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PARLOUR LIBRARY, FOR SEPTEMBER. MARK'S REEF ; or, THE CRATER. By FENIMORE COOPER. Price Is. 6d., Also, by the same AM ., ' r, THE SEA LIONS; or, the Lost Sealers. Price Is. 6d. These are reprinted from the Original London Editions, by special permission of Richard BenVey, Esq.; and it is necessary to specify' " Parlour Library Edition" to escape the Incorrect American re prints. London : Thomas Hodgson, 13, Paternoster-row. NEW EDITION IN FANCY BO RD4. COUNT OF MONTE CHRISTO. By A. DIMAS, 2 vols., price 35., is published th a day. Also, by the same author, MEMOIR 4 OF A PHY-IOIAN, 2 vols. 33. VORA ; or, The Black Tulip. 14, GEORGE; or, The Planter of the Isle of France. IS. London: Thomas Hodgson, 13, Paternoster-rom. LYCEUM THEATRE.-HENRY RUSSELL, for Thirty N ights. Tills; EVENING (the 5.11 time), Sept. let, and every Event. g. Many mends having eaeressed dawn that Mr. Russell &Rm.(' appear again previous w finally whw ing his Entertainment, h, has, in compliance with their request, made arranzements to appear ev:rj evening. ai r. RUSSELL will pr , sent THE FAR WEST or, THE PROGRESq of the KM; ,iitANT from the OLD WOK , 13 to the NEW. sir. Russell will relate his anecdotes, and sing several new songs, " Boys. cheer," "Far, far ti;',on the sea," " Sunshine atter Rain," " Land 1 Land! Land !" " The Falls of Niagara," " Long petted have we been, " I'm Afloat," " Many chap...es have I been," "The Icebergs" (descriptive song), " NewtOundland D.g," "'the Gambler's Wife," dec. The Second Part of the Entertainment co , .sist of a :Neries of Sketches, entit ed NEGRO L L Mc. in Fr,edom and Slavery. Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Upper Boxes, 18.64. ; Pit, let.; Gallery, ad. TRE XTRE ROYAL RAYMA.RKET. Under the management of Mr. Itnckstone. TIIIS EVENING. SEPT. I. Will be performed TII F. OLD CRATE A.U. Characters by Messrs. B o ws, Rogers. li. Marston, and Buckstone; Mrs. Fltzwilllatn, and Mrs. tteyn. Ids. ',Wowed by the RPANISII DANCERS in a NEW BALLET, THE GIPSY QUEEN. The new Farce As LIKE AS TWO PEAS. Mr. Richards (a Barrister). Mr. Bucketone. After which the Second Part of the Ballet, when the Spanish Dancers wil again appear. STRAND THEATRE. 13 ,le Lessee Mr. F. W. Al!croft. THIS EVENING, Sur. 1, Will be performed H tRD TIMER, _ _ Yellowed by FAUST A v 1) MARGUERTTE. Mephistopheles, 3&r. Ba!ford; Faust, Miss G. Hodson; Marguerite, Miss IL Gordon. To conclude with BOMBASTES FUILIOSO. • 45.; Poxes, 2s. 6d.; Pit, Is.; gallery, 6d.; Private 30 x." £1 Is., to 5e had of M. Allcroft. 15, New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. "This p'ace fills up art hiatus which the Crystal Palace leaves inUng,. Vocal and instrumental music of the first order, and a display of fireworks which exceeds all imagination, are a fitting close to a day at the Crystal Palace." DANSON'S COLOS?A.L PANORAMA of CFIUSAN. .Splendtd and Extensive Menagerie and Marine Aquarium—Unri valled Military Band. VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL CONcIERT, In which Miss Pooie. Miss Ransford, and Mr. Manvers sing several National and Patriotic Songs—All the Ainnsing Novelties of the Gar.lens in succession, concluding with the " Feist of Lan terns," And a most mt;intleent liiplay of Fireworks by i;o!lthby, Adrniiiion One Shilling. A spi , ndid Pavilion for Dancing has been erectel. Full Quadrille Band, Sc.; ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPUITH EAT c<R:. Leasee and Mamtger, Mr. William Conte. GREAT SUCCESS of the NEW EQUESTRIAN BURLESQUE. THIS EVENING, Third Time, an entirely new Burlesque of Equestrian character, by HUGO VAMP, Ef4L., THE SIEGE OF TROY ; or, TILE INII,;S-JUDGMENT of PARIS. After which, HERR CHRISTOFF (l'Empereur des Funam'mles) on the Tt,,;ht Ripe, with the (until now) unattempted m . raculous feat of throwing a Summersault, and aiighting on the rope on his ieet : The un'one and eiegant . SCENFS to the Anr,NA, th , invention, arratroment, and under the direction of Mr. Wlltia:n Cooke. To conclude with MrB S. U Healey's EryneBtrian Ballet d'Actlon KNIGII I' AND TILE WAI ER LILY; or, Love among the Iterrnai:lB. Ent-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. We,t. 91(;11 WATER AT LON i)ON BR(I)BE,. Tim+ DAT - . -Mornine 19 rnimpfter j 7 I Evening 51 min.aft. 7 TO-Movtow- Afornin 32 attn.:L:lAT 8 Evening 17 tain.,ft. 9 THE WEATHEIt.--Sura 071 , 1 CA, SEPT. 1. TAERMOMETER, IN THE SIiADS. 74 -highest since noon vesterday. 53 •lowest this morning and during the night. 63 —this day at noon. RA ROM RTER, 30 . 37—rising. 17irrytn, E.N.E.—Light breeze, and fine, clear weather. ~ { ~ ~ ~ ~~ =~i" ^ . ~~~~r3x 3111. tOt LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1854. The seamen and soldiers of the combined fleets and armies in the East are already experiencing the sad results of the inaction to which they have been subjected. Cholera has attacked them in • its most aggravated form, and more men have perished in a few days under the fearful and in glorious operation of the pestilence than would have fallen in the most sanguinary encounter. A few weeks since they were in the full enjoyment of the most vigorous health and strength, anxious only to be led against the foe—to gather the laurels which they fondly hoped were in store for them. But neglect and inaction have done their fatal work. It would almost seem as if the " Fabian" policy had been resorted to, in order to damp the spirits of our men, and to promote the cause of NICHOLAS. Sebastopol !night have been captured, and its arsenals and the navy that sheltered under its fortresses destroyed with far less loss. The whole objects of the war might have been achieved, and ample material guarantees ob tained for the good behaviour of Russia, with a less expenditure of human life. Our able seamen, our well-drilled soldiers, are cut off in the prime of life, without the consolation of thinking that they have died in rendering any important services to their country that might preserve their memories green in the recollection of their brethren. In one vessel alone, the Britannia, fifty men died in a single day from the fearful disease, and thirty more within the next twenty-four hours. Altogether, one hundred gallant fellows were swept away in that single ill-fated vessel from the operation of the disease, while the survivors, dispirited and weakened, worn out with watching and nursing their suffering comrades, presented a very diffe rent aspect indeed from that of a few days pre viously. Other vessels have suffered in proportion, althaugh, perhaps, not quite as severely as OR Brita,nnia. Captain SMITH, of the Simoom, has been numbered among the victims ; nor have our gallant allies been exempted from the pest. The Ville de Paris and the Montebello are reported each to have lost more than 200 men. The position of the land forces is scarcely more favourable than that of the seamen. Their positions appear to have been selected with a singular disregard of caution, just as the object were to succeed in finding out the most pestilen tial spots as the sites for the different camps. ,Had any information been sought for, with • . respect to the salubrity, or otherwise, of the different localities, it could easily have been ob tained. It is now said that Aladyn, wher e Sir GEORGE BROWN'S division is quartered, is 4g a regular hot-bed of fever and dysentery ;" . _ While Devna, another of the chosen spots, is known amongst the inhabitants by the ominous title of "The Valley of D ea th . " Our military . Martinets, however, appear to think sanitary con siderations beneath their notice, and that it is of greater co nsequence to see that th e c hi ns of our soldiers be closely shaved, and t h eir • "whiskers not be permitted to grow Within two inches of the corners of their mouths, or on their throats," or that the " Goatees" be of the regula tion cut, than that their health or comforts should be duly attended to. • Such was not the case with gloriou3 old Sir .1 . . 4... CHARLES. Such were not the views or feelings of • the Hero of Meannee and Hyderabad, who was no less renowned for h is vigour and energy in the field than for his extraordinary attention to the *elfaro of his soldiers in the camp or the bar sacks. If he was daring in action, he was even liloro prodigal of his own safety and his own lift • , than of his followers, and though indifferent to •,- luxuries, and even the comforts to which his posta w on entitled him, he was by no means so .% *gird to the reasonable demands of his , The real interests of the most humble jr . lr r, pis conaulaud-were as closely seen to • • "",`"" 4:- .. ~.. as his own. But, alas, he is gone ! When shall we look upon his like again ? It is nut under such terrible circumstances that we can listen to further demandsfor procrastination or delay. We have already suffered sufficiently through the lethargy of our rulers. The health and lives of our gallant defenders by sea and by land are to be thought of more than the scruples of the ArrrocßAT. We are not to sacrifice in vain the lives of our sailors and soldiers, for the grati fication of his vanity, or to allow him to escape the humiliation he has so richly merited. We must have some consideration for their feelings. We are not to suffer them to remain dying off like rotten sheep, while the diplomatists at Vienna are weighing sentences and grumbling about every paragraph. Nothing like " action" for banish ing the disease. It is the best remedy that could be resorted to for all classes, for it would banish that uneasiness of mind and lassitude of body so unfavourable to its spread. Alaa2ding at the Crimea and attack on Sebastopol would work a complete cure. We hear rumours every day that such a move is in contemplation, but unfortunately its realisation is still postponed. The Ist September has arrived, but the matter is not a bit farther advanced than it was a month since. We trust that this lethargy may at length be dispelled, and the reasonable expectations of the French and English peoples be a: length, albeit at the eleventh hour, completely fulfilled. The " traveller" question is assuming additional interest every day. It was to be anticipated that where the Legislature and the Police Authorities refused to give any definition of the phrase, Magistrates would differ and decide in accordance rather with the prejudices of the majority than with the actual merits of the case. Hitherto we are bound to say, that a fair and liberal interpre tation of the Statute has been given. In the great majority of cases, the excellent precedent established by Mr. LONG, in dismissing the sum mons against the proprietor of Jack Straw's Castle, has been followed. Thus it has been decided that drovers coming to Smithfield Market, visitors from London to Gravesend, to Hampton Court, and even to Camberwell, are "travellers" within the meaning of the Act, and, therefor , , entitled to demand refreshment, which the landlord would incur considerable danger in refusing t) . supply. One of the Magistrates, the Hon. Mr. NORTON, has spoken out boldly and explicitly, declaring his unqualified disapproval of the alteration in the law, and stating that "it cannot last, for the time of opening from one to half-past two was, in his opinion, not long enough for a publican to serve his customers and clear his house ; cud, that, therefore, he felt confident that it must be repealed." Adding, that "he felt much surprised the public (lid not oppose the pissing of such an Act." The Hon. and Leaned. Gentleman also declared that, " with respect to the much-canvassed ques tion as to who are travellers, and who are not, it was his opinion that a person going from the east end of the town to the west is as much a traveller, and, as such, as much entitled to refreshments, as the person going to Hampstead or Richmond." This is a sorrel and wise decision, and one that should be generally adopted. The true test is, whether a person is sufficiently near to his own domicile to obtain the meat or drink his exi vccics require. If he cart obtain either or both at his own dwelling, the law declares that he shall nut be entitled to receive them within certain hours. In the zeal to promote the sale of Excise able liquids it compels parties to lay in stocks of drink, more, perhaps, than they actually re quire, or than they would get, if they could send out at any moment, but which, as they have it on hand, they will dispose of. But any person away from his own home, who has left it for purposes either of business or pleasure, who is not, in fact, an inhabitant of the locality in which he may be at the moment, is entitled to receive refreshment within the forbidden hours, and that whether lie he at one of the suburban villages or in a different part of town. There is one qualifi cation to the test of vicinity to the divel ' ling of the party supplied. If he can show that ho is returning from a bona fide journey he may obtain needful refreshment even at his own threshold. Would it not be truly ridiculous to say that a person coming from Liverpool or Manchester to London was not " travelling" until the very moment that he entered his own door? Such a person would clearly require refreshment after so wearisome a trip ; and if he should be entitled to receive it, so should the man returning from Richmond, or Hampstead, or Camberwell, or even from the west end of town to the east. If he be once " a traveller" he con tinues a traveller until once more " at home." We are aware there have been more stringent decisions—that the Magistrates at Chelmsford have held that the engine-drivers and stokers on the railway were not travellers. This is, how ever, so palpably absurd that it scarcely requires argument to display the error into which the " great unpaid" of that district have fallen. Of all others, engine -drivers and stokers, and railway guards must be regarded as travellers. Their occupation is essentially " travelling." The greater portion of their time is spent on the road, or per haps, more correctly'speaking, " the rail." They are not wilfully absent from home, but are obliged to be so in the performance of duties sanctioned by Parliament—duties, too, of immense impor tance to the lives and property of the passengers under their ear and of a very arduous character, requiring frequent refreshment. Why, of all classes of her MAJFSTY'S subjects they are empha tically: those in whose favour an exception ought to be made, and yLt these Essex " Justices" think proper to prohibit the much-required re freshment. Mr. HARDWICX, at Mtrlborculla-street, too, we regret to find, is setting himself in opposition to the more libe►al views of Messrs. LONG and NORTON and Alderman MIIGGERIDGE, and en deavouring to enforce the more stringent opera tion of the new law. He has followed in the line ~ f the Chelmsford Justices, by convicting the I tudlord of the Black Horse, Oxendon-street, for serving liquor to the driver and conductor of a Brentford omnibus. His judgment was in these words : " He thought it was drawing the matter very fine indeed to say that these persons were tra vellers. He could not view them in that light, and it did not appear to him that the Legislature intended to include such cases in the privileges accorded to travellers. Besides, the omnibus people, if they really wanted refreshment, could have drawn up on the road and supplied them selves before ten o'clock. As, however, it was possible that the defendant had acted on mistaken views as to the meaning of the Act, he would only call upon him to pay the costs !" Now, that was practically a conviction. If the defendant had committed no wrong, he could not b e charg e d a f art hi ng for costs any more than th e heaviest fine authorised by the obnoxious law. He sought justice, not leniency, and it would be better if the fi ne were such as to enable him to appeal against the decision. Ho was called on to decide on a penal statute, which should be con strued liberally on the part of the defendant. Every word said on b e h a l f of engine drivers a n d s t o k ers is also applicable to that of drivers and conductors of omnibuses, and the " fi ne dra • w ing," aye ) and " quibbling," is the statement that they are not " travellers." How can INIr. HAnnwiek dare to speak of the "inten tion of the Legislature," save as it is expressed within the four clrners of the Act of Parliament ? He might have chatted at his club, on the Sun dty morning, with some self-sufficient Sabbatarian 1.P., but that does not entitle him to speak, ex ca.thcdra, as to " the intentions of the Legisla ture !" H e a lso decided against the right to serve per sons returninc, from a railway excursion, if they resided in the n&ghbourhood. In this, also, ho is palpaply i n the wrong. The vexation and the annoyance h owover, the same to those residing within his district. We trust, then, that the Home Secretary will adopt speedy measures to secure uniforMity of decision, and to abate the nuisance arising from unsound opinions respecting the operation of this highly vexatious law. The mutual principle has long been applied to Life Insurance, but hitherto Fire Insurance has been conducted, with a local exception or two, on the old plan ; yet no reason exists theoreti cally- why both should not be conducted on the same system. Fires appear to be more capricious in their occurrence than the duration of life. This, however, is not realty the case. Taking any large district, London for instance, the re turns published by Mr. BRAIDWOOD, and arranged by Mr. BADDELEY, show that the average number of fires on a series of years is surprisingly alike ; and not the general average only, but that of par ticular trades and occupations also. Hence, taking a series of years, and a t,lerab e extent of business, it is easy to ascer tain a safe rate of insurance, and to deter mine the higher charge whit h must be made for hazardous trades. As safe tables, theref le, can be easily constructed, it follows that if some gua ranteed provision can be made to overcome the risks of the first few years, the public may as securely enjoy the advantage of Mutuality in Fire as in Life Assurance. The "Mutual Principle," as CHAMBERS long ago observed, " is the only one in which the public has any interest ;" it is the only one which reduces insurance to the least pos sible cost, by returning the legitimate profits at short stated intervals to the Insurers, while either by a Guaranteed Fund borrowed at interest for a time, or eventually by their own accumulated Reserve Fund, companies formed on- this princi ple are as secure as any other. It has been reserved, however, for the British Empire Mutual Fire Assurance Company, a re port of whose annual meeting appears in another page, to popularise this great principle in regard to Fire Assurance. It has now been established for six years, and has just declared its second Triennial Return of Profits to its members. Without for one moment disparaging the numerous well-established and valuable offices already in existence, we may, on behalf of the public, invite their attention to a comparatively young office, but one whose progress is remarkably satisfactory, and which has the great claim of having been formed not for individual but for public benefit. As in the Mutual Life Companies the profits all return ultimately to the policy holders, and no expenses are incurred by the public, except those necessary to management, and the losses actually incurred. Such a plan deserves the fullest encouragement on the part of the public; and as it is certain that there is an im mense amount of property uninsured, and build ings are increasing around us with marvellous rapidity, there is abundant scope for the liberal support of a Company which offers such advan tages to the community. It is to be feared that too many think but lightly of the duty of insurance against fire. We have known many of our neighbours risk their pro perty for years together, or insure it much below its value, assuming that a total loss is unlikely ; yet they may see every day almost in our columns accounts of fires from the most unforeseen, often unknown, causes ; very frequently accounts of total losses also. The first question they ask. " Was it insured, and for how much 1" thight well suggest the inquiry whether they themselves are li insured, and insured adequately. Nu one ought to expose his property to absolute destruction at any moment, by the malice of the incendiary, the carelessness of his neighbour, the oversight of his own domestics, lightning, or a thousand un thought of causes ; but persons dependent for their livelihood on stock-in-trade, buildings, or any thing exposed to destruction by fire, are more than negligent if they render themselves liable to indigency or bankruptcy for the sake of a few shillings or pounds per annum. The creditors or, friends who, in case of their ruin or even embar rassment, would bitterly arid justly reproach them, ought to be thought of. If a person chooses im prudently to risk his own property, surely no one for the sake of a small annual payment ought to risk the prOperty of others, and to incur the danger 'of becoming burdensome to relations, or of injuring creditors. We fear these considerations are but too commonly overlooked. One great hindrance to Fire Insurance is, no doubt, the exorbitant and obnoxious duty. A tax in these days of free trade, too, of cent. per cent. at least ! A tax which is neither levied upon a luxury, nor made compulsory on all, but one wrested from the prudent and conscientious only, while the .reckless and penurious escape. The British Empire Cornpany, we perceive, has, in common with others, petitioned against this worst of impositions, and we may hope when the great disturber of Europe has received his quietus, that this tax will soon share his fall. s r ~./F , i zit* , ~.--t THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1854, COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, AIM 31. The Earl of Clarendon and the Chancellor of the Ex chequer arrived yesterday on a visit to her Majesty. Tile Right Hon. Sidney Herbert returned to Wilton, near Salisbury. The Duchess of Wellington has succeeded the Mar chioness of Ely as lady in waiting. The Duchess of Kent dined with the Queen. A deputation from the parochial authorities of St. Martin's-in-the-fields had an interview yesterday with Sir Benjamin Hall, the President of the General Board of Health, at his office, Whitehall. The deputation con sisted of Mr. R. CAbet,t, jun., chairman of the board of guardians ; Mr. E. E. Antrohus, Messrs. G. Gillett, and H. J. Stobbs, churchwardens ; Dr. Cross, ()Meer of health ; Mr. James Leonard, district surgeon and registrar of deaths ; and Mr. C. R. Griffiths, clerk to the guardians. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.-Aug. 31. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. A ItRIVALS. —Auz. 23--Capricorn, schooner, Vice- C munodore C. R. M. Talbot, E,q , from Cherbourg arid Alderney ; Sultana, yawl, Lord Colville, from the Coan el Isla.nd;4. 24 Zara, schooner, Commodore E:irl o• Wilton, from Cherbourg an I Channel Islands ; Camilla, do., J. E. W. Rolls, E , q , from Weymouth. 25. 11.4 a trix, do., Sir W. P. Carew, Bart., from Torquay arid other ports. 26. Nymph, cutter, Sir John Bayley, R.rt., from Boulogne and Havre. 29. Caprice, yawl, H. B. Baring, Esq., from Cherbourg and Havre. Smusos. —Aug. 25—Osprey, cutter, Lieut -Colonel Huey, fur Torquay ; Julia, do., William Peareth, Esq., for Cow,s harbour, t,) lay up. 26. Irene, schooner, Jos. Reynolds, Esq., for Cowes harbour, to lay up 28. Lalla Ro , kh, schooner, Viscount Bangor, for the Channel 1.-lands. 29. Frisk, cutter, Geo. Arkwrigiit, Esq., for Portsmouth, to lay up ; Lavrock, do., Capt C. H. William, R.N., for Cowes harbour, to lay up. 31. Dream, yawl, George Bentinck, Esq., for Plymouth and Scotland ; Seagull, cutter, A. Davenport, Esq., for Cherbourg and Coast of France ; Zara, schooner, Com modore the Earl of Wilton, for Holyhead and Scotland. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATlON.—Capricorn, Alarni, Wizard, Stella, Amazon, lone, Susan, Aurora, Arrow, Camilla, Cygnet, Virginia, Plover, Ripple, Titania, Fancy, Coral Queen, Caprice, Sultana, Nymph, A great many fashionables have arrived during the week, and several large houses have been let. Sir John B tyley, Bart., hag taken the CAtage Pavilion ; Captain Cumberland, Gothic Villa ; J. Lindsey, Esq.., the let Ulitt Cottage ; Captain Shuttleworth, the 3d Cottage ; G. Cooke, Esq., Cambridge House ; the Hon. Captain Denman has the Pavilion ; and Captain Berners is in treaty for Gothic Hall. Oak Hill House and several smaller houses have also been let. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, AUG. 31. UNIVERSITY COMMISSION. The University Commission appointed under the new University Reform Bill met, yesterday, in Spring gardens, London, when the Earl of Ellesmere was ap pointed chairman. UNIVERSITY RATING BILL. The guardians elected under the new Poor-law and College Rating Bill met at the workhouse this evening, when the rector of Exeter College and several bursars attended, as well as the mayor, aldermen, and parochial guardians. On the nomination of the Mayor, R. J. Spiers, Esq., seconded by Mr. Alderma n Butler, the late governor, Mr. J. R. Carr was elected chairman of the new board without opposition. Mr. Cartwright, cabinet maker, and Mr. 13odding - ton, bookseller, were elected vice-chairmen without opposition. LIEUT. JEROME NAPOLEON BoNapAnTn.--The Ame rican tapers state that Jerome Napoleon li...riaparte has forwarded to the Secretary of War from Paris the resig nation of his cornmis:,4ion in the army of the - United States, as on account of the cordial reception he has met with from the French Emperor he probably deems his prospects of advancement hotter in France than in America, LATEST NEWS. THE WAR. CONSTANTINOPLE. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 24.—Marshal St. Ar naud will hold a council of war at Varna, to decide upon the expediency of the great expedition, con sidering the state of the health of the troops. . The Duke of Cambridge arrived here on the 221, rather unwell. • Thirty gun-boats have arrived from Malta, and 15 others are expected. Great excitement exists at Varna against the Grco-Slavonic agents of Russia. Discontent is increasing in the French army at their long inactivity. The cholera is decreasing. THE BATTLE AT KARS. Letters from Constantinople of the 21st confirm the previous :Accounts of the battle at Ktrs. The action lasted five hours ; the Turks lost 3,000 men, and the Russians 1,600. Not hinglwai known there concerning the embarka tion of the allied trooi s. Kars is in no danger. THE SANITARY CONDITION OF THE ALLIED ARMY. Our letters of the 20th inst7 - siate the sanitary condition of the allied army was rapidly improv ing ; the disease was everywhere on the decline, and the moment was fast approaching when the Gene rals could attempt important operations without compromising the health of the troops. The preparations for the expedition were proceeding with extraordinary activity, both at Constanti nople and at Varna. The Bosphorus was crowded with steamers destined to carry troops, muni tions, and materiel of siege. The last corps of the English army, which remained at Buyukdere, had left for Varna. The real object of the expe dition was still a profound mystery. Public opi nion in the Turkish capital was still impressed with a belief that an attack against Sebastopol and a landing in the Crimea were contemplated. One of our letters, however, observes that the events which caused the departure of the army to be post poned would probably render so great a military operation difficult before the setting in of the bad season. Many persons at Constantinople consi dered it more prudent for the Allies to take a strong position on the Circassian coast opposite the Crimea, so as to watch and prevent all movement of the Russian fleet at Sebastopol and of the Rus sian army in Asia, at the same time that a strong division should remain at Baltchik, to keep Odessa in check and command the Black Sea, by combin ing its operations with the naval division in Cir cassia. The writer adds that the prolongation alone of the blockade of Odessa, S Thastopol, and of the other Russian ports of the Black Sea had in flicted greater injury on Russia than the loss of a battle. THE BRITISH EXPEDITION. VARNA, Aug. 19.—The Duke's division has marched iu from Aladyn, and is now encamped to wards the south-western side of the bay. It ap pears that notwithstanding the exquisite beauty of the country around Ala lyn it is a hot-bed of fever and dysentery. The saTne is true of Devna, which is called by the Turks " the Valley of Death ;" an:l had we consulted the naives ere we pitched our camps, we assuredly would never have gone either to Aladyn or Devna, notwithstanding rhe charms of their position, and the temptations offered by the abundant supply of water and by the cljacent woods. So completely exhausted on last Thursday was the Briga le of Guards, these 3,000 of the flower of England, that they hal to make two marches in order to get over the distance from Aladyn to Varna, which is not more than (not so much, many people say is) ten Miles. But :that is not a'l. Their packs were carried for them. Just think of this, .400 d people of England, who are sitting anxiously in your homes, day after day, expecting every morning to gladden your eyes with the sight of the announcement, in large type, of " Fall of Sebas topol," your Gua.rds, your corps d'aite, the pride of your hearts, the delight of your eyes, these Anakim whose stature, strength, and massive bulk you exhibit to kingly; visitors, as no inapt symbols of your nation, have been so re duced by disease, and a depressing climate, that it was judged inexpedient to allow them to carry their own packs, or to permit them to march more than five miles a day, even though these packs were carried for them ! Tiiink of this, and then judge whether these men are fit in their present state to go to Sebastopol, or to attempt any great operation of war. The Highland brigade are in better con dition, but even the three noble regiments which compose it are far from being in good health or in the spirits in which they set out for Varna. The. Duke's division has lost 160 men, of these nearly 100 belonged to the Guards. In the Brigade of Guards there were before the march to Varna up wards of 600 men sick. The Light Division has lost 110 or 112 men. Sir D. Evans has lost 100 men or thereabouts. THE BLACK SEA FLEET. BALTCHIK BAY, Aug. 19.—The cholera, which has long been hovering about, has at length visited the fleets in earnest. It attacked the French first, and they suffered so severely in some of the large ships - that they put to sea in hopes of benefitting by a change of air. A few days after this terrible sickness fell on us. A few unmistakeable cases occurred in several of the ships, and we put to sea also. On Saturday, the 12th, our squadron sailed, consisting of the Britannia (Admiral Duudas), Albion, Trafalgar, Vengeance, Queen, Rodney, London, Retribution, Furious, Tribune, and Dia mond. Fur two days we got on pretty well, the Trafalgar only having suffered ; but on Monday night (14th) the disease broke out in all its awful fury in several ships simultaneously. In 20 hours 5,) men died the in Britannia, and 30 in the next 20 hours. Those who have only witnessed the effects of this fatal pest on land can hardly imagine the additional horror which accompanies its progress at sea. Let, them imagine 1,000 men narrowly caged in a floating box ; a heavy sea obli_te..s them to close all the ports, so that, notwithstanding all the appliances of air-sails, &c., the air at night bv comes tainted below. A boat's crew go on shore to put a few stories together as a sort of landing-place on the sand ; they move a stone, and underneath is a accumulatiag the det Ws of scenes like these, which must ever festering corps be the e again. But there is no use in terrible attendants on war and pestilence. On the 15th, the English men-of-war at the Golden Horn and at Varna, dressed in colours, hoisted the tricolour to the main, and tired a R,)yal salute in honour of the anniversary of the Em peror Napoleon's birthday. The Turkish Heat and forts also fired a Royal salute, and the French men-of-war observed the day w ith every external demonstration of enthusiasm. THE PRINCIPALITIES. A letter from Bucharest, 19th, in the Moniteur, says :—" Ibraham Pacha sent four regiments of cavalry on a recon na i ssanc e as far as Bouzeo. On arriving on the 17th near that place, the Tut ks were informed th a t a d e t a chment of Cossacks still remained there. Fifty men were immediately (le t tche( l , who attacked them in the town itself. The Russians lost six men killed and two taken prisoners; the Turks had one killed and two wounded. The Turks remain e d mas t ers o f the place. Omer Pacha has applied t o th e W a llachian administration , demanding 93,000 rations of bread a-da y to be divided betw een B uc h ares t, Obilechti, and Oursit &Lai. A sec on d b r id ge o f boats is being con structed on the Danube at Turtukai. A division of the English army is shortly expected at Obilechti." A Jassy correspondent of the O s t Deutsche Post, who speaks o f th e " despondency" of the Russians, tells a singular story of Baron von Budborg, the representative of his Majesty of All the Russias. The Civil and Military Governor having remarked that one of the passers by in the Ulica-mara (High street) did not bow respectfully to him, beckoned to the irreverent Moldavian to come to the door of his carriage. The man obeyed, and the polished Russian, catching him by the beard, lugged and tugged him about in order to improve his manners. Another Jassy writer remarks that from the recent movements of the Russians it is evident that they have more than once received contradictory orders. At last the Servians have left off drilling and exer cising, and the warlike ferment in the Principality appears to be subsiding. DISMISSAL OF SELIM PACH A. The Journal de Constantinople announces offi cially the dismissal of Selim Pacha, who manifested so great a want of courage in the affair with the Russians at Bayazid. He is replaced as general-in chief of the - imperial guard by Darbous Rew hid general 7 in-ehief of the army of Constanti nople, and as commamder-in-chief of the army of Batourn by Mustapha, Paella, who (listing-nisi:el himself greatly in tile D9bradscba. A letter fiont Erz:zonm of the 6th states that after his tie-'eat Selim Pacha fled to Van, the governor of which consented to furnish his army with provisions, but ' refused to allow them to enter the town, and ad dressed a very severe letter to Selint Pacha. The Greek Patriarch at Constantinople, M. Authimos, had addressed a remarkable circular to his co-religionists. Hearing that some Greeks manifested hostile sentiments towards the allies of Turkey, the Patriarch censured their conduct, and passed a high encomium on the noble disinterested ness with which the Western Powers defend toe cause of the weak a g ainst the strong. In conclu sion, he pronounced a solemn anathema, in the nalle of the Eastern Church, against the schism, caling itself orthodoxy, which has transferred to St. Petersburg the spiritual authority in matters. CIVIL GOVERNMENT OF THE GLAND ISLES. The Cologne Gazette has the following from Stockholm, dated the. 22d. It is singular, how ever, that a fact of this kiud should not have been mentioned - in any of the telegraphic communica tions :—" Toe French general has handed eve: to the civil government of the Maud islands to tht , Crown Provost, M. Lyguell." RUSSIA. THE RUSSIAN VICTORY AT KARS. The Journal de St. Petersbonry of the 231 August publishes the report of Prince Bebuf,off, relative to the battle of August 5, near Kars. While mentioning the victory gained by the troops under his orders, the Russian General renders lionia4e to the valour of the Turks, " who dis played," he says, " a power of resistance which our oldest i . soldiers had never experienced from them." " After having received this reprt," says the Invalide husse, " the Emperor testified his great satisfaction at so brilliant and useful a victory, and conferred the order of St. Andrew on Prince Bebutoff." RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE OPERATIONS AGAINST SCHAMYL. The Russian Invalid contains the followinc , short reports relative to operations against Sehamyl : "At the time of Schainyi's abortive attempt on the left flank of our Lesghian line, the mountaineers were beaten on their points of the Caucasus. " In obedience to the commands of the Commander of the Caucasian corps, the chiefs of troops cantuned on the plateau of Kouinyk, in the Tchetchnia. and in Northern Daghestan, successfully executed divers expeditions against (mils of the rebels thernselve. " On the 29th of June, Colonel Baron Nicolai ad vanced up the river Yaryk-Sou, and after an obstinate engagement took several strong entrenchments aban doned by the enemy at Goitemir and completely de stroyed them. " From the Ist to the sth of July, Major-General Baron Wrangel (not to be confounded with the lieut.- general) penetrated into the Tchetchnia and ravaged the villages of Mezenc. "bn the 7th of July, Lieut.-General Prince Orbe liani IL, having penetrated by Subak into the territory of the Salataivestir, destroyed the populous village of Bourtoupai. Finally, Colonel Baron Nicolai again threw himself into the territory of Akouhortsis, and hav ing occupied a fortified post of the enemy on the Yaman- Sou, now burned down the souls of Sadi-Yourt and ,a,i-You rt. "In these diffk,rent affairs, we have only had 61 men kille 1. and 10 subalternA and 71 men wounded. " The stidlenne , s and rapidity of these movements assured their success. Wi .hout connting the great losses su,tained by the rebels, an important object has been attained, that of diverting. the principal assembly of SALamyl, cons,sting 5,000 men, who hastened to pro. tent their taunlie3 and hearths." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Aug. 27.—The sukHcription to the Aus trian loan closo , l fora month. It, amounts to nearly five liunired willion of florins. His Excellency B.Lron Edouard de. Bach, the newly appointed civil commissioner of the Austrian army in the East, left, Vienna yesterday for Bucha rest. The governorship hitherto held by this a,;- cOmplishol and much-esteemed public functionary in Upper Austria will not be otherwise disposed of during his absence, hopes being entertained that Isis excellenoy's services in the principalities may not be of very long duration. Toe post of gover nor of Upper Austria is, therefore, being retained fur him. PRUSSIA. We extract the following from the Wanderer : " If Prussia should at this critical moment refuse to form one of the bulwarks against Russia, the Russian and Prussian Baltic provinces may at no distant period form one of those Stateh to be erected as a wall of defence against Russia." It has been seen that the granite walls of Russia form an inadequate defence. The first fell of Bo marsund, and since the 16th it has been felt that the fate of those of Cronstadt and Sebastopol are dependent only on time, and the courage and per severance of the allies. The Lloyd directs its attention almost exclusively to Prussia, administering, however, from time to time, a slight fillip to the other German Powers. GREECE. THE PORTE AND KING OTHO. We have accounts from Athens to 26th. The Ottoman Government refuses to prolong the delay which it had granted for the free navigation of Greek vessels in the Turkish waters, unless the Greek Government will recognise in principle that Greece owes an indemnity to Turkey for the recent events. The Greek Ministers refuse all indemnity, and say that on the contrary they think they have a right to demand one of a hundred millions of drachmas. A letter from Athens states that the Baron Forth- Rouen, the French Minister in that city, has pre sented from the Emperor I,ooof. to the mother of the priest Marino, who died of the cholera whilst administering relief and consolation to the French soldiers afflicted with that malady in the military hospital. A corporal who acted as one of the hos pital attendants has received the decoration of the Legion of Honour for the zeal )us and humane at tention that he had paid to the patients. BELGI UM. THE RESIGN .lON OF THE MINISTERS. The Independlitce of Brugsels expresses itself in the following terms, relative to the resignation of the Brouckere Cabinet : " The folio wing are the rtionou , s which are in circula tion. The discus-nons c died forth by the conventions to he concluded between toe coop:auto:al authorities and Ow bishops for the orgnotiosa ion of reln;ious education( by the clergy in the estauli-ohonents of mill eroneoliae instruction ; the (opposition, openly manifet•ted, which the convention of Antwerp insets with in a part of the liberal party ; and, above al', the new pretensions which the cleric it p.irty puts forth love produced, it is said, a certain him pressioo on the Nlimstry, which hid flattered itself to have found at last the means of comic hating the rights of the civil power with the exwencies of the religious an thority. The Ministry, it is also said, saw tht4t animated diseu,sions were to be anticipated on the question of charity, in which, as in that of instruction, the preten- sions of the Right go exceedingly far, and in which also the Liberal party is not unanimous on every point." FRANCE. The Emperor left Paris yesterday for Boulogne. Yesterday evening his Majesty, accompanied by his Imperial Highness Prince Jerome, visited the French Opera. The Moniteur, in announcing the visit to a theatre on the preceding evening had stated that his Majesty was accompanied by Prince Napoleon. It now states that this was a typo graphical error. It was Prince Jerome who ac companied the Emperor. The Moniteur publishes a decree promoting Vice-Admiral Parseval-Descheips to the dignity of Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honour. THE VISIT OF THE EMPEROR TO BOULOGNE. BOULOGNE, Aug. 31.—The Emperor Napoleon 111. arrives here to-night. I _ have just returned from the railway station—which, by-the-by, is one of the most elegant and commodious in Europe—and found all life and bustle there. Tri-coloured flags were being erected all along the grand entrance, and garlands and arches of ever greens were gradually assuming form and shape under the expert hands of the Boulogne gardeners and artistes de decoration. The Emperor has taken the whole of the Hotel Brighton, which is sur rounded by a beautiful garden in which elegant tents have been pitched. The hotel is not situated, pro perly speaking, at Boulogne, but at Capecure, on the other side of the river, contiguous to the railway station. Opposite the hotel, on the other side of the road, commodious stables have been erected for the Emperor's stud. A temporary corps de garde has been built at the entrance gate, and the Em peror's staff occupies the chateau to the south of the hotel. From the offices of the Etat-major the eye can trace the delicate lines of wire of the elec tric telegraph through the air ; these lines of wire extend to the camps at Equihen; Honvault, Wime reux, and Ambleteuse ; communications can thus be hell in a moment with the generals in command at the different camps. Many of the Emperor's staff have already arrived, and from my window I can see the white tents of the guides. The guides are a corps d'etit, a crack regiment, equivalent to our Horse Guards. Their uniform is something bet ween Hussarand Dragoo n ; they art- all picked men, awl fine strapping fellows. Some of the officers were at the ball given et the Assembly-rooms ; they were certainly the finest men—apart from their fine feathers—in the room. Gold braid is profusely lavished upon them ; they carry heavy cavalry swords. A whisker is not to be seen among military men here. They all wear the moustache and imperial a la Louis Napoleon. sables for a thousand horses have been erected within the last few days. . _ It is currently reported here that Prince Albert :vill honour Boulogne with a visit on thti 4ta or sth September. The Kin, of the Rtlgians will take steam from Ostend to Calais, and from that town proceed by po:it ses to the camp. The Prince de Chimay accompanies him. It is proliable that these royal personages will be !-,be gusts of the Emperor at the Hotel Brighton. T. ie Th roe per Cen ts. opened yesterday at 74f. 45c., is 11 to 731'. 65c., and closed at 73f. 90e. for the end ,f the mouth ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cent. at 1031 75c. ; and the New Loan at 74f. ; Orleans Sli,tres, 1,240 f. ; Rouen, 980 f. ; Havre, 59)f.; Great _Northern, 857 f. 50e.; Strasburg, 3J51. ; New Shares, 633 f. 75e. ; Paris and Lyons, 0721. 50c. ; Lyons awl the Mediterranean, 882 f. 50e. ; Western of France, 667 f. 50 e . ' • Bordeaux .tud Cette, 622 f. 50c. ; Great Central of France, 5181 75e. ; Lyons and Geneva, 5251. ; Bank of Credit Mubilier, 732 f. 50e. SPAIN. Accounts from Madrid, of the 26th, represent the actual deficiency in the Treasury to be 250,000,000 of r als vellon. Narvaez has obtained his passports, and has sub scribed 1,000 reals towards the proposed statue of General San Miguel. Yesterday afternoon a meeting was held of the commandants of the National Guard of Madrid. Amongst them were Brigadier Venancio Gurrea, private secretary to Espartero, who has been elected to the command of a battalion of foot artillery ; Biiga tier Valdez, formerly aide-de camp to Espartero, and now employed in the War-office ; and several other persons of mark, known to be fziends of the present Government. Nevertheless, in the discussion that was held the Government's acts were severely scanned, not in a spirit of opposition, but with the desire to see it take such measures as'would keep off danger and maintain it in power. Tile accounts from the provinces are satisfactory. Tlere had been some slight disturbances at Utreria and other places in Andalusia ; they had not a political character, but related to the division of sonic common lands. The cholera continues to make serious ravages, notably in Seville and Cadiz. Three per Cent?. 34.80 ; Deferred, 18.55 ; Re deemable Debt—first class, 9.25 ; ditto, second class, 4.75. THE BRUTAL MURDER OF AN INFANT AT PADDINGTON. An inquest was held yesterday before Mr. Wakley, coroner, at the Bark of England Tavern, Cambridge place, Pa, idington, on 41e body of the infant who is alleged to have been murdered by the woman Sophia Knight, as stated in our report of ye4erday. The mother of the deceased, Eiizaietli Grovels, a single wonnii., was examined, and stated that she had placed the child with Mrs. Knight, who lived at 10, Praed-stre,t, Paddington, to be nursed ; that she went frequently t• see it, and when she last saw the child alive, it was looking pretty well. This statement excited considerable surprise, as the chill was ir. a most emaci a t e d connition. _ _ Mr. Lawrence anerod, the to - o - isesnrgeon of St Mary's P.tddingtou, was also exawined, and ,tated• that the dee« a , ed was: brought to the hospital o. Tue-day oig•ht by Sophia Knight, who said it h-id fallen out of bed. The child wacs in a miserably etnaciated state, and vv , is bleeding front the mouth and nose. It had a brui.e on the lett side of the ['Muth, fie had made a post »torten examination of the body, and had ascer utined that the death of the chill had been occ,,sioned by the blows (»I the head, accelerated by neglect. There were several old bruist , s on the Lead. Several the jury wi:ihed the accused to be present. The Coroner recorded an apphcation to Lord Pal merston. The inquiry was adjourned till Tuesday for the purpose alluded to. ALLEGED CASE OF ABDUCTION. A poor woman, named Ellis, residing at 18, New street, Shadwell, applied to Mr. Ingham, yesterday, at the Tn.aues Pelice•court, in a state of high excitement. to ask his advice as to the course she had best pursue under the following circumstances : She said that her daughter Janet, who assisted her in the laundry business, and who is a young woman of considerable personal attractions and some scho lastic acquirements, had been partly lured and partly forced from her home and her friends by a man named Funnel, a stonemason, lately employed at the mills of Messrs. Kidd and Poigers, of New -street, &a 1- well. From the little applicant had been able to ascertain she found that a woman named Rainberg, the wife of an engineer, had taken her daughter into the company of Funnel', and notwithstand ing her- usual temperate habits, they induced her to drink what applicant was satisfied was some drugged liquor. This occurred on Tuesday week. After that they took her in a state of semi-stu pefaction to the Shoreditch railway, where Funnel purchased two tickets, arid put the young woman into the train. The next applicant heard of them was, that Funnell was seen with a young woman hanging on his arm, asking for work at some mills about 20 miles distant from the metropolis. He then in quired respecting a man named Pa'lmore, who was a native of the place, and who was well acquainted with applicant and her daughter. The person who was asked the question said, "Padmore is here," and immediately called him .out. Padmore, surprised to see the girl with Funnell, said, "Bless me ! what makes you here I" To which sly® replied with the air of one not perfectly conscious, "I do not know." She was very pale, and her eyes wandered wildly. Funnell said, " I did a bad job yesterday in bringing this girl away." Padmore replied, " Give her a little money, and let her go home to her friends ;" to which the other answered, "No, I'll take her a stage or two further, and then throw her up." Mr. I„ g b ani —What did he meats by "throw her up Applicant- —I do not know, sir. To get rid of her some way, I suppose. All I want. to know is where she is, or what has been done with her. She is too proud to write to me ; she would sooner die. Mr. logliam—ls she in expectation of any money? Appica,t—As soon as my mother die-i, I shall have I,OOOL, the interest of which my mother now enj Mr. Ingham—Then I presume it was done r.ith a view to that money ? Applicant—That cannot well he, sir. He is a mar ried man, with One child ; and his wife, who is the laughter of a rep-ctaltle farmer, is pregnant with ai , 'tier. He sent her out of the way before he slid this. Mr. Ingham —Anti what can I do tor you ? • Applicant—Cmid you not groit toe a warrant, si r ? _ . Ini.thatn-1 canuot weirdo that, unless the young woman were under restraint ; arid I cannot assume that she is, as she has riot doilirnunicated wi:l3 you. Yot. had better apply to some inspector of police. . - The then communicated the facts to Inspec for Sullivan, at Kim; David-lane, who directed Potter. 212 K, nn active detective officer, to institute the neces• sary inquiries. Loss or THE MINERVA.—Messrs. Pickford, of Liver pool, received a telegraphic message on Wednesday afiernoon from one of their travellers who was on board the Minerva, stating that the passengers and crew in the two missing boats landed at Holyhead in safety. The wreck was therefore unattended by any loss of life. The Minerva, which was built by Messrs. Vernon and Son, of Liverpool, was one of the fastest and best boats on the station. BRITISH AND COLONIAL SMELTING AND REDUCTION COMPANY.—A meeting of this company took place on Thursday afternoon, when the report for the half-year, showing a toss of 9361. on the Tamar works, and of 2711 on the Millwall works, was agreed to. The general re sults of operations have proved unfavourable, the price of labour, coals, and freight alone having within the 12 months exceeded the amount paid during a similar period of the previous year by more than 4,0001. At the close of the proceedings a committee aas appointed to consult with the directors as to the desirableness of continuing or dissolving the undertaking. THE LIVERPOOL CHAMBLR OF COMMERCE.—The half yearly meeting of the Council of the Chamber of Com merce was held yesterday afternoon at the Exchange buikings ; Mr. Bunch, the president of the council, presiding. The meeting was nutnerously attended. The secretary read the report, in which a survey was taken of the important subjects which had occupied the attention of the chamber during the preceding six months. Among them were—Commercial Law ; Bank ruptcy (Scotland) Bill, and Judgments and Executions Bill ; Bills of Exchange Bill and Arbitration Amend ment Bill ; Shipping ; Letters of Marque ; Sound Dues ; Stamp Duties of Foreign Bills of Exchange ; Peruvian Guano ; Postal Affairs ; Survey Certificates ; Lock Ex tension and Improvement. The chairman, in his ad dress, touched upon the various topics of the report. Mr. Horsfall, M.P., afterwards addressed the meeting. Votes of thanks having been aocorded Mr. Horsfall for the assistance-he had rendered the chamber in Parlia ment, and to the chairman, the meeting separated. ATTEMPTED INCENDTARISM AT MANCHESTER.—An other, and almost the thirtieth attempt at incendiarism in Manchester, during a few months, was made on Wed nesday night on the warehouse of the executors of the late Mr. Thomas Thornber, 39, York-street. Being opened yesterday morning, the remains of a small parcel of cotton, in brown paper, was discovered on the coun ter. Toe cotton and paper had almost smouldered away, burning a hole in the counter, but no piece goods being near, and the counter being of hard wood, the fire had' gone rio further. The place was made up about seven o'clock on Wedoesday night, and the combustible had been thrown in after that hour, through an opening in the window for letters. The material in the paper ,ipptar4 to have been a kind Of "thrush," or sized cot ton, such as weastr,4 u , t• t ,, piec« their end 9 with. The portion of it that had burnt had left a white powder, or ashes in the paper, having a salttsb tote. • • , THE AESSELBODE NOTE. The following is the answer of the Russian Go vernment to the Prussian note in support of the Austrian sommation addressed to St. Petersburg. It is one of the eleven papers submitted to the Bond by Austria and Prussia on the 17th, of which we have already published two—viz., the replies of Count Buol and M. Mauteuffel to the Nessel- rode note. This answer was addressed to Ball' von Budberg, in Berlin : " St. Petersburg, 18th (30th) June, 1854. "The Pruseian Ciiiirgd d'Affaires had handed me the communication which his Cabinet addressed to us under date of the 12:h of June in support of the step taken bi Austria towards us, for the purpose of prevailing on 1110 to aceelerate the conclusion of the prese nt war by, re fraining fr om exten di ng our military operations in Ter" key, and at the same time withdrawing our troops lo ra the Principalities as speedily as possible. " We are not aware, baron, how we can answer this communication of the Prussian Cabinet better than b 1 bringing to its knowledge the text of the answer we have addressed to Vienna, here appended. From this it will become apparent that, without sharing the 0 1 ) !* pions with reference to the occupation of the polities as put f orwar d by Austria and p a rticipated i° by Prussia, we nevertheless, out of conside ra tion for the special interests of A us t r i a an d G ermany on the Danube, and the peculiar nature of the obligations which the Courts of Vienna and B er li n h ave entered into with the. Western Powers in th e protocol of April 9, are prepared, at the Fesue time reservi ng t o ourse l ves the securetio which we require to be informed of in advance, to wit h. draw from the Principalities, and to enter into negotia tions for peace on the b asis o f th e t h ree ma in prinell ) ';,. laid down in that protocol, or at least to pave the via' for this negotiation by agreeing to a truce. est Without repeating on this occasion the very gr considerations which lead us to abide by our requirenteens. previously to be put in possession of securities in ill .. change for the volunt ar y sacri fi ce w hi c h we make to interests of Austria arid Germany in relinquishil i g i l l e his majesty present or fut ure rni.itary position in Turkey, we etn fi ourselves to com men di ng these remarks to the na ture deliberation of the P r u ss i an C our t, convinced that 10_ majesty the Ki ng i s t oo j ust to d emand of us that should consent gratuitously to weaken ourselves moral'f and materially, wit hout being certain of obtaining 3 P e l or even a truce. It is, moreover, with eatisfacw" tbd we observe that the Pru-sian Cabinet is itself p,v o e tr ''' with the corre c t ness o f thi s v i ew, since, wh i le ex prw c". " the wish that h ost ili t i es s h ou ld b e curta i led ano circliT" scribed, it recogniz es i n a d vance t h at th i s oug ht to toi: p:ace on b o th s id es . I n pursuance of the pacific the nations exnressed in our answer, it is now put 10 nd Prussian C a bi ne t t o use i ts i nterest a t Vienna : digs elsewhere to procure for us the securities 50 es pensably nec e ss ar y. W e f ee l t h at we are so ni te r , inure entitl e d t o h ope thi s f rom that ‘Itl ar ; (0 . as it was to it (th e P russ i an C a bi net ) that the the peror first communicated his intention to conside r ari a fire establishment (c onso lid at i on ) o f th e religiou s civil rights to th e Ch r i s ti ans i n T ur k ey , if they can I ": obtained from th e P or t e i n a f orm o f wor king effici!,,t his as an actual sati s f ac ti on o f th e d eman d s we have is on it (the Porte) ; and that, by our accession to sf principle of th e protocol, as well as our satisfaction rui the two others, which will be seen by our 'ow l "oiler withdrawal f rom th e Principa meanl ities,s of fulfilling thewe henceforth h. Prussia, as w e ll as A ustr i a, tigations which in th a t dO cument t h ey h ave entered 1 , 1 vrs-d ris the Wester n P owers. a ven You will, baron, express this hope to Baron t ime Mante-utiel in the most i.istinct manner, at the dam e that you bring this dispatch to his knowledge. "Receive the assurances, esco 0 "NEs6ELBOO...tO After the receipt of the note correspolid il “ - t this, received by Austria, Count Buol asldres set s so circular containing instructions to the Au strian ambassadors in London and P a ris, wlii it i ° rine ainong . the documents laid before the Bund. • ' following is a translation of this circular "To M. le Baron De Hubner at Paris, and M. l° C,,uut Colloredu at London. " Vienna, July 21, 185 4 . " I have the honour to send to your Excellency with the text of the reply which the Cabinet Petersburg has made, on the 29th of June, to our 9° th , tiluoication of the Id, relative to the suspension 01 operations of the Russian army on the other - Side i t ::: Danube, and the speedy evacuation of the Da ntl b we e Principalities, in order that you may submit this anat. to the British (Fren . ch) Cabinet. You will apPrO, C the impression which this communication, innu e o l Prince Gortschakefl to the Imperial Cabinet, proclo.o upon us when you shall have become acquainted b" en , the despatch in which Count Esterhazy had es e previnu ly charged, on the 9th of this month, to exP r o t, to the Cabinet of St. Petersburg our regret thats-s s ., withstanding the facts by which we supported ourse l ": in our despatches of the 3d of June, that Cabint4 d e e dared itself willing to enter into negociations as UK 01 time to be fixed for the evacuation only upon conditions the accomplishment of which did not depend u pon! o ° A r will. Under these circumstances we cannot maintaining our demand in the whole extent of the 6101 in which it was made in the principal despatch of the 3° of June. " As, moreover, the Cabinet of St. Petersburg has declared that strategetic considerations could not petrol§ the Russian army to quit the military positions whiqb had taken in the Principalities withnut having previoikalf received guarantees of safety equivalent to an armistice, the question is shifted to kinother ground, upon wbi° ll o it was for the belligerent powers to decide in the :fill instance. "I need not call the attention of your Excellency!, the extraordinary importance of the resolutions w b r e these powers have now taken.. You know too well tb views which have invariably guided the policy 011 to Emperor our august master in the present crisis , not to be aware of the spirit in which Lis Majesty desires 4 s'e the belligerent powers accept the overtures _ Russia. eb " Without wishing to prejudge the resolutions ve-I_, those Governments may definitively take, we rteverthelo; deem it right to explain to you the point of view Ir ° ol which we regard the present phase of the quettionr,, order to put you in a condition to sleal frankly town, the Cabinet of London (Paris) i f a n opportunity i 0 F r- Rented. ea " What has been the cons t an t a im of the comm on efforts of the powers, if it ha s no t b ee n the re-estabrb„ ment of a solid and durable peace ? We under stand be this a peace which, by re-establishing the rights of . n t er Porte, gives to Europe guarant e es against th e Ti an l. '" rence of perturbations, such a s th os e which disturb f profoundly at the present moment. The importa ° : e o e the interests which are associated with this objee i t „ / " . 0. great, that we are convinced that no power wou'L a te l a lingly expose itself to the reproach of having neg' — der• any means wh :tever likely to bring about a g ood us iver s standing. Rememberin; this the belligerent P ° t ier will no doubt f ee l i t th e i r d u ty to examine these the ion- carefully arid con.cientiously, in order t o Fee 'berg reduction of the reply of the Cabinet of St .Inca not contain some germ of c,,nciliation that lead to thepreparation of a definite pacification. , 0 the Russia makes no difficulty in subscribingv'ieoe principles which are contained in the protocol of bet' of th e 9th ,:f April, in this seise —that that she declare.. an d self wiling to conserve the integrity of the Porl e e ' oo o' to be ready to evacuate the Principalities, on the to dition of receiving suitable securities ; and I ° l I t 'th o participate in the consolidation of te righ ts °„ p eon Christians in Turkey, by taking part in the Eu r ;ier zuarantee under which those rights should be pil nri t." Peteris_lo,o cording to the views of the Cabinet of St. Pet . er''',: t ise li th at is to ray, comprehending in it not s olely Cb r A ci g to tf the Greek rite This triple ba'is might, an°` l ,,, a cti°,s the idea of the C o u r t o f R uss ia, serve as 6 ;10' point for negotiations for peace, which, how ever ,. , 1; e preceded by a general suspension of hostilitie. 0001 " Beaidei these three points which Russia has de A pra h herself ready to accept, the protocol of t he ot contains, in reality, a fourth, by which t he oon',,,er Governments have engaged themselves to andel/jot o°' obtain in common the most suitable guaranteeswiti, tb, fleeting the existence of the Ottoman EmPir r e t o f !' s. general equilibrium of Europe. The Ceb u° o n W s Petersburg not having given any explanations tie subject, we cannot tell what are its intentions 14000 respect. But it nevertheless appears to 11 ° i n g cl t il he u- tb ra n i f that the complete and unreserved acceptation 01 w ooa " first points would be a great step towards a o °' the question raised by the fourth. w e• rg - f 0 " However that may be, if the belligerent x°,„,eria themselves able to accept the declarations of the basis of a negotiation by which a durable he attained. we do not doubt that they . Will Out, of opinion that the evacuation of the Principaliud- l e a t dmisepaesunrseabpierelicomnidniatrioyntoisarft take tne first place in chronological order, An il assent to the principal of the integrity Ot of of the ~3 t s empire and the protection by Europe the Christians in Turkey—especially if th is P - r tbe P r°. s t i r u di : E l i s g st i ah : gr i ;to : o: : : is completely conformable to th sipulations °I i t 0 0 tocol of the 9th of April, she well s thereby off'!" Roil not deceived, some elements of pacification, tr7vill tance of which I hope the belligerent power ° pi ' ,gig'', ciently appreciate, and which should have g re bleb v/ in whatever resolutions they may take, fur ir wait with much anxiety. ‘4l3o ol '' (Signed) do r' in Prussia also gave instructions to her sbalsaid to the Allied Courts, of which the following to be a copy :--- • 15 54. "Berlin, July 24, 1 red " Whilst the Cabinet of St. Petersburg has dec , A for itself ready as well for the maintenance of Pea" -- :c r a tio p n r a e b li i m e inary armistice, it has in an equallY un'e - ir e ed the occu aauridniiees. p m lad : tyi n oc n tono e na r rshoei b adftl i iel t rrt h ebbe e deef r r t gto o phume d arrair i tu s ai c lenbe l i a tpmue i at m eh e t d i e that e by ilt T r e 41 1 0 to : r0 i 0 6 1 , finetary securi ties tl r ie ea o f [modal i t a t e n ] :dos these itan lnli tl a il tBeicrtleelrrlts: sot e si) I cis:°- b i dot bi 1 i i .. means c l i e ta a nh v n e ao s sr en om to the equity of the Cabinets to w! lic all military prudence i has re pli ed. should bine,eo4::asitdoerrt T e h h e i s lC aiii i I ; ig e u , ht o o u nt r ef, .uaugustpinr e s e tr d , i e f g o r, bbiels,,g - ohs; been apparently suggested, simultaneous Jiiips with the Western P b O u W t er: aPPeari n g thesetransfer d to himself the charge of refusing to c il " o ar. ispo:itions of Russia ? We cannot bring • a selves to believe he ought, because we are 01 o f opin i°- that however strong the convictions of both sicle i . 4 ~,0 h. n w be, however :Kay .nced the hostile parties WRY "'„ i t ien6 nay of warlike operations arid niiiitary plePasr-tbortv they must both come precisely to this—which 0 ' ' s o) will proceed to the end—which of thea; WilO rin ... 4' "- . 4