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, CONTRACTS FOR SU(AR, 'TEA, IND RAISINS, Department of the Comptroller for Victualling mid Transport Services, Somerset House , 10 th November, 1854. THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on Torrasner, the 23d Instant, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at GOSPORT and PLYMOUTH, the undermentioned Articles viz.: To be delivered at Gosport. Pip - 1)011,h. WA 133 1 Tons. Tons. SUGAR....• •• •• •• •• 73 73 One-half of each in lbs. lbs three weeks, and TEA (c0ng00....••• •• 15,070 15,000 the remainder in 3 Tons. weeks afterwards, RAISINS (Eleme, Va- or earlier if pre- Chesme, or any Tons. i ferred by the party other description)..... 45 30 , tendering. Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the articles. Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the Ten ders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or far such part thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a greater quantity, or of not contracting for any; and also an unlimite I power of selection. The articles to be exempted from the Customs Duties, and parties tendering are to state where they are respectively lying. Samples of the Sugar (not loss than 41bs.). of the Tea (not less than 21bs.), from the bonded warehous and of the Raisins (not less than 61b5.1, must be produced by the party tendering, The Samples produced by persons whose Tenders are not accepted are requested to be taken away by them immediately after the Con tracts have been decided. No Tender will be received unless made on the Printed Form pro vided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at the said Office, at. the Victualling Yerds at Gosport and Plymouth, or to Commander Bevis, conducting the Packet Service at Liver pool, or to the Collector of Customs at Bristol. The coaditions of the Revised Contracts, to which particular at tention is called, may be seen at the said Office, at the said Victual ling Terds, and at Liverp of and Bristol. No Tender will be received after One o'clock, on the day of treaty, and it will not be required that the party tendering, or an agent on kis behalf, should attend at the office on the day of contract, as the result of the offer received from each person will be communicated to him and his proposed sureties in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretory of the Admiralty ,: and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for and must also be delivered at Somerset house. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— EXTENSION to WOL ER HAMPTON. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Line, connecting the Great Western Railway at Birmingham with Wolverhampton, Wellington, Shrewsbury, Oewestry, Chester, and Birkenhead, for f.iverpool, is now Open for Public Traffic. Pas , sengers may proceed by certain trains to and from stations between Paddington and Wolverhampton without change of carriage. Those proceeding to and from stations north of Wolverhampton will have to change carriages in the Birmingham station for the prese• t, every facility and accommodation for which will be provided there. Train Bills for the remainder of the month may be procured at all stations. • Paddington Station, Nov. 14, 1834. T IMES FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.- 32, Ludgate-hill, London. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the FIRST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors will be held in accord ance with the provisions of the Deed of Settlement, at the Offices of the Company. on the 13th day of DECEMBER next, at 12 o'clock in the forenoon precisely. By order, 11. B. SHERIDAN, Manager. STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. SPECIAL NOTICE.—WEDNE -D NY, the 15th of November, is ' the last day on which Applications for Assurance can be received so . as to be included in the list of Policies participating in the profits to ' be divided in 1855, with reference to the present year's entry. FORM OF APPLICATION. Name of Applicant.... Profession or Occupation .. • • • • • • Age next Birthday Sum to be Assured .. • • .... Further information can be procured by application at the Head Office or Agencies. By order of the Directors. • WILL. THOS. THOMSON, manager. GEORGE TODD, Secretary. Edinburgh.. • ... 3, George Street. London e2, King William-street. Glasgow 35, St. Vincent-place. • CONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The Right Hon. Sir T. FRANKLAND LEWIS, Bart., M.P., Chairman. HENRY FREDERICK STEPHENSON', Esq., Deputy-Chairman Advantages—The Lowest rates of Premium on the Mutual System The whole of the Profits divided among the Assured every Fifth Year. No charge for Policy Stamps, nor for Service in the Yeomanry or Militia Corps. Policies in free nearly 7,000 The Assurance Fund exceeds 1,400,0001. Income 230,0001. per Annum. The sum of 397,0001. was added to Policies at the last Division, which produced an average Bonus of 671. per Cent. on the Pre miums paid. For particulars apply to ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary. New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. SPECIAL NOTlCE.—Proposals for Assnrance must be made prior to the Ist January. 1855, to entitle the Assured to participate in the next Division of Profits in 1859. TO LOVERS OF FIS !no real YARMOUTH BLOATERS for 65., package included The above forwarded to all parts on receipt of penny postage stamps, cr P. 0. 0. (preferred) for the amount. Send plain address, county, and nearest station.—Address, Thomas Lettis, jun., Fish-curer, Great *Yarmouth. OYSTERS. —J. SWEETING is happy to inform his Friends and the Public that his BURNHAM RIVER NATIVE OYSTERS are as fine ns last season. He has them six years' old, four hours from the beds, at his Fish and Oyster Establi-hment, 159, Cheapside. Superior Oyster Rooms ; Steed's Ale ; Reid's Stout. . LECTURES at the ROYAL PANOPTICON, Leicester-square.—This day, WEDNESDAY, at 8.15, Dr. WARD, on Atmospheric Impurities ar d Counteracting Influ awe!, tvittfreferentetb respiration end its relation to health. This day, WEDNESDAY arid SATURDAY next, at 8.15. Dr. KINKEL, on the Geography and Present Condition of the Turkish and Russian Empires. Admission to the Lectures included in the admis-ion fee to the Institutioe. List of princip 0 attract ons :-3 and 8, Lum inous Fountain playing 100 feet high-2.45 and 7.45, Moving Panorama and Dioramic Views of Verona-2.15 and 7.30, Ileinke's Div ng Apparatus and euborqutous Light in the Crystal Cistern-4.15, Grand performance on the Organ, by Mr. W. T. Best-9.15, Distin's Flugel Horn Union. Doors open in the Morning at 12; in the Evening at 7. Admission, ls.; Schools and Children under 10, half-price; Sea son Admission, 1/. ls. ; Life Admission, 10 guineas. LAITRENT ' S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.— Now Open for the Season.—During the week the Orchestra will perform the Overture to Zampa ; Waltzes : Le Refrain des Mon . tagnes (first time), Germania, Solon Spruche : Polkas, Fidelin (first time), Les Folks, Moscow ; Quadrilles : La Guerre d'Orient (first time), Schamyl, Parttnt pear la Syria (by desire). L'Etoile du Nord • Schot tische: Malvina (Nrst time), and (also by desire) the Alma Galop. Principal Cornet a Piston, M. Bonicourt.—Alteration efTime —Doors open at Eight ; commence at half-past.—Admission, One Shilling. PATRON-11. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Miss GLTN will read OTHE LT.O on Tuesday, the 14th inst., at Eight o'Clock, and IiENRY the Bth OR Thursday, the 16th, at Eight. FIRST EXHIBITION of Dr. EDWARDS' PHOTOGRAPHS of the MOON, magnified by the Oxy-hydrogen Microscope. LECTURES by J. H. PEPPER, Esq., on CHEMISTRY. - LECTURE by Dr. BACIIHOFFNEE on the PATENT POLY TECHNIC GAS FIRE. A Splendid Series of 40 COSMOR VATIC VIEWSof ST. PETERSBURG, MOSCOW; &c., and the COSTUMES of the RUSSIANS, is now open daily and in the Evenings. DIS SOLVING VIEWS of the SEAT of WAR, SEBASTOPOL, &c. .Atiaission, Is.; stalls, 2s. ; pit stalls, Is. Open on SATURDAY EVENINGS from half-past seven till ten, with an Entertainment descriptive of the RIAE and PROGRESS of A MERICA, illustrated by a series of Dissolving Views of American scenery, by G. Heaver, Esq. Madame KRAMER and PARTY, the Celebrated TYROLESE MINSTRELS, will appear on Wednesday, the 22d inst., Friday, the 24th, and Saturday, the 25th inst., at Eight o'clock in the Evening, and sing a selection of their NATIONAL MELODIES. G R AVESEND ST AR PACKETS. No other Packets call at the Greenhithe and Furfleet Piers. The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. WEER DAYS. SUNDAYS. 0 0 = .0 0 A Terrace t 1 p 61 Pier . le i I g' t 5.-. Time t effi z 8 a d , 1 8 g . ••• 1 ) I 4 1 8 5 z g - Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London every quarter of an hour. BRUNSWICK WEIARF, BLACKW.A.LL, on the arrival of the fol liming Trains from the Fenchnrch-street Station. .SUNDAYS. W:glIC D. AYS. a church F en- I' " ' ;-, 79: , LZ church Fen 3 g i ". 4 1 ' i Street 4 . i . ii ;' Street ', $ o $ '4 10 I 11 , S l 4 4!4 , 41A - - ' - - Fore CaDtn 6tuoorL To or from Gravesend and London.. ••••.. •• 10d.. .. Is. 2d. Fore Canto 6. To or from Gravesend and London.• •• • • ...• 10d.. .. Is. ~ Gravesend and Illackwall or Woolwich Bd. •. Os, Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. BOAT TfCKETS.—Twelve Months, sr. Os.; Six Months, Three Months, 21. Os. ; to be had of the Collectors on bo Packets ; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Nov. 13, 1854. , 3/. Os.; >ard the THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. Just published, price 25., illustrated with cases; free by post for 30 stamps, NERVOUS DEBILITY; Its Causes, Symptoms, and Cure.—An Essa y on Sper matorrheea, with Practical Observations on sa fera tii and m ore successful mode of treatment of the diseases of th e e Genera tive System, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and solitary effect of distinguishing, by urinary examination, the real habits, every variety of complaint, whether arising from excesses, accident, or climate, followed by practical remarks, founded f l ounded on twenty years' experience in the treatment of Im Marriage, with pr e e ll Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrho3a, tee, P 4 . !,, sB . w a r' from empirical practice,- are added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marti writers on cautionary hints on the evils emanating and on the engerous remedies advocated by various these important disorders. By SAMUEL LAWERT. M.D. 87, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine Matr i cu lated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary 'Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' flail, London, Ace., &c. The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con sequences resulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, which have proauced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man hood, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is Particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded the health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are Principles of personal management which 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, said how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, that there is sc arce l y any dekree of physical infir mit y or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science can not a pp l y a cure. The Author has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive practice In the treatment of these delicate complaints, which have e 7 np ur ri anately teen too generally confided to the care of ignorant faith I ca, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place n their pretens ionsNE ßVOUS DEBILIY' may bo had, price 2s, of Messrs. Piper, Brothers, and C Her, 1 , . 23 , Baterno.ter-row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; ...Jew, • - thirty sta te „,„ --.quare; Yam, 3r,/ ;or free by post for to any . • , ford-square, uress from the Author's residence, 37, Bed ford-square, At home for commi+" -4. Six till mot. -- %mon daily il'Ont Eleven till Two, and from /~ -- ~~- f~ No. 19,388.] LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 15, 1854. PUBLICATIONS. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. service, and several vessels will be ready for departure by Monday or Tuesday next. DEATH OF MR. CHARLES KEMBLE. Just published, in 2 vols., 21s , bound, HOME LIFE IN RUSSIA. By a ItUSSIAN NOBLE. Revised by the Editor of "Revelations of 'ziberia." " This work Lives a very interesting and graphic account of the manners and customs of the Russian people.'—Observer Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great M arlborough-st re et. Neptune, 120, Captain Hutton, removed powder and shell yesterday, and will go into Portsmouth Harbour. Monarch, 84, Captain Erskine, will go into Portsmouth Harbour to-day. The Calcutta, 84, sailed from Plymouth for Falmouth yesterday morning. 40 artillerymen from Plymouth garrison have joined the Hannibal, 91, bound to the Black Sea. CHAPLAINS TO THE SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS IN THE EAST. A correspondence has passed between the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., Secretary at War, and the Rev. Ernest Hawkins, 8.D., the secretary to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, relative to the attempt which tho society is now making to send out additional chaplains to the seat of war. Mr. Hawkins stated . that the society would undertake to make an allow ance at the rate of 1001. a year to every such chaplain, provided that the Government would guarantee an equal sum, with free passage, and the ordinary field allowances. Mr. Sidney Herbert has replied that ho concurs in the ar rangement proposed, and that a free passage to Constanti nople or the Crimea, according to the demand for his ser vices; will be provided for each chaplain at the public ex petite. The Secretary at War adds, that during the period of the employment of the chaplains in this capacity, they will be subject to the same discipline, and amenable to the same authority as army chaplains. It is with deep regret we announce the death of this once distinguished actor, which took place on Sunday last. Mr. Charles Kcnble was born in Brecknock, in South Wales, in 1775 ; consequently he had attained his 79th year when he died. Few actors of the old school are so well remembered by the present race of playgoers as this gentleman, whose personations of the higher class of comedy were brought down to a compa ratively late date, and are still spoken of with admira tion as histrionic portraitures of unique merit. The youngest of the great branch of the Kemble family, he shared with his illustrious brother John, and his stately sister, the honours which attach so pre-eminently to . the name. Many of the parts which ho filled may be said to have virtually left the stage when age and infirmity occa sioned his retirement into private life ; and we shall pro bably never see the Mirabels, Doricourts, Absolutes, and Charles Surfaces of the drama again realised with such exquisite tact and refinement. Mr. Charles Kemble's professional history was marked by the usual vicissi tudes which belong to the actor's career. We are told that he originally began the world as a clerk in the Post-office, after having completed his education at Douay, in 1792 ; but that a taste for theatricals influ encing him, as it did other members of the family, he made his debut at Sheffield as Orlando in " As You Like it." His early efforts, however, were anything but successes, and he was described by a critic of the day as " a tall awkward youth, with a hatchet face, a figure badly proportioned, and of weak limbs, his act ing being evidently worse than his appearance. About the year 1800, however, he began to challenge a diffe rent sort of estimate ; and joining, in 1803, his brother Jahn in the proprietary and management of Covent garden Theatre, he gradually rose to that eminence as a delineator of polite comedy which no other actor ever rivalled. Certain of his tragic personations were also of unquestionable excellence ; and his Falconbridge, Pierre, Romeo, and others, are yet fondly and honourably men tioned. He was induced to re-appear on the stage in the year 1840, and play a brief round of characters ; but the venerable actor was all but unequal to the task, and though some of the old genius was still visible, the trembling voice and stooping figure betokened the ex tent of the physical decay, and the exhibition did not long m mttKhheeiea,at however,rb. c ti o o n Toh t fo i a n wdh u hi e mbi de which he did not h F i tseh o s r we Gay s plsi o yer m nteoi eoc nneo y tef e sh a oai r ong s f ct otai p hnnk a cesi s unp t fgirecawuab A onl l aeu r s . dnt actresses C eeanrsf h seno a eser rle stsn sioan s ; high and thoughtful cultivation that we now have, owes all her elocutionary power, as regards form and method, and we have in her a vivid reflection of the genuine Kemble school. Mr. Charles Kemble married, in 1806, Miss Teresa Decamp. His children, Mrs. But ler, Mrs. Sartori!, and the Rev. John Kemble, the emi nent Saxon scholar, we need hardly remark, have nobly maintained the intellectual glory of the house. rrHE SEAT OF WAR IN THE EAST. - Mr. WILLIAM .-IMPSON, whose works have been for so long a period favourably known to the PubPc. is now with our Ft,rees, for the purpose of making Sketches of the Places and Occurrences arising from the WAR in the CRIMEA. The extreme importance of pr( curing Authentic Representations of Events destined to form cue of the most striking pages in the annals of England and France, induced Mr. Simpson to enter upon his arduous undertaking, in the prosecution of which he received most invaluable assistance by Letters of Introduction to our Ambas sadors and Military and Naval Commanders from the most influen tial ucreonages in the realm. Ur. Simpson's Sketches will be Lithographed by Messrs. DAY and SON It is proposed to issue a series of about Thirty-two Plates, it, Eight Pa. is ; each Fart, price Twelve Sh kings, containing Four Au Admiralty order (by telegraph) arrived at Sheerness, yesterd^,y, countermanding the trial trip of the ['Loyal Al bert, and she was therefore engaged swinging ship for the purpose of adjusting her compasses. Her present orders are to be ready to leave on Friday morning for Portsmouth. Tho rylades will be ready for launching on the 23(.1 .01 , 1 - ant. _ The Horatio screw sten,m•frigato got up steam yestordny ,o try machinery in the basin, after making good defects. APPOINTMENTS subjects ; size, 15 in. by 11 in., or, Coloured to imitate the Drawings, each part Tw,nty Shillings. The First Part will consist of Illustrations of the Siege of Sevasto. pol. and will be published early in December. Those incidents which from their nature demand more space, will be executed on the important scale of 32 in. by 16 in., and printed on paper AS in. by 22 in. ; they will not exceed Eight in number. Price Seven Shillings met Sixpence, or, Coloured, Twelve Shillings each. Lieutenants—John Nott (1854), from tho Termagant, 24, screw steam-frigate, at Portsmouth, to the St. George, 120, at Portsmouth ; Edwin A. Porch (1816,) to the Elk, 20, screw steam-corvette, at Woolwich ' • John F. Slight (1842,) first-lieutenant of the Hannibal, 91, screw steam ship, on passage to the Black Sea, to the Royal Albert, 121, screw steam-ship, at Sheerness ; Thomas B. M. Sullivan (1851), to the Royal Albert , at Sheerness ; C. F. Smith (1854,) promoted from mate of the Meander, 44, to the Powerful, 84 (1849,) to the Hecht, paddle-wheel steam sloop, at Portsmouth. Mates—William Ives (1852,) from the Monarch, 84, to the Royal Albert, at Sheerness ; Duncan G. Davidson (1852,) first mate of the Prince Regent, 90, screw steam ship in the Baltic, to the Royal Albert. Midshipmen—Henry Vaughan and R. Moreton, to the Royal Albert, 121, screw steam-ship, at Sheerness. Acting Assistant-Surgeons—James Thomson, to the Dauntless, 33, screw steam-frigate, at Portsmouth; W. C. Fairbairne, to the Tartar, 20, screw steam-corvette, at Chatham. Second Master—Denton H. Speer (1850), recently serving in the Phoenix, screw steam-sloop, to the Royal Albert, 121, screw steam-ship, at Sheerness. Masters'-Assistants—Edward Spence and Selwyn S. Sugden, to the Royal Albert. Clerk's Assistant—William Rhodes, to the Wellesley, 72, guard-ship of ordinary, at Chatham. Naval Cadets—G. T. H. Boyce, to the Royal Albert ; C. J. Harford, to the Tartar ; S. A. St. George, to the Esk ; and William G. Best and Charles Alder, to the C3ar, 91, screw steam-ship. MISCELLANEOUS. On the invasion of the Crimea the transports and steam- ships conveying the Light Division, together with the fit st 40 transport boats at the disembarkation of the army, were commanded by Commander William Boys, the senior commander of the transport service in the Black Sea. Mr. James Marrow, late of Woolwich Factory, took up his appointment yesterday as superintending foreman of the now factory works at Sheerness. This is the first appointment to the new factory works now being pro ceeded with here. The entiro establishment will be under the direction of Mr. George Blailand, civil engineer at this yard. Published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi and Co., Publishers to her Majesty, 13 and 14, Pall-mall East; and Longman and Co., Pater noster-row. The screw steamer Now York, belonging to the Glasgow and New York Steamship Compauy, which was recently launched by Messrs. Tod and M'Cregor, and is now ready for sea, has been engaged by the French Government to convey troops to tie seat of war. This splendid steamer is about 2,400 tons burthen, and will carry comfortably a very large number of troops. —North, British, Daily Mail. Yesterday the Court of Admiralty condemned the cargo of the Russian prize Fidentia, and it will be disposed of for the benefit of the captors. Yesterday the Lords of the Admiralty took up vessels for the conveyance of 1,500 tons of provisions to the army in the Crimea and at Constantinople, as also a num bor of steamers for the conveyance of stores to the Crimea, 900 tons of provisions are forthwith to be forwarded to Malta for the use of the Royal navy, and 25 tons of ordnance , stores, 19 heavy guns, and 120 tons of naval stores to Gib raltar. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.—Not only has the Royal Mail steam-ship Europa been taken by the Government, but the iron screw steans-ship Alps, Captain Moodie, which sailed for Havre on Sunday, to be the pioneer of a Cunard line from that port to New York, has also been chartered, and will proceed from Havre to Toulon, to embark French troops. The officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates of the School of Musketry, Ilythe, havo subscribed one day's pay each to the Patriotic Fund Society. MILITARY. CHATHAM, Nov. 14.—The following detachments from the Isle of Wight, selected as invalids from the depots of regiments serving at the seat of war, arrived at Fort Pitt, the majority of the men being, from length of service and constitutions, unfit for active duty. They consist of tie 7th, 6th, 15th, 3d, 4th, and 16th Regiments. A detach ment of the 69th Foot, from Perth, also arrived at the in valid depot. The undermentioned medical officers at Chatham are ander orders to proceed immediately to Ports mouth, to embark with detachments for Turkey, viz., Staff Assistant-Surgeon Mackey and Staff Assistant-Sur geon Abler. Quartermaster-Serjeant James Nolan, 86th Regiment, died on Monday night at Chatham, after a short illness, leaving a wife and six children. He had just sent in time and servitude, upwards of twenty-one years, for a pension, and to retire from the service. Four prisoners were tried on Tuesday at Chatham garrison, by district court-martial, for desertion and drunkenness. They were found guilty. Sentence deferred, until the proceedings are confirmed by the Horse Guards. 171 ;ER - NE - S S :Nov. 15.—Fifty fine young men of the Royal Artillery, trained in garrison here, 25 of Captain Cannon's, and 20 of Captain Cleveland's company, have taken their departure (volunteers) for the seat of war in the East. Such is the desire to volunteer that the officers hive a difficulty in acquiescing with the continual appli cations. All the newly-raised men seem to vie with each other to get proficient in their exercise, so as to qualify themselves to be proper candidates for the post of honour. LIMIMICK.—Lieut. - General Fleming, C. 8., has received an order from the Horse Guards to inspect the cavalry horses of the 16th Lancers in the Limerick district, and to report on their age and effective cenflition for immediate service in the field.—Limerick Chronicle. CORK, Nov. 13.—MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.—In the begin ning of last week a large number of drafts, amounting in all to about GOO mon, 8 officers, and 14 serjeants, arrived here from the stations of Fermoy, Templemore, and. Birr, for departure to the Crimea, where their respective regi inents are located. The following are the drafts :-55th Regiment, numbering 1 officer, 3 serjeants, and 130 men; 47th, 1 serjoant, and 60 men; 21st (Fusiliers), 1 officer, 2 sesjeants, and 120 men; 30th, 1 officer, 2 serjeants, and 50 men ; 33d, 1 officer, 1 serjeant,-and'oo•men; 50th, 2 officers, 4 serjeants, and 140 men ; 68th, 1 officer, 1 serjeant, and 40 men. For the conveyance of these drafts to the seat of war, three transports, the Cleopatra, Blake, and Alipore, arrived in Queenstown, the former on Tuesday, and the latter on Wednesday. The Cleopatra is one of the vessels of the Canadian Screw Steam Navigation Company, and had on board, on her arrival in Queens town, 100 rank and file of the 4th and 93d Regiments, also destined for the Crimea. On Thursday the troops began to embark ; about twelve o'clock the detachments of the 92d Highlanders, 14th (Buckinghamshire),4lth (East Nor folk), 62d (Wiltshire), and 3d Buffs, amounting in the whole to about 400 men, proceeded per the River steamers to Queenstown, and embarked in the rospectivo transports. The subsequent day 120 rank and file of the 21st Fusiliers, and 190 of the 47th and 55th Regiments, were likewise placed on board. And on Saturday the three river steamers —viz., Prince Arthur, Royal Alice, and Prince, were crowded to their utm os t capac it y by the remaining drafts, which were conveyed to the same destination. The band of the 91st Regiment accompanied the men on each occasion to the quay, playing suitable and spirited airs. Vastcrewds, too, assembled to witness their departure, who, as each steamer moved from the quay, returned &cordial response to the vociferous cheering of the soldiers. The men all appeared so he in the highest spirits ; and though on the night pre ceding their departure many of them remained out of bar racks, for the purpose of having a last jollification, none wore absent at their post in the morning. The three trans ports sailed on Saturday evening. —Cork Examiner. THE MILITIA. The Victoria Rifle Corps, commanded. by the Duke of Wellington, will mus t er for drill every Thursday evening during ths winter months, at Allen's Riding-school, Sey mour-place, Bryanston-square. The Essex Rifles, 700 strong, left Windsor yesterday morning, under the eonamand of 'Colonel the Hen. C. 3,l=q mud, en route to Woodon. During the stay of this well disciplined regiment in the Royal borough the conduct of the men has been of a marked, peaceable, and orderly cha racter, and that o f the officers' meet gentlemanly : The re giment expects to be embodied for foreign service in the spring. THE BUCKS MILITIA._ This regiment arrived at Wind sor yesterday morning from Weedon, to take the Castle duty. It is 650 strong, and under the command of Lord Carrington. The inen appear to be much taller than the Essex. Rifles, and 150 of this regiment, chiefly recruits, marched from W ee d on at the same time for Canterbury to form the depot there. THE SOMERSET MILITIA VOLUNTEERING. —The Cork Examiner states, that large numbers of the 2d Somerset Militia have volunteered for the line. Oa Saturday a body of the troops marched through the town with fifes sad drums for the purpose - of obtaining volunteers. The acces sions totheir ranks have not been very considerable. , • .........,.-.... - - ...... _ , ce I ,?;'-' I \ ~ c :, .• ifiN ' ;4 ..., . 'VTR - ' ~T), w i 1 44: : , . _ , 111 S '•• ' ____ Y.i b • tibilli , '...,..4 4 , k . ' 'it e ,t i citi44 Ar•• - 19%.4: - . 1„.„, ; - ,41* , ' 4 1.... r 1 .. , '. ' 3 '4 41.---07.-, * - . 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With reference to the works, the commis sioners would see before them the reports of professional men who had gone into the scheme ; but they were at the present time awaiting a further report from their own engineer, which it was considered wise to have before proceeding., but it would be ready in a few days. C ilonel DAWSON thought that as little delay as possible ought to be allowed to intervene, for the health of the metropolis was of the utmost importance, and the works should be forthwith carried out. The CHAIRMAN said, that as there was a commissioner now present (Mr. Redhead) whose assistance he feared he should lose in the new commission, he took the Oppor tunity of expressing the high sense of respect ho enter tained for the numerous suggestions the present commis sion had had the benefit of, and particularly with regard to the great work in question. That gentleman had some time ago laid before the Court some valuable in formation with regard to flushing sewers. The matter was at present under the consideration of the engineer, who would be kind enough probably to state at what period his report would be ready. Mr. BAZALGETTE, in reply, said he was not in a posi- tion to go into the matter at present. He had examined the scheme, and the plans were in a forward state, and he thought it might be carried out at a moderate cost. ' Colonel DAWSON supposed the object of referring the great drainage scheme to the consulting engineer was to ascertain whether it could not be carried out at less cost ; though that was a good object, the delay it occa sioned was to be regretted. 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William Sinden has been Been! ed to the perpetual curacy of the new parish of St. Peter, Maccles field, Ch es hi re, on t h e nom i nat i on o f th e Queen, the patron thereof for this turn. FIRE AT MIDDLETON HOUSE.—Middleton House, the Oxfordshire mansion of the Right Hon. the Earl of Jersey, was in imminent danger of destruction from fire on the night of the oth inst. The floor beams under the fire-place of Lady Clementina Villiers' bedchamber took fire, and was communicating to the floor, when it was happily discovered at about 10 o'clock. From the efforts of the members of the establishment the fire was con fined to the floor and rafters immediately under the fire place. From the quantity of water that it was con sidered necessary to throw down, the furniture, &c., in the rooms were considerably damaged. The venerable earl, the countess, and Lady Clementina, and a circle of friends, were tit the mansion at the time. It appears that the hearth-stone was laid on the wood work, that it it had become worn away and imperfect, and that the wood became ignited by the fire kept in her ladyship's chamber, THE ROYAL ALBERT. WOOLWICH, Nov. 14.—The Royal Albert, 121, screw steam-ship, Captain Sir Thomas Pasley, was under orders to be tried between the Nero and Mouse lights yesterday, to ascertain her rate of speed under steam, and the working of her patent trunk engines of 500- horse power by John Penn and Son, but the order was countermanded by a telegraph message in the afternoon, and the question asked, " When can the Royal Albert be made ready for sea?" The prompt answer was, "On Fri day next." Consequently, on Saturday morning the country will be glad to learn that this splendid screw steam-vessel, mounting 121 guns, is on her way to Ports mouth, to fill up, without a day's delay, for service in the Black Sea. The general excellence of the engines produced by the constructors of the engines of the Royal Albert in spires confidence that they will work well, as they did when tried at moorings, and that she will make a quick and successful voyage to Sebastopol, where one hundred of her guns might be landed in aid of the gallant troops in the Crimea. The Royal Albert is also capable of convey ing frem 1,500 to 2,003 troops, and there will be no want of volunteers, if entire regiments cannot be completed on short notice. For several years past attempts have been made to abolish the kilts from the Highland regiments, but the honours earned by those who wore the kilt and bonnet will, there can be no doubt, set the question at rest, and instead of abolishing the prestige of the kilted regiments, a great desire is expressed that at least three additional Highland regiments should be raised. An Admiralty order (by telegraph) arrived at Sheerness countermanding the order for her proceeding out on a trial trip yesterday, and she was therefore engaged swing ing ship for the purpose of adjusting compasses. Her pre sent orders are to be ready to leave hero on Friday morning next for Portsmouth. Mr. Hartree, manager for Messrs. Penn and Son, arrived here on the evening of the 13th for the purpose of accompanying the Royal Albert on her trial trip and for inspecting the progress of setting up the machinery in the Orion, and preparing the Pylades to re ceive her machinery. The latter vessel will be ready for launching on the 23cl inst. Her feed pipes will be com plete, and the boring through her dead wood ready to receive her main shaft for connecting with her screw pro peller through the main bush. THE HANNIBAL PLYMOUTH, Nov. 14.—The crew of her Majesty's steam ship Hannibal, 91, Captain Grey, were paid wages yester day, by Admiral Henry Eden, Superintendent of the De vonport Dockyard. Fifty men of the Royal Artillery, under the command of Captain M`Doughal, were conveyed yesterday.from the Royal William Victualling-yard, by the Conflance steam-tug, for conveyance to the East. A hundred men, including petty officers, were drafted from the St. George, 120, Captain Eyres, to the Hannibal. The Hannibal is, therefore, fully manned. She is now taking on board her powder and shell, and will leave this after noon, taking a mail for the Black Sea. Wo learn by electric telegraph that the 01-gun screw ship, Hannibal, Captain the Hon. F. W. Grey, left Ply mouth Sound at two p.m. yesterday for the Black Sea. The True Briton, transport, sailed also from Devonport for the Black Sea. REINFORCEMENT FOR THE CRIMEA. It is intended to send to the Crimea one more battalion of the Guards, the 97th Regiment from the Pirzeus, the 62d from Gallipoli, the 34th from Malta, the 71st from Corfu, the 82d from Edinburgh, and the 90th from Ireland. There will be no difficulty, we understand, in obtaining the services of any amount of militia that may bo required to do garrison duty in the fortresses thus left ungarrisoned, so that this very considerable reinforcement can be sent without running any risk, or stripping the empire of any of its necessary defences, nor are the means wanting of supplying this great additional drain on our resources. Not withstanding the Peace Society, notwithstanding the in creased demand for labourin all trades and occupations, we are recruiting at the rate of 1,000 men a-week, and have as little fear of wanting tie raw material of soldiers as if we had a legion of spies and a whole army of crimps to enforce the utmost rigours of conscription. The martial and adventurous spirit of the nation is roused by the stir ring tidings which almost every post brings to our shores ; and the service has regained in the midst of a bloody and desperate war that popularity which it was in some danger of losing in the piping times of peace. The cavalry regi ments at home will not be sent abroad, but will serve as training schools for the recruits of the regiments on foreign service. It is intended to raise each troop to 75 men, and to add two troops to each regiment, which will give a total increase of 1,500 sabres to the force in the Crimea ; and, besides, all deficiency occasioned by casualties is to be made up. It is proposed to purchase for the use of the cavalry seasoned horses instead of three-year-olds, as better able to bear the fatigues and privations of a campaign, and less liable to injury by a long voyage, The total reinforcement now proceeding to the British army in the Crimea, or on the point of embarkation, is about 7,000. It is anticipated that a considerable addition will be made to that number. THE TRANSPORTS FOR THE CRIMEA. PORTS3IOIITH, Tuesday.—The impatience and anger de picted in every countenance at the slothfulness and inac tivity of the Government, in not sending out the reinforce ments so urgent at the present moment, are sufficiently manifested at this port. The same question is put by every one—" Are our gal lant and hard-pressed troops to perish without succour and timely support?' Why we have at this port the Ajax, 60, screw, which could carry 800 soldiers; the Dauntless, screw, which could carry 500 ; the Leopard, paddle, 500 ; the Heela, 300; the Dee, 300—between 2,000 and 3,000 men within twenty hours. Why not, then, 1,000 of our heavy cavalry, the household troops, be instantly for warded to the Crimea? . The Southampton noble merchant-steamers could take out the whole of the horses, whilst the war-steamers could receive the men. Not an hour ought to be lost, more par ticularly whon we have the means at hand. Orders have been given to fit up arrangements for 1,000 troops as soon as the Royal Albert, pa, screw, arrives at Portsmouth. The large ocean paddle-wheel steamer Europa, forming one of the Cunard Company's British and North American mail steamers, has been taken up by Government for the conveyance of troops to the seat of war. She will proceed to Dublin at the end of the week for the purpose of embark ing the 90th Regiment, at present stationed in Ireland. The screw-steamer Alps, forming one of the Cunard Company's supplemental vessels, has been despatched from Liverpool to France, for the purpose of embarking French troops at Toulon for conveyance to the seat of war, whither she will proceed direct. There are several steamers at Liverpool undergoing in spection, preparatory to their appropriation as troop-ships for the conveyance of soldiers to the Crimea. SHIPMENT OF STORES FOR THE EAST. Yesterday the whole of the officers, the mechanics, and police of the II division, at present stationed in the Tower of London, were most actively engaged in the shipment of every description of naval and military stores from the warehouses of the ancient garrison. The principal portion despatched consisted of warm clothing, bedding, patent iron bedsteads, preserved food, and various articles of con sumption for the sick, together with a number of large tents. At a later hour in the day orders were received to prepare, with all possible speed, an immense number of stores, and several thousand stand of arms, with ammu nition, which are intended for the several regiments about to depart for the seat of war. Such is the great amount of the orders forwarded from the Government autho rities to be completed in a few days, that additional hands have to bo employed day and night in getting the goods on board the vessels which are at present moored off the river frontage of the Tower. Several steam-tugs aro also in readiness in the Pool for the purpose of towing the various craft down the river without delay to Portsmouth and other parts, where the stores will be taken on board the large steamers, which are ordered for departure in a few hours. ENLISTING SEAMEN. yesterday morning from an early hour, until six o'clock last evening, the various officers at the naval and military rendezvous on Tower-hill worn engaged in enlisting petty officers, able seamen, boys, and others, for immediate ship ment and active service abroad. A great number of fine young men wore selected by the Government officers, and large placards were extensively posted round the eastern parts of London, containing the following :—" Good pay —plenty of prize-money—honour and glory." Able-bodied 80411103 Ara Dab requiod for lion la a jwl t Y' 4 stmll-screw ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Though several years have now elapsed since Mr. Charles Kemble's appearance on the stage, his death will be considered an important event, even by those who have not had the great advantage of witnessing his admirable performances. To the youngest playgoer his name will be familiar as that of the last histrionic scion of a family which was for many years associated with all that was high and dignified in theatrical art. But in those of longer experience the record of the melancholy event will awaken a remembrance of bygone days, when the veteran who closed his earthly career on Sunday last stood as the representative of a class of characters upon the stage in which, according to the opinion even of the ablest judges, ho was never excelled. The gay, buoy ant, spirited gentleman of high breeding, who was such a constant stage hero years ago, was so completely iden tified with Mr. Charles Kemble that since his retirement from the profession the character itself has almost sunk into oblivion. Mr. Charles Kemble was born in November, 1775 — the same year in which his illustrious sister, Mrs. Sid dons, made her first appearance at Drury-lane — and at the age of 14 was seat to the College of Douay, where his brother, John Kemble ' had studied twelve years before. In the winter of 1792.3 he made his first recorded appearance at the Sheffield Theatre as Orlando in A: You Like It, and in April, 1794, through the interest of his brother John, made his dam+, at Drury-lane as Malcolm in Macbeth. It is no discredit to his memory that during the earlier part of his career he was considered what, in popular criti cism, is termed "a regular stick," for the fact that he was so considered proves that in climbing to the high eminence ho afterwards attained ho had to conquer a difficulty often insurmountable—an unfavourable im pression. If he began at the bottom of the ladder, his whole career was one of improvement, and if slighted in 1794, he was regarded 30 years afterwards as one of the brightest ornaments of the theatrical profession. 'When Mr. John Kemble purchased a share of Covent garden Theatre in 1803, Mrs. Siddons and Mr. Charles Kemble bath became members of that company. To Covent-garden Mr. Charles Kemble remained attached for a long series of years, though he occasionally fulfilled engagements elsewhere ; and he subsequently possessed the share originally held by his brother. With his re tirement from the management of that theatre, more than twenty years ago, began the decline of the " large houses" as national establishments, although a tempo rary resuscitation was effected by the managements of Mr. Macready and Madame Vestris. It was while Covent Garden was under the direction of Madame Yes tris that Mr. Charles Kemble, after a long retirement, reappeared before the public for a limited series of nights, and played several of his favourite characters, including Don Felix, Mercutio, and Hamlet. Except in a series of readings, he has never been seen by any audience since that occasion, but almost to the last day of his life be was well known in private society as one of the most cheerful and intelligent of companions. His flow of spirits was the more remarkable, as for the last few years he suffered so severely from deafness that without the aid of a trumpet he could not hear a single word of the conversation around him. This affliction caused him at times to wear a melancholy appearance, that contrasted strangely with the gaiety which perhaps his own hospitality had occasioned, but the cloud was only transient, and if any congenial spirit spoke to him of tho " good old times," his eye would brighten, his voice would grow eloquent, and he would pour forth a flood of anecdote, reminiscence, and criticism most enter taining and instructive to all present. To the chosen few who have known him in society his death will be an irreparable loss. Though Mr. Charles Kemble played tragedy as well as comedy, it is with the higher class of comedy that his name is chiefly associated. His excellence is thus forcibly described by a gentleman who had an opportu nity of comparing him with early actors who are al most myths to the present generation :—" I never." says Mr. Robson, in his Old Playgoei , " saw an actor with more buoyancy of spirits than Charles Kern's!. ; Lewis had wonderful vivacity, airiness, and sparkle, but he was finnicking compared with Charles. Who ever played a drunken gentleman as ho did I His efforts to pick up hie dress hat, in Charles Oakley, were the most laughable, the most ridiculous, the most natural that can be imagined. I have seen him perform the charac ter of Friar Tuck, in a dramatic version of Mr. Pea cock's Maid Marian, with such an extraordinary aban donment and gusto, that you were forced back to the jolly green wood and the bonny forest bramble ;' he absolutely rollicked through the part, as if he had lived all his life with Robin and his men, quaffiing fat ale and devouring venison pasties. But, perhaps, his master piece in this way was Cassie—the insidious creeping of the devil' upon his senses ; the'hilarity of intoxication, the tongue cleaving to the roof of the mouth, and the lips glued together ; the confusion, the state of loss of self, if I may so term it, when he received the rebuke of Othello, and the wonderful truthfulness of his getting sober, were beyond description fine—nay, real. No drunken scene I ever saw on a stage was comparable to it." "In parts of gallant spirited bearieg," says the same writer in another place, " just hitting the difficult mark—noble, without bluster ; self-possessed, without apparent effort ; energetic, without bombast ; elegant, without conceit—Charles Kemble has never in my time been equalled." METROPOLITAN SE TVERS. A special meeting of the Court was held ye sterda y at their house in Greek- s treet, Soho ; Mr. R. Jebb in the chair. Thero were also present the following oommis sioners :—Colonel Dawson, Mr. J. llawkshaw, Mr. T. Gibson, Mr. G. Smith, Mr. T. Hawes, and Mr. L. Redhead. The Secretary read the usual financial report, frora which it appeared that the balance in hand on the 11th of November was 45,7621. ; checks drawn, but unpre sented, 1,879/. ; available balance, 43,883/. ; and the deposit account amounted to 120,0001. The first resolution was then proposed and passed to carry out the recommendation of the general committee, made the 10th of October last, for raising 140,0001. en loan from the Clergy Mutual Assurance Society. In reply to a question from one of the commissioners, the CLTAIRIIAN said the money would not be required before next year. THE GREAT DRAINAGE SCHEME, Colonel DAWSON was anxious, now that apprehension as to the intention of Parliament had subsided, to express his opinion of the importance of proceeding speedily with the works; for carrying out the main drainage scheme, for which authority to raise the money they had resolved upon borrowing had been obtained. On the sth of September an order was passed by the Court to the effect that steps should be taken to raise a sum of 300,0001., for which purpose they were empowered by the act of last session, and also to enter into negotia tions for the purchase of land, and to take other ne cessary steps for proceeding immediately with the !main drainage works as soon as the money had been raised. That order contemplated the raising of a loan of 300,0001., and they had completed an arrangement under it to the extent of 140,0001. It might be satis frctory, under the circumstances of the present com mission, if the chairman would state what arrangements had been entered into for raising the remainder of the money, and also the progress made towards the corn t raenoemontri of the f orks, He did not 34 for a THE TALLOW TRADJ. Upon the state of the tallow market and the Russian trade, the circular of Messrs. Smith and Charles contains th e f o ll ow i ng o b serva ti ons : " With re gar d to the overland trade,' we have to ad vise you th at the decision of the Government has not yet been made k nown ; but it is certain that the subject i s still under cons i deration. Two very interesting articles, advocating th e suppression of the traffic, have appeared since the d a t e o f our last circular, in the 06serrer and the Atlas. The former journal observes—' Whilst we have taken effectual measures for crippling the resources of our enemy by sea, he has continued to evade their practical effect by taking advantage of the professed neutrality of Prussia, and converting to his own benefit those privileges which a neutral state has been allowed to claim. The im portant consideration is, the solid advantage whi c h R uss i a reaps from h er power to carry on her trade across the Prussian frontier through the medium of this mock neu trality, as Russia is thereby actually furnished by our selves with the means of continuing hostilities against us; and the endurance of almost any privations would be bet ter than that we should ourselves furnish the enemy with the supplies he requires for carrying on a war against our selves, or permit a so-called neutral state to violate the very principles of neutrality by acts of indirect but actual hostility.' The article in the Atlas is headed, Stop the Russian Trade ;' and the writer remarks It is pro bable that Russia can fight at a lower money cost than any other power in Europe, because she can pay her soldiers in paper, and pursue a similar course with her native vendors of arms, provisions, and clothing. . . . We ought, therefor e , t o d amage the Russian trade as much as poi- Bible, for the sake of influencing her nobles and making them desire peace. Hitherto our blockade has been com paratively useless. . . . War is necessarily an exchange of injuries; and all we can hope for is, by submitting to a certain amoun t o f h arm ourse l ves, we should inflict much greater mischief on the subject of our antagonism. . . . We, therefor e , strongly urge this c ourse ( t h e stoppage of the overl an d rode) upon the Government. We will only add, that tho effects would be, amongst others, to involve the whole of the Russian nation in comparative poverty, which would lead the people to desire peace at any price ; to prevent the Bear obtaining his usual custom duties, and all the indirect pecuniary benefits the Autocrat derives from a flourishing trade carried on by his subjects; and to reduce the exchange to 28d. instead of its rising to par (38d.), which it will assuredly next season if the overland trade be not prohibited —a combination of circumstances which, more than any military reverses, would compel the Emperor of Russia to submit to the terms of the Allied Powers.' " SEVEN LIVES LOST IN A COLLIERY. —O n Saturday morning, as a party of men and boys, seven in number, were being lowered into a coal mine at Rochdal e , known as the " Bellfield. Colliery" (Messrs John Knowles and Co., owners), the platform on which they stood suddenly fell to the bottom, carrying them with it, and all were killed on the spot. The depth of the shaft is 75 yards. The accident is said to have been caused by the breaking of one of the links of the iron chain by which the plat form was lowered into the pit. T.HE CITY COMMISSION OF SEVERS. Yesterday a Court was held for the despatch of public businosa. Mr. Deputy Peacock occupied the chair. OFFENSIVE STATE OF LEADENHALL-MAREET. Mr. DAW, the principal clerk, read a letter which bad been forwarded to him by the Lord Mayor, to whom it was addressed by the Chairman of the East India Com pany. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR said that nothing could be more objectionable, or more detrimental to health, than the smell arising from skins which had been lying in cellars for three or four days, and sometimes a week. The East India Company might rest assured that the timo was fast approaching when the subject to which the letter of their chairman related would be considered by the cor poration. (Hear, hear.) At the present moment there was no other place to which Leadenhall-market could be conveniently removed ; but be (Mr. IL L. Taylor) thought that by-and-by public necessity would point to Copenhagen-fields as the most appropriate site for the skin-market. QUALITY OF GAS SUPPLIED DT TLIE CENTRAL CONSUMERS COMPANY. This report was read by the principal clerk. ALLEGED NUISANCE ARISING PROM THE CITY GAS WORKS. Mr. Saward, who appeared before the Court a few weeks ago, and complained of a nuisance arising from the City Gas-works, again attended, he stated, for the purpose of answering some of the statements contained in the report of the medical officer presented to the Court at its last sitting. The CHAIRMAN.—If Mr. Saward will commit to paper the statement he wishes to make, the Court will he mo-t happy to entertain it. (Hear, hear.) The regu lar course will be to embody his ideas in a memorial, instead of criticising the report of the medical officer. OFFENSIVE STATE OV TOWER DOCK. Mr. ABRAHAM moved " That it be referred to the engineer to bring up a report this day week with regard to the best mode of remedying the existing state of things at Tower Dock, whether by culvert or sewer. Deputy CHRISTIE seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. The Cuurt then atijournia. HEALTH OF LONDO.V DURING THE [PEEL (Prom the Report of tits Registrar-General.) Last week the total number of deaths registered in London was 1,160. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1844-53 the average number was 1,011, and if this is raised in proportion to increase of popelation it becomes 1,112. From a comparison of the results it appears that the mortality is now not much in excess of the usual amount, but it exceeds is a more important degree the point to which the usual mortality, in an im proved condition of London, might be reduced. Cholera, which was fatal in the two previous weeks in 66 and 31 cases was fatal last week in 23. In the carte weeks diarrhea numbered 46, 33, and 35 deaths. Nine of the deaths from cholera occurred on the north side of the river, the remaining 14 on the south side 3 of which are returned in the sub-district of St. Paul's Deptford, 4in the district of Lambeth. Scarlatina has for some weeks predominated amonz zymotic diseases. In the first week of October the deaths referred to it rose to stpwards of a hundred ; since that time it has fluctuated, near the same point, but its tendency has not been to decrease. The 23 deaths from cbolera occurred in the following sub-districts :—ln Brompton 1 ; in Be'grave 1 ; in Westminster, St. Margaret 1 ; in Marylebone, Christ church 1 ; in Tottenham-court 2 ; in Kentish-town 1 ; in St. Giles South 1 ; in City of London North-east 1 ; in St. Saviour 1 ; in Bermondsey St. James 1 ; in New ington St. Mary 4 ; in Waterloo-road (second part) 1 ; in Lambeth Church (second part) 2 ; in Brixton 1 ; in Camberwell 2 ; in Peckham 1 ; in St. Paul's Doptford 3 ; and in Greenwich East 1. Last week the births of 839 boys and 727 girls, in all 1,56(3 children, were registered in London. In the nine corresponding weeks of the years 1345-53 the average number was 1,454. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the reading of the barometer increased to 30'42 in. by noon on Tues day. The mean daily reading was above 30 in. on every day except Sunday and Saturday, and the mean reading of the week was 30'114 in. The mean tem perature of the week was 52'2 deg„ which is 2.5 deg. be low the average of the same week in 38 years. The mean temperature was below the average every day except Sunday and Saturday ; on Thursday and Friday it was about 7 deg. below it, The highest temperature of the week was 56 . 5 deg. on Sunday. The lowest was 27.2 deg., os 4 deg. below the freezing point of water, on Friday. The mean dow-point temperature of the week was 35.6 deg. ; and the difference between this and the mean air temperature was 36.6 deg. The wind blew generally from the north-west and south-west. No rain fell till Friday, and then the whole amount on that and the next day was only 0.08 in. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, NOV. 11 Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 45 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration 257 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations 4 Premature Birth and Debility 3l Atrophy 43 Old Age . . Sudden 7 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance ...... •• 20 Causes not specified DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ..................... 1,160 Population Deaths in corre- Deaths Enumerated. apondiug week in the 1851. of 1853. Week. West Districts North Districts 490,396 ...... 213 Central Districts 393,256 ...... 174 East Districts 485,522 ...... 229 South Districts ...... 616,635 ...... 356 -- - Totals ......... 2,362,236 1,112 1,160 M a 1 e 5.............................. Females 563 METHS IN TIIE WEEK. M a l es 839 Feinitles 727 Total 1,566 THE NEW YORK CRYSTAL PALACE. —This exhibition was closed on the 31st ult. In noticing the fact, the New York Herald says :—" It lived a miserable exis tence, and died a lingering death. The stock which about the time of the inauguration under the auspices o' President Pierce and half his cabinet, was inflated to 175 per cent., bad fallen yesterday to 11, being a decline from 75 per cent. premium to 9Si per cent. discount. An awful fall, Lucky was he Who sold out at high THZ DEFENCES OP SEBASTOPOL. The Sicle, alluding Co the expedition against Sebastopol, says "The situation of Sebastopol, the presence in that port of a fleet which, in itself alone, was a danger for the Turkish empire, and which continually constrained Western Europe to hold herself, at the price of immense sacrifices, in superior force in the Black Sea, and tie eclat which was sure to attend the fall of that place, naturally designed it to the notice of the allied Govern. ment , ,e The fall of Sebastopol was for us the downfall of the maritime power of the Russians in the East, and the deliverance of Constantinopl e and of the world. But never did we, any more than the Allied Governments, shut our eyes to the difficulties of the enterprise. Tho bulwarks of great empires do not fall in a day, and with out exactly knowing the force of the defences of Sebas topol, we have enumerated more than once in this jour nal the two or three thousand pieces of cannon of which ' the fleet, in refuge there, could dispose. More than once we have observed with what perseverance Russia watched the progress of the military art in. Europe, an i with what promptitude she appropriated to her self the inventions of other countries. And the s ame reason which would induce the Allies to turn their at tentionwould prompt. the Russian to Sebastopol, Government to accumulate there every means of defences For some time, it is true, Russia might have supposed that the vigorous manner in which she carried on the war on the Danube would prevent the Allies from thinking of any other thing than to defend the positions on that river. But when the prudent strategy of Omer Pacha had baffled the previsions of Russia, when Prince Paskiewitch, at the head of the most for midable armies, was foiled before Silistria, and when it was decided that Austria was to occupy Moldavia and Wallachi a and so to leave the Allies at liberty, it became evident that Sebastopol would be attacked. The preparations for that enterprise were ,well known to Russia. It was in vain that Anapa was spoken of, and Kertch, and Perekop ; such rumours could not deceive the Russian Government. It very soon comprehended that the French and the English were at Varna only to proceed to the Crimea. The expedition to Sebastopol could not consequently, in any one's opinion, be anything else than a very grand and very considerable one. No Soup de main was possible. The Allied Governments knew well that the fortress and the fleet expected them, and they acted accordingly, measuring carefully, whatever may have been said of the matter in foreign journals, the efforts to be made against the resources of the enemy." THE ISSUE OF THE SIEGE. ( Prom the Constitut ionnel. ) " We receive from the Crimea accounts which leave no doubt whatever on the issue of the siege of Sebastopol. The besiegers are continuing their progress with a degree of slowness which the nature of the ground ren der. 1 inevitable, but at the same time with mathema tical regularity. The second parallel was completely terminated on the 26th, as was also the arming of the second line of the siege batteries. The batteries com menced firing the next day. Under protection of their fire the French troops commenced, at 250 metres from the place, the third parallel, which is to carry the attack to 120 metres from the enemy's bastions. In spite of the difficulties of the ground and the cannonade of the Rus sians, the works were carried on with sufficient rapidity to enable the construction of the first three batteries, des tined to make a breach, to be commenced on the Ist. It was considered certain that the arming of the batteries would be terminatnd in the night of the 3d, and that on the 4th they would commence their fire. It was hoped that by the 9th or 10th the establishment and arming of all the breaching batteries would be terminated, and that their simultaneous fire, by accumulating rubbish at the foot of the walls of Sebastopol, must open to our troops the road for an assault. It is to be added, that the two governments and the generals have provided for the event of the resistance of the place being prolonged, and for the state of the sea rendering the communications with Sebastopol more difficult. Immense quantities of ammunition and projectiles are deposited at Balaklava and Chersonesus, and the magazines of the army contain complete supplies for six weeks, independently of the fresh provisions which are daily brought from the Turkish provinces." 211ENSCIIIKOFFS POWERS OP RESISTANCE. BERLIN, Nov. 11.—Letters addressed by Rue sian officers of high rank at Warsaw, Moscow, and elsewhere, to friends at this place, speak mean while with perfect confidence in Menschikoffa powers of resistance, and of the enormous resources at his disposal, and declare that by the 4th or sth of this month—that is, as soon as he was or may be joined by the two divi sions of Dannenberg's corps—he would have a moveable force of more than 60,000 men, indepen dent of troops required for defensive siege duties, wherewith he will be enabled to act on the offensive. Nor does this assertion seem to be overrated. Upon a most careful and minute examination of names of regiments, and numbers of battalions, squadrons, and batteries that have figured in recent official reports, and indul,itably taken part in the divers combats and skirmishes since the 20th of Septem ber, the following summary may be regarded as nearly approaching to correctness. It is neces sary to remark that the numbers of effectives per battalion aro calculated upon an average of 700, and those of squadrons at 100, although the normal paper amount given in Russian re turns, when it is thought necessary to impose, is 1,000 for the one, and 125 to 130 for the other. Moreover, according to all Russian reports, the strength of the forty-two battalions which fought at the Alma was declared net to exceed 800 ; therefore, if the 5,000 men admitted to have been put hors de combat at that battle, and all losses sinces incurred, be added, the number of 700 men per battalion may be considered as rather over than under the effective amount. Indeed it would be more correct perhaps not to allow a general aver age of more than 600 effectives per battalion, and ninety horses per squadron. Then, again, it is not denied that a large portion of the gunners of the field-batteries are required to assist in manning the fortification guns. These brave and well-practised men have suffered most severely, and it will be shown that as soon as the French and English Rifles can get within fair shooting distance of the embrasures their loss will increase at a tenfold rate. Upon this point it cannot b o ex p ec t e d th a t the reports given in the Russian Invalid should ex patiate, or even approach truth. The following is a general summary of the troops at the disposal of Prince Menschikoff for de fensive and offensive operations, supposing the two remaining divisions (16th and 17th) of the 4th corps to have joined : " INYANTUT. Dayon• Ls. 4th corps-12 regiments, 49 battalions (1 of rifles) 34,000 sth corps-4 regiments, 16 battalions 6th corps-8 regiments, 33 battalions (1 of rifles) 23,000 Tchornamora (Black Sea)-1 battalion (rifles) Marines-8 battalions 5,630 Total " CA.VALEY. Sabres. 11th and 12th Hussars-2 regiments, 16 squadrons (Gth corps) Combined Lancers-2 regiments, 16 squadrons (6th corps) Reserve division ditto-4 regiments, 32 squadrons (6th corps) 7th and Bth Lancers-2 regiments, 16 squadrons (4th corps) ......... . 7ih and Bth Hussars-2 regiments , 1G squadrons (4th corps) ............................... .. ........... 1,750 Cossacks and Tartars-8 regiments, 48i .quadrona 5,000 Total " ARTILLEB.T 15,400 Gunners. 4th corps-14 field bittories oil° guns each(l4ogune) 3,000 Gth corps-10 ditto of 10 guns sech (100 guns) 2,400 Cossack - s-3 ditto of 8 guns each (21 guns) GOO Total ........................... 6,000 " Serrsits—TßAlN. Sappers-3 battalions ............... Train-7 divisions... ................... 2,500 2,803 Total " GENEBACRECANTLTLATION Infantry 74,000 Cavalry ..................... . ......... ..., 15,000 Gunners and drivers, &c 6,000 Sappers and train 4,000 Goneral total, with 264 field-pieces._ 99,000 AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA TN ACCORD. A letter from Frankfort of the 9th, is the Wtotentburg Ilfoniteur, says : I , W e can state, en go o d aut h ority, that the relations between Austria and Prussia hav e en t ere d on a new phase, i which s probably fortunate f or G ermany. Scarcely any doubt now exists of th e t wo powers being perfectly in accord. Prussia has contributed to this by making im portant concessions. On the 30th ult., there was sent from Berlin to Vienna a reply to the Austrian despatch of the 22d, which f u ll y j ustifies these hopes. It lays down five principal points. In the first place, Prussia completely accedes t o th e four points o f guarantee ; but in the second pl ace s h e adds as a condition that Austria shall not go beyond these four points whatever may be the issue of th e war. I n t h e thi r d place, mention is made of a proposition to be made in common to the Diet by Austria and Prussia, inviting the Con federation t o swe d e t o th e f o ur points. The Ger manic Confederation, Austria and Prussia, will then declare to the Cabinet of St. Petersburg that the ac ceptance of these bases is necessary for the establishment of a firm and durable peace in Europe. In the he should be miss to assist Austria not only in case s such should take fourth place, the Confederation and Prussia will at tackedpro- in her own territory, but a ifso place, it speaks place in the principalities. In the fifth of the preparatory arrangements lsOlutions. We can affirm force and efficacy to these re overtures of Prussia hived these that Count Buol has rece i d had already replied to that atisfaction, a mili tary commission of the Diet, to be made by the in order to give proper Iwith great s effect to the Court of Berlin. ,