The Sun. — London, England, 1854-10-16 00:00:00

TIIE...kTRE ROYAL HAYMA.BILET. 1 under the management of 31r. linck.stone. THIS EVENISG, OCT. 16, 'Will be performed the comedy of PAUL PRY. Principal m cha acters by r. Wright , M r. Chippendale, Mr. W. Farren, Mrs. and Miss E. Chaplin. Mr. G. Followed by HIS LAST LEG S. principal character by ynter, T. Brooke. • To conclude with A ICISS IN THE DIRX. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. under the Management of Mr. Cuaar.as THIS EVENING, Ocr. 16, • win be performed (Seventh time) a comedietta, entitled LIVDTG TOO FAST. After which, AHE iRT OF GOLD. PrllCa thcleipte art, and characters by Swore. M ea dows, Addison, Ryder , D. Fisher, Saker Woes Heath and Murray; and Mrs. Daly. To cenelnde with THE HALT OF TILE BALLET. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Dlrectress, Madame Celeste; THIS EVENING, OCT. 16, Mr. M. BARNETT'S FAREWLLL BENEFIT. 11 7 0 1 be performel THE OLD GUARD. Charactersrray, and Mby Maw. C. S lhy , V arscile, G. Lee, M. Barnett;L. Muits y 7 oolgar After which, THE CAMP AT CIIO3II.AIf. Fotow:d by MONSIEUR JACQUES. After which, A MOVING TALE. To conclude with the scream:ng, Burlesque of NORMA. . _ ItOYA.L OLYMPIC THEI,TRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Ocr. 16, Will be performed A MATCH IN THE D IRIC. Principal cha racters by Mr. A. Wigan, and Miss Fitzpatrick. To be followed by a Farce, called A BLIGHTED BEING, in which Mr. Robson will appear. To conclade with TO OBLIGE BENSON. STRAND THEATRE. S )1e Lessee Mr. F. W. Alleroft. THIS EVENING, OM. 16, yilli be performed SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES. After whieb, THE NEW WAGS OF WINDSOR. Folio vred by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Mephistopheles, Mr. Salford; Faust, Miss G. Dodson; Marguerite, Miss H. Gordon. Stalls, 4s. ; Boxes, 2s. 6d. • Pit, Is. • Gallery, 6d.; Private Boxes is., to be had of Mr. AllZroft. 15, :lew Bond-street. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHrrHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wi ll iam Cooke. • Shortly wll be produced, a GRiND MILITARY SPECTACLE, eisinmemontive of present British Prowess. Four hundred auxiliaries ar e engaged, and both the S ta g e and the Ring will s imultaneou.sly be em ployed in the representation of this Great National Hippodrams. THIS EVENING, THE WOODMAN'S HORSE; or, THE FALSE KNIGHT. After which, a variety of graphic and brilliant scrams In tha ARENA. To conclude with a GRAND EMBLEMATICAL ENTREE of England and France, with a number of Loyal and Patriotic Stage Tableaux. Box-ofilee ope n from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acti M ng anager, r. W. 11. Cooke. Equestrian Director, M tr . wm. Cooke, jun. lEr WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tine T —Morning 18 min.after 9 I Evening 3 min.aft. 10 osso DA w Morning 46 m , n.after 10 Evening 20 min.sft. 11 TEE WEATHEIt.—Stni Orrtcs, Ocr. 15. TRERNONETER, IN VIE SUADS. 56 —highest since noon on Saturday. 53-!rawest this morning and during the night. 59—this day, at noon. BAROMET 30•22.1 WTND, variable, S. to S.S.E.—Light, with d hazy fea ther and some heavy ra in in the morning early ull ~ OCTOBER 16. 59 —highest sines noon yesterday. 47 —lowest this morning and during the night; 52 —this day at noon. BIROMETIIIi, 3005—falling. Witn:.—N.N.W.—Light, with fine cold weather. THE "COMING" CAPTURE SEBASTOPOL ....-- of the season and the approaching winter rendered the gre: itest expedition absolutely indispensable. We s IPA believe (although, of course, it must be obvious that these are mere speculations as to probabirdtiea, and that we do not venture on any positive at isertions)--ithat the bombardment com menced bi More the Bth instant ; and with the pre cedent of , Bomarsund fresh in our recollection, we have tl, le strongest reasons for supposing that long ere this the Union Jack and Tricolour are waving over the captured city and the dismantled fortifi cations. W e lately pointed out the difference between the , assailants and defenders—the one exulting in the prestige of recent success, feeling themselves irresistible—the other disheartened by unlooked-for defeat—a defeat so unlocked for that invitations were issued to the chief inhabi tants of Sebastopol, even the ladies (!), to witness the overthrow of the audacious invaders and the execution of MENscuniores vaunting promise that he would drive the barbarians into the sea(!) In addition to the demoralisation naturally following so serious a disappointment, we can not forget that there is much disaffection in the Russian ranks. The Muscovites poor ignorant serfs—'may blindly obey the ukases of the AUTOCRAT, but it has ever been the policy of NICHOLAS to recruit his army with men torn from their native homes, who would gladly proclaim " war to the knife" against the oppressor—who, in place of being actuated by unreasoning fana ticism or ridiculous superstition, think on their outraged nationalities, and would sacrifice even life itself to be avenged on the tyrant. We have seen the attempt to gc incorporate" the Moldavian militia with the invading army, and to make them fight against their SOVEREIGN. The records of the Court-martial that sentenced their gallant commander to Siberian exile for repudiating the iniquitous order of one to whom he owed no allegiance, and who had no right whatsoever to demand his services against his real Sovereign, are too recent to require more than a bare allusion. The Poles, who are placed with arms in their hands side by side with their tyrants, are surely as likely to turn those arms against the Russians as against those whom they would hail as liberators, who would rescue them from forced servitude, and restore them to free dom. The quarrels between the Finnish and the Russian prisoners of war—the total absence of friendly intercourse, and the intense animosity by which they are actuated towards each other, prove, beyond the possibility of doubt, the differ ence of feeling between the pure Muscovites and the inhabitants of the territories that have been usurped. We know no more appropriate name for the annexations since the policy of the First PETER became developed. We may then feel assured that we have many friends within the walls of Sebastopol, who will take any suitable opportunity of exhibiting their true feelings, and who will not sacrifice themselves to gratify the vanity of the CZAR by a desperate resistance. We feel, then, that there are many reasons to hope that the next communications, which cannot long be deferred, may tell us not only of the auspicious commence ment and gratifying progress, but even of the triumphant termination, of the siege, that Sebas topol is captured, and the object of the campaign virtually accomplished. In our impression of Thursday we gave a brief account of the total loss of the Arctic steam ship, one of the Corthrs' line of United States mail steamers. This melancholy event, which led to the loss of a large amount of property and a far more deplorable sacrifice of human life, oc curred at noon on the 27th ultimo, in conse quence of a collision with the French merchant screw-steamer Vesta, on the coast of Newfound land, about G 5 miles distant from Cape Race. The ill-fated vessel bad left Liverpool on the 20th of September, the day of the sanguinary battle of Alma. Nothing could be more auspicious than the commencement of the journey. There were embarked 185 first-class, and 75 second-class, cabin passengers ; in addition to these, the officers, crew, and regular employees of the vessel amounted to no less than 130 more, making up a total of 390 persons. Within a week of their departure they were steaming at a rapid rate along the banks of Newfoundland. The passengers were lunching in the cabin, heedless of their impending fate. A dense fog covered the ocean, but, despite the danger, the good ship proceeded with unabated speed, while the passengers were enjoying themselves in the highest degree. It does not appear that there was any extra look out, or additional precautions, adopted in conse quence of the haziness of the weather. Many previous voyages had excited confidence. The Captain was as indifferent to the latent dangers arising from the fog as we ourselves were until lately to the vile smells from open teas-pools, or the bone-boiling nuisances, still permitted to pol lute the atmosphere in many parts of the metro polis. The old school copies say that " familiarity breeds contempt ;" and so it was in the present unfortunate instance. At the very moment when they were enjoying the collation, an awful crash was heard and felt. It was the first intimation of their perilous condition; and the alarm thereby excited was speedily converted into despair, when they learned their almost inevitable doom. It was seem known that there bad been a collision with another steam vessel, although one of inferior tonnage and, for a brief space; it was supposed that she was the chief sufferer. In the graphic account of the fatal accident given by Mr. BAAHLAm, the second officer of the Arctic, it is stated that " the French steamer seemed to be sinking bow foremost." The first impulse of Captain LUCE, the American Commander, was to order assistance to those whom he imagined to be in a worse plight than himself. He " immediately gave orders to clear away the quarter boats, which was done, and Mr. GOURL.&Y, chief officer, left the ship in charge of the starboard boats." While lowering the port boat, the Captain exclaimed to the second officer, whose account we have received, " Hoist up that boat, Mr. BAlausext," and beckoned him to come over. During that brief interval he had perceived the imminent peril of the good ship which he commanded, and of the lives of the passengers entrusted to his charge. He found that his earliest efforts were required at home. He therefore endeavoured to ascertain the nature of the injuries which he had himself sustained. On examination, it was found that "the blow had taken effect on the starboard bow, about 60 feet abaft the cut-water, which had made three large holes in the ship, two of them below water, one of which was about five and A half feet iu length, and one or one and a half in depth, leaving the whole cut-water and stem of the iron steamer clean through the Arctic's site !" This fearful s t ate of affairs required the utmos t promp titude o n th e part of the commander, and he forthwith gave orders to have the s hi p ' s h ea d kept fo r l an d , in the proportion of it s living vain hope of saving a large freight. A few minutes added another dreadful accident. They had not been on their' course more than four or five minutes when they ran over a boat and crew belonging to the other ves se l. All save one perished, and he escaped, for a time, by clinging to 0 rppe hanging over_ the bow of. the Axotic. The moment the boat was seen orders were given to reverse the engines, but it was impossible ; the engineer announced the fatal intelligence that " the vessel was fast sinking." In thirty minutes all the lower fires were out, and " there wero at least six feet of water in the hold, fore and aft. Attempts had been made to get at the leak from the inside, but unfortunately in vain. The pas sengers had at first assisted the crew in pumping the ship, but when they found that there was but little hope of saving the vessel we cannot feel sur prised that the utmost confusion prevailed on every side, and that sauve qui peut ' became the order of the day. The second officer was then ordered to look to his boats." By this time, however, those on board had seen that the only hope of escape lay in those boats, and all on the port side were crowded with men and women. The guard-boat was, however, lowered from the starboard, and given in charge of the crew. The second officer then asked the captain " What his intentions were ?" when he answered that the ship's fate should be his, and refused to permit his son to leave him, or avail himself of the only chance of safety that offered. Mr. BAAILLAM, whose conduct during the whole of this trying emergency appears to have been very meritorious, jumped into the boat. Twenty persons then leaped overboard, of whom seventeen or eighteen were picked up. He speedily came up with another boat, which he lightened of part of her complement, leaving nineteen in her and twenty-six in his own boat, which, so far as we have as yet been able to learn, were the sole sur vivors of the ill-fated Arctic. After forty-two hours' strenuous exertions the boats at last reached the shore, and landed fourteen passen gers, three officers, and twenty-eight seamen, the mournful remains of 390 human beings. Every search that humanity dictated was made for the survivors, but no satisfactory tidings had been received, and we fear can scarcely be anticipated. The Vesta was saved from a like fate by the skill and determination of her gallant commander. No hope was in the first instance entertained of her preservation. Those on board looked to the Arctic as the only means of safety. In their intense anxiety to avail themselveS thereof some sprang overboard, and were, of course, lost. Two boats were put out, the first of which was immediately sunk, the other run over •by the Arctic. Thirteen persons were lost through their own imprudence ; the others were brought safely to St. John's, Newfoundland. The captain, by lightening the front of the vessel, and piling up mattresses, palliasses, and other effects, strength ened the bow so as to keep the vessel afloat. He has justly received the highest praise for his con duct from the time of the unfortunate collision. Now, this fatal event appears to belong to the class of what have been termed "preventible accidents." Notwithstanding the density of the fog, and the position in which it was then pro ceeding, no precaution appears to have been taken on board the Arctic to prevent such a catastrophe. Had the speed been abated, a careful watch kept, and a drum kept beating, it could not have oc ourred. But the danger was underrated ; and possibly some reliance was placed on the size of the vessel, that she could not suffer much even should she unfortunately come into contact with another ship. The great danger would be to the other whatever it might be. The Captain was naturally anxious to make a rapid passage, and to that he sacrificed his noble vessel, the valuable property on board, and, far worse than all, the lives of 345 human beings, including himself and his son among the number. Surely this de- , plorable occasion ought to be improved, so as to render the adoption of suitable precautions under such circumstances imperative, and thus to obtain some greater degree of security for life and pre. perty than is afforded under the existing system. We are happy to hear that Mr. Geach, M.P., is re covering from his severe attack of illness. Lord Louth has left the Gresham Hotel, Dublin, for Louth Hall. The Right Hon. the Attorney-General for Ireland has left his ?hefting quarter{ in the Highlands, and is ea route for his residence in Dublin. - Sir Richard Sutton, Bart., and Lord Edwin Hill, M.P., and party, are enjoying the sports of the field at the hen. baronet's seat, Lingham Lodge, Norfolk. James Roosevelt, Esq., and Mrs. Roosevelt have left the Clarendon Hotel for Paris. Sir Herbert Maddock, M.P., has arrived at the Clarendon from Liverpool. The Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire are re ceiving a succession of visitors at Hillsborough Castle, where they intend to winter. The Marquis of Anglesea left Newmarket on Friday last for Beaudessat, Staffordshire. His lordship is form. ing a valuable racing stud. The Earl of Desart has arrived in town from a cruise off the coast of Scotland in his yacht. The countess attended her Majesty from Scotland as Lady in Waiting. The Earl of Jersey, we are gratified to say, is not in so bad a state of health as represented. The noble earl and countess, and a small family circle, are located at Middleton Park, near Bieester. _ _ The Viscountess Canning and Lady Stuart de Roth say havc.. left Grosvenor-square on a visit to the venerable Dowager Countess of fiardwicke at Titterhanger, Herts. PROFESSOR COCXERELL.—Our readers will sympathise with Professor Cockerell in the loss which he and the service have experienced in the death of his gallant son, a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, and who fall on the 20th of September, at the battle of the Alma, a few days only after this fine promising youth had joined his corps at Eupatoria. THE RECIPROCITY TREATY.—A very important point, in regard to the construction of the treaty, is entirely misunderstood by certain New Brunswick and Nova Scotia newspapers. These papers hold out the idea that, if those provinces withhold their assent to the treaty, their fisheries will remain shut against the in habitants of the United States. This is a great error. OPPOSITION TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH.—A. meeting was held on Monday evening at the George Hotel, Haymarket, of butchers and other persons interested in keeping swine upon their premises, to consider the best means of protecting their interests from injury by the regulations of the Board of Health. It was resolved that an association should be formed for the purpose ) and a solicitor engaged to defend any member who might be subjected to proceedings by the authorities.—Leicester Journal. FEARFUL ACCIDENT AT A LICENSED VICTUALLER'S.— On Saturday night a lad named Rawlings was standing with one leg on the window sill of the Cross Keys Ta vern, Blackfriars-road, and the other on the arm of one of the ornamental lamps in front of the house for the purpose of lighting the gas, when by some means he lost his hold and fell head foremost upon the stone flags be neath. Police-constable No. 70 of the L division ran to his aid, picked him up, and found the blood issuing from his ears and mouth. He conveyed the sufferer to the surgery of Mr. Rose, of Stamford-street, but such were the serious injuries received that the surgeon recom mended the lad's instant removal to St. Thomas's Hos pital, which was done ; but not the slightest hope can be entertained of his recovery. ALARMING FIRE' IN THE CALEDONIAN-ROAD, ISLlNG TON.—Yesterday morning, shortly after 12 o'clock, a call was received at the different engine stations that a fire had broken out in the neighbourhood of the Cale donian-road, Islington. To that spot the engines of the parish, and three of the London Brigade started, as well as the Royal Society's fire escapes. The firemen then found that the fire had originated in the premises of Mr. W. Keeling, a tobacconist and toy dealer, carrying en -business at 14, Great William-street, in the above-named road. The origin of this fire is unknown, and it could not be ascertained whether the sufferer was insured or not. SUSPECTED INCENDIARISM AT HOLLOWAY.—Yesterday morning, between the hours of two and three o'clock, the premises of Mr. W. Brown, a farmer, situate in Hollo way-fields, Holl owa y, were di scovere d by the police on duty to be on fire. The total loss is very considerable, and unfortunately the sufferer is not insured for a single penny. The origin of the fire is sot precisely known, but from the fact of its occurring at a time when no one was employed in that part of the premises, there is strong ground for supposing that it was the work of some vile incendiary. OLONNII - I INQUEST.—On Saturday Mr. Wakley held an inquest on the body of Mr. John Shaft, aged 55, a Russian linguist, and for many years passport agent at St. Petersburg, which city he quitted last Christmas. Deceased retired to rest on Monday last, in apparent good health, but about 2 o'clock his son was summoned to his assistance by a servant who had heard a peculiar noise in the bed room. Deceased was found lying on his back apparently in a fit, life being quite extinct. The past mortem examination showed extensive disease of the heart, and a medical man, only a fortnight before, had predicted that deceitioci would one day die suddenly. Verdict accordingly, WILL BE PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION "THE SUN" THE MOMENT THE EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE IS ISSUED, 2'OGETHI?R WITH A LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED Orders received by all News Agents, and at " THE SUN" OFFICE, 112, Strand, London. f a~~ ~. ,~= Tb 'SFr ; -r •• ei ~~~ i5~~. LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1854. The public mind is again yearning for trust worthy tidings from the Crimea. In the intense anxiety, the universal excitement that prevails, everything else is regarded as comparatively trivial or worthless. " Sebastopol" is the general signal for attention in anything relating to the progress of the siege, the position of the Allied Forces by land and water, the state of the belea guered fortress, and of the Russian fleet—a moiety whereof were sacrificed to prevent the ingress of hostile fleet, and the remainder ready to be submerged the moment our jolly tars have the slightest chance of getting at them. The " cou ragebus" actors in the tragedy at Sinope are ready, like Colonel CRocKEir's game, to come down from the tree without giving the unerring marksman the trouble of firing, and to yield them selves up, " as gone coons," even previous to any attack. The anxiety becomes more eager as the time approaches when we ought to receive further offi cial despatches. The last that arrived, which came from Vienna on Thursdaylast, and appeared in Th e sum the same day, informed us of the progress of °Tents up to the 3(1 instant. Four days. have since elapsed, and surely we may now look for ward to something additional. We scarcely regard that derived from a Russian source as worthy of the slightest credence, and only com municate it to show the nature of the news with which the Ow/ satisfies the cravings of his loyal subjects. Before the BLh, to which day the next communication will probably take us, considerable progress ought to have been made in the bombardment ; or, if not, it would at least be satisfactory to know the arrangement entered into, the stations of the different divisions, and the reasons, if any, f or th e d e l ay . We are well aware that some time must neces sarily be consumed in making the necessary pre parations for the attack on a fortification so strongly defended—that the artillery could not be landed at Balaklava and conveyed to the vici nity of Sebastopol, the batteries constructed and made ready to open fire against the town, the s hipping, and the different forts —or the trenches carried forward within the requisite distance, without so me delay. But we must recollect that, on or before the 3 d instant, "50 heavy gun 650 sailors, and 2,000 marines had been landed from the Fleet at Balaklava—that the English Army was close to Sebastopol, which was invested on the South—that batteries of heavy guns had been constructed—that the Allied Armies had ad vanced their trenches to within 1,500 yards of Sebastopol, and that a strong feeling prevailed among French and English that a general assault would be made on the Bth inst., that would trans fer the Russian stronghold into the hands of the Allies." Knowing these things on undisputable authority, we cannot conceive any grounds for Oiler 4elays, more especially when the lateness A' l4. ",;., ..,,,,, - : • -:" ',"' Wr . , ~ THE SUN, LONDON,_ I'vIONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 16, 1854, THE WAR ON THE DANUBE The movements of the Turks in the Dabrudscha and in Moldavia indicate that an attack on Bessa rabia will not be deferred much longer. Omer Pacha has been lately moving in all directions—one day at Bucharest, the next on the Danube, at Rust chuk, Silistria, Galatz, and Ibraila. Ho has re peatedly vi ite,l Silistria and IVlaAschin, to inspect the troops there. There were 15,000 Egyptian and Turkish troops at Ka,larasch, which are to go to the Dobrudscha, where most of. the troops from the Lower Danube are concentrating. The Turkish centre is opposite Ismail, and at this point and at Reni the Russians are concentrating from the north ; while the troops in Bessarabia are ordered to go with all speed to the Crimea. Cara Kiz, the Kurdish Amazon, has gone from Varna, with her troop of wild riders to the Crimea. A letter from Bucharest, 2d, says :—" The Gene ral-in-chief of the T urkish armyleft this place on the 29th ult.forKalarasch, to inspect the troops cantoned on the Danube. Omer Pacha before his departure presented to Mehemet Sadik Pacha the order of Mejidie, third class, which the Sultan had conferred on him. On the 21st, 22d, and 25th ult., deputations from the Boyards, the merchants,and the forty-eight trading corporations, waited on that General, who is the Commandant of Bucharest, to present him addresses from their respective bodies." The Press of Vienna, of the 9th, says :—" A letter from Constantinople states that Field-Mar shal Baron de Hess having made known to his Ca binet the proclamation of the Turkish commandant of Bucharest, directed against Prince Stirbey, Austria has laid a complaint on the subject at Constantinople, and demanded satisfaction. This demand was the object of a negotiation on the 26th nit. Nothing positive is yet known as to the result of the conferences which have taken place, but it is positively stated that the conduct of Omer Pacha has been severely blamed. It is also said that he has been reproached for the arbitrary arrest cf MM. Golesco and Czernatesco, as well as that of several correspondents of German and English jour nals." PRUSSIA. - - - - - BERLIN, Oct. 13.—The Cabinet of Berlin has de cided to reply to the last overtures of the Cabinet of Vienna. The draft of the reply is ready. It has not yet been definitively adopted and approved of by the King, so that it cannot leave for a day or two. All the rumours in the journals of a rapprochement between Prussia and Aus tria are pure inventions. The reply is mode rate and conciliating as regards the form, leav ing an opening to Austria to draw nearer to Prussia, by abandoning partly the policy she has thought proper to follow, but in substance it makes no concession, and abandons nothing of what was established by the despatches of the 3d and 21st of last month. It appears therefore that the rupture between Austria and Prussia is an es tablished fact. It remains to be seen how the other States of Germany will act. A letter from Berlin, of Oct. 11, in the Litho graphic Sheet of Havas, says "The Prince of Prussia, who was sent for to Berlin by the telegraph, is to arrive here to-morrow evening, and it will be then decided if he is to be sent to Vienna on a private mission, as is intended at present, to ter minate the negotiation relative to the position of Prussia with respect to Austria. It is said that our Cabinet has been requested to make known also, on its side, the conditions which it should like to be attended to, in the point of view of Prussian interests, in a future treaty of peace. This rumour is connected with the indications which were recently given in the Moniteur, and accord ing to which the Western Powers would be disposed to admit that Prussia should add a fifth condition to the four guarantees which they have themselves insisted on." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Oct. 12.—The Berlin correspondent of the Oest. Deutsche Post, who ha 3 recently forwarded intelligence of extreme interest, now informs us that the Austrian despatch of the 30th of September led to a crisis in the Prussian Cabinet. The Minister- President strongly protested against a separation from Austria at such a critical moment, bait as his Royal master did not take the same view of things, M. de Manteuffel, on Friday, the 6th, tendered his resignation, and on the same day left Berlin for his estate, Dransdorff. He was, however, recalled, on the Bth, to Berlin, and at 10 in the morning of the 9th a Cabinet Council was held, at which the King presided. Before the Council met the Minis ters held a conference, and it is presumed M. de Manteuffel received from his colleagues the pro mise of their support, as he consented to remain in office. The Kreutz Zeitung, in its wrath against this Government, has declared that the real object of Prussia in concluding a treaty of alliance with Austria was to prevent her active interference in the Oriental question. The Frankfort Post Zeitung has a letter of the sth from Pesth, in which mention is made of the zapierow unfits which, We recently t401:1 &lg* in Hungary. The same subject was touched on sonic days since in my correspondence, but it was not in my power to give any particulars. We now learn that the prisoners, " who are generally priests, landed proprietors, and advocates," are sent by railroad from Pesth to Vienna. Among the advocates arrested aro Messrs. Theiss, Lombay, and Graffel, who held office under the revolu tionary administration. LATEST NEWS. THE CRIMEA. VIENNA, SUNDAY EVENING. The following intelligence has reached Vienna through a Russian source :—. Up to the 7th nothing of importance had occurred in the Crimea ; the attack on the outer works was to begin on the 9th. The extreme right of the Allies leans on the slope of the mountains east of Balalilava, which run down like immense walls to Aloushta. The body of the right wing is at Kamara, and outposts arc posted on the Black River. The centre occupies the roads leading from Kadikoi to Sebastopol, and from Bakshi-Serai to Balaklava. The body of the left wing is at Karani ; the outposts at Khutor. The artiUcry, which is already disembarked, consists of 24 to 48 pounders, with 800 and 1,000 balls each. The howitzers and mortars have 500 and 700 balls each. 15,000 gabions, 20,000 fascines, and 18,000 piles have been used in constructing the batteries. The allied army is not far short of 100,000 strong, and has 140 siege and 120 field guns. The Russians have 34,000 men in Sebastopol, and 30,000 at:Bakshi-Serai. Reinforcements are daily expected. The Russians have 800 guns in Sebastopol, and 100 field guns with Menschikofi's army. According to advices from Odessa of the 10th, there was a sharp cannonade on the 4th between some English steamers and the Quarantine Fort. DENMARK. IMPEACHMENT OF MINISTERS. COPENHAGEN, OCT. 15. The House of Representatives has voted, by a majority of eighty to six, the appointment of a committee to draw up articles of impeachment against Ministers for the promulgation of the July ordinance. RETURN OF THE BALTIC FLEETS. NYBORG, &MOAT, OCT. 15. Yesterday two French line-of-battle ships and three French frigates passed here on their way to France. To-day the Austerlitz, accompanied by two French frigates, passed in the same direction. The Inflexible, the flag-ship of Admiral Parseval Deschenes, has also sailed homewards. So also have the Neptune and Prince Regent. The St. George is at Kiel. SEBASTOPOL. The Lloyd of Vienna, of the 11th, has the fol. ins : " A Letter from Varna, of the sth, states that some French and English vessels commenced on the 4th to bombard the Russian works raised on the coast. The Russian batteries returned the fire, but their guns were too small to produce any effect, while the shot and shell of the allies frequently passed over the batteries. It was said that on the following day the vessels would form a line of battle, and continue the bombard ment without interruption. Another despatch, re ceived via Belgrade, states that the bombardment of Sebastopol commenced on the evening of the 4th, and continued on the sth. The general attack was fixed for the Bth, when the best results may be hoped for. Great impatience is naturally felt at St. Peters burg for news from the Crimea. A telegraphic commu nication has been established between Perekop and Sirn pheropol, and couriers are ready at every station. The Czar has ordered that a report shall be made to him every day of the events passing in the Crimea. On the 30th a Te Deunt was performed in all the churches of Wessa for a ♦ictory gained by the Russians near Sebasto pol, which victory consisted of the raising of the siege of Fort Constantine, which the allies had threatened. It was announced to the troops in an order of the day of Prince Menschikoff, in which he states that he had forced the enemy to withdraw towards the south, and renounce his intention to besiege Fort Constantine. The Russians have taken up different positions to defend Sebastopol on the south side. They have surrounded the town and port with a number of batteries, and have thrown up earthworks in certain places. The Russian men-of-war remain quiet in the port ; some small steamers some times move towards the entrance, but return when they see the allied fleets. Contracts have been entered into with the communal authorities of the Crimea for the furnishing of 300 carriages for conveying supplies to the allied camps from the fleet, and carrying the sick and wounded to the fleet." REINFORCEMENTS FOR LORD RAGLAN. A correspondent, writing from Varna, says that Admirals Dunclas and Hamelin have been enabled to place 15,000 marines and sailors at Lord Rag lan's disposal. This, with the reserves from Varna, Bourgas, and Constantinople, would increase the ex e p sp e a d t i ch tio , ofnary army to about 120,000 men . A despatch, the 2d, from Constantinople, in the Fremden Blatt, enlightens us on this point as follows :—" Twelve thousand men from Varna, gone to Balaklava. The storms in the Pontusople E 8,000 from Bourgas , and 6,000 from haveConstanti uxinus, which on the oth ult. were Constanti nople very violent, have abated, and the sea is to-day extremely tranquil. There aro already 3,000 wounded soldiers from the Crimea in Constantinople. The whole of the ships of war lying at anchor hero go to Balaklava with troops, munitions, and provi sions." A letter from Marseilles, of the 12th, says : "This day 257 soldiers of the train artillery, 80 foot Chasseurs, and 11 soldiers of the foreign legion, were embarked on board the Egyptus, to be taken to the East. 124 Cuirassiers and Dragoons, with their horses, have been embarked on board different vessels to join the expeditionary army. 200 men and 25 horses of the oth Cuirassiers arrived here yesterday by railway, and are also to proceed to the East." ODESSA. The news from Odessa is more interesting than usual. On the Ist of the mouth the mole in the pratique harbour was found to be on fire, which, however, was extinguished without much trouble. The heat of an oven for casting red-hot balls had ignited the tarred piles of the mole. On this same day a ladka (coasting vessel) was chased by two steamers. To save itself from its pursuers, the vessel ran on shore near a field battery, which opened fire on the steamers, and, it is said, beat them off. Troops leave Odessa daily for the Crimea. The time required to join Prince Menschikoff is calculated at fifte©n days. On the 30th a victory of the Russian army in the Crimea was celebrated in all the churches at Odessa, which " victory," it appears, was the " relief" of ;Fort Constantine, at first threatened by the allies. This glorious victory was announced to the troops in a general order, to the effect that Prince Menschikoff had forced the enemy to withdraw from Wort Constantine to the south, and to give up their intention of attacking this fort. The Soldaten Freund says that on the 2d inst. some steamers bombarded the infantry camp at the ♦illage of Grig Prievka, near Odessa ; and that on the 28th two of the allied steamers destroyed some Chersonese boats laden with wood in the roads. The divisions Liprandi and Engelhardt arrived at Odessa on this latter date, and were sent on to the Crimea. The 340 wounded Russians delivered by one of the allied steamers belonged to the 10th di vision of the 6th army corps. They were taken to Odessa by order of Admiral Dundas, and sixteen died on the day, of arrival. According to intelligence from Odessa, of the 7th inst., just received, Prince Menschikoff has ex tended his left wing to the seaport town of Alonch ta ; his right wing leans on Bakshi-Serai, and the centre is at Simpheropol, the point at which all the reinforcements from Perekop will concentrate. This position forms an exact triangle. TURKEY, We find the following telegraphic despatch among our advices received this morning from Vienna : gg CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. s.—For the first time for 400 years a cross has been erected here. One was yesterday set up in the French military church yard. At Therapia, on the 2d, a requiem was sung for the deceased Marshal St. Arnaud. The com mander of Sebastopol was summoned to surrender on the 29th, and had 48 hours given him for reflec tion, when, on his refusal, the bombardment was to begin. Thirty large steamers, probably belong ing to the Bugg= fleet, have beef) own at pea. Troops ' heavy artillery, and munitions for the Allies continue to arrive. General Espi nasse is here. The Russians have sunk thirty three ships in the straits of Tenikale, and have sent reinforcements to Anapa and Kertsch by means of lonian. ships. On the 17th ult. the French Colonel Bellerot was murdered at Rau Massat, eighteen hours from Erzeroum, by six Kurds. The governor of Erzeroum, Ismail Pacha, found himself thereby comp lied to take active measures to put an end to the Zeybeck disturbances. The Aga of Kioger, Halschi Beker, accused of fav3uring the robberies of the Zeybecks, has been brought here a prisoner. It is rumoured that Schamyl has gained a victory, and has not been beaten, as was lately reported. OCT. 2.—The transports which carried the heavy cavalry to the Crimea have met with a succession of gales which fully justify the fears of those who re commended caution in navigating the Black Sea at the period of the equinox. Whether the main body of the vesselS have reached the Crimea we have not yet learned, but a transport arrived yesterdayin Bu julidere-bay, which tells a dismal tale. She carried a portion of chi Royals and 130 horses, and was towed by the Simla. A gale came on when she was about half-way on her journey. The hawsers parted int mAiately, and the unfortunate vessel was thr ,wn about for more than an hour without being able to sot a Ail to steady her. So violent was the mo tion that the upper deck gave way, and the horses above were precipitated on those below. A scene followed such as has been seldom witnessed. The horses are described as actually screaming with pain and terror. Of course uo one dared to go near thorn, and the end of it was that of 130 only 12 remained alive at the conclusion of the day. The vessel is now in the Bosphorus, and we are ignorant whether any of her companions shared a similar fate. Lord Chewton, who was reported as dead is in a fair way of recovery. The officers here are getting on very well, and the air of the Bosphorus is more favourable in cases of fever than that of either Varna or the Crimea. _ _ " ALEXANDRIA Oct. 6.—There is a great d3al of business doing in corn, and prices have risen considerably." THE ICK AND WOUNDED AT CONSTAN- TINOPLE We give the following highly interesting details from a letter dated Constantinople, Sept. 30:— " The exact number of sick and wounded who ar rived here on the 24th, 25th, and 26th Sept. : FRENCH HOSPITALS. Wounded, French Wounded, Russians Sick .. 1,350 ,„ 220 350 ENGLISH HOSPITALS. Wounded, English Wnunded, Russians 1,920 .. 2,060 ~. 120 2,180 Our hospitals were prepared for the reception of this great number, 1,920, of sick and wounded. Their removal was effected without the slightest I accident, and in perfect order, on stretchers, carts, or carriages, according to the nature of the wounds. All the patients found on their arrival their beds ready, with the medical and surgical service com pletely organised. The large and magnificent hos pital of Pera received at the same time 600 wounded French and 220 Russians. Among our own wounded we have 31 officers— one General officer, Thomas, slightly wounded in the abdomen ; a Commissariat officer, Mr. Le blanc, who suffered amputation of the left thigh ; Lieut.-Col. Mermet, wounded in the leg ; and M. Cone, whose right arm was amputated : the remain der were captains, lieutenants, and ensigns. The Turkish War Minister and several Pashas have been to visit the hospital. They can scarcely un derstand how such efficient arrangements were or ganised in so short a time; and they praise highly our generosity wh ichprompts us to treat our prisoners like our own soldiers. This act of humanity will not be thrown away. The wounded Russians were at first greatly afraid of falling into our hands, but at present they are full of admiration and gratitude at being so well treated. They were perfectly amazed when our hospital orderlies placed them in good beds, and changed their filthy clothing for clean linen. With respect to our soldiers, they exchanged with their enemies of the day before as many bones as with the Arabs or Kabyles of Algeria. I saw a Zouave, with a fracture of the foot, fill and light the pipe of a Russian whose arm was in a sling. The hospitals of Constantinople are capable of con taining at this moment about 4,000 men, and it is expected that in a very short time there will be accommodation for 10,000. They are to be fur nished with iron bed-steads as soon as possible." RUSSIA. The Journal de St. Petersbourg contains the fol lowing intelligence in an extraordinary supple ment : _ _ . " General Princo Mensehikoff gives an account to the Emperor, of the date of the 30th of September, to the effect that after having executed his flank movement from Sebastopol to Bakshi-Serai, he was prepar ing to assume the offensive on the first favourable occasion, That plan promised so much the more success that the allies had divided their forces. Whilst the French were approaching the fortifications on the northern shore of the bay of Sebastopol, the troops had proceeded by sea to B ilaklava, where they had made a descent. Prince alenschikoff, on learning this, had advanced ; but the French, avoiding the com bat, had also abandoned the north of Sebastopol, and had proceeded to the south of the town to join their allies. On the 30th Prince Menschikoff had arrived with the greater part of his troops at the fortifications on the north, anti had established himself there, waiting to see what the intentions of the enemy might be. Up to the 30th no operations had taken place." MONTENEGRO. The Montenegrins and Turks had another en counter on the 30th near Spuz ; what the result was, however, is not yet known here. It is said that Prince Danilo has refused to countenance these skirmishes since the return of his aide-de camp Vielandowich from Vienna. Addi the suppressor of the insurrection in Thessalia, is appointed commander of the Turkish troops to be employed in holding the Montenegrins within their own frontiers, and will shortly go from Constanti nople to his head-quarters at Podgorizza. GREECE. ATHENS, OCT 6.—" Two French regiments of infantry will leave for the Crimea. One battalion of Marines will remain at Petissia as a garrison. The Old Chambers are recalled, and will resume their sittings on the 27th of October. The editor of the A'on has been released from imprisonment. Tassajos, IVletaxas, and Joarmu have been acquitted by their judges. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. With the exception of a short article in the Assemblee /V ationale cautioning the public against placing implicit credit in the news by private telegraphic despatch from Vienna, particularly that which is given from this source in the London journals, I do not find any thing in the original columns of the Paris journals of this morning. The avidity for news, which is a very natural one at this moment, appears to be even greater in England than it is in this coun try, and therefore there is a more abundant supply . of it either true or imaginary, according to circum stances, in the English market. I would not go so far as to advise the public to reject all private tele graphic news, for in this way we are made ac quainted at times with some facts of interest, the publication of which in the official journals is con siderably delayed ; but I would recommend the exercise of a little judgment, for really such coun sel appears to be necessary, notwithstanding the lesson to credulity which was so recently given by the contradiction of the news said to have been brought to Bucharest by a courier from Omer Pacha. The funeral of Marshal de St. Arnaud, which takes place to-morrow, is to be conducted with unusual pomp, and already preparations on a scale of extraordinary splendour have been made in the Church of the Invalides. But it is not to Paris alone that the ceremonies in honour of the gallant Marshal have been confined. At Marseilles, Avig non, Lyons, Dijon, and all the other towns through which the body has to pass on its way to Paris, the garrisons are turned out, and the civil authorities assemble in procession to receive theremains of the warrior. The clergy also contribute their part. The body is deposited in the Cathedral, and a fune ral service is performed. The procession to-morrow from the Lyons Railway, from which it will start to the Church of the Invalides, will pass through the whole of Paris, and will no doubt attract a vast concourse of people. The immense garrison of Paris, including , the Imperial Guard, will all be on foot, and will form a guard of honour, and extend ing over several miles. To-day the programme of the procession is placarded in the streets of Paris, and draws crowds. The Moniteur publishes the programme for the funeral of Marshal de St. Arnaud, which is to be celebrated with great pomp pn the Church of the Invalides on Tuesday next. The Moniteur has at length begun to publish the list of the French troops killed and wounded in the battle of the Alma. To-day it gives the list of the killed and wounded in the 39th regiment of the line, which is the only one that has yet reached the Minister of War. The number of killed in this regiment is eleven, of whom ono is an officer, one a sergeant, and the rest rank and file. The number of wounded is thirty-three, including three officers and six corporals. The following private telegraphic despatches have been received here : _ - q MARSEILLES, 13th.—Four sail of the line and eight frigates or corvettes from the Channel ports, and six steam frigates from the Levant, are expected at Toulon to convey the troops to the Crimea. Merchant vessels will be also taken up for the con veyance of these troops. Active preparations are going on at the Camp du Midi. It is said that the Emperor will visit the camp in a few-days. The Vectis arrived here this evening." MADRID, lith.—The Gazette publishes the nomi nation of General Dulce as inspector-general of ca valry. The cholera makes no progress. Some de gree of uneasiness is felt in the public mind on ac count of financial difficulties. The Prefect of Police has had a notice gene rally posted up throughout Paris and the Ban lieue, reiterating the prohibition before given against throwing letters, bouquets, &c., into the carriage of the Emperor and Empress, add ing that all letters and petitions deposited with the concierges at the palace are immediately sant to their Majesties. The notice concludes as fol lows :—" As to pressing communications which it may be wished to make to the Emperor, any one may address himself every day from 10 to 11 o'clock to the aide-de-camp on duty at auy of the palaces where his Majesty may be residing. ' A letter from Marseilles, in the Saint Public of Lyons, says : " The sudden death of Marshal de Saint Arnaud has made a deep impression on every one's mind, and details as to his last moments are looked for with a certain de gree of impatience. In the mean time the following curious cirdumstance has been related by one of our most distinguished professors of the Hotel Dieu to his pupils. Six months ago Marshal de Saint Arnaud went to consult the famous physician, M. Reillo, and said to him—' I am well aware, Sir, that my state is alarming. I am not afraid ; therefore I beg of you to tell me conscietiously, and without hesitation, how long I have to live.' Dr. Reille several times auscullted his illustrious patient, and studied his complaint with great attention, and at the end of a week gave him the following answer On my soul and conscience, Mar shal, I think you may live two years longer. Your con stitution is much broken; you have a chronic disease of the heart and of the intestines.' Do you think,' asked the Marshal, 'that the climate of the East may be favour able to me ?' Certainly,' replied the doctor. ` Well, then,' said the man who was soon to be the conqueror of the Alma, ' that decides me ; I leave for the East, and I shall at least die with glor ' "y. The Three per Cents. closed on Saturday at 76f. 30c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a- Half- per Cents. at 98f. 80c. ; and the New Loan, at 76f. sc. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,212 E 50c.; Rouen, 990 f.; Havre, 570 f. ; Great Northern, 875 f.; Strasburg, 840 f. ; New. Shares, 651 f. 25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 1,037 f. 50c. ; Lyons and the Mediter ranean, 862 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 680 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 623 f. 75e. ; Great Central of France, 522 f. 50c. ; Lyons and Geneva, 540 f. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 761 f. 25c. MISCELLANEOUS. A medal has already been struck in honour of the battle of Alma. On one side it has the por trait of the Emperor, and on the other the follow ing inscription :—" ictoire d'Alma, remportee sur les Russes par les Armes Albees de France, d'Angle- Aerre, et de Turquuie, Sept. 20, 1854." It is the composition of M. Borrel. A letter from Constantinople, of the 4th, states that General Thomas had left the hospital on the previous day. M. I'lntendant Leblanc died on the night of the 2d, after having undergone ampu tation. The Count do Chambord arrived at Parma on the 6th, on a visit to his sister the Duchess Regent. The 9th being Monday, the only Madrid journal of that date which has reached us is the Gazette. This journal contains nothing of interest. The Sacred Consulta of Rome has just con demned six persons to death for being members of a republican committee. Same fear having been expressed by the inbabi tants of Cherbourg that the French Baltic squad ron would not winter in that port, the Minister o the Marine has addressed a letter.to the . Mayor, re. questing him to bet the minila of Ilia townewell rest on that point, and assuring him that orders have been already sent to Admiral Parseval Des chenes, for him to bring a large portion of his squadron to their old anchorage at Cherbourg. On the sth the police of Perpignan, on represen tations made by the Spanish authorities, arrested the Carlist General Gonsaus, alias Marsale, with his secretary, at the moment when they were about to enter Spain to take part in the insurrection. A letter from Berne says :—" The Federal Council has decided that no proceedings should be instituted against the persons accused of having introduced arms into Lombardy, the prin cipal offenders, who were refugees, having made their escape. A letter from Warsaw, 7th, in the Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort. says :—" The horses, car ritges, and att en d an t s o f th e E mperor of Russia are on their road to this city, and part of them have even arrived. Tile Hereditary Grand Duke is not expected until towards the middle of the month." The glaziers employed at the Exhibition Palace yesterday morning displayed a flag from the top of tie grand aisle of the building, to indicate the com plete termination of the operadon of covering in with glass the gigantic edifice. The Extraordinary Session of the Saxon Diet MS opened on the 10th by the King. A letter from Milan, of the Bth, in a Turin paper, says that the late success of the allies in the Crimea has inspired the silk trade with confidence, and that large orders had been arriving for the last few days. Quite a sensation has been created in the musical world this week by the sudden disappearance of Mile. Sofia Crnveli. The " Huguenots," in which, as our readers know, she sustains the part of Va lentine, was announced at the Grand Opera on Monday last, and a numerous audience had al ready assembled, when, some time after the hour fixed for the commencement of the performances, an announcement was made that Mlle. Cruvelli being non inventa , the representation could nob take place, and the money was returned at the doors. It has since transpired that, on that even ing, Mlle. Cruvelli had left Paris by the Northern Railway for Boulogne, and no tidings of her have since been received. It is positively affirmed that Mlle. Rachel is about to try her fortune in the United States, and that she has accepted a six months' engagement— the sum mentioned is 10,0001.—just one thousand pounds less than the amount secured to Mario and Mme. Grisi for the same term. The theatre of Limoges has already given a piece de circonstance on the Crimean expedition. It bears the title of " La Bataille d'Alma," and the success is described as very great. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, Ocr. 14. By the royal mail steam-ship Arabia, Captain Judkins, advices have been received from New York to the sth. She has brought $869,436 and 2,6801. in sterling on freight. At the time of the Arabia's departure nothing was known at New York of the catastrophe to the Arctic. A New York paper remarks as follows on her being overdue at that port "There was a good deal of anxious inquiry yesterday for the Arctic. The Arctic is the steamer into which a new experiment was introduced in the furnace and boiler, and this voyage is the first with that experiment. By many knowing men it was said it would not answer, and that the experimental trip to Boston was a failure, &c. This steamer is now in its 14th day, which is un usual for so swift a steamer, but she may possibly be de tained at Liverpool for repairs or alterations." Between 20 and 30 persons are supposed to have lost their lives by the sinking of the steamer Malta on the Ohio river. The first council of Roman Catholic bishps ever held in the province of New York assembled on the Ist inst. at New York. Tho New York Journal of Commerce notices the reaction which was exhibiting itself in the immigra tion traffic. It says,— " We have noticed of late frequent departures of large companies of emigrants from this port on their re turn to the Old World. These occurrences seem to in dicate that a reaction an the excessive emigration of past years has commenced. A vast improvement has taken place in the condition of many of the estates in Ireland since relieved of their redundant population, and which, added to the operations of wholesome laws, and the favourable yield of the grain and potato crops impart strong additional attractions to the old fleshpots.' " The new steam frigates were being actively pro ceeded with under the supervision of Mr. George Steers. Ono of these vessels, the Niagara, is to have a speed ofl7 miles an hour under sail alone (I) She is to be a propeller, and to carry guns of 11 inch bore, the largest calibre used in our navy. The extreme length of the Niagara will be 345 feet ; depth of hold, 31 feet ; breadth of beam, 55 feet ; draught when loaded, 22 feet 9 inches. The five remaining frigates are all to be much smaller than the Niagara, having a displacement of about 3,500 tons. • Advices from Venezuela to the 3d ult. announce that the revolution in Bargues'ameto had ended. General Rodisquez, the chief of the patriot armY, was being taken by an escort to Caraccas, but his guard murdered him on the road. An abundant coffee crop was nearly ready for collecting. Inactivity of trade generally was still prevalent in business circles at New York. The demand for money was rather more active, but on desirable securities there was a good supply offering at 10 to 12 per cent. for 60 to 90 days. A meeting of the New York and Newhaven Railroad Company had . resulted in nothing but a stormy debate. Not much had been done in exchange. Bills in general were very firm, and on some of the continental ports they were scarce. We quote bills on London at 94 to 10 per cent. premium ; Paris, &c., at sf. 124 c. to sf. nic. 60 days, and sf. 74c. to sf. 610. short sight ; Antwerp, sf. 1240. to sf. 114 c. Am sterdam, 41. i to 411 ; Hamburg, 36i to 36i ; Bremen, 79 to 79} ; Frankfort, 41i to 41i ; and thalers, 73i to 74. The corn-market had slightly hardened, especially for the low and medium grades, but the demand continued moderate. Flour and meal continued to decline. Grain had not un dergone any material change. Iron was firmer. Freights continue depressed. Two houses are re ported to have failed at Boston, one of them being largely engaged in the Australian trade. AUSTRALIA. ARRIVAL OF THE RED JACKET. LIVERPOOL, Sunday.—The clipper ship Red Jacket, Captain Reid, arrived in the river this morning with advices from Melbourne to the Ist of August, having accomplished the trip home in 73 days, notwithstanding her having lost some time in the ice. It is the quickest passage on re cord. She made the run out from the Rock Light to the anchorage at Melbourne in 691 days, and has completed the voyage out and home in 5 months and 11 days--this being the most extraordinary performance ever recorded. - She brings 44,9431 ounces of gold, and 28,270 sovereigns. The - Lightning arrived at Port Philip Heads on the 31st of July. The Carpentaria and Albatross, from this port, the Otillia and Medina, from London, and Cairn gorm, from the Clyde, had arrived at Melbourne. The John Banks was intended to leave for Lon doil the same • day as the Red Jacket, and the Frances Henty and the Ballarat at an early date. Mr. Smith O'Brien had been presented with a cup of Victoria gold, the proceeds of a public sub scription. It must be, indeed, gratifying to our brave sol diers and sailors to find, if our Australian brothers cannot take part in the wr that is now going on with Russia, that they have called meetings and raised subscriptions for the benefit of their wives and children that may need assistance. Theescorts for the week had brought down 33,327 ounces of gold. Hobart-town advices of the2sth state that in the Legislative Council, on the 25th of July, several messages were received from the Executive and road a first time. 32,0001. had been subscribed fur a Hobart-town Gas Company. The Lieutenant- Governor had noticed that, under directions from the Secretary of State, male and female ticket of-leave holders would be required to serve with good conduct only half the period for which they would have bad to serve under previous regulations for a recommendation for a conditional pardon. It is also notified that, under the instructions above referred to, pass-holders who have no offence re corded against them since their arrival in the colony, will be allowed a further reduction of one fourth of the diminished period of service for a ticket of leave. _ _ _ There were only about 100 mon at the Mount William diggings, in the place of 700 to 1,000 for merly. Provisions were exceedingly dear, and 151. had been paid for a bag of flour. Gold remained at 41. per ounce, and stock was decreasing in consequence of the principal banks purchasing at the diggings. E xc h ange s.--Banks draw on England at 5 per cent. discount, and negotiated draughts against produce or gold at 3 per cent. discount ; local bills at 7 per cent. for 95 days, and 8 per cent. for longer dates. Rates of interest on over-drawn accounts, at all banks, 10 per cent. A There was little change in the labour-market,, beyond the fact that the continued influx of emi grants had kept up a good supply of male and female servants. Wages bad experienced a slighb decline,