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Commerce of Lyons—services rendered to manufactures. M. Cohin, sen., spinner and. manufacturer—servicee rendered to manufactures. M. Alphonse Payen—services rendered to commerce and to the jury. M. Remquet, formerly a workman—services rendered to the jury. M. Merlin, conservator of the collections at the Mi nistry of State—Services rendered to the jury. M. Albert de St. Leger—important works on industry and commerce. M. Michel—esteemed works on Primary Instruction, and services rendered to the working classes. Art. 2. Our Minister of State, our Minister of Agri culture, Commerce, and Publio Works, and the Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour are charged, each as far as they are respectively concerned, with the execu tion of the present decree. Done at the Tuileries, the 14th November, 1855. NAPOLEON. (Countersigned) A onumir FOULD. E. ROIIHER. The following notice also appears in yesterday's Moniteur : The Imperial Commission, having received intimation that certain august personages are shortly to arrive in Paris, request those exhibitors whose products still re main in the various galleries of the Palace of Industry and the Fine Arts to leave them in their places until the 30th inst. The Exhibition of Industry, and that of the Fine Arts, will therefore remain open to the public until the end of the month. INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. On Tuesday last—James Simpson, Esq., president, in the chair—the paper read was "On the Construction of Buoys, Beacons, and other Stationary Floating Bodies," by Mr. G. Herbert. Floating sea marks, as ordinarily constructed, were, it was stated, admitted to possess the defect of riding uneasily on the waves, under which they were frequently buried, so as to be scarcely. visible, when most required, besides which it was not an uncommon circumstance, in heavy weather, to find that a buoy had broken its chain and floated away. The present form of the buoys, and the fact of the mooring chains being attached to a point far below the centre of gravity, sufficiently accounted for these and other acknowledged defects ' and induced the proposition of a form of stationa r y floating body, which should have a tendency to ride easily, and to re tain its perpendicularity, whilst the point of attach ment of the mooring chain would be in such a situation as to subject it to the least amount of strain, and not be liable to draw the buoy down into the trough of the waves. With this view a wrought iron pear shaped buoy was constructed, of a circular form in plan, and terminating above in an apex, so distributing the weight as that the centre of gravity should be situated a little below the centre of the plan of flotation, and the bottom was made concave and raised up internally, so as to form a erne, to the internal apex of which the mooring chain WAS attached. This form was found so completely to answer the pur pose that several buoys were made by Messrs. Bi own, Lennox, and Co., for the corporation of the Trinity House, and were pronounced to be superior to any pre viously built. A buoy of 9 feet in heigth, 6 feet 6 in. diameter, and having only 2 feet of the body submerged, exhibited, under all circumstances of wind and tide, au upright body of 7 feet out of the water. This quality of retaining its vertical position arose from the force of the tide, or wave, being simultaneously exerted upon one side of the exterior of the buoy, and on the opposite side of the interior cone ; the forces so nearly balancing each other as to retain the floating body in an almost perpen dicular position. Encouraged by the success of the first experiments the Trinity House authorised the construction of a wrought-iron sea beacon on the same principle. The floating base was 20 feet in diameter, divided by radiat ing bulk beads into six water-tight compartments ; it drew 4 feet 6 inches water, and supported a tower, also of wrought iron, 28 f e et high, 7 f ee t di a m e t er a t th e base, and 3 feet 6 inches diameter at the top, surmounted by an iron ball of the same diameter. This beacon was moored in the over-fall of the sea, at the South Sand Read of the Goodwin Sands, and was admitted to have been the best and most conspicuous sea-mark ever laid down. During very heavy storms, it was observed that the greatest angle assumed by the tower did not exceed 1.0 deg, from the perpendicular, without any tendency towards circular motion. When it had been afloat for about five weeks it was observed to sink gradually during very moderate weather, evidently from having sprung a leak. It was conjectured that this casualty arose from the mooring chain having been improperly fixed in the hawse-pipe of the cone, instead of being below it, and thus that the links were brought into contact with the plates of the compartments, which, being only g-inch in thick ness, were soon chafed through, probably in several places simultaneously, and, the several compartments becoming filled with water, the beacon was submerged. The recurrence of such casualities in similar structures oould, in future, be easily remedied by attaching the mooring to the proper point in the cone, as is done in the buoys, and thus guard against the possibility of any fric tion against the body of the water-tight compartments. It was now proposed to carry out this principle of construction upon a larger scale, and to erect upon the floating base a tower sufficiently large to serve as a substitute for a lighthouse. A plan for such a structure, as submitted to the Trinity House by Sir Charles Fox, was described. The floating base was 80 feet in diameter, and drew 20 feet water ; the tower was 130 feet high, 24 feet in diameter at the base, and 14 feet at the lantern ; the weight of the tower and lantern was 117 tons;andthe totaldisplacement of the whole building was 1,602 tons ; the centre of gravity being 2 feet 6 inches below the surface of the water. The weight of a double mooring chain, the links of which were inches diameter, would be about 46 tons in about 30 fathoms of water, when under the greatest pressure of wind and tide, and the catenary curve would then be about 47 deg. from the perpendicu lar ; the extreme pressure to which the chain would be subject afloat would not exceed 92 tons. The security of this Sea Light Tower would depend upon its moorings, which, for greater certainty of holding, should probably be Mitchell's screw moorings, within certain limits of depth, and if the chain weighing 46 tons was not consi• dered sufficiently strong, any additional strength might be added, and would only have the effect of immersing the floating base a few inches more. In the event of any unforeseen occurrence causing the Sea Light Tower to break adrift, it could immediately and with certainty be brought up by a spare chain and anchor. The extreme pressure of the wind upon this structure would not exceed 34 tons, and that would only cause the tower to incline about 1 deg. 28 min. from the perpen dicular. The pressure caused by the speed of the tide, at four miles an hour, could be taken at 30 tons, upon the immersed portion. Some interesting observations, made by Mr. Douglass, in 1853, at the request of the author, on the number, height, and speed of waves, at the lighthouse in course of , construction at Bishop Rock, the most westerly of the Scilly group, tended to confirm the opinion that little or no inconvenience would result from the action of the waves, even in that exposed locality. The state ment showed, generally, that waves which, when mea sured from the hollow to the unbroken crest, bad a height of 8 feet, were in number 35 in one mile, and 8 per min. 15 feet, do. 5 and 6 do. 5 per min. 10 feet, do. 3 do. 4 per min. The new form of Sea Light-tower was proposed to mark the sites of shoals, or rocks, or islands, which were difficult of access. Light-houses for this purpose being generally required as warning, rather than as guiding lights, it usually was of little importance whether the light was exactly upon the point of rock from which it was intended to warn ve4sel, or whether it was a short distance from it, so that the existence of the danger was made manifest. It was admitted that this form of construction might be advantageously employed for " guiding" or " fair way" lights. The problem of exhibiting lights of any sonsiderable altitude in very deep water had not hitherto been solved, and cosequently the majority of the lights now in existence were not those leading into a right channel, but those which warned from a wrong one, and so long as that plan was followed the system of light ing would be one-sided and defective. Practical men, however now appeared to think that the old system should not be c , nitinued, and as the Sea Light Tower was capable of being moored in any depth of water, how ever great, it might be placed midway in any channels, as an invitation to the right course, and thus insure to all vessels a safer and a speedier navigation. The lighthouse on the Skerryvore Rock occupied seven years in building, and cost upwards of 90,0001. ; whereas, by means of the Sea Light Tower, the same object might be accomplished in one year, at a cost of 30,0001. The site of the Bell Rock could be equally efficiently marked, at a cost of about 20,0001., instead of 60,000/. ; and that of the Eddystone, at about 15,000/ , instead of 40,0001. ; and the new form of light towers would possess the advantage of being accessible in all weathers. The observations were limited to sea marks, but if the principle of construction proved to be correct it would evidently be applicable to floatin g forts, and t o a l mos t every other description of stationary floating body, several designs for which were exhibited. THE AUSTRIANS IN THE PRINCI- PARITIES. A priTate letter from Bucharest, dated the 3d Linst., mentions as follows : A very serious affair has just occurred here. At 2 („)'clook yesterday the English Colonel Thier was ar , rested in his lodgings by the Austrian military authori t ie s. He was stripped of his English uniform by them, a e d forced to put on the Austrian great-coat. Colonel T 1 tier had served as lieutenant in the Austrian ariry, and p a seed over with his company in 1949 to the Piedmon t( ne. After the war he entered the British service, and a wanted in it to the rank of colosel. He was sent to C ronstadt, in Transylacia, the night that followed his at Test. He was at Bucharest 10 or 12 days, having been sent by the English Government to buy horses and ca its for the army. He was duly accredited to the Eng lie agents, as also to the Ottoman authorities. Col. Ti tier is a Hungarian. Tan minutes after his arrest the C( , nsul-General of England went to the house of Gene ral Coronini to reclaim the colonel. The general gave a hr :ef and decided refu , al. Mr. Colquhoun thereupon ad tressed an official letter to him on the subject, and it is , 'Aid that the reply was something to this effect : I , I Be i a a my deserters wherever I find them. I have t he right to cause Thier to be shot instantly, an lif the finlper or commands me to give him up I shall break my ,sword.''" The sensation produced here by the conduct of the Austrians is immense. I hope you will now under stand the fault committed in allowing the Austrians to maw tlna Principalities. THE SUN, LONJDON FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 16, 1855, t -: itA -, .. e t '4 ja 3 l 91' ff Lils 4,5u.*..0. DESPATCH FROM MARSHAL PELISSIER. LITERATURE. HEAD-QUARTERS, SEBASTOPOL, Nov. 2. Familiar Words, as offteling the, Conduct of England in 1855. By 'David Urquhart. Second M. lo Marechal,—You have already been in formed that about the middle of October, I sent General de Failly's division of infantry to Eupa toria. General Simpson also ordered the embar kation of Lord Paget's cavalry brigade with the same destination. Series. Trubner and Co. The familiar words with which Mr. Urquhart deals in the present part include Aristocracy, Barbarism, Civilisation, Conscience, Democracy, Diplomacy (suggestive word !), Faith, Independ ence, March .of Intellect, Monarchy, Organs of Public Opinion, Progress, and Ministerial Respon sibility-. The object of the writer is to prove " the present English language a web of sophistries and the ideas to correspond therewith," and to point out the almost hopeless state of confusion our bad metaphysics have led us into. As the reader will perceive, some of the words are sufficiently sugges tive to elicit assertions, arguments, and conclusions eminently Urquhartish. What his notions are in relation to public opinion and its organs may in part be gathered from the following quotations :-- " In treating of .publie opinion I have shown that if men did.not rely on it they would rely on them selves. But public - opinion exists by its organs; were they to disappear_ we might get men again. The nation,' said Charming, is the tomb of the man.' Nation—No ! Press. As I have had to watch day by day . the effects of the papers on' the people, I stand perhaps alone in the position of being able to hope . great things from their removal ; that is, if false data were not to be administered, false intelligence not communicated, and fallacious reasons not supplied. With the Press nothing is known. Who advises a measure, nobody knows. Who carries it into effect, nobody knows. Who writes an article; nobody knows. Everything secret ; the soul and the life of publicity is secrecy. Again, "The Press is an invention for the develop ment of original sin." Possibly this may be deemed sufficient ; it would, however, be unjust not to acid that the book contains grains of truth, and is not without suggestive power. This accession of strength would enable General d'Allonville to obtain an insight into the disposi tions made by the enemy is the two directions of Perekop and Simpheropo], to harass the great line of communication that u n it es these two points, and to extend, in case of need, but with the greatest prudence, his action round Eupatoria. In order to put him in a position for making several marches in this barren and arid district, waggons, and sets of portable pumps, buckets and engines fit for . working the few wells in th a t reg ion, had been sent to him from Kaniiesh. In the great reconnaissance effected between the 22d and 24th of October, which I had the honour of reporting to your Excellency, General d'Allon ville acquired the conviction that the enemy had selected his points of concentration towards the south. In order to ascertain this fact this general left Eupatoria on the 27th of October, in the morning, with 24 battalions from the corps under General de Faill and Ahmet Pasha the Alushir, 38 English, Turkish, and French squadrons, and 56 guns. Having arrived at 2 o'clock in the afternoon be fore Sak, and having in front of him only a cover ing line of Cossacks supported by a few squadrons, General d'Allonville stationed the French and Turkish divisions in echelons to the right in front of Sak, the right leaning on the great muddy ravine that runs towards this village, and he himself pro ceeded with all the cavalry and horse artillery to wards Tchobotar, which is about a league and a half distant. The enemy's squadrons continued to retire along the Simpheropol road, and when our cavalry had arrived to within about 1,500 metres of the posi tions covering the point where this road crosses the Tchobotar ravine, • the Russians unmasked 30 pieces of large calibre (32-pounders), the shells from which burst along our whole line, killing four of our men, and wounding 18. General d'Allonville then put the numerous cavalry of the enemy con fronting him to the test. He despatched towards our left four Turkish squadrons against 10 Russian squadrons, who did not wait for them, but retired. The enemy either did not dare or did not wish to engage, and it could not come into Gen. d'Allon ville's mind to let himself be drawn on, with only his cavalry, against defensive positions strongly pro tected. The day was declining. The general de cided accordingly on rejoining the infant r y, an d he took up a strong position for the bivouac, his front covered by Sak, and his wings by the two neigh bouring lakes. A few English and French light vessels, stem to stern along the bank, were ready to give the support of their artillery in case it had been required ; but the enemy did not attempt to make any attack. It was probable that, in presence of this demon stration, the Russians would collect their disposable forces from the points occupied in the vicinity, fdr the purpose of obtaining their aid in defending the route now menaced. With a view to get a better judgment of these forces, and of the arrangements adopted by the Russians, General d'Allonville re solved to march again towards the enemy on the 28th. The keeping of Sak and the nether ravine of Tchobotar were entrusted to the Turkish and Egyp tian infantry of the Mushir Ahmet Paella ; Gen. de Failly took up his station with his division a league in advance, and General d'Allonville, with Lord Paget's English cavalry brigade. Ali Paella's Turkish cavalry, and the French cavalry under the orders of General Walsin-Eiterhazy, marched east wards in a direction between Temesch and Djamin, and passed along the Russian positions out of the range of their guns. The enemy's squadrons fell back on our right and flanked us on our march without disturbing it, although our cavalry had advanced more than two leagues ahead of our infantry. In these movements the Russians showed about 60 squadrons, and it was possible to distinguish earthworks and troops collected in the direction of Toulat and Aich. After attempting, but in vain, by a few manoeuvres to bring about a cavalry combat in the plain, General d'Allonville, who could not find any water except at Lez, behind Toulat, fell back about noon on General de Failly's infantry, and with it re gained in the evening, without being pursued, his bivouac of the previous evening at Sak. The wells at Sak were nearly exhausted ; half the horses had not even been able to drink ; moreover, the essential object of this operation, which was to reconnoitre the positions of the enemy in this quarter, was attained. General d'Allonville re turned, therefore, on the morning of the 29th, to Eupatoria, after ascertaining that on this side, as on all the rest, the entire circuit round this place had been evacuated ; that in a radius of seven to eight leagues the enemy had compelled the inha bitants to abandon all the villages, and that the Russian army did not maintain there a single cantonment. PELISSIER. Practical Proceedings for the Removal of Nui sances, &c. By `l'oulmin Smith, Esq. Henry Sweet. The great benefits derivable from the Nuisances Removal Act render it a matter for congratulation that so competent a hand as Mr. Toulm — in Smith should lend his aid to facilitate its application In the present volume will not only be found practical proceedings for the removal of nui sances, but also the execution of drainage works, with numerous forms and complete instruc tions for the conduct of parish committees ; to which is added the. " Diseases Prevention Act." It should not be forgotten, that to the suggestions of Mr. Smith the characteristic and most important al terations in the Statute Law, made by the Nuisances Removal Act, are mainly owing. An act which it is no exaggeration to describe as " the first act that in our time rests upon the constitutional prin ciple of recognising the right and duty of those who are concerned to do, in every place, that which the welfare of each place needs." The Metropolitan Local Management Act, 1855. By Toulmin Smith, Esq. Henry Sweet. The vast and various interests involved, and the important principle at stake in the administration of this welcome though' imperfect act, render it a matter of great moment that no information shall be wanting likely to conduce to its satisfactory working. To insure this result Mr. Toulmin Smith—who, by the way, is entitled to regard the act 'with a parental sort of feeling—has poin ed out the circumstances out of which it has grown, those to which it applies, the practical bearings of its various provisions, and its more or less obvious defects. These will be found in a very interesting preface, and a number of notes in connection with the various sections of the bill. In short, so com plete and so well-arranged is the information given in relation to the,Aclt; that the dullest ratepayer may readily become acquainted with its spirit and scope, and so be enabled 'to contribute his mite to its success. More practically useful manuals than this and the preceding,—(Proceedings. for the Re moval of Nuisances)—which should go together, we do not remember to have seen. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). MONEY MARKET AND GOMIVILILCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed tamely but steadily, and compared with last Fri day's rates prices of all kin is were the same. The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales, consisting of 600 American for export ; 500 Pernam and Maran• ham, at sid. to 6id.; 150 Bahia, 6d. ; 300 Egyptian, sid. to Bid. ; 3,000 Surat, 31d. to 41d. (2,000 export) ; and 50 Sea Islands, 10d. to 20d. per lb. In the Railway Share Market there wore not many transactions, and prices had a down ward tendency. There has been a much quieter market this week for colonial produce. The excitement among the sugar trade has subsided, and some kinds of foreign have changed hands at 2s. per cwt. decline. Coffee is ls. to 2s. per cwt. cheaper, and in cocoa the transactions have been limited. A good inquiry has existed for rice, and at higher rates, in conse quence of the advance in corn. Early in the week tea was largely dealt in, and prices advanced, but they have since become rather flatter. Saltpetre has been more iu request, and tallow has risen about 3s. per cwt. Spices, to a small extent, have sold steadily, and indigo has brought previous values. No alteration has occurred in the prices realised at the public sales of wool. From Vienna we are informed that affairs on the Bourse were not much altered. Stocks were quiet at a slight fall, and shares followed the same down ward tendency, excepting Austrian railways, which rose 2k florins. Exchange on London had risen to 11.06, and on Paris without alteration at 1321. On the Paris Bourse yesterday the public Funds receded still further from previous prices. The 3 per Cents. fell 5 centimes for money, and 10c. for the account, and the 4i Stock fell 50 centimes in the course of the day. The improvement in the English Funds, which reached there before the close, failed to influence prices. There was not much speculation going on, as most of the specu lators were said to be present at the closing of the Universal Exhibition. Bank of France shares fell 10 francs, which affected those of the Credit Mobilier and other securites. Despatches via Vienna, from Constantinople, state that the project for the construction of a canal, from Kostenje, on the Danube, to the Black Sea, for the purpose of superseding navigation by the Sulina mouth, has been approved of by the Ottoman Porte ; also that the export of grain and other produce is prohibited by the Sultan from all the Turkish ports, and the importation of foreign cereals will be exempt from duty. From Berlin we learn that the conference of delegates from all the states interested, to consider the question of the Sound dues is fixed for the 20th of this month. It is expected, however, that it will be further postponed, and that the members of the conference will not be able to assemble and enter upon their labours until the beginning of January. The advices from Australia by way of Ceylon are to August 29 from Sydney. The Melbourne accounts are to the Ist September, being about a fortnight later than those brought by the Ballarat. The condition of trade offered little temptation to shippers from this side to forward supplies, as the markets for most articles continued extremely heavy. There was a diminution in the de mand for gold for shipment by mercantile firms, and the price had declined. The highest rate offered by the brokers was 31. 163. 3d. per oz. The Government escorts from Mount Alexander and Ballarat on the 31st of August brought down 49,507 oz., valued at 28,9821. At the sales of Go vernment lands biddings were very languid, and the greater part of the quantity offered was with drawn. The English Securities are supported by the favourable intelligence of Omer Pacha's success, but any decided improvement is prevented by the unsatisfactory aspect of monetary affairs. Specie is being taken from the Bank of England, and higher rates are charged for discounts. Under these cir cumstances there is very little disposition to operate, and the " Bears" are acting cautiously. Consols opened at 88 to 881 1 for money, then went a fraction lower, and are now about 871 to 88. The account quotations have ruled at about 88k and 88i. Bank Stock is steady at 207 to 2081, and India Stock 227. Exchequer Bills are 10s. to 78. discount, being fully ls. cheaper. The New 3 per Cents. are 87i , and the Reduced 86i to 87k. Foreign Securities were very dull, and without any particular variation in their values. Turkish Bonds are quoted at 80 to 80k, and New Scrip at 31 1 discount. Spanish Deferred are 19k to 198, being rather flatter. Mexican Bonds are Di, and Peruvian 4i per Cents. 741. French 3 per Cents. are 67 50, and the ditto Scrip is at # premium. The other Stocks are nominally the same as be fore. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks : Grenada Deferred Bowls, 6i to 7i ; Mexican, 19i to ; Peruvian, 74 to 76 ; ditto Three per Cents., 52 to 54; Portuguese Four per Cents., 43 to 45 ; Russian Five per Cents., 94 to 96 ; ditto Four-a-nd-a-Half per Cents., 85 to 88; Spanish New Deferred, 19i to 20 ; ditto Three per Cents., 38 to 38i ; ditto Certificates, 4i to 41 ; ditto Pas sive, 6 to Letters from Chili state that a vessel laden with 420 tons of copper and copper regulus has been shipped to the Mexican and South American Smelting Company, and that a bar of silver has been forwarded to Valparaiso. An exceedingly limited business is being trans acted in Railway Shares, and the quotations are drooping. Owing to the paucity of business the fluctuation is not generally of importance. Foreign lines rule steady, but quiet. The Great Western of Canada were a shade lower. Mining and Banking Shares are dull, but steady. General Screw Steam Shares are 10s. lower. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. ( Front at Oficial List. ; litpirem , don. Bank Stock 4 3 „,.r utut. Reduced Annuities ..... . 87 i 6j 3 per Cent Consols Annuities SB i 7 i Si 7 i 8 7 1 New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock India Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under £lOOO 4 d consols for Account .... 88 i $ i 8 i 8 Exchequer Bills, 24d. £IOOO . £5OO . • 8 1 Btuall .. Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent.... 98i Ditto 1859, ~ ,„. 981 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Milian Bonds, 6 per Cent. lOl. _ . Mexican 3 per Ceut. t'eruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent Spanish Bowls, 3 per Cent —.. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto for the account l9k Ditto Passive Torkiish Bonds, 6 per cent Boi Ditto for the Account BO i Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Ccut. ..... Nivfile.ll(l9 on tn., above payable In I.,ondov. French Rentes, 4. per Cent — Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto Scrip 2nd Loan of 1855 i pm D Itch gxchaugh 4 2. per Cent. 12 Guil 63 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Ditto for Icc outit Dec. 6 ..... Luke's, election of vestry men for St. Luke (Ward No. 3), took place yesterday. The fo llowing h e l lse g a entlemen were elected unani mously :—Viscount Liddell, Gen. Gascoi gne sea ) M•P-, Hon. Augustus synio a, i y. Brown, Esq., Messrs. Esq , m.p., W. France, s F. W. Slade, Esq., N. Tito, the SLe;ton, Child, C Collier,ra b b T fl o o d p d ; orrondc,k,Rutland, Birch, a Y r "" ) Hyde. Mr. Bowman, auditor. Wallace, Williams, generally stated POLITICAL 11131011RE3.—It was v,:trzetg j j e i sterday that in the neighbourhood of Downing_. the Duke of Newca,tle had declined Secre taryship, and that it had been conferred ' °Mal Pee!. Mr. Peel's place at the War-office . upon Mr. F. , aid said, is to be filled by Mr. Layard, M.P. SOUTHWARK ELECTlON.—Yestercliay the writ for the return of a member for this boroughby was received the high bailiff, whereupon he issued his proclamation ap pointing Tuesday next as the day of nomination. A.; Sir C. Napier is the only candidate in the field, and will probably have a walk over, it is not expected that any hustings will he erected, so that the election pro oeedinga will take place within the Town-hall. LAW INTET.T.TGENCE—(This Day.) ROLLS COURT. GILLINGHAM V. NORRISH.-JIIDGMENT. The Master of the Rolls gave judgment to-day in this case, in which the bill was filed for the purpose of com pelling the defendant specifically to perform a contract he had entered into with the plaintiff to purchase the lease and business of a chemist, which had been carried on by the plaintiff at 41, Tichborne-street, Vauxhall road. Both plaintiff and defendant were chemists and druggists, and the ground on which the defendant re fused specifically to perform the contract was, that the business was not so profitable as had been represented by the plaintiff, and that it did not produce 81. a week. Although the defendant refused to perform the contract, the plaintiff continued for some time to carry on the business, thinking that, after some negotiating, the mat ter might be settled to the satisfaction of all parties. Ultimately, however, he discontinued it, and the good will was thereby materially injured. After the discon tinuance of the business the landlord put in an execu- Lion, and under it the stock, after the lapse of some time, was sold. The Master of the Rolls, in giving judgment, stated that the law was clear that if either party to a contract destroyed or injured the subject matter of it after it had been entered into, and before it bad been specifically performed, that party would not have the benefit of the contract, but must be made liable for his misconduct. In the present case, in the opinion of the court, the misconduct was all on the side of the defend. ant. The objections he had taken to perform the con t! act were entirely without proof, and the statement that the business did not produce 8/. a-week had not been supported. There must, therefore, be a decree for the specific performance of the contract. COMMON PLEAS, (Sittings at Nisi Prius—Before Mr. Justice Cresswell and a Common Jury.) THINN AND ANOTHER ♦. JOHNSON AND ANOTHER. The plaintiffs in this action are wine and ale mar chants, carrying on business in the Borough, and the de fendants are the proprietors of Peele's Coffee-house, and the action was brought to recover the sum of 4001. on a promis3ory note. The jury returned a 'verdict for the plaintiffs for the amount claimed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) SOUTHWARK. ROBBERY OF FOREIGN HlDES.—Three men, named Harney, Morris, and Mahoney were brought before Mr. Combe, charged with stealing four South American hides, va ue 61., from Pickle Herring-wharf, Tooley-street. William Hobbs, the superintendent of the above wharf, stated that on Monday last a South American vessel arrived at their wharf, laden with hides in a raw state. The unloading commenced, and on Tuesday witness missed four of the hides. Three we. e marked, and one was not, but they were all of the.same description of ox hides, and came from Buenos Ayres. He valued them at 30s. each. The managing foreman to Messrs. Margetson, cur riers, White's-grounds, Bermondsey, said that on Mon day night the prisoners Marney and Morris came to him and asked him whether ho would pur.:hase any " seals." He to;d him no, as they were no tin any par ticular request, when Morris said he had four hides, and he asked whether witness would purchase them. He replied that he must see them first, and told them to bring them the next morning. After they left the ware house witness went and communicated with the police, and the arrangement was entered into for a constable to be on the watch when they came. On Tuesday Marney and Mahoney came to the warehouse, bringing four raw ox hides with them. He examined them, and pro nounced at once that they were South American hides; and while the prisoners were bargaining about a price witness beckoned the constable in, and they were taken into custody. The prisoners offered to sell them for 10s., but he never answered them, as the constable came in at the time. Mr. Hobbs examined the bides prodncei, and pro nounced them to ba a portion of the cargo that was un loading at their wharf, and they must have been stolen at dusk on Monday evening. He knew nothing what• ever of the prisoners, and they never worked at his wharf. Henry Hunt, police-constable 34 M, said he received information of the bides being stole❑ from the wharf, and afterwards he received information from last wit ness that two men had been to him and offered to sell four hides. Consequently, he went to Messrs. Marget son's on Tuesday, and took Murray and Mahoney in custody inside and Morris outside waiting for them. The prisoner Morris said he found the hides under the railway arch, and dragged them home. Afterwards he asked the other prisoners to go with him and sell them, as he did not know to whom they belonged. Mr. Combe remanded them for a week to enable the police to make further inquiries about them. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Nov. 16.—Wind this day at noon, light airs from the northward, and fine. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 15.—Wind S.S.E. Arrived. — Oriental, from Quebec ; H.M.S. La Hogue, Baltic ; H.M.Str. Caradoc, Woolwich, for Moraines. (PIM ELEOTHIO TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Arrived—Trial, from Hamburg ; South-Weatera (s), Jersey. Sailed—City of Limerick (s), for Dublin ; Charlotte, Guernsey ; Lota, St. Michael. LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind S.S.Z. Arrived—Alexander, from Quebec ; Eliza, Demerara. Off—Pedlar, from Laguna; Callender and R D. Shep herd, from New Orleans. (BY SUBMARINE ANL, BRITISH TELEQBAPR.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.50 a.m. Wind calm; tide, 33 hours' ebb; foggy. Arrived—Rival, from Madeira. DEAL, Friday, 9.39 a.m. Wind S.S.E., light. Passed—City of Durham, for Rangoon ; Craigievor, from the Cape of Good Hope, for London ; Graces, barque, from Shields, for Constantinople. Sailed Elizabeth Emily, for London ; Colonist, Savan nah ; Fraternita, Genoa. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Ship Prince of Wales, September, 17 S. 29 W. Coronella, from Liverpool to Batavia, Oct. 2, 13 S. 29 W. _ _ Barque Davidsons, of Greenock, for Demerara, Nov. 9, 47 N. 15 W. _ . Boomerang, from Liverpool to Mobile, Nov. 3, 49 N. 11 W. Georgiana, mid DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS IN ASIA. Official Despatch. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Nov. 16, 1855. Lord Clarendon presents his complements to the Editor of the Sun, and begs to enclose him a copy of a telegraphic message which has been received this day from Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe THERAPIA, Nov. 15, 1855. At noon Omer Pacha forded the river Ingour on the sth, at the head of 20,000 men, and de feated the Russians, computed at 10,000, includ ing Militia, and partly entrenched. The enemy lost about 400 in killed and wounded, 60 prisoners, and 3 pieces of cannon. The Turkish loss was upwards of 300. The British officers did honour to their country. LUDLOW RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HANDICAP PLATE. Alonzo May boy Fanny Fern Ten ran. NURSERY PLATE. Indian Queen Lady Florence Nine ran. SELLING STAKES, Sandboy Little Tom Mary Ann Five ran. SHORTS HANDICAP. Chere Petite Prince's Mixture Ten ran. CORN EXCHANGE. Thereceipts of English wheat up to oar market this week, coastwise, have been on the increase ; but the supply fresh up to-day was limited, and the show of samples was small. For all kind♦ we had a fine demand, and, in some instances, Monday's prices were rather exceeded for fine prices. We had a fair demand for foreign wheat, the show of which was very moderate at fully previous rates. Float ing cargoes were in request at extreme quotations ; but the number offering was Fine malting barley was unusually scarce, and rather dearer ; grinding and klistillinm sorts were fair. The malt trade was *fine, and' the best samples realised 823 por quarter. We bad a fair inquiry for oafs, at full prices. Beans and peas supported former terms. The flour trade ruled steady, tho top price of the besb town-made was 77s per 281bs. Wheat. 3,420 ARRIVALS TL/I8 WEAR. Barley. Malt. 870 2,930 !;ngilsh .. Irish •• • • Oats. I Flour, 60 2,940 3,950 Foreign i 5,410 1 8,440 i MOsks I I 585(rigls METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of beasts on offer in to•day's market was but moderate. Tho primest breeds sold steadily, at full prices, but inferior beasts were dull, at Monday's decline. A few prime oxen realised 5s per 81bs. With sheep we were scantily supplied, yet the mutton trade ruled heavy, at unaltered quotations. Owing to the heavy fogs having prevented the arrival of the Dutch steamers very few calves were in the market. Prices were, therefore, very irregular, but some prime calves rears )1 5s 4d per Sibs. Pigs moved off slowly, at late rates. Milch cows were dull, at from 141 to 191 each, including their small calf. Per Fibs to Oak the ofrale. e. d. s. d.I d. s d. Inferior Beasta....3 4to 3 6 PrireeSouthdown 4 8 5 0 Socoud quality.... 3 —8 4 0 Isargo erse. calves 310 4 8 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 Prime small do 410 5 4 Prime Scots, die. 410 6 0 Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 6 Small porkers 4 6 5 0 Second quality ...3 8 4 2 Suckling calves-24 0 30 0 Prime erse i -wiled.4 4 4 6 Quarter old pigs. 23 0 28 0 Beasts ... •• • ........ • • .. 1,095 - 1 Beasts .• .• •• • - 31113 eP •••••..•• • • • • • • • • 3,240 Sliced .. •• •• •... •• • • ..•• `Alves ........ •• •...., 150 CaiveS..• ••<•••••••• •• •• TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN 'SUPPLE 500 .. 'Co NEWOATE ANTI) LEADEIMALL. The supplies of meat were good, anti the demand was tolerably firm, as follows Per Sibs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. 1. s. d. s. d. Beef, interior 3 2 3 6 ( Mutton, Inferior 32 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 310 i Do., middling 3 8 4 0 Do., prime large .4 0 4 2 Do., prime 4 2 4 6 De c , do. small ....4 4 4 6; Ve ol 3 8 5 0 Fork, larg e ........3 10 4 4 i Pork, small 4 6 5 4 BOROUGH HOP A portion of the duty has been declared at 178,5121 15s. 7sl, Canterbury being returned at 161,0111; Worces ter, 12,559/. The show of samples is very large, and the demand is inactive, as follows :—Mid and East Kent pockets, 40s to 60a per cwt ; Weald of Kent, 31. 10s to 41.15 s ; Sussex, 31. 5s to 41. lOs. This week's imports aro 90 bales from Ilambro'. , , COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The demand has rather subsided from its late excited state, and there haS been less desire to purchase. A small quantity only of West; India sold at prices in fa vour of buyers. Barbadoes brought is to 2s advance on last Friday's prices;,_ low grey to good grocery 63s 61 to 683; grainy, 68s to 683 63; crystalised Demerara, 62s for very low, up to 70s.for fine Demerara ; Muscovado, 60s to Gls ; Mauritius black, '483 Gd ; middling foxy to fine, brown, 53s 6,1 to 61e; low to good pale yellow, 62s 61 to 663; and grainy, 643 to. 63s ; white Benares sold at 68s ; yellow Mauritius kind sold at 63s to 63s 6d ; Cassipore middling mail to good boll grainy, Gls to GSs 61; Madras native brown and yellow, 50s to 52s per cwt. The Refined Market remained firm, but not much busi ness was transacted. Brown 1ump3,743; middling to fine grocery, 74s Gd to 783 ; wet lumps, 703 to 72s ad ; fine pieces, 69s to 705.; Dutch loaves, 74s to 75s per cwt. Throughout the day a dense fog has prevailed, which has checked business in this article. TEL.—The market opened with a good demand, and prices were fully maintained. Common Congou 9d. to 10d., at which pride several parcels changed hands. COFFEE.—The market has ruled quiet; and prices have declined is to 2s upon the late advance. Plantation Cey lon, 61s, small to good middling bold colory 675, ord and good ord native 56s • Calicut mid greyish £ss to 665; ord and good ord mixedßahia.sold at - 47s to 498 per cwt. RlCE.—There has been a very active mark e t, a nd p r i c e s have advanced fully3d to 6d . per cwt. Bengal, on the spot, mid and good mid 16s to rt:33 Gd. Madras, to arrive, brought 159•n0t landed or guaranteed. Patna sold at full prices ; small, 17s 6d up to 24s to 25s for fine. SIT:M.—The market remained steady. Singapore white brought 60 to 64d per lb; ,being rather dearer; black mid and good little earthy realised 411 to 5Ad ; Malabar, 53d; and Batavia, 50 per lb. Ginger, small to mid Calicut, taken in at 45s to 483 ; African realised 23s Gd to 24s per cwt, being steady. Pirrento. realised 5d for mid. Nut megs ld to 2d dearer; small 2s 3d, and good mid brown 3a 6d per lb. Mace broUght higher rates; good ord and mid red, slightly mouldy and wormy, 2s ld to 2s 4d perlb. SALTPETRE.—A limited business Ills been done at pre vious rates; 10i per cent. refraction, 36s 3d; 6 per cent. refraction, 395; and 41 to 26 per cent. refraction, 42s to 43s per cwt. COCHINEAL.—The market is rattier easier. Honduras silver, 3s 811 to 3s 10d; Mexican' blacks, 38 Ed to 38 11d; silvers, 3s 4d to 33 5d ; and Teueriffe blacks, 4s p Rum remained' firm. lainaica common, 3 er 3 lb. 2r cent., sold at 44 Gd ; Leewards brought 3s 24 ; and brown Demerara realised 3s 5d per proof gallon. _ TALLow. I —A. very excited marke t. P.Y.C. on the spot, 73s to 72s 3d ; spring,' 74s to Vs. rri K ve e da GREEN FRUIT.—A better demand exists. Arrivals ar e limited, owing to the co ntrar y winds. The'first cargo of oranges from Fayai, Ei6;migi°lresroled ab ' eli yn t aand ~lunt A cargo of Faro, per ic at public sale, quality. good for first shipment. More in quiry for black Spanish nutft, and 401ders. are firmer in prices. GENEI?AL CAIVROBERT AT STOCKLTOL3I. We read in the Aftonbladet of Nov. 7 : " To-day, at one o'clock, General Canrobert was received in audience by the King, in his capacity of French ambassador. General Canrobert was conveyed from the Brunkenlerg Hotel to the royal residence in a state carriage of the court, drawn by eight white horses, preceded by several outriders and runners, and surrounded by servants of the royal house, all of whom were in grand livery. This carriage was followed by another, drawn by four horses, in which sat Colonel Comedy, General Canrobert's aide-de-camp ; and Captain Bjoernst jerna, the King's aide-de-camp, who, by order of his Majesty, will act as aide-de-camp to the illus trious general during his sojourn at Stockholm. Along the whole route the procession was saluted with cries of Vive Canrobert ! Vive la France 1' At the gate of the King's palace General Canrobert was received by the marshal of the kingdom, who conducted his excellency into the presence of the King. " To-day the King will give a grand dinner to General Canrobert. The high dignitaries of the kingdom, and a large number of the chief civil and military functionaries, have been invited. " On Monday next a performance will take place at the Theatre Royal, in honour of General Canro bert. It will be Mozart's celebrated opera, the Zaubdrflote.' The King has, moreover, invited General Canrobert to take his place in the box of the royal family whenever he may feel disposed to go to the theatre." We read in the same journal : "The high im portance of the mission which General Canrobert has come to Stockholm to fulfil is seen in the fact that the King has summoned Baron Manderstroem from Vienna in all haste. The baron was formerly Minister for Foreign Affairs, and is now Swedish and Norwegian Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Austria." The Borsenhalle has a letter from Stockholm in which we read : "At the palace the Ambassador Extraordinary of the Emperor of the French was received with great ceremony. The Princes Oscar and Augustus and the Minister of Foreign Affairs were present at the audience of the King, to whom General Can robert presented an autograph letter from hi s sovereign and the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. An hour after this presentation the doors of the audience chamber were thrown open, and Colonel Cordedy was presented to the King. " The ambassador then paid visits to the mem bers of the Royal family, and presented to the Prince Royal the insignia of the order of the Legion of Honour, as he had done to the King. The audi ence lasted two hours. "At three o'clock the a mbassador was escorted back with the same ceremonial to the hotel of the French legation, where he alighted. It is supposed that his sojourn at Stockholm will last at least eight days." CAPTURE OF RUSSIANS IN THE SEA OF OKIIO7'SK. We are favoured by the Secretary of the Penin sular and Oriental Company with the following extract of a letter from the company's agent at Hong Kong, received from Calcutta yesterday, and bearing date four days later than those brought by the last China advices : The Bremen brig Greta arrived in this harbour yes terday, in charge of Lieutenant Gibson, R.N. She was taken a prize by her Majesty's steamer Barracouta on the Ist of August in the Sea of Okhotsk, ut,der American colours, and hav i ng on board 277 Ru ss i an sa i lors, part of the crew of the Russian frigate Di ana, which was wrecked some months 5.7,0 on the coast of Japan." According to other accounts from Hong Kong, of the 19th of September, her Majesty's ship Rat tler returned from Cochin China on the 16th, with Mr. Wade, whose mission had been unsuccessful. The Russian fleet was supposed to be to the north of the River Amoor. i The Friend of China, in an extra edition dated Tuesday, September 18, has the following : " The Bremen brig Greta arrived on the 18th, in charge of Lieutenant G i bson, of her Majesty's steam-. ship Barracouta. The Greta was found in the Okhotsk Sea, about seven weeks ago, with 280 Russians of the wrecked Diana's crew, including a Prince of the blood. The prisoners were distributed as follows ;--Barracouta, 80 ; Pique, 100 ; Spartan, 100." Naval and Military Intelligence OF the line-of-battle ships employed in the Baltic dur ing the present year the Cressy, 80, Capt. B. L. Warren, is fhb first to arrive is the British waters. After a stay at Kiel of five daye orders by electric telegraph were received- for her immediate eeturn to Sheerness, where she will be docked to make gOod her defects, and be rendered efficient for further service. Fier designers, Chedfield, Read, and Creuze, intended her fora sailing ship to surpass in speed any other of her class. When nearly completed she was fitted with a screw proPeller, and the requisite steam machinery to work ite without any alteration being made in her origi nal construction, whereby her immersion in the water was far greater than previously contemplated. Notwith standing this disadvantage,' when under canvass, with a full supply of provisions, store?, water, &c., she can coinpete with any other 80-gun ship. She sails with the wind abeam 11 knots ; .when under steam, in smooth water, her average speed approximates 10 knots, and when propelled by canvass and steam combined, the wind ,being fair, she occasionally makes a velocity through the water of 12 knots per hour, and which she has accomplished during the present homeward voyage. The Cressy left the snug harbour of Kiel at 10 p.m. of the 7th inst., having previously transferred to the Nile, 90, Captain G. R. Mundy, a portion of her surplus provisions and stores. The only ships of the Baltic fleet then in that port were the Royal George, Capt. Cods ringtou ' C.B. Nile, and Volcano s t eam f actory, s hi p . Rezr.Admirals Dundas and Penaud, with the other line of-battle ships, were to sail from Nargen for Kiel the day previously. The Cmsar and Arrogant, which left Nar gen at the same date as the Cressy, had not arrived. At 5 p.m. the Cressy anchored for the night off the island of Langeland, one mile and a-half to the northward of the Vengeance shoal. Foggy weather coming on she was prevented continuing the voyage until 2 p.m. of the Bth inst. The atmosphere then became clear, she weighed anchor, passed in half an hour the Vengeance shoal, and came to three miles north of Reefuess at 8 p.m. At 7 30 a.m. of the .9th she weighed under canvass, with a strong breeze blowing from the southward, rounded the isla'nd of Anhaleat 3 p.m., made the Hirtsholm Light at 11 p.m., communicated with the Arrogant, 46, Capt. Yel, , erton, lying . at anchor in the Bay of Hirtsholin, awaiting a fair wind, and hove to for a couple of hours to lead the, pilot. The Skaw light was observed at 4 a.m. of the 10th. By 8 a.m. the Cressy had entered the Skagerback or Sleeve, and at noon was fairly in the North Sea, the let being 57 deg. 36 min. ' long. 8 deg. 58 min E. Or foidness bearing S.W. by S. 420 miles. Th e wi n d was S. S. W., weather cloudy, atmosphere hazy. During the night, which was extremely dark, drizzling rain fell on ca,ionaily. The morning of the 11th was bright and fair for a brief period. The sun rose with its wonted brilliancy, but soon afterwards the horizon became hazy, and the sky obscured by dense clouds. At noon the lat. was 56 deg. 12 min. N., long. 4 deg. 2 min. E. ; the bearing of Grfordness by compass W.S. W. 242 miles. At 2 p.m. the atmosphere became clear, fine weather supervened, and for the first time during the voyage, the stars were visible throughout the greater portion of the celestial concave. Gloomy dark weather again ensued early in the morn ing of the 12th, and which continued during the day. A. thick mist enveloped the horizon, rendering distant ob jects invisible. At noon the Cressy was crossing the Doggerbank, in lat. 54 deg. 20 min N., and long. 2 deg. 50 min. E., Orfordness bearing S.W. by conpiais 135 miles. At 8 p.m. of the 13th inst. the Ciesar 91, Capt. John Robb, was fallen in with, off the Norfolk coast, under canvass, bound to Spithead. At noon the Cressy was off Great Yarmouth, in the rcadstead of which the Meander, Capt: Baillie, was at anchor, having arrived there from the North Sea on the 4th inst. Having embarked a river pilot, the Creasy made all plain sail, was abreast of Lowestoft at 3 p.m., and, en reaching the Sand Shoal anchored for the night; weighed at 8 a.m. of the 14th, and arrived at the Great Nora at noon, awaiting further orders. In the afternoon she was taken into harbour by Mr. Brockman, master of the Wildfire and' Admiralty It is necessary for the Cressy to be put into dry dock at Sheerness, in consequence of the derangement of one of Kiegqon's Valves, belonging to one of the blow-off pipes, and also on acconnf of the lower end of the rud der - being damaged, which occurred when the ship was in a very heavy•gale of wind off Seskar. Some slight defects require to be made good in her machinery department. The facility at Nargen for making con densed water from wood was largely used by this ship. The average quantity of water made from wood (green pint) was about three tons, but with a little coal to assist the wood a much better result was obtained. With coals alone the water made Was at the ratio of nine to one, or nine tens of water for - odd - ton of coals. There would ap pea.r to be difference in the pressure used. The above results were obtained from-101b to 14lb. The Cressy has brought home two Russians, who deserted their country —the one a seaman, named Otto Luuguist, and a soldier named Johan Suibertnan. The former is a very active smart seaman, and is at his own particular request doing duty under the captain of the foretop as a foretopmate While the Duke of Wellington was blockading off Cron stadt a sergeant deserted from the Russian service, a fine soldierlike-looking fellow, who has earnestly requested to be allowed to join the marine corps on board that ship. During the last 12 months the Cressy has been in commission only two men have been punished; they were two marine., for insolence to their sergeant and disobedience to his orders. The Crzasy's crew con 'sists Cf7so inen, and 'there is not a murmur among them. Her Majesty's screw bloCkship Ajax, 60, Capt. Fred. Warden, C. 8., arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from the Baltic, having sailed homewards from Ledsund on the 20th of October, arrived at Kiel on th e 31 s t, .sailed again on the 3d ovember, put into Christiansand on the 'kb, and sailed for Portsmouth on the Bth. On arriving off Chriatiansand, Norway, a wreck was ob served, which proved to be the Petrel, French steam sloop.of.war. Captain Warden immediately offered the service of the Ajax, with her resources, to the com mander, M. Arpin. Unfertunately a gale of wind en sued, and on the 7ch the Petrel disappeared. All the officers (except the commander) and the crow, in all 89, were embarked in the Ajax, and will now be forwarded to Cherbourg. The French officers on board the Ajax are MM. Martin, Bailliere, Caillet, Vallois, Viollette, and Joubert, and these gentlemen, as well as the whole of the crew, appear very grateful for the kind reception and treatment they have met with during their stay in the Ajax. • Tue steam transport Arabia, No. 95, Capt. Stone, went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday and disem barked the invalided troops, enumerated yesterday, at the dockyard, after which she hauled off to the coaling hulk to trade in coals to carry her to Liverpool. The Ottaway steam transport, No. 137, Capt. Brown, left Portsmouth harbour yesterday for the Thames. Her Majesty's ship Hawke, GO, Captain Ommanney, having refitted, left Portsmouth harbour for Spithead yesterday morning.. The remains of the floating battery destroyed by fire in the builder's yard at Mill Wall several months ago are ordered to be appropriated for the building of a similar battery in one of the Royal dockyards. La Hogue, 60, screw steam-ship, Capt. W. Ramsay, which left Kiel on the 3d inst., arrived in Plymouth Sound yesterday morning. The steam gun-boat Snapper, from the same station, arrived sn Wednesday. .„ The hired stearn.transport Ripon, No. 25, - from Ports mouth, arrived at Plymouth on Wednesday. She is ap pointed to embark Land Transport Corps, and to load provisions and 150 tons of coffee for the Crimea, and will probably sail to-day (Friday). The hired sailing transport Mohawk arrived in Ply mouth on Wednesday, and has commenced shipping bread from the Royal William Victualling-yard ...for Go vernment use at Bermuda. The Chesapeake, screw 50-gun frigate, on the passage, from Sheerness to ChatLtn, got ashore, and remained for 24 hours. She was ultimately got off without sus taining any damage, and is now safety moored opposite the dockyard. She is to be fitted out with all despatch. Two gun-boats, the Bullfrog and the Banterer, were on Tuesday launched at Messrs. Pritchard's yard at Nortbficet, and were yesterday morning towed to Wool wich by the Monkey steam-tug, to be fitted out for ser vice. I.lrd Archibald William Montgomerie passed into the navy as a cadet yesterday, from the establishment of Mr. Eastman, R.N., Portsmouth. His lordship was the only candidate for entry As a cadet at the monthly examina tion of nominees at the Royal Naval College, which.ter minated'yesterday, when the following other officers and candidates for other grades passed : Mates, R.N., for Lieutenants—T. T. Bullock, G. M. Comber, and W. Kellet. Second-Master for Master, R.N. SW th. For Masters'-Assistants—J. B. Johnson,. C. E. Cocker, A. Btivill, U. Collins, T. Smith, an • .. A. W. Miller, T. H. ba G. 11. Burnett. For Marine Cadets—R. Patrick, J. P. Le Mesurier , C. R. Ricketts, B. W. D. Cooke, C. E. Servante, D. T. rvroodriff, H. Inman, and E. O'D. Powell. The proof of guns for the Turkish Government was continued yesterday at the Royal Arsenal butt at Wool wich,so SG-pounder, and, although some of the cha r g es were experi mental ones, they all stood the test wdl. One 6. of n h cast-iron guns taken at the cap ture of Bomarsund on. der went an experimental tr ial. This gun, a p der e , has been bored for our Lancaster shells, which on t hi s occasion were heavily filled with had to the wet 2cwt. Bib. each shell, and fired with 71b. se c of n ti powder. ht r w o d u : l r d . The Russian 'peta l, contrary to all expectation, w i t h. stood the experim ent unharmed, when a o was fired with the same result. A few m ore of this muclajresc u t n e d d , t o are l yin g class of guns , likewise captured at Bo s o n the Arsena l q ua y , and are to be c h a nge in their calibre. Col. Wil mot, Boxer of and the the ,ffi,, ers who accompanied them in th a e P ir t. inspection the continental foundries have returned to Woolwich, with tho conviction that our foreign neighbours are sup plied with gun materials far supe•ier to our own. The next consideration is consequently to be the inea,s of our supplied fre m th e same source. being Some fine batches of recruits have joined the corps of the Royal Sappers and Miners at Woolwich during the last few days f ro , ' ditiburod) Glasgow, mouth, the whola c i f w E licrn have 'turnedout a nd P excellent o a r t n s. and itts&'ol mechanicß. Lieut. 0. B or l and was yesterday appointed to the Sa‘lspareil. men, who had been returned as unfit for further service 38 B ce by Deputy-Inspector-General Dartnell , xs , appear before Alex, James Moorhead, secretary, and D. Maclachlan, M.D. of Chelsea Hospital. Among ma n y other wou n d e d are th e t wo f o ll ow i ng cases of the same reginieLt—viz., James M‘Gaugh and Hairy Adams, of the 3d Buffs. The former received a wound from a hail eiktering the nape of the left side of his neck, taking a circuitous direction by the jaw, and finally emerging from the right eyebrow, causing total blind ne44 of that eye; lie cannot open his mouth more than an inch, the injury painfully affecting his articulation: Fleury Adams's case, if possible, is more distress in?, from the loss of the use of both legs, produced from a severe contusion in the back, caused by the bursting of a shell, a large piece of which struck hi& while working in the trenches, carrying away his pouch and water-bottle. Two smaller pieces of the same shell struck Adams's shoulder blade. _ Second-class St3ff-Surgeon Alexander M. Macbeth is or3ered to Bristol, to take medical charge of a portion of the Land Transp Corp?. THE OMNIBUS TRADR-I!fTET.ING OF PRuPRIETORS. Yesterday afternoon a preliminary meeting of omnibus proprietors was held at the Hungerford Hotel, for the purpose of taking into consideration statements which have been published in reference to the new French Com pany, who proposed to buy up the whole of the metro politan vehicles. Mr. GREY, who was called to the chair, directed the attention of the meeting to paragraphs which had ap peared in Galignani, and subsequently transferred to some of the English papers, stating that the new com pany had made arrangements for buying the whole of the metropolitan stock, and that they were now all but ready to commence operations. He (the chairman) begged emphatically to deny that anything of the sort had taken place. It was true that Messrs. Wil son; Wil ling, and Macnamara, three London p ropr i etors, had been to Paris, and entered upon some negotiations, but they had not the consent of the general body of omnibus proprietors in London. (Hear, hear.) It was stated that the London omnibuses were to be bought for 6001. a piece. Taking the London omnibuses as a whole, he did not believe they were worth more than 3001. each ; so that, if the public were gulled, they would be so with their eyes open, and must not be surprised if they lost their money. (Hear, hear.) It was alleged that in France the omnibuses paid a municipal rate cf five per cent., which would not be the case in this country, so that the new company would be able to run cheaper in this country than in Paris. It seemed to be forgotten by persons who reasoned thus that, before the recent reduc tion of the duty, omnibus proprietors had to pay 15 per cent. ; and that the duty now, he (the chairman) be lieved, was more than 12 per cent. (Hear, hear.) Mr. STANBROOK said he knew a large number of per sons who carried on the omnibus trade in connection with other businesses. If one branch of their trade were ' taken away, they must of necessity abandon the other. A PROPRIETOR said he saw by the papersthis morning that in :France the new company was said to be an Eng- Lila company, and that the shares selling on the Bourse were Er.gl.'sb shares. As far as he could see there must be some dee:option in the matter. Had the company been registered in England ? Several proprietors said they believed not. _ _ The Cueinice.N—lt was said that there were 800 om nibuses in London proposed to be bought up, and that the company in►`ended reducing the number to 300. Taking three men to each omnibus, that would at once throw 900 hardworking men immediately out of employ. It was then arranged that a formal reply should be drawn up to the misstatements complained of, and the meeting separated. Yesterday evening a general meeting of metropolitan omnibus proprietors wa►l held at the Cranbourne Hotel, Leicei,ter-square, for the purpose of bearing from certain members of their body, who have recently been to Paris, a statement as to the position of the company proposing to buy up what are technically called tho London roads. Mr. TREVITT was called to the chair. He said he un derstood that communications had been had with gen tlemen in Paris who were willing to purchase the whole of the London trade, and to work it by means of a com pany of their own. The proprietors present would be glad to hear what was the present position of affairs. Mr. MACNAMARA, said that Mr. Willing, Mr. Wilson, and himself went by arrangement to Paris, where they found a company already formed for the purpose of pur chasing the London trade, at an average price of 500/. for each omnibus. As he was likely to take office, under the new compa❑y, he Paid be could not do anything be yond making suggestions, until he had called a general meeting of proprietors on the London roads, and had been furnished with their answer. There was a bona fide intention on the part of the French company to , pur chase on the terms he had mentioned, and all he bad now to do was to ask the assent of those whose interests were involved in the transaction. Mr. LINES wished to know with whom the London proprietors were supposed to be creating. Were they in negotiation with any substantial people, or merely treat ing with the wind ? (Laughter.) Mr. MACNAMA.RA.—You will treat with them. Mr. LINES —Who are they ? (Llughter.) Mr. MACNAMARA—The C.4nipany, to be sure. The way in which proprietors would get at the value of their property would be by appointing one of their body on each road to assess the whole of it. The money received from the French company might then be equitably dis- tributed. There could be no easier way of getting at the ♦alue of every man's business. A Pnoramon—Who are the agents of the company Mr. MACNALIARA—Messn4. Orsay and Fun chard. Whet the E.,glish proprietors had made up their minds to sell, those gentlemen would hand over the money. In answer to further questions, Mr. MACNAMMIA. stated that, when the negotiation was completed, the French company would pay into a London bank a deposit of 10 per cent, on the whole amount (400,0001,), hut the proprietors would not be required to give up possession of their property until every shilling was paid. The proprietors would have to sign an agreement not to enter into the same line of business within a given time. A PnornizTonAre the shares of the new company in the market ? Mr. MACNAMARA said they were, and were at 85 premium. Mr. GREY-35 what ? Mr. MAczrAnunA.— Thirty-fi ye francs. (Laughter.) Mr. GREY—Hag any of the capital been paid up What are the names of the principal persons forming the company ? Mr. MACNAMARA believed that none of the capital had yet been subscribed. He had heard the names of the leaders in the company, but he could not pronounce French names. (Laughter.) A PROPRIETOR wished to ask Mr. Willing who was the London agent of the company. Mr. WILLING declined to say. Mr. GREY thought it his duty to put it seriously to the meeting, whether they thought there was any bona fide French company at all. His own opinion, founded upon a very careful inquiry, was that the whole affair was a ruse, got ap by some stockjobbers to make some thing out of it at starting. If there was a company, surely there was a prospectus, aed if there was a pro spectus it ought to be laid before the meeting. A para graph had appeared in some of the papers, copied from Gulignani, that the company had actually purchased the omnibuses, and was in working order. That was cer tainly untrue. (Bear, hear.) Mr. WILLING said he was in constant communication with the London agent of the company, who informed him that the company was forming or was formed, and he had been asked to go to Paris to sign the deed. He replied that be could not do so until he had ascertained whether the London proprietors really intended to sell or not. He would not undertake to sign any document until be saw what the company was, for, if he cheated the London proprietors, be cheated hi mse lf. Mr. KERSHAW doubted that, as he heard that Mr. Willing was to have 2,000/. a year as manager of the new company. In reply to this, it was stated that Mr. Willing and Mr. Wilson were to be joint managers, with SOO/, a year each, with a per tentage on the profits. Mr. GREY—If a company had been formed in Perla, some amount of concession money must have been paid down. Has any been subscribed. Oh Mr. MACNAMARA— I really don't know. flat 'the laughter.) When I went to Paris, I foun d e k d that ry com panyrespect- bad an office, and everything oh, and able ; but I believe no money i full by the Bth that they were to be prepared to pay w as paid lo n up. I believe of December. (Ironical chee rs.) sir. There was no. this was a bona fide French believel that it was so. He be. t h e part of five or six members of Mr. GREY repeated his dehsire)to know whether or not thing to induce him would pense of Ul the ofa anything i leading d upright ng dre c a t n o d r o fair co r u o i l w a n themselves at the ex s t li h m e e v a i e i r l d e o r i w t p n r w o t a p r s a r i d e e e t j toh °t r, b n b o wa enl m e p o e m ss eventually they this company, that it considered Flo would 'Ave been right be given -meet in g call a genera l of the overboard. If there wa to pro prietors before any negotiation was entered upo n . M r . Lunn; thought it would be much better to ad journ the meeting until the French company was really in a position to treat for the purchase of the London trade. Man y prop r i e t ors would have no object i on t o soil, and anaifhalf a million of money wer e hanging over them, they mi g ht seriously consider whether they would threatened n ot there v, retire from th e b usiness or not, in the face of so great a opposition.asau ch a c‘o\mrli p e a n ny, they , ascertained whether or it would be quite time to think about transferring their property. He was not at all clear about the fact whether there was such a com pany. He begged to move that the meeting be ad journed until the money was deposited. (Loud cheers.) Mr. MACNAMARA seconded the resolution. After a long discussion, in which the secret manne r of dealing adopted by the French company was severely condemned, the resolution wasunanimously adopted, and the meeting adjourned sine die. A vote of thanks was awarded to the chairman for the ability with which he had conducted the business of a somewhat unruly meeting. 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