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

of his Sovereign, the grand cordon of the Order of St. Isabella." The Three per Cents. closed yesterday at 72f. 70c. for the end of the month ; and the Four-and-a- Half per Cents. at 96f. 25c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,172 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 965 f. ; Havre, 545 f. ; Great Northern, 850 f.. ; Strasburg, 788 f. 75c. ; New Shares, 635 f. ; Paris and Lyons, I,ollf. 25c. ; Lyons and the Mediterranean, 855 f. ; Western of France, 645 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 607 f. 50c. ; Great Central of France, 513 f. 75c. ; Lyons and Geneva, 520 f. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 735 f. BANK OF FRANCE.—The following was the situation of the Bank on Thursday, Nov. 9 : . 287,220,391 86 . 150,104,219 - Cash and ingots Cash at the branch banks .. Bills due'yesterday to be paid to-day... Bills becoming due in Paris, of which 59, 858, 308 f. 31c. are from the branch banks 118,647, 311 37 Bills in the branch banks Advances on coin and ingots Do. in the branch banks Do. on public securities of France 21,325,936 10 Do. in the branch banks Do. on railway shares and bonds 47,820,600 Do. in the branch banks Do. to the State by treaty of June 30, 1848 Rentes of the reserve fund Treasury-bonds discounted for the Treasury Rentes of disposable funds Hotel and furniture of the Bank Real property of branch banks Expenses of administration... Sundries 434,122 7 65,000,000 - 10,000,000 - 30,000,000 - 55,448,559 82 4,000,060 - 3,825,710 - 1,139,383 95 74,045 98 969,034,212 15 DR. Capital Reserve fund Reserve immobiliere Notes to bearer, in circulation Do. of branch banks Do. to order (Post bills) Bills payable at sight Account-current of Treasury Creditor Various accounts-current Do. branch banks Dividends to be paid Discount, interest, and expenses Charge for safe keeping of securities Re-discounts of the last half year Overdue bills • Sundries 91,250,000 - 12,980,750 14 4,000,000 - 485,445,400 -- .. 149,287,600 - 6,531,191 58 10,446,665 - 58,249,837 57 110,615,281 1 25,741,661 -7 647,577 25 5,619,166 90 • 22,780 65 916,188 68 219,008 48 7,061,103 89 969,034,212 15 From these returns it appears that the metallic reserve has declined during the month 38 millions in Paris and about 1 million in the branch banks. This large diminution is explained by the fact that Treasury bonds have been discounted by the Go vernment to the extent of 30 millions. The general discount accommodation has increased fq millions in Paris and 6 millions in the provinces. The ad vances on public securities of France have increased about half a million in Paris, whilst remaining almost without change in the departments. The advances on railway securities have increased 5 mil lions in Paris and ± of a million in the branch banks. On the side of the liabilities the notes in circulation show a diminution of 1 million in Paris and an augmentation of 3 millions in the provinces. The account current of the Treasury has advanced 15 millions. Ordinary accounts current have fallen off 2 millions in Paris and 2 millions in The departments. The whole of the metallic reserve at present is 437 i millions, to 6341 millions of notes an circulation. SPAIN. It is not usual for the Madrid journals, with the exception of the Gazette, to appear on Mon days, but we have received a Clamor Publico dated the 6th, together with the Gazette of the same date. Their contents are not important. The Clamor says that in some towns associa tions for obtaining recruits for the Carlists have been formed. A letter says :—" It is stated that England will insist on her proposition that Spain shall treat the slave trade as piracy. The postal treaty between England and this country has been sent to London. A treaty is also being proposed between the two countries for the pro tection of literary property. A meeting of the Esparterist deputies is tobe held to-day; that name has been given to the ultra-liberals—perhaps un justly. A meeting of the democrats was held yes terday, and it was decided at it to support the pro gressists against the moderados. The national guard has received orders to be provided with am munition on the Bth—the day of the opening of the Cortes." THIRTY THOUSAND FRBNCH TROOPS ORDERED TO THE EAST. We extract the following from a letter received from Paris this morning : "I noticed yesterday the movement of bodies of troops in the south of France. I am now assured that.orders have been given for the immediate em barkation at Marseilles and Toulon of two divisions for the Crimea. These two divisions would amount to about 30,000 men. It was rumoured some six or seven days ago that the 'question of altogether withdrawing the army from the Crimea was mooted by one of the Ministers during a Cabinet Coun cil. This rumour has been repeated to-day, and the name of the Minister, who is not unlikely to have suggested' such a measure, mentioned. I cannot vouch for the correctness of the report ; but it is also affirmed that the Emperor at once cut the matter short, and stopped the mouth of the Minister by declaring that, if necessary, he would send 100,000 men more rather than give up Sebastopol. The order I have just alluded to proves that the war will be carried on with energy until this great object is attained." THE FA OF SEBASTOPOL. A letter from Paris this morning says :—"This is the moment for the most disheartening rumours. They are circulated abundantly, and are believed with too fatal ; facility. It is said that the amount of reinforcements reported to have reached the Russian head-quarters is very considerable, and that despatches to that effect have been received by the Government. There is nothing ex traordinary in the fact of the Russians receiving rein forcements, seeing that Perekep is still open to them. Why that door has not been shut up I have not seen satisfactorily explained. Whether the shallowness of the water prevents ships from reaching close to the shore, or that the Allied army could not afford to de tach a sufficient force to that point, I know not, but it is certain that as long as Perekop lies open the Russian army can be constantly reinforced. The same unmanly feeling of discouragement which I noticed yesterday still prevails among a certain portion of the Paris publics and I fear that the panic is encouraged by those who ought, on the contrary, to inspire hope in the prosperous issue of a cause so just as the one we are engaged in. It is difficult to discover any good grounds for such a state of things. The fable of the Tatar had deluded us into a belief that Sebastopol was not only taken, but even when the error was discovered, that it might yet be taken by a coup de main ; and now when we are obliged to reduce it by the slow but certain process of a regular siege, we lament as if we had hitherto met with nothing but disaster and defeat • and in our a b sur d i mpa ti ence we even. forget that such a battle as the Alma has been fought and won. There is nothing really unsatisfactory in our position. We have, under enormous difficulties, and in the face of formidable fortresses, and liable to be harassed every moment by a large army, successively pushed our approaches close to the defences. Our losses are shown not to be so great as was supposed, and as might have been expected under the circumstances. We have beaten the Russians wherever we have encountered them, from the heights of the Alma to the last sortie from Sebastopol. We have proved ourselves superior to them. with all our disadvantages, and whether they met us in the open day, or stealthily approached us in the darkness of the ni?ht, we have in variably repulsed them. Much of the murmuring and discontent we now witness may, perhaps, be attributed to the fact of one date after another being fixed in the accounts published in the Moniteur for the taking of Sebastopol. The nervous public, finding that neither on the 23d, nor on the 25th, nor the 28th October, nor, as recently announced, on the let or 2d of November, has the event taken place, are naturally disappointed, and begin to think either that the Generals are not equal to their task, or that the obstacles are too for midable to be overcome. RETIREMENT OF MR, WOODIFIBLD, OF THE CUSTOMS, LONDON. —R. Woodiueld, E a Inspector -General of the Imports and Exports at 'IL House, after upwards of half-a-century's labour per annum, public service, pul:ltlcumse.rvalinte, and retire.; on his full salary of 900/, proved himself to be an invaluable has gained the highest esteem from a ll parties with whom his official career has brought him in contact.— Civil Service Gazette. A TICKET-OF -LEAVE MAN.—John Green, a native Eisbrooke, in this coun t y , was convicte d at the Easter f sessions, 1850, of felony, and sentenced to seven years' transportation. After serving three y ear s at the convict hulk, t. hulk, Portsmouth, be received a license of leave for his good conduct, and shortly after his arrival at Bisbrooko it was evident to the good people there that Green had the same inclination to appropriate his neighbour's pro perty to his own use as he manifested before his depar ture ; and for helping himself without leave to some kidney beans growing in a neighbour's garden, he was committed to the house of correction at Oakham for two months. The period expired on Friday last, and as Green was leaving the gaol a Mr. Tukner, of the metro politan police, introduced himself, very much to the an noyance of Green. The officer very politely addressed him thus—" Mr. Green, I am sorry to have to inform you, that, in consequence of her Majesty's Secretary of State having revoked your license of leave , I am autho rised to take you before Thos. J. Hall , E s q ., chief me tropolitan magistrate, who I have no doubt will send y ou to your old quarters at Portsmouth, where you will have to undergo the remainder of your sentence of transporta tion."—Atomford Mercury. 'IONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TVC 0 O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, including 1,500 American, taken for export and on speculation. The market was firm and steady, without animation. Railway Shares were again lower. There were several important changes last week in the monetary balances of the Bank of England, with a curtailment of discounts. There was never theless a reduction in the amounts credited to private depositors, so that the demand for cash apparently declining on the one hand was increas ing on the other. The Government had a larger sum at disposal, but this would seem to have been in part provided by borrowing upon deficiency bills, since we find the item " Government securities" considerably swollen. There could be only one other explanation, viz.—that the Bank of England either bought Stock or Exchequer Bills, .or lent upon them to private holders. Seeing the greater inquiry for cashs in the " house," it is just possible the last supposition may be right; Finally, the bullion again diminishes in amount, although the heavy arrivals warranted a different expectation. Compared with the previous week the changes are as follow : Active circulation £20,603,610 Decrease Bullion 13,525,026 Decrease 56,400 3,136,875 4,328 2,858,100 952,587 10,932,023 509,488 10.20,999 9,645 11,524,492 563,730 14,155,089 401,823 6,366,340 In crease Public Deposits Increase Other Deposits Decrease Seven-Day and other Bills Decrease Government Securities Increase Other Securities Decrease Notes unemployed Increase 279,915 11i There was a decline yesterday afternoon in the rates for bills of exchange upon some of the prin- 20 cipal Continental cities. Paris, 90 days, was taken 10 at 25 30 to 35, Hamburg at 13 6to 61, Amsterdam s t ! at 11 17 to 17k, Trieste at 12 10 to 15, and Frank- 50 fort at 118 k to 1181. 40 25 Bar silver is at ss. lid. per ounce standard. 25 Five franc pieces are ss. to ss. od. Spanish Pil Sl 2e lar (carolus) dollars 6s. per ounce. st. The amount of specie shipped from London direct during the week to Thursday last, comprised 111,723 ounces of silver, and 2,866 of gold, all to the Continent. The effects of the decree by the French Govern ment prohibiting distillation from grain are most satisfactory for Belgium. A distiller of Liege using ordinarily 360 hectolitres of grain, weekly, has doubled that quantity, and will this week consume at least 700 hectolitres. The receipts of the Namur and Liege Railway from the Ist January to the 31st October this year are given at 2,078,482 francs, an increase of 412,068 francs compared with last year. A project has been approved by the Charleroi Chamber of Commerce for a railway from that place that will bring the oil and metal districts into direct com munication with Flanders. There has been a very agitated market for public securities, and a further decline of Ito per cent. has occurred. Consols have been 93 to 4, and since 92i for transfer ; the account prices having been 931, and since 92/. The confirmation of our serious losses on the 25th ultimo has caused a de pressed (feeling, although the ultimate issue, with the large reinforcements going out, is scarcely to be doubted. The fact has transpired also that the National Debt Commissioners have been selling stock in order to take up the last series of Exchequer Bonds, amounting to 2,000,000/. Exchequer Bills are ss. to Bs., and India Bonds 11s. to 14s. prem. East India Steck has been at 232±. The New 3 per Cents. are 91i I. Stocks are now better. Consols 93 to 4. Foreign Stocks are declining, owing to the fall in our own inarket. The Spanish Threes are 37/, and the Committee's Certificate has been 54 to Mexi can Bonds have been 211 to 22, or 4 to worse. Russian 41 per Cents. are 84 to 85. Turkish Scrip has been as low as 2 to 21 dis. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 54 to 54 ; Mexi can, 21.1 to 22± ; Peruvian, 68 to 70 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto, 45 per Cents., 84 to 86 ; Spanish New Deferred 184 to 18,1 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 374 t o 38 ; ditt o , Certificates, 54 to 5-2. ; ditto, Passive, 44 to 41. The Railway Share Market has been about per Cent. lower, and the Midland and one or two other lines have receded even more. For the mo ment sales are pressed, and buyers hold back. Foreign shares are dull. The Mines are nominally the same, and the Banks somewhat lower. Van Diemen's Land are in re quest. Crystal Palace, heavy. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES, (Prom the Official List.) Business dens 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9li i 3 per Cent Consols Annuities 93 * 21 31' New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 India Stock 'ndia Bonds, 13000 ....... .•••• l4 11 Consols for Account 14th Noy. Sachequer Bills, 20. ;f1 w 5 8 p 000 2500 5 8 p SmaP 5 8 p Exchequer Bonds 1858, Si per Cent. — Pitt* 1859, „ 71. 7 1 — tICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 93 n Equador Bonds Niexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4 3 / 4 per Cent. -- Ditto 3 per Cent. Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 4 per Cent Russian Bonds, 4 3 / 4 per Cent Spanish Boards, 3 per Cent — Ditto for the Account 3 7 3 /4 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent - Ditto for the Account lB Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6i I p c Turkish Scrip 6 pef cent — Ditto for the Account 2l 2 3 2 3 / 4 i d Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 26 per Cent. 12 Gull — Ditto 4 per Cont. Certifieates..„,~ TWO O'CLOCK. .. 49 Consols Ditto November Ace° , 3nt • 93 HEIGHAII HALL LUNATIC A.SYLLIM.—We understand 20 the Commissioners of Lunacy are in the city. At pre sent we have not heard of any public inquiry on the matters in dispute regarding the County er the Heighani Hall Lunatic Asylums, nor have, we believe, the visit- 20 ing justices of the city been in communicatioa with the commissioners.—Norwich. Mercury of Nov. 4. SIISPECTIM MIIRDER.—The Lords Justices offer a reward of 1001. for the person or persons who were im plicated in the alleged murder of James E. Prendergast, an inhabitant of the town of Claremorris, whose body was found in a quarry near that town on Snaday last, the sth instant. The verdict of the coroner's jury was, " Wilful murder against some person or persons un known." WANT OP LABOUR IN CANADA.—In a recent letter 10 Sir C. P. Roney says, speaking of Canada :—" We have 20 had here a singularly prosperous year, but the sudden 20 failures in the timber and shipping trade (at Liverpool) have produced very serious effects at Quebec. With this Si e xception everything is of the brightest in Canada—our E greatest want being emigration. The Government of 20 Canada have just appointed a commission to secure a 6 proper representation of the products and resources of 20 the Province at the Paris Exhibition next year, and Parliament is about to vote 10,0001. for the purpose ; so we are determined not to be behind handin oar efforts — 4O to shine at the ' World's Fair."' Everybody who 40 knows (and who does not know I) Sir C. P. Roney will be able to give their due weight to the remark respecting 50 emigration. Sir C. P. Roney is himself engaged in 25 extending railways in Canada, and he finds the oely bar 20 to their quicker progress the want of labour. Therefore he is enabled to speak with confidence on the subject. 1 -,uu BOARD or TRADE.—Messrs. Akers and Garrett, of 1 the department of the General Register and Record office of Seamen, Board of Trade, who were carried off 20 by the epidemic lately so prevalent, the latter after an. attack that lasted only five or six hours, are much re- 50 gretted. Th e d eceased of Mr. Gray in tutesemall twoweffiitheetihnestehr July last cousti- 50 three no meuth le a sf than _i_aiiuf them erm the super annua ti on fund for c d o n e a t r t seventeen, twelve, and ten i lts u i t n u r one s tu 1 1 00 00 20 years, and under fort y years of age, and all leaving widows, one without, and two of them with, children, six in number is one c a se , 2o and five in the other. All 25 these widows are left in very straitened circumstances, and receive not one fraction in return for the large con- 100 tributions that ha ve been forcibly d husbands' salaries, a n d l ev i e d b y the authority , front their 10 of an op- 5 pressive and unjust a c t o f Parliament, instituted on grounds proved by investig a ti on to befalse and 25 erro- 25 neous, and in the opinion of many amounting to a 25 and gigantic swindle,--Civil (ii Civii Service azett e. gross rio Rest 50 50 20 20 St. 10 St. 25 20 20 50 20 10 5 20 20 100 20 25 25 SHAI,E MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. IPald4 Rkthiriall. !Closing Prices 1 this day. Buenos dons this day. 100 l Aberdeen . 81Lirabg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct... all Belfast & Ballymena. all Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 2911 Birkenhd. Lancsh. (Sr Cheshire Juliet all I Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 19 Do., ..... 30 Blyth & Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) 100 Bristol and Exeter... 100 Caledonian 121 s. ICarmarthen and Car C digan all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all ork, Black, & Pass 16 Cornwall 1i Crieff Junction 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc. all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all Do. Now 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 Eastern Union, A, Stock .......... 100 Do., B. Stock 8:' ; Do., New A 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh& Glasgow 9z Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin.Prth &Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June. 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 14', 1 , Do., Thirds , 4 Do. Now Thirds 100 Lancash.andYorksh 196 Do., Fifths 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwal 100 Load. Bright & S.Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 12 Do. Fifths __ _ 1 I Do:10/. 5h.,M&8... Do: Eighths 100 London andS. WeFtn 1 .12? Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lndndrry& Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 lfanch.Shef.& Limit) 44 Do., Man. & Liu. Un 1 100 Midland 100 .)o. Binnng. & Derb3 all Midld. G. West. (Irg.) 22 ?, Do. Half Shares 1,11 Newcastle & Carlisle Newmkt.BuryExten. l 19 Nwpt.Aberg. 8 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry WaiTenpoixit and tostrevor .00 NTorfolk 3 Northn.Counties Un 100 North British ally North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do. A A Deferred all Do., B Guaranteefi 100 N. Eastern—Berwick' 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Do.do. G.N.E. Burch. all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York all North London £4 Do. New £lO 1/ 1e N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp ' stead, and City Jn 17 North Staffordshire all North Western all N. &S.Westrn.June. 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley. and Leicester .00 Oxford, Worcester,& Wolverhampton ... 6 Portsmouth .00 Scottish Central , .00 Scottish Midland all S'hrewsby. & Herefd. all Shropshire Union ... Do. A, B, C,S,; paid up at per CAAi all south Devon LOO South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do.. 8 Staines, Wok &Wok all -tockton & Darlint , . I.Q Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale 9 Do. £lO shares 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 21 Thames Haveu Dock and Railway all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 18 West Cornwall. 3 West End of London and Crystal Palace all West London 111 s. Wimbledn & Croydon all Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissesaac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip ... Central of Italy all Demerara ...... ..•••• 14 Dijon and Besancon 9 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New all East Indian 2 Do. Extension all D 0.4 x p. c. Bds., pay. '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do 10 Gd. Junet. of France 12i Kld. Tk of Canadal is. all Do. do all IDo. St. Lawrence & Atlantis do. all IDo. Cert. of Deben. '63 con. into Stk. till all Do. Comp. 6p.c. , do. 10 Gt. Central of France all Gt. Indian Peninsula 1 Do. New 5 per cent. all Gt. Western of Canada Shares all Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 all Do. do., '62, p. '56 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, without option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 por cent. 11 La.ko Coast. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. pref 12 Great Luxembourg _ Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations 10 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Mediterran 161 Madras 2 - Do. New 31. i Maria Antonia all Do. do. New 2 Melbourne Dk. di Ry all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all D o .20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 2211. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds. (fmy. B.& Ams. Shs ) all NorwegianTrunkPref 14 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen 10 ParisCaen &Cherbrg. all Rouen and Havre.... 20 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Mense all Do. 5i p. cent. Pref 10 Southern of France 14 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do 5l per c. 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(This despatch was lost in its passage through France, and was received at the above hour by his Grace, to whom it was transmitted by his Excel lency the Lord Cowley, G.C.8.) : BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, OCT. 18. My Lord Duke,—lt was arranged between Gen. Canrobert and myself that the batteries of the two armies should open immediately after daylight on the morning of the 17th, and we invited Ad miral Dundas and Admiral Hamelin to attack the enemy's works at the mouth of the harbour with the combined fleets, as nearly simultaneously as circumstances might permit. Accordingly, upon a signal being given frohi the centre of the French lines, the batteries of the two armies commenced their fire about a quarter be fore 7 yesterday morning. On this occasion we employed about 60 guns of different calibre, the lightest being 24-pounders. It may here be proper to observe that the cha racter of the position which the enemy occupy on the south side of Sebastopol is not that of a fortress, but rather of an army in an entrenched camp on very strong ground, where an apparently unlimited number of heavy guns, amply provided with gun ners and ammunition, are mounted. The guns having opened as above stated, a con tinuous and well directed fire was carried on from the works of the two armies until about 10 o'clock a.m., when, unfortunately, a magazine in:the midst of one of the French batteries exploded and occa sioned considerable damage to the works, and I fear many casualties, and almost paralysed the efforts of the French artillery for the day. The British batteries, however, manned by sailors from the fleet, under the command of Captain Lushington and Captain Peel, and by the Royal Artillery, under the superintendence of Lieu tenant-Colonel Gambier, kept up their fire with unremitting energy throughout the day to my own and the general satisfaction, as well as to the admiration of the French army, who were wit nesses of their gallant and persevering exertions, materially injuring the enemy's works, and silenc ing the heavy guns on the top of the loopholed tower, to which I adverted in my despatch of the 13th instant, and many of the guns at its base, and causing an extensive explosion in the rear of a strong redoubt in our immediate front, the enemy, notwithstanding, answered to the last from a num ber of guns along their more extended lines. The fire was resumed this morning at daylight by the British sailors and artillery, and responded to, though in a somewhat less degree, by the Rus sians ; but the French troops, being occupied in the repair of their batteries, and in the formation of othe rs, have not contributed to the renewal of the attack, except from a work on their ext*me expect, however, to be able to do so to left ; they morrow morning. I beg to lay before your Grace a return of the loss sustained by the Royal Navy, and the Army under my command, between the 13th and 17th instant, and to this I am deeply concerned to add that of Colonel the Hon. Francis Hood, command ing the 3d battalion Grenadier Guards, an excel lent officer, whose death in the trenches this morning has just been reported to me. The English, French, and Turkish fleets moved towards the mouth of the harbour about noon, and kept up a heavy fire upon the enemy's forts for several hours. I am not fully acquainted with the details of the attack, or its result, but I understand that Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, with the Aga memnon and Sauspareil, assisted occasionally by the London, Queen, and Albion, gallantly ap proached to within 600 yards of Fort Constantine, the great work at the northern entrance, where he maintained himself till late in the afternoon, and succeeded in exploding a magazine and causing considerable injury to the face of the fort. Since I wrote to your Grace on the 13th, six battalions of Turkish infantry and 300 Turkish artillery have beon added to the force in front of Balaklava. These troops have been sent from Constantinople, and placed under my command by the Government of the Porte, and I feel greatly indebted to her Majesty's Ambassador, Viscount Stratford de Red cliffe, for the ability and energy with which he brought under the notice of the Sultan the import ance I attached to an immediate reinforcement of the Imperial troops. I have, &c., RAGLAN. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, Sic. RETURN OF KILLED AND WOUNDED IN THE FORCES UNDER THE COMMAND OF GENE RAL LORD RAGLAN, G.C.8., FROM 13TH TO 17TH OCTOBER, 1851, INCLUSIVE. Artillery-2 rank and file killed ; 1 sergeant, 25 rank and file, wounded. 3d Battalion Grenadier Guards-1 officer, Captain Rowley, killed ; 10 rank and file wounded. 42d Regiment -1 sergeant, 1 rank and file wounded. 55th Regiment -1 officer, Ensign Twysden, slightly wounded. 47th Regiment-4 rank and file wounded. 49th Regiment—l rank and file wounded. Ist Regiment of Foot-1 rank and file killed ; 6 rank and file wounded. 38th Regiment-1 rank and file killed ; 1 sergeant, 10 rank and file wounded. 50th Regiment-1 officer, Lieutenant-ColonenVaddy (slightly), 1 sergeant, 7 rank and file, wounded. 44th. Regiment --3 rank and file killed ; 1 officer, Lieutenant Wood (slightly), 1 sergeant, 4 rank and file wounded. 20th Regiment-2 rank and file killed ; 5 rank and file wounded 21st Regiment-2 rank and file wounded 57th Regiment-3 rank and file wounded 68th Regiment-1 officer, Assistant-Surgeon O'Leary, 3 rank and file, killed; 3 rank and file wounded Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade--1 rank and file killed ; 1 sergeant, 3 rank and file wounded 7th Regiment -1 rank and file wounded 23d Regiment -6 rank and file wounded 33d Regiment -1 sergeant, 4 rank and file wounded 19th Regiment-1 sergeant, 1 drummer, 6 rank and file wounded 77th Regiment-2 rank and filo wounded 88th Regiment -1 sergeant, 5 rank and file killed ; 1 sergeant, 14 rank and file wounded 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade-3 rank and file killed ; 1 drummer, 7 rank and file wounded Total—Two officers, one serjeant, 21 rank and file killed ; 3 officers, 9 sergeants, 2 drummers, 824 rank and file wounded. (Signed) J. B. BUCENALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. War-office, Nov. 11, 1854. The Right Honourable the Secretary -at-War has received from his Grace tha Duke of Newcastle the following list of casualties amongst the non commissioned officers and privates in the forces un der the command of General the Lord Raglan, G.C.8., from the 13th to 17th October, 1854, in clusive. NOMINAL RETURN OF CASUALTIES IN THE FORCES UNDER THE COMMAND OF GENERAL LORD RAGLAN, G.C.1., FROM 13TH TO 17TH OCTOBER, 1854, INCLUSIVE. 3D BATTALION GRENADIER GUARDS. Wounded.—Privates George East, James Fordham, Henry Gilbert, William Bridgman, Thomas Whetstone, John Newton, John Steel, Elijah Smith, William Tay lor, Benjamin Tibbitt. 42D RISGIMMT OF FOOT. Weunded.—Berjeant William Rawkin, Private Pa trick Salmon. , 47TH RIGIMMT OF FOOT. Wounded—Private Patrick Hanley, Frederick Ch tock, John Donohoe. 49TH REGIMEBT OF FOOT. Killed—Private Wiliam Jianley, IST REGIM ENT OF FOOT. Killed— Private Williar a Webb. Wounded—Privates 14 artin Kenny, John Ray, Wm• Goose, James Mulread y, Thomas Jones. 4TH 3IENT OF FOOT. Wounded—Patrick '3o.ichael Calligan. 38TH F 'mGIMENT OF FOOT. Killed—Private Mi rilael Sweeney. Wounded—Sergean' John Smith ; Privates Donald Elliott, Wm. M'Cullol , Henry Humphreys, William Wareham, William N. : 4 ( 2uade, George Savery, Daniel Flinn. 44TH RE G OF FOOT. Killed—Corporal Ja n les Fither ; Privates Thomas Kennedy and Wm. Wai Wounded—• Sergeant names Holland ; Privates Nel son Dunlary, Joseph Sbs mbrook, and Henry Hooks. 50TH REG] MINT OF FOOT. Wounded—Privates Pa trick Walsh, Michael Doherty, John Dignan, Edward Doyle, Samuel Davis, John Gray, Thomas Wilson. 20TII REG] MENT OF FOOT. Killed—Privates Jam , ' s Wosley and Thomas Wyatt. Wounded—Privates Jot a Langley, James Riton, G. Young. 21sT tGI lIENT OF FOOT. Wounded—Private a 13 ,obert Brogan and John Kay. 57TH IMENT OF FOOT. Wounded—Privat Bs Michael Murphy and Robert AiTarlane. 68TH I ?E/GIMENT OF FOOT. Killed—Privates J r amen Hore, William Gwyer, Pat. Carroll. Wounded— Private s James Wilson, Patrick Holden, George Brown. IST BATTY' ►'LION RIFLE BRIGADE. Killed—Private Jo bn Mead. Wounded—Colour• Serjeant James Powell ; Privates Joseph Lowe, Robert Goodfellow, James Worton. 7TH R .F.:GIMENT OF FOOT. Wounded—Private James Henry. 23D R EGDIENT OF FOOT. Wounded—Corpora 1 James Dawson, Privates Wil liam Corfield, David Davies, James Murphy, George Moulton, James OgilA ray. 33D R taIIIENT OF FOOT. Wounded—Sergeant John Woodcock ; Privates Pat rick Thrieston, Patric] Bradley, William Ward, Patrick Dogherty, William Greenwood. 19TH REGIMENT OF FOOT. Wounded—Colour,s:argeant Patrick Campion, Cor porals John Austin and Thos. Cruikshank, Drummer Henry Hanlon ; Privates James Maher, John Corbett, Tiros. Dickson, Alichata Loughlin. 77TH REGIMENT OF FOOT. Wounded—Privates Edward Gulliford and Gilbert Monaghan. 8 STU REGIMENT OF FOOT. Killed— Sergeant John Matthewtnan ; Privates Ro bert M'Donald, Peter Leonard, Michael Hynes, Mi chael Perryman, and Daniel Griffin. Wounded Serjeant Michael M‘Donagh ; Privates Timothy Doherty, Thomas Foley, Morris Savage, Pat rick Leonard, Patrick Burns, Morris Ferris, Edward English, Patrick Cullen, John Bush, Diniel Monarty, Patrick Morrissey, James Kenny, and John Daly. 2D BATTALION RIFLE BRIGADE. Killed—Corporal W. Campbell, Privates John Bishop and John Carlow Wounded—Bugler Daniel M'Carthy ; Privates Wil liam Regan, George Cann, Alfred Green, Joseph Crevy, James Berry, Charles Taylor, Thomas Pinfold. THE FOLLOWING IS ALSO THE NOMINAL RE TURN OF THE CASUALTIES IN THE ROYAL ARTILLERY SINCE THE 13TH INST. HEAD QUARTERS BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, OCT. 18, 1854. Killed—Pocock, acting bombardier; name not re. ported, gunner and driver. Wounded.—H. Webber, acting bombardier, slightly ; John Orr, gunner and driver, slightly ; Robert Garland, surgeon, severely ; J. Walker, corporal, severely ; E. Solomon, aoting bombardier, severely ; J. Wilson, gun ner and driver, severely ; R. Bake, acting bombardier, severely ; J. Carson, gunner and driver, severely ; J. Hughes, gunner and driver severely ; J. Orran, gunner and driver, severely ; J. Mcßaffery, gun ner and driver, severely ; J. Welsh, gunner and driver, severely ; R. Mallet, gunner and driver,slightly ; D. McCawley, gnnner and driver, severely ; C. Haw kins, gunner and driver, severely ; Samuel Nicolls, gun ner and driver, dangerously ; John Crofts, gunner and driver, severely ; James Murphy, gunner and driver, slightly ; James McFaddyen, bombardier, slightly ; T. Haggett, gunner and driver, slightly ; Patrick Devlin, gunner and driver, severely ; J. Gummia, gunner and driver, slightly. Four other men wore wounded ; their names not yet reported. _ __ J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. Both fruit and vegetables moved off steadily, and prices were well sipported. FRIIIT.—Pine apples, English, 3s 6d to Os per lb; apricots, Os to Os Od per doz. ; hot-house grapes, 3s Od to 6s per lb ; foreign ditto, 10d to is 6d ; melons, Os Oct to Os each peaches, Os Od to Os ; nectarines, Os Od to Os per dozen , apples, 4. 6d to lOs Od per bushel ; pears, 7s Od to ` Gs Od per half sieve ; Orleans plums and green gages Os to Os Od per punnet 2 • ditto, Os to Os Od, and common plums, 3s 0 to Oa Oil per half sieve ; cherries, Od to Os per pound ; lemons, 2s to 3. per doz. ; oranges, lOs to Os por 100; fil berts, 958 to 110 s per 100 I bs; cobnuts, 120 s 1255; almonds, Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, Od to Od per 100; figs, is Od to 2. Gd per lb. VEGETABLES. —Cabbages, 8d to is Od per dozen ; red ditto. 2s Od to 5s per' dozen ; French beans, is 6LI to 2s Od per half sieve ; brocoli, 6,1 to is por bundle ; potatoes, 80s to 120 s perton ; vegetable marrow, Od to Os each; peas, is 6dto 3s Od per bush.; broad beans, 9d to is per half sieve ; turnips, 2d to 4d per bunch ; carrots, 3d to Gd per bunch ; cucumbers, ld to 4d each ; garlic, Os Gd to Os Sd per pcund ; spinach, is to is Gd per half sieve ; onions, 2s Gd to 4s Od per bush. ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s per doz. • leeks, ld to 2d per bunch ; shallots, 4d to 6d ; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s 6.1 per bundle ; parsley, 2d to 3d per bunch ; celery, 9d to is 3d per bunch ; endive, Od to is 3d per score ; beet, Etd to ld each ; parsnips, is Od to 2s Od per dozen ; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, is Oil to is 3d per pottle ; artichokes, 4s to 5s per doz. ; cabbage lettuces, Od to 18 Od per score ; sorrel, Gd to is per half sieve ; radishes 9,1 to is per dozen hands ; tomatoes, 3s 6d to 4s 6,1 per half sieve ; chillies, is to is 6d per 100; Brussells sprouts, is 3d to 2s 0,1 per half sieve ; capsicums, is to 2s per 100. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 48 6d to 7s Od ; Geese, 4s 6d to 7s 6d each; Ducks. 4s Od to 6s Od ; tame Rabbits, Os Od to Os Od ; wild do., 10d to is 6d each; Pigeons, 6s to 8s per doz. ; large Surrey Fowls, —s Od to —s Od ; middling, 2s 3d to 45 Od ; Chickens, is 6d to 2s 3d ; Capons, 4s Od. to 6s Od ; Hares 2s Gd to 3 s 6 d ; grouse, 2s Od to Os Od each ; Leverets, Os Od to Os each. Ostend fresh butter, 10s Gd to 12s Od, and English lls 6d to Hs Od per dozen lbs. Eugish Eggs, 8s 6d to 9s 3d; French ditto, 5s 6d to 7s Od per 120. NEWPORT. Beef from 38 4d to 43 6d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 48 8d; veal, 3s 8d to 4s Ed ; pork, 3s 6d to 58 2d per Blbs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 43 8d ; veal, 3s 6d ,o 4s 8d ; pork, 38 4d to 5s Od. per 81bs. by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 5s Ocl to 21s ; Brills, 3s to lOs each ; Salmon is 6d to is Sid per lb; Cod Fish, 4s to 12s each ; Soles, 3d to 28 3d per pair; Eels, 8d to 1801 per lb; Lobsters, 6d to is 6d ; Crabs, td to is 6d ; Whitings, 3s to lls per doz.; Common Oysters, lOs to 16s ' • Natives, 40s to 50s per bsh; Mackerel, Od to Od each • Smelts, is to is 3d per doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps,i Os 9d to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is 6d to 2s Od per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 6d to is Od per doz. ; Scotch do., 6d to is Od. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropob's are fro= 10d to lid; of household di tto, B i d to 90 per 41b loaf. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov. 11.—Wine this day at Noon, N.N.W. ; light breeze, with cloudy weather. Cowin, Nov. 10.—Wiud, W.N.W. Arrived—Ora, from Monte Video; Dido, Sundswall, with damage. OFF TBCa r l, 9.—Einikeit, from Rio Janeiro, for Hamburgh ; , Shields, for Rio Janeiro ; Ida (barque, No. 5,401), OFF THE LIZARD, Nov. 7.—Thomas Butler, for Hong Kong ; Amazon, Sunderland, for Madras. OFF DUNGENESS, Nov. s.—Aletta Augusta Delfzyel, for Akyab. —Wind, W. Arrived—Arrow, from B R ISTOL, Nov. 10 . Denis. HULL, Nov. 10.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Norfolk (s), from Rotterdam ; Irwell ( s ) , do. Sailed— So r en Winkel, for Ai Cayes. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 10.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Swea, from Callao; Bengal, London, for Adelaide, and sailed for Southampton • Planter, Cork. FALMOUTH,' Nov. 10.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Twende Brodre, from Dram ; Catherine, Krageroe, for Liverpool ; George, Trooa, for Constantinople, to stop a leak ; Devon shire (s), Dublin, and. left for London. Sailed—Paz, for San Sebastian. Off Port—Juno, from Batavia, for Dordt ; Secret, Smyrna ; Wanderer, Stettin. Put back—Pearl, Oporto, leaky. - (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRATESEND, Saturday, 10.5 a.m Wind west ; tide 5i hours' ebb, fine. No arrivals. Sailed—Holland, steamer, for Ostend. DEAL, Saturday, 9.30 a.m Wind N.N.W., moderate‘ Passed —Minerva, from London, for Cape of Good Hope. Sailed —Duchess of Sutherland, for London ; L 122 trans.ombard, New Crlean s ; Dependent, Bermuda ; Mind en, rrt, Malta ; Grange, Greenock ; Ge or g ians, Condom. t i n ople ; lass Mt& Booton. LA TV INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) The Court of Queen's Bench was occupied the whole of the day with the Crown papers, which contained no cases of public interest. There was a Crown case set down for hearing in the Exchequer, but the parties not being ready, it was adjourned until a future day. There was no other business before the Exchequer, and the court rose early. CHANCERY COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart.) POWDVELL V. JONES. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor delivered judgment on this petition this morning. Mrs. Harper, widow of the late Mr. Harper, claimed the dower of the copyhold lands in whi c h her husband ' was seized, according to the custom of the manor. Mrs. Harper's claim was opposed by the trustee under her husband's devise. His Honour was of opinion that Mrs. Harper's claim was not barred by the surrender made by her husband in favour of his trustee ; and his Honour made an order in favour of Mrs. Harper, finding her entitled to her dower of the copyhold lands in which her husband was seized, in terms of the prayer of her petition, and found her entitled to costs, to be paid out of the purchase money of the sale of the copyhold property. WRECK OF THE FORERUNN.FIR AFRICAN MAIL CONTRACT STEAMER. General Post-office, 10th Nov., 1854. Sir,—l have the honour to enclose, for the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the copy of a letter which has just been received from the agent of this department at Lisbon, accompanied by the copy of a report from her Majesty's Consul at Madeira, dated the 28th ultimo, announcing the loss of the Contract Mail Packet Forerunner.--I have, &c., (Siuned) J. HILL. R. Osborne, Esq., M.P., &c. &c. &c., Admiralty. • (Copy.) British Packet-otlice, Lisbon, Nov. 1, 1854. Sir,-1. I have the honour to enclose copy of a letter addressed to her Majesty's Minister at this Court by Mr. Consul Stoddart, of Madeira, relative to the loss of the contract steamer Forerunner. 2. As Mr. Stoddart wishes the loss of the said steamer to be reported to you with as little delay as possible, and as the regular packet will not leave until the oth inst., I have deemed it prudent to send this via France. I have, &c., R. REEVES, Agent. (Signed) Rowland Hill, Esq., &e._ (Copy.) Madeira, 28th Oct., 1851, Sir,—As the Portuguese steam-packet is going to Lis bon, I just write a line to tell you of the total loss of the African contract steam-packet Forerunner, on the evening of the 25th instant, on a sunken rock close to the shore at the extreme east point of this island, two hours after she had left the port for England. The mails, cargo, and all the effects of the crew and passengers were lost; 11. of the crew of 34, and 3 of the 13 passen gers, were also drowned. Those saved will go home in the Brazil packet, %,ith my reports to the different departments, but as some previous oppor tunity may offer for England from Lisbon, perhaps you will do me the favour to convey the information I now give you to the packet agent, as well as Lloyd's agent in Lisbon, with a request that they may report the unfortunate dis aster to the proper authorities at home. The Governor of Sierra Leone, Lieut. Beddingfield, R.N., late of H.M.S. Pluto, Mr. Evans, clerk of works at Sierra Leone, Mr. K inell, schoolmaster, from Cape Coast Castle, two shipmasters, Gregory and Bennett, Mr Crosby, merchant, Lagos, Mr. Mitchell, an engineer, late of Dover steamer, and a hild, three years old, daughter of the late Captain English, of 3d West India Regiment, were all saved. The mother of the child, with Lieut. Child, of Gold Coast Corps, and Mr. Virtes, merchant, Sierra Leone, were all drowned. The master of the steamer was saved, but two mates were lost. The weather was fine, and I fear blame attaches to the captain for running so close to the shore. I am writing against time, and must therefore pray you to excuse these hurried lines, and believe me, with the greatest respect, sir, _ (Signed) GEORGE STODDART. P.S.—The Forerunner had a very valuable cargo on board, perhaps worth from 30,0001. to 40,0001. The melancholy loss of the Forerunner, screw-steamer, and 14 of her passengers and crew, was announced at Lloyd's on Wednesday. The wreck was described to have taken place off Lorento Point, Madeira, some short time after the unfortunate vessel left the island with the mail and passengers for England, the last American mail packet having been spoken with and the intelligence communicated. Yesterday the loss was eonfirmed by the receipt of a letter, of which the fol lowing is an extract, by Captain Halstead, the secre tary at Lloyd's, which had been forwarded by the Bri tish Minister at Lisbon, who had received it from the English Consul at Madeira : "Madeira, Oet. 28.. "I just write a line to tell you of the total loss of the African contract steam-packet Forerunner, on the evening of the 25th inst., on a sunken rock close to the shore, at , the extreme east poiat of this island, about two hours after she left this port foe England. The mails, cargo, and all the effects of the crew and passengers were lost ; 11. of the crew of 34 and three of the 13 passengers who were on board were drowned. Those saved will go home in the Brazil packet. Among them are the following : The Governor of Sierra Leone; Lieutenant Bedingfield, R.N., late of ]ter Majesty's ship Pluto ; Mr. Evans, clerk of the works at Sierra Leone ; Mr. Kinell, schoolmaster, from Cape Coast Castle ; two shipmasters • Mr. Gregory, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Crosky, merchants Of Lagos ; Mr. Mitchel, au engineer, late of the Dover steamer ; and a child, three years old, daughter of the late Captain English, of the 3d West India Regiment. The mother of the child, with Lieutenant Child, of the Gold Coast Corps, and Mr. Virtes, merchant, Sierra Leone, were drowned. The cap tain was saved, but two mates were lost. The Forerunner had a very valuable cargo on board." The Forerunner was the property of the African Steam ship Company, who have the Government contract for the African mail service. She was the first steamer which the company had built, was 400 tons burden, and had been highly successful in her passages. She was on a return voyage from Fernando Po, Cape Coast Castle, Sierra Leone, &c., when she met with her unfortunate disaster. The ship, it is reported, is fully insured. THE PATRIOTIC FUND IN BERLIN. The following has been issued by the English resi dents : " TO THE ENGLISH RESIDENTS AT BERLIN AND ITS ENVIRONS. "Berlin, Oct. 25, 1854. " Fellow-countrymen,—A subscription having been opened in England for the purpose of alleviating the suffer ings of the wounded soldiers and sailors who have been and are still fighting the battles of their country against the Russians, the undermentioned Englishmen in Berlin, in a meeting held on the 22d of this month, decided on making a like subscription for the above-mentioned object, viz., Messrs. Watson, Harrison ' Rawson, William Turner, Lee, Crabtree, H. Turner, and Thompson. " Mr. William Turner having been elected treasurer, and Messrs. H. Turner and Watson, auditors, we beg to make the following remarks : " We have no doubt you are all satisfied with the result of our brave soldiers' and sailors' doings, and hope you have the same confidence as ourselves in their future un dertakings. "With this short comment, we appeal to your genero sity to remit to us your trifle towards providing for the wounded those small comforts of which they are at present so much in need. " Donations will be thankfully received by any of the above named, who will remit the same to the treasurer, who, when the subscription is closed, will wait upon his Excellency the British Envoy, and request him to have the kindness to forward the sum collected to its proper desti nation. (Signed) " H TURNER, " J. WATSON, " W. TURNER." The above simple appeal merits being published ; and it is to be hoped that the worthy example shown by her Majesty's subjects here will be followed by Englishmen in every part of the continent. If this appeal meets the eyes of our heroic soldiers and sailors, they will no doubt feel cheered with the thought that their "doings" are appreciated, and that the "confidence" felt in their valour and endurance is not less universal amongst all classes of their fellow-countrymen than are the prayers fervent and genuine that Almighty Providence may crown their "undertakings" with glory and success. THE FEAT OF ARMS BEFORE SBBAS- TOPOL. The Freinden Blatt learns from St. Petersburg that —" The feat of arms before Sebastopol, in the night from the 20th to the 21st October, on which oc casion the Russians succeeded in spikiig eight mor tars and eleven guns of a French battery, was per formed by a detachment of volunteers, consist ing of floe officers and twenty-seven soldiers, of which two officers and some soldiers were killed. The Emperor Nicholas has been pleased to command that the names of these volunteers, both officers and men, should be published in the general order of the day. A letter from Odessa, of the 29th ult., says that Men schikoff's army is 63,659 strong, with 160 guns, and is concentrated on the right bank of the Chernaya. These troops were provi s i one d f o r eight days, and bad taken up the position mentioned, in order that they might attack the Allies in the flank and rear, when tre en gaged in the storming of Sebastopol, The t attacks them battle previous to the storm. not rened of General Liprandi's division were indeed,on the 26th that a th n e d R 2 u 7 s t s h ia . ns It w o a u p ld pe;r n s t defeat u the only hope to the Allies, as in case of their _ ost. According to i m g ipvreo battlebled of saving Sebastopol would be_ or l ed terribly in the v r e e ry to Varaa letters, the fleet stiff bombardment on the 17th. It is said that Admiral jected to operating wi . th the fl D und as, at a council of wayeethealgdaißosnt thehe forts, l6th, and d gave it as his be exposed un der ere rrh it order fleet would ewouldno be proportionatet opiuj on that the advantage gained thethe d n4 a n o g s t e r fa t v o n n w r h a i b c l h e e t h i r e . e sh u i nsta p i ei n n jcue;dbtuhteh was err m e ostwoervatuolwed in edtnhßisnvyiwnekd. to be suffic iently repaired there to go to Toulon. It is said that it has since been decided upon that the fl ee t s should only operate passively against Sebas topol. Au order was sent from Constantinople to Omer Pacha on the 19th, to concentrate 20,000 of his best troops at Varna, to be ready for embarkation to the Crimea, and we now learn by advices from Varna, of the 30th, that these troops had begun to embark two days previously. Some hundreds of Russian prisoners arrived at Scutari on the 25th from Balaklava. They were cap tured on the id'hernaya on the 17th, 18th, and 19th. General Tscheltschanoff, who was wounded in the battle of Alma, is perfectly recovered, and is imprisoned at Stamboul," fourtt Xtittion SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. RUSS fA. The following letter from the St. Petersburg correspondent of the National Zeitung puts the extensive preparations of RuSCa in a clear light before us : " OCT. 31.—Since the first manifesto ordering levies for the present war, and still more since the declaration made by this Government of its intention to confine itself 1 to a defence of Russian territory, theuniversal conviction 1 has taken root here that Russia will strain every nerve, even up to exhaustion, before she descends from her ori ginal demands to the level of the Four Points. It is tree I that a firm and tenacious occupation of the 'pledge' was expected with similar confidence, but one that has not been justified. It was found impossible to retain possession of th e principalities in the presence of Austria's attitude, and so, not to be compelled next spring to any more retiring on 'strategic grounds,' it has been found desirable not only to form an army of reserve in addition to the active army that has been put on war footing, by calling in all absent on furlough, the reserves, and those who had re tired, but also to make preparations for a second army of reserve, by constructing its cadres,which the levies of next spring are to to fill up. This will be the 13th levy. The ex emption of some Governments from the 12th levy,that has very recently been ordered, will occasion a considerable deficiency. For instance, the Taurian Government was a few days back exempted by the'Emperor from this 12th partial levy. The military authorities will therefore be obliged to make up the deficiency out of other Govern ments of thewest, and institute supplementary levies. Be side the active army, the Guards, and the Grenadiers, the two cavalry corps, and the corps of Dragoons, there are to be not only the sth and 6th r but also the 7th and Bth the b entireattali supplementaryns;tha tiatosay, with the exception of the reserve, force is to be put on war footing. This indicates that preparations are being made to hold out against even au European coalition, and in fact against any possible combination ; and that peace does not enter into the calculatioa,s here. As to the possible duration of the war, it is felt. that it depends solely on the length of the attack on Russia's defensive position. T:iere is a strong feeling of hat;ed here against Austria, dating as far back as from ow period of the Hunga rian war, and this feeling has become still more embittered since the retreat from the Danubian Prin cipalities. It is only respect for the Emperor's will expressed on this head that prevents this feeling from breaking out into open manifestations. For the pre sent the Government organs, by all sorts of extracts from the Russia-loving press in Germany, impress on their readers that Austria is not the champion of German in terests in the present conflict. At the best it is hoped to keep Germany a little longer inactive, but as regards Austria this expectation has already been given up." THE MISSION OF M. VON DER PFORDTE.2I, The following letter from a Berlin correspondent in the Presse may not be uninteresting, strongly bearing as it does upon the prTsent mission of M. you der Pfordten "The despatch which Count Esterhazy delivered to the Prussian Cabinet on the 27th ult. was brief and well adapted to an intermystic state of things, inasmuch as it simply paved the way for more ample communications that would probably soon fullow. The Prussian reply hereto bore the same character, and merely recapitulated what had been discussed and arranged with M. von der Pfordten. Previous to the departure of this Minis ter for Vienna, the Prussian Cabinet acquainted him with the precise contents of this document, in order that he might be perfectly sure of the basis whereon he would have to continue his mission at Vienna. Prussia now cedes to Austria a full claim to federal military support in all cases is which she might be molested by Russia whilst in a defensive position within the frontiers of the Danubian Principalities, and requests to be favoured with explanations touching the means and ways which Austria considers practi cable for the eventual recognition of the four points of guarantee. Prussia, furthermore, desires to be in formed in precise and certain terms as to whether Aua tria does or does not intend to go beyond these points in her demands of Russia, and apprises the Imperial Govern ment, on the one hand, of the reiterated urgent represen tations which Prussia has addressed to the St. Peters burg Cabinet in favour of the acceptance of the said points of guarantee, and, on the other, of the demand which it has likewise addressed to Russia, to the effect that the Russian military forces in Volbynia and Podo lia may be ordered to take up a position which would not jussify the Austrian Government to entertain appre hensions and to make complaints, as has at present been the case." MINING INTELLIGENCE. (Front the Mining Journal of this clay.) This week has been characterised by an absence of general business, and a depression in sone of the fa vourite stocks, for which it is difficult to account, other wise than by supposing that, during the late excitement, many persons purchased shares merely for the rise, and are now selling out at every opportunity. If this be the case, and from the fact that the mines are looking as well, and in some cases better, than when the up ward movement commenced, we are warranted in presuming that is so, the bona fide holders of shares, or those who purchase for ultimate results, and not for the mere purpose of taking advan tage of the daily and almost hourly fluctuations in the market, need not be under any alarm. North Roberts, which rose to 311., 321., have fallen to 201. ; Sortridge Consols, 31. ss. to 31. 15s ; West Sortridge, ss. to 7s. 6d. ; Devon Great Consols, 3851. to 390/. ; Wheal Clif ford in demand, at 1401. to 1501. ; North Basset, 201. to 211. ; Great Wheal Fortune, 121. to 131. ; Wheal Charlotte, Si. to 6/. ; Trefusis, Si. ; Great Alfred, 22/. to 231. ; East Buller, 41. 10s. ; Cupid, Si. to 61. ; Clijah and Wentworth, 141. to 151. ; Bedford - United, 91. 17s. ed. to 101. ; North Towry, ss. to 7s. 6d. Some of the heavy stocks, such as Buller and Basset, are quoted lower, but we do not hear of any actual sales having taken place. In Foreign Mines, the market has shown a marked improvement. STATE OF TRADE. ( From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, Nov. 10.—There is very little apparent chtlnge since last week. To a large extent, the quota tions are the same ; but buyers find that they have a further slight advantage in actual transa,ctio -is. This appears to hold good as to yarns and good, at large. But, in the India department of our market, the decline of prices proceeds more markedly. We hear of offers fur certain cloths which are fast approaching the lowest point of 1848. BRADFORD, Nov. o.—Wools : There is a very limited business doing in all kinds of combing wools. The holders are more disposed to sell, and sales are made at prices in favour of the buyer. NOTTINGHAM, Nov. 9.—ln consequence of the pre sent temporary derangement of commercial affairs its the United States, where a number of failures have recently taken place, there is an unusual dearth of demand for both lace and hosiery goods, and the Lon don and Manchester hosiers are not giving out their accustomed amount of orders for goods for the ensuing spring trade. LEICESTER, Nov. o.—There is not so much doing in the regular hosiery as is usual at this period of the year ' • but stocks in hand being light, but few frames have been laid down at present. The glove demand has rather improved, though still much depressed. In fancy hosiery more is doing. WOOLLEN TRADE. (Front the Leeds Mercury of this day.) Imps, Nov. 10.—We have n; change of any conse quence to report in the state of the woollen market since our last week's notice. There was a fair business done in coloured Cloth-hall on Saturday, but en Tuesday a flatter tone prevailed. In the White market there was a better feeling both on Saturday a nd Tuesday; on the latter day there was considerable animation and agood business was done. Prices a re firm, and stocks wit g h any material alteration. HUDDERSFIELD, Oct. 7.-13nsiness was at a still lower ebb than on the preceding week. There were ex ceedingly few buyers in town, and those few purchased —There is a very limited most sparingly. Yarns—There is no improvement to re port.—prrurhcehsauspe Bp supply are the same m ar bußsiEnrssFgoniDn'gNinoavil9k.—indWs ° Of l combing wools. Holders are more disposed to sell, and sales are made in favour very yienners are still curtailing their productions act k of et th is e v b andpi Pieces—The character. daylight delcr:rmeai:eeds: SALE OF RUSSIAN Peizee--Yesterday, three of the Russian prize ships captured by her Majesty's cruizers, and condemned as prizes by the High Court of Admiralty, were sold by public auction at Lloyd's Captains'-room, NtdrtheooenDyr Admira l tytFtari h a l ai dec E oewo nt x vatt e ßsi h ; abß a . kryt n hon g koeoT e erc , FbrkseA b re, To a If s TomEr so r46 l B d C4 .4 vi. f . o Em r i. _5O l l , j ki l srnsOan/ interestingt. dl t o , tBh a seo M lF . t r . . S th a e nci Tr M oy ac a, le :n i d , discovery has been made at Oystermouth, in Glamorgan shire. At a spot near to Oystermouth-castle, in Swan sea-bay, is a small limestone quarry and kiln, occupied by a man named Joseph Davies. „In excavating the rock the occupier came upon a crevice, which shortly widened into a cave, and on entering it it was found to be beautifully ornamented with stalactites hanging from the roof and sides. The cave is sufficiently large for a to extend further than the discoveries which have been person to enter it and pass to the end, but it is thought hitherto made. The cavern, which has been christened by the occupier "Joseph's Cave," has been visited by many of the curious, and has formed a subject e f s o h r in c o o o n . - jecture and mystery to the superstitious Wel shmen. The occupier, who has a lease for 99 anxious to receive an assurance from the pro p rietor odyFysdaaTM namely, otnA wLae sold nsCtr, Messrs, F a ac hmi aa 7 is e run ou t ! granted, and who is himself a sexagenarian, years,•not is very that he will renew the lease to him when itro.og of the 9th WINTRY SYMPTOMS. --On then;lashiam ) instant the hills and valleys rou nd b were sprinkled with snow, row poworthi. as the sun ' s raga began to 8 (Yorkshire) which disappeared, however, berg ago #l. A 1 V" THE SUN LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEI 11BER 11, 1854 I ~, ,~`