The Sun. — London, England, 1855-11-24 00:00:00

THE WEATHER.—SuN Ornci, Nov. 24. TIIED,SIOAETEIt, IN TIM SHADE. 45 -hlghest since noon yesterday. •owest this morning and during the night. 45 -this day at noon. • BAUOMICTRA, 29.90. Wirr.—S.W.--Light, with rain. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. - ROYAL • ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Last Week but Three.—The New Quadrille THE FALL of SEBASTOPOL.— The Programme for THIS EVENING (Saturday, Nov. 24) will in clude :—Overture, Zampa ; Quadrille from Le Comte 017 ; the Andante from Poch Albert's Swiss Symphony; Cavatina from Ii Trovatore, and Una Voce, sung by Madame Gassier; Lucrezia Borgia Valse (second time this season); Solo, Cornet-a-Pistons, by Herr Koenig (his last appearance but three) ; M. Jullien's New Grand Qua' THE FALL OF SEBASTOPOL, assisted by the military Bands ; Grand Operatic Selection from Meyerbe r's Opera, Le Prophets (second time this season) ; the Sleigh Polka; Scherzo Presto from Beethoven's Symphony in A ; Solo, Violin, by Mr. V. Collins (his first appearance this season) ; and Galop, Vive l'Empereur. Commence at s• Promenade and boxes, Is. ; dress circle, s. 6d.; private boxes, 12s. and £1 Is. M. Jullien's Grand Annual Bal Masque will lake place on Mon day, Dec. 17, 1855. TIIF.ATRE ROYAL, DETIRY-LIME. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, Will to performed the com'c drama called USED UP. Followed by TILE CRITIC. Principal character by Mr. C. Ma thews. To conclude with a ballet Divertissement. THEArttE ROYAL, ILMIARKET. trwler the Management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, Will be performed GUY MINNERING. Characters by Messrs. Vill , ers, Compton, and Howe; and Misi Swanborough and Miss Cushman. Followed by THE LITTLE TREASURE. To conclude with A KISS IN THE DARK. ROLtL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CnAU= Kakl. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE RIVALS. Characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, Harley, Meadows, Cathcart, F. Matthews, and Everett; Mrs. Wiastmiey, and Misses Heath, Murray, and C. Leclercq. To conclude with THE MULETEER OF TOLEDO. VAEATRE ROYAL ADELPRT. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, 31acianio Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed MARIE DUCANGE ; or, The Jersey Girl. Follawed. by VALENTINE AND ORSON. To conclude with the laughable Farce of BETSY BSKER. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lassee, Mr. J. H. Anderson, 18, Norfolk-street, Strand. Incrcasod Attractions, and success in equal ratio THIS, AND EVEItY EVENING, at Eight o'Clocit, Will " , , , 3 presented, with entirely New andleent appoint na33t.4, :11G CC all 31. - 1 , 31'L1!?,r, in twelve arts, arranged in two p.trts, by Prof? sor Anderson. w7ileh, the startling ilinstrations of Spirit-RAppin;. HALF ANT-IIOUri WI VII THE SPERM, being the most surprising and intonysting series of experiments ever given within, the walls of any theatre. 11evival, in an imiroved form, of the astonndimr novelty which s:artled London 10 years ago, the GRE.IT GUN TRICK ! rfiert3 of alniFaion:—Private 113:cos, It. Ils. 61. an.l 11. I. Orchestra gtalls, 43.; Dross B.mes, 35.; 'Uppor Boxei, 23.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6:1. No Half-price. liox-oalce open from 11 to 5 (Irani :corning Performance on Satarday Next at Two o'Clock. Doors open at Half-past One. ROYAL STRAND TIIZATRE. Under the direction of Mr. Payne. THIS EVENING, Will be performs 1 NICHOL VA NICKLE3Y. After wh!ch, a SP .Z.: TSII B.,.LLET, by the Spanish Dancers. Folbwed by NITOCRI3. To coneluie Ttl t LADIES' CLUB. R)YAL OLYAEPIC THEATRE. THI3 EVENING, Will be performed THE SCHOOL FOP. SCAND A.L. Characters Iy Messrs. Eme - y, F. Vining, G. Vinintr, A. Wigan, Robson, &c. ; Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. Stirling, and Mrs Fitz alien. Followed by CATCHING A MEMIAID. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPaITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. TUIS EVENING. 3.ladernoisc,lle CLEMENTIN"F. SOITT,LIER, the zreatest Eques trian Artiste in the World ! (Vide " Times," 13th Nov.) Mr. W. Cooke's Leviathan PROVINCIAL EQUESTRIAN ESTABLISIINIENT, ilurin4 this week oily ! Also, Vic , Spectacle, The FALL of sEIitASTOPOL! After which, the GEII - ; of the CIRCLE, ; with Vie Magnificent Act of Mile. Soallier, and the Performznee of the Provincial Esta blishment; with other Entertainments. 11,ix-office open fro'n Eleven till Fear. Sta.,7a Manager, Mr. W. Wrt, Equsst. - ian Dire:tor, W. Cooke, ;nu. lima WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T !Ti DAY—Morn. 40 min. aft. I—Evening 6 min. aft. 2 T )-.Nronßow—Morn. 2G rain.aft. 2—Evening 46 min. aft. 2 S "1 i r t•rri 11,11, 0 , r, • • • R s s; "• - •.1;. • LONDON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1855. The infamous outrage perpetrated, if Rot by the express command, at all events with the con currence, of General CORONINI, on an officer wear ing the British uniform, and engaged in the Bri tish service, requires very decided action to obtain the immediate release of the party so grievously injured, and ample satisfaction for the gross insult to the Government, under whose especial protec tion he was resting at the moment. Should that imperative duty be disregarded—should ample redress be refused—an indelible stain will rest on the British name. The Lion must, indeed, be in the last state of decrepitude when the Austrian donkey would dare so grossly to abuse the power which it was permitted to assume for very diffe rent purposes. Although the blood-thirstiness of the miscreant who sanctioned this ineffable atro city may be all but irresistible, he would never have braved the anger of a Government resolved to vindicate the rights and piivileges of those who rested under the sanctuary of its National Flag? Had the American uni form be©n concerned in place of the English he would have shrunk from an act which would not merely have resulted in full satisfaction to the sufferer, but in the condign punishment of his oppressors. But, happily, there is no Ger manic influence predominant in the United States, No Belgian interference can affect its forei gn policy. An American citizen is placed under the protection of the American fla g ; is, therefore, certain of respectful consideration wherever he may be, while contumely and insult is the portion of those who rely on the honour and vigour of Great Britain for shelter. The alleged justification for the seizure of Colonel TUR is that he was a deserter from the Austrian service in 1849, and that the Austrian authorities had therefore a right to seize and punish him wherever ho might bo found, no matter what might have been his subsequent proceedings. This, however, doubly fails—lst, because lie never was a deserter ; 2d, because even had he been so the Austrians had no right to violate the neutrality of the Danu. bi a n Principalitie s by the illegal seizure of a per sou engaged in the service of an Ally of the real s ov ereign, and theref ore virtually in his own service. The admirable letter of Lovis KOSSUTH, which will be found in another part of this day's i mpres sion, places these matters in the clearest light. Col. Tv E was a Hungarian, and he obeyed the orders of those who, by the unequivocal expreasi nn of the national voice, were constituted the man , gers of its affairs. He could not join the Hun garian Army ; he, however, did the best in his power by fighting in the cause of Italian indepen dence, and aS well might Austria dare to call an Englishman who had once fought under its blood-stain e d fl ag, a deserter for refusing to draw against his sword his native land, as they could brand with that ignominious title the gallant Tun, who had only obeyed the call of honour and of duty in the course which he aioptel But were it otherwise, were he indeed the deserter that Austrian mendacity has stigmatised o as being, what right, or prete nce of right, w as there f,r seizure on neutral ground? The time has surely not yet arrived when Aufstria can THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EvENING, NOVEMBER 24, 1855 fling aside the mask, and assert her own sove reignty in the Danubian Principalities. Were STEPILP Tun a mere political refu gee , one no t ' holding any recognised position, orhaving anylegi ti mate reason for his p resen ce, the Turkish soil should be respected, and the sanction of its authorities obtained before any step could be taken against him. How much stronger was his claim when:labouring in the Turkish cause, and in the service of its Ally. The Treaty of the 2d De cember, 1854, did not bind Austria to much ; but there was one express provision to the effect, that there should be no interference with the move ments which the SULTAN or his Allies might think proper to make against Russia. Now, the unwarrantable arrest of Colonel TIM is a gross violation of that stipulation. The Treaty already set at nought by the omission of Austria to adopt the measures to which she was bound has been further broken by an act of com mission. The period is rapidly approaching when independent members of Parliament will have the opportunity of demanding full explana- Lions. It would be well that Lord PALMERSTON should render the demand unnecessary, by acting in a manner befitting the honour and dignity of Great Britain, regardless of Germanic or Coburg influence. If he do so be will receive the cordial support of the people ; if not, his fall will be the greater from the lofty position he has achieved. There would appear to be something in the constitution of the human mind—at all events as developed in this country—which renders it re luctant to believe any individual or body of indi viduals of whose conduct it disapproves, unmiti gatedly evil, and predisposes it to recognise with alacrity, in the long run, whatever redeeming features may be presented to its notice. This may partly account for the extreme gra- tification with which we hailed the resolution arrived at by the Common Council of the City of London in connection with the impending visit of the King of Sardinia. That magnanimous but much afflicted monarch is by unanimous consent to meet with a welcome worthy of his high de serts ; and of the Corporation in its representative capacity, if that expression be fairly applicable to it. No token of respect, no prodigality of hospi tality, no cordiality of welcome accorded to the Emperor NAPOLEON is, so far as we can gather, to be withheld from him ; and this not because he is a King, but because, like the Emperor NAPOLEON, he has deserved well of the British people, and of the friends of justice and the promoters of civilisation throughout the world. Such hearty recognitions of the claims of two such Monarchs cannot but go a long way towards blotting out the memory of past abuses, and redeeming the fulsome flattery showered in past times on the knavish despots who concocted the Holy Alliance, and did their best to desecrate GOD'S image in the human race. Great, however, as were the claims of the Emperor NAPOLEON on the gratitude and respect of the British people, and enthusiastic as was their recognition, we would not be surprised if the demonstrations of welcome with which VICTOR. EMMANUEL is received are not, if possible, more enthusiastic still. The English people like, above all things, " a cocky little bird ;" and when— whether it be in self-defence, for the defence of others, in a street disturbance, in the shock of battle, in fact under any circumstances what ever—they see a little fellow rush into danger and show a giant's pluck in the cause of humanity and right, they go into ecstasies of admiration. Everybody would be the little hero's bottleholder, and not even the most degraded and ignoble but would spontaneously offer their tribute of admi ration. Now, though wo by no means regard the King of SARDINIA as morally little, though inferior to our former guest, whose past is the present and the future, and who is singularly above apprehension and regret—yet, as compared with that Great Ruler, our gracious QUEEN, and their common enemies —Russia, Austria, and Prussia—he must be regarded as little.. Inok at the area of his dominions : it embraces but 29.102 geographical square miles ! The area of France, independent of her colonial territories, is 9748.19 geographical square miles ; while the area of Russia is something incredible. At the population ; it is little more than five millions ; while that of Franco (alone) exceeds 36 mil lions, and that of Russia verges, it has been computed, on 70 millions. At his army : it consists but of some 54,000 men and 8,000 horses : his navy ; of some 11 ships, carrying 320 guns, and nine war steamers. Compare the possessor of a force like this with the despots of Russia, Austria, and Prussia, and, so far as senseless dominion and brute force go, he is but little to them ; yet in the breast of all three there does not dwell so much courage, in their hearts a tithe of the humanity, and in their heads of the wisdom. The constitutional ruler of a free people, he was enlightened enough to know that, when freedom and civilisation are at stake, it is the duty of every monarch of a free state to rush, with his people's consent, to the rescue, and that peril in such a cause is but another name for glory. And so it was the "little" King of Piedmont and Sardinia, with his little army, joined the Allies, bearded the CZAR, and thereby immortalised his own inherent greatness and that of his people, and put to utter shame the " great ness" of Austria, Prussia, and their ignoble satellites. There was wisdom, honour, pluck, in a course of procedure like this, and the more because of the facility with which he might have passed muster, had he resolved to be inactive, as co mpared with oth er P owers on whom the Allies had palpable claims, w hi ch in his case were ranting. Apart, then, or over and above the other " pluck" h e has shown in peculiarly likely t o insure cla i ms o f VICTOR. EMNIAIIIIEL on British r egar d, him an enthusiast ic rece p tion, and it is only s t o h e r i t g l 1 1 ° It r :o l l u g s ' 1 a l YeaEunsgelisis ti be cause we do not believe the advice necessary th at we do not recommend the Corporation of London to put themselves on their mettle, lest, after all, they should be surpassed by the people. Th e "great unwashed," ddle classes, have called, and the warm-hearted mi as they have be en insolen tly a fine eye and the most cordial sympathy for real greatness, and, depend upon it, the comparative "littleness" of our magnanimous visitor will make his reception all the grander and more imposing. The " cocky little bird " has already proved itself game, and, please PROVIDENCE, may t a k e t o grow ing when the wars are over. There is intelligence and pluck enough in it for twice its bulk. The D ucheaaofAtholl has arrived at the St. George's Hotel, f rom nWindsor Castle. The marriagl o ta the Marqu'a of Winchester with the Hon. Miss daughter of Lord and Lady ' Rokehy, took placegt' l nis , morning at St. James's Church, Piccadilly. The Marquis i of Anglesey (sh , r as arrived at the St. Georg's Hotel, from Staffordshire. The Marchioness of Waterford fo her Majesty, returned to Cla ridge's Hotel from a visit to Majesty, at Windsor Castle. The Countess of Kinnoul and the Ladies Hay are go n e to Nice for the winter. THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—Parliament will not meet before the usual time, viz., the end of Janlary or the beginning of Fobruaiy. It is btlieved that the Earl of Harrowby will replace the Duke of Argyll as Lord Privy Seal. The noble earl will, most probably, retain the Duchy of Lancaster, General Simpson, late Commander-in-Chief in the Crimea, is expected to arrive in London to-morrow (Sunday). It is expected that operations against tho north forts of Sebastopol will not be long delayed. Commandant Paris has arrived at Kinbourn, to com mand the eight gun-boats which blockade the Bug and Dnieper. Admirals Dundas and Penaud, on the 18th, were still anchored off Kiel, with their respective squadrons. The Government of the United States of America has lately given considerable orders to a Rhenish house for delivery next spring of bullet-proof steel cuirasses. CRYSTAL PALACE.—SHILLING DAY.—Noy. 23. Admissions on payment, 809 ; ditto, by season tickets, 283 ; total, 1,092 ; corresponding day last year, 1,201. FORTIFICATION OF ANTWERP.—The Antwerp Pre- CltrSeUr states that the Belgian Minister 'of War has come to a determination with respect to the fortifica tions of Antwerp. The total expense for the works will amount to about 9,000,000 f. including the 5,400,000 f. obtain d in the last session." SIR COLIN CAMPBBLL.-At the expiration of his leave Sir Colin Campbell will return to the Crimea to resume the command of the Highland Division. We believe there is not one of the Crimean Generals whose gallant services in this war are more highly appreciated in every quarter ; and when the season for active operations shall arrive, Sir Colin and his gallant Highlanders, whether they be again selected to defend an arduous and difficult position, or chosen to lead the forlorn hope of the cam paign, will do everything that their old p 7 estige warrants their country in expecting. We understand that her Majesty's Government have, in consideration of the distinguished and meritcrious ser vices of the late Colonel Balfour Ogilvy, who died at Balaklava on the 12th of July last, granted a colonel's widow's pension to his widow. Lord Panmure has written to Mrs. Balfour Ogilvy intimating the grant, and took that opportunity of expressing his regret at the loss to her Majesty of the services of so valuable a life as that of her late husband. Colonel Balfour Ogilvy joined Omer Paella in the field in March, 1854, and from that period up to the time of his death had on different occasions greatly distinguished himself. His gallantry and presence of mind at critical moments had gained for him the entire confidence of Omer Paella, with whom he was a special favourite. Lord H ,r3inge has, without any solicitation, given Colonel Balfour Ogilvy's second son an ensigney, without purchase, in the 34th Regiment. THE KINGKTOWN BIBLE BURNING.--A. summons to answer the charge of taking part in the recent outrage at Kingstown has been duly served upon one of the Re demptorist Fathers, who was present on the occasion. The case will be heard at Kingstown Police-office on Monday next, at 11 o'clock. It was erroneously stated that ieforrnation had been sworn against two of the rev. gentlemen implicated in the transaction, Lut at present the case is only co nplete as regards one of the Fathers. RAILWAY A CCIDENT AT D UKINFIELE. —Two luggage trains on the Sheffield and Manchester Railway came in collision yesterday at noon on the viaduct over the river at Duldnfield. No lives were lost, but several carriages were broken up, one of the parapets of the viaduct was knocked over, and some of thu goods were thrown into the river. THE LATE 330ILER EXPLOSION IN RATCLIFF-HIGH WAY.—DEATH OF ANOTHER SUFFERER. —Yesterday morning anneiber un(crtunate German, named John Henge, aged 19 years, expired in the accilmt war;] of London Hospital, notwithstanding the great atterti n ho has received from the medical officers and others in arge of him. WRECK Or THE SCHOONER MORGEN, WITH LOSE OF LlFE.—Crom er, Nov. 22.—The Mergon (schooner), Se'imit, from Copenhagen to Harwich, got on the Lemon yesterday ; and settled into deep water ; crew stv id and larded here, except the master, who refused to leave the vessel, and was drowned. --- We are glad to learn that Viscount Balgonie, whose severe illness last week caused the postponement of a grand entertainment proposed to have been given to celebrate the gallant officer's return from the Crimea, is now progrosving favourably towards recovery, at Mel ville House, N.B. _ _ MINES.—A good business is still doing in mining shares, but there is not much alteration to notice in prices generally. On Saturday information was received of an improvement in North Basset, and considerable demand crea tad for shares at advanced rates, but they have left off rather flatter.—Mining Journal. Yesterday morning at an early hour a fire broke in the premisev belonging to Messrs. Cowan and Sons, pa tent soap ma nufacturers, in New Gravel-lane, Wapping ; near the Lorldon Docks. A great portion of the factory is destroved. Fortunately, the firm was insured in two or three fire-offices. POLITICAL RII3IOUB.—It was stated with confidence in Downing-street yesterday that Lord Palmerston has determined iapon an immediate dissolution—that the an nouncement will be made publio in the course of a few days—and that the new Parliament will be called toge ther early in February. A Paris correspondent of a continental cotemporary says, "They tell me that an Englishman has left Lon don for Sebastopol, with a little vessel of his own, to carry out an idea, which is thoroughly English. He goes out to obtain stones from the fortification of the place, with which he intends building a house in the environs of London. This original is expected to arrive with his cargo very shortly." COMMITTAL OF A SHIP CAPTAIN FOR EIGHTEEN MONTHS.--0a Wednesday, before the Hartlepool magis trates, Malcolm Hutton, master of toe schooner Zior, of Grangemouth, was fined 100/., or, in default, six months' imprisonment, tor attempaing to coi.caal contraband goods on hoard his vessel. TIIE SURVEYING-GENERAL EXAMINEES.—There are now 22 surveying-general examiners out on survey in England, Ireland, and Scotland. The duties of this class of persons is to harass and vex the supervisors and offi cers, anno:y the trade at an expense to the country of 1,0001. to 1,1001. per month in the way of salaries and expenses.—Ciril Service Gazelle. DEATH OE LADY EMMELINE STUART WORTLEY.— Lady Emmeline Wortley died at Beyrout on the night o! the 29th of October. On the Ist of May, while riding in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem, her ladyship had the misfort - ane to have her leg fractured by the kick of a horse. Notwithstanding, however, the weakened state of h er constitution, she undertook a journey from Bey re'at to Aleppo, returning by an unfrequented road across the Lebanon to the former place. She reached Beyrout on the 26th of October, but in spite of the unremitting attentions of Dr. Saquet, the French Government physi cian, and two other medical gentlemen, her frame was so weakened and exhausted by the excessive fatigue of the journey that she gradually sank. We are glad to hear that her ladyship's daughter, Miss Stuart Wm Coy, who was also very unwell, having been attacked by in termittent fever, is considered out of all danger. BURGLARY AND COURAGEOUS DEFENCE.—On Tues day night an old woman of 84, named Patience Vining, and residing at Shepton Mellott, was alarmed daring the night by a noise as if of some one forcing his way into the house, and on looking up she saw a man enter her bedree,m with a lighted candle in his hand and his face covered with a veil of thick crape. The old woman leaped out of bed, and, challenging him as to his busi ness in her cottage, tore the mask from his face, upon which he dealt her a blow on the head which felled her to the ground and rendered her partially insensible. On somewhat recovering herself she looked up and saw him about to carry off a box in which was her little all. She at once resolved, if possible, to save her property, and, seizing the tongs, she, inspired with almost supernatural courage and strength, commenced a fierce attack upon him. One of the blows which she aimed at him knocked the candle from his band. The old woman then raised a cry of murder, and, either fearing the arrival of help or else unwilling to remain in the dark with the incensed owner of the cottage, the villain decamped. It is gra tifying to know that the gallant old woman saved her property. IMPORTANT DECISIO.4.—A case of some interest to the theatrical community was a few days ago submitted to the Tribunal of Commerce of Strasburg. In a represen tion some time back of the opera of hi Pleas Rol, the females of the chorus made some mistake in the manner of leaving the stage in a certain scene of the second act, and the director in consequence ordered that they should remain after the performance to learn the movement correctly. When the curtain fell, a number of them, in spite of this order, went away,and the director fined them severally sfr. for doing so. At the end of the month, the sfr. having been deducted from their salaries, they com plained bitterly, but the director persisted in retaining the money. They then determined to bring an action against him to recover the amount. In support of their demand, they contended that the director could not be allowed to impose fines at his pleasure, and that if he were, inasmuch as it was stipulated in their engagement that, in the event of three fines being incurred in the course of a month, the engagement should become null. On the part of the director it was argued that the im position of fines was justified by usage, and that it was the principal means which managers possess of compel ling performers to do their duty ; also, that it was im possible for a law court to decide whether or not fines were rightly or wrongly imposed, as such acts frequently depended on a multitude of trivial circumstances. The tribunal decided that the infliction of fines in theatres is sanctioned by long usage and accepted by the performers themselves, and that to meddle with them would para lysetttrhi;erupryoeetrfhttoo os e fr authorityettinet i me respectings vr dismissedeaSwed e s ofns the the hp t pea h sga e t neaddt state action2r submitted f t b,w o t overh costs. his company. It Tne RUSSIANS IN 1629.—1 n Geijer's admirable His cur :—" There were two main t Adolphus, in which the following observations oc- Inct v aiiit o uet l se . ,:d l u ) t , sos ttahniess King,st werea t ed f rt Gus tavusohma the other Ras at t gh h ae e lyn f ah o t r a e t f i e g oar n ei of Russia ; one was the corruption of stheofclethrgey, w eaknesswhenee • the education of the were was wretched, so that glut ' tony and bloodshed wla vices soldiery. m ae matters For of e A evffi l te l ecs t t' h a a n t ltoh t t h ho e ui y nggh accomplished was done by treachery and geverythingterswithout o u t I a rt. foreign bi n c ou o a as u i se d l t3 d . indigenous soldier received superiority of numbers. The no pay, wherefore ho robbed ; in the defence of fortresses he had always shown himself stout. With re spect to taxes there was no definite law, but the lieute of r aces , t h rough nau ts extorted v: hat they could, or took b r ib es for their rem issness. The condition o f the lower clas ses i n th e R ussian dominions was miserable, from f our causes ; thethrough weighto t va a days,vo e f ry i t whichhp r o o s t u hwat were r the multiplicity co n consumed lastly,u m ed in debaucheries. through the number of f The safeguards of laws were unknown. Th e peasants, who must labour five d a y s of the week for th eir lords, r sc had hharma only bu iut but as as sixth x nr t h e, ige a an n r d od ueseventh t the e o o themselves a sted of Muscovites being not as the serfs of the Grand Duke. His will was law, even if he should commaed a man to slay father or mother. That such a c nid iti:n cf things might be maintained egfcss from the kir gdo:n was forbidden them, out of fear that, if they came to foreign princes and nations, their civili sation might make slavery abhorrent to them," COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Nov. 23. His Royal Highness the Prince returned from Birming ham at 7 o'clock last evening. The dinner party included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, the Marchioness of Waterford, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Spencer, Viscount Torrington, Vis count and Viscountess Canning, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Spetb, Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, and Sir George Couper. The band of the 2d Life Guards played during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards performed in the Castle. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out hunting this morning attended by Capt. Du Plat. The Marchioness of Waterford, the Marquis of Lans downe, Earl Spencer, Viscount and Viscountess Can• King, Viscount Torrington, and Col. the Hon. A. Gor- don left the Castle in the forenoon. A deputation from St. Bartholomew's Hospital, con sisting of Alderman Sir George Carroll (president), Sir Jamee Duke, M.P., Mr. Foster White (treasurer), Mr. Lawrence (surgeon), Mr. Philip Hardwick (Architect), Mr. Edward Stanley (surgeon), Dr. Burrims (phyAlcian), Mr. C. N. Wilde (solicitor), and Mr. Wix (clerk), had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes terday, at his official residence in Downing -street. LATEST NEWS. SURPRISE OF THE RUSSIANS, AND CAPTURE OF CATTLE. PARIS, SATURDAY MORNING. Despatches have been received giving an ac count of a coup de main, effected by a detachment of General D'Allonville's force on the 23d, eight Leagues to the north of Eupatoria. At night Ali Paella, who had charge of the ex- pedition, returned to camp, bringing 270 oxen, 3,540 sheep, 50 horses, and 50 waggons, all cap tured from the Russians. MARSEILLES, FRIDAY, Nov. 23. The steamer Telegraph, Captain Nicholson, which left Kazatch on the 12th, and Constantino ple on the 14th inst., has arrived, with General ;impson and suite. Despatches leave at 8 p.m. The Telegraph passed the French squadron, under Admiral Bruat, with the Imperial Guard on board, in the Greek Archipelago. BERLIN, FRIDAY. The Invali•de Eusse announces that a large number of the enemy's (the allied) forces em barked at Eupatoria on the 14th inst. and sailed westward. Accounts from Warsaw represent Prince Pas kiewitcli as seriously ill. The King of Prussia has sent Dr. Schonbein, the court physician, to the suffering veteran. The advices from St. Petersburg state that the visit of the Czar to the Crimea has confirmed tin worst apprehensions of the state of things here. Prince Glrtschakoff retains the discretion of remaining or evacuating, as circumstances may dictate. There is some talk of a general arming of the whole Russian nation. COPEN lIA.GEN, FRIDAY• General Canrobert arrives to-morrow forenoon, and will stay at the Hotel d'Augleterre. Oa Monday he will have an audience of the King at the Palace of Christiauborg. He is expected to remain here a week. The Conferences on the Sound dues commenced on the 20th instant. America was not represented. THE WAR IN ASIA. The Moniteur publishes the following, dated Constantinople, Nov. 12 :—" According to the last accounts, Oiner Pasha was expecting a battle. General Mouravieff had detached a division from his army, which was advancing by forced marches on Kutais by the Akhiska-road. About 8,000 Turks, under Moustapha Pasha, had left Batoum to try and cut off this detachment. Early in the month they had reached Osurgethi. The Com mander-in-Chief bade them meet him at Kutais, which will become the theatre of some important engagement, unless the Russians prefer intrenching themselves in the defiles which protect the advance to Tiflis." The French Government has received accounts from Asia. The garrison of Kars had received some provisions from a convoy intended for the Rus sian army. The conductors of it, Persians, allowed themselves to be bribed, and for a certain sum of money consented to deliver up to the Turks what was intended for their enemies. Some supplies were also expected at Bats, which had been sent from Erzeroum and Trebizond, but no one knew exactly where they were. Letters received by the government say nothing to confirm the report of the malady of General Mouravicff. It is now said that the report was purposely put in circulation by the Greeks, in order to have an opportunity of re futing it, and thus throw doubt on other facts of proved authenticity. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY, 6 P.M. ARRIVAL OF THE KING OF SARDINIA. A little after one o'clock, his Sardinian Majesty arrived at the Lyons Railway station, which had been decorated with flags and crimson velvet, ac companied by Count Cavour, M. d'Azeglio, and suite. His Majesty was received by his Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon, the Sardinian Ambassa dor (the Marquis Villamorina) and the gentlemen cf his embassy, Marshal Magnan, Col. Fleury, Baron Haussmann the Prefet of the Seine, M. Pietri, the Minister of Police, and other officials. The King was warmly greeted by Prince Napoleon, and immediately afterwards proceeded to take his seat in the state carriage with his Imperial Highness. The gentlemen who accompany his Majesty occupied several carriages. The cortege was headed by some squadrons of the Guides, and followed by Heavy Dragoons and the Cent Gardes. The procession took the direction of the quays which skirt the river up to the Hotel-do- Ville, and then entered the Rue de Rivoli, and finally passed under the Arc de Triomphe into the Tuileries. The weather was somewhat gloomy—a drizzling rain falling at intervals, which, no doubt, prevented many Parisians from witnessing the arrival of his Sardinian Majesty in Paris. Never theless, the streets through which the cortege ' passed were lined with spectators, who frequently cheered his Majesty. The flags of Sardinia, France, England, and Turkey were displayed throughout the whole route, and the windows of most houses were occupied by anxious groups de sirous of seeing the illustrious visitor. His Ma jesty was dressed as a colonel of Huzzars. His appearance is stern and decidedly martial. He wears a heavy moustache, which protrudes con spicuously in a straight line from the upper lip, whilst the chin is covered by a long imperial. Au air of quickness and intelligence illuminates the youthful countenance of the King. His Majesty graciously acknowledged the cheers of the people, and appeared to be in excellent health and spirits. Arriving at the Tuileries, his Majesty was met at the grand entrance by the Emperor, who cor dially shook hands with the King. The Imperial and Royal party, accompanied by Colonel Fleury and Colonel Ney, entered the state apartments, where, we believe, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge awaited his Majesty. Up to the present moment no programme of the division of time for amusements, which may take place during his Majesty's sojourn in Paris, has been decided upon. It is his Majesty's wish that the arrangements shall be as unostentatious as pos sible ; a wish suggested, probably, by the severe domestic afflictions which have so lately fallen on the royal house of Savoy. During the a b sence o f th e Ki ng o f S ar di n i a , f rom his States, Princ e E ugene o f C ar i gnan i s en t rus t e d with the direction of affairs. Dr. Lanza assumes the direction of the Dapartment of Finance during the absence of Count Cavour. The Afoniteur says :—" Tile King of Sardinia will meet with the warmest and most enthusiastic re ception from the people of Paris. This august Sovereign is not only the descendant of one of the most glorious reigning families of Europe,• and the head of a nation whose destinies have been from time immemorial linked with those of France, but by his eminent personal qualities, his tried courage and good faith, and by the eagerness with which he sent his brave troops to fight by the side of ours in the same cause, King Victor Emmanuel has par ticular claims to the sympathies of France." The following are some particulars of the landing of the King of Sardinia at Marseilles yesterday, and of his reception at Lyons :—" His Majesty was received by the Marquis de Conogliano, chamber lain, Lieut.-Col. do Valabiegue, equerry, and Col. Edgar Ney, aide-de-camp to the Emperor, who had been sent to Marseilles for that purpose. The mayor of Marseilles, and the principal civil and military authorities, were also present. The land ing of the King was announced by a salvo of artil lery. Troops formed a line along the passage of the Royal cortege , and an escort o honour accom panied the Royal carriaae. The Bishop of Mar seilles accompanied the King to the Prefecture, and during the whole of his passage thither his Majesty was greeted with the loudest acclama tions by the troops and the assembled crowds. At a quarter past 11 his Majesty ATlr , pillos. for Lyons, having before ioavhig paid a visi6 to •the Grand Duchess of Baden, who is at pre sent at Marseilles, At every s t a ti on on the line to Lyons, where the train stopped, his Majesty found the principal local authorities, a detachment of troops, and a number of the inhabitants assem bled, eager to welcome the august ally of France. At Avignon- the Archbishop was waiting at the station to pay his respects to the King. His Majesty arrived at Lyons about 6 o'clock in the evening, amidst salvoes of artillery, and the loud acclama tions of the people who had assembled at the station and in the streets leading therefrom to the Hotel de l'Europe, where, by order of the Emperor, apartments had been prepared for his Majesty's reception. On entering Lyons the King was ro• ceived by Marshal de Castellano, the commander in-chief of the army of Lyons, and of the Bth mili tary division ; M. Vaisso, senator, charged with the administration of the department of the Rhone; the mayor of Lyons, and the principal civil and military authorities." The Emperor has just issued a decree, in which ho declares that being desirous of giving to the Empress Eugenie, his well-beloved consort, a par ticular mark of his affection, he has decided that the educational establishments of the Legion of Honour, which aro now to resume the name of " Maisons Imperiales Napoleon," are placed under the protection of the Empress, to whom a report of the situation and wants of these establishments is to be presented every year by the Grand Chan cellor of the Legion. As might be expected a variety of assertions are made as to the results of General Canrobert's mis sion to Sweden and Denmark. I would observe that nothing can possibly be known, as the General communicates direct with the Emperor, and it is not likely that the nature of such despatches should be known, even to the Minister of the Crown. It is enough, perhaps, that the public should know with what cordiality the French General has been received by the court and people of Sweden. Spa culations to political results are premature. The late fire in Paris has given rise to various speculations as to the cause of the conflagration ; and many suppose the event to have originated from foreign agency. At all events it is well that the Governments of the allies should maintain a careful watch over all Government stores, docks, &c., &c. In the absence of facts the German journals enter on discussions as to the object and character of the present war, and endeavour to show that the adhe sion of Germany to the four points would probably induce Russia to conclude a serious arrangement which might lead to peace. BOURSE, Nov. 23.—The following are the last quotations : Cash. fr. e. End of Month. li per Conts EO 75 —f. -0. 3 per Cents 65 0 65 . 80 New Loan 66 75 Bank Shares 3 1 ,30 Rom An Cr6dit Mobilier 1240 Austrian Belgian Fives ...... .. —.— Spanish Threes _ Fiedraontese B5 25 Home Debt 33i RAILWAYS-708 CABS. fr. c. 0 Or3ans Northern Lyons Mediterranean 12:37 50 Grand Central 590 L• one Geneva 665 Teste Cotta 702 50 Austrian Corn. 715 THE BALTIC. KIEL, Nov. 20.—The Orion arrived here this morning, and there is, therefore, now no long er any of the ships of the line belonging to the allied fleets in any part of the upper portion of the Baltic. .Capt. Erskine has followed his instructions, and left that anchorage on the 17th, but although there had then been some falls of snow there were no in dications of ice. It is impossible for those who know practically something of the navigation of these waters not to be satisfied that this movement of the fleet, although deferred to a later date than last year, has still been premature, and if the Russians should require to transfer their ships from one port to another, or should have any other object to ac complish of this nature, thero is now nothing to be attempted on our part to prevent them, at least with their larger vessels, as, however suitable the squadron left under the command of Admiral Baynes may be to maintain the commercial block ade, they could not be expected to cope with the large screw men-of-war, which it is known are still in a state of preparation to proceed to sea at Cron stacit. The Harrier returns to the blockading squadron to-morrow, and it is to be hoped that she does not carry orders for their recall also. The strictest secrecy is properly observed, and injunctions have been given to discontinue all communications to the press, which, if necessary at all, would cer tainly have been more so at the commencement than at the close of the campaign. EGYPT. A letter from Alexandria states that the Vice roy expressed much satisfaction at hearing of the departure from Marseilles of M. de Lesseps with the International Commission for exploring the Isthmus of Suez. He immediately gave orders for their reception at Alexandria and Cairo. A steam boat will be placed at their disposal on their arrival to convey them to the second barrage of the Nile, where he is now residing. The surveyors who have been at work for some time, preparing for the ar rival of the commission, have marked out the line from Suez to Peluze. The borings which they have made prove that the sub-soil is favourable for the prompt and easy execution of the earthworks. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Nov. 21.—T0 all outward appearance the diplomatic world is doing little or nothing in the Eastern Question, but you may be assured that the preliminary steps towards the realisation of the first and fourth guarantee points are about to be taken. The first point relates to Moldavia, Wallachia, and Sorvia ; the second to the future position of the Christian population of Turkey. It is still uncertain when Baron Prokesch will leave Vienna, but it is well known that as soon as he reaches Constantinople, the conferences re lative to the reorganisation of Moldavia and Wal lachia will begin. The majority of the Constanti nople correspondents write that there are frequent misunderstandings between Lord Redcliffe and M. de Thouvenel, but reliable information has been given that such- is not the case. The new Concordat meets with no mercy at the hands of the German journalists, who view it in exactly the same light as it is regarded by at least two-thirds of the population of this empire. At last the Viennese have come to the conclu sion that there is little or no chance of peace being concluded this winter, and the consequence is that everything is extremely flat on 'Change. Th ere i s to be an Exhibition here in 1859, but only for Austria, the German Zollverein States, and the Italian States, which have the same Customs Tariff as Austria. The British officers who are here have already sent 1,800 horses down the Danube to Bulgaria. 800 of the horses are of superior quality, and were bought for the Artillery of the Anglo- Turkish Contingent. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Nov. 22. Under date of 22d October, the King signed an order for the issue of a loan of '7,800,000 thalers, at 4i per cent., the proceeds of which are to be applied to railway purposes. The interest of this loan and the percentage to be applied every year towards a sinking fund for paying it off, in so far as they are not Covered by the proceeds of the lines for whose benefit the loan is raised, will be defrayed out of the railway fund, and will, therefore, produce no extra burden ou the Ways and Means of the State. This Railway Fund, which is derived from the tax laid on railways, has an annual receipt of 1,689,600 thalers, against yearly obligations at present amounting only to 260,000 thalers. The loan is to be called for gra dually, as occasion for the money requires, and is not expected to make any impression even on this money market. It is believed that General Canrobert, after leaving Stockholm, where, however, ho is to stay somewhat longer than was at first intended, will pay a visit to the King of Denmark at Copenhagen. Great doubts aro - expressed hero that anything like negotiations for an alliance have been com menced by the General during his stay in Stock ' holm. The " insufficiency of the harvest" in Russia, as the Journal de St. P e t ers b oury l ate l y stated it, is further proved by the circumstance that consider able quantities of corn are being imported by the Russian Government from this country for the supply of the western provinces. In Courland, Liefland, and Finland the harvest is understood not to suffice even for the wants of the population. CRIMEAN SOIREE IN GLASGOW.—A soiree, in celebra tion of th e v i c t or i es o f t h e C r i mea, was held on Thursday night in the City Hall, Glasgow. About 700 persons were present, the aces of the ball, and a considerable portion of the side galleries, was filled. Professor Nichol, LL.D., occupied the chair, in addition to whom, on the platform, were Professor Blackie, from Edin burgh ; Rev. Win. Scott, Rev. Henry Crosskey ; Coun cillors Moir, Macadam, and M'lntyre ; W. G. Langdon, Esq., David Smith, Eaq., J. W. Macgregor, Esq., Win. Forbes, Esq. ; Messrs. Biyne, Buchanan, &c. Several speeches were delivered by the chairman, Professor Mackie, and others ; and is the course of the evening a vocal corps, which waq in attendance, sting a nqiyibPr of • .T_ I'l or gan, whin at ioterva,s tilavurbed soave excoienb music. The assembly broke up to the magic of the National Anthem. THE KING OF SAR DINIA. We believe it may be correctly stated that the arrival of his Majesty the King of Sardinia in this country will take place on Monday, the 3d proximo. The Lord Mayor bad the honour of an audience of the Queen yesterday at Windsor Castle, to receive her Ma jesty's commands on the subject of the King's proposed visit to the City of London. As we have already an nounced the precedent afforded by the recent visit of the Emperor and Empress of France to the corporation of London at the Guildhall will guide the proceedings of the coming ceremonial ; and the intimate relations of King Victor Emmanuel with the Allied Powers will invest his visit with an interest scarcely inferior to that of the great occasion to which we rofer. It has been stated that the King of Sardinia's visit will not be prolonged over five days. We believe it luny be definitely understood that his Majesty will quit 1 1 our shores on Saturday, the Bth of December. ALLEGED SWEDISH ALLIANCE. We can state authoritatively that there are no present prospects of a Swedish alliance, and that the statements which have been published respect ing a "military convention," and its terms, are purely imaginary. The object of the mission of General Canrobert to Stockholm was the presentation to King Oscar of the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, and the cultivation of those good relations which subsist between the nations. The King and the people of Sweden have been both much flattered by the mission of so distinguished a soldier, and have em phatically displayed their sympathy with the cause of the Western Power s —i n d ee d, we may say that the verdict of public opinion which the Emperor Napoleon invited in his late speech has, in this case, been clearly given. The truth respecting General Canrobert's mission was plainly and fully stated in the letter of our Paris correspondent, which was given in our im pression of yesterday.—Morning Post. TILE SPEECH OF THE KING OF GREECE. The following is the text of the speech delivered by the King of Greece on opening the session of the Chambers on the 12th, a summary of which has already appeared in The Sum : " Messieurs ies Ddputes, Messieurs lee feldnateurs-- It is with real satisfaction that I see you again assembled around me. You are aware of the circumstances which lately attacked the Royal dignity. I thought it neces sary for its satisfaction to make a partial modification in the Ministry, using in that case the prerogative con ferred on me by the Constitution, and that proceeding, joined to other incidents, led to a total change in the Cabinet. The prudent conduct pursued by the nation on this occasion, its confidence in me, the expression of its love and devotedness towards my person and to wards that of my well beloved consort, as well as the proofs which it has given of the interest it at taches to the inviolability of the Crown, have filled my heart with joy and satisfaction. The continu ance of the strict maintenance of neutrality, the stipulation for which I announced to you at the opening of the last legislative session, and which you received with a just appreciation of the interests of the country, will contribute to draw closer the bonds of friendship between my Government and those of other States. The renewal of our relations with a neighbouring State, through the friendly and effectual co-operation of the great powers, its allies, has given afresh impetus to com merce and navigation, and contributed to the mutual advantage of both countries. The 'ratifications of the treaty of commerce having been duly exchanged, it has now become the law of the country. A. slight difference which had arisen between Greece and the United States of America has just been terminated to the mutual satis faction of the two Governments. The cholera having unfortunately broken out in western Greece, the go vera ment hastened to adopt the necessary measures to assist the sufferers and to check the progress of the disease. lam happy to inform you that by God's help the evil has sensibly diminished. I have also reason to believe, that the laws, which you voted with so much promptitude, du ring the last legislative session, will have the effect of warding off the famine, with which the country was threatened. In order to maintain public security, In that stable manner which is the indispensable condition of all progress, either moral or material, and which has been so long dis turbed, the government has just adopted energetic mea sures, the entire success of which will be facilitated by the co-operation of the people. My government relies on that of the Chambers to complete these measures. The budget of receipts and expenditure will be immedi ately laid before you. The utility of a Civil Code—com pleting the edifice of our laws—has attracted the seriou s attention of my government , and a billo n the subject will be submitted for your approbation. Bill s on t h e competency of consuls , p enal military legislation, monasteries, public instruction, the navy, a n d th e ame lioration of prison discipline will also be prese n t e d t o you. Gentlemen, let us accomplish with firmness and good faith the task which the Constitution confides to ue, and let us place our confidence in God by invoki ng his protection. I declare t he third session of the 4th parliamentary period to be n ow open. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, NOV. 23. ItlB stated, by some parties, that the flatness which pervaded our market on T ues d ay has undergone some sligh t alleviation since then. A renewed tightness in the money market had caused an apprehension that a further advance in the rate of dis count would ensue ; and the removal of that apprehen sion on Thursday may seem to have had a partially favourable effect. The sellers of goods for India and China are, we believe, receiving more offers than they were ; but those offers are not at improved p r i ces ; th e merchants still look for concessions from producer s , and as the latter are rendere d firm b y the de g ree in hich they are under contract, comparatively little business is effected. We have here indicated the extent to which any appearance of increased steadiness can be t race d. In regard to 16's and 30's pincops, something of the kind was observable on Tuesday, as a consequence of a diminution in the supply which has taken place i n thi s city. In other things there is no abatement of dulness, nor any turn in the adverse bias of prices. LEICESTER, Nov. 22.—The weather lately has been in favour of the country demand, and there has been some shipping business done, so that an average amount of goods for the season i s cleared off, the fancy branch still being in a healthy state. The glove branch con tinues sluggish. Worsted spinners produce cautiously, and prices are firm at the late reduction. WOOLLEN TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) LEEDS, Nov. 23.—There has been rather more inquiry for combing wool this week to replenish the stocks of the manufacturers, and last week's prices are fully main tained. BRADFORD, Nov. 22.—There was a very fair demand for combing descriptions of wool at our market to-day, and the finer qualities fully maintained the firmness in prices _manifested last week, in consequence of the spirited manner in which the colonial wool sales have proceeded. Thcre was not much doing in short and in ferior wools, and as there is a good supplY of those de scriptions, the prices were in favour of the purchaser. HALIFAX.—The long wool trade has hardly shown the activity which marked last week's operations; still there are fair sales going on, and prices, so to speak, more than firm. Short wools, we may remark, are rather depressed. THE CORN IN THE SEA OF AZOFF.—A letter in the Austrian a;rrespondance, dated Nov. 8, says :—" The vessels of the house of Goprevich have arrived in the Sea of Azoff, but as there is no quarantine establishment in the ports of that sea they cannot communicate with the shore. The Governor-General, Count Stroganoff, would not let them touch without first referring the matter to St. Petersburg, nor will he send for quarantine officials from Odessa. The Russian functionaries in the Sea of Azoff have been slow to listen to the complaints of the hduse of Goprevich, that they have even declined to re ceive a communication addressed to the Governer, and conveyed by M. Goprevich personally. The permission granted to this house, to load with corn, is therefore completely illusory, and their ships will perhaps be com pelled to winter in the Sea of Azoff. THE PARIS EXHIBITION.—The Moniteur publishes the following notice :—" Artist exhibitors are requested. to remove their works from the Fine Arts Exhibition, Avenue Montaigne, from and after the Ist December, between the hours of 9 and 4, As the demolition of the building will commence on the 15th, the a dministration cannot be responsible for any damage which may happen to works which si!riil not have been removed at that period. They will only be delivered on the production of the receipt which was given for them at the time of their being deposited at the Exhibition buildiog.'! THE TALLOW TRADE. The calculations contained in the following cir cular of Messrs. Smith and Charles have created great interest in the trading circles connected with the Baltic produce market : " London, Nov. 23, 1855. "The fluctuations that have lately occurred in the price of tallow, which, on Monday last, was 698., and rose the next ay to 735. 6d., declined to 71s. on the Saturday, and rallied in a few hours to 72e., attained to 72.. 6d. in the course of last Tuesday, and then receded to 70s. 6d. in less than two days. Fluctuations calcu lated to perplex the minds of those engsged in this most important branch of our manufacturing industry, have induced us to collect all the facts that it was possible to obtain on the subject of stocks and supplies, and, deduct ing from these the probable consumption, to exhibit at a glance the prospects of the article. We have added a comparative statement to ena'ule our friends to judge for themselves how far that part of our table which, relat ing to the future, must necessarily be problematical, is likely to be realised. We may add that although w e have shown that, on a fair calculation, the stock in Aug. 1856 mu.t be reduced to 5,397 casks, we do not mean to pre dict that any such calamity will occur. Our object is simply to point out the tendency of the present state of things, unless counteracted by some special causes, leav ing it to each of our clients to supply these special causes for himself. COMPUTED STOCKS, &C., OF TALLOW, BETWEEN JANUARY 1 AND AUGUST 1, 1856. Corks. Forwarded from St. Petersburg, as per ofll - lists Ditto hula interior of Russia, as estimated by various merchants in the trade 14,000 53,248 Arrived at various ports of destination on 19th Nov. inst. To arrive -- 26,768 Assuming the whole destined for London-10,000 will probably arrive by Dec. 31, A, 13,000 more by March 31, B, and 3,768 more by July 31, C.... 26,768 Stored in St. Petersburg, according to official lists 14,629 Assuming the whole to come to London-4,000 may reach their destination by March 31, D, and 10,629 more by July 31, E 14,629 Stock in London, Nov. 19,1'355 17,200 May arrive by Dec. 31, A 10,000 Ditto ditto from other places 2,000 29,200 Delivery from Nov. 19 to Dec. 31, at 2,600 casks per week Stock in London, Jan. 1, 1856.. ----13,6 7 :0 Stock in London (computed), Jan. 1, 1856 —.13,600 May arrive between Jan. 1 and March 31, B 13,001 Ditto d itto D 4,000 Ditto ditto from other places 4,400 35,000 Delivery from Jan. 1 to March 31, at 2,000 casks per week .26,000 Stock in London, April 1, 1856 -- 9,C00 Stock in London (computed), April 1, 1856 9,000 May arrive between April 1 and July 31, C 3,768 Ditto ditto E 10,629 Ditto ditto from other places 5,000 28,397 23,000 Delivery from April 1. to,Jaly 31 ... Stock in London, August 1, 1856 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.-STOCKS AND PRICES OP TALLOW, B:C., IN LONDON. 1856.* 1855. 1854. Stock. Price. Stock. Price. Stock. Price. Jan. 1. 13,600 - 35,781 64s 6d 43,106 59s 6d Aprill. 7,000 - 33,913 98s Od 34,600 68s 6d Aug. 1. 5,397 - 44,626 55s Od 33,575 663 Od 1851. 1852. 1851. Jan. 1. 47,282 45s Od 64,616 378 Od 52,159 37s Od Aprill. 32,248 45s Od 43,163 36s Od 36,464 40s Od Aug. 1. 18,672 51s Od 42,538 38s 01 33,076 3'38 Od * Computed as above. " It should be observed that the repeal of the soap duty came into operation in July, 1853, and that in spite of the war the manufacture of that article has largely increased, occasioning a proportionate consumption of tallow and oils. With an average supply of tallow, and apart altogether from any expectation that the soap tax would be remitted, the price of tallow bad advanced in the spring of 1853 to 455. Assuming 435. to be its normal value previously to the abrogation of the soap duty, it may justly be assumed that the price would sub sequently have ranged ss. per cwt. higher had the ordi nary operations of the trade not been interfered with by the war, which broke out shortly after the remission of the tax in question. It should also be remembered that the price (485.), which is recorded in April last, was due to an extraordinary panic in our market occa sioned by the death of the Emperor Nicholas, and the anticipation of a sudden peace resulting from the Vienna Conference. The absurdity of this panic has been demonstrated by the advance that has since taken place ; and this much, at least, would appear to be certain, that should peace happily be brought about dur ing the next few months, no greater quantity of tallow could reach this country through the Baltic before August next than that which we have assumed will ar rive overland. Rather would the prospects of such an event deter importers from incurring the heavy expenses of the overland transit. However, peace is a subject that need not be discussed here, for it seems to be uni versally agreed that there is rot the slightest ground for such a hope to rest upon. It only remains, then, to observe that in the foregoing statement, we have as sumed that the whole of the Russian supplies come to London. London, therefore, will be the emporium of the article ; and consequently the deliveries must be pro ' portionately great. The home supply is conceded on all bands to be far short of an average. From South Ame rica, Australia, and North America, we learn that the shipment will be very deficient. The substitutes for tallow--such as palm oil, and cocoa-nut oil-are not in excess of their usual quantities. As respects our own outports, they are bare of stock, while Liverpool (the greatest of them), which had 6,000 tons of lard in stock this time last year, is now without any, and the com puted requirements of that town and district are 800 csks of tallow per week. Since the above was %ritten,we have received a telegraph, stating that the ports of Konigs berg and Memel are closed by ice. Our St. Petersburg advices are to the 15th instant, business was being trans acted to an unusually large extent in tallow ; during the week 4,000 casks had been bought out of the 14,629 casks referred to above, at 148 to 153 Re. ; and 1,000 casks had been taken for August delivery, at 138 10, and which may be expected to arrive this time next year. Exchange, 35 3-16 to 5-16. The public sales to day consisted of 591 casks, whereof 357 sold. Austra lian beef, 695. ; sheep, 71s. ; South American, 723. The delivery is 4,001 casks, the arrival 5,007. Our market leaves off all the year, 70s. ; December, 70s. ; January and March, 70s. ; on the spot, new Y.C., 70s. ; old, 708. : cocoa-nut oil (Cochin), 51s. ; Ceylon, 508. ; palm oil, 505. ; linseed, oil, 435. 3d. ; tallow oil, 445. ; tal low, Elaine, 675. ; town tallow, 695. net cash." TESTIMONIAL TO MR. P. D. FINNIGAN. On Thursday a public dinner was given to Mr. P. D. Finnigan, late Superintendent of the South-Eastern Rail way, at the Bull Inn, Tunbridge, at which a handsome testimonial from the inhabitants of the town was pre sented to that gentleman. The chair was occupied by Mr. Wm. Bartram ; and amongst those present were several of the most respect. able inhabitants of Tunbridge. The CHAIRMAN, in giving the toast of the evening— " The health of Mr. Finnigan"—and on presenting the testimonial (a splendid silver inkstand and desk) to him, said it was a token, though a small one, of the high esteem in which he was held by the inhabitants of Tun bridge. He (Mr. Finnigan) had lived amongst them for upwards of eleven years, and by his kindness and cour tesy, and the desire he had always manifested to render assistance in his official capacity to such of the inhabi. tants as needed it, he had become the object of general esteem. (Applause.) Mr. Finnigan was, as he (the Chairman) was sorry to learn, about to leave them ; but he was pleased and delighted to be enabled to tell him that he would take with him the regard, respect, and good wishes of all his Tunbridge friends. Ho (the Chair man) expressed not only his own feelings and wishes, but also those, he felt sure, of every one present that evening, when he wished him all possible health and prosperity. (The toast was drunk with loud applause and a sharp Kentish fire.) Mr. FINNIGAN, on rising to respond to the toast, was received • with loud applause. He commenced by ex pressing his deepest gratitude to the Chairman for the manner in which he had proposed his health, and his sincere thanks to the gentlemen present for the kind and cordial manner in which they had responded to it. He also expressed his sincerest thanks and heartfelt grati tude for the handsome testimonial they had that day presented him with ; and thus concluded a very ani mated and appropriate address :—lf I have, in the ob servations I have made, succeeded in convincing you how much I esteem your kindness, and with what regret I leave you after a residence here of eleven years, my object is accomplished ; and I shall therefore conclude by wishing you all health and happiness, and by asking you to accept my best thanks, with all the sincerity that a man can offer them, and to believe me that Tunbridge and its associations will be lost to the recollection of your humble friend only when the obliterating hand of death terminates his earthly career. The remainder of the evening was spent in great hilarity. Many toasts were given and responded to, and the company did not separate until a late hour. ACCIDENT ON THE MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY. --THREE MEN KILLED.—On Thursday morning, three men employed on the above branch of the Londo n an d North-Western Railway were proceeding shortly before 7 o'clock, to their place of labour, about 200 yards be low the Golcar station, and had passed the station, when they heard a train coming along the up-line. They stept on to the down-line, to wait until it had passed ; but, sad to relate, a goods train was coming along the down-line at the same time, and it seems that they did not hear it. The engineer of the up-train whistled and made signs to the men, but they took no notice, and the down-train swept over them, killing them on the spot. Some other workmen came down immediately afterwarls, and found the bodies of their companions awfully mangled. One of the bcdies was headless, and the right arm had been torn out of joint, and one foot crushed. Another had the skull smashed, and the right arm torn away from the body. The head of the third only adhered to the body by a small integu ment, and the left leg was torn out at the knee joint. The bodies of the men were removed to the Junction Inn, G • !car, caber. they nor rt , ,, , nit a coroner's inquest. The left a wile and two chlitlren, Abraham Bauntorthi Mars. den, who has left a wklow, and Jonathau Wood; Slaith t white, cc g( iv: a. Cl 13;u of ef pr( in BAT 3 p, 3 p Nal Ind Ind