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bars to form anew House, and the elections are nearly elm pleted. The ()ley pariehee remaining are ,e't. George's, which comes off to-dav, and the candidates are Messrs. Girod, Hosack, and Lawton ; the other parishes are St. Elizabeth and Westmorland—the writs to be returnable on the 18th inst. The Governor has also further pro rogued the House to the 31st instant, and it is confi dently expected it will meet in the second week in November. " His Excellency induced the Hon. Mr. Jordan to vacate his seat in the Legislative Council, and become a ' candidate for the representation of Kingston in the Hon. 1101133 of Assembly, with a portfolio. Mr. Jordan has been elected and has taken his seat as a member of the 4 Executive Committee. Their first meeting took place at King's House on the 3d inst. There were present his Ex cellency the Governor, who occupied the chair on the occa sion, with the Hon. Bryan Edwards, member of the com mittee in the Legislative Council ; the Hon. Mr. Jordan, member for Kingston ; and Henry Westmorland, mem- ber for Metcalfe. 1 " We have been rather lively throughout the island on % account of the several elections; but the greatest harmony has prevail° I, and not the least indication of ill-feeling i , upon any one occasion, " I am afraid, however, that the new Assembly will not give the satisfaction so reach expected, as nearly the same 1 elements have been retureed thereto, and, consequently, I I I regret to say that the body has not improved in any way, and, it is presumed, will return to the house wedded to I , their former-weak notions, in addition to their well-known incapacity for the position of legislators. " The island has been visited by heavy rains, and there is every indication of an abundant crop . It is generally healthy. "In the Jamaica markets flour was quoted 48s. Gd. to 50s. ; stock light. Logwood scarce. Pimento quoted 3,id to 4d. per lb. Sales of sugar at IGs. to 18s. per 1001 b. Large purchases of brandy had been made at 10s. Gd. per 1 gallon in bond. Exchange on London, 90 days, 6 pm. (Jamaica Bank ;) Colonial Bank drafts at 93 days, 1 left pm. "The brig Diamond, Captai n Legge, which Sa vanilla on the 14th of September for London, with a , cargo of fustic, tobacco, &c. got on shore on the eastward of the Morant Keys on the 17th, and immediately went I down, leaving very little of her hull above water. The captain, his wife, and crew remained on the wreck for 11 days. They were rescued by the crew of a fishing boat, I who landed them at Kingston on the 28th of Sept.' British Guiana was healthy. The weather was very seasonable and the canes looked well. There was no political news. The Demerara Royal Gazette in reference to the prospects of the colony, says : " The depression of price and the war duty throw at the moment a gloom over the planters' minds which has not • been experienced fer some years past. Labour still con tinues scarce and dear. In the islands of the Essequibo it is scarcely at all attainable, and then only at an advance , of 40 per cent, upon former rates. All the coolies we can get this year will do little to lessen the pressure in the labour market, and no active steps are now being taken, as far as we can learn, to get labourers from Africa or j Madeira. We hear nothing of the steam project which , was to -unite the islands and the mainland, although the island Legislatures interested have come forward to guarantee their moiety of a bonus. " Freights begin to rise again, although there is abun dant shipping in the river for our present wants. Within . the last fortnight a start in price has been effected of from 1/. 10s. to 2/. 10s. per ton, but it is not expected it will re- , main steady even at this latter rate. Trade continues necessarily dull. Provisions are scarce and dear. Although the dry weather does not affect the cane-piece, it is ruinous to the plantain and cassava of the small landowner, whose I ill drained land suffers from every alternation of weather , out of the common course. Our markets Rre consequently ill supplied with native esculents. Advice and experience have alike failed as yet to show the negro cultivator how much he depends for a crop on having his land drained." The cholera was generally decreasing in the West India Islands. Barbadoes is nearly free from it, but in Trinidad and St. Vincent's its ravages were still felt. A letter dated St. Lucia, October 12, contains the following : " Cholera is visibly on the decline, but is succeeded by typhus fever, which is very prevalent. The Legislative Couneil met yesterday, and inter alia passed an ordinance embodying the militia, the qualification being the same as that required for jurors, ranging from the age of 16 to 50 years. The weather is dreadfully warm, the thermo meter ranging above 00 degrees in the shade. There is a very great scarcity of flour and breadstuffs." The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's ship Bolivia arrived at Panama on the sth of October, with dates from Valparaiso to the 15th and Lima the 25th of September. The following, extracted from the Panama Star, is the latest news from the seat of civil war in Peru : " Since the date of our last adviess no engagement has taken place between the Government troops and General Castilla. The former are stationed between Chonges and Chupaca, and the latter between Izcuchaca and Morja, where, according to the same authority, they suffer from the climate and scarcity of supplies. On the 28th some deserters from the revolutionary army joined the Govern ment forces. Castilla's army is said only to number 2,7e0 men, and General San Roman had not been able to join him with his division, which only numbers 860. Castilla is said to have applied to Belzu for assistance. " In Lima everything remains quiet - but at Arica, on the 9th, an attack was made on the town by Dr. Zavala with 250 or 300 men, who succeeded, after a hard fight , in de feating the small force of 75 soldiers left to guard the town, but, en the 19th, General Guardia retook the city, and made about 150 of tie revolutionists prisoners. "Our private letters from this city say that everything was in the greatest confusion, and all business suspended. "All the ports, with the exception of Iquique, were in the hands of the Government party. The whole force of the Presidency consists of 10,030, of whom 5,000 hold the central provinces, 1,500 al, in' the mouth, 2,500 in and about Lima, and 1,000 in the northern provinces. "It must be remembered that these accounts are taken from the Government paper, and should be received with caution." From Chili and Ecuador there is no news of im portance. Relative to the revolution in New Granada, the Panama Star mentions a rumour that 2,000 of General Melo's army left him on the 26th of Sep tember, and joined General Mosquera's forces. The same journal states as follows : " From private letters received from Carthagena, we learn that the constitutional cause prospers, and that Melro is now reduced to the plain s of Bo g ota, where, weve, lie has a large army. " The Government troops, under General Patria, gained a victory in Pamplona, and Generals Mosqaera and Her rera had advanced to Ocana, while Generals Lopez and Paris held the southern provinces. " General Posada had not yet succeeded in putting down the malcontents of the Cienaga of Santa Marta, who still continued to plunder on the river. From a San Francisco paper we learn that the Ond Nederland, that arrived at San Francisco on tlat. he 12tdeg. of September, report s havin g s p oken, July ,in 30 30 min., long. 159 deg. 51 min. W., a British and French fleet, consisting of eight vessels, one of which was a steamer." Her Majesty's ship Buzzard was at Jamaica. The brig Arab sailed from that island on a cruise on the Ist inst. The French w ar steamer Ardente was at St. Thomas's. THE BRAZILIAN MAIL. ARRIVAL OF THE LUSITANTA. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY MORNING. The Royal Mail steam-ship Lusitania has arrived, with dates from Pernambuco of the 9th, Rio de Janeiro of the Ist, Bahia of the 6th, Madeira of the 23d, and Lisbon of the 26th inst. She brings 20,0001. on freight in diamonds and specie. From Pernambuco there is no political news of any interest. Business was more active in all its branches ; the sales of manufactured articles had been considerable, and prices of all articles had improved. On the 28th ult., the Golden Era, from Mel bourne to Liverpool, put into Pernambuco for sup plies, having on board 80 passengers, and about 200,000. worth of gold on freight. Her Majesty's Consul had deemed it imperative to remove Captain Peat from the command of that ship, and send him to England for the case to be decided by the authorities there. The evidence adduced went to show that he was unfit to have charge of so many lives, and so large an amount of treasure. It was alleged that when off Cape Horn the ship got so far to the sout h as to be in imminent danger of being lost among the ice, and that but for the prudence and exertions of Captain White and another naval captain, who were pas sengers on board, the vessel would not have been saved. Her Majesty's Consul had appointed Cap tain White to the command of her in place of the late master, and the vessel would proceed on her voyage in a few days. Captain Peat would take passage home in the Royal mail steamer Thames. The British ship Evening Star, from Jersey, is now here for supplies, with upwards of 200 pas sengers, bound for Melbourne. Exchange on London, at 60 days' sight, 271 to 28. Freights to Liverpool—for sugar, 25 reis to 30 reis ; hides, 40 reis. The entries of the new crop of sugar had been trifling, and no shipments had t a k en place. The rece i p t s continue to be moderate, thoughthe new cr op, it was considered, would be large. There had been no sales of hides. The Thames arrived at Pernambuco on the Bth, and proceeded to the southward the sam e day. The Bonita, from L i verpool, was at Pernambuco on the 9th of October. On the 15th inst. the Lusitania passed the Earl of Balcarres transport ; on the 27th she passed the screw steam ship Union,with loss of foremast and • cargo shifted in a gale in the Bay of Biscay, and which vessel wished to be reported. ----- NEWS FROM THE SENT OF WAR. —A French journal, the Echo de Valenciennes , speaking of the transmission of news from the seat o f war, says :—" Sone of our readers will, no doubt, be astonished to find that since the seat of war has been transferred to thenrime ai , the intelligence reaches Franc e and Englan c h a nnel. The d ore ily via St. Petersburg th an b y any other Russian Generals despatch Ta rtar couriers, ",h os e a ctivity a the ctivity is proverbial, from the Crimea to Moscow,ow, Ukrai n e. A tele,g,raphic communication exists between Ilosco vs, and St. Petersburg, and another between that capital and 'Berlin, whence despatches reach con- Paris and London with ex t ra ordinary celerity. We must not sequently be surprised that the news from the Crimea Passing through St. Petersburg should arri ve in less time t s ha c n e deg e at elies forwarded via Constan tino p le and Vienna, in Crimea t Russian couriers have only t o ride from the o Moscow." A - N " 11 4 11, 1,7 AID commr,RCIAL TiVTLIL IGENCE. TVO o'CLOCIC. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,500 taken for export and on speculation. The mar ket remains steady at previous rates. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 200 Perinea and Maranham at 51d. to 61d., 200 Egyptian at 6d. to Bd., and 600 S u rat at 3d. to 4d., per lb. Railway Shares were not quite so firm. The ship Francis Henty brings accounts of Aug. 18th from Melbourne, being not quite so recent as those previously to hand. She has on board 33,876 ounces of gold. The Cornhill from Van Diemen's Land has 23,0001. on board. By the Atrato steamer there are 120,0001. in bullion. The political advices from Mexico are unfavourable, if we can rely upon the statements relative to the progress of the insurgents against Santa Anna. From the United Mexican mines the advices are extremely satisfactory, and the prospects are con sidered good for the shareholders. The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have received only a note hastily written by Mr. Rick ards, who will write again by the next New Orleans steamer. The remittance is only 12,000 dollars, as hard dollars were scarce at Tampico. The accounts from New York report the money market as being more stringent, and the banks were contracting their discounts as much as possi ble. This measure was intended to prevent the heavy shipments of specie which have been taking place for some time past, but in a short time the re gular bi-monthly arrivals of the precious metals from California would also come in relief. Stocks which had been buoyant had become heavy at the :period when these advices left. The grain market was in rather an unsettled condition, freights were quieter, and cotton had advanced. Advices from the East state that the Greek pirates were again appearing off the islands of the Archipelago., The Committee of Spanish American Bond holders have published a report of their proceed ings in relation to the Foreign Debt of Buenos Ayres, and it does credit to their industry, while it inspires hopes of a better future. The Minister of Finance, in a communication dated August 31, states that the position of the Foreign Debt shall be submitted to the Legislative Chamber for their information, as well a s to obtain their decision thereon and the President of the Republic, in his Message, describes the national finances to be in a very satis factory condition, states that al current claims on the Treasury are promptly discharged, and proposes to the Chamber a vote of 12,740,000 (lois. currency for a new custom-house and 1,200,000 Bois. for a pier, besides other public works certainly not of so much importance as the payment of the interest on the debt. The Buenos Ayres deht is 977,0001., and there are 1,494,8191. due for dividends in ar rear. We are glad to find that our Minister at Buenos Ayres was warmly advocating the interests of the English creditors, acting under the instruc tions of Earl Clarendon. The Bankers' Magazine for November gives very ample information upon all monetary and commer cial features, and its articles upon the state of rail way affairs in America, laws cf the currency, etc., are interesting and well timed. Yesterday afternoon the rates for bills of ex change upon the principal continental cities were firmer, except Paris, which was not higher than 25 321 to 35 ; Amsterdam was 11 17-i to 171 ; Hamburgh, 13 6 to 6i; Frankfort, 1181- to 118'l ; and Trieste, 12 6 to 12 10. This being the day upon which the Bank of England takes its half-yearly balance, the Transfer Office and the Stock Exchange are, as usual, closed, but in the Subscription Rooms there have been a few bargains at lower prices, owing to the Russian lIE ws from Sebastopol, which, if nos wholly credited, has, it is feared, some foundation. Con sols have been called 944 to and the Turkish Scrip is down to 11 to 2. Shares are merely nominal. TOE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENTNG, NOVEMBER 1, 1854. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov. I.—Wind this day at Noon, S.S.W. ; light, with dense fog. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 31.—Wind, S.E. to S.W. Arrived —H.M.S. Hecla, from the Baltic ; Palestine, London, for New York ; Robert Small, do., for the Black Sea. Sailed —Louise, for Sydney, N.S.W. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 31.—Wind, S.E. Arrived--Atrato (s), from the West Indies. COWES, Oct. 31.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Alfred, from Callao, and sailed for Antwerp ; Thomas Arbuthnot, from Callao ; Sourabaya, do. ; Cesar Godfrey, do. ; Christina, do., cud both mailed fur Antwerp. RAMSGATE, Oct. 31.—Wind, W.S.N. Sailed—Rafae lite, from Bilboa ; Great Britain, Dundalk. OFF SHOREHAM, Oct. 13.—Francis Ilenty, from Port Philip. BRIDGEwATER, Oct. 31.—Wind, W. Arrived—Clarissa, from Quebec. FALMOUTH, Oct. 31.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Miceli, from Constantinople ; Wikingen, St. Uhe's, for Gefle, with sails split; Duke of Cornwall (s), from London, and left for Dublin ; Tamar, Pentuan, for Liverpool, with damage ; Tallinga Aurelia, Leghorn ; Brodre Tyrer, Schien, for Truro, with damage, having had her deck carg o thrown overboard ; John, Poole, for Fogo, also with dam ag e. Off Port—Cornhill, Hobart Town ; D oro th ea ( o f London), for Jamaica. LOWESTOFT, Oct. 31.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Naviga tionen, from Kalix ; Lykkens, Mandahl. HULL, Oct. 31.—Wind, Arrived—Augusta, from Miramichi • Paul Ketschew. Bathurst, N.S. ; Cam bria, Quebec; ' Seagull (s), Rotterdam. Sailed—Aegir, from Umea. NEWPORT, Oct. 30.—Wind, N. Arrived—Orpheus, from Mirainichi. Sailed—Alabama, for Callao. Oct. 31.—Wind, S.V. Arrived—Mary Coles, from France ; Commerce, Christiania. Sailed—William, ;or Newfoundland. SHIELDS, Oct. 31.—Wind, S. Arrived—Ludovic, from St. hialo ; Albert, Fccamp ; Earl Douglas (s s), Rotter dam ; Watson, St. Mary's. GLOUCESTER, Oct. 30.—Arrived—Bonnie Marie, from Aiquillon. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.8 a.m. Wind, calm ; tido 5?; hours flood ; fine. Arrived, Oct. 31.—Itubens, from Mauritius; Adelaide, Boston. Arrived, November I—Albion (steamer) from Boulogne. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.30 a.m. Wind, calm ; weather, fog. Auchorod—Matilda, from. London, for Brest; Eastern Queen. London, Charlestown. The fog has been so very thick since daylight that nothing is to be observed. SUICIDE OF A COIII3IERCIAL TRAVELLER.—Mr. W, Payne yesterday held an inquest at St. Thomas's Hoe. pital, on the body of William Hurlon, a commercial traveller. It appeared that deceased, who resided at Brad ley-terrace, Wandsworth-road, was out of employment, and this circumstance preyed upon his mind, although his pecuniary means were good ; he was, in fact, a man of property, but did not like to be unemployed. On the 12th ult. he got out of bed, and was seen by his wife with a razor in his hand. She wrested it from him, and hid it between the bed and the mattress, and got him to go to bed again. Shortly afterwards he slipped out again very quietly, and his wife found that he had obtained another razor, and his looks were so terrible that she ber:rune frightened and screamed for assistance, but ere any one came he had cut his throat, and died on the 29th ult. His father, grandfather, and an uncle had all committed suicide. Verdict, "Temporary insanity." THE FRENCH SOLDIER.—The Constitutionnel, in the course of an article in which it passes in review the ma teriA ameliorations introduced into the French army which were rendered necessary by the operations in Africa, and which have been found so advantageous in the Ea'-t, says :—" Necessity is a good counsellor, and to it we owe the improvements in the equipment and mainer of feeding the soldiers, which have produced such good results in the East, and which will produce important consequences if ever a conflict should break out in Europe. Experience has shown how strengthen ing food can be supplied with diminution of weight. During the expeditions biscuit was substituted for bread, rice was employed in rations, coffee was substituted for wine, aid the biscuit broken into the coffee gave the sol diers strength to support the most painful fatigues. Such was, w ith meat, the basis of t he food in Africa. The small volume occupied by it enabled six and even eight days' rations to be placed in the knapsacks, and that di minished the e mbarrassments of the baggage train. Blankets were found to be only a slight protection against the pernicious effects of damp in the night, and the hospitals were encumbered with patients labouring under Ilene, until the tente-abri was discovered. That was almost the salvation of the army. The tente-abri is three feet high, four and a half long, and is composed of three pieces of canvas, attached by buttons or strings. Two sticks placed at each extremity serve to support it, and it is fixed by wooden pins to the earth. Three minutes suffice to set it up, and two to take it down. Each tent accommodates three inen ; each of the three carries a piece of the canvas, and they divide the sticks and pins among them, and so they march. The first thing the to y dcarr o on arriving is to fix the tent , and to ( 1 !g a trench y off the water in case of rain. At night they sleep wrapped in blankets, and with their knapsacks for pil lows. They are thus preserved from damp or rain. The tente-abri permits an army always to bivouac in the open fields, and does away with the necessity of dividing it among different villages, so that it is always united. A guarantee for discipline, and a protection for health, it preserves the effective free, and assures the duration of an army. It is, without contradiction, one of the great benefits from Africa, and ono of the things which will have the greatest influence on the state of our arrinee, whatever may be the field into which they may be called to combat. With his six days' provisions, his camping effects, his equipment, the piece of canvass for his tent, his blanket, and 60 ball cartridges, the soldier bears a heavy weight ; but experience proves that it is not too much for men of average strength, and that it is better for the man to carry more, and to recruit his strength by good repose. The blanket and the little tent Assure to the soldier refreshing sleep," MARKETS (THIS DAY.) IntITISPI RAILWAYS. 101rysing Prices yesterday. Bvortecs done yest er lay. THE FRENCH EMBASSY. The announcement that the band of the French Im• perial Regiment, " Les Guides," would perform from one to four o'clock yesterday, in the gardens of Albert-gate House, the residence of the French Embassy, had the effect of attracting to the vicinity a very large concourse of persons, among whom were included most of the lead ing personages at present in London. The Minister of War, the Duke 9f Newcastle, and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Earl of Clarendon, paid the Countess the compliment of a visit, and nearly the whole of the Foreign Ministers were present. The park was crowded from an early hour, and, as the afternoon ad vanced, the road became almost impassable from the numbers assembled. A double line of carriages, filled with elegantly-dressed company, moved to and fro dur ing the performances, the occupants appearing not the least interested of the spectators. The band commenced playing shortly after one o'clock. The selection consisted of adaptations from all the most popular operas, and the excellence of the varied per formances was acknowledged by frequent and loud ac clamations from the crowd. At half-past three the French national hymn, "Partant pour la Syrie," was played with admirable precision. The crowd was stilled during its execution, but at the conclusion of this charm ing air the applause was most vociferous and general, and made dist for gu as distinguishes e e s n ourco . Withgallant thatau allies,np me instead s t a t liar e k a e d a g b o l o o e f d d r t e e a m p s t a e e a n t dw in wh g iaes t h he French air, they now played the English National Anthem ; upon which the enthusiasm of the crowd again burst forth in still greater force, and the applause did not case until after the band had retired from the garden. Among the guests of the Countess, conspicuous on the balconies overlooking the mansion, were the Duchess of Inverness, the Countess of Clarendon, the Earl and Countess Granville, Viscount and Viscountess Har dinge, the Minister of Portugal and Madame la Com tesse de Lavradio, the Minister of Hanover and the Countess Helen Kielmansegge, the Brazilian Minister and Madlle. de Macedo, the Minister of Spain, the Turkish Minister and Madame de Musurus, the Countess of Erroll, and Lady Alice Hay, Lord and Lady Wodehouse, General and Lady Mary Fox, Mr. Henry Greville, Mr. Fleming, Lady Caroline Maxse and Miss Maxse, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lady Harriet Corry and Miss Corry, Colonel the Hon. D. L. Darner and the Misses Darner, the Countess Dowager of Sandwich, the Countess of Tankerville, Lady Ashworth and Miss Ashworth, Baron de Geer, Count Louis Corti, M. and Madame Comyn, M. and Madame Pinto de Soveral, Chevalier Mendoza, Count Karolyi, Hon. Mrs. A. Villiers, Mr. Algernon West, Mr. Lumley, &c. There were .a great many distinguished persons in the crowd outside, and among the rest we were glad to ob serve the Chief Justice of England, looking, apparently, younger than ever. The crowd of equipages and pedestrians did not sepa rate until some time after the band had retired. THE AUSTRIAN AND PRUSSIAN CABINETS. The Journal des Debats has a very long article on the negotiations between the Austrianand Prussian Cabinets. The Debats does not despair entirely of conciliation, but remarks that the persons who have come forward as mediators to bring it about are precisely those who were so active in the Conference of Bamberg, in which the policy of Austria found little favour. It says : " Such is the state of things ; Germany is agitated at it, and not without reason, as a difference be tween the two powers in such circumstances may became a decided danger; and it is certainly a cause of trouble and embarrassment for all the Cabinets. Is conciliation possible l All hopes of it have not yet been given up, and it is to the desire of bringing about an arrangement that is generally attributed the almost simultaneous arrival at Berlin of M. Von der Pfordten, Bavarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and of M. de Beust, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the King of i a n rk the tha t thes e t S w a x o ony Ministers Soin t e o o p k e r a s o c n o s n , s i d h eM e b v l e e r s% a r r e e m delibera tions little of favour the Conference tohe o wishes f of Austria. osrheo long e n d g b v, u , e t shall without doubt know what is to be thought of the matter. We shall learn also the nature of the new note which the Minister of Austria at Berlin communicated on the 25th to M. de Manteuffel, and which is said to be very conciliatory in form, although very decided in its meaning." THE RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF OPERA TIONS IN THE CRIME, .A. (From the Journal de St. Petersburg.) The Anglo-French conducted their united forces be fore Sebastopol from the north of that own to the south, thus entirely changing the basis of operations. They attained this object by a flank march round the town. The organs of the foreign press cannot find expres sions to praise sufficiently the skilfulness of this ma noeuvre. Without wishing to detract from the merit of it, at least it is just t• mention also and to explain the operations of Prince Menschikoff in reference to the enemy. After the battle upon the Alma, the Prince, not find ing, a position strong enough upon the Katcha and the Belbeck to give a fresh battle to the enemy, passed the Tchernaya, and concentrated his forces in a position to the east of the town, after having garrisoned the forts of the north with a sufficient number of troops. The enemy advanced, passed the Elatelia and the Belbeck, and reached the heights which surround the northern forts. The position of Prince Menschikoff was disadvan tageous, inasmuch as it enabled the enemy to occupy the direct communications with the interior of the empire. It was therefore necessary to abandon that position, and the Prince achieved the object by a luminous idea, carried into effect in the most daring manner. He marched during the night of the 24th to the 25th of September towards Bakshi- Serai, after having crossed the Tchernaya by a single bridge. He executed this march in flank in the course of the night, and in the morning of the 25th found himself in the valley of Bakshi-Serai, placed in the flank and the rear of the enemy, having his communi cation free with the interior of the empire, and with the reinforcements which he expected. The new posi tion of the Prince would have been annoying to the enemy if the latter had been desirous of attempting an attack against the forts of the north. For this reason the enemy did not make the attempt to attack the forts of the north. On the contrary, he adopted the resolution of changing the point of attack from the north to the south of Sebastopol, by turning the town to the east. Let it be permitted to us here to throw a light upon some circumstances, which will enable an impartial judgment to be formed respecting the opera tions of the two parties. Prince Menschikoff had to march across mountains and by one road, which from the point where Mac kenzie's Farm is situate was only at a distance of four wersts from the advanced posts of the enemy. In deed the bivouac fires were seen thence. The Prince could not attempt to cover his march by the means which are usually adopted in such cases, for it was necessary, above all things, flat to attract the atten tion of the enemy. In his position it was necessary to avoid a battle, which would have hindered the movements of his column. The Prince marched with his train and park of artillery. All these difficulties were surmounted, and our troops had, on the morning of the 25th, reached a point where the enemy did not suppose them to be. Our adversaries also executed, and almost at the same time, a flank march, but under much more advantageous circumstances. From Belbeck, and the plateau which they occupied on the 24th, they bad only to gain Mac kenzie's Farm in order to attain the route leading by a descent to the Tchernaya.. Tho enemy executed this movement without being perceived by us, for the point where Mackenzie's Farm is situated is at a distance of 16 wersts from the spot where our forces were sta tioned ; and, besides, it is also covered by woody moun tains. • If Prince Menschikoff had been desirous of at. tacking the enemy during the march, he could only have done so by one route, which, for a distance of 10 wersts, is upon an ascent from the Belbeck to Mackenzie's Farm. It would only have been ne cessary for the enemy to place a few batteries in a good position upon the heights to enable him to check our attack for se long a time that the move ment of the column could not be completed without danger. The enemy had the great advantage of march ing without guns and artillery, which in the meantime had been quietly transported by sea to Balaklava. Whoever has marchid with a troop, whether an army or a battalion, will appreciate the difference between ad vancing with or without a train of artillery. It was requisite that Prince Menschikoff should avoid a combat during his movement, because the enemy was placed in an advantageous position for it. Our adversaries, on the contrary, marched in such a man ner that they would not have been inconvenienced by an attack upon their flank, an attack which the Prince, from the nature of the territory, cou ch h bring about without engaging in it under unfavourable cir cumstances. DEATH OF A CHILD BY FIRE. —Yesterday afternoon Mr. Wakley, the coroner for Middlesex, held an inquest in the Theatre of the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn road, upon the body of Charles Whitehead, aged four years, who was burnt to death on Sunday last. The coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." FIRE. —Yesterday morning, shortly before one o'clock, a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. J. Bendel', con tractor and carman, of Wells-street, Wellclose-square, Whitechapel. The engines from Wellclose-square were speedily on the spot, and a large body of police arrived from the Leman-street station, under the joint direction of Superintendent Steed and Inspector Geruon, but the flames had progressed to such an extent that the greatest difficulty arose iu the removal of the horses from the burning building. Most of the animals were extricated, but three perished by fire, as it was quite impossible to save them. The whole of the premises were destroyed, and the houses adjoining suffered considerable injury by fire and water. Mr. Bendel' was insured iu the Sun Fire-office for building and contents. The origin of the fire is unknown. Four thousand three hundred and eighty-nine mar riages were celebrated in various parts of England in the quarter ending Juie 30th. The number only ex ceeds by 54 the marriages in the corresponding quarter of 1853 ; still, after allowing for increase of population, the marriages have exceeded the average of the ten pre vious years. The marriages decreased in some of the south midland counties, and increased in Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Wilts, Cornwall, Staffordshire, Worcester shire, in the North Riding of York, in Durham, an d ' in Northumberland,—Quarterly .Report of the Regi4trar General. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. TO THE EDITOR, OF THE TIMES. Ste,—Oa looking over your paper this morning I was deeply pained, and net a little surprised, at some remarks in a letter purporting to come from a brother of one of the officers of her Majesty's ship Terror, one of the vessels of the unfortunate expedition under Sir John Franklin. The writer, in the first place, says, " that Dr. Rae has been deeply reprehensible for not verifying the re port of the Esquimanx, and for publishing his report without verification ; that he should have kept silence altogether, and not have excited such painful feelings in many persons on such insufficient grounds." To have verified the report which I brought home would, T believe, have been no difficult matter, but it could not possibly be done by my party in any other way than by passing another winter at Repulse Bay, and making another journey over the ice and snow in the spring of 1855. This I could have easily done, without exposure to more privations than persons accustomed to the Hud son's Bay Company's service are in the habit of enduring, but I had a deeper motive in returning to England with the information I had obtained than the mere selfish feeling of regard for my own comfort, which is a point I have never much studied. My reason for returning from Repulse Bay without having effected the survey I had contemplated was to prevent the risk of more valu able lives being sacrificed in a useless search in portions of the Arctic seas hundreds of miles distant from the sad scene where the lives of so many of the long-lost party terminated ; and I am happy to say that my con duct has been approved by all those whose opinion I value, and with whom I have conversed on the subject. It is stated by your correspondent, " that where Es quimaux can live, where Dr. Rae's party could find abundant means, what should prevent Sir John Franklin and his party from subsisting too 1" No man but one perfectly unacquainted with the sub ject could ask such a question. At the season when Sir John Franklin's party was seen travelling over the ice the seal-holes are covered by snow, and can only be discovered by the acute sense of smell of the native dogs ; and, after the seal-hole is discovered, much patience, experience, and care are re quisite to kill the seal. As soon as the snow thaws (say in June) the seals show themselves on the ice, but they are then so difficult of approach that not one of my men (Ouligbuck, the interpreter, excepted), although they often made the attempt, could approach near enough to shoot any of these animals, I wintered at a part of the Arctic coast remark able by its geographical formation for the abundance of deer during the autumn migrations, but only then ; and it was at that time that we laid up our winter stock of food, but it was hard work even for us (all practised sportsmen, picked men, and in full strength and training) to collect a sufficiency. That portion of the country near to and on which a portion of Sir John Franklin s party was seen is in the spring notoriously the most barren of animal life of any of the Arctic shores, and the few deer that may be seen are generally very shy, from having been hunted during the winter by Indians on the borders of the woodlands. To prove this scarcity of game, I may add that during my spring journey of 56 days' duration one deer only and a few partridges were shot by us. It is asked by your correspondent why " the unfortu nate men should have encumbered themselves with silver forks and spoons and silver plates, &c.” The total weight of the silver forks and spoons could not be more than 41b. or 51b, at the utmost; and would not appear much when divided among forty persons ; and any officer who has ever had the misfortune to abandon his ship or boat anywhere, but more particularly in the Arctic sea, knows well how apt men are to encumber themselves with articles far mere useless and bulky than a few forks and spoons. I suppose by " silver plates" your correspondent al ludes to the silver plate with Sir John Franklin's name engraved thereon, and which may possibly weigh half an ounce—no great addition to a man's load. Again, your correspondent says "that the ships have been abandoned and pillaged by the Esqui• maux." In this opinion I perfectly agree so far as regards the abandonment of the ships, but not that these ships were pillaged by the natives. Had this been the case wood would have been abundant among these poor people. It was not so, and they were reduced to the necessity of making their sledges of musk-ox skins folded up and frozen together, an alter native to which the want of wood alone could have re duced them. Another proof that the natives had very little wood among them may be adduced. Before leaving Repulse Bay I collected together some of the most respectable of the old Esquimaux, and distri buted among them all the wood we could spare, amount ing to two or three oars and some broken poles. When these things were delivered to them I bade the Esqui maux interpreter, who speaks both his own and the English language fluently, to ask whether they or their acquaintances near Pelly Bay had now most wood. I need scarcely add that, had the ships been found by the Esquiaaux, a stock of wood sufficient for many years for all the natives within an extent of several hundred miles would have been obtained. It may be as well here to state, for the information of your correspondent and others, that the authorities of the Hon. Hudson's Bay Company have, in the most kind manner, permitted me to devote my whole time, as long as requisite, to satisfy the questions, as far as in my power, and to reply to communications from the rela tives and friends of the long missing party, instead of to complete ray chart and write up the report of my expedition for their information. It may interest your readers to learn that two over land expeditions have been decided upon—the one in boats, to go down the Mackenzie River in search of Captain Collinson, about the safety of whom there is now some anxiety ; the other, in canoes, down Back's Fish River, to make further inquiry into the fate of Sir J. Franklin's people, and to endeavour to obtain some more relics ; and, should any of the remains of the dead be found, to place them decently under ground. About noon on Friday it was arranged by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty and Captain Shepherd, Deputy-Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, that these expeditions should be left wholly in the hands of the Hudson's Bay Company, and the same evening the Deputy-Governor had posted letters to Sir George Simp son, territorial Governor, containing full details as to the objects and mode of carrying into effect these ex peditions. I trust that any of the relatives of the lost navigators who may in future wish to make severe remarks on the mode in which I have acted, in the very perplexing position in which I was placed, will first do me the favour of communicating with me, and, if I cannot satisfy their doubts, it will then be quite time enough to make their opinions public—such would be the more fair and satisfactory course. In conclusion, let me observe that I am at a loss to discover what course of proceeding your corre spondent would have desired me to pursue. I have assigned the reason for my return ; if he can offer an equally good one or a better why I should have stayed out another year, I should be most happy to have learnt it, either by letter to myself or through the medium of your columns. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, JPEOT RAE. Tavistock Hotel, Covent-garden, Oct. 3. TO THE EDITOR OF TRH TIMES. SlR,—Ever since Dr. Rae's account of the discovery of the remains of Sir John Franklin's party appeared in the Times I have been anxiously waitingin the hope that some notice would be taken, either by you or some of your numerous correspondents, of that part of Capt. M'Clare's report, published in the Times of last year, which had reference to a statement made to him by some Escpti ntaux to the effect that they Lad met with a party of " Whites," had attacked them, killed some, and dispersed the others. They also pointed out to him the place where some of them were buried, and offered to conduct him to the spot. Captain M'Clure says, if I remember rightly, that ho was unable to take advantage of this information on account of the foggy state of the weather and the situation of his ship. With regard to the question of how our brave countrymen came to their melaicholy end, I think the evidence is presumptive of their having been mur dered. Besides the positive evidence to this effect of the Esquimaux reporting to Captain M'Clure, it is hardly to be believed that starving men would prepare their food as stated, and then lie down and die without par taking of it ; and certainly it is not likely that they would mutilate caore than one corpse at a time. If, as these people stated to Dr. Rae, they were not the party who discovered the remains of our countrymen, then how do they account for the possession of so much plate ! Putting all the evidence together, it is more reason able to suppose that our men were murdered, and that the possessors of the plate were themselves the authors of the foul deed, I am, sir, yours, &c., Sunderland, Oct. 28. MHDICI:7B. THE LANCASTER GUY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS. Sir,—The suggestioi of your corresponden t "Con jecture," as to the probable cause of the bursting of the Lancaster gun, deserves the attention of the military authorities. It struck me, when I first heard of the bursting of one of these guns, that it had arisen from an inequality of the thickness of the barrel, and that in order to secure safety there should be an equality of thickness, which could be a ttained, as your corres pondent suggests, by giving an elliptical form to the outside as well as to the inside of the gun. A rope of unequal strength, from being thicker at one part than another, will give way under a strain which one equal throughout only to the w eaker part of the first would easily sustain. The same principle holds good with re gard to a sack not of uniform strength filled with grain The sack may burst at the weaker part, whereas if it had . : l ab\ e I t to been alike weak, it would sustain the same, o w r even a along the greater amount of pressure without giving might be urged that the same objection is applicable the of other the parts, adeil fo th u a n l d t ir t i o answer well in the common rifle, the barrel of which is thinner i i n n g te w rn h a i l c g h ro it ov i e s s course not practice ; but when the yielding nature lt h o s f t a t n h d e rifle bullet is compared with the stubborn n cast iron ball the reason is obvious.—Yours,at , nature of a Dublin, October 30. &c. W. C. NEW ZEALA.ND.—We have late papers from the New Zealand settlements, reaching from Nelson to the 6th of August, and from Auckland to the end of July, but they contain nothing of importance. THE CA '. STONOR. _ ._ The Sydney A rgus con t a i ns a }tier from Mr. ---- -, . Stoner, whose appointm en t as judge i p. Ap s t ra lia .-%, had been cancelled. Ile concludes AS 10116W4 " When I rece i ve d my appointment' I, ousted that the -1 Colonial-office entertained the same vie.wa,and-accepted • .., it with gratit u d e and confidence, Nit tinust-add with .- 1 4 little pleasure. I immediately left,Zpghtnd :for this of colony, at very considerable sacrifices. - Qn..tiiYilv i rrival I learnt that, in deference to opinions exPeessedbiti the's.: British House of Commons, and by the British press, the Government had directed the cancellation of my ap pointment. The Lieutenant -Governor, Sir C. Hotham, has since my arrival carried out the instruction which he has received upon the subject in a manner which I shall always remember with gratitude. I shall return to England, trusting to convince the home Government of the isjustice done to me. As regards the colony, I hate no complaint to make. I have met in almost every quarter the most marked sympathy and conside ration, and pressing requests to take my pl ace at the bar. No false pride prevents my compliance with the latter ; private reasons alone have led me to the resolution which I have taken. On the earliest grateful for n p: o s r s t i i b a le ed o b c e c y as o i n e d n e l x s p h r a e l s l sio le n av t e o t h h a e v . e co b lo ea ny n , t te c v a e u d se an o d f x p e n _n ce d . the e s y o m m p u e e t h hy tr a o n u d bl k e few days, or at most weeks, I may "During the turmoil, c h all d h a truly ve e kindness ess wh i per haps the press may consider re main, all I desire is priva .d c e y r , to the con clusion calmlyafter and n m d y d d i s e p p a a s r s t i u o r n e a p t eelry the circumstances of my case, and may come °see that I did not apply for or accept my late w misfor tune, unwarrantably t n a o b t ly m ; y that l t m ; y a d n i d s mi s that i hhaasveb beeneen my the victim of a grievous, although unintentional, .act of injustice.-- I am, sir, your obedient servant, " HENRY JAMES STONOB. "St. Kilda, June 30, 1854. " Since writing the above I have been greatly obliged by the loan of a paper, containing a debate, on the house resolving itself into a committee of ways and means, in which Mr. Moore again renewed the subject of my ap pointment, and insinuated that it was obtained by my transferring my influence at Sligo to Mr. Sadleir. That gentleman fully contradicted the assertion ; and I most solemnly btate that no relative, friend, connection, or other person whatever in any manner supported my ap plication to the Colonial-office, which was granted solely OA account of my brother's position and claims, and my own qualifications and testimonials." METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS. Yesterday a Court was held at the chief office, No. 1, Greek-street, at which the following commissioners were present : Mr. R. Jebb, chairman ; Mr. T. Hawes, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Colonel Dawson, and M r. L. Redhead. The statement of accounts was then read by Mr. E. H. WooLnyma, the secretary, from which it appeared that the balance in hand was 43,1351. 4s. 6d., and the payments for works ordered amounted to 10,2171. 6s. 2d. The SECRETARY then read the various extracts from the returns of the Registrar-General relative to deaths from cholera in the Bethnal-green district, alleged to have arisen from bad drainage, and on which re ports had been made by the engineers of the commis sioners. Colonel DAWSON suggested that the works should be done promptly, and the payments spread over a number of years by an improvement rate. The CHAIRMAN observed that other parts of the same district were in an equally bad condition, and a selec tion therefore was obliged to be made. Several other cases, founded on the Registrar-Gene ral's report, were brought under the notice of the Court, and led to considerable discussion. Ultimately, on re port of Mr. G. Roe, engineer, drainage work at an esti mated cost of 771. were ordered to be constructed in Grosvenor-place, Globe-street, Bethnal-green ; aid a decision on the other cases of defective drainage was ordered to be referred to d committee, and considered, together with other works now in contemplation. The owner and occupier of Pig-hill Distillery, Batter sea, against whom a complaint had been made at a pre vious sitting, was ordered to attend at the next Court, to show cause why he.should not be fined for a violation of the law in the construction of certain works now in progress. Some other business having been transacted, the Court adjourned. SHOCKING OUTRAGE. _ EXETER, Monday.—lntelligence was received here this morning of one of the most atrocious highway rob beries which have occurred for many years. The person attacked was a young married woman, about 25 years of age ; and the sympathy in her case has been consider ably increased by the circumstance of her being the wife of a soldier who is at present engaged in the war in the Crimea. It appears that the young woman, whose name is Ann Wills, and whose husband belongs to the Bth Hussars, lett Exeter yesterday afternoon (Sunday) to proceed to Starcross, on her way to Salcombe, in the south of Devon, where one o f h er re l a ti ves res ides. Her object is going there was to be confined, as she was six months in the familyway. ,She might have travelled the whole distance by the South Devon Railway, but her object in walking to Starcross was to save expense. A. friend from Exeter accompanied her a portion of the distance, but left her after it became dark. At a b o ut 9 o'clock he bad reached Powderham, the seat of the Earl of Devon, when-two men and three women came up to her. After some conversation; they passed and re passed her, and at length, welt 'she had arrived at a very lone spot, they seized hold of her, and com menced searching her. They succeeded in finding 21., which she had saved up 'to support herself ; and, not satisfied with that, they proceeded to strip her of every article of clothing. In spite of her entreaties to desist the inhuman wretches deprived her of every garment, including her boots and shoes, and they were about to leave her in a state of perfect nudity, when her bitter cries induced one of the women to throw back her shift. The night was dreadfully cold, and the unfor tunate woman, frightened into fits by the brutal treat ment of the ruffians, was unable to proceed on hei way. Accordingly she remained in a state almost of nudity on the banks of the estuary of the Exe, which flows Just beneath Powderham, until about 1 o'clock this morning, when some fishermen from Topsham, who were engaged in their boats, heard groans, and were attracted to the spot where she lay. She was then almost insensible, and the fishermen without de lay went to the residence of the constable of the dis trict, Timewell, who had the woman removed to a neighbouring house and properly attended to. Mr. Pycroft, a surgeon of Starcross, was quickly on the spot, and he gave as his opinion that had she remained exposed a few hours longer she must have died. In formation was quickly given to the constables in the district, and every exertion is being made to discover the miscreants. The woman is recovering, but she is seized with fits when questioned as to the affair. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN A _PLACE OF WORSHIP. On Sunday morning last Zion Chapel, on Lansdowne hill, in this town (iu which the late Rev. J. Crabb of& ciated during the latter years of his life), was the scene of one of the most extraordinary exhibitions ever wit nessed in a religious edifice. It appears that during the illness of the pastor, the Rev. J. Trestrail, the pulpit is occupied by supplies, and bills were issued on the previous day, stating that on Sunday last "a gentleman from Lon don" would preach in the morning and evening, and went on to say that " this gentleman has been much occupied ion party (one Accordingly, entered on Sunday morning, the in reclaiming penitent adult criminals, and preaching the gospel to the poor in London." inquestion o o f f t t h h e e c d h e u a r c c o h n o s f ) pro ceededthepultpoitr,eaanddthMe morning se r vice n g Eng land as far as the first lesson, when the stranger gave eut the 55th chapter of Isai a h, but, instead of going on with the chapter, he suddenly stepped out on the top of the pulpit stairs, and violently drew back one of the cur tains in front of the organ gallery. He was about to do the same with the other curtain, when one of the pei sons in the gallery stepped him, and drew the other to again. The stranger then re-entered the pulpit, and, ad dressing the congregation, said, " Dear friends, I think it my duty to tell you there are rogues and pickpockets in this chapel, but the police are aware of it, and will take them into custody at the close of this service." He further recommended all the people present to take care to aof their pockets, as he would not . be accountable for a l s n to re w p h ly e fixed on the person in thegal , and who at l ength asked what should be lost. All tiebriys whoisam oskterpetspheiscteaybeles inhabitant of Southampton, l him if he meant him, to which ther , ep y was a vehement fur thers If o u shout, and what he was, as he should like t o know Gd his name, the stranger told him that the wrath o f o and damnation would Pas r t ep o e ll t e iti o o rest upon him as long as he lived. Meantime, the con ' I question s a y f from rogues the and same person, thieves. ' n cle o c f k t . he l above gregatien had all left the chapel, with the exception of in till about half-party gave out a text, and kept them In the ev „i n g the chapel doors were not opene d , about half-a•dozen, when the effectual means of preventing a • • as the only strange antics. It appears, from what we have heard, that this gentleman was recommended b had heard him preach hi the , ya person who but we un• derstand that the un f ortunate gentleman is known to some of the resid en t s o f S outh ranged state of miud.—H Southampton as being in a de amps/tire Independent. DEATH OP of that venerable person, i - Illt '-- OI.DPB week to anno unce the ( , 1 , :t Mr. Wren, who died on Wed li"et.sliea they ° , lcie t i l n S b t a h b i lta INHARITANT.—We have this death ns n t. t , ' at Stone, in this parish, in the ' l (.)tli year of his WINg age.—Sussex Expres.e. E DUTIES.—Mr. Oliveira M P. , Mr. M`Gregor, M.P., Mr. B arnes , ATP ---- •, and ' several g entlemen con nected with ou r manu f ac t ur i ng i n terests, are about to proceed to France, in order to obtain the most precise information upon the present stock of wines in the vari ous districts, the yield of last vintage, and the capability of further production. They propose, further, to consult the chief manufacturers whose products are at present protected by high import duties, and, if possible, to obtain their action upon the French Government, to modify those duties as regards British fabrics, a conces sion that would tend to a large increase in the reciprocal trade of the two countries, and promote an early nojust ment of the wine duty question. 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The enemy may give way at once, or resist with a bravery totally unexpected. The walls may crumble like those of Bomarsund, or bid de fiance to cannon like those of the Spanish fortresses. From letters written by officers who have a wide ac quaintance with such subjects, it is clear that many things have been found easy which were expected with great apprehension, while difficulties have arisen from causes wholly unforeseen. There is no reason to believe that we are at the end. of such surprises. But should nothing unexpected intervene it- is proba ble that a few days will see an end of the struggle ; at any rate the fall of the fortress cannot be deferred beyond the present month. A cannonade of forty eight hours is sufficient to effect breaches sufficient to allow an assault, and the fire of five days would destroy town, fortifications, dockyards, and ships. The possibility of an escape of the Russians on the other side of the lay seems to have been to some extent anti cipated and guarded against. The lines •f the English troops extend to some distance rotund the bay, and the long guns from one of the gun-boats have been placed in a position where they can command the ferry ; so that unless the enemy can manage to carry their troops across at night there seems no likelihood of such a calamity as that apprehended by the besieging com manders. However, the forts on the northern side will no doubt hold out after thy.) capture or destruc tion of the main town, and it. appears that another set of operations will be necessary for their reduc tion, so that the complete surrender of the place and its dependencies can 'hardly be expected for another fortnight. Those who calculated that the campaign would last till the middle of November will be found not to have been far wrong on the whole. The retreat of the Russians into Sebastopol after the battle of the Alma was an advantage totally unexpected, and on which the Generals of the Allies did not count. It was thought that, with such a force as forms the army of the Crimea, and with such a fortress as Sebastopol at stake, the enemy would have fought an action at every available place ; and even the sanguine and energetic man who commands the French army looked forward to three pitched battles, which would have delayed the arrival of the Allies under the walls of Sebastopol for ten days or a fortnight. We may think ourselves fortunate that matters are so much advanced, and that the month of October, called for its warmth and dryness the little summer, is likely to see the most arduous part of the undertaking brought to an end." THE NUIIMINS FOR THE SICK AND WOUNDED. The Semaphore of Marseilles pays them the fol lowing compliment " Miss Nightingale possesses all that could render ex istence happy and brilliant. Young, handsome, and wealthy, she has chosen a life of abnegation and self denial, and, after having presided over one of those institutions in London, of which the idea was suggested by a true spirit of Christianity, her feelings of charity still more excited by the details of the sufferings of the sick and 'wounded soldiers in the hospital of Scutari, she has chosen as a new sphere of action a place where glory is pur chased by the severest pi ivatioos. Nothing could deter her, and at this moment the Vectis is conveying her to the Ea.-t. She and her companions will find there their field of battle in the hospital vreads and ambulances, where their sex so well qualifies them to fill a dangerous though heroic position. Capt. Powell, the commander of the Vectis, received those ladies with perfect courtesy, the officers and crew vied with each other in their atten tion in conducting them to the places reserved for them vita “11 the respect due to their sex and their affecting mission. TUE CA PE.-thir files of Cape papers to the end of August, brought by her Majesty's ship Dee, report that affairs in the colony are progressing quietly, but the want of labour of every description is severely felt. The colony could readily absorb thousands of labourers and artificers. The copper mines were expected to attract a good many ; and it was reported that convict labour was to be sent , ou t to form a new p ort at East London ; and, it is said, if this was received by the colonists, the British Government were willing to expend 30,0001. in 0 00/. i n ate finances of the colony. i m p r oving the por t. There is said to be a deficiency of about 30, WORCESTER RACES (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HURDLE RACE. Black Bess Jemmy the Black Alp 1 Eight ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. STEEPLE CHASE. 6 to 4 agst Needwood (taken). SOUTHWARK COUNTY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before G. Clive, Esq.) CHARLES KEAN AND HIS MIISICIAN,-IMPORTANT TO THH THEATRICAL PROFESSION.-SEAN ♦. PICKARD. This was an action brought by Mr. Kean, manager of the Princess's Theatre, against the defendant, who is one of the musicians at that establishment, for a► breach of agreement entered into by the deferdant. Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, appeared for the plaintiff. It appeared that the defendant, upon entering upon his professional duties, had, in common with the other members of the orchestra, signed an agreement, one clause in which bound him (defendant) to attend all re hearsals at the said theatre, and not to absent himself from his duties either then or at niglt, without the con sent of the plaintiff or his musical director, and was not to send any deputy. In case of illness, be was to furnish a medical certificate and saisfactory evidence of cause of absence. He was not tc perform at any other theatre or place of musical entertainment, or take or perform for his or at any benefit at sny other theatre. For any breach of engagement upon these grounds the agreement recited a penalty of 101. Defendant had absented himself for several weeks, and been to Scotland, and also entered into an eigag, ement with Mons. Jullien to play at his concerts at Drury-lane. For support of these facts, Mr. Chas. Kean, his mana ger, and Mr. B. Isaacson, the musical director, were severally examined, and proved that letve of absence had not been given to defendant. A verdict was thereupon given for she plaintiff— damages, 10/. THE POST-OFFICE MONTIILY LIRECTO.R. We have, on several previous occasicris, had the satisfaction to speak in well-merited 3omnnenda tion of this very useful publication, and the sheet for November adds to its claims to publicpatronage. We have, besides an almanac for the month, a mass of most useful and very general information with respect to the departures to, and arrivals from, all parts of the world where a letter or news paper can reach. The foreign, colonial, and ship cor respondence is given with surprising minuteness ; and, in fact, every particular respecting tle working of that multifarious machine, the General Post-office, is detailed with great ability and care. We have detected but one error, and that corrects itself— late letters by the evening mail are mark€d to pay 6d. after 7, and until half-past 7 a.m., instead of p.m.—clearly a misprint. We merely mention this to prove that we have examined the " Pest-office Director" very closely. Mr. Herbert, its editor, deserves the best thanks of the publi3, more particularly the commercial portion, for hs labo rious attention to the various details. The work seems almost an indispensable reference-sheet to every counting-house in the United Kingdom. It is sold by Messrs. Letts, Son, and Steer, the well-known Liary publishers. NAPOLEON 111. AND " TIMID COUNSELS." The following important paragraph occupies the chief place in yesterday's Moniteur : " Certain words in the Emperor's letter to the widow of Marshal St. Arnaud—resistant a de amides anis— have been the text of false interpretations. Their only aina was to exhibit more distinctly the energy of Marshal St. Arnaud in opposing the natural differences of opi nions which manifested themselves in the councils of the French army and navy on the eve of so serious a resolu tion." The Emperor has authorised Prince Napoleon to wear the military medal, as a reward for his conduct at the battle of Alma. OUR SOLDIERS AND SEAMEN IN THB FIST. TO TUE EDVOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—l shall feel oblged if you will insert inyour widely circulated. journal, the following paragraph, as it may induce other establithments to follow our examile. I am sir, your very hunalle servant, W. B. NEWBERRY, House Steward. Penrhyn Castle, Oct. 19, 1854. The domestic servants of Colonel the Hen. Douglls- Pennant have subscribed the sum of 121, to the patriotic fund now raising for lite families of the soldiers and sailors who have, and ate,sacrificing their lives in the service of their country. MABKET .NB WB--(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The supply of English wheat on offer here to-day was tolerably good, and chiefly the refuse of Monday's market. As tie attendance of buyers was but moderate, the demand for all kinds was very inactive, at barely stationary prices. Foreign wheat—the show of which was by no means ex tensive—moved off heavily, and the quotations were almost nominal. The barley trade was heavy, and prices were again rather lower. Malt was quite as dear as last week. The oat trade was steady, but we have ao change to notice in prices. • most kinds of I :fl s e s o a o ur s Beans and , Wheat. Barley. Malt. I 270 1 courrßee:l2hoAlweLolsear at to THlSlT:73l,o4ioll.asyse's. CirrenCy; but English .• Irish •• •• Foreign .. Oa. S. I rI 5300 Ur . ty ,) 5 1:9 7 49 ° I,os—obrs BOROUGH HOP. piac O o n . r market is st ea d y. I n pr i cos no c hancehap taken Each kind of m ea t sold steadily today,WHITECHAPEL. Beef, 3s 2d to 4 s 6d ; mutton 38 4d to 4 s 8d ; real, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; pork, 3 s 4kl to 5s 2d per 81bs. by the carcase. I v follows MARKET INTELLIGENCE. good request, and again at rath e r higher prices. a ( Prom the Londo n N ew P r i ce Current of yesteday.) SueAn.---The low er d escr i pt i ons o f b r own have been.ll in Mana clayed, 4,000 bags, has been sold also, b u t the taros have not transpir e d. R ef i ned has been' more inquired for. Brown lump s aro 4 3s and low to fine grocer y is 4::s 6d to 48s per cwt. The q antity last week a t the East and West India Docks was 750 hhds 127 tierces 204 b arrels • there were ta k en for hone con sumption 1,406 hhds 22'6 tierces 583 barrels. The stock in the same pl aces is 20,128 hhds 2,832 tierces, 5,576 b arrels. u of British Plan tation landed ' MOLASSES. —Ther e are still e,ger buyers, and mother rise has taken place. Since Friday sales amount to 2,000 puns, low to fine West India at 14s 6d to 16s, and Cuba 15s 6d per cwt. COFFEE WAS in moderate demand, and the sales of relive Ceylon are 300 b ags at 468 3d and a' few small lots 40 6d, and 600 b ags o f common and good ord Rio at 44s to Os 6d. COCOA is wanted, and 200 bags Grenada in auction to day went at 32s to 38s per cwt, b e i n g rather higher rates. TEA.--This a r ti c l e i s qu i e t. Common sound Congou, 100 to 10d per lb. RlCE. — Themarket is dull. Good mid white Bengal to arrive has been at 14s ed ex ship. CINNAMON.—At the Quarterly Sales a reluctance was evinced to operate. Tie part sold want at 2d to 3d under last sale's rates, and about 150 bales have been placed since the auctions on those terms. The low and broken kinds nearly supported previous terms. The next sales will take place on the 28th January. COCHINEA_L.—At the public sales of 225 bags, 'le de mand was slack, and only a portion was placed at late rates to ld discount on good and fine silvers, whilst the ordinary sorts were unsaleable, and bought in com paratively above their value. Prices ranged from 3s 2d for small clean fogey grain, to 3s lid for bold fair colour Flonduras silvers, with more or less pastly at 3s to 3s 3d per lb ; 14 bags garblings sold at is 4d per lb. Gum.-8 cs 32 cks Kowrie in auction held at 32s per cwt. VALENCIA RAISINS.—To-day at auction 3,449 boxes of New were partly sold at 455, and damaged 36s to 40s. ALMONDS.—At auction 86 boxes of New- Jordan want at 61 lls to 101. 8s per cwt. PIG IRON.—The market keeps in a dull state, and 803 taken for Scotch mixed numbers cash. SPELTER is not much wanted, and sales to•day on the spot were made at 241. 10s. per ton. PROVISIONS.—There was less doing in Mutter to-day— Irish realised full rates, but fine Friezlasul was sold at 104 s per cwt. Prices are well kept up for b aeon, there be ing an active demand. Lard is on the adv Lace. For all other articles rates are well supported. Rum continues in good demand, but Ulla high rates asked checked business. Proof Leewards, 3si 4d to 3s 5d per gallon. The quantity landed last week ! , at the East and. West India Docks, was 1,317 puns 19 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 329 puns 1 16 hhds, and exported 172 puns 152 hhds, The stuck in the same place is 13,100 puns 1,59 COTTON remains (lull. SALTPETRE is quiet, without change in p i ices. TALLOW.—There has not been much doi ig. P.Y.C. is 65s 6d to 65s 9d per cwt on the spot. A NEW MEANS OF MARINE COMAIUNI VATION.—The sailors are finding out a new method of gi wing notice of their disasters or progress. Captain Goo, tin, of the ship 1 Richmond, now at Boston, caught on the 15th, at 8 a.m., in lat. 31 10, long. 89 50, a large bi ).oby, hating a tally round its neck, marked " Schr. Rose„ Ruddly, from Matanzas, for Halifax—all well." After fi ;lying the bird a breakfast on a dolphin, he tied a tall ? on its neck, marked " Ship Richmond, from New Orit, eans, for Bos ton," and let her go on the 16th. The ;a arne bird was again caught on the 16th, in let. 32 10, lax ng. 77 12, b/ the barque Robert Mills, arrived at New. York GA the 25th,