The Sun. — London, England, 1855-10-30 00:00:00

I T MON.EY MARKET AN) COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoct, The Liverpool Cotton Market closed yesterday with much animation, and prices of all the current qualities of American were id.. per lb. dearer. Surats and Egyptians were more difficult to pur chase. The sales were 12,000 bales (1,000 for ex port and on speculation), comprising 70 Pernam and. Maranham, 6id. to 6id. ; 50 Bahia, 6d. to bid. ; 400 Egyptian, s:ld. to 74d. ; 1,000 Surat, 34d. to 42d. ; and 120 Sea Islands, 10d. to lOid. per lb. The Railway Share Market opened at an improvement, and closed at its highest figures. Affairs on the Paris Bourse yesterday continued to present a state of indecision as the time is ap proaching for the liquidation of this month's bar gains for account. The 3 per Cent. Rentes re mained steady at the closing prices of Saturday, and the 44 per Cents. for account declined 25 cen times. Iu the Share Market there was a timidity in the demani, and a general tendency to fall. Bank of France shares remained firm at last prices, and thuse of Credit Foncier varied from 2 to 3 francs in their fall, while Credit Mobilier shares added a further decline of 15 francs to Saturday's fall of 13fr. 75c. Operations in Railway shares were languid, and quotations gene rally depreciated. The Grain Markets shared no particular feature of interest. No further fall in wheat bad taken place, and it stood at 2f. for best, and 21f. for inferior qualities, less than the high prices at the opening of the previous week. Oats were difficult of sale, at a reduction on Satur day's prices. Flour was firm at 104 f., and it was said that some sellers had obtained 105 f. for best qualities. _ _ Recent accounts from Florence contain the re port of Baldasseroni, Minister of Finance in Tus cany, of the public revenue and expenditure for the year ending the 9th inst. The receipts at the treasury had risen to 35,467,113 lire ; the ordinary expenditure had increased to 37,637,007 lire, and the extraordinary expenditure was 4,489,259 lire, which shows a deficit of 6,659,154 lire. In the extraordinary expenses is comprised 2,343,734 lire for maintaining the Austrian troops in the State. From Germany the accounts contain some in teresting information respecting the grain ques tion. The Governors of the Zollverein have per mitted the free import of grain and flour, and no doubt supplies will be sent from the United States. In most of the German States a scarcity prevailed, and the price of bread was very high. It is esti mated that the wheat crop did not reach more than threee-fourths of an ordinary yield. The La Plata, with the West India mail, is telegraphed. Money continues easy at the previous rates, and the demand is steady. The bar silver brought by the last arrival was sold yesterday at ss. ld. per ounce standard, being a decline of ± per ounce. A heavy tone pervades the English stock mar ket, and the quotations of yesterday have not been maintained. Some amount of stock has been brought to market, and the American question still excites uneasiness. These two circumstances have depressed Consols fully per cent. For money the quotations have been 88k, but they are now 88 to 4, and for the account the present prices are also 88 to The large receipts of the precious metals were expected to have bene fited the market, especially as it is thought that the specie shipments to the Continent have not been so large; but the future condition of the money marks t is at present so uncertain that the public are operating with extreme caution. Ex chequer Bills are 3s. discount to ls. premium. The New Threes are 88 to The Foreign Stock market is very languid. Turkish 6 per Cents. have receded to 79i to 79-g, but the New Scrip is about 21 discount. Sardi nian Bonds are per cent. lower, being 84k. Mexican are not better than 19i. Danish 5 per Cents. ruled steady at 1004. Belgian Four-and-a- Half per Cents. are flat, at 93, and Dutch Four and-a-Half per Cents. at 92. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks: Grenada Deferred Bonds, 18 to 20 ; Mexican, 19i to / ; Peruvian, 72 to 4 ; ditto Three per Cents., 52 to 4; Portuguese Four per Cents., 43 to 5 ; Russian Five per Cents., 95 to 8 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 85 to 8 ; Spanish New Deferred, 19i to b ; ditto Three per Cents., 374 to 8 ; ditto Certificates, 44 to ; ditto Pas sive, 4i to 5. The adjustment of the account in the Rail way Share Market is in progress. Money rules at from 4to 9 per cent. The flatness of the Funds has rather weakened prices, but the amount of busi ness doing being very limited has given rise to but little fluctuation. Most of the foreign under takings are nominal, and the Great Western of Canada are without any particular change. St. John Del Rey Mining Shares are firm, but United Mexican are rather lower. Banking Shares are not in much request, and some of the Miscel laneous Shares are cheaper. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRIM. I From the Ogetiat , . lingino... don. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 873 j 4 3 per Cent. Console Annuities BBl 8 4 n 8 Now . 3 per Cont. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 ~ 3t India Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under £lOOO 2 p Consols for Account 83,1 8 74 8 Exchequer Bills, 24d. £1000 2500 4 d Small .. Exchequer Bonds 1858, 34 per Cent.... 984 4 Ditto 1859, ~ ~. 98) 4 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds 5 per Cent. ... — Ditto Small Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account l9.i 4 x d Peruvian Bonds, 44 per Cent.... Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1811 Ditto 4 per Cont. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cont. Ditto for the Account . Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 794 84 a Ditto for the Account 79 Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent. nivelend9 on ttu above °avant. in London. Belgian Bonds, 24 per Cent, ex; 25 fr — Ditto 44 per Cent. Ex. 25 fr 93 Datch Exchange. 2. per Cent. 12 Gull — Ditto 4 por Cent. Certificates ....» 92 THREE O'CLOCK. Console Ditto for the Account Nov. 8 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) t"noN. Oct. 30.—Wind this day at noon, N. ; cloudy, with heavy rain. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 29.—Wind Ariel, from the White Sea. FALMOUTH, Oct. 29.—Wind calm and cloudy.—Arrived —Harvey, from Carthagena. Off the port—Chrysolite, from Foochoofoo ; Mauritius ; Z es Gesustersters, Batavia, for Rotterdam. PILL, Oct. 29.—Wind E.—Sailed —Henry Buck, for New York. BRISTOL, Oct. do 29.—Sai v le e d r — d Tonquin, f or N ew Y or k ; Schyryd, for the Cape s. SWANSEA, Oct. 28.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Owen Glen dower, for Coquimbo; Esther Frances, Cuba. NEWPORT, Oct. 29. —Wind N.E.—Arrived—Damietta, fa from Alexandria. Sailed lidaJ or B CLYDE, Oct. 27.—Jamaica, or amaicahia. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—Manoeuvre, from Woolwich ; Gazelle, and Jane Catherine, Newcastle ; Maria, Portsmouth ; Flora, Othello, Sunderland ; Caledonia, harbinger, Seaham ; James and Emma, London ; Despatch (s), Jersey ; Georges, Cherbourg. Sailed—Wonder (s), for Havre ; Courier (s), Jersey ; Millicent, Swansea. LivEnrooL, Tuesday Morning. Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Susan, from Monte Video ; Catherine Hodges, Bordeaux ; Peter Maxwell, St. John's, New Brunswick. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 28. Wind N.W. Arrived—Ann Sanderson, from Valparaiso; Mereda, Labrador. Sailed—Allerton, for Madras ; Nebe, Norway. DUBLIN, OCT. 29. Wind S.S.W. Arrived—Ernest, from Dantzic. (BY SUBMARINE A 1•71, BRITISH TELEGBAPH.I GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.3 a.m. wi n d N.N.E. ; tide, th ree - quar t ers e bb ; ra i n. Arrived—Cecilia, from Mom el. Sailed—Belle Leungen, for Bahia; Niagara, Demerara; Sarah, Leghorn. DEAL, Tuesday, 10.2 a.m. Wind, S.S.W. ; light, with rain. The hull of a large vessel is observed on the Goodwin Sands. MiftlikiwabA • -.--___ . , Meeting of the London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway.—(This Day.) A meeting of the proprietors of this line was held this afternoon at the Loudon Tavern, Bishopsgate-street ; Mr. Daniel in the chair. The meeting was called for the pirpose of considering and determining upon a proposition from the lessees of the line for the payment of an additional guaranteed in terest on the shares of the undertaking, in lieu of a par ticipation by the shareholders in any surplus profits which may hereafter arise beyond the 6 per cent. per annum at preQent- guaranteed. The CHAIRMAN, after entering into the present posi tion of this railway, said it would be for the share holders to decide whether they would accept the offer of an additional :3 per cent. guaranteed, instead of the 6 per coot. now guaranteed, with a participation in the profits beyond that, and proposed a resolution accord. ingly. Mr. Faoun said he could not agree that the terms proposed by Messrs. Peto were not the best terms thy should get. The North Kent would have made 15 per cent. if they had not mixed themselves up with the South-Western Railway. This line was likely to become more valuable for the future than it had been in times past. During the summer this line had earned 1,8001. a-week. Now it was 1,1001. He thought when the line was fully developed it would earn 2,0001. a-week on an average. That, after a deduction of 45 per cent. for working purposes, would leave 12 or 13 per cent. He was of opinion it would be better for the shareholders to remain as they were, with 6 per cent. guaranteed, and a participation in the surplus, than accept the additional per cent. now offered, with no participation in the surplus profits. The CHAIRMAN said that out of the gross returns they had to pay the Blackwall Railway and the Eastern Counties Railway. The Tilbury Line got 2s. 3d. out of the gross returns, and the other companies is. 3d. between them. The directors only wished to act in ac cordance with the wisps of the shareholders. The whole of the line was constructed, with the exception of three miles. The feeling of the meeting was strongly expressed against accepting the offer of the lessees of an extra per cent., instead of a participation in the surplus pro fits, especially as there were 19 years unexpired of the lease. Mr. WADDINGTON, M.P., said he thought the share holders had taken a correct view of what was likely ultimately to be the value of the line. He suggested an adjournment of the meeting for the shareholders to have an opportunity of considering the question. This was met with loud cries of "No, no," and The CHAIRMAN put the resolution, which was lost by a large majority, so that the terms of the lease remain unaltered. The proceedings then terminated. Rumoured Suicide of Sir John Dean Paul A. rumour was very generally current this morning, in the city, that Sir John Dean Paul had committed suicide, in Newgate, by hanging himself with a portion of his bed clothes, which be bad torn into strips and formed a rope. On inquiry at the prison, we found such was not the fact, and that too strict a watch is kept on the prisoners to enable either of them to accom plish such an act, even if they had the inclination. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(Tbis Day.) BANKRUPTCY COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) IN RE W. COLE. This was a meeting for adjourned last examination. The bankrupt carried on business as a merchant at 19, Btrchm-lone, and was one of the firm of Coles Brothers, and is at present undergoing his sentence of four years' penal servitude at Newgato for his participation iu the frauds of Davison and Gordon. The balance-sheet commenced January, 1854, and ended August, 1855, and showed debtor to creditors, 40,1901. Os. 2d.; ditto secured, 46,5051. 165.; capital, as per statement December, 1853, 22,692/. 12e. 4d. ; profits, 10,1371. Bs.; liabilities, 293,2531. lls. 9d. ; creditor by good debts, 55,6601. 6s. 6d.; doubtful ditto, 36,9961. 3s. td.; property, 47,6081. 16s. 11d.; expenses, 17,4391. 12s. 6d. ; losses, 159,8641. 103. 4d. The bankrupt was brought up in custody. Mr. Murray, who appeared for the assignee, said the cash account had only been filed a short time, and time was asked to investigate it. His Honour adjourned the examination sine die, be cause a bankrupt ought not to pass when undergoing criminal proceeding, because it might create an unfortu nate class of jurisdiction. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) MARYLEBONE. VIOLENT AND DESPERATE ASSAULT.—This day John Milgate, a labourer, was charged before Mr. Long with breaking the windows of the Brazenhead public-house, Lisson-street, and with assaulting police-constable 377 A. G. Walter, barman at the Brazenhead, said that the previous afternoon the prisoner was at the bar with another man, with whom he had some words. As he was under the influence of liquor he was asked to leave, when he went away. He came in again and upon being told to leave he struck the potman. Ho was then forc ibly ejected. Whenin the street he became exasperated and three times came towards the window. The last time he went up to it he broke two panes of glass with his elbow. A policeman was then called. The policeman said that after he laid hold of the prisoner he acted in the most violent manner, and exclaimed " Blood or cheap bread." He then struck at him, and said " I am a Birmingham man." He was the most desperate man that he (the constable) ever saw it required the efforts of several policemen to secure and convey him to the station-house. On the way there he re peatedly called out " Blood or cheap bread." The prisoner observed he was so drunk that he did not know what he was doing. Mr. Long remarked that the prisoner was one of those who imagined that by violence they will get cheap bread, and that it can be effected by such demonstrations as have taken place in Hyde•park. He might rely upon it that the strong arm of the law would be exercised against persons engaged in such violent proceedings, and that the misguided men so engaged will meet with severe pun ishment. He believed that the present high price of bread would be temporary, and it was their duty to wait patiently the time when there shall come an altera tion in the price for the benefit of the poor. The prisoner was fined 205., or in default 14 days for breaking the windows, and 405., orin default one month in the House of Correction. GROSS MISOONDUCT OF A FEMALE AT MARYLEBONE WORKHOUSE. --Julia Power, a married woman, who is permitted to have an apple stall in High-street adjoining the police-court, was charged with the following gross misconduct at the door of the workhouse of the parish, Northumberland-street, New-road. The charge was proved by Green, the day porter ; Mrs. Green, his wife ; and Brown, the night porter, who showed that the prisoner, who was in liquor, applied for relief, when, upon seeing the state she was in, her ap plication was refused. She then used the most disgust ing language towards Mr. Green, upon which she was given into euitody. She resisted the police. Mr. Tubbs, overseer of the parish, said that the pri soner had become notorious for her habits of intemper ance. A short time ago he clothed one of her children, and took it into the house. He had refused any further assistance. He thought the case was one that ought to be treated under the Vagrant Act, and not under the Poor Law Amendment Act. Mr. Long said that the charge was ons of the most disgusting that had ever come under his notice, and that he should, therefore, deal with it to the utmost extent of the law. She was fined 405., or, in default of payment; one month's imprisonment. THAMES. ___----- ROBBING A SAlLOB.—Elizabetle Murplty, a woman of the town, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a silver watch and gold guard chain from the person of James Tallock, a seaman. The prosecutor, who had been recently paid off, and while cruising ab out Shadwell, fell in with the prisoner, who "took him in t ow " and "convoyed" him to a grog s h o p, where he treated her with liquor, and afterwards went home with her. lie soon fell asleep on a bed s and w h e n he awoke he missed his watch and his companion too. He immediately sallied forth in quest of the pri soner, and gave information to the police. The prisoner was soon afterwards apprehended, and the sailor's watch was found upon her. Mr. Yardley se ntenced the p riso ner to two months' imprisonment and ba rd labour in the Hou se of Correction. Dls er ° , lt paupers D2ltL ch YFA a v r i gea li tle t A o theWarY Marney an d Ali ce Co//y Stepney Union, were brought before Mr. Yardley, the former charged with assaulting William Stanley, porter of the Wapping Workhouse, and the other with refusing to do the work allotted her. The prisoner Collyer has been charged with being E g upir 4 LONDON * TUESDAY drunk and disorderly at least 150 times in OA course cf the last 12 years. She is the wife of a gentleman hold ing a responsible and lucrative situation in one of the docks, and the mother of a family. Her husband, not withstanding her dissipation and disorderly habits, allowed her 12s. per week for her maintenance for many years. She has been an occasional inmate of the workhouse for the last two years, and has repeatedly refused to do the work allotted to her, and on Sunday she refused to attend divine service in Wapping Church, adjoining the workhouse, on the ground that she was too young, and that religion was only for the old people in the house. Yesterday she refused to do any work. The charge against Marney was that she was sent out yesterday morning to register the birth of an Irish woman, and returned in the evening intoxi cated. She was dancing and making a noise in part of the workhouse for some time, and when admitted abused the Poor-Law Commissioners, the Board of Guardians, the master of the workhouse, and, as a climax, the porter himself. She then went into a room, and jumped out of the window into the street. She was brought back to the house, and the porter endeavoured to force her into her own room, when she seized his arm with her teeth and bit him severely. The porter in the course of his evidence said that Mrs. Marney was the most " obstropoloua" woman in the house, and had been passed to Ireland three times, but would not go, and that she had attempted suicide repeatedly. With regard to Collyer, he had three indictments against her for drunkenness. Mr. Yardley said the porter was a good-natured man, and always gave his evidence very fairly; but he made use of strange terms. He fined Marney 295. for the assault, and sentenced Collyer to eight days' imprison ment and hard labour. SOME OF THE BEROES OF KARS. The heroic defence of Kars', whatever may he the ultimate fate of its brave but neglected garrison, will re main one of the bii,4htest episodes of the present War. The devotion and fortitude displayed by the few thou sand Turkish soldiers behind the earthworks of Kars I offer a strong testimony in favour of the patriotism and soldier-like qualities of the Ottoman race, and will re deem it in the eyes of the world from much of the indiscriminate and often unjust abuse that has lately been lavished upon it. The defence of Kars, with that of Silistria, will descend to posterity not alone for the military virtues which those events called to light, bnt also for the great political interests involved therein. The fall of Silistria would have afforded a "point d'appni" for the Russians on the Danube ; that of Kara would have resulted in the capture or lation of the Asiatic army of the Sultan, and in the triumph of Russian prestige in the East. The defence of Kara will not, perhaps, be deemed of the same im portance as that of Silistria, but with injustice, for the difficulties overcome by the garrison of the Asiatic town equalled, if they did not surpass, those triumphed over by the gallant soldiers of Mussa Pacha. True, the Russian army which assailed the redoubts of Silistria was inure numerous than the one whose recent defeat we have signalised ; but that army was commanded by officers in whom professional jealousy overcame even the dictates of duty. Shilders, Ludera, Liprandi, Pas kiewitch, and a score of the most notable generals in the Russian service fought before Silistria, not so much for the interests of their sovereign as for the realisation and triumph of their own peculiar strategical views. Before Kars commanded one man who is recognised with justice to be the first tactician of the empire ; and the dispositions he took upon the day of the assault have confirmed rather than belied that decision. The gai ri sen of Silistria was maintained by the hope of approach ing relief either from the allies or from Omer Pacha. The troops at Kars were, on the contrary, hopeless and sacrificed. Deserted by their Government, reduced to the greatest straits, shoeless, tormented by the,paugs of hunger, and with a pay three years in arrear, did these gallant fellows still continue to struggle, and well have their sufferings been repaid by the triumph of the 29th of September. Everything had conspired against this handful of neglected soldiers, who bad not even the prestige of former successes to sustain them in the hour of trial. Facing them, on the contrary, were the batta lions that had routed them in two successive campaigns and who, elated with former successes, advanced to the assault with an excusable though fatal confidence. In a word, the triumphant repulse by the Turkish garrison in Kars of the troops of General Mouravieff merits the , greatest praise, and commends the Ottomaa troops to our respect and sympathy. We would not for asssrlds detract one single particle from the merits of the Turkish soldiers who fought at Kars, and the victory they achieved was the result of their obstinate courage and fortitude. At the same time the greatest praise is due to the officers who commanded on that eventful day, who had directed the defence, who by their noble example sustained the patience of the troops when oppressed by famine and pestilence, and who finally led them to victory. Properly commanded the Turkish soldiers are second to none, and under a general who has obtained their respect and confidence they would, with the introduction of a more perfect state of discipline, prove irresistible. This confidence had been gained by the Europeans in Kars, and to that sen timent do we partially ascribe the happy issue of that fearful day. The Muchir or commander-in-Chief of the Anatolian army is Vassif Pacha. The second in com mand is Abdul Kerim Pacha. The adviser of the Muchir, and, in fact, the virtual commander-in-chief, is General Williams, assisted by a small staff of English officers. The chief of the staff is General Colmann, or Fezzi Bey, while General Kmeti commands the infantry charged with the defence of the redoubts. These are the commanders to whom Turkey and her allies owe a heavy debt of gratitude. . _ _ Vassif Pacha, the muchir, is an aged and experienced commander, very much respected in Turkey, and en dowed with a tractable and conciliatory disposition. He willingly accepted the advice which the knowledge and talents of General Williams offered, and thus presented a marked contrast to his colleagues, who viewed in the adoption of a European's opinion the sacrifice of their petty dignity. The excellent feeling which exists be tween our countrymen and Vassif Pacha is most credit able to both parties, and might in many quarters be ac cepted as an example. Abdul Kerim Pacha, the reis, or second in command, is likewise an experienced officer, not, however, pos sessed of any very brilliant scientific attainments, but distingui4hed for great personal courage and popularity. In the battle of Kuredere, which terminated the past fatal campaign, Kerim Pacha displayed great gallantry, and increased still further his personal popularity with the army. Before the present war Kerim had distin guished himself against the Kurds and Arabs in the various risings of those unruly tribes. The age of this officer, his venerable white heard, and unpretending manners, have endeared him to the troops, and he is one of the few native Pashas in whom the soldiers place their confidence. General Williams is one of the most distinguished officers in the British service, and as a diplomatist, a scientific engineer, or a military commander he is equally pre-eminent. After the disastrous termination of last year's campaign in Anatolia, General Williams was despatched to the seat of war in Asia, to lend his expe rience and energy to the baffled Turks. The choice of government could not have been more satisfactory, for not only was the general, then Colonel Williams, perfectly acquainted with the language, the peculiar views, and prejudices of the Turks, but likewise with the ground where be was to acquire increased military reputation. Some years ago Colonel Williams, assisted by the Hon. Mr. Curzon, the talented author of " The Monasteries of the Levant," was appointed by the British Government to regulate the frontiers of Turkey and Russia in Asia. For a considerable length of time Col. Williams resided in Erzeroum and on the disputed terri tory where he acquired the icsight into the Turkish cha racter which he has since employed so advantageously. The gallant officer, by his conciliatory disposition, earned the respect and good-will of the Turkish authorities and population ; it was, therefore, with unfeigned satisfaction that his nomination to the responsible post he now occu pies was received by the inhabitants of Anatolia, to whom his name and character were perfectly familiar. On arriv ing at Erzeroum lest autumn General Williams found the army iu the greatest disorder. me peculation of the native authorities had reached a height perfectly unprecedented even in venal Turkey, and thus the misery of the defeated army was aggravated. The representations of the ge neral were successful, and the offenders were detected and removed from the army. The command in chief was entrusted to Vassif Pacha, who approved of all the measures of reform in the army proposed by our coun tryman. In a short time, a little discipline was intro duced into the Anatolian corps, whilst Erzeroum was surrounded by a series of earthworks, which placed it beyond the danger of a coup-de-main. General Williams was assisted in this labour by a most intelligent Roman efficer, Colonel Callandrelli, w hose death by cho lera at Erzeroum we had recently occasion to allude to. In the spring the Ottoman army marched to Kars, which had contained merely a small garrison during the severe win ter months. The fortifications of Kars were increased, and the heights which surround it covered with earth works. When General Mouravieff advanced from Gumri and encamped before Kars, General Williams adopted every measure which could tend to increase the means of resistance in the power of the garrison. He collected supplies until the blockade of the Russians was com pletely established, and carefully avoided accepting an engagement in the open field, where the superior discip line of the Russian army would have shown to advan tage. In vain did the general despatch messenger after messenger to Constantinople, to awaken the Govern ment to a sense of the danger which menaced the Asiatic possession of the Sultan. His representations were fruit less ; the eyes of Turkey and of the allies were directed firmly on Sebastopol and Kars was sacrificed. Thus re duced to his own resources, General Williams calmly awaited the day when approaching winter would com pel the enemy to attempt a decisive blow, or when star vation would necessitate an honourable capitulation. The supplies of provisions had been long exhausted, the troops had been reduced to consume the horses of the cavalry, and the most horrible fate stared the garrison in the face, when, animated by the bravery of their leaders, the Turkish army, with one supreme effort, dashed back the determined assault of General Moura vieff. General Williams has been zealously assisted dur ing the trying events of the present siege by his young aide-de-camp, Major Teesdale, by Col. Lake, an artil lery officer, who superintended the construction of the more recent tabias raised by the garrison, and by Capt. Thompson, of the East India Company's service. General Kineti (Ismail Pacha) was, according to all accounts, the hero of the day in the late terrible struggle before Kars. To him was confided the defence of the po sition which was the key to the place, and whose fall would have sealed the late of Anatolia. Three times were the Russian columns in possession of the " Ingliz table," and three succe ssive times did Kmeti drive them. out at the point of the bayonet. To this brilliant ex ample, and, above all, to the confidence which his noble qualities inspired in the Turkish soldier, are mainly due the salvation of Kars. General Kmeti was one of the most distinguished, as he certainly was the most patrio tic and single-minded, of the Hungarian commanders in their memorable struggle for national independence. He attached his fortunes to glorious old Bern, nursed that warrior in his dying hours, and closed his eyes in distant Damascus. At the commencement of the war Kmeti was despatched to the army of Anatolia, w h ere he sought and obtained the command of the Bashi-Ba zouk corps. He succeeded in reducing those irregular savages to a species of order, and inspired them with the greatest confidence in his gallantry and ability. K met i was from the commencement the most popular man in the Ottoman army. His handsome, soldier-like face commanded respect ; and the brilliancy of his courage, apart from his former splendid antecedent-, rendered him the object of universal goodwill. At the head of the Bashi-Bazouks Kmeti performed several brilliant ex ploits ; and at the fatal battle of Kurekdere he took the command of a brigade of re g ular troo p s, and his regi ments were the only ones that sustained on that day the shock of the enemy. General Williams was not long in discovering the sterling qualities of Kmeti, and entrusted to him in the late struggle the post of honour and dan ger. General Kmeti has ever declined mixing in the political squabbles of his exiled countrymen, and when living in England he earned the esteem and goodwill of all. General Colmann, who planned the defensive works of Kars, is one of the most talented engineering officers alive. He is chief of the staff of the Anatolian army, and fulfilled the s ame factions in the Hungarian war. Colmann is much beloved by the Turks, over whom he has acquired a singular influence. He is, like Kmeti, in the vigour o f manhood, having scar c ely passed his fortieth year. In planning the attack of the 29th, Gen. Mouravieff SOUTHWARK. SINGULAR CHARGE.—Benjamin Breedon, a journey man farrier, in the employ of Messrs. Day and Payne, brewers, Bermondsey, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with stealing 91. in gold and silver, the pro perty of Robert Hill. Mr. Solomon appeared for the prosecution. The prosecutor said he was a drayman in Messrs. Day and Payne's employ, and on the 18th inst. he deposited 91., consisting of five sovereigns, four half sovereigns, and two pounds ten in silver money, in a cupboard in the stable, and locked it up for safe custody. The prisoner well knew the money was there, as he saw him take it out of the cupboard, but he had no right to go near the stables unless he had liberty to do so. On the Friday and Saturday he saw the prisoner go towards the cup board two or three times, but he had no suspicion of his conduct. On Monday following witness had occasion for his money, but when he opened the cupboard he dis covered it was all gone. Having heard that the prisoner had spent a quantity of money on the Friday and Satur day for furniture, &c., and that he had been seen with gold and silver in his possession, he suspected him of the robbery, and gave him into custody. In cross-examination the prosecutor said that the far rier's shop was near the stable, but the prisoner had no right to enter the latter. He had given another man in custody for the same robbery, but the prisoner was the real thief. Mr. A'Beckett asked Mr. Solomon what evidence he had against the prisoner. At present there was none. Mr. Solomon said he had two witnesses who could prove that the prisoner purchased a quantity of furni ture, and expended a deal of money in drink on Friday and Saturday last. Prior to that he was without money. Henry Jones, a farrier, said he knew the prisoner to be short of money in the early part of the week before last. On the Friday and Saturday he called witness into his lodgings, and gave him a sovereign to fetch some gin. He did so, and returned the change. He wondered at the prisoner having so much money, when be said that his father had lent it to him. Rosa Davis said that the prisoner lodged in her house, and had always paid his rent weekly. But he never had any spare money until the end of the week before last, when he and his wife purchased a new bed, bedding, new chairs, and other articles for domestic use. He told her that his-father had sent him up some money. She did not see what the money consisted of. Mr. A'Beckett told Mr. Solomon that he had made out no charge against the prisoner, therefore he must be discharged. MARKET NEWS.--(This Day). HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 31 15 s to 6/ fis ; - clover ditto, 4/ Os to 6/ 153 ; and straw, 1/ Ss Od to 1/ 133 Od per 1o•id. A. moderate supply and a dull trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 183 to 6/ 6s; clove) do.. 4/ 03 to 6/ 103 ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 14s per load. Trade dull. WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 31153 to 61 6s ; clover do., 41 03 to 6/ 15s ; and straw. 11 83 to 1/ 13. ner load Both hay and straw sold slowly, at our quotations. COLONIAL. TEA.—There being large public sales today the trade have been fully occupied with the samples, and we have no transactions to report. SUGAR.—For sugar there has been some inquiry, and holders have asked higher prices. 2,000 baskets Java lying in Holland are reported as having been bought for this port. A forth, dvance of 6d has been id for refined, and .urther a -ace IN brown lumps are quoted 56s 6d to 575. Good grocery 58s to 60s per cwt. COFFEE.—No sales were reported yesterday. RICE.--S,OOO bags white Bengal sold on the spot at 15s to 173 per cwt. SALTPETRE.—About 200 tons sold to arrive at 33s for refraction 5 per cent. SPICES.- At the late sales of Cinnamon, although the quantity was small, prices have gone off with more firm ness than usual, and a large proportion sold at an advance of 3d to 4d on first sort, ld to 2d on second, and Id to 3d on broken and third. TALLOW.—The market is quiet at 63s 6d for New Y.C. on the spot. THE MILITARY AND NAVAL FORCE OF THE TWO SICILIES. The Chroniquer of Friburg states that, on the Ist of July last, the military and naval forces of the Two Sicilies were as follow : Native troops—Cavalry, 9 regiments, amounting to 6,804 men ; artillery, 192 guns ; infantry, 18 regiments. and 12 battalions of riflemen, 55,834 men ; artillery• men of fortresses, siege -train, brigade of pontonniers and sappers and miners, 8,166 men ; engineers, 2,572 ; and guides of the staff, 274 men. Swiss troops -4 regiments of the line, 1 battalion of riflemen. 1 battery of artillery of 8 guns ; in all, 10,458 men, giving a total of somewhat over 84,000 men. Reserve—lnfantry and engineers, 25,000 ; gendarmerie 5,520, corps of veterans in garrison, 4,317 men. Navy, Sailing Vessels-2 ships of the line, one of 110, the other of 90 guns ; 4 frigates, two of 60 and two of 50 guns ; 1 corvette, 1 mortar vessel, 4 brigs. Steamers-14 frigates, 2 corvettes, and 12 advice-boats ; also 60 gun-boats, armed with large guns ; and 40 gun-boats for the defence of the coasts. FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. LUCAS, M.P. The funeral of this gentleman took place on Saturday, at the Cemetery at Earl's Court. The body was brought up from Staines on Friday evening, and deposited in the chapel of the Oratory at Brompton. On its arrival there it was received by a procession of priests, in white sur plices, and bearing lighted tapers, who preceded it up the centre of the chapel. It was placed on a catafalque i❑ front of the altar railings, and surrounded by 6 large candelabra, with lighted candles ; 6 others, of larger dimensions, on pedestals covered with black cloth, stood on the floor, at some distance on either side of the coffin. The priests, ranged on both sides, cbaunted a portion of the service, and then retired. Low mass was performed in the chapel at 10 o'clock on Saturday morn ing. It was numerously attended, and many of those present followed the procession to the cemetery, where it was met Gy the Rev. Dr. Whitty, the Provost of West minster, who conducted the service, assisted by tour other priests from the Oratory. The funeral was strictly private, the hearse being followed by two mourning coaches, containing only, in addition to the relatives, Mr. Swift, M.P., who is one of the executors. Amongst those present we noticed Mr. Devereux, M.P., and Mr. M‘Mahon, M,P. PROJECTED RAILWAY.—It is intended to connect the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway with the Stockton and Darlington and Wear Valley Railways by a short and direct line from the Stocksfield station of the former line to Consett. SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE LANCASTER AND CAR LISLE RAILWAY.—LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.—A serious ac cident occurred on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway last night, by which several persons were severely in jured, but fortunately no lives were lost. From all we could gather it appears that the train bringing the Scotch mail not arriving at its usual time this morning at Preston a pilot engine was sent down the line, when it was ascertained that between eight and nine o'clock last night the train had run off the line, about three quarters of a mile north of Eeasforth Station, and, sepa rating, broke into two divisions—one rolling down the left and the other the right side of the embankment into the open fields. It is said that a bale of goods had been dropped by a preceding goods train, and that the engine coming in contact with it caused the carriages to run off the line. They were smashed to atoms, and the mail bags scattered. The guard was severely injured—the flesh of one of his arms being stripped off to the bone. The following are also injured :—Mr. Gray, of the Pot teries, collar-bone broken, and bruised about the head ; Mr. Chapman, cattle dealer, of Levay, head cut and chest crushed ; Mr. Lorna 3, spirit merchant, of Frod sham, severely shaken ; Sir Charles Stewart, cut about the head. TR Naval and Military Intelligence. EVENINCti OCTOBER 80, lB6B. displayed that strategical talent for which he .is re nowned. The earthworks on the north side of Kars were assailed, and the it poQ9ession would ba7o barred ali pos sibility of further resistance. Against these works were despatched three Russian columns who at once engaged with the garrison, whilst a fourth column, commanded by General Bazine, ru-lied under cover of their fire into the works, and drove out then. defenders. The Turks re turned, led on by Kmeti, and drove out the assailants. A. second time and a third did the Russians enter the works, only to he driven out by the bayonet with fright ful slaughter. The commanders of the three assailing columns were wounded ii the commencement of the ac tion, and this reduced the chances of success possessed by their troops. These were Prince Gagarine, Lieut. Gen. Kovalewsky, Major-General De Maydel, Major-General Count Nyrod, and Major-General Bronowsky. Above 6,000 killed and wounded was the price of the defeat paid by the Russians, whilst the loss of the garrison of Kars was under 1,500 killed and wounded. General Mouravieff was engaged as a commanding officer in the war of 1529, when Prince Paskiewitch overran the table lariOe of. Armenia, and he is, therefore, thoroughly ac quainted with the terrain. It cannot be said that he is to blame for the check sustained by his army ; and his troops fought bravely and with obstinacy. The dogged courage of the Turks, however, effectively overcame the superior discipline and unbounded confidence of the Russian battalions. A few days will decide the fate of Kars ; for winter will compel General Mouravieff either to abandon the blockade, and return to Gumri, or to attempt another assault on some more vulnerable por tion of the defences. The Orinoco steam•transport, Captain Wilson, em barked the following detachments of troops yesterday at Portsmouth Dockyard, and will leave with them this day for the Crimea :-2 officers and 55 men of the Ist Royal Regiment of Foot ; 3 officers and 87 men of the 2d ; 2 officers and 97 men of the 4th ; 3 officers and 104 men of the 7th ; 1 officer and 63 men of the 19th ; 73 men of the 20th ; 3 officers and 138 men of the 23.1 ; 4 officers and 61 men of the 28th ; 2 officers and 51 men of the 44th ; 3 officers and 70 wen Of the 45th ; 2 offi cers and 54 men of the 48th ; 2 officers and 53 men of the 77th ; 50 men of the 88th ; 2 officers and 59 men of the 95th—total, 15 sergeants, 12 drummers, and 1,015 rank and file. The officers were Lieutenant Maxwell, and Ensign Gardener, of the let ; Captain King, Lieu tenants Coussmaker and Parnell, of the 3d ; Lieutenant Tanner, and Ensign Billington, of the 4th ; Lieutenant the Hon. Howard Moreton, and Ensign Cole and Mont gomery, of the 7th ; Ensign Rogers, of the 19th ; Capt. Heigbam, and Ensigns Gosling and Hutton, of the 23d ; Captains Maunsell and Shute, Lieut. Mackenzie and En sign Page, of the 28th ; Major Browne and Lieut. Birch, of the 44th ; Captain Lyons, Lieut. Waldy, and Ensign Cone, of the 46th ; Captain Spencer and Lieut. Kippen, of the 48th ; Lieuts. Smith and Dauncey, of the 77th ; Captain Foster and Ensign Holbrook, of the 95th ; and Assistant Surgeon NVoolfreys, of the 10th Foot, and Acting Assistant-Surgeon Holyland. The steam-transport Perseverance, No. 7, Captain Harris, embarked at Portsmouth yesterday morning, fur Armagh, 3 field officers, 0 captains, 11 subalterns, 4 staff; 40 serjeants, 12 drummers, 31 corporals, 696 pri vates, 49 women, 67 children, and 4 horses of the 4th Middlesex Militia, with whom she proceeded at noon for Queenstown. The officers were Lieut.-Colonel Scriven, Majors Kirby and Blackford ; Captains Fitz-James, Goodbold, Parker, Finney, Boulton, Cholmondeley, Mortimer, Fauntoe, and Elliott ; Lieutenants Bris ley, Blencowe, Hooper, Constable, Slade, and Ruther ford ; Ensigns Golding, Bourke, Keane, Hall, and Standid,ge ; Paymaster Magill, Quartermaster Hope, Surgeon George, and Asistaht-Surgeon Bryant. The City of London, steam-transport No. 66, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday to ship a further number of huts for the Crimea. Her Majesty's steam-transport Dee, Master-Com mander Pullen, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morn ing with boilers and machinery for the line-of-battle ship Repulse. The Royal Charley freight-ship arrived at Portsmouth yesterday, to embark the troops before reported for the East. A court-martial, consisting of Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8., of her Majesty's ship Excellent, Pre sident ; Captains G. A. Eliot, of the St. Vincent ; J. J. Stopford, of the Calcutta ; G. T. Gordon, of the Victory; T. E. Sulivan, of the Simoorn : F. Scott, of the Russell; R. Harris, of the Illustrious; A. Farquhar, of the Malacca ; G. S. Hand, of the Sampson ; and Mr. G. L. Greethatn, Deputy Judge Advocate of the Fleet, assembled yesterday morning on b 'ard the Victory flag-ship, in Portsmouth har bour, to try Mr. William Ridoutt, boatswain of her Majesty's ship Penelope, for returning to that ship from her Majesty's dockyard, Simon's Town, Cape of Good Hope, on the 7th of July last, in a state of intoxication ; and for having, while under arrest at Spithead, awaiting his trial by court-martial, broken his arrest, on the 13th of October, not returning until the 15th, when he was taken into custody in a state of intoxication. The Court declared both charges proved, and adjudged the prisoner to be imprisoned six months in the county gaol at Win chester, and to be dismissed from her Majesty's service. The hired steam-transport Indiana, Commander Lam bert, with troops for the Clitnea, sailed from Plymouth on Saturday afternoon. The fore royal of the ship burnt at sea, and picked up by her Majesty's brig Britomart, is made of cotter , ' can vas, white as snow, from which it was concluded that sh e was a❑ American. By the intensity of the light and fierceness of the fire, and the fact that on the day after a quantity of palm-oil nuts were observed floating about, it is supposed that she was laden with oil from the west coast of Africa, and that the nuts escaped from the hull after it went down. Of the fate of her crew there is no intelligence. At the tune of the occurrence a strong gale prevailed from the north-east, and a very heavy sea was running. Supposing that they had time to get out the boats, the Isle of Flores, 200 miles dis tance, lay to windward, and New York, at a great dis tance, was right before the wind. The state of the weather would preclude the hope of their making either place, but as two barks were seen in her company be fore the fire it is possible they got on board one of them. Previous to the conflagration, the Britomart lost all her boats but the first gig, and in her, about 10 o'clock, on the 10th, when the gale had somewhat subsided, Mr. Moore, first lieutenant, went to the brig Corbeille, the ma-ter of which had see❑ the lost ship and the two barks on the 9th. The Corbeille, was from Jersey, bound for the Mediterranean, and the Britomart left her most in dustriously occupied, securing the half-burnt sails and rigging. The remains of the three masts and all the spars were still attached and knocking about together ; the value of that which could be saved was estimated at 4001. The fortune of war has enabled a British seaman to evince his gratitude for valuable service of many years' standing. In 1534, Mr. Burney, master, R.N., jumped overboard and saved the life of one of the crew who had fallen from the gangway of the hulk Ocean, of Sheer ness. From that period Mr. Burney never met nor heard of the man rescued until a short time since, when he received a letter full of grateful expressions, and beg ging acceptance of a number of very ancient and curious coins taken from the museum at Kertch by this gallant and true-hearted sailor when that place fell to the allies. The steam corvette Ariel, 9, Commander Luce, from the White Sea and ; Portsmouth, arrived in Plymouth Sound yesterday morning, and the store-ship Tyne, from Woolwich for South America, arrived in the afternoon. By reason of the insubordinate state of the crew of the Euphrates freight ship, and the consequent discharge of some of the men, the master, Capt. Mitchell, pro ceeded to London on Saturday to make up the deficiency o f hands. She has been towed down from Woolwich to Gravesend with an effective mew, and will sail direct thence for Balikklava. The Collingwood sailing vessel and the Sardinia screw are the only transports at anchor at Woolwich at present. Several cases of machinery are being landed on the Arsenal Quay, manufactured at Windsor and at Vermont, United States of America. The Caradoc is coaling, and has received orders to be ready for sea by Thursday. She will go down the river on Friday to try her engines, and it is expected that she will sail the same evening. Her destination is Marseilles, where she is to await the arrival of Lord Canning, whom the Caradoc is to embark thence for Alexandria and In dia. The Inflexible is in the basin, being laden for Ports mouth. She is receiving a number of barrels of oil and tallow in her lower hold, and will have boilers in her upper berth. The 16th depot, in Cork garrison, have given 115 volunteers to the 88th Regiment, serving in the Crimea. Detachments, amounting altogether to 46 officers and 1,230 rank and file, have been appropriated for convey ance in the Gollonda and Culloden steamers from Cork to Malta. The Culloden will be inspected in Liverpool, where a portion of the troops will embark in her, whence she will proceed to Cork to take up the remainder. The officers of the Royal Cork City Artillery having applied to the Lord-Lieutenant to obtain increased pay, equal to that of the officers of the Royal Artillery, his Excellency, considering that the subject had probably been already under consideration in reference to the Mi litia Artillery in England, has in reply stated that he had caused inquiry to be made at the War-office, and had bee❑ informed that there was no intention of assimilat ing the rates of pay, as the question was very fully con sidered last December, and the existing rates were then determined on. As at present advised, therefore, his Excellency saw no grounds for departing from the system which prevails in England. The following appointments, made at the Admiralty yesterday, appeared in our late editiou last night : COMMANDERS. George E. Hore to the Vesuvius. E. H. K. Hallett to the Ceylon, vice Hore. LIEUTENANTS. T. N. Underwood to the Arachne. lion. It. A. Capel to the Sampson. PAYMASTER. Sydney E. Wright to the Sphinx. ASSISTANT-PAYMASTER. John Wotten, iu charge, to the Sphinx. DINNER TO LIEUTBNANT PALMER, OP THE 11Th HUSSARS. The return (FL the only son of Sir Roger Palmer, Bart., was celebrated on Thursday last, the 25th inst. (that day baying been chosen as the anniversary of the battle of Balaklava), at the WynustayArms, Wr ex h am , w h en upwards of 200 of the neighbouring gentry and tenantry, together with the most influential inhabitants of the town, were present. Lieut. Palmer formed one of the gallant 600 in the memorable charge of the Light Cavalry Brigade at Bala klara, on which occasion he distinguished himself greatly, and had several narrow escapes. Shortly before 5 o'clock an escort of the Royal Den bighshire Yeomanry Cavalry arrived at Cefn Park, the seat of Lieut. Palmer, and proffered their services to conduct him to Wrexham, where the houses were deco rated with flags and laurels, and several triumphal arches thrown across the streets through which the procession had to pass. The dinner was served in the ball-room, which was very tastefully adorned with appropriate military em blems, mottoes, &c. 'rho chair was ably filled by Col. Sir W. Lloyd, on whose right was placed Lieut. Palmer, the guest of the evening. Among those present were Col. Myddleton Biddhloh, M.P., the lord-lieutena n t of the county, Col. the Earl of Harrington, T. L. Fitzhugh, Esq., Captain Cotton, Rev. G. Cunliffe, Major Wynne, SirT. Erskine, Bart., Lieut.-Colonel Jones, Captains Myddelton and M'Coy, Cust, Esq., W. Beach, Esq., G. Fitzhugh, Esq., Heskett, Esq., T. Hughes, Esq., R evs . J. Dixon and W. Davis, Captain Edgeworth, Lieutenants Wynn, Drake, Harrison, Newcombe, and Humphreys, &c. Letters were read from Sir Watkin W. Wynn, Bart., Sir R. Cunliffe, Bart., and Major Tottenham, regretting their inability to be present, in consequence of their ab sence from the country. The CHAIRMAN gave the usual loyal toasts. The band of the Royal Denbighshire Rifles attended, and played various appropriate airs. The CHAIRMAN then gave the " Army and Navy," which was responded to by Col. the Earl of HARRING TON, who said that he wished to deviate a little, not from the object, but from the words of the toast, in order to speak of his gallant young friend. (Loud cheers.) He, and his father before him, had been on terms of the warmest friendship with the Palmer family for many years. It was on a fair ancestress of the present baronet that the celebrated Lord Chesterfield had bestowed the name of the "dangerous Papist," owing to her beauty and fascination. He (the noble lord) would remind them that there was at present a daughter of that house, in no way inferior to the enchantress he had named, who had braved the ocean, crossed the principalities, and gone even to the pestiferous field of Balaklava, to see and carry comforts to an only and cheriseed brother. (Cheers.) The brother, to serve his country, had volun tarily sacrified all th e pleasures of London and Parisian society—all the luxuries of home, for the dangers and privations of the camp. After a few more observations the noble earl resumed his seat amidst loud cheers. The CHAIRMAN then called upon the company to stand up and fill a bumper to "The health of Lieut. Palmer." (This request was instantly complied with, and was fol lowed by several rounds of deafening applause.) After silence was restored, the Chairman said that he had not prepared any set speech for the occasion, but preferred using the language prompted by the feelings of admira tion which he entertained, in common with all present, for the courage which his gallant young friend had so prominently displayed on the bloody field of Balaklava. To do justice to Lieut. Palmer, it would be necessary to remind them that he was the only son, and heir to large estates ; that from his infancy upwards he had been brought up in the enjoyment of every luxury ; and yet that he hesitated not to leave the comforts of home, where his presence was so necessary, in order to accompany his regiment on active service. In this perilous campaign he had undergone privations of a nature scarcely equalled by those of the poorest person in this country, and had passed a long and severe winter without a murmur of discontent. The chairman then gave a graphic description of the first landing in the Crimea, and of the fatal charge so glo rious, though so disastrous in its result, to which no re port could do justice, and concluded by calling upon the company to drink the health of Lieutenant Palmer, and long life, happiness, and prosperity to him. (Cheers.) The band then struck up the " Balaklava Galop," com posed expressly for the occasion, at the close of which Lieut. PALMER rose, amidst long-continued bursts of applause, and spoke as follows—l thank you most sin cerely for your kindness. It was more than I expected, far more than I had any right to expect. As a soldier I thank you for your approbation of my conduct, and more especially do I thank those my brothers in arms, of the militia and yeomanry, who have so kindly come forward to meet rue today. With some of them I have the misfortune of only being recently acquainted, but that is a fault which I trust it will only take time to amend. (Cheers.) There are some, however, hero, old friends of mine, to whom I owe a double debt of gratitude, both for their presence here now, and upon a former occasion when they invited me to meet them upon my coming of age. Thougk pre vented at that time by my military duties from attend ing and thanking them in person for their kindness, I cannot let this opportunity pass without assuring them that I was not the less grateful for it. It is not much more than two years ago, and yet how little could any of us have anticipated the events which these two years would bring forth. I allude especially to the latter por tion of them. It is about 13 months since we first landed in the Crimea, Kalamita, Bay. A few days afterwards the affair of l3alganac took place, in which my regiment and the 13th had the honour of firing the first shots at the enemy. (Cheers.) The next day was the battle of Alma, at which, however, the cavalry were little more than spec tators. But our time was coming. On the anniversary of this very day was fought the battle of Balaklava, with which you have done me the honour of connecting my name. (Loud cheers.) I thank you for it, and I own that I am proud of having been a participator in that day's action, but I must say that I consider the credit of that day was due more to the soldiers than to the officers. In foreign armies one would have found plenty of officers to lead such a charge, but in what army would one have found soldiers to follow as ours did ! (Tremendous cheering.) Though surrounded on every side by the enemy, though apparently all was over with them, though suffering under a withering fire, and seeing their com rades falling in heaps around them, not a man flinched or thought of shifting for himself, but all looked to their officers, and followed them as if they bad been on an or dinary parade. (Cheers.) It was this that saved us, for when the Russians, who had got to our rear in greatly superior force, saw that, though diminished in numbers, we still kept some sort of order, instead of charging us, which if they hed done I should probably not have been here to-day to tell the tale, they got out of our way and let us pass. When I returned to the ground from which we had moved off I saw a sight such as I trust I shall never see again, for out of five entire regiments, which but one short half hour before had re ceived the order to advance, you could not then have formed as many troops. (Loud applause.) Soon after this came the battle of Inkerman, in which, however, the cavalry can claim but a small share, for the credit of that day was due to those few thousand gallant men who for so many hours held at bay au enormously superior force of the enemy. (Cheers.) Once, and only once, during that day did I fear for the result, when I saw the Russians come over the crest of a hill about half a mile from where we were drawn up, but the English charged them with the bayonet and soon drove them back. When I went over the ground the next morning on duty, a line of dead Russians, like the trace that a wave leaves upon the s ea-shore marked the precise spot to whi c h th e y h a d advanced. Immedi ately after this, wi n te r se t i n w ith all its horrors. Living l a in our tents without any means of making fire, our clothes in rags, with hardly a boot bt ing to sleep in the mud with nothing.ife. But all this blanket to protect us—such was oar w ith the o n t ca l r cloak ee t , h a a n v d - sank into insignificance when compared to these hardships, suffer ings of our infantry, who, in additionday, and some of bad to go, some of them every third them every other day, into only a pplies to the earli er t h e trenches. (Cheers.) This description, however, ' with portion of the winter ,o r. e, e when om the British people, the accounts of w h a t we awesyreinupnadtheyrgfooirrigwrheiacz r each l esl arn fi surenrely livinggra t , e . fu la l, didall comparativethe they c every soldier out there feels deeply and sic could u u x l d u r t y o . ame liorate our condit i on, and succeed e d, f or i n the month of February we were e (Loud and repeated cheers.) Since then w e h ave su ff ere d little except s ickness, under which many a poor fellow sank who had escaped all the perils of the battle and all the hardships of the winter. Through all this it has pleased God to preserve me, and, in addition, to grant me the blessings of al most uninterrupted good health and a safe return home. (Cheers.) The latter is one which only those who have felt can fully appreciate. I have endeavoured—l fear in vain—to speak my gratitude; but I am sure you will extend your kindness a little further and give me c re dit f or all that which I really feel, and which w an t o f words alone prevents me from express. ianngt upon . assure you that among all the pleasures attend my return home, and they were many—there is none greater —none for which I feel more truly and sincerely grateful—than for the honour which you have this day done me. Lieut. Palmer then resumed his seat amidst prolonged and vehement cheering. "The Health of Sir Roger and Miss Palmer " wail then given, to which Lieut. PALMER responded, and Paid that his to regretted that his delicate health did not perm it be present among them. f the Lord- The CHAIRMAN then gave "The Healt h o Lieutenant of the County," to which lied with assure Colonel MYDDELTON BIDDOLF" p sbttiher ue name e s hhaodwbdeeeenpileyeebievefdeltb)tptehokiiarivd;r and withinfi w n h ti i a c l h co his pany there assembled. .t oas ts were then pro osed, and the m ee ti ng p t e r V m a i n r i a o t u e ds OF A W lT i y o rt rd_ F m o i t IT E si r N o CONVICTION' John Worley, of C L A g L ro 'a v M e . , —M wa r ; charged at the Bromsgrove Petty S ess i ons w i th hav i ng in his corn• mill 6001 b. of alum, for the purpose of being used in adulterating flour. Police-superintendent Bevan having on the 10th inst. proceeded with a warrant to the defendant's mill to search for ingredients for adulterating flour found three bags of alum, which he seized. Ha asked the miller if there was any alum or other ingre dient in the mill for the purpose of mixing with the flour, and the miller replied that there was some, and that be supposed it was for grinding with the wheat. The de-_ fence was th a t th e alum was used for t h e purpo se o l a f dressing the millstones, that is, stopping the hol?s the surface, but more especially for " backing stones, becau se th e y were too light. The bench v .rey mously decided that the charge was made out, a a " fined the defendant 5t., and 1/. 17s. 6d. costs. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at the offices, New Broad-street ; Mr. W. J. Hamilton in the chair. Mr. NicHoLsoisz, the superintending director, read the report. He mentioned that there was a mistake in the accounts with respect to a sum of 32,653/., received o❑ account of extension shares, which was to ba brought into the next balance•sheet. The distinction between experimental and extension capital would be no lo❑ger necessary, as the rate of interest guaranteed on them was now the same, and they would in future be treated as one account. The CHAIRMAN having expressed in a feeling manner the deep regret be and his colleagues felt at the decease of their late noble chairman, Lord Wbarncliffe, who had rendered valuable services to the company, he proceeded to move the adoption of the report. He congratulated the proprietors on the prospect now of a more rapid and extensive progress of their undertaking. The report in formed them that, in addition to the 51 miles in opera tion, there were 90 miles for which contracts had already been entered into. The plans and sections for 165 miles from Poot.ah to Sholapoor had been agreed upon and approved. With regard to the extension to Shola poor in a south-cast direction, it was not the one origi nally contemplated, as at that time the extension in the north-east direction to the to - ton fields of Berar was considered of the first importanee. There was a feeling that a line to Poonah would not be profitable, and it was thought impossible to carry out the two lines, the preference being given to the commercial line ; but it now appeared desirable to go on with the other line as they had not yet got the sanction of the Government to the ascent by the Thull Ghent, and until a decision was come to with respect to the north-east extension they would proceed with the works in the other direction. The traffic between Poonah arid Shoiapoor was very considerable, and also from Bombay to Poonah. In fact, Poonah was the Tanbridge-wells of the district, and a considerable number of the wealthy classes from Bombay visited it annually. The traffic on the portion of line opened was chiefly a passenger traffic, which, taken by itself, was perfectly satisfactory. In the orig:nal calculations of income on the railway the pas senger traffic was entirely overlooked ; the chief depen dence was placed on the goods traffic. They bad not yet advanced to that point on their line which would enable them to secure the goods traffic from the interior. He was not so sanguine as some, who supposed when they got to the foot of the Ghauts they would have the mer chandise traffic. They must overcome the difficulty of ascending the hills before they could expect the goods traffic, because when the native drivers who go from the interior to Bombay have succeeded in de-sending the Ghauts they are not disposed to give up the goods there, and therefore go on the remainder of the distance to Bom bay. But when the ascent of the Ghauts has been accom plished by the railway, instead of going further the native carriers will leave the goods- at the top of the hills, to be emaveyed ley the railway to Bombay. The result of work ing the railway was not so satisfactory as he could wish, because out of a receipt of 7,9001. for the half-year ending 30th of June last 6,4001. had been expended. The working expenses in England usually ranged from 40 to 50 per cent, of the receipts, but in their case it was considerably more, which was in some measure caused by the increase in the expense for maintenance of way and in the increased staff. The effects of the monsoons on some of the embankments had caused in creased expense, which would diminish as they became more consolidated. The committee of directors at Bom bay bad specially alluded to a statement which appeared in the Railway Record and other papers with regard to what he (tee chairman) had stated at the last meeting, to the effect that he supposed that a great portion of the expenses of maintaining the line, which was charged to revenue, should have been charged to capital. The committee in Bombay state that it was an error to sup pose anything of the kind, because nothing was charged to the revenue account which did not belong to it, and the Herne care was taken with respect to the capital ac count. The only ether matter he had to refer to was that the experimental and extension capitals would be consolidated, which was a point urged by the sharehold ers some time ago when it was proposed to raise the extension capitol. _ _ Mr. ANDiRTON, one of the auditors, seconded the motion for the adoption of the report, and in doing so adverted to the admirable way in which the accounts were kept, and to the advantages of the strict control kept over the expenditure of the railway by the East India Company. No expenditure of money was sanc tioned without first knowing what it was for. The CHAIRMAN, in reply to some observations of Mr. FIIANKLYN in respect to allowing a contractor to give up the maintenance of the works to the company before the expiration of the 12 months stipulated in the contract, stated that the contractor had paid a sum of money fur that indulgence, and that it was not any part of those works that had involved the extra expenses alluded to. The interests of the East India Company, with regard to charging the capital and revenue accounts correctly, were identical with those of :he railway company. Mr. THORNTON thought the average cost of the line ought to be less than 10,0001. per mile. It was entirely owing to the ignorance of the engineers as .o the value of work that the railways in England had cost so much money, and that was proved by the construction of railways now for one half the price formerly paid for them. Mr. RICHMOND thought it was evidently the interest of the East India Company to construct the railway as cheaply as possible. With regard to the construction of the railway on an average of 10,0001. per mile, it should be borne in mind that the ascent of the Ghauts would cost considerably more than the average mentioned. Mr. NICHOLSON said the ascent of the Ghauts would cost eight times the average cost of the other parts of the line. The CHAIRMAN Raid that some portions of the line did not cost above 5,0001. per mile. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, and authorising tho directors to consolidate the 51. shares as they were paid up in full into 201. shares. Mr. IsTicuoLsoN then entered into a statement with a view to show the advantages the railways in India pos sessed over those in England. He assumed that the ave rage cost of railways in Great Britain was 40,0001. per mile. The Parliamentary and preliminary expenses amounted to 4,0001. per mile, land and compensation to 4,0001., charges, during construction,ollawy ere, engineers, and directors 2,0001. per mile, fighting in Parliament in promoting and opposing bill s 4,0001. per mile, making together 14 , 0001. per mile for the land and acts of Par- lianent, which was exactly the point at which the Indian railways commenced. The cost of construction of works he England was about 15,0001. per mile, the permanent way and materials cost 4,0001. per mile, the stations 2,0001. per mile, the rolling stock 3,0001. per mile, winch leaving 2,0001. for contingencies, made up the 40,0001. a mile for the English railways. He felt con vinced that if the Indian railway shares were called by any other name than railway, such for instance as Loh,ekh,a Rusta Guaranteed Five per Cent, by the East India Company, they would stand much higher in the market. The law and Parliamentary expenses of their line for seven years had only amounted to 2,286/. The result would be that if they finished their line for 10,0001. per mile, and had as good a traffic on it as the average in England, and allowing 50 per cent. for work ing expenses, they would pay a dividend of 10i per cent. on the outlay. That would be 5i per cent. above their guarantee. The sum of 15,000,0001. had been subscribed for railways in India ; and if the traffic was only at the rate of 201. per mile per week—which was half that of the railways in the United Kingdom—and the expenses 50 per cent. of the receipts, they would pay more than the guarantee of 5 per cent., provided the cat did not exceed 10,0001. per mile. On the motion of Captain Barber, seconded by Mr. Richmond, a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman and directors, and the meeting separated. EXPLOSION OF GAS AT THE UNITED SERVICE INSTI TUTION.—Yesterday afternoon between two and three o'clock a serious explosion of gas took place at the United Service Institution, Middle Scotland-yard. It appears that since Friday last a strong smell has been observed on the premises. The fact having been com municated at the Chartered Gas Factory, two men were sent yesterday to examine the pipes. Finding that the gas seemed to escape in the basement of the building, they lit a candle for the purpose of going below to test the pipes, but before doing so they were both cautioned by the officials of the place. They had, however, scarc.ely entered the underground department when a n explosion of a terrific character ensued, which set fire to the wearing apparel of one man, burnt another, and at the same time dislodged three or four large flagst ones on the ground floor. The gas that had escaped came from a pipe belonging to the London Comp ae Y l and it got into an old drain in the roadway, and the moment the vapour became ignited it blew up the earthwork and paved car riage road for nearly thirty feet, and several houses w ere shaken by the violence of th e concussion. one of the men who had so imprudent l y taken a light into such a dangerous place was fou nd to be badly injured, and was taken to the hospital. None of the valuable articles in the museum were injured. IRISH AND SCOTCH BANKS. The returns of circulation of the Irish and Scotch banks for the four weeks ending the 29th of Sept. la st, when added t oge th er , g i ve th e following as the a verage weekly circulation of these banks during the past month, viz.:— Average circulation of the Irish bank 5............ r 1 4 j '094: 106 012 Average circulation of the Scotch banks ..... ..•• ' 900 Average circulation during past month ••• £9,994,118 On comparing the above with the fixed issues of t the several banks, as given in the Banking Almanac, following appears to be the state of the circulation : The Irish banks are below their fixed issue £454,482 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue 1,006,897 Total above the fixed issue £552,415 The amounts of gold and silver held at the head offic es of the several banks during the past month haw! , been as follows : Gold and silver held by the Irish banks ........ 1:1,823,735 Gold and silv er held by the Scotch banks ........ 1,632,073 Total o f gold and silver held ...........£3,455,508 The above statements complete the returns of the eir- England, , Seotland, and Ireland for the month lotion :nuchn,g the 29th of Sept. These returns show a decrease of 142,100/. in the circulation of notes in England, and an increase of 293,6231. is the circulation of tke United Kingdom, w hen compared with the month ending the Ist of Sept. ; and, as compared with the month ending the 30th of Sept., 1854, the above returns show an increase of 397,491/. in the circulation of notes in England, and an increase of 7 4 7,335/, in the circulation of the United Kingdom. ,The average stock o f b u lli on h e ld by th e B an k of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the 29th of Sept. was 13 , 530 , 8421 ., b e i ng a d ecr ease of 2,188,5021., as compared with the previous month ; and an increase of 308,3561. when compared with the same period last year. The stock of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 29th of Sept. was 3,455,8081., being a decrease of 34,524/. as compared with the previous return, and an increase of 160,1311. when compared with the corresponding period last year. ~„