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NEXT OF KIN.—If the relation s or nex t of kin of Margaret Mllgrave, late of the parish of Lymm, in 'the county of Chester, spinster, who died on or about the 26th, day of April, 1855, will apply to the Solicitorfor the Affairs , of her Majesty's ).) r , P A rreasury, Whitehall, London, they may hear of something to their saLlyantage. . . THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.- Under the PATRONAGE of HER MAJESTY.—For the BENEFIT of the FRENCH CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION. THIS EVENING will be presented Moliere's Comedy, LE DEPIT AMOUREUX. After which, the Second Act of ATHALIE ; Athalie, Madlie. Rachel. Grand Vocal Mid Instrumental Concert, by Miss Ransford, M. Ascher (Pianist to her Majesty the Empress of the French), Signor Burdini, and M. Blondelet, in the character of a _French Zouave. To conclude with the Second Act of Wallace's 'Opera, MARITANA. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. The , Drary-Pane Royal Opera Company will appear here for One Night Only, in consequence of the Theatre Royal Drury-lane, hav ing been selected for the farewell performance of Mdlle. Rachel. THIS EVENING, WM be performed THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Characters by Mean. H. Braham, J. Halford, H. Corti, and Elliot Galer.; and Igor Elliot. To conclude with THE BEGGAR'S OPERA. Macheath, Mr. Tierberte; Polly, Miss Dyer. Gallery, 6d.; Pit, Is.; Boxes, 2s. 6d.; Stalls, 48.; private Boxes, One Guinea. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMABICET• rt r" r, Under the management of Mr. Buckstene: THIS EVENING. Will be performed THE BUSY BODY. Marplot, Mr. Buck. tone ; Miranda, Miss Reynolds. After which, THE ABBE IN LOVE, by the Spanish Dancers. To be followed by ONLY A HALFPENNY. To which will be added A VILLAGE FESTIVAL. To conclude with A DAUGHTER TO MARRY. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. • Under the Management of Mr. CaAnsa KRAL THIS EVENING, • " win be perfbrmed HOW STOUT YOU'RE GETTING. _ nein " with KING HENRY THE EIGHTH. Q ueen K a . bane, G. Sean; Cardinal Wnleey, Mr. C. Kean. THMATRE ROYAL ADELPIa. diter, Mr. N. Webater.—Direetrese, Madame Celesta. THIS EVENING. win be Performed THE WRITING ON THE WAIL. Princi pe di a racters by Messrs. Wright, C. Selby, P. Bedford, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss Wyndham, and Miss Woo!gar. After which, FRATERNISATION: To conclude with THE SCHOOL FOR TIGERS. - • /tour, STRAND THEATRE. . • ,Under the direction of Mr: Payne. - THIS EVENING, IMMenSe Success of Senor Marcos Diaa and Senorita Anna Della Dante, the renowned Spanish Dancers, From the Haymarket Theatre. Will be performed BROKEN TOYS. THE SPANISH BULL FIGHTER. Followed by THE HUMP OF BENEVOLENCE. • THE GALICIAN FETE. To conclude with THE FLITCH OF BACON. esTLErs ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager , Mr. Win. Cooke. t., ; .Second weeX of Mr. Q. Wild and Afiss Fanny Williams, and glorious career of Mazeppa. THIS EVENING, ' Lord Byron's MAZF.PPA ; or, the Wild Horse, for the effects of which Mr. William Cooke has trained his unique stud of horses. After which the, skilful SCENES in the CIRCLE. To conclude with ANGELS and LUCIFERS, in which Mr. G. ( Wild and Miss Fanny Williams will appear. Bcra-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W West. Acting Manager, , Mr. Nelson Lee. Equestrian Director Mr. W. Cooke, Jan. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TAM DAT, —Mornino3s tnin.aftev 11 Evening 0 min. aft. 0 - Morn ir g 12 min. afterl2 I Evening 39 min. att.l2 ME • WEATHER.—Sms °rim, Aug. 9. TEINBMOMETER, IN Tax 3uAnz. h;gheat since noon yesterday. 60 -lowest this morning and daring the night. 66 --this day, at noon. • -BAIROMETZTI, 29'98—doing. Wnrn, N.W. to W.N.W.—Fresh, with cloudy weather. GREAT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF "THE SUN," FROM Fl VEPE NCE-HALFPEN NY FOURPFNCE. 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Sint-office, 112, Strand, London, 9th July, 1855. 4." J,NO „ gun •'~.~: LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1856. Lord JOHN RUSSELL was until within the last few weeks an influential member of the Cabinet ! It may, therefore, be presumed that he was tho roughly:cognisant of the Ministerial views and in tentions respecting the progress of the War. One of his henchmen, who is generally supposed to de rive his inspiration from the Noble ex-Secretary, is at the head of the Admiralty, and, as Si! CHARLES WOOD could scarcely have any secrets from his recognised leader, the Noble Lord must have been peculiarly conversant with everything relating to the management and. contemplated proceedings of the Fleet ! He was, therefore, an unexceptionable witness on such matters. "Whether then ho argues inferentially or categorically—from facts known to the community at large, or makes direct and positive assertions—we may be certain ,that he avails himself of recent official information, and . may consequently be regarded as speaking ex cathedra on such points. Nqw, the Noble Lord, in the very injudicious : al td'"irlopportune speech delivered en Monday, has distinctly told us with regard to the , Navy, that it evident that the enemy does not mean to me@.t"us Onthat',field and ' therefore we cannot ex pect to end the War by great naval victories or great blOws CO be struck by our Navy !" This is an /ominous announcement. One that 'will be re ceived with great dissatisfaction • by the people ; if there be a and whiob,possibility of explanati o n, should not be permitted to remai n a single day uncontradicted. Russian Fl ee t , now It was well known that the skulki ng un d er the guns of Cronstadt, would not meet a Briti s h or French squadron on anything l as t y ear , a much inferior like equal te rms . But, in the Gulf of Fi nland force to that no w cru ising , and the 13altic . was sufficient to maintain the blockade, and to prevent the blood-stained standard ,fif ' Russia from daring to show itself in these ;waters. Half the power now employed would be `ierfectly adequate to the duty, and to keep up the petty annoyance that has hitherto been prat tised. Why, then, waste the extra strength where it is not and cannot be required, if "no great i th,,iral blow is to by ournavy?" be struck r.The.season i isa a lready become less favourable t o operations. Tug men cruising about is attended with con- 1 Brother JONATHAN seems to be in extacies. The aka smiles upon him. The Lord of Siberia compliments the President of American Slave States ; and the New York Herald joyfully re cords the flatteries. The new hereditary CZAR writes an autograph letter to a President who now awaits the kick republican to terminate his short and inglorious reign ; and simple JONATHAN hears his own praises, from such a source, with maiden simplicity and zest, though certainly not with mad. •0. modesty. 'Ve ill-natured matrons Among th. - .ations might resent such laudations, especially from such a source. We might deem ;hem liberties. We should tell the smooth-tongued flatterer that we trusted our position was too well understood, and had been settled much too long to make it worth his while to trouble himself to tell us it. And we should certainly half suspect some meditated attempt on our national virtue. NOt so our. " brother JONATHAN ;"—luoky, in deed, that he was not misnamed JosErl, for he evinces no disposition to floe from the political POTIPHAR'S wife. He is just emerging from his teens, and why should he not plume himself on the pretty things said of him by NICHOLAS of blessed memory, and ALEXANDER his great son ? First, Mr. PRESIDENT congratulated the Head of the Greek Church and the EMPEROR of all the Russias, and of a good many countries toe with which Russia has about as much business as Ame rica with Mexico or Cuba—on his accession to the Crown. Quite proper for the stool to make its bow to the throne. We are, indeed, to• illi terate in such matters to know whether NICHOLAS congratulated Mr. PoLx when the Democrats put him, in, causa mediocritatis ; and whether, then, the throne bowed to the stool. Be that as it may, the precious autograph—destined for all ages of America, monumentura core perennius— informs Mr. POLK, and all the people of the sovereign States, "in highly complimentary terms of their increasing greatness ;" and also informs them that the late EMPEROR, in his dying admo nitory advice, enjoined his children to study the letters in his escritoire from the eminent men of the United States—JACKSON, CLAY, WEBSTER, and others. It is wonderful he did not add that the dying ALEXANDER, when his turn came, would admonish his successor to study the letters of the great Mr. Pon; or the POLK the Great, as an Emperor, of course, would write. ALEXANDER, it seems, has been very dutiful. He is not so busy with the War (perhaps CON STANTINE and MENSCHIKOFF take care of that) as not to have found time to commence the en- joined studies, for he " proceeds to acknowledge the value of those letters." Doubtless they must have been very instructive in the art and science 3f slavery and serfdom—the great domestic and characteristic institutions of the two countries, as distinguished from the rest of the civilised world. The Post Script, however, as with the ladies, contains the point of the letter. It expresses "his-. Majesty's sense of obligation at the strong nation 4 interest manifested by the 'American people in the success of the War upon which hi; Treat father had ent6-ed," and it concludes by "prefessing the most lasting friendship between Russia and the United States." To be serious-4t is to be deeply regretted if slavery, and pique against the - mother count r y, have really made such congratulations, and senti ments, as the latter especially, acceptable to Americans. We have h a d too many incid en t s betraying the- existence, i n the more vulgarminds, of • - • Aialignant antipathy t o the o ld country ; .and , that, too, when not an individual can bo found :here who does . not- condemn,:, anfi heartily, - the - tyranny of GEononITI.; and. his Ministers. If they are honest- Republicans ; honest lovers of liberty—if slavery in their midst has not corrupted their sympathies with freedom, then surely all this leaning to Russia, this want of interest in the triumph of free nations, in- eluding France, their own ally in the War of Independence, is most inexplicable. America, by such a line of conduct, will forfeit the respect of enlightened patriotism everywhere. 'While she is consistent in her republicanism—while, that is, she wishes all possible extension to other nations of the independence and freedom she fought for— even monarchs and aristocrats will respect her ; but if she continue to retain millions of her own sons in slavery, and shows more sympathy with the oppressors than the deliverers of nations, the must beconae the object of well-merited disgust. foraTite(neceesity quitable adjustment cif the Ilicom© Tx, long urn these columns, a t l as t become:too fed f or i nao ti on , and o.++•; 3 ..•~~ siderable peril. Our gallant fleet may be dis persed by the tempest or impaled on the hidden rocks of those comparatively unknown waters. If they are not to attack one of the strongholds of Russia there is no use in wasting their time, and they would be far better at some convenient ren dezvous, leaving a few light frigates merely as sen tinels, than as they now are, exposed to very needless danger and useless labour. There have been rumours circulated touching the intention to bombard Sweaborg; while others poSitively affirm that Revel will be the first port of any strength to receive the " compliments of the season" from the British squadron. In either case there would be some thing to accomplish worthy of British seamen. The former would certainly be the more glorious, and, we believe, the more valuable achievement, inasmuch ac it would strike greater terror into the hearts of the Russians, and be less easily re stored to its original position. Sweaborg boasts the much -vaunted granite fortresses, similar to those which were so easily disposed of at Bomar sund. Revel, on the other hand, has the unpre tending earth or rather mud batteries, which a few hours can fully repair, however serious the damage previously inflicted. Unless we had a land force to follow up the blow rapidly it would be of but little practical utility, and certainly not worth the trouble it would occasion. At Swea borg, however, there would, in the event of suc oess, be something to show for our money. The demolition of its frowning batteries would be a tangible step which would strike terror into the enemy, and which could not be repaired, not merely within a few days or hours, but even before the next spring, when our ships could be enabled again to come about their ears. Sweaborg, too, is a war station," an ad vanced post, where there is protection for the Russian fleet. Its capture would add to our prestige, while Revel, although strongly fortified, is only regarded as a commercial port, the bom bardment whereof would not greatly enhance our reputation, however successful, and where any failure would be of a very humiliating character. We confess that we should like to see all the Russian fortifications made to feel the weight of our metal and power of our shipping. But if there is to be but one attempt to gain laurels for our fleet, let it be worthy of the occasion, and Sweaborg, not Revel, the point selected. There are, however, ample grounds for interrogating Minis ters respecting the Baltic Fleet, were it only to remove the sinister impression created by Lord Jolts RUSSELL'S speech ; and we trust that the opportunity for that purpose, rapidly slipping away, may not be wasted or misapplied. we are happy to state that steps are being taken in Birmingham to procure the required change. An association, calling itself the "Income Tax Reform Association," has there been formed, under the presidency of Mr. MUNTZ, M.P., and Mr. SCHOLEFIELD, M.P., and its first address now lies before us. The association disclaims any desire tosembarrass the Government, or to escape a fair and honest amount of taxation, and feels assured that "an equitable adjustment of the Income and Property Tax will materially assist the Government by facilitating the collection of revenue, and removing the injustice aid oppres sion which are goading the tat-paying classes into a state of discontent and disaffection." Tie objection against the tax, as now applied, is, in its opinion, so great that "no Government can long maintain it," and, in the prospect of a pos sible increase and a certain continuance of the tax, with a general election imminent, the asso ciation discovers increased motives for action. The principles of the association are, "that there should be an equitable adjustment of the Income and Property Tax, and especially that Income Tax paid from businesses and professions ought not to exceed an equitable proportion of £hat paid from realised property. That, on appeal, a state ment of income, supported by the oath or decla ration of the tax-payer, as to his belief of his income, shall be final. That every member of the society shall use his influence to induce all candidates for the representation of the people in Parliament to support the above principles." Some of the more prominent objections to the tax are enumerated ; among these is the severity and injustice with which it presses upon property accumulating as compared with property accumu lated, and the following is given by way of illus tration : "Take the case of a man who is accumulating a com petency for himself and his family —we will suppose the desired sum to be 10,0001.—0 f course the illustration will apply equally to any larger or smaller sum. Upon every farthing of this money, as it is earned and saved, he pays the Income Tax—we will call it 7 per cent. It is, thus, on the property itself, in the course of invest ment, not on the income of it, that the 7 per cent. is paid. The man who already possesses 10,000/., in a landed estate, pays the tax on the income only—that is to say, assuming the rental to be 350/. per annum, and the t ax 7 per cent., he pays 241. 10 s . per annum tax; while the man whose 10,0001. is in course of investment, pays, first the tax of 7 per cent. on the gross amount, or 7001. out of capital, and afterwards, in addition, he pays the tax on the income of the investment, whatever it may be. The one property is saved and invested, the other has to be earned. Why is the money earned by labour and talent to pay 7001. out of capital, when that which has not to be worked for does not so pay one farthing ? Common sense, and common justice, if any difference be made, would just reverse the pressure." The distinction between the two sources of in come and the effect of taxing the possessors alike are thus put :—" In the one case, tax the income as you will, the source which produces it remains, and will produce it still ; in the other case, the vitality of the producing power is sapped, and the source of income may terminate in a moment. - . . To tax the creative power of wealth is indeed costly to our national resources." Another objection arising from the above is that the tax is a violation of the principles of free trade, and it is shown how prejudicially it operates on pro duction—being " equivalent to so much addition to the cost of the raw material." The objection that it is an irresponsible power, to be secretly exercised, is forcibly urged, and it is definitely pro posed, Ist, to capitalise all incomes, and tax them at their value as property—to do which, it is said, will occasion no difficulty; 2d, as to industrial incomes, to permit every man to make his return, which shall be final, under the sanction of an oath or solemn declaration. These propositions of the Committee world not, it is well observed, " mete out exact justice in all cases, for that is impos sible ; but they would be a near, probably the nearest, possible approximation, and they would destroy the gross and palpable injustice of the AMERICA. Ipresent system, and be the means of preserving direct taxation." To this imperfect outline it is I not necessary for us at present to add more than the expression of a desire that the movement, hopefully inaugura t ted, may be carried on with an energy proportioned to the importance of the re form sought for. Unbiassed common sense has long pronounced against the unequal distribution and inquisitorial collection of the tax, and no theory, however sophistically and eloquently de fended, can stand against that. Perseverance and energy have only to be exhibited to insure success ; and we confidently trust the Association will not prove wanting in these. Parliament cannot possibly be prorogued this week, as had confidently been anticipated, and as the Ministerial whitebait dinner seemed to indi cate. There is still business which cannot be concluded before the beginning of next week. It is, therefore, probable that Tuesday will be the day of prorogation, although there is still a pos sibility that all may be accomplished so as to allow the anxiously-looked-for " breaking up" on Monday. GUST 9, 1855 , THURSDAY A Vienna letter, in the Cologne Gazette, states that the re-establishment of the provincial con gregations in the Italian States of Austria is soon to be followed by the representative institutions in the other countries of the Crown, under the form of private councils attached to the administrative authorities. Trade, schools, public charity, &c., will be under their superintendence. One of the first questions to be laid before them by the Impe rial Government will be the re-organisation of the communes. These councils are to be composed of, the representatives of the landed interest, town ships, the clergy, and the university. They are only to give their opinion upon matters laid before them by the Government, but the initiative is to be granted to certain committees to be presided over by the governors of provinces. The Cologne Gazette states from Berlin, sth, that. M. de Manteuffel has been sent for to Erd reansdorff by the King of Prussia. The members _of the old nobility had hitherto refused to sit in the Ist Chamber, on the ground that they would then Jose certain privileges conferred upon them by the federal act of 1815. A circular has now been addressed to them, requesting. each to prove his privileges separately, they not being the same for all. MADLLE. RACHEL'S DEPARTURE FOR We' are enabled to announce that this gifted trage dienne, whose inimitable powers have created such a sensation among the fashionable audiences that have crowded St. James's Theatre during the week, will take her departure for America to-morrow morning, her route being as follows, viz. :—She will leave Euston square station at 10 a.m., arrive at Liverpool 4.50, pro ceed to the Waterloo Hotel for the evening, and em bark on Saturday morning on board the Pacific for the United States, accompanied by her sisters, M. Raphael Felix (Directeur pour Mademoiselle Rachel's cong4s) and a complete troupe, comprising 30 artistes. Madlle. Rachel will take with her the good wishes of A -110 st of admirers, who confidently anticipate that - those remarkPble talents that have fascinated the elite of the capitals of Europe will in the new world be equally appreciated, and rewarded with a commen surate pecupiary success. The public here, we must not neglect to add, are greatly indebted to Mr. Mitchell, the enterprising lessee of the St. James's Theatre, for the, opportunity just afforded them to witness some of this celebrated trage dienne's most admired impersonations. THE FRENCH PLAYS.—Maddle. Rachel's brief engage ment with Mr. Mitchell terminated last night, when, she appeared for the second time, by general desire, as Adrienne Lecouvreur, and acted with all that extraordi' nary and unrivalled genius to which we have, on former occasions striven to d o j ust i ce. Madlle. Rachel's deli neation Of Adrienne Lecouvreur has been too recently criticised in this journal to need further comment. It is one of her greatest efforts in the modern drama, and never perhaps was this fact more powerfully exemplified than it was last night, when her performance elicited throughout applause of the most enthusiastic kind, from an audience which filled every corner of the house. S, t consequences of the alliance will be the despatcli.ofsansi ; -I o ar a inr h o e of p 2 a s r , t oo o o f m t e i n ie to w t r he t Cri mern p ea, and thet engagement upport the 1 ~ Spanish Government in every way wers against toile entemiesf The following circular note has been issuel by the who may attempt to overthrow it, As the Russian Government to its diplomatic agents abroad. the alliance comprises others of subsidies adeles question o men, it will be submitted to the Cortes." The . Epoca contains an announcement precise'y It is dated the 12th (24th) July : vies of " The circular of the 28th of April (May 10) informed the Imperial missions and consulates in what terms-the blockade of the Russian ports in the Gulf of Finland had 'similar to the above and in equally confident terms ; been notified at Port Baltic. Its object was to warn isutit expresses the opinion that the Ministerial the traders of friendly States of the change which, no project will encounter great opposition in th e cording to the declaration of the Eglish Parliament, Cortes._ The Nocadades says that the Emperor of appeared to have taken place in the n ce solutions of the the French has assured M. Olezaga, the Spanish British Government relative to enemy's property on Ambassador, th a t not only will he cause the French board neutral vessels. The English thought fit on the frontiers to be hermetically closed against any in- occasion to address on the 6th of June a circular to its vasion of the Carlists, but that ho will aid the agents abroad. It does not confine itself to rectifying ,Spanish government, as often as it may require, in an •interpretation which w e would have been the first to re-establishing ord er i n th e P eninsula, by what- aknowledge if there h a d b een a m i he sappreesion ; but it attaches suppositions thereto little worthy of a Go ever party it may be disturbed. The cholera had eerument, especially iu time of war. broken out at Malaga, and was making 70 or 100 "The circular of the oth of June was published in victims a-day. the public journals. We should have passed it over in silence, like many other official and semiofficial declara tions directed against Russia with intentions more or less hostile ; but the British agents received instructions to communicate it officially to the Governments to which they are accredited, and this makes it obligatory upon us to explain ourselves towards friendly Governments who do not refuse to grant some confidence to our words, and to, the intentions of the Imperial Cabinet. " The English Government dwells upon two points in our circular of the 28th of April. We therein said : " ' Ist. An English envoy with a flag of truce has notified at Port Baltic that foreign. vessels—that is to Say, neutral vessels--which were there might leave the port, but only in ballast or with cargoes not Russian property. " ` 2d. Being asked whether the vessels which might leave on the faith of that notification would be allowed bo depart freely without the risk of being stopped by cruisers they might meet at sea, the English Envoy de clared that he could not answer for it, as it might he very possible that the English Admiral should make other arrangements later.' "In replying to the first point the English Ministry changes, perhaps inadvertently, the word Russian pro perty into Russian produce, and it quotes a passage from the report made by Captain Watson to his superior. It is therein said : " `Neutral vessels being in port laden with Russian produce (rye and gin) have received permission to leave for their respective destinations, which they have done.' Now, a superficial knowledge of jurisprudence relative to the rights of neutrality is sufficient to discern the es sential difference presented by these two versions. That of the English officer does net exclude the supposition that Russian property on board neutral vessels will not be respected. It does not contradict the declaration re ceived by the local authorities from the mouth of that officer—namely, that neutral vessels might leave the port s but only with cargoes not Russian property. It must, however, be observed that Captain Watson has not re-produced in his report the terms of his notifica tion to the authorities of Port Baltic, in like manner as the British Government has not thought fit to make public the order in virtue of which that officer fulfilled his mission. " We have no reason to grant less confidence to the veracity of our authorities than the British Government grants to that of the officers of the English navy. The prohibition declared for neutral vessels to export mer chandise, Russian property, was understood by the foreign captains at Port Baltic, as well as by the local authorities. Moreover, we had no reason to be sur prised at it. The declaration published by the London Gazette, on the 28th of March of last year, says, among things : " 'To preserve the trade of neutrals from any useless impediment, her Majesty is disposed, for the present, to relinquish a portion of the rights of war conferred by the law of nations. . . Her Majesty renounces the right of seizing enemy's merchandise on board neu tral vessels, unless it be contraband of war.' "The French declaration of the 29th of March, con certed with the British Government, is no less explicit. It says : "'' His Majesty the Emperor of the French consents for the present to relinquish a portion of the rights, &c. The vessels of his Majesty will not seize enemy's pro perty on .board a neutral vessel, unless,' &c , &c. "These dispositions adopted for the present were there fore only temporary, the British Government reserving to itself the right of having again recourse whenever it might think fit b the exercise of what it considered a right emanating from public law. It was allowable, therefore, to infer from the notification of Captain Wat son, such as it was made, that the British Government had the intention of returning to the doctrine that ' the flag does not cover the cargo.' And, as we were the first to receive that information, it was our duty to inform thereof the Governments who are on terms of peace and amity with Russia. This we did by our circular of the 28th of April (10th May) simply, without bitterness, without comment. " If there was an error or a misapprehension, it would have been worthy of the British Government to disavow simply and without any gratuitous suppositions, the in tention attributed to it. The neutral States and we our selves would have taken note of such disavowal. "As regards the Second Point, that which concerns the ulterior pourparlers with the English Envoy (panic mentaire) at Port Baltic refers also to the text of Cap tain Watson. That officer explains himself as follows to his commanding officer : " 'The governor asked me,' he says, ' whether I could promise that they (the neutral vessels which had re ceived permission to leave with Russian produce) would not be molested or stopped. I replied that the procla mation of her Majesty was clear and precise, that he must be guided by it, and that, in case of their being captured, the affair would be decided by the Admiralty Court." " Captain Watson adds : ".`_The Governor asked me to allow four fishing stiati-ckis- undecked, to proceed to Riga ; and, having in formed you of that request, as well as of the names of the neutral vessels at anchor in the port and of their re spective cargoes, I communicated to him your permis sion for them to sail, informing him at the same time that you had no intention of molesting the town or any fishing-smack, but that you could not guarantee that those boats would not be molested, as the Commander-in-Chief was expOtcd, and he might issue other orders.' " Thra - repoll serves in sense measure to complete and confirms in every point what we say in our circular of the 28th of April. We have not therein made any allusion to the fishing-smacks, as that did not concern the trade of neutrals. But Captain Watson bears out what we announced,—namely, that he was not able to reply in a positive manner to the question put to him. As regards the fishing-smacks he was obliged to re f er to other orde r s w hi c h the dommander-smacks, -Chief might have occasion to issue ; and, as regards neutral vessels which might have sailed on tile faith of his notification, he points out to them without disguise the possibility of their being captured despite of it, and of their being brought before the English Admiralty Court. "We abstain from any ulterior reflection, trusting to the impartial judgment of friendly Governments ; and, as the circular of the British Government has been offi cially communicated to them, the Imperial missions are authorised to do the same with this present." RUSSIAN CIRCULAR. THE MURDER OF A POLICE IVSPECTOR AND RIOTS AT HASLEMERE. ADJOURNED INQUEST, AND APPREHENSION OF ANOTHER MAN. HASLEMERE, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. This morning Mr. C. J. Woods, the coroner for West Surrey, resumed, at the White Horse Inn, in this town, the adjourned inquest respecting the death of Mr. Wm. Donaldson, the unfortunate inspector of the Surrey cor - stahulary who was brutally murdered during the riot that took place on Saturday week. The greatest excitement still prevails in the town, and no event that has taken place for many years in this part of the county has caused such a painful sensation amongst all classes here. The Learned Coroner, upon resuming the proceedings, remarked'upon the fact that the magistrates had refused to allow the men who had been taken into custody on suspicion of causing the death of the poor fellow Donald son to be brought before the jury. He knew of no court except his own where such obstacles existed. His opin ion was that the gentlemen of the jury could not be act ing in conformity with the oath they had taken, by returning a verdict of wilful murder, or even of man slaughter, against persons with whom, perhaps, they had never seen, only having heard of them by name. He bad made up his mind that he would not be stultified him self by the prisoners being kept away, and he hoped the jury would not. If his officer was not to be respected when he applied for the prisoners to be brought before his court, the sooner the office was at an end the better. He had, however, two courses open—viz., to apply to the Secretary of State, or to the Court of Queen's Bench for a mandamus to show cause why the pri soners should not be produced in court to hear the evidenc&against them. As the parties implicated were not in attendance, he proposed to take the evi dence of Freestone, the injured police-officer, and be would their adjourn the - case sine die. The jury perfectly concurred in the remarks of the coroner ; and they proceeded to the residence of the un fortunate police-officer, who is not yet considered out of danger. The evidence of the man having been taken (which-is only a repetition of what has previously been given in this paper), the jury returned to the inquest rootn, and the witnesses signed the depositions taken on the previous occasion, with the exception of Mr. Biss hopp, whose head was severely injured fromlthe effects of the blows he had received. The Jury said that they could not separate without expressing their thanks to Mr. Bisshopp for the manner he had acted on the occasion, and the great risk ho ran of losing his own life whilst assisting the deceased. The int:test was then adjourned sine die. , Another Man named Smith, sworn to by some of the witnesses, has been apprehended at Andover by some of the Hampshire police, in consequence of the description given of him in the Police Gazette, and he was brought to Guildford this morning. He will be examined before the magistrates on Saturday next. THE FRENCH EMBASSY. —His Excellency the Ambas sador of France and the Countess Persigny entertained a select party at dinner on Tuesday evening, at the re sidence of the French Embassy, Albert gate House. Two DsTERmINF.D SUICIDES IN THE SERPENTINE,— Yesterday . tnoroing M r . L onghorn, the deputy coroner , held t wo inquests at the Rose and Crown Tavern, Knightsbridg e , on the bodies of David Quinlat and William Pudge, who committed self-destruction by drowning themselves in the Serpentine River, Hyde park. The budies were recovered in each case by the Royal Jinn:lane Society's men. Verdict of "Temporary insanity;"- THE TURKISH ARMY IN THE OBI3IE' TURKISH CAMP ABOVE KA.11A8.4, Jrtl The French camp on the Tchernaya, a s bo lo: the Turki s h an d Pi e d mon t ese contingen ts, " ing tO the last f ew days been kept on the alert c ) co e i l g g r ; news brought by a Russian deserter. A his account the Russians intended to attac k i ve d force the T c h ernaya li ne , a nd had prepaircirief brigades of infa n t r y and 4of artillery. Plea object, he pretended, was to break threurieo Turkish line. The consequence of th ls t1,.0 which came f rom F renc h h ea d- q uarters, 1 % 0 9 both the Piedmontese and Turkish treePs P A f 0 sleepless night. But the night of Wednes'. 3 6; e gt well as the following ones, was pass ed ill e gaQ f bringing the Russians. There was no more s forg r them than usual, except yesterday, sv be i rj r ltte, ing party of theirs came down from the ", b r idis Mickenzie, ridge to the plain towards tu e cte cio of Traktir, where the French have cone: u s fits tete-de-pent. But they contented theraselveto ti collecting the hay, and returned again .rages heights. They were protected in this foragl.„s :4 pedition by the g uns o f th e Russian batterl the heights. When this Russian foragiilgovrerto returned the French cattle and sheep Wen' I 01: usual to browse, and were again, as usu3 iiiis ls corned by some shells from the batteries. ing t o all that has been seen of the Russians d ur borg otA, last few days. The S ar di n ians occupy r,, as usual • the French and English es°l:l3,;dir; lately a Turkish detachment, the valley ei bed and nowhere have any traces of the et el % i;el 4 discovered. Either the Russians hare been back by the heavy rains which we have hb„lable the h last three days, or else, as is more Pr° stores which deserters try to ingratiate theu ise , o Ol e their arrival. Every one of them is sure ' there with some valuable information, and Ye t ~.r g co no army where th e common run of desenv ore have so littl e i n f orma ti on as i n the Rtiss i f l t Even officers kn ow ver y little beyond v P3 place in their regiments. and The Russians w ou ld h av e found it a . 110 rather tough work to force the l i cher/ 01 1 1 Lower down towards Inkerman, wher e ', -- fard, e : is broad, the infantry could not hg v '. n g s' f " the river, for, in consequence of the late il l d ; 0 Tchernaya is considerably swollen ; the A b p r d i bf Traktir, the only ready passage, is guar"' under strong tete-de-pont, and to construct bridg e 00g the fire of the enemy is one of those thing s dolle: are sometimes talked of, but not nite ll ,,,. e ro Higher up, near T c h orgoun , th e dtifieultie s less. Th e S ar di n i ans h ave cons t r ucted hea,,,tiio°, finished intr e n c h men t s on ever y avai lable P f v an fir and they ass ume d a il y th e a ppearance ° ,ingt•id e trenched camp. Besides, the ground 0n1091,0 is too mu c h b ro k en to f orm on it, a nd t he : 4ga would have exposed th emse l ves to fore they could have formed. Or It was very likely in consequence of the in Cbl i attack of the R uss i ans th at t h e Gener al L - B tert* of the French an d E ng li s h arm i es wen'/ - over the Sardinian lines on the T c hernsr% on gti; Omer Pasha has not yet returned fro m tinople, and for some time the o pinion vr as e iale 6 :„ ground - that he would no t re turn to th e d joy Yesterday, however, the order came to On n oel horses for him to Kamiesh, so he must be O t r ste e to-day. His arrival will put an end to the s cinf irk r suspense which the Turkish contingenti s nr The Turks are already dreaming o - f 11-1131 1 - Bulgaria. lam onlyafraid that theses Wee" of will scarcely be realised. .tho, In the front the last few days have pass e l sP e r i, incidents, but not without use. The nhe e ", nl e oo,' enced by the allied armies on the 18th of la s ",, - instead of discouraging, seems to have bri fe rn ",hbC A new strength and fresh energy. They 3 ,, ee e no t h " litmus, rising with increased power ' I. of ground. In spite of the furious firing fat e Russians, the works extend their graspiu,g T l3 l in every direction— s l ow l y but irresistibli velor creep up the side s o f th e Malakhoff aandebilatterL directed 5 the Redan m ore an d more. The Fren ch against th e B ast i on du M a t have f ounfdor the last few theirveicewhdiacyhs a ha g s oo b d een de s a o l of leel vi and og been going on there. it 10 , 11 Expectation, as you may imagine, is P - 4t e r ac v a high degree. Battery after battery is c O . es ker , and trench after trench, so everybodl'; e r, Naps, for the decisive moment ; but 11 , 8 " e isr l , was public rumour more at a loss f i r e ! ° I; tures than in the present instance. Snar e- e up'' body ventures to give an opinion. There °Orl;i4 vague ideas about another assault, abont' 6 ;ol; otlr way by saps under an overpowering tillery, and other such general asserti° ll ,:l i sse cannot even be h onoure d b y t h e name of `-' DAB ) MA RKB T NEWS.—(THIS ". CORN EXCHANGE. „„ C0 10 „d O S A GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITIL• wt. 'OO O For the week endeci Aug. 9, 1855, made up from the }fit Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Eno- if4PO per Imperial Quarter. 1 40 i WHE AT. 1 BARLEY. OATS. t RYE. BEAN S. ~4 78i 24 35s 0.1 28s lid , 46s 114 i 46s +"" , 4, TIIE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE ' ?Eli 1 8 J WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. RYE. BEANS . 76s 84 34s 7a , 28s 84 , 45 3 Od , 4 6 8 4 4 , ~ sh d t vgP A . QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST ": 11v' $ Wheat, 99,758; Barley, 7,288 ; Oats, 11,866 ; BY" 2,241; Peas, 375 quarters. MAT MARKETS. le a eljtu NEWOATE AND LEA E DENHALL.—The trade ' ll 3 0 Oi lli o , 1 as follows : —B ee f, f rom 3 s 6d to 4s 6d ; gatto 4s 10,1 ; Lamb, 4s 6,1 to 5s 8d ; Veal, 39 8a dir Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per 81bs ' by the carcase. . 4 0 041 SOUTHALL, August B.—The supplies of stock rate, and the trade ruled inactive, at our quota tion n 14'1,0 from 3s. 8d to 4 5 10,1 Muttou, 3s 8d to 155° c ` k i tO" 4s 6d to 5s 8d ; V ea l , 4s Od to 4s 8d ; Pork, 39 , per Blbs, to sink the offals. olf , c ol ROHFORD, August B.—Beasts moved off B— tocic 'PP decline of 2d per 81b5. In the value of other 9 0 a ; ) 1 0,1 little change took place. Beef, from 3s 8(1 to -, 51 7. 4 „x1,,, 4i .e1l ton, 3s 8d to 5s 2,1; Lamb, 4s 8d to 65 Od ; T r ; t orir' to 4s 10d ; Pork, 38 6,1 to 4s 4d per 81b5. 4 Store Pigs, 22s to 27s each. HAY MARKETS. 6 1 0°1 0 4 SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, 4/ 5 , to i ne t ' ditto, 510 s to 5/ 10s; o ld clov,, 4/ lOs to 6/ 165 ,4e 0r. 5 03to 6 , Os; and s t raw, 11 5s Oil to 11 109 "'' .0 0 Lade dull. / 154. 0 1 CumFiERLAND.—OId meadow hay, 4/ 105 to 6 , 0 0 1 J, ditto 41 15s to 5/ 15s; old clove!, 4 , lOs to 6/ 1 , 55 'per V ditto, Si Os to 6/ Os ; and straw. 1/ 6s to 1/ l ug eA A full average supp l y an d a steady demand. 10 0 ' 0 0 1 WHITECHAPEL.—OId m ea d ow h ay. 4,5, to /6 8 ; 10 J. ditto, 4/ 15s to 51 10 s; o ld clove , , 41 M s to 6 1 p er ditto, 4/ 10s to 61 O s; an d s t raw, 11 5s to 11 10 4 A slow trade. COURT CIRCULAR. His Majesty th e Ki ng of Portugal a OSBORN n E, d his Ro B yal Highness the Duke of Oporto landed from the Royal yacht yesterday afternoon with his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and were met by her Majesty on the beach. The Royal party took a drive in an open carriage and four. Prince Albert went again on board the Royal yacht about 8 o'clock to dine with the King. Owing to the unsettled weather the Queen was prevented dining on board. Earl Spencer, K.G., Lord Steward of the Household, arrived from London, and had an audience of the Queen to present an address from the House of Lords. The Earl of Clarendon arrived from London yesterday and had an audience of the Queen. After the audience the following were presented to her Majesty by Lord Clarendon :—his Highness Ismail Pacha, the Minister from Hayti, and Mr. H. Howard, her Majesty's Mi nister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Brazil, on return ing home on leave. RETURN OF THE KING OF PORTUGAL FROM OSBORNE. SOUTAMT, AU. His Majesty the Ki ng of Portugal P and O N the Du G ke B. of Oporto arrived at these docks today on their return from their visit to her Majesty at Osborne, on board the Royal yacht Fairy, Captain Crispin. He was accom panied by Prince Albert and suite. As soon as the King had disembarked from the Fairy he proceeded on board the - Mindelho, war steamer, where he was re ceived by Count de Lavradio, the Portuguese Minister in London, Viscount de Carrieira; Baron Sarmonto, and. - Chevalier de Mello. The Mindelho, with the tender Donna Louisa, leaves to-morrow morning for Lisbon. The King of Portugal, in consequence of the existence of scarlatina, at Osborne, was accommodated on board the now Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, where he re-" inained during his visit. His Majesty during the after noon took a walk through the principal streets of the town, and hayipgreturned.on board will remain for the night. His Rpyttl Highness Prince Albert took leave of the King on board the Fairy and immediately re turned to Osborne. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office, D owning -street. The Ministers pre sent were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville,, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Duke of Argyll, Sir G. Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Sir Win. Molesworth, Lord Paninure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir C. Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Viscount Canning, and the Earl of Harrowby. The Council sat two hours. MINISTERIAL WHITEBAIT DINNER.--Yesterdalthe whitebait dinner was given by Ministers to their sup ' porters at the Trafalgar-hotel, Greenwich. The \Yid oplrei s n w c i o p r a t l h i , n e t tn h e . geon, steam-packet, came alongside the Hungerford Pier about 4 o'clock to embark the company, which con -Chance and W : I li the Al and started for Greenwich shortly before con sisted of Lord o o r f d th P e al E m x e c r h s e t l on u , er Tr of - Commons, bers of tha Cabinet, and about 40 members of the House 5 c'clook. Mr: and Lady Mary Christopher have adopted the name and arms of klatuiltou Nisbet, on their succession to the Beltayea and Dorle*4 estates. t .. A LLOYD'S SHIPPING—{ISIS - n , fr LONDON', Aug. 9.—Wi n d thi s day 6 1 ‘ „ea' light breeze and d u ll c l ou d y weat h er. Arri' PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 8. - Wind, W.N.W $0.1 1 ""fo r Great Brit a i n ( s . t p t . N o. 1 87), from Scutari ii.n,cloolcoir tpt. No. 181), Constantinople ; Ocean Genl, 'pe j‘, the Cape of Good Hope, with damage, havinee; V o r o tact to-day off Portland with a large ship, o f ,f cr e ithial,: DOVER, Aug. B.—The Fanny has pet back ff jib-boom, cutwater, stem, &c., from collisio n °4O ail ton, last night, with th e F rench gun-boat I•sl3ce'llOiti.,tl) of the latter hav e l an d e d h ere from the Fan,-, l lj it is, OP" vessel is reported t o h ave b een towed into so loss of foremast a nd very cons i derable damage ' e (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRA PH.) 1 (011 1 fl ied SOUTHAMPTON, Thai-8(10f.- o tos- Arrived.—Nan c y, f rom Sunderland; Courie r ' Jersey; Alliance, steamer, Havre. Ate lsD Sailed. De s p a t c h, s t eamer, f or J er sey; steamer, Havre; Argyll, steamer, Carentan• Aforu" - LIVERPOOL, Thursday Wind, N.W. O -1- 13 ? "' Arrived.—Hannah Salkeld, from Calcutta , St. Jes s ir Akyab ; Golconda, Valparaiso • Howardiit lso V r or New Brunswick; Di cos t see, D' ' antsic • N icl lerg; S 6 tander ; Mat Ki ng , R equ i j a d a ; Betsy,lC" i g;‘borOtble' tense, Ostend ; Wellington Pernambuco ; John's, New Brunswick; sylphide, Alexandr, r ot' Malaga ; Vas co :le Gama, Li s b on; M a zepP, d Off.—Garland and Iris. gel' Sailed—Or egen , f or Quebec ; Edwin Flye , D. Sewell, C a l cu tt a ; Mindanao, Lima. Aug . r. QuEENsTOI O, ste Wind, N.N.W. ner u loo k; Arrived.—Agile, from Con s t an ti no ple ; Il es • 0 A tin ; Topsey, Genoa ' • Doris, Rabat ; Masconoo36ooo Orizonte, Trieste; James, Venice; Sea Fforee' fin ds' nople. Sailed—John Walker and Elizabeth, for Dundonald, Callao; Eliza, Barbadoes. , (BY SUBUARINE AND BRITISH TELEC 4 P -1 34 i '' lll 11. fO O GRAVESEND, Thorson", ai l s ko rd A W r i r n iv d ed W . , Aug.. S.W .B..'—lCi-doeu,nnteeasrsloyfhSigeahfie7itearn'd. w° ll eri : e73 . 34;Bl; Elsinore, Shanghai Arrived, e3ribaiget MaidA l F g r o a a ouf ßay r Anna, ;eanßobertOrleans, s e skier;B i I r r o r e r 0;4 1 , fromand Rio Janeiro; Aug. rown, Cochin • St. 11 01 " 6 Fag lieP Callao ; Borneo, Quebec ; Celestial' El: 110re ' ° II. Christiana M ar i a , 'Misted. CO o° z•zailed—Waterloo, for Sydney ; Bari:nab sin wealth, Calcutta ; Aberfoyle, Geelong. _ L et ° ff sls"l ° O 3B THE VICE-CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE A— " m A to 11° -Cl h 0' REFORM ASSOCIATION.—Mr. Tite has cease'. the "1 4 office of Vice-Chairman, in asmuc h as the " te° t te Att be member for Bath gave u p on recent iroport°with t were considered to b e u t ter l y inconsist ent principles of administrative refortp. , _Ate tetfo COLLISION AT SEA. —RAMSGATE, Aug. u,,, i ' „ 0 , 00: 04 Bannerman (schooner, of Swansea, from -"; bon:r4 i P s l), s - i rn l p o p u o t s h e , d w to as h i by the French gun-boat. t la t 00 have collision esun k. with Tlie a craw French esco g p t ;i .on v- i' is ENCROACHMENT ON L aVICTORIA-PARg---gheld le- P . meeting of the citizens of East London s° 3B r eel , / b. Birkbeck S c h oo l s Be, Cambridge road, en Bettin a cre' ic to the purpose of protesting against the propose cot rlO ment on Victoria-park, and of adopting r b , tbe_„ ll iei resist that unwise and illiberal interference vg" r stn'" o it, loges of the people. Henry Childs, Esq., t b i : t b . 8 l o re and various resolutions bearing upon the ' --= unanimously adopted. • ~. LATEST .NE PARIS, TRUES DIY, AUG. 9, 8 A.I. The Moniteur says that the last telegraphic de spatch from General Pelissier to the Minister of War is dated the 7th of August, 11 p.m. It is as follows : "I have nothing or interest to communicate to you. " The enemy has not undertaken anything against our trenches. " Some cases of cholera have re-appeared." THE REVIEW OF THE FOREIGN LEGION. DOVER, THURSDAY, 10.25 A.M. The Swiss Legion has left by special train for the camp. Her Majesty is expected at Folkestone about noon. The weather is very fine. Mm.....,, MONO THE XING OF PORTUGAL. SOI7THAMPTON, THITRSDAY MORNING. The Portuguese war steamer Mindelho, with the King of Portugal, his brother, and suite, ac companied by the steam-ship Donna Louise, left Southampton for Lisbon at 8 o'clock this morn ing. The King will call at Osborne en route to take his farewell of her Majesty and Prince Albert. PORTUGAL. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING. The Yasco de (lama has arrived, with advices from Lisbon to the 2d inst. There was no political news to report. The cholera was making progress in the ports o: Algarve, but was more benignant in the north. ..I was not reported at Lisbon. The French steamers Newton and Phenix were he only foreign ships of war in the port. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNISDAY EVENING. Viscount Des Cars has addressed the following etter, dated Paris, Aug. 7, to the Constitutionnel, on the subject of the document which it has lately published relative to the proposed attempt at in surrection in Spain : "Monsieur le Redacteur,—lt was only on my arri val to-day in Paris that I heard of a letter which you bad published on the subject of a conversation which I was said to have bad with Prince Gortschakoff at Vienna. It is perfectly true that on going from Naples to Vienna, whither I was called on business connected with the interests of Mme. des Cars, Count de Montemolino did me the honour to charge me with a letter to deliver to Prince Gortsehakoff. Tbat was the only object of my visit to the Prince, ,The Count de Chambord and the Duke de Levis were completely strangers to the affair, and whatever may have been the purely non-official part which I took in the matter, I formally repel the inten tions which have been attributed to me, and energe tically protest against the insinuations expressed in the concluding part of your article, as being as fir from my heart as from the truth. I hope, sir, that you will give this letter insertion, and beg you to accept, etc. It may be as w e ll t o s t a t e , in explanation CAßS of the paft of the above letter, relating to the interests of Mine. Des Cars, that that lady was Mlle. de Lebzeltern, vrhose father was Ambassador of Aus tria at Naples for many years, datin g from 1830. The Jupiter ship of th e li ne left Marseilles on the Gth for the East, with 997 men on board. The Alexandre steam-packet took her departure the same day for Constantinople, with 460 men, be longing to the engineers, on board. The Vainly line-of-battle ship and the Uranie frigate left Toulon thifday after with troops, provisions, and ammunition for the Crimea. The Constantinople correspondent of the Sema phore of Marseilles, in speaking of the new Turkish ambassador to Paris, says :—"I think that Me hemet Bey will please Parisian society. He is a well.made man of about 80, and of pleasing physi. ognomy, speaks French well, and unites to a Eu ropean education the tact of an Oriental diplo matist." The following are the names of the gen tlemen connected with the new Turkish embassy : --Riza, Bey, first councillor of embassy ; Agop, second ditto ; Server Effendi and Blacque, secre taries ; Omer Effendi, second secretary ; Sefels, Naum, and Paul Mangs, attaches; and Chauvin, chancellor. A letter from Kamiesh of tha 20th ult., in the Moniteur de la Flotte, says : " Malakoff commands all the lower part of Sebastopol, and dominates the passage of the Bay of lokermann, by which the town obtains its supplies from the north side. When this tower falls into our hands, we shall be able to sweep the Bay, burn the Russian fleet, bombard the lower town, and almost immediately after instal ourselves in the latter, for it can there no longer be held by the Russians. From the Malakoff tower, besides, we can silence the Fort COnstantine, destroy the stock ade, and open the port to our vessels, The Russians know that well—as well as we do ; and hence the terrible energy which is displayed on both sides in forming ap proaches, and in the partial combats which are renewed almost every night. Our newly-constructed batteries are really most formidable —especially those of Quarantine Bay, and of what we call the Bay des Calfats, which are armed with guns of the largest calibre, and which are destined to force the Russian fleet to seek a refuge be hind Fort Catherine, the sole place w h ere th ey w ill b e unable to injure us. The Russians multiply their sorties; sometimes it is the English, but more frequently our selves, who have the honour of receiving them, and ac companying them on their return. One fact worthy of remark, whiCh proves how much the siege of Sebastopol has already cost Russia in men, is that the prisoners whom we make almost always wear new uniforms. This circumstance causes, us to believe, that all the army of the Crimea must have been employed in the defen ce o f the place." , BOURSE, AUG. B.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash, fr, e. End of Month. 4i per Cents 94 75 9lf. 75c. 3 per Cents 67 15 67 20 Credit Mobilier ll9O Roman Credit Foncier 560 Austrian Belgian Fives ...... .. Spanish Threes — Piedmoutese — - Home Debt — The Duchess of Cleveland, and Lady Augusta Paulet eave town for Brighton this morning. The Marquis of Ely has left town for Brighton. The Earl and Countess of Durham left town yester day morning, for Lambton Castle, Durham. Viscountess Palmerston has left town for St. Leopards on-Sea. A RUSSIAN OPINION.—Mr. Gladstone is a man of sagacity and judgment, and a true politioian.—Le Nord. The New York Daily Ti,aes states that an account of the various steam-boat disastgrs in the western waters of the United States is about to be published in Cincin nati, and that it will be shown that 100,000 lives have been lost in them. We have to announce that her Majesty has been gra ciously pleased to approve of the appointment by the Court of Directors of the East India Company. of Henry Valeatine Cocolly, Esq., to be Provisional Member of Council at Fort St. George. THE EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH.—It is now positively stated that the Empress of the Frenbh is enceinte. This has been already reported many times, and as often turned out untrue. It has now, however, been commu nicated officially to their respective Governments by more than one diplomatist. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, and Lady Cecilia Gordon Lennox, are expected to leave town im mediately ,for Gordon Castle, N.B. The .Brigh,ton Gazette sayl that, during his grace's absence, the com mand of the Royal Sussex Light Infantry Militia, of which the duke is colonel, will devolve on his brother, Lord Arthur Lennox. STAR CLUB.—The members of this club gave their annual dejeuner and soire , e, dansante, yesterday, in the mansion and grounds of St. Margaret's, near Richmond. The company began to assemble at three o'clock, and although the unsettled weather doubtless deterred many from risking the results of an al fresco Plc, the guests were both numerous and distinguished. The band of the Hon. Artillery Company was in attendance. REPRESENTATION OF THE COUNTY OF MEATH.—Mr. Lucas denies that he has any intention of retiring from the representation of this county. The hon. gentleman says I thank God that my indisposition, though troublesome for the moment, has nothing very serious about it ; and, unless my constituents wish me to retire, I have not the slightest intention of applying for the Chiltern Hundreds." On Tuesday last Major Boys specially swore in 200 men of the rejected of the Medical Staff Corps, who upon volunteering into the Land Transport Service received the bounty of 51. for a limited period of ten years. On Wednesday the whole proceeded to Bristol, the depot for such service. HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE SKIN.—The anniver sary of this excellent charity was celebrated on Tuesday last by a cle . jeuner at the Crystal Palace ; the Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., in the chair. The company assembled in the hall of the South Transept, where about seventy or eighty ladies and gentlemen partook of an elegant and substantial repast provided by the Messrs. Staples in their best manner. SUICIDE.—A man named Robins, for many years a carrier between Dalston and the West End, and much respected by his neighbours for his honesty and indus try, committed suicide yesterday by hanging himself in his stabled at Ossulton. It is stated that a man in de ceased's employ became intoxicated on Tuesday, and was confined in the police-station, leaving undelivered a load of goods which had been committed to his care, and this circumstance is supposed to have preyed upon the mind of the deceased. ABOLITION OF MONEY PREPAYMENT ON INLAND LETTERS,—GeneraI Post-office, August, 1855.—0 n and from the 14th inst. the regulation which prohibits money prepayment on inland letters will be extended to the chief-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, with the following exception--viz., when the postage on the letters sent to he posted at the chief office by one individual or firm shall collectively amount to E. and upwards, provided the letters are posted between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. With this exception, all inland letters must either be prepaid by stamps or be sent unpaid. These regulations do not affect letters addressed to places abroad, which mny still be prepaid by money or stamps, at the option of the sender. THE CROPS IN SUSSEX.—Some few pieces of Tal.avera wheat have already been cut, as also some winter oats ; but - reaping- wild -not be general- for ten- days - or - n - fort night. We have carefully examined a large breadth of wheat. - ,'ln some instances it is blighted to a considerable extent ;'there is also some mischief done by the midge ; and in some places there is a good deal of red gum. Taking all things into consideration, we are of opinion that the wheat crop will not exceed an average. We now want some forcing weather to ripen the crops.— :Brighten Gazette, THE CROPS ABOUT SHREWSBURY AND THE PLAINS OF SALOP.;--The crops have in many places been laid pros trate by the rain and wind. Of course the heaviest and most promising crops have suffered most. On the thin ner and fighter ones many stand unaffected, and are now fast opening the yellow hues of harvest. No seri ous apprehensions are at present entertained, should the weather'continue fine. Barley, oats, and peas, where the first is. not seriously laid, are looking well. —Bltrews bury AVP72aI. THE LATE EARL OF SEFTON.—LIVERPOOL, Aug. B. At the adjourned quarterly meeting of the Liverpool Town Council this afternoon, Mr. Robertson Gladstone, in a lengthy and eloquent address, in which he spoke in terms of eulogy of the late lamented Earl of Sefton, ' referred to the loss which the town of Liverpool and the working and uneducated classes of the country generally had sustained in his removal, and proposed that the Mayor be respectfully requested to communicate to the Countess of Sefton, and to her Ladyship's family, the deep and unfeigned-. regret which they feel at the heavy bereavement which they have sustained. tion was tbanimoaly adopted. The proposi- ROBBERY OP. STAMPS AT MANCHESTER.—We learn that the Manchester Stamp -office was robbed early yes terday morning, A large quantity of postage, receipt, and bill stamps'was taken away, the value of which is estimated at, 'nearly ,0001. It is supposed that the thieves mauaged to .conceal themselves upon the pre mina before till) ado was closed on Tuesday. --- •. RAILWAYS-PM CASH. -----fr. c. __ _ fr. •. Orleans Western Bl6 25 Rouen Cott° Mediterranean — Havre — Northern RUSSIA.- The Cabinet of St. Petersburg has addressed to its diplomatic agents in foreign countries a circular, dated July 24, remarking on and criticising the terms of the notification given by the English Go vernment for the blockade of the Russian ports in the Gulf of Finland. A letter from Odessa of the 23d ult., in the Wan derer of Vienna, says :—" The cholera, which has caused immense ravages among the troops in the Crimea, is declining here. The latest news from Sebastopol is of the 20th. All the hospitals on the southern side have been evacuated. The division o f Gen. Bellegardeh asre r urne d, an d joined thereserve of the 4th corps of infantry, commanded by General Wiscniefski. Gen eralGortschakoff has announced to his troops, in an order of the day, . - the death o f Admiral Nachimoff, and spoken of, him in the highest terms of praise. It appears that after the battle of the Alma the Admiral wanted to go. out of the harbour with the fleet, and on Prince Men schikoff's refusal had applied to the Emperor and to the Grand Duke Constantine, upon which he was. told that the first virtue of the soldier was obedience. Since then, there had constantly existed a feeling of between the Admiral and the Prince. Nachimoff saw with the greatest concern his vessels sunk one after another, and itis believed that lie exposed his life intentionally, so great was his grief at the loss of his fine fleet." SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 3d have reached us. The Espana says : "We suppose that the reader will be surprised to learn that the Government has taken a decisive step in the grave question of the East. The day before yester day the Council of Ministers held an extraordinary sit ting, and after a long deliberation decided that Spain should adhere to the offensive and defensive alliance be tween France, England, and Turkey. Yesterday this re solution was communicated officially to the representa tives ofFrance and England, and they immediately trans mitted it by telegraph to their respective courts, and some time after sent off extraordinary couriers with details • The Duke de la Victoria and the Minister' of Foreign Affairs( aft Madrid at an early hour yesterday morning for the Escurial to communicate the Ministerial decision to her Majesty. It is said that one of the first . 1 i I h 4 CI di, 4, 1 11 , a