The Sun. — London, England, 1854-11-09 00:00:00

BAKER'S STOP WANTED.—The Adver - tiger is anxious to rent a Bakery doing 10 to 20 Backs, to r w hi c h ho will pay a liberal rent. No Premium. Any person basin such to let will please address, by letter, stating rent expected an d locality, to B. N., Lidington's Hotel, Paternoster-row, City. YA L, DRURY - L ANE :I E AT R m. JULLIENI CONCERTS. (FOR ONE MONTH O , N p LY.) 0 God save the Queen." , an t pour la Syrie.' , ' The Prog ramme :3 c h an ged Every Evening. PROGRAMME ' for TIIIS EVENING (Thursday, Nov. 9) PART I. Overture, H Masaniello" .•• • • • ... .. .. • • ....... Anber. I Quadrille, from Meyerbeer's Opera, " L'Etoilo da , Nord" (second time) ....................... • Jullien. Symphony, the Larghetto, from the" Symphonyin D" Meyerbeer. Bond., Bohemienne, from" L'Etoile du Nord," sung by 2.ladame Anna Thillon •••••••• •• • • • .......... Yeyerbeer. Polka, '• Katty Did" .......................... Tuut ets. Yalse, " Valse D'Adieu," with solo for cornet-a' J u llien. piston, by Herr Koenig.. • • • • • • • • • • • ......... co's 8010. flute, Variations Brillhuste on Sig. Tagliati Romanza. " Del 'Amista, performed by Herr Frisch. Frisch (his first appearance) ...... .. ........ " Quadrille, " The British Army," assisted by th e Jullie military bands .. ••• • • ...... ....... ••••" " • • • • n. "God save the Queen." “ Partant poor la Syria." rART It. Opera, Grand Selection an(l Fantasia, from Mozart's chef d'ceuvre, " Don Giovanni" (first time this season). arranged expre,sly for M. Jullien. Solos by M. litvizne, M. Baumann, M. Prospere, Herr Koenig, and Mr. Treat............. •• • • Mozart. Schottische, " The Moldavian The ••• • • • Jullien. bymphony, the Andante trom " The Surprise Sym. phony" .. • • .. ..... ••• • • . Haydn. New Song, "Minnie," sung br Madame Anna Thlllon •.••••"•••••• • • •• • • • • • • • • • ...... ~ G . Lthi ,,,,, Quadrille, " The American Quadrille"— ...... J/111,012,1* Solo. violin, " Valso Diabolique," performed by signor h o bble Galop," The Atlantic" (last time but one) d ullien. The Concerts on ea ch evenin g will commenceat Eight and term' . nate at Eleven o'clock. Paws., OF ADMlSSlON.—Promenade ' boxes, and galleries , Is. dres s circle, 2s. 6 d. ; priva t e boxes 11. Is. and 11. lls. 6d. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management et Mr. Back.stone. For the BENEFIT of Mr. WRIGEIT. THIS EVENING, Nev. 9, Win be performed the comedy of PAUL PRY. Principal cha- Teeters by Mr. Wright, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. W. Farrel, Mrs. Peynter, and Miss E. Chaplin. To which will be added THE SPANISH DANCERS. Followed by HOW TO PAY TILE RENT. -To conclude with the FLOWER OF THE PORT. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Osman EXAM. THIS EVENING. Nov. 9. After which, THE COURIER OF LYONS. Principal characters hT Mr. C. Lean, Messrs. J. enient! Vining. Addison H , eath a , lem,an, Grha D. Fisher J. , Cathcart, and Baker : misses C. L, Ta man. and K 'terry. After which will be presented a new lielo-dramatic Spectacle, in three Acta, entitled SCUAILICL, the Warrior Prophet. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Ur. B. Webster.—Dtrectress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Nov. 9, win be performed THE SEROUS FAMILY. Characters b Messrs. C. Selby, Leigh Murray , and Keeley ; Miss Woolgar, an d Mrs. Keeley. Followed by BONA FIDE TRAVELLERS. To conclude with MEPHISTOPHELES. To conclude with THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER. ROYAL OLYMPIC THR%, TRIL Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, lirov. 9. Will be performed THE TRUSTEE. Characters by Me and Miss ssrs. A. Wigan, F. Vining, Emery , and Leslie; Miss Masker, Stephens. To be followed by a Farce, called A BLIGHTED BEING, in which Mr. Robson will appear. To conclude with THE LOTTERY TICKET. ASTLErS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. William Cooke, The excitement of the Great Exhibition of 1851 equalled, and Success beyond all prone lent I THIS EVENING, The Astonishingly Successful MILITARY SPECTACLE, in Two Acts, by d. H. DTOCQVICI.Lxx, Esq., called THE BATTLE OF THE ALMAi After which, novel SCENES in the CIRCLE, or JEUX BUCE PIiALIQ ETES. To conclude with a PIECE DE CIRCONSTANCE. N.B.—An early attendance is respectfully suggested, in consequence of the numbers who nightly throng the doors of the Theatre. Box-otce open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Dir. Wm. Cooke, jun. HIM WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS Du —Morning 12 min.after 4 Evening 30 min.aft. 4 To Atosaoir -Morning 47 min.after 4 Evening 5 min.aft. 5 THZ WEATHER.—Suit OTTION, Nov. 9. r iIitaMOMETZB. 12‘ THE SHADE. 61—highest since noon yesterday. 39 —lowest this morning and during the night. 46 —this day at noon. BA.BOMETZE, down to 30.20 ; now up to 30.28. Wnce, N.N.W. to N.N.E.—Fresh and cold, with cloudy weather and sunshine. A fine Lord Mayor's day. THE "COMING" CAPTURE .. — gineer ...... s than to find the time within which a fortress of certain strength can be reduced by a besieging force of adequate power. It can be as certained, not merely to days, but almost to hours, when the data are sufficiently precise. Practically there is no such thing as an impreg nable fortress. If sufficient time and power be afforded, without extraneous assistance, the strongest ever yet constructed must necessarily yield, and its prospects of relief must entirely de pend on extraneous assistance. Can its defenders maintain their position until the enemy is com pelled to raise the siege through the attacks of an adverse force in the open country or the failure of their own resources ? These are the only questions to be answered ; and, fortunately, the Russian tidings that nothing decisive has occurred enable us to approximate very closely to the necessary responses. For it shows, in the first instance, that nothing had been effected by the troops under General LIPRANDI subsequently to the time when his gal- [ant and energetic attempt to cut off the commu nications with Balaklava, and to place the be siegers between two fires, having failed, he had " retired to head-quarters at Bakshi-Serai." A week has thus elapsed without his being enabled to recruit his men sufficiently to hazard another attempt; and with such an adversary— to whom we are desirous of rendering ample jus tice—that simple fact speaks " trumpet-tongued" as to the decisive character of the repulse he had sustained, and his heavy losses during the sanguinary encounters of the 25th, 26th, and possibly the 27th, of October. It also shows that the commu nications with Balaklava, the base of our opera tions, remained undisturbed, and therefore there was no possible chances of cutting off our supplies, or the failure of the resources essential to the per tinacious and vigorous maintenance of the siege. There has, therefore, been nothing from the 26th to the 2d of November to disturb our proceedings. If ever there was a subject in which the old adage that " no news is good news" is well founded, it is a siege such as that now or recently carrying on against Sebastopol. But here we have something stronger than " no news"—we have positive in formation that nothing has been done to retard the proceedings or diminish the power of the assailants, and therefore we have additional rea son to show them our belief that the Russians played their last trump card on the 25th and 26th, and have lost their final chance of delivering Se bastopol, and that we may look forward confidently to speedily receiving a satisfactory account of its surrender, or capture, and the destruction of the Russian stronghold and arsenal, as well as its fleet on the Euxine ; and that, consequently, it will no longer be enabled to threaten the Bos phorus, throw in auxiliary forces to threaten the Caucasian districts and the Asiatic shores of the Black Sea, or to control the navigation of the Danube by all its mouths. Russia may still bluster as to its determination to maintain its supremacy and its policy in the East ; but the day that witnesses the transfer of Sebastopol, and the domination of the Crimea, must necessarily overthrow the former, and completely alter the latter. On that day will the evil effected at Navarino be completely remedied, and the wear ing disease that affected the constitution of "the sick man," that reduced him to death's door, and caused covetous eyes to be directed towards the succession to his ample possessions, be entirely eradicated. Thenceforward be will flourish in vigorous health, uninjured by chronic or acute affections. The would-be heir has, by indecent haste, saved him whom ho was anxious to consign to his final resting-place. Of the many societies supported by voluntary contributions we have always considered the "Central Association in Aid of the Wives and Families, Widows, and Orphans of soldiers ordered to the East," as one of the most meritorious. It was one essentially in aid of the efforts of the Government to afford much-required assistance to persons dependent on those who were fighting our battles, and freely shedding their blood for the honour and safety of their country. Many of these persons could not, unfortunately, be recog nised by the State, inasmuch as their husbands, in marrying, had violated certain rules, estab lished after due consideration, for the re gulation of the military service. A cer tain number of private soldiers, generally only ten in each company, could obtain permission to marry. This permission was held out as a boon to the well-conducted men, and when con ceded certain privileges necessarily followed. The wife being recognised, was allowed to live with her children in barracks, where she was enabled to earn a little money, and thus to contribute her quota to the general fund for the maintenance of the family, to which her husband's pay was also applicable, without being subjected to certain de ductions for mess, &c., which the single man had to defray. They were thus enabled to live while together, if without superfluity, at least with a moderate sufficiency—if without the comforts, with the necessaries of existence. The moment of separation, however, inflicted a formidable blow on the parties. The exigencies of the service required that by far the greater portion of the husband's pay should be applicable to his own support while living as a single man. He could, therefore, spare but a very few pence, or rather halfpence, in the day towards that of his wife and children, while the resources of the female were completely cut off, and she had to look out de novo for the means of earning her daily bread, and that of her helpless children, who, for the time being, were but little better than orphans. They were, therefore, objects for unadulterated sympathy and commiseration. The Government supplying pay to the husband, could, while he was living, scarcely be ex pected to give more than to the single man, whose services, qua soldier, were as valua ble. The widow and orphans might have a claim for a pension, but not the separated wife and abandoned children. The officer's widow and children obtained pensions, but no assistance was given in case of what might be but a .temporary separation. We aro not defending the rule, but merely stating the fact of such a regulation. But there was another class not recognised in the different regiments. The natural law fre quently triumphed over the artificial regulation, and men married without the assent of the core in guilty party. Themandin g officer. The punishment, however, for ter this breach of wife was not lin allowed e feli n the to live less bar racks. A largo proportion of iher husband's pay was applied to provide comfortable and sufficient meals for himself, while his wife and children might be starving outside the walls. His was merely moral suffering, at seeing the destitution of those he loved; but hers was physical misery, enduring all the privations of the most biting penury. But the hand of charity was not on that account to be withheld, or the unfortunate female, and her innocent children, suffered to starve be cause she had been guilty of an act of imprudence, which, under the most favourable circumstances, she had sufficiently expiated, and it constituted one of the strongest claims of the Central Associa tion that it proposed to step in to supply the wants SEBASTOPOL WILL BE PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION "THE SUN" THE MOMENT THE EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE IS ISSUED, TOGETHER WITH A LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED Orders received by all News Agents, and at " THE SUN" OFFICE, 112, Strand, London. terbg ------ 11," 4 , -Vo r LONDON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 185 Further advices have been received from Rus sian sources touching the state of affairs at Sebastopol and in the Crimea. They have in the present instance arrived via Odessa at Vienna, and are to the 2d inst. They are entirely of a negative character, giving no direct or p)sitive information, but consisting merely of the stereo typed.sentence, that up to the 2d nothing deci sive had occurred before Sebastopol. We are now, howe'ver, able from experience to decipher the true meaning of this apparently simple sen tence. It, in fact, clearly and unequivocally proves that, although the final assault had not taken place, and the Russian Flag still waved over its crumbling walls and fortifications, yet there had been nothing clone to arrest the progress Of the besiegers, and that the terrific bombardment still continued with unabated vigour and energy from the French and Eng lish lines. "Unabated" did we say ; it is more probable that the iron shower should tell with still more deadly effect, as the trenches were drawing closer round the beleaguered city, and the distance from the bristling cannon, they w ere directed, was gradually, but certainly, diminishing. Any person having the most super ficial acquaint,lee with the nature of " projee , tiles" will r ea dil y perceive how much more formidable must be their effect when operating at less than one half the distance from whence they h a d previously been discharged, and also when t h e stability of the opposing structures had been materially deteriorated by the incessant battering o f man y preceding days. W hen th e fi rst trifling breach is effected, and. the solidity of the masonry in any degree disturbed, its very weight which ,previously constituted its chief strength, becom es one of the chief elements conducing to its destruction. We must, likewise, remember, that in siege ope rations conducted Seton, les regles, in strict keeping with well-established regulations, every dayinwhich s Naothing decisive occurs," must be regarded as -highly\advantageoug to the assailants, and con -7 ).1 -.lduging - gely to the chances of ul timate success. / , • Theiecifrilo problem the solution of which can be re itecurately determined by competent en "' . • S THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOV=EMBER 9, 1854./ LORD MAYOR'S DAY. It has fallen to the lot of but few of Alderman 'Moon's predecessors to have such a "splendid" day for their annual "show." Long before the City had begun to assume its wonted bustle and activity, the sound of workmen's hammers might be heard fixing the well known barriers throughout the line of procession, and securing very suspicious looking " standings." At an early hour the Lord Mayor was duly installed in office. His lordship commenced the duties and pleasures by entertaining his friends and the officers of his house hold at breakfast. The State coach arrived, the City Marshal commenced "the labours of the day" by arranging the procession in the order in which it was to move. This year we had an array of plumed knights, with their esquires, and a ship, rigged and manned, in place of the allegorical display of last year ; added to these, there were the usual retinue of servants, in their rich showy livery, watermen, &c. Th. 2 procession having been formed, after much noise, shouting, and capering about of " restive steeds," moved from Guildhall at 11 o'clock precisely, and passed from King-street through Princes-street, Cornhill, Bishopsgate-street, Hounds ditch, Minories, John-street, Crotched-friars, Mark lane, Tower-street, Eastcheap, Cannon-street, St. Paul's Churchyard, Ludgatc-street, New Bridge-street, to Blackfriar's-bridge ; from thence, by water, to West minster. The river procession was made up in the usual manner. First, there was his Lordship's barge, then the late Lord Mayor's barge brought up the rear, with smaller craft belonging to the different Liveries. The wharves r.nd bridges throughout the whole route were numerously crowded with holiday folk, whose hearty cheering as his lordship passed along could only be exceeded by the immense consumption of gunpowder consumed in firing salutes from the different prominent points of the river. As the procession shot through Westminster-bridge, the "regular salute" was fired from Searle's wharf by the military in attendance. ARRIVAL OF THE LORD MAYOR AT WESTMINSTER. COTIRT OP EXCMICQUER. On the arrival of the civic barges at Westminster bridge, the Lord Mayor and the other City functionaries disembarked, and, being formed into procession, prop ceeded at once to the Court of Exchequer. A great number of people had congregated in Palace yard and Westminster-hall, and the Court itself was filled in every part ; amongst the auditory were several of the fair sex. Shortly before two o'clock, the ALyor, and Alderman Sidney, the late Lord Mayor, entered the Court, at tended by the learned Recorder, Aldermen, the Sheriff's, the City Solicitor, the High Bailiff of Southwark, and all the other City dignitaries, and members of the Com mon Council. The civic party than took a standing position on the bench reserved for the Queen's counsel, The Lord Chief Baron and the other learned judges having taken their seats, The RECORDER then proceeded to introduce the Right Honourable Francis Graham Moon, electel by the citizens of London to fill the office of Lord Mayor for the year ensuing. _ _ The Lord CHIEF BARON said—My Lord Mayor, I beg to congratulate you on having attained that honour, upon which the learned and eloquent Recorder has ex patiated in his address to the court. His lordship having made some further iemarks, Alderman MOON bowed his acknowledgments. The Lord Mayor was then sworn. The late Lord Mayor was also sworn to render unto her Majesty a full account of the receipts of the Crown during his mayor alty, and to " behave himself properly," according to the old form of oath, whilst he did so. The ether for malities having been gone through, the Recorder invited the judges to the banquet to be held in the Guildhall this evening. The Lord Mayor, the late Lord Mayor, the Recorder, and the Officers of the City then withdrew ; and passing through the courts, the Lord Mayor, through the Re. corder, invited the Judges to the banquet. The procession then returned to the City, disem barked at Blackfriars-bridge, and passed through New Bridge-street, Ludgate-hill, Ludgate-street, St. Paul-s Churchyard, Cheapside, arri King-street, to Guildhall. At the Obelisk, Now Bridge-street, tho procession was joined by the Ambassadors, her Majesty's Ministers of State, the Nobility, Judges, Members of Parliament, nun otner pvcnuir. ClirstluutAuu 1/2,11..(1 LO the banquet at Guildhall. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. IN RE LUND. Mr. Bovill applied to the Court for a rule calling upon the corporation of Birmingham to show cause why a certiorari should not issue to bring up certain proceed ings taken in an inquisition under the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, for the purpose of being quashed. Mr. Lund, it appeared, was the proprietor of a shop in Birmingham, which the corporation required for carrying out the improvement of the borough ; and he demanded 2,0001. as compensation for the loss of his shop and business; but the corporation believing the claim to be excessive, it was agreed that the matter should be re ferred to the sheriff of the county, under the Lands' Clauses Consolidation Act. Accordingly, an inquisition was taken before the Sheriff of Warwickshire ; and the jury, instead of awarding Mr. Lund 2,090/., declared that he was only entitled to 3001. He was of course dissatisfied with this decision, and now sought to set the inquisition aside, on the technical ground that the sheriff was a ratepayer of Birmingham ; and inasmuch as the compensation would have had to come out of the borough rates, he must be taken to have been an in terested party in the matter, and therefore disqualified frem sitting as judge. Application granted. BLOCKADE OF RUSSIAN PORTS. The following letter has been received at Lloyds : " Admiralty, Nov. 7, 1854. " Sir,—l am directed by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to inform you that their lordships have received instructions from the Earl of Clarendon, notifying the in tention of the French and English Governments, in the event of the continuance of the war with Russia, to insti tute a strict blockade of the enemy's ports in thel White Sea and the Baltic, from the earliest period of next spring, when ships of war can resume their stations in that quarter. The blockade will commence immediately on the arrival of the ships at their destination, and will be enforced with out exemptions, and with the utmost vigilance. " I have been directed to make this communication to you, that the determination of the French and English Go vernments may be known, and that merchants, and all whom it may concern, having received this early notice, may act accordingly. It may be important also that it should be known that the French and English Admirals in the Black Sea have received orders from their respective Governments to extend the blockade of the mouths of the Danube to all the ports in the Black Sea, and in the Sea of Azoff, which still remain in possession of the enemy These orders will be carried into effect with the least pos Bible delay. (Signed) " W. A. 13. HAMILTON " Capt. G. A, Halsted, It.N., Secretary, Lloyds." VICTORIA RIFLES.—IIer Majesty having been graci ously pleased to accept the offer for the formation of a Volunteer Rifle Corps of gentlemen under the above title in Middlesex, a circular has been issued, requesting gentlemen wishing to enrol themselves to apply forth with to the Honorary Sectetaries of the Victoria Rifle Corps, W. T. Pritchard, Esq., Great Knight Rider street, Doctors Commons, and T. liaise, jun., Court Journal office, Catherine-street, Strand. His Grace the Duke of Wellington, Lieut.-Colonel; the Earl of Perth, Major. The regiment will consist of 300 men, in 4 companies of 75 each, and the following complement of officers :-1 Lieut.-Col., 1 Major, 1 Captains, 4 First- Lieutenants, 4 Second-Lieutenants, 1 Adjutant, and 1 Surgeon. ARCTIC WHALE FISHERY. —We reported, a short time ago, the arrival at Aberdeen of Captain Penny, the well known Arctic navigator, with his vessel, the Lady Franklin, a n d a cargo o f 27 whales (about 180 tuns of oil), the result, or part of the result, of a fishery conducted on a new principle—namely, the conducting of opera tions on land as well as at sea, and taking advantage of the services of the native Esquimaux. The second ship of the expedition, the Sophia, which was left behind by Captain Penny while he brought home the product of the fishery up to the month of July, arrived at Aberdeen at an early hour on Monday, with 12 fish (about 75 tune of oii), and 5 tons of whalebone ; thus making the fishery within twelve months, of two vessels, amount to 39 whales (260 tuns of oil), as many, we believe, as have been caught by the whole Davis Straits ordinary fleet for two or three seasons together. Capt. Penny, with the Lady Franklin, has again proceeded to the fishing grounds, but of course the Sophia cannot return this season. The prosecution of jhis trade is a subject to which . business men might with advantage direct their attention—the resources of the Arctic regions are found to be immense. T is stEtaitledCotoNsbrenttAhceYinTtoentAioirp of Ert the ll c n. row E n AT t E o SO r x em .— ov l e t M'Ardle and M‘Guinness, at present confined in Mona ghan Gaol on a charge of conspiracy to murder Mr. Bateson, to Dublin for trial. THE OPERA AT PARIS. —By an imperial decree dated yesterday, the resignation of M. Roqueplan, director of the Opet?, has been accepted.—Galignani of Monday. LATEST NEWS. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. BERLIN, WEDNESDAY EVENUW. Prince Menschikoff, in his last report to the Emperor, announces that GO English prisoners have been taken. On the 25th four redoubts were taken by General Liprandi, two of which were destroyed, and two were retained and fortified. The loss of the English cavalry was supposed by the Russians to amount to 500. There are preliminary indications of what the Russian answer to the Pril3sian note will be. If Prussia will obtain an undertaking from the Western Powers and Austria that they will not go ill their demands beyond th© four points, Russia will be willing to negotiate on that basis. Advices from the Crimea, via Odessa, have been received up to the 2d November. Sebastopol had not at that date undergone an assault. We have received from our correspondent at Vienna a despatch dated yesterday, which says that, according to Russian news received there, nothing of importance had occurred in the Crimea up to the 2d of November. The following despatch from our correspondent at Vienna is dated yesterday evening : " The Presse learns from an authentic source hat the siege works were so far advanced that on she Ist of November the third parallel had been opened. " It would be completed in eight or ten days, when the further decisive operations would begin. " Sebastopol had suffered considerably from he bombardment. " All the streets were in ruins, and the walls of the town in many places injured. " It is not the intention of the Allies to under take anything against the northern side of Sebas- topol. "There is good reason for believing that Aus :ria and Bavaria have to-day come to a satisfac- tory understanding." THE CRIMEA. REINFORCEMENTS FOR PRINCE MENSCHIKOFF. Letters from Odessa, in the Lloyd of Vienna, give intelligence from the Crimea up to the 29th ult., but contain nothing strikin g . Many fugitives of the better classes had arrived at Odessa from Sebastopol. Ten thousand Egyptians, chiefly cavalry, were expected in the Crimea, and Prince Menschikoff had therefore applied for a reinforce ment of cavalry. of this numerous and deeply afflicted class, and to succour and comfort the abandoned wife and children where the marriage had bwn solemnised without leave. From a recent correspondence, we fear that this duty is not performed as we are sure the liberal contributors to the fund would desire, that the managers are looking with too critical an eye upon each claim advanced against their ample re sources. We believe, however, that this is an error of judgment rather than of feeling, that it is a fault of the head rather than of the heart, and that they are influenced by a conscientious, though mistaken, desire to act in strict accordance with the wishes of the subscribers. In this con viction we shall not at present consider it neces sary to do more than direct attention to a matter which will, we trust, be speedily and effectually remedied, assuring them, that an over-rigorous interpretation of the rules may materially affect the supplies .for the support of their valuable insti tution. They aro the almoners, entrusted with the distribution of national charity, and when they find. a suffering object should not too strictly scrutinise the claim. The exigencies of the claimant furnish the strongest argument in her favour, and should not be disregarded in con sequence of any heartlesness towards her of her absent or ,deceased husband. If she was his lawful wife, and that ho was discharged, or died. while discharging his duty to his country, that would constitute an irresistible obligation to re lieve her. We trust, then, that the Managers will reconsider their decisions, and that there may no longer be complaints similar to some that have recently been put forward.' COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Nov. 8. partydinner ue s sof Feat, the Ea included r lof Aberdeen, her Royal th High nesse The the Duchess Lady in Waiting ou the Duchess of Kent, the Bar cness de Spaeth, the Hon. Mrs. Grey, the Hon. Mrs. Gor don, and the Hon. Arthur Gordon. The Queen, attended by the Countess of Gainsborough, walked in the Home Park this morning, and inspected the new farm near Frogniore. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Col. the Hon. C. B. Phipps and Captain Du Plat, left Wind sor by a special train of the South-Western Railway this morning for London. His Royal Highness went to Somerset-house, and presided at the Council for the Management of the Duchy of Cornwall at the Duchy-office. The Prince returned to the castle at half.past three. The Earl of Aberdeen, the Hon. Mrs. Gordon, and the Hon. Arthur Gordon left Windsor this forenoon for London. A deputation, consisting of Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, M.P., Mr. W. Williams, M.P., Mr. Robert Taylor, Mr. Charles Evans, Mr. Septimus Hodgson, Mr. Thomas Giles, Mr. Isaac Doxsey, and Mr. C. Baker, had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday at the Home-office. The Earl of Aberdeen arrived in town yesterday from Windsor Castle. Mr. Frederick Wilkinson and Lord Glengall had inter views yesterday with Viscount Palmerston. Mr. Chad wick had also an interview with the noble Viscount at the Home-office. Despatches from the Governors of Natal and Van couver's Island were received yesterday at the Colonial office. THE SWEDISH LEGATION. —The Baron de Geer, who for a long period has filled the office of Secretary of the Swedish Legation at the Court of St. James's, is about to leave London for the Hague, having been appointed, provisionally, Charg4 d'Affaires at the Court of the Netherlands. The Baron will be succeeded as Secretary of Legation in this country by Baron de Wrede, whose arrival from Sweden is shortly expected. VISCOUNT AND VISCOUNTESS PALM lIIISTON.—VI9- count and Viscountess Palmerston will leave town on Monday next for Paris, whence they will proceed direct to St. Cloud, on a visit of a few days to their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of the French. Baron Brunow, who has been, residing at Darmstadt, has been suddenly recalled to St. Petersburg. The Earl and Countess of Wilton and family have not yet left Heaton Hall. The coming of age of his lord ship's eldest son, Viscount Grey de . Wilton, will be cele brated with great rejoicing on the 25th inst. The Earl of A.bprdeen arrived in town, vestardax. from Windsor Castle. Lord Forester is entertaining a select circle of friends at Willey Park, Shroph're. The Hon. H. Annesley, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, who was so seriously wounded at the battle of the Alma, has arrived at Ellis's Hotel, St. James'G-street, from the seat of war. Dr. and. Mrs. DiHinz and family have arrived at Grosvenor-gate, from Vienna. The Countess of Jersey arrived in Berkeley-square, last evening, from Middleton Park, where the noble and venerable earl is staying, in rather improved health. B. J. Livingstone, Esq., and Mrs. and Miss Living stone, have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, from New York. We regret much to announce the death of the Countess of Strathmore, which took place on Friday, at Florence. Her ladyship was the eldest daughter of Visesunt Bar rington by the daughter of Lord Ravensworth, and was married to the Earl of Strathmore about 4 years ago. She was but 28 years of age, and leaves no issue. Married, yesterday, at St. James's Church, Calverly Bewicke Bewicke, E.q., of Coulby Manor, Yorkshire, to Jane Henrietta, only daughter of Torrens M'Cullagh, Esq., late M.P. for Dundalk. The ceremony was wit nessed by a numerous and distinguished circle of the friends of both families. After partaking of an elegant &Jeffryr at the residence of the mother of the bride, the happy couple left town for Folkestone, en route for the continent, where they will pass the honeymoon. THH LOST GOVEBNMEST DESPATCHES FROM LORD RAGLAN, dated the 18th of October, have not yet been recovered. It is thought en this side that the despatches left the Crimea by a private hand, and were not de _ . . . livered in time at the * British Embassy at Constantino ple. It is to be hoped that the private letters, which generally accompany the official despatches, have not fallen into Greek hands. SWEARING IN OF THE LORD MAYOR ELECT.—Yes- terday the Lord Mayor, the Lord Mayor elect, sheriffs, under-Sheriffs, Recorder, Town Clerk, and chief officers of the Corporation, assembled in the Court of Aldermen, and after forming a procession proceeded to the Guild hall, where, at a Court of Common Hall, the Lord Mayor elect was sworn into the office to which he had been elected. The u-itial formalities having been gone through, the court broke up. ABINGDON ELECTION.—The Hon. John W. Fortescue, the Government candidate, has retired from the contest, leaving the field to Major Reed, of the H. A. C , and Mr. John Thomas Norris, of Sutton Courtney Paper Mills. Mr. Fortescue's friends have declared to support the Major, whose election may be now looked upon as secure, The Conservatives do not intend starting any candidate in opposition. PLYIIOIITII, Nov. B.—Captain Joseph Nias, C. 8., the newly-appointed superintendent of the Royal William Victualling-yard and Naval Hospital at this port, took up his appointment yesterday. The rectory and vicarage of Great Tey, near Kelve don, in the diocese of Rochester, has become vacant by the death of the Rev. John Bridges Storry, M.A. (instituted 1814). The benefice, which is worth 800/. a year, is in the gift of the representatives of the late rector. The rev. gentleman was chaplain to Lord Howden. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following mem bers of the college, having undergone the necessary ex aminations, were admitted licentiates in midwifery at the meeting of the board on the 7th inst. :—Messrs. James Smith Horsfall, Halifax, Yorkshire • Samuel Harris, Quorn, Leicestershire ; James Norvell, Brad ford, Yorkshire ; Christopher Foy, Calcutta ; James Augustus Foy, Calcutta. SCOTCH LEGAL APPOINTMENT.—We understand that the office of Presenter of Signatures in Exchequer, vacant by the death of Mr. Alexander Duff, advocate, has been bestowed upon Mr. George Ross, jun., advo cate. Mr. Ross was called to the bar in 1835, and his eminent qualifications for the office aro universally admitted, oven by those who share in the belief that the situation should be filled by a member of the Society of Writers to the Signet.—Edinburgh Courant. NEW YORK.—The further advices from New York by the Baltic describe no alteration in the stock and money markets, the tendency to recovery caused by diminished importations and a general contraction of business being counteracted by the distrust consequent upon the nu• merous failures of small firms and banks, which require to be swept off before a healthful business can be re. sumed. Among the latest suspensions had been the Knickerbocker Bank of New York ; but its liabilities amounted only to 100,0001., owing to the sums pre viously drawn out. The stoppage of the Farmers' Bank of Saratoga County, New York, had also been an nounced for about a similar amount, but had subse quently been contradicted. The effects of the pressure in inducing diminished consumption of British and French goods, which has lately been felt on this side in the falling off of the American demand, were still mani fested, and the imports of the week had not reached more than half the amount of the corresponding period of last year. Under these circumstances the rate of exchange is becoming less favourable for England, and the present steamer has brought only about 30,0001. With regard to the supply of breadstuffs, it appears that, in the asence of any anticipations of a great export demand, the quan tities sent from the interior had been unusually small. When the present London prices arrive out there will, consequently, bo a drain on an ill-supplied market, and the inhabitants of New York are likely to experience disappointment and inconvenience from an unexpected scarcity. There was yet a month remaining, however;' before the canal navigation would be interrupted by frost, and extraordinary exertions were likely to be made to get large consignments forward during that in terval. liorate, by the reduction of tariffs, the position of our 1 your endeavours will be as great and as fruitful a 3 the book trade in the most important of its markets. I need of our beloved Spain demands ; and, since its des "The judicial organisation and the attorney institit- tinies have so often astonished Europe, make Europe tions have given rise to labours the results of which will admire you once more when it beholds the edifying be laid before you. picture of a Queen who, without hesitation, has thrown "The second portion of the now penal code will also herself into the arms of her people, and of a people become the object of your deliberations, which, while asserting its liberties, responds to the "The completion of railways entrusted to companies decisions of its Queen, and shows itself the bravest, the will soon have formed a network of communication such noblest, and most chivalrous nation in the world." as few countries can boast of. The ceremony passed over amid the most pro " The concessionary companies have, under the cis- found tranquillity. eumstances, met with unforeseen obstacles ; they lows net been discouraged by them. On the 4th inst, the Three per Cents. were 33 90. "The progressive increase of the produce of our rail ways is a proof of actual prosperity, and predicts the future prosperity of this great national undertaking. "This increase and that of many other branches of • public revenue have exceeded the provisions, and dis pense with an increase of taxes. "The loan you authorised has been concluded. It has enabled my Government, without loss to the Treasury, to carry out the law of the 28th December, 1850—the calling in of the gold pieces. "A special account of these two operations will be laid before you. "The army, aware of its duties, devotes itself to them completely. As well as the civic guard, it me rits your solicitude and the confidence of the country. Bath are united by the same idea of order and attach ment to the national independence. "That independence, gentlemen, has been re-assured, and we may look at the future without anxiety. How ever, the duties of governmental power are attended with inevitable difficulties. In the present situation there exists particular ones. You wi:l take account of them; gentlemen, your patriotism convinces me 0:" it ; and it is with confidence that I claim for my Go, vernment your benevolent and efficacious concurrence.' ITALY. A letter from Rome of the 23d ult., in the Par lamento of Turin, states that a public thanksgiving was celebrated on the preceding day for the cessa tion of the cholera, but that the disease had broken out anew, there being on the 23d 15 cases among the French recruits who had just arrived, and other cases had manifested themselves in the city. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. We have received the Cape of Good Hope papers to the 15th September, the columns of which are principally filled with long reports of the proceed ings in both houses of the legislature, but they pos sess no interest out of the colony. These journals contain little news of general interest. The following messages from the House of Assembly, conveyed by Messrs. Ziervogel and Fairbairn, will explain the condition of legislative business : "MESSAGE OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY TO THE HONOUR ABLE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNOIL. "I. The House of Assembly transmits to the Honour able the Legislative Council the bill for applying a sum not exceeding 162,6331. Os. 9d., for the service of the year 1855, and desires to inform the Honourable the Legislative Council-- " Ist. That the House of Assembly agrees to the first clause of the bill, whereby it is enacted that a sum not exceeding 162,6331. Os. 9d. be charged upon the revenue of this colony for the service of the year 1855, but " 2d. That the House of Assembly does not concur in the insertion made by the Hon. the Legislative Council of the item central board' salary, 2,6651. ; nor in the insertion of the sum of 5,5001. under the head roads, streets, and bridges,' being part of the 9th clause of said SWEDEN-DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 3.—ln Sweden the interest of the public in regard to the creditive of 21 2 - mil lions of dollars, demanded by the Government for its Russian neutrality, becomes daily more lively. There will be a hard struggle in the Parliament, and the result is doubtful. Out of the 2i millions granted this spring, the King has consumed, by the Ist of December, about 2 millions. A large part of this ex p en dit ure h as b een f or materiel, which is entirely illegal, as the Parliament makes special :grants for this purpose, and has done so this year on a larger scale than ever. But the demands of the Swedish army and navy are a bottomless pit, which no one can fathom—it is always asking, always empty. The Govern ment has a majority, 20 to 15, in the Parlia mentary committee ; but the opposition in the Chambers will perhaps succeed, at least in the houses of yeomen and burgesses. If granted by the two Court Chambers, the nobles and the priests, the question will then be decided by the enlarged committee, when the Court will probably gain its object. But all this will leave great bitterness be , hind it. " 3d. Nor does the house concur in the reduction of the sum of 8101. under the head of Attorney General, salaries, and contingencies ;' nor in the reduction of the sum of 4501. under the head of ' Parliamentary expenses, miscellaneous services.' "The House of Assembly, therefore, desires that the Hon. the Legislative Council will not insist upon its amendments. " 11. A bill for extending trial by jury to civil cases. " 111. A bill for authorising the importation into the colony of the Cape of Good Hope of books, being foreign reprints, of books first composed, or written, or printed, or published in the United Kingdom, and in which there shall be copyright. " IV. A bill for applying a sum not exceeding 30,672/. 7s. 6d. for the service of the year 1855, in ad dition to the sum already in that respect estimated. "All of which the House of Assembly desires the Hon. the Legislative Council will cause to be certified as correct, and returned, certified, to the House of Assembly." A discussion arose as to the first message, refer ring to the estimates. It was explained that the in ' sertion of the original sum in the preamble of the bill was a clerical error, and which a member hoped the assembly had not purposely taken advantage of. Others contended that the course pursued by the clerk was perfectly correct, as the message to the House of Assembly returned their bill, in which the original sum total must appear, annexing to it the amendments as passed by the council. Mr. De Wet said the preamble of the bill must stand or fall by its several items, and as the question raised was an important one, he moved that the consideration of the message be postponed until 14th September, at eleven o'clock. Sir A. Stockenstrom seconded ; and on the motion being put a division was called fur, and the following was the result : Contents. Non-Contents. Sir A. Stockenstrom Mr. Barry Mr. Meterlerkamp " Ebden. " De Wet " Wood " Reitz " Vigne " Rutherfoord. " Van Breda " Joubert " Godlonton " Blaine which was carried. Messrs. Vigne and Blaine were appointed to convey the Gunpowder and Supplementary Esti mate Bills to the House of Assembly, and on their return, the council adjourned until eleven o'clock on Thursday, Sept. 14. The Swedish Government has given orders for the casting of 51 light pieces, and 15 common 7- inch bomb-cannons, with chamber-loading and iron carriages, as also 100 projectiles for , each. It has also commanded the casting of 41 common 7-inch bomb-cannons, with iron carriages, but without chamber -loading (breach -loading), together with 100 projectiles for each. The whole to be ready by next spring, or sooner if possible. The armed steamer Rhadamanthus has anchored in our roads. King Frederick Vll.'s visit to the Duchies is everywhere being turned into a Schleswig-Hol stein demonstration against the kingdom of Den mark, that monarchy of which Schleswig has al ways formed a part. Election movements are already commencing. The Government is most active. FR AN CE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The following private telegraphic despatches have been received : "MARSEILLES, 7th, (Evening).—The Turonne and Donnerworth have left Toulon to-day for the Levant. A part of the squadron from the Baltic is expected at Toulon to take troops on hoz rd for the East. One thou sand sick and wounded have been landed here from the Crimea ; the majority of them are convalescent." BERLIN, 7th, (Evening).—ST. PETERSBURG, 7th. — Prince Menschikoff writes, under date of the Ist, that the bombardment of Sebastopol continued, but with less vigour than at the commencement ; the damages caused by the Allied, batteries are not considerable, and are im mediately repaired. Since the 27th nothing new has taken place before Balaklava." " VIENNA, Bth.—Accounts from the Crimea via Odessa state that up to the 2d the assault of Sebastopol had not taken place." H. I. H. the Prince Jerome yesterday went to the Luxembourg, and visited the Petit Luxem bourg, the Cloister of the Filles du Calvaire, the Chapel of Mario do M6dicis, and the Galerio du Trone. The Prince was accompanied by his first Aide-de-Camp, General do Ricard. Tho Moniteur announces that the French and English Governments have just sent orders to Admirals Hamelin and Dundas to cause the blockade already established at the mouth of the Danube to be extended to all the Russian ports of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff. The Right Reverend Dr. Newman, Roman Ca tholic Archbishop of Philadelphia, has arrived in Paris on his way to Rome. " The Minister of the Marine," says the 310- nitcur, " has been informed by a report from the commandant of the marine at Gallipoli, un der date of the 29th ult., that in the morning of the 27th the French merchant-steamer the Laromiguiere, which left Varna with 500 military convalescents, went on shore on Cape Noir on the coast of Asia, at the entrance of the sea of Mar mora. Notwithstanding the effects of the Govern ment steamer the Gorgon, and the small steam-tug the Wonder, which were sent to her assistance, she could not be got off. She has already filled with water, and no hopes are left of saving her. The 500 passengers, all sick, or convalescent, were brought in safety by the Gorgon to Gallipoli. The Union has an article on the rumour that M. de Brunow, the ex-ambassador of Russia in London, has been summoned to St. Petersburg. The Union infers that the Russian Cabinet is desirous of making M. de Bruuow the medium of diplomatic negotiations during the winter. Our contemporary, however, does not expect much from any attempt at negotation for peace so long as the policy of Germany shall remain undecided, and calls upon Austria and Prussia to declare their intentions openly. " If," says the Union, " the great State of the Germanic Confederation are sincerely desirous of peace, they must abandon the political rut in which they have hitherto been dragging. Tho Western Powers have been shedding blood, whilst Germany has shed only ink. It is time that the attitude of all parties should be clearly manifested." Tho Three per Cents. closed yesterday at 73f. 85c. for the end of the month ; and the Four-and-a- Half per Cents. at 97f. I.oe. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,182 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 975 f. ; Havre, 552 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 860 f. ; Strasburg, 707 f. 50c. ; New Shares, 640 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 1,025 f. ; Lyons and the Mediterranean, 862 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 660 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 608 f. 75c. ; Great Central of France, 521 f. 25c. ; Lyons and Geneva, 530 f. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 762 f. 50c. SWITZERLAND. Letters from Berne, of the 4th inst., state that, in consequence of the triumph obtained by the com bination of the ultra-Radical and ultra-Montane oppositions in all the elections of Ticino for the National Helvetic Council, the members of the executive power in that canton had all resigned their functions. The Grand Council was accordingly convoked for the 15th inst., to appoint a new ex ecutive. The defeat of the two Government can didates, Messrs. Franscini and Pioda, both mem bers of the Federal Council, had induced the Can tonal authorities to resign. Owing to the gravity of circumstances, Colonel Bourgeois, the Federal Commissioner in Ticino, had been ordered to re turn immediately to his post. SPAIN. The following is the speech of her Majesty the Queen of Spain on opening the Cortes : "Gentlernen,—l come to-day with greater pleasure than ever to open the Cortes of the nation, which places me in the midst of the chosen deputies of the people. " If, on the 25th of July, I recognised all the truth which I have confided without reserve to its nobleness and its patriotism, it is just that on this solemn occasion I should seize the opportunity to thank it for its admir able behaviour, as well as all those who have used their efforts to strengthen the new era of happiness and pros perity which was then inaugurated for our country. " I have rema ined faithful to what I promised on that day before God and the world ; I have respected, as I shall ever continue to respect, the liberty and the rights of the shown Y nat i on . I have taken all p ains a n d have de termination to develope its resources, and toreanliseits just aspirations. In ordaining and decreeing the funda mental law which hallows thoseedrri:hprtseseauntdatgivueasraenfttehees your m hearts mid y our e y es tc h oou s e s tr i y n , te w re i s th ts, ye y u c r u, h t a h n e d e s s e te u e fixed on your consciences, will come to clo se t h e a b yss of strife and discord ; your resolution will be a decision worthy of your nobleness, worthy of being accepted by your constituents, and worthy of being blessed and ap pla,u,Tdehdriebyealum neverstit e y. fface the memory of recent events; but, if it be true that the heart beats lot us atsandderiv tearse thence fill the oyes oyes at the me mor y o f misfortune, an example and a l esson f or th a t new pol i t i cal life which ee is opening before you. a use every alleffebeen te deceived suuueed ;. forsu the Such i s "Perhaps we h ave future let ll my full and perfect confidence that your patriotism and THE STORMING OF SEBASTOPOL. The Fremden Blatt has a letter of the 27th from Varna, in which it is stated that the storming columns (it is not believed that the place will be stormed) will be under the command of General Canrobert. As the whole story seems somewhat improbable, the corres pondent shall tell it in his own way : "The corps which will attack the place consists of 40,000 men. The principal attack will be made from the French lines, and the storming parties will be protected on the left by the guns of the fleet, and on the right by the Eng lish batteries. Lord Raglan has the difficult task of protecting the flank and rear of the storming columns. The cum riined army is divided into a defensive corps un der Lord Raglan, and three offensive divisions under General Canrobert. Since the 23d, the bombardment of Fort Paul, and the batteries before the saiiors' suburb, bad ceased. The English have occupied the passes and heights on the left bank of the Tchernaya. On this (the eastern) side, the attacks of the Russians become mo re and more impetuous." TIIE FEENCII BALTIC FLEET. We read in the Phare de is Manche, of the sth instant : " Vice-Admiral Parseva,l Deschenes, Commander in-Chief of the Baltic squadron, visited Cherbourg on the 2d instant. He was received everywhere with the greatest demonstrations of respect as one of the most distinguished officers of the present day, and was waited on by the Municipal Council and the other officials. We have at present at Cherbourg eighteen vessels of the Baltic squadron, 11 of which are in the roadsted and seven in the harbour basin un dergoing repairs. In the roadsted are the Inflexible, Breslau, Hercule, Jeminapes, Tag; Duguesclin, Duperre, Trident, the transport Licornc, and the steam corvettes Reine-Hortense and Lucifer. In port are the steam corvettes Laplace and Phlegkon, besides the sailing frigates Poursuivants and Virginie, which are about to proceed to China, and the brig Beaumanoir, under or ders for La Plata. -- ;tile greatest activity prevails in our harbour. Car penters and smiths continue extra work till 8 oclock every day, not excepting Sundays. The screw steam ship Arcole will be ready for launching in the course of next month. A large screw troop ship is being got ready with all possible despatch, as well as a floating steam bat tery, which will carry 16 guns of 50. Pressing orders have been given for the refitting of the steamers just arrived from the Baltic, which are ordered to proc ee d forthwith to th e Mediterranean. The steam aviso Milan, after refitting, sailed for Toulon on the 4th, having to touch at Brest." The Austerlitz returned to Cherbourg on th© Gth instant. HOP TRADE AND HOP DUTY.—We have received let ters, which lead us to caution our readers to be very careful in the purchase of foreign hops. If our corre spondents' statements be true, all dates and qualities are being mixed together. One correspondent observeobserves-- " When apples are dear crabs will sell." A further light upon the subject proves, without a shadow of doubt, that very considerable quantities of hops, called " o ld olds," have been exported from this country, to b e w h at is called " doctored," by wetting , bleaching, drying, and packing into square bales, and sent back int o thi s coun try, and imported as foreign hops, and n o means to de tect their inferiority—no Excise check --no Government interference (see hop imports and exports for the year, made up to July, 1854). This statement is made, and proof positive given by one o f th e trade, whose veracity is unquestionable. si d il D p F U J L . A R I O . RT Gilchrist, ON f E ro O m ARD LI E .ye Ii r I p O o R o AN I, T ar S r H iv lP e s d .— at The RE New York on the 22d ult., lost the carpenter, Mr. A. Brandt, of Bo s t on, by cholera, on the passage, be sides 13 others, supposed passengers. The ship Ja cob A. Westervelt, also arrived on the same day from Liverpool, had 30 deaths on the passage. The nature of the disease is not mentioned. The packet ship West Point, Captain Williams, arrived on the 23d from Liverpool, lost 18 passengers and two of her seamen by cholera, the disease making its appearance on the sth ult , when 13 days out. Owing to several others of the crew being sick with disease, the pumps had to be manned by the passengers, to keep the vessel free, she having sprung a leak in a gale. The clipper ship, Governor Morton, arrived on the 24th from Liverpool, lost 34 of her passengers by cholera on the passage. The ship Edgar P. Stringer, arrived on the 25th from Havre, reports having 23 deaths on the passage from cholera. The South Carolina, also arrived at New York from Rotterdam, had 50 deaths on the voyage. The Patrie announces as follows the resumption by Mlle. Cruvelli of her engagement at the Opera :—" It was in consequence of a misunderstanding that Mlle. Cruvelli's absence caused a disappointment as to a per formance at the Opera. The person charged to inform tore management of her departure did not execute his commission. Mlle. Cruvelli, terrified at the effect which ensued, had not dared to make her reappearance before the public. Comprehending now that the prolongation of her absence might aggravate her involuntary fault, she has requested, and obtained leave, to resume imme diately her duties at the Opera." FRENCII SUPPLIES FOR TIIE EAST.—During the last few days considerable purchases of cloth list have been made by the Government. It is to be sent to the prin cipal prisons to be made into socks for the army of the East. A large quantity of these socks has been already sent off to Marseilles for shipment. THE WAR ON THE DANUBE Letters from Bucharest of the 30th ult. state that Omer Paella has arrived at Rustchuk, where ho intends taking up his winter quarters. The telegraphic line now in progress between Bucharest and Vienna will be completed next month. Prince Ghika was expected at Jassy on the 3d. inst., and preparations were making for his solemn reception. The Grand Dukes Nicholas and Michael have com menced an inspection of the troops in Bessarabia. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Nov. G.—Rumours are current in divers quarters of this city, which, as they tend, if true, to influence the relations of Prussia with the Western Powers, and to give a new bias to her policy, it is a duty to repeat, but at the same time without in any way vouching or assuming the slightest responsibility for their veracity. Seeing the painful straits to which the pernicious counsels and prejudicial influence of an unpopular party have reduced this country—seeing that Prussia has been completely isolated and excluded by the two great maritime Powers from all direct participation in the mighty question of the day— seeing that she has been constrained to the unfor tunate alternative of open dissent with, or conces sion to, Austria —seeing that she has lost her influ ence over the majority of German States, and has even been bearded by some of these, in a manner little flattering to her dignity or accordant with her lofty position, seeing that she can trust in few, and is trusted by still fewer—in a word, seeing that the most grievous complications may be entailed on this great and enlightened country through the fatal machinations of the party in question —an illustrious personage has, it is rumoured, not only shown indications of checking the influence of the party, but expressed a wish and will that Prussian policy should be directed into a more wholesome channel, and, above all, in such a channel as will enable it to resume its proper position as ai groat European Power. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Nov. 5.—A Berlin correspondent of the Ost Deutsche Post informs us that the result of M. von der Pfordten's mission to Berlin is that he has obtained from the Prussian Government the formal declaration that Prussia will act in concert with Austria in defence of the rights and interests of Germany. The more precise definition of the mean ing and extent of the expression, " interests of Germany, " is supposed to be the proposed object of the Bavarian Minister's mission toVienna. It is said that M. von Manteuffel and M. von der Pfordten have cometo an understanding respecting the extent of thew interests, and the necessity for the armed defence of them under certain eventualities, but are not unanimous on isolated points. The substance of the declaration above mentioned is to be embodied in a supplement to Art. 2 of the treaty of April 20. This supplementary article (says the corres pondent in question) i s then to be submitted to the Germanic Confederation, with the view of obtain ing a declaration of adhesion thereto ; but this step will not be taken until the Western Powers have been apprised of this new position of Prussia and Austria, and until they harmonise with the same. The Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort states, from Vienna, 4th, that the Prussian Ambassador, Count Arnim, has delivered an autograph letter from the King of Prussia to the Emperor of Austria. BELGIUM. OPENING OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. BRUSSELS, Nov. 7.—The King this day opened the legislative session of the Belgian Chambers, with the following speech " Gentlemen, —In presence of the war which afflicts a portion of Europe, Belgium feels more vividly than ever the ♦alue of a neutrality strengthened by the confidence and the sympathies of all the Powers. All the Powers, in fact, continue to give us the marks of their esteem and good-will. "In this position, in some measure a privileged one, Belgium devotes herself with safety to the labour of peace. " Public instruction in all its branches is the object of our constant solicitude ; any Government is penetrated with the importance of this great social interest. The laws which regulate it are carried out conformably to their spirit. " Your attention, gentlemen, will be called to the organisation of the jury system, and to the higher class of education. " Our artists honourably maintain the old reputation of the Belgian school ; the Exhibition of 1854 gave a striking proof of it. " Literature and the sciences justify, by their uncon tested progress, the encouragement given to them by the State. " Whilst blessing Providence for having given us the blessing of a fine harvest, I am sorry to acknowledge the influence which events exercise upon the price of all articles of food. My Government will bring before you the measures it may deem best suited to ameliorate the situation, and I trust that the resources of labour and the solicitude of the richer classes will succeed in re lieving the sufferings of our excellent working classes. " Our external commerce is, generally, in the ascen- dant. " A treaty concluded with Mexico will in future shield our flag from the additional taxes inscribed in the navi gation act of that country. It will give a new energy to our relations with one of the principal Transatlantic markets. " You will also, gentlemen, have to examine a con vention destined to guarantee artistic and literary pro. perty between Belgium and Great Britain ; and to me. 1' 1