The Sun. — London, England, 1855-10-01 00:00:00

POSTPONEMENT OF PERFORMANCE. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMITH. —Acting Manager, :t1 r. Charles Mathews, —Stage Manager, Mr. Robert Roxby.—The public is re spectfully inronned that this ESTABLISHMENT will OPEN for the regular DRAMATIC SEASON, under the Management of Mr. E. T. Smith, on MONDAY, October 8, on which occasion Mr. Elliot Slater, 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 u pwards of 1S months engaged the attention of scenic, mechani cal, as.d decorative departments of th i s t heatre, 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 p7easure in announcing that he has engaged that inimitable comedian, Mr. Charles Mathews, who will appear in a aeries of new,piecee, written expressly for him ; and to strengthen the cast of which an engagement has also been made with the prin cipal members of the Lyceum Company. That distinguished tragic actress, Miss Glyn, and that popular tragedian, Mr. Barry Sullivan, will be likewise found included in the arrangements of the forth coming season, 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 be 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 trialble nor expenditure in on er to present a strictly accu rate picture of the regal ani domestic history, habits, manners, and customs of that extraordinary nation, at the Pharaonic period, and to reproduce, as far as posilb e in scenic accessories, those colossal masses of granite and porphyry, and those gigantic statues, whose enormous dtmensions, overwhelmed by the shocks of nature or the fury of the elements, have been scattered iu ages past over regions at present inaccessible, or buried deep beneath those arid and sunl it.; sands which have been at once their tomb and their protection. ". hat nothinig'may be found wanting to give a completeness to its production.. the piece will be sustatned by the highest dramatic talent, an t iuustr sted by artistic and mechanical effects of entirely novel construction. ilerodotus, Denon, Wilkinson, the libraries or the British and Imperial Museums at London and Paris, together with othi r authorities, have been carefully consulted to insure the most rigid correctness in all the details and appointments; and in thus reviving the associations of a people that existed upwards of 4,000 ye trs ago the Lessee hopes to make the stage present a com bination of amusement and instruction hitherto unknown. Rather, however, :han speak himself of what has been done, he leaves the laurels to be distributed by the p iblic to those artistes who will he found to have distinguished themselves, and confidently in vites the critic and the antiquary to judge of its merits and attest the fidelity cf the most minute details. The ancient an i modern authorities consulted by. and the whole of the Egyptian accessories made and modelled under the entire sunerintendenca of Dykwynkin. The scenery, entirely new painted by Messrs. Nichols, Cuthbert, Richard Cooper, G. Gordon, Aglio, and-assistants. The gas ;fittings by James Palmer and as sistants. Tits striking and novel costumes by Mr. Palmer, Miss Braille_ ,and assistants. The trophieS, idols, properties, Sec., are all new. 1-wserty-Master, 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, East. Difector, Mr. J. H. 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, Miss Topham, Mr. Barry Sullivan, Mr. Stuart, Mr: C. Mathews, Mr. It. Roxby, Mr. E. Stirling, Mr. A. Younge, Mr George Wild, Mr. Edgar, Mr. Swan, Mr. Vincent, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Worrell, Mr. Craven, Mr. Templeton, Mr. Laporte. The Ballet:—Madame Louise, Miss Rosina Wright, Miss Charles, Mdlie. Therese, Miss Smith, Miss Brown, and 24 ladies 01 the Corps de Balet. The orchestra will be enlarged and complete A full and efficient chorus from the Royal Opera, and upwards of WO auxiliaries will be employed in the procession and pageantries Cl the Egyptian drams, presenting a coup d'ceil of surpassing magni licance 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. Esq., author of "Love and Loyalty." The box-office, under the direction of \ fr. E. Chatterton. open from 10 to 6. The theatre will be open at half-past 6; and commence at 7. YloY ,, citr; ROYAL ELAYMARXET. Under zno oianalcinent of Mr. Buckrtons. THIS EYENINa, Will be performed THE MAN OF MANY FRIENDS. After which, THE PRETTY GIPSEY AND THE BULL FIGHTER. Followed by COURT FAVOUR. After which, a BALLET. To conclude with JOHN JONES. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. J. H. Anderson, 18, Norfolk-street, Strand. Increased Attractions, and success in equal ratio! THIS, AND EVERY EVENING, at Eight o'Clock, Will he presented, with entirely New and Magnificent Appoint ments, MAGIC and' MYSTERY, in twelve acts, arranged in two parts, by Professor Anderson. After which, the startling illustrations of Spirit-Rapping. lIALY AN-EIOUR• WITH TUE SPIRLTzi, being the most surprising an interesting series of experiments ever given within the walls of and• theatre. - • 84,721 persons have visited the Lyceum already to see the Great Wizard of the North. P. - een of admission:—Private Boxes, 1/. I Is. 6d. and le. Is.; Orchestra Audis, 45.; Dress Boxes, 35.; Upper Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, Gd. No Half-price. Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. (;rand Dforninß Performance on Satarday Next at Two o'Clock Doors open - at Half-past One. ROYAL grEAND TIIEATRE. Under the direction of Mr. Payne. THIS EVENING, • Will be performed THE CRICKET ON TUE HEARTH. Followed by LA. CHALET. To which will be added THE BUMP OF BENEVOLENCE. To conclude with SALLY SMART ; or, Th• Clockmaker's Hat. ASTLETS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. Tremendous excitement Electric effect and Incomparable success THIS EVENING, A Grand Military Equestrian Spectacle, by J. H. STOCQUELER Esq., called, The FALL of SEBASTOPOL ! After which the skilful GYRATIONS of EQUESTRIAN ART in the CIRCLE, including the Champion Vaulter anti the French Troupe of Coltigeurs. 41 1 The effect produced by the stage and ring being formed into one vast battle-fleld, with a best of auxiliaries and a superb stud of hor es, is one beyond all precedent ! The Fall of Sebastopol will be acteo. every evening. r.ox-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. Went. Acting Manager, Mr. Nelson Lee. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tnlg DAY—Morn. 8 min. aft. 5 —Evening 29 min. aft. 5 To-MORROW—Morn. 49 min. aft. s—Evening 13 min. aft. 6 THE WENTFIER.-SIIN OFFICE, 00 1. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 68 - h's!hest since noon yesterday. 59 -iowoßt, this morning and during the night. 61 —this day, at noon. - - BAROMETER, 29'62. wrztp, S.W.—Fresh, with cloudy weather and eligh. rai a. It rained heavily yesterday. ti f;74._41,),>, (71 4r4 , r • V -y •-- ' • j , „,.., §l l l4l • LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1855. The Revenue Returns for the new style financial year, half-year, and quarter are once more before us, and will be found in another part of this day's impression. It is the second year during which an opportunity has been afforded of comparing the receipts from the commencement of the regulation financial year in April and the first that the Re turns have been made up to the 30th September in place of the I.och of October. We have already explained the nature of both these changes, which may be regarded as decided ameliorations on the ancient practice ; and also the fact that the re turns for Ireland, corrected to the latest period— a matter easily effected through the agency of the electric telegraph—are now, and will of course henceforth be, included in this most important balance-sheet. It is therefore unnecessary to allude at any length to this valuable reform. The outlay and in come are also calculated to the same day—viz., the 30th September, in place of the former being taken only to that day, while the latter was ten days later, viz., to the 10th October. From these highly beneficial changes which were introduced by the late Chancellor of the Exchequer, the public may rely with: greater confidence en the general results, and will be the better enabled to test the accuracy of the estimates of the Financial Minister. A fertile source of mystification has been removed, for which we may thank Mr. GLADSTONE, al most the only point by the way in which his pro jects have been acceptable, or useful to the country. It would be well if his successor could lay claim to credit in any respect. We fear, how ever, that his financial history will all be written on the, wrong peg — es of the National Ledger. On looking to this interesting array of figures, we find t4 ll the i total receipts for the year havebeen 61,134, L 5r8/. 'against 55,791,7371. to the corres ponding period of last y ear , th e ne t i ncrease b e i ng no l ees t h an 8, 344,7811., while that on the half-year has been 2,929,0 91,, and on the quarter 1,924,124/. This may at first - , sight appear to superficial obser vers a„verY Satisfactory result. But when the enormous additions to the fiscal burdens of the country made by Mr. GLADSTONE and Sir G. C. LEW* and the sums which these additions were estimated to produce, are taken into consideration, it will be found that there is no great cause for self-gratulation. These are unmistakeable indica tions of the wonderful elasticity of our national resources ;.but, on the other hand, w e fi n d equally unequivocal , evidences of the grave mistakes into which both of these quasi financiers suffered themselves to be betrayed. T ur ning to the particular items, we find in the Customs an increase of 1,290,7871. on the year, of 608,4441. on the half-year, and of 364,4231. en the quarter. This is altogether attributable to the alteration of the duties on tea, sugar, and coffee. It will be in the recollection of our readers that Mr. GLADSTONE last year arrested the gradual and most acceptable reductions which were taking place in tea and sugar, by which he obtained a large addition to the Customs revenue. His successor, not satisfied with that alteration respecting articles of almost primary necessity, added to Ike duties 31. per cwt. on sugar, which he estimated would produce 1, 200, 0001. ; 3d. per lb. to tea, calculated to bring 750,0001.; and ld. per lb. to coffee, supposed to be equivalent to 150,0001. From these three returns alone he imagined that he would obtain no less than 2,100,000/. increase to the revenue. We find, however, that the total improvement on the quarter has been but 364,4231., far less than the proportion of what was anticipated, inasmuch as there has been a falling off on spirits, wine, and tobacco, the natural consequence of the increase on these other highly important items of house hold expenditure. The change in the Excise, the index to the comforts of the humbler classes, is still less satisfactory. On that most interesting depart ment we find that, though there had been an increase on the year and half-year of 965,7781. and 369,2631. respectively, there has been a falling off on the quarter of 266,0061. ! Now this was the very time when Sir G. C. LEWIS'S in crease of the spirits duties in Scotland and Ireland were fairly in operation, so that the results could be tested. From that change he calculated on obtaining an additional revenue of 1,000,0001. per annum. In place of so doing he has lost 266,0061. on the quarter. This will not surprise any person at all acquainted with the subject. We warned him at the time of the almost inevi table consequences. On the 21st of April last, the (lay after the production of his budget, we said, in reference to the restricted increase of one million sterling—" This is all very fine, but we fancy that the Right Honourable Gentleman will find that he has omitted a very important element from his calculation. He has made no allowance for the smaller quantity that will contribute to the revenue in consequence either of diminished consumption, or a vast increase of illicit distillation. Expe rience has always proved that the result of a high duty was to give an extraordinary stimulus to that demoralising traffic. Sir G. C. LEWIS has, how ever, eschewed the lessons he might have learned, and boldly braved dangers which more prudent financiers and moralists would sedulously have avoided." It will now be seen that our foreboding has been but too truly verified, and that in place of gaining a quarter of a million, our Chancellor of the Exchequer has sacrificed even a larger amount by his impolitic intermeddling—to say nothing of the serious mischief occasioned by the extraor dinary stimulus thus afforded to this very demo ralising traffic. In Stamps there is an increase of 100,4721. on the year, but a decrease on the half-year and quarter of 48,4021., and 103,3441. This is the wore remarkable when we consider that the sue cession duties, estimated to produce a large sum, gyre now fairly in operation. The improvement that might be effected is, however, counteracted, and a large deficiency produced by the unneces sary abolition of the newspaper stamp. It will also be seen that the deficiency therein has not been compensated by any Post-office improve ment, the deficiency wherein is 206,8191. on the year, 175,976/. on the half-year, and 81,2431. on the quarter ! The only satisfactory item is the Property Tax, which shows an increase of 6,484,1471. ror the year, 2,195,1241. for the half-year, and 1,993,590/. for the quarter. We must, how ever, recollect that there has been a vast increase under this head ; that Mr. GLADSTONE doubled the former rate, which would, he anticipated, add more than 6,300,0001. ; while Sir G. C. LEWIS put on an extra 2d. in the pound, which he esti mated to produce a further sum of 2,000,0001. sterling. We have, therefore, nothing to boast of in the improvement. The remaining items are of less consequence. in Taxes there has been a decrease on the year, half-year, and quarter of 238,7371., 221,1071., and of 22,2031. On Crown Lands of 46,6561. on the year ; but an improvement of 2,9441. on the half-year, and 4,9441. on the quarter—while on Miscellaneous there has been a falling off on the year of 4,7911. but an increase of 199,4091. on the half-year, and 33,9631. on the quarter. On the whole, there is no great cause either for elevation or depression. The figures show that we keenly feel the effects of the War ; but that we can bear them, and meet every claim on our Exchequer honourably and promptly, as has been our invariable custom. We cannot greatly exult, nor can our adversaries adduce any evidence of national decadence from the all-important docu ment above referred to. It is gratifying to see our earnest representa tions respecting the Crimea so well supported by the Press. Journals opposed in economics and politics like the Morning Herald and the Economist are here at ono ; and even the Times admits an able letter in support of the suggestion on which we laid some stress, though by no means insisting on it to the exclusion of others, that the Sardi nians should be the future keepers of this safe guard or danger of the East. One or the other it is, unless we place it in the hands of a Power which will use it as the great entrepot of Black Sea commerce, instead of turning it into a. despot's pandemonium. We believe, indeed, that all the tble writers of the weekly Press demand that the Crimea shall iu no case ever belong again to Russia. In this they perfectly agree with the entire nation. Every one who has a relative or a neighbour interred in that now sacred ground, every one whose blood or the blood of whose kindred has flowed inthe contest there, or who has fought and survived uninjured the battle and the pestilence, can have but one feeling—that the I purchase of so much life, and toil, and suffering, and treasure can never be effeminately given back to the hands from which it has been wrested. The country, however, must speak out on the iubject. Austria must know, and Prussia must 'mow., and they both must lot Russia know that io German influence in England—we may add, )r in France—can restore the Crimea to Russia. Gerd JOHN RUSSELL will be soon at work to sus -,sin his infamous declarations in favour of sparing what he calls Russian territory, but which ho mght to designate Russian robbery. The secret foreign backers of Lord Joan . RUSSELL will also be at work through him and through )thers too. It will, we are confident, require a very firm front on the part of the people to pre vent mischief being attempted, and half or wholly completed, before we are well aware of it. With ineffable assumption the Russellites, while the wires which move them are pulled at Vienna, will 'alk with all solemnity of diplomatic difficulties, knd of consulting the feelings of this ,and that )erjured and coward despot abroad. It is for the overnors of victorious nations—victorious, too, almost , in spite,of the administrations' .of the day —to consult the people who have compelled them _ to fight and conquer. Chesham-place and Vienna are nothing or worse than nothing to the people of England; and as to Saxe-Coburg—why it were cheaper for us to buy its prince an estate here of the same size, and settle him in this country for good than to have our policy Germanised through him. It will, we can apprize our readers, be wise to keep our Government out of mischief by timely warning, rather than to attempt undoing the mischief when it has been perpetrated. Let the hardly-escaped disgrace at Vienna, and the acceptance of the pitiful Four Points as a basis, be a warning. England compelled her Ministers to follow Lord LYNDHURST'S counsel, not the re creant advice of the GLADSTONES and RUSSELLS, and to "persevere ;" and now we all blush that an Englishman could be found to advise peace with Sebastopol untaken. How should we all feel afterwards should Vienna have the impudence to thrust herself forward again with her offers of mediation, and Lord PALMERSTON acknowledge the offer. It is gratifying to see that Austria herself seems half afraid to renew the attempt. Poor degraded tool ! how foolish she must now feel in the face of Europe. Big enough at the conferences--Sebas topol was not then taken ; now, the mockery of every petty and oppressed state. It must be an inward delight to all Lombardy and Hungary, and to all whom she aids their tyrants to grind, to see her bigness and assumption slinking out of notice in silent self-contempt. She is dubbed for ever coward, bully, and hypocrite ; she has for centuries been execrated for her perjuries and cru;.aies. She will now be the contempt of every nation of men. Even the misused inhabitants of the provinces are beginning to find out the long ears under the lion's skin. Sebastopol has pulled it off. Her sullen soldiers (if they deserve the name of soldiers) were compelled to bite their lips ' and mutter to themselves the other day, while all the best inhabitants of gay Bucharest were con gratulating to martial music and the national airs of the Allies, the French and English Consuls on the fall of Sebastopol—they might have added, and the fall of Austria ! Had they showed as much anti-Russian feeling before that event, Prince STIRBEY and his Austrians would in all probability have fined and imprisoned them, if not hacked them with sabres in the streets. But the Principalities will surely breathe now. Aus tria must be aware that her power over them is gone. It was a most villanous piece of treachery to admit her and STIRBEY there at all, and we may hope that England and France will now in sist on her quitting them for ever, and leaving them to govern and defend themselves. What a delightful district the Belleisle district is ! There your ingenuity has ample play in dis tinguishing the predominant odour of a dozen most powerful. There, if you open your window, and run the iisk of influenza, you are immediately persuaded to shut it by atmospheric pressure. There you have aerial sauces for nothing, to stimulate your appetite, or supersede it altogether to the salvation of your larder. There your curly headed darlings cost you nothing for emetics and quicken your paternal ardour by hastening to greet you, and discharge, with pleasing resigna tion, the burden of their over-fraught stomachs in your presence. There the soil is so luxuriant, or the air so balmy that the tender flowers " wither ere their prime," and vegetables grow so rank that pigs and donkeys blink a.virtuous disapproval of what might disarrange their digestive organs. There you may illustrate to your friends the danger of intemperance of diet by pointing out your neighbour relieving his stomach at the gutter. There you may convince yourself of the indestruct able benevolence of feminine human natur., and the marvellous ingenuity of the cat's-meat man as he matutinally scampers off with his smoking horse-flesh, in an equipage emphatically his own, to supply the wants of the grimalkins of the me tropolis. There you may witness the halt, lame, diseased, and blind of the equine species gently led or carried to an hospital feelingly provided for them, and all the finer feelings of your nature be stirred by the reflection that before sunlight their ailments will all be cured, and themselves placed beyond the reach of inhumanity by a " Slaughterer to her MAJESTY." There you may acquaint your self with the mysteries of animal fermentation, as well as the odours, and trace the glue that binds together yOur furniture to its reeking source. There phosphoric emanations inform you that light is being provided for the million, if the titillations of brimstone have not forestalled them ; and there you have medical authority for the fact that there is nothing in these odours and processes to injure your health, and yet, strange to say, the inhabitants are dissatisfied. They actually think they have too much of a good thing. That, however wholesome may be the emanations from putrid blood and offal, from boiling bones and liquefied brimstone, phosphorus and arsenic, they are, on the whole, over powering. Tbat knackers' yards, bone-boiling establishments, and glue and lucifer match manufactories might be transferred with ad vantage to some little distance from the retreats of industry, and that it is somewhat hard when a poor man has contrived by toil and pinch ing to build a house, he should find himself made miserable in it by the manufactories of a rich one, and yet unable to quit it. That, however delight ful a thing it may be to have their health watched over from eleven to three by a medical gentle man, a guardian less gifted, not to say crotchetty, would serve their turn, and more to their satis faction. Really there is no reasoning with people who talk thus. They would oomplain if they had ditch water to drink. It is a wonder they agitate so little. People possessed with such a mania might be expected to move heaven and earth for a change. The Duke of Cambridge passed through Thirsk a few days ago, when his Royal Highness received the con gratulations of the inhabitants through Sir W. P. Gall wey, Bart., M.P. His Royal Highness was accompa nied by Sir G. 0. Wombwell, Bart., of Newburgh-park. The Duke of Northumberland has appointed a swim ming master to teach the art of swimming to the fisher men of Northumberland and others. The Duchess of St. Albans, and her son, the young Duke, are at the Lakes. The Duke of Devonshire gave the inhabitants of Lis more a grand ball at the Castle on Wednesday evening.' His Excellency the Sardinian Minister, since return ing to town, has removed the residence of the Sardinian Legation to No. 23 Park-lane. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort have arrived at Gopsall Hall, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Howe, from Troy House, Monmouthshire. Lieut.-Col: the Hon. Leicester Curzon has also arrived at Gopsall, from a visit to her Majesty at Balmoral. The Earl of Hardwicke and the Ladies Yorke, who have been visiting the Duke and Duchess of Richmond at Gorden Castle, and the Earl and Countess of Malines bury at Anachmary Lodge, left the latter seat early in the past week, to pay a series of visits on their way south. The Earl and Countess of Derby, accompanied by Lady Emma Stanley and the Hon. Frederick Stanley, left the Earl and Countess of Malmesbury's residence in the Highlands on Tuesday last, and on Thursday arrived at Eglinton Castle, on a visit to the Earl of Eglinton. The Earl and Countess Grey have arrived in town from Paris, and will shortly repair to Howick Hall for the autumn. Lord and Lady Willoughby D'Eresby are seeing com pany at Drummond Castle, Perthshire. Lord Stanley, M.P., has arrived in town from visiting the Derby estates in Ireland. The late Henry Dover, Eaq., has left 2,000/. to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, 1,000/. to the Institu tion of Indent large legacies to other cha . ritieS and religious institutions, amounting in all to 6,000/. LATEST NEWS. VIENNA, SATURDAY, SEPT. 29. The allied fleets have left Sebastopol. Their destination is unknown. SEBASTOPOL, SEPT. 18. The enemy is firing into the town, but does little harm. The. Naval Brigade is dissolved. The siege batteries are being reshipped. Colonel NrMurdo is preparing his corps for active service, by order. MOSCOW, SEPT. 28. Before leaving for Nicolaieff the Emperor ad dressed a rescript to Count Sakreffsky, Governor- General of Moscow. The Emperor, after expressing his gratitude to the. people for the hearty reception given him, states his conviction that they will shed the last drop of their blood to maintain the integrity of the empire, nor suffer the smallest portion to be torn from it. MARSEILLES, SUNDAY. The Vatican has arrived from Constantinople, which place she left on the 20th. Sebastopol has received a French garrison, which is conveniently barracked in the Quarantine. The Allies have established batteries in Forts Nicholas and Quarantine, which dominate Fort Constantine. The French cavalry have partly embarked for Eupatoria. The report of an expedition against Nicolaieff, and also against Odessa, still prevails. Omer Pacha arrived at Batoum on the 11th. The maize harvest is most abundant. Generals Bosquet, Bourbaki, and Trochu are better. General d'Allonvillo, with the cavalry, has rel. turned to the plain of Baidar. ANOTHER DESPATCH. MARSEILLES, SATURDAY. We have news from Constantinople to the 20th. Measures aro in progress to free the harbour of Sebastopol. It is asserted that the submarine machines which were taken at Kertch will answer this purpose, and that the Allied fleets will bom bard the northern works. A Te Deum has been chanted in the cathedral of Sebastopol. Marshal Pelissier was present. Another church has been appropriated to the English. A number of Greeks hostile to the Western cause have been arrested at Constantinople. Re joicings have taken place at Smyrna. The authorities have announced that they will act rigorously against all Greek malcontents who may make public demonstration. King Otho has sent decorations to the members of the Divan. The pretext is the signature of the recent treaty of costmerce. ALEXANDRIA, SEPT. 21. Linent Bey, the engineer, has set out for France, to forward the project of cutting through the Isthmus of Suez. The revolt of the Mussulmans of Abyssinia has been suppressed. The new Viceroy has declared his intention to protect Europeans, and proclaimed freedom of religious worship. TRIESTE, SEPT. 27. By intelligence from Constantinople of the 17th Lord Stratford de Redcliffe continued to refuse acknowledging Mehemed Ali as Minister. SPAIN. MADRID, SEPT. 28. The Queen is going on well. Marshal Espartero has returned from the Escurial, and is much satis fied with the reception given him by her Majesty. An accident has happened on the Aranjuez rail way, by which six persons were killed. VIENNA, SEPT. 30. The Emperor Alexander, with the Grand Dukes Michael and Nicholas, arrived on the 25th at Nicolaief. HAMBURG, SEPT. 30. The Finland journals say that the exportation of corn /3 prohibited. GREECE. ATHENS, SEPT. 20. M. Kalergi is still Minister at War. It is announced from Malta, under date of Sept. 25, that the insurgents of Tripoli are march ing in great force on the capital. We have news from Kars down to September 5. Nothing new had taken place. General Ca landrelle had died of cholera. THE WAR IN THE CRIMEA, ( From the Times' Special Correspondent. ) FOURTH DIVISION CAMP, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 18. Since last Saturday very little has occurred to meet the eye, and the news may be briefly stated. The Russians continue to strengthen their position on the north side, and to hang on their old points of ozcupation from thence to the ridges over Ai-todor. The Naval Brigade has been broken up and sent on board ship. The French have moved large masses of the corps of the left siege army to the rear between Baidar and Tchorgoun. Our batteries are disarmed. The roads to the camp are undergoing repair, and the Army Works Corps, assisted by soldiers, is engaged in the formation of a new road from Balaklava which will run parallel with the line of railway. Everything around us indicates the intention of putting the army into winter quar ters on the site of their present encampment, but there are signs equally unequivocal that a blow is to be struck at the enemy ere the troops set them 'selves passively down to encounter the rigours of the winter. These signs, insignificant if taken separately, are in the aggregate unmistakeable, unless our Generals merely desire to wile away the time in shamming and in frightening the enemy with bugaboo expeditions, just as they are endea vouring to alarm us by their extensive fortifica tions on the north side, and as they sought to intimidate us in days past by erecting street batteries, barricades, and internal lines of defence. In the first place great activity prevails throughout. the Land Transport Corps, several divisions of which have received orders to hold themselves in readiness for immediate service. Colonel IVPlVIurdo is busily engaged in ascertaining the actual capabilities of his corps, and has been required to furnish head-quarters with an accurate estimate of the amount of supplies of a certain character which he could convey, and of the num ber of mules and horses fit for duty. In one.divi sion the Captain has been ordered to prepare mules to carry 250,000 rounds of ball cartridge. that is 50 rounds per man for a force of 5,000 men. The officer in charge of the small arm reserve ammunition has been warned to prepare for taking it into the field. The troops of Royal Horse Artillery and the field batteries have been turned out in marching order, with baggage, ctc., and were under the impression on Monday morning that they were really going to start at once. Of the movements of the French, Sardinians, and Turks you will hear from another quarter. Those of the British have not actually begun, and we have made no sign positive except the removal of the heavy field batteries to the front, which is intended probably to strengthen our position, in case the troops should be weakened by any con siderable number being detached to the rear or flanks. The medals and clasps were distributed early this morning to the men of this division, and it is uuderstood that there will be a general re view or inspection of the whole army to-morrow or on Thursday. I have much to say respecting the Naval Brigade, to which General Simpson pays a well-deserved encomiuna in general orders, with regard to the distribution of those same clasps and medals, and also in reference to Sebastopol itself, but I must reserve my remarks for a future letter. Oar sappers and miners are at work sinking great mines to blow in and destroy the unrivalled docks, which have cost Russia so much anxiety, money, and bloodshed, and if it were not that they were intended to be, and have been, accessory to violence and slaughter, one would regret that such splendid memorials of human skill should be scattered to atoms, but the fleet of Sinope sailed thence, and were repaired there on its re turn, and they were built not to foster peace and commerce, but to smite and destroy them.' These preparations are made under the eyes of the enemy, who have made no attempt to disturb the workin g parties by firing from th e nor th s id e , al though their guns . have the range of the place at tolerable elevations, Nearer to them still, on the open quay, parties of our men are constantly en gaged in burning old stores, clothing, boots, belts, shakos, bags, and su c h ar ti c l es , whch the enemy left behind them, but the Russians are veritable Gallios, and appear not to care for those things. They are not to be always trusted, however, for if a knot of officers or horsemen collect in one place they un expectedly send a shell or shot among them, and now and then do a little mischief to the remains of their own town. The cmild sweep some of the chosen look-out places with grape, but it is believed they are waiting for a grand collection of Generals, Staff Officers, and Officers to astonish us all with a broadside some fine day. Mr. Large, Paymaster, Rifle Brigade, was slightly wounded by a shell from the north side, and his horse was killed at the same time. - The French have a mortar battery behind Fort Nicholas, with which they shell the Russian working parties. The latter fort affords excellent cover, though it is rather avoided, in consequence of a popular belief that it is extensively mined and will go up some fine day with a crowd of distinguished visitors. In spite of the flames it is intact, and does not in any way justify the assertions of those travellers who maintained that the Russian casemated forts would crumble to pieces, or would smother the gunners with smoke. The casernates are open, with fine airy galleries behind, and the whole building is most admirably and compactly built. In the same way Fort Alexander is com paratively but little injured, although the mines underneath exploded with a tremendous crash. The walls of the fort are still erect. Fort Paul alone is in perfect ruins. There was an armistice for a few minutes on Tuesday to effect an interchange of letters for pri soners. The Russian officer who conducted it, and who is supposed to have been the commander of the Vladimir, is said to have expressed the same opinion as the Russian Admiral did on Monday, the 10th inst.—" With this before us," pointing to the ruins of Sebastopol, " peace is further off than ever." The Russians have a very large park of artillery on the other side of the harbour. Many of the guns found here were cast at Carron, as is evident by the words on their trunnion heads and breaches. The piles of shot and the number of guns in tho arsenals at the head of Dockyard Creek aro wonder fully large considering the immense amount of both expended iu the siege. It is suspected the ships were all disarmed lately. The 3d Buffs garrison our part of the town. Cap tain Rowlands, 41st Regiment, has been appointed Town Major to Colonel Windham, C. 8., who is English Governor of Sebastopol. The French cavalry are going to Eupatoria. FRANCE. We have r;Jeeived the Moniteur of yesterday. It does not contain any news from the theatre of war. It announces the departure from Paris of the reigning Duke of Saxe Cobirrg Gotha fer Coblentz, at which city there is at present a sort of Congress of German Princes. It contains also the following notice :—" By de cree under date of the 25th of September, given in consequence of the report of the Minister Secretary of State for the Department of the Interior, his Majesty has decided that the great way formed from the Strasburg boulevard, the Central boule vard and its continuation through the quarters on the left bank of the Seine, at Paris, shall for the future bear the name of ' Boulevard de Sebasto pol.' Preparations are being made at the Invalides to receive the cannons taken at Sebastopol and the Russian flags, which latter are to be placed by the side of those of Austerlitz, Wagram, Jana, Al giers, &c. The Debats has an article, signed " Saint-Ange discussing the probabilities of the next military movements in the Crimea. The writer contem plates as imminent the isolation of the northern forts by the movement from Eupatoria, a conse quent flank-march to Bakshi-Serai, and their aban donment, or else a retreat to Perekop, is a lesser evil than intercepted communication in early win ter. The article concludes :—" In short, the first reliable intelligence received since the fall of the city leads us to assume that the Allied commanders have traced the plan of an active campaign during the last two months of the favourable season which yet remain, and that they are about to pursue with vigour the results to which the fall of Sebastopol necessarily lead." BOURSE, SEpr. 29.—CLosma PRICES. Cash, ft. e. End of Month. 4. per Cents 9l —f. —O. 3 per Cents 65 50 65 70 Credit Mobilier 1290 Homan Credit Fonder — Austrian Belgian Fives. ..... .. Spanish Threes — Piedrnentese Bl 50 Home Debt 321 RAILWAYS—FOB CASH. _ . fr. c. c. Orleans Western 790 Strasburg - Cette Mediterranean l2OO Marburg Northezu Lyons.. ...... .... ....-... 1130 Austrian Com. SARDINIA. TURIN, Sept. 27.—The Piedmontese Gazette, of this day, publishes a despatch from General la Mar mor-a, dated Kadikoi, Sept. 11, giving a detailed account of the final attack on Sebastopol on the Bth. The general tenour of this is of course the same as has already been gathered from the despatches of the French and English chiefs. The following extracts contain the 'only remarks bearing on the part taken by the Sardinian army in this glorious affair : " To the west of the Military Port the attack confided to the Ist corps, De Salles, was to be directed first on the Central Bastion, and aftewards on the Flagstaff Bat tery. These two attacks were therefore to depend, the one on the success of the other ; nor were they to com mence until after the issue of the principal attack on the Malak boff. " The division Lavaillant formed the leading column of attack against the Central Bastion. The brigade Cialdini of the Royal troops, with 100 men of the Sap pers, wag placed under the orders of General de Salles, and destined to form a head of column against the Flagstaff Battery, which was to have been the last attacked. The division d'Autemarre formed the reserve of these two attacks. • The works of approach, driven with so much tenacity along the line during so long a siege, and notwithstanding the great difficulties that were encountered, whether from the nature of the ground or the superabundant Russian artillery, were joined to the left attack within 50 or 60 metres of the works of the place ; and towards the right, at the dis tance of 100 or 150 from the grand Redan, they ap proached to 30 or less of the fosse of the trenches of the Malakhoff." After describing the capture of the Malakhoff and the failure of the Redan, he says : " Inasmuch as the Malakhoff was conquered, accord ing to the arrangements of the French General-in-Chief, orders were transmitted to the first corps, De Sa,lles, to commence the attack on the left. The troops of this corps destined for the assault wore immediately, joined in position, and disposed in the extreme trenches ; th e divi iou Lavaillant opposite the Central Bastion, the Brigade Cialdini opposite the Flagstaff Battery, the division of D'Autemarre in support. " But the north wind which blew that morning, rais ing dust and smoke, prevented them for a long time from perceiving the signal rockets ; and it was not until 2 o'clock the conquest of the Malakhoff was confirmed, and they recognised that the signal for the attack on the Central Bastion was given." That attack having been only partially success ful, and the French artillery having re-opened a fire which lasted until half-past four, General la Marmora says : " The lateness of the hour nresented the assault being renewed with fresh troops, and then was also countermanded the order to attack the Flagstaff Bat tery, to which the Briga le Ciaidini of our troops was to have proceeded—an attack which bad become im possible. " I seize, however, the opportunity of testifyinc , to your Excellence the confidence with which the Royal troops awaited the order of attack." The list of casualties in the Sardinian army on the Bth of September was—sub-officers, corporals, and privates : Killed. Wounded. 7th Regiment Infantry Bth Regiment Infantry 0 ... 4 13th Regiment Infantry 0 3 14th Re,ci.,iment Infantry 0 8 3d Battalion Bersaglieri 0 10 Sappers and Engineers General total.. 4 Five officers wounded. The names of the officers wounded are—Major Govone, Staff Corps ; Captain Piola, ditto ; Lieu tenant Galli, Montferrat Light Cavalry; Sub- Lieutenant Coppier, 7th Regiment of Infantry ; Sub-Lieutenant Codebo, Regiment of Sappers. The English steam transports Golden Fleece and Jason are now at Genoa. They have been sent for the conveyance of the Sardinian reinforcements, which will amount to about 3,000 men, and will be despatched on or before the 10th of October. The bulletin of His Majesty's health is again favourable to-day, it says-- "The eruption is gradually disappearing. Tho fever and arthritic pains are much diminithed. In the past night the august invalid was restored by a placid and prolonged sleep.." ITALY. TURIN, Sept. 25.—The news of the King's health received this morning is most satisfactory. The diplomatic rupture between this country and Tuscany has not yet been accommodated, but with the good offices of the representatives of France and England it is hoped that it soon will be, and the reply of the Court of Tuscany to tho proposals made by this Government is now hourly looked for. If that reply should be to accept them, it may be presumed that the members of the Sardinian legation at Florence will immediately return to their posts, whatever subsequent arrangements May be made to meet the prejudices of the Grand Ducal Court. An order for reinforcements for the Crimean army has been issued by the Minister of War in Turin. They are to consist of 1 lieutenant, 1 sub lieutenant, 2 sergeants, 5 corporals, and 96 privates from each regiment of the line, and 1 captain, with subalterns, non- commissioned officers, and 320 privates of the Bersaglieri. It does not *appear, however, that any measures have yet been taken to fill up the vacancies which will be caused in the home forces by so large a draft, and there are not a few in Piedmont who think the country has already been left too unprotected against sudden dangers. An extra levy for this purpose will soon be inevit able, to replace the present and further reinforce ments that may speedily bo required, if another action should be fought on the Tchernaya, as seems to be anticipated. A despatch received yesterday from Cagliari in forms us that Mr. Brett was to commence laying down the submarine telegraph cable from Cape Spartavento to Cape Bona this morning. The cable was on board the sailing vessel Result, which would be towed by the English steamer Star, and accompanied by the French steamer Tartar, on board of which was M. do la Marche, hydrographic engineer, charged by the French Government to assist in the operation. Cholera is rapidly on the decline in northern Italy. Throughout the Lombardo-Venetian pro vinces there were only 162 cases reported on the 24th inst., and the Corriere Mercantile of Genoa says it should not consider it worth while to pub lish official returns if the Municipality did not do so. In Florence and Leghorn there is still much disease, though the authorities there do their utmost to conceal the fact, the result of which will probably be that people at a distance will believe in its existence there long after it has really ceased, and so their secret system will defeat itself by keeping travellers away from their towns. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 30. The United States' mail steamer Atlantic has arrived with advices from New York to the 18th ult., and $15,040 specie on freight. The Baltic, hence for New York, was passed by the Atlantic at 5.50 p.m. on the 19th ult. The New York Herald states that a steady stream of immigration to Europe continues. Mr. Harris, the United States' Consul at Japan, has left Washington, charged with making a new commercial treaty with Spain, the formek treaty being of no value, in consequence of the way in which the tonnage duties were levied and the Royal monopolies. The yellow fever was on the decline at Virginia. At Norfolk, for the 48 hours ending on the 17th, there were 48 deaths. At Portsmouth during the same time the number of deaths was only 17; there were but few new cases in either of the cities, and in some parts of Portsmouth the disease had alto gether disappeared. At New Orleans the deaths during the week ending the 17th were 282, of which 150 were from yellow fever. Accounts from Port-au-Prince to the 25th of August state that yellow fever still existed among the shipping. Commerce was dull, and money very scarce ; coffee, which bad been sustained at 124 dots to 125 dole, ou the 23d fell to 120 dols. From Havannah we have advices to the Bth. Assassinations had been rather frequent ; among the victims was Mr. G. C. Backhouse, the British Commissioner to the mixed commission for the suppression of the slave trade. He was sitting at his house, after dinner, with a Mr. Callaghan, on the evening of the 31st of last month, when a gang of negro ruffians, accompanied by two white men, entered the premises and secured the servants in the outer apartments. Two of the ruffians (negroes) entered the room in which the two gen tlemen were, and commenced tying their arms be hind them and also to gag them. Callaghan, who must, from his own account, have been very much frightened, was thrown on the ground, his arms tied, and his watch taken from his person. The unfortunate Mr. Backhouse made a more manful struggle. He attempted first to throw his assailant on the ground , but, finding the latter was too powerful a man for him to do this, he endeavoured to take away the monster's life. While attempt ing this Backhouse received a wound in the left side, which splintered one of his ribs, passed en tirely through his lungs and spleen, and in about four hours he died. He was attended in his last hours by the British Consul-General and by the very first surgical talent of the city. The mur derer and all his confederates had been captured. The funeral of the deceased was attended by many of the Government officials, the foreign Consuls, and a number of personal friends. Her Majesty's brig of war Arab had sailed from Havannah for Jamaica. Santa Anna was at Cuerto Principe, the vessel in which he was voy aging having had to take refuge at Neuvitas. A correspondent of a Washington paper states that Santa Anna is worth about $7,000,000. Advices from Mexico state that affairs were still in a very unsettled state ; the Government of Car rera was decidedly unpopular, and in Vera Cruz and Zacatecas its partisans had been attacked and defeated by the supporters of the plan of Ayutla. Among the candidates for the Presidency Alvarez appeared to be the most prominent. At last accounts he was within 20 leagues of the capital. It was reported that Carrera had officially signified his disposition to deliver the Government into the hands of Alvarez. Newspapers had multiplied with amazing rapidity at the capital since the flight of Santa Anna. They are filled with proclamations of the new officials. Every person clothed with authority seems to impose such laws and regula tions as he thinks fit. Carrera had issued an ad dress to the nation, in which ho developes his policy. He proposes to reform the army, establish the National Guard upon a better footing, and lay the foundation for a more desirable order of things generally. General Gasden, the United States' Minister, was the only diplomatic r epresentative who had failed to visit the Provisional President and congratulate him on his accession to power. The omission had caused much surprise and com ment. Generals Parodi and Guitau had been taken pri soners at San Louis Potosi. A party of the Go vernment troops, numbering 140, were attacked by the Federalists near Keynosa and routed with a loss of 30 killed, 30 wounded, and 40 prisoners. General Castro, with 1,800 troops, was at Matamo ra,s, and would probably pronounce in f avo ur of the Federalists. General Iguacia do la-Slave was at the head of the liberating force in Vera Cruz, and refused to acknowledge the provisional Government under Carrera; he took possession of the city, and his course was approved by the inhabitants. The commission which has been sitting at Wash ington to effect some reforms in the navy have struck off a large number of names, which will afford opportunities for the promotion of competent juniors. Among the anticipated promotions is that of Lieutenant Maury to a captaincy. The names of those removed will not be officially made public from considerations of delicacy. The New York money-market was unusually buoy ant. First commercial paper was quoted at 7 to 8. per cent. The stock-market was in keeping with the money-market, and indicated abundant capital for stock operations. Exchange on England was in extensive demand at 1098 to 1097 ; -. Bills on France were quoted 5 121-- to 5 131. The cotton market was in a depressed condition, and priceswere nomi nally ie. to ic. lower. The official statement of the cotton crop of the United States for the year ended August the 31st, 1855, had been published, and gave the total receipts at the ports at 2,847,339 bales against 2,930,027 bales the previous year. There was an active demand for flour at an ad vance of 25c. on the lower grades; the better de scriptions were selling at a decline. Wheat vi as firm ; provisions were quiet. Scotch pig-iron sold at i 35 cash, and $37 at six months. The stocks were light ; an upward tendency was perceptible in freights. LITERATURE. The Tourist's Guide to the Wyc. By T. Sherwood Smith. Willi am'T weedie. Such of our metropolitan readers as have not paid a visit to the Wye, and tracked its course have an extraordinary treat in store for them. They may have traversed the kingdom, and be familiar with the charms of Cumberland, or of Germany and the Rhine, and still a sensation awaits their leisure. They have but to purchase the cheap little guide before us, and take half a day's journey by rail, and on their arrival at Ross or Hereford, the route lies before them with all the required information in the briefest and most intelligible form. The pure and bracing air of Herefordshire and Mon mouthshire, as it fans their pallid cheeks and inflates their smoke-laden lungs, will speedily enable them to reap the anticipated harvest of enjoyment, and to contemplate with the feelings such scenery as is calculated to inspire the vener able ruins, luxuriant shores, toppling heights, baronial edifices, forests and romantic visitors, that adorn the winding river for a distance of some hun dred miles, and all this to be witnessed in a three days' excursion from home. Among the ruins may be mentioned Tinton Abbey and Raglan Castle. Among the baronial edifices Goodrich Court and Castle, and among the views one of the Severn and Bristol Channel. If there is not temptation enough here this clever and well-illustrated guide book will supply it. Norman's Bridge. By the author of " Emilia Wyndham." Thomas Hodgson. This deeply interesting domestic tale will be re garded as a valuable contribution to "The Parlour Library." Norman's Bridge may be described as a touching lay homily on the evils of covetousness, or the insatiable thirst of gain. The author strik ingly exemplifies the result of the passion in the case of a clever, well-meaning Scottish peasant, who enters on a successful mercantile career in this country. The lust of accumulation once enter tained fastens on and gradually possesses him, not withstanding his superior mental powers, and the affection and respect he feels for his generous and unworldly wife, and the result is, his heart grows more and more insensible to the claims upon it, and domestic blight and injury to individuals fol low. The principal characters in the story are forcibly and minutely drawn, and the author's knowledge of human nature is, as usual, put to good account. " Norman's Bridge," if we are not mistaken, is especially designed for young ladies, who at all events may do worse than avail them selves of the counsel it contains for their guidance in the selection of a partner for life. How about Cronstadt ? By J. P. B. Martin. - - The author of this eloquent pamphlet, having had a two months' cruise in the Baltic, very much doubts the feasibility of our fleet being taken into and burning tJronstadt ; and, supposing it feasible, questions whether anything short of unalloyed success would be desirable ; and he is of opinion that Russia is fast being crumpled up by the re. striction of her water communication effected by our ships, and after a review of Europe, and of the progress of the war, points out a reconstituted Poland, guaranteed as a member of the great Euro pean family, as the best means of bringing over to the Allied cause the neutral powers of Sweden, Denmark, and Austria, whom it would guarantee against all risk, and enable to guard Europe for the future against the aggressive march of Russia. The author bears heavily on Prussia and Prince Albert, and lauds Austria and Lord Palmerston. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 27. The Queen, with the Prince, the Princess Royal, and Prince Frederick William of Prussia, drove out yester• day afternoon in the woods of Balmoral. SEPT. 28. The Queen, with the Prince, and Prince Frederick William of Prussia, drove nut yesterday afternoon. The members of the Royal Family took riding and walking exercise in the neighbourhood of Balmoral. SEPT. 29. The Queen, with the Prince, and Prince Frederick William of Prussia drove out yesterday afternoon. The Queen gave a dance last night to the tenants upon the Balmoral property, to the gamekeepers and gillies upon Balmoral, Abergeldie. and Birkhall, and to the servants and others employed at Balmoral and Aber geldie Castles. Tue keepers from Invercauld were also present, and her Majesty was pleased to command that all the non-commissioned officers and privates of the 79th and 93d Regiments, quartered at Ballater, who bad served in the Crimea, should also be in vited. A very numerous party was assembled in the iron ball-room, near to the Castle. At a quar ter before 10 o'clock her Majesty and Prince Albert entered the ball-room. They were accom panied by the Duchess of Kent, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, Prince Alfred, Prin cess Helena, Prit.cess Louisa, and Prince Frederick William of Prussia. The suite consisted of the Duchess of Wellington, Lady Augusta Bruce, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, the Hon. Mary Seymour, the Duke of Argyll, Major-General the Hon. C. Grey, Colonel the Hon. C. Phipps, and Captain Heinz. Captain Dawson, of the 93d Highlanders ; Ensign Robertson and Ensign Mac kenzie, 79th Highlanders, were also present. Dancing was carried on with great spirit. Her Majesty and the royal party retired shortly before 12 o'clock, but the fes tivities were kept up by the Highlanders for some time afterwards. A deputation from the local Board of Health of Gains borough, consisting of Mr. George Gamble, member of the local board, and Mr. Oldham, clerk to the board, had an interview with the Right Hon. W. Cowper, M.P., president of the General Board of Health, at the office in Whitehall, on Saturday. Earl Granville arrived in town on Friday night from Scotland. MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston left town on Saturday last, for Broadlands, near Romsey, where they will shortly receive a succession of visitors. The noble viscount will come to town to-morrow for a few hours, in order to be present at a meeting of the Cabinet. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town on Satur day morning for Harpton Court, Kington, Hereford. shire, where Lady Theresa Lewis and family are passing the season. Sir George Grey will leave town this morning for hie seat in Northumberland, and to-morrow the right hon. baronet proceeds to Balmoral, to relieve the Duke of Argyll in attendance on the Queen. Sir Geerge Grey will remain with her Majesty at Balmoral until her Majesty's return south on the 13th inst. Sir Wm. Molesworth returns to the Colonial-office to• morrow, from Brighton. The Marquis of Lansdowne will receive a large party at Bowood-park during the week. The Earl of Clarendon left the Foreign•office on Sa turday evening for the Grove, near Watford, Herts. A. Queen's messenger, bearing despatches for his Excel lency Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, at Constantinople, for General Simpson, from the Minister of War, and for Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, from the Admiralty, left the Foreignoffice for Marseilles on Saturday night. Sir Charles Wood, accompanied by Lady Mary, leaves his official residence at the Admiralty early in the present week, on a ♦isit to the Marquis of Lansdowne, at Bowood, Wilts. The Lord Chancellor will come to town tomorrow, from his seat in Kent. Lord Panmure is labouring under a severe attack of gout, at his residence in Belgrave-square. Although troublesome the attack does not interfere with big offi cial duties. The Earl Granville arrived in town on Friday night, from Scotland. The Duke of Argyll will leave Balmoral on Wednes day next, for Dunrobin Castle, to join the family circle visiting the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland. The Earl of flarrowby is staying at Sandon Hall, hie seat in Staffordshire. On Saturday evening summonses were issued for a Cabinet Council to-mcrrow, at 2 o'clock, at the Foreign office, in Downing-street. THE LYCEUM THEATRE.— On Saturday the ex-royal family of France, including the Prince and Princess Joinville, Duke and Duch ess d e M o ntpensier, Duke and Duchess de Nemours, Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, and their respective families, honoured the performance of Mr. Anderson, the Wizard of the North ; the Spanish Ambassador and suite were also present, and in one of the private boxes we noticed his Highness the Ameer Jaffur Ali It han, Rajah of Surat, together with a nume. rous group of interesting oriental". Captain Lane has sold Ephesus to Count Herfckell for 1,0001., to go to Prussia. Mr. Thackeray will sail for New York on Saturday, the 13th of October, to commence his new course of lee tures on the Four Georges. MANSION-nonsE.—The Lord Mayor entertained at dinner, in the Egyptian Hall, according to ancient cue. tom, on Saturday evening, the Lord Mayor elect (Mr. Alderman Salomons) and the newly-elected alderman (Mr. Alderman Eagleton) and a select party. Covers were laid for fifty. _ _ A Queen's messenger, with despatches from the Crimea of the 15th, and from Constantinople of the 17th, arrived at Marseilles on Saturday evening, and may be expected in London early this day. THE SUN ) LONDON, MONDAY EVEN iNG t OCTOBER 1, 1855, '7 A