The Sun. — London, England, 1855-09-01 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1855, The Russian Government has at length finally closed all discussion respecting the atrocious transaction universally known as the " Hangc Massacre." By refusing the liberation of Lieu tenant GENEsTE, and those who were captured along with him, in contravention of the recog nised rules of warfare, it has adopted and sane tioned the infamous outrage, and placed Asa beyond the pale of civilised nations. It is no longer the act of a subaltern, or non-commissioned officer, but that of the Russian Minister of War— nay, more, of the AUTOCRAT himself, for such a question could scarcely be kept from his know ledge. The enemy, therefore, stands revealed it, his true colours as an unmitigated barbarian, without a single redeeming feature in his charac ter—as one who is only deterred from the vilest assassination by cowardice ! and who would joy fully seize any opportunity of butchering unarmed a nd unresisting men whenever he had the chance of so doing. The sanguinary spirit was long since manifested. It was a similar feeling which led to the solemn mockery of celebrating the massacre at Sinope by a "Te Denim !'--which rendered th© miscreants willing to butcher their own wounded countrymen, whenever they could mingle their blopd with that of the charitable foe engaged in alleviating their sufferings, and pouring balm into their wounds It will be manifest to the most superficial observer that there must be some extraordinary motive to induce them to refuse the appli cation for tho liberation of the prisoners. Were it otherwise they would at once have eagerly discharged them from custody. This they Leigh' have done without acknowledging the full extent of the infamy of those more immediately concerned in the disgraceful outrage. They might have restored Lieut. G ENESTE and his fellow-sufferers to freedom, while still justifying or at least palli ating the act of his captors ; and this they would unquestionably have done could they have allowed his unbiassed testimony to go forth to the world. But this they dare not do. They well knew that it woad at once couviet the immediate actors of wirful,ldeliberate, and cold-blooded inurder--oi the violatien.of the most sacred principles of war, and the authorities who inquired into the case of a gross and palpable suppressio yeri. They have clearly and distinctly ascertained the nature of the testimony which the ill-used officer and his men could give. We may be certain that they have individually and collectively been strictly interrogated as to the events of that ill-omened day ; and if anything favourable to, or in any way consistent to the Russian plea could have been obtained there from, there would have been an affectation of mag nanimity—an ostentatious pretext of exhibiting mercy' to those whe, although they had erred, might. have done ,so through mistake or inad vertence. But no ; the narrative was too clear and con vincing to admit of doubt. If it were told in extols° there could be no hesitation. The guilt would be clearly brought home to the Muscovite assassins. It may be said that a letter from Lieu tenant- GENESTE was forwarded to the English Admiral. We must, however, remember that the communication had been previously scruti nised by the Russian authorities, and that, most probably, every objectionable passage had elle e n strictly expurgated by a vigilant censor. If, therefore, any extenuating circumstance could be gathered therefrom —and we cannot see how it is possible to do so—it would be utterly worthless until - the witness was able to tell, not only " the truth, " but " the whotc truth"_ to detail all the incidents of the transaction, and to allow the verdict of other nations to be given, on full and satisfactory evidence. We are enabled, however, from the letter of Prince DALGOROUKI to see how the final issue stands. lie has definitively withdrawn every im putation against " theihonour of that officer." lie 21(2 longer pretends that the boat captured under a flag of truce was " taking soundings," or that "site was heavily armed," or that' " the men who landed were armed," or that there was 44 no flag of truce displayed," or that, if so, " it was . unobserved by the Russians." All these spec i a l pleas- have been abandoned, and the single Lieutenant GE. juatifiea . tioy r 00.4 As - that. ct NESTE landed, without- waiting ;for. hid character as. & Sag o f truce to be legally admitted pmcl nised by the Russian authorities I." This was the head and front of his offending !—tho only point which the cowardly assassins, and those who have adopted and sanctioned their act, can refer to, as the justification of their con duct. It is virtually admitted that he exhibited a flag of truce, and that it was observed by the Rus sian troops, but because a simple form was wanting, because the flag was not " legally acknowledged" by the authorities, a few unarmed men, Russians as well as English, were to be shot down by au overwhelming force of the enemy, and the sur vivois were to be hurried into captivity, and not even an exchange permitted that might restore the captives to freedom, and allow them to give their fair and honest testimony. We ask for no more than the Russian version to warrant the indig nant reprobation of every right-minded man at an event which must ba designated as " base, brutal, and bloody," and which must cast an indelible blot on the Muscovite escutcheon ! We have the authority of our immortal dra matist for the fact that the Englishmen of his time could never have enough of a good thing, and the history of the last year or two, to go back no further, amply demonstrates that our country men of the present day inherit to the full the same insatiable propensity. It is not our intention to enter at this moment on a philosophical investigation of the fact, and endeavour to show its origin, and whether, on the whole, good or evil predominates in the re iults. Our purpose is answered when we have called attention to one particular field, where the development of the passion has proved so glar ingly subversive of its object and productive of dis tstrous results as to impeach the credit of our exporters, at least throughout the kingdom, for the possession of that shrewd dommon sense their vanity has led them to believe was in their espe cial keeping. The field to which we allude is Australia ; a colony of vast importance to this country, not only as a market for our rough and manufactured goods, but also as the chief source of the supply )f the gold our national and commercial necessities require. And what has been the recent commer cial history of Australia ? The discovery and )artial development of her splendid resources led, 3f course, to an influx of adventurers from this country and elsewhere, and net only warranted, but called for, large exportation of goods from this country. So far good, but unfortunately our 3xporters grew blindly infatuated, and in their .:ulpable ignorance knew not where to stop. A tundred circumstances should have warned them chat, great as might be the demand, the Leans of supply at home were infinitely greater, and that it was far from difficult to glut the Australian mar kets. So hot, however, was the fever for gain that no warning availed. Shipload after shipload of goods, suitable and unsuitable, were sent out— the markets grew languid,tthe consignees alarmed, and shipload after shipload more pressed heavier end heavier upon them. Trade was paralysed, Ind, if sold, good 3 had to be transferred at half their prime cost in England. Of course hundreds ,oth here and there were ruined, and the prospects )f that fine colony were obscured by an apparently impermeable cloud. This was the more unfortunate, because of the war we are now waging, the effect being the large diminutions noticeable in the late returns of the Board of Trade, at a period when the exigencies Jf the country rendered more than ever desirable the overflow of every available resource. But to return. The worst being reached, affairs began to mend, and, we are happy to learn from the latest amounts, are now fairly on the way to a healthy state. Imports are looking up, and empty markets call for supply. How is that call likely to be answered ? Despite every warning, in the teeth of national interests, will the game of mad speculation be again played, and, in the lust for gain, stimulated by the success of a few, enormous losses be again incurred by many ? or, taking warning from experience, will common sense have its legitimate weight, aud, so far as may be, determine the supply by the pro oable demand ? To these questions we can re turn no answer. All that we can do is to express a hope that the lesson recently taught may prove to have exerted a wholesome influence, and that the commercial convalescence of the colony will not be retarded, nor its bright prospects clouded by a selfish blindness -of which every sensible English merchant should be ashamed, and through which the cause of civilisation itself may in some degree suffer. Fire Insurance is every man's business, and it is equally every man's business to get his property insured on the most reasonable terms compatible with safety. We invite - attention, therefore, to the merits of a company which has just served its seven years' apprenticeship, the report of whose annual meeting appears in another column. Its distinction from other fire-offices is its unqualified adoption of the mutual principle, in virtue of which, all profits revert--in this case triennially —to the insurers. At the same time, by means of a large guarantee fund, of which but a trivial portion is called up, the fullest provision is made against any possible emergency. The shareholders in the fund do not, as in proprietary offices, par ticipate in the profits, these belong wholly to the assured, but receive only the market rate of inte rest for their money. It is, we must confess, difficult to conceive a plan in which legitimate economy can — be more -- effectually com - bined . with security ; on the one hand the possible losses of the year, or of years, Mold never exceed the guarantee fund ; indeed, fire losses are, cn the average, !nth below the current receipts for premiums, otherwise the old proprietary offices, instead of yielding a handsome profit, would long ago have ceased to exist ; on the other hand, by returning triennially the entire profits to the in surers, the latter are guaranteed against paying eventually one shilling too much for their safety. The last year has been, from some cause—we are inclindd to think it must be the long periods of dry weather—unusually prolific in fires. So far as our recollection goes we hardly remember having to record so many in the same space of time. The accounts of such offices as publish them corroborate this statement ; in some cases they have swallowed up the premiums, in others doubled their amount ; and it is well known that most of the offices, .whose balance-sheet does not meet the public eye, have also suffered unusually. The British Empire has been no exception in this respect, but, as the report justly observes, the amount paid for losses by fire, is, in fact, the index of a Company's usefulness. On the aver age of years the proportion of fire losses is about equal ; but a Fire Company prevents the great difference of particular year from being felt, by the public. With such warnings as the past year has furnished it is wonderful that any person should neglect to insure his • property. The greater part of house and goods property, no doubt, is insured ; but great numbers neglect insurin g their furniture and household property, small as the charge and great-as- the hazard from. in numerable causes must be. - • TLS vport of the British Exiite rereinls of the extortionate character of the Government duty. Even when the fire losses equal or double a company's receipts for premiums, still there is the inflexible duty to pay. The duty is clearly like an ungraduated income tax, a tax on prudence and honesty. The man who hazards insolvency to save the charge for insurance escapes the tax ; the man who secures himself against dependence and his creditors against loss must pay it—a tax, too, averaging cent. per cent. on the premium required by the office, and on a large class of property amounting to two hundred per cent. ! We are glad to see the British Empire Fire-office protesting against this unrighteous tax. Unfortunately there are two formidable difficulties in the way of its abolition in addition to the present omniverous demands of the War—the old offices, and the country landlords. The old offices clear very large sums by the Govern ment allowance for collecting the duty ; and, as they have plenty of business, it only swells the proprietors' profits to have their office expenses paid from this source. The lords of the soil again have managed to get the insurance of. farming stock freed from duty, and they do not object to a tax which is thus wholly removed from land ; it is of a piece with the policy which pays only half legacy duty on their estates, and which pays no probate duty, while all others must pay it ere they can prove their will. The monstrosity of the tax, which, if possible, ought rather to be exchanged for Some privilege to insured property, must when Russia permits insure its speedy abolition. A mutual, office is the proper leader in the cause. Its members have no interest like the proprietors of other companies in retaining the duty. What they would save through the Government allow ance to their office of five per cent. is of course but one-twentieth part of what they would save by abolishing the duty. We would earnestly exhort the British Empire Fire Company, there fore, to head a movement for the repeal of the Fire Duty. The public must be with them. " The demands of the War" are not to last for ever. Had we but an honest anti-Russian Court and Cabinet the war might have taught Russia its last lesson by this time, and in another cam paign would have ruined her for a generation to come. In any case the sooner this company or any other will arouse public attention, the sooner can the first political or financial opportunity be turned to account. Iu conclusion, we must acknowledge that, as a MUTUAL Fire Company, the British Empire has a right to ask—in the words of the resolution passed at the meeting—" the co-operation of all classes of the community in obtaining. the widest possible support for an institution founded exclu sively for the public advantage." VISIT OF PRINCE ALBERT TO ALDER SR OTT. SOUTHAMPTON, Sat urday Morning.—His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by Captain du Plat, Equerry in Waiting, arrived at the Docks at half-past 10 o'clock, in the Royal yacht Fairy (Hon. Captain Denman) and proceeded en route to . Aldershott. His Royal 'Highness returns this evening, at half-past 5 o'clock. His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Countess Persigny have arrived at Albert-gate House— the former from Paris, and the latter from the Isle of Wight. The Earl and Countess of Wilton and Lady Elizabeth Grey Egerton are passing the season in the Isle of Wight. The Earl and Countess of Desart have arrived at Cowes, and will occupy Cambridge House during the autumn. Viscount and Viscountess Ebrington are expected to return to town neat week, from a tour on the Continent. Lord Pan►nure left London o❑ Thursday, for Osborne, oa a visit to her Majesty, and returned to town yester day. Amongst the fashionable arrivals at the Granby Hotel, Harrowgate, are the Right Hon. the Lord and Lady D04.1a, , , the Right lion. the Earl and Countess of Essex, the Lady Addis Cape!, the Dowager Lady Ruthven, the Very Rev, the Dean of Ephir, Major-General Gordon, Rev. G. C. Gordoa. Lieut.-Colonel Hilton Ford, Rev. G. Rigg, Rev. T. Prickett, Captain Middleton, Lieut.- Colonel Gordon, .Lieut.-Colonel Kyle, Major Warner, Rev. P. and Mrs. Norris, the Misses Norris, W. Wil liams, Esq., M.P., Rev. 11. 11. Pearson, Kirklinton Saul, Esq., Lady, and family, Dr. Shaw, Colonel and Mrs. Richardson, Chas. D3yne, Esq.. and Lidy, Miss Mutray, Mrs. Colonel Dickenson, Mrs. Ashlin, W. Rhodes, Esq., Miss Groome, Charles Fox, Esq., E. CC( Esq. WRECK OF THE SHIP DANIEL GRANT.—The Daniel Grant, Brown, while on her voyage from Shanghai to Liverpool, was wrecked on Helene Reef, China Seas, May 16 ; crew and passengers saved. Loss or THE SHIP KESTREL.—The Kestrel, Lindsay, from Liverpool to Memel, struck on a sunken rock near the island of Cana, and disappeared shortly afterwards ; crew saved. CRYSTAL PALACE.— SHILLING DAY.—AUG. 31.-4 d• missions on payment, 6,217; ditto by season tickets, 667.—T0ta1, 6,854. CHANCERY REFORMS.—By an act passed in the late session infants can, on the sanction of the Wart of Chan; eery, make valid settlements of their real and personal estate in contemplation of marriage. The act is not to apply to any male infant under the age of 20 or to any female infant under the age of 17. The sanction of the court is to be obtained by petition. NEW Acr ON THE OFFICE OF SPEAKER.—An act was passed in the last session to render valid all acts done by a Deputy-Speaker of the House of Commons in the ab sence of the Speaker. The Deputy-Speaker is not to appoint to any office. This act was rendered necessary from certain proceedings in the late.eossion. The adyices from Melbourne furnish the quantity of gold shipped by the following vessels, the arrival of which may be daily expected :—The Eagle, 13.379 ounces ; Essex, 44,128 ounces ; B lornerang, 16,747 ounces ; and the Northumberland, 63,148 ounces and 20,500 sovereigns—making a total value of 572,9001. THE COMPTROLLER-GENERALSHIP OF CUSTOMS.—This office is vacant, owing to the superannuation of Mr. Pemberton. It is expected that the Assistant-Comp troller-General, Mr. Elias Arnaud, brother of the late highly-respected collector of customs, Liverpool, will succeed t) this office, as he is a thoroughly practical matt of business, and a highly efficient, respected, and gentle manly offiur.—Civil Service Gazette. TECH AUSTRALIAN MAIL.—In the Post•oflice notice on Thursday an error occurred in the official notice which has been corrected ; the last mail due, July 24, had arrived, and the one overdue wa3 due on the 14th inst, The Emma sailed with mails on the 214 ult. fitrARANTINZ" Non LisistotT, 24:—An order of the Board of Health (not published) declares Trieste infeged with cholera from 3(R$ July, Lagos in Algarve infected with cholera from the 12th instant, and " sus pected ' the ports between that pace and Tavira, which have not been declared infected. A VESSEL ON SHORE.—The Washington, Westlake, from Moulmein to Queenstown, was putting into the Mauritius leaky, and went on shore off Cannonier's Point, 7th July, and is expected to become a wreck. THE MURDER AT COBHAM, NEAR SEVENOARS.—Up to last evening neither of the suspected men bad been ar rested. Mrs. Bagley, though still in a precarious state, has improved so far as to be able to answer questions. The expectation that she would be able to throw light upon the affair has proved unfounded, as she is unable to afford any information on the,subject. It is conjec tured, therefore, that she must have been stunned by a blow while asleep. Unless detected by some of the articles taken from the cottage, there will, it is feared, be much difficulty in identifying the murderer, should he be arrested. THE BALAKLAVA RAILWAY.-Mr. Bette, of the firm of Peto, Brassey, and Betts, writes that since the opening of the Balaklava Railway to the heights, the line has been in constant use, with the exception of the stoppage of 36 hours, arising from the waterspout which covered the approaches to the harbour, and drowned upwards of 30 Croats and Turks. Since the formation of the line it has been doubled, and is now being effectually drained and ballasted for the winter work. General Simpson, in reply to Lord Panmure's inquiries as to the condition of the line on the 19th instant, states :—" The present railway is on the best site that can be obtained, and when effectually drained and ballasted, which is being done, will be quite free from floods." Mr. Betts believes that when it is thoroughly complete in the ballasting and draining, it will, with proper attention; be maintained in perfectly good order during the coming winter also. Lord Panmure has sent out 150 more car riages, to replace those which have been in constant work, as they require it from time to time. He is also sending 100 more horses, to be well prepared with extra power to work the line, as during the winter we may expect they will be required. The staff' of the firm hav ing made the lice,'and, at the request of the Commander in -Chief, built limekilns, erected wharves, storehouses, wash-houses, and hospitals, and done many other things which have aided in promoting the comfort of the army, and having fulfilled their duties for the time they were engaged, are ail returning to England, and their place will be occupied by the Army Works .Corps, organised by Lord Panmura, and engaged to remain as long as they may be required, and to fatal any- duty desired at Vail; hands. EOY.U. OP :ILA, DRUM - ZANE. Leant.. Mr. E. T. Smith, THIS EVENING. Will be performed MAsANIELI.O. Characters by Messrs Far quharson, tierberte, ti. Braham, ri illiarns, and Elliot Galer ; Mellle. ulie and Miss Lanza: To conclude with DEE FREISCIIUTZ. Characters by 3fessrs. Formes, A. Lockesley, R. Braliam, and Hodges; Misses Dyer and Lanza, sac. - - - --- - Prices of admission:--T3 the two galleries, 6d.; second circle o boxes and pit, Is.; dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; stalls, 45.; private boxes to admit two persons, 10s, 6d.; four persons, one guinea. Boa-otace open from 10 to 6 daily. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Buckstons. TIiIS EVENMG, Will be performed TIIE MAN OF MANY FRIENDS. Followed by COURT FAVOUR. To be followed by OLYMPUS IN A MUDDLE; or, Wrong People in Wrong Places. To conclude with TUE SPANISII DANCERS. KOYAL PRIN I ,3I:SS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KzAn. THIS EVENING, Will be performed HOW STOUT YOU'RE GETTING. After which, KING HENRY THE EIGHT H. Queen Katha r . pe, Dirs. C. Kean ; Cardinal Wolaey, Mr. C. Kean. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPELL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Dtrectregs. 11& , '-ame 0.1.3t4° THIS EVENING, Will be performcd VICTORINE. After which, HOW'S YOUR UNCLE ? To conclude with MY PRECIOUS BETSY. noyAL STRAND TIIEATEE. Under the direction of Mr. Payne. THIS EVENING, Will be performed FOUNDED ON FACTS. Follewed by THE GALICIAN FETE. Alter Match. OKS&M. To which will be added UNA NOCHE DE FIESTA EN SEVILIA. To conclude with MARRIED DAUGHTERS AND MSG nustAN DS. The BENEFIT of Mr. GOODMAN will take place TO-DIY, on which occasion, the celebrated danseuse, sidlle. AURIOL, and Mr. the talented comic singer, ill appear, who have SAM COW E. T .L, both given their gratuitous Bolus for the occasion. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. Unabated and triumphant attraction cf Mazeppa.—Fourth and last week of Mr. George Wild and Miss Fanny Williams. TIM EVENING, Lord Byron's MAZF.PPA and the WILD HORSE, designated by the public press the 1 henomenon of the Day. Mr. William Cooke has trained his matchless stud of horses expressly for this unrivalled and most popular spectacle. After which, the Equestrian SCENES in the CIRCLE, arranged by Mr. William Cooke. To conclude with Mr. Nelson Lee's Farce, A RAFFLE for an ELEPHANT, introducing Mr. W. Cooke's sagacious Elephant. rlox•ofiice open from Eleven till Four. &age Manager, Mr. W. Ws.st. Acting Manager. Mr. Nelson Lee. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Ting DAY—Morn. 1 min.aft. s—Eveniug 21min. aft. 5 To-Momtow—Morn. 14 min. aft. s—Evening 2min. aft. C iFi witATIIER.—Sms Oritur, Sept. 1. THEBMo3tETEB, IN THR SIi.DL 72—highest since noon yesterday. 62—lowest this morning and during the night. 12—this day, at uoon. BAROBIETZE, 3)•10 — WIND, N. E.—Cloudy weather. • r' e f 2f ) .4)" L,. THE SUN, LONDON, SATUR DAY EVEININer, SEPTEMBER 1, 1855, LATEST N EWS. MARSEILLES, SATURDAY, SEPT. 1. The Thabor, which left Constantinople on the 23d August, has arrived. The advices from the Crimea are to the 21st August. Despatches leave at 9 a.m. The Caffarelli frigate has arrived, with invalids, from the Crimea. The steamer Armenian leaves with troops. ST. PETERSBURG, Auci. 31. Prince Gortschakoff writes from the Crimea, August 28, " The enemy continue to fire briskly." No new facts. TURIN, AUG. 30. The latest despatches from General La Marmora say that the Piedmontesa are fortifying their posi tion on the Tchernaya. HAMBURG, Auct. 29. H.M.S. Sanspareil has arrived at Kiel with an enormous quantity of projectiles and new mortars for the Baltic fleet. BERLIN, AUG. 31. The King has sanctioned an extension till September, 1856, of the free importation of corn and flour, the right of which would otherwise ex pire on the 30th of September, 1855. COPENHAGEN, AUG. 31. The Royal Rescript to the Diet is published. It expressly guarantees civil and religious liberty, and the freedom of the press ; also the right of association. RUSSIAN VERSION OF THE BATTLE OF THE TCHERNAYA. The Invvalid• Busse gives the following version of the Battle of the Tchernaya " A report was received yesterday from Aide de-Camp General Prince Gortschakoff, dated Aug. sth (17th), containing the following details, which explain his short telegraphic despatch of the same day. " Desirous of turning away the enemy from the siege-works of Sebastopol, and at the same time to make sure of the forces of the Allies, Prince Gortschakoff undertook an offensive move ment in the valley of the Tchernaya with a por tion of the troops encamped on Mackenzie heights. "On the 4th (16th) of August, at 4 a.m., these troops divided themselves into two columns; the right, commanded by Aide-de-Camp General Read, took a front direction against the so-called Fedukhine heights, and the left, commanded by Lieut.-General Liprandi, advanced on Tchorgoun. In a moment the two columns drove away the enemy from the right bank of the Tchernaya. Lieut.-General Liprandi occupied the heights of Tchorgoun. On its side the right column ad vanced with extraordinary rapidity towards the river, crossed it under the violent fire of the enemy's batteries, then crossed a large canal of the aqueduct, and carried on by the excitement of battle advanced directly on the Fedukhine heights. "In the interval the enemy had already had time to bring up considerable forces to the menaced point of their fortified position. The troops of the right column, who were scaling the escarpment, met a desperate resistance there. All the efforts of our brave infantry were fruitless. Oa this occasion we suffered a disastrous loss. General Read and the Chief of his Staff, Major- General de Wein:tarn, were the first to fall. " The Commander-in-Chief, however, hastened up in all haste to the right column, and seeing that our troops were wasting their heroic efforts on that point ordered a retreat behind the Tchernaya.* "Having retired to about half-cannon range, Prince Gortschakoff ordered his lines of battle to halt, in the hope that the enemy would pursue us and offer us the opportunity of fighting.them iu the open field. The Allies, however, did not stir from their positions ; after remaining four hours in view of our adversaries our troops quietly returned to Mackenzie heights. " In announcing with grief the losses we have suffered, Prince Gortschakoff at the same time pays a tribute to the unexampled courage dis played by our troops in the sanguinary combat of the 4th (16th) August, and he attributes the losses to the excess of ardour of the right column. " The enemy having driven back our attack did not dare to take the offensive, despite its nu merical superiority." * "At this moment Aide-de-Camp General Baron Wrewsky, who was at the side of the Commander-in- Chief was hit by a cannon=ball. A quarter of an hour previously his horse had been shot und-ar him, but de spite the contusion he had then received, he had remained by the side of Prince GortSchakoff." THE WAR IN ASIA. The Invalide Busse publishes the following ex tract from a report of Aide-de-Camp General Mouravieff, dated from the camp near the village of Kerpi-Keuv, 24th of July (sth of August) : " From the 10th to the 24th of July (31st of July to the sth of August) a portion of the active carps carried out at. offensive movement beyond the Sa-4anloug under the command of Aide-de- Camp General Mouravieff in persozi. " The object of this operation was to disperse a detachment of more than 14,000 men, with 32 guns, which under Vely-Pasha, occupied a forti fied position near Kerpi-Keuv, and thus to de prive the_larrison of Kall of the last - hope of re ceiving succour from Erzeroum. " On the 10th (31st) of July, leaving half his orps before Kars, under the command of Lieut.- General de Brummer, to maintain the blockade of the place, General Mouravieff, with theremainder of the troops under the command of Lieut.-Gene ral Kovalevsky, advanced in the direction of Zevin, when our advanced guard arrived on the evening of the same day. " Simultaneously, With this Movement; Major- General Sousloff, Commander of the Erivan De tachment, received orders to advance from Toprah- Kal6 on Kerpi-Keuv, and to be on the 20th of July (Ist of August) beyond the last incline of Delibaba, 20 versts from Kerpi-Keuv, whence he was to march on the 'enemy's position to take it in the rear. " On the 21st of July (2d of August) the ad vanced guard of the main column joined General Sousloff's detachment near the village of Roman sour, and thence the two detachments advanced towards the bridge over the Araxes. There they came upon 4,000 irregular horse, who, after a short skirmish, withdrew into their entrenched camp. Without awaiting the attack of our troops the Turks took advantage of a dark night, that between the 21st and 22d July (2d-3d August), to fall back on Erzeroum, abandoning the camp and the very considerable amount Of provisions it contained. The retreat was done in such haste and disorder that in the course of one night about 2,000 irregular troops of the enemy disbanded. " In their pursuit our advanced detachments arrived within 15 veiste3 of Erzaroutn, where Vely Pacha had shut himself up to await the re inforcements he expects. " Having attained their object and deprived the garrison of Kars of the possibility of receiving support,- our troops commenced their retrograde movement, Lieut.-General Kovalovsky on Kars, and Major-Gen. Sousloff on Toprah-Kalo. "Meantime Lieut.-General de Brummer, left before are had transferred his detaoltrasut to the village -of Komatnour ou the right bank of the Kars-tchai, and on the 19th, 23d, 26th, and 28th of July (31st of July, 4th, ith, and 9th of August) made four expeditions against the enemy's foragers, each of which was crowned with success ; on every point the parties were dis persed, and the proviSicalß they had collected fell into our hands" THE CRIMEA. The Journal de St. Petersbourg publishes Prince Gortsch a tcoff's journal of the operations in the Crimea to August 14, preceded by the following summary: " On the 11th the besieger commenced a brisk can nonade with his batteries, concentrating his fire mainly against the Kerabelnaia. "The mining operations of the enemy in front of bastion No. 4 (the Flagstaff) are limited on the part of the enemy to explosions of mine chambers, which have not done us any harm. "The enemy continues laborious in the construction of entrenchments near the Chersonesus church. His approaches in front of his first line have made no pro gress. The opening of embrasures, in the facings strengthene 1 by his nearest trenches, against the has. Cons from Malakhoff to the bay, shows that the besieger intends forthwith to cannonade and bombard the Karabelnaia with redoubled vigour. "During the three days (from August 11 to 14) our line of defence of Sebastopol has been strengthened by three new batteries ; all damages iu the works have been repaired. Our rampart-artiliery replies actively and successfully to the fire of the enemy. " The subterranean war, temporarily suspended in front of the bastion No. 4 (Flagstaff) assumes more acti vity in front of the Bastion No. 5 (Central), and the Schwartz redoubt, where the enemy has begun to work, but we have stopped his miners by camouflete. RUSSIA. A letter from Odessa, of 11th Aug., speaking of the efforts made by the Russian Government to re organise its fleet in the Black Sea, says :—" The Intendance of the fleet of the Black Sea have just taken measures to procure a supply of timber for the construction of large vessels of war ; this timber is to be taken from the Imperial forests of the governments of Minsk and Volhynia, and delivered at Sebastopol and at Nicolaieff. There is to be furnished in the winter of 1855 oak for the con struction of ships of the line, one of which is to be of 131 guns, and 450,000 cubic feet of timber is to be also delivered for smaller vessels, for repairs, 47c. This timber is to be delivered by preference at Sebastopol, but if that should be impossible, at Nicolaieff." The same letter says :—" The num ber of sick and wounded from the Crimea has so increased at Ekaterinoslaw, that the nobility have been obliged to give up their magnificent Casino to be converted into au bosrital." A letter from St. Petersburg, in the Silesian, Gazette, says :—"At the commencement of the pre sent year, there were in circulation in this country credit notes to the amount of 556,337,021 silver roubles (the silver rouble is somewhat over 4fr.), being 244,961,440 roubles more than at the begin ning of 1853. The cash in hand which is to gua rantee this paper money has only increased during the same period by 4,996,137 roubles, having been at the beginning of 1853 146,791,848, and at the commencement of this year 151,790,895. The debt of Russia at the beginning of 1853 was as follows : —Due abroad at fixed periods, 57,149,000 Dutch florins (the Dutch florin is somewhat over 2fr.) ; Home Debt, 110,867,050 silver roubles ; debt re quiring to be paid at any moment, 223,8644 . 76 silver roubles, and 5,280,000 sterling. These figures prove that the financial situation of Russia is very critical, and that it must get worse and worse every day, since the expenses caused by the war are estimated at 20 millions of silver roubles a month." A letter from Warsaw of the 22d, in the Augs burg Gazette, says :—" Soon after the bombard ment of Sweaborg the Grand Duke Constantine went to that fortress in order to have the damage caused by the enemy repaired as quickly as possible. The Intendance-General of the army in Poland in tend very shortly to have another sale by auction of a number of cattle and a quantity of salt meat and other supplies, which had been collected in the different fortresses of Poland. The bridge of boats over the Proja, which was last year moved from where it had formerly stood, has been replaced in its original position." FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. The opinion that Austria shows at last unequi vocal signs of adhesion to the active policy of the Allies appears to gain ground, not among the pub lic at large, but in those quarters where the best information is supposed to be obtained: That opiition is expressed in more than one of the Ministerial journals, and will probably be again insisted upon. The Monitettr publishes a notification from the Minister of the Interior, reminding the public that no individual can, for the purpose of private print ing, have in his possession or employ small presses, of whatever kind they may be, without a previous authorisation from the Minister in Paris, or from the Prefects in - the departments. Persons in fringing this law will be liable to six months' im prisonment, and 10,000 f. fine. Typefounders, stereotype-founders, and maiufacturers of presses of all kinds, as well as dealers in printing utensils, must keep a book in which they are to enter the names and addresses of persons purchasinf , any of their articles, and they arefrom time totime to send a copy of such entries to the Prefect, in default of which they will be liable to a penalty of from sOf. to 200 f. The Uniom de l'Ouest gives some further parti culars relative to the late disturbances at Angers : —" The rioters first attacked the barrack of the firemen at Trelazo and carried off their arms ; they also broke into several private houses and took away fowling pieces, pistols, and gunpowder. Being thus provided with a certain quantity of arms, the rioters, at that time about 250 in number, proceeded towards the slate quarries, and on their way broke into several shops where gunpowder was sold, and seized in all about 200 kilogrammes of it, in five bags, which they placed in the cart, after wards seized by the armed force. It was after they had got this supply that they obtained the greatest number of their recruits, and it was about three in the morning when they arrived in the Faubourg Bressigny, of Angers, and it was there that the troops charged and dispersed them. In addit on to Guerin and Chauvin, mentioned yesterday, three other noted anarchists were arrested, namely Collet, compromised in the affair of the secret society Ma. rienne ; Taim, acquitted at the late trial in Paris for that affair ; and a man named Foin, also known to have formed part of 9at society. The reason put forward for assembling—dearness of food—was evidently only a pretext. The real object of the rioters was pillage and the carrying out of Socialist doctrines. The number of arrests amounts to 115." The American vessel, the Lady Suffolk, left Havre yesterday for the Crimea with stores on board, consisting of compressed hay, biscuit, sugar, and coffee, in all 1,997 tons. General Canrobert has left Paris, to take part in the business of the Council-General of the Lot-et- Garonne, of which he is a member. BOURSE, AUG. 31.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. e. End of Youth. 4L per Cents 95 —95 f. —c. - ,3 per Cents 66 90 66 60 Credit Mobilier 1325 Roman Credit Foncier — Austrian Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes — Pie linentese B5 Homo Debt — RAILWA Ys—FOR CASH. fr. e. fr.c. Orleans Western B2O 50 Strasburg . 970 Cette Alediterranean 1325 Cherbura NTorthern Lyons, THE MEDITERRANEAN. We read in the Courrier de Marseilles of the 29th inst.:—. The quantity of war materiel daily conveyed to our port by the railway and the Rhone steamers is truly incredible. The quays of La Joliette are literally covered with mountains of bombs of every Size, mortars, and enormous siege guns. Independently of the transports chartered for the purpose, every large steamer leaving with troops car ries, on an7average, 1,000 tons of materiel. Gunpowder for the army in the East is daily received in large quan tities. Since the beginning of the war 7,500,000 tons weight were shipped in our port. The following vessels are now loading, and will shortly proceed to the seat of war :—The English steamer Armenian, which is to take on board 80 men, 78 horses, and between 200 and 300 tons of materiel ; the American clipper Liliiers, 400 troops and materiel ; the steam-packet Provence, 100 men and 80 horses ; the clipper Eliza, 400 men and ma teriel ; the steamer Sully, 200 men a,nd materiel ; the English steamer Great Northern, 100 men and 80 horses ; the clipper Bread of Seed, 500 troops and ma teriel ; the Sardinian steam-packet Count de Cavour, 150 men and as many horses, Sc. Yesterday a large body of troops left the port of La Joliette. The two splendid Folgiish st!amers Alma and Candia, having in tow the Mary Ann and E va tramp orts„ embarked about 4,000 men. This spectacle had attracted on a pier an immense crowd of people, who followed the operations with in tense interest. The band of the 84th Regiment, which was on bear] the Alcoa, performed its gayest sympho nies during the embarkation. When the vessas weighed anchor the spectators cheered our soldiers with the most sympathetic acclamations. Cries of Vive l'Empereur energetically raised from the four vessels responded to the shouts of the population. The 84th Regiment of the Line forms, with the Ist Regiment of the Line, which sailed the day before yesterday, a brigade under the commandoi Genarul Bospiet, Ny . ho tool; his delartura yesterday in the Euphrates, with 500 or 600 men. en the same day the splendid English steamer Parana, and the gigantic American clipper Queen of Clippers, returned from the East, with 700 military passengers. We have just learned that Captain Magnan arrived at Messina in the Cygne, Rhone steamer, on the 22d, 40 hours after her departure from Civita Vecchia. This small vessel had to contend against a heavy side sea, and, nevertheless, she reached the port with her hold perfectly dry. By the Carmel, which arrived yesterday, we learn that the Cygne had continued her voyage, and was met off the lonian Islands." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Aug. 28.—The Donau, a well-conducted Vienna paper, contains an article on the conse qu. nces of the war to Russia, which merits the more attention as the writer is evidently without prejudice in favour of the Western Powers. After observing that the allies have not yet succeeded in obtaining any decisive advantage "in the field " over their enemy, the Austrian journalist says : " But still the most influential persons in the Russian Empire must be extremely desirous to bring the war to a close." The reasons why such should be the case are thus given. The strict blockade maintained by the allies has entirely in terrupted the Russian export trade, excepting on the frontiers towards East Prussia, Posen, and Gallicia. That some part of the raw produce of Russia still finds its way into Prussia and Austria is certain, but Russia has few high roads, and con sequently her corn, hemp, tar, tallow, wool, and lin seed have always been sent there by sea. Many of the manufactories in the interior are standing still, and, as a consequence, her trade with Central Asia and Persia is almost stagnant. The continual levies impoverish the noble landed proprietors, whose serfs are their only capital ; but still they are expected to pay the same amount of taxes as they did before the war commenced. The precious metals have entirely disappeared, and the paper currency is greatly deteriorated. The last loan was raised with extreme difficulty, and it is now the question of a forced one. At a moderate calcula tion the war has already cost 600,000,000 of florins. " These," concludes the Donau, " are a few of the reasons why Russia wishes for peace." A letter from Berlin in the Cologne Gazette states that M. Zembke, Councillor of Legation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been sent on a special mission to Copenhagen. it is thought that the object is connected with the Sound dues. The Piedynontese Gazette quotes a telegraphic despatch from General Alfonso La Marmora, an nouncing that General Monte-Vecchio was not killed, as stated, but is recovering from his wounds. THIS DAY'S NEWS LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE W. J. AND S. S. BUXTON. This was a meeting for last examination. The bank rupts were woolstaplers and fellmongers, carrying on business at Carlisle and Bradford. The accounts are in course of preparation, but have not been filed, in con sequence of some inquiries pending by some of the cre ditors relative to the bankrupts' stock. The debts are stated at 3,7001. assets, wool, at Carlisle, 4001., and at Bradford, 2401. ; furniture and book debts, 2001. The examination was adjourned. IN RE W. H. PATES. This was also a last examination meeting. The bank rupt was a grocer, carrying on business at Wallingford, Berks. The balance-sheet commenced i❑ January, 1854, and ende July, 1855, and shows debtor to creditors 6891. ; ditto holding security, 392/. ; liabilities, 228/. ; profits 3151. ; surplus, January, 1854, 4321. 9s. 6d. ; credit,' good debts, 399/. ; property, 69/. ; do. in the hands of creditors, 400/. ; losses, 1431. ; trade expenses 3971. ; house and personal, 400/. The bankrupt passed his examination. IN RE M. HORNER. This was a last examination. The bankrupt was de. scribed as of Bermondsey, leather dresser, but no account having been filed it was adjourned. IN RE F. BLACKWELL. This bankrupt was described as a currier of Peter borough, and to-day was appointed for his last examina tion, but no accounts having been filed the examination was adjourned. IN RE T. EARLI. This was a meeting for the choice of assignees. The bankrupt was described as a railway contractor of Par liament•street. It appears from the preliminary accounts that the debts amount to about 3,500/., and the assets, good debts, 1,3001. and 3,0001. under an award by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. There is also a considerable portion of house property. The Trinity House are creditors for 1401. for ballast. Mr. Curtis, York-street, Portman•square, tavern keeper, a creditor fur 1,1131., was appointed assignee. POLICE INTELLIGENCE',-(THIS DAY. MANSION-HOUSE. GOLD DUST ROBBERY.- William, Williams, a respect. ably-dressed young man, of sallow complexion, and who walks lame, was charged under the following circum- stances :—• Mr. Andrew Swanzy deposed that he was an African merchant, of 39, Clement's-lane. , He had several esta blishments on the coast of Africa. In March last the prisoner entered his service under an agreement as clerk, and he was stationed at Cape Coast Cast e. From in formation he received'he made inquiries, and ascertained the prisoner had arrived in this country without permis sion from him or his agents. The prisoner not cal.ing upon him on his return raised a suspicion in his mind, be cause be had received a letter from Cape Coast Castle, dated 16th July, in which no intimation was made of the pri soner's being about to leave that place. His duties were to receive money, gold-dust, and mercantile produce generally, and to account for the same. He communi cated his suspicions to the police, who apprehended the prisoner. Alter he was in custody witness bad an in terview with him at Bow-lane station-house. Without putting any question to him, he expressed his sorrow for what he had done ; said that he regretted it very much, and that fear prevented him calling on him after his arrival in London. He would give him every information relative to all the pro perty he had taken ; and, on questioning him rela tive to a small box of gold-dust in the officer's possession, he said it was part of the produce of the sales of witness's stores. He stated he had brought away 2481 ounces, of which he held the bill of lading. The box of gold-dust produced was obtained from the ship ping agent, but there was a deficiency on the whole of nearly 100 ounces, worth about 3701. The prisoner, when told of the deficiency, said he could not account for it. He paid freight on the larger quantity. He ad mitted be had taken 45 English sovereigns, and also a number of dollars. By Sir W. Carden—He said he saw the gold-dust picked in the presenee of the captain of the ship and others. Freight is paid according to value. It was in sured, but net being consigned to him the insurance was not covered. The gold was packed in a box made on board the ship by the prisoner. The prosecutor asked Sir W. Carden to take a lenient view of the case. The prisoner appeared to be suffering very much, and he was certain it was not a premeditated act on his part. He was of very respectable family, his father having been Colonial Secretary at Cape Coast Castle. Sir W. Carden said it was strange how the deficiency in the gold dust could have arisen. The pro3ecutor said it could not have been abstracted by the prisoner. It was not in his possession after it was oz board the ship. Sir W. Carden said that by a discrepancy in the law be was afraid this was no offence. John Storey, the detective officer, said he apprehended the prisoner at the Portugal Hotel, Fleet -street. He found no property in his possession. Sir W. Carden said he would remand the prisoner for three weeks on bail, to enable him to look into the law. The prisoner was accordingly liberated on bail, several of his friends being present. UTTERING A FORGED CHECK.—James Gilman, a lad 16 years of age, was placed at the bar before Sir R. Carden, c harged with uttering a forged check for 201., with intent to defraud Mr. Geo. Brooks, of St. S within lane. The check was purported to be signed by Samuel Harris. It appeared, from the evidence add uce d th a t t h e pri soner was accosted last evening near St. Clement's-lane by two men, who gave him a letter and requested him to take it to Mr. Brooks, in St. Swithin's-lane, wait for an answer, and bring back to them what was given to him. The prisoner went with it to Mr. Brooks, in whose absence the letter was opened by Mr. Bowyer, his ma nager. He f oun d it con t a i ne d a reques t t o change the inclosed check, but believing it to be a forgery he sent the note by one of their clerks, accompanied by the pri soner, to Mr. Harris's, when it was found to be a forgery. The prosecutor said he hal every reason to believe the boy had been made the dupe of some designing men. The pollee saii they had made inquilies, but had been unable to find the persons. They had no doubt the boy had been made a tool of by the men. Sir R. Carden said he was inclined to believe it was true. He told the boy's mother, who wa s present, that her son left the court without any stain on his character, and advised him to be more cautious for the future. The prisoner was then discharged. GUILDHALL. ASSAULT.— Gil:gith Davis, a young man, w ith his face much cut, was c h ar ged before Mr, Alderman Finnic with assaulting Wm. Andre we, a coffee-house keeper. The complainant stated that the prisoner bad been staying at his house for some time past. yesterday be lent him a sovereign with which to go into the count* About 9 o'clock in the evening the prisoner returned home, drunk, in a cab, and behaved with great violence, breaking the cups and saucers. Complainant got the prisoner to bed after Lorne difficulty, and placed a wan to watch him. About 2 o'clock in the morning the prisoner got out of bed, broke out of his ro om, and went t to the complainant's room, where he kicke d his wife ou of her bed and struck him three or four times in the He - He then gave the prisoner into custody. The darner done to complainant's property amounted to about 30. or 4s. The prisoner, in answer to the charge, sai d the cow plainant was as drunk as he was. They had been drink' ing together during the day. The complainant denied he was drunk. ba d ri ! wish to press the charge, other than for the prisoner to be bound in his own recognisances. This was done, and the prisoner was discharged. BOW-STREET. AN OLD SMASHER.—This morning an old woman vi be gave the name of Johnson was placed at the ba r charged with uttering counterfeit coin. e From the evidence it appeared that this morn in g th prisoner went into Covent-garden Market, anclsecceePe fully managed to pass a counterfeit half-crown aP °.l3 of the market gardeners, and emboldened by her g fortune she determined to try another. She accordiegv selected her victim, and having made a purchase ° f l e e . ° beans gave a half crown in payment, which was 7. - # vered to be counterfeit, and she was given into custu'd. Upon being searched at the station-house, a Bbl/ti l g a l also counterfeit, was found in her pocket, an d ez :l apprised of the fact she expressed the greatest asto,a' ment, and " bad no idea the shilling was a bad no. In answer to the charge the prisoner denied Pass' e- : counterfeit money, and she said it must have be en gib to her by the greengrocer in change. t ide She was remanded till Monday in order to ba g/ for the attendance of the solicitor from the Mint. SOUTHWARK. James Williams, shipwright, was brought up before Mr. Coombes this morning, charged with es eau n i Mary Davenport, a rather good-looking and , C 1 nymph of the pave, this morning about two o'6oo the Borough. ing The complainant stated that as she WO rater° 01 home this morning, about two o'clock, from the 140 : h Woolwich Gardens, where she had been spendi n g;:s day, the prisoner accosted her, and upon her stating she did not want to have anything to do with W ei ' 611 0 desiring him to go about his business, he struck bee : the head and face, and she then gave him into elle tv- eb '; Williams, in answer to the charge, stated that " ea complainant, who was a notorious prostitute, 3 e n : / be f him very much, when he raised his arm and pue lleu away, and she directly gave him into custody: • 00 The complainant stated that the prisoner's as serto were totally devoid of truth. Of Mr. Coombes believing her, fined the prisoner vi"" / one month's imprisonment. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ASSAULTING A WIFE.—A man named Edica rci Cit o r d‘ vile was this day placed at the bar, charged With saulting Lis wife. From the evidence of the wife, it appeared th at I; terday afternoon the defendant returned home il l of intoxication and commenced abusing her, e° ' Y, 6 1. mately he seized hold of the swing glass in the "104 room, and with it knocked her down. For two yew she had been subjected to the greatest cruelty fr °e/ „. de husband, and, now all she wanted his WorshiP to was to bind her husband to keep the peace frog and to order him to keep away from her hous e, ° the continual annoyance she experienced all the l u " u r se had given her notice to quit, in consequence of tb peated drunken visits of her husband. The husband, in defence, denied the assault. /jeer mitted breaking the glass, but as it was his oW° is perty he contended he had done no wrong. ~.eo being drunk, he entirely denied that part of the °IP- - as a more sober man than himself did not exist' ier The Magistrate—Do you mean to say you We re e drunk. n Ol e Prisoner—Well, I can't say that, but its now y e 11 1 ago since I last was overcome to a certain extentlll liquor. The Magistrate—Then, according to your °- mission, you get drunk sometimes. Prisoner—No, I don't. ¢gg erti° ll. The magistrate said he could not believe the bios He thought the wife would be protected if he 6°7 aOOl in the mitigated fine of 40g., but he must a lso 6° u; bail to keep the peace towards her for three 01013t"-. The prisoner was then locked up. CLERKEN WELL: < n il O lt EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT THE GREAT ? t ole , RAILWAY.—Mary Scott, a fashionably-dressed e°P h was placed at the bar before Mr. T rwhitt, charg" stealing a silver watch and chain, and a purse, - ng 11. 155., the property of John Gilroy. t he P rir It appeared from the evidence that last nige' g seee secutor, who was very drunk, and the prisoner /1$ . 00 of to enter g one of the rooms at the Kin 's-crosg st ,t the Great Northern Railway, when one of the c° l- `: r :sr servants saw the prisoner take the purse from th: rove tutor's nfr pocket. The prisoner at once de camp reP ew ar b et 00 d i mation was given to the police, and p u on the ' prehension she stated that shewas the‘ wife cbaivi po secutor, that he had given her the w atch, purse to take care of, and that it was all r i g ht. a 008 The prisoner, in defence, said that the watch amber .110 was given her, but the magistrate not believia was zommitted for trial. amilmemmommamowlameMMs.!............. t he ___ vre terd 4 / 1 0 1 ' OPENING OF PADDINGTON CEMETERY.--- 6 Jane , new and extensive church- yard, in Willesden' w oe burn, was opened for interments. th e,. c OOl ail THE HARVEST IN IRELAND.—The wea ever y ch gloriously fine. The amount of fieldwork done ever o f Oti now is prodigious. A couple of weeks Il l i v onti. m se weather as the past few days would enrich . 30 er o , SALE OF A RUSSIAN PRIZE. —The POI e on e, Ariel, which has been lying at Belfast for ( 1 7: 4 0 el . and which had been captured outside the - T r ite! , e° of sold by auction on Wednesday After s c; P e l e hor o " petition she wag knocked down ' to Mr . ''' l4. THE ROYAL CHARTER.—This magi: o°l3 ' ; ve a retr onh Liverpool, for 2,6001. steam-ship, the launching of which Wa s f r e levt a i° o t ba Thursday, near Queensferry, on the PO' -0 riv e d the Mersey yesterday at noon, and before lbenav e fir ia was safely got into the Sandon d 3 c k '..joterli b b l it i as e ' Royal Charter came in sight, she wee t he 0-'"a r affle of guns and loud cheers by the crew °S Co. ! A .- belonging to Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, eno r itaia' ! O . the loudly cheered by the crew of the Grea t ~, i porP ri b a gb• CLOSING OF THE TOWER.—Yesterdo.7 b lic thor - f t o Tower-wharf, which has been used as a P ti c , orde r :. be' on y 4 fare for a considerable time, was closekbi.: s tep n -g yivt Lieutenant-Governor of the fortress ; tu D ' ee of tu` t ti re accumulation of stores of various desn: l P in the t t he piled "nie co r e a d y obstrn,tett necessary in conseVetions at houses, and foot passengers would g - rt j 5 Or workmen engaged in shipping the s tores. ' we ek. ..„0 0 that the wharf will be reopened in about A 0* IV Aug , . 1: ,,, , CONSCIENCE•MONEY.—LIVERPOOL, . ce ived i i via Friday last an anonymous letter w as re ost- 03 ' rig :i.be ll Mayor of Liverpool, bearing the Bristol . P , he To a o 0 stating that a box would be delivered at ' i arriv ed ' In ' ° l4 the next day. On Saturday a box duly - wrapped up -, f eet being opened, was found to contain, wraPat;coot of re d estate of the corporation, linen, 100 sovereigns, supposed to be 7 10 ., of the t he duo for corporation property. beingre rePar ed 0 1 instance of Mr. Roi,ertson Gladstone,. m a y n e recelP t • •to g e " f throw some light on the mysterious ~ die t r ic t o 0 MINES.—The reports from the ininma lage A°3° o W el rally are very favourable, and there is o_swartt;o 00 business being transacted in s hare. t ,s7 he l ei jog advanced to 235,240. Thep rospec 0' s the f°" °ll in the which i preps pro b. favourable, as will be seen fro 0 3 /. Pe r ft11. 1 ;0 W I. The lode in the 12 west is worth 4 e ...,.. to the .... , e , r 03 , 46, 201. per fin. ; in tl e rise from th i. `l O, 150 L P, gO 4 per fm. ; the lode in the back a of t d e both e° d° :0/. for the entire length of 30 fins., an , the 12, 1 . „,..der as the back.; the stapes in the back of 7,00 fm. ; the engine-shaft, 10/. per fin. Southy'Franee. ; f io a large business has been doing. 0 „„ 1. p er en, be advanced to 650, being a rise f eu', • a ppea r , t th° about, four months, Si'd which w.errniee. At t he fully justified by the state of the cross -nu t -0e ar, adjoining mine, Wheal Grenville, the ort, iS C li 0 °' 70 fro. level, according to the agent's r_e s P bie in dice os n we ut preaching the lode, vvith every level, the'n r , ot iod• a ble g• jeep • *ri f a vour tla towards th:• n ott'l lodes is driving 1 West Ba s s ado or a course of ore ; in the 85 fm. level, al s°' only the South Frances, but the ~, _nviiie, oto thet i c o oolO wards of 18,0001 have been spent ate . , w ill b beet I win" h oe A i 70 and 85 fin. levels, the result 0 Cons° l4 - re W are reported to run through Wheureraech e in a short space oft me. Sortridger 09_0tion, A flat. In West Surtridge, large a'' so '4lO $0 11/ 03, plug or), but the prig° not q _. ......., Ntt t t k, b bil NI