The Sun. — London, England, 1854-11-23 00:00:00

T HEATItE- R 0 I' A r, DRURY-LANE, AL JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. The Allied Armies Quadrille (first time to-night). The Programnaa for THIS EVENING (Thursday), Nov. 2:3, will include the National tong, Partant pour la Syria (composed by La Reim Hortense), and the New Song Minnie, by Madame Anna Thillon—Overture to Der Freischutz Quadrille, L'Etae da Nord— The First Movement from Spohr's Symphony, The Power of &tound —solo by Herr Frisch—Grand +)peratie Selection from I Puritan' The American Quadrille —Allegretto, from Beethoven's Symphony in F—Lucrezia Borgia Vaise—Solo by Signor Monasterio--Tha Charge Calor, and New Descriptive Quadriiin THE ALLIED ARMIES ; Jullien (first time). COZnposed for Double Orchestra and Three Military Bands, on English, French, and Turkish Melodies. Description : Introduction : —Time of Peace.—The dances and sings of the in habitants of a village are heard. and towards the close of day, the hymn of the peasants, returning thanks to Heaven for the blessing -3 of peace, is wafted thrcugh the valley. Suddenly the trumpet of discord sounds In the east. and fills the valley with its harsh reve berations. From the north and west its challenge is quickly an swered, and rapidly the ferment of war eprea is itself abroad —whole nati ons area themselves, and the tranquil inhasitants are aroused from their peaceful occupations to prep ire for the dreadful strife. No. 1. The French Army marches—Pas redouble', and Duo, " Ten dres Adieux." No. 2. the Irish, Scotch, and Wel .h Regiments arrive and join the Forces. No. 3.—Th3 British Army assembles—Quick March. No. 4.—The Turkish Muezzin—the Moslem Hymn to Allah—sung from the towers of the Turkish Mosques, to excite the populace to defend the standard of the "True Believers," is heard—Turkish War March. No. 5. Night. —Bivouac of the Allied Armies.—During the sium• hers or the weary soldiers their dreams are supposed to wan ler to wards their distant fatherland, end the prayers for their safety, offered up by th, it friends at home, seem to hover about them. In the still ness of the night the belts of the neislibsurius villages mark the hour or midnight—all is quiet, save the footsteps or the sentinels. The bivouac tires burn brightly, and the fitful breeze of the night asita es their flames. The advance of the Russians is heard in the distance, and the alarm is sounded in the camp. A short but fearfil struggle takes pla c e, and the enemy, though repulsed, soon obstinat e ly re turning to the charge, and protected by the darkness of the night, seizes several posts ; but morning dawns, and quickly the battle, on /insides, rages with renewed fury. The English, who receive the first attack, rugs forward and charge, the enemy with desperate determi nation. The French, at a " pas de course," bound forward to join their a lies in the onward movement, and the Turks, who were at first stoanded, and for a moment reeled under the impetuosity of the Back, now take part in the conflict, and one general and furious barge of the whole lire decides the fortune of the day, and leaves I,e Allies masters of the field, amidst the shouts of " Victory'." PRICES or AmillsSfox.—Promenade, boxes, and galleries, ls. ; dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; private boxes 1/. Is. and 11. I Is. 6d. On Tuesday next, the Beethoven Festival. • M. JOLLIES'S GRAND BAL MASQUE will take place on MONDAY. Dec. 11, and terminate the season. THEATRE ROYAL ILI.IMARKET. tinder the management of Mr. Itockstone. THIS EVEIifING, 'Nev. 23, Will be performed THE NERVOUS MAN AND THE MAN OF NERVE. Sl`Shane (the Man of Nerve), Mr. Hudson. To which will be added THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. To be followed by THE IRISH POST. Principal character by Mr. lludson. After which, SHOCKING EVENTS. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Ciudad:a Kiast. THIS EVENING. Nov. 23, After which, THE COURIER OF LYONS. Principal characters by Mr. C. Kean, Messrs. J. Yining, Addison, Graham, D. Fisher, Ca , heart, and Salter; Misses C. Leclereq, heath, I ernan, and K. Terry. After which will be presented a new Xelo-dramatic Spectasle, in three acts, entitled SCEIASIYL, the Warrior Prophet. THEATRE ROYAL .DELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Diroctress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Nov. 23 Will be performed Taz SERUMS rAntr.x. Characters by Messrs. C. Selby, Leigh Murray, and Keeley ; Miss woolgar, and Mrs. -,:eeley. • a fter which, a new Farce called Tit E SLOW' MAN. To which will be aided a nzw Farce, ent tled THE RAILWAY BELLE. Followed by BONA FIDE TRAVELLERS. To conclude with THE FIFTH O' NOVEMBER. ROYAL OLYMPIC TIIE%.TRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Nov. 23, Will be presanted TIE BEULAH SPA. Principal characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, F. Ito ani IL Cooper; Miss Marston, Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. Fitzillan, and Miss Julia St. George. To be fo , lowed by TIE TitUATEE. Charactors by Messrs. A. Wig in F. Yining, Cowry, and Leslie; .11133 31 tskel . , and Miss Stephens. To conclude with the Farce. called A. BLIGHTED BEING, in which 31r. Robson will appear. ASTLEFS ROYAL AMPaII'ItEA t Lessee and Actanager, Mr. William roake. No diminution whatever in the prodigious attraction and excite• ment created by the new Military Spectacle ! THIS EVENING, The GRAND and wouderfUlly successful SPECTACLE, In 2 acts, from the pen of J. H. zrocquirszEz, Esq., called THE BATTLE OF THE ALMA! After which, a novel series of SCENES in the CIRCLE, invented and conducted by Mr. William Cooke. To conclude with the ENCOUNTER and CAROLTS kL of the WILD INDI aN I N.l3.—An early attendance is respectfully suggested, in consequence of the numbers who nightly throng the doors of the Theatre. Tiox-oMee open from 'Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manage:, Mr. W. 11. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. Wm. Cooke, Jun. Mali WATER AT LONDON BRIM) tS. TEM DAY —Morning 24 natn.a.fter 3 I Evening 47 miu.aft. 3 To M011,40W - Morning 9 zmn.after 4 I Evenim 33 nain.%ft. 4 THE WEATHtit.—seat °Trial, Nov. 23. THEBMO3fITEN, IN THE SHADE. 43 highest since noon yesterday. 41 rawest this morning and during tho night. 41—this day, at noon. BAROX ETZR, 29.1 — rising. WIN - I —N.—Light, with dull cold dry weather. 1 11 '1 4 cai t s 7 c /VT LONDON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1854 Two sentiments now occupy almost equally the breasts of all honest Britons, righteous indignation against Russia, and contemptuous indignation against Austria and Prussia ; indeed against all the mean and skulking Governments between France and England on the West, and Russia on the East. We are, in truth, come to respect our great antagonist much more than our dishonest but professedly neutral friends. Could we forget that MnifsoninoFF and his Master were once at the lying stage of that business to which Austria and Prussia have succeeded, or in which he has left them alone, we should sincerely respect their present manliness, however we might condemn their cause. NICHOLAS does fight for his object; he has fought better, too, of late, and every Englishman likes him all the better for it. Se also makes immense sacrifices to carry his point. But Austria, and her still meaner com peer for the leadership of the trumpery little Ger man States—they, too, have an object. Self aggrandisementisasmuch their aim as Russia's; but not a florin or kreutzer do they part with for it— not an enemy will they face in battle To lie and juggle, to juggle and lie, is the only variation hither_ to in the policy of these odious and ignominious Governments. All possibility of a cordial alliance between England and such Governments is out of the question. They will be loathed and detested while the present generation lasts. We can pity the bold robber, especially if he comes to his senses on the scaffold; but the dirty trickster who defrauds us on the safe side of legal formalities we loathe, while we still bow to him, and only wait an opportunity to indulge an Englishman's solace of telling him what we think of him. And this is precisely the feeling of all England, and we believe of Franco too, towards those Royal caitiffs—Austria and Prussia. These unworthy Monarchs, rivals for German as cendancy, b u t con f e d erates f or common despot ism, have from the beginning acknowledged the flagrant injuatice of Russian proceedings against Turkey, but doggedly refused to move a soldier against the enemy of Europe, although next door to him. They Were at least afraid of further Russian aggrandisement, they knew it would re duce them to a serfdom more degrad e d t h an their present one, but they have gone on am proving, in words, the cause of the Allies, yet shielding Russia. They aspire to b e th e Athens and the Sparta of Germany, and want to have a PHILIP of Maced on at . yet band w h o will be their upholder instead of their con querur. T ley would like the great setni-barbarian tyrant to be strong enough to intimidate their oppressed and cheated subjects, but not strong enough to r( duce themselves quite to puppets. Hence all the tergiversation and the unintelligible corres pondence among the German Powers. But surely all this has gone on long enough. England and France can with decency endure it no longer. Its last phase is a pretence ou the Part of Russia of accepting the "four points" as h the b as i s of negotiation with Austria, and, through ) ' wesuPPose, with the Alli es . P oss ibly th e i TRE SUN. LONDON, THURSDAY_ EVENING. NOVEMFIFIR QS IP,f, 4. heart of one person high in office might beat with delight could he but persuade himself of the sincerity of his old, but convicted, friend, and could he believe that the Eng- lish and French people might he hoodwinked by diplomacy. This last attempt, however, will, we trust, decide the country whose Parliament is soon to meet. They know it means one of two things, either that the CZAR begins to fear he shall get much the worst of it, and is anxious to evade the due reward of his crimes ; or, that he wants to paralyse the energy and preparations of the Allies during the coming winter, and thus to open the campaign next spring at less disadvantage. The latter is by far more likely. The people know this, and we defy our Premier to relax the exertions of Government without relaxing also his hold on office, and insuring a notice to quit next session. We lay down one rule as imperative. The haughty aggressor must be smitten and chas tised till he be compelled to offer terms direct to the Allies, and cease to send such a dirty-handed mediator as Austria to us. Eng land would rather have her for an enemy than an agent. We have become so heart-sick of her fair professions when Russia was giving way, and her cowardice when the CZAR spoke gruffly ; so disgusted with her haughty occu pation of the Principalities, and incensed with her traitorous protection of the Pruth against OMER PACHA, and the consequent liberation of Russian troops for the Crimea, that we scout her assuming the mediator's part as a gross insult. The wearer of the white uniform will never be endured as the bearer of a Russian flag of truce ; he has more need to bring one from his own master, for the heart of England is as much at war with Austria as with Russia. We would fain hope Lord PAL MERSTON'S visit to France may be a secret mission to give effect to his country's anti-Austrian senti ments. Time was when he enjoyed a tolerable share of her antipathies; well, on all accounts, if his hatred of her knavery be just now stronger than hers ever was for his English dealing. We do not hear that the Court of Vienna has sent any " congratulations" over the Victory of Inkerman. " The consequences" have, perhaps, not been trumpeted by any Tartar, or, per haps, they are reserved till Sebastopol actually fall. It may well be, however, that she feared the reply, " Send your congratulations to our gallant dead, and to the 5,000 dead Russians too whom you emboldened to venture on English and French entrenchments." The Battle of the Inkerman, so glorious to our arms, but so destructive of valuable life, was due ex clusively to Austria. Had she taken the part she ought in the contest, especially from the moment she entered Wallachia, or had she only encouraged OMER PACHA. to oc cupy the Russian troops in the defence of Bessarabia, we should not have heard in the despatch we published yesterday of I\flerlsom- KOFF'S beaten army of the Alma augmented by reinforcements from the Danube and the southern provinces to nearly 60,000 men. Austria is answerable for this, answerable for the prolonged siege, answerable for Russian, English, and French blood ; answerable to Russia for congra tulations on her first defeat in the Crimea ; then answerable to the Allies for having aided to oppose them. Verily, in the day of reckoning, this double-tongued and selfish power will become the execration of victors and conquered alike, instead of being rewarded for such transparent duplicity with the honourable post of Mediator. Never has an English army more faithfully and efficiently discharged the duty it owed to its coun try than the daring handful of men brought into action on the memorable sth of November—in the battle of Inkerman. They displayed during that trying day the highest qualifications of veteran soldiers, and elicited the admiration of friends and foes. General aiNROBERT declared—and praise from such a source is truly acceptable—that "two divisions of the English force sustained, with that immovable constancy (or solidity) which we know so well to be the characteristic of our Allies, the unequal combat." He also in his despatch says that "the English Army sustained the combat with the most remarkable firmness." We dwell on these points with pardonable complacency—for nothing is more acceptable than the appreciation of congenial minds—and we can easily understand how grateful to the hearts of those engaged, and their numerous friends and admirers, will be the graceful tribute thus accorded by the dis tinguished Commander of our faithful Allies, the man who, having freely shed his blood at the heights of Alma on the 20th of September, was again wounded on the sth, while rendering his constant assistance and cordial co-operation, ' which Lord RAGLAN could not " too highly extol." The simple facts, such as we have received them from our own commander—one on whose statements we can place implicit reliance—tell even more powerfully in favour of the devoted band who withstood that fearful encounter for more than eight hours, and remained masters of the position, having effectually repulsed more than four times their own numbers, and placed a body more numerous than themselves hors de combat. It is, indeed, difficut to credit the almost miraculous results achieved on that glori ous day. But we have them on unquestion able testimony, such as no Englishman will feel disposed to cavil at. Field-Marshal Lord RAG LAN—we rejoice to give him the title so de servedly earned on that memorable day—tells the War Secretary that " he will be surprised to learn that the number of British troops actually engaged little exceeded 8,000 men, while those of General BosQuEes division only amounted to 6,000, the remaining available troops ea the spot having been kept in reserve. Here, then, were 14,000 men who sustained the onslaught of more than four times their own num ber unflinchingly, and without yielding a single inch of their position. Lord RAGLAN, no inex perienced judge in such matters, says that he " is led to suppose that there could not have been less than SIXTY THOUSAND," of whom they left nearly FIVE THOUSAND dead on the field ; and their " casualties amounted in the whole, iu wounded, and prisoners, to not less than 15,000 ! ! ! Fifteen thousand loss ! Nearly double the number of the English troops engaged, and more than the entire body of the Allies who took part in the contest. To understand the terrible ordeal through which our brave defenders passed so 'triumphantly we must keep in mind the advan tages under which the attack took place—the enemy having it in their power to select the point on which they could fling their entire force. They h a d b een for some time prep firing. Lord Ire\.GLA N , i n a P in tat., exp l a i ned the r e g v r i e o a u t s increase despatch o f Russ ianthoef the 3d tr vops in the valley of the Ch ernaya. From the tii ne when they caused the contraction of the Eng lis h lines, after the sharp brush of the 25th ult., thE had steadily augmented th eir troops ; and his augmentation became remarkable on the 4th i n , It ant, when the arrival of large masses of troops from the northward was clearly perceptible, and on two several occasions persons of high rank— probably the Grand Dukes NICHOLAS and MICHAEL, the younger sons of the AUTOCRAT— were distinctly observed to have joined the Rus sian camp. It was subsequently ascertained that the 4th corps d' armee, conveyed in carriages of the coup - try, and in the lightest possible manner, had been brought from, Moldavia, and were to be immedi ately followed by the 3d corps—an arrangement for which we are indebted to our kind friends the Austrians, as we have explained in another column. Thus s trengthened, and animated by the presence of two of the sons of the Russian Demi-God, they fondly anticipated a decisive triumph—supposing that the besieging army was delivered into their hands. The morning was favourable for their purpose. Although desecrating the name of re ligion by invoking it is so unrighteous a cause they chose the Sabbath for their fierce attempt. The night had baen one of incessant wet, when, in the Hibernian dialee, it had rained "cats and dogs," and there was little promise of a clearer sky. We are told by triT English General, that " the morning was extremely dark, with a drizzling rain, rendering it almost impossible to discover anything beyond the flash and smoke of artillery and heavy musketry fire." Such was the time, when strong columns of the enemy came upon our advanced picquets. These picquets behaved with admirable steadiness and presence of mind, de- i fending every step, well knowing that they would speedily receive the required assistance. It is this " invincible solidity," this miraculous steadiness, for which the English troops are so remarkable. It proceeds from a thorough reliance on them selves and their gallant comrades. They know that they are links in a great chain, the failure of any one of which would be fatal to the stability of the whole. They knew that they would not yield themselves, and they believed that their companions would hasten to their assistance—a confidence that has been ever fully warranted. Our advanced guards strongly illustrated this point. The foe had advanced under the shadow of night, the gloom being increased by the murki ness of the atmosphere and the constant drizzling of the rain. The men had been greatly fatigued from their unceasing toil. They had, " for several weeks, undergone the most constant labour. Many of them had passed the previous night in the trenches." Though thus to a certain extent unprepared for the terrible onslaught they were not caught napping. The picquets behaved with admirable gallantry, defending the ground foot by foot against the over-powering numbers of the enemy, until the 2d Division, under the brave PENNE ' FATHER, marched to their aid. Others speedily followed. The Light Division under BROWN, the Ist Brigade led by CODRINGTON, the 2d by Bur.- LER, soon followed. Nor were the Guards, under the Duke of CAMBRIDGE and BENTINCK, behind hand ; while CATIICART, GOLDIE, and TORRENS brought the 4th into action, supported by ENG LAND, and CAMPBELL, and EYRE with the 3d. The gallant BOSQUET brought up his division of Frenchmen, who " vied with the English in dis playing their gallantry and manifesting their zealous devotion to duty." The attack was con tinued for more than eight hours. At length the symptoms of giving way became apparent. The retreat became general; and the enemy retired " over the bridge of the Inkerman, abandoning on the field of battle five or six thousand dead or wounded, multitudes of the latter having already been carried off by them !" Lord RAGLAN, who had witnessed the fields of Leipsio and of Water loo, with many of the most trying contests of the Peninsular war, feelingly remarks, " I nev©r be fore witnessed such a spectacle as the field pre sented " Such was the battle of Ink - ermale, which has added one of the most brilliant pages •to the military annals of Great Britain. LATEST ON DITS. Field Marshals Batons are to be presented to Lords Hardinge, Combermere, Seaton, and Gough. The order of G.C.B. is to be given to each general of divisions and some of the commanders of brigades, in cluding Lord Lucan, Lord Cardigan, Sir De Lacy Evans, Brigadier Airey, and Sir Richard England. A 1:15W levy of 25,000 men is ordered. Serjeant Sullivan is to receive a commission. It is said that the army in the East will receive twelve months' pay for the victory at—Alma. SPLENDID GIFT BY CANADA. On the motion of the Hon. Francis Hinck s, the C 4( vernment of Canada have agreed to send 20,0001. in ai( of the funds for the widows and orphans of the killed at Alma—one-half for France (about a third of the whole population is of French origin) and one-half for Eng _ land. GEN. THOMPSON FOR MARYLEBONE. At a meeting of the electors of Maryleboue, held last night, the name of General Thompson was freely men tioned in connection with the vacant seat. A more ardent or sincere Reformer we feel convinced cannot be found. THE CRIMEA-HOW TO MOUNT CAVALItY. TO THE EDITOR OF TEE SUN. SIR, —When Napoleon opened the campaign of 1815, he was almost without cavalry. He desired his Minis ter at War to furnish twenty thousand men of that arm. He was answered—" Sire, the men shall be ready, but I canaot mount them." "Then' will,"replied the Emperor. And it is a well-known fact that he did so most effec tua'ly by dismounting for a time his corps of gendarmes, all of whom possessed strong-mounted trained horses. Now, sir, such is the present urgency for even a few good cattle for the Crimea, that I would suggest thi dismounting (or giving them three.year-olds) of the con stabulary of Ireland, the mounted police of England, and the mounted coast guard, if such is new in existence. Let them be paid liberally for their nags, most of whom are trained to a certain extent, and would make excel lent troopers ; and thus, at all events, seasoned horses could be sent out, instead of the miserable weeds now purchasing for transmission to the Crimea.—Yours, &c., Nov. 22, 1854. E. S. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, awl the Ladies Montagu Scott have left Montagu-house for Bowhill house, Selkirk, from whence their graces proceed to Dalkeitk-palace, Midlothian, for the winter. The Earl of Wilton left Grosvenor-square yesterday for Heaton Park, near Manchester, where the corning of age of his lordship's heir apparent, Lard Arthur Holland de Grey, will be celebrated with the customary rejoicings to-morrow. . Lord and Lady Mahon, who have gene on a tour in the Italian States, are expected to winter in Rome. Lord Walter Butler is at present proceeding to the Crimea in the Snake gun-boat. Lady Carrick left Mountjuliet last week for London, to take leave of her son, the Earl of Carrick, then under orders to proceed with the Ist Battalion of the Grenadier Guards to the seat of war. The order for the embarka tion of the Guards has since, however, been counter manded, so that his lordship remains in London. The Right Hon. W. F. Tighe and Lady Louisa Tighe have left Woodstock to visit the Earl of Shannon, at Castle Martyr. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, on clos ing their visit to Sir Michael and Lady Octavia Shaw Stewart, at Ardgowan Castle, proceeded on a visit to her grace's noble parents, the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, at Eaton Hall, near Chester, which seat their graces left yesterday for Alnwick Castle. The Earl and Countess of Ashburnham, who have been on visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbaite, at Tayinouth Castle, N. 8., arrived last week at A...shburnhain House, Dover-street, and have since left town for Ashburnham-place, their princely seat in Sug3ex. The Countess (Dowager) of Ashburn ham, with the Ladies Ashburnham, has arrived at her mansion in Eaton-square, from her marine villa, St. Lawrence, Kent. The Earl and Countess Spencer are entertaining a select party at Althorp Park, Northampton. The rectory of Lamplugh, near Whitehaven, in the diocese of Chester, has become vacant by the resignation of the Rev- Francis Arthur Sheppard, M.A. It i-i worth 2801. a year, and is in the gift of Mr, John Swann, of Askbam. LATEST NEWS. BERLIN, WEDNESDAY, Nov, 22. The Russian Invalid announces officially the Russian loss on the sth November to be 42 offi cers and 2,969 men killed, and 206 officers and 5,791 men wounded, giving the total of 9,008 killed and wounded. The number of prisoners taken by the Allies is not given. MALTA, Nov. 17. Generals Torrens and Bentinck, and other wounded officers, have arrived here. The Orinoco and the Golden Fleece sailed on the 9th for the Crimea. EXPECTED HOSTILITIES ON THE PRUTH. PARIS, THURSDAY, Nov. 23. The Moniteur has the following : " JASSY, 'Nov. 10. "It is expected hero that hostilities upon the Pruth will commence very soon. , Dervish Paella as returned. 'The local authorities have demanded the neces sary instructions in case of the entrance of the Turkish troops into Moldavia. " Special instructions have been sent to the authorities at Galatz, Roman, and Tekuoh.". THE PRINCIPALITIES. A letter from Bucharest, 16th, in the Moniteur, says :—" Sadik Pach a i s a t Maximeni, on the Sereth, with three regiments of cavalry, some bat talions of infantry, and a battery of artillery ; he occupies the two banks of the Screth. He has ad dressed a ,prociamation to the Moldavians. The movement of the Turks, which had been impeded by the bad weather, has been now resumed. They continue to pass from Silistria to Kalarasch and on Ibrail." THE WAR IN ASIA. A letter from Erzeroum, 24th ult., in the Moni teur, says :—" According to the account of some travellers, the Russian army is said to have aban doned Bayazid, and to have fallen back on a shall village, where they now remain between that town and the Russian frontier. This retreat has had for result to open the road from Diadm, and the com munications with Persia are to be immediately reor ganised. The division of General Erivan, after taking possession of Bayazid, was, according to the plan conceived by General Bebutoff, to advance as far as Toprak-Kale, and thence to march on Kars in order to attack the Turkish army simulta neously with the Russian division of Gumri, en camped at Indje-Dere, and thus cut off all means of retreat. The battle of Indje-Dore, although lost by the Turkish army, was so sanguinary for the Russians and has so demoralised them, that far from maintaining their positions they have hastily recrossed the Arpa-Tchai, in order to take shelter under the guns of Gumri. The Muchir- Zarif Mustapha Paella is expected at Erzeroum." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Nov. 19. Baron de Hess will probably leave the capital in the course of next week, and, it is expected, will establish his head-quarters at Lemberg. Impor tant despatches have been sent off this week to Field-Marshal Caronini ; they are said to relate to the distribution of the Austrian t roo p s in Moldavia, and to the offensive movement which Omer Paella is preparing against Bessarabia. The Corriere Italian° of Vienna, of the 17th, says :—" Since yesterday a new version has been current here relative to the acceptance by Russia of the four points of guarantee. It is said that Russia has an intention of rendering the navigation of the Danube free, and of accepting the proposition relative to the protectorate of the Danubian principalities. No concession has yet been made as to the other two points. Persons worthy of credit positively state that an accord is imminent between Austria and Prussia. In the Eastern controversy, Prussia will, it is said, give military assistance to Austria in the case of the Austrian troops being attaqked in the principalities. Should the two great German powers come to an arrangement, there is to be no additional article to the treaty of the 20th April, but this new accord will be confirmed by the exchange of obligatory notes. Negotiations are, however, still pending." PRUSSIA. A letter from Berlin, of the 18th, in the Journal de Francfort, says :—" All the rumours which have been current as to the Prussian army being even partially placed on a war-footing are devoid of foundation. There is the less reason for adopt ing such a measure, that Russia has dissipated all the disquietude of Austria with respect to her East ern frontier, and that the winter is near at hand, when military movements must be almost entirely suspended." RUSSIA. HAMBURG, Tuesday.—Letters from St. Peters burg, of Nov. 15, announce that the Emperor Nicholas has ordered the formation o f a corps o f Cilasseurs to be recruited from among the peasants of the domains of the crown, and to b e ca ll e d Chas sours of the Imperial Family. ITALY. A letter from Milan states that si ne th e I st a ll the army of Italy, and with it all the Austrian army, has been placed on a war footing.. In con sequence of this measure, the recently-created bat talions of Grenadiers are to be organised by the ° 30th January next, and proceed to thei r garr i sons . T regiments of the army proceed to Bohemia, where two consid era bl e corps increase o f Italy will disposable, render ands o m they w ill pro b a bl y his d'armJe are being concentrated. SPAIN. RESIGNATION OF ESPARTERO. Espartero addressed the Council of State at the sitting of the 19th November, to the effect that he would tender his resignation, and leave the Queen free to choose her owu councillors. Espartero protests that his desire is to live as a private citizen. FRAN CE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. The following private telegraphic despatches ' have been received :- 4 BERLIN, 21s t—ST. PETERSBURG, 21s t—Price Menschikoff writes from the Crimea under date of the 14th, that up to that period nothing of im portance had taken place before Sebastopol." " BERLIN, 21st.—The New Prussian Gazette announces that the Austrian Cal:inet has just sent a note to the Western Powers, in which Austria points out to the latter, as members of the Con ference of Vienna, the character aid result of the negotiatbns recently opened between the different States of the Germanic Confederation on the sub ject of the Eastern question. Austria also gives ex planations as to her particular position. She an nounces that she will respect the obligations con tracted by her on the signing of the protocol of April last, and that she will regulate in accordance with it her conduct as regards the Diet, and the several members of the Germanic Confederation. The Austrian note dwells besides on the liberty , which Austria reserves to herself of eventually as suming the offensive, and on the right she possesses of judging the conditions of peace in her own point of view and in an independent way, and of not binding herself by declarations—such as, for in stance, a promise to content herself with the four points of guarantee." "BkvsSELs, 21st.—The Duke and Duchess of Brabant, who arrived yesterday at Inspruck, were to leave again to-day to continue their journey to Italy." The Rnperor and the Empress came from . St. Cloud to. the Tuileries yesterday afternoon, the Emperor in a light phaeton which he drove him self, and the Empress in a carriage with postilions. At half-puit four their Majesties returned to St. Cloud. At twelve o'clock to-day a salute was fired by the cannon of the Invalides, iu honour of the victory gained by the Allied forces over the Russians in the Crime:. on the sth at Inkerman. BOTTktSE, YESTRRDAY.—CLOSING PRICES. gash. fr. c. End of Wouth. 4. per Ce ats .......... 94 —93 f. 90J. 3 per Coni 5........... 69 75 69 60 Credit M, ;bi11er...... 670 Roman Credit F °tinier ...... --- Austrian B2l Belgian l E.'ives ...... .. Spanish Threes Piedmontece ......... 85 Home D ebt 34 RAILWAYS-FOE CASH. Orleans ..,fr. C. Western.. • ... Rouen ......... 9. ) 1 25 ..... ..... fr. e. . 1,1.27 50 Lyons 920 Cette M ri m editerean 827 50 Havre 5lO Northern .. p „, 827 50 Cherburg - LONEY AI AitK E fi AND COMMER CIAL INT ELL ro i-r 7 CITY, ' The sale 3 of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, including 500 American and 500 Surat taken for export. The market was heavy, and prices of all kinds had a downward tendency. The sales comprised 5,200 American, 150 Pernam and Maranham at sid. to ; 200 Egyptian, at 50. to Bid. ; 1,200 Surat, at 3d. to 40., and 50 Sea Island at lid. le. to 3d. per lb. The arrivals of shipping in the Thames yesterday were 22 vessels from foreign parts, 1 from Ireland, and 2 colliers. Accounts from the Baltic, as given in Hamburg letters, state that, in consequence of our fleets hav ing withdrawn from the scene of action, the mer chant ships both of England and France were ex posed to great danger, and that, in fact, there had been three of them captured by Russian war steamers, which were cruising about for the purpose. This comes from a Russian source, and is as likely to be untrue as not ; at the same time there was evidently an uneasy feeling, since we are told that, although a large accumulation of grain had taken place at Riga and Revel, there was scarcely any opportunity of getting it away, notwithstanding the high freights offered. The ves sels of neutral countries were also being offered advantageous terms to proceed to the Gulf of Finland and there take in Russian produce, but they declined the risk ; not so much on account of apprehended capture, as of the doubt whe ther the severe weather would not set in and close the navigation before they could get back. At Archangel the sea was still open during the first 10 days of this month, and quite free of ice. Many Norwegian and Swedish ships which were already there would, in consequence, be able to take grand freights and clear out. The exportation of corn from Poland is stated to have become increasingly difficult, owing to the vigilance exercised by the Russian authorities. A little, however, found its way across in the direction of On the 20th inst. all the British officers at Hamburg, who had leave of absence, were ordered to return forthwith on board their vessels at Kiel, and those who were at Berlin had also been summoned by telegraph to return to the fleet. Probably this is prior to the departuie for England. The Swedish Postmaster-General has intimated that the service between Sweden, Norway, and the Aland Islands was re-established on the 3d inst., and placed on the same footing as before the war. With the arrivals of specie that have taken place during the last few days there might be some ex pectation of an easier money market, if they alone were to govern it, but the experience of the last few months has shown that the tide flows out almost as fast as it flows in, and sometimes even faster; consequently we have to look to the causes that may arise to take away gold. At Paris the impression is strong that a new loan cannot long be postponed, and the rate of expenditure in all the military estab lishments is now proceeding in a way that will speedily absorb, it way fairly be assumed, the amount in the national treasury. It is probable alsa, that with its customary tact, the French Go vernment will contract the loan even before the money is wanted, in order to obtain the most favourable terms possible, and to anticipate any similar demand from our Chancellor of the Exche quer. When there aro appearances of temporary ease in the money market, and a cheerful feeling arises upon decisive results in the Crimea, there would be greater alacrity to subscribe to a loan, and upon higher terms than at this moment; nor is it to be apprehended that a direct appeal would be made ,to London •capitalists, while the war is so popular in France, and the Parisian bankers have such ample funds at command. The effect would be rather indirect and ultimate, as people of means here would doubtless be anxious to have their name upon the list for as much as would be allotted to foreign subscribers. The English Funds have been improving, and with the better tone there is some revival of busi ness. This is due, no doubt, to the more favour able interpretation put upon the state of affairs in the Crimea uow the official despatches have been well considered. Consols have been 911 to 92, and since 91i to 924 for transfer, the account prices being 91- to 92k. The New 3 per Cents. have been 90-,1- to 90g, and the Reduced 3 per Cents. 90! to 94. Bank Stock has been at 2101 to 212, and India Stock at 230. Exchequer Bills have been firm at 3s. to 6s. premium. For Foreign Securities the market has not been active, but the quotations keep up. Turkish Scrip has been 54 to 51 discount, the same values as yes terday. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. have been at 86 to 87, being about 1 per cent. higher than on Monday. Sardinian Stock is steady at 86. Brazilian Fire per Cents. have realised 981, and Chilian Six per Cents. 102. Mexican Stock has been at 21i to and Peruvian at 68. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under : 1854. Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton . 1853. £19,604 49,005 10,419 11,087 Midland South-Eastern 14,841 Caledonian Great Northern 21,670 Lancashire and York - shire N•rth-Eastern 28,837 14,286 10,243 18,115 17,488 26,974 The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5.1 to 54 ; Mexi can, 218 to 21i ; Peruvian, 66 to 68 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 47 to 49 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto, 4i per Cents., 85 to 87 ; Spanish New Deferred, 181 to 181 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 38 to 381; ditto, Certificates, 51 to 52- ; ditto, Passive, 4i to 41. The accounts of 32 of the principal companies for the first half-year of 1854, have been compiled from the official statements by Mr. Mihill Slaughter, the Secretary of the Railways' Depart ment of the Stock Exchange, and are issued iu one sheet under the title of "Railway Revenue." The form is so convenient for reference that not only brokers and bankers, but shareholders gene rally, A ill doubtless appreciate it. There has been a slight advance in some of the English Railway Shares, Caledonian, Midland and North-Eastern being chiefly dealt in. Great Wes tern, North-Western, and South-Eastern have not improved. The foreign shares have been flatter, ex cept Eastern and Northern of France. In the Foreign Mines, the transactions have been limited. The Joint Stock Banks have been quiet, and also the Land Companies. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. i Front the qicial List. , . Business done sank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced ...... 9ji 3 per Cent, Consols Annuities 92 1i 2 1i 2,1 New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 5-1 G g Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan.,1860 4 9-16 ;1 India Stock Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 2id. 21000 £5OO 6 5 Small 3 6 Exchequer Bonds 1853, 3i per Cent. — Ditto 1859, PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto for the Account 934 Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO2 *lexicon 3 per Ceut i Ditto for the Account 2l Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cont. 6B Russian Bonds, 0 per Cent. • B6 Ditto Small Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.......,,,.. rurkish Scrip 0 per cent Ditto fur the Account Dividends on the ahove payshfe in London. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Gull 6O iIALP-PAST TWO. Consols :Atte, Account PATRIOTIC FUND.—No public meeting having been set on foot at Goole with the view of organising a pa triotic fund, the Rev. W. Shillek called a few frienes together to consider the matter, and what was best to be done. The result was that twelve young ladies were requested to canvass the town in pairs. Their labours commenced yesterday (Wednesday), but their success hitherto has been trifling. Whether the amount col lected be much or little, of course it can no longer be deemed a volu n t ar y o ff er i ng , see i ng that it is extorted by smiles and coaxing. 6ii ARE MA.a K. t 6. (THIS DAY.) RRITI-M it tiLWAYS RAILWAY,. I wrdeen . Atabg NottLg. Bow and Eastn. Belfast & BallYmena lßirming. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesil. & Birk., £5O and £35 Cons. Do., £29... Myth & Tyne origins £25 (issd. at £45, Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen and Car digan Chester & Holyhead Ccrk and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass CAmwall Orloff Junction )111,1i n & B cl fas t.Tune Dundee Perth &A bei Teen Junction Do - . New East Anglian.... :astern Counties Ckstern Union, A Stock .. Do., B. Stock Do., New A East Lancashire Edinburgh& Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles &lin. Pah & Dundee 'Forth & Clyde June. (Ilasgow &S. Western ;rest Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre. Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rai Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds .. Do. Now Thirds Lane ash. andYorko Do., Fifths Do., Wet. Riding Ur Liv. Crsby. &Sou thpt London & Black wal Lond. Bright k S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/. Do. Eighths London andS. Westu Do., £5O Do., ~ 1 0 Lndndrry& Coleraine' lanlndrry. & Ennisk. 11.anch.Slief.& Lineln 1 )o., Man. & Lin. lin Midland )o. Birmng. & Derby Ylidl G. West. (I re.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Nowmkt.BuryExteu.J Nvrpt.Aberg. 3.D Hrfil. Newry & Enniskillen, Newry Warrenpoint and llostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 .'o., A Deferred Do., # B Guarautee , i N. Easteru—Berwick Do. do. Extension Dodo. G.N. E. Purch. Do. lArds Do. York North London Do. New £lO N.&S. Wstrn.,Hami stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western....... N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester,& Wolverhampton Ourtsmouth icottish Central . ScottishMidiand ihrewsby. do Ilerefd Thropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& ll,full paid up at p , 2r south Devon oath Eastern.., -lout!) Wales . i. Yrksh. & Riv. Dm Do itaincs, Wok. &Wok tockton & Darlin: . 4tockton & Hartlop% Taff Vale . Do. £lO shores. Do. Prof., No. Thames Maven Doc? and R tilway Vale of Neath 'tVaterfl. & Kilkenn; Waterrorcl&Limeral. West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace. West London & Croydoi I ) , ),Trlt Prices yisterlay. 20 - 21 4i - 71 - 8k 113 103 0 17 - 18 7 - 6 94 - 91 59. E 59.1 13 - 14 10 - 12 4 -2, 6/ - 74 15 - 16 11i - 11 32 34 22 - 21 67 - 6J 53 - 55 2220 - - 88 - 89 75 - 77 124 - 126 87 -8) 69i 70 68 - 70 75 - 80 7 - 90 7 - 9 704 - 71 7i Si 1.04 105 93 981 id— id t d - par 1 79 zo3 10i 9i 9 8 „ Hi 722 67i 67i 39 - 41 - (1 10i 2 - 47 - 49 n 331. .„ 331 8 10 j 6* - 75 - 76 6i - - 6 131 - 13/ 51 -- :7)2 53 - 55 - 1 qa - PP 4* - 41 6* - 7 -A.l) 31. - 33 92 - 94 60 - 62 7i - 8 i 44 - 46 12 14 - 29 - I ( I 35 - 37 3 - 31 71 184 22- 4 6 - 7 6' :1' FOREIGN. A ntwerp&notterdam Belgian Eastn. June Beziers to Graissessae Bombay, Baroda, and Central In dia,SeriP Central of Italy Demerara Dijon andßesancon Dutch Rhenish Eastern of Fran C e. Do. New East Indian Do. Extension Do. 41 p. c. Bds., pay, '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Junct. of France Tk of CanadAA is. Do. do Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic (la. Do. Cert. of D..men., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of France Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. New 5 per cent. Gt. Western of Canada Shares Do. Bets., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O De. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. prof _ _ Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Lyons and Geneva Lyons di Mediterran, Madras Do. New, Maria Antonia Do. do. Now . Melbourne Dk. & Ry Namur & Liege (wal interest)...,_ Do. (ex interest).. all Northern of France all D 0.201. Shs.late Char leroi and Erqu,lines guar. 3 - $ p. c. & red. at 2211. dur. 88 yrs. front 1 Jan. 1854 all Do. 201. 3 p. c (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.; all NorwegianTrunkPrei 14 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and all Paris and Rouen 10 ParisCaen &Cherbrg. all Rouen and Havre..... 20 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse all Do. 51 p. cent. Pref 10 Southern of France 14 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do 54 per c. Prof_ 10 Western of France._ I'i West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden 20 Zealand JOINT-STO Australasia 13ritish Colonial Bank and Loan Company Elritish N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia ChM. Bnk. of India, Australia, & Chins Colonial Commercial of Loud uglis; I Scottish and Australian Lond. Cho& Bk. o A.ustralia London and County., London Joint Stock., Loud. & Westminstel Natidnal Provincia] _of England ........... _ .... Do. New, . .................... National of Ireland.. New South Wales.... Oriental Bank of Corporation .......... Provincial of Ireland Do. New ............... ' Royal Aust ra l n. B kg. Cold Imp Co.._ iouth Australia ...... Union of Australia... Do. New .......... Union of Lonel .. ou.. .. 6 6,i ii li 4 3t+ id—ip - - P 3i -31 d 30; -- 31 S id d 73 6d 7 j 63 8 7d fl 7d par 4 - iP par ip 17 - 184 '1 1 - 1' 1,1 par 1 -- 3p ... diR 43 4i 24 3 par ip ... ... i cl i p 7 - 73 --- A 1.2 i -- 13 9 - 10 191 - 20ip 45 47 37 39 21 — Pm 211 [(1 par 21 lid —B7 ••• - pm 3i 4 ... d 6 6p j l6 i - 17 ;K BANKS.. so -- 82 • •.• d par 1 id '• --• •.. 3 2d 23 i 24. 38 - 40 ••• -- ... 43 - 45 70 - 72 3 - 9 ... ..... ~ ivina,, dont this day 2s. E 6 „if i.XED le ENTALS. RAILWATE. 'o , lford ,n(1 B 1 teb ley i_tekgbanisb. OlydesdaloJo. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Distr.& Du. Fr Dk. & Railway Bull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Lon.& Greenw Do. Preferenot Lou.,Til., &S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Nianch. Bstn. and Matlock Nfiddlo%bra' & Heti ear . Niidid.Bradfd Northern an! ! Easternsp.c. Do. (3 per et. Do. Fixeds p ! Prest. & Wyrc Jo. Shares. Roystn. & Shef. Roth Gooleg. 5 p.c. 3. Staflordsh. Wear Valley gf. 6 per cent Do Wilts&Comrst Lensitg Comp Ans Prices yeslerJay. 95 - 109 4 .)9 - 101 135 - 137 103 - 105 51 - 52 25 --25 i 13 - 13. 4 , 23 - 24 - 11 -11 28 - - 58 - CO iiG 1 ifia - 30 - 31 93 - 94 6 - I _-_- ii = a 4 - 6 7 - 8 2- 3 • 11 - 2 31 - 33 A - g 46 - 43 6 - i 50 - 55 1- 3 p 14 - 16 li - 2 t - iP 'i - i h - i 8i ... 9i i a 6i 7i i a - 15i -16 A - 23 - 25 - 8 3 - 418 - 1 - 3 24 - 31 all 100 18 all 1100 70 69 I 13.5 5 12 all all 45 athzi ~: . . 14.&N. !aiedon... ft.Nrthu. laldonian. 'estn Vk. Now. & tem. Y. SLN3I,I Easter IPeto & Co, 'Norfolk L. & N. W . & gtekton & Darl!ligt. Count. L. & N. W. at Northi Lancftsb York.sh. ,IZ. MCleap f.itockt. Et Darlingt ltWestri MINES. A.gua Fria ....... Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd.Dachy of Blienarvon Iron and Coal British Iron.. 3razilianlmp. (issued at pm Do. Cocacs Sc entail:, Do. St. John Del Itey Carsons's Clarend , .n Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica • Cobre Copper Colonial Gold I Copper Min. of Eug Ll Do. Pref. 7i p. cent 5 Copiapo 1 English and Austin Copper Smeltg r'o Fortuna [i General Gt.NuggetVeinneg. Great Polgooth Liberty Linares . Nfariquita Aexican&S.Americn LNlew Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co (Nouveau Monde Pontgibaad Silvei Lead Min. & Smolt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba.. South Australian.. Tin Croft ... United Mexican Waller West Mariposa— Worthing Mining o Australia Yuba.. 33 - 40 - 55 ---- 166 1(.91 - 11th 2( - 21 16 - 17 - - - 2 - a9 - ,ness this day. 12 - 25 - 37 - 1 13i 7 1051 98 i i i SLISCELLA Rubin Coal and hap Australian Agricult. Austral sn .reifie. Mai. Australn. Royal Mai. Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Brit. ex Coln. Smelt;. and Reduction Co: C:knada 32 100 Canada Gov. 6 p. ct. Jan. and July Crystal Palace Crystal Pal. of Franc( Eastern Steam ElectricTelegraph(A) Electric Teleg. of Ir.' Gen. Steam Navigat. General Screw Steam [risk Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig. Mediteran. Elec. Tel., Nat. Pat. Steam Fn& Netherlands Land...., N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co.' N. B. Australasian... Nrth. of E uropeStean Peel Rr. Minrl. Peninsular& Oriental Do. Do. Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Stearn Scot. Austral. Invesl. ,South Austral. Land ri'ubraar. Telegraph 1)0. Itegistore,l 7 . ),4 'IJB Baron Brunow, ei-decant Russian Minister at our Court, was expected to arrive at St. Petersburg on the 17th inst. from Berlin to have an audience of the Czar, and to hold conferences with Count Nesselrode, the Minister for Foreign Affairs. A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER CHARGED WITH CHILD MURDER—LEOMINSTER, Tuesday. --This day Mary Morgan and Ann Williams were charged with the wil ful murder of the illegitimate child of the former, who is a daughter of the prisoner Williams by a previous marriage. The magistrates committed both prisoners on the capital charge. PRICE OF BREAD IN SOOTLAND.—The Edinburgh bakers have raised the price of a 41b. loaf to 10d., ready money, or if paid within a month ; and 100., credit ! Flour, 3s. Bd. per stone ; bran, 9d. per stone.—Scottish Press. DECEASE OF COLONEL JOLLIFFE OF THE ROYAL MARINES.—CoIoneI Jolliffe died suddenly on Friday evening last, near Ventnor, Isle of Wight. The la mented colonel had not long since received his promo tion. He distinguished himself at Syria, and was much respected by a very numerous circle of relatives and friends. Two members of Parliament were killed at the battle of Inkorman on the sth—Lieut. Col. E. W. Pekenham, of the Grenadier Guards, member for Antrim, and Lieut. Col. James Hunter Blair, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, M.P. for Ayr. The German Journal of Frankfort, under date of Vienna, 18th,.says :—" The accouchement of the Em press is expected to take place in February. Her Majesty is in the enjoyment of good health." Major Groves, late of the Essex Rifles, has been ap pointed to succeed the late Mr. Lewis as Secretary and Superintendent of the Master of the Horse's department, Buckingham Palace. WRECK OF THE AFRICAN MAIL STEAMER FORS• RUNNER.—The court of inquiry ordered by the Lords Commissioners of Trade into the circimstances of the loss of the mail packet steamer off Madeira on the 25th of last month was resumed at the Beard of Trade,White hall, before the naval commissioners of the department, and after the examination of Mr. Gregory, it was again adjourned. TRANSPORTATION OF CONVICTS.- Orders were issued yesterday from the Honig-office for the expatriation forthwith of 275 convicts, sentenced to the punishment of transportation, from England to Freernantle, Western Australia ; and 375 to Bermuda, sentenced in England and Ireland. The Rev. J. Coibourne, M.A., late curate of St. George's Church, Birmingham, has been licensed by the Bishop of London to the incumbency of the church and district of St. Matthew's, Bethnal -green, vice the Rev - . Allen T. Edwards, M.A. INFLUX OF CORN.—On Tuesday last the greatest con fusion prevailed in East•street, the Pallant, and St. John's-street, Chichester, owing to the arrival of an im mense number of waggons, laden with wheat and other grain for the market. This continued from 9 o'clock in the morning until 6 in the evening, during which period the road attunes became impassable. —Brighton, Examiner. SNOWSTORM AT LIVERPOOL.—This town was visited yesterday by one of the heaviest falls of snow ever re membered by the "oldest inhabitant." The storm com menced about nine o'clock, and continued almost without cessation throughout the day. At intervals it was so severe that the air was darkened by the shower of flakes, some of which were as large as a man's hand. The weather yesterday was extremely cold, but since the fall of snow it has become much milder. MR. JOHN BRIGHT, M.P., BURNT IN EFFIGY.— The letter which has recently appeared in the public, journals from Mr. John Briht, M.P., on the war, has caused among his constituents of Manchester an unmis takeable feeling of indignation in many circles. On Tuesday evening an effigy representing the member for Manchester was publicly burnt at New-cross Ward, in that city. On the effigy were inscribed the words, " Bright, the fi ieud of Nicholas." DOGS.—The Commissioners of Inland Revenue have determined in all cases where parties have been assessed for degs, and have neglected to pay the tax, to cause the defaulters to be committed to prison, and we un derstand that numerous warrants for defaulters in dig borough are in course of preparation. Windsor Express. ROCHDALU, Nov. 20.—The demand for flannels slack.' ens, which is generally the case at this time of the year, whether business has been :previously brisk or dull. The wool market continues steady, and the manufac turers buy as if they did not anticipate soon either a rise or a fall in the raw material. HALIFAX, Nov. 18.—Our Piece Hall to-day has been attended by but few either buyers or sellers, and the inquiry for goods is very limited. In wools and yarns, also, there is not much doing ; and, as is usual in a dull market, prices are scarcely so firm, either for wools, yarns, or pieces. 25 St. St. 81281 100 32.; 100 St. 25 25 50 11 '1 20 20 10 10 17 all all 1 St. 10 St. 25 all Ills 20 10 20 20 2t) to 20 35 20 50 20 25 10 22 all all all all 2. 10. GO i 71a 79 i 67i 8 511 i 303 3 331 i 324 23i 4 1 108. 20 1 30 20 1 1 40 5 St. 25