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

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY.LANE. ',caste, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, Will be perforniel MARRIED FOR MONEY. Characters by Mr. Charles Mathews, Messrs. Robert Roaby and A. Yonnge ; Mrs. 7. Matthews, Miss 'if. Oliver, and Miss mason will appear. To be followed by NITOCRIS. Characters by Messrs. E. F. Ed gar, Stuart, B. Sullivan, G. Wild, C. Vincent, &c. ; Miss Glyn, Mrs. Selby, Mies De Vere, Miss Anderton, Miss Cleveland, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Backstone. THIS EVENING, Win be performed T HE MAN OF MANY FRIENDS. After which, a New SPANISH BALLET, by the Spanish Dancers Followed by THE LITTLE TREASURE. After which, a Popular BALLET, by the Spanish Dancers. To con :ludo with SHOCKING EVENTS. 14 0yAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CuAnsi Knit. THIS EVENING Will be presented JUDGE NOT BY APPEARANCES. After which, KING HENRY VIII. Queen Katharine, Mrs. C. Kean ; Cardinal Woleey, Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with A GAME OF ROMPS. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPECt. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste* THIS EVENING, Will be performed ROR'Y 0' )MORE. Characters by Messrs. lind en, P. Bedford, Selby, Parselle, J. Bland, Garden, Sac. ; =Logs Mary Keeley, Kate Kelly, Wyndham, &C. lollowed by BETSY BAKER. To conclude with OPEN SESAME. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATR E • THIS EVENING, Will be presented, TO OBLIGE BENSON, in which Messrs. Zroery, F. Robson, Leslie, Mrs. Stirling, and Miss Ternan will appear. After which, STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. To conclude with CATCHING A MERMAID. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. J. H. Anderson, 18, Norfolk-street, Strand. Increased Attractions, and success in equal ratio THIS, AND EVERY EVENING, at Eight o'Clock, Win be presented, with entirely New and Magnificent Appoint -Dents, MAGIC and MYSTERY, in twelve acts, arranged in two Darts, by Professor Anderson. After which.the startling illustrations of Spirit-Rapping. HALF- A.llOllll WITH. THE SPIRITS, being ths most surprising and Interesting series of experimen ts ever given within the walls of any theatre. 100,000 persons have visited the Lyceum already to see the Great Wizard of the North. - - - - Prices of alm!ssion:—Private Boxes, It. I Is. 6d. and 11. Is. ; Orchestra Stalls, 45.: Dress Boxes, 3s. ; Upper Boxes, 2s. ; PS, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. No Half-price. 13oz-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Grand Morning* Performance on Saturday Next at Two o'Clock. Doors open at Half-past ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. FLEXMORE'S (le Dansenr Comignej BENEFIT, and Last Appearance at this Theatre; also of that celebrated Dansense, Mdlle. AITRIOL, will take place on THURSDAY, Nov. Ist, 1855. Drama, Ballet Comique, Concert, Farce, Ballet Extraordinaire. )felo-drama, &c., &c. Tickets to be had of Mr. Flexmore, ' 6, Hercules -Buildings, Lam beth, and at the Box Office of the Theatre. Box Office open daily, from 10 until 3 o'clock. ROYAL STRAND TREATR.E. Under the direction of Mr. Payne. THIS EVENING. Will be performed SIMPFON AND CO. After which, SAM PATCH. To conclude with NITOCRIS. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Crooks. Vivid delineation of the daring deeds of the Allies. THIS EVENING, The triumphantly successful Military Spectacle, The FALL of SEBASTOPOL ! Capture of the Malakhotif —Cavalry. Infantry, Artillery, with magnificent materiel of war—Still of Trained I - braes —4OO Auxiliaries. Stage and ring combined ! After which the WONDERS OF THE CIRCLE, with Mr. J. H. Cooke's " Sant do Pont." To conclude with the farce of JONATHAN. I2oz•-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. Wast. Equestrian Director, .Ir. W. Cooke, Ain. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. MIR DAY—Morn. 24 min.aft. I—Evening 44 min. aft. 1 TO-loaflow-31orn 7 min.aft. 2 —Eveniag 25 min. aft. 2 THE WEATHER.--Sus OFFICE, Oct. 25. THERHOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 63 highest sinco noon yoatwday. FA—lowest this morning and during the night. 55—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29'92. WIND, S.W.—Light, with dull rainy weather. 4.04. I's LONDON, TEI.IIRSDA.Y, OCTOBER 25, 1855. It has been positively asserted that the resigna tion of General SIMPSON of the chief command of the English Army of the Crimea has been finally accepted, and that he now only awaits the nomi nation of a successor. Many causes may have led to this result. A constitution impaired by arduous and almost incessant service in different climes—the infirmities produced by long exposure to a tropical sun—may have rendered it impos sible for the distinguished and gallant veteran to encounter the hardships of a Crimean winter, without being guilty of an act of virtual suicide. Nothing but an imperative sense of duty induced him reluctantly to accept the high position to which the will of his SOVEREIGN, combined with the voice of public opinion, had called him. No other suitable appointment could be made at the moment ; and, therefore, General SraasoN yielded to the earnest demand, and retained it until the first act in the stirring drama had been brought to a conclusion, and the flags of France and England floated over the half ruined towers of captured Sebastopol. When that glorious triumph had been accomplished he again solicited the much-required relief, and sought the well-earned otium cum dignitate which the state of his health so imperatively required. It is impossible to say whether he was in any degree influenced by the unfair criticism and malevolent calumnies that were so freely uttered by a portion of the English press. We should hope that the unfair and unwarranted censures that were so improperly directed against his mili tary reputation could not have affected his con duct. They would, if at all taken into account, have produced a very different result. But he could well afford to despise such carping Com _ reents, and to have rested his fame on his own exploits, fully and fairly appreciated by friend and foe, with almost a solitary exception. H e might be well contented with the approbation of his colleague, and of the Government, the army, and the people of France, and all but those of his countrymen who surrendered their indi vidual judgments to the House "Jupiter ionaris" of Printing Square, and were prepared to ostracise any General or Statesman who could not succeed in propitiating the exacting oracle. That of his Sovereign had already been signified in the most unequivocal terms,. by hi s promo ti on t o the rank of General, and his nomination as a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, the highest honour to which a successful and meritorious General could aspire. With these, we repeat, he may be well satisfied, and need not swerve from his course in . the slightest degree to one side or the other. Another matter may have had some weight. The evils of a divided command have been repeatedly alluded to. It would certainly be in no wise deroga tory to the honour of the English army that they should consent to act under the orders of the brave PELISSIBI, and that he should direct the in which he would doubt plans of the camp ai g n, less assign a just plaoe to the English troops, on whose unflinching gallantry he well knows he may place implicit confidence in the me li serious emergencies. But SIMPSON, who had held a co ordinate command, could not properly be placed . in a subordinate position, and if PIILISSIER Were to be invested with supreme authority, it would be indispensable to place another and comparatively junior Officer at the head of the English troops. Whatever may be the course, we are satisfied that the resignation has not been prompted by any unworthy feeliag at head -quarters, or any hint that it would be acceptable to the Government, but that it has entirely proceeded from General SIMPSON himself. We trust that an efficient suc cessor may be selected, one of whose most essential qualificationsi will be the moral courage to disregard the unwarranted and captious objurgation, and to maintain the even tenor of his way, without thinking cr greatly caring what the " Mrs. GRUNDY of Puddledock" may think of his proceedings, and who will look solely to the great object which the Allied Powers have at heart, without being actuated by any petty jealousy of the superior opportunities that may be afforded to those with whom he is co-operating, and whom it is his first duty to sustain and support. The anticipated arrival of Australian gold has been realised. Nearly 900,0001. worth of bul lion arrived on Saturday by the Mermaid and the Marco Polo ! But, as might also have been anti cipated, the greater portion, if not the whole, of the amount has been taken on account of the Bank of France, and but little remains to alle viate the distress or assuage the fears of those who naturally look forward to a commercial crisis of no ordinary magnitude, of which the Bank minimum rate of discount of 7 per cent., on bills having more than 60 and less than 95 days to run, may be regarded as the commencement. The folly of those who adopt precautions when the evil has actually occurred—who, according to the old proverb, " shut the door when the steed has been stolen"—has frequently been noticed. In monetary affairs, it is the normal state of England. We see a terrible financial catastrophe " looming in the future," the veriest tyro can point out the nature and causes of the im pending danger—can explain that, so long as the price of gold is fixed, and that we are compelled to purchase at a high price, when, in the language of the Stock Exchange, it is "a mere drug in the market," and to sell at the same rate, when there is every symptom of approaching scarcity, serious perturbations must necessarily ensue, paralysing the energies of the industrious classes, and reduc ing to the verge of ruin tho creators and producers of national wealth. Never was there a more ridiculous fallacy put forward than that respecting the eo-called " self acting regulator of the currency," which stimu lates undue speculation where it ought to be repressed, and checks production when it requires the greatest possible encouragement. It is acknow ledged on every side that the trade and commerce of the country is in a very sound and healthy condition. That has been admitted in the most distinct and unequivocal terms by the recognised organ of the bullionists, and on such a point the Times is an unexceptionable witness. But how long can it remain so, with interest at the rate of 7 per cent. charged on first-rate commercial paper ? The Old Lady of Threadneedle- street will touch or look at nothing of the second class, and, of course, all the discount houses that follow in her wake will demand, aye and obtain, a much higher price for thepecuniaryaccommodation that must be obtained at any cost ! The seven per cent. charged by the Leviathan merely represents a very mitigated form of the burden which must deprive merchants and manufacturers of their whole profits, and render them but too happy if they can contrive to keep their heads above water at the sacrifice of a considerable portion of their capital ! The interesting question, then, forces itself on our attention, and cannot be shelved or evaded. How long shall we suffer ourselves to proceed in this downward course ? to what extent of embar rassment and suffering shall we condemn those deserving of a better fate, through whose exer tions the sinews of war are to be provided, and the safety, honour, and welfare of Great Britain secured during the existing emergency The peril may be averted by prompt and judicious remedies. A few months hence it may be too late. Far more so, when Parliament shall be called together to discuss the state of the nation, and to legislate on matters of the most serious urgency. Then we must quadruple the sacrifices, to bring back the gold, which would now keep it in our hands, or, what would be still better, to provide an adequate substitute, which would permit the domestic trade to flourish as it did during the be ginning of the present century, albeit a me tallic standard, or measure, and representative of value was wanting. In the sister kingdoms a small note currency is found with but slight me tallic assistance to perform all the functions of a circulating medium—far better than gold does in this portion of her MAJESTY'S dominions. In Scotland and Ireland a sovereign, if obtained from some wandering tourist, is forthwith paid away or exchanged, and speedily finds its way into the nearest Bank, where it is of real utility. The canny Scotchman, who is generally just as well able to take care of his own concerns as his neighbour south of the Tweed, is always willing to accept the " worthless rags," at which we are told that the English butcher and baker would turn up his nose. He knows that they possess " the purchasing power "—and that he can, at any time, through their instrumentality, satisfy the demands of the landlord, or the tax-gatherer, or any other claimant on his resources, or that he may exchange them on fair and perfectly defined terms for any commodity of which he may be in want. He no more wastes a thought on their intrinsic value than the English operative does on the number of grains of gold which the sovereign contains, or the nature of the alloy by which it is fitted for circulation. The only point taken into consideration in either instance, is whether it can be exchanged without loss at the proper time ; and when the answer is satisfactory, there is no further scruple or difficulty on the point. In a n O d c to in b e e ct r u , i l t 9. 817 , act the o o f p e a lB t 4 i o 4 n w o f a s t h e virtuallyimpoli tic suspended. After a protracted delay, Ministers felt that the time had arrived when they ought to attempt to restore confidence to the mercantile and manufacturing community. The celebrated letter of the 25th October was accordingly writ ten. Its effects were magical. Theknthoeweleoduene. that there was t he p ower of escaping from th e terrible restrictions , saved th e Bank and try, just as the Providential discover y of the b ox o f one -pound notes hadd a on ll en e e d 7 a l y n d 2 t 2 he yea rs be fore. The panic ivasat onto ay formid able difficulty was sur mounted. Then, and on l y then, was the rate of interest higher than atatarnen e t e his . moment. And so objectionab le was the sidered that the then Premier and Chancellor of the Exchequer stipulated for a share of the extra ordinary profits. Now the directors are actin on their own account, and taking what th e Ame ricans term all "the pleader" for themselves. They know that their term of monopoly has nearly ex pired, and are anx i ous to feather th e i r nests handsomely b e f ore they yield to any rival. But the Government should be prepared to act deci sively, and to take on itself the responsibility ) of such temporary means as may be required. It is; manifest that the increase of discount is not sufficient, that something else is required of a totally different character —something which will check the exportation of the precious metals with out paralysing trade. Mr. HAMER STANEELD haw recently pointed out a mode by which the difft. culty may be successfully encountered, and per- j manent measures may be prepared for the consi deration of Parliament—a consideration which should be given to this all-important, although scandalously neglected, topic before the ensuing Christmas. If a greedy cabman distresses his scurvy hack by fast driving, a surly costermonger beats bis vicious donkey with inconsiderate vigour, or a SYKEs kicks his ill-conditioned cur with his heavy boot with unusual vehemence, and is " pulled up" for it by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, there is something in store for him. Not only will he be subjected to fine or imprison ment, but the administrator of justice will also lecture him, and with the utmost sincerity, on the brutality of his offence. This is as it should be ; and to our ears the gruff notes of justice thus directed and employed are almost as dignified as the agent of the society finds them affecting. If a lodging-house keeper turns a poor friend less and homeless unfortunate, fresh from the pangs of parturition and a wretched mother's gaze on her dead offspring, into the street, what is in store for her ? Say that the illustratrix of human frailty is not older than justices in, esse are when they begin to shave. &ythat she has listened too credulously to false vows, and as part of her punishment has borne, without a friend in the world, the burden of her transgression despairingly about with her for hours in the stony streets of the metropolis while seeking for shelter. Say that cabmen, and costermongers, and burglars have cast on her an eye of pity as they pointed out to her the way to the workhouse. Say that she has met there with not the slightest sympathy, but has been scoffed at and turned out of doors as an impostor. Say that in her anguish she has met with some thoughtless scapegrace of the other ' sex, whose uncultivated heart was touched with her woe, and whose slender purse emptied itself to find her lodging, if but for a day, and that she became the mother of a dead child ere warmth bad returned to her long-chilled limbs. Say that she is commanded and compelled instanter to take up her bed and walk by the virtuously indignant landlady, and the servant of all work pushes her along the bustling street, and when she can go no farther recommends her to sit on the stones, and when in that position palms on her a lie to move the compassion of the police as they peram bulate their rounds. What has justice in store for the perpetrators of inhumanity like this? Why, what but words of approval for the exemplary servant of so brutal a mistress, and for the latter an entire abstinence from ]so mark ? " If'," says Mr. JARDINE, in the case of ELIZABETH JOYCE, reported yesterday in our columns--" if her own account of the affair be true, ISABELLA WARD'S conduct appears to have been reasonably humane and proper !" Reasonable, humane, and proper ! to carry out the inhuman behests of her mistress with a vigaur at least equal to that in which they ware con ceived, and with an art that, however much it might commend her to her employer, hardly less commended her to the treadmill. The unfortu nate woman who was to be got rid of staggered as she walked. ISABELLA WARD helped her aleuq. The poor wretch was wan and pale, and seemed about to drop ; ISABELLA WARD gave her some gin. The destitute mother of an illegitimate babe even torn from the bed of labour and left on the flinty pavement might move inconvenient pity and in quiry from the bystanders. ISABELLA. WARD con cocted a lie to deceive the police into taking the girl under their protection, and hush up an un pleasant affair. " Reasonable, proper, and humane"—we stare aghast at the words. Had we not the utmost reliance on the integ rity of the report we would pronounce them a monstrous slander. A magistrate of Bew street is of opinion, and is not ashamed to express it, that a servant girl guilty of conduct such as we have described has acted a part reasonable, proper, and humane. Fancy a jury of cabmen, eostermongers, and reprobates asked for a verdict on a case like this, and when about to deliver it, informed of the opinion of Mr. JARDINE ! Virtue might be offended with the blasphemy lending force to the verdict and its rider, but hardly with the import of either. " Reasonable, proper, and humane." What, then, was the conduct of the officials of the workhouse ? —lndulgent, we suppose, and discriminating. What the conduct of ISABELLA. WARD'S mistress ? —Charmingly proper, of course, and affectingly humane. Where are we driving ?—what was the Society for the Prevention of Ctuelty to Animals about? Is its bustling secretary not yet done with the Jews ? Here is a case he might have taken up with the utmost prapriety. But no ; a poor miserable girl, with the extremest claims of woman= hood to pity—dealt with more cruelly, all things considered, than brute animals exceptionally are —and that powerful society does nothing to vindi cate her claims on humanity. The case, for all this, must meet with more consideration than it hitherto has. Mr. JARDINE must be recom mended to the attention of the Home Secretary. Possibly he may be of opinion that " ISABELLA WARD'S conduct" was anything but "reasonable, proper, and humane," and that the magistrate who said so is hardly fit for the place he oceupies. VISIT OP THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE AND THE PRINCESS MART TO LIVERPOOL.—Their Royal High nesaes the Duchess and Princess Mary of Cambridge, who for the last few days have been the guests of the Earl and Countess of Derby, at Knowsley Hall, paid a visit to his worship the Mayor of Liverpoql, yesterday, and by him were escorted and shown over St. George's Hall, the Town Hall, and other buildings of interest in the town. The royal party were accompanied by the Earl and Countess of Derby, and several members of the aristocracy at present on a visit to Knowsley. A matrimonial alliance between the Marquis of Win chester and the Hon. Miss Montague, daughter of Ge neral Lord Rokeby, now in the Crimea, is spoken of. Lord and Lady George Manners were expected to leave Stanton Woodhouse, the Duke of Rutland's seat in Derbyshire, early in the ensuing week, for Arundel Castle, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk. Lord Henry Thynne is at present staying at Longleat House, where he has been suffering under indisposition, brought on by a cold. LOi.d Adolphus Yane Tempest has arrived at Wyn yard, from the Crimea, his lordship having obtained leave of absence until the 31st December. The ♦estry of Hastings have rejected a church-rate by a majority of 27. NEW MOTTO FOB, THE CITY.—The Rising Sol.- -Punch,. The Coligny, steam-corvette, and the Solon, steam. advice boat, arrived at Toulon on the 19th instant, from the Black Sea. The mortal remains of the late Sir William Moles' worth will he finally deposited in a brick grave at the Cemetery, Kens a l- green , t owar ds the end of th e wee k. The inneral will be private. . The health o f Si r Robert Pigot , of Chippenham- a k ~ i n such a precarious state as Pr to cause the greatesi i anxiety amongst his friends. Sir Robert has been re moved to London for medical advice . DANGEROUS NIIIBANO CoN/PLAGRATION AT A CONi GREVE FACTORY IN L Carlisle -lane , LAMBETH..—The Lambeth , neighbourhood of excitement on Tuesday, was thrown into a great state of afternoon, about three o'clock, by the report that thec g i reve and fusee factory of Mr. Siinlick, No. 191, Carl isle- lane, had been destroyed by an explosion of the co mbustib le materials used in the 1 business. It appears that te workmen were engaged in the fusee department, b e ei o n t ! l o a ne of the arches of the South-Western Railway 0 7, when, from some cause or other, a large quantity of the phosphorus f used for beading the fusses ignited, Minutes the greater portion of the premises were a ianwflames Th engines of the West of England and Brig ade were . soon ° in attendance and the hose applied, but befo re the fire was extinguished more than one-half the s tock was con. mimed, in addition to the premises being much injured. Fortunately no one was hurt, but the furniture of a back room of an adjoining house, in which a female m u in child-bed, was iriarly consumed, and several articles of value were destroyed in the premises of Messrs. Boil ton and Harris, the eminent sculptors and statuary nlaaons adjoid v ng the boons of the conflagration. ; THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25 1855 RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 15th, in the Constitutionnet, says : " Unfavourable accounts succeed each other here with such rapidity that the public mind is deeply discouraged. Scarcely had we been informed that Ge neral Korff had been beaten near Enpatoria when the telegraph announced the arrival of the allied fleets in sight of Odessa. The anxiety which is visible in the higher circles, and even among the members of the Im perial family, does not a little contribute to increase the alarm of the people. A report has been current here to-day that the Empress had given orders to General Gezevitch to proceed in ail haste to Nicolaieff, to deliver a letter to the Emperor, in which she conjures him to return to St. Petersburg. The approach of the enemy has excited the apprehension of the Empresses, as the Czar no longer appeari to be safe at Nicolaieff, and public prayers have been ordered to be offered up in all the churches for the safety of his Majesty. I was present yesterday at one of those services in the church of Kasan, and the manner in which the people crowded together before the images of the saints, proved to me that every one begins to re gard the state of affairs as very serious. Preparations are being made for the 14th levy of recruits. The dip lomatic news appears quite as unfavourable as the mili tary. The Russian political agents abroad are not at all satisfied with the dispositions of the different cabi nets. To say nothing of the States which adjoin the Russian Empire, it has been remarked that in Sweden the King appears to be every day drawing nearer to the policy of the Western Powers, and Count Nesseirode has resolved on sending a special Envoy to Stockholm, in order to counterbalance the increasing influence of the representatives of France and England. Persia also in spires but little confidence. Notwithstanding the honours rendered to General Broussiloff, the Russian Envoy to Teheran, it is expected that, after the successes of the Allies, the Shah will preserve a strict neutrality. Aus. tria also considers that Russia cannot any longer flat ter herself that the Court of Vienna will maintain an eternal neutrality. The Cabinet of St. Petersburg causes it to be reported aoread that a disarmament is going on in Poland, in order that it may be imagined that it entertains no fears on the part of Austria, but nothing is more incorrect; the army in Poland has not been de creased by a single regiment. As a proof that the Russian Government is determined to continue the struggle, I may mention that the Council of Ministers has just decided on the formation of a militia reserve, to be specially charged with the defence of the territory." The Hamburg News states, on the authority of a letter from St. Petersburg, that up to 31st August, 22 convoys of wounded and sick had ar rived from Sebastopol or Siinpheropol at Nicolaieff, and that each of these convoys consisted of above 200 men. Together there were 1,920 wounded and sick up to the end of August in the hospitals of Nicolaieff. The Danube contains a letter from Warsaw, of the 18th, which says :—" The Russian Grenadiers, according to the last news from the south, are at Perekop, and their advance-guard has already en tered the Crimea. As only two divisions of that corps, forming four regiments of 3,000 men, have been despatched to the seat of war, it may be stated that the corps at Perekop, which consists, besides the Grenadiers, of artillery, troops of reserve, Cos sacks, &c., amounts to about 30,000 strong." The Austrian Gazette of the 20th, says :—" A letter from Nicolaieff of the 10th states that the Grand Duke Constantine has ordered the demoli tion of the greater part of the entrenchments for merly constructed, as the contractor for these works had deceived, in the most shameful manner, the confidence placed in him by the Emperor. The Grand Duke has appointed a fortification commit tee, over which he himself presides, and which has immediately set several thousands of men at work. The new works are going en very rapidly. The directors of the former ones have been summoned before the tribunals. General Totleben has beau sent for to Nicolaieff." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Oct. 20.—1 n order to complete the dif ferent lines of railroads now in progress, as well as the important one not yet actually commenced, but for which all the preliminary work is concluded — that from the Bavarian frontier to Bruck on the Trieste and 'Vienna line—it is the intention of the cirovernment to form a permanent railroad building fund, with a floating capital of fifty millions of florins. This sum is to be raised by a loan, and as a security for the repayment, particular districts of crown lands in Upper Austria and Hungary are to be specially mortgaged to the capitalists who take the loan. As soon as the domains transferred to the Bank of Austria are taken possession of, the Government will publish the law of colonisation, it being ex pected that by promoting immigration the value of the property will in a short time be greatly en hanced. The draft of the law is completed, and has received the imperial sanction. The Emperor has come to town from Schonbrunn, and given audiences at the Palace of Hof burg to Count Buol, Field-Marshal Baron von Prokeseb, and Count Rechberg. EGYPT. A letter from Alexandria, dated 11th Oct., in the Press of Vienna, states that the strategics movements of General Hassan Pacba, had deter mined 17 Bedouin chieftains, forming part of the insurrection in Upper Egypt, to open negotiations with the Government. They demanded a complete amnesty for themselves and the insurgents. The general promised it, and the chieftains entered the camp to conclude the peace. But when the Vice roy heard of the event, ho commanded the general to behead the 17 chiefs without delay. Hassan Pacha, having given his word to the Bedouins, re fused to obey, and sent in his resignation, which was accepted. Another general now commands the troops. The Governor of Upper Egypt, Latif Pacha, has received orders to signify to the Be douins that the Government will accord no amnesty. It may, therefore, be considered probable that the Bedouins will continue their hostile movement. LATEST NEWS. RETREAT OF THE CZAR. VIENNA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The Oesterreichische Correspondent states that the Emperor Alexander has left Nicolaieff for Elisabetgrad, situated to the north of that place, and about 130 English miles from it. BERLIN, OCT. 24. It is reported here that Prince Gkeschakoff has represented to the Emperor Alexander that there are great difficulties in his present position * and asking for instructions as to whether he shall risk a decisive battle or evacuate the Crimea. The Emperor has thereupon sent Generals Ben kendorff and Backelburg to the Crimea to make a personal inspection, and upon their report future movements depend. Rumour adds that the Czar has sprained his foot in the most serious manner, and is obliged to keep his room. ST. PETERSBURG, OCT. 23. Up to the evening of the 22d nothing important. had occurred at Kinbourn. Some ships of the Allies had tried to get up the Dnieper and the Bong, but soon retired. Extensive defences are being erected at Nico laieff. Accounts from the Crimea, of the 13th, state Lnat the enemy retired as the Allies advanced. The English cavalry has arrived at Eupatoria. ARTICLES FOUND IN SEBASTOPOL. The French Minister of War has received from Marshal Pelissier an inventory of the different articles found at Sebastopol, independently of the cannon. Among them are the following : " Shot, 407,314 ; shell, 101,755; packages of grape, 24,080 ; gunpowder, 262,482 kilo grammes ; ball cartridges, 470,000, in good con dition, and 160,000 damaged ; 52,000 kilos of old sheet copper ; 50,000 kilos old rope ; 25,000 kilos new ditto, of different sizes ; 730,000 kilos of bar iron and steel ; 60,000 kilos of copper and 20,000 of brass ; a very large quantity of deal timber, masts, yards, &c. ; 50,000 kilos of old copper and 80,000 of old iron ; 2,000 tons of small coal for the use of the forges ; and a great number of machines of different kinds, &c. Of provisions there were found 500 tons of Imead ; 150 of flour ; 9 of barley ; 117 of black wheat ; 18 of oats ; 20 of wheat ; 1i of peas ; and 60 tons of salt meat." MARSHAL PELISSIER'S ORDER OF THE DAY. The following order of the day was addressed by Marshal Pelissier to the troops after the cavalry affair of Koughil : " Soldiers I—We have another success to regis ter ! A corps of Russian cavalry has just been completely defeated in the plains of Eupatoria. The hussars and the dragoons of Gen. d'Allonville were able at length to come in contact with the enemy on the 29th September, near the village of Koughil. Supported by the Ottoman corps of Ahmet Muchir-Pacha, Gen. d'Allonville, with the 4th Hussars and the 6th and 7th Dragoons, ad vanced on the division of Hulans of Gen. Korff and attacked them with the sabre with the greatest valour. Sabred in theirvery ranks, harassed in their retreat for more than two hours, the enemys's squa drons fled in all directions, leaving in our hands six pieces of artillery, 12 ammunition waggons, 169 prisoners; and 250 horses. This brilliant com bat, on which I congratulate General Allonville, reflects the highest honour on the 4th regiment of Hussars, on the 6th and 7th Dragoons, on the Armand battery of horse artillery, as well as on Generals Walsin, Esterhazy, and de Champeron. It is a fine feat of arms, of which I am happy to have to render an account to the Emperor, and which worthily inaugurates a new series of opera tions." THE WAR IN THE EAST. (From the Correspondent of the Morning Poe.) 61 - 36, HEIGHTS ABOVE SEBASTOPOL, OCt. 11.— " Who goes there ?" " A friend." " Advance friend, all's well." This is, without exception, one of the mightiest absurdities practised in the game of war, or, I should say, of soldiering, for wherever the former exists in essence, the nonsense of chal lenging ceases, and it is only in camp andin the lines of a regiment that it is carried on. Daring the whole siege such a sound was never heard in the trenches ; an individual, spy or otherwise, might walk from end to end without a formal challenge, and were any one suspected, it was in a very different man ner—be was asked his business. But in camp, of a beautiful moonlight night--light as day itself— no person can stir 10 yards outside his tent with out these unmeaning words. A sentry who sees his own relief advancing, as clearly and certainly as the musket he holds, goes through the form _i n deed, every one is so well used to it, that the rotten custom is not noticed. A challenge without a countersign is as useless as a lock with out a key, and is only worthy of beef-eaters at the Tower of London ; yet the practice continues, as I have before said, nowhere where it might be of importance--on the march after landing. On the forced march after Alma it was never thought of, but in the safest parts of the camp it is of constant occurrence. The Light Cavalry continue a slow process of embarkation, and the rumour of a f orce mov i ng on Mackenzie's Heights has been strengthened by a manifesto sent to the different divisions, detailing what is to each man in the event of a move. Wu as to th e movemen t s o f L be itt o l a e r i r s ie k d u b o the Russians ; a sharp fire 'is kept up across the harbour, and I am beginning to think there is not much idea on the part of the enemy of immediately vacating their positions—at all events, not of their own accord. The whole army is daily employed on th e roads, and must be for some time to complete the new ones that are laid out. The railway is now well drained the whole length of the line, wh i c h ,thgether with the l arge comm i ssar i a t sup plies already br ou g ht u p to each division, and a generalo fthe a rdepotm army suffering,in under any circumstances, will preclude the possibility pri vation or inconvenience. The extra 6d. a-day field a ll owanc e causes as much extra drunkenness as it is possible for a 6d. to cause in the Crimea, although by a navvy, that it was impo ss ibl e f or a it was remarked with uncomfortab le feelings, a . few days since, man to look at beer properly in the Crimea under 45., but the British soldier is a striking instance that great effect is to be produced with smaller means. It appeared this afternoon that a chanxe o f weather was approaching, and some few drops of rain fell; to-night it is excessively close and warm— much more so than I have experienced it at night for a considerable time. The fire is unusually heavy from the mortars in Sebastopol —a report has just sounded much like an explosion. OCTOBER 11. It has been whispered to-day that the electric wire has brought the promotion of Brigadier-Gene ral Windham to the rank of Major-General, and that he is to succeed Sir Ben tinck in the command of the 4th division, all of which gives g rea t satis faction. Sir William Eyre and General Wi n dh am are the popular men of the army, and the former is confidently expected, at some time or other, to be the commander of the forces. Some disappointment is experienced at the non-arrival of the expected gazettes by the mail which came in to-day, an d much indignation expressed at the colouring given to the victory of the Bth. It is only requisite to visit thii Redan itself to feel convinced of the ob stacles which presented themselves, and prevented our troops maintaining possession,exposed as it was to fire from ships and batteries, and the uselessness of such a sacrifice as it w ould have entailed was fully proved by the sequel. Some, rain fell early this morning, but it has since been fine. OCTOBER 12. • Looking down upon the valley outside Balaklava occupied by our cavalry, this morning, I thought I never witnessed a prettier landscape, indeed, in every direction the view was most charming, whe ther it was the bold dark rocks that surround the harbour standing in bold relief against the purest atmosphere, the blue sea, the harbour itself studded with masts, and the busy little world all around it, or the camp itself, all was equally en chanting from the height on which I stood, and would have been much more so to me if the walk had been a final one, and, like the friend I was accompanying, I had been about to em bark, although with a severe wound, for Eng land. The camp itself was rendered more pictur esque from the number of men of different regiments at drill and sword exercise—at one spot amidst the tents, a squad of Heavies in bright scarlet, and further off a large body in blue uniform, who could only be distinguished by the gleaming of their swords in the mid-day sun. Iu Balaklava a great embarkation was taking place of vagabonds of all description; Turks, Tartars, and Maltese, discarded, and happily so, by the Land Transport Corps—lazy ruffians who have for months eaten and done nothing, requiring one good man to look after each one of them besides doing hie own work. It must be discovered even tually that soldiers only can work with an army, and that any undisciplined body of men is only an encumbrance to the machinery. The embarkation of Light Cavalry continues slowly. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The Moniteur says :—" Generals Bosquet, Mel. linet, and Trochu, whose wounds are in a fair way of being healed, embarked on the 18th of October, in order to return to France. Their state of health is satisfactory." it is confidently affirmed that Perekop will be besieged. A corps of 30,000 men, it is stated, is to be disembarked to the north of Perekop, while another corps is to be placed before the fortress, to invest it on the other side. According to letters from St. Petersburg the Emperor Alexander's mind is becoming affected. He has grown exceedingly religious since his troops have been everywhere beaten, and he prays the whole day, invoking Providence to accord to him a victory. It is likewise stated that his train includes more priests than generals. The Emperor and Empress, with the the Duke and Duchess de Brabant, went yesterday to visit the fort of Mont-Valerien. Their Royal High nesses, who were to have taken their departure from St. Cloud to-day (Wednesday), will prolong their visit until Saturday. _ _ The Moniteur contains a decree authorising a number of Frenchmen to accept and wear foreign decorations. Among them are the Baron de Bour queney for the Grand Cross of the Austrian Order of Leopold, and General Letang for the Ist class of the Order of the Iron Crown ; Baron Rousseau, consular agent at Broussa, Knight of the Neapoli tan Order of Francis I. and the Turkish Order of Medjidie, sth class ; the Marquis de la Grange, senator, the Grand Cross of the Dutch Order of the Oaken Crown ; Count Tascher de la Pagerie, first chamberlain to the Empress, Knight of the Tuscan order of St. Stephen, tiTc. The Africaine frigate left Toulon on the 22d, with troops and military stores on board for the Crimea. BOURSE, Oct. 24, Two o'Clock.—The market is very dull, though Rente and shares are steady at yesterday's prices. It was announced that the Bank of France was to receive within a few days 40 millions of francs from the Bank of Holland, through the medium of Messrs. de Rothschild, Brothers. The Bank would take no new stringent measures in its next weekly sitting. Threes were done at the opening at 64fr. 45c., but they receded to 64fr. 30c., and they are without much busi ness at from 64fr. 30c. to 64fr. 35c. The other securities are quoted about the same as yester terday, Mobilier from 1,190 fr. to 1.185 fr. The Eastern Shares are in demand at 915 fr. and 917 fr. 50c. Half-past Three—The prices are about the same as at the opening, and there is little or no business doing. The following are the last quotations : THE BOURSE —OcT. 24. Cash. fr. e. End of Month. 4. per Cents c.:o 25 —f. —c. 3 per Cents 64 35 64 35 New Loan 65 20 Bank Shares 3200 Roman Credit Mobilior llB5 Austrian Belgian Fives 951 Spanish Threes — Piedmontese B5 Homo Debt 32 RAILWAYS-Fos CASH. fr. c. c. Orleans Northern Lyons. .... ...... —... 1120 New Ditto 763 75 Mediterranean 1210 Grand Central 590 Lyons Geneva 650 Teste Cette 670 Austrian Com. 720 25 SPAIN. MADRID, Oct. 23.—The Committee of the Budget has adopted the budget of the Minister of War. It is probable that the General Committee will adopt the financial plan of M. Bruil. The com mittee appointed to draw up a report on the bill for a loan to be applied to the colonisation of the Ei ro, is favourable to the bill. THE MEDITERRANEAN. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 24.—8 y the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Nubia, Captain Brookes, with the Indian and Mediterranean mails, in charge of Lieut enan t C. Barrow, R.N., Ad miralty agent, we have dates from Alexandria, Oct. 11 ; Malta, 15 ; and Gibraltar, 19. The Nubia brings 80 passengers, among whom are Lieutenant-General Markham, C.B. ; Lieute nants King and Fordyce, and D r . F raser, R . N ., and a cargo consisting of 8 cases of opium, 81 casks of gum, 66 packages of elephants' teeth, 222 bales and 9 cases of silk, 126 bales of wool, and 137 packages of general merchandise. Intelligence from Gibraltar is to the 19th inst. The American ship America, from Trapani, with a cargo of salt for the United States, got aground oft Cabrita Point. The wind was blowing very strong from the S S.W., and there was a very heavy sea running, and, although her Majesty's ships Rhadamanthus and Prometheus, together with Captain Williams, of the Sanspareil, in the Bustler steam-tug, went to their aid, they could render the unfortunate vessel no assistance ; and there was every probability •of the ship becom ing a total wreck. The British steamer Powerful, eight days from London, with railway materials for Balaklava, and the steam-transport Union, ten days from London, also with railway materials, arrived at Gibraltar on the 9th inst. The steam transport Northumberland, nine days from Lon don, with huts, powder, &c., put into Gibraltar for coal on the 11th inst. ; also the Imperial steam transport, 11 days from London, with railway ma terials for Balaklava. The Peninsula, 11 days from London, with huts, &c., for the Crimea, ar rived at Gibraltar on the 11th ; also, on the same day, the British steam-transports Leipsic, in bal last, for London, and her Majesty's steam troop ship Urgent, eight days from Plymouth, with de tachments of different regiments for Malta. On the 13th inst. the British steam-transport Killings worth, ten days from London, with railway ma terials for Balaklava, arrived at Gibraltar. The Jackal steam-transport, fourteen days from London, also put into Gibraltar on the morn ing of the 13th to coal, en route to the Black Sea. The Queen of the South, steam-transport, with wooden huts, shells, &c., and detacments of the Land Transport Corps, passed Gibraltar to the eastward on the 12th inst. The British steamer Cos mopolitan, 6 days from Liverpool, with warm cloth ing, &c., for Malta and Balaklava,, arrived at Gibraltar on the 15th. The Clyde, seven days from London, with wooden huts, &c., for the Crimea, arrived out on the 16th. Also the steam-trans ports Vedra, nine days from London, with huts, &c., for Balaklava, and the Saxon, eight days from London, with Government stores for the Crimea. On the 17th, the steam-transport Lord Raglan, eight days from London, with railway materials for Malta and Balaklava, arrived out at Gibraltar. Her Majesto's steam-transport Rhadamanthus re ceived on board at Gibraltar on the morning of the 18th inst. 69 convicts from the convict establish ment at that place, all of whom have been granted the privilege of proceeding to England as ticket of-leave men. The British steam transport Bual bec, 61 days from Woolwich, with wooden huts, &c., for Balaklava, arrived out at Gibraltar on the 19th inst. The Nubia will leave for India on the 7th of November, under the command of Captain Grainger. She will be employed on one of the various Indian lines in the conveyance of mails, passengers, &c. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 24.—8 y the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Madrid, Captain Cook, we have dates froeGibraltar, October 15 ; Cadiz, 16 ; Lisbon, 19 ; Vigo, 20 ; and Oporto, 21. The Madrid brings 57 passengers, 5 packages of specie, value 1,1671., and a cargo consisting of 94 half-chests of lemon, 30 quarter-boxes do., 2 boxes of saffron, 1 case of saccades, 12 cases of leeches, 61 boxes of grapes, 79 boxes of pomegranates, 76 boxes of eggs, and 29 packages of general merchan dise. During the voyage the Madrid experienced, to wards Lisbon from Cadiz, a strong gale from the north-west, with heavy squalls of wind and rain, and a heavy, confused sea. On the 19th of Octo ber, off Belem, passed the steam-ship Grecian, steer ing up the Tagus. The Madrid left her Majesty's ships St. George and Neptune, with the French steamer Newton, anchore-1 in the Tagus on the 19th. The Lisbon exchanges for bills at three months are quoted this packet 541 on London ; Paris, 527 ; Amsterdam, 43 ; Hamburg, 481 ; and Genoa, 524. There were very few takers for the bills offered upon London and the continent, and the exchange generally closed very heavy. Three per Cent. Stock, 42i to 434 ; Bank of Portagal share,s, 119 to 117 milreis discount on 500 milreis ; Oporto Bank shares, 17 to 18i per cent. premium. A letter from Berlin of the 21st, in the Post .4 mpt Gazette, states that Prussia has been requested by the French Government to send an engineer to attend the conferences which are to be held on the subject of the construction of the canal across the Isthmus of Suez. The Minister of Commerce has appointed M. Lentz, the present president of the commission which superintend the works of the Vistula and of the Nogat. OPERATIONS IN THE BLACK SEA. The Moniteur de la Flotte publishes the follow ing article speculating on the operations which it is considered probable the allied fleets will undertake in the Black Sea:— _ _ The allied fleets at present occupy the Liman of the Dnieper, after having captured the three forts of Kin bourn, together with their garrison. This brilliant feat reflects the greatest honour on Admirals Bruat and Lyons, on the Allied fleets, and the division of General Bazaine. The most remarkable feature in the natal operations in the East, is the rapidity and daring with which they have been accomplished. In this manner the most signal success bas always crowned them, and we have now to inscribe ihe name of Kinbourn by the side of those of Kertcb, Yenikale, Taganrog, Taman, and Sweaborg. Our soldiers now occupy Kinburn, and a part of our squadron, anchored in the Liman of the Dnieper, cuts off all communication by sea between Odessa, Nico laieff, and Cherson. The Russians are thus reduced to a cruel extremity, for the ships now lying• in the docks of Nicolaieff, and intended to replace the fleet of Nachimoff, ingloriously sunk in the harbour of Sebastopol, can be of no possible advantage to them. We are now in a po sition to menace Cherson and Nicolaieff ; the latter being the great naval and military arsenal of Russia, from which might, at any moment, be launched a new fleet, fully equipped tor another Sinope ; Cher son, since the beginning of the war in the Crimea, is the central depot of provisions for the Russian army. Although it has lost much of its importance since the foundation of Odessa, it has, nevertheless, from its strategic position, and from its being the principal maga zine of the army, been of the greatest utility during the present war. Its docks are sufficiently spacious to ad mit of seven ships of the line being built at the same time. The town is of great extent, being divided into 4 quarters —the fortress, the naval department, the Greek suburb, and that of the sailors. At Cherson the Dnieper is a league and a half in width, and 50 feet in depth. Ac cording to a recent telegraphic dispatch, the allied fleets are lying at the extremity of the Liman, exactly opposite the mouth of the Dnieper. Soundings, no doubt, have been taken in the Bog and the Dnieper, and we shall soon be in a position to form an opinion as to the alleged impossibility of navigating those rivers, which may have been intentionally circulated by the ussians themselves for a very obvious reason. We are already aware that, as far as regards Nicolaieff, the river is na vigable for men-of-war everywhere, exc ept at a point about 10 miles from the mouth of the Bug. As to Oczakoff the attack, according to the official documents, presents no serious obstacle. Once masters of it, the allies may proceed overland to Nicolaieff. The events mow impending preclude all useless conjec tures, we, therefore, confine ourselves to a simple statement of the numerous advantages which ac crue to us from the seizure of the forts of Kinburn and of the Liman of the Dnieper. Let us hope that before long the Russian army in the Crimea, completely iso lated is the peninsula, cut off from its supplisp, dis heartened by the successive disasters that have defeated their plans and frustrated their exertice-s and their courage, shall be reduced toerekseofa w la h s ie t h h a er re oie by an n d on o desperate effort, the csequ means doubtful to us, or lay down their arms without trying the chanced of a battle, • TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AT THE CITY OF LONDON GAS WORKS. An explosion of a very alarming character took place last evening in the CiV of London Gas Works, Dorset street, Whitefriarg, which caused the greatest consterna tion, not only in the immediate neighbourhood, but also on the Surrey side of the river Thames. Many persons, owing to the violence of the report and the loud rum bling noise which succeeded it, came to the conclusion that a number of men employed on the premises had been either killed or seriously injured; but it is gratify.. ing to state that no one received the least personal in jury. From the inquiries made at the factory, it appears that during the last month or two a number of men have been employed in erecting a large iron main round the top of the outer wall, but for what purpose the parties in charge of the factory refused to tell ; whilst some of the men employed there stated that it was to convey fresh air into the various buildings. One thing, however, is certain, that a fearful explosion happened, which made a noise equal to the discharge of several pieces of artillery, shaking the houses near to their foundations, frightening the horses drawing vehicles on the bridge or in Fleet street, and making the inhabitants rush into the streets in a state of excitement. A large piece of the iron main in the yard near the dock was thrown down, and another piece at the corner of Dorset-street was also dislodged, and fell into the street. The brichwork at the gable end of the meter-house was thrust out, and for some time the district became obscured with dust. The eindows of several houses near have been shat• tered, as well as those in the yard of the factory. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Oct. 25, 1855, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WRFAT. BARLEY. OATS, RYE. BEANO. I PEA/. 76i 101 38s 10.1 27s 9d 503 6d 49s 101 48s 7d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. --- -- WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. YV RYE. BEANS. ( PEAL 76s 11l 86s lid 28s 5d 48s 9d 49s 2d i 4bs 10d QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 144,870; Barley, 58,768 ; Oats, 20,619 ; Rye, 1,042; Beans, 4,888 ; Peas, 1,915 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENETALL.—The trade ruled heavy to-day, and prices were barely supported. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6 t • Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; i Pork, 3s 8d to 5e 4d per 81bs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Oct. 24.—T0-day's market was fairly sup plied with fat stock. generally speaking, The demand was in a sluggish state, and prices were rather drooping. Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 5s Od Veal, 34 10d to 4s 8d ; Pcrk. 3s 10d to 5s Od per Blbs, to rink the offals. ROMFOHD, Oct. 24.—We had a slow trade today, as fol lows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; Mutton, 3s ud to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s Iod to 4s ; Pork, 3s rd to 53 Od per 81bs. Quarter-old Store Pigs, 2.8 to 28s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, 3115 s to 6/ Bs ;`clover ditto, 41 Os to 6/ 155 ; and straw, 1/ 8s Od to 1/ 13s Od per load. A. moderate supply and a steady demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 31 18s to 6/ lOs ; clove] do., 41 Os to 61 103 ; and straw, I/ 8s to 11 14a per load. Trade steady. WHITECIFIAPZL.—Meadow hay. 3115 s to 616 s ; clover do., 4/ Os to 6/ 185 ; and straw, 11 8s to 11 13s per ]oad. Trade rather dull. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Oct. 25.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; moderate breeze and dull. PORT TALBOT, Oct. 24.—The French three-masted schooner Testeren, from Bordeaux to Swansea, came on shore on Margam Sands, near Kenfig Pool, this morning, and is expected to become a total wreck ; crew saved. MILFORD, Oct. 24.—The schooner Mary, from New port, for Waterford, struck, on the 22d inst., on a rock. one mile S.W. of the Smalls, and carried away fere foot, &e., and is very leaky. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 24.—Wind W. to N.N.W.—Arrived —Catherine Hermanna, from Amsterdam, for Havana. COWES, Oct. 2 I.—Wind W.N. W.—Arrived—St. f.sulo, from Callao, and sailed for Hamburg. PLYMOUTH, Oct 24.—Wind W.—Arrived—Teany, from Havre, for Guadeloupe. FALMOUTH, Oct. 24.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Bonun derevaard, from Akyab ; Palmerston, Rio Janeiro. (Pell ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived.—Despatch, from Jersey ; Kirstino, Sunda wall ; Wonder (s.), Havre ; Azore and Falcon, Jersey. Sailed.—Atalanta (s.), for Havre; Courier (s.); Jersey; Comet, Ipswich ; Clara, Sunderland ; James Fernie, Syd ney. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind W.S.W. Arrived.—Gulf Stream, from New Orleans ; N. Hint*. fey, Virginia; Neptune, New York. Off.—New World, from New York. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 23. Wind N.W. Arrived.—Linda, from Bahia; Queen and Herald of he Morning, Callao ; Engineer, Syria, _ _ _ DUBLIN, Oct. 24. Wind N.W. Arrived.—Cornelia, from Amsterdam ; David, Dan zig. (Bt SUBMARINE AND BRITISH HLBGBA EN.) GRAVESEND, ThursdaiTi).3o a.m. Wind W. ; tide, two hours' flood ; cloudy. Arrived, Oct. 24.—Prince of Wales, from Hudson's Ariived, Oct.° 25.—Oliva Branch, from Viilavi ciosa. Sailed.—Ashmore, for New Zealand; Walkington,, Con stantinople ; Thomas Lowry, Jamaica. DEAL, Thursday, 9.30 ctn. Wind, W.S.W.; light. Passed.—Devonshire, from New York, for London. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Don, of South Shields, Oct. 8, in lat. 46 N, long. 46 W. The Watkin, Oct. 10, in lat. 47 N, long. 41 W. The Ranavala, from Jersey, for Rio Janeiro, in lat. 40 N, long. 16 W. Tke Elizabeth, from Portsmouth, for Balaklava, Sept. 29, in lat. 36 N, long. 11 W. The Forest Monarch, Sept. 13, in let. 11 8, long. 28 W. The Arequipa, from Cardiff, for Monte 'Video, Sept. 21, in lat. 10 N, long. 25 W. The Elswick, or Europa, from Arracan, for Falmouth, Sept. 25, in lat. 14 N, long. 27 W. The avourite, from Buenos Ayres, for Liverpool, Oct. 4, in let. i 2 N, long. 33 W. The Raphael, from Cardiff, for Table Bay, Sept. 3, in lat. 2 N, long. 32 W. The Cathaya, from Liverpool, for Lima, Sept. 10, in let. 8 N, long. 25 W. The Emma, from Liverpool, for Melbourne, Sept. 11, in lat. 10 N, long. 25 W. The Resolution, from Gibraltar, for Sumatra, May 4, in lat. 30 S, long 22 W. The Levant Star, from London, for Sydney, N.S.W., out 54 days, May 5, in lat. 31 S, long. 19 W. The brig Francis Edwards, bound eastward, Sept. 20, in lat. 35 N, long. 75 E. The brig Rose, steering westward, Oct. 7, in let. 41 N, long. 28 W. The Fanny Buck, from Falmouth (Jamaica), for Lon don, Ocf, 4, in lat. 40, long. 71 ; crew sick, and steering for Portland. THE SOUTHAiurTON MURDER. SouTHAmPTON, Oct. 24.—Last evening the adjourned inquest touching the death of Naomi Kingawell, who was killed on Sunday week last by the hand of her fellow servant, Abraham Baker, was resumed at the Royal Hotel, before Mr. E. Coxwell, coroner. After the jury had been sworn the coroner said that his reason for adjourning the investi gation wan for the purpose of communicating with the Secretary of State, in order, if possible, to procure *a attendance of the man Baker, who had been committed by the* magistrates for the wilful murder of the deceased a week previously. In this, however, he had not suc ceeded, for in reply to a letter which had been forwarded to Sir George Grey, that gentleman did not consider that in this instance the presence of the accused person was in any way required to aid the ends of justice, but if he (the coroner) thought differently, he must ap ply to a judge for a writ of habeas corpus. This course, in the present instance, the coroner did not feel inclined to adopt, although in almost every case it might be very essential to have the prisoner pre sent. Under the circumstances, therefore, he should examine one witness only, and that one the person who saw the act committed. Charlotte Lacey, the cook, was then sworn, and gave almost verbatim: the same evi dence which she gave before the magistrates on Monday week last, and which was published in The Sun on the a following day. It having appeared in many of the local other journals that the accused bad be en di sm i sse d the service of the Rev. W. Poynder, his master, for dis honesty, and which was at the time of the murder stated to be the cause of a disagreement between Baker and the m murdered girl, although there was no thi ng i n t h e evi dence to show that such was the ca se , yet i t was e li c it e d from that Baker had been sus pectedthe w of purloiningitness by a moneys, juryman on s, and that some marked silver had been given to her by the prisoner in change. The jury, without the slightest deliberation, found a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Abraham Baker, who was committed to Winchester or Southampton County Gaol to take hie trial at the ensuing assizes. Siuce the committal of the murderer by the magistrates he has made a long and rambling statement to the mayor, which was taken down in writing, in which be endea vours to show a strong affection for the murdered girl, who, he asserts, took a pleasure in th war ti ng an d an noying - hi m . This, he s,a,ys, Was the Cages of his using the " unlawful weapon. DEATH OF SUPERINTENDENT MAT.—Mr. May, who was the first man who ever wore the police uniform, died on Tuesday night. When Sir Robert Peel's bill, provid ing for the establishment of the police force, was passed, Mr. May was appointed a constable, and according to the usual course went through the gradual gradations until he attained the rank of superintendent. Mr. May was highly respected in the force, and the o ffi cers who have long worked with hi m intend ' erecting a monument to his memory. SEVERE FAMILY APFLICTION.-13ouLoong-suz-MER —John Wynne, author of seve ra l very choice dramas, has just suffered Esq., known in literary circles as the an affliction more than usually painful, by the occur rence of three deaths in his family, and all within the short period of three weeks. His two sons (only chil dren) and sister-in-law have been carried off by a severe bronchial complaint. The latter, Miss Monier, a highly accomplished young lady, fell a victim to her tender assiduity while watching by the death-bed of her young relatives. She wail to have been married in a short time to a young officer in the French army stationed at Bou logne. The bodies were conveyed to England and in terred in Keneal-green: Death is sad in any shape ; but a grief like this is bard indeed, and heavy to be borne. x -.:..: J.l