The Sun. — London, England, 1854-10-11 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LAI/E. Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMITH. THIS EVENING, OeT. 11, Will be performed THE STRANGER. Principal character by Mr. G. V. Brooke. Followed by HIS LAST LEGS. Principal character by Mr. G. V. Brooke. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Bucksteno. THIS EVENING, OcT. 11, Will be performed the comedy of PAUL PRY. Principal cha racters by Mr. Wright, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. W. Farren, Mrs. Poynter, and Miss E. Chaplin. To be followed by the Comedy of BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Principal characters by Messrs. Hudson, Rogers, and E. Villiers ; Mrs. Poynter. Miss A. Vining, and Miss E. Chaplin. To conclude with A K 132 DT THE DARK. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. ITnder the Management of Mr. Cnau.sa Exam. THIS EVENING, Ocr. 11, Will be performed (third time) a comedietta, entitled LIVING TOO FAST. After which, A HEART OF GOLD. Principal characters by Messrs. Meadows, Addison, Ryder, D. Fisher, Cathcart, and daker ; Misses Heath and Murray, and Mrs. Daly. To conclude with THE HALT OF THE BALLET. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Ocr. 11, Will be performed the popular Drama of THE DISCARDED SON. Principal characters by Messrs. Selby, Murray, Bedford, and Keeley; Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Woolgar. After which, MONSIEUR JACQUES. To conclude with the Farce of THE STATION HOUSE. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING. OCT. 11. Will be performed A MATCH IN THE DARK. Principal cha racters by Mr. A. Wigan, and Miss Fitzpatrick. After which the National Anthem will be sting. To be followed by the Comic Drama called HUSH MONEY. Characters by Messrs. F. Robson and Emery ; and Mrs. A. Wigan. To conclude with PERFECT CONFIDENCE STRAND THEATRE. S)le Lessee Mr. P. W. Micron. THIS EVENING, OOT. 11, Will be performed 'TWAS I. Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Mephistopheles, Mr, Haiford; Faust, Miss G. Hodson; Marguerite, Miss H. Gordon. After which, THE NEW WAGS OF WINDSOR. To conclude with THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER. Princi pal' character by Mr. G. Honey. Stalls, 45.; Boxes, 2s. 6d.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d.; Private Boxes £l*ls., to be had of Mr. Allcroft. 15, New Bond-street. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. TEE FALL OF SEBASTOPOL ! Mr. William Cooke having despatched an agent to Paris to witness a Grand Spectacle a:. the Cirque Imperial," embracing the principal events of the Eastern War, prepared, on his return, an Equestrian Drama, reserving the denouement, in anticipation of the late glorious event—an event which has now famished the author witk the most thrilling and powerful incidents. It will shortly be produced on a scale of magni tude never before attempted in England—will introduce 400 Auxi liaries, and combine in its action both the Stage and the Ring. N.B.—The announced piece, the " Siege of Silistria," is withdrawn for the introduction of the recent grand achievement of the Allied Forces. The engagement of Mr. WALLETT, the King of Clowns, will ter minate on Thursday the 12th. THIS EVENING, The very Interesting Eque , trian Spectacle waled, THE WOOD MAN'S HORSE; or, THE FALSE KNIGHT. After which, a series of those brilliant and unique SCENES in the CIRCLE, the invention and arrangement of Mr. William Cooke. The whole to conclude with a GRAND ENTREE AMICALE of England and France, Tableaux on the Stage, and National Dances by Madlles. Christirke and Agnes. WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS Dey —Mo.-zing 37 mia.after 4' Evening 55 min.aft. 4 To oaaow Morning 12 min.after 5 EN ening 32 min.aft. 5 THE WEATHEE.—Sum On►taz, Ocr. 11. TTST.XOMETYR, IN THE SLUM 6i—highest since noon yesterday. 55 —lowest this morning and during the night. 59 —this day at.noon. BAROMETMII, 30'22. WPCD, S.W.—Fresh, with dull cloudy weather and occasional sunshine; heavy rain in the morning. ~_-~ ~~ ='.~ ~ . ~; ..~ -~ 1 /~~JVO LONDON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1854. THE QUARTER'S REVENUE We are greeted by an old friend, but under a new, and, we 'must say, greatly improved, aspect. The Revenue Returns are before us for the financial year, half-year, and quarter, the " half -year" being a novel feature, the value whereof will speedily be discovered. It will, in deed, be obvious that the comparison instituted between the corresponding half-years must correct, to a certain extent, any undue elevation or depres sion arising from merely temporary causes. We had, unquestionably, the means of instituting these comparisons for ourselves by a series of complicated operations in addition and subtraction. But there were few persons, even of those to whom the information was desirable, who took the trouble of entering on the calculation. Now, however, that it is prepared for us, that we are enabled to take a synoptical view of the state of the Public Revenue during the last two years, and the corresponding halves and quarters thereof, we readily discern the great public benefits derived from a trivial addition to the labours of certain officials in the Treasury. This is, however, not the only amelioration. Hitherto the returns were made for Great Britain only. Ireland was carefully excluded from the calculation, and very confusing alterations were made in the early returns, when the accounts from the sister kingdom were brought over and amalgamated therewith. Now, however, a com plete document is at once submitted to the pub lic. By the aid of electricity, a few minutes suf fice to flash the final returns from " The Castle" to Downing-street ; a few minutes more to bring them into the accounts for Great Britain ; and thus we receive, on the last evening of the quar ter, full financial information on every point. We thus get rid of a considerable portion of the mystification" of which Mr. GLADSTONE so justly complained, and which was intended to deceive and humbug the community. However much we may differ from the Right Honourable Gen tleman on other points, we freely and willingly accord to him the credit to which hehas so eminently entitled himself for his improved mode of keeping the public accounts. He has given, also, a correct National Balance Sheet, which sets forth simply and distinctly, so that it is intelligible at a slight glance, of the net Revenue, and other the whole receipts of the Quarter from any and every source, " the application of the same, and the charge of the Consolidated Fund for the said Quarter, together with the surplus or deficiencies upon such charges." If " the schoolmaster be, indeed, abroad," he will, as our facetious con temporary, Punch, might declare unhesitatingly "award the prize for National Bookkeeping to )chaster GLADSTONE." Having thus disposed of the form, it behoves us to look a little more closely to the substance, so that we may be enabled to judge for ourselves whether the results at all come up to the antici pations that had been formed. On this point the figures speak for themselves. There has been a net increase on the year, half-year, and quarter, of 16,5801., 77,897/., and 55 0,1881. respectively. Not very much, it may be said, when we consider the duplication of the Income Tax, and the large additions to the dutie s on malt, and spirits, and sugar—and also that the legacy duties on real and settled propertie s are beginning to come into operation. On the other hand, we see that the additions are on the chief items on the ordinary revenue, while the deficiency arises chiefly on the " Repayments of Advances," and to a small extent in " lmprest and other Moneys." Were it otherwise, the im provement on the ordinary revenue would stand thus :—For the year 6,870,0971., in place of 16,5801. ; for the half-year 654,257/. in place of 17,897/. ; and for the quarter 872,879/. in /ace of 550,1881. We need not expatiate on the OCTOBER 11, 1854, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEN INA vast difference which this statement shows in the position and prospects of the country. Looking to the particular items, we find in the Customs a decrease on the year of 839,2551., on the half-year of 509,4071., and on the quarter of 150,1071. In looking to these serious deficiencies, we must bear in mind that there has been a con siderable reduction in the duties on tea, which, during the last quarter, accounts for nearly 200,0001. of the falling, which is, however, nearly balanced by the improvement on sugar, the difference being some 6,000/. only. Again, we lose about 55,0001. on wine, of which we get back about 50,0001. on foreign spirits. A small portion of this may be attributed to the addi tional duties on " rum" in Scotland and Ireland, and the remainder to the consumption of brandy in consequence of the cholera. There is also (thanks to the productive harvest with which PROVIDENCE has blessed our labours) a reduction on the almost nominal corn duties of 95,0001. on the quarter. In the Excise there is an improvement on the year of 128,1631., on the half-year of 263,3421., and on the quarter of 354,912/. Here we must Make allowance, on the one side, for the total abolition of the duty on soap, which yielded, in round terms, 1,200,0001. per annum; while, on the other hand, there has been a large addition to the duties on malt and Irish and Scotch spirits. On the whole, the result is by no means unsatis factory in the "great indicator" of the poor man's comfort. In Stamps we have a decrease on the year of 68,1481., but an. increase on the half-year of 41,7481., and on the quarter of 12,0961. It should be remembered that, under this head, the duties on advertisements and some newspaper supplements have been abolished, while that on attorneys' certificates has been reduced. On the other hand, there are the new legacy duties on real and settled estates, and the penny receipt stamp, which has verified the most sanguine anticipa tions of its projectors and advocates. In the Taxes there is a decrease on the year of 16,5441., on the half-year of 87,0951., and on the quarter of 12,5391. The Property Tax, however, makes ample amends. The improvement on the year is 1,351,2411., on the half-year 854,7901., and on the quarter 569,6861. This is very satisfactory ; for, although the tax has been extended to in comes not exceeding 1001. per annum, and also to Ireland, and though it has also been doubled, we believe that there is still a handsome margin applicable to improved assessments. A morning contemporary professes to have receiv-d an in sight into the exact mode by which these results have been achieved. It says—" We have been favoured with an explanation of these figures, giving the following results :—The extension of the duty to Ireland has produced about 126,000/. in the quarter, 496,0001. in the year, and 370,0001. in the half-year; the double duty as yet only paid on dividends and public salaries has produced 267,0001. The rest of the increase on the Property Tax is referred to im proved assessments." This statement will, ofl course, be taken quantum valeat, but, if correct, (and we see no reason to doubt it) it must be re garded as very gratifying. The Post-office—thanks to the indefatigable and efficient services of ROWLAND HlLL—shows an increase of 299,0001. on the year, 236,0001. on the half-year, and 108,0001. on the quarter. In the Crown Lands there is a decrease of 131,3161. on the year, 124,3161. on the half year, but an increase of 11,5721. on the quarter. In Miscellaneous there is a falling off of 36,1431. on the year, of 20,8051. on the half-year, and of 20,7411. on the quarter. So much for the ordinary revenue. It is only necessary to add that in the Tmprest and other Moneys there is an improvement on the year of 25,4231., followed bya falling off on the half-year of 166,5081., and on the quarter of 15,5431. While public debtors have exhibited far less punctuality than on former occasions, as testified by the falling off in the Repayments of Advances of 695,9401. for the year, 409,9521. for the half-year, and 307,1481. for the quarter. On the whole, the substantial facts indicated must satisfy any reasonable anticipations in which we may have indulged, while we must express our full approbation, our unalloyed gratification, at the improvement of form that will prevent the " hocus pocus " and mystification heretofore re sorted to in the public offices. We now know with tolerable accuracy the pro ceedings of the English army from the 23d September, to which day they were narrated in the already published despatch of Lord RAGLAN, up to the 28th. Two despatches of that date have been received from the Noble Lord, who was then established at Balaklava, having taken possession of that important post on the 26th September, and not on the 28th, as had previously been supposed from the meagre account transmitted by Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE. One of these, which will be found in another part of this day's impression, merely relates to the officers, who, in common with the entire array, distinguished them selves on th e glorious 20th Sept. The other, however, points out the steps taken, together with the rea sons by which the Noble Lord was actuated in changing the basis of his operations, and selecting Balaklava as the point where the heavy artillery was to be landed, and whence the regular attack on Sebastopol was to be made. It appears, on this unquestionable testimony, that the " Allied Armies quitted their position above the Alma on the morning of the 23d, and moved across the Katcha, where they halted, and on the following day crossed the Belbeck." The defeat of the Russians on the 20th had been so decisive that no attempt was made to defend either of these very strong positions. Un der other circumstances the opportunities thereby afforded for delaying the progress and harassing the advancing troops would scarcely have been neglected. But the panic excited by the vigour, energy, and determination of the Western War riors had not subsided. The enemy, after being driven with so much slaughter from the strong and apparently impregnable post which they had occupied, could not be induced to make head under less favourable circumstances against their victors. The two rivers were thus crossed in turn without even the semblance of opposition being offered. Up to that time it had been decided by the Generals that the Belbeck should be the basis of operations from whence the attack on Sebastopol was to be conducted. But on their arrival at the spot, it appeared that the enemy had established a work which commanded the entrance of the river, and debarred its use for the disembarka tion of troops, provisions, and materiel ; and it became expedient to consider whether shouldwhetherthneotline of be abandoned, theanother north On this course of operati on adopted. a o nnd discovery, it was manife s t that there should be a great alteration laicxpinns the original plan. Lord RAGLAN thus chan g e : --- -"It having, after due deliberation, been determined by Marshal St. Arnaud and myself that we should relinquish our communication with the Katcha, and the hope of establishing it by the Belbeck, and endeavour by a flank march to the left to go round Sebastopol and seize Balaklava, the movement was commenced on the 25th, and completed on the f o ll ow i ng d ay b y th e capture of this place by her MAJESTY'S troops, which led the advance." There were, however, many serious impediments to be surmounted. There was no regular road— that which was available was requi re d f or t h e cavalry and artillery, while the infantry were compelled to make their way through the tangled brushwood—a jungle, in fact, as bad as any to be found under a tropical sky. On leav ing the high road from the Belbeck to Sebas topol, the army had to traverse a dense wood, in which there was but one road that led in the direction it was necessary to take. That road was left, in the first instance, to the cavalry and artillery ; and the divisions were ordered to march by compass, and make a way for themselves as well as they could ; and, indeed, the artillery of the Light Division pursued the same course as long as it was found to be possible ; but, as the wood became more impracticable, the batteries could not proceed otherwise than by getting into the road above-mentioned. Having cleared the forest with immense labour, and near a place called, on Major JERVIS'S Map, " Mackenzie's Farm," the troops suddenly found themselves on the flank and rear of a Rus sian division proceeding towards Bakshi-Serai. No time was lost in attacking the enemy, the moment the cavalry could get out of the wood in which they had been entangled. This collision it was that probably gave foundation to the rumours of fighting between the 25th and 27th September. But it could scarcely be termed " fighting " where there was nothing but a rapid and ignominious flight on the one side, and earnest but short pur suit on the other. The Russians, however, made the best use of their legs—they ran with a degree of agility that would have given them strong claims to pedestrian honours ; but not so speedily as to prevent " a vast quantity of ammunition and much valua ble baggage" from falling into the hands of the English. The pursuit was discontinued after a mile and a half, as Lord RAGLAN was particu larly anxious to reach Tschernaya that evening. The fugitives left a few men on the field, and some prisoners were also taken, among whom was a Captain of Artillery. After a long and toilsome march, the army succeeded in reaching the Tschernaya River, where they rested for the evening. During the entire time they were almost without water, save "at MACKENZIE'S Farm," where " two wells, yielding a scanty supply, were found ;" there was none discoverable on the entire route. We are told, however, that they sustained their fatigues and privations with the utmost cheerfulness. This movement took the enemy completely by surprise. On the following day the troops got on to Balaklava, which, after a slight show of oppo sition, was surrendered, and almost at the same moment the approach of Sir EDMUND LYONS, in the Agamemnon, assured the Army of the co-ope ration of the Fleet. This fortunate result was obtained through the daring and activity of Lieu tenant MAXSE, R.N., who passed alone, at night, through the forest to convey to the gallant Admiral an intimation of the im portance which Lord RAGLAN attached to his presence. The march of the French army, al though no less fatiguing than that of the British, was accomplished with equal success. So much for the authentic intelligence. It has since been announced, through the Vienna tele graph, under date of October 10th, that one hundred and twenty-five pieces of siege artillery have been landed at Balaklava, and conveyed to the heights commanding Sebastopol from the south, and that the bombardment commenced on the 4th, at five o'clock. This may be true. It is what might be anti cipated, but still we cannot yield implicit reliance to any uncorroborated statement coming from such a source. We may, however, be well contented with what we know on undoubted authority. GENERAL PERRONET THOMPSON'S SON. The Captain Thompson mentioned with praise in Lord Raglan's despatch from the Crimea is a son of General Perronet Thompson, the veteran Anti-Corn-Law agitator. Captain Thompson, with a zeal worthy of his parentage, volunteered from a safe (but inglorious) military position at home for active service against the Russians. The following is an extract of a letter from the above officer, dated Balaklava, 28th Sept. " Two days after the passage of the Alma we ad vanced upon Sebastopol. The Russians did not make the slightest attempt to oppose, although the strong positions of the Katcha and Belbeck rivers gave them every chance. On arriving within a few miles of the north of Sebastopol, our commanders changed their minds and determined to attack the south. By a long and dangerous march through such woods as I should think no army ever traversed before, we in two . days arrived at Balaklava, a small seaport, which of course surrendered at the first shot (seeing that they had only a dilapidated old fort at the top of a hill, like a scene in a play, and some fifty " douaniers" to guard it), which is intended to be made our base of operations against Sebastopol, and where our siege artillery is in process of disembarkation." COURT CIRCULAR. Sir James Graham has left Balmoral for London. The Lord Chancellor arrived in town yesterday and visited the Duke of Newcastle. A deputation from the Southampton Paving Trust had an interview yesterday with the President of the General Beard of Health, at his office, Whitehall. The deputa- tion consisted of Messrs. Carter, Balls, Barmidge, King ston, and Simpson. They were attended by Mr. James Arnold, the Secretary, and Mr. F. Teague, the Surveyor to the Trust. Despatches from the Governors of Canada and the other North American Provinces were received yesterday at the C©lonial•office. RETURN OF THE COURT FROM BALMORAL.-Accord• ing to present arrangements, her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the Royal family will leave Balmoral on Thursday (to-morrow), and arrive at Holyrood-house, Edinburgh, on the same day. The Royal party will leave Edinburgh early on Friday morning and proceed by railway to Hull, which town her Majesty is an nounced to visit. The Royal travellers will be con veyed by sea in her Majesty's yacht from Hull, and will arrive at their destination on Friday evening. The Great Northern Railway Company's suite of State carriages have been forwarded to Edinburgh for the use of her Majesty on this occasion. The Earl and Countess Granville, who have just re turned from Germany, entertained the Duke of New castle and a select party at dinner on Monday evening in Bruton -street. The noble earl, we understand, with Lord Cranworth, Lord Chancellor, will be one of the lords commissioners for proroguing Parliament next week, without despatch of business, until some day in December. Lord and Lady Foley left Grosvenor's-square yester day for the Duke of Norfolk's seat, Arundel Castle, where their graces have arrived from Glossop Hall, Derbyshire. The Ladies Charlotte Augusta and Harriet Pelham Clinton have arrived in town from a continental tour. His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Countess Von Bernstoff have arrived at the Legation on Carlton terrace from Brighton, where they have been passing some weeks. The Government has ordered a copy of every Govern ment Gazette, containing news of the war, to be sent to every sub-postmaster in the kingdom, in order that the contents might be made public. Lord Dudley Stuart has gone on a tour to Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Lady Raglan arrived at Dover from Calais by the South-Eastern Company's steamer Queen of the French, yesterday afternoon, at 5 o'clock. Lieut.-General Sir Harry Smith (and Lieut.-Colonel Holditch, his A.D.C.), who succeeds Earl Cathcart in the command of the northern and midland district, arrived at the Queen's Hotel, Manchester, a few days ago, and is preparing to take up his permanent residence in the neighbourhood of Manchester. The Dowager Countess of Erroll and Lady Alice Hay have proceeded on a visit to Mr. Weaves, at Wemyss Castle, Fifeshire. Sir John and Lady Muir Mackenzie have arrived at Delvine, from the Continent. The Earl of Aberdeen arrived on Saturday evening at Haddo House, from Balmoral. At Old Meidrum the inhabitants turned out to welcome the noble Pre mier. DEATH OF LADY HARRIET DRIIIEMOND.—Lady Harriet Drummond died on the 7th instant at Albury Park, county of Surrey, the residence of her husband, Mr. Drummond, M. P. for West Surrey. The fatal i disease was effusion of the brain. The deceased was a member of the noble house of Rutland. VISCOUNT CHEWTON.—We have very much pleasure in contradicting, on the best authority, the reported death of Viscount Chewton, the Scots Fusilier Guards. He had arrived at Scutari on the 30th ult., and his wounds were progressing very favourably. INCORRECT REPORT OF THE DEATH OF COL. CROMBIE. —The report which appeared in a morning journal last week, and which was also inserted in a Sunday paper, aniwuncing the death of Colonel Crombie, of the Cold stream Guards, at S cutar i , of cholera, is not correct. He has arrived in the Palmyra transport, at Plymouth, with the other officers invalided. ' Captain Baring, of the Coldstream Guards, whose case was represented as almost hopeles s , i s in a f a i r way of recovery, although his arm was amputated at the socket. Lieut.-Colonel Haygarth, too, who went to Malta iu the Fury, is likely to recover from his wounds. H. Field, Esq., and Mrs. Field, ha ve l e f t t h e Cla rendon Hotel for Paris. CRYSTAL PALACE.—OCT. 10 (ONE SHILLING DAY.) —Admission at the doors, 4,917; admission by season ickets, 493; total, 5,410. LATEST NEWS. THE CRIMEA. VIENNA, TUESDAY, OCT. 10, One hundred and twenty-five pieces of siege artillery have been landed at Balaklava, and con veyed to the heights commanding Sebastopol from the south. The bombardment commenced on the 4th, at five o'clock. The above is authentic. Advices from Vienna, received at Paris, an nounce that the bombardment of Sebastopol had commenced on the 4th. TUESDAY EVENING, OCT. 10. Advices from Vienna, dated this evening, an nounce that the bombardment of Sebastopol com menced on the 4th instant, at five o'clock in the morning. Every preparation for a bombardment was completed. ARRIVAL OF THE REMAINS OF MARSHAL DE ST. ARNAUD. MARSEILLES, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Bertholet, which left Constantinople on the 4th, has just arrived, with Madame de St. Arnaud and. the remains of the Marshal on board. The army was progressing rapidly with its siege works before Sebastopol. MARSEILLES, TUESDAY. Orders had been given to receive the remains of Marshal St. Arnaud with all the honours which were paid him upon his departure for Constan tinople. The farewell which he had addressed to the army, dated from his bivouac on the 26th of Sep tember, had arrived at Toulon. He says that, " overcome by the cruel disease against which he has so long struggled, he is obliged to resign his command." He pays the highest compliment to his successor, General Canrobert, who, says the Marshal, " will pursue the victory of the Alma, and will have the good fortune which I had imagined for myself, and which I envy him—that of leading you to Sebastopol." The 14th and 43d Regiments of the line have received notice at Toulon of their speedy embar kation. PARIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Moniteur announces that the English Go vernment has charged Lord Cowley to transmit to the French Government its condolences on the occasion of the death of Marshal St. Arnaud. A decree prolongs till July 31, 1855, the ex emption from navigation dues on cargoes of corn, flour, rice, potatoes, and pulse. THE BALTIC. HAMBURG, OCT. 10. A part of the squadron of Admiral Plumridge has arrived at Kiel. It is said that the Admiral himself is on board the Neptune. DANTZIC, OCT. 10. Though the return of the ships was provisionally countermanded, it is now said to be settled that nothing more can be done in the Baltic this season, and that the fleets are ordered to winter quarters. Most of the ships will return home. MEMEL, OCT. 6. The dreadful conflagration which has taken place here is at last subdued ; about two millions sterling have been destroyed. The shipping is all safe. All business is suspended, the custom house, bank, and. court of justice being destroyed. TURKEY. Letters from Constantinople, of the 30th, state that a Council of State had been held at the Porte on the 29th, on the suhject of some complaints made to the Turkish Government by General Coro nini, the commander of the Austrian forces in Wal lachia, with respect to the refusal of the Wallachian Government to publish some proclamations sent to Bucharest for that purpose by General Hess. Seim Pacha. and Mehemet Effendi have been sent as imperial commissioners into Roumelia, with stringent orders to punish the Bashi-bazouks, who have been guilty of acts of atrocious violence on the Christians wherever they have fallen in with them. It was reported at Constantinople that the Turkish army was about to evacuate Wallachia, and that Omer Pacha had already reached Rutschuk. The Moniteur has the following from Therapia (Constantinople), dated the 29th ult.:— "After a day's halt on the field of battle of the Alma, the allied armies successively crossed the Katcha and the Belbeck, without meeting with the enemy, who had taken refuge within the walls of Sebas topol. Nothing stopped them in their retreat, neither the task of carrying off their wounded, nor the topographical advantages of a ground which would have allowed them to establish themselves and wait for our troops in entrenchments, in some measure impregnable. The bravery of our soldiers, who attacked the most formidable positions with the bayonet, the considerable losses inflicted on the Russians in this first rencontre on the Alma, had caused dismay and de moralisation in the ranks of the latter. Not daring to accept a second battle, they have placed themselves under the shelter of Sebastopol, blocking up the'entrance of the port with their own ships, in order to close it against our squadrons. This act of desperation proves not less than the precipitate retreat of the enemy that he sees the approaching termination of his power in the Black Sea." THE PRINCIPALITIES. Reports from Bucharest state that skirmishes have already commenced on the Bessarabian fron tier. A Russian brigade occupies the passes of the Danube in the Dobrudscha, and patrols of Cossacks are regularly sent across the fords on short foraging incursions, and to plunder the wretched defenceless villages. In order to put a stop to the system, Achmet Pacha, the . commandant of Sili s t r i a , h as sent a body of 800 horse with some field pieces to Matshin. This force patrols in smaller detachments the Dobrudscha in quest of the Cossack marau d ers . Since the 15th of September slight encounters have been of almost daily occurrence. Intelligence from Czernowitz is very important. Prince Gortschakoff has received orders f rom St. Petersburg to cross the Pruth immediately the Turks attempt to pass the Sereth to mak e an attack upon Bessarabia. Simultaneously with this we learn, from concurring despatches from Constantinople and Varna of the 30th September, that orders had been sent to Omer Pacha to attack the Russians in Bessarabia immediately. There is no question that this information is correct ; and it is very probable that by this time Omer Pacha has begun to act ix accordance with his instructions. THE WAR IN ASIA. Schamyl is reported to have taken Sakatale and Taffril, and to have subjected the whole province of Kotie. Ismail Pacha has sent two of the gene rals of his staff to Kars, to ascertain the condition of the Turkish army there. A caravan of 3,000 horses, laden with English and other wares, has been captured by Cossacks on the main road from Erzeroum to Persia, very near the place where some time back another valuable caravan was taken likewise by the Cossacks. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 26.—A letter under this date appears in the Cologne Gazette. It says : The order prohibiting the exportation of rye, barley, and oats to Austria, lately published hero in the journal of the Home Minister, and already sent off to the custom-houses, will doubtless make the same im pression abroad that itlias here at home. The expor tation of corn to Austria was permitted a short time back as an exceptional measure. This consideration in her favour is now dropped, and the change appears to mark the phases of actual relations between the two empires. The prohibition is the more signifi cative from the fact that the yield of this year's harvest in Lithuania, Podolia, Volhynia, and Po land is not calculated to inspire any apprehensions of scarcity. The measure, therefore, in question will servo to show Austria how her neutrality is viewed at St. Petersburg. If this does not suffice, let her throw a glance at the troops now march ing into Poland, and their approaching disloca tion throughout the kingdom. A despatch received this day from Moscow states that Prince Malachi- . koff left his position after a sanguinary action, in which he was outnumbered by the enemy, and that he had retreated on Sebastopol, in order to protect this harbour. The complaints of the Prince at not being enabled to attack the enemy on their landing, and at being compelled to retreat towards Sebas topol, have produced here a profound sensation. " La Crimee de la Russie"—observed a Russian— may be soon changed into " Lacrymaa Russiw," if things go on in this way. The smouldering ruins of Bomarsund appear now to be of far graver im port than they did, when the world here pretended to laugh at what they called the "puny " success of the Western Powers. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, OCT. 7.—M. de Bourqueney received early this morning the mournful tidings of the death of Marshal de St. Arnaud, who died on the 29th ult., at sea, of the chol era . From amienice, on the Russo-Gallician frontier, under date of the sth inst., advices have been re ceived stating that the Russian cavalry and artillery regiments at Okozia and Hussiatyn have received orders to advance by forced marches to the Moldo- Wallachian frontier. This intelligence corresponds with another Russian account, according to which Prince Gortscbakoff is said to have received orders from St. Petersburg, under date of the sth inst., to re-cross the Pruth for the purpose of frustrating to the uttermost any attempt of the Turks to cross the Sereth, which it was supposed Omer Pacha would shortly do in the prosecution of his in tended active operations against Bessarabia. In corroboration of this probable movement on the part of the Ottoman generalissimo, we are in formed that, under date of the 2d inst., he received orders from Constantinople to begin these offensive operations without further delay. As far as this last information goes I have no reason to doubt it, though I more than suspect that Omer Pacha's operations during the coming winter will probably amount to little more than to movements and counter-movements, with a view to harass and worry the enemy at various points of his frontier throughout the inclement season. As regards the story of the Russians intending to re cross the Pruth, I must say it sounds exceedingly improbable, for if they did so, a collision with the Austrian forces in occupation of the principalities would be inevitable; and it may reasonably be ques tioned whether Russia is as yet prepared for war with this country, howsoever much she may con template this eventuality at no very distant period. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Oct. B.—On Thursday last the reply of the Cabinet of Vienna to the Prussian despatch of the 21st ult. was communicated to Baron de Manteuffel ; and it seems it was not found either too polite in the form, or satisfactory in substance. Baron de Manteuffel has left for the country, but will return to-morrow to reflect upon the situation which is daily becoming more complicated. Disagreement with Austria is mani fest. Prussia had demanded that Austria should give guarantees that " foreign elements" should not be admitted into the Danubian principalities, and that Russia should not be attacked from that quarter. The reply of the Cabinet of Vienna, after having applied the sense, badly interpreted, of its previous communications, confines itself to an ex pression of regret that Prussia, instead of openly associating itself to the propositions which Austria has the intention of submitting to the Germanic Diet, creates new difficulties, by putting questions concerning the exclusive character of the entrance of the Austrian troops into the principalities. Prussia (adds the Cabinet of Vienna) knows the engagementstaken by the Powers most immediately interested in the Eastern complication ; it knows that the treaty concluded between Turkey and the Western Powers authorises the latter to select for their military operations whatever point of the Ottoman territory may appear to them most ad visable. The Porte therefore could not concede to Austria the right of occupying the Danubian prin cipalities to the exclusion of England and France ; and Austria never attempted to claim an exclusive right of occupation. Not being able to give a satisfactory reply to the questions put by the Cabinet of Berlin, which, with bad grace, considers the exclusive occupation of the Danubian princi palities by Austria as necessary to shield the inte rests of (lermany, Austria declines entering into a discussion of the question ; but thinks it necessary, however, to make allusion to the line of conduct previously adopted by Prussia in the question of Austrian occupation. Austria relinquishes the hope of acting in common with Prussia at Frank fort, and reserves to herself the right of making propositions alone and separately, at Frankfort, or to wait until the German Governments shall find it suitable to join the deliberations in the Federal Diet upon the Eastern question. DENMARK. To-day, Oct. 2, the Parliament of the Danish kingdom was opened, after attending divine ser vice in the palace chapel: The concourse of spec tators was very great, both inside and outside the Parliament-house. The first man who entered was the great Grundtvig, with his stately figure not yet bowed by 70 winters, his silvery hair, and splendid flowing snow-white beard. He came on, a world in himself, the great representative of Christian faith, of Danish nationality, and of free dom. Singularly enough, he was followed by the whole State renegade Tscherning. Never was there a greater contrast. At a quarter past twelve the Ministry entered, excepting Moltke and Criminil, the rulers of the two duchies. The Premier, the eighty years old Orated, then read the speech from 'the throne, as follows : " Danes—Receive the salutations of your Sovereign. In convoking the Diet here assembled, we cannot con ceal the affliction which has been caused us by the sad dispositions manifested, as well by the preceding Diet as on different sides, with regard to the men whom we have chosen constitutionally for our Privy Councillors, and whom, after mature reflection on the means of consolidating the prosperity of the country, we have thought it our duty to retain. Although the circumstances under which the Diet is about to commence its labours appear to pro ,. raise so little, our confidence in the calm prudence of the Danish p eo pl e is too great for us to lose the hope of see ing the men who have been elected to discuss the ques tions which so warmly interest the public safety, show themselves capable of serious reflections, which will cer tainly make them regard our system in a more just point of view than has been done by many of our subjects, who have been deceived by false and pas sionate deductions. We particularly hope that they will admit that the unity under which it is our firm will to place all the countries confided to our sceptre is indispensable for consolidating the organisation of the State, and for leading to the wholesome develop ment of the strength possessed by our people. We also hope that the necessity of the step adopted by our Government with our perfect approbation, and in the midst of difficulties which impede its efforts, will be completely admitted, in order that the chance of getting out of the embarrassing situation in which we are now placed may not be deferred to a pe riod whioh we cannot foresee, and which would be very prejudicial to the development to which our people will he led by the organisation we have in view. We must therefore indulge the hope that this great work, thanks to the loyal and intelligent co-operation of the present Diet, will make a step in advance, thus strength ening our lively hope that this work may be accom- • plished in perfect concord. During the war which has broken out between some of the most powerful States of Europelwe have happily been able to maintain a neutrality, which is not less suitable to the pros perity of the countries which are confided to us than to our friendly relations with all these States. Never theless, it has been necessary for us to assemble our military forces in larger proportions than under other circumstances ; but the expense which it has en tailed has not been considerable, and we have not had in consequence to demand fresh taxes, nor are we com pelled to abstain from proposing some reforms, which will require considerable sacrifices. With the exception of the constitutional question, we shall not present to the Diet in the present state of things many important laws, and we are desirous that the present session should not be prolonged beyond the time fixed by the funda mental law. May Heaven give you its blessings and the strength necessary, that your work may consolidate the prosperity of our dear country." At its close there was a pause, when Privy Councillor Bardenfleth exclaimed, " The King for ever 1" But in a moment Drewsen added, " The King and the Constitution for ever !" and this was feebly cheered nine times, the cry being drowned by the most vigorous hisses. Another member, the Venerable and Reverend Dr. Lindberg, the great Orientalist, then exclaimed, in a loud and clear voice, " The Constitution of the kingdom of Den mark for ever I" and at this magic cry there arose a storm of enthusiastic plaudits which shook the chamber, the hurrahs being repeated fifteen times, when they stopped, as the Cabinet then left the apartment, carrying many a hiss with them. The language made use of in this document by the Ministry is highly insolent and haughty—the parlance of a master to his naughty slaves ; and it also asserts several direct falsehoods—a some what new ingredient in a speech from the throne. England and France will apparently not inter ere with the interpretation given by a Russian Ministry to the treaty of London. So the degra dation of the Ministry must go on. That miserable illegality the Court-Junta (Rigsraadet) closed its sittings to-day for the present, Kronborg Castle is to be filled with military, with the exception of the church and the King's own rooms. • Intelligence has been received from Nyhorg that the French fleet has been recalled to the Baltic. Private news from the fleet is not pleasant. The great F&lster address, which the King has also refused to receive, has been published. It is very decided, and demands the instant dismissal of the Ministry. To-morrow it is expected that Bishop Monrad will move the appointment of a committee to in quire whether the Ministry shall or shall not be impeached. Whatever the result may be, it is certain that the coup of the 26th of July will be declared illegal, and, ipso facto, a dead letter. The Parliament will thus tlke up the gauntlet thrown down to them by the King's speech. FRANCE. (FRO.II OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, TUESDAY, 6 P.M. There are grounds for believing that the false news of the taking of Sebastopol can be traced to a Bourse speculation. The Emperor has expressed himself in very strong terms on the subject, and declared his determination that the persons who may be proved to be guilty of the fraud shall be visited with the severest punishment the law can inflict, without respect to condition or party. Active inquiries have been set on foot. I have not heard the result. There is not much to notice in the leading columns of the Paris journals. Waiting for further accounts from the East, little could be said on the subject of the war in addition to the remarks which bad been made by our Paris contemporaries, and they have abstained from comments on other subjects, probably because they con sider that public interest is now almost exclusively con centrated on the events of the Crimea. The Moniteur contains the following despatch from Vice-Admiral Hamelin, describing the opera tions of the fleet near the Crimea : " Ville de Paris, before the Katcha, Sept. 27, 1851. "M. le Ministre ' —By my letter dated the 23d o f Sep tember I inf orme d your Excellency that we had accom panied the army along the shore comprised between the Alma and the Katcha, where our troops had bivouacked in the evening, and where the fleets had also cast anchor the same day. It was therefore on the 23d of September that I was enabled to inform the Marshal of the desperate de termination to which the Russians had come, of sinking at the entrance of their port of Sebastopol five ships of the line and two frigates, only retaining in the interior of that port nine ships, two of them three-deckers, which, according to the account given by Polish sailors who had deserted, they meant to deal with in the same way when once assured of the capture of Sebastopol. " This news, which the Marshal could not avoid charac terising as deplorable in more than one point of view, tended to modify his plans of attack. In fact, it was to a certain extent admitted that when once Fort Constantine was taken, and the batteries raised at the northern part of the port were carried, the fleet then bearing upon the port and destroying the barricades would not only finish the work of the army by attacking the batteries of the south, but would be able to give some assistance to that army, whatever might be the weather and the season in the port of Sebastopol itself. The blocking up of the port, there fore, entirely changed the aspect of things, and as, besides, external works had recently been raised round Fort Con ' stantine to render the approaches as difficult as they were fatal, the Generals-in-Chief decided upon turning Sebasto pol by the east, and throwing themselves upon the south of the town to attack it upon that side, which was scarcely defended, or entirely undefended, after they had placed themselves in communication with the fleets at Balaklava, and obtained provisions and munitions. This strategic movement, which was rather a bold one for troops entirely unprovided with rolling materials, was effected during the days of the 24th, 25th, aid 26th. The two armies, after having passed the Belbek, a few miles above its month, then marched upon the valley of Inkerman, the French army serving as a pivot at the extreme right, and after wards keeping in observation the surrounding plateau to the south and south-east of Sebastopol at a short distance during this turning movement, while the English army at the extreme left had attained the heights of Balaklava, where it appeared on the morning of the 26th. The French army rallied there 24 hours afterwards. " At the moment when our troops arrived before that little port, round which three frigates and steam cor vettes were cruising to watch their movements, the ships Napoleon and Charlemagne, towing five vessels laden with provisions, came in sight from the sea. But this narrow creek of Balaklava, as your excellency may con vince yourself by looking at the plan, appears to me ill calculated for the movements necessary for victualling the armies. lam therefore expecting at this moment a reply from the General in -Chief, which will make known to me whether I ought also to commence there the operations for unloading the siege materiel. In the affirmative case a few vessels will anchor near the points where the unloading will take place. As to the frigates which were not sent to Varna, I employ them in watching the entrance of the port of Sebastopol and the waters of Odessa. " I have, in fact, heard that the steamers, large and small, of the Russian marine hoped to be able to pass in the night the labyrinth of vessels anchored at the entrance of the port, and ultimately to take refuge in some of the Russian possessions of the Black Sea. Whatever may be the facilities steam may offer to enterprises of this kind during long dark nights Admiral Dundas and I have taken our measures to oppose them. I terminate this letter by informing your excellency that Marshal St. Arnaud, whose state of health was lamentable even before embarking was unable to resist the fatigues of this commencement of the war, and sails to-day in the Berthollet for the Bosphorus, having first placed his command in the hands of General Canrobert. " I am, with deep respect, M. le Ministre, the Vice-Admiral Commanding in Chief the Squadron of the Mediterranean, " HAMELIN." The Debats, in giving the despatch of General Can robert to the Minister of War, says : " A remarkable circumstance of this despatch is that the army was going to occupy the heights si tuated in front of Sebastopol on the southern side, and would take advantage there of the bays of Cape Chersonese to land the siege -artillery. These bays are four in number. The first, that of the Quarantine, is under the cannon of the forts, but the others are alto gether outside the defences of the place. That of Stre ietcka, which is the third, having a depth of from 6 to 10 fathoms, offers, if necessary, an anchorage for the largest ships. The heights which command these bays had been provided with strong batteries, probably evacuated before our troops, arriving by the heights, can have seized on them. To carry the large pieces of cannon from the bay selected to the heights, it will perhaps be necessary to make from one to two kilometres of road, a work which will be rapidly executed by the sappers and miners, seconded if required by workmen of the infantry. The army arrives provided with all the means required, tools, gabions, earth-bags, fascines, embarked in great num bers in the prevision of a great siege. The first works must have commenced on the 30th of September, and the next despatches will announce to us without doubt important progress. The combined army will soon possess, as it would seem, two landing-places, one at Balaklava, and the other at one of the bays men tioned above. In the port of Balaklava, perfectly sheltered and easy to be defended, the convoys of vessels with provisions will come and anchor, and in the bay will be landed the special siege-material quite close to the lines of investment. Prince Men schikoff, deceived by the rapidity of the disembarkation, intimidated by his defeat on the Alma, and put out of his calculations by the movement of the combined army towards Balaklava, has at length perceived that the attack would not take place on the north, and has gone with 20,000 men to Batsch-Serai, ten leagues east of Sebastopol. He seems to wish to collect there rein forcements, which he is calling to him from all the points of the peninsula, in order to menace the right flank of the allied army. That manoeuvre is well conceived, inasmuch as he can re-enter Sebastopol when he pleases, the access to which is free from the north, which has hitherto been neither attacked nor blockaded up to this day." • By the the treaty of commerce between France and Turkey, it is enacted that the tariffs on im ports and exports shall expire on the Ist of March, 1855, provided that in the six months preceding the Government of either country shall demand the revision of them ; but in case no such demand shall be made, they are to remain in force for seven years longer. The Chamber of Commerce of Paris calls on merchants and traders to make known any objections they may entertain to the tariffs, in order that, if necessary, they may be submitted to the Government. The Three per Cents, closed yesterday at 76f. 25c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a- Half per Cents. at 98f. 70c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,217 f. 50c. ; R ouen , 990 f .; H avre, 572 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 872 f. 50c. ; Strasburg, 843 f. 75c. ; New Shares, 6581. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 1,035 f. ; Lyons and the Mediterranean, 850 f. ; Western of France, 663 f. 7C3. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 622 f. 50c. ; Great Central of France, 520 f. • Lyons and Gene va , 540 f. ; B an k o f C re di t Mobilier, 762 f. 500. SPAIN. MADRID, 7TH.—The Gazette contains several de crees relative to the colonies, of which M. Pascual Oliveira has been appointeedirector. The property of Queen Christina has been placed under sequestration. The bulletin of the cholera is reduced to seven cases. MISCELLANEOUS. The folio ing intoresting episode of the battle of the Alma is given by the Presse, from a Con stantinople letter :—" An immense number of acts of bravery might be mentioned, but at present I will only relate that of a non-commissioned officer of the English army. An English Soldier had to fix a camp flag, to indicate to the division which was coming up the position that it was to occupy. A Russian left his ranks, and run ning up to the Englishman shot him, and was carry ing off the flag, when a non-commissioned English officer rushed forward, attacked the Russian, and with his revolver killed him. He then returned to his ranks with the flag that he had re covered ; but a fire of musketry from the Russians had been opened upon him, and at the moment when he was close to his comrades with the flag; in his hand he fell dead, pierced with seven balls." One of the last acts of Marshal St. Arnaud was to write a letter to Prince Jerome Bonaparte to compliment him on the gallant conduct of his son In that_ letter Marshal St.on tll‘.iernafuedld ostatedt:, tho valour and talents already displayed by him to N apo l eon perm i ts to say that he showed hi mse lf the inheritor of the great qualities of his immortal magi° the Emperor." The Marshal, after praising the military bearing of the Prince on the field, adds that he had promoted Captains Ferri, Pisani, and David, the Prinoe'sf aides-de-camp on the field of battle, to the rank o chef de bataillora. _ _ The right wing of the English has seized, at In kerman, a Russian convoy issuing from Sebastopol. Not less than 2,000 prisoners are said to be taken.. they were conveying gunpowder. General Raudon, the Governor of Algeria, is, coming to France for a month. General Pelissier will govern the colony ad interim. A Vienna letter, in Voss's Gazette, of Berlin, states that, on the sth, the Turkish Ambassador at the Court of A ustria had a long conference with_ Count Buol, on the intended operations of the Turks against Bessarabia, and that he received the most positive assurances that no obstacle should. be placed in the way of them by Austria. A letter from Berlin of the 6th, in the Indepen dance of Brussels, says :—" In consequence of cer tain measures relative to Prussian fortresses, Mag deburgh was two days ago declared in a state of siege. But the motives of this are purely military —there is nothing political in it." A letter from Munich of the sth, in the Augs burg Gazette, says :—" The Bavarian Government is on the point of negotiating a loan of 52 millions of francs from the Bank of Munich. One half of that sum is to be employed in constructing the rail way from Munich to Salzburg, which had been in terrupted for want of funds." A fetter from Dresden of the sth says :—" We h - ave just received the intelligence that Count Rossi, married since 1838 to the Duchess of Lucca, daughter of the Duke Louis I. of Parma, and mother-in-law of the present King of Saxony, has died suddenly at Venice, it is believed, of cholera." AMERICA. LIVERROOL, WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 1 a.m. The Pacific has arrived, bringing advices from New York to the 30th ult., and $1,000,000 on freight. She passed a screw steamer, supposed to be the Ottawa, on the sth inst. A religious disturbance had taken place at Cin cinnati between the Protestants and German Roman Catholics, in which several persons were wounded. The barque Mary Morris had reported having passed the hull of a large iron vessel, apparently. Clyde-built, painted black, with a bright red bot tom ; had three or four compartments in her hull, and all the woodwork was entirely destroyed by fire. She also had some machinery in her. From various circumstances it was conjectured that she was the unfortunate City of Glasgow. One hundred and nine deaths from cholera had occurred at Pittsburgh on a day which had b3en set apart for fasting and prayer, being a great in crease on previous days ; subsequently it was de clining. From Havannah we learn that General Concha had met with a flattering reception on the 21st Wt. Sugar and molasses had improved in price, while rice was scarce and advancing. The Indians were quiet. Count Boulbon was executed on the 12th of August. Further defeats of the insurgents were reported. On the subject of the annexation of the Sandwich Islands, the Herald's Washington correspondent writes :—" It is now believed that the necessary power has been given to Mr. Gregg, and the Go vernment is awaiting his official communication of the result of his negotiations. He has already in formed the department that the basis of any treaty must b 3 the admission of the islands as a State and the payment of annuities to the King and his sons as well as his royal Councillors. Independent of this the Government buildings, &c., are to be paid for, and the United States are to assume the debts due to the French and English Governments. The whole amount to be paid would not, probably, ex ceed $4,000,000. To this despatch of Mr. Gregg Mr. Marcy has replied, instructing him at once to negotiate a treaty as the authorized Minister of the United States, and the treaty is now daily. Of course, the Administration will attempt to claim the credit of bringing about the treaty, but it is well known that it is wholly due to the unwearied exertions of Mr. Gregg, despite the refusal of his Government to authorize him to negotiate at all in. the matter." The steamer Hermann, from Southampton, ar rived at New York on the 29th ult. Lord Elgin and suite arrived at Detroit on the 29th ult., where a dinner had been given his lord ship by the Common Council. The Maxwell, from Santa Cruz for Liverpool, struck on the rocks near Baltimore and bilged. The cargo would be saved. From New Orleans we learn that a terrible storm commenced on the coast of Texas on the 18th, and raged with terrific fury for four days. An immense amount of property was destroyed, and several vessels and many lives lost. The town of Matagorda was totally d es t roye d , with the exceptio n of three houses. The crops, both of the canes and the cotton, were nearly ruined. No change in the money-market. Ex change inactive and heavy. Stocks were advancing. Flour and grain still unsettled. No alteration in freights. CANADA. MONTREAL, SEPT. 25. THE RECIPROCITY TREATY. The following telegraphic message has just been received : " The Reciprocity Bill was passed through all its steps, last night, in both houses, and was sanc tioned by the Governor to-day (Saturday)." His Excellency this day came specially over the Quebec and Richmond Road—a branch of the Grand Trunk Railway, on a visit to the avicul tural exhibition, now being held in London, C. W. The line will be open for general traffic in the middle of next month. So far as Canada is concerned, the treaty, now called the Elgin treaty, will come immediately into force, much to the satisfaction of 'the commercial interests of the provinces. The troops have now all gone, so that a provin cial militia will be forthwith enrolled. With reference to our new Governor-General. a New Brunswick paper says : " We are informed that his Excellency the Lieutenant Governor will leave Fredericton on Monday or Tuesday next, and will hold a farewell levee in this city on Wed. nesday, the 27th, leaving the following day in the steamer for Portland. His Excellency will proceed to Boston, there to meet the Hon. Mr. Manners Sutton, our next, Lieutenant Governor, and, after conferring with him., will proceed to Quebec." Lord Elgin, it is expected, will leave for England early next month, but nothing official is ye't known. The guests now at Spencer Wood are the Hon. Miss Murray, Maid of Honour to her Ma jesty, and Lord Bury, both of whom have accom, panied his Excellency to, the west. Cholera has now completely disappeared ; and business is very brisk. THE BRAZILS. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, 11 A.M. The Braziliera has arrived, with advices from Rio Janeiro to the Bth ult. ; Bahia, 13th; Pernambuco, 16th; St. Vincent, 26th; Madeira, 3d inst. ; and Lisbon, 6th. She ago brings 50,0001. on freight. The gun-boat Viper arrived at Lisbon on the 3d in three days and a-half, and sailed on the sth for the Black Sea. In Monte Video freight was fair, and the coming season was expected to be a good one. At the River Plate the market for imports was dull. A report was current at Buenos Ayres that the outside party was arming under General llornosin, in consequence of a decree of the Government th at all unmarked cattle would be claimed by it. Ex change 64. Freights, tallow, 40 ; wool and h a i r, 35 . No news of importance from Brazil. Th e F rench ships of war were to leave Rio on the 10th for a cruise to the north, where a Russian frigate had been seen. The Queen of the South, f rom Melbourne, ar rived at St. Vincent 23d ult., w i th about 350,0001. The Bahiana hence wa s spo k en by the Braziliera on the 3d inst., in lat. 34, long. 18. STRAND THEATRE. —The talented directress of this pretty little theatre took her benefit last evening, and we were glad to see that the efforts she has made to provide entertainment were rewarded by a densely crowded house. Miss Isaacs never sung or acted better than she did last night, and the public owe something to Mr. Allcroft for having so prominently brought be fore' them so accomplished an artiste. Mr. G. Ho ney volunteered ,ree reeid v received s b services lout a pplause. o on th dop occasion,o anedr,s wag hi s exertions of were Windsor was also played, and excited, as it has nightly done since it was first produced, shouts of laughter. The benefit of Mr. Davis, the treasurer to the establish meht, is fixed for to-morrow evening, on which occa sion Miss R. Isaacs will appear in one of her most po pular parts ; and Miss Marshal, so long a favourite here, will also appear as Polly Crisp, in addition to numeroue other attractions. EMIGRATION.—The Waterford Chronicle states that nearly 250 persons left that port last week, bound for the United States. APSLET HOUSE.—We are informed that it is the in tention of Itzs Grace th 4 Dike of Wellington to re•ope:t to tho during the winter mouths, the ruarnion his late noble father. A variety of improvements have taken place, and a very large sum of money has been ex pended to render the objects worthy of remark, and mo re visible than they formerly were--Musical Tranicript.