The Sun. — London, England, 1856-11-21 00:00:00

" NEW won BY THE MARQUIS' OF NORiIANBY. I m mediadly will be published, in 2 vols. Bvo., A YEAR OF 'REVOLUTION. From a Journal kept in Paris in the Year 1848. By the MARQUIS of NORMANBY, K G London Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and, Roberts. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.= M. JIILLIEN'S CONCERTS. -M. Jullien. has the gratification to announce that Miss DOLBY a nd Signor MILLARDI will make the ir third a.ppearance this evening. Twelfth time of the new grand French Qua drille, and third time of the grand Selection ffom La Traviata. Programme for TilIS t VINING (Friday, Nov. 21): — Part I, Overture, Oberon—Weber ; Polka, Flirtation— Jnllien; Symphony, Andante from Spohr's Symphony the Power cf Sound, descriptive of the Creation of Music— Spohr ; Aria, Mille volte sal campo d'onor (Pia del Tolimei)—Donizetti—Miss Dolby ; Solo, Trumpet', M. Du bem—Duhem ; Polka, My Mary Anne (the eleventh time), Jnllien (dedicated to Mrs. Barney Williams); Symphony, Andante, from the Pastoral Symphony—Beethoven ; Ca baletta, La Donna e Mobile (Rigoletto)—Verdi — Signor Millardi ; the French Quadrille, twelfth time of performance, (Jullien), with variations for flute. flageolet, oboe, clarinet, ophicleide, and cornet, performed by MM De Folley, Young, Collinet, Lavigne, Sonnenberg, H ug h e s, and Koenig, Finale ; "Portant po ur la Syric." " Vive l'Empereur." Part 2.—Opera, Grand Operatic Selection from Verdi's of " La Traviata," with solos for violin, oboe, flute, clarinet, trumpet, ophicleide, and cornet, by Messrs. Le Hon, Lavigne, De Folley, Sonnenberg, Duhem, Hughes, and Koenig, being the third time of performance. Scotch song, " Over the Sea " (Mrs. Groome) Miss Dolby ; Valse, the Ravenswood , from Donizetti's Opera, Lucia di Lammermoor — Ju ll i ien Solo, Oboe, Souvenir de la Montagu e, M. La.vigne,—Lavgne; Valse, Peri—D'Albert; Galop, Atlantic (first time) —Jullien. Conductor—M. Jullieu. To commence at 8 o'clock. Prices of f admission :—Promenade, Is. ; Dress circle , 2s. 6d. ; priva boxes, 10s. 6d., £L Is, and upwards. Private boxes to be secured of Mr. Nugent, at the box-office of the at atre ; at all the principal libraries and naus i ese llers'; and at J and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. rpHEATRE ROYAL., DRURY LANE. — Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting M•ina.ger, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. ITALIAN OPERAS, COMEDY, and BALLET, every Evening during the Week, at Old Play-house Prices. Upper Gallery, ls. ; Gallery, Is. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Upper Boxes; 3s. 6d. ; First Circle, ss. ; Dress Circle, 7s. ; Stalls, 10s. 6d. ; Private Boxes, one, two, three, and four guineas. In consequence of the extraordinary . and unprecedented success that has attended the introduction of ITALIAN OPERAS at Drury-lane, the Lessee begs to announce that he has re-entered into arrangements with Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co., who have succeeded in prevailing upon the eminent Italian Artistes to forego their Continental engaiy.e• ments, in order to appear for a Few Nights Longer in the most celebrated operas of the great composers :--Madame Grisi, Madame Rudersdorff, Madame Amadei, Madame Sed lazek, and Madame Gassier ; Herr Reichardt, Signor Valpini, Mons. Gassier, Signor Lorini, Signor Albicini, Signor Revere, Mr. Tennant, and Herr Formes. Powerful band and com plete chorus, under the direction of Signor Li Calzi. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform the comedy of THE BUSYB ODY. Marplot, Mr. Charles Mathews. To be followed by the Last Scene of LA SOgNAMBULA. Mesdames Gassier and Chiarici ; Signori Mattoni and Mariani. After which, the Second Act and Incantation Scene of DER FREISCHUTZ. Madame Rudersdorff, Mdlle. Sed latzek, and Herr Formes. To conclude with a Ballet, in which Mdlles. Osmont will appear. Boxes. stalls, and places can be secured of Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co., Regent-street, and at the box-office of the theatre, from 10 till 6. To prevent disappointment an early application is solicited. The Free List will be entirely suspended. Doors open at hulf.past 7, commence at 8. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING (FRIDAY), and To morrow (Saturday), will be performed THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, in which Mr. Murdoch will appear as Charles Surface ; Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. Chippendale; Sir Benjamin Backbite, Mr. Buckstone ; Crabtree, Mr. Compton; Joseph Surface, Mr. Howe ; Sir Oliver Surface, Mr. Rogers ; Moses, Mr. Clark; Sir Harry (with a song), Mr. W. Farren ; Lady Teazle, Miss Reynolds ; Mrs. Candour, Miss Talbot ; Lady Sneerwell, Mrs. Poynter ; Maria. Miss E. Sabine. After which Perea Nena aikd the Spanish Dancers. With (sth time) an entirely new farce, entitled A FAMILY FAILING, in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. Chippendale, and Miss Blanche Fane will appear. To be followed by Perea Nena and her unrivalled Company of Spanish Dancers, in THE STAR OF ANDALUSIA. To conclud,e with THE POSTMAN'S KNOCK. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Return of Mdme. Celeste.—Fifth Night of a Grand New Fairy Ballet Extravaganza. Third week this season of Madame Celeste. The successful new comic drama of A Bord3r Marriage, with Mr. Wright and Mr. Leigh Min-- ray every evening.—Good Night, Sig. Pantalon.—THlS EVENING, the comic opera of GOOD NIGH!', SIG. PAN TALON : by Messrs. P. Bedford and J. Bland, Misses Mary Keeley, Kate Kelly, Arden, Szc. After which, with new sce nery, dresses, machinery, and appointments, a new grand fairy ballet extravaganza, cane THE ELVES, or the Statue Bride, founded on the grand ballet spectacle, now perform ing with unexampled success at the Theatr..) Imperiale de ?'Opera at Paris, under the title of Les Elfcs. Principal cha racters by Madame Celeste. Misses Wyndham, Mary Keeley, Kate Kelly, Chatterly, Arden, Messrs. WI , ght, Paul Bedford, C Selby, Le Barr, lz.c. Concluding with A BORDER MAR RIAGE. Sir Walter Raebnrn, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Dandle . Mr. Wright ; Mistress Willoughby, Miss Wyndham 111111200 Y AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE _IL THIS EVENING and daring the week will he preseuted Shakspeare'i play of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. After which will be produced a new petite comedy, in two 'acts, called OUR WIFE ; or, The Rose of Amiens. Princi pal characters by Messrs.. Ryder, Harley, Fisher ; Misses Murray and C. Leclercq. Mendelssohn's celebrated overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream will commence at 5 minutes before 7. rYCEUM THEATRE ROYAL. J Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. FABIAN, or "LI Mesalliance," every Evening. Burlesque every Evening. THIS EVENING (Friday, Nov. 21), a Romantic Play, in four acts, entitled, FABIAN, or " La Mesall'auee," with new scenic and mechanical effects, &c. Fabian, Mr. Chas. Dillon ; Pauline, Mrs. C. Dillon. Concluding with the Burlesque of THE WINTER'S TALE. Misses Woolgar, Wilton, Mrs. B. White, Messrs. Toole, Calhaem, Barrett, Broligh, &e., Miss Rosina Wright, and the Ballet. ROYAL SURREY TYE A.TRE Lescieel, 11/Igrg, an.l Creswick. THIS EVENING, THE FLOWER GIRL ; or, Convict Marquis. cranon, Nfr. Creswick ; Louis Barennes, Mr. Cal vert ; Launay, Mr. Charles ; Baptiste. Mr. Widdicomb ; Le Beau, Mr, Vollaire ; Madeline, Miss Biddies. To conclude with DRED. 'Porn Gordon, Mr. Shep herd; Dred, Mr. Creswick ; Harry, Mr. Potter ; is pole Tiff, Mr. Widdicomb ; Clayton, Mr. F. Charles ; Nina Gor don, Miss A. Biddies ; Cora Gordon, Miss Jackson; Lisette, Miss Ellis, ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, STAY A T HOME. MEDEA.. Creon, Mr. Addison ; Jason, Hiss Thirlwall ; Orpheus, Mss Haskell ; Creusa, Miss H. Stanley ; Medea, Mr. F. Robson_ A CAWJUGAL LESSON. Lullaby, Mr. F. Robs3n ; Mrs. Lullaby, Mrs. Stirling. Connuenca at half-past Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS. Under the Management of Mr Phelps. THIS EVENING, TAMING OF THE SHREW. Christo pher Sly, Mr. Phelps • Petruchio. Mr. H. Marston ; Grnmio, Mr. L. Ball ; Katherina, Miss Atkinson. Tc conclude with FRIEND WAGGLES. ASTLEY'S ROY AL AMPHITHEATRE. Leisee•-tnil :Nlinager, - W. 'Cooke. THIS EVENING the triumphantly successful Equestrian Spectacle. called DEED ; or, A Tale of the Dismal Swamp. With its delineations of Equestrian Negro Life, , .:by afr. W. Cooke's • Horses, trained by him, Terrific Sinking of the Steeds in tho darksome ‘tware.p, &c. After which, the SCENES in the CIRCLE; appearance of Miss Kate Cooke, &e. . —To conch* N with UMEROUS ENTERTAINMENTS. D o ors open at half-east si x: commence at seven o'clock. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. ‘ W. Weit. Equestrian Director, 'Mr. W. C oo k e , jun. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, NOTENBEA 21. THIMMOMETER, lir T1i.14 SliAnigf •higl;est ciao yesterday. 50 .•-lowest this Paoruing And du... - riiaz the ilight• 52, this dly At none. BAROWErES, 30 WIND. W.S.W.—Light, with trick, weather. .~ ✓. ----- el NNTERI3URY HALL. w estmi n.4fe” • gliged fo_lriathi;er.perf'oerrefale7o-f ki OPEN EVERY EVEN - INO • -road.— %. The mr vg e als, Choruses, inc company of Vocalists arc en Selections from all the popular Operas,, Caulfield, Caulfield, Glees, Duets, Sic., viz. : —Miss E. Pearce, j. Miss Brunel], and Miss Summers; Mr. Joneirrifkl.. R. Grover, T. RAino T. ' Farrant, 8 • 1(1' Herr F, Barker, W. Melling,' and P. Corrie ; Masters Austin,.l--p7:" ' nett, and , Corii ; Mr. Sam Cowell and E. Mackne p Fal forte ,J. 14 a rro way, R. A. ; harmonium, J. Caulfield, - - - P -9" ; director, Mr. .1. Caulfield, Commence at Seven o'clori ll ; * ' until twelve o'clock. In additionrten c'sely. Suppers, (tre.• the usual Vocal Entertainment, the celebrated FPANIsii MINSTRELS will appear in costume at Nine and Elev en o'clock• Every Evening, an d sing some of their favourite selec: }ions. — • . RIGEL WATER AT LONDON 311.17)(4,, Tars DAY—Morn. 4 min. aff, 9 — . Evening 40 ien. aft. 9 '1"-40Ritaw—Morn.11 min. aft.lo—Eveuing 43 ':Jj' o, • t , t 4 10 v.,, ;N „: c.-: , ...,,:-..-- 4 0 ,,,i i i) , rc e -,z e .,, t,.-•.y. g 51 , 3 1, $ j.,,..•n =VII. ~,,•• " __., __,_ _ _ ~., • : • 7 ,- .•-..? 4 „-; , , , ±L.:A..A• ----./..; 4 --' , " v - -e ' - ..i 7 .-__. = .;------„,--,, u-, _ _ L')N DON, FRIDAY, NOVEM BER 21, 1856. Expectation appears to ha'm been on tip toe folvards the close of last August in Melbourre __(according to the latest adtfices from our anti podes, received by us only-this very morning)-- both' in 'regard to the arrival of Sir HENRY BA.Rlak andlin reference to the probable result of the elections under the Rely. Constitution. The Lightnit g, Bl ac k Ball clipper, has been th e ineaLa OS bri.Lgiug L. the ni&t:Jer-cuuntry in eighty' t wo days this last inapertaa i eh Ct intk:ll4,uce. to THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER, 21, Ist6. was meant—the town or the village. A simple examination of the map referred to at the Con ferences, and on which only the Bolgrad insisted on by England was marked, must prove decisive 611 the point. Russia cannot be permitted to profit by her own fraud. Her representatives were well aware of the intended deception. They chuckled in their sleeves in the vain hope of cheating those with whom they were negotiating. But before any tribunal in the world they must be held bound by their own acts, and their own admissions. When they indicated a place within their own dominions, and agreed that their frontier should be rectified in reference thereto, they were for ever stopped from disputing the accuracy of the map produced by themselves, or asserting that a different point was meant, of which the assembled representatives could have no possible knowledge. Wore it even otherwise the very spirit of the contract would prove fatal to their present claim. The end and object of the contract was to exclude Russia from any control over the navigation of the Danube. With that view she was contented to surrender all her possessions abutting on the river. But if the construction now insisted on by the Government of St. Petersburg could be sustained it would altogether ignore the principle laid down by the Allied Powers, and assented to by the Russian Plenipotentiaries during the debate. Besides, should we consent to a reference, the issue would be decided by a packed jury, and the decision would be a foregone one. CountWnLEwsnr, the President of the Conference, is a Russo-Pole, who would not seriously oppose the Muscovite influence. By setting himself against England, on the point of a renewal of the Conferences, he has displayed the animus by which he is actuated. We might feel certain that his vote would be given in favour of the CZ &R. Nur could any rational doubt be entertained as to the side which would receive the support of Prussia. Here, then, would at once be given three votes out of seven ; and, considering the position occupied by Sardinia, in reference both to France and Aus tria, it can scarcely be supposed that she would array herself on the side of England in opposition to so powerful a neighbour as France. Her sympathies are all engaged, and naturally so, in the Italian question. Sbe must be opposed to . Austria, and anything that could conciliate France, and even Russia, could not be neglected by her. Here, then, would be the absolute majority required by Russia, and England would be left in the lurch. The association with Austria would scarcely be less injurious than the sever. ante from France. We should have to purchase her, and at a very high price, by the abandon ment of cherished principles. ?Po want no addition to German influence. It has already operated very injuriously for British interests, and GOD forbid that it should receive any further extension, which must be the case if we are brought into close conxection with Austria. For every reason, then, we object to any renewal of the conferences—at all events until Russia has performed her undertakings. We regret to be obliged to differ from France, but in this case there is no alternative ; and we only repeat the language of her own writers, in professing the greatest desire to remain the allies, although we never shall consent to become the tools, of France. The deputation from the Metropolitan Board must have been thoroughly convinced during their interview, yesterday, with the Chief Commissioner of Works, that he is neither the tyrant nor the insidious betrayer of maiden Boards some of their silly colleagues delighted to paint him. One might interpret Mr. TIWATTES' speech in the capacity of DIANA, or the representative virgin, as follows : " Young I am, and sore afraid ; Would you hurt a harmless maid— Lead an innocent astray ? Tempt me not, kind sir, I pray." In which case we should have Sir BENJAMIN, like a chivalrous gentleman, scattering to the winds the imputation, and adding by way of further consolation— " Your heart's your own, your will is free, And so shall be your voice ; No mortal man shall wed with thee 'Till first he's made thy choice," In a word, the deputation, ably represented by the Chairman of the Board, confronted Sir BEN JAMIN in a sensible and conciliatory manner, and, as a matter of course, he dissipated all the fears entertained of him, and proved to demonstration the kindly and honourable nature of his intentions. The result is, the drainage question is in a fair way for speedy settlement, and far on to three millions of British citizens have abundant cause to rejoice. Pity the Beard so unwarrantably made Sir BENJAMIN a " bogie," instead of meeting him in this spirit before ! As the matter now stands, all that the Metro politan Board have now to do is to take into consideration the amendments of their plan, which Sir B. HALL has so obligingly laid before them as necessary for it to meet what he con ceives to be the requirements of the Act. These involve but a small increase of expenditure, and are likely, to meet with approval. They consist of e. conditional enlargement of the northern re hervoir, and the discharge of the southern sewage one mile by land (nearly two by the river), and the northern five-eighths of a mile lower down the Thames. To speak more explicitly, the point of outfall suggested as being the nearest permis sible for the southern drainage is situate at the upper part of Erith Reach, 15 miles from Lon don-bridge, seven-eighths of a mile from Erith Church, and a quarter of a mile below Jenning tree point, nearly opposite Raiuham Creek, to which creek it is further recommended the sewage, i.e., the north side of the Thames shall be carried on five-eighths of a mile further than in dicated in plan B. The calculation of the Go vernment engineer is that, with the best arrange ments under the amended plan, the upper part of the southern sewage would, at springs, be at Barking Creek, and at neaps off the Magazine in the lower part of Barking Reach. Thus it will be seen how little exigent Sir B. HALL is in his requirements, since he is prepared to agree to a plan which cannot be said to insure the non return of the sewage within the eastern limits of the metropolis at spring tides. We are but too happy at the prospect of a plan of sewerage being shortly agreed to by unanimous consent to offer remarks calculated in any, degree to delay so desirable a consummation.. All we will add, therefore, is the expression of a hope that the amendments will be agreed to by the Metropolitan Board, and that the 'population in and below Woolwich will besiege, Government incessantly until the means to earl :y the sewage to Sea Reach are concede`'.. Until this is done one-third at i least of the great wort: will remain undone. LORD CHIEF JUSTICE COCKBURN. The newly appoin'ced Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, Sir Alexander Cockburn, late her Majesty's Attorney-General, formally bade farewell to the. Hon ourable Society of the Middle Temple this morn , ag at half-past ten o'clock--- - -in the presence of a cclasiderablegathering of benchers, barriters, and students, assembled on the occasion in the ancient Hall of the Society, for the purpose of witnesti * l9s - 46 lordship's departure. vessel—bearing a full cargo of copper, wool, and tallow, besides 140,000 ounces of gold, valued at 560,000/. sterling—preceding but by a few hours the long and anxiously-expected James Baines, about whose safety there had come to be latterly entertained very considerabl3 apprehensior s. Alta- I gether, scarcely anything could be more propitious or more 'satisfactory-than the news now brought to us by the Lightning from Australia. As to the electioneering tidings, matters appeared to promise tolerably well on the whole—although comparatively few candidates had appealed for the suffrages of the electors to the aggregate of the constituencies. The first flush of the political excitement, natural enough under the circum- stances, had already begun to give tokens of sub siding. Ninety members in all—thirty for the Upper and sixty for the L mer—were wanting for both Houses of Parliament. The nominations for the former had already taken place, the polling being arranged for the 27th of August—the writs for the latter not being expected to be issued earlier than the first week of the next month but one following, namely, that of October. It was presumed, not unnaturally, by same that the paucity of candidates arose, in a great measure, from the. high, standard fixed for the property qualification. While some observers at Mel bourne seem to have regarded with a certain degree of suspicion the future character of the Upper House as constitutinf, according to the utter ance of their fears, something ♦ery little short of " a pure oligarchy"—others appear to have been looking forward hopefully to the general result of the elections, as to the securest means for effecting the overthrow of the existing Administration, and the substituting for it of some more popular and efficient Government. As to the new Governor of the Colony,. Sir HENRY BARKLY—the liveliest satisfaction seems to have been felt at Melbourne upon the news of his nomination, and every disposition appears to have been manifested by the majority to accord to his Excellency a welcome befitting the chosen representative of the SOVEREIGN. As to evidences conveyed to us in respect of the material condition of the Colonists at the period of the departure from Melbourne of this last mail clipper, the Lightning—none could really be well more auspicious in their general character. Whether these tokens of the actual state of affairs at cur antipodes be culled from the tabulated statistics of the Labour Market, or from the items in the Gold Circular. The latest quotation of gold was 3/. 15s. 3d. at Melbourne. The yield at the Hobart Town diggings, for example— according to reliable information—being at an average rate of 40 ounces to the ton. Altogether he gross amount of the precious metal shipped from Australia in 1856 reached even then (August) in enormous aggregate, very little short of 2,000,000 ozs. !-literally, in fact, to be as pre- cise as possible, according to the sum total of the then estimate-1,890,772 ozs., or, to express it otherrise, 78 tons 5 cwt. 2 qrs. 141bs. 4 oz., representing a value, at 80s., of precisely 7,563,0881. As to railways and telegraphs in Australia, matters towards the close of August were Lpparently " looking up" in both particulars. A elegraphie line between the capitals of Victoria and South Australia had been formally contracted for by the two . Governments, each Government respectively undertaking to bear the charge of construction up to the frontier boundary of de narcation. Wires were also forthwith to be "paid out" between Hobart Town and LAUTICOS- On by order, and at the cost, of the Tasmanian Government. The line from Bendigo to Mel ')ourne was in such active progress that it was confidenily 'expected to be ready for use by the oounnencement of this present month of No vember. Endeavours, woreover, being actively made in preparation, with a view to the laying down of a submarine cable across Bass's Straits, for the purpose of thus intimately connecting to !ether the capitals of all the great colonies of Australia. It is especially observable, moreover, chat Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, and South Australia, have jointly resolved upon carry ing out one . grand and homogeneous scheme for the lighting and buoying of the coasts of the great antarctic Continent. Several new gold-fields, meanwhile, of remarkable (and one or two of them of almost unrivalled) richness suddenly starting to view, and rising into immediate importance by the sheer force of the rapidity and magnitude of their operations. Commercial enterprise grow ing out of all this with the swiftness of Jack's beanstalk in the fairy-tale—carrying our conjec tures as to the Future of Australia " into the clouds "—and promising to conduct the Colonists to a "seventh heaven" of prosperity. The view of that wondrous Future, indeed, opens more and more grandly upon us with each mailarriving in the old mother-country—and never assuredly widened with a more resplendent outburst of promise to the mind's eye than through this latest mail conveyed to us by the Lightning. Russia is very anxious for the renewal of the , Conferences which led to the Precious Treaty. France—and, of course, Prussia—are perfectly willing to gratify her ; but England refuses her assent, and in that refusal she is supported by Austria and Turkey. This is the slight difference alluded to by the Moniteur as a matter of con: - pa ratively trivial importance, and in which it is sup- posed that England must, as a matter of course, yield to the Imperial desire. The question is, however, of far greater magnitude than the French writer*, seem to think. Were it not so, there would be no difference of opinion between the Wentern Governments. Either would be prepared to yield promptly and gracefully a slight conces sion to the other. But a great principle is in volved, in the present instance, which England cannot and will not abandon, under any circum- stances, or at any dictation. ' That principle is the faithful and honourable observance by Russia of the stipulations and agreements deliberately entered into some seven Inenths since. She was then too happy to accept the v er y l en i ent terms impose I ai the nominal penalty f or h er wan t on i nvas i on of the ter ritory of an inoffensive neighbour --for dis turbing the tranquillity of Europe, and occasioning the sacrifice of so much blood and treasure by th e 6 Allied Powers. They were, vir tually, the confession of having done wrong and sustained defeat —that was their chief, 'almost their only, value —a n d if per mitted to wriggl e out Russia ware now of her obligations, under any pretext, she would speed i ly resume her aggr essive policy, and a new and more terrible conflict would bo rendered inevitable. There is really no point for discussion—nothin g for which the representatives of the different na tions should be convened. The t erms o f t h e contract already entered into are sufficiently explicit. They were fully consid ere d in Marc a b last, and cannot already re q uire chang e or modi— fication. The meeting of a new Co ngress would be the signal for reopening questions already se ttled, and perhaps the ventilati on of new points adverse to the in terests of En g la nd and of Turkey. It is too ridiculou s to , suppose th a t any • real difficulty can, exist as to woich 1331 grad LATEST N E WS. VIENNA, Nov. 19. The last intelligence from Constantinople of the 12th has created some uneasiness on the Exchange. It was stated that M. Thouvenel and M. Bou tenieff had called upon the Porte for explanations on pendant questions, and that the answers were evasive. The new Ministry was not yet formed. " Count Xisseleff (says a Paris letter of the 18tb, in the Nord of Brussels, the Russian or gan) had a conference with Count Walewski a few days ago 311 the subject of Bolgrad. The Russian Minister manifested the most concilia- tory disposition, but insisted on the necessity of solving the difficulty in a Congress, in order that it may be shown to the eyes of Europe that the obstacles and delays in the execution of he treaty of peace do not come from Russia. That is precisely why England and Austria prefer juggling the solutionof the affair of Bolgr ad with out a congress. Austria, in particular, does not wish to have the question of the free navigation of the Danube mooted, because protocols might clearly expose to view the manoeuvres employed by her to elude the decisions of the late congress on that subject." By telegraph from Madrid, of the 19th instant, we have the following : "An official despatch from Malaga, dated yes terday, announces that the garrison had been at tacked by a band of persons proclaiming the Re public. The troops behaved gallantly, and order was soon re-established. Five of the insurgents were killed. The garrison had seven men wounded." Official despatches from Palermo (Sicily) state that the authorities were on the look out for French and English vessels, which the police authorities declared might contain war material ! Sicily is described amore excited than Naples. The Marquis Antonini received his passports yesterday. The Vienna and Berlin journals say that the convontion of a second Congress here semis cer- tain. A letter from Jassy of the 6th says :—" It is generally said amongst the public here that the Austrians are to remain in the principalities until spring, when they will take their departure. THE GUN-BOAT AFFAIR IN THE SEA OF AZOFF. A letter from Constantinople of the 10th gives the following account of the outrage committe by the Russians in the Sea of Azoff, which has been briefly mentioned in the telegraphic despatch from Marseilles:— "An English steamer arrived here two days ago from the Black Sea, bringing intelligence of an act which had taken place at Yeni the Russians having fired on an English vessel. This circumstance has ex cited a considerable sensation here, and I think it as well to give you a full explanation of the particulars, as they are considered most probable in well-informed quarters. During the war England turned her atten tion a good deal to Circassia. She sen: agents to Anapa, and among others, a Mr. Longworth, who, with a Polish officer, M. Jordan, went along the line of the Koubon, to a distance of 50 leagues in the interior, as far as opposite to Ekaterinoslaw. At that point they met Sefer Pecha, who had been charged by the Turkish Government to bring back the Abasians under its domination. Sefer Pasha soon began to entertain ideas of independence, and, notwith standing the treaty of Paris, remained at Anapa with some Turks and a large body of Abasian :oldiers, whom be had under his orders. He was supplied with arms and ammunition from Trebizond, and the vessels from that place also supplied s'it, clothing, colonial produce, &c. Russia naturally turned her attention to this state of things when the treaty of Paris rendered her free in her movements in the Black Sea. Being well informed of what was going on, she knew that several chiefs of Abasia had visited Constantinople after the treaty of Paris, to solicit their independence from the Porte, and that only a short time since one of the Lieutenants of Scbaasyl had attempted to again bring the question on the tapis, that he had been well received by the English, and was sent back to Trebizond in an English vessel with merchandise. Up to that time, the merchants of Trebi zond had been carrying on a contraband trade with the coasts of A .`saisia and Mingrelia. The Russians, there fore, sent/ wo gun-boats to watch the coast, and several ecked craft belonging to Trebizond were seized. On this being known at Trebizond a loud outcry was raised, and the English consul made himself the echo of the complaints at Constantinople. Lord Stratford de Red cliffs, is concert with Admiral Lyons, sent a war steamer, the Badger, to watch the Russian gun-boats. This vessel ran along the coast without falling is with them, and then proceeded in search of them to enter the S a of Azoff, where it was thought they might have sought shelter from the heavy weather. When off Yeni kale signals were made to the Badger that she must not proceed any higher up the strait, but she paid no attention to the warning. The fort then fired two guns. The c a pt a i n of the Badger then, thinking that the affair began to look serious, returned to make a report to his superior officer in command off the Isle of Serpents. It was on the re port made by that ?Meer to Admiral Lyons that the Curacoa was sent off in the midst of a gale of wind to the Black Sea, to go in company with another frigate and demand reparation for this insult offered to the English flag. So the affair rests at present." AUSTRALIA. [A. summary of the following appeared iu our impress sion of yesterday :—] LIVERPOOL, Nov. 20. By the A'rrit*ai this morning of the Royal mail packet Lightning, Enright, commander, of the Black Ball line, we aro in tho receipt of advices from Melbourne to the 28th of August. She has brought 140,000 ounces of gold on freight. The packet ship James Baines has also arrived, bringing 174,000 ounces of gold, being the second largest import of gold by one vessel ; 1,000 tons of copper and tin ore ; 570 casks of tallow ; and 600 ba es of wool. The Lightning left Hobson's Ray on the morning of the 27th of August, acid the Heads the following morning, with a fair wind and gradually increasing fine strong breeze. On the Ist of September, at 5 p.m., the weather being thick, the vessel ran close to Enderley's Island, off the Aucklandq, hauled on the wind on the port tack, but, not being likely to weather the bluff, tacked the ship to the westward, and cleverly luffing round the Bristow Rocks went round to the southward of Auckland Island. The ship continued to make good distances and a fair average speed until the Bth, when the wind became foul for 24 hours, after which it was fair and strong until the 14th. On the 10th au iceberg, the only one seen during the voyage, was sighted ; on the 15tk there was a calm for a few hours, followed by fair wind, with plenty of snow, which continued until the 19th, when the Horn was rounded, the wind being light, in 21 days 16 hours from the Heads. Signals were exchanged with the Patriot King, beating to the westward. For seven days, the winds being light and variable with calms, very slow progress was made. From the 27th to the 31st the wind was strong and fair, but becom ing scant headed the vessel off her course. At noon, on the latter day, the vessel was on the pa rallel of Rio Janeiro, the island of Trinidad, bearing north•east by north half north, distant 191 miles, and at 1 p.m. the tropic of Cancer was entered. October commenced with winds from the north, and calms ; from the 4th to the 10th, with light favourable breezes, the ship doing well. Dur ing the night of the Bth the ship crossed the line. On the 11th boarded the Proserpine from Boston. On the 14th signalled the American clipper Tor nado, had a race with her, and came off victorious. Until the 10th very little progress was made, the wind being light and variable, with calms, until the north-east trades commenced, blew freshly three days only, and were followed for nine conse cutive days with light airs and calms. On the 21st the Marie Leocadie, hence, was boarded, and, on the 26th, the Meteor hence, two ladies, who were anxious to return, being taken from on board of her. On the 29th a light northerly breeze sprung up, and the ship stood to the eastward, three or four ships being in sight. On the 30th, with the wind from the eastward, tacked the ship to the north-northwest, when the James Baines was sighted ahead, and on the following morning, with the wind again light, come up with. On the Ist of November witlthe wind changeable from N.E. to N.W., the James Baines, the Cid, and another Hamburg vessel, were all left behind before sun down, when the wind became light and variable, and continued so for three days. On the sth the breeze was strong !from the N.E., and then fell almost calm. On the 11th the islands of Pico, Fayal, &c., were sighted, and a seaman named John Robinson died, and was buried the same day. At noon, with the winds light from the S.W. ' the ship's course was steered to pass the Island of Ter ceira, where she became becalmed, and afterwards experienced for two days a strong gale from the E.N. E., and made very little progress. On the 11th and 12th the wind was rather lighter and shifted a point or two, but mostly prevailed from the N. to the E., heading the ship too much to the N., but not preventing her from making her north ing. On the 13th, wind southerly, but light ; on the 15th, a breeze from the S. W., the ship making good progress for 48 hours. The night of 16th, squally and changeable, with a strong wind from north-north-east in the morning. On the 18th the vessel was abreast of Cork and heading up for the Small Rociss, with the wind from the northward. After a few hours of light winds in the evening a breeze sprung up from the north-north-west, when in sight of the Smalls light, and next morning Bardsey Island was sighted, and at 2 p.m., with a fair wind, Holyhead rounded. At 4.30 p.m., off Point Lynas, took a pilot ; and about 7.30 next morning arrived in the Mersey. The run from Melbourne to Cape Horn occupied 24 days 16 hours ; Cape Horn to the Equator, 19 days 8 hours ; Equator to Pico, Western Islauds, 21 days ; Western Islands to Liverpool, 11 days— total, 84 days. Her longest run in 24 hours, by observation, was 377 miles, and the shortest 36 miles. On the Ist, 10th, and 18th of September she ran respectively 30, 355, and 377 miles. The winds throughout the voyage were fair for 32 days, light for 23 days, calm for 4 days, and a-head for 24 days, thus being most unfavourable for the progress of those vessels requiring their sails to be well filled, and accounting for the pro longed absence of the James Baines, which vessel comes under this category, but which, under ordi nary circumstances, is equal in speed to almost any vessel afloat. An address and testimonial were presented by the cabin passengers to Captain Enright and his officers. The cause of the lengthened passage of the James Baines arises, it may be presumed, from her heavy cargo, which consist of copper and tin ores. The elections for the two Houses of Parliament having commenced there was much political ex citement. Ninety members were wanted for both Houses-30 for the Upper House, and 60 for the Lower. Owing principally to the high property qualification demanded of the members, the Mel bourne Age states that there was a dearth rather than a superabundance of candidates, and that there would be little or no competition for the Upper House ; and even for the Lower House there were several constituencies for which no can didates had presented themselves. The nomina tions of the Upper House had taken place, and the polling was fixed for the 27th of August. The writs for the Lower House would not be issued until the beginning of October. Though the weather was exceedingly fine the season had not commenced, but the cartage to the interior hail become cheaper, and some improve ment iu business had manifested itself. Stocks at the diggings were believed to be light, and the spring trade with the interior was expected to as sume an activity and importance almost unknown in the previous history of the gold fields. The heavy imports had not affected prices. The question of railways and telegraphs was occupying the attention of the Victorian and South Australian public, and a line from Victoria to the Murray was likely to be immediately commenced: The Victorian and South Australian Govern ments had contracted to construct a telegraphic line between the two capitals, arid to bear the charge up to their respective fro ntiers. Surve y ors are aready engaged in plotting out a portion of the line, which will ultimately be carried on to Sydney. The Tasmanian Government have also decided upon carrying wires from Hobart Town to Launceston, and the Chamber of Commerce of the former pace are urging the Chamber of Mel bourne to join with them in soliciting their respec tive Governments jointly to bear the charge of laying down a submarine cable across Bass ' s Straits to Launceston, and thus connecting the capitals of all the Australian colonies. Meanwhile the line between Melbourne and Bendigo is in active progress, and is expected to be ready for use by the beginning of November. The four colonies of Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania have decided upon lighting and buoying tke coast at their joint expense. The summary of the Melbourne _Herald of Aug. 26 says : "H a ppily for themselves, and for those who are lv• e inte rested in their welfa re, th e people of Melbourne have little news to send home by this mail, at the same s t i ; that they are waiting in eager expectatio n for the ouni teen of certain quest ions w hi ea are new pending in distant quarters of the globe. The possibility of a rupture with America is the first topic of worldwide interest that concerns us ; and next in importance to it in our own sphere is that relating to the appointment and the arrival of our new Governor. These pr t o w c o ped. questions depend not upon ourselves, but upon the i n h igs of great powers over which we have no w e i n !l h a a e u e ce—' a t (nigh the day will certainly arrive when have to be consulted on such mai tirs ; but there is a third source of interest to us, wholly domestic and entirely colonial, and one which, for the moment, bids f a i r to ab 'erb n ea rly the whole of w that porticn of zeal which e are willing to devote to poled , al affairs—th e first election of representatives under the new Constit u ti on. "At the time of writing this summary we are suf fering under a disappoint m e n t which bar, an air of the ludicrous about it : al‘loreg - h tles cireutesteeces may. n ' Some re 'Pee ' ' justify a feeling of indignation and disgust. A ye:eel, named the Marion, arrived a few days ago frJrn Ceylon, via the Mauritius, brin g ing news from England, as the captain announced, ' of 18 days' later dates th an the latest previous advises. Ile was ordered into quarantine, in consequence of the supposed preva,lelice of the cholera at Port St. Louis, where he last touched. Thi s gentleman accordingly goes into the state of trib u l a ti on ass igned to him by law, and he takes hi s reverseby gon the innocent public withholding the 18 d a y s ' news w hi c h h e h a s in hi s peesession. "Great exertions were subsequently made to over come the sullen diplomatic obstinacy of the segregated captain, but to no (purpose. He looked on with in difference, or a melancholy grim disdain, whilst the Vic. tetieu public were gasping and sighing for the news, and ne ungraciously permitted a world of speculation to THE INTENTIONS OF RUSSIA. The news concerning the intentions of Russia with respect to the execution of the Treaty of Paris are conflicting. The latest intelligence is in the 11 ouvelle Gazette de Prusse (a journa l a lt og ether of a Ru ssian colour), which, acc ording to a telegraphic despatch, dated Berlin, Nov. 18, affirms that Russia is ready to give up the Isle of Serpents, but that she means to keep Bolgrad. This is in some sort confirmed by the if urtemberg Moniteur, a journal often well informed, which, speaking of the report that Russia had made up her mind to yield both the points in controversy, says it has reason to be lieve the news is true, " at least so far as re gards the Isle of Serpents." On the other hand a recent correspondence from Berlin states very confidently that Russia will give up Bol grad as well, on condition that the whole mat ter shall be quickly decided, so as to leave England no pretext for remaining in the Black Sea. Russia makes a great virtue of this offer, it is said, because she observes that the fact of the presence of the Enulish ships in those waters would relieve her from any obligation to obey the treaty, if she wore disposed to take advantage of the 'cir cumstance. A correspondence from Constantinople in the Fresse states that M. Thouvenel had presented a note to Reschid Pacha, reminding him that the 28th of October was the last day fixed by the treaty for the evacuation of the Turkish territory. This note, it is said, was the principal topic in political circles at Constantinople when the mail left on the 10th instant. FRANCE• PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. A Council of Ministers, at which the Emperor presided, was held yesterday at the Palace of St. Cloud. The Monitcur publishea the official returns of the customs revenue for the month of October, which amounted to 16,220,677 f., being an increase of 3,033,404 f. on the corresponding month of last year. The Gazette de France terminates a weakly digested article on Piedmont with the following amiable allusion to England :—" Let us draw up the visor of this nation, and expose the trader who wanders about the globe disguised as a knight !" BOIMSE, Nov. 20.—The market continued de clining to the close, when the following were the last quotations : End of math. Cash. f r . C. 4. per Cents 3 per Cents 67 45 67 30 New Loan Bank Shares 4,000 Evman ............... Credit Mobilier 1,332 50 Austrian Belgian Five 5........ 97 1 Spanish Threes Pietimontese (3) 90 Homo Deist _ RAILWAYS—FOR CASIL. fr. c fr. c. 855 Orleans ......:........1 235 Western Northern '940 Lyons 1,2 ,5 New Ditto Mediterranean ...... 1,7(0 Grand Central :Lyons Genova Catte Strasburg .. , fill the void left by what we began to designate as his wn unreasonable and churlish conduct." The Melbourne Argus, in its summary of the 26th, states that during the week no escorts ar rived from Fiery Creek, Maryborough, M'lvor, Daisy Hill, and Avoca, in consequence of the heavy rains which had recently fallen ; that the season had been one of continuous wet weather, which had seriously interfered with mining opera tions. Notwithstanding this the escort returns were quite up to those of the previous year, in which the weather was throughout favourablß, while the amount shipped in the present season was greatly in excess of that in the corresponding periods of the two previous years. The receipts and shipments in the first seven months of 1854, 1855, and 1856 were as follow : Receipts by escort 964,430 1,141,144 1,578,995 Shipments Late advises from England vice New York had been received at Melbourne. GOLD CIRCULAR. Gold has been in demand this week for shipment by the Lightning, and the price has advanced to 755. 6d. The non-arrival of the escort with the produce ot four ot our gold fields, owing to the swollen state of the river Loddon, makes our weekly return appear rather small ; but next week, we hope, will show a very dif ferent amount. It is evident, from the number of passengers arriving by the Sydney steamers, that the attractions of the Rocky River and other new diggings on the Sydney side are not, such as to retain those diggers accustomed to the Victoria gold fiilds. Three steamers from Sydney have brought back 255 steerage passengers this week, and the numbers that have left by the same line of steamers is only 190 during the same period. It may be fairly concluded from these facts that a reaction has begun, Mr. Danburghy, the assayer, has manipulated a mix ture which, to all appearance, resembles tin, but con tains gold equal to 18 carats, yet when broken it does not show the least trace of it, even with the assistance of a powerful glass. We do not know whether the expense of extracting the gold would amount to the duty, but if it does not we are certain that if it was to be tried for shipment it would puzzle the most acute of our Custom-house officers to tell that it con tained any of the prscious metals. Gold shipped ire 185 d Per steamer to Sydney Do. do. Adelaide 1,889,970 970 426 1,890,772 Or 78 tons 15 cwt. 2 qrs. 141bs. 40z., at 805...£7,563,088 Exchange on Loudon—Drafts against gold purchased at par. Freight 44. per ounce. Insurance, 14 per cent. LABOUR MARKET. The rates of labour remain as last reported, farm ser vants and married couples being in demand. The following are the ruling prices for the week :- With ratious- Married couples, without families, from 751. to 851. per annum ; ditto, with families, 551. to 651. ditto ; gardeners, 501 t 0•551. ditto ; grooms, 401. to 501. ditto ; stock-keepers, 601. to 701. ditto ; shepherds, 351. to 401. ditto ; hut-keepers, 25/, to 301. ditto ; general farm servants, 20?. to 25 , . per week ; thrashing and cleaning, is. per bushel ; hay-cutting, per ton ; bul lock drivers on the roads, 30s. per week ; ditto on sta tions, 255. ditto ; men nook;, 701. to 901. per annum ; female ditto, 301. to 451. ditto ; thorough female ser vantB, 251. to 301 ditto ; houaeinaids, 201. to 251. ditto ; latindresses, 281. to 301. ditto ; nursemaids. 151. to 201. ditto. The following are considered the standard weekly rations :-121b. of beef or mutton, 10,b. of fluur, 21b. of su2ar, kll. of tea. Without Rations-Compositors, is. 41. per 1,600 ; ditto by the week, 4/. 4s ; pressmen, 41 44, to 41. 10s. ditto ; carpenters, 12s. per day; masons, plasterers, bricklayers, and blacksmiths, 12s. to 14s, ditto ; quarry men, 10s. ditto; woodspitters and fencers, ss. to is. per ton ; fencing by the rod, material to split only, 6g. ; labourers on the roads, 9a. to 10s. per day-wood , water, and tents found. Seamed are not so numerous. For home or the East, 51. per month; in coasters, 51. ; cooks and stewards, 51. 10s. to 61. ; mates for coasters, 81. per month. The latest quotation of gold at Melbourne was 3/. 15s. 3d. The latest advices from England were to the 10th of June, via America. Owing to the advices from England, an advanced price had been obtained in Melbourne for wool, and the demand was active. The quantity coming forward did not meet the demand. In tallow, mixed was unal tered ; mutton had declined, mad beef had recovered and was in active demand for ship men t. I n hides the demand for shipment was good, but few were offering. The Melbourne markets were generally firm and steady. Messrs. Kerr, Bogle, and Co., of Hobart Town, in a letter to Messrs. James Baines and Co., of Liverpool, dated August 21, with reference to the progress of the Hobart Town gold fields, say : " One of our chemists has just been in our office, and says he has taken gold out of specimens sent him, which yielded at the rate of 40 ounces to the ton.' those who have anticipated such changes by lodgin themselves comfortably. In my next communica t on I anticipate giving you interesting intelligence. The weather is pleasant. Saturday night it rained heavily. Vegetation is beginning to set in. I have arranged with the mail proprietor to re mit to you, on an early day, specimens of our gold, and the various strata. MINISTERIAL CRISIS AT SYDNEY. SYDNEY, August 23, 1856.—The Ministry have resigned ! On Thursday the financial statement was to have been made by the new treasurer, and lon. members went down to the house with some curiosity to hear it, as the finance of the colony is anything but flourishing just now. To their sur• prise, however, Mr. Donaldson moved an adjourn ment till Tuesday, to enable the Ministers to lay their resignations before the Governor. Only one or two persons had the slightest idea that such a denouement was to take place, and the house gene rally was taken quite aback. Mr. Murray, not knowing what else to say, jumped up and declared that it was a trick. Tois provoked a bitter reply from Mr. Darvall, who inveighed against the , " vindictive opposition shown by the L iberals.' I general discussion would have taken place, only it was put down as being irregular, and the house adjourned. The same afternoon Ministers tendered their re signations, which were accepted, and M . r.Cowper was sent for. He called a m eetin g of his friends at the Council Chamber, and amongst the 14 or 15 who were present, were Mr. Plunkett and Mr. Nichols. The effect of the meeting was, that Mr. Cowper was encouraged to proceed. Many doubted whe ther he could form a Ministry, but he has disap pointed their e x p ectations b y coming boldly up ts, the scratch. His great difficulty was to get an Attorney-General, there not being a single bar rister ou his side of the house. However, be has found one where perhaps you would have l eas t ex pected. The Emptre r which ought t o b e we ll informed, gives the following list of the Cabinet : Principal Secretary...... r. Cowper. Attorney-General Mr. Plunkett. Solicitor General Mr. Isaacs ( w ith a sea t in the Upper House). Treasurer Mr. Murray. Secretary for Land and Public Works Mr. Flood. OUR GOLD FIELDS. (Freon. the Sydney Morning Herald, Aug. 11, 1856.) THE it is nocai t Y he lllVE R. We understand intention of Govern ment to add additional g uards of the mail between Maitland Armidale and ; and if the present anti cipations of a larger 'ld yie of gold are realised a daily mail, properly and strongly escorted, will be appointed at an early period. Under date 4th Au-gust• our correspondent states that these diggings are assuming a steady and pro gressive character. For the information of the public, he adds, I shall confine myself to facts, reserving descriptive details for a future communi cation. On arrival at the diggings one is agreeably surprised at the comfortable and orderly appearance of all those engaged in searching for the auriferous treasure, particularly when they hear such dismay- , ing accounts from those who are returning. These are invariably the uninitiated, three-fourths of whom never go to the diggings, and turn back from Singleton and upwards, and if they get to their destination, get alarmed at the appearance of the labour in mining, and immediately decamp. The truth is, that there has been comparatively little done hero to what there is now in progress. Most of the old sinkings have turned out most remunerative, many giving a steady income of above 100 ounces a week. These sinkings vary from 75 to 120 feet, and, from the satisfactory returns, many are in course of sinking ; in fact, there is not a sixth of the mining population who have yet bottomed their holes. Several of the deep sinkings that fell in during the late heavy rain and snow have betaken themselves to shallow sinking, say eighteen and twenty to twenty-five feet. One or two of these were bottomed on Satur day, and satisfactory tests have resulted. One deep sinking has turned out 600 ounces—and an othersinking bottomedon Saturday gave 60 ounces the cart load. A party of three, who came here a few weeks ago with scarcely an — ;Honey, sold last week 122-; lbe• weight of gold ; a cart load of pro spe:Aing stuff, Gi.) buckets, from Mount 'Welsh, turned out last week 84 ounces. Three Chinamen last week made each 150/. They have been very successful. On Tipperary Gullya great many are sinking, but they have not yet got to the rock. A great num ber of Port Philip diggers are here; they say they h a ve every inducement to prosecute their profes sion ; and there is no doubt it is only by such en terprising men that the mineral wealth of this lo cality will be developed. Prices of rations as fol lows :—Beef and mutton 4d., sugar is., tea 2s. 6d. ; flour, wholesale, 451.; retail, 61. per bag. Considerable fluctuations take place, depending Ott the state of the roads. I have heard no complaints from the cold, by THE PENINSULAR MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Indus, Capt. Brooks, arrived this evening at five p.m., with the East India and China mails, and advices from Alexandria to Nov. 6, Malta 10, Gibraltar 15. The Indus brings 48 passengers, two packages of specle (value not specified), 887 bales of silk, two cases of shawls, 17 packages of elephants' teeth, 105 packages of general cargo, and one case of cameos. She reports that, on the 6th inst., the American ship General Dunlop, on her passage from New Orleans to Alicant, laden with tobacco and staves on account of the Spanish Government, was pass ing to the eastward, close to Europa Point, and, missing stays, was driven by the strong current on the rocks a little beyond Catalan Bay, where the ship became a total wreck. The captain and crew (20 in number) were saved. At Malta were her Majesty's ships Duke of Wel lington, Conqueror, Brunswick, Gladiator, Re cruit, Malacca, Oberon, Fancy, Clinker, Crocker, Osprey, Wanderer, Sheer water, and Wye. At Gibraltar were the Curlew, the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamships Madrid and Sultan ; the former with the homeward Peninsular mail, and the latter with a full and valuable cargo of silks, &c., from Alexandria. Gibraltar exchange on London, at 90 days' date, 51:. Freights, as last quoted. Naval and Military Intelligence. Tier Majesty's ship Shannon, 51, Captain W. Peel, C Ps, did not leave Spithead for the westward, as re ported. She hauled down the peter after she appeared under way, and her sailing orders were evidently sud denly countermanded. She is now ordered into Ports mouth Harbour, and a pilot' (the Queen's) will take her in to-day, preparatory to docking her, to endeavour to remedy by some means the unsatisfactory rate of speed which she has hitherto attained, the Admiralty, we be lieve, not being satisfied with her steaming. She will probably not bo in dock more than 24 hours. The Lightning steam-vessel was under way all day yesterday at Portsmouth, testing her engines, under the directions of the Ron. F. T. Pelham, C. 8., Captain- Superintendent of the steam fleet in reserve. Her Majesty's ship Hannibal, 91, Capt. C. J. D. Hay, was paid off at Portsmouth yesterday. She will be placed in the first class of the steam fleet in reserve in Ports mouth Harbour. Captain Hay, we believe, will follow Rear-Admiral Sir Houston Stewart as flag captain in the West India command. Her Majesty's ship Bulldog, 6, Commander Gordon, left Spithead last night for Devonport with the men paid off from the Hannibal belonging to that station. Sh will return to-morrow. Her journey is made special to test severely Mr, C Clifford's patent plan for lowering ships' boats at sea, which was fitted on board her on Wednesday by Admiralty order. It has answered admirably hitherto. The screw steam despatch vessel Flying Fish, it Commander Roderick Dew, has been occupied the past two days in making experimental trials of sailing at Spithead and the Solent. The steam storeship Dee, Master Commander Pullen, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from the Thames, with boilers and machines for the steamships fitting out. The Acimen, 12, surveying vessel, Commander William T. Bate, attended by her tender, Dove, 4, screw gunboat, will sail this evening (weather permit tint!) for Caine. The following are the latest appointments made at the Admiralty : Lieutenant*E. M. Collier to the Royal Albert, for disposal ; George Robert Thornhill, naval cadet, to the Dragon ; James Sproule, as-iistant-surgeon, to the Victory ;James Hunter, confirmed as assistant sure eon, to the Faloon ; Ttiomes . j. Giles, clerk, to the Bulldog. SUDDEN DE/mt.—Lady Stafford, wife of the present Lord Stafford, and cousin to the Duke of Nurfolk, wa found dead in, her bed yesterday . morning at Costessy Park, near Norwich. Her ladyship bad suffered recently from the rupture of a blood vessel, but was believed to be returning to convalescence. A deputation, consisting of Mes srs . Lawley, Harvey, Potter, Jones, Pedler, Preedy, Lees, Barry, Hutchings , Buss, Stregnell, Hough, Keates, Castle, Daniel, Slade, Reeve, Thomson, and Wade, ratepayers of the Vi est London Union, had an interview with the Right Jion. E. P. Bouverie, at the office, of the Poor-law B" rd ' esterday, on the subject of the proposed site for the new Union Workhouse. Mr. J. C Herries had an interview with the Chan callor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official resi dence in aiwning-street. THE PERSIAN EXPEDITION.—Sir James Oatralns K.C.B , left .S , uthampton yesterday. the 20th, for Bombay, in order to take the command of the British force destined to operate against Persia. THE SMITHFIELD CATTLE CLUB.—The dioner of this society will take place on Wednesday, the 10th of De• , camber next, ander the presi d of Richmond, when a largef enc a ottendanGra.cce is e the Du ke expected. Messrs. Elkington and Co., o the Freemasons' Tavern, y f his have received instructions to provide accordingly. THE RECORDER OF LONDON AND THE SOLICITOlt• GENEBALSEIIP. Yesterday morning the Right lion. Charles Archibald Stuart Wortley, M.P. for Butesuiret N. 8., the Recorder of the City of London, had offered to him the Solicitor -Generalship. The right hon. ge n. tleman has given no decisive answer at present. By the last mail the directors of the Euphrates Valle) af l r Z ri, a ,dm i 1 c w Ar a e y el edCpsp,ooma.npdaTni n y hcel r t e ld c e e ivthe applicantse4 applications pachaareo foAf l Aleppo, allpfdpoeor 8 n, 0 otherOi denomination a sh tli a ol r tt e rs : kish dignir e aries, landowners, Armenian and Greek Met cq Kingernnh chants. e.p riceoo f t h the o o f was l a wheat rexpectedge ahasrri arrivals, af a al s t i Athens ao. Marseilles so t e h ui the amount i t on h 9 5 00 ' en: hr h ae i etyl c ed t eL o ds l , i ut: t err r dr e nd v lga . iyat,hyeao tr,pt Alderman the first tri fi rt r ai st a n Courtsato mayoralty, of it Common was una iCrtiooutinl. lciu s e i s l t v i e o d n tofr from saennthaonn.emmbelmazblenre:adA(vindoset.ermolafnrithanks to tb the Police Commissioner bad not given itCainti:biwistetrral • nation. Yesterday Sir F. Thedger obtained a rule ni si, ill t o o C ,nrt of Queen's B e nch, for a criminal inforinatiut aeeint Lori Ernest Vane Tempest, on behalf ef Ll e e , Ames, for an assault in the streets of Brighton on 31kt of October. hie ls It was reported in Paris yesterday that the rise le ot , took place at the Bourse was accompanied b y the P o i chase of 1,000,000 French Rentes by an agent of Emperor's. k Oaf The hereditary Preaca of Tuscany left Paris yestt e h t ee on his way to Dresden, where his marriage el'it'4o. Princess Anne of Saxony is to be celebraeed on the 9 o f GERMAN PLAYS.—A troupe of German a l't istesair hi g h histrionic reputation, will shortly make tb if r d. par aece in the metropolis, having been engagerl9l l '7 o .., eek log to report, by the proprietor of the London to" lace Journal The performances are intended to take P alternately at a City and a \Vest-end theatre • a y o' I', the discount market and the Bank of Eng la° terday the demand was moderate. Tte choicestOros, paper is negotiable at a fraction below the Bank ° the There is still an absence of gold withdrawals frcl a Bank for exportation to the continent , an d the .4.tlioelt lien supplies, in additi :n to the amount from Ne ll the by the Atlantic, now remove all questions uP°,OOl. point. Whether any material proport i o n of the i d ' is about to he landed will reach the Bank of Eogi° l3 fe# point that may, perhaps, not be determined for • e co ti• d a ys ; but should such be the case, or should AO ° nental demand be se satisfied by the present suPP 4 m nder it certain that some of the next Austraiitillro tances will remain here there will be good reason "their ticipate an early return of the Bank of Engla nd P av e l recent rate of 6 per cent. Much, however, wil l A T; tiO` b upon the complexion of the next advices from Dn China. — Times. n 0 0 % Wan TAXES.—It may not be generally lennyleer, the had the late treaty of peace been signed a week 13,71101 present duties on tea, sugar, and molasses wou"ieee• continued till the 6th April, 1858, as the statute 13;010 14th Aug., 1855, enacted that such rates should 1. 0 0 0 " until the sth April, inclusive, which shall firsteb:iyien after the end of 12 months from the date of a d a t ; treaty of peace with Russia." Hence, as the t ot ye ti on the 30th of March last (although n ot 00 te it, till the 27th April), the reduction of 6d. per othe r of es. 4d. per cwt. on refined sugar and ean u t' o et. , i l7° qualities being in proportion), and of 10d. per, A priej molasses, will take effect on the 6th of nel"„, are. whereas the existing duties of is. 4d. per P ° :v e ill if other lesser rates of property and income t a ` t bent main till 6th of April, 1853, the statute in t 113 ,, 0 e eb i e passed 25 , 1 May, 1355, having enacted that the continue "during the present war and until th v oce yoliicii shall first happen after the expi ration of eel trove the re tification of a definitive treaty of P e e ei e o 'dfe le _ n o longer," alter which date, according to the pe"o, the 6CR'f) of reduction fixed by the ant 16 Viee ear' t el rate will fall to s d. per pound, and s o rental° the Ge. April, 1860. , o f tx. - ..A - -PATENT GUNPOWDER.—Mr. Draysere • ~,eceetly; of tee ',reducing a gunpowder which, eernteent powder rolEs at Waltham, 'Teo ad old components, possesses, by a novel methono_u'botioe_ ure, the most-essential requisite of perfect e ie w by 1 13 while it on e ,' _r This has been proved by repeated trials made by in o li re , fully conversant with the subject, and acqu r e itii 0 , 0 0 ca l j tified to by high o ffi c ial authorities. _ o f coup e perfect combustion, greater projectil e force 7 esire d ' a acquired, and when only a certain range is w hatef ° f lop powder is requisite. Moreover, no residue 0 , 0 10 h , what amounts to next to nothing, is left after s ; t iers s ot , its extraordinary explosive power, and elta'srting V o* sense of smoke, are recommending it for s a to j , poses ; and, besides, the mills at Maxesub:._icland rkrt; from which it derives its name, the Plymo T a go 1 0 . moor Gunpowder Company are nsaking fatter rations in their worts for its supply for ve , prtant purpose.