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TO BUILDERS AND OTHERS. SEALED TENDERS for the following Services, viz. :- 1. Completing' the Interior of the Bull-point Magazine Establish ment, with Railroads, Asphalting, Metalling, &c , &c. 2. Forming a Railroad to connect the Bull-point ➢tagazine v ith the Powder Establishment at Kintei bury : 3. Building two Walls at or near o. 4 Magazine, Buff-point, as a temporary completion of the enclosure : 4. Building a Guard-house at Bull.pc int: For specific sums, will be received at the Ordnance Office, Lond,.n, on or before the Ist December next. . Detailed apocffications of the above 4 services, and every requisite Information, may he obtained at the Royal Engineer Office. 1101- point. daily (Sundßys excepted) between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock, from the 17th to 29th November, both days inclusive. Royal Engineer Office, Devouport, 25th October, 1854, LONDON NECROPOLIS COMPANY.- It Is intended to OFEN the CEMETWIIY on the 13th No vember, and this Company will undertake Funerals on and after that date. A train, conveying Funerals and mourners only, will start from the Westminster-road Station daily at 11.20 a.m. Forty-eight hours' notice of any intended Funeral must be given ' at the office of the Company, 2, Lancaster-place, Waterloo-bridge, where full particulars of the general arrangements may to obtained. The Charges are : First Class Single Grave in perpetuity, ineludinz convey ante of Coffin to - Woking, Funeral Service, and In'er2 10 0 Second Class, nate ditto •• 1 0 0 This Company has also contracted with eminent and responsible Undertakers and Statuarie•, so :hat the rubl , c may either employ their own Undertaker or Sta,uary, or by one payment obtain all the requirements of a Funeral. A detailed Tariff may be obtained en application, either in person or by letter. By order. 'RICHARD CHURCHILL, Sec. T 0 LOVERS OF FISII.- 100 real YARMOUTH BLOATERS for Gs., package included. • The above forwarded to all parts on receipt of penny postage stamps, or P. 0. 0. (preferred) for the amount. Send plain address, county, and nearest station.—Address, Thomas Lettis. juu., Fish-curer, Great Yarmouth. WO CAPITALISTS AND ENGINEERS. - WO The. entire interest in THREE VALUABLE PATENTS, • directed to one object, and in full operation, TO BE SOLD. As the t proprietor is retiring from busbies+ the terms will bo liberal. Ibo stick valued at 1,6001., will be included in the sale. Address BETA, reeraCoffee.house, Fleet street, London. OAL DEPARTMENT, North London Rail • way.—llighbury Depot.--11ETTOS'S WALL'S-END (the best house coals- in the world) are brought to•the docks of this 1%11 1 vim at optic ,by w we* ibloneasAtochrsule,4: a tads, Iletton. ISO, and the Northumberland, 650 tons, chartered for this depot, and ' delivered thoroughly screened, to any part of London, north of the ' Thames, at 28s. per ton. Orders to be addressed to Mr. Thomas Lea, Chief Office, Railway Station, Ilighbury, Islington. Terms, cash on or before delivery. LAND to PIIRCHASE.—WANTED, about 100 ACRES of LAND, within a radius of 40 miles of Charing cross, for the purpose of erecting thereon an Industrial School for Juvenile Offenders of the county of Middlesex, under an Act of the last Session of Parliament. The powers of the Lards Clauses' Con solidation Act of 1845, relating to the purchase of lands by agree ment, being incorporated with the above Act, may offer advantages to some vendors. Proposals, stating the locality, tenure, nature of soil, sub-soil, supply of water, and distance from nearest Railway Station, are to be sent, settle 1 up, and addressed to " The Chairman of the Committee of Visitors of the Middlesex Industrial School," under cover to me at the Sessions-house, i. lerkena all-green, before Thursday, the 14th day of Decanter, 1854. CHARLES WRIGHT, Clerk to the Committee 01 Visitors. ELEGANT CARPET of Superior Quality, the Newest Designs and most Fashionable Colouring, at Is. per yard under the u•ual price. Persons furnishing are invited to inspect the immense stock of Cabinet and Upholstery Goode, Bedding and Bedsteads. fixed complete, in these extensive Galleries and Show Rooms, with the prices marked in plain figures. The whose being manufactured by first-rate workmen, and of the best materials, a written warranty is given. Messrs. DRUCE and CO., 68, 69, and 58, Baker-street, Portman- Square. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.- Now Open for the Feason.—Duting the week the Orchestra svul perform the Overture to Zatnpa ; Waltzes : Le Refrain des Mon tagncs (first time), Germania, Solon Spruche : Polkas, Fidelin (first time), Les Folks, Moscow; Quadrilles : La Guerre d'Orient (first time), Schamyl, Partant pour la Syria (by desire), L'Etoile du Nord • Schot tische: Malvina (first time), and (also by desire) the Alma Galop. Principal Cornet a Piston, M. Boulcourt.--Al tem' ion of Time - Doors open at Eight; commence at half-past. —Admission, One Shilling. • 00SMORAMA OF ST. PETERSBURG, vv ROYAL PANOPTIC,ON, Leicester-square.—A COSSIORA.M A of ST. PETERSBURG, including a Portnit of tha Emperor Nicholas, , has been added to the many attractions at the Royal ranopticon of Science a , d Art. Amongst these are :—the Lu ninous and Chromatic Fountain. throwing Illuminat, d Water 100 feet high—Panorama and Dioramic Views of Verona—A splendid Collection of rlhromatropes '• • Heincke's Diving Apparatus, the Subaqueous t ight, &c. —Scientific ' , Lectures and Demonstrations by eminent Professors—and Perfor mances on the Grand Organ by M. Best, and Distin's Fugel Horn Union every evening. Hours of exhibition— mornin ,12to 5 ; even ing, 7to 10, Saturday evenings excepted. Admission, Is. ; schools and children under 10, half-price. Season admission, one guinea ; life admission, tan guineas. PATRON-H. R. IL PRINCE ALBERT. R OYAL - POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Miss GLYN wia read KING LEAR on Tuesdsek, the 7th ir.st.„ at Eight, and ANTONY and CLEOPATRA on Thursday, the 9th inst., at Eight. FIRST EX ttIBITION of Dr. EDWARDS' PHOTOGRAPHS of of the MOON, magnified by the Oxy-hydrogen Mi , roscope. LECTURE specially addressed to the INDUSTRIAL CLASSES on Monday Evenings:--On the CITE NIISTRY of the NON-METAL LIC ELEMENTS, by J. 11. PEPPER, Esq. An ever-varied succession of LECTURES, MECHANICAL and COSMORAMIC EXHIBITIONS, MUSIC, the MICROSCOPE, DISSOLVING VIEWS, &c , is maintained daily, from Twelve till . Five; Evenings, Seven till Ten Admission, Is.; stalls, 2s ; pit stills, 3s. Open on SATURDAY EVENINGS from half-past seven till ten, with an Entertainment descriptive of the RISE ard PROGRESS of AMERICA, illustrated by a series of Dissolving Views of American Scenery, by W. K. Heisysr, Esq. B RITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 37, New Br.dge-street, Blackfriars. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament—Accumulated Find, 60,0001.—Annual Income, 30,0001.—The entire profits divided trien nially —No charges except the Annual Premium—Policies indisput able except in cases of fraud ; and after three years the assurer may receive the surrender value, or obtain in exchange a Free Policy,— Loans granted on approved security. JAMES INGLIS, Secretary. B RITISH El 9 PIRE MUTUAL FIRE AsURANCE COMPANY, 37, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. At the Annual Meeting of this Company, August 31, 1854, the fol lowing Resolutions were passed unanimously:- Ist. That this meeting cordially agrees with the recommendation of the Directors, that 12% per cent. on their premiums be returned to the insurers. 2d. That this Meeting congratulates the public on the signal suc cess which has attended the formation of the British Empire Fire Assurance C mpany on the mutual principle. That it views wills approbation the steady and economical, yet diligent manner in which its business has been conducted ; and calls upon all its numerous fellow-insurers to co-operate zealously with the Directors in making known the merits and advantages of the Company. Guarantee Fund 200.0001. Entire profits divided triennially. Complete Mutuality. Policies issued, 12,131 for 5,360,1501. FRANCIS CLOSVES, Secretary. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game. Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly digest the food. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce Is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors. Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by :vieesrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and !net , chants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B.—To guard against imitations, see that the naives of "LEA and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. GRAVESEND STAB PACKETS. NT o other Packets call at the Greenhithe and Purfleet Piers. NOTICE.— Day Tickets are issued upon the Gravesend Star Packets. available for return by them or by the London and Tilbury Railway ; the livturn Tickets by the Railway will also be available lorreturn by the Stir Packets. The Packets call at the Viers as underlined (weather permitting FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. Terrace Pier .t 8 9 11% 3}9 WEEK DAYS. • I g ) 11 4 ° - - - - Time SUNDAYS, • A s! - ! Direct Trains from the Boats marked t Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London every quarter of an hour. BRUNSWICK WIIA.RF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol lowing Trains from the Fenchurch-street Station. WEXX DAYS. -- SUNDAYS. _,..... ._ ___ OlUrs . __ ~,, • ' Fun- . f ' Fen- - 11 t.: 2.5 - 4 t i . 2 church ; 4 1 1 . - ,t , church S,_., lai g , _ Street 4 'd Z E 7 3 Street '. 8 z ' 2 , 7 . ; '; .- 11 11 — 21,4 5 . _ 4% —.— * 514 Passages marked * are run direct. Fore Cabin. Saloon. Co or et om Gravesend and L0nd0n.........• 10d.. .. Is. 2d. In direct, Fore Cabin. Sa To or et om Gravesend and London ••• • • • • • 10(1. .. 18. „ Gravesend and Blackwall or Woolwich Bd. .. Os. Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. • • Os. BOAT T ICKETS. —Twelve Months, Si. Os.; Six Months, Three Months, 21. Os.; to be had of the Collectors on bo, Packets; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Oct. 23. 1854. , 31. Os. ; >ard the THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF 'YOUTH AND MATURITY. Just published, price 25., illustrated with ; free by poet for 30 stamps, NERVOUS DEBI LITY; Its causes, Symptoms, and Cure. —Au Es say on Sper- ma torrhcea, with Practical Observation s ea a safer and more success ful mode of treatment of the diseases ceaiu the Generative System, obtained by the use of the Microscope n detecting and di st i ng uishing, by urinary examination, th e real se d fohunabditeds, every variety of comp laint, whether arising from solitary effect of ari excesses, accident , or climate, followed b y p r actical ref Impuissance, on twenty years' experience in the treatment o Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrho aa , P.Pseance, are added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage ...7 t . :_ vhich cautionary hints on the ev ils emanating from em p ir ical practice, and on the dangerous r emedies advocated by various wr iters on e these important disorders. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D. 8 7, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Eft burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &C. The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con sequences resulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, which have proauced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man hood, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern Pathologists. Its perusal is particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded the health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men Should know, that there are principles of personal management which cannot he violated without incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. The Author has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which have unfortunately been too generally confided to the care of ignorant empties, who inflict great injury thosewho are induced to place faith in their prete n 4i ons. NERVOUS DEBILITT may be had , p ric e 27 of Messrs. Piper, Brothers, and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Ilannay : 63, Oxford-street; Horne, 19, , Leicester-squar e . M ann, thirty stamps to any addre ss 39 , CornhW ;or free tw p ost for ford-square. from the Author's residence, 37, fled- At home for consultation daily from EleTen till Two, and from Biz Wl Fdiht. No . 19,383.] PUBLICATIONS. SIR GEORGE LIRPENT'S NEW WORK. NOW ready, in 2 vole, firo., with Illustrations, 305., bound, TURKEY; ITS HISTORY AND PROGRESS: from the Journals and Correspondence of Sir JAMES POATEII, Fltteen Years And,isgador at Constantinople ; motioned to the Pre sent Time; with a Memoir of Sir James Porter, by his Grandson, Fir GEORGE LARPENT, Bart, From the A themeurn.—" These volumes are of an authentic cha ra-ter and enduring interest." " • From the Examiner— " .k very valuable repertory of information in regard to the past end present state of Turkey." From the Morning Chronicle—"No work on the subject could htive been better third, while the information it contaius is not only accu r .te, but valuable." Hurst nut' Itlackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Marlboronah-street. Now publishing to Subscribers, In 2,620 Imperial Octavo pages, Price 305., the POST OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY FOR 1855. The work has been so greatly extended, that the division eiriticd " Street Directory" contains 152,416 names, being about THIRTY-EIGHT THOUSAND more than have ever appeared in the cerresponding division of any other book. Its distinguishing feature-is, that in it all the streets, squares, crescents, &c., &c., of the metropolis and its sub , rbs appear in one general alphabetical arrangement ; it is, therefore, the on:y work in which the occupant Of any house can he ascertained. The 152,4E6 names are carried into all the classifications to which the,' are appropriate, each in its proper alphabetical po , ition ; all the members of any profe•sion or trade, whether in the metropolis or Its stiburbs, are (in the" Trades" division) arranged alphabetically in one list. This being the only work in which they are so, is the only one in which all the members of any trade can be ascertained. The nobility, gentry, and professional person■ resident in London and its suburbs, are. included in the one general" Court" alphabetical list, now so greatly extended that it inc odes upwards of Forty-logfr thousand names. An accurately cmnpiled Conveyance Directory,' so comprehen sive as to include all the Railway Stations and Money Order Offices in Great Itri.ain, is included in the volume, which also Contains a large amount of miscellaneous information, as—House of Peers, in their order of precedence—Provincial inns, with their holders— Arrangeme nts of the Law Courts—Nam-F. of all Postmasters in England and Wales—Periodical PublicaVons, with their Publishers —not any part of which is to be found in any otter London Direc tory It, besides, has (exclusively) that most important adjunct, all INDEI TO STREETS, PLACES, CHAMBERS, WHARFS, &C., &C., with full Money Order information. "The copiousness and accuracy of the ' Post Office London Direc tory' are wonderful."—Morning Chronicle, 3d Nov., 1851. "Its reputation for accuracy and completeness defies the least whisper of suspicion or reproach." Morning Herald, 6th Nov., 18 .4. "After carefully examining the book in its several subdivisions, we feel blund to a , knowledge its very great accuracy."—Morning Advertiser, Nov. 7th, 1554. " The number for the ensuing year, however, far excels all that have gone before it "—Standard, 7th Nov., 1854. " We believe the book to be, on the whole, as perfect as human labour and human ingenuity can make it."—Globe, Nov. 8, 1A54. "Nicholas might face the Lancaster cannon, but he woul turn pale and-tail at tho sight of the ' rest Office Directory.' "—Atlas, 4th Nov., 1854. "Truly we may class the Directory among Weekly Dispatch, sth Nov , 1854. modern wonders."— " Fully worthy of its unrivalled reputation as a metropolitan directory." —Sunday Times, sth Nov., 1854. " Complete as it appeared to be, the inventive power of the pro prietor has yet devised some further improvements upon the publica tion of last year."—John Bull, 4th Nov., 18 s 4. " For utlity and information, as a class work, it is unrivalled."— Mining Journal, 4th Nov., 1854. " Improved at every point where improvement is possible."— Ilerapath's Journal, 4th Nov., 1854. " It is truly one of the wonders of the age, and reflects the highest credit on the ability, industry, and punctuality of its conductors."— Weekly Times, sth Nov., 1854. Kelly & Co , 19, 20, and 21, Old Boswell-court; and (shortly) by all Booksellers. BLUNDERS : - WATKINS'S DIRECTORY FOR 1855. In right pages Imperial Octavo, a Review of the March edition of Watkins's London Directory for 1854, exposing* a large number of blunders, by far the greater part of which ap pear, din the first edition f Watkins's Directory published in De cember, 1851, and which have since been reprinted with every sub sequent edition of the book. Watkins's Directory for 1655 has been already publi lied, and all the identical blunders exposed in the Re view have been again reprinted int i it. Persons who have purchased the work should without delay obtain the Review, which may be had here gratis, or will be forwarded on receipt of one postage stamp. Kelly and Co., 19, 20, and 21, Old Boswell-court, Temple-bar, London QUACKS UNMASKED. The Third Edition.—Just published, price 55., by post, free, Bs. M. N TRUE & FA LSE SPERMATORREICEA , with the View of distinguishing the Imaginary from the Heal sufferers under this disease. and C •rrecting of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. Frum the German of Dr. EiCKEOttir. With an Introduction by the Editor, containing a complete exposure of the system of terrorism and extortion pursued by the advertising quacks of the metropolis towards those who are credulous enough to seok their aid. " in. ficktord is known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the nom-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall letect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his .owor to cor rect."—London Medical Gazette. " The tribe of ' Quiet Sympathisers,' and Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed ; and if this book ould find its way Into the hands of those who suffer from the com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would Do saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of less Importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money ......This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat mqnt upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good." London: 11. Tlalliere, 219:Regent-street. 4 ^ EATHER'S TRUST.—Under the Manage ment of the Clothworkers' Company —At the Court to be holden on the Gth December next, this Company will disirihute to six poor Widows of Decayed Hou-ekeepers, the amount divisible under the above Trust, being about Si. to each. Applicants are required to produce a Certificate or other proper proof of the death or the hushand. The application must be made In writing, and must state such particulars relative to the applicant as may be proper to be considered in deciding on her claim, and name references front whom information may be obtained respecting the party, and 'or verifying the statement made concerning her condi tion and circumstances. All applications arc to he addrwsed, as early as possible, to the Company's Hall, Mincing-lane, and none can be received an I con sidered after t. e 23d November instant. Printed forms of application may be obtained at the Ball. ROBERT BECKWITH TOWSE, Clerk. Clothworkerss'Hall, Ist November, 11151. DR. CULYERWELL ON NERVOUSNESS, DEBILITY, AND INDIGESTION. Also, on Urinary Derangements, Constipation, and Haemorrhoids, I s. each, by post Is. Cd. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID. " Abstentla multi curantur inorbi." A popular exposition of the principal causes (dyer and careless feeding, &c.) of the above harassing and distressing complaints, with an equally intelligible and popular exposition of how we should live to get rid of them ; to which is added, diet tables for every meal in the day, and full instructions for the regimen and observance of every hour out •f the twenty. four. Illustrated by numerous cases, &c. LIGHTS AND SHADES OF MARRIED LIFE. " He which that bath no wif, I hold him lost, Helpless, and all desolat. Ile that bath no child, Like sun and winde."—Chaucer. Subject : Marriage, its expectations and Necessities—Development of the Affections—Love Matches—Precipitate, impelled, and retarded Cnions—Marital Incongruities—Mutual Unsuitableness—Mental Incompatibility and Physical Defectiveness—Advantages of Inter marriage —Theory of Gestation—Hereditary Resemblance—Mode of determining Legitimacy. On Infelicitous, Infertile, and all 'lnas sinailable Alliances—Ls wof Divorce, &c., &c. , -- -- 3. CHASTITY AND ITS INFRINGEMENTS. A Lecture I. Young Men. " What passions hurt the body—what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." Subject : Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old ego. The advent of the passions. Chastity and its infringement. The casualties of licentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narrative, and remt diative. Advocacy of early marriages, &c. On Secret Diseases, their Sell-management and Cure. The GREEN EGOIC—A comprehensive and popular exposition of genii° and urinary diseases—their nature and treatment, com prising especially primary and secondary symptoms, all forms of urinary derangementa, stricture and spermatorrhcea ; with 250 en gravings and prescriptions. The BLADDER, URETHRA, ant RECTUM.—Comprising Urinary Derangements, Constipation, and llmmorrhoids. Vols. 6 aPd 7, companions to the preceding. TUE ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. BOW TO BE HAPPY. "Jucunde Vivere." " Few words to fair faith "—Shakespere. Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Mann. 39, Cornhill ; or of DR. RICHARD CULVERWELL, Brother, Successor, and Twenty Years Consulting Colleague of the late Author of the above, 10, Argyll-place, Regent-street, London, who may bo advised with on the above matters daily, from Ten till Five, and in the evenings, from Seven till Nine. WINTER COMFORTS. To make our way through thick fogs with a cheerful coun tenance, a light heart, and conscious superiority ; to endure cold, wet, or damp, without ordinary inconvenience ; to follow our varied pur suits without any interruption —are comforts at this season which, with numerous others. may be secured by comparatively small out lays at the Establishments of E. MOSES and SON ; their Winter Overcoats, Paletots, 4 apes, wrappers, Waterproof Clothing, &e., are Novelties of Materials and Manufacture which have had no parallel; their superiority, fashion, and cheapness, are pleasing facts for every person to remember. E. Moses and Son's new Paletot for Autumn and Winter is an in vention of skill and experience which cou'd only be produced by them. All classes have discovered its advantages to be, Novelty, tyle, Flegance, and Comfort, and have decided that its price (255.) is the most striking instance of economy which was ever given. E. Moses and Son's Winter Attire for Juveniles is the result of gigantic commereal resources -the work of a distinct class of artists, whose sole attention is directed to skilful and practical invention. It looks stylish, fits with ease and elegance, is durable, and remark ably cheap. Winter comforts in Hosiery Goods aro applicable, on the most ex tensive scale, to Ladies. Gentlemen, and Children. The stock com prises every article of elegance and utility, which is supplied by E. Moses and Son at wholesale prices. Hats and Caps, Shirts, Boots and Shoes, &c., the most perfect Winter C , mf4 , rts which have been produced, are offered by E. Moses and Son for considerably less money than is charged elsewhere. E. Moss and Son's magnificent Wholesale Department secures the greatest advantages to Merchants, Captains, Emigrants, and others. Full Lists of Outfits for Ladies and Gentlemen, with -hip-sailing Information, may be had, gratis, on application; or post-free. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falsehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the satne concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have except their own Establis thiioC tst ,NasOßfoollCroTwobs:_LONDON, No CONNEXION WITH ANT OTHER u e S n E London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minories, 84, 85, L and 86, 1v 6,A e l s d t g . e a n t ed n , opposite,ranch, 5 the Church, 50 hu7, 508, Nowcommunicating.rchalle Oxford-street, 1, 2, and 3, Hart-street, all cotnmuicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Tailor., Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT. —Should any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, trom which no abatement can he made. The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book for A mum and Winter. " The Commercial Cornu copia," contaming full lists of prices, our system of self-measure maul, &c., &c., may be had on applicatiou, or post-free. Id l'on parle Francais. Qui si parla Italian°. Bier spricht man n o m ad Aqua sa babla Egpano Mouu Nußans roa THE WOUNDED.—Yesterday three sisters of the Order of Mercy left Cork, under the care of the rev. superioress of the convent of St. Monies of the Isle, and proceeded by train to Dublin, whence they are to leave in a few days for the East. ADDITIONAL CHAPLAIN FOR THE TROOPS IN THE CRIMEA.—The A rmagh Guardian, says :--" The Rev. Mr. Chomney and Mrs. Chomney, of Lisnadill, are about to proceed to the Crimea. Mr. Chomney goes out as chaplain to the forces." NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Royal Albert was engaged yesterday taking on board her ammunition. Her crew were being exercised at bending, setting, reefing, and unbending sails. Every exertion is being made at Sheerness for prepar ing a portion of the victualling stores at that yard for seamen's barracks ready to receive the crews of the men of-war on their arrival home. Orders have been received to take the crew of the Euryalus, 51 guns, screw-frigate, who are daily expected. The new screw steam line-of-battle ship Orion has been towed down to Sheerness from Chatham by the steam-vessels Fearless and African, and taken into the fitting basin. She at present draws 15 feet of water for ward and 21 feet 4 inches aft—precisely her light draught, as designed. The Dauntless steam-frigate, Captain Ryder, steamed out of Portsmouth harbour to Spithead yesterday morn ing, and reshipped her powder, &c. The Ottawa steam-transport, Capt. Atkins, embarked the troops named yesterday at Portsmouth, and will leave to-day fur the Crimea. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 8. On Monday morning a detachment of Royal Marines, consisting of one officer, two serjeants, and seventy privates, arrived here from Woolwich for embarkation for the Black Sea. The Calcutta, 84, Captain Stopford, had been previously ordered to prepare for • sea imme diately to take the troops and the necessary masts and spars for the disabled ships in the Black Sea. The orders, however, for the Calcutta have been counter manded, and the Hannibal, 91, screw steamer, commo dore Grey, is to call at this port to embark the Marines and ship the stores. The Calcutta has been ordered to Falmouth, where moorings are ordered to be taken up for her accommodation. 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P. ~ -, =,- „..c.;t , f:14t...._. , 4 ,_ - , - -,,,-,i,,,,„., py,,, ... 1,, , v,, '' -,c i - 1 4,E u - -.1 ._,...../ ,tl4l, `pt LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, 1854. jutant can go to work. The Lord• Lieutenant has given to the Marquis of Downshire the selection of his officers, resolving to confirm the appointments by his authority, when they shall be made. At present, there appears to be no intention whatever on the part of Government to have recourse to a ballot. The North Down Regiment, of which the Marquis of Londonderry is Colonel, has, at his lordship's request, been made a rifle corps. THE FATE OF SIR JOBN FRANKLIN. We extract from the Montreal Herald of the 21st ult., the following deeply interesting commu nication from Dr. Rae to Sir George Simpson, the Governor of the Hudson's Bay territory, which contains some facts not yet made known in this country : DR. RAE'S LETTER TO SIR GEORGE SIMPSON. " York F ac t or y, Aug. 4, 1854. "My dear Sir George,---Your several letters, public and private, of dates 15th June and Ist December, 1853, and 13th and lfith June, 1854, were handed me on the 28th ultimo, on my reaching Churchill, and I rejoiced to learn that your health had benefited so much by your visit to the north. " Let me now allude to the expedition affairs. I ar rived here on the 31st ult., with my small party, in ex cellent health, but I am sorry to say without having effected our object. At the same time, information has been obtained and articles purchased from the natives, which places the fate of a poet on, if not the then survivors of Sir John Frankr* v ntnitswable party beyond a doubt--a fate the most deplorable=—death from starva tion, after having had recourse to cannibalism as a means of prolonging life. "I reached my old quarters at Repulse Bay ? on the 15th of August, and preparations were immediately com menced for wintering. On the Ist of September I ex plained to the men our position, and stock of provisions we had on hand (not more than three months' rations), and the prospects we had of getting more, &c., pointing out all the danger and difficulty of our position. All readily volunteered to remain, and our exertions to col lect food and fuel went on with unabated energy. By the end of September 109 deer, 1 musk ox, 54 brace of ptarmigan, and one seal had been shot, and the nets produced 190 salmon. " Of the larger animals above enumerated, 49 deer and the musk ox were shot by myself; 21 deer by Mistegan (the deer hunter), 14 by one of the men, 9 by Ouligbuck, and 10 by the other four men. The migration of the deer terminated about the middle of October, and 25 more animals were added to our stock. "On the 28th of October, the snow being sufficiently hard for building, we were happy to exchange our cold tents for the more comfortable shelter of the snowhouse. The winter was very severe, but the temperature in our snow huts was never so low as in my winter quarters of 1846-7. Up to the 12th of January we bad nets set under the ice in the lakes, the nets were taken up on that date as they produced nothing. " On the 31st of March my springjourney commenced, but in consequence of gales of wind, deep and soft snow, and foggy weather, we made but very little progress. We did not enter Pelly day until the 17th. At this place we met with Esquimaux, one of whom, on being asked if he ever saw white people, replied in the nega tive, but said that a large party (at least forty persons) had perished from want of food some ten or twelve days' journey to the westward. The substance of the informa tion obtained at various times and from various sources was as follows : "In the spring four winters past (spring, 1850), a party of white men, amounting to about 40, were seen travelling southward over the ice, and dragging a boat with them, by some Esquimaux, who were killing seals on the north share of King William's Land, which is a large island, named Kei-ik-tak by the Esquimaux. None of the party could speak the native language intelligibly, but, by signs, the natives were made to understand that their ships or ship had been crushed in the ice, and that the 'whites' were now going to where they expected to find deer to shoot. From the appearance of the men, all of whom, except one officer (chief) looked thin, they were supposed to begetting short of provisions, and they purchased a small seal from the natives. "At a later date of the season, but previous to the disruption of the ice, the bodies of about thirty white persons were discovered on the continent, and five on an island near it, about a long day's journey (say thirty five or forty miles) to the north-west of a large stream, which can be no other than Back's Great Fish River, (named by the Esquimaux Out-koo•hi-ca-lik) as its de scription and that of the low shore in the neighbourhood of Point Ogle and Montreal Island agree exactly with that of Sir George Back. Some of the bodies had been buried (probably .hose of rite firekvittams of famine), some were is a tont or tents, others under a boat that had been turned over to form a shelter, and several lay scattered about in different directions. Of those found on the island, one was supposed to have been an officer, as he had a telescope strapped over his shoulder and his double-barrelled gun lay underneath him. " From the mutilated state of many of the corpses, and the contents of the kettles, it is evident that our miserable countrymen had been driven to the last re source—cannibalism—as a means of prolonging life. " There appears to have been an abundant stock of ammunition, as the powder was emptied in a heap on the ground by the natives, out of the kegs or cases con taining it, and a quantity of ball and shot were found below high water mark, having been left on the ice close to the beach. There must have been a number of watches, telescopes, compasses, guns (several double-bar relled), &c., all of which appear to have been broken up, as I saw pieces of these different articles with the Esqui mau; and, together with some silver spoons and forks, purchased as many as I could obtain. A list of the most important of these I inclose, with a rough pen-and ink sketch of the events and initials on the forks and spoons. The articles themselves shall be handed over to the secretary of the Hon. H. 8,, &c., on my arrival in London. " None of the Esquimau' with whom I conversed had seen the `whites,' nor had they ever been at the place where the dead were found, but had their information from those who had been there, and those who had seen the party when alive. " From the head of Pelly Bay--which is a bay, spite of Sir H. Beaufort's opinion to the contrary—l crossed 60 miles of land in a westerly direction, traced the west shore from Castor and Pollux River to Cape Porter of Sir James Ross, and I could have got within 30 or 40 miles of Belot Strait, but I thought it useless proceeding further, as I could not complete the whole. " Never in my former Arctic journeys had I met with such an accumulation of obstacles. Fogs, storms, rough ice, and deep snow we had to fight against. On one occasion we were for 4i days unable to get a glimpse of the sun, or even to make out his position in the hea vens. This, on a level coast, where the compass was of little or no use, was perplexing in the extreme. "The weather was much finer on our return journey than when outward bound, and our loads being lighter, our days' marches were nearly double the distance, and we arrived at Repulse Bay on the 26th May, without accident, except in one instance, in which one of the party lost a toe from a frost bite. " The commencement of spring was very fine, but June and July were colder. We were unable to get out of the bay until the 6th August. " Our progress along the coast as far as Cape Fuller ton was much impeded by ice ; but on getting to south ward of the cap e we had clear water, and saw no ice afterwards. "The conduct of the men, I am happy to say, was, generally speaking, good ; and we had not a single case of sickness all the time of our absence. " Being anxious to send this to Red River by the first boats, I write in haste and briefly, but shall have the pleasure of sending a more detailed account by some future o pportunity.—With the utmost respect, I have the honour to be your obedient servant, "JOHN RAE." NEWS FROM SIBERIA AND KAMSCHATKA._ INTELLIGENCE FROM THE WHALING FLEET. (Front the San Francisco Herald, Sept. 30.) By the schooner Eudorus, Captain Seaman, 33 days from the Ochotsk Sea, we have receive d interesting in telligence iron' the northern Russian settlements and from the inamease whaling fleet in that region. We congratulate the hardy fishermen on their success ; for though there has been one ship totally lost, and severe damage sustained by several others, as a general thing the fleet has been most successful. For a number of years there has not been near so much oil obtained so early in the season ; and the probability is, that on its ending there will have been more oil caught than in any previous year. We regret that Captain Seaman is un able to give us any information of the ship Monongahela, of New Bedford, which our readers will remember was carried into the Arctic by the ice in the fall of 1853. He states that none of the ships he spoke or heard from had obtained any intelligence from the missing whalers. Of course much interest was felt, and every inquiry had been made by their brother mariners without success. This will dampen the hopes of friends, lessening the pro bability of their being in existence. As it is an open summer, perhaps later in the season some vessel may penetrate far enough into the ocean of ice to, at least, obtain some clue to their fate, if not in time to rescue them. Captain Seaman reports great fields of ice in the Bay of Shanta this season. He did not encounter much of it, having had no occasion to go in amongst it. On July 4 ho reports having been among ice as high as the mast head of the vessel. The ice did not get ou t of the Bay of Shanta until about July 22, when it began to break and float oat to the ocean. He also reports that there are only a few weeks during the year that the Sea of Ochotsk is clear of ice. The ship Silas Richards, Wilcox, of New Bedford, was driven on shore by the ice on the southwest side of Shanta Bay ; vessel a total loss. All the oil and bone were saved, and put on board the ship Hibernia 2d. Captain Wilcox was going to the Sandwich Islands on board the ship John,Coggeshall, of Fairhaven. The ship Massachusetts, of New Bedford, had been ashore, but got off without damage. There was a report that the ship Morea had arrived in the Ochotsk Sea from the Arctic, in charge of the first officer, the captain having shot himself while in a state of mental derangement. The ship Copia, Captain Newell, reports having been struck by ice on the 15th of June, which stove six of her planks and broke four of her timbers, and obliged her to put into Port Ayan for repairs, where the captain was kindly received by the governor, who rendered every assistance necessary. While in port the ship Herald, Slocum, of New Bedford, came in, having split her stem among the ice, end leaking about 800 strokes per hour. Also the ship Cowper, Fisher, of the same port, with four planks stove and several timbers broken. They reported two other ships having sustained damage —one, a French ship, having good pumps, re mained out ; the other was unknown. These ships were all injured in the vicinity of Junis Island. The Herald and Cowper also:rendered every necessary assistance. Captain Seaman touched at Ayan, Russian American Company's settlement, Ochotsk Sea, situated in lat. 52 36 north, and long. 138 20 east. It has a population of 250 inhabitants and a governor, who was very kind to Captain Seaman, as he was to all captains and crews of American vessels thatput into that place. The governor invited, through Captain Seaman, all American vessels to touch at that place, it being an excellent one for re pairing vessels in the summer season. Three whale ships had repaired there, and the officers and crews of each were all treated kindly by the authorities. The in habitants of Ayan were prepared for an attack, having constructed a battery of nine guns, and were well aware of their position, as they received their news monthly, by pack mules in the summer season, and in the winter by sleds drawn by dogs, from St. Petersburg. There were no provisions to be had at Ayan, although the in habitants'were well off for the necessaries of life. The Russian-American ship Sitka was in port, discharging stores for the settlements. When the Eudorus entered that place, the governor had an idea that it was a French vessel, but soon after found his mistake by seeing the stars and stripes unfurled to the breeze. The Governor of Ayan, previous to the news of the declaration of war being received by him, but when it was anticipated, sent word to the French whalers who might be cruising in that vicinity, that they might visit that port without fear, and obtain supplies and repairs. One of thein had accepted the invitation and made re pairs, every facility being aff or d e d. The Silas Richards, whose loss is reported above, was a good ship of 450 tons, belonging to Messrs. Swift and Allen, of New Bedford. She was formerly a Liver pool packet, and valued at the time of her loss at about $15,000. She was last heard from as having sailed from Tahiti March 6, with 2,100 barrels whale oil. (Front the San Francisco Herald, Sept. 19.) The Trincomalee, Captain W. Hanstom, arrived yes terday in 33 days from Port Clarence, Behring's Straits, where she communicated with her Britannic Majesty's vessel Discovery, and the ships Rattlesnake and Plover, the crews of which were all well, with the exception of several invalid officers, who came passengers on the Trincomalee. There was no news of Sir John Frank lin's ill-fated vessels. The Plover sailed on the 19th of August from Port Clarence for Point Barrow, to take up her winter quarters. The Rattlesnake will winter at Port Clarence. The Trincomalee carries 25 guns and 250 men, and appeared in excellent fighting condition when she came in-yesterday. She has anchored at Saucelite. The fol lowing officers from the ships Rattlesnake and Plover came passengers in the Trincomalee :—Lieutenants Myre and Miller, Masters cordon and Young, Second Masters Wiikinson and Stephenson. We are indebted to one of the officers of the Trinco malee for some interesting incidents of her voyage. This vessel remained at Honolulu from May 19 to June 1, during which time the Diana was at the same port. En tire good feeling existed between the British and Russian officers, attending balls and fraternising heartily together, notwithstanding it was supposed at the time that war was declared, although no official notice had been received to that effect. This made no difference, however, as re garded the Trincomalee. Being attached at the time to the discovery squadron, and carrying supplies for their relief, she was, by the usages of nations, not liable to any attack. As in the Ochotsk Sea, the ice broke up much earlier in the Arctic than usual, thus relieving the Plover from her detention at Point Barrow much sooner than expected. No news had been obtained of the Inves tigator, aid there is but little hope of the rescue of those on board from this side of the continent, and search for them is to be abandoned after this season. It is to be hoped that, like Captain M'Clure and associates, we shall hear of them on the Atlantic side of the continent. Not a word was heard of the missing whaleship by any of the Arctic squadron, and the representations made of the great scarcity of provisions in that region in the winter time is very disheartening to the friends of those on board. The Trincomalee arrived at Port Clarence, situated at the entrance of Behring's Straits, on the southern side of Cape Yrtnee of Wales, on the 25th of June, 1854, hav ing passed through the Pass of the Four Mountains, one of which, bearing south-south-east, is a volcano. The snow caps these islands, which all assume a conical form, to within about forty feet of the water—the mean height of the four being about 1,500 feet. This pass is recommended, there being less current than in Amoutka or Segouan. The of jeet of the Trincomalee's voyage was to deliver stores to the Arctic squadron. The Rattlesnake has built a store to receive the provisions which must be left at Port Clarence for her Majesty's discovery ship Investigator. As the Tricomalee bore orders for both the Rattlesnake and ;the Plover to re turn in the summer of 1855, we may therefore conclude that should not Captain Collinson's vessel, or any of her crew, fall back on either Pointßarrow, where the Plover winters, or be heard of at Point Clarence, no further search will be made on the Pacific side beyond this season. An excursion was undertaken into the interior from Port Clarence, by some officers of the Tricomalee, who succeeded in entering the river Agwpuc in boats. The scenery is very tame, consisting of moorland, not a;bush or tree to be seen for miles. The highest tree seen by the party was after leaving their boats, which stood about fifteen feet. Ptarmigan, wild ducks, and hares are very numerous. To arrive at the river there is a series of lakes, ranging twenty miles from Port Clarence to be passed through. Situated on the Agiepuc are some ice cliffs, contain ing mammoth remains, some of which are in possession of the officers of the Rattlesnake. The Trincomalee fell in with the ice off Norton Sound on the 24th of June, it bad cleared from Port Clarence a fortnight before her arrival. The straits at that time were clear throughout. The Rattlesnake was frozen in the previous year about the middle of November. Our informant says that Port Clarence appeared a better place to winter than Grantley Harbour, the pres. sure of the ice being found less in the former place. The mosquitoes are more numerous there than even in any part of Central America ; a slight air carries them off, but during a calm day it is impossible to walk without a veil encircling the hat. Our informant states that he inhaled mouthfuls. Salmon, salmon peal, and trout are taken in large quantities there. The natives are extremely docile and very intelligent ; but, as is the case with the Esquimaux generally, very lazy. The only wood they can procure is that drifted from —no one knows where, out of which, by management of walrus tusks and whalebone, they contrive admirable spears and bows and arrows, for killing the seal and bear, of which animals their winter stock of food is formed. During the latter part of the winter they are reduced to a state of semi -starvation, and then are even content to eat the hide of animals, in which fare their dogs—a noble looking breed—have a share. . _ _ One mode they have of catching the bear is by a piece of frozen blubber, in which is doubled a piece of whale bone. The animal greedily swallows it—the blubber thaws, the whalebone stretches, and the brute dies in agony. Since the above was in type we have had an interview with an officer late of her Britannic Majesty's ship Plo ver, sent to the assistance of the northern discovery ships, and have obtained from him the following addi tional information : Their ship entered at Point Barrow, in the Arctic, during the winter of 1853 and 1854. While lying there, a party from the ship made an excursion as far as Point Bbering, a few miles to the eastward of the river Col ville, where they fell in with a party of Indians, but, not understanding their language, could not make inquiry of them regarding the Investigator, Capt. Collinson, 5.8., of whom the Plover was in search, or of any wrecked ships. They were frozen in at Point Barrow, Sept. 23, 1853, and were entirely freed from the ice July 21, 1854, arriving at Port Clarence Aug. 1. About the 26th of July, off Point Hope, spoke ship Gideon Howland, Bryant, of New Bedford, 11 months out (had taken no oil in the Arctic), who gave them in formation of the probability of the European war, and also the fact of Capt. M'Clure's discovery of the north west passage. There were but few whales in the Arctic. Off Port Clarence were boarded from the ship William Rotel), Morslander, of Fairhaven, which vessel had lost anchor and taken one whale in the Arctic. The Plover, after having received on board her stores from the Trin comalee, left Port Clarence for Point Barrow, where she will pass the winter of 1854-55. • Our informant thinks that if any vessel had been cast away near the shores of America, they would have ob tamped some knowledge of the fact in their interview with the natives, who had evidently travelled from the point where shipwrecked persons would probably be, and he is of opinion that if the mirsing whaler is ever heard from, it will be on the Asiatic coast. (FROM THE NEW YORK HERALD.) THE DISCOVERY OF THE REMAINS OF THE ARCTIC NAVIGATORS.—Thougi► the crests and initials on the articles discovered by the Esquimaux clearly proved that they once belonged to the officers of the Erebus, it does not seem to us that they account satisfactorily for the fate of the officers and crew of her consort ship, the Terror. The officers of the Erebus were : Captain Sir J. Franklin, K.C.H. Commander Lieutenants H. T. D. Lo Vesconte. Jas. W. Fairholme. Ice Master Surgeon Stephen J. Stanley. Paymaster Robert H. Osmer. Mates Charles F. Des Vaux. Edward Couch. Assistant -Surgeon, H. D. S. Goodsir. Second Master H. F. Collins. • Now, the crest given by Dr. Rae as No. s—a conger eel'o he ad between two sprigs (or dolphin's head it is APPOINTMENTS. The following appointments have been made : Commander Donald M'Leod M'Kenzie (1854), to the Excellent gunnery ship, at Portsmouth. Lieutenant-Commander George S. Boys (1845), at present serving as additional to the Trafalgar, 120, flag ship at Sheerness, for the purpose of raising men, is ap pointed to command the Atholl troop-ship, commissioned this day at Portsmouth. Surgeons—James Salmon (1840), from the Neptune, 120, at Portsmouth, to the Excellent gunnery-ship, at that port ; Lenox T. Cunningham, M.D. (1840), from the St. Vincent to the Neptune, vice Salmon. Paymasters—Robert W. M. Jones (1854) from the Wrangler screw steam despatch gun-boat, in which he was serving as clerk in charge, has been appointed to the Modeste, 18, sloop, on the Mediterranean and Black Sea station, vice William E. Sanders (1851), from the Modeste, to the Diamond, 27, on the same station. Clerk in Charge Tobias E. Palmer (1848), from the Leander, 50, on the Mediterranean and Black Sea sta tion, to the Wrangler, vice Jones. Clerk James W. Lishman (1853), from the Leopard, 18, paddle-wheel steacn•fri;ate, to the Ajax, 60, screw steam-chip. Clerk's Assistant William Hood, to the Ajax. DEATH OF ADMIRAL BOWEN. This gallant officer entered the navy in 1799. After serving for a year on board the Achille, 64, he attained the rating of midshipman, October 21, 1800 ; and in the foliowing year was present at the battle of Copenhagen, in the Edgar, 74, which ship led the attack upon that fortress. He next accompanied Captain Murray in the London, 99 ; and in November, 1802, was transferred to the Juno, 32, attached to Lord Nelson's fleet, in the Mediterranean, where he remained until after the battle of Trafalgar. In 1807 ho was employed in the Poly phemus, with the rank of lieutenant, in the hostile ope rations in the Rio de la, Plata, being subsequently transferred to the Hermes, 18, and the Nereus, 36, and returning home in the latter ship with the remains of Lord Collingwood in 1810. In 1812, in the Northum berland, 74, he assisted in the destruction, off L'Orient, of the two French 40-gun frigates, L'Arienne and L'Andromaque, of 450 men each, and of an 18-gun brig with 150 men, though defended by the galling batteries of the fortress. In 1813 he was employed off the Texel, in the Indus, 74, Captain Hall Gage, and subsequently in the blockade of the French Mediterranean coast up to the peace of Paris. In 1822 he was promoted to the command of the Driver, 20, in which he served for three years off the coast of Africa during the Ashantee War, where lie gained great credit, as evinced by the acknow ledgments of Lord Bathurst, then at the head of the Co lonial office, and of Commodore Sir Robert Mends, par ticularly in mounting and equipping the guns of Cape Coast Castle in 1823, and also for his co-operation in May 1824, with the troops of Colonel (now Lieutenant- General) Sutherland. Admiral Charles Bowen attains the rank of post-captain in 1825, and that of rear-admiral in January, 1854. He died on the 28th of October. REINFORCEMENTS OF THE CAVALRY IN THE CRIMEA. It is intended to reinforce the cavalry in the Crimea. The weakness of that branch of the service there is, un fortunately, not to be denied. The heavy brigade con sists of five regiments, nominally about 1,200 strong ; but, in reality, there are but two, or at most three, in an effective condition. The sth Dragoon Guards, which left Cork in splendid order, were so reduced by sickness at Varna that they were " disregimented," and what remr:ined of the officers and men were incorporated with the 4th Dragoon Guards. The Ist Royal Dragoons and Enniskillens, as is well known, have lost more than half their horses ; and, besides the 4th Dragoon Guards, the only effective heavy cavalry regiment is the Greys, de scribed as being in admirable condition. The light bri gade is not quite so badly off, as the five regiments composing it—the 4th and 13th Light Dragoons, Bth and 11th Hussars, and 17th Lancers—are, all things considered, in pretty good case. Nevertheless, although the particulars of the casualties of the 25th ult. are not exactly known to us, they must be of a character greatly to reduce their effective strength. The plan of sending out cavalry, troop by troop, in sailing vessels, is so slow and uncertain that we believe it is wisely abandoned ; but the scarcity of large steam-ships suitable for the transport of horses will necessarily cause some delay in sending out the reinforcements. The cavalry regiments to be sent out have not yet been selected. Those at home are the Ist, 2d, 3d, and 7th Dragoon Guards, which are heavy, and the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabi neers), 3d Light Dragoons, 7th and 15th Hussars, and 16th Lancers, light. The Carabineers, 16th D ancers, and 7th Hussars, with one of the heavy regimehts, are the most likely to be despatched. THE LIFE GUARDS. 200 men from the Ist and a like number from the 2d Regiment of Life Guards, and the same from the Royal Horse Guards Blue have received orders to hold them selves in readiness to proceed to the Crimea. THE INFANTRY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. The 3d Buffs, stationed at Malta, have proceeded to Athens, replacing the service companies of the 97th Regiment, ordered to reinforce Lord Raglan's army in the Crimea. The 62d Regiment are also under orders to proceed from Malta to the seat of war. Besides these two regiments there are now in the Mediterranean 12 battalions of infantry, which, if replaced by militia, would be available for active service in the Crimea. They are the 9th, 13th, 14th, 17th, 31st, 34th, 39th, 48th, 71st (let battalion), 89th, and 92d Highlanders. Most of these regiments have been two or three years in the Mediterranean garrisons, and, being to some extent acclimatised, would be admirably suited to the cam paign. While at Tarna, those regiments which had been sent up from Malta, Gibraltar, and Corfu—the 30t14, 41st, 47th, 49th, and 55th—enjoyed great advan tages compared with tha troops that came out direct from home, and had little sickness in their ranks. A most important addition could thus be promptly made to the army in the Crimea. THE MORTAR VESSELS. The mortar vessels now beildieg for service in the Baltic will be armed with the 12-inch mortars on the new principle. They will be so 4tted that when not in use or in danger of being dismounted they can be lowered at will into the ship's hold ; and, running on gimmals when fired, there is no strain on the vessel from recoil. The only infantry regiments stationed in Ireland (ex clusive of the depots of regiments on foreign service) are the 90th, Dublin ; the 72d, at Limerick ; and the lst battalion of the 91st, stationed pro tem. at Cork. The cavalry regiments in Ireland are—the 2d Dragoon Guards, at Dundalk ; 3d ditto, Dublin ; 7th ditto, Dublin ; and the 16th Lancers, at Cahir. The following officers arrived in Cork on Monday with the draughts for embarkation in the Cleopatra for the Crimea :—Captain Gray, 21st Fusiliers ; Capta.in Dillon and Ensign A. J. Austin, 30th Regiment ; Ensign L. R. Heyland, 33d Regiment; Captain Armit, 47th Regiment ; Ensign T. D. Lee, 50th Regiment ; Ensig❑ Echalaz, 55th Regiment ; and Lieutenant Trent, 68th Regiment. THE MILITIA. The Marquis of Donegal has been appointed Colonel- Commandant of the Antrim militia, and has opened a rendezvous at Belfast to enrol volunteers, each man on joining receiving a bounty of 10s. The total number of me n required is 1, 5 7 0 ; of those 570 will be trained as artillerymen, and the remaining 1,000 as a rifle corps, to be called the " Queen's Own Rifles." Vol unteers continue daily to present them selves. 71st Highland n p , oin la t t e e d of by the 71st W. the North Cork Militi a Regi ment. It is stated by the Northern Whig that the Marquis of Londonderry, as Lieutenant of the county, has nomi nated Captain Stuart, late of the Essex Rifles, s Adju tant for the Royal North Down Rifles, and Major Mont gomery, late of the 45th Regiment, as Lieut.-Colonel. The earolmout begins without dolay, as soon as th e acts ~~~~~t~~ [PRICE SD. sometimes portrayed)—undoubtedly belongs to the Franklin family ; a dove with the olive branch and motto, spero meliora, is the crest of the family of Fair holme, of Greenhill ; a dolphin's head between wings is the crest of the family of Sargent ; and the motto nec aspera terrent is that of the Guelphic Order, which had been bestowed on Sir John Franklin, who was ~ and not K.C.B. Thus the re li cs are c l ear l y proved to have been the property of the officers of the Erebus. The officers of the Terror were— Captain Lieutenants Edward Little. G. H. Hodgson. J. Irving. Ice Master Surgeon Mates R. Thomas. Assistant-Surgeon Second Master G. A. Macbean. Paymaster Both from the numbers of the crew and from the fact that the crests of the officers of the Terror are wholly diffe rent from any given as yet by Dr. Rae, as well as from the very natural supposition that parties pressed for food and among peaceable Esquimaux would rather divide , than unite, it does not seem to us that the fate of all that gallant band of navigators is clearly ascertained. The mere coincidence of one initial on a spoon (" A. McD.") is not sufficient to disprove this. There may have been men on board the Erebus with a similar name, or the as sistant-surgeon from one vessel, owing to loss by death, may have been transferred to the other. It will be re collected that, according to, the account given by the Esquimaux to Dr. Rae, a party of White mon, some 40 in number, were first seen in the spring of 1850 travel ling south on the north shore of Prince William's Land. It was later in the same season that the bodies of 25 of Sir John Franklin's crew were discovered near Back's River, only twelve days' journey from one of the Hudson Bay Company's outposts. This, we con fess throws a suspicion on the truth of the Esquimaux story. But, at all events, considering the short space of time that elapsed, and knowing from the account of the Esquimaux themselves that the men on Prince William's Land had it in their power to kill seals if greatly pressed with hunger, we cannot believe that they were the same party which died of starvation, and whose remains were subsequently discovered. Though the death of Sir John Franklin may be considered as beyond a doubt, the fate of many of his gallant associates still remains to be disclosed. The probability is, that in separate parties they endeavoured to make their way over those frozen inhospitable deserts. One party has succumbed to famine and fatigue, and after such a long lapse of time it would be a vain hope indeed to suppose that the others have fared better. THE SOULE AFFAIR. On the subject of the misunderstanding with Mr. Soule, the following statement is published in thellloniteur of yesterday : 7 , _ _ Some foreign journals have reported, on incomplete or inaccurate information, the details of an incident re lating to Mr. Soule, the Minister of the - United States in Spain. "A year ago circumstances, which made some noise out of Madrid, called the attention of the Emperor's Government to this diplomatist. Since that time Mr. Soule has traversed part of France, and stopped at Paris and several towns of the south. The Minister of the Interior was of opinion that considerations affecting public order required that, in future, these journeys should not be resumed without his knowledge ; and orders were transmitted to the frontiers to prevent Mr. Soule from penetrating into the interior of the empire until intimation had been given to the Government. " Mr. Soule landed on the 24th of October at Calais ; the Commissioner of Police, appointed to inspect pass ports, informed him, with the utmost civility, of the in structions which related to him, and intimated that he was going to report to Paris, with a request that Mr. Soule would wait a little. These offers were not ac cepted, and on the very day of his arrival Mr. Soule set off again for London. "In the meantime the Minister of the Interior had transmitted definitive instructions to the authorities at Calais. They were to the effect that if Mr. Soul 4 proposed to remain in France, permission would not be granted to him ; but that if he intended merely to cross our territory to return to his post at Madrid, his per mission to travel (titre de voyage) would be vise for that destination. The road was therefore open to Mr. Soule, Minister of the Milted States in Spain ; but re eidence was prohibited to Mr..Seul6, in accordance with the discretional power which the law confers upon Go vernment, in relation to all strangers without exception —a power which, by its nature, is above all controversy. " The same journals that have mentioned the fact which we here relate exactly as it happened have in dulged in comments on it equally contradictory and erroneous. On the one hand it has been asserted that Government has reversed its decisio❑ ; on the other it has been alleged that the measure adopted with regard to Mr. Soules has led to an interchange of extremely sharp explanations between the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of the United States at Paris. Government had no need to retract orders which recon ciled the exercise of its legitimate rights with respect for the public character of Mr. Soul 4. As to the represen tations that may have been made by Mr. Mason, and the answers given to them, both have been in perfect har mony with those proprieties which the Minister of the United States feels as sensibly as any man, and the amicable nature of the relations of the Emperor's Govern ment to the Cabinet at Washington." ROYAL COMMISSION PATRIOTIC FUND. Ha, Great George-street, Westminster, November 7, 1854. The honorary secretaries to the Royal Commission of the Patriotic Fund request the favour that the edi tor of The Sun will give publicity in his columns to the accompanying letter, stating the arrangements under which the Lords of the Admiralty have given their consent to the immediate relief of widows and orphans belonging to the navy, and which it is of importance to make known to the service as early as possible : Admiralty, October 30, 1854. Gentlemen, —Having laid before my Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty your letter of the 26th inst., I am commanded by their lordships to signify to you their approval of the suggestion of the Royal Commissioners of the Patriotic Fund, that the allotments to widows and children of sailors and marines who may have died, or have been killed, during existing hostilities, may be con tinued three months after the date of such demise reach ing their lordships, in order that time may be given for inquiry, and for arranging a mode of relief—the Commis sioners of the Patriotic Fund undertaking to meet the deficit, should there not be a balance due to the individual sufficient to defray such allotment; and I am to acquaint you that the Accountant-General of the Navy has been directed to give the necessary instructions to the paying officers accordingly.—l am, &c., ITT. A. B. HAMILTON. The Honorary Secretaries of the Royal Commission of the Patriotic Fund. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWA.T.—Traffio return for the weok ending Oct. 29, 1854 £23,050 0 1 Corresponding week last year 18,365 14 9 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—TraffIo re turn for the week ending Nov. 5, 1854 £19,227 11 6 Corresponding week last year lB,OOB 9 8 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffie return for the week ending Nov. 5, 1854 £4,532 1 2 Corresponding week last year 4,095 14 9 Increase in 1854.. £436 6 5 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending Nov. 4, 1854 £5,586 1 2 Correoponding week last year 4,916 4 1 Increase in 1854.. £669 17 1 THE LATE ACCIDENT AT THE VIADUCT 'WORKS, NEW TON.—EIias Little, the man who received severe in juries at the Viaduct Works, Newton-le-Willows, under the circumstances which have been previously stated in the Guardian, has died at the Manchester Infirmary, After having had his right arm amputated.—Warrington Guardian. The Courrier of Strasburg of the 4th says :—" Mlle. Cruvelli was last night present at the performance. at the theat re o f thi s p l ace. Sh e was i n th e b o x b e l on gin g to one of th e h o t e l s o f th e t own , b e i ng on her way ba ck to !c to Paris." "W e un d er stand," s a ys the Constitutr " that Mll e . C ruve lli h a s, in fact, arrived in Par i s ." In consequence of the decree interdicting dis tillationfuse from grai n , a gr eat number of distillers have r e fused d e to I receive large quantities of rye which they had ordered. In consequence of this refusal, actions are ill to bledbrowgh against them. In their defence they w peauhatt the French call force majeure.— G aliPtanz• Workmen commenced on constructionThursdtahyetrheontdesinva. of a bridge over the Seine, be tween lides and the Pont d'lena , s tartin g in fr g om on t t h h e e R rig u h e t d b e an l k a Vierge on the left bank to the al opposite the Allde des Veuves the Rue Jean Goujon. It its to have 5 arches, and to be finished in 6 months, for the Universal Exhibi tion.-- Galignani. THE SOURCE or THE GANGES.—The glacier, thickly studded with enormous loose rocks and earth, is about a mile in width, and extends many miles towards an im mense mountain covered with perpetual nnow down to its base, and its glittering summit piercing the very skies, risine , 21,000 feet above the level of the sea. The chasm in the glacier through which the sacred stream rushes forth to the light of day is named the Cow's Mouth, and is held in the deepest reverence by all Hindeos ; and the regions of eternal frost in its vicinity are the scenes of many of their most sacred mysteries. The Ganges enters the world no puny stream, but bursts forth from its icy womb a river thirty or forty yards in breadth, of great depth, and very rapid. Extensive as my travels from this day have been through these beautiful mountains, and amidst all the splendid scenery I have looked on, I can recal none so strikingly magnificent as the glacier of the Ciangeoo—illarkitan's Sliftotfng in t 4 ffimanal• ROYAL PATRIOTIC FU YD. SIR ARCHIBALD ALISON ON THE WAR. Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON, in moving a resolution at a meeting held in Gl asgow, on M onday last, said—l feel highly honoured on being called upon to address this great, influential, and respectable meeting on behalf of the appeal which the Queen has made to her subjects on this interesting occasion. The Queen's commission, addressed to the first in rank, the first in talent, the first in virtue, and the first in respectability, of all parties and all shades of opinion, is now before you ; and the object of the commission is to gather sub scriptions throughout the length and the breadth of the land, in order to provide a fund for the widows and children of those who may lose their lives in defence of their country. I am sure nothing more is needed that the announcement 3f that object to recom mend it to an assembly such as this ; and I am well sure Glasgow on this great national and interesting occasion will not forfeit that high name it has always gained when objects of national importance were to be adminis tered for the relief of suffering. Gentlemen, the Queen has appealed to her subjects on this occasion, and has herself headed the subscription upon a ground which she well knew would be responded to by all her subjects— the justiceand necessity of the war. While we are engaged in a contest with one,of the greatest and most powerful empires of the world, all have the satisfaction of thinking that we delayed the contest as long as by possibility it could be avoided ; we did not draw the sword till we found it could not be kept any longer in the scabbard. If we had allewed that great Power to go on for another quarter of a century as it had done for a century and a half before, swallowing up province after province, for tress after fortress, and harbour after harbour, it was easy to see that the time was not far distant when the danger would roll to our own shores, our independence and liberty be menaced —not by 70,000,000 of men, but by 70,000,000 heading an alliance of 140,000,000 of more dependent countries, and we would be compelled to fight in defence of our own homes and hearths on our own shores, and probably the fate which has now faileo to Se* bastopol would be ours, the streets of our cities obstructed by the heaps of the slain, and the air tainted by the odour from corpses around us. 'As-trach was the necessity of the war into which we have been driven by the imminent danger which threatened not less our national indepen denee than the fortune and happiness of every indi vidual in the country, so 1 am sure the Queen has reckoned with good reason in trusting to the patriotism of her subjects at home, who are protected by the valour of brethren abroad, to provide for the losses which a war must inevitably cause. Eight months have hardly elapsed since half the empire bayed responsive to the music of the bands of the many regiments which left this city, and all the other cities and harbours of -the king. dom, to go on a distant and dangerous warfare, and al ready, in that short period, the warmest anticipations of all have been realised. The armies of England, Scotland, and Ireland haue sustained their ancient and well earned reputation, and our streets have resounded with notes of triumph and exultation at the well-earned glories of our armies. When Eugland, Scotland, and Ireland have been animated only by generous rivalry which shall best discharge their duty, Mid maintain a place in the archives of military fame, it might be invidious to speak of any one, but in this country, and in this city, I think we may say the Scotch regiments have not degenerated from their ancient repu tation. On the first occasion that oceurred, when the soldiers were called into battle, almost all of whom had never seen a shot fired in anger, we know it was the Highland brigade that was on the left of the Guards when they made the decisive charge on the field of the Alms ; and already we see through the dim obscurity of telegraphic intelligence that the Scotch, in a moment of difficulty and danger, have well maintained their ancient reputation ; for from Redcliffe's despatches we learn that, when the Turkish army lost its redoubts, the Scotch regiments stood firm. It was they that gained time for succour to come up, and that suc cour was headed by the Scots Greys and the 4th Dragoon Guards. Well did Napoleon say on the field of Waterloo, " Ces terribles chevaux gris comma ils travaillent !" and I am sure, when the official de spatches come, it will b e found that that noble regi ment and the 79th have maintained the reputation which commenced at Blenheim. There are many among us old enough to remember—and I am among them—the time when a similar subscription was made. Many of us recollect the subscription which was made for the re latives of these who fell at Waterloo. It amounted to 500,000/., and I trust this subscription will amount to at least double the sum, for the resources of the country are more than triple what they were at that time, and the necessity is more than tripled. The country has in creased more than a half in population, its wealth more than triple. 500,0001. then would not be more than 1,500,0001. now, and when the necessity is con sidered it is still more crying. Great as was Waterloo, prolific as was the blood of the children of the country then poured out, it was then the last battle of a great contest—the temple of Janus was shut when the cannon of Waterloo ceased to resound ; but we are ROW called on to subscribe for a battle that commences a struggle—a battle that, instead of closing a campaign of 20 years, may commence a war of 20 years' duration, and you should consider the necessity of animating the spirit of the soldiers and the population in a contest of which no man can anticipate the danger and the limit. Suppose Sebastopol is taken—that to morrow we hear of its fall—what follows but a winter campaign in the Crimea or the south of Turkey ; and what will be the fate of our gallant soldiers ? How true, then, the words of the poet:— " Oh! winds of winter, list yo there, To many a deep and dying groan ' • Or start ye demons of the midnight air At shrieks and thunders louder than your own. " Alas ! ev'n your unhallowed breath • Will spare the victims fallen low, But man will ask n o t ruce t o d eat h , No bounds to human woe." Gentlemen, if such is the magnificence and difficulty of the contest on which we are entering, we yet have a great source of consolation that we enter on it with a population one-half greater, and resources three times what they were before ; and, most important of all, we enter into it not alone, but with that gallant and power ful nation standing by our side, which we have learned to respect, and which has learned to respect us in many a field. There is a remark by the French historian of the revolution, " how often would enmities the most in veterate be appeased if they could meet and read each other's hearts." England and France have met, have met under the shadow of the tent, and have read each other's hearts, and each nation seen in the other the strongest respect, the highest admiration of the quail ties by which they are distinguished thoroughly veil ing all national enmity and animosity, And let me tell you, those alliances are not the less firm and prolific of future progress which may be founded on the respect based upon prior opposition. The re spect of England and France to each other is not of recent origin. Every contest for a century and a half has been in the field of honour, for military and naval glory. They more nearly resemble the days when knights of old met in the tournament to contend for the prize of honour or the smiles of beauty; and during the Penin sular war it pervaded all ranks of the -army. It is a beautiful fact that any officer who was present will tell you, that during the war the outposts never fired on each ; other; they often met in friendly intercourse, shared the soldier's meal and the soldier's bed, without either party relinquishing military duty. And at Talavera, when the two armies, wearied with fighting, reposed during a few hours in the heat of the day on the opposite banks of the same stream, the foemen drank in peace out of the same stream, held their bands across the water, shook hands, and laid the foundation, amid - blood and carnage, of that mutual respect and good feeling w hich is now realised in the defence of Europe's freedom. (Loud cheers.) Nothing was wanting but some oommon ground on which they might unite, and some common object to which their hostility might be directed. That foundation was found in struggling for the independence of Europe, and the object of hostility lay in the usurpation of the Emperor of Russia. lam glad the subscription has been so magnificently entered upon. The names will be read out for yon, but there are a few I cannot omit mentioning. The city of Glas gow contributes 5001. The Messrs. Baird, with equal munificence, their 5001. The Messrs. Napier subscribe ral oth 2501., and their workmen the same sum. firms have subscribed equally munificently. envpleintrxstuwbe. will see here the realisation of what of all sdescriptions and scription foreshadowed—a union Aoffiuent to the lowest, ranks of parties, from the m in defence of that common . ob n o j s e t ct of which men. must Ther speak e i on t ly o one other topic I must allude htaovemteoetpinrgos because there is a the heart of every generationto, It has been stated that the othercityth; ;and such 's in several respects peculiar--. slightpo sea nd differenceother s be which tw situation of Glasgow throughout theebeavaet hbeeensubmitresolutionted persons have enlisted from the that a gnumber country. iof nation, a of the o t w h e t han soy Scottish f killed at Alma one thirdwere Scotch, although number o . ofpopulation had been followed, :6 neighbourhood of.G.tlansgf if the proportion have been less thae one-ninth. is the martial spin would That circumstance has rendered a slight difference necessary in my resolu tion. When the regiments left Glasgow for the East last spring, it was found that a large body of women and children were left destitute—as widowed and orphaned as if they had lost their husbands and parents. A small subscription was entered into by a certain number of in dividuals, without any appeal to the public, to alleviate their sufferings. The committee raised about 6001., and they contrived to ma i nta i n the wives and children of the soldiers, and save them from utter ruin and destitution, from that time till this. The number of women re; ceiving weekly relief, at the rate of 2s. Gd., is 147, and the children dependent on them are 250 more. Nearly 400 have thus been maintained from this GOO/. from March till now ; and the committee are above 1501. in debt. It was evident that this great subscription for the Patriotic Fund would destroy all hopes of support to that smaller fund if it stood by itself, and the 400 persons be thrown on the country in utter destitu tion at the very time when the wives of those who had fallen were to be provided for. The committee, therefore, thought the only way to do was to combine this lesser object with the greater one in the Queen's Commission ; and in order to combine these two objects, what is iepro posed is this, that all subscriptions . which mentioned,aregive tenths for the are understood to be given, nine-tent rally, without any specific distinction being Patriotic Fund, and one-tenth for those whose relatives is any gala ce n alive, on the understanding that if i the they gen eral Patriotic e are still out of the one-tenth it is to go to objectsof the relatives of the of not relinquishing the de reliefvour to relieve those who have Fund. We think thus thet o will be combined, living, because we endeavour lost their support in the field of battle. If others think differently, they can write that their subscription is en tirely for the Patriotic Fund, or entirely for the other, I I ,