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r • - \* : .138 e. f p' P E It • ' wintry, as if the mont •JU-liad en Decent . •7•-‘ 1 7 4 • !/ ( ‘'W' a ..•. Scotland. A coldt•lamp iind -;•. • , . Icay, and the little toi I -heavy (101/ • 't•y , he 4 like logs upon the trocibled t • I nevertheless, three or four , ; o. , . (.6> in; ' l v* • 1 t ,rgy . g., L • // 9 - $ • • ru . 7 " -- •••••< t yir, Rorr. c!1 • 2 - N\ • • h hundred tlyhaerfso2, 0 : 1 ',battery r y r •4 4 411. THEATRE - ROYAL, DRURY - LANE.- Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith ; Actitig Manager, Mr. Chas. Trtathews ; Stage Manager, Mr. Robert Roxby.—lteduced eale of admission :- Upper galler ' v,Q. ; lower gallery,,..ls4 nTDhitheiAtre or upper bon!, is. fid.; pit, 25.; first iircle'of boz os , 2s. rid.; dress cirge,boxes, 3s. :Mr. Smith respectfully. submits the above scale of prices of admission, varying 6d. extra, according to accommodation. Mr. Charles Mathews in wo Pieces. Iu conse(luence of the continued weupplcce 414buted success of the cOlii&l.y.of Married for MonexTand the enthusiastic applause with which Mr. Charles lyisiliedy willews and the Lyceum Company are nightly reccivettike com b.e repeated every evening this Nieck.,,,The extraordinary suc cess and unparalleled hit of kie „new Egyptian drama, Nito cris, pronounced the most couitliete and magnificent sputa evverliirduced, the new scenery, splendid dresses, and gorgeous appointments *Wing the . theme of universal admira tion, induce the lessee to announce it for repytition every e.S!utaLSaturday excepted) till further notice: THIS EVENING, IMPUDENT PUPPY. Characters by Messrs. Chas Vat':-.glitAthews, A. Younge, Swan, Worrell, and Vincent ; Miss albot, Miss Wadham. • To be followed by a new interlude, entitled 'TWENTY MINUTES WITH A TIGER. Characters by Mes on . C. .Mathews, A. Youngs, Swan ; Miss De Vera and Miss Wadham. To eouelude with (each evening) the Grand Egyptian Spectacle, NITOCRIS. Principal characters by Miss Glynn, Miss Cleveland, Miss Anderton, Mrs. Selby ; Messrs. Barry Sullivan, Stuart, F. tdgar, G. Wild, &c., introducing an Egyptian Dance, 'in *which Misr.es Rosina Wright, Charles, Brown, and the ladies of the Corps de Ballet will appear. On Saturday, after the Comedy, Married for Money, Sheri dau's dramatic piece, The Critic, or a Tragedy Rehearsal, in "each M r . Charles Mathews will sustain theMessr characters of Sir Fretful Plagiary and Puff ; supported b y s. Stuart, * Vincent, R. Roxby, A. Younge, G. Wild, Swan, Templeton, Worrell ; Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Wadham, &c. To conclude with a new Ballet Divertissement, in which Miss Rosina Wright and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet I 'M mover. Mtcoriis.—Mr. E. Smith, anxious to make the spectacle instructive as well as amusing to the patrons of thierheatre, has obtained, at considerable trouble, the Description . of the' brand Egyptian Coronation Procession, arranged and adapted to this stage by " Dykwynkyn," from the works of Clernoils,- Rcrodotus, Strabo, Plutarch, Diodorus Siculus, Jabloirki, :Lepsims, Denon, Champolion, Roscllini, Savary, Wilkinson, ,and other authorities in the British Museum, the publishing of which may prove interesting to the numerous patrons v 4 it ziesiing the spectacle, and can be had in the Theatre for one Dewy, Military Entree—Egyptian Soldiery in full costume, Marching three deep, with Band of Trumpets and Tympanum, .Dram, The Agapiediemen,. or `.!..q0A51,440,e4: Vr i rugs a wg =ren;les --- of Gods were placed, is borne first, and ii succession the other Symbolic, Royal, and War Standards. The Lybian Forces, Allies of the Egyptians, With Band and Symbolic Standards respectively. The Ethio pian Guard with Characteristic Symbols, Standards, &c. Idolatrous Procession. Note —Every City, Mouth, Day, and Hour had its presiding Genius. Singer, wit h the Book of Hermes." Horus Copus with Palm Branch and Hour " The Hierogrammat," or Sacred Scribe (in his hand the Book, liuler, Papyrus, and Palette). Two Functionaries With Emblems of "Power" an d " Stability." No. 1. The Ark, or " Shrine of Knoumis," called also "Knoum," "Neph," °r " Num" i.e. " Water."—The primary form of " Amnon," and styled " The Leader of Gods"--" The Creating Intelli gence"—" The Spirit of God" — " The S p irit of the (Vernal) — eitY"—" Tho Soul of the Sun," and by the Greeks "Jupiter Chnurnis." Worshipped by the inhabitants of Thebais (Plu tarch). The asp was sacred to this god. The Ark, bearing his hieroglyph, with that of the beetle, or " Creative Power," is also decorated with this emblem. Symbolic standard of "Athos" (V enus), the oracle of Night or Darkness (? chaos), whence arose all created things (Egyptian belief ). Symbolic standard of ditto. The Sybil, bearing th e e mblematic rush l'and, with " Heka," " Tho Frog," the son of " Num," and typo of the first state of man. No. 2 "Ma," " Meii," or " Thmei ;" or " Truth," " the Blind Goddess, represented With her eyes closed or blinded. The priests bearing this god dess have libation buckets and simpula. " Thmei," or Truth, or austice. This deity has also a twofold character as the God dess of Truth and Justice. The small image of this god was Worn by the Chief Judge while engaged in listening to cases brought before him. A similar emblem was worn by the High Priests of the Jews, and it is remarkable that the word " Thummin " is not only translated " Truth," but, being a plural or dual word, corresponds to the Egyptian word of 1 ' Two Truths"—i. e. " Light and Truth "—breastplates hav ing the figures of the two gods, " Re" (Light) and " Thmei " (Truth) represented upon them have been discovered. Priests With Scarabsei. The Searabseus may be considered as an em blem o f " The Sun"—of " The Creative Power," and of the Cod " Phthah" (Vulcan). Incense Bearer, waving his incense Patera before the god. The incense was in the shape of a small globe er pill ; and, upon modern analysis, is found to consist of aromatic substances with slim, and gave out co loured light light or flame when thrown into the burning cup. No. • Apis ;" His titles were " The Sacred Bull of Memphis." Sacred The B u ll o f Ab un d ance ," " Adored by the People , " " The baered Bull of Pthali" " Guardian of the Solar Year," "Apis renowued over the world," " The Symbol of Inunda tion." Richly draped and on a car lei' by Priests bearing the emblems of " Serapis" or " Sari Api," " The Pillar of Mensu ration, " Column of Measurement," or " Nilometer" of wood divided into cubits. Attendant priests also fan the idol and offer homage as' it passes forward. The festivals in honour of Apis lasted 7 days, on which occasion a largo concourse of People assembled at Memphis—the priests led the Sacred (living) Bull in solemn procession, every one coming forward from their houses to welcome him. Pliny and Soliuus affirm that children who smelt his breath were thought thereby gifted with the power of predicting future events. The tokens Which distinguished this Sacred Lull at its birth were a white Spot resembling a crescent on its right side, and a lump under its tongue in the form of a beetle, as pretended by the priests. Th e people believed him to be the cause of the swelling, and inundation of the Nile, which produced fertility and abund ance, and celebrated his festival at about the period of this annual occurrence with every demonstration of rejoicing and literal abandonment to the intoxication of joy all over the kingdoin. Many temples were erected and dedicated to " Apis;" and also to " Serapis," the divinity of the Column !)! Measurement—the Nilometcr ! N.B. The decorations of the drapery upon the bull and carriage are principally com- Posed of the first flowers that spring from the earth after the recession of the flood—i.e., the Lotus and Meliolotus. Priests With the pretended God " Canopus," or Water Offering to the God of the Nile. "It is said that the'Chaldeans, trans- Porting the fire, which was their God, into all the provinces, Offered to let him combat with those of other nations, °ls condition that if he remained tho conqueror they should adore him. The priests of Canopus accepted the challenge and extremely devised this stratagem. They fabricate in Egypt pitchers of an porous earth, through which the water filtrates and i s Purified. The Arch-priest took ono of them, stopped the Peres with wax, and painting it of various colours filled it with Water, and made it his god. He covered it with the head of an ancient statue, said to be that of the pilot of Menelaus. The Chaldeans presented themselves ; the contest began ; they lighted their fires around the vase ; the wax melts, the Water runs through the vase and extinguishes the fire. The f raud of the priest gave the victory to Canopus over the Chaldean deity. • From that moment his im Igo has been re. Presented with very short feet, a narrow back, and the belly d back rounded like a pitcher. It is under this form that be is worshipped as the vanquisher of all the gods."—Ruffin Ilistoire de l'Eglise, lirre second. "The No. 4. The Goddess s ." Pash-t" " The Memphian Lioness," " The Beloved of •r s thah,!' Goddess of Fire," " Bubastes" (the Diana of the Greeks) preceded by sacred dancers. The Idol carried by before 'jests in their leopard-skin dresses, with red inc ense fl amin g her, and surrounded by " Symbolic Divinities , " bingedi t le Geniuses," &c. One or the principal festiviti es in Egypt was at Bubastis in honour of the Pash-t -0,000 persons of both sexes being pr esent . A g reat num beru ef victims were sacrificed, wine was profusely drunk, dancin g of the wildest character went forward, men p la y ed flutes; women sang and shrieked as loud as possible, Struck the " Crotola" (cymbals) or clappers of wood and Lotus Dancers (Females). Incense Bearers. No. 5. kilo god " Osiris," as " Osiris Pethempamentes" (the Pluto of the Greeks). "lo who is resident in the Hades," " Presi dent of the Amenti," " Receiver and Giver," " The Sun," " The - Eye of the World," " The Source of the Nile," "He Who has many . Eyes," a form of Ammon, wearing the " Ati," and having the Crook and Flagellum ; regarded as the author of Time, from the word, " the maker of Time." 'r ho principle office of this deity was to judge the dead, and to rule over that kingdom where the souls of good men Were admitted to eternal felicity. This deity was very famous_ his temples and priests were to b e found in al - Thest 'every part of Egypt ; the sacred rites of Osiris were a Profound mystery, never revealed. His name was e ven avoided, as of too august a nature to be mentioned. The "Ivy," With which the Priests decorated themselves, was sacred to him, and also the " Meliolotus." No. 6. The Sacred Boat o f the Amenti, or Lower Regions, with the four genii, or demi rds (bearing emblems of life and power) and their vases of Anienti," or that subterraneous region where they (the Egyptians) imagined the souls of the dead to go after their d ecease. The , first genius is " Amset," " Judge of the •ansenti" (human-headed). The second is " Hopi," " Con cealed Number" (baboon-headed). The third is " Tuautmutf," K Adorer of his Mother" (jackall-headed), The fourth is abh-senuf ," "Refresher of his Brethren" (hawk - headed). The Sepulchral Vases have heads in shape of the four genii of the dead, and each was employed for holding a portion of the Vlscera of the - deceased, embalmed separately and deposited in On the " Amset" Vase is inscribed the speech of -6 his" to the dead ; on that of " Hopi" is a s imilar s p eech from 7' Nepthys ;" on that of "Tuautmutf, one from "Neith;" and on that of " Kabh-senuf," one from " Selk ;" the purport of eachbeing an assurance of protection, and of being " near thee," " beside thee," or " I come to be beside thee." The Sac r e d Boat-is followed by the symbolic " Eyes of Osiris," or of " The Sun," emblems of the all-seeing presence of the Di vinity. Note.--Besides the Four Amenti, here were 42 As sessors or Judges of the 42 Crimes, from which a good man should be free ; and these also differ from the 36 Demons mentioned by Origen that presided over the human body, and protection were invoked to cure the infirmities of the N peculiar member immediately under their s, Isis," or " The Seat." The hieroglyphicle.7. The Goddess virnin thre on her head, and followed by the priestesses dedicated to her worship. Isis was styled also "The B: • ginning" (as her sister, se Nepthyssi was " The End"), and " laisQ ueen of Egypt," "T he Goddess of the Moon," '• Defend er of her Brother," Ac. (The " Ceres" of the Greeks.) " The festival," says Hcrodotus, " which they celebrate at Buso rig in honour of Isis is magnificent. After prayer s a bull is sacrificed, which the priests cut up and afterwards burn, pouring oil on the fire while the victim is con sliming. Kneeling and striking themselves in honour o f Osiris,' they afterwards eat what remains of the sacrifice. Tamarisk and Dancers. No. S. Tho God " IIorus" (or Khons " ! Te rns, the Apollo of the Greeks, In-hieroglyph " The warmth of the Sun," " The Path" (of the Sun), " The Sup- Port,"- a " Defender of his Father," Sze., the Son of Osir is and Isis, He is represented with the single mystic lock of Hair of Childhood slaying his evil geniuses , under the forms of the lion, the gaze ll e , scorpions, vipers, esc., while Typho, Typhon, S eth, or Baal, " The Evil Spirit," is escaping from beneath his feet in the shape of a crocodile. He is attended by his sacred ,emblems and standards. The Hawk was dedicated to him, the Tamarisk Tree, the Testndo (Lyre), &c. One of the Principal duties of " Horns," was that of introducing the souls of the dead into the presence of " Osiris," after they bAd passed the ordeal of final judgment. He also assisted " Amset" in wenshing and ascertaining their good conduct during life, previous to their admission into the august Presence of his Father in the blessed regions of the Amenti, Incense Bearers. No. 9. The Goddess " Nep thys " (" Proserpino" of the Greeks), called also "The End," " The Sister Goddess," " The Saviour Sister Goddess," " Tho Tlarren," " Reetrix of the Lower Regions." On her head the hieroglyphic emblem of her name, a bowl and basket, callo I • Nab, ' placed upon a house, answering to " Ei" or " Tel," • Neb-tel"o r " Nob-thy," " The Lady of the Abode." " The Sistrum, having the face of Isis on ono side, and Nepthys on the other, hieroglyphically represents `the beginning and the end, or generation and corruption.' " Plutarch. No. 10. The Goddess " Neith " (the " Minerva " of the Greeks,) en throned with sceptre, and wearing the " Teshr," preceded by Musicians, Male and Female Bearers of Incense with green and surrounded by symbolic divinities. "Neith" Was effects. No. 1j t, v. styled " The Mother Goddess" or a Nether ei Gods," " The Deified personification of Air."—(Dioalorus.) She presided over the Upper Hemisphere, and was particularlyworshipped at Sais. Musical instruments stringed (the Buoni or harp of 17 strings, especially) were dedicated to her. " Neith," or " Neth," is the supposed origin of the Greek name, " Thena," or "Athena." The belief of the Egyptians in " the Existence of a Supreme Being " is proved by the inscription over the Temple of Minerva (Neith), in hieroglyphic characters, viz. : —" lam that which is, which was, and shall be. No Mortal has lifted up my veil—the offspring of my power is the Sun." And the " Immortality of the Soul," by the prayer recited at the time of death, byan Egyptian, expressing his desire to be received into the presence of the deities. Symbols of Mau and Tefnu, and lEgis or Athor. No. 11. " Mersekar," the Snake Goddess, called also " Melsigor," or " Mersokar"— " Ruler of the Lower Regions." No. 12. The Great Gad " Ammon," or " Hamman," " Amen," " Amen-ra," " Amoun," " The King of Gods," "The Concealed," " The Hid den," " The Intellectual Sun," wearing on his right head the " Teshr," surmounted by the Disc and Plumes. In his right hand the "Thu," or emblem of life, and in his left the " Gom," or sceptre of power. A large Altar of Burning Incense is car ried before him ; on either side are his symbols of " creative power," the Sacred Ureus, or Serpent of Ammon, Priests with crooks and fans, in their habits and insignia of the high est order, with the if 4 g s of the God— " The Intellectual Sun" - - containing the symbolic " All-seeing Eyes,".." The Divine Searabreus," and the Ram-headed God, "chioumi3," the vernal creative intelligence or divinity. Tho'King and Queen Crowned. The King bears in his hand the sceptre of " Truth, Justice, and Mercy." The Queen that of tine Sovereignty of the Nile. They are preceded by Dancers and,.Musicians, La dies and Officers o: the Court and Household.; the God ".Eilethyia,," or Sacred Vulture, " The Protectress of Kings" —" The Pure," borne immediately in front of' the' . lThyal per sonages. The State Flabella, behind and over their heads, together with the banners of Nitocris and Egypt, flanked by the Royal esks of " Re" (the Sun) ; sacred symbols, with various insignia, royal and military standards, &c. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. —THIS EVENING, and every evening dAdla.e olors*. r he-GRATIVXLMIYMNIAN SI S ECTAICIAt of 'ICIAGIO dna MVSTERY, by Professor ANDERSON, the Great Wizard of the North, in 12 acts, with ever-changing variety of incidents, continuous surprises, novel and extraordinary Magic and Mystery is an entirely new entertainment, pos sessing distinctive characteristics and peculiar phases of amusement. It is not a monologue, for the audience them selves perform their parts with the principal actor, some of them on the stage and others in front ; it is not an exhibition, for though everything becomes metamorphosed before the eyes of the visitors no one can be positive that he sees any one thing ; but it is a comedy really performed by the com pany ; a melodrama replete with startling positions and unex pected denouements ; a magnificent spectacle, with 2,000 of the public every night to appear as auxiliaries ; and au ex travaganza, in which all that seems to bo is entirely beyond the bounds of probability. Professor Anderson returns his thanks to thronged and fashionable audiences which have nightly filled the Lyceum Theaixe to overflow, and by means of whose generous aid he has been enabled to announce Magic and Mystery for con tinuous repetition. He believes that no professor of his art has at any time or in any place been honoured with an amount of success so extensive, so decided, and so unusual. He would attribute that success to three causes ; first, that in his present entertainment he has placed before his visitors the results of a life sedulously devoted to the attainment of perfected skill in one peculiar art, and to perfect which he has travelled the globe in every clime ; secondly, that he has Spared no trouble nor expense to put this entertainment on the stage in the most elaborate manner, by the employment of the first mechanicians and artists of the day ; and thirdly, that, while endeavouring to provide amusement for those who honour him with their presence, he has not forgotten that it is possible to afford information also, and that the oppor tunity should not be neglected of exposing conjuring where ever it has been used for nefarious purposes, or whenever by resortiag to the conjuror's arts, in an illegitimate manner, the designing have succeeded in making dupes of the credulous. The 937 letters on the subject of spirit-rapping, which Pro fessor Anderson has received, from the time of opening the theatre up to the present date, bear witness to the great in terest taken on the subject of this singular delusion ; whilst many of them bear melancholy evidence to the dangers which attend a belief in the superstitious nonsense of the " Spiri tualists." Judging simply by the correspondence which has resulted, Professor Anderson's expose of spirit-rapping and his illustration of the so-called table phenomena, have pro duced a sensation unequalled by any previous attempt to ex pose a mischievous and impudent juggle. It is impossible for Professor Anderson to reply at length to a tithe of the communications which reach him on the subject. He regrets that many of these should come from ladies and gentlemen who, from their position in society and their well-known-in tellectual attainments, he would least have expected to have been converts to a belief so preposterous in itself, and so easily susceptible of being controverted and disproved. Every evening, from the Lyceum stage, Mr. Anderson's opinions on spirit-rapping are expressed, and every evening, within the Lyceum, how tables can be made to rap is exhibited and elucidated. It is respectfully requested that this public exposition will be accepted generally as Professor Anderson's only mode of replying at full length to his multitudinous correspondents. He regrets that the names of the great and learned of the land should have been made to figure in the documents emanating from the spirit-rappers, as for instance the following, ex tracted from the Morning Advertiser of Thursday, Septem ber 20, and taken by that journal from the f'l'ew York Spiri tual Telegraph. It purports to emanate from an American spirit-rapper, Mr. D. D. Hume :—" Sir David Brewster frankly confesses that he is t sorely puzzled' at what, he has witnessed, and Lord Brougham acknowledges himself to be thoroughly nonplussed. Both of these noted men brought the whole force of their keen discernment to bear upon the solution of the phenomena; but the presence of substantial, actual hands, and the demonstrative strength of the spirits who thus clothed themselves for the time, and moved mate rial objects about the room, proved to be too much of a ques tion for them to master." Mr. D. D. Hume, the author of the above, has recently left England, and the following account of who, and what he is, occurs in the Family Herald, No. 648: —" This young man, who is a Scotchman by birth, and now in Italy, is a remarkable medium for all the manifestations without apparatus. Barnum, who is well-known throughout the Anglo-Saxon world as a spleudidhumbug, offered him 2,000 dollars per annum if ho would perform at his museum in New York. Barnum then took it for granted that mediums could be bought. He was somewhat astonished when his offer was refused. Hume, on telling the fact in Loudon lately, simply and honestly remarked, that the money would have been very acceptable to him, for he was poor, young (under 2U), an or phan, and in very bad health : but he would have been afraid of losing ii llis power as a medium, and he would sooner lose his life. The refusal, however, made Barnum thoughtful. He inquired into the subject; and now Barnum, one of the greatest humbugs in the world, and withal a conjuror, is one of the firmest believers in spiritualism." It is cer tainly surprising to find such a paragraph as this in the editorial article of an established journal, the editor of whom might be supposed to be sane. Even if Barnum does believe in spirit-rapping,—does spirit-rapping gain or lose by this accession to its adherents ? and, with Barnum's endorse ment to it, is this bill, drawn on public credulity, more likely to be negotiated ? Professor Anderson would believe not ; but, when he finds that educated clergymen of the Church of England have the temerity to subscribe their names to so gross a swindle, when he finds that the incumbent of Wortley (the Rev. N. J. Godfrey) positively asserts his belief in it, and writes a book on the subject, he considers it ti be time for him to state that which ho knows of the mechanism by which it is effected, and the mischief to which it tends. In the Morning Advertiser of October 3 appears a letter from Sir David Brewster, relative to that which he saw at Co_ - :'s Hotel, in company with Lord Brougham. Ho distinctly states that which the Wizard of the North proclaims every night—that spirit-rapping is nothing more than conjuring applied to bad purposes. In the Morning Advertiser of the following day, however, there is an answer to Sir David's letter from one who was present when he and Lord Brougham had their séance with the spirits, in which the writer says, that " the table (a large dinner-table, I believe) moved about in th e most e xtraordinary manner, and, among other things, a large ac cordion was conveyed by an invisible agency to my hand and then to Lord Brougham's, in which, held by his lordship's right hand, apart from any person, it played an air through. out." With such a statement, printed for the edification of the people of the 19th century, with the facts before us that the most talented men of the day are permitang themselves to be deluded by these juggling spirit-mongers—that the greatest novelist of the age is now engaged in making it the subject of a new work, and that a " spiritual convention" has actually been advertised to be held in St. Martin's-hall, Professor Anderson trusts that his exposures of the spiritual ists of America, as given by him nightly at the Lyceum, will be received by the people of England as genuine honest at tempts to provide an antidote for the bane of the spiritual jugglers. In the course of the last five weeks 100,017 persons have visited the Lyceum Theatre,—alarr;er number, it is believed, than has ever before been assembled within its walls in so short a period. Magic and Mystery is repeated every even. lug, the programme being continually changed. Grand fashionable Day Performance, on Saturday, November 10, at 2 o'clock ; the programme being thus arranged ; Part I.—Act 1. The Mesmeric Couch : or, the Clinical Capabilities of the Atmosphere : in which the Wizard will do by magic that which some suppose to be effected by mesmer ism, and illustrate the possibility of sleeping unsupported in the air. Act 2. The Aqua-Avial Paradox; exemplifying the power of producing animated nature from fire and water only, and the possibility of eliciting from the simplest elements the most complex forms of ornithological exiatence. Act 3. Le Livre des Reeueils Choisies : or, Puck's Own Pocket Book, with Puck himself within it. Typifying the evening's entertainment in the production of the very volu minous from a small volume, in the extraction of magnitude out of minuteness, in developing bulk where no space appears for its existence, in discovering odd things in odd places, and in bri ng i ng f or th u nexpected wonders from the most unlikely place for to be found. 4. Magical Locomotion ; or, Transition without Trott. 1,1 0- In which will be comprised—the Adventures of a Wed ding Ring, the PereeTinations of a Bank Note, the Transfer- matien—blaek into ' white, and the Discovery of every Article in the positi on L , E Jrthichitnwheounieledasskeeetmy the most inappropriate. an A d c s t us s p . ended so as to be or, the Casket of Crmsus. Into which, though made entirely ely of glass perfectly transparent, le to the eyes of all present, the Wizard will cause the e m v o i n b e of his csitors to transport itself, locked, an a c m l 1 raind the n key ito possession of Act i : C.: voyanee Extraordinary ; ofrt:hitetismcliTd Transparency audience. closed,areiley of Opacity. Act. 7. A New Bottle of Bacchus ; or, time Novel Wine and Spirit Store. Au improvement upon the " inexhaustible bottle," inasmuch as time Wizard's bottle will not only be in exhaustible, but will change its contents, ad infinitum, at the rum, whisky, noyeau, or any other wino or spirit required; and finally N E vo p i: o l. proving • to be filled with pocket handkerchiefs perfectly d • dry, mofsalctsor Paolirtd, ' and occupying the whole space when tightly packed. Act 8. Half an Hou r with the Spirits; or, an E xpos é of Spirit-rapping. Introducing the spirit-rapping table and ' tocsin of time invisibles. • ' Act. 9. Grand Mystic A mal g am, in which the property of ' the Wizard's patrons will undergo some strange metamor phoses, and, amongst others, their handkerchiefs become transformed into the flags of victory—the banners of Eng ' land, France, Turkey, and Sardinia. It ' Act, 10. , The EnchaPted Chair of onins i in which ho who but as 3 were •Night ds the / to 1. Yellow 'as laid it odds about )3? The ist the ,uently T (take e Don. 7uesday ipeeted we re short one of 9 - unlesi fins tely ;finding weather ince on )ry full to 883 ; ; beans I; peas. received s, from erste of 7or finer in some Beans. Os Od Os Od Os Od A. d. ~.22 0 ~.22 6 ...21 0 ...22 6 ~.18 6 ~.19 6 _2O 0 ~.23 0 ..23 6 )it-oMs• W flan clue RADd icPrtalo m. 6 Lily , v. 16 , v. 1 ice rtaltl .Th.f at. lc( daily ;. 29 tiolinon v. 20 !cod ally :ertsin I 6 mon 16 mon he de.- liP (via I i LC 0 v. 15 LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBEit 7. 1855. seats himself will be under the magic spell, and appear to the audience, under circumstances least expected, in a posi tion as peculiar as perplexing. Act. 11. The Mystery of the Charmed Chest ; or, the Nucleus of the Night's Wonders. To comprehend which the audience will have the goodness to observe, in an earlier part of the evening, the chest suspended (like Mahommcd's coffin) in mid-air, into which all things will travel, and out of which all will be produced. Act. 12. The Homological Evaporation ; or, the Shortest Route to the Antipodes. Illustrating the easiest mode of ridding ourselves of a troublesome friend, and the advantages of the newly-discovered Ilia-terrestrial passage froth the west ern to the eastern hemisphere. Doors open each evening at half-past 7 ; commence at 8. Private boxes, 1/. lls. 6d. and 1/. ls., to bo obtained at the Box-office, or at Cie principal libraries ; stalls, 4s. ; dress circle, 3s. ; upper boxes, 2s. ; pit, Is. ; gallery, 6d. The Box-office is open daily, from 11 till 5, under the direction of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Grand fashionable Morning Per formance on Saturday. November 10, at 2 o'clock. Doors open at half past 1, FRIEND of the CLERGY . CORPORATION, for allowing pensions not exceeding 401. per annum to the Widows and Orphan unmarried Daughters of Clergymen of the Established Church, and for affording temporary assistance to neces sitous Clergymen and their families, throughout England, Wales, and Ireland. The next Election of Pensioners will be held at the'LondonTaYein, Bishopsgate-strset, on TUESDAY, November the 27th ; ROBERT BaxTna, Esq., in the chair; . when four ladies Sri l be placed on the funds. The Rev. JOSEPH BROWN, Ot.A: Hon. - . The Rev. JOIIN EDMUND COX, M.A., F.3.A. j Secs. HENRY BRA.MALL, Secretary. - The Report, List of Subscribers, &c., may be had at the Offices of the Corporation, 4, St. ➢Martin's-place, Trafalgar-square. • ESTABLISITED 1837. B RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM PANY. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION, Exppowercl N T , RoakaAtefti-I'ateittl 4 r — ME3cAtinEtt, Blackheath-park, Chairman. Every description of Life Assurance business transacted, at the lowest possible rates consistent with security to the assured. E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. LONDON and N RAIL , V AY.—CONTRACT The Directors are prepared to rec the undermentioned Stores, VIZ.:— ORTH-W ESTERN for STORES for the Year 1855. lye Tendon for the Supply of No. of Contract- No. of Contract 1. Brass Sheet and Tules for 18. Leather. Locomotiv,s 1 a . Leather „ Iron tubes 19. Lead, White and Red 3. Copper 19a. 2.22 420...0i1, 0 Iron,ke Lead, ie. Sheet and Pipe 4. Canvas Burning, 5. Carpets and Rugs 9. Crucibles 10. Curled Hair 25. Oils, various, and Turpentin 3 11. Copper and Brass Work 26. Oil Cloth 12. Co'ours 28a. Augurs, Hammers, &C. 12a. Drysaltery 29. Tin Block 13. Coach Trimmings 30. Tin Sheet and Speller 14. Cotton Waste 31. Varnishes 16. Glass, Plate 32. Sundries, consisting of Bas lra. Glass, various ke s, Felt, Candles, Soap, 17. Hardware Brooms, Pitch, Links, 17a. Brushes and Pencils Sponge, Hose Pipes, Fog 1 7b. Nails and Tacks Signals, Sieves, Cement, In 17c. Screws diarubber, Flannel, Ca! co, 17d. Gas Fittings &c., &c. 17e. hocks 34. Hats 171. Lamp Cottons 35. Caps Specification and Forma of Tender may be had on and after Mon day, November sth, on application in writing, to the Secretary, Easton Station, Londcn. Forms of Tender for each Contr,ct are printed separately, and parties applying should state the particular Contract or Contracts for which they propose to tender. Patterns may also be inspected on and after Monday, Nov. sth, from Ten till Four o'clock, at the Company's Pattern Room, Euston Station, arid any further information require 1 may be obtained on application to the heads of the several departments. Tenders to be sent in on or before Ten o'clock on Monday, Nov. 19th. By order of the Directors. CHAS. E. STEWART, Secretary. Easton Station, October, 18'.5. G EELONG and MELBOURNE RAILWAY COMPANY. Incorporated by an Act of the Victoria Legislature, Feb. 8, 1853. Capital £350,000, In 17„500 Shares of £2O each. Bearing a Minimum Interest of Five per Cent. per Annum, gua ranteed by the Colonial Government far Twenty-one Years, and payable Staff-Yearly, viz., on the 20th April and 20th October, In the Colony and in London. DIRRCTORS. Elected by the Shareholders. CHARLES NUTTALL-THORNE, Esq., J.P., President. G: 111.kellar, Esq., J.P. I Charles I hbotson, Esq., J.P. Janes B. Hutton, Esq. Appointed by the Colonial Government. Charles Edlv Strntt, Esq., J.P., Immigration Agent. George F. Belcher, Esq., Sub-Treasurer. EIWINEER—Edward Snell, Esq. SECRETARY—Martin Sholi, Esq. LONDON OFFICE. MANAGER—S. J. COO%, Esq., 36, Cannon-street (late Tresaurer to the Colonial Government, and a D'reetor of the Company). AGENTS—Messrs. Larnack and Wa'lcer, 37, Cannon-street. EXAMINING AND CONSULTING ENGINEERS. Daniel Gooch, Esq., C.E. (Great Western Railway). Henry Stothert, Esq. (Stothert and Slaughter, Bristol). ' SOLICITORS LAles.srs. Ooodwin and Co., 3, Lancaster-place, Strand BANKERS, London Joint Stock Bank, and Bank of New South Wales, The F /CRT II HALF-YEARLY REPORT, made by the Direc tors and adopted by the Shareholders in the above Company, dated 3d July last, has just been received, by the Marce Polo. The earthworks and Midges were so far advanced that tenders had been already taken, and otners invited, for the laying of the per manent way in several sections; and it was confidently anticipated that the line would be entirely completed and open in the early part of the ensuing year, and within the origin?"y estimated capital of 350,0001. The shares already allotted in England hare provided fonds for the purchake and shipment of rolling stock anti materials (the greater potion of which is now delivered or on the sea), which, with contracts still in progress, be sufficient to complete the perma nent way and open the traffic throughout between the capital of Victoria and .the terminus at Geelo )g. When it is remeinhered that Melbourne, in the year 1852, num bered a population of 25,110, and Geelong wan a mere village, with its 8,000 deriving their tr , de and support from the scattered sheep and cattle stations far removed in the interior ; and that now the former ranks mills our third-rate English towns, having a fixed, increasing, and busy population of 120,000, and the latter, keeping a-head of its !boner proportion, being now estimated at nearly 60,000, it is almost impossible to overrate the prospective advantage of :red by the connecting link of these two seaports within the noble bay of tort -Philip. The colonial government, fully impressed with the importance of this great basis of communication between the principal towns com prised in this rffle, taking and the great gold fields o: Ballarat and Mount Alexander, had ordered surveys to be made far two trunk lines of railway, intended to be adopted and carried out under iegislat , ve authority, for facilitating the intercourse with these im portant and populous districts. The strictest economy has been observed hitherto in the prosecu tion of the Company's plans of operation, no expenses having been incurred beyond those indispensably necessary for the actual for mation of the line of railway. No greater proof can be adduced of the popularity and confidence with which the results of this enterprise are regarded by its present sharehollers than the ready manner in which they have met the calls in a colony where the current rate of interest is from 3 to 12 per cent ; the Government guarantee being scarcely more than equi valent to a minimum rate of interest in this country, viz.,s per cent. Upon 10,000 shares allotted in the colony seven calls had been made, amounting to 141. per share ; and the capital, therefore, will most probably be fully paid up about June next. Nearly 10,0001. had been pa 'd up ;n anticipation of calls, and many shares have been transferred :rem the colony to the London register. The maximum dividend allowed under the Act of Incorporat'on is 25 per cent, and, from the valuable grants of land and other priv*- leges conceded by the Local Government, the level nature of the country through which the line passes, the absence of great parlia • mcntary and legal expenses, costly bridges, earthworks, tunnels, or viaducts, it le not unreasonable to expect, on the thorough comple tion of this pioneer Railway, that this lame dividend wi '1 be ,ar'ly reached, and a reserve fund still secured for progressive improve ments in the permanent development of its .utare resources. The greater portion of the shares re•erved for allotment in England are already subscribed and paid up in full (l.e , 201. per share). The residue, viz., 3,000, are now finally off, red to the public previously to their iv-transmission to the colony for distribution there. It is necessary that they should be psid up in full, and the interest of 5 per cent. will take effect from the date of payment, and the share certificates, bee-ing the seal of the Company, will be so endorsed. Prospectuses, Reports, Register of Contracts, Plans, Working Coloured Sectiona of the Line, and Specifications may be seen, and all further information obtain.d on application at the Office of the Company. S. J. COOKE, Manager. Geeloa.g an I Melbourne Railway Office, 36, CllllllOll street, City, Nov. 1, 1855. Form of Application for Shares. To gessrs. Larnach and Walker, 37, Cannon-street, London Gentletnen,—l request that you will' allot to me --- guaran• teed shares of 201. each in the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Com pany, at ; and I hereby undertake to accept the Seal,- d Cer tide Ates, and to pay for the same on receipt of the Allotment Letter. Name.. . . Address .... • • .. Profession or Business . ..... Usual signature Date PUBLICATIONS. Now ready, in 1 vol., a New and Revised Edition of ALATHIEL THE IMMORTAL. By the Rey. G. CROLY, LL.D. _ _ . One of the most splendid productimis among works of fiction that the age has brought forth."—Athenmum. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn,l3, - Great Marlborough-street. MONTAGUE GORE, ESQ., ON 'BRITISH INDIA. P,:ee One Shilling. A LECTURE on the PRODUCTIONS and RESOURCES of BRITISH INDIA. By MONTAGUE GORE, ESQ. Delivered before the St. James's Literary aid Philosophical Society. James Ridgway, Piccadilly, and aßilooksellers. • The Third Edition.—Just published, price 52., by po s t, fre e , ss. 6d. ON TRUE Jr FALSE SPERMA.TORRHCEA, with the View of distinguishing the Imaginary from the Real Sufferers under this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. From the German of Dr. PICAFORD. With an Introduction by the Editor, containing a complete exposure of the system of terrorism and extortion pursued by the advertising quacks of the metropolis towards those who are credulous enough to seek their aid. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs as, that ho has addressed himielf to the nou-medi ell reader. Wo trust this may not 444ikhcif,he shall detect any other equally flagrant evil which ft may in,,bis :oweLto to Medletti , Gt..alar - Olt - tribe P Quiet Sympathisers,' and 'Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed; and if this book could find its way into the hands of those who suffer from the com- Aaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of less importance, though It is that which the quacks most prize— much money...... This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhma, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good." London: 11. Balliere, 219, Regent-street. SALE OF STORES. THE Principal Officers of her Majesty's War Department doh reby give Notice, that a quar.tity of Harness, Blankets, Horse Cloths, Rugs, Hair Cloths, Wadmiltilts, Slow Match, Serge, Leather, Canvas, Clothing, Lead Ashct, Files, Junk, Jute, two Boats, Spades, Shovels, l'ickaxes, hatchets, Barrows, and about eighty lots of Old Wood, &c., will be sold by public auction in the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, on THURSDAY, the 15th November, 1855, at eleven o'clock In the forenoon precisely. May be viewed from 10 till 4 o'clock on the three days previous to the sale. _ . _ _ Catalogues may be had at the War Department, Pall-mall Tower of London ; and the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. FOR SALE by Auction at the Office of Ordnance in tie Tower, on MONDAY, tile 12th of November, 1855, at I I o'clock in the forenoon precisely, the following STORES, viz., Great Coats, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Surveying Instruments, Fate Engines and Hose Accoutrements, Mu (Ittet Stocks, Ra.-;F3 and woollen), Tools of sorts, &c.; the OILDNANCE STATE BARGE end SHALLOP. Also, various Stores, salvage from the Wreck of the Imperatfce. May Le viewed, from ten till four o'clock, four days prev:ous to the sale. _ _ Catalogues may be hal at the Ordnance Office, Tower. CONTRACT FOR MOULMEIN TEAK TIMBER. Department of the Storekeeper General of the Navy, Somerset-place, Bth November, 1855. THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain :nd Ireland, DO FIEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on TUESDAY, he 27th instant, at Two o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying her Majesty's Dockyards w:th 4,640 Loads of MOULMEIN TEAK TIMBER, to be delivered in the years 1856 and 1857, according to a d;stribu tion which, with a form of the tender and the conditions of the con tract may be seen at the said office. No tender will be received after two o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any be noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and hear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Moulmein Teak Timber," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place. accom panied by a letter signed by twe responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering in the sum of 5,0001. fbr the due performance of the contract. ARGYLL ROOMS.-LAURENT'S CASINO NOW OPEN for the winter season. The following Musio will be performed by his celebrated Band during •ho week : March aux Flambeaux. Waltzes —The Lily ~f the Valley (D'A Wert), Zenith - Lufte (Gung'l), Fenella (Tlnncy), Ethel Newcome (Laurent), La Sultane (Bosisio). Quadrilles—Le Poi du Pastel (Lamotte), Les liugenots (Laurent), Palermo ( D'Al bert), Bride of Larnmermoor. (Tinny), II Trovatore ('rutton). Polkas—Des Hulands (Lamotte), Italic (Gaviolo), The Lillian (Ll'Al tier!), Des Coucous (Bousquet), The Zottay.s (Laurent). Galops— The Imperial Guards (Laurent), The Hecht (Streather). Schottische —La Guirladdo de Flours (Bosquet), La Varsoviana (Laurent). Prin cipal Cornet a Piston, M. Boulcours.—Doors open at 8. Admission !)nn TO LOVERS OF FISH.-105 GENUINE IARMOUTEi BLOATERC for 65., package included. THESE HIGHLY ESTEEMED DELICACIES AND CHEAP ARTICLE OF FOOD orwarded to all parts, on receipt of penny postage stamps or P. 0.0. (preferred). Send full and plain direction, county, a nd - ueartst sta i on.—Address THOS. LETTIS, jun., Fish Curer, Gt. Yarmouth. "This is the third season Mr. Lettis has supplied us with Yar mouth bloaters, and we find the quality excellent.—J. Brashowe, house steward. Blenheim Palace. —Oct. 20, 1854." " Mr. Lettis,—As soon as you send out your genuine bloaters, I shall be glad to have a supply as usual; those I had last year gave great satisfaction.—A. F. Courrous, Ambassador's Court, St. James's Palace.—Oct. 1, 1855." The Expedition to the Mouth of the Boug. ELEGANT PERSONAL REQUISITES. ROWLANDS' MACASSAR The slccessful results of the la , st half-century have proved beyond question that this unique discovery possesses peculiarly nourishing powers in the growth, restoration, and itnprovoment of the Human Hair. Price 3s. 6d., 75., faintly bottles (equal to four small) , 10s. 6d., and double that size, 21s. ROWLANDS' KALYDOR, an Oriental Botanical preparation for Improving and beautifying the complexion, rendering the skin soft, fair, and blooming, and eradi cating all cutaneous disfigurements. Puke 4s. 6d. and 83. 6d. per bottle. ItOWLANDS' ODONTO, or Pearl Dentifrice, preparedfrom Oriental Herbs with unusual care, transmitted to this country at great expense, and of inestimable value in preserving and bmutifying the teeth, strengthening the gums, and in rendering the breath sweet and pure. Price 2s. Pd. per box. Beware of spurious imitations. The only genuine of each bears the name of " ROWL IND i" preceding that of the article on the wrapper or label. Sold by A. ROWLAND and SONS, 20, llattol-garden, London, and by Chemists and Perfumers. IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCARY. TRIESEMA.R.—On the 29th of May, 1855, all injunction was granted by the High Court of Chancery, and on the I Ith June following was made perpetual, against Joseph Franklin and others, to restrain them, und e r a penalty of ono thou sand pounds, from imitating this Medi c i ne , which is protecte d Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Se als of the Ecolo de eharmacie de Parte, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. y TRIESEMAR, No. 1, is a remedy for Relaxation, Spermatorrixea, and Exhaustion of th ;ydzin, whether arising from excesses, accident, or climate. To those persons who are prevented entering the married state by the consequences of early errors it is invaluable. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, effectually, in thu short spa= of three days, completely and entire') eradicates all traces 01 those Disorders which Capivi and have so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health Di* a vast portion of the population. Cabebs. TR.IESEMAR, No. 3, is the great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury', t o the in sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove . TRIESEMAR, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of tas te or smell, And of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet tact.- without their use being suspected. Sold in tin cases at 1 Is. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into Roux, ,eparate doses, as administered by Vaipeau, Lallem and, &c., &c.—To be had Wholesale and Retail in London ofJohnston, 65, ;50, Ox- Cornhill ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and gang er, which all the ford-street ; R. H. Ingham, druggist, 46, M ark et-s trcet , Manchester ; 11. Bradbury, bookseller, Dcansgate, Bolton ; T. Priestly, chemist, 52, Lord-street, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland -Street, Dublin ; Winnall, bookseller, High-street, Birmingham. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Nov. 6.—There has been a very sen• sible improvement of the market yesterday and this morning, both in yarn and cloth. The advices by the overland mail are the principal cause of this—not on account of any reported improvement in the demand for Calcutta or Bombay, but mainly through the expectation of a revived trade in China. A large demand„has been felt in cloths suitable to China to-day, and orders could have been obtained for some time forward, at present prices sending ; but e t p h ev values, 3d, 3 o d f business.per piece d ofner s e lia 9 s i bad nc the effect ng of according to some reports, and M..to 40. per piece ac , km SECRET INFLR , M ill ITlE ustrated with SOF Fit AND free by post for 2 6 MATURITY. ago. The demand is mostly of a speculative character, cases; stamps, based u p on the antici p ation that this trade, so long Just published, price 2s. VERVOUS s tn u a c tO cess ir ful nMa, m w o. Lth of Pr tr a DEBILITY• reduced to almost nothing by the rebellion , is likely LI its Causes, Symptoms, and cure. An Essay on Sper! to assume something like its former healthiness. The e ct a i t et nt Ob o s fortvhae ti od n is s — eas on es a of sa t f h e e r G a e n n d er m at o iv re e goods shipped last month were little more than 2 per System, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting end l andbuyers have ilAing,ulshing, by urinary examination, the real cause and effect of ves be f ore a more very variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, in twist and piece goods during the month succeeding - cent. of the export trade from this district. rro , nl B d o . rn- Icesses, accident, or climate, followed by practical remarks, founded bthaeyhas the datea d v of i c e t s h h e old last out a mail. prospect T he demand of a lfaorrg Chinae r d ma d n, twenty years' experience in the treatment of Impuissance, vervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhwa, &c. To which ire added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre monary hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice, I B C h a o lls w e nd somel e anxiety inq l 1 i r y th in su o p th pl e y r t o b lo e t ei li s s e , ma on the dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on 16's and 24' ' for China are in large demand, these important disorders. serious advance of prices occurs. In yarns numbers By SAMUEL LA'bfE nd a good business has also be en enacted in mule gene -87, BEDFORD-SQUA IRT M.D.D. E, LONDON, rally. Prices are id, per lb. higher than on this day ascter of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin• week. burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, LEEDS, Nov- 6 - - There hasbeen,all things conside re d, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Pm, &c. a fair amount of business don e in the two cloth-halls to- The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con ,e,ntences resulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, day, G reat and the tone of the market haseabeeteineeratherContinues better which have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man - than on this day se nni g ht. wed, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any he manifested on the part of buyers, who li m it ther class of disease know ato modern pathologists. Its parnsal is their purchases to their immediate ,articularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of_ wants. Some o f th e their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded merchants would undoubtedly buy large quantities of tile health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is plain cloths if an inducement were held out ; but the (slatted; clothiers are indisposed to make concessions in the pre it is absolutoly necessary that all men should know, that there are are able to hold, al ,rinciples of personal management which cannot be violated without ncurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed ktin though stocks are rather accumu , g, but not to any fact for it wa ni rd ay to b a e revival of :he heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how those penalties sent state of the wool-market, and degree that need excite alarm. Nothing like forced ray bo mitigated, hew the sting of their bitterness may be removed, - tnd how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above an, sales are made, and from ;hat there is scarcely any degree of physical indrmity or functional that the manufacturers are not pressed hard for money, terangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. but that they are able to bear the pinching of the times, rho Author has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive and that they practice in the treatment of those delicate complaints, which have The latest unfortunately been too generally confided to the care of ignorant trade at no distant day.news from America empirics, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place being, as it is said, less threatening of war between this faith in their pretensions;tended • • NERVOUS DEBILITY may be hal price 2s, of Messrs. Sher- country and the States, has to give satisfaction, tone of wool a rid Co., 23, Paternoster - row; fliannay, 63, Oxford - street; and has rather improved the the wollen trade to , Uor ae , 19, Leicester-square; Mann, 39, Cornhill ;or free by post for day. Notwithstanding the continued high price of corn - , 26 sumps to any address from the Author's residence, 87, Bed- the home trade for woollen cloths shows but a small de loopingthat ford •sqomarue. At he for consultation daily from eleven till two, and from s'm clension. There appears a regular demand, but it is ' -• IN eight. ' easily mot , owing to the flatness of the export trade. TI .'f If Ir' h' '•_ APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. f J and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE 1.4 SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game. Soup. Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly digest the food. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay end Sons, Messrs, Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer hants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B.—To guard against imitations, sec that the names of "LEA and PERRINS' are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. [PRICE 4D. STAMPED 5D- struck the water behind, before at this side, and at that side of the vessel, but never hit mast, spar, or rope, and so the fight continued ; but the French aver (Prone the Times Special Correspondent.) they dismounted one gun at least, and drew down SATURDAY, Oct. 20.--The French Rear-Admiral, in one a great body of the enemy before they retired, which of the small gun-boats, weighed early this morning, and they did after half an hour's dalliance with the Rus stood up Kherson Bay with the lighter vessels of his squad sians, and then they anchored off the mouth of the ron before the English Admiral was aware of his intention. Boug close to us once more. Meantime, we had seen a sight Our smaller gun-boats started in the same direction soon which led us to believe that his Majesty the Czar, or some after dawn, and Rear-Admiral Sir Houston St ewar t, of his Imperial family, was actually honouring our little having sesit off his despatches to Sir Edmund Lyons, squadron by a minute inspection. Perhaps he was think hoisted the signal for the large gun-boats and steam-sloops ing how they would run for a marine Cesarewitch. It under his command to weigh anchor, and at 9 o'clock might, indeed, have been only a Governor of Cherson we with his flag flying in the Stromboli, led the way to: saw, but after midday there certainly did appear on the east wards the confluence of the Boug and Dnieper. He was bank of the Boug some great man on abig dark horse, fol followed by the Gladiator, Spiteful, and Triton steamers, lowed by ten or twelve officers mounted, and some few and by the Wrangler, Snake, and Viper gun-boats; and orderlies, and he rode over to the Cossack post, dismounted, the shoal of gun-boats, small and large—Cracker, Grinder, and honoured us by a minute inspection, which he inter- Clinker, Fancy, &c.—were some miles in advance, cruising, rupted from time to time by a few words to those around in company with the French squadron, among the intricate him. Presently a Cossack came galloping across the steppe shoals which-guard the entrances to the Dnieper. at full speed, right to the group of cavaliers. When As we approached the mouth of the Bong the water he approached, he dismounted, and, walking to the became of a green colour, and was covered with a scum great surveyor of our navy, knelt down and appeared of spawn aid vegetable matter like a duckpond. Tho to kiss his feet as ho handed him a despatch. The great mouth is about five miles wide, the banks steep and high, man read the missive, mounted his horse, and rode off and studded with farm-houses. As we approached we ob- to the next post, followed by his suite, and the next served a portion of the French squadron coming down we saw of him was that he was visiting the Cossack the river, and the smoke of the light vessels, which were post higher up the river, after which he proceeded along hull down, rose up from the horizon towards the Dnieper. the road towards Nicolaieff. Some time after the French Sir Houston Stewart was assured by the French Ad- boats retired the English gun-boats came in sight, and in • miral that he had been up to the Spit in the river which the early evening they anchored in their old place, and extends from the western bank for some distance into Admiral Stewart left the Cracker and returned to the the stream, at about seven miles - from Ajiejliiol point Stromboli. At night strict watch was kept on board the on its western entrance, and that he had not seen little fleet. -Fire-ships are not mush to be feared by steam -anything -there. As there was • nothing - else to be ors, but eitill the wind was drag down front NiColaieff, done, the Admiral resolved to have a look for himself, and the Russians for once might attempt to do something, and weighed in the Stromboli, which was followed and so there wore look-out men fore and aft, and armed by the Spitfire and by the Grinder and Cracker, small sentinels and loaded carroaades, and so we went to sleep-- gun-boats, and proceeded slowly up the river. The in the waters, for the time being, of her Majesty the Queen banks are high on both sides, and the brown steppe, and of his Imperial Majesty Louis Napoleon. studded with herds, farm-houses, and Cossacks, MONDAY, OCT. 22. presents no object of interest. About three miles up, on At 10 o'clock Admiral Stewart went-on *card the Spit the left-hand bank, there is a small village, and one of the fire, and proceeded soutleveswas towards the Kinbourn largest farms I ever saw. Five miles up ou the right-hand Spit to look out for the troop, grad to:hid-out the cause of bank, there is another village with two pretty churches, the fires which were still bleating along the horizon. As There are guard stations and lookout posts on both sides, he bore away on his course a Trench . gun-boat came close as usual. The river is three or four miles broad up to the to with a despatch for the Admiral from Admiral Pellion, in which he very politely and handsomely Spit, where it narrows considerably. On both sides the cliff is upwards of 100 feet high, and can scarcely be coras placed at the disposal of Sir Houston Stewart several mended by the guns of a ship. However, it was advisable chaloupee cannonieres lying off the mouths of the Dnieper, to ascertain what defences there were on the lower part of in case he felt inclined to destroy certain large boats on the river till it contracted into within range from both the beach below Stanislaff. The French officer who banks. The Cracker and Grinder went on ahead, the brought it stated that in the little affair between the gun- Stromboli followed with the Admiral's flag flying, and the boats and earthwork yesterday they had dismounted one Spitfire came along slowly, busily engaged in her indefa- gun and had suffered no loss, and he proceeded on his way tigablo labour of sounding, and probing, and angling every in his boat to rejoin his chaloupe after a hearty shake of bit of the earth's face and of the waters under the the hand from the admiral. As the Spitfire was forging earth. We glided merrily along, examining bear ings and farmyards at our leisure. Above the Spit a-head on her course a small craft, with an admiral's flag red at the mizen, was seen at the horizon. It could be no there is a high bank, ascending to the steppe other than Sir Edmund Lyons. The dull echo of the behind it, and at the distance of some hundred yards from guns and the distant scent of gunpowder had enticed him the edge there is a tumulus en the steppe, behind which I up into our waters to see what was going on, and his flag saw some Russian artillery at a considerable distance as we was flying in the little Danube. The admiral sent off his were running along the coast. The Cracker had run on barge to the Spitfire, and Sir Houston Stewart, Captain a-head, and the Grinder was just drawing on parallel with Spratt, Commander Cowper Coles, Mr. Brooker, &c., want this bank—we were all examining it—one officer was say- on board the Danube, which immediately went away ing to the other, " Well ! I wonder the Russians have not towards Kinbourn Spit, accompanied by the Spitfire. got a battery on that cliff "—when from a seam in its side, As they approached it was clear the enemy thought two parallel with the water, a puff of white smoke spirted British admirals did not fly their flagstogetherfor nothing. strong body of infantry was drawn up on the heights out, and the rush of a shot followed, end was terminated A by a splash of water close to the side of the Grinder. among the houses which were, no doubt, filled with rifle " Tell the Grinder he may give him a shot in reply," cried men, and a very considerable force of field artillery was Admiral Stewart, and little Grinder, with more valour than collected in the rear in case the admirals and post captains d discretion, at once put down his helm and ran in to land, determined to land and take Stanislaff by assault, and that drawing as he did across the tromboli, at which the enemy the Danube and Spitfire should attempt to bombard had opened another gun at the moment, but this shot also fell the place. It was really wonderful to see that short. As the drum beat to quarters the men rushed on deck the Russians had erected a solid compact - looking in a high state of delight; the bertEngs were removed, and sand battery with five embrasures on the sandbank the guns ready for action in a few moments . ; but there below the town, where no trace of such a werk was Grinder intent on doing his devoir and getting in our existed 24 hours previously. The admirals here parted way, throwing dust and smoke in our faces, so that at last company ; Sir E. Lyons returned in the Danube to the the fatal edict went forth and Grinder's recall was hoisted. fleet, and Sir H. Stewart steamed away in the Spitfire to And now the guns on the top of the cliffs, which were the anchorage of the Bong, and went on board the Strom only light field-pieces, opened, and as none of the eshotboli. At 8 o'clock the French gun-boat came back and ot from anchored near us. There were some traces of the troops the Russians had yet fallen close•r than 'lO yards to us, all at Skadovska, about 13 =les from Kinbourn, to-day, as on board were in a merry mood as the Stromboli slowly craned over towards the bank. The work from which the black columns of smoke rose up from the Spit in that Russians fired their heavier gnus was a trench in the cliff, direction. They may be the work of the Cossacks. But almost half-way up its side, and looked very insignia- the reconnaissance of the admirals failed in detecting tho cant, but when you came to squint along a gun, and could march of the soldiers. It is understood that the whole of over a line both armies, except those required for working parties, is only see four little black eyes staring at yeti of earth which did not seem three inches high to employed on this grande promenade militaire, in which your sight, you began to understand the difficulty of the fleet is obliged to 'e too far from the coast to rands striking such objects at the distance of a mile. " Try them much assistance. 2,500 yards !" The gun was trained. At the words ( Proni . the Sp - e cia - i Corr7spojcre: ' l of the Daily Noes.) " Well ! Fire !" out spouted the flame and smoke, and , DNIEPER (or (K [JERSON) BAY, OCT. 23. the iron globe, whose curve you could trace through the My last letter from off Kinburn will have informed you air, hurtled with the peculiar and nerve-shaking hiss of that we sailed from before Sebastopol with a combined its race right over the earth-work, knocking up a pillar fleet of CIO vessels of all sizes, and a land force of some of black earth from the crest of the hill, and bounding fu r 8,030 rnsn, on the 7th of this present month, and that after away to the rear. The enemy replied. We heard the shot wasting! five days in needless idleness off Odessa, we jogged coming right at us, and, as it flew over the head of Captain quietly on to Kinburn, recovered from the mental and Spratt, who was stationed at the foretop, looking out for other exertion of that effort by another three days' rest, shoals, and plunged into the water 509 or GOO yards be and the, with more than 1,000 heavy cannon, bore down pond us, it became evident that the Moscov had beau play upon and captured three paltry forts, garrisoned by 1,30 G ing the deep game of firing short to entice us well under men, and fighting in all some 50 or GO guns. his battery, so that he was trying extreme range, and had From this introduction you will bo prepared to hear that heavier guns than we thought. Tho Spitfire, Cracker, nothing has been done since I last wrote on the 19th. On and Geinder were now coming into play, and the the morning of that day the greater part of our owe and former two made some excellent practice, and struck the the French land forco etaxiesel on a two days' march inland earth right and left of the battery. Stromboli wa towards Kherson; and five or six hours later a flotill 1, edging down nearer, and the captains of the guns s aver© all with eye intently gazing al o n g th e i r g uns. "Try composed of the Stromboli, bearing the flag of Rear-Ad - two thousand yards." A wa y fl ow th e i ron messenger miral Stowal 's ; Spiteful, Spitfire, and Triton, steam sloops, with the Wrangler, Lynx, Viper, Snake, Beagle, Clinker, again, but ho only told the Russians to bob their heads Cracker, Cracker, Grinder, Boxer, and Fancy, screw gunboats, and and keep out of his way, and flew behind them. The field twelve Frolic's gun-boats, arse under the command of a pieces now took to firing shell, and studded the air above 'ear-admiral, was detached from the main fleet for pat Si us with smoke-clouds, an d th e angry h um o f th e splinters ruler service in the direction of Nicolaieff or Kherson. was heard ouco more, b u t f or th o mos t p ar t th e y were t oo Great haste was displayed in getting these vessels under light to reach us. Whiz ! —right across our crowded deck way about noon, but on their rounding the Spit, and tak comes another round shot, and plashes into the water ever ing on board Sir Houston Stewart from the Valorous, the our counters. The long gun at the bow sends a shot in re- %N hole polled up and anchored for the night. This proli ply right into them this time, at 1,700 yards, and the mivary movement occupied about a couple of hours, at the Spitfire follows the example. Whiz ! whiz ! two shot, end of which the weather was as fine, and the preparations one after the other at the Stromboli, one dashing the water as complete, as the most fastidious old lady who ever com up in a pillar close to her sides, the other cutting the mended an sooty or fleet could have desired. As we jib foot-rope. Tho smoke obscures the view, but it is steamed through the narrow strait between Kinburn and quite clear that th e R uss i ans are k eep i ng c l ose b e hind Otchakoff Points, the Russians were busily employed in their works after the last reply from our gang dragging up the guns from Fort Nicolaieff, which bad been nearer and better di rec t e d th an b e f ore. H owever , there blown up two nights before, and placing them in a now was no object to be gained by continuingin a contest earthwork on the brow of the high slope near the town. which it would hav e b een p iti a bl e i n d ee d t o lose one man. We passed through, however, without in any way inter- 1 That there was no intention of going up to Nicolaieff fering Rath their labours, and anchored, as I have said off with a steam-sloop, a sloop ,survey i ng - and two small gun the north-eastern face of err new capture. boats I need not say, an d h a d the enemy been driven out Ab ou t e i g ht o ' c l oc k on the following (Saturday) morn from the point ten ti mes a - c l ay they could have returned i ng th e s i gna l was ma de to weigh anchor, and soon after notl it engaged. eenemy's lndeed faro at theall, at any time, and h ave constructed just such another flying the whole of sere quota of the flotilla got into movement defencedm Admiral l as wouldth a t with have which r e i w ) e e d were to h after the French, who had already gone on a-head. The A course from this point to the mouth of the Bong lies at an but that Jack is di ssa ti s fi e d w h en h e i s no t p e rmitted to a verage distance of about two miles off the nor t hern coast , return a shot whenever ono is sent at him. It would. which preserves a uniform highness throughout , broken never have done t o t urn b ac k w ith ou t an y re ply at all ; only narrow ravines running up from the sea. but, having ga i ne d th e on l y o bj ec t i n v i ew th a t of ascertaining h ow f ar sma ll vesse l s cou ld go up the in amongst the trees nestle pretty villages , much like those river with ou t oppos i t i on t o t a k e soun di ngs , &c., Sir which one may see in the best districts of the north of Ire- Houston St ewar t reso l ve d t o re t urn , an d, w ith a parting The e inner by elopes of these last are generally wooded, and land. Windmills, too, alternate with semaphores along salute from our guns, tho Stromboli set her jib, slowed round, and ste ame d s l ow ly d own th e river. The enemy the brow of the intervening plateaux, relieving the scenery from the lonely dulness which would otherwise be pre fired two g uns one a ft er th e o th er , but the Spitfire, sented by its unenclosed wastes to the eye of an observer Grinder, and Cracker soon silenced them, and a final shell from the sea. In striking contrast to this is the landscape front the latter fell right into the earthwork, burst, and on the opposite side of the bay—low, flat, and uniuterest appeared to do the Russians a good deal of mischief. big as any part of the Essex shore of the Thames, from the SUNDAY, Oct. 21.—Late last night the glare of fires was Nora to North Woolwich. So low, indeed, is it at some seen on the Kinbourn Spit, near the south month of the points as to present all the appearance of partial submerge- Dnieper, and, although the gunboats are operating in that went. Some 10 or 15 miles round from Kinboura the direction, it must be that the Cossacks are burning the sandy barrenness of the ground ceases, and a flat Dutch produce of the Russian peasants, lest it should fall into landscape, dotted here and there with clumps of trees, and the hands of the enemy. thinly covered with villages—not to mention numerous The French Admiral, in one of tho gunboats, attended swampy salt lakes—continues on round as far as to Zebure by two others, went away during the night. Church pen vski Bay, at the mouth of the Dnieper. Shortly before 3 slants were hoisted in the forenoon, and Divine service o'clock the flotilla reached the embouchure of the Bong, according to the Church of England was duly cele which falls into the bay about eight miles west of the brated in the confluence of the Bong and Dnieper for Dnieper, and at this point gives an anchorage of nineteen the first time since Christianity blessed the earth, feet of water. Leaving behind him the Spiteful, e and within sight of the spires of many Greek ortho and the gun-boats but the Cracker and Grinder, r Admi ral w...the dox churches. At 2.30 three large and one small Stewart proceeded about five miles up the river, An gun-boat got up steam and weighed. They stood banks on view of making a preliminary inspectioit straight up the river, and great was our excitement lestwhat forts the Ditherside, and, ascertaining, if possible, e of a hostile squa they !should think it necessary to silence the battery which enemy had thrown up to bar thep we had left with its teeth drawn, if not its tongue tiednearly passage of Voloisk Spit drop. Tho vessels had componthe yesterday. Before they starhsd, and just after churchwestern bank—when an —a jutting tongue of land. service, Sir Houston Stewart, having signalled for an unperceived earthwork on that point opened fire from six officer of the Spitfire to come on board, wont off in the eighteen pounders. The Cra cker, Lieut. Hamilton, was Cracker, attended by the Grinder, to examine the coast ordered to steam ahead and reply with her heavy Lanese to the S.S.E., and ascertain the cause of the numerous gun, ter whilst the Gri nder and Stromboli cam p up. fires indicated by pillars of smoke in that direction. They Itathera v i gorou s fire then commenced from the three were speedily invisible in the haze to the southward, and ships, which was r eturned so warmly by the Russians they in vain endeavoured to find out the position of the that, after expen din g some thirty-four rou nds, the ad troops who were supposed to be advancing along the Sp it , miral deemed it best to draw an. A return to the to destroy all the forage and provision in their way for mou th of the riv er to the anchora g e of the other vessels. 40 miles, so as to make the country a barren waste, and At this latter point, Lieutenant Paget, the " first prevent the enemy marching towards the fort without i n fif, o f the Spiteful, had been then senior officer dur taking with them supplies. However harsh this men- j u g the absence of the commander i once w . th the admiral, sure may appear, it is a necessary operation of war. and on hearing the firing h o at signalled to to the The day was very dull, as I have said, and the north wind flag-ship for permission to run up nd eigna i created an immense refraction, so that the end of the cliff but Sir Houston declined the help,off a ered jeln soon e d fray; appeared to be lifted out of the water, and the vessels to after brought off his three vessels to join the others. l have waver ing hulls and quivering masts as they advanced , may just add, that during this little passage of arms none just as one would see them through the haze from a hot of our ships were hit, with the trifling • exception of one walk in a July day. On they went, however, and at last shot having e rigging th struck of the Stromboli. This they came off the Spit, and the enemy opened fire on them formed the sum of Saturday's asand before. The small gun-boat stood bra vel y in within time, th e French many of our other gun-boats had 1,500 yards of the shore, and others anchored at 1,800, and gone up to the Dnieper, and were anchored off its mouth, all engaged the guns in the breastw ork very sharply. seemingly with no more definite purpose than ourselves Their shot flew over the cliff, bit his face, knocked the , • in the Boug. water at its base into clouds of spray, and the Russians i Sunday morning broke ow the idle crows, raw an been December, and the regiont. wind came blowing down gun-boats rolled in the - swell. waters, Shortly bek.to noop,. Frefich boats weighed and reaching within some fifteen which had fired upon 'us the day before, opened with their long thirty-twos. After a brief and resultless fire, however, they hauled off and returned to their anchorage, satisfied with hay. ing done as much as , ourselves. In the afternoon, Ad miral Stewart went on board the Cracker, and, accom panied by the Grinder, proceeded across to the mouth of the Dnieper to confer with the French rear-admiral, and make inquiries as to a largo fire in that direction which was visible.from our mooring ground. On his return in the evening we learned that the latter was merely the burning of some forage destroyed by a large party of Cos sacks near the coast, to prevent its falling into the hands of our own or the French troops. As to the conference with the French admiral, it appears to have been result. less, for yesterday again was suffered to pass away without a single anchor of the whole flotilla, with one exception, leaving ground. The cold and windy roughness of Sun day ended with the day, and the weather was again excel lent, with only a slight breeze from the north-east. Shortly before mid-day the Danube brought up Sir Edmund Lyons from Kinburn, and, after a brief delay, he passed over on board the Spitfire, in company with Admiral Stewart, to the anchorage of the French rear-admiral in the Dnieper, but with what result nobody as yet knows. Thus I have to tell you of nothing but further delays— of a waste of time, every day of which, at this season, is precious, and doubly so under the circumstances. Already have we seen large masses of troops marching on Nico laieff, and we nay rest well assured that every hour which our admirals thus waste in feeble indecision is being turned to the best possible account by the enemy in increasing and strengthening their defences. Since leaving Sebastopol I have had not a few opportunities of mingling with the officers of the fleet, and from hardly an individual of them have I heard any but such expressions of dissatisfaction, almost bordering on disgust, as those which I ventured to give utterance to in my last letter, when animadverting on the marvellous hesitancy and waste of time with which the expedition has asyet been conducted. So agaid in this minor gun-boat affair. ..We 3 / 4 1,1ve steamed- Dem! 2crntilevi yynetir*' days and literilly dOne nothing: - whatever. So far as any thing can be learned, there is as yet only one other (11-gun battery, about five miles higher up the river than that which was fired upon us ; whilst there is at the same time an average depth of more than 20 feet of water right up to the southern face of the town of Nicolaieff, off which our gun-boats and steam-sloops could safely lie, and shell the dockyard and other public buildings beyond, without being in any degree exposed to the fire of a heavy fort on the next bend of the river. VISIT OF THE COLOMBO TO ODESSA. OFF KTNBURN FORT, OCT. 23. Since penning the above hasty record of our last four days' idleness off the Boug and Dnieper, I have come down hither, and find a ship just starting for Constantinople with a largo number of exchanged English and Turkish prisoners, received two days ago from the authorities at Odessa, during my absence with Admiral Stewart's flotilla. By the courtesy, however, of Capt. Methuen, in whose ship, the steam transport the Colombo, they were brought off, and are now about to be sent on to Constantinople, I am enabled to send you a list of the Englishmen thus liberated, and (from another source) some few particulars of what took place on the occasion of their exchange. The former may be of interest to the relatives of the captured men, and I therefore append it in full, with the rank, regiment, or ship of each. After the receipt of a despatch from Constantinople on the 19th inst., Sir Edmund Lyons sent off the Colombo to Odessa on the following day, to deliver up two Russian officers, and the wife and child of one of them, in ex change for the mate, boatswain, and two sailors of H.M.'i gun-boat Wrangler, who had been surprised and taken some weeks ago by a party of Cossacks, near Yenikale, on the Sea of Azoff. On reaching Odessa, the Colombo hoisted a white flag at her fore, and Captain Methuen, accompanied by Messrs. Smith and Moser, the first and second pursers of the ship, rowed towards the shore with a flag of truce. A Russian boat, however, put off at the same time from the landing-place, and met them about half way from the ves sel, when Captain Methuen was informed that, in addi tion to the four men of the Wrangler, the Russian autho rities were prepared to deliver over 132 others, English, and 280 Turks—the latter captured at various periods within the last two years in Asia and on the Danube. As the lateness of the hour, however, rendered it impractica ble to embark so large a number of men that evening, it was arranged tnat the exchange should be made on the fol lowing morning. Accordingly, about 10 a.m. on Sunday, Capt. Methuen, accompanied as before and bearing with him his prisoners, rowed ashore, and was received at the landing-pier in the Quarantine by Gen. Krusenstern, Com mandant of Odessa; Lieut. Colonel Prince Mestschevsky, Aide-do-Camp to Count Stroganoff, the Governor-General of Bessarabia ; and the Chief of Police, with a numerous staff of attendant officers. As it was necessary that the documents connected with the exchange should be signed by Count Stroganoff, an orderly was despatched to his Ex collesecy! who resides in a country house- on the outskirts of - the town ; but in the meantimothe count himself caine_in a and was present during the remainder of the proceedings attending the embarkation. In the course of the conver sation at this interview, the commandant of Odessa put several incidental questions about the recent capture of Kiubourn, and, amongst others, inquired if any of our (English) floating batteries had been present. On receiving an answer in the negative—the French being the only ones —ho replied iii a tong that gave additional force to the ez• pression of his uncomplimentary estimate of our allies' clump in naval operations, " II ne fact pas de grand courage pour 2111 , epuipage cache" —alluding to the shot proof construction of the batteries. He further inquired the names of the two admirals, and was informed that, in consequence of his recent promotion, M. Brunt, being senior in rank, commanded in chief ; on which the general, turning to one of the others present, remarked in German, " /st es moglich!" (Is it possible !) In the meantime the liberated prisoners were being taken on board a small Gdessan steamer, and conveyed to the Colombo, in the roads, at the end of which operation Captain Methuen and his party returned on board their ship, much pleased with the courtesy they had received. During the progress of tho embarkation, none of our people were permitted to make use of their legs on shore, the locomotion of all parties been restricted to tho narrow and enclosed limits of the Quarantine. It was impossille, therefore, to gain any occular information as to the coast defences the enemy have ar owe up for the protection of their town ; but one of the Turkish prisoners, a bimbashi, taken near Kars last year, tells me of three long and heavily armed redoubts above the Quarantine, mounting respectively 11, 14, and 23 guns. Though I do net myself attach value to the information of such an observer, it may be more or less accurate as far as it goes, and I therefore make a note of it in passing. How the bimbashi made his discoveries I do not pretend to say, though he lays claim to having soon the above on his way down to the pier; for none of the English priso ners—and I questioned many of them—had been able to make out anything beyond the small earth-faced batteries near tho Quarantine, which we had seen before from the fleet. On approaching the town the Colombo had drawn iu so near to the shore as to induce General Krusenstern to remark to Captain Methuen that the proximity was such as might probably provoke the fire of the botteriee, in which case he would not be answerable for any;lni"h" that might arise. The ship was consequently carried fa l :7 ther out into the roads, and having there received her 412 passengers, weighed anchor on the following m orning f or Kinburn, where the whole of the officers, so ldiers, and (naval) sailors have been transferred to the Agam e mnon and Royal Albert, for transmissi on to Balaklava. Th e re. mainder, composed of Turks a nd merchant sailors—the latter having belonged to ships cast away in the great gale of the 14th November—are, as I have said, to he sent on conveniently remark on what strikes me as a great hard ship and injustice, in the fact that these last, the trans portare not to receive a shilling sailors, . of compensation hero their Colombo to 1 r t o Constantino ple. kits,o r of p a f or d l a y may for entire eleven months' captivity. Such, however, I learn to be the custom ; and, if it be, I, for one, very ear nestly hope that it may in this extreme case be departed from by Lord Panmure. During their long detention the poor fellows have undergone hardships enough, heaven knows, without being now cast adrift penniless, or nearly so, without employment or any immediate means of pro curing it. I venture to think that not even the strictest and racist peace-loving of Manchester economists would find fault with his lordship's generosity if he paid these poor men their wages for the whole term of their con finement. I have spoken with several of them, and find all entirely destitute of everything excepting the clothing given them by the Russians. To this brief narrative of the proceedings at Odessa I am glad to have an opportunity of adding what pppears to be a well-merited tribute of praise to the Russian authorities for their treatment of all the prisoners, both English and Turks. Every individual of both with whom I have conversed speaks in terms of high eulogy of the likeralitT and general kindness which he experienced. As will rtion of the be seen from the enclosed list, our own po batch embraces men of all grades, from that of private to lieutenant, and of nearly every arm o f the service, who fell into the enemy's hands at widely dista n t periods from each other, and were brought into contact with the officials and native po pulation of several provinces; yet all concur in bearing testimony to the kindness with which they were e very where treated. So,again, even the Turks, who, of course, fared rather worse, admit that they were well lodged, abundantly fed, and warmly clothed— which is more than they ever were on the Danube or at K ars . Of our own men, some were taken as far back as the battle of Balaklava, and others at various tines since then in the trenches; whilst of the Turks the majority were captured nearly a year and a half ago, during service with the Asiatic army at Batoum and Bayazid. 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