The Press. — London, England, 1854-09-16 00:00:00

878 TERMS OF SIT: FOR Ebe Irescs: .. £1 . 8 0 Per Annum .. Half-Yearly .. Quarterly .. ..... - 0 13 0 .. 0 6 6 Payable in advance. Subscribers are requested to send their Orders through their News Agent; if direct to the Office, accompanied by a Remit tance. Money Orders to be made payable to Mr. ALYRLD 110, Strand, London. TO CORIEOPOIDINTO. It is impossible to acknowledge the mass of letters we receive. Their insertion is often delayed, owing to a press of matter ; and when omitted, it is frequently from reasons quite inde pendent of the merits of the communication. We cannot undertake to return of which we do not avail ourselves. Ccmmunications should always be legibly written, and on one aide of the paper only. if long it increases the difficulty of finding space for them. Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publica tion, but as a guarantee of his good faith. Advertisements sent from the country must be accompanied by a remittance or a referenee for payment in town. o__4 ii t 21 Tx og+ LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1854. POSTSCRIPT. THE WAR. The last accounts from Asia are highly unfavour able to the Russians. Accounts from Trieste state that the mail-steamer, which had just arrived from Constantinople, brought word of a sudden and hurried movement on the part of the Russian army corps which was lately operating under Prince Bebutoff against the Turks on the frontier of Georgia. The Ottoman Muchir ordered the advance of eight regiments of cavalry, desiring to draw on an engage• ment on the open field. The Turks approached nearer and nearer to the Russian camp, until they discovered that it had been abandoned as if in great haste. The Turks found in the enemy's camp ten spiked guns, and ammunition, and a large number of waggons, besides mules, on the ground. It is as certained that the enemy has retreated to the shelter of the walls of Gumri. The reason of this strange proceeding is not known, but it is supposed to be the presence of Schamyl with a large force near Tiflis ; or it may be that Prince Bebutoff has heard that a large hostile force is embarking at Varna for some unknown destination, and feats an attack in Asia. According to another account, Schamyl had gained a great victory over the Russians at Tiflis. The Russians lost many men, seven guns, 3,000 tents, and all their baggage, with many horses and wag - gons. All the provisions and ammunition of the Russians fell into the hands of the victors. The Russians, under Prince Bebutoff, are retreating in forced marches from Kutais and Kars to Tiflis. Some further intelligence has been received re specting the movements of the fleets. The storm which had raged for some days in the Black Sea has ceased. On the 4th all the troops had embarked. The whole fleet consists of 600 sail. On the 4th the first division of the fleet sailed in the direction of Sebastopol. The strength of the army is 90,000 men. On the 4th Marshal St. Arnaud sailed on board the Charlemagne. Intelligence horn St. Petersburg states that the formation of the reserve is definitively settled. An imperial ukase orders A levy of 10 men in every 1,000 in the west of the empire. • The Isle of Serpents—Where the expeditionary fleet are to rendezvous—called in Turkish, Bane Adassi; in Greek, Fidonisi ; in Russian, Zmenioi Ostrow—is a small rocky island, situated at a short distance from the coast of Bessarabia, opposite the mouths of the Danube. It is about a mile and a half in circumference. A lighthouse has been erected upon it. A decree appears in the Moniteur calling 140,000 men of the class 1853 into active service. Marshal Baraguay d'Hilliers has gone to Bou logne upon a visit to the Emperor. The Nicholas I. steam-ship has arrived at Calais from the Baltic, with 136 invalids ou board, all of whom are in a fair way of recovery. A terrible fire broke out at Marseilles on Wednes day night in the goods department of the Arles Railroad, which destroyed property to the amount of 300,000 f. It is confidently reported at Warsaw that the favourite of the Czar, the Grand Prince Nicolas, is to be created Viceroy of Poland, with an independent Government, under the protection of Russia. The Prince, a member of the Greek Chtireh, will first THE PRESS. turn Catholic. This news needs confirmation. Russia, by this time, ought to have had enough of " protections." REPORTED ARREST OF MAZZINI. The Journal de Geneve, of the 9th, contains the following :—" A letter from Berne, of the 7th, informs us that Mazzini has been arrested at Basle. He was coming from Berne, where he had spent some days in the house of a patrician, to whom he described himself as an Italian count, greatly attached to Austria, and driven into Switzerland by the fear of the cholera. According to our correspondent the police has discovered his residence, and was pre paring to apprehend him when he absconded, and left for Basle, under a false name. The Government gave notice to the authorities of his arrival, and he was arrested on alighting from the diligence." The Emperor and Empress of the French will, it is said, on the return of the latter from Biarritz, regide for some days at the palace of Compiegne. Great preparations are already being made for the reception of their Majesties, and the hunting estab lishment has been sent to Compiegne. Attempts have been made in several parts of Spain to raise the Carlist flag, but with little success. Count de Montemolino has publicly denounced all such efforts on his behalf, and urges the people not to light up a civil war. THE OVERLAND MAIL. The following telegraphic despatch arrived yester day from Trieste, dated Thursday : " The steamer Austria arrived here from Alex andria this morning at half-past two. The India mail leaves Alexandria this day, with advicee from Calcutta to the 3rd August; Madras, 11th August; Shanghai, 12th July ; Amoy, 19th July ; Canton, 20th July ; Hong- Kong, 22nd July ; Bombay, Ist August. The Nizam bad offered a contingent of troops to act against Russia, which had been declined. " Trade in India was favourable. Canton was still threatened with an attack from the rebels, and great confusion reigned there. The Chinese insurgents bad taken some places in the neighbourhood, after having killed or put to flight the authorities. Trade in China very dull. Exchange at Canton, 5.0 e ; Shanghai, 6.5. sporting. DONCASTER RACES.—TUESDAY. The FITZWILLIAM HANDICAP STAPES. Mr. J. M. Stanley's Orinoco (Charlton) Mr. Morris's Corin Mr. Pedley's Mistletoe Mr. Greville's Adine The FILLY STARES. Mr. Rudston Read's The Mosquito .... ( Templeman) Mr. H. Jones's Excitement Lord Chesterfield's Fayeaway The STAND PLATE. Mr. Copperthweite'sT he Early Bird ( Aldcroft) Mr. J. Osborne's The Deformed Mr. White's Florist GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. Mr. Milner's Grapeshot (Ashman) Mr. H. Lister's Lady Vernon Mr. H. Robinson's Grand Inquisitor The REVIVAL PLATE. Captain Harcourt's Ellermire Mr. Reynard's Mrs. Rigby Mr. Jones's Adelaide The CHAMPAGNE STLEES. Mr. Bowes's The Bonny Morn (J. Marson) Lord Eglinton's Coriebus Lord Glasgow's f. by Pyrrhus the First Mr. J. Meikiam's Sicily Sir J. Hawley's Supplicant SELLING STAPES. Mr. Walter's Triple Lord Chesterfield's Communist Mr.•Ridley's Bolton .. WEDNESDAY. ONE HuNDEED SovEuEuiNs, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 soya each. Mr. T. Parr's Rataplan (Flatman) 1 Mr. H. T. Thompsou's Syvagee Mr. Copperthwaite's The Early Bird 8 SWEEPSTAKES of 10 soya each, with 50 added. Mr. Ewbank's Jack Sheppard (Charlton) 1 Mr. Dobson's b f by Pyrrhus the First The DONCASTER PLATE (Handicap) of 10 soya each, with 70 added. Mr. White's Florist (Aldcroft) 1 Mr. E. Gill's Bourgeois Mr. Hill's Dan Cupid Mr. C. Monck's Hunca Munca Lord Clifden's Anteverta 5 The Sr. LEOER STAKES of 25 soya each, for three-yr-olds; colts, list 71b ; and fillies, Sat 21b. The owner of the second horse to receive 100 soya out of the stakes. St. Leger Course. 159 subs. Mr. Morris's Knight of St. George (Basham) 1 Lord Zetland's Ivan Mr. G. Barton's Arthur Wellesley E Mr. Howard's Scythian SATURDAY, The following also ran :—Hesse Cassel, Boiardo, Dervish, Acrobat, ch c by Pantaloon out of Physalis, Midsummer, Autocrat, Dr. O'Toole, Ba'men*, Baalbec, The Trapper, Middlesex, Aribbas, Calamas. Betting : sto 4 abet Boiardo, S to 1 agat The Trapper, 6 to 1 agst Acrobat, 10 to 1 each agat The Knight of St. George and Dervish, 15 to 1 apt Scythian, 100 to 6 Agit Casinos, 25 to 1 agst Autocrat, 50 to 1 agst Midsummer. When about a distance from home, Ivan and The Knight of St. George who had gradually gained ground, singled them selves out, and after a line set•to the Knight, amidst tremendous cheers, achieved the victory by a head; the second beating the third by a length and a half. HER MA,JE STY'S PLATE of 100 Guineas. Mr. Morris's Kingston ( itasham)ll Mr. Jones's Reivelllee 2 Mr. Newland's El Dorado - The MosictrAL STAKES of 200 SOTS each. Lord Derby's De Clare ( T einpleman ) 1 Mr. Howard's Gretna Lord Eglinton's Dirk Hatteraick The CORPORATION PLATE of 100 sore in specie, added to a Handicap Stakes of 10 sous each. Mr. Mather's Eva (T. Cliff) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's The Deformed Mr. Smith's Sir Rowland Trenchard Lord Chesterfield's Typee THURSDAY. The FOAL STAXES of 100 sovs each. Mr. Morris's Gamekeeper , „(Basham) 1 Mr. Payne's Boer The SCARBOROUGH STILLER of 20 sous each. ' Lord Zetland's Hospodar (J. Manion) 1 Mr. Mather's Eva Mr. Osborne's Seducer 3 The CLEVELAND HANDICAP of 20 BOYS each. Mr. J. M. Stanley's Orinoco (Charlton) 1 Mr. H. T. Thomson's Guioo*ar 2 Mr. Handley's Lancashirt Lase 3 The EOLINTON STAKES of 10 soya each, with 100 added. Mr. H. Baker's The Chicken (Wells) 1 Lord Derby's Dervish .... 2 Mr. J J. Henderson's Itylstone 3 Mr. Gully's Andover 4 SWEEPSTAKES of 10 soya each, with 50 added, for two-yr-olds. Mr. Edwards's Saraband (Wells) 1 Mr. S. Hawke's Marchioness Captain liarcourt's Dame Judith The Juvatatz Samaria Sraass of 5 sous each, with 40 added, for two-yr•olds. Mr. Morris's Donald (Basham) 1 Mr. Wilson's Puncture HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 10 Boys each, with 50 added, for two-yr-olds. Ami 1 Cherry Brandy FRIDAY. 200 sous SWEEPSTAKES. Apollonius Walked over PARK-HILL STAKES. Honeysuckle 2 Jetty Treffz 3 Sister of Mercy Six ran. DoN STAKES. Andover 1 Hospodar DONCASTER STARES. Acrobat 2 Ivan Eight ran. Dreadful row in the ring. The St. Leger considered not square, and John Scott ill•used. TOWN PLATE. Sir Rowland Trencher(' King of Trumps Hence Mums Idercn.—Meenee filly beat Miss Whip filly. DONCASTER Cvr. Virag0.. Kingston Two ran. NURSERY STAKES. Capn y cnne Twelve ran. IT turns out that the report of the speeches attri buted to the Emperor and the Prince is without foundation. The Moniteur states that no speeches were made on the occasion. A Rovrno tLEPEANT.—On Wednesday night the elephant accompanying the menagerie of Mr. Batty w hich had been exhibiting in this town , after t he performance was safely lodged in a stable near the George Hotel. The keeper, on going to feed the animal in the morning, found to his great astonish ment that his charge had absconded. Riders were sent about in every direction to find the missing brute, but they returued whhout any success. In the forenoon he was discovered lying fast asleep in the w i n e-cellar of the hotel, having, it seems, opened the door of his lodging in the night, in a roving dispo sition, and quietly walked up a long flight of steps to the George, and afterwards descended to the cellar. Several bottles were broken, and the contents drank by the elephant, till he was satisfied he had bad enough. When found, he locked the picture of con tilltsnent—North Wald Chronicle. r... ~y