the Reindeer from Monte Video, who has gone to his convent at S..n Jose de Flores. There is • mystery now he escaped. The claim made by the salvors for 4,000 dol lars was opposed on the groond of its being excessive, as well as oppressive, to the owners, and 2,000 dollars were I offered as an equitable remuneration for their services. This was refused, but we hive since learnt that the matter Ihas been adjusted, and that the Reindeer on the Sub f October, in the outer roads of Monte Video waiting her despatches to saig for England, the British consul having appointed a [nester to her and an efficient crew. Mit. J. H. HOPE Ikon, of Abbotsford, Q.C., delivered the introductory lecture to the Galashiels Me chanics' Institute on the 9th hut —Caledonian Mercury. THE BOURBON A_ND OItLEANIST FUSION. - The telegraph announces that a French monarchi cal project, which has been paraded before the public ever since the advent of Luis Napoleon to power, has at length been realised. The "fusion "is et fected ; in other words, the Orleans family unite their interests and pretensions with those of the elder Bourbons. What right or claim the beads of either of these two families can have to the supre macy of a state which has so lately, and more than once, elected its chief, is a question which might be asked long before receiving an answer. However, such pretensions as elder or younger, legi timist or soi-disant constitutionalist Bourbon can pro duce to the supremacy of the French nation, will henceforth, it is said, be common to both. Hence forth French monarchists are to about in common " There is no king but Henry V., and the Comte de Paris is his heir. What are the political conditions upon which the "fusion" has been effected is un known, whether the Duke de Bordeaux is to take up the creed and charter of the July monarchy, or the Comte de Paris is to be educated to the paternal absolutism of Charles X., does not appear. The family conditions of the arrangement are sufficiently apparent. The Duke de Bordeaux is childless, and the Comte de Paris is, according to the laws of here. ditary succession, his natural heir. It will be seen that neither family makes any Freat sacrifice to attain the result which has required five years of efforts to realise. Whether the gain is worth so much diplomacy and so many journeys to and fro, the French nation may one day show. It appears that both parties reckon, as of old, much more upon intrigues and alliances out of France than upon the spontaneous action of the people whom they aspire to lead, and it is understood that at this moment elder and younger Bourbons are busying themselves with the Turkish question—no concern of theirs—in order to destroy the existing French and English alliance, and with it the beet support of the cause of Turkey and European liberty, for no higher reason than the selfish wish of isolating the French Emperor. The odium of this scheme belongs doubt less to the Orleanists; it is not probable that the Duke de Bordeaux has the activity and energy which such plots require. The duke is thirty-three years of age, having been born Sept. 29, 1820. In 1848 he was married to the Princess Marie Therese Beatrice Oatane, eldest daughter of the late Francis IV., Duke of Modena. M. Didier, who visited him at the castle of Frobsdorff, in 1849, says of him—" Either I am much deceived, or the Duke de Bourdeaux is di ficient in initiative power, and also deficient in resolution. His mind is cultivated rather than inventive; he conceive rather than creates, and takes in more than he gives out. From his education, and from hie nature, indolence in him prevails over the power of execution. In a-word— and, perhaps, this is fortunate for his repose—he appears to me more suited to expectation than to action." Louis Philippe Albert d'Orleans, Comte de Paris, was born August 24, 1838. RUSSIAN REVERSES ON THE BLACK SEA. (From the J 0141114 de V. Petersburg, of Nov. 13.) General Prince Woronzoff, commander-in-cl the corps of the Caucasus, has addressed the follow ing report to the Emperor, dated Oct. 31: " I have received from Ozourghet a report by the military governor, dated Oct.l6,statinF that the Turks opened hostilities against us on the night of the lath by the attack and capture of the poet of St. Nicolas. The attack was executed at midnight by numerous bands, sonic of whom had marched along the sea coast, and some arrived in boats. The post of St. Nicolas was never considered as a fortification, and still less as capable of sustaining * serious attack. It has never been armed with artillery; but as it contained a great depot of provisions it was con sidered necessary to hold it as long as possible until these could be removed. Time failed for this object, and the detachment which had been left there only consisted of two companies of the battalion of the line, number 12, of coast troops, and of a party of militia and Cossacks with two field guns. This force having been attacked unexpectedly en a dark night, and having been surrounded on all sides by a considerable number of the enemy, was neither able to resist nor to withdraw into the interior. The commandant of this detachment moved by a senti ment of abnegation would not facilitate his retreat by sacrificing the two guns which were confided to him, and the detachment fell with honour. Of the troops which occupied this post, a few militiamen, about thirty soldiers, and three wounded officers were all that escaped, which they succeeded in doing by making their way through the ranks of the enemy, and are come to Ozourghet. The two guns have fallen into the hands of the Turks, and all the depUts were immediately burnt by them. " Major-General Gagarine, who was at Ozourghet, expects other aggressions on various points of the frontier. It is painful to me to commence my report on the hostilities of the Turks by this event, so disas trous for us ; but it remains for us to hope in the future, and to say, as in 1812,' God will punish the aggressor.'" Immediately after sending off this report Prince Woronzoff received through the medium of the mili tary governor of Koutais a report from Colonel Kor ganoff, commander of the troops in the Gouriel, who sent word that, conformably with orders received, having marched on the 16th from Ozourghet, with three companies of the rifle regiment of Lithuania, a platoon of the battalion of the line, and 12 of the troops Black Sea, two field pieces, and a battalion of the Gouriel militia to the post attacked at St. Nioolas, he learned with certainty midway that after a courageous defence of 7 hours that poet had fallen into the hands of the enemy. This unexpected intel ligence induced Colonel Korganoff to accelerate his march. Having surmounted all the obstacles, and having passed two rivers, he discovered the enemy two vents in front of the post, in a thick forest, where he had fortified himself, and was in force to the amount of 5,000 men. The 4th company of the Chasseurs and the °oriel militia dispersed as sharp shooters came rapidly down on the abatis, notwith standing a brisk fusillade, and without firing a shot; arrived at the entrance, they fired one volley, and then precipitated themselves, bayonet and sabre in hand, on the enemy, whom they dislodged from his position, after an exceedingly obsti nate combat ; then sustained by the other companies of chassourr they repulsed the Turks as far as to St. Nicholas itself, and would inevitably have entered it on their shoulders bad not the bridge over the marshy river Scourdeb been destroyed, which prevented the pairsage of the artillery. After this the cannonade and fire of musketry continued with vivacity on both sides for six consecutive hours. The Turks attacked our position three times, bat in each instance were repu lse d with considerable loss, and left more than 300 dead on the field. Our loss in all these affairs consisted of one subaltern officer, 48 soldiers, and 15 men of the militia killed ; 2 sub altern officers, and 79 soldiers and 2 subaltern officers, and 48 men of the militia wounded—in all, 191 men placed hors de combat. A RUSSIAN PRISONER AT CONSTANTINOPLL. The Constantinople correspondent of the Debuts, writing on the 7th instant, says, " One of the Russian pri soners, made in the fort of Shefkatil, which the Turks have captured, en the frontier of Asia Minor, has been brought before the Se:inkier, and subjected to a short exa mination. One of the witnesses has thus described the scene to me :—The Sergskier having asked the prisoner several questions respecting the corps to which he belonged, and relating to the military regime of Russia, told him that he should be allowed to spend a few days at Constant:n“ple and then be sent back to the head-quarters of his General, on condition that he should tell what he had seen of the enthusiasm of the people in support of their government, and assure his comrades that the Turks did not eat Chr,s item. The soldier declined, saying that he knew not what was in reserve for him if ho returned ; that the best that could happen to him would be to be sent hack to his regiment, and that he had had enough of that. But, it was observed to him, you will he able to see your family again. 'My family !' said the soldier, 'it is eighteen years since I was separated from them, and from the day when i was taken from my native village I have never ; heard of my father or my mother, nor of any of my friends Perhaps they are all dead, or perhaps they have forgotten me. Let me stay here till the peace, and then it will he plenty of time to go hack .' Some of the Russian bread taken at Shetkstil has been handed about Congeal tinople, and is everywhere regarded with astonishment. People wonder how it is possible for human beings to con sume such repulsive material." NAVAL. ADMIRALTY, Nov. 22.—Pito,acrnoys.—Assistant- Surgemis W. H. Sloggett (1842), and J. J. Martin (1812), pruinuttd to Surgeons.. ArPOINTMENTd. Assistant-Surgeons: 3. C. Messer (1532), to the Saracen, brig, at Devonport ; and C. H. Chambers (IMO, to the Arrogant, 17, screw steam-frigate. of 360 horse-power. Third-clau Assist.-Engineer—F. J. Hunter, to the man, 8, screw steam-goo venal, of 100 horse-power, at Woolwich. _ _ _ PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 22. Rear-Ad m i ra l A rt h ur Fanshawe, C. 8., Admiral Superintendent of thi s d oc ky ar d, will, we hear, succeed Vice-Admiral Sir G eorge F. Sey mour, K.C.8., in the command of the North Americ a n an d West ti Indians command station. Jan u a S ry i 1 1;17 Se incur was appoi n t e d to h and ' his time is th ere f ore nearly up. His tlsg•ship, the Cumberland, 70, was com missioned by Captain George H. Seymour in the Caine month. It is expected that the Cumberland will be re lieved by the Boscawen, 70, at present ordinary guard-ship at Chatham ; and that Rear-Admiral Fanshawe's flag captain will be his nephew, Captain William F. Glanville. The successor of Admiral Fetishism., u superintendent of this dockyard, is expected to be either Rear-Admiral Wil liam Fsnshawe Martin or Rear-Admiral W. J. Hope John stone. Rear-Admiral Fanshawe re-hoisted his flag oa board the Neptune, 120, ordinary guard-ship at this port, last sight, having returned from London, whither he had been telegraphed in reference to the above appointment. The Trincess Charlotte, 109, was taken into dock to-day. The Widgeon, steam-vessel, Muter Commanding Randle, arrived this morning from Pembroke, and having coaled proceeded to the eastward. The Russian corvette Navarin was towed out of harbour to Spithead this morning by the Echo, steam-tug; she anchored and has re-shipped her powder, shell, &c. The Spy, brigantine, Lientenant- C o mmander Beresford, sailed • lait . niglit for the eastward, to be paid off on her return home from the coast of Africa station. The Crew, 91, screw steam-ship, was taken into the steam-dock yesterday to receive the remainder of be: machinery, &c., on board. The Eurydice, 26, fi tting-out, was taken out of the basin and up the ha rbour yesterday ; and the Victoria anti Albert, royal yacht, was take. out of dock. PEMBROKE YARD, NOV. 21. -THE NEW YACHT FOR Batt MAJESTY.—Our correspondent says :—Prepara tions have just been commenced at Pembrokeltoyal Dockyard for building the new steam yacht for the Queen. She is to be called the Windsor Castle, and will be about 340 feet long over all. The blocks are being placed on the extensive slip, and under the capacious roof from which the Duke of Wellington was launched, and the keel will he laid in a few days. Moulds showing her stem and stern have already been erected, and a great number of workmen are engaged cutting out materials. She is to be built almost entirely of mahogany, and, like the Victoria and Albert, constructed upon that peculiar prin ciple, the diagonal planking system. Now that Public ex citemen; in the affair has in • great measure subsided, I furnish you with a detailed account of the late disturb ances which have taken place at this establishment, and have been so greatly exaggerated in some of the excitable portions of the press. It appears that a workman—a very d. serving mechanic, but tainted with a strong spice of his Welsh irritability—was remonstrated with by an inspector (an officer intermediate between the workman and the foreman) for being rather dilatory in reaching his station, and con sequently some unpleasant words arose. This, on being reported to higher quarters, caused his suspension, and some of his fellow workmen thcugbt proper to hoot the said inspector on his leaving the dockyard—a foolish act, no doubt, and very thoughtless in them—but without any other intention than that of mere annoyance for the time being, and indeed all would have ended here had nit a meddling interference caused investigations which led ultimately to the man's discharge, and the quitting the service of some first-rate mechanics. The superintendent, who was from home on leave at the time, must have had the affair described to him in truly illusive strains, for he a' once issued a minute actually threatening to recommend the closing the whole establishment—a thing which on the slightest reflec tion he would never have dreamed of asserting, .inowiug that arsenals of this kind are only kept open by Treasury orders, when nationally required, and not to be sus pended for such a trifling circumstance as a qui.rrel be breen an inspector on 1601. per annum and • workman earning about 4s 3d. a day. The superintendent's period of service will expire in a few months, so that to him personally such an arrangement could have but little effect, to the workmen generally, now employment is plentiful, and wages so high, the result would be similar, bet to the other officers the consequences would be most serious, so after all had he been able to carry out such a suggestion, those who he wished to punish would hate escaped, while the officers alone would have been made to suffer. The whole affair, however, was a thing of no im portance. A more orderly set of men is not to be met with in any other of the dockyards, and had the superintendent not been off touring but present to have witnessed the sac's, the whole would have been settled without reaching the slightest publicity. This is the plain matter of fact state of the case, and for the honour of all concerned, deserves to be thus laid before the public. SPORTING. BETTING AT MANCHESTEIL—rt:EsDAY. Considering the season there was a good attendance this morning and a fair amount of business transacted (princi pally on the Chester Cup) at the following prices : NEWTON HANDICAP PLATE. 6 to 1 apt Thelie Colt (t) CHESTER CUP. 2000 to 30 agat Newmineter (t) 2000 to 30 Friday (t) 1000 to 12 Red Lion (t) 1000 to 10 Balrownie (t) .500 to 5 Little Harry (t) 500 to 5 Peggy (t) 500 to 6 Indian Warrior (t) 600 to 5 Marc Anthony (t) 500 to 5 Torment (t) 500 to 5 Robio Hood (1) 500 to 5 Brother to Little Swift (') DERBY. 6 to 1 apt Autocrat (t) 10 to 1 Kirg Tom (t to 251.) 25 to 1 Ruby (t) 25 to 1 Acrobat (t to 501.) 40 to 1 Meteors (t) THE CHOLERA. (Prom the General Board of Health, N00..12.) METROPOLI9.—The returns from the 1), H, K, L, M, and P divisions of the Metropolitan Police, and the Thames division, give 16 cases, and 12 deaths. Dusum—Nov.l7. Cues of diarrhoea, 157; approaching cholera, 9 ; cholera, 11 ; deaths (cholera), 7. Nov. 18. Mantas, 120; approaching cholera, 4 ; cholera, 9 ; deaths, 6. Nov. 19. Diarrhoea, 128; approaching cholera, 6; cho lera, 4 ; deaths, 7. Total number of cues of diarrhoea since the commencement of the epidemic, 2,791; approaching choleta, 133; cholera, 272 ; deaths (cholera), 139. WORTHINGTON (COCKERWOUTH).—Nov. 19. Case of cholera, 1; death, 1; total deaths since first outbreak, 9. Isimmate.—Nov. 17. Cases of cholera, 2 ; deaths, 2 . Larrn.—Nov. 13 to 17. Cases of cholera, 2 , death, 1; total deaths from commencement, 2. ArGHTER Holum—Up to Oct. 27. CUPS of cholera, 2. DURHAM.—Now. 19. Death from cholera, 1 ; biota Aanaoraii.—Nov. is. Case of cholera, 1 ; deaths slaw )mmencerseat, 13. DaLMENT —Nov. 19. Cue of cholera, 1 ; ma.' approach ing cholera since commencement, 3; deaths, 2. BUIDPORT.—Nov. 19. Death, 1. SOUTH SHIRLDS.—Nov. 6. Deaths, 3; since taint, 77. CVPAR Fuen.—Nov. 20. Case of cholera, 1 ; sicce com mencement, case of approaching cholera, 1. TUNIBRIDOIL—Nov. 21. Case of cholera, 1; deaths, 2. Since commencement : Cases of approaching cholera, 3 ; deaths (cholera), 2. THE RUSSIANS IN WALLACHI.4. A gentleman, who has just returned to Paris, from the Danubian Provinces, speaks of the Russian is/my of oc cupation by no means flatteringly. If the entire urmy be like what he has seen he thinks there iE not the slightest reason for alarm at the numerous hordes the Csar is said to have under arms. The regiments he saw were, with one exception (he bad not seen the Guards) of the most wretched kind. Most of them young lads, siee:y looking, 1 haggard, feeble, badly clad, and badly red. tt ll rry may stand to be killed," he says, "but it is astontsb.bes to me , how they can kill any ono. - The numbers the Emperor of Russia can draw upon are to be sure almost unlimited, and in a service where neither the conifrrt es tt e men is I cared for nor the slightest value set on their Eves, there are always thousands upon thousand s dra gg ed to fcppli the I places of those who perish by t he n e g lect •.f th eir e see and the rapacity of their commissariat, who have more re gard for brute beasts than fur human beings. The corps of C o ssJeks are, uccordinz to the same auther:ty, ; rincipally complied of young men about 16 or 17, whom the hope of plunder animates. Otherwise tie soldiers rob in all di rections ; and the gentleman mentioned states an inbtanee ' of a serjeant-mjor who was flogged by or , ':er of 'n'oi cm. mindirg officer, not precisely because he robhoil, but be cause he robbed beyond what was permitted to 15:s rank in the army. The condition of the Waliachten peasonts he fiCiel ibex as most deplorable, plundered as thy dre by Be ards as well as Russians. A party of thrower-fear French ' men happened a short time ago to make aa occasion for sue purpose of examining timber fife the government. As ' they approached a village, they were surpr:ssd to find ' nearly the whole of the inhabitants runniag off us fast aa they could to the woods, and apparently in tie greatest terror. One of the visitors galloped after them, 1.2.1 hold ing up a purse fief of money in his barn!, cried out that p c l u t e s:r itv i e w e e .d y i a ni i s t o phh g an t yr , b l i ! p e e en a n y s y uth.n c o ns. o l l ' f th il ;e l 4 t;e::: w i r idt wort, e l le rotate alre l etaeat sa a 4 and al 4 1 lat: wit ire:H4 of the no ve A t bi uh r imtn travel lersefioloTnr etn a: to the tender mercies of • soldiery and . rpression, is melancholy beyond description.