The Sun. — London, England, 1854-12-14 00:00:00

MOINEY MARKET AND COMMIROTAL INTKiriLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, incl•adiig 500 taken for export. The market closed with a downward ten dency, and prices of all kinds lean to the buyers. The sales comprised 50 Pernara and Maranham at 6,1 d., 30 Bahia at 61d. to 601.., 200 Egyptian at 51d. 'to '7d, 500 Surat at 3d. to 4d., and 40 Sea Island at ls. Oid. to is. 3d. per lb. Railway shares were easier. The steamer Crcesus has arrived at Southampton from Australia with 46,211 ounces, and 79,1421. in gold. She left Sydney August 28, and Mel bourne Sept. 7, consequently her dates are about a fortnight later. The arrival is only announced by telegraph, consequently no papers are yet in town. The steamer Vectis, with• the overland mail, reached Alexandria on the Bth inst. The mail is expected in town on the afternoon of the 16th, or the morning of the 17th inst. The Funds opened this morning at about 91i for Consols, or much the same as they left off last evening, but they have since had an upward ten dency and have been done at 91i There is no foreign intelligence to affect their value ; but the further statements in Parliament by one or two of the . Ministers, with respect to the Austrian Treaty, .and some comments in a Belgian pa per, the Independence, in reference to the Queen's Speech, strengthened the impression entertained in some quarters that there is much yet to be done before an affiance, offensive and defen sive, can be obtained. The business doing just now is extremely limited, and the speculators are apparently inclined to act with caution, although money seems to be easier in the discount market, and so far is favourable to the funds. The New 3 per Cents. are 91i to 91k, and the Reduced Annui ties 90i-to 911. Exchequer Bills are again 3s. to 6s. prem., and India Bonds 9s. prem. Foreign Securities have been quiet, the only in vestment in which business has been active being Turkish Scrip, which has realised 61 to 7 discount, a further advance. There have been some fair purchases by influential brokers. The Egyptian tribute is stated to be on the way thither. Spanish Threes have been at 38k. Peruvian Bonds haVe been marked 69 to 70. Mexican Stock is flatter, at 21 to Nothing has been done in Dutch or Russian Bonds. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds; 5i to 51 ; Mexi can, 21k to 21f ; Peruvian, 69 to 71 ; ditto per Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 41 to 43 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 96 to 98 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 86 to 88 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18i to 18i ; ditto 3 per Cents., 38k to 39 ; ditto Certificates, 5i to 5 ; ditto Passive, 41 to 4. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under : Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland South-Eastern Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire North-Eastern 1854. £21,508 48,785 11,579 10,840 24,863 14,029 11,257 23,776 18,606 1853. £21,126 46,608 11,257 10,353 24,461 12,674 9,712 16,750 17,505 The dealings in Railway Shares are limited, but a firmer tone is observable, and in a few instances there is a rise of about ss. to 18s. per share. Great Western, North-Western, Midland, and Caledonian are most in favour. The French Shares are nomi nally, firm. Mining Shares are neglected, and those of the Banking Companies are dull. No business is re ported in the Miscellaneous undertakings. ------ BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (Prom the °tidal Lid.) Business done 3 per Cont. Reduced Annuities 9l i 90i 18 1 3 per Cont. Consols Annuities Shut. New 3 per Cent. Annuities Ling Annuities, Illapire sth Jan., 1860 -16 i India Bonds, 1000 Ditto, under £lOOO 9 Bank Stock for Account , 2OBl Consols for Account, 10th January - acl Exchequer Bills, lid. £lOOO w••• 6 3' 13 2.500 ' Small 6 3 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto New, 1852, 4,i per Cent .... 93i Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. 69 Ditto for the Account 7O 69 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 3Bi 9 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent lBi 19 Turkish Scrip 6 per cent. 6 7 6tid Ditto for the Account 6iii 6 id Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCE. Console — Ditto, January Account ......... 91a i ikrABKET NEWS---(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Dec. 14, 1854, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. 1 RTE. i BEANS. I PEAS. 73s Od 353 2d 283 41 , 46s 24 i 493 54 1 49s 54 THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. BARLEY. ! OATS. RTE. I BEANS. 1 PEAS. 72s 44 3ls 114 28s Gd 43s 14 49s 3d . 483 61 DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I I OATS. I RTE. BEANS. PEAS. is Od is 04 is 04 13 04 is Oct Is Od' QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 114,793; Barley, 11,963; Oats, 18,524; Rye, 621 ; Beans, 4,972; Pe o as, 3,103 quarters. 20 20 10 10 20 St. St. 20 St. 10 St. 25 20 20 50 20 20 20 20 100 100 20 25 25 25 MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATII AND LEADENHALL.—Tho general demand 100 ruled steady, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s Btl ; 100 Mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 8,1; Veal, 3s 10d to 5s Od ; Pork, 100 3s 2d to 4s 8d per Blbs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Dec. 13.—Our market was fairly supplied 20: with each kind of stock for Christmas consumption, and 106 the trade ruled steady, on higher terms. Beef, from 3s 8d 20 to 5s 2d ; Mutton, as Gd to 5s 21 ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; 5 Pork, 33 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offals. ROSIFORD, Dec.l3.—The trade ruled firm, as follows : 20 Beef, from 3s 8d to 5s 2d ; Mutton, 4s Od to 5s 4d ; Veal, 45 Od to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s Gd to 4s 10d per Blbs. Quarter 4 old Store Pigs, 21s to 28s each. 20 HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 15s to 41 15s ; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 5/ 18s ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 10s per load. Trade dull. CIIMBEELAND.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 5 / Os ; clover ditto, 3/ 103 to 5115 s • and straw, 1 / 5 s toll lls p er ]oad. Supply good, and trade rather dull./ 15s to 4/ 15 s; clover W H ITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2 ditto, 3/ Os to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 10s per load. Trade steady. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY•) LONDON, Dec. 14.—Wind this day at Noon, S.W. ; light breeze, with hazy weather. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 13.—Wind, W., fresh. Arrived — Eandraght, from Leith, for Constantinople. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 13. —Wind, W. Arrived—Bermond sey, from London, for Sydney, N.S.W. ; Firefly, Deptford, for the Crimea; Pampero, Live:pool, for Rio Janeiro, leaky. Sailed—Mary, for London. F4LIKOITTII, Dec. 13.—Wind, W. Ai rived- -Tharle, from Buenos Ayres ; Therese, Rio Janeiro, for Genoa ; Prometheus, Taganrog; Adolphe van Nassau, Lordon, for Adelaide, S.A. Sailed Condor for Live:pool; Venilia, do. ; Trinity Yacht , do„ Mary, Waterford; Quest, 'Westport ; John Souchay, Demerara. Put back —Readnagore, Liverpool. SOLITRAMPTON, Dec. 13.—Wind, W. to N. Arrived— Port Glasgow, from Q uebec. PORTLAND ROAD, Dec. 12.—Arri red—Chevalier, from ' r Shields, for Constantin o p le ; Mead, do., for Genoa; Globe- 9 Dundee, for St. John' s. Quebec. B RIDGE WATHR, Dec. 13 . — A rrived—Proteus, BRISTOL, Dec. 13.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—N ovo , from St. Tiles. GuERNSIIT, Dec. 12.—Wind, W. Arrived—Ny mp h, from Stettin. Sailed—Madeira Pet, for Stiael's. Pinintßos, Dec. 12.—Wind, N.W. Arriv M ed— ch Electric Flash, from London. ELSINORE, Dec. 7.—Her Britannic Majesty's war steamers Desperate, Odin, Amphion, Archer, Cruizer, and Arrogant, are at anchor in this roadstead, and are coaling. OFF LOWESTOFT, Dec. 13.—H.M.S. Cressy, from the Baltic, and sailed for Sheerness. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 11.13 a.m. Wind, W.B.W. ; moderate. Arrived —Eurydice, from Newfoundland • Kossuth, New Orleans ; Gazelle , St. Michael's ; Richard, Off port—The steamer Canadian, from Portland, with malls of Ist inst. The Liverpooliana (new iron•ship) capsized in Prince's dock last night. The John Horrocks, for Demerara, on shore on West Hoyle Bank, took fire, and burnt to the water's edge this morning. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.30 a.m. Wind, W.S.W. ; tide, two hours ebb; hazy, with drizzling rain. Arrived, Dec. 13—George, from St. Malo; Samson, Demerara_; Leader, St. Malo ; Prince Albert, Guernsey; Jenuer, Konigsberg. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER, 14, 185 _ 4• CORRESPONDENCE OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON I. The ilondeur of yesterday contains the follow ing articles :-- , - - - 1- ` The appeal made by the commission charged with ' the publication of the 'Correspondence of the Emperor Napoleon I.' has been responded to, The archive, libraries, and other public establishments, as well in France as in foreign countries, have already furnished valuable documents. " A great number of families and individuals, ama teurs and collectors of autographs-, who possess portions of this correspondence, have also evinced a desire to communicate them to the commission. There is no doubt that their example will be shortly followed by every person who has it in his power to contribute towards the completion of this great publication. " The ' Correspondence of Napoleon comprises, not only his autograph or dictated letters, but also his pro clamations, instructions, bulletins, reports, various orders, and even the important notes with which he often accompanied the projects which were submitted to him. " The commissinn immediately acknowledges the re ceipt of docum i ents which are entrusted to it, and sends them back as soon as copies have been made from them. "Persons who cannot, or who do not wish to transmit to the commission the original documents, may content themselves by sending authenticated copies of them, en closed to its president, his Eitc:llency Marshal Vaillan'6, Minister of War." THE LATE LOSS OF THE TIGER, AND TEE TREATMENT OF HER OFFICERS AS PRISONERS OF WAR. The following are copies of a correspondence relative to the prisoners of war in Russia. We give the corres pondence without note or comment : "H.M.S. Victory, 24th Oct., 1854. " Sir,—l have the honour very respectfully to request you .will be pleased to lay before my Lord Commis sioners of the Admiralty the following statement, rela tive to my treatment as a prisoner of war at Odessa. "A few days after the destruction of the. Tiger, and during our detention in quarantine, the Russian autho rities required to know our respective ranks, which the first lieutenant, Alfred Royer, undertook to explain. " When a sufficient time had elapsed to communicate with St. Petersburg, we were assembled and told by the interpreter that the superior officers of the ship were to be classed and receive rations equal to 2s. 6d. ; the midshipmen were also to be classed together and receive a similar ration ; and the remainder of the officers were to be classed together and have rations equal to is. Bd. daily. That the authorities had considered the three lieutenants and the surgeon only as the superior officers of the ship, to the exclusion of myself (the paymaster), the master, and the marine officers. To this we made a demur, and considering there must be some misunder standing or misrepresentation, and that this degradation, im all probability, might affect my position as a prisoner of war in obtaining 'parole,' in addition to the diffe ence of treatment and rations I should receive, I wrote the enclosed letter to the Baron Osten Sackee, but Lieutenant A. Royer objected to forward it, observirg he had given me my proper rank. "On our endeavour to explain. to the interpreter that we had not our proper position, Lieutenant Alexander Hamilton and Webb E. Stone both denied the assertion relative to my rank being equal to a lieutenant, and this altercation, anything but creditable to officers situated as we then were, was not checked or corrected by Lieutenant Royer. "It app:ared to me that the clear intention of the Emperor was that the superior officers of the ship, as denominated by our service, should have superior treat ment • but that the authorities a t Od essa , f rom som e unexplained cause, treated us after the manner of their service, and having no paymaaters or masters, and our positions being placed before them as ranking with but after lieutenants, we were not considered their equals, and therefore treated as inferiors, the surgeon being an exception, because in Russia he ranks with a major. " I beg leave to submit very retpectfully for their lordships' consideration that Lieutenant Royer, by re fusing to forward my letter to Baron Osten Saciten, and not confirming my assertion nude to the interpreter, but allowing the other lieutenants to deny it, put it out of my power to obtain the treatment I was entitled to as prisoner of war of my rank, as established by her Majesty's Order in Council. "On my passage to England I, lost my personal effects, through the unexpected sailing of the Treat, transport ; and I have only recently recovered them and the enclosed letter, which prevented me from writing before on this subject. "I have the honour to be, Sir, &c., (Signed) " G. A. LANCR, Paymaster, luta of her Majesty's ship Tiger. "To Sir Thomas Cochrane, Vice-Admiral, Commander-in-o,lnel, Portsmouth." (Enclosure in the above.) "Odessa, June 4, 1854. " TOHIS EXCELLENCY THE BARON OSTEN BACKEN, &C. " Sir,--I have the honour very respectfully to submit for your excellency's consideration my position in her Britannic Majesty's nary, because a distinction has been made between myself and some (f the officers of equal rank, which it seems affects my allowance and my position as a prisoner of war. "In her Britannic Majesty's navy, my rank as pay master is a commissioned wardroom officer, living with the lieutenants, surgeon, master, marine officers, &c. I am by her Majesty's Order in Council to rank with the lieutenants [of the navy—a fact which I imagine your excellency is unacquainted with, as I am, I understand, to receive different allowance and different treatment than the lieutenants and surgeon, who are my equals in my own country's service. ." Availing myself of this opportunity of thanking your excellency for your kind treatment and cousideratiou to wards me with others during our detention at Odessa, " I have the honour to be, &c., (Signed) "G. A. LANCE, Paymaster, Her Britannic Majesty's Navy, and Prisoner of War." Lieutenant Alfred Royer's letter in answer to the bregoing " 31st October, 1854. " Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt, this day of the documents named in the margin. " While at Odessa the interpreter brought from the general a paper which he requested me to enable hini to fill up. It related to the rank of the officers. " He inquired and marked down the order in which the officers took command of the ship ; and with respect to those officers who do not take command, I most dis tinctly explained to him their position as ranking with lieutenants, but after, that they line with lieutenants. •' After a lapse of sufficient time for this to be sent to St. Petersburg, and for an answer to be returned, it was announced to us that the lieutenants and surgeon were to be considered as superior officers, a term used by them and not by me. "I refused to forward any letters to Baron Osten Saoken as I could not in any way alter iwbat I had stated to the interpreter, all of which had been noted and laid before the general previous to being sent to the Emperor. lat the same time maici I would forward to the admiral or to tlieir lordships any letter the officers might think proper to write. I had adhered to the in structions. " As to any altercation between the ether lieutenants and the paymaster, it may have taken place because my first intimation of their being the subject of discontent was from Lieutenant Hamilton, who met me outside our house and:informed me of the discussion, anden its being renewed in my presence I stated I would not enter into any argument ou the subject.—l have, &c., (Signed) " A. ROM, Lieutenant. " To Capt. J. C. D. Hay, her Majesty's ship Victory. Copy of a meraorandnm front Vice-Admiral Cochrane to Captain Hay, dated 4th November, 1854 : " Captain Hay is to inform Mr. George A. Lance, paymaster, late of the Tiger, that their lordsh i p s havin g referred to Lieutenant Royer to report the steps taken by him to make known to the Russian authorities the rank of the several officers under his orders, their lord ships are perfectly satisfied with his explanation on the subject ; and they cannot obviate inconveniences which appear to have arisen from tho decisions of the Russian Government in their disposal of prisoners who had fallen into the hands of the enemy. (Signed) " THOMAS J. COCHIU.NE." " Captain J. C. D. Hay." AUbTRIA, RUSSIA, AND TEE FOUR POINTS. We have already published Count Buol's note of November 9th, addressed to Counoi Esterhazy, Austrian Minister at Berlin and forming part of a correspondence between the two Courts as to the particular proposition s to be made by mon at the Germanic Diet. This note was both in accom paniedcom- mon by . .a Confidential communication., in which the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs exposes more openly th e v i ews of his Court res pecting the four points and th© manner in which Austria will deal with them in ir the documents iven cases. The following is Your Excellenc; (commences Count Buol) is aware that the official communication from the Prussian Court, to which we this d ay reply , was accompanied by a confidential note t o Count Arnim, t h e c ontents of which this ambassador h a d the goodness ' also to impar t to itie. The Baron von I Vlanteuffel declares ther ein that the Oabinet of Berlin fully pp areciates the reason s that pre vent our entering into any definite engagements with respect to our line of co n d uc t in case Russia accepts the four peints. As Austria and Prussia are on t he point of extendingtheir mutual respons ib i li t i es b e yo n d the limits of the April treaty, th e Ki n ,'s Cabinet, considering this closer positi on to be based t 'on confidence, wishes to be informed as clearly as wissible whether Russia, by her declaration of being willing to accept the basis of peace, will have her anxiety removed concerning Austria's par ticipation. in an offensive war, and how far Austria would in this case make known and adequately support her dissentient eonvictious in opposition to any u lt er i or demands that m i g h t b e ma d e by the Cabinets of Paris and London. From this confidential communication of Baron Man teuffel we venture to hope that the cabinet of Berlin will on the receipt of our official despatch, sent off this day, will feel quite assured on the subject of our entering into any fresh formal en gagements. We feel no reluc tance on this head, but on the contrary take pleasure in regarding it as a duty imposed on us by the close fede ral compact and the relationship of common descent existing between the two states, to give on our side the readiest and most confidential exposition of our inten tions. In doing so, we first of all ventur e t o reca ll to mind, e n peasant, the declarations your Excellency was empowered to make by my note dated A.ugust 28. Even at that period we intimated to the court of Berlin that Russia—if she seriously wished to prepare a foundation for peace by unequivocally accepting the four points— so long as she persisted in this resolution need enter tain no apprehension of seeing us ranged with her anta gonists. Our views in this respect have not been modi fied. We still wish to see the way prepared for negotia tions, and the conditions of peace agreed upon, taking the fou r p o i n t s as a b as i s , an d having them e qu i ta bl y in terpreted in a manner calculated to obtain the equili brium of Europe. Should Russia declare her willing ness, at Prussia's request peradventure, to negotiate en the basis of these four points, we should most warmly advocate their acceptance by the maritime powers and the simultaneous suspension of hostilities. Pending the negotiations themselves, our constant efforts would be directed in causing a loyal and reasonable Construction tq, be put by all the parties concerned on any point mooted while discussing these preliminary points, and during the stage of their transition to formal articles of peace. To come forward with additional demands while negotiations were in progress does not enter into our views. Should any ono of the belligerent powers make use of its privilege and propose fresh condi tions, a privilege we have reserved to ourselves in a public document, and which consequently we could not gainsay in others, we should, it is true, let every party freely decide for himself ; but at the same time should endeavour to maintain a spirit of moderation and conciliation. Had Russia declared herself willing to negotiate on the bade of the four pointo s and 'should ' the Western Powers then decide on their part to con. tinue the war, Austria would not bind herself to support any fresh demand. Yet Austria can only declare her self satisfied when .Russia formally and solemnly stipu .lates with us to accept the four points, no matter_what event may take place, and no matter what the duration of the war may be. Did we but roceive the promise of this satisfaction, we would at once, in due consideration of our European duties, anticipate its fulfilment by con ferring with the maritime powers, and by then endea coming to induce even them to accede to and ac cept our satisfaction. Should the renewed application of Prussia to Russia be not followed by the wished-fur result, Austria would decide on taking a further step, and this time in common, for effecting the acceptance of the four points. But a refusal would in this case occa sion the interruption of diplomatic relations. The par ties so joining in taking that step would have to submit to the same consequences. Assuredly, however, it will be looked upon as only fair that we, Wore making a final proposal of this nature, should previously inform the courts of Paris and London of our intention, and at the same time should endeavour tb obtain the assurance, that a successful issue of the stop to be taken by us at St. Petersburg would also meet with corresponding success in both these cabinets. So long as Russia shall have not accepted the four points, Austria must reserve to herself the right of taking independent steps for enforcing their adoption. And here the question may opportunely be asked, whether Prussia and the German Diet aro ready to make common cause with us. For the rest, we should come to no final decision, until we had confidently debated the matter with our federal allies. In no case should we form with any foreign power engagements in consisten t with the spirit of the April treaty, with our own duties as a member of the Bund, or with the interests of Germany. We must, however, retain our right of entering into whatever engagements may seem to us indispensably requisite for attaining the common object, but which we should undoubtedly duly commu nicate to our German Allies. Supposing the outbreak of war with Russia, Austria could not engage to be contented with the four points. Respecting all these cases, your Excellency way explain yourself in the sense of the foregoing to Baron Man telffel ; but your language must have the character of a confidential communication. Should you find that the Prussian Court receives our explanation with that satis faction which we desire, you may go further, and make a confidential communication of this despatch ; inas much as we are confident that the Royal Cabinet would take the strictest earn not to allow any interpretation of our intentions other than is exactly conformable to this note to transpire.—Receive, &c., Buoa, 1 1 711 E REINFORCEMENTS. Yet iterday two hundred and fifty recruits and volun• veers i 'rem the militia to regiments of the line arrived at the St aff-office, Delahay-street, Westminster, and having pat sed,, -were forwarded to the regimental depot. Forty six a 100 arrived at the Horse Guards for service in the house d brigade. The vc duntecring into the line from the regiments of militia ationed in Dublin is very frequent, and each new eve n t connected with the war only increases the de sire to g or on active service. For the last three weeks the num. ',er that have joined the line have proved so considers be as fully to meet, if even not to exceed, the exigencie t of the service, and the volunteers are a fine and soldn iriy body of men. In the vicinity of Kilmain hank and the Royal Hospital an animated scene may often be n . o. : v observed, i n t h e crowds of young men who have just) o: fined the ranks, animated with desire to take their share.: n the campaign ; and an experienced officer connected va ith the recruiting staff states, that whatever may have bs en the doubts entertained in the first in stance, there • will be no want of m en f or the army. Yesterday ai id the previous day several parties were sent to the dep i for recruits. The Mo m ited Staff Corps, under the command of Major Wal to r Grant (formerly in the Scots Greys), ar rived at I ta: aklava on the 21st of November, in the transports E.,hepherd and Blundell. The horses were received o, t board at Gibraltar, and only two of them were lost o a the passage. On Toes, h ty morning a large number of volunteers for ships statio n ed in the Black Sea, the screw steam cor vettes Esk, Curlew, and Tartar, and for the steam troop-ship IN 'rseverance, fitting out for the Mediterranean a t Woolwich, Chatham, and Portsmouth, were draughted from her IVlc.j esty's ship Crocodile, receiving-ship, eff the Tower, to iitt above-mentioned ports. The Wilria m Hutt, steam collier, laden with huts for the Crimea, left Portsmouth on Tuesday for her desti nation. The stean ie r Whitehaven has been taken up by Govern ment to con r ey troops and stores to the Crimea. Too acre steamers building and just launched by Mare and Co,, at Blackwall, for the Sardinian and Mexican G, n 'ernsnents, have been taken up for the con veyance of French troops to the Crimea. The Briti sit transport Caudia sailed from Malta on the 3d of Decen ib er with 1,150 rank and file for the Crimea. The Cambria left Gibraltar the same day with a con siderable rein forceruent for the Crimea. Yesterdayr her Majesty's steamer Malacca passed Deal for the 'Crimea. She takes out a large quantity of shot, shell, a rid ammunition, and Captain Child's com pany of Roy al Artillery. The B slg ravia transport, 1,000 tons, belonging to Soines Br others, of Blackwall, Lieutenant Wm. Hay, agent, arri va d at Constantinople on the 20th of Nov., 16 days aft er leaving Plymouth. She sailed at once with 2,00 G. trusses of hay for the cavalry horses at Balaklava. Yesterday advices were received that the St. Louis bad sailed with 1,000 more French troops for the Crimea, as also the New York steamer, with 75 ambu lance cars, hospital stores, provisions, and portable forges from .Havre for the Crimea. The Im peratrice, South American screw steamer, Captain Cc •x, will try her engines to•morrow, before pro ceeding to Portsmouth to embark troops and stores for the Crimes,.. The ship Lilydale, loading in the Victoria• dock with hay and stores, is expected to sail this week for Balaklax a, with a. sergeant, corporal, and 12 privates of the 97th :Regiment, at present stationed in Preston. The screw steam-transport Firefly, No. 153, Captain Brewn, whildth left Woolwich on Friday last, met with strong westf.x ray gales in the Channel, and, having strained her decks, pat into Plymouth yesterday afternoon. She is deeply lad on with mortars, guns, gun-carriages, shot, shell, atnntui iition, and bale goods. Three p osrerful iron steamers, just built by Messrs. Marshall, of the Tyne, called the Earl of Durham, Hes perus, and :Baron Von Humboldt, have been taken up to convey ;he railway plane of Brassey and Peto for the •onstructie..a of the proposed line at Balaklava ; the number of navvies to go out in these vessels is 120. The Sir John lEasthope, William Hutt, and Cosmo politau paaved down the British Channel on Tuesday from Porta - mouth and Southampton, laden with the wooden huts and 04nadas stoves fur the troops in the Crimea. The total number of stoves soot out is about 2,000; groat many have already reached their desti nation. 'mined istely on the disasters to her Majesty's trans ports in t he Black Sea becoming known at Malta, the Priscilla Auld Surinam were despatched to Balaklava laden with. 1,000 tons of shot, shell, and ammunition, and s.everi a other ♦essels freighted to convey previsions. The shipn sent of coals and stores from Malta to Balak lava conti. aces unremittingly. We regr ert to have to announce the death of Lieutenant Arthur H , nary Thistlethwayte, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, fr OM fatigue, at Constantinople.' This promising young offit :er distinguished himself by his bravery at the battles of :11 e Alma and Inkerman. He was the young est son of the late Mr. Thomas Thistlethwayte, of South wick-park,. Hants. Captain. Martin, 'of the 4th . Foot, who is invalided homo by th e Cambria from Scutari, served with the 18th Royal Irish throughout the China expedition, for which he received a medal, and was present at the storming of Amoy, the attack and capture of Chapoo, Woosung, Shanghai, and Chin-keang-foo (where he commanded the Light Com pany), and investment of Nankin. Lieuteur..nt-Colonel Mauleverer of the 30th Regiment, who was rounded at Inkerman, served with the 17th R eg i men t. throughout the campaign in Affghanistan and Beloochistam, under Lord Keane, and was present at the storm and capture of Ghuznee and of Khelat. H. has received a medal for Ghuznee. Lieutei hint-Colonel Coarles Seymour, who was severely woundei at Inkerman, served as senior aide•de-casip to Lieut. Ge tner4l Sir George Berkeley, during the success ful operations af,Tainst the Caffres in 1547. MISS IC:IGFITINGALVS NURSIKS AT SCUTARI—At the monthly , ''December) meeting of the Society for Promot ing Christian Knowledge, Mr. T. B. Murray read a letter he had received from Mr. C. H. Bracebridge, who reached ;3cutari towards the close of last month. He pays—" They (the nurses) are well lodged in an angle of this groat building (Scutari Hospital), one of two noble barracks, a quarter of a mile apart, on a fine eminence at the end' of the Scutari suburb. The soldiers, by the united testimony of doctors, chap lains, commandant, and from what I could see myself in the ward, want for nothing. But the place will be cold. Stoves, with pipes out of window, seem the only remedy. We cannot get boilers and hot water pipes. The water, . bread, and meat, and air are excellent. 1,400 are here, and from 1,000 to 1,100 in the other hospital. The chaplain has applied'to you for books, which are much wanted, both for religious and general instruction and amusement. I beg to re peat this re quest. If any more clergymen are sent out, they should get an order fro:n Mr. G. R. Gleig, the Chaplain-General, to act. I intend to stay here with Mrs. Brn.oebridge at least two months, to assist and support Miss Nightingale. All the expenses out for her party have been paid by Government." Mr. Murray informed the society that since the receipt of Mr. Brace bridge's letter, the board had sent out a large supply of such books as he required. SBARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. Faith itLuxATe. .100 Aberdeen 8 Imbg. Nottng Bost and Bastn. Janet_ all Belfast & Ballymena. all Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey......... 29i Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junet all Do. Chcsh. & Birk. £5O and £25 Cons. 19 Do., £20..... 30 Rlyth &Tyne origins' £25 (issd. at £45; 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Ca1ed0nian............ 21s. 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SEBASTOPOL AND ITS ENVIRONS. There has just been opened for exhibition, at Mr. Wyld's Great Globe, Leicester-square, a splendidly got up view of SehastoPol, and the country around it, to the extent of 2,000 miles, which at this moment must prove eminently interesting. It is neither a panorama nor a diorama, but on a scale of nine inches to the mile. There is exhibited to the spectator an accurate delinea tion of the town and harbour of Sebastopol, its forts, streets, and garrisons, the camps of the Allies above the town, the works which they have thrown up, the different parallels, the ground occupied by the army of obser vation, with the 'port of Balaklava, and Cape Cher sonese, the valley of the Tchernaya, and the scene at Inkerman, whereon the bloodiest and most heroic struggle of ancient and modern times was fought and w'on on the sth of November last. All this has been done on the plan adopted some years ago by a gallant officer, we believe, uow no more, of the field of Waterloo. Looking from the heights of the North- Western position of the English camp, the valley in which the brilliant cavalry engagement of the heavy brigade with the Russian caTalry can be distinctly traced, and the ground again gone over, where the heroic, btit ill-fated light brigade, was doomed to charge the whole Russian army—artillery, cavalry, and infantry, with the results which all have deeply deplored. In fact, a party wishing to go over the ground occupied by the Allies, to see the country through which they ad vanced from Alma to Sebasto,:al, the Katcha, and Mackenzie's Farm, have only to visit this beautifully and accurately-constructed plan of a considerable por tion of the Crimea. Mr. Wyld has long been known for his successful efforts in developing our geographical knowledge ; but in this instance he has gone beyond the usefulness of the map in delineating the surface of the country, its mountains, hills, and valleys, so that the spectator can enjoy all the advantages of an actual resi dance, as far as increasing his knowledge of the country goes, without the inconvenience of a residence. Mr. Dunworth, an intelligent gentleman, attends on the oc casion, to give every information, and proposes, in a day or two, when then the model is entirely finished, to de liver a lecture in explanation of the subject. MOVEABLE KITCHENS FOR THE ARMY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—Letters are daily pouring in from the Crimea complaining of the cooking and distribution of food for our brave army. Leaders have been written on the sub ject, yet nothing seems to be done for the amelioration of such an evil. One letter describes a soldier, after nine hours' engagement with the enemy, being compelled to eat his own ration of pork in a raw state, for want of time, fire, or cooking utensils. lam happy to say that this sad state of things could be easily remedied at a very trifling cost, by adopting an apparatns of which I send you a drawing and description: I shall only be too happy to give gratuitously my assistance towards estab lishing an army kitchen, and teaching a few soldiers its use. Each apparatus is capable of cooking for one thousand men every two hours, and requires four persons to attend to it. You must agree with me that it would be pre ferable to have a few Plain cooks for the army than, as at present, an army of cooks. With the highest conside-ation, I have the honour to remain, yours very obediently, 10, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. A. SOYER. The following is an explanation of the above kitchen : —The carriage is made of sheet-iron, weighing, with water, fuel, &e., a little more than one ton. The lower part consists of a circular steam boiler, and the upper part of an oven. Over the oven are placed the various pans containing the rations required to be cooked by steam, and on each side is a hanging shelf, which will also hold steam saucepans in front, and round the driver's seat is a reservoir for water, and a place to hold the con diments, &c. The plan of working it would be to draw it near to a stream o: reservoir of water—if brackish or muddy it does not matter—(any tainted water is made good by first converting it into steam)—there fill the boiler and reservoir, and remove it to any convenient spot. The fuel may consist of wood, coal, turf, &c., &c. dfs Within one hour after the fire is lighted the steam would b, e up, and the oven hot, and with one six feet long and three feet wide, rations for 1,000 men could be cooked by baking and steaming in about two hours, and the appa ratus moved on again, or it would cook whilst on the march, if on an even road. Its advantages are—saving of time, labour, men, and food, and the certainty that the men could get their food properly cooked. The cost of each apparatus would not exceed 101/. OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE." (Prom Punch.) Gay Gordosis, fling up every bonnet ! Drawn—discussed—settled—ratified, fast— With the broad seal of England upon it, . Here's the Treaty with Austria at last ! 'Twill foil Russian projects so sinister ; 'Twill finish the war—clear and clean ; And better than all, as Prime Minister, 'Twill secure us " Ce cher Aberdeen." In short, all the Tadpoles and Tapers Declare 'tis a masterly coup, Here's none of your one-sided papers ; 'Tis of-ensive and de-fensive too. " Of-ensive ?" the country will say, The description is perfectly true ; For as Hamlet remarks in the play, "There's offense in't, and much offence too." Offensive it is—beyond doubt For grievously all it offends, Who would see Right and Wrong fight it out, And not shaking hands, like good friends. Offensive to all who remember What Austria ever has been, Still trampling out Freedom's last ember Wherever its glimmer is seen. To all who, for Italy feeling, Would loose Austria's gripe from her throat ; Who would listen to Hung'ry's appealing, And lend her a hand 'gainst the Croat. To all who, by history's warning, Have learnt to believe that the night Must still be at odds with the morning, As darkness is hostile to light. To all who in gen'rous aversion, Hold tyranny, perjury, lies, Priest-craft, state-craft, and crusting coercion Of men's minds, bodies, hearts, heads, and byes. Yes. "Offensive," whate'er its conditions, Every treaty with Austria must be. But this has " defensive provisions." " Defensive "of what ? Let us see. Defensive of France or of Britain ? Thank God, our defences we seek, Not in lies acted, uttered, or written, Whether Russ, or Pruss, Austrian, or Greek. Our defences are those that environ Free hearts that to free hands appeal. Our navies' hard oak and hot iron, Our armies' coal heads and cold steel. Still your treaty we own, is " defensive" Of Austria's ill-gotten gains, Which the Hapsburg has found it expensive To defend at his own cost and pains. Defensive of rights of possession, (Sole rights that e'er Austria has known), Defensive of lawless aggression, That shakes on a tottering throne. Defensive of frontiers Gallician, Of Hungary's corn-bearing plain, Defensive of winnings Venetian, Of Lombardy's vine-clad champaign. To command of the Danube we'll hoist her, Give her aid if a subject rebels : ' So Austria swallows the oyster, And gives France and England the shells ! ! GENERAL POST-OFFICE, DEC., 1854.—The packet conveying mails, once a week, between Grimsby and Gottenburgh, under a contract with the Swedish Go vernment, having ceased running no more mails for Sweden can be sent by that route until the re-opening of the navigation next spring, of which due notice will be given. THE COMING MAN.--We have received news of this i most important and invisible individual. He was already on his way—he was coming as fast as he could come — he had actually got a peep of the present Age, but was so disgusted with the little he did see, that he iIIUTIO -1 diately went back again. —Punch,. A BRIGHT FUTURE.—According to the doctrines of Mr. Bright the Quaker, and the Peace Society, all war is wrong, and therefore war against an armed gang of brigands is wrong. If, then, these doctrines were put into practice, the country might be ravaged by troops of banditti, and there would be no means of putting the robbers down. So the consequence o f carry i ng out PeaCe principles would be that Peace would be broken with impunity : and as there would be nobody at home to preserve the Peace, in order to re store it, somebody would very soon come from abroad. L 7—Punch. THE ROYAL ARTILLERY. The follc.wing general order has been issued respecting lo Royal .Artillery "Deputy Adjutant-General's-office, Woolwich, Dec. 8. "The Quo en having been pleased to approve of the recurnmendatinn of the Commissioners appointed to in quire into the several modes of promotion and retirement in the Ordnance Military Corps, the Royal warrant on the subject, dated November 3, 1854, is herewith pro mulgated to the Royal Artillery. Copies of the warrant will be issued to battalions and companies from this office." The following general order of December 8, 1854, has been promulgated with reference to the promotions dated November 21. In consequence of the promotions of the. foregoing date, the under-mentioned officers are posted as follows : Lieutenant-Colenel Francis Dick, to the 12th batta lion on lieutenant - colonel ' s pay, vice Cator, promoted. Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Tyke to the 2d battalion, on lieutenant-colonel's pay, vice Pester, promoted. Lieutenant-Colonel Prowrie Ellis to the 9th battalion, on major's pay, vice Dick. Lieutenant-Colonel N. E. Harrison to the 12th batta• lion, on Major's pay, vice Tyler. The following general order has been issued from the Deputy - Adjutant•General's-office, Woolwich : The Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance has ap pointed the following officers to the Royal Horse Artil lery, viz. Colonel John Bloomfield, vice Fox Strangways, de. ceased. Lieutenant -Colonel Gloucester Gambier, vice Bloom , field, promoted. Second Captain the H on. Edward Thomas Gage, vice Johnson, promoted. Lieuten ant Augustus Henry King, vice Earle, promoted. Lieutenant Lambert Henry Denne, rice Addington, promoted. - Lieutenant William Gilly Andrews, vice Vsndeleur, promoted. Lieutenant John S. Stirling, vice Hill, promoted. In consequence of the above the undermentioned offi cers are posted as follows : Colonel William B. Ingilby to the 12th battalion, vice Bloomfield. Lieutenant-Colonel John Edward Dupuis, Royal Horse Artillery, is raised to Lieutenant-Colonel's pay therein, vice Bloomfield. Lieutenant-Colonel G. Gambier will join the Royal Horse Artillery, on Major's pay, vice Dupin. Lieut.-Col. Gilbert J. L. Buchanan, to the sth bat talion, vice Gambier. Second-Captain Augustus Y. Earle, to Captain Romer's company, 7th battalion, vice Hon. E. T. Gage. First-Lieutenant W. G. Martin to Captain Good enough's company, 4th battalion, vice King. First-Lieutenant P. H. Sandilands to Captain Haul tain's company, 10th battalion, vice Denno. First-Lieutenant W. J. Hall to Major Irving's corn. piny, 12th battalion, vice Andrews. First.Lientenant C. D. Gilmour to Captain Maberly's of c ompany, 2d battalion, vice J. S. Stirling. • The Lieut.-General of the Ordnance has approvedlutallt to Second-Captain R. J. Hay being appointed a the 10th battalion provisionally, under the regulations contained in general order of Feb. 5, 1826, vice Des. borough, promoted. Second-Captain R. Hill is therefore posted to Capt. company 3 battalion, rice Hay, 20 it) 20 20 50 50 100 100 20 50 20 25 THE MILITIA BILL. A bill to enable her Majesty to accept the services of the Militia out of the United Kingdom, for the vigorthis prosecution of the war : Whereas it is important that effectual measures should be adopted for the vigorous prosecution of the war, and it is therefore expedient that her Majesty should be empowered to accept any offers of the mi litia for such extended service as hereinafter mentioned ; be it, therefore, enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons, in this pre sent Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, 118 follows : 1. It shah be lawful for her Majesty to accept the services, and to employ in any parts or places out of the United Kingdom, under the regulations and restrictions specified in this Act, such of the militia raised, or to be raised, ire any part of the United Kingdom as may make a voluntary offer, duly certified by their respective commanding officers, so to extend their services, and as her Majesty may think proper to permit to extend their services in consequence of such voluntary offers as afotesaid ; - and it shall he lawful for her Majesty, by any order signed by one of her principal secretaries of state, or by the Lou d Lieutenant or other chief governor or governors of Ire land, or by his or their chief secretary , directe d to the commanding officer of any regiment, battalion, or corps of such militi.t, to propose to such regiment; battalion, or corps, or any part or parts thereof, to extend their services to any parts or places out of the United Kingdom to be specified in such order, under such rules and regu lations as her Majesty may think fit to appoint. [Bounty to persons making voluntary offer]. [Oath]. [Enrolment]. 111. No person serving in the Militia shall be com pelled to make such offer, nor be engaged to serve out of the United Kingdom, except by his own consent ; and no commanding officer shall certify, according to this act, any voluntary offer, before he has explained to the person offering to serve that the offer is to be purely voluntary. [The services of three field officers may be accepted with 900 men ; two field officers, with 600 men ; and one, with 300, &c. ; and proportion of other officers ac cordinz to the establishment V. It shall be lawful for her Majesty from time to time to form the officers, non-commissioned officers, drummers, and private men who shall •so extend their services from the regiments, battalions, or corps of mi litia, into such provisional regiments or battalions as may be deemed most expedient for her Majesty's service ; and it shall be lawful for her. Majesty to ap point any such number of officers of her regular forces or militia as her Majesty may think fit to serve during any ,period of extended service of the militia out of the ' United Kingdom as field officers in such provisional regiments or battalions of militia, in addition to the officers of the militia allowed to volunteer for extended service, in proportion to the number of men who shall extend their service ; and all persons so appointed to serve as field officers in any such provisional regiments or battalions shall rack as field officers therein, in such manner as her Majesty shall direct. VI. Provided always, that in every case in which a field officer of militia shall have volunteered for ex tended service, the officer having the chief cemmancl in the provisional battalion shall be a field officer of Mili tia ; Provided also, that all officers of Militia appointed by her Majesty to serve in any provisional battalion with higher rank than that which they previously held in the Militia, shall be deemed and taken to be Militia officers of suchl higher rank for the purposes of this Act, and as such shall be capable of commanding such provi sional battalion. VII. Provided also, that no officer of Militia shall, while out of the United Kingdom upon any such ex tended service, rank with the officers of her Majesty's regular forces higher than as a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Militia. VIII. In any case in which the number of officers of each rank so volunteering to extend their service, and accepted by her Majesty, shall not be in due proportion to the number of men so volunteering, it shall be lawful for her Majesty to appoint any fit persons to be offieers in any such provisional Lattalions of Militia, witheet regard to the qualifications required by law for sueli officers in the Militia ; but no person so appointed by ?ter Majesty shall hold a commission in any such provisional battalion of higher rank than that of a subaltern, unless he shall at the time of such appointment have been an officer in her Majesty's regu lar forces or Militia. _ [lie; Majesty may supply wcancies.] X. All commissioned officers of militia who shall have served an extended service under this act shall be en titled to pension for wounds according to the ranks in which they shall have actually served, in like manner and under such and the like circumstances as officers of her Majesty's regular forces ; and the widows of all such commissioned officers killed in such extended ser vice shall be entitled to receive such pensions fur life as are given to widows of her Majesty's regular forces. [Militia on an extended service subject to Mutiny Act as regulars, and militia officers and officers of regular forces to sit indiscriminately en Courts Martial.] XII. Provided always that all the militia enrolled and formed for extended service under this act shall, not- withstanding such extension of service, remain subject to all the provisions and regulations in force in relation to the militia to whioh they shall respectively belong, except in such cases as are is this act particularly specified. XIII. It shall be lawful for her Majesty, from time to time, to make such regulations as her Majesty may deem expedient for retaining , at the expiration of any extended service out of the United Kingdom, any field officers, captains, or other officers of militia who have actually served upon any such extended service in any higher rank than those in which they volunteered their services, either as supernumeraries or otherwise, upon the establishment of the militia to which they belonged, with the rank in which they have so actually served, or upon such other terms in respect to rank and service in the militia as her Majesty may think fit. XIV. It shall be lawful for her Majesty, from time to time, to make such regulations as her Majesty may deem most expedient for the retaining upon the esta blishment of the militia to which they belong, as super numeraries or otherwise, any °fixers, non- commis sioned officers, and drummers of any regiment, batta lion, or corps of militia who may not so volunteer to extend their services, or may not be so employed . upon such extended service. XV. The provisions of this Act shall be construed to extend to the regiment of Miners of Cornwall and Devon in like manner and as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as to any regiment of militia. XVI. In the construction of this Act the expression " the Channel Islands," shall mean Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark, and the Isle of Man and the islands thereto respectively belonging. DEATH OF SIR J. R. HlLTON.—Captain Sir John Richard Dilton died on the morning of the 6th of December, at St. Fillans, Perthshire, aged 69. THE LOSS OF THE PRINCE STEAMER.—Mr. Mare, of Blackwell, the builder of the Prince steamer, h as written to say that the cables were tested at her Ma jesty's dockyard at Woolwich, previous to being placed on board the Prince. THE GREAT BRITAIN STHAIIER.—The Government have entered into arrangements with Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co., of Liverpool, to charter this vessel as a regular transport for six months, on her arrival in this country from Melbourne, which is daily expected. She is 2,936 tons, andj will afford accommodation for about 2,000 troops. Tgs WOODEN HUTS.—On Tuesday afternoon a party of half•a-dozen sappers were suddenly ordered to erect one of the wooden huts in the dockyard, Plymouth, in front of the admiral superintendent's office. The object vi as to ascertain how soon this could be done, and to represent tho sippers at the Crimea on the arrival of the huts- From what we could perceiee on the emergency, we can state that half.a•dezen sappers can erect a hut in two hours complete, snd ready ro aeconamodate 25 men ; a dozen men would do the same in one hour. The erecli in of the huts was superintended by Capt sin Fen wick, of the Ordnance department, who acted on the principle of letting it be supposed that men who had never soon the butt' would have to erect them. NAVAL AND.MILITABY INTELLIGENCE. The St. Jean d'Acre, 101, screw, Captain Hon. H. Keppel, was taken into Devonport harbour on Tuesday, and will be taken into dock at Keyham. The screw steam-ship Princess Royal went up Ply mouth harbour on Tuesday, in order to be placed in dock. She is to be supplied with a new false keel. The Monarch, 84, having had her copper examined, and having been repaired in Devonport dockyard, was placed at her sailing moorings on Monday. We learn - by electric telegraph from Plymouth that the Royal mail paddle steamship Paniper'e, Captain S'uaran, from Liverpool, with mails for Lisbon, Madeira, and the Brazils, put into Plymouth leaky yesterday. The pipes are supposed to be choked. Her repairs will occupy three days, and may require more. The Liverpool Steam Company's tugs Express and Tartar have been take - ri — up - 'for• service in the Black Sea. The following appointments have been made:— Paymnsters.—William Simmonds (1854), recently servirp , as paymaster and clerk in charge of the Pandora surveying vessel on the Australian station, to the Electra, 14, sloop, on the Australian station; John B. Jackson, (1854), recently serving as paymaster and clerk of the Mariner, 12, sloop, on the North American and West Indian station, to the Devonshire paddle. wheel steam-sloop on the same station. Clerks in Charge.—Augustus Ovey (1848), recently serving in the Eurydice, 26, to the Rhadamanthus paddle-wheel steam store-ship at Woolwich ; William J. Stephens (1849), to the Dee paddle-wheel steam-ship at Chatham ; Henry Tucker (1850), from the Fentome, 12, sloop, on the Australian station, to the Pandora, surveying vessel, on tho,same station, vice Simmonds. Cicrks—Joseph C. Paine (Paymaster of 1850,) re cently serving as clerk in charge of the. Investigator discovery-ship, to the Royal William, 120, at Devon port ; John H. Shirreff (1853), from the Calypso, 18, on the North America and West India station, to the Mariner, 12, sloop, on the same station. Clerk's Assistant James Wortley, to the Hach' paddle. wiled steam sloop at Portsmouth. Assistant-Surgeon Edmund Lawless (1845), to the Conway flagship at Cork. Lieutenant Henry H. Beansish (1853), from the Ex cellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, has been appointed to the Exmouth, 90, screw steam-ship at Devonport. S trgeons.--Charles Smith (1843), has been appointed to the William convict ship ; Joseph Caldwell (1842), from the Waterloo, 120, flag-ship at Sheerness, to the Stag• convict ship ; James Booth (1838) to the Waterloo, 120, vice Caldwell ; Seaton Wade (1854), to the Geyser paddle-wheel steam-sloop at Portsmouth ; James K. Ballard (1835), to the Melampus troop-ship at Sheerness Rear-Admiral 'Seymour, late captain of the fleet in the Baltic, struck his flag on board the Princess .Royal, 91, screw, at Devonport, en Monday evening, and hoisted it on hoard the Royal William, 120, on Tuesday morning. The gallant officer has proceeded to town on leave. Rear- Admiral Eden has struck his flag on board the Royal William, and will give up the superintendence of the dockyard and ordinary to Admiral Seymour. The Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, accompanied by Sir Thos. Maitland and Capt. Crispin, went on board the Deliab, timber ship, lying off the Gosport beach, for the purpose of practically testing the working of Cunningham's reefing topsails from the deck. Captain Hay, of the Victory, was also present, having a party of marines from the Tictory, guard-ship, to test the principle. The commander-in. chief will, of course, make his report to the Admiralty, and we doubt not hut that it will be of the most favour able nature. It is due to Mr. Cunningham to state that everything worked most satisfactorily, and show ing that wh en a ship is short-handed, or when a,sudden squall comes down on the ship, the topsails can he close reefed from the deck in one quarter the time occupied in sending the hands aloft. It is highly important, and deserving the highest consideration at the hands of the Government. Rear-Admiral Plnmridge hoisted his flag, pro to n., on board the Excellent, and has struck it again. CONDEMNATION OF THE RUSSIAN BLACK SEA. PRIZES Yesterday the High Marshal of the Court of Admi ralty made public proclamation on the Royal Exchange that the following vessels, captured in the Black St a by her Majesty's cruisers, conveying arms and ammu nition to the Russians, would, within 20 days, be con demned and sold for the benefit of their captors— namely, the vessel Agos Isannes O'Bododo, of which. Theofori Vokos was the late master, prize to her Ma jesty's steamer Highflyer ; the Klissover Constantine, of which Ziliasimus Carones wa►s late the master, priza to her Majesty's steamer Retribution, and the Speri dione, of which Carlando Mataza was the master, prize to her Majesty's steamers Sidon and Fury ; as also the Russian vessel Pandia, of which Antonio Perbanda was late the master, seized under simulated papers in the port of Hull. The preliminary proceedings having been gone through with respect to the Leucade, of which Spiridione An nonis was late the master, captured in the Black Sea by her Majesty's steamer Firebrand; the Themis, Lorentzen late master, prize to her Majesty's steamer Cruizer ; and the Fortuna, H. C. Thomason late master, prize to her Majesty'e steamer Archer, both taken in the Baltic ; and the following seized under simulated papers, viz. : The Kotka, in London ; the Ceres, at Hull ; and the Rapide, at Liverpool, the decrees of sale will issue. The Admiralty are now receiving claims with respect to the Najaden and Primus at Somerset House. CAPTAIN CARNEGIE'S EXPEDITION ON THE COAST OF CIRCASSIA. We hear from private letters that the escape of Cap tain Moore and Lieutenant Smithett from destruction in the expedition on the coast of Circassia, was almost miraculous. It appears that after Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, in the Tribune, 31, screw; Captain Moore, in the High• flyer, 21, screw ; and Commander Luce, in the Lynx, 4, screw, had driven off the Cossacks and Russian infantry from a martollo tower at a village called Djimetria, a fo miles N.W. of Anapa, by their fire, Captain Moore an 1 Lieutcriant Smithett landed, and finding the tower full of gunpowder, shells, &0., they determined to blow it up. As they fired the train, however, a most terrific explosion took place, all the powder and shells having simultaneously ignited. Such was the unexpected force of the concussion that one entire arch was entirely blovvx down, and Lieutenant Smithett, who was close to the tower, was hurled to some distance from the spot. It was the greatest chalice in the world that he was not blown to atoms, for thousands of pieces of thw bursted shells flew around him in all directions. As it was, however, his face was severely burnt, the back of his head was seriously damaged, and his hands were completely skinned. He was of course taken on board his ship, and his injuries were at . otice attended to, and by the skill of the surgeon, and the patience and fortitude •f the sufferer under great agony, it is believed that he will soon recover and resume his active duty. All the skin had peeled off his face, without leaving a mark, but his hands remain raw and very painful. MAIL FOR THE ARMY IN GREECE. A. mail for the British army in Greece, Turkey, the Crimea, and fleet in th• Black Sea, will now be made up every Tuesday and Friday evening, instead of six times a month, as heretofore. The next despatch will be to-morrow. The postage remains the same—letters, 3d. the quarter ounce ; newspapers, 2d. each. ITHE LATE CAPTAIN PARKER, R.M. Charles Allan Parker, who commanded the detachment of Royal Marines on board H.M.S. President, and who was killed at the head of his gallant band in the attack upon Petropauleveki on the 4th of August last, was tke only son of Charles Parker, Esq., of Parknock, in Cum berland, and maternal grandson of the late Robert Allan, banker in Edinburgh. He was consequently nearly re lated. to several families in that city, and, from his firm ness of mind and amiability of character, was much esteemed by a large cirol• of relatives and friends. Cap tain Parker was 40 years old, aid leaves a widow and three young children. MILITARY. The detacbments of the 36th Foot which commenced duty at Wellington Barracks on the departure of the last reinforcement of the Grenaelier Guards for the Crimea has returned to the head-quarters of their regiment. The number of volunteers to the Grenadiers from militia regiments amounts to nearly 400 in ten days, rendering their presence no longer necessary in London. THE MILITIA. The whole of the Militia regiments is the home coun ties—viz., Middlesex, Bent, Surrey, Hertfordshire, and Buckinghamsisire, are forthwith to be embodied, and augmented to the full strength. The City of London Militia, when embodied and perfected in their drill, it is stated, will garrison the Tower at first. and thence will proceed to Ireland, unless the majority •f the men corn. posing the corps volunteer for foreign service. It is considered that from the animus evinced by the Militia? soldiers, there will not be the slightest delay or difficulty in raising the additional battalions and new regiments of in fantry of the line, as contemplated by Governm en t. Last week the County of Edinburgh Militia obtai ne d about 130 volunteers, making up about two-thirds of the enrolm h einsttoolcotnh City of Edinburgh : l ist of 220 men , corn lArelgiliimtiaenAt.rtilTlehrey, me nced on Saturday last, and is goia 15 to 20 men daily. The surviving gon at the ra t e o f officers of the let or Highland Regiment of Edinburgh Local Militia, dis banded 40 years ago, have offered th e i r serv i ces to the Queen, and have dep os it e d their t's c omman d s . ibir col ours i n Edinburgh Castle, awaiting h er M a The Suffulk Artillery Militia y meet to-day.at Ipswich for permanent duty ; the Sussex Light Infantry Militia meet at Brighton to Militia at - 2d Warwick Militia as also the Leamington • on Tuesda y next the First War wick Militia ' meet at Warwick ; and on the same day the 2d Staffordshire, at Stafford ; and on Wednesd a y the Ist R oya l Surrey Militia at Richmond ;—all t o b e embodied. In the course of a few days no less than 61 regiments of militia will be out for permanent duty in the united kingdom. The 3d Royal Middlesex Light Infantry Militia have given upwards of 200 volunteers to the line. The regi ment expects soon to be called out for permanent service. The let Devon Militia Regiment, which is to assemble for embodiment at Exeter on Monday next, will not, it is anticipated, muster anything like so large a number as it did at its last meeting for training, a great many of the corps having enlisted in the regiments of the line. During the last fortnight the staff of the regiment bag I been recruiting at Crediton, Tiverton, Cullompton, ind. Barnstaple, and has enlisted upwards of 50 men. :IGN. 88i 1241 ni 3 CBi i 33