The Sun. — London, England, 1854-10-30 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET., Under the management of Mr. Puckstone. THIS EVENING, OcT. 30, •.. • I Will be performed the comedy of PAUL PRY. Principal cha— racters by Mr. Wright, Mr. Chippendale, Mr, W. Farren, Mrs.. Poynter, and Miss E. Chaplin. To be followed by THE SPANISH DANCERS. To conclude with THE IRISH POST. Principal character bl 7 r Mr. Lludson. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. 1 Under the AtallageMellt of Mr..Cumuan Saes. THIS EVENING, Ocr. 30, 1 07111 be performed the highly popular comedietta, entitled LIVING- I l i TOO FAST. After which, THE COURIER OF LYONS. Principal characters& by Mr. C. Kean, Messrs. J. Vining , Addison, Graham, D. Fisheif , „ Ca hcart, and Saker ; Misses C. Le clerc q , Heath, Terry. ernan, and b... To conclude with THE HALT OF THE BALLET• THEATRE ROYAL ADELFIII. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webker.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EYENThrG, OCT. 30. Will be performed THE SERIOUS FAMILY. Characters by Messrs. C. Selby, Leigh Murray , and Seeley ; Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. Keeley. Followed by BONA FIDE TRAVF.LLERS. After which, THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM. To conclude with MEPHISTOPHELES. r.OYA.I. OLYMPIC TFIEtTRE. LCIISCe and Manager. Mr. A. Wigan. TAIS EVENC‘.:G, Ocr. 30, Will be performe I T FIE TaIJIOEE. Ch MisrsacMake!, a tors by Mendm& 3E.s A. Wigan, F. Vining , Emery, and Leslie; Stephens. To be followed by a Farce, called A BLIGPITED BEING, in ,hich Mr. itobson will appear. To conch:de with TO OBLIGE BENSON. A STLEY'S ROYAL A trIPHIT/IF.A Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Tremendous success of the new MILITARY SPECTACLE, exceed ing even that of the Battle of Waterloo! THIS EVENING, - • --- A GRA2sTD MILITARY SPECTACLE, in Two Acts, by J. H. s r ocQuitu.ks, Esq., called THE BATTLE OF THE ALMA ! After which, the brilliant ARENIC GYRATIONS, or SCENES in th . CIRCLE, invented and arranged by Mr. IWILLIAM Cools. The whole to conclude with various Popular Entertainments. x-ogice open front Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting NEsnager, Mr. W. 11. Cooke. ,Equostrian Director, Id;. Wm. Cooke, jun. 111 t 3 . WATER 4,1 LON i)ON Eltin(ll‘. Tx 9 DAI —Mtrinin7. 24 ,nin.after 8 E ,oniTr 12 min.r.ft. 9 ',.V.,vrynr..x. 57 akin.after 9 tLvenine, 39 tni.....fL 10 EATAI_Pb.- - .tua Ocr. 29. "i7AVVIONIE'rIett, i2Y TIIE SHAD?. ?7 -highest since noon on Saturday. 4'2 c•wost thin rnr.raing and during the nt.ght. 55 (14. y, at 'noon. : -INRo:4 =IR , IVizin, S.W.—Light, with very fine sunshiny weather. OCTQBER 30. 55 stnee GScn resterday. th: . : 3 mr.Triirtg amtl during the night. 6L ,2,y a t noon. rommiv.a, 30.24--rising again. %,‘' SS.W.—Light, with very fine weather. THE "COMING" CAPTURE SEBASTOPOL WILL BE PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION "THE SUN" THE MOMENT THE EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE IS ISSUED, TOGETHER WITH A LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. Orders received by all News Agents, and at " THE SUN" OFFICE, 112, Strand, London. .( 1) ,0 Aux, STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFB, to the effect that he felt it " his duty to caution the public against expect ing any details for several days, as he feared that none could be received before the 6th October ;" and adding "Everything which is received by the Government will be pub lished immediately." Now, after this expli cit and unequivocal declaration, a Noble man and a Gentleman would scarcely suppress matters of importance respecting the condition of our troops which the Government had received. A higher authority must have been exerted, and we ma only 'ascribe the untoward occurrence to 1 the authority of Lord ABERDREDT, the head of the IGovernment, who had returned to London nearly a fortnight since, and duzing the interval between the arrival of the despatches that had been so promptly circulated, and those which have been so unaccountably withheld. If this be so, the Noble Lord will have materially added to the grave matters for which he must answer when the day of reckoning arrives—a day that cannot be deferred beyond the first week after the meet ing of Parliament. We must say that the representatives of the people have, by their own culpable apathy, mate rially contributed to produce this result. When the extraordinary credit for three millions 1 st ,erling was demanded by Government we earnestly protested against it, on the ground that it would place the entire control and management of the war in the hands of the CZAR'S " friend of forty years' standing," and that it would enable him to dispense with the attend ance of Parliament for at least six calendar months. This protest has been proved to be but too well founded. If a winter session was necessary greater respect would be paid to the public wishes. But as three months are still before him, these can, for the time being, be slighted with impunity, and the advantages obtained, at so serious au ex penditure of men and money, may be deliberately i sacrificed. These are matters in which every journalist, no matter what be his political opinions, is equally interested ; and we trust that all our brethren of " the fourth estate" may assist in enforcing the performance the of Duke of NEWCASTLE'S promise, and the immediate pub ication of everything re ceived by Government from the Seat of War, un less, indeed, it be to the public disadvantage. In the Imperial letter of condolence to the be .caved widow of the gallant ST. ARNAUD the Em- peror stated that tho departed hero had "atiso- elated his name with the military glories of France, when, having decided upon landing in the Crimea in spite of timid counsels, he gained with Lord RAGLAN the battle of Alma, and opened to the army the road to Sebastopol." This is a very significant assertion. It proves beyond the possibility of a doubt that there had been " timid counsels" by persons holding influential appoint ments, and that if these opinions had not been de cidedly over-ruled the impolitic and disgraceful inaction that so long prevailed would have been continued to the last, and that, at all events, the expedition to the Crimea would not have been undertaken. It is of vital importance that it should be clearly and distinctly ascertained who are the persons referred to in such terms by the fruperial letter, and the more so, as sinister rumours prevail in Constantinople; and it is more than hinted that " the Allies ar;:, to take up their winter quarters at Scutari, after the fall of Sebas topol'.'—thus abandoning the advantages they bad acquired by the vigour of their troops, and en couraging the CZAR to persist in his perverse and obstinate refusal to abate his unwarrantable pre tensions. We cannot conceive a more dangerous or dis raceful course. It would, of course, be com mented on throughout the Russian dominions as a compulsory withdrawal. It would encourage Prussia to side openly with its formidable neigh bour, and thus inevitably lead to a general war of as much more onerous character than that which we have hiterto waged. The expenditure of blood and treasure would be more than quadrupled, and the national resources taxed to the uttermost. It becomes, then, of the most serious consequence to subject the authenticity of this rumour to the most stringent tests ; and the more so, inas much as the accounts from the Crimea show that it is almost certain that the capture of Sebastopol must have been completed ere this, and that in all human probability the Union Jack and Tricolour are at this moment proudly waving over the demolished fortifications of what was once the Russian stronghold. LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1854. The Observer, the Government organ of the weekly press, yesterday announced that " A tele graphic despatch, with intelligence from the seat of war in the East, reached the Foreign-Office about 12 o'clock yesterday (Saturday), and was immediately communicated to the Duke of NEW CASTLE (the Minister for War), the Earl of ABER DEEN, Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT, and the other Mi nisters in town. The despatches were also for warded to the QUEEN, at Windsor Castle, and to the other Cabinet Ministers at present absent from London." We have no reason to doubt the ac curacy of this statement, or that, if Ministers pleased, the doubts and fears by which the minds of the people are disturbed might be set at rest by the publication of trustworthy intelligence. It seems, however, to be a part •f the recently adopted system to withhold all information re specting the important and interesting events now occurring in the Crimea. The latest official tidings from the English authoritice is to the 28th of September, or four weeks and four days ago ; and yet we know that Lieutenant KIRBY, who arrived on the 22d instant, was the bearer of despatches to the War-Office from Lord RAGLAN, dated the 10th inst. ; and we have reason to be lieve that further despatches to the 18th or 10th ar rived on Saturday. The public are thus deliberately kept in the dark. They are yielded up as victims to unconscientious speculators, who obtain enor mous profits by the circulation of entirely false or grossly exaggerated rumours. This obstinate silence is the more remarkable, inasmuch as it is in direct opposition to the pledge voluntarily g i ven by the Duke of NEWCASTLE, and honourably re deemed so far as the publication of the earlier despatches from Lord RAGLAN were concerned. The first, of which Lord BURGHERSII was the bearer, and containing the official account of the glorious victory of Alma, were very properly pub lished in a Gazette Extraordinary on Sunday, the Bth instant. The next, containing particulars to the 28th ultimo, including the brilliant flank movement on Balaklava, were also published without & moment's unnecessary delay. But after• that there was a total change of system ; and the accounts since arrived have been delibe rately kept back. The natural conclusion that would follow from this contemptuous indifference to the public wishes would be that the accounts had been of a very disastrous character, which it was desirable to suppress in order to avoid creating a panic in the public mind, and that to avoid so great an evil the plighted word of a Cabi ne t M inister might be deliberately disregarded and his promise broken. From the publication of General CA.x. ROBERT'S despatches we know, however, that this is not the correct interpretation of the mystery. Nothing untoward had occurred up to the 10th instant which it was essential to keep back. We must, therefore, seek another explanation, and endeavour to find out who is the party really re sponsible for a matter of which we havo not ceased to complain since it was ascertained that the despatches delivered by Lieutenant KIRBY would not Be communicated to the public. We cannot believe that the fault is attributable toJhe Duke of NEWCASTLE. With a very cre ditabl,l desire to relieve the public solicitude his grace published au additi3n to the telegraphic despatch which lie had just received from Lord THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30, 1854. By the latest intelligence, which appeared in the Moniteur of yesterday, we learn that Prince MENSCHIKOEF for once told the truth, in an nouncing the commencement of the bombardment on the 17th. We now learn that at half-past one p.m. on that day, the fire of the land batteries was opened against Sebastopol, and that at the same time the Allied Fleets attacked the forts at the entrance of the port, the English those on the left, and the French those on the right, and that similar success attended their exertions, inasmuch as our jolly sailors blew up the outer fortifications, or the fortifications on the left, while their continental brethren succeeded in completely silencing the Quarantine Fort on the extreme right of the harbottt. These were not, however, bloodless successes. We cannot, of course, know what is the Russian loss on the occasion, but we may fairly assume that a considerable number of the 500 admitted to have been placed hors de combat on the first day fell under the deadly fire of the French and English vessels ; but it is said that we lost from 90 to 100 killed, while nearly thrice that number were wounded. It is said that the Agamemnon, the flag-ship of the gallant Sir Edward Lyons, whose intrepid and daring spirit would induce him to seek the post of honour and of danger, suffered most severely on the English side, while the Ville de Paris, the flag-ship of the French naval Com mander-in-Chief, obtained a similar distinction amongst our Allies. It is said that the Retribu tion, whose gallant captain would fearlessly brave the hottest fire, lost a mast during the contest. It is also stated that the Allied Commanders felt perfectly confident of success. Everything corroborates the statement that we put for ward last week, that " never was a more powerful attack organised against any town, and—humanly speaking—the result cann o t b e doubted." One statement of the veracious MMTSCHIKOFF appears to have received singular confirmation, although in rather a different sense from w h a t h o wished it to be understood. It will be recollected that he said that "the fire from the fleets had not continued." But why ? Simply because the battery and the Quarantine Fort, to which they had been opposed, were completely silenced. while our men are exhibiting such unflinching us, then,chigand undaunted bravery hear no more of " timid counsels," or the withdrawal of our troops from the Crimea, until every Russian soldier has been expelle d, and due provision made to prevent the possibility of their return. Let this be done, or the parties responsible for the grievous error will have to an swer heavil y to their justly indignant country. TEa IMPERIAL REGIMENT " LIZE GUIDES."—The band of this regiment will play from one to tour o'clock to morrow afternoon in the garden of the residence of the French embassy, overlooking Hyde-park. in the event of the weather proving favourable, this will afford a good opportunity for hearing their admirable per fol manses. THE FIRE IN LAIINCELOT'S HICY, LIVERPOOL—On Friday afternoon about seven o'clock the exertions of the firemen were crowned with success, and the fire com pletely got under. The agents of the different insur ance companies met on Friday at the Royal Insurance office, but as the fire was still in progress, no estimate coi:ld be made, and the loss could only be estimated by a rough guess. They set down the goods destroyed in Mulyn-aux warehouses at 80 ,0001., and the buildings themselves at 10,0001. Mr. Crump's warehouses and their contents they estimate at about 30,0001. in all about 120,0001. Since then, however, it has been dis cos erect that 20,000 bales of cotton have beendestmyed, so that the loss will not fall much short of 200,0001. TURKEY. It is stated in a letter from Constantinople of the 15th that the Sublime Porte has instituted a council to control the employment of the loan. This council consists of Rashid Bey, director of the Bureau of Expenses of the Ministry of Finances, President ; Cabouli Effendi and Mehemet Bey ; M. David Glavany, a Frenchman, and Mr. Rs ve laky, an Englishman. The Minister - of Finances was opposed to the formation of the council, but the Grand Vizir and the other ministers insisted on it. THE WAR ON THE DANUBE. GALATZ, Oct. 15.—Since the sth instant the Russian force has increased near Tultsha, and a portion of it has crossed the Danube on the right bank on Babadagh. The Turks near Matshin have crossed the river in considerable force, and entered the Dobrudseha. They say that all the Russians mean, by this passage of the Danube, is to force the Turks by this manoeuvre of theirs to leave the Pruth and the Lower Danube. Omer Paella is re doubling his efforts to take away from the Rus sians all desire of advancing further into the Turkish territory, for the Russian troops are by no means so numerous as they would fain make others believe. Should they,lrowever, persist in advanc ing, the line between Shumla and Varna rises again into strategical importance, where the Turkish general must have already assembled large forces. The Russian reinforcements no longer go direct from the north to the southern coast, but to the Danube. On the 10th there arrived at Bender, from Kishenew, two battalions of rifles, half a brigade of mounted grenadiers, and two companies of pioneers. The Austrians are still our garrison here. The rumour goes that they are, however, to be relieved by a Turkish garrison. The Lloyd of Vienna contains a letter from Schumla of the 15th, which says : An order arrived here yesterday from Omer Pacha to have ail the troops in the environs concentrated at Schumla, which seems to intimate that the Turkish general is on the point of commencing his expedition. The greatest part of the troops from this place are to proceed to Varna. Two regiments of militia and three squadrons of cavalry of the army, placed immediately under the command of Omer Pacha, arrived here yes terday; they will make a stay of a week here, and are afterwards to proceed to Varna. Two Russian agents have been just arrested at Basardjick and taken to Con. staetinople. They pretend to be commercial travellers for a house at Salonica. Papers were found on them showing that they had relations with all the principal towns of the Turkish empire. RUSSIA. An Imperial ukase announces that in consequence of the departure, with the troops of the guard marching into Poland, of his Imperial Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke, the Government of St. Petersburg placed under martial-law, from the 21st of February last, shall be confided during the Grand Duke's absence to General Schulgin, Gover nor-General of St. Petersburg, with the rank and attributes of a commander of a special corps. Gene ral Arbusow is at the same time appointed com mander of all the Customs troops, and of all detach ments not under the orders of General Schulzin. Major-General Count Stakelberg, extra aide-de camp (a la suite) of the Emperor, has been sent on a special mission to Vienna. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Oct. 21.—The . Russian organ of this morning contains the followingl— " Count Eeterhazy has brought very peaceful assu rances with him from Vienna, and especially the promise that no forward military operation shall take piace un less required for defence. This view of the Austrian Cabinet forms the groundwork also of the instructions tran'mitted to Count Prokesch Osten, in regard to the handling of the Oriental question by th e D ie t. C ount Esterhazy has conveyed these instructions to Berlin, for the purpose of obtaining the assent thereto of the Prus sian Cabinet." Voss's Gazette of Berlin, under date of Vienna, 24th, says :—" The Grand Council of War, which has been announced for some time past, took place yesterday morning at the Chateau. The Emperor, the Archduke William, Baron de Hess, the Count de Wratislaw Wimpfen, and several other dis tinguished generals, were present. It is said that the eventuality of a war agai ns t Rus sia furnished the principal object of the deliberations, and that the concentration of a corps d'armee in Bohemia may lie considered as a certain fact. The Emperor is said to have expressed his shtisfiketion at the report of the Baron de Hess, and approved of several propo sitions of that officer relative to the di v i s i on o f the troops of the Bukowine. The 6th corps d'armee has, it is stated, lately received orders to quit its quarters in Italy and ma rc h on Vi enna; it is thought that its destination w ill b e Bo hemia. A large quantity of ammunition and military stores was sent off today to Cracow. The armaments are going on with such extraor dinary activity, that no doubt exists as to the im minence of war between Austria and Russia." M. Beust, the prime minister of Saxony, arrived in Berlin on the 24th, and on the following day Count Esterhazy returned to. Berlin fr om Vi enna . M. de Pfordten, the chief minister of the King of Bavaria, was to leave Berlin for Vienna on the 26th. It was reported in Berlin that his media tion between the Courts of Prussia and Austria was likely to be successful. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Oct. 26.—The Evening Prose has the following despatch :—" Constantinople, Oct. 19. The Russians have occupied Eupatoria. A steamer which left the Black Sea (?) in the night from the 15th to the 16th has arrived here with the intelli gence that the bombardment of Sebastopol had begun. The report that the Dragoman Flamm had been shot as a spy has not been confirmed." If the above despatch be worth anything at all, we must read " Crimea" for " Black Sea." Independent of the above, we are with out further intelligence from the seat of war in the East, except, indeed, that authentic ad vices have reaoled this place from Omer Pacha, in which it is announced that the Ottoman general issimo has now finally abandoned the intention of forthwith commencing hostilities on the Bessarabian frontier, which, owing to the advanced season, must be postponed till next year ; that ho will now take up his winter quarters at Schumla. ; and that all that he can do at present is to send another brigade to Varna to serve as a further reinforce ment to the allied armies in the Crimea. 'The Wanderer of Vienna, of tho 24th, says : " It is quite untrue that an ultimatum has been sent to St. Petersburg, to invite Russia to accept unconditionally the four points of guarantee, and there is no idea at Viena of making new proposi tions to the Cabinet of St Petersburg." FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. We remain without any further intelligence from th© East. General Thomas has arrived in Paris. A letter from Varna, of the 21st, in the Monitcur, says : "The fire of the land batteries opened against Sebas topcl at half-past one on the 17th. At the same time the aided fleets attacked the forts at the entrance of the port—the English those on the left, the French those on the right. The English blew up the external fortifica tions on the left, and the French silenced the fire of the Quarantine Fort." A letter from Tunis, of the 17th, in the Mond. tocr, says : " The Envoy of the Sultan, Moustapha Puha, ha LATEST NEWS. BOMBARDMENT OF SEBASTOPOL. PARIS, MONDAY MORNING. The Moniteur says : We learn from Varna that the French steamer which left the Crimea on the 21st confirms the news of the destruction of two of the outer forts of Sebastopol: Moreover, the batteries had made a breach. The Allied Armies were only waiting for a second breach to be made to give the assault. We have received telegraphic despatches from Bucharest, dated October 24, which confirm the intelligence that the bombardment of Sebastopol commenced on the 17th inst. On the afternoon of the 17th October, at half past one, the land batteries opened fire upon Se bastopol. The Allied Fleets at the same time attacked the forts at the entrance of the harbour. The English fleet attacked the forts on the left side of the entrance to the haib our, and the French those •n the right. The English fire blew up the left outer fortifi cation ; the French silenced the Quarantine Fort. The Retribution had a mast carried away by a shot. A shell burst on board the French Admiral's ship, La Ville de Paris, killing one aide-de-camp and wounding another. It was expected that Sebastopol would fall about the 25th October. VIENNA, OCT. 28, EVENING. The Russian mission here is said to have re- ceived intelligence from Czernowitz to the 28th October, to the effect that ihe bombardment of Sebastopol had been vigorously proceeded with up to the 20th inst. Lord Westmoreland received a despatch ye3ter• day, according to which the guns of the two forts at the entrance to the harbour of Sebastopol were dismounted by the artillery of the fleets. Reliable non-Russian iuformation has just been given that this is not exactly correct. ODESSA, OCT. 25. The bombardment of Sebastopol was continued up to the 23d, but nothing decisive had occurred. VIENNA, SUNDAY. The Fremden Blatt yesterday received news of the 19th from the Crimea. It was said that the ships discontinued the bambardnaent because the Battery and Quarantine Fort, at which they fired, were silenced. The Allied Commanders feel confident of suc_ A Vienna correspondent writes : Advices from Varna, of the 23d October, state Lat the English mad© a breach at Sebastopol on th© 21st. The French had not yet completed theirs. The above is authentic. The Russians say that the French successfully stormed the churchyard on the 19th. THE BALTIC FLEET. KIEL, Ocr. 29. The following British screw steam-ships of war have arrived hero : Majestic, 81 ; Nile, 81 ; Hogue, 60 ; Cressy, 84 ; James Watt, 90. The Vulture, Rosamond, and Driver have gone on a cruise, but will soon return. SIR CHARLES NAPIER INDISPOSED. KIEL, SUNDAY AFTERNOON. The blockship Blenheim and the Bulldog have ust arrived. Admiral Napier is unwell, and confined to hia ship. DENMARK. ALTONA, SUNDAY, 10 P.M. The King of Denmark has just arrived. THE CRIMEA. GENERAL CANROBERT'S DESPATCH. The following is the despatch of General Canro bert, dated before Sebastopol, 13th : "M. le Ministre,—l have already informed you by my telegraphic despatch of this day we opened the trenches in the night of the 9th. We had reason to ex pect that this work, the preparation of which could not be entirely concealed from the enemy, would be warmly disputed; such was not the case. Favoured by a very vio lent gale of wind from the N. E., the opening of the trenches was made on the first night to the extent of 1000 metres, without our srkmen being at all disturbed. We besides contented ourselves to uniting to this work the ex tended parallel to our right, which is hereafter to connect our works to those of the English army. We concentrate all our efforts on the construction of a large bastioned front, which is to serve as a support to our left, and where, in order to profit by the marked advantages of the posi tion, we have placed 55 pieces of cannon, divided into five batteries. During the whole of the 10th and the following night, the firs of the enemy as as very sharp. At first it was badly directed, but afterwards became more precise, but our workmen were already covered, and our communications were not in direct sight of the fortress. The works went on during the 11th and 12th, without any incident worth mentioning. Our losses were only thirty men killed and wounded. Two weak sorties were attempted by the garrison without any well-determined object, but they were re pulsed. The works of sapping as well as the construction of the batteries frequently met with serious difficulties from the nature of the ground, which on many points is very rocky. I, nevertheless, hope that by the 15th our batteries will be mounted, and then we shall be able to open our fire immediately after. The navy have mate rially contributed to their armament with its heavy guns, which Lord Raglan and myself thought it advis able to oppose to those which the enemy had all round the fortress. Last evening another battery of 10 guns was commenced under the direction of the officers of the engineers, behind the Quarantine Port, and very near the shore. Although these guns will fire at a long range, I hope that they will usefully play on the bat teries which the enemy have in front of the Quarantine. Prince Measehikoff with his army remains in complete inaction. He is awaiting reinforcements." THE MENSCHIKOFF DESPATCH. The Pays makes the following remarks on the progress of affairs in the Crimea, and on the recent despatch transmitted to his Government by Prince Menschikoff " It is again from St. Petersburg and Princo Men echikoff that the most recent intelligence comes from the Crimea. It comes down to the night of the 20th, and states that at that period the allies had not as yet obtained any decisive advantages ; the Prince had received a part of his reinforcements, and was ex pecting the rest. The only fact admitting of no dis pute in what this dispatch announces, is that up to the night of Oct. 20 Sebastopol still held out. But that news will not astonish any one, as no one could have supposed that one of the strongest places in the world could be taken in three days. It is known that the advanced works must be destroyed, the heights on the south be seized on, and a breach made in the place itself, before an assault can be given. These different operations, carried on under the fire of several hundreds of cannon, could not be carried into effect all of a sudden, and, if the definitive result is certain, the straggle ought to be in proportion to the obstacles. We cannot, be sides, form at present more than very vague conjectures with respect to this matter. The report of the allied ge nerals will alone tell ns what immense difficulties they have had to encounter. It must be borne in mind that Russia has employed 40,000 men during a year in raising the fortifications which we are now attacking. Numerous ravines, almost perpendicular, separate the exterior redoubts which protect the wall round the place. The • ground is undermined in several places, and infinite pre cautions are necessary to avoid dreadful catastrophes. Each step in advance must be purchased by prodigies of precision and heroism, and we shall not be able to comprehend all the grandeur of the enterprise which is going on until the details of each day's proceedings are known to us. The glory of the army has only increased in men's imaginations since the numerous recitals of its operations have brought to light all its episodes. Prince Menschikoff speaks of reinforcements received and ex pected. What is their amount ? Do they come from Perekop or Anapa Have they arrived under the walls of Sebastopol, or do they simply hold the country ? We find nowhere a reply to these questions, as nothing whatever is positively known of what is passing in the Crimea. The news from the coast even is exceedingly doubtful. The German journals announced that Eupa toria, was retaken by the Russians, whilst the Constan tinople journals declare that statement to be inexact, and one of the thousand rumours which the Greeks of the country think fit to propagate. In reality, whether Eupatoria is occupied or not, is of very little import. Al the period of the landing that place was of use, but since the battle of the Alma its utility has completely disappeared. The fate of the Crimea depends altogether on Sebastopol, and it would not be astonishing that Eupatoria had been ♦oluntarily evacuated by the 500 men who held it, to be retaken again at a later period, without striking a blow, on the appearance of a vic torious army." We read in the Patrie :—" It is positively stated that Admiral Bruat, having renewed the attempt to establish a marine battery on the ground of which he had taken a plan at the time he made his late reconnaissance in Quarantine Bay, Sebastopol, has attained that important rosult. , A work mounted with Paixhan guns, landed from the French vessels, plays with advantage on the Quar antine battery." bad a public audience of the Bey, at the Palace of Mo han:A:lie. His Highness, surrounded by his Ministers and the principal functionaries of the Regency, gave him a very friendly reception. Moustapha Pacha was charged to present to the Bey the insignia of the order of Medji d6e, of the first class. He also brought with him for the Bey a splendid snuffbox, enriched with diamonds of the value of about 40,000 f., which was accompanied by an autograph letter of the Sultan. Mehemet Ali Pacha, ex-Minister of War, bad also availed himself of the op portunity to address a complimentary letter to the Bey ." The Constitutionnel says : " We have before us letters from the Crimea to the 13th October, which confirm what the English journals relate on the dearness of every kind of provisions, or other objects which contribute to the comfort of the sol dier. Sugar sold at 2f. 50c. the lb., the most ordinary wine 3f. a bottle ; tobacco, 10f. the lb. Thus, the sol dier is obliged to content himself almost exclusively with his rations." The Three per Cents. closed on Saturday at 75f. 80c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a- Half per Cents. at 98f. 25c. ; and the New Loan at 75f. 60c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,202 f. 50c ; Rouen 985 f. ; Havre, 562 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 878 f. ; Strasburg, 840 f. ; New Shares, 657 f: 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 1,050 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 868 f. 75e. ; Western of France, 667 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 620 f. ; Great Central of France, 527 f. 50c. ; Lyons and Geneva, 537 f. 50c. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 777 f. 50c. SPAIN. The 23d being Monday, the only Madrid jour nal which appeared was the Gazette, and it has reached us in due course. It contains a circular from the Minister of the Interior to the Governors of Provinces, informing them that " the Queen desires that all the deputies who have received the great honour of representing the nation shall be present at the opening of the Constituent Cortes," arid directing them " to facilitate by all possible means their arrival in the capital by the Bth No vember." MISCELLANEOUS. The late Queeu Mother of Bavaria, whose decease was yesterday announced, was daughter of Duke Frederick of Saxe Altenburg ; she married in 1810 Prince Louis, afterwards King of Bavaria, who abdicated in 1848 in favour of his son, the present King. It is said that Mdlle. Cruvelli is about to publish a pamphlet in which the reasons of her departure from Paris are set forth in full, one of them being the inferior position which she was thrown into of late at the Opera. M. Hebert, it is said, is to be entrusted with the task of drawing up this defence. Admiral Korniloff, who has just fallen at Sebas topol, was one of the officers who accompanied Prince Meuschikoff on his mission to Constanti nople in March, 1853. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE CANADIAN. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, 11 A.m. The Canadian has arrived, and confirms the re port of the safety of Captain Luce, together with the following :---Fredcrick Hay, G. F. Allan, and James Smith, passengers ; Patrick Noral, Alex ander Grant, Michael Russell, John Riley, and John Patterson, of the crew ; and Jagoret Fran cois, of the Vesta's crew. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. PLYMOUTH, Sunday.—By the arrival of her Majesty's ship Dee, Captain Smith, we have advices from the Cape to the 30th of August. Her Majesty's ships Hydra, Frolic, and Penguin were at Simon's Bay. The clpper mines recently discovered in the Amagualand have exceeded all expectations, and shares have risen from a few shillings per share to many pounds. The Kafirs are again uneasy. Since they have gathered in their crops several robberies have been committed. The inhabitants, since they were granted the constitution, seem indifferent to pro tect themselves, and if another Kafir war should break out the consequences might be serious. The clipper-ship Plying Dragon, Carter master, from Ceylon, bound to London, with a valuable cargo, has been totally consumed by fire. Fire was first discovered on board her at midnight on the 31st July, about 200 miles from Simon's Bay. Every exertion was made to put the fire out, but without avail; the fire, however, was so kept under that the ship was brought into Simon's Bay, where she arrived on the 3d August, burnt almost to the water's edge. The Urial, of Boston, engaged to convey her to the nearest port, but after proceeding a short distance she turned and proceeded on her voyage. The Dee left Ascension on the 20th Sept. ; St. Vincent, 6th of October; and Madeira the 19th. The steamers Telegraph and Wonga were at St. Vincent, bound to Australia. The American cor vette Dale was at the latter place. The Dee brings home a few invalids, and Commodore Talbot, lady, and family. THE CUNARD STEAMERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. - - Sir,—A letter signed "R. D. Weld" appears in the Times of this morning, containing statements which may cause alarm and uneasiness to those who may have to travel by our steam-ships. I trust you will be so good as to insert my observa tions on this gentleman's statements. Mr. Weld accuses the owners of indifference as to the safety of the lives of passengers and crew, and calls upon Parliament to interfere for their protection, and to punish the owners. We are obliged by act of Parliament to carry boats of a stipulated size ; we have not only the number required by the act, but one more in each ship ; each boat has in her at all times the proper number of oars, a mast with a sail bent to it, some small water casks, an axe, and other articles likely to be useful in cases of emergency ; a crew is regularly appointed to each boat. The boats may not be exactly placed in the way that Mr. Weld would place them, but they are carried in the manner in which the judgment and experience of the captain think best for their safety and usefulness ; hey must be well secured to the ship, or they will be carried away in heavy weather, which occasionally is the case, with all the care we take of them ; four of the boats are on davits, two are within and on the top of the dec houses. Mr. Weld says, "It would take three-quarters of an hour in the tranquil waters of the Mersey, in broad daylight, to launch each of these boats." I have not the pleasure of knowing Mr. Weld. He is evidently not a seaman himself, and has been misinformed. Every boat in the ship, under such circumstances, could be launched, equipped, and manned in three minutes. The boats are quite sufficient to carry every person in the ship. We are not only bound by act of Parliament to have boats and other suitable equipment, but the Lords of the Admiralty order our ships to be rigidly inspected immediately before going to sea on each voyage. The public have, therefore, this additional security for their safety. Mr. Weld says, "We make the lives of the passengers and crew a very secondary consideration." This is, indeed, a very grave charge, and is entirely without foundation. It is our first consideration. We have been so fortunate as to carry about 100,000 passengers across the Atlantic—a distance of 3,000 miles—without injury to one of them. Ido not speak of this boastingly, for we know not when accidents may happen. Mr. Weld alludes to the unfortunate occurrence of the Arctic. The passengers who were saved say that the boats were sufficient to carry 500 persons. There were only 400 on board. Some of the boats were lost by the unskilful management of passengers, and one was not used at all. Additional boats would, therefore, have been useless. Captain Luce is known to be a good sea man, and a firm and resolute man. He did his duty under the trying circumstances in which he was placed. If his crew had stood by him all might have been saved. S. CUNARD. Howohin's Hotel, St. James's•street, Oct. 28. DEPARTURE OF THE AMERICAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL , Saturday.—The British and North American Royal mail steam-ship America, Captain W. J. C. Lang, sailed from the Mersey this afternoon for Boston and Halifax, with the usual mails for the United States and British possessions in North America, 145 passengers, and a full cargo of merchandise on freight. Previous to her departure, copies of the London morning journals of this date were placed on board by Messrs. Willrner and Smith, of Liverpool, for the press and news-rooms of the Western Continent. The Royal mail steam-ship Canada, with the New York mails of the 18th, is ex pected to-morrow, and the Royal mail screw steam -ship Lusitania, with the Brazil mails, on Tuesday. THE TEMPLE.—Several improvements are shortly to be carried into effect with regard to the buildings ; the most prominent of which is the demolition of all the houses abutting on the round tower of their beautiful church, together with the mean chambers now consti tuting the south side of Churchyard-court. This will at once lay open to proper view thtt most splendid edifice —the unique relic of the Ternplars of England. Notices have also been served on the few remaining- tradesmen, only six in number, who still occupy shops within the precincts of the Temple. The two Temples, Inner and Middle, will then be exclusively occupied by barristers and students at law—their original and proper destina tion. A considerable reduction in the rents is also to be made, brought about by the great number of cham bers now vacant—no less than thirty in the Middle Temple alone. The price of the dinners is also to be fixed at two and sixpence, both for the bar and student s. rliesa cLa.::ges, together with a more prudept a.dupm!- tra.tion of the funds by the respective treasurers, will, it is to be hoped, restore the Temple to something of its an cient greatness and renown. COSS. SPORTING NOTES THE PAST AND THE FUTURE. Amidst the hurry and the excitement which attended the Houghton, it was impossible to estimate calmly or impartially the actual importance or direct effect of the incidents which marked the sport. The meeting was worthy of the Metropolis of the Turf, and the interest which centred in the proceedings was from beginning to end unflaggingly sustained. Each day had its dis tinguishing "feature." The "Criterion" on Monday was hardly regarded as a criterion of the competitors' ability. Rifleman's success was deemed a foregone con clusion, and his defeat therefore created a sensation. It the running for this event was correct, Para's perform ance would indioate Wild Dayrell to be the best public Derby horse out. I, however, am disinclined to believe that Rifleman was beaten on his merits, and should lie again meet Para I shall expect to see him prove his superiority. The Cruiser, who ran second, was before the race, and is indeed now, much talked about in con nection with the Derby. He, however, displayed no indication of hie boasted flying capacitiew. The systematic deception which was practised on the public With Early Bird and Monie Moses for the Cam bridrihire, is, I am glad to say, likely to be fully ex posed. The long records of turf chicanery furnish many a parallel instance, perhaps of deliberate dishonesty, but they may be searched in vain to discover a case more glaring and shameful. Monie Moses I recommend to the notice of handicappers ; Mr. Topham and Mr. John son are, however, not likely to forget him next spring. It has been correctly stated that the race for the Cam bridgeshire was, from start to finish, between two horses only. It may, indeed, be thus briefly described. Seherz made all the running, and won somewhat cleverly by a head. To account for the prejudice which existed against Scherz, down even to the very hour of starting, is difficult. At times people "peppered " him as if he were the safest horse in the race to lay against. One fact was patent ; few persons believed in his re ported racing merit, and this circumstance, coupled with that of his being a "foreigner," induced them to take liberties with him. The losers on the race are of course numerous, and some of them are very heavily "bit." Indeed well founded doubts are entertained of the satis- factory character of the settling, and throughout the winter money in the ring will be scarce enough. This state of affairs will spoil sport so far as steeplechases are concerned, and the promoters of those " cross country events " are likely to have all the fun to themselves. Tne objection which Mr. Dennet made against Scherz was deemed an ungraceful and vexatious proceeding. He had, however, doubtless sufficient justification for his conduct, and I trust the matter has been explained in a fair and unexaggerated manner to Baron Mollendorf. The notes which I despatched from Newmarket on Monday contained much important information, the ac . . curacy of which has been fully established. In those notes I stated my distrust of Orinoco, and my want of confidence in his chance. Against the . field I selected Rattle and Helena, anti stated my intention to reserve Scherz as a " cockboat," being only deterred from placing implicit faith in his pretensions, because the movements respecting him placed him under suspicion. Helena did not start because her legs filled, a scrap of information I picked up too late to render it of any ser vice to the reader. I may, however, take some credit to myself for selecting the absolutely first and second horses in the race ! John Osborne had a good thing in Lady Tatton for the Nursery, not so certain parties in Cheddar for the Houghton Handicap. This latter event, indeed, seemed " made" for Cheddar, who was at one time in good price, but before the betting closed he made a most suspicious retrograde movement. By the way an in fluence which is most improper and unfair seems to be exercised by a certain stable over the Handicaps made at Newmarket, and for the credit of the Jockey Club and the satisfaction of the public the sooner it is counter acted or removed the better. Without difficulty half a-dozen handicaps this season may be indicated which were made for animals belonging to one stable. True it is those animals did not win them, yet their weight was so glaringly favourable that the public was induced to back them. I have already briefly referred to the defalcations of a Manchester tout who was entrusted with the execution of the " Muscovite commission" by Messrs. Greville and Payne. This fellow got the " money on" in due course, the horse won, and away he started immedi ately after the race, in order, as he informed the owner of Muscovite, to obtain payment of the bets without delay, because he said the Manchester men were slippery coves. He set to work and did collect the money. Some persons, I believe, he waited upon in the morning before they were out of their beds. The money which he received he refuses to part with, impudently writing to the duped owner of Muscovite, and informing him that having been requested to edge he thought the party was not very sweet on Muscovite, and was therefore induced to lay against the horse on his own account. The cunning double game played is evident. No wonder rogues batten on the Turf when gentlemen willingly and voluntarily place themselves in their power. Report states that the owner of Musco vite will scarcely get 1,0001. of his large winnings. He, doubtless, deplores the error which induced him to em ploy a man like Perkins, with the full knowledge that among the Manchester Division are men of tact and probity who would have ably executed the commission, and honestly rendered up every farthing of the money. The Worcester Race Committee are really good fellows, and work energetically and with a cordial co operation, to carry out efficiently 'their undertaking. Their well-directed efforts are evidently appreciated by owners and trainers of horses, and the support which they receive affords no matter for surprise. Their management is founded on no sordid, money-getting policy, but is regulated by a strong spirit of liberality and enterprise. The meeting will commence to-morrow, when the legitimate events will be decided. Flatman left New market this morning expressly to ride Rataplan for the Worcester Handicap, and I shall expect to see him sport the "puce with white sleeves" triumphantly. For the Two-yr-Old Handicap, Equivoque and Lady Tatton are my fancies. The Deformed, Butterfly, and Citnic na shall do battle for me for the Flying Stakes. The Steeple chases are not worthy of notice. Scherz will start for the Handicap at Epsom, and should he be neither sick nor sorry after his recent running at Newmarket, I shall again place faith in him. In his default, either Little David or Mishap may win. The Beddington Stakes will, perhaps be won by either Thor or Flageolet. For the Bentinck Plate, Early Bird and Speed the Plough are most noteworthy. October 30. A FRESH MAN. THE BAND OF THE FRENCH GUIDES AT WINDSOR CASTLE. WINDSOR, SUNDAY NIGHT. Most people are aware that during the whole of the summer months, and the first portion of the autumnal sojourn of the Court at Windsor Castle, the bands of regiments in garrison play in the gardens of the East Terrace every Sunday afternoon. To-day the place of one of the regimental bands was supplied by the band of the French Guides—Les Guides--which formed the leading musical attraction at the Crystal Palace on Saturday. That such would be the arrangement did not transpire until this morning, or the attendance of icompany on the terrace would have eclipsed all former occasions. The band arrived by special 'train at the South-Western Railway Station shortly before one o'clock. They were accompanied by Mr. Crombie, the Secretary to the Company, and were received by one of the Royal servants, who conducted them at once to the Castle. As they marched up Thames-street-hill in their gay uniforms, they looked extremely well and called forth many exclamations of astonishment. On the arrival of the band at the Castle, they strolled about the park and looked over the stables. At two o'clock they marched up from the riding-school to the East-terrace. As they came up, her Majesty, the Prince, and the whole of the Royal children might be seen at the South window of the Victoria-tower, earnestly gazing at them. On their descending into the parterre they were allotted the space usually occupied by the cavalry bands. In addition to the band, there were 7 privates of the Guides, formed in line on the left side of the circle, under the command of a non-commis sioned officer of the regiment. The whole were under the command of Captain Baron Verdier. The band, 56 in number, commenced by playing " God Save the Queen," her Majesty, the Prince, and the whole of the younger branches of the Royal Family listening attentively, and gazing on the animated scene before them from the window of one of the private apart merits. They afterwards played several pieces, the most striking of which were a march by Meyerbeer, the over ture to Zampa, and a very brilliant polka. At 3 o'clock the fine baud of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) arrived, and relieved the Guides by playing alternate pieces. At half-past 3 o'clock, her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, and most of the Royal children, walked upon the terrace. Her Majesty was accompanied by Prince Nicholas of Nassau and the Earl of Aberdeen, and at tended by the Countess of Desert (Lady-in-Waiting), Miss Seymour (Maid of Honour in Waiting), Lord de Tabley (Lord in Waiting), Lord Alfred Paget (Equerry in Waiting), Major-General Berkeley Drummond (Groom in Waiting) Colonel F. H. Seymour, and Major-Gene ral the Hon. C. Grey. After the august party had promenaded the terrace for some time, Colonel Biddulph was sent, by command of her Majesty, to desire the presence of Captain Baron Verdier and his brother officer, both of whom were presented to the Queen. With Baron Verdier her Majesty conversed most affably for some .time. The French officers then joined the retinue and remained on the private terrace until half past 4, when her Majesty a nd the Prince, with the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and Prince Alfred made their way through the dense crowd, and proceeded across the Home-park to Frogmore on a visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. Thus ended one of the most remarkable events in the history of the royal borough, and one which our forefathers would never have supposed to be within the range of possibility. French soldiers occupied the gardens of Windsor Castle —an officer belonging to the Etat Major of F ranco chatted familiarly with the Prime Minister of Engl an d, the Queen looking smilingly on, in the presence of thou sands of her loyal subjects. To use Lord Aberdeen's own expression, the entente cordiale was complete. After the bands left the terrace, the Guides we re pl en tif ul l y regaled in the steward's roe& of the Castle, and their animated cheers showed that they wore we ll p l ease d w ith their visit. The vole party returned to London by special train from the South-Western terminus at 7 o'clock in the evening. DEATH OF PRINCE VINCENT.--Prinee Viticeni Count do Milazzo, on of the King of Naples, died at Caserta on the 14th, of apoplexy. His Royal Highness was born oa the 26th of April, 101. MARKET I 2 DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the leading country markets held on Saturday were fairly supplied with wheat, the demand for which ruled inactive, and prices were with difficulty supported. Fine barley, malt, and oats were in request, at extreme rates. Most other articles sold slowly, on former terms. The continental markets have been firm for all articles of grain, the prices of which have had an upward tendency. From New York we learn that bath wheat and flour were firm, and ratlaer dearer. Up to our market last week the arrivals of English grain were very moderate. From abroad we received 2,880 quarters of wheat, 3,289 oats, 1,019 beans, 1,976 peas, 150 tares, 10,903 linseed, 332 rapeseed, 112 mustard seed, 98 sundry seeds, 3,357 sacks and 80 barrels of flour. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of wheat from Kent were moderate, from Essex and Suffolk exten sive. By land carriage several rather large samples came to hand, and the total supply on offer was decidedly ex tensive. The increase in the arrivals, the publication of the French decree forbidding distillation from grain, and the total cessation of any foreign demand, caused the sale for all kinds of wheat of home produce to rule heavy, at a,decline in the prices obtained on Monday last of from 2s. to 3s. per quarter. For forward delivery next to nothing was doing. Notwithstanding that the show of foreign wheat was but moderate, and that the imports continue small, the business doing in that grain was comparatively limited, at from ls. to 2s. per quarter beneath the rates current on this day se'nnight. There were scarcely any floating cargoes offering. We were well supplied with English barley, but the show of foreign was limited. All kinds moved off heavily, at a fall in the quotations of 2s. per quarter, and a clear ance was not effected. We had only a moderate inquiry for malt, yet late rates were well supported. The supply of oats was but moderate. On the whole the trade was steady, at full prices. Beans and peas were rather dull, but we have no actual change to notice in their value. _ . There was less doing in flour, yet prices were tolerably firm. Malt—Chovalier 71s to 733 ' Jets Yorkshire and CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat--Esses 4r. Kent, Rod new 643 to 75a old 68s 78a oat°, White new 74s 84s Ditt0........ old 68s 845' Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old 62s 723 . Ditto new ..••.. 603 66s !tye—Old .•..•••••• •• —s —s New 38s 40s Barley —Grinding .•• • • 30s 31s Malting 303 328 Chevalier.... • •• 333 35s 14alt--Suffolk and Nor folk•••• •• •• .• 62s 67s crown. •••• • • .. 583 *.Os ston and %Vat o 68 ,, 708 Lincolnsk., Feed 27s 31s Potato Youghal and Cork 81ack....... 243 29s Cork, Whito ..... 27s 32a Scotch, Feed. •• • • 231 30s Beans—Tick ....... .. 41s 458 Pigeons ........ •• 45 50s Peas—Grey 37s 40s Maple. •• 425 44s •• •• •• 485 508 Boilers ••• 49s 528 Flour—Town-made. 65s 70s Suffolk . •• •• 52s 60s Stocktn &Norfolk 50s 52s SMITHFIELD. There was a large show of foreign beasts in to-day's market; but the supply of sheep and calves was only moderate. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from own grazing dis tricts were slightly on the increase, but their general quality was very inferior ; indeed, we may observe that there were not 500 really good beasts in the supply. As the attendance of both town and country butchers was ex tensive; the beef trade ruled steady, at prices quite equal to those obtained on Monday last. The top figure for Scots was ss. per Blbs. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton shire, we received 2,800 short horns ; from other parts of England, 350 of various breeds; and from Scotland, 17 horned and polled Scots. The supply of sheep was tolerably good as to number, but deficient in quality. For all breeds we had a steady, but by no means brisk, demand, and last Monday's cur rency was well supported. The primest old Downs realised 4s. 10d. per 81bs. Calves—The supply of which was but moderate, were in fair request, at last week's quotations. The highest figure for veal was 4s. Bd. per 81bs. We were fairly supplied with pigs, which sold steadily, at late rates. The arrivals of stook from Ireland last week were 69 beasts. Last week's import of foreign stock into London was 7,182 head. In the corresponding week in 1853 we received 8,339; in 1852, 8,577; in 1851, 9,147; in 1850, 8,666; in 1849, 3,972 ; in 1848, 6,795 ; and in 1847, 5,979 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Bremen.... 329 ... Sheep. Eiarlingcn ...... 507 ... Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Osteuct Nieu Diop ...... 75 405 ... - 121 ... - Calais ... 1,439 -.-- Ilamburgh Rotterdam 555 1,046 Don't 4l ... 16 Amsterdam 7l ... 917 Tomlin 523 174 TonuMgen 238 ... 235 48 ... 141 s ... is ... - ... 27 94 ... 12 42 ::: 14 Total ... 2,433 ... 4,350 ... ... 205 ... 194 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs, 1853 2,013 ... 5,814 ... 253 259 1852 .1,361 6,719 ... 319 179 1851 1,411 7,039 402 ... 297 1850 1,367 5,419 ... 295 885 1849 1,149 2,615 ... 107 ... Per 81bs to sink the offals. d. s. d.l Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 Second quality.... 3 6 310 Prime largo oxen 4 0 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 410 5 0 Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 6 Second: quality ...3 8 310 Prime crse.-wiled.4 0 4 4 e. d. a d. Prime Southdown 4 6 4 10 Large crse. calves 3 4 4 0 Prime small d 0... 4 2 4 8 Large hogs 3 2 4 4 Small porkers 4 6 0 I Suekliugcalves ..22 0 29 0 ( Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLE. 3easts .. • • 5,361 I 8ea5t5......... ........ . 2,360 ;beep .• ••• ...... ...• ..27,080 Sheep ............ •• 3,490 ',ayes . .. 169 Calves..•... ..... ........ 127 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Oct. 31, 1853, and this day, Monday, Oct. 30, 1854. Per Blbs, to sink the offals. Oct. 31, 1853. s. d. s. d. 2 6t02 10 3 2 3 4, 3 6 310 42 4 4 310 3 2 34 4 0 42 4 6 48 5 0 00 0 0 Coarse and inferior beasts ... Second quality ditto Prime large oxen Prime Scots, Sic ... Coarse and inferior sheop Second quality ditto ... ' Prime coarse woolled ditto Prime Southdown ditto lOct. 30, 1854. s. d. s. d 3 2to 3 4 ,3 6 310 40 4 8 :4 10 5 0 4 3 6 1;3 8 310 0 4 4 114 6 4 10 10 0 0 0 13 4 4 0 42 4 8 13 2 4 4 14 6 5 0 5,361 27,080 169 490 Largo coarse calves ... ... 3 4 4 0 Primo small ditto ... 4 2 4 6 Large hogs ... 3 4 4 0 Neat small porkers 4 2 410 Beasts... ... ... 5,387 Sheep ... 53,710 Calves... ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 326 Pigs ... ... 290 SUPPLIES ON SALE ' Nov. 1, 1852.—Beasts, 4,812 ; sheep, 25,050; calves, 185; pigs, 285. November 3, 1851.—Beasts, 5,451; sheep, 25,310 ; calves, 218 ; pigs, 510. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of country-killed meat here to-day were seasonably good, but those slaughtered in the metropolis were very moderate. Prime beef, mutton, Teal, and pork sold steadily, at full prices. Otherwise the demand was in a sluggish state. Per 81bs by the carcass. e. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 3 0 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do., prime largo 3 8 4 0 Do., do. small 4 2 4 6 Pork, large 3 4 4 2 a. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 4 2 Do., prime 4 4 4 6 Veal 3 2 4 6 Pork, small 4 4 5 2 BOROUGH HOP. The imports of foreign hops into London last week were again largo, viz., 775 bales from Ostend, 231 from Rotter dam, 106 from Dunkirk, 607 from Hambro', 426 from Antwerp, 8 from Havre, 89 from Calais, and 40 from New York. These large arrivals have depressed our market, and. new hops are selling as follows : Mid and East Kent pockets, 161 16s to 21/ Os ; Weald o 1 Kent ditto, 151 15s to 161 10s ; Sussex ditto, 151 Os t4a 151 15s per cwt. The oil duty has been declared at very little ovor 47,0001. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supply of home-grown potatoes ou sale in thes markets are very moderate, but in excellent condition. The imports from abroad have amounted to only 26 bags , 4 baskets from Amsterdam, 10 bags from Hambro', baskets from Rotterdam, and 14 hampers from Amster- , dam. A steady business is doing, as follows :—Regents,, 80s to 95s ; Shaws, 75s to 85s ; Blues, 80s to 85s per ton. WOOL. instances,The wools e o s a l e r e par e progressing te i s gr a a d t i h l y e r , m a n o d, re i m n o s n o e m y o . The sheep's, quota quotations is d t nspT( i l have 2s d ; lam vebe 2 en followsasb, is d t : — Australian, s2te ici ra2lian, clean ; hog,,etts - is 10d to is lld ; scoured, is 7d to 2s. Port Philip, clean sheep's is 2d to 2s 2d ; lambs' is 8d to 2s 3d ; grease, 8d to 10(1. South Australian, clean sheep's, is 3id to is 8d ; lambs', ls 3d to is Bd. Van Diemen's Land, clean sheeps, is 3d to Is 6d; lambs, is 3d to is 10d. Swan River, clean sheeps, is 2d to is 6d ; other kinds, 8d to is ld. Cape, clean sheeps, is ld to is 5d ; scoured, is lid to is 5d per lb. In the private market English wool is dull, and lower to purchase. Last *week's imports were exten sive, namely, 369 bags from Hambro', 3,745 bales from Sydney, 1,0Z7 from Geelong, and 11l from the Cape. The following are the current rates of English wool : Southdown hoggets, is ld to is lid ; half-brads, is ld to is 10; Southdown ewes, is Od to is ld ; Kent fleeces, is in to is 2d ; combing skins, is ld to is 2d ; flannel wool, is to is 2d; blanket woof, 9d to ls; and Leicester fleeces, is to is ld per lb. SEE:• Canary seed has been in gi had an upward tendency. Tai Rapeseed and all other articles rurtup,Weite, per bush. 2ls to 25, Swede 24s 38s Bustard, 8r0wn."... 8s lOs ;ood request, and prices have res are held for more money. care producing extreme rates. carraway ••••••• - • • • • 36 408 Coriander •• • • .... •• • . 163 18s nempseed, per quarter 41 , s 448 Linseed, Eng.iowing • • 665 a White, new.....• 10s —0 r sres, Winter, new .. 11 s 1 2 o Old .. ........ Os OdOs Od Janary, per quarter • 44s 58s Rye grass.. ... • • ... 24s 28s Mover, Red Eng . (cwt.) —5 5 White .. • • .... • . —0 —l3 Crdshing • ......_ .. 60s 62s Baltic •• •• .. •... 58s 60s Odessa •••• •• 1 ... 693 62s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English .: . 101 Os 111 10s Foreign Red.. •••• —s —a, --$ Trefoil, new.. •• 161 20s1 Foioign,per ton 915 s 111 5s Rape Cakes, pr ton 610 a 6l 10s Rapeseed, New,pr Ist 30:10!. 34; Cs TALLOW. Our market is inactive, and prices are about ls. per cwt. lower than on Monday last. To-day new P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 675. per cwt. Town tallow, 665. net cash. Rough fat. 3s. Bd. per 81bs. 1850. 1851. 1852. 1853. 1854. Stock this day Price of Y. C. .... _-- ) , 46,314 ;'65,4 9 40,771 21,612 38s 3d 37s 6d :o'43s Od :o 57s Od to 38s 6cC —s Oct 143 s 6,11t0 57s 6d 2.322 : 2,9 1, 9 2,123 3,025 ;-,9,3.11 , 38,499 i0,i37 45,870 1 ),305 26,165 6,478 2,024 60,055 67,375 26,280 44,167 418 Od 388 6d 468 Od 618 Od Delivery last wer , lt I)ittu June 1.... Arrivals last week.. Ditto from Junel.... Price of T0wn ...... 30,072 66s ofl to 66i 6d 2.393 30,316 2,886 24,388 6Se 6d