The Sun. — London, England, 1854-10-27 00:00:00

BLUNDERS: - WATKINS'S DIRECTORY FOR 1855. Tn fight pages Imperial Octavo, a Review of the March edition of Watkins's London Directory for 104, exposing a large minter of blunders, by far the greater part of which ap pear, d In the first edition of Watkins's Directory published In De ',ember, 18.51, and which hare since been reprinted with every sub sequent edition•ot the book. Watkins's Directory for 103 has been already publi-heci, and all the identical blunders exposed in the &- view have been again reprinted into it. Persons who have purchased the work should without delay obtain the Review, which may be had here gratis, or wNI be forwarded ou receipt of one postage stamp. Kelly and Co., 19, 20, and 21, Old Boswell-court, Temple-bar, London. POST -OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY as usual, be Published the First Week to NOV - EMBER. Advertisements can be received until to-morrow, Saturday, October 28. Kelly and Co., 19, 20, and 21,.01d Boswell-court, Temple-bar. THEATRE ROYAL HAY3IARICBT. trnder the management of Mr. ;a castotip. THIg EVENING, OCT. 27, • Will be performed, the comedy of PAUL PRY. Principal cha taeters by Mr. Wright, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. W. Farren, lire. r.synter, and Miss E. Chaplin. . Alter which, the First Part of the Ballet of THE STAR OF ANDALUSIA To be followed by THE IRISH LIO:I. Principal character b y Sir. Hudson. To conclude with the FLOWER. OF THE PORT. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Chastise EUX. THIS EVENING. OM 27, Will be performed the highly popular comedietta, entitled LIVING TOO FAST. After w hich, THE COURIER OF LYONS. Principal characters by Mr. C. Kean, Messrs, J. Vining, Addison, Graham, D. Fisher, ea , heart, and Saker ; Misses C. Leclercq, Heath, Ternan, and K. Terry. To conclude with THE HALT OF THE BALLET. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENDTG, Ocr. 27, • Will be perfOrmed an original Drama in Four Acts, called THE BUMMER STORM, with new scenery, dresses, appointments, tc.,!.. Alter which, A MOVING TALE. To conclude with the screaming Burlesque of NOB3LL ROYAL OLYMPIC THEt TR& Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Oar. 27. Will be performe , l THE TRUSTEE. Charactors by Messrs. A. W igan. F. Vining. Emery, and Leslie; bliss hiaskal!, and alias Stephens. To be followed by a Farce, called A BLIGHTED BEING, In Which Mr. nobeon will appear. To conclude with TO OBLIGE 8EN803.1. STRAND THEATRE. Bole DiMee Mr. F. W. Allem& THIS EVENING, Oar. 27, Will be performed SUNSET AT SEA. After which, THE NEW WAGS OF WINDSOR. To conclude with DON GIOVANNI. Stalls. 4 5 . ; Boxes, 2s. 6d.; Pit, la.; Gallsry, 6d.; Private Boxes XI Is., to be had of Mr. Alicroft. 15, New Bond-street. ABTLETS ROYAL AMPHITHEATttg. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Tremendous success of the new WAR SPECTACLE! which has been received with the Int' st enthu.siastic expression of admiration, and accompanied by tumultuous applause. THIS ETENING, sth Time, a GRAND MILITARY SPECTACLE, called THE BATTLE OF THE ALMA, in which both the Stage and the Ring will be simultaneously employed. Alter which, the SCENES in the CIRCLE. To conclude with a SUPE63 NATIONAL ENTREE and avariety of (.rand Tableaux. Box-oface open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. El. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. Win. Cooke, jag. HI 3H WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tim DAY —Morning 4 minotfter 5 I Evening 27 min.aft. 5 To +imam- -Morning 52 min.after 5 Evening 23 nii:L..ft. 6 X WZAT'FIXR.—Smi Onto', Ocr. 27. TTIFIRMOMETZB, VIZ SIADZ. 52 -highest since noon yesterday. 45 -lowest this morning and during the night. 52 —this day at noon. BABoxsTER, 30.35—another great rise. WIND, S.W.—Fine clear cool weather. THE "COMING" CAPTURE SEBASTOPOL WILL BE PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION "THE SUN" THE MOMENT THE EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE IS ISSUED, TOGETHER WITH A LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. Orders received by all News Agents, and at " THE SUN" OFFICE, 112, Strand, London. riox r ,§4sll. LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1854. The Moniteur of yesterday contains a despatch from General CANROBERT to the effect that " the trenches were opened on the night of the 9th, and that by the night of the 15th he hoped to have 6t3 guns in position," and that "a sharp cannonade had been sustained." It was also stated that " the works of the English Army advanced steadily with those of the French, and that the weather, fir a short time very severe, was again fine." This is the French version of the state of affairs. Un fortunately we have no English one, since it pleases our Government to withhold the accounts they may receive from the seat of war. At Paris the official announcements are carried forward to the 13th. In London the latest is to the 28th ultimo. They certainly " manage these things better in France." Even in St. Petersburg, the most despotic Government in the world does not dare to treat the loudly -expressed wishes of the people with the same contemptuous disregard ex hibited by the quasi -liberal Administration of Constitutional England. Another despatch was also given from Constanti nople of the 18th, and Sebastopol of the 15th, an nouncing that " the batteries were to open fire, in conjunction with the fleet, on the 17th," adding that " the general state of affairs was satisfactory, and the health of the troops excellent." The Russian accounts as to the commencement of the bombardment on the l',"th are thus powerfully corrobo ra t e d ; and we may eas il y b e lieve that at least 500 men, including Admiral KORNILOFF, have been killed or seriously wounded. The Rus sian authorities have never been suspected of exaggerating their own losses discouragi ng statements of the or their ownputtin gforward position. On the contrary, they have generally been accused of a tendency to slur over untoward events, and to conceal by far th e greater portion of the injuries inflicted on their men ; seldom acknowledging a tithe of the damage they had actually sustained. Illustrations of this h a bit ua l suppressio teri may be found in the private b ur i a l of the men ' who ay had fallen during the brief bombardment of Odessa ; and more recently in the extraordinary pretence of a Russian victory at Alma, for which a" Te Deum " was solemnised. When, there fore, they admit a loss of 500 men, we must either give them credit for a very unusual degree of candour, or conclude that " the 500 " repre sented only the men actually killed, and that at least five times that number were wounded. In deed nothing more than this simple statement can be required to prove the destructive nature of the fire, simultaneously vomited forth, from 200 guns of immense weight and power. The granite that could withstand such concussions must, indeed, be of an adamantine quality, very different from that of which the fortifications of Bomardund were constructed. The speedy, and almost bloodless, capture of that stronghold proved beyond the possibility of doubt the impossibility of almost any fortress long re sisting an attack energetically and judiciously conducted with all the appliances of modern science, and we cannot suppose that Sebastopol will prove any exception to the general rule. Never was a more powerful attack organised against any town, and, humanly speaking, the result cannot be doubted. The, Russians, however, have not been idle I during the interval so kindly allowed by the pro crastination of the Allied Commanders. They have exhibited the greatest activity in throwing up new works, and preparing themselves in every way for the conflict. As one side of the town was uninvested, and communications with the sur rounding country without obstruction or impedi ment, it is obvious that they could get in rein forcements or supplies at their pleasure, or, what is perhaps no less important, that the garrison could at any time it thought proper effect its escape from the falling town. These are important advantages to allow the enemy. We have no doubt, however, that the English and French Generals have maturely considered the matter in all its varied aspects, and that there are satisfac tory reasons, although still unknown to us, for the course which they have adopted in this re spect. There is one point connected with it at which every person of ordinary humanity must rejoice, namely, that the partial investment will afford ample opportunities to the women and children, the sick, the aged, and the infirm to escape from the horrors of the siege and the fear ful scenes that invariably attend a successful storming of a town, given up even for a brief period to the control of men infuriated by the stubborn resistance offered, and the blood of their comrades that had been freely poured forth on every side. That•these awful trials may be spared to the great majority of females and children is truly gratifying. Meanwhile we find that reinforcements are still being sent without cessation to the Crimea. The second convoy of the expedition, men, horses, an►d materiel, had been safely landed, and the Ottoman Government had, at the request of the Allied Generals, sent an additional reinforcement of 16,000 troops to the seat of war. This cer tainly does not lend any sanction to the sinister rumours respecting the contemplated withdrawal of the forces as soon as the destruction of Sebas topol and the Russian ships and stores had been accomplished. It rather looks like a firm deter mination to retain possession of the lajid we have so nobly won—and to free the inhabitants from the hateful despotism under which they have suf fered for so many years. Sebastopol once cap tured, the main. (although not the sole) object of the expedition accomplished, the Allies can easily drive the Russian troops from the entire Peniinsula, and the Isthmus of Perekop being held by our men, and all access by sea cut off by a portion of the fleet, the main body can obtain excellent winter-quarters amongst the sympathis ing population, and be in readiness for any desti nation in the early spring. If there was the slightest intention of evacuating the Crimea, the Generals would not desire any addition to the numbers to be brought back to Constantinople. They have quite sufficient force for the operations against Sebastopol, and the despatch of new auxi laries satisfactorily proves that the wiser and more judicious course is here presented, and that we mean to hold the Crimea—if not the whole of Southern Russia—as a material guarantee for the good behaviour of the AUTOCRAT. He himself has set the example, and he cannot feel surprised if those whom he has driven to arms should fol low the precedent. We have all heard that "a place not to be mentioned to ears polite" is "paved with good in tentions." The meaning of the adage is, that the best projects, if not judiciously and prudently carried out, may be productive of very injurious results. Not a day elapses but the accuracy of this principle receives additional corroboration, and a new and very powerful illustration was afforded at the Middlesex Sessions even within the present week. On Tuesday last the court was occupied the greater part of the day in trying two cases of in decent assault, one of which, according to the technical expression, completely " broke down ;" and in the other, the jury without hesitation, re turned a verdict of " not guilty." It appeared that the prosecutions had been instituted by a society calling itself " The Associate Institute for Improving and Enforcing the Laws for the Protec tion of Women." On the conclusion of the second case, the Assistant-Judge, Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, a gentleman who, despite some occasional eccentricity, possesses great experience and knowledge, sound judgment, and unquestioned integrity, com mented in strong but well-merited terms of com plaint against the proceedings of this body of volunteer prosecutors. He said that a case of the same kind was tried before him at the last session at Westminster, and the first he had now tried was more disgusting, if possible, than that to which he had just alluded, and which was also prosecuted by this society. If they raked up such cases and prosecuted them, as they did, without instructions, no man would be safe from the =motion of the vilest of women. With respect to the last case, he would make this observa tion, which, of course, he had abstained from making before the verdict cf the jury was returned, that the last answer he had received from the father of the girl was, that he had given no in structions for the prosecution, but that this society, or rather the solicitor, had taken up the case through seeing it in the newspapers. Now, he wished to know what right the society, how ever laudable its objects might be, had to prose cute without instructions, merely for the sake of costs ? and he would say this, that a man was in dicted for obtaining money by false pretences, in getting money paid to him for a prosecution which he had taken up without instructions ; and, if there had been money obtained in these instances, there having been no instructions given, that man's fate would have been staring the Society in the face. He had no great notion at all of volunteer prosecu tors ; this society might be an admirably con ducted one, but it became a nuisance if it took up these prosecutions for the mere sake of costs. These two cases and another had occurred in about a fortnight, and it ought to be discontinued. H o should not allow the costs. After this refusal, a surgeon who had been sub poenaed to attend as a witness, although not exa mined, applied for his expenses ; and the Learned Sergeant finding that he had no remedy against the Society, granted them on the ground that it would be very unfair that a professional man who had no alternative, but was compelled to attend under a heavy penalty, should suffer through the proceedings of this Society, but added that there would be no more such disgraceful proceed ings --an aspiration in which every right-minded man must heartily join ; for, however excellent the motiv es o f th ose w h o l e nt the sanction of their names to the Society and supported it by thei r su b scriptions, it is manifest that it had not been very judiciously conducted, and that at least some cases have been very improperly brought forward, and innocent persons thereby exposed to serious annoyance' hicnznwNe'en have no hesitation and e x pen , in consequen ce of w i is designating, as " the illegal and unjustifiable con duct of the Society." On the following day a very eminent and able barrister came forward, an d made a severe, and SLY EV ENING, neTormn eY, 1864.. we think, — unwarrantable attack upon Mr. Sergeant An He spoke of the Arch bishop of CANTERBURY, as the President of the society, which was supported by several other bishops and by gentlemen of high character and position. So much the worse, if it be so. No persons, however exalted their positions, or unblemished their reputation, can venture to act in direct opposition to the law of the land, which expressly prohibits all such transactions. They may combine together for the purpose of " improving" the law, but, in attempting to " en force " it, they arrogate to themselves the func tions of their Sovereign, and are guilty of a grave offence which may be severely punished. Besides, experience tells us that men like " the Arch bishop of CANTERBURY and other bishops," or even " the gentlemen of high character and posi tions," do not interfere with the management, or personally investigte the cases of which they undertake the prosecution. All these things are left to the solicitor and secretary, and possibly some stirring member of the board ; and when the funds are ample, and the rule is to pay the costs under any circum stances, whether allowed by the Court or not, we can easily perceive how great is the temptation, even to the most respectable solicitor, to under take business which must in any event be profitable to himself--more particularly when a display of activity is necessary to, ".bring grist to the mill," and maintain the funds of an association from the working whereof he derives a considerable income. We would remind the members of this associa tion that there are stringent laws against "barretry" and "maintenance" the former whereof is described as " the frequent stirring-up of suits and quarrels among the people ;" the latter is ejusdem generic, and is defined to be " an offici ous intermeddling in a guarrel or suit that no ways belongs to one, by assisting either party, with money or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it:' Now, what is the proceeding of the society but main tenance, and that of the worst description ? Not satisfied with merely advancing money to prose cute a suit, they cause it to be instituted and carried on without any authority whatsoever from the aggrieved party. The interested zeal of the solicitor, who gets his costs in any event, and probably without being subjected to the scrutiny of the Taxing Master, can set the machinery of the law in motion, and, as we have seen, cause an innocent man, the victim of an unjust accusa tion, to be subjected to the most serious detri ment. If this could be justified under the alleged purity of the motives of the subscribers, there would be nothingto prevent any enterprising solicitor and briefless barrister from running in couples, and obtaining funds under very specious pretexts, which they might transfer to their own pockets in due form of law, as solicitor and standing counsel to the new society. We do not apply these terms, or attribute improper mo tives, to the solicitor or counsel in the present case, but simply show to what evil results the precedent they have established may be extended. GREAT FIRE IN LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, Thursday.—Shortly before noon to-day a most extensive fire, which probably will be attended with considerable loss, broke out in four very large warehouses situated in Lancelot's Hey, and in the midst of a dee se'y populated neighbourhood. When the announcem eat was made of the existence of the fire in the locality above-named, much alarm was felt by the inhabitants as to the result, in consequence of there being a great quantity of East and West India produce in the build ings. The whole of the property belongs to Mr. Moly neux, and is situated opposite Fazackerly and another street. It was well known that there were vaults under neath the cellars, in which large quactities of spirits were in bond, and above the vaults were numbers of spirits of turpentine, spirits of tar, rosin, &c., and this knowledge added considerably to the opinions entertained as to the destructive results of the conflagration. The cellars in these warehouses had each communication with the other, and in one of them it was reported upwards of 100 barrels of turpentine was deposited, besides saltpetre &c. Above these cellars, to the extent of six stories, were cotton, hemp, &c., which, with the other combustibles spoken of, belonged to Messrs. F. Campbell and Co., Mr. Hearne, and Messrs. Stolterfoht and Co. The spirits belonged to Mr. Hearne. The premises were what is termed certified warehouses, i. e., they were ex ternally fire-proof, and as yet it is a mystery as regards the origin of the fire. However, it is certain that the vaults and cellars were entered with a lamp, and on this day it was noticed that the " bull's eye " of the lamp was cracked through. It had been used during the morn ing, but after the discovery of the fire it was found in the street. It was, however, rumoured that a lighted candle, without any external protection, had been taken iota the subterranean storehouses, and as a natural result, an explosion took place. Be this as it may, the fira ascended from the cellars, and as it came in contact with the barrels of turpentine, &c., a loud explosion followed, occasionally inducing the lookers-on to retreat in the most precipitous manner. The intelli gence of the fire was scarcely promulgated before the West of England engine and the corporate engines were on the spot, together with a large body of policemen. No order, however, seemed to prevail ; the approaches to the warehouses were thronged with idle and indolent people, undesirous of rendering any assistance, and if it bad not been for the timely arrival of the mayor, J. B. Lloyd, Esq., that order and regularity which followed his injunctions would have been unknown. The fire ascended with great rapidity, and the Mayor gave direct instructions for the clearance of the avenues, and being promptly obeyed, the firemen were enabled to do all that human effort could do, namely, to pour in copious quan tities of water, for the density of the smoke, together with its suffocating tendency, nullified even any ordi nary efforts to arrest the progress of the hidden fire. The proprietors and the tenants of the adjoining ware houses speedily busied themselves in the employment of large drays and other conveyances to remove the pro perty deposited in their warehouses, consisting of cotton, sugar, sulphur, &c., and the celerity with which their removal was accomplished was gratifying to a degree. While all this was proceeding dense columns of smoke obscured the sky, and, taking into consideration the narrowness of Lanncelot's Hey, the corporation brigade discharged the duties assigned to it with commendable expedition and patience. At length, however, the lungs were unable to receive the fumes which rose from the mass then burning secretly, and for personal safety most of those engaged in the hazardous occupation were obliged to withdraw to some distance. Still the engines played vigorously, but without much effect. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Oct. 27, 10.30 ♦.3i —The conflagration continued with unabated fury until five o'clock this morning. Two warehouses are now burning, and there is no knowing when the mischief will be stopped. The damage already done is estimated at 200,0001. No lives have yet been lost. TIM PATRIOTIC FUND.—A communication has been received from the secretary of the Patriotic Fund esta blished at Lloyd's during the last war, and which has continued its duties down to the present time, annuities to the amount of 1,6001. per annum being still paid by it to the connexions of those who suffered at that period. The total amount disbursed by the charity has been nearly 600,0001., and it appears that, subject to the annual charge of the remaining annuities, the committee hold property consisting of 77,5001. Reduced Three per Cents. and 3,5001. Long Annuities (the total value of which, at present prices, is about 88,000/.), besides cer tain rights of nomination to the Royal Naval Asylum and schools, which they purchased by contributions of 12,0001. These advantages they have preseried, and held applicable to any future war ; and immediately on the breaking out of hostilities with Russia the question as to the best means of promptly increasing and apply ing them became a subject of attention. Wishing, how ever, not to adopt any measures that would clash with those contemplated by the Commission of the Royal Patriotic Fund just formed by the Government, they addressed themselves to that body on the 13th instant, with the view of ascertaining the best mode by which their joint endeavours may be carried on. To this application the secretary of the commission states him self unable at present to return any definite answer, but it is to be presumed the entire matter will be taken into full consideration at an early date. The Institution of Civil Engineers have awarded the following premiums :—A Telford medal to Nathaniel Beardmore, for his "Description of the Navigation and Drainage Wcrks recently executed on the Tidal Portion of the River Lee." A Telford medal to Andrew Hen derson, for his paper "On the Speed and other Pro rerties of Ocean Steamers, and on the Measurement of Ships for Tonnage." A Telford medal to John Pigott Smith, for his paper "On Macadamised Roads for the Streets of Towns." A Telford medal to Alfred Charles Hobbs, for his paper " On the Principles and Construc tion of Locks." A Telford medal to James Yates, for his paper "On the Means of attaining to Uniformity in European Measures, Weights, and Coins." A council premium of books, suitably bound and inscribed, to John Thornhill Harrison, for his paper " On the Drainage of the District South of the Thames." A council premium of books, suitably bound and inscribed, to Daniel Kin near Clark, for his " Description of the Deep Sea Fish ing Steamer Enterprise, with Ruthven'a Propeller." A council premium of . books, suit a bly b oun d an d i nscr ib e d , to James Simpson, jun., for his paper " On the Preten tion of Smoke in Engine and other Furnaces." A council premium of books, suitably bound and inscribed to William Michael Peniston, for his paper "On the Casualties of Tunnelling, with Examples." A. council premium of books, suitably bound and inscribed, to David Chadwick, for his paper " On Water Meters." A subscription list has been opened at Constantinople for the erection of a monument to the memory of the unfortunate men who died at Sinope, and a consi derable sum has already been collected. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Om 26. The dinner party yesterday included his Excellency the French Ambassador and the Countess Walewski, the Duke of Newcastle, the Earl and Countess Granville, Viscount and Viscountess Hardinge, Lady Caroline Barrington, Lieut.-Colonel H. Vyse, command ing officer Royal Horse Guards, and Major Spitty, commanding officer Essex Rifles. The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in attend ance during dinner, and played the following pieces : Overture Capricio Mercadante. Waltz—" Dew Drop" D'Albert. Finale, second part—" II Trovatore" Selection—" Cheval de Bronze" Polka—" Invitation" The Queen's private band afterwards attended in the Castle, and played the following selection : Overture —" La Bayadere" Coro der Derwische and Marsch—" Die Ruinen von Athen" Duetto—" Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor" March—" Joseph" Handel. The Queen, attended by the Countess o f Desart, drove out in an open carriage this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by Earl Granville, went out shooting, His Excellency the French Ambassador and Countess Walewski, the Duke of Newcastle, the Earl and Coun tess Granville, and the Viscount and Viscountess Har dinge took their departure to-day. • M. Foucault had the honour of exhibiting before his Royal Highness Prince Albert some experiments with the gyroscope, in demonstration of the rotation of the globe. M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Lord Chancellor has appointed eleven o'clock on Thursday, the 2d of November, at his residence in Upper Brook-street, for the reception of the Lord Mayor and the ether authorities of the city of London, when the Lord Chancellor will signify his Majesty's approbation of the Lord Mayor Elect. On the same day, at twelve o'clock, and also at his private residence, the Lord Chancellor will receive the judges, Queen's counsel, &c,, Thursday being the first day of Michaelmas Term. The Duke of Newcastle returned to London yesterday from Windsor Castle. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial• office for the Governor of Gibraltar. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON TO TIIE WIDOW OF MARSHAL ST. ARNAUD. (From the Moniteur of yesterday.) PARIS, OCT. 25.—The Emperor has addressed the fol lowing letter to Marshal St. Arnaud's widow : " Madam* la Marechal,—No one more than myself shares, as you are aware, in the grief which is overwhelming you. The Marshal had associated himself in my cause from the very day when, leaving Africa to accept the post of Meis ter at War, he concurred in re-establishing order and authority in this country. He has associated his name with the military glories of France from the very day when, resolving upon setting his foot in the Crimes, notwithstand ing timid counsels, he gained, with Lord Raglan, the bat tle of the Alma, and cleared for our army the way to Sebastopol. I have, therefore, lost in him a devoted friend in hard trials, as France has lost in him a soldier ever ready to serve her at the hour of danger. Doubtless so many claims to the public gratitude and to mine are inade quate to alleviate such a sorrow as yours, and I confine myself to assure you that I revert upon you, and upon the Marshal's family, the sentiments which he had inspired to me. Accept, Madame la Marechal, the sincere expres sion of the same. " NAPOLEON." EMBARKATION OF GUAnDS FOR THE EAST. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 26.—Seven hundred and sixty seven men, 18 officers, and 15 non-commissioned officers of various regiments embarked this afternoon on board the General Screw Shipping Company's steam-ship Queen of the South, for conveyance to the Crimea, to fill up vacancies caused by the losses at the Battle of Alma. The troops consisted of 1 officer, 2 sergeants, and 80 men of the Grenadier Guards; 2 officers, 1 ser geant, 7 drummers, and 50 men of the Coldstream Guards ; 7 officers, 2 sergeants, and 100 men of the Scots Fusilier Guards ; 2 officers, 2 sergeants, and 120 men of the let battalion of let Royals ; 1 officer, 2 ser geants and 100 men of the 7th Royal Fusiliers; 2 ser geants and 100 men of the 19th Regiment ; 4 officers, 2 sergeants, and 130 men of the 23d Welsh Fusiliers ; and 2 officers, 2 sergeants, and 80 men of the 95th Re giment. The abovenamed detachments chiefly came to this port by railway from London, Winchester, and Waltner. They were met at the railway terminus by the bands of the Lancashire and Wiltshire regiments of militia, who played them through the streets of the town to the dock yard, alongside which the Queen of the South was lying ready to embark the troops. The detachment of the 95th Regiment came over from Parkhurst-barrack , , Isle of Wight. They were brought from Cowes by the Comet steam-tug. The last detachment that arrived in the yard was the 19th, who got there by five o'clock this after noon. Through the facilities in the dockyarel, the whole of the troops and their baggage were embarked as they arrived, and they are now ready to proceed on +heir voyage. The Queen of the South will not sail, however, before to-morrow morning. She takes out supernume rary seamen for the Black Sea fleet. ALLEGED ILLEGAL MAKING OF A DISTRICT RATE.---IIIPORT4NT PROCEEDINGS. Yesterday afternoon Mr. A'Beckett was engaged several hours at the Southwark Police-court in a case of vast importance to the ratepayers of the metropolis, and which occasioned considerable interest in a very crowded court. Mr. Wilcoxon, the extensive paper-stainer and decorator at the corner of Horsetnonger-lane and New ington-causeway, with a number of the adjoining shop keepers, were summoned for neglecting and refusing to pay a paving and lighting rate, alleged to be legally made by the commissioners of the Dover-road district, according to their local act of Parliament. The chief interest caused by the proceedings was that a, rate had not been made in that district for more than 20 years, and that the whole of the defendants were rated by another adjoining district. Mr. A'Beckett, after patiently bearing other argu meats on both sides, said—l think it would be better for the two boards to enter into some arrangement, and prevent this litigation going on, as it would say.; a great deal of unnecessary trouble and expense. I shall there fore adjourn all the summonses for a month, so that some proper agreement can be made between them, and if not will hear any argument that may be raised, and give my judgment as to the legality of the rate, and the parties to be rated. Mr. Fleming agreed to that, and all the parties left the court. PONTOON EXPERIMENTS AT CHATHAM. Some interesting experiments were made yesterday afternoon, opposite to the Pontoon-hard, St. Mary's Creek, River Medway, by the Royal Sappers and Miners, and in the presence of Bri ga di er -G enera l J ones , director of the engineering establishment, and the principal officers of the Royal Engineers and the East India 'Company's engi neers , f or th e purpose of testing the e ffi ciently of the pontoons invented by they being constructed any yet in the service. o C n ap a ta y in er F y r ( a ii n ffnt c e i r s e Fow p l r c i e n , ci ß pie E t . o , The cylinders are about 20 feet long, and are made of sail-canvas painted, and a re water tight. Each cylinder is hooped, inside and outs ide, with twelve hoops, and the saddles are considerably wider than those in general use. The rafts are let into one another, forming a very firm platform ; the balks are similar to those now used. The cylinders are very portable ; each can be put up into a small compass, so that they are not so large as a big drum. They are very light, and can be moved about with very little difficulty, and Intit prove very valuable to troops on their march through a country where there are small rivers. They are ea,,ily put together, and a pole goes through the cylinders for the purpose of ex tending them out to their full width. These pontoons were manned, and taken up and down the river with the tide, and brought down against the tide, without much difficulty. They bear a great weight, and they are very steady in the water. A report of them, with the opinion et the director, is to be made to th 3 Board of Ordnance. PATMOTIC FUND OF 1803, 1809, AND 1812. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Slit,—The attention of every Englishman being at this moment peculiarly called to the claims made on behalf of the widows and orphans of the united services by the executive committee of the Royal Commission fur the collection of funds for the Patriotic Fund, I beg to call your attention to the magnificent objects contemplated and carried out by the► Patriotic Fund of 1803, 1809, and 1812, which were— " For the encouragement and relief of those engaged in defence of this country, during the war which com menced in 1803, and terminated in 1815 " This fund, which is not yet exhausted, is at present limited to affording relief to such soldiers, sailors, and marines, in her Majesty's service, who may be disabled from wounds received in action, and to the widows and children and dependent relatives of those killed whose circumstances require assistance. Its benefits were at first extended to the officers of the army, as wed as the soldiers—from the general officer to the private soldier. In 1815 another effort was made in the same direction, but confined to the sufferers at the battle of Waterloo ; it was called the "Waterloo Subscription." The scale of its donations was magnificent— To the widow of a general officer To the widow of a private soldier To a general officer wounded, equal to the lose of eye or limb 250 To a private soldier, ditto This fund assisted, in addition to the widows and orphans, the dependent relatives of the killed—a very numerous class indeed. _ . The present Patriotic Fund only contemplates the relief of th• widows and orphans of soldiers, sailors, and marines, and the assistance of any of the Royal or other charitable institutions already founded for similar pur poses within the United Kingdom. I have the honour to be, Sir, yours, &c., IL L. POWYS, Major 60th itifiet. 9, Wateiloo•plaCe, Pall-mall, Oct, 20, 1854, LATEST NEWS. BOMBARDMENT OF SEBA.STOPOL. PARIS, FRIDAY MORNING. A telegraph from Prince Menschikoff has been received at St. Petersburg, and transmitted thence through Vienna. It is dated from Sebastopol the 21st of October. He says the Russian fire has successfully answered the fire of the Allies. The damage done to the fortifications was but trifling. The fire from the fleets had not ccntinued. A part of the reserve had arrived. The rest was expected immediately. Wo have received the following, via Vienna, from our correspondent at Constantinople : CONSTANTINOPLE, OCT. 19. "No news has as yet been received that the bombardment began on the 17th, as was proposed. " Lord Raglan was requested to spare one part of the town where the women and children would be sent. He replied that could not be, but that they might leave the town unhurt. " The British now occupy part of the northern shore of the bay, and their guns command the harbour." THE WAR IN ASIA. DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS. PARIS, FRIDAY MORNING. The Moniteur contains a letter from Mosul, of the 25th of September, according to which the Mushir of Van had attacked the Russian corps which covered Gumri, and completely dispersed it, with the loss of its tents, baggage, and ammu nition, and 30 guns. A Russian General was killed. The Turks then began to besiege the citadel, when the Russian corps, which had formerly beaten the Turks at Bayazid, advanced to the rescue from Erivan. It was, however, completely repulsed and shut up in a defile, where it suffered considerable loss. THE CRIMEA. HEIGHTS BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, October 12. " Ground" has at length " been broken," and the siege of Sebastopol, the most memorable of modern undertakings, may be said to have commenced, notwithstanding that not a gun has been fired on the allied side (in fact, very few are as yet in posi tion), and that the works which have been thrown up consist merely of trenches, traverses, and other preliminaries to more serious engineering opera tions. This intelligence will create iu England the most lively satisfaction. The delay occasioned by the landing of the vast number of siege artillery and ship-guns, and by the difficulty experienced in dragging them from Balaklava to the heights before the town, may have rendered John Bull a little impatient. On our arrival before the town a fort mounting fifteen guns alone defended the approach ; whilst at the present moment numerous batteries (toge ther 76 guns of heavy calibre) menace our lines. In addition to this, the march downwards of the numerous Russian reinforcements has been consi derably shortened, and at this very moment a powerful army may have concentrated in our rear. But theae advantages, though important, are by far surpassed by those which have accrued to the Allies in the same period. The siege-train waits alone to be placed in position to silence the fire of the mushroom Russian batteries ; whilst the de struction or capitulation of Sebastopol can be as sertedovithout boasting, to be but a question of time. Success appears not only certain, but easy beyond expectation ; yet Lord Raglan, with admir able and characteristic caution, has ordered works to be constructed to the rear of the present posi tion, where the army could retire in case of any unforeseen calamity, and defy all attempts of the Russians to reap advantage of their temporary suc cess. Still more to the rear, two well-constructed redoubts, thrown up by the French, command the roads from Belbeok and Balaklava, and render any attack on that side impossible. The positions oc cupied by the allied troops can almost be deemed impregnable, both from the side of the town and from the rear. Should the Russians venture to assail these, they will encounter heights as formid able as• those occupied by them at Alma, but defended by soldiers of a far different stamp. Yesterday the work was continued, and consider able progress was made. This night the labour will be renewed ; and with a little energy, and a continuation of the enemy's bad luck and want of skill in the management of his cannon, our engineers will be enabled to place the siege train and ship-guns in position, and commence opera tions on Monday, the 16th inst. Sanguine indi viduals are of opinion that Saturday morning will witness the opening of our fire ; but these, I fear, are doomed to disappointment. The French commenced their siege operations on the same day as the British, but earlier in the day. I have given below the details connected with the events, which may prove interesting to the reader. Our men, invi gorated by an extra allowance of rum, worked ad mirably. A report has been current amongst the men, in which they had too fondly trusted, that the Turkish contingent would be employed in the trenches. A necessary though severe step .has been taken at Balaklava. In consequence of some information received by Lord Raglan, to the effect that an at tempt to fire the town and shipping was meditated by the inhabitants, instigated by the authorities of Sebastopol, his lordship ordered the immediate expulsion of all the remaining inhabitants of this little port. A nightly patrol now visits regularly every house in the harbour, to ascertain if any of these fanatic and malevolent Greeks still remain lurking behind. Had an attempt to fire the town been successful, the result would have been awful. The immense amount of stores and ammunition then collected at Balaklava would by their loss have severely crippled the resources of our army. The heights to the rear td Balaklava are now mounted by a heavy battery of guns, which sweep the whole plain, and render any attack in that di rection out of the question. Further on, the roads have been destroyed, so that before Balaklava can be menaced, they must undergo repair. The Ma rines have charge of the heights on which the bat tery has been erected ; and in case of need both the French and Turkish divisions, to the rear of our army, could be detached to their assistance. The following are the present dispositions of the allied forces :—The British occupy the centre and right. To the extreme right is encamped the second division (General Sir De Lacy Evans), leaning towards the mouth of the Chernaya, ; to its left is the first division (Duke of Cambridge) ; having again on its left flank the light division. (Sir George Brown). The light division leans on the high road which connects the harbour of Sebas topol with Balaklava. The fourth division (Sir G. Cathcart) lies to the left of the light division ; and with the third division (Sir Richard England) the. British lines terminate. The French main strength extends from here to the coast. A French division is posted in the rear of the British to cover the army from any attack in that direction. Vis-d-vis to this division, occupying the heights which command the road from Belbeck, lies the Turkish contingent. The British cavalry is sta tioned between the above French division and Balaklava. The Scots Greys, with Captain Maude's troop of Horse Artillery, occupy a position outside of Balaklava. On the 9th instant the Russian batteries opened a very heavy fire upon the 3d and 4th British divisions. Hitherto their shells had been thrown at long intervals only ; but on that day they commenced a regular fire, which has since con tinued night and day. One shell burst near a tent belonging to the 68th without injuring any one. Two men of the 63d met with one of those mira culous escapes which, however authentic, always read fabulous. A roead shot, a 48-pounder, passed so close to the head of one of these men that the chin-strap of his cap, tied above the head, was torn by the wind of the ball, which passed on and smashed the firelock of the other man, which he was then occupied in cleaning. Neither were in jured in the least. On the 10th instant, towards evening, the French working party, strongly guarded, issued forth to break ground. A tremendous fire was instantly opened upon the advancing body, but without any effect. A skirmish took place between some of the French and a party of 'Cossackti, foot and I `iorse, who were lying in ambush. The Russians 'la I been observed, and the French advanced alder, cover of a ravine to surprise them. Iu the ueanwhile a field-piece was brought forward t ► `rear upon the ambush, and quickly disperse 1 it. The Cossacks, in their wild flight, came upon the spot where the forty of French awaited thorn, and were received with a volley, a,id low a few, and caused the remainder to pre eipitate their retreat. In the afternoon the alarm was given in the 2d and light divisions, caused by the appearance of a large body of Cossacks at tdie eastern right, who evidently had intended to attempt to outflank our position. On perceiving that preparations were made to receive them, they retired. The Ist Dragoons, Colonel Yorke, had a long chase after a body of Cossacks, but were of course unable to overtake these light weighted rascals. In order to increase their speed, many of the Cossacks threw away their valises, which were picked up afterwards. These Cossacks are won derful packers, and the number of articles (none of the slightest value) which they contrive to stow ' away in their small valises is quite. remarkable. Towards nightfall the working and Covering parties of the different divisions marched downwards to wards thp spot selectNl to break ground, and com menced operations. The 4th division contributed the largest nu Luber of hands, and at least 2;000 men of this division alone were in the trenches. The Russians soon discovered the working party; and opened a fire of shell, round-shot, and rockets. Not a shot told, as the enemy failed in obtaining the range. After some hours' had work, a trenCh, 1,200 yards tong, was partly dug, and the working party then returned to camp, without having lost a single man. Towards daybreak a body of the 57th Regi ment was sent to the trenches, to relieve the covering party of the• 68th ; and on passing a point which left them open to the view of the Russian batteries, a few shells were sent amongst them. One unfortunately I urst .a few yards from the ranks, and killed one man, besides wounding another. As the 68th marched up, a shell fell in the very same spot, and took off both legs of an unfortunate private, who has since ex pired from loss of blood. An officer of the 20th, Lieutenant Rotherham, received a slight contusion in the knee from a piece of rock. The first step, and an important one towards the reduction of Sebastopol, has thus been made ; and when the importance of the event and the customary loss sustained in opening the trenches are considered, the trifling nature of our loss (four killed and wounded) is certainly amazing. On the 11th the Russians employed their morning in repairing their field-works, which had evidently been much shaken by the heavy work of the preceding night. Towards noon a transport-ship, showing Austrian colours, could be seen from our heights, drifting within range of the guns of the granite forts. The high wind, however uncomfortable to poor fel lows under canvas, had been favourable to this vessel, which turned out later to be an Austrian, employed by us, and laden with hay from Varna. The wind had died away, and the ve-sel having borne too near shore, now paid the penalty of over hastiness. Fort Constantine commenced the fire by sending a round shot about a mile beyond the vessel. The captain and crew, having bound the helm, then left in the boats. All the guns of Fort Constantine—and their name is Legion—opened upon the unfortunate Austrian, which calmly pur sued her course towards the shore. Now the turn came to Fort Nicholas, and here the vessel rau considerable danger of being sunk. The amount of shot and shell burled at her was enormous. Several shot passed through her rigging, and one large spar was carried away. The Firebrand now approached to render assistance, but was unable to prevent the vessel from running ashore, from which she was, however, soon towed off by the above steamer. The Firebrand was forced to ap proach within range of the forts, and received four balls in her hull. At night the working parties marched out the trenches, and, as a matter of course, the Russians opened their fire. This they kept up with extraor dinary vigour, though with little success, until the ntorning. In one of the trenches a little panic was created. Shells and rockets were pouring around in all directions, save the right one, when, from among the sailors employed at the works, a voice exclaimed, "Jack, it's getting too warm by half ; I'll hook it." In accordance with this expressed determination, the speaker retired or, to use his own phraseology, he " hooked it." A few others followed, and in some few minutes not a blue-jacket was on the ground. The panic spread amongst the workmen, who also " hooked it." Order was, however, soon re-established, and everybody returned to the work. Whilst the men were joking at the occurrence, in one of the works, a shell suddenly fell right amongst them. In an instant everybody was flat on his belly • in some parts three or four living beings were piled upon one another, and all were shouting out, "Shove it out, shove it out !" A young Rifleman had the pluck to take the shell in his hands, and rolled it over the parapet. Something had gone wrong with the fusee, for the shell did not burst ; but of this, the man who courageously took it up in his arms was not aware, and his conduct merits re ward. All night the Russian guns were very active, and a little musketry fire was ex changed by some of the pickets ; and all the divisions, with the whole of the French army, were under arms part of the night. Towards morning a round shot fell on the head of a man of the the 20th (fourth division), who had fallen asleep from fatigue. The poor fellow's head was completely crushed. In the course of this afternoon another battery bas been established; consequently Balakla,va is safe from an attack from the rear. The French were obliged to quit their works in the course of the afternoon owing to the perfect range acquired by the Russian batteries. Two shells fell into the trenches, and then it was considered advisable to withdraw the men until evening. OCT. 13.-=The works were continued last night without much annoyance from the Russian bat teries. Seventeen guns are in position, and by Monday or Tuesday the whole of the allied guns will, it is expected, be in position. Then, and not before, the bombardment will commence. A rumour (I give it as such) has reached head quarters that Enpatoria has fallen again into the hands of the Russians. A strong body of infantry, artillery, and cavalry approached the town, which the weak garrison of the place (400 marines) could not hope to defend. Captain Brook, the governor of the town, embarked with the troops, after having spiked a gun, taken from the Leander. So goes the report, which, if true even, will be but of little consequence. Sickness has, I am happy to say, considerably decreased in the army, and all are impatient for active operations. Four battalions of Turks arrived to-day from Constantinople. The French army has likewise received consider able reinforcements in infantry, and 1,400 cavalry. ( From the Second Edition of the Morning Post.) Sir George Brown had a miraculous escape on the night of the 7th inst. Sir George had been out visiting his advanced picquets in front of the enemy, and was returning by another route into the lines, accompanied by hisaide-de•canip, when a party of Rifles, on duty near the spot, opened fire. Sir George was untouched, but a ball passed through the coat of his aide-de-camp. Colonel Upton has afforded valuable information touching the fortifications of Sebastopol, and no doubt is entertained that the fortress must fall very shortly after the attack is opened. Captain Cameron, Grenadier Guards ; Lieute nant W. Knollys, Scots Fusilier Guards ; Captain Connolly, 30th Regiment ; Captain Raines, 95th Regiment ; and Lieut. S. R. Chapman, 20th Regi ment, have volunteered to act as engineers, and their services have been accepted by,Sir John Bur goyne. The following lamentable fact is announced— that out of 3,003 effective bayonets in the Guards brigade on the 20th of July, only 1,740 are now available. And out of nearly 40 officers, then at tached to each battalion, only 14 remain on the effective list. THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. The medical officers of the British division have unhappily laid themselves open to very severe animadversion, and the following order was issued by the Commander-in-Chief on the 11th inst. " GENERAL ORDER. P s o o r r . r , y to Oct. h a v l e l t , l a B n s i a — d T v e h r e t Commander C m A a ll n P de i r 7 o F f ° t ß h i e F S o ic r l3 c A es sT i ° s i s n tr a o n ng in ly si n a p n o ce n w tl h ie ic c h on c d am uc of et under r he m hiso e .u d s i e ca rv l d ati ep on lr s l ,9 e B ;o e u r t,.. day. The sick were sent down from the camp to Balak lava, under charge of a medical officer of the division to which they respectively beloi;ged ; but on their arrival there it was found that no nreparation4 had been made far their reception. The Commander of the Forces is aware that Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals, Dr. Dumbreck, gave the necessary order verbally to the staff medical officer at Balaklava ; but that officer neglected to inform his superior, and the consequence was that the sick, many of them in a very suffering state, remained in the streets for several hours, ex posed to very inclement weather. The name of the officer who was guilty of this gross neglect is known to the Commander of the Forces. He will not now publish it, but he warns him to be careful in future, and to be cautions how he again exposes himself to censure. Dr. Dumbreck will, on future occasions of importance, give his orders in writing, addressed to the responsible officer. When a convoy of sick is sent from the camp either to the hospital, or to be placed on board ship, it is henceforward to be accompanied not only by a medical officer, but likewise by-Deputy 'As- Eistant Quartermaster General of the division, who will precede it to the place of deposit, and take such steps as pray ensure the dua reception aqd care of the men con faded to his charge. (Signed) "RAGLAN." THE WAR ON THE DANUBE. The Journal de Franefort has the following from Vienna, dated the 22d :—" The entrance of Omer Pacha into Bessarabia has been retarded, it is said, principally on account of the fact that the Dobrudscha, is still occupied by considerable Rus sian forces, which can without doubt only be driven: from their positioa by force. Omer Pacha is be sides taking measures to arrive at that result." The Press of Vienna, under its Gallicia head of the 13th, says :—" Travellers who arrive from Russia state that the troops stationed on our fron tier, an I, in particular, the cavalry and artillery, received orders some days back to leave their winter quarters, and proceed by forced marches to New Russia. The feeling of the army, and parti. cularly of the officers of the corps which was near our frontiers, is far from being favourable. Fears are begun to felt of the issue of the struggle. The orthodox Russians, formerly so enthusiastic, are beginning to have infinitely less confidence in the infallibility of the Czar." THE RUSSIAN POSITION. A letter from Hi-rmanstadt dated the 22d, in the Moniteur, says :—" The advanced guard of the Ottoman troops at Ibrail, under the orders of Sadyk Paella, was on the 16th composed of nine battalions of infantry, three batteries of artillery, and thirteen squadrons of cavalry, in all about 7,000 men and 24 pieces of artillery. The Russian advanced posts are still at Matehiu, Isaktcha, Babadagh and Tultcha ; the division of General Outchakoff with four regi ments of Cossacks, and Generals Lud ers and Sutanoff, with a division of infantry and two regiments of cavalry, occupy Ismail Kilia. General Engelhard is established at Reni and Vadoul Isaki with a division of infantry and a regiment of Hussars. General Dannenberg was at Belgrade, near Ismail, with 20,000 men of the fourth corps. The remain der of that corps d'armie is stationed along the banks of the Pruth. Iu all there are 65,000 men in Bessarabia and 180 pieces of cannon. Prince Gortschakoff has his head-quarters at Kicheneff." TURKEY. A letter from Constantinople, in the Moniteur, says:—" In consequence of steps concerted between the French and English Embassies at Constanti nople, the Porte has adopted measures to put an end to the traffic in slaves in the Black Sea. Two Firmans emanating from sovereign authority pre scribe that no effort shall be neglected to attain this object. A special order has been at the same time sent to the Commander-in-Chief of the army of Batoum to act very energetically against auy one in Georgia, and on the coasts of Asia, who shall carry on the trade in slaves." RUSSIA. The Invalids Russe which hitherto has not taken the least notice of the affair on the Alma, or the seizure of Balaklava, published on the 14th instant an extraordinary supplement, for the purpose of annourcing "News from the Black Sea." We subjoin the Invalide's news, which appears to refer to one of the flying visits made by our steamers to various points of the Russian coasts, for the purpose of distract ing the enemy during the more serious opera tions before Sebastopol. In the construction of his story the writer appears to have strictly followed traditional models—the fighting priest, the efficacious cross, and the " one man wounded," being very familiar expedients in this class of Rus sian literature : " On the 22d of Sept. (Oct. 4), at six o'clock is the morning, four steamers of the enemy, two of which were under the English flag, and two were French, ap pniached the Nicholas battery, provisionally erected on Cape Otchakoff, in order to defend the entrance to the estuary of the Dnieper. The Lieutenant- Colonel of Horse Artillery Golovatcheff, who commands the detachment cantonal near Otchakoff, immediately took measures for repelling the enemy, whom he re ceived with red-hot balls fired from the battery. A flotilla of five gun-boats, then at Otchakoff, under the command of Commander Endogouroff, opened Its fire at the same time. The steamers of the enemy, armed with a great number of heavy guns, rained for three hours and a half balls, bombs, and rockets on our battery, but without much injuring it. They themselves, after being damaged, found themselves compelled to re tire, one after the other, from out of the range of our guns. At ten in the morning all was over, the inhabitants of the shore saw distinctly the steamers of the enemy make for the island of Berezane, and there bury their dead. On our side, one soldier alone was wounded, and four received contusions. In his report, Lieutenant-Colonel Golovatcheff, com manding the detachment of Otchakoff, testiges to the unshakeable firmness of the company of the sixth reserve battalion of the regiment of Litornir Chasseure, which manned the battery under the command of the second captain Tereshoff ; he in particular highly praises the coolness and courage of Ensign Kryloff, of the Field ar tillery, who directed the battery, as likewite the self denial of R. P. Gabriel Southkovski, priest of the Otchakoff church, who repaired spontaneously with the cross in his hand to the battery, and where he blessed its defenders under the enemy's fire, and even helped them to load their pieces." GREECE. A letter from Athens of the 13th, in the Par lamento of Turin, says : "No sooner was the news of Marshal St. Arnaud's death, and the departure of the brigade Mayran from Greece, known here, than all the partisans of Russia gave public vent to their joy, pretending to believe that the extermination of the Anglo-French forces was at hand. To this sort of manifestation the French stationed her* replied by a promenade militaire, and the French Am bassador sent word to a Greek paper which does not take great pains to disguise its Russian propensities not to trouble itself about the Allied troops in future. The King is still devotedly attached to his old friends. Livit • week he appointed General Notaras his marshal of the palace, in spite of all his Ministers could say ; and now he is again at variance with them about the appointment of his aides-de-camp. Numerous bands of rubbers are infesting the country. Last week a band of 9 men tortured a priest in the village of Pikermi, to make him give up his money, which the unfortunate man was at last compelled to do." BAVARIA. Advices from Munich of the 26th announce the death on that morning of the Queen Dowager,' from cholera. FRAN CE. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. The Paris journals of this clay are mlanimous in regarding the despatch of Prince Menschikoff announcing the commencement of the bom bardment of Sebastopol, as warranting a belief that the result of the first day's fire was more dis astrous to the Russians than they are willing to admit. The following despatches have been received to-day : " TRIEsTE, 25th.—At the departure of the packet of the 16th from Constantinople, all the disposable t roo p s o f th e garr i son wer about to embark for the Criniea. Several steamers had arrived from alaklava, with men who were wounded in repelling a sortie made by 30,000 Russians of the garrison of Sebas topol. Accounts from Trebizond state that the mission of the Euvoy of Schamyl to the Obichas had failed. Accounts from Athens of the 20th state that there is much dissension prevailing iu the Greek Ministry. M. lVfelaxas has been dismissed from his functions as Ambassador at Constantinople. The commune of the Piraeus has given a ban quet to the French officers. The journal La Minerve kas received a warning. AUSTRIA. The following has been received in Paris : VIENNA, 26th. —The regiments of the Russian guards which were in march for Poland have re ceived orders to halt for the present in Volhynia. Count Ezterhazy has left on his return to Berlin. THE OVERLAND MAIL. TRIESTE, WEDNESDAY. The steamer Bombay arrived at IN a.m. on the 25th. ALEXANDRIA, OCT. 20. The Candia leaves Alexandria this day with the Indi t and China mails, and advices f rom C a l cu tt a , 18th Sept. ; Madras, 24th Sept. ; Shanghai, 26th August ; Canton, 9th Sept. ; Hong Kong, 11th Supt. ; Singapore, 18th Sept. ; and Bombay, 28th Sept. Trade in India is dull. Exchange at Calcutta, is. 11d. _ _ In China there was much dissension among the rebels. The siege of Canton continued, with great distress. No trade nbtQd for shipment. The rebels still hold Shanghai. Exchange at Canton, 4s. 9d. ; at Shanghai, 654. id. The American 'clipper Comet arrived at Hong Kong from Liverpool in eighty-four days. At Warsaw a pontoon bridge has been thrown over the Weicht , el, near the citadel ; the fortifications o Zawesc are finished, and this place will be strongly garrisoned. The fortifications at Kieff are rapidly pro gressing.