The Sun. — London, England, 1855-10-20 00:00:00

TEIZATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Leases, Mr. E. T. Smith. • TIIIS EVENING, Will be performed MARRIED FOR MONEY. Characters by Mr. Charles Mathews, Messrs. Robert RoxbY and A. Young. ; Mrs. F. Matthews, Miss M. Oliver, and Miss Mason will appear. To be followed by NITOCRIS. Characters by Messrs. E. F. Ed gar, Stuart, B. Sullivan, G. Wild, C. Vincent, c.; Miss Glyn, Mrs. /Selby, Mies De Vero, Miss Anderton, Miss Clev & eland, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, II AYMAREET. Under the Management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENLIG. Will be performed THE MAN OF MANY FRIENDS. After which, THE PRETTY GIPSEY AND THE BULL FIGHTER. Followed by THE LITTLE TREASURE. After which, THE SPANISH DANCERS. To conclude with A DAUGHTER TO MARRY. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, lir. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed RORY O'lfORE. Characters by Messrs. Stud son, P. Bedford, U. Selby, Parselle, J. Bland, Garden, &C. ; MUM Mary Keeley, Kate Kelly, Wyndham, &c. Followed by BETSY BAKER. To conclude with OPEN SESAME. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Characters by Messrs. Emery, F. Vining, G. Vining, A. Wigan, Robson. &c. Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. Stirling, and Misses Castleton, Marston, and Bromley. After which, the National Anthem. To conclude with CATCHING A MERMAID. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. J. H. Anderson, 18, Norfolk-street, Strand. Increased Attractions, and succ,ess in e4ual ratio ' THIS, AND EVERY EVENING, at Eight o'Clock, Will be presented, with entirely New and Magnificent Appoint ments, BIAGIO an MYSTERY, in twelve acts, arranged in two parts, by Professor Anderson. After which, the startling illustrations of Spirit-Rapping. HALF AN-HOUR WITH THE SPIRITS, being the most surprising and interesting series of experiments ever given within the walls of any theatre. 84,721 persons have visited the Lyceum already to see the Great Wizard of the North. Prices of admlssion:—Private Boxes, 11. Ils. 6d. and U. la. ; Orchestra Stalls, 45.; Drees Boxes, 35.; Upper Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. No Half-price. Box-office open from II to 5 daily. Grand Morning Performance on Saturday Next at Two o'Clock. Doors open at Half-past One. ROYAL StTRREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Crsswick. FLEXMORE'S (le Danseur Comique) BENEFIT. all Las' Apoeirance at this Thontre ; also of that celebrated Danseuse, Mdlle AtTRIOL, will take place on TaIIRSDAY, Nov. Ist, 1855. Drama, 'Ballet Comique, Concert, Farce, Ballet Extraordlaaire. Melo-drama, &c., &c. Tickets to be had of 'Mr. Flexmore, £6, Hercules-Buildings, Lam beth. and at the Box Office of the Theatre. Box Office open daily, from 10 until 3 o'clock.. ROYLL STRA.ND THEATRE. Under the direction of Mr: Payne. THIS EVENING, Will be performed SIMPSON AND CO. After which, SAM PATCH. After which, a BAL. - LET. To which will be added ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE. To conclude with KISSING GOES BY FAVOUR. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooks. Complete, unequivocal, and triumphant success ! THIS EVENMG, Thy wondrous and exciting Military Spectacle, The FALL of AF.BASTOPOL ! Storming of the Malakhoff —Moonlight View of the Doomed City - Sortie of the Russians—Cavalry, Infantry, Can non—English, French, and Sardinians. The stage and the ring in one vast battle-field ! After which the EQUESTRIAN EXERCISES in the ARENA, Including Mr. J. IL Cooke's extraordinary novel Equestrian Feat, the Haut du Pout du Cirque, with other Entertainments. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. Nelson Lee. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, inn. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn. 58 min. aft. 6—Evening 20 min. aft. 9 To-4loßaow—Morro.B min. aft. 10 —Evening 52 min. aft. 10 THE WEA.THER.—SUN OFFICIE, Oct. 20. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 60 highest sinle neon yesterday. 51—lowest this morning and daring the night. GO—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30'30. WIND, S.W.—Light, with fine weather. n - r!ro ILcr. Alte LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1855. Kinburn has capitulated ! The gate to Nico laieff and to Kherson—or rather one of its pillars —has fallen into our hands. Oczakoff must speedily follow ; and, late as it is in the season, we may still hope for some very decided results against what we are told may be regarded as the present granary and arsenal of Southern Russia. The official account of this highly im portant operation will be found in another put of our impression- It will be seen that the three forts on the Kinburn Spit surrendered, and are now occupied by the Allied forces. The troops had previously landed to the southwaz a of the forts, and thus, from the simultaneous action by sea and land, the arrival of reinforcements, and the retreat of the garrison were effectually cut off. This brilliant affair was happily managed with very trifling loss to the assailants. The enemy had 45 killed, and 130 wounded ; while the gar rison of 1,500 men, and the guns-70 in num ber—and all the munitions of war have fallen into our hands. . We trust that the occasion may be improved, so that the legitimate results may follow. It is peculiarly important that both Nicolaieff and Kherson, the entrance whereto are commanded, should be fully disposed of before the setting in of winter affords a temporary respite and an opportunity of adding to the defences, and enhancing the difficulties of the necessary operations I As we have repeatedly stated, we are quite satisfieel to leave the matter in Sir E. LYONS'S hands, if he has only a carte blanche to act according to his own judgment, and to damage the enemy to the utmost degree. After this work has been perfected there will still be time sufficient to deal with Odessa, and to teach the CzAit that the Western Powers are really in earnest, and that he cannot hope for extrication through the intervention or intrigues of Germanism. H© has already been sufficiently deluded by those soi-disant media tors. He must, even at this hour, know that he cannot obtain peace save by a real submission, and giving unexceptionable material guarantees for his future good behaviour, and an ample indemnity for the expenses which his misconduct has occasioned to his inoffensive neighbour, and to those who so nobly stood forward in the cause of truth and justice, in defence of right against might ! We are told on good authority that IC King LEOPOLD of Belgium has lately been actively and personally exerting himself with a view to the re establishment of peace!" We can easily credit the rumour, which possesses a verisimilitude that carries with it almost positive conviction. We have already had occasion to allude to the strange neutrality of the wily ULYSSES of the House of neutrality perfectly C OB URG—a disgraceful to. himself, when his c.l9'p aid intimate connection with the British Court, and the deep d e bt of gra titude which be owes to the British nation, i s taken i n to consideration. But it appears that we have something far worse than neutrality to guard against. The pensioner of England, who, although nominallythinks it ad an independent Sovereign, visable to retain his claim against the British Exchequer, and to have Claremont maintained for his exclusive Ilse at the expense of th e over burdened tag-payers, wishes to play the game of Germanism, and, at the sugges tion of his ne w connexions, to save Russia from the humiliation and injury which she has richly merited. He has unfortunately an opportunity of earwigging the E nglish Court, and exercising a very sinister influence over persons closely connected with our beloved S OVEREIGN, and there is but too much reason to fear that he is availing himself thereof to the utmost extent. It is one of the heavy 'penalties we pay for the folly of requiring foreign alliances for the mem- bers of our Royal Family, and if we perversely act on the delusion we must be contented to abide the consequences ! But it is not with the Court of St. James's only that King LEOPOLD is intriguing. The visit of the Duke DE BRABANT, with his Austrian Arch duchess, to our august Ally, bears a very significant aspect at the present moment. It follows rapidly on that of the heir presumptive of the Prussian Throne to Balmoral, which, com ing so rapidly after the capture of Sebastopol, excited the strong disgust and indignation of the nation. Well may the English people exclaim— " Save us from our (pretended) friends !" We can confide in the valour of our soldiers, and, despite the malevolent and calumnious libels that have been industriously circulated, on the skill and efficiency of our generals. But we must exercise the utmost vigilance against the uncon stitutional influences that may be, and we fear have already, been brought to bear on our Go vernment. The British People must look to this through their chosen representatives. They have learned, from bitter experience, that Prussia can not be trusted. While pretending neutrality she has rendered far more efficient aid to Russia than if her troops were arraynd under the same standard in open and. undisguised hostility to our forces. Through her intervention the Russian commerce has been carried on with but little in terruption or embarrassment ; and the sinews and even munitions of War have been furnished to our adversary. And at the very time when this despicable conduct has rendered the Court, not the people—for we shall always distinguish between the pro-Muscovite faction and the honest aspirations of a high-minded nation—peculiarly contemptible, we have the Royal " areQuoT" babbling anent his warlike predilections, aid his "infinite regret" that he has not been called, as his departed father was, to be the leader of his army in War. Many may have thought that the great poet of human na ture had drawn an exaggerated picture of ancient PISTOL swallowing his leek, and at the same time indulging in grandiloquent terms respecting the martial ardour which he has had such . intense difficulty in neutralising ! But the course of Prussia shows that it was an ower•true represen tation of degenerate human nature. Nor is Austria, in any degree, in a better posi tion. To contemptible meanness she has added duplicity and insincerity, and an infamous breach of her solemn undertakings. She, too, strives to save the twin despotism—and when Russia is driven to extremities, when the stringent penalty of her transgressions h about to be exacted, seeks to avert th• well-merited punishment, and to asserts the course of retributive justice. Had she acted in an honourable and straightforward man ner, on the first invasion of the Principalities, the War would have been altogether averted. Had she faithfully observed the terms of the Treaty of the 2d of December it would long since have been brought to a conclusion. Under the peculiar circumstances of the cases it is more than ridiculous to attempt any farther interposi tion, directly or directly, through her diplomatists, or, still worse, through connexions of the Royal Family. But worst and most contemptible of all is our faitikft4 friend and relation, King LZOPOLD I He who owes his throne, his position, and his in fluence to England, to be intriguing against her ! —intriguing to make her sacrifice the advantages she has acquired by the valour of her troops, and the enormous pecuniary sacrifices which she has so freelylencountered. • Ho should receive a sig nificant hint, such as can only be given by the Parliament, that such conduct will nob be tolerated, and that should he persevere in the course on which he has entered, he must submit to the in. evitable consequences. It is not when Sebastopol is in our bands, and when Kinburn has capitulated, and the road to Oczakoff, to Kherscoi, and to Nicolaieff has been opened, that such proceedings can be sanctioned. Under such circumstances we see with deep regret the protracted prorogation to the 11th day of December. We do not distrust Lord PAL MERSTON, but seeing the back stairs and sinister influences against which he has to contend, we desire to strengthen his hands by the moral sup port which he will readily receive from the Re presentatives of the people, tho legitimate expo nents of the popular wishes. It is so frequently repeated by the Legitimist party in France, and by writers, and in society on the Continent, that England has the greatest cause for rejoicing at the defeat of the Russians, inasmuch as we have the greatest interest in the contest, on account of our Indian possessions, that the statement may, unless it be repeatedly contra dicted, obtain currency as a generally admitted truth. Now it should be made known that the best military authorities in England and India were agreed, that if Russia were to have India as a gift on condition that she should send thither an army fully equipped and sufficiently strong to hold that continent when it got there, the odds were greatly against her being able to do so. She might dis turb our relations with Persia, and give us trouble on our borders—she has done as much as she Could there already without military force—and with her strongest military force, and with all her barbarian alliances, she was never seriously feared or thought of. It should be known that, by all sound Indian statesmen, the Affghan war has ever been viewed as a culpable blunder and a great disaster. It is pointed at as a case where the avowed responsible Minister, Sir Jowl Cur Homrousz, ought to have been im peached ;and, in the recent discussions on Ad ministrative Reform that very ease has been adduced La tle :k d ing the responsib ilit y of as showing the necessity f or measures fe the hold ers o f high e v officeser, b e assured a truth. Foreign p olit icians may, h that, in the welcome g i ven Guards of Paris, when they visited London five years ago—the first friendly step, perhaps, between the people of the two countries—neither our Lerd Maire . nor our Aldermen, nor the people at large, had any arriere poise that more friendly relations with the French people would be a source of safety for India against Russia. We can tell them that India has been as little thought of by the English people, during the later periods of the pre sen t W ar , an d , excep t th a t it is a matter of just dis con t en t, th a t a l arge propor ti o n of the Indian army, w hi c h i s not needed there, f o r its safety should not have been made available during the present War. It is amusing, if it were not socially mis chievous, to see, all over the continent, politicians attributing to our diplomacy long lines of finely spun Policy ; whilst they are, in the great ma j o rity of instances, ridiculing the whole of the diplomatic service, and the appointments of our ambassadors, and the lowest attaches, as well as the consular service for the neglect of ;public duties and exclusive attention to private pleasureo, or for the utterly inefficient manner in which diplomatic appointments are made to our consular and diplomatic offices. Our diplomacy has been the scoff of continental statesmen from the first BONAPARTE downwards, that from its very stupidity and inferiority we have lost the most important results of our power, of our victories, when we got them, and of our vast expenditure. Why, for example, when we had got possession of Egypt, and had Alexandria and the route to India secure, we gave it up and left the highway of our commerce, and the commerce of Europe, and the means of the civilisation of the East to the accidents and caprices of mere barbarian authority, they can never understand ; nor are we about to attempt any answer. We admit—and it is part of the great case for Administrative Reform, quietly gaining upon the public mind—that our former wars have left us with a double burthen of debt, and not half the advantages due to such success as we obtained. England wants no sinister advantages even in commerce, as she showed when she gave to all nations, to the United States and to others who have shown no disposition to do the like, an equal participation in the commerce which was opened by her arms, and at her ex pense, in China. It is her grievance, and it is really a grievance in which other nations may well sympathise, that her diplomacy has had, and for aught that now appears, has not now any arriere pense, as to the means of insuring that advance of civilisation which is due to such large abstractions of the means of improvement at home, which are made for the sake of this War. Sup pose, as we must do, that we suc3eed against Russia! What then What are our authorities prepared to require for the improvement of the condition of the people of the East? The past justifies the belief that diplomacy has no specific measures prepared to insure that the barbarian and wretched occupants of the fairest portions of the world, the ruined seats of the first civilisag Lion, shall be left in a better condition than is Greece itself, after all our expenditure of blood and money and sympathy. Let the public indeed .00k to this betimes, and ask for satisfactory THE SUN, LONDON SATURDAY EvENING, OCTOBER .20_,1855 COURT CIRCULAR, WINDSOR, OCT. 19. T - Ter Majesty held a Court and Privy Council at 3 o'clock this afternoon, at the Castle. Present at the Council :—Prince Albert, Earl Granville, Lord Presi dent, Viscount Palmerston, First Lord of the Trea sury ; Sir George Grey, Secretary of State for the Home Department ; the Earl of Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ; Lord Panmure Secretary of State for War ; Sir Charles Wood, First Lord of the Admiralty ; Earl Spencer, Lord Steward ; and Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice-Chamberlain, officiating for the Lord Chamberlain. At the Council Parliament was ordered to be fur ther prorogued from Tuesday, the 23d inst., until (it is understood) Tuesday, the 11th December. Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. The Turkish Minister and the Portuguese Minister had audiences of her Majesty, to which they were in troduced by the Earl of Clarendon, the Queen's prin cipal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Bishop of Sierra Leone had an audience of the Queen. Her Majesty gave audiences to the Earl Granville and the Earl of Clarendon. The Right Hon. Sir Richard Pakenham, K.C.8., late her Majesty's Minister at the Court of Portugal, had an audience of her Majesty. The Sheriff of London and the City Remembrancer arrived from London, and also had an audience of the Queen. Lord Byron was the Lord in Waiting, and Colonel the Hon. N. Hood the Groom in Waiting. Viscount Palmerston and Lord Panmure remain at the Castle on a visit to her Majesty. His Excellency Count de Lavradio, his Excellency M. Musurus, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Spencer, Lord Paurnure, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Claren don, Sir Charles Wood, ard Mr. Greville travelled from London to attend the Queen's court by a special train on the Great Western Railway ; and at the end of the court, the same party, with the exception of Lords Palmerston and Panmure, returned to town by the same route. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yes. terday from the Governors of the West India Islands, Despatches were sent yesterday to the Governor of Canada. Yesterday the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess of Man chester, Lord Mandeville ' Lord Otho Fitzgerald, Lord and Lady Newport, Lord Canterbury, and Col. Parker, who have been spending the week at Heaton Hall, near Prestwick, with the Earl and Countess of Wilton, vi sited Manchester, and spent some time at Mr. Grundy's Repository of Art, Royal Exchange-street. The distin guished visitors afterwards went through Mr. Houlds worth's silk manufactory, in Portland-street. They were accompanied by the Earl and Countess of Wilton. The Duke of Devonshire is expected to reach Chats worth early next week en route from Ireland. His grace has derived benefit from his residence at Lismore Castle. The Earl and Countess of Hardwioke are receiving a select circle of visitors at Wimpole Hall, near Cam bridge. Viscount and Viscountess Barrington and family are passing the season at Becket House, near Faringdon. Lord and Lady Milford have left the St. George's Hotel for Picton Castle, South Wales. Sir Thomas Gage has arrived at Edwards' Hotel from Paris. Colonel Alston and Mrs. Alston, and Mr. Graham and Miss Graham, have left the same hotel for Liverpool ; and Mr. Elliott and Miss Eiliott for New York, United States. Lady Ashford has arrived at the St. George's Hotel. Major Macdonald has arrived at the same establishment. The Rev. Frederick Askew Bickmore, 8.A., has been instituted to the United Rectory of Cranwich and Vicarage of Didlington, with the Rectory of Colveston annexed, in Norfolk. The postmastership of Exeter has become vacant by the death of Paul Measor, Esq. The deceased gentleman held the office for nearly half a century. The Emperor of the French promises that a part of the cannon taken at Sebastopol shall be employed in casting the colossal statue of the Virgin to be erected on the Corneille Rock, in the Puy-de-Dome. Strangers are still flocking to Spa ; the last list pub lished shows the number of arrivals since the beginning of the season to be 7,334. Baron Bruno w, formerly the Russian Ambassador in England, left Berlin iu the evening of the 14th, for St. Petersburg. The 15th was the anniversary of the birth of the King of Prussia, and of his entrance into the army 50 years ago. This double commemorative festival was cele brated at Berlin on Monday with much splendour. APPEALS FROM THIS REVISING BARRISTERS.—The pre. sent revision must be concluded by the end of the month, and appeals be entered for hearing in the ensuing Mi. chaelmas Term. The annual expense of the revision is 17,850/. BANE RATE or DISCOUNT.—In consequence of the advance in the Bank rate of discount, the joint-stock banking houses have advanced their terms for deposits of money on call. SPECIE.—The shipments of specie by the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Indus amount to 318,9281., of which 45,8711. is gold for Alexandria, Bombay, Ceylon, and Madras, and '273,057/. silver for Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta. The two previous fortnightly remittances were 456,0501. and 505,8591., and the present total, therefore, shows a large comparative decrease. Loss OF THE FRENCH STEAMER CYGNE. PARIS, Oct. 11.—The Cygne (French steamer), Magnate from Marseilles, was run into and sunk off the entrance of the Bosphorus by an Austrian steamer, previous to the 9th Oct. ; crew saved. The Rev. Mackenzie Walcott, M.A., of Exeter Col lege, Oxford, lecturer of St. Ethelburga's, Bishopegate, has been appointed curate of All Saints, Knightsbridge. The cardinals and prelates of the Vatican were not present at the " Te Daum " celebrated for the fall of Sebastopol, whilst their presence was remarked at the palace of the Russian legation on St. Alexander New ski's Day. The French Academy has at present three receptions of new members to make—those of M. Leeouve, the Duke de Broglie, and M. Ponsard. The Academy of Sciences Las two vacancies to fill up—those caused by the deaths of M. Mirbal and Dr. Majendie. The Cologne Gazette states that the Russian General, Baron Korff, has been deprived of his command, on ac count of his conduct near Eupatoria, and that he is to be brought before a court e mattw. The Austrian police haie prohibited the circulation of General Klapka's work, entitled, "The War in the East during the Years 1353 and 1854." Three of the most popular foreign musical composers of the day—Rossini, Meyerbeer, and Verdi—are now in Paris. DEATH OF AN EMINENT AGRICULTURIST.—Died, a few days ago, Mr. John Gillett of Erizenorton, Oxon, who was distinguished as an agriculturist, but more especial,y as a breeder of Cotswold Down Sheep. REPRESENTATION OF HEREFORD.—A vacancy follows in the r epresentation of Hereford by the bankruptcy of the Whig M.P., Sir Robert Price, Bart., iron merchant, whose name appears in the Gazette of last night. RISE IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—On Thursday there was a general rise in the price of bread of one half-penny per 4 lb. loaf, making it 91d. and Bid. (seconds) at the cheap bakers. The full-price bakers are charging 101 d. and 11d. FOUNDERING OP THE BRITISH BARQUE KENT.—LIMA, Sept. 11.—The Kent, British barque, from Callao to England, founded on the 3d Sept. in lat. 13 S., lon. 79 W. ; crew saved and arrived at Callao. Osman Pacha, who was wounded and taken prisoner at Sinope, has been exchanged, with 44 of his seamen, for Russian prisoners, and is now at Constantinople. Sir Samuel Morton Pete, Bart., has consented to lay the foundation-stone of Kingsgate Chapel, Holborn, on Wednesday, the 24th inst. An address will be delivered on the occasion by the Rev. William Brock, minister of Bloomsbury Chapel. LEAMINGTON MORALITY.--The Cheltenham Guardian says the Leamington magistrates resolve to discounte nance the prosecution of persons keeping houses of ill fame, of which there are 47 in Leamington, on the ground that it will drive all the gentlemen away, and the town will be ruined. The Place St. George (Paris) is at present covered with straw, in consequence of the serious illness of Madame Tillers, wife of the ex-minister of King Louis Philippe. The workmen engaged on the New River Company, laying down pipes at Pentonville, yesterday morn i ng , came in contact (to all appearance) with the foundation of an old building, about four yards distant from the place where the late mysterious disco,very of a coffin and skeleton, took place, about two feet in thickness, and as hard as iron, with a layer of mortar an inch thick, which appears to be as hard as rock at the present time. A conference, cc nsisting of the plenipotentiaries from the Saxon duchies ' of Weimar and Gotha and the two principalities of Schwarzburg, was to be held last Thurs day at Weimar, to deliberate respecting various legisla- AL 3 A 3, CE T . e7n Y pl e e s . t s e t r r d ee n t y morning legisla tive projects. Among the latter will be the meas ures decreed by the German Diet relative to the " abus es of the press." Alelaer j. K H l . n D E o D rs a et, TtLaaing T stonemason,P St. George's-road, was accide ntall y killed under th e fel ,- lowing circumstances :—The deceased was in the erne ployment of Mr. W. Wilson , builder, Hi g h-street, Lam - E Leth, who is repairing the interior of the palace ; he fell from a high scaffold, and was picked up in a state of insensibility, and expired while being conveyed to Guy's Hospital. MINES.—The mining market has not been in a very active state this week, arid great fluctuations hav e taken place in two or three descri p tions of shar es. The further, and almost unpr ecedented, increase i n the rate of discount which has been announced by th e Bank directors, however much it may check the ex port of gold, does not tend to encourage speculation, or to improve prices of purely speculative mines. In dividend stock prices are better sustained.—Mining Journal. FATAL ACOIDENT.--A fatal accident occurred on Thursday on the high road leading from Woolwich to Loudon, by which a young girl was killed and three children more or less injured. It appears the mother of the children had placed them in a small cart to take them for a short ride, when, while proceeding along, a large waggon came up at a trot, and before the cart could be drawn out of the way one of the wheels of the waggon e a s i s ts bo t d h y e wblas s o d takenfro m t t o h e t li p e o o u r e l u g n h f b o o r u t u r i n n a g t e i n c child. struck it, at the same time covering the ground with coroner's inquest. heTreileitliafeal Answers. AUSTRALIA. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY MORNING. The Mermaid, from Melbourne, was off Holy head this morning at 8 o'clock, with about 400,0001. on freight. SERIOUS ILLNESS OF SIR WM. MOLSWORTH, BART, M.P. We regret to hear of the sudden and alarming illness of Sir William Molesworth, the Secretary of State for the Colonies. The right hon. baronet had been ailing for some little time, but it was only a week ago that the state of his health began to occasion any anxiety. Dr. Ferguson, Dr. Elliotson, and Mr. H. C. Johnson, have been in constant attendance upon him in Eaton-place, but we are ♦ery sorry to be informed that their report is such as to give cause for the gravest apprehensions. His arduous duties at the Colonial-office, and the anxiety of his mind during the momentous period of his official life, have, it is feared, principally contributed to impair the health of this distinguished statesman. The discount houses have given notice that they have advanced their rate of allowance for money at call to 5 per cent., dating from yesterday. Their previous rate was 44 per cent. The demand for money yesterday was moderate, both at the Bank of England and out of doors, but the rates charged by the discount houses are scarcely in any case more than a fraction below those of the Bank. Advices from Amsterdam mention that the Bank of Roland have resolved to decline selling silver, which, at a fixed price, has heretofore been their custom. This will be an additional obstacle to the transmission of fur ther amounts to India and China. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.—We understand that the senate has received a communication from Sir G. Grey, intimating that in the opinion of the Government the senate ought to concede the points upon which they have so long opposed the graduates, and that body ought now to be admitted into the university, with the privileges of clnvocation and the right to nominate members of the senate. ,J,.••••/••• The Genoa Gazette announces that the Countess de Neuilly is expected shortly at Genoa, thence to proceed to Curnegliano, where she intends to pass the winter. General della Marmora has applied to the Piedmon tede Gov(skiment for provisions sufficient to last until the end of March. Her Grace the Duchess of Sutherland, the Earl and Countess Grosvenor, and Lord and Lady Blayntyre, have arrived at Menrice's Hotel. Mlle. Davesne, daughter of the stage-manager of the Theatre Francais, an artist only in her 20th year, has just executed a bust of Beranger. This is the first time that the celebrated song-writer has consented to sit, and the likeness produced is considered a striking one. The crop of olives in Corfu this year is abundant, so that much of the misery entailed on the country-people by the present war will be greatly relieved. Considerable sensation (slays Galignani) has been caused in theatrical circles at Paris by the sudden and mysterious disappearance of Villars, one of the best actors of the Gymnasee On Saturday he did not arrive at the theatre, and in consequence the performances had to be changed ; and since that day he has not returned home, and nobody can say what has become of him. THE GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA RAILWAY. This railway was to be opened from Callian to Wassind on the Ist of this month. Wassind, by railway, is fifty miles from Bombay, and is conveniently situated within a few yards of the Thull Ghat road, near to Shapoor. In comparison with the old route vis Bhewndy,. the Thull Ghat traffic, if forwarded by railway from Was sind, will arrive five days earlier in the fine weather, and ten or twelve dap earlier in the rains. The cost by railway will be the same as if the goods were sent by the old route. Loss or Two SHIPS BY FIRE.—The Aberfoyle, Nourse, bound to the Mauritius and London, and with her cargo, rice, wheat, &c., complete, took fire and was scuttled ; the tide flows over her at high water, and the swelling of the grain has forced up the main deck, and many of the upper deck beams are broken ; the cargo has been mostly got out of the between decks ; an at tempt will be made to raise her next springs. Calcutta, Sept. 8: The Emma Zoller, Keslake, from Shediac, N.B , to Grimsby, with deals, caught fire yesterday, and and was abandoned near the Humher.—Cromer, Oct. 18. The following are some details relative to the mem bers of the new Greek Cabinet :—M. Bulgaris, the Pre sident of the Council and Minister of the Interior, was previously senator of Hydra. Colonel Smolents, the Minister of War, was born at Austria, and brought up at the military school of Vienna ; be took part in the first war of Greek independence, and was in consequence presented with the rights of a citizen of the country ; he is a man of good scientific attainments, and originally belonged to the engineers ; he has been since 1833 con nected with the War Department, and was, before Lis nomination to the Ministry, secretary general of that department. M. Botlis, Minister of Justice, was also brought up at Vienna, but is a Greek by birth, and a lawyer by profession. He has been for many years Pro fessor of Roman Law at the University of Athens. M. Silivergos, the Ministerof Finance, was, when appointed to' the Ministry, President of the Supreme Court of Ac counts. M. Miaeulis, Minister of Marine, who bas been for a considerable time secretary general in that depart ment, is a son of the well-known Greek admiral of that name, and was educated at Munich and London. The portfolio of Foreign Affairs has been offered to M. Tri coupis, Greek Ambassador at the Court of London, and brother-in-law to M. Mavrocordato, but his acceptance is considered doubtful. Meanwhile the Minister of Fi nance holds the portfolio of Foreign Affairs ad interim. 1,111,299 f. 84c. Amon , The Northern Bee says that from the Ist of May to of 45,720 f., presented by August 21, the voluntary gifts sent to the chancery of her Imperial Majesty the Empress, for the wounded Soldiers in the Crimea, amounted to the sum of within the last week,f '5 to 21 from Aug.ug. was one sum a the single offerings dv of ua silver money s who wishes to be anonymous. Mn. OLiven's AFFAIRS.—LIVERPOOL, Oct. 19 . — . This morni ng , at the lo ca l C our t o f Bankruptcy, before Mr. CommissionerocT:tivehenalsf of Stevenson t M he r. e Q ra i d ia it i o n i ,. g b w ar h r o is b te d.d r, otihisup ported by Mr. Bar ell, so li c it or t o th e bankrupt, and by Mr. Lowndes scribed to the deed o f aPPlication to the asaitgurnent, appeared to make an Court e a s n t d y, heaffi barrister, davit assistedver ifyin g by grottn e de a t n ia n a ul the adjudication of I f 7 r n m lc a r l u , p t t h c e y, a o ffi n da th vi e t of the petittiothe petitionedo7rdibnt tTenpg:ti petition informal. Mr. J. B. Lloyd, d Mr. Murray, for the Bank of Quebec, were pre pard to oppose the application ; but before proceeding with the case, the legal gentlemen consulted for about three-quarters of an hour, at the expiration of which informal, r A n f ia a l ; time Mr. Quain obtained the permission of his Honour to withdraw for an hour, for the purpose of arriving at some understanding in the matter. On reappearing, 'ng the Commissioner, 11Ir. Manesty, addr ess ' requested that he would annul the adjudication, as no evidence would be forthcoming. His Honour immediately ac ceded to the application. The deed of assignment having new been in existence 12 months becolnes a bona five instrument, and no proceedings in bankruptcy can be founded upon it. RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. fr. e. 0. Orleans " 1090 'Western 757 50 Northern Lyons ..., .. 1105 Now Ditto 751 25 Mediterranean 1190 Grand Central 5BO Lyons Geneva — Teak, Cette 660 Austrian Corn. 722 50 AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna of the 14th, in the Breslau Gazette, says :—" Except M. de Hubner, the am bassador at Paris, all the representatives of Aus tria to the great powers, the chiefs of the em bassies of St. Petersburg, London, and Berlin, and sr. de Prokesch are now at Vienna. There are good reasons for thinking that they are waiting here for the result of certain negotiations which are now going on between the courts of Vienna and Paris. There is no doubt that the alliance of the 2d. December has entered' into a new phase of de velopment, which will strengthen still more the bonds of friendship and of confidence which exist between Austria and France." PRUSSIA. The Prussian Correspondence of the 16th says : ' " Several journals persist in publishing the report that the Cabinet of Prussia, either from its own suggestion or at the request of the Russian Cabinet, has addressed propositions of mediation to the Western Powers, and is constantly endeavouring to prepare the way for negotiations for peace. Al though there can be no doubt that the Prussian Government sincerely deplores the continuation of a sanginary war, which entails so many sacrifices, yet the above assertions are devoid of any real foundation. It is certain that no overture on the part of the Russian Government to the effect spoken of has been received, and Prussia would not feel any inclination to spontaneously undertake a work of mediation, which, under existing circum stances, pitsents no chance of success." A letter from Berlin of the 16th says "A certain number of employes of the electric telegraph have just contracted engagements with the Russian General Guhardt to go to Russia. It appears that the Russian Government intends immediately to increase the number of its tele graphic lines. " TURKEY. SCUTARI, Oct. B.—Miss Nightingale leaves to day for Balaklava, and all, the nuns or sisters of mercy now at Kululee Hospital are also going to the " front." General Beatson, who is now at the Hotel d'Angleterre, Therapia, with his two aides-de-camp, has been relieved of his command pro tem. by Gen. Smith, who proceeded from Buyukdere by order of General Vivian. This decides the question as to whether General Beatson is under General Vivian's orders or command. Sir Harry Jones, Royal Engineers, with his aide-de-camp, is at the Palace Hospital, the former far from well. Although one can see that General Jones is holding out to the last, still the general opinion is that he will have eventually to go home. Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd, R.E., is next senior to Gen. Jones, but Lieut.-Colonel Chapman, C. 8., at present is commanding in the Crimea. The depot at Scutari, which fluctuates greatly as to numbers, has been lately increased by the offi cers' stores, and a few men and horses, for Beat son's Horse Artillery, together with the Driver Company, as it is oddly called, of Sappers and Miners. Only one brigade, under General Neil, o f the Turkish contingent infantry, is left behind in camp at Buyukdere, with 1,100 Turkish cavalry under Goneral Shirley ; the latter, which ought to be 4,000 strong, are badly mounted, the horses vary ing from 13 to 14 hands high, and yet from 301. to 431. have been paid for each. All the other brigades of the Turkish contingent, numbering about 8,000, are at Kertch. General Vivian has not yet re turned from the Crimea. When will the English Government learn experience, and cease to pay in such a most extravagant manner this useless con tingent force. We have received letters from Constantinople to the Bth inst., brought by the Cheliff. There was no longer any idea of modifications in the per sonnel of the Cabinet, notwithstanding the ill-will attributed to Lord Stratford de Redcliffe against the majority of its members, and particularly against Mehemet Ali Pacha. It was said at Con stantinople that the English Ambassador is not supported in his hostility by his Government, but that he has been requested to imitate the prudent reserve of his colleague of France, who had de clared that he would not interfere in any way with the internal affairs of Turkey, so long as the inte rests of his own country and those of the alliance did not suffer. The Madrid journals of the 14th hare arrived in due course. Upwards of 160 deputies had reached the capital. The responsible editor of the Estrella bad been condemned to six years' imprisonment for seditious libel ; and had been sent off to Zamora to undergo his punishment. The Espana says that General San Miguel, in order to lose his seat in the Cortes, has refused to accept the post of Commander-General of the Halberdiers, or the rank of Grandee of Spain. A war steamer, the Santa Isabel, was about to be sent from Barcelona to Genoa, to convey the Duke and Duchess do Montpensier back to Spain. The 14th being Sun day, the Stock Exchange was not open. The Federal Council of Switzerland has just de cided that the Cantons shall bear the expense of the shooting-grounds and ammunition required for the instruction of the carabineers prescribed by Federal law. Every other expense is to be de frayed by the Federal Treasury... THE LATE ATTACK ON TAMAN. A letter from ICertch, of the 2d inst., in the Constitutionnel, gives some further particulars of the successful attack on Taman " You will not be much astonished at hearing of the complete destruction of Taman, Fanagoria, and some of the surrounding villages, but a few words of expla nation as to the position of those places, and their valuable resources, will suffice to demonstrate the ne cessity of the late expedition. Taman and Fanagoria, which are situated at only a short distance from each other, are built on the slopes of hills forming part of the uninterrupted chain which closes the horizon on the eastern side of the strait of Kertch. The distance which separates the two shores is about nine or ten miles ; from one to the other, the passage of heavy waggons on the ice is perfectly practicable in the depth of winter, and it is well known that last winter the Russian army in the Crimea received the greater part of its supplies by that road from the coast of Asia. The existence of Taman and of its vast buildings, which this winter might again shelter a considerable body of troops, was a perpetual danger for our possessions at Kerte)), and more particularly at Yenikale, which could not be protected by the flotilla. Taman was a free town, and independent of the empire, and was admitted to certain privileges of neutrality. Only a few days ago it was a depot of corn, of provisions of all kinds, of timber, and of clothing. There 'were also there a large num, ber of wooden huts for barracks, and the refusal of the town to deliver them up to us, to meet the pressing wants of our troops, led to the expedition, and the re sult is, that we have now in our possession a large quantity of corn and timber, all the wooden huts which we require, as well as storehouses full and camp equi page and clothing. These last-named articles you may imagine are not the least valuable to us, and we shall this winter see our soldiers wrapping themselbes up in the large Russian great coats, or, as one of them expressed himself—' We shall have comfortable dressing-gowns. Our vessels are now engaged in taking on board all that the enemy has left us, and it is probable that they will have to make several trips with their cargoes. The troops are well established on shore ; they have taken up a position where, in the event of an attack, which is not very probable, they can be well protected by the guns of the vessels. In two or three days we shall have completed our work, and nothing will remain of Taman but the name and the place. The laws of war are hard, and the consequences of them are terrible ; but they are necessary, particularly as we are situated. A great part of the town has been set fire to by our shells, and a fresh breeze from the northward tended to spread the flames. Every night we witness grand illuminations, the glare of which is reflected across the strait. In the anticipation that there might have been a considerable number of troops concentrated at Taman, an order had been given to five large English gun-boats to quit the Spit of Ara hat on a given day, and effect a diversion in the Gulf of Temruk, situated at the eastern entrance of the Sea of Azoff. This diversion was effected, and produced the best results. It had the effect of bringing to . that point numerous detachments of in fantry, who, on hearing the cannon at Taman, hastened to the assistance of that place. Temruk has, however, shared the same fate as Taman, for the English have annihilated it." Taman is an island of Russia in Europe, situ ated between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff at the entrance to the Strait of Yenikale. Its length is 40 kilometres (25 miles), and its breadth about the same. The inhabitants are almost all Cossacks. It possesses springs of Petrole, which is a kind of dark brown or black naptha, that throw out a considerable amount of odour and smoke when set fire to. On the island may be seen the fort of Fanagoria, and the ruins of Tmoutarakan, which place was built on the site of the principal town of Taman. The princes who resided in this latter town, from the 10th to the 12th century, often played a very important part in the revolts which took place against Russia. In addition to the fort of Fanagoria, there is also a town of that name, situated on the island, and mentioned by Admiral Bruat. A great number of villages are to be seen all round the coast. LATEST NEWS. SURRENDER OF KINBURN. ,500 PRISONERS TAKEN, DESPATCH FROM ADMIRAL LYONS. ADMIRALTY, OCT. 20TH, 1855. The Secretary of the Admiralty begs to ac quaint the Editor of The Sun that the intelli- gence contained in the accompanying document has been received in this office : Off the Mouth of the Dnieper, 17th Oct., 1855. The three forts on the Kinburn Spit, mount ing upwards of 70 guns, and garrisoned by 1,500 men, under General Kokonovitch, have this day capitulated to the Allied Forces. The day before yesterday a flotilla of gun vessels forced the entrance into the Dnieper, and , the Allied troops landed on the Spit to the south ward of the forts ; thus, by their simultaneous operation, the retreat of the garrisons and the ar rival of reinforcements were effectually cut off, so that the forts being bombarded to-day by the , mortar-vessels, gun-vessels, and French floating batteries, and being closely cannonaded by the steam line-of-battle ships and frigates (having only 21t. of water under their keels), were soon obliged to surrender. The casualties in the fleets were very few, but the enemy had 45 killed and 130 wounded. A steam squadron, under the orders of Rear-Ad mirals Stewart and Pellion, lie at anchor in 'the Dnieper, and command the entrance to Nicolaieff and Kherson. Tho Forts are occupied by the Allied Troops. The prisoners will be sent to Constantinople immediately. LORD CLARENDON'S DESPATCH. FOREIGN OFFICE, OCT. 20. Lord Clarendon has received this day the fol lowing intelligence from her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Vienna, dated Oct. 19, 1855 " The Allied fleets bombarded the three forts of Kinburn on th© 17th. " The garrison of 1,600 men and 70 guns, under General Konowitch, capitulated, and are sent prisoner to Constaninople. " The loss of the allies was unimportant. "The Russians lost 120 men. "The forts were taken possession of by the Allies. The fleets are anchored at the entrance of the Dneiper." PRINCE GORTSCHAKOFFS DESPATCH ST. PETERSBURG, OCT. 18. The fortress of Kinburn resisted the Allies by a very heavy fire up to the 17th. At noon on that day the fire ceased, and at 3 p.m. the enemy (the Allies) entered the place. Up to the 17th there was nothing new in the Crimea. DANTZIC, FRIDAY MORNING. The 'Vulture has just arrived. Admiral Dundas is at Ledsund, and returns to Nargen on the 21st inst. The weather is extremely bad, and heavy snow storms are prevalent. BERLIN, FRIDAY EVENING. A telegraphic despatch received here from St. Petersburg states that the Russian troops are leaving the shores of the Baltic, and everything shows that no fear is entertained of any further operations of the Allies in that quarter for the present season.. The Civil Governors of Uleaborg and Wasa, on the Gulf of Finland, have been ennobled by the Emperor for their activity and vigilance whils the Allied cruisers were on that coast. It is stated on good nuthority that King Leo- pold of Belgium has lately been actively and. per sonally exerting himself, with a view to the re- establishment of peace. into France, and intended to be employed in ship building. The Bank of France yesterday issued the follow ing notice The Council general in its sitting of the 18th October, 1855, has raised to 6 per cent. per annum the rate of discount and of interest on advances." Some foreign newspapers have remarked on the absence from Paris of Count de Hatzfeld, the Prus sian Minister. The Pays say that he merely went to Cologne, on the occasion of the King's visit, and that being there be took a few days' leave of absence to go to Berlin on private business. A letter from Constantinople, of the Bth, in the Pays, says :—" Austria has again begun to raise pretensions which have been vigorously opposed by the Porte ; she demands nothing less than to occupy Bosnia, under the pretext that the distur bances which incessantly agitate that province ex ercise great influence on leer own subjects. It is now officially announced that Baron de Koller, who has lately been fulfilling the functions of Inter nuncio, has been recalled, and that he is to be re placed by M. Prokesch Osten." BOURSE, Oct. 19, Two o'Clock.—There has been but little business doing to-day ; the market was heavy, but prices were maintained on Rentes, as it was known that the Bank continued to advance with the same proportion on Rentes, and had only curtailed the facilities of loans on deposits of Rail way Shares and Debentures. THE BOURSE, OCT. 19.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. ft. e. End of Month. 4. per Cents 9O 25 90f. 10e. 3 per Cents 64 64 15 New Loan ...., .. _ Bank Shares 3200 Roman Credit Mobilier 1175 Austrian Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes 3B Piedmontese B4 50 Home Debt 324 RUSSIA. A letter from Odessa, in the Post Ampt Gazette, says : " Hitherto no regiment of the grenadiers has been under fire. The reinforcements despatched to General Gortschakoff consisted of several battalions of militia, and a portion of the cavalry reserves, which were nearest the scene of war. When the regiments of the guard in Lithuania heard of the departure of the grenadiers, they demanded of the Emperor permission also to take part in the war. General Gerewitech conveyed however to them a negative reply, with the observation that their desire to combat for their Czar and country would be realised without necessitating their departure for the Crimea. The number of wounded and sick Russians has augmented in a most terrible manner since the fall of Sebastopol, and the convoys of wounded and mutilated men which leave the north forts are endless. Troops have been despatched by General Gortschakoff via Pere kop to Nicolaieff'. A. field battery which had fought on the battle of the Tchernaya had arrived at the latter place." A letter from Vienna, in the Ost Deutsche Post, says :—" It was in Asia that the Russians placed their best hopes ; it was there that the organs of the Russian Government gave vent to their boast ful inspirations. The Turks,' they said, will encounter a fearful fate when attacked iu Asia.' Now, after much hesitation, the attack has been made, and has failed, the Russians having been defeated. It seems that a species of malediction overhangs Russia in this war. The second year has arrived without witnessing a single victory. Sinope was the last triumph of Russia ; and then from Oltenitza to Kars what a series of defeats what hecatombs of human life ! what destruction and what loss of prestige ! The belief in the power of Russia is shaken, and what chance does she pos sess of continuing the war !" The Gazette de Cologne, in a letter from St. Petersburg of the 10th inst., states that General Baron de Korff has been cashiered for his conduct before Eupatoria, and ordered before a court-mar tial. Owing to the great quantities of useless or infirm men who are dismissed from the army, and who, not having attained the rank of officers, are without rewuices, and reduced to mendicity, the Russian government has resolved to alleviate their fate. Permission will be granted them to establish themselves 011 the crown lands, and a succour of from 20 to 50 silver roubles will be granted them. ERRATA. —ln the review of Mr. Macaulayia "Speeches," published in our impression of Thursday evening—"bits" should have been printed "Uses ;" "even the blow," "etery blow;" "my own editor," "my own edition ;" and (twice) " Guru/ " instead of 40 Carell." TESTIMONIAL TO GENERAL WINDHAM.— At a numer •oua meeting of Norfolk magistrates at Norwich, yester day, a resolution was unanimously agreed to congratu lating Major-General Windham on his escape from the perils incident to the assault on the Great Redan on the .Bth of September last. The resolution also expressed admiration at the long-enduring gallantry, courage, constancy, self-devotion and self-possession of General Windham, and thanked him for the example he had held out to British soldiers. The Earl of Albemarle, who seconded the resolution, took a review of the career -of General Windham in the Crimea, and read compli mentary letters addressed to him by Sir W. Codrington .and Admiral Sir E. Lyons. It was also unanimously agreed that a handsome sword should be presented to the gallant officer. Captain Windham, RN , returned thanks on the part of his brother. A good deal of enthusiasm was manifested towards General Windham, who is of a Norfolk family. WHITTINGTON CLUB.—The building in Arundel-street is, we are glad to hear, rapidly progressing towards completion, and until it is ready for occupation the cora i mittee of the club have made arrangements for holding 1 the usual drawing-room evenings at the Freemasons' FRANCE. Hall, Great Queen•street, so that the members will not be deprived diving the ensuing season of the enjoyment PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. i afforded by these ple asan t an d agreeable meet in g s. The following private telegraphic despatch has; ' THE ENROLLED PENSIONERS. —Yesterday morning the been received here to-day :--- local companies of enrolled Chelsea Pensioners of the BERLIN, 18;th.—The D an i s h despatc h concern i n g Tower division assembled at the Tower for three days' the Conferences on the question of the Sound Dues ' drill preparatory to three days' brigade d d r . i l ll e in t Hde bears date the Ist inst. It is accompanied by a Park of the whole of the divisions of the nd i.t Chelsea, ic , v m u . , t memorandum and a statistical account drawn up IT the Regent's Park, Tower, 1 inspection a will tyke the the Danish government. In these documents Dei i- the end of the month. A ge h n e e n r. there will be a muster mark looks at the question more particularly in a place on the 31st instant, w Kensington,a m of A G N e A n G e E r m al E T NT ull A oc c l ,2 l.. p o litical point of view. of O alr E u ß t aT 2 l , O s N oo o , F un T d u e E r the The M oniteur contains a decree exempting fro . m m i su nderstanding as to the o p eratio n import duty for three years from the present time, —There is some of the act. EW "nI L o m p a A ) .I. ' d The new law is to come into operation on building timber, cabinet-making wood when abo• ye the Ist of January , but the new vestrymen are to be a certain thickness, rough castings, bar and she et appointed in November. - The meetings now held in iron, rough copper and zinc, hemp and flax, pit , 7,11 parishes divided into w ards are to, secure "right men in and tar, tallow, and oth©r animal grease import( ,d the right places.", THE KING OF .PRUSSIA AND ILLS ARMY. BERLIN, Oct. 17.—0 n occasion of presenting to the King the sword that the officers of the army have subscribed for, the Prince of Prussia used the following words : " The representatives of your Majesty's army appear before you in an unusual manner and to perform an unusual act. Unbounded respect for your Majesty as our King and Captain, and the recollection of the gracious indulgence which we have so fre quently experienced at your Majesty's hands have alone emboldened us thus to appear before you. To day the army celebrates the anniversary on which your Majesty, now half a century back, entered its ranks and became its companion in arms—an era full of the most impressive recollections. Not a year had passed before your Majesty was called to witness the cruel destinies that befell the army and the country (1806). But your Majesty was then also a witness how our Royal Father, ' eliminating all that was old and obsolete, with firm and sure hand called into life a new military organisation founded on patriotism and honour. And when the King, to whom your Majesty in the darkest moment of our lives gave the name of Hero-King (llelden-Konig), sum moned his people to arms, your Majesty was not only a witness, but a heroical participator in the achieve ments which stand imperishably chronicled in the annals of the Prussian army. When peace was restored, an element that had been created in the moment of need (Landwehr) was permanently associated with the stand ing army. In this army your Majesty rose step by step till Providence called you to be our King and General issimo. With unremitting activity and affection your Majesty has ever since cherished this jewel of Prussia and furthered its development. And when a period came, which we all would fain see blotted out from Prussia's history (1848), the army stood by your. Majesty in unshakeable fidelity ; and, when many of us were called upon to lead parts of it against the enemy, the youthful warriors showed themselves worthy of their forefathers, and the enthusiasm with which the people obeyed your Majesty's summons to arms is a pledge that its ancient devotion to the lineal King is still undi minished and that it is capable of great deeds. These are the most eloquent proofs of the gratitude of a nation of soldiers for the unflaggingly affectionate solicitude of its chief. No more appropriate day than the present could have been chosen by the army for lay ing ite thanks at the foot of the throne, and at the same time congratulating itself that Providence has for half a century chosen its first companion in arms to be its brilliant ensemble of martial virtues. In token of this unbounded gratitude the army ventures to lay at your Majesty's feet the weapon which in the Royal band of its chief will ever lead it to glory and new honour. With this aspiration, with which we are all every moment ready to offer up our blood and our lives for your Majesty, I lay this weapon, in the name of the army, at your Majesty's feet. Long live the King !" After this, and while the cry of " Long live the King" was still sounding, the King took the sword, had a porte-epee attached to it, put it on, and answered with much emotion— "l am so deeply moved by this proof of my army's love and affection that you must not expect a speech from me . One thing, however, I must say, and that is, how infinitely I regret that I was not called, as my departed father was, to be your leader also in war. That which I feel bound to thank the army for the devotion that I have always found in it, and almost more ; still I must thank it for having chosen my nearest relation to be its spokesman—him whose happy fate it has been to lead my banners to victory I" PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. —An important meeting on the subject of Parliamentary Reform is to be held in the Town•hall, Northampton, on Monday next, the 22d inst. It is expected to be one of the most important and influential meetings ever held in that part of the country. COLLISION AND Loss OF LIFE.—DARTMOUTH, 0 Or. 18 —The Maria, Vick, from Newcastle to Valentia, has been brought into harbour with bows stove, foremast sprung, rigging cut away, and other damage, having last night been in collision, about 25 miles S.E. of this harbour, with the China (Bremen barque) bound to China ; one man drowned. ANOTHER PRUSSIAN PRINCESS.—The Emperor of the French on Thursday received a letter from the King of Prussia, notifying the birth of a princess, daughter of Prince Frederic Ch ar l es o f Ni c h o l as o f Prussia, his nephew, and the Princess Maria Anne, daughter of the Duke of Anhalt-Deassu. The Minister of Grace and Justice at Turin has issued a circular, directing that the oath to be administered to the members of the Jewish persuasion in courts of law is to be as follows :—" I swear, calling God to witness for the truth of what I say." This oath is to be taken on the Jewish bible, and the person sworn is to keep his head covered while pronouncing the above words. GAME.—Game has not been very plentiful of late, though the market is still pretty well supplied with par tridges, which are selling at from 2 s. 2d. to 2s. 4d. per brace. Black game are scarce, and sell at from 3s. 6d. to 4 5 . per pair. Pheasants are beginning to make their appearance in the market, but they are still very rare-- just now they sell at from 4s. 6d. to ss.—Ayr Adver tiser. THE BRADFORD PATRIOTIC FUND.—The Bradford sub scription to this fund is now closed. The gross amount raised is 4,6251. 7s. ld., from which the moderate sum of 391. 18s. 6d. has to be deducted for expenses; the balance, 4,5881.85. 7d., has been remitted to the Bank of England. The result is very satisfactory.—Bradford Observer. SPECIFIC CLASS OF TRADE BILLS.—The annexed communication relates to the operations of the measures of the Bank on a specific class of trade bills :—" city, October 19.—Sir,—I beg to call your attention to the very serious inconvenience to which the numerous whole" sale houses whose engagements fall duo on the 4th of each month will be subject to by the resolution of the Bank of England not to discount bills having more than 60 days to run, except at the high rate of 7 per Cont. If a house holds bill s d ue on t h e 4th o f January, Cons wishes to discount them, to provide for payments on the , 4th of Novembe r , it will be shut out from the Bank ° I England except at 7 per cent. As those bills would 0 1 ! the 3d of November have 62 days to run, an d as mosttrade bills are d rawn a t th ree or four months' date, t h ? l wholesale tr a d ers w ill b e , f or a ll practical purposes, sh ut out from the B an k o f E ng land. If the limit had been_t!o days, instead of 69, it would have afforded conside ra T 6 , relief-4 am, sir, Your obedient servant, --A TRADB