The Sun. — London, England, 1855-12-06 00:00:00

NA.DAME JENNY GOLDSCHMIDT-LIND. —Mr. MITCHELL has the honour to announce that Mr. and Mme. GOLDSCHMIDT have arrived in this country with the intention of giving a Series of CONCERTS AND ORATORIOS ; and it is respectfully announced that on Monday Evening, Dec. 10, jlaydn's Oratorio of THE CREATION will be given at EXETER MALL; and on Monday Evening, Dec. 17, Mendelssohn's Oratorio of SWAB; in both of which Madame JENNY GOLDSC EIMIDT-LIND Will sing the principal Soprano parts (her first appearance before the public since 1849). Conductor, 31. Benedict. Prices of admission: —Stalls (Numbered and Reserved), One Guinea ; unreserved seats (Body of the Hall) and West Gallery Ten Shillings and Sixpence ; Area (under the West Gallery), Seven Shillings. All applications in reference to Mr. and Madame GoldschMidt's Intended Concerts, either in London or the Provinces, to be addressed to Mr. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, London, SMITH'S GRAND BAL MASQUE at DRURY LANE, for the MILLION. Reduced prices, but increased amaiement.—Promenade, 78. 6i.; private boxes, for two pe rsons, 10s. 6d. ; f or f our , one guinea ; dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; b o xes and galleries, Is. Mr. E. T. Smith, Lessee, respectfully informs the Nobility, Gen try, and rublic, that a GRAND BAL MASQUE will take place at the above Theatre on WEDNESDAY, December 12, on a scale of mag pitude and expense never before attempted. A superb salon de itanse, 400 feet in length, embellished and decorated with illuminated powers, variegated lamps, and novel devices. Enlarged orchestra, we u.appointed masters of the ceremonies, all the new dances, music, akc. Tickets, Is. 6d. each, to be obtained at the principal music ostlers and librarians, and at the theatre. Several thousand *eerie sated lamps, by Duffel!. The whole of the novel gas fittings under the superintendence of lfr. Jones, of Bow-street, assisted by Mr. Palmer. The decorations by Dickwynken, assisted by Mr. Need ham. The Bowers and scenery arranged by Mr. Tucker. The re freshments by Messrs. Scott and Watling. of Piccadilly and Pimlico. Masters of the Ceremonies under the direction of Mr. Jarvis. The police under Superintendant Hancock. The Box-office under the Superintendence of Mr. Chatterton. 111 JIILLIEN'S CONCERTS. - ROYAL • ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Last Night bat Eight. Ma lame Gafsier.— II Trovatore.—The Programme for THIS EVENING (Thursday, Bee. 6) will include—Overture, Ruy Blas ; Quadrille from Zampa ; Scherzo Presto from Beethoven's Symphony in A ; La Belle du Village Valse ; Al non giunge, and The Forest Fairy, sung by Madame Gassier; Quatuor for Four Violoncellos, performed by MM. Montigny, Lamoury, Kleyne, and Vieuxtemps ; the Cossack Polka ; Solo, Cornet-a-pistons, by Herr Koenig; New Grand Quadrille, the Fall of Sebastopol, assisted by the Military Bands; Grand Operatic Selection from II Trovatore ; Troika Song (or Russian Carriage Song) ; Scherzo in G Minor from Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream ; Solo, Flute, by Herr Reichardt ; and Galop, Vive PEmpereur. Commence at 8. Promenade and boxes, Is.; dress circle, 2s. 6d.; private boxes, 125., 1/. Is., and IL II s . 6d. M. JUL LIEN'S ANNUAL BENEFIT.—On Saturday next, Dec. 8, M. Jullien's Annual Benefit will take place. The Beethoven Festival will be given on Monday, Dec. 10. M. Jullien's Grand Annual Bal Masque will take place on Mon day, Dec. 17, 1855. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee. Mr. E. T. Smith. For the BENEFIC of Mr. E. T. SMITH, the Lessee. THIS EVENING, Will be performed KATHERINE AND PETRUCHIO. Kathe rine, Miss Glyn; Petruchio, Zr. Barry Sullivan. After which, TAKE THAT GAL AWAY, in which Mr. Chas. Mathews will appear. Followed by FATTER VERSU3 CLATTER. Captain Patter, Mr. C. Mathews: Madame Labarrere's Troupe of Lions, Bears, &c. To conclude with a. Callet Divertissement. TIIEITHE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE MAN OF MANY FRIENDS. Princi pal characters by Messrs. Buck tone, Compton, W. Farren, Howe, ddioes Reynolds and Chaplin, and Mrs. Poynter. After which, the Spanish Dancers. Followed by TIIE LITTLE TREASURE. After which, a BALLET, by the Spanish Dancers. To conclude with A DIUGIITER TO MARRY. ritukl , 3Evl' , 3 rfIoIkTR.E, OXOtti)-STREET Ernier the Management of Mr. Caanza BELL THIS EVENING Will be performed DON'T JEDGE BY APPEARANCES. After which, the comedy of EVERY ONE HAS Hlg FAULT. Characters by Mrs C. Kean, Messrs F. Matthews, Harley, C 'oper, La •y, Ryder, and Fisher; and Mrs Daly, Misses Heath, Murray, and K. Terry. To conclude with THE MULETEER OF TOLEDO. THEATRE ROYAL ADELpw. Proprietor, Mr. 13. Webster.—Directress, Maclaine Celeste. TUT EVENT-NG, Will be performed JANE Pl' , IDE Chtracters by Messrs B Webster, P. Belford, 3el :v. Wand, More I, Garden, C. J. Smith and Keeley; Madame Celeste, Miss Mary Keeley. To conclude with TWIC 2 K[LLED. ROYAL EVPAAND Under the direction of Mr. Payne. TUIS Will be performed GUY 51 ANNER I CG. After which, a SP VISA. BALLET, by the Spanish Dancers. To conclude with THE SOLDIER'S DAUGH R)YAL OLY .IPIC, THEATRE. Tllll k; V Will be performed THE JEALOUS WIFE (compressed into three acts). Followed by Li REWARD. To conclude with carcIIING A 3fER VA ID. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. J. H. Anderson, la, NT nrolk-9treet, Strand. LAST WEEK Bur ONE. Increased Attractions, and success in equal ratio THIS, AND EVERY EVENING, at Eight o'Clock, Will be presented, with entirely New and Nravtilleent appoint- ments, and `NITATER.V, in twelve acts, arranged to two parts, by Professor Anderson. After which, the startlin; illustrations of Spirit-Rapping. TI AN-HOUR wtrH T FIE PIRETi, being the most surprising in interesting series of experiments ever given within the walls of any theatre. Revival, in an improved form, of the a3tounainr novelty whiAi tartled London 10 years ago, the GREAT GUN TRICK ! Prices of alnisslont—Privits B PC:33, 11. HS. 61. ail U 14. ; Orchestra Stalls, 45.; Dress Il)xe4, 3a.; Uotisr I'l)Kes, 2.4.; Pit, 4.; Gallery, 6i,. No Half-prize. tiox-otllze open from II to 5 daily. Grand Morning Performance on Saturday Next at Two o'clock. Doors open at Half-past One. ASrLEY'S ROYAL ANIPHIMEATRE, Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. Fourth Night of a New Equestrian Spectacle. Last Week of Mademoiselle CLEMENTINE: SOULLIER. THIS EVENING, First Week of an Equestrian Spectacle called TURPIWS BIDE to YORK, or the Heir of Itookwo Id, with the wh le of Mr. W. Cooke's hl,thly-trained Horses, tne celebrated " Ride," and the Death or Flack Bess ! Atter which (the List Week) Mlle. Clementine Soullier's peffor. mance in the WONDERS of the CIRCLE. To conclude with an 011.1 Podrida of Amusemenis. N.B.—Extensive preparatbas are inatii; for Vie Christmas Ilsr. legulnade. otyn from - P.'2overt t9l Four. :itaza Manager, Mr. W. West. Eqaeitriai Oireator, HIGH WATER, AT LONDON . BRIDGE. Tate DAY—'torn. 49 !nin. Aft. —Ev.ming 0 min. aft. 0 To-NloqitO iV—Horn. 16 tnin.aft.l2 —Five Ling '29 min aft.l2 THE WENTHEq—SuN OFFICE, Dec. 6. THERMOMETER, IN TUE StIADE. 46 hinest sin , Jo noon yesteraey. 39 -west this morning and during the night. 43 -title day at noon. BAROMETER, 29. 41 —still falling. Arran, variable, W. to W. 1,, .W.—Light, with fine cold weather. Some snow fell in the night. '.*- 4.v,' ) i f 0-:„..7.,,,f.., LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEUBER G, 1355. It was long since—even before the commence meat of the War—clearly shown that Russia had two classes of State Papers, one for Foreign Powers comparatively moderate, and the odor for its own subjects, exhibiting the arrogance and audacity for which the Government of St. Peters burg had become so notorious, and the high tone by which the AUTOCRAT was accustomed to issue his ukases to those to whom they had all the effect of an ascertained and irrevocable law, or to others whom he might hope to influence by the dread of his displeasure. Such an apology was actually put forward in the British Parliament by an English Minister, for a document that attracted much attention at the time, and excited much indignation amongst persons of all classes and sta tions in society. When the CzAR himself and his Ministers could descend to such discreditable subterfuges, we can not feel greatly surprised at any degree of false hood or equivocation adventured on by any R uss ian j,utrnal, which, though deriving , its in from Ministeri a l sources, does spiration directly not bind the Cabinet by its ass ertions, Whi c h may be regarded as official by every Musco v it e, but can be repudiated at pleasure should they unfor tunately attract diplomatic notice, or be f ound disadvantageous in any negotiations that may hereafter be opened. The miserable serfs by whom the army is recruited may thus receive very erroneous views respecting the true state of aff airs, While the CZAR himself and his Generals are contented with merely glozing over and putting the best possible construction on the real facts. The article recently extracted into our co lumns from the Northern Bee under the heading, " The War Beginning in Earnest," j, - ; of this description. It is characterised not merely by gross exaggeration, but by UnequiVeCal Mendacity. It Is, in act, wa.,l,xpui. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EvENING, DECEMBER 6, 1855. lion of the " Munchausen " narratives of the veracious Dr. DATE.A, and clearly proves that rather notorious personage to be a Russian agent, who has fully carried out the instructions which he received from head-quarters, and well earned the infamous wages for which he has sacrificed character and honour. The explanation of the withdrawal of the Rus sian troops from the south side of Sebastopol, for "strategetical reasons," is exactly that given by the notorious Doctor. It was really a triumph in place of a defeat a brilliant movement, which ompletely checkmated the besiegers ! It asks triumphantly, Where are the trophies of victory the crown, the standards, the prisoners ? boldly asserting that the Allies were so intimidated that they did not venture into the city for three whole days, and then only with the greatest precaution, and with fear and trembling. The Russians merely crossed over to the Northern Side, " as one changes one's dress, or selects another path !" To be sure it was a pity to put off the beautiful purple dress of Sebastopol, but it was only for a time, and the CZAR will soon give it another one far more mag nificent than the former ! If the statement had the slightest foundation, it would indeed be a singular movement—a very serious sacrifice of a very costly dress. But the writer shows that he does not credit his own statements, or why should he allude to " the loss of Moscow as not being the loss of Russia." It shows the real weight of the blow, and that it may be felt as something equi valent to the memorable conflagration of 1812. It is unnecessary to refer to the unmitigated falsehoods respecting England. They only show the intense soreness of Russia at the injuries she has sustained. The article is clearly intended to obtain better terms in the anticipated negotia tions. In this we believe they will be grievously disappointed. The only conclusion that can be drawn from the article is that Russia is tottering, and that the sound policy for the Allied Powers is to destroy everything Russian—her commercial ports and arsenals, so as to prevent the possibility of the most besotted serfs being deceived by the lying vaunts of Russian triumphs or English de feats. Who can refute a sneer ? asks PALEY, and with almost equal propriety we may ask " who can re fute a rumour ?" This hundred-tongued authority has been very busy just of late. " Our own Cor respondent" at Paris, who but the other day knew almost the letter of a treaty with Sweden, the copy of which as well as the original, if there ever was one, General CANROBERT must have left at Stockholm, is now quite confident that peace proposals are worming their way through Austria and Prussia to the Western Allies. Again, al mest the details are certified, concerting pretty well with what the "Leading Journal" had a few days ago declared to be something the Allies might take into consideration. Then the PALMERSTON organ intimates that tangible propositions must of course be considered, come from what quarter they might. A well-known Conservative weekly also uses very positive language, and anon it is hawked about the streets, and at the tails of omnibuses, that "we have exclusive official in formation" (mirabile dictu) that Lord PALMER STON is to resign, and Lord JOHN RUSSELL to come in ! That the terms of peace are, the evacua tion of the Crimea by the Allies ! Sebastopol to become a free Russian port ; the Euxine to be purely commercial sea, and that the King of SARDINIA came here to press this peace on the two Western Allies ! ! Such is the crescit eundo of the peace rumour. " Exclusive information," especially when sold for a penny, it were of course impossible to gain say. " The best information," "authorities" on which " own correspondents " tell us "we may rely'' are equally intangible ; it happens, how ever, that our reliance, had it been given to pre vious similar declarations, would oftener by far have been misplaced than warranted. It is use less to play at blind-man's buff with these rumour manufacturers, and we shall not attempt it. Our old friQnds, however, united in a new firm of Tory, Cotton, and Co., with a sleeping partner whose name must not be public, we better know how to deal with, and most of their move ments are tolerably manifest to us all. The first of them, we regret to say, shows a factious and party spirit which we were not prepared for, but which we are pleased to see neutralised by the thoroughly national feeling and language of the best men of that section of politicians. The ultra-peace party, the union of cotton-spinners and Quakers, are na turally in high feather with the rumours adverted to and the rise in the funds, but they cannot get their resolutions carried at public meetings, and are sometimes, we regret to see it, for a good cause needs no such help, rather rudely treated besides. The influential sleeping partner, with the aid of the leading Whigs in and out of the Cabinet, the men most likely to have set these rumoursafloat through their agents, has ♦ast power throughout the whole circle of diplomacy and Court intrigue ; and it has already done, as we believe, incalculable mischief, and can only be successfully controlled by the determined front of the whole nation. fleets at their command, much more than equal ff to the task of killing or catching every Russian who remained in the Crimea after the Bth Septem ber. It must have been the telegraph which said " Stop." The Crimean Generals had half-a-dozen plans before them, any one of which would have been better than the dull and demoralising course they have actually taken. One of the Peace orators, Mr. Miami, has just been addressing his constituents at Rochdale. His login was singular. He believess in the occa sional necessity of war, but thinks this war might have been averted. He believes that when a trial of strength once began it was neces sary that Russia should know which is the stronger, Western civilised power or her own semi-barbarous power ; but he thinks she now knows that abundantly, therefore we ought to make peace. One mis-statement alone vitiates the conclusion. He should have said it was re quisite for Russia not only to know, but practi cally to confess, which is the stronger. When Russia beat Turkey, Persia, or Sweden, she made them practically confess her superior strength. She required the cession of Bessarabia, the Crimea, Georgia, Finland, and other pro vinces. This is Russia's own test of vic tory and defeat. Unless she accept that test herself, the War will have been brought to a useless conclusion. The peace men will quickly taunt their old opponents with the folly of such vast sacri fices for such small results, and the Allies will be ashamed of themselves before all Europe. Russia will soon resume aggression, at first by piecemeal and by stealth, then more openly ; England and France will feel that they have an old disgrace to wipe off ; and a ten years' sanguinary war will conclude the present brief and disgraceful one. Disgraceful we certainly think the conduct of the War has been hitherto. In personal gallantry our troops and officers have sustained the credit of their respective countries. But in generalship it is notorious that the Russian and Turkish Com manders-in-Chief have quite borne away the palm. If it comes to a speedy diplomatic termination, we are confident the Russian genius will beat us in that. At length Monetary Reformers are bestirring themselves. The meeting last night held at the London Tavern will undoubtedly have its effect. Never was there a time when agitation was more wanting, or would be mere beneficial for the coun try. The iniquitous Act of 1844 has virtually expired. It now only awaits the notice which the Government are authorised to give at any moment, and which will completely get rid of these mon strous enactments. The country wants a really National Note, the profits whereof will accrue to the public exchequer, which will have all the security of Consols, being guaranteed not only by all the accumulated and realised property of the country, but by its in dustry, and which will also be received iu payment of taxes and every public liability. By the issue of thirty millions of these notes, as sometime since proposed by Mr. HAMER STANSFELD, the same amount of sovereigns would become avail able for the maintenance of the War, and our foreign trade, and a far better and more con venient currency would be brought into general use—a currency which would accomplish all that could be required or desired—what the Act of 1844 aimed at but signally failed in achiev ing. By its means we should avoid these con stant fluctuations in the value of money, so highly injurious to commerce and to the productive power of the country. Let Monetary Reformers steadily demand a national note, insist that the regulation of the circulation shall be placed under a Minister of the Crown respon sible to Parliament, and taken from the hands of a private establishment, to whom a monopoly is given in a most important commodity, and one of the Royal prerogatives— that of making money—handed over. The Bank of England has no claim on the country to entitle it to a renewal of privileges which, if it has not abused, it has certainly not turned to the best advantage, either for itself or for the country. It is always a pleasing task to independent journalists to record the ultimate triumph of per secuted merit over its detractors, and doubly gratifying when the announcement is coupled with the consciousness that, from the first, they were to be found in the foremost rank of its de fenders. It is therefore with more than usual pleasure we call the attention of our readers to the fact that the colonelcy of the Bth Hussars has been conferred on Lord LUCAN, whom, on his return from the Crimea, we were almost alone among onr daily and evening contemporaries in pronouncing au ill-used man. To be sure, this act of justice does not altogether satisfy his equi table claims, but it certainly must be regarded as an indisputable verdict in his favour. It is by no means our intention to rip up an unpleasant affair, nor to offer any remarks that may be dis torted into the indulgence of personal feeling ; all that we shall add, therefore, is the expression of a hope that, as in this instance, and in the case of General, whilome Colonel THOMPSON, whose name having been placed in the brevet almost at the foot of the list of Generals, was awhile back elevated to its rightful position, the claims of meritorious officers will henceforth meet with that respect the interests of the country no less than the dictates of justice require they should receive. The only circumstance of weight which we can note is one to which we have so incessantly called the attention of the public, that our readers are not likely to see in it any specially pacific result, but, indeed, rather the contrary. We refer to the " spare-Russia" policy of the War. From the beginning we denounced the traitorous de clarationauthority, of Lord J ty, R t urEL h s a s tw L, e w d h i o t d 1 i en not spoke want to lessen Ruaaian territory. We showed that Poland was the proper means and end, too, of the War, and that t o hit, without me rcy and without cessation, was the true course to save the effusion of blood, and to briar, about a speedy peace. The reverse of all this has been the case ; not, however, to go over t oo often the grievous facts, we just notice that onl y Yesterday morning the Times itself came out with a vigor joua denunciation of the ungeneral-like proceed. ings of the Allies since the fall of Sebastopol, even comparing it all, as we had previously done, everydeone,with the manifestly superior generalship, under disadvantage, of the great Tarkish commander. The Times, ind ee d, fi xes th e blame on General PELISSIER—in which we have no idea that our contemporary speaks his real opinion, but the real culprits are not to be named yet, for which it may have very good reasons. We must own that had the neglecting to drive the Russians out of the Crimea before winter been an isolated neglect of an obvious advantage, we too should have con cluded that peace must be thought of. It ap pears,how ever, but as a part of a se ttl e d po li c y. We hact much reason to look for peace b th e e ca P us ri e n o ci ae paliatiews,"thsep a s r e e d a , of t h e A A z u o s fr t r l i e a f n t s s l o e t l o i n n g t the success at Itinhou rn not followed up, and the Baltic campaign so shamefully m i smanage d , a 3 we now have because the G enera l s decl i ned to follow u p the fugitives from South-Sebas topol, or even to take possession of Arabat and Kertch. We do not think PREMIER I CRYSTAL PALACE—ONE SHILLING DAY, Dec. s.—Ad. the equals of OrdEn PAsici, an 391. Total v i s it ors , 1,062. day 1 d CODRLNGTON in missions o n p aymen t, 671 ; a d m i s sion by season t i ckets, aet strate genius is , bu t we do think them Corresponding , with the year, 10575. :f I 3 COVENT GARDEN PANTOMIME. Under the chivalric title of The Field of the Cloth of I Gold, a pantomime is in preparation for the approaching holidays, under the auspices of the " Wizard of the North," which bids fair to surpass any entertainment of that class which has been produced in the metropolis for many years. The preparations are on a gigantic and costly scale, calculated to dazzle and delight the liege*, and commensurate with the unrivalled capabilities and resources of the magnificent theatre. A host of such efficient and sparkling talent is engaged by Mr. Anderson as must, if genius and experience aught avail, ensure a supreme success. Thus, the pantomime is wholly "got up" under the superin tendence of Mr. Augustus Harris ; the composition and management of the ballet devolve upon Mr. Benjamin Barnett ; the scenery is by Mr. Beverley—maxinzus ills —assisted by Messrs. Cuthbert, Adams, Shalders, &c.; Flexmore, the best of clowns, and Barnes, the best of Pantaloons, sustain the leading parts, witb Miss Emma Horne as columbine ; G. A. Sala and the Brothers Brough concoct the comic dialogue ; Coder looks to the music ; in short, such a group of worthies are congregated round the commander-in -chief of the Christmas cam paign at Covent -garden, that, however high public ex pectation may be raised, a signal and special triumph will on this occasion eclipse the past ovations of the Mighty Magician. The subject is eminently national, and admits of much military display. On the whole, we look forward to Mr. Anders on ' s magic pantomime as one of the greatest and most popular theatrical treats that the playgoing world has been presented with ia the memory of "the oldest inhabitant"—one that will rejoice the general eye, and give many a salutary shake to the sides of infancy and age. Of " The Field of the Cloth of Gold" we venture to predicate that the impressive words of the Roman poet will be found veritably applicable to its comprehensive popularity : "..rEque pauperibus prodest, locopletibus a3que , i e'Eque neglectum paeris, senibusque nocebit. THE KING OF SARDINIA. DEPARTURE—(This Day.) The King of Sardinia took his departure from Windsor Castle this morning, a few minutes before five o'clock, accompanied by Prince Albert, the Duke of Cambridge, and suite, and escorted by a squadron of Life Guards. Arrived at the Queen's private station at ten minutes past 5 a.m., his Majesty found a guard of honour of the 22d Regiment, under the command of Col. Boileau, in waiting, the band of which regiment hailed his appear ance by striking up the Sardinian National Anthem. His Majesty was received at the station by the Mayor of Windsor, and several members of the Corporation together with Mr. Crombie, the indefatigable secretary ; Mr. Scott, manager of the traffic department, and other officers connected with the South-Western line of railway. At Vauxhall his Majesty was received by a Guard of Honour furnished by the Scots Fu silier Guards. The royal cortege having taken its departure arrived at the Bricklayers' Arms station at 6.27 a.m., and were received by the Hon. James Byng, Mr. Rich, M.P. - , Coles Child and Gordon Thompson, Esqs., direc tors of the company. From this station the Royal train proceeded with rapidity towards Folkestone, where his Majesty was received by Lord Panmare, General Wetherell, Colonel Kinloch, and Baron Stutterheim . (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FOLKESTONE, 9.30. A.M. His Majesty the King of Sardinia, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert and his Royal High ness the Duke of Cambridge, arrived at Folkestone Harbour at 8.40 a.m. His Majesty was received by Lord Pantnure, General Westall, Baron Stutterheim, and the naval and military authorities who had been sent to receive him. A royal salute was fired from the Cliffs, and from her Majesty's ship Blenheim, which was anchored off the port. A guard of honour of the 91st Reginient and the North Lincolnshire Militia lined the whole of the route from the railway station to the Pavilion Hotel, to which his Majesty proceeded in one of the Queen's carriages. The King returned from the hotel and embarked on board the Vivid at 9 a.m., and proceeded direct to Bou logne, followed by the Fire Queen and Osborne, and saluted from the cliffs and from the ships of war in the roads as before. On reaching the shores of France the King of Sar dinia and suite would proceed to Compeigne where his Majesty would be received by the Emperor of the French, with whom, according to previous arrangement, he was engaged to dine on his arrival. His Royal Highness Prince Albert and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge went to the camp at Shorncliffe to review the Foreign Legion, at 11 a.m., and returned to Folkestone from whence he took his departure for Windsor at 1.45 p.m., arriving at the Castle at 3.15 p.m. THE ORDER OF SERAPHIM.—The Swedish order of Seraphim, lately presented to General Canrobert, has been conferred on only one person in Austria, M. de Metternich ; one in Prussia, M. de Pfuel ; one in Den mark, Count de Mohckte, ex-President of the Council ; and five in Russia, MM. de Nesse'rode, Menschikoff, WoronzDff, Orloff, and Czernitcheff. THE SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES.—The Lord Advocate of Scotland has agreed to bring in a bill for the reform of the Scottish Universities next session of Parliament, provided that the various parties more immediately in terested shall agree on the heads of a feasible and prac tical measure. THE NEW ARCHDEACON OF STAFFORD. —The vacancy caused by the lamented death of Archdeacon Hobson has at length been filled up, by the appointment of the Rev. Henry Moore, M.A., vicar of Eccleshall and of Penn. It was, we understand, the wish of the Lord Bishop of the diocese, in whom the appointment is vested, to have the archdeaconry, which is of very great extent, divided, and to appoint one archdeacon for the northern and another for tLe southern portion of this county. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners, however, have ultimately declined to sanction the proposed alte ration.— Wolverhampton Chronicle. A CUSTOM-HOUSE OFFICER TRIED FOR MURDER.— The Court of Assizes of the Basses-Pyrenees three days ago tried a customs' officer named Pantos for an at tempt at murder. The indictment alleged that, in the night of the sth January last, whilst he and a comrade were on the watch for smugglers in the mountains near °sees, they saw three men approach with bales of goods, and that he, without any necessity, fired at one of them, named Etchessare, and wounded him so seriously that his life was for a long time in danger. The answer of the prisoner was, that as he was trying to arrest Etches care, the latter resisted him, and that in the struggle his musket accidentally went off. The evidence proved that the man's statement was correct, and the jury acquitted him. THE PRESS IN PRUSSIA.—The President of the Prus sian Police has just addressed the following circular to the Berlin press :—" During the last session of the Chambers the journals did not always observe proper discretion in reporting the aieenspions and the reports of committees. Sometimes they published prematurely re ports which could not be of any utility to the public in terest, particularly on certai❑ important questions, and at other times garbled statements of the discussions which only led to incorrect judgment of their meaning, and bearing. The Director of the Police is, therefore, compelled to recommend for the future the greatest re serve on the part of the journals. The law on the pre of the 12th May, 1851, which guarantees complete liberty to faithful reports of the public sittings of the Chamber, does not extend that permission to what takes place in the private sittings of committees." SUSPECTED MURDER.—As a gendarme was three mornings ago proceeding along the road from Paris to Bordeaux, in the commune of Aussac, near Angouleme, he saw two dead bodies lying in a ditch, each with dreadful wounds in the head, which had evidently been inflicted with some blunt instrument. There were no indications of any struggle having taken place, but from blood on the road, it appeared that one of the men bad been killed there, and then dragged into the ditch, whilst as to the other, it appeared that he had been killed in the ditch as he was crouching down, in the hope pro bably of not being seen. One of the men was recognised as a farmer named Allard, of Fenetre, the other as a farmer named Regnier, of Chez-Rousseau, and both were proceeding in company to 'toffee, in a cart drawn by three mules. This cart was afterwards found in a wo,d, and a sum of money, supposed to amount to 2,200 fr , was discovered to have been taken from it. No trace of the murderer has been discovered. ROBBERY AND MURDER.—The police of Clermont have arrested a man on suspicion of being the mur derer of the woman found dead a short time ago on the top of the Puy-de-Dome. The man belongs to the de partment of the Creuse, and was arrested in his native village, where he had gone to visit his wife and family. Strange to say, he went home though he knew the police had been inquiring after him. Some articles of dress and jewellery, supposed to have belonged to the victim, were seized in his house. The man when taken was exceedingly civil to the police, and not only expressed no surprise at his arrest, but did not even ask why it was effected. On being conveyed to Clermont, he was interrogated at great length by the examining magistrates, and he replied with perfect composure ; he did not deny having been with the murdered woman, but asserted positively that it was not he who had com mitted the crime. He was c infronted with the body which still remains at the hospital, and was not at all affected. A large crowd assembled to see him taken to and from the hospital, and his sister, who is married at Clermont, attempted, in a paroxysm of indignation, to strike him, but the bystanders prevented her. SUICIDE.—The clerks employed at the mairie of the let arrondissement were two days ago rather surprised at the non-appearance of one of their colleagues, who had been in the office for 30 years, and had never during that time been absent for a single day or irregular in his time of coming. As he did not appear on the follow ing day they sent to his residence. The porter of the house having replied that he had not seen him, thecone missary of police was sent for, and on the door of the missing man's room being opened, his body was found suspended by a cord attached to three nails driven into the wall in the doorway between two rooms. He bad only a shirt and drawers on, and there was a deep gash in the throat, from which the blood had flowed in a stream, and fallen in a pool at his feet. A razor was at tached by a string to the right hand. It was at first supposed that he had been murdered and afterwards hanged, and the razor placed as it was found, to remove suspicion of foul play, but on examining some papers it was found that he bad determined on suicide in conse quence of being annoyed for the payment of some trifling debts. [ADVERTISHMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills wonderful Remedies for the cure of Ulcers.— Mrg. Yates, grocer, Clifton, near Eccles, suffered severely for some time from an ulcer in the neck, and with a fruit less perseverance in the use of various remedies she felt convinced nothing whatever would heal it. However, by the recommendation of Mr. Heap, druggist, of Open shaw, she commenced using Holloway's ointment and pills, and these invaluable medicines very speedily cured her, not only healing the wound, but restoring her to a perfect state of health.—Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the world ; at Professor Holloway's esta blishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden-lane, New York ; by A. Stampa, Constantinople ; A. Guidicy, Smyrna ; andri. Hoods, Malta. All correspondence from Russia that is spoken of in Berlin, as coming from well-informed sources, expresses astonishment at the rumours of pacific overtures, &c., current in the press ; the only facts the letters contain point to energetic pre parations for a renewal of the war in the spring. They talk of the Crimea being supplied by that time with a force of 300,000 men, and of the posi tion at Kertch being wrested from the Allies as soon as the Sea of Azoff is frozen over sufficiently , strong for the passage of troops ; this latter posi tion is looked upon as nearly as valuable as that ' of the north side of Sebastopol. WYLD'S PLAN OF iiARS. An excellent plan of the famous Siege of Kars has this day been issued from Mr. Wyld's great geographical establishment. It is another and a very valuable addi tion to the now extensive series of maps and plans illus trative of the progress of the war, for which the English public generally are so largely indebted to the skill and enterprise of the indefatigable ex-member for Bodmin. The plan before us di-plays almost at a glance the cha racteristics of that memorable Siege of Kars, which ter minated with the signal defeat and repulse of the Rus sians on the 29th of September. It will be understood . clearly enough, even upon a merely cursory view of this timely publication, how the opposing forces were situated in regard to each other—the Turks under General Wil liams and the Russians under General Mouravieff. The Muscovite reserve awaiting the issue of events about midway between Shorak and Minn Kilissa, the latter place on the highroad to Erzeroum. The Russian head quarters being immediately north of the bend of the Kars-Chai River. The head-quarters of General Wil liams being south of the same stream—his reserve ad vancing thence across it by means of temporary bridges, and so onwards to the famous Tahmaab Heights, where the repulse of the Russian reserve was effected under the orders of General Kmety—the Muscovites being driven round the base of Tetek Tabia into the Valley of Tcbakmak. The whole sketch, we doubt not, will be " perused" with the deepest interest by every one except the sympathisers with the despicable peace-at-any-price movement. JENNY LIND. The issue of tickets for seats at the approaching ora torio at Exeter Hall began on Tuesday morning at Mr. Mitchell's library. In a few hours not one was left un sold, and the tickets for the next oratorio, on Monday week, are already largely bespoken. This is a proof of great expectation, and rumour speaks with certainty of powers which the lapse of time has in no way diminished. HAYMARKET THEATRE.—Mrs. Macnamara, late of the Lyceum Theatre, an old and very "worthy member of the theatrical profession, is, we are sorry to hear, in a ' very sad state of destitution. Some parties, who are ever the first in any charitable and philanthropic object, have projected an entertainment for her benefit, which takes place at the Haymarket on the 13th instant. The performances will be very attractive, as, in addition to Mr. Buckstone, Miss Cushman, and the Haymarket company, Mr. Charles Mathew s , M r . an d M rs. Leigh Murray, Mr. Anderson, Miss R os i na W r i ght, Miss AlbertE sw o Smith, r thy and we otherh ehear, artistes, writesand delivers an address on will appear ; and M r . the occasion. To Mr. A. Arcedeckne and Mr. Mark well, we believe, the credit is due of carrying out this really praiseworthy object. It is understood that the amount of gold taken to the Bank out of the recent Australian arrivals is about 300,0001. MESSRS. STRAHAN, PAUL, AND BATES.—Messrs. Straban, Paul, and Bates have been removed to Mill bank Penitentiary, where they are fulfilling their sen tence in the ordinary way. THE VACANT ALDERMANIC GOWN.—The Lord Mayor has fixed to-morrow (Friday) for the election of an alder man for Bread-street Ward, in the room of Mr. Law rence, deceased. The contest lies between Mr. W. Law rence, the son of the late alderman, and Mr. Donald Nicoll. BREAD-STREET WARD.—Mr. Donald Nicoll is the fa vourite candidate for the vacant aldermanic gown of this ward. Mr. Nicoll has promised, in event of election, to bestow the patronage be may acquire in respect of the office upon the ward, and to become a resident therein —not by having a ground floor workshop, but by having a suitable residence. DISAPPEARANCE OF A PORTUGUESE MINISTER.—" A considerable sensation," says a letter from Copenhagen, "has been caused here for some days past by the disap pearance of the Portuguese minister at this court. He has been for some time subject to occasional attacks of melancholy, and the Sunday before last lefthis residence and has not since been beard of." EXPORTATION OF POTATOES.—The Northern Whig of yesterday says :—" For some time past our quays have been literally crowded with carts of potatoes, brought into Belfast from the surrounding country for export. Six vessels were sent off yesterday, loaded exclusively with potatoes. Of these, two were for Cardiff, one for Plymouth, and one for Swansea ; and the Matilda, 101 tons, and Faugh-a-Ballagh, 129 tons, were despatched direct for Malta, where their cargoes will probably farm part of the reserves for the victualling of the Crimean army during the winter." ROYAL PANOPTICON OF SCIENCE.—A day Or two ago an interesting sight was witnessed at this very popular institution. it was a visit of the elder boys of the Bread street Ward Schools, London-wall, accompanied by their master, Mr. W. A. Evans. Th e c hild ren appeared highly delighted with what they saw, and will no doubt retain it in their memories for some time to come. The treat was designed as a reward of merit, and it is to be hoped that other similar educational establishments will enable their children and preceptors to spend a few hours at the Panopticon occasionally, and to improve their taste of mind in the enjoyment of holiday recreation, which this institution is fully calculated to do. ANECDOTE OF SIR COLIN CAMPBELL.---It is stated in connection with Sir Colin Campbell's recent visit to Windsor Castle, that in the course of the evening her Majesty made Sir Colin sit on the sofa beside her, and pointed out to him that the army in the Crimea could not get on without him, and that he must return. The gallant old soldier is said to have been so much affected by his Sovereign's kindly language as to have burst into tears, and to have assured his Royal hostess that he would do anything for her, saying, " I'll even carry a musket for your Majesty !" CITY BATHS AND WASHHOUDES. The subject of public baths and washhouses for the City of London is at the present time engaging the attention of a sub committee of the corporation, specially nominated to consider not only the petition of the guardians of the West London Union, recently presented, but also the general question—the admitted great social want of such institutions within the City. Nothing at present, as far as we are informed, has been definitely determined ; but we hear that the report of the committee will probably include a recommendation to the Court of Common Council to appropriate tbe'western portion of Farring. don Market for such an establishment. As a market, this building yields but a very nominal rental indeed to the corporation ; the loss, therefore, that would have to be sustained in the transfer is unworthy of conside ration. THE MAILS.—SOUTHA3IPTON, Dec. s.—The United States mail shin Hermana, Captain Higgins, sailed this afternoon for New York with the German, French, and English mails, about 100 passengers, and a full general cargo of English and French merchandise. The Penin sular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Indus, Captain Brooks, left yesterday for Gibraltar, Malta, and Alex andria, with the India, China, and Mediterranean mails, 122 first class and 27 second class passengers, 518,412/. 4s. 2d. in specie for India and China, 13,0001. for Alex andria—total, 531,4121. 4s. 2d., and a full general cargo. Among the passengers are the Bishop of Batavia, Mrs. Colonel Reid, Hon. Mrs. Gisborne, Lieut.-Colonel and Mrs. Simpson, Colonel and Mrs. Babington, Majors Birch, Richards, and Brooks ; Hon. G. Grey, Captains Twigs, Blunt, Western, Drummond, and Balfour ; and Limits. Bolton, Wyatt, aed Clarke. The Tague, Capt. J. Weeks, will leave on Friday with the mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar. The Euxine, Capt. Joy, with the next snails from India and the Me diterranean, is expected to-morrow. The Royal Mail Company's steamer A von, Capt. Revett, is preparing to convey the next Brazilian and River Plate mails, on the 9th inst. The Tamar, Capt. Bevis, with the homeward portion of these mails, is expected about the 12th. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's new screw steam ship Pere, which is appointed to convey the next heavy portion of the India mail, which leaves this port on the 20th inst., will probably arrive at Southaniptoo, from the Thames, about Sunday. She is most elaborately finished, and is considered the finest vessel belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company's fleet. THE HON. ADOLPHUS FREDERICK CAPEL.—At the Maidstone County Court on Tuesday the Hon. A. F. C. M. Capel (brother of the Earl of Essex) appeared to be discharged under the act. The schedule filed exhibited debts from the year 1850, amounting to 3,1671., and the insolvency was attributed to having been disappointed in tie amount of his portion under the will of the late Gen.Capel. The present appearance was further ascribed to heavy law expenses. Theschedule disclosed that the insolvent had received a gratuitous allowance from his family and his wife's family of about 1,0001. a-year, in cluding a sum of money set forth which had been paid by the Earl of Essex. There were upwards of 100 credi tors in the schedule. The insolvent was arrested in Kent on the 2d of October, and petitioned the court under the act. There was an item of 7001. on the balance-sheet for law expenses and debts for the same in the schedule. On the appearance of the hon. petitioner before Mr. Espinasse, the judge of the court at Maidstone, Mr. Woollett appeared as counsel for some creditors to op pose, and Mr. Sargood (with whom was Mr. Reed) at tended in support of the application for discharge. Au objection was taken on the part of the opposition to the description, which led to a discussion. The insolvent was examined as to his descriptreii in his schedule, when it appeared that the insolvent had omitted a residence where lie had contracted debts. It was submitted that the case must be adjourned fer the insolvent to amend his de scription and re-advertise. The learned judge was of opinion that the objection was valid, and that the case must be adjourned. The cage was accordingly adjourned until the next court day, and the insolvent returned to Maidstone Gaol. The objection will prevent the fur ther hearing of the case for a mouth. The insolvent is not on bail. 111Ecni's FARM AT THE POLYTECHNIC,--Mr. Pepper has lately added to the attractions at the Polytechnic a large and very perfect model of Tiptree Hall Farm, the scene of Mr. Mechi's well known experiments in scientific agriculture. The size of this mod e l i s suc h as to enable the system of housing and feeding cattle which Mr. Mechi has pursued with so much success to be understood a t a glance ; and to facilitate the examination, the model list (Mr. Merrett, architect and surveyor, Fetter-lane), has made the roofs of the buildings removable. Every thing, therefore, is plainly seen—the steam engine the cattle sheds, the piggeries, th 3 corn stacks, and all the accessories of the farm yard. One great feature of Mr. Mechi's plan, in connection with the feeding of stock, is the substitution of open boards for straw, whereby the sheds are kept clean and dry, and the liquid manure lows into tanks, from thence to be distributed oTer the fields LATEST NEWS. THE CRIMEA. (From Special Correspondent of the Merning Herald.) BALAKLAVA, SATURDAY MORNING, Nov. 24. Passing by our Post-office, I have found the fol lowing frowning notice on its " outward wall," and bearing the recent date of Wednesday, the 21st inst., which, by the bye, was the anniversary of the birthday of the Princess Royal, born in 1840, and, as such, honoured with all due libations in camp, Many of the camp followers, however, who then made unholy profits from the villauous liquors vended sub rosy to mar soldiery, must soon, under this notice, have a stop put to their too lucrative vocation. This " Notice to Mariners," for so it is headed, includes all classes. It runs thus : " PASSPORT REGULATIONS. " Balaklava being a military port in the hostile occupation of the allied forces, masters of all ships and vessels are hereby informed that they are held responsible for every person they may bring to it who does not belong to the naval or military ser vices of the allies. Any person objected to by• the naval authorities, or passport officer, is to be pro vided with an immediate passage from the Cri mea, at the expense of the master bringing him, and such master and vessel are liable to be ex pelled the port. No master of any ship or vessel arriving at this port will allow auy private per son to be landed until he has duly delivered a list of such passengers, and permission has been given by the passport officer to their disembarking to receive from him a Permis de Sejour,' without the production of which, again, at the Passport Office, they cannot re-embark to leave the Crimea. No master of any ship whatever is to receive on board any person for a passage without the regulated passport, bearing date of not more than three days antecedent. Masters infringing these regulations render themselves liable to mar tial law. (Signed) " CHAS. H. FREMANTLE, Rear-Admiral H.M.S. Leander, 13alaklava." Major-General C. A. Windham, now chief of the staff (of whose appointment I informed you by the last post), has, in reference to the preceding notice, issued another from head -quarters, which acquaints the public, that— " NO stranger or camp follower will be permitted to reside in, or visit the British camp, without having previously obtained a ticket of residence (Permis de Sejour) from the Passport Office at Balaklava. All strangers and camp followers, not in the Government service, now (Nov. 21) living in the British camps, are directed to present them selves at the Passport Office, without delay, for the purpose of receiving the regulated ticket of resi dence. Any stranger, or camp follower, who after the sth of December shall be found in any part of the British camp without a ticket of residence, or Permis de Sejour, will be arrested." In regard to the above long-threatened regula tifens, passports and tickets of residence were for the first time issued yesterday at the Passport Office, situate near the main guard and Post Office, and the delivery of passports will be there con tinued daily, from ten a.m. till three p.m., until further notice. NV bile on the subject of port regulations relative to Balaklava, I may as well subjoin at once a para graph explanatory of the supplemental " signals established for the guidance of vessels approaching the port," and state that such signals are made from Castle Point. Tuis is the situation of the old Genoese castle which protects the narrow entrance to the port. The flags now used, in addition to Marryat's Code, are four—namely, the union jack and blue peter, a pendant quartered red and white, and a swallow-tail flag, white before blue, that is, white to the mast and blue in the fly. The union jack indicates that the " Harbour is clear, and vessels, having obtained permission, may enter, half an hour after each other." The swallow tail (white before blue) means " Harbour is foul. Vessels not to enter." No vessel•should enter the harbour without having a kedge anchor ready astern, boats lowered down, hawsers prepared for each bow and quarter, yards topped, or ready to be topped, and anchors a-cock-bill. When Marryatt's rendezvous flag is hoisted above a ship's number, that vessel is to come in or to get ready to be brought in. (S team tugs are, in most cases, employed). The red and white pendant, quartered, indicates that " a vessel is coming in ; tug not to proceed with vessel in tow." When the swallow-tail, white before blue, is hoisted under this pendant, it signifies, "Entrance clear. Proceed." When vessels are cleared of cargo they must hoist their ensign and keep it at the fore till ready for sea, and then replace it by the blue peter. The harbour master of Balaklava resides on board her Majesty's ship Leander. The port is not so full of merchantmen as it has been recently. The arrivals and departures of transports will be given below. Among the craft remaining, perhaps the most useful, as well as the most interesting, are the Abundance and Bruiser, the latter being a floating flour mill and the for mer a floating commissariat bakery. I went over the Abundance yesterday. She is commanded by Captain Johnson, and his chief office r i s M r . G.V. Gideon; Mr. J. W. Don is the clerk in charge. While going round the ship I learnt from these officers that the Abundance makes no less than 6,000 three pound loaves a day; and, though the base of the loaf must not be enlarged from its present size, could, by increasing the height of the loaf, much increase this quantity of bread ; but three.pound !o_tves are said to be the most exact and convenient size for ration bread. The staff for " the staff of life " consists on board the Abundance of one master baker, two foremen, and 24 working men, who are now divided into three watches of eight hours each, instead of twelve hours, as originally. One poor fellow was struck down by a fit while I was on board. The heat below was necessarily great, and he succumbed, but by the instant assistance of his comrades, was removed into a more airy quarter, and soon recovered. The bread made is excellent, but we are still obliged every now and then (notwith standing the milling perseverance of Capt. Comyn, of the Bruiser) to purchase flour from the French. The loaves when made, and the steam apparatus for the several necessary operations is most ineenious, and through the high order maintained in the ship most easily to be examined and understood. The loaves, I may repeat, are rapidly delivered over the side to the Land Transport Corps, by means of a floating stage connecting the ship with the shore, which stage is the happy invention of Capt. John son. It is prudently removed, or at least discon nected, every night, but by day it often renders a service to the flower of our army, as well as to the flour of the commissariat ; for our wounded or in valided men can and do, through this stage, dis pense with boats, and walk across it into or from the steam-tug in which they are to be embarked when proceeding to the large trans ports bound to Scutari or England. And, of course, reinforcements or returning convalescents can also avail themselves of the accommodation. A curious question has arisen as to whether the offi cers of the Abundance and Bruiser are to obtain Crimean medals. Assistant storekeepers (non-militants) have, it is said, already received such medals, and, if so, the officers in question seem to have a sound and per fectly equal claim for the distinction they desire. Men whose exertions turn out about 40,000 loaves a week for the good of the army ought not to re ceive the cold shoulder in any quarter. If you want our red-coats to fight you must feed them, and may therefore well reward those who insure them that food with punctuality, and good faith as to weight and quality. Miss Nightingale has left Balaklava this week for Scutari, where the cholera has unfortunately broken out, and, among others, carried off Dr. Macgregor. This lady left by the Indiana. (From the Correspondent of the Morning Post.) An English sailor was murdered at Kazatch on the 17th inst. His body was completely ripped open. POSTSCRIPT.—The winter clothing has been issued, but is to be returned into store. Is this peace ? Nothing has to-day happened out of our usual course. I saw the Alliance locomotive running this morning at a pace far exceAing the limit that was assigned to it by the c ons t ructors of the line, and astonishing the Datives not a little; and as the work of enclosing the rails seems to be discontinued, I shalt not be surprised to hear of an accident, as it is quite possible th a t an apat h etic Turk might stand inits way, and expect, were he capable of antici pating anything, that it would turn aside instead of smashing over him. Nov. 21.—The thermometer, in a very comfort ' able tent, has been this morning as low as 38 deg. I was glad, however, on arising, to find that symptoms of rain had disappeared, and although the hills have remained all day white with snow, it has been fine, although cold. Nov. 22.—1 t has been somewhat amusing, to day, to see the men walking about in their winter ; that the first symptoms of cold induced the general ord e r f or it s b e i ng t a ken into use. Every man has be e n serve d ou t with a very nice a light tweed jacket, lined with rabbit skin , fo a r nd re fur cap of portentous dimensions ; and as cognising the British soldier, no one accustomed to a barrack , square from the days of infancy would, of his own natural sagacity, be so far induced. At this moment a stranger, or rather a person unac quainted with Crimean life, might take a soldier fora South Sea Islander. There Ls a generally • re received opinion . this day that the Russians a evacuating the nothern forts ; what are the posi tive indications I have not been able to ascertain. A rumour of a defeat that they have had at Eupa toria is supposed to be one reason for it ; but I sometime ago gave it as a conviction, forced by various circumstances, that the Russians would not remain in this part of the Crimea during the winter. Nov. 23.—Most magnificent weather appears again to have settled after the threatened change. All available transport is at present employed in conveying huts to the front; and I think that ere long few officers and men, if the fine weather con tinues, will be left under canvass. FRANCE. Our letter from Paris, dated yesterday, had not arrived when we went to press. RUSSIA. The Invalide Russe publishes a brief report from General Mouravieff, dated from Tchivtli. tchai, 15th (27th) of October. It simply states that at that date the blockade of Kars continued, and gives an account of a few unimportant outpost skirmishes. The passage of the Ingour took place, it will be remembered, on the 6th of November. AUSTRIA. VIENNA., Dec. I.—As the question of the re-orga nisation of the Danubian Principalities is now under discussion, some further information which has been acquired on the subject will now be communi cated. There is a very great diversity of opinion between the great Powers and Turkey in respect to the future Hospodar or Hospodars of Moldavia and Wallachia. The candidate who enjoys the pro tection of Lord Redcliffe is said to be M. John Ghika, but persons who know him well are of opi nion that he would not make such a good Hospodar as Stirbey, who is acknowledged to be a first-rate administrator and an experienced financier. M. Ghika, on the contrary, has no idea whatever of political economy, and knows as much about finan cial matters as the man in the moon. Turkey and France protect M. Callimachi, but he will not be acceptable to the inhabitants of either Principality, who have most unpleasant reminiscences con nected with the Fanariote Hospodars for merly appointed by the Porte. As to Aus tria, she remains faithful to Stirbey and his Administrative Council, who, being her very humble servants, act according to her directions. How the matter will eventually be settled no one can sly, but France and Turkey will perhaps do well to remember that the Wallachians and Molda vians have a kind of charter, which empowers the Boyards of each province to elect from among them selves one of the most experienced and capable men, " who shall be invested as Hospodar by the Sultan if he approves of the individual chosen." If the Porte has good reason to object to the person elected by the Boyards, the latter must choose a more suitable person. The best way to settle the question of the two Principalities would perhaps be to unite them under one native Hospodar, to build a certain number of strong fortresses along the Pruth and Danube, and to declare Galatz a neutral free port. The four great Powers could at once guarantee the territorial independence of the newly-formed State, and leave the protocol open, so that Russia might accede to it when peace was about to be concluded. According to some of the German papers, Prince Gortschakoff, in the name of his Government, has protested against any resolutions which may be taken in respect to the Danubian Principalities without the consent of Russia having been previously obtained ; and it is highly probable that they are well-informed, as the Austrian Government professes to think that no thing can be definitively settled in Moldavia and Wallachia until after peace has been concluded. Ignatius, Bishop of St. Polten, has addressed a pastoral letter to his flock, and in it he thanks the Most High for three things :-1. That the Imma culate Conception of the Holy Virgin has been a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church. 2. That at the intercession of the Virgin the cholera has ceased. 3. That, as a consequence of the interces sion (Fursprache) of the Holy Virgin, his Majesty the Emperor Francis Joseph 11. has been pleased to conclude a Concordat with his Holiness Pope Pius IX. The right reverend gentleman also an nounces that he is about to establish a seminary for boys in his diocese, and says that the sum of 33,111f1. 51k., which has been contributed by va rious true believers, is insufficient for the purpose. THE SCANDINAVIAN POWERS. The following is a portion of the Times' Paris correspondent's letter, dated yesterday, 6 p.m. " I have already announced the return of Gene ral Canrobert to Paris. He left, as you are aware, Stockholm on the 19th ult., and I am this moment informed that the day after his departure an act, convention, or protocol was signed between the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs on one side, and the English and French Ministers Plenipoten tiary on the other, and that the articl e s o f th a t convention, or by hatever other name it be called, are, as I stated in a former letter, most satiafaotery to the allies and advantageous to Sweden. The Moniteur will, no doubt, say something about it in a few days. Is it waiting for the adhesion of Denmark 1" (Front the Morning Post of this day.) General Canrobert has returned to Paris, and it is now allowed that we were right when we stated that he neither signed any treaty with Sweden, nor had any mission to sign any convention, mili tary or otherwise, with that Power. A contemporary who, however, gave curreney to assertions to the contrary, now publishes a state ment that " a convention or protocol was signed the day after the departure of General Canrobert from Stockholm by the Representatives of England and France and the Swedish Minister." But this is " a day after the fair," as far as the accuracy of our contemporary's assertions is concerned. And now, again, he blunders even i n ca lli ng the deed to hich it is asserted signatures were attaohed " an act, a convention, or a protocol," and appears as unable to perceive the distinction between these as between that which is and that which is not, or between General Canrobert's having a mission to treat and to sign, and his having a mission to lay the bases of future arrangements. We repeat again, there is no present convention 4 ' with Sweden in existence. STATE OP TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian, of yesterday.) As the rumours about renewed negotiations for peace have given an impulse to Console, so have they also some what strengthened the previous hardening tendency of prices, both in cotton and in our own staples. The buyers of yarns find that they cannot generally do quite so well for themselves to-day as they could have done list week. The bias is against them iu 16's to 24's water twist, and still more evidently in 30's ; also in mule of certain middle counts and very low qualities of coarse numbers. We here refer to spinnings for exportation. The merchants for Norther❑ Europe are ready to give out orders-on the condition of immediate delivery. The barrenness of the market as to stocks, and the degree in which spinners are under contract, interfere very much with the placing of such orders ; yet, with all this, it is difficult to get a little more from the buyers, who defer the execution of all but the more pressing commissions of their correspondents. The manufacturers purchase very cautiously, and we are very backward at paying any ad vance. On the whole, therefore, yarns mast be de scribed as -lightly dearer, but the day's business is only moderate in amount. The tendency to harden in price is more partially observable in goods, and is still less successful ; very great firmness, however, characterises the whole of this department. Whatever may be the difficulty of adding the smallest fraction to prices, the fact that there is a demand for all the yarns and goods produced is so palpable that, at all events, a prevalent and apparently well-grounde I firmness exists. The Greek houses are not doing mush for Constantinople ; but they are buying to a fair extent in various articles adapted to the Alexandria trade. The Bombay accounts sate that the anxiety occasioned by the long-continued drought in the interior had been happily relieved at length by genial rain where it was wanted. A good effect upon business was anticipated. At Calcutta, the long holidays hail spoiled the month for commerce. Thu rate of exchange, being still very high—rather higher than before—was answering the purpose of the sellers of goods and yarns very well. At a meeting of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, held yesterday, Admiral Th ornton presiding, a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent, per an was agreed to, and th e report was exclusive o f a payment of 30s. per sha re f rom the an num, autnlodpertewdr.itinT4haecocroculitnita'ry proceedings having concluded, the presentation of the plate voted by the proprietors to Mr. A. Anderson and Mr. B. Pd. Wilcox took place. The private advices from St. Petersburg do not sup. port rumours of a te n d ency on t h e part o f Rsi r submission. They are not, h owever, to be ra usa the to p garded as less probable on that account, since it is a common deceit at St. Petersburg with respect to politi cal matters to attempt to spread by these means an im pre4sion directly at variance with the real state of affairs. It is unquestionable, however, that the profits of the overland trade keep off in a remarkable degree the dis content which would otherwise become overwhelming, and that Prussia may actually be regarded as the sole cause of the war being prolonged. The extra gums paid for transit enrich a very large body of Tersons through a wide district, while, at the srme time, the general trade of the country is kept up to a much more favooruble point than had been anticipated. Hence the rate of ex change, it is said, is again showing firmness, money at Moscow is in good supply at 7 per cent., and the GO' //emu:tent paper eszapes any serious depreciation.