The Sun. — London, England, 1854-11-07 00:00:00

)TAVY BILLS EXEMPT FROM STAMP DUTY. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admtra lty, Somerset-House, November 6th, 1854. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That, under section 29 of Act 2, William IV., cap. 40, all Bills drawn tab er abroad or at home, or made out on account of the Naval Service, are. wholly exempt from Stamp Duty. The Lords of the Treasury have decided that this exemption is still in force, notwithstanding the passing of the Act of last session, IT and 18 Victoria, cap 83. T iIEAT RE -R Y AL, DRITRY-LAN's, , M. JITLLIEN'S CONCERTS. FOR ONE MONTH ONLY.) The Programme is changed Every Evening. PROGRAMME for THIS EVENING (Tuesday, Nov. 7) :-- PART I. Overture, u Enryanthe „ „ „ „ Weber. Quadrille, from Rossini's Opera, "Le Comte OW' Jullien. Symphony, the Andante, from the " Pastoral Sym- B e ethoven. phony" „ ....... " Valse D'Adien," with solo for corn•et-a - Jullien. piston, by Herr Keenig :••••••• • • • • • • ' ' Rondo Bohemienne, from" L'Etoile du Nord," sung by Madame Anna Thillon • • ••.. • • • •••• • • • • eleYerbeer• Solo, oboe, Souvenir des Montagnes, " La Musette," performed by M. Lavigne (his second appearance) Lavigne. Quadrille, " The British Army," assisted by the Jtillfen. m ilitary bands .......... ••• • • •• • • " Portant pour la Sy " God Save the Queen." Syr Bsnx Opera, Grand Operatic Selection and Fantasia, from Meyerbeer's opera " Roberto II Diavolo," with solos by M. Baumann, M. Lavigne, M. Wnille, and Mr. Trust •• • -• • ..... • Sehottische, " The Moldavian Schottische" .. •• • • Jullien. Symphony, the " Allegro Vivace," from the sym phony in A mino r •- ••• • • • • • ...... ••• • • •... • • Mendelssol . at. N ew s o ng, " Minnie," sting by Madame Anna Quadrille, " The American Quadrille"....., Jun:en. Solo. v iolin, " Vase Diabolique," performed by Signor Bobbin Galop," The Atlantic" The Concerts on each evening will commence at Eight and termi nate at Eleven o'clock. patcas ow Absussios.—Promenade, boxes, and galleries, Is. dress circle, 2s. Gd. ; private boxes 1/. Is. and IL I Is. 6d. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the nunnement of Mr. larekstone. THIS UVENEsTG, Nov. 7, Will be performed the comedy of PAUL PRY. Principal ch: t ractors by 1 1r. Wright, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. W. Farren, 1 43:5. Poynter, and Miss E. Chaplin. To which will he added THE SPANISH DANCERS. Followed by HOW TO PAY THE RENT. To conclade with the FLOWER OF THE PORT. 1O L PRINCESS'S TIMATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Crider the Management of Mr. eIIAItLE3 &NAM. Tilly EVEISING. Nov. 7. Fo!lowed by FAUST A"iD MARGUERITE. Characters by 31 , 4,4r5. O. Kean and Da rid Fisher ; and Airs. Winstanley, aut Yjni C. L After which wi'.l ba prescrttel a ne•v Velo-dramatic Spectacle, In_ three ac:s, entitit.C. S(211-t.11.Yt., the Warrior Prophet. TT134.7.LT1V.2; ItOYAL ADELPIII P_,irrietOr. Mr. Is. Teb3te , ,•.—Directmss, Madame Celeste. Tilts EVE.N.ING. Nov. 7, will he performe , l VIE SERIOUS FA `ILLY. Characsx 7 , 1 by Meqsrs. C.• Selby, Leigh _Murray, and Keeley ; :I!3s and lira. ••:,--cY Followe4 by BIN'A ?ME T t \YELLERS. ' To coneluda with ;7,1E1'11 Nrorn To conclude vit'l THE FIFTIi 0! N3VEMBER. ROYAL oLyNtric Leasee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. 111 EYSSING. Nov. 7. Will be perrlraie.l rttlire,r.. Cliaractart 71 , :es3ra. . F. Vining. limery, and Leslie; kiss Maskeli, and .Nit,s Stephens. To to followed by a Farce, caned A BLIMITED BEING, la erhlell Mr. icubson will appear. To conclude with TLIZ: LOTTERY TICKET. 4TL ET'S ROTA:, NITM'tIJ ATkV 7r.e4c(v) and Atartager, Mr. William Conhe. Tha excitement of the Great Exhibition of 1851 equalled, and success° ly,:yond all precedent! THIS EVENING, The Astonishingly Successful MILITA.RY SPECTACLE, in. Two ts, by J. 11. .7,ToccaystLaa, Esq., called THE BATTLE OF THE ALMA! ,rter which, novel SCENES in the CIRCLE, or JEUX BUCE PIiALIQUES. To conclude with a PIECE DE CIECONSTANCE. N.B.—An early attendance is respectfully suggested, in consequence of the numbers who ni;htly throng the doors of the Theatre. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. U. Cooke. Equestrian Director. Mr. Win. Cooke, jun. 111 , 03. 'WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE Ti.n be, oruirt4 4 rnin.after 3 1 Evening 21 rain.aft. 3 "Mo-.lking 37 enia,after 3 [ Evening 55 rain.ad 3 WKATHRE..--Ett - ri Ovngni, Nov. 7. TaLEMONETICR, IN T±L SILADZ. 153 --Piis-tiest since noon yesterday. 39 —l,iwest this morning and during the night dap noon. 30.61—tb0 highest this year. Wrivn.—Variable and light; N.W. in the morning, now S.W., with hazy weather. VIE "COMING" CAPTURE SEBA STOPOL WILL BE PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION "THE SUN" THE MOMENT THE EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE IS ISSUED, TOGETHER WITH A-LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. Ordcrs received by all News Agents, and at " THE SUN" OFFICE, 112, Strand, London. r , ,, A • 4 ,71,,;:=A, 4elb• ~' LONDON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1854. Further despatches from the Crimea ! Lord RAGLAN has at length spoken. Nothinc , has been received from his Lordship since the 28 Septem beer, or, if received, it had not been communicated - to the publio. It appears, however, that this had not been altogether his Lordship's fault, inasmuch as in that of the 23d ult., just come to hand, and a copy whereof will be found in another part of this day's impression, he alludes to a prior de spatch of the 18th ult., which has not come to hand. It certainly appeared very strange that, when communications had been received from the French General and Admiral and the English Admiral, detaining the important operations which had been carried forward during the two first d 2 13-3 of the bombardment by thei r res p ective ore " , the English General should have main tained a total and unbroken silence ! And now that it is certain that the Noble Lord is exempted from th e imputation of negligence, it seems no less stra nge that a communication of such importan ce as a despatch Comman der-in-Chief of the Englishspatch from the troops to the Secretary for War should be lost or or mislaid, while others t ran smitted by the same conveyances esttiaa arrived in perfect safety. It is manifest is to be attributed to some quarter,t and it is great blame es sential that it should be placed on the rig ht shoulders, so th at the party really responsible should bear the well-merited cens ure . I In addition to the despatch of Lord RAG NT to the 23d ult., and whic h contains the melancholy catalogue of the killed and wounde d up to the 22d (the six first days of the siege), we h ave also one from Vice-Admiral DuNDAs to the same day, recording the casualties that had occurred to the Naval Brigade, whose zealous and energetic exertions attracted the admiration of the entire army with whom they had so efficiently co-operated 18 t ' fNal the very day of their landing. This list is car tg/riLLr4ietyon'to the 22d the 6th day of the bombardment. ( ~ ; _ e _ ~, , . iii . 4:1 , t- record:._ the names of 12 officers and men killed, \ ~ ,, ,,, I mad 33 wounded, some of whom have since died, ;:Atte-ajuj„.)!Jucmg them the gallant and light-hearted VI AWL THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 7. 1854 CAVENDISH BRADSTREET RI 7TIIVEIst, the youngest son of the Baroness Runtv:LN, the representative of a name long distinguished in Scottish history. Lieutenant RUTHVEN was 3 lot the first of his f am ily who had freely shed his blood in the ser vice of his country. His, brother WALTER had previously perished at . Fer o zes h a h, i n the military service of the Hon. East India Company. The present inheritors tb.e name thus prove them selves well entitled to their ancient motto, "Deeds show." They laave been no degenerate descend ants of the brave and noble of " auld lang syne." Lieutenant UREATHED, of the Britannia, also fell. These r c tromising young officers were universally reg,re i cted. Their frank and generous natures endeared them to all who had the pleasure of P A .& acquaintance. Captain MoORSOM, Lieuten i ants NORMAN, MITCHELL, and M‘DowEnn, and Messrs. SANCTUARY, BULLOCK, and LYON, R.N., were among the wounded., Mr. BULLOCK, of the Trafalgar, had been wounded on the 17th, but could not be induced to retire from his post. We regret to say that he was again very severely in jured on the 21s'o. Among the land forces we find Colonel the Honourable F. G. HOOD, of the Grenadier Guards, killed. Vials gallant officer was brother to the late and uncle to the present Viscount HOOD, and grarAdson of the celebrated Admiral HOOD, who wrat his peerage in the well-known battle against Oount DE GRASSE. Along with Colonel HOOD there had been during the four first days, two serjeants, one drummer, and eighteen rank and file killed, and ten officers (including Prince ED / WARD of Saxe Weimar), six serjeants, one drum mer, and ninety-five rank and file wounded. We fear that many more of our brave fellows must shed their blood e'er the British flag waves o'er the walls of Sebastopol, and the pride of the 'CZAR has been so far humbled. These despatches enable us, with the other information we had obtained from less truati worthy sources, to clearly understand the true state of affairs, by land and water, up to the 23,1 instant. In our impression of yesterday we pointed out the occurrences of the two first. days. On the 18th, our Allies being engaged in repairing the damage sustained on the precedinr4 day, the English alone maintained the fire, and sustained the whole of the cannonade from the town. On the 19th, however, General CANROBERT again participated in the attack with increased power, not only from the old batteries, which had been reinstated, but from new ones constructed on the 18th. That fire had been continued with terrific effect up to the 23d, and there was but little prospect of its being slackened while the defence of Sebastopol continued: He had, Lord RAGLAN tells, been enabled "to push his approaches forward, and, like the English, materially to damage the defences of the places." These were not, however, by any means subdued, "nor was a serious timinution of the fire perceptible." We believe, however, that a few days effected a very material alteration in this respect. Lord RAGLAN bears strong testimony to the zeal and energy displayed by the defenders in re pairing the damage to their redoubts and guns occasioned by the fire of the Allies. They had vast resources of every kind, both of men and guns, and they were very efficiently availing themselves thereof, so that the opposing General could not specify a time " with anything like certainty for taking ulterior measures." Wo cannot, however, complain. The very difficulties Ithat impede our progress will add. to the glory that will attend the subsequent triumph which I will doubtless attend the Allied- arms. From the despatch of Admiral DUNDAS it does not appear that the fleet took any active part in the bombardment between the 17th and 23d. The damage had been repaired in, all the vessels save the Albion and Arethusa, which had be©n sent to Constantinople to refit, and they were on the 23d ready for service. The Lynx, Sphinx, Stromboli, and Viper had also arrived. It ap peared that the enemy had been actively engaged since the 17th in constructing new works on the north side of the harbour, commanding the ap preaches by sea and land. No mention is, how • ever, made of any steps having been taken to retard or interfere with these operations. It also appears that Captain BROOK had main tained his position at Eupatoria, supported by the Leander and Megaara, although threatened and attacked by heayy bodies of cavalry, with guns. The retention of that position was valuable in consequence of the supplies hitherto obtained therefrom, but which will probably be cut off for the future. We are glad to find, too, that a steam division, both of French and English ves sels, continued in the Bay of Odessa, " actively employed in cutting off the communica tions with the Crimea." On the whole, al though we have met with a more stub born and formidable resistance than had pre viously been anticipated, we have no reason to feel discouraged, or to suppose that we shall not succeed in accomplishing the fall of Sebastopol, the great object of the autumn campaign in the Crimea. In another column we explain the events in the Crimea, which rest on unexceptionable autho rity, and which show the progress of the siege up to the 23rd October. We have nothing later, except the despatch of Lord STRATFORD DE RED CLIFFE, which appeared in The Sun of Saturday, and which detailed the events of the 25th and 26th ' ultimo, and which merely professed to have been " gathered from persons who were eye witnesses of what took place." This information, collected by the Captain of an English steam boat from so many different sources, could soarcely be regarded as infallible. It, however, so far corroborates the Russian statements, as to prove that a very serious encounter had taken plac e— that the Russians had gained a temporary advan tage—and that even at the end of the first clay they remained masters of two of the five redoubts which had been constructed, for the purpose of protecting and r aft ipA ain _H ing our communications with Balaklava. It also affords much reason to fear that the Eng lish light cavalry had suffered very severely daring the conflict. It 15t, indeed, but j ust i ce to say that the Russian accounts hitherto proved t o have rested on better foundations than, judgi ng from previous ?xperience, could have been antici pated. We are, therefore, bound to give some de (free of tredit at least to the general substratum, while we still look for a little " embellishment " as t o the details. It seems very plain that, in the first instance at least, the matter was a complete surprise, and yet we know that the very position had previously been threatened—nay, more, th© danger having been perceptible, even to non-combatants who long previously had commented thereon. Had the Turks, however, exhibited the same cool deter mination, o f w hi c h t h e i r b re th ren un der O MER PACE R afford e d so man y s t r iki ng i n stances, the matte r might not have proved very serious, and the assailants would not have been enabled to boa s t even of a temporary triumph, or of infli c ti n:g much damage on the Allied Troops. ; ga a v n e d w al a ttu g h it i t s ; stated that they "spiked b T l h o e w y however, without striking a single i a t it s o e g el e n t s he t r ha nr, glected ler l t i h a e ve gu b n e s Cu " salutary precaution must im mediately afterwards thatthe s. we read guns were turned z•,gainst themselves," and also that " three regi menta of English light cavalry, exposed to the 1 cross fire of the Russian batteries, suffered im mensely." This " cross fire" must at least, in part, if not altogether, have proceeded from the captured redoubts, which would have been silenced if the operation of " spiking" had been effectively performed. The gallant Highlanders (we believe the 93d), however, stood firm. Shoulder to shoulder, as in the days of old, they maintained their position, and by their unflinching bravery they prevented the disaster from becoming as serious as it must have been had less determined men occupied the post. This vigorous defence not only prevented the enemy from achieving their main object, but enabled the Allies to regain much of what had been lost through the panic of the Ottoman troops. The French and English quartered in the vicinity hastened up and won back 3 of the 5 redoubts that had been captured in the first instance. The great body of the assail ants, however, appear to have been repulsed with considerable loss, and we have little doubt that the two redoubts were won back the following day, and that the communications with Balaklava, which had for the time being been intercepted, were re-opened. On the 26th a formidable sortie was made from the town, which was, however, fully and completely repulsed, as well as the onslaught from the country, by which it was at tempted to place our men between two fires. That a decisivevictory was gained may be gathered even from the Russian despatches, which state that " General LIPRANDI had retired to the head-quar ters at Bakshi-Serai." This is partially a confession that he had not been able to maintain the advantage gained during his well-planned and gallant attack ; that he had, in fact, been completely beaten back by, the Allied Forces. Further advices (Russian) to the 29th ultimo state " that the enemy (the Allies) had completed their second parallel, and advanced their bat teries" nearer to the city. This is certainly an important change of position, proving, beyond the possibility of doubt, the progress of the be siegers. Had there been anything whatsoever that could have been put forward as an equiva lent it would indubitably have been not ()lily re ferred to, but strongly dwelt on ; and from the ominous silence observed, we may fairly calculate that the fate of Sebastopol was sealed, and that the day of its final overthrow was rapidly ap proaching. It is sati§factory to find that the Western war riors, lost none of the prestige they had acquired at the Alma, and that, albeit a stubborn resistance has been opposed, they aro gradually, but surely, accomplishing the object in which they were engaged. A few days must being the official ac counts of the contest of the 25th, which, thanks to the Duke of NEWCASTLE, we may calculate on being communicated to the public without further delay. We must, therefore, patiently and hope fully await their arrival. Our able weekly contemporary, the Economist, supports by au appeal to figures which admit of no " cooking " some of the facts respecting tho corn trade and present prices, which we presented only in a general form last week. The Gazette returns of wheat sold during August, September, and October fully bear out the impressions we , had received from the weekly market reports. They show that in those three months the sales of corn were less this year than in either of the two preceding years. The amount sold in 1852 was 1,259,582 qrs. ; last year it was 1,177,349 qrs. ; and this year only 1,155,862 qrs. It is obvious, therefore, that our supplies of home-grown corn have been even less out of this year's superabun dant harvest than they were out of the two pre ceding and very inferior harvests. We have, therefore, got in hand, and must soon begin to receive, the large stack which is by this time in good ,condition for the market, and which the farmers will now have leisure to thresh. The amount of imports for the three months is, on the other hand, also very small compared with that of last year. In 1853 we imported in the months ending August sth, Sept. sth, and October 10th, 1,707,132 qrs. of wheat, and 1,244,400 cwts. of flour ; but in. the same three months of 1854 not above a third of that quantity-570,355 qrs. of wheat, and 568,505 cwts. of flour. There was, therefore, in reality, a very deficient supply in. our markets during those months, for we had rather less Of our home-grown corn than usual, and about one million and a quarter, of quarters of wheat, and more than half a million cwts. of flour less of foreign supply than in the previous year. This alone is sufficient to account for the rapid rise in prices. It was suddenly found that wheat and flour were not to be had. There was, in fact, a scramble for it. The case has, there fore, we are persuaded passed its worst. Present prices must have caused considerable orders to go out, while they will tempt farmers at home to thresh ; and if we shall not have a very cheap loaf we shall at least have a reasonable one. Monday's advance can hardly be more than a temporary oscillation. , I‘IONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at from 7,000 to 8,000 bales, including 1,000 American taken for export. The market closed firm without change in prices. The sales comprised 200 Pernam and Maranham at sd. to 6id., Egyptian at sid. to 7d., 600 Surat at 3d. to 4id., and the remaindEr Anierican. Railway Shares were dull and bevy. The number of ships from foreign parts arrived in the Thames yesterday was 72, and there were 4 from Ireland, besides 22 colliers. The official returns relating to trade and naviga tion for the month and nine months ended Oct. 10 have been issued. From these it appears that the total declared value of the exports of British and Irish produce from the United Kingdom for the month, exclusive of the " unenumerated" was 8,074,0481., being a decrease of 754,9521. as compared with the same month of 1853. There was an increase in the shipments of beer and ale, coals and culm, and cotton manufactures, but a decrease in haberdashery, hardware and cutlery, linen manufactures, machinery, silk manufactures, thrown silk, woollen manufactures, and woollen yarn. The importations of the principal articles were larger for the month thin year as respects cochineal, guano, mahogany, saltpetre, raw silk, cassia lignea, cinnamon, cloves, pimento, rum, sugar, tea, wine, and cotton wool. A diminution, however, took place in cocoa, coffee, wheat, barley, oats, flour, Indian corn, indigo, flag, currants, hemp, palm oil, opium, cheese, rice, mace, nutmegs, pepper, brandy, Geneva, and tallow. _ . The shipping accounts for the month exhibit a decrease in the number of tons engaged in the foreign trade of the United Kingdom for the entries inwards, but an augmentation in the clearances out wards, compared with the like period of last year. in the coasting trade for the mouth 98,865 tons more were engaged as shown by the entries in wards than in the corresponding month of 1853, and 106,184 tons for the clearances. A statement of the position of the National Bank of Belgium on the 31st ultimo gives the total operations at 165,000,000 francs. The amount of the precious metals was 47,163,000 francs, besides demonetized gold to the amount of 11,987,000 francs. The securities, including bills discounted, were 79,409,000 francs, the circulation was 92,643,000 francs, and the accounts current amounted to 33,425,000 francs. The much-vexed question whether foreign states shall be permitted to introduce their hope debts upon the English Stock Exchange has again received a solution, by the decision of the commit tee of the " house" against any such permission being accorded. The principle has been so often affirmed that it is surprising any men at all versed in the line of policy adopted by the Stock Ex change should make an attempt to procure its reversal. Every artifice, we are aware, has been used to " make the worse appear the better part, " but highly to the credit of the business-like chairman and his coadjutors who are at present serving their term of office the attempt has signally failed, and the decision given is against the introduction of these bonds. One can readily imagine the enormous mass of foreign stock which every State that was pressed for cash, or that wished to reward its Court favourites, would send into our compliant market were the door once opened. We congratulate the bond holders at large upon this result, as promising for their future prospects as it is honourable to the Stock Exchange, and creditable to the perseverance of the Anglo-Peruvian Committee. There has been a larger supply of money stock to-day, although cash, is represented as being easy in Lombard:street. Consols have been 94t I, and since 911 -a- for Transfer. The Account prices ,are 911 a. Exchequer Bills continue at 6s. to 9s. pm. In the New 3 per Cents. a good deal has been done at 93} to 93i. Foreign Securities have been heavy. Mexican, 222. Peruvian not dealt in. Turkish Scrip down to 1i g. prem. Dutch 2i per Cents. have been 602 to 61. Buenos Ayres Bonds are 58 to 59. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 to 6 ; Mexi can, 22a to 22i ; Peruvian, 64 to 70i- ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 49 to 50 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto, 4i per Cents., 84 to 86 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18i,to 181; ditto, 3 per Cents., 37i to 34 ; ditto, Certificates, 5g to 511- ; ditto, Passive, 4a to 4i. In the Railway Share Market there has been very little doing, and prices are rather lower. Foreign Shares are scarcely so good. The Gold Mine and other shares are nominal. The Banks keep firm, and the new companies are stn.' in request. The Land Shares are supported. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (From the 01cial List.) Business done thnk Stock 2121 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuitieg : 93$ 3 3 per Cont. Consols Annuities 9 411 i i i New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 2i per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16 Dittc, 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 4 1-16 i 3-16 1 2 0 1 0 000 0 .....::: India Stock (n D di ilt i o 3 , on u d n s def onsols forlAccount 14th Nov. Exchequer Bills, 20. £l000 £503 small ........................................ 6 9 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 9BA 9 Ditto 5 per Cent Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 59 8 'l3xican 3 per Cent. ... .......... 22i ill Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cont. Ditto 3 per Cent. ............. . Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto 4 per Cent ..• ..„,.... ............•.•••• 40 2 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. BBi 9 rurkish Scrip 6 per cent Swedish 4 per Cent.....„. ...... B7 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Bonds 4,1 per Cent. ex. 25 fr D u tch Exchange, 2 i per Cont . 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cont. Certificates THREE 0 CLOCK. Consols Ditto November Account CAPTAIN rELLOCK, who has been engaged in the transport service in the Crimea, as commander of the gigantic steamer Himalaya, which has rendered such signal service in conveying troops, is coming home on account of ill-health. Captain Thomas Russell, who has seen much service in the Black Sea, as commander of one of the Oriental Company's vessels there, has been appointed Captain Kellock's successor, and proceeds almost immediately to the Crimea to take charge of the Himalaya. AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM PRODUCE MARKETS.— The weekly reports from the Amsterdam and Rotterdam produce-markets mention that business had been less active. There was no material variation in coffee, and prices continued to be fairly supported. The operations in sugar had been more restricted, but prices exhibited firmness. A further decline had occurred in rice, owing to an increase of sales. Tea and indigo remained quiet, the transactions having been unimportant. Tall FRENCH GUIDES AND VHS ENGLISH GUARDS.— During the short stay of the band of the French Guides in the St. George's Barracks the non-commissioned officers of the Scotch Fusilier Guards had not a favour able opportunity of showing their good will and cordial feelings in a special manner towards them until it came to the evening previous to their departure, when an ex tension of leave was granted to the whole of the non commissioned officers, for the purpose of taking a fare well of their brethren in arms of the sister nation. The evening was passed in a jovial and convivial manner ; loyal toasts were given, popular songs sung, both French and English, the favourites being the national anthems of the two nations, where " all " could join in chorus. Everything went on in the most creditable and enthusi astic manner. A substantial breakfast was prepared for them in the non-commissioned officers' mess-room at 5 a.m., and upon their departure from the barracks the whole of the soldiers turned out and cheered them heartily in a manner indicative of their fraternising en thusiasm. The French Guides during the past week visited several of the public exhibitions in the metropolis, and among them expressed themselves greatly delighted at the large and valuable collection of Napoleon relics con tained in the museum of Madame Tussaud's. The car riages of the Emperor appeared to interest them greatly, as they continued for a long period of their stay to be passing in and out of these curious and interesting vehicles. DEATH OF GENERAL STEWART.—This unfortunate gentleman, one of the party injured by a recent coach accident at Dunkeld, expired on Saturday morning. He was a general in the Austrian service, and claimed to be a lineal descendant of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, —Scotinvan. LATEST NEWS. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. VIENNA, MONDAY, Nov. 6. The Ost Deutsche Post says that the storming of Sebastopol was fixed for the Ist or 2d November. A new levy of 100,000 men is to take place in Austria. Large purchases of horses have been ordered. A convention between Austria and Bavaria is rumoured ; 20,000 Bavarians would replace the Austrian troops in Northern Italy. ODESSA, OCT. 28. Prince Menschikoff has only 45,000 ,men at his disposal. Of the 4th corps d'arrnee, only the 12th division is with Liprandi at Bakshi-Serai. The divisions Pogoff and Lafiskoi only commenced their march for the Crimea, from Bessarabia, on the 23d of October. Omer Paella has been obliged to send 30,000 men to Varna, as reserve. He has finally aban doned his intended operations on the Lower Danube. He takes up his head-quarters at Schumla forthwith. The latest ad.vices state that the Russians have only 5,000 men in the Dobrudscha. THE CRIMEA. A letter from Constantinople, in the Salut Public of Lyons, gives the following details from Se bastopol : "I have already mentioned to 'you that the fall of Sebastopol would be nothing else than an affair of heavy artillery, and an officer who has just arrived from the Crimea confirms what I mentioned. Sebastopol will not be stormed ; it will be battered to pieces, not a stone being left en the other, unless the garrison capitulates in time. The ramparts, forts, and public edifices are all undermined, and an explosion might cause the death of thousands of men, without any advantage to our army. Is it not more prudent to reserve these troops for the end of the campaign, for the battle which must necessa rily be fought if the intention be to drive the Russians out of the Crimea ?" The Corriere Italiano of Vienna of the 2d, in referring to the alleged reverse sustained by the English near Balaklava, says : " We deplore every disaster, however slight, which may befall the troops whom we consider as our Allies ; we deplore it because it may have the effect of continuing the hesitations of some German Governments, and be cause by giving new courage to the Russian army in the midst of the demoralisation which had spread amongst its ranks, the decisive ruin of the Russian forces will require more time and greater sacrifices. Here we speak not only of the sacrifices of the Western Powers, but of the sacrifices of Austria—certain as we are that the policy of Austria is not that of the other German States, — awaiting events and dependent on success. The less the success obtained by the Allies, the more will have to be done by the bravery of the Austrian arms. We wrote these lines under the impression of the last telegraphic despatches,—to which, however, we will not attach faith, because they come from Russian sources, and are not confirmed. We hope that very soon the reports of the Allied commanders will cause the reverse of the medal to be seen." PRINCE MENSCHIKOFF'S REPORT OF THE THIRD AND FOURTH DAYS. _ The Journal de St. Petersbourg, of the 28th ult., contains the following notice : "To complete the details already published of the operations at Sebastopol on the sth (17th) and 6th (18th) of October, the Aide-de-Camp General Menschikoff, in a statement dated the Bth (20th), in the evening, ob serves that the movement executed on the 6th (18th) by Major-General Setniskine's detachment on the rear of the enemy from the village of Tchourgoum suc ceeded in its object, by forcing the enemy to despatch on the 7th (19th) a portion of his forces is the direction of the village of Komary. Since their entry into the village the enemy's troops had made no hostile demon strations. "On the 7th (19th) and Bth (20th) of October the bombardment_ of Sebastopol was only kept up on the land side by five English and four French batteries. But their fir• was not se active as on the first day, and had not inflicted any sensible damage on our fortifica tions. On the 7th (19th) our loss was 49 men killed and 168 wounded ; three of these were officers. "Up to the tine of sending off the despatch Prince Menschikoff had not received any detailed reports as to the number of our troops disabled on the Bth (20th). "On the same day (the 20th) it was seen from Sebas topol that a powder magazine blew up in the French battery constructed near the ruins of the ancient Cher sonesus. After this the battery was silent. " During the whole of these two days, the 7th (19th) and Bth (20th), the Allied squadron took no part in the bombardment of Sebastopol." MISCELLANEOUS. A. Constantinople letter of the 26th ult., in tho Press of Vienna, says " Accounts from the Crimea state that 'a new Turkish frigate, capable of tarrying 1,200 persons, has been arranged for the reception of Russian prisoners. The Russians have occupied Toprakkala, between Bayazid and Erzeroum, and threatened Kars." Count de Montessuy, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the Emperor of the French at the courts of Parma and Tuscany, left Parma for Florence on the 30th ult. A letter from Stockholm of the 20th ult. says : " The vice-consul of England at Wisby has received orders from his Government to form in that port a depot of 10,000 tons of coals for the British navy. THE UNITED STATES. ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. This day, at 9.30 a.m., the American mail steam ship Baltic, which was to leave New York on the 28th ult., arrived off Holyhead, with three days' later intelligence than that brought by tho Europa on Sunday last. It is expected she will arrive in the river about three p.m., and that her mails will leave Liverpool to-night for early delivery to-morrow morning. THE SULTAN'S FIRMAN. The following is the firman lately addressed by the Sultan to Mustaphn, Pacha, general-in-chief of the Imperial army of Batoum, interdicting the commerce of slaves in the Black Sea : " Man is the most woble of all the creatures formed by the hands of God, who destined him to be happy in making him free-born ; but, contrary, to that deci sion, the Circassians indulge in the strange habit of selling their children and relatives as slaves, and even of stealing children from each other, in order to sell them like animals or articles of furniture. These proceedings, incompatible with the dignity of man, and contrary to the will of the sovereign Creator, are altogether reprehensible, and I condemn them absolutely. Wherefore, I have just given orders that, to prevent that state of things from being continued, counsels and directions should be given to the Circassians, and at the same time proper measures be adopted to prevent the embarkation of slaves on the coast ; and in order that this decision be known to all the civil and military autho rities in these districts, the present firman has been ren dered expressly by my Imperial divan. Wherefore, a vizir being thus informed of what I desire, you will pro- i ceed with that zeal and high intelligence which distin guish you, to make known my sovereign will to the Circassians and all others concerned, by publishing it in the most detailed manner. You will do all that your sagacity and experience will suggest to you to put an end to that traffic, and to prevent the passage and em barkation of slaves in the waters under your command;. and besides, as it is urgent to punish all who contra vene these orders, and are guilty of selling their children or reiatives, or the children or relatives of others, you will not lose sight of that point ; in fine, you will pay every attention to do everything indicated above, and you will show full respect to the noble cipher with which the present document is adorned. Given in the second decade of the month of Mouharrem, 1271 (beginning of October, 1854)." ( From the Sieele. Facts begin to declare themselves. While the Russians continue to employ their means h la Rostopohin, mutilating themselves in order to injure their enemies, look at the spectacle presented by that " stationary Go vernment" the Turkish. We have already had from it the free confirmation of the privileges granted to the Greek Christians, the institution of mixed tribunals, and the Hatti-Houtnayoun against the corruption of functionaries. These political reforms do not suffice for it. It appears that it wishes to reconcile itself com pletely with philosophy and with the human race. Henceforward, Russia alone in Europe will have her slaves, and what is more anti-Christian, Russian-born slaves, her Muscovite serfs, for whom the Czar, in order to have soldiers, now traffics with his embarrassed nobles. As to Turkey she repudiates slavery from whatever quarter and for the profit of whomsoever it may come. There can be no longer an accusation brought forward of the whole country being sacrificed for the pleasure of the Sultan and the Vizir. Listen to the magnificent preamble of the firman which abolishes the slave-trade on the coast of Circassia. ' Man,' says Abd-ul-Medjid, is the most noble of the creatures which came out of the hands of God, who destined him for happi ness, by causing him to be borne free.' After such words, pronounced in the face of a nation composed so long of its captives, its harems, and its janissaries, who will longer deny the progress and the multiplicity of the means whioh Providence makes use of to make it burst forth. "God willed that man should be happy, and he gave him liberty." What philosopher could have expressed him self better? Liberty, the instrument and the indispensable condition of happiness ! What political practician has ever put forth a more complete and more fruitful truth ? Follow , up, then 'Governments, the designs of God ! Do net op pose the happiness of free men, your people, by your laws and your exigencies ! If the only result of this sanguinary war which is now being carried on be this declaration of the Sultan, of that Sultan who only a short time ago represented the most immutable and infallible despotism, and this proclamation of the rights of man free and happy by destination, we shall not repent of having believed in the future of the struggle com menced between the East and the West. Contests have frequently taken place for more trifling causes. We areinot ignorant that the Russians, in order to jus tify their war of extermination in the Caucasus, had previously ordered measures to prevent the sale of slaves. But let the Czar, therefore, dare in the face of his milli ons o f ser fs, and the millions of serfs of his nobles, his first slaves, to declare that.smadn to born free, and that in creating him fre e, God wished make him h a ppy ! L e t him, therefore, dare, b in y w hi h s io w n o h rd e of Auto cra t an d P on tiff, to break th murders the body and soul of tw the Sultan, Let him t a k e up the generous gauntlet thrown down by o-thids of his subects him h him open to civilised and lethlmEcuernlobpaet w w i h t tl r e ek o r f m ß s l uss L ia et ; where e declare e n placethe orthodox a o nr curb Russian hh ie perse cuting and the re it cei n v t e it c oantstaStn.trueotpeir:b;urlget ashiAmbdn-uol-Mloendgjeidr e i srhtri prevail;bun a l l s e t w h t in h a e k C e aatnhyolidclffPeroeleinle between . Let us not toe much clergy ; privi leged distinctions shall corruption of his functionaries ! Allons ! let him t n o e l s l m t e a n b g l war against the are opened Despots, the lists p Cens ure our ti m es ; it is not a contemptibl e epoc h when it does not depend on success alone to legitimise causes. Certainly after having driven the Russi ans f rom the Lower Danube, after having interested in its defence great States such as France, England, and Austria, the Turkish Government, as well as so many other govern ments of the past, may believe its cause to be gained in pu bli c opinion. It might, according to the custom of monarchies, begin to burn the concessions granted in moments of ambitious appetite or of extreme perils ! Far from that ; every advantage it has gained has ap peared to it to be an obligation to enter further on the path of liberty, of progress, and of humanity. FAILu R AT ARBROATIL—Great consternation has been caused here by the failure of the Messrs. Brown and Sons, tanners and curriers. The amount 'is said to exceed 90,000i.—Montrose Standard. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 22.—The Arethusa ar rived yesterday evening with fuller accounts of the great events of the siege up to the 19th, and from it we are able to learn something of the details of the naval action. The Algiers, 91, arrived off Constantinople yes terday and proceeded up the Bosphorus this morn ing for Sebastopol. This addition to the fleet is of especial importance at the moment when we are de prived of the services of the Albion and Arethusa, and the Agememnon itself, our most efficient vessel, has not escaped without much injury. The hospital at Therapia, established for the use of the navy, has received nearly 70 wounded within the last two days. It is very well situate in a healthy part of the Bosphorus. THE WAR ON THE DANUBE. A letter from Bucharest, of Oct. 24, in the Lloyd's, states that Omer Pacha has left that place to inspect the troops - on the Lower Danube. Count Coronini, who was to proceed to Jassy, has arrived. at Bucharest. Russian columns are still proceed ing to Ibrail. It is said that the Austrian garrison at Galatz is to be considerably reinforced. The Russians are collecting a quantity of pontoons at Reni, and the conclusion come to is that they desire to effect a passage over the D anube. Another letter from Galatz, of October 24, states that the commander of the army of the Danube, Prince Gortschakoff, has given orders to stop the march of the troops which were destined for the Crimea, in consequence of the preparations made by Omer Pacha to assume the offensive in Bessa rabia. Achmet Pacha has quitted Kalarasch with 10,000 men to join Sadio Pacha in Bulgaria. RUSSIA. The Independence Belge quotes the following letter, dated Hamburg, 3d inst. :—" We have re ceived to-day letters from St. Petersburg of the 28th ult., stating that Count Nesselrode, in a despatch, dated 22d, had instructed PrinceGortschakoff to de clare in the name of the Emperor, to the Austrian Cabinet, that the advance and concentration of a Russian a rmy, near the frontiers of Galicia, should not be regarded as hostile acts; that the Emperor en tertained no aggressive views against his formerally. Prince Gortschakoff was also directed to declare to Count Buol, at Vienna, that Russia, h aving no in tention to wage war upon Austria, had recom mended her generals to abstain from every aggres sive act against that Power. MALTA. The Malta Times of the 31st ult. says :-- "A. submarine battery for exploding under water, prepared by Lieutenasit Porter, Royal Engineers, will be tried in the Great Harbour on Thursday afternoon next, at half-past three o'clock. The shells in connection with this apparatus are the invention of Mr. Hamshaw, the principal engineer of this dockyard. Should it prov e e successful, of which there seems little doubt, it i sent up to the Crimea in the Miranda, hourly expected from England, and its effects tried in the removal of the Russian ships sunk at the mouth of the, port of Se. bastopol." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Nov. B.—The Bavarian Minister-Pre sident had his first interview with Count Buol yesterday, and nothing positive is yet known of the real nature of his mission, although it has tran spired that a great conference was to be held, at which the Earl of Westmoreland and M. de Bour queney wore to be present. SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the Ist inst. It was not true that General San Miguel in tended to resign the post of Inspector-General of the National Militia; that the latter was t abou to publish a manifesto ; or that M. Alonso, IVlinister of Grace and Justice, was to resign his seat in the Cabinet. The Epoca had announced that a Carlist conspiracy had been discovered at Pampeluna. There was, however, no truth in that statement. The Government had been informed that some in dividual pourparlers had taken place, but that no immediate outbreak was ccinteniplated: The Carlists are biding their time, and will only raise the standard in the event of the dethronement of the Queen, her abdication, or the suspension of the prerogatives of the Crown. The Democratic party it was said were preparing a more or less peaceable demonstration before the opening of the Cortes, in order to influence, if pos sible, their deliberations. The Government, how ever, has at its disposal a sufficient force to main tain order, and it is determined to repress such an attempt with energy. It is reported that Generl Allende Salazar will resign the Portfolio of Marine shortly after the meeting of the Cortes, being anxious to discuss and maintain with perfect liberty the political opinions and ideas he professes. After the presentation of the officers of the National Guard, 250 in number, to the Queen, by General San Miguel, 70 re-entered the hall, and warmly protested their devotedness to the person and dynasty of her Majesty. Count do Via Manuel, Grandee of Spain, who had just returned to Madrid from Bayonne, had been murdered by his coachman. The unfortunate young man leaves a widow, daughter of the Duke de Gor, and three children. He was the son of Count de Via Manuel, who was shot by order of Zumalacarregui, during the civil war. It being the festival of All Saints the Bourse was closed. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. Baron de Paiva, the Portuguese Minister, had yesterday an audience of the Emperor, and pre sented to his Majesty the Grand Cordon of the Throe United. Orders of Christ, Aviz, and St. James of the Sword. M. d'Olozaga, the Spanish Minister, afterwards had an audience to present to the Em peror his letters of credence, as Minister of the Duke of Parma. M. Cazelles, the Government candidate, has been elected a deputy of the Legislative Body, by the third circumscription of the Herault, in the room of the late Baron Hue. M. Cazelles obtained 25,869 votes out of 26,036. _ _ . A letter froni Bagneres states that Queen Chris tina does not intend leaving that place for Mal maison before the 10th or 12th. The Three per Cents. closed to-day at 74f. 85c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a- Half per Cents. at 97f. 60c. ; and the New Loan at 74f. 85c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,197 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 980 f. Havre, 555 f.; Great Northern, 870 f.; Strasburg, 817 f. 50c. ex div. ; New Shares, 647 f. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 1,040 f. ; Lyons and the Mediterranean, 876 f. 25c. ; Western of France 657 f 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 617 f. 50c. ; Great Cen tral of France, 528 f. 75c. ; Lyons and Geneva, 532 f, 50c.; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 775 f. OOURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Nov. 6. The Queen, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, walked in the Home-park this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shooting. The Earl of Aberdeen, the Hon. Mrs. Gordon, and the Hon. Arthur Gordon are expected this afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty. The Earl of Clarendon and Baron de Hochschild are also expected. Sirdar Golab Khan and Hukeem Abdsol Nubbee Khan, Aides-de-camp to his Highness the Maharajah Nurrinder Sing, Mohinder Bahadoor of Puttialab, had an interview with Viscount Hardinge, Commanding-in- Chief, yesterday, at the Horse Guards. The of Aberdeen left town yesterday afternoon, for Windsor Castle. BEDFORD BOROUGH REPRESENTATION.—It appears that the vacancy in the representation of this borough will not he filled up without a contest. The vicarage of Treveglwys, near Newton, Mont. gomeryshire, has become vacant by the death of the Rev. James Morgan, M.A. (instituted 1850). The benefice, which is worth 1501. a year, is in the gift of Lord Mostyn. The vicarage of Hoilington, near Hastings, in the diocese of Chichester, has become vacant by the death of the Rev. Henry Joh n Rush, M.A. The benefice, which is worth 2501. a year, is in the gift of the execu tor of the late Mr. 3. Everefield. ALHA AND ALBUERA.—The battle on the Alma has been treated as an almost unexampled instance of fright ful carnage in so short a space of time. The slaughter was greater at Albuera ; and here is the proof. At that memorable conflict, which lasted under four hours, there were 32 British officers killed, and 165 wounded. The rank and file and non-commissioned officers killed were 354 in number, and there were 2,467 wounded. The Portuguese regiments had 2 officers killed and 16 wounded, and 100 soldiers killed and 243 wounded • total killed and wounded, 3,781, about double the number of the Alma Casualties. Besides these, about 500 men were taken prisoners.—United Service Gazette. Accounts from the Crimea announce the death of Col. the Hon. Francis Grosvenor Hood, commanding the 3d battalion of the Grenadier Guards. His father, Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Wheeler Hood, was killed the height of Aire, in the south of France, in 1814, and he himself has met death in an equally noble man ner at the head of his battalion before Sebastopol. He is the great grandson of the first Lord Hood, of naval renown, who was elevated to the peerage in 1782, for his celebrated victory over the French fleets under the Count de Grasse, in the West Indies. Colonel Hood was brother to the third Viscount, who succeeded his grandfather ; he bad been 27 years in the Grenadier Guards, and was married in 1842 to his cousin, the daughter of Sir Graham Hamond, Bart. THE JEWEL FOR THE LORD MAYOR'S COMMITTEE.-- The members of the Common Council, &c., forming the committee for arranging the civic pageant, are annually presented by the Lord Mayor with a medal, or jewel. Upon this occasion the testimonial will be more costly and tasteful than ordinary. It has been manufactured by Mr. E. Watson, of King-street, Cheapside, and com prises an elegant gold Maltese cross, beautifully bordered and chased. In the centre of the obverse side is the following inscription :—" Right Hon. Francis Graham Moon, Lord Mayor. Henry Muggeridge, Alderman. Charles Docimus Crosley, Esq., Sheriff. Nov. 9, 1E54." On either side of the above are the arms of the Sheriffs ; above are the arms of the Lord Mayor, with cap of maintenance, City sword, and mace ; and at the base the City arms, supported by the ensign of England, France, and Turkey. On the reverse is the name of the gentlemen to whom the medal is presented. The number exeouted is about 23. One will be presented to each of the 16 committee men, one to the Remembrances, one to the City Architect, one to each of the Under- Sheriffs, one to the Lord Mayor's Chaplain, and one to each of the Sheriff's Chaplains. THE LONDON INSTITUTION.—Last evening, the inau gural lecture, of the usual course of winter lectures, in connection with the above highly prosperous institution, situated in Finsbury-circus, was delivered in the theatre, by Dr. Edwin Lankaster, F.R.S., F.L.S., Professor of Natural Philosophy, in New College, St. John's-wood, when a large and influential company assembled, shortly after seven o'clock. LAW INTEL. 1.-(THIS DAY. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. NORTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY V. LLOYD AND OTHERS. Mr. Knowles applied to the Court for a rule to slow cause why the verdict in this case for the plaintiffs should not be entered for the defendant, or a new trial had. It appeared that the plaintiffs bad advanced Sir Thomas Branker, of Liverpool, 10,0001., upon the security of certain shares and a bill of exchange for 2,0001. accepted by the knight's brother, Mr. James Branker; it being understood that if the market value of the shares should ever so fall in value as to be not more than twenty per cent. in excess of the loan some additional security should be given to the lenders. Subsequently, at the instance of Mr. James Branker, the company consented to give up the 2,0001. bill if the four defendants in this case would become guarantees for 500/. each, and thereupon Sir Thomas Branker went to those gentlemen and said, " The North British have threatened to sell my shares unless I find them some better security for their loan—will you become my sureties for 2,000 1" They consented to do so ; but ultimately the insurance company had to come upon them for the 2,0001., and as they soon discovered that the bill transaction had been concealed from them, they resisted the claim on. the ground that they had•been induced to give the gua rantee by fraud and ,concealment ; but at the trial that allegation was held to be immaterial ;to the case, and the plaintiffs obtained a verdict. Counsel for the de fendants, on the other hand, contended that the plaintiffs' ought to have mentioned the bill to the defendant, but the Court seemed to think that as there was nothing fraudulent in the concealment, it could hardly be said that it vitiated the guarantee. How ever, the Court would take time to consider the question of whether this particular disclosure ought to have been made, but at the same time they pro nounced an opinion that if a creditor was bound to dis close all circumstances, irrespective of fraud, upon changing his securities, there would be an end to the safety or validity of all guarantees. They could, there fore, assent to no such general rule. THE SEARCH AFTER FRANKLIN. The report of Dr. Rae upon the traces of Franklin's Expedition furnishes another instance of the sad results: of the neglect of the advice of members of our profession. by men it, power. Ever since 1847, Dr. King has urged upon successive Governments, with a pertinacity only to be excused by the humane desire to save the devoted band of Arctic heroes, that the expeditions sent by the Admiralty were sent in a wrong direction, and that they should take the very course which would have led them , upon the exact spot where Dr. Rae's intelligence would lead us to believe the bones of our missing countrymen remain. In 1847 he wrote to Lord Grey that the Great Fish River might be the road to the spot where Frank lin was to be found. Two years after, several months before the spring of 1850—the spring when the Es quimaux are said to have seen the forty English— he besieged the Admiralty with applications which proved fruitless. Here is a sentence from one of his appeals :-- " It would be the happiest moment of my life if their Lordships would allow me to go by my old route, the Great Fish River, to attempt to save human life a second time on the shores of the Polar Sea." Though rather out of the scope of a medical journal, the editor of the Medical Times devoted a leading article in 1849. to an advocacy of Dr. King's plan of going down the Fish River in search of Franklin. The time will come when such facts as these will convince even the most obstinate of Government officials that the advice of medical men cannot be disregarded without public loss.—Medical Times. MARKET NE WAS--{THINS DAY.) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 41 108 ; clover ditto, 41 Os to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 6s to 'lll2s per load. A full average/supply and a fair demand. CIIMBERLANI3.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 41 15s ; clover ditto, 41 Os to 51 18s; and straw, 118 s to 1114 s per load. Trade steady, at full prices. WILITECHAPEL. — Meadow hay, 2110 s to 41 10s; clover ditto, 41 Os to 61 Os ; and straw, 1/ 6s to 1112 a por load. Supply good and trade rather dull. COLONIAL. &MAR.—The market is steady. In foreign there have been scarcely any purchases. Refined brown lumps are 43s for home made, and low to fine grocery 43s 6d to 48s 6d. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 1,919 hhds 102 tierces 130 barrels ; there were taken for home consumption 1,372 hhds 142 tierces 466 barrels. The stock in the same places is 20,674 hhds 2,792 tierces 4,608 barrels. COFFEE. —A few lots of Native Ceylon have been sold at 46s for good and real good ord, and a small parcel of ord 13aliia at 40s pen cwt. Plantation Ceylon has been iit good demand at former rates, with a limited supply. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov. 7.—Wind this day at Noon, W.S.W., ; light breeze, with hazy weather; the weather-glass points to "Set Fair." PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 7.—Wind, N. Arrived—Ottawa.(s), from Liverpool, for the Black Sea ; Criminal,- Shields, fat Malta, leaky: Sailed—Walmer Castle, for the Black Sea.. PLTMOVTH, Nov. s.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—London, from Leghorn ; Enfield, Rotterdam ; Chapman, London, for Malta. Sailed—Shand, for Portland Bay ; Amazon, Melbourne ; Sylphide, Antwerp. FALMOUTH, Nov. 6.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—Diligen tia from Monte Video ; Oscar, Aleppo ; Susannah, Dram ; Duke of Cornwall (s), from Dublin, and left for London. Sailed—Confucius, for St. Kitt's and Demerara. OF) DARTMOUTH, Nov. 3.—Vigilant, for Constan tinople. RAMSGATE, Nov. 6.—Wind, N.N.W. Sailed—Pom pelio, for Leghorn; Rival, Libourne. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 6.—Wind, N. Arrived—North Britain, from Quebec ; Miceli, Constantinople - Argyll (a a), Carentan ; He rm ann (s), Arsndahl . Sailed—Rio Nimho, for Oporto. COWES, Nov. 6.—Wind, N. Arrived—Union (s), from New York, and left for Havre. OFF DUNGENESS,' Nov. 6.—(Per Elec. Tel.)—Douro from Singapore ; Marian, Ceylon ; Grasmere, Penang , Sea Spark, Ceylon ; Alexander, Mauritius ; Tamora, Callao, for Leith ; John Spencer, Callao, for Dnndeo Godess, St. Kitt's. BRISTOL, Nov. 6.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Caroline Mary, from Quebec ; Alarm, Oporto. Sailed—Lord Ash ley, for Sydney, N.S.W. SWANSEA, Nov, 6.—Wind, E.N.E. Sailed—Flor, for Cadiz ; Moses Wheeler, Coquimbo ; Modere, Algiers. GUERNSEY, Nov. s.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Admiral Windham, from Rotterdam ; Concordia, Altona. GLOUCESTER, Nov. s.—Arrived—Mary Carson, from Quebec. Sailed—Hero, for Melbourne. SHIELDS, Nov. 6.—Wind, W.N.W.. Arrived—Defen der, from Quebec ; Ouse, do. Sailed—Arcadia, for Rio Janeiro ; Gem, do. ; Aunt Mary, Constantinople; Alba tross, do. ; Genoa, Genoa. WHITSTBLE, Nov. 6.—Wind, N.N.W. Sailed—Prince " Albert Edward, for St. Michael's. GRIMSBY, Nov. 6.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Swanland (s s), from Rotterdam. Sailed—Felix, for Rio Janeiro. HARTLEPOOL, Nov. s. —Wind, W. Arrived—Harriet, from Quebec. SUNDERLAND, Nov. s. —Wind, S.W. Sailed—Aid, for Constantinople ' • Leadbeater, Carthagena. CAMPEACHY,OcI. s.—The Novidade, from Liverpool to Vera Cruz, was on the Alacranes Reef, Sept. 15 ; crew and part of cargo saved. The eemmunications occasionally received from the vessels belonging to the various mail companies engaged as transports in the Black Sea continue to show the ilir portant uses to which they are turned, and that their influence in adding to the effectiveness and rapidity of the war is still very great. The Orinoco was the first large vessel that contrived to find its way into Balaklava harbour or creek, and after this she brought upwards of 1,800 Turks as a reinforcement from Constantinople, the Medway and Cambria bringing a further number. Sub sequently she volunteered to tow any of he r Majesty's ships into action on the c ommencem ent of the bombard ment. She was not requir ed for this service, but, al ong w ith three others, was kept un der way just outside the fleet, to bring out any man-of-war that might have been crippled by the enemy. Happily, although some of the ships were much damaged, they were all i n a con di t i on to get out without assistance. WORKING ME N 'S COL LEGH, RED LION- SQUARE . —MO succ ess of this institution has exce e d e d th e mos t san guine expectations of its promoters. It numbers already 114 students within the first week of its opening. mr or Most of these students att en d t wo or th ree , an d some as an five classesc l ass f e s a c s o that exceeds the theaverage attendancey as on four all thetotal number of the sc h o l ars. Thi s excess i s th e more grati fying because, as no member is admitted into the col lege witho u t h av i ng passe d a pre li m i nary exam i na ti on in reading, writi ng , an d the first four rules of arith metic, a sure indication is afforded of the serious Purpose for improvement in those who have availed themselves of the instruction offered by the college, and of the absence of all undue means to augment their numbers on the part of its council. It may be ques tioned, indeed, whether the preliminary examination will not have the effect, for the present, of deterring the working men. Still this large num ber of admissi ons is a guarantee for success ; and the i interest evinced in the design by the working classes, in all ways, h as j us tifi e d the opinion of the value which they entertain for syste matic and social instruction. MONEY ORDERS.—GENERAL POST•OPYICE, OCT., 1854. A minor money order office will be opened at Newtown- Hamilton, county Armagh, Ireland, served from Castle blaney, on the Ist of Novem ber. The under-mentioned major money order o ffi ces will be reduced to minor offices on the respective dates named. Postmasters must, therefore, after those dates pay no money order issued at these offices, unless the corresponding advice shall have been received by them through the chief money order office, Dublin, with the stamp of that office affixed to the document. Head. office (when the Office County. itself is not a Head-office). Ardara ............ Donegal ... Donegal Ballygawley Tyrone Broekboro ...... Fermanagh Lisnaskea Ist do. Crumlin ......... Antrim ... Lurgan lst do. Larvagh ..... Derry Berris-in-Os.ory Queen's Ballybrophy Newt° wnforbes Longford... Longford Castledermot Kildare ... Carlow 3d do. Carnew i