The Express. — London, England, 1855-01-17 00:00:00

THE ' WAR. The Emperor of Austria exposed ea Mosday to a dovetails& from the Bank of Vienna the hope that pesos wield be re-established. Telegraphic amounts from Vienna, one of which, from our own correspondent, appeared in nearly the whole of our impression yesterday, state that the , Bassi= detachment which crossed the Danube on the 7th and Bth, has repassed the river, and re-entered IsmaiL The affair being terminated, we may be allowed to fecal the faot that the southward passage of the Danube by the Russia= was announced by us twenty.four hears is advance of our contempo- raries, and that its limited object as now disclosed was from the first indicated in oar columns.—Daily News. The irtateisberg Moniker, in communicating the sense of M. Manteuffel's note to Count Buol of the lith inst., shows the position which the Prussian Cabinet has chosen to take up at the moment when invited to mobilise its arms , . The Prussian Minister in declining to accede to the request urges that Austria has nothing to fear while maintaining • ' defensive position, " the peace-loviog disposition sad the assurances of the Roamer of Russia being worthy of all confidence." He then reminds the Vienna Cabinet that the treaty of April 20,1834, was made in order to restore pewee, and not to extend war, and also that it prescribed a community of action to the contracting powers. This part of the treaty, M. Man teuffel complains, Austria has not observed ; but, by concluding with other powers treaties to which Prussia was not a party, has virtually set the treaty of April maids. M. Masteudel adds, somewhat haughtily, that Prussia wants no 38 days' notice for mobilising 100,000 men, seeing its government has unosteota. tiously taken its measures, and is ready to defend and assert the interests of the country "from what ever quarter they may be menaced." Ult. 6. The Russian Military Gazette publishes to-day a register of the names of ofileen who fell at Alms, or bays sines died of their wounds. The total loss sustained was forty-ax others killed, including two generals, and eight stadium. Priem Psskiewitch has arrived, secordieg to report, in Ostschins. The Grand Duke Alexander Is like- Willi awaited there. The Christaiu festival oommesuces to morrow, and in many houses it is kept up for the space of three or four days. A little more activity taigas is cease quince aasonrt the publ.c. The cold is not 'avers, nor is a rigorous winter expected. Great activity is displayed in the Finnish ports. Complaints of the want of shipping to carry oft the stock of taw material on head are being made. The ire will, it is feared, soon set in, and put an end to all navigation. An Odessa satrehaut of the name of Mate las been publicly thanked by the Czar for the gift el 2,000 darts, which be has met to the Crimean army. A letter from Erzeroum, 19th ult. in the Moniteur aye:—" The Roveian divivion, whi ch had occupied the villages of I)iadin, Ulch KtLivia, and Kara Kili an, is the neighbourhood of Dayszid, has completely evacuated the Turkish teritorv, and t etired to Erivan. In consequence of this retreat, the road from Persia is entirely open, and the commerce of Erzeroom begins to resume its activity. This movement is attnbuted to the coucentration of Turkish troops at Taprak-Kale. The Russians before retiring burnt the neighbouring villages, and desolated the country on all stdes." A letter fro® Cracow of the 2nd, in the Co/Wan /know,* my.: The recruiting ameept the hews, and the carrying off for the military schools of Jewish children aged from right to ton, sasses amoapt that elms of inhabitants in Poland Indescribable Virtue and desolation. la all the towns sad villages wear Kielei ambled but weeping and lamentation are to be beard. Mothers tear their hair end beat their heeds against the wells, sad lathers sacrifice their last peony to buy off their soca. Recently en unfortunate man, whom oldest win, though just about to be married, had been carried off, went to the chief town of the provisos to beg that a younger . son, who accompanied him, might be taken instead of MI brnther, but the mead sun was like wise taken, and the elder was nut given up. Tile gave such a shock to the father th. 4 he was taken ill, and in three days died. The manner in which unfortunate recruits ere treated is really cruel. Thus, fur *sample, those assembled at Kielri were not long since, in spite of the cold, placed quitivaaked la rows la the streets to undergo medical in- TURKEY. OP Till DAILT MM.) CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN. 4. The Duke of Cambridge, as mentioned in my last, was to have quitted Constantinople by the French packet of the let instant, but some obstacle having intervened, it was not till the following day that his Royal Highness was enabled to start on board the Themur with the mail direct for Marseilles. (THOM THB On New Year's day, a great banquet was given by his Excellency Lord de Redcliffe to the principal members of the British colony. as well as several officers of the army and navy. For the better accom modation of the company, the table was laid in the ball-room, which, although still wanting lustre*, was well lit up and set off to advantage by the new fur niture, massive plate, and candelabra lately sent out by the government. The guests were altogether about 42—the dinner excellent, consisting of the choicest wines, and every delicacy of the season. In a word, all that liberal hospitality and profusion was displayed on this occasion which invariably distin guishes thefltes of our noble representative. And still the gloom of the situation seemed to cloud every brow ; mirth and Momus were far away, and each appeared with difficulty to divert his thoughts from the trenches, and from the sufferings and privations which our heroic countrymen are doomed to endure at this joyous reason. Lord Paulin and Marie Mac donald sat right and left, next the ambassador; and one solitary toast, the name of our most gracious Queen, having been proposed, it was greeted, I need not say, as it ever is, with cheers and acclamations. Jailer dinner, Lady de Itedcbffe received the flits of the European society and the principal members of the diplomatic corps and their families. There was some music, but no dancing ; as already mentioned, a certain degree of gloom seemed to pervade the whole assembly. H.A.H. the Duke of Cambridge did not appear either at dinner or during the soiree; and Captain Clifton, with his medical adviser, came over from Missiri's Hotel, and passed the evening with the Prins in his apartment. THE MED] (MOM THZ COl/11111PONDIXT OP THZ DAILY 31111161 MALTA, JAN. 11, 1865. The 14th Regiment embarked yesterday morning on board the Emu, and shortly alter she proceeded on to the Crimes. Sir George Brown and the Duke of Cambridge, who are staying here, appear to be rapidly recover ing, and are walking about enjoying our beautiful weather. It is wonderful to me .how rapidly the invalids recover here. Trafalgar and St. George arrived in our harbour to-day. The harbour is looking quite gay again, with four three-deckers in it. Admiral Stopford arrived in H.M.S. Trafalgar; it is said to relieve Admiral Houston Stewart, who is to go second in command in the Black Sea. He will be • great loss to Malta. The Neptune, 120, sailed for England in the after noon, and she was soon to be followed by the Britannia, whose crew are now on shore enjoying their holiday; nit the Trafalgar will also leave for England next Mall. The Trent will steam away tomorrow for the Crimea, with some 300 mules and a few Spanish . muleteers, and a variety of stores for the arm The 91st, who came out passengers in t he St. Omit', have been landed, and the vessel is to return 4 to &gland. In a letter from a very high placed general officer, 611 1511 heavy 3, we reed that owing to our forces ' hildia ve lawe as thinned by sickness fully half of our U M bleu necessarily relinquished, to be manned ..", by the French; and it was the writer's opinion that the assault would not take place until February, and that at least fifty other pieces of cannon were re %visite. Colossi Galling, Royal Artillery, has gone up in the Rea Se see his eon, who is minded, and in Thospital at Scutari. he new members for the Council of Government were sworn in to-day, aid his Excellency, Sir W. Reid, give an evening party on the occasion. The cholera. is very bad at Scutari. Mr. and Mrs. Lucas Ward were both at dinner with some friends the last day of the year ; they all sat the old year out and new year in, apparently in good health. In a few hours Mr. Ward was seized with cholera; at noon ha was a corpse. His wife died the next day. Lord and Lady Guernsey have returned to Malta. Her ladyship looks anything bet well after her hard work at Scutari. Some who have nose down speak in the highest terms of her kindness, not only with her purse, but by personal attentions to the sick and wounded. 7. F . 7 THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 1855. 4" was a very considerable amount of lichees' among the troops, sad ales a ',amity of previsions. They added, moreover, that such bad been found to be the digitally of procuring the rations, that two divisions of the Itemise army had been ordered away from their eecampreents above the lakerinaels heights, and were ion! into the interior of the wintry. At - night, lowever, it was observed that the camp bee exteeded !Libor than usual, and were more bright and numerous: not improbably from the circumstanee of the troops . driven out of the plain by the French having joined the main body of the Russian army, and being compelled to bivouack on the heights instead of having the shelter of their huts. The Russian sseanspinsat in the plain was pieced a little northward of the spot where the Tchernaya river is crossed by the high road between Baktchi Sera and Balaklava. At this situation there are many facilities of communication with the Balder district to the month, and the interior of the country to the sestward; and it is not unlikely that one of the important offices of the comparatively small force lately left at this station 'WY to act u a receiving depiit foe provisions and supplies for the great body of the army encamped on the mountains north of the roadstead of Sebastopol. For the first time, this morning (Dec. 31st) the camp ground was white with snow, but it had not fallen deeply, and the westerly wind and sun have nearly melted away all trace of it. The fine frosty weather which invigorated the troops on Christmas. day, disappeared the day . after, and the temperature has since been comparatively mild. Still the troops in front are suffering much from the defective sup plies of rations and the continued exposure. A cargo of timber for the wooden houses has arrived, but there are no mean. of bringing it up to the camp. Thus, with numerous stores arriving at Balaklava, so great is the want of carriage that they are almost given away indiscriminately to all comers who may be able to convey them away. Some of the private bit horses have at last arrived from Varna, and an announcement has been made that the Comniimariat are prepared to purchase any which may be for sale. Some vessels have also arrived with officers' baggage from the transports lying in the Bosphorus. Tne following four vessels, the Australia, Melbourne, Sydney. and Brandon, have been selected for the conveyance of sick to Scutari, and a permanent me dical staff has been appointed to remain on board. This arrangement will obviate many of the deficien cies resulting from want of necessary conveniences and preparation which have hitherto been expe rienced in the transport of invalids from Balaklava. One sergeant from each battalion of Guards, one from seat regiment of cavalry and infantry, is to be pretested to an ensigney or oornetey. Lord Raglan has the power of nominating the non-com neeiesed officer selected to his new rank at once. The sergeants promoted from the regiments of the Guards are to be appointed to regiments of the line. A change has been made in the arrangements of the post-office. The principal part of the establish. slat has been moved to the head-quarters of Lord Raglan, while a branch office will continue open at Bs'titia'. All the mail steamers—English as well as French—will come to Kamiesch Bay, whence the mail bags will be forwarded on pack-horses to head quarters preparatory to sorting for the delivery. The letters and newspapers for the different regiments will be sent to the divisional head-quarters. A ser geant's party has been stationed for some time at Cherson (Kamiesch Bay), for forwarding, without delay, communications from the fleet, and by the French steamers to the Britirh head-quarters. It is intended now that these men shall be reinforced by a detachment of the staff corps, who will be employed in these and other duties. It is trusted that this new arrangement will expedite the post-office business. The crowded state of the small harbour of Balaklava, not unfrequently the difficulty of ingress, and the limited accommodation of the office itself, have acted as serious impediments to the regular reception and delivery of the mails from England. The east shore of Kamiesch Bay now presents a very animated and bustling scene. On approaching it from the barren steppes, on which the greater part ' of the French army is encamped, the extempore can vas town, and its busy wharves and streets, are quite hidden from view, as they lie deeply in the hollow, in which the bay is formed, and less of the bay itself is seen than of the broader Dvoooia bay beyond. But the thicker of masts, which forms a dark line to the eye, rising between the ridges of the hills, tells, long before a new of the harbour itself is gained, that this is the chief port for the supplies arriving for the French army. Dvonoia, or Double, Bay, is much less accessible; while, once having gained the heights above Kamiesch Bay, which is readily done by a winding ravine having a very gentle slope, a ready communication can be established between the French head Quarters and all parts of the (Adv. The dis tance between the head-quarters of General Canrobert and the port of debarkation is between six and seven miles. An excellent macadamised road, with a trench on one side, and drains running beneath at intervals, has been nearly completed the whole way; and along this route may be seen constantly passing lines of mules carrying well-balanced packages of biscuit from Marseilles or Toulon, or other " vivre' mill taires," destinedfor the respective divisions of the army, and trains of waggons, "equipages militaires," also drawn by mules, bringing planks, chest•, forage, and every description of army stores in the same direction. As soon as the brow of the bill overlooking Hamiesch Bay is arrived at, the spectator exchanges the comparative desert plateau, the monotony of which for the last two or three miles has only been broken by the presence of a ruined farm-house, or the remains of a vineyard, once flourishing in some little sheltered spot, for all the varied scene and business of an active seaport. Up to the very end of the harbour itself, as far as depth for anchorage can be obtained, almost from its mouth, is densely packed a I long line of merchant vessels, ranged side by side in rows varying in depth according to the variations in shape and capacity of the bay, from eight or ten to five-and-twenty in number in each row. Stretched across the wider part of the bay near its communi cation with the sea are several large line of battle ships, between which from time to time is sailing in or out some of the smaller merchant craft. Several large vessels are lying in Double Bay beyond, and from the point of Cape Chersonese, with its white light-houses along the coast towards Sebastopol, other war steamers and ships are moving along, or lying at anchor. The new town is built, or rather encamped, toward the southern end of the harbour—the military stores, landing place., and offices, being nearer to the sea board. The principal street, the " Rue de Com merce," consists of two lines of booths and stalls of every imaginary shape and contrivance for answer ing the double object of protecting the articles from the weather, and at the same time exposing samples with an inviting aspect to the gase of the visitor. Masts, beams, rigging, and canvas from the ships, have been the chief materials used in the con struction of these shops and dwelling places. Every house is numbered, and placards announce the name and place of concexion of its mer chant proprietor, and the principal wares to be sold. Articles of clothing, preserved provision!, and gro ceries are the staple commodities. Wines and French liquors are to be obtained, but generally of an inferior description ; the better sorts can only be purchased on board the vessels in the harbour. Among the shopkeepers are several of t►e French suttlers; and the regimental " cantinieres," in their trim military attire may be seen busily following their active avocations. Some of the shopkeepers are Maltese; there are a few Germans also. Some very large stores with stone walls, and others of considerable extent made of wood, are rapidly advancing toward completion. In a short time the Rue de Commerce will be put into the shade by its broader and more solid neighbour, which is stretching up the hill, and at right angles to it. Great activity prevails at the military end of the port. Stores are being landed from the ships, and packed on the beach, or are being carried up by the troops into temporary storehouse and depots. Mules are coming down with empty pack-saddles, others are passing on their return to the camps laden with their respective burdens. Large piles of timber planking are stacked up, and there are heaps of grain and forage, casks and boxes of provisions. A number of Ottoman troops are encamped close by to assist in , the labours of the port. These troops have made long lines of ground huts for themselves, which appear sudiciently snug and warm. Although Yankee Bay has not the same 'dun taps as a harbour as are presented by the sheltered I port of Malik's. its Acres 'belying very gra.ivally, and rising to an extensive plain. offer unlimited space for the landing of stores and erection of storehouses- None of the diliculty is therefore experienced which so mush impe&s the progress of disembarkation of atoms and military materiel at Balaklava, where one narrow road for some distance forme the only available line of route for all the pallet:igen' and traffic panning lin and out of that mountain looked inlet. Jan. 2.--We had wows very heavy wind, at times amonoting to a gale, from the mouth-west and west last night. This morning heavy rain is faUing. The accumulation of mud is nearly as great as it has ever been in the direction of Balaklava. FRANCE. (PION IND 001111111PO)DIUIT OP 111111 DAILY waws. PARIS, MONDAY EVIIIIIIIO. The returns of the indirect revenue, published in the Monism., show an emss of receipts of 458,000 f. as °unpaved with 1863, and of 42,928,000 f. as com pared with 1842. The total produce is 847,280,000 f. The three last months of the year have been the most prosperous. Daring the first nine months there was a decrease, as compared with 1853, of 7,291.000; but in the last quarter the increase was 7,747,000 f. The bourse opened with great firmness. It was understood that the subscription to the loan ex ceeded 16 millions, and that even subscribers for 500 f. rente only would have to suffer a reduction. It was consequently anticipated that :a great mass of capital would be thrown upon the market and would seek investment in the rente. The Three per Cents. at one time were as high as 67.75. There was after wards a reaction, and they closed at 67.40, but still with a rise of 35c. Railways were from sto 10 higher. The subscription to the new loan terminated yes terday at dve in the afternoon. The anxiety to subscribe was, if possible, greater during the last few days than previously. At the Treasury, in the Rue de Ricoli, many persons passed the night under the arcades, and before daybreak there were queues at all the Maine., at the Remits Central., Rile Neuve des Mathurins, and at the Caissed'Antortiesement, It was deemed neosseary to send detachments of infantry to all these places to preserve order. A number of persons deepairing of having their sub scriptions accepted at Paris, went by railway to dif ferent towns in the provinces. But in: all parts of the country the desire to subscribe was just as great as at Paris. In fact, the eagerness of the public to take part in this national operation was far greater than on the preceding occasion in March last. Two companies of engineers quartered at Arru have received orders to hold themselves in readiness to march at a moment's notice. As an instance of the scale upon which warlike preparations are going on, I may mention that to-morrow, Jan. 16, tenders will be received at Metz for 327,500 boards for making powder barrels. Gt neral Ulrich, commander of the regiments of the Imperial Guard proceeding to the Crimea, arrived on the 13th at Marseilles. The Moniker gives the following letters of fare well, exchanged between Admirals Dundu and Hamelin : On Board the Furious, Baysteh Bay, Dee.l9.. My dear Admiral,—l cannot resign my command with out bidding adieu to the fleet under your command, with the operations of which I have cooperated so long with pride and pleasure. I shall carry with me to England. and I shall always cherub, this reinembranceoso dear to me. I beg you, if you hare no objection, to ezprets my sentiments to the officers and seamen under ycur command, with the assu ranee of my constant wishes for the signal realisation of their hopes. _ _ _ Receive for yourself, my dear Admiral, my desire of among you dad, on your return to .your country, all the happiness you can wash. J. W. D. DUNDAS. Montesuma, Kaenieseh, Dec. 22. My dear Admiral,—l have the honour of informing you that I resign to-morrow, the 3rd of December, the com mand of the Frisch squadron to Vice-Admiral Bruit. At the moment of separating from you and the squadron placed under your circlets, I beg you, if you see no objection, to express in my name to all your officers and seamen how del.ghted I have been with the constant concurrecce and the good harmony with which we have effected in common all our naval and military operations since our entrance into the Black &a. Although far from them, my sympathy will be with them, and I shall joy in their successes, and the remembrance of the time wehave passed together will be for me one of the dearest recollections of my naval career. For yourself, my dear admiral, accept my wishes for your happitter, and the expression of my most affectionate and most devoted sentiments. The Admiral of France, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean squadron, Hamzurs. INDIA AND CHINA. We (Daily News) have received our despatches from India acd China by the Overland MaiL The dates, as stated in our telegraphic summary of Monday lest, are :—Calcutta, 13 ; Madras, 10; and Bombay, 14th Dec.; Hong-Kong, Nov. 27. The following is from the summary of the Bombay Times of Dec. 14: The Burmese ambassador arrived at Oklcutta on the 28th of November; his visit was one of ceremony and friendship purely ; he was received in state by the Ooveraor.O I on the 11th Dec. Bombay has been visited by a slight shock of earthquake, preceded and followed by a state of the weather almost unprecedented. Captain Collinson, with the ship Enterprise, arrived in safety at Hong- Long on the 14th October. As no provisional member of council has been appointed for Bombay, it is supposed that councils are to be suffered to die oat as authorised by law. Peace is universal throughout India, with every prospect of its so con tinuing. The steamer Assays split a cylinder from priming, and has been rendered unserviceable, on her trial trip, just as she was about to proceed to Cal cutta. At Bombay money is extremely scarce, and trade unusually dull. Dates by course of post ex tend from Calcutta to the 4th, Madras and N. W. Provinces to the 7th December. By the electric telegraph we have news from the first named place to the 13th instant. Orden have been received for the immediate des patch of four Queen's regiments from India to Turkey via Egypt. The 10th Hussars march from Kirkee to the Presidency. where they are expected a fort night hence; they will proceed direct to Suez, and thence march across the desert. Two officers of the Quartermaster General's department leave by to-day's mail to make arrangements, and it is not supposed that any difficulty will be experienced in cover►ng the dis tance of 88 miles from Sues to Cairo in four forced marches. They will then proceed down the Nile by .boat to the railway terminus, and may probably be at Alexandria within a fortnight of their reach►ng Sues. The 14th Dragoons, now at Meerut, are ex pected to follow, and the 80th and 83rd Foot are understood to be under orders. These regiments might have been all conveyed more safely and eco nomically round the Cape to Gibraltar, and thence transferred to the seat of w►r by steam, and be at Constantinople by March; as it is, the Hussars will hardly be there before the beginning of May, nor can the other troops be expected earlier than June, considering the great deficiency of steam convey ance at Bombay for large b-dies of men on long voyages. The first detachment will proceed , in the Punjaub, rigged in haste with the Acbar's masts and yards betore she receives her engines on board. She will have a fair wind to Aden, and be towed up the Red Sea, possibly occupying a month 1 from Bombay to Suez. India can easily spare the troops, which are in point of number greatly in ex. mos of what the act of parliament allows, as well as of our requirement. in periods of profound pesos, ' Two of the Russian frigates in the Pacific are understood to have been captured by us; and if the Czar has any other ships in the Eastern seas, they will speed►ly be in our possession. Another serious disturbance has been occasioned by the Rohillas in the Nizam's dominion,. A force under Brigadier Mayne left 'beguile on the 24th, and on the 30th came up with a party of the depredators, wbo were cut to pieces. Oa the let of December a large number of prisoners were taken, and on the 3rd troops were sent in parties to scout the country round in quest of more. The troops seem to have behaved with their usual intrepidity and order, and were complimented as they deserved on these points by their commanding officer. Important changes are expected to take place almost. immediately in our Indian armies : the senior officers on becoming entitled to off-reckonings are to be promoted and shelved—they are to be disabled from holding auditor generalship. and other appoint ments heretofore entrusted to them. Lieutenant colonels of three years' standing are to be promoted to the rank of colonels, and 220 majors-general, including those now existing, are to be added to the army, etch regimeut having an officer of this rank at its head : at present a colonel never sees the corps to which he belongs. So short is the supply of civilians in Bombay, suited for:high appointments, that young men not six years in the service, and not seven and twenty years of age, are holding appointments worth close on 2,0001. a year, others of from ten to fourteen years' service, holding those from 2,000!. to 3,0001., for whicl no special or Haileybury qualification is required. A singular system of fraud has of late been di.- covered at the Custom-house, in goods that had suffered sea damage and were sent to auction. 'f he Custom house officer in attendance to note the price, was offend a large sum to falsify the entry with a view of defrauding the revenue of the ad valorem duty as well as the underwriters of the set-off against the insurance. The party attempted to be bribed, under instructions from his superior., accepted the money as evidence, and immediately gave the infor mation which led to the investigation now in progress. An engineering class has just been opened at Cal cutta under Colonel Goodwyn, chiefly intended for the Matt uction of the natives, who now, it is hoped, will begin to see the importance of this variety of knowledge. A professor of engineering wee not out by the Court of Directors in 1843, but, though a man of ability, he failed in his efforts, partly for want of the means of giving practical instruction, but principally from the indifference of the natives to ever, thing which failed to secure an immediate return. They expected public employment the instant they left the class room, and this could not at all times be ' secured. Now there is a vast demand for surveyors and engineers which can only be supplied from home. Much difficulty seems to present itself in getting the Sir Jamseijee grant of 10,0001. for the promotion of instruction in the industrial arts made available, in acaurquence of the form in which some European seems to have recommended it to be given. Twenty or thirty th,usand pounds would require to be contri buted by government before the independent semi nary for which he has undertaken to provide stipen diary pupils can be established, and this is more than government are likely to afford in the present state of their financis for any peace project whatever. The Governor-Gentral acd Governors of Bombay and Madras continue at the head-quarters of their respective governments: the commanders-in-chief I are all is the districts. (II ILICITIC 1 THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. (FROM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE DAILY NEWS.) The subjoined letters bring down our published correspondence to lan. 2, 18.55 : Dec. 31.—The construction end arming of the new batteries and advanced works has been proceeding u rapidly as the state of the roads and means of trans port have permitted. Many of the large mortars are already in position. Nearly all the long 52- pounders from the Britannia and Trafalgar have been brought up from Balakiava to the two artillery parks. Large quantities of shells have been daily brought up by the troops, the French assisting us in the occupation. One of the large shells, suspended from a pole, is carried between the shoulders of two men, or, in instances of shells of less diameter, the smaller end of the pole is inserted into the opening for the faze, and the iron missile is carried by a single man. The Preach are now said to have 74 guns sod mortars in position ready to open fire, sot one of which has yet discharged a single shot or shell. 'fhe lineal eircumvallation which is being carried on from the French earthworks oa the right flank, and continued around the sides of the mountain overlooking the Inierreann and the Tchernaya valley, will shortly . be completed. Great progress has also been made in the new redoubt on French man's-hill, and also in the entrenchmenta extending to the right from the advanced work. The enemy has been constantly firing at the working parties on Frenchman's-hill; but they have done scarcely any mischief : many of the shells have fallen as far beyond as on a line parallel with that of the picket house. There has also been a very constant discharge of shot and shell on the part of the enemy, chiefly from their ships' guns, against our new batteries in progress on the hills commanding the heed of the roadstead, and the valley of Inkermann. When the line of circumvallation before mentioned and other earthworks are finished—without including the new batteries constructed for carrying on the attack—the position of the allied army will be protected by as non:tempted line of parapet and foam, with redoubts and guns at the necessary intervals, from the heights above Balaklava to lihersonese or Pestchanaia Bay. When the eye follows the circuit which this line has to make in winding around the brow of the great mountain plateau, following its sinnositirs, and ' dipping across its ravines, it must be confessed that this is a wonderful achievement, and one that could only be accomplished by troops of such hide. fatigable energy as those who are now occupying these heights. The occurrence which took place on the night of the 20th instant at the advanced works of Frenchman's Hill and Green Hill has led to several stringent orders to ensure the more complete protection of these important positions. No officer under the rank of a major or acting major is to command in the advanced work itself, and he is personally to satisfy himself from time to time that the sentries are well to the' front and in their proper positions. A lieutenant colonel is to command in the battery. At least half the men in the advanced work are to remain up, and with their arms in their hand, ' ready to fire or charge with the bayonet upon an advancing enemy. A number of fireballs have been placed at the disposal of the officer commanding in the battery for the pur pose of illuminating the ground in front on the ap proach of a Russian force being suspected. These necessary missiles, however, are said to be very limited in number: they are frequently thrown out in front of the Russian works, and by scattering over a considerable space an intensely white light, they expose the numerical strength and direction of any troops which the sentries may hear approaching. No banquette had been made in the advanced work at Frenchman's-hill—an oversight by no means fact- litating its means of defence. - Thiidefect has been remedied, and other precautionary measures have been adopted which prudence prevents me from mentioning here, but which will tend materially to prevent any attack being again made upon the work with impunity. It is ascertained that Captain Frampton, of the 30th Regiment, who was taken prisoner on the night above alluded to at Greenhill, was not wounded. He lost an arm in action in India, and a report had pined ground that he had received a severe wound in his remaining arm in the affair of the 20th inst. This is happily not true. He has proceeded to Sim pheropol, where several other British officers are detained as prisoners of war. According to letters received from some of these, every attention is paid to them that can be reasonably expected, and they are allowed to go about on parole, and even make excur sions into the country within certain limits. The Russians made a sortie against the French advanced works on the night of the 28th with the intention of spiking the guns in the battery. They advanced stealthily, and managed to get into a por tion of the covered way, bat not without being ob , served by the French troops who were guarding the works, and who acted very coolly and deliberately on the occasion. The Russian force consisted of about eighty men and nine or ten officers. They had not been long within the entrenchments when it became evident that they had become bewildered as to the proper line of direction which was to conduct them to the battery in question. In the meantime, while they were seeking to extricate themselves from the difficulty in which they had entangled themselves, the French covering force had divided itself into two parties, each of which was quietly extending itself in such a manner as to surround them. This the latter succeeded in doing completely, so that the Russians at last, caught in a net as it were, had no alternative but to deliver themselves as prisoners without offer ing the least resistance. Not a shot was fired on the occasion. A reconnaissance en force was made against the Rucatan camp on the opposite side of the Tchernaya plain by a large body of French troops on the 29th inst., under General Bosquet. Several battalions of Ottoman troops accompanied the expedition. In cluding all arms there were about 25,000 men. The Russian pickets having been driven in, it was found that a body of cavalry was drawn up to resist the advance of the French force, but a charge of the Chaerieun d'Afrique quickly caused them to disperse. The Russian troops abandoned their camp, and our allies did not give them time to take away mach io their hurry. Contrary to what had been anticipated from the various reports made by deserters, it was discovered that there was no scarcity of p ovisions, or of the necessary protection against the inclemency of the season. A quantity of cattle, sheep, and poul try were seized ; there was also a considerable amount of timber ready sawn into planks. The men were living in huts, which were well covered in and warm. The road leading northwards toward Simpheropol, and which winds along the foot of the mountain, was found to be in excellent condition. Leaving a considerable force in reserve at the deserted - Russian camp, General Bosquet with the remainder extended his reconnaissance, and is said to have made some valuable observations respecting the line of communication established between the Russian forces on the heights north of Sebastopol • and that which be had just succeeded in expelling from the plain. Three Polish deserters from the garrison of Se bastopol, who gave themselves up the same day, . described a very different state of things to be, existing within the town. They stated that there THE CZAR AND THE FOUR POLNTS. The Charicari contains the following lively feu trevrit : "Nesselrode!" "Sire ?" "Any news to-day ?" "No thing of importance, your Majesty."' Is the news of my having accepted the four guarantees yet known ?" " Every where, sire. " What effect has it produced at Victims?" "The funds have risen." "And at London?" " The funds have ale) gone up." " And at Perim?" " Just the "time, the funds have risen." " What say the English papers ?" Nothing very petticular, sire." " The Tomo l" "That it is 'textuary to wait." "And the Morning Poser' "That no hurry must be shown in the matter." " And the Daily NdtoS?" " That be who lives long enough will see the end of the present affair." "I will not conceal from you, Nesselrode, that I was under the impression that my accepta tion of the four guarantees would have produced a greater effect. and that the bait and hook would have been more eagerly jumped at ; but these English are excessively tough. In France, however, I have no doubt that the matter has Wen better received. Let us speak a little of the Preset Well, " The Mossiteur is Aleut, your Majesty." " Well, that is rather disquieting." " The Coos stitulionnel doubts." " The dens !" " The Toys hesi tates." " Really !" "The Sack distrusts." "You don't say so !" The "Journal des DIM/a alone appears tolerable satisfied." " Well, that is all right. And the Chorivors ?" " The Chariveri, sire, I am forced to confess, does not seem likely to place ereder.ee in the acceptation of the four guarantees. ' " That certaiely is a very serious mat•er." "It implies that what you are doing may be nothing whatever but a mere trick, a stratagem, the means of lullieg people to sleep, and producing delay in order to enable you to carry out your plans." "80, then, Nesselrode, the effect on the press appetite to you to be a failure." " I really fear so, your Majesty." " And on the go vernmests ?" " Prussia appears quite delighted." " Ah, very good !" " And some of the petty German states also." "Capital! And Austria ?" " She continues assembling her troops on the frontier." "And France?" " She is send ing reinforcemeets to the Crimea." "And England ?" "'She is hard at work enlisting soldiers to reinforce her army." " Then is that the whole of the effect produced by the aoreptation of the ((pug u tees?" "Absolutely the whole, sire." " Then I would, perhaps, have done better to have sated myself the trouble of accepting; however, everything considered, the course which I have adopted is not so bad. The point now is to persevere, KS what does not succeed the first day sometimes succeeds the second, and what is not believed to-day appears to-morrow a sure thine. You must immediately send a despatch to Prince Gortehakoff." "Yee, Sire." "Is which you will request him to assure the Western end Eastern Powers that I still accept the four guarantees—that I accept them more than ewer." "Yes, your Majesty." "Negotiations will be opened, and no matter what any one may say, negotiations have always a certain influence on military operations. No matter what I gain by them, I shell still gain that much. N'oa-oo per, Nee/Ands? " Oui, Sire." DESPATCH FROM LORD RAGLAN. (Frost lest olsbes Gaze') WAR DEPARTMENT, Jaw. 16. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle has received a despatch, of which the following is a cony, addrened to his grace by Field-Marshal the Lord Raglan, 0.0 D.: Before' ebastopol, Dem 13, 1854. 3ly toed Ihke,—ln my despatch of the 18th of October, reporting the opening of our Bre upon the enemy's works, I omitted to mention the name of a highly meritori ous naval omeer, who had chugs of a battery in the trenches, and rendered himself conspicuous by the manner is which he performed the impertisot duty culled to him., The Alen I allude to is Captain Moorsom, whom I bog les» now to »commend to the nodes of your Grace. I did not know until some time afterwards that he was .employed in the trenches on the occasion in question ; but having now been apprised of it, I will avail myself of the opprrtunity to rectify as error which might otherwise be prejudicial to a most deserving officer. I have, tte., RAGLAN. Mb Otto the Doke Newoutle. • . .. V • ki (.• tio ~:6; CALCUTTA, DEC. 13. The Burmese ambassadors had their public audi ence at Government House, on Monday, the 11th inst. A grand review is to take place on the Cal cutta Racecourse, on the 18th, for their entertain ment. A bell is to be given by the government, at the Governor-General's, on the 22nd., The Pattiela Raja is to be received publicly by Lord Dalhousie, on the 20th. Mr. Cooley, of the civil service, charged with stabbing a Coolie, has been pronounced insane in the Supreme Court. The railway will not be open from the lit of Janu ary to Ranee GUDge. Some of the bridges on the Calcutta side of Burd wan will not probably be completed for traffic before the Ist of March. Messrs. D. Msckinlay, of the firm or GiNanders, Arbtehnot, sod Co., and George Brown, of the firm of Jardine, Skinner, and Co., were elected yesterday directors of the Bengal Bank. The Rob Roy salvage cue ia to be tried to-day, 13th, at 4 p.m. She realised 41 lam of rapers. The Zenobia and Nemesis will get something hand some. CHINA. The Overland Friend of China, of Nov. 27th, says : "There is very little intelligence from the north about the rebellion, but that little is interesting, INQUEST ON THE LATE SIR GEoRGE WomEwELL. namely, that the imperialists have re-taken tbo held an iegure. to im portantin- poser cities of Ran-khow and Wu-chang on the !..i Tea to t r e g r e daz o hl m r i . ). Be eil d , fo u rd hoie , Tang-tae-kisok from which it is inferred that the power of Tai-ping Wang is on the decline." . . the nd eerv ille: r death on Sunday manl iest, has already been reported in our culnrcn.. Tbe quire into the circumstances attending the death of Ely returned from their ineffectual attempt to visit The British and American Plenipotentiaries bevel ing medical evidence *honed that the deceased bad i!:ctl from Peking. Sir John Bowling arrived yeaterda_y, and di m i o of the heart , mid tte Joey maned a verdict sc. Mr. McLane is expected us a few dams, from !Shaw ssediagly. has. That they would seemed was not believed, ex cept by very sanguine people, and the most that was I looked for was what occurred—a courteous reception by some high officers of the Chinese government at the month of the Peibo, and a promise that fo? a revision of the treatiea would b e co l OsTr s e a t il l. Neither Sir John Bowring nor hir.SPLane could have had any good reason to anticipate a more favourable result. for there is no obligation on the pest of the Chinese government to make any essential alteration in the treaties, which ntartover expressly stipulate that all negotiatioue with foreigners shall be con ducted by the Governor• General either of the Two liwang or Two Kiang, through whom only the treaty powers are to communicate with Peking. Two deaths have occurred within the past fort- night—both in the 59th Regiment, and of dysentery. The sick in hospital yesterday numbered 81. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Casualties by death in Itd•a sines the departure of the mail on the 28th Noe. E. P. Brown, 3rd European Rest., at flenary, on t►e 20:h Nov. Bengal.—Liest.-Colonel W. H. Wake, 44th N.I. COMIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. --- BOMBAY, Duc.l4. We have to report an active demand fur money during the fortnight. The Bank of Bambey have again naiad their rates of discount one per emit. (for the second time within a month), and there is every probability of a further &dream before the end of the year. Securities of every description are in consequence depress, d. We are sorry to report, mail after mail, saoh a wretched state of our import market for cotton piece g sods and British manufactures in general. Since the departure ut last mail, a further decline of 2 to 4 arenas per piece is established on all description of grey goods, on the already miserable prices ruling since the opening of the season. The dealers now are totally disieclined to and cry thing to their stock, for want of clearance for the interior by exporters, eves at any reduction in the price in their favour. The enormous imports of goods up to this time is nearly double than the same period last moil, and the clearance being not nearly the same makes the matter more serious. The transactions during the past fortnight is very trifling in piece goods and twist, the latter of a favourite mark, and well known is the up•euuotries, meet with ready buyerr, while the others are hardly moved. Our market for metal remains more steady with • light stack in first and almond handy. In consequence et there being no geed cotton in the market. and freight going down, the dealers bare taken the ►dvantage to demand 2 to 3 Its. p. r cai.dy more on the last quotation, though very few purchases have been made of Eiumt end Broach at Its. 93, Dholcra at 63, atd 00111- ravuttee at 68 per candy, which may be considered the rats of the day. Tonnage is abundant, with few shippers, it may be quoted at 24. 12e: 6d. to 21. 161. for London and Liverpool. Exchange on Erglond in consequence of the al:pence of demand for remittance has again advanced eh ut 2 per cent. for this mail, mid we now quote 2.. av the rate (or find elms credit bale, and 2i. Off'. to 23. ld. for docu ments. - . . CALCUTTA, Dto. 4. We continue to report a better husintar its eiports so far u linseed, rice, jute, and Ssltp•tre are d'ec'reed, which have been in improved demand, rad consequently higher ' prices bays been paid. In indigo we hairs heard of nothing, with the exception of a small puhac site consiving of lux year's remains, of which a portion only was sold. In raw silks also little has been done. though hotter r •tee, we think, might be got for good qualities, if there were any in the market. All other goods remain in the same peratint ea reported last. • Our import market continues very dull, the demand being rather limited, and dealers keeping hack on the expecta tion of obtaining their wants on ra.te fsv'urahle terms, owing to the heavy supplies now ci mpg into the market. All descriptions, with the exception of ono or two staples, have partially declined in value. The increaeiog tightness of the money market, noticed previously, induced the directors of ne Bank of Bonsai at their last meeting on Thursday to rail• their rates of inte rest one per cent. all round. In government set unties a few transactions have taken place at previous rate., there is little epeculatioa ping on in the bant.r. Exchange has been gradually adeeneina, Bonk Bile at six months' skin having sold at 29., end Dommet.o at 2s. Op. to 2s Op. A good number of hills ?Reeler dby the steamer Bhimprsai from China have been thrown into the market. Our corrent rates are the following for six months' sight papers:—Bonk Bills, at 2s. per cotnpeny'a rupee ; let claps credits, at 2a, to 2e. Oid. ditto ; ditto D.icument at 24. Old. to 24. Q 4. ditto. Freights continue in almost the MIME position as last work. Indigo.—At a public sale held on the '27i h ult , about 150 chests of inferior deseripion were brought f ',ward, and a portion sold at 40 to 90 rupees per mauud, the rest having been bought in. SHANOHAE, Nov. 17. _ . . . Trade seems to be improving, and notssitt:etundicg the scarcity of money, a la•ge amount of 'insole's has bees► transacted during the past fortnight, both in the il:spewal of goods and purchase of produce ; but there bas been at par ticular feature in the trade worthy of remark. The only arrival from Greet Britain his been the Spirit of the North; her cargo is sot reported, but wo heiresses ins brings about 22,000 pd. (hey Snirtiags—Sunce the ht inst. then have been sem. , considerable deliveries to textile'', and tie cash valuations arc rather lower in consequi nor—G} catty goods being qu"t.d et 1.93 dole. ; 6i clams, 1.38 ACAS. ; and 7f ettties, 1.82 doll. Whites have also beta moved off in barter, though not to any extent, end quotations are un altered. American Drills—Quotations, 100 dpl,. per Pre* of 40 yds , and 1.38 per piece if 30 yds. Velvete--1,600 pa. black have been sold at 11 cees. per yard. CANTON, Nov. 26. In imports there is nothing doing. Opium is quoted Patna, 362 dole. 60e.; Benares, 365 dole. ; Walesa, 476 dole. In tea nothing has been done except die settlement of some 3,000 half chests Canton Poem:tons for California, and small purchases of the old stock in market ter Distend. The raw silk market is without change ; Cumel.u^k rc reeled, 316 do:s. to 330 dole. Beduins° cn Lmike, 44. ltd. to 4s. 711. On India, Company's Bills ccerpted 234-e. to 236r6. per 100 dole. Sycee, 6 per cent. premium. Cantos dollars 27 per cent. premium. Good, WO touch dollars 17 30 per oz. Freights to England, U. 10•. ; th. United States, 16 doh.—both nominal; to 15 dubs to 20 dole. IRELAND. DUBLIN. JAN. 16. The Cork Reporter states that moat 6:A4li:dory letters are in town from Messrs. Moriarty and Mor gan, late scholars of the Curk Q'ieet'e College, the former of whom won the writership in the Hon. East India Company's service, and the latter of whom was given an appointment in the civil service at Shang hae. Mr. Moriarty is in; Bombay Preaddi Ley, and has now between 400/. and 5001. a year salary, with the splendid prospects before him, sure to attend a man of talent and exertion, in the compsn3's civil service. Mr. Morgan's present income is about 2001. a year, with 1,0001. or 1,2001. open to him. Both are in perfect health. Mr. Vincent Sculiy, M.P., has addressed the fol lowing letter to a clergyman of Lis church in Dublin, with a view of showing that, if Boman catholic. be dissatisfied with the amount of spiritual aid supplied to the soldiers of their faith in the Crimen, it is their own fault if they do not take steps :o remedy any deficiency of the kind, under the present very liberal regulations made by government on the subject : Mertion•tquare, Jan. 9, 1855. My dear Dean,—l am now in a pountion to supply the desired information with reference to army chaplains Oa 15th December last, in answer to some questions eakod by Ole SO the HOUSE of Comnacns, the Secretary. at-Wer, Mr. Sidney Herbert, stated that— • " About two-thirds of the troops were protease!, and one-third Roman catholic, and chaplains had been provided by government in those relative proportions. There were twelve church of England clergymen, eight Ilmnan cotho lic, and four presbyterian—in all te enty.four chaplains. The government had also offered to contribute adu:ti funds towerds providing extra chapleio•occording to cer tain regulations which members of the Church ot Eng!and bad already availed themselves of, and he be,icced the Roman Catholics sad Presbyterians would likewise mks advantage of the offer." Afterwards 1 addressed a letter to Mr. Herbert re questing to know "the rates of remuneration Kir. n to the accredited chaplains of each religious denDmio-tion • also, what extra fonds have been already cont ri buted b y government trwards providing further religious assistance, and the regulations under which such extra Nods L ove been and will be supplied?" The answer reccised b3 we this day, states that "The Church of England chaplains with the army receive 18e. a day, rations for themselves and to, and forage ti.ra horse. The Presbyterian chaplains receive the same par occi y th w ua lt A i 'Ls and a - al lo w &nee. The Roman catholic chaplains receive 1501. a servants. cti ye t a io r n, al a d nfAmorrabrgeuigreoffo. chaplains h a ean h pu o l a rs ihn e . , :e a o n f been ra eacht rc";d d ie el br omination have one-half the salary the government will pay the other halt; and give the chaplains the same allowance in ratlines and been net, on the condition that m l y h d e ea d r e d n e o a m n i . n a a r t e ion thc p fi alig h f judge o n r d ag t o e of s i theatthe prac ti ca l outilityen purpose o Y f o foregoingit can b e b est i cnn a p r e :3 1 Wield any farther particulars be desired, I shall be happy to apply for them in the proper quarter.—Believe me, as aver,sinaerely yews, Vincerrr Scom.Y. Tba Very Rev. Den Meyler. I ; 7,1:4