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tw*l SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. LONDON GAZETTE.—(This Evening.) WAR DEPARTMENT, Nov. 2. Lora Panmure has received from the Field-Marshal, Commandi❑g-in-Chief the reporc and its enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed by Major-Gene ral Dacres, commanding the Royal Artillery in the Crimea, to General Simpson. _ Camp before Sebastopol, Sept.l4. Sir,—With the successful close of the siege of Sebasto pol, it becomes my duty to bring before you the share borne by the Royal Artillery in operations protracted to an unparalleled extent amidst extremediffieulty and hard ship. _ Notwithstanding the great and frequent obstacles to maintaining a constant supply of ammunition in the bat teries, with roads almost impassable, for weeks together, and with a very precarious and insufficient transport, there has been no instance in which the Commander-in-Chief has required the artillery to act where they have been found unprepared, and at Use close of each bombardment they have always possessed the means of continuing the II a. The officers and men of the siege train have shown un failing zeal and cheerfulness in their arduous duties of arming the batteries, frequently under circumstances of great difficulty, and of directing and serving the guns. The ruined state of the enemy's works ' and the silencing of their guns, have frequently testified to the excellence of our artillery practice, of which the number of dismounted ordnance found in the captured works opposed to us affords another convincing proof. Our fire has on several occasions rendered important assistance to our Allies, which their chiefs have always warmly acknowledged. The state of the parapet of the Redan, which presents throughout one battered and ruined slope, from the into xior crest to the foot of the counterscarp, is a remarkable instance of the effect of a well-directed fire against strong earthworks. I have had frequently to lament the loss of valuable offi cers, among whom I wish to particularise the late Capt. Oldfield, who was most zealous and indefatigable in his services in the left attack. The great duration of the siege operations, and the num ber of officers who have come under my notice, forbid me to specify all whom I could wish ; and besides the names of some who had served a considerable period before Lieut.- Colonel St. George took command of the siege train, I will only add to the enclosed report from that officer, that while some who have served through the entire period have ne cessarily executed their duties under circumstances of un usual hardship, all have shown the greatest zeal and ar dour. The arrival of reinforcements from time to time up to the last day's fire of course causes great disparity in the amount of service rendered by different officers and com panies, and the earlier period involved much greater toil and er.durance than the last few months. These circum stances I have carefully dis.:ingurshed in a detailed report to the Adjutant-General of Artillery, but 1 wish to particularise the following officers who have served with great assiduity throughoet the siege : Captain Hope Luther, W. J. Bolton, and Owen; Lieutenants Ruck, Keene, Addison, and Tillarcl. From Lieutenant-Colonel St. George, commanding the siege, and his Brigade-Major, I have received the greatest assistance in carrying out the operations of the siege. The duties of the Artillery Staff have of course been con stant, and important. From Lieut.-Colonel Adye, Assize taut Adjutant-General, I have received every assistance that zeal and energy could offer. Captain Field came out with the army in 1854, but from ill-health he was obliged to leave it, and joined me in January, 1855, since when he has performed the duties of Deputy Assistant Quarter master-Generai, which have b en very onerous, assisted by Majors Fortescue and Gage, very mu c h t o m y sa ti s f a ction. To my personal Staff, - Majors Hawly and Gordon, lam much indebted for the assistance they have rendered me at all times by their activity and profes,ional knowledge. The numerous sick and wounded of the siege train have been attended to with a degree of skill and interest which I have never seen exceeded, and which has given me par ticular satisfaction. The state of comfort and order in which Surgeon Bent, who superintended the Medical De partment of the right attack, and Surgeon Fogo, of the left, assisted by Assistant-Surgeon Taylor (who has served in the trenches throughout the whole siege and whose gal lantry was most conspicuous as well as his skill) have, by their judicious arrangements, kept their hospitals during the greatest pressure of casualties from the enemy's fire and epidemic cases, has frequently called for my thanks and approbation, and I beg to recommend these officers to your notice. The whole Medical Department has been, since his promotion, under the charge of Surgeon Elliott, who previously had charge of the left attack, and his efforts at all times to provide comforts, and his attention to the sick and wounded were unremitting. The Field Batteries have at all times rendered me im portant assistance in the condact of the siege, in convey ing guns and ammunition to the trenches, on many occa sions under a heavy fire; and officers and gunners sup plied by this portion of the force, have frequently done good services on emergencies, during the different bom bardments. I have this moment received two notes from General Officers—Windham and Stranbenzee, mentioning the gal lantry of Capt. Williams, during the attack en the Redan, on the Bth inst., when he was acting as aide-de-camp to the latter ; it was equally conspicuous on the 18th June, when he commanded the spiking party, I have great plea sure in bringing it to your notice. I will merely add that to the whole of the very large proportion of the corps I have the honour to command, my best thanks, frequently expressed to them before, are again due, for the good, zealous, and intelligent services which, conspicuous throughout this trying period, have contributed to the great result a share that will form a must memorable page in the annals of the Royal Artillery. --I have, &c., R. J. DACRES, Major-General Coro man Jing Royal Artillery. To his Excellency General Simpson, Commanding-in-Chief, .tc., Enclosure. Siege Train Office, Sebastopol, Sept. 12. Sir,--The sixth bombardment of Sebastopol, which com menced on the sth inst., and lasted until the Bth, having successfully terminated in the occupation of the place by the Allies, it becomes my duty, ab the close of this long and arduous siege, to lay before you the names of a few of the many who have distinguished themselves during the time I have had the honour to command the Siege Train of this army. From Captain Campbell, commanding the Artillery of the right attack, who has served in the batteries through five bombardments, and exercised his present command in three of them, I have always received the greatest assist ance; and the admirable arrangements and indefatigable exertions of Lieut.-Colonel Barker, C. 8., commanding the left attack, entitle him to the highest commendation. He has represented to me the able and zealous aid he has re ceived throughout from his Aljutant, Captain N. 0. S. Turner. Among those, whose gallant conduct has been perhaps most conspicuous, I beg leave to mention the names of Major Strange (who le , s served in the siege from the °pee ing of the trenches to the last hour of the attack), of Capt. Arbuthnot (who has been twice severely wounded), of Captain Philip Dickson (who has served throughout the siege), of Captains Broughton, Hastings, Clifford, and Williams; and of Lieutenants Ward, Rideout, and C. 0. Brown ; all of whom have eie e layed a coolness and a zeal which cannot be overlooked. In a siege of so long duration, where every officer in his turn had frequent °ppm tanieiee ot distinguishing himself, 'which were never neglected, it is almost impossible to point out the most deserving. I cannot speak too highly in praise of Captain Reill—, my Brigad e M a j or. Ceti' the termination of the sicee ho continued the o n l y staff officer of thi s l arge and responsi ble command ; and his able pe r f ormance of his various and difficult duties has already. I know, received from you:tile warm approval it deserved. I had the pleasure, on the 22,1 of August, of rep resen ti ng the gallant conduct o f Captains Fitz:r,i oe \v ,d - Tvkitie, anti W. J. Bolton, on a f ormer occasion ; lion the Commander of th e F orces ' Oa a repres nt a - minute that these officers should not b e f orgotten. I deeply l reg o r i e t t al t l o add jthat one of them, Capt a i n Fitzroy, was m wounded in the batteries on the Bth i ns t. , and died yeately day. Captain G. Davis, with 20 men, volunteered to accom pany the storming party on the Bth inst., with spikes ; but as the infantry did not enter the Redan en mass, his ser vices were not required. Ho remained at the head of the advanced sap, where 5 of his party were wounded. I have to thank Major Alexander, Royal Marine Artil lery, who with his detachment joined the siege train in June, for his zealous assistance in the duties of the siege. I have much pleasure in calling your notice to the tin thing zeal and energy of Deputy Assistant ornmissariea Rayter and Yellen, in conducting the onerous who of their branch of the service. The former officer was a most valuable public servant, was, I grieve to say, killed in the batteries on the Bth inst. 'llea Medical Departmentof the Siege-train, under t he able awl c areful supervision of ' Surgeon Bentat the right attack, seed Surgeon pogo at the l e ft, assisted by their juniors, of whom I would especially mention Assistant-Surgeon Tay lor, has been such. as to gi ve me th e grea t es t satisfaction. The air of comfort in their hospitals, and the happy ap pearance of their patients, are sufficient proof of their ad mirable arrangements and unceasing attention. In conclusion, I have the greatest satisfaction in re- Presenting 4. the manner in which every officer, non-com leu,ia_oioued officer, and gunner under my command have ,__oll themselves remarkable during the siege, for muT.?rY,,,slisseipline, and endurance. The state of the ene a:',lV.,7vi and the ruin of the city, show the precision them ; the affect with which the fire was maintained by the evacuation eet of which has undoubtedly been to compel by the enemy of a place no longer tenable. I have, &c., F. GEORGE, Lt.-Colonel, A. C 'immanding Siege Train. Mejor-General Si r R . D o Commanding Ro ya l Artillery, yip., DOWNING- S TREET, OCT. 30. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Peter C. M. Sutherland, Esq., to be Survey or . of Natal, in the Colony of the Cape o f Go o o f d district Arthur Cresar Hawkins, Esq., t o b e Assistant Rpoe;idaVt i a s n tr d jli at t Magistrate of the division of Upper Umkornanzaig, kMacfarlane, Esq., to be Assistant Resident li Weenen, in the said district. FO REIGN-OFFICE, Nov. 2. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Valentine tiolmes, as Consul at Galway for the United States of -tVnerica. WAR OFFICE, Nov. 2. GENERAL ORDER. The Field-Ilf-rsh 1 C Dated n( i n s hie f Guards, h a s N r o e v e . e 3 1 v . e 3 iGilliam he Queen's tno'st Williams,io ° s m c n o a mman e ds that Brevet-Colonel Feng ` v C B , of the Royal Artillery, be promoted tackthe rank of Major-General . in the Army for be distinguished conduct in the defence of Kars, and of the position i front of th e town, when attacked on t h e that 29th occasion Septembner last by a l arge Russian army, which on sus tained a s i gua l defeat by the Turkish troops. _ Ey command of the Field-MarshaI,VI SC OUNT HARDINGE, Crnr oanding-in-Chief. (Signed) G. A. WET o HERALL, Adjutant-General. GENERAL ORDER. Dated Horse-Gttards Nov. 2. titication in publi,tling to the A rm Th e relti-lhrshal Commanding-i n th - Chief has much and. of the y e comma THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY frvrNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1855. Queen, for the irom )tion of Erigadier-General John Ed ward Dupuis C. 13., to the rank of Major-General, for Ma distirg fished serviceq with the Army in the Crimea, and in the op3ratious which terminated in the capture of Se eastopol. _ . . By command of the Kght Honourable Field-Marshal VISCOUNT HARDINGE, Commander-in-Chief, (Signed) G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General. WAR OFFICE, Nov. 2. 2d Dragoon Guards—Captain W. H. Seymour, from the 68th Foot, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major Conyers, who exchanges. 6th Magoon Guards—Baker Creed Russell, Geut., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Curtis, promoted. 3d Light Dragoons—Cornet Thomas Hall has been per mitted to retire from the service by the sale of his com mission. 9th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Charles Champion Moller, from half-pay 18th Light Dragoon., to be Lieu tenant, vice Howtrey, promoted, without purchase, to an Unattached Company ; Cornet Robert Blair, to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Moller, who retiree. 16th Light Dragoons—Brevet-Colonel Hon. John St. Vincent Samaurez, from half pay Unattached, to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Smyth, C. 8., who exchanges; Major Thomas Pattle to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Saumarez, who retires ; Captain T. W. White to be Major, by purchase, vice rattle; Lieutenant H. E. Leader to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Whle ; Cornet G. W. H. Riddell to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Leader ; Acting Assistant-Sur geon Andrew Knox Rickards to be Assistant-Surgeon. ADMIRALTY, OCT. 26. CORPS OF ROYAL MARINES. George Lyon Tuputan, Gentleman Cadet, to be Seen nd Lieutenant.' George Henry Elliot, Gentleman Cadet, to be Second Lieutenant. Wm. Wynch George Back Willis, Gentleman Cadet, to be Second Lieutenant. George Win. Oliver, Gentleman Cadet, to be Second Lieutenant. John Gore Fitzgerald, Gentleman Cadet, to be Second Lieutenant. William Edward Despard, Gentleman Cadet, to be Second Lieutenant. Cuthbert Collingwood Suther, Gentleman, to be Second Lieutenant. Edwin Forbes Thompson, Gentleman Cadet, to be Second Lieutenant. Henry Sturt Lewis, Gentleman Cadet, to be Second Lieutenant. William Henry Smith, Gentleman Cadet, to be Second Lieutenant. John Straghan, Gentleman, to be Second Lieutenant. William Henry Poyntz, Gentleman, to be Second Lieu tenant. Thomas Linley Grant, Gentleman, to be Second Lieu tenant. Augustine Evans, Gentleman, to be Second Lieutenant. Robert Reginald Augustus Woodforde, Gentleman, to be Second Lieutenant. James Alfred Godfrey, Gentleman, to be Second Lieu tenant. Laugh= Rokeby, Gentleman, to be Second Lieutenant- ADMIRALTY, OCT. 31. Wm. Armstrong, Gentleman Cadet, to be Second Lieu- Lieutenant. ADMIRALTY, Odt. 29. CORPS OF ROYAL MARINES. The following officer, having been retired on full-pay, will receive a step of Brevet Rank under the provisions of her Majesty's Omer in Council 13th September, 1154; the rank being honorary only, viz. : To BE MAJOR•GENERAL. Colonel-Commandant John Ashmore. ADMIRALTY, OCT. 30. CORPS OF ROYAL MARINES. Colonel Second Commandant Samuel Robert Wesley to be Colonel Commandant and Deputy Adjatant.General. Colonel Second Commandant John Tatton Brown to be Colonel Commandant, vice Asbmore, retired. Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hawkins to be Colonel Second Commandant, vice Brown, promoted. Captain Hamilton Fleming to be Lieutenant• Colonel, vice Hawkins, promoted. First Lieutenant and Quartermaster Thomas Quin Meade to be Captain, vice Fleming, promoted. Second Lieutenant Henry Langton Tollewache Inglis to be First Lieutenant, vice Meade, promoted. BREVET. Brevet-Oolonel William Fenwiek Williams, C. 8., of the Royal Artillery, to be promoted to the rank of Major- General in the Army for distinguished service in the field. Captain and Lieutenant - Colonel Studholm Brownrigg, C. 8., Grenadier Guards, to be Colonel in the Army, for distinguished service in the field. TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS IN THE ARMY. Major F. G. Urquhart, lit Foot Major F. C. Aylmer, 89th Foot Major F. D. Lister, 9th Foot Major H. A. Strachan, 39th Foot Major Hon. C. D. Plunkett, lit Foot Major H. Blount, 68th Foot Major W. MscMahon, 41th Foot Major W. M`Call, 79th Foot Major J. J. Hurt, 4th Foot Major H. Smith, 3d Foot Major J. A. Ewart, 93d Foot Major E. G. Hallowell, 28 h Foot Major C. G. Ellison, Grenadier Guards Major W. Sankey, 47th Foot Major W. Inglis, 57th Foot Major G. W. A. Higginson, Grenadier Guards Major L. Sbadwell, Unattached, Assistant Quarter. master-General Major W. Morris, C.B , 17th Light Dragoons Major J. H. King, 49th Foot Major R. Pratt, 41st Foot Major C. F. Campbell, 46th Foot Major F. F. Maude, 3d Foot M.,jor A. C. Cure, 55th Foot Major E. H. Maxwell, 88th Foot Major J. Daubeny, 62d Foot Major W. W. Turner, 7th Foot Major W. J. Loftus, 38th Foot Major R. Warden, 19th Foot Major R. Grove, 90th Foot Major G. Steevens, 20th Foot TO BE MAJORS IN THR ABMT. Captain R. J. Eagar, 31st Foot Captain T. W. Hudson, 39th Foot Captain J. Dwyer, 14th Foot Captain A. Wombwell, 46th Foot Captain W. Douglas, 14th Foot Captain It. F. W. Sibthorp, 97th Foot Captain W. A. Fyers, Rifle Brigade Captain W. J. Cuter, 63/1 Foot Captain W. C. Hodgson, 79th Foot Captain J. Maxwell, 34th Foot Captain F. L. Whitmore, Ist Foot Ca)talu A. R. Garrett, 46th Foot Captain G. H. Hawes, 9th Foot Captain T. Smith, 90th Foot Captain R. B,rnston, 90th Foot Captain W. Pretyman, 311 Foot Captain F. G. T. Des hon, 48th Foot Captain C. Sykes,.4Bth Foot Captain H. It. Browne, 9th Foot Captain W. Boyle, 89th Foot Captain G. Skipwith, 41st Foot Ceptain T. Maunsell, 28th Foot Captain F. A. Thesiger, Grenadier Guards Captain C. C. Villiers, 47th Foot Captain It B. Hawley, 89th Foot Captain .John Robinson, 44th Foot Captain H. R. Carden, 77th Foot Captain Charles Hood, 3d Foot Captain Hans R. While, 89th Foot Captain J. E. T. Quayle, 33d Foot Captain A. 1 itea'ri, 421 Foot Captain G. L. Thomtion. 4th Foot Captain W. Roberts, 28th Foot Captain H. D Ellis, 33i1 Foot Captain G. Hume, 3.ith Foot Captain J. Jordan, 34th Foot Captain It. G. A. Luard, 77th Foot Cartain W. A. Armstrong, 17th Foot Captain J. Lawrie, 18th Foot C ptain S. Hackett, 38th Foot Captain Hon. E. C. H. Massey, 95th Foot Captain J. H. Le Contour, Coldstream Guards Captain Hon. W. C. W. Coke, Scots Fusilier Guards Captain E. S. Burnaby, Grenadier Guards Captain A. C. K. L c'c, 50th Foot Captain Sir C. Russel, Bt., Grenadier Guards Captain Ludford B. Daniel, 38th Foot C ptain J. N. Sargent, 95th Foot Captain E. Chippendall, 19th Foot Captain Hon. 1). G. Fisch, 68th Foot Captain lion. A. E. Fraser, Scots Fusilier Guards Captain C. E. Watson 7th Foot Captain G. T. Mice, 17th Foot t - a ,tain M. J. Hayman, 18th Foot Captain A. J. B. Thellusson, Coldstream Guards Captain Sir J. Dunlop, Bt., Coldstream Guards Captain J. Baring, Scots Fusilier Guards. Captain C. C. Graham, 42d Foot Captain C. H. S. Churchill, Rifle Brigade Captain G. F. C. Pocock, 30th Foot Captain F. P. Lea, 55th Foot Captain H. R. Werge, 55th Foot Captain H. Rowlands, 41st Foot Captain W. Bellairs, 40th Foot Captain R. Hume, - 55th Foot Captain J. Lowes, 3d Foot Captain G. M. Green, 30th Foot Captain N. Steevens, 88th Foot Captain F. Wells, I.t Foot Captain J. W. Dewar, 49th Foot Captain A. W. S. F. Armstrong, 18th Foot Captain H. R. Hibbert, 7th Foot Captain D. W. Tupper, sfith Foot Captain C. H. Lumley, 97th Footh C pain Chalice Elgee, 47th Foot Captain J. G. Hay, 2uth Foot C p`ai , H. G. Wocals ' t-7th Foot Captain Richard Preston, 44th Foot Captain F. W. F. Hunter, -i7th Foot Captain R. L. Ot,way Pearson, Grenadier Guards Captain F. C. E.ton, 55th Foot Captain C. Cooch, 62d Foot Captain A. F. Warren, Rifle Brigade Captain J. llasssard, 57th Foot Captain G. B. Harman, 34th Foot Captain Hon. S. J. G. Calthorpe, Bth Light Dragoons ROYAL ARTILLERY. —Colonel J. E. Dupuis, C.B. to be Major-General fur di s ti ngu i s h ed Service in the Field .' TO BE COLONELS IN THE ARMY, FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN THE FIELD. Lieutenant Colonel J. St. George Lieutenant• Colonel E. C. Wards Lieuteri•►nt Colonel D. E. Woo , l, C.B. Lieutenant Colonel J. W. Fitzmayer, C.B. Lieutenant-Colonel G. IL Barker. TO BE LIEUTENTA'NT-CCLONEL3 IN THE ARMY. Major M. C. Dixon Major H. F. Strange Major J. C. W. Furtescuo Major C. S. Henry M”jor E. B. Ilamley TO BE MAJORS IN THE ARMY. Captain S. D. Broughton Captain H. A. B. Campbell Captain F. B. Ward Captain H. Rogers Captain M. Clifford Captain M. Asive Captain A. C. Hawkins Captain W. J. E. Grant Captain G. Shaw CaptainCCecaaCaptainPPpptaaliiiiu Honourable GC A F G. ... : J.H T} . '.. .. s L mtH e riaa n i Field saint : :: D o : g . Frazer Captain H. P. NewFon. Captain C. G. Arbuthnot • Captain E. Moubray s Captain W. x R e ill y Captain W. W. Barry Captain E. J. Carthew Captain J. E. Michell Captain G. C. Henry Captain W. J. Williams • Captain C Oldershavr Captain P. Dieks,in Cap ,alu W. J. Hope Captain W. W. Lukin Captain C. E. Walcott C a ptain W. J. Bolton Captain J. Sinclair Penn tain L. W. Cap Captain E. Taddy Captain F. Miller Captain C. H. Owen Captain P. L'Estrange Capsain R. H. Champion Cal tain W. G. Andrews Captain R. Mackenzie Captain W. G. Le Mesurier Royal Engineers.—Lieut.-Colonel F. E. Chapman to be Colonel in the Army for Distinguished Service in the Field TO BE LIEUT.-COLONELS IN THE ARMY. Major G. Bent Major E Stanton Mujor E. F. Bourchier TO BE MAJORS IN THE ARMY. Captain J. F M. Browne Captain Hon. H. F. Keane Captain C. J. Gibb C 'ptain F. C. Hansard Captain H. W. Montagu Captain A. C. Cooke Captai n E. C. Do Moleyns Captain L. J. A. Armit Captain C. B. Ewart Captain C. B. P. N. H. Nugent Captain E. C. A. Gordon Captain W. Porter Captain P. Ravenhill Captain L. Nicholson Captain C. H S .dley Captain G. Ranken ROYAL ARTILLERY—Brevet Major George Gardiner Alexander to be Lieutenant -Colon e l in the army. TO BE MAJORS IN THE ARMY. Captain G. B. S. N. Lowder ßodney Captain Captain J. M. Wemyss Captain J. E. W. Lawrence Captain Q G. t i:D s i e z h b o y mbor g Captain Oa)* wiz in battle ui ter m , . h r itnerica(bylirit.pact et wu• COUNTRIE; , n Genera , Post- , •• • p,,, 1 • • Oita:, London.* wsp p,, - ed. du:, En;land T.-very Friday Livei se tmerice. t hy United Sts.. packet) ..........2s ••........ L i verpo, I .",. Oct. 29 merles, (by U. States ~N packet) -. . ... N •• •• .• ••• •• SOuthan pon - . tustralia (via South ampton) ..........M •-•••-•• • • • Southamp on IA ug. 14 ditto (via Marseilles) N Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) • • • • •• • • • • •• N I ....... • • • • „., Uncerta a kfriCa ( West Coast) .. N l l3d of the mouth.. Piymoui.n Nov. 6 Vexandria..........N A, 9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover .... • i ‘ex a n dria..........m4th & 20th of mon.ciouthampi 0:1 B a hamas .„ „ ...... sf 17th of the month I louthim plo , Belgium ...........,NlloailY- -- --•• • • - %vat* - ... Daily Brazil .......... _ _ 51,9 th of the mouth.. iouthamplo, Nov. 16 Buenos Ayres ....., _ 51 9th of the month.. 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' , on thampton eru ..•........... mon. south ampt on M 1.1 & 27th of Port Natal ..•.......N .ly private ship... Various ports Uncertain Sicily .... ...... ....Nl4lll4th2sthofmon, .Dever ... T many ..,,.........NI • ,I,lsth2sthilfmon. Dover .. •• • Venezuela ... ...... .Ir2d & 17th otmonth• ••• Van Diemen's Lend (see Southamp ton 1 & 16 me t 1 Australia) .. ~ .... ~ Wes Indies ........M 20. & 17th 0 i month Eionthanm.....l , . - ill&l6nori When any of these dates fall or —_ a Sunday, the will spatched on the following d ay , with the exception of malls the In wi !i, A - a Southampton), and the M a lt a, b oth of which (vi de bo despatched tz e preceding day. will GEELONG AND MELBOURNE RAILWAY. —A. new c l- mer ship, the Geelong, of 800 tom s , h as sailed from'.ihe ' Tyne with a full cargo of rails, carriages, locomotives, &c., to he landed at the company's pier, in Cotio Bay, LENGTH OF SERVIOE.—Last week died, in Norwich, Mr. Thomas Carver, in his 71st year. For 56 years the deceased has been connected with the Norfolk Chronicle, and for 42 he had held the responsible position of over seer. He was carried to the grave on Thur;day by m i x tearers, the senior j. , urneymen in the same establish. ment, whose average period of service amounted to 41i years. Die Renfrewshire Militia was reviewed on Monday afternoon by Lord Viscount Melville at Hawkhead, the seat of the Earl of Glasgow. BANKRUPTS. Plaineas Cohen, dealer in ironmongery, Artillery-pas sage, Spitalfields, to surrender Nov. 16 and Dec. 11, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Buchanan, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-court. Richard Goodhind, draper, Ludgate-hill, Nov. 16, at eleven, and Dec. 3 at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street•buildings; Sole, Turner, and Turner, Aldermanbnry. Domenico Totnassini, upholsterer, Tottenham-court road, Nov. 1 - ?, at eleven, and Dee. 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman street-buildings; Roscoe, King-street, Finsbury. William Ledger, joiner, Doncaster, Nov. 17 and Dec. 15, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield ; Stamp and Jackson, Hull. Thomas Hunter, builder, Liverpool, Nov. 19 and Dec. 10. at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool; Banner, Liverpool. John Plumbe, painter, Southport, Lancashire, Nov. 19 and Dec. 10, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Johnson, Southport and Ortnskirk ; Frodsham, Liverpool. William Cumming, ironmonger, Newcastle-upon Tyne, Nov. 13, at eleven, and Dec. It, at twelve, at the New , castle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newca , tie-upon Tyne ' • Chartres, Newcastle-upon-Tyn e ; Shield and Harwood, Clement's-lane, Lombard-street, city. John Jauncey Randle, licensed victualler,Walsall, Nov. 14 and Dec. 5 at half•past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Saun ders and Son, Kidderminster; Motteram and Knight, Birmingham. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to this Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for the Week ending on Saturday the 27th day of Jct., 1855. tuns nimsarstENT„ Notes bunted •• 24,66,460 Government debt.... 11,615,10' Other securities ...... 2,984,9' 0 Gold cots and bullion 10,698,460 Silver bu11i0n........ - £24,698,460 M. MAXSIIALL, Chief Cashier. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING. ADVERTISER. Sir,—lt really appears to me that the very natural indignation felt on all sides at the delinquencies of Messr,:. Straban, Paul, and Bates, and the commisera tion entertained for their ❑umerous victims, have led tc, an excessive measure of punishment being awarded to them. Premising that I am not a loser directly or indirectly by the recent failure—that I have not to my knowledge any friends who have suffered by it, and that I am not in the slightest degree acquainted with any of the offenders or their families, I trust that I may at least be allowed credit for impartiality, notwithstanding that I dare, on the present occasion, to offer the sugges tion, that Baron Alderson went a great deal too far, when he gave, as his reason for passing the maximum sentence of fourteen years' transportation that the offence was of the worst description contemplated by the act. It seems to me that in all cases of this kind it is absolutely necessary to inquire into the motives of the offender, and to regulate his punishment by the ainouut of selfish criminality by which he had been actuated. This principle is, in fact, recognised by Baron Alderson's judgment ; but was not, as I consider, carried out into practice by him on the recent trial. So far as the evi dence adduced goes, it seems to be proved or admitted that the primary motive of the delinquents for commit , ting the offence laid to their charge in the indictment was not mere "pelf," or "robbery." If it were, why did t h e y not abscond with the proceeds of the misappro priated securities ? Their immediate object was to re stere the credit and statue of their banking house. No part of the ill-gotten funds was directly or immediately absorbed by any of the offenders for their own private purposes ; on the contrary the whole was carried to the bank account, and disposed of just as it would an I ought to have been had it really and bona fide formed part of the partnership capital. It is quite true that such an appropriation of the funds was wholly unjustifiable, and no answer to the offence with which the delinquents were charged, viz , that of having illegally disposed of Dr. Gritfithe' securities ; but I contend that the fact of the money having been dis posed of in the manner I have mentioned, forms a very material ingredient in the case, and renders the offence committed far less reprehensible than it might have been, and would have been, had the offenders simply applied the proceeds to their own exclusive personal ad vantage. Of course there can be no moral excuse for a banker who resorts to illegal means for bolstering up the credit of his concern, and thereby endeavours to avert i evitable bankruptcy ; but in a criminal point of view (more especially when such serious consequences as transportation,. and consequent association with the worst of felons are involved), there is, it seems to me, a vast difference between the case of the banker, or other trader who improperly converts securities, and applies the proceeds for the benefit of all his customers, in due course of business, and the one who, after making the illegal conversion, applies the fund solely to his own private or selfish ends. It is on the ground, therefore, of its being quite possible to conceive a very much worse case under the act than that actually committed by Strahan and his associates, that the reason given by Baroii Alderson, in support of his sentence, seems to me to be fairly open to objection, and the sentence itself to be not strictly just. I do not here allude in any way to the obvious unfair ness of not drawing any distinction between the three offenders ; they certainly were not all equally guilty ; bat I ask, in all sincerity, whether such a sentence as transportation for 14 years would have been passed on any one of the delinquents had the banking-house of Strahan and Co. been in perfectly solvent circumstances, instead of in a state of deplorable insolvency at the time of the trial ? Supposing the case of the conversion of Dr. Griffiths' securities to have been just the sane (and conversion alone, recollect, forms the criminal offence), but the bank to have been in a position to meet all its 'engagements (including the replacement of Dr. Griffiths' securities) would any judge in the land have inflicted the extreme punishment of prolonged transporta- Lion ? or, had he done so, would not there have been a cry of shame and injustice from all quarters? I can but think that, in such a state of things, the justice of the case would have been considered, both by judge and jury, and the country at large, to have been amply met by some not very prolonged imprisonment in Newgate or elsewhere, apart from the society of mur derers and burglars ; and if this be sa, I confess T. can not understand by what process of reasoning it can be made out that the fact of the criminal offence being accompanied or folio xed by a bankruptcy, not occasioned by, but, in fact, delayed by the crime (however ruin ous the consequences of such bankruptcy may have been to a vast body of people) ought to operate to enhance the amount of punishment for the criminal offence. Bank ruptcy is not in itself a crime, and so fir as it either is, or involves an offence, it is punished, not at the 0d Bailey, but by the Court of Bankruptcy, and it wad, in my opinion, to that last tribunal that whatever was wrong in the conduct of-Messrs. Strahan and Co., ultra the crime of illegally converting securities, not their own, should have been left. Should it be objected to what I have alleged in ex tenuation of the conduct, or rather in mitigation of the punishment of these very grave offenders, that they were extravagant in their personal expenditure, and, there fore, morally as wrong as if they bad more directly , applied the misappropriated securities to their own pri vate end', I can only reply, that it is only shown that their expenditure became either more or less extrava gant after the offence was committed, and that the very fact of their not making any alteration, for better or worse, in their style of living, affurds t' my mind very strong evidence that to the last moment they entertained hopes (futile though in fact they were) of retrieving their affairs, and that such being their anticipations the notion of "pelf" being their on!y motive for conveying the se curities is absolutely negatived. In conclusion, I have only to remark that, however bad the conduct of these men may have been in specu lating in the first instance, continuing business after insolvency, and finally resorting to criminal means to preserve a shallow and temporary credit, they are, in a sense, victims to a popular outcry, and of a not strictly Just sentence.--I am, sir, yours obediently, London, Oct. 31, 1855. A BARRISTER. THE LATE STORMS. On Wednesday morning the Norwegian sloop Mouri den, Hansen, of Gritnstadt, from Newcastle for Grim stadt, laden with coal, bar iron, grindstones, and crockery ware, drifted on shorn near Newholm Beck, about two miles to the northward of Whitby. She left the Tyce on Monday morning. About midnight of the same day the master, mate, and a man were washed overboard by a heavy sea, which also swept everything off the deck, but the man caught a rope and hauled himself on board aga i n . While beating among the breakers on Wednes day morning, before coming on shore, the supercargo was washed off the deck and drowned. Three of the crew survived, and are at Whitby. The names of those lost are B. Hansen.(captain), Anders Terkelsen (mate), and A. Andersen (Qupercargo). The other four vessels on shore have not sustained further injury. A letter from Shields, dated Wednesday night, says the tremendous gale from the north-east, which com menced at midnight on Monday, continued with unmi tigated fury more than 24 hours, and the weather is still very rough, with a heavy sea rolling on the coa-t. Nine vessels are ashore between the Tees and the Coquet, and some others have been stranded further south. Toe crews have been all saved. No vessels can get out of the Tyne because of the sea that is running at the bar. Our report from Hartlepool, dated Wednesday, states that the brig Amelia was safely towed off Middleton Sand into the harbour of Old Hartlepool by the assist ance of two steam vessels. About 8p m, the brig Tees, from Hamburg for Stockton, was driven on to the Mid dleton Sand, and her masts immediately went by the board. The brig Moor, of Sunderland, having brought up in the bay, was driven on to the sand close against the north pier at the entrance to West Hartlepool. The crew got out by a gangway on to the pier. The schooner London, from Hamburg, in ballast, arrived in the bay, and attempted to make the harbour of West Hartlepool, but having shifted her ballast was driven ashore near to Seaton Carew. The captain's wife and child were on board at the time, and they, together with the crew, were taken from the vessel by the Seaton Carew life-boat. Shortly after they had left her she broke in two amid ships. Telegraphic reports announce the wreck of some Hartlepool vessels on the Blyth rocks. Sporting Intelligence. TATTE RSALL'S—THIIRSDAY. The room was very thinly attended, and only the A 1- lowing bets were laid : - DEBBY. 500 to 25 agst Polaloodie (taken) 875 to 25 agst West Langton (taken) OAKS. 100 to 8 agst Salipyge (taken) We were glad to find that one of the persons to whom we alluded in our report last Tuesday had taken a step is the right direction, and, in all probability, satifac tory arrangements will be made with his creditors in the course of a few days. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Oct. 21, 1855 £2 \ 420 4 3 Corresponding week last year 22,••50 8 4 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. —Traffic re turn for the week ending Oct. l'B, 1855 £19,915 2 7 Corresponding week last year 19,107 10 6 CFLESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return tor the - week ending Oct. 28, 1855 £5,778 18 3 Corresponding week last year 5,015 9 11 Increase in 1855 . £763 8 4 SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY. —Tragic return for the • week ending Oct. 28, 1854 £2 518 19 94 t :orrespondinc , - week last year CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for week et wing Oct. 27, 1855 £23l 11 6 Cc 'rrasponding week last year FORT.AU-PRINCH, ST. DOMINGO, Oct. 10.—Th3 Anis riea'a barque Amelia, which bad been lying in the outer r. users for some time past under euspici.>ll4 eirciiinstancts, it being rumoured that she was intended ft r Cuba, was Ceit •,ed ny the Haytiao Crovcrnment, by order of the Am erican Consul, Mr. Lewis. 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Bt.k. of India, Australia, & Chin; City olon;a1 :0 !)orriniercial.of lona Inr.Cht 611 fond. Chs.tt. Bk. o Anstrali% 5 'iitto New I,ndon %TO County. Lna. &E. Bnkg. Corp Loudou Joiut Stock. bond. & Weetminstei National Proof Eng, 110. New.. iationr. l South ~v)v- 1 7.1.:L1 of IreiaD. Do., /kw loyal Austrabl.BlF. 1 Royal 8riti5h...,..... oql;. A.-3LnliA rta:on of &u.:inlia, Union o LOll6 d9r thli day. 1i EPIIESELVTATION O 1 SOUTII irA AK. SIR CHARLES NAPIER. A meeting of the friends of Sir Charles Napier was hel4 in front of the Brown Bear, Southwark-bridge-road, at si) o'clock last evening. A very numerous crcwd assembled the broad street beneath the platform which had bee! erected from one of the windows, and upon which the hoi, and gallant admiral, with his immediate supporters am, committee, had taken their places. Mr. HENRY HART occupied the chair, and briefly intro duced the candidate as a sincere and open-hearted reforme , to the meeting, by whom his appearance was hailed witl, cordial applause. Sir CHARLES NAPIER said he thought he had explained already, as clearly as it was in the power of any man to do, what were his political views and sentiments, and ii the electors agreed with him, and thou.ht him a fit man to represent them in Parliament, he hoped for their sup port on the day of election. To go over the ground which he had already gone over in his former speeches would neither be interesting nor amusing, but he would give tht meeting, if they allowed him, a short description of the campaign in the Baltic, which he had the honour to cow nand. (Cheers.) As we all knew, we wero rather long in making up our mind, and in making our preparations for war. We had numerous and pretty strong hints from the Czar as to what were his intentions, and if we had made up our minds a little sooner, perhaps we might have prevented the war altogether. (Cheers.) However that might be, after he was appointed to command the Baltic fleet, he was detained but a short time to make preparations. He received his final instructions on the Wednesday, went down to Portsmouth on the Thursday, and sailed on the Saturday. (Cheers.) In fact, he lied so little time that he could not get a ser vant. He had neither pot nor pan to make his dinner with, nor plates and glasses to eat and drink it in. However, he sailed with the fleet at the time announced. It was in the month of March, and what the weather would be in that mouth, in a northern climate, we might all judge. In spite of all that the fleet sailed for the Baltic, passed through the Belt without pilots, but in safety, placed buoys in all the channels, and took soundings of the most intricate and shoaly passages. Having arrived at the capital of Denmark, he thought it his duty to pay his re ap cts to the King, in the hope of inducing him to join the Western Powers in resisting the aggressive designs of Rus sia ; but although the people of Copenhagen were well dis posed to the policy of the Western Powers, which were fully understood and approved, there were peculiar cir cumstances which made it impossible to get the King upon our side. Having done his best, however, to effect that object, the fleet proceeded. It got iuto a Swedish port, when he (Sir Charles) thought it was likewise his duty to pay his respects to the King of Sweden, to get him to sup port the Western Powers. He was received at Stockholm with the same enthusiasm as he was now received by the people of Southwark. (Cheers.) The Swedish people were all agreed about the justice and necessity of this war, and were all ready for war. The King honoured him with a kind reception, and entertained him sumptuously, when he (Sir Charles) entered minutely, as he did upon other occasions, into the reasons which he thought should induce the King of Sweden to join with France and England in this war; but Sweden was a small power, as they all knew, and the King did not see his way clearly to taking a decided part. No blame to him for that; as the guar dian of Swedish interests it was hie duty in the first place to act a cautious part. But now the campaign of 18J5 having been brought to a close, he would say that our Go vernment ought to use the most strenuous ataxia to induce Sweden to adopt the policy of England and France. Sweden, though relatively weak, was a strong maritime power, having 60,000 men and 200 gunboats, and it would be of immense benefit, therefore, to gain her assist ance in any future campaign in the Baltic. After what had happened, and after the design which Russia had pro claimed her determinatioe to carry out, he did earnestly hope that our Government would use every effort to induce Sweden to join the coalition iu the campaign of 1856. To return to Lis narrative, he took the fleet into one of the most difficult harbours of Sweden, exposed to fogs and gales at that time of the year. After waiting some time for weather fit to get into the Gulf of Finland, at last he had an opportunity, and the fleet sailed; but in the very middle of the passage a severe fog came on, in which one ship could net see another, nor see the rucks which sur rounded them. By the ability of the officers and d iscipline of the men, they got without any loss out of that trying position, hen one might have feared lest half of the fleet should be cast ashore. (Cheers.) That showed what could be dune by men whose hearts were right, and who were rightly commanded. The fleet next made its way to a Russian port, in the hope that a Russian fleet might be in duced to meet it, for in that port he knew there was a Russian fleet of 36 sail of the line. But as he believed the Russians would not show their faces if we showed the whole of our fleet, he took half of it into an extremely difficult harbour, full of rocks and shoals, hoping the Rus sians might be encouraged to show fight ; the other half of our fleet was left outside, to give assistance if the .Russi ins should be enticed into a battle. Unfortunately, they hard heard of us, and did not like our look, and so this offer of battle failed. He then collected our fleet, and, with the ships of our brave allies the French, went to Cronstadt, the great naval stronghold of Russia in the Baltic, to see what could be done there. But when the fleets got there they found a less draught of water than the ships required to approach Cronstadt, and it was useless attempting any thing there. There was an impression when he left England that the fleet could sail, not only to Cronstadt, but St. Peter sburg, or even to Moscow. Well, after examining the de fences and forts of that stronghold, the admirals came to the conclusion that they could not, with the means then at their disposal, attack it without risking almost certain de• struction, and they returned to the mouth of the Gulf of Finland to attack another strong fortress Bowarsund. It was his intention, and that of his French ally, to attack it with the fleets alone, and they firmly believed that they might have overcome it; but the Governments of France and Euglaud thought fit to send land forces to join in the attack, and make the result sine. How speedily and com pletely it succeeded we all knew ; but few wero aware of the importance of that victory ; for Bornarsund had been built expressly to overawe Sweden, if not for the purpose of conquering Sweden. Immediately after that the weather became very bad, the short summer of those latitudes end ing in the middle of August ; but before ending the cam paign the allied fleets thought they would look at another great Russian fortress, Sweaborg, where a large Russian fleet was lying. Having examined Sweaborg most care fully, however, it was found perfectly impossible to attack it at that time, and with the means which the commanders had. The British people had blamed him, at first, for not attacking that !lace ; but he knew his duty—he knew from long experience what ships and men could do; and it would have been wrong for him to attempt an operation which was perfectly certaiu to cause the less of half our fleet, without any advantage whatever to our side. He would not speak of the manner in which he had been treated ; but he was satisfied with the course ho had pursued, the more so because the campaign of 1855 was now ended, and Sweaborg was not yet taken. He hoped now that the Government would set every dockyard in the country to work, and pro• vide an efficient naval force of all kinds for the campaign of 1856; for in proportion to their vigour in carrying on the war, its termination would be hastened. He hoped we were all prepared for that object, even to bear increased taxation in patience, but nut to have the taxes wasted upon an idle or inefficient navy. Another reason was that there appeared to be difficulties between us and America. The Americans were our brothers, but they were extremely ambitious, and had been looking iu a sneaking way after Cuba, and it was our duty to prevent them flow taking possession of it. lii such matters the American Govern tue.nt were unable to control its own subjects, and we should therefore help it in putting (town such attempts. No doubt the French would assist us, if ever it came to. war with America; and we must depend, in all cases, upon our ships, engines, and men. With regard to the present situation of the war —in the Black Sea ell looked well, under a bravo and able admiral. In Asiatic Turkey, the troops were commanded by Otner Peelle, whom he (Sir Charles) knew well ; for in Syria lie had, as well as the fleet, an army of 10,000 men under his corninan.l, and oa.er Pacha was under him, ago brave, and clever officer. Now, everybody at home suffered from taxation and the high price of bread, which neither Government nor any body could lower whilst the war lasted, and which we must bear with good humour. The gallant admiral con eluded by expressing his readiness to answer any ques tions, and his pleasure at seeing so many friendly faces. He had gone through some of the Southwark manufacto ries that day, and visited the masses of the work people, for it was impossible, with onepair of legs, to visit 10,000 electors at their houses, and he had met with the most en thusiastic reception ; he was not even obliged to ask for their votes, but they came forward voluntarily to promise them, and to promise that they would bring their friends. He did cot ascribe this to any merits of himself, but to the desire of the people to see fair play, which he had not received from the Government, and which was always dear ' to Englishmen. (Cheers.) Dr. EVANS moved a resolution, declaring the.t the meeting was perfectly satisfied with Sir Charles Napier's statement, and determined to secure by every legitimate means his triumphant success. He remarked that it was important at this time, whilst the Admiralty had the expenditure of so many millions sterling, to send seine men to Parliament who were, like Sir Charles Napier, practically acquainted with that department. Mr. BARNES seconded the resolution, with some re marks upon the pretensions of the rival candidate, who was not the only successful tradesman in the borough, and who, if he did employ a number of men, did so for his own profit. He compared such local claims with the na tional reputation of Sir Charles Napier. The resolution, having been carried by acclamation, was acknowledged by the hon. and gallant admiral, who said that he was very highly gratified with so large a meeting, which consisted, in his judgment, of not f ewer t h an four or five thousand.persons. He moved a vote of thanks to the chairman. Dr. ROBERTS, in seconding this, answered a question which had been asked by the party of Mr. Scovell, namely. why so many medical gentlemen were active on the side of Sir Charles Napier? One reason was, ho sail, that they wore displeased with the conduct of one of their profession in coming to the borough three days before Sir William Molesworth died, to warn Air. Scovell's friends that there was likely to be an election. Another reason was that Sir Charles had done much to improve the situation of navy surgeons, and to promote medical reform. This terminated the proceedings, and it was announced that Si r Ch ar l es Napier wiald address another meeting this (Friday) e ven i ng, precisely at 6 o'clock, at the D uke of Clar ence , near the Obelisk. MR. SCOVELL. Yesterday evening Mr. Scovell met a very large number of tile electors of Southwark at the Bridge-house Hotel, 14, aid on-bridge. Dr. CHALLICE was called to the chair, and reviewed at len g th th e comparative merits of the two candidates ; and while dealing very fairly with Sir Charles Napier's per sonal qualifications, denied that they were such as to en title him to represent Southwafk, his claim appearing to rest pi iocipally on the fact of his baying been ill-used by Sir James Graham ; and he suggosted that Sir Charles's best course was to oppose Sir James the first time that right hon. gentleman offered himself to any constituency, :Id of the result of such an election there could be n o ionht. Mr. SCOVELL, who was received with every possible de eonstration of respect, and was lousily applauded, after ;nee preliminary observations, said that he would disdain ;0 go into Parliament on the mere clamour of his wannest 'riends. (Hear.) His wish was to present his opinions can ;idly and honestly before the electors, and to answer any pie:tion that might be put to him s‘ith perfect honesty ; .nd unless he did that, and could give reasons for any pinions he held, he was not fit to represent them in the louse of Commons. (Hear.) He wished to advert, in ,he first place, to a statement which had been made by the •hairman of one of Sir Charles Napier's meetings, who sad thrown on him (Mt. Scovell) and his committee the 'ens of proving that they had not resorted with indecent mate to preparations for a new election after the death of Sir W. Molesworth. (Hear, hear.) A very few words he bought would show that it. was not with his side that such fault rested. Sir W. Molesworth died on Monday, Oct. and he was credibly informed that Sir C. Napier, be ween two gentlemen supporters of his, was seen 24 hours .fter the death of Sir William in the lower parts of the °rough, engaged in a personal canvass. (Hear, hear.) iir C. Napier's address svas dated the 23rd, the day after sir William's death, end his first meeting was on the 25th. its (Mr. Scovell's) address was dated the 24th, and his :rat public meeting was in the evening of the day on which Sir W. Molesworth's funeral took place. (Hear, hear.) fe would not have referred to the subject but for the strong Atack which had been made on himself and his friends. Hear.) He had endeavoured in all his speeches to avoid ny allusion to Sir C. Napier. It was true in one of his aldresses he had spoken of that gallant gentleman's age, i.nd in that he had no intention of giving offence, but he bought he was justified in pointing out to the electors the espective ages of the candidates. (Hear, hear.) He re liected age, especially when it was accompanied by that nosleration, control of the passions, courtesy and decorum shich were its best ornament. If, however, his allusion o the gallant gentleman's age had given him any offence ;se humbly begged his pardon. (Cheers.) With reference o his political opinions, he begged to state that his send uents were now the same as those which he declared when in 1852 he asked their suffrages. He had seen no cause to lter them, or to waver in the opinions he then held. The ion. gentleman then, in terms similar to those in which he las previously spoken, stated himself to I.e in favour of the •xtension of the suffrage and the ballot, for religious equality, and the non-endowment of any religious sect by ho state. He had been asked if he was prepared, under this latter profession, to separate Church and State, and he had answered "No !" (" Hear," and hisses.) Such a step weals' oe unpractical, and amount to revolution But he would ay that of all of our institutions the Established Church the most required reform. (Hear.) He did not pretend to ay that in reforming that institution he would t inch it .vith an unfriendly hand, fer by doing so he ghoul I be a traitor to his church ; but he would vote for any meaeare .vhich was calculated to direct the great revenues of the church into channels most beneficial to the people—(hear) —and he would extend to the poor curate and vicar, to the working clergy, a fair proportion of the revenues of he church. (Cheers.) With regard to the endowment of religious sects, he was not for disendowing, and he was said in this to be consistent with his profession of religions equality; but ho would go to Parliament to assist in car. eying out practical measures; and all he could say was bat he would not consent to any fresh endowments. ,Hear.) He was not prepared to disendow Maynooth. (Cheers and counter-cheers.) He knew the storm he might oring on himself by that opinion, but he would rather not sit in Parliament at all than attempt to do such an act of Injustice as the withdrawal of that which was an educa tional grant. (Cheers.) The hon. gentleman then briefly stated that he was in favour of the emancipation of the Jews, for the abolition of church rates, and for the vigor ous prosecution of the war; and if any Governmert shrunk from pursuing that course he was ready to oppose it, and to seek for another to supply its place. He con cluded amidst loud cheers by declaring himself ready to answer any question which might be put to him. No questions were put, and Mr. Corderoy moved, Mr. Dare seconded, and Mr. Lane supported a resolution approving of Mr. Scovell's senti ments, and pledging the meeting to his support, which was carried with every manifestation of earnestness and una nimity. Mr: SCOVELL, in returning thanks and moving a vote of thanks to the chairman, took the opportunity of stating that he was much pained to have heard it stated that some too zealous supporters of his had been instrumental in interrupting the proceedings at the meeting of Sir Chas. Napier's friends on the previous evening. He never wished such a step to be taken, and he disavowed any desire of unfairly treating the gallant admiral. He had too much confidence in his own pretensions to the support of the electors to descend to such a course. (Hear.) £24,698,460 Dated the, let day of Nov., 1855. BANKING DE PASTBLENT. Proprietors'capital .. 14,553,000 Rest ................ 3,170,726 Government securities (includg.llead Weight . , Public deposit f. (in chiding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 3,700.844 Other deposits ...... 11,327,321 Seven Day and other 5i115........ . 979,129 Annuity) 10,328,955 Other securities-- 18,534,(:00 Notes . .......... 4,262,560 Gold and silver coin .. 604,901 Z 33,731,020 X 33,731.020 i. Chief Cashier. Dated the Ist day of Nov., 1855. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, corn- puted from the returns made in the week ending Oct. 30, 1855, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : From the British Possessions in America 3ls. llill ill t t Mauritius if if East Indies 34s. 04d. The average pric,e of the three foregoing descriptions of Sugar, computed as above, is 325. ld. per cwt. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tats DAY. Amsterdam • . 11 17 IA Gibraltar ...• •.••• • • • • • Ditto, three months .. 11 19 1 4 Leghorn .. •• •• ••• • • 30 20 Rotterdam ............ 11 19!4 Genoa .......... •• .25 80 Antwerp ••••••••• • • • • • 25 60 milan •••••••••• • • • • • • Brussels ••••••••• • • • • • 25 60 Venice •.•••••• • • • • • • •• llamburgh .•••••• • •• • • 13 10 Naples •••• • • • • ...... • • 4414 !Palermo .... Paris 25 44 Messina ... 132y4 Ditto, three months .• 25 80 Lisbon ...• 52% Marseilles 25 80 Oporto 53 Bourdeaux . • .... Janeiro ..... .• • .... Fiankfort-on Maine .... 12014 Buenos Ayre5........ .. Berlin ................ New York,6o days' sight Vienna........ • • .... 11 32 Philadelphia • • .... 11_34 ; PRICES OP DULL ICI4, PER OZ, Petersburg ............ Madrid Caiiz •• .. •• •• ..... itareelona ............ .• .. •• •• •••• 34 Foreign Gold in Bars X 3 17 9 492 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 50 Mexican Dollars .... 0 4 11% New D011ar5....-• 0 0 0 Silver in bars .. 0 5 1 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty this day : Lieutenant St. G. Itathbone, to the Heela. Surgeon Hugh Girvan, confirmed, to the Niger. Surgeon Superintendent John W. Elliott, to the Castle Eden convict ship. Acting Clerk Henry P. Brenan, to the Salamander. LATE TRIAL OF THE THREE BANKERS. SEABORNE MA as. (2.T Aigniffes that the mail. are sent from the Gen..tral , y the night—and M by the morrung-4espateh.) all .00 .00 00 i Lh , 1! 21 all 3 A; all 58i i 9 8i i 83i 41 4 50 & 11 I 1 75 4/ 51 Ci 94/ 5 92 2 t li 83 i 61i 4i 37 45i 25i 5 57i i 1 7 6i 1W 9 11i 12 89. 8 394 ex d Country Markets DERBY SMITHFIELD.-00T. There was a good average supply of fat beasts today, and prices unaltered. The number of sheep was less that , for several weeks, and a flit demand. Fat calves scarce. A. very deficient supply of fat pigs, and all sold. The fallowing were the quotations :—Beef, 66 to 6d; mutton, 66d to 7d ; lamb, 7d to lid ; veal, 7d tc 76.1 per lb. ; pigs, 10s 6d to is Od per score ; rough fat, 6s 3r tt, Lis per 141 b. ; hides, aid to 44d per lb ; call-skins, 3t 51 par lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN.—OcT. 31. A large market. Wheat, top prices, were sold princi• pally for seed. Sales heavy at the beginning, but prices giving way a little sales were mere ready. Barley, oats, and beans much cheaper. New wheat, top, 4s up, and on the average 2s 7d down. Old wheat, top, 6s up—on the average lot ld down. Barley, ;op, is down—average, is 6d down. Oats on the top 2s 8d down—average, 2s 10d down. Beans on the top Is up average, 2s 2d down. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat £4 4 0 7-12025. Do. new -12ths. Barley o._ts 1 13 10 10-12th. Deans BOSTON—OcT. 31. A small attendance to-day of farmers and dealers, and s short supply of all kinds of grain. Wheat a slow demand, at a decline of is to 2s per qr. Spring corn held firmly at late rates. Prices :—Wheat, red, 65s Od to 82s Od; white, 82s Od to 85s Od. extra, 87s Od. Barley, 32s Od to 40s Od. Oate s 20s to 325. Beans. t 505 Od to 56s Od. Peas, 493 Od to 553 per qr. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. TEIIRSDAY, November 1. Stations. Course of Wind. State of Weather. Greenwich N. Partially cloudy. Lotlabury. Amsterdam . N.W Rain. Southampton...... N. Cowes N.E. Fine. Portsmouth N.E Fine. Poole N.E Fine. Harwich N.E.Fine—Cold.' Ipswich N.E Fine. Derby N.E Fine. Nottingham Leicester N.E Fine. Mai che5ter......... N.E. Fine. WM tehaven Sheffield N. Lancaster N. Maryport.. N. Stoke-on-Trent.... S W... Carlisle N. N. W. .... Frosty. Leeds N Holy head Dublin N.W Fine. Liverpool Boston e —Cold. Great Grimsby N.N.W..... Rain and snow. Gaineborough Yarmouth W.N W.... Fine. Lowestoft Cambridge N.W Fi ue. Brighton W.N.W.... line. Bristol N E Fine—Cold. Plymouth . Exeter . . N.E Fine. Cardiff N.E. Fine. Haverfordwest Gloucester N. Fine. Swansea N.W Fine. Shrewsbury Leamington N.W Very fine—Very clear. York Scarborough Hull N.E . Snow. Sunderland N.E. Ver, stormy—Snow. Glasgow N.W Fine—Frosty. Berwick W Very windy. Perth Dundee Edinburgh N. Fine—Frosty. Aberdeen S.E. Strood N Toubridge BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 30th ult., at Hunsdon Rectory, the wife of the Rev. R. W. Thackeray. On the 30th ult., at Cheltenham, the wife of Lieut.-Col. Atwell Lake, Madras Engineers. 07 ♦ DAUGHTKR. On the 23d ult., at Carrigmore, Co. Cork, the Countess of Norbury. On the Ist inst., a t 7, Doughty-street, Meoklenburg square, the wife of Saml. Fras. Bi lton, Esq., barrister- , at-law. MARRIED. On the 31st ult., at the Church cf St. Mary Magdalene, Munster-square, Regent's-park, Major Henry Charles Curt litro Owen, Royal Engineers, eldest son of Captain Cunliffe Owen, R.N., to Agnes, second (laughter of Lewis Cubitt, Esq., 52, Bedford-square- On the let inst., at Penge, near Sydonham, the Rev. S. Stead,M.A., vicar of Burton-on-T ren t, t o M ary, younges t (laugter of the late John Addison, Esq., of Highgate, Middlesex. DIED. On the 29th ult. ' at Strasb ourg , C o l one l J ames C am p' boll, formerly of the 93d Highlanders, and late Lieut.-Col• of the 87th Regt., aged 49. On the 28th ult., William Barras, Esq., of Laleham, and formerly of th e 9th L aneers, aged 66. On the 27th inst., at 1, Champion-terrace, Charlton, Kent, Colonel Francis Raußain, Royal Artillery, aged 66. On the 25th ult., at 16,Westbourne-place, Eaton-square, Col mei Martin Orr, aged 63. Oa the 29th ult , at Wellingborongb, the Rev. Haynes Gibbs, Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, aged 56. Or. the 30th ult., Saul Samuel, Eaq., Hoddesden, Herts, aged 73. On the 28th ult., nt Exeter, the Rev. James Cole, for. met ly of Fulham, Norfolk, and lat,, of Bream', Somerset, aged 68. Ou the WI ilt., Maly, wife of Mr.W. Baugh, of South. street, Southwark. 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