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POSTPONEMENT OF PERFORMANCE. - 1 1 111EATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. - Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMlTH.—Acting Manager, Mr. Charles tifrethews,—Stage Manag er, Mr. Robert Roxby.—The public is re m-leaf:illy informed that this ESTABLISHMENT will OPEN for the regular DRAMATIC SEASON, under the Management of Mr. lee T. Smith, on MONDAY, October 8, on which occasion Mr. Elliot Greer, Lucy Escott, Miss Lanza, and the Company will sing the National Anthem, and when the grand original and historical Egyptian Drama, written by E. Fitzball, Esq., and which has for spwards of IS months engaged the attention of the scenic, mechani cal, and decorative departments of this theatre, will positively be produced, with the utmost regard to splendour and accuracy of de tail. In accordance with this resolution to secure the services, when ever available, of the most talented artistes of the day, the Lessee has the greatest p:eaeure in announcing that he has engaged that inimitable comedian, Mr. Charles Mathews, who will appear in a series of new pieces, written expressly for him ; and to strengthen the ca4t, of which an engagement has also been made with the prin cipal members of the Lyceum Company. l hat distinguished tragic actress, Miss Glyn, and that popular tragedian, Mr. Barry Sullivan, will be likewise found included in the arrangements of the forth coming sea.son, while the scenic department will be under the immediate superintendence of Mr. William Beverley. The Lessee, In thus Inviting attention to the long-promised Egyptian Drama, which will he produced on Monday, October 1, feels it necessary to-state that, so connected as everything relative to Egypt is with mystery and ingenuity, he felt it incumbent upon him to spare neither trouble nor expenditure in order to present a strictly accu rate picture of the regal ant domestic history, habits, manners, fine customs of that extraordinary nation, at the Pharaonic period, and to reproduce, as far as poseib.e in scenic accessories, those colossal masses of granite and porphyry, and those gigantic statues, whose enormous d mensiong, overwhelmed by the shocks of nature or the fury of the element?, have been scattered in ages past over regions at present inaccessible, or buried deep beneath those arid and eurn ng sands which have been at once their tomb and their protection. That nothing may he found wanting to give a completeness to its production, the piece will be sustained by the highest dramatic talent, an 1 illustrated by artistic and mechanical effects of entirely novel construction. Herodotus, Deuon, Wilkinson, the libraries o the British and Imperial Museums at London and Paris, together with other authorities, have been carefully consulted to insure the meat rigid correctness in all the details and appointments; and in thus reviving the associations of a people that existed upwards 01 4,e60 years age the Lessee hopes to make the stage present a com bination of amusement and instruction hitherto unknown. Rather, however, than !Teel( himself of what has been done, he leaves the laurels to be distributed by the public to those artistes who will be' found to have distinguished themselves, and confidently in vites the critic rind the antiquary to judge of its merits and attest the fidelity of the most minute details. The ancient and modern authorities consulted by. and the whole of the Egyptian accessories made and modelled under the entire sunerintendenes of Dykwynkin. The scenery, entirely new pale bed by Messrs. Nichols, Cuthbert, Richard Cooper, G. Gordon, Aglio, and assistants. The gas ;fittings by James Palmer and as sistants. Th (striking and novel costumes by Mr. Palmer, Miss Bradley, and assistants.. The trophies, idols, properties, &c., are all new. Pieeerteeeraste.r, Mr. Needham, and assistants. To give greater effect to which the orchestra (20 feet) will be covered and added to the stage (the largest in the world). The incidental dances arranged by Madame Louise. The overture and music by 11. Laurent, Esq. Director, Mr. .7. 11. Tully. Machinist, Mr. Tucker and assistants. The following artistes have been already engaged —Miss Glyn, Miss Anderton, Miss Cleveland, Miss M. Oliver, Miss Talbot, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Mrs. Selby, Miss Robertson, Miss Wadham, Miss De Vere, Mien Topham, Mr. Barry Sullivan, Mr. Stuart, Mr. C. Mathews, Mr. R. Boxby, Mr. E. Stirling, air. A. Younee, a r. George Will, Mr. Edgar, Mr. Swan, Mr. Vincent. Mr. Roeertson, Mr. Worrell, Mr. Craven, Mr. Templeton, Mr. Laporte. The Ballet :—Madame Louise, Miss Resins Wright, MN' Charles, Mdlle. Therese, Miss Smith, Miss Brown, and 24 ladies of the Corps de Its let. The orchestra will be enlarged and complete A fell and efficient chorus from the Royal Opera, and upwards or 300 auxiliaries will be employed in the procession and pageantries of the ISeyptian drains, presenting a coup devil of surpassing magne fice,nce and grandeur, occupying the whole of the largest stage in the world, the whole of the orchestra being converted into the stage. In course of preparation a grand historical drama, by W. J. Robson. Ees., author of " Love and Loyalty." The box-office, under the roctlon of .fir. E. Chatterton, open from 10 to 6. The theatre will be open at half-past 6, and commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the N' anagement of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, MR be performed THE MAN OF MANY FRIENDS. After which, THE PRETTY G[PdEY AND THE BULL FIGFITEIt. Followed by COURT FAVOUR. After which, a BALLET. To conclude with JOHN JONES. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. J. IL Anderson, 18, Norfolk-street, Strand. Increased Attractions, and success in equal ratio THIS, AND EVERY EVENING, at Eight o'Clock, Rill k* presented, with entirely New and Magnificent Appoint ent.,, MAGIC and MYSTERY, In twelve acts, arranged in tw, parts, by Professor Anderson. .kfter which. the startling illustrations of Spirit-Rapping. HALF AN.HOUFt WITH THE SPIRIT!;, being the most surprising an interesting series of experiments ever given within the walls of any theatre. 34,721 persons hare riiited the Lyceum already to see the Great Wihard of the North. Prices of admission:—Private Boxes, 1/. Ils. 64. and 1/. Is.; rehestra.Rtalls, 45.: Dress Boxes, 33.; Upper .Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Gallery. 6d. No Half-price. Box-office open from 11 to 5 O, anti Morning Performance ou Saturday Next at Two o'Clock, ors open at lll,Mpast One. TOTAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Mr. Payne. THIS EVENING, Vrill be performed TIIF CRICKET ON THE HEARTH. Followed by LA CHALET. To which will be added THE BUMP OF BENEVOLENCE. To conclude with SALLY SMART; or, The Clockmaker's Hat. ASTLET'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manaffer, Mr. Wm. Cooke. Tremeihimu exeitcment Electric effect and incomparable success THIS EVENING, A Grand Military Equestrian Spectacle, by J. IL STOCQUELER F.sql, called, The FALL of SERA.STOPOL ! liter whlch the skilful GYRATIONS of EQUESTRIAN' ART h the CIRCLE, including the Champion Vaulter and the French Troupe of Voitlgeurs. The effect produced by the stake and ring being formed into one vastilattle-field, with a host of auxlliaries and a superb stud of hor Is onie beyond all precedent ! The Fall of Sebastopol will be acted every evelliag. lt , ;:t - -olllco noon from Eleven till Four. State Manager, Mr. W. Maliavlr. Mr. bTelson Lee. Equestrian Director, Mr. ,W. Cooke, in. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 'rum D.iv—Morn. 49 min. aft. s.—Evening 13 min. aft. To-::folMOW—Morn.:39 Inin. aft. 6—Evening 9 min. aft. 7 THE WEATTIER.—SIIN OFFICE, Oct. 2. THE:IIIO3IMR, IN TAE SHADE. `66 highest since noon yeztorday. PI —.Lowest this morning and durin; the night. 1;2 --this ilay, at noon. BAROMETER, 2911. WIND, N.W.—Light, with fine weather. Cfl4 -9*- 9) 17 19) pk,;, , S„s)ll3t, LONDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1855. We are still in the dark respecting the proceed ings in the Crimea. The signifiCant silence of the telegraph, or, more probably, of the authorities at the War-office, indicates that some important step had either been taken, or was in contemplation, of which the results are still doubtful, and in which secrecy was desirable. When the enemy were obviously iu possession of our plans the veil of mystery might safely be removed. There would no longer be any advantage derivable from keep ing the public anxiety in suspense, and we may safely give Ministers credit for not wishing to render themselves unpopular, by withholding that which could be communicated without danger of afroptling undue information to our adversaries. If, then, we cannot argue in accordance with the time-honoured adage, that "No news is good news," we may at least believe that the ominou,; silence---the more remarkable when we consider that-the electric telegraph is in full operation— betokens that important measures are on the tapis, from whi c h great results may arise. Under such circumstances it is only possible to guess at what is going forward. Sundry rumours will, of course, be circulated—lively raitards hatched—by interested or enthusiastic parties. in some instances these may be attri buted to wilful and deliberate mendacity, in others merely to the proneness to exaggeration of men of who decei ve th emselves sanguine temperaments, in the first instance before they seek to misl ea d the Community. Much care must therefore be taken by every person aspiring to the position of a public instructor to eliminate the chaff from the wheat, and to permit nothing to remain which does not poseesS a certain amount of vraisemblance, and has not strong probability to recommend it. One of the rumours referred to is that the Russian army is now in full retreat from the north side of Sebastopol, and that a bombardment had been commenced on the forts still in the posse - tion,of the enemy ! That there have been many demonstrations of strengthening the position and apparently preparing for a desperate defence is certain. B u t thi s by no means d ecreases the probability- of the events above alluded to. The movement of th e Alli es on Eupatoria, an d the prospect of having his supplies cut off; and the relieving army being placed between two, or poi sib) three fires, would natura ll y stimulate th e Muscovite General to the adoption of very ener getic' measures. His chief difficulty naturally will ariseefr o i n the deficiency of the commissariat (lc partment. He might contrive to retreat into almost 'inaccessible regions, where pursuit woui(l he little better than insanity. Bat where would he find provisions for his troops, and for the auxilia ries whom it •is said he is in daily expectation of receiving ? The Sea of Azoff is no longer available as h a.sOurce of supply. The . fertile channels by Kertch and Anapa, through which no less than 1,500 waggons were despatched every lay, are completely dried up. And if judicious steps be taken by the Allies that, via Perekop, will speedily meet with a similar fate. Not strong enough to hazard a general and deci sive encounter between his panic-stricken troops and the triumphant Allies, he would be compelled to lay down his arms and surrender at discretion, unless the means of retreat were secured. It is, therefore, by no means impossible that ho may have adopted such a course, still keeping up the feint of defending the northern forts so as to pre vent the Allies from detaching, until too late, a formidable body to Eupatoria or the Tcheterlik. We must, however, receive with the utmost caution and distrust any non-official tidings con veyed by the Vienna telegraph, and founded merely on the report of an Austrian journal. There seems to be very strong reasons for cre diting the report that considerable reinforcements have been actually landed at Eupatoria, and very decided demonstrations made on the rear of the Russian army, while they have also been threat ened from an opposite quarter. The Allied Fleets have also departed from Sebastopol for some unknown destination, but which probably is directed against Kherson, or Odessa, or Nicolaieff. Everything leads us to hope and believe that the Allies are at length in earnest, and determined to humble the.,' pride and decisively diminish the power of Russia.l As we have stated, however, these matters are at best but guesses, collected from rather scanty pre mises. If not strictly correct, they ought to be , so ; and the evacuation of the Crimea, and the de struction of Odessa, Kherson, and Nicolaieff, or at least of some of these arsenals, should be the objects of the Allied Commanders by land and by water. The Admirals should be doubly soli citous to redeem their own characters from the reproach of inactivity by striking some formidable blow against the enemy, for whose possessions they have hitherto manifested extraordinary and almost unaccountable for bearance. If, then, our natural curiosity remains unappeased for the time being, we may reasonably anticipate the prompt arrival of stirring intelligence, which will amply compensate for past silence, and prove that the Allied Generals and Admirals are worthy of the position in which they are placed, and both ready and willing to push their advantages to the point most beneficial to the Western Powers, and conducive to the great end and object for which they have been com pelled to engage in hostilities, au d to submit to the many serious sacrifices thereby occasioned. Whatever apprehensions were entertained in relation to the Sonata' Insurrection will be dis sipated by the latest intelligence from India. Whether the insurgents were ever 30,000 in number may admit of question, though there can be no doubt they presented a formidable ap pearance. However this may be, it appears they are now scattered abroad, in small parties, throughout the country, and that their career of devastation, which has been marked by horrible atrocities, will shortly be put a stop to. All but invariably worsted in their conflicts with the regular troops, they appear to have lost heart, and to have given up every other notion save that of plunder. In the meanwhile, the ' troops which surround them are gradually narrowing the circle, and by the next mail we will in all probability hear of their surrender. So certainly is this desirable consummation anticipated, that already speculation is rife as to what is to be done with them. The number of the • insurgents will prevent that summary justice their enormities call for from being dispensed. It is impossible to hang thousands. Still the ring leaders should not be permitted to escape. The "Friend of India" offers a suggestion worthy of consideration. The Sonthals are an industrious, hardworking race, and the province of Pegu lacks labour. Why not transplant the offenders from their native heights, with their wives, fami lies, and goods, and locate them in its fertile plains, now barren for lack of cultivation ? By adopting this course a temporary punishment would undoubtedly bee inflicted, while per manent good to themselves, and the pro vinces whose immense resources it would be their task to develope, WOUld ensue. At all events they will have no right to complain, and the tranquillity of the plundered districts will be insured. The opinion we expressed awhile back respecting the origin of the insurrection appears in the main to be jusMfied by all that is known of it ; over-taxation and a taste for blood and plunder have lent their aid to religious fanaticism. A prophet breathing fire and sword, and holding out the promise of plunder, proved irresistible. Away went their implements of la bour, and the industrious Sonthals were trans formed into ferocious insurgents. Cannot instruc tion be communicated to this tribe ? It seems worth an effort. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 30. Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, and Prince Frederick William of Prussia, drove out yesterday afternoon. The Royal dinner party yesterday consisted of her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince, their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Prin cess Royal, Prince Frederick William of Prussia, her Grace the Duchess of Wellington, Lae y Augusta Bruce, the Hon. Mary Seymour, the Hon. Beatrice Byn:.T Major-General the Ho n . C. G re y, C o l one l t h e Hon. d. Phipps, Captain de Heinz, and Dr. RA bertson. Sir George and Lady Cowper, Mr. and Mrs. Far quharson, the Misses Farquharson Ma ;ter H. Farquhar son, Captain Dawso n , 93d Highlanders, and Ensigns Mackenzie and Robertson, 79th High landers, were in vited to join the party in the evening. The band of the Royal Aberdeen lk tilitia were in at tendance. Baron de Moltke, Aide-de-Camp to :Lis Royal High ness Prince Frederick William of Provsia, arrived last night on a visit to her Majesty. The Marquis of Anglesey has left - the St. George's Hotel for Beaudesert. The Earl of Eglinton is entertaining a succession of visitors tit Eglinton Castle, N.B . The Earl and Countess of Derby have returned to Knowsley from Eglinton Castle. Lord and Lady Milford have arrived at the St. George's Hotel, from Picton Castle. Lord Stanley of Alderley has been, in Edinburgh during the past week. General J. Addison Thomas has arrired at Edwards' Private Hotel, George-street, from Part s. Colonel Windham, the heroic leader r of the Redan storming parties,.i s brother of the Cou 0 teas of Listowel and uncle of Lord Ennismore. RELIGION IN RUSSIA.—The Warsa re , Courier relateS that a man has been condemned to bar I labour for quit ting the Greek Church and joining a xLother Christian sect. Al messenger arrived at Marseilles y •esterclay morning with despatches from Sebastopol to tl te 22d, and Con stantinople to the 24th, Sept. ; an d 1 e f t M arse ill es a t one o'clock yesterday afternoon. SALE OF LORD WATERFORD'S Snit ‘.—We perceive by an advertisement iu the Leinster 1? ;sprees of Satur day last, that the Marquis of Waterford'; s stud, stallion brood mares, horses in training, steeples hasers, bunter-, &c., are to be brought to the hammer, ;at Curraghmore, on the 26th inst. AUSTRALIAN MAIL.—The Black Da .11 mail clipper , ship Schomberg will sail from Liverpool on Friday with the October mail for Melbourne. Si to went into the river on Saturday, when her beautiful p. n )portions excited general admiration. She has about 4(H) passengers and 2,000 tons of cargo on board. At a 0 7 '4 jeuner on board yesterday it was stated that her owne n are getting 1/. per ton more for merchandise from Loan don than is ob tained by vessels sailing from the Tha tn. as, although the shippers also pay the cost of hringinu t he goods to Li verpool by rail way. The Schomberg is the largest Bri tish merchant chip afloat, and for con efo: et, convenience, and elegance is unsurpassed.. _ • LATEST NEWS, RUMOURED RETREAT OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY. VIENNA, OCT. 1. According to a private despatch from Bucharest, which requires confirmation, the bombardment of the northern forts of Sebastopol began on the 29th September. The Russian army is in full retreat: The allied fleets have sailed with troops, whose destination is unknown. It is said that Lord Stratford de Redcliffe has been recalled from Constantinople. VIENNA, MONDAY EVENING. The Oesterreichische Zeitung announces that the bombardment of the North Forts of Sebastopol began on the 29th ult., that the Russian army was in full retreat, and that on the 29th it had reached Akak, three days' march from Mackenzie's Farm. It is supposed that it intends to evacuate the Crimea. TURIN, OCT. 1. The bombardment of the forts north of Sobas- topol began on the 29th ultimo. The Russian army is retreating in confusion. The allied fleets have sailed with troops. Their destination is not known. MARSEILLES, OCT. 1. The Euphrate has just arrived with dates from Constantinople of the 24th ult. Prince Czarotiski had arrived there. The experiments made of the capabilities of the Cygne steamer have been found satisfactory, and she is to be employed by the in- tendance. The Russians fire from the northern forts on Sebastopol ; on the 22d the fire was ex- tremely violent ; the French batteries return it. The town is being fortified, and the French garri son has been increased. General M'Mahon has bean appointed to the command of the reserve. The Bth regiment of Hussars and the 6th and Bth Dragoons have left for Eapatoria. There is a constant interchange of communications between Marshal Pelissier and Gortschakoff. ATHENS, SErr. 23. The King still insists on the retirement of Kalergi. MM. Mercier and Wyse have referred home for instructions. They demand guarantees from the King. THE CRIMEA. Le Nord, the Russian journal at Brussels, says that Prince Gortschakoff will be very well able to defend the northern fcrts of Sebastopol, should they be attacked, but that " whenever he shall judge that the time has come when it will be pre ferable to transfer to another point the troops which he commands, ho will not trouble himself about the cries of triumph to which his strategic movements may excite his enemies." In. a similar manner the Kreitz-Zeitung, the single pro-Russian journal of Berlin, noticing the probability of operations from Eupatoria, prepares its readers to empect an abandonment of the northern forts, in the event of Prince Gortschakoff being compelled to act in the interior of the peninsula. The motive, of course, would be to "improve his pocition." We find it stated in Berlin papers cf Sunday that the firing against the north side of Sebastopol was commenced on the 19th, from Fort Nicholas and the Woronzoff-road. The first mention made of this fire by Prince Gortschakoff in his despatches was, as far as we are aware, on the 28th, when he spoke of it as continuing unchanged. If wo may credit the Vienna Frentden-Blatt, Prince Gortschakoff has recalled General Wrangel's corps from Arabat, and is concentrating troops at adishi-Seri and Simpheropol. RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 221 ult. says : —The official explanation generally given of the journey of the Czar to Moscow is very simple—he has gone to pray to the God of Russia in the first capital of the empire, in which he was born, to bless his power and the holy combat of th© Ortho dox Church in the East. The following is the curious address which the Metropolitan of Mos cow delivered to the Czar at the moment he en tered the Cathedral of the Ascension in that city:— " Most pious Emperor, —Does the old metropolis of your throne, to which was reserved by special decree the honour of receiving you with a joyous presentiment on your arrival in the world, need to express to you its sentiments when it sees in you the accomplishment of its prayers and its presentiments and the source of new devotion for the country? It feels profoundly the high Imperial grace which you have shown us in accepting the immense burden of the empire, with the extraor dinary inheritance of continuing the just war in which we are engaged ; and in finding time, amidst the numerous occupations of Vie commence ment of a reign, to recal to mind to your cradle, Moscow, and to accord to it the joy of your presence. But that is not all. We understand with profound respect the lofty reason of your arrival amongst us. You hasten to the hereditary sanctuary of the coronation of the Czars to address your Imperial prayer to Him who savcs Kings,' and, with the inter cession of his saints, of Bishop Peter, who blessed the commencement, of this capital, and of Bishop Alexis, who blessed your birth, and in your holy baptism re ceived you in his arms—to obtain that the Lord shall send thee from Sion the sceptre of power,' and that your firmness shall triumph over the efforts, and your pene tration over the cunning, of the enemies of Russia. Russia will understand your prayer; millions of hearts will repeat it in all the orthodox church and all the em pire, in order to assure you power, victory, peace, health, and salvaticrzi. We address to the Lord another prayer : Ib is to see you soon with the sacred sign of the saints, the crown of your father and your ancestors, amidst the benedictions of Heaven and of Russia." FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. A telegraphic despatch from Constantinople of the 29th, received by Shumla, mentions that a re port was current there that from the north forts the Russians had commenced cannonading- Sebas topol, that the fire was violent on the 22d, and that .the guns of the allies were replying with equalaee, and vigour. the F The re troops were fortifying the place, French garrison arrison was increased. General MacMahon was named to the com mand of the reserve, and one regiment of Hussars and two of Dragoons had left for Eupatoria. It was also rumoured at Constan tinople that the Russian army had commenced its retreat and reached Akak, and that the immediate evacuation of the Crimea was probable. ' This, however, is considered as premature, as no official despatch confirming it has yet appeared. It was also rumoured at Constantinople that Lord Stratford de Redcliffe had been or was to be re called to England. The Government are very chary of news ; the possibility is; that there is nothing very important to communicate, and it is said that Marshal Pelissier has declared he will not gratify the longing of the Parisians for news when there are no important fact to trans mit. We know, however, that reinforcements continue to b e sen t t o the Crimea, and that the troops possessi on o f S e b as t opo l are f ort if y i ng themselves, in and are preparing against every emer gency. Though the report of the Russian retreat may be premature, yet, considering the disposi tions made by the allied Generals, it would not he surprising if such a result were soon to follow. We know that troops are landing at Eupatoria, while at the same time others aro sent to the val ley of Baidar, and advance as far as Ourkousta. Letters of the 18th, from Sebastopol, explain that double movement, which was not clear from the 'despatch of Prince Gortschakoff. The object was to menace with the corps of Eupatoria the right of the Russian army, and with that of Baidar to act on the left. With this double operation it would be difficult for the Russians to maintain the positions they occupy on the plateaux of the Teller nap. Under these circumstances it would not be strange if the Russian General had really decided on retreating►, The Emperor yesterday gave a private audience to M. Lighteuvelt, the Dutch Minister, who had been charged by his Sovereign to present to the Emperor Napoleon the insignia of the Military Order of William of the Netherlands. The Marquis della Rovere, Colonel in the Sar dinian artillery, and Governor of the Princes, had the honour of being- presented to the Emperor yes terday by the Sardinian Minister. A decree in the Moniteur confirms five nomina tions to the rank of Knight in the Legion of Hon our, and the grant of 31 military medals, mado provisionally by Marshal Pelissier. The Moniteur publishes a decree, granting permission to different persons in France to ac cept and wear foreign orders. Among them are the names of M. Drouyn de the Grand. Cross of the Austrian Order of St. Ste phen . Billault, Minister of the Interior, the Grand Cross of the Spanish Order of Charles 111. ; Marshal de Cas::"Bane, the Grand Cross of the Portuguese Order of St. Benoit d'Aviz ; the Duke de Bassano and the L uko de Cambaceres, Grand Crosses of the Portuguese Order of Notre Dame de la Conception de Villa Vicoosa, &c., &c. BOURSE, OCT. I.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. tr. e. End of Month. 4i per Cents . 91 —f. —c. 3 per Cents es 20 65 60 Credit Mobilier 1325 • Roman Credit Fonder — Austrian Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes — Piedmontese — Mono Debt 32 RAILWAYS-1011 CASH. c. • c. Orleans Western 795 Strasburg Cette 702 50 Havre _ Mediterranean 1235 Cherburre Northern Lyons: ..,,... 1147 50 Austrian Com. ...... 770 PORTUGAL. LIVERPOOL, Oct. I.—The steamer Minho has arrived with advices from Lisbon to Sept. 24. Our correspondent writes that the festivities upon the inauguration of his Majesty Dorn Pedro V. passed off with great eclat. The ex-Regent, Dom Fernando, lost no time in following the natural bent of hi,s disposition by re lieving himself from the trammels of State and mixing with the people as a private individual im mediately the fete days has expired, while the King, Dom Pedro, assumed upon his appearance in public somewhat more of the form and ceremony of the Sovereign than the Regent had been accus tomed to do, and it is believed this change meets the approval of the reflecting part of the commu nity. . _ It is reported upon good authority that the King stated the other day, in reply to a matrimo nial suggestion, that he saw no necessity to hurry into any alliance of this kind, he himself being so young and the succession to the throne being so well secured by his numerous brothers and sisters. The British ships of war in port were the St. George and the Neptune, and the French, the steamer Newton. THE BALTIC FLEET. DANTZIC, Sept. 28.—The Bulldog, 6, Commander A. C. Gordon, left Nargen last Tuesday evening, and encountered a very heavy gale during her passage to this anchorage. _ The news from the fleet is, like the fleet itself, becoming less and less every week. All the high pressure block-ships have already left for England, so that out of the whole fleet which was employed at the bombardment of Sweaborg some six weeks since only about one-half is now present in the Baltic. The season is evidently breaking up very fast, and the heavy and sudden storms so prevalent in northern climates at this time of the year render it extremely dangerous for the larger vessels to remain much longer, especially in a sea like the Baltic, where, with the greatest care and circum spection, accidents are, even in good weather, per fectly unavoidable. The Hastings ran on shore last week at Ny ground, in the vicinity of Baltic Port, but was got off again without having sustained any damage. She has since left for England with invalids. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, SEPT. 21. The Viceroy of Egypt, Said Pasha, who, on the Bth inst., left for France in hi s s t eam - yac ht Faid Gehaad, very unexpectedly came back to Alexan dria two days afterwards. It appears that it had been blowing hard at sea ; his Highness became very sea-sick, and, disgusted with his condition, he gave up at once his visit to Europe and re turned, vowing that so long as he could possibly help it he would not go to sea again. The French consul, who accompanied Said Pasha, was very much annoyed at his behaviour, especially as he had officially written to France announcing his approaching arrival there ; and the Viceroy's con duct does appear very pusillanimous, for he ought to be accustomed to the sea, having been for about 15 years Admiral-in-Chief of the Egyptian fleet. The day after Said Pasha's return, having re covered his usual spirits, ho at once took to sol diering again, and is now encamped in the desert about five miles to the eastward of the town, with about 12,099 of all descriptions of troops ; and to , morrow lie is to make them go through some parti cularly gra,nd. manoeuvres. One of the Pasha's civil officers employed in the police, having inadvertently said, when his High ness returned into port,' that the Viceroy had gone and taken Sebastopol, and come back, the Pasha hearing it seat for the man, and told him that if he had not the power to take Sebastopol, he had the power to administer to him 500 lashes, which the officer incontinently received. The principal reason of the misunderstanding which is growing up between the Viceroy of Egypt and the Sultan is, that the latter wishes to bring down Egypt to a level with any of the other pasha lies of the Ottoman Empire, such as Beyrout, Damascus, &c. ; while Said Pasha is endeavouring to make himself too independent of the Porte, and flatters himself in - Hie belief that, after paying his tribute, Egypt and its resources are completely at his command. A letter from Mosul, dated the 13th of August, states that the Kurds and Nestorians have been fighting, and that the latter have gained the ad vantage. Four hundred Armenian families have emigrated into the Russian territory from Van, fearing the impending conscription, by ord er o f! the Sultan, from among the Christians. The Greek firm of A. Riga Giro has suspended payments. The Greek merchants of Alexandria exerted themselves to prop up the house for their general credit, but it was of no avail. _ . Cholera has quite disappeared. Thermometer 75 degrees. PERSIA. TEHERAN, Aug. 19.—M. Bourre, French Pleni potentiary and Envoy Extraordinary to the Court of Persia, has concluded a treaty of commerce between that country and France, on terms more favourable to the latter Power than those of the treaty existing between England and Persia. Two days after the signature of the treaty it was ratified by the Shah, who presented to M. Bourre the grand cordon, with his portrait in diamonds—the highest distinction he can bestow. The secretary of the French Embassy received the order of the Lion and Sun. France is said to have three con suls at Persia—at Teheran, Tabriz, and Bushire ; Persia three in France or French colonies—at Paris, Marseilles, and the Island of Bourbon. WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING. By the Royal Mail steamship Magdalena, Cap tain Abbot, we have dates from Vera Cruz, Sept. 4th ; Havannah, 9th ; Jamaica, 11th ; Trinidad, 9th ; Barbadoes, 11th; St. Thomas, I6th. The Magdalena, brings 99 passengers, including a number of invalid soldiers and sailors, and on freight M 369,489 in specie, of which $46,500 is on account of the Mexican dividend, and the usual cargo. At Jamaica the weather had become more plea sant, but many cases of fever still existed. The President of the Legislative Council was danger ously ill, and no hopes were entertained of his re covery. The Jamaica markets were a little more active. Exchanges, sixty days, 1?, , per cont. pre mium. At Grenada the weather was beneficial to the crops, and, with sufficient labour, the results of the next harvest would be unusually prolific. A severe storm had passed over the adjacent islands, and had done much damage. At St. Lucia the heavy rains had done much injury to the planting interest. The Legislature had not met for some time past. At British Guiana the Court of Policy was again in sessior e The new Rum Bill had come into operation. The weather was generally dry, and the planters were getting busy. The sugar crop would be low. The average business among the mer chants was still dull. Later intelligence bas been received from Aus tralia to the 2d of July. There is little additional 2, 1855. news. The supply of wool was limited ; tallow market dull ; bid market fairly suppli-d. The quantity of gold arriving was not below the average. Exchange on London, Bank drafts 3to 4 per cent. premium. Pacific news, via Panama, states that the San tiago Railroad progressed ; and the telegraph be tween Valparaiso and Santiago hail commenced working on the 3d of August. The powder magazine of the Chilean transport, Indefatigable, exploded, shattering the ship to pieces, killing three of the crew, and seriously wounding the others. The British ship William Cele was wrecked in San Antonio Bay. GENERAL SIMPSOY-THE Bth OF SEPT. " Accidents frequently - happen to the most e:‘:perienced generals, against whom a great deal might be said, if experience did not show that the most able are those only who commit the fewest mistakes."— Turenne, Mardtal-General of France. TO THE EDITOR OF TUE MORNING ADVERTISER. • Sir,--I have no wish to praise or dispraise General Simpson, but mortified as he must be by the failure of the'attack on the Medan, I appeal to your generosity to allow me to interpose a few words between him and you, and the editor of the Times, in your attack upon him. The attack on the Rec.lan was no sooner repulsed than the subordinate officers of the army endeavoured to criminate the men, and we may expect soon to hear that the men recriminate on the officers, and that the Gene ral, in endeavouring to conceal the faults of both offi cers and men, as well, perhaps, as his own, purposely penned his recent despatch in rather an incomprehensie ble manner. It is, however, to be inferred, both from General Simpson's and the French despatches, that blame, if blame there were, rests snore with the officers than with either our General or men. Supported by officers not only brave, but well instructed and expert in all branches of their profession, a person of but com mon abilities might command an assault with reputation to himself; but without such aid the efforts of the great est genius might he rendered unavailing ; and the de spatches leave much room to fear that whatever the General's own abilities and acquirements may be, his officers, however brave, were not of a kind either to compensate for his defects, or to carry out his plans, however excellent. This is a fault that has long, very long, been inherent in the English army; yet I would not at the present time point it out, or dwell upon it, were there not means of removing it ; but before point ing out these means, let me state some authorities as to the inefficiency of our efficers. In 1655, the allied army, composed of English and French, laid siege to Dunkirk, then held by the Spaniards, and Marshal Turenne in his Memoirs*, has recorded of the English that they behaved very well, but brought very few conveniences to the siege, and that, in the course of the operations, they attacked the first pallisades at the ditch very vigorously ; but that though they wt n` boldly up, they knew not how to lodge themselves th , r!, and always returned into the trenches with great lee'. This is language almost applicable to recent events. The bravery of the English, as a body, is admitted, but defects, arising solely from inefficient officers; is as directly affirmel, and such is the case at present with our officers of the Guards and line, amongst whom our General forms but one. Colonel Windham evident'y never thought of effecting a lodgment by putt ing his men under effective cover, for he had not taken implements for the purpose, as he ought. The English, who were not shot down before reaching the Redan, were but fev, for they only occupied a portion of the sa lient, or small front point of the work, while the Rus sians were so numerous that they not only occupied the wlo'e gorge, or wide rear, but had to form at least four ' deep fr,r coo or more of their front rank s h a d t o k nee l to allow those in the rear to fee. In such a case, to think of charging the Russians was worse than madness, for the salient part of the work could not contain a suffi cient number of men to attack with success the over whelming numbers of the Russians, and, however often it had been attempted, without our first renet.ving the bombardment, it must have been repulsed. Colonel Windharo's first object, on finding the Russians in force, should have been to effect a lodgment, and this he en tirely nelleeted. His subalterns seem to have been no better than himself, if it be true that one wretched lad amongst them (slinking behind, accidentally found cover, perhaps, but whether so or not) was totally un conscious of the responsible position he held as an officer, and occupied his time in smoking tobacco, as if the men's lives that were under his care were not worth pre- serving.. Muller, who was in the British Service, and a mili tary authority of great repute, in writing of our cam paign in 1791, sayst "that our troops had forgotten how to relieve or how to besiege fortresses ;" and Lord Londonderry, writing after the close el the last war,:: said that the British Government "never bestowed at tention upon the organisation of means, without. which the bravest troops in the world will be liable to disaster, as soon as they find themselves opposed by ramparts and ditches ; and hence the British army, in no single instance from the commencement to the close of the Peninsular struggle, sat down before a fortified place but under disadvantages." Sir Charles Pasley, now alive, in a letter inserted in the Times of 17th April, 184 g, likewise admits the in efficient state of our army during the early part of the Peninsular war ; but asserts that the engineers were Un proved towards its close ; on which point, however, he is not entitled to much respect, for he, a Peninsula en gineer, is obliged to admit that a former letter which he had written to the same paper was "full of inaccuracies," and we all know that our attack on New Orleans was most miserably managed, and entirely foiled by the skill and ability of an old French sergeant who hap e ped to be in the town. It is, however, th e f ac t, that our Engineers and Artillery have long been the mcst efficient portion of our army, while our cavalry an d in fantry remain, as they have long, if not always, been— ignorant of permanent and field fortification, gunnery, end attack and defence. As the Government and the country at largo are to blame for this as well as the officers of the army, should we not endeavour to bring our army into an efficient state without casting blame on individuals who a--e no worse than their fellows ? The first step to he taken is for this once to call on our En gineers and Ai tillery officers, and perhaps the Marineand naval officers who are instructed in gunnery and fortifica tion, to select those most instructed in the use of arms, to take the command and to organise a system under which the whole of the younger part Of the army may be com pelled to advance in the knowledge and use of arms and fortification. It is undeniable that the corps I have named are those only in our service where it is to be ex pected to finch men capable of organising our army in an equal or better manner than that of the French. It is true that the effects of messetable habits and talk may be found to detract somewhat even from the efficiency of these officers, and the introduction of a little foreign blood might, as of old, be beneficial. But, however that may be, it is evident, from the investigations that took place with respect to Lieutenant Perry, and on other occasions, that the way in which the officers of the Line and the Guards have hitherto spent their time, leave us little to hope from them until they are reorgani , ed. There are but few of ,bem you can be with but for a few minutes, until they make some allusion to dinner or din ing, as surely as a Yankee will to dollars ; and the habits and train of tlaought which lead to that will not be eradicated without resorting to some such measure as that which I propose.—l aw, sir, your obedt, servant, A. G. * Vol. 2, page!! 179, 181. "Mu Elements." Vol. 3, P. 387 . "Londonderry's Peninsula." Vol. 2, p. 190.1. Mr. Rayner, well known on the turf and the stage, died a short time since. DEATH OF THE VEN. ARCHDEACON DIZOOKS.—It is with feelings of sincere regret we announce the demise of the Ven. Archdeacon Brooks, the senior rector of the parish of Liverpool. The melancnoly event took place at a quarter to one o'clock this morning, at his residence, Everton-road. The rev. gentleman was in his usual health yesterday morning, but on his servant entering his study, at four o'clock in the afternoon, with refresh ments, she found him in a state of insensibility, and ap parently suffering from the effects of apoplexy. Medical aceistance was at once procured, but he never rallied. The deceased was in his 81st yenr.--Livcrpool Chronicle. SHERIFFS' DIAUCURATION DINNER.—The inaugura tion dinner of the newly-elected sheriffs, Mr. Alderman R. H. Kennedy and Mr. Alderman W. A. Rose, took place yesterday at the London Tavern, when about 270 gentlemen sat down in honour of the occasion--the two sheriffs presiding. The dinner was, as usual, of a very recherche character, and the company comprised nearly all the civic authorities, in addition to other gentlemen connected with the city of London, and several strangers of distinction. Among those present were—the Lord Mayor elect (Alderman Salomons), Lord William Len nox, Sir Edward Ryan. Major-General Bagnold, Capt. Hood, R.N., Captain Eastwick, Mr. Masterman, M.P., Sir J. Duke, MY., Mr. Cubitt, M.P., the Chisholm, M. Sebire, late Member of Council of the Prefecture of the Seine • Sir Charles Fox, Sir C. D. Crosley, Alder men Farefirothe.r, Farncombe, Sir J. Musgrove, Sidney, Finnis, Wire, and Eagleton, &c. The healths of the Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, &c., were given and responded to with the usual cordiality. "The Navy and Army on service abroad," proposed by Sheriff Kennedy, was received with marked enthusiasm —the toast being replied to by Captain Hood on the part of the navy, and by Major-General Bagnold for the army. "The Health of the Lord 'Mayor Elect" having been croposed and duly acknowledged, the healths of the Sheriffs, the late Sheriff;, the Chisholm, and other toasts were proposed, and the company separated soon after 11 o'clock. The musical arrangements were under the direction of Mr. Ransford, who was assisted by an excellent glee party, and Mr. Harker acted as toast master. SPIRITS OF WINE FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES._ The excise order which permits the use of methylated spirits of wine for manufacturing purposes, free of duty, came into force on the first of this month. It would appear that the beneficial change in our commercial po sition owes its origin to the representations made by the Society of Ai is to H.R. H. Prince Albert, who, impressed with the fact that the very high duty on spirits of wine placed an insuperable bar againSt all approach to fair competitive rivalry between this and other countries in many manufacturing processes, has successfully exerted himself to remove the impost. The regulations to be observed by consumers are now being issued gratuitously by Messrs. Lightly and Simon, the well-known whole sale wine and spirit merchants of Fenchurch-street, who have been licensed by the Commissioners of Inland Re venue to supply the spirit. The regulations are, of course, of an especial and stringent character, and it would be well if all persons desirous of availing them-' selves of the advantages offered by the new law in formed themselves of their nature.-06server. T fi. 2 F; S LAW INTELLIGILVCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) IN RE PURNELL AND KAHL. This was a meeting for last examination. The bank rupts were described as of 143'„ Fenchurch-street, ship and insurance brokers. The bankrupts passed. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE THOMAS EARLE. This was a meeting for last examination. The bank rupt was described as of 44, Parliament -street, West minster, railway contractor and contractor for public works. No accounts hay* been filed, the examination was accordingly adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-lIOUSE. UTTERING COUNTERFEIT MONEY. —A middle•aged female, who refused to give her name and address, was charged with uttering a counterfeit sixpence on Saturday night last, at the Three Bucks public-house, Old Jewry. The prisoner went to the above house with a man, and there tendered to the barmaid 6d. in payment for agne spirit, which was found to be bad. The man then tendered a half-crown in payment, which was found to be good. After that a second sixpence was tendered in payment by the prisoner for some more drink he had from the barman, which was also bad, which excited the sus picion of the barmaid and barman, and the consequence was that the prisoner was apprehended. On the floor near an empty cask, on which she had been sitting, was found another counterfeit 6d., and on the following morning the potman also found, near the cask, a small black bag containing 53. 6d. in counterfeit shillings and sixpences. The prisoner was committed for trial. GUILDHALL. TCilhelm Sternfleld, remanded from yesterday, charged with absconding from Stettin, in Prussia, with 5001., forging bills to the amount of 2,0001., and embezeling bills of lading, was again placed at the bar. On the prisoner's person, when apprehended, bills amounting to 335 dollars were found, and at his residence 13 notes, amounting to 1,800 dollars. Mr. Warrand appeared for the prosecution, and Mr, So;onions for the defendant. At the hearing yesterday Mr. Solomons took an objection to the proceedings, on the ground that there being no treaty between this country and Prussia the prisoner could not be detained, the offence, if any, hav ing been committed in that country. Mr. Warrand to-day said be could not resist the ob- jection taken by Mr. Solomons, and must withdraw from the prosecution. The prisoner was then ordered to be discharged. Mr. Solomons asked the Alderman to order the money found on the prisoner and at his residence (which had been attached) to be given up to him. Alderman Finnis said be should only order the die. charge of the prisoner. He declined to interfere with regard to the money. The prisoner, on leaving the court, was taken into custody by Garlantz, a sheriffs' officer, for debt. John Burney, remanded for illegally disposing of goods amounting to 3,0001. within three months of his bankruptcy, was again placed at the bar for further ex amination. Mr. Sleigh appeared for the prosecution. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner was in the habit of obtaining goods from the manufacturers and immediately after disposing of them for less than prime cost. Evidence having been given in support of two or three of such transactions, the prisoner was further re manded. WORSHIP-STREET. THE ]IIURDER IN ARTILLERY-LANE.—Danid Lordon, an Irish labourer, remanded, charged with the murder of his wife, Catherine Lordon, on the morning of the 18th ult., at their residence, Parliament -court, Artillery passage, Bishopsgate, was placed at the bar before Mr. D'Eyncourt for final examination. The depositions taken on the - former occasion were read over to the various witnesses, and signed by them. Some additional evidence was then taken relative to the prisoner and deceased's conduct on the night of Monday the 17th, and morning of the 18th, after which the prisoner was formally committed for wilful murder. SOUTHWARK. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN A POLICE CELL.—Matilda IVillianzs, a decent-looking young woman, was brought befora Mr. A'Beekett charged with attempting to strangle herself while in custody in the police station. It appeared that the prisoner was locked up last night for breaking some windows and crewing a disturbance in the public streets, while in a state of intoxication, and during the night she nearly succeeded in destroying her self. Mr. A'Beckett asked what evidence there was of her attempting to commit suicide ? • Police Constable 90 M said he was on duty in the sta tion-house last night, and he saw the prisoner brought in, charged with breaking windows. She was a little under the influence of liquor, and he locked her up in the cell. Some hours after that ho beard a curious noise in the cell in which the prisoner was confined. He im mediately went there and unlocked the door, when he saw her lying down with a handkerchief tightly tied round her neck. She was black in the face and insen sible. l - I cut the handkerchief from her neck, and a surgeon was immediately in attendance, and shortly afterwards olio recovered. When asked why she at tempted to strangle herself, she said she was determined to do so some time or other. A'Beckett asked whether she bad made any re marks about it since ? The Con6table replied that she had repeated her threats a few minutes ago. Mr. A'Beckeft asked the prisoner what she had to say in answer to the charge of attempting to destroy her self ? She said—" I have nothing to say." Mr. A'Beckett remanded her to jail, so thatshe might have the attention of the surgeon and the chaplain, when her state of mind would be ascertained. The prisoner was accordingly remanded to Horse monger-lane Jail for a week. THAMES. THE BANKRUPTCY OF MR. MARE THE SHIP-BUILDER. —During the last fortnight several persons, labourers, in the employ of Mr. C. J. Mare, the extensive ship builder, at Blackwall, have applied for summonses for wages due to them. In soma cases orders have been made for the payment of the wages' and in others ar rangements have been made without summonses being granted. In no instance has Mr. Mare baen to blame. The greater portion of the work in his yard is let out to contractors who employ workmen to execute it. This morning four men came before Mr. Yardley and said they had been working in Mr. Mare's yard and could not get their wages. One of them said 13s. was du e to him. The others claimed smaller amounts. Mr. Yardley said it was known to all the world that Mr. Mare was a bankrupt, and he did not see his way clear to grant a summons against him. The men said they were hired by Mr. Westwood, a sub-contractor, in Mr. Mare's yard, who said they had not done work enough. Mr. Yardley—ls it piece work or day work ? The spokesman of the party replied "Day work. He had received 1/., and there was 13s. now due to him." Mr. Yardley said the four men could take summonses against Westwood. Taplin, a police-constable attached to the court, said he thought the affai r m i g ht be arranged on application to Mr. Westwood w ith ou t summonses. Mr. Yardley—Very good. Call upon Mr. Westwood and obtain the wages due to the poor men. I wish Mr. Westwood would be a little more regular with his men. I hear his name much too often. MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN RATCLIFF.— SINGULAR AP. PLICATION.—A fortnight since the body of a woman named Healey, the daughter of a Cornish baronet, and who had led a somewhat gay life, was di scovere d i n a house in Queen's-place, Commerci a l- road, East Rateliff. It was in a very decomposed state, the features were partially eaten away by maggots, and the woman must have been dead 15 or 16 days. An open verdict was re turned on the coroner ' s inquest th a t th e woma n was found dead, but that there was no evidence before the jur,rB as to bow or by what means she came by her death. No post mortera examination of the body took place, and considerable dissatisfaction has been expressed by the people in the neighbourhood that no efforts Were made to ascertain the cause of death. The house in which the body was found was hired a month previous by a man who described himself as a medical prac titioner, but who was not forthcoming at the in quest. Pemble, the beadle of Ratcliff, and Wil liam s m a l l, a police-sergeant, No. 28 K, wero di. rected to look after the man, and they found him in Holland-street, Dlackfrars; but he gave them no in formation to elucidate the mystery in which the affair is fnv'olveci, .r) thftt the •svornan L'lll4l Yardley. Polie,;-serjeant Smith followed him into the court to hear what he said. Mr. Hall, producing a newspaper, said he was desirous of drawing the magis trate's attention to a statement in the paper relating to a mysterious death in Rateliff. Mr. Yardley —I know nothing about a mysterious death. Mr. Hall--My character is at stake in consequence of the imputations thrown out in the newspapers. Here is the statement. Mr. Yardley—l have nothing to do with the news papers. Address yourself to the editors of the papers. Mr. Hall—l wish to explain, s'r. Mr. Yardley—But I cannot allow you to explain: Mr. Hall—A detective officer has been in pursuit of me. Mr. Yardley—Then give yourself up. Mr. Hall —I have, sir, and he says he don't want me —he says that. Mr. Yardley —I know nothing about this mysterious death. This court isnot a place to contradict or explain away statements in'the newspapers. I won't hear you. Mr. Hall then retired much discomfited. MARYLEBONE. VIOLENT ASSAULTS ON CONSTABLES.--George PerkiSB was brought before Mr. Long, charged with the follow. ing violent and outrageous conduct. It appeared from the evidence that, at seven, yester day evening, the prisoner was drunk and fighting in Salisbury-street, Portman -market. He was desired to go quietly on, but he swore he would not do so, and said he did'nt care a d-n for fifty b---y constables. Ile was taken into custody, after a determined resistance; and on the way to the station-house he contrived to throw down Druce 86, and Rollins, 142 D, both of whom he repeatedly kicked and struck with great force. Other constables came up, and it required the united exertions of four officers to secure him properly, and lock him up. He was fined in two penalties of 205.; in default of payment, in each case 14 days' imprisonment. ANOTHER OUTRAGE ON A POLICEMAN.—Timothy Toomey was charged by police constable Simmons, 267 A, who stated that, at four yesterday after noon, he went into James'-street, Paddington, to quell a disturbance between two men who were about to light, when prisoner, who was not one of the men alluded to, rushed towards him, and gave him two se vere blows, at the same time exclaiming —" That's for you, you b— ;we don't want any b—y police here." He then ran off, and made his way into a stable, fol lowed by witness, who took him into custody and con veyed him to the station. Prisoner, who pleaded drunkenness, and said that be had never been charged with any offence before, was fined 205.. or 14 days. MARKBT • NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS. SMITErIELD.—Meadow h a y, 3/ 15 s to 61 F,n ; clover ditto, 51 Os to 61 159 ; and straw, 1/ S. Od to 1/ 13s Od per load. . moderate supply and a fair demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 41 03 to 61 6s ; cloves do., 5' Os to 6/ 123 ; and straw, i / 93 to 1/ 14s per load. supply rather limited, and trade firm. WHITECJIAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3118 s to 616 a ; clover do., 4/ 15s to 61 158 ; and straw, 11 8s to 11 14s per load. Trade rather dull. COLONIAL. TEA..—Holders are firm, fair sound common coiagou being quoted 9d per lb. SUGAR.—There have been some purchases on foreign account, and at very full rates for all qualities, but little has been done for the home trade. An improved demand is expected, the stocks on hand being moderate. Relined is in fair supply, and with a good home demand at firmer valuei. Brown lumps are 54 5 , an d l ow to fine grocery 51s tid to 5Se. There was landed last week at the docks and wharves, in London, 2,379 hhds 314 ti erces 1,142 b arre l s of West India. There were taken for home use 2,056 Eh& 152 tierces and 343 barrels. COFFEE.—Price; are fully as high for native Ce3i.lon, with a good demand at 51s to 525. Plantation has been taken for exportation, chiefly the qualities under .C6s. Foreign is at extreme rates. Fine Mocha is scarco, and much wanted. RUM.—The market has been active at stiff rates, and stacks are much lower. SALTPETRE.-At the reduced quotations there has buen more doing ; 12 to 13 per cent. refraction realised 35s r6d, and 10 per cent. 36s 6d per cwt. RICE. —Good white Bengal, 100 tons, has been sold at 16s 3d on the spot, and Arracan, N tons, at 15s 3d per cwt. TALLOW.—In consequence of the delivery on contracts for the last three months, there is more for sale, and prices are rather heavier. P.Y.C. on the spot is 58s. 3d... to 58s. Gd. on the spot. Private letters from the Crimea inform us that Sir Henry Bentinck's health was of a character that ren dered his return home before the severe weather should set in extremely probable. General Markham, too, was suffering from illness, which it was feared would compel him to give up the command of the Second Division_ THE REGISTRATION.—The Conservative Land Society has this year been again successful in establishing the claims for the freehold franchise on behalf of their m em bers both in Middlesex and Hertfordshire. THE IZEGISTRATIONS.—WEST SURREY.—Archer Ry land, Esq., the revising barrister, held his first count at the Spread Eagle Inn, yesterday, to revise the hob I of the parishes of Ashstead, Banstead, Great Bookh am, Little Bookham, Chessington, Cuddington, Thn mee Ditton, Effingham, Epsom, Ewell, F e t c h am, H ea d ley, Leatherhead, Stoke D Abernon, and Walton-on- the- Hill. Mr. George Edgar arnnes, solicitor, of Looi lon, and Mr. J. Wells, solicitor, of London, attended for the Reformers, and Mr. Rogers for the Tories. The Re l formers took 51 objections, sustained 45, and faileil in 12. The Tories took two &jections, sustained one, and failed in one. Reform majority on the day's revisilon, 47. No particular case us intere,t occurred. Among the names struck off by the Reformers were Sir E. Sugden (now Lord St. Leonardo) and Mr. Strahan, the banker. SAFETY OF THE SEBASTOPOL FLEET.—" Sebastopol, September 12, 7 a.m.—Prince Gortsehakoff desires to know from your Imperial Majesty if anything can be lost of which the position is known ?' 'St. Petersbut•ge 10 a.m.—Of course not.' Sebastopol, September 1,2, 1 p.m.—Prince Gortschakoff, then, has the gratification of informing your Imperial Majesty that your Majesty's Black Sea fleet, thanks to the unparalleled exertions' of your devoted marine, aided by your heroic soldiers, is perfect!) , secure from the invaders of Hango or the marauders of Taganrog—being safely stowed under t he water in the gr,at harbour of Sebastopol.' "—lnvali cle Russe.—Charivari. "TIBET'S SUCCESS."—We have been favoured by General Arbuthnot with a few ears of this whe at, grown on his eetate in Northamptonshire. It is in every respect a fine specimen, and when we are told t' hat the produce is more than six-quarters per acre, we c. in not but congratulate the gallant general upon his fortu cne in having become possessed of such an excellent aad prolific description of wheat.—Morning Herald. SHIPS CARRYING LETTERS TO SAIL THIS MONTH:.-- For Cape of Good Hope, Dreadnought, from Lon, ion Docks, sth ; for Cape and Bombay, Caroline Covent ey, from Portsmouth, sth ; for Cape of Good Hope I ind Coast of Malabar, Clarendon, from London Docks, 9th; for Cape and Mauritius, Windermere, from Londe ,n Docks, Ist; for Sydney, N.S.W., La Hogue, from P 1: y mouth, let ; for ditto, Hanover, from London Dock s, for ditto, Palmyra, from Liverpool, Ist ; for Melbonen e, G. Marshall, from London Docks, let; for Melbourne, Empress Eugenie, from East India Docks, 4th ; 'for Auckland and New Plymouth, Ashmore, from St. 39:a -tharine's Docks, 10th ; for Auckland, New Plymoueth, and Canterbury, Oriental, from East India Docks, Mt h; for Nelson and Wellington, N.Z., Monsoon, from Lea a . don Docks, 2d ; for Madeira, Eclipse, from S.outha, mp ton, 6th.—Post Office Official Monthly Directory, BANQUET IN HONOUR OF THE CRIMEAN VICTOP jl :S. —A banquet in celebration of the triumphs in tbe Crimea is to take place in Glasgow on Friday, the 112:th inst. In addition to the Duke of Hamilton and Si; rA. respectively tak e th e prom i nent po .oupier), the D u k e o f M onti mnie , and Lord B e lh aven h ave expr , ease d ts A lilt l ei i o s En m a i o , :l ß coi a lfa r Ei e rgn ( ii w iann h t o oann,dei their high approval of this patriotic gathering, and have expressed their intention of being present. A me sting of several influential gentlemen will be held early next week to make the necessary preparations for this 1 great festival ; and, from the interest already taken in . the matter, it is believed that the entertainment will be one Nan of the m os t b r illi an t eve r held in that city, and alt uge ther wo r thy o f th e public spirit and patriotism o f C golv and the West of Scotland. OPENING OF THE BRANCH BANK OF ENGLAND.--Y terday the new branch of the Bank of E ng l and, desti, 0 ed to accommodate the inhabitants of the west en d of .1 he amcetoropoolis;was opened for the fir s t ti me for tbe to ens tin f public business in Uxbridge-house, Burlingt o n gardens, formerly the town residence of the late Marq I sis o f Anglesey, which the directors have purchased for ei he sum of nearly 50,0001., and converted and adapted I or that purpose at great additional expense. A doorcea y has been opened in that part of the premises frontile Burlington-gardens, where there was none before, meld over this, which will form the public entrance to the bank, a handsome portico of Portland stone has b.son erected, harmonising with the general facade of the bu dee, leg. The whole of the ground fl ,or is to be devoted tie the business of the bank, and the upper part of the house will he appropriated to the residences of Capt ain Tindal, R.N., the manager, and Mr. Miller, the sube na meager of the establishment. The spacious and lc fty apartment which was formerly used as the princiwal dtning-room of the house has been converted into t he principal office of the bank, and two others of the large et rooms on the ground floor are intended to be used ae the manager's private room and a general waiting-room. The necessary alterations in the building have been exe. cuted by the firm of Messrs. W. Cubitt and Co,, f 'ram designs furnished by Mr. P. Hardwicke, tho architect. Tile whole of the works, which are extensive and compli cated, are not yet completed, but such of the changes as were required to enable the directors to open the esta blishment yesterday (the time appointed) have bevu executed in less than two months.