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LONDON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1855. It is said that the laws of the United Kingdom and of the United States are derived from the same fountain. The works of eminent English jurists are received in the American Courts with atten tion and respect ; and we certainly listen to the opinions of KENT, STORY, and other trans-atlantic legal writers with the deference to which they are justly entitled. The precedents which guide the arguments of the bar and influence the deci sions of the bench in either Country are virtually the same, or at least of an analogous character. We are therefore warranted in dealing with mat ters relating to the alministration of criminal justice in America as if they had taken place in our own country, and under our own inspection. Now we fearlessly assert that never at any time or under any circumstances have the private in structions of an Attorney-General to the acting prosecutors in zeferenco to any pending trial, been given to the world before that trial had taken place. It may be impossible to prevent the Press from alluding and commenting on a matter still sub judic, and, to a certain extent, pre judicing the judgment of jurymen who can not quite divest themselves of previously con ceived opinions. But a high official has never ventured on such a c3urs3 or attempted to obt•tin a verdict by such i nproper and wholly unjustifiable means. To do so would be at once to show his total unfitness for the office which he occupied. It would be an effort to pollute the stream of juitice, deerving the highest possible censure—an effort which would recoil with ter rifi,,t force against liiiaself, so that it might hap pen that the engineer might " Ei&st with bi 3 own petard." We know that there are high-minded and impar tial judges and independent and fearless advocates in America—and we shall feel greatly surprised if the unfair and criminal attempt of Mr. Attorney- General CUSIIING, to impott a political element jeo the issue about to be tried in the law courts, be not stringently reprehended from the Bench an d at the Bar—so that he will have cause deeply to regret the infatuation that induced him so far to o verstep the strict line of duty. It is impossible to suppose that Mr. VAN Du a, the district prosecutor, could have so f ar vio'ated all the proprieties of his position a d to have sanctioned, or even connived at such publication as that which has attracted so much attention, without the authority, express or im _plied, of his official superior. Such a gross out rage would be promptly and most correctly visited, not merely with censure, but dismissal. But if it were possible to entertain a scintilla of doubt on the subject, it would be removed by a consideration of the subject discussed in these so called instructions, which contain intrinsic evidence of the object for which they were framed, and the spirit in which they were conceived. What has the conduct of the British Govern ment to do with the question ? How, or in what manner, is it pertinent to the issue? The fact that the Cabinet at 'Washington " has addressed to that of Great Britain demands of public redress and satisfaction " cannot be admissible in evidence, and, therefore, cannot 'form a topic for discus isiou b y the Prosecuting Counsel. Nor is the opinion of Judge, KALE, -as to how far it may cc by ingenious contrivances have succee d e d in shelter i ng its agents from conviction as malefac tors," or the significant threats of ulterior mea sures in the event o f au acquittal, have any bear ing on the procee din g s in Court. The intention must have been, if Lt all relating to the trial, to pr e j u di ce thejudges, an d to inflame the passions of the jurors, so as, if possibl e, to prevent the impartial decision which it is the boast of the citizens of America will be given to every person charged with a grave offence, for which, in the eventof an a(lverseverdict, he will be liable to strin gent punishment. Por this gross violation of the common law and the ordinary rules of administrative justice, Mr. CALEB CUSIIING would be liable to a criminal information, and to stand himself in the dock as an offender against the laws of his coun try. Nor would it in any degree justify or even alleviate his guilt that he was actuated by 4 dif scarcely mere warrant a bl e mot i ve. ferent altho u g h w et , beficTe that - 'his • chief - ohjeot was to make. THEATRE; ROYAL, iIivMARKET. Unticr the Management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS „. Will be pfxtbrmed SUE STOOP•A TO OONQUER. Cliaraeter4 by Messrs. M4rinwe, Howe, . Compton, Villiers, and Ilastings; Mrs. Ilardeastle, miss P:lnter, Bc.e. followed by THE LITTLE TREASURE. Tct 6oneinde with FISH OUT OF WATER. TIITIATRE, OXFORD-PITREET. Under the Management of Mr. CnAlur.a TIIIS EVENING Will be presented JUDGE NOT BY APPEARANCES. After which, KING lIENRY VIII. Queen Katharine, Mrs. C. Kean.; Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with A GAME OF ROMPS. TITSA.Tia,E ROYAL AJALPIiI proprietor, Mr. B. Webstr.—Directress, Madame Celeste. ---- THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE WHITE HORSE OF THE PEPPERS. After which, the Farce of THE £lOO NOTE. To conclude with A MOVING TALE. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. J. El. Anderson, 18, Norfolk-street, Strand. Increased Attractions, and success in equal ratio 7 THIS, AND EVERY EVENING, at Eight o'clock. Will We presented, with entirely New and Magnificent Appoint. vent% MAGIC and MYSTERY, in twelve acts, arranged in two arts, by Professor Anderson. Aftor which, the startling illustrations of Spirit-Rapping. HALF AN-11017R WITH TIIE SPIRITS, being the most surprising and interesting series of experiments ever given within the walls of any I heatre. 100,000 persons have visited the Lyceum already to see the Great Wizard of the North. Prices of admission:—Private Boxes, 11. 1 is. 6d. and 11. Is. ; OVPhestra Stalls, 4s. : Dress Boxes, 35.: Upper Boxes,Pit, Is.: Gallery, 6d. No Half-price. Box-office open from ri to 5 d any. Grand Morning Performance on Saturday Next at Two o'clock Doors open at Half-past One. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. THIS EVENING, W,ll be presented, TO OBLIGE BENSON, in which Messrs. Amery, P. Robson, Leslie, Mrs. Stirling, and Miss Ternan will appear. After which, STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. Followed by CATCHING A MER !SAID. ROYAL BTAAND TREAT - RE. Under the direction of Mr. Payne. THIS EVENING, Will be performed TITE: DAY AFTER. THE WEDDING. After which, SAKI PATCII. Folowed by NITOCRIS. To conclude with SIMP.iON AND CO. ASTLE'TS ROYAL AMP 'THEATRE. Lessee and Vanr4er. Mr. Wm. Cenke. Coeval with 113 excitc , nent is the prodigious success of the new s pe t i de. peanntog accla:nati.)ns attend Mr. J. H. Cooke's mira culous " of the Bridzes." THIS EVENING, The new gpeetecle de Guerre. The FALL of SEBASTOPOL ! After which the imnrovecl S , ;TNES in the CHICLE, with Mr. J. 11. Cooke's astounding feat, the :iaut du Pont, or Flight of the Bridges. To conclude with an incentive to cachinnation, in a Humorous FARCE. 8.,x-oftico euen from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. Wmt. EquesVan lilrector, ; v. r ooke. ;un HIGH WATER• AT LONDON BRIDGE. Ting DAY—Morn 14 min.aft. G—Ev,ning 40 min. aft. 6 T)- oxitow—Morn.l3 min.aft. 7 —'2.rouil;g 54min aft. 7 THE WEITHER.—SuN OFFICE, Nov. 1. LIERSIONETEII, IN THE SHADE. 50 - hlghest. ;49nce corn yesterday. 40 - .-.:,west this morning and during the night. 44 --this (LIT tt noon. BAROMETER, 29•73—rising. Wren —Vari.ble from N.N.E. to N.N.W.—Light, with cloudy. cold weather and sunshine. The rain ceased in the night, after about three days continuance. It now looks frosty. . F -A , aN. .(1 1 r ip /* al,ll. THE SON, LONDON, THURSDAY _EV ENIDIO S NOVEMBER 1 1855. political capital for himself and the party to which he belongs by pandering to and inflaming the worst passions of the most ignorant portion of the multitude, by offering a very gratuitous, wanton, and wholly unjustifiable insult to the Govern ment of a nation with which his Government was at peace. There might possibly have been a more sordid and despicable reason, for the agents of Russia are active on the other side of the Atlantic, and its gold is profusely lavished for any object that may create a diversion in its favour. In whatever aspect we view the transaction, it is equally repugnant to honourable, straightforward, and manly feeling—(we shall not say gentlemanly, for of that Mr. CALEB CUSHING is clearly incapable p r oves that Mr. CALEB CUSHING of judging)—and is totally disqualified for the situation into which he has been foisted, and if his conduct be not re pudiated by the Government, that others are also amenable to censure that may not conduce to their advantage in the forthcoming elections. We would gladly leave these matters to the force of public opiiion in the United States, which will, we believe, be correctly formed and honestly expressed. We do not doubt the result of that judgment. But as there has been a gross insult to the British Government, and the Consuls of the United Kingdom in America—as the false, malicious, and scandalous libel has been most unwarrantably and improperly circulated, without any pretext of privilege to excuse its publication—we think it incumbent on our Government to request ex planations, and to requiie the dismissal of Mr. CALEB CUSHING from the post for which he is so clearly disqualified, and for the 4etention whereof he has made so i reckless a bidding. What might be the conse quence if such a man could be elevated to a high judicial station, to which he might possibly aspire if his gross misconduct should remain unnoticed and uncensured ? The resolution arrived at by the United States, and duly notified to the Danish Government by that Power, will, it is sincerely to be desired, be the means of putting a stop to the levying of an exorbitant and injurious impost, and that without any hostile collision. Such of our readers as are acquainted with the nature and history of these dues will not require to be told that they are levied by the Crown of Denmark on the ships and cargoes passing the straits of the Sound, and the Great and Little Belts, and have long been regarded and designated by all writers on the laws of nations as a gross and unwarranted imposition. To give the reader a notion of their extent, we find from the statisti cal tables furnished by the Danish Government, that the annual average receipts of Sound Dues on merchandise amount to 2,103,500 rix dollars, and on ships to 284,089 rix dollars, the dues on ships, including the charge for lighthouses, Jrc. fa consequence of the strong remonstrances ad dressed to the Danish Government on the subject, a revision of the dues was negotiated between Denmark, England, and Sweden at the commence ment of the reign of CHRISTIAN VIII. , the prede cessor of the present King ; and that not proving satisfactory, a further revision, which has not been carried into effect, was subsequently pro mised. The American Government concluded a friendly convention of commerce and navigation with Den mark on the 26th April, 1826, which it is asserted contains a formal recognition of the right of Den nark to levy these dues. Experience and consi deration, however, soon led the American Govern neat, with that sense of justice which it has dways displayed towards its commerce, to protest igainst what, instead of a right, it discovered to be an unwarrantable exaction ; and the term of the above Treaty coming to an end on the 14th April, 1856, it has in effect given notice of its intention to pay no more Sound dues after that period. In this emergency, knowing, as the Danish Government does, that the American Government is not to be triflod with, but when in an affair of this sort it says it will adopt a cer tain course of action , under given circumstances, it is pretty certain to do so, takes the matter into consideration—the result of its deliberations being that no other eligible course is left to it but to offer to discontinue the exaction of any further dues from any nation on oompensation being paid for the contemplated cession ; while to facilitate matters, a scheme of compensation has been drawn up and presented to the various courts by the Danish Government, in connection with its pro posal on the subject. Calculating the average receipts as above, viz., on merchandise at 2,103,500 rix dollars, it proposes to capitalise chat amount at 5 per cent. (!), or twenty years' pur chase, which would produce 42,070,000 rix dol lars, or about 6,000,0001. Of this sum Russia is expected to pay 29 per cent., or 12,363,000 rix dollars ; Great Britain the same amount, or 1,770,0001. ; Prussia, 12 par cent., or 5,163,000 rix dollars ; France, 3 per cent., or 1,513,000 rix dollars; Norway, 505,000 rix dollars; Ham burg and Bremen, 403,000 rix dollars ; Belgium, 383,000 rix dollars ; Holland, 1,500,000 rix dollars ; Mecklenburg, 302,000 rix dollars, (tc. In like manner the average receipts of the Sound Dues on ships amount to 284,089 rix dollars, which, capitalised in the same ratio, would produce the sum of 5,681,780 rix dollars, or 812,0001. To this Great Britain would have to contribute 1,409,860 rix dollars, or 200,0001. ; Pr ussia, 867,780 rix dollars; Norway, 745,640 rix dollars ; Holland, 576,000 rix dollars ; Sweden, 483,820 rix dollars ; Russia, 321,000 rix dollars ; Mecklenburg, 309,680 rix dollars ; France, 101,160 rix dollars ; the United States, 34,530 rix dollars, &c. To this preposterous proposal it is by no means likely that the American Government will acce d e, and common sense indicate s that it would b e ma d if it did. How the proposal may be re ceived elsewhere of course we ar e unable to say, knowing what w e do of the fatuity of E uropean Governments iu commercial matters. But this we must say : Lord PALMERSTON' will fail in his duty to the commercial interests of the country if he does not take advantage of the opportunity now offered to liberate our commercial marine from so galling a yoke. TI )e attitude of the American Government in this case cannot be found fault with, being warranted by justice, and it is to be desired that a commu nity of interests may lead to a good feeling be tween the two Governments, and a community of resolute but peaceful action. We owe nothing to Denmark, and are too much committed to Free Trade to take up her unrighteous cause. The duty, in short, exaction of all d ues much of the dues on s h not required for the maintenancenegotiated of lighthouses a nd other facilities for traffic on the s h ores o f th e Baltic. Her Majesty the Qaeen and Prince Albert sent special messengers yesterday morning to make inquiries with regard to the health of the Bishop of London. The following bulletin was issued :—" The bishop has had a good night, and is going on more satisfactorily. Fulham Palace,-Oot. SI, 1855. -- STANFORD'S NEW WAR MAP. Another new war map, but just issued from the press, illustrates anew the prompt enteprise of Mr. Stanford, of Charing Cross—one of the most exact and rapid of our publishing geographers. It is engraved upon the ample scale of seven miles to an inch, and pourtrays the various roads, &c., be tween Odessa, Nikolaieff, Perekop, Simferopol, and Sebastopol. Like so many of its predecessors from the same establishment, it has been compiled from Russian maps in the possession of the Royal Geo graphical Society, aided by Admiralty charts and other authentic documents. So that the infor mation canveyed through its medium may be relied upon with considerable, if not implicit confidence. Within the space, which would otherwise have been mere eyesore, left only a vacuity representing the waters of the Euxine, have been inserted two smaller engraving, one be ing a plan of Odessa, and the other one of Niko laieff. Odessa girdled—inland by its boulevards, and seawards by the quays, extending from the northern to the southern ports, otherwise known as the Imperial and Quarantine. Nikolaieff is almost undulated by the circumambient waters of the Boug and the Ingal. A glance at this map traverses the 190 miles from Odessa to Sebastopol, or the 230 from the latter place to Nikolaieff—dis tances embracing the limits of the chief among our present warlike operations. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, OCT. 31. His Excellency the French Ambassador and Countess de Persigny, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, and Lord Panmure have arrived on a visit to ber Majesty. The Royal dinner party yesterday included the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Prin cess Mary of Cambridge, the Duke of Cambridge, bis Excellency the French Ambassador and Countess de Persigny, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, Lord Panmure, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Sir George Cooper, Colonel Tyrwbitt and Major Purves. The band of the 2d Life Guards played during the dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards per formed in the ca•tle. The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Kent at Frogmore to-day. Despatches from the Governors of the West India Colonies were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor have arrived in London from Paris. The Rev. Robert Seppings Beloe has been instituted to the rectory of Holton, in Suffolk, on the presentation of her Majesty the Queen. The Duke of Rutiand is still in a very weak state of he-dth. He returned to town on Tuesday, where he will continue a few day., and then proceed to Hastings for the improvement of his health. The Earl St. Germans and family have arrived at No. 8, Eastern-terrace, Brighton, for the winter. This elegant mansion has ju-t been vacated by Baron de Cetto, the Bavarian Minister, who has returned to town. The Duchess of Sutherlan I, accompanied by Lord and Lady Blantyre, returns from Paris at the close of the nre , ent week. After a brief stay at Stafford House, the Duchess will go to Trentham for the winter. Ihe Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood !eft his official residence at the Admiralty yesterday, accompanied by Ludy Maly Wood, for Htekle'on-hall, Yorkshire. Lord and Lady Ashburton returned to town last week from the noble lord's shooting quarters in the High.- lard 3. _ _ _ Lord Raglan arrived in town a few days back from Hanover. The noble lord has resigned his appointment, we understand, at the Court of the King of Hanover. Lieut.• General Sir de Licy Evans, M.P., is staying at the Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone ; the gallant general's health appears much improved sincehis return from the seat of war. The Earl and Countess Grey have a select party visiting at Howick Hall, near Alnaick. The noble earl and countess purpose remaining at Howick until the week before the re-assembling of Parliament. Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday morning, from his seat, Broadlands, Hants. Lord Crewe has arrived at the Clarendon, from Crewe Hall, Cheshire. It is s sid that the Baran von Koller, at present the Austrian internuncio at Constantinople, is intended to fill the past of Minister Plenipotentiary at Athens. Very recently the widow and friends of the celebrated Melloni, a man of science, opened a subscription for raising a monument to him in the Campo Santo, The Neapolitan Government has just prohibited this sub scription. Letters from Milan announce the death of Count Luigi Litta Modignani, a retired diplomatist, and be longing to one of the most illustrious families of Lombardy. MILITARY DEFENCES AT DUBLIN CASTLE.—Measures have been taken recently to isolate the approaches to the Castle, and make it more defensible in an engineer ing point of view. Mr. Anderson, the "Wizard of the North," has taken the Royal Opera House, Covent-garden, for six weeks from Boxing-night. His magical entertainment and a pantomime will constitute the evening's entertainment. The new Mechanics' Institution at Manchester, which t)is cost 22,0001., will be completed in Midsummer, 1850. Madame Lind Goldechmidt (in reply to an applica tion addressed to her by Mrs. S. C. Hall) has expressed an intention to visit London, for the special purpose of giving a concert in aid of the proposed " Nightingale Food." We cannot doubt that this noble offer will be gratefully accepted by the committee, and that a very general support will mark the public appreciation of it. —Art Journal. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—As a custom-house officer, at Flazebrouck (Nord), was about to leave his house, two days back, to go on duty he examined the lock of his carbine previously to staring. Thinking- it required a new capsule, he was about to put one on, when the hammer of the lock, by some accident, suddenly fell, and the gun went off. Unfortunately his wife was standing in the direction of the muzzle, and the bad passing through her body she died in a few hours after. FATAL ACCIDENT. - -A large nines of rock which had become detached frora the mountain of La Cachole (13 isses Alpes), fell, a few days back, into the road, near the bridge of Rion, and killed a young man who hap pried to be p DARING ESCAPE FROM PRISON.—A man named Le blond, detained in the gaol of Montreuil (Pas-de-Calais) to await his trial for robbery, escaped in the night of Friday by cutting a hole through the wall. The hole opened into a corridor which led to the office of the ex amining magistrate, and Leblond entering the office had the impudence to take away the papers that concerned himself, as well as some articles of jewellery, which he was accused of having stolen, and two passports. POOR-LAW BOARD APPOINTMENTS.—We understand that the Hon. E. P. Boueerie, president of the Poor-law Board, has appointed Mr. R. B. Cane, one of the clerks in the department, to be Poor-law Inspector, in the room of Mr. Alfred .Austin, lately appointed secretary to the Board of Works. Mr. Thomas Austin has been appointed a senior clerk in Mr. Cane's stead, and the vacancy caused by these promotions has been given to Mr. R. Cecil Austin, private secretary to Mr. Hall, Poor-law Inspector for the metropolitan district. REPRESENTATION -O MEATH.—Mr. Henry Mere dyth, of Ranvilstown, a cousin of Sir Wm. Somerville, has issued an address to the electoraspfpoerl\s far le the sweetth.ltisin the usual phraseology of Whig appeals voices of Parliamentary electoro. Mr. F. Brodigan, of Piltown, barrister, is reported to be a candidate also in the Whig interest, and something more, for he is a Roman Catholic. RUMOURED LEGAL CHANGES —There is no truth in the statements put forward by some of the Dublin jour nals, to the effect that the Chief Baron retires, on the ground of ill health, thereby leading to various changes in other high legal quarters. The Chief Baron will pro bably take his seat upon the bench on Friday next, but if not, on an early day in the term. NEWSPAPERS FOR CANADA.—A Post-office notice, just issued, states that in future the penny chargeable upon newspapers for Canada sent in the closed mails via the United States is to be paid on delivery of the papers, in stead of in advance, as at present. The payment to be made in this country on a newspaper for Canada will, therefore, be the same as on those for other British co lonies, viz., id., and thus the exceptional rate on news papers for Canada will be avoided. Newspapers for Canada, prepaid id., will be sent via the United States, unless specially addressed via Halifax. LETTERS TO CANADA.—A. notice has been issued from the Post-office, stating that the postage of a letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight, addressed to Canada and forwarded through the United States, is Bd. when conveyed by British packet, and is. 2d. if sent by the United States packet. Letters weighing more than half an ounce will be charged proportionately. Unpaid let ters will he sent by a cheaper route, unless specially ad dressed "By Unite.] States." Prepaid letters will be forwarded by the route indicated by the postage paid on them. several N Esv c e h li a A n N ge G s 2s i n IN t effect. Thu Lord Chancellor To-morrow (Friday) Michaelmas Term commences, when afterward s procee takeil I and es THE LAW AND EQUITY COURTS.— if ot o h e w law ,sttu andwini will equity receive i:.i r.thecourtsju s ti e ß e il \ i judges,v will take his s T ea h t e , r the first time, in tile Court of Com monarrears of the three' courts are trifling, onlymn Pleas. numbering Exchange and Promissory Notes deal of business in the rules. There is, however, a good will enable bona fide holders of such securi m ti e ee n r t to in pr a ocrd in a summary way, The new act on Bills of within dg the last e l i v ix. months. The act e n s d i o e n r eing expense b d y a havea-;d tloiecoobrntaeindujeu yaspolneabiifllhse brings which " may," and not is , , i n n not compulsory and s h al i; p tl r i o e c e e x e p d ro u By willa n takeact of pl a t h h e e . late c the same. Of course a creditor cannot complain of e Certain Pension matters so m some his action in the old form. In the equitycourts there relating to trust funds, &c., which hitherto were practical s ra p e le ti r e it a y i oi improvements p ro business. vem e h ts made to the court by petition, can now be heard at chambers. With the view of expediting proceedings in Chancery additional junior clerks are to be appointed, and th e chief clerks, eight in number, who already have 1,2001. a year, are to have their salaries increased by an order of the Lord Chancellor. THE "AMERICAN" DOE."—At the Hippodrome of Paris, a runner, named Jackson, rurnamed "the Ame rican Doe," is at present engaged, who runs a league and a half (French) in 20 minutes—near upon four miles. Re challenges any man to run with him for a wager. be obtained, all who know the Greek character, or wan 'c of - character, cannot for a moment doubt. While intelligence is hourly looked for from Odessa, Kiubourn, and the waters nearer Nico iaieff, while the daily artillery practice across the harbour of Sebastop o l " d rags it s s l ow l eng th a while Ripatoria has been so reinforced `that Gortschakoff trembles, as his despatches I prove, for his flank and rear ; there is little for any of us here to criticise but paragraphs in ' " General Orders," about huts, and warm cloth ing, and stables, and sick leave, and to wonder whether on the Tchernaya Sir Colin Campbell can by hook or by crook manage to catch the Rus sians napping, ere the British cavalry be withdrawn —as they soon will be—to Scutari for the winter. I believe I have not yet mentioned that on Satur day, the 13th of October inst., an order was given to 'the Highland Division at Kamara to be ready at :a moment's notice to embark for Eupatoria, but during the present week that order has been coun termanded. Even yet, however, the Highlanders may be started off for that place, which would not please them altogether, as they have just been engaged in getting up huts, clearing the ground, and making all snug for the approaching cold weather. .A.ll the Highland Hospital in front of Sebastopol has been broken up, and Dr. Linton gone to to ke charge at the General Hospital at Scutari, ar id it is rumoured he may succeed Dr. Owning a! ; Inspector-General. This niight week a great blase was observed from the heights of Balaklava, as of a town on . fire, illuminating the sky towards Bakshi-Serai. and Simphero pol, and constant flashings were seen as of explo 'ions ; it is thought one of those places may haNl3 been accidentally fired. Some sanguine persons calculate the Muscovites are really about to retre; Lt beyond Perekop. At the time of posting this, we can hear no firing from Sebastopol on the north side. No one, either French or English, can now enter the place with out a written order from head quarter, and there is yet considerable danger in passing along the streets of the "august city." KAZATCH HARBOUR, Oct. 20, Afternoon. P.S.—I send you a mere line or two to state the news circulated here, and only just before the mail leaves, by some officers of French men of war, arrived an hour ago in port from Eupatoria and " eliiewhere." The combined fleet have sent part of their force—drawing little water—into the Boug or Nicolaieff river, and blown up oue fort, the astonished Russians destroying another thainselves, and losing about 1,600 prisoners. The se officers add that about 700 of the allies are hors de combat, and that Admiral Lyons has put up his helm for another exploit. Early yesterday morning (Friday) cavalry, infantry, and artillery—says a letter this instant received—again mov.?.d upon the Tchernaya, where the Russians have certainly received orders to attack imme diate ly. Another officer tells me, troops are to-day moving rapidly from all points of the allied camp upon. the Tchernaya, and I have myself received a note, urging me to "mount in hot haste " and to rend(!zvous at Kamara. I am therefore off, re turning to Kazatch Bay to join, or not to join, a man-of-war steamer, according to promised intel ligence, which must put me on the right scent either for a military or naval action. NOTICE TO MARINERS. -It would be well for ship owners to direct their masters on visiting Kamiesch to make their numbers by Marryat a mile outside before they enter this crowded port. Once in, it is difficult to sea signals. THE CAPTURE OF KINBURN. PREPARATIONS FOR THE ATTACK. (From the Times Correspondent.) MONDAY, Oct. 15. Last night the Valorous, Captain Buckle, with Rear- Admiral Sir H. Stewart on board, and several French and English, forced the passage between Oczakoff and Kinburn Spit., and got into Cherson or Dnieper Bay. I could only see five gun-boats, three French and two English, this morning, but I was assured the Valoro as was in also. The troops were landed without the smallest opposi tion, or even the appearance of an enemy, about four miles below the fort, the 17th Regim,snt being the first to land, and the French being for a wonder behind us. The mortar and gun-boats bombard6d the forts for three hours, but did not produce any apparent impression. The weather was fine, and the troops set t 3 work en trenching themselves on the sandy spit ; only a few Cos sacks were - visible towards Cho) son. The wind rose and sent a surf on the beach towards evening and suspended operations. _ _ _ TUESDAY, Oct. 16 This morning a few French troopers, who were out patrolling in front of our lines on the plain towards Cher son, came upon a Cossack picket, hid in some brush wood charged them at once with great gallantry and killed two and took two prisoners out of the party, which e )nsisisted of 8 men, and since the occurrence the Cos sacks are not visible in front. The breeze is still strong on the land. It was too windy to open fire from bombs or gun-boats, and we had scarcely a shot fired on either side till late in the afternoon, when a steamer, with an Admiral's flag at the mizen, and supposed to be the Valorous, with Sir Edmund Lyons or Sir Houston Stewart on board, seemed to leave the fleet, and to force the passage, amid a good deal of firing, but we are so far to the southward, and the day was so hazy, that it was impossible to make out what took place. The steamer now apparently lies very near the fort, and there is a French steamer of great size close to her. These steamers, aided by two or three of the gun-boats, began a fire at p.m., which continued till 3.35 p.m., at the rate of a couple of guns in the minute, and which was returned by the Russians, but no apparent effect was produced by either side, and the Russian shells, as usual, burst high in the air long ere their flight was completed. green lights in the same direct ion, as guides for the fleet on passing through during the night. The vessel at A. (Valorous) to show lights vertical over the side, screened from N.W. round by E. to S., and seen to the W, only. The four gunboats, Clinker, Cracker, Grinder, and Fatoy, accompanied by four French gun-boats of shallow draught of water, will proceed, after the former vessele have anchored to the rendezvous, at 8 p.m., near the Valorcus anchored at A. The four English gun-boats to be provided with buoys (white). The ves sel at No. 2 A to provide two boats that are to be despatched and anchored upon the S.W. extremity of Oczakoff Bank, in four fathoms, to be a guide by show ing lights for the French gun-boats, to cr mmence buoy ing the edge of that bank with black buoys. The two boats on their return to Val , rous to place a white buoy on end of Kinburn Spit, in five fathoms water. The Spitfire, assisted by the boats of the Dauntless, at B, will mark the edge of the bank—ere landing— west of Kinburn, with small white flags placed m five fathoms. N.B. All white buoys are to lie on the south side of the channel, and black buoys nark the north edge of it, and are consequently to be left on the port hand in pass ing to eastward." OPENING OF THE FIRE. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17, 5 P.M. KiAburn has fallen after a short but most desperate defence on the part of its Governor, and Saranovitch will no doubt be esteemed by true Muscovites as a worthy successor and rival of Rostropchin. The resistance of the fort was hopeless. I have just seen the garrison march out with some of the honours of war, their church plate, pictures, and religious relics, the officeis with their swords, the men with their belts and provisions ; but it is forbidden to enter the precincts of the shattered fortress, which is still covered with a canopy of black smoke, as the Go vernor land a few desperate men are grimly watching till the troops come into fire the mine and involve all in a common ruin. He has not surrendered, but he ha' been abandoned by his garrison, who did not desire the honours of such martyrdom as a few hours' further resistance would have certainly insured. Early this morning the Russians perceived that the French had crept up during the night to the ruined village, and were busily engaged in making their first parallel, under cover of the houses, at about 700 or 650 yards from the place, where upon they opened a brisk fire upon them from the guns en barbette on the eastern curtain ; and were answered by two French field-pieces from the screen of a broken wall. It was a dull gray dawn, with a wind off the shore, and the sea -was quite calm. The fleet was perfectly still, .but the mortar vessels, float ing batteries, and gun-boats were getting up steam, and ere nine o'clock they were seen leaving the rest of the a rmada and taking up their position on the south side of the fort ; the three floating batteries being close in with the casemates, and the mortar vessels and gun-boats being further away and more to the east ward, so as to attack the angle of the fort, and fight the guns which were on the curtains ea barbette. The float ing -batteries opened with a magnificent crash, at 9.30 a in., and one in particular distinguished itself through out for the regularity, precision, and weight of its fire throughout the day. The enemy replied with alacrity, and the batteries must have been put to a severe test, for the water was splashed in pillars by shot all over them At 10.10 the bombs opened fire, At 11 10 a fire broke out in the long barrack, and speedily spread from end to end of the fort, driving the artillerymen from their guns while small explosions of supply ammunition took place inside. At 11.15 the Russian Jack was shot away, and was not replaced ; the firing became tremendous. Admiral Stewart, in the Valorous, and the French Admiral (second in command), in the A-.modee, fol lowed by eleven steamers, came round the Solt Battery into Cherson Bay, delivering broadside and engaging the batteries as they passed, and they were preceded by the Hannibal, which ripped up Kinhurn with her broadsides. The fire raged more furiously, fed by con stant bombs and rockets, and at 12.35 a fresh fire burst out in the fort. At the same time the Valorous, Asmo dee, and steam frigates opened broadsides on the fort, and the nine line-of-battle ships come in magnificent style, and take up their position at the seaward face of the fort, already seriously damaged by the tremendous fire of the floating batteries, gun-boats, and mortar vessels. The storm of shot from thi3 great ordnance is appalling. The very earth seems flying into dust, and the fiery embers of the fort are thrown into columns of sparks by the shot. Still the Russians stand to the only guns they have left. The broadsides increase in vigour, and attlast a white flag is waved by a single man from the rampart. Boats with flags of truce push off, and they learn that the garrison is wiling to surrender. At 2 p.m. the firing ceases, and 1,100 men march into our lines, several of them quite drunk, carrying off food and drink, and the officers hearing their side arms. The garrison consisted of the 29th Regiment, and of 100 Artillerymen. 200 are said to be killed, and 400 or 500 wounded ; but admittance to the town is denied by the French, as it is said the Governor is in the powder ma gazine inflamed to madness, and watchi..g the chance of the victors entering to fire the mine, which is well slored with powder. We shall know more to-morrow. Oczakoff is deserted, but the fort is not destroyed. The gun-boats are well advanced towards the mouth of the Bong, and are now engaged sounding under fire from the shore. There was a reconnaissance this morning, but we saw nothing of the enemy. LATEST NEWS. TRIESTE, OCT. 30 (EvENING). A packet has just arrived with accounts' from Constantinople to the 22d. The Chevalier de Wildenbruck, the Prussian Ambassador at Con stantinople, had arrived in that city. The cholera was increasing in a rather alarming manner. Nothiig positive was known as to the recall of ' Lord Stratford de Redcliffe. By the last accounts from Asia the situation of Kars remained the same. Accounts from Athens of the 26th state that energetic measures had just been ordered for tb e ]pepression of brigandage. BERLIN, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The Austrian occupation of the Danubia n Principalities is becoming a troublesome questio.a. The Emperor of the French is understood to have expressed a decided intimation on the sub ject to Baron Prokesch-Osten on his late visit 'to Paris. The Porte is said to have positively refused any communication with Count Paar, the Austrian special envoy on the point, on the plea that its hands are tied by treaty with the Western Powers. Meanwhile, the report is that the Austrian force in the Principalities is io be augmented by 25,000 men. The ratifications oft the telegraphic convention emcluded here on the 29th of June last were ex- changed to-day between M. de Manteuffel, for Prussia, and MM. de Nothomb and Malaret, for the Austro-German Union. On the proposition of Prussia, it has been agreed that this convention shall come into operation on the Ist of November. Russia has adhered to this arrangement. INDIA AND CHINA. TRIESTE, OCT. 31. The steamer Calcutta arrived to-day in 125 hours from Alexandria. The India and China mails left Alexandria on the 25th for Marseilles, with dates from Bombay of Oct. 3 ; Madras, Sept. 27 ; Calcutta, Sept. 23 ; Hong Kong, Sept. 15, and Shanghai, Sept. 7. The Santal 'insurrection was dying out. Mr. Conolly, Collector in Malabar, had been murdered by the Moplabs. The monsoon was at an end in Bombay, and the fall of rain having been only 48 inches—that is to say, 25 inches short of the usual quantity— the crops will be one quarter Jess than an average. Trade was dull. Exchange on London, 2.1 g. From China we learn that large quantities of grain and tea had arrived at Canton. Exchange at Canton, 4.8-, 6.51. The ship St. Abbs had been lost on a reef near Madagascar ; 17 of the crew and five passengers were drowned. THE ALLIES IN THE CRIMEA. 'From, a Special Correspondent of the Morning Herald.) KA.MIESH, OCT. 20. For the last few days the uninitiated might almost have imagined the war in the Crimea (so far as the mere environs of Sebastopol are con cerned) to be coming to an immediate conclusion. Standing on any eminence near Kamiesh, regi ment after regiment of the allies could be seen making their way to the sea shore in long straggling columns, toiling across the dusty roads, their bayonets glittering in the sun (even yet, Oct. 20, sultry in its effects), and bending beneath hairy knapsacks, so heavy that they might easily be sup posed to contain the collected plunder of the campaign. Balaklava, too, has been surrounded during the same period with " all the pomp and circumstance of glorious war ; " encl yet, before the present mail will put to sea, we have but a few short hours left in which to obtain even an instalment of the desired " full, true, and particular account" of what all these hurried movements really mean. But something or other important is evidently " in the wind." Turkish troops by thousands, not hun dreds, have this week been despatched from the Crimea, in the Europa, Talavera, Wide-awake, ' and other vessels, to Soukoum Kaleh, on the Cir cassian shore of the Euxine ; others have been shipped for the scene of their old exploits, Eupa toria, whither also many thousand French, cavalry as well as infantry, have also been forwarded in steam and in sailing-transports. And, even to- . ; day, Kanifeah is vomiting forth fresh swarms of the fiery sons of France, destined to become, per chance on the expiration of another week, but "food for powder; and yet, I repeat, so numerous is the force now being withdrawn from before Se bastopol that it would be no hard task for a stranger to believe the war to be just over, and to regard these militaires as merri l y marchingdown to their ships on their way home. But this happy hour has not yet arrived for them. The war is not over ' • and still—however near we may be to in cidents of the most thrilling and exciting nature —such is the unusual secrecy observed among the authorities, and such consequently the count less flying reports, so contradictory of each other, that "news-writers," as they call them in India, are here non-plussed and bewildered and more puzzled than ever in the harassing exercise of their voc ation . Let me record, however, a few of our local facts, first stating that we have just heard that the Russians have again been defeated at Kars. Here, the firing across the harbour of Sebastopol still continues, but not in any exciting intensity. The weather is still beau tiful, with occasional strong breezes • the allied ' fleet is not at Eupator ia ( so s ay our daily arrivals thence), but must be long ere this nearer to or be yond Odessa, at some temporary rendezvous, whence I regret to say, though we received Constantinople letters to-day, four mails are still due to us poor fellows at Kamiesh. Our two floating batteries are announced as having at last reached Constan tinople but not Kamiesh, and Admiral Lyons may, it is said, be waitingfor them ere he strikes a heavy blow, for which, as ho has been just fourteen days at sea from the anchorage before Sebastopol, he must no doubt be now almost fully pre pared. During the absence of the fleet Ka miesh and Kazatch have been, in the opinion of many, left much too unguarded ; for, if the Russians had chosen during the last fourteen days, to send fire rafts, or brulots of any description, to sea, there was no English or French force off. Se bastopol harbour to prevent them, and thence they could easily have skulked out under Fort Constan tine, while Kamiesh Bay has been protected by one or two unwieldly liners at most, and moored within the boom ; and Kazatch Bay, infinitely more open to attack, has not been defended at all, for her Majesty's iron steamer Megaora cannot be counted for much where shot are to be exchanged ; and the store-ship Apollo would not be of much service, and, in short, would not prove the worse for a little touching up instanter in the harbour of Malta. It is true, for a few hours, men of war drop in here to land or embark troops, or seek intelli gence, but they do not stop long enough to be of service against any well-timed night attack, for which there is temptation enough, seeing the very great numbers of rich merchant shipping now as sembled at Kazatch aid Kamiesh. A brulot might come up even from the Bosphorus. Balaklava is far better defended than Kamiesh, having a more narrow entrance, and even a man-of-war "in the lion's mouth" to challenge all corners with effect. A fire in Kamiesh Bay at present would ruin half the insurance houses in London and Li verpool. Hundreds of vessels touch one another in these tiers, and in case of accident they could not be moved•to sea. And, if a brulot were but to be placed alongside any one of our powder ships in or near Kazatch Bay, you can readily imagine the destruction that would ensue. Looking to what was done by the Greek brulots when engaged against the Turks, the most cautious of our sea faring men, fully aware of the sympathies felt by the Greeks for the Russians, call for constant and greater protection at Kamiesh and Kazatch, espe cially the latter, than they do or have enjoyed. , November is close at band, and though Russia has lost her own navy, there is nothing to prevent her I employing Greek fireships, and that these might PLAN OF ATTACK. No. 1. The line-of-battle ships to engage the Fort Kinburn and two sand batteries on the point will anchor in about 30 feet on a line extending northward from fort bearing• E., and about 1,200 yare.3 distant from it . No. 2. The four French line-of-battle ships to form the southern division, so that the Montebello will be the fourth ship from the south, and the Royal Albert as the fifth ship will be the southern ship of the English divi sion. No. 3. The line•of-battle ships are to weigh together and form a line abreast, north and south, at a cable apart. The southern line of battle ship is then to steer so as to bring the S end of Kinburn Fort bearing E. by compass, and to shield her from any danger that may not have been diQcovered, or from approaching too close to the bank to the S., she is to be preceded by two steamers, the -- and the - --, each at a cable apart, and in advance, on her starboard bow, and showing their soundings. When the S. line•of-battle ship brings the S. end of Kinburn to bear E., she is to steer for it. The rest of the ships will then steer the same course, keeping one cable apart, and all anchor together in a line ne:irly north and south, just without the flag buoys that will be placed during the previous night. No. 4. The nine ships will then ba in position for the first five or six to engage Fort Kinburn at, from 1,200 to 1,400 yards, and perhaps less, and the other three to take the Sand Batteries in flank and rear at about 1,000 yards. No. 5. The three French floating batteries aro to be placed on a line N.N.W. and S.S.E. of each other, to the S. W. of Fort Kinburn, at about 60) yards distant from it. No. G. The mortar vessels are to anchor in a line E. and \V., at 2,800 yards distant, with the Fort bearing N.E, from the outer vessel of the line. No. 7. The English mortar boats to be towed by the Win, on the line E. of the French. No. 8. If the out:r mortar vessel bring Oczakoff Te legraph on with the E. end of Fort Kinburn, bearing N. 20 E. (magnetic), and steers for it till the Oczakoff Tele graph and Odzah Point subtend an angle of 70 deg., she wid be about the requisite distance of 2,800 yards from Fort Kinhurn; the rest can then take their stations at a cable's distance of her. Na. 9. The Sidon, Curacoa, Tribune, Dauntless, and Terrible to anchor close off the North Sand Battery on Kinburn Spit, or, when ordered to join the squadron of gun-boats, &c., that have been previously entered within the straits, should any large ships of the enemy from Nicholaieff appear for the relief of Kinburn. No. 10.—Tne disposable paddle steamers can find good positions between the line of battle ships for di recting their fire with steady aim at the embrasures of the casemates or at any po -Won where the enemy maintains his fire, or of the N. and N.W. extremity of the. Kinburn Spit, to' enfilade the batteries and their approaches. No. 11. The gun-boats will attend to protect the army during the landing, and those not ordered to remain to cover their flank to take up position between the other ships as opportunity offers, and by a careful attention to the plan of attack are not to fire in direction of the other ships. No. 12. The Admiral holds the captains responsible for there being no firing, unless the men can distinctly see the objects they are directed to fire upon. Triton and Beagle to attend St. Jean d'Acre. Ea,^h ship's boats to land her own troops. Reserve ammuni tion for the Marines to be landed with them. Spiteful and Furious, assisted by Triton, to land 21 cavalry horses, 7 staff horses, 27 regiment it staff horses from No. 197 ,and 60 Sappers, with tools, &c. The captain of each ship is to be responsible for the disembarkation of his own troops and bagger. Proceedings of the advanced squadron for buoying the dangers.—The ships denoted in the margin, piloted by Spitfire, are to start at 1 p.m., and anchor in the following position, as shown in the chart, No. 2,201, from Odessa to Dnieper Bay A. B. C. D. E. R G. 11. No. 2. A. Valorous. B. Dauntless. No. 1. C. Gladiator. D. Furious. E. Spiteful. F. French mortar boat. F. French mortar boat. H. French mortar boat. The vessels anchcred at C , D., and E., on the north side of the Passag e , ar e s il l ; sunset to show a red light to the West, and those M F., G,, and S, an to show RUSSIA. A supplement of the Invalide Russe, of the 21st of October, publisLes a continuation of the series of telegraphic despatches forwarded from Nicolaieff to St. Petersburg, by order of the Emperor : " Nieulaieff, Oct. 21, 5 5 p.m. "Up to noon to-day the main body of the enemy's forces continued in the same position. The detachment moored at the mouth of the Bong is not so strong as it was yesterday, consisting of 5 steamers, 3 gun-boats, and 4 mortar-boats. In Oezakow Roads there are 9 steamers, 5 steam-tugs ; and 8 transports at anchor. "We had no losses yesterday during the can nonade of yesterday at Volosch-kaia Poiut. "At half-past one, a steamer, a gun-boat, and three mortar-boats, moored at the mouth of the Bong, weighed anchor, and came up the river. On their arrival at the same pint as yesterday, at half-past two, they again opened fire on our bat tery. After a short cannonade, on both sides, they returned down the river. " The vessels that eutered the mouths of the Dnieper yesterday returned to the mouth of the Bong, after taking a few soundings ; but two guu boats again entered the former river to-diy. " Out. 21, 5.15 p.m. " In order to know the fate of the garrison of Kinbourn a flag of truce was sent from Ockzakow on the 18th. We have received in reply a report from General Kokhanovitch, the commandant of the place, now a prisoner of war, froui which it ap pears that after two days' bombardment, all the guns in the fortress being dismounted, the ram parts destroyed, and the buildings in flames, there was no possibility of continuing the defence, nor of offering a resistance to an assault on the ruined fortifications. _ _ " The enemy having approached to within a dis tance of 400 sagenes sageno is seven feet) with all his fleet, sent a flag of truce to demand the ca pitulation of the fortress. The commandant having no means of replying to the enemy's fire, fel t him self compelled, with the object of saving his mon, to accept the proffered conditions; according to which the garrison surrendered as prisoners with all the honours of war, the officers retaining their swords. " Our loss in men during the bombardment of Kinbourn was not considerable. The exact number of killed is not known, but there are 61 wounded among the prisoners. Yesterday the troops landed by the enemy left their camp, and entered the town of Kinbourn." A telegraphic despatch sent from Nicholaieff to St. Petersburg, at noon on the 22d of October, by order of the Emperor, states that up to 4 p.m. of the 22d there had been no change in the position of the allied squadron. THE WAR IN ASIA. According to the latest accounts it would seem that the Russians, after the serious repulse re ceived from General Williams, had not made any new attack upon Kars, which was, however, very rigorously blockaded, and fodder for the cavalry was very scarce indeed. The Russians are said to be waiting for reinforcements from Gumri. Cholera was making sad havoc among their ranks in the ca mp along the Kars-cbai. This disease also mani fested itself at Kars on the 26th of September. Omer Pacha's army is 8,000 strong, but a rein forcement of 18,000 was looked for from the Crimea, and 24,000 more from Constantinople. Intelligence from Persia only reaches down to the 26th of July, but is void of interest beyond the cessation of cholera. FRANCE, BOURSE, Oct. 31, Half-past Three o'Clock.—The following are the last quotations : Cash, fr. e. End of Month .i,i per Cents to —f. c. 3 per Ccnts 64 10 New Loan 65 20 _ Bank Shares — Roman Credit Mobilier ll3O Austrian Belgian Fives ..... ... Spanish Threes — Piedmontese B4 50 Home Debt . nister caused their leaders to be brought - to him, and he told them where work might be obtained. On that, the greater part of the men. went in bands of 30 or 40 to the places indicated. Placards were afterwards posted up, informing workmen that they might obtain work in various specified places. A. committee of the fortes on the bill for the establish ment of banks of issue had struck out all the clauses rela,ive to the Bank of San Fernando, but had adopted the others which provide for the esta blishment of similar banks in places where they may be needed. The Gazette states that an en __ gineer of Rio Santo, having remarked that the cho lera never visits manufactories and workshops in which sulphur is employed, has suggested that the 6 smell of it may be a preservative against the malady. A letter of the 26th, received in advance of the re gular mail, says : "In the Cortex, yesterday, the bill authorising the company for the canalisation of the Ebtro to raise a loan was adopted without discussion, and the debate on the bill relative to substitutes fer the army was resumed. The attendance 4 depuf ,s was not numerous. The Committee on the Burt• ias accepted the plans of the Minister of Finance last return of the sales of nati: nal and ect .1 property shows that the number of estate as 2,079, and that they rea lised 40,680,828 r 19,670,772 reels more than the upset price oy the government agents. Va rious bills for regulating the liberty of the press have been presented to the Cortes ; and they all propose that offences, except those of libel, shall bo tried by a jury. The cholera is sensibly declining. The Nacion, a ministerial journal, referring to an assertion in an op. position paper, declares that the Spanish Government is on the most cordial terms with that of France. The last news from Porto Rico are satisfactory; seven artiilerymen who had taken part in the last military in• correction had been shot." RAILWAYS-FOB CASH. fr. c. Orleans . .............. 11 05 Westeru 76 50 Northern ............ Bbs Strasburg Lyons ....... 1110 New Ditto... Alediterranoan 1205 G ran d . Central ...... MO Lrons Geneva 650 Teste ............ 6uo 77. 75 Cotta 662 50 Austrian Com. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 25th have zeached us. The Queeu had received M. Olozaga. New assemblages of workmen had taken place, but though some men appeared in them in arms, and endea voured to excite disturbances,' they after a while peacefully dispersed. A number of men also assem bled at the Ministry of Public) Works, but'th6 THE BLOWING UP OF OUAKOFF. The Oesterreichische Correspondenz, of the 28th, has the following : " ODESSA, Oct. 18. "At sunrise two violent explosions were heard ; the windows shook, the doors of some of the houses flew open. The telegraph subsequently informed us that the Russians had blown up their fortifications in Oczakoff, and had renounced the idea of defending the Straits of Kinbourn. " It is said that only the lower part of the fortifica• tion3 were destroyed ; the place itself, whist lies on is considerable elevation, was spared. " It is further stated that the allies bad disembarked 40,000 men at Krasnoe and Kalantscbak. last men'ioned place is only 37 versts from Perekop. General Luders is said to have the cowman d of the troops stationed in the neighbourhood, some of . whom are grenadiers. "The news that a bjttle has been fought on the river Kaiantschak is daily expected here. " Travellers who have recently passed Nicola.l.eff re late that the greatest energy is displayed in fortifying the Ad mil alitats-Stadt (Admiralty-city). "The Emperor himself sometimes appears in the trenches and encourages the soldiers. It is also related that he often visits the military hospitals, and speaks words of comfort to the sick. In one of the wards is an officer who received most frightful wounds at Seba.s tepol. The face of this poor fellow, which bad been ter ribly burned, was covered as the Monarch passed, h-s order that he might not he seen. The Emperor, how. ever, lifted the linen covering, and on se e i ng that the eyes were completely destroyed he grasped the safferer by the hand, and shed tears. The blind man, who heart that the Emperor was weeping, 'messed his hand to his lips ant blessed him. Alexander then took the Order of St. George from his own breast, and, placing it in the band of the officer, retired." CIRCULAR To THE RUSSIAN NOBLES. A letter in the Cologne Gazette , from St. Peters burg, explains th e l a t e ukase which confirms the privileges enjoyed by the Russian nobility. The Minister Lanskoi, who succeeded to M. Bibikow in the department of the Interior, and who is one of the staunchest supporters of the aristocracy, suggested to the Emperor that in the actual cir cumstances it would be advisable, in order to sti mulate the zeal of the nobility, to guarantee to them, in the most formal manner, their anc i en t privileges. The Emperor, in consequence, ordered Lanskoi to acquaint the nobility of the empire that his will is to maintain untouched all the pri vileges of that class. The minister hastened to report this decision in a circular published by the Moscow Gazette, and afterwards the ukase in ques tion was issued The following is a literal transla tion of the circular : By virtue of a ukase of his Imperial Majesty, ad dressed to the Directing Senate on the 20th of this pre sent month of Augt.u,t (Sept. 2), I have been named Mi nister of the Interior. Having accepted with a sentiment of profound vene ration for o well-beloved Sovereign this norniaation of his Majesty, I cannot prevent myself from feeling proud of the fact that to this office of Minister of the Interior is joined a high attribute, that of being near the throne of his Imperial Majesty the representative of the valiant Russian nobility, renowne'l at all times for its devotion to our imperial house, for its ardent love of our native coun. ry, and which at this very time, at a moment ofao vere trials, shows itself to be animated with the same Sentiments. Our august Sovereign has ordered me to protect in violably the rights freely bestowed on the nobility by his august predecessors. I esteem myself fortunate in being able to transmit this exalted favour of the Emperor, through your media tion, to all the nobility ; and it is peculiarly agreeable to Inn to be able to assure you that in consequence of an ktirnate conviction with which my heart is profoundly penetrated, I have always considered the body of the nobles as the faithful ally of the sovereign power and the firm support of the country. In this conviction I expect that you will zealously exe cute all the plans of the Government, and cordially co operate in th e arrangemen t s ma d e b y the superior autho rities of your province. I hope consequently that be tween them and your self I shall find no rivalry save that which tends to one common end—public utility. You know yourselves of what importance for the service is the choice of individuals in the elections of the corps of nobles—what sacred duties are imposed upon them, and how intimately the execution on their part of these duties is connected with the repose and prosperity of private individuals. It is, therefore, sincerely to be desired that the selections for public employment may fall, not upon individuals who have nothing but the title of noblemen, but upon those who by their intellectual capacity and moral qualities really deserve their high rank as nobles. (Signed) The Minister of the Interior, Actual Privy Councillor, S. LANSKOI. THE LATE 130ILER EXPLOSION AT WALKER.—NEW CASTLE ON-TYNE, Oct. 30.—The adjourned inquest upon the seve❑ suffer rs by this explosion, which should have been held this day, was further adj turned for a fort• night, owing to the Illness of one of the jurymen. The rectorship of Aberdeen Grammar School is at preent vacant. The emoluments will be guaranteed by the council at 3001. INAUGURATION OF THE WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE, AT CAMBRIDGE.—The inauguratory address to the members of the Working Men's College at Cambridge, and to parties interested in the success of the experiment, was delivered at the Town Hall, Cambridge, on Monday evening, by the Rev. H. Goodwin, of Gonville and Coins College, the principal of the college, and one of the most popular leaders of all popular movements in the right di rection that the University of Cambridge can boast. The room of the Town Hall was filled to overflowing by an audience composed, if truth be spoken, more of those who sympa bite %vith the effort to confer a benefit upon the working classes than of members of the class upon whom the benefit is sought to be eonferred, the audience consistin g principally of members of th e U n i vers it y, we ll known for their sympathy with every philanthropic effort, and gentlemen of the town pursuing a similar purpose. Loud applause greeted Mr. Goodwin through out, and at the conclusion of his address. NEW THOROUGIIFAREt IN THE CITY.—A. copy of cor respondence between the authorities of the Tower of London, the Woods and Forests, the inhabitants of the Tower eistriet, and the Corporation of the City of Lon don, respecting the paving of Tower-hill, Postern-row, and George-street, and the removal of the bars placed therein by the Tower authorities, was published a short time age. The result was a consent on the part of the Lieutenant of the Tower, Lord Combermere, to open Postern-row and George-street, on condition that no tho roughfare should be opened through Postern-row till the whole of the works necessary for the simultaneous open ing of George -street were fully completed, and that no traffic should be permitted through either till the con stable had inspected and approved the work, an d th a t proper b ars s h ou ld b e se t up' in both thoroughfares, and the keys lodged in the Tower, to enable the Constable annually to close the passages in reservation of his rights. This arrangement was effected in the middle of last July. The paving work is to be done by the corporatie.n to the sati , faction of the Tower engineer. The state of the road and pavement in George-street, Postern-row, and Tower bill appears hitherto to have been most disgraceful. SUFFOCATION IN A WELL—A coroner's inquest was held on Thur.day last, at Patcham, relative to the death of John Winter, a labouring man, alio was suffocated in a well. It appeared that deceased and some other men, named Brown and Muzzell, had been employed to lower a parish well at Patcham, which was 130 or 140 feet deep, and dry. They had worked four days, an d on Tuesday deceased was let down by his com panions to bring up their tools. He sat across a pick axe, and declined to be lashed, but there was a second rope for him to hold by. He carried a candle, which con tinued burning till he was near the bottom. In reply to questions put to him during the descent, he continually called out " All right ;" but when at the bottom he said it weeld not do to be there much longer. His com panion, Brown, then called out, " Hold tight ; never mind the tools ; pull you up." Deceased made no reply, and on commencing to draw up it was found that be was not on the rope. In a quarter of an hour John Stear, a labourer, wont down (lashed) to endeavour to tie a rope round deceased, but he could not succeed, and he was drawn up gasping for breath. Notwithstanding this, John Graimes, wheelwright, descended in a like manner, and for a l:ke purpose ; he succeeded, but on being drawn up he remained insensible a quarter of an hour. Deceased was drawn up dead. The verdict was " Accidental death." The jury complimented Stear and Graimes for their humanity and bravery. Deceased Las left A wife and two children. , ---sl44ffal EXPral.