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THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. rnder the msnagercent of Mr. Beiastone. THIS EVENDTG, Ocr. 17, Will be performed THE VirHITE HORSE OF THE PEPPERS. Characters by Messrs. Hudson, Villiers, Rogers, Cullenford, Braid, And Russell; Misses Schott, A. Vining, an Lavine. To be followed b y THE SPIT ALFIELDS WEAVER. Princi pal character by Mr. WriAlat. AS A POST. To which will be added DEAF To conclude with A 'KISS DI THE DIRK. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE , OXFORD-STREET. Un d e r the Manag ement of Mr. CasaLEs Essx. THIS EVENING. Ocr. 17, wtn be performed (Eighth time) a comedietta, entitled LIVFNG TOO FAST. Air which, A HEART OF GOLD. Principal characters by Messrs. Meadows, Addison , Ry der, D. Fisher, Cat h c art, and Salter aliases Heath and Murray, and Mrs. Daly. T o conclude with THE H ALT OF THE BALLET. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celesta. THIS EYEINIFSG, Ocr. 17, Will be performed the popular Drama of THE DISCARDED SON. Principal characters by Messrs. Selby, Murray, Bedford, and y ; Mn.s K ee ley, and Mi ss Woolgar. Keele Aftei which, A " MOVIN G TALE. To conclude with the screaming Burlesque of 50R1Lk. BoYAL OLYMPIC THEI.TRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, OCT. 17, will be performed A 31A.TC11 Iv THE D inK. Principal cha racters by Mr. A. Vflan, and Miss Fitzpatrick. To be followed by a Farce, called A BLIGEITED BEING, in Which Mr. Robson will appear. To concicde with TO OBLIGE BENSON'. STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee Mr. F. W. Allcroft. THIS EVENING, OCT. 17, Spill be performed SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES. Idler which, THE NEW WAGS OF WINDSOR. Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Mephistopheles, Mr. Raiford; Faust, Miss G. Hodson ; Marguerite, Miss IL Gordon. Stalls, 45.; Boxes, 2s. 6d.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d.; Private Beats £1 Is., to be had of Mr. Allcroft. 15, New Bond-street. TEE WEATHER.—Surt OTFtCE, Ocr. 17. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 59—highest since noon yesterday. 43 —lowest this morning and during the night. 52 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.43—fa11en an htl inch since Saturday. WIND, E. —Raining sligy. ----- ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Shortly will be produced, a GRAND MILITARY SPECTACLE, commemorative of present British Prowess. Fourths ndrued aultaneouslyxiliariebe s are engaged, and both the Sta g e and the Ring m employed in the representation of this Great Nat i on al Hippodrame. THIS EVENING, THE WOODMAN'S HORSE; or, THE FALSE KNIGSCENES in the HT. After which, a variety of g raphic and brilli ARENA. T o conclude with a GRAND EMBL EMATICAL ENTREE of England and France, with a number of Loyel and Patriotic Stage Tableaux. Boa-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, 3fr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, M r . Wm. Cooke, jun. , SIMI WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tuts DAY —Morning 46 min.after 10 I Evening 20 min.aft• 11 To miaow - Morning 0 min.after 0 Evening 51 min.aft. 11 THE "COMING" CAPTURE SEBASTOPOL WILL BE PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION "THE SUN" THE MOMENT THE EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE IS ISSUED, TOGETHER WITH A LIST OF THE KILLED AND -WOUNDED Orders received by all News Agents, and at " THE SUN" OFFICE, 112, Strand, London. 4C *41. 1) r LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1854, No further news from the Crimea. This may be the stereotyped heading of our articles, at least so far as authentic official intelligence is concerned. We have, of course, rumours in abundance, quite sufficient to warrant the widest speculation as to the actual state of affairs, but nothing on which any reliance can be placed. We know that our gallant soldiers and seamen—aye, and marines— were proceeding vigorously and efficiently—that they were interposed between the army of MEN SCIIIKOFF and the Russian stronghold—but we know nothing more. Confident in their valour, we may feel the strongest assurance of their ulti mate triumph. But there is no certainty—no thing that can positively be announced respecting the progress of our arms, to relieve the intense and general anxiety for trustworthy tidings. The Russians are not thus served. They, at least, hear from their generals with edifying regu larity, and if the statements be not in strict accordance with the facts, if they do not disolosq the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, there is at least a responsible party to answer for the errors either of omission or of com mission. In our ignorance we might have sup posed that it would be impossible for the most unflinching story-teller to deny that they had suf fered some reverses. But we are greatly mistaken. MENSCIIIKOFF boasts of his successes with a forty- MITN. CHAUSEN power of embellishment. He scarcely alludes to the contest on the Alma, or being driven from his post on the 20th of Sep tember after a sang,uinary encounter. Far from it. Truth is apparently a pearl too precious to be cast before the Russian swine. That trivial affair is slurred over as a matter of no conse quence, or rather as a portion of a brilliant stratege tical operation. With marvellous self-complacency he announces that he has " executed his flank movement on Bakshi-Sergi," and that "he wa , ready to take the offensive on the first opportu nity which plan, he remarked, " promised to be still more successful, because the Allies had divided themselves." The poor ignorant barba rians had fallen into the trap so skilfully prepared for their destruction ; and nothing remained but for the brilliant General to crush them in detail. " While the French approached the fortifications on the north of the Bay of Sebastopol, the Eng lish troops betook themselves to Balaklava, by sea where they effected a la n di, a , what opposition was offered to He does not condescend to say their disembarkation. On thi s po i nt the faithful Russians are left in the dark. They may, if they please, chuckle at the thought that the entrance to Balaklava was left open, in order that the de feat might be more decisive, and that few should escape the general destruction. But even this is not all. The veracious Prince further gravely declares that, " informed of what was taking place, he made a movement in advance, but the French declining the combat, also abandoned the north of Sebastopol, and e f fected a junction with their Allies on the south. On the 30th, ha himself had arrived with the greater part of his troops at the fortifications on the north, and esta blished himself there, waiting until the intentions 'he Allies were more plainly developed." Shia is certainly lying on a, grand scale. AU S IS I ZN°% . - I t * f * ?;.*I -~;: ~. " n .'Kj._{ ;t: - ~./ . ~.: %aciArcii; 111, puny embellish ers must henceforward hide their diminishe d heads, and yield the palm to the princely professor ol t'ne art of mendacity, to whom FER DINAND MIINDEZ PINTO was but " a type." The English sheltered themselves at sea I the French declined the, proffered combat, and abandoned their position at the north of Sebastopol, leaving the triumphant armyto establish themselves there so as to be able to foil any attempts that may be made against the invincible fortress of the EMPEROR. These palpable falsehoods may appear supremely ridiculous, and may affect not only the besotted Russians, but even some of her neighbours. Prussia may be influenced, just as Austria was on the other side. It would almost seem as if CLICQUOT was no longer wavering, but disposed to cast his lot, for good or evil, with his despotic brother-in-law. Be it so. We should be far better able to contend with his open hostility than his pretended friendship, or specious neu trality. We must, however, still repeat that Europe should receive more frequent accounts from the seat of war, so that it would. be impos sible for MENSCHIKOFF to obtain even a moment's credence for his ridiculous canards. It has long been remarked that everything in England is left to " private enterprise." Many duties that in other nations devolve on Govern ment, are in this country discharged by private capitalists, who enter on the construction of im portant public works, not only without assistance from the authorities, but regarding them as the chief impediment to the successful issue of the enterprise. The Red-tapist principle appears to be, to oppose everything that promises to be bene- ficial to the community, and national advantages are forced on reluctant officials as nauseous, but THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY -EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 1854. wholesome, medicine on crying children. Many illustrations might be offered respecting the laisse faire or do-nothing policy, amongst which may be noticed the magnificent chain of railways with which the land is intersected, the Crystal Palace, and numerous other matters of vast im portance to the body politic. It would now seem as if the principle were to be still further extended, and that everything was to be left to " private charity"—that the strong est claims on the nation were to depend not on its justice, but on the liberality of individuals. The begging-box is to be sent round on every occasion to remedy the gross neglect and apathy of Mi nisters, and persons already paying a double In come Tax, and increased duties on malt, spirits, and sugar, are to be further taxed through their best feelings of humanity to save a paltry demand on Mr. GLADSTONE. The most scandalous of all these claims—and many of them are quite bad enough—has just been put forward. A subscription has been asked for to. provide " medical comforts and surgical ma terials and attendance, and even nurses, for the wounded of Alma, to rescue those who freely shed their blood in the discharge of their arduous duty from the infamous neglect with which they have been treated, not only on their way from the scene of their sanguinary encounter, but in the hospitals provided for their reception and recovery at Scutari. A truly melancholy picture is drawn of the condition of the sufferers. We are told that they were huddled on board ship untended and uncared for ; that there was no preparation for even the commonest surgical operations, and that they were "left to expire in agony, unheeded, and shaken off, though catching desperately at the surgeon, whenever he made his rounds through the fetid ship." But, it may be said, it was im possible to have an adequate surgical staff in the Crimea, so that a sufficient number could be spared to accompany the vessels bearing the wounded soldiers to the hospitals provided for their use. But when they arrived at their destination, when the emergency that must have been anticipated for months before at length arrived, every suit able provision would be at hand. Alas, no ! At Scutari, in the magnificent hospital sup plied by the care and generosity of the Turkish Government, it was found that they were almost as badly of as on board the transport. There was no preparation for even the commonest sur gical operation. Few surgeons ; no dressers, no nurses, no lint—not even old linen. It is positively asserted, that "the commonest appliances of a workhouse sick-ward are wanting, and that the men must die, because the Medical Staff of the British Army have forgotten that old rags are necessary for the healing of wounds." Good GOD, has it come to this ? What would be the verdict of a Coroner's Jury on any one of the many who must have perished through their atrocious negligence Surely there must be some person, or persons, responsible ; some one whose duty it is to look to these matters, and to provide all the necessary requisites for the sick and wounded. We have no hesitation in saying, that he, or they, would be convicted of manslaughter before a criminal tribunal, and sentenced to severe punishment by the presiding Judge. The higher the rank of the offender, the heavier should be the penalty. Who have heardenough of abuse lavished upon Railway Directors, on the occurrence of. an unavoidable catastrophe, orone which no reasonable precaution could have averted. Why should not a Cabinet Minister be held equally culpable when the ordinary matters within his department are so shamefully disregarded ? And what is the remedy proposed ? A private subscription ! Individuals are, from their private resources, to pay the debt due by the country to its brave defenders, while Ministers are to be encouraged in the total abdication of their func tions—to shake off every care, in the expectation that their " backslidings" will be compensated by private liberality. What next 7 Are we to see the begging-boxes sent round for voluntary contributions towards meeting the interest of the National Debt, or for the salaries of Lord ABER DEEN and. his colleagues? In this latter case we fancy parties would not come forward with such cheerful alacrity. A stronger motive should be supplied to obtain cheques for hundreds, and the donation of a day's earnings from working men. The wounded soldiers have as much right to receive proper care and attention, to be supplied with every comfort suitable to th e i r con di t i on, and conducive to their recovery, as the fund holder to be paid his dividends ! And woe to the nation if that shall also be placed under the voluntary system. We know the motives of the benevolent persons who have liberally come for ward to supply the crasser negligentia of the autho rities, but we fear that they have set a very mis chievous precedent. It is obvious that the evil is of such a nature that it cannot be remedied by private exertion. The moment the deficiency was known, Government should be called on to sup ply it. The electric telegraph should be forth with put in requisition, to instruct Lord STRAT FORD DE REDOLIEFE to provide everything re quired, heedless of expense. There are plenty of young surg eons an d s t u d en t s i n E n gland ready to start at a f ew h be sent on b e h a l f oofu the r s n notice. atinn But and t n h n e t y n s f h o a u n l y d association of individuals. Such matters should not depend on any I A -Precarious resources. Nor should our brave f e ll ows made the recipients of charity.—the privile ge d bedesmen" to collect doles from those blessed with an abundance of this world's goods, and having the hearts to feel for and relieve the distresses that ought to be averted by national supplies. MTNING , We call the attention of our readers to a notice which appears in our advertising columns of some important improvements in practical mining, which have recently been introduced by Messrs. Medwin and Hall. They consist in the realisation of . a portable power, of any required magnit ude, appli cable to all the varied purposes of mining, and capable of being transported to any required spot and brought into full operation within a day or two's notice. The invention consists in a steam engine and boiler of peculiar construction, mounted on broad waggon wheels for purposes of transit, and complete in all its fittings and departments as a magazine of portable power. The boiler is so constructed as to present great simplicity, with a largely extended surface for evaporation. The great utility of such an arrangement for produc ing portable power is this, that it enables the ad venturer to bring his mine into operation at once, so as to yield immediate returns, instead of wait ing, as hitherto, weeks and months until a sta tionary engine could be made and erected, and other works carried out, involving a great loss of time and an interminable source of anxiety. There is this additional advantage attending the present invention, that it does not lead the proprietors of mining property into endless expense, but enables them to calculate beforehand, to a fraction, the exact amount of their disbursement. So inde pendent is the engine itself of any after addition or source of further outlay, that it can even be set to work while on the road to its destination. It has been adopted throughout England and Wales with very beneficial results, not only for mining but for various other purposes, and may be seen in operation in numerous localities throughout the kingdom. We trust its advantages, as a source of rapid action and economy, will soon be better ap preciated in Ireland, where it is probably but little known, but where it would prove of immense value in developing the great mineral treasures which are so profusely spread over the surface of the island from one extremity to the other, and which only need the application of capital and industry ,o rend©r them widely productive. costume, and some officers of the staff, were at each side of the carriage. In the cortege, no Aus trian and no boyard were to be seen. There was, however, afterwards at the palace of the hospodar a grand reception of the boyards, and of the gene rals in command of the corps of occupation. As to the Turks, they kept away altogether. The siturAion of every one is singular. Prince Stirbey Is 'subjected to an inquiry into all the acts of his - Administration and political life. That inquiry is r conducted by Dervisch Pacha, M. Poujade, and Mr. Colquhoun, commissioners of Turkey, France, and Great Britain. Austria has refused to take any part in it. Baron de Bach is recognised only as intendant-general of the Austrian army, and not as a diplomatic commissioner. Whatever may he the incontestable ability of Prince Stirbey, it ap pears difficult for him to remain long under the weight of this inquiry, which bears on questions and acts which COMM his reputation and his honour." the invitation, and notified it to the Government. He has been obliged to leave that force. There have also been quarrels in the family, the result of which is that Dun Francisco de Paula is ill, and the King-Consort came in from the Pardo yesterday to see him. A scurrilous print has been published against him, which is attributed to Don Enrique. It is computed that there will not be more than thirty Moderado deputies in the Cortes. The elec tions for many of the provinces have been post poned till the 24th of this month, on account of the cholera ; and some leading Moderados, who have failed in finding seats hitherto, will then be brought forward. The Marquis Del Duero will pro bably come in for Barcelona. General Dulce is to be brought forward for Seville. The Duke of Rivas will also be a candidate there, with Senors Cortina and Cantero. The Lpoca says that after the elections are over, General Infinite and Senor Laserna will enter the Ministry. There are reports that Senors Pacheco, Collado, and Santa Cruz will retire from it. It is reported that the Marquis of Perales is to be created a grandee of Spain , a nd Senor Sevillano a duke, with the grandeeship. General Leymerich has been appointed captain general of Catalonia, and General Villalonga suc ceeds the latter as captain-general of the Balearic 'slants. General Trillo, captain-General of Estre madura, has died of cholera, and General Lebrun has been appointed in his place. LATEST YEWS. THE CRIMEA REPORTED DEFEAT' OF THE RUSSIANS.. PAPJS, OCT. 16. The following despatch has been received here, dated Marseilles, Monday, Oct. 16 : The Telemaque has arrived with advises from Constantinople, of the sth inst. It was reported that 20,000 Russians, who had made a sortie from Sebastopol, were attacked and routed. It was thought that the surrender of Sebastc pol would take place between the 13th and 16th of October. The Russians are decimated by cholera. At Marseilles the embarkation of troops con. The Thabor and Elbe had left with troops. Reinforcements have arrived for the allies, with some of the new Lancaster guns. Fresh Turkish troops and an Egyptian division are announced. The battering train now amounts to 120 heavy It is thought that Sebastopol may hold out for 10 or 12 days. Letters from Prince Menschikoff have been in- AUSTRIA. tinues• guns. tercepted, which admit that the place is incapable of making a successful resistance. A postal service is arranged to take place be tween Balaklava and Constantinople every five days. Nothing new had occurred at Sebastopol up to the 9th. VIENNA, TUESDAY. Lord Raglan has written to Omar Pasha tha' the regular siege of Sebastopol was to begin on the sth, and that, in his opinion, the fortress would be taken in ten days. it is reported that the southern heights have been taken. SCHAMYL AGAIN VICTORIOUS. In Asia Schamyl has been victorious in two engagements. - - The army before Kara vas awaiting the arriva of Ismail. Anatolia had been pillaged by the Kurds and Cossacks. The Journal de Constantinople states that the Straits of Yenicale have been blocked up by the sinking of 30 vessels by the Russians. ST. PETERSBURG, Oar. 14. Under the present threatening aspect the Czar has placed the three provinces nearest Austria in a state of siege. Gortschakeff is declared generalissimo, The ukase has just appeared. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. A Russian despatch was received in Vienna on the 13th, which says that General Canrobert, after having chosen his point of attack, and made every disposition for the proper service of the siege, ordered that the enemy's outposts should be driven in to the main wall before Alihtiar on the 9th inst., and that the construction of the batteries should be thereupon commenced. A second despatch denies that Anapa has been destroyed, and that any bombarding of the Quar antine Fort and outworks of the harbour of Sebas topol took place on either the 4th or the sth of the month. The reinforcements now on their way from Odessa to the Crimea belong principally to the 6th army corps, with one division of the sth corps. It je reported that there are provisions and muni tions at Perekop sufficient for the maintenance of 50,000 men during the winter ; but, notwithstand ing, the troops on the march thither have taken some thousands of waggons with them laden with all necessaries. These waggons are drawn by oxen ; the former are often made use of for firewood, while the majo rity of the latter supply the half-starved Russian soldiers with food. The troops which left Odessa on the 4th would arrive at Simpheropol about the 16th inst., or at any rate not earlier than the 15th, by which time it is to be hoped the fate of Sebastopol will have been sealed. VIENNA, Oct. 13.—There is no end to the accu sations which a certain party has of late deemed it politic to hurl against Austria, because she is all but at war with Russia. This intolerable state of things is INA to be borne any longer. Austria must go the " "whole hog," r she must be pulled down from her high estate, and must be told that she is not wanted ; that the allies can humiliate Russia wit ,Aiout her aid ; and that when this is accom p'Lished, and peace is made, she will have no voice in the arrangements. How willing and earnest this Government is to remove these difficulties her self, and how unavailing all their efforts to this effect have hitherto been, is best proved by the following circular despatch, dated Oct. 1, which Count Buol has addressed to all the German States to give additional weight to the Austrian answer addressed to Prussia on the 30th of September : " In reply to our communication to the Berlin Cabi net of the 14th of last month, the contents of which have been to a great extent brought to your knowledge by the circular of the 15th to the same effect, we have re ceived the reply contained in the enclosed communica tion of Baron ♦on Manteuffel to Count Arnim. " The reception which our declarations of the 14th liave met with in Berlin can have afforded us but little satisfaction, partly because the sense and the extent of our statements were in all respects correctly understood, and partly because the Prussian Cabinet has replied to our suggestion for submitting a preposition to the Bund, demanding certain explanations concerning our own position, which we could not communicate without dis turbing the nature of our relations with the various OCT. 15. I Powers. " The declarations of the Cabinet of Berlin likewise appear to us to leave unexplained how, with any•degree of dignity and sincerity, the otherwise ineffectual mural support of the peace bases referred to in the notes ex changed on the Bth of August can be recommended to the Bund, when at the same time they are represented as being open to grave objections when considered from a purely German point of view. " We have, therefore, in reply to this communication from Prussia, addressed the counter•declarations to Count Esterhazy, which will likewise be found enclosed, and as the Prussian despatch, as is notified at the conclusion thereof, has been confidentially communicated to the Governments of Germany, you are therefore requested also to communicate our reply confidentially to the Go vernment by whom you have the honour of being accre dited. " Further, we enclose, for fitting and confidential use, a copy of a further despatch addressed to Count Ester hazy, in which we more particularly adduce the reasons which are opposed to the demands of Prussia, to the effect that we should take upon ourselves a kind of gua rantee that Russia shall not be exposed to any attack by the allied armies in the Danubian Principalities. " Receive, &c., (Signed) "COUNT BUOL." THE RUSSIANS AT ALMA. The Triester Zeitung says that the loss of the Russians at the battle of Alma was 12,000 men ; 2,500 were wounded, and 700 taken prisoners ; and nine pieces of cannon, and a large quantity of munitions, fell into the hands of the victors. On their advance from the Alma to the Katcha, the a lli es were guided by a Tartar Prince, Achmed Girai, a descendant of the Khans of Tartary, with a troop of followers. They passed the fortifications of Belbeck, and advanced to the Balaklava road south of Sebastopol. It will be observed that nothing is said here of fighting havine , occurred from the en gagement on the Alma to the occupation of the posi tion south of Sebastopol. During the advance of the allies, Prince Menschikoff left Sebastopol with a corps, part of which was cut off, and many taken prisoners. Twenty of the Prince's own waggons were captured, and it is said that papers were found in one of them in which Menschikoff declared Sebastopol to be untenable. On their way from the Alma to Sebastopol the Russians burnt all the villages through which they passed. The force of the allies at the date of this intelligence, the 2d of October, numbered 100,000 men, inclusive of sailors (25,000). They have been since reinforced by more than 20,000 troops. 2,500 French, 2,000 English and 350 Russians, wounded, have already arrived at Constantinople. STORES AND CLOTHING FOR THE EAST. The Sentinelle Toulonnaise announces that the Sane steam-frigate has received orders to leave the port of Toulon without delay. She has taken on board a large number of packages of clothing for i the troops and sailors n the East. She is to proceed first to Marseilles, to take a number of troops on board for Constantinople. Private letters state that large supplies of provisions, principally of malted meats, are being got ready at Toulon for the troops. The Rhin transport cor vette, which lately served in that port as a floating barrack, is about to be transformed into a store ship to receive the articles of every kind which are at present being collected for the troops in the East. The Therese trading sloop, the Aristide brig, and the Independent brig, are also taking in provisions at Castignan for the army. MENSCHIKOFF'S LATEST BLUNDER. The Constantinople correspondent of tho Triest Zeitung, says :—" Scientific officers consider the closing of the port of Sebastopol, by means of the sunken vessels, a great blunder on the part of Prince Menschikoff. By doing it, the Prince got the assistance of 15,000 sailors, but ho forgot that the allies can, if necessary, land 25,000 marines and sailors." TURKEY, The two Russian generals, Gilkanoff and Tschil kanoff, who were taken prisoners to Constanti nople, have since died of their wounds. Their deaths were announced by the guns of the ships of war lying off Scutari. The unfortunate generals were followed to the grave by English, French, and Turkish troops, English soldiers bearing the coffin. THE PRINCIPALITIES. _ A letter from Bucharest of the sth says : " Prince Stirbey made his solemn entry into this place to-day. Detachments of all the Austrian corps in garrison here had been echeloned ou his passage. His cortege consisted of a dozen mounted clorobantz,_ and a squadron of Wallachian lancers, iu the midst of which came the Prince's car riage, drawn by eight horses. He was accompa nied by his wife. Tile rrefoot of Police ) in full COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, OCT. 16. The Queen and Prince walked in the Home-park this morning. The Dnke of Newcastle left the Castle this forenoon for London. The Earl of Clarendon and Admiral Virgin (the Swedish Minister) have been invited, and are expected this afternoon. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has arrived in town from Hawarden Castle, near Chester. Despatches from the Governors of the West India Colonies were sent last evening from the Colonial-office. Her Majesty will hold a Privy Council t.-morrow (Wednesday) at Windsor Castle. Tie Right Hon. Miluer.Gibson, M.P., has arrived in Wilton-crescent, from an extended cruise in the Medi terranean, in his yacht, the Sapphire. Sir Herbert Maddock, M.P., has arrived at the Cla- rendon, from Liverpool. The Right Hon. C. P. Villiers is expected in Lendox next week from the south of France, we are glad to hear, in better health. Tho Counteis Dowager Grey and Lady Georgina Grey are on a visit to the Dachess Dowager of Cleveland at her seat in Yorkshire. Viscount Folkestone and his brother, the Hon. E. Bouverie (chairman of ways and means), have arrived in town from their father's, the Earl of Radnor, in Berkshire. The bishopric of Sydney, which was vacant 18 months, was offered in succession to three Irish clergymen. First to Mr. Hamilton Verschoyle, of Dublin, who declined it ; then to Mr. C. M. Fleury, chaplain to the Molyneux Asylum, who also refused ; and then to Mr. Frederick Barker, who accepted it.--Limerick Chronicle. Sir Philip Crampton, Bart., passed through Temple more on Saturday, en route to Dublin, by the Great Southern and Western Railway, from Kilbay, the resi dence of Lord Dunally. We regret to learn that the noble lord is in a precarious state of health, occasioned by a large tumour formed on his neck, which has lately assumed a more serious character than it hitherto exhi bited.—Midland Counties Advertiser. The Lord Chancellor has presented the Rev. C. L. Vaughan, M.A. (son of the late Mr. Justice Vaughan), to the vicarage of St. Neot's, Huntingdonshire. The Lord Mayor elect has appointed as his chaplain for the year of his Mayoralty the Rev. Edward Graham Moon, M.A., Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, and late curate of Bredor., Worcestershire. We understand that the marriage of Joseph Percival Radcliffe, Esq., eldest son of Sir Joseph Radcliffe, Bart., of Rudding Park, Yorkshire, with Miss Doughty, only surviving child of the Hon. Lady Doughty, and the late Sir Edward Doughty, Bart., of Tichborne Park, county Hants, will take place this week. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlTE.—Baron Wydenbruck, for some years Secretary at the Austrian embassy at Lon don, Chamberlain of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Austria, and actual Charge d'Affaires for Austria at the Court of Hesse-Cassel, was married yesterday, ac cording to the rites of the two Churches, to Miss Isabella Blacker, daughter of the late S. J. Blacker, Lieutenant-Colonel in her Majesty's service. The fair bride was given away by her step-father, the Hon. Geo. Browne, brother of Lord Kilmaine. Baron Wyden bruck's bridesman was Count Karoloi, first Secretary of the Austrian Embassy. After tie ceremony the happy couple started, per special train, for the Continent. DEATH OF THE EARL OF ABINGDON.—We are sorry to announce the demise of the Earl of Abingdon, which took place a little before 7 o'clock last evening, at Wytham Abbey, about 3 miles from Oxford. His lord ship has for many years past suffered from a disease of the bladder, and has undergone surgical operations at various times ; but latterly has appeared to be in toler able health. He was taken ill yesterday morning, and his medical attendant, Mr. Symonds, of Oxford, was sent for, and found him in so dangerous a state that it was deemed expedient to call in Dr. Acland. It was soon evident, from the stage the disease had attained, that his lordship's recovery was hopeless, and he died, as stated, last evening. His lordship, who was in his 71st year, was Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire and High Steward of the borough of Abingdon: He is succeeded by his son, Lord Norreys, who represeets the borough of Abingdon in Parliament. Dr. Robert Evans, LL.D., D.C.L., head master to the Bristol Grammar School, fell a victim to cholera at eleven o'clock on Saturday morning. He retired to rest at eleven o'clock on Friday night, seemingly in his usual health, and on Saturday morning, at eight o'clock, he awoke with choleraic symptoms. Mr. A. Pritchard, Burgeon, and Dr. Budd, were summoned with all de spatch, bnt collapse rapidly ensued, and at 11 o'clock the lamented gentleman had ceased to live.—Bristol paper. LORD CHARLES IVELLESLEY.—We are sorry tO Con tradict the statement recently published, that the eye sight of this highly respected nobleman was greatly im proved, but we are afraid no improvement has taken place, although hopes are entertained such may be the cam —Sunday Times. ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—The usual quarterly meeting of this society was held yesterday, in the Thatched-house Tavern. Vice-Admiral Lord Rad stock presided. Amongst the officers present were Admirals Sir W. O. Pell, Hollinswerth, and Allen ; Sir Benjamin Outram, C. 8., &c. Mr. Riccalton, late Pay master Royal Navy, was appointed secretary, in the place of Mr. Skead, deceased. The Duke of Northumber land was elected vice-president, in the room of Sir G. Cockburn. THANKSGIVING FOR THE HARVEST.—The deacons of Bloomsbury chapel have sent tol the committee of the North London or University College Hospital, by Mr. R. W. Cook, out of consideration for the large demands on the hospital occasioned by the late severe epidemic, the sum of .50/., a portion of the contribution by the congre gation on Sunday, the lst inst., after a sermon by the Rev. William Brock, as a thank-offering for the late abundant harvest. WINDSOR.—The Mayor of Windsor (Mr. J. T. Bed borough) convened a public meeting of the inhabitants of this borough on Saturday, in the Guildhall, for the purpose of opening a subscription for the immediate re lief of the sick and wounded, and the wives and families of those who have fallen at the battle of the Alma. Other towns will doubtless follow the example without delay. NOBLE EXAMPLE.—On Saturday a voluntary contri bution was made by the officers of the S division of po lice, in aid of the widows and orphans of the brave fellows employed in active service in the East, and the sum of 121. 10s. was paid into the bankers' hands, in aid of the association for that purpose. AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS IN NORTH NOTTS.—The protracted drought is seriously injuring the pastures aid turnip crops in this part of the country. DISTRESSING CONDITION OF THE HAND-LOOM WEA VERS.—We regret to learn that the hand-loom weavers of Carlisle and neighbourhood are at present suffering great privations from the want of employment. Meyerbeer, the eminent composer, has just received the cross of a Commander of the Order of the Crown from the King of Wurtemberg. This decoration was transmitted to him by the intendant Baron Gall, at the banquet in the Hotel Marquardt, given by the Intend ance at the expense of his Majesty the King.—Jetrish Chronicle. F RIG aged uTr 30,u8 ACCIDENT. A S O LDIER KICKED TO DEATII.—A private in the 15th Hussars, named Thomas Gibbs, has met with his death under Indian , choly circumstances near the Topsham-road, Barracks. On Monday, it appears, a young troop horse belonging to the regiment was ridden by Gibbs, and as it was not thoroughly broken in he had some difficulty in managing it. When between the barracks and St. Leonard's Church the animal shied, and jerked his rider into the road, when the horse dashed out his hind legs and kicked poor Gibbs frightfully about the temples. He was removed to the barracks, where he remained un conscious until Wednesday, when. he died.. ' . Girths fol lowing day the deceased was interred in the burial ground of the parish church of Ileavitree, with full Wiry honours,—Flymout4 ITALY. Letters from Florence of the 10th state that the Government has published the necessary instruc tions for Tuscan subjects, who, having served in the French armies from 1792 to 1815, may have claims on the funds left by the will of the Emperor Napoleon. Accounts from Turin of the 12th of October state that the works of the submarine telegraph between Corsica and Sardinia are to be continued under the direction of Chevalier Bonelli. FRANCE. (FROM OUR MTN CORIMPONDENT.) PARIS, MONDAY, 6 P.M. The following military promotions are announced by the Moniteur :—Brigade General Bouat, com manding the 2d Brigade of the 2d division of in fantry of the army of the East, to be General of Division ; Col. Bourbaki, commanding the let regiment of Zouaves of the army of the East, and Col. Eble, Director of the Artillery at Metz, to be Generals of Brigade. Gen. Bouat is appointed to command the Ist division of infantry of the army of the East, and Gen. Bourkaki is to replace him in the command of the 2d brigade of the 2d divi sion. Gen. Eble is appointed to the command of the Imperial Polytechnic School. By a decree in the Moniteur, the Abbe Glo riot, chaplain to the French army in the East, is made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour as a reward for his services during the cholera at Galli poli. Another decree raises to the rank of Officer in the Legion of Honour Lieut.-Colonel Susane, of the artillery, for his improvements in projectiles of war ; and a third decree awards the military medal to a gendarme named Farges, for his zeal in pre venting the destruction by fire of a wood in the Cantal. Dr. J. V. Dorado has presented to the Minister of Foreign Affairs his credentials as Chargé d'Affaires of the Bolivian Republic. The Minister of War has decided that a military hospital shall be established at Avignon, and that an additional one shall be built at Marseilles. The Three per Cents. closed yesterday at 75f. 75c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a- Half per Cents. at 98f. 50c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,197 f. 50c.; Rouen, 985 f. ; Havre, 562 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 871 f. 25c ' • Strasburg, 833 f. 75c. ; New Shares, 648 f. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 1,038 f. 75c. ; Lyons and the Mediterranean, 850 f.; Western of France, ' 675 f. • Bordeaux and Cette, 620 f. ; Great Central of France, 520 f. ; Lyons and Genova, 535 f. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 75Af. THE FLIGHT OF MDLLE. CRUVELLI The following is an extract from a letter received frora Paris this morning : " In one of my recent letters I alluded to the sudden flight of Mdlle. Cruvelli, and tie embar rassment created at the Grand Opera, where she was to have appeared on Monday last in the .Hugue nots, when it was discovered that the prima donna bad not only not arrived at the theatre, but that she had fled from Paris. The immediate effect of it was that the house had to be closed for that even ing, and that the manager has been obliged to refund the money taken at the doors. The affair is likely to become serious as respects the fair and eccentric damsel. So grave a breach of her engagement, and of her duty to the public, has been taken up by the public prosecutor. The Minister of State caused on Saturday a demand to be presented to the President of the Tribunal for an authorisation to take measures for the repara tion of the injury done to the Opera. The Presi dent, after inquiring into the facts, directed that a seizure should be made of the lady's furniture in her residence, Rue Tronchet, 15, and of any money belonging to her which may be in the hands of M. de Rothschild. He also decided that the amount for which securities should be taken should be 100,000 f. The seizures authorised were at once effected. At Mdlle. Crurelli's residence it was stated that no one knew what had become of her. The salary of Mdlle. Cruvelli at the Opera was 100,000 f. for eight months. and she was only required to sing eight times a month. The friends of Made moiselle Cruvelli still affirm that the only reason for her disappearance is that her name was not put in large characters on the playbills. They state that Mademoiselle Cruvelli is entitled to that dis tinction by her engagement, and that, not seeing her name en vidette, she was entitled to ignore the fact of her name being on the bill at all, and to consider that her services for the evening were not required. The same parties say that Mademoiselle Cruvelli has anted under the advice of M. Hebert, who was Minister of Justice under Louis Philippe. It is not known (at least to the public) where Mademoiselle Cruvelli has gone to. Her servants state that she went out as if merely for a walk, and that they had no idea she was not to return. Cer tain it is that she has left all her property, even tO her money and trinkets, behind her, and that every thing has been seized by the officers of justice." FUNERAL 0 F MARSHAL DE I ST. ARNAUD. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. This being the day fixed for the funeral of Mar shal de St. Arnaud, the streets and boulevards through which the procession was to pass were crowded from an early hour. It had been fixed, although the body was to come from Lyons only this morning, that the ceremony of the interment should take place at once. The body of the de ceased Marshal reached the terminus of the Lyons Railway at about 8 o'clock this morning. One of the waiting-rooms leading into the inner court was appropriately fitted up as a Chapelle Ardente for its reception. The walls were hung with black, with groups of tricolour flags, and escutcheons between the drapery bearing the arms and cipher of the deceased. In the centre was a handsome catafalque, on which the coffin was placed, covered with a velvet pall, also bearing the cipher of the Marshal, and on the top of the coffin were laid on cushions the baton, sword, cocked hat, epaulets, and other in signia of the deceased. The catafalque, which was surrounded by a number of waxlights, had a guard of honour. At the head and foot of the coffin were a number of the clergy reading the funeral service. No official reception was given to the body at the station, that being reserved for the Invalides. It was accompanied only by the aides-de-camp of the Marshal, who had come with it from the East, and by the officers sent to receive it at Marseilles. The only member of the corps diplomatique who was amongst the personages in waiting at the station to join in the procession was the Ottoman ambassador in full costume, accompanied by the personnel of his embassy, all in full dress, and wearing sabres. The Duke de Cambaceres, grand master of the ceremonies, end the grand equerry to the Emperor, were also there in their brilliant official costumes, as well as a number of generals and other officers. At a quarter before ten the clergy left their place in the Chapelle Ardente, and took their seats in two mourning carriages in advance of the funeral car, and in a few minutes after a salute of thirteen guns was fired from a battery stationed on the Place de la Bastille, which announced that the body had been removed from the catafalque and deposited on the car, which was very handsomely decorated, and bearing the arms and cipher of the Marshal, and drawn by six horses, caparisoned in keeping with the ornaments of the car. At ten o'clock the car moved slowly forward, fol lowed by three persons in mourning cloaks, carry ing cushions, on which were borne the various in signia of the deceased Marshal, which had been lying on the coffin in the Chapelle Ardente. These were immediately followed by the aide-de-camp of the deceased Marshal, who had accompanied the 1 body from the East. Next came the charger of the Marshal, covered with a net ornamented with silver stars. After it came a state carriage of the Emperor, drawn by six horses, and two other car riages, with four horses each, and these were followed by a number of mourning and private carriages. On reaching the outer courtyard of the terminus the car halted, in order that the troops which were , to form the head of the procession might file 4 be' ALLEGED SECRET TREATY. A rumour has been current here for some days in circles usually well informed on political events, that a secret treaty exists between Russia and Prussia with respect to the Turkish war, in which treaty the latter state closely defined the limits within which a (mock) alliance might be concluded with the other German States concerning the ques tion of the East. THE BALTIC. REVEL, Oct. 10.—The movements of the flee during the short period it will remain in the Baltic for the present season will be of an unimportant nature, and divested of that interest which it has hitherto possessed. On its departure in March from the shores of England, the most sanguine ex pectations were entertained that ere it was com pelled to withdraw from the enemy's coast, the destruction of the fortresses at Sweaborg and the occupation of Cronstadt would be effected. To the disappointment of a great portion of the English public neither of these important advantages over Russia has been gained, or attempted. The boisterous weather peculiar to the Baltic re gions at this particular period of the year has gra dually set in. It commenced early in September, during which month moderate gales of wind, gene rally accompanied with heavy falls of rain, pre vailed at intervals of two or three days. The dawn of day on the 3d inst. wore a most promising ap pearance ; the forenoon was unusually fine, the ships of the fleet sent aloft their topgallant masts and yards, and weighed their second anchor, pre paratory to proceeding to the more secure anchor age of Ledsund. As the day advanced dark clouds gathered, the barometer fell considerably, and the sky assumed a stormy aspect. Towards evening, the barometer having fallen to a greater extent, the spars from aloft were sent down. At midnight the wind increased to such an extent as to render it ne cessary for the ships to let go an additional anchor. On the morning of the 4th inst., although the fall of the mercury continued, the wind was moderate, showers of rain falling occasionally. During the forenoon heavy squalls occurred, and the ships pointed yards to the wind. A general signal was made to communicate the heights of the mercury lin the barometers of the respective ships. The average of the whole was 28.790 , the barometer on board the Blenheim evincing the minimum de pression 28.230. At 5 p.m. topmasts were struck, the ships veered cable several additional shackles, and took the requisite precautions for encountering a violent gale. By midnight the barometer had fallen to 28.700, the wind shifted suddenly from S.W. to W.N.W., blowing with great violence. At daylight, 5.30 a.m., of the sth inst., it had moderated slightly, its force decreased during the day, the barometer rising rapidly to 29.255. By 8 p.m. the direction of the wind had changed to S.S. W., and its violence increased to a much greater degree, continuing throughout the entire night and the greater portion of the 6th inst., towards the evening of which day its force decreased considerably. During the night the barometer rose gradually, and at 8 a.m. of the 7th inst. the mercury stood at 29.500, the wind blowing hard. from W.N.W. By the evening the gale had en tirely subsided, and a northerly wind set in, the temperature of the air decreased, and indications of frost were manifested. Fine weather having set in, the various ships sent up topmasts, squared yards, unmoored, and shortened in cable. A strange sail being descried in the offing, the paddle-steamer Vulture, Captain F. H. Glasse, got up steam, and proceeded in chase. She returned to the anchorage off Nargen in the evening, the object of her pursuit not being a lawful prize. On the morning of the 9th inst., although the barometer had risen so high as 30.008, the wind shifted to S.W., blowing very fresh. The steam sloop Basilisk, Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton, joined the fleet at 5 p.m. In consequence of the small quantity of cocoa and sugar in the fleet, the crews of the various ships were ordered to be placed on half allowance of those necessaries. The 12 screw line-of-battle ships will proceed to Ledsund so soon as the state of the weather permits their leaving the Gulf of Finland. According to pre sent arrangements they will take their final depar ture from the Russian coasts in three weeks from the present time, and may be expected in England about the middle of November. The blockade of the enemy's ports will then be entrusted to Capt. R. Watson, of the Imperieuse, 50, who will have under his orders the Euryalus, 50, Capt. G. Ram say ; Arrogant, 46, Captain Yelverton ; Magi cienne, 16, Captain Thos. Fisher ; Desperate, 8, Captain E. T. C. D'Eyncourt ; Basilisk, 6, Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton ; Bulldog, 6, Captain W. H. Hall ; and Dragon, 6, Capt. Wilcox, together with two or three smaller steamers. These vessels will not take their departure from the Baltic until com pelledt od o consideration,so to avoid t sibhc they will pass the winte r at Kiel, or at some other o i u n l g d b fr e o dzeeenm in,e a a d n v d is i a f ble further , on neutral port, instead of returning to England. The Amphion, Captain A. C. Key, was, by the latest advises, cruising off Memel. The Alban and Lightning steamers have left the fleet, and are on their voyage home, Captain Sullivan of the latter vessel remaining on board the flag-ship of the Com mander-in-Chief. Rear-Admiral Martin, in the Leopard steam frigate, and in command of the flying squadron, is still cruising in the Gulf of Bothnia. The Basilisk steamer, Captain Egerton, is under orders to proceed at noon to-day (the 10t11 inst.) with the overland mail, via Dantzic. SPAIN. • MADRID, Oct. 10.—The Government have given a passport to the Infante Don Enrique, for the Balearic Islands, via France, so that ho may stay in France if he chooses. It appears that ho went to Aranjuez a few days since, and summoned the commanders of all the bat talions of the Madrid National Guard to meet him there ; but with one exception they declined fore it, which they did in the following order, the bands as they did so playing a funeral dirge : The band of the 4th Horse Chasseurs, two generals of the army of Paris and their staffs, three squad rons of cavalry headed by their bands, a battery of artillery, three battalions of infantry with their bands, a general officer of the Imperial Guard, two squadrons of the Guides, two companies of the Foot Chasseurs of the Guards with the band, a bat talion of one of the regiments of Voltigeurs of the Guard with the hand, the staff of the Minister of War, the Marshal Commander-in-Chief of the army of Paris and his staff, and a number of general and superior officers unattached, who had been invited to join the procession. When these troops had all marched past, the car moved on, the cords of the pall being held by Generals Forte, Regnault de Saint-Jean-d'Angely, Levasseur, and de La Rue, two on either side on horseback, and it was followed by the other ,car riages in the order mentioned above. In the car riages of the Emperor were the Duke de Camba cores, grand master of the ceremonies ; General Rolin, adjutant-general of the palace ; and the Marquis de Toulongeon, orderly officer; and in the second the Count de _Montebello awl Colonel de Bovine, aides-de-camp of the Emperor; and Captain Merle, one of his orderly officers. Other troops then followed in the following order :—A battalion of Gendarmery of the Guard with its band, a batta- lion of one of the regiments of Grenadier's of the Guard, a battery of artillery of the Guard, and officers and crew of the steamer Galilee, the baud and drums of the Municipal Guard, a general of the army of Paris, a battalion of the Municipal Guard, two companies of the Sapeurs-Pompiers, four battalions of infantry with their bands, a squadron of the mounted Gendarmery of the Seine, and of the mounted Municipal Guard of Paris. The procession was closed by two squadrons of Carabineers with their baud. The line followed by the procession was the Rue de Lyon, the Boule vards, the Rue Royale, Place de la Concorde,. Pont de la Concorde, Quai d'Orsay, and Esplanade of the .nvalides. On reaching the Invalides the car was stationed in front of th gates, and a salute of thirteen guns was fired by abattery placed near the Quai d'Orsay. That part of the cortege which had followed the car then filed off before it. After the filing off, the body was received by the governor of the Invalides, and carried by hand into the church by decorated sub-officers. Then it was placed on a catafalque in the middle of the nave before the altar. At the corners of the catafalque were the English ambassa dor, Marshal Magnan, Admiral de Mackau, and General de LawEestine, holding the cords of the pall ; and with them were the four generals who had held the cords during the procession. There were besides present, the Ministers, the Presidents of the Senate, the Legislative body, and the Council of State, and deputations from those and other con stituted bodies. When the body entered the chapel the solemn chanting of the priests and the peal of the organ commenced, and the magnificent and moving ser vice for the dead, ordered by the Catholic Church, was proceeded with in the usual form. When the absolution was pronounced, there was another salute of artillery. The sprinkling of the coffin with holy water by the distinguished personages present took place in the usual way. The bed, was then lowered into the vault. As this was being done the cannon again roared, and the troops wh° were drawn up outside presented arms, and their flags were lowered. The scene, both within and without the church, was very imposing, and the crowd on the whole line of the procession Was immense. The principal novelty in the procession at th: funeral of Marshal de St. Arnaud was the appeal/ ance of the whole of the Imperial Guard which has been recently created by the Emperor. It was the first time that the Parisians had had an opportunity of seeing these troops d'elite, and every one was struck with the georgeous richness of many of the uniforms, and the novelty of others. Undoubtedli the handsomest of these uniforms, and the one which was most generally approved of to-day, No° that of the Guides. The Chasseurs h Chevalo which were seen for the first time, have a uniform copied from the period of the Empire. The dreg° and cap are covered with a profusion of white lac° and tassels, the effect of which is rather patch'' , and not in the best taste of the infantry. The Voltigeurs are the most conspicuous, and they also have an immense display of white lace and whits, facings on their breasts and cuffs. The Imperi al Gendarmery, both foot and horse, were splendid , and were remarked as the most efficient and 0 01 " dier-like portion of the guard. NORTH AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPB.) ARRIVAL OF THE OTTAWA. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY MORNING. The Ottawa arrived last evening, after a fine passage from Quebec of 11 days. She brought the 54th Regiment, including Captain M o ff a tt, 1 , 0 5 officers, 355 rank and file, 33 - women, and. 4 ') children, and 23 cabin passengers. The steamers Canadian and Charity arrived a ll Quebec on the 2d inst. A bill had been introduced into the Provinci l Government to do away with the property qualifi ation of members. OPENING OF THE LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS OF SAXONY. The following is the speech of his Majesty th e King of Saxony on the opening of the extraordi nary session of the Legislative Chambers : " Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,—lt is wi til ., feelings of the deepest sorrow that I behold you this d a p assembled around me for the first time, when the 1111- fathomable will of the Almighty has called away frool the land its best, its noblest prince, deprived me of WY best friend and brother. "If anything in addition to my resignation to the 'i ll/. of Providence could give me comfort and consolati oht and inaddition to the real, undisguised affliction, wh i t every class of the people in every part of Saxony ma n s fests, it is the proof of your devotion to my house, an the confidence with which you meet me on this occasion' And it is my firm intention, as I have already oh * former occasion expressed it, to carry on the Gove rn ment ment in the same spirit and sense as followed by the ce: ceased, and to continue and preserve his works with a careful hand. " However friendly our relations have remained with foreign Governments, nevertheless we cannot look Of: ward with much confidence to the future, which "' clouded with the most serious complications. "A country situated like Saxony cannot go wrap% under such circumstances if it takes as a guide to it° actions the strict and conscientious fulfilment of its duties as a member of the German Confederation. " Adopting this principle, my Government will d° everything in its power t o ac t f or th e we lf are an d dignig, of Germany, and towards a sa ti s f ac t or y so l u ti o n of th e present political complications. "It is a matter of high satisfaction to me to be able to recall the realisation of a great expectation which the,, late King express e d w h en h e assem bl e d y o u for the la b ' time around him. He entertained the firm conviction that the differences which momentarily divided Gernila ll a Governments in respect of commercial policy soul yield to a feeling in the interest of the common wel l ' a This confidence has not been misplaced, and the deceas e monarch had the satisfaction of witnessing the accool. plishment of his most ardent wish, directed to the niai o. tenance of the beneficial customs-union, and a s moothly! of the way for the subsequent extension of it to all p a r ts of the German Fatherland, whereby foundations of u nit ' between German princes and people would be laid anew' This unity will—therewith I comfort myself in the m idst of the storms of the present moment—guarantee the honour and welfare of Germany. "It has not been possible to perfect the important le' gislative labours which form the chief cause for the i•tihr moning of the present extraordinary Diet, altogether il l the degree announced ; my Government and the cora' missions charged with this duty have nevertheless 00: ceeded by ardent application in preparing an importa n t section of them for your consideration, so as to forta continuous portion, and should it meet your a pproval' promises to relieve difficulties which have become set' sible. The completion of this great wo r k i n a ll its Parr will remain the undeterred object o f m y en d eavou rs. -" :1 addition, certain ether matters will be laid before r ti ' suggested in part by form er counse l s, an d i n par t c ons° . quent upon the change of Government which has take n place, and rendered necessary by other passing circual. stances. " Go, gentlemen, with the blessing of the Almigh t l' to your labours. My Government will ever meet you with O W heartedness, and the conviction that your legislati ve labours are always guided by the earnest desire to Pr c)• mote the welfare of your country. "If we thus work together with united strength to' wards the saline end, that precious jewel of confide nce between prince and people which formed the greates t ornament of the never-to-be -forgotten Frederick AugustuS will sparkle bright as ever in the future." THE WRECK OF THE CORK STEAMER AJAX.--Fa' MOUTH, Monday.—The after body of the ship still holcie together, and should the weather continue fine , the wreck will be examined to-morrow by divers, with view to starting cargo from the hold. The deck visible at low water, Captain Tooker, and the secretor,' of the company have arrived to-day by railway. On e hundred and fifty of the deck passengers are sojourning in Plymouth workhouse. THE MAGISTRACY.—Jobe W. Richards, Esq., of Barn; n agh House, Belmullet, has been appointed by the La' Chancellor of Ireland to the commission of the peace ib t the county of Mayo, on the recommendation of Right Hon. the Earl of Arran, vice-lieutenant of the county. GUN ACCIDENT,—On Friday week, a serious accide nt happened to Mr. Stephen Stagg, yeoman, lateof SPir House farm, near Greystoke, but now of Motherbh iA the same parish, by the discharge of his •w gun. ..