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i TENDER FOR CLOTHING. ROYAL HO3PITA.L, CHELSEA, 21 sT OCT. , 1856 . THE Right Honourable the Lords, and others, Commissioners for the Affairs cf this Hospital, do hereby give Notice that they are ready to receive Tenders and to treat with such pervons a. may to willing to Contract for Clothing the invalid Soldiers, Jac., belonging to the H os p ital for T w o Years, viz., WHO 6.111 MOUNTING for 1857; II ALF DITTO for 1858; nose persons. therefore, who may be disposed to treat for ths same, are desired to a pp l y at the Secretary's Office any day between the hours of Eleven and Three o'clock, for further partieulars, where patterns may be seen, and Forms of Tenders obtained, the latter of which must be filled up and delivered, sealei, at the itoard-room ef the said Hospital, by the party or parties tendering, or by an agent appointed on his or their behalf, on Tussoat, the 11th of November next, at 12 o'clock, at which time the Commissioners will be pre pared to receive and take the same into cmsideration. A. J. MOORHEAD, Secretary and Registrar. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Tara EVENING LONDON ASS'CRANCE. Followed by To conclude with THE ADVENTURER. ROYAL YRINCEPB'B THEATRE. Cinder the Management 0 Mr. Czaaus lkamt THIS EVENING, A, MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. To conclude with PIZARRO. TRICATRI ROYAL, HAY MARKET. (Mar the Management of Mr. Brickstorie. THIS EVENING. WILD OXTS. Followed by The Spanish DaneerS. After which, THE LITTLE TREASURE. To conziudo with THE GALICIAN FETE. LYCEUM TITEATRE ROYAL, Lessee, Mr. Charles Dillon. TIIIS EVENING, BELPHEGOR. • Beiphigor, Mr. Chas. Dillon; Madeline, Mrs. Chas. Dillon. Followed by THE KING'S MUSKESEERg, B•,rtignon, Mr. Chas. Dillon ; Constanoe, Miss Woolgar. To conclude with lob 3 ALLET froze the Burlesque of the " Winter's Tale." ROYAL THEATRE AD ELM' /Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Directress, Madame Celesta. THIS EVENING, IRELAND AS IT IS. Followed by DOMESTIC ECONOMY. After which, yHE IRDiR TUTOR. To conclude with OUR G STRAND TirEATRE. Manager, Mr. T. Payne. TR; S EVENING, THE OLD COMMODORE. After which, OM ON THE LOOSE. Followed by an original Burlesque, entitled BELPHEGOR. Mesdepol Cuthbert, Woollldge, and E. Jacobs; Messrs. 11. J. Turner, Herbert, Clarke, Sec. To conclude with The Ballet of POLICHIOELLB. IfeISM. W. A. Barnes and Mithanson. Commence at 7. Stalls, U.—Boxes. 2s.—Pit, ls.—G allery, 6d. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. LeiNlee and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, RETRIBUTION. To conclude with THE FIRST NIGHT. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPRITHRATRE. leases and Manager, Mr. Win. Cooke. THIS EVENING. OM Night !) Shakspere's Tragedy of RICHARD THE THIRD 'tit Equestrian Illustrations by Mr. W. Cooke's stud of trained =We. Richard, Mr. James Holloway. After which, The SCENES in the CIRCLE. To conclude with a Pot Foarri of Amusing Entertainments. Commence at Seven. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager. Mr. W. west. Equestrian Director. Mr. W. Cooke, Jun. 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Sun Office, 112, Strand. *,,,,) A . • / . , . ~ . .. 6".°71)-' g 4,1111,, L9NDON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1856. _-•----- The wags of Naples that arch-wag, Xing tomes, includA—would probably be delighted to learn that English Literature holds forth a model from which they may construct a lasting memorial of what Sberrii likely to be tho story of the interference of Franco and -England with Neapolitan affairs. The department of literature in which this model may be found is the ballad, and when this is said the reader will have little difficulty in coming to the conclusion that the "Doleful Tragedy of Guy Fawkes" is alluded to. The opening stanza informs us of the subject matter of the song ; it is— " Guy Fawkes, the prince of sinisters, Who once blew up the House of Lords, The King and all his Ministers :" the conscientious minstrel immediately afterwards, however, with a laudable regard for truth, softens his rather over-bold announcement by the quali lication— “That ii, ha would have blown them up, But a little accident prevented him :” the little accident being his capture before he could put his design into execution. What the design of the two Government s ori ginally was we won't undertake t o sa y ; but the g eneral opinion b o t h here and at Naple s i s , i t was s omething more than figuratively to " blow up" King BoafßA and his Government. If so, that amiable and discreet Monarch has had a "A little accident" has "pre. narro w escape. vented" the catastrophe. The little accident being the appearance of the policial as well as political, and impudent more than either—circu lar of Prince GORTSCHAKOFF. That BOMBA and his satellites should, under all the circumstances, be merry does not in the least surprise us. Their merriment is quite natural, and will doubtless be shared by wiser and more discreet individuals than themselves. Indeed we look with confidence to a wider theatre, and count on England and France being the laughing-stocks of Europe and America. The story is so redolent of the ludicrous, and tends so much to divest the Allied Powers of the respect due to their position, that constituted as human nature is, more especially in that aggregate, or rather segregate, phase of it —a nation we should rather wonder if it were otherwise. The memory of " the oldest inhabitant'' of the British Islands, or of France, we fancy, would b ,- ! tasked in vain to " find a parallel humiliation to that now inflicted by Governmental f o ll y on the two nations. The dignity of either demand s that, they shall not threaten, unless prepared and deter mines, in care of obstinacy, to carry their threats into execution. What the precise terms employee in the communications with the Court of Naples were, as already intimated, we do not know—but it is pretty certain King BOMBA. was frightened, an d expected nothing short of a bom bardment of Naples, if he refused to comply with the requests made to him. The Ambassadors of the two countries were to be withdrawn, and an Allied fleet was to appear before Naples. The interests of humanity and the well-being of Europe were at the very least to be vindicated and rescued from peril. The subjects of BOMBA. were to have the opportunity to do what they liked, or rather what they could, with him. An Italian kingdom was to be res cued alike from tyranny and anarchy. Great things were to be done, and adequate means were provided to do them. Austria sneaked as usua when she does not swagger on to the scene. The King understood what Austria meant, however much it might differ from what she said. He plucked up fresh courage and went on strengthen ing his fortresses, and, adding to the number of his troops, actually retorted the admonition he had received with every circumstance of insult The Ambassadors still remained, and the fleet lay in port, at all events kept out of sight of Naples. Time passed on, and when action seemed imminent out came the Russian Circular. Never was asto nishment greater than that of the two Govern ments. It fairly took away their breath. So soon as recovery set in they refreshed themelyes with " humble pie," and announced their deter mination to go on as they had threatened, taking good care, however, to define their intentions within the severest limits. The fleets were to be despatched towards, but not to Naples, nor by way of intervention, but for the protection of English and French subjects. The measure was simple ; partook in no degree of the nature of an interven tion or of a threat, aid could not be "considered as a support or encouragement offered to those who seek to shake the throne of the Two eicilies." B• MBA, of course, does not believe any more of this than suits his convenience. They meant to coerce him, to say the last of it, by bully ing, and theyhave caught a Tartar. That is his view of the matter, and a sensible one it is. For our part we never believed that any more was intended, or that what might be done would be in the interests of liberty. But for the degradation of this country we should say matters are none the worse for the appearance of the Russian Circular. Had anything good been intended it would-by this time have been achieved. Better tyranny in its loathsome deformity than patched and salved for the sake of appearance. But a heavy culpa bility rests with those who have betrayed England into a proceeding unworthy of her greatness, and her position in the van of Freedom—who have made her the jest of a baboon, the sneer of tyrants, and the object of mingled contempt and indigna tion to the oppressed. The name of CHTSHOLM ANSTEY is not yet for gotten in England. Few men gave greater pro mise of eventual success, when he had sobered down from the intellectual intoxication that attended his first admission to a seat in the Im perial Parliament. There was unquestionably at first a grievous lack of discretion, but his errors were those of a high-minied and enthusiastic young man, aiming at more than he could by any possibility hope to accomplish. But at any mo ment of his career there never was the slightest doubt cast upon his political integrity and honour. After a few years, when the early illusions were dispelled, Mr. AMITE? was justly regarded as a consistent and energetic reformer, ready to lend his aid in the removal of every recognised griev ance. There were at that time few more efficient members. To great natural shrewdness and con siderable knowledge he united indefatigable in dustry, and never for a moment swerved from that honesty of purpose, which was at all times un impeached and unimpeachable. He had by that time learned to distinguish between the practical and the Utopian—to discern where he might render essential service to the popular cause ; and it is but an act of simple justice to state that no amount of personal labour or annoyance deterred him from steadfastly supporting the cause which in his soul and conscience he believed to be well founded. Previous to the last dissolution he had earned for himself the reputation of a very hard-working and efficient member, one who would do honour to any constituency by which he might again be qualified to take part in the political affairs of the nation. But, unfortunately, high deserts do not invari ably insure success at the hustings. Mr. ANSTEY was not returned at the last general election. But the nation was not thereby deprived of his services. He was appointed to the honourable but comparatively barren position of Commis sioner for codifying the law, and in that capacity, by his extensive learning and indefatigable indus try, gained golden opinions from all with whom he was brought into contact. Lords LYNDHURST and BROUGHAM were, we believe, to be reckoned amongst the friends and admirers whose respect and friendship he had gained in that capacity. There was still reason to hope that the services of Mr. ANSTEY would at no distant date be again available in the representative branch of the Legislature, when, unfortunately for himself and the country, the Attorney-Generalship of Hong Kong became vacant. It was offered to and accepted by the learned gentleman, and he was speedily consigned to what can only be consi dered as honourable banishment, in what has been appropriately designated as " the noisome scandal of the East 1" We cannot, of course, enter into the motives that induced a man of such high promise to accept an appointment so far inferior to others to which he might fairly have aspired. He went out, however, to the pestilential climate, strong in the hope of being enabled to purify the moral atmosphere— cleanse the Augean stable, and, so far as prac ticable, to render Hong Hong worthy of being a British dependency. His attempts, however, at improvement have been met by the most virulent and systematic opposition. Every effort was made to vilify and crush the honest reformer, who used the broom too strenuously for those steeped in corruption. Not only did he meet with unexpected obstructions in every stage of his progress, but he was made the target at which many envenomed shafts were aimed ; not only was the most bitter and unsparing abuse aimed against his devoted head, but sundry civil actions were instituted against him, for acts which he considered essential to the due discharge of his official duty. means roke n Under such circumstances, it is by no surprising that his health should have b down between the combined influences of the climate, and a combination of ve xa - Lions such as those above alluded to. The l as t accounts state that " dysentery and low fever have brought him to the verge of the grave." It may even at this moment be too late to save him. The faithful reformer may perish before a helping hand can be oxtended on his behalf. But surely something should be done while there is yet hope. It would be a graceful set on the part of the Government that would be duly appreciated by the Rai "ormers of Great BI- and we may add, of Honk Kong. From 4 ALMERSTON it would come with peculiar ch inasmuch as Mr. ANS' CVY had once onent, • a strenuous and indefatil ;able or 2 p alt. ough he had reason subseqw may to change his views. Let Lord PALMERSON , then, come to the rescue. Surely he has ,it En his power to bring home, or at least to cha n ge to a more wholesome destination, the victim, before the last sad sacrifice has been consumm3 ted. He may be assured that he never did a. wiser or more politic act. We shall hope that 'it is only neees zary to direct attention to the s übject, and that at least an attempt will be m ade to preserve a valuable life—one that may yet render important service to the country, if tim' )1y precautions be taken. When the Metropolitan Bo and do agree, their unanimity is wonderful. IT n.fortunately, their chief point of agreement seen n ; to be the rejection of the only scheme whereby the metropolis can be effectually drained, and th e Thames rescued from its state of pollution. To insure this, we believe they would give up any of their little vagaries, save that of hearing themselves talk. It is a strange spectacle. A I body of men mainly called into being to accoireTlish a particular ob ject, unanimous in frustr sting it. Of course, they are not without a plat 'Bible excuse for their conduct. Who ever heard, of a knot of incapables who were t They are afraid of the unnecessary depletion of the pockets , af the ratepayers, and to prevent this are content to sacrifice the health and be accessories to the death of numbers of the population ! What a detestable sham ! What they really are alEraid of, is the appearance of submission to the desire of the Board of Works, which notoriously is. the outfall of the sewerage at Sea Reach. So, to gratify a miserable vanity, they having unanimously decided on the adoption of the Erith Marsh, plan, leaving Government, if it chooses, to furnish the means to carry the drainage further. The result of which, it is by no means improba'ble, will be the loss of an entire year—the period when plans, ac., can be lodged in order to Parliamentary action terminating in November. What will the population of the metropol!s say to this t What will the rate payers 7 The time seems really to have arrived when this noisy, quarrelsome lot of incapables should be called on to resign their trust, and give place to sensible business-like men. All the vices, with, perhaps, one exception, of the innumerable cliques they supplanted, seem to have been taken up by them as an inheritance. They are half a century behind the provincial Boards of Health, and incapable, to all appearance, of dealing with great questions. Where is the likelihood of Parliament voting a large sum of money to be spent by men like these 7 Had they adopted the Sea-Reach scheme, reduced I. the minimum of necessary expenditure, there can be little doubt Government, under all the circumstances, would have lent the weight of its influence to secure them a grant from the Consoli dated Fund. As matters are, a veto on the Erith scheme must be looked for—that scheme not merely failing to meet the necessities of the case, but also being sure, if carried out, to involve the metropolis in a sea of litigation. Thus, unless our suggestion to the ratepayers be adopted, and a period of grace be accorded by Parliament, or and Act be passed compelling the existing Board to carry the sewage to Sea Reach, and prescribing the modus operandi, too, another session will pass away, and nothing will be done I The more the bugbear of expenditure is examined, the more ridiculous it will appear. What is an extra, million or two, to have the work properly and finally done, among so many ? Besides, the expenditure might be spread over a period of fifty or sixty years. A hundred millions of money were ungrudgingly spent over a practically-useless war, and the Metropolitan Board are not ashamed to pretend they grudge a million or two to promote the health of between two and three millions of the population ! THE SUN, 1,0141.D0N, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1856 re-organisation of the two Principalities. It is probable that the Austrian and Turkish Govern ments woifiii much like to give the Moldavians and Wallachians a reglement organique ready cut and dried, but it can hardly be the intention of the Western Powers to permit the whole of the Treaty of March to remain a dead letter. At the end of last July the Porte forwarded a circular to England, France, and Austria, in which it communicated its opinions respecting the organisation of the Principalities. The document, which is a very long one, has just found its way from Jassy to this city, and an epitome of it will now be laid before you. I. Moldavia and Walla chia must have an independent and national inter nal administration, but the form of government must not be in opposition to that of the country whose feudatories they are (dont dies relevent). 2. The administration of the two countries must be under national control. The interests of all classes must be represented by assemblies. 3. There is a party in the Principalities which de sires their union under one prince, but the Porte disapproves of the idea, although it has found favour with some of the Sultan's' allies. The union of the two provinces would inevitably lead to a state of things which would more or less clash with the sovereign (?) rights of the Porte, and, besides, it would probably seriously interfere with their material development. 4. Although the Porte objects to the union of the two Princi palities, it does not see why they should not to gether form a military power, which might serve as a vanguard for the Turkish empire. 5. There could be a customs, post, and telegraph union between Moldavia and Wallachia, without their being under one Government. In the concluding part of the circular it is to be seen that the Porte is inclined to " shirk " its engagements to the Powers. The Porte professes to understand that those articles of the Treaty of Peace which refer to the Danubian Principalities only give the na tion a right to assist in the revision of the for mer reglement organique, inasmuch as it would be contrary to the conservative ideas of the great European Pewers to take the opinion of the two provinces respecting their form of govern ment and their relations to the Turkiah empire.' It is stated in the circular that the firman for the convocation of the Divans ad hoc is being drawn up, and it is possible that copies of it have re cently been forwarded to the members of the Paris Conference. " The marriage laws which have just been pub lished tend to confirm my so often-repeated as sertion, that the Concordat between Austria and Rome will be carried out to the very letter. Ac cording to the Austrian civil code, marriage is a contract concluded between two persons of diffe rent sexes, who in a lawful way do bind them selves to live together, &c.; but in the first para graph of the new law it is said that marriage is a union between man and woman instituted by GoD's will for the propagation of the human race and for mutual support.' Thus the fundamental principle on which the new marriage laws are based is, that marriage is not a civil contract, but a sacrament. The great majority of the 251 paragraphs of which the laws consist do not re quire any particular mention, but some of them must be given. A minor offends against the law if he marries without the consent of bis parents or guardians—but still the marriage cannot be considered invalid, because the Church recognises its validity.' The marriage of a boy of fourteen with a girl of twelve is not valid, but the parties are to be separated until they are of age.' In paragraph 66 it is said that the ohurch abhors (eerabsclauet) marriages between Christians and those who have quitted the pale of Christianity ; and it is added, The Church dis approves of matrimonial unions between Catholics and non-Catholic Christians, and advises her children not to enter into them.' Some of the paragraphs which relate to mixed marriages are so vague that they are interpreted in different ways by men learned in the law. A divorce is admissible in a mixed marriage, if both parties were originally non-Catholics, and one of them subsequently joined the Roman Catholic Church, but only in this one case. Marriage being a sacrament, the matrimonial union of Catholics is indissoluble, so that if married Catholics change their religion no divorce can take place. According to par. s'7, a regular promise of marriage (sin guitiges Ehe-Verlobniss) is an impediment to a matrimonial union with a third person. A marriage between persons in the fourth degree of lateral' relationship is invalid, but the Pope, and in some cases the Bishops, can grant a dispensation. The affianced persons o must confess and receive the sacrament before they m canay not be v lunitedieh together et er in the marriage. Affianced per sons se samehouse before they have received the blessing of the priest in the church. People think that such exotic laws cannot do good in Austria, but they are afraid to give expression to their thoughts. For a long time the nation flattered itself that the Concordat would be but, a dead letter, but natu rally all self-deception is now at an end." LATEST NEWS. THE RUSSIAN FLEET FOR NAPLES. HAMBURG, WEDNESDAY. Four Russian men of war have arrived at Kiel. They are the Viborg, Polkau, Castor, and Philoc tete. Their destination is the Mediterranean. The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post (second edition) says : "It is said the Neapolitan Cabinet has asked England and France to suspend the withdrawal of their respective missions, with a view of satia fying their demands. The Austrian Cabinet is reported to have urged this mode of proceeding at Naples. I know not what the result may be, but I cannot learn that M. Brenier or Mr. Petre have left Naples." The Paris correspondent of the Times (second edition) says : " A despatch has been received from Baron Brenier announcing that if in. two hours from that date he did not receive any communication from the Neapolitan Government he should then pre sent his last instructions. What these " last instructions" are is not stated ; but they very probably require him to demand his passports, unless the King gave some indication favourable to the demands of the allies. The despatch of Baron Brenier was dated from Naples, and after the publication of the note in the Moniteur was known by him. Another despatch informs us that the King was about to disarm his ships at Naples, Castellamare, and Palermo. The Mar quis Antonini is still in Paris, and, it is said, will not leave until his passports are given to him by the French Government, even though Baron Brenier should quit Naples." The Vienna correspondent of the Times (second edition), in a letter dated Oct. 19, says : " During the last week or ten days the Con stantinople correspondents of the Austrian and German papers have made mention of a project which has been brought forward by the Porte for the reorganisation of the Danubian Principalities, but they must be in error, as such a step would in opposition to the stipulations contained in Articles 24 and 25 of the Treaty of Peace. Ac cording to the two paragraphs in question, Divans ad hoc are to be convoked, whose duty it will be to communicate to the Commis sion the wishes of the people in respect to the definitive organisation of the two Princi palities. The opinions expressed by the two Divans having been taken into duo considera tion, the Commission will send in its report to the Paris Conference, which will definitively settle with the Suzerein Power the question of the or ganisation of the Danubian Principalities. By the foregoing it is to be seen [that the great Powers did not intend to give to the Porte the right to take the initiative in the matter of the NAPLES. The Universal Gazette of Leipsic states that in addition to the letter of the Czar to the King of Naples, recommending him to yield to the wishes of the Western Powers, Baron Kisseleff, the Rus- sian Ambassador at Rome, has been charged to call the attention of the Neapolitan Government to the consequences of persisting in its present •nurse of condact. The Paris correspondent of the Emancipation of Brussels says :—" It is not by any means certain that Baron Brenier is to leave Naples immediately for France. I have reason to be lieve that the French Minister at Naples, in informing King Ferdinand of the resolutions of the French Government, and in announcing the necessity in which he is placed, in consequence of the orders transmitted to him, to leave his post, has accorded some days' reflection to the Neapoli tan Government. That is the course generally , pursued on such occasions ; as a minister accre dited to a foreign court does not break off all intercourse abruptly, unless very exceptional cir cumstances, such as do not exist in this case, as far as I can learn, should have arisen. Besides, we have already had such proofs of patience and good feeling that it is not probable that the Wes tern Powers would approve of any precipitation. It is not therefore too much to say that not only Baron Brenier has not yet left Naples, but that he has allowed King Ferdinand time to reflect on the consequences of such a departure." On the other hand, the following letter from Tienna, in the Cologne Gazette, seems to imply that nothing will induce th e Ki ng t o g ive way. It says : "King Ferdinand said to General Martini, the Austrian ambassador, at the audience which that diplomatist had of his Majesty, that be did not recognise the competency of the Congress of Paris in the Neapolitan question, and that he opposed on principle the introduction of this question into the deliberations of the Congress. This declara tion is authentic. The policy followed by the King of Naples causes much annoyance to our Cabinet. Austria has succeeded in obtaining from France that the Neapolitan question should be solved by the Congress, and has not despaired of converting England to that idea. The consent of the King of Naples was never doubted, and now lie not only refuses to yield, but goes further, and refuses to refer the matter to the Congress.' Lastly, a letter from Naples of the 10th, in the Austrian Gazette, says :—" On hearing that France and England had recalled their ambas sadors, the Council of Ministers assembled, it is affirmed that the Ring expressed his regret at the decision come to by the Western Powers, but that for his part he could not, and would not, give way. Nevertheless, in order to ex press the consideration of the King for the Em peror Napoleon and Queen Victoria, and to prevent the supposition that he desired a diplo matic rupture with the Western Powers, it was decided in the Council of Ministers that the Neapolitan ambassadors at Paris and London should not be recalled. On the contrary, an order was sent to them to keep up continued diplomatic relations with those Governments, and not to quit their posts, unless their passports were sent to them." A Paris letter, in the Independance of Brussels, says :—" In the event of a vessel of war being sent to Naples to fetch away M. Brother (but which is not yet decided on), the Duchayla is mentioned as being intended for that service. The Bavarian Minister, it is said, will be charged with the protection of the French and English residents after the departure of their respective legations. No one, on the part of France, will remain at Naples but M. Soulange•Bodin, the Consul." FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. " The Emperor, the Empress, and the Prince Imperial," says a letter from Compiegne, iu the Morciteur, "continue to be the objects of the greatest enthusiasm in this place. The Emperor on Monday reviewed the Horse Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard. The six squadrons of this regi ment were drawn up in line in the Avenue des Beaux-Monts. Aft er m i nu t e l y i nspect i ng t hi s fi ne regiment, his Majesty distributed several crosses of the Legion of Honour and military medals, after which the regiment filed off before him, amidst loud cries of Vive l'Empereur I vive l'lmperatrice I vive le Prince-Imperial !' The Empress was on horseback near the Emperor during the whole of the review. The persons invited to the palace were arriving all Monday morning. During the last two years the preoccupations of the war have prevented their Majesties from visiting the Imperial residences, at which they like to collect together for a few weeks the representatives of the foreign powers, the great personages of the country, and foreigners of distinction." A Paris letter in the Independance of Brussels, in speaking of the Imperial fetes at Compiegne, says :—" The following is a sketch of the ceremo nial. The guests on their arrival are conducted to their apartments by the Chamberlains, and after having changed their travelling costume are pre sented to the Emperor and Empress before dinner. The dress of the gentlemen is a frock coat in the morning, and a dress coat and white neckcloth in the evening. Ido not speak of those who take part in the hunting, who wear a green cloth coat in the morning, and one of green velvet in the evening, with silk stockings coming over the knee, as in the time of Louis XIV. The ladies also have two dif ferent official toilettes each day, and, as a matter of course, never appear twice in the same dress. At Compiegne each guest has only one room ; at Fontainebleau, where there is more space, each apartment will have a salon. Each lady is per mitted to keep a femme-de-chambre with her ; all the other servants are placed together. The guests who go on horseback bring their own horses with them. The Emperor and Empress reserve to them selves, between the reception of each series of visi tors, a day or two of privacy and repose." The Moniteur contains a decree making four pro motions to the rank of commander in the Legion of Honour, five to that of officer, and 20 nomi nations to that of knight, among officers in diffe rent branches of the army. The Moniteur publishes the additional convention of extradition concluded between France and Bel gium, promulgated a few days back by the Moniteur of Brussels. BOURSE, Oct. 22.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. o. End of Month. 44 per Cents 3 per Cents 66 70 66 70 New Loan Bank Shares 3,950 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,447 50 Austrian Belgian Fives ...... ... Spanish Threes 4OA Piedmontese (5) B9 Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. fr. c. fr. c. Orleans 1,26T CO Western Northern 955 Strasburg Lyons 1,277 New Ditto — Mediterranean 1,665 Grand Central Lyons Geneva — Teste Cette SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette of the 18th contains a series of royal decrees which make nominations of cap• tains general and other functionaries ; the more important of these appointments have already been mentioned by telegraph. The Oazette gives an account of the reception by the Queen of General Count de Bekendorff, aide-de-camp of the Emperor of Russia, " charged," says the official journal, " to present to her Majesty two letters from his Sovereign —one containing the formal notification of the accession to the throne of the Emperor AleXander 11., the other being a private letter in which H.I.M. makes known to our august sove reign the friendly object of the general's mission, manifests to her Majesty in the most expressive terms the sentiment of cordial sympathy which he feels for Spain, and testifies the desire that the friendly relations between the two Courts shall be come closer." Having been introduced to the Queen's presence with the usual ceremony, the General spoke as follows : " The Emperor, my master, in honouring me with the mission to announce to your Majesty his accession to the throne, has charged me to express the wishes which he takes pleasure in forming for the prosperity and glory of your reign. These sentiments have been inspired in my august sove reign by the profound souvenirs he retains of the ancient relations between the Spanish monarchy and Russia. I should esteem myself happy if the commission confided to me should be for the two Courts a new pledge of the good intelligence which is so much in harmony with the interests of the two nations, that have been constantly united by sentiments of high and reciprocal esteem: With this conviction I have the honour to place in your Majesty's hands the letters which the Emperor has deigned to confide to me. In fulfilling this mission I in no respect doubt that I shall faithfully act up to his wishes, if I have the happiness to obtain the august suffrage of your Majesty." The Queen replied : " Monsieur le General, —I receive with profound satisfaction the letters which the Emperor of all the Russias has confided to you for me. Your pre sence at my Court to announce to me the acces sion to the throne of a monarch so enlightened is an evident and flattering proof that the sentiments of friendship which at another epoch so closely united the Courts of Russia and Spain are still strong in the Emperor's heart. My heart enter tains the same sentiments ; and you may assure your august Sovereign that my sincere will and the frank and loyal conduct of my Government will always respond to the testimony of friendship which the Emperor has given me, and I take plea sure in considering the mission with which you are charged as a happy presage that the future will draw closer by new ties of cordial harmony the mutual esteem with which the two nations have always fraternised. It is also very agreeable to me, General, to see such a friendly mission con fided to such a person as you, who have had op portunities of manifesting in the most striking manner the noblest qualities and the most tried fidelity to the cause of your Sovereign," The Gazette, in giving an account of the ac couchement of the Duchess de Montpensier, says that the Sicilian ambassador, the Marquis de Riario Sforza, was deputed by the diplomatic body to re present them on the occasion, but the event having taken place sooner than had been expected (as already stated) ho was not present. The Queen has given to the newly-born infanta the cordon of the order of Noble Ladies of Maria Louisa. TURKEY. We have received the Constantinople journals and letters to the brought by the Sinai. The question of the National Bank still remains unsettled. Several attempts have been made to effect an arrangement among the companies who intend to tender for the privilege, but all had turned out failures. Persons well versed iu financial affairs express doubts as to whether the Porte will see offers sent in which it can accept, and fears are entertained that the mo netary crisis which prevails in Europe may cause the agents at Constantinople to receive counter orders from their principals. In addi tion to the difficulties of the financial question, great anxiety is felt at seeing the English squa dron in the Bosphorus almost daily receiving rein forcements. Accounts reached Constantinople just as the packet left, of the death of General Guyon. The general, who was of Irish extraction, signa lised himself in the Hungarian army in 1848 ; and afterwards, under the name of Kourchid Pacha, took part in the campaign of Anatolia. His death is said to have been caused by cholera. Accounts from Bucharest state that the firman for convoking the divans was known in that city and had pro duced an unfavourable effect. Prince A. Ghika, feeling the necessity of modifying his ministry, had offered the portfolio of the Interior to M. Cretzou lesco, who refused it. Stirbey was said to be im peding all the acts of the government by his in trigues. The Caiwakan has ordered judicial pro ceedings to be commenced against three influential Boyards. EGYPT. The contingent of the Egyptian army has just been definitively fixed for Cie peace footing at 20,000 men. The infantry is composed of four regiments of 8,000 men each, and a battalion of riflemen of 1,000 men, armed with the most re cently-invented arms. These troops are excellent, and it is known that they distinguished themselves in the campaign of the Danube. They are organ ised and managed in the French method, and with admirable regularity. The Viceroy, by a recent resolution which merits remark, has re-established in his army the turban, the large trousers, and a costume which, in its ensemble, much resembles that of the old Mamelukes. The Nord of Brussels publishes the text of the memorandum addressed by the Prince of Monte negro to all the cabinets of Europe. This docu ment contains nothing more than what was sum marily stated some time ago, viz., that Montenegro demands :-1. The recognition of the independence of the principality in a diplomatic form. 2. The extension of its frontiers on the side of Herzgowine and Albania. 3. The precise demarcation of the frontiers on the Turkish side, as it has been effected on the Austrian side. 4. The Annexation of Anti vani to Montenegro. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 14th says :-- " I have just heard, but without detail, that the Emperor was in great danger the day before yes terday at Cronstadt in consequence of a collision. During a review, at which his Majesty was present, of a small squadron which is to cruise in the North Sea, a brig, from some mismanagement, ran into the Imperial steamer with considerable violence. Several persons of the Emperor's suite who were standing close to him on the deck of the vessel, and some of the crew, were injured by the concussion." The " Correspondance Autrichienne" defends the occupation of the Principalities against the French journals ; it declares the occupation absolutely necessary, until the important question of the Bes sarabian frontier is settled. It affirms that Eng land (?), the Porte, and Austria are all of opinion that the evacuation should be delayed till that object shall be attained. The "Bourse Gazette" of Berlin states that all the Swiss officers in the Neapolitan service who are now in Switzerland on leave of absence have re ceived orders to immediately join their regiments. --- The General Diet of Sweden was opened at Stockholm on the 15th, with the usual ceremonial. The King has appointed to the post of Marshal of the Kingdom Count de Henning de Hamilton, who occupied the same position in the preceding session. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 22. The United States' mail steam-ship Baltic, Com stock, commander, has arrived from New York with dates to the 11th instant. She has brought 493,109 dollars specie on freight. Dr. Kane, the Arctic discoverer, has arrived in the Baltic. In some of the States the municipal elections had taken place. In Connecticut Fremont had gained 23 towns, and the Democrats 14. Another account says :—" The returns of the towns' elections in Connecticut show that out of 126 towns we have heard from, 73 have gone to Fremont, 48 for Buchanan, and five divided." In the Southern State of Florida the Buchanan party had been equally beaten. In Santa Rosa country the Ameri can party had gained the majority, but the extent of it was not known. At Baltimore, Maryland, during the election for Mayor, several riots had occurred, and the streets were covered with blood. In the evening the op position parties had come into collision, and made use of their firearms, by which four persohs were killed, and upwards of 50 wounded. Several per sonal rencontres had also taken place on the 10th instant, in one of which a man had been shot. President Pierce had embarked at Portsmouth for Washington. The duel which had been arranged between Mr. Pryor, or the Richmond Inquirer, and th e son o f the Hon.e Mr. Botts, was prevented by the poli ce appearing and arres ting all pasties. Mr. George Peabody, of London, was magnifi cently entertained at a dinner on the 9th, at New York. A barque, named the Panchetor, had been seized in the Bay of New York, on suspicion of being a slaver. For the first time, and as a symbol of the politi cal excitement in New York, political addresses have been delivered from the steps of the Mer chants' Exchange. The New York Shipping List states that much excitement had been caused in Wall-street by the discovery of an alleged forgery of notes to the ex tent of $460,000 by a broker named C. B. Hunting don. The parties whose names have been forged are stated to be Messrs. Phelps, Dodge, and R. N. Howes and Co., Bowen and M'Namee, and Claflin and Mellen, and the notes are principally held by one or two of the city banks. Accounts from Galveston to the 27th ult. state that- Captain Onkes, with a detachment of the 2d Cavalry and Ist Artillery, had succeeded in reach ing the mouth of the Rio Pecos, and driving the hostile Indians across the river into Me xico. The Rio Pecos is a point never before reached by any troops or surveying parties, and has hitherto been considered inaccessible. Advices from St. Louis of the 9th inst. state that a letter to the Democrat says that at a meeting at Lawrence, on the Ist inst., the following reso lution was unanimously adopted : " Whereas expedience and principle alike enjoin the people to ignore the coming election of members of the Assembly ; and whereas Congress rejectedourdelevigait'he o n the ground of the invalidity of the election law, a n . o th er application, identical in fact and principle the one just determined, will, doubtless, be refused-- therefore resolved that the people of Kansas, regarding the so-called election law as invalid, ref use to partici pate in any election held by virtue of its enactment." A letter to the Democrat, dated Lawrence, 2d inst., says that a convention will be held at Tope. kan on the 13th inst., for the purpose of forminge. a Republican electoral ticket, with a view of taining the strength of the parties if Kansas Should be admitted as a State.' In December the electorsli thus chosen will ask seats in the Electoralw expected, ticket. n T a h t e e P a r p o r il l a n ivoerrey and par ty , Buchanani t is eect In the New York money-market an ac.tClilvolleoeradgeeil mand prevailed, especially for money on call at 7 per cent., and for first-class_ 60 and 90 days' mer cantile paper at Bto 81 per cent. In consequence banks upwards of of the heavy shipm e nt s of specie, $6,000,000 in four we e k s , the . were gradually d contracting their lo ans and discounts. In wereln ea change there was littl e doing, and r prices un altered. The cotton market continued buoyant, and was rather strengthened by the favourable news from Etyopean fi d ou sm r amllasrtkoectksp. In the consider ably above tho se here, and ri tcesh ere continued w a was no aaaurtu lation of stock. Common and medium grades of Canadian were a turn higher. Wheat had ad vanced 2c. to 3 c ., w i t h a good demand. The corn market closed firm, but quiet, with an improve ment of lc. on W estern. Barley fil l '. Oats in firm demand. Mess pork had advanced 50c. to 621 c. to 25c. Beef steady, with a fair demand, at $6 to $7 for country prime, and $8 to $9 25c. for prime meFs ; cut meats a shade dearer. Bacon dull. Lard lc. lower, and dull ; butter in brisk demand. Scotch pig iron rather in favour of sellers, at $3O 50c. to $3l 50c., six months. Bars in better request, best brands of English refined at $66 25c. to $69 50c., six months. Rods very scarce, and boiler plates, all in one hand, held at 3 ic- to a e. ex ship, and store sheet in request. Turpentine too dear for shippers ; spirits of tur pentine firmer. Resin dull. Freights for grain, in consequence of a break i n the Erie Canal, had slightly receded. Desirable vessels were in good demand, at 94d. for corn and wheat to Liverpool, and id. to 5-32 d. for cotton. PROROGATION OF PARLIATI ENT. At the Cabinet Council held yesterday, at Windsor Castle, Parliament was ordered to be further prorogued from the 13th November until Tuesday, the 16th De camber. His Grace the Duke of Devonshire and suite have ar- rived at Kingstown from Lismore. His grace is ex• pected to be present at the Crimean banquet at Dublin. The Earl of Radnor is entertaining some politica friends at his seat, Colesbill House, Berkshire. The Right Hon. Edward Bouverie, M.P., and his family, are among his lordship's guests. - The Lady Edith Clifton was safely delivered of a son, on Tuesday last, at Dollars House Ayrshire, the seat of the Marchioness of B u t e . Her ladyship and her In fant son are going on well. Cbtrbr 9arttion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. TATTERS.ALL'S.—(This Evening.) CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 7 to 2 agst Vengeance (take 4to 1) 8 to 1 agst Pole Star (taken) Bto 1 agst Coup de Main (taken) • 14 to 1 agst Poacher 100 to 7 agst Malacca 15 to 1 agst Merlin (taken) 25 to 1 agst Hospitality (offered) 25 to 1 agst Pretty Boy (taken) 30 to 1 agst Alma (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Porto Rico (offered) 50 to 1 agst Emily 100 to 1 agst Speed the Plough DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Blink Bonny (taken) 15 to 1 agst Loyola (taken) 15 to 1 apt Sydney (offered) 66 to 1 aget Blue Jacket (taken) --- THE CRYSTAL PALACE FRAUDS• COURT OF BANKRUPTCY—(THIS DAY)• (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn,) IN RE ROBSON. To-day was appointed for the choice of assignees un d er the estate of this bankrupt, who had been a clerk in the Transfer-office of the Crystal Palace Compu.ny, and who stands committed on frauds relating to the sh.eres of the company. Creditors proved debts to the amonni of abom: and Mr. Geo. Sidney Clement, of Bank -buildings , 51A -IC f broker, w as a pp o i n t e d ass i gnee . Th e other portion% 0" the proceedings was private. The bankrupt was brought up in custody and sur rendered. It was stated at the termination of the meeting that°f the official assignee (H r . J o h nson ) h a d a lia ni 1,1351. in hand available as a divid en d f or the credi t "' —but the amount of the debts cannot at present be u g " certained. Mr. Smith totally denies owing Robsuu money, having paid the produce of the sale of the fu rPr ture into the hands of the official assignee. THE WRECK OF THE RUSSIAN SHIP Arto The Board of Trade has forwarded the following letter to the Collector of Customs at Wick, in 1. 1 4 ; spect to the nobl e an d d ar i ng conduct exhibited a party of fisherme n a t th e recent fatal wreck of the Russian schooner Ahti, in the Pentland Frith " Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Marine Department, Oct. 20, 1856.—5ir, -1 am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Priv y' Council for Trade to inform you that my Lords „ have carefully considered the report of the ti e c troller on the circumstanees attending the Wr e ak ' of the ship Ahti, of Wasa, and the gallant res o , u , , of two of the crew of that vessel by Don a Thompson, Donald Lyell, John Dunnett, Jain Murray, and John Nicholson. lam to recl io that you will inform these men that my entertain the strongest sense of the skill, eollr a b t ; and humanity which they displayed, and that doj mark their approbation they have awarded a ol e tor to each of them, and have also given directions the distribution among them of the sum of 16/ " 5/ the following proportions :—Donald Thompson', Donald Lyell, 21. 10s.; John Dunn e tt, 21. 1 ,1 °" James Murray, 21. 10s.; John Nicholson, 2/. 1 7: The medals are in preparation, and when rea . will be forwarded to you. A draught for the O 1_""_ of 151. is enclosed, which you ar e requested .. cash, and to divide in the proportions stated abos; You are also requested to transmit receipts ,fr () „,_ the men to this depot on the form enclosed. 11 1..7 &C., T. H. FARRER. To the Collector of Custow -, Wick." The following is a copy of the Wick Off s troller of the Customs report to the Board of e rrn of the conduct of the men on the occasion referruk. to :—" Sir,—ln reply to your order of 10th inst. , annexed, respecting the saving of life off Ham fr° lll , the schooner Ahti, on 16th ult. it affords me Pl ea : sure to state that the conduct Of the five fisherm e n 2 of Scarfskerry has been noble. On witnessing to° melancholy event Donald Thompson, fisherraant with four others, launched a boat at 6 a.m. from Scarfskerry, a narrow, natural, and very ruggea . creek, about one mile to leeward of the w reck. e On getting to the entrance the sea was so te rrifi the rowers would go no further. Thompson then went on the cliff opposite the wreck, and on seeing the people perishing he started from the crowd, and begged that a crew would go with him. All saw the great danger. Two of his first crew volun teered, viz., two and three, and were followed by four and five. They launched the same boat again/ and after a desperate struggle got through the sail at the entrance into the Pentland Firth, rowed against a terrific sea and heavy gale to the wreck r where they were half an hour, every moment in dan ger of being thrown on the vessel by the strong wind and heavy sea. After getting the two exhausted sea men into the boat they had to encounter their great est danger, to row against a very strong ebb tide witlr the sea meeting it, and this in the Pentland Frith-- a place of terror to all who know it. This took one hour and a quarter, the sea running so high that at times the boat could not be seen by the peoPl e on the cliff. The following is an extract from an, o ffi c ial letter from the acting prin c i pa l C oastgu ar d officer at Thurso, who was on the spot on Tuesday afternoon, and who is an excellent boat sailer, was reared on the Pentland, served his time to the set" for the last five or six years, and has been eeir stantly boarding vessels in Scrabster Roads as tide" waiter. This letter is the more valuable from hi s not knowing that it would be made any use of for the benefit of the men. I never witnesse a such a terrific land surf as was at Ham. seen life-boats thrice uo off to wrecks, but nevr t . er thought a yawl could have survived to raw' the wreck with the heavy sea that was roll on shore. ' Had not Thompson persevered co Wi t would have gone off. A stronger evidence of the value of the services rendered cannot be given tha n the estimation theircouduct is held in by the c ou nty magistrates, as embodied in a testimonial pass e , by them on the 30th ult. at their half-yearly woe": ing. This being the first case of the kind her e since the new law came into operation, 1 would re; spectfully suggest t h at t h e i r Lor d s hi ps wou ld ad' their app ro b a ti on t o t h a t o f th e mag i stra t es , in ad dition to any pecuniary reward, for I feel satisfie d it would act as a great stimulus to oth er s, 5h007., such a painfui a ff air occur again, by holding up thi s brave action.—C. W. PEICII, Controller." DISCOTERY OF SAXON GRAVES. __....,_ A discovery of considerable interest, throe' ing much light upon the funeral rites of our Saxon ancestors previous to their conversion t° Christianity, was accidentally made during O ° past week in the garden attached to the reel' dence of Mr. Charles Carill Worsley, at Winster , Derbyshire. While lowering a bank of earth for the purpose of making some improvements in the pleasure ground the labourers uncovered tw o graves at the depth of upwards of four feet front the present surface, each containing a human ske leton, lyingon its right side with the knees drawn up and the head pointing towards tne north-east. A careful examination of the place and the objects there discovered affords evidence of the interments having been made in the following manner :—A wood fire was in the first place lighted on the ground, in or around which some large stones were put so as to he" come calcined ; this being burnt out, the place it oc cupied was cleared for the reception of the body, which was then deposited in the position before mentioned, along with the implements aid weapons of the deceased. The calcined stones were next pile' carefully over the corpse, and finally earth vit° heaped up above the whole, probably while the ground was still warm. The first skeleton 1 01 accompanied by a small spear-head or knife of iron, much corroded, and the lower stone of a hand mill, anciently used in every household for grind' ing corn • the latter had passed the fire. With the seco n d interment was found the upper atone of the same mill, very neatly wrought in sandstone, but split to pieces by the great heat to which it bad been exposed. Some pieces of a very coarse vessel of plain earthenware were found near the he*d of this skeleton, and behind it lay a large spear head of iron, 2 feet 10 inches long, a curved instru ment of the same metal, five inches, originally fixed in a wooden handle, the bone ferule of which still remains, and a ring -like head or decoration of light-coloured porcelain, about one inch and a-half iu diameter, The whole of the articles exhumed from these graves (which may he assigned to the Teutonic or iron period, including the time from the end of the fifth to the eighth century, A.D.), by the kind permission of Mr. C. Carill Worsley, have been deposited in Mr. Bateman's museum of antiquities, at Lomberdale-house. The Right Hon. Sir Francis and Lady Arabella Bar' ing left Stratton Park, on Tuesday last, upon a visit to Sir Charles Wood, at Hickleton Hall, Yorkshire. We understand that the wedding of Miss Louie* Carew, the lovely and accomplished daughter of Mrs. Petrie Waugh, with Sir Charles Pigott, will take place oa Thursday next, at St. George's Church, Hanover square.