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'' ' '''; rl; 4l. li ' ''' ~: • ,; , 7,e- Str:'-i r ...4 ,7 -2-1.. ., ...,,,....,c ~,, ~w.;0.,,,,,.: , 3,. „,., ... 4 .,,,1 ii 1,4ht.::,,.- 4 ' 14 ),..,: ..........;. 5.0 - 1.,t; ;1: . , ,,% . , ‘ ,... .,7 0t - , „ 7. -- , bit 0 \ - 1T.,: :::, , %:.. 4 V'' c . e, 1,7 , 1 \ :. c i ...., ::1,- - \-e:C-..._:,...,..,-,- MONT BLANC.— CHRISTMAS HOLI DAYS.—Dtaing the Chrhtmas Week Mr. ALBERT S'.I.IITH vrill give his •AIONT BLANC, HOLLAND, and up the TWINE, every morning and evening, at Three and Eight (et cpt Saturday evening.) Stalls can he taken for any oft the re presenta tons at the Egyptian Hall, every day, from Eleve Four. // 2 ( EGG < of every seven, which is indeed hard, but it cannot he helped, for you know the duty must be done. I have been in three engagements since I last wrote BANK OF ENGLAND, 21sT DECEMBER, 1653. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the BANK NOTES the GOVERNOR and COMPANY of the BANK of EN of GLAND, b e aring date on and after the first day of January next, will ein the following form : Bank of England I promise to pay the Bearer on Demand, the Sum of (amount) Pounds. (Date as at present.) For the Governor and Cr.mpy. of the Bank of England, £ (amount.) (Name of Cashier.) (The number as at Prese t ) The size end ;:eneral /diameter of the Note will he maintained as at present ; but there will be an alteration in the figure of Britannia, and in the water mark, to which' public attention is celled. JOHN BENTLEY, Secretary. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, 1854. NO. 19,4.24.] [PRICE SD. PUBLICATIONS. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. volunteered in the morning, principally into the Royal Marines ; and in - the afternoon the regiment was again assembled, when Earl Fortescue addressed-the men and said that an opportunity had now occurred for such of them as felt disposed to volunteer into regiments of the lire. There never was a time when men had a butter opportunity of distinguishing thernselre,s than the pre• sent. Upwards of 40 responded to the appal, making a total of about 100 volunteers in one day. LETTERS FROM THE aRI.IIEA. THE SECOND SERIPH Is No itEADT or THE ROIiA*CE OF THE FORUM ; or, Narrat! ve4, Scenes, and Anecdotes from Courts of Juitice. By PETER BURKE, Esq., Parrister-at-Law. 2 T 013., 215,, bz und. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY. 26, COItNIIILL, LONDON, 23d Dec., Mt. NOTICE IS lIEREBT GIVEN. That the BALE-YEARLY IN TEREST on the CAPITAL ST , 'CK of this SOCIETY, at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. due on the 31st instant, will become. payable on the 10th January rent, and proprietors may receive the same at this Office on that or any subsequent day, between the hours of 11 and 3 o'clock. And notice is hereby further given, that the Transfer Books of the Society will close on the 31st inst., and open en the 11th January next. By order of the Court of Directors. J. LE. ENDER STARR, Manager. N.B.— ^ n and after the 29th Jan ,, ary next, the business of the Scclety will be carried on at their new premises, 142, Strand. TO BUILDERS and OTHERS. —Sealed Ten ders for the following Services at Bull-point, viz.: 1. Building Cottazes for a foreman and 10 labourers ; 2. Building tf Co , k-house and Wash-house for the crews of the two powder vessels, wi h Privy and ; 3. Building an Ofilcu for the Ordnance Storekeeper ; 4. Building a Civil \Vetch-house awl a Shed for Waggons; 5. Bulding a Warder's Lodge and a S: ercho•Ae ; 6. Building an Engine-house; 7. Building a Boat-house : 8. Removing the present Wooden Filling and Examining-house at Keyham to Bull-pcint For specific sums, will be received at the Ordnance Office, Pall-real, London, on or before the 27th of January, 1855. Detailed specifications of the above 8 services, and every requisite information, may be obtained at the Royal Engineer Office. Bill point, daily (Sundays excepted) between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock, from the 9th January next to the 25th January, both day. Inclusive. Royal Engineer Office, Devouport, 19th December, 1854. CONTRACT FOR SHOFS. - - - Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-place, 25th Decem , cr, 1 8 54. THE Commissioners for Executing the O ffice of Lord High Admiral'of the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on F.; ATU • DAY. the "Ith of January, 1855. at One n'elnek., they will be ready to trent with snob persons as may he willing to Clntract ;or conniving and diNver - n; into her Ntaiesty's Victualling Stores at D EPTFORD, the und-3rmen tioned articles, viz.: .5,500 pairo, size N . 0.10/ suous. 5,500 „ „ No.ll One half thereof within sx weeks; and the remainder within six weeks afterwards, or ea: tier, if preferred by the parties t7oulering. Terriers may be made for the whole or any portion of the Shoes. - Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when t.,e ten ders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such part thereof only as they may deem fit. Patterns of the Shoes and the colic - lint:ins of the Revised Contract nay be seen at the said orlice. No tender will toe received after one o'clock on the day of treaty, nor any noticed, imicss made on the Printed form provided for the parp , e, and which may be obtained on application at the said Office. Every tender must be addret,cd to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand c o rner the words " Tender for Shoes," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place. rllO LOVERS OF FISH.- 100 real YAMIOUTII r, 1,0 A.TERS for 65., package included. The above forwarded to all parts on receipt of penny povtage stamps, or P. 0. 0. Oreferred) for the amount. Send plain address, county, and nearest station.—Address, Thomas LettiS, jun., Fish-curer, Great Yarmouth. THE 168. TItOWSERS REDUCED TO 14s. Trowsers and Waistcoat, 225.; Coat, Waistcoat, and Trow sers, 475. ; made to order from Szoteli Tweeds, all Wool, end thoroughly shrunk, by B. BENJAMIN, 9h-rehant Tailor, 74, Regent-street. N.B.—A perfect fit guaranteed. FARL FITZWILLIAM'S COLLIERIES, on the Sonth Yorkshire Railway.—SAMUEL rum , oLL, of Sheffield, begs to announce That the arrangements he has been honoured to make for carrying a portion of the produce of these ex tensive Collieries, and also of the silkstone Co'Verie , , to London, via the London and North-Wes , ern Railway. are sufficiently ma tured to enable him to commence delivering from Camden and Ken sington Stations on New Year's Day. Price per Ton, within four miles of either Station :—Silkstone, * 245. ad.; Eisecar, 235. 4d., cash on delivery, or on giving the order —Temporary Offices will be opened at both Stations on December 18th, `or booking orders, which in the meantime Mr. Plimsoll will be gild to receive at Sheffield. • These same Coals are now being supplied by the Great Northern Railway, at 275., this Company having at prese thnt, and ma Decem ber 31st next, a monopoly of t h e supplies on the South Yorkshire Railway. .AURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROO NIS During the course of this week will he played by Laurent's Orchestra :—Overture, Masaniello, Aubar; Waltzes: Vermahlung's Toaste (first time), Strauss; La Jardiniere, Labit-ky : Souvenir du Luxembourg (first time), Dousquet ; Le Carnaval de Venise (by desire), H. Laurent, with Variations for all the principal performers. Quadrilles : Le Palais de l'Alcazar, H Larnotte ; La Guerre, Boa sio ; Le Selment (first time), Ramatn ; Lammerm - or Tinney. Schot tische, 3foldavian (first lime), JulliFn. Polkas : Blumenfesi (first time), Strauss; The New Armen. strauss. Gallop, Les Guides, H. Laerrnt. Principal Cornet al Piston, M Boulcourt. MI Information relative to music to be obtained at the music re ,, ository uader the orchestra. Doors open at Eight; commence at half-past. - Admis sion, One Shilling. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. The following REMARK ABLE 'NOVELTIES have been SPECIALLY PREPARED. LECTURE by J. H. PEPPER, Eery., on Professor Wheatstone's experiments en the TRANSMISSION of 'AUNT) through Solid Con ductors, illustrated by a r ELEP HONIG' COMO e',Wr FIRST PAR I' of as ENTIRELY NEW and SeI,ENDID CAL DIORAMA, illustrating the VOYAGES of SINTIAD the SAILOR, with Beautiful PHANTAsMAGORIA EFFEOTs. and appropriate Music arranged by Mr. Waud. Great Increase in the VIEWS of the WAc' : the 13 ATTLE of the ALMA, SIEGE of SEBASTOPOL, the ENGLISH BATTERIES, &e., LECTURE on the LANCACTER GUN, the MI NIE RIFLE, and that powerful implement of war, the STEAM GUY, projecting 'sixty Falls per Minute, wh ch has been erected by Mr. PERKINS, and will be tl•scharged daily and in the F.Yeein‘s. lEC LURES on ELE , TRIC ITV by Dr. BACIIIIOFPNER. Mr. CRAWFORD'S TOCAL ENTERT AINM ENT of the PATRIOTIC SONGS of SCOTL AND. For the special Amusement of the Juvenile Auditory, DAV IS'S INGE:NM-Us M kit lON ETTEg Will be exhibited An the other LECTUrt!..S, EXHIBITIONS of MODELS, toe. &e &c. Fresh deco . ations. Special Juvenle Night on the 3d of January, and gratuitous distri bution of the Ornaments of a beauttul Christmas 'free amongst the Young People. TRIESEMAR, protected by Royal Letter* Patent of England, and secured by the SeMs of the Ecolo, d+ Pharmacie de Paris, and the Tinperial College •f Medicine, Vienna. _ _ TRIESEIf AR, No. is a remedy for Relaxation, Spertuatorrhcea, and Exhaustion of th. System. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, effectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely eradicates all traces of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubeb. , have so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portion of the population. TRIESEHAR, No. 3, Is the great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TRIESEMAR, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table without their use bein: suspected. Sold in tin cases at Its. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided hit. separate doses, as administered by Valptau, L'lllemanol, Roux. &c., &c.—To he had Wholesale and Retail in London of Robert John ston, 68, Cornhill ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street. G R AVESEND ST 2 PACKETS. No other Packets call at the Grcenhithe and Pardeet Plel The Packets FRO cal ll l at the Piers TERRACE aPIER s underI GRAVE .. .AV-NE) ine:l (weather permit , . - SUNDAYS. WEEK DAYS. Terrace Pier A 8 9 2 -- -6 -- 1 5 I r 3, 1 - Lfgti v., L') 4 Time Omnibuses from Fenehurch-street Station to all parts of Londo , every quarter of an hour. sgtursmcm Trains from tt . ETACICIV Ul,, on the arrival of the fo lowing the F en ehurch-streat Station. SUNDkYS. WERX DAYS. .- - i - - - --- 7 -- A $ 5 .7.1 t g ' 2 _ - - r _ - Fen church !Street I I 1 4' Fore Cabin. damn; To or from Gravesend and L0nd0n.......... 101, .. Is. 2d , Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolwich Bd. .. Os. tOd Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. id. .. Os Si BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 8 4 . 0 3 .1 Six Mo nths, 3? * Os ' ; Three Months, 21. Os.; to be had of the Collectors on board tilt Packets; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Nov. 18, 1854. VIE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY J u st published, price 25 . , illustrat e d w ith cases; free by post for 36 stamps, ERVOUS DEBILITY; _LI - Its Causes, Symptoms, and Cure.—An Essay on Sper matorrheea, with Practical Observations on a o saf h e e r c s: e n i d more succes sful mode of batmentent of the of the di e e ases f tdetec ineorative System, obtained by Me in ti s ti ngu i s bing, by urinary exa mination, the real cause and effect of of ev ery variety of complai nt, whether arisi from solitary habits, ng excesses, accident , or climate, followed by praeßealremeres, founde d en twenty years' experience in the treatment of Impuissance Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrheea, &c. To which are added, Commentar ies on the Physiology of Marriage, with pe e , cautionary hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice, and on the dengerous remedies advocated by various writers on these important disorders. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M. L. 37, REDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. Bator of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary Siember of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Jec., fr,e. The essential object of this trea tise is to point out the fearful con. sequences resulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses. which have prociticel more misery in Yout h, degradation in Dian which and premature decay at all st a g es of Life, then, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern pathologists. It; perusal is particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazardeiing is th e health, happiness , and p rivile g es to which every human be entitled. It is absolutely necmanagement, men should know, that there are principles of personal hich cannot be violated without Incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any decree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. TheAnthor has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatinent of these delicate complaints, which have unfortunately t ee n too generally confided to the care of ignorant ernpirra, who inflict groat ilkidl7 on those who are induced to place faith n their pretensions. NERVOUS DEBILITY may be had, price 27, of Messrs. Piper, Brothers, and Co., 23, Paternosteeero w ; Ilanney, 63, Oxeord-etreet ; Horne, 19, Leicester-zqulre; Cornhill; or , reo ooa for thirty stamps to any address from the AuthOr'i residence, 37, Bed ford-square. At home for consultation daily from' Elan till Two, and from su gill Eight. Fen churcb Street " This second series of the Romance of the Foram equals the first In intc.rtst and variety. The records of courts of justice supply materials of true history far stranger than my inventions of fiction, and Mr. Burke selects with tact and describes with skill many won derful and striking stories."—Literary Gazette. Hurst and Blackett, Publ'shers, successors to Henry Coiburn. INTERESTING LITERARY PRE.ENTS. To be had of all Booksellers, CHEAP EDITION of PEPYS' DIARY and CORRE N E SCE. Comprising all the recent adddional Notes and Emendations, printed uniformly with the last edition of Evelyn's Diary, in 4 TOIS. post Svo., with Portraits, &c., pries only Gs. each, bound. CHEAP EDITION of LIVES of the QUEENS of ENGLAND. By AGNES ,TRICKLAND. With all the late Improvements and Yortralts of tvery Queen. 8 vols.. 7s. Gd. each, bound. CHEAP EDITION of the CRESCENT and the CROSS. By ELIOT WARBURTON. t vol., with 15 Illustrations, Gs. bound. CHEAP EDITION of MADAME D'ARBL AY'S DIARY and LET EltS. 7 vds., with Fortraits. only 3s. each, bound. Publishes for 11. Cclburn, by his successors, Hurst and Blackett. FRASER'S MAGAZINE for JANUARY, 'Yee 2s. 6d.. or, by post 35., contains— The State and Prospects of Spain. The Latest Acquisition of Russia—The River Arooor. field Sports in Foreign Lands. A ,oldier's View of the Campaign of 1854. Edward Forbes An Inedii ed Fragment. lwy.i's First Wife—Part I. A tut ryotr-ini A. A z--eond Ilsteh of Danish Ballads. Paris Demo' shed a: d Paris Embellished. By the Author of " The Upper I en Tin u:an I." The Flosphal N'uisa -An Episode of the War. Founded on Fact. h., 01. i ilian z. Alma I nkerin an. The 'Ten Da s' ession. London : John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. This Day, foolscap Bvo., as. Gd., gilt, 4s , A BD-UL-MEDJID ; a Lay of the Future ; and other Poem-. By Miss U. Z. I,IACDONALD. Edinburgh: J, Lonclon : R Groombridge and Sons. WEDDING GLOVES. NOTICE. --The Publisher regrets that, i consequence of the haste in sup plyine the 11*.ze manlier of this Work orderea, a portion of the If u , - trations in the First Editiou are Im;,7rectly Placed. Any such copies will be exe:amt,sl foe the New Edition, to b 3 issued en Sntur day next, December 30. Paternestcr-row, Dec. 27: "VIUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY.—MI the best ,e, NEW WORKS' may be. hal in PUC.ITSSIOII from this Exten sive Library by every Subscriber of One Guin,a per ampon, and by ali first-class co,ntry subscribers of Two Guiceas and upwards. Prospectuses may be obtained on application. - • ' CHARLES ED WARD MUDIE, 510, New Oxford-street. QUACKS U MASKED. • The Third Edition.—Just published, price 55., by post, free, NS. 6d, UWE to FALSE SPERMArORAWEA, with the Vice of diAleguishing the Imaginary from the Beal sufferers under this diseas , , and C 'rrectiug of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. Pecan he t}erman of Dr i'lCKN't . With an introduction by the Editor, containing a complete exposure of the system of terrorism and extortion pursued by the advertising quacks of the metropolis towards those who aro credulous enough to seek their aid. " Dr. inctford 's known to English readers by his frequent practi est contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he Informs us, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi sal ''eader. We trust this may not he the last, if ha shall totect any other equally fia4zrant evil wide , it us tp he in his ower to cor rect." —London Medical tdazette. " The tribe of Quiet Sympathisers,' and ' N'Tedical Friqnds,' are mercilessiy exposed ; arid if this book could Cod its troy into the hands of thosia who suffer from the com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would he saved much needless suffering of tiody and mind, and what is of !ess importance, Peough it is that which the quacks most prize— much money......Tiiis volume is well. qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to placs the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, like'y to do much good." London: IT. 'Maniere, 219, Ecgent-street. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly digest the food. The daily useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the beat safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrino, 19, Fenchurch-street, London, and 63. Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer chants, London ; and generally by the vineipal dealers in sauce. N.R.—To guard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA and REIM INS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. READING SAUCE, for Fish, Game, Gravies, Slashes, Stakes, &c.—JOHN and CHARLES COCKS, the Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers of the celebrated RE \ DING SAUCE, beg to CAUTION the Public azainst the daily frauds prac tised by many persons, who are otTerin; their spurious imitations as the genuine Rending sauce. This sauce is patronised and recom mended b 7 most families in the kingdom, and for general me it stands unrivalled. It is sold by all respectable Fish Sauce Venders. Be particular in asking for "Cocks' Rea lin; Sauce,' , which is pre pared ONLY by ,Tthn an 1 charles Cocks, at their Manufactory, Duke street, Rca,liag all others are counterfeits. Observe the name, "J. stud (`. Cocks, Reading," on the seal and label of each bottle : without thisSione ere genuine. TEETH. —By her Majesty's Royal Letters' Patent.—Newly-invented sod Patented Application of Che mically-prepared White In dia-rubber in the construnion of Artificial Teeth, Gums, and Palates.—Mr. EPIIRAIM MOSELY, Surgeon- Dentist, 61, 3rosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square, Sole Inventor and Patentee.—A new, original, and invaluable invention, corsisting in the adaptation, with the most absolute perfection and success, of CHEMICALLY-PREPARED WHITE INDIA- RIT".IIER as a lining to the ordinary gold or bone frame. The 'extraordinary results of this application may be briefly noted in a few of their most promi nent features, as the following —all :harp edges arc avoided : no springs wire!, or fastenings are required ; a greater increas e d free dom of suction is suppla.d ; a natural elasticity hitherto wholly un attainable: and a fit, perfected with the most unerring accuracy, are ttecared, while from the softness and flexibility of the agent rm ptoyed, the greatest support is given to the adjoining teeth when loose, or rendeFed tender by Vie absorption of the gums. The acids of the mouth exert so agency on the chemically-prepared Whits India-rubber, and as it is a non-conductor, flui , 's of any temperature may with thorough comfort be imbibed and retained in the mouth, all unpleasantness of smell or taste being at the same time wholly provided against by the peculiar n attire of its preparation. To be obtained only at 61, Grosvenor-street, London ; , . 22, Gay-street, Bath 31, Grainger •street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. D/t. CULVERWELL ON NERVODSNE3S, DEBILITY, AND INDIGESTION. Also, on Urinary Derangements, Constipation, and Memorrholds, Is. each, by post is. (ld. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID. " Abstentia multi curantur morbi." A popular exposition of the principal causes (over and careless feeding, &c.) of the above harassing and distressing complaints, with an equally intellizible and pop.ilir exposition of how we should fire to get rid of them ; to which is added, diet tables for every meal In the day, and full instructions for the . rezimen and observance of every hour out of the twenty four. Illustrated by numerous cases, &c. AND SITADEi OF MARRIED LIFE. "Re which that hath no cif, I hold him lost, and all desolat. lie that bath no child, Like sun ar.d winde."—Chaucer. Subject: Marriav, its expectations end Necessities —Development of the Affections—Lo7e , li3tche.l Precipitate. impelled, and retarded Unions— Thirital Inc , n„Rrnities—" aiival Unsuitableness—Mental incompatibility and Physical Derectiven.s , —Advantages of Inter m arriage—Tlfeory of Gestation—hereditary Resemblance—Mode of determining Legitimacy. On Infelicitous, Infertile, and all Unas similablo Alliances—Low sf DiTorco, &e., &c. Z. CHASTITY AND ITS INFRINGEWENTS. A Lecture to Young Men. " What passions hurt the body—ghat improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." Subject : Life's pilzrimsge, trom infancy to old sge. The advent of the passions. Chastity and its infringement. The CAS' , altins et licentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narrative, and remediative. Advocacy of early marriages, &c. • 4. On Secret Diseagas, their Selt-management and Cure. The GREEN 1100 K.—A comprehensive and popular exposition of Benito and urinary diseases—their nature and treatment, corn prising especially primary and secondary symptoms, all forms o urinary derancementa, stricture and epermatorrhcoa; with 250 en gravings and prescriptions. The BLADDER, ITRETTIR A, ant RECTUM . .—Comprising Urinary Derangements. Constipation. and Hemorrhoids. Vols 6 and 7, companions to the weeding. THE ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. HOVF TO BE HAPPY. "Jucunde Vivere." "Few words to fair faith "—Shakespere. Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or of DP ittrilAnn CITLVERWELL, Brother, Successor, and Twenty Years Uansif Bug Colleague of the lath Author of the above, 10, Argyll-place, Regent-street, London, who may be advised with on the above matters daily, from Ten till Five, an& in the evenings, from Seven till Nine. FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. - E. MOSES and SON have ready for inspection a riew and very superior stock of Vests for Balls and Christmas parties. Those com prise the latest int . oduction, English and foreign, in fabrics of ele gant aad fashiona - de manufacture—nod they are made with the skill for which the firm of E. Moms and SON is everywhere cele- Israted. E. Moses and gee have prenared a new cloak of Juvenile Attire far Christmas holidays —it comprehends every variety, Is made from the ' est and most suitable o‘aterials, has the recommendation of being desimed and fin'shed by the most skilful awl experienced artists and workmen in the trade—it fits gracefully and easy, and Is charged the lowest possible nrice. For the christmas holidays E. Moses and Sox, who have ready ferinspeetion an unraral'eled variety of Overeats, Paletot P, Capes, Reversibl, &c., &,c , the Ftyle. workmanship, and gene - rWalraex"ceerlences are perectly inimitable, and the elicits such as are only reedered remunerative by immense transactions. For Christmas holidays E. MOSES tut Sora's Establlskoaent, and boll , its Branch, New Oxford -street, are equally nrovVed with Hosiery Gooh.dat;l‘,,,nhdicleinClN,sC.C.llloinotilor.vneilty's,heoleer zece: Christmasadou(rlincl;etahpene.e. for E v t E h N e days may be most advantageondy selected of E Mocks and Sox. Stock of the most suitable Goods E. Moses and SON'S WhOle3alo Clothing, Shirt, and Boot and Shoo departments present the largest . ,-,,,..„P,EC1A-L NOTIcE.--Until March I,ICM, E. MOSES and SOPS CAL T TION.—H. export . - ,r home trade) at the Most reasonable prices. ' 'WASH MENTS will be CLOSED at EIGHT O'CLOCK clock. EVENING, except Saturday, when they will be open till 11 o'clock. n ri g tr t a o d r m a a rd n.i i i h k e e public against In a falsehood of .. B : i o n sition,having l earned MOSES and SON dregthreatt the same concena." has been many instances, and far obvious reasons, they resorted to in ..g connected with their Establishment," or " It's No CMINELION WI rI T T beg to state that they have • _ ANY Errata noose tte ors ort'r OF LONDON, litre 1 except their own listallTl:lnne - i - fts, as f o llows : 3 Landon City Establish ment, 154,155. 155, and 157, AS, and 86, Aldgate, oppo s it e t he Church, all communicating. I ondon West-end Branch, 506 , 507, 505, New Oxfor d-street, 1, A and 3, Bart-street, all co nnunnicatinq. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. chained Branch, 30. lrargate.M.lnorie , 54, Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Tailoir, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and ihne Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article no tgiv m e o s n a e t y istZ u tio b n e , i r t e wi tur ll n b ed e exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain fi gures, the lowest price, trom which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset int Saturtitys, when business is re^irael till 11 o'clock. A new ifto“lt for Autumn and Winter. " The Commercial Comm calitA'aing full lists of prices, our sp.tela sel!:-nieasur, inent, &e., &c., may be had on application, or post-freo. Tel l'on perle Francais. Qui Si parla Itslif no. Tiler spricht man Deutsch Apia sa habla Espano. IllustratedAa Almanac for 105 gr4tle, ou gully gip, or poet fr oe ma. ttlng 1 13 r, 8 The Royal George, 120, screw, Captain Codrington, is still at her moorings in the Fairway, Sheerness. An order has been received for her to go into the basin, which no doubt she will next spring tides ; in the mean time, everything will be done to lighten her now heavy draft of water. The crew are all to have leave, and will be paid this week. The St. Jean d'Acre, 101, (screw), Captain the Hon. H. Keppel, was taken out of the basin at Keyham on TucAday, aryl placed at moorings off the dock yard. She is to be supplied with some fittings for the horses of the officers of the troops to be embarked in hor for the East. The foremast of the Monarch, 84, Captain J. E. Erskine, at Portsmouth, having been found defective, must be taken out to be examined. • The Majestic, 81, screw, Captain Hope, is in No. 3 dry dock, Sheerness, with her topmasts and lower yards struck. Her bottom, we believe, is not injured. Yes terday morning a diver of the name of Twigg went down in the diving apparatus in order to remove some obstacle that prevented the gates being shut in the above dock ; he had to ascend in consequence of the iron shoes coming off that keep them at the bottom. The caisson is closed, but notwithstanding the dock is half full of water. Her crew are to have leave, and will, we hear, be paid to-day, and, no doubt, upon their return, be turned over to the barracks. The Cressy, 81, Captain Warren, is in No. 1 dry dock, Sheerness, with her topmasts struck and lower yards down. The after part of her false keel is broken, and the copper rubbed in several places, &c. ; her bends are being caulked; and rigging put in order in the loft. Her crew will get paid to-day, when they will j et leave for either fourteen days or a month ; the men drafted to her coming from foreign stations will get a long leave of absence of sixty days. Her crew are all in the barracks in the victualling department. The Hogue, 60, screw steam block ship, arrived at Spithead on Tuesday night front the Baltic. The Imperieuse, 51, screw st,etun-ship, discharged her powder and shell yesterday, and. is ready to come into harbour. , The ffelam'pus, 42, frigate, is still in the basin, Sheer ness, fitting out as a troop ship. Htr lower masts are stepped, cue. The Amphion, 34, screw-frigate, Capt. Key, is still moored over on the west shore, Sheerness. Her boilers are very defective, but as yet we have not heard oh her having received any definite orders. The crew will be paid this week, and get learn of absence, and those drafted who have just arrived from foreign stations will have the long leave of sixty days. The PylAdes, 20, screw-corvette, is lying under the sheers in the dockyarl, Sheerness. The Beaver, lighter, is alongside with her boilers and machinery, which are being hoisted in. Messrs. 'Jean and Sin's mechanics are on board, and she is to be brought forward with ail .e: patch. The steam-vessels Lizard and African left Sheerness yesterday for Plymouth, with 100 supernumeraries draughted from the Waterloo, flagship, for general ser vice for ships at Plymouth, The Adelaide transport got away from Spithead on Tuesday niglit. SHIPS AT PORTSMOUTH. The following is a list of the vessels of her Majesty's nary at Portsmouth last night : Remaining in harbour.—Victory, St. Vincent, Excel lent, Victoria and Albert, Illustrious, Blenheim, Pene lope, Geyser, Seala,rk, Rolla, Fairy, Pigmy, Elfin, Sprightly, Pelter, Fire Queen, Echo, Fanny, and Comet. At Spithead.—Duke of Wellington, Hogue, Impe rieuse, and Arrogant. In Dock.—Hastings, Pembroke, Raleigh, Black Prince, and Polyphemus. In the steam basin.—James Watt, Myrmidon, Oberon, Centaur, and Salamander, In the fitting basin.—Ajax. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants.— William N. Cornewall (1853), from the Bulldog, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, to the Geyser, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, at Portsmouth ; Arthur R. Wright (1854), to the Calcutta, 84, at Devonport ; Chas. D. Lucas (1854), to the Caesar, 91, screw steam-ship ; John Moresby (1551), recently serving in the Driver, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, to the Excellent, gunnery ship, at Portsmouth ; James C. Goodenough (1851), recently serving in the Calcutta, 84, at- Devonport, to the Excel lent, gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth ; Charles G. G. Peiceval (1854), recently serving in the Majestic, 80, to the Bulldog, at Portsmouth ; George D. Fitzroy (1854), recently serving in the Cal - ,ar, 91, screw steam ship, to the Majestic, 81, screw steam-ship. Master.—James F. Beckett (1846), from the Vulture paddle-wheel steam-frigate, to the Argus, revenue cruiser. Master's•Assistant.—Thomas Coatea, to the Peney®• raLce, iron screw troop-ship at Woolwich. Clerk.—Edmund B. Walker ( 1 E 51 ), to the Conflict, S; 'screw steam-ship. THE WESER AND THE RECRUIT. The names of the two gun-boats given in exchange for the Thetis, 36, by the Prussian Government, are to be altered—that of the Nix to Weser and that of the Sala mander to the Recruit. THE DEVONSHIRE PRISON SHIP. The Devonshire, Commander Lloyd, prison ship, has, we understand, about thirty Russian prisoners now on board. The mate, that made his escape a few days back, has not been caught. It is generally expected he is gone to Hamburg, as that is his native place, or where he hails from ; if so, it will be rather difficult to find hint out again. SHIPWRIGHTS WANTED. A notice has been posted at the Dockyard gates, Sheer nesg, that shipwrights and caulkers are wanted for ser vice in that yard. ACTIVITY AT SHEERNESS. The greatest activity prevails throughout the whole of her Majesty's dockyard ; the boiler factory is pro gressing fast, being now nearly roofed in, and the ends that are propped np do not appear to sink any further. Orders have been received to lay down another screw corvette in the same graving dock where the Pylades, just launched, was built. She is intended to be of the same armament and size, with the exception of having more beam, as the Pylades, and is to be named the Scylla. There is a rumour here that a coal depot is to be built on the spare place between the boiler factory now building and the north-east end of the f l o ck . Such is very likely to be the case, but we cannot vouch for the accuracy of it. This morning the whole of the yard were mustered before Captain Tucker, superintendent, according to the usual quarterly muster. MISCELL INEOUS. The Imperatrice is expected to be ready to reeve troops at Portsmouth to-morrow. The number of sailing vessels now employed by our Government as transports is 108, and of steamers 56, making a total of 164. The Isabella 11., a steamer laden with stores of every kind, the contributions of the public, has sailed from Irongate Wharf, Tower, under the auspices of the Com mittee of the Crimean Army Fund, for Balaklava, where the comforts thui provided will be gratuitously distri buted among the troops. Yesterday a quantity of waterproof covers for blan kets for the use of the Sappers and Miners in the Crimea, as also several hundred bales of warm clothing, blankets, &c., were put on board lighters at the Tower Wharf, to be shipped on board the transports at Deptford and Woolwich for conveyance to the Crimea. MILITARY. A detachment of the 65th Regiment arrived at Spit head yesterday morning from Jersey by one of the Royal Mail packets, from which vessel it was transhipped to the Euphrates, and will sail, weatker permitting, for New Zealand to-morrow morning. The detachment of the 15th depot, under the command of Brevet-Major Henry Grier4on, vacated the barracks at Eaniskillen on Wednesday, for the use of the Fer managh Militia, and is to be stationed with the depot of the 3d Buffs. The following drafts, under the care of Captain A. Campbell, will shortly embark at Queenstown, on board the St. Jean d'Acre, for the seat of war :—The 30th, 33d, 49th, 50th, and 68th, from Fermoy ; 41st, 47th, and 55th, from Templemore ; 57th and 63d, from Birr. The remaining nine officers and 122 men of the 17th Foot will also go in the St. Jean d'Acre, which leaves Plymouth for Queenstown on Tuesday. MILITIA. Eight serjeants of the Gu trds have arrived in Chelms ford to assist in drilling the West Essex Militia, which was to muster yesterday for permanent duty. FIRST SURREY.—This regiment assembled for perma nent duty at Richmond on the 20th inst. The officers have mustered in their usual strength, and about 500 men have already answered to the roll. THIRD ROYAL LANOASHIRE.—This regiment was to assemble in Preston yesterday (Wednesday), and is to remain there for six weeks, at the expiration of which time it will probably be despatched to Dublin. The Royal Sussex Light Infantry Militia is to be in creased to 1,018 as speedily as may he. This was the number originally allotted for Sussex. At present they do not exceed 600 ; but, from the rapidity with which the men continue to be enrolled, no less than 64 having joined the corps since their arrival in Brighton, the complement will, it is expected, be soon made up. On Monday the Ist Devon Regiment of Militia, now embodied at Exeter, assembled in the Castle-yard, for the purpose of giving the men an opportunity of enlist ing into regiments of the line. The colonel, Earl For tescue, had informed the regiment on the day of their embodiment that the general commanding the district would send down an officer, under whose auspices they could volunteer. Acenrdinely, Captain Bourke, of the 34th Regiment, attended, and the recruiting ssrjeants of the various regiments now stationed at Exeter s and are present. The men were in excellent spirits, and pre -413 Onted a clean and martial appearance, Upwards of 60 TBE CIVIL WAR IN CHINA. (From flee Hong Kong Register.) We are indebted to an esteemed friend for the following interesting communication regarding Canton and its neighbourhood. A later date in forms us that the distant boom of cannon was very distinctly heard on the 21st, and that a con siderable amount of fighting was taking place near to the city walls on the 20th of October : " As I promised to give you from time to time some account of the state of things in Canton and neighbour hood, I have dotted down a few facts which I think can be depended on for their aecurracy. You must excuse me from giving anything like a full or regulat. For some time past we hare ceased to hear the report of guns at the back of the city, and the telescope does not now exhibit to our view bodies of men passing back wards and forwards on the ridges of the hills, or clusters of soldiers firing, and waving flags on certain prominent points, as formerly. The encampments remain, and in them and in the stone and mud forts are some 10,000 men drafted chiefly from Sun ong, Chew-chow, and Tung-koon, kept together without much apparent order or discipline. The egress and ingress through the gates of the city are still far from easy, only 4 gates are kept constantly open through the day, and none are permitted to pass either men women, without undergoing some ex audeation ; respeetablydressed peg pleare not very narrowly inspected.. Seizures anddecapitatione within the city are fearfully frequent. Matiypersens belonging to the Triad Society have lately been teken, up and beheaded. This is denbtlesely done to strike terror to the,thgnsands that diatejuined -this trent...meal : A' body, an d to prevent,ts increase. The GovernOr-General, Eep, has earned for himself a great reputation. He is praised for his judi cious, prompt, and eiiiigant attention to his onerous duties in the preservation of the city and general man agement of its affairs. The soldiers speak well of him and seem contented, being, under his orders, well cared for. Their monthly pay, ranging from $3 to ,56, is paid in advance, and they receive a reward of three taels of silver for every rebel they take or kill, the left ear being required as proof of the fact. If a soldier is wounded in battle, he receives his rations and pay as formerly, and has me lical advice provided him. If he should fall on the battle-field, his comrades alwny s save him if possible, end csrry him into a place of safety. It he should die from his wounds, a strong coffin is had, and the body, being dressed in good clothes, is buried at the public ex pen-e. A cap with a gilt button, a sash round the waist, and silk boots form an essential part of the various posthumous honours. His companions follow him to the grave, but there does not appear to be any religious or military distinctions observed at the interment. Twenty taols of silver are preientecl by the General to the family of the deceased, called 'Stop tear money.' The heavy expenses of supporting a fighting army and maintaining the defences of the city seem hitherto to hive been principally met by the rich and influential. Howqua and the Hen family have been the greatest con tribute, s ; but this voluntary subscription has not been confined only to the wealthy. Tradesmen have sur rendered a percentage of their yearly profits for the pub -1 c weal; grudgingly perhaps has this been done by some, but by moat cheerfully and in a patriotic spirit. The only coercive tax that has come to my knot; ledge as yet was the exaction of a stein equal to one month's rent from every house in Canton. The free offerings of the people are placed in the hands of civilians, Howqua being the presi 'lent. The total sum collected is said to be equal to the stun which the present necessities of the city call for. The fighting at the back of the city has been witnessed by a few foreign gentlemen, and by them pronounced puerile in the extreme, according to our notions of war. It has been effectual, nevertheless, in destroying and repulsing the thousands that at one time threatened the city with destruction. These bands have been dispersed, and those that remain to be overcome in the immediate neighbourhood of Canton are the few villages beyond Sam-use-le, who are still in arms against the Govern ment, or rather perhaps standing on their own defence. The soldiery attack them from time to time, and sharp fighting has been carried on—little of a hand-to hand eetnbat, but close enough fighting to inflict wounds and cause death to many on both sides. On the rebel side there are about 6,000, including women and young boys, who assist the men to load and fire the guns. Their arms are coalmen long-barrelled guns, spears, spikes made from the bamboo, rattan shields, arrows projected by rockets, and swords about 18 inches I long, sharp and pointed. The balls used are of all sizes, costly ranging from the size of a small to that of a large orange. Their bullets vary in size from a pea to a large . in shape. The larger supply of cannon and ammunition than their oppo nents. Judging from their own reports they are anxious to fight, and do not fear death, and are only restrained from getting to close quarters with the enemy, cutting them off root and branch, by their superior officers, who are afraid they may be taken in ambush, or fall into the numerous pits and stakes known to exist near the rebel villages. When fighting first commenced, both parties kept at a re epeclal distance from each other, and not much injury or loss was sustained on either side. But latterly, whatever cause it may be ascribed to, the casualties have not been small. Many have been killed, and still more have been seriously wounded. Fur three months past wounded soldiers and villagers have been brought to the hospital in the western suburbs, under Dr. Hobson's care, but the cases have been far more numerous and serious within the last three weeks than formerly. Two or three have been admitted daily. A week ago 20 cases of gunshot wounds through the head, chest, and extre mities were Brought into the hospital, all within thirty hours. Incised or punctured wounds have not yet ap peared, showing that up to this time the Imperial troops do not, or dare not, come to close quarters. Many cases of spear or sword cuts have occurred among the villagers and coolies, received while defending their masters' pro perty or their own from the depredation of robbers% and it has not been an uncommon occurrence for wounded robbers (or suspicious -looking men) to apply themselves for surgical aid. Latterly, owing to the rigid scrutiny of the police, and the seizure of some of them at the hospital doors (and even within them occasionally) they have not dared to show themselves, and many, no doubt, hare perished from their undressed wounds. A barba reus custom exists on both sides, which is a species of canniintlism. The Chinese have a strong notion that '.ettaletinspgirtihteolfiver, gall,revenge and ceu rag e can b e inspir e d by or nom° part of their enemies' body; accordingly, some of the soldiers, especially those be longing to Chew-ch ow, when the fighting for the day is done, take out the liver, lungs, and heart of their fallen foe, and cook them for their dinner. . "The great stronghold.of the rebel camp near this is Fatshan, and further of Shu-ning-foo. The 100 villages of Sei-tsue are all in a state of insurrection, and their in habitants commit robberies both on the land and water. This far-famed place for fine prospects and recreation is now one scene of rapine and disorder. But, indeed, the whole province may be said to be in this state, for there is not one district out of the 72 where there is entire peace and s ubordination. Everywhere there are bands of robbers amid pirates scouring the country and its waters, oppressing the rich, pillaging the poor, and seizing whatever comes in their way. The natural con sequence of this state of things is stagnation of trade and commerce, a general feeling of insecurity of life and property, a rise in the price of provisions, fuel, clothes, and every necessary of life, occasioning much distress, poverty, and want among the poorer classes, especially intcertain districts where labour and trade are entirely suspended. Three months ago there was an exodus from the city to the country, but for a month, past the current has been running the other way, and Canton was never fuller than it now is. Houses are extremely scarce, and rents and prices of provisions have risen greatly. "It is difficult to imagine how such a vast mass of human beings as are here congregated together manage to live and support life, with so little occupation and business at their command. Foreign trade, which gives employment to thousands at this port, is now all but extinct, and native commerce must be seriously embar rassed when the great highways and channels of com munication through the country are closed up and beset on every side with robbers. It is useless to speculate on tne future. Every man, however, does so ; but in a peculiar country like China (the most peculiar country in the world), it is wiser, some think, patiently to wait and observe the changes that Pro vidence overrules, and which the revolutions of time will fully develop° to our view. Happy, thrice happy, will it be, when the present cause of civil war shall be removed, and peace, order, and prosperity shall be re stored, and Christian knowledge be extensively diffused throughout the empire. God grant that it may be: so soon ! TURNPIKE TRUSTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES. —A. second return relative to turnpike trusts in England ani Wales, presented to Parliament by the Queen's command, and yesterday published, shows that the total receipts on account of such trusts amounted in 1852 to 1,142,5921., against 1,138,7541. in 1851, and 1,159,8491. in 1850. In 1834, 1835, and 1835 the receipts were upwards of 1,700,0001., since which time they appear gradually to have declined to the amount first mentioned. Of the 1.142,4921. received in 1852, 1,074,8261. accrued from t 011524,562/. from highway and statute labour rates, 16,7021. from loans, and 26,5021. from sundry other sources. The tolls appear to have declined to their pre sent amount from 1,400,0611. (in 1534). The gross total expenditure in 1852 was 1,126,334/. against 1,115,1241 in ISSI ; it appears to have gradually declined, concur rently with the receipts, from 1,654,488/, (in 1834). The items of expenditure include, 574,6561. repairs, 36,140/. improvements, 83,4471. salaries, 29,757/. law charges. 225,9611. interest on debt, 131,0701. bonded debt paid ofl and 45,3531. other payments. The amount of bonded debt in 1852 was 5,813,7281,, and the amount of unpaid interest 1,126,007/, We have been favoured with the following ex tracts from the letters of one of the Roman Catho lic chaplains in. the East : " When I consider the provision the Government has made for the Catholic soldiers, I, for one, feel thankful. None can so well understand the full extent of the boon as the men themselves. Msny a silent prayer for blessings on their benefactors will arise from the expiring hearts of the grateful soldiers, who see that, among the many consola tions afforded them by this country, that which they prize the most—their religion—has not been forgotten. Nor can the exertions of the bishop (Bishop Grant), the sol diers' friend, be fotigotten : for it is owing to his quiet and conciliatory manner and action that re ligion here soothes the dying moments of the sol dier. . . . I spent a short time wish the nuns here ; they aro very comfortable, and look exceed ingly well. Such devoted souls must bring a bless ing wherever they go. . . . For the benefit of those who may follow us I would recommend no thing but flannel to be provided. Every possible thing that can be imagined can be procured here (Constantinople) nearly as cheap as in London. It seems strange that in the letters sent home this has not been stated. Money, money, money, let that be brought out; nothing else is required. A carpet-bag, a good purse, adivring heart, a care for-nothing disposition—no more." " Balaklava, Dec. 1.. " I sent you a letter from Constantinople, which letter I hope you have received ; a fact of which I feel much doubt, as things • are so miserably man aged here. I left that city on the 221 of last month with only one desire, that very soon the "OrogAlifgtrrth:heen otitioTa. -- VrSt - . 74 Sophia, and the magnificent capital, of the Sultan reduced to a pile of ashes. No great loss, I assure you, to the worts in general, aei to individuals in particular. For, as I told you in my last epistle, on entering this city, the splendid fabric raised by bookmakers reduces itielt to mud and abonina tions, chthouques, filthy Turks, and piles of stones called streets. The Bosphorus, on leaving Stam boul, is very beautiful on both the Asiatic and European side. The sweet waters are, however, soon changed for the devouring Black Sea—black truly, for the staters are literally so. On my first shit to its dominions it professed to be quiet. It was high time, after swallowing up close • to Balaklava 30 vessels. As the captain of our vessel had to receive orders from the Admiral of the Fleet before we entered Balaklava, I had the op ' portunity of passing before Sebastopol at three • miles distance. For the first time in my life I saw God's creatures blazing away at each other. Over the hills, as barren of trees and vegetation as any desolation of nature you ever saw, the camps of the allies were thickly scattered. Balaklava in Summer perhaps may be something—l moan when left to itself and its small Greek population ; but in winter, with terrible sudden storms howling • round its rocky mountains, its houses half-demo lished, its streets, such as they are, pools of mud and filth, living skeletons of men and horses, all in the greatest confusion and disorder—l really cannot tell you what it is. Everything is mud or covered with it. " S— and B have had to leave the camp ; their health requires it. C-- and myself mount guard there, so that I shall be under fire at last. I hope I shall be able to jog on, with a tent for my houSe, salt pork for my dinner, and the ground, alas well saturated, for my bed. What do you think of that ? This would not suit you. Scutari is comfort itself compared with the tents up on the hills of mist and mud. I expect to be there in a 'ew days. The continued rains have produced a great amount of sickness—dysentery and cholera. I shall have an abundance of sick. To be out hero for one flay would drive many of our warlike dreamers mad. They talk of the glory of anus, and with every comfort about them, and over their good cheer kindle at the splendid deeds of valour. Let them come here. You can not by any contrivance imagine the wants, the terri ble endurances, and the awful fatigues of our poor men. Oh, London, come and behold your Guards I. Here they are. What do you think that half starved piece of humanity is, with a hayband tied round his legs to keep his trousers together, and with a ragge , 00at, and a face - that saw soap the last time that it smiled across the Euieine ? Is he one of the Guards ? Yes. This unfortunate little village is now one straggling mass of men and horses—worse than those that Henry reviewed before the battle of Agincourt—powder, shot, shells, arc. Keep on your legs by all means, for if you are down it is all over with you. I have been attempting to have my traps 'taken' to the camp. It is impossible, for there are not sufficient horses, such as-they are, poor starved things, to drag food for our men—impossible ; don't think of it. We have all of us to struggle with impossibi- lities, and overcome them too, or give 4. On Monday I must leave all my goods behind, and endeavour to reach the camp, with the prospect of sleeping under the heavens. You must not believe any report that speaks of difficulties being thrown in our way out here. Everything that can be done for us is. We receive kindness from all, and every possible facility for exercising our duties. Such a thing as distinction between Catholic and Protes tant is unknown. You will pray for me. When lam settled in camp—a pretty settlement truly— I shall perhaps ask you to send me a few thiugs." The following is an extract from a letter recently received from a soldier on service in the Crimea, dated December 7, 1854 : "Our hospitals are all got quite full again ; it is quite a common occurrence to have to take a man to the hospital in the middle of the night ; the poor fellows got cramped in the inside from cold, which strikes to their very hearts. We have only one blanket to roll round us when we lie down, and our tents, owing to so much rain having fallen, are very damp. I hare seen men after a heavy rain in the night wake up and find themselves in a puddle of water. Our men are in a shocking state here. The French are far before us in every respect in regard to the private soldiers' comfort. The French have hal warm clothing sent out to them; our people have been talking about doing so, and that is all. What is our boasted wealthy nation thinking about, allowing tlr.ir army to remain in such a wretched state as we are now in Our soldiers do not blame our countrymen generally for their miserable condition—quite the reverse ; for they often speak of, and do feel grate ful for their generous and noble conduct of our people in subscribing towards the relief of our soldiers' wives and families. It is those who have the management of affairs that our soldiers blame, and Ido not think they are far out. Many of our poor fellows have scarcely a bit of shoe to their feet, many others not a shirt to their backs, and the consequence is that our men are dying quite fast—in fact, the whole of our army is in a very weakly state. . . . The French and English soldiers are still on the best of terms. We are not doing much at present. A great number of our large guns are nearly disabled through being fired off so many times, but we are now getting up some very heavy mortars, and we shall see what they will do: In my humble opinion, however, this place is only to be taken at the point of the bayonet ; the Russians will stand firing at until further orders,' but they will not stand the bayonet. The road from here to Balaklava is in a dreadful state, and not having sufficient cattle, wo can scarcely get provisions up ; in fact, some days we hardly get any rations at all. Our cavalry have lost a great many horses, owing to the shortness of corn and severity of weather. The poor things have no covering whatever. The French horses look first-rate. "P.S.—Each man has just been served out with one Guernsey shirt, which is a great godsend I assure you ; we now live in hopes of getting some thing more soon. The enemy in our rear has begun to retire, but what their object is at present we do not know." (rnoid AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN ITT! CIISD TO TIM TURKISH CONTINGENT or THE ARMY IN THE EAST.) Camp before Sebastopol, Dec. 7. My dear --, I herewith send you a map of the country through which we passed on our march from Old Fort to Sebastopol, in which is also laid down the position of the different armies. I have taken it partly from the large map furnished by the French Government to the head-quarters of each division, corrected from different sources, and my ow • n o bservations*; and although roughly and hastily done with the limited ways and means one has in camp, I think I may say it is as correct as any I have seen. Bcforo I could begin I had to get a good door to form a table, and having at last ob tained one, I laid my acquisition across an empty biscuit barrel, and placed another for a chair, with a smooth stone for a pallette. I hunted at the bottom of my haversack, and among remnants of biscuit, rice, salt pork, tin pots, and other divers sundries, I found a few colours and a brush. Thus was I set up as an artist • I look something like one now, or perhaps more like a poor poet, for I am become a curious, lantern-jawed, carnivorous, hungry-looking, long-bearded, stick-at-nothing in dividual—quite aqueer specimen of what humanity can come to; indeed, a .kind - of fellow one would prefer to avoid meeting in a narrow entry on a dark night, and no " peeler" at hand, as usual. Not to say, however, that my general appearance attracts much notice here, for all are pretty much alike, and I think, from our outward personal appear ance, any one of us setting foot in England, would at once be taken for a "suspicious character," and the first policeman called upon for evidence would not hesitate to swear that "he'd know'd him to be a bad un for a long time," were it not known that ho was a veteran returned from the East. Such " is the state of man," as far as a fragment of a smashed pier-glass informs me. I think I told you in my last that on account of the damage my person received at Inkerman I was unable to move about, and put up for some days in the little quiet village of Karauii, as being under canvas this wet and cold weather is anything but pleasant for an invalid, and my wound proved more severe than I at first imagined ; and I can assure you that a fragment of a shell weighing about 7 pounds, and catching • you on the lower ribs and hip, is not quite agreeable. Luckily my revolver saved me in a great measure, for •you may imagine the force of the blow when I tell you the stock is broken and the trigger smashed ; the poor horse's off-hock was 'completely shattered, and we were both rolled over. I got very comfortable quarters in the house of a Greek family,• who did every thing to make me comfortable. They had been very well off before our troops landed in the Crimea but when we took Balaklava they fled in haste from Kadikoi, which is near-there, leaving all their. ariroisertTebOlaiseststlibM, ond - everything warets • off or burnt. — Thdy at-rived at Karanii with the little they could Barry - away, and being within - our lines of contravellation, they found themselves cut off from their friends arid confined to the village without the means of procuring provisions. There were about ono hundred and fifty inhabitants in the village, and in a short time whatever store of provisions they might have had began to fail, and there was nothing to be got but corn, from which they made a kind of bread black as coal and tast ing like sawdust, arid they had not even enough of that. Bsing entitled to four rations for myself and servants, and having none of the latter but soldiers who 'P eet their own from Government, I was en abled to help the family, in whose house I was, very considerably, as did also several other of f icers, but it was a pitiful sight to see women and chil dren reduced from affluence to such a condition. By my advice, they, with several others in the village, petitioned General Canrobert to allow them to join their friends, stating their distress, and he very kindly did, and, a few days ago, 60 women and children, and four men were embarked on board a steamer for a Russian port eastward of Balaklava. It was a cold, raw, rainy night when they left, and I pitied the poor creatures trudging through the mud in such weather, women, sometimes with children at their breasts, and two above 90 years of age. I tried to console them with the idea of meeting their friends, but they were entirely overcome with the thoughts of leaving their homes in the hands of strangers, and having to seek others, where they knew not, for they were poor, and "the poor make no new friends." One young girl, the youngest of four sisters, of whom three were married to soldiers in the Russian army, was the only one who tried to keep up the spirits of the rest. The whole family were very beautiful, but she was of that transcendent beauty which one rarely sees, except iu statues or paintings. She led an old creature, past 90, almost imbecile, who fol lowed from instinct, as it were, and walked along, trying to sing seine of the songs of her country to cheer up the rest. • Pooe girl 1 had I belonged • to any profession other than my own, my dear I would have hal a wife beautiful as the first flowers of spring, with eyes like a gazelle, and a face and figure resembling that of Hero, or Helen of old. I pressed what coin I had into her hand as I put her in the boat, so that she and her sis ters at least might not want for bread on landing, and I rode back to my tent well contented. with what I had done, and, " I know the good God who takes carp of little fishes will not forget it, and will give me a lift in rough places whenl may.require it;" as the saying is in India. • When Suleiman Paella returned to Constanti nople, he was put into prison, all his goods were confiscated to the State, and he was exiled from Turkey. Poor fellow, his only crime was being rich, and this act is a disgrace to the nation. I believe, however, that steps have been taken to prevent this unjust sentence from being put into execution, as as the charge of " having quitted his post without permission" cannot hold good, as he was ill, and General Canrobert himself gave him leave. A few days ago, Osman Paella came out from Constanti nople to take command of all the Turkish forces here, which are to be augmented to 30,4900 men. He seems a very decent person for a Turk, and a more able and intelligent officer than most of those I have seen hitherto. The Russians generally make a sortie during the night, and are always driven back with loss. They do this thinking they may harass our men in the trenches, and perhaps the army in general ; but we have become so much accustomed to the boom ing of cannon, night and day, that we sleep on, without paying any attention to it. Not so, how ever, the Russians themselves, for whenever the moon goes under a cloud, or the night gets darker than hsual, they begin to fear an attack, and blaze away from every piece on the rampart in all possi ble directions, thinking to frighten us from making the attempt. Whenever they cannonaded in greater force than usual, one of the Greek girls in the house I was living in used to say, "Now the Ras sians are in great fear, and Menschilsoff keeps them at their guns to sustain their courage," and perhaps to prevent his losing men by desertion, as whenever the night is darker than usual, men come over from Sebastopol, and give themselves up. The French are arming the third parallel, and in the course of two or three days 143 pieces of heavy cannon will open on the place from a dis tance of 80 yards. My private opinion still is, that had we attacked the place the day we arrived, wo should have taken it without much loss, and saved our army from all the hardships, sickness, and misery occasioned by the severity of the weather, which they have suffered from being under canvas. Not only this ; our cavalry is done up ; the horses are ruined from exposure, and the greater of what remain are useless—indeed, they can hardly drag themselves to water. This is ono of the finest arms of the service entirely lost, to say nothing of our artillery horses being made in the same state. The English horse, axsustomecl to warm stables, good food and grooming, cannot stand the rigour.of this cli mate, exposed as he is in the open air to rain, cold, and snow, often up to his knees in mud, and not half fed. The French cavalry stand it better than ours, a great many having African horses, who have never stood in a stable, and can bear the cold better. One of their regiments, mounted on Turkish horses, stands hard work and cold very well. Yesterday morning the Russian division under Liprandi made a movement to the left during dark, and occupied a position on the hills to the east of Balaklava. Their rear guard set fire to the huts, made of branches, that were formerly occu pied by the men, which caused a smoke that dark ened the atmosphere for au hour. If the weather had been more favourable we might have cut off the division entirely, as it was almost separated from the rest of the army. I was at the French trenches at about 12 p.m., when three Russian steamers moved out of the harbour of Sebastopol, and fired several .shots at our shipping that were anchored off Kamiescb, and also at the French sixth division that was encamped near the sea. Three of our steamers gave chase, and they made the best of their way back into Se bastopol. Our steamers let drive at them, but at too great a distance to do much damage ; however, they would not stand fight, but ran for it. It ap peared to me that our steamers were too long a time in coming out ; but perhaps they waited to allow some steamers from Katcha to cut off the Russian retreat into Sebastopol, but they did not make their appearance. We have had nasty wet and raw weather lately, which has occasioned much sicknes s among. our troops ; but yesterday and to - day it appears....,etofinbe clearing up, and I think we may ex p ect weather ; which I hope we sha ll avail ourselves of, and take Sebastopol. a ism FROM A GUARDSMAN. "In front of Sebastopol, Nov. 17, 1854. "Dear Brother, —Pray excuse this short not e , as I have hardly time even to eat my rations, f or I am always on duty both night and day, and it is the same with all of us ; but thanks to the Al mighty, I am in the best of health, although always on duty. To-night lam for guard, snaking the third eight running, and I Alll up fry() nights out to you. The first and second I shall pass over, as we did but little in them ; but the third, on Suns day, the sth inst., was somewhat different. The enemy commenced the attack at daylight in 'ma• earnest, but they were all drunk, or very nearly so, and they fought like 'good uns.' We took the right, and the second division took the left, when we found that the Russians were about 50,000 strong, and us poor fellows had to keep them back for a long seven hours without the least support I Oh ! shame, shame on a person whom I dare not name. For six hours did our men keep looking behind for support after being at it so long, but there was none for the Guards, and we had nearly lost all our men, having only forty lett with the colours, and the enemy all round us, when we charged and broke through them, for we had shot away all our ammunition, when a French regiment luckily came down to support us, and very quickly . sent Mr. Rush to the right about, and indeed right into Sebastopol, when our poor fatigued men got into a redoubt of ours for a rest, which was out of reach of the enemy's shot. Our most noble and brave duke rode up to us, with the tears running down his cheeks, and took hold of the colours, and said, "My brave Guards, I never expected to have s een you aga i n, or your co l ours , for I made sure that y ou were all lost." Well, two divisions stood on our left, and never fired a shot, whilst the Guards had to battle the watch for seven hours upon an empty b e ll y. aeain took them i n , But thanks be to God, we and the battle ended about four o'clock. •I am s orry to say that we have lost almost all our men. S ome compan i es h ave l os t from forty to fifty. My own company have lost thirty-eight killed and wound e d , and out o f th e • three regiments of Guards we cannot muster 1 ,000 men altogether ; so you may guess the horrid slaughter which was made amongst us. At one time each of these regiments was 1,100 strong, and now the three cannot muster 1,000 ! I have to thank the Almighty for allowing me to escap e un hurt, for we had five full sergeants kille d , se nd almost all the others either killed or wounded, az ia I was-left by myself with the company, and God only knows how I escaped, for the shot_ and shell flew about like showers of rain. I am sorry to say that we also lost three of our generals killed and four wounded ; in short, all our best officers • , we have lisat, but the papers will give you better Information of _these facts than I can procure, being too much employed at this time to take note of such thingsc A violent storm on the 16th blew every tent in camp down, and I had just finished a long letter to you when the wind took it and all my stamps away, and quickly followed it all our fur caps, camp kettles, mess kettles, and kits, and you would have laughed to have seen it, but I couldn't, for I got everything wet through, and I had to lay in it all the night. About 4 o'clock the wind dropped, when we put up our tents again, and they gave us plenty of rum, to keep the cold out. We have now been throwing shot and shell into Sebastopol for five weeks, and we may do so for twelve months longer, and then not take it, for England and France have been regularly taken in. We, however, expect 30,000 French troops every day, and as soon as they arrive we shall storm, and, I hope, take the place, but as yet we have not troops enough, for it would take 100,000 to do it properly, but it must be taken before we quit it, or never ; and you well know that the allied army will lose every man before they quit the ground. It is expected that when it is taken, what there is left of the Guards will come home to England, and I don't care how soon that may be. The wea ther is now very fine, and not so very cold, but I am told that it soon will be. I am made a full sergeant, and am just going on guard, on which I hope the Almighty will still spare me to have the pleasure of seeing you all again, but if I should be 1 killed, I shall die in a noble cause—fighting for my Queen and country." FROM A MARINE. "Heights of Balaklava, Nov. 24. " I hare not had my clothes off to sleep since I have been here, and I shan't if we stop for six months. We sleep with our belts on and sixty rounds of ammunition, and our muskets loaded by our side. There are 16 of us crammed in a small tent that was made to hold 8, and when it rains we may as well go outside as stop in, for the water comes through in larger drops thaa it would be if there was no tent at all. They may do very well for Chobham to please the cockneys, but they don't. please us. I don't think the peop'.e in England know how we are served, but I shan't say any more about it ; it is no part of a soldier's duty to grumble, and thank God I am able to go through le even if the hardship were ten times as severe. We had a dreadful storm the other day ; all our tents were blown down, there was not one left standing. Two or three of the Rifle corps were killed ' • some of our men were severely bruised, our colonel got his leg dislocated, and a great many lost all their 'lathes except what they bad on. I lost nothing. I felt quite at home '• I have seen plenty of storms at sea, and I was glad of the chance of seeing ono in land ; but I am sorry to say there has bees very great destruction amongst the shipping. I have not had a shave these ten weeks, and get a wash once in three or four days, my shirt once in fourteen days, but I feel quite comfortable, and as happy as the day is long. I get three pints of the best rum in a week. What do you think of that ? But still for all that, I should like a quart or two of the Bath beer ; I know I could go into it. * * I hear that the ladies of Bath have kindly sent out some old linen for the use of the wounded. I can assure you that simple things are not passed unnoticed amongst all of us ; and if I should be so lucky as only to get wounded, I really think I should not feel any pain, if I were to know that the linen came from the ladies of Bath. You can tell Bob I have got a slap-up great coat for him, that I got one night when I was out on picquet —the man that had it that night will never want it again, for he was not able to carry away a small bit of lead I made him a present of." MURDER IN PARIS. The Faubourg Montmartre was on Friday the scene ef la terrible clime. A y oung woman, Z e li a R ousse l, lived for ten years with a gentleman, but a few months ago he was obliged to separate from her, owing to a change in his position. He, however, was accustomel to go to her every day to take his meals. She oocupieft at No. 21, in the Faubourg, an apartment on the fourth storey. At about six o'clock on Friday the gentleman went as usual to dine. He opened the outer door with a key he always carried w WI him, but he found the inn, r door fastened, and received no answer to his kr oc' s. He went down to t he concierge to ask after his mistress,' and was told she was most likely at home, as half an hour before she had bean seen returning with her pro visions for the dinner. On this he went up stairs aid stood on the landing to wait—reading his newspaper in the meantime. After reading some time, he became impatient, and he begged a boy wl - o happened to pass to go for a locksmith. A little later a man came from the upper storey, and hurried past him in great baste. This man seemed anxious to avoid observation. The gentle• man called to him when be was on the third storey,with the intention of asking him to tell the concierge to send for A locksmith, but the stranger returned no reply. At the same monitit sem° one was heard to say on the fifth storey, " It is very strange ! there is blood !" The gentleman asked what that meant, and was informed that the *an who had just gone down stairs had entered the staircase by a window, and had left traces of blood on it and on the wall. The person who saw him added that he had asked him where he came from, but be had merely re plied, " The deuce ! I have hurt my head !" and a' he had supposed that he was a workman who had been am• ployed in some job, he had not stepped him. On this the gentleman began to fear that a crime had been oom mitted, and be begged the person to accompany him into the young woman's apartment. The door, which had been locked, was now open. He and his companion felt something wet beneath their feet, and having got a light, they, to their horror, found themselves in the midst of a pool of blood. In the bedroom all the drawers sere open, and the linen and other objects which they , had contained were found scattered about the floor. Near the door was a basket containing the provisions which Mlle. Zelia bad bought for her dinner, and by the side of it her purse, containing a small s um . In the kitchen the young woman was found lying dead, with her clothes turned up over her b ead. On removing tbem_ the head was found almost s evere d from the bod y . Th e cries of the two men caus ed the nei g hbours to assem ble; and the commissary of the police of the dis trict , I. Lanet, was sent for. It was ascertained that several articles of jewellery had been stolen. It is sup posed that the assassin, having ascended the staircase left by the young woman, and bad unsee n by the one o ge, ad entered the ap a rtment by commenced a se arc h a f ter t h e valu ablesuPpcse I was to be found t i m b the o e u dp t ir e ae r tpe d el yor tor,property lie had th a t he then murdered her, i n or d er to facilitate his th e re ; that she, hearing a noise, es cape, and had dragged th e bodly'adintgo"theetkithcihmen;. g tf n te e r u p p e r t p o e t th a tei n fi g fth the sto c i r e in y i , e tan h d e phaassdi,ng through a it appeared, window had climbed on to the roof, in the hope prol a bly of escaping by some other house ; but not being able to do so had returned through the window and descended the stairs, as already stated. A razor, stained with blood, was found on the roJ, end a number of other circumstances calculated to lead to the arrest of the murderer have been brought to light. PUNISHMENT OF A CAPTAIN OF ♦N EMIGRANT Sal? FOR NEGLIGENCE. —At the Liverpool Borough Session■ yesterday, Captain James Tullis Peat, late of the Erni• grant flip Golden Era, from Melbourne to Liverpool, cmvicted the previous Saturday of drankenness and neglect of duty on her last passage home, thereby endan geriDg the lives of the crew and passengers, was sea• tonced to be imprisoned for oiOt calendar month'. •