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PARLOUR LIBRARY, FOR SEPTEMBER. MARK'S REEF ; or, THE CRATER. By FENIMORE COOPER. Price Is. 6d., Also, by the same Anther, THE AEA LIONS; or, the Lost Sealers. Price Is. 6d. These are reprinted from the Original London Editions, by special permission of Richard Bentley, Esq. ; and it is necessary to specify " Parlour Library Edition" to escape the incorrect American re prints. London : Thomas Hodgson, 13, Paternoster-row. NEW EDITION IN FANCY BOARDS. COUNT OF MONTE CHRISTO. By A. DUMAS, 2 vols., price 35., is published this day. Also, by the same author, = MEMOIRS OF A PHYSICIAN. 2 vols. 35. ROSA ; or, The Black Tulip. Is. GEORGE; or, The Planter of the Isla of France. Is. London : Thomas Hodgson, 13, Paternoster-row. LYCEUM THEATRE.-HENRY RUSSELL, for Thirty ights. THIS EVENTING (the sth time), Sept. let, and every Evening. Many friends having expressed a wish that Mr. Russell Should appear again previous to finally withdraw ing his Entertainment, he has, in compliance with their request, made arrangements to appear ever, evening. Mr. RUSSELL will present TILE FAR WEST; or, THE PROGRESS of the EMI.IRANT from the OLD WORLD to the NEW. Mr. Russell will relate his aneedotei, and sing several new songs, " Cheer, Boys, cheer," " Far, far upon the yea," " Sunshine after Rain," " Land ! Land ! ,Land !" " The Falls of Niagara," " Long parted have we been, ' Afloat," " Many changes have I seen," "'The Icebergs" (descriptive song), "Newfoundland Dog." "The Gambler's Wife," &c. The Second Part of the Entertainment will consist of a i eries of Sketches, entit:ed NEGRO LIFk. in Freedom and Slavery. Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Upper Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Iluckstone. THIS EVENING. SEPT. 1. Will be performed THE OLD CHATEAU. Characters by Messrs. and BucAstone; Mrs. Fitzwilliara, and Bowe, Rog•rs. 11. Marston. Mrs. Reynolds. Followed by the SPANISH DANCERS in a NEW BALLET, THE GIPSY QUEEN. The new Farce AS TOILE AS TWO PEAS. air. Richards (a Barrister), Mr. Buckstone. After which the Second Part of the Ballet, when the Spanish Dancers wilt again appear. STRAND THEATRE. 8)1e Lessee Mr. P. W. Alleroft. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 1, Will be performed HARD TIMES. Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Mephistopheles, Mr. Raiford; Faust, Miss G. Hodson; Marguerite, Miss H. Gordon. To conclude with BOMBASTES FURIOSO. Stalls, 45.; Boxes, 2s. 6d.; Pit, is.; Gallery, 6d.; Private Boxes al Is., to be had of Mr. Allcroft, 15. New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. "This Place fills up an hiatus which the Crystal Palace leaves wanting. Vocal and instrumental music of the first order, and a display of fireworks which exceeds all imagination, are a fitting close to a day at the Crystal Palace." DiNSONS COLOSSAL PANORAMA of CHUSAN. Splendid and Extensive Menagerie and Marine Aquariam—rnri- Tailed Military Band. VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT, in which Miss Poole. Miss Ransford, and Mr. Manvers sing several National and Patriotic Songs—All the Amusing Novelties of the Gardens in succession, concluding with the " Feast of Lan terns," and a most msgnifleent display of Fireworks by Southby. Admission One Shilling: A splendid Pavilion for Dancing has been erected. Tall Quadrille Band, &c. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. GREAT SUCCESS of the NEW EQUESTRIAN BURLESQUE. THIS EVENING, Third Time, an entirely new Burlesque of Equestrian character, by 11C00 VAMP, Eiq., called THE SIEGE OF TROY ; or, THE MISS-JUDGMENT of PARIS. After which, HEIR CHRISTOFF (l'Empereur des Funarcemles) on the Tight Rope, with the (until now) unattempted miraculous feat of throwing a Summersault, and alighting on the rope on his eet I I The unique and elegant SCENES In the ARENA, the invention, arrangement, and under the direction of Mr. William Cooke. To conclude with Mrs S. G. Flealey's Equestrian Ballet d'Action THE KNIGHT AND THE WATER LILY; or, Love among the Mermaids. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRUM n. rnf DAY —Morning 19 rain.after 7 1 Evening 51 m!n.aft. 7 I'o-YOR.R.Ow-- Morning 32 rain.after 8 1 Evening 17 rnin.xt.. 9 I . ltE WEATHER.—SoIi Ornc3, SErr. 1. THERMOMETER, TN THE SHADE. 74 —highest since noon yesterday. 53 --lowest this morning and during the night. 68—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30 . 37—rising. WIND, E.N.E.—Light breoze, and fine, clear weather. gjb : • .4;51 LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1854. The seamen and soldiers of the combined fleets and - armies in the East are already experiencing the sad results of the inaction to which they have been subjected. Cholera has attacked them in its most aggravated form, and more men have perished in a few days under the fearful and in glorious operation of the pestilence than ;would have fallen in the most sanguinary encounter. A few weeks since they were in. the full enjoyment of the most vigorous health and strength, anxious only to be led against the foe—to gather the laurels which they fondly hoped were in store for them. But neglect and inaction have done their fatal work. It would almost seem as if the " Fabian" policy had been resorted to, in order to damp the spirits of our men, and to promote the cause of NICHOLAS. Sebastopol might have been captured, and its arsenals and the navy that sheltered, under its fortresses destroyed with far less loss. The whole objects of the war might have been achieved, and ample material guarantees ob tained for the good behaviour of Russia, with a less expenditure of human life. Our able seamen, our well-drilled soldiers, are cut off in the prime of life, without the consolation of thinking that they have died in rendering any important services to their country that might preserve their memories green in the recollection of their brethren. In one vessel alone, the Britannia, fifty men died in a single day from the fearful disease, and thirty more within the next twenty-four hours. Altogether, one hundred gallant fellows were swept away in that single ill-fated vessel from the operation of the disease, while the survivors, dispirited and weakened, worn out with watching and nursing their suffering comrades, presented a very diffe rent aspect indeed from that of a few days pre viously. Other vessels have suffered in proportion, although, perhaps, not quite as severely as the Britannia. Captain Saunr, of the Simoom, has been numbered among the victims ; nor have our gallant allies been exempted from the pest. The Ville de. Paris and the Montebello are reported each to have lost more than 200 men. The position of the land forces is scarcely more favourable than that of the seamen. Their positions appear to have been selected with a singular disregard of caution, just as the object were to succeed in finding out the most pestilen tial spots as the sites for the different camps. Had any information been sought for, with respect to the salubrity, or otherwise, of the different localities, it could easily have been ob tained. It is now said that Aladyn, where Sir GEORGE BROWN'S division is quartered, is cc a regular hot-bed of fever and dysentery ;" w hile Devna, another of the chosen spots, is known amongst the inhabitants by the ominous title o f "The Valley of Death." Our military appear to think sanit ary however, Martinets, con siderations beneath their notice, and that it i s of greater consequence to see that the chins o f our soldiers be closely shaved, and thei r "whiskers not be permitted to grow within two ' inches of the corners of their mo uths, or on their throats," or that the " Coatees " be of the regula tion cut, than that their health or comforts should be duly attended to. Such was not the case with Glorious old Sir CHARLES. Such were not the views or feelings of the Hero of Meannee and Hyderabad, who was no less renowned for his vigour and energy in the field than for his extraordinary attention to the welfare of his soldiers in the camp or the bar racks. If he was daring in action, he was even "wi; prO . Jigal:of his own safety and his own life than of his followers, and though indifferent to luxuries, and eveir' the comforts to which his position entitled hiM, he was by no means so w;• t! regard to the reasonable dem an d s o f hi s ,% - cerA. The real interests of the most humble zoidier under hi 4 command were as closely aeeu to as his own. But, alas, he is gone ! When shall we look upon his like again ? It is not under such terrible circumstances that we can listen to further demands for procrastination or delay. We have already suffered sufficiently through the lethargy of oul rulers. The health I and lives of our gallant defenders by sea and by land are to be thought of more than the scruples of the AUTOCRAT. We are not to sacrifice in vain the lives of our sailors and soldiers, for the grati fication of his vanity, or to allow him to escape the humiliation he has so richly merited. We must have some consideration for their feelings. We are not to suffer them to remain dying off like rotten sheep, while the diplomatists at Vienna are weighing sentences and grumbling about every paragraph. Nothing like " action" for banish ing the disease. It is the best remedy that could be resorted to for all classes, for it would banish that uneasiness of mind and lassitude of body so unfavourable to its spread. Alanding at the Crimea and attack on Sebastopol would work a complete cure. We hear rumours every day that such a move is in contemplation, but unfortunately its realisation is still postponed. The Ist September has arrived, but the matter is not a bit farther advanced than it was a month since. We trust that this lethargy may at length be dispelled, and the reasonable expectations of the French and English peoples be at length, albeit at the eleventh hour, completely fulfilled. The " traveller" question is assuming additional interest every day. It was to be anticipated that where the Legislature and the Police Authorities refused to give any definition of the phrase, Magistrates would differ and decide in accordance rather with the prejudices of the majority than with the actual merits of the case. Hitherto we are bound to say, that a fair and liberal interpre tation of the Statute has been given. In the great majority of cases, the excellent precedent established by Mr. LONG, in dismissing the sum mons against the proprietor of Jack Straw's Castle, has been followed. Thus it has been decided that drovers coming to Smithfield Market, visitors from London to Gravesend, to Hampton Court, and even to Camberwell, are "travellers" within the meaning of the Act, and, therefore, entitled to demand refreshment, which the landlord would incur considerable danger in refusing to supply. One of the Magistrates, the Hon. Mr. NORTON, has spoken out boldly and explicitly, declaring - his unqualified disapproval of the alteration in the law, and stating that "it cannot last, for the time of opening from one to half-past two was, in his opinion, not long enough for a publican to serve his customers and clear his house ; and, that, therefore, he felt confident that it must be repealed." Adding, that "he felt much surprised the public did not oppose the passing of such an Act." The Hon. and Learned Gentleman also declared that, " with respect to the much-canvassed ques tion as to who are travellers, and who are not, it was his opinion that a person going from the east end of the town to the west is as much a traveller, and, as such, as much entitled to refreshments, as the person going to Hampstead or Richmond." This is a sound and wise decision, and one that should be generally adopted. The true test is, whether a person is sufficiently near to his own domicile to obtain the meat or drink his exi gencies require. If he can obtain either or both at his own dwelling, the law declares that he shall not be entitled to receive them within certain hours. In the zeal to promote the sale of Excise able liquids it compels parties to lay in stocks of drink, more, perhaps, than they actually re quire, or than they would get, if they could send out at any moment, but which, as they have it on hand, they will dispose of. But any person away from his own home, who has left it for purposes either of business or pleasure, who is not, in fact, an inhabitant of the locality in which he may be at the moment, is entitled to receive refreshment within the forbidden hours, and that whether lie be at one of the suburban villages or in a different part of town. There is one qualifi cation to the test of vicinity to the dwel ling of the party supplied. If he can show that he is returning from a bona fide journey he may obtain needful refreshment even at his own threshold. Would it not be truly ridiculous to say that a person coming from Liverpool or Manchester to London was not " travelling" until the very moment that he entered his own door? Such a person would clearly require refreshment after so wearisome a trip ; and if he should be entitled to receive it, so should the man returning from Richmond, or Hampstead, or Camberwell, or even from the west end of town to the east. If he be once " a traveller" he con tinues a traveller until once more " at home." We are aware there have been more stringent decisions—that the Magistrates at Chelmsford have held that the engine-drivers and stokers on the railway were not travellers. This is, how ever, so palpably absurd that it scarcely requires argument to display the error into which the " great unpaid." of that district have fallen. Of all others, engine -drivers and. stokers, and railway guards must be regarded as travellers. Their occupation is essentially " travelling." The greater portion of their time is spent on the road, or per , haps, mere correctly spE.aking, " the rail." They are not wilfully absent from home, but are obliged to be so in the performance of duties sanctioned by Parliament—duties, too, of immense impor tance to the lives and property of the passengers under their care, and of a very arduous character, requiring frequent refreshment. Why, of all classes of her MAJESTY'S subjects they are empha tically those in whose favour an exception ought to be made, and yct these Essex " Justices" think proper to prohibit the much-required re freshment. Mr. HARDWICK, At Marlborough-street, too, we regret to find, is setting himself in opposition to the more liberal views of Messrs. LONG and NORTON and Alderman MUGGERIDGE, and en deavouring to enforce the more stringent opera tion of the new law. He has followed in the line of the Chelmsford Justices, by convicting the landlord of the Black Horse, Oxendon-street, for serving liquor to the driver and conductor of a Brentford. omnibus. His judgment was in these words : " He thought it was drawing the matter very fine indeed to say that these persons were tra vellers. He could not view them in that light, and it did not appear to him that the Legislature intended to include such cases in the privileges accorded to travellers. Besides, the omnibus people, if they really wanted refreshment, could have drawn up on the road and supplied them selves before ten o'clock. As, however, it was possible that the d e f en d an t . h a d ac t e d on mistaken views as to the meaning of the Act, he would only call upon him to pay the costs I" Now, that was practically a conviction. If the defendant had committed no wrong, he could not be charged a fa r thi ng for costs any more than the heaviest fine authorised by the obnoxious law. He sought justice, not leniency, and it would be better if the fine were such as to enable him to appeal against the decision. Ho was called on to decide on a penal statute, which should be con strued liberally on the part of the defendant. behalf of applicable t o Every and wo stokers aisai is also said Onen that giu of ers f drivers and. conductors of omnibuses, and the " fine drawing," aye, and " quibbling," is the statement that they are not " travellers." H ow can Mr. HARDWICK dare to speak of the " ii ten lion of the Legislature," save as it is expressed within the four corners of the Act of Parliament H e might have chatted at his club, on the Suu with some self-suffici en t S a bb atarian but n tliat does not entitle him to speak, ex cathedra, as to " the intentions of the Le g i s l a - o tun I." right e t s o i serve on, if tpheery e son s returning I*: (ma He also decided. agaainrsatotwh:37 xure resided in the neighbourhood. In this, also, he is pA.paply in the Thu vexation and the annoyance is ; however ; the Sallie to those residing within his district. We trust, then, that the Home Secretary will adopt speedy measures to secure uniformity of decision, and to abate the nuisance arising from unsound opinions respecting tho operation of this highly vexatious law. The mutual principle has long been applied to Life Insurance, but hitherto Fire Insurance has been conducted, with a local exception or two, on the old plan ; yet no reason exists theoreti cally why both should not be conducted on the same system. Fires appear wbe more capricious in their occurrence than the duration of life. This, however, is not really the case. Taking any large district, London for instance, the re turns published by Mr. BRAIDWOOD, and arranged by Mr. BADDELEY, show that the average number of fires on a series of years is surprisingly alike ; and not the general average only, but that of par ticular trades and occupations also. Hence, taking a series of years, and a tolerable extent of business, it is easy to ascer tain a safe rate of insurance, and to deter mine the higher charge which must be made for hazardous trades. As safe tables, therefore, can be easily constructed, it follows that if some gua ranteed provision can be made to overcome the risks of the first few years, the public may as securely enjoy the advantage of Mutuality in Fire as in Life Assurance. The "Mutual Principle," as CHAMBERS long ago observed, " is the only one in which the public has any interest ;" it is the only one which reduces insurance to the least pos sible cost, by returning the legitimate profits at short stated intervals to the Insurers, while either by a Guaranteed Fund borrowed at interest for a time, or eventually by their own accumulated Reserve Fund, companies formed on. this princi ple are as secure as any other. It has been reserved, however, for the British Empire Mutual Fire Assurance Company, a re port of whose annual meeting appears in another page, to popularise this great principle in regard to Fire Assurance. It has now been established for six years, and has just declared its second Triennial Return of Profits to its members. Without for one moment disparaging the numerous well-established and valuable offices already in existence, we may, on behalf of the public, invite their attention to a comparatively young office, but one whose progress is remarkably satisfactory, and which has the great claim of , having been formed not for individual but for public benefit. As in the Mutual Life Companies the profits all return ultimately to the policy holders, and no expenses are incurred by the public, except those necessary to management, and the losses actually incurred. Such a plan deserves the fullest encouragement on the part of the public; and as it is certain that there is an im mense amount of property uninsured, and build ings are increasing around us with marvellous rapidity, there is abundant scope for the liberal support of a Company which offers such advan tages to the community. It is to be feared that too many think but lightly of the duty of insurance against fire., We have known many of our neighbours risk their pro perty for years together, or insure it much below its value, assuming that a total loss is unlikely ; yet they may see every clay almost in our columns accounts of fires from the most unforeseen, often unknown, causes ; very frequently accounts of total losses also. The first question they ask, " Was it insured, and for how much?" might well suggest the inquiry whether they themselves are insured, and insured adequately. No one ought to expose his property to absolute destruction at any moment, by the malice of the incendiary, the carelessness of his neighbour, the oversight of his . own domestics, lightning, or a thousand unthought of causes ; but persons dependent for their livelihood on stock-in-trade, buildings, or any thing exposed to destruction by fire, are more than negligent if they render themselves liable to indigency or bankruptcy for the sake of a few shillings or pounds per annum. The creditors or friends who, in case of their ruin or even embar rassment, would bitterly and justly reproach them, ought to be thought of. If a person chooses im prudently to risk his own property, surely no one for the sake of a small annual payment ought to risk the property of others, and to incur the danger of becoming burdensome to relations, or of injuring creditors. We fear these Considerations are but too commonly overlooked. One great hindrance to Firo Insurance is, no doubt, the exorbitant and obnoxious duty. A tax in these days of free trade, too, of cent. per cent. at least ! A tax which is neither levied upon a luxury, nor made compulsory on all, but one wrested from the prudent and conscientious only, while the reckless and penurious escape. The British Empire Company, we perceive, has, in common with others, petitioned against this worst of impositions, and wo may hope when the great disturber of Europe has received his quietus, that this tax will soon share his fall. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING; SEPTEMBER 1, 18b4, COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, AUG. 31. The Earl of Clarendon and the Chancellor of the Ex chequer arrived yesterday on a visit to her Majesty. The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert returned to Wilton, near Salisbury. The Duchess of Wellington has succeeded the Mar chioness of Ely as lady in waiting. The Duchess of Kent dined with the Quees. A deputation from the parochial authorities of St. Martin's-hi-the-fields had an interview yesterday with Sir Benjamin Hall, the President of the General Board of Health, at his office, Whitehall. The deputation con sisted of Mr. R. Cobbett, jun., chairman of the board of guardians ; Mr. E. E. A.ntrobus, Messrs. G. Gillott, and H. J. Stobbs, churchwardens ; Dr. Cross, officer of health ; Mr. James Leonard, district surgeon and registrar of deaths ; and Mr. C. R. Griffiths, clerk to the guardians. COWES, ISLE OF _WIGHT.-Aug. 31. • ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS.—Aug. 23—Capricorn, schooner, Vice- Commodore C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., from Cherbourg and Alderney ; Sultana, yawl, Lord Colville, from the Chan el Islands. 24. Zara, schooner, Commodore Earl of Wilton, from Cherbourg and Channel Islands ; do., J. E. W. Rolls, Esq., from Weymouth. 25. Bea trix, do., Sir W. P. Carew, Bart., from Torquay and other ports. 26. Nymph, cutter, Sir John Bayley, Bart., from Boulogne and Havre. 29. Caprice, yawl, H. B. Baring, Esq., from Cherbourg and Havre. SAILINGS. —Aug. 25—Osprey, cutter, Lieut.-Colonel Huey, for Torquay ; Julia, do., William Peareth, Esq., for Cowes harbour, t 3 lay up. 26. Irene, schooner, Jos. Reynolds, Esq., for Cowes harbour, to lay up. 28. Lalla Rookh, schooner, Viscount Bangor, for the Channel Islands. 29. Frisk, cutter, Geo. Arkwright, Esq., for Portsmouth, to lay up ; Lavrock, do., Capt. C. H. William, R.N., for Cowes harbour, to lay up. 31. Dream, yawl, George Bentinck, Esq., for Plymouth and Scotland ; Seagull, cutter, A. Davenport, Esq., for Cherbourg and Coast of France ; Zara, schooner, Com modore the Earl...of Wilton, for Holyhead and Scotland. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATlON.—Capricorn, Alarm, 'Wizard, Stella, Amazon, lone, Susan, Aurora, Arrow, Camilla, Cygnet, Virginia, Plover, Ripple, Titania, Fancy, Coral Queen, Caprice, Sultana, Nymph, Brilliant; A great many fashionables have arrived during the week, and several large houses have been let. Sir John Bayley, Bart., hai taken the Cottage Pavilion ; Captain Cumberland, Gothic Villa ; J. Lindsey, Esq., the let Cliff Cottage ; Captain Shuttleworth, the 3d Cottage ; G. Cooke, Esq., Cambridge House ; the Hon. Captain Penman has the Pavilion ; and Captain Berners is in treaty for Gothic Hall. Oak Hill House and several smaller houses have also been let. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, AUG. 31. UNIVERSITY COMMISSION. The University Commission appointed under the new University Reform Bill met, yesterday, in Spring gArdens, London, when the Earl of Ellesmere was ap pointed chairman. UNIVERSITY RATING BILL. The guardians elected under the now Poor-law and College Rating Bill met at the ~vorkhouse this evening, when the rector of Exeter College and several bursars attended, as well as the mayor, aldermen, and parochial guardians. On the nomination of the Mayor, R. J. Spiers, Esq., seconded by Mr. Alderman Butler, the late governor, Mr. J. R. Cave was elected chairman of the new board without opposition. Mr. Cartwright, cabinet maker, and Mr. Boddington, bookseller, were elected vice-chairmen without opposition. LIEUT. JEROME NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.—The Ame rican papers state that Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte has forwarded to the Secretary of War from Paris the resig nation of hi s commission in the 'arms of the United States, as on account of the cordial reception he has met with from the French Eniperor ho probably deerni his pro.pects ,of advancement better in France th in Auivrica, LATEST NEWS. THE WAR. CONSTANTINOPLE. CONSTA.NTMFLE, Aug. 24.—Marshal St. Ar naud will hold a council of war at Varna, to decide upon the expediency of the great expedition, con sidering the state of the health of the troops. The Duke of Cambridge arrived here on the 22d, rather unwell. Thirty gun-boats have arrived from Malta, and 15 others are expected. Great excitement exists at Varna against the Greco-Slavonic agents of Russia. Discontent is increasing in the French army at their long inactivity. The cholera is decreasing. THE BATTLE AT KARS. Letters from Constantinople of the 21st confirm the previous accounts of the battle at Kars. The action lasted five hours ; the Turks lost 3,000 men, and the Russians 1,600. . Nothingtwits known there concerning the embarka tion of the allied troops. Kars is in no danger. THE SANITARY CONDITION OF THE ALLIED ARMY. Our letters of the 20th inst. state the sanitary condition of the allied army was rapidly improv ing ; the disease was everywhere on the decline, and the moment was fast approaching when the Gene rals could attempt important operations without compromising the health of the troops. The preparations for the expedition were proceeding with extraordinary activity, both at Constanti nople and at Varna. The Bosphorus was crowded with steamers destined to carry troops, muni tions, and materiel of siege. The last corps of the English army, which remained at Buyukdere, bad left for Varna. The real object of the expe dition was still a profound mystery. Public opi nion in the Turkish capital was still impressed with a belief that an attack against Sebastopol and a landing in the Crimea were contemplated. One of our letters, however, observes that the events which caused the departure of the army to be post poned would probably render so great a military operation difficult before the setting in of the bad season. Many persons at Constantinople consi dered it more prudent for the Allies to take a strong position on the Circassian coast opposite the Crimea, so as to watch and prevent all movement of the Russian fleet at Sebastopol and of the Rus sian army in Asia, at the same time that a strong division should remain at Baltchik, to keep Odessa, in check and command the Black Sea, by combin ing its operatious with the naval division iu Cir cassia. The writer adds that the prolongation alone of the blockade of Odessa, Sebastopol, and of the other Russian ports of the Black Sea hadin flicted greater injury on Russia than the loss of a battle. THE BRITISH EXPEDITION. VARNA, Aug. 19.—The Duke's division has marched in from Aladyn, and is now encamped to wards the south-western side of the bay. It ap pears that notwithstanding. the exquisite beauty of the country around Aladyn' it is a hot-bed of fever and dysentery. Tlie same is true of Devna, which is called by the Turks " the Valley of Death ;" and had we consulted the natives ere we pitched our camps, we assuredly would never have gone either to Aladyn or Devna, notwithstanding the charms of their position, and the temptations offered by the abundant supply of water and by the adjacent woods. So completely exhausted on last Thursday was the Brigade of Guards, these 3,000 of the flower of England, that they had to make two marches in order to get over the distance from Aladyn to Varna, which is not more than (not so much, many people say as) ten miles. But that is not ail. Their packs were carried for them. Just think of this, good people of England, who are sitting anxiously in your homes, day after day, expecting every morning to gladden your eyes with the sight of the announcement, in large type, of " rail of Sebas topol," your Guards, your corps d'elite, the pride of your hearts, the delight of your eyes, these Anakim whose stature, strength, and massive bulk you exhibit to kingly visitors, as no inapt symbols of your nation, have been so re duced by disease, and a depressing climate, that it was judged inexpedient to allow them to carry their own packs, or to permit them to march more than five miles a day, even though these packs were carried for them ! Think of this, and then judge whether these men are fit in their present state to go to Sebastopol, or to attempt any great operation of war. The Highland brigade are, in better con dition, but oven the three noble regiments which compose it are far from being in good health or in the spirits in which they set out for Varna. The Duke's division has lost 160 men, of these nearly 100 belonged to the Guards. In the Brigade of Guards there were before the march to Varna up wards of 600 men sick. The Light Division has lost 110 or 112 men. Sir D. Evans has lost 100 men or thereabouts. THE BLACK SEA FLEET. DALTCHIK BAY, Aug. 19.—The cholera, which has long been hovering about, has at length visited the fleets in earnest. It attacked the French first, and they suffered so severely in some of the large ships that they put to sea in hopes of benefitting by a change of air. A few days after this terrible sickness tell on us. A few unmistakeable cases occurred in several of the ships, and we put to sea alto. On Saturday, the 12th, our squadron sailed, consisting of the Britannia (Admiral Dandas), Albion, Trafalgar, Vengeance, Queen, Rodney, Loudon, Retribution, Furious, Tribune, and Dia mond. For two days we got on pretty well, the Trafalgar only having suffered ; but on Monday night (14th) the disease broke out in all its awful fury in several ships simultaneously. In 20 hours 50 men died the in Britannia, and 30 in the next 20 hours Those who have only witnessed the effects of this fatal pest en land can hardly imagine the additional horror which accompanies its progress at sea. Let them imagine 1,000 men narrowly caged in a floating box ; a heavy sea obliq.es them to close all the ports, so that, notwithstanding all the appliances of air-sails, 4:c., the air at night be comes tainted below. A boat's crew go on shore to put a few stones together as a sort of landing-place on the sand ; they move a stone, and underneath is a festering corps again. But there is no use in accumulating the details of scenes like these, which must ever be the terrible attendants on war and pestilence. On the 15th, the English men-of-war at the Golden Horn and at Varna dressed in colours, hoisted the tricolour to the main, and fired a Royal salute in honour of the anniversary of the Em , peror Napoleon's birthday. The Turkish fleet and forts also fired a Royal salute, and the French men-of-war observed the day with every external demonstration of enthusiasm. THE PRINCIPALITIES. A letter from Bucharest, 19th, in the Moniteur, says :—" Ibraham Pacha sent four regiments of cavalry on a reconnaissance as far as Bonze°. On arriving on the 1 7th near that place, the Turks were informed that a d etac h men t o f Cossacks still remained there. Fif ty men were i mm ediately do tached, who attacked them in the town itself. The Russians lost six men killed and two taken prisoners; the Turks had one killed and two wounded. Thu Turks remained masters of the place. Omer Pacha has applied to the Wallachian administration, demanding 93,000 rations of bread a-day to be divided between Bucharest, Obilechti, and Oursit clAni. A second bridgeof boats is being con structed on th e D anu b e at Turtukai. A division of the En g li s h army i s Obilecbti." s hortly expected at A Jassy correspondent of the Ost Deutsche Post, who speaks of the " despondency" of the Russians , tells a sin g ul ar s t ory of Baron von Budberg, the representative of his Majesty of All the Russias. The Civil and Military Governor having remarked that one of the passers by in the Ulica-inafa (High street) did not bow respectfully to him, beckoned to the irreverent Moldavian to come to the door of his carriage. The man obeyed, and the polished Russian, catching him by the beard, lugged and tugged him about in order to improve his manners. Another Jassy writer remarks that from the recent movements of the Russians it is evident that they have more than once received contradictory orders. At last the Servia,ns have left off drilling and exer cising, and the warlike ferment in the Principality appears ' a be subsiding. DISMISSAL OF SELIM PACEIA.. The Journal de Constantinople announces offi cially the dismissal of Selim Pacha, who manifested so great a want of courage in the affair with the Russians at Bayazid. He is replaced as by Mustapha Pacha who distinguished general-in chief of th e i mper i a l guar d by Darbous Reschid Paella, gener a l-i n - c hi e f o f the army of Constanti nople, and as commander-in-chief-in-chief of the army of Batouna himself_r greatly in th e Dobrudscha. A letter from ~ }... rzerouni of the 6th states that after his defeat Seiiiii Pacha fled to Van, tile governor of wilicii consented, to furnish his army with provisions, but refused to allow them to enter the town, and ad dressed a very severe letter to Selim The Greek Patriarch at Constantinople, M. Anthimos, had addressed a remarkable circular to his co-religionists. Hearing that some Greeks manifested hostile sentiments towards the allies of Turkey, the Patriarch censured their conduct, and passed a high encomium on the noble disinterested ness with which the Western Powers defend the cause of the weak against the strong. In conclu sion, he pronounced a solemn anathema, in the name of the Eastern Church, against the schism, calling itself orthodoxy, which has transferred to St. Petersburg the spiritual authority in religious matters. CIVIL GOVERNMENT OF THE ALAND ISLES. The Cologne Gazette has the following from Stockholm, dated the 22d. It is singular, how ever, that a fact of this kind should not have been mentioned in any of the telegraphic communica tions The French general has handed ovei the civil government of the Aland islands to the. Crown Provost, M. Lygnell." RUSSIA. THE RUSSIAN VICTORY AT KARS. The Journal de St. Petcrsbourg of the 23d August publishes the report of Prince Bebutoff, relative to the battle of August 5, near Kars. While mentioning the victory gained by the troops under his orders, the Russian General renders homage to the valour of the Turks, " who dis played," he says, " a power of resistance which our oldest soldiers had never experienced from them." " After having received this report," says the Invalids Itusse, " the Emperor testified his great satisfaction at so brilliant and useful a victory, and conferred the order of St. Andrew on Prince Bebutoff." RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE OPERATIONS AGAINST SCHAMYL. The Russian Invaltd contains the following short reports relative to operations against Schamy "At the time of Schamyl's abortive attempt on the left flank of our Lesghian line, the mountaineers were beaten on their points of the Caucasus. " In obedience to the commands of the Commander of the Caucasian corps, the chiefs of troops cantoned on the plateau of Koumyk, in the Tchetchnia, and in Northern Daghestan, successfully executed divers expeditions against souls of the rebels themselves. " On the 29th of June, Colonel Baron Nicolai ad vanced up the river Yaryk-Sou, and after an obstinate engagement took several strong entrenchments aban doned by the enemy at Goitemir and completely de stroyed them. "From the let to the sth of July, Major-General Baron Wrangel (not to be confounded with the lieut.- general) penetrated into the Tchetchnia and ravaged the villages of Mezene. " On the 7th of July, Lieut.-General Prince Orbe liani 11., having penetrated by Subak into the territory of the Salataivestir, destroyed the populous village of Bourtoupai. Finally, Colonel Baron Nicolai again threw himself into the territory of A_kouhortsis, and hav ing occupied a fortified post of the enemy on the Yaman- Sou, now burned down the souls of Sadi-Yourt and Taloul)ai-Yourt. " In these different affairs, we have only had 61 men killed, and 10 subalterns and 71 men wounded. " The suddenness and rapidity of these movements assured their success. Wi,hout counting the great losses sustained by the rebels, an important object has been attained, that of diverting the principal assembly of Scharnyl, consisting of 5,000 men, who hastened to pro tect their families and hearths." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Aug. 27.—The subscription to the Aus trian loan closed for a month. It amounts to nearly five hundred million of florins. His Excellency Baron Edouard de Bach, the newly appointed civil commissioner of the Austrian army in the East, left Vienna yesterday for Bucha rest. The governorship hitherto held by this ac complished and much-esteemed public functionary in Upper Austria will not be otherwise disposed of during his absence, hopes being entertained that his excellency's services in the principalities may not be of very long duration. The post of gover nor of Upper Austria is, therefore, being retained for him. PRUSSIA. We extract the following from the Wanderer : " If Prussia should at this critical moment refuse to form one of the bulwarks against Russia, the Russian and Prussian Baltic provinces may at no distant period form one of those States to be erected as a wall of defence against Russia." It has been seen that the granite walls of Russia form an inadequate defence. The first fell . Bo marsund, and since the 16th it has been felt that the fate of those of Cronstadt and Sebastopol are dependent only on time, and the courage and per severance of the allies. The Lloyd directs its attention almost exclusively to Prussia, achninistering, however, from time to time, a slight fillip to the other German Powers. GREECE. THE PORTE AND KING OTHO. We have accounts from Athens to 26th. The Ottoman Government refuses to prolong the delay which it had granted for the free navigation of Greek vessels in the rarkish waters, unless the Greek Government will recognise in principle that Greece owes an indemnity to Turkey for the recent events. The Greek Ministers refuse all indemnity, and say that on the contrary they think they have a right to demand one of a hundred millions of drachmas. A letter from Athens states that the Baron Forth- Rouen, the French Minister in that city, has pre sented from the Emperor I,ooof. to the mother of the priest Marino, who died of the cholera whilst administering relief and consolation to the French soldiers afflicted with that malady in the military hospital. A corporal who acted as one of the hos pital attendants has received the decoration of the Legion of Honour for the zealous and humane at tention that he had paid to the patients. BELGIUM. THE RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTERS. The Independance of Brussels expresses itself in the following terms, relative to Cie resignation of the Brouakere Cabinet : " The following are the rumours which are in circula tion. The discussions o-dled forth by the conventions to be concluded between the communal authorities and the bishops for the organisatio❑ of religious education by the clergy in the establishments of intermediate instruction ; the opposition, openly manifested, which the convention of Antwerp meets with in a part of the liberal party ; and, above all, the new pretensions which the clerical party puts forth have produced, it is said, a certain inn. pression on the Ministry, which had flattered itself to have found at last the means of conclating the rights of the civil power with the exigencies of the religious au thority. The Ministry, it is also said, saw that animated discussions were to be anticipated on the question of charity, in which, as in that of instruction, the preten sions of the Right go exceedingly far, and in whioh also the Liberal party is not unanimous on every point." FRANCE. The Emperor left Paris yesterday for Boulogne. Yesterday evening his Majesty, accompanied by his Imperial Highness Prince Jerome, visited the French Opera. The Moniteur, in announcing the visit to a theatre on the preceding evening bad stated that his Majesty was accompanied by Prince Napoleon. It now states that this was a typo graphical error. It was Prince Jerome who ac companied the Emperor. The Moniteur publishes a decree promoting Vice-Admiral Parseval-Deschenes to the dignity of Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honour. THE VISIT OF THE EMPEROR TO BOULOGNE. BOULOGNE, Aug. 31.---The Emperor Napoleon arrives here to-night. I have just returned from the railway station—which, by-the-by, is one • of the most elegant and commodious in Europe—and found all life and bustle there. Tri-coloured flags were being erected all along the grand entrance, and garlands and arches of ever greens were gradually assuming form and shape under the expert hands of the Boulogne gardeners and artistes de decoration. The Emperor has taken the whole of the Hotel Brighton, which is sur rounded by a beautiful garden in which elegant tents have been pitched. The hotel is not situated, pro perly speaking, at Boulogne, but at Capecure, on the other side of the river, contiguous to the railway station. Oppo s it e th e hotel, on the other side of the road, commodious stables have been erected for the Emperor's stud. A temporary corps de garde has been built at the entrance gate, and the Em peror's staff occupies the chateau to the south of the hotel. From the offices of the Etat-major. the eye can trace the delicate lines of wire of the elec tric telegraph through the air ; these lines of wire extend to the camps at Equihen, Honvault, Wime reux, and Ambleteuse ; communications can thus be held in a moment with the generals in command at the different camps. Many of the Emperor's staff have already arrived, and from my window I can see the white tents of the guides. The guides are a corps d'elit, a crack regiment, equivalent to our Horse Guards. Their unif , Arni is something between Huss.atawl Draffonn they art- all picked men, and fine sti - apping fellows. S9lllO of the officers were at the ball giv9p. at the Assembly-rooms ; they were certainly the finest men—apart from their fine feathers—in the room. Gold braid is profusely lavished upon them ; they carry heavy cavalry swords. A whisker is not to be seen among military men here. They all wear the moustache and imperial a la Louis Napoleon. Stables for a thousand horses have been erected within the last few days. It is currently reported here that Prince Albert will honour Boulogne with a visit on the 4th or sth September. The King of the Belgians will take steam from Ostend to Calais, and from that town proceed by post-horses to the camp. The Prince de Ciiimay accompanies him. It is probable that these royal personages will be the guests of the Emperor at the Hotel Brighton. The Three per Cents. opened yesterday at 74f. 45c., fell to 73f. 65e., and closed at 73f. 90c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. at 100 f. 75c. ; and the New Loan at 74f. ; Orleans Railway Shores, 1,240 f. ; Rouen, 930 f. ; Havre, 590 f. ; Great Northern, 857 f. 50c. ; Strasburg, 805 f. ; New Shares, 633 f. 75e. ; Paris and Lyons, 972 f. 50e. ; Lyons and the Mediterranean, 882 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 667 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 622 f. 50c. ; Great Central of France, 518 f. 75c. ; Lyons and Geneva, 525 f. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 732 f. 50c. SPAIN. Accounts from Madrid, of the 26th, represent the actual deficiency in the Treasury to be 250,000,000 of reals vellon. Narvaez has obtained his passports, and has sub scribed 1,000 reals towards the proposed statue of General San Miguel. Yesterday afternoon a meeting was held of the commandants of the National Guard of Madrid. Amongst them were Brigadier Venancio Gurrea, private secretary to Espartero, who has been elected to the command of a battalion of foot artillery ; Brigadier Valdez, formerly aide-de camp to Espartero, and now employed in the War-office ; and several other persons of mark, known to be friends of the present Government. Nevertheless, in the discussion that was held the Government's acts were severely scanned, not in a spirit of opposition, but with the desire to see it take such measures as would keep off danger and maintain it in power. The accounts.frona the provinces are satisfactory. There had been some slight disturbances at Utreria and other places in Andalusia ; they had not a political character, but related to tile division of some common lands. The cholera continues to make serious ravages, notably in Seville and Cadiz. Three per Cent 3. 34.80 ; Deferred, 18.55 ; Re deemable Debt—first class, 9.23 ; ditto, second class, 4.75. TEE BRUTAL MURDER OF AN INFANT AT PADDINGTON. An inquest was held yesterday before Mr. Wakley, coroner, at the Bank of England Tavern, Cam bridge place, Paddington, on the body of the infant who is alleged to have been murdered by the• woman Sophia Knight, as stated in our report of yesterday, The mother of the deceased, Elizabeth Groves, a single woman, was examined, and stated that she bad placed the child with Mrs. Knight, who lived at 10, Praed-street, Paddington, to be nursed ; that she went frequently to see it, and when she last saw the child alive it was looking pretty well. This statement excited considerable surprise, as the child was in a most emaciated condition. Mr. Lawrence Ornerod, the house surgeon of St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, was also examined, and stated that the deceased was brought to the hospital on Tuesday night by Sophia Knight, who said it had fallen out of bed. The child was in a miserably emaciated state, and was bleeding from the mouth and nose. It had a bruise on the left side of the mouth. lie had made a post inolicat exainit:ation of the body, and had ascer tained that the death of the child had been occasioned by the blows on the head, accelerated by neglect. There were several old bruises on the head. Several of the jury wiahed the accused to be present. The Coroner recorded an application to Lord Pal merston. The inquiry was adjourned till Tuesday for the purpose alluded to. ALLEGED CASE OF ABDUCTION. A poor woman, named Ellis, residing at 18, New street, Shadwell, applied to Mr. Ingham, yesterday, at the Thames Police-court, in a state of high excitement, to ask his advice as to the course she had best pursue under the following circumstances : She said that her daughter Janet, who assisted her in the laundry business, and who is a young woman of considerable personal attractions and some scho lastic acquirements, had been partly lured and partly forced from her home and her friends by a man named Funnel', a stonemason, lately employed at the mills of Messrs. Kidd and PoJgers, of New -street, Shad well. From the little applicant had been able to ascertain she found that a woman named Rainberg, the wife of an engineer, had taken her daughter into the company of Funnell, and notwithstand ing her usual temperate habits, they induced her to drink what applicant was satisfied was some drugged liquor. This occurred on Tuesday week. After that they took her in a state of semi-stu pefaction to the Shoreditch railway, where Funnell purchased two tickets, and • put the young woman into the train. The next applicant heard of them was, that Funnel' was seen with a young woman hanging on his arm, asking for work at some mills about 20 miles distant from the metropolis. He then in quired respecting a man named Padmore, who was a native of the place, and who was well acquainted with applicant and her daughter. The person who was asked the question said, " Padmore is here," and immediately called him out. Padmore, surprised to see the girl with Funnell, said, " Bless me ! what makes you here ?" To which she replied with the air of one not perfectly conscious, "I do not know." She \s - as very pale, and her eyes wandered wildly. Funnell said, " I did a bad job yesterday in bringing this girl away." Padmore replied, " Give her a little money, and let her go home to her friends ;" to which the other answered, "No, I'll take her a stage or two further, and then throw her up." Mr. Ingham—What did he mean by "throw her up ?' Applicant--I do not know, sir. To get rid of her some way, I suppose. All I want to know is where she is, or what has been done with her.. She is too proud to write to me ; she would sooner die. Mr. Ingham—ls she in expectation of any money ? Applicant—As soon as my mother die 3, I shall have 1,000/., the interest of which my mother now erijnys. Mr. Ingham—Then I presume it was done with a view to that money ? Applicant—That cannot well be, sir. He is a mar ried man, with one child ; and his wife, who is the 'laughter of a respectable farmer, is pregnant with an other. He sent her out of the way before he did this. Mr. Ingham —Ar►d what can I do for you ? Applicant—Could you not grant me a warrant, sir ? Mr. Ingham—l cannot well do that, unless the young woman were under restraint ; and I cannot assume that she is, as she has not communicated with you. Yon had better apply to some inspector of police. The applicant then communicated the facts to Inspec tor Sullivan, at King David-lane, who directed Potter, 212 K, an active detective officer, to institute the neces sary inquiries. Loss OF THE MINERVA.—Messrs. Pickford, of Liver pool, received a telegraphic message on Wednesday afternoon from one of their travellers who was on board the Minerva, stating that the passengers and crew in the two missing boats landed at Holyhead in safety. The wreck was therefore unattended by any loss of life. The Minerva, which was built by Messrs. Vernon and Son, of Liverpool, was one of the fastest and best boats on the station. BRITISH AND .COLONIAL SMELTING AND REDUCTION COMPANY.--A meeting of this company took place on Thursday afternoon, when the report for the half-year, showing a loss of 9361. on the Tamar works, and of 2711. on the Mill wall works, was agreed to. The general re sults of operations have proved unfavourable, the price of labour, coals, and freight alone having within the 12 months exceeded the amount paid during a similar period of the previous year by more than 4,0001. At the close of the proceedings a committee IN IA appointed to consult with the directors as to the desirableness of continuing or dissolving the undertaking. THE LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.—The half yearly meeting of the Council of the Chamber of Com merce was held yesterday afternoon at the Exchange buildings ; Mr. Bouch, the president of the council, presiding. The meeting was numerously attended. The secretary read the report, in which a survey was taken of the important subjects which had occupied the attention of the chamber during the preceding six months. Among them were—Commercial Law j bank ruptcy (Scotland) Bill, and Judgments and Executions Bill ; Bills of Exchange Bill and Arbitration Amend ment Bill ; Shipping ; Letters of Marque ; Sound Dues; Stamp Duties of Foreign Bills of Exchange ; Peruvian Guano ; Postal Affairs ; Survey Certificates ; Lock Ex tension and Improvement. The chairman, in his ad dress, touched upon the various topics of the report. Mr. Horsfall, M.P., afterwards addressed the meeting. Votes of thanks having been accorded Mr. Horsfall for the assistance ha had rendered the chamber in Parlia ment, and to the chairman, the meeting separated. ATTEMPTED INCENDIARISM AT MANCHESTER.—An other, and almost the thirtieth attempt at incendiarism in Manchester, during a few months, was made on Wed nesday night on the warehouse of the executors of the late Me. Thomas Thornber, 39, York-street. Being opened yesterday morning, the remains of a small parcel of cotton, in brown paper, was discovered on the coun ter. Time cotton and paper had almost smouldered away, burning a hole in the counter, but no piece goods being near, and the counter being of hard wood, the fire had gone no further. The place was made up about seven o'clock on Wednesday night, and the combustible had been thrown in after that hour, through an opening in the window for letters. The material in the paper ippearg to have been a kind of " thrumb," or siz:d ss:i i i `Ai'h 2he portion of it that had burnt had left a white powder, or ashes in the paper, haying a saltish taste. THE 11ESSELRODE NOTE. The following is the answer of the Russian Go vernment to the Prussian note in support of the Austrian sommation, addressed to St. Petersburg. It is one of the eleven rapers submitted to the Bond by Austria and Prussia on the 17th, of which we have already published two—viz., the replies of Count Buol and M. Mauteuffel to the Nessel rode note. This answer vas addressed to Baron von Budberg, iu Berlin : " St. Petersburg, 18th (30th) June, 1854. "The Prussian Chargé d'Affaires had handed me the communication which his Cabinet addressed to us under date of the 12th of June in support of the step taken by Austria towards us, for the purpose of prevailing on us to accelerate the conclusion of the present war by re' fraining from extending our military operations in Tur key, and at the same time withdrawing our troops from the Principalities as speedily as possible. " We are not aware, baron, how we can answer this communication of the Prussian Cabinet better than by bringing to its knowledge the text of the answer we have addressed to Vienna, here appended. From this it will become apparent that, without sharng the opi nions with reference to the occupation of the Princi palities as put forward by Austria and participated in by Prussia, we nevertheless, out of consideration for the special interests of Austria and Germany on the Danube, and the peculiar nature of the obligations which the Courts of Vienna and Berlin have entered into with the Western Powers in the protocol of April 9, are prepared, at the same time reserving to ourselves the securities which we require to be informed of in advance, to with draw from the Principalities, and to enter into negotia tions for peace on the basis of the three main principles , laid down in that protocol, or at least to pave the way for this negotiation by agreeing to a truce. " Without repeating on this occasion the very great considerations which lead us to abide by our requirement previously to be put in possession of securities in ex change for the voluntary sacrifice which we make to the interests of Austria and Germany in relinquishing our present or future military position in Turkey, we confine ourselves to commending these remarks to the mature deliberation of the Prussian Court, convinced that his majesty the King is too just to demand of us that we should consent gratuitously to weaken ourselves morally and materially, without being certain of obtaining a peace or even a truce. It is, moreover, with satisfaction that we observe that the Prussian Cabinet is itself penetrated with the correctness of this view, since, while expressing the wish that hostilities should be curtailed and circum scribed, it recognizes in advance that this ought to take place on both sides. In pursuance of the pacific incli nations expressed in our answer, it is now put to the Prussian Cabinet to use its interest at Vienna end elsewhere to procure for us the securities so indis pensably necessary. We feel that we are so mesh the more entitled to hope this from that quarter, as it was to it (the Prussian Cabinet) that the Ere' peror first communicated his intention to consider the firm establishment (consolidation) of the relig i ou s and civil rights to th e Ch r i s ti ans i n T ur k ey, if t hy can be obtained from the Porte in a form of working efficiency, as an actual satisfaction of the demands we have made on it (the Porte) ; and that, by our accession to this, principle of the protocol, as well as our satisfaction et the two others, which will be seen by our voluntary withdrawal from the Principalities, we henceforth offer Prussia, as well as Austria, a means of fulfilling tht3 ob ligations which in that document they have entered jut° vis the Western Powers. "You will, baton, express this hope to Baron von Man teuffel in the most uistinct manner, at the same time that you bring this dispatch to his knowledge. " Receive the assurances, &c., NESSELRODE. After the receipt of the note correspondinz to this, received by Austria, Count Buol addressed & circular containing instructions to the Austrian ambassadors in London and Paris, w hi c h is also among the documents l a id b e f ore the Bund. The following is a translation of this circular : "To M. le Baron De Hubner at Paris, and M. le Count Colloredo at London. " Vienna, July 21, 1864. " I have the honour to send to your Excellency here with the text of the reply which the Cabinet of St. Petersburg has made, on the 29th of June, to our com munication of the 3d, relative to the suspension of the operations of the Russian army on the other side the Danube, and the speedy evacuation of the Danubian Principalities, in order that you may submit this a nswer to the British (French) Cabinet. You will appreciate the impression which this communication, made by Prince Gortschakuff to the Imperial Cabinet, produced ❑pon us when you shall have become acquainted with the despatch in which Count Esterhazy had been previously charged, on the 9th of this month, to express to the Cabinet of St. Petersburg our regret that, not withstanding the facts by which we supported ourselves in our despatches of the 3d of June, that Cabinet de clared itself willing to enter into negociations as to the time to be fixed for the evacuation only upon conditions the accomplishment of which did not depend upon our will. Under these circumstances we cannot avoid maintaining our demand in the whole extent of the terms in which it was made in the principal despatch of the 3d of June. " As, moreover, the Cabinet of St. Petersburg has declared that strategetic considerations could not permit the Russian army to quit the military positions which it had taken in the Principalities without having previously received guarantees of safety equivalent to an armistice, the question is shifted to another ground, upon which it.was for the belligerent powers to decide in the first instance. " I need not call the attention of your Excellency to the extraordinary importance of the resolutions which these powers have now taken. You know too Well the views which have invariably guided the policy of the Emperor our august matter in the present crisis, not to be aware of the spirit in which his Majesty desires to see the belligerent powers accept the overtures of Russia. "Without wishing to prejudge the resolutions whic h those Governments may definitively take, we nevertheles s deem it right to explain to you the point of view from which we regard the present phase of the question, in order to put you in a condition to deal frankly towards the Cabinet of London (Paris) if an opportunity is pre' sented. " Wbat has been the constant aim of the common efforts of the powers, if it has not been the re-establish' ment of a solid and durable peace ? We understand by this a peace which, by re-establishing the rights of th e Porte, gives to Europe guarantees against the recur rence of perturbations, such as those which disturb it ivo. profoundly at the present moment. The importance (u ° the interests which are associated with this object is f!,. great, that we are convinced that no power would Jingly expose itself to the reproach of any means whatever likely to bring about a good uncle; standing. Remembering this th belligerent Pow e r will no doubt feel it their duty to examine these Wo ke tions carefully and cote.cieutiou,ly, in order to see d t" reduction of the reply of the Cabinet of St. Petersbul does not contain some germ of conciliation that ung b lead to the preparation of a definite pacification. the Russia makes no difficulty in subscribing to a principles which are contained in the protocol of Ven n r . of the 9th of April, in this sense—that she declares he, self wiiliug to conserve the integrity of the Porte, se" . to be ready to evacuate the Principalities, on the co ; dition of receiving suitable securities ; and lastly e participate in the consolidation of the rights of 'f it h av i ng agg eectea Christians in Turkey, by taking part in the Europe*. guarantee under which those rights should be placed au cording to the views of the Cabinet of St. Petersburg tilo s that is to say, comprehending in it not solely tiding. to of the Greek rite. This triple basis might, according. the idea of the Court of Russia, serve as a g tor o tl point for negotiations for peace, which, however, sh u be preceded by a general suspension of hostilities. .a "Besides these three points whichltussia has declared herself ready to accept, the protocol of the 9th i : t P oi g contains, in reality, a fourth, by which the contra to Governments have engaged themselves to endeavour_ow obtain in common the most suitable guarantees for Co netting the existence of the Ottoman Empire vat:, s & , general equilibrium of Europe. The Cabinet on tbie Petersburg not having given any explanations this subject, we cannot tell what are its intentions this subject, respect. But it nevertheless appears to us induuthrse that the complete and unreserved acceptation of the.o_ of first points would be a great step towards a sol ution the y question raised by the fourth. Art 3 f eel " However that may be, if the belligerent Po w 98 - themselves able to accept the declarations of Ras i to y the basis of a negotiation by which a durable peac e us be attained, we do not doubt that they of opinion that the evacuation of the Principalitiesbe utbso take the first place in chronological order, soel„ t i r , measure preliminary to any understanding. ' es bee dispensable condition is fulfilled—if Russia gA l ttar nee assent to the principal of the integrity of the ` 1 , ht s of empire and the protection by Europe of the rit, ectio the Christians in Turkey—especially if this Pr°Lia pain tocol completely conformable to the stipulations of t if aza tocol of the 9th of April, she will thereby offer' ....„nor will be, llg in _ not deceived, some elements of pacification, the . I*_r uf g. tance of' which I hope the belligerent powers wid_ b _ ; „ h t ciently appreciate, and which should have grea.7.,..elbto in whatever resolutions they may take, for w roci . ` wait with muoh anxiety. (Signed) "13n0r." Prussia also gave instructions to her ambassadl to the Allied Courts, of which the following iS 851 to be a copy : "Berlin, July 24, 1854. " Whilst the Cabinet of St. Peter sbur g has f or declo a itself ready as well for the mainten ance of pesos, as unen a preliminary armistice , it ha s in au equally eeP; tionable manner hitherto disclaimed that it bag requireni the occupation of the P rinci p alities by the mPetis a rmies. It considered them but as a military position' and is ready to retire from them so soon as certain 130' tary securities shall be guaranteed it. It does no t de fine the means Of [modalitaten] these securities' butc leaves them to the equity of the Cabinets to whieht hai replied. The King, our august master, for his Pry , cannot promise his assent to such proceeding, because it has been apparently suggested, simultaneouslY, :, military prudence and honour ; but should he, w ator, appearing with the Western Powe rs as a n3edi transfer to himself the charge of refusing to consider these dispositions of Russia ? We cannot bri nil" selves to believe he ought, becau se we are of opin ion that however strong the convictions of both sides WO' be, however adv %need the hostile parties may be in' the . ,1 vay of warlike operations and military preparationfi they must both come precisely to this—which of thew will proceed to the end 72 which of them will ?0290. 129 1