The Sun. — London, England, 1855-11-15 00:00:00

TJW.STISHED HOUSE,-T, !et.4. dos.; to W convert Navin; t for tir tqwn r,sl t Atlng may t• 31 JIILLIEN'S CONCERTS. - ROYAL• ITALIAN opERA, COVENT-GARDEN. M adame Gassier— This P:vening.—l.ast night of the British Army Q iadrille. —The Programme for T IS EVE' I\ G (Thursday, Nov. la) will hclude : tuber's ''v,rture. Masa..l Ho; the F.rnani Qu drilie; the Allegro and Sto m from Beethoven's Pastiral Symphony; (Ina vo ce and ,he Forest Fairy, s•mg by Mad me Gass'er ; New Valse 1 a Belle du Village ; Solo, Flute, by Herr Reichart . the Brl Ish ' ' Ariny Quad m e (last time), assisted by the Military Bands; Grand Operatic a Selection from Roberto 11 May); the Sleigh Polka; •;010, Oboe, by M. Lavigne; the Wedding March from Midsummer Night's Dream ; Solo, Trombone. by Mr. Winterbolom ; a aiop, Vive l'Empereur ; God Save the Queen ; Partant four la Syrie, &c. Prices of admission :—Promenade, upper boxes, amphitheatre stalla and amphitheatre, Is litc ; dress cir c ' e, 2s 6d, ; private boxes, It s , Paces 11. Is., and 11. I I s. 6 1. es a' i d priv a t e b oxes may be had at the box-office of the th eatre, of 11r Mitchell, Mr. Hammond, Mr. Hook ham, and Messrs. Andrews, Bond . street ; and at Messr s . J u lli en an d M. Co 's, Regere-street. Julden's New Descriptive Military Qua drille, entitled the Fall of Sebastopol, will po , itivel he performed for the first time To Christmas f or drinorrow (Friday). N.B.—The theatre bei n g let arnatic performances , the Conce r ts (after the p r esent week) can continue for three weeks only. ..—__ THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY•LANE. Lesse4 , , Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, W ill be performed MARRIED FOR NT'INEY. Characters by "fr. Charles Mathews, 'We9srs. r obert Roxby and A. Younge ; Mrs. P. Aatthews, Iflis A. Oliver, and Miss Mason will appear. After wh!ch, TWENTY MINUTES WITH A TIGER. 7.'0 be followel by I'CITOCRIS. Characters by Messrs. E. F. Ed gr,r, Stuart, B. Sullivan, G. Wild, C. Vincent, &c.; Miss Glyn, Mrs. (Selby, Miss De Vere, Miss Anderton, MISS Cleveland, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, 11.1YMARFEET. Under the Management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, Will be performed SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Characters by Me-srs. Chiopendale, Howe, Compton ; Miss Swanborough, Miss 'Neville, Miss A. Vining. Followed by TFIE LITTLE TREASURE. To conclude with Flitti OUT OF WATER.. °IOYA.T. PRIWESSM TEIEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Llsunizement of 11r. CuAt ßua &wt. THIS EVENING Will I9e nreenteel TEIE WONDERFUL NVO WA N. Characters by es3r3. F. Matthews, D. Fisher, Cathcart, Everett, and Miss Reath. After which, Tfl , l ITEM AT LAW. Charaetes by Messrs. W. Lacy, lar ey, Mea4owa, F. Matthews, and Cathcart; Mrs. Da'y, ant Muss C. Leclerc," To conclude with A GAME OF ROMPS. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPFII Proprietor, Mr.l3. Webster.--Directress, Madams Celeste. TILTS EVENING, Will be performed MARIE DUCANTGE; or, The Jersey Girl. PoHewed by VALENTINE AND ORSON. After which, the Farce of THE .£lO3 N')TE. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATII.E. Lessee, Mr. J. H. Awlenon, IR, Norfolk-street, Atrand. Increase' kttriet , ons, saCC3S-3 in equal ratio TEITA, A.ND EVERY EVENING, at Eight o'Clock, Will ae presented, with entirely New and Mavificent Appoint- Inents,•MAGfe and MY-4 r 1, ;It V, in twelve acts, arranged in two Parts, by Professor Anderson. After which, the startling illpitrations of Spirit-Rapping, HALF AN-HOUR wi NI Tim •ipfi - zur being* the most surprising and interesting series of experiments ever given within the walls of any theatre. Revival, in an imnroved form, of the astonnninz novelty whi< h Startled London 10 years ago, the GREAT GUN TRICK Prices of a , linission:—Private Poxes, lls. 6 , 1. and IL. Is. ; Orchestra Stalls, 45.; Dress B fixes, 3s ; Ironer ISoxes, 2s. ; Pit, lq gallery, 6d. No Half-price. Box-otllce open from Il to 5 dolly. Grand Iforninu Performance on Saturday Next at Two o'Clock. D )ors open at Half-past One. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Mr: Payne. THIS EVENING, Will b 3 nerf,rmel TETE RAGPICKER OF PARIS. Followed by N[TOCR[S. To conclude with THE LADIES' CLUB. R)YAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Tii►P FVENTN4, Wdl be presented, TO OBT,TOF BENSON, in which Messrs. Emery, F. Robson, Leslie, Mrs. Stirling, and Miss Ternan will appear. After which PLOT AND PASSION Characters by Messrs. E. Robson, Emery, G. Vining, LeiPe, .1. 11. White, H. Cooper, and Franks ; and Mrs. Stirling and Miss Bromley. Followed by CATCHING A MER SIAM. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. Apiiearaneg of the World's Prodigy, Mlle. CLEME).TTINTE SOULLIER. Mr. William Cooke acquaints his kind patrons that during his re cent.visit to the French capital he formed an engagement, for a limited number of nights, and upon exorbitant terms, with the first equestrienne in the world, 3111 e. Clementine SouLlier, who Rill appear roA, Ct Aedmc► 't.SL te.. LOndnn, NOV., 1453. ParliAment, .ion. be LET, situated ten,lci us grasp, notwithstanding the secession of 'wiek -- q"dr'• '''''''''' thes4 who desecrated the name cf his father. I trreaxtrnit room , Six - hzn an c• tr Scarcely had Lord JOHN RUSSELL returned 1 when the discovery of his extraordinary tergiver cation at Vienna, and the natural indignation of all parties consequent thereon, caused his qu , lsi, resi;na,tion—ihat is to say, his dismissal from the post—and the Colonies were= again left without a head. At length the paramount claims of the colonists were attended to. "The right man was found for the right place," and the nomination of Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH conveyed joy to every British dependency, and reflected the highest credit OR LORD PALMERSTON. Man proposes, but there is a higher that disposes. Sir WIL LIAM MOLESWORTH was cut off suddenly in the very pride of his strength, before the good seed, so tardily sown, could produce its legitimate fruit. Well may the nation mourn for its loss, but still more may the colonies deplore the sad fate that has dashed " the cup of promise from their lips." Their ex pectations have been naturally excited by the fair prospects opened to their view. They should not be exposed to too great a disappoint ment. The "hope deferred" may be productive of serious consequences if it make the Colonial heart to sink. A good man must be speedily appointed. One whose views in reference to the just and necessary War in which we are engaged will satisfy the people of this country, and whose antecedents will content the colonies—whose name will carry with it might, both at home and abroad, and afford evidence that the demands of the Ad ministrative Reformers have not been slighted or disregarded. Such a man is theHonourable CHABLEs PELEAM ViurEns, whose claims on the Government and the nation are of the very highest character, and who should long since have had a seat in the Ca binet if merit had its just reward. The real champion of Free Trade, the man who fairly earned the rewards snatched by Messrs. COBDEN and BRIGHT, has given the highest proofs of ad ministrative ability in every position in which he has been placed. His appoint ment would indeed give satisfaction to the Colonies, while it would be hailed with un mitigated gratification throughout the length and breadth of the land. There is a great golden opportunity for Lard PALMERSTON. We trust it may noL be neglected or misapplied—but that he may speedily prove himself superior to all ob noxious and unconstitutional influeuces, no mat ter how urgently their views be pressed, or from what quarters they may be brought into opera- There is one reason why Sir COLIN CAMPBELL may not have obtained the goodwill of the autho rities at the Horse Guards. It is the chief, and, indeed, the only apparent reason, why he should have been passed over by a junior, of far inferior pretensions. Sir Court - was a military reformer ! He refused to follow the beaten track, by appoint ing aristocratic noodles to staff situations. He preferred men who had given unequivocal proofs of high efficiency to juniors who brought forward the most influential family recommendations, but who wanted what he . considered the indispen sable qualifications for the office. Lieut.-Colonel STEELiNG, who has recently so completely vindi cated the character of his chief, was appointed Brigade-Major, because it was known that he was fully competent for the situation —was, in fact, " the right man in the right place." He had passed through the senior department of Sand hurst with great distinction, and was a good lin guist —a matter of no ordinary importance in staff service. In addition to very distinguished service in the Colonies he had held an important station in Corfu for a considerable period, and was toroughly conversant with various dialects of the Mediterranean. The Aide-de-Camp, Cap tain SHADWELL, had participated with Sir CoLIN in the arduous struggles at Chillian wallah and Guzerat ; had previously been in China, and for fourteen years had served his country with the utmost zeal and efficiency. Captain MANSFIELD had also high personal claims, by virtue whereof, under the judicious and dis criminating judgment of his gallant Commander, he was solely entitled to his promotion ! We should commend the example to others ; but unfortunately, under the present condition of the Horse Guards, the attempt at ameliorating the system may be regarded as an innovation meriting stringent punishment. Sir COLIN CAMPBELL endeavoured to remove a grievance ; he has been made a victim. Some assurance should be given of a reform in the highest depart ment before we can hope for assistance from those who may be the victims of their own zeal for the improvement of the public service, and the re moval of abuses of long standing, supported by an interested clique, who cau safely reckon on the co-operation of the concealed and nominal direc tors of the Augean stable at Whitehall. The King of the BLLGIANS has just opened the session of the Legislative Chambers. The ULYSSES of the House of Coburg speaks plausibly of " the reiterated proofs of the sympathetic confidence of foreign Governments," and congratulates himself and the people on the good understandin g maintained with Continental Powers. He has certainly not followed the straight narrow course that might create difficulties in his way. His has been the broad flowery path, in which he has proceeded as the Sir PERTINAX MAC SYCHOPRANT of Sovereigns, taking care to avoid every obstacle or impediment. He is ready "to boo, and boo, and boo," so as to receive the com mendations of his Germanic and pro-Muscovite brethren, but thinks little, if anything, of the c l a i m s which England possesses on his gratitude. The Angel the Good C LICQUOT seems to b model wh ic h h e has set up e hispattern—the imitation. of Peace The War is, therefore, totally disregarded. For anything that might be gleaned from the speech of King LEOPOLD the tranquillity of E urope might remain undisturbsd. There is not the slightest allusion to the host ) ili t tie it s now is xe ca c r e ri ed e i dz This may be convenient —bat contemptible, and some t hi ng worse. It may please Austria, but what will be thought of it in England ? It may satisfy Prussia, but what will be its reception at the Tuilieries ? King LEOPOLD may rely on Bri tish protection, but it will not be accorded where it is not merited, and few have less title to claim it than the pensioner of England, the ap pointee of Great Britain and France, who has made so bad a return for the many substantial benefits received at their hands. It is as far from our inclination as it is alien 1 to ota practice to d warf the consideration of great subje,lts by a partis an t reatment of those who may deal with thew, or to th row any impediments in i i the wiay of the reception of vital truths by caori cious (let inure of any individual who may enunciate 1 t them. It is, however, our duty to do what we can to p revent such dealins vnd such enunciations being )(trade effectual stalkiug-horses for the at tainmemt of selfish ends, injurious to the wel fare of the country, and from the. discharge of TIM EVENING. There will be acted the Military Spectacle, The FALL of SEBAS TOPOL ! With the WONDERS OF TIIE CIRCLE ; Mr. J. H. Cooke's FLIGHT OF THE BRIDGES, and other entertainments. `I3,K-011.1e from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. Eina3triaa Director, .11•. W. Cooke. Jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T tig DAY —Morn. 3 min. aft. 5 —Ev.ming 27 miu. aft. 5 T )-Sfoßßow—Morn. 53 min.aft. 5 —Evoning2l min. aft. 6 THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, Nov. 15. THERMOMETER, IN' THE SHADE. 47 -- ghest since noon yesterday. 313 -- , owt,st this morning and daring the night. 41--phis (lay at noon. BA/101fETER, 30.18. Wral-.—Very Eat% from S. W. A thick fog came on early this morning. and continued till noon, when it be came les3 dense. Hoar frost in the ni;:ibt. r kvi l *.) 1, ) kft) • 11Z.71- , LONDON, TEIURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1855. The Colonial Secrt-taryship still remains vacant. Our numerous dependencies, "on which the sun never sets," continue without a responsible mana ger ! They have, indeed, been peculiarly unfor tunate for some time, seeming to be regarded as a sort of " refuge for the destitute," into which any person, however incompetent for the duties of the position, might be pitchforked to suit the exigencies of the Government, without regard to their own peculiar claims and wants. Last year, when the Duke of NEWCASTLE, actuated by what Lord JOHN RUSSELL designated as " a commendable ambition," abandoned the Colonial Department, of which he knew some• thing, for the War-office, of the duties whereof he was thoroughly ignorant, Sir GEORGE GREY was nominated as Colonial Secretary. The Bight Honourable Baronet was, however, manifestly but a mere " warming -pan," to retain the post until something better suited to himself, and some body better qualified for the post, could be found. In a brief period—before be could master the ABC of the department---he was removed to an office in which he found himself more "at home ;" and Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT, whose syre is patlties were far more with R ussia than with Engl h Colonies, was nominated i n hi s place. That Right Hon. Gentleman only rem a i ne d long enough to delay the proceedings of Parlia men t for a week, while waiting for his re-election. I n hi s zeal for his motber,3 country,' and in order to save the CZAR from the humiliation which he had so richl y merited, he abandoned the Colonies to their fate, and seceded from the PALMERSTON Cabinet. Here, then, was an opportunity of doing some thing for the Colonies, but it was merged in the 'llore urgent claimsof the Administration. Lord J. 11 ' 1 / 8 3E ", although just starting as British Pleni potentiary to the Vienna Conference, was appointed although it Iv as Certain that the important station should remain month practically unfilled for several -as thi s a ll . M r. F REDERICK PEEL, s. Nor who " had Some trifling experience , chose to the commendable- ambition" of the Duke of NEwaxsTLE, and to get War-office, h imself transferred to Hare the leavin g the Col on i es to their fat©. , however, we must say, t h at they greatly beyiefited by the change, for M r. J. BALL, althou g h 'without red-tapiat experience, . made a far more efficient Under-Secretary than Mr. P. P RE; the modern Vicar of .gray, who clung to da ce with,A I' L", 14, I, tq ON, THritinAir pvina-tkivvrc lar f) VV MTAT 15 1 1845 LIT. ST NEWS. PARIS, THURSDAY MORNING. The Mortiteav eititains a despatoh from Genera: Pelissier, giving au account of the reconnaissance made by General &Rouyn) at Eupatoria on the 27th of October. The Duke of Cambridge has arrived at Paris, and occupies the apartments prepared for him in the Tuileries. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 14. The Czar left Nicolaieff on the 7th for the Crimea, personally to thank his army for its de votion and bravery. On the 12th he returned to St. Petersburg direct through Moscow. There was no alteration in the state of affairs in the Crimea to the 12th. The Invalide Busse announces that the daily official telegraphic reports from Nicolaieff are dis continued, and will not be resumed until there is something important to report. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 8. The exportation of grain is prohibited at all Turkish ports. Importations are allowed duty free. Part of the French fleet has arrived at Beycos Bay. The Porte has granted the required firman for the Kustendje Canal, from the bend of the Danube to the Black Sea. HAMBURG, Nov. 13. General Canrobert has had his official audience of the King at Stockholm, and delivered to his Ma jesty a letter from the Emperor Napoleon 111., as well as the grand cordon of the Legion of Honour. The illustrious officer was conveyed to the palace in one of the Court carriages drawn by eight horses. VIENNA, Nov. 13. Tho official journal publishes the Concordat. The document is published in Latin and in this duty we are not to be deterred by example or by anv consideration whatever. Two indiviJna's of hi :411 and of un -1,1 em i .4 1 ,d re p: c-t.i.m in their private c alai who tve wie'd-dl vast powers in the service of the State, and have haen more cnirt, - _1 and flitteie,d than most of their contempor tries, have just now made their appearance before the public as lecturers. The subjects with which they dealt are of great im portance, and could not readily have been commit ted to abler hands, or men who, bycommon consent, were better prepared to do them justice. Lord Joui RUSSELL on " The Obstacles which have retarded Moral and Political Progress," and Mr. GLADSTONE on " The Colonies," were sure to be regarded bythe great majority as worth hearing. Nor, so far as you can separate their lectures from other considerations, did they wholly fail to satisfy the expectations of the eager listeners. Passing over an exceptionable bias in each, and apart from the object we conceive the distinguished speakers had in view, the lectures were cal culated to enlighten the public and promote the cause of liberty and of progress. What exception, then, it may be asked, can be taken to them ? Surely they were well timed, having regard to the present state of society and the recent loss of the greatest Colonial Minister we had ? Well timed from any other men, we reply, their aim being single, but timed also with ample conside ration for the meeting of Parliament. It has, doubtless, fallen to the lot of the reader to have been deeply impressed with the eloquence, grace, and pathos of some promising divine ; to have listened with the deepest satisfaction to lessons of charity, to warnings and reproofs, de livered with an unction indicative of the soul of goodness. You made inquiry, and everything was satisfactory. He had been a little lethargic and out of favour with his congregation, had awhile back become suddenly repentant, and from that period had gone on improving up to the present time. Your curiosity led you, per haps, to inquire whether he was married or single, and you found he was about to be united to a charming heiress, who a short time ago be came a member of his congregation. We know you are not censorious, and cannot blame you if, putting this and that together, you fancied you had found the key to the conscientious di vine's sudden accession to repentance, fascination, and other good works. The recent history of the lecturers—their mis conduct in relation to the War and their ejection from office—will at once occur to your recollec tion, and in their present zeal for the public good you will doubtless recognise, as we do, a motive as interested as that which stimu_ lated the worthy divine. They have what will correspond with the heiress in view. Both are in quest of power, and neither very scrupu lous how they get it. Both have conned the pages of history, and, as Mr. GLADSTONE could not refrain from intimating, have come to the conclusion that the popularity of the present War is certain to cease, and that they have only to play the pilot well to be wafted tziumphantly into power under the sails of a negotiation for peace. Hence their appear ance as lecturers—their sudden accession to pa triotism—their zeal for progress—their interest in the welfare of their fellow-subjects. That they are out in their calculation we potently believe ; still it may be of service to the public interest to unmask their hypocrisy, and point out the hollow ness of their professions. Men who have acted as they have done—who have committed a great nation to a great War, and then washed their hands of it, and for their selfish ends counselled an inglorious peace—can only prove mischievous in a character to which they have no title. LYCEUM THEATRE. The crowds that have been attracted to the Lyceum since Professor Anderson commenced giving his highly amusing performances seems nightly to increase as the period of his departure approaches. The house con tinues to present a most brilliant appearance, and we have never seen the " Wizard" go through his wonder ful performances better than he did last night, although we have been frequent visitors to his evening levees. It is amusing in the extreme to watch the astonishment depicted upon the countenances of our friends from the provinces as they gaze upon the marvellous changes wrought by his little ebony wand. The applause that follows each " act" is loud and general, but at the ter mination of the great gun tr►ck it is enthusiastic in the extreme. We advise those of our readers who purpose visiting the Lyceum, previous to the departure of Pro fissor Anderson, to go early, for after the doors of the theatre have been opened for a few minutes even stand ing, room rises to a premium. We understand Mr. Anderson is making great preparations for his spectacle and cintomirne, at Covent-garden; and from what we have already heard, we believe we shall be correct in stating that the Christmas entertainment will.be one of the most magnificent displays that has ever taken place upon the boards of a theatre. STRAND THEATRE. It is to be regretted that the Wizard of the North could not have exerted his peculiar powers in reference to this theatre last night, by rendering it capable of con taining double the number it was calculated to accom modate. A very deserving person would thereby have been greatly benefitted, and the enterprising lessee would have had an excellent opportunity of showing the capa bilities of his Lilliputian establishment. Many hun dreds, with hard cash in their hands, were obliged to leave the doors; the closest packing being unable to find room. We are by no means astonished at this result, for, in addition to the excellent bill of fare always provided by Mr. Payne for his patrons, and the high claims of th e mer i torious beneficiaire, there were additional attractions of no ordi nary magnitude. The principal dancers and ladies of the corps de ballet were, by the kind permission of Mr. E. T. Smith, allowed to render their valuable services while the names of the "inimitable" Flexmore and Mdlle. Auriol were in themselves magnets of attraction sufficient to draw a crowded party. After Nicholas Nickleby, in which Mr. Stirling made an admirable Newman Nogge, and Mr. Howard greatly distinguished himself as the true-hearted honest Yorkshireman, John Burdie, the veteran Tom M a tth ews gave t h e time-ho.• floured chaunt of "Tippitywitchett,' in his own pe culiar style. Then came the ballet divertissement, by Miss Rosina Wright, and the coryphees of Old Drury. The great feature of the evening was the Dancing Scotchntan, in which Flexmore and Madlle. Auriol maintained their well • established reputation, and, it is needless to add, drew down enthusiastic ap plause from all parts of the house. It would be an act of injustice to omit noticing the excellent performance of Mr. A. T. Barnes as Johnnie M'Craw. There is per haps no one who can equal—certainly none to exceed—. Mr. Barnes as the old man of the ballet ; none who can bear with more profound equanimity the inconceivable desagremens that fall to the lot of the "ancient," or who combines greater vigour and energy with the ap pearance of decrepitude. We regret that our commen dation of the entertainment cannot be altogether with- out alloy, but certainly the orchestra by no means sus tained the efficiency of the performances. Many serious r w ov e ad they thnir were usualactually marks of di sapprobation were exhibited during the even nasien r , t, b intended,ntthat tribute Alr. . Flexmore is no ing, whi c h, i n some instance; seemed to fall in qu ar t ers h oe e i r to ur assert, ova t ovation t being merited, eing o n a o l I r e , dwe beforev e n t t u t : e e 1' n v a a r t a d b Ml yardelnled.eAreudriaosi scarcely to require special notice. The Duke of Rutland has already (lerived considerable ° k n t aci rSeeenao. surrounded l L e o n rd u John ke. by benefit by his visit to tsuotciShlletss.tsLaoyefionistng withaorr d o ki a M s aT e l l h' e ne c e t iprs c li i r kM e e l ' e aPn a .d' t Arundel Castle, including Lord and Lady Foley, Lord and Lady Eiw ar d Fitzalan Howard, Lord and Lady George Manners, ac c . T he Earl and Countess of Arundel and Surrey are staying, with youthful family, at their seat in Berkshire. The Duchess of Wellington, after a short visit to Lord and Lady Olivia Ossulston, at Chillingbam Castle, near Wooler, has arrived at Yester House, Haddingtonshire, :on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Tweed d Ile. a th i e s M to ar ta g k u e is p o l f ac W e ir a n t ch s e t s . te ;a t m ° e t a l re e has left the S. Geo rge ' s C i i h oT u n r h. c e h Mary r r t h iMa e g( 2 en 4 t t o l fg inst. H(T)thelefoMraßnleauuisdeosfertnglesey The newly-appointed Bishop of Salisbury, following the example of the Bishop of Exeter, has refused to li eense a clergyman to a curacy in his diocese, because be will not admit bhe truth of the High-church doctrine of baptismal regeneration. German. MADRID, Nov. 13. The disturbances that had broken out at Sara gossa by reason of the dearness of grain have been completely put down ty the firm attitude of the authorities. The reports of agitation in other provinces are unfounded. The election has again terminated in favour of Jacobus Fazey. OPERATIONS ON THE DNIEPER. The Invalide Busse of Nov. 4 contains the fol [owing : " NICOLAIEFF, Nov. 2, 6.40 P.M. "Of all the enemy's fleet there remain but the following vessels, viz. :—At sea, near the embou chure of the limaa of the Dnieper, two screw frigates of 50 to 60 guns, and two steam-cor vettes ; in the same liman in the roads, two steam-frigates of 30 to 40 guns, and two steam corvettes, three floating batteries, two gun-boats, two transports, and one merchant vessel ; near the confluence of the Bong and the Dnieper seven gun-boats—making in all 23 vessels." THE BRITISH ARMY. RETURN OF THE KINBOURN EXPEDI TIONARY FORCE. (From the Times Special Oorrespondent.) Nov. 3. For the last four days it has been blowing a sirocco, which painfully affects one just re t urne d from nearly a month's trip at sea. The air is hot, heavy, and impregnated with mos t o ff ens i ve and irritating dust, which attacks nearly every sense at once. The thermometer has ranged from 75 deg. to 80 deg. from Wednesday up to this date. Late on Wednesday evening the Triton, Odin, and Fire brand, the latter two with mortar and gun-boats in tow, arrived, after rather a rough passage, at Kazatch. The Triton went round to Balaklava next morning, and in the course of Thursday a number of French and English vessels, with troops and stores on board, arrived, one after the other, and anchored off Kamiesh and Kazatch. It blew so hard that it was considered inexpedient to land the troops. Yesterday the whole of the fleets ar rived at their anchorage, but the wind still blew strongly on shore, and no disembarkation took place that I am aware of, nor has the brigade under Brigadier-General Spencer rejoined the Fourth Division up to the time at which I am now writing. The weather was too rough to permit composition at sea, and I am consequently able to send you only a very brief summary of our pro ceedings since the despatch of my last letter. No regular mail left the fleet last Tuesday, and the Admiral's letters were sent late in the day by a French man-of-war, which would probably fail to reach Constantinople in time for last Thurs day's mail. Kinbourn is quite seemed against any forces the enemy can bring against it, covered completely as it is by the guns of the formidable flotilla we have left behind to protect it. The garrison is strong ; it is well to keep the exact force secret, but the Russians must know as well as we can how many men the fort will contain with convenience: The French troops will occupy the fort, but a small body of English will be left to guard the flag which waves along with the tricolour from its ramparts, and the task of its defence will be shared by a powerful English squadron with our allies. They have worked with extraordinary energy to repair the place. All the curtains are re built, the ruins cleared away, the damaged guns removed, and fine ships' guns put in their place ; the fosse cleared out and deepened, the palisades repaired, the south-eastern gateway filled up, and its approaches covered tay a strong ravelin ; the crest of the parapets repaired solidly and well with fascines and earthwork, the Russian guns rendered efficient, the casemates cle aced out and filled with stores oradapted as barracks, and the interior build ings in course of reconstruction and renovation. The batteries on the Spit are to be destroyed, and that process is easily effected by removing the mas sive beams which support tke sand and few gabions used in their construction. The reconnaissance which started the week before last did very little, except burn all the stores and houses which could render service to the enemy for seven or eight miles towards Kherson, and therefore I the less regret being in the mouth of the Boug at the time it started, and being unable to accompany it. The total strength of the expedition was 4,541 men and 279 horses. On the first day they only marched to a village two miles beyond the place of disembarkation on the Spit, the French being in another village a mile in advance. On the second day the men remained inactive. On the third slay the force marched to another village three miles further down the Spit, which was completely deserted, except by an old man and his wife, and by a peasant, who was found up a chimney. Two of the Cossack douaniers came in and surren dered themselves to the troops. On the fourth day the force returned, having still another day's sup plies, and having laid waste the country and cap tured and slain immense quantities of poultry, geese, pigs, arc. The French were about 2,200 strong. One drummer was shot in the leg by an unskilful pig-shooter, and bullets were flying in all directions in search of geese, pigs, or cocks and hens, whenever the force came to a halt. None of the enemy molested them, but a body of 200 horse watched them closely, retreating before them as they advanced, and following them up on their re turn, not without some shots from a French gun boat, which accompanied the expedition as closely as possible, but was still a long way from the shore. The rafts are all safe off Kinbourn, and they are no insignificant prize just at this moment, when such efforts are being made to put the Boug in a state of defence. The dockyards of Nicolai e ff are supplied with timber and wood f rom the government of Lig- towski, which contains several largo forests of fine trees. These are chiefly in the neighbourhood of Mohilev, and Vitebsk. The wood is floated down the Dnieper to Kherson iu rafts firmly clamped and bound. together with strong and sub stantial huts upon them for the navigators. Each raft is geueraliy composed of 4,000 large trunks of oak tree 7, which aro covered with knees and smaller pieces roughly shaped after drawings and instructions sent to the cutters, so as to require little trouble in being made available at once for use in the dockyards. They are floated as. far as the current will take them down the Dnieper, and are met by the Government steamers out side or inside the bar off the mouths of that river, and are by them towed up to Nicolaieff. There must be at Nicholaieff some small steamers at all events at this moment, but they have never stirred, nor have we seen any traces of them in the Boug. Kherson was the great ship-building and maritime yard for the Black Sea fleet in former clays, but the difficulty of building large ships there, or rather of getting them away thence when once they were built, owing to the shallow water on the bar of the Dnieper forced the Russian Government to remove their establishments to Nicolaieff, on the confluence of the Boug and of the Ingul. The bar of the Bou g has a depth of 18 or 19 feet ; th e bar of the Dnieper has only 8 feet water on it in ordinary sea sons. The ships of the line are built at Nicholaieff, but it is not improbable that small vesselsand frigates of light draught may still be constructed at Kherson. The arsenal at Nicolaieff is very extensive, but its principal supplies of timber came from the Dnieper, and the loss of these two rafts will be no inconsi derable injury, for fine oak timber such as they contain is very dear and scarce in Russia. The timber in the casemated Spit Battery, and the ex pense of erecting it, came to no less a sum than 45,000 silver roubles, or 7,5001. English currency. It remains to be seen if Austria can supply Russia with wood, as she already furnishes her with sup plies of oil, groceries, and manufactures of all kinds ; that is, they are brought to Southern Russia through the Austrian provinces. Sir Edmund Lyons has presented one of the rafts to the French—an act of courtesy and consideration which our polite allies, no doubt, estimate at its full value. Their dimensions are as follows : The first is 420 feet long by 63 feet wide, and is 6 feet deep. The second is nearly the same length as the first, is 54 feet broad, and grounded in 8 feet water. At a rough calculation the two rafts con tain 90,000 cubic feet of the finest timber, and the present made by the English fleet to the French, through our Commander-in-Chief, cannot be esti mated at a lower value than 20,0001. ; at least, if the timber was in England, it would be well worth the money, for the majority of the balks, spars, and centre pieces composing it are of the very finest white oak. The English journals contain, I perceive, many comments on a statement published in my corm spondence describing the ill-fated attack on the Redan on the Bth Sept., in which the Commander in -Chief, the Quartermaster-General, and the Ge neral of Engineers were represented as being in the second parallel, sheltering themselves as well as they could from the effects of the dust and of the bitter cold wind which blew throughout the day. Now it is very far from my intention to expose the Generals to ridicule. General Simpson came out here as chief of the staff to ease Lord Rag lan of a load of duties which pressed but too heavily upon him, and to neutralise the acids in the Quartermaster-General and the Adjutant- General's Departments. When Lord Raglan died the command was thrust on General Simpson, and he who had served for many anxious years, feeling be was no longer the stout soldier who had won renown for his unaristocratic name in the Pen insula, or who, as an experienced General, had been regarded as the only successor to a Napier in India, made representations to the Government at home which did credit to his modesty and humility, if not to his judgment, and begged of them to place the command in other hands. Well, the Govern ment refused to do so. They left General Simpson Commander-in-Chief of our army in spite of him self, and in defiance of his own diffident remon strances. Left ; no, but forced him—the round peg, as he declared himself to be—into the square hole ; and now they are astonished forsooth that the peg did not ht Again, is there any good ground for attacking one whose business it is to tell all that is interesting to the British public for saying what the Generals did, how they were placed and appeared ? I cannot answer the question, but it strikes me, if it be answered in the affirmative, the respondent must be the last of the Protection ists—that he must be the Don Quixote of " sham," the champion of humbug, and the high priest of national delusiOn. Why is this writer to be at tacked Because he exposed these distinguished officers to ridicule and calumny. What, is not a General a human being ? If he is cold, must he alone not wear a cloak ? if sick, must he alone not avail himself of a litter ? if storm-driven, must he alone bear its peltings with uncovered ears ? Are " distinguished officers" to be always in full uni form—in cocked hats, epaulettes, orders, and jack boots, shouting, " Follow me !" to their legions, or taking snuff d la Gomersall and Napoleon in ex treme military crises in front of their battalions If they are, they ought not to be ; surely, if they ought to be, they are not. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The Emperor received yesterday the Commission charged to report on the serious accidents which have recently occurred on French railways. The Commissioners were introduced by the Minister of Public Works. The Emperor listened attentively to the reading of the report, and examined the plans and diagrams illustrative of the several acci dents. In a conversation which followed the reading of the report, the Emperor addressed numerous ques tions to the members of the Commission. " The result," says the iYloniteur, " was that the Emperor has decided to direct an immediate reform of the principles and working of tho railway in general, and the obligatory employ of detonating signals, the improvement of breaks, and the rigorous revi sion of the regulations relating to goods and cattle trains." The Emperor will to-morrow bestow decorations with the Great Medals. The Committee of the Exposition will carry out the other honorary awards at an after period--a few days following. Twelve thousand exhibitors are rewarded in various degrees. The Emperor and Empress on Monday left St. Cloud, and took up their residence for the winter at the Tuileries. In the evening their Majesties attended the performance of the Medeein des Anfans at the Theatre de la G a it e . The ilogador, steam-frigate, sailed on the 12th from Toulon for the Crimea with troops and stores on board. The same day the Phlegeton, steam corvette, left Marseilles with soldiers for Algiers, at which port she is to take on board for Kamiesh 200 Zouaves and 250 Chasseurs d'Afrique. She is afterwards to proceed to Kinbourn with a large quantity of camp equipage and stores for the French garrison at that place. The Lyns Gazette announces that the King of Sardinia will stop at Lyons on the 22d, not on the 21st, as had been stated, and will arrive at Paris on the 23d, where ho will be received with great solemnity. The Sardi n i an A m b assador, the ar quis of Villamarina, is to leave Paris on the 18th, for Marseilles, with the secr e t ar i es o f th e l egation, to meet the King. The following are among the latest telegraphic dispatches received here : The Swedish Minister to Austria has arrived at Stockholm, and great activity is visible in the diplomatic circles of that city. It is confirmed that Gen. Canrobert will visit Copenhagen on his return to France. The Danish Government have put forth a forma denial to the report that the Ministry had demanded the exclusion of Friuce Frederic Ferdinand (not Prince William Frederic) from the line of succes sion to the throne. The Government also repudiates any intention of reliuquishine its neutrality, or of entering into negotiations for altering the present law of suc cession. BOURSE, Nov. 14. Cash. n.. e. End of Month. 4} per Cents .......... 90 75 —f. -c. 3 per Cent 5............ 64 80 64 95 New Loan ........... 65 75 Bank Shares...... 3190 Roman Credit Mobilier ...... 1172 50 Austria n ßelgian Fives ... ... .. Spanish Threes Piedmontese ......... Home Debt RAILWAYS —Jos CASH. C. fr. c. Origami ............... 1106 25 Western 750 25 Northern ............ 875 Strasburg xd 892 50 Lyons ........ ~... 1128 75 New Ditto xd 75D Mediterranean 1222 50 Grand Central 570 Lyons Geneva ...... 660 Teste Cette .................. 675 Austrian Com. THE BALTIC FLEET. SIIEERNtSS, Nov. 14.—0 f the line-of-battle ships employed in the Baltic during the present year, the Cressy, 80, Capt. R. L. Warren, is the first to arrive in the British waters. After a stay at Kiel for five days, orders by electric telegraph were re ceived for her immediate return to Sheerness, where sh '3 will be docked to make good her defects, and be rendered efficient for further service. Her designers, Chatfield, Read, and Creuze, in tended hex for a sailing ship to surpass in speed any other of her class. When nearly completed she was fitted with a screw. propeller, and th 3 _ • requisite steam machinery to work it, without any alteration being made in her original con struction, whereby her immersion in the water was far greater than previously contemplated. Notwithstanding this disadvantage, when under canvass, with a full supply of provisions, stores, water, A.7c., she can compete with any other 80-gun ship. She sails with the wind abeam eleven knots when under steam, in smooth water, her average speed approximates 10 knots-- and when propelled by canvas and steam combined, the wind being fair, she occasionally makes a velo city 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 a.m. of the 7th inst., having previously transferred to the Nile, 90, Capt. 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. Codrington, C. 8., Nile, and Vol cano steam factory ship. Rear-Admirals Dundas and Penaud, with the other line-of-battle ships, were to sail from Nargen for Kiel the day previously. The Caesar and Arrogant, which left Nargen 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 voy age 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 Reefness, at 8 p.m. At 7.30 a.m. of the 9th she weighed under can vas, with a strong breeze blowing from the south ward, rounded the island of Anholt at 3 p.m., made the Hirtsholm Light at 11 p.m. ; communicated the Arrogant, 46, Captain Yelverton, lying at anchor in the Bay of Hirtsholm, awaiting a fair wind ; hove to for a couple of hours to land the pilot. - The Skaw light was observed at 4 a.m. of the 10th. By 8 a.m. the Cressy had entered the Skagerack or Sleeve, and at noon was fairly in the North Sea, the latitude being 57 deg. 36 min. N., longitude 8 deg. 58 m i n . E ., Orfordness bearing S.W. by S. 420 miles. The wind was S.S.W., weather cloudy, atmosphere hazy. During the night, which was extremely dark, drizzling rain fell occasionally. The morning of the 11th was bright and fair for a brief period. The sun arose with its wonted brilliancy, but soon afterwards the horizon became hazy and the sky obscured by dense clouds. At noon the latitude was 56 dog. 12 min. N., long. 4 deg. 2 min. E. ; the bearing of Orfordness by com pass W.S.W., 242 miles. At 2 p.m. the atmos phere became clear, fine weather supervened, and for the first time during the voyage the stars were visible throughout the greater portion of the celes tial concave. Gloomy dark weather again ensued early in the morning of the 12th, and which continued during the day. A thick mist enveloped the horizon, ren dering di s t an t o bj ects i nvisible. At noon the dressy was crossing the Dogo , erbank, in lat. 54 deg. 20 min. E., and long. 2 deg. 50 min. E., Orfordness, bearing S.W. by compass, 135 miles. At 8 a.m. of the 13i h inst. the Cesar, 91, Capt. John Robb, was fallen in with, ofl the Norfolk coast, under canvas, bound to &ahead. At noon the Cressy wasoff GreatYarmouth, in the roadstead of which the Meander, Captain Baillie, was at anchor, having arrived there from the North Sea on the 4th inst. Having embarked a river pilot, the Cressy made all plain sail, was abreast of Lwestoft at 3 p.m., and on reaching the Sunk Shoal anchored for the night ; weighed at 8 a.m. of the 14th, and arrived at the Great Nore at noon, awaiting further orders. In the afternoon she was taken into harbour by Mr. Brockman, master of the Wildfire and Admiralty pilot. RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS IN THE CRIMEA. The Invalide Russe publishes the following re port of the Russian movements in the Crimea be tween the 20th and 24th of October, extracted from the journal of operations of Prince Gortschakoff:— " Between the Bth and 12th of October (20th to the 24th) the enemy kept up a slack cannonade against the north side of Sebastopol. Our loss consisted in nine men wounded. " On the 9th (21st), on the left flank of our position, the allies made an offensive movement against the village of Karlou, and came as far as the villages of Otartchik and Fots-Sala, but they then returned through the moun tain pass. A detachment of Cossack riflemen and dis mounted Cossacks followed the retreat of the enemy, skirmishing with their rear. " The commander of the Genitchi detachment has an nounced that only two steamers remained in the roads, which, at interval s , threw shell into th e t own an d bat .es, but without doing us any injury. " The enemy left Eupatoria on the 10th (22d), in two columns ' • one of them, co ns i s ti ng o f 15 to 20 squadrons, followed by dense masses of infantry, followed the spit of land which separates lake Guilud from the sea, and concentrating before reaching Saki bivouacked on the edge of the Saki ravine. The other column, preceded by at least 20 squadrons, and also supported by a large body of infantry, followed the north shore of lake GeiloO, passed the village of Kotour, crossed in three detachments the Karagout ravine, and established itself between the villages of Aktatchi, Karagout, and Aran. "On our side the advanced post at Saki fell back on an advantageous position near the village of Tchebotar, where the Dragoons also arrived with artillery. "At the same time our light advanced guard, under Lieut.-General Prince R:sdziwill, who was watohing Eupatoria on the side of the village of Kangbyl, fell back by Temesch on Youkhary-Djamine, where it bi vouacked. " Our advanced posts remained in sight of the enemy in front of Temesch, and from thence to the sea in the direction of Touzly. "On the morning of the 11th (231) of Oct. General Schabelskoi placed a portion of his cavalry, under the command of Aide-de-Carnp General Count Rjewuski, upon the Tchebotar heights, on both sides of the post road to Simpheropol. Three regiments of Lancers, with a battery, took up a position to the right of Count Rjewuski's detachment beyond the ravine which extends from Tchebotar to Djamine. The dragoons, with the artillery, formed the general reserve. "The two enemy's detachments which had commenced their advance . at Ba. m. from Saki and Karagout, bay ing united between Saki and the Temesch telegraph reached Tchebotar at ten o'clock. There the allies halted on this side of the village, and at half-past 11 they opened a cannonade against the cavalry on the Tch4botar heights. A battery brought up by Count Rjewuski's orders as far as the edge of the ravine re plied to it. "The enemy, who at first extended from right to left towards the village of Aschaga Djamine, along the heights dominating the ravine, then concentrating to wards their right in the direction of Tchebotar. Ob serving that they dared not cross the ravine to force the heights occupied by us, General Schabelsky sent Prince Radziwill with his lancers to turn the enemy's left flank and sent Regiment 61 Count Orloff-Denissoff's Cossacks towards the Temesch Lighthouse to take them in the rear. _ - "Scarcely were these movements commenced when the allies fell back on Saki in such haste that our troops, who advanced at a trot, could not come up with them. " The enemy passed the night in position near Saki, and on the 12th (24th), after destroying the village, withdrew early in the morning on Eupatoria ,y the spit of land under the protection of their steamers. Count Rjewuski and Prince Radzi will were immediately ordered to resume their former po,itions, and to re-establish their advanced guard as before. "In all our encounters with the enemy on the 10th and 11th (22d and 23,i), our loss was insignificant ; two CoAsackq were wounded, and some horses killed. We took a French soldier and a Rislii-Bazouk prisoners. In the retreat of the 12th (24th) a Turkish artilleryman was captured. " According to their statement the force of the Allies at Eupatoria is above 70,000 men. "On the 10th and 11th (22d and 233) the enemy dis played about 50 squadrons and some Bashi-Bazouks, and large bodies of infantry; however, owing to the dis tance, it was impossible to form a correct estimate of the latter, but it could not have been less than 40,000 men in all. "The advanced troops of the allies are not above one march from Eupatoria. Their hasty retrograde movement must be attributed to the news received by them that strong reserves were advancing to cut them off from the Simpheropol route." The Invalitle adds— . - u n d er date of the 24th of October (sth of Novem ber) at 9 p.m., Prince Gortschakoff sends the following • .‘ ' Nothing new has occur re d i n the Crimea.• Th e enemy continues to occupy the Valley of Bai dar, where they have two divisions.'" HOW GOATSOHAKOPE DISPOSES OF HIS A RTI LLE It may be remembered that General Gortscha koff, in his report of the retreat of his army fram the southern to the northern side of the harbour of Sebastopol, stated that the only loss sustained was 125 'nen, seeming to imply that in the confu sion nothing else was lost. The following letter, from a young French sailor, published in thio Courrier d e Bar-sur-Seine, w ou ld l ea d t o a diffe rent opinion : "I have to relate to you a miraculous fishery which took place a few days ago in of the port Sebastopol. Some French sailors, whilst occupied in looking after all the materiel that could he made useful, saw what ap peared a kind of box at the bottom of the water. Think ing that they had found Gortschakoff's strongbox they went into the water and endeavoured to get it on shore, but found it impossible. Further assistance was sent for, and at length, by means of a capstan, there was dragged out a Russian fieldpiece, with all its accessories and the horses harnessei to it. ' Where there was one, there might be more,' was the'idea which entered the heads of the sailors, and the search was continued. The result was that a complete veld battery of six guns, with their ammunition, was brought to land." OPENING OF TITO BELGIAN OErAIIIBEHS SPERCH OF TEE KING. On Tuesday the King of the Belgians opened the Legislative Chambers in person. The following is the speech delivered by his M a j es ty : "Messieurs,--I receive reiterated proofs of the sym pathetic confidence of foreign Governments. My eear son, the Dec de Brabant, has teen, by the reception which he has met with in different countries, the high rank which Belgium holds amongst the nations. As father, and as King, I am happy to record the existence of these sentiments. " The internal situation of the country, considering the difficulties of the times, is generally satisfactory ; nevertheless, in the midst of so many elements of pros perity and security, my heart is moved at the sight of the unhappy trials to which the high price of provisions compels us to submit. Already the Government, local administrations, and private associations are united in one sentiment of national solidarite. You will make it a duty to second this movement. You will examine with benevolent eagerness tin propositions which will be submitted to you for the purpose of benefiting labour and increasing the provisions of the population, so worthy, of our solicitude. I rely upon the concurrence of all faithful na in and upon the protection of Providence. " Existing circumstances give an immediate interest to the project of law which will be presented to you rela• tive to benevolent institutions and charitable foundations. " The education of all classes ought to he with public powers, as with families, an object of constant attention ; you will have to determine under the double head of liberty and science the question of the organisation of the juries of examination in the universit'es. "Literature and art attest by their progress the de velopment of the intellectual life of the country. Our school in the two exhibitions distinguished itself by the most remarkable works. It is with legitimate pride that in the competition invited by France amongst all pro ducers, Belgium has seen the eminent position which its agriculture and its industry have secured for it appre ciated. " Commerce continues in a state of prosperity ; our relations with distant countries are extending. The chambers will learn with interest that to the two services of steam navigation with the 'United States and the Bra zils, shortly to be established, there will be joined a new line in connection with the Levant. "You will have to examine some modifications in the excise sugar laws ; these will have for their object the augmentation of the public revenue, and so to contribute to the maintenance of our financial equilibrium. "A project of law relative to the duty upon bills of exchange, and a tother relative to councils de proi,d• Itonimes, will be submitted to your consideration. " The inquiries for the revision of the penal code are in progress ; the 12th book will be presented to you during the present session. he called upon also to reform and complete the legislation upon the judicial organisation. loe army, by its instruction, and by its discipline, continues to show itself worthy of the so icitude of ths Government and the goodwill of the chambers. no civic guard also does not cease to give pledges of its de votion to our institutions. "A commission instituted by my Government is charged to examine all questions concerning the military marine. "Many works of public utility are in progress. My Government considers it a duty to bring them to an early completion. "Great activity is displayed upon the various lines of railway, the greater part of which are finished and in action. "Private industry has made new demands to invest its capital in the national work of the railways. Yon will have to judge of this. "These works will furnish opportune resources to the working classes in our pro►inces. " Messieurs,—We have commemorated the 25th anni versary of our independence. If this independence has been fruitful in benems fur the country—if, received at first with some distrust, it is to-day surrounded by the esteem and sympathy of Governments and peoples —we owe it to that spirit of moderation and uprightness which forms the basis of our Lational character and re gulates our policy. My Government is animated by this spirit. I rejoice to believe that the loyal concur rence of the chambers will not be wanting." THE RUSSIAN GENERAL'S REPORT OP THE ASSAULT UPON BARS. The second division of General Mouravieff's re port occupies upwards of seven columns of the Journal de St. Petersbourg of the 6th inst. Yes terday's Sun, however, contained the portion pos sessing more especial interest for English readers— the part now before us, consisting of a narrative of the order of retreat, the unavailing efforts made by the Russian troops to recover their position, indi vidual instances of bravery, and details of losses (already published in The Sun). The circumstances under which the general order to retire was given are thus detailed by the Russian General : It was now eleven o'clock. The troops of the second column had continued their obstinate attacks for more than five hours ; the greater part of the superior chiefs and officers were hors de combat, some of the pieces in position had only a few attendants, and scarcely any horses ; the losses of the troops increased every second, while the enemy's means of resistance were proportion ately strengthened, and the armed inhabitants of Kars had joined the Turks. As the other assaulting columns abandoned the field of battle the Turks concentrated their troops and artillery against our position. In this situation of affairs, I sent Lieut.-General de Brummer to the second column with the 3d battalion of the regiment of the Erivan Carabiniers, and the 2d bat talion of the Riazan Regiment, ordering him to at tempt once mere to take possession, if seeming possible, of the redoubts, in order to occupy the heights of Scho• rakh, or to immediately commence the retreat in the event of success appearing impracticable. After Lieut.-General Brummer's departure I ordered the battery of position No. 4 of the 18th artillery bri gade to take up a position against the fort Thomas Tab* which was unceasingly thunder! •g against the flank of our 12u, colu nn. Lieut.-Geueral Brummer made his battalions halt out of cannon range, and, rfter verifying in person the situa tion of the second column upon toe field of battle, ap preciated exactly our position upon the heights of Schorakb, and resolved immediately to order the attack to cease, and t bring off the troops. This of eration was difficult in the view of an exaspe rated enemy, and under the cross fire of his works, but every one knows General Brummer's courage, and his long experience of battles erAbled him successfully to fulfil this painful and arduous duty. After ordering the chief of the staff to send four sof• nias ofeossacks from the reserve to bring off the wounded, he stopped nearly another hour in his position The arrangements which were made to cover the retreat are then detailed, and the General con cludes : I directed Colonel Dondouoff-Korsakoff's troops upon the village of Bozgaly, and those of the second column having joined the reserve at the foot of the mountain, a halt was made there for some time, while all the wounded bad their wounds dressed and were sent to the camp. After this our forces returned to their old camps near the village of Tchivtly-Tchai, arriving there at four o'clock in the afternoon. The same day all the troops occup ied their position, and the blockade of Kars, raised for some hours, WI 4s re sumed as before. THE LOSS OF THE ANDROMACIII: LIVERPOOL, Wednesday. —The following lette r has been received from the British Consul at St. Vince nt by the owners of the Andromache (Messrs. Holdernes s and Chilton, of Liverpoo:), in reference to the loss ol z' that vessel:— British Consulate, St. Vincent, Cape de V "erda, Oat. 27, 1355.—Sirs,—I regret to have to annouru ce to you the loss of your vessel, the Andromache. She _fount. dared at sea on. the 12th instant, lat. 26.47 north., and long. 26.30 west, on her homeward passage from iI elli• currie, on the coast of Afriet. It appears that the c rew had suffered severely from the coast fever, and that the master, Jacob Tate, and the carpenter, had died of 1 ha disease ; the former on board the Andromache, on the sth inst., and the latter while the vessel was lying reca iv ing her cargo. The remainder of the crew saved the m selves in the long-boat, and after having been 15 days at sea in her they were enabled to reach this island, but in a most distressing state. They had all suffered extrom ely from the fever, and the constant exposure in an of )en boat for so many days, without sufficient nourishnie nt, ha i reduced them to the last stage of exhaustion. L ram happy t) ;ay that there is every hope that they will with judicious treatment, recover. ** * our obedient servant, "THOMAS MILLIR, 11.8. M. Cons tg." MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). CORN EXCHANGE. GENE/tAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CO. 1j For the week ended Nov. 15, 1855, made up from the Itetur; is of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England an ,r 1 Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. I RYE. 1 BEANS. 1 PEA,. 803 5d 393 61 28s 41 503 21 51e 111 51s 4 1 THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. RIE. I EBANS. PEAS. 78s 21 385 6(1 , 28s 4d , 503 93 50s 5d 49 3 31 QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEER:, Wheat, 116,730; 8a 4 : 9 1 3 , ; 7 r 7, e 2 a3 42 , 2 ; ,5 0 3 a 6 th q , u l ar l,G te B :3! eye, 489 . Beau , MEAT MARKETS. LEADENHALL. — The demand ruled —Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d; Mt Mon, 38 8d to 45 8d; Pork, 35 8d to 55 2d. To-day's market was fairly - -sup stock, and the trade ruled h a.vy, 3s steady, eN s 4 a o ( dE l y i W T t AA34TIL follows 'D Veal, s ß oef eef, from 33 4d to 4s 8d; Mut ton, p l e i r e, B l lb w s i , th by l l ap h crh e ie c ke a si T i l i t ) t droopin perdBlbs, to sin to ss ; they Veal 38 ff 8d to 4s ; Perk, as 88 t o I 3 88 oals ROMFORD, Nov. 14.—The trade was heavy to-di as f o ll ows :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 10d ; Mutton, 3s Ito 51 0.1; Veal, .8 to 4s mr, ; Pork, 3s 10d to 5s 0 ( 1 per sib s . Quarter-old Store Pigs, 238 to 28s each, BAY MARKETS. 41 1 svaTarrss to 71 umOs .—Moado w hay, 4/ OA to 6110 s ; c l ov e n ditto, Trade steady. ; and straw, 1/, 53 Odto 1/ 103 Od pen 'load. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 4/ 5s to Cl 12s; clam 3/ do., 4/ 12s to 6/ 15s ; and straw, 1/ 63 to 1/ 109 pe:o 7 . load. A moderate supply and a steady demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 4t 5s to 6110 s; &lowa do., 4/ 15s firm.to 7 1 Os; and straw, 59 to , 10a per load. Trade t 4 ~ ~-1K