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TREAT= ROYAL HAYMARKET. Vnder the management ot Mr. Backdate. THIS EVENING, OCT. 31, win be performed THE IRISH AMBASSADO R Cullc tia ra Characters by Messrs. Hai:lion, Chippendale, Howe. ROg ell, ord 3nag Reynolds and Mrs. Buckingham. Followed by the Farce of COMFORTABLE SERVICE. To be followed by THE SPANISH DANCERS. To which will be added DE AF AS A POST. To conclude with the FLOWER OF THE PORT. • ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Claw.= Maas. THIS EVENING. OCT. 31. WM he performed the highly popular comedietts. entitled LIVING TOO FAST. Followed by FAUST ANTI) MARGUERITE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean and Bari& Fisher ; and Mrs. Winstanley, and Miss C. L clercq. WO conclude with THE HALT OF THE BALLET. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIIL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING. OCT. 31. ; Woolgar, be per f orme d THE SERIOIIS FAMILY. Characters and by Messrs. C. Selby, Leigh M u rray, and Keele mrs. Keeley. Followed by BONA FIDE TRAVELLERS. After which, THE CAMP AT CHOSHAM. To conclude with MEPHISTOPHELES. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEITRE. L 61801) and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Oct. 31, vi m be performed THE TRU 4 TEE. Characters by Maws. A. www . r. Vining. Emery, and Leslie; Miss Maskel , and Miss etcPhoi s • _ _ _ To ba followed by a Farce, called A BLIGHTED BEING, in w hich Mr. Robson will appear. To conciccie with TO OBLIGE BENSON. ASTLETS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lease. and Manager. Mr. William Cooke. IteMendoas 'access of the new MILITARY SPECTACLE, exceed ing eren that of the Battle of Waterloo! THIS EVENING, A GRAND MILITARY SPECTACLE, in Two Acts, by J. H. 1320cquaLLEa, Esq., called THE BATTLE OF THE ALMA After which, the brilliant ARENIC GYRATIONS, or SCEYES in the CIRCLE, invented and arranged by Mr. W ILLIAX CoOKZ. The Whole to conclude with various Popular Entertainments. Box-offlce open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, wr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Yr. Wm. Cooke, JUL HI AH WATER AT LONDON- BRIDGE. Tres Div —Morning 57 min.after 9 I rvening 39 min.aft. 10 To liOnnow=lforning 17 mth•sfter 11 Bening 44 Join.aft. 11 THE WEATHER.--Bui Onto; Om. 31. 'PNXBNONNTNB, IN THE SLUM 62 —highest since noon yesterday. 54-lewest this morning s.nd during the night. 65 —this dsy at noon. BAROMETER, 30.15--falling. W IN D, S.W.—Light, with fine mild weather. THE "COMING" CAPTURE SEBASTOPOL WILL BE PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION "THE SUN" THE MOMENT T H 14; EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE IS ISSUED, TOGETHER WITH A LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. Orders received by all News Agents, and at " THE SUN" OFFICE, 112, Strand, Landon. - 4 'f! , s , . 4% , 411V. • LONDON, TIIISDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1854. Prince MENSCHIKOFF again gives information to the enemies of Russia ! The veracious General certainly deserves credit from his Imperial Master, for his imaginative powers and the zeal and energy displayed in his various attempts to keep up the spirits of faint-hearted Muscovites. The author, or embellisher, who could discover a Russian ♦ic tory in the battle of Alma, and give such glowing details thereof, as to lead to a Te Deum in the chief towns of Russia, as an acknowledgment for the miraculous successes that attended the armies of the AUTOCRAT, must possess a rich vein of fancy, peculiarly valuable under existing circum stances. It is, indeed, of vital importance to the defeated General that it should be so. He can not venture to deceive norioras. For that the punishment would be sharp and decisive. It might not merely be Siberia. In " Holy Russia " the knout is no respecter of persons, and the most exalted rank beneath the Throne affords no ade quate guarantee that the owner will not be com pelled " to eat stick," as a flagellation is denominated in Eastern parlance. If MEN SCIIIKOFF were, therefore, simple enough to narrate "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth," it would not be degradation, only, or the mere removal from a position which ho would gladly abandon, but banishment to those dreary regions, so uni ♦ersally dreaded throughout the wide-spread terri tories of the CZAR ; or possibly compulsory service, not as a General, or even as a commis sioned officer, but as a common soldier, living on the coarse fare, and exposed to all the hardships incidental to the situation. But NICHOLAS is well aware of the importance —we may say the imperative necessity—of representing everything coleus de rose at St. Petersburg, and. throughout the interior of R uss i a . There is even in that land of slavery a public opinion that cannot at times be suppressed or controlled. It is true that it is restrained and checked, but it is not, on that account, the less formidable. The necessity for Concealment renders the feeling more intense. It is treasured in the heart of hearts, and woe to the rulers if it should receive audible expression, and its. voice be heard breaking the long-continued silence. The pun ishment of MmiscHniorr would reveal the true sta te of the case, and bring the odium, not on the unlucky General who had lost or materially endangered the Russian stronghold in the Euxine, and even the Crimea itself, but on the author of all these disasters, the man whose indomitable pride and griping cupidity brought all these evils on the nation over which he exercises despotic sway. NICHOLAS , therefore, tolerates MENSCHIBOFF so long as h e can b eguile the people, and the latter knows that his safety depends on the ferti lity of his genius for composition. Never had , author stronger incentives, and, few have better succeeded in raising stately superstructures of m en _ 4 dacity on the narrowest foundation of truth, giving m an y " bushels of chaff to e ac h grain of Certainly, MENSCHIKOFF will not share the fate of " the brave man who lived before AGAA LENE " :S. „ He, at least, will never require the aid of a po e t to sing his exploits. The last MarrscruKoFF despatch professes to carry on the accounts to the 23d inst. It is to the effect that the siege had been carried on uninter ruptedly, but that the fortifications had suffered but little " that the attack on the sea side had not been renewed ;" and that the Russians had '" made a successful ,:trtie, and that a French bat tor7 of eleven guns and eight mortars had been destroyed." This is the purport of the despatch, with the addition that Lord DuNKrunr, captain in the Coldstream Guards, eldest son of the m arqu is of CLANILICARD; who so ably and fearlessly expressed his opinions of the short comings of the English Government on many occasions during the past Session, , and Grandson of GZORGE CANNING, had fallen into the hands of the Russians. We fear that there may be but too much foundation for the latter part of the story. Even MmiSCIIKOFF would hardly venture to give expression to a lie so very easy of detection. We trust, however, that it will be but a temporary inconvenience to this high-minded and excellent young Nobleman, who surrendered his post as one of the aides-de-camp to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, to share the dangers of his brave companions in arms at the scene of warfare. We learn from the Russians that the bombard ment by land continued uninterruptedly on the 23d, a sufficient proof that no serious disaster had occurred to the Allied Forces up to the 23d ; but as to the statement that the fortifications had suffered but little, we have already learned from trustworthy witnesses how totally devoid of truth were the similar statements previously forwarded by MZITSCHIYOFF. We have also learned the cause of the cessation of the at tack on the sea-side—namely, that the batteries to which the English and French ships were op posed had been either destroyed or silenced ; that, in fact, the only works which the dastardly sinking of the Russian Fleet left possible for attack had been completely and efficiently performed. The sortie is possible, but we more than doubt the spiking of the guns and mortars. That an attack was made on the French battery we can easily credit, but not with the success claimed against our brave and efficient allies. On the whole, there is no thing to occasion alarm in these despatches, or even regret, save for the temporary capture of the gallant DIINKELLIN Pending the fall of Sebastopol, the country seems to be awaiting with hardly secondary anxiety the fall of bread. Farmers, millers, corn factors, and bakers are watched with almost as much keenness and half-uttered hostility as the Russians and Cossacks. The dealers in wheat, flour, and bread have an advantage, however, which our military opponents want. They can mystify us, and possibly are mystified themselves. We do not understand why we have to pay so much for wheat, and the lucky farmers rub their hands over the market table, and wonder they have got so much. When the millers and bakers, in the face of the late prodigious fall, kept up prices till the country could bear the im pudence no longer, we all knew where the fault lay. The trade was aware that it could only resist the proper consequence of a fall in wheat, till it had done so long enough to tempt additional persons to invest their capital in what was clearly a most lucrative concern. As soon as any serious danger arose of the respectable jour neyman borrowing a little capital on his own character, and setting up master for himself, they began to give way. The public, however, saw clearly in that case where the delinquency lay, and could direct its fire with precision. The trade was fairly beaten. The quartern loaf went down. So long, however, had the bread manufacturers held out, that they had hardly come down to a fair price—indeed, in some instances it still re mained much too high —than the fall of wheat was checked, prices began to rise, and instantly those who were so slow to drop were quick enough to rise. When wheat was falling slow indeed was the quartern loaf to give signs of that fall ; but no sooner does it begin to rise than the loaf rose even by antici pation. A change of ss. 6d. per quarter in the price of wheat is (giving the turn to the baker too) equivalent to one halfpenny in the quarters loaf ; but many of our readers know only too well that wheat had not advanced to that extent ere ,he halfpenny began to be added. This time, however, the public does not clearly see where to point its artillery. The baker only follows the seller of grain (albeit, so much more rapidly than he did two months ago), but why the seller demands, and gets more, the public, and even the wise ones, seems not to know. Besides the sellers are so many, and the sons of the soil have never been held amenable for high prices, as, in truth, they seldom have much to do with it. Just now, however, we rather think they are in great part the cause. They have been availing themselves of the fair weather since they got rain enough to work the land, to get their wheat into the ground. As prices had gone down so much they had no temptation on that score to thresh, and as last year filled their pockets better than usual they were not compelled to send their corn to market to meet the Michaelmas demands of their landlords. Hence our lame market has been but slowly supplied. At the same time im portation received several checks. The appre hension from drought in America, now known to be in great part unfounded, the difficulty from purely mechanical causes, of providing flour from an excellent harvest in France, for its coast population to which we were practically nearer than its own interior, but, above all, the sudden drop of price in this country con curred to deter merchants from importing ; and hence the unusually small supplies of foreign corn. The smallness of stocks in hand is also frequently alleged. This, however, is of less importance this season than it generally is, since the new wheat was harvested in such excellent condition as to be nearly ready for the mill at once. One fact is very striking, and due entirely to the rapid trans mission of intelligence between merchants all over Europe ; the simultaneous rise of prices in this and the Continental markets. Few now can anti cipate their equally well-informed neighbours by large purchases from those ignorant of the state of the buyer's market. Whatever lies the tele graph tells about the war, our merchants find it veracious enough for their purposes. We do not remember that Mark-lane, or Dantzic, ever had to complain of any hoax like that which was played off upon us all a few weeks ago. The causes of high prices for corn to which we have adverted all appear likely to be in great part but temporary. Ample harvests on the Con tinent must soon tell upon the foreign markets ; they will want none from us, but probably be prepared to spare us some. Canada will more than make up for any deficiency in the States. France has prohibited grain to be wasted in dis tillation. The Danube is, or ought to be, free ; and the agricultural wealth of those provinces where the serfs of NICHOLAS have not dest royed it, may be expected to reach us in dde time, while our own abundant harvest must come in at last. We have seen, indeed, an occa sional statement impugning the general opin ion as regards the Eastern Counties ; and, in deed, so far as our personal observation goes, we incline to think that, though good, yet it having been a dry summer, the crops in this district have not been so unusually good as in the South, West, and North. We cannot but hope, therefore, that prices will moderate before long. The dealers aucl farmers together h ay, us pretty much in their hands, it is true, till importations can arrive ; but so surely as we have a very large crop of first-rate quality, and the Continent has more than it needs, so surely must Ivo have rea sonable prices long before next harvest. On Mon thy the oscillation the right way began again. Whether it be the commencement of a more con siderable fall, or only a fluctuation at a high level, remains to be seen. Of our neighbours the bakers we only demand that the halfpenny a loaf follow as instantly every fall of five shillings per quarter, as it has hitherto done every rise to' that amount. The more we reflect upon the " fate of the FRANKLIN Expedition," the less we are inclined to believe that this noble band of adventurers re sorted to cannibalism. No—they never resorted to such horrors. We must have stronger proof, clearer evidence of such a state of things, before we can bring our minds to this belief. That the FRANKLIN expedition is dead, almost to a man, we have little doubt. Survivors, how ever, there may be still ; and, some day or other, some relics, such as have been found upon the Esquimaux by Dr. RAE, may bear upon them some mark, some token of a prolonged existence. To our minds the " relics" bear evidence, the most indisputable, that the' " FRANKLIN Exfedi tion"—at least the remnant at the mouth of the Great Fish River—has died a death of violence ; and it is deeply to be reeTetted that Dr. RAE, upon such slender evidence, should have so summarily decided their fate, and turned from Pelly Bay, when the distance between him and all that was mortal "of our gallant immortal countrymen was little more than one hundred miles. Cannibalism !—the gallant Sir JoEN FRANKLIN a cannibal—such men as CROZIER, FITZJAMES, STANLEY, GOODSIR, cannibals ! Man eating man —civilised man daring to meet his Maker in a country in which cannibalism has no place—in a condition in which the " savages," so called, of the Great American Continent, thank GoD, never dare to meet their Maker—in a part of the world where the severest punishment is sure to be his doom, an ignominious death and no grave. Such is the law of the Red man. In this state of feeling we turned to the nar ratives of the Expedition in search of Sir Jourr Ross down the . ; Great Fish River. We began with Dr. KING'S narrative, which we pronounced at the time of its publication to be "full of bold adventure and stirring incident." We quote to-day what he has said of his dealings, or rather the dealings of his chief, Sir GEORGE BACK, with the Esquimaux—with those in teresting, but, as it has been often found, treacherous, members of the great human family. And we say, with the devoted brother of one of the crew of the Terror, in his letter, pub lished in our impression of yesterday, from the Times of the same day, that " Dr. RAE has been deeply reprehensible, either in not verifying the reports which he received from the Esquimaux, or if that was absolutely out of the question, in publishing the details of that report, resting as they do on grounds most weak and unsatisfactory. He had far better have kep tsilence altogether than have given us a story which, while it pains the feelings of many, must be very insufficient for all." July 28, 1834:—" We descried a party of Esquimaux, tented on the eastern boundary of a fall, who, as soon as they perceived us, commenced running to and fro in the greatest confusion. Perceiving it was our in tention to land, they approached the boat, nine in num her, and having formed themselves into a semicircle, commenced an address in a loud tone of voice, ele vating and depressing both their arms at the same time, a sign of peace. They motioned us to put off from the shore, and at the same time uttered some unintej ligible words, with a wildness of gesticulation that clearly showed they were under the highest slate of excitement. At the sound of tinta, peace ; kabloons, white people—they ceased yelling, and one and all laid down their spears, and commenced alternately patting their breasts and pointing to heaven. After this mani festation of their peaceful intentions, we landed and shook them heartily by the hand." A. graphic account ef this race follows, but our present purpose compels us to pass on to more important notices of this " race of fishermen." August 22, 1834.- 4 ' We reached the 'Fall' where the Esquimaux were first discovered. To our great astonishment, they had disappeared. This was the more singular, as we parted with them on the most friendly terms."i• August 26, 1834. —"Reached our cache of two bags of pemican. It had evidently been opened, and the contents examined, though carefully covered up again, which was attributed to the Eiquimaux ; and as several of their encampments were found close by, this was very likely to have been the ease,": August 22.—" Just on opening the ♦iew of Lake Franklin, the Esquiinaux were perceived flying with the utmost consternation to the fir distant hills, where they could be just made out with our telescopes as living objects. Their tents were deserted and their canoes secreted ; a conduct so widely different from what had been expected scoria our first interview that we were convinced some thing extraordinary must have taken place. Nor could this be in any way accounted for until our arrival in England, when it was ascertained the three men des patched to Mount Barrow, whose evasive manner at the time gave indications that something unusual had oc curred, fell in during their march w ith a party ofEsquirnaux and for an instant retreated. The natives, in following them, fired a few arrows, upon which the men turned and discharged their guns, killed three of the party, and probably wounded others, it being the practice with the voyagers to load their fowling -pieces with two balls, so as to give them a double chance of securing their game. The natives, thoroughly dismayed at seeing their countrymen fall around them, fled in the greatest disorder, and the men, equally alarmed, betook themselves to flight also. " It is a lamentable fact, that this ill-fated people have hitherto met with nothing but merciless warfare from those whites who have visited their lands. It is to be hoped this sad example will operate as a warning to future travellers never to send a party of men for any distance in a newly-discovered country, without one or other of the officers composing the party accompanying them. A. practice exists amongst some of the tribes to fire blunt arrows in token of their peaceful intentions ; which, in ail probability, was the case with these Esquimaux, though the men were labouring under too much fear to ascertain the fact. If it was so, and the friendly conduct of the natives, in the first instance, justifies the correctness of the assumption, that unfortu nate affair is to be the more deeply deplored. "A depression of spirits (remarks Capt. Back) in the men who visited Mount Barrow was observed for some days previously to our leaving the coast ; and it increased as they approached the site of the Esquimaux encampment to so great an extent that a gloom spread itself, as if by , infection, over the rest of the party, nor could it be dis pelled without a glass of rum.% " I confess that these symptoms of fear escaped my notice, and although the circumstance was not mentioned to me by Captain Back at the time it happened, it doubt less occurred ; which I am the more inclined to believe from my knowledge of the conflict with the natives. "The Esquimau; had they been inclined, might have reurdered us in our beds with the greatest ease ; for we were so little apprehensive of danger that the eight-watch had for some time been discontinued. That some of the party were in a far less happy state of mind was evinced by the gloom Captain Back perceived amongst them ; and in all probability it caused them many an anxious night. Ignorant of this circumstance, and considering no good could arise from any further interview, we nei ther crossed over to that side of the river where the na tives were encamped, nor made the least signs to attract their notice, which must have ♦ery much increased their suspicions of our amicable intentions. On leaving the rapids a number of iron hoops were placed on a pile of stones, together with ribands ofvarious colours, awls, fish hooks, brass rings, and beads, which, of course, would be construed into treachery on our part, for the purpose of alluring them across the river that they might fall an easier prey. During the whole of the 23d Au gust some of the Esquimaux were distinctly seen, by the aid of our telescopes, watching our motions from behind the rocks, while others were busily engaged in hiding their Eieyacks (canoes). About noon, the wind having moderated, we hauled up a rapid, and sailed along the waters of Lake Franklin. August 29.—" At Lake Macdougall several fresh marks, tipped with newly-gathered moss, were percep tible ; and several tracks of men and dogs imprinted on the sand. We had not proceeded far on our course before we •spied three Esquirnaux slowly rising from behind some rocks, where they must have lain concealed at the time of our pacing the shore. A little further on we came in sight of ten tents, strrounded by men, women, and children, altogether amounting to about seventy or eighty. The women and little ones instantly fled to the rocks for protection, but the men awaited us along the shore, uttering some unintelligible words, and making the same friendly motions as the former party. In 6 few moments, however, we were beyond their sight, for Captain Back declined the interview, as he con sidered, in the absence of an interpreter, little or no information could be gathered from them—tactics, now that we are aware of the unfortunate attack upoa the first party, the very worst that could have been adopted. This was the last time these people were seen, and it is much to be feared we left them with a very un favourable impression."T * Narrative of a journey down the Great Fish River in search of Sir John Rose, in 18334-5. By Dr. King. Vol. ii., p. 68. 't. lan], p. 4-6 . 4 ; Idem, ➢. 67. Idem, p. 73. II Hero, pp. 66-7, Back's Joliney to tilt Foist fies,' THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 31, 1854, COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, OCT. 30. The Queen, with the Prince of Wales and P r i nce Alfred, walked in the Home Park this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by Prince Nicholas of Nassau, went out shooting, attended ,by Lord de Tabley, ivlajor-General the Hon. Charles Grey, and Colonel F. H. Seymour. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty in the forenoon. His Serene Highness Prince Nicholas of Nassau took leave of the Queen, and left the Castle to-day. The Earl of Aberdeen left Windsor by an early train this afternoon :—The Belgian Minister, the Austrian Minister, and Countess Colloredo, Lord and Lady John Russell, and the Right Hon. Sidney and Mrs. Herbert. Lord John Russell left his residence, in Richmond Park, yesterday, for Windsor Castle. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, who have bees entertaining a select circle at Gordon Castle, Banffshire, during the autumn, are expected to return to the south early in the ensuing month, en route to Goodwood Park, Sussex, for the winter. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland and family have left Dunrobin Castle, Dornoch, for the south. Their graces, we believe, in consequence of their recent be reavement, intend to pass the winter in comparative re tirement at Trentham Hall, near Lichfield. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford have been enter taining a large party at Woburn Abbey during the past fortnight. Sir Hamilton and Lady Seymour, who have been ♦isiting their graces, and also Lord and Lady Charles Russell, at their seat in Bedfordshire, have re turned to town. The Marchioness of Bute and the young marquis have arrived at Mount Stuart, Rothesay. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury are , entertaining a select circle at Hatfield House, Herts. Mr. Alexander Beresford and Lady Matilda Hope have arrived in Connaught -place, from visiting the noble marquis. The noble Premier, Lord Aberdeen, returned to Argyll House yesterday afternoon, from a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle. The Earl and Countess Granville have left town for Staffordshire. Viscount and Viscountess Curzon are at present stay ing, on a visit, with their relatives, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, at Badminton. Hie Excellency the Auetrian Minister and the Coun tess Colleredo left Chandos House yesterday on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The Earl and Countess of Roden and family left Extols on Saturday, on a visit to Lady Olivia Bernard Sparrow, at Brampton Park, Huntingdon. Lord and Lady Lovat passed through Perth on Wednesday for the south. Lord Brougham arrived last week at Cannes. Lady Malet is staying, on a visit, with Lady Brougham in Grafton-street. Lord and Lady John Russell left Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, yesterday, on a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle. The Right Hon. Charles Shaw Lefevre, Speaker of the House of Commons, ha■ consented to be named a vice-president of the Royal General Annuity Society. COUNT ORLOFF.— STUTTGART, OCT 22.—Count Orloff, who was wounded at the siege of Silistria, passed on the 19th through Krailakeirn, in Wurtemburg, on his way to Professor Chelins, the celebrated surgeon, in Heidel berg. The Count was atteaded by a numerous suite. Six Emigrant Ships for Australia are to start from Southampton during the next month. LIMERICK ELECTION.—On Saturiay Mr. Sergeant O'Brien was elected for the city of Limerick. ENROLMENT OF THE IRISH MurklA.—The Daily Ex press says :—" We believe we are right in announcing that an order has gone out to enrol the Irish militia." ROMAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.—It is stated that the Roman Catholic Univeisity will enrol its first class on Friday next. Mr. Ramsey, the Inspector-General of the Post-cffice Department, has been appointed Railway Arbitrator to the Post-office Department. The office of Inspector- General is abolished. ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PAIRS OF WOODEN SHOES, and the same number of woollen socks, are about to be sent from Lyons to the French army in the East, in order to protect the feet of the soldiers against damp and cold during the winter. THE ARCTIC 3TEAMER.—The ship Mary Blair, arrived at Dublin from Dighy, reports having spoken the John Clemence, on the Bth inst., in lat.' 45 37, long. 51 16, in searck of the boats of the unfortunate steam-ship Arctic. THE NURSES FOR THE WOUNDED.--Among the certi ficated nurses who have just left this country, under the charge of Miss Nightingale, to attend upon the sick and wounded in the British hospital at Scutari, is Miss Erskine, eldest daughter of the Dowager Lady Erskine, of Pwll-y-crochan, North Wales. INVERNESS LOCAL MILITIA. —The process of enrol ling for the Inverness militia is in progress. In Banff and Elgin a considerable number of volunteers have been entered. THE POSTAL SERVICE IN THE EAST.—The. Oambridge Chronicle says that at least twelve copies of that journal have been posted at different times to a soldier now on service in the East, who writes that not one of them has reached him. ' • The Lady of the Mayor of Hereford arrived at South ampton, from the Isle of Wight, on Friday last, and alighted at the Pier Hotel, in the former town. At ❑ight previous to retiring to rest, and while on her knees in the act of prayer, in her bed-room, she expired suddenly in a fit of apoplexy. The fire at Memel, destroyed 3 churches, 5 schools, 9 public edifices, 256 private dwellings, 83 warehouses, 133 stables, 49 coach-houses, and 2 mills, valued at 848,000 thalers, exclusive of merchandi,e. At a recent meeting of the Crystal Palace Company, a vote of thanks was unanimously agreed to for the valuable medical services rendered by Frederick Heiden Esq., during the progress of the works and to the pre sent time, and a request was made on the part of the directors that be would accept the appointment of honorary surgeon to the Crystal Palace. Brighton continues (says the Sussex Express) unusually full of visitors, and notwithstanding that numbers of our summer visitors have closed their sojourn here, the houses they have vacated have been taken by a higher and more aristocratic class of visitors, who usually pass the winter in Brighton. THE EASTERN QUESTION. —A public meeting was held in the lecture-room, Nelson -street, in Newcastle-upon- Tyne, on Monday evening last, to listen to an address front David Urquhart, Esq., en the Eastern question and the present war with Russia. LORD JOHN RUSSELL.—We understand that Lord J. Russell will pay a visit to Sir J. P. Boileau, Bart., at Ketteringham, during next week. We hear that arrange ments will probably be made for a meeting of the friends of the educational institutions in the city, and that his lordship will be invited to attend.—Norfolk Chronicle. THE ORDER OF ST. PATRIC K. —Th e r ibb on of th i s ancient and highly honourabl e order, vacant by the death of the M ,rquie of Ormonde, has been offered to the Marquis of Londonderry and declined. We are not aware of the reasons that induced his lordship to refuse this distinguished honour, but it could riot have been conferred on a more high-minded and popular noble man."—Belfast Whig. LIEUT. MAXSE. —Lieut. Maxse is a Sussex man, hey ing been born at Woolbeding, near Midhurst. His father, a large sugar refiner, married Lady Caroline Berkeley, sister to Earl Fit2hardinge and Admiral Berkeley The family estate is near Bristol ; but, when the hero of the Agamemnon was born, Mr. duxes occupied a house at Woolbeding, and we may, therefore, fairly claim Lieut. Masse as a Sussex man.—Sussex Express. SHIPWRECKED FISHERMEN AND MARINERS' SOCIETY. —FAVERSHAM, Oct. 20.—The committee of the Ship wrecked Fi-hermen and Mariners' Society have granted five guineas fur relief of the widow and children of Mr. G. Chambers, late master of the Confidence barge, he having died of cholera on the 9th inst SisrEits OF MERCY FOR THE EAST.—The Team Herald contains the following :—" Amongst the Sisters of Mercy who have left for the seat of war on their heroic mission are two daughters of Capt. Fitzgerald Higgins, of Glencerrib House, and sisters of the hen. member for the county Mayo. We understand that some of the ladies of the Convent of Mercy in this town also intend to join those of their order who are proceeding to the seat of war." SHIP-BUILDING IN BRITISH AMERICA. —According to the advice.. from Briti,h North America, the impetus given to ship-building by the speculative prices lately current on this side shows no abatement. On the 30th of September there were 87 vessels building at St. John's (N. 8.), of an aggregate burden of 81,740 tons, and 30 at Quebec, of an aggregate of 26,340 tons, making a total of 117 ships and 103,080 tonnage. HONORARY REWARD. TESTIMONIAL FROM THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO A TYNE CAPTAIN.—SHIELDS, Oct. 27.—The collector and comptroller of customs at Shields has received, from the French Minister of Marine, a medal and complimentary certificate to present to Captain Yeeies, many years master of the Dantzic brig, in consideration of Yeeles' very humane services rendered to the crew of the French ship La Rose, in September, 1853. On one side of the medal is a bust of the Emperor, with the inscription, " Napo leon 111., Empereur ;" on the reverse side is inscribed, " Ministre de la Marine. —A. Yeeles, Capitaine du brig Aeglais Dantzic, secours a des Marins Fran2ais, 1853." TAMAR MARIA MINE.--Yesterday an ordinary meet• ing of shareholders in this mine was held at their offices, Royal Exchange ; Mr. Weatherly in the chair. The accounts showed a balance in favour of the mine of 298/. 3s. 5d., irrespective of the value of 1,690 shares in hand. In answer to questions, the secretary said it was considered that there were about ten fathoms more to drive, and that the expenses of working were about 401. per month. After some discussion, it was resolved that the unconverted shares, already declared forfeited, should be sold, and a resolution to this effect haying been carried, and some formal business transacted, the proceedings terminated. DEATH FROM FISH.--Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Bed ford held an inquest at the Vestry-hall of St. Clement's Danes, Strand, on the body of Sarah Miller, aged be twee❑ three and four, the 'daughter of Henry Miller, a porter in Covent-garden Market. The deceased had been left alone in a room, on Saturday morning, where there was a fire, whilst the mother went out into the neighbour hood, and was shortly afterwards seen to run into the passage enveloped in flames. The coroner, addressing the mother, said it was lamentable to sae how numerous these cases were. If a mother could not take her child out with her, it would be better to leave it without fire than have it burned to death. He had bad three cases of death that week where the children had not been left more than a minute. Verdict—" Accidental death.: THE THEATRES. ADELPHL—A new farce was performed at this theatre last evening, entitled "Bona Ride Travellers," written by Mr. Brough, in which, according to the bill, a new point of law, arising out of the new Beer Bill, would be tried. The farce was given out for repetition every evening, and will no doubt continue for some time to furnish food for laughter. ST. JAMES'S.—Last night a new drama in three acts was produced in this theatre under the name of Honour before Titles. In tone and sentiment it is so decidedly Gallic, that even if uninformed of its being an adaptation of Lee Poissarde, we should unhesitatingly fix on its birth-place. The piece was eminently successful. Mrs. Seymour received the congratulations of the audience at the end of the second act, and also at the conclusion. SURREY.—The Surrey Theatre has not been long be hind Astley'S in producing its startling war drama, which was introduced to the public last night under the title of Brothers in Arms ; or, the Angel's Whisper and the Bond of Love. The piece added to its attractions two admirable panoramas and plenty of excellent scenery, and it was received with the loudest demon strations of patriotism and amusement. Its repetition until further notice was announced amidst unbounded applause. The piece went off well. M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.—Drury-lane Theatre was crowded in every nart last night by M. Jullien's ad mirers, who hailed their idol and his extraordinary music with a vociferous, fanciful, and exuberant enthu siasm peculiar to promenade concert audiences. " God Save the Queen" and " Partant pour la Syria" were called for twice in the course of the evening, and en cored with extraordinary enthusiasm—the audience standing and singing the airs with the band on each occasion. TRANSMISSION OF NEWS FROM SEBASTOPOL. We find the following in a letter from Berlin this morning : " People complain that the allied Governments have not adopted measures for the conveyance of intelligence from Sebastopol by more direct means than the circui tous route of Constantinople, which requires nine or ten days ; whilst intelligence reaches Vienna and Berlin in five or six days, via St. Petersburg and Warsaw. This is to be lamented, and the more so since the public are left during four or five days to the mercy of tele graphic scraps notoriously transmitted from the Em peror's own Cabinet, or to the concoctions of the Vienna fabricers of news. This might he remedied in a great mea sure by daily communication between Balaklava and Varna, thence by Tatars to Bucharest, from thence to Hermanstadt or Cronstadt by couriers, and finally, to the British or French legations at Vienna. It has been calculated by our consul-general at Bucharest that 90 hours would suffice for the whole passage by water, courier, and wire, ofde spatches from Balaklava to Vienna ; so that the French and English Governments might issue bulletins every day with news not more than four days old. The public may wait for details, but no efforts, or even expel se, ought to be spared, during the present crisis, to enable the Government to com municate a few words of outline, and thereby correct the evil effects of the St. Petersburg, and in some cases Vienna manufactories. In consequence of the new telegraphic line, established direct between Konigsberg and St. Petersburg, via Mariapel, despatches now come from the former capital to this place within a few hours, and not more than five days are required between St. Petersburg and Sebastopol, when weather is favourable. Thus the Russian legation here rapidly obtains such in formation as the Emperor thinks fit to forward, and communicates it to the Russian organ at this place, so as to appear on the following evening. CRYSTAL PALACE, Oct. 30.—Shilling Day.—Admis sion at the doors, 3,234 ; admission by season tickets 313 ; total, 3,547. PARIS BOURSE.—The closing accounts from the Paris Bourse yesterday evening present no important variation, but prices were rather less firm. At Vienna the money market still experiences much agitation, and the last quotations indicate renewed distrust. REVEL.— From Revel the mercantile letters mention that the blockade was considered to have been removed by the departure of the ships of the allied fleets from before that port. PRODUCE MARKETS.—The weekly reviews from the A.aisterdam and Ronterdam produce-markets state that, although operations had not been extensive, quotations were well supported. Rice, swing to contitiuout pur chases, had further improved. There was also a dispo sition to speculate in indigo, and the late advance had been supported. Business in cotton and tobacco had been limited. ODESSA.—The advices from Odessa mention that ships continued to be chartered to load seed from the Russian ports iu the Black Sea. They also refer to the commencement of the bombardment of Sebastopol, and claim great advantages for the Russians as the result of the operations for the first day. DEPARTURES FROM THE PORT OF LONDON.—The departures from the port of London for the Australian colonies during the week have comprised 15 vessels, of which six were for Port Phillip, with an aggregate bur den of 4,896 tons ; three for Sydney, with an aggregate burden of 2,822 tons ; three for Adelaide, with an ag gregate burden of 1,454 tens ; one fn- New Zealand, if 597 tons ; one for Portland BAY, of 535 tens ; and one for Hobart Town, of 418 tons. Their total capacity was consequently 10,722 tons. The rates of freight con tinue to exhibit heavint es. FATAL SCAf'FOLD ACClDENT.—Yesterday Mr. Bed ford held an inquest on James Watkins, a mason, who died in King's College Hospital from a fractu-e of the spine, caused by his falling from a scaffold 40 feet high, on which he was at work, at Mousley, in Surrey. There being no clear evidence as to the cause of the accident the jury returned an open verdict, leaving Opportunity for future investigation. should it he judged desirable. THREE ALARMING FIRES.— During Sunday night three alarming fires took place in the metropolitan district. One fire happened in the extensive premises belonging to Mr. M. Washington, wholesale and retail sta tioner, carrying on business at 2, Queen's-road, Dalston. The total loss is very considerable ; but fortunately Mr. Washington was insured in the Leeds and Yorkshire Fire Office, and Mr. Tomlinson was also insured in the Guardian Fire Office. The origin of the disaster could not be ascertained. About the same time as the above fire broke out, another took place in the lodging-house belonging to Mr. J. Cooke, No. 781, Queen street, Cheapside, City. It was caused from the heat of the stove, which ignited the bond timbers near the place. Another fire, caused by an escape of gas, took place on the premises belonging to Mr. G. Key, a licensed vic tualler, and proprietor of the Horse and Groom Tavern, Winsley•street, Oxford-street. A MAD BULL IN PENTONVILLE.—Last evening, be tween seven and eight o'clock, an infuriated bullock was the cause of considerable alarm in the neighbour. hood of Penton-place, Pentonville, as it had evidently become unmanageable by the drover in charge. FATAL RAILWAY ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning, at the Alloa junction of the Scottish Central Railway, the guards of a goods train, named Peter Robertson, fell ac cidentally from a carriage, and the wheels of the train passing over his neck literally severed his head from his body.—Edinburgh. Courant. DEATH OF A PUBLIC CHARACTER IN THE WORKHOUSE. —On Wednesday the well-known dwarf, " Welshman Jones," who has been exhibited and formed an object of popular interest throughout Great Britain and Ireland for the past 30 years, died in the infirmary of the Kil kenny Union Workhouse. IMPROVEMENT OF THE DWELLINGS OF THE WORKING CLASSES.—Yesterday a number of gentlemen interested in the general object of improving the condition of the working classes met together at the residence of Mr. Stevens, in Finsbury-place south, on that gentleman's in vitation, to take the preliminary steps for forming an as sociation for the purpose of acquiring old dilapidated and unhealthy houses, such as those which at present form the dwellings of the great majority of the poor, repair ing them, introducing such alterations as experience has shown to be necessary for health as well as comfort, and letting them out it, apartments at rents as low, or even lower, than are now charged_ to those who inhabit them. E XC HEQUER CHAMBER (Monday)—TIDMAN V. AINSLIE. —The hearing of the evidence in this case was renewed in the Exchequer Chamber, at 10 o'clock to-day, before Mr. Whateley, Q C., in his capacity of arbitrator. Dr. Tidman again appeared as a witness, and was 're examined by Mr. Serjeant Wilkins. The evidence of this witness having been brought to a close a few mi nutes before four o'clock, the further hearing of the case was adjourned till a quarter past 10 o'clock to-morrow (this day). CORDWAINERS' WARD. —PATRIOTIC FUND.—lmmedi ately after the nesting of the inhabitants of Cordwainers' Ward, on Friday last, a subscription was commenced by Alderman Salomons, who contributed 1001., and Mr. Moore, who, upon the part of Messrs. Groucock, Cope ston, and Moore, contributed to the same amount ; arid the local committee promised to take immediate steps to invite the co-operation of the other large firms, and of the inhabitants of the ward generally. THE NEWCASTLE FlRE.—Five more deaths have - oc curred in the Newcastle Infirmary from injuries received during the late explosion. There are still 80 patients on the books of the dispensary at Gateshead, and two or three of the cases are very critical iu their character. Some of the injuries which the patients had received are "such as hid scarcely ever been known or heard of before." SCHOOLS OF MINES FOR CORNWALL.—The important scheme which was set on foot a short time since for the establishment of Government schools of mines in Corn wall is likely to be shortly brought to a successful issue. The greatest interest has been manifested its the under taking by the members and the principal noblemen and gentlemen of the county, and everything is so far ar ranged on their part that they only await the answer of the Department of Science and Art. It is proposed that the central schools shall be at Truro, where facili ties are afforded by the laboratory and lecture-room of the Cornwall Institution. There will be three teachers —one for mineralogy and chemistry, another for mathe matics, mechanics, and mining machinery, and a third for practical mining. As an instance of the good which may be effected by the teaching in these schools, we may state that two young Turks who have received in struction in the Government Schools of Mines in Jermyn-street have been brought down to Cornwall, and placed in the Agnes and Perran Mines, where they work with the " pick" and " gad," and are now able to earn wages. In accordance with the suggestion of Sir Ilenryde la, Bache, the teachers, immediately after appointment, will be sent to the institution in Jerinyn street, and will subsequently make a tour through the mining districts in Cornwall. Arrangements will also be made for sending exhibitioners to Jermyn.street, and it is hoped that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, who is Duke of Cornwall, will found two exhibitions for that purpose. LATEST NEWS. BOMBARDMENT OF SEBASTOPOL. BERLIN, OCT. 30. A Russian despatch, dated St. Petersburg, 28th October, and purporting to bring news from Se bastopol to the 23d, has been received here. It states that the siege still continued ; that the fortifications had received little damage ; that the attack by sea had not been renewed. The despatch states that a sortie against the French batteries had been completely successful ; that eleven guns and eight mortars had been spiked. It adds that Lord Dunkellin, son of Lord Clanricarde, had been made prisoner. The date of the sortie is not given. [We give this Russian despatch as we have re ceived it, without vouching for its authenticity.] THE BALTIC FLEET. Captain Hall, of her Majesty's ship Hecla, left Admiral Plumridge's squadron all well, consisting of the Neptune, Prince Regent, Monarch, and St. George, on the 28th instant., in lat. 53.50 N., long. 3.30 E., making the best of their way against a strong head-wind. Her Majesty's ship Hecla passed Folkestone at 2 p.m. for Portsmouth. THE CRIMEA. PRINCE PASKIEWITCH IN TROUBLE. A letter from Vienna this morning says :—" It is now affirmed that displeasure has been expressed by the Emperor to Prince Pakiewitch for having communicated the loss of the 500 on the first day's bombardment, that part of the communication being intended as confidential. The result has been that efforts are being made here to declare the assertion to be an exaggeration, or at all events a proof of Russian candour and veracity. It has, however, had a totally opposite effect on the public. The Trieste Observer states from Constantinople that the Russian war steamer, which some time ago destroyed some Turkish trading vessels, has again made her appearance in the Black Sea under British colours, and burnt, off Kilia, a Turkish ves sel laden with coals. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa states that the British troops at Sebastopol have some heavy guns of a peculiar contrivance there for trial, in vented by Lieut.-Col. Cavalli, one of the Sardinian army. These guns were tried some months ago at the camp of San Maurizio, and were ascertained to have a range of 5,000 yards, with a deviation of little more than three feet. The projectile is of a conical form. ARRIVAL OF THE CZAR'S SONS AT ODESSA. ODESSA, Oct. 16.—Yesterday, at midnight, the Grand Duke Michael and Nicholas (the youngest sons of the Emperor) arrived here. They were re ceived by the Generals Dannenberg, Annenkoff, Krusenstern, Lanskoi, Meidel, Visclanjeffski, Knor ring, &c., who went out to meet them on the Nikolajeff road. During their stay, which may last two or three days, they will review Danneu berg's corps (the 4th), encamped between Odessa and Nikolajeff, and they will then proceed to Kish en' ff, Prince Gortschakoff's head-quarters, in order to take active service in the army. They are said to be the bearers of important instructions to the Prince concerning the opening of the next cam paign. Their presence cannot fail to raise the drooping spirits of the men, and will no doubt ex ercise great influence on their energy in the field. " Accounts from Odessa," says the Ost D eu t sc h e Post of Vienna of the 26th, "state that the Rus sian corps of infantry assembled at Perekop on the 15th, and immediately after commenced its march with 60 pieces of artillery for Simpheropol by the Steppes, and will there join the forces of Prince Menschikoff. The total force in the Crimea will be as follows :—Garrison of Sebastopol, including the crews of the fleet, 34,000 ; corps of Prince Menschikoff, 26,000 ; corps of General Liprandi, 24,000 ; total, 84,000." A letter from Odessa says that the Russian engi neers who were employed at Silistria are now at Sebastopol. THE PRINCIPALITIES. The Wanderer of Vienna states that upon the invitation of Omer Pk.eha a body of 3,000 Albanian Christians of Turkish Albania has left Privesend for Schumla to take part in one of the expeditious against the Russians. Letters from Jassy state that the Hospodar of Moldavia, Prince Ghika, will make his solemn entry into that capital on the 3d November, which will be the anniversary of the day on which he quit'ed it last year. Sadyk Pacha, on occupying Braila, issued a pro clamation to the inhabitants, which has been pub lished in the Fremden , Blatt, together with Massar Pacha's address to the citizens of Bucharest : Mehmed Sadyk says : " If I find that you correspond or have an under standing with the enemy, or that you seduce the Turkish soldiers from their duty, that you conspire against order and public tranquillity, you shall be immediately arrested, tried, and punished by the laws of war, with out any consideration for the rank of the guilty Party., " I desire at the same time to be informed where the wounded Russians may be lying concealed, in order that they may receive help and succour ; for our august Emperor, when taking up arms to defend rights and repel attacks, wishes his soldiers to succour those that suffer, not only amongst his own troops, but also those of the enemy." Massar Pacha has issued the following manifesto: Inhabitants of Bucharest !—By command of his Highness the Generalissimo Omer Pacha, I thank you for the generous offer you made of delivering wood and candles gratuitously to the Ottoman troops quartered upon you. "This generosity on the part of a population, already so cruelly tried, has deeply affected his Highness ; but in his care for your welfare he has deemed it right to decline this new proof of your attachment. " I therefore invite you merely to give victuals to the troops ; whatever else they require will be abundantly supplied by the Governtneut of his Imperial Majesty. "The City Commandant, " MAMIE PACIIA." RUSSIA. Letters from Russia state that the Czar has issued an ukase, dated the 15th, conferring upon General Schulgin the government of St. Peters burg, vice the Hereditary Prince, who commands the Guards now marching towards Poland. The Wanderer of Vienna of the 26th says : " Several letters from Warsaw on which reliance may be placed, state that the Hereditary Grand Duke will arrive in that city at the eud of this month, and take the command of the guards who have arrived in, and are on their march towards, that city. The following, from the Odessa journal of the 6th of October, shows that the governor of that place, General Annenkoff 11., is resolved not to be inexpert in hatching " Muscovy ducks" "On the 29th September one of the enemy's steamers, which had for some time been cruising off our harbour, chased two barques laden with wood coining from Cherssn . One of these boats was captured by the enemy and taken in tow ; the other succeeded in running aground near Dosinoweka, about a musket-shot from the beach. The steamer sent three boats, the crews armed with rifles ; but cur gallant Cossacks of the 2d sotnia, 37th Don Regiment, hastened to the shore and defended the boat with well•directed shots. In vain the enemy showered shots of all kind, even grape, from the steamer—in vain they U`s l .-liarged their rifles from their boats—our Cossacks dauntlessly sustained the combat, the enemy retired, and the defended boat re mained in our possession. Oa our side, fortunately, we had neither killed nor wounded. The loss of the enemy is unknown. "On the 20th (old style) twe enemy's steamers ap proached the shore near the Cossack station of Grigo riewka, with the intention of taking possession of a raft laden with timber. For this purpose they sent off a boat, and opened a heavy fire against the 4th setnir of the 37th Don Regiment, which was thrown out in a chain of tirailleurs. But scarcely had the boat reached the raft and•fastened ropes to to w it off , ere our brave C ossac k s, ' regardless of their small numbers, opened such a sharp fire that the enemy was compelled to abandon his enter prise, and retire without effecting the same. God be praised ! we had no loss during this combat. &c." sch T eiki he n n g, f p ol o l p ovr off, c a o u m ci m o e t n h d e a r ti i o n n v s u 1 bestowed of the Don. roa PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Oct. 28.—The result of the conference held last evening at the Foreign-office, between Mews, Yon der Pfordteu, de Beust, and Baron Manteuffel, has not transpired, but strong grounds exist for affirming that the Bavarian Minister has so far succeeded in his object as to prevail upon the Prussian Premier to adopt such measures in regard to Austria as will produce such approachment as may prevent a split between German States. M. von der Pfordten, whose career shows proof of his abilities, is said to have expressed himself with great firm ness and candour, and to have dwelt with force and justness upon the dangerous policy of Prussia, especially as regards Austria and Germany. M. von der Pfordten (so it is asserted) has not scrupled to point out to M. de Manteuffel that the quasi abdication of her position as a great European Power reflected most prejudicially upon secondary German States—that the attitude assumed in re gard to Austria was pregnant with evils, and not only menaced dissolution of German accord and unity, but inevitably tended to throw Austria into close union with the West. Further, upon being asked what Bavaria would do in case Prus sia should decline to adopt the Austrian point of view, M.. von der Pfordten is said to have re plied, "In that case Bavaria will deem herself at liberty to consult her own individual interests alone ; ' or, in plainer terms, that she, being in no way disposed to he crushed between Austria and France, would side wig 11 Austria, and perhaps form part of the alliance that might ensue. The Russian organ here announces, under the head of " Paris," that the Emperor of Austria has declared that the result of the siege of Sebastopol will not influence his policy, and that Austria has required to kno'w of the Western Powers what are the conditions upon which they will treat for peace. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, OCT. 27. The Ost Deutsche Post of Vienna of the 26th says :—" The diplom , :tic relations between this Cabinet and that of St. Petersburg are rather animated at present in consequence of the re ciprocal questions which these two Cabinets are addressing to each other on the concentrations of troops which are taking place on their re spective frontiers. It is known that Austria began by asking explanations concerning the collection of Russian troops on the frontier of Gallicia, and the only answer given at St. Peters burg was an enquiry as to what was meant by the concentration of Austrian troops in Galicia. It is said that this enqury has led to a new note which was forwarded some days back to Count Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador at St. Petersburg." A letter from Vienna of the 26th, in the Ger man Journal of Frankfort, says : " We can affirm, from a sure source, that propositions have arrived here from Paris and London to the Cabinet of Vienna, relative to a treaty of alliance, offensive and defensive. It is certain that Austria has not as yet ac cepted these propositions, and that negotiations on the sucject are still pending. It is said that the Emperor lately declared that he was unwilling to neglect any means of placing his policy in unison with that of Prussia, so as to spare Germany the Consequences of a schism. The intention consequently appears to be to await the result of M. de Pfordten's mission, although it is scarcely expected that it will terminate successfully. It is remarkable that, even amongst the best informed circles, nothing positive is known concerning that mis skm. The intelligence is being confirmed, that the little German States are joining the Austrian policy. The adhesion of several cabinets reached Vienna yesterday, and up to this time Saxony and Wurtemberg are the only states which have pronounced directly against that policy. In the Department of Commerce the project of a mort gage bank is in preparation." A Vienna correspondent of the Augsburg Gazette has given the following interesting information re lative to the Austrian army :-69,800 men, with 144 guns, are posted in the German provinces (in Aus tria), under the command of Gen. Count Wimpffen. The army, under Marshal Radetzky, in the Lom bardo-Venetian provinces, and on the right bank of the Po, consists of 117,000 men, with 160 guns. The " mobile" army in Galicia, the Bukovina, and the Danubian Principalities, with the re serves in Hungary and Transylvania, is composed of 30 infantry regiments, 10 battalions of Chasseurs, 16 regiments of heavy and 18 of light cavalry, 12 battalions of Border troops, 24 depot battalions, and 25 field and 18 reserve batteries. The total is 225,800 men, with 200 field and 144 reserve guns. The troops are thus distributed. In the Danubian Principalities 24,000 men (this is much below the mark), in Hungary and Transylvania 58,000 men, in Gallicia and the Bukovina 80,000, and in the district of Cracow 63,000 men. The forces under Ban Jellachich and 6eneral Mamula consist of 25,400 troops of the line and 70,000 Borderers, with 72 guns. In the Federal fortresses in Ger many are 12,000 men, with 24 guns. According to this calculation, the military force of Austria is composed of 522,200 men, with 664 guns, and this is probably below rather than above the mark. ITALY. - A letter from Rome of the 20th, in the Mor&iteur, says :—" Not content with the bad success of his preceding ernbasiies, Mazzini has again sent two agents to Rome ; on e t o o b serve , th other to act. They have pecuniary resources, and affirm that they derive them from Russia. They announce a landing of arms sent in a vessel, which is said to have come from Tortosa and Alicant, and which, not having been able to effect a landing in Sicily, had returned to Alicant, from which it will visit the Roman coast." THE BALTIC. Accounts from Kiel, of the 26th, state that the Royal George, Duke of Wellington, and Princess Royal, had just reached that port. The latter got aground off Bulck, but was soon eased off. Other liners had also arrived, and the impression was that they would remain at Kiel until the first week of next month. Some young officers from these or other ships (among them a son of the First Lord of the Admiralty) have passed through this place on their way to England, on leave. They gave most favourable accounts of the health of the crews. It is possible that this splendid fleet may not have performed all that was anticipated of them ; nay; less than some daring officers, having no other responsibility but the gallant fighting of their own vessel may suppose to have been feasible ; but every impartial mala will admit that more could not be done with the means at Sir Charles Napier's dis posal without an unheard of sacrifice of life and vessels, and this with most dubious chances of suc cess. Be this as it may, three points cannot be denied—Russian sea-going navigation has been de stroyed ; an army of 140,000 elite troops has been kept in check ; and the three finest divisions of the Russian fleet, with 24,000 sailors ; and 12,000 marines, have been pent up behind their granite walls, and rendered of no more use than sheer hulks. Nor, setting aside the destruction of Bomarsund and the self-destruction of Ilango-Ijdol batteries, is it a slight merit to have passed six months in the most dangerous and intricate waters in the world, and this with colossal liners, without the loss of a single vessel, and with little other damage than a few fathoms of torn copper. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, OCT. 23.—0 n Wednesday next a great banquet will be given to the members of both houses of Parliament by the citizens of Copenhagen, as a parting salutation, a stirrup-cup, previous to their return to their own homes. The citizens will on this occasion publicly thank them for the firm ness with which they have defended the constitu tion and rights of the free Danish people. The feast will be given in the great hall of the Shooting Guild (Skyde-bane) on the Westerbro. This is, unfortu nately. the largest dining-room in the capital, ac commodating only about 300 or 400. The last post from Finland announces that the English had approached so near to Cristianstad that the telegraph men on shore had seen them carry off a schooner. The English prisoners, who had been kept at Osterbotten were now removed to Abo. TUSCANY. The Grand Duke of Tuscany has issued a de.. cree, dated the 21st, enacting that any civilian guilty of inducing a soldier to desert shall be tried by Court-martial. Even cases of the kind now pending are to be tried by martial law. In future the crime alluded to is to be punished in time of peace with from 18 months to three years' imprisonment, 'if the desertion has taken place, and from three to 12 months' imprisonment if it has not. In time of war, the civilian who shall have advised a soldier to desert to the enemy, or in the presence of the enemy, shall be punished with death, or with an imprisonment of from four to six years, if under other circumstances. These punishments are to be inflicted whether the deser tion has been committed or not. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY. Besides the telegraphic despatch published by the Moniteur of this morning, and which we pub lished yesterday, the following have also been re ceived in the course of the day " MARSEILLES, Oct. 29.—The packet which left Constantinople on the 20th has not yet arrived. It is supposed that she has been detained by the bad weather, or is waiting for despatches f rom th e em bassy. The report of the arrival of the Euphrate is incorrect ; that steamer has gone to Varna." " ST. PETERSBURG, OCt. 29. —Accounts from Sebastopol of the 23d inst. state that the siege and bombardment continue. The damage caused by the enemy's fire is inconsiderable. Ina sortie