The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-02 00:00:00

ILYCEIJNI THEATRE.-HENRY RUSSELL, for Thirty Nights. THIS EVENING (the 6th time), Sept. Yd, and every Evenirg. 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 every evening. lir. RUSSELL will present THE FAR WEST; or, THE PROGRESS of the EMIGRANT from the OLD WORLD to the NEW. Mr. Russell will relate his anecdotes, and sing several new songs, " Cheer, Boys, cheer," " Far, far upon the Sea," " Sunshine after Rain," "Land ! Land Land !" " The Falls of Niagara," " Long parted have we been," " I'm Afloat," " Many changes have I seen," " The Icebergs" (descriptive song), "Newfoundland Dog," " The Gambler's Wife," 8:c. The Second Part of the Entertainment will consist of a Series of a/Latches, entitled NEGRO LIFE in Freedom and Slavery. Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Upper Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Backstone. THIS EVENING, S. 2, Will be performed THE OLD CHATEAU. Characters by Messrs. Howe ,Rogers, H. Marston, and Buckstone; Mrs. Fitzwilliam, and lirs. Reynolds. Followed by the SPANI3H DANCERS in a NEW BALLET, THE GIPSY QUEEN. The new Farce AS LIKE AS TWO PEAS. Mr. Richards (a Barrister), Mr. Buckstone. After which the Second Part of the Ballet, when the Spanish Dancers will again appear. STRAND THEATRE. ole Lessee Mr. F. W. Aileron. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 2, 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. Suing, 45.; Boxes, 2s. 6d.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d.; Private Boxes £1 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." DANSON'S COLOSSAL PANORAMA of CHUSAN. Splendid and Extensive Menagerie and Marine Aquarium—Unri valled 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 magnificent display of Fireworks by Southby. Admission One Shilling. A splendid Pavilion for Dancing has been erected. Full Quadrille Band, &c. ASTLErS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. GREAT SUCCESS of the NEW EQUESTRIAN BURLESQUE. THIS EVENING, Sixth Time, an entirely new Burlesque of Equestrian character, by VAMP, Esq., called THE SIEGE OF TROY ; or, THE MISS-JUDGMENT of PARIS. After which, HERR CHRISTOFF (FEmpereur des Funamhules) on the Tight Rope, with the (until now) unattempted miraculous feat of throwing a Summersault, and alighting on the rope on his leet! I The unique and elegant SCENES In the ARENA, the invention, arrangement, and under the direction of 3lr. William Cooke. To conclude with Mrs S. G. Healey's Equestrian Ballet d'Actlon THE KNIGHT AND THE WATER LILY ; or,- Love among the Mermaids. Pox-office open trona Eleven WI Four. Stage Manager, 31r. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THII DAY —Morning 32 min.after 8 f Evening 17 min.aft. 9 10-Moaaow -Mornin g 2 min.after 10 Evening 49 min. aft. 10 TEE WEATHER.—Suis Ormcm, SEPT. 2. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 68—highest since noon yesterday. 53 —lowest this morning and during the night. 69—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30'44—rising. WIND, E.S.E.—Light breeze, with fine weather. ter, c‘allato LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1854. The interesting despatch from General BARA. QUAY D'HILLIERS, which appeared in our impres sion of yesterday, proyes, beyond the possibility of doubt or difficulty, the vast importance of the re cent exploit accomplished by the allied forces in the Baltic. The great value of the Aland Isles as an offensive position, from which he could securely threaten neighbouring nations, had not been over looked by the AUTOCRAT. He clearly perceived its wonderful capabilities, and determined to spare no exertions or money to render it impregnable. An advanced " Cronstadt," in fact, commanding the Gulfs of Bothnia and Finland, and the entire Baltic, under conditions, as the French Admiral PARSEVAL DESCHENES declares, " far superior to those at Cronstadt or Sweaborg." Hence lie could menace Sweden, Norway, Denmark (to the sove reignty whereof he was already looking forward), and a portion of Prussia. It would also, when his gigantic conception had been carried into practical execution, serve as a defensive out post, that would sustain the brunt of the first attack, and, so far, delay—if it did not altogether baffie its assailants, as to pre vent any further injury being inflicted on the Russian possessions during the brief interval of a ncrthern summer. That these anticipations were by no means exaggerated may easily be conceived from a consideration of its geographical position, in reference to the Baltic and both the gulfs, and also from the following graphic description by the French General of its local advantages. He says —" The Isle of Aland is broken up in the direc tion of north and south, by arms of the sea which penetrate into the land, and in which there are thus thrown a number of lakes which, joined to gether by converging streams, permit almost the entire isolation of some points of the isle. Thus, in leaving Bomarsund, that fortress, situated on the edge of the sea, has behind it an arm of the sea and two lakes or marshes, which defend the approaches to it. To this first enciente, or natu ral defence, there is joined a second of a more extensive radius, which reaches to Castlehom, runs from thence to Siby, and there unites with the sea, by a tongue of land of small extent, and easy to hold." Here, then, was an opportunity of establishing Russian power on the most solid foundation—of creating an "impregnable" fortification, which could resist the most formidable onslaught, and prove to the fool-hardy assailants that, in attacking " the god of the Russians," they were merely imitating the foolish animal that destroyed its teeth in " biting against a file "—of proving by the most conclusive testimony, the vis inertice, or resisting power of granite, and the utter hopeless ness of any attempt, however potent, against the combined strength of nature and art. Under such - circumstances,can we wonder at of the the ma gn it u d e conception of the modern " ISK would-be ANDER," theconqueror of the "civilised," aye, and of th the " uncivilised," w or ld ? We can easily credit the statement of General BARAQUAY D'HILLIEEs th at was "The intention of the Emperor of Russ i l make Bomarsund one immense entrenched c a s ua to f naval forces, to the first of camp for his military and constant ßit. menace there were great obstacles, and which had been c a to the neighbouring states of the After obtaining possession of the Isles of Aland, has not ceased to augment the fortifications Russia Bomarsund ; and if, from that which exist7snBa ofd that which was in course of execution, we may judge of the projects of that power, Bomarsund appeared destined to become the advanced sen tinel and the principal port of Russia in the Baltic." It is true that his wishes had not been toge as yet at ther carried out. Bomarsund had not al tained the rank of a first-rate or Quasi im pregnable fortress. But we may learn from following account how far it had - progtsieed towards it. We are told that " Bomarsund, with the three towers which formed its advanced posts, included a garrison of 2,400 men ; it was armed with 180 pieces of cannon, and was sup plied with a considerable amount of provisions." Such preparation would, at all events, w hen the strong holds were garrisoned by gallant defenders, insure a protracted resistance, and serious, if not ruinous, losses to the assailants, before the Rus sian standard would be lowered to any foe ; and the salutary lesson thus taught would preserve g ul p, And Sweaborg, and Cronatadt from any appearance of, or attempt at, attack. Where an inferior fortress had inflicted so much damage on the enemy, it would be little better than mad ness to encounter the still more potent defences of these strongholds. But the futility of these calculations have been made too clearly apparent for even the Russians themselves to indulge any longer in these flattering illusions. They have seen how speedily and completely their boasted walls of granite crumbled to the earth before the bombardment of the Allies, when France and England " Both conjointly bent Their battering cannon, charged to the mouths, Till then soul-fearing clamours had brawled down The flinty ribs of that contemptuous city." This lesson, if painful, will also be salutary. It will teach the CZAR that he must humble him self to the level. of ordinary humanity, and make reparation to those whom he has so deeply in jured at any sacrifice of pride. General BARAGUAY D'HILLIES declares—" The destruction of Bomar sund will be a considerable loss for Russia, not less in a material sense than in a moral aspect. We have destroyed in eight days the prestige attaching to those ramparts of granite, which cannon, it was said, could not overcome. We know now, we cannot doubt it, that there is nothing in those fortifications, so fine and so menacing, which is not at the mercy of a well: directed fire." The result of this instruction is already known. It appears that the Russians have not awaited the attack on Hango, but at the very approach of the Fleet have blown up their fortifications and retired on Abo. There we must follow them, if the commanders should not deem it more advisable to follow up their first successes more rapidly, and aim the next blow at Sweaborg,,or even at Cron stadt itself. Under any circumstances, the clear intimation of the value of the feat accomplished must prove as satisfactory to ourselves as it is injurious and humiliating to the Northern Despot. It is now certain that Prince ALBERT will pay a friendly visit to the French EMPEROR at Boulogne. The horses and servants of his Royal Highness have already arrived, and also the Guard of Honour by which he is to be attended during his sojourn amongst his good friends and allies. This is as it should be, and we only regret that we have to announce that "the fair MAJESTY of ENGLAND" will not accompany her Princely Consort on this first interchange of social compliments. We have long since indicated the benefits to be de rived from suchaninterchange of civilities. "Louis NAPOLEOIV," the chosen ruler of France, the se lected of Eight Millions of Electors, has afforded the most conclusive testimony of his good faith towards Europe, and more especially towards England. Much as he must have felt the virulent and wanton attacks directed against him as Candidate—as President—and as Empe ror—when of the English Press " The Sun" stood almost alone in rendering justice to the illustrious object of these disgraceful libels —he yet suffered no personal feelings to induce any degree of hesitation when called on to sup port the cause of truth and justice. Ho has had the noblest revenge, by exhibiting, in the strongest light, the unmitigated falsehood of the accusations that were so recklessly preferred. By the power of his intellect, and the vigour and energy of his actions, he has erected his throne on the most substantial and most enduring basis —the respectful esteem and affectionate loyalty of his people. He has also earned golden opinions from England and the English; so that those who, in their undue prejudice, were prepared to curse, are now willing to bless. We wish, then, to see friendly relations not merely between the peoples, but also between the rulers, of France and England, and we rejoice at this timely visit of the Prince Consort as only the precursor of many such friendly meetings, that will draw more closely together and firmly ce ment the alliance now subsisting, and render it, in fact, as well as in name, an " enteinte cordiale." Nor is Prince ALBERT to be the only Royal visitor to the EMPEROR. It would almost seem that a " Coburg Congress" was intended, for we also find a visit announced from the King of the BELGIANS, the " Nestor of the family," and one from its rising hope the "Neoptelemus" of Port- TraAL. We trust that the intercourse about to take place may be regarded as the inauguration of a new line of policy towards the EMPEROR rather than the desire to carry out any " Coburg" in trigue with regard to Spain. It has been more than hinted that hopes have been indulged in by by more than one of " the family" of uniting the Iberian and Lusitanian sceptres in the hands of the Boy-King. We cannot, however, lend the slightest credence to such a rumour, or believe that the sound practical common sense of the Prince Consort, or the experience of King LEOPOLD, would permit them to participate in so chimerical a project.—one that must necessarily occasion an internal conflict in Spain, of which it would be impossible to predict the result. The Spanish people would never consent to come under' even the temporary rule of Portugal, however pro mising might be the future prospects of the United Kingdom. Nor is it at all more likely that LOUIS NAPOLEON could be won by a few honeyed words or specious compliments to engage in such a speculation. He has seen the effects of French interference in Spanish affairs. He has wit nessed the fall of the Orleans dynasty, in conse quence of the intrigues of Louis PHILIPPE to procure the throne for his own family, and, with such "beacon light" before him, he could not easily be brought to enter on such devious paths, for what could hold out no advantages to him self or to his empire. As there could be no rational hope of gaining his assent to such a project, we shall not suppose that there is any notion of attempting it, strange as the visits of so many COBURGS to France at the same time may be; and that, too, when the " spirit of mischief " has just escaped from Madrid, when MARIA CHRIS TINA is sojourning in the Portuguese capital. Let us, then, accept the meeting for what we believe it really to be—a mark of friendly respect for the reigning Sovereign of Prance--an indication of the just sense enter tained of the important services which he has rendered to the cause of order. It will be a glo rious spectacle for those who behold it—more cheering even than the interview on the field of the cloth of gold between HENRY and FRANCIS, which took place at no great distance from the same spot, and one which we firmly believe will prove the forerunner of a long course of amity be tween nations which were too long opposed to each other, but, firmly united, may defy the world in arms. SIR JAMES GRAHAM AMONG THE FARMERS.--The First Lord of the Admiralty arrived at Carlisle on W nesday night, and on the next day went to Whiteba,veed and attended the show and dinner of the Cumberland and and Westraoreland Agricultural Society. At the dinner the right hon. baronet took the chair, and found himself surrounded by some of the principal gentry of the county, ratif with the add ition of the Lord Mayor character, but the of London. The s peeches were o f a highly ging y speakers rarely passed out of the circle of personal com. pliments, doubtless well merited, but uninteresting to the public. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, SEPT. 1. The Queen and Prince, accompanied by Lady Susan Ramsay and the Right Hon. W. Gladstone, drove out yesterday afternoon. The Duchess of Wellington, the Hon. C. Cavendish, and Captain Du Plat, were in attendance. His Excellency Soliman Pacha arrived from London on a visit. The Duchess of Kent dined with her Majesty. The Royal party also included Soliman Pacha, the Earl of Clarendon, Lady Susan Ramsay, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Frances Bruce, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Hon. Colonel Phipps. Th• Hon. Caroline Cavendish has succeeded the Hon. Flora Macdonald as Maid of Honour in Waiting. His Excellency Soliman Pacha, the Earl of Claren don, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, returned to London to-day. The Earl of Clarendon arrived in town yesterday afternoon from Osborne. The Chancellor of the Ex chequer also arrived from a visit to her Majesty. Despatches were sent yesterday afternoon from the Colonial-office to the Governors of the North Ameri can Provinces, and to the Governors of the West India Islands. TIIE VISIT OF PRINCE ALBERT TO THE FRENCIL CAMP. Several alterations have taken place with regard to the Royal squadron escort. The present arrangements are as follow : His Royal Highness the Prince Consort will embark on Monday, the 4th inst., on board the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain the Hon. J. Denman, and will proceed to Boulogne, to be present at a review at the camp of St. Omer by the Emperor of the French. The Prince will be escorted by Black Eagle, Admiralty paddle yacht, Master Com mander Petley. Vivid, Admiralty paddle tender, Master Commander Allen. Hornet, 17, screw, Commander Campbell. Malacca, 17, screw, Captain Farquhar. Salamander, 6, paddle, Commander Priest. Dasher, 4, Captain Lefebre, will remain as a guard of honour in attendance on the Queen at Osborne. Her Majesty will take occasional airings in the Royal screw yacht Fairy, Captain Crispin. Hornet, 17, Commander Frederick Campbell, left Spithead for Cowes, yesterday afternoon. Salamander, 6, Commander Priest, will discharge her packages into Portsmouth Dockyard hands, and will drop down to Osborne this morning. Captain Herrick, R.N., Admiralty Superintendent at Dover, proceeded to Folkestone, and arranged the em barkation, in one of the South-Eastern Company's steam vessels, of the horses (27) for the Royal Staff, for Boulogne. Captain Snaithett, of the Dover, Calais, and Ostend Royal Mail service, has, by command of the Admiralty, proceeded to Portsmouth to pilot the Victoria and Albert to Boulogne. The Grand Duchess de Anholt Wurtemburg and suite have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, from Dover. The distinguished party came over from Ostend to Dover by the Royal Mail steam-packet Violet (day service) on Thursday. The Duchess of Sutherland, accompanied by the youthful Lord Ronald Leveson Gower, has arrived at Stafford House, from the romantic watering place of Krutznach, on the Rhine, near Cologne, where her grace's youngest son, the Lord Albert, i.' still remaining for the improvement of his health. The noble duke is staying at Dunrobin Castle, whither her grace will shortly proceed. The Marquis of Clanricarde is receiving a small party at his lordship's baronial seat Portumna Castle. The Marquis of Lothian takes his departure on the 20th instant for Constantinople, and on a tour in the East. The Earl of Clarendon (Foreign Secretary) returned to Grosvenor-crescent yesterday, from a visit to the Queen at Osborne, Isle of Wight. The Right Hon. the Earl of Hardwicke, accompanied by Major Roche, aide-de-camp to the inspector general of cavalry, has arrived at Galway. The Earl of Traquair and his sister, Lady Louisa Stuart, left Edinburgh on Monday for Germany. They proceed to Baden, the waters of whose celebrated spa have been recommended to his lordship, who has been much troubled of late with attacks of rheumatism. The Earl of Crawford and BAlcarres, accompanied by Lord and Lady Lindsay, has arrived at Dunecht House, from Haigh Hall, near Wigan. The Earl of Cawdor, Viscount Emlyn, Lord E. Thynne, and a select party, are staying at Cawdor Castle. Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Eresby will receive a succession of distinguished guests during the ensuing week at Drummond Castle, Perthshire. Lord and Lady Rokeby and the Hon. Misses Mon tagu have left Montagu House, Portman-square, for Highwood House, Herts. Lord Rutherfurd arrived on Saturday last on a visit to Lord Panmure. Colonel Balfour Ogilvy has arrived at Tannadice. Ho is so far recovered from his indisposition as to carry his intention into effect of immediately returning to his duties in the East. 1 Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., of Newe and Edinglassie, arrived at Nowe Castle, Strathdon, on Saturday last, from Brorn wood, Surrey. On Wednesday last the infant son and heir of Sir James and Lady Catherine Carnegie was baptised at Exton Park (the seat of the Earl and Countess of Gains borough), by the Rev. Dr. Guthrie, of Edinburgh. It is said that preliminaries are arranged, and that a marriage will shortly take place between the beautiful and accomplished Miss Alison, only daughter of Sir Archibald Alison, Bart., of Possil House, Lanarkshire, and Robert Cutlar Fergusson, Esq., of Craigdarrach and Orraland, son of the late Right Hon. Robert Cutlar Fergusson, M.P. The marriage of the Lady Burghersh with the Mar quis Caracciolo St. Teodoro, was solemnised yesterday, at St. James's Church, Piccadilly. DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF CAITHNESS.—We regret to record the demise of the Countess of Caithness, who expired a few days since at the family residence at Edinburgh. The deceased Countess, Francis Harriet, was, youngest daughter, and co-heir of the Very Rev. William Leigh, Dean of Hereford, and was married to the Earl of Caithness, Nov. 23d, 1813, by whom she leaves issue two sons, the eldest Lord Berriedale, mar ried to a daughter of Sir Geo. and Hon. Lady Philips. THE WAR AND THE CUSTOMS.—The Commissariat being in want of additional men to go to the East, 10 of the weighers of the Customs establishment in London, who volunteered their services, have been selected. None were eligible but those who, in addition to their bodily health, could produce from their superiors certifi cates of character and steady conduct. The men chosen are smart and active fellows, and will no doubt do them selves credit. Their pay is to be 7s. per day, while on foreign service, v,ith the option of resuming their situa tions in the Customs when they return home.—Civil Service Gazette. FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF ABERDEEN TO BE CON FERRED ON MR. HUME, M.P.—At a meeting of the town council of Aberdeen, held on Thursday, the Lord Pro vost stated that the magistrates resolved on the previous day to recommend to the council to confer on Mr. Hume the highest honour in the power of the municipality to to bestow—namely, the freedom of the city. The Lord Provost passed a high eulogium on Mr. Hume for his long career of distinguished usefulness and his private virtues, and other members endorsed his lordship's senti ment, referring to Mr. litune's services in the cause of popular progress, political, social, and intellectual. Reference was also made to the fact that Mr. Hume had formerly represented the city of Aberdeen in Parlia ment, and had been twice elected Lord Rector of Mari schal College and University. The proposal was unani mously and very cordially agreed to, and it was remitted to the magistrates to communicate with Mr. Hume, whom the Provost had seen, and who it was under stood would accept the honour, and to make the neces sary arrangements for the ceremony. The burgess roll of Aberdeen, it may be mentioned, contains many illus trious names, the last four being his Royal Highness Prince Albert the late Sir R. Peel, Sir J. Graham, and the Earl of Carlisle. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.—The Bishop of London has appointed the following gentlemen special preachers at the metropolitan cathedral for the present month : Sunday, Sept. 3, the Rev. Henry Venn, 8.D., secre tary of the Church Missionary Society ; Sunday, Sept. 10, the Rev. Townsend Bennett, M.A., Rector of St. Mary, Aldermary ; Sunday, Sept. 17, the Rev. Richard Harvey, M.A., Rector of Hornsey ; Sunday, Sept. 24, the Rev. James T. Round, 8.D., Rector of All Saints, Colchester. ST. PETERSBURG. —The advices from St. Petersburg are to the 24th of August, but they contain no informa 'Con except that the accounts from the great fair at Nishi, which was then in progress, were regarded as tolerably satisfactory. From Odessa the letters repeat that the grain crops throughout Southern Russia are very large, and that owing to the state of affairs pur chases of wheat may be made at unprecedentedlli low rates. Including warehouse-rent for a year, the cost would not be more than 14s. to 15s. per quarter fres on board. ESCAPE FROM DARTMOOR PRISON.—On Wednesday information was received at the Chief Police-office, Whitehall-place, of the extraordinary escape of James Taylor and John Gray, two convicts under sentence of transportation, who contrived, on Tuesday evening last, the 29th inst., to elude the vigilance of the warders and sentinels, and effected their escape from Dartmoor pri son by scaling the high wall and then dropping from its l c e h s a t r h e e i y n v s u o c l v c e e d e d e in d n i n y s te their r y with materials. A s soon as their escape became sf: ihuiagrfithmitt iagainst n es g om l y me a s an u ns s y p b ee b t s e wt d a they were supplied surrep titiouslyhei known, the governor despatched a number of warders and the military to scour the adjacent country in search of them, but they returned unsuccessful ; but as they have the convict dress (drab colour), marked "D. P.," it is conjec tured that they are secreted in the locality, with the intention of ultimately proceeding to some seaport for embarkation. James Taylor is described as 5 feet 51 inches in height, dark brown hair , g re y eyes, fresh com plexion ; is a collier, and worked at Prescot, Lancashire, where his friends reside ; has a downcast look, cuts out side the right eye, on the left side of the chin, on right thumb, and of side the left thigh, and arms and face much freckled. John Grey is 22 years of age, 5 feet 51 inches high, brown hair, blue eyes, dark complexion ; mark of a cut under the right eye, ditto on left hand, ditto on back, skin mark on right shoulder, the second finger on right hand has been dislocated, and he has a very scowling expression of countenance. The governor has offered rewards for their apprehension. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 18b4. LATEST NEWS. THE BALTIC. The following are the latest telegraphic despatches from the Baltic : DANTZIC, Friday Morning.—The Bulldog reports this morning that the Finnish coast had been re connoitred by several steamers from the fleet. On Sunday, the 16th inst., General Baraguay d'Hilliers and Vice-Admiral Napier went up to Hango. In their sight the Russians blew up the fortifications, and retreated to Abo, where there are 15,000 troops. Abo will be attacked by the allies. The French forces have not yet left Bomarsund. General Baraguay d'Hilliers, General Jones, and Admiral Parseval-Deschenes have had a look into Helsingfors. Rear-Admiral H. B. Martin, C. 8., with a small squadron, has gone up the Gulf of Bothnia. The French have lost 600 men by cholera. Telegraphic advices from Stockholm state that the Russians are raising a new battalion of rifles in Finland, to supply the loss of the garrison of Bo marsund. Aland is declared infected with cholera, and a quarantine is imposed on all arrivals thence. ENGAGEMENT WITH RUSSIAN GUN BOATS. The Odin, 16, paddle, Captain Scott ; Gorgon, 6, paddle, Commander Cracroft ; Driver, 6, paddle, Lieut. Commander Hon. A. C. Hobart ; and Lightning, 13, paddle, Captain Sullivan, engaged eighteen Russian gun-boats, carrying about fifty men each, and four steamers, at Abo, on the 18th August, without loss. BOMARSUND. The Moniteur, publishes the following : " BOMARSIIND, Aug. 20. " It appears from the plans found in the fortress that Russia entertained most extensive projects with respect to the future of Bomarsund. The defensive works of this place were intended to receive additions which would have made it the most formidable position in the Baltic, and have rendered them superior in strength to those of Sweaborg and Cronstadt. This discovery, while proving the importance of the service rendered to maritime Ger many as well as the Scandinavian states, by the capture of Bomarsund, also proves that the dangers of Russian ambition are not less great for the north than for the south, and that if it had been allowed time to develope itself in a few years, the Sound would have been no more in safety than the Bosphorus." A correspondent, describing the place after the action, says :-- " I could not shut my eyes to the sight, and my ears to the sounds of woe from the poor Russian women — many with babies in their arms—whose husbands had either fallen or were now on their way to England or France, prisoners of war. That monster Nicholas had pressed these men, and they were actually locked into the fort I have just been over, to fight until they perished. These women are now without homes or means of any kind whatever. Tile French they fear to approach, but cling to the English as protectors, and all the English here seem proud of the distinction. I saw some of our sturdy fellows dividing their rations with them, and sheltering them from the sun. " I sat beside one poor creature who seemed over whelmed with grief ; her husband had his arm blown off. I intended to give her some pieces of silver, and placed some before her. They were all allowed to see their husbands before leaving for England. The officers were allowed to take their wives with them ; indeed, the English are very kind." CONSTANTINOPLE. RECEPTION OF THE NEW VICEROY. Accounts from Constantinople, of the 21st ult., state that Said Pacha, the new Viceroy of Egypt, had arrived there, and hail a very flattering recep tion. He was accompanied only by Mehemet Ali, his brother ; Talat Bey, his Divan Effendi ; and Koenig Bey, his private Secretary. The tribute which he brought with him to present on his ac• cession, without taking into account the presents, is estimated at 20 millions of piastres. About a third of this sum has been furnished by the family of Said Pacha, and the principal functionaries, and the remainder has been advanced by the commer cial houses at Alexandria. A council was formed before his departure to manage the affairs of the Government during his absence. THE PRINCIPALITIES. The Fremden, Watt has received news of the 19th from Rustchuk, which tends to confirm what was yesterday said relative to the future move ments of the Turkish army under Omer Pasha. On the 18th the Turkish forces—infantry, ca valry, and artillery—began to cross the pontoon bridge fromilustchuk to Giurgevo, and their march was still continued on the 19th. The Austrian Military Commissary, Colonel Kalik, was with Omer Pasha on the 18th, when the troops filed off before-him, but he left in the afternoon for Varna with important despatches, probably con taining intelligence of the occupation of the Prin cipalities, which, as you will recollect, was .to have taken place on the 18th or 19th. The destina tion of the Turkish army is said to be the Lower Pruth (Reni and Ismail). Mustapha Giritli Pasha goes to Babadagh in the Dobrudscha, but by way of Kostendje, instead of along the right bank of the Danube. It is supposed that by the 20th of September the whole of the Turkish army will be concentrated on the line of the Danube ex tending from Matschin to the Black Sea. The Ost Deutsche Post has received a letter of the 20th, from Bucharest, which contains information of so strange a nature that it deserves quotation. After premising that his intelligence is worthy of confidence, the correspondent writes : " Omer Pasha is moving with the Bros of the Balkan army across the Argish to the Jalomnitza, and some what later he will advance to the Lowar Sereth and the Pruth. All the other disposable Turkish troops are to assemble in the Dobrudscha, where they will be placed under the command of General Bosquet. At the same time it has transpired that a diversion by sea and land will be made by the allies against the Bessarabian for tress of Akerman. An attack will very soon be made on the Russian positions in the south of Bessarabia, from the Pruth, from the Dobruclscha, and from the sea, and it appears very likely that the undertaking will succeed. The campaign of 1854 will, in all probability, end in Bessarabia, and the winter quarters of the allies be established there. This is the last version of the plan of operations of the allies, and of the Turkish army." The Lloyd of Vienna has the following from Jassy, dated the 20th ult. :—" A considerable change has taken place in the position of the Rus sian army. The object appears now to be princi pally that of fortifying the line of the Sereth. The points now strongly occupied and fortified are Bodo, Congesta, Scheix, Rotunda, Baken, Beykau, Kukowa, Adschews, Tekush, Lungose, and Galatz. The head-quarters are at Roman. It is said that the orders are not to abandon the line of the Sereth, except at the last extremity." ADDRESS OF BARON VON HESS TO THE WALLA° [HANS. ,The following proclamation has been issued by the Austrian Generalissimo, Baron Von Hess, to the inhabitants of Wallachia and Moldvia " Inhabitants of Wallachia and Moldavia—ln confor mity with the convention concluded between my Impe rial master the Emperor of Austria and the Sublime Porte, the Imperial Austrian troops now enter the Principalities. They are to deliver you from the afflictions of the war, and to restore to you the blessings of peace. Receive then the sureties for your future tranquillity and security with kindness and confidence. They will deserve the same by dignified conduct, and by an invari able observance of goo d or d er a nd discipline. The pri vileges secured to you by the Sublime Porte r emain in full force ; still I s h a ll expec t f r om your civil authorities that without compl a i n t every ass istance be afforded requi. site for the quartering and provisioning of the troops, for the supply of whose wants due compensation will in every case be made ; and from the people I shall require tranquillity and good order, for every-species of disturb ance, or even the threat of such on the part of riotous individuals or parties, will be punished with the utmost severity of the law. At the same time the civil autho rities collectively are required to lay all matters of ad ministration b e f ore G enera l Count Coronini, appointed by his Majesty commander of all the troops in both principalities, or before the military authorities em powered by him, for that purpose." THE BLACK SEA.. VARNA, AUGUST 19. • Something is going to be done, and that speedily. The opinion is Sebastopol. Kaffe. is spoken off ; some even say Anapa is to be attacked ; and others that no place at all is to suffer, but that the troops are merely going to occupy winter quarters at Scutari. All believe that Sebastopol will be at tacked by our combined forces, and that the em barkation will take place in a few days. This morning a sort of rehearsal took place in the em barkation and disembarkation of guns on the south side of the bay ; also as to the number of men paddle-box boats would contain. Lord Raglan, Admiral Lyons, General Brown, kc., were pre sent, and the operations were very successful. The seamen and marines of the ships here assisted, and, at Admiral Lyons's desire, all the execu tive officers of the ships who could attend did so. The Leander's crew are to be broken 11 1 ) ) to all up vacancies iu the fleets-i—also that of the Jena, by the French. The Diamond, it is said, will have her • guns taken out and wil transport troops. The Agamemnon, Sanspareil, and Highflyer (with other ships) are to belong to the covering division, and, of course, will take no troops, but will cover their landing. Sixteen liners will be kept clear to take care of the Russian fleet should it make its appearance. These are the on dits of naval and military circles, and I think there is a great deal of truth in them. This fall of Sebastopol will be a fine and a splendid thing. This bay is crowded with merchantmen and transports The fire in the town has caused much ruin of streets and buildings. A Greek was captured yesterday morning trying to raise another. The day before yesterday a little Austrian mer chant brig arrived here. Such a fact might not have been perceived, had she not commenced an irregular salute to our own flag, and kept it up till she had attracted attention. Then it was ascer tained that this proceeding was caused by the day being the fete day of the Emperor Francis Joseph. Then the French and English ships dressed "in rainbow," with the Austrian flag at the main, and English, French, and Turks expended their powder together. European intercourse has greatly changed affairs at Constantinople. An Englishman or a French man may now, by merely taking off his shoes, sans firmau, "sans everything," enter the mosque of Santa Sophia itself without let or hindrance, and also may stroll (again taking off the shoes, though retaining the hat) into that of Sultan Achmet during " Divine service," listen to the monotonous chaunt of the Imaums, and observe the prostrations of the worshippers. Continuing his walk, he may wander about the Seraglio Gardens without suspicion. The officers of the guard, it is true, may stop him, but it will be merely to offer pipes and coffee, and to chat about the war ; and then, disregarding a doubtful shake of the head from an old Mussulman, he may walk into the courts of the Serai itself, and criticise the odd heterogeneous mass of splendour, a little taste, and much barbarity. The splendour is in the pro , fuse gilding, now in a state of rapid decay. Pera, too, has its attractions—in the evening bands of music may there be heard, and good beer may be obtained. The Bosphorus is in all its beauty, shining like silver in the bright sun, except where the highly-coloured houses contrast in reflection with the tall black cypresses, and where its sur face is varied by the passage of numerous mer chant craft and huge transport steamers (such as the Orinoco and Himalaya), or the swift little Turkish steamers with their odd mixture on board of pretty Greek faces, Turkish yasmacks and their fezzed brethren, a few English and French officers on leave being intermingled, and a pretty fair sprinkling of travelling Englishmen, dressed in a mixture of straw hat and turban, and a sort of style oscillating between the West and the East wonder ful to behold. The Turks are much improved in civility ; the women wear their yasmacks generally smaller and thinner, and one may prophesy the time not far distant when that article may become merely a fashionable custom in dress, an air-woven web, and used but to set off to advantage that which it is now supposed to conceal. Intelligence has arrived from Varna, via Rut schuck, that the allied fleet was expected to leave Varna on the 27th. Its destination is reported to be, not Sebastopol, but the mouths of the Danube. On the 24th instant a great number of troops were embarked. The cholera was decreasing in violence. AUSTRIA_ VIENNA, Aug. 28.—Daily conferences take place between Count Buol and Count Arnim. It is whis pered that a new arrangement is about to be made between the two Powers, and a supplementary ar ticle added to the April Convention. If this be correct, it is a proof that Prussia is at last coming to her senses. On Saturday the representatives of the Bamberg Conference States delivered important despatches to Count Buol, but nothing is known of their contents. Prince Albert of Saxony delivered to his Majesty at _fiell the notification of the ac cession of his father, King John, to the Saxon throne. The King of Portugal yesterday went to Durnkrut, an estate at no great distance from his capital, belonging to the Austrian branch of the Coburg family. News has been received here that Prince Paskiewitch will remove his head-quarters from Warsaw to Groduo, but there must be some mistake in this. Probably Dubno, in Volhynia, on the high road to Brady and Lemberg, is meant. The Trieste Zeitung has a short leader which calls the attention of the public to the great power of Russia in Asia, and distinctly declares that the in terests of Europe will be but imperfectly secured by a peace concluded on the basis "of the four conditions." If these are accepted,Eiiropean Turkey will be safe from the aggressions of the great N orthern Power, but notsothe Asiatic dominions of the Porte. As long as Russia has possession of Armenia, Asia Minor is in danger, and with it Constantinople. The great stronghold of Erivan perpetually menaces the dearest (mercantile) interests of Europe, Central Asia is threatened from the valleys of the Kur and Aras (Araxas), and this Great Britain, with the other European States, "and particularly Austria," cannot see with indifference. "If," says the Trieste Zeit ung— " Central Europe has no direct interests to defend, it must assist in bringing about such a state of things in the Caucasus and its mere immediate neighbourhood that no power shall at pleasure be able to disturb the peace of the world. The principal feature for Central Europe in the Oriental question is the freedom of the Danube ; but the future of the valley of the Kur and Aras concerns Germany as much as it does England." People in this part of the world are somewhat inclined to think that the expedition sent by the Western Powers to the East would have failed without the co-operation of Austria, but few who have a correct idea of the resources and power of France and England are likely to share this opi nion. If Austria were to remain neuter, in the strict sense of the word, the war would be infinitely prolonged ; but a long struggle between Russia and the Western Powers would effectually ruin this country, whose armed neutrality is supposed to cost her something like 500,0001 a-day. The following telegraphic despatch has been re ceived : _ . VIENNA, Friday.—Tho official Lloyd states that Marshal St. Arnaud was to leave Constantinople on the 2d inst. to take the command of the allied expedition, which by that time would have arrived at its destination. PRUSSIA. The following private telegraphic despatches arrived this morning:" BERLIN, Sept. I.—Count de Benkendorff ar rived yesterday at Stettin, and left immediately for Putbus, where the King of Prussia is residing.' The reply of Russia, of which he is the hearer, rejects the four points which had been submitted by Austria with a view to the conclusion of peace. " VIENNA, Sept. I.—The official news that the expedition of the allied armies for the Crimea is in course of execution has arrived therefrom Constan tinople. Marshal de St. Arnaud is to set out on 2d Sept., to assume the chief command of the expedi tionary army. Fresh information leads to the belief that Russia persists in her pretension to protect exclusively the subjects of the Sultan be longing to the Greek Church. The Lloyd, in con sequence of these reports, expresses a doubt of the pacific solution which was at first hoped for." BELGIUM. A letter from Brussels, dated yesterday, states that the King of the Belgians had not yet come to any determination respecting the resignation of his ministers, and that the Cabinet will probably remain without modification for several weeks. The Independance, of Brussels, of Thurs day, says :—The King, we learn, will leave on Friday for Ostend. His Majesty will embark on Saturday morning in one of the State steam-packets for Calais, where he will meet the Emperor of the French. The King will sleep at Calais, and will, we are assured, return to Os tend on Sunday. The Duke de Montebello, aide de-camp of the Emperor Napoleon, arrived this morning at Brussels, charged with a private mis sion to the King of the Belgians. The Duke was received by the King at the Palace of Brussels at one o'clock. He will leave to-morrow morning for Paris." FRANCE. Most of the Paris journals are again without original articles, and, of the few that we find, only one is on a subject of general interest. This is in the Constitutionnel, under the head of " The re sults obtained." After enumerating what has been done since the commencement of the war with Russia, the writer says : " Russia, weakened iu her moral authority, has, in addition, wasted her resources, both in money and men. She was proud of her granite fortresses ; the cap ture of Bomarsund has proved that the ramparts, which were said to be indestructible, fell in three days. She was proud of her fleets ; and her fleets, hidden in her fortified ports, expiate, by the humiliation of their inert ness, the surprise of Sinope. She spoke loudly of the terrible power of her army, and the prestige of her arms has vanished. She boasted of being the only nation which was not in straitened circumstances, and it is proved that she is succumbing under the burden of a debt of 5 millards, at this very moment liable to be called for ; that, since the war began, the silver rouble has lost upwards of the fourth of its value ; that the paper rouble, which was formerly equal in value to the silver one, bils Won from 4fr, to fr, ; that being forced to give up the advantages of a free loan, Russia has been obliged to have recourse to a forced one, disguised under the name of voluntary contributions ; that she is con demned to seek a perilous expedient in an issue, more and more extensive, of paper money ; and that she is incapable of furnishing money for a second or third oampaign." General Vaudrey, Governor of the Tuileries, has been promoted to the rank of Grand Officer, and Count Rodolphe d'Ornano, Chamberlain of the Emperor, to that of Officer in the Legion of Honour. The Moniteur contains three decrees founded on reports from the Ministers of War and Public Works. One for the re-organisation on improved bases of the corps of military workmen ; the second, for applying to Algeria the international convention entered into between France and several foreign countries, for establishing a uniform sanitary regime applicable to vessels in the Medi terranean ; and the third, authorising the Minister of Public Works to apply the - sum of 100,000 fr. to encourage in the departments the new system of draining by means of pipes of baked clay. The Three per Cents. closed yesterday at 74f. 20c., for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cants. at 100 f. 80c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,245 f. ; Rouen, 990 f. ; Havre, 590 f. ; Great Northern, 860 f. ; Strasburg, 806 f. 25c. ; New Shares, 633 f. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 975 f. ; Lyons and the Mediterranean, 883 f. 75c. ; Western of France, 670 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 621 f. 25c. ; Gieat Central of France, 515 f. ; Lyons and Ge neva, 526 f. 25c. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 730 f. THE VISIT OF THE EMPEROR TO BOULOGNE. BOULOGNE, Sept. I.—The Emperor was expected to arrive at 6 30 p.m. by railway from Paris. From half-past five the population of Boulogne streamed towards the railway station. A battalion of the Ist regiment of the Imperial Foot Guards, dressed like the " Old Guard "—blue dress with white facings, white gaiters, and huge bear-skin grenadier caps— a detachment of the Guides, and another of gens d'armes a cheval, kept all the approaches to the station. As the Guides are a crack regiment, a de scription may not prove uninteresting. Their dress consists of a hussar cap with straight white feather, a close fitting dark-green jacket, the breast gorgeous with g old late and buttons, with a gold cross-belt, the sleeves heavy with gold lace as far up as the el bow; a richly chased silver and gold cartouche box, curved sabre, red breeches as far down as the knee, with two broad gold laced stripes ; from the knee downwards, boot and trousers seem to form one, all of black leather. The saddle cloth is of dark green with the Imperial Crown and the initial "N" in each corner. The appointments of the horse are equally rich and in keeping with the rest. The horses are superior to those in the other regi ments, and are nearly all fine bays. The only difference between the dress of the officers and pri vates is, that what in the officers' dress is gold lace, is embroidered braid of a deep yellow for the pri vates. The band wear red jackets and green breeches by way of distinction. Seven o'clock struck and still no Emperor ; at half-past seven bang went a gun, bang, bang, from a battery on the ramparts • a rumbling noise and a shrill railway whistle, and the Emperor Napoleon 111. alighted at the station, where a saloon, richly decorated, was prepared for him. In two minutes he was in an open carriage, with three officers in gene ral uniform, and at a sharp trot, the Guides lead ing, he drove past, followed by a detachment of the " Cent Guards" in steel helm b,nd cuirasse, and drawn swords. It was too dark to distinguish any thing more. lam told that these Cent Guards are magnificently got up, that their horses cost 100 guineas each, and that they are splendid fellows. I shall take another opportunity of describing them. At seven this morning, Louis Napoleon was out inspecting some of the troops. The King of the Belgians is expected to-morrow. The Emperor will, in person, take the chief command of the armee du Nord. Boulogne is all alive ; the Folke stone steamer due to-day is expected to bring a de tachment of the Horse Guards, who will form the guard of his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The first grand review is to be held between Honvault and Ambleteure. To-morrow is spoken of as the day, but there seems to be some doubt on the subject. The cavalry stationed inland have re ceived orders to advance nearer the sea-coast. The Emperor is accompanied by Colonel Fleury, his aide-de-camp, and other staff officers. He was re ceived at the station by General Schramm, com manding the first corps d'armee, General Rolin, chef d'etat major-general of the camp du Nord, and the generals commanding the different divisions. encamped around Boulogne ; all the civil digni taries, prefects, mayors, &c., were present. The arrival of Prince Albert is confidently ex pected ou Monday. Two small English cutter-yachts arrived yester day, and are at anchor in the port, gaily decorated with flags. The sun is broiling hot, and, as the moon is in the first quarter, the weather promises to keep up. The Prince Ernest steamer, from Folkestone, en tered the harbour at 4. o'clock with the horses of his Royal Highness Prince Albert on board. A detachment of Horse Guards are also on board. The port is thronged, and they experienced a most cordial reception upon landing. All the usual rules with reference to the landing of passengers were dispensed with. ITALY. The Parlamento of Turin states from Rome that the body of Princess Zenaide Bonaparte has been transported from Naples to Rome, she having ex pressed a wish to be buried in that city, where she had lived so long. By a decree of the 26th, the King of Sardinia has dismissed the notary of Torriglia from the pub lic service, for having deserted his post on account of the cholera. _ _ _ The mayor of Venice has announced in the papers that up to the 25th the sanitary condition of that city had been excellent. The Nouvelliste of Marseilles states; on the au thority of accounts from Palermo, that although the population of that city has been reduced by emigration to 160,000, there were still as many as 400 deaths per day. SPAIN. The decree dissolving the corps of Guardias de la Reina, and re-organising the Royal Halberdiers, is published, countersign e d by General O'Donnell. A saving of 1,400,000 reals is stated to result from this measure. The Madrid Chamber of Commerce has petitioned the Government that the amounts contributed towards the forced loans may be allowed against the next two quarters payment of taxes. The corporation of Madrid will continue its func tions, the Government having refused to accept its resignation, and addressed a flattering communica tion to that effect. An effort was made by some members of the Ma drid Junta to get that body to break up, but after a long debate the motion was withdrawn, and the Junta will remain till the Cortes meet. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL) LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY, 10.40 a.m. The steamer Charity has arrived with dates from Quebec to the 20th inst., and a large mail. She made the passage in 12 days, but her news is unin teresting. ORANGES IN THE CIVIL SERVICE. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL.—Messrs. Thomas Berry, Robert Laws, Frederick George Hillman, Joshua Linnell Rowe, Charles Pettet, and Charles William Brooksby, have been appointed to the junior class of supplementary clerks. CIISTOMS.—The appointment of principal coast officer at Burghead, Inverness, N.N., is vacant, caused by the decease of Mr. Robert Spence. Mr. R. Staples has been appointed searcher at Belfast ; Mr. C. J. Mark has been appointed clerk for general business in London. GEORGE HIDE, Esq., late chief clerk in the Receiver General's Office, in the General Post office, has been ap pointed receiver and accountant general to the Post office department. ADMIRALTY, SOMERSET -HOUSE.—Mr. J. J. Brown, third class clerk in Devonport Dockyard, has been trans ferred to the surveyor of the Navy's office, Somerset House. INLAND REVENUE DEPAIITMENT.— Government have authorised the appointment of twenty more supernu merary surveyors of Inland Revenue for Scotland ; Mr. S. W. Davies, officer of Usk Ride, Hereford collection, his been promoted to be officer of Witney division, Ox ford collection ; Mr. W. Evans, officer of Abergavenny district, has been promoted to be second clerk, Wales East collection • Mr. J. Saunders Bye, officer of Wim borne Ride, Dorset collection, has been promoted to be officer of Abergavenny division, Wales East collection ; Mr. G. B. Henderson, officer of Poole Ride, has been promoted to be officer of Southwark fifth division, Lon don south collection ; Mr. Ostell, division officer at Paisley, is appointed to the rank of supervisor ; Mr. Bown, officer at Merthyr, is, at his own desire, appointed to be officer of Bristol second division ; Mr. Wagstaff, division officer at Paisley, is appointed for promotion to the rank of examiner ; Mr. John Hawkins, expectant of Salop collection, is appointed an expectant in Here ford collection, to officiate in Chepstow First Ride, the officer of that station having been appointed hop supervisor of Leomingter second district, --0411 Service Gazette. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND NORTH- WESTERN BAIL WAY. Mr. W. Payne yesterday held an inquest at St. Tho- mas's Hospital, on the body of J. W. King, aged 52, who died from Injuries received on the London and South- Western Railway. William Rouse, of Sussex-place, Battersea-fields, said he was an engine-driver on the South-Western Railway. Oa the 30th July, at about 25 minutes past four in the afternoon, he was proceeding from Hampton Court to London, with as empty train. When the engine ar proached the Thames Ditton station, he saw a man sud denly emerge from the upper end of the platform, on the down side of the line. He was about 60 or 70 yards from the station when he first observed him. He blew the whistle, but the deceased still proceeded from the down to the up line (the same way witness's train wag going.) When the whistle was blown the man made a pause, looked at the engine, and then resumed thecourse he was taking on the up line. The line was here per lectly straight, so that the deceased could have no doubt whatever which line the engine was on. Before they could stop the engine passed over him. When be was first seen they were going at the rate of 15 or 20 miles an hour. Witness at the same time as he blew his whistle shut of the steam and reversed the engine, and when the engine passed over the deceased they were not going at the rate of four or five miles an hour. As soon as they stopped witness and his fireman went and p i c ked up the deceased and laid him on the pl a tform, and they fuund that one leg was found nearly se vered from h is body. A doctor was sent for, who advised his immediat e removal to the hospital. Edward Williams, fireman on the engine on the day in question, corroborated the evidence of the engine drive r, and added that he applied the break when he saw the dece tsed on the line. He appeared to be perfectly sober at the time. Thomas Wm. King, brother of the deceased, said be had seen his brother in the hospital, and had had con• ven-ation with him'as to how this happened, but as his mind was affected he could obtain no satisfactory statement from him. He had been to Esher to dine with a friend, and left there at half-past three perfectly sober. Mr. Sydney Jones, house surgeon, said the decea sed was brought into the hospital on the 30th of July, wit ll A a compound comminuted fracture of the left leg, an amputation was performed the same day. He went on pretty well for some time, but as he had been in th e habit of drinking, delirium treme n s c a m e On , an d be di e d on Thursday morning. The cause of death was " deli rium tremens," produced by the injury. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." SINGULAR OCCURRENCE ON A RAILWAY. An accident of an unusual character occurred yestf day morning on the Great Western Railway, at Bir mingham. Immediately beyond the station in the centre of the town the line crosses Great Charles-stre et o about 10 feet above the crown of the public road ; there are sidings leading from engine sheds and out of the main line up to the verge of the embankment, overlook ing the public street, to which the embankment is en tirely open. Within six or eight yards of the edge a turn-table is fixed. At an early hour in the morning an engine left one of the sheds in charge of the stoker, * youth, and proceeded in the direction of the turn-table, at a speed of five or six miles an hour. From some cau se or other (possibly from a slight mistake in directing the movement) the engine was not brought to a stand at tl!e turn-table, but ran over it, and the next moment it plungedrompletely off the line into the street beneath. In, its flight, the engine tore down a considerable portion 0 thick brick wall built for the protection of the embank' merit ; upon a portion of this one end of it finally rested, and the other embedded itself in the footpath below-- the . engine, in fact, resting upon one end and nearly U P' right. Of course it has sustained very great damage. The youth in charge of the engine, seeing what vv . 35 going to happen, jumped off, and escaped without in; jury. Had the accident occurred at a later period 01 the day, it is by no means improbable that, in so great a public thoroughfare, there might have been passers-by on whom the engine might have fallen. The publics safety requires that some means shall be adopted to put an end to all possibility of the recurrence of such a* accident. THE SUICIDE IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE. ~~ IS* The circumstances in connection with the above event which have arisen since our last publication have only tended to shroud it in still greater mystery. One fact, however, has been elicited, that the "missing" at the present time amount to several, Mr. Hitchins having received 11 letters from various parts inquiring for par ticulars. Among them, one conveyed information which induced f'irther correspondence, and, as it appeared, carried some convictions in the minds of those more im mediately interested ; so much so that their solicitor was requested to visit Lincoln, and obtain detailed informa tion. On Sunday he arrived at the Great Northern Hotel, and had an interview with the superintendent of police, who is in possession of the articles found in the carriage, and of the clothes worn by the deceased. In consequence of what Mr. Mason ascertained, an inter view took place with the coroner, who stated to the soli citor that the circumstances attending the discovery of the deceased were not confined to the act of suicide, but such as the public felt a deep interest in, and which must, as far as it could be done, set . at rest or confirm the suspicion which prevailed, and that it was also equally as momentous to the family of the deceased. The solicitor fully concurred, and stated that he had noted down some questions which he was desirous on the part of the family to have answered, and which he would name.—" Had the deceased a mark under his chin as if it had been cut ?" " Yes, he had, but it was now cicatrised."—[The solicitor here stated that some weeks ago the person he was inquiring for left hornet and had tried to destroy himself by cutting his throat.] —" Was he dressed in black V' "He was, with apPa; rently a new suit, and a black great coat."—" Lieu he shaved- his whiskers off, and was his hair black and of -a natural curl ?" "He had, and his hair was as described."—" Had he a portion of female bait about his person ?" "Yes, he had."—[This question arose from the circumstance, as stated, of his having re tained some hair upon the death of a sister to whom he was much attached ]—" Had he a red rosette of ivory er bone ?" "Yes, he had, as if it had been' used as shawl pin."—The solicitor expressed surprise, and Pre" ceeded to ask whether the deceased bad wit h him 16 volume of " Paley's Natural Theology ?" On beiogie formed that he had, he said it was most singular, as the person he was concerned about had on leaving hone taken a volume, but it was a bound one, and the on found in the carriage was unbound. Upon the clothes being shown, particularly the boots, be said they strucic him to be his, from the smallness of the fo ot. VP° being asked how he could account for the blood on his boots and on his clothes, the solicitor admitted that be could not, but he stated that, from what he knew of the party he was inquiring for, he would be the last roan 13'-' e commit an act of violence on any one, though , from indulgences, he was unfit to be alone when suffering from delirium tremens. The solicitor then said that the facts now made apparent certainly conveyed to some e!: tent an identity, but fully to convince him that he I‘ 3 the party it was desirable he should see the bo d y . Th e coroner observed that if it was merely for the identity 0 f . the individual as a suicide it could not be permitted, but as circumstances of a different character were necessary to be elucidated, there would not be an objection, Ye_, he should wish to consult the clergyman of the paroil_ as he (the coroner) had a great dislike to disturb the quiet of the grave-yard. The Rev. C. Nairne Wi n g from home, between four and five o'clock in the moreinreg. of Tuesday the body was exhumed. Decomposn Pt vented a facial recognition, but the mark remain under the chin, and on the shoulder blade there Jae" been a mark or wound, which had been passed over by the woman who swore she washed him o ver, and d no bruise or wounds. The slurring over of this Nve n el;., by decomposition prevented it being so stro stated marked as he expected, and gave him, as he sT te j some doubts as to his identity. The coroner to him that whatever doubts there might be, s t h v e io re . was a combination of facts sufficient to carry On used tion to the mind of any one. It was not to be supq aci , that two men would have cuts under the chic, b,beir curled hair, whiskers shaved off, female hair on persons, ivory or bone red rosettes, " Paley's 14 e t d t h e Theology," and other matters. The solicitor admitte, Lea facts as evidences of circumstances strongly askedooneec with the party inquired for. The coroner then father whether deceased, if he was the person, had a A alive ? The solicitor stated that his fathe r was 'Il; but the mother was still living, and the dec eased, party, was about to be married, and the lady to who m e he was affianced had only a mother living. " p ra y !ee'cl said the coroner, showing the letter which contateo, the Si. note, do you know the handwriting ?" Te e t he citor did not know it, and he was confident thatt,,r. letter so written, and forwarded by post, was not warded by any relative of the deceased. The letter .1!_17 certainly struck him as most remarkable ; no inforraeateo had been received about the person about whom h cc r o anxious since the 9th of August, when he left hty nor did he believe he would write to any one. The P i, o'2.. for whom he was inquiring had with him a tin box also his clothes, and not a carpet bag as found. Se had ,us, with him 1831. in Bank of England notes, and a T een able gold watch ; but yet all these might bave ' who taken from him when under delirium tremens. letter, the coroner observed, stated that the per:o ferred to had been religiously trai ned, that his i sanity .was from over study, and that he must die, and thaib_ht would die near Derby, in a railway c arria g e in the4tor, train. "The party lam seeking for," said the son l oot " was not a great reader, and most certainly conn ected by ties of relationship with t he writerv7ort_b,nll letter. He was the landlord of a larg e hotel, and bur; a the last few months he had furnished it an expensvr, 5,0001.; his establishment employed 30 servants; he about to be married to an amiable young lady, t o h . e a% having been fixed, and the meeting en route was t b ! e the station. He arrived first, and stated that some ladies would be there by the next train ; but the train . _ arriving so soon as he expected, he ordered a cab,. w% away his luggage, and upon the arrival of the train the was gone." We have refrained from giving nem°_!. oc h propriety of which will be admitted while so Cl ra tie mystery, intricacy, and difficulty exists ; but as . bearing so strong a semblance to truth has been onlr bo eventually it may be cleared up. The solicitor _len next morning, and further communications will 7_71 0 changed, and more certainty of identity, it is hoped be obtained. The letter sent fr om London occael ro much difficulty, and whether inte nded to mislead er annot bo facortaine4,--Momforo Morcurg. .• • .r- ~. l'~ :~...