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ttitrb Ebittion4 SUN OFFICE, Six, o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) WOLVERHAMPTON STEEPLFCHASE. 4to 1 on the field (offered). SHORT'S HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst Kennyside Hero (taken). 10 to 1 agst Kiteflyer (taken). DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken). 13 to 1 agst St. Hubert (taken). 15 to 1 agst Oulston (taken) 20 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (taken) 20 to 1 agst Rifleman (taken) 28 to 1 agst Paydore (taken). 1000 to 15 agst Rambling Katie (taken.) THE BALTIC FLEET. KIEL, Nov. 29. On the 27th the "Vulture took despatches to the squadron cruising off Dago, supposed to be recall ing them. On the 28th the Euryal us made her appearance in the offing, but was unable to enter the harbour, in consequence of the thickness of the weather. She, however, came in this morning, with a most dilapidated look about her bows. Her head, figure-head, and cutwater have been com pletely knocked away by collieion with the Im perieuse ; the copper bolts are sticking out in all directions, and the stump of her bowsprit is just seen where it was broken off. She left the rest of the cruisers all safe on the 18th ; the weather has been so bad they have not ventured up to Helsing fors. Large quantities of ice float about the en trance to the Gulf of Finland, and it is deemed ad visable that all ships should leave that part of the Baltic, and come to Kiel immediately. They will be hero in two or three days. The Basilisk was cruising off Bornholm. The weather here is very severe ; snow, sleet, and rain, with S.W. winds. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENC'E. UNIVERSITY TO CLONDON. DOCTOR OF MEDICINE, 1854.—First division—Henry Briggs, University College ' • Richard Neale, University , College ; William Roberts, University College ; Charles Brodie Sewell, University College ; Thomas Buchanan Washbourn, Guy's Hospital. Second Examination for the decree of Bachelor of Me dicine, 1554: First division—John Crown Agnis, 8.A., University College ; George Buchanan, 8.A., University College ; Henry Vandyke Carter, St. George's Hospital ; Wilson Fox, 8.A., University College; Frederick Wil liam Headland, 8.A., King's College ; Thomas Hillier, 8.A., University College ; James Champion Penny, St. George's Hospital ; Henry Robert Silvester, 8.A., King's College; Julius Woldemar von Tunzelmann, University College. Second Division—Alfred Playne, King's College ; Henry Stevens, King's College ; Richd. Wilkinson, King's College. EXAMIYATION FOR llONOURS.—Physioiny and Com parative Anatomy : George Buchanan, B.A. (gold medal), University College ; and F. W. Headland, B.A. (gold medal), King's College (equal) ; Henry Vandyke Carter, St. George's Hospital ; and Thomas Hillier, 8.A., University College (equal). Surgery : George Buchanan, 8.A., (scholarship and gold medal), Univer sity College ; Thomas Hillier, B. A. (gold medal), Uni versity College ; Thlnry Robert Silvester, 8.A., King's College ; Henry Vati‘lyke Carter, St. George's Hospital; Julius Woldemar - Von Tuneelniann, University College Medicine : George Buchanan, B.A. (scholarship and - gold medal). University College ; Thomas Hillier, 8.A., (gold medal), University College ; Frederick William Headland, 8.A., Keg's College ; Wilson Fox, 8.A., University College. Midwifery : Henry Robert Sil vester, King's College ; George Buchanan, 8.A., Uni versity College. B.A. EXAMINATION-1854. EXAMINATION Foa HONOURS. Mathematics and Natural Philosophy Thomas Savage (University Scholarship), University College ; William Brittain Jones, University College ; Alfred Bache, Queen's Col lege, Birmingham, and William Fiddian Moulton, Wesley College, Sheffield (equal) ; Swinton Henry Boult, Manchester New, and University Colleges. Classics-- Michael Foster (University Scholarship), University College ; William Brittain 'Jones, University College ; Frederick Charles James Millar, University College ; Rev. Benjamin Plummer Pratten, Baptist College, Bristol, and the Rev. Joseph Abbott Temple, King's College, (equal) ; Swinton Henry Boult, Manchester New and University Colleges ; James Allanson Picton, Lancashire Independent, and Owens Colleges ; Martin Luther Rule, Wesley College, Sheffield. Che mistry : James Howard Thornton, King's College, and Christopher Virolston, Queer's Colleg e, Birmingham (equal). Animal Physiology : James Howard Thorn ton (Prize of Books), King s College ; Henry Charle s Leonard, University College ; Christopher Woleton. Queen's College, Birmingham ; John Rankine Black, University College ; Albert Buchanan, University C liege ; Martin Luther Rule, Wesley College. Sheffield. EXAMINATION IN TEIE HEBREW TEXT OF THE OLD TeSTAMENT, IN THE GREEK T,EXT OV THE NEW TESTA If HNT, AND IN SCREPTURR HISTORY.—Fir 4 Class : Edward Stephens BAylitTe, Spring Hiil College ; Wil ham Roby Fletcher, Lancashire Independent College : Henry Goward, Spring Hill College •, Thomas Green, Spring Hill College ; Rev. Benjamin Plummer Pratteu, Baptist College, Bristol. CAMBRIDGE, DEO. 2 TH►i CAIUS UNDERGRADUATES' PRIZE Has been this day adjudged to G. F. Maelear, Trin College. EMOLUMENTS OF VIE SCHOOL•KEEPER .IND MARSHAL The syndicate appointed to consider the duties arid emoluments of the offices of school•keeper and university marshal respectively, with a view to their re-adjustment, if necessary, have reported to the senate : " That they find upon inquiry that the duties of the university marshal in term time have greatly increase(' during late years, and they are of opinion that those duties cannot now be satisfactorily discharged by one person. The syndicate recommended accordingly that the Vice-Chancellor be empowered to engage the ser vices of an assistant to the marshal during each of these terms in every year, at a remuneration not exceeding ten pounds a term. The syndicate are further of opinion that no change is required in the emoluments of the marshal, nor in the duties or emoluments of the school-keeper." _ _ _ A. grace to confirm the above report will be offered to the senate, at the congregation on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 1854. The Lord Chancellor has presented the Rev. Harvey Vachell, chaplain to the Queen's Prison, to the rectory of St. John's, Horsleydown ; and the Rev. George Goodenough I flay ter, to the rectory of Burnham. Sutton, Norfolk. The valuable canonry in Canterbury Cathedral, vacant by the death of Doctor Spry, has been conferred upon the Rev. William Stone, Rector of Christ Church, Spital fields, and formerly Fellow of Brazenese College, Oxford. The new canon has been for upwards of a quarter of a century the clergyman of one of our largest and most impoverished metropolitan parishes, during which time ho has, on several occasions, prominently engaged in sonee of the great social questions of the day principally atecting the poor. He is, we believe, a liberal in poli tics, though unknown as a politician. He is understood also to possess a decided tendency towards ecclesiastical reform. We learn that he resigns the living of Spital fields; at the same time we have not ascertained whether it be a condition imposed by the Government or voluntary act on the part of the reverend gentleman him self. In either case, - however, it is a step in the right direction, and, apart front other considerations, cannot fail to invest the appointment with a very different mea sure of popularity from that which has attended certain almost equally recent ones. 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Barry do Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, 182, Piccadilly ; also at 68, Cornhill; 60, Gracechurch-street ; 33 0 and 451, Strand ; 63 and 1.1) Oxford-street ; 55, el:raring-cross ; 4, Chaapside; 11, I, 5 A.' Baker-street ; and waxy be ordered through 01 ) ;) 51 I booksellers, gro cer!, and chesiists. ImportantcaV .t)s sinst the fearful (Unpin of spurious imitation • _fi Se.a CRIMEA • Captain Stanley, 57th Regiment, who fell while com manding his regiment in the Crimea, when quite a boy fought and bled in the cause of the Queen of Portugal, and was made Knight of the Tower and Sword. His Majesty William IV. himself gave him his commission and introduced him into the army. He was a branch of the Lancashire Stanley's. He married three years ago Miss Balfour, whose father, Captain Balfour, R.N., :C AS many years member for Orkney. Captain Stanley wilt long be regretted by all who had the happiness of knowing him. This gallant officer volunteered to form part of the first party to storm Sebastopol. He was in terred close to his Colonel, Brigadier-General Goldie, on I Catheart-hill. Major Charles Thomas Powell, who fell before Sebas topol, served throughout th e o p era ti ons i n Scinde, under `iir C. Napier, including the battles of Meauee and Hy ,lerabad, for the latter receiving a medal ; he was also at I he destruction of Fort Im aumg hu r . Major T. N. Dalton, of the 49th Regiment, who fell at Inkerman, served in the Punjaub campaign of 1348 and 1349 ; was present at the passage of the Chenab, and in the battles of Sadoolapore, Chillianwallah, and Goojerat, and with the field force in pursuit of the enemy to the Khyber Pass in March, 1849, receiving a medal and two clasps. Captain William Kent Allix, who fell on the heights •_)f Inkerman, was born in the year 1823, and was con ,equently in his 32d year. He WS third son of Mr. Charles Allix, of Willoughby, near Grantham. Ile was educated at Harrow and at Sandhurst, where he gained his commission without purchz.se, having passed so good m examination that he was specially mentioned in the United Service Journa! for June, 1840, and was gazetted on the 23th of July of that ;Fear to an En -igncy in the Ist or Royal Regiment, the depot of which regiment he joined at Buttevant, in Ireland, in the autumn of the same year. The following spring he was sent with a detachment to join the head-quarters of the regiment at Gibraltar. He remained there a year, and was appointed Adjutant to the battalion, which office he filled for nine years, only resigning it in consequence of his gaining his company. He served in Canada, in the West Indies, and a second time in Canada. He was appointed in 1853 Brigade Major to Lieutenant-General Sir De Lacy Evans, and also to Sir Richard England during the period of the camp at Chobham, and at the beginning ef the present year Lieutenant-General Sir De Lacy Evans selected him as his senior aide-de-camp for the campaign in the East. He accompanied Sir De Lacy Evans to Scutari, to - Varna, and to the Crimea ; he was present at the Battle of the Alma, where he was honourably mentioned in Lord Raglan's despatches ; also at the battle of Balaklava, on the 25th and 26th, when he was again mentioned in the official despatches, and fell nobly on the field of Inkerman, discharging to the last his duty as a soldier in the service of his Queen and country. Ensign Clutterbuck, of the 63d Regiment, who was killed at the battle of Inkerman, was the e ldest surviv ing son of Mr. Robert Clutterbuck, of Watford, Herts, and was only in his 20th year. George Evans, a private in the same regiment, also a native of Watford, was fighting by his side when he received his death wound, and in writing home to his mother he thus alludes to the event :—" Our regiment and the 21st formed line. We then charged them, and we did it most gloriously ! We routed thousands of them, and as fast as we could fire and odd our pieces, so fast they fell, for we could not miss them they were so thick. We chased them for the best part of a mile past their own entrenchment, and close up to that, in the thick of the whole of it, poor Mr. Clutter buck was carrying the Queen's colours and cheering the men on. I think the last words that he said were— • Come on, 63d !' when he received a shot right through the neck, which killed him instantly. He lied gloriously ! I nev-er saw a braver man than aim in the field that day, although it is with sorrow that I have to record his death. As for myself, thank God, I did not so much as receive a scratch the whole of the day. After the fight was over I went and ;ot Mr. Clatterbuck'a remains carried to the camp, where they were properly interred the next day. I took small piece of his hair, which I send to you to give over to his respected friends. His father may well be :)roud of having had such a son, for he fought and died bravely, with the Queen's colours of the 63d Regiment. in his hand."— Chelmsford Chronicle. THE MACKINNONS OF THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS. Amongst those brave officers who have falle• in the glorious battle of Inkerman particular mention should be made of one, as he sprang from a family whose blood has been so freely shed in past years whilst fighting against the foes of their country. This allusion is to the late Lieutenant-Colonel Lionel D. Mackinnon, the third son of William Alexander Mackinnon, Esq., M.P. for Rye, wko died from the wounds he received whilst allantly leading on, with his brother officers, the Cold stream Guards against the crushing attack of the Russian columns. His sad death in this terribly con tested action recalls to mind the eminent military services of two other members of the Mackinnon family, both of them connected with the Coldstream Guards. Major-General 'Mackinnon, the great uncle of the I aCe Lieutenant-Colonel Lionel D. Mackinnon, entered it an early age into the Coldstreanis. He first nerved ander the Duke of York in Holland. During the re '►ellioa in Ireland he was Brigade-Major to General Sir G. Nu , ent, and distinguished himself equally by his I•ourage and humanity. He was in the expeditions in Egypt, in Germany with Lord Cathcart, and at the raking of Copenhagen. In 1803 he embarked for the PPninsula and fought with great reputation under Lord Wellington. He was killed at the memorable Ftortning )f Ciudad Rodrigo, on the 19th January, 1812. A nonument is erected in St. Paul's Cathedral to the !nernory of this distinguished officer. Colonel Daniel Mackinnon, who died in Nertford 4treet, May Fair, in June 1836, was brother of the honourable member for Rye. He entered the army at the age of fourteen ; was sent immediately to the 6iege of Copenhagen, then to Bremen, and the following year to the Peninsula. His, activity, extraordinary courage, and frankness of manner, soon won for him the esteem of his companions in arms. On one occasion, in the presence of the English and French armies, he descended to the hank of a river and gnietly took account of the position of the enemy, amid a shower of balls. Throughout the whole of the Peninsular campaign he distinguished himself by similar acts of cool and determined bravery. At Waterloo, when he vas Lieut.-Colonel in the Coldstreams, he led the advance against the French ; his horse was shot dead under him—he was wounded himself and lost his sword —but, falling near a French officer, he took his sword from him, and gently told hint that "he hoped that they might sup together that night." In the subse quent part of that memorable day, he was with the Coldstreams in the farm at Hugoumont, and con trived to defend it until the French troops gave up the contest. At the close of the action, he was com• pletely delirious from pain and fatigue,aod was sent on to Brussels ; but the wound which was in his knee affected his system ever after. In 1826 he became Major and Brevet-Colonel; and in 1830 he succeeded to the Lieut.- Colonelcy and command of the regiment of Coldstreams. Colonel Daniel Mackinnon could wield the pen as well as the sword ; for he became Vie able histo , ian of the Coldstreams, whose valuable services he himself so much nhanced. • The more especial subject of this notice, the lamented Lieutenant-Colonel Lionel D. Mackinnon, was educated at Sandhurst, and entered the army in 1843, taking up his commission in the Coldstreams, which distinguished corps he accompanied to the Crimea with all the mili tary ardour evinced by his reaoweed relatives ; and there fell, with seven of his brother officers, in the noble discharge of his duty, leaving behind a name which will be ever cherished with affectionate remembrance by every survivor in his regiment. The regret which is felt at the loss of this young and promising officer will be increased when it is known that he has left a widow and three children to mourn his death. His lady is the daughter of the late Major-General Sir Dudley St. Leger Hill, K.C.8., at the time of his death, in 1851, Colonel of the 50th regi ment and Major-General on the Bengal Staff. There are other members of this family holding com missions in the British army ; but, as we trust they are yet living, it is as well not to speak of their services.-- Church and State Gazette. THE LATE BRIGADIER•GENERAL FOX STRANGWAYS. The following detail of the last moments of Brigadier General Fox Strangways"is from authentic sources : Among the brave and distinguished who fell in num bers on the fatal banks of the Inkerman, none has left, from high to low in his bereaved family circle, and amongst a most extensive and attached circle of friends in many parts of Europe, regrets more deep than the late Brigadier-General Fox Strangways. Us died as he had lived, foremost in the ranks of his country's gallant soldiers. Early in the day, and one of the earliest in his presence en the field, Brigadier-General Fox Strang ways was to be seen in the group of sup er i or s t a ff officers surrounding the gallant Commander-in-Chief. The enemy had advanced to within a short distance of the distinguished position, and General Fox Strangways, as was usual with him in the execution of his duty, gave his men the support and encouragement of his own pre sence among them, approaching to within fifty yards of the enemy's lines. The Russians were driven back, but just when many an anxious and friendly eye among the group surrounding the Commander-in-Chief was eagerly watching the moment for congratulating the brave ge neral on his return, they beheld him struck down before their eyes by a canton-shot. In a moment—and though probable death and a certainty of being taken prisoners were the consequences—many a friendly hand drew up the reins previous to plunging into a headlong gallop to his assistance, and although the retiring enemy were still so near to the spot where the object of their solicitude lay no consideration could restrain them. Surgical aid was immediately on the spot, and all eager to help at any cost thoir brave wed much-loved chief—their purses were emptied to obtain means of transporting him to the rear. One and all, with death and combat reigning everywhere around them, saw and thought but of him lying before them , with the s h a d ow of the grave creeping over that face whichtehladanedverre rejoicing g d upon them with the kind, warm feeling atrc:sutrel of an affectionate friend, sympathising in tl: a incredible mome . net:lperwocausreedarrliv i e n idth th w e i ir happiness. Placed upon ness it would haveth alti accident happened exertions at such care and tender of the actual 1 everylit been na possible peac e fu t l o h show untl:3 hunting had a t i h d terrible accident generalaroAusndthtehemiand w ith the battle thundering n was borne ca refullylon along , hisfast-failing eyes caught sight of a battery of his ow nRe begged ' d t which they were conveying him , bs • enaTe past which ty t stop, sent foe the oMear In oetamand, and, after asking a few questions on military points, he said, "Grad bless you ; goodbye, my brave fellows, keep well in front, as you have always done," and the stretcher continued its melancholy progress to the rear. Exhaustion, conga- pent on the shattered state of his wounded leg, brought shr. on a succession of fainting fits, and merely uttering a few words of affection and farewell to his family, he gra- .-- dually sunk, and expired in little more than an hour and a half from the moment of receiving his mortal I St, wound. Thus fell on the fatal battle-ground surround- pi ing Sebastopol as brave, as gallant, as good a man and 60 soldier as is numbered among that gallant band of brave 13; and noble spirits—the officers of the British army— worthy to command troops whose gallant bearing is not i 31 to be surpassed in any army of any nation, though well worthy are their brave allies, the French, to fight side 21 by side with our eastern heroes. To his regiment the loss of such a man and such a 22 soldier as Brigadier-General Fox Strangways is irre- 2f parable. One and all, from the highest to the lowest ranks, in the Royal Artillery, moue a him as "the I g s t t bravest and best"—jealousies are silenced—all spirit of , rivalry inseparable from all large bodies of men in all professions subdued—all unite in one common tribute of r 5( deep and sincere mourning for him who has died for his I t( Queen and country on the battle-field of " the hiker- 2i in3n Valley," and unite in the prayer, " God grant his 21 soul rest and peace." r;1 OBSEQUIES FOR. THE KILLED IN THE CRIMEA. The Freeman's Journal gives the following account of the celebration in St. Paul's, Roman Catholic Church, of obsequies of the soldiers who have fallen in the .Rus sia 3 war : " The interior of the chr7cli presented an aspect of sombre grandeur. The high altar, and also the side altars were draped in black. lie -entre nave, constituting the lower choir without the sanctuary, we , richly carpeted and surrounded with seats for the attendant clergy. In the centre of the nave was erected a tastefully designed cata falque, covered with black velvet, bordered with rich silver lace. Sui mounting the catafalque was an emble matic coffin covered with a pall of silk velvet, embroidered with a cross in white satin. On the lid of the coffin was displayed a helmet, worn by a soldier of the Royal Irish Dragoons killed in tie action at Alma, and who, pre vious to his departure for the war, had been an atten tive frequenter of Es duties in this church. At each corner of the catafalque, flags of Great Britain and the French tricolour waved over the coffin. Around the base of the erection were placed six massive tapers of wax, lighted. The funeral bell, which tolled during the morning from the church tower, called together a vast congregation, including crowds of gentry and citizens of all classes, among which latter might be recognised many of the wives and relatives of the deceased sol diers. A large section of the military still in garri son were mingled with the congregation. The church organ pealed forth but once previous to the ceremonial, when the tones of the Dead March were heard. At this period an incident fraught with deep and melancholy in terestoccurred. Mr. Wheble, brother of thelatelarcented Rev. Mr. Wheble, the pious missionary at the seat of war, who has lost his 'le while discharging the duties of a philanthropist and a Christian priest, entered the church, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Smithwick, and took the place assigned him, in order to assist in the de zotions about to be offered up for the repose of the souls of our have soldiers. Shortly after 11 o'clock the vast body of clerg y issued from the sanctuary. They were con siderably over 100 in number. The ceremonial com menced with solemn office for the dead. At the proper period the grand pontifical high mass commenced, and the canticles peculiar to it were sung by the full choir of priests. At the conclusion of the high mass the solemn absolution of the dead was pronounced at the head of the catafalque by the Lord Bishop of Bombay. The ceremonial then terminated." LETTERS FROli THE CRIMEA. The following letter is from a surgeon serving u he camp before Sebastopol : " Camp before Sebastopol, Nov. 8. "Again I have to tell of the hard-fought battle field, and of my preservation from its dangers. Praised be God, He has sheltered me once more under the protection of His guardian arm, so continually outstretched to sale and defend me from all danger. Ere you receive this the newspapers will have given you the intimation of the battle just fought, and of oursuccess therein. Since the commencement of the campaign we have been thrice en gaged in actual battle ; and that of Inkerman has truly been terrible and sarz,uinary. Our gallant foe seems de termined, at least on lrod, to test our strength, although by this time he must be well sa,tisfi 1 that English shot and steel are irresistible in opposition. " At about daybreak of the sth ' the enemy was re ported to be moving against us, the first intimation of which was the usual desultory firing from the English advanced pickets. Fancying for a while it was but an affair of outposts, I determined on lying quietly and snugly in my tent for a while ; but hal no sooner so determined than the booming of our field guns (of which a small number are always ' ready,' near to our most exposed position) warned me that it was desirable to turn out, the more so as there was heard in the distance a steady roll of musketry. The alarm was general through the whole Allied camp, when, throwing aside clamber and bLinket too, and without re , arding my toileL (being at all times ready attired for action), I was Is'c'zly in the saddle, waiting my turn for duty. " In comparatively a short time our outposts were di:vee in, when column after column of the enemy came pouring over the hills which separate our lines from theirs. Soon all was bustle, though order prevailed in tact, and quick as thought our troops were face to face .vith their adversaries. The advance of the e-semy was so rapid we were taken entirely by surprise, so well had they planned and directed the attack, since their ad. sauced troops were upo i our very camp ere sufficient force could be bought to oppose them. This latter, ho .vever, was soon remedied, for on came the artillery a:, a gallop, and were speedily followed by the infantry, who quickly formed, and were seen crowding the side and crest of the hill, when the fight soon wore the aspect 6f a real battle. My services were soon in requi sition, when T made, as I thought, convenient arrange- ... inents for the wounded, but which I was compelled to 174 abardon in the course of an bout, from the circumstance 20 of solid shot and live shell falling thickly around me, so 20 as to render my position anything but agreeable. I 20 now fell back on my own camp, where, having a tent ro and all things handy, I established as comfortable an 20 hospital as could be wished, and where I was soon in 10 0 requisisioa by a host of applicants of all ranks, who had been sent to the rear for surgical aid. I was soon, 100 however, again compelled to beat a retreat, the Russians 20 having advanced their battalions into such a position that 25 they regularly enfiladed our whole camp. It was well 25 for the inn, _tea of the tents that they had abandoned 25 them so speedily, for the shells of the enemy blew them ~,,,, into shreds in a short time. The battle continued .1-"" for hours, and we had been contending against five I leo times our number, yet, happily, without onr adversary 20 obtaining command of our position, or reost probably 5 I should have a different tale to relate than the one 5 lam at the present moment so agreeably engaged 20. tn. Ail it was, the Russian columns were so strong and numerous, and, moreover, they fought so bravely 100 and so well, that tho issue at one period of the ~„„ day was dOubtful, for they charged our guns up to their -`1" very mouths, and, what is more, they rushed in and 112 spiked some two or three of them, and bayonetted our gunners who were opposed to them. This arose in con- 20 sequence of our force being so weak that we could not 100 detach a sufficient number of infantry to protect the ar- 20 tillery, and, as the place where the battle happened was 5 a hill-side, covered with thick stunted brushwood, we could not ' limber-up' and retire before they were among us. Their triumph, however, was but of short duration, for, on a regiment or two moving up, our brave gunners dashed in again, and had the good fortune to recover their guns without other aid than their own. This one fact will show how fiercely raged the battle, for when the enemy came to such close quarters as to get Into hand-to-hand encounters with artillery, you can Imagine that the 'dogs of war' seemed indeed to be let loose, and that the ' demon of strife' strode triumphantly along, gloating over the carnage his nature exults in. Dreadful indeed was the fight; far more severe than that of the Alma. "Our loss has been very sad ; three General officers killed, and three others wounded ; of other officers, 32 killed and 79 wounded, so that 100 will not cover our loss. Our entire loss we can yet hardly estimate, though it is reported that 3,000 of our army are hors de combat. The whole of the English force engaged num bered 11,000, that of the French 8,000, of whom they lost about 600, but nay own opinion is that both these latter numbers are magnified. " From information derived from the prisoners, we found that a large portion of the force we had been en gaged with had only arrived the day previously from Silistria, and that they had been two months on their march from the Principalities. In regard to the progress of the siege it goes on but slowly, but no doubt surely. You ask me whether a certain amount of apprehension comes over in going into action. Most certainly there does, and I believe the very bravest man who lives experiences such, although, of course, in different de grees ; all that sort of thing soon wears off when once the mind is employed, and you are prevented from dwelling upon the danger you are exposed to. He must, however, be a heartless being indeed who can unmoved behold without awe the dread reality of war ; but I much question whether such a mortal exists. In answer to your inquiry respecting the locality of the surgeon in action, I may remark that when there is only one attached to the battery, he is net expected to keep close up, but so soon as he sees the position it has taken he should make arrangements as to where the wounded shall be brought, as we ll as where he is himself to be found. When the enemy is in force, it would be hard to say where one place was safer than another, since a variety of circumstances may a lter the state of things, and h en c e it happens (unless a position be taken up at a most i n convenient arid unreasonable distance from the great scene of operations). the surgeon cannot be said to be free from danger. Wherever duty calls him, there is his right position ; yet lot are entreat you to Lave no fear on my account, rather believing that the Almighty is continually mindful of those of His crea tures who, with lively faith, wait on His providence for ; protection in the hour of trial and of danger. err THE BANKERS' ALIZINACK AND DIRECTORY for 1855 (Groombridge and Sons, Paternoster•row), edited by Mr. D. M. Evans, has been published, and contains much useful information. Its value as a work of reference is increased.by the introduction of additional ralttor, such as a list of the failures during the year, with the balance sheets and statements of the principal firms, while the annual chronology and banking and commercial retros- pect is clearly and concisely arranged.—Vittel. DON, Ai SHAEE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) 1311.1 TISH RAILWAYS. IPaid4 Rtu,wAie. Cloiing Prices this dig Business done 1 50 this day. 100 Aberdeen.. .... £ii twabg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct all Belfast & Ballymena all Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 29A Birkenhd. Lanesh. 6 Cheshire Junct., , all Do. Chesh. & kirk , £5O and £25 Cons. 19 Do., £2O. •• 30 Blyth &Tyne original .C 25 (issd. at £l5, 100 Bristol and Exeter... 100 CaledoLian . 21s. Canna.rtheu and Car digan all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon... all Cork, Black, & Pass 16 Cornwall 15 Crieff Junction linbl in &Belfastln - Re all Dundee Pertli&Aber deer Junction all Do. New 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 Eastern Union, A Stock 100 De., B. Stock 8 Do., Now A. 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin.Prtb &Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June. 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 0 , Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) 1.00 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern. all Lancaster & Carlisle 14i Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds...,, 100 Lancash.andYorks' 19 Do., Fifths 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un all Liv.Crshy.&Southpt all London & Blackwal 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.5h.,M&8., 4 25 Do. Eighths 100 London anclS. Westn 425 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lnilrry& Col eraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Vanch.Shef.& Lindh) 41 Do.,Man. &Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do. Birmng. &Dui)) all %did. G. West. (Ire. ) 225, Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle 5i Newmkt.BuryExten Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd 8 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 35 Nortlin.Counties Un. 100 North British 01 North Devon, No. 1. all Do., No. 2 all Do., A A Deferred all Do., B Guarantee , 100 N. Eastern—Berwick 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Dodo. G.N.E. Purch. all Do. Leeds LOO Do. York all North London Do. New £lO N. &S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn 171 North Staffordshire all' North Western all N. &S. Westrn. 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Tk of CanadaA.is. all Do. do all Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. all Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till '63 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Central of France all Gt. Indian Peninsula 1 Do. New 5 per cent. I all Gt.Westernof Canada Shares all Do. Bds., payable's7 with option till '55. all Do. do., '62, p. '56 .. all Do. do., '76, p. '60.. all D. do., '73, withow option all ilamilten & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 11 Lake Cont. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. prof 12 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations 10 Lyons and Geneva „ 12 Lyons (St Mediterran 16 Mitdras Do. Now t o Maria Alltollitt all Do. do. New 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of Franco all D o .20/. Shs.lato Char 'eroi and Erquelines guar. 3i p. c. & red. at 22A/. dur. 88 yrs. from IJan. 1854 all Do. 201. 3 p. a &Ir. 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Stock ' 100 London and Brighten , Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. 100 Do. New Guar.6 P.C. 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct. 5 London &S. Weston Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Color 1 Shares all Londy. &Ennis.l all :Kan., Shef., & Lin., 1 Shares, No. 1. ... all Do. New, £lO . 41 Do. £6 all Nfarypt.&Carl.4 p c all Do. 41 per cent 101. Do 100 Aid. Consol .6 p.c.St. 1.00 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... ne Do. Pref. 4A per cent 10 Norfolk Debenture . 100 Do. Pref. 4p. c. Steel: . 100 Do. 5 p.c. Est • 100 Do. 51 per ct. pref. • 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c, ▪ 100 North British . [CO V. E. Berw, 4 n.c. P. 5 Do. do. do. 13 Do. Leeds 6 p.c t No.l 9 Do. do. Quarters 4S 10 Do, York il. & Pur. all North Staffordshire.. 10) Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls, ( - lox 84, all Scot. Cent., Now Prot 10 10 Do. 5 per cent 25 all South Devon 10 14 Da. fixed, 41 per cent 1.0.6 all 3. 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St. 100 Buckghainsh. 14.&N.W. 95 100 St. 100 ClydesdaleJe. daledou 99 101 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr• 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 134 - 136 136 25 all Glos. Barr. & Caldonlan. Neils. Direct 25 all Do. Now. Do 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr at. Westn 100 all lirtlpl. Dk. & Yk. Now. 50 all I Railway..... w & a S y el . b . y .. Y 61 1 ,7111 103 105 101 3i 25 all Do. Share?. Do 12 all 12 1 all iS c l i ta c t e ls D w. S. Eastern 13 13i 20 all Do.Preferen , e Do 23 —24 23 10 all L0n.,Ti1.,&,5. Pcto 3z Co. 10i —ll 101 St 1.00 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk._ St. 100 Do. 6 per et. ••• N, all )(ranch. Bxtn L.&N.W. and Matlock & 2i 2i 50 all lAiddlegbro' & Stektonti Redcar Darlingt. 10( all Xiidld.Bradfd Niidland.. 92 94 92i 50 all Northern aw Easternsp.e. E. Count. 57 u 9 583/4 50 all Do. 6 per ct. Do ••• ..• 50 all Do. Fixeds p 25 all ['rest. & Wyr, & N.W. &Ln&Yk 12i all Do. ) 1 Shares. Do • ••• St. 100 Roystn.kllit. GtNorthn 134 —13 G 25 18 shef. Rotha •c. fauicath & Gooleg.sp.e. Yorksh 12 9?, i. Stallord.sh. 11.2k1Clean 2i —2 d 50 all Wear Valloygi itoekt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt 25 all Do D0.......,. 30 31 St. 100 Wilts&Comrst CitWestu. 90 92 PREFERENCE SHARES. 98 - 102 92 - 96 95 - ii oi - ' 4 - r 121 -;1131 22 - 24 CO - C 5 113 - iir 106 - 108 99 - 101 ... .... ... 6 6A 96 98 90 92 92 94 10 11 16 17 10 101 71 73 18 19 9 —9l 131 141 it id 134 136 ••• ''..... INF 2i - 3 p 10 -- 11 i iP L 34 136 I h - id S 7 - 90 101 - 105 101 - 103 89 - 91 3} - Si 1 is pm 3 106 - 108 100 1 12 -- 14 id -- par 221 -- 221 M ••• —• ••• Id iP • 2 .• ••• 1 d DEATACCTION OP WIIITTIN6i2 ON HOUSE. The range of premises occupied by the members of this club, extending from Arundel-street into Milford lane, and running almost parallel with the church of St. Clement's Danes, in the Strand, was totally destroyed by a fire, which broke out in the kitchen of the establish ment, about halfepast five o'clock yesterday morning. With this structure has fallen all that remained of the once famous Crown and Anchor Tavern—the favourite scene of metropolitan political meetings during the latter part of the last and the early years of the present cen tury. The fire was of a most destructive character, scarcely allowing time for the escape of the few inmates sleep ing on the premises. Indeed, several female servants would in all probability have perished had they not succeeded in mounting the roof of the printing pre mises of the Illustrated London News, whence, after in curring great difficulty and danger, they al length des cended to the street in safety. The discovery was made by Mr. Brace, secretary to the club, who, with his wile and child, was sleeping in one of the first floor rooms looking into Arundel-street. lie was awoke about 10 minutes .to 6 o'clock by a loud crackling noise as of wood burning, and hastily arousing his wife,, he ran up to the upper floor and called the servants, nearly 20 in number. The fire, which had evidently originated in the kitchen department on the ground floor, made great progress before Mr. Brace was aroused, and at this time it advanc2d so rapidly up the staircase and through the passages of the building, that before the servants could descend the whole interior was in flames. Only one man servant succeeded in following Mr. Brace down stairs, and this person, with Mr. and Mrs. Brace and their child, were the only parties who escaped by the entrance door. All that the other servants could do was to effect a rapid exit through one of the parapet win dows, and by making the circuit of the stone coping round the building got on to the roof of the adjoining , warehouse, whence some were rescued by means of the Royal Society's fire escape, and others were lowered by • the " lift" attached to the premises. Scarcely one of these parties saved a particle of their clothing, and seve ral were almost in a state of nudity. The alarm having been given to the police, the engines were soon upon the spot, but, before they could be got into work, the fire had attained complete ascendancy over the building, and threatened destruction to muoh of the adjoining property, to the salvage of which the efforts of the brigade were chiefly directed from the first. The large premises lately re-erected by Mr. Ingram, and known as the Milford-house Publishing Establishment, on the east side of Milford-lane, directly faced the burn ing pile, and it was deemed necessary before 7 o'clock to force an entrance into this building, for the purpose of conveying hese to some of the upper storeys, so as to command the flame, which at this period extended across the narrow thoroughfare, and had a most alarm ing appearance. By this means a large volume of water was directed upon the most dangerous parts of the fire, and their virulence somewhat abated. A short time later the steam-floating fire engine was brought up from the station at Southwark-bridge to the bottom of Arundel-street, and the machinery being in full work an , immense quantity of water was thro wn up on the pre ' raises. But all the efforts of those engaged failed to arrest the fire, and first the roof, and subsequently floor after floor of the enormous building, fell, carrying de struction with them, and ultimately leaving little more than the bare walls standing. Among the fire-engines, the officers of which particu larly distinguished themselves, was the little band in charge of the West of England. The deputy-foreman of this office, Barrow, and Wilkinson, an officer of the brigade, narrowly escaped being killed by the unexpected fall of a mass of ruins, beneath which they were engaged in their arduous duties. For some time their brother officers considered they were killed, and their escape unhurt is described to have been miraculous. The plate and money were dug out of the ruins about mid-day yesterday. Nothing else can be said to have been saved. Mr. Brace was very active in doing what ho could for the servants of the establishment, who have lost everything, and are greatly to be pitied. The inconvenience to the club, which is said to number nearly. one thousand members, will be very great. They have lost an extensive library of modern books, and some of the more polite members have also lost the " wardrobes," in which they were accustomed to disport themselves upon " gala nights" and "festive occasions," for which this club has obtained a remarkable distinc tion. It is stated that the building and furniture of the club are insured. The Crown and Anchor Tavern is noticed by Strype, writing at the close of the 17th century, as " a large and curious house, with good rooms, and other conveni ences, it for entertainments." " Here (says Mr. Peter Cunningham, in his excellent 'Hand-book of London') Johnson and Boswell occa sionally supped together. Here Johnson quarrelled with Percy about old Dr. Mounsey ; and here, when Sir Joshua Reynolds was maintaining the advantages of wine in assisting conversation ' and referring particularly to himself, Johnson observed, I have heard none of those drunken—nay, drunken is a coarse word—none of those vinous flights."' The house ceased to be a tavern in 1847. COURT OF LIEUTENANCY FOR THE CITY OF LONDON. . A special general court of lieutenancy was held on Friday, at Guildhall, for the purpose of re ceiving an application from the Colonel of the Royal London Militia, requesting that the Commis sioners would offer to her Majesty the services of the regiment to be permanently embodied, to do gar rison ditty, and to be ready with their active exertion to perform any other duty which the Queen :right be pleased to call upon them to execute. The court was most numerously attended. The Lord Mayor presided, supported by several of the aldermen, Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P., Colonel Sykes, Mr. Walter, M.P., Sir Arthur Poland, Mr. Hughes Hughes, Mr. Thompson Ha.nkey, Mr. Dobree, Mr. Dodd, Sir R. W. Carden, Mr. T. Hankey, &c., &c. Colonel WiLsoN said it was necessary that he should explain to the court the reason it had been specially summoned. lie then read somo correspondence which had passed between the Secretary at War and Lord Palmerston and himself, in which thanks were expressed for the offer he had made early in the year of tho ser vices of his regiment. He stated that after having read the accounts of the late desperate battles in the Crimea, he felt it to be his duty to seize the earliest oppor tunity to ascertain the feelings of the officers of his regi ment on the question of offering their services as a per manently embodied regiment, considering that it should be a point of honour with the City of Louden that its regiment, instead of being the last, or amongst the last, ought to set the example of tendering their services to her Majesty in the present eventful crisis. Under these eircttnstances he had desired the adjutant to write to all the officers for the purpose of ascertaining how far they might be able and willing to give their services, in the event of the permanent embodiment of the corps, and he felt the highest gratification in having it in his power to represent to the commission that he had received most satisfactory answers from all, with the exception of two young men who had only joined as Ensigns at the last training ; that the answers were not only in the affirma tive, but expressed the most unequivocal delight at the prospect of rendering active and able assistance in the great present emergency. The Colonel here read some of the letters amidst loud cheers. He had, he concluded by stating i, upon receiv ing those answers, requested that a meeting of thl com missioners might be called, and he had now the very high pleasure of placing the regiment at their disposal, and begging that they would deal with the application in the manner which appeared to them to be most eligible. (Cheers.) A long discussion ensued as to the mode of forming the resolution, and at length Mr. J. Walter, M.P., moved, and Colonel Sykes seconded, the motion—" That the Lord Mayor be requested by the Court to offer to her Majesty the services of the Royal London Militia, to be embodied and to La employed in such way as her Ma jesty may be pleased to direct." The motion was then unanimously carried, and the meeting broke up. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Dec. 4.—Wind this day at Noon, W. ; mo derate breeze, with fine weather. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 3.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived — Andrea, from Stockholm, for Leghorn ; No. 148 (a s) tran port, from London, and left for Southampton ; William Hutt, 149 (s s), transport, London ; Cosmopolite, 157 (s s), transport, do. both for the Black Sea. store-ship Diligence, fur the Eastward ; L'Oriont (French transport), for Cherbourg ; H.M.S. Monarch, Plymouth; Wilhelmina, Cardiff. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 2.—Wind, W. Arrived —Henry Dun can, from Quebec ; Commercial, Demerara; Calcutta, Quebec. Sailed—Possiden, for Grimsby. FALMOUTH, Dec. 3.—Wind, W. Arrived—Bertha, from Rio Janeiro ; Secret (a a), London, and left for Limerick, after stopping a leak ; Ranger, Plymouth, and sailed for Corunna ; Charles Richard, Buenos Ayres ; Ag nes Kin g , Constantinople ; Mary, London, for Waterford ; Eagle's Wing, of Boston, for London, with wizen mast carried away. DEAL, Dec. 3.—Wind, Westerly. Arrived—Agnes Walker, from Dalhousie for Newcastle : Adelina, Seville for Leith ; an American liner, New York ; Elizabeth (three-masted schooner), westward ; William Jacobus, Bremen Chriatel, Shields f or Constantino p le ; I. O. Shields for Bordeaux. Arrived from the river and sailed —Kilblain, Akyab ; Bernhard, Marseilles ; Dahlia, Nantes. Put back—Cattena, Lady ArDonald, J. A. H azard, Netta, Nautilus, and others. 4.—Wind N.W. by W. Arrived—Varoon, from Callao ; Erremanga, Al exan d r i a. Arrived from the river and sailed—Lord Ilardinge, Singa pore ; Empress of the Sea, Bombay ; H ero i ne, Alva Bay ; Agnes, Now York. from Lu~nlon o a n 'TNl ; d. W" thick. A left for z le c f n t o f b o i r a Du lu, Buenos n o SOUTHAMPTON, Dec.( ands rived-Devonshire syif(s. Dubiil Ayres; Voluna, Quebec. Sailed—Nor man , f or G ee l ong; B3lkshire, Adelaide, W.A. COWES, De:!. 2. .A.niVed — Moolkee, from Constantino ple ; Christiana, Carlscrona ; Vieknigon, Gothenburg; Woodbine, Cardiff fur Portland, U.S., leaky in hor top sides. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The North Wind (ship), of Now York, from Havre, with Passengers, Nov. 20, lat. 48 N., l ong . 16 W. The Fanny Ch ap man, from Liverpool to South America, Oct. 10, lat. 6 N., long. 21 W. The Phoenix, (barque), of Liverpool, from Cardiff to Singapore, same da c y. The James M'Henry, from Liverpool to Melbourne, same day. The British Queen (barque), from Liverpool to Bombay, Oct, 11, lat, 7 N., long. 24 W. The We SAMOA litlAs (k,Arque), tram Para.tat,4o la taxi don, Oct. 16, lat. 6 N. long. 24 W. The Index. from Shields to Monte Video, Oct. 23, lat. 12 N., long. 26 W. The Cruikehadk (barque), with part of bulwarks washed away, Oct. 30, lat. 25 N., long. 31 W. The Johannah (barque), for New York with emigrants, Oat. 23, lat. 43, long. 65. 110 St. St. 10 50 20 20 20 25 20 10 20 20 1(X) i 100 20 25 100 10 25 25 9 32 i3i 3 MINES. i - li I - g i -i 1• -- 1 - 5 - 7 6} - 7i 23 - 3 - 2 32 - 34 - 45 - 47 50 - 55 1 - g p 14 - 16 11 - - gP =1 i i tii - 7 i a 4 - g 15 - 16 /3 71 I s 6 - .8 3i - 4f - 1 I - 3 2 - 3 7:1 - EOUS ... --- ••• 34 - 36 T.. ii a= 102 IC9 - 109 24 - 2i 16 - 17 I - 11 .• • - ii -- 3 ... - •••P 2 - 2i 1 - 1 23 - I 1 12 all Agna Fria . all atiglo Austria. Gold all Anglo Californian „. 6 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) all Blamarvou Iron and Coal 13.5 British Iron `45 Brazilianlmp.(issued at E,5 pm all Do. Cocacs & Culada 15 Do. St. John Dolßey A Carsons's Creek A Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica • all Cobro Copper 1 Colonial Gold all Copper Min. of Eng all Do. Pref. 7} p. cent 16 Copiapo all English and Austin Copper Smeltg / Fortuna all General.. all Gt. NuggetVeinßeg 4 Great Polgooth all Liberty all Linares all Mariquita ........ 9 Mexican&S.Americn all New Granada all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co all Nouveau Monde all Pontgibaud Lead Min. & Smelt 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all fthymney Iron all Do. New 11/ Santiago do Cuba all South A-ustralian 7A Tin Croft ..... all United Mexican all Waller ~ all West Mariposa 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia all Yuba MISCEL: all Aubin Coal and Iran 17+, Australian Agrioult. 4 Australsn.Peifie.Mail all Australu. Royal Mail 5 i 1 . , B e rlin Water Works 40 Brit. American Land 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co. 321 Canada 100 Canada Gov. 6 p. et Jau. and July all Crystal Palace all Crystal Pal. of Frauct 5 Eastern Steam 21 F.lectri c Tel egrapli (A all electric Tuleg. of it I 14 :len. Stoats Navigat. ail (leueral Screw Stean , 10 Beetroot Saga' 10 Aagdalena St. Navig., all Mediteran. Elec. Tel.i ail Nat. Pat. Stint Fue;l 5 Netherlands Lull , 1 N. S. W. Coal St Tutor. Stearn Navigat. Co. all g B. Australasian... 121 on: uropeStean. all Peet Rr. Ld. & Mind. all Peninsular& Oriental 45 Do. Do. all Portland Iron GO Royal Mail Steam ... all Scot. Austral. Invest. all 'South Austral. Land all Submar. Telegraph.. all Do. Registered. IS.,IVau Diuzele's Land ill 15 n 4 i 4 31 1 1091 i 2 65f5 6232 COUNTRY MARKETS. HADDINGTON CORN MARKET—DEC. 1. WHEAT. BARLEY OATS. BEANE. First Bls Od 37's 6d 34s Od 54s (hi Second 748 ld 36s 2d I 29s lld 49.4 31 Third 6us Od 32s Od 127 s Od 43s 'Ol Total quantity of wheat in market, 471 qrs., 461 sold barley „ 1275 qr5.,1262 sold oats ff 499 qrs., 414 sold beaus f, 81 qrs., 50 sold AVERAGES PER IMPERIA L QUARTER. PP IP Wheat, 3/. 14 1 5-12ths Barley, _B. 16 2 4-12ths Oats, ... 1/. 9 11 8-12ths 1 - 113an5,.....21. 9 3 11-12 tbs DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—Noy. 30. Qrs. Best. ' Current. Inferior 374 Wheat Bis 0..1 1252 Oats 3Bs 6 , 1 oos Od 1'417 Barley 323 8d oos Od 30 Peas & beans 503 Od . 00s Od ABERDEEN—DEe. 1. The prices of grain to-day are—Oats, OOs Od to 00.. 03, 10 lbs per bushel; new oats, 25s Od to 25s 6(1, 401bs per bushel ; bore, 31s 0(1 to 32s Od, .531bs per bushel ; barley, 3's Od to 31a 6d, 531bs per bushel ; wheat, red, 583 0(1 to 603 Od, 621b3 per bushel ; wheat, white, 68s 0(1 to 75s Od, 621bs per bushel ; oatmeal, 20s Od to 21s Od per boll; ficur, 583 Od to 60s Od per sack. Provisions—Beef, per lb, 6d to 9(1 ; mutton, ditto, 5(1 to 8d ; veal, ditto, 6,1 to 9d; pork, per lb, Os 8d to Os 93. • salmon, per lb, is Od to Os Od ; rabbits, each, Oa to Od ; tallow, per stone, 55 9(1 to Os Od ; potatoes, per pock, 8d to Os 9(1 • butter, per ib, lld to 12d ; eggs, per doz, Os 10d to Os 114 • hens, per pair, 3s 01 to 3s 6d ; chickens, ditto, 2s 0(1 to '2s 6d ; ducks, ditto, 2s 01 to 2s 61 ; ducklings, ditto, 2s 6d to 4s Od • turkeys, 3s 6.1 to 4s Od. ; geese, ditto, 2s Gd to 3s Oh ' • butter for exportation (present cure), per cwt, B.c.s to 00s 0d; ditto (summer cured), OOs to OOs Od ' • eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, 6d to 7d ; 41b loaf, 7d ; 21b loaf, 31(1 ; pork, fine Small, Os 0(1 to Os Od ; pork, large, Os Od to Os Od ; lamb, per qr., Os to 03 Od. ; cheese, per imperial stone, 5s 6d to 7s. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-office by the night—and M by the morning—despatch.) Day when made m From wl a When COUNTRIES. in General Post- Yort due in Office, London.* Dispatcher'. Eng.and. krnerica(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ... Each :tea krnerica (by United Sts. packet) .N Nov. 14 LiverpOol ... Arrived kmerica (by U. Staten packet) ..........N Nov. 22.. Southampton Australia (via South ampton) Jan. 4 ...... Southampton Dec. 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) N Jan 9 Ditto (via Cape of Hoed Hope) ............N Dec. 4 ....... Uactrtala Africa (West Coast) .. N lid of the mouth.. Plymouth Atexandria..........N 4,9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover .. Alexandria..........N 4th & 20th of MM. Southampton Bahamas 17th of the montl southamptot Belgium ............N Daily.. • • •• • • Dover Daily Brazil 9th of the month.. Southamptor . Buenos Ayres ........31 9th of the month.. 4nuthanntot Cape of Good Hope ..N Various ports Hneerten Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape de Verds 9th of the month Southampton Ceylon (see India) Ceylon.... Channel ..N Mon „Wed &Fri.? Southampton ru.lh.Sid Chill ........ At 2d Z.; 17th of moot; Southamptoi China (see India) Constantinople 8,13,18,23,&28 of n D0ver...... Constantinople 4ta & 20th of mon. Southampton Cont. of Europe M & N Twice daily Dover .. Twlcelaily Egypt (see India) Prance ........ M & N Twice daily.-- Dover rwicedaily Gibraltar .. Greece (see India) Graytown ..........M 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampto, Vulva/ Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Frida) London Havannah .......... M 2nd of the montl Southampton Dee. 1 Holland ............M Dai1y............ Dover Dal Honduras Al 17th of the month. Southampto, India (viaSouthampt.)3ll4th & 20th of mon. Plymouth .. Nov. 241 India (via Marseilles)3l 9t.tt& 25th of montl D0ver...... lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of mon Dover...". Ireland ........31 & N Twice daily ikilrhead Twicedall* Li5b0n.............. 31 7,9, 17, & 27 of m Southampton Madeira ............M 9th of the mouth Southampton Madeira ............N 23d of month Liverpool ... Dec- 3 Malta (see India) Malta 8, &28 of mon. Dover Nov. 26 Mauritius (see India) !Mauritius ..........N 14th of the month Mexico •••• .„Nr. 2nd of the month. Southampton Dee. N ap l es , .............N bthlsth2sthofmort. Dover New Granada ......24 2d & 17th of month Southamptor, New Zea1and.......... By private ship .. Various port UncertAni Papal States ........14 s thlsth2sthoflnon. Dover Peninsula ..........M Tthl7th27thofinon. Southampton Peru ............ 2.1 & 27th of mon. Southampton Port Natal ..........N By private ship... Various ports Uncertall Sicily ••••••••• • •• • .N 3thls th2sthofmon, Dover ••• • • • Nov. 22. Tuscany ............N s th ls th2sthoitnon. Dover ....• Mov. 22 Venezuela ..........Isl 2d & 17th ofmonth Southamptot Arrived Van Diemen's Ltmd (see Australia) . . West Indies ll Id& 17th of month Southamptet 1 When any of these ds spatched on the followir. Southampton), and the preceding day• Ltes fall on a Sunday, the malls will be de tg day, with the exception of tho India via Idalta, both of which will be despatched tbS WIND AND WEATHER :REPORT. Stations. Conroe of Wind. Greenwich . W........ .... Lothb ury Dublin jV Liverpool Bangor W. Holyhead Bristol N.W Gloucester Plymouth Tor qua: SATURDAY, Dee. 2. State of Weather. Partially cloudy. Very fine. Cloudy—Unsettled. Fine. Wel Fine. Fine Fine. Fine. Cardiff - Swa,usey. IlaverfordwesL N.W Taunton W.N.W.. Bath Very windy—Much rain • Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Muck rain. Clear. Fine. Cloudy. Cold—Fine. Cold Fine. Fite. Fine. Fire. Fine. Fine. Fine. Cold. Cloudy. F iue. Fine Rain. Boston N.W. Great Grimsby Manchester r N.W Carlisle Wakefield Stoke-on-Trent N.W Sheffield W hitebaven Maryport Lancaster Bradford N.B. Leeds Lowestoft Yarmouth Hague Leicester N.W. Derby N.W. Nozmanton Chesterfield N.W. Masborough Burton-on-Trent W Stamford W Nottingham Ipswich Brighton Southampton S.W Cowes S.W Portsmouth Dorchester Poole York Sunderland Berwick S.W Edinburgh W. Dundee Aberdeen ........... N.W Forfar W. Glasgow Hull W.5.W...... Bridlingtoa Scarborough Darlington N.W Whitby Perth Kirkcaldy N.W Cloudy—Cold. Cloudy. Fine. Fine. Cloudy. Cloudy. Fine. Rain. Fine. Fine. • Fine. Fine. Fine. Fine. Stormy—Fine. Fine. Fine. Frosty. Fine. Fine. Fine. Snow. Fine. Fine. Rain. Cloudy. Fine. Fine. Snow. Fine. A letter from Bayonne of the 30th ult. says :—" Th e Duke and Duchess of Alba have arrived here from Paris, in company with the Countess de Montijo, on their way to Madrid." Mails for the West Indies, Pacific, Mexico, and TIon• duras, will be made up this morning at the Genera Pest-office, to be sent by the Parana, which leaves Southampton in the course of this day. 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Henry Deane, for 32 years r ector of the aged . _ -- --____ -....... ____.--- ri LONDON : Printed and Published by MUIDO YOIII4vo' of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The &tin 011ico,No. il l Strand, in the Precinct of the S avo y , in the countY ° Middlesex, Monday, December 4, 1854. 17 i 4i 4 10i 28i 8 33 2k 1461 7 i