The Sun. — London, England, 1854-11-01 00:00:00

bars to form anew House, and the elections are nearly com pleted. The only parishes remaining are St. George's, which comes off to-day, and the candidates are Messrs. Girod, Flosaek, and Lawton ; the other parishes are St. Elizabeth and Westmorland—the writs to be returnable on the 18th iust. The Governor has also further pro rogued the House to the 31st instant, and it is confi dently expected it will meet in the second week in November. " His Excellency induced the lion. Mr. Jordan to vacate his seat in the Legislative Council, and become a candidate for the representation of Kingston iu the Hon. House of Assembly, with a portfolio. Mr. Jordan has been elected and has taken his seat as a member of the Executive Committee. Their first meeting took place at King's House on the 3d inst. There were present his Ex cellency the Governor, who occupied the chair on the occa sion, with the Hon. Bryan Edwards, member of the com mittee in the Legislative Counc , l; the Hon. Mr. Jordan, member for Kingston ; and Henry Westmorland, mem ber for Metcalfe. " We have been rather lively throughout the island on account of the several elections; but the greatest harmony has prevails I, and not the least indication of ill-feeling upon any one occasion, " I am afraid, however, that the new Assembly will not give the satisfaction so much expected, as nearly the same elements have been returned thereto, and, consequently, I regret to say that the body has not improved in any way, and, it is presumed, will return to the house wedded to their former weak notions, in addition to their well-known incapacity for the position of leg'slators. " The island has been visited by heavy rains, and there is every indication of an abundant crop. It is generally healthy. "In the Jamaica markets flour was quoted 435. 63. to 50s. ; stock light. Logwood scarce. Pimento quoted to 4d. per lb. Sales of sugar at 16s. to 18s. per 1001 b. Large purchases of brandy had been made at 103. 6d. p er gallon in bond. Exchange on London, 90 days, 1 pm. (Jamaica Bank ;) Colonial Bank drafts at 93 days, 1 pm. "The brig Diamond, Captain Legge, which left Sa vanilla on the 14th of September for London, with a cargo of fustic, _tobacco, &c. got on shore o n the eastward of the Morant Keys on the 17th, and immediately went down, leaving very little of her hull above water. The captain, his wife, and crew remained on the wreck for 11 days. They were rescued by the crew of a fishing boat, who landed them at Kingston on the 28th of Sept." British Guiana was healthy. The weather wr.: 'very seasonable and the canes looked well. There was no political news. The Demerara Royal Gazette in reference to the prospects of the colony, says : " The depression of price and the war duty throw at the moment a gloom over the planters' minds which has not been experienced for some years past. Labour still con tinues scarce and dear. In the islands of the Essequibo it is scarcely at all attainable, and then only at an advance of 40 per cent, upon former rates. All the coolies we can get this year will do little to lessen the pressure in the labour market, and no active steps are now being taken, as far as we can learn, to get labourers from Africa or Madeira. We hear nothing of the steam project which was to unite the islands and the mainland, although the island Legislatures interested have come forward to guarantee their moiety of a bonus. " Freights begin to rise again, although there is abun dant shipping in the river for our present wants. Within the last fortnight a start in price has been effected of from 1/. 10s. to 2/. 10s. per ton, but it is not expected it will re main steady even at this latter rate. Trade continues necessarily dull. Provisions are scarce and dear. Although the dry weather does not affect the cane-piece, it is ruinous to the plantain and cassava of the small landowner, whose ill drained land suffers from every altercation of weather out of the common course. Our markets are consequently ill supplied with native esculents. Advice and experience have alike failed as yet to show the negro cultivator how much he depends for a crop on having his land drained." The cholera was generally decreasing in the West India Islands. Barbadoes is nearly free from it, but in Trinidad and St. Vincent's its ravages were still felt. A letter dated St. Lucia, October 12, contains the following : " Cholera is visibly on the decline, but is succeeded by typhus fever, which is very prevalent. The Legislative Council met yesterday, and inter alia passed an ordinance embodying the militia, the qualification being the same as that required for jurors, ranging from the age of 16 to 50 years. The weather is dreadfully warm, the thermo meter ranging sleeve 90 degrees in the shade. There is a very great scarcity of flour and breadstnffs." The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's ship Bolivia arrived at Panama on the sth of October, with dates from Valparaiso to the 15th and Lima the 25th of September. The following, extracted from the Panama Star, is the latest news from the seat of civil war in• Peru " Since the date of our last advices no engagement has taken place between the Government troops and General Castilla. The former are stationed between Chonges and Chnpaca, and the latter between Izcuchaca and Morja., where, according to the same authority, they suffer from the climate and scarcity of supplies. On the 28th some deserters from the revolutionary army joined the Govern ment forces. Castilla's army is said only to number 2.7t0 men, and General San Roman had not been able to join him with his division, which only numbers 860. Castilla is said to have applied to Belzu for assistance. " In Lima everything remains quiet ; but at Arica, on the 9th, an attack was made on the town by Dr. Zavala with 250 or 300 men, who succeeded, after a hard fight, in de feating the small force of 75 soldiers left to guard the town, but, on the 19th, General Guardia retook the city, and made about 150 of the revolutionists prisoners. "Our private letters from this city say that everything was in the greatest confusion, and all business suspended. "All the ports, with the exception of Iquique, were in the hands of the Government party. The whole force of the Presidency consists of 10,000, of whom 5,000 hold the central provinces, 1,500 aro in the south, 2,500 in and about Lima, and 1,000 in the northern provinces. "It must be remembered that these accounts are taken from-the Government paper, and should be received with caution." From Chili and Ecuador there is no news of im portance. Relative to the revolution in New Granada, the Panama Star mentions a rumour that 2,000 of General Melo's army left him on the 26th of Sep tember, and joined General Mosquera's forces. The same journal states as follows : " From private letters received from Carthagena, we learn that the constitutional cause prospers, and that Melo is now reduced to the plains of Bogota, where, however, he has a large army. " The Government troops, under General Petrie, gained a victory in Pamplona, and Generals Mosquera and Her rera had advanced to Ocana, while Generals Lopez and Paris held the southern provinces. " General Posada had not yet succeeded in putting down the malcontents of the Cieuaga of Santa Marta, who still continued to plunder on the river. " From a San Francisco paper we learn that the Ond Nederland, that arrived at San Francisco on the 12th of September, reports having spoken, July 31, in lat. 30 deg. 30 min., long. li9 deg. 51 min. W., a British and French fleet, consisting of eight vessels, one of which was a steamer." Her Majesty's ship Buzzard was at Jamaica. The brig Arab sailed from that island on a cruise on the Ist inst. The French war steamer Ardente was at St. Thomas's. THE SIEGE OP ~EBASTOPOL. A. letter from Constantinople, of the 19th ult., says "No one can without presumption pretend to foretell the duration of the affair when it has once commenced. There are so many disturbing causes that calculation is impossible. The enemy may give way at once, or resist with a bravery totally unexpected. The walls may crumble like those of Bomarsund, or bid de fiance to cannon like those of the Spanish fortresses. From letters written by officers who have a wide ac quaintance with such subjects, it is clear that many things have been found easy which were expected with great apprehension, while difficulties have arisen from causes wholly unforeseen. There is no reason to believe that we are at the end of such surprises. But should nothing unexpected intervene it is proba ble that a few days will see an end of the struggle ; at any rate the fall of the fortress cannot be deferred beyond the present month. A cannonade of forty eight hours is sufficient to effect breaches sufficient to allow an assault, and the fire of five days would destroy town, fortifications, dockyards, and ships. The possibility of an escape of the Russians on the other side of the bay seems to have been to some extent anti cipated and guarded against. The lines of the English troops extend to some distance round the bay, and the ong guns from one of the gun-boats have I can placed in a position where they can command the ferry ; so that unless the enemy can manage to carry their troops across at night there seems no likelihood of such a calamity as that apprehended by the besieging com manders. However, the forts on the northern side will no doubt hold out after the capture or destruc tion of the main town, and it appears that another set of operations will be necessary for their reduc tion, so that the complete surrender of the place and its dependencies can hardly be expected for another fortnight. Those who calculated that the campaign would last till the middle of November will be found not to have been far wrong on the whole. The retreat of the Russians into Sebastopol after the battle of the Alma was an advantage totally unexpected, and on which the Generals of the Allies did not count. It was thought that, with such a force as forms the army of the Crimea, and with such a fortress as. Sebastopol at stake, the enemy would have fought an action at every available place ; and even the sanguine and energetic man who commands the French army looked forward to three pitched battles, which would have delayed the arrival of the Allies under the walls of Sebastopol for ten days or a fortnight. We may think ourselves fortunate that matters are so much advanced, and that the month of October, called for -its warmth and dryness the little summer, is likely to s ee the most arduous part of the undertaking brought to an end." NEWS FROM THE SEAT or WAa.—A. French journal, the Echo de Valenciennes, sp eakin g "S of the trans of our mission of news from the seat of war, says —ome readers will, no doubt, be astonished to find that since the seat of war has been transferred to the Crimea, the intelligence reaches France and England mor a nnel. The rapidly via St. Petersburg than b y any other che Russian Generals despatch Tart ar couriers, whose activity proverbial, from the Crime a to Moscow, ac ross the Ukraine. A televraphic communication exists between Moscow and St. Petersburg, and another between that capital and Berlin, whence despatches reach Paris and London with extraordinary celerity. We must not con sequently be surprised that the news from the Crimea passing through St. Petersburg should arrive in less time than despatches forwarded via Constantinople ane. d fro Vienns, since th e R uss i an cour i er s have Only to ridm the Crimea to-Moscow." MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL .INT ^LLfGENCE• CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The sales of eotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,500 taken for export and on speculation. The mar ket remains steady at previous rates. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 200 Pernain and Maranharn at 51d. to 6111., 200 Egyptian at 6d. to Bd., and 600 Surat at 3d. to 4d., per lb. Railway Shares were not quite so firm. The ship Francis Henty brings accounts of Aug. 18th from Melbourne, being not quite so recent as those previously to hand. She has on board 33,876 ounces of gold. The Cornhill from Van Diemen's Land has 25,000/. on board. By the Atrato steamer there are 120,0001. in bullion. The political advices from Mexico are unfavourable, if we can rely upon the statements relative to the progress of the insurgents against Santa Anna. From the United Mexican mines the advices are extremely satisfactory, and the prospects aro con sidered good for the shareholders. The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have received only a note hastily written by Mr. Rick ards, who will write again by the next New Orleans steamer. The remittance is only 12,000 dollars, as hard dollars were scarce at Tampico. • The accounts from New York report the money market as being more stringent, and the banks were contracting their discounts as much as possi ble. This measure was intended to prevent the heavy shipments of specie which have been taking place for some time past, but in a short time the re gular bi-monthly arrivals of the precious metals from California would also come in relief. Stocks which had been buoyant had become heavy at the period when these advices left. The grain market was in rather an unsettled condition, freights were quieter, and cotton had advanced. Advices from the East state that the Greek pirates were again appearing off the islands of the Archipelago. The. Committee of Spanish American Bond holders have published a report.of their proceed ings in relation to the Foreign Debt of Buenos Ayres, and it does credit to their industry, while it inspires hopes of a better future. The Minister of Finance, in a communication dated August 31, states that the position of the Foreign Debt shall be submitted to the Legislative Chamber for their information, as well as to obtain their decision thereon and the President of the Republic, in his Message, describes the national finances to be in a very satis factory condition, states that all current claims on the Treasury are promptly discharged, and propoSes to the Chamber a vote of 12,740,000 dols. currency for a new custom-house, and 1,200,000 clots. for a pier, besides other public works certainly not of so much importance as the payment of the interest on the debt. The Buenos Ayres debt is 977,0001., and there are 1,494,8191. due for dividends in ar rear. We aro glad to find that our Minister at Buenos Ayres was warmly advocating the interests of the English creditors, acting under the instruc tions of Earl Clarendon. The Bankers' Magazine for November gives very ample information upon all monetary and commer cial features, and its articles upon the state of rail way affairs in America, laws of the currency, &c., are interesting and well timed. Yesterday afternoon the rates for bills of ex change upon the principal continental cities were firmer, except Paris, which was not higher than 25 32 to 35 ; Amsterdam was 11 17i to 17i ; llamburgh, 13 6 to 6i; Frankfort, 118 - to 1181 ; and Trieste, 12 6 to 12 10. This being the day upon which the Bank of England takes its half-yearly balance, the Transfer Office and the Stock Exchange are, as usual, closed, but in the Subscription Rooms there have been a few bargains at lower prices, owing to the Russian news from Sebastopol, which, if not wholly credited, has, it is feared, some foundation. Con sols have been called 94} to and the Turkish Scrip is down to 1.2 to 2. Shares are merely nominal. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, 1854. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY•) LONDON, Nov. I.—Wind this day at Noon, S.S.W. ; light, with dense fog. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 31.—Wind, S.E. to S.W. Arrived —H.M.S. Hecht, from the Baltic ; Palestine, London, for New York ; Robert Small, do., for the Black Sea. Sailed —Louise, for Sydney, N.S.W. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 31.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Atrato (s), from the West Indies. COWES, Oct. 31.—Wind; S.W. Arrived—Alfred, from Callao, and sailed for Antwerp ; Thomas Arbuthnot, from Callao ; Sourabaya, do. ; CHsar Godfrey, do. ; Christina, do., and both sailed for Antwerp. RAMSGATE, Oct. 31 —Wind, W.S W. Sailed—Rafac lite, from 13,1b0a ; Great Britain, Dundalk. OFF SHOREHAM, Oct. 13.—Francis Henty, from Port Philip. BRIDGEWATER, Oct. 31.—Wind, W. Arrived—Clarissa, from Quebec. FALMOUTH, Oct. 31.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Miceli, . from Constantinople; Wikingen, St. IThe's, for Geflo, with sails split; Duke of Cornwall (s), from London, and left for Dublin ; Tamar, Pentuan, for Liverpool, with damage ; Tailings Aurelia, Leghorn ; Brodre Tyrer, Schien, for Truro, with damage, having had her deck cargo thrown overboard ; John, Poole, for Fogo, also with damage. Off Port—Cornhill, Hobart Town ; Dorothea (of London), for Jamaica. LOWESTOFT, Oct. 31.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Naviga tionen, from Kalix ; Lykkens, Mandahl. HULL, Oct. 31.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—Augusta, from Miramichi • Paul Ketscbew, Bathurst, N.S. ; Cam bria, Quebec; 'Seagull (s), Rotterdam. Sailed—Ae,gir, from Uinea. NEWPORT, Oct. 30.—Wind, N. Arrived—Orpheus, from Miramichi Sailed—Alabama, for Callao. POOLE, Oct. 31.—Wind, SW. Arrived—Mary Coles, from France; Commerce, Christiania. Sailed—William, jor Newfoundland. SHIELDS, Oct. 31. — Wind , S. Arrived--Ludovi,c from St. Maio ; Albert, Fecamp ; Earl Douglas (s s), Rotter dam ; Watson, St. Mary's. GLOUCESTER, Oct. 30.—Arrived —Bonnie Mario, from Aiquillon. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.8 a.m. Wind, calm ; tide 5i hours flood ; fine. Arrived, Oct. 3L—ltubens, from Mauritius; Adelaide, Boston. Arrived, November I—Albion (steamer) from Boulogne. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.30 a.m. Wind, calm ; weather, fog. Anchors Matilda, from London, for Brest ; Eastern Queen. London, Criarlestown. The fog has been so very thick since daylight that nothing is to be observed. 25 St, 70 St, 81 281 St. 23 25 50 SUICIDE Or A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER.—Mr. W. Payne yesterday held an inquest at St. Thomas's Hos pital, on the body of Wiliiam iurlon, a commercial traveller. It appeared that deceased, who resided at Brad ley-terrace, Wandsworth-road, was out of employment, and this circumstance preyed upon his mind, although his pecuniary means were good ; he was, in fact, a man of property, but did not like to be unemployed. On the 12th ult. he got out of bed, and was seen by his wife with a razor in his hand. She wrested it from him, and hid it between the bed and the mattress, and got him to go to bed again. Shortly afterwards he slipped out again very quietly, and his wife found that he had obtained another razor, and his looks were so terrible that she became frightened and screamed for assistance, but ere any one came he had cut his throat, and died on the 29th ult. His father, grandfather, and an uncle had all committed suicide. Verdict, "Temporary insanity." THE FRENCH SOLDIER.—The Constitutionnel, in the course of an article in which it passes in review the ma terial ameliorations introduced into the French army which were rendered necessary by the operations in Africa, and which have been found so advantageous in the Ea-t, says :—" Necessity is a good counsellor, and to it we owe the improvements in the equipment and manner of feeding the soldiers, which have produced such good results in the East, and which will produce important consequences if ever a conflict should break out in Europe. Experience has shown how strengthen ing food can be Supplied-with diminution of weight. Daring the expeditions biscuit was substituted for bread, rice was employed in rations, coffee wan substituted for wine, and the biscuit broken into the coffee gave the sol diers strength to support the most painful fatigues. Such was, with meat, the basis of the food in Afr ica . The small volume occupied by it enabled six and even eight days' rations to be placed in the knapsacks, and that di minished the embarrassments of the baggage train. Blankets were found to be only a slight protection against the pernicious effects of damp in the night, and the hospitals were encumbered with patients labouring under ague, until the tente-abri was discovered. That was almost the salvation of the army. The tente-abri is three feet high, four and a half long, and is composed of three pieces of canvas, attached by buttons or strings. Two sticks placed at each extremity serve to support it, and it is fixed by wooden pins to the earth. Three minutes suffice to set it up, and two to take it down. Each tent accommodates three men • each of the three carries a piece of the canvas, and they divide the sticks and pins among them, and so they march. The first thing they do on arriving is to fix the tent, and to dig a trench to carry off the water in case of rain. At night they sleep wrapped in blankets, and with their knapsacks for pil lows. They are thus preserved from damp or rain. The tents-abri permits an army always to bivouac in the open fields, and does away with the necessity of dividing it among different villages, so that it is always united. A guarantee for discipline, and a protection for health, it preserves the effective force, and assures the duration great o f an benefits army. fromt i s , A w fri i e th a, ou a t nd co o n n t e ra o d f ic t t h i oent,hoinnge of t s lie which will have the greatest influence on the state of our a b r e m c i a e l s l , e d w t h o a t c e o v m e r b a m t a y be \y t t h h e his fi el six i d n a t y o s u , ' p h r i c o h v t s 0 7 1 s , may his c amping effects, his equipment, the piece of canvass for his tent, his blanket, and 60 ball cartridges, the soldier bears a heavy weight ; but experience proves that it is not too much for men of average strength, and that it is better for the man to carry more, and to recruit his strength by good repose. The blanket and the little tent assure to the soldier refreshing elm" SEIARE MARKETS (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAlLvrArs. rOlosins Prices yesterday. Boalne.s done yeeter lay. 21 22 43 - 4i Si Si Ui 10i d 17 18 5 4 ' 95 - 97 - 13.3 - 14 lit - 12 4 - 2 r: - 74 •.. - - IGi 114 - 1111 32 - 34 22 - 24 68 - 69 El - 56 23 90 91 7G 78 24 126 90 92 7ci 714 69 71 78 - 82 8 - 10 , 8 - 10 72A - 73 5g -- 04 -- 106 01i 101; id— * d - 81 82 10 9ji 9 -23 i 6 69 40 - 44 ad— i d' 04 Si ii 21 21 49 - 51 3$ 3 33 6 10 1 64 761 774 6 51 , 1 31 3-4(1 14 144 531 53 55 1 —1 p Ad 41 61 7 Ld—ip 32 - 34 94 - 96 60 - 62 71 -• 45 •., 47 - 14 62 - (2 - 34 •• -- ••• i— i d 70 69i 711 1 li S 2 li 69i i 1411 51 31 13 i 62i Aberdeen. 100 8,5 Asabg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct Belfast &. Ballymena Birming. Wolverit. Stour Va11ey........ Birkenlid. Lancsh. do Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and i:25 Cons. Do., £20..... myth &Tyne origins: £25 (issd. at £45,,, Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. Cat marthwit awl Car digan Chester ez Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass C.nmwall Orloff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth&Aber Been Junction .. Do. New East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern liaion, A Stock De., B. Stock ,Do., New A East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgon , Eclinb. and Peebles Edin. Pith &Dundee Forth St Clyde June. Glasgow & Western Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre. ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail, Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lan cash. andYorksi Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Liv.Crsby.StSoutlipt London & Blackwal Lond. Bright & S.Cst Loud, and N. Westn all all 4 100 196 100 4, 100 100 r_) Do. Fifths 0.10/. Sh.,M&D... 1)0. Eighths London and S. Westn. Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Col erainc Lndndrry. & Ennisk . ,Nlanch.Shef.& Lineln i)o., Man. & Lin. Un Nfidland 00. Bin:avg. & Derby \MEd. G. West. (Ira.) 17i all 1 Do, Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle '',Newinkt.Bury Exten Nwpt.Aberg. Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor.. Norfolk Northn.Connties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 , Do., No. 2 '40., A Deferred Do., B Guarantee , ' N. Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension Do. do. G.N. E. Puroh. Do. Leeds Do. York North London Do. New £lO N . &S. W strn. , Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June. Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth sottish Central ScottishiSlidland 11 -threwsby. & Plerefd it ,ihropshire Union , Do. A, B, C,& paid up et per cent. 11 south Devon ioath Eastern .1] South Wales 5 Yrksh. & Riv. Dui 5 ~-)o - , ,'taines, Wok, W toekton & Darlin, ithekton & Hartle); Parf Vale )o. £lO shares.. Do. Pref., No. Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath... Waterfd. & KilkenuN Naterford&Limerici West Cornwall West End of Lordor. and Crystal Palace West Loudon IWimbledu & Croydol 161601iiii 90j f 78 125 13 734 3 1 i 21 84 A 104 i 5 1001 35 - 37 .•• ''' • St. 10 St. 25 ,•• .-.. • • - 8 19 41 23- <5 - 7 all 111 a. 6 . . - 7. Yr ARKET NEWS-(T1112 DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The supply of English wheat on offer here to-day was tolerably good, and chiefly the refuse of Monday's market. As the attendance of buyers was but moderate, the demand for all kinds was very inactive, at barely stationary prices. Foreign wheat—the show of which was by no means ex tensive—moved off heavily, and the quotations were almost nominal. The barley trade was heavy, and prices were again rather lower. Malt was quito as dear as last week. The oat trade was steady, but wo have no change to notice in prices. Beans and peas were held at Monday's currency; but most kinds of flour were lower to purchase. English .. Irish .. •• Foreign .. ARRIVAL% TIIIB WEEK. Wheat. k Barley. Malt. 1,880 f 2,270 1,340 ~ 273 I Oats.. I 'Sour. 941 530 5,750 I 1,v4) I,osobrs BOROUGH HOP. Our market is steady. In prices no change has taken place. WHITECHAPEL. Each kind of meat soli as follows Beef, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; veal, 3s 2d to 4s 4d; pork, 3s 4a to 5s 2d per 81bs. by the carcass. OUR SOLDIERS AND SEAMEN IN TER EAST. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MM. Sir,—l shall feel obliged if you will insert in your widely circulated journal, the following paragraph, as it may induce other establi3hments to follow our example. I am sir, your very humble servant, W. B. NEWBERRY, House Steward. Penrhyn Castle, Oct. 29. 1854. The domestic servants of Colonel the Hon. Douglas- Pennant have subscribed the sum of 121, to the patriotic fund now raising for tke families of the soldiers and sailors who have, and are, sacrificing their lives in the service of their country. TEE NURSES FOB THE SICK AND WOUNDED. The Semaphore of Marseilles pays them the fol lowing compliment : "Miss Nightingale possesses all that could render ex istence happy and brilliant. Young, handsome, and wealthy, she has chosen a life of abnegation and self denial, and, after having presided over one of those institutions in London, of which the idea was suggested by a true spirit of Christianity, her feelings of charity still more excited by the details of the sufferings of the sick and wounded soldiers in the hospital of Scutari, she has chosen as a new sphere of action a place where glory is pur chased by the severest privations. Nothing could deter her, and at this moment the Vectis is conveying her to the East. She and her companions will find there theirfield of battle in the hospital wards and ambulances, where their sex so well qualifies them to fill a dangerous though heroic position. C..pt. Powell, the commander of the Vectis, received those ladies with perfect courtesy, the officers and crew vied with each other in their atten tion in conducting them to the places reserved for them wits all the respect due to their sex and their affecting mission," THE CAPE.--Our files of Cape papers to the end of August, brought by her Majesty's ship Dee, report that affairs in the colony are progressing quietly, but the want of labour of every description is severely felt. The colony could readily absorb thousands of labourers and attifisers. The copper mines were expected to attract a good many ; and it was reported that convict labour was to be sent out to form a new port at East London ; and, it is said, if this was received by the colonists, the British Government were willing to expend 30,0001. in improving the port. There is said to be a deficiency of about 30,0001. in the finances of the colony. A NEW MEANS OF MARINE COMMUNICATION.—The sailors are finding out a new method of giving notice of their disasters or progress. Captain Gookin, of the ship Richmond, now at Boston, caught on the 15th, at 8 a m ,, in lat. 3 1 10, l on g . 89 50, a l arge booby, having a tally round its neck, marked " Schr. Rose, Ruddl y , f rom ol Matanzas, for Halifax—all wel ft l." Aer giving the bird a breakfast on a phin, he tied a tally on its neck, mar ked " Ship Ric hmond, from New Orl eans, for Bos• 7 b 7 ir l d 2, was by a to g n a , i ' n ' aonandglhett h on er th g e o l o 6 n th t , h i e n 16th. The Tloh, lo e sanrag.e R o bert Mills, arrived at New York on the the barque 1 3 _ 26th. •- Elittb Mbrttion, SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. WORCESTER RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Black Bess Jemmy the Black HURDLE RACE. Alp Eight ran. ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE. Need wood Spring. Diana THE FRENCH EMBASSY. The announcement that the band of the French Im perial Regiment, " Les Guides," would perform from one to four o'clock yesterday, in the gardens of Albert-gate House, the residence of the French Embassy, had the effect of attracting to the vicinity a very largo concourse of persons, among whom were included most of the lead ing personages at present in London. The Minister of War, the Duke of Newcastle, and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Earl of Clarendon, paid the Countess the compliment of a visit, and nearly the whole of the Foreign Ministers were present. The park was crowded from an early hour, and, as the afternoon ad vanced, the road became almost impassable from the numbers assembled. A double line of carriages, filled with elegantly-dressed company, moved to and fro dur ing the performances, the occupants appearing not the least interested of the spectators. The band commenced playing shortly after one o'clock. The selection consisted of adaptations from all the most popular operas, and the excellence of the varied per formances was acknowledged by frequent and loud ac clamations from the crowd. At half-past three the French national hymn, "Partant pour la Syrie," was played with admirable precision. The crowd was stilled during its execution, but at the conclusion of this charm ing air the applause was most vociferous and general, and an unmistakeable demand was made for an encore. With that peculiar good taste which distinguishes our gallant allies, instead of repeating the French air, they now played the English National Anthem ; upon which the enthusiasm of the crowd again burst forth in still greater force, and the applause did not cease until after the band had retired from the garden. Among the guests of the Countess, conspicuous on the balconies overlooking the mansion, were the Duchess of Inverness, the Countess of Clarendon, the Earl and Countess Granville, Viscount and Viscountess Har dinge, the Minister of Portugal and Madame la Corn tees. de Lavradio, the Minister of Hanover and the Countess Helen Kielmansegge, the Brazilian Minister and Madlle. de Macedo, the Minister of Spain, the Turkish Minister and Madame de Musurus, the Countess of Erroll, and Lady Alice Hay, Lord and Lady Wodehouse, General and Lady Mary Fox, Mr. Henry Greville, Mr. Fleming, Lady Caroline Maxse and Miss Maxse, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lady Harriet Corry and Miss Corry, Colonel the Hon. D. L. Darner and the Misses Darner, the Countess Dowager of Sandwich, the Countess of Tankerville, Lady Ashworth and Miss Ashworth, Baron de Geer, Count Louis Corti, M. and Madame Comyn, M. and Madame Pinto de Several, Chevalier Mendoza, Count Karolyi, Hon. Mrs. A. Villiers, Mr. Algernon West, Mr. Lumley, Ste. There were a great many distinguished persons in the crowd outside, and among the rest we were glad to ob serve the Chief Justice of England, looking, apparently, younger than ever. The crowd of equipages and pedestrians did not sepa rate until some time after the band had retired. THE AUSTRIAN AND .PRUSSIAN CABINITS. The Journal des Debats has a very long article on the negotiations between the Austrian and Prussian Cabinets. The Debats does not despair entirely of conciliation, but remarks that the persons who have come forward as mediators to bring it about are precisely those who were so active in the Conference of Bamberg, in which the policy of A.ustria found little favour. It says : " Such is the state of things ; Germany is agitated at it, and not without reason, as a difference be tween the two powers in such circumstances may become a decided danger ; and it is certainly a cause of trouble and embarrassment for all the Cabinets. Is conciliation possible ? All hopes of it have not yet been given up, and it is to the desire of bringing about an arrangement that is generally attributed the almost simultaneous arrival at Berlin of M. Von der Pfordton, Bavarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and of M. de Beust, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the King of sid h e o r w ab ev le er s , ha r r e e m i a n rk th t e h d a e t l i t b h e e r s a e . twotSiaolcn Saxo n y. S 'nl o yi f n t i la stS e eor C ins o te n o f op e k z e v ra n s c oc e nosn Of Bamberg, which showed but little favour to the wishes of Au s tria. B e fo re l ong we shall without doubt know what is to be thought of the matter. We shall learn also the nature of the new note which the Minister of Austria at Berlin communicated on the 25th to M. de Manteuffel, and which is said to be very conciliatory in form, although very decided in its meaning." THE _RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF OPERA TIONS IN THE CIUMEA. (Prom the Journal de St. Petersburg.) The Anglo-French conducted their united forces be fore Sebastopol from the north of that ,own to the south, thus entirely changing the basis of operations. They attained this object by a flank march round the town. The organs of the foreign press cannot find expres• sions to praise sufficiently the skilfulness of this ma nceuvre. Without wishing to detract from the merit of it, at least it is just t• mention also and to explain the operations of Prince Menschikoff in reference to the enemy. After the battle upon the Alma, the Prince, not find ing a position strong enough upon the Katcha and the Belbeck to give a fresh battle to the enemy, passed the Tchcrnaya, and concentrated his forces in a position to the east of the town, after having garrisoned the forts of the north with a sufficient number of troops. The enemy advanced, passed the Katcha, and the Belbeck, and reached the heights which surround the northern forts. The position of Prince Blenschikoff was disadvan tageous, inasmuch as it enabled the enemy to occupy the direct oommunicationa with the interior of the empire. It was therefore necessary to abandon that position, and the Prince achieved the object by a luminous idea, carried into effect in the most daring manner. He marched during the night of the 24th to the 25th of September towards BAkshi- Serai, after having crossed the Tchernaya by a single bridge. He executed this march in flank in the course of the night, and in the morning of the 25th found himself in the valley of Bakshi-Serai, placed in the flank and the rear of the enemy, having his communi cation free with the interior of the empire, and with the reinforcements which he expected. The new posi tion of the Prince would have been annoying to the enemy if the latter had been desirous of attempting an attack against the forts of the north. For this reason the enemy did not make the attempt to attack the forts of the north. On the contrary, he adopted the resolution of changing the point of attack from the north to the south of Sebastopol, by turning the town to the east. Let it be permitted to us here to throw a light upon some circumstances, which will enable an impartial judgment to be formed respecting the opera tions of the two parties. Prince Menschikoff had to march across mountains and by one road, which from the point where Mac kenzie's Farm is situate was only at a distance of four wersts from the advanced posts of the enemy. In deed the bivouac fires were seen thence. The Prince could not attempt to cover kis march by the means which are usually adopted in such cases, for it was necessary, above all things, not to attract the atten tion of the enemy. In his position it was necessary to avoid a battle, which would have hindered the movements of his column. The Prince marched with his train and park of artillery. All these difficulties were surmounted, and our troops had, on the morning of the 25th, reached a point where the enemy did not suppose them to be. Our adversaries also executed, and almost at the same time, a flank march, but under much more advantageous circumstances. From Belbeck, and the plateau which they occupied on the 24th, they bad only to gain Mac kenzie's Farm in order to attain the route leading by a descent to the Tcbernaya. Tho enemy executed this movement without being perceived by us, for the point where Mackenzie's Farm is situated is at a distance of 16 worsts from the spot where our forces were sta tioned ; and, besides, it is also covered by woody moun tains. _ _ . __ If - Prince Menschikoff had bsen desirous of at tacking the enemy during the march, he could only have done so by one route, which, for a distance of 10 werste, is upon an ascent from the Belbeck to Mlckenzie s Farm. It would only have been ne cessary for the enemy to place a few batteries in a good position upon the heights to enable him to check our attack for so long a time that the move ment of the column could not be completed without danger. The enemy had the great advantage of march ing without guns and artillery, which in the meantime had been quietly transported by sea to Balaklava. Whoever has marched with a troop, whether an army or a battalion, will appreciate the difference between ad vancing with or without a train of artillery. It was requisite that Prince Menschikoff should avoid a combat during his movement, because the enemy was placed in an advantageods position for it. Our adversaries, on the contrary, marched in such a man ner that they would not have been inconvenienced by an attack upon their flank, an attack which the Prince, from the nature of the territory, could not bring about without engaging in it under unfavourable cir cumstances. DEATH OP A CHILD BY FlRM.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. Wakley, the coroner for Middlesex, held an inquest in the Theatre of the Royal Flee Hospital, Gray's-inn road, upon the body of Charles Whitehead, aged four years, who was burnt to death on Sunday last. The coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." FIRE. —Yesterday morning, shortly before one o'clock, a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. J. Bendell, con tractor and carman, of Wells-street, Wellclose-square, Whitechapel. The engines from Wellclose-square were speedily on the spot, and a large body of police arrived from the Leman-street station, under the joint direction of Superintendent Steed and Inspector Geruon, but the flames had progressed to such an extent that the greatest difficulty arose in the removal of the horses from the burning building. Most of the animals were extricated, but three perished by fire, as it was quite impossible to save them. The whole of the premises were destroyed, and the houses adjoining suffered considerable injury by fire and water. Mr. Bendell was insured in the Sun Fire-office for building and contents. The origin of the fire is unknown. Four thousand three hundred and eighty-nine mar riages were celebrated in various parts of England in the quarter ending June 30th. The number only ex ceeds by 54 the marriages in the corresponding quarter of 1853 ; still, after allowing for increase of population, the marriages have exceeded the average of the ten pre vious years. The marriages decreased in some of the south midland counties, and increased in Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Wilts, Cornwall, Staffordshire, Worcester. shire, in the North Riding of York, in Durham, and in Northumberland.—Quart e rly Reporit of tlta Refilitrar _ • elated. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. TO THE IDITOE 01 THE TIMES. Stet,—On looking over your paper this morning I was deeply pained, and not a little surprised, at some remarks in a letter purporting to come from a brother of one of the officers of her Majesty's ship Terror, one of the vessels of the unfortunate expedition under Sir John Franklin. ,The write r , in the first place, says, "that Dr. Rae , has been deeply reprehensible for not verifying the re port of the Esquimaux, and for publishing his report without verification ; that he should have kept silence altogether, and not have excited such painful feelings in many persons on such insufficient grounds." To have verified the report which I brought home would, T believe, have been no difficult matter, but it could not possibly be done by my party in any other way than by passing another winter at Repulse Bay, and making another journey over the ice and snow in the spring of 1855. This I could have easily done, without exposure to more privations than persons accustomed to the Hud son's Bay Company's service are in the habit of enduring, but I had a deeper motive in returning to England with the information I had obtained than the mere selfish feeling of regard for my own comfort, which is a point I have never much studied. My reason for returning from Repulse Bay without having effected the survey I had contemplated was to prevent the risk of more valu able lives being sacrificed in a useless search in portions of the Arctic seas hundreds of miles distant from the sad scene where the lives of so many of the long-lost party terminated ; and I am happy to say that my con duct has been approved by all those whose opinion I value, and with whom I have conversed on the subject. It is stated by your correspondent, " that where Es quitnaux can live, where Dr. Rae's party could find abundant means, what should prevent Sir John Franklin and his party from subsisting too 1" No man but one perfectly unacquainted with the sub ject could ask such a question. At the season when Sir John Franklin's party was seen travelling over the ice the seal-holes are covered by snow, and can only be discovered by the acute sense of smell of the native d og s ; a nd, after the seal-hole is discovered, much patience, experience, and care are re quisite to kill the seal. As soon as the snow thaws (say in June) the seals show themselves on the ice, but they are then so difficult of approach that not one of my men (Ouligbuck, the interpreter, excepted), although they often made the attempt, could approach near enough to shoot any of these animals, I wintered at a part of the Arctic coast remark able by its geographical formation for the abundance of deer during the autumn migrations, but only then ; and it was at that time that we laid up our winter stock of food, but it was hard work even for us (all practised sportsmen, picked men, and in full strength and training) to collect a sufficiency. That portion of the country near to and on which a portion of Sir John Franklin's party was seen is in the spring notoriously the most barren of animal life of any of the Arctic shores, and the few deer that may be seen are generally very shy, from having been hunted during the winter by Indians on the borders of the woodlands. To prove this scarcity of game, I may add that during my spring journey of 56 days' duration one deer only and a few partridges were shot by us. It is asked by your correspondent why " the unfortu nate men should have encumbered themselves with silver forks and spoons and silver plates, &c." The total weight of the silver forks and spoons could not be more than 41b. or 51b, at the utmost; and would not appear much when divided among forty persons ; and any officer who has ever had the misfortune to abandon his ship or boat anywhere, but more particularly in the Aectic sea, knows well how apt men ar© to encumber themselves with articles far mere useless and bulky than a few forks and spoons. I suppose by " silver plates" your correspondent al ludes to the silver plate with Sir John Franklin's name engraved thereon, and which may possibly weigh half an ounce—no great addition to a man's load. Again, your correspondent says "that the ships have been abandoned and pillaged by the Esqui maux." In this opinion I perfectly agree so far as regards the abandonment of the ships, but not that these ships were pillaged by the natives. Had this been the case wood would have been abundant among these poor people. It was not so, and they were reduced to the necessity of making their sledges of musk-ox skins folded up and frozen together, an alter native to which the want of wood alone could have re duced them. Another proof that the natives had very little wood among them may be adduced. Before leaving Repulse Bay I collected together some of the most respectable of the old Esquimaux, and distri buted among them all the wood we could spare, amount ing to two or three oars and some broken poles. When these things were delivered to them I bade the Esqui maux interpreter, who speaks both his own and the English language fluently, to ask whether they or their acquaintances near Pelly Bay had now most wood. I need scarcely add that, had the ships been found by the Esquimaux, a stock of wood sufficient for many years for all the natives within an extent of several hundred miles would have been obtained. It may be as well here to state, for the information of your correspondent and others, that the authorities of the Hos. Hudson's Bay Company have, in the most kind manner, permitted roe to devote my whole time, as long as requisite, to satisfy the questions, as far as in my power, and to reply to communications from the rela tives and friends of the long missing party, instead of to complete my chart and write up the report of my expedition for their information. It Liay interest your readers to learn that two over , land expeditions have been decided upon—the one in boats, to go down the Mackenzie River in search of Captain Collinson, about the safety of whom there is now some anxiety ; the other, in canoes, down Back's Fish River, to make further inquiry into the fate of Sir J. Franklin's people, and to endeavour to obtain some more relics ; and, should any of the remains of the dead be found, to place them decently under ground. About noon on Friday it was arranged by the Lerds Commissioners of the Admiralty and Captain Shepherd, Deputy-Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, that these expeditions should be left wholly in the hands of the Hudson's Bay Company, and the same evening the Deputy-Governor had posted letters to Sir George Simp son, territorial Governor, containing full details as to the objects and mode of carrying into effeot these ex peditions. I trust that any of the relatives of the lost navigators who may in future wish to make severe remarks on the mode in which I have acted, in the very perplexing position in which I was placed, will first do me the favour of communicating with me, and, if I cannot satisfy their doubts, it will then be quite time enough to make their opinions public—such would be the more fair and satisfactory course. In conclusion, let me observe that I am at a loss to discover what course of proceeding your corre spondent would have desired me to pursue. I hav e assigned the reason for my return ; if he can offer au equally good one er a better why I should have stayed out another year, I should be most happy to have learnt. it, either by letter to myself or through the medium of your columns. _ _ I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, JoHN RAE. Tavistock Hotel, Covent-L!arden, Oct. 3. TO THE EDITOR OF Tllll TIMES. SlR,—Ever since Dr. Rae's account of the discovery of the remains of Sir John Franklin's party appearei in the Times I have been anxiously waiting in the hope that some notice would be taken, either by you or some of your numerous correspondents, of that part of Capt. M 'Clure's report, published in the Times of last year, which had reference to a state►nent made to him by some Esqui nsaux to the effect that they had met with a party of " Whites," had attacked them, killed some, and dispersed the others. They also pointed out to him the place where some of them were buried, and offered to conduct him to the spot. Captain M'Clure say-e, if I remember rightly, that he was unable to take advantage of this information on account of the foggy state of the weather and the situation of his ship. With regard to the question of how our brave countrymen carae to their melaccholy end, I think the evidence is presumptive of their having been mur dered. Besides the positive evidence to this effect of the Esquimaux reporting to Captain M'Clure, it is hardly to be believed that starving men would prepare their food as stated, and then lie down and die without par taking of it ; and certainly it is not likely that they would mutilate more than one corpse at a time. If, as these people stated to Dr. Rae, they were not the party who discovered the remains of our countrymen, then how do they account for the- - possession of so much plate Putting all the evidence together, it is more reason able to suppose that our men were murdered, and that the possessors of the plate were themselves the authors of the foul deed. I am, air, yours, &0., Sunderland, Oct. 28. Mmuicus. THE LANCASTER GUN. TO THE EDITOR OB THE DAILY NEWS. Sir,—The suggestion of your correspondent "Con- ' , jecture," as to the probable cause of the bursting of the Lancaster gun, deserves the attention of the military authorities. It struck me, when I first heard of the , bursting of one of these guns, that it had arisen , from an inequality of the thickness of the barrel, and that in order to secure safety there should be an equality of thickness, which could be attained, as your corres pondent suggests, by giving an elliptical foini to the outside as well as to the inside of the gun. A rope of unequal strength, hem being thicker at one part than another, will give way under a strain which one equal throughout only to th e weaker p art of the first wou ld easily sustain. The same p rinci p le holds g oo d with re gard to a sack not of uniform stren g th filled w ith e , rain at t h eweak sustaine rp part, same, or even a,d whereas if i t h ad The been s a a c l l i c k e mayburst weak, it would greater amount of pressure without giving way. It m ight be urged that the same objection is applicable to the common rifle, the barrel of which is thinner c ourse of the internal grooves than i n th e along th e notwithstanding which it is found t other p ar t s , practice ; but when the yielding °answer well in rifle bullet is compared with . nature of the l ea d en cast iron ball the reason i the stubborn na t ure o f a s o bvious. Dublin, October 30. ous.--Yeurs dr, , c., 7 11 7 . C. _ NEW Z —EALAND.—We have late papers from the New Zealand settlements, reaching from Nelson to the 6th of August, and from kucklaud to the end of July, but they swat4in notiiing of importance. Eight ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. STEEPLE CHASE. 6 to 4 agst Needwood (taken). AUSTRIA. VIENNA, OCT. 28. M. von der Pfordten is expected to arrive here this evening from Berlin. M. von Beust, we are told, will not accompany the Bavarian Prime Minister hither --an arrangement which will doubt less be found perfectly convenient. Some people, who pretend to be well informed, say that Prussia has agreed to send, jointly with Austria, another final summons to St. Petersburg. On the other hand, it is said that M. von der Pfordten has posi tively done some good at Berlin, and that the practical and probable result of his endeavours will be that Prussia and the Germanic Confedera tion will agree with Austria to add a supplementary article to the treaty of the 20th of April, which will satisfy the Vienna Cabinet, if it embrace, as we hope it will, an irrevocable pledge as regards the " four points," and something to boot. In a day or two I hope to be able to give you further information hereon. At this moment (cis p.m.) I learn that Prince Gortschakoff has received intelligence from the Crimea, to the effect that early on the morning of the 19th the second French division of infantry stormed and gained possession of the cemetery im mediately outside the town of Sebastopol. Further particulars I know not. The Ost _Deutsche Post (which journal preceded its contemporaries in the publication of the Aus trian note of the 30th September, addressed to the Cabinet of Berlin) has to-day a rather remarkable article, which represents the actual position of the Austrian Cabinet with much clearness. The writer says that two courses are open to Austria in taking a scare in the satisfactory solution of the Oriental qaestion. The first would be an alliance with the Western Powers ; and this would be the easiest and most inviting course. The second con sists in a general and sincere understanding with all Germany ; and this is the course that Austria would willingly have taken, as one prescribed to her by her regard for Germany and German interests, which she has ever defended, being convinced that if she entered into a war with Russia, with out a prev.ous understanding with Germany, the latter coull not hope to maintain a strict neutra lity. The Austrian Correspondence has the following telegraphic despatch " FLogErrcE, Oct. 25.—1 n accordance with a grand ducal decree, of the 21st inst., the seduction of the soldiers belonging to the Tuscan and Aus trian .auxiiaries by civilians will be punished by imprisonment in three months' to three years' in times o: peace, and in war tune by from four to six years' imprisonment ; and intending deserters to the eneny will be shot." FRANCE. ... 3 A private letter from Berlin states that there is reason to suspect that the real object of M. Pford ten's mission is to throw obstacles in the way of a reconciliation between Austria and Prussia, and pre vent the Diet from acceding to the demands of the former Pover, with reference to Russia. The letter continues to say that whilst the Bavarian people are generally anti-Russian, the Court of Munich is quite as Russian, if not more so, than that of Berlin. Letters from Toulon, dated yesterday, speak of the naval preparations there for the embarkation of reinforcements for the army of the East as being on a vast scale. There are three ships of the line, one sailing frigate, and several steamers ready to receive more than 4,000 troops, and convey them to the Crimea. There are two regiments ready to embark, which have been perfectly drilled during their stay ia that fortress. The Frankfort Post Zeitung thus satisfactorily accounts for the apparent slowness of the opera tions against Sebastopol. The Allies were obliged to fortify themselves against the besieged and against the army at Bakshiserai. In order that a sortie in force shall have no chance of success, re doubts and entrenchments have been constructed behind the batteries, in short regular lines of cir cumvallation have been formed as well towards the city as towards the west. SOUTHWARK COUNTY COURT.-(THIR DAY.) (Before G. Clive, Esq.) CHARLES BEAN AND HIS MIISICIAN.-IMPORTANP TO THE THEATRICAL PROVESSION.-BEAN V. PICKARD. This was an action brought by Mr. Kean, manager of the Princess's Theatre, against the defendant, who is one of the musicians at that establishment, for a breach of agreement entered into by the defendant. Mr. Lewis, of Ely -place, appeared for the plaintiff. It appeared that the defendant, upon entering upon his professional duties, had, in common with the other members of the• orchestra, signed an agreement, one clause in which bound him (defendant) to attend all re hearsals at the said theatre, and not to absent himself from his duties either then or at night, without the con sent of the plaintiff or his musical director, and was not to send any deputy. In case of illness, he was to furnish a medical certificate and satisfactory evidence of cause of absence. He was not to perform at any other theatre or place of musical entertain►nent, or take or perform for hie or at any benefit at may other theatre. For any breach of engagement upon these grounds the agreement recited a penalty of 10/. Defendant had absented himself for several weeks, and been to Scotland, and also entered into an engagement with Mons. Jullien to play at his concerts at Drury•lane. For support of these facts, Mr. Chas. Kean, his mana ger, and Mr. B. Isaacson, the musical director, were severally examined, and proved that leave of absence had not been given to defendant. A. verdict was thereupon given for the plaintiff— damages, 10/. THISI POST-OPFICB MONTIILY DIRECTOR. We have, on several previous occasions, had the satisfaction to speak in well-merited commenda tion of this very useful publication, and the sheet for November adds to its claims to puHic patronage. We have, besides an almanac for the month, a mass of most useful and very general information with respect to the departures to, and arrivals from, all parts of the world where a letter or news paper can reach. The foreign, colonial, and ship cor respondence is given with surprising minuteness ; and, in fact, every particular respecting the working of that multifarious machine, the General Post-office, is -detailed with great ability and care. We have detected but one error, and that corrects itself— late letters by the evening mail are marked to pay 6d. after 7, and until half-past 7 a.m., instead of p.m.—clearly a misprint. We merely mention this to prove that we have examined the " Post-office Director" very closely. Mr. Herbert, its editor, deserves the best thanks of the public, more particularly the commercial portion, for his labo rious attention to the various details. The work seems almost an indispensable reference-sheet to every counting-house in the U n it e d K ingdom. It is sold by Messrs. Letts, Son, and Steer, the well-known Diary publishers. NAPOLEON 111. AND " TIMID COUNSELS." The foll•wing important paragraph occupies the chief place in yesterday's Moniteur : " Certain words in the Emperor's letter to the widow of Marshal St. Arnaud—resistant a de amides avis— have been the text of false interpretations. Their only aim was to exhibit more distinctly the energy of Marshal St. Arnaud in opposing the natural differences of opi nions which manifested themselves in the councils of the French army and navy on the eve of se serious a resolu tion." The Emperor has authorised Prince Napoleon to wear the military medal, as a reward for his conduct at the battle of Alma. DEMERARA RAlLWAY.—Yesterday the ordinary half yearly meeting of tho proprietors of this line was held at the London Tavern, Sir James Carmichael, Bart., in the chair ; but, as there was not a sufficient number of them present for the legal transaction of business, the consideration of the report W 413 postponed until the 23(1 Ott THE CASE OF MR. STONOR. The Sydney Argus contains a letter from Mr. Stonor, whose appointment as judge in Australia had been cancelled. He concludes as follows :-, " When I received my appointment I trusted tht4 the Colonial-office entertained the same views, and accepted it with gratitude and confidence, but I must add with little pleasure. I immediately left England for 'this colony, at very considerable sacrifices. On my arrival I learnt that, in deference to opinions expressed in the British House of Commons, and by the British press, the Government bad directed the cancellation of my ap pointment. The Lieutenant-Governor, Sir C. Hotbam, has since my arrival carried out the instruction which he has received upon the subject in a manner which I shall always remember with gratitude. I shall return to England, trusting to convince the home Government of the injustice done to me. As regards the colony." have no complaint to make. I have met in almost every quarter the most marked sympathy and conside ration,pressing requests to take my place a t the bar. and ar. No false pride prevents my compliance with the latter ; private reasons alone have led me to the resolution which I have taken. On the earliest possible occasion e l x sh r a e l s l s leave o nt o have the been colony,een the grieved cause o a and mortified beyond f syonimpuacthhy and trouble and turmoil, an d truly ex lyg p raetitce u nd. l for th • a kindness which h " During the few days, or at most • main, all I desire is privacy, and after my d departure y p - e r r e : t h h a e ps ci t r li c e um pr s e ta ss nc m es ay of co m n y sid ca e s r e, c a a n lm d ly m a ay ndi com s e p a t s o s t io h n e a c t o e n l y . elusion that I did not apply for or accept beeneptm my ylate office unwarrantably ; that my di s m is sal misfor tune, and not my fault ; and that I have been the victim of a grievous, although unintentional, act of injustice. — I am, sir, your obedient servant, " B-ENRT Jells STONOII. "St. Kilda, June 30, 1854. " Since writing the above I have been greatly obliged by the loan of a paper, containing a debate, on the house resolving itself into a committee of ways and means, in which Mr. Moore again renewed the subject of my ap pointment, and insinuated that it was obtained by my transferring my influence at Sligo to Mr. Sadleir. That gentleman fully contradicted the assertion ; and I most solemnly state that no relative, friend, connection, or other person whatever in any manner supported my ap plication to the Colonial-office, which was granted solely on account of my brother's position and claims, and my own qualifications and testimonials." METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS. Yesterday a Court was held at the chief office, No. 1, Greek-street, at which the following commissioners were present : Mr. R. Jebb, chairman ; Mr. T. Hawes, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Colonel Dawson, and Mr. L. Redhead. The statement of accounts was then read by Mr. E. H. WOOLRYCH, the secretary, from which it appeared that the balance in hand was 43,135/. 4s. 6d., and the payments for works ordered amounted to 10,2171. 6s. 2d. The SECRETARY then read the various extracts from the returns of the Registrar-Geaeral relative to deaths from cholera in the Bethnal-green district, alleged to have arisen from bad drainage, and on which re• ports had been made by the engineers of the commis sioners. Colonel DAWSON suggested that the works should be done promptly, and the payments spread over a number of years by an improvement rate. The CHAIRMAN observed that other parts of the same district were in an equally bad condition, and a selec tion therefore was obliged to be made. Several other cases, founded on the Registrar-Gene ral's report, were brought under the notice of the Court, and led to considerable discussion. Ultimately, on re port of Mr. G. Roe, engineer, drainage works at an esti- i nl all cost of 771. were ordered to be constructed n f C0.. - enor-place, Globe-street, Bethnal-green ; and a • 4)C4 :on on the other cases of defective drainage was oiieied to be referred to a committee, and considered, together with other works now in contemplation. The owner and occupier of Pig-hill Distillery, Batter sea, against whom a complaint had been made at a pre vious sitting, was ordered to attend at the next Court, to show cause why he . should not be fined fur a violation of the law in the construction of certain works now in progress. - Some other business having been transacted, the Court adjourned. SHOCKING OUTRAGE. EXETER, Monday.—lntelligence was received here this morning of one of the most atrocious highway rob beries which have occurred for many years. The person attacked was a young married woman, about 25 years of age ; and the sympathy in her case has been consider ably increased by the circumstance of her being the wife of a soldier who is at present engaged in the war in the Crimea. It appears that theyoung woman, whose name is Ann Wills, and whose husband belongs to the Bth Hussars, lett Exeter yesterday afternoon (Sunday) to proceed to Starcross, on her way to Salcombe, in the south of Devon, where one of her relatives resides. Her object in going there was to be confined, as she was six months in the familyway. She might have travelled the whole distance by the South Devon Railway, but her object in walking to Starcross was to save expense. A friend from Exeter accompanied her a portion of the distance, but left her after it became dark. At about 9 o'clock Elio bad reached Powderham, the coat of the Earl of Devon, when two men and three women came up to her. After some conversation, they passed and re passed her, and at length, when she had arrived at a very lone spot, they seized hold of her, and com menced searching her. They succeeded in finding 21., which she had saved up to support herself ; and, not satisfied with that, they proceeded to strip her of every article of clothing. In spite of her entreaties to desist the inhuman wretches deprived her of every garment, including her boots and shoes, and they were about to leave her in a state of perfect nudity, when her bitter cries induced one of the women to throw back her shift. The night was dreadfully cold, and the unfor tunate woman, frightened into fits by the brutal treat. ment of the ruffians, was unable to proceed on her way. Accordingly she remained in a state almost of nudity on the banks of the estuary of the Eze, which flows just beneath Powderham, until about 1 o'clock this morning, when some fishermen from Topsham, who were engaged in their boats, heard groans, and were attracted to the spot where she lay. She was then almost insensible, and the fishermen without de lay went to the residence of the constable of the dis trict, Timewell, who had the woman removed to a neighbouring house and properly attended to. Mr. Pycroft, a surgeon of Starcross, was quickly on the spot, and he gave as his opinion that had she remained exposed a few hours longer she must have died. In formation was quickly given to the constables in the district, and every exertion is being made to discover the miscreants. The woman is recovering, but she -is seized with fits when questioned as to the affair. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN A PLACE OF WORSHIP. Ou Sunday morning last Zion Chapel, on Lansdowne bill, in this town (in which the late R9V. J. Crabb offi ciated during the latter years of his life), was the scene of one of the most extraordinary exhibitions ever wit nessed in a religious edifice. It appears that during the illness of the pastor, the Rev. J. Trestrail, the pulpit is occupied by supplies, and bills were issued on the previous day, stating tbat on Sunday last "a gentleman from Lon don" would preach in the morning and evening, and went on to say that " this gentleman has been much occupied in reclaiming penitent adult criminals, and preaching the gospel to the poor in London." Accordingly, on Sun the peipdtaty, and morning, the p Mr. Lewis (one of the e es d tn entered e io heehe pro ceeded to read the morning service of the Church of Eng land the h e 5 5 chapter,t h chapter he s O u f d l d s e a n i a l y l;, s t b e u p t p , e i d n st out e a d o n o f the goingtop on of land as far as the first lesson, when the stranger gave e w u it t h the pulpit stairs, and violently drew back one of the cur tains in front of the organ gallery. He was about to do the same with the other curtain, when one of the per sons in the gallery stopped him, and drew the other to again. The stranger then re-entered the pulpit, and, ad dressing the congregation, said, "Dear friends, I think it my duty to tell you there are rogues and pickpockets in this chapel, but the police are aware of it, and will take them into custody at the close of this service." lia further recommended all the people present to take care of their pockets, as he would not be accountable for who is a most respectable what should be 'lost. All this while he kept his eyes r and who at length asked h the reply was a vehement the strange f inhabitanti fixed m i f o n b s t the person 0( 1 ) 3E 3 irts Southampton; n e in , t thoe which a h l i l c e shout, "I sag rogues wrath Gl thieves. iovded a n. " dlal damnation aa reply mnvnimat Meantime, t o, o nth a we o_uld fur ther question from the same person, as to who and what h e was , as he should like to know hisnam ,,,, e e , told him t past one o'clock. In the , all left ng the chapel, with 41, aboutrecon gregationst upon p h o a n l f - 141 :dozen, when the party gave out a text, and m me i a n ns ti o ll f a p b re o v u e t nt h i a n l g f. a repetition of the above evening the chapel doors were not Opened, as the only strange antics. effectual t tu th a e l It, appears, from wh a t we h ave h ear d, by a person who e that this gentleman was recom mended had heard him pre ac h i n the neighbourhood, but we tut , derstand that th e unfortu nate gentleman is known to some of the resid en t s of — _ So uthampton as b e i ng in a de ranged state of min d. Hampshire Independent. D week ßA t T o la an o n F ou T n Fi c t e t C) ha DE d S e T ath illii e oldest inhabitant," a Mr. Wre a n f il tb rrA t ivr2—x.Ve have this "the DoftiThiiEssa._ge7s.-I;:BuoslsievlreiEraccipress. M.P., vener d l e b d le n pe N r v so e n d. , Wed nesday, ay, the 18th inst., at Stone, in Os " parish, o in the _ 99th `SINEyea r Mr. WGregor, M.P., Mr. Barnes, A AP., and several gentlemen con nected with our manufacturing interests, aro about to proceed to F rance, i n or d er t o o b t ain the most precise information upon the present stock of wines in the vari ous districts, the yield of last vintage, and the capability of further production. They propose, further, to consult the chief manufacturers whose products are at present protected by hign import duties, and, if possible, to obtain their action upon the French Government, to modify those duties as regards British fabrics, a conces sion that would tend to a large increase in the reciprocal trade of the two countries, and promote an early aojust meat of the wine duty question. It is understood, that the reception which will await these gentlemen in the various parts of France within their inquiries, is likely to be most cordial, and it is to be hoped the result may tend to commercial as well as political a a..vantspe to both 9plultz#l!- : - - ,