The Sun. — London, England, 1854-10-03 00:00:00

THE CRIMEA. The following letter, under date off Eupatoria, Sept. 17, will be read with interest "The anchorage off Eupatoria was not very long to be favoured with the presence of the allied fleets, for by one in the morning of the 14th, a day which we expect will in future years be marked with a white stone in England's calendar, the bustle of preparation again -sounded, and the fleets of transports, consisting of very nearly all English, and all those of the French con taining troops, were off for the position which had been chosen for disembarkation. The remainder of the trans ports either continued off Eupatoria, or endeavoured to work to the southward under sail. The transports were immediately followed by the men-of-war. The French were taken in tow at once, but we lost some time by endeavouring to accomplish the distance under sail, till, the wind utterly failing, our liners also were compelled to have recourse to the steamers. It is *owing to this that the French obtained the pas d'honneur in having first landed on the hostile soil of the Crimea. The place selected for debarkation is just in the centre of the Bay of Kalamita, where any one possessing a good map of the Crimea will observe a small lake, the centre one of three, of which the most northern and the largest bears the name of Lake Sasik. At the southern extremity of this little sheet of water I have mentioned, as yet unlionoured by a name, on a fine gravelly beach, which at about twenty yards from the water :-,lopes into a gragsy appears to ex- I tend to the base of mountain fa-;tnesseA, amongst which nestle Simplieropol and Bashe Sarai, the fallen sets of Tartar royalty, there landed far the greater portion of the British army ; the allies landed about two miles further to the southward, at the beach between the sea arid the third lake. Nothing could have been inure prepitions than the weather ; scarcely a breath of wind rippled the surface of the sea, and the few dull ciouds obscuring the sun were more agreeable than other wise. The bay presented a scene of hurry and excite ment, such as it certainly never before witnessed. As each man of war arrived, there hastened from her a crowd of boats, some fully manned for towing, others nearly empty for the purpose of receiving troops. The Turkish pinnaces, which had been brought from Varna and Constantinople with so much pain and difficulty, were unlashed from the sides of the line-of-battle ships, where they had presented a somewhat odd appearance, and being fitted to carry guns and horses, with the paddle-box boats of the war steamers, which had been arranged for the same purpose after an inge nious plan invented by Mr. Roberts, master com manding her Majesty's ship Cyclops, came into active requisition. As I before mentioned to you, all the ships had received an elaborate programme of the method of landing ; but this was quite thrown out by the unavoidable regularity which occurred in anchoring the transports. It was proposed to land the various divisions in order,:commencing with the " Lights." As it was, however, the infantry landed without much order of divisions ; this, however, was not of the slightest consequence, fer between about ten in the morning and nine in the evening very nearly the whole of the infan try and artillery, with their guns, were disembarked, the only casualty, as far as I can learn, being the loss of one horse. The little steam-tugs, particularly the Minna and the Brenda, were found most useful, dashing up alongside a transport, taking on board nearly half a regiment, disembarking them into boats within twenty yards of the shore, and then, with a string of ships' boats towing after them, starting off for a fresh cargo. Too much praise can scarcely be given to Sir Edmund Lyons, who has been the guiding spirit of all the ope rations. The sailors worked with a will, and, had not a little surf sprung up in the evening, were anxious to work all night ; the soldiers, on their part, were as eager to be put in a fair way of getting at the enemy, and the few infantry left on board the ships to night seem aggravated at the thought of passing their night with the deck instead of the sky for a canopy. The weather became very cloudy after noon, and about two there came on some soft rain, which continued at intervals till the evening, when the wind rose from the southward, and caused it to hold up for a time, when it (am on to rain and blow hard, though perhaps not enough t i do more than give our soldiers an initiation into tue ruder part of their work. We cannot help desiring that, in ad dition to the blanket, knapsack, and three days' provi sions, their tenes had been added. On such a favourable day, iith no opposition, it certainly might have been done without any great difficulty. They manage these things better in France, for our allies landed with that light handy little tent which covers about four men, and is carried with very little trouble. Captains Dacres and King, of the Sanspareil and Leander, and Com manders Heath and Hiily ar , o f th e Ni ger and Agamem non, had the direction of the landing. Everything was done from the orders received from the Agamemnon, which directed the whole disembarkation.' " I have heard of a dashing thing done by some of the 7th and the Rifles, who were among the earliest arrivals. On reaching the rising ground they observed five Rus sian bullock-waggons, guarded by some Cossacks, in the distance ; they immediately gave chase, and the enemy at once fled without striking a blow ; on looking round they saw a dozen more at a small distance, which they clptured in like manner, making in all 84 waggons, con taining flour, 160 oxen, and six camels. These spolia peirna of the war were probably the baggage waggons of the Russians retreating on Sebastopol. Sir George Drown too, I hear, was nearly being astonished in a very disagreeable way, for when riding in the country to reconnoitre, accompanied only by an aide-de-camp, he was suddenly aware of a party of Cossacks making a deliberate rush to cut him off, and they only escaped by a very determined gallop. " General Lord Raglan, accompanied by the Duke of 0 imbridge, has taken up his quarters in a village a few miles inland. Lord Raglan rode along the re fr zimetits that were landed about four this afternoon, and they gave him the first three good English cheers ever heard in the Crimea. "Amid all this Sebastopol did not remain unwatched, the Sampson, Furious, Vesuvius, and four French steamers being employed watching it. The enemy made no movement in the harbour, but the steamers observed a camp abourbalf-way between the landing place and Sebastopol, into which they attempted to throw shell. The Sampson's were the only ones which reached, her sixty-eight pounders throwing them right into the centre of the camp, though the distance was too great to as certain the amount of damage done. It is said, and I fully believe it to be true, that the Sampson detected an infernal machine, containing among other ingredients nearly 7001bs. of powder, off the entrance of the harbour. Details have been communicated to the admirals only. - " The heavy rain and squalls cleared off at daylight on the 15th, but the surf on the beach was so heavy as to prevent the landing of 'the horses or cavalry until the afternoon. It appears on this coast to spring up very suddenly ; for instance, as I observed last night, it was quite smooth until 9 p.m., but it was so bad before ten p.m. that two of Lord Raglan's horses were lost in attempting to land them, and the transport boat which carried Colonel Bell's (of the Ist Royals) lug gage and horse was upset, and not only did the gallant veteran loss his kilt, but his groom also, melancholy to relate, lost his life in the surf ; it is supposed his head was dashed against the boat. Last night's expo sure told hard on the men, as was shown by the in creased sick lists, and one or two yawning graves, the first, but I fear not to be the last, in the Crimea. This day was marked both by a mishap and a piece of good luck on the part of our allies, for nine Zouaves out of a large straggling party on a marauding expedition were captured by a band of Cossacks, who fell suddenly on them ; this was compensated by the seizure by the Spahis of a travelling party, apparently a Russian gen tleman's family, who were proceeding with an escort of soldiers towards Sebastopol. Seventeen of the escort were captured with them ; and the whole party now form a disconsolate-looking centre of attraction opposite St. Arnaud's tent in the French camp. " This afternoon the much-desired tents made their appearance; the men appeared to have made up their minds to another night without cover, and various were the contrivances they h a d hit upon. A. hole dug in the sand, and covered with a great coat, was contemplated with looks indicative of great approval by many a man who, a few months ago, was bored with invitations in town. But they stand it well do those English gentle. men, our antiquuvi. robur. The Hussars, with Lord Car- 1 digan at their head, rode along as lightly and as gaily as if it were a review, and not the grim bastions of Sebasto pol, which they saw before them. " The 16th (Saturday) also turned out a beautiful day, but the surf at times rolled in so heavily as to almost preVent any advance being made iu disembarking the baggage and materiel. The troops are put to much in convenience for want of water, there being none within three miles of the shore, and even then but a small quantity. They are 'chiefly supplied by breakers from the ships. As they advance this will not be felt, as there are several small streams between this and Sebastopol. I cannot much compliment the authorities on the order kept on the beach ; things appeared to get ashore any how, and then had to take their chance of reaching the division they were intended for. Fortune, however, appeared as heretofore to favour us, for most of the things disappeared in the right direction sooner or later. On all these o ccas i ons the comm i s sariat appear; to fare worst; very much is expected of them, and yet they seem compelled to defer to the authority of and give way to every regular who supposes he requires their boats and horses. "This western side of the coast of the Crimea partakes of the flat uninteresting character of the opposite coast of Bessarabia, just as the beautiful eastern shore retains in its romantic hills and vales the impress of the mighty Caucasus and the lovely landscapes of Asia Minor. The great grassy plain, still enamelled with the larkspur and wild mignonette, on which part of our troop s an d a ll th e allies are encamped, bears visible marks of having lately supported great herds of the short-horned cattle which we see in the native waggons, and which a spyglass 'ill still maks visible. grazing a little further inland. The inhabitants apparently receive us with the great. eat satabfiction. The Tartar chiefs who have been on board the Agamemnon describe tin peopl e as perfectly ready. had they only arms, to ri.e and do their endeavour towards thro alto , * off the galling y o k e of Itu,s;rt. Well they may, for during the past ti4tit ni.):itlis they ace been driven in to work at the fortal c a tio: l , l of Sebastopol, which, natoral:y enorrzh, they d impre;,,*uald To-day th,; beach vi'as fall of theff, br.n‘ing fowls, eggs. and other fresh produce, sell to the .t.roopS, the process of barkLininfr being carried on no:lc:ally by the language of sign... They-aythl,t on ly 8,000 auisian troops have this yell- entered the Crimea, and that the whole number of troops in the peninsula may be calculated at about 35.000, of whom 40,000 form the garrison of Sebastopol. Their physiognomies imme diately bring to our mind the Chinese gentlemen one used in the days of our youth to admire on the tea• chests in the grocers' windows, save that the sun of the Crimea has not imparted to them quite so deep a tint. Excepting the black close-fitting sheepskin cap, their clicss is similar to the Bulgarian peasants, whom th ey also resemble in language ; their delight seemed exci sive at hearing one of the master races speak to them in the despised Turkish language which the iron heel of despotism had been endeavouring to crush out ; they showed their pleasure -by pressing our hands to their bosom and lips, and seemed to think that the good time so long waited for had arrived at last. " This evening the Russian family, who had been merely detained a time for strategic purposes, were dis missed, with a polite apology for the inconvenience to which the generals had been obliged to put them. " I am sorry that there is still a good deal of cholera among the French ; one line-of-battle ship, I believe the Bayard, lost 30 of the troops she was conveying, and 20 of her crew, between Baltechik and Eupatoria,. They have two frigates fitted as hospital ships, an example which we should be wise to follow. On Monday it is purposed to send five of their line-of-battle ships to Varna to assist in the transport of 10,000 troops now ready to come on. " Sunday. the 17th, was no Sunday as far as work went, for the disembarkation of guns and horses went on all day, the sailors working with a will. It is ex pected that the army will advance to-morrow. There are, it is said, 5,000 men at the first small stream be tween this and Sebastopol, and 10,000 at the second • if the termer body fall back on the latter, there will be a battle between this and Sebastopol. " Sept 18. fine day for landing. I have heard no further intelligence. Nothing new in the fleet. which is healthy again. The Spiteful arrived yesterday - from Eng land, bringing the mail. Captain Moorsorn, the inven tor of the shells bearing his name, took passaqo in her, having been appointed to the Firebramd. This appoint ment had been made in ignorance of Captain Houston Stewart having taken the command. I believe the latter will retain the ship, and that the former will give his valuable assistance to Lord Raglan for the present." THE LATE COURT-MARTIAL. The following correspondence has passe il between Colonel Garrett and the Duke of °level 3.nd. We do not think that the gallant Colonel has taken much by his motion. No. I. " Ramsgate, fiept. 18. " My Lord Duke,—The death of a near r elatiou has brought me this day from my regiment to Ramsgate, and on my way down your Grace's letter, a ildressed to the Mayor of Windsor, published in the Mo.••ning Chro nicle of this day, came accidentally under lily notice ; and as it has been made public by your Grace's consent, I have the honour to request that you will; favour me with certain information on points therein rillferred to. `• Your Grace has contributted a certain slim for Mr. Perry's use, because you consider he has been made a victim of an unjust cabal on the part of brother officers, to gain favour with the commandimg officer of the regiment. On this observation I have nI) remark to make at present. " After stating that you know nothing more of the evidence than was published in the mon !ling papers, which you have carefully perused, your Grace makes, among others, the following observation If, there fore, youths in the lower ranks of regiments are allowed to practise every sort of riot, drunkenness, and de • banchery, and no notice taken of it by their .vomn.ander, are they to be made the victims and he to IN I let off scot free, when by his own culpable negligence lie has been the sole cause of it, for such is this case Frith Colonel Garrett V " I was myself debarred from gaining any information on Mr. Perry's second trial except throul h the news papers, by being an evidence, and theref :ire excluded from the court. I, therefore, request to be informed whether the observation refers to two youths, viz., Mr. Greer and Mr. Perry only. There is n..ot a tittle of evidence as to drunkenness and debauci3 ery except against these two. If it is intended to amply to others than them, 1 request your grace will fa Tour me by pointing out that portion of the evidence tl tiat bears on others than Mr. Greer and Mr. Perry on t hese points, or what evidence your grace has found that. justifies the unwarrantable observation made in the shape of a question, viz., ' Is it the opinion of any ►rian, civil or military, that such an officer should continue in com mand of a regiment which he has publicly disgraced V I write in haste to save the post, and n ;quest your Grace will favour me with an answer addressed to Windsor. " I have, &c., "R. GA.RRETT, Colonel 46th Regiment. "His Grace the Duke of Cleveland, K.G..." No. 2. " RabyCastle, Sept. 20. " Sir,—The reception of your letter this morning somewhat surprised me, written, no doubt, hastily, and in a moment of irritation, which a little oi of reflection will make you sorry for having done. You seem either not to know, or to have forgotten, that ev iTy English man is at liberty to form his opinion, to make that opinion known, upon the conduct of any public man whatever in his publio capacity. If, there fore; I express my opinion as to 3 .our unfit ness to be a commanding officer, you have no right to ask me to detail to you upon paper uiy reasons for coming to that conclusion, were I merely a e ivilian, but still less have you a right to make such a T., squest in a military point of view from your superior oil 'leer, which you are aware that I am. I therefore must; decline an swering your question further than to say, the evidence, taken as a whole, upon the late court-martial at Windsor, justifies my opinion that the interior discipline of the 46th Regiment, as regards young officers, 11,a,s hen f o r some years in a most disgraceful state. This s too notorious, from what has transpired, to be denies ; but you seem to assert that such a circumstance t'ocs not arise from any negligence on the part of a coma , anding officer. That may be your opinion, but you h ;we no right to question me for holding a contrary one ; and that icy opinion is shared by the public at large, `think ii sufficiently manifested by the numerous subscriL ews to the fund raising for the relief of Mr. Perry, anuoin, ting, I think, to upwards of 7001., and all in very small ssub scriptions, with the exception of one from one c tiler nobleman and that of my own. . "I am, &c., " CLEVELAND, Major-General. "Colonel Garrett, commanding 46th Regiment." No. 3. " Windsor, Sept. 22. "My Lord Duke,—l have th• honour to acknowlege the receipt of your Grace's letter of the 20th instant, written in reply to mine of the 18th. I will commence by informing you that cool reflection has not made me sorry for having so written, although your Grace tells me I shall be. " Ought I to be sorry for asking why you have passed insulting remarks on me and my regiment ? Should not rather your Grace feel sorrow at having Si) done, and that, too, in a most public and, as it would appear from the tenor of your letter to me, in a premeditated manner ? " You tell me I have no right to ask you to detail to me on paper your reasons for coming to the conclusion that I am unfit to be a commanding officer, :if you were merely a civilian ; but still less have I a right in a mid tary point of view, as being my superior offie er.' " Does your Grace mean to say that any officer who happens to be senior to me in the service is vy arrauted in acting towards me as y ou h ave d one, un l ess h e h as d ue authority for so doing, and that I have not ight to ask his reasons 1 I must take leave to repudiate such a doctrine. " Your Grace informs me that you thetrefore must decline answering my question further than. to say I hat the evidence, taken as a whole, justifies y ou r o pi n i on , that the interior discipline of the 46th Reginnent, as re gards young offioers, has been for some years in a most disgraceful state, and that this is too not .o rious, from what has transpired, to be denied.' I know- of nothing that has transpired to justify so unwarrautat de an. asser tion. "It is now more than 15 years (since the 'arly part of 1839) that I have uninterruptedly been is , command, either as a major or a lieutenant-colonel of the service companies, or the depot, or the whole batttalion of the 46th Regiment, at home and abroad. During that time I have only been absent once from comma' :ding at the confidential halfyearly inspections. I hay ii, therefore, during that time had the interior economy , of my com mand closely investigated and scrutinized so me 28 or 30 times by a succession of experienced and it npartial ge neral officers (to the number of 18), all of whom have arrived at conclusions the very reverse of goose of your Grace. " Having set yourself up as my judge (self constituted). and pronounced me unfit to be a CoMmandir, ;.g officer, it is natural I should ask myself what opportuni ties you have had of gaining military experience ? You b,ave informed the public, in your letter of the 10th inst., that it is derived. from having served in every regi mental ran:c. from cornet to lieutenant-colonel, and that you served in that latter capacity for two years in command of the 75th Regiment.' I believe your Grace entered the service at the age of 27, in July, 1815 (tine war being then over), and in nine years (in 1824), on obtained the rank of lieutenant-colonel, which, w ith the two years you were in command of the 75th R ugitnent, will make your full-pay service amount to so me 11 years, and, probably, from being in Parliament. Little, if any, of it was on foreign service. As you ha ye unscrupu lously pronounced me unfit, and my iregiment for years past, as regards young officers, t t. have been in a disgraceful state, I think I may Le permitted to doubt whether your military experie: ace imparts any value to such opinions and assertions. What weight ought they to have when cont rasted with the reports of the numerous general officem , who, being duly authorised, have pronounced my reeiment, in all its branches, to have been in a most efil:ient state of discipline' " Your Grace, in your letter to me of the 20th inst., refers to the ' opinion of the public at large, which is manifested by the numerous subscribers foie Mr. f erry ' s fund, all in smell subscriptions, with the exc e pt ion o f one from one other nobleman, and that af your own.' Had your Grace manifested your opinion they have, by simply offering :t donation, and had rained Iron, in sulting my regiment arid myself, it wo ild have been matt er of indifference to us whether your subscript ton hzi I)e.e ti for ten times is greater d,mount that it i, : tout;w h it l and they voni phi n ui is, that you have made t. , at the•oceamion (ami you alone) of st;itii,g that ni.r re; iruent had been pktl,llclv disgraced, and I that I Wet tl. use. " in yo ur seeondletter to the Mayor of ltii idsor, dated the 14th inst., you mcntdoned a certairt 2,leuto randurn issued from the Horse Guards on a late occa sion as being most excellent. There is an aPP enlx re lating to duelling (a p ractice which, ten years ago, would have brought such a matter as the one nnw at issue to a speedy settlement), an d pages 16, 17, is. and 19, contain observations whi c h merit your Grace ' s con sideration, viewing you in the light in which you have desired to place yourself—viz., as a military officer. I n p age 20 th e 46th A rt i cle of War is [quoted, which enacts that no Officer shall use reproaCbful or provoking speeches' or gestures to another on pain of being put in arrest. . _ _ "If provoking speeches are considered as tending to cause a breach of the peace, how much greater is the effect of provoking writings The 17th Article, which immediately follow, runs thus --` We hereby declare our approbation of the conduct of those who, having had the misfortune of giving offence to or of injuring, or of insulting others, shall frankly explain, apologise, or offer redress for the same, or who, having had the misfortune of receiving offence, injury, or insult from another, shall cordially accept frank ex planations apology, or redress for the same ; or who, if such explanations, apology, or redress are refused to be made or accepted, and the friends of the parties should have failed to adjust the difference, shall sub mit the matter to be dealt with by the commanding officer, &c.' " I am in the position of one who has received offence, injury, and insult from your Grace, and I ask for a frank explanation, apology, or redress, which I trust on due consideration, as a nobleman and an officer you will not withhold from me. I have, &c., " R. GAnnETT, Colonel 46th Regiment. "His Grace the Duke of Cleveland, R 1.11., &c. THE BUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 9 1 1854. No. 4. "Windsor, Sept. 23. "My Lord Doke—l wal in hopes I should have been honoured by a letter from your Grace in reply to mine of the 22d inst. I now begin to have doubts from your silence whether the explanation I have asked for will be acceded to. "AA the time of my embarkation for the East has been fixed for either the end of this or the beginning of next week, I beg to suggest to your Grace a fur ther consideration of the article of war which I quoted in my letter, particularly as regards the following words " Or who, if such explanations, apology, or redress are refused to be made or accepted, and the friends of the parties shall have failed to adjust the difference, &c.' " If, therefore, your Grace will adopt the concluding injunctions of the article as regards the intervention of friends, and will name one, to meet one to be named on my part, I am willing to place the matter in their hands ; and, as my time is short, if your Grace will name London as the place of their meeting, an adjustment in the manner contemplated by the Articles of War may yet he arrived at, which I beg to press on your Grace's early attention. • I have, &e., " R. GARRETT, Colonel 46th Regiment. "His Grace the Duke of Cleveland, K.G., &c." NQ. 5. "Raby Castle, Sept. 27. " Sir,—l feel bound to answer your letter of yester day's date, although I certainly never intended to reply to that of the 22d, filled as it was in no less than five sides of foolscap paper with the moat sarcastic remarks reflecting upon my character, age, and military services, which I choose to treat with perfect contempt, the more so as I had nothing to add to my reply to your first letter ; and by that letter of yours of the 22d, your re marks are fully as insulting and offensive to me as my letter written to the Mayor of Windsor, and subse quently published by him, could, possibly be to you. I will now come, however, to the nature of the offence of which you complain. In my letter of the 20th I stated that it was the privilege of every Englishman to criticise and canvass the conduct of every public man in his pub lic capacity. That you did not attempt to deny, and I cannot suppose that you would do so. If, therefore, any one has a right to criticise the conduct of a Minis ter of State, he may surely do so with a commanding officer, taking care that in either the one case or the other he must avoid any libellous matter, which subjects him to a penalty by action in a court f law. Now I will unhesitatingly state that it never was my intention to write a libel upon a man whem I not only never spoke to, but never saw ; it was not upon a man by name Colonel Garrett that I wished to reflect upon in his character as an individual, but in his capacity as com manding officer, which makes him a public character. The only question then at issue between you and me is, wheeler I have a written a libel against you ; my own impression is, that I think I have not ; but if you think otherwise, you at once have your remedy by instituting an action at law against me, and, if you succeed in proving your case, I must abide by the penalty. This is the only course pursued in the case of any libel which I ever heard of, and if you think you can obtain a ver dict from 12 impartial special jurymen, who must in that ease grant you damages, I should think it must be much more satisfactory to you than the course you propose, which may end most unsatisfactorily between two partial men, and which, for reasons too lengthy to explain, I can• not assent to. It is, therefore open to you, if you think that you have been libelled, to take that course which the laws of your country point out to you, and that can be done by any friend in your absence, the same as if you were at home. I must beg, however, that this let ter may put an end to all further controversial corres pondence, which can do no good; for if my arguments fail to convince you, it is equally clear that your argu ments cannot convince me.—l am, &c., " CLEVELAND." No. 6. "Windsor, Sept. 29. " My Lord Duke,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Grace's letter, of the 27th inst., and I very much regret that yon now relinquish the military character with which you invested the reference I made to you on the lBtb, and that you are unwilling to place your case for an honourable adjustment between our selves before a tribunal of honour, through the inter vention of friends, as enjoined by the articles of war. " Your Grace points out to me 'a remedy by institut ing an action at law' (for libel) ; and, if I succeed in proving my case, you must abide by the penalty.' "4,s your Grace denies me redress, except through a court of law, I must keep that course in view for my future guidance ; and, although you wish that all con troversial correspondence should cease, I cannot refrain from pointing out the disadvantage I am under in this case (in which, without any provocation on my part, you gratuitously took the initiative) unless I give as much publicity to the course I hare adopted in seeking for redress as you have done in proclaiming those insults for which that redress has been brought in vain. " Your Grace has not hesitated to come to the assist ance of others in prejudicing the public mind against me and my regiment, but when called on to state the grounds (it you could) on which you thought fit to put I forth to the world the insulting opinions and assertions of which I hare complained, you have refused to par ticularise ; have dealt in generalities, and sheltered your s elf under the 83 gis of the opinion of the multitude, as m anifested by the number of your fellow-subscribers. "Your Grace notices the remarks I made in my letter of t he 22d, as being 'of a sarcastic nature, and reflecting on your character, age, and military services, and that they were fully as insulting and offensive to you as your letter to the Mayor of Windsor could be to me.' "I am not aware that in my observations on your Grace's military career I reflected on your character ; while you, in your letters, have most pointedly reflected on mine. "My remarks were drawn forth by the unjustifiable insults which you have made public. Until I shall have made know u the fact that I have not remained passive under those insults, I shall stand, in the eyes of the ad mirers of your Grace's doctrines, under a stigma which they (setting, as they probably do, a high value on your Grace's military opinions) may consider that I justly deserve. "For these reasons I have no choice left but to give publicity to your corresuondence.—l have, &c. " R. GARRETT. Colonel 46th Regiment. "His Grace the Duke of Cleveland, K.G., &c." ROTTED,DAM PRODUCE MARKETS.—The weekly reviews from the Amsterdam and Rotterdam produce markets state that, although business had been limited, prices were well supported. The demand for coffee having slightly increased, higher rates had in some instances been paid. Sugar, raw and refined, exhibited firmness, and operations were on a more extensive scale. 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Feb. 20th, 1851.—Eighteen years' nervous debility, violent palpitation of the heart, throb bing of the temples, violent pains in the left aisle and back, shortness of breath, coughs, numbness of the extremities, cramps, spasms, flatulency, retching, and such general weakness, that I was constantly fearful of falling when on ray legs ; all these symptoms have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food.—Mary Gilbert."—ln canisters, suitably packed for all climates, and with full instructions —llb., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 4e. 6d. ; 51b., Ile. ; 121 b., 225. ; super-refined, 11b., 6s. ; 21h., 11%. ; bib., ; 10Th., 335. The 10Th. and 121 b., carriage free, on post office order. .Marry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; -Fortnum, Mason, and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, Pic cadilly ; also at 68, ; 60, Gracechurch-street ; a: - s 0 and 451, Strand ; and 150, Oxford-street ; 55, Charing-erols ; 4, (7heapsido ; 49, bishopsgate-street. [ADVV3TISEMENT.]-llolloway's Ointment and Pith; a hieecieve Remedy t .r Nervousuess, Lowness of Spirits, end General De , .ility.—Mrs. Mary Waiters, of the Woodside, near Dudley, had been a sufferer for several 3 ears from lowness of spirits and nervousness, together with settled pains in the head and stomach, arising from bad digestion ; and notwithstanding the various remedies tried she obtained no relief. In a state of mind border. ing on despair, y she embr ace d th e oppor t un ity o f taki ng Holloway pills, which were given to her by a benevo lent lady, and this excellent medicine had so good an effect that else was induced to continue them for a short time, which resulted in her being restored to health.— Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. , .4 • FREEDOM 010 T. E l CITY OF EDINBURGH' TO SIR WILLIAM MOLES WORTH. On Saturday, at 11 o'clock, the freedom of the city of Edinburgh was conferred by the magistrates and Town Council on the Right Hon. Sir Win. Melesworth, First Commissioner of her Majesty's Works. The cere mony took place in the Council Chamber, in presence of a large attendance of the citizens. The magistrates and councillors (who were nearly all present) wore their robes and insignia of office on the occasion. Sir Wm. Molesworth, who, on entering the room, was loudly cheered, was accompanied by Mr. Stirling, of Keir, M.P.; Major Playfair, St. Andrew's ; and Mr. Page, of the Board of Works. The minute of Council agreeing to offer Sir William Molesworth the freedom of the city having been read, The LORD PROVOST, addressing Sir W. Molesworth, said—l have the pleasure to inform you that the Ma gistrates and Town Council have unanimously agreed to present you with the freedom of the city of Edinburgh —the only honour we have it iu our power to bestow on any public man--in testimony of their admiration of your distinguished abilities as a statesman, and in recog nition of your connection with the city and university of Edinburgh. I believe all my brethren in the Council and the citizens generally know that you are connected by descent with some of - the roost respected inhabitants of Edinburgh. We are all aware also of your connection with the university of Edinburgh, and of your reputation as a distinguished scholar. We have observed with satisfaction your career as a public man ; we have seen with satisfaction the honest and uncompromising way in which you have stood out for what you considered good principles of government. Considering the many important questions which come before Parliament, it would perhaps be impossible for any of us, in a public body like this, to say, with truth, that he cordially approved of all the opinions of any man whatever. Our own opinions on some subjects are very different : and, of nourse, no one manifestly could ap prove of every particular in the political course adopted by any individual, whether belonging to the Liberal or to the Conservative party. But in this, at least, we could all unite, namely, in testifying our approbation of a consistent useful course of public life, against which there can be no imputation of sinister objects, or against which nothing but pure and honourable conduct has ever been known. It has been the fate of malty men when they join Governments with which they do not alto gether agree, as in your case, to lose very considerably ' in public estimation, from their being obliged, in eon nexion with that Government, to advocate opinions at variance with those which they formerlyheld. But the distinguishing feature of the present Government is, that it is composed of able men belonging to different sec tions of political parties, who are trying the great ex periment whether this country can be honestly and well governed by men who do not agree in all their political views, but who agree most anxiously in the desire to promote the best interests of the country. We hail your appearance in connection with the Government of the Earl of Aberdeen in that in joining it you have not in any way cast away the opinions you formerly held, nor recanted nor changed any of your political views. In referring to the Government of Lord Aber deen, I am sure I speak the sentiments of a large portion of the inhabitants of this country when I say that we feel deeply indebted to them for the great exertions they naade, and fur the anxiety they manifested to avert the dread ful horrors of war. So long as there was any hope of a peaceful solution of the difficulty everything was done which could be done to avert that dire calamity. But when war was inevitable, their course then became as decided as it was possible to believe. I believe that neither in the history of this nor of any other country were so great exertions ever made to fit out a powerful armament within so limited a period of time as have been made by the Government with which you are connected. I am sure the country feel deeply grateful to her Ma jesty's Government—first, for the anxiety they mani fested to preserve them from the calamities of war, and, second, for the energy displayed in fitting out and bring ing into operation such a powerful armament as, accord ing to all human probability, may be the means of shortening the war. Although the time has not yet come—it may not be long till it does come—when the effects of that vigorous and decided policy will be exem plified, and which may have the effect of bringing about peace in a shorter period than any of us now anticipate. (Applause.) I bog to present you, therefore, with the burgess-ticket of this city, which I do personally, with the greatest pleasure—a feeling which, I believe, is shared in by every member around this beard. (Applause.) His Lordship then handed the burgess-ticket, enclosed in an elegant crimson velvet case, 'to the right hon. baronet. Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH, on rising to acknowledge the honour, said—My Lord Provost and Gentlemen — It is difficult for me to find words to express how much gratified I am by the manner in which you have re ceived me, and by the honour that you have done me in conferring on me the freedom of this great and renowned city—renowned both in ancient history and modern science—renowned for its philosophers, historians, poets, and divines. Gentlemen, I assure you, that it gives me very great pleasure to become a freeman of Edin burgh. For, as the Lord Provost has told you, I am connected with this city by the ties both of birth and education. By both I am half a Scotchman. lam proud of my Scotch blood, and of belonging to the same family as David Hume, the historian and philosopher. (Applause.) In the University of Edinburgh I was educated under Leslie, Jameson, and other eminent pro fessors. In my youth I was so fortunate as to enjoy the acquaintance and to profit by the conversation of Sir Walter Scott, Jeffrey, Brewster, Sir William Hamilton, Sir John Sinclair, James Mill, and other distinguished Scotchman. (Applause.) I am, therefore, attached to Edinburgh by the feelings of gratitude, affection, and ad miration ; arid the strength of those feelings - has not been diminished by the absence of many years. Since I left Edinburgh I have visited many of the most celebrated cities in Europe, but none of them ever appeared to me to compare in beauty with the metropolis of Scotland, which has also been much adorned of late years. (Ap lause.) I am, therefore, delighted at the honour that you have done me in enrolling me among your freemen. Gentlemen—The Lord Provost has referred in terms of approbation—for which I heartily thank him—to my public career, and to my political opinions ; and it was in Edinburgh, gentlemen, that I acquired most of those opinions. I believe them to be sound, and to be the best calculated to promote the happiness and good govern ment of the inhabitants of this kingdom and of its nu merous dependencies, that are scattered over the face of the globe from the arctic to the antarctic pole ; many of which dependencies are rapidly becoming vast and wealthy states, destined to be the homes of millions of active and intelligent men belonging to our race, and formerly at tached to us by the strong ties of blood, of language, and similarity of institutions. (Loud applause.) I have constantly endeavoured to uphold those opinions during a public life of 20 years, and I shall continue to maintain them in whatever position I may be placed, as a representative of the people in Parliament, or as a Minister of the Crown. (Applause.) Gentlemen—The Lord Provost has also alluded, in a very flattering man ner, to my connection with the Government of Lord Aberdeen. When I joined that Government, though I had not the honour to be personally acquainted with Lord Aberdeen, I had great respect and admiration for his public character. I felt convinced that I could be. come a member of his Government without any compro mise of principle, especially as my noble friend, Lord John Russell, the distinguished, acknowledged, and justly recognised leader of the Liberal party, whom I had generally followed, and hope to continue to follow in public life, had consented to hold an influential posi tion in Lord Aberdeen's Administration. Nor have my hopes and expectations been disappointed. My re spect and admiration of Lord Aberdeen has been con firmed axed strengthened by personal acquaintance. I found him to be a sincere, earnest, straightforward, libe ral, and enlightened gentleman —an honour to Scotland —a statesman of whom every Scotchman ought to be proud—whose only object is taking office was to pin mote the good government; of his country, and whose chief wish in retaining office is firmly and energetically to maintain the honour and dignity of Great Britain in the arduous contest in which we are now engaged— in the just and necessary war which the respoie•ible Ministers of the Crown have felt it their duty to advise her Majesty to declare against the Emperor of Russia Gentlemen—With regard to that war, few persons are more averse to war, or firmer friends of peace than I am. Would to God that the progress of knowledge and civilisation among the nations of the earth had ren dered it impossible for the rulers of mankind to do those deeds of violence and wanton aggression which at times make war inevitable, and render it both just and neces• sary. (Applause.) This- war, gentlemen, is a just and necessary one. France and England have embarked in it not for any selfish objects—not for any petty personal interests—but for high and noble ends ; to protect the weak—to bumble the pride of the strong—for the last big benefit of Europe ; to prevent the aggrandisement of Russia at the expense of the Ottoman Empire—an aggrandisement that would menace the liberty, the com merce' the civilisation, and progress of Western Europe. (Loud applause.) At first France and England hoped and endeavoured to attain their ends by peaceful nego. tiations. Conscious of their strength, they were conci.e liatory and forbearing as long as honour would permit them to be so, but in vain ; nothing but brute force would compel the Czar to desist from his designs on the Ottoman dominions. Therefore, sooner or later, a con flict with Russia was inevitable. If by any means that' conflict could have been postponed, still, I repeat, sooner or later, it was inevitable ; and if it had been postponed, it might occur at a period less favourable — it could not occur at a period more favourable to the cause of progress and civilisation than the present one (hear, bear) —fur France and England are now firmly united, and daily becoming more firmly united. "Their sons associate in the tent, the ship, and the field; en countering the same perils, and enduring similar hard ships by sea and by land, and are learning to respect, ad mire, aed love each other. And France and England firmly united in the cause of progress and civilisa tion, that cause must triumph over the barbarism of the North. (Loud applause.) Moreover, the elements likewise are propitious to our cause. Tranquil seas, with tavouraule a bids, have aided the expedition to the Crimea. Au abundant harvest will more than defray the prevent expenses of the war. The consequenees of that harvest are a flourishing trade, a thriving revs nue, and a contented people, who scarcely feel that their material interests are affected by the etieratione of the war ; and who are willing to bear its burdens, instead of bequeathine , an increased debt to posterity. (Loud applause.) Gentlemen, in the immediate con duct of this war, France and England had three chief objects to accomplish :—First, to prevent the Russian armies from dismembering the Turkish empire and marching on Constantinople • secondly, to prevent We Russiaa fleet from injuring the trade and commerce of France and England ; thirdly, to strike such a body blow at Russia as would be best calculated perma- V s • . ,„ neatly to defeat her t ambitiOs &awns on the dominions of the Ottoman Porte. The two 'first of these objects bad been accomplished ; the third, I hope and trust, is in the act of being accomplished. To accomplish them, magnificent fleets, the like of which the world had never seen, have been sent by France and Eng land to the Euxine and to the Baltic ; armies have been equipped with unparalleled rapidity, and abun dantly furnished with all the munitions of war ; they have been transported with unprecedented speed to their destination. The result has been that the Russians have quitted the Danubian Principalities, compelled to do so partly by the valour of the Turks, sustained by the moral influence of the allied armies at Varna, ready to bring succour ; partly by the operations of the combined fleets in the Euxine intercepting supplies ; partly by the menac ing attitude of Austria, the consequence of the skill of the diplomatists of France and England. (Applause.) The result also has been that whilst the merchant navies of the allied Powers traverse the ocean in every direction without fear or danger, the commercial marine of Russia dare not appear on the seas, and her men-of-war are compelled to skulk ingloriously behind her granite forti fications. (Loud applause.) Gentlemen, to have at tacked those fortifications with ships alone, as some civilians have advised —to have opposed (to use the words of Lord Dundopald, the boldest of our sea-kings), ‘` combustible ships to stone batteries firing red-hot shot," would have been contrary to the opinions of every military authority—acts not of. judicious daring, but of shere insanity, of which I ant glad to say the brave admirals of France and England were incapable. (Hear.) But the most important of these fortifications —the bulwark—the talisman of the power of Russia in the East, is now being assailed, asst ought to be as sailed, by the warriors of France, of England, and of Turkey, under their ablest and wisest generals, and by an armada more potent than any of which mention is made in histOry or in fable. If success attend that enterprise —and it has commenced under the most favourable aus pices—and to ensure success every means has been em ployed that wealth and science, prudence and fore thought could devise, a body-blow will be struck at Russia that will undermine her influence in the East, may make her amenable to reason, and thus pave our way to a peace alike glorious and honourable. But, gentlemen, whatever may be the immediate result of the attack on Sebastopol, I am convinced that neitherthepeople of this' Country nor her Majesty's Ministers, whoever they may be, will ever consent to a termination of this con flict until the objects for which this war commenced have been attained. (Great applause.) •We onght not, however, to be disappointed if those objects are not at tained as speedily as we desire. We ought not-to mur mur if great events do not occur as rapidly as we could wish. We should bear in mind that in every war the remarkable events that are cnronicled in history—great battles and important seiges—have been few in number, separated by considerable intervals of time that are occupied by minor and less important events, of which history makes little or no mention. We must not ex pect much difference in this respect between the present war and past one. We must not expect because the steam-vessels and the electro-telegraph have almost annihilated distance—because, in annihilating distance, they have almost annihilated time, which is the mea sure of distance—that the important events of which we receive intelligence with the rapidity of lightning, will follow each other with equal speed. We ought not to be unreflectingly impatient for action, which, if rashly engaged in, might occasion unnecessary loss of valuable life. (Applause.) Bear in mind, gentlemen, that to Frannis and England nothing can or ought to be more precioua than the lives of their sons, but that to Russia nothing is less valuable than the blood of her serfs. (Applause.) Bear in mind, also, that in a prolonged conflict, the wealth and resources of France and England must insure our ultimate triumph over the poverty of Russia, and that Russia's only chance, even of temporary success, lies in rash and ill-considered action on our part. (Hear.) Therefore, I say, let us not be over impatient for results. This war must give birth to events of immense importance to the civilised world. It has already produced two results which will make it memorable in the history of nations. The one is the frank, cordial, and hearty union of the people, the Go vernments, the fleets and armies of France and England in the same cause—a union which. I hope, for the sake of both countries and of mankind, will be everlasting. (Loud applause.) The other is, the mitigation of the evils of war by the establishment of the maritime rights of neutrals on the firm and solid basis of reason and justice —a step in civilisation the importance of which can scarcely be over-estimated. (Hear.) And if, as I hope and trust, Sebastopol shall ere long share the fate of Bornarsund —its fortifications be razed to the ground, its fleet annihi lated, and the Euxine setfree from the incubus of the might of Russia—the first campaign of united France and Eng land will neither be aimless, nor eventless, nor inglorious, nor unworthy of thereputation of two countries renowned for military and naval exploits. (Long and prolonged ap plause.) Gentlemen, though in war much depends on causes beyond human control, on events which the most sagacious cannot foresee, nor the most prudent guard against, yet I feel sanguine of the success of the expedi tion to the Crimea, because the preparations for it were most complete—because the soldiers and sailors of France and England are unsurpassable in valour—be cause their commanders are most c•impetent—and, above all, because our cause is a just and righteous one. (Applause.) Pardon me, my Lord Provost and gentle men, fur being led away into making these remarks upon a subject which now anxiously occupies my mind, and which must occupy the mind of every man wbo feels an interest in the honour, the dignity, and the well-being of this empire. (Hear, hear.) And permit me now, my Lord Provost and gentlemen, in conclusion, again to re turn you my sincere and heartfelt thanks for the kind manner in which you have received me, and fur the great honour which you have this day conferred on me, and Of which I shall always retain a vivid and grateful re collection. (The right honourable baronet resumed his seat amidst loud and prolonged applause.) The meeting then separated. ST. GEORGE'S HOSPITAL. The distribution of honours in connexion with this school of medicine took place in the boardroom of the institution yesterday, in the presence of a large number of medical and other gentlemen, Dr. Wilson, senior physician to the hospifal being in the chair. In opening the proceedings of the day, the President expressed his regret that the duties of the chair had not devolved upon some gentleman more distinguished than and explained the circumstance which had " pressed him into the service" on the present occasion by alluding to the conclusion of the " London season," and consequently the absence of many of the friends of the institution, who would have felt great pleasure in filling the office. Dr. Wilson proceeded to speak of the scholarships which had been founded by the lecturers, with a view to encourage industrious habits on the part of the pupil, and paid a tribute to those gentlemen of the present and past years who had by their perseverance attained these distinctions, and obsereed that the sum of money thus appropriated annually was of considerable amount. The following is a list of the successful can didates : SESSION 1853- 4. Scholarsoips—Mr. William Sutton, of Halstead, Es sex ; Mr. Charles Hunter, of Wilton-place, Belgrave square, and Mr. Robert L. Bowles, of Abergavenny. Dr. Chambers's prize ; Mr. William H. Dickenson, of London. Sir Charles Clarke's prize : Mr. William H. Dickinson.. _ A.natorny.—Senior Class : Prize, Mr. Ohas. Roberts, of Gloucester-terrace, Paddington. Junior Class : Prize, (Equales), Mr. Charles Hunter and Mr. Robert Bowles. Qertificate, Mr. Shirley E. Woolmer. Physiology.—Prize, Mr. John H. Hooper, of Fulham. Qertificate, Mr. Oharles Roberts. Botany.—Prize, Mr. Shirley E. Woolmer, of Pimlico. ehewaistry.—Prize, Mr. Marshall, of Walsall. Certifi cates, Mr. William Sutton and Mr. Robert L. Bowles. Practical Chemistry.—Prize, Mr. Henry Charles An drews, of New Bond-street, London. Certificates, Mr. Albert S. J. Knight, of Pimlico, Mr. Charles Roberts, and Mr. John H. Hooper, of Fulham. Materia Medics.—Prize, Mr. William Sutton, of Halstead, Essex. Certificates, Mr. Shirley E. Wool mer, Mr. H.. Lewis, Mr. Charles Hunter, and Mr. S. Courtney. Medical Jurisprudence.—Prize, Mr. Henry Charles Andrews, of New Bond-street, London. Certificate, Mr. aharles Roberts, of Paddington. Midwifery.—Prize, Mr. John it Hooper, of Fulham. Certificates, Mr. Henry Charles Andrews and Mr. E. J. Marshall. Practice of Bhysic.—Prize, Mr. Henry W. Bellew. Certificate, Mr. William H. Dickinson. Surgery. —Prize, Mr. James Keene. Certificates, Mr. Henry W. Bellew and Mr. James D. Prytherch. ST. THOMAS'S 1108PITA.L. —Last evening the medical session at this institution was inaugurated by a conver sazione, which was very fully attended by students and their friends, and also by a considerable number of the practising members of the profession. The usual intro ductory address was delivered by Samuel Sully, Esq., F.R.S., Dean of the Medical and Surgical College. The lecture was warmly applauded throughout, and was greeted with loud cheers at its conclusion. THE MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.—Last night the distri bution of prizes for the past' session took place in the theatre of the school of the Middlesex Hospital, under the presidency of W. Hawes, Esq. The usual address to the students was delivered by Mr. Moore. The prizes were awarded as follows :—Medicine—Prize, Mr. H. Edsall ; Certificate, Mr. J. Plaskitt. Surgery—Prize, Mr. H. Edsall ; Certificate, Mr. J. Plaskitt. Physio logy—Prize, Mr. A. J. Cribb • Certificate, Mr. T. J. Cooper, and Mr. W. F. Kehell. Anatomy—Prize, Mr. J. Plaskitt ; Certificate, Mr. F. W. Clarke. Prac tical Anatomy—Prize, Mr. J. Plaskitt ; Certificate (2Eq.), Mr. F. W. Clarke, and Mr. W. J. Hutchinson. Chemistry—Prize, Mr. T. J. Cooper ; Ist Certificate, Mr. E. J. Carver ; 2d Certificate, Mr. J. W. Davies. Practical Chemistry—Prize, Mr. A. C. W. Norton Certificate, Mr. J. Burn. Midwifery—Prize, Mr. R. H. Bakewell ; Certificate, Mr. J. Burn, and Mr. J. Plaskitt. .Materia Modica—Prize, Mr. J. B. Husband ; Certificate, Mr. J. T. Rouse, Mr. A. Prince, Mr. F. W, Clarke. Forensic Medicine—Prize, Mr. W. Deamer ; Prize for Weekly Examinations, Mr. Stevens ; Certifi cat% •Mr.• •J. Burn, and Mr. H. Stear. Botany—Mr. J.•B: Ilueband ; Certificate, Mr. F. W. Clarke. Cli nical Medicine Prize, Mr. H. Edsall. Clinical Surgery Peize, Me: . It. N. Lipscomb. Treasurer's Prize, Mr. II; Edsall.' General certificates were awarded to Messrs. R, H. Bakewell, J. M. Braund, J. Burn, E. J. Carver, F. W. Clarke, T. J. Cooper, A. J. Cribb, J. W. Davies, W. Deanitr, H. Edsall, C. Gray, J. T. Hingston, J. B. Husband, W. J. Hutchinson, W. F. Keddell, R. N. Lipscomb% J. F. Mitchell, A. C. W. Norton, J. Plas kitt, W. B. Procter, J. T. Rouse, H. Stear, and C. R. C;Nifurs. .0 POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.— Willlam Poole was brought before Alderman Wire and Sir Chapman Marshall, charged with dog stealing. F. Mulligan, carpenter, of Bend•court, Walbrook, said—On or about the 18th of September, my bitch was stolen from my house. It was a Scotch terrier, and worth about 5/. This is the bitch. Louisa Peck, 9, Bond-court, said--I saw the priso ner this day fortnight go up the passage of the court to the step of the door, and call the dog out. He enticed the dog with some bread, and I told him it did not be long to him ; and he took it in his arms, and it was going to bark, but he beat it. I told him he ought to be served as he had served the animal, and he then took the dog away. The prosecutor—The dog was brought to my house after the prisoner had been given into custody by a female, and I have since learned that it had been sold by the prisoner for a shilling. A person who had purchased the dog of the prisoner, mid—The prisoner, about a fortnight ago, brought the dog to me and asked me what I would give him for it. We had some talk of half a gallon of beer as the price, but I ultimately agreed to pay a shilling for it, and I did so. As soon as I heard a report that the dog had been stolen I made inquiries upon the subject, and de termined to take measures to have justice done, and accordingly the dog and the dog-stealer are before your worship. The prisoner said—l am innocent of taking the bitch against her will. I saw her at large, and finding that , he was a miserable-looking (Teeter, and worth nothing, I told her to come along, and she had no objection, So we went away together ; but to say I stole her, ain't the fact at all, or anything like it. Committed to hard labour for 21 days. GUILDHALL.—Mr. Augustus G. Guy (of the firm of Blackman and Guy, of No. 1, Raymond buildings, Gray's-inn) applied to Sir Chapman Marshall to request his assistance in communicating with the unfortunate depositors in this society. A client of his had deposited over 1301. in their hands, but upon bearing that their secretary, J. Brydie, had absconded, taking with him the funds that were entrusted to him, and that the direc tors in consequence refused to repay any of the deposit money, he (Mr. Guy)had commenced proceedings against the directors in the regular course. These proceedings were very expensive, and applicant wished to be fur nished with the names and addresses of the sufferers who had attended the court on Saturday, in order that all might co-operate in the expenses. Sir Chapman Marshall said the parties who were be fore the court on Saturday did not give their names- and addresses, as they were there to watch the proceedings rather than take part in them. He had no doubt that if it were publicly known that he was taking such steps to obtain redress of grievances for the depositors, they would immediately apply to him and join his client in so desirable an object. WORSHIP-STREET.—Patrick Mahoney, a journey man shoemaker,lwas charged before Mr. Hammill with a vindictive and brutal assault upon a young married wo man, named Jane M'Ness. It appeared that complainant had soma time ago at tended at this court as a witness against defendant for cruelly ill-using her niece, and defendant bearing a grudge against her in consequence, had violently struck and kicked her, knocking her infant child out of her arms, so that it fell heavily on the pavement. Mr. Hammill said that it was a most dastardly out rage, and he should order the prisoner to be committed and kept to hard labour for four months in the House of Correction. MARYLEBONE.—A. young woman, who gave her name Helena Le Grand, came before the sitting magis trate (Mr. Broughton) to make to him a complaint under the following circumstances : Her statement was, that she was an orphan, and was 18 years of age. About three weeks since a Roman catholic priest at Leeds, near to which city she was living, recommended her, as she was in want of a situa tion, to apply to the Catholic Institution in B!andford street, Blandford-square. She did so, and was placed in service at a house in Arundel-street, Haymarket. She had every reaso❑ to believe that it was a place of ill fame, and in consequence of the bad opinion which she speedily formed of the manner in which the place was conducted, she quitted it. She then went to a house in Little George-street, Portman-square, and being desti tute of the means of getting a living, she had felt it her duty to apply to his worship to know what she should do in her distressed condition. The Secretary (Mr. Lennon) was sent for) and on his arrival he stated that he believed there was no founda tion whatever for the allegation that the house of Mr. M'Douall, the one alluded to in Arundel-street, was any other than a respectable one. He should be quite prepared on another occasion to show that such was the case, and he had no doubt whatever that the com plainant had made up altogether a fictitious tale re specting the house in which she had been. Mr. Kirby, one of the officers of Marylebone parish, said that he would take the young woman into the work house for the night. The matter stands over till to-day for further inquiry. LAMBETH.—Thomas Vernon Wall was finally ex amined on a charge of obtaining the situation of barma❑ at the house of Mr. Edward Ellice, the Swan Tavern, Old Kent-road, by a false character. Mr. Elliott said there could be no doubt as to the object for which the pri4oner got into Mr. Ellice's em ployment, and fined him 201., or in default three months' imprisonment. SOUTHWARK.—John.easey, about fourteen yearn of age, was brought before Mr. Seeker, charged with creating a disturbance at the Baptist Chapel, Park street, South wark. Mr. Seeker said it could not he tolerated that a parcel of boys and unruly people should assemble at the doors of a place of worship, where peaceable and well-con ducted people were met for divine worship. It was quite clear from the evidence that the defendant not only grossly misconducted himself, but threw a stone at the constable ; therefore he should fine him 205., or 21 days' imprisonment. Mary Martin, an old woman, was charged with at tempting to stab David Martin, her husband, with a table-knife. The complainant, a hardworking man, said through his wife's propensity for gin he had been compelled to leave her, and allow her a weekly sum for her mainten ance. On Saturday night he was standing in the Corn wall.road when his wife came running towards him with a knife in her hand. She made use of a disgusting ex pression, and made a plunge at him with it, but he fell back and the blade merely touched his breast. As she was about to make another plunge at him with the knife a policemen came up and secured her. He had had no words with her that night, but she abused him for more money. She was much in liquor. Theo magistrate said it was fortunate for the defendant that the knife did not touch her husband, and ordered her to find sureties to keep the peace, or, in default, to be locked up. THAMES.—Mr. Yardl e y was engaged for several hours in investigating a complaint preferred by James M'Mahon, a British seaman, against Captain William Morgan, the master of the Eliza Caroline. It appears that gross irreghlarities have for some time prevailed at Callao in the shipment of foreign and Eng lish seamen on board British and American ships. Ac cording to Captain Morgan's version of affairs, M`Mahon shipped at Callao in the name of "William Smith," for 40 dollars a month, received two months' pay in ad vance, and by fines and forfeitures for absence and re fusals to work was a debtor to the extent of about 211. more. In answer to this the complainant swore that he was living at a boarding-house near Callao, having at that time plenty of money, clothes, and other valuable effects, that the boarding-house keeper gave him one day what purported to be a dose of medicine, but which he was sure was a narcotic, for after taking it he became insen sible and remembered nothing more until he found him self half stupified on board the Eliza Caroline. Finding he was on board a ship bound to England, he set to at his duty, but he had never signed articles, and those put in by the captain, signed William Smith, he solemnly declared were a forgery. His proper name being M•Mahon he was quite surprised to find the men call ing him " Bill," but found he had been brought to the ship as William Smith. The first port they came to was Cork, but the captain'would not allow him to go on shore to make a complaint before the authorities. He claimed 201. for his services from Callao to London. In the course of the investigation the captain stated that no seaman could be shipped at Callao without an attestation signed by the consul's clerk, and a certificate was handed in to the effect that "John Joseph and William Smith had been shipped on the 10th May, with the sanction of the consular authorities." Mr. Yardley having inspected the document and fully investigated the case, said the name William Smith was evidently an after interpolation, in different ink, and a different handwriting to the rest of the certificate. The whole case put forward on behalf of the captain was redolent of fraud from beginning to end. The man had been brought on board most irregularly, and he should order the whole amount claimed (201.) to be paid, at once, with costs. A SITUATION VAOANT.—Some years ago, a black man called on a clergyman in Western New York, avowed himself a fugitive slave, and asked for food and shelter, which were freely accorded. Two or three per sons being cognisant of the fact called in to see the " runaway nigger," when the following dialogue ensued —" S'pose you had very hard times down south—lick ings a plenty ?" "No ; I never was whipped." " Wan't ! Well, you had to work awful hard ?" "My work wa s bevy light." " Guess your clothes wan't very nice ?" " I was always well clothed—l was a good servant." " Reckon your victuals wan't uncommon fine ?" A, good as I desired." "Well ! I should ni my place vypelaaictpe applying my down opinion that you was a mighty big fool for runni ng away from such a place as this, just for the sake of'. shirking fur yourself." " Gentlemen, south is vacant. Any of you can have fur it.— American Paper. FIGHT AT A FUNERAL.—A disgraceful scene occurred the other day at a funeral in Caithness. It seems the body was taken from Ilalkirk to Olrig, and before "lift ing the attendants obtained three glasses of whisky each, and two on arriving at Olrig. The friends of the deceased having commenced quarrelling about the pro perty, a fight ensued, in which blows are said to have been freely exchanged. A precnnition has been taken by the authorities, and several of the parties are to be brought, very properly, to trial.—Northern MARRIED. On' th e 26th ult., a t Invermoriston, Frank Morrison, Esq., third sou of J ames 111orriion, Esq., of Basildon-park, Berks, to Harriott, fourth daughter of James Murray Grant, Esq., of Glenmoriston and 1 ) 1 °Y. On the 30th ult., at Berated Church, Bognor, Richard Crofts Chawner, Esq , of Wall, Lichfield, Fellow of Trinity ball, C am b r i dge, to * Catherine Harriett, eldest surviving (laughter of the late Thomas Hall Vaughtou, Esq., of F illongley-lodge, Warwickshire. SHIPPING( INTELLIGENCA CUSTOM HOUSE, OCT. 2. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Vesta, from Ronen ; Stadt Dordrecht, Dordt and Browershas en ; Arken, Lubeck ; Herefordshire, Bomarsund ; Edinondsberg, Malta ; Leppe Visser, Wore= ; Vriendschap, do. ; Lucinda, Onega; London, Csen. ENTERED OUTWARDS.—The Stadt Dordrecht, for Dordt; Union, Burges and Ghent ; Westa, Rotterdam ; Oliva, Rouen ; Salonica, Constantinople ; _Anna Elizabet, Her- , nosand ; Samuel Boddington, Sydney. CLEARED WITH CARGO.—The Albatross, for St. John's, Newfoundland ; Agenoria, Belize; Light of the Harem, Beyront and Alexandria ; Leader, St. John's, Newfound.* land; Ann, Dunkirk; Islam, Barbadoes ; Thor, Chris. tiania. Dram, &c. ; Arindina, Elsineur and Memel ; Mary - Catherine Sydney ; Ebba Brahe, do. ; Severn, Portland . Bay ; Sutlej, St. John's, N.B. and Valparaiso ; Parland, Calcutta ' • Vriendschap, Antwerp; • Ceres, Oporto; Scander, Port Adelaide. COUNTRY MABICICTS. CHELMSFORD-SEFT. 29. The trade in wheat was extremely flat at the opening a business, and to effect sales an abatement in last weelet; prices was required, but at the close those qtsotations wear maintained. Spring corn firm, without alteration in value, Prices to-day were as follow !--Wheat, white, old 474 0 to 65s 4.1 d, new 48s to 66e ; red, old .42s to 58s,- new 424 t., 578 ; barley, 25s to 31s ; chevalier, 29s to 32s ; grindin. 21s to 27s ; malt, 71s to 75s ;, chevalier, 74s to 78s ; oati. 258 to 32s ; peas, partridge, 3ss to 428 ; white,_4oB to 43- boiling 47s to 53s ; dun, new,•32s to 34s ; beans, tick, 41. to 44s ; Harrow- tiekB, 39s to 47e ; Mazagan, 40. to 445. • COLCHESTER— &ail% 30. A fair supply of wheat, for -whioh there was a brisk de, mand at is per qr. over last week's rates. Barley was slat is to 23 per qr. dearer. Beans and peas are scarce, an,:: fully is per qr. higher in price. Prices to-dy were as follow :—Wheat, white, 58s to 64, red, 54s to 60s ; barley, 26s to 30s ; oats, 23s to 28s ; beano.. Mazagan, 42s to 44.3 ; mithlle and small, 44s to 48s ; peas,. white, 4Ss to 50s ; grey, 36s to 40s. Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c., receive' in the port of London, from the following ports, Prot the 24th to the 30th Sept., both inclusive. .9. g -r - 15 - 50 5 - Colchester Harwich Leigh Maldon [t4020 , 720! 145 23' 015 386 20 - 1196 103) 70 KIRKCALDY-SzpT. 30. Hero, to-day, we had good supplies of all kinds of grainl Sales ready for wheat and barley at fully last day's prim,. Oats met a slow sale at a decline of 2s per qr. Wheat. I First Second sBs Od I Third Oatmeal, per bag of 21 Barley. Oats. I Beans. 32s 6d I 335 Od Os Od 30s Od 1 32s Od I Os Od 1 26s Od I 28s Od I Os Oct 1801bs imperial, Oos (Id to Oos Od. ET.-- Ocr. 2. .be close of the market. .1 Wallsend, &o. F. d. Hadley 2l 0 Northumberland l9 0 Riddell 2l 0 Lambton Primrose 22 3 Pensher ' 2l 6 tßussell's Hetton 22 6 Stewart's 23 0 Whitworth lB 6 'Pease's West 17 6 ißirehgTove Graigola 24 0 COAL MARK Prices of Coal per ton at t 1 e. d.I Buddle W. Hartley lB Hasting's Hartley lB 6 H01ywe11...... ........ l9 0 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 18 6 Tanfield Moor Butes 16 3 Walker Primrose l5 6 Wallsend, Sta. Bell and Brown 21 0 Gosforth 2l Oj RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The important news received from the East has caused a buoyant feeling to prevail, and prices of all the leading stocks have advanced 1 to 2 per cent. on Saturday's rates. Aberdeen, 11; Birkenhead, Lan cas hi re , and Cheshire, 11 die. ; Caledonian, 31j # ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 72 1,1 a ; ditto, Fifths, 14 ; Mancheste_ ,r Shef field, and Lincoln, 25 ; Midl a nd, 71:4 ; North Eastern, Berwick capital stock, 191); ditto, Eztension, die.; South Eastern, 19 5.16 MANCHESTER, OCT. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—SaIes to-day :—Leeds, 72; Dovers, 19 5-16; Midland, 7og i; Sheffields, 25i; ditto, Preference, 7-16 prem. BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—This market was a shade better to. day as regards prices. Shrewsbury and Birmiughams (Great Western guaranteed), 731; South Stafford'. 38s. 9d. die. . LEEDS. OCT. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been active and buoyant. The successes of the Allies in the Crimea hay. restored confidence, and caused a general rise in shares. The following are from the closing transactions :—Lanoa shire and Yorkshires, 72; Midlands, 70i; Leeds Northern, Quarters, 2 prem. SEABORNE MAILS. (N 4ignlftes that the malls are sent from the General Post-oaie by the night—and M by the morning—despatch.) Day when male lir From what' When COUNTRIES. In General Past. PM due In °Mee, London.' DN.) ache Englaret. _ .........._ ....., --- tmerica(bylirit.pack)Nl Every Friday .... Liverpool America (by United. Sts. packet) .......... NI • • .......... Liverpool Sept. 97 America (by U. Statesj packet) .... •..... NI .... •• •• • ••• Southampto, Australia (vla South ampton) ..........M Ditto (via Marseilles) N . Dover ..r... Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ............NI .. ....... • • '• • • Micelle 111 , Africa (West Coast)..Nl3d of the month.. Plymouth .. Alexandria.......... N'3, 9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover ...... Alexandria..........g 4th & 90th of mo b . S out h ampton Bahamas ...........M 17th of the month Southampton Belgium ............NlDailY • • .......... Dover ...1... Brazil ...............m 9th of the month.. S outhampton Oct . 16 Buenos Ayres ....„„11119th ..111 , 9th of the month.. Southampton Oct. 16 Cape of Good Dope .. N 'l4th of the mont, Plymouth .. Cape of Good Hope .. N 14th of the month. Southampirn Cape de Verds ......Nl4th of the month Southampton Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ......... ..... Nll4th of the month Channel Isles ........N Mon.,Wed.,&Frid. Southampton Puilt.l9 Chili.... .. ........ • ,Im 2d & 17th of raontl. Southampton China (see India) Constantinople ......N17,8,17,24,&27 of m. Dover .. i... Constantinople ........ 4th l & 20th of mon Soutbamptoo Cont. of Europe M & N Twice daily ...... Dover ..... . Twit •lalip Egypt (see India) , France .. .. .. .. lid & N 'Twice dai1y...... Dover .. i... T wieidaily Gibraltar ..........Mi4 o 7, 17, 0, 27 of in. Southanaptof, Oct. 6 Greece (see India) Greytown .. ... —.36nd & 17th of mon. Southampton llamburgh ........ NlTuesday & Friday L0nd0n.,.,, Ilavannah .......... M 2nd of the monti Soul hamptoo ,Oot. I .. 11)110P10007,1;eehrre.u.1t.d.h............ Oct say Holland ...."........M Daily.... .. Dover .. :.... loailv Indialoniann,ia ( Honduras (vvil isaal s 00 Isles (see A r . u . ( ts . le eisa . ern . t 111 . pn . etis . t. 31) ii 11 1i874 1 1, 7 hh t 1 1 478, 1 , o 2&2 f 4cit t ti2thh7eo foonmonth tnion month. tr,:tinl. :Southampton Oct. 16 Ireland ......... M & N Twice daily Li5b0n........ .. ..M 7,9, 17, & 27 of rn. Southampton lOet. 6 Madeira ............31 9th of the month Southampion'Oct. 16 Madeira ............N 23d of month ..,. Plymouth .. Malta (see India) Malta —— •• • • • • • • .. N 7,17,19,27, 30 of m. Dover ~; .... Mauritius (see India) Mauritius • .......... N 14th of the month . Mexico M rind of the month. SoUthampten Dot. I Naples . .... N 3ethlsth2sthof mon. Dover ..... New Granada M , 2d & 17th of month Southampton New Zei1and.......... By private ship . , Various }tort traCt. nil Papal States Nl;th I s tll2 s tholMon . .iDover ...... Peninsula .. .. .. .. M ith 17 th2B thoty nim . I S ou th atn p toll Peru .. • • MI al & 27th of mon, Southampton Port Natal N 14th of the month Plymouth .• Sicily .... •• • Nl sthlsth2htliofmon, D over ...... PuscanY • • • • N ithlsth2stholhion. Dover ...... Venezuela .... • . M 2d& 17th of month Southampton Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) . .. .., West Indies .. .. .. „Id ad& 17th ol month isslmallimPtcal Oct. I When any or these dates fall'o i a Sunday, the mail. will he d e ., spatched on the following day witirthe exception of the India rye Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be despatched the preceding da: . BIRTBS. OF A SON. On the 28th ult., at Kirkdale, Mrs. J. G. Jacob. On the 29th ult., near Southampton, the wife of G. Wilder, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 27th ult., at Staplehnrst, the wife of the Rev. R. Louis Koe, M.A. On the 29th ult., at Tunbridge-wells, the wife of I. Boyd Saunders, Esq., 9th Regiment Bengal Cavalry. DIED. age d 27, a f e w h ours b efore the landing of the On board the ship Andes, of ch o l era, on the morning of , the 14tl i n it., (Duke of W e lli ngton's) Regiment, son e o t G.itstlethwayte, .Esq., of 34, Cadogan itroops in the Crime a, Henry Alexa n d er Thi st l et h wayte, L il i ac u e. e f n a H n e t j y n the late of the Bomb ay N at i ve -Infantry, aged 70. On the Ist in st., at Brighton, Lientenant-C o l one l J ames g t st e m on i9th ult., in W e lb ack-street, after a few hoe' illness, neiss, h George Leith Rottpell, M.D., F.R.S., one of the physicians to St. Bartholomew's H os pit a l . - On the 29th ult., at Ladon-house, Mortlake, Catherine, the infant daughter of the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Spring Rice. . LONDON : Printed and Published by HURD() YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. in. Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Tuesday, October, 3, 1854