The Sun. — London, England, 1855-11-27 00:00:00

1111 . JIILLIEN'S CONCERTS. - ROYAL • ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. —Last Week but Two.—" THE FALL of SEBASTOPOL " Quadrille. —The Programme for THIS EVENING (Tuesday. N o v. 27) will include : —Overture, Der Freischatz (for the last time) ; Quadrille from Le Comte Ory ; Scherzo Presto from Beethoven's Symphony in A ; La Belle du Village Valse ; Ah, non giunge, and The Forest Fairy, sung V Madame Gassier; the Moldavian Schottische ; Solo, Clarinet, by Mr. Lazarus (his first appearance this season) ; New Grand Quadrille, the Fall of Sebastopol, assisted by the military Bands; Grand Selec tion from Verdi's opera, D Trovatore (for the first time) ; Eche of Mont Blanc Polka ; the A ndante from Haydn's Surprise Symphony (for the first time this season) ; Solo, Violin, by Mr. V. Collins (his second appearance) ; and Vive l'Empereur Galop. THE MENDELSSOHN FESTIVAL. To-morrow (Wednesday, Nov. 28) the 3fENDELsSOHN FESTIVAL will take place, on which occasion the first part of the Concert will con sist exclusively of the works of Mendelssohn. The Second Part will be Miscellaneous, and include songs by Madame Gassier, and the New Grand Quadrille, "The Fall of Sebastopol." Commence at 8. Promenade and boxes, Is. ; dress circle, is. Gd.; private boxes, 12s and .£1 is. M. Jullien's Grand Annual gal Masque will take place On Men day, Dec. 17, 18.55. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, Will be performed A GAME OF SPECULATION. After which, NUMBER ONE ROUND THE CORNER. Followed by Madame Labarrere's Troupe of Lions, Bears, So. To be followed by NITOCRIS. Characters by Messrs. E. F. Ed ear, Stuart, B. Sullivan, G. Wild, C. Vincent, &cc. ; Miss Glyn, Mrs. Selby, Miss De Vere, Miss Anderton, THEATRE ROYAL. IMMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Buckatone. THIS EVENING, Will be performed GUY MANNERING. Characters by Messrs. Yllrers, Compton, and Howe; and Miss Swanborough and Miss Cushman. Followed by THE LITTLE TREASURE. To conclude with A KISS IN THE DARK. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHAALIS EXAM. THIS EVENING Will be performed DON'T JVDGE BY APPEARANCES. After which, the comedy of EVERY ONE HAS HIS FAULT. Characters by Mrs C. Kean, Messrs F. Matthews, Harley, Cooper, Ltigy, Ryder, and Fisher; and Mrs Daly, Misses Heath, KurraY, and K. Terry. To conclude with THE MULETEER OF TOLEDO. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor, Mr. E. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed MARIE DUCANGE ; or, The Jersey Girl. Followed by VALENTINE AND ORSON. To conclude with TWICE KILLED. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. J. 11. Anderson, 18, Norfolk-street, Strand. Increased Attractions, and success in equal ratio ► THIS, AND EVERY EVENING, at Eight o'Clock, Will 4e presented, with entirely New and Magnificent Ippoint rnants, MAGIC and MYSTERY, in twelve acts, arranged in two parts, by Professor Anderson. After which, the startling* illustrations of Spirit-Rapping. lISLF- A!,7-TIOUft TETE SPICtIT3, being the most surprising and interesting series of experiments ever given within the walls of any theatre. Revival, in an improved form, of the agtounding novelty which t trtled London 10 years ago, the GRE IT GUN TRICK ! Peces of admission:—Private Boxes, 11. Ils. 61. and 11. Is. ; Orchestra Stalls, 45.: Dress Boxes, 35.; Upper Boxes, 23.; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 61 No Half-price. Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Grand Morning Performance ou Saturday Next at Two o'clock. Doors open at Half-past One. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Mr: Payne. THIS EVENING, Will be parforme I NICHOL &S NICKLEBY. After which, a SP t_NISI BALLET, by the Spanish Dancers. To be followed by MONSIEUR JACQUES. To which will be added THE G LICIAN FETE. Followed by NITOCRIS. R)YAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. THIS EVENING. Will be presented PLOT AND PASSION Characters by Messrs. F. Robson, Emery, G. Vining, Leslie, J. H. White, H. Cooper, and Franks ; and Mrs. Stirling and Miss Bromley. Followed by CATCHING A 3IERNIAID. To conclude with A BLIGH TED BEING. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. • Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. Engagement of Herr Johann Endersohn, the great Continental Grotesque. Tremendous effect produced by Mademoiselle CLEMENTINE SOULLIER, the"first Equestrian in the World I Last Six Nights of the Fall of Sebastopol. THIS EVENING. The FILL of SEBASTOPOL, which will shortly be replaced by an entirely new and original equidrama, in which the whole of Mr Wm Cooke's trained horses will appear. After which, each night, the novel ACTS in the CIRCLE, includ ing the Sant des Objata, by Mlle. Clementine floullier. To conclude with a Melange of Amusements. , :n-r-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Ur. W. Cooke, ;mu HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T ,rrs DAT—Morn. 47 mill. aft. 3—Evening 7 min. aft. 4 To•Moxaow—Morn. 27 min.aft. 4 —Evening 47 rain. aft. 4 THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, Nov. 27. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 45 —highest since noon yesterday. 43 lowest this morning and during the night. 48 -this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30 . 07—falling. WTNr. -N, to N.N.E. Light, with fine winter weather. Trb;:y LONDON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1855. There is as yet no abatement in the discount market. The money absolutely required for the wants of the commercial classes, as the motive power to the social machine, cannot be obtained on any save the most exorbitant terms. In dustry is paralysed, the great body of the people are called on not only to sustain enormously in creased taxation, but to pay prices which render the ordinary comforts, and many of what have from habit become almost necessaries of existence, far beyond their reach. Their earnings are in the in verse ratio of their expenditure, and thus a state of affairs is produced that must speedily lead to very untoward results, unless the screw be re laxed, and a circulating medium obtained adequate to the wants and exigencies of the country. Whatever differences of opinion may exist respecting the Bank Charter Act of 1E44, in time of peace, there can be none whatever as to its incompatibility with the maintenance of an expensive war. As we have repeatedly stated, we have now to choose between the honour of the national flag and the so-called integrity of the monetary standard. It has been proved by un exceptionable witnesses that former Wars in which Great Britain has boon engaged could never have been carrie4 to a satisfactory termina tion but for the use of an inconvertible small note currency. The whole of the domestic trade, the national manufactures, and all other pur poses of a circulating medium were thus supplied, and "no necessity existed for gold being held against part of it." The people knew that they could provide themselves with all that they re quired, and liquidate every possible demand with these much-despised notes and that was all they wanted. They thought not ught not of intrinsic value when they knew that butcher, baker, tailor, or draper—and better still, rate or tax-collector— would be satisfied with the transfer of these mere " promises to p a y ." Titer() was no loss by wear and tear. No useless sacritereobfanianiste-e, inte rest. Gold was a m ere article of which sold at a price proportioned to the dem an d and yet our foreign commerce never flagged for a moment. The bullion dealers were invariably enabled to supply all that was required to " re store the balance of trade." The interest of money, though high, was not exorbitant, as it is at present ; and men were not deterred from car rying on legitimate operations from the fear of a s carcity of bank notes, ehaneine , their anticipated profits into serious losses. We are, however, now told that the immediate convertibility of the bank note is indispensable to the maintenance of our foreign trade. The expo rience of more than tl,venty-two years is thus wil fully ignored, and the interests of the home pro ducer, home trader, and home consumer wantonly • ri sacrificed to their foreign rivals. Oa ous clumsy expedients were devised to reader the evil less intolerable ; but they in turn wore proved to be inadequate ; and head tax and THE SUN . , LONDON. TUESDAY EVENINM, NOVEMBER 27. 1855. protective duties of every kind were in turn dis carded, amid the execrations of the indignant suf ferers from their effects. But the chief cause of all these evils—" a fettered and restricted cur rency "—has not only been suffered to remain in unabated stringency, but its rigour has been ma terially enhanced. The Bank note, intended mainly for our internal commerce, must be liqui dated in gold on demand. All notes of smaller denominations than 5/. are peremptorily prohi bited ; and, lastly, even the larger denominations of notes cannot be issued beyond a certain arbi trary amount, unless on the deposit of gold, that must remain useless and unemployed in the vaults at Threadneedle-street. We have repeatedly pointed out that all these restrictions do not insure "convertibility," that which has alone been aimed at, and that the Bank itself might be compelled to stop the payment not withstanding the presence of seven or eight mil lions of gold in its coffers. Nay, more, that very stoppage may be occasioned by the means adopted to prevent the possibility thereof. What the nation requires is free trade in money, or rather in banking and currency. If necessary let security be given, but not in gold. The Bank of England offered security, but surely the nation i t self could offer far better. The power that gives value to all Consols and Ex chequer Bills must be, far better than that which is founded on the possession of a limited amount thereof. If there are pro fits to be derived they should belong to the State, which will receive notes in satisfaction of all' its demands on the taxpayers. Let us then have a real National Bank, the directors and managers whereof are responsible to Parliament, and really national notes of the smaller and more convenient denominations, which will speedily replace the gold circulation and render some forty to fifty millions sterling available for carrying on the War, and for foreign commerce. Notes of 1/. , 2/, and 31. each, would be all the people could require, perfect for all domestic purposes. This is the time to agitate the question, when the Act under which the nation has suffered so severely has vir- tually expired, and a suitable substitute is only required in its place. Lot Monetary Reformers consider this, and avail themselves of the golden opportunity, which, if wasted or misapplied, may not be restored for many tedious years. The love of distinction is capricious enough in its selection of titles. According to NESTOR or HOMER, no matter which, the Trojan generals and field-marshals delighted to be accosted by their patronymics ; it was as honourable to be termed " your father's son " as it now is to be called " your Grace." Later in the day, as we learn from another poet, Queens rejoiced in the desig nation of "mother of their husband's children." The latter taste has descended even to the last Birmingham ovation, and Field-Marshal Prince ALBERT is enthusiastically cheered in that great manufacturing town as the "father of our QuEirmr's children." Its loyal citizens justly conceived that no personage could inaugu rate with greater Mat the commencement of a building for a Literary and Scientific Institution than the father of our future Monarchs. To his distinguished virtues in this capacity the Corpo ration did not fail, amid the din of arms and the claims of literature and science, to do especial honour. The Mayor and Burgesses, with the Council of the Institute, addressed the PRINCH in native English, the lads of King DWARD'S School in modern Latin, and the Brummagera men cheered all the way from such pavements as Brum magem possesses. We do Bob remember of late any occasion when the Royal Field-Marshal en joyed more of such honours as our great towns can give. His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal did his part too unusually well. In reply to the Council he said, " Most heartily do I join with you in congratulating the country that not even such a war as that in which we are now engaged, claim lated as it is to engage our warmest sympatlttes, and our more immediate interest, can divert Englishmen from the noble work of foster ing the arts of peace, and endeavouring to give a wider scope to the blessings of freedom and civilisation." This is a great improvement upon the Trinity-house manifesto. No latent panegyric here of despotism, no plaoing of consti tutional Government at the bar and examining the War as witness against it ; the merits of despots and the demerits of constitutionalism were alike in abeyance, and the Field-Marshal goes into partnership with the " warmest sympathies" of the people in regard to the War. This is a great step ; an advance from Aberdeenism to almost Palinerstonisna. We could have liked a sentence or two more ; just a few words apprising the Coburgs and their affines and consunguinei, all Europe over, that the father of England's future Monarchs did not wish to see Russia left with unabated strength as the despots' prop, the Crimea as a menace to Tur key, Warsaw to Germany, and Sweaborg and Oronstadt to Sweden. However, no other 03- burg has said even so much as the Prince Consort of our Quim.T. Ou r B e l g i c P ens i oner did no t eve n think the mighty struggle worth an allusion in his royal speech to his Caambers. We must therefore remember a humble native proverb on the comparative merits of " half a loaf," and be con tent. As to the main business of the day the Prince lid his part very fairly indeed ; a kind of com promise, his oration was, between German mys ticism and English commo n sense . Hi s t ex t was 44 the great principle of the introduction of science an d art, as the conscious regulators of productive industry." Our business was to study the Divine laws which regulate all the move ments and changes i u nature, and to wield them to practically beneficial purposes. M a th emat i cs and the classical languages ought not to be the sole occupants of University Chairs, or rather ap propriators of University honours ; natural science, in the Birmingham and ALBERT sense, ought to have an equal share. Lord _ASHBURTON, in more telling and English style, impressed on his hearers the vast importance to a free-trade country of keeping parallel, a t least, with other countries in the general diffusion of h i g her educa tion, eulogised the Prince as the appropriate un official minister of public instruction, and just now, while the hands of Cabinet Ministers a re filled with war business, commended the scientific oda catien of the people to his Royal care. We can only say we trust his Royal Highness will list en to this excellent advice. We should be most happy to know that his Birmingham triumph had determined him to give his exclusive attention to the great object which called him thither. In that half of ALFRED the GREIT'S labours he might he a useful imitator ; a touch of Germanism in our intellectual and artistic ed uca ti on m i g ht d o u s no harm, even good ; but, in respect to war and foreign affairs, save us from the arbitrary yet reptile policy of German Courts lu sober truth, the progress of improvement in the metropolis is of the " most ancient" an d tortoise-like description. The purification of the Thames is still a great mystery there are no public baths ; the termini of our railway are nearer ' the circumference than the centre ; interments' still take place in the midst of crowded localities ; and two, at least, of the most import6t of our arterial channels of communication are in a state of the extremest constriction. The latter, to which we desire, at present, to draw attention, viz., Chancery and Gray's-inn Lane, are the special wonderment of our provincial friends, and cer tainly leave most unfavourable impressions on their minds in regard to the public spirit of the metro politan authorities. We would appeal to any indi vidual of common sense, whether Chancery-lane is not as outrage on his notions of propriety. A narrow " one-horse shay " street like that, the ' chief connecting channel between Holborn and Fleet-street, with their roaring tides of traffic and vehicular commotion ! There is absurdity in the idea. Yet, for anything we can see to the contrary, a century may elapse if no stir be made before it is widened. Pedestrians will go on grumbling at being bespattered with mud, and put in fear of their lives by cabs, waggons, and om nibuses, while the drivers of these vehicles hourly aggravate the QUEEN'S English in indignation at the obstructions they meet with in their course ; and all the notice taken is likely to be a murmur as to the cost, and the throwing back of house by house in yearly instalments. The question of cost is certainly a matter for grave consideration in most cases, and, no doubt, the widening of Chancery lane could not be effected without a heavy expen diture at the outset ; still the advantages to be derived from it would afford an adequate return. But, so far as Gray's-inn-lane is concerned—that roadway where there is as much splashing and as many dead-locks as anywhere almost in the metro polis—the excuse of cost is but of little force. The houses could in all probability be purchased at an average of 4001. or 5001. each, and being, we believe, freehold, would prove a capital bar gain when new and commodious premises were erected in their stead. We really did indulge a hope that the members of the Corporation of London, who during the year have visited Paris, and witnessed the grand improvements effected there, would have manifested, on their return, some striking indications of interest in the widening of our thoroughfares, and thus set a good example to others. But Corporations have no souls, and that of London would seem to be incapable of in curring gratitude, profiting by or setting a good example, at all events, in a quiet way. There must be a flourish of drums and trumpets before you can get them to " move on." The strike at Manchester continues, without any alte ration in the position of affairs. The Gazette Militaire, of Switzerland, states that the Federal army numbers 115,000 men, with 476 guns. The organised militia consists of 10,000 to 20,000 men. DEPARTURES FOR AusraALlA.—The departures from the port of London for the Australian colonies during the last week have comprised four vessels—one to Syd ney, one to Portland Bay, one to Launceston, and one to Swan Rivrr, with an aggregate capacity of 1,929 tons. The rates of freight have latterly exhibited increased firmness. THE WEATHER IN THE SOUTH OP RUSSIA.—A letter from Odessa of the 12th inst. contains the remark— " Fer the last three days we have had thorough winter weather, and warm pelisses out of doors and stoves within are everywhere to be seen. It is very foggy, whence we conclude, according to experience, that in the Crimea it rains." THE WEATHER AT MALTA.—Letters from this island , to Nov. 22 announce the fall at last of refreshing rain, to the great relief of the agriculturists, whose interests were threatened with ruin from the continued drought. Very warm weather, nevertheless, still prevailed, and a number of invalids were flocking in from England to take up their winter quarters. The attacks of cholera had caased among the military, and cases in the civil populati , n were very rare, and almost entirely accounted far by indiscretion in diet. MR. MIALL, M.P.—On Saturday morning it was announced by placards posted on the walls of the town that Mr. E. Miall, M.P., would address the electors and non-electors of Rochdale this week. A rumour is cur rent that some of the electors are dissatisfied with Mr. Miall's negative mode of dealing with the question of the war ; and we are informed, on good authority, that a placard is in the press calling upon the electors to con sider how far Mr. Miall represents them on that ques tion.— Manchester Guardian. THE TAFF VALE RAILWAY.—We regret to find that the dispute between the Taff Vale Company and the Aberdare has at length assumed the character of a public grievance, and that a public meeting at Merthyr Tydvil has been held, at which most severe resolutions were passed, and the interference of the Board of Trade soli cited, in order to the examination and remedy of the al leged grievance. We must hear what the Taff Vale Com pany have to reply to such grave charges.—. Railway Record. COMMITTAL OF A PARISH OVERSEER.—On Thursday, before the Dover Bench, Mr. James Brett, grocer, of 22, Portland-place, one of the overseers of the parish of lEfougbam, was brought up in custody of police-constable Terry, charged with using disgusting and obscene lan guage, and creating disturbance in a place of public wor. ship, viz., the Church of Latter-day Saints, on the pre ceding evening, thereby preventing the minister of the said place of worship Performing divine service. Me was committed for trial at the sessions. Defendant was admitted to bail. THE REV. DR. VAIIGHAN.—Much of the excitement that prevailed amongst the inhabitants of Brixton at the late conduct of their vicar has been allayed by the re moval of the rev, gentleman, with his family, to St. John's Wood. It is also alleged that Dr. Vaughan has resigned his living, and it appears very evident that un der no circumstances will he be able to recommence his sacred duties in the same parish. The rev, doctor is re presented to be very wealthy, his father, who was a banker at Bristol, having died a few years ago, and left him a fortune of, it is said, 60,0001. At all events, he was quite independent of his living, and why he should have committed an act which he must have known would render him liable to transportation for life, for the trumpery gain of, at the utmost, 61' per annum, is truly marvellous.—Sunday Paper. FORTNIGHTLY PAYMENTS AT COLLIERIES.—The Clay Cross Company have set a good example to the coal masters of the country generally, by adopting weekly, instead of fortnightly, payments to the men. This step has been taken with a view to aboli-h the system of credit so extensively practised in the colliery districts. The shopkeeper has to charge the collier a higher price for his goods under the credit system, and it is thought that the weekly payments will abolish the evil, and put the tradesman and the collier on a better footing.—. De rbyshire Courier. NEYLAND PIER AND TERMINUS.—The construction of the great pier at Neyland at present being Tidal work progresses slowly, yet satisfactory work has been made. The sea wall will be based on a solid rock, and will be 30 feet in height. A large force of men ie now employed, the ground for the station has been levelled, and a num ber of houses removed, and it is understood that the ter minus will be a large and imposing structure. The rails have been laid down nearly the whole length of the ex tension, and the opening is expected to take place in the course of two or three months. LITERARY SOCIETIES OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAIL WAY. —Attached to the Great Western Railway Com pany are two excellent societies, the Literary Institute and the Mechanics' Institute. They have each been established some considerable time, and there is every reason to believe that much instruction has been derived through their influence. A course of lectures on history is being given by Mr. Arthur B. Thompson to the mem bers of the Mechanics' Institute, which that gentleman has made so popular as to bring historical knowledge within the range of every understanding. His first lec ture, embracing the history of Assyria, was delivered on Wednesday evening in the class room of the institution, and the evident attention paid to his lucid remarks upon this difficult theme, proves the interest the members take in the subject. LIIXEMI3OURG RAILWAY.—The Echo du Luxembourg says—" The Government of the Grand Duchy has just accorded to a French company the concession of th e three lines; from Luxembourg to the Belgian, Prussian, and French frontiers. The contract has just been signed. The Luxembourg Railway will by this means be con tinued into Prussia, where the chamber is to have a bill brought before it, to guarantee a minimum of interest of four per cent. in favour of the line to the Grand Ducal frontier." ACCIDENT ON A RAlLWAY.—Yesterday morning the London and North-Western passenger train from Chel ford to Manchester, due at that city at 10.10 a.m , was delayed about two hours at Alderley by the bursting of one of the steam tubes inside the boiler of the engine. The cause of this accident is not known. The engine driver, whose name is Taylor, was severely scalded about the face, knees, and hands, but no other person was in jured. Taylor was attended as soon afterwards as pos sible by Dr. Harrison, the railway company's medical officer, from Manchester, but his case is not thought to be dangerous. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EIHIBITION.—Among the nume rous models of illustrious women in this exhibition per haps at this moment no figure attracts so much the attention of the visitors as that of the Dowager Empress of Russia, a lady who has long been distinguished for her talents in all State matters, an d who was, conse quently, so much va lued b y the l ate Emperor for her judgment that he left expressly in his will that his suc cessor should on all occasions take her advice in matters of State, and that she was to be treated with the highest possible respect by all the Imperial Family. A group, , to be called "The Fra udulent Banker s , " is in progress, and will be shortly exhibited to the public. THE DONCASTER RACE GRANT.—At the last meeting of the Doncaster Town Council, held on Friday, Alder man Dunhill moved, and Councillor Wellborne seconded the motion, that the sum of 1,2001. be granted out of the borough fund for the next Doncaster races, boils , ' the same amount as that voted for the last three years. Alderman Sir Isaac Morley moved, as an amendment, that the sum of 1,0001. be granted for this purpose. Atter a lengthened discussion, the motion for the larger sum was carried by 15 to 3. DEATH OF MIL ALDERMAN WILLIAM LAWRENCE. This gentleman, who represented the ward of Bread street in the Court of Aldermen, and who had been for some time in a precarious state, expired at his town re sidence, 94, Westbourne-terrace, Paddington, on Sunday evening, in the 60th year of his age. He was elected Alderman in the year 1848, and served the office of Sheriff in 1849, and would have filled the civic chair in 1857. His habits of business and personal industry were remarkable, and his extensive building transactions were all conducted wit's singular regularity. He was one of the most extensive builders in the city of London, and also at Lambeth. The deceased Alderman was a mem ber of the Unitarian denomination, and took an active part in the proceedings of that body. AN UNGRATEFUL AND DISHONEST SERVANT. The commercial circles of Liverpool have, within the last few days, been surprised by rumours impugning the honesty of a man who hitherto has been respected as one of the most trustworthy cashiers in the town. He had grown grey in the service of his employers, who had ever placed the greatest confidence in his integrity. After a thirty years' service, however, during which period he had re ceived frequent marks of their approbation, including an annuity of 2001. left hint by the will of one of his late masters, it has been ascertained that since the commence ment of his term of office he has systematically with drawn from the concern various sums of money, to the extent, it is believed, of about 3001., a-year, and now amounting altogether to no less a sum than 9,0001. The firm with which this painful discovery is associated is that of Messrs. J. C. Ewart, Myers, and Co., general brokers, and the person alleged to have been guilty of so serious a breach of trust, coupled with so much gross ingratitude, is Mr. Bulmer, their cashier, who, up to the present time, was highly respected by an extensive circle of friends. For some reason, at present unexplained, the case has not appeared before the public in a judicial form.—Liverpool Albion. STRANGE RAILROAD CATASTROPHE IN AMERICA.— One of the most singular railroad catastrophes that we have had to record for many years occurred on Monday evening near Boston Corners on the Haarlem Railroad. The Albany express train, consisting of engine, tender, a baggage car, and three passenger cars, in charge of Mr. Robert White, conductor, left Chatham Four Cor ners at half-past 5 p.m., and about half-past 6 o'clock, as it was approaching Boston Corners, on a part of the road elevated upwards of 35 feet, a sudden and violent gust of wind threw the entire train, except the engine and tender, off the track and down an embankment, a dis tance of li feet. The scene which followed was truly painful. Most of the passengers, many of them groan ing from their injuries, lay suffocating beneath the cars, which were turned bottom up by the catastrophe, and for some time but little aid cotld be rendered. Mr. White, the conductor, with others connected with the train, and some of the passengers vho managed to extri cate themselves, set to work to r escue their fellow-tra vellers, a task which required a considerable time to accomplish. One man was killel, and 12 others se verely injured.—New York . Courier, Nov. 14. The Earl of Listowel had a narrow escape last week. It appears his lordship had a large trap constructed for destroying foxes in Convaanore ; this was so well and ingeniously concealed that, havin; walked on it un awares, he was very nearly trapped himself. In his efforts to escape from being tumblei into the pit under the trap door, his lordship dislocateO his shoulder; bet we are happy to hear that, having ',ailed in two phy eiciap2, ho was soon restored,—Cork ConstiNt ion. LATEST E WS. DEATH OF ADMIRAL BRUAT. MARSEILLES, Nov. 26. The Ulm arrived last night at Toulon. She brought the sad news of the death of Ad miral Bruat, the French Admiral Commanding-in- Chief. He died of gout in the stomach, says one acy count—of cholera, says another—while the French fleet was off Messina. MARSEILLES, Nov. 27. The Simois has arrived, with advices from Constantinople of the 19th, and the Crimea of the She has brought 276 invalids. Despatches leave at 9 a.m. Everything was going on satisfactorily at Kars up to the 31st of October. General Moura,vieff still maintained the blockade. COPENHAGEN, MONDAY EVENING. This afternoon, at 4 o'clock, General Canrobert was taken in a royal state carriage to the Palace, where he had an audience of the King. After the audience there was a gala banquet. Prince Ferdinand was present. THE OVERLAND MAIL. We have received the following telegraphic despatch from Trieste : TRIESTE, Nov. 27. The steamer Calcutta arrived here this morning, at 2.30 a.m., in 126 hours from Alexandria. The Indian mail left Alexandria on the 21st November, with intelligence from Calcutta of the 22d October; Bombay, 2d November; Hongkong, 15th October ; Canton, 12th October ; and Shanghai, Bth October. The Santals were still in rebellion. Much rain had fallen in the Bombay presidency. Business was suspended on account of the holy days. From China we learn that the Imperialists have been defeated by the Patriots near Chin- Keang-Foo. Exchange at Canton, 4.9 ; on Shanghai, 6.5 k. PASSAGE OF THE INGOUR BY THE TURKS. (From the Times Correspondent.) TURKISH CAMP, BANKS OF THE INGOUR Nor. 5. Having heard that the avant-poste of the army was encamped within two hours' march of the Ingour, I determined a week ago to leave Shem serrai, where Omer Pacha still retained his head quarters, and to push on to the front. At about seven miles from Shemserrai the road crosses the Godava river, and finally leaves the coast. The country is flat, but for the most part covered with a dense forest, where swamps fre quently occur which are calculated seriously to im pede the progress of an army on the march. I found myself surrounded by a miscellaneous con course, straggling by devious paths through the tangled underwood, or ploughing their way through the deep mud. Ther© were infantry and cavalry in long lines winding between the magnificent oak and beech trees of which the forest is composed— Abasians on wiry ponies dodging in and out, and getting past everybody—mules and pack horses, in awkward predicaments, stopping up the road, on whose devoted heads were showered an immense variety of oaths by their drivers, who in their turn were sworn at by the rest of the world. There were some batteries of artillery, which looked so hope lessly embedded that nothing short of British energy, as impersonated in the young Englishman who commanded, could have extricated them. There wore broken-down baggage waggons and broken down mules, and everything but broken-down men. Here and there a Pasha was squatted by the road side indulging in his nargilleh, enjoying his " kief," and watching placidly the exertions of his troops. At last I got past this scene to a pretty village perched upon the river, where the peasants were grouped by the road side, selling Indian corn cobs, and cakes made of the same grain or of millet, to the passers-by. Everything was paid for re gularly, and the property of the country people in Abasia has been scrupulously respected by the Turkish army during its passage through the country. Beyond this the road was more open and dry, and the occasional ravines were roughly bridged. I found the avant poste encamped in a large plain near the village of Ertiscal, about 24 miles distant from Shemserrai. On the following morning they received the order to march for the Ingour. Two battalions of Chasseurs, commanded by Colonel Ballard, an officer., in the Indian army and one of the heroes of Silistria, led the way, fol lowed by about 6,000 infantry and artillery, the whole being under the command of Abdi Pasha. The main body of these troops halted at about an hour's distance from the river, while th e Chas seurs, with two field pieces and two battalions of in fantry, took up a position on a large plain, sepa rated from the river by a belt of wood about half a mile in width. On the following morning Irode down to the river to reconnoitre. The Ingour is one of the principal streams which enter the Black Sea upon its eastern shore, and it is the boundary of Abasia (or, more properly speaking, of Samoursa chan, which forms part of Prince Mi c h ae l' s terri tory) and Mingrelia ; rising in the snowy Caucasus, it winds through the densely wooded country which extends from the base of the range to the sea, and debouches at Anaklia. Creeping past our outposts and approaching the bank of the river, as if stalking deer, I was enabled to see across the river and to follow the line of stockades erected among the trees upon the opposite bank, behind which appoared the heads of great numbers of Russian soldiers and Mingrelian militia. At one point there was a table. where 30 or 40 were grouped together ; at others they were posted at regular distances behind the stockades, or amid the thick brushwood. In the afternoon a dropping shot or two infoined us that we had been perceived by the enemy, and a com pany of rifles was marched down for a little Minie practice. On the 3d, desultory firing of this sort was pretty brisk, and the utmost caution was re quired in reconnoitring. The sharp ping of the Minie was sure to follow any imprudent exposure. There was only one casualty,however,during the day. A young Abasian, a nephew of Prince Michael, was wounded in the leg. The bed of the river at this point averages about 200 yards in breadth, but there is very little water in it at present, and large stony islands intersect it in every direction. The two branches at which it is most easily fordable are about 30 yards broad each, and are supposed not, to be more than knee deep. The wood upon the opposite bank is so dense, however, and so blocked up with felled timber and stockades that any at tempt to cross here will be attended with consider able difficulty. In the course of the afternoon Omar Pasha arrived and inspected the position him self. Yesterday his Highness again rode over the ground, and ordered two batteries to be constructed to command the passage of the river, and which should at the same time enfilade a great portion of the opposite bank. These were constructed last night with the greatest success. Although right uuderthe enemy's batteries the working partieswere not discovered before dawn, when the batteries were almost completed, and only one man was killed by the fire which was then opened upon them. The strength of the enemy is estimated at about 12,000, of which half aro, regular troops, the remainder Mingrelian militia. We have no positive informa tion as to the number of guns which are mounted upon the fortress of Ruchi, which is situate upon the opposite bank. The denseness of the foliage pre vents our seeing this fort, but there is a picturesque old ruin near it, behind which some of the Russian tents are visible. In many places the opposite bank is flat, and nowhere do they seem to exceed 100 feet in height. We have been most fortunate in our weather. I have not seen a cloud for a month. All the troops that were struggling through the woods a week ago have arrived, and are in excel lent heart and spirits, have unbounded confidence in their commander, and from the anxiety they 4 manifest to cross the river, entertain no doubt of success. To-day the firing on both sides is a good deal more 6 P. m. The order has just come that all fires are to be put out and lights in tents, which involves my closing this and going to bed when eth er peop l e are going to dress for dinner. There is a report that we are likely to be on the move to-morrow morning. If so we may expect some hot work. The passage will probably be attempted at a ford about two hours lower down the river than our present position, while the batteries, which we have recently constructed here, will occupy the attention of the enemy. HEAD-QUARTERS, Nov. 7. _ The energy with which Omer Pasha has pushed forward operations has met with a glorious reward, in the utter defeat of the Russians and the success ful passage of the river Ingour, yesterday even ing, after a short but bloody battle. In the morning the order came for the troops to get under arms immediately, and at 11 o'clock a.m. we crossed one branch of the river about two miles lower down without opposition. We now found ourselves upon an island five or six miles long and about two miles broad, across which the troops marched. Three battalions of rifles, under Colonel Ballard, were put forward to line the woods through which we advanced by a narrow path. About 1 o'clock we reached a large field of Indian corn, and heard the rifles hotly engaged with the enemy, in a thick wood in our front. The Russians were soon driven from this across the river, and opened a tremendous fire from behind a battery upon the wood, of which the rifles had now taken possession. Meantime, as the leading columns of the Turkish army showed itself upon the plain, a bat tery oonsisting of five gunsopened upon them, which was speedily replied to by our artillery. A path was formed under cover of a steep bank, under which the infantry advanced to the support of the rifles in the wood, who had been sustaining and re plying in the most determined manner to the tre mendous fire which the enemy had been concen trating upon them. Sufficient credit cannot be given to the gallantry of Colonel Ballard, whose steadiness and courage were infused into those under his command, and contributed largely to the success ful issue of the affair. While this was the position of affairs opposite the battery, Omar Pasha detached Osman Pasha with six battalions to a ford which had been discovered about a mile and a half lower down the river. Here they found themselves warmly received by the enemy drawn up in force upon the opposite bank. Notwithstanding the velo city of the current and the depth of the water, the Turkish troops, after firing a volley, dashed across the river in the face of a cruel fire, and in splendid style drove the Russians into the woods behind at the point of the bayonet. At almost the same moment Coionel Simmonds, at the head of two battalions of infantry and three companies of rifles, crossed the river in front of the fort, and assaulted it under a murderous fire. Here his aide-de camp, Captain Dymock, was killed while gallantly charging at the head of his battalion, while a Rus sian column which attacked them in flank was promptly met by the column under Colonel Sim monds at the point of the bayonet and completely routed. This decided the day. The Russians evacua k ted" the battery in the utmost confusion, leaving five guns and ammunition waggons in our hands, besides about 50 prisoners. The ground was strewn with killed and wounded ; their loss must have been very great, though so many escaped into the woods to die that it is difficult to form any just estimate. Upwards of 300 have already been found, among which were the bodies of eight officers and two colonels. I counted twenty-two horses lying dead in one heap. Our own loss amounts to 400 killed and wounded, of whom about 100 were killed. The rifles alone lost 26 men killed and 75 wounded. The English officers concerned in this affair all behaved most gallantly ; of the five attached to the army three had horses shot under them, and one was killed. There can be no doubt that this vic tory will exercise a most important influence upon the population of Mingrelia. A great por tion of the troops opposed to us were Mingrelians, with no very strong Russian propensities ; and when they find that victory has declared for the Turps, and that the power of resistance of the Russians, upon which they calculated so largely, has availed them so little, they will probably dis perse to their homes, if they do not actually change their colours. Of the force which was opposed to us a very correct estimate cannot be formed, but from the accounts we have received it cannot have been far short of 10,000, of which 4,000 were Min grelians and the rest regular troops. The Russian army is now in full retreat upon Kutais, whither I trust that we may speedily fol low them. This victory has put our troops into excellent spirit, and made them more confident than ever (if that were possible) in the lucky star of their General. We have just heard from Skende Pasha, who was left in charge of the batteries op posite to the fortress of Ruchi, that the Russians have abandoned their position there, and that the troops under his command have crossed. RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 17th, in the Debats, says :—" It is stated that in addition to the militia of the empire recently formed, another body called the rearban, or armament of the people is to be organised. If this latter militia is really to serve any purpose, it must be composed of pro fessions hitherto exempt from military service, such as tradespeople, artists, &c., and they are not, very numerous, otherwise it will only be a recruit ment under another form. General Tcheffkin, the new minister of Public Works, has left for Moscow with Prince Dolgorouki, the Minister of War. They will proceed from Moscow to the southern provinces to give directions for new works which have just been decided on in those parts. Generals Gortschakoff has sent a despatch, dated the evening of the 14th, in which he states that the enemy has embarked a body of troops near Eupatoria, and that a great part of them have proceeded westward. The de fensive works which have been lately raised round Nicolaieff have been constructed with extraordi nary care, two of the Grand Dukes taking part in the superintendence, the mason-work and earthwork being under the particular direction of the Grand Duke Nicholas, as inspector general of engineers, and the arming under that of the Grand Duke Michael, as commander-in-chief of the artillery. General Totleben has had the immediate super vision of the works. The Emperor has expressed his satisfaction at these works to all the persons employed on them." A letter from St. Petersburg, of the 16th, in the Hamburg News, contains the following very im probable piece of intelligence :—" It seems that preparations are being made to equip for next sum mer the Baltic fleet, as it is found to have remained too long in inaction, and it is intended that at least a portion of it shall take to sea. Besides the reinforcements and improvements which are to be introduced into the navy, it is intended to place at its head younger and more vigorous men. Already has the former commander of Cronstadt, Lieut.- General Burmeister, received his dismissal. The military governor of Cronstadt has also been re voked, as well as the commander of the fleet, old Admiral Lutke, who is admitted to a pension in the Council of State. He will be replaced by Ad miral Nowosilsky, who distinguished himself at Sebastopol." FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. To-day the Emperor and King of Sardinia went hunting at Compiegne. This evening their Majesties visited the Grand Opera in State. The streets were illuminated, and the cheering very great. Yesterday (Sunday) his Majesty the King of Sar dinia attended mass at the Chapel of the Tuileries. At two o'clock his Majesty went to the Hotel of the Marquis de Villamarina, his Ambassador at Paris, where he received the members of the Corps Diplomatique. Their Majesties the Emperor and the King of Sardinia honoured with their presence the concert given by the Orpheonistes at the Palace of In dustry. _ Their Majesties were received everywhere on their passage with loud acclamations. There was a grand dinner at the Tuileries in the evening. The Moniteur of Sunday has the following : " COPENHAGEN, Nov. 18.—The approaching ar rival of General Canrobert excites an intense in terest in the public mind. The reception which will be given by the Court, and the population to the Emperor Napoleon's envoy, will be dis tinguished, it cannot be doubted, by the greatest cordiality. The King of Denmark is at this mo ment at the chateau of Jagerspriies, where ho is to pass the week in hunting. His Majesty, it is said, will quit this residence on the 24th, the day on which General Canrobert, according to the last ac counts, will arrive at Copenhagen.' By an Imperial decree three lieutenant-colonels have just been promoted to the rank of colonel, and three chefs de bataillon to that of lieutenant colonel ; and by other decrees 17 nominations to the Legion of Honour, made by Marshal Pelissier, are confirmed. Amongst the nominations is that of Lieutenant Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, of the 7th Dragoons, "for active military services during all the campaign." The Monitcur de l'Armee publishes a decree containing a list of the French and native offLcerfs appointed to the three regiments of Algerian Tiraiileurs which are to be formed in pursuance of a previous decree. These officers aro now attached to the six battalions of that force which are to be disbanded on the 31st December nenb and reorganised as above. General Braive, in command of the Artillery of the army of Lyons, died yesterday, in that city, of an internal complaint, from which he had been long suffering. The Emperor, on Saturday, received the reply of the Emperor of Morocco to the letters which ac credited the Viscount de Castillon as French Chargé d'Affaires at Tangiers. BOURSE, Nov. 26.—The following are the last quotations : Cash. fr. 5. End of Month. 4?,., per Cents 91 —f. --o. 3 per Cents 65 65 65 75 New Loan 66 70 Bank Shares 3160 Roman Credit Mobilier 1250 Austrian Belgian Fives 93a Spanish Threes — Piedmentese B5 Reme Debt 3l RAILWAYS —rob CAM. fr. c. c. Orbians ... 11 0 We5tern..........„... 755 Northern Lyons Rediterranean 1270 50 Grand Central 590 Lyons Geneva 655 Teste Cette 702 50 Austrian C0rn....... DRDBY-LANE THEATRE. Last night another of the Lyceum pieces, A Game of Speculation, was performed here, with Mr. Charles Mathews as Mr. Affable Hawk, which, it is needless to say, he played to perfection. In the portrayal of the character of Hawk, Mr. Mathews brings out every line, every idea, and every glimmering of a meaning, which produces the most marked effect upon the audi ence. To do this there was no more gesticulation, violence, or emphasis than a gentleman might use in his own drawing-room, and the coolness with which he played the wily trickster rendered the whole a wonderful performance. The comedy was suc ceeded by a Lyceum farce, entitled No. One Round the Corner ; and then followed the performances of Madame Labaerrs, a female Van Ambnrgh. On the rising of the curtain a large cage, containing two , young lions, a lioness, a bear, and a dog, is discovered. Madame Labaerre enters the cage, whip in hand, and by gentle hints succeeds in making the animals stand still and crouch down at pleasure. The most amusing fellow was the bear. He dances and gambols with the lady, aad seems to be on far morn friendly terms with her than his companions. The most remarkable part of the performance was the feeding. A large dial of pieces of meat was introduced into the cage, and the company of brutes sat round the table awaiting the behest of their mistress to eat it. The appetite of each was evidently on the edge ; but, although the wistful-looking beasts made some furtive snatches at tho dish, they were in stant!y called to order by the lady, who had only to lock to be obeyed. The only shudder during the per formances was caused by the lady seizing one of the lions by the tail and pulling him across the cage. The "King of the Forest " did not seem to relish the treat ment, but did not appear to have the pluck t' resent it. The hiuse was filled to repletion ; so the public at all events approved of the exhibition. Madame aLabaerre is un questionably endowed with great courage, and her ani mals also are remarkable instances of the conquest of training over instinct, and as such are worth seeing. ADELPHI THEATRE. Mr. Oxenford's clever farce), Twice Killed, was re vived here last night, with Mr. and Mrs. Keeley in their original characters of Mr. Euclid Facile and Fanny Pepper. There are few things more amusing than the series of equivoques by which these two personages are led to believe that they have committed a double mur der, and the bewildered horror of the one and the frantic terror of the other are so ludicrously portrayed by the Keelays, that the audience, previously apprised that there is no killing in the case, are fully justified in the uproarious mirth with which they greet each situa tion. The house was, of course, crowded to the ceil ing. THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS. LIVERPOOL, Monday.—The Black Ball clipper ship Oliver Lang, with the mails from Melbourne and 83,000 ounces of gold on freight, put into Queenstown yester• day morning, in order to land her mail bags and despatch them via Kingstown to Liverpool and London, where they may be expected to be received to-day (Tuesday). This was a very judicious resolve on the part of the cap tain of the Oliver Lang, as the wind is reported to Le blowing a gale from the north-east, with a prospect of continuance, which will prevent the ship from arriving in Liverpool for several days. The White Star, Post-office packet, which left Mel bourne on the 31st August, was telegraphed as arrived off Skibbereen, o❑ the coast of Ireland, having on board on freight 85,195 ounces of gold, or about 340,000/. sterling. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL The following motion will be submitted to a Court cf Governors to-morrow (Wednesday) : " That no presentations be granted for the admission of children next year, except to the Queen, his Royal Highness the President, the Lord Mayor, and such new governors as may be made on account of giving dona tions of not less than 5001. between the court in March last and the court in March next." The effect of this motion, if carried, will he that all the other governors whose turn it would have been to have had presentations next Easter, will not receive pre sentations till Easter, 1857, and every other elected go vernor's turn to present a child to the hospital will be plstponed fur a year later than he otherwise would rc ceive it. SERIOUS ILLNESS OF COL. MACHURDO. We regret to state that the army in the Crimea is likely to lose the services of this gallant officer. He has been very ill of fever for some days, and has now passed the crisis. His wife had just arrived before he felt ill, and he must go home as soon as he is strong enough to be moved. Had the army been deprived of his services at any other time it would Lave been most serious, and, eve❑ as it is, it will be hard to find his successor, for he devoted himself incessantly to the details of his most arduous department, and Ras gradually working it into most excellent order, notwithstanding the great difficul ties with which he had to contend. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Nov. 2G. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge took leave of her Majesty this morning, and left the Castle, attended by Colonel Tyrwhitt. Viscount Palmerston returned to town yesterday from Windsor Castle. romGoi, Port p.—Th Philip,e l , V a h r i e t e telegraphedt a r and the a La A n s having Oliver arrived in the Irish Channel. The total amount of gold Lang, both O fr is 160,195 ounces, valued at 641,000/. AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM PRODUCE-MARKETS.— The weekly reviews from these markets state that busi ness had become less active, and that prices had in sent* cases experienced a decline. In sugar the transactions had considerably diminished, owing to the cessation of active speculation on this side, and rates were generally lower. Coffee was steady, and, although there bad been less desire to purchase, quotations continued to be fairly maintained. Sales of tea had been made at a reduction, but rice and indigo both exhibited a tendency to further improvement. The prospectus has been issued of an undertaking, with limited liability, to be called the London Auxiliary Screw Ship Company. The proposed capital is 200,6001. . in 201. shares, and the object contemplated not the establishment of any particular line of service, but to have a fleet of iron clipper vessels with the advantage and economy of the screw for constant use on any sta tions that may from time to time offer the largest profit. THE BALTIC. KIEL, Nov. 22.—The news concerning the move. ments of the allied fleets in the bay are bare and uninteresting. The weather is getting colder every day; at the time I write all the hills are covered with hoar frost, and the thermometer stands at 24 of Fahren heit's scale ; if this lasts in a couple of days the bay will be covered with ice. On Monday morning the Locust arrived with the last of the mails via Danzic ; they are now brought to Kiel daily. The Harier arrived about noon from the Gulf of Finland, with despatches for the Comman der-in-Chief. On Tuesday morning the Vulture left Kiel for Faro, and the Orion joined the fleet from Nargen ; she left Admiral Baynes and a part of his squadron there on Saturday, but it is sup posed he has by this time left for Faro. They have experienced some very severe weather. In the evening the steam floating-factory Volcano left for England ; she has been of great service to the com bined fleets during the summer. The Harier returned to her cruising ground yesterday, since when nothing has happened. There is no talk of the fleet leaving the bay for some days ; the Royal George is daily and hourly expecting to go, and her officers have been excluded from the general leave from Monday until Friday night for half the officers at a time to visit Hamburg, Berlin, &c., so from this it will appear that the ships will not quit this harbour before the middle or end of next week, unless they sail on Saturday with the nearly full moon to light them through the Belts. AUSTRIA. The Borsenhalle contains a letter from Vienna, of the 21st, which says :—" The departure of M. de Prokesch for Constantinople, which was to have taken place yesterday, has been postponed, and this diplomatist will not proceed to his post until next month. It has been said that Sir Hamilton Seymour was waited for, to hare the conferences relating to the organisation of the Principalities resumed ; but that question can only be decided at Constantinople at the conferences to be held be tween the Ministers of the Porte and the repre-e sentatives of the Allied Powers. It is consequently not improbable that M. de Prokesch is awaiting the arrival of the Turkish Ambassador, Arif-Effendi, or of his successor. It is, however, a fact that M. de Prokesch has lately had several conferences, re lative to the Principalities, with M. de Bruck, his predecessor at Constantinople, and at present Minister of Finance in the Vienna Cabinet." GERMANY. A letter from Wiemar, of the 14th, says : " The close of the Diet took place to-day. The last sittings were taken up with the discussion of the bill for constructing the railway from the Werra, which, after some animated debates, was adopted by a majority of nine. The Diets of the two other Duchies interested in the affair have granted all that was demanded of them. This ac quiescence is natural on their part, as the question is that of the establishment of a line of railway which will unite Coburg and Gotha, and put Mein ingeu in communication with two of the most im portant lines of Germany. A violent fire broke out a few days ago at the palace here, but, by the active exertions of the people who assembled, it was got under, but not before considerable damage had been done. The Grand Duke left this morning for his Chateau of Wartburg, where he will remain some days." INSTALLATION OF FEENCII BISHOPS. The Moniteur publishes the following :-- "The recently appointed Bishops, Monseigneur Wicart, late Bishop of Frejus, first Bishop of Laval; Monseigneur Nanquette, late Curd of Sedan, Bishop of Lellans ; Monseigneur Plantier, late Vicar-General of Lyons, ex-Professor of Hebrew at the Theological Fa culty of Lyons, Bishop of Nimes ; and Monseigneur Delalie, late Vicar-General of Nancy, Bishop of Rode; were admitted to take the oath at the hands of the Em peror during the mass celebrated in the Chapel of the Tuileries, in presence cf his Majesty. " A chair and prie- Dieu had been prepared for the Emperor in the choir of the chapel opposite the altar. " Places were reserved for his Excellency the Minister of Public Worship mid the high dignitaries who at tended the ceremony. "The prelates who were to take the oath proceeded in their purple robes, surplice, and camail to the Impe rial Chapel before the Emperor's arrival, and took theie place on the bench reserved for the bishops near the altar. " At noon the Master of the Ceremonies announced The Emperor ;' the Bishop of Nancy, First Almoner, followed by his chaplains, went to meet his Majesty at the entrance of the chapel, and conducted him to tho seat prepared for him. " Mass was celebrated by the Bishop of Arras, Almoner of the Emperor. " After the Gospel the prelates who were to take the oath knelt down, the officiating bishop handed the book of Gospels to the chaplain on duty, and the First Al mover successively called out the names of the prelates nominated. " Each of the prelates rose as he was called, and was conducted to the Emperor by the Master of the Cere monies of the Imperial Chapel and the First Almoner, who presented him to his Majesty. " The Prelate knelt down on a cushion to the left of the Emperor, and placed his right hand upon the Book of Gospels, presented open to him by the officiating chaplain._ 't The First Almoner then read to each of the bishops nominated the formula of the oath regulated by the sixth article of the Concordat, according to the ancient usage. of the Monarchy. " Monsieur l i Eveque,- 1 You swear and promise to God on the holy gospels to maintain obedience and fidelity to his Majesty the Emperor ; you also promise to have no connection with, nor to attend any council, nor to entertain any league either at home or abroad which might be contrary to public tranquillity ; and if your diocese or elsewhere you should learn of any plot being set on toot to the prejudice of the Emperor you will immediately inform his Majesty thereof.' " The Emperor, sitting, took with his right hand the left hand of the prelate, who said— " ' I thus do swear it, and promise it to God and to the Emperor.' " And the Emperor replied, May God give you hie blessing thereto l' " After mass the new prelates were introduced int* the white saloon by the Grand Chamberlain, and pre sented to the Emperor by the Minister of Public Woe ship ; they then signed the proces-verbal of the taking of the oath in presence of his Majesty, who complimented them." MR. SCOTT RUSSELL'S MONSTER STEAMER. We have much pleasure in being in a position to con firm the statement that Captain William Harrison, of the Royal Mail ocean steam-ship Africa, has been ap pointed to the command of the Great Eastern, now building in the yard of Messrs. Scott Russell and Co. This monster vessel (says the North British. Mail) at present in course of construction at the works of Mr. Scott Russell, at Millwall, on the Thames, is to be 10,000 tons burden, and will be propelled by a combina tion of paddles and screw. We noticed some time ago a portion of the machinery which had been made at the ex. tensive I xge of Messrs. Fulton and Neilson, Lancefield . We visited these works the other day, and had an opportu nity of inspecting some other forgings for the machinery, which that enterprising firm have just completed. The work contracted for by Messrs. Fulton, Neilson, and Co ~a .; list of which we subjoin, will give our readers some idea of the magnitude of the mammoth steamer, as well as the capabilities of that firm :—One intermediate shaft 21i feet long, 26-inch diameter ; two cranks, 7 feet 'tween centre., and 21-inch thick ; propeller shaft, 47 feet long, and 242-inch diameter ; three friction straps, 40 feet inside diameter, 14i inches thick ; also columns, covers, &o. The propeller shaft has just been finished, and is at present lying in the yard. It is the heaviest piece of forged iron in the world ; it is nearly 35 tons weight. The jolly-boats, eight in number, will be small screw steamers, and will be raised and lowered by water power, and the vessel herself will be steered by_a small engine of several horse power. She is expected to be launched in about twelve months.--Liverpool Amongst other improvements, the Great North of Scbtland Railway Company have placed on the floor of each compartment of their first-class carriages flat jars of warm water—very pleasant comforters to the feet of the travellers in these cold mornings. (I( P 1 in Si la e 3