The Sun. — London, England, 1854-11-14 00:00:00

H E A.T RE-ROYA L, DRITRY-LANE, M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. (TOR ONB MONTH ONLY.) LAST WEEK BUT TWO. The Programme is changed Every Evening. PROGRAMMF: for THIS EVENING (Tuesday, Nov. I 4) PAST I. Overture, " Tanhanser," (second time) Quadrille, "The American Quadrille"— ...... Jullien. symphony, the Andante, from the "Pastoral Symphony " Hondo Bohemieune, from " VEtoile du Nord," sung by Madame Anna Thillon • Polka, " Katty Did" Solo, Cornet-a-pistons, " Solitude," performed by Herr Ecents ••• Angelina. . • Quadrille, " The British Army," assisted by the •" God save the Queen ." " Par tant pour la Syrle.' PART IL Grand Operatie Selection and Fantasia, from Meyer beer's Opera, "Les Huguenots," arranged ex pressly by M. Jailien, with Solos by M. Pros pere, Herr Kcenig, M.:Baumann, M. Winne, M. Lavigne, and Herr Schreurs. New Song, "Minnie," sung by Madame Anus Tb Ilion .............. G . Tinley. Schottische, "The Moldavian Schottische" ••• • • •• • J ullien. Solo, Violin, Finale to Donizetti's Opera, Schottische Lucia dl Lammermoor," performed by Signor Robblo. Jullien. Vali% "La Prima Donna".• ••..••• • • • • • "•' • ; Solo, date, Variations Brilliante on Sig. Tagliadco s Romance., " Del 'Ambits' " performed by H err ........ • • Frisch. Frisch ........................ Galop, "The Charge Qalop" (second time) Plucks or ADltisslow.—Promensde, boxes, and galleries, Is. dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; private boxes 11. Is. and 11. Ils. 6d. The Concerts on each evening will commence at Eight and terms. place en nate at Eleven o'clock. M. JULLIEN'S GRAND BAL MASQUE will take MONDAY, Dec. 11. THEATRE ROYAL lIAYMAREET. Under' the management et Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENLY(, Nov. 11, win be performed THE IRISH AMBASSADOR. Characters by m e an. Hadson, Chippendale, Howe, Rogers, and Culientord Miss Ellen Chaplin and Miss Martindale: - - - - - To which will be added THE SPANISH DANCERS. To be followed by THE IRISH POST. Principal character by Mr. Hudson. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLIE KEAN. TIM EVENING. Nov. 1 4 , Will be presented FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Frincipa characters by Messrs. C. Kean, David Fisher, Raymond, Cathcart and Saker ; Mrs. Wilistanley, Misses C. Leclercq, Daly, and K Terry. -- . - After which will be presented a new Melo-dramatic Spectacle, In throe acts, entitled SCLIAMYL, the Warrior Prophet. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celesta. THIS EVEI.,TITG, Nov. 14, SYIII be performed TILE 5ET:101.73 FAMILY. Characters by dic,lsrs. C. Selby, Leigh Murray, and Keeley ; Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. Keeley. Followed by BONA FIDE TRAVELLERS. Aft,r which MEPIIISTOPLIELES. To conclude with VIE Ti IFTa OF NOVEMBER. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEiTRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. W!gan. THIS EVENING, Nov. 14, Wilt be presented THE BEULAH SPA. Principal characters by, Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, F. Hobson, and H. Cooper; Miss Marston, Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. Fitziilan, and Miss Julia St. George To be fo:loWed by TUE TEUiTEE. Charactors by Messrs. A. Wlon, F. Yining, Emery, and I.:;slie; 3113 s Masken, and Miss Stephens. To conclude with the Farce, called A BLIGIITED BEING, in fee.cb. M:. Hobson ►ill appo.a. AsmErs ROYAL AMPIIITH ZAYRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Indescribable Attraction, and success beyond all precolent I THIS ETEISING, A GRAND MILITARY SPECTACLE, by J. 11. STOCQITELLER, Esq., called THE BATTLE OF THE ALMA 1 After which. those PREMIERES SCENES in the CIRCLE, for hich this Theatre is so renowned. To conclude with an interesting PIECE DERNIERE. N.B.—An early attendance Is respectfully suggested, in consequenc of the numbers who nightly throng the doors of the Theatre. Box-oMce open front Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Air. Wm. Cooke, jun. THIS DAV —Morning 26 inin.P.iter 8 1 Evening 8 niin.aft. 9 To Yfonnow -Morning 46 fain.after 9 Evening 20 nain.aft, 10 THE WEATHER.—SUN Onnos, Nov. 14. THREMODEZTEB, IN THE SHADE. 50— highest since noon yesterday. 44—lowest this morning and during the night. 43—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29.65—5ti1l falling. WIND, S.E.—Light, with dull rainy weather. THE "COMING" CAPTURE SEBASTOPOL WILL BE PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION "THE SUN" THE MOMENT THE EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE r IS ISSUED, TOGETHER WITH A LIST OP THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. Orders received by alb News Agents, and a ~ THE SUN" OFFICE, 112, Strand, London. .t 1 t (1 .4 t. t r k - l a Z _5- 1- -vr4.4%--;„„,...-711t, LONDON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1854, Seldom, if ever, have British soldiers been more severely tried within an equal space of time than during tie brief campaign in the Crimea. Never have any passed more brilliantly through the ordeal than those who, notwithstanding a prolonged. enjoyment of " the piping •times of peace," dieplayei when the emergency arose the highest qualifications of veterans. It was not merely the dasiing bravery, which seems the characteristic of the inhabitants of the United Kingdom, in which English, Irish, and Scotch equally participate, and in which the inhabitants of many other nations share, and for which our brave Allies, the French, are particularly remark- I able. That comes naturally. I t is impulsive, and will be felt by the greatest tyro in military affairs as well as by the tried and experienced soldier. But there was the coolness under fire, the steady, calm intrepidity that enabled men to stand firmly aid solidly in position while mowed down by a murderous fire, to see their comrades falling on every side around them, with out pulling a trigger to avenge their fate, or to procure for themselves the excitement incidental to every contest where blows are " given." as well as "received," that leads the succeeding men to fill up the vacancies occasioned in their ranks as steadily and. regularly as if they were on parade, in place of in fro n t o f an enemy, and enables them to " walk" in P la ce of " running" up to the oppos ing lines, reserving the desperate rush for the time it can be most effective, all the vigour and energy being kept f or the moment of crossing bayonets, when the men, are fresh and active " piping" from previous useless exertions. It has generally been supposed that a protracted experience is necessary to acquire this habit ," which is regarded as the highest qualific a ti on of a soldier ; that even the physically brave must have gone through a long course of smelling powde r , and hearing the boom of cannon hurling the iron shower against themselves, before their noses a n d ears have been brought into suitable training ; and "Become more Iri.h and lees nice." But our brave fellows have done so from the very first. At the landing under Old Fort there was no confusion or disorder. Oa the glorious 20th of September, when crossing the ever-memorable Alma, or marching through the burning village, sustaining the concentrated fire of one hundred field-pieces, or winning their way up heights that would have required the skill of a mountaineer to scale, they were still the same. The wonder excited amongst our Continental brethren was that they moved so " slowly" to the charge. But they speedily appreciated the high, undaunted courage that carried them on so surely and steadily to the onslaught, and made it invariably successful —that what at first sight they were in clined to attribute to a want of vivacity, was really the great secret of British prowess, which led to the most brilliant triumphs of the sturdy and indomitable Islanders. Again before Sebastopol, during the constant turmoil of the siege, and under the unceasing fire of its batteries, they were still the same, calm, collected, and undisturbed—ready to obey orders as if they possessed charmed lives, and bodies imperirious to cold steel or hot lead. There was no vaunting, no apparent notion that they were doing anything beyond the common, or more than their simple duty, in obeying orders—even when those orders, delivered under a fatal misconcep tion, led them to almost certain death. On the 25th October, when. the Turks had sought refuge in ignominious flight when even the duty of spiking the guns was only discharged in the three redoubts by " the one English Artilleryman who was in each "—the 93d Highlanders stood firm. Although attacked by an overwhelming force of cavalry they did not take refuge even in the square ; but, standing " shoulder to shoulder" in !ine, they bore the brunt of the deadly charge, and drove back the astonished foe, who had but little notion of the stuff arrayed against them under the ." Hieland bonnet." Then came the time of the "Greys"—Scots likewise. They were actually surrounded by ton times their numbers, but the gallant band stuck firmly together. The brave Inniskillings joined them. English, Irish, tnd SCOteh—SCARLETT'S Brigade—dashed on the foe, and Lord RAGLAN declares that the charge "was one of the most successful he had ever wit nessed, was never for a moment doubtful, and was in the highest degree creditable to Brigadier-General SCARLETT and the officers and men engaged in it." It was later, however, that the qualifications tbove alluded to were displayed in the strongest 'ight. The unfortunate misconception, occurred— we shall not pause to inquire who was in fault orders were given the execution whereof was of the most dangerous character. The Generals by whom they were received ;tared with astonishment. They could not, how ever, disobey ; and the men of the Light Cayalry Brigade rode cheerfully to the spot whore it was timost a certainty that they would leave three fourths of their numbers on the field. Not a murmur was heard when these gallant fellows entered on the final charge, that elicited the ad miration alike of their Allies and their enemies. It was the same on the following day when DE LACY Eva...Ns' Brigade repelled the sortie from Sebastopol, which was probably intended to have taken place simultaneously with the at tack . on the lines near Balaklava. But the latest and most im portant achievement of all was when the English troops on the sth instant abided the shock of the entire Russian force, with what the French General termed remarkable solidity, and gained what we hope and believe to have been a decisive victory. The Russians, under the eye of the sons of the AUTOCRAT, fought with desperate deter s mination. Again and again they returned to the charge, to be repulsed with increasing slaughter. Nine thousand of their number were left on the field by the English, supported by General Boscfarr's division, while a sortie from the garrison was easily repelled by General FOREY, who displayed a degree of - valour worthy of the heroes of Austerlitz. The triumph was decisive, although dearly bought. The French very nearly meceed.ed in following the flying adversary into the fortress, and bringing the siege to a summary conclusion. The town, however, cannot long be held against such desperate and persevering at tacks. " INCREASED BY REINFORORAIENTS FROM THE DANUBE." Englishmen of all classes mark these words ! General CA.NROBERT tells us that the Russians, "increased by reinforcements from the Danube and the southern provinces, attacked the English position." They were brilliantly repulsed, they lost some 10,000 men, but the Allies sus tained "some loss " also. There will be a black bordered bulletin for the glorious sth of Novem ber, as well as for the victory of the Alma. Let the widows and orphans, the fathers and mothers, the brothers and sisters of the dead remember whence came the reinforcements which embol dened the Russians to attack . our camp, and to add to the list of our bereaved ones, though at the awful penalty of losing perhaps ten for one. For those reinforcements, probably for the attack itself, certainly for the death of many of our brave soldiers, we may thank Austria. Let electors, Ind let subscribers to the Patriotic Fund, expect that the dealings between this auxiliary, as the professes herself to be, and our Government L'orm one of the first texts for Parliamentary in terrogations. Our soldiers' blood demands it. Why, in the name of all political, military, and patriotic considerations, are we to be longer cursed with the second-hand murderer of our troops under the name of an ally, or a friendly power, or whatever else short of an enemy we permit her to call herself ? Had she not thrust herself into the provinces, had she not obstructed Omen PA.CHA'S movements, we should have heard no thing of "reinforcements from the Danube and the Southern Provinces" in the Crimea. The Turkish General would have given them other work to do. When they had him on the other side of the Danube, that real general was down upon them in twenty places, where they never looked for him, and had he, instead of General Heiss, been on the Pruth, assuredly Prince GORTSCHAKONIP would have had' no time to sleep, much less to send reinforcements to attack the army besieging Sebastopol. Let none forget the hypocrisy and the fatal treachery of Austria, in the splendour of the victory of the sth. The curse of Austrian diplomacy delayed our operations till we eommenced this siege on the verge of win ter ; now the curse of Austrian friendly occupa tion of Moldavia and Wallachia is felt in rein forcements to harass the besiegers, and in the death struggles of many a gallant soldier. If our kBERDEENS and PEELITBS endure this, we can tell them the country will not. All England knows that this heartless, yet arrogant power is at our feet.. We can explode at any moment mines of righteous discontent, which would scatter her empire to the winds ; and we could do it with the applause of all civilised peoples, and with the motto of " Justice to Poland, to Hungary, and to Italy." There are three noble names at the very mention of which every Hapsburg Nakes, albeit they are yet exiles—exiles from the land. which Hapsburg tyranny holds' in its brutal and ferocious grasp, but still at home where a Hapsburg will never be—in the hearts of loving and admiring fellow -countrymen. England knows its power over a monarch with such a coward conscience ; she demands that her public servants use that power ; and if Austria have not joined tae Allies in arms, or evacuated the provinces, or facilitated the movements of Cox= zi olus before Parliament meets, we sincerely trust that the very first vote of her MAJESTY'S faithful Commons will be a vote of no confidence in her MAJESTY'S un faithful Ministers. SYDNEY SMITH was accustomed to remark that no reliance could be placed on corporations be cause they had " neither souls to be saved nor bodies to be kicked." The same observation might be applied to Governments ; which, al though composed of men honourable, no doubt, in their private capacities, do acts for which individuals would blush and feel the deepest shame. We have frequently exposed the petty jealousies and paltry subterfuges the cha racteristics of red tapism that prevent the different departments from giving credit to persons out of the service for any suggestions they may offer, or improvements they may dis cover. The plans of civilians could scarcely re ceive attentive consideration, however ingenious or worthy of notice. So at least it was thought. But now it seems that in some instances they are willing to purloin what they are not satisfied to pay for ; and that, in many instances, designs explained in confidence to the commit tees appointed to investigate and report on their efficiency are unblushingly printed, and the real inventors deprived of the rewards due to their ingenuity and enterprise. On this point we would earnestly invite publio attention to the letter of Mr. GEORGE HALF; which will be found in another part of this day's impression. That gentleman has, like many others, been defrauded of his just rights, but he is not willing to bear the injury without remon strance. He shows that his plans have been ap propriated without reward or acknowledgment. Not having taken out a patent he cannot bring an action for the piracy. But his moral claim is no less powerful, and we are greatly mis taken in the British Parliament if they counte nance such gross and palpable dishonesty on the part of officials. When Mr. HALE proves, as we have no doubt he will be enabled to do, that the invention is substantially his own, he will not by a society of gentlemen be thrown overboard or dismissed without recompense because his demand is merely equitable, and could not be recovered in a Court of Law. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 14, 1854. lIELP IN NEED IS _HELP INDEED. "The importance I attached to the immediate reinforce ment of the Imperial troops.-18th Oct."—RAGLAN. And how much our Ministers have to answer for not relieving with the regiments that arrived from Canada and India the eight thousand men composing the garri sons of Malta and Gibraltar, and sending those on the moment the attack on the Crimea was decided •a. The men could be just as weil drilled at Malta as they are now at Preston, Manchester, and on the road to rein force the army in the East on being relieved by the militia in the spring. We cannot carry on little wars—nor should we run our ships against stone walls (said our Great Duke), which I fancy Admiral Chads discovered, on trying his haad on the remains of Bomarsund, the official report of which has never been published. October 13. • TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—T noticed in your columns last evening a letter si g ned "Thos. Morgan, Clapham Common," respecting the secession of Archdeacon Wilberforce. Now, Sir, whoever this Thos. Morgan may be (and I have searched tho neighbourhood in vain), it is very evident that upon church matters he is entirely ignorant. The style of his letter proclaims the novice, in fact a schoolboy would have produced a more grammatical com position. We search for an argument, and find a gene rality ; we look for an idea, and find an, &c. &c. &c. A reply being thus impossible, I would merely advise the pseudo Thos. Morgan to pay less attention to Dr. Pusey and more to Lindley Murray before he attempts to enter the field of public discussion. Apologising for the length of this communication, and trusting to your sense of fair play to insert it,—l am, Sir, yours, respectfully. JUSTITIA. THE WRECK OF THE FORERUNNIR. British Consulate, Madeira, Oct. 31, 1354. Sir,—lt is with much concern that I have to report to you for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty the total loss of her Majesty's contract steamer "Forerunner," Thomas Johnstone, master, by running against a sunken rock close to the shore, at the extreme east point of this Island, at about half-past six o'clock on the evening of the 2.Sth inst. ; 23 out of a crew of 34, and 10 of the 13 passengers which were on board, having been saved by a coasting country boat having been fortunately near at the moment. The vessel went down ii very deep water, supposed to be from 25 to 30 fathoms, and none of the cargo, nor any of the passengers or crew's clothes or effects have been saved ; nor has any vestige of the vessel, or any thing appertaining to her, been seen by the Custom house officials, or others who have since examined the spot where the steamer went down. All the mails, and papers connected with the vessel and her cargo, have also been lost. I enclose, for their Lordships' satisfaction, separate lists of those saved and drowned, both of the crew and passengers ; and as Mr. Kennedy, Governor of Sierra Leone, Lieut. Bedingfeld, R.N., late of H.M. steamer Pluto, Mr. Gregory and Mr. Bennett, both master mari ners, have happily escaped, and will go to England by the first favourable opportunity, any investigation that may be deemed necessary regarding this disastrous event can be gone into at home with ample means of the cause, and of facts, and circumstances being elucidated.—l have the honour to be, with the highest respect, Sir, your most obedient faithful servant, (Signed) GEORGE STODDART, Her Majesty's Consul, Ralph Osborne, Esq., M.P., &0., Admiralty, London. List of the officers and crew of the contract steals-- packet Forerunner : SAVED. William Harding, 2nd cook Robert Ellis, 3rd do. Henry Gilbert, seaman Antonio Silvester, do. William Walker, do. George Edwards, do. James Evans, do. Andrew Clark, do. John Neil, do. Charles Blewitt, do. William Hook, do. James Johnstone, master Jas. Stewart, chief engineer Robert Stobard, 2ad do. Humphrey Brammah,3rd do. Barry Campbel, fireman Frank Campbel, do. John Carter, do. James Cartey, do. Alfred Ray, 2nd steward John Edwards, fore cabin do. Albert Persick, cabin servant Thomas Davis, Ist cook LosT. James George, fireman Thos. Edwards, do. James Phillips, carpenter William Hill, seaman John Passmore, do. James More, chief officer James Grinsted, second do. Charles Hill, boatswain W. Smith boatswain's mate Jas. A. Keeler, let steward Samuel Webb, cabin boy List of Passengers of the contract steam-packet Forerunner : SAVED. A. C. Kennedy, Esq., Governor of Sierra Leone. N. B. Bedingfield, Lieut. R.N., late of H.M.S. Pluto. John Evans, clerk of works, Sierra Leone. C. J. Vinall, schoolmaster, Cape Coast Castle. Kate English, child, daughter of Mrs. English, widow of the late Captain English, of 3d West India Regiment. Robert Mitchell, late engineer of Government steamer Dover. _ Thomas Gregory, master mariner, invalid. Joseph Burnett, do. of condemned ships. Joseph M'Crosky, merchant, of Lagos. Thomas Carniche, Austrian seaman. Lo BT. Mrs. English, widow of the late Captain English, 3d West India Regiment. Lieutenant Child, Gold Coast Corps. Mr. Virtes, merchant, Sierra Leone. The Earl of Clarendon, who left town for the Grove after the breaking up of the Cabinet Council on Satur day, returned to London yesterday morning. The Hon. Walter Charteris (92d Highlanders) whose name appears in the list of killed on the heights of Bala klava, in the affair of the 25th ult., was brother of the present Lord Elcho, and fourth son of the Earl of Wemyss. The Hon. Grey Neville (sth Dragoon Guards), who is returned as severely wounded at Balaklava on the 25th ult., is the youngest son of Lard Braybrooke. The name of Viscount Fitzgibbon (Bth Hussars) ap pears in the list of killed, in the attack on the heights of Balaklava on the 25th ultimo. A hope exists that this gallant young nobleman may have escaped a premature death by being mule prisoner, no decisive intelligence of his lordship's having fallen on the field having reached head -quarters at the date of Lord Raglan's despatch. Tusi PATRIOTIC FUND.—The Messrs. TusEatid, with their accustomed liberality, devoted the whole of their proceeds of a day and evening exhibition, to this truly charitable undertaking, to the numbers of children and orphans of our gallant countrymen who have fallen in their country's cause. THE SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAY AND Till LEATHER FACTORS.—The principal leather factors of the metropo lis have agreed to close their leather warehouses on Saturday afternoons at two o'clock, in order to give the persons in their employ a holiday after that hour, and commenced closing at that time on Saturday last. THE PERRY DEFENCE FUND.—The Mayor of Windsor has closed this fund, which amounts to 2,5251. 12s. 4d. The cause of this is, that on Saturday last Lieutenant Perry, who is at present in France, drew a cheque for 1,5001. on the bankers to the fund, without any pre vious notification to the treasurer, the mayor of Windsor ; he further requested that the ba lance might be remitted to his bankers at Paris. The mayor of Windsor is so indignant at this conduct that he hesitates to present to the Qdeen the numerous petitions signed in his be half. The cheque has not been cashed, nor will Lieut. Perry be permitted to touch a fraction of the money until the nature and manner of its investment has been deterzrcned.—Bucks ilavertister. LATEST NEWS. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. VIENNA, MONDAY EVENING. The following is an epitome of several authen tic despatches of the 6th from the Crimea : " Early in the morning of the 6th the garrison of Sebasotpol and the army in the field made a violent attack on the right wing of the Allied army, composed of English Foot Guards, and the Second, Third, and Fourth Divisions. " General Bosquet's Division adianced to the support of the English, and subsequently other French troops, under General Canrobert arrived. " The battle lasted till the afternoon, when the Russians retired, having suffered a heavy loss and leaving several hundred prisoners in the hands of the English ; the latter lost a great number of men. Generals Brown, Bentinck, Buller, and Torrens were more or less dangerously -wounded. " The prevalent opinion here is, that if such another victory is obtained the Allies will be obliged to raise the siege ; but it is a good sign that the last Russian despatch published only reaches up to the sth. Its sense is, that two sorties were made on that date, one against the right wing of the Allies, and the other against the left wing of the siege works. On the right wing of the army the guns of ono battery were spiked, in :the other 15 guns were spiked. The loss on both sides was very severe. A French division, which pursued the Russians, and attempted. to enter with them, was repulsed with great loss. " A terrific storm is raging here to-day. " Prince Gortscbakoff has officially announced to Count Buol that Russia is prepared to treat direct with Austria on the basis of the four con ditions. .. "This is here considered a palpable attempt to cause disunion between Austria and the Western Powers." VIENNA, MONDAY MORNING. The Morgen Post, which is a paper of no great authority, has the following : " CZERNOWITZ, Nor. 11. " On the 6th the whole garrison of Sebastopol, amounting to 65,000 men, made a sortie. " A furious battle ensued, which was not ended when the messsenger left ; but the Allies had the advantage." MONDAY AFTERNOON. " The news forwarded this morning relative to the sortie was but too true. " Reliable information has been given me that the English suffered a very heavy loss, and had three Generals wounded. " it is said that later intelligence has been re ceived, according to which the Russians had at last been repelled with a loss of 3,000 men." THE CRIMEA. THE PROGRESS OF THE SIEGE. The Siecle says "The progress of the siege, in spite of an incredible accumulation of natural and artificial difficulties, proves, as we have often said before, the little confidence which the Russian despatches merit. The same is the case with the reports of the Czar's generals '•• they only tell that part of the truth which cannot be kept under the despotic extinguisher. Assuredly the incidents which occurred on the 25th near Balaklava are to be regretted General Canrobert does not deny it. But what comparison can be reasonably established between those incidents, and the results set forth in the report of General Liprandi? Remembering the fault committed at Kulm in 1813 by General Vandamme, who allowed himself to be tempted from his positions into the plain, General Liprandi offered the same snare to the Allied army. It, however, was not caught by it, and will not allow itself to be caught ; the report of the general in-chief declares that. The great attack of the 25th has then only produced a result which is comparatively very trifling. The English have remained masters of Balaklava and of their communications with that place. Our Allies, it is true, have lost 150 men of the brave light cavalry, but whoever has been in a battle against the English kno w s that their horses in a charge are not easy to stop and that the acci dent which happened on the 25th to the brigade of Lord Cardigan is not a novelty in their military annals. We could cite from memory two charges of the English which produced incidents of the same kind. More masters of their more-easily managed horses, our cavalry only lost about 20 men. We now know that the famous redoubts captured from the Turks were very imperfect, and were only defended, one by 150, the other by 100 men. Perhaps it will be said that sufficient precaution was not displayed ia defending them ; but in war, as in other matters, people never think of everything. It is not, ho Never, on accidents quickly repaired, nor even on some partial faults, that a campaign is to be judged of. The Allies' commenced the siege of Sebastopol in spite of the Russian army ; they opened the entrench. ments on the 10th, and in 25 days, in spite of that army, of a garrison of unexampled strength and of all the re sources derived from a sacrificed fleet, the breaching battery has been carried to 150 metres. This is a suffi cient reply to all that the Russians and th e part i sans o f Russia may say." THE WAR ON THE DANUBE. Letters from Galatz of the 31st, in the Lloyd of Vienna, announce that Sadik Pacha is with 10,000 men on the Sereth, between Galatz and Ibraila. Iskender Bey has crossed the Danube near Ibraila, in consequence of which Colonel Suknoff, who was at Matshin with 3,000 men, retreated on the 26th ult. towards Isatscha. The Turks pur sued, and on the 28th attacked him between Tultsha and Isatscha. After an engagement, which lasted two hours, the Russians wore forced to recross the Danube, after which they destroyed the bridge to prevent the Turks from pursuing them further. The tete-de-pont near Tultscha, as well as the islands in that part of the Danube, are still held by 6,000 Russians. A letter from Vienna of the Bth, in the Cologne Gazette, states that the Russians have concentrated 50 battalions and 40 squadrons with 150 pieces of artillery on the right bank of the Tchernaya, and that this body was to attack the Allies in the rear during the storming of the place or before. THE BLACK SEA. A letter from Vienna, of the 3d, in Voss-'s Gazette, says : According to a despatch from Varna, of the 3d, three vessels had arrived there on that day laden with Russian prisoners and wounded. General Canrobert has sent one of his aides-de-camp to Omer Pacha, re questing him to embark immediately a st rong detach ment of Turkish troops for the Crimea. A letter from Odessa states that the hospitals there are crowded with sick from Perekop. Another letter from Varna, of the 28th ult., states that 25,000 men of the Turkish army were to be embarked for the Crimea." The Austrian Correspondence learns from a letter from Odessa, of the 3d inst., that the Turkish re doubts near Balaklava were in the hands of the Russians on the 27th. The sortie from Sebastopol on the 2Gth gave time to the Russian troops in pos session of the redoubts to strengthen their position in preparation for the attack of the Allied troops. Although the Russians suffered a great loss by the sortie, still the object of it—to draw off the atten tion of the Allies from the redoubts—was answered, and an attack made on them on the 27th was re pulsed. The editor remarks, "We have only the evidence of private despatches and letters that these redoubts have been retaken since the 27th, and too much credit must not be attached to these." The Wanderer of Vienna has the following from Odessa, 27th ult.:--" Two regiments of infantry left this place a few days since for the Crimea. A religious solemnity took place on the occasion in the large square ; holy water was thrown on the troops, and the Archbishop Innocent delivered the following speech in presence of General Annekoff and other superior officers : " Warriors who love Christ ! victorious warriors ! victorious because you love Christ !—You have not had time to repose yourselves from your labours, and from your brave deeds en the Danube. The ♦oice of your Emperor calls you into the Crimea to chastise and beat our enemies, who, blinded by wickedness and by pride, have dared to cross the sea and invade our ancient territory, which is the cradle of Christianity spread over the whole of Russia, and the place where the Grand Duke Vladimir was baptised. God will be present in your ranks, and angels will invisibly fight by your side. The enemy, who arrived by only one road, will fly from you by ten, but without being able to escape your swords. They are surrounded on all sides; they will wish to fly and return home on the wings of the wind, but surprised by our brave battalions, they will not be able to do so. You have only to give them the last blow and throw their dead bodies into the sea. It is to you and to your courage that this honour is accorded. Go, then, and hasten to avail yourselves of this rare opportunity, for the joy of Heaven and the glory of your beloved oovereign,7 AUSTRIA. VIENN.A, Nov. 10.— The Austrian Correspondenz has a short article to-day, which refers to the mission of M. von der Pfordten, who left Vienna this morning to return to Munich. The semi official journal informs us that "the object of his Excellency's journey was to promote, if possible, a perfect unity of action of all the German Govern ments in respect of the Oriental question ; and that this eminent statesman, having obtained at Vienna all the needful explanations, will now be enabled to make a full and ample (if not an altogether satisfactory) report hereon to his royal Court." We read in the Ost Deutsche Post of Vienna that the object of M. Von Pfordten's visit to Vienna was to obtain exact information as to the real state of things by personal enquiry. No bind ing document had been signed at Vienna, but M. Von Pfordten had given verbal assurances which left no doubt as to the intention of Bavaria to adopt the Austrian policy. It is stated that M. Von Pfordten will visit several German Courts with a view to support that policy. lie was very active while at Vienna, attending diplomatic conferences, and having frequent interviews with the represen tatives of the Western Powers. The Nets Prussian Gazette states from Vienna, Bth, that the military preparations of Austria have been going on uninterruptedly, notwithstanding the march of some troops has been countermanded upon administrative non-political grounds. A considerable army of reserve is being assembled to support the army of Gallicia, and will. be stationed in Moravia and Bohemia. Largo orders for ord nance aro being executed at Neustadt and Gratz for this reserve. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. The following telegraphic despatch has been re ceived here to-day. It is evidently the Russian account of the affair of the sth, of which we have had a more authentic account in General Can robert's despatch of the 6th : . . " Berlin, Nov. 13—St. Petersburg, Nov. 12. " Prince Menschikoff writes, under date of the 6th, Yesterday two strong sorties were made from Sebastopol ; one against the right • flank of the enemy (the English,) and the other against the left flank of his siege-works. The attack against the right flank had for the result the taking of a battery, the guns of which were spiked. There were considerable losses on both sides. The result of the second sortie was the spiking of fifteen guns. A French division coming in pursuit of us endeavoured to mount to the assault, but were repulsed with great loss.' " Baron de Wendland, the Bavarian Minister, had an audience of the Emperor yesterday, to deliver a letter from his sovereign, notifying the death of Queen Theresa Charlotte Louisa Frederica Amelia of Bavaria, his mother. The Court has gone into mourning or 21 days from yesterday. The Courrzer de t'Aude announces on authority that M. de Bonnechose, Bishop of Carcassone, will not accept the bishopric of Evreux, to which he was recently nominated. The visit of Lord and Lady Palmerston to the Emperor has been postponed, and it is stated that they aro not coining to Paris. General Canrobert addressed the following order of the day to the army on the 23d ult. : " On visiting the trenches, the batteries, and the works directed against the enemy, I have satisfied myself that great exertions have been made, and important re-ults ob tained, since we are already close to the ramparts of the glacis. I have witnessed everywhere the courage and ardour with which the work has been carried on, and have had ample proof of the excellent spirit which animates the troops. I thank them in the name of our country, and of the Emperor, to whom I made known the vigorous attitude of his army in the Crimea, by placing before them the names of all those who are entitled to recom pense. To insure success in siege operations pa tient and persevering energy is most required, and that which you have displayed, together with the vic tory of the Alma, has greatly depressed the spirits of the garrison, which every day grows weaker, having lost the Governor of the fortress, killed by one of your cannon balls, and a great number of officers and soldiers. Several of its magazines have been blown up or set on fire, and I have the best authority for stating that they entertain very slight hopes of saving the place. With such chances in our favour we shall soon be able to plant our eagles on the walls of Sebastopol. Having done justice to the attitude of the army generally, I think it my duty to make particularly honourable mention of the bravery and skill of the artillery and engineer corps so conspicuous during the siege. The rifle men, selected from the Foot Chasseure and Zouaves, have also rendered great service, which, I am sure, they will feel pride in continuing. Finally, I have to point out to the army the noble conduct of the sailors whom the fleet has sent to our assistance. They have given us proofs of the greatest zeal and true courage, and I am proud to acknowledge the claims of those brave men to our esteem and sympathy.__ " - C.g.NRoBERT. " Camp before Sebastopol, Oct. 23." The Three per Cents. closed to-clay at 72f. 40c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. at 96f. ; and the New Loan, at 72f. 50e. ; Orleans Railway shares, I,oBof ; Rouen, 950 f. ; Havre, 540 f. ; Great Northern, 855 f.; Stras burg, 975 f. ; New Shares, 636 f. 25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 1,007 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, .855 f. ; Western of France, 637 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 605 f. ; Great Central of France, 516 f. 25c. ; Lyons and Geneva, 515 f. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 738 f. 75c. THE BALTIC. Private letters have been received from St. Pe tersburg, in which it is stated that the Grand Duke Constantine, finding that all the large British ships are at the west end of the Baltic, and that he has nothing to fear but the squadron left up in the Gulf, under Captain Watson, has received permis sion to run out with the two divisions at Cronstadt to join that at Sweaborg, and to make a short cruise. This will . 6e hazardous work with sailing ships at this season of the year ; indeed, there is every chance of his being iced in before, and iced out if he should make the attempt. The same ad vices state that Riga and St. Petersburg houses have written to their Memel agents not to ship goods in English ♦essels, as it is believed the Rus sian fleet, at all events all the steamers, will en deavour to make a run dawn to the coast to see if they cannot intercept some English merchant vessels. A letter from Memel of the Bth, in the Silesian Gazette, says :—" Letters from St. Petersburg re commend that no merchandise should be sent in English vessels for merchants of this town, because it is feared, in consequence of the few English cruisers in the Baltic, that the Russian vessels of war might seize on them as prizes. Nothing is known of the fate of the crew of the English brig the Thomas, which went ashore between Polangeu and Lobau. The Amphion frigate yesterday an chored in this port." --- PORTUGAL. SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY. By the Royal Mail steamer Thames we have Lisbon let ters and papers of the Bth. The Tagus, with the Peninsular mails, was to leave for Southampton next morning, via Vigo and Oporto. The French steamer Phcenix was the only foreign vessel of war stationed at Lisbon, but the Dain, from Brest, in 13 days, en route for the Medi terranean, had put in for coals on the 7th. The fire which broke out at Lisbon on the 4th in the Boa Vista, on the bank of the river, had not done so much damage as originally estimated. The total loss did not exceed 10,0001. to 15,0001 The fire broke out in a store for wood, coal, tar, and other combustibles, belonging to Mr. D. A. Abreu, who was insured. Wheat had risen 20 per cent. at Lisbon, in conse bequenee of orders for En g lish accounts, hich could not to be executed at limits. THE PENINSULAR MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY, 1 A.M. By the arrival of the Tagus, with the Peninsular mails, we have dates from Gibraltar to the sth ; Cadiz, 6th ; Lisbon, 9th ; and Vigo, 10th. She has on board 23 passengers ; and hr freight con sists of 40 packages of specie, value 16,0001., and a usual cargo of eggs, oranges, almonds, &c. At Gibraltar, exchange was quoted at 50j for bills on London at 90 days' date ; Paris, sf. 37c. ROUEN.—The letters from Rouen mention that the market for manufactures was steady, but that the at tendance of buyers was less numerous. PRINCE ADAM CZARTORYSKI AND THE POLES IN DON.--A funeral funeral service was celebrated yesterday in O the German Catholic Chapel, Great St. Thomas Apostle, Bow-lane, for her late Royal Highness, the Duchess of Wurtemberg, sister of his Highness Prince Adam Czar toryski, who died in Paris on the 21st ult. at the ad vanced age of S 9. Tho Rev. E mericus Podolski of - ciated, in Presence of a numerous attendance of Polish refugees, and after the mass, in a touching discourse, ex patiated en the many virtues and patriotism of the de ceased—a descendant of the most illustrious race in Poland. The Poles hare also forwarded to Prince Adam Czartoryski, their chief and representative abroad, an address of condolence, expressive of their deep sym pathy with the bereavement which his Highness has sus tained, and with this trely national loss. HIGH STEWARD OF ABINGDON.—The Earl of Abing don has been elected by the town council of this borough high steward, in the room of the into earl, his father. The following complimentary minute to the Bertie family was ordered to be recorded The council having assembled to elect a high steward for this borough, in the room of Montagu, Earl of Abingdon, deceased, the late high steward, and having regard to the attention and kindness evinced by his lordship upon all occasions when his services were required, either by this corpora tion or the town of Abingdon, as well as the long con nection which has existed between the corporation and his lordship's ancestors, do unanimously elect the Right Hon. Montagu, Dud of Abingdon, to be WO steward," MON E m it AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 8,000 bales, including 1,000 American, taken for export and on speculation. The market closed heavily. The sales comprised 6,000 Ame rican, 700 Pernam and Maranham at 51d. to 60., 100 Bahia at 6,0. to 6d., 400 Egyptian at 6fd. to 7id., and- 700 Surat at 3.1 d. to 324. per lb. Railway Shares were depressed. Letters by the Pacific steamer for the Cape of Good Hope and Australia must be posted on the 24th inst. Newspapers will be charged id., and letters under half an ounce 6d. each.. There will be no mail steamer on the 3d December. The advices from the continent are not of much commercial interest. The Russian Government was about to join the German telegraphic union. A movement is again on foot by Prussia to esta blish a uniform monetary system for all Germany. The English Stock Market has suffered greatly from the effects of the last few days, and the Rus sian version of the sorties against the French bat teries, exaggerated as it is believed to be, has nevertheless come inopportunely just upon the eve of the settlement. The speculators having been largely operating for a rise when the account be gan, have not, apparently, been supported by money purchases, and the consequence is a reaction much ' more severe than otherwise would have oc curred. There is the capital of the pub lic wanting to give permanent strength to prices, and this probably will be withheld until Sebastopol is taken. Consols have been 921 I, and since 92 to 92g. The Reduced Annui ties are 90i to 91f, and the New 3 per Cents. 901 to 9.4. Exchequer Bills 'are down to 7s. and 4s. premium. Money is in dematid in the . Stock Ex change, and the " differences" that will have to be met to-morrow, " pay-day," are exceedinglyheavy, and such as, in conjunction with the severe losses upon Turkish Scrip, bought by many at 6 and 7 premium, and now down to 3 and 4 discount, will compel some parties to seek indulgence, if they be not even brought to an actual stand-still. Bank Stock has been at 211 to 2121. East India Bonds are 10s. to 13s. premium. The Foreign Market is unsteady. The Turkish Scrip has been done at 21, and also at 4 discount. There are large holders in the " house," and upon these the pressure to meet the next instalment is very severe, seeing the difficulty of selling. Peru vian 4 per Cents. have been done at 66. The holders of the " home" debt, no doubt, find them selves inconvenienced by the resolution not to allow it to be quoted, and may have to diminish their stake, if any, in the other securities. The. Spanish Committee's Certificate has been at 51 ; Brazilian Old Stock is at 99 ; Dutch 4 per Cents. have been at 90/ to 91f. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5,1 to 5/ ; Mexi can, 214 to 22f ; Peruvian, 67 to 69 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto, 4i per Cents., 84 to 86 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18i to 181 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 37i to 38 ; ditto, Certificates, 51 to 5i ; ditto, Passive, 41 to 5. The Railway Share Market has been depressed by a pressure of sellers, and the decline is about 1 per cent. on the average. The dealings have extended pretty generally to Caledonian, Great Northern, and Lancashire and Yorkshire. Foreign shares have been nominal. The Mines are steady, the Banks rather lower, and the Miscellaneous quiet. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES (From the Ouicica List.) Business done sank Stock 2ll 124 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9l 901 3 por Cent. Consols Annuities 9l ta2ai New 3 per Cent. -Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4_5.16 _ , - India Stock India Bonds, 21000 ......„..... ..... . .... ... , 10 13 Ditto, under £lOOO lO Consols for Account 14th Nov , 9 2 iiiiii Exchequer Bills, 21d. 21000 - 2500 , 4 7 p Small , 7 p Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent. — Ditto 1859, ~ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 99 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 59 Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent. Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent - Ditto 5 per Cent Grenada Bonds, Deferred Peruvian Bonds, 4A per Cent. 66 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent BB4 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun ss p o P. arkish Scrip 6 per cent — Ditto for the Account Venezuela Bonds, 3A per Cent. ... ......... Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cent IOA Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cont. 12 (nil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ......... 9oi 14 THREE 0 CLOCK. Consols Ditto November A eccr]n t .... ... AfABICET NE WB--(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 123 to 4/ lOs ; clover iitto, 3/ Os to 5/ 163 ; and straw, 1/ Os to 1/ 103 per load. Trado rather dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 41 15s ; clovor ditto, 3/ Os to 5/ lOs ; and straw, 1/ 6s to 11 12s per load. A fair average supply and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 4/ 12s; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1111 s per load. Trade steady. COLONIAL. SUGAR—In foreign there has not been much done, but holders are firm. Refined goods have been without change. Brown lumps are 435. A cargo of Manilla Muscovado has been sold at 66s 6d per cwt. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 606 hhds, 236 tierces, 534 barrels, there were taken for home consumption. 1,306 hhds, 179 tierces, 438 barrels. The stock in the same places is 19,894 hhds, 2,849 tierces, 4,684 barrels. COFFEE—Native Ceylons are quiet, and the quotations are nominal at 46s to 46s 6,1 for good to fine ord, and a few parcels of Plantation sold at full prices. A cargo of Rio, 1,500 bags, real good first sorts, sold at 455, free of par ticular average.- Fine Mocha is wanted. RICE was in good demand, at rather higher prices. About 4,000 bags on the spot sold at 1.6 s to 16s 6d for good mid and good bold white. 17e is reported to have been offered for fine quality and refined, 1,000 bags of pinky Madras sold at 14s 3d to 14s 6d for mid and good, TEA—But little has been done privately. Low Congou has been at 10(1 per lb. There are large public sales to-day. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov. 14.—Wind this day at Noon, S.E. ; light, breeze, with rain. The mercury has fallen. GRAVESEND, Nov. 14.—(Per Elec. Tel.)—Arrived—Ca roline, from Callao ; Vesta, Alexandria ; George Lord, Patras ; Lionne, Gravelines ' • City of Hamburgh (s), o,tend ; Echo, Newport ; Caledonia (s), Hamburgh. Sailed—Barrick, for Barbadoes. RAMSGATE, Nov. 13.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—Hen drika, from Memel, for Calais. OFF DOVER, Nov. 13.—Black Cat, from Denia ; Mari anne, Rio Janeiro. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 13.—Wind, N.E. to S.S.W. Arrived —Komeet, from Amsterdam, for the Black Sea; Cornhill, Cork ; Reform, do. ; Richard Young, Wisbeach, for Akyab. Sailed—Dirigo, for New York ; Swea, for Go thenburg. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 13.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—St. Albans, from Malaga ; Louise, Monto Video. Sailed — Chapman (transport), for the Black Sea. FALMOUTH, Nov. 12.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Ondine (s), from Dublin, and• left for London ; Damielto, Albion, Brilliant, and Jozo, all from Alexandria ' • Trident, Con stantinople • Rovigno, do., for Hull ; Johanna Bertha, Seville • Mutual, Alexandria ; Argentina, Kertch ; Ku sinic, Seville; ; Prima Donna, do. Sailed—Contest, for London. _ _ DARTMOUTH, Nov.l3.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Princess Royal, from Antwerp, for Malta; Gratitude, London, for Brest. GRIMSBY, Nov. 13. Wind, S.W. Arrived—Swanland (s s), from Rotterdam ; Ceres, Cadiz, for Calmar, leaky ; Eagle (s), Tonning. LOWESTOFT, Nov. 13.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Lady Ann, from Malmo, for Schiedam. GUERNSEY, Nov. 11. —Wind, N.W. Arrived —Eclipse, from Oporto. Sailed—Dolphin, from St. Michael's. ST. VINCENT, Oct. IG.—The Union (barque), of Scar borough, from London to Launceston, was wrecked near the Hartmell Reef, upon the Island of Boa Vista, Cape de Verde, on the 25th of September ; crew, passengers, and part of cargo saved. ILLEGAL PRACTICES AT THE LATE CHATHAM ELEC TION.-At the County Court held at Rochester, ou Thursday last, Mr. Trott, al extensive contractor for supplying meat to the garrison, sought to recover the sum of 121. 6s. 9d. from the administrator of the late Mr. Thomas Wells. At the second election for Chat ham in June, 1853, Mr. Wells was the agent and leading supporter of the Conservative candidate, Captain Vernon, and in that capacity went to a person named Tye, who kept the Wellington inn, New road, and gave him directions to furnish refreshments to a number of electors, cabmen, and "roughs," the latter having been imported into the town for obvious purposes. Tye supplied what was requisite, to the amount of 121. 6s. 9d. After the election he applied to Wells for payment. Wells stated that he could not pay the money on account of the petition against Captain Vernon, as it was very probable he would have to be examined before the committee, and ho should endanger his seat ; but if the plaintiff would pay it he would pay Mtn again after the petition was disposed of. Plaintiff accordingly paid. Tye the amount, but had since been unable to obtain repayment from the administrator of Mr. Wells, who died shortly after. In the course of his cross-examination by Mr. Prentice, barrister, the plain tiff said he had seen a great many voters in the Welling ton eating and drinking. The judge thereupon stopped the case. The money had been advanced for an illegal purpope, and, the plaintiff could not recover, LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. QUEEN V. ALISON. _ Mr. Huddieston applied to the Court for a writ of habeas corpus to bring up the body of a gentleman named Alison, who had been committed to Stafford gaol for six months, under the following circumstances. It appeared that Mr. Alison was a sirgeon in extensive practice at Burton-upon-Trent, and a short while ago he was sum moned under the 16 and 17 Vic., chap. 30, for the better prevention of cruelty to women and children, charged with having ill used his bon, a lad of seven years of age. The magistrate also heard the case, convicted him of the offence, and sentenced him to six months' imprisonment with hard labour, and he is now undergoing that punishment, working in the treadmill of Stafford gaol. There was, however, a defect in the warrant of commitment, because it did not specify in distinct terms that Mr. Alison was convicted before two justices, sitting at petty sessions held in the place where such courts usually were held, and on that ground the learned counsel moved for the habeas corpus, with the view of having him released from prison. Lord Campbell observed, that though the warrant of commitment was bad, the conviction might be good, and therefore the Court ought not to interfere. Mr. Huddleston did not know whether the convic- tion was good or bad, as he had been unable to obtain a copy, but this was a very hard case. Mr. Alison was a gentleman in a large way of practice as a surgeon, and simply because he had corrected his son to cure him of a filthy habit, he was now suffering a degraded punish ment. Lord Campbell said if the learned gentleman could not show that the conviction was informal, the Court were bound to assume that it was good, and they could not disturb it on the ground of any defect in the warrant of commitment. The application was accordingly refused. Mr. Huddleston subsequently applied to the Court of Exchequer for the writ, having in the meanwhile fortified himself with authorities to show that the Court of Queen's Bench would not assume that a conviction was good unless it could he distinctly shown to be bad. But he contended that although the conviction might be good the defendant was entitled to his release, because the warrant of commitment did not fulfill the conditions of the Act of Parliament. The Lord Chief Baron asked if there was no appeal again'st the conviction ? - Mr. Huddleston replier that there was none whatever, The act specifically prohibited an appeal. The Court, after a brief consultation, refused to issue a writ of habeas corpus in the first imutance, but granted a rule calling upon the committing magistrate to show cause why one should not issue. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. QUEEN V. SWABY. Mr. Watson applied to the Court for a rule calling upon the Attorney-General to shoe► cause why the right of Lord Dunasey, in this case, should not be ascertained by the Remembrancer of the Court. It will be recol lected that the defendant is a large defaulter to the Crown, he having appropriated to his own use the funds of the Migh Court of Admiralty, of which be had been treasurer and accountant-general. A writ of extent was issued immediately after his default to ascertain the amount of property he was entitled to, and under that writ it was ascertained that he was entitled to eight fif teenths of a valuable mine in Durham, of which Lord Dunasey is a co-proprietor. His lordship and the other partners contend that Mr. Swaby's interest in the mine has been over-assessed, and hence the necessity for the present motion. Application granted. BOW -STREET-{THIS DAY.) THE BETTING HOUSES. This morning the 114 . " liporting characters" were again placed before Mr. Jardine at this Court, charged with acting contrary to act of Parliament passed last session. Mr. Huddlestone appeared for one of the defendants of the name of Ryan, and Mr. Parry for the ethers. Mr Jardine asked under what tint the defendants were charged. Superintendent Pierce said the act passed last session. He was of opinion the whole of the defendants now pre sent had rendered themselves liable to penalties laid down in that act. Mr. Huddlestone contended that the act in question was one passed not to prevent betting, but to suppress betting houses, shops, &c., where it was proved that the owners or occupiers betted themselves. In this case Mr. Morbey, at whose house the defendants were arrested, had not done so. Mr. Parry addressed a few observations to the ma gistrate of asimilarnature. Mr. Jardine said the superintendent was perfectly justified in acting as he had done, and the question now was, having arrested the parties, what was to be done with them. The magistrate , having heard the opinions advanced by the learned gentlemen present, decided that the act did not apply to the individuals present, and ordered them to be discharged. Ryan, the person who acted as a sort of check-taker, . was then charged with aiding and abetting in conducting a common betting-house. . The evidence of Superintendent Pierce, Inspector Mitchell, and Merchant the police constable having been read over, Mr. Huddlestone addressed the magistrate at great length, arguing that the defendant was no more liable to be convicted under the act than the person who acted in a somewhat similar situation at Tattersall's. He was clearly of opinion that the defendant did not come within the meaning of the act. Mr. Jardine said he thought the construction put upon the act by Mr. Huddlestone was too lenient. He thought the defendant was clearly within the nimaning of the act, for there could be no doubt but that he was aiding and abetting in the conducting of a betting-house. He should, therefore fine him 501. for the offen ce, and, in default of payment, order him to be imprisoned for three months. FLOATING BATTERIES FOR 2.TvE BALTIC SEA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. SIR,—I respectfully and earnestly beg you will insert the following lines in your widely-extended journal. On the 18th of May last, agreeably to p revious permission granted me by the Government autho rities, which permission was accompanied wit, h their own printed memorandum and regulations how to act in such matters, I went to Woolwich and laid before the " Select Committee" certain plans of inven tions, one of which was for a proposed floatit ig bat tery, with a wide-extended base, a flat bott cm, to be built with very strong wood, and externally c overed with iron of sufficient thickness to withstam 1 and throw off any cannon shot, to act in the sh allow waters of the Baltic Sea and in rivers. I also laid be fore them at the same time the plan of a provosed military carriage, or apparatus, to enable a regiment of soldiers, at quick march, to approach an enemy's for tified position in defiance of, and held harmless .from, cannon or grapeshot while so doing. Both thee plans were favourably received, and de tained by the " Select Committee" of military officers, with an assurance that they should be laid before the Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance. On the self same day, and before I even left Woolwich to return home, I was told by a gentleman who knew that I had been before the select committee, and that they had re ceived and kept my plans—" Whatever your plans or inventions are, if they are not secured to you by patent, they are sure to be rejected by the Government, who will afterwards bring their military know ledge and scientific skill to improve them, and then they will bring them out at some future time, in some way or other—God knows under whose name." How ever, sir , as the welfare of iny coun t r y was m y fi rs t ob ject, I felt that I had done my duty, and left the result to feturity. On the 29th of the same month (May) I received a letter from the Ordnance-office, of which the following is a copy : "Ordnance-office, May 29. " The Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance having •re ceived the report of the select committee upon your plan for a floating battery to be moved by steam power, I am directed to acquaint yeu that the committee are of opinion that the battery as well as the other plans you suggest for the capture and destruction of the enemy's ships and forts are quite inapplicable to the service. " ROBERT BOYLE, Lieutenant-Colonel. " To Mr. George Hale." Thus matters stood until, about a fortnight ago, r learnt from the public press that the Government bad. ordered twenty floating batteries to be constructed with all possible speed for the Baltic Sea. I wrote, therefore, to the Ordnance Board, requesting to be informed whether or not these batteries were being constructed upon the principles which I proposed to them on the 18th of May ; and I also requested that my plans might be returned to me. To this letter I have received no answer. I also wrote to Lieutenant- Colonel Pickering, 8.A., Woolwich, requesting that my plans should be returned to me ; and I reoeived them back the next day with a letter, of which the following is a copy : "Select C omm itt ee - o ffi ce Woolwich, Nov. 4. "Sir,—ln reply t o your l etter o f 'the 3d inst., I beg to inform you that the Select Committee made a report of your invention to the Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance on the 19th of May, and I now enclose your drawings acs cording to your request. " I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, " W. H. PICKERING, R.A., Secretary. " Mr. G. Hale." HOW, therefore, can the Government or any portion of the public press assert that these batteries, which aro now being constructed for the Baltic Sea, are of French origin or design ? Had I patented my plans, I could have contested the question with Government whether or not they had a legal right to infringe upon the fundamental principles of my invention, such as the broad flat bottom and external covering of iron sufficiently thick to with stand and throw off cannon-shot. As the case stands, I have no patent, and, therefore, no protec tion. But I am not only the author and inventor of those floating batteries, but I could show the Go vernment how they co'ild all be destroyed and sunk ; and how 20 sail-of-the-line could all be destroyed and sunk in less than one hour when brought into close quarters, with a very inferior force. And I appeal to you, sir, and to the British public, whether this is a wise or an honourable policy on the part of the Government towards an Englishman who unhesitat 6 ingly, and without previous protection, lays his plans and inventions before them for the benefit of the coun try ?—I am, sir, your obedient servant, GEOR 11411,24 13, Tavistock-street, Cogent-garden, soy. 1