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/Olt the feu's: Per Annum .. ilalf-Yearly .. Quarterly .. .. 11 6 0 . . 0 13 0 . . 0 6 6 Payable In advance. Subscribers are requested to send their Oidere through their News Agent; direct to the ttince, arc pau u •d by a Emu : lance. Nutley t►rders to he made payable to ME. ALMEL) IVI, Fitrand, Loudon. the abolition of the linty on Advertisements enables us to insert al the price iJ !Mee Shillings the Advertisements Joe which we hare hitherto charged Fire; and _ldris.. Viol's generally will reerive the full benefit of the change in the law. THE INDEX AND TITLEPAGE to the First Vo:inno of the " l'ot:sm " will be publiAlind nn Saturday, I►ieember 31, an a Supplement (wads) to NO. 33. Enll price will be gives for eopien of No. 1., at the Office, No. 110, Straw!, It le hopoesible to acknowledge 1118 111111111 of letters we receive. Their insertion is often ilcia)ed, owing to it preen of matter ; atel when • tml, it in fropicialy front rca*ona quite hole 'sentient of the merit's of the c •ation We cannot undertake to return coin icatioiin of which we do not avail ourselves. Ccinlauui,•atioun 'Mould always be legibly written, and on one aide of the paper only. If long it inereasea the difficulty of finding apace fur them. *literer is intended for insertion mind be authenticated by the mane and address of the writer, Hot fur publicat ion, but am a guardutee of his good faith. irlit _l;)%ettOxi+ LONDON, SAT U RDAY,DECEM HER 24,1853. POSTSCRIPT. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. STATZMENTS and counter•statewentm respecting the movements of the Anglo-French fleets in the Boa phorus, the determinations of the Ambassadors of England and France in Constantinople, or the im structions sent to the latter by their respective Governments, have followed one another in rapid succession almost daily since the intelligence of the diaster at Siuope was first received in London. Yesterday, for example—to give only the latest spe cimen—Paris letters stated in positive terms that the instructions given to the admirals are to the effect that they shall stop all Mission' ships found cruising in the Black Sea, and force them to return to Sebas topol, which port they will not be allowed to leave till the conclusion of a treaty of peace. Vienna despatches, received almost contemporaneously, de clared that the messenger sent to Constantinople would in all probability find the fleets already de parted for the Black Sea. Another statement was to the effect that the allied fleets would enter the Euxine if the Russians landed troops on the Turkish territory. And finally, the latest advices from Con stantinople itself, dated the Nth instant, inform us that the Porte had, on the loth, demanded the sup port of the fleets, that the Ambassadors had held a conference on the subject, and the result of which was a resolution to do nothing, but await instructions from London and Paris. This latter version is probably the one on which most reliance can be placed for accuracy. The rupture between the Courts of Turkey and Persia is confirmed, and positive information has been received of the departure of our Charge d'Af faires from the Court of the Schah. It is stated that the Russians have promised Persia support to raise the Affghans against British rule. The debt of fifty millions duo from Persia to the Russian Government will also be remitted as the price of her support in the coming struggle against her fellow in faith, the Ottoman. The anniversary of the birth of Mahomed was ce lebrated in Constantinople on the 11th. Intrigues were said to be on foot to get Ali Pacl►a made Minis. ter of Marine. The dismissal of the Captain facia was considered pro bable. A finnan continuing the privileges of ben is had been issued. Some fanatical demonstration: against the Christians at Smyrna. bud been made THE PRESS. Ptia ob. THE CIAMMEL EI.E4 - TIoN took place on Wednesday, when Mr. John O'Connell was returned without op position. THE Galway Packet gives currency to a rumour that Sir Thomas Burke, Bart., one of the members for the county, is about to resign his seat in Parlia ment. Tin.; chair of mathematics in the Queen's College, Galway, left vacant by the death of Professor Mul cahy, has b► en tilled by the appointment of I►r. Geo. Allman, of Trinity College, Dublin. AT A CosFi:nEN'•t: of the Roman Catholic clergy of the deanery of Tuam, which was held in that town last week, resolutions were adopted expressive of their surprise at "receiving papers, the tam of send ing which appears to be to charge the voluntary oblations of the faithful—for legal revenues we have none—with a certain amount of legal taxation," and announcing their determination to " enter into sub scriptions for a sound legal opinion upon the best mode of protecting ourselves from a tax unconstitu tional in its imposition, since we derive no income from the State or any other legal means." Tim last Australian mail brought to Limerick a number of registered letters covering bank orders for all., :i o i., 401., and each. The Journal de M. Petersburg says—" The Em peror has deigned to order that there shall be pre sented t. , ) him every time, without waiting for special orders, detailed information on the families of the officers of the fleet of the Magi Sea killed in combat, in order that measures calculated to relieve the lot of those families may be taken." A LETTER from Vienna announces the appointment of Count Valentin Esterhazy as Envoy Extraordi nary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Austria to the Court of Russia, and that of Count Appony in the same capacity to the Court of Bavaria. It is stated that Count Esterhazy, who is of a most conciliatory disposition, is to proceed to his post without delay, hi order to attend to the negotiations consequent on the last note of the four Powers. ACCOUNTS FROM Moss state that the disaffected in that city had made arrangements to attempt an insurrection on the 20th inst., but finding that the authorities had become acquainted with the plot, and were prepared to adopt measures for its immediate suppress►on, prudently abstained from car►ying their intentions into execution. Several of the leaders were, however, arrested. Tim Belgian Chamber of Representatives has adopted, by a large majority, a bill on patents. It is favourable to inventors—tiling the duration of patents at twenty years, and declaring that there shall no longer be forfeiture if the inventions be not carried out within a limited period. The bill im poses a tax of 110 f. for the first year, and 20f., 80f., ,tc., for succeeding years ; and enacts that there shall no longer be any distinction between patents of invention and importation. The I'oer•. has simetioned the understanding to which his Government has come with the Govern. anent of Great ll►itain with respect to certain reci procal advantages to he conceded to vessels in the ports of either ►.tate. . _ . Baltic steamer reached Liverpool yesterday with New York dates to the 10th inst. The report of the Secretary of the Treasury had been issued. The imports for the fiscal year of 1$5:1 were 267,9714,017 dollars, and the exports 230,452,250 dollars. This document also gives some important information in reference to the proposed alteration in the Witt The list of articles imported, duty free, is to be considerably enlarged, sacrificing revenue to the extent of eight millions of dollars. Other specified articles are subject to duties ranging from 25 to 120 per cent. The ad valorem system is to be continued on all articles, with the possible exception of iron. Tim QUEEN will receive an illustrious family circle, early in the ensuing week, at Windsor Castle. There will be two more dramatic performances in the Rnbens Room the second week in January, which will conclude the series. THE KINO OF HANovErt has transmitted 501., as in former years, to be distribitted among the poor inha bitants of Kew• parish, to enable them to enjoy the pleasttresof Christmas. _ _ Lotto l'Avaria: has left town for his seat in Scotland. The vorrespoutb•nt of the Me llwirrior Argun writes front liendigo on the 13th of septuniber :--- A nugget weighing 17lb. was found in Robinson Crusoe's lust week : and another, now in the possession of Dr. Liulbury. of View Point, was tacit out of 31;ser Flat , of ;AIM *some ounces." SA' THE AURORA DESERTERS. TO THE EDITOR " THE PRESS." Sir,—Not having seen the subject alluded to in the public papers, I beg to acquaint you that, w h en in the Isle of Wight last week, I learnt from a . gen. denial', who had it from the coast guard, that the Russian deserters who were delivered up at Ports. mouth were hanged soon after they sailed, and some of their bodies were seen by them in the channel floating with the rope round their !necl.s. Comment is supertluous.—Yours respectfully, A SUBSCRIBER. CABINET CouNcn.s were held on Saturday and Thursday. The Ministers who attended both were the Karl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, the apt Chancellor, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of,N e ir. castle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth. Lord G m _ ville was present at only the first meeting, and the Marquis of Lansdowne absented himself altogether. The Ministerial deliberations in both instturces were prolonged fur nearly five hours. Two breech-loading" cannon, the invention of Dr. Church, have been finally tried at Birmingham, prep ara t ory to their being sent for experimental trial at Woolwich. They were fired, says the Birmingham Journal, fifty tu nes with heavy charges of powder and ball with perfect auccem, No defect in any respect could be pointed out by the be t judges. Upon this plan heavy ship-guns can be loaded and tired and brought into position by two men five turns in a minute, and a field-piece eight times in a minute. The gun heats very little. THE Brazilian Steam-packet Company's steamer Per 111011b11,11110 v ats wrecked near St. Katharine's on the 11th t wctober last, and upwards of ferty persons drowned. A black sailor perfumed unparalleled deeds of heroism in saving the remainder, who were afterwards conveyed to Rio, where a large sum was subscribed for their assistance, the Emperor and Empress heading the list. It was pro posed to erect on the Bourse a statue of the black seaman through whose instrumentality so many lives had been res cued from destruction. Titsvauxas from St. Petersburg state (in the Hamburg Norm) that in the shops of that city are sold maps of Con stantinople, in which the Turkish capital is divided into Russian police districts. A copy of this map, which was brought to Vienna, produced a great sensation, as it is well known that at St. Petersburg no person can sell maps or engravings without the authorisation of the Government. THE Fox Una.s, the inventors of spirit-rapping, says a New York paper, having rapped a large fortune out of the pockets of the people, have purchased a fine place in Hat monia, and retired to private life. The fallowing is given by the Bombay Gazelle as the sub stance of a private Persian letter, dated Ispahan,Sept.2o: " All Persia is thrown into a state of suspense and anxiety by the disappearance of his Majesty the King of Persia nom Teheran, with ;10,INIO cavalry, 1,0(X) pieces of cannon, and 3,101 camels loaded with ammunition. We are cont• pletely at a loss to conjecture the object of the expedition or the place of its destination. Some surmise that his Majesty has hastened to co-operate with Turkey aroma the lawless aggressions of Russia ; whilst others, with better reason, are of a different opinion. l'ersia's uniting with Russia in the present crisis would at once excite the ani mosity of the Sonnees (as all the Turks belong to that sect 1, and a religious war might be the upshot." Mn. CHILD, the banker, desired to hire a valet. One of these gentlemen presented himself and inquired what wine was allowed at the second table. " Port and sherry," replied Mr. Child. " 1 like a glass of madeirs, sir, re turned the valet. "Why," said Mr. Child, " there is the curate of the parish here cannot afford himself a glass t f wine of any sort." " Alt," replied the valet, shrugging his shoulders, " 1 always pitied that sort of gentlemen."— Bathurses Memoir.. THE NUMBER ME CRIARS of home manufacture sold in Austria before 1841 was only 28 millions per annum. It is now NM millions per annum, besides 140 rhillione im• ported from alumul. The Eehet de Veetme gives good tidings to the gourmet. The truffle crop in Perigord is excessively abundant this year, and the 'lei-Anne exquisite. The precious tubercle can be bought for 1 lf. per kilogramme in Perigueux market. Wooncocws in considerable numbers are now to be met with in different parts of Kent, and from their early arrival a hard winter is prognosticated. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. Tweadar, Dee. 20. BANKRUPTS.—WILLIAIt HINDS, Bedford, plumber—CALllll Ansaost, Sheerness, Kent, ironmonger—Hinit WensLan Richmond, Surrey, baker—WILLIAM CUTLILS, Jun., Hyde, Isle et Wight, carpenter—R.oBmm FILZDZILICIC MILLIS, Hal•lllaisstal coachbuilder—TnomAs HAYWARD, Gloucester, wok—Jong In NELL, Weston, Herefordshire, grocer—Joszni JOHNSON, jun Liverpool, estate agent—JONATHAN ANDRIW, Manchester, com mission agent. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—Wo.t.rax Hymn, Cotton Aberdeenshire, overseer—Simou MACKENZIS Ross, Esq., Mello Ross-siiire—Dsumt, 11PINvosit, Cambletosn, Argyle-hire, ship moier—FENvos and Roii.Et., Maryland Quarry, near Glasgow builders--d AIMS Nl•l'llEits4 , N, Perth, draper. Friday, Deeeasier 28. HAN lila' AtooNt.l, l'ieuannt-row, Holloway road, am' l'mpley-street. Hoxton Ntw Town, ten dealer, grocer andoihnotti—Wit.t.tatt IiAIII4NETT, Barking, Essex, .Ikpstrit Wt . rmox, litTrpool, broker—JonN :Omit, Brighton atatlotier—WlLLlAM SrEntw.t.ow, Market Drayton, chants ••• RORERT ALEItED DORYINOTON, Mancheator, woollen cloth titer chant. st UTcII sEQUigsTRATION. •■•• WttlAkm IlExvineint lackunnusushire, iltrmer.