The Express. — London, England, 1855-09-24 00:00:00

I -et, ex4preol 1V .... 41,E11401 tordermats latesded tee "!b agyesea" Larks 1.11•121 pew, met be at the OSP" Bettortoorest. by Two *Wok co Ilse day of {Mikados. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tun DAT—lfentis, Oh. Mu. Aftemace. Ob. Ur•. To.mossow—Morelog. lb. Urn Altera*" lb. SOn. LONDON, MONDAY, B.EPTEMBBR 24. We are assured—on a kind of quasi-official autho rity—that at the Privy Council, to be held at Bal moral, on the receipt of the despatches brought from the Crimea by Major Cuezote, an order will be issued for a General Thanksgiving. Better late than never. Seeing that no doubt was for a moment entertained as to the reality and importance of the advantage gained over the enemy at Sebastopol, perhaps an earlier recognition of the debt of gratitude we owe to PEOVID6NCE might have been more becoming. The Court etiquette of waiting until the victory had been duly and officially announced imparts a chilliness and formality to the act of thanksgiving. We feel convinced, however, that the appeal of the Sovereign to her subjects--calling upon them to prostrate themselves along with her, with glad and thankful hearts, before the Source whence all blessings flow —will be cordially and unanimously responded to. And we trust that we shall be spared certain unnecessary protests and polemical discus sions, which have on former occasions rather marred the seemly spectacle of a whole people simultaneously engaged in devotior. It is well understood that, as an order," the proclamation for a day of thanksgiving is cnly addressed to the members of that Church which delegates such authority to the Chief Magis- , . trate. All that is expected from nonconformists is that, animated by a sympathetic spirit, they should resolve to engage in this public expression of gratitude at the same time with their brethren and fellow- Christians of the Establishment. No encroachment is attempted on their religious liberty ; an appeal is merely made to their sense of what is right and be-, coming. We know that in this matter the hearts of the great mus of Nonconformists are with us, and hope that the more polemically disposed among them may reserve protests which there is nothing to pro voke, for seuons when they will not disturb the universal sense of national thankfulness, or the uni versality of its expression. given to them only who, by an earnest exertion of the natural intelligence that hue been confined upon them, reek to deserve it. If incapacity yet lingers is high places, a prompt and strenuous effort ought to be made to eliminate it. We do nor believe there has ever been as occasion on which a national expression of gratitude has been more called for; for there never has been an occasion on which it was more apparent that we have been indebted for victory to a wisdom greater than our own. The national feeling compelled our rulers to undertake and persevere in the war. This feeling was of a nature to do honour to the people, and entirely in accordance with that religious expression of gratitude for victory which we have urged upon our countrymen since the first telegraphic intimation of the fall of South Se bastopol was received. It was no vain glorious desire for national distinction in arms, but a deliberate, reluctant conviction that a recourse to hostilities was necessary, in order to repel unjust aggression, and lay the basis of a lasting European peace, compatible with the liberties of nations. But it was long ere our rulers comprehended the grandeur and justice of the popular sentiment. They undertook the conduct of the war with less than half a heart, and after they had exhausted every means of evasion. Even thou of them who have evinced most sympathy with the national will, and have remained at their posts to work its behests, have failed to show that they are completely masters of the great question at issue. And not only have the counsels of Government been characterised by lukewarmness, they have betrayed much of inoompetency likewise. The victory is ours in spite of the irresolution and incapacity of those human instruments to whom the people have had to entrust its management. A higher Wisdom—a mightier Arm than that of mere man has wrought out our deliverance. We do not say that our victory proves that we have been in the right ; for the inscrutable counsels of PROVI DENCE often try the just with reverses. But we say that dispassionate reflection convinces us we have been right, and that we cannot express too fervently or too unanimously our gratitude for having been spared those trials of our faith and of our powers of endurance in a good cause, to which many nations have in all ages been subjected. Our task is yet far from being accomplished ; many and perplexing difli culties may yet be in store for us; and there can be no better preparation for worthily meeting them than the united prayers of the people, acknowledging the favour already shown us, and imploring its conti nuance with grateful hearts. The despatches received from the Crimea add little to the curt intelligence previously supplied by the electric telegraph. It would have been unreason able to expect they should, for our commanders have other work in hand at present than to write history. In justice, however, to the brave men who are fight ing our battles—in justice to that high and holy cause for which the national treasure has been freely given, and the people's blood poured out like water— we dare not refrain from pointing out that there are some things in General Six PSON'S despatch that call for explanation. It sppears that the number of men engaged in storming the Redao was 1,000; that they were covered by a party of 200 men, and assisted by a ladder party of 320. This " forlorn hops "—for it can scarcely be called by any other name—pene trated into the Reda°, and made gond its ground there for nearly Fn hour against an overwhelming superiority of numbers. How gallantly they strug gled to maintain the ground they had won is appa rent from the loog list of casualties among the officers —for as yet the loss of the rank and file has not been even approximatively made known. Now the question irresistibly suggests itself, Was no support sent to these brave men ? Was this handful left unassisted, for a stricken hour, to wage the coequal contest? Nothing is said upon this head is General SIMPSON'S despatch, but there is • passage in that document which would lead us to fear that they were :—" The trenches were subsequently to this attack, so crowded with troops, that I was unable to organise a second one, which I intended to make with the Highlanders ender Lieutenant-General Sir COLIN CAMPBELL, who had hitherto formed the reserve, to be supported by the Third Division, under Major G al Sir WILLL4II EYRE." This lame apology appears to betray an inadequate enforcement of order ►nd discipline. It seems to imply that a con fusion prevailed in the trenches, each as could only be attributable to remissness or incapacity on the part of those in command ; and that this confusion not only prevented a second attack being made, bat pre vented the first being properly supported. We are not going to express a decided and premature opinion on this painful subject, bat we repeat that an ex planation is iMperatively called for. Hitherto our arms have been wirwlerfully supported, but all hie-I tory proves that the aid 1.1 Jitiven 4 permaneudy THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1855. THE GLORY OF THE TRIUMPH. --4.-- (Pram the Mositerw.) PARIS, Siert. 22. In England, as in France, the capture of Sebas topol has excited the liveliest joy. It was proper, indeed, that, after sharing the dangers and sacrifices of this war, the two peoples should equally take part in the glory of the triumph. From the commence ment of the contest, France and England, united in a strict community of views and efforts, have felt a kind of emulation in furnishing, each according to her resources, the means of ensuring success. If France has been able to place in line more soldiers, England has supplied a larger number of ships, end has not the less on that account seat in succession to the Crimes 80,000 troops, collected from all parts of her immense empire. _ Owing to the - prodigious naval armament of the allied powers, their Bags dominate over every sea, and forbid it to Russia. The enemy has seen his ships blockaded or burnt in his harbours, his sea-board ravaged, his commerce annihilated, his foreign rela tions destroyed. From the Sea of Azoff to the White Sea, from the Baltic to Kamschatka. Russia is imprisoned by our fleets. Whilst the courage of our soldiers was triumphing over the desperate re sistance of the Russian army, the combined squadrons were destroying his stores of provisions, and inter cepting his communications, at the very time that they were maintaining abundance in the allied armies and conveying to them every day fresh reinforce ments. Our maritime resources would hardly have sufficed for the transport of our troops and enormous quantity of munitions required for such a war, at a distance of 800 leagues from our country. The English Admiralty placed at the disposal of France 60 vessels of bet royal navy and her merchant service, which have conveyed to the Crimea more than 40,000 men of our troops, together with 2,000 horses, and 7,000 tons of our materiel. Every one knows, be sides, that if Bomarsuod fell beneath the blows of our soldiers, it was chiefly the English navy that con veyed them thither. In all the phases of this war, at the Alma and at lokermano, as at Bomarsund and Sweaborg, the ar mies and crews of England and France have min gled their blood and fought with bravery for the common cause. At the Tcheroaya our allies has tened up to support us, as we had hastened towards them at Balaklava. In the last and victorious efforts against Sebastopol the English and French equally accomplished their heroic task. If out of several points attacked one only was conquered at first, the triumph was not the less on that account doe to all the corps of the allied army, which, mu tually supporting each other and dividing the resistance of the enemy, compelled him at length to abandon the walls of that city which his very despair could no longer defend. Therefore the General in Chief of the French army has been merely just when he assigned to the English army a large share of the glory in the success of that great day. The pecuniary sacrifices that our allies have im posed on themselves equal our own, even if they do not surpass them. Without speaking of the Turkish loan of 100 millions (of francs), guaranteed, it is true, by France as well as by England, but contracted ex clusively amongst our neighbours, nor of the 60 mil lions (of francs) advanced by them to the Piedmont's. government, for enabling it to give us the most useful assistance of its brave soldiers, England expended on this war, last year, nearly 400 millions (of francs), and has foreseen that she might have to expend on it this year a further sum of more than a milliard. This enormous burden and all these sacrifices are supported by the English people as by the French people, not with resignation, but with that energy which proves that no expense will be spared in the attainment of their object. We may say of our neighbours as of ourselves, that the nation is not satisfied with following and supporting its govern ment, but that it outstrips it in a manner, by lavishing on it all the means requisite for ensuring the triumph of a cause the Justice and grandeur of which are equally comprehended by the two peoples. Irto court. BALMORAL, Am. 21. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Royal and Prince Frederick Wilkens of Prussia, dr .ve yesterday to Corti. Multi', and thence to the Lynn of Quoicb, returning house by laveresald, when her Majesty honoured Mn.Farquharson with a visit. Ltdy Agues Duff, with Ludy Duff, received her Majesty at Cowie Mails*. Viscountess Canning, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, tad Earl Granville were is atteadiutee upon her Majesty._ Sirr. 22. Yew*Wet. the Qeess, with the Prises, and — Prince Frederick William of walked out in the neighbour hood of the Castle. Tee Prince of Wales rode out attended by Mr. Gibbs. Rio Grace the Duke of Argyll arrived yesterday *weals', and will be the Minister in attendance upon her Majesty. Dr. Sutherland, the Chief Commissioner for making inquiries into the sanitary condition of the troops in the Crimea, bad the hemmer of joining the royal dinner party. The extensive works at Windsor Castle are ra pidly programing, and are expected to be completed by Friday, the 12th proximo, the day on which the Cmrt is ex pected to cetera to Windsor for the winter season. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Jolliffe Tureen, B-g., F.8.C.13 1., to be Regius Professor of Military Surgery In the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, on the - of the Right Hon. Lord Namur*, Minister of War. The Queen has appointed the Earl of Ellesmere Lord Lieutenant et Lancashire. Mr. Francis Wood, now Consul st Dammam, is appointed her Modesty's Agent and Consul General at Tunis. Mr. Victor Holton is appointed Government Civil (Secretary for the Island of Malta. Sir W. Moleswortit has appointed Mr. Jalian Pammotote, his private reoretary at the Colonial-ofiles.—Obserser. Ths Earl and Countess of Derby, accompanied by Likely Raman Stanley and the Ron. Mr. Stanley, who, on closing their visit to the Glassed Duchess of Richmond, at Gordon Castle, proceeded oa a 'Mit to the Esrl and Countess of Malmesbery, at their shooting quarters in Invernees skim, will leave there early this week on their way south. Ths Right Hon. Lord Vamount Dungannon arrived in Beirut on Wodnnsday evening, and proceeded to Armagh, on a visit to his gram tha rd Primate, at the Palace, whence hie lordship returns to Dublin. Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte and the Count sad Countess Cupola° hats bees on a bait at Eglioton Cut ie. The Duke and Duchess of Montrose have arrived at Bachman Castle, Stirliorshke. Lord and Lady Junes Stuart and Miss Stuart have roared to tows from Dumfries Hoses, where they hays lifen injoarsieg for the lest two months. Viscount Canning has been on a visit to the Date et Ham Moe. at Arms, sad has else* gee* to visit Lord Sherds's, at Road°. Lord Ooderich is at present in Scotland, the guest of Willies &Win, Req., of Heir, am Dumblam I The Marquis of Bath is eutsrtai ning a distinguished ge rm easy at his lest, Leggiest Howe, Winning's. - _ The Duo and Duchess of SOnserset sad family ken arrived their ..at, Madan Dnelq. LATEST FROM ABROAD. DESPATCH FROM PRINCE OORTCHAKOFF. Off 13.1011110 TRLIORAPH.) (rIIOX OUR OWN CORILROPORDIRT.) HAtIBURG, Sir?. 24. The following despatch has been received, dated .‘ Sr. PrigalillUlo, 811 T. 23. " Prince Gortchakoff reports from Sebastopol that the Allies have attempted nothing yet on the north side. "The enemy is concentrating his forces between Balaklava and the Tchernaya, and constantly recon noitres our left wing from the Baidar Valley." Oar correspondent adds that, by a Royal ordon name issued at Stockholm on the 23rd, all cholera quarantines on ships are abolished. ASIATIC TURKEY. (PROM OUR OWN COIIIIIIPONt VIENNA, Barr. 23. Intelligence has reached here from Constantinople which represents that the Turks have• made a sue (woeful sortie at Kars. The place was still invested, but plentifully supplied with provisions. MOVEMENTS IN THE CRIMEA. Intelligence has been received by way of Mar seilles, from Sebastopol, down to Sept. 16. The Russians were then fortifying the north, and busily engaged in constructing new batteries. The French were advancing cavalry and infantry in the direction of Baktchi Serai, taking the route of the Baidar road. Sebastopol was about to be rased, and the basins were to be filled up. A terrible tempest bad taken place at Sebastopol, attended with an immense fall of rain. THE CZAR AT ODESSA. (runt 0111 OWN CONANOPONDONT, VIENNA, Sirs. 23. The Czar has arrived at Odessa, and held a council of war. CHANGE OF MINISTRY IN NAPLES. (PROM OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT.) VIENNA. SATURDAT. A change of ministry has taken place in Naples. Prices Ischitella is dismissed. Winspesre is Secre tary of State, Pioena Minister of War, and Bien &jai of Police. THE RUSSIAN LOSS. The Emus Zeilung at Berlin, the violent partisan of Russia, prints s letter from St. Petersburg of the 11th, containing the following pump : "We have suffered horrible loss. General Ytum soff is dead; Generals Chruleff, Martineau, Zurof, and Wojenkoff, adjutant of the Emperor, are severely wounded; Kollen is taken prisoner." AUSTRIA AND THE WESTERN POWERS. The Austrian government has caused the publica tion of the following announcement in its acknow ledged ofci►l organ, the Austrian Correspondens: "The new state of things may give occasion to a diplomatic contest or a sanguinary strife between Russia and the Western Powers, but it will in no way affect the mediatory attitude of Austria." We have reoeived the Moniteur of yesterday ; it contains no further despatches from Marshal Pelissier, but an official article on the fall of Sebastopol, very honourable to the French government, and a decree authorising public aid to the needy classes under the pressure of dearth of corn. Both of these documents are given in fall. HAMBURG, Ban. 22. The French flotilla, composed of three gunboats and the vessel. Austerlitz and Saone left the port of Kid at noon to-day to return to France. THE PENINSULAR MAIL. (at Elam= TILIORAPIL) (TROY OUR OWN CONIINAPOICDINT.) SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY Monntxo. The Madrid hu arrived with the Peninaulu Mail She left Lisboa on the 19th. Dom Pedro the Fifth was crowned King of Portu gal on the 16th. Forty thousand persons from the provinces came to Lisbon to attend the ceremony. The King appeared downcast and melancholy. Mini- tem accredited from almost all the courts of Europe were present. Those from Russia, Belgium, and Saxony arrived at Lisbon from Southampton on the 15th instant. Saxony never had any diplomatic representative be fore in Lisbon. The Ring has retained the Duke of &Muth' and all his colleagues in office. The coronation passed off satisfactorily. There was great rejoicing in Lisbon. Exchange on London, 581, at 30 days. _. _ The dispute between the contractors and the Cen tral Railway Company has ended in the government, with an armed force, entering the principal depot at Elabregat,and taking forcible possession of the works. The Carmel, which left Constantinople on the 17th instant, arrived at Marseilles this morning, with advice. from the Crimes to the 15th. General 1 Dalao was on board. This vessel brings the letters of the newspaper correspondents, describing the fall of Sebsetopol. Major Curzon, the bearer of General Simpson's despatches, and to whom the Minister of War wu therein referred for further information respectiog the attack, spent several hours with Lord Panmure on Saturday. DIPLOYACT.—The German Journal of Frankfort says:—" Notice was received at Vienna on the 14th, that the cabinets of France and England have sent to their diplomatic agents a circular note, to inform the foreign powers in what manner they regard the fall of Sebastopol. The ambassadors of France and Eng land at Vienna expect this note to-day or to-morrow." It is stated on the authority of Captain Nicholson, Clatmander of the Telegraph steamer, that the Russians, previous to their flight in the north of Sebastopol, connected the minas with Fort Constantine by 'Wattle wires, in hopes of destroying any troops which might aster the town ; but their vile pleas were completely defeated. One hundred and forty of the Lend Transport Corps are to sail in the Telegraph, for the Crimea, on Saturday next. Ilia TELEGRAM—This paddle-wheel steamer, which was employed oa account of her rapid sailing quali ties to bring General Simpeoa's nicest despatch from the mat of war, is 'bartered by the Admiralty from Mews. Gralose.r. Bristow. and Johnson, of Lire sotool, sad formaely traded betrmes Ballast sad test port. FRANCE. The letter of our Paris correspondent of yesterday had not arrived when we went to press. (nom OUR OWN CORRISPONDENY.) PARIS, SUNDAY MORNINO. We are still without any tidings of Marshal Pelissier's anxiously expected derpatehee. The Simms, which was looked for at Marseilles yesterday, does not appear to have arrived, the telegraph being as yet silent no the subject. The Constitutionnel, on the strength, as it says, of personal information of the intentions of " Superior authority," contradicts the report that a Governor of the Credit Mobilier Company is about to be nomi nated by government. PARIS, SATURDAY EVZNINO. The Moniteur oontains the following despatch from Marshal Pelissiw : " Sebastopol, 19th, 5 in the evening.—Out of the 4,000 pieces of artillery found at Sebastopol, 50 at least are in bronze. Others were thrown into the port at the moment of the retreat; I shall have them sought for. We have already taken 200,000 kilogrammes of gunpowder from the place, and more has been found. The number of projectiles will exceed 100,000.' According to the strict grammatical construction of the above despatch, it might be supposed that part of the 4,000 guns originally reported as found in Sebastopol consisted of an unascertained number thrown into the water. But as this interpretation would involve something like an absurdity, the con clusion is, that whatever guns may be got out of the port will be so many additional trophies over and above the 4,000. The Bourse opened with a better feeling than yes terday, but heavy sales in the Credit Mobilier had a depressing effect upon other securities. Most of these sales were thought to be the result of " execu tions." After violent fluctuations, oscillating between the extreme points of 1330 and 1240, the Credit Mobilier closed, with a very agitated market, at 1,260, being a fall of 70f. on the day. Austrian rail ways were buoyant in the morning, owing to the favourable returns of receipts from January lit to September 7th, just published by the Journal des Chemins de Fer ; but the highest quotations of the day were not sustained; they closed, however, with a rise of 7.50. Some of the French railways slightly improved, but the market was dull, especially in the' latter part of the day- The Bank of France has issued the following official notice : "The Council-General of the Bank of France, in its sitting of the 20th, fixed at 6 per cent. the interest on advances on public securities, railway securities, and City bonds. The rate of discount of commercial paper remains as before at 4 per cent." General Regnault de St. Jean-d'Augely, Senator and Comniander-ineChief of the Imperial Guard, who arrived at Marseilles from the East in the Indus, has arrived in Paris. General Bourbaki, who was severely wounded et the taking of the Malakhoff, is reported to be going on very well, and likely to recover speedily. The following telegraphic despatches have been received: "Trieste, Sept. 21. "The Eastern mail brings letters from Athens to Sept. 14. The instructions given to the British Ambassador at Athena, relative to the difficulties with King Otho, were not yet known. Those given' to the French Chargi d'Affaires state that the Impe rial government has not the least intention of infring ing the sovereign rights of the King of Greece; that his Hellenic Majesty is at full liberty to choose for his ministers such persons as may appear to him worthy of confidence; ministers chosen should not be suspected of being under Russian influence. The French government, it is said, further demands that the utmost severity shall be shown to the brigands who infest the country, and that the disorders lately renewed by the intrigues of partisans of Russia shall be energetically repressed. In order to facilitate an understanding between his Hellenic Majesty and the Western Powers, M. Ea lergi, the Minister at War, has again offered his re signation." I yienna,Sept. 21. "The rumours of the rupture of the negOthitions set on foot by the Austrian government with the Credit MobilierComparq, for the establishment of institutions oferedit in Austria, are not yet confirmed." A letter from Marseilles says : Captain Nicholson, of the Telegraph, which has ju't arrived from the East, was with his vessel at anchor at Balaclava when the French troops carried the bialakhofl Tower and the southern part of Sebastopol. After the assault he went over past of the vicinity of tie captured ground, end states that the general opinion was that the could not possibly hold the northern side, and that no astonishment would be felt in the allied camp at bearing that they had blown up the forte and retreated toward' Petrekop. Abd•el-Rader dined with the Emperor at St. Cloud ' I this evening. It has been already stated that the principal object of the Emir's journey to Paris was to solicit the Emperor to release him from the promise he had made to reside at Brousss, that place having become intolerable to him since the earthquake. His Majesty, it is said, has acceded to the request, and it' is arranged that Abd-el-Kader shall go to live at Damascus with his family. The Chevalier Francois Hamoniere de Chapuset, side-de-camp to the Emperor Soulotique, of Hayti, has arrived in Paris with a suite of three negroes. The commissioners of the different countries and, the members of the several juries connected with the Universal Exhibition, who are desirous of promoting the adoption of a uniform system of weights and' measures, are invited by certain members of the Sta tistical Congress rt maiming in Paris to meet them on Monday, Sept. 24, at 2 o'clock, at the Exhibition Palace, where Prince Napoleon and the Imperial Commission have granted them the use of a room. Baron James de Rothschild has consented to preside, and the meeting will consider the expediency of establishing an international association to promote the adoption by all civilised nations of a uniform decimal system of weights and measures, and also, as far as possible, of money. The last intelligence from the Birman empire an nounces that an extraordinary embassy was on the point of getting out for France, being the first that the Emperor of the Birmans ever sent to any power in the world. General d'Orgoni is to be at its head. According to the official return of the moot ment of the beetroot sugar manufactory this last season, the number of establishments at work was 208, being 95 less than in the season of 1851. The quantity manufactured was 44,669,644 kilogrammes, being 32,281,478 less than last year. The Echo Apricots contains a letter from New York, which states that the harvest of the United States and of Canada may be estimated in round figures at 64,000,000 hectolitres of wheat; and that after deducting 3,000,000 for seed, 46,000,000 for home consumption, 1,500,000 for export to the West Indies, South America, and Australia, there will re main 13,600,000, flour included, for exportation to Europe. According to the correspondent of the Echo Agricola, it may be expected that the probable ex portation to Europe from the Ist of September. 1855, to the let of May, 1856, will be about 6,000,000 hectolitres, and that the surplus 7,500,000 will be reserved to be exported next summer, after the pro mises of the harvest of 1856 can be estimated. THE PRICE OF CORN IN FRANCE. The Moniteur of yesterday contains the following report to the Emperor, by the Secretary of State for the Interior : - - Sire,—The produce of the last harvest end the ample additions that may easily be added to It by the Uniud State', and other nannies mon favoured than oar own, insure to Oar population the necessary stock of food for the year's consumption. Commerce, thanks to the security, encouragentent,and facillies 'ended it by your government, will be fully capable of supplying the markets, and con will moorhen be deticiect. But its price, momentarily high, gives rile to privations that hay, moved your heart Tor wish for their alleviation to multiply on every point of the territory both labour and succour : by your orders, I submit for your Majesty's signature a decree opening for this object a special vedit of ten millions. The assistance of the departments, coninntses, and private individush will double, treble If nececesry, this fund of beneficent Prevision, and thclaboaring will once more bless the inemeent and paternal forethought of the Emperor for their sufferings and requirements: 7 l am, The Minister, Secretary of StstS for the Department of the Winos, BILLAULT. The following is the decree : Napoleon, By the grace of God and the national will, Emperor of the French, to all present and to come, greeting : Oa the report of oar Minister, Secretory of State for the Department of toe interior; considering the law of Jane 22,1854, fixing the budget fur the financial period of 1855; considering the decree of the senate of December 25, 1852; We ha, e decreed and do decree as follows: Art. 1. Our Minister, Secretary of State for the Depart ment of the Interior, has opened to him upon the financial period of 1855 a credit of 10,000,0001. for assisting works of communal utility, and for bestowing aid through the bureaux of public charity. Art. 2. The confirmation of this credit will be proposed to the Legislative Corps. Art. 3. Our Ministers, Secretaries of State for the De partments of the Interior and of Finance, are charged, each in so far as it concerns him, with the execution of the present decree, which will be inscribed in the Bulletin des Lois. Done at the Palace of Saint-Cloud, this 22nd day of Sep tember, 1855. NAPOLEON. SPAIN. The Madrid papers of the 17th state that the deputies resident at Madrid had been officially in formed that the re-opening of the Cortes will take place on Ist October. The Madrid Gazette of the 16th contains royal decrees which enact that henceforth the Major- 1 Domo, the Camarera Mayor, and the Intendant- 1 'General of the Palace shall be nominated " on the I proposition of the Council of Ministers;" the decrees specify the services of these dignitaries, and at the same time suppress various places in the royal house hold. These decrees put an end to what is called the " palace question," which had been oolong p e nd.l ing, and do so in the manner desired by the ministry. A letter of the 17th says: A royal decree in the Gazette of to day enacts that the Property belonging to certain charitable institutions, and to what are calied the Holy Places of Jerusalem, shall be offered for sale. A cubit band has appeared in Biscay; it is said to consist of 35 nee, and to be well mounted and armed. Another band of 40 Carlists is also stated to hate appeared in the same province. the period fixed for volun tary subc-riptons to the loan of 230 millions of reels having expired, • forced levy of taxes will be made of the portion not subscribed. The cholera is gradually disappearing from all parts of Spain. PIEDMONT. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa announces that the curate of the cathedral of Aosta has refused to celebrate a marriage between a M. Lanier and Mdlle. Quagliotti, because the former had some time ago, in obedience to the law for the suppression of convents, drawn up the inventory of the convent of Capuchins of Chatillon d'Aoste. The Council of Delegates of the Municipality of Genoa hies sent I,oootr. to the committee for a testi monial to the Piedmontese army in the Crimea. HOLLAND. THE HAGUE, Bspr. 21. M. Prioeterer, head of the Pretestaot party, has been elected deputy to the Second Chamber, in the place of M. Boroel•Hogelanden, appointed governor of Amsterdam. THE UNITED STATES. (PROM OVA OWN COMITSPONDINT.) LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY. The British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship Canada, Capt. C. H. E. Judkins, arrived in the Mersey at 10.30 a.m. (having been detained ten hours outside the bar in a dente fog), with advice@ from New York to the 11th inst., Boston 12th, and Halifax 14th. Ia addition to the usual mails, the Canada brought 100 passengers and 511,518 dole, in specie. The United States Mail steamer Arago,from Havre and Southampton,arrived at New York on the 11th inst.; and the Royal Mail steamer Africa, hence, at Boalon, on the 12,h inst., at 2 a.m. The Empire City and Northern Light had arrived at New York with advices from California to the 18th I August ; the latter with 1,005,597 dole., and the former with 979,364 dole. in specie. The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald says that Mr. Buchanan, Minister at London, will not return home on the Ist of October, certain complications with reference to Central American sffairs rendering it necessary for him to prolong his term of service. I he news from California is not important. The Know-Nothings had completed their nomina tions for state offit ere. and adopted a platform. By way of San Francisco we have an accaunt of the journey of the crew of the Russian frigate Diana, after shipwreck, from Jeddo (Japan) to Petropau, lovski. They had bargained for a passage with the' captain of the American ship Young America, from Woaeung, but as that officer had no protection against a French schooner and frigate, which be afterwards perceived near the bay of Jr ddo, he landed them again. The Yoorg America was afterwards boarded by a French officer, but the Russians bad made a lucky escape and got away. The news from Nicaragua is interesting. On the 28th ult., Colonel Welker landed at San Juan del Sud, with a small party, whereupon the natives, with the exception of the captain of the port and a few others, immediately evacuated the place, taking their mules with them. They were, however, induced to return and assist the California passengers in their transit across the Isthmus, A bloody battle was fought on the 19 b, between the Castilian party, under Munos and Alvarez, and a body of Chamorro's adherents, under Guardiola. As regards numbers, the armies were nearly equally m itched, the former comprising 900 and the latter 800 men. The batt'e lasted seven hours, and about 500 were killed on both sides. Guardiola was badly beaten, and fled to the mountains, while Mueos was reported among the slain. Colonel Walker was menaced by a strong force of the Chamorro party, posted at River, only fifteen miles from San Juan. His position was liable to attack as soon as the knowledge of his laud ing reached Basica, the commander at Rivas. Colonel Kinney's affairs appear to be in a highly prosperous condition. He was very popular at Greytown, and his commissioner to the supreme government had received marked attentions from the President. Our New Granada files are dated Panama, Aug. 30, and Aspinwall, Sept. 1. The railroad at Panama was in good conditior, but thit freight charges on it are complained of as excessive. The health of the Isthmus was good. It is said that the rights of Ame ricans resident at Aspinwall are often viola ed with out any redress being had from the courts. Many foreigners out of employment and mane voluntrers from San Francisco had sailed to join the Alvarez army and Colonel Kinney's corps. General Moss writ was at Aspinwall. The Legislature of Panama had withdrawn the new shipping tax bill. The work of opening the New Granada canal was going on hopefully. By way of Aspinwall we learn that Colonel Kinney had completed the purchase, for 600,000 dollars, of Messrs. Shepherd and Haley's rights in the lands granted them by the Mosquito government in 1839; so that he possessed this fertile tract, as reported, in addition to his 1,700,000 acres in Chontales, and was likely to go on famously. Nicaragua refused to apologise to Costa Rica for her late invasion, and war was imminent hetween them. Costa Rica, it is said, had asked Kinney to assist her in her invasion of Nicaragua, and rumour says she had offered him the office of Governor of that republic when conquered by her with his aid. The colonel bad kept aloof from Walker's negotiations with Castilian for an attack on Grenada, the capital of Nicaragua. From the South Pacific we have news dated Valparaiso July 30; Lima, August 10; and Callao, August 11. The Congress of Chile had transacted a limited business during the fortnight. The Senate had approved the estimates for the ensuing year, aid the Deputies were discussing the bills. Banking. mea s ures relative to the issue of bills and the admis.' lion of shareholders on mortgaged real estate had not been nettled. The measure of a railroad to Santiago was progressing. The line of telegraph from Santiago to Valparaiso was being repaired. Sizty Italian mi. grants bad arrived at Valparaiso. General Blanco had tendered his resignation as Chilean Minister at Paris. The cstablivhment of a people's library and theological seminary had been estimated for at San. tisgo. Two Chilean ships and oue British vessel had been wrecked on the coast. In the Argentine republic pence prevailed. Pra. sident Urquizi had opened the session of Congress at Parana. The exploration of the Bermejo river has been prosecuted with satisfaction. From Paraguay we learn that the difficulties with Brazil had been amicably settled. Uruguay wa s disquieted by financial disorders. In Bolivia, General Cordova had bees elected Pre. sident. From Peru there is little news. General Castilla had received a higher military rank. Don Domingo 'Elias had been voted a medal, naming him "The man of the people." The guano trade from the Chinchaa was very active. Trade had revived in Valparaiso. Flour was still high, rating at 11 dole. 50c. to 12 dole. Cotton had improved. From the S ndwich Islands we have news dated at Honolulu on the 11th of July. A destructive firs broke out in the Varieties theatre on the morning s( the 7th of that month, destroy ing the building, the police station, and three large stores, in a few hours, The New York Heraidpublishes several important public documents from Mexico, which have been officially promulgated in .that country, It appears from these papers that order has been restored in the capital; that General Carrera has been chosen Pro. sident pro tens re; and that a Congress was abed to be convoked in performance of the fifth article d the plan of Ayutla, which hes been adopted as basis for the political reorganisation of the republic. It is also evident that Santa Acna has left behind him, for ulterior purposes, a powerful combination, whose chief aim it will be to keep Alvarez from any participation in the affairs of the Government. The Dictator has, by a shrewd manceuvre, foie/Alined the plans of his rival, and without doubt bargained to secure his immense estates from confiscation at the same time. It remains to be seen what course Alvarez and his coadjutors will pursue under theme COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, SEPT. 11, Money is in active request, at 6 per cent. on call, and ? cer cent. fur short dated first-class paper. Storks are did and low. Reading fell off per cent.; Cumberland, 1. Illinois Central BArds. t. Cnicago and:Rock Woad BAR. road advanced 1 per cent. Hampshire Coal sold at Mt improvement of I per cent. buyer. 30 days. Exchange on Landon, 109} to 110; Faris,6.l2t. Aeon.-The market was quiet, and prices unchanged. BaPADSTCFFS.-Flour The market was quite firm at Saturday's price., especially for common brands, which wise less plenty. The transactions embraced about 8,000 to 10,000 Ws., including:common to choice State, at 7 dolt. 605 to 7 dole. 76c., and fancy to extra at ;doll. 75e. to 8 doll. 500. Western mixed to choice and extra do.. at 8 dots. to 8 dots, 62tc. handed in the sales were 1,000 bblo. of CORM* O'iro, deliverable in Nev., at 8 dols. 50e. Canadian was quiet ; instil sales were reported at 8 dole. 60,. S.utbern was firmer fur common gr.ellee ; sale sof 800 to 900 bbl,. were mad* at 8 dub,. 12c. to 8 dole. 75c. for mixed to choice, and 8 dots. 75c. to 9 dole. 75c. for fancy to extra. Rye IL ur was quiet. Cote meal w.s firm at 4 dole. 75c. asked for New Jersey, and 6 dole. 121 c. for Brandywine. Wheat: There was mars doing; the gales of Southern amounted to about 15,000 bushels, including red, at 1 dol. SOc. to 1 dol. /35e., with some handsome lots quoted at 1 dol. 90c. ; and white ditto, at 1 dol. 93c. to 1 dol. 95..., and 1,000 bushels mired soldat dol. 90a. A Idle of 7,01111 bushels new Cienesore white, the largest lot of the season, was made for milling at 2 dole. per bushel. It was considered too green for shipment. Had it been dry ellUtlol for that purpose, it would here brought more money. 1,0)0 bushels mixed tew Michigan sold at 1 del. 75a. Corn was easier, with sales of 36,60 d to 40,000 bushels, at 80e. ta 90.?.. Rye was firm, with sales of 6,000 to 8,000 bushed, at 1 dol. 14c. to 1 (1,11. 164 c. Oats were asllo icg at about 40,t. to 465. for State arid Western. COPPE/L-The market continued firm. Sales of about 1.660 bags Rio were midu at 111 c. to 11p., and a small lot (prime article) was held at 12t.c.. ; and 250 bags blasesibe were sold at like. Comas.-Toe sales embraced about 600 to 700 bales, without change in rates, though priers were ratter irregular as dealers were awaiting news via Halifax. FREIGHTS -Room I. r Liverpool and London freight* was reduced and rates f n forward deliveries were firmer; 10,000 bushels of c-,rn were engaged, in bulk, for the format port at 6d., on the spot, anti 20,000 do. do., at 61, for this month. Fur next month 71. was ark: For cotton, on the spot, It was asked. To London, 300 tons oil cake wawa engaged at 275. 61. For flour, 2s. Gr., and for wheat, Be. to 9c. was asked. There WS IHlchaege in rates for Havre. NAVAL STORES.-The sales embraced about 600 bbls. spirits at 45e., and 1,600 to 1,700 bbls. resin at 150 c. to 155 a per 300 lbs. delivered. PROVISIONS.-Pork was firmer, acd the sales embraced GOO to 700 libda., including new meta at 22 dole. 37c. to 22 dole. SOc. ; in *bleb were embraced 100 hob. at 22 doll. though elusion a' the higher figure ; and prime sold at 20 dols. 50c. to 21 dolt Tne market wound up with a better feeling. Beet : Sales of about 250 bblo. were made at Satur day', quotations. Cut meats were quiet, but firm at lad quotations. Lard was in lair dentard, with sales of 200 to 260 bbls. at 11:c. at t 2 . ,. Buiter : Ohio was selling mode rately: at: 16c. to: 18e , and State at ltio. to 22e. Cheese ranged from 9c. to Bic. Rim-The sales embraced about 100 casks at 6c. to 61e. A small sample of new rice was shown by Mr. O'Sullivan, which, however, was of ordinary quality, and considered tO be some three or bur weeks in viva: re of the first regulat supplies of thin year's growth, from the south. SI:GARS.-The market continued firm, though somewhat less active than on Saturday. Tbe MAPS embraced 600 oral hhds. Cabo Muocovado, chiefly at 73c to Bz., with some late under, and others of prime quality over 3c. Included in the sales was a small lot of New Orleans at Sc. The United States mail steam packet Hermann arrived at Cowes, on her way to Bremen, en Friday night. She left New York on the Bth instant. The Northern Light had arrived at New York from San Juan, with advicea from San Francisco to the 18'h of August, and 1,005,597 dollars. At But Francisco gold continued to come in plentifully from the mines, and money was much easier. Colonel Kinney's party are still at San Juin del None. He has just concluded a contract for the Shepard grant of 35 million acres of land on the Mosquito coast, and has sent on an ageut to Granada to get the grant coLfirtned by the Niue. aguan Gavernment, and also to obtain permission to settle in Chontoles. THE INDIAN MAILS. The Peninsular and Oriental Companfr steam packet Ace, Captain J. S. Field; Admiralty Agent, Lieutenant Heury Be ddek, R.N., arrived at South• ampton yesterday with the Indian mail.. Her dates ore: Calcutta, Aug. 8; Bombay, 13; Madras, 14 ; C.ylon, 18 ; Aden, 3U ; Corfu, Sept. 5; Alexandria, 9; Malta, 12. The Ava brings 26 passengers, amongst whom are Major Monteith, E. I. C.; Major Hunt, F. I. C.; Lieutenant Blown, 4.8 Dragoons (B. A.); Captain Jones, E. I. C.; Lieutenant Graham and Lndy,E. I. C.; Lieutenant Gould, 15th Rep i iment (B. A.) 24 pas sengers went home by the way of Marseilles ; amongst that number was Sir Moses Montetiore and suite from Syria. Her cargo cemaists of 209 bales of silk, 250 pack ages of ivory, 72 cases of general merchandise, 26 bales of wool, 33 boxes of lemons, and 61 packages sundries. The available artillery at Malta arc ordered to the Crimea. The Edina, of Leith, screw steamer, was at Alex andria on Sept. 9, with an English cfficer on board from Turkey, raising men for service in the Crimea. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Colombo arrived at Malta from Southampton on the 10th Sept., and sailed again for the Crimea on the 12th. Movements of her Majesty's Ships.—Thureday, Sept. 13 : L. ft lying at Malta, the Ceylon, ft ig ship, and the Medusa, steam sloop of wan—Tuesday, Sept. 18: Left lying at Gibraltar, the Prometheus, steam sloop of war, Commander Selwyn. Wednesday, Sept. 19: Passed and exchanged colours with her Meje•ty's ship Sanapareil, bound south; lat. 38.0 N., lop. 9.10 W. Movements of Foreign Ships of War.—Suoday, Sept. 9: Left lying at Alexandria, the usual Egyptian squadron. On Sept. 8, the Faidjahad, steam frigate, sailed from Alexandria, with the Viceroy of Egypt on board, for Marseilles. Movements of the Oriental Company's Packets. — Thursday, Sept. 13: Exchanged colours with the Elaine, Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer, off the north-west end of Goza, bound to Malta. . Friday, Sept. 21 : Ia Ist. 43.24 N., lon. 9.11 W., ex ' changed colours with the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Madrid, homeward bound.