The Sun. — London, England, 1854-11-15 00:00:00

TIIEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE, M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. (IeOR ONE MONTH ONLY.) LAST WEEK BUT TWO. The Programme is changed Every Evening. PROGRAMME for THIS EVENING (Wednesday, Nev. 15) : PART I. Overture, " Zama"— •• • . ••• • • Herold. Quadrille, " The American Quadrille"— ...... • Symphony, the Andante, Irom the "pastoral .Symphony " New Song, "Minnie," sung by Madame Anna ninon ............ • • • G. Linley. n. Solo, " Xatty Did" Quintette, " Das Madchen am Fenster," performed by MM. Duhema, Stenebruggen, Simar, Hughes, and Herr Kcenig (second time). ..... Quadrille, " The British Army," assisted by the military bands (last time but three)••• . •••• •••• Jallien. " God save the Queen." " Partant pour la Syrie PAlrr 11. Overture, " Tanhanser," Wagner. American Song, " The Old Friends at Ho me," ( melody), sung by Madame Anna Thillon Polka, " The Staff Polka" (first time), Herr Roenig's last composition. Valle, "La Prima Donna"• ••••• • • • • • • • • "Men' • " Seo, Violin, " Valse Diabolique," performed by donor Robbio ............................ Robbio. Galop, " The Charge Galop" (seco nd time) ••• • .. Ju lben. PRICES OF ADXTS3IO:4 —Promenade, boxes, and galleries, Is.; dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; private boses 1/. le. and 11. lls. 6d. The Concerts on each evening will commence at Eight and termi nate at Eleven o'clock. M. JULLIEN'S GRASD IS XL MASQUE will take place on MONDAY, Dec. 11. TITEATIV. ROYAL MAYUARKET. Cnder the management of Mr. Backstono. THIS EVENENG, Nov. 15, Will pe performed JOHN BULL. Characters by Messrs. Chip pendale, W. Farrell, and Hudson ; Mis E. Chaplin, Muss Martin dale, and Mrs. Poynter. To which will be wiled THE SPANISH DANCERS. yellowed by HOW TO PAY THE RENT. To conclude with the FLOWER OF THE PORT. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARM SEAN. THIS EVENING, Nov. 15, Will be performed (for the sth time this season) THE CORSI CAN BROTHERS. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. After which will be presented a new Melo-dramatic Spectacle, in three acts, entitled SCHAMYL, the Warrior Prophet. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webstor.—Directress, Madame Celesta. THIS EVENLY(, Nov. 15. WI II be performed TilE SERIOUan S FAMILY M . Characte Wooigar r , s and by Messrs. C. Selby, Leigh Murray, Keeley ; iss Mrs. Keeley. Followed by BONA FIDE TRAVELLERS. After which ME PIIISTOPIIE LES. To conclude with THE Firm OF NOVEMBER. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEtTRB. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Nor. 15, Will be presented THE BEULAH SPA. Principal characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, F. Robson, and H. Cooper; Miss Marston, Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. Fitzallan, and Miss Julia St. George. To be followed by TILE TRUSTEE. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, F. Vining, Emery, and Leslie; Miss Maska, ant Miss Stephens. To conclude with the Farce, called A BLIGIITED BEING, in which Mr. Robson will appear. A STLETS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Indescribable Attraction, and suceess beyond all preceient I THIS EVENING, Esq. A , called T RAND ILE BATTLE OF THE ALMA MILITARY SPECTACLE, byA I T. H. STocqulLLza, After which, those PREMIERES SCENES in the CIRCLE, for vrhich this Theatre is so renowned. To conclude with an interesting PIECE DERNIERE. Y.B.—An early attendance is respectfully suggested, in consequenc f the numbers who nightly throng the doors of the Theatre. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. 11. Cooke. Equestrian Director, btr. Wm. Cooke, jun. Tits Der —Morning 46 min.after 9 1 Evening 20 min.a ft . 10 To s4CEILOW - Morning 53 cain.after 10 1 Evening 22 min.aft. 11 THE WEATHER.—Suzi Orrica, Nov. 15. THEE...N(O3MM, IN THE SHADE. 58— highest since noon yesterday. 39—lowest this morning and during the night. 51—this day, at noon. Bauvcrun, 29.17—fallen very low. WIND, S.W.—Light. Rain all the morning. Noon — fine, with sunshine. Afternoon—fine, mild, clear, sun shiny weather. THE "COMING" CAPTURE SEBASTOPOL WILL BE PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION "THE SUN" THE MOMENT THE EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE IS ISSUED, TOGETHER WITH A LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED Orders received by a 7 l News Agents, and at " THE SUN" OFFICE, 112, Strand, London. t.) e...N ": 4 A4('' -- 7(1)113 ‘511,31 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1854 "Another such victory, and lam lost." Such ' was the exclamation of the daring King of Err ma, when the Romans, whom he was teaching to fight, had in turn become the assailants, and were on each occasion pressing him more closely, and rendering the result more doubtful than the pre ceding conflict. He had no railways or steam transports by which to recruit his exhausted forces. Each dearly-bought victory materially diminished his effective strength, while his • opponents received new reinforcements after every battle, and were thus enabled to resume the offensive whenever a suitable opportunity arose. We should profit by the salutary lesson, al though a score of centuries have elapsed since it was taught to a great military power, whose disciplined and veteran troops were the admiration of the world in the olden time. The soldiers of PYRRHUS performed prodigies of valour. Each man was a host in himself ; but, notwithstanding their unequalled bravery and ecliciency, they were eventually obliged to succumb to those who could receive constant reinforcements, and whose losses were supplied almost as rapidly as they occurred by fresh levies, and the inces sant infusion of new blood. It was not, how ever, the fault of the Epirote monarch. The means of transit were wanting, and even if he could have enlisted conscripts, he could not have ha d them conveyed to the scene of war. We ha ve , however, no such excuse! We have Then) money, and means of transport. Although hostilities are waged on Russian soil, or rather in a portion of its plundered territory, we have greater facilities for sending either the personnel r materiel of war to the Crimea than the AUTO CHAT himself. Innu merable vessels—at least six hundred, and and thus independent of the winds —fl oat on the wa t e rs of the Euxine. Within t wo, or at most th r ee days, men, ammunition, provisions, all that could possibly be required to bring the campai gn to a glorious and most successful termination, might be brought from Varna or the Bosphorus. Other vessels could bring the chivalry of France or the gallant troops of England. to the spot. But as yet little, if anything, has been effected. We leave those of whom we may well be proud to perish from over-fatigue, without making au exer tion to save them, or even to diminish their too arduous labours. The same fatal inaction that S Lteptolhem lingering at Malta, at Gallipoli, at Sou ! ' _ s f ßiyarna is still perceptible. O ur men are k.* do too much, while our Min isters do ( ti o l , ,;?` 1 ' -1141ipAous err i, ~ r --,,.,,_ _.. or may be in a great degree .1 ascribed to the determination of our Ministers to make the present generation bear the en tire expenses of the war —to cast no portion, however trifling, on posterity, and that, although posterity had been relieved by the payment of eight millions of the debt con- tracted during the past century, an outlay which we were gravely told was " useful as a financial demonstration." The war could not, under such circumstances, be 'vigorously or energetically car ried on. We were obliged to look too closely to the expenditure to send a sufficiency of troops to the Crimea, or to supply the proper description of gun-boats for the Baltic. We are compelled to display a petty cheese-paring economy, incon sistent with the magnitude of the emergency, or a life-and-death contest against such a Power as Russia, and a perversely obstinate Monarch like the AUTOCRAT. But Lord ABERDEEN wishes to disgust the people with the war—to make every Englishman keep up a perpetual whining for peace like that in which he himself indulges. Mr. GLADSTONE willingly receives a like inspira tion. Through his financial policy, against which we earnestly and emphatically protested, when the Budget was first opened, we have been de barred from the energetic exertions which in the firstlinstancewouldhavebeen decisive. The "penny wise-and-pound-foolish system" prevailed, and we shall witness the melancholy results in the sufferings and deaths of our gallant fellows, and the encouragement afforded to the adversary. It is not the least painful reflection that much of this might have been averted had we earlier re fused to follow blindfolded in the train of Lord ABERDEEN and Mr. GLADSTONE. NICHOLAS iS not influenced by such ridiculous red tapisna. Notwithstanding the difficulties by which he was embarrassed, that his other provinces were threatened by the experienced veterans under OMER PACHA, and that he was debarred from the sea passage, he has contrived to send troops from Asia, from Odessa, and from the Principalities. " INCREASED BY RE INFORCEMENTS NROM THE DANUBE," or Some other district, appears to be the text of every new despatch, while we remain idle, awaiting informa tion that may teach us that assistance has been too long deferred, and that the sloth and apathy of Government have more than counterbalanced the valour and discipline of our troops ; that as, in the olden time, what has been gained by our warriors has been lost by our civilians ; the pen has sacrificed what the sword has acquired. Why, we ask, if Government was really in earnest, have not the Himalaya, and the other steam-vessels now lying idle in the Black Sea, been sent home for reinforcements. They have been detained without the slightest possible advantage to the Allied cause, while they might have been sent home, aye and returned with a living freight, if not from England, at least from France. It is said that at length, even at the eleventh hour, we are looking anxiously for transports, and that now we cannot obtain sufficient power ; that the Penin sular and Oriental Company have had the "screw" applied by Government to supply all their available vessels. Why not, then, have brought home some of the many lying off Balaklava ? Surely they are not kept in readiness for a retreating army !—to provide the means of re-embarkation when the work is done and Sebastopol destroyed. This is a supposition too disgraceful oven to our apathetic Government to be indulged in, notwithstanding the Russian reinforcements while we have been idle—we can not imagine that it is deemed essential to keep the means of escape available, to provide a mode of flight for our conquered cohorts. This is so absurd that we shalt not d NTH on the subject longer, and inasmuch as we likewise discover a similar apathy with respect to the vessels re cently employed in the Baltic, we shall ascribe the mistake rather to Ministerial negligence than to any unmanly panic. Let amends, then, be made ; and, although long deferred, we shall regard firmer transgressions with great leniency. France is affording a salu tary precedent. Her Baltic Fleet will be en gaged in bearing men to the Crimea. Let ours assist in the important duty; and, as we gave vessels to bear the victors of Bornarsund, let us now bring the much-required reinforcements to Sebastopol. They can all be back in time for Helsingfors and Cronstadt, and to carry the war closer to the Russian capital. We are sending seven additional regiments to the scene of action. France is pre pared with 50,000 more. It is said that we are to bear a portion of the expense of transport. Be it so. We are ready and willing. When the EMPEROR does not spare his mon, we shall not be stingy in pecuniary matters. It is Row time for action. If we exert ourselves, we can still procure sufficient men to furnish our contingent for any operations, either by land or by water, that may be considered advisable, in conjunction with our faithful and efficient Allies. The knowledge that we were really in earnest, when once impressed on the CZAR'S mind, would be of greater service than ten thousand additional men " armed all in proof." But for the hopes excited by having his " friend of forty years' standing" at the head of the Ministry, he would never have commenced the aggression, or so perversely and obstinately continued in the reckless and unwarrantable course. A few days since we stated, on the authority of telegraphic despatches from Vienna, that " OMER PAOHA had been obliged to send 30,000 men to Tama as a reserve," and that he " had finally abandoned his intended operations on the Lower Danube, and intended to take up his head-quarters at Schumla forthwi%." How is this ? How comes it that the daring General, who displayed such vigour and• efficienoy while the invaders remained in the Principalities, should since have been so completely paralysed—that he should have exchanged his former energy for an apathy and insouceance so remarkable, and should have disregarded the urgent claims of the Generals in the Crimea to effect a diversion in their favour by a movement into Bessarabia. We see that reinforcements have arrived in the Crimea—have even attacked our lines, which might have found occupation nearer home had OILER PACHA realised the reason able anticipations that had been formed respecting his conduct. But notwithstanding this apparent apathy, we cannot, without further evidence, censure the Turkish leader. We believe that he is not respon sible for the presence of LIPRANDI and his troops at the heights of Balaklava on the 25th ultimo, for the capture of the redoubts, and the serious losses of the English cavalry. Nor is he to blame, be -0 cause the Russians, " increased by reinforcement from the Danube and the Southern Provinces," s in e i e o a n t e s i n v a ei b o l as e an d ed , s on the sth November, to take the ri ahtatvaeck not t e English heen p occasioned sitio by n . Our his carelessness or apathy. Were it not for the unfair and unwarrantable conduct of theAustriantroopsin the Principalities he would have acted in a very different manner. Nor has this evil occurred with out full and adequate warning. We have at least the consolation of knowing that from the Le • • tuning we protested earnestly and emphatically against that occupation, aud, referring to the selfish policy and duplicity of Austria on former occasions, predicted that events would prove how serious was the error into which our diplomatists had fallen, and into which they led the Ottoman Government. Aus tria does not hold the debateable land as the friend of Turkey. She acts as if they had already been incorporated with her own dominions, and as if the lawful owner had no earthly right to remain on his own soil. As the Times, once the great advocate of Austria, declares : " From her first entrance into the Danubian pro vinces up to the present moment Austria has treated the Turks and the provincials with an overbearing insolence, which seems to announce that she comes, not as a friend, but as a master— not as an ally, but as a sovereign. After her own fashion, she seeks to establish herself in a province she has not conquered as an enemy, after having obtained entrance into it as a friend, and practises on the banks of the Danube the same obtuse and unrelenting despotism as saddens the plains of Lombardy or the marshes of Venice. The cuckoo has obtained admission into the nest, and lords it there with all the confidence of the rightful owner." This is a striking picture ; but we fear it narrates "an ower true tale." The " cuckoo," not the "eagle," is the true type of Aus tria ; and the double head exemplifies its treachery and duplicity. It obtained an entry into the Principalities as a pretended friend to the invaded party. It prcfessed an anxious desire to promote the interests of Turkey and the policy of the Western Powers. In place of so doing, it has treated the inhabitants of the district even worse than the open foe. The Russians did not act more arrogantly or oppressively towards the in habitants. Nor was their occupation so injurious to Turkey, for they could be attacked, driven out, and pursued into their own dominions, while the Austrians prevent any pursuit. Austria prac tically acts as a declared foe when she refuses per mission to the Turkish troops to follow the adversary. Russia claims the right to use the Principalities for "strategetical reasons," and Prussia declares that to be a reasonable view of the case. But Austria wont allow even Turkey to use her own dominions in that matter. She has, therefore, paralysed the efforts of OMER, PACIIA, and pre vented the diversion which would otherwise have been effected. Let France and England look to it. The gauntlet has been flung down ; it must at once be lifted, and measures taken to prove to Austria her grievous mistake in supposing that these nations will suffer themselves to be made laughings-tocks before Europe —the victims of such a shallow and paltry fraud. It cannot—it must not be. The time for action has arrived, and the treacherous time-server must be taught that such acts cannot be overlooked •r forgiven. We have had enough of German treachery. We see its baleful results on every side. On the east, in Wallachia and the Crimea, we are op pressed by the pretended friendship of Austria, more injurious than her open enmity. In the west, we are threatened by the scarcely con cealed hostility of Prussia, who, while professedly advising the CZAR to accept our proposals, really encourages him to resist to the last, while she is deriving large pecuniary profits from her con venient neutrality. Now, it is said that there has been a telegraphic message from Berlin to the effect that a Russian despatch has been received at the latter capital, in which the CZAR expresses his acceptance of the " four points," as a basis of direct negotiations with Austria. • He is also ready at the same time to withdraw his troops from the Gallician frontier. This is probably what they have been waiting for, in order to entangle us in further negotia tions, and to obtain the opportunity of display ing their true colours, if they think that they can do so with impunity. We have, however, shown that the time has gone by for such a settle ment, that not only must ample compensation be given for past damages, but satisfactory "material guarantees" for the future good behaviour of the de linquent whose unwarrantable conduct has occa sioned all the mischief. Austria, we say, must be taught this, and also called on to take a decided part one way or the other. She must know that the Western Powers will look upon those " who are not with them as against them "—that neutrality is no longer consistent with their interests, and cannot be tolerated. PRIVY COUNCIL-PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. WINDSOR, Nov. 14 Her Majesty held a Privy Council, at three o'clock this afternoon, in the Castle. Present—His Royal Highness Prince Albert; Lord John Russell, Lord President ; the Duke.of Argyll, Lord Privy Seal ; the Earl of Aberdeen, First Lord of the Treasury ; the Earl of Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ; Sir George Grey, Secretary of State for the Colonies ; the Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State for 'War ; Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty ; Sir Charles Wood, President of the Board of Control for the Affairs of India ; the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Secretary at War ; Sir William Molesworth, First Commissioner of Public Works; the Duke of Wellington, Master of the Horse; and Lord Ernest Bruce (Vice-Chamberlain), officiating for the Lord Chamberlain. At the Council Parliament was ordered to be further prorogued from Tiaiirsday next, the 16th instant, to Thursday, the 14th of December. Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart., President of the General Board of Health, was, by command of the Queen, sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the board. The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 15, 1854. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. (From a Supplement to the London Gazette of Last Night.) At the Court at Windsor, the 14th day of November, 1854—present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council—it is this day ordered by her Majesty in Coun cil that the Parliament, which stands pi oregued to Thurs day, the sixteenth day of November instant, be further prorogued to Thursday, the fourteenth day of December next. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Nov. 14 The Spanish Minister had an audience of the Queen, to which he was introduced by the Earl of Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Hon. Charles Augustus Murray, C. 8., Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Shah of Persia, was presented to her Majesty at an audience by the Earl of Clarendon. Lord Jehn Russell had an audience of the Queen. The Duke of Newcastle and the Earl of Clarendon had audiences of her Majesty. Sir James Graham remains on a visit to her Majesty. The Hon. P. Talbot arrived at the Castle on a visit to the Queen. The dinner party yesterday included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, his Highness the Maharajah Duleep Singh, the Lady in 'Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, Lady Frances Bruce, the Hon. Charles A. 'Murray, Sir William Molesworth, Sir George Cooper, Sir Hamilt on an d L a dy S e ymour, Lieutenant-General Sir Hew D. Ross, and Dr. Login. The Earl of Aberdeen, the Spanish Spanister, the Duke of Newcastle, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Argyll, Sir James Graham, the Duke of Wellington, Sir G. Grey, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Lord E. Bruce, Sir C. Wood, and the lion. W. Bathurst, tra velled to Windsor from London, to attend the Council, by a special train on the Great Western Railway. Lord John Russell travelled from his residence in Richmond Park, to attend the Council. At ten minutes before five o'clock the Earl of Aber leen, the Right Hon. Sir Benjamin Hall, the Duke of Newcastle, and the other noblemen and gentlemen (with the exception of Sir James Graham), quitted the Castle, And returned to town by a special train on the Great Western Railway. Despatches for Lord Raglan in the Crimea were sent by' a messenger from the Foreign Office on Monday evening. Despatches from tike Governor of Gibraltar were re c.:eiyed yesterday at the Colonial Office. LATEST NEWS. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. RUSSIAN VERSION OF THE BATTLE ON THE STH NOVEMBER. BERLIN, TUESDAY, Nov. 14. The following summary of a Russian official despatch has been received here, dated St. Peters- burg, Nov. 13 : "Prince Monschikeff attacked the north-east position of the enemy on the sth inst. The enemy was prepared. The Russians stormed two positions, spiked eight• guns in one battery, and penetrated into the Englisfi camp. One division (Russian) arrived too late. The Russians retired to their previous positions. The enemy did not pursue. " A simultaneous sortie was made near Bastion No. 6. The enemy's batteries opposite the ceme tery were stormed, and the cannon were spiked. " General Foret's division attacked the Bastion No. 6, but were repulsed. " The Russian loss was considerable. " The Grand Dukes Michael and Nicholas were present. "General Liprandi only made a demonstration. "Lieutenant-General Soimonoff was killed." THE WAR ON THE DANUBE. The Copirte Zeitung's Corresponden.: , has advices from Galatz, of the 2d, which bring the intelli gence that Sadik Pacha is concentrating his troops on the Sereth, while the -troops which were at Busco are marching on the Pruth. " This move ment," we are told, "has induced Prince Gorts chakoff to stop the advance of the reinforcements from Bessarabia to the Crimea." Fait Pacba, the commander in Schumla, received orders from Omer Pacha on the 2d to send 1,500 cavalry from Schumla to Varna, from thence to be trans ported to the Crimea. A letter from Jassy, ith, says 60,000 Russian troops have been lately drawn together in Bes sarabia. The Presse of Vienna has the following from Kolentina, near Bucharest, Bth : " As the Turkish army is in want of bridge equipage, the bridge of boats at Rustchuk is to be shortly taken to pieces and conveyed to Ibrail, where it is intended to throw a bridge across the Danube. This measure appears to indicate the intention of Omer Pacha to assume the offensive. We can, how ever, affirm that the Turkish generalissimo will not do so on his own authority ; probably the bridge in ques tion is only a preparatory measure, and the Turkish army will not attack the Russians until after the fall of Sebastopol, and in concert with the Anglo-French army and the fleet. An attempt will then be made to drive the Russians beyond the Dniester, and to de stroy the works which they have constructed at the mouths of the Danube. The establishment of a bridge between Ibrail and Matchin might have for its first consequenee to force the Russian troops who are on the right bank of the Danube, under General Uschakoff, to pass into Bessarabia. A council of war has lately been held at Bucharest, at which Omer Pacha presided." THE BLACK SEA. The Lloyd of Vienna, of the 10th, says :—" The passage of troops from Odessa to the Crimea has ceased, but the reserves of the Caucasus are march ing thither, by Kertch, and all the troops south of Kitcheneff are also to proceed to the Crimea." A letter from Odessa, 31st ult., says :—" Two enemy's steamers are constantly cruising near this port, and yesterday four of them were in sight. The weather is very stormy. During a heavy gale in the night of the 27th several persons pretend that they felt the shock of an earthquake." THE WAR IN ASIA. The latest news from Trebizond is of the 23d Oct. A division of the Turkish army had left Kars and gone in the direction of Bayazid. Twenty thousand men of the Kars army will take up their winter quarters in Erzeroum, the remainder stay ing afßars, but provisions are scarce there. The traffic between Trebizond and Erzeroum is unin terrupted. The Bashi Bazouks are doing a great deal of mischief; 2,500 of them fortified them selves in a village near Baibut, and refused to de liver up the murderers of Captain Belliott. It is said that the Russians have restored to the owners the two caravans captured by the Cossacks 'tear Bayazid. The cholera has broken out in Tschu ruksn, and Mustapha Paella has taken measures to improve the sanitary condition of that place. TURKEY. The Hamburg News contains the following tele graphic despatch, dated Constantinople, October so :—" The six French hospitals established here contain 3,000 wounded, and yesterday others arrived in four steamers. Thirty pieces of cannon and reinforcements of troops have been sent to the Crimea. Yesterday at a Council of Ministers it was decided to send there 50,000 men. A corps of English troops has landed at Redout-Kale, and 2,500 Egyptians and ammunition at Batoum. Dysentery has prevailed much amongst the soldiers of the army of Anatolia." RUSS lA. Accounts to the 3d inst. from St. Petersburg state the great public sympathy shown, on the death of Admiral Kernileff becoming known to wards his widow. The Emperor and Empress have both sent her letters of condolence. The fol lowing is a translation of the Emperor's letter from the St. Petersburg Journal : "The gloricus death of your husband has robbed our fleet of a distinguished Admiral, and myself of one of my most beloved•fellow-labourers, whom I had fixed upon to follow up the successful labours of Michael Lasarew. To the mourning of the whole fleet, and the sincere sharing by all in your grief, I cannot add more in honour of the remembrance of the deceased than to repeat with respect his last word , . He said, feel happy in dying for m y countr y.' Russia will not for get these words, and the honoured name of your chil- dren will stand foremost in the history of the Russian remain your ever well affected, " Gatschina, Oct. 26." "NICHOLAS. , - The Empress, in her letter of con d o l ence, h as named Madame Korniloff one of th e l a di es o f t h e o of rd t e h r e ofthe 4 c Holy Grand Martyress Catherine," second i class, the insignia of whi c h or d er were enclosed in the autograph communication. The Russians look upon the death of Korniloff as a severe loss to the navy. Ono of the Russian journals, the Seornik, one of the copi ous ar ti c l es relative to the operations in Sebastopol, from the 17th to the 20th of October, names seven superior officers killed and 1,100 men wounded. The Russians console themselves for these fear ful losses by stating that by the ensuing Sp r i ng they will be replaced by fresh hands from a mong the numbers ordered to be recruited in all haste for the service of the army as well as for the navy. rose O so nthheig2h7tdhuorifnOg a heavy storm from the westctober the water in the N eva that the canals in the city were-fearfully overflowed, and many streets filled with water therefrom. The cholera appears to have regularly established itself in St. Petersburg, as it has recommenced again, and 30 new cases have been mentioned as having occurred at the end of October. Eight mercantile vessels had arrived at Cronstadt between the 17th and 29th of last month, and 78 taken their departure. Private letters from St. Petersburg state that as soon as the Emperor had received Prince Men schikoff's aide-de-tamp, bearer of the despatch an nouncing Liprandi's successful operation of the 25th, he ordered the officer to be promoted two steps, from captain of the first-class to colonel, and then directed that Te Drums should be sung throughout the empire. But in consequence of the reception of two couriers on the following morning, the Te Dennis were ordered to be sus pended. This was regarded as indicating the re ception of less favourable news. AUSTRIA'S GOOD FAITH DOUBTED. The Presse notices the statement of General Canrobert, that Menschikoff had received rein forcements from the Danubian provinces, and observes that thole muSt for this have been treachery on the part of Austria. The Presse calls for an investigation into this fact, and mentions other circumsta nces t o wa rrant a distrust of the Austrian Cabinet. There is, we think, reason to fear that Austria, as well as Prussia, would not be sorry to hear of our failure against Sebastopol, for they may think that it would give them an oppor tunity of imposing peace on their own terms. THE CZAR'S SONS. The two 0-rand Dukes, sons of tho Emperor Ni 'holar3 whose arrival at Sebaztopol is mentioned u General Canrobert's report of the battle of the sth inst., hold high rank in the Russian army. The Grand Duke Nicholas, third son of the Emperor, is 23 years of age. He is Inspector-General of the Engineering department, Aide-de-camp of the Em peror, titular Colonel of a Regiment of Dragoons, of a Regiment of Grenadiers, and of the Regiment of Cuirassiers of Astrakan. He is besides proprietor of the 2tl Regiment of Austrian Hussars, and Chief of the sth Regiment of Prussian Cuirassiers. The Grand Duke Michael, fourth son of the Czar, is 22 years of age. Ho has the title of Quarter- Master-General of the Artillery, is Commander of the 2d Brigade of Artillery of the Imperial Guard, Aide-de-Camp of the Emperor, Colonel of a regiment of Lancers, of a regiment of Dragoons, and of a regiment of Horse Chasseurs. He is, moreover, proprietor of the 26th regim en t o f Austrian Infantry, and Chief of the 4th regiment of Prussian Hussars. PRTTSSIA. BERLIN, Nov. 12.—As regards the Russian reply to M. de Manteuffel's note of the 221 ult., the arrival of which will have been announced by telegraph, little more is known than stated by wire. The Emperor, it is said, does not consent to accept the four points unreservedly, but is not indis posed to enter into discussions (discntor) of the same as the basis for negotiations. At the same time, it is asserted that his Majesty, displeased at the position which Austria has assumed to wards Russia, expresses his disinclination to admit that Cabinet as intermediary, and conse quently desires that the Cabinet of Berlin should take upon itself this mission. It has been stated in previous letters that M. de Manteuffel had al ready been informed of the probable nature of Count Nesselrode's reply. His Excellency has not therefore been surprised, nor have the genera lity of political men. Far from it as regards the latter, since an impression universally exists that the solicitation of the 22d was pre-arranged at the suggestion of the Russian Government itself, and that the nature of the reply, which is neither an ' acceptance nor a refusal, was is a certain measure predetermined. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Nov. 11.—The Pr•esse has a telegraphic, despatch to-day from Berlin, which states that a Russian note had arrived at that capital, declara tory of the assent of the St. Petersburg Cabinet to accept the four guarantee points as a basis for direct negotiations with Austria ; and adds the as surance that it will withdraw the Russian forces from the Gailician frontier. From all that can be gleaned to-day, it would appear highly probable that the Berlin correspondent of the Presse was well-informed on this occasion, for divers other per sons here have received similar advices. SWEDEN. THE SWEDISH PARLIAMENT. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 6.—The two Swedish Court Chambers, the Nobles and Clergy, have, as was expected, granted the new neutrality-credits of 22 millions demanded by King Oscar. Besides the immense grants, amounting to up wards of 20 millions of dollars banco, made by the Swedish Parliament for military and naval purposes up to the next diet, it has, in extra sums, for mate riel alone, voted :—. r. d. For the army For the fleet 1,240,000 Total 3,288,866 Add last extra creditive 500,000 minor „ Total 6,288,866 FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. The following telegraphic despatch was received here late last night "VIENNA, Nov. 13.—We have just received news from Sebastopol of the 6th. The Russians had attacked the English positions. General Canrobert hastened to support the English, and a general battle ensued, which lasted nearly the whole day, the Russians not retiring till the evening. Generals Brown and Bentinck, of the English army, were wounded." The Me/atmr contains a decree nominating the Count de Moray, deputy, to be the President of the Legislative Body. We read in the Mortiteur " Reports have been repeated in some journals that the Emperor is said to have granted the concession of a new railway from Paris to Lyons, passing by Nevers. This news is completely false. Ve cannot too often repeat that whoever pretends to have a concession, or a promise of one, until the signing of the decree and its publication in the Moniteur deceives the public." The Gazette, de Lyon says it is now positively decided that a camp is to be formed near that place, and mentions a report that it is the intention of the Emperor to visit it. The rumour gains ground that there is to be an immediate increaso of the French army. The number to be called out is said to bo 160,000. The Indus arrived at Marseilles in the middle of last night. The news which she brings is anterior to that brought by the Thabor, as she put into several ports. She left the Crimea on October 2G, and Constantinople on November 3. The Sinai is expected this day, with news to the 3d or 4th. All communications by the line of telegraph from Bucharest to Vienna have been interrupted for the last eight-and-forty hours. It is even stated that the despatch of General Canrobert, forwarded yesterday, was not con cluded. The Three per Cents. closed to-day at 72f. 20c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. at 95f. 75c. ; Orleans Railway shares, 1,175 f. ; Western of France, 645 f. ; Cette, 602 f. 50c. ; Mediterranean, 856 f. 25c.; Northern, 855 f. ; Lyons, 1,005 f.; Rouen, 955 f.; Strasburg, 786 f. 25c.; Havre, 540 f. ; Cherburg, 510 f.; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 728 f. The. PARIS, TITESDAY.—A despatch, transmitted via Hamburg, from St. Petersburg, announces that Prince Woronzoff has, at his own request, been relieved from the Command-in-Chief of the Crimea and the Caucasian provinces. DESPATCH FROM PRINCE MENSCHIKOFF. The following despatch was yesterday handed about at the Paris Bourse, as having been sent by Prince Menschikoff to Prince Paskiewitch, under the date of October 6, at 10 in the morning. Its authenticity is not guaranteed:— " You will find enclosed a despatch which the Grand Dukes have written to their august father. The arrival of their Imperial Highnesses excited in the army and in the town the greatest enthusiasm, and the Princes were received with hurrahs and transports of delight. The troops would have been delighted had the Princes witnessed our success of the day before, and the garri son of the town testified its impatience to welcome their Highnesses by a new exploit. "In the afternoon, a column, consisting of sixteen battalions, marched resolutely on the right wing of the enemy, and seized on a redoubt. After a furious con test hand to hand, our battalions returned to the town without being disquieted. • "Almost at the same moment three battalithis exe cuted a rapid movement of attack against the siege works of the right flank•of the enemy. They took _fif teen guns and spiked them, after having killed the gretiter part of the men who were serving them. The French hastened up, am.' pursued our men with the impetuosity which is natural to them, and a body of 8,000 or 10,000 rashly advanced to the walls of the place. They were there received by a well-directed fire, whick killed a great number of them ; and a sortie, _executed with a rare vigour, forced them to return to their lines. "buring this last movement, and a little b efore three in the afternoon, General Liprandi, with a part of the forces under his command, attacked the English lines. A desperate engagement ensued. I ordered forward from Tchorgun the troops that could be collected in haste to support them. " Our Dragoons executed two brilliant charges. The enemy defended themselves most stubbornly, and the approach of night alone put an end to the combat. "In our share of the day's proceedings 22,000 men were engaged on both sides. The losses have been great ; ours has been about 4,000 men, and that of the enemy at least as great. " This sanguinary affair has been only one of those accidents which occur so frequently in war. Had our forces been concentrated, w e should, without doubt, have reduced the enemy to the utmost extre mities. We are now getting all our reserves up from Simpheropol, Baksi-Serai, and Sutachiva. We are about to resolutely assume the offensive, and we shall not allow one day's repose to the enemy. Their forces are diminishing visibly. The partial reinforcements which they successively have received have not been sufficient to fill up the voids which war and maladies have made in their ranks. Their number cannot be more at present than 50,000 men. This army cannot escape us ; we have for us the moral ascendancy and a great superiority in numbers. We are on our own ground, and we are fighting at the same time for our soil, and for the most holy of causes?' A Russian official communication also received in Paris from Sebastopol of the 6th, coincides sub stantially with the above. SPAIN . MADRID, Nov. 10.—The fourth Vice-President of the Cortes is M. Calatrava. The question of the cath will not be discussed till after the Assembly has been definitively con stituted. The Three per Cade, were - dono at 34 25. THE EFFORTS OF THE AUTOCRAT. (From the Journal des Debuts.) The despatch of General Caurobert proves that the Russians are making the most desperate efforts to save Sebastopol. The disposable reserves have at last arrived from .the banks of the Danube, the Dniester, and the Don, and with these troops the Czar sends two of his sons to raise the courage of the garrison. The trenches of the besiegers had advanced to within half musket shot of the place ; the breaching-batteries were constructed and armed ' • two of the principal batteries of th e t own were already breached by the English and French guns ; and it was announced that the assault could be given on November 5. It was on that very day that at the same time on two points of the line of investment, the Russian army made with all its forces a formidable attack, which might have been attended with disastrous consequences, if it had not been repulsed with the most valiant energy. The de spatch of General Canrobert, which could not at the first moment enter into the details of the affair, allows us, however, to form an idea of the battle in its ensemble, and, above all, to appreciate its result. The plan of attack of the Russians may be considered to be this. In the affair of Oct. 25, at Balaklava, where General Liprandi was beaten, notwithstanding the c ipture of three redoubts, and in spite of the lasses undergone by the English cavalry in a charge of too hazardous a cha racter, that general had perceived the impossibility of forcing •on that point the redoubts and the line of circumvallation of the Allies, the escarpment of which was almost every where unapproachable. The Russian generals, in attacking on November 5 with very superior forces the English army on its right, close to the river Chernaya, seem to have been anxious to force the line of siege, and to get between that line and that of circumvallation, in order to fall on Balaklava. If that manceuvre had succeeded, the Russian army would have taken on the rear both the trenches and the posi tions on which the exterior redoubts of defence are placed. At the same time that the English troops were vigorously attacked by the Russian army of reinforce ment, the special garrison of Sebastopol executed agrand sortie against the French trencheii. It is easy to per ceive all the cot ssquences that might have resulted from so serious an attack, when made by very considerable forces, and as ably combined as it appears to have been. Fortunately the English army, although not very numerous, supported on the right this formidable at tack with the impassable firmness which characterises it, and the French troops had time to come and reinforce their Allies, whilst the sortie of the garrison was vigor ously repulsed on the left by the French in their trenches. The battle lasted all day, and was of a stubborn cha racter, says the despatch. It adds that the Russians have lost from 8,000 to 10,000 men, comprising the 1,000 men of the garrison.- So large a loss can only be explained by the extraordinary desperation of the enemy, and by a resistance not less remarkable on the part of the Allies. The Russian generals are in the habit of not sparing_ their men and of sacrificing them by masses in order to obtain the result which they aim at. It is not astonishing that in order to gain these points they should have had a vast number of men killed in their desperate efforts. Our losses must also have been rather great. In this double attack of the Russians against the line of siege, they must have momentarily found them selves masters en some points of a part of the trenches and of some batteries. Prince Menschikoff, in a des patch on this affair, states that the guns were spiked in ' an English battery and in a French one. His despatch is terminated by a remarkable circumstance which Gen. Catirobert does not mention. According to Prince Menschikoff, the Allies, in pursuing the Russians, deli vered an assault which did not succeed. That result was without doubt the consequence of the impetuosity of our victorious troops who dashed at some point where the breaches were not very practicable. But that very cir cumstance proves. in a most marked manner that the Russian army was vigorously repulsed. The Alma, Ba laklava, and the battle of Nov. 5 demonstrate the incon testable superiority of the Allies over the Russian troops, whom they have three times beaten although having the advantage of number. THE DESPATCHES FROM TIE CRIMEA (From the Constitutionnel.) A report addressed to the Minister of War by General Canrobert, announcing, under date of the 6th, that the siege of Sebastopol was continuing regulariy, proves how ill informed were the journals which, on the faith of a despatch without date, believed that the assault might be given on the 4th. This despatch was sufficiently convicted of falsehood by the fact that the- construction of the first breaching batteries were only commenced on the 6th, and that the time neces sary for their complete termination was estimated at ten days, It was absolutely impossible that in three days the Allies could have constructed and armed all their third lines of batteries, and made a sufficient breach to permit the assault to be made. Was it, besides, reasonable to suppose that Prince Menschikoff, after having marched the greater part of his forces to the valley of Chernaya, would leave them inactive ; would thus have deprived Sebastopol of a portion of its defend. ers, and have awaited the assault in the town, without endeavouring to turn to account the position occupied by General Liprandi on the right and the rear of the Allied army ? Was it not evident that so long as be might have a division to bring into a line, Prince Men eichikoff would multiply attacks in order to delay the day on which the place could be reduced to its own furces ? The possibility then of an assault being made by the Allies was necessarily to he purchased at the price of a battle. This battle took place on the stb, and a summary- report of it has been addressed to the Minister of War. To understand what took place on the sth, we must call to mind the combats of the 25th and 26th ult. The table land of which Sebastopol is the extreme point, and on which the Allies are en camped, is bounded on the east by the valley of the Chernaya, and on the south by a ravine which goes to Ealaklava. At the point at which this ravine detaches itself from the valley of the Chernaya, and at the ex tremity of two lines of heights which run parallel to it, but are separated from it by a deep descent, were four redoubts, two to the north and two to the south. It was those redoubts which General Liprandi took on the 25th. The two redoubts to the north of the ravine, which dominated the road from the sea to the Allied camp, and the possession of which was important to the security of the attack, were retaken by the English, supported by the division of General Bosquet. To re capture the other two, it would have bean necessary to descend the ravine which they command, and to ascend a steep bill under a plunging fire of the enemy. This would have,caused a useless sacrifice of many men. In fact, the cceupation by the Allies of the two north ern redoubts completely paralysed the success obtained by General Liprandi. This general, to attack the posi tion of the Allies, would have had to surmount the same obstacles, and the same difficulties of ground, as those which checked the Allies. The troops on both sides, therefore, contented themselves with occupying the heights, and with observing each other from both sides of the ravine. It was evident that the one of the two corps which should take the offensive and descend into the ravine would exchange an assured position for a perilous attack, and 'would expose itself to enormous losses, if not to a check. The Allies, therefore, had rio motive to abandon their inaction, which was in no tvay injurious to the works of the siege; every day passed without combat was so much advance made towards the fall of Sebastopol. The interest of the Russians was to attack, as that of the Allies was to wait. The necessity of attempting to strike a great blow, to save the place, appears then to have caused the Russians to attack the formidable position occupied by the corps of observation. Their principal effort was naturally made against the English army, which they could at tack both at the top and bottom of its lines. What took place on the sth was a renewal of the affair of the 26th ult. Whilst the corps of Liprandi attacked in front the heights defended by the reserves of the Eng lish, a sortie was directed from the place against the English batteries; Prince Menschikoff and Gen. Liprandi again endeavoured to give each other the hand across Use enemy's lines. At the same time, to occupy the French, and to prevent them from going to the relief of the English army, another took place at the opposite extremity of Sebastopol, in such a way as to menace our most distant batteries, our communications with Cape Chersonesus, and our depots of ammunition. These three attacks, which rendered necessary a considerable display of force, were made by the Russians with great vigour, as is proved by the losses sustained by the allies ; but it may be said that they formed the supreme effort of the defence. The very obstinacy of the conflict proves the decisive importance which Prince Menschi koff attached to the result of it. This result is quite in faveur of the Allies. That, in the commencement of a furious attack soldiers of Elite should have reached our batteries, and have spiked some cannon, need occasion no surprise. In the affair of the 25th, the English hussars, at least 800 in number, passed right through the Russian army, without any other result than a check heroically sought for. It is not the less true that the two sorties were driven back into Sebastopol, and the corps of Liprandi was driven to the other side of the ravine, which it had attempted to cross. The Russians then found themselves on the 6th in the positions which they occupied on the previous euening, after having ex hausted in a fruitless struggle their best soldiers, the presti g e of the presence of two Grand Dukes, and the morale of their army. THE REVENUES OF RUSSIA. --- .---4.. ----- A letter from St. Petersburg, in the Cologne Gazette, says : " The deficit in the State' revenues, and particularly in the customs, since the commencement of the war, is very considerable ; the Government, however, will not allow a word to be published on the subject, nor of the great efforts which the country is making for carrying on the war. • Outwardly, the greatest satisfaction is apparent ; but any one who can see behind the scenes is forced to perceived that the truth is very different. When, in circles, interested in the matter, it is related what has been done for the families of the persons killed in the war, in private it is remar k e d t h at all that would nob have been necessary had Russia given up her plans of conquest -and directed her attention to interior im provements. That was, in particular, said when it was known that the Emp eror h a d given 5 , 000 silver roubles to the widow of Admiral Kornitoff, that her sons were received into the corps of pages, and that a grand monu ment was to be erected to the deceased on a bastion to which his name was to be given." The Lloyd of Vienna of the 9th, says.:—" The Russian Ambassador, Prince Gortschakoff, has had an audience of the Archduke Albert. According to present arrangements, Baron do Hess will leave the capital in the middle of this month for his head-quarters." LITERATURE. The Curate of Overton: 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. This book is only suited to a particular class of readers; it is of the controversial species. It is seldom that such works can be rendered attractive; and, in the one before us, there is too much bitter personal feeling demonstrated for the carrying out of a public object. It would have been more effec tive, for instance, if the curate had only carried on his endeavours for the cause of his religion and in the service of his Church, instead of being solely actuated by jealousy and revenge. Whether or not the readers approve of his views and doctrines they would have more respect and confidence in a person who was straightforward. Besides these drawbacks, too many horrors are introduced, and too many plots and conspiracies appear, to be alto gether natural or probable. If a more simple and concise arrangement had been adopted the author would have 'effected his object better, and have more clearly explained his meaning. The parts of the story which do not .bear affinity to iheolo gical subjects are pleasing. Florence, the sister of the heroine, is a graceful, unaffected being, who imparts some degree of cheerfulness and viva city to the scene. A great deal of ingenuity is displayed in the last part of the story, when Con stance and Isabel contrive to escape from the con vent. Constance was a very weak and vacillating character ; she brought all her troubles on herself by her in - decision arid want of self-control. The same may be said of Edith, who died in a very melancholy manner. If they had displayed any consistency on either side they would not have been molested, but no one could be expected to pay de... ference to those who were led away so easily, and then instantly repented of what they had done. It is not such a proof of the powers of the class to to which the curate of Overton belonged when the only persons shown to be converted were two in experienced maidens, who had no stability of mind or superiority of intellect. The danger, would have been imminent if the learned, the influential, or the mighty, had been perverted from their faith ; but we are not told .that any such converts were made. From a motive of private revenge the work 'was begun and carried on. This work is very likely to be read by many on account of its peculiar style and purpose ; and those who are pleased by the mysterious, and attracted by the terrible in romance, will find in its pages ample scope for the indulgence of their tastes and predilections. Painting and Celebrated Painters. Edited by Lady Jervis. 2 vols. Hurst and Blackett. This work is not to be regarded as a criticism on the various schools, or a comparison of different epochs of art, or even a disquisition on the relative merits. of the great masters. It is not intended for the consideration of the connoisseur or the instruc tion: of the artist, but simply as a companion and guide to the ignorant • and uninitiated, to afford them some idea of the liVes and styles of the chief masters. The absence of such a work having been felt by the editress to be a great disadvantage in visiting some of our numerous picture galleries she was desirous of supplying the deficiency. What she considered to be wanting was an account of our picture galleries and numerous private collec tions introduced into a history of the progress of painting, that the reader might be able to make constant reference t o the list, and by this means become acquainted with the extent of our pictorial ; possessions which she considers underrated. The number and variety of the names in the index are indeed surprising, and sufficiently answer the ac cusation that the English do not appreciate the fine arts. At the conclusion of the life of each painter a list is also given of his chief works in this country. The work thus certainly attains what the preface asserts to be its chief object. The somewhat complicated nature of its authorship will be best explained by the following passage : " That something more was wanted—a book that should be a popular history of the art, with a continual reference to the works in England that so fully illustrate it—i felt as much as any one who has entered any of our numerous private galleries, with a limited knowledge of painting, and an almost unlimited ignorance of painters. To write such a work, I wanted both time and ability ; still, with every fresh visit to a good collection, the necessity pre sented itself more urgently; and I could not resist an incli nation, created by the non-appearance of those better qualified for the task, to attempt something, however un pretending, in this shape. " While I was hesitating, a French work fell into my hands, which, en the first glance, appeared likely to lighten the labour of composition, the thought of which had kept a powerful restraint on my zeal. A translation was decided on, to which I merely intended to append brief notices of the principal paintings in this country ; but as it proceeded, so many sins of omission and commission presented them selves—errors even that Horace Walpole had corrected in Felibien—that extensive alterations and additions became inevitable. When completed, there could be no question that M. Valentin would not acknowledge it as a transla tion, nor could I conscientiously put it forward as original. All I could do, under the circumstances, was to mark by brackets the more considerable additions—independently of which, however, I think it necessary to state, that the expressions have been frequently modified, and the text otherwise altered, in accordance with what is believed to be better authority." The work commences with a sketch of antique art, which, though necessarily its information cannot be entirely depended on, furnishes us with many interesting anecdotes of the early Greek painters. The well-known story of the competi tion of Zeuxis and Parrhasius is here related. The early progress of art was much dis couraged by the political revolutions and civil wars. In the seventh century the ascendancy of the Iconoclasts proved nearly f ttal to the fine arts. From these early ages we come to the history of the Florentine school, which includes the immorta names of Cimabue, Giotto, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michael Angelo. The Italian schools necessarily occupy a position commensurate with their im portance. The work, it should be observed, is de voted solely to a review of the foreign schools, com mencing with the earliest demonstrations of ancient art in Assyria, and concluding with the most recent efforts of modern art in France. It is to be re gretted that our great English artists are not in cluded, as they would have rendered the work complete. The following observation is evidently correct, though its singularity is striking : "One of the most remarkable peculiarities in the history of painting is a fitness for long and tedious studies, in art, often apparently inherited by several generations of the same name. There is scarcely a school which does not present at least one example of this. France can boast of the Vernets, who have for more than a century been in possession of the highest eminence in different styles ; Venice, of the Bellini, whom we have already mentioned ; and Bologna, of the Caracci, who have acquired a well merited celebrity from the immense influence the family exercised over their epoch." All who are ignorant of the history aid character of the great artists will find these volumes afford them a concise and succinct history of painting and painters, and an extended knowledge of the works of art at present in this country. The Earl De Grey arrived in St. James's-square yes terday from Earl Cowper's, Wmgham Lodge, Ramsgate, en route to Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. The Earl and Countess of Derby are entertaining a few select fu iends at Knowsley Hall, near Prescot, Lan cashire. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, en route from Gordon Castle, N. 8., to the south, are expected to visit the noble ex-Premier at Knowsley, en route to Goodwood for the winter. The dollars brought by the last West India steamer were sold yesterday at 60d. per ounce, this price being the same as that obtained for the previous arrivals. Bar silver has been disposed of at Glid., or an advance of lid. upon the last price. Dr. Logan (with the Maharajah Duleep Singh) w a s presented to the Queen at an audience, and was knighted. The Hon. Charles A. Murray left the Castle this afternoon for London. _ Baron Brunnow has just passed through Berlin on his way to St. Petersburg. whether he has been summoned from Brussels. _ a His Majesty the King of Prussia has conferred the cross of the Red Eagle upon the editor of the Vienna Soldaten Ft eund. The Prussian war-steamers Nix and Salamander have coaled at Elsinore, on their way to the naval station lately purchased from Hanover, where a civil administra tion is to be immediately established. DEPARTURE OF THE GUARDS.—It is now understood that the detachments of the Grenadier and Fusilier Guards, under orders for the Crimea, will embark on board the Adalaide, at Portsmouth, on Saturday. PROVISIONS AND STORES FOR THE ARMY IN THE CRlMEA.—Yesterday, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty took up vessels for the conveyance forth with of ],500 tons of provisions to the army in the Crimea and at Constantinople ; 900 tons of provisions for the royal navy are to be sent to Malta, and 120 tons to Gibraltar ; as also, 19 heavy pieces of ordnance, and 25 tons of ordnance stores. Their lordships also took up a number of fast steamers for the conveyance of stores and ammunition to the army in the Crimea. THEATRICAL ENGAGEMENTS IN FRANTIC—It has fre quently been decided by the French courts that a mar ried woman cannot contract a theatrical engagement without the express or tacit authorisation of her husband. On Saturday the question was raised before the Presi dent of the Civil Tribunal, sitting is chambers, whether or not a married woman can become a dramatic author without such consent. Madame Roger de Beauvoir, formerly Mdlle. Deze, of the Theatre Francais, is sepa rated from her husband. Some time ago she wrote a piece in ono act, called " Entre Deux Airs," which was accepted by the Theatre des Varietes. Recently it was put in rehearsal. Thereupon M. Roger de Beauvoir gave a formal notice that he would not allow the rehear sals to continue. Mme. Boger de Beauvoir accordingly on Saturday applied to a judge in chambers for autho risation to continue the rehearsals in spite of her 'hus band's opposition. M. Roger de Beauvoir, on the contrary, demanded that they should be positively for bidden until a full court should decide whether or not he had the power to prevent his wife from becoming a dramatic author. The president decided that, as re hearsals are not the same thing as a performance, they may be continued, until the opinion of the court can be obtained on the main question.—Owlignoni. '~~~