The Sun. — London, England, 1855-11-08 00:00:00

BURGLARY. `--£2OO REWARD.—On the 1 Night of Friday, the 26th of October inst., 1855, Oakland House, Cricklewood, Kilburn, near London, was robbed, among other things, of 2/. ss. ed. in money, some Silver Teaspoons, Threaded Shell Pattern, engraved with a Lion's Head, and the Initial "S," and the Motto, "Prudent's et Animis," of the Works of a Drawing-room Clock, purchased of Silver, of Hatton-Garden, and of 3 Coats, one black twilled Waterproof, another black cloth, with velvet collar, ;aid the other a dark brown driving coat of thick One cloth. Whoever will give such information as shalt lead to the conviction of the Thief or Thieves, shall receive the above Iteward, on applica tion to Mr. Steele, Solicitor, No. 1, Lincoln's-inn -fields, where, or at the premises, or to the police, all Information is to be rendered. I.IEUE PEOPLE'S CLUB, The progress of the People, the march of mind, and many other phrases, are common in the mouths of all ; yet it is a fact that very little is done for them by the Government; and although ma ny praiseworthy efforts are made by private individuals and the richer classes, yet they fail of coming home to the feelings and sympathies of the people. The reason is, that all these are attempts to provide for the people much that the people do not care for, and much they do not understand ; and both are frequently done in a way that offend the pride and self-esteem of the working classes, who are as independent in feeling as any other class in society. The consequence of this state of things is, that the Me chanic? Institutions of Lord Brougham, the Athenaeums of rich traders of Manchester and Liverpool, and even the Crys tal Palace of Prince Albert, are failures, as far as the veritable people are concerned, who scarcely ever visit such places, where they feel themselves intruders. They mingle with classes who look down upon them, and they keep, as most classes do, to their own places of amusement and recreation, such as they are. Fairs are mostly done away with, and the boisterous mirth of such places has degenerated into scrambles for picking pockets and viler purposes. Meanwhile population goes on increasing at a tremendous rate, everyyear the addition of hundreds of thousands extend the area of this huge metropolis, and whilst all other classes have their refining and civilising processes, the artisan alone sinks lower and lower in the scale. The class of traders has improved with every generation, and we now find their sons and daughters are more refined, have more knowledge, and better taste than had the ancestors of many lords and dukes a hundred years since. Their young men support the nume rous theatres, concerts, libraries, clubs, exhibitions, and in stitutions of this great town. They are well clothed and well mannered, and in all essential respects gentlemen. What a contrast is there with the artisan class, who go on from generation to generation uncared for ; and although they too have made some progress in civiEsation, yet by no means in a fair proportion. . . Whence this difference arises is plain'y to be seen. The traders' sons are not only better grounded in education, but they have numerous sources of adult education. Their wits are sharpened at the theatres, their minds are cultivated at the various learned and literary institutions, and by mingling in company at the Clubs and other places of resort. They thus get, what no set or scientific education can give, some refinement of manner and the elements of taste. It may be said that our artisans and workmen have the same opportunities, but it is not so. It is true the civilising influence of the theatre is thrown open to them, and many take advantage of it ' • but the people at large require much more than this; and many many thousands never receive even this.influence ; some by principle, and other by circum stances, being precluded. The Crystal Palace comes the nearest to a grand refining public institution ; but it is essentially removed out of the reach of the working classes, except for occasional purposes. What the people want is something that shall spontaneously attract them. Some place which they can feel is their own, some place where they are at home amongst their own class. A place in which they can take a pride, and where they will find ease, and pleasure, and relaxation, mingled imperceptibly with refining and instructing processes ; where by mixing with men of all tempers and capacities, they will acquire manners, and by associating with portions of art, acquire re finement and taste. No such attempt has yet teen made, Hospitals have been built for the sick; mei.hanics' institutes for abstract studies ; schools for the ignorant; but nothing has been done to im prove the manners and the tastes of the great body of the people ; and this we maintain, in spite of the British Museum and the National Gallery being thrown open to all. The wandering through museums and galleries, without other stimulants to the mind, is of little advantage, and that it is so is proved by the inadequate operation of such places on the minds of the people at large. It is a remarkable fact that the mind will remain dead to all such appeals for ages, and that it is only earnestly aroused and improved through the feelings. Thus the pulpit will do more than scientific lectures ; and theatres than dumb gal leries and overloaded museums. If, then, the people are to be awakened to a full develop ment of their capacities and power, they must have the means of doing so. They must be sufficiently informed and culti vated to become a class. They must feel their own position. and respect it, and they must become powerful by cohesion, and by a unity of taste and interest. Looking at it in this point of view, the imperfectly existing amount of civilisation, and among the working classes its slow rate of progrzssion, too plainly shows the mental state of the greatest portion of mankind. Sanatory improvements would riot be so tardy ; mendicancy so extensive ; law so inefficient ; and true religion so partial, if the minds of mankind were fully informed, and the best feelings of the human heart were cultivated, It has been, therefore, thought by ONE who sincerely sym pathises with his own class, " The people," that this beater commencement of a new epoch, in which to arouse the popu lar intellect, could not be devised than to erect on a magni ficent scale, A PEOPLE'S CLUB, to which " The people" would resort, and enjoy, amidst the elegancies of art, all that A NEWS-ROOM AND LIBRARY, on the largest and most liberal scale, could afford. For this pittpose it is intended to erect, in a central position of the metropolis, A GRAND HALL, for Public Meetings, drc„ whereto, in the easiest manner, and under the cheapest terms the circumstances will allow, " The people" should be ad m itt e d t o all the comfort, gratification, and conveniences that the West-end Club affords to the aris tocrat. E T. Smith, to whom the merit of this patriotic pro ject belongs, is determined to carry it out by means of a Joint Stock Company, established on the principle of Limited Liabi lity. Ho has already secured the assistance of several men whose position, talents, and national feelings will be of the greatest service to the project, and who, lo)king far beyond the immediate results, tcc in such a project an effective means Of advancing the true civilisation of all within the pale of an artificial community. - As it is a project which has for its aim national advantages, by aiding in the improvement of the manners and morals of the people, it is one which may claim assistance from men (and women) of all professions of religion and all classes of society. The Company will commence its operations by building a spacious, handsome, and well-ventilated Hall, capable of holding at least 7,00 persons at one time, which will be de corated in an artistic style, acid will have in it a large and well-selected Library, Maps, Plans, and Engravings, and all that can illustrate the great public events of the day. Music and concerts will be occasionally introduced as mat ters of recreation ; and also, at certain seasons, explanatory lectures, from men of the very highest position in their va rious professions. In this respect it will seek to stand in the same relation to the working, that the Royal Society does to the aristocratic classes. Everything that can soothe the weary worker and relieve the toiling man, and at the same time invigorate the mind, will be devised. It is intended essentially to be a place of recreation and relief, but siill conducted so that a great deal of indirect and useful information shall almost unconsciously be obtained; a place where conversation may be enjoyed, intelligence acquired, and that social intercourse take place necessary to all sorts and conditions of men. It is estimated that for a subscription of one shilling weekly, the payment of which will suit the convenience of all classes, a working man shill have access to the Library, News-room, and Lectures, and the occasional concerts, balls, and celebra tions which will be given. The funds requisite, for the erection of the necessary buildings, &c., are proposed to be raised by means of a Joint- Stock Company with limited liability, having a capital of 15, ,, 001., consisting of 6,000 shares, of 27. 10s. each; 10s. to be paid on allotment, and the remainder by suitable insta'- rnent3 during the p ro;ress of the w orks ;orby a subscription of one shilling weekly, at the end of twelve months a work ing man will become proprietor of a s h are i n th e building, and a vote in th e direLtion and management of the Club. The amount of the shares is purposely fixed at so low a m sum as to give wor ki ng partleipatingn en an opportunity of becoming shareholders and profit which, on the safest data, it has been computed the must arise to the proprie tors. A per tentage not e_.:ceedinm 10/. per 100/ will be paid to the shareholders, and all profit s a b ove that alountawiodll itsbe ex pended upon the extension of th e Institution itself Library. Every holder of five shares will be entitled, in addition to the above per ceniage, to the same privilege s as if he were a personal subscriber to the Institution. Arrangements will also be made by which the wives and children of members will be admitted to all the advantges of the Institution, both for the purposes of recreation and education, e n the most easy terms, n,i b ab y lel A .code of rules and regul'ations will slhtnoe building rt th iy e mbeeaitistsu. will the Xanaging Committee, and plans of h exhibited by the architects engaoed. applications for shares and other in formation are requestede to be made to Mr. E. T. Smith, Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. THEATRE ROYAL, ILLY3fARICET. Under the Management of Mr. Buckatone. THIS EVENING, Performed Will be THE POOR GENTLEMAN. Characters by Messrs. C hippeadale, E. Villiers, W. Farren, Howe, and Compton' Mrs. Poynter, and Miss Swanborough. Followed by THE LITTLE TREASURE. To conclude with LODGINGS FOR SINGLE GENTLEMEN. ztOTAL PRINCEST.i -r rIEATRE, D-STItE ET, Under the Management of Mr. CIIA3.LES Kits. THIS EVENING M w essrs ill be Presented TUE WONDERFUL WO NAN . Ch arac t ers b y . F. Heath. Matthews, D. Fisher, Cathcart, E vere tt, and Miss After which, TUE HEIR AT LAW. To conclude with A GAME OF ROMP?. Ta. TEE ROYAL A,, , •)Fr ~, r— , Proprietor, Mr. w e b s ' " -- t,.!..r.—Directress, 3ladame Ceeste. Tillß EVEXING, will be performel VIE VialTE illitS OF a:, ,, talri Pepp r, Mr. 'lndium; Supported 4 Nies3Tril!ElMPorEaraPirjl,llcll.• Bedford. Phenol, Miss Kate Kelly; A L - 0 . 4 S.. den), Miss Laidla.w ; Agatha, Miss Wyndham. 'ollewed by VALENTINE AND ORSON. Aiker which, the Face of THE £lOO NOTE. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. J. IL Anderson, 18, Norfolk-street, Strand. Increased Attractions, and Success lit eqaal ratio : ......,................____ THIS, AND EVERY EVENING, at Eight o'Clock, New and Mavificent Appoint_ Will be presented, with entirely arranged in n "nt- 1, NIAGIC and If Y3TE EC Y, in twelve actg , two pirtn,by Pfofessor Anderson. - -- • - After which, the startling illustrations of Spirit - Rapping. RALF- V AN-ROUR Ny'frfl VIE SPlfirri, being th most surprising aril interesting sert ei ()r ex periments ever given Within the w a ll s of an y theatre. Revival, le an improved form, of the astounding novelty which attrtled Lo n d on 10 Years ago, the GREAT GUN TRICK 1 Prices bf Maxi ssion:—Private Bmes, 11. 1 is. 6d. and ii . Is ; ; Orchestra Stalls, 43. : Dress Byes 3a Upper Boxes, 25.; Pit , Yilly. GallerY ' 61 ' 110 Ralf-price. ' to .; x-offLe open from 11 to 5 Grand Morning Performance on Saturday Next at Two o'Clock Doors open at Half past One. ROYAL OLICAPIC THEATRE. TIII3 EVENING, win be presented, TO OBL IGE BENSON, in which Messrs. , z wr y, F. Robson, Leslie, Mrs. Stirling, and Miss Ternan will appear. After which, STILL WATER 3 RUN DEEP. 'yoll4oll by CATCHING • A ALEIIMAID. • . ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING, The vivid and tremendously real Spectacle, The FALL of SEBAS TOPOL 1 After which the JEITX EQUESTRES DE L'ARENE, or Acts in the Circle, with that miraculous feat, Mr. J. H. Cooke's Sant du Pont, or Flight of the Bridges. To conclude with a BALLET D'ACTION, with a variety of Prin cipal and other Dances, by artistes of celebrity. Box-oflice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke. inn. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn. 54 min. aft. 12—Evening 11 min. aft. 1 To-Moßßow—Morn.27 min.aft. I—Evening44 min. aft. 1 THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, Nov. 8. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 56—highest since noon yesterday. 50 —lowest this morning and during the night. 51—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29 . 55—a fall of three-quarters of an inch since yesterday morning. WIND. S.W.—Rather fresh, with continuous rain, and very dull weather. Afternoon—sunshine. .. b . 4t -444 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EITHNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1855 THE DUKE OF ARGYLL. —A letter appeared in the Times some days ago, stating that the Duke of Argyll had omitted the toast of "The Army and Navy," on the occasion of the dinner of the British Association, because "disapproved of the war." An M.P. who was pre sent writes to say, that on being questioned after the dinner as to his reasons, the Duke stated that he had desired to make the proceedings as short as possible, in consideration of the ladies who dined with us ; that the toast in question bad not been given at the dinners of the British Association in previous years ; and that in proposing the Queen's health he bad especially stated that on that occasion the name of her Majesty was emi nently welcome as the head of both the services which had added fresh glories to their country. KINGSLAND AND DALSTON RAGGED SCHOOL.—Last night, the seventh anneal meeting of the friends and supporters of this school was held at the Congregational Church, Kingsland. The Right Hon. the Earl of Shaftesbury presided. From the report, which was read by the Secretary, it appeared that the school, at last, was free from debt, and its affairs were in a hopeful, prosperous, and encouraging condition. From the finan cial statement, it appeared that the receipts were 1211. 15s. 54d. ; the expenditure, 119/. ls. 3d. ; leaving a small balance in the hands of the treasurer. THE MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Vectis, Captain Cook, left this day with the usual Peninsular mail, 55 passengers, and a full cargo of general merchan dise. The Vectis takes out specie to the amount of 38,2821. viz., for Lisbon, 22,680/. ; for Cadiz, 15,6021. On reaching Gibraltar the Vectis will proceed to Malta, and will take up her previous station from thence to Marseilles. The company's steam-ship Valetta will re turn with the homeward mail, and on her arrival here will undergo repairs. Some anxiety is manifested re specting the United States mail steam-ship Union, which vessel should in regular course have arrived here on Fri day last. There is no dou'ot whatever she has encoun tered the strong gales which were so prevalent last week, and thereby been detained. THE ALLEGED STARVATION OF A FAMlLY.—Yester day, Mr. Wakley, the coroner, and a jury, which had been previously empannelled to inquire as to the death of James F. Weedon, aged 12 years, the son of a shoe maker, residing at 17, Compton-street, Brunswick square, now in custody at the instance of the authorities of St. Pancras, upon the charge of attempting to starve his entire family, was resumed at the Elephant and Castle, King's-road, Camden-town. The jury returned the following verdict :—" We, the jurors, are unanimous that the deceased came by his death by consumption, accelerated by want of proper nourishment. We wish to compliment Mr. and Mrs. Jones in bringing the case before Mr. Birchmore, and a'so that gentleman on his conduct on the occasion. We desire a'so to express our strong disapprobation of the manner Mrs. Ward has given her evidence." THE BEAUFORT TESTIMONIAL—The committee of the Beaufort Testimonial. have published a list of contribu tors, amongst whom we are pleased so recognise the names of the Duke of Northumberland, Sir R. I. Mur chison, Admiral Dundas, and many of the most distin guished mercantile marine firms, not only of this country, but a'so the United States. The services performed by Admiral Beaufort were of that universal nature that all countries alike may claim the privilege of having bene fited by them, and the right of contributing towards their commemoration. THE INCOME TAX. —A great sensation has been cre ated amongst the various artisans of the dockyard at Devonport at being served nrith demands for 41. 15s. income-tax. Daring the last twelve months they have been employed at unlimited earnings, which in numer. one instances have made their incomes rather more than 1001. per annum. Parties have the right of appeal, but as the demands have been made from official documents, it is supposed that but few will be exempt. LORD MAYOR'S DAY.—Yester lay workmen were en gaged in erecting barriers at the junctions of all the streets and avenues communicating with the leading thoroughfares along the line of which the Lord Mayor's procession will pass on Friday next, the 9th of Novem ber. A very large number of persons visited the Guild ball this morning, to inspect the decorations, which are extremely gorgeous, and precisely similar to those with which the hall was fitted when the Emperor Napoleon visited the corporation. CIALINE PEAT.—Mr. C. J. Brocke, a chemist at Co logne, has made a new invention in the preparation of peat, to which he gives the above name. He says that cialine peat can be made of most sorts of common peat, and that it will surpass every other fuel in the intensity of flame and heat. The experiments hitherto made in forges show that cialine will produce a flame several feet long, while common peat will only give one seven or eight inches long. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.—The annual meeting of the Great Marlborough-street West Branch of this association was held yesterday evening, at the Hanover-square Rooms—R. Bevan, Esq., in the chair. Among the clergymen on the platform we observed the Hon. and Rev. H. M. Villiers, the Rev. W. T. Rooker, the Rev. W. G. Lewis, &r.; the Hon. D. Kinnaird, Ed ward Corderoy, Esq., &c. The room was crowded with oompany, the greater portion of whom were ladies. ESCAPE OF Two MORE RUSSIAN PRISONERS.—TWO Russian prisoners of war escaped from the Lewes war prison during the afternoon of Tuesday last. Their names are Victor Jeifstiern, whose age is 26, height 5 feet 7 inches, of slender person, visage and complexion dark, hair and eyes brown, without whiskers ; and Johan Aspegien, aged 23, height 5 feet 8 inches, strong and robust, of a dark and healthy complexion, with brown hair and hazel eyes, and no whiskers. Both prisoners speak a little English, in addition to their knowledge of the Russian, Swedish, and Finnish languages. COMMITTAL OF AN ATTORNEY ON A CHARGE OF FRAUD. —At the Brighton police court, on Tuesday, Henry Ri chardson, a middle-aged gentlemanly-looking person, said to be a London solicitor, was charged with obtain ing 21. 15s. 6d. under false pretences, the moneys of Richard Reed, asssistant at Mr. Harmer'e, butcher, East street. The prisoner, who had occasionally dealt with Mr. Harmer, called at the shop with a cheque for 21. 15s. 6d. on the Union Bank, for which he obtained cash, saying it was as good as ready money. The cheque was subsequently paid into the bank, and brought back, marked "no account." The defence was that the pri soner had deposited a lease, and opened an account with the Union Bank, whence he had also obtained a cheque book. It appeared, however, that the lease was of no value, and that :the prisoner had obtained the cheque book by representing to one of the bank partners that he was about to live in Brighton, and was going to pay in some money to the bank for his use. No authority was given to him to draw cheques, unless he paid in money. The prisoner was committed for trial. The prisoner, when he called at the Union Bank on the sub- jest of, as he said, opening an account, obtained cash for a cheque on the London and Eastern Bank f or 4/. 17 s . 6d . , which w as sonafiLte._rwß;ht afterward turnedto Brighton with " no Guardian-. REFUSING TO DELIVER UP RAILWAY TICKETS. On Thursday, before the Colchester magistrates, Mr. Thos. Wilke, wholesale leather seller, of %Vest Smithfield, London, was summoned by the Eastern Counties Rail way Company for refusing to deliver up his ticket on the arrival of the 8.30 down train at Colchester, contrary to a by-law of the company. It appeared that on the morning of the 16th Oct, defendant was a passenger from Sudbury to Colchester, and on the arrival of the train at the latter place he refused either t deliver up his ticket or give his name. He was afterwards followed into the town, when he made a similar refusal, as also on return ing to the station to leave by the train. Mr. Barnes, for the defendant, submitted that the by-law under which the offence was laid had not been painted on a board, as required by the act, and placed in some conspicuous part of the station. That being the case, tie bench had no jurisdiction. As to the keeping back the ticket, it was not done with any intention to defraud the company ; but, having been put to considerable inconvenience by a two hours' delay of the train, as a commercial man, de fendant resolved to bring an'action against the company, and retained his ticket for the purpose of showing that he was a passenger on a particular day, th a t h e h ad paid his fare, an d that he ought to have c omp l ete d h i s journey within a specified time. He did not believe it was intended by the act that there should be a convic. tion when the ticket was kept back for a bona fide rea son like that. The bench dismissed the case on the ground that the by-laws had not been painted on a board.—Bury and Norwich. Post. THE LAW OF RAILWAYS.—On Friday, at the Hud dersfield Railway station, a scene occurred which caused some excitement amongst those present. A passenger had travelled from Manchester, by the seven p.m. train, which is third class as far as Huddersfield, and after wards first and second class. As the gentleman wished to proceed as far as Mirfield, he inquired whether he should get out and book by second class to that place, but was told that be could not be allowed either to purchase a ticket, or to remain in the company's carriage without one. He, however, was determined to test the matter, and entered a second class train, signifying at the same time his intention to pay second class fare front Huddersfield to Mirfield. Some angry words passed be tween him and the railway officials, who threatened to eject him by force from the carriage, on which the passenger told them that he should, in that case, proceed against the person that molested him for an assault. H e was allowed to proceed, and on arriving at Mirfield, and tendering the second class fare from Huddersfield to that place, it was refused, and a demand made for second class fare from Manchester. He would not pay that amount, alleging that he had already paid the com pany for conveying him between Manchester and Hud dersfield. The clerk refused to accept the sum tendered by the traveller, and it is stated that the magistrates will be called upon to decide the matter. The decision is of hn portaiac -, as it will perhaps be learned whether, under any circumstances, the railway company can refuse to furnish a passenger with the ticket required to complete his journey when they have thrown out the inducement to travel by third class to Huddersfield, and then by second class from Huddersfield to Mirfield.—Hudders field Examinee. AT,-DEAR BREAD MOVEMENT. —FORMATION OP A "PEOPLES' PROVISION LEAGUE."—Last evening a crowded meeting was held in the Cowper-street School rooms, City-road, to inaugurate the " Peoples' Provision League," and to consider and devise some means to pro cure an immediate reduction in the price of bread. The following resolutions were agreed to That it was desirable to obtain a revisal of the Turkish tariff; and of the treaty of the 16th of August, 1838, on which that tariff was founded, so as to establish a free trade in corn in all parts of the Turkish empire ; and if it could be ascertained that there was any collusion by servants of the Crown with foreign powers, by which the supply of corn has been permanently limited, it was desriable to visit upon them the penalties of the law. That it was desirable to procure the reclamation of the waste lands of this country, and to prosecute and expose all persons guilty of defrauding the purchaser of food, either by adulteration, or false weights and measures. That the committee be requested to draw up rules, and again re port to a future meeting." - LONDON, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 8, 1855. The Colonial Secretaryship has not as yet been filled up. If not actually " going begging," it seems to have been already offered, directly or in directly, to different persons, who have either positively refused or thrown difficulties in the way of its acceptance. The latest rumour points to the Duke of NBWOASTLE as the successor to the lamented Sir W. MOLESWORTH ; and, as we stated in our impression of yesterday, it is more than hinted in official circles that the offer of the im portant office to his Grace has already been trans mitted by electric telegraph to the Crimea. In deed it would seem as if the proposition should be made through the medium of the " electric wires," for, as will be in the recollection of our readers, it was by means thereof that Lord J. RUSSELL received the intimation of his appoint ment on the resignation of the second division of the Aberdeenites in the early part of the present session, and that he signified his acceptance of it. This fact may be received as a good lesson for the future Minister, whoever he may be, to put this invaluable instrument into more frequent requisition, and to use every possible means to expe- life the communications between the Parent State and its numerous dependencies. It is a hint which, we trust, will not be thrown away. Although we have never joined in the outcry against the Duke of NEWCASTLE, and invariably declared that he was the best of the Aberdeenites, we confess that we should receive the definitive intelligence of his appointment to an influential seat in the Cabinet with considerable regret, if not dismay. That he made a very good Colonial Minister we freely concede, and that he was a pains-taking and hard-working official, sincerely desirous of promoting the welfare and prosperity of those whose interests were placed under his control anal direction, is indisputable. So far as the Colonies are concerned, the appointment would bo unobjectionable, for although there were some grave mistakes committed during his administra- tion, we believe that he was not justly responsible for them. But we must look to the matter, not in connection with a single department, but as it would affect the great question to which the national attention is now mainly directed, viz., the carrying on the War in earnest, and the ex pression of the unflinching determination of the Government to accept no terms which would not, in accordance with the opinions of the great majo rity of the people, enforce ample guarantees for the future good behaviour of Russia. There have unfortunately been too many, and we fear too authentic, rumours of the strong in fluence of the Peace-at-any-price party in the Cabinet. It has been positively, and we believe truly, asserted that Lords PALMERSTON and CLARENDON were only enabled to carry their own v!ows by a very slender majority, and that had Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH proved less trustworthy than he was, the insubordination of Lord JoHN RUSSELL in respect to the Austrian proposals might have met with a very different result. If, then, that lamented statesman should be replaced by a friend of Mr. GLADSTONE'S, events might possibly take a very different course, and we might have but to much reason to appre hend a Ministerial defection and backsliding productive of the most serious consequences. Besides, while rendering a fair tribute of ap probation to the Colonial Administration of the Duke of NEWCASTLE, we cannot forget the regular "mull " at the War-office—the innumerable errors that led to the appointment of the ROEBUCK Committee, and the terrible disasters brought to light during that investigation. The Duke of NEWCASTLE then felt it necessary to yield to the earnest expression of public opi nion. He clearly perceived that, whatever might be the result of the then pending motion, subsequentlycarried byan overwhelming majority, he ought to resign, and he expressed his intention in a manly and straightforward manner, that ex cited considerable sympathy. But although his conduct as Secretary for War should not neces sarily operate as a perpetual exclusion, his return to a seat in the Cabinet, during the present crisis, would be decidedly premature ; it would not only prove highly prejudicial to the entire Ministry, but would completely eradicate the favourable im pression he had previously made. It would, un questionably, be ascribed to the back-stairs, or Germanic influence, which is regarded with so much doubt and suspicion in the country ; and he might himself, again, be made a scapegoat, and visited with the odium appertaining to an unconstitutional and objectionable system. For his own sake, therefore, it would be ads isable that he should, for the present at least, refuse the proffer, however tempti ng, and meet Parlia ment next session as a pri va t e member of the House of Lords. Besides, it is necessary to remember that there is an American difficulty pendin g, and that it has grown out of a measure of which his G race was the putative and responsible parent. The nomination of the Duke of NEWCASTLE at the pre sent moment would naturally exasperate the feeling s of our transatlantic brethren, and render a satis factory settlement of the vexata gucestio far more troublesome. We should not wish to play into the hand of Mr. CALEB CUSHING, and those who join in the nefarious project of making political capital out of the disputes which they can create between Great Britain and the United States. The appointment is, th en , o bj ec ti ona ble on so many ground s th a t we trust it may not b e per severed in. We know that it is supported in a very high quarter, but that would perhaps, of all others, be the reason why it would prove distaste ful to the people who think that England ought to be for the English and not for the Germans or Coburgs. Among the more hopeful signs of the times is the swelling undercurrent of feeling in the direc tion of education. While a general system of which all classes will approvo seems as little likely as ever to be eliminated as a practical whole, it is satisfactory to perceive how perseveringly the grand object all parties have in view is being pursued, and with what likelihood of being, per haps, unconsciously attained. Among the hum bler classes—what with cheap literature and the large increase of superior schools—there can be no question that a striking advance has been and is being made. Among the higher classes, where the quality of the education is the ohief defect, an advance is quietly taking place, and before long it will be found that younger sons will enter the lists armed with a more practical knowledge than of old. Among the middle classes, which we are afraid have hardly maintained a corre sponding progress, hopeful signs are also to be witnessed. The steps taken by Government to wards Administrative Reform, and the reports which reach us from abroad, are, to some extent, having their effect. A goal for youthful ambition within the confines of prudential calculation, and the prospeot of losing our commercial superiority and being beaten out of the market by foreigners, are at all events stimuli to progress in practical education exceedingly likely to be productive of beneficial results ; and we live in hope of being able, before long, to present unmistakeable proofs that they have not failed in their influence. The most backward portion of the middle classes in general education, and we believe actually, is the class of farmers. While ether classes have been advancing in the path of mental cultivation, their progress has, we fear, been, gene rally speaking, confined to the adoption of superior modes of agricultural cultivation, and what obviously might conduce to the profitable tenure of their lands. Even with respect to this class, however, there are grounds for hope. Their backwardness, it is not too much to say, is more their misfortune than their fault. No other body has been so bamboozled and betrayed, so buoyed up with false hopes to be unscrupulously let down, so im peded, in short, in the pursuit of their real wel fare for the political aggrandisement of others. Among these grounds are the interest displayed and the efforts made by enlightened individuals of influence in connection with the land ; and this leads us to notice a particular scheme of an educational nature suggested by a nobleman of much promise, who has always exhibited an enlightened regard for a class on whose property his own interests are largely involved. Impressed with the necessity of something more than mere professional knowledge being ac quired by the farmer (and of their professional skill he pronounces a high opinion), his lordship is desirous that more should be done towards their mental culture. To him it is a matter of regret, that, " for want of some additional education, ■o many good farmers and sensible men should, to so great an extent, be restrained from advancing agriculture by the freer communication of their knowledge to others, and from more usefully serving the public in various capacities, and should be thus prevented from doing more justice to themselves in the eyes of the community." Not confining himself, however, to regrets, his lordship has recourse to exertions, and being of opinion that " more has latterly been done for improving the education of the classes both above and below the farmers than for them, and that they find, with regard to the education of their children, certaiu disadvantages not experienced by their predecessors before the days of Government grants, he arrives at the conclusion that, in their case, incentives to exer tion are especially applicable. The result is, his Lordship has offered a prize of 201., to be re peated annually for three years, for the sons and relatives of Devonshire farmers. The subjects of examination the first year are limited to three : 1. The English Language ; 2. The Iliztory and Geography of the British Empire ; 3. Praotical Mathematics. In relation to these his Lordship keeps steadily in view the source of his regret, and the examination is to be conducted so as to have the most practical bearing towards its re moval. By means of these examinations his Lordship looks for much useful information, as well as the establishment of an authorised and recognised local standard to test the fitness of teachers for their office, and secure the selection of the right men for the right place. A. scheme of this sort commends itself at once to general approval, and cannot but be suggestive of the propriety of applying the principle to the middle classes generally. Indeed hislordship, in his pamphlet on middle-class education, questions whe ther Government examination and the Certificates to be derived from them can ever supply the de sideratum, and suggests the possibility of county or public examinations effectually doing so. For the present we must content ourselves with this brief notice, and the reflection that every fresh I scheme tests the strength of the current. Mr. Locke, M.P., who met with a severe accident while inspecting the works of the Rouen Railway, is, we are glad to learn, progressing satisfactorily. EATON HALL.—Among the disiinguished visitors now enjoying the hospitalities of the Marquis of Westminster are the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Wilton, and the Earl Ho we. The electric telegraph is to be extended to Salisbury, on the South-Western Railway. Hitherto it has ex tended no further than Romsey on that line. The Independance states that all the difficultifs that have arisen at Constantinople as to the management of the expenditure of the Turkish loan have been removed. The elections which have just taken place at Madrid, Saragossa, Huesca, Santander, &c., have all resulted in the return of moderate Progrossistas. M. Adolphe Francon!, director of the Mandge at the Cirque de l'lrnperatrice, has just expired in Paris, aged 53. The Prefect of Police hag given orders for the theatre of the Ddlassemens Comiques to be immediately closed, owing to its being so much out of repair zs to present danger to the public and the performers.—Pa.is Paper. The Rev. Dr. Whewell, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, was on Monday elected Vice-Chancellor of that University for the year ensuing. ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS.—A general meeting of Royal Academicians was held at Trafalgar -square on Monday last, when Mr. J. Callcot Horsley and Mr. George Gilbert Scott were elected associates. Mr. Lutist) Stocks was appointed an associate engraver of the new class. ANOTHER RISE IN SUGAR.—Yesterday another rise took place in the price of sugar. The wholesale houses have increased the price 55. per cwt., and it is anticipated that another rise of ss. will shortly take place. The excuse is "scarcity " of the commodity. It is very probable that before Christmas moist sugar will be Bd. per lb. It was 31d. and 4d. this time last year. On Monday evening an assault of arms was given by the non-commissioned offic et s of the 2d Life Guards, at Eton College, the proceeds to be given to the Soldiers' Infant Home. The mathematical room, in which the performance took place, was crowded with the heads of the College, the officers of the 2d Life Guards, and the Etonians. HAIR DTE.—..4 man was placed a few days ago in a et aaii.lbt lunatic asy l um, at Berlin, to be treated for a mental alienatio n , b rought on by the use of hair dye. On ex ansetd i c ng the dye which he had employed, it was ascer to epreoodinupceodsevdioolefntlepaadinsini e r c t u h r e y h , e a a d n , d a l e u d n at t length led t o madness. n r Snow fell in considerable quantities, on Friday and Saturday, in several parts of the deparment of the Cote d'Or. At Dijon the principal promenades were entirely covered. Snow has also fallen in various other parts of Fran ce.—Gallmani. The Ost. Deutsche Post o f Vienna, of Nov. 3, an nounces that during the last few day Prince G t hor sc a koff (the diplomatist) has had long and frequent con ferences with Count Buol, at the' office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. DR. WISEMAN AND HIS LAW EXPENSES. Tlie Tablet, on Saturday, reported progress in the affair of the " in demnification of the Cardinal against the enormous e::- penses incurred in the late tril-2,167/. 3s. 3d.," of Boyle v. Wiseman. Towards this total, it reports that the sum 0 f 1,1141. ss. has already been ra i sed. Emperor of R USSIAN EECRUITS.— The every thousand Russia calls fo r a levy of ten recruits out of very omand 506fh8. Thereisale subjects. Our House of Commons numbers t that one in the hundred are, we think, even more ban Emperor of Russia, who of the is six.and-a-half partisans —if they will not carry his arms—at least wear his uni orm. Won't they respond call to the of Alexander 3 Punch. 1* Last evening a clever adaptation of the French Vau deville Monsieur qui suit les Femmes was produced here with the most complete success. The English version is entitled An Impudent Puppy, and Ravel's character is sustained by Mr. C. Mathews. The plot of the piece is simple, but it is quite sufficient, with the assistance of Mr. C. Mathews, to keep the house in a continued state of laughter for upwards of an hour. The hero, a certain Mr. Nestor Nimble, a gentleman of small fortune, " and of no profession," determines to pass his time in " the delightful occupation" of following the ladies in the park. This " occupation," of course, leads him into all sorts of dilemmas, and after having successively fol lowed his own sister and a negress, " done up in a white chip bonnet and a Cashmere," he ogles and pur sues a certain Lady Paragon. He manages to address the lady, and ultimately invites her to his chambers to dinner. Lady Paragon, of course, refuses, but at the same time, determines to punish her importunate pur suer, and accordingly she turns the tables, and invites Mr. Nimble to dine with her. He, without a moment's reflection, consents, and when she informs biro her brougham is in waiting to convey him to her resi dence he is perfectly astonished. Lady Paragon observes the confusion of Mr. Nimble, and when she tells him her house is in Grosvenor-square he is dumbfoundered. However, be goes or is rather taken by Lady Paragon to her residence, and there he is introduced to a host of fashionable visitors as " Mr. I don't know who," and poor Nimble, after being subject to the jests and gibes of the whole company, manages, by certain secrets he has overheard, to get the whole of the parties into his power, and all ends happily. The acting of Mr. C. Matthews was perfection—his persevering gallantries in the park, and abashed awkwardnes in the drawing room, can better be imagined th"n described. Great as we recollect Ravel was in the part, when the piece was first acted in the St. James's Theatre, we must honestly confcss we think our English actor superior even to that talented artist. The curtain fell amidst the most enthu siastic applause. At the termination of the play, Mr. Matthews was loudly called for, and on his appearance he was most enthusiastically received. The house was filled to_an overflow. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. HAYMARKET THEATRE. Some few weeks ago London was delighted with the first appearance of a lady named Miss Blanche Fane at this theatre, and we predicted that in the course of a few evenings she would become one of the most attractive actresses that has appeared on the London stage for years. We rejoice to say that prediction has been veri fied to the letter, and Miss Blanche Fane is now an acknowledged favourite. We advise all true lovers of genuine acting to visit the Haymarket, and witness this young lady's embodiment of the character of Gertrude, in Mr. Harris's excellent comedietta The Little Trea sure, and having done so, we have not the slightest doubt but that each and all will agree with us in the opinion we have formed of Miss Fane's abilities. The public are greatly indebted to Mr. Buckstone for " the importation," as Brother Jonathan would term it, and we are glai to see they Are not unmindful of the fact, as the theatre is nightly crowded by a fashionable aad de lighted audience. PRINCE GORTSCLIAKOFFS ORDER OF THE DAY. We.have already stated in our Telegraphic In telligence that Prince Gortschakoff had announced to his troops by an Order of the Day, that he would never voluntarily abandon the Crimea. The fellowiug is the order iu full His Imperial Majesty, our master, having charged me to thank, in his name and that of Russia, the valiant soldiers who defended the south side of Sebastopol with so much self-denial, courage, and perseverance, is per suaded that the army, after having won the freedom of field operations, will continue to defend the soil of holy Russia against invasion by the enemy with every effort possible. But just as it gratified the solicitude of the lather of this great family (the army) from his great fore sight, to order the construction of a bridge so as to spare Russian blood as much as possible at the last moment, so the Emperor has invested me with full powers to continue or cease the defence of our positions in the Crimea, according to circumstances. "Valiant Warriors ! You know your duty. We will not willingly abandon this country, where St. Wla dimir received the Water of Grace, after being converted to that Christianity which we are defending. But there are situations sometimes that render the firmest resolves impracticable, and the greatest sacrifices useless. The Emperor has deigned to leave me the sole judge of the moment when we ought to change our line of defence, if such is the will of God. It is for us to prove that we know how to justify the unlimited confidence of the Czar, now arrived in our vicinity and the wants of the army. Have confidence in me, as you have hitherto had in all the hours of trial sent us by the decrees of Providence. "Adjutant-General Prince GORTSCHAKOFF, Commander of the Army of the South and the Troops in the Crimea. "Mackenzie Heights, October 13." [Before the fall of Sebastopol the Prince signed himself—Commander of the Land and Sea Forces in the Crimea.] COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Nov. 7. Her Majesty's dinner party yesterday included the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Royal, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, Colonel the Hon. C.B. and Mrs. Phipps, Sir Geerge Couper, Lieut.-General Sir John Burgoyne, and Major-General Sir Henry Bentinck. The band of the Second Life Guards played during dinner, and the Queen's private band afterwards per formed in the Castle. Prince Albert went out shooting this morning. Lieut.• General Sir John Burgoyne and Major-General Sir Henry Bentinck left the Castle in the forenoon. Despatches from the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, and Malta were received yesterday at the Colonial•office. THEATRICALS AT WINDSOR CASTLE. The Queen has commanded that theatrical perform ances shall be resumed at Windsor Castle this season, the first performance to take place on the 22d inst. Hitherto the performances have taken place in the Rubens Room. St. George's Hall is now being fitted up for the purpose, its noble dimensions being better adapted for the convenience of the Court, and at the same time affording greater space for scenic effect. A large quantity of magnificent new scenery is being prepared by Mr. Grieve, who has been entrusted with the whole arrangement of this department. The stage, which will occupy about one-third of the hall, is situated at the western end, leading into the Guard Chamber, thus leaving the throne end for the accommodation of her Majesty and the distinguished guests who may be honoured with invitations. The Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal children, it is expected, will be at Osborne Palace the first week in December, provided the King of Sardinia does not visit England, which is anticipated. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge is, it is said, immediately about to visit Paris, having been press ingly invited to do so by the Emperor of the French. The Duchess of Inverness has been suffering from in disposition during the past fortnight, at Kensington Palace. The Duchess of Suther!and has returned to Stafford House, from Paris. Her Grace had the honour of dining with the Emperor and Empress of the French at the Palace of St. Cloud, on Thursday evening last. The Duke of Richmond is expected to return to Brighton in about a week, to resume the command of the Royal Sussex Militia. Sir John Burgoyne is staying at Brighton. Sir Henry and Lady Bulwer, Sir J. W. Shelley, M.P., and Lady Shelley, are also amongst the recent arrivals. The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor, who ar rived in town on Tuesday night, from Paris, have left for Calverley Park, Cheshire, where the noble earl and her ladyship will shortly receive company. The village of Woodsome, in Yorkshire, was the scene of great rejoicing on Monday last, in consequence of the visit of the Right Hon. the Earl of Dart:south. This was the first time since the present earl has suc ceeded to the family honours and estate, that he has visited the ancient seat of his ancestors. Lord Colchester has purchased Mr. Augustus Craven's house in Berkeley -square. Mr. Buckstone and Miss Reynolds, of the Haymarket, are acting at Glasgow. William Miles, Esq., M.P., arrived on Tuesday at 7, Hamilton-place, Piccadilly, for a few days, from his seat, Leigh-court, near Bristol. Sir George and Lady Hodson have left their resi dence in the county of Wicklow for Mountstewart, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry. Mrs. Smith O'Brien and family have arrived from Brussels on a visit to her father, Mr. Joseph Gabbett. Mr. Smith O'Brien and sons leave Brussels shortly on a tour through Italy. Mdme. Jenny Lind Goldschmidt has just arrived in Paris with her husband. She comes from Geneva, where she appeared in a concert given for the benefit of Ernst, the violinet, and in another for the poor. She intends to remain in Paris for a fortnight, and then to proceed to London. On the 13th the Ring of the Belgians will open in person the legislative session of the two Chambers. The reply of the Holy See to the memorandum pub lished by the Spanish and Piedmontese Governments, on the occasion of the allocutions pronounced against them by the Pope, will very shortly be made public. CONIXIITTAL OF ALICE GREY TO STAFFORD ASSIZES. — WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday. —The above notorious female impostor, remanded from last week, was to-day brought before the magistrates and fully commiAed for trial. LATEST NEWS. BERLIN, THURSDAY. According to official reports published in St. Petersburg, the Crimea is supplied with provi sions for the Russian army for eight months. The Bank of Berlin has raised its discount one half per cent. VIENNA, WEDNESDAY EVENI NG . The Archduke Maximilian, Chief of the Naval Department, was driving this morning in Trieste, when the horses took fright and ran away. The Archduke jumped out of the carriage, and, falling on his head, injured the skull. His Imperial Highness is in danger, and the Emperor, his brother, has just left this city for Trieste. ST. PETERSBURG, WEDNESDAY. We learn here from a report of the Commissary- General that the Euxine fleet is stilt provisioned for eight months. A new editor has been appointed to the Invalide Busse. A Vienna paper, the Fremden Blatt, states that it learns from Prince Gortschakoff's headquarters that the Russian army in the Crimea has now a strength of 200,000 men. The Grenadier corps which lately arrived at Simpheropol was accom panied, says this authority, by " 8,000 waggons drawn by oxen, so that the Russian army is pro visioned for six months." Prince Gortschakoff will not expect convoys after November, as by that time the steppes will be covered with snow. THE KINBOURN EXPEDITION. (From the Second A'di•ion of the Times.) AT ANCHOR, OFF THE BOUG, TUESDAY, OCT. 23. The mails were despatched from Admiral Sir H. Stewart's flying squadron in the Cracker, at eight o'clock this morning. I regret that I had no better news to send you, or at least details of mere ac tive operations ; but, in truth, we can do nothing beyond harassing the enemy, and keeping them in a state of incessant watchfulness, whilst we get soundings, and gain time for the troops to put Kinbourn in order. Between the deep branches of the Dnieper and the Bong there is a continuous bank from shore to shore, on which the water is in no part more than nine feet deep, so that ves sels drawing eight feet water can just get over without risk of grounding in the deep tenacious mud. There is a strong wind down the Boug to-day, and the air is very clear and sharp. Fires are rising towards the western horizon, where the troops are reconnoitring. They are now on their return to Kinbourn, and so far it has been ascer tained that the gun-vessels could not render them much assistance in the event of a march to Kher son, in consequence of the great width of the sedgy borders which separate sea from land, and the shallowness of the bottom. The Rear-Admiral, who is by no means fond of an inactive life, started off in the Spitfire to survey and inspect the mouths of the Dnieper, and while on his cruise communicated with one of the small gun boats by signal, and was informed that there was a large raft of wood in the river for dockyard purposes, but the signal could not be clearly made out, and the Spitfire returned in the evening. None of the troops could be seen, but the steamer stood in close to Stanislaff, and saw about 5,000 men, infantry and artillery, in the neighbourhood. Indeed it is when one comes, as it were into Russia, that her immense resources in the raw material of soldiery become conspicuous, and all the more reason is there for resisting her brute aggressions and ostentatious exerciss of physical force. The Russian skull is not impervious to reason and argu ment, and it is possible that some even of the people of Stanislaff might have doubted the invincibility of Russia, her greatness and overwhelming power, when they saw a small steamer with the flag of an English Admiral flying at the mizen, cruising along their seaboard, and examining every nook of their coast with curious impunity. The enemy are casting up a sort of earthwork for cannon at the west side of the river. The Cossacks are every where, and it is impossible to land, although there are great temptations offered to the sportsmen by the enormous flocks of wild swans, geese, ducks, teal, and widgeon, which frequent the reedy borders of the sea ; or to the less fastidious and more substantial tastes of those who, tired of salt meat, and with larders exhausted, sigh after the lowing kine, fat bullock; and poultry of the enemy. It is not safe to approach the shore —the telegraphs communicate every motion of the fleet, and no boat could go near the shore without its being known, and an ambush laid for the crew. The other day some of the crew of the Lord Arthur Gordon took a boat, and landed some miles down the Spit, encouraged by the successful result of a previous day's forage. They were attacked by a body of Cossack; who seized three of them and dragged them off into captivity, fastened to their horses's tails and sad dle-bows. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24. The Spitfire went off at dawn this morning to communicate with the gun-boats respecting the rafts signalled yesterday. A French gun-boat, with the permission of Admiral Stewart, stood across to Kiubourn Spit, and presently began to fire on the shore. We heard afterwards that she disco vered a body of Cossacks on the march eastwards to Kherson. They had, no doubt, followed up the reconnaissance till the men regained their camp. The range was too long, and the gun-boat's shot fell short. A number of our gun=boats re turned from the Dnieper, and the Spiteful weighed at 3.30, and stood towards tie embouchments of that river to look after the Spitfire and the rafts. As our apparent strength at the mouth of the Boug would have been much diminished by the de parture of so many vessels, as well as of the French gun-boats which sailed yesterday, Admiral Lyons sent up the Industry store screw steamer, and the Charity and Zebra screw transports, to do duty as dummy men-of-war. The latter two p a i n t e d out the numbers on their bows and quarters, and did their best to look like the real thing. How pleased the Russians would be if they could but know the Boug was blockaded by two transports and a store ship ! There was nothing to do all day but to watch the Cossack videttes and the flocks, the houses on shore, and the cavalry pickets. The weather continues beautifully fine. THURSDAY, OCT. 25. This morning the Admiral, in the Stromboli, fol lowed by the Tritp, Wrangler, and Snake, pro ceeded to the Dnieper, and arrived off the mouths of the river about 8 o'clock in the morning. The bay of Kherson contracts into au estuary of five or six miles across, bordered by high rushes, beyond which foliage and tri n cover the horizon. The Dnieper steals to the sea through this rich marsh, and the waters at this part of the bay are fresh and sweet. _ _ A. huge raft of wood, 450 feet long and about 100 feet wide, and 6 feet deep, lay floating off one o f the mouths, and the Spitfire was busily engaged in getting off a similar raft, which had been grounded among the reeds. The first raft, which _ i s e_ larger of the two, consists like the latter of splendid pieces of white oak of great length and thickness, intended for the dockyard at Nicolaieff. It is strongly clamped, screwed, and secured by ropes in every part, and a well-built and substantial house is erected on it for the use of the navigators. The second raft is similar in all respects to the first in the quality and size of the timber, but there is no house upon it. It is calculated . .the value of the timber is at least 20,0001. They were, no doubt, intended for the Imperial navy, and would have been safe in Nicolaieff in a few dabs had we nog forced the Oczakoff passage. The Spiteful took 013'3 raft in tow, and the Spitfire, after much hard work and tugging at the second, signalled, about 9 o'clock, " The raft is afloat." N o one superin tended the operation on the part of the Czar save two solitary Cossacks who craned over the rushes to look at it. The Spiteful started soon afxr 9 o'clock, and the Spitfire then came out with the second raft after her, and was taken in tow by the Triton. At 5 p.m. Sir Houston Stewart, wdo received de spatches from SirE. Lyons in the course of the after noon by gun-boat, signalled "The Commander-in- Chief congratulates the squadron on the captain of rafts." The Gladiator sailed yesterday for Varna, and thence to the Crimea. The Hannibal has been brought inside the Spit, and anchored near the Valorous, under the charge of Mr. Booker, Master of the Spitfire. For three miles she had only two feet of water under her keel. Sir E. Lyons has conferred the commandership placed at his Wpm' by the Admiralty on Lieut. • Gaussen, of the Agamemnon, an old and most de: serving officer, and this promotion has given the greatest satisfaction to officers and men. FRIDAY,OCt. 26. The Spitfire and Spiteful started with the rafts early this morning, and reached Kinbourn in safety with them at noon. Sir Houston Stewart, in the Stromboli, accom panied by the Triton, weighed at 1 o'clock and re turned to his old anchorage off the mouth of the Doug. The day was very fine. No news. The Russian cotters appear to be moving off from the sea-side. The mail leaves to-morrow morning for Kin bourn at 9 a.m. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 29.—That unlu c ky corp s , the Turki s h Contingent, which seems destined to pass its whole time in steaming and marching to and fro, without obtaining rest or encountering a foe, is not, we are assured, to remain at Kertch and Yenikale. It is reported that the Russians are to be driven away from Kaffa, and the Turks to take up their winter quarters there. The reason assigned for the change is the want of sufficient wood and water. As regards the movements of General Vivian's corps d'arm6e, I am unable to speak positively, but of the deficiency in fuel and water there appears to be not the slightest doubt, and we are left to wonder once more at the extra ordinary want of foresight and information dis played at head-quarters either in England or the Crimea. The contingent now numbers 15,000 men, having had 7,000 added to it on its arrival in the Crimea. It is shortly to receive—at least it is pro mised-3,000 more, and then it will for the present be no further augmented. Letters of the 23cl from the mouth of the Boug, and of the 27th from Sebastopol, contain nothing of the slightest interest. The camp was still in the enjoyment of beautiful weather. To-day's Journal de Constantinople rays that telegraphic orders have been received from England that our cavalry should winter in the Crimea. The truth of the statement is doubted. The construction 02 stables and bar racks near Scutari for the English cavalry is being rapidly pushed on, and is expected to be completed in about three weeks. The Severn transport arrived here on Friday evening with 180 sick, from Balaklava, after a very rapid passage. Private letters from Kars rate the Russian loss at the late action extremely high—at as many as 12,000 men, killed, wounded, and prisoners. Other letters in the Constantinople papers go higher still, and talk of 15,000 and even 18,000. The lowest of the three statements is probably an exaggeration, but there can be no doubt of the completeness of the victory or of the gallant behavour of the Turks. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 28.—Great sensation was produced in the Ural on the receipt of the imperial prik as for embodying the opoltschenie of the militia rn that province, and the 32 drushines ordered to be formed were collecting at Orenburg, Uffa, Bu a .nima, Busuluk, and Saniara. As severa l di s t r i c t s of that government are inhabited by Bashkirs and Calmuck Tartars, who are capital riders, and pos sess a great number of horses, they are to furnish their own horses, and will form a separate corps of irregular light cavalry, similar to the Don Cossacks. By the commencement of Dec., the whole force con sisting (on paper) of 32,000 men, will be ready to march to the south, where they are ordered to join the great army of reserve assembled there under General Luders. Several thousand sledges were being prepared to convey these troops to their des tination, as soon as the first heavy fall of snow perMitted safe travelling over the inhospitable re gions of the boundless steppes. In a private letter from Odessa, of the 22d ult., we read :—" Since Kinbouru has fallen into the power of the Allies the communications kept up between Nicolaieff, Otchakoff, and Odessa by means of clippers have entirely ceased. Out official list shows that in September and October, until the surrender of Kinbourn, ten vessels freighted with wheat, and five without lading, left Nicolaieff for Kherson, and thirty-five sea-going vessels, with seven river craft, left Kherson for Nicolaieff and Otchakoff, laden with salt, timber, and coals. FRANCE. BOURSE, Nov. 7, Two OClock.—The market has been very dull. Prices were heavy in Renter and Railways. The speculators are waiting for the result of the weekly sitting of the directors of the Bank of France, as they hope that they will again admit the discount of bills at 90 days. Threes were done at 64fr. 75c., and receded to 64fr. 60c. Mobilier Shares very heavy from 1,170 fr. to 1,155 fr. Half-past Three.—The market closed steady, but without much business. The following are the .i.tost quotations : Cash. fr. e. End of Month. li per Cents 9O --f. -e. 3 Dar Cents 64 60 Cl 79 New Loan 65 59 Bank Shares 3195 Roman Credit Mobilier 1155 Austrian Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes 3B Piedaiontese _ 85 Home Debt 33i RAILWAYS-FOB CASH. Or?cans Western 762 50 Northern ... B7l 25 Strasbueg xd 881 25 , LAYOLIS- &leditertanean 1 2 12 50 Grand Central 582 58 L 0215 Gtneva 660 Teste Cette .RATETV.A.Y TRAFFIC RETURNS. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week en , t ng Nov. 4, 1855 £6,096 16 8 ' Corresponding week last year 4,532 1 2 --- Increasl in 1855 £1,564 15 6 GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Oct 28 , 1 855 £2,717 9 2 Corresponding wkek last year 23 ,, ,50 0 1 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.--Traffic re turn for the week ending Nov. 4, 1855 £ 0,061 12 7 Corresponding weer last year 19,227 11 6 CORK AND BAND)N RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for w:ek ending Nov. 3, 1855 •• .2314 10 11 Corresponding week last year 250 6 5 --...., _ MARKET NEWS.— (This Day). MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—We had a slow trade here to-day, as follows : — Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d; Mut ton, 3s 4d to 43 61; Veal, 3s 10d to 5s Od; Pork, 3s 104 to 58 4d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Nov. 7.- Tito supply of fat stock was but moderate, and the trade generally ruled firm, 41,3 follows : —Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; • Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; V ea l , 3s 104 to 4s 104 ; Pcrk, 3s 61 to 4s 10d per 81bs, to sink the offals ROMFORD, Nov. 7.—A1l kinds of stock sold briskly, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 6d tt 5s Od ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 2,1; Veal, 3s 10d to 53 0(. ; Pork, 3s 10d to 5s Od per Blbs. Quarter-old Storo Pigs, 23s to 28s each. BAY MA 11KETS. SMITHIPIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ 15s to 616 s ; clover ditto, 41 Os to 6/ 153 ; and straw, 11 7a Od to 11 lls Od per low 4, A. moderate supply and a fair dermand. CIIMBEELAND.—Meadow hay, 3c 16s to 61 6s ; clover do., 4: Os to 6/ 103 ; and straw, 11 8s to 11 12s per load. T de steady. WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay. 3/ 15s to 6/ 6s ; cloy(' do., 41 101 to 61 lEs ; and straw, 11 7s to 11 124 per load. Trade dull. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Nov. B.—Wind this day at noon, S. ; me. derate breeze and dull heavy weather, with rain. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 7.—Wind S.S.W., blowing hard.— Arilved—Great Bitain (s. tpt.), from Constantinople ; H.M. gon-boat Lark, Baltic • Oriental, London, f or N ew Zealand; Peregeine ()Ever, London, for Rangoon; lace, London, for New Orleans. DOVER, Nov. 7.—Wind S S.W., fresh.—Arrived— Grand Turk, from Halifax, N.S. RAMSGATE, Nov. 7.—Wind S.W.—The 'Tana Haward has arrived here, after beiag ashore at Warmer. COWES, Nov. 7.—Wind S.W.—A , Lived—Delpbin, from DARTMOUTH, Nov. 7.—Wind S.W. , t Off the 8 °nay.— port—Gleltn, from Africa. FALMOUTH, Nov. 7.—Wind S.W., fresh gales.—Arrived — Juanita, from Akyab ; Elizabeth Emily, from Calcutta; Highland Mary, Callao ; Ottawa, Rio Janeiro • Adeline, Rio Janeir o for Hamburg, leaky ; Christina and Asteria, Bahia, f or Liverpool. PENARTH ROADS.—Arzived—Clusterholm. and Rhea Sylvia, from Quebec. SWANSEA, Nov. 7.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—.Augusta Schneider, from Cuba. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 7.—The Typhoon, from Bombay, and the Ann Sanderson, from Valparaiso, arrived here have been in collision ; the latter has port quarter damaged. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thui sdav Morning. Arrived—Despatch (s.) , and Hobe, from Jersey; Wa. tors, Sunderland ; Atalanta (s.), Havre. Sailed—Wonder (s• ) , for Jersey; Alli ance (s.), Ha. vre ; Georges and Le Coq, Cherboug. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.55 a.m. Wind S.S.W. ; tides two hour's flood, weather cloudy. Arrived, 7th—Malacel, from Adelaide Iris, Shealtiel, Two Friends, and Dream, Guernsey ; Matilda, Sven& born ; Given Jones, Stetti n. Arrived, Nov. B.—Albina, from Para. Sailed—Frier, for Copenhagen; Eliza Hunter, New Orleans. DEAL, Thursday, 9.56 a.m. Wind, S.S.W. ; strong. Anchored—Gazehoud from London, for Moreton Bay; Idas, Londo n , for Antigua. Passed—Spagroid, from St. Vincent, for London. Sailed.—Earl Grey and Jallawar, for London. A Spanish barque, apparently in ballast, was observed on shore on the Brake Sand this morning. She came off with the flood, with the loss of an anchor and chain, and 18 being towed towards Ramigste.