The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1854. we shall not be considered as unduly captious by our• friends and subscribers. While thus apparently damping the public ardour, we cannot participate in the doubts that have been hinted at, rather than avowed, by the organs of the French and English GovernMents. The Moniteur and the Times have thrown out feelers as if to pave the way for a disappointment. The Times particularly tells us that "if there be any who have thought diplomatic negotiations too long and military preparations too slow, and have longed to raise the evil spirits of war in swifter and more terrible action, such men may yet learn that, come when it will, the dreadful reality comes soon enough." This is doubtless very fine, but it may all be comprised in Mr. BURCHELL'S ex pressive monosyllable, "Fudge!" It is appa rently intended as an apology for the really inex cusable delays that have already taken place, while we were " bamboozled" by Austria and Prussia, who have made the " inaction" which they themselves occasioned the excuse for their own vacillation. Now we are also told that "if the plac6 can be taken within the time allowed by the elements and the character of the seasons, it must surely fall before the efforts of the allied troops." The alternative is, however, pointed out. We are gravely told that " the worst that can happen is that the enterprise must be renewed when the year is not so far spent ;" with the additional declaration that "if Sebastopol fall at once it will be an enormous triumph ; if it should hold out against this sharp autumnal foray, it will be no disaster to the Allies ! " From this we must entirely dissent. It would be a very serious disaster, depriving them of the prestige attached to their names, and inducing the " German Powers" to fling themselves into the arms of the enemy. For that we would only have to thank the imbecility of the Home Govern ment that led to the delays that produced such untoward consequences. We still trust that we are not too late for the destruction of Sebastopol this season ; but, if it should be so, Lord: ABER DEEN will have to render an account on the meet ing of Parliament, which cannot possibly be de ferred beyond the beginning of February next. We shall not anticipate the result of that reckon ing, but earnestly hope that the taking of Sebas topol may render it an easy one for the CZA.I'S " friend of forty years' standing." ASTLEY'S ROYAL A.IIPRITIIEATitE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. First appearance of those celebrated Equestrians from Paris, 31 almer and Mlle. Caroline. THIS EVENING, The thrilling and interesting Equestrian Spectacle, THE WOOD AN'S HORSE; or, THE FALbE KNIGHF. After whigh, the Graphic SCENES in th CIRCLE, in which Mr. William Cooke will introduce the "Smallest Horse in he World." Miss Emily Cooke w.ll appear, M. Palmer, and Mlle. Caroline. The whole to conclude with the Equestrian Burlesque (compressed Into one act), THE SIEGE OF TROY ; or, THE GIANT H JRSE. Box-ofilee (poi , from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, West. Acting Manager, Mr. W H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. Wm. Cooke, jun. The operation of the recent enactments respect ing the sale of beer is becoming more vexatious, and the definition of the word " traveller" more doubtful than ever. The police witness with the most perfect indifference dense masses of smoke polluting the atmosphere. They do not apparently think it worth their while to complain of any violations of that law, which came into operation about the same time. But the utmost vigilance is displayed as to the " licensed victuallers." If a glass of ale be given to the driver or conductor of a late omnibus—if a drover, wearied with his in cessant toil, obtains refreshment, or an over-worked operative quenches his own or his wife's thirst be tween the hours of half-past two and six on the only day when they seek pure air and recreation, a host of spies are to be found ready to give information, and, if possible, to exact a share of the penalty. Now, we ask is it for such purposes that " the force" is so handsomely paid at the expense of the community. They are kept up for a very dif ferent object—to protect, in place of annoying, the community. In the slovenly mode in which the obnoxious Act was hurried through both Houses of Par liament, the decision of the point "What is a traveller ?" was manifestly evaded. That was left for Magisterial interpretation. But the worthy Justices carefully avoid any " definition." They acquit or convict at their mere will and pleasure, without giving any indication to guide the parties who are thus subjected to such seri ous annoyances and expenses. We believe that the great majority of " the Trade " are desirous of strictly complying with the statutes, not only according to the letter, but also in the spirit. They feel that it is an unwise and injudicious law, one that would be " more honoured in the breach than in the observance ; " but still they wish to avoid any infraction of its provisions—and, until its repeal can be obtained, only e.sii to be informed " what We lend an easy credence where "the wish is it really is." But this reasonable request is father to the thought." It is, therefore, right, ignored. 'ley are practically told to find out for under present circumstances, to receive every themselves ; th a t it i s no t th e p o li ce , b u t th e Magi.strates, who are to dete rm i ne th e interpreta tionflattering account with a wholesome distrust until . of the various sections ; and thus every we have bad ample time to scrutinise carefully doubtful or difficult point is to be determined, the evidence on which it is put forth, every doubt resolved, at their expense. This caution is the more essential, inasmuch This is really intolerable. That persons having as accurate accounts may be looked for at any in the aggregate capital to no less an amount than moment. There are (as might be anticipated) 60,000,0001. sterling invested in their business very conflicting accounts respecting the sailing of should be subjected to such annoyance is the expedition. Every date from the 2d t o the too bad. They are al rea dy ma d e t o bear far more than their due proportions of the Bth inst. is given for its departure. We believe, national burdens. Not only are they in the first however, that what has already appeared in The instance exposed to Magisterial caprice, and liable Sun will be found as nearly correct as possible. to have their licenses refused without the assign- We yesterday published a telegraphic message meat of any adequate reason—not only are they from Marseilles, which stated, under date of the compelled to p a y l arge sums to Government for 6th September, that the party was " just weigh- the privilege of carry i ng on the i r trades, but they are subjected to police surveillance at any hour, ing anchor for the Isle of Serpents," where the and obliged to give up some of their best apart fleet was to rendezvous—and another to the effect • meats to marching troops, at the requisition of that " the English portion of the fleet had been the billet-master, and that without the shadow of seen on the Bth steering for the North." We remuneration. As if this were not enough, when the also had advices from Constantinople to the sth extra war expenditure is to be provided, a large inst., that " the harbour was without a British proportion is levied on malt and s pi r it s —th e or French man-of-war." These accounts ma articles in which they deal, and the ch arges f or y , licenses are in many instances enhanced. As however, be reconciled, when we consider the if all these vexations were not sufficient for those number of the vessels engaged, certainly we advisedly designate as a very meritorious body, exceeding 600, and some said, including all they are to gratify the prejudices of Sabbatarians descriptions of " crafts," amounting to no less than and teetotallers, exposed to the incessant torment of 1,200 bottoms (!)—and also the different points police espionage, and of having themselves brought brfore the neighbouring justices fo r su pp ose d i n from w hi c h " the news " have been transmitted. Some came from Constantinople, others from fractions of the law, wh e re even success i s 13 aateliik or V arna . I t woul d seem, then, that attended with serious loss, i nasmuc h as th e even the moretardy informers are seldom, if ever, requ i re d t o sailers were well at sea on pay costs, when they fail; and, generally speaking, the Bth instant, and a very few days, we had the injured victuallers, even when dismissed almost said hours, would have brought them to without a penalty, is ordered to pay costs as a the scene of action, A little time should then be species of compromise. spent in making th e necessary arrangements for These matters are all very unfair a n d the disembarkation. This ought to have been very oppressive to a respectable class. But effected during the latter end of last week—say we look even higher than the interests o f on Thursday and Friday, or the licensed victuallers, important as they , perhaps, Saturday. unquestionably are. It is the "Job Smiths" The news to Kostendje w ( lid Probably take about who are victimised to the "Slogginses " who 30 hours, and about as much more from thence have the greatest right to complain, men to " Cronstacll," where the electric telegraph who, while toiling incessantly on the week days, being available the important tidings would be are debarred from the comforts which they have flashed on to Vienna, and thence to is axia and a right to demand. B ecause a f ew m i screan t s scarcely a perceptible may possibly feel disposed to abuse their London, with interval. That we have not underrat ed the time re freedom, to turn their lib er ty i n to li cen ti ousness, q u i red that is no reason why thousands, aye, and tens ' may easily be estimated, f r om the fact that the of thousands of well-disposed persons should be distance from Sebastopol to Kostendje is but subjected to vexatious restrictions, and compelled miles less than to relinquish that which • 250 miles, or some 29 is as much required for _ their he a lth the distance from Bristol to Cork, which is usuall y really to th e as for thei r com f or t. Wh at i s i t accomplished within the 24 hours, while t hat more or less point wheth er a d ozen scoundrels, , be f oun d l ocked up in the police from Kotendje to Cronstadt.is about 200 miles cells , on a Monday morning ?We know how which must be performed by special courier. This I e , easily such st a ti st i cs can be got - sion was the distance whi c h " Th e Sq u ire" went in and how readily the police will take a hint less than nine ho urs w h en p er f orm i ng l i i s tale- from a Lord Provost, or the local magistracy, grated feat. W e canno t, h owever, l oo k for such not to be too activ e on a Sunday night or Mon day morning. To be enabl e d t o j udge correctly, we speed on the present occas i on; b u t in giving more I should also know how many have only postponed than thrice the time, or 30 hours, it will, we I their debauch from the Sunday until the Monday think, be admitted that we have made ample al- evenings, or who have become lawfully into *- lowance. I own domiciles. These xl sated in their are point s From the above it will - b e apparent that at any io n whic h we shculd receive ample i n f ormation moment we may expect i m p ortant news, and this from those who choose to sing praises in favour of the operation of the Statute. But they will not is the very state of affairs whi h unconscientious c afford it. It does not suit their purpose to do persons make u se f or th e i r own nefa rious purposes; so , for they are well aware that the alleged benefits therefore ; in inculcating the propriety of caution, would be more th,an counterbalanced by the evils. FTOH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAT —Morning 2 min.after 12 I Evening 27 rnin.aft. 12 To Aossow --Morning 49 min.after 12 Evening 9 min.qt. 1 THE WEATHER.—Strs Orrai, Sm. 19. TIIICaNONIETICB, IN TICE SHADE. 63 —highest since noon yesterday. 54 —lowest this morning and during the night. 67—this day at noon. BIRO METER, 30 . 07—falling. WIND. S.W.—Ligh t, with dull weather. It blew a gale last evening and night. §Att. But even were it otherwise, could the dozen or two of reprobates be converted into respectable characters, the rather extravagant presumption which the "MAwwoßMs" and "CANTWELLS" expect us to credit, why should it be at the expense of their thrifty and well-disposed brethren ? Is it because they will abuse the bounties of PROVIDENCE that these gifts are to be withheld from their inoffen sive neighbours ? Most decidedly not. If there be an infraction of the law, and drunkenness is a statutable offence, let it be punished with the ut most severity, but do not because such a thing is possible ; debar from needful and wholesome re freshment those who would take it in moderation. Let us look, then, to the creators and producers of national wealth rather than to the law-breakers. Correct the latter when they require it, but do not on their account vex and torment the respectable and useful members of society, the bees in the social hive. NEWS FROM SEBASTOPOL ? Scientific military men have been at some pains to find out how soon it is possible to have news of the arrival of the expedition at Sebastopol, and the following is the result of their calculations. Ar rangements have been made that fast steamers shall convey the news to Kostendje, where tatars will be kept in waiting to convey the despatch by way of Czernavoda, Slobosia, and Plojeschti, to Cron stadt. The intelligence will then be telegraphed on to Vienna. Sebastopol may be some 250 English miles from Kostendje, and a fast steamer might accomplish the distance in 24 hours. The distance between Kostendje and Cronstadt may be about 200 English miles, and, as the tatars ride at the rate of about nine English miles an hour, the land journey might very well be accomplished within 26 or 30 hours. If the expedition reached the Crimea by the 13th, we ought, according to our calcula tions, to receive news of its arrival on the 16th or 17th. HA YMARKET THEATRE. Mr, Hudson, the Irish comedian, made his first ap pearance at this theatre last night, after an absence of some years, during which time be had been " starring it" in various parts of North and South America, having just returned from California. He played Sir Patrick Plenipo in The Irish Ambassador, and Tim Moore in the Irish Lion. Mr. Hudson has a good deal of vivacity and humour, and exhibits some insight into and inti macy with the Irish character. He is also easy and natural on the stage, and is well up to the business of the scene. The Irish gentleman, however, is out of his line, and his Sir Patrick Plenipo cannot be called a faithful or a finished portrait. Mr. Hudson's Tim Moore is much better, and his performance of the Irish Lion afforded much satisfaction. Low comedy is this gentleman's forte, although even in that province of acting he by no means shines as a first-rate artiste. The Spanish dancers have been the principal attract tion at this theatre for some time. Their engagement will be completed at the end of this week. ADELPIII THEATRE. This theatre was re-opened last night, after a short re cess, during which the house has been newly and taste fully painted, and in several respects decorated and im proved. Spring seats have been placed in the boxes and stalls ; the ventilation has not been overlooked, and a new act drop and a new proscenium have been added. The management is the same as before, and the company includes all the old favourites. The entertainments were also old favourites. The very effective and thoroughly Ad.lphian drama of the Discarded Son was followed by the drama of Monsieur Jacques, inwhich Mr. Morris Bar nett gave the first of 12 farewell performances, for which he is announced. His acting in the part of Monsieur Jacques is too well known to need any particular com ment. Suffice to say that it was as successful and as fully appreciated as ever it was. The burlesque of Norma concluded the night's entertainments. After the first piece " God save the Queen " was sung by the whole of the company. The appearance of the esta blished favourites, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Keeley, Paul Bedford, Keeley, and Leigh Murray was bailed with much delight and applause. The house, as is always the case at the Adelphi, was very well filled. I CAN'T REMEMBER.-Why is the 46th Regiment like the " oldest inhabitant" ?—Because it can't re member. PROLIFIC SEED.—There was produced this season on Mr. Singer's farm of Brickfield, Old Aberdeen, the large number of 909 pickles of corn from one seed. THE NATIVE PRESS IN INDIA.—The Hindoo Patriot, though published in. English, appears at Calcutta under the auspices of what is called " young Bengal." It is ' intensely Hindoo. One article in the number entitled " Christianity a Failure." We regret to have to announce the death, by cholera, of Admiral Visconite Duquesne, of the French ship L'lphegenie, which melancholy event occurred at Havana on the 19th June. It is a remarkable circum stance that the gallant old admiral, after years of absence from Havana, of which place he was a native, should have returned to the place of his birth, and died in the house in which he was born.—Panama Herald. HEALTH OF THE CUSTOMS OFFICIALS.—Perhaps at this great port the employes of the Customs are as numerous, if not more numerous, than any other large body. The Custom out-door department numbers nearly 900 officials of all grades, superior and inferior, including the landing department, the warehousing department, ' and the water-guard or tide department ; yet it is very gratifying to learn that, out of this large aggregate, only 18 hands altogether are returned in the current weekly report of "absent and sick," as being " sick" from any and every kind of illness.—Liverpool Mail. A HARBOUR OF REFUGE AT BOULOGNE.—The 0071- stitutionnel says :—" We are assured that it has been definitively decided that a harbour of refuge, capable of receiving the largest vessels of the State, shall be con. strutted at Boulogne•sur-mer. The site of the port will be at the village of Chatillon, which is at the south-west of Boulogne. The port will be very useful, as at present large vessels passing in the Channel have no place of refuge. The expense is estimated at 18,000,000 f. or 20,000,000 f. The Sentinelle of, Toulon, mentions the ex pected arrival in that port of some hundreds of Russian prisoners, who will be employed at reduced wages in the extensive works now going on there, the Govern ment wishing that they should be pushed on with greater activity than the number of workmen that can be procured will allow. These men will be employed in the repairs of the fortifications, while the embankments and other works of that kind will be performed by natives. FATAL ACCIDENT AT LOOHLOSIOND REGATTA.—On Friday last a regatta was held upon Lochlomond, under the patronage of Mr. Smollett, M.P., and other gentle men, and all went on merrily until the occurrence of a race between four-oared gigs 22 feet long. For this race three gigs started, and the contest was getting very keen, when one of the rowers in a gig called the Sylph missed his stroke, and as the boat was proceeding with great rapidity the consequent back stroke upon the water upset the gig. The rowers in the competing gigs immediately stopped and threw their oars to the four men struggling in the water, by which means two of them were saved, but the other two, named Kinloch and Walker, sank before assistance reached them, and were seen no more. On this painful occurrence being notified at the Commodore's barge, the flag was lowered and the sports suddenly brought to a close, although, ac cording to the programme, a number of boat races still remained to he disposed of. A MAN STABBED BY HIS WIFE AT BARNSTAPLE On Tuesday evening the wife of a butcher at Barnstaple, named Saunders, returned to his stall, and on being met by an opprobious epithet, and accused by her husband of having gone to an improper house for the purpose of drink, to which habit it is feared she has hitherto been much addicted, she replied—" If you say that again, I'll stab you." Further altercation ensuing, sure enough she carried out her dreadful threat by plunging the knife held in her hand into his side, just below the left arm. The unfortunate man then staggered across the street to the Three Nuns, bleeding profusely, where he said, " Help me hdme, for I'm a dead man !" There has been comparatively very little external bleeding, and the fear is lest internal hemorrhage should ensue. A day' or two will speak as to the result. M.P.'s AND DlVlSlONS.—Parliamentary analysis of the divisions and attendances of the members during the session 1853 4, compiled from the register kept by the National Parliamentary Reform Association, 2, Duke-street, Adelphi. Divisions The following gives the attendance of members upon each of t h e 240 divisions of the session, arranged in fifties. Of 240 divisions there were 41 upon which 60 and less than 100 divided ; 55 upon which 100 and less than 150 divided ; 56 upon which 150 and less than 200 divided ; 34 upon which 200 and lees than 200 divided ; 30 upon which 250 and less than 300 divided ; 12 upon which 300 and less than 350 divided ; 7 upon which 350 and less than 400 divided ; 1 upoi which 405 divided ; 1 upon which 417 divided ; 1 upon which 480 divided ; and 2 divisions each 502. Members.—The following exhibits the number of attendances of mem bers upon all divisions during the session, arranged as above. Of 654 members there were 4 who did not vote once during the session ; 266 who voted less than 50 times ; 234 who voted 50 and less than 100 times ; 95 who voted 100 and less than 150 times ; 32 who voted 150 and less than ZOO times ; 5 who voted 200 and less than 210 times ; 4 who voted 210 and less than 220 times ; 1 voted 228 times ; 1 voted 239 times ; 1 the Speaker ; 1 Baron Ri wthscbild ; 10 vacancies ; total, 654' FIENDISH OUTRAG tS.—The Montreal Herald states that an affair took p lace at Clarenceville the night of Saturday, Aug. 5, of a most shocking character, and which has outraged th,e feeling of the whole community. A poor inoffensive m an by the name of Owens, having had occasion to go into the village tavern, was allured into drinking• by some graceless young men, who, after succeeding in 'flaking him partially intoxicated, com pletely saturat ed his clothes with spirits of turpentine, and then applic d a lighted candle to them. Before the flames could be -exlcingnished the man's body was lite rally roasted, and , his physician is of opinion that it is extremely doubtful whether he will survive his suffer ings, which for the week have been of the most excru ciating charact oar. The principal perpetrators of this inhuman act, i neteaa I of being immediately arrested and committed to p r i:c,n to stand thoir trial, have been 401704 full lib 9-ty 04 COURT CIRCULAR. HOLYROOD, SEPT. 15, The Queen and the Prince, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alfred, Princess Alice, and Princess Helena, arrived at the St. Margaret's station, Edinburgh, at a quarter before 7 last night. Her Majesty and his Royal Highnes were attended by the Duchess of Wellington, the Hon. Elinor Stanley, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., Major- General the Hon. C. Grey, Colonel the Hon. C. Phipps, Sir J. Clark, and Mr. Gibbs. Her Majesty was received at the station by the civil and military authorities, and escorted to Holyrood Palace by a party of the Ist Dragoon Guards. Mr. Sheriff Gordon and Lieut.-General Napier had the honour of dining with her Majesty. I 6 th SEPTEMBER. Her Majesty the Queen, the Prince, with the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, Princess Alice, and Princess Helena, left Holyrood Palace at a quarter before nine o'clock yesterday morning, and pro ceeded to St. Margaret's station, where a special trai❑ was in readiness to receive the royal party. At Banchory the Queen and Prince, with the royal family and the ladies and gentlemen of their suite, alter partaking of luncheon, entered travelling c . arriages, and proceeded em route to Balmoral, where they arrived at a quarter before 7 o'clock. BALHORAL, SHrT. 17. Tho Queen and the Prince walked out ye, , terclay morning. The Royal children took their usual riding, and walking exercise. In the afternoon the Prince, attended by Major-Gene ral the Hon. C. Grey and Col, the lion. C. Phipps, had the wood driven for deer. Despatches were received at the Colonial•of9ce yester day, from the Governors of the West India lelands. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester con tinues at the Ranger's Lodge, in Richmond Park, and is, we rejoice to state, in the enjoyment of re-established health—a source of most sincere satisfaction to all who have the honour to approach this greatly beloved and respected Princess. The royal duchess takes almost daily drives in the beautiful vicinity of thd park, and her Royal Highness's hospitalities have been greatly ex tended, as usual, to several of the nobility in the neigh bourhood. Amongst the recent guests at the Lodge, besides their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary, and her Imperial High ness the Princess of Salerno, and their Royal High. nesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, have been the Earl and Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Vii. Tiers, the Earl and Countess of Kinnoull, Lady Charles Somerset, Lord and Lady William Fitzroy, Count and Lady Cecil De La Feld, the Countess of Mansfield and the Ladies Murray, Lady Cowley, Lord and Lady Truro, Mr. and the Misses Viicents, and Mr. Greville. It is supposed that her Royal Highness will not prolong her sojourn at Richmond Park beyond the early part of the ensuing month. The Marquis of Breadalbane has returned to his shoot ing quarters, Forest Lodge, Argyllshire, from Taymouth Castle, Perthshire. The Earl and Countess of Kinnoull and family have left Hampden House, Green-street, for Windsor, i❑ which neighbourhood his lordship has taken a villa. The Earl of Selkirk has arrived at Lisbon in the Coral Queen yacht, from Cowes. The Duke of Norfolk has presented the Rev. A. Gib bons, 8.A., to the rectory of St. Peter's, Thetford, with the incumbency of St. Cuthbert's annexed, rendere vacant by the death of the Rev. Thomas Sworde, M.A. Princess Lieven passed through Cologne on the 13th on her return to Brussels, where the Russian extra-offi cial diplomacy has established its head-quarters. Dr. Bischoff, the esteemed professor of botany at the University of Heidelberg, died on the 11th inst. The rectory of Southfleet, near Gravesend, has become vacant by the death of the Rev. George Edward Murray, M.A. (instituted 1843). The benefice, which is worth 6001. a year, is in the gift of the Bishop of Rochester. The Bishop of Ripon has instituted the Rev. Charles Thomas Glyn, 8.A., late curate of Hatford, near Great Farringdon, Berkshire, to the rectory of Wycliffe, York shire, rendered vacant by the death of the Venerable Archdeacon Headlam, on the nomination of the execu tors of the late Sir R. C. Glyn, Bart. The Victoria Hotel, Killarney, is engaged for Lord and Lady John Russell. The Dowager Marchioness of Downshire has left Kingstown for Hillsborough. Viscount Hawarden, the Hon. Miss Maude, and suite, have arrived at the Gresham Hotel, Dublin. IRISH PRIVY COUNCIL—At a Privy Council held on Saturday at Dublin Castle, the Lord Chancellor, the Archbishop of Dublin, and the Right Hon. Sir Edward Blakeney, G.C.8., were sworn Lords Justices during the absence of the Lord-Lieutenant. William Harty, Esq., barrister-at-law, has been ap- pointed, by the Earl of Meath, seneschal of the Manor Courts of Thomascourt and Donore, and also of Bray, in the room of Thomas F. Kelly, Esq., LL.D., who has resigned those offices. FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF ABERDEEN TO MR. HUME, M,P.—Mr. Hume is expected to arrive in Aberdeen on the 22d inst. The ceremony of installing him as a free citizen of Bon Accord will take place the following day. ST. JOHN'S, BETHNAL-GREEN.—On Sunday last two sermons were preached in this church in aid of the Organist Fund—the one in the morning by the Rev. Mr. Hewlett, of King's College, Strand, curate, and the other in the evening by the 'Rev. Tag;, incumbent. The children of the Parmiters School attended this church, which was built after a design by the late Sir John Soane, of Lincoln's-inn-fields, and now forms the Green District Church. THE DEATH OF LADY MACDONALD.---We regret to announce the death of this much-esteemed and lamented lady, who expired last night at her town residence, No. 23, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, aged 64 years. The deceased was known for her kind and humane disposi tion to the poor. The demise of her ladyship places several distinguished families in mourning. THE GALLANT NASMYTH.—The promotion of this gal lant officer, who aided the Turks in their successful de fence of Silistria, has been now formally passed. He i, removed from the lieutenancy of Bombay Artillery to ;he line, as Captain and Major "unattached." THE WAR Di ASIA.—It is calculated that were the Turkish army in Asia only as well in ha isa as is that of the Danube, a commander like the new 11 schir Ismail Paella might, in concert with Schamyl, put an end to Russian rule in the Transcaucasian provinces before win ter puts a period to the campaign. THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE EARL OF ELDON.--The remains of the late Earl of Eldon will be removed at an early hour to-morrow from Shirley Hall, Croydon, to the South-Western Railway, and will proceed by special train to Dorset, and afterwards to Wareham-house, Dorset; it will be in state on Thursday, to give the tenants and peasantry an opportunity of paying their respects to the remains of their late benefactor. The interment will take place at Kingston Church, Dorset, on Friday morning. The Rev. Eldon Banks, M.A., will perform the impressive service. Mr. Wheeler, of Lower Belgrave-street, Eaton-square, will conduct the funeral on the occasion. The body was first placed in a shell of Spanish mahogany, lined with white satin, next within a lead coffin, and enclosed in an outer case of Spanish mahogany, covered with rich silk velvet, with gilt handles, and a coronet over each, bearing the follow ing inscription :—" John, 2d Earl of Eldon, born 10th Dec. 1805. Died 13th Sept., 1854." DISASTROUS FIRE IN BLOOMSBURY. —Last night, be tween the hours of eight and nine, a disastrous fire, which was nearly attended with fatal consequences to several persons, broke out in a lofty four-storey building conjointly by Mr. S. Collins, a hat manufac turer, i andl\ir. Lepetosh, Mr. Newbury, Mr. Shark, Mrs. Sullivan, and Mr. Howell, situate at No. 7, Dud ley-street, within a few doors of Broad-street, Blooms bury. At the time of the outbreak most of the persons who rented the upper floors were at home. One poor woman rushed through the crowd, exclaiming that two of her children were in the midst of the fire. Two men, named Harley and Dennis Collins, notwithstanding the great risk they ran, rushed up stairs to the first floor back, where they found an infant in bed asleep and a young girl clinging to the bed clothes. The fire at the same time had seized upon the bedding. With great presence of mind they managed to seize the two children and brought them down in safety. A vast crowd of spectators was present, and it required the services of a strong body of police, under Superintendent Pearce, of the F division, to keep them out of danger. NEW CHRISTIAN CHURCH AT JERUSALEM.— CONSTAN TINOPLE, SEPT. s .—The Porte has presented to the French embassy a letter of the Grand Vizier, ordering the Pacha of Jerusalem, by virtue of a special decree of the Sultan, to deliver gratuitou sl y the g round re quired for the construction of the Latin church of Belt- Djala. ERECTION OF FORTIFICATIONS AT FALMOUTH HAR BOUR.—For some time past the attention of the Govern ment has been seriously engaged in the question of strengthening our national defences on the coast, and within the past few weeks it has been decided upon by the Government to carry out a series of fortifications on a somewhat extensive scale at the Falmouth harbour. A contract has been entered into between the Board of Ordnance and Messrs. Olvey, for a sum of several thou sand pounds, for the erection of a superior range of for tifications at St. Mawes and Pendennis Castle, the terms of the contract being that the whole of the works shall be completed in six months from the date of the con tract. The contractors have therefore commenced ope rations, and the works are in a satisfactory and rapidly progressing condition. The Admiralty have also en tered into a contract with the same firm for some impor tant alterations and additions to the Government Dock yard at Mylor. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. —Yesterday morning W. Carter the Surrey coroner, held an inquest at the Royal Oak Tavern, a t Anerley, near the Crystal Palace, on the body of Mr. George Bullenor, aged 40, one of the contractors for making the roadway from the Crystal Palace to the Brighton Railway, and who met his death while superintending the progress of the works. The facts of the case, which have already appeared in this journal having been adduced in evidence, the Coro ner, in summing up, said it was one of those cases in which men, being long familiar with danger, ceased to regard it, and often met with an untimely death. The jury, without consultation, r eturned a verdict that the deceased was accidentally killed. CRYSTAL PALACE.—Return of admissions for six days ending Saturday, Sept. 16— Numbers, including season tickets, 36,231; amount received for admission, 1,5931. 6cl. 111INASI'S HYDRO-INCUBATOR. This machine, 7 the invention of Signor C, Minasi, is one of the most Useful, and, at the same time, to those parties interested in the breeding of poultry, one of the most important yet known. Tile incubator of Signor Mmasi differs from those already btifore the public, " Top contact" is not used, and one of thd advantages thus obtained is that M. Minasi can hatch pigeons, partridges, grouse, wild ducks, and last, though not least, barnacle geese, at one and the same time. M. Minasi constructs a watertight case or tray of 'zinc, of about one inch in depth, and fills it with water, which is maintained at such a temperature that a layer of fine sand placed on the upper surface of the case is constantly kept by it at about 104 degrees. Upon this layer the eggs to be hatched are placed, and covered with a sheet of glass, or other suitable substance. The continuous heat necessary is produced by a lamp, burning camphine, placed upon a moveable stand. By means of a screw the lamp can be so ari4smzed that, after it is once filled, it will burn for upwards of Three weeks without the least attention. The most material condition in artificial hatching is that the heat should be maintained for about one-and•ta'enty days. With Minasi's machine there senied to us not the least difficulty in gaining this p(;nt. On Saturday evening we saw about one hundred and fifty chicks, hatched and reared by this apparatus, from two hours to ten weeks old, all of which were in an exceedingly good condition. The improvement on the old plan is, that the present inven- tion will come cheaper and require less frequent atten tion than those wh eh have before been used. At 16, Brecknock place, Camden-town, the ingenious machine be seen by all persons interested in the breeding of poultry. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON', BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. — Traffic return for the week ending Sept. 16, 1854 £15,822 1 6 Corresponding week last year 15,476 0 5 Total of the half-year to this date, 1854 188,233 12 11 Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 175,678 2 0 LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re• turn for the week ending Sept. 16, 1854 £20,264 15 7 Corresponding week last year 20,745 7 5 Decrease in 1854 £4Bo 11 10 ABANDONMENT OF THE ERICSSON CALORIC PROJECT. —The caloric engine invented by Captain Ericsson has been finally abandoned, and is to be taken out of the ship bearing his name, steam boilers being substituted. From the beginning the result has been foreseen by practical and scientific men, notwithstanding the alleged complete success of the experiment.—North Amer can. VULGAR SUPERSTITION.—A singular case of vulgar superstition came to light atYeovil last week. Some men were cleaning out the Ram Park pond, when a workman named George Swatridge picked up a pickle-bottle con taining figures and signs which at once stamped it as a levice of witchcraft. Three figures of the human body, fashioned out of gutta percha and some other substance, and stuck all over with black pins, were in the bottle. There was writing at the back, denoting that the figures were intended to represent persons named Roan, Mary Millard or Roan (Mrs. Roan, to wit), and Trimby, and that the artist consigned theca to " sudden destruction, legal and moral," &c. The sign of the planet Saturn was made on the breasts of these unfortunates. There was also a flat piece of lead in the bottle, with cyphering and other marks on it, no doubt f great si g nificance, but we don't know what. The men whose effigies were treated in this way are police consthbles, and have probably in that capacity ren dered themselves obnoxious to some one, who deter• mined to serve them out, with the devil's aid. Roan has for some time been very ill, but has recovered since the finding of the pickle bottle • which we understand Mrs. R. and some other people think marvellous and not to be laughed at. We must, however, do Roan himself the justice to say that he assured us—when he brought the apparatus to our sanctum for the further elucidation of its import, which we were unable to give that he did not consider himself to have been under much jeopardy on its account. Sam erset Gazette. LUCIFER MAP:IM—It is stated in a recent work that the manufacture of chemical matches occupiers at Paris 10,000 workmen. Two preparers of wood for matches cut each day, by machinery, one eight stems of wood, and the other four. One establishment consumes annually 1,200 kilogrammes of phosphorus ; and accord ing to M. Payen, that is scarcely the twentieth part of the production Of phosphorus in France, and which is chiefly used for the same purpose. According to that estimate, internal consumption and exportation may be set down as requiring a supply per day of 76,800,000 matches. HERRING TRADE.—WICK.—Since Thursday last very THE WAR. REPORTED BOMBARDIVIENT OF ODESSA. VIENNA, MONDAY, SEPT. 18. The bombardment of Odessa is reported here, but not credited. JASSY, SErr. 15. Prince Gortschakoff leaves to-morrow. The Russian rear has erected quarantine stations along the river. The bridges have been destroyed. The Austrians enter Moldavia by different roads, the administrative council readily giving the need full assistance. ODESSA, SEPT. 11. Part of the allied fleet is near Akerman, sailing towards Odessa. This place is deserted, every body flying into the interior. Several line-of-battle-ships are in sight. Ten or twelve ships hover about our harbour. PARIS, MONDAY. The journal de Constantinople of the 9th con tains an official communication, contradicting the report of a rupture with Persia. This communication was made at the express demand of the Persian Ambassador. On the Bth the expedition to the Crimea was at Serpents Island. The English vessels were to sail the following day for the Crimea. Besides the steamers belonging to the fleets three regular services are established between the Crimea and Constantinople. KARS, Aug. 18.—The Russians have retired from leir positions at Kurukdere and Ingidere to the ortress of Gumri. The campaign in Anatolia is hus concluded. The reason of their retreat is as yet unknown. Probably the stench of the dead drove them from their positions at Kurukdere and Ingidiere. Three thousand Russian corpses have been counted on the field of battle, partly buried. Four Russian battalions of infantry, with eight cannon, have been sent against Schamy], who has advanced towards Tiflis. little has been done in the prosecution of the herring fishery. A few boats put to sea each night, and on Friday and Satarday some of those had tolerable shots, but the aggregate catch was trifling. Last night a few boats put off, more in pursuit of cod than herrings, and were tolerably successful in the catch of the former, but not of the latter. A greater number will go out to night, but so far as the herring fishing is concerned the season may be reckoned as fairly over. The price of green fish ruled high—from 15s. to 18s. and 19s. per cran. On the Latheron coast, from Us. to lie, was paid, CHEAP BOOTS.—Mr. Phemister, the fortunate emi grant we lately mentioned as having gone to Melbourne, by the Minerva, and at the diggings got about 5,0001. worth of gold out of one hole, passed through here last week, on his way to Lossiemouth. Mr. P. had with him 50 pair of Blucher boots, all new, which he had bought at an auction in Melbourne fur elevenpance per pair !—Ban f fshire Journal. THE MURDER OF THE LATE DUKE OF PARMA.—The Independence Beige publishes the following letter, dated Parma, sth inst. :—" According to the disclosures made by one of the persons sentenced to death for participation in the revolt of July, and whose penalty has been com muted into 20 years' imprisonment, the real assassin of the Duke Charles 111. is a man named Carra, who, ar rested under that charge, was liberated for want of proof, and embarked at Genoa for the United States of America. Carra bears a remarkable resemblance to Bocchi, which accounts for the magistrates persisting in regarding the latter as the murderer of the Duke. The good faith of the Custom-house officer may have been the more easily surprised as Carra bore no marks of the crime he had committed. He had had full time .to recover his self possession, and you may remember that not a drop of blood oozed out of the wound of the unfortunate duke." ARREST OF A MURDERER SEVENTEEN YEARS AFTER HIS CRIME.—The North American says :—A very re markable case, having, we believe, but one parallel in legal history, came before Major Conrad yesterday morning. A coloured man, named Edward Crawford, alias Pat, the "Irish nigger," was brought up on the charge of having stabbed a young coloured man, named Francis Turnbleson, to the heart, in a brawl down town about 17 years ago. The affair caused much excitement at the time, but the memory of it had almost passed away, when Pat again appeared with confidence in the streets of the city (Philadelphia), and being recognised by those who witnessed the perpetration of the deed, yesterday morning he was taken in custody, and brought into the mayor's office. There was a considerable crowd present, and great interest was manifested. Witnesses were called, who clearly establi shed the truth of the accusa tion. The prisoner was committed for trial. THE WINDSOR COURT-MARTIAL —A correspondent of the North British Mail thus writes in reply to a long and elaborate defeece of the officers of the 46th. which lia , l been forwarded to that journal under the signature of " Civis :"—" One day last week a friend of mine was travelling on the Aberdeen Railway in the same carriage with a party of gent'emen and one lady, all strangers to hims-lf, with a single exception. One of the party was a foppish young Cockney, who monopolised all the con versation. At last he touched upon the Perry case, and gave it as his opinion that in future Perry would be shunned by all respectable society. An elderly gentle man who had been sitting in a corner seat, apparently heedless of what was going on, at this started abruptly up and asked in rather an authoritative tone, `And why should Lieut. Perry be shunned by respectable society.' Thus taken aback the Cockney looked rather foolish, and held his peace. His catechist, however, returned to the subject, and entered into a masterly analysis of the entire evidence in the case, and concluded by stating that, having been accustomed to sift all kinds of evi dence all his life, he had never known a case in which the accused bad obtained a more complete or triumphant justification than Lieut. Perry had done in the late trial.' He also passed some very severe strictures on the con duct of the officers of the 46th Regiment. Soon after wards the gentleman left the carriage, and on the Cock ney asking who he was, a passenger present coolly replied that it was Lord --, one of the most distin guished members of the Scottish bar, and one of her Majesty's Lords of Session, who had just favoured them with his opinion on the Perry case." SCHOOLMASTER GONE TO THE EAST.—Not a hundred miles from Pencombe, in this county, the following no tification was, during the past week, seen posted against the front entrance of a neat and pleasantly situated parish church :—" I hereby Give Notice that a shes sians well be halden at Deernbeltun Hall in Bramyerd munday thee 4th doy of september Instunt far Grunt ing lisenses far Halea sperit Hoeeses. Cun steble."—fiereford Times. MANSLAUGHTEa BY A DRUGGIST'S ASSISTANT.—On Thursday, a coroner's jury, at Ashton-under-Lyne, re turned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against a druggist's assistant, named Robert Williams, for causing the death of a young woman by improper treatment daring labour. The deceased, Mary Ann Speakman, was a single woman, 19 years of age. She was taken in labour on Monday evening. A surgeon was sent for, but he was not at home, and Williams volunteered to attend her. During his treatment she screamed violently, and evidently suf fered very great pain. She gave birth to a still-born child, and died some time afterwards. A post mortem. examination of the body of the young woman was made by two medical gentlemen, who were of opinion that the treatment by Williams had caused her death, and he was committed for trial by the coroner for manslaughter. RAILWAY COLLISION.--A collision took place at the Ilcssle-road junction, on Monday afternoon, but the con sequences, we are happy to state, were neither fatal nor serious. The 3.10 p.m. train was slowly proceed ing along the line to the Hull passenger station, Para gon-street, and when at the junction it struck the tender of a ballast train, which it damaged. Two of the carriages were also overturned. Some of the passengers in the other train were knocked off their seats, and two or three were slightly bruised. Had the accident occurred at night time, when the ballast train could not be seen, there is little doubt that very serious damage would have been done, and many of the passengers severely injured. - —ECtikna Countio Herald. LATEST NE lap. Th e Austrians, to tie number of 12,000, a Ws. I quartered in the town." AUSTRIA. AVOIV VIENNA, Aug. 15.—The Lloyd yes terdaY t be ing expressed some astonishment that a partf, v of foreign press should suppose the foreign I)°,":,'"ae the Imperial Government had undergone a 01 '7;10 Austria has neither given the Western Pol ve . h ." understand that she is inclined to separate —°o - nor has she ceased to consider the four eon them, ditions the necessary basis for any future Preliter naries for peace. It is not necessary to be a e tg .p , man or diplomatist to understand that anY leas p a rent hesitation on the part of Aust,is arisen from a very natural desire to g 3 1 1 ,,:ia the rest of Germany to her policy. -tj - : "" t i r ds' is not blind to the fact that Russi a ' I d always endeavoured to conceal her a nd conquest conquest under the cloak of religion, fl t be her statesmen know full well that it is not ne vr o f question of the keys of the Holy Sepulchre, °rill,' the strategic evacuation of the Principalities. 't is Imperial Government is as well aw are of wilf‘tho necessary for the welfare of Eu ro p e as aro the French and English Cabinets, and, therefore, ant machinations of Russia are not likely to be e the f avail in Austria. Austria has a great stake i d ea r game which is now playing, and is naturally rous of deriving some advantage fro worldsa well for herself as for Germany. 46 Th e v 3, therefore be assured," says the Lloyd, ri tria is to-day where she was yesterday? all.„ ° no t the fitting moment for action arrived ii i not be found wanting." Such are the view* of W ri that .51.3. Lei RUSSIA AND HER CREDITORS. • ~ A letter from Galatz of the 6th, in the Do/id of Vienna, states that on the 56h, after the depar ture of the Russian troops, several Rus sians connected with the Commissariat department : arrived with a military escort, and announced tliat they had come to pay for the supplies to the troops whilst at Galatz. They were soon surrounded by a host of creditors, who, however, were offered no other payment than inscriptions on the Russian. treasury, and not one in a hundred could obtain even this mode of payment, and the agents of the Commissariat soon left the town. BARON HESS'S INSPECTION. Baron Von Hess arrived at Cronstadt in Transyl vania on the 9th, with a numerous suite, a lso corn prising some foreign officers. He has terminated the inspection of all the corps stationed along tha frontier, and is to arrive at Bucharest on the 20th. THE RUSSIAN RETREAT. A letter from Bucharest, in the Moniteur, states that the Russians on quitting Ibrail laid hands on all the stores of corn belonging to the town and to private individuals. The Austrian merchants have been very severe sufferers. After this act of spolia tion the town itself was given up to pillage. The Oest. Correspondenz, positively denies that Prince Gortschakoff notified to Feldzeugmeister Hess any conditions on which the Principalities • would be evacuated, and adds,—" There bas been no communication, either official or non official, between the Prussian and. Austrian com manders." RETREAT OF THE RUSSIANS IN ASIA• . . A letter from Constantinople, sth, in the Mont' tour, says :—" Recent accounts received from Kars announce that the enemy's troops who had occupied Bayazid have evacuated that place, and that the whole Russian army on the 17th ult. quitted the position which it had taken up and retained after the battle of Indje-Dere and recrossed the Arpat chai, marching on Alexandropol. The Turks bad, it is said, formed a design to tempt the fate of arras ; a second time, and this determination coming to the ! ears of Prince Bebutoff, he doubtless thought that the losses sustained by his troops in the engagement of the sth would not allow him to accept another . battle. He probably also obeyed some orders which had reached him from Tiflis caused by the presence of Schamyl in the neighbourhood of that place; All accounts agree in saying that the appearance el that chief is connected with the operations of the, allied armies. Zarif Mustapha Pacha, who 1304 .• been dismissed from his command, has been slue" mooed to Constantinople, where he will have t° give an account of his conduct, and of the motip? hich led him to engage in the battle of Indi c , Dere, notwithstanding the orders he had rece ived to the contrary." THE CARAVAN CAPTURED BY THE - COSSACKS. In a letter, which reached Constantinople 011 the 27th ult. from Persia, it is stated that, on the 17th ult., 300 Cossacks, with three pieces of li gq ; artillery, captured, between the quarantine BaYa zi and the village of Diadin, and took into their own territory, a caravan from Persia, consisting of 2 7 32 , 5 ble horses laden with silk, tombeki, and other valu a goods, also with a number of money-bags, cout ing 50,000 half-imperials, or pols, in gold. T he precise value of the booty is, it is stated, not known, but it is very considerable. When, it is ad ded ' news of the capture of the caravan reached Ell e- roum, an express was sent off with orders to a car e of 3,000 horses, wbicli left that town on to e 19th ult. for Persia to return. THE BALTIC FLEET. The Oesterreichische Soldaten Freund containg the following upon the return of the Baltic fleet "The Angio-French armada, locked up in the ice 1 , the Baltic, would for many na , mths be a forlorn post. Tru.o strategy, on the contrary, demands that s uch a formi.. dablE. , force should remain disposable, and tha t the beitus* men of the State should despatch it to such points ass in the course of a long winter, may be more i 1 .1 1 7. portant than any frost-bound objects of attack m the. north of Russia When the gallant sea' man said, Sharpen your cutlasses, lads I' he thinking of the boarding of Russian vessels ; be could not have anticipated that these ships would in summer remain lurking behind granite walls. It must not be forgotten that the first duty of a navy consists the protection of its commercial marine ; but the Rio' sian Admirals left their merchantmen to their fate, and• the Russian commercial marine in the Baltic is as good . as annihilated. This one object bas been attained by Admiral Napier ; for the attainment of the other, the destruction of the Russian fleet, or some more extensive marine fortification than Bomarsund, there are, no doubt, suitable preparatious being made in the mili tary and naval arsenals of England and France. it is also possible, moreover, as we have heard from more than one quarter, that the allies' plan o f operations may have been changed. Alter having sue. ceeded in diverting the Russian forces into different directions by a simultaneous attack in the Baltic and the Euxine, and preventing their concentration in a single rayon, or the detachment of any strong bodies to the Asiatic theatre of war, the Western Powers might no W , . in this autumn, with good expectation of success, de: snatch a separate expedition, under the command of Marshal Baraguay d'Hilliers, to the Anatolian theatre of war to operate against the Russian army at Tiflis. RUSSIA. A new extraordinary levy of recruits has henel! ordered in Russia, to fill up the immense wear heel tear of the last six or eight months. The following ukase announces this determination : "Peterhof, Aug. 26, 1. 80 '• t " We, Nicholas I. by the grace of God, &c., &e., deem it indispensable, under existing circuur stances of war, to form the reserve troops definitivelyi; and therefore ordain-1. To carry into effect the 12 h t . series of partial recruiting in the governments of.,it:ci western half of the empire [the whole empire is di/ 1 " - i „ ve stal:lP Autoora into two great recruiting circles—eastern and by raising ten men from each thousand souls, in Til e , of the special stipulations herewith addressed to directing senate. 2. This levy is to begin upon the bier of November, and terminate on the 15th of De ce° l,:ll next. 3. The Hebrews liable to recruiting duties s'A - to furnish ten men from each thousand souls, according,, the 16th supplement to clause 685 of the recruiting Mr: &c. (Signed) " NICHO LAS, • , Of the whole population of Russia, about for.t9; five million souls come within the circumscript'%, of the conscription laws, and of these nearlY n r et thirds are serfs—little better than the ut Pecc".:l - of the Romans. If these forty-fiv e nle lion souls be divided into two halves, that ist ii c i ',; o o half for each circle, the result will be 221 - r° 11.1 1 % - a lf souls for the western half ; then, deducting 'l-0, for females, 111 males of all ages remain; : I 'o at the pro rata of 10 per 1,000, will fu to about 110,000 recruits. Of these, accordingag., Hasethausen, noways disposed to speak disP3r 30 t% ingly of Russian organic systems, from 2 ° fi r st per cent. die or are invalided within th e er yeari and indeed the greater part of this c Ito centage drop off before the convoys of re res. reach their respective head-quarters. The P ero , sure on the male population, and upon serf-own...di, is rendered immense by these repeat ed extraooio nary levies, of which the present is the ocher within the last six months. For the actual eY,P o to of males of an age to serve—that is, b etween 30—cannot be estimated at more than -half of the whole, which would reduce the number liable furnish recruits in each circle to about 5i So that, in point of fact, 2 50 souls furnib trhe cruits, which gives a percentage of 4. Si nCO nt ed commencement of the war the drain has au l°ll ve. to about twelve per cent. on those liable to s e at,, According to the ukase directed to the Sel lau' those furnishing recruits—that is, serf-ovre e , r ,, s laref nicipalities, or others—are required to paY- 1- ',.".„ 1 " 9 ,139 roubles 20 kopecks for the equipment of ese.",, - 0190 so that in addition to the loss of hands, the 1-I, o it recruits cost an expenditure to contributors a A 1,200,000 roubles. RUMOURED LANDING OF THE ALLIED ARMIES. Reports of doubtful origin respecting the Black Sea expedition were again circulated in Paris yes terday, and it was affirmed that the first portion of the allied army had effected a most successful land ing. Although the Government was known to be in hourly expectation of important telegraphic ad vices from the East, up to the hour of our going to press this afternoon nothing confirmatory of the above had been received. CONSTANTINOPLE. Letters from Constantinople of the 10th bring no further news of the progress of the expedition, except that it was progressing favourably to its destination. We hear that if the fresh levy of 60,000 men be not raised by the first week in October, the Porte will call upon its Christian subjects to enlist. The Golden Fleece came in on the 4th, and almost immediately proceeded to the Black Sea. Not a British ship or transport is left in the Bos phorus. A Hatti-Scheriff has been promulgated, denounc ing the venality of certain functionaries, and direct ing a better execution of the laws. The unusually cool weather which has set in, ac companied by a sharp north wind, has given every thing a very wintry look during the last few days, and will, it is feared, have ruffled the surface of the Black Sea, on which so many thousands of our countrymen and brave allies are at this moment sailing towards the seat of Russian power in the East--Sebastopol. At the same time, this sharp breeze from the north has effectually purged the air, as all remains of chOlera have disappeared both from the shores of the Euxine and the Bosphorus. _ _ Lord de Ros and Captain Walsh, his aide-de camp, are still at Buyukdere. The state of their health will, it is feared, oblige them to return to England. There are still a considerable number of officers staying here to recruit their strength. The official news received at Trebizond con firms the descent of Schamyl into Georgia, at the head of 16,000 cavalry, the burning of 200 villages, the capture of 40 Russian ladies, and that he had encamped in the mountains only 25 miles from Tiflis. THE EXPEDITION TO THE CRIMEA. The correspondent of the Presse affirms that the loss of the allies by the cholera has been much ex aggerated. " You may be assured," says he, "that altogether the French and English troops, with the crews of the vessels, have not lost 8,000 men." The reinforcements which have recently been received have more than filled up the gaps which had been made by the disease. The very idea of " having something to do" has had a most beneficial effect on the men, who swear that they will make the Russians pay dearly for what they have suf fered in Bulgaria. The squadron which has to blockade Sebastopol has neither troops of the line nor marines on. board. The prevalent opi nion is, that the army will disembark between the heights of Sebastopol and a small river near Balaklava, but Austrian military men think that the landing ought to take place to the north of Sebastopol instead of to the south. Two reasons are given for this—the one is, that the heights above Fort Constantine must be secured, as they completely command the war-port ; and the other, that a landing-place must be chosen where sand or earth, for filling sacks and gabions, can immediately be found. There is such a spot, as is said, about a German mile north of Sebastopol. We have no positive knowledge of the strength of the Russian army in the Crimea, but we read in the Soldaten Freund that the garrison of Sebastopol, without the crews of the vessels, consists of 10,000 men. 24,000 men are posted near Baktchiserai (a place a few miles inland, to the north-east of Sebastopol), and about the same number at Sim feropol, Karasou-Bazar, and. Theodosia. THE PRINCIPALITIES. THE ENTRY OF THE AUSTRIANS. The following details of the entrance of the Aus trian troops into Bucharest are given in a letter from that place, dated the 7th, in the Press of Vienna : " The Austrian troops, who are to occupy this place, entered yesterday morning. The two brigades of Schwatz and Burlo had assembled in the village of Bajosa, to the north of the town. About eight o'clock in the morning the Turkish brigade, which had been charged to receive the Austrians, and two Wallachian battalions, also ar rived at Bajosa, and all these troops drew up in line from Bajosa to Bucharest. While the Austrian troops were taking up their positions, Omer Pacha followed by a brilliant staff, the Council of Administration of Wal lachia, the metropolitan bishop, and the dignitaries of the town, bad arrived to salute Field-Marshal Coronini, at the head of the troops. As Omer Pasha was passing along the front of the Austrian troops a Turkish battery fired the customary salutes, and the Turkish bands played the Austrian national hymn. The Austrian troops were composed of nine battalions of infantry, two divisions of Uhlans, and two batteries. Omer Pacha, afterwards accompanied the Count de Coronini along the line of Turkish and Wallachi9 troops, and the Aus trian artillery returned the salute. The troops afterwards filed off, and marched into the town; the Austrians in front, followed by the Turks and Wallachians. There was an immense crowd assembled, but the cheers were not so loud, nor the bouquets so numerous as on the entrance of the Turks. It appears that the Austrian prociamation has produced an unfavourable impression on the Wallachians, who expected more from it than it contains, but public opinion will doubtless improve on this point in a few THEATRE ROYAL, ROTA.L, DRURY-LA.IOE.-- I Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMITH. —The great Tragedian. G. V. BROOKE, for Seven Nights only, previous to his departure for Australia.—Public atteation is respectfully directed to these, the final performances of Mr. G. V. Brooke in England.—Monday, October 2, VIRGINIIIS ; Virginias, Mr. G. V. Brooks. Tuesday, Oct. 3, The Mutchback : Master. Walter, Mr. G. V. Brooke. Wednesday, Oct. t. 4, Richard 111. ; Glocester , Mr. G. V. Brooke. Thursday, Oct. 5, Stranger; the Stranger, Mr. G. V. Brooke. Friday, Oct. 6, Othello ; Othello. Mr. G. V. Brooke. Saturday, Oct 7, Hamlet ; Hamlet, Mr G. V. Brooke. And on Monday, Oct. 9, for Mr. G. V. Brooke's Benefit, Macbeth; Macbeth, Mr. G. V. Brooke (his last appearance). LAST ELEVEN NIGHTS. LYCEUM THEATRE. -HENRY RU SSELL, for Thirty Nights. THIS EVENING (the 20th time), Sept. 19th, and every Evening. Many friends having expressed a wish that Mr. Russell should appear again previous to finally withdraw ing his Entertainment, he has, in compliance Mr. R with theiUSSrELL request will , ma de arrangements to appear ever ., ' evening. present THE FAR WEST ; or, THE PROGRESS of the EMIGRANT from the OLD WORLD to the NEW. Mr. Russell will relate his anecdotes, and sing several new songs, " Cheer, Boys, cheer," " Far, far upon the Sea," " Sunshine after Rain," a ! Land! Land!" " The Falls of Niagara," " Long have we been parted," " I'm Afloat," " Many changes have I seen," " The Icebergs" (descriptive song), "Newfoundland Dog," "The Gambler's Wife," &c. The Second Part of the Entertainment will consist of a Series of Sketches, entitled NEGRO LIFE in Freedom and Slavery. Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Upper Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, Is. Gallery, 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, DBURY-LANB. The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre ISis OPEN, under an entire new direction , for Three Weeks on'y.—T H EVEN ING her Majesty's servants will perform Wallace's Opera, MARI- A archione. TANA. Charles IL, )tr. Dusek ; Don Caesarde Bazan, side r. Elliott Galer ; Don Jose de Santarem, M Mme.ora ; tenor!, Miss r;elbv Martana., . ttuderidorlT. l'o C include With a new Ballet Divertissement, entitlel LP' , E DE NYMPH &S. —Upper Gallery, ; Lower GallerY. ; Pit, 15, 25.: Upper Boxes, halls, 's•' Private Boxes, 1, IL i s ., j . is.; Dress Circle, 4 5.; Its. 6d., and 21. 25., to be had at the Box-office, and of the principal librarians and music-sellers. Taz.cruz ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Rucketone. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 19, Win be Performed THE IRISH AMBASSADOR. Characters by m e os. Hudson, Chippendale, Howe, Rogers, and Cnilentord ; Miss Reynolds and Mrs. Buckingham. Followed by the SPANISH DANCERS in a NEW BALLET. To be followed by THE IRISH LIO 1. Principal character by Mr. Hudson. To conclude with the Spanish Dancers in a New Ballet. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Sarr. 19. Will be performed the popular Drama of THE DISCARDED SON. Principal characters by Messrs. Selby, Murray, Bedford, and Keeley; Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Woolgar. After which, MONSIEUR JACQUES. To conclude with NORMA. Principal character by Mr. Paul Bedford. ' STRAND THEATRE. S,le Lessee Mr. F. W. Allcroft. THIS EVENING, SETT. 19, WM be performed HARD TIDIES. To be followed by THE NEW WAGS OF WINDSOR. To conclude with NEVER TA.S CE WINE AT TLIE DOCKS. tails, 45.; Boxes, 2s. 6d.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d.; Private 3 ta. Is., to be had of Ur. AUcroft. 15, New Bond-Streit. ttt LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1854. We may now look forward each day to the receipt of authentic intelligence from the Crimea. Indeed rumours have already bc:m circulated respecting the safe arrival and landing of the first division of the Allied forces. We must, however, caution the public against placing implicit reliance on statements not completely substantiated, and which may possibly have been framed for the purpose of promoting the interested objects of the parties by whom they are industriously circulated. We must remember that " Bulls" as well as " Bears" are not averse to assistance, obtained from what our Continental brethren designate as " Canards." The old proverb bath it— " Quod volumus, facile credinius." +r~ - i 1 ~~r.'!