The Sun. — London, England, 1855-10-25 00:00:00

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. FLEXMORE'S (le Danseur Cornique) BENEFIT, and Last Apsearance at this Theatre ; also of that celebrated Danseuse, Mdlle. AITRIOL, will take place on THURSDAY, Nov. Ist, 1855. Drama, Ballet Clomique, Concert, Farce, Ballet Extraordinaire, Melo-drama, &c., &c. Tickets to be bad of Mr. Flexmore, 6, Hercules-Ituilding's, Lam beth, and at the Box Office of the Theatre. Box Office open daily, trom 10 until 3 o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRETRY.LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, Witl be performed MARRIED FOR MONEY. Characters by Mr. Charles Mathews, Messrs. .I',obert Roxby and A. Y o unge ; Mrs. F. Matthews , Miss X. Oliver, and Miss M anon will appear. To be , followed by NITOCRIS. Characters by Messrs. E. F. Ed , M Sfitart, Mrs. B. Sullivan, G. Wild, C. Vincent. ; Miss Glyn el , by,liss De Vere, Miss Anderton, Miss Cleveland. Btc. THEATRE ROYAL, HAT MARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Blackstone. THIS EVENING. Will be perforated THE MAN OF MANY FRIENDS. After which, a )Tew SPANISH BALLET, by the Spanish Dancers Followed by THE LITTLE TREASURE. After which, £ Popular BALLET, by the Spanish Dancers. To conzlude with SHOCKING EVENTS. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Casatras HET. THIS EVENING 'WM be presented JUDGE NOT BY APPE tRA.NCESI. After which, KING HENRY VIII. Queen Katharine, Mre. C. Kean ; Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with A. GAME OF ROMPS. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed RORY °WORE. Characters by Messrs. Hud son. P. Bedford, '. Selby, Parsee, J. Bland, Garden, &c. ; Minas Mary Keeley, Kate Kelly, Wyndham, Btc. Followed by BETSY BAKER. To conelude with OPEN SESAME. }MIL OLYMPIC THEATRE. THIS EVENING, WM be presened, TO , in sc Mei Messrs. Emery, F. Robson, t Leslie, Mrs. St irling, and Miss Ternan will appear. After which, STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. To conclude with CATCHING A MERMAID. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, 31r. J. 11. Anderson, IS, Norfolk-street, Strand. Increased Attractions, and success In equal ratio THIS, AND EVERY EVENING, at Eight o'Clock, be presented, with entirely New and Magnificent Appoint vents, MAGIC and MYSTERY , in twelve acts, arranged in two sarts,by Professor Anderson. After which, the startling illustrations of Spirit-Rapping. HALF- Ali-110U11. WITIi THE SPIRITS, beteg tho most surprising and interesting series of experiments ever given within the walls of any theatre. 100,000 persons have visited the Lyceum already to see the Great Wizard of the North. Prices of admission:—Private Boxes, It. Ils. 61. and I/. Is.; Orchestra Stalls, Dress Boxes, 35.• Upper Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6J. No Ilalf-prica.—PasigaZicaspen from 11 to 5 daily. 1 Grand Morning Performance on Satarday Next at Two o'Clock. Doors open at Half-past One. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Mr: Payne. THIS EVENING, Will be performed SIIVIP-ON AND CO. After which, S A.:11 PATC[I. To concindo with NITOCRIS. AtiTLEY'3 ROYAL AMPIIITHEATRE. G24.4 ,, 0 and Manacer, Mr. Wm. Cooke. Vivid delineation of the daring deeds of the Allies. THIS EVENING. The triumphantly snccessful Military Spectacle, The FALL of ItEli k.,TOPOI. canture o , the Malakhoff --Cavalry, Infantry, Artillery, with in ii inateriel of war—Stud of rralnel II os,:s —4o') Auxiliaries. Stage and ring combined! Aft(;r which the WONDERS OF THE CIRCLE, with Mr. J. H. Cooke's" =ant dn Pont:" To conclude with the farce of JONATHAN. oo,it trom Eleven till four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. .r W.r._ Equestrian Director, At. W. (Amite. jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tatg DAT—Morn. 24 min. aft. I—Evening 44 min. aft. 1 To4lOEBOW—Morn 7 min.aft. 2 —Evening 25 min. aft. 2 . THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, Oct. 25. THERUOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 63—highest sineo noon yestsotay. 54—lowest this morning and during the sight. 55 —this day at noon. BAROMETEn, 29'92. WIND, S.W.—Light, with dull rainy weather. • 4. s; R i ft* , .nd, LONDON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1855. It has been positively asserted that the resigna tion of General SIMPSON of the chief command of the English Army of the Crimea has been finally accepted, and that he now only awaits the nomi nation of a successor. Many causes may have led to this result. A constitution impaired by arduous and almost incessant service in different climes—the infirmities produced by long exposure to a tropical sun—may have rendered it impos sible for the distinguished and gallant veteran to encounter the hardships of a Crimean winter, without being guilty of an act of virtual suicide. Nothing but an imperative sense of duty induced him reluctantly to accept the high position to which the will of his SOVEREIGN, combined with the voice of public opinion, had called him. No other suitable appointment could be made at the moment ; and, therefore, General SrursoN yielded to the earnest demand, and retained it until the first act in the stirring drama had been brought to a conclusion, and the flags of France and England floated over the half ruined towers of captured Sebastopol. When that glorious triumph had been accomplished he again solicited the much-required relief, and sought the well-earned otium cum, dignitate which the state of his health so imperatively required. It is impossible to say whether he was in any degree influenced by the unfair criticism and malevolent calumnies that were so freely uttered by a portion of the English press. We should hope that the unfair and unwarranted censures that were so improperly directed against his mili tary reputation could not have affected his con duct. They would, if at all taken into account, Ty different result. B u t h e have produced a very could well afford to despise such sarping com ments, and to have rested his fame on his own exploits, fully and fairly appreciated by friend and foe, with almost a solitary exception. He might be well contented with the approbation of his colleague, and of the Government, the army, and the people of France, and all but those of his countrymen who surrendered their indi vidual judgments to the " Jupiter imams" of Printing House Square, and were prepared to ostracise any General or Statesman who could not succeed in propitiating the exacting oracle. That of his Sovereign had already been signified in the most unequivocal terms, by his promotion to the rank of General, and his nomination as a _Knight Grand Cross.of the Bath, the highest honour to which a successful and meritorious General could aspire. With these, we repeat, he may be w e ll satisfied, and need not swerve from his cour se i n the slightest degree to one side or the other. Another matter may have had some weight. The evils of a divided command have been repeatedly alluded to. It would certainly be in no w i se deroga tory to the honour of the English army that they should consent to act under the orders O. f the brave Pzussoff, and that he should direct the plans of the campaign, in which he would doubt less assign a just place to the English troops, on whose unflinching gallantry he well knows he may place implicit confidence in the most serious emergencies. But SimPsorr, who had held a co ordinate command, could not properly be placed in a subordinate • • position, and if PELISSIEIt were to be invested with 'supreme authority, it would be indispensable to place another and comparatively junior officer at the head of the English troops. be th e co ' Whatever m a y urse, we are satisfied that the resignation has not been prompted by any unworthy feeling at head-gars, or any hini - that it would be acceptable to the Government, but that it ka3 entirely proceeded from General 1 SIMPSON himself. We trust that an efficient suc cessor may be selected, one of whose most essential qualifications will be the moral courage to disregard the unwarranted and captious objurgation, and to maintain the even tenor of his way, without thinking cr greatly caring what the " Mrs. GRUNDY of Puddledock" may think of his proceedings, and who will look solely to the great object which the Allied Powers have at heart, without being actuated by any petty jealousy of the superior opportunities that may be afforded to those with whom he is co-operating, and whom it is his first duty to sustain and support. The anticipated arrival of Australian gold has been realised. Nearly 900,0001. worth of bul lion arrived on Saturday by the Mermaid and the Marco Polo ! But, as might also have been anti cipated, the greater portion, if not the whole, of the amount has been taken on account of the Bank of France, and but little remains to alle viate the distress or assuage the fears of those who naturally look forward to a commercial crisis of no ordinary magnitude, of which the Bank minimum, rate of discount of 7 per cent., on bills having more than 60 and less than 95 days to run, may be regarded as the commencement. The folly of those who adopt precautions when the evil has actually occurred—who, according to the old proverb, " shut the door when the steed has been stolen"—has frequently been noticed. In monetary affairs, it is the normal state of England. We see a terrible financial catastrophe " looming in the future," the veriest tyro can point out the nature and causes of the im pending danger—can explain that, so long as the price of gold is fixed, and that we are compelled to purchase at a high price, when, in the language of the Stock Exchange, it is "a mere drug in the market," and to sell at the same rate, when there is every symptom of approaching scarcity, serious perturbations must necessarily ensue, paralysing the energies of the industrious classes, and reduc ing to the verge of ruin the creators and producers of national wealth. Never was there a more ridiculous fallacy put forward than that respecting the so-called " self acting regulator of the currency," which stimu lates undue speculation where it ought to be repressed, and checks production when it requires the greatest possible encouragement. It is acknow ledged on every side that the trade and commerc , . of the country is in a very sound and health) condition. That has been admitted in the most distinct and unequivocal terms by the recognised organ of the bullionists, and on such a point the Times is an unexceptionable witness. But how long can it remain so, with interest at the rate of 7 per cent. charged on first-rate commercial paper ? The Old Lady of Threadneedle. street will touch or took at nothing of the second class, and, of course, all the discount houses that follow in her wakt• will demand, aye and obtain, a much higher price for the pecuniaryaccommodation that must be obtained at any cost ! The seven per cent. charged by the Leviathan merely represents a very mitigated form of the burden which must deprive merchants and manufacturers of their whole profits, and render them but too happy if they can contrive to keep their heads above water at the sacrifice of a considerable portion of their capital ! The interesting question, then, forces itself on our attention, and cannot be shelved or evaded. How long shall we suffer ourselves to proceed in this downward course ? to what extent of embar rassment and suffering shall we condemn those deserving of a better fate, through whose exer tions the sinews of war are to be provided, and ' the safety, honour, and welfare of Great Britain secured during the existing emergency ? The peril may be averted by prompt and judicious remedies. A few months hence it may be too late. Far more so, when Parliament shall be called together to discuss the state of the nation, and to legislate on matters of the most serious urgency. Then we must quadruple the sacrifices, to bring back the gold, which would now keep it in our hands, or, what would be still better, to provide an adequate substitute, which would permit the domestic trade to flourish as it did during the be ginning of the present century, albeit a me tallic standard, or measure, and representative of value was wanting. In the sister kingdoms a small note currency is found with but slight me tallic assistance to perform all the functions of a circulating medium—far better than gold does in this portion of her MAJESTY'S dominions. In Scotland and Ireland a sovereign, if obtained from some wandering tourist, is forthwith paid away or exchanged, and speedily finds its way into the nearest Bank, where it is of real utility. The canny Scotchman, who is generally just as well able to take care of his own concerns as his neighbour south of the Tweed, is always willing to accept the " worthless rags," at which we are told that the English butcher and baker would turn up his nose. He knows that they possess " the purchasing power "—and that he can, at any time, through their instrumentality, satisfy the demands of the landlord, or the tax-gatherer, or any other claimant on his resources, or that he may exchange them on fair and perfectly defined terms for any commodity of which he may be in want. He no more wastes a thought on their intrinsic value than the English operative does on the number of grains of gold which the sovereign contains, or the nature of the alloy by which it is fitted for circulation. The only point taken into consideration in either instance, is whether it can be exchanged without loss at the proper time ; and when the answer is satisfactory, there is no further scruple or difficulty on the point. In October, 1847, the operation of the impoli tic and inequitable act of 1844 was virtually suspended. After a protruded delay, Ministers felt that the time had arrived when they ought to attempt to restore confidence to the mercantile and manufacturing community. The celebrated letter of the 25th October was accordingly writ ten. Its effects were magical. The knowledge that there was the power of escaping from the terrible restrictions, saved the Bank and the coun try, just as the Providential discovery of the box of one-pound notes had done nearly 22 years be fore. The panic wasat once allayed, and the formid able difficulty was surmounted. Then, and only then, was the rate of interest higher than at this moment. And so objectionable was the rate con sidered that the then Premier and Chancellor of the Exchequer stipulated for a share of the extra ordinary profits. Now the directors are acting on their own account, and taking what the Ame ricans term all know that their "the te pur term of de r' monopoly' fo t r h e h m a s s e pired, and are anxious to feather thnveeeirsa nearly ex- handsomely before they yield to any rival. But the Government should be prepared to act deci sively, and to take on itself the responsibility of such temporary means as may be required. It is manifest that the increase of dis count i s not I sufficient, that something e l se i s required of a t o tally different character—something which w ill check the exportation of the precious metals with-1 out paralysing trade. Mr. Hausa STANPILD has recently pointed out a mode by which the diffi culty m ay be eueeessful,l7 eneountored, and per- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY _EVENING, OCTOBER 25 1855 rnanent measures may be prepared for the consi deration of Parliament—a consideration which should be given to this all-important, although scandalously neglected, topic before the ensuing Christmas. If a greedy cabman distresses his scurvy hack by fast driving, a surly costermonger beats bis vicious donkey with inconsiderate vigour, or a SYKES kicks his ill-conditioned cur with his heavy boot with unusual vehemence, and is "pulled up" for it by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, there is something in store for him. Not only will he be subjected to fine or imprison ment, but the administrator of justice will also lecture him, and with the utmost sincerity, on the brutality of his offence. This is as it should be ; and to our ears the gruff notes of justice thus directed and employed are almost as dignified as the agent of the society finds them affecting. If a lodging-house keeper turns a poor friend less and homeless unfortunate, fresh from the pangs of parturition and a wretched mother's gaze on her dead offspring, into the street, what is in store for her? Say that the illustratrix of human frailty is not older than justices in, esse are when they begin to shave. Say that she has listened too credulously to false vows, and as part of her punishment has borne, without a friend in the world, the burden of her transgression despairingly about with her for hours in the stony streets of the metropolis while seeking for shelter. Say that cabmen, and costermongers, and burglars have cast on her an eye of pity as they pointed out to her the way to the workhouse. Say that she has met there with not the slightest sympathy, but has been scoffed at and turned out of doors as an impostor. Say that in her anguish she has met with some thoughtless scapegrace of the other sex, whose uncultivated heart was touched with her woe, and whose slender purse emptied itself to find her lodging, if but for a day, and that she became the mother of a dead child ere warmth bad returned to her long-chilled limbs. Say that she is commanded and compelled instanter to take up her bed and walk by the virtuously indignant landlady, and the servant of all work pushes her along the bustling street, and when she can go no farther recommends her to sit on the stones, and when in that position palms on her a lie to move the compassion of the police as they peram bulate their rounds. What has justice in store for the perpetrators of inhumanity like this ? Why, what but words of approval for the exemplary servant of so brutal a mistress, find for the latter an entire abstinence from re• mark ? " If," says Mr. JARDINE, in the case of ELIZABETH JOYCE, reported yesterday in our columns—" if her own account of the affair be true, ISABELLA. WARD'S conduct appears to have been reasonably humane and proper !" Reasonable, humane, and proper ! to carry out the inhuman behests of her mistress with a vigour at least equal to that in which they were con ceived, and with an art that, however much it might commend her to her employer, hardly less commended her to the treadmill. The unfortu nate woman who was to be got rid of staggered as sbe walked. ISA.BELLA. WARD helped her along. The poor wretch was wan and pale, and seemed about to drop ; ISABELLA WARD gave her some gin. The destitute mother of an illegitimate babe even torn from the bed of labour and left on the flinty pavement might move inconvenient pity and in quiry from the bystanders. ISABELLA. WARD con cocted a lie to deceive the police into taking the girl under their protection, and hush up an un pleasant affair. " Reasonable, proper, and humane"—we stare aghast at the words. Had we not the utmost reliance on the integ rity of the report we would pronounce them a monstrous slander. A magistrate of Bow street is of opinion, and is not ashamed to express it, that a servant girl guilty of conduct such as we have described has acted a part reasonable, proper, and humane. Fancy a jury of cabmen, oostermongers, and reprobates asked for a verdict on a case like this, and when about to deliver it, informed of the opinion of Mr. JARDINE ! Virtue might be offended with the blasphemy lending force to the verdict and its rider, but hardly with the import of either. " Reasonable, proper, and humane." What, then, was the conduct of the officials of the workhouse ? —lndulgent, we suppose, and discriminating. What the conduct of ISABELLA. WARD'S mistress ? —Charmingly proper, of course, and affectingly humane. Where are we driving ?—what was the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals about? Is its bustling secretary not yet done with the Jews ? Here is a case ho might have taken up with the utmost propriety. But no ; a poor miserable girl, with the extremest claims of woman hood to pity—dealt with more cruelly, all things considered, than brute animals exceptionally are --►and that powerful society does nothing to vindi cate her claims on humanity. The case, for all this, must meet with more consideration than it hitherto has. Mr. JARDINE must be recom mended to the attention of the Home Secretary. Possibly he may be of opinion that " ISABELLA `WARD'S conduct" was anything but " reasonable, proper, and humane," and that the magistrate who said so is hardly fit for the place he occupies. VISIT OP THE DITCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE AND THE PRINCESS MART TO LIVERPOOL.—Their Royal High nesses the Duchess and Princess Mary of Cambridge, who fur the last few days have been the guests of the Earl and Countess of Derby, at Knowsley Hall, paid a visit to his worship the Mayor of Liverpool, yesterday, and by him were escorted and shown over St. George's Hall, the Town Hall, and other buildings of interest in the town. The royal party were accompanied by the Earl and Countess of Derby, and several members of the aristocracy at present on a visit to Knowsley. A matrimonial alliance between the Marquis of Win chester and the Hon. Miss Montague, daughter of Ge neral Lord Rokeby, now in the Crimea, is spoken of. Lord and Lady George Manners were expected to leave Stanton Woodhouse, the Duke of Rutland's sea t in Derbyshire, early in the ensuing week, for Arundel Castle, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk. Lord Henry Thynne is at present staying at Longleat House, where he has been suffering under indisposition, brought on by a cold. Lord Adolphus Vane Tempest has arrived at Wyn yard, from the Crimea, his lordship having obtained leave of absence until the 31st December. The vestry of Hastings have rejected a church-rate by a majority of 27. N puh. RVe ne MOTTO THE FOE T CITY.—The Rising Sol.— _The Coligny, steam-corvette, and the Solon, etianvie advice boat, arrived at Toulon on the 10th instant, from the illaek Sea. The mortal remains of the late Sir William Moles' worth will be finally deposited in a brick grave at the Cemetery, Rensal-green, towards the end of the week. m i s oD i v n eadN such Gtoußuc, aouralLondon oN precarious nufioslNm The funeral will be private. The health of Sir Robert Pigot, of Chippenham-park, anxiety amongst his friends. Sir Robert has been re oeEdst.ictacel oa a sa s Nvi t te i e; cause the greaten GREVE FACTORY IN LAUBRTIL—The ne ighbourhood of RATION AT A CON} Carlisle-lane, Lambeth, was thrown into a great state of excitement on Tuesday afternoon, about three o'clock, by the report that the congreve and fusee factory of Mr. Simlick, No. 191, Carlisle-lane, had been destroyed by an explosion of the combustible materials used in the business. It appears that the workmenefrroomenesaogmede in the fusee department, being one of the arches of the causeut South-Western o Ves t t h e e r r il , a Railway u Co t m it p y of the when,the phosphorus used fur heading the fusees ignited, and in a few minutes the of England and Brigade were soon engines of the West greater portion of the premises were in flames. The to the premises being much injured. in attendance and the hose applied, but before the fire n i i n n g the house, and s w u a t ri s hurt, but the furniture of a eedx,tiinngaudisdhietdionmore than one-half the stock was co n . Fortunately no one was . in which a female was i b onf a back value ul room dt;bwe edr o , e f s consumed, sculptors t a o n r d s several m statuary articles premises of Messrs. foul ton and Harris, the eminent _.. n. 1 " 50 40, itAjoilling the pone of the c9nPlasz" , was nearly destroyed an adjoi around it, or the camp itself, all was equally en chanting from the height on which I stood, and would have been much more so to me if the walk had been a final one, and, like the friend I was accompanying, I had been about to em hark, although with a severe wound, for Eng land. The camp itself was rendered more pictur esque from the number of men of different regiments at drill an d swor d exerc i se—at ono spot amidst the tents, a squad of Heavies in bright scarlet, and further off a large body in blue uniform, who could only be distinguished by the gleaming of their swords in the mid-day sun. In Bal aklava a great embarkation was taking place of vagabonds of all descriptions, Turks, Tartars, and Maltese, discarded, and happily so, by the Land Transport Corps—lazy ruffians who have for months eaten and done nothing, requiring one good man to look after each one of them besides doing him own work. It must be discovered even tually that soldiers only can work with an army, and that any undisciplined body of men is only an incumbrance to the machinery. The embarkation of Light Cavalry continues slowly. FRANCE. PARIS, WFONESDAY EVENING. The Moniteur says :—" Generals Bosquet, Mel linet, and Trochu, whose wounds are in a fair way of being healed, embarked on the 18th of October, in order to return to France. Their state of health is satisfactory." It is confidently affirmed that Perekop will be besieged. A corps of 30,000 men, it is stated, is to be disembarked to the north of Perekop, while another corps is to be placed before the fortress, to invest it on the other side. According to letters from St. Petersburg the Emperor Alexander's mind is becoming affected. He has grown exceedingly religious since his troops have been everywhere beaten, and he prays the whole day, invoking Providence to accord to him a victory. It is likewise stated that his train includes more priests than generals. The Emperor and Empress, with the the Duke and Duchess de Brabant, went yesterday to visit the fort of Mont-Valerien. Their Royal High nesses, who were to have taken their departure from St. Cloud to-day (Wednesday), will prolong their visit until Saturday. The Moniteur contains a decree authorising a number of Frenchmen to accept and wear foreign decorations. Among them are the Baron de Bour queney for the Grand Cross of the Austrian Order of Leopold, and General Letang for the Ist class of the Order of the Iron Crown ; Baron Rousseau, consular agent at Broussa, Knight of the Neapoli tan Order of Francis I. and the Turkish Order of Medjidie, sth class ; the Marquis de la Grange, senator, the Grand Cross of the Dutch Order of the Oaker Crown ; Count Tascher de la Pagerie, first chamberlain to the Empress, Knight of the Tuscan order of St. Stephen, &c. The Africaine frigate left Toulon on the 22d, with troops and military stores on board for the Crimea. BOURSE, Oct. 24, Two o'clock.—The market is very dull, though Rente and shares are steady at yesterday's prices. It was announced that the Bank of France was to receive within a few days 40 millions of francs from the Bank of Holland, through the medium of Messrs. do Rothschild, Brothers. The Bank would take no new stringent measures in its next weekly sitting. Threes were done at the opening at 64fr.45c., but they receded to 64fr. 30e., and they are without much busi ness at from 64fr. 30c. to 64fr. 35e. The other securities aro quoted about the same as yester terday, Mobilier from 1,190 fr. to 1.185 fr. The Eastern Shares are in demand at 915 fr. and 917 fr. 50c. Half-past Three—The prices are about the same as at the opening, and there is little or no business doing. The following are the last quotations : THE BOURSE —OcT. 24. Cash. fr. e. End of Month. 4i per Cents co 25 —f. c. 3 per Cents 64 35 64 35 New Loan 65 20 Bank Shares 3200 roman Credit Mobilior llB5 Austrian Belgian Fives 9s} Spanish Threes — Piedmontese B5 Home Debt 32 movements of General Hassan Pacha had deter mined 17 Bedouin chieftains, forming part of the insurrection in Upper Egypt, to open negotiations with the Government. They demanded a complete amnesty for themselves and the insurgents. The general promised it, and the chieftains entered the camp to conclude the peace. But when the Vice roy heard of the event, he commanded the general to behead the 17 chiefs without delay. Hassan Pacha, having given his word to . the Bedouins, re fused to obey, and sent in his resignation, which was accepted. Another general now commands the troops. The Governor of Upper Egypt, Latif Pacha, has received orders to signify to the Be douins that the Government will accord no amnesty. It may, therefore, be considered probable that the Bedouins will continue their hostile movement. LATEST NEWS. RETREAT OF THE CZAR. VIENNA, WEDNESDAY EYENING. The Oestsrreichische Correspondent states that the Emperor Alexander has left Nicolaieff for Elisabetgrad, situated to the north of that place, and about 130 English miles from it. BERLIN, OCT. 24. It is reported here that Prince Gortschakoff has represented to the Emperor Alexander that there are great difficulties in his present position, and asking for instructions as to whether he shall risk a decisive battle or evacuate the Crimea. The Emperor has thereupon sent Generals Ben kendorff and Backelburg to the Crimea to make a personal inspection, and upon their report future movements depend. Rumour adds that the Czar has sprained his foot in the most serious manner, and is obliged to keep his room. ST. PETERSBURG, OCT. 23. Up to the evening of the 22d nothing important had occurred at Kinbourn. Some ships of the Allies had tried to get up the Dnieper and the Bong, but soon retired. Extensile defences are being erected at Nico- laieff. Accounts from the Crimea, of the 13th, state tnat the enemy retired as the Allies advanced. The English cavalry has arrived at Eupatoria. ARTICLES FOUND IN SEBASTOPOL. The French Minister of War has received from Marshal Pelissier au inventory of the different articles found at Sebastopol, independently of the cannon. Among them are the following : " Shot, 407,314 ; shell, 101,755; packages of grape, 24,080 ; gunpowder, 262,482 kilo grammes ; ball cartridges, 470,000, in good con. dition, and 160,000 damaged ; 52,000 kilos of old sheet copper ; 50,000 kilos old rope ; 25,000 kilos new ditto, of different sizes ; 730,000 kilos of bar iron and steel ; 60,000 kilos of copper and 20,000 of brass ; a very large quantity of deal thuber, masts, yards, Asc. ; 50,000 kilos of old coppetrand 80,000 of old iron ; 2,000 tons of small coal for the use of the forges ; and a great number of machines of different kinds, arc. Of provisions there were found 500 tons of blcad ; 160 of flour ; 9 of barley ; 117 of black wheat ; 18 of oats ; 20 of wheat ; 11 of peas ; and 60 tons of salt meat." MARSHAL PELISSIER'S ORDER OF THE DAY. The following order of the day was addressed by Marshal Pelissier to the troops after the cavalry affair of Koughil : " Soldiers !—We have another success to regis ter ! A corps of Russian cavalry has just been completely defeated in the plains of Eupatoria. The hussars and the dragoons of Gen. d'Allonville were able at length to come in contact with the enemy on the 29th September, near the village of Koughil. Supported by the Ottoman corps of Ahmet Muchir-Pacha, Gen. d'Allonville, with the 4th Hussars and the 6th and 7th Dragoons, ad vanced on the division of Hulans of Gen. Korff and attacked them with the sabre with the greatest valour. Sabred in their veryranks, harassed in their retreat for more than two hours, the enemys's squa drons fled in all directions, leaving in our hands six pieces of artillery, 12 ammunition waggons, 169 prisoners, and 250 horses. This brilliant com bat, on which I congratulate General Allonville, reflects the highest honour on the 4th regiment of Hussars, on the Gth and 7th Dragoons, on the Armand battery of horse artillery, as well as on Generals Walsin, Esterhazy, and de Champeron. It is a fine feat of arms, of which I am happy to have to render an account to the Emperor, and which worthily inaugurates a new series of opera tions." THE WAR IN THE EAST. (From the Correspondent of the Morning Post.) HEIGHTS ABOVE SEBASTOPOL, Oct. 11.— " Who goes there ?" `‘ A friend." " Adv ance friend, all's well." This is, without excepti on , one of the mightiest absurdities practised in the game of war, or, I should say, of soldiering, for wherever the former exists in essence, the nonsense of chal lenging ceases, and it is only in camp aud i n th e li nes of a regiment that it is carried on. During the whole siege such a sound was never heard i n the trenches ; an individual, spy or of herwise, mi g ht w a lk f rom end to end without a formal chall e nge, an d were any one suspected, it was in a very different man ner—he was asked his business . But in camp, of a beautiful moonlight night—light as day itself no person can stir 10 yards outside his tent with out these unmeaning words. A sentry who sees his own relief advancing, as clearly and certainly as the musket he holds, goes through the form —indeed, every one is so well used to it, that . the rotten custom not i noticed. A chall enge without a countersign i▪ s as useless as a lock with out a key, and ▪ s only worthy of beef -eaters at the Tower of London ; yet the practice continues, as I have before said, n ow h ere where it might be of importance--on the march after landing. On the forced march after Alma it was never thought of, but in the safest parts of the camp it is of constant occurrence. The Light Cavalry continue a slow process of embarkation, and the rumour of a fo rce mov i ng on Mackenzie's Heights . has been strength ene d b y a manifesto sent to the different divisions, d e t a ili ng what is to be carri▪ ed by each man in the event of a move. Little is known as to the movements of the Russians ; a sh ar p fire is kept up across the harbour, and I am beginning to think thero is not much idea on the part of th e e nemy of immediately vacating their positions—at all events, not of their own accord. The whole army is daily employed on the roads, and must be for some time to complete the new ones that are laid out. The railway is now well drain• ed the whole length of the line, whieh,together with the large commissariat sup plies already brought up .to each division, and a general depot in front, will preclude the possibility of the army suffering, under any circumstances, pri vation or inconvenience. The extra 6d. a-day field allowance causes as much extra drunkenness as it is possible for a 6 d. to cause in the Crimea, although ee for a it was remarked with u ncom f ortable feelin g s, a few navvy, that it was impossible properly in the Crimea under d m a a y n s t n since, look b y a t a Deer 45., but the British sold ier is a striking instance that great effect is to be produced with smaller means. It appeared this afternoon that a change of weather was approaching, and some few drops of rain fell; to-night it is excessively close and warm— much more so than I have experienced it at night for a considerable time. The fire LS unusually heavy from the mortars in Sebastopol—a report has just sounded much like an explosion. OCTOBER 11. It has been whispered to-day that the electric wire has brought the promotion of Brigadier-Gene ral Windham to the rank of Major-General, and that he is to succeed Sir Bentinck in the command of the 4th division, all of which gives great satis faction. Sir William Eyre and General Windham are the popular men of the army, and the former is confidently expected, at some time or other, to be the commander of the forces. Some disappointment is experienced at the non-arrival of the expected gazettes by the mail which came in to-day, and much indignation expressed at the colouring given to the victory of the Bth. It is only requisite to visit the. Redan itself to feel convinced of the ob stacles which presented themselves, and prevented our troops maintaining possession, exposed as it was to fire from ships and batteries, and the uselessness of such a sacrifice as it would have entailed was fully proved by the sequel. . Some rain fell early this morning, but it has since been fine. OCTOBER 12. Looking down upon the valley outside Bslaklava occupied by our cavalry, this morning, I thought I never witnessed a prettier landscape, indeed, in every direction the view was most charming, whe ther it was the bold dark rocks that surround the harbour standi ng i n b o ld r e lief against the purest atmosphere, the blue sea, the harbour itself studded with ;oasts, and the busy little world all RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. fr. c. c. Orleans - Northezn Lyons. — ... 1120 New Ditto... 763 75 Mediterranean l2lO Grand Central 590 Ltons Genova 659 Teste Cette 670 Austrian Coro. 720 25 RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 15th, in the Constitutionnel, says : " Unfavourable accounts succeed each other here with such rapidity that the public mind is deeply discouraged. Scarcely bad we been informed that Ge neral Korff had been beaten near Eupatoria when the telegraph announced the arrival of the allied fleets in sight of Odessa. The anxiety which is visible in the higher circles, and even among the members of the Im perial family, does not a little contribute to increase the alarm of the people. A report has been current here to-day that the Empress had given orders to General Gezevitch to proceed in all haste to Nicolaieff, to deliver a letter to the Emperor, in which she conjures him to return to St. Petersburg. The approach of the enemy has excited the apprehension of the Empresses, as the Czar no longer appears to be safe at Nicolaieff, and public prayers have been ordered to be offered up in all the churches for the safety of his Majesty. I was present yesterday at one of those services in the church of Kasen, and the manner in which the people crowded together before the images of the saints, proved to me that every one begins to re gerd the state of affairs as very serious. Preparations are being made for the 14th levy of recruits. The dip lomatic news appears quite as unfavourable as the mili tary. The Russian political agents abroad are not at all satisfied with the dispositions of the different cabi nets. To say nothing of the States which adjoin the Russian Empire, it has been remarked that in Sweden the King appears to be every day drawing nearer to the policy of the Western Powers, and Count Nesselrode has resolved on sending a special Envoy to Stockholm, in order to counterbalance the increasing influence of the representatives of France and England. Persia also in spires but litt7e csnfidence. Notwithstanding the honours rendered to General Broussiloff, the Russian Envoy to Teheran, it is expected that, after the successes of the Allies, the Shah will preserve a strict neutrality. Aus tria also cen , iders that Ru,sia cant:ot any longer flat ter herself that the Court of Vienna will maintain aii eternal neutrality. The Cabinet of St. Petersburg causes it to he reported aeread that a disarmament is going on in Poland, in order that it may be imagined that it entertains no fears on the part of Austria, but nothing is more incorrect; the army in Poland has not been de creased by a single regiment. As a proof that the Russian Government is determined to continue the struggle, I may mention that the Council of Ministers has just decided on the formation of a militia reserve, to be specially charged with the defence of the territory." The Hamburg News states, on the authority of a letter from St. Petersburg, that up to 31st August, 22 convoys of wounded and sick had ar rived from Sebastopol or Simpheropol at Nicolaieff, and that each of these convoys consisted of above 200 men. Together there were 1,920 wounded and sick up to the end of August in the hospitals of Nicolaieff. The Danube contains a letter from Warsaw, of the 18th, which says :—" The Russian Grenadiers, according to the last news from the south, are at Perekop, and their advance-guard has already en tered the Crimea. As only two divisions of that corps, forming four regiments of 3,000 men, have been despatched to the seat of war, it may be stated that the corps at Perekop, which consists, besides the Grenadiers, of artillery, troops of reserve, Cos sacks, &c., amounts to about 30,000 strong." The Austrian Gazette of the 20th, says :—" A letter from Nicolaieff of the 10th states that the Grand Duke Constantine has ordered the demoli tion of the greater part of the entrenchments for merly constructed, as the contractor for these works had deceived, in the most shameful manner, the confidence placed in him by the Emperor. The Grand Duke has appointed a fortification commit tee, over which he himself presides, and which has immediately set several thousands of men at work. The new works are going on very rapidly. Tne directors of the former ones have been summoned before the tribunals. General Totleben has been sent for to Nicolaieff." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Oct. 20.—1 n order to complete the dif ferent lines of railroads now in progress, as well as the important one not yet actually commenced, but for which all the preliminary work is concluded — that from the Bavarian frontier to Bruck on the Trieste and Vienna line —it is the intention of the Government to form a permanent railroad building fund, with a floating capital of fifty millions of florins. This sum is to be raised by a loan, and as a security for the repayment, particular districts of crown lands in Upper Austria and Hungary are to be specially mortgaged to the capitalists who take the loan. As soon as the domains transferred to the Bank of Austria are taken possession of, the Government will publish the law of colonisation, it being ex pected that by promoting immigration the value of the property will in a short time be greatly en hanced. The draft of the law is completed, and has received the imperial sanction. The Emperor has come to town from Schonbrunn, and given audiences at th e P a l ace o f Hofburg to Count Buoy, Field-Marsh a l B aron von Prokesch, and Count Rechberg. EGYPT. A letter from Alexandria, dated 11th Oct., in the Pros of Vienna, states that the etrategloa SPAIN. MADRID, Oct. 23.—The Committee of the Budget has adopted the budget of the Minister of War. It is probable that the General Committee will adopt the financial plan of M. Bruil. The com mittee appointed to draw up a report on the bill for a loan to be applied to the colonisation of the E.ro, is favourable to the bill. THE MEDITERRANEAN. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 24.—8 y the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Nubia, Captain Brookes, with the Indian and Mediterranean mails, in charge of Lieutenant C. Barrow, R.N., Ad miralty agent, we have dates from Alexandria, Oct. 11 ; Malta, 15 ; and Gibr a lt ar , 19. The übia brings 80 passengers, among whom are Lieutenant-General Markham, C.B. ; Lieute nants King and Fordyce, and Dr. Fraser, R.N., and a cargo consisting of 8 cases of opium, 81 casks of gum, 66 packages of elephants' teeth, 222 bales and 9 cases of silk, 126 bales of wool, and 137 packages of general merchandise. Intelligence from Gibraltar is to the 19th inst. The American ship America, from Trapani, with a cargo of salt for the United States, got aground off Cabrita Point. The wind was blowing very strong from the S.S. W., and there was a very heavy sea running, and, although her Majesty's ships Rhadanianthus and Prometheus, together with Captain Williams, of the Sanspareil, in the Bustler steam-tug, went to their aid, they could render the unfortunate vessel no assistance ; and there was every probability of the ship becom ing a total wreck. The British steamer Powerful, eight days from London, with railway materials for Balaklava, and the steam-transport Union, ten days from London, also with railway materials, arrived at Gibraltar on the 9th inst. The steam transport Northumberland, nine days from Lon don, with huts, powder, &a., put into Gibraltar for coal on the 11th inst. ; also the Imperial steam transport, 11 days from London, with railway ma terials for Balaklava. The Peninsula, 11 days from London, with huts, arc., for the Crimea, ar rived at Gibraltar on the 11th ; also, on the same day, the British steam-transports Leipsic, in bal last, for London, and her Majesty's steam troop ship Urgent, eight days from Plymouth, with de tachments of different regiments for Malta. On the 13th inst. the British steam-transport Killings worth, ten days from London, with railway ma terials for B daklava, arrived at Gibraltar. The Jackal steam-transport, fourteen days from London, also put into Gibraltar on the morn ing of the 13th to coal, en route to the Black Sea. The Queen of the South, steam-transport, with wooden huts, shells, &c., and detacments of the Land Transport Corps, passed Gibraltar to the eastward on the 12th inst. The British steamer Cos mopolitan, 6 days from Liverpool, with warm cloth ing, for Malta and 13alaklava, arrived at. Gibraltar on the 15th. The Clyde, seven days from London, with wooden huts, &c., for the Crimea, arrived out on the 16th. A!so• the steam-trans ports Vedra, nine days from London, with huts, &c., for Balaklava, and the Saxon, eight days from London, with Government stores for the Crimea. On the 17th, the steam-transport Lord Raglan, eight days from London, with railway materials for Malta and Balaklava, arrived out at Gibraltar. Her Majesto's steam-transport Rhadamanthus re ' ceived on board at Gibraltar on the morning of the 18th inst. 69 convicts from the convict establish ment at that place, all of whom have been granted the privilege of proceeding to England as ticket of-leave men. The British steam transport Bual bec, 61 days from Woolwich, with wooden huts, &c., for Balaklava, arrived out at Gibraltar on the 19th inst. The Nubia will leave for India on the 7th of November, under the command of Captain Grainger. She will be employed on one of the various Indian lines in the conveyance of mails, passengers, &c. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 24.—8 y the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Madrid, Captain Cook, we have dates from Gibraltar, October 15 ; Cadiz, 16 ; Lisbon, 19 ; Vigo, 20 ; and Oporto, 21. The Madrid brings 57 passengers, 5 packages of specie, value 1,1671., and a cargo consisting of 94 half-chests of lemon, 30 quarter-boxes do., 2 boxes of saffron, 1 case of saccades, 12 cases of leeches, 61 boxes of grapes, 79 boxes of pomegranates, 76 boxes of eggs, and 29 packages of general merchan dise. During the voyage the Madrid experienced, to wards Lisbon from Cadiz, a strong gale from the north-west, with heavy squalls of wind and rain, and a heavy, confused sea. On the 19th of Octo ber, off Belem, passed the steam-ship Grecian, steer ing up the Tagus. The Madrid left her Majesty's ships St. George and Neptune, with the French steamer Newton, anchore ! in the Tagus on the 19th. The Lisbon exchanges for bills at three months are quoted this packet 54Q on London ; Paris, 527 ; Amsterdam, 43 ; Hamburg, 482 ; and Genoa, 524. There were very few takers for the bills offered upon London and the continent, and the exchange generally closed very heavy. Three per Cent. Stock, 42 1 - to 431 ; Bank of Portugal shares, 119 to 117 milreis discount on 500 milreis ; Oporto Bank shares, 17 to 18i per cent. premium. A letter from Berlin of the 21st, in the Post A mpt Gazette, states that Prussia has been requested by the French Government to send an engineer to attend the conferences which are to be held on the subject of the construction of the canal across the Isthmus of Suez. The Minister of Comrn3rce has appointed M. Lentz, the present president of the commission which superintend the works of the Vistula and of the Nogat. OPERATIONS IN THE BLACK SEA. The Moniteur de la Flotte publishes the follow ing article speculating on the operations which it is considered probable the allied fleets will undertake in the Black Sea:— The allied fleets at present occupy the Liman of the Dnieper, after having captured the three forts of Kin bourn, together with their garrison. This brilliant feat reflects the greatest honour on Admirals Bruat and Lyons, on the Allied fleets, and the division of General Bazaine. The most remarkable feature in the nail operations in the East is the rapidity and daring with which they have been accomplished. In this manner the most signal success has always crowned them, and we have now to inscribe the name of Kinbourn by the side of those of Kertch, Yenikale, Taganrog, Taman, and S weaborg. Our soldiers now occupy Kinburn, and a part of our squadron, anchored in the Liman of the Dnieper, cuts off all communication by sea between Odessa, Nico laieff, and Cherson. The Russians are thus reduced to a cruel extremity, for the ships now lying in the docks of Nicolaieff, and intended to replace the fleet of Nachimoff, ingloriously sunk in the harbour of Sebastopol, can be of no possible advantage to them. We are now in a po sition to menace Cherson and Nicolaieff ; the latter being the great naval and military arsenal of Russia, from which might, at any moment, be launched a new fleet, fully equipped for another Sinope ; Cher son, since the beginning of the war in the Crimea, is the central depot of provisions for the Russian army. Although it has lost much of its importance since the foundation of Odessa, it has, nevertheless, from its strategic position, and from its being the principal maga zine of the army, been of the greatest utility during the present war. Its docks are sufficiently spacious to ad mit of seven ships of the line being built at the same time. The town is of great extent, being divided into 4 quarters —the fortress, the naval department, the Greek suburb, and that of the sailors. At Cherson the Dnieper is a league and a half in width, and 50 feet in depth. Ac. cording to a recent telegraphic dispatch, the allied flvets are lying at the extremity of the Liman, exactly opposite the mouth of the Dnieper. Soundings, no doubt, have been taken in the Bug and the Dnieper, and we shall soon be in a position to form an opinion as to the alleged impossibility of navigating those rivers, which may have been intentionally circul a t e d b y the Russians: themselves for a very obvious reason. 'We are already, aware that, as far as regards Nicolaieff, the river is na vigable for men-of-war everywhere, except at a point about 10 miles from the mouth of the Bug. As to Oczakoff the attack, according to the official docuininte, presents no serious obstacle. Once masters of the allies may proceed overland to Nicolaieff. The events now impending preclude all useless conjec tures, we, therefore, confine ourselves to a simple statement of the numerous advantages which ac crue to us from the seizure of the forts of Kinburn and of the Liman of the Dnieper. Let us hope that before long the Russian army in the Crimea, completely iso lated in the peninsula, cut off from its sup v pl ci ie e . f , es heartened by the tiuccessive disasters that have t.d their plans and frustrated their ke ex a ert l i ast heaen4otha' no courage, shall be reduced to ma ewirhatcrhumarwe without y o l u io t means desperateeff doubtfulort, tothues, s o th f con. o r lay downen ce trying the chances of a battle, TERR'IFIC EXPLoSI.).N AT THE CITY OF i 0N1.01117 GAS WORKS. An explo'.ion of a very alarming character took place last evening in the City of London Gas Works, Dorset street, WhitefriarQ, which caused the greatest consterna tion, not only in the immediate neighbourhood, but also on the Surrey side of the river Thames. Many persona, owing to the violence of the report and the loud rum bling noise which succeeded it, came to the conclusion that a number of men employed on the premises bad been either killed or seriously injured ; but it is gratify ing to state that no one received the least personal in jury. From the inquiries made at the factory, it appears that during the last mouth or two a number of men have been empleyed in erecting a large iron main round the top of the outer wall, but for what purpose the parties in charge of the factory refused to tell ; whilst some of the men employed there stated that it was to convey fresh air into the various buildings. One thing, however, is certain, that a fearful explosion happened, which made a noise equal to the discharge of several pieces of artillery, shaking the houses near to their foundations, frightening the horses drawing vehicles on the bridge or in Fleet street, and making the inhabitants rush into the streets in a state of excitement. A large piece of the iron main in the yard near the dock was thrown down, and another piece at the corner of Dorset-street was also dislodged, and fell into the street. The brickwork at the gable end of the meter-house was thrust out, and for some time the district became obscured with dust. The windows of several houses near have been shat• tered, as well as those in the yard of the factory. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Oct. 25, 1855, made np from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Waits per Imperial Quarter. WSFAT. EARLEY. OATS. I EU. I BEANS. I PEAS. 76s 10A 383 10,1 27s 9d 503 6d 49s 101 48s 7d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. I BARLEY. 1 OATS. RYE. I BRANS. ( PEAS. 76s 11.1 365 Ild 28s 5d 48s 9d 49s Id i 4bs 10d QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK, Wheat, 144,870; Barley, 58,768 ; Oats. 20,619 ; Rye, 1,042; Beans, 4,888 ; Peas, 1,915 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The trade ruled heavy to-day, and prices were barely supported. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d • Veal, 3s 8d t o 4 s 8d ; Pork, 3s 8d to !AM per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Oct. 24.—T0-day's market was fairly sup plied with fat stock. Generally speaking, the demand was in a sluggish state, and prices were rather drooping. Beef. from 3s bd to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; Pcrk. 3s 10(1 to 5s Od per Sibs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, Oct. 24.—We had a slow trade to-day, as fol lows :—Beef, from 3s 44 to 4s 104 ;Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s 104 to 4s 1 li. ; Pork, 3s rd to 5s Od per Ms. Quarter-old Store Pigs, 2.. s to 28s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITEINFLD.—Meadow hay, 3' 15s to 616 s ; clover ditto, 41 Os to 61 15s ; and straw, 1/ 84 0(1 to 1.1 13s Od per lc,ad. A. moderate supply and a steady demand. UIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 18s to 6/ 104; clover do., 41 0/' to 6/ 108 ; and straw, 11 8s to it 14s per load. Trade steady. W HIT= 13API1L.—Meadow hay, 3/ 15s to 6/ 6s ; clover do., 4/ Os to 61 18s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to it 13i per load. Trade rather dull. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Oct. 25.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; moderate breezy and dull. PORT TALBOT, Oct. 24.—The French three-masted schooner Testeren, from Bordeaux to Swansea, came on shore on Margam Sands, near Kenfig Pool, this morning, and is expected to become a total wreck ; crew saved. MILFORD, Oct. 24.—The schooner Mary, from New• port, fur Waterford, struck, on the 22d inst., on a rock, one mile S.W. of the Smalls, and carried away fore foot, Sze,. and is very leaky. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 24.—Wind W. to N.N.W.—Arrived —Catherine Hermanna, from Amsterdam, for Havana. COWES, Oct. 2 I.—Wind W.N. W.--Arrived—St. Paulo, from Callao, and sailed for Hamburg. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 24.—Wind W.—Arrived—Jenny, from Havre, for Guadeloupe. FALMOUTH, Oct. 24.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Bomm• deievaard, from Akyab ; Palmerston, Rio Janeiro. (PER ELE 0 TRIO TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived.—Despatch, from Jersey ; Kirstine, Sunda. wall ; Wonder (s.), Havre ; Azore and Falcon, Jersey. Sailed.—Atalanta (a.), for Havre; Courier (a.), Jersey; Comet, Ipswich; Clara, Sunderland; James Fernie, Syd ney. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind W.S.W. Arrived.—Gulf Stream, from New Orleans ; N. Hinck• ley, Virginia; Neptune, New York. Off.—New World, from New York. QUXENSTOWN, Oct. 23. Wind N.W. Arrived.—Linda, from Bahia; Queen and Herald of the Morning, Callao ; Engineer, Spa. DUBLIN, Oct. 24. Wind N.W. Arrived.—Cornelia, from Amsterdam ; David, Danzig. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.30 a.ig. Wind W. ; tide, two hours' flood ; cloudy. Arrived, Oct. 24.—Prince of Wales, from Hudson's Bay. _ _ Arrived, Oct., 25.—Oliva Branch, from Villaviciosa. Sailed.—Ashmore, for New Zealand ; Walkington, Con. stantinople ; Thomas Lowry, Jamaica. DEAL, Thursday, 9.30 a.m. Wind, W.S.W.; Passed.—Devonshire, from New York, for London. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Don, of South Shields, Oct. 8, in lat. 46 N, long. 4G W. The Watkin, Oct. 10, in lat. 47 N, long. 41 W. The Ranavala, from Jersey, for Rio Janeiro, in ht. 40 N, long. 16 W. The Eliz.tbeth, from Portsmouth, for Balaklava, Sept. 29, in lat. 36 N, long 11 W. The Forest Monarch, Sept. 13, in lat. 11 8, long. 28 W. The Arequipa, from Cardiff, for Monte Yideo, Sept. 21, in lat. 10 N, long. 25 W. The Elswick, or Europa, from Arracan, for Falmouth, Sept. 25, in lat. 14 N, long 27 W. The Favourite, from Buenos Ayres, for Liverpool, Oct. 4, in lat. ;12 N, long. 33 W. The Raphael, from Cardiff, for Table Bay, Sept. 3, in lat. 2 N, long. 32 W. _ The datha - ya, from Liverpool, for Lima, Sept. 10, in lat. BN, long. 25 W. The Emma, from Liverpool, for Melbourne, Sept. 11, iD. lat. 10 N, long, 25 W. The li.solution, from Gibraltar, for Sumatra, May 4, in lat. 30 S, long 22 W. The Levant Star, from London, for Sydney, N.5.W.,) out 54 days, May 5, in lat. 31 S, long. 19 W. The bri g o , Francis Edw a rd s ; bound e.stward, Sept. 20, in lat. 35 N, long. 75 E. s ' The brig Rose, steering westward, Oct. 7, in lat. 41. N; 'o .g. 28 W. The Fanny Buck, from Falmouth (Jamaica), for Lon don, Oct. 4, in lat. 40, long. 71 ; crew sick, and steering fi r Portland. THE SOUTHAMPTON MURDER. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 24.—Last evening the adjourned inquest touching the death of Naomi Kingswell, who was killed on Sunday week last by the band of her fellow. servant, Abraham Baker, was resumed at the Royal Hotel, before Mr. B. Coxwell, coroner. After the jury had been sworn the coroner said that his reason for adknirning the investi gation was for the purpose of communicating with the Secretary of State, in order, if possible, to procure the attendance of the man Baker, who had been committed by the magistrates for the wilful murder of the deceased a week previously. In this, however, be had not sue s ' ceeded, for in reply to a letter which had been forwarded to Sir George Grey, that gentleman did not consider that in this instance the presence of the accused person was in any way required to aid the ends of justice, but if he (the coroner) thought differently, he must ap. ply to a judge for a writ of habeas corpus. This course, in the present instance, the coroner did not feel inclined to adopt, although in almogt every case it might be very essential to have the prisoner pre sent. Under the circumstances, therefore, he should examine one witness only, and that one the person who saw the act committed. Charlotte Lacey, the cook, was then sworn, and gave almost verbatim the same evi dence which she gave before the magistrates on Monday week last, and which was published in The Sun on the following day. It having appeared in many of the local and other journals that the accused bad been dismissed the service of the Rev. W. Poynder, his master, for dis honesty, and which was at the time of the murder stated to be the cause of a disagreement between Baker and the murdered girl, although there was nothing in the evi dence to show that such was the case, yet it was elicited from the witness by a juryman that Baker had been sus pected of purloining moneys, and that some marked silver had been given to her by the prisoner in change. The jury, without the slightest deliberation, found a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Abraham Baker, who was committed to Winchester or Southampton County Gaol to take his trial at the °ening assizes. Siuce the committal of the murderer by the magistrates he has made a long and rambling statement to the mayor, which was taken down in writing, in which he endea vours to show a strong affection for the murdered girl, who, he asserts, took a pleasure in thwarting and an noying him. This, he says, was the cau se of his using the " unlawful weapon. DEATH OF SUPERINTENDENT MAY. --Mr. May, who was the first man who ever wore the police uniform, died on Tuesday night. When Sir Robert Peel's bill, provid ing for the establishment of the police force, was passed, Mr. May was appointed a constable, and according to the the went ra through up t e h rident. Mr. May e nten gradual gradations until was highly respected in the force, and the officers who u h su e a a l attained long worked with him intend erecting a monument to his memory. caoiunresde SEVREE FAMILY AFFLICTION.—BOULOGNE-SUR-MICR —John Wynne, Eeq., know❑ in literary circles as the author of several very choice dramas, has just suffered an affliction more than usually painful, by the occur rence of three deaths in his family, and ail within the short period of tire° weeks. His two sons (only chil dren) and sister-in-law have been carried off by a severe bronchial complaint. The latter, Miss Monier, a highly accomplished young lady, fell a victim to her tender assiduity while watching by the death-bed of her young relatives. She was to have been married in a short time to a young officer in the French army stationed at Bou logne. The bodies were conveyed to England and in terred in Kensal-green. Death is sad in any shape; but a grief like this is hard indeed, and limy to ko borne. „ ; ~;.5.