The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-25 00:00:00

tiIIOW TO SUBDUE SMOKE : beinc , Popular JUL Information on various Practic tble Means; with Cumpara tive Kesults, and a Fe v Words about Fuel. Including an ex ruination of the respective systems adopted by JVCRES, I lAZEL'MNE. PRIDI.:AUX, BRISTOW ilia ATTWOOD,' CHANTER, LEE STEVENS, ROBERTSON, and JARRARD• Lou :on: Effingham Wilson, 11, Royal Exchange; Edward Stan fb• di Charing - Cross. Price Sixpence ; and remitted by post on receipt ofeight I,osta-4e-stamps. THETTHEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. — , Ir, E. T. SMITH respectfully informs his friends and the Public admirers of Mr. G. Y. BROOKE that he has engaged that eminent artiste to perform for Seven Nights only, prior to his depar ture for Australia. 11r. G. V. BROOKE will appear on Monday, October 2d, in VIRGINIUS. Tuesday. ad, in THE STRANGER. Wednesday, 4th, in RICH kRD THE THIRD. Thursday, sth, in THE LADY OF LYONS. Friday, 6th, in OTHELLO. Saturday, 7th, in HAMLET. And Monday, 9th, in MACBETH; being positively his last appearance. Mr. smirii has also engaged Mr. E. WRIGHT, the public favourite and celebrated Comedian, to appear in his original Farces every Evening after Mr. G. V. Brooke'. performance. The Box-office is open for booking places daily, from ren to Five. In consequence of numerous inquiries, early application is solicited. LAST SIX NIGHTS. LYCEUM THEATRE.-HENRY RUSSELL, THIS EVENING (the 23th time), September 24th, and every Evening. Many tnends having expressed a wish that Mr. Russell should appear again previous to finally withdravraig his Entertainment, he has, in compliance with their request, made arrangements to appear every evening. It r. RUSSELL will present THE FAR 'WEST; or, THE PROGRESS of the EMI,;IiANT from the OLD WOULD to the NEW. Mr. Russell will relate his Far, anecdotes, and sing several new songs, " Cheer, Boys, cheer," " far upon the Sea," " Sunshine after Rain," " Land 1 Land ! Land !" " The Falls of Niagara," " Long have we been parted," " Afloat," "Many changes have I seen," "The Icebergs" (descriptive ;wig), " Newfoundland Dog," " The Gambler's Wife," &e. The Second Part of the Entertainment will consist of a Series ut Sketches, entitled NEGRO LIFE in Freedom and Slavery. Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Upper Boxes, Is. 65. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. THE XTRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. IJudar t h e management of Mr. Baek s t one . THIS EVENING, SIPT. 25, will be performed THE IRISH AMBASSADOR. Characters by m e ws. Unction, Chippendale, Ho are, Rogers, and Calleatord ; Miss Reynolds and Mrs. Buckingham. Followed by the SPANISH DANCERS in a NEW BALLET. To be followed by THE IRISH LION. Principal character by Mr. Hudson. After which, the Spanish Dancers in a New Ballet. To conclude - with A FISH OUT OF WATER. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. PA:vie:or, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 25, Will Ira performed the popular Drama of VIE DTSCARDED SON. Principal characters by Messrs. Selby, Murray, Bedford, and Keeley; Mrs. Keeley, and. Miss Woolgar. After which, MONSIEUIL JACQUES. To conclude with NOR NIA. Principal character by Mr. Paul Bedford. STIZAND THEATRE. Bile Lessee Mr. F. W. Aileron. THIS EVENING, San. 25, Will be performed HARD TIMES. To be followed by THE NEW WAGS OF WINDSOR. To conclude with NAPOLEON THE THIRD. Stalls, 45.; Boxes, 2s. 6d.; Pit, le.; Gallery, 6d.; Private aux - s .21 Is . to be had of Mr. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. AST LE. Y'S ROYAL A. MPEUT Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. On MOM) VT, Sept. 25th, and during the week, will be presented the highly successful Eque•trian Spectacle entitled. THE WOOD MAN'S HORSE; ir, THE FALSE KNIGHT, abounding in novel and startling effects. Succeeded by au unrivalled phalanx of talent, and Mr. William Cooke's SCENES in th CIRCLE, Including the graceful equitation of Miss Emily Cooke, the wonder of he World; the surprising A, t of M. Palmer on a sin zle Horse, w thont saddle or bridle; the in credible feats of the Brothers Francisco, Ste. Box-Ordce noel from Eleven till Four. Stage . 114oft.ter. - W-4t. Acting 3.lanager, Mr. W H. Cooke. Equestrian Director' " Mr. Win. Cooke, jun. FIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDO,r.. Tilts Der —Morning 33 rnin.after 3 I Kvening 51 tuftt.aft. 3 To IeRROW - Morning 6 :ain.after 4 j I.:vonin t i 22 ,uoi.aL. 4 THE WEATHER.—Strar OFFICI O SErr. 25. THERMOMETER, IN TITS SHAD IL 62 —highest since noon yesterday. 40 —lowst this morning and during the night. 61—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 3 0'37-still rising. WIND, IV.- Smart breeze and cloudy weather, with sun shine. It blew a heavy gale yesterday from the south-west to west. Sl jN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING. SEPTEMI3ER 25, 1854. ( LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1854. More recent official intelligence has superseded that to which we gave insertion in our impression of Thursday last. It now appears that, instead of the place of disembarkation being Khoslov, or Eupatoria, it was close to a spot called the " Old Fort," in latitude 45, which is twenty miles off Eupatoria, and, therefore, by so much nearer to Sebastopol. The transports, 8-c., arrived at the chosen spot at daybreak on the 14th instant ; and before night nearly all the infantry and a part of the artillery were safely landed. The ground swell and surf materially impeded operations on the 15th and 16th ; but " the disembarkation of the horses and baggage was nevertheless proceed ing with the utmost rapidity." This intelligence may be implicitly relied on. It does not come through any "Austrian," and therefore suspicious, source, but comes direct from Lord RAGLAN to the Duke of NEWCASTLE. It is dated on the 16th, to which day it carries on the accounts, briefly, it is true, but sufficiently clearly. Nothing is therein stated respecting any landing whatsoever at Eupa toria ; and yet there is a verisimilitude about the statement in the Moniteur of Saturday, which ap peared in The Sun, of the same evening, that induces us still to lend credence thereto. We are the more willing to do so as both statements maybe reconciled, the one relating exclusively to the proceedings on the 13th ; the other to those of the 14th, 15th, and 16th. It would, therefore, appear as if a previous despatch from Lord RAGLAN had not come to hand, but that the later one had been first received by the War Secretary. Both ac counts, then, may, and we are strongly disposed to think will, on investigation, be found strictly accurate, and should be read together as parts of the same communication. According to this view of the case, the first landing would have been of three regiments at Eupatoria on the 13th inst. No opposition be ing offered, and the town being surrendered with out a blow, the Commanders of the Allied Forces saw the possibility of being enabled to land the remainder of the troops, the heavy stores, artil lery, and baggage, at a nearer place, where, al though not so favourable in many respects as the spot originally selected, it might be . effected with the assistance of those previously on terra firma. The great advantages to be derived from this course were clearly perceptible. Valuable time would be economised, while the troops would be enabled to enter into action comparatively fresh, the toil of a march of twenty miles through a hostile country being avoided. We have, there fore, every reason to applaud the skill and energy of those who adopt e d a plan so judi cious. That this is the correct interpretation of the apparently conflicting despat c h es i s corro borated by the f ac t, that the M on i teur ' s account stated that " the landing of the whole army would take place on the following day" fi . e. \ the 14th) at twenty miles south of the town ( o f Eupatoria.) This was the very locus in quo according to the more recent despatch from Lord RAGLAN, so that in place of being contradic tory, they really lend mutual confirmation the one to the other. The place is not far from Loukoul, the position whereof has been already explained in " The Sun" of the 22d instant, and it is but seven miles from the military road from Khoslov to Simpheropol. This unopposed landing—this immediate sur render of the town of Khoslov—exhibits the Russian weakness in a very striking point of view. 'lac', they had sufficient strength they would ha` e harassed the invading force at every point of its progress. Not a single stage would have been conceded. Every position would have been defended to the last extremity. This duty would &Iva been the more pressing, when gime could tutes so important an element in the calculations as to the re , ..cilt of the autumnal campaign in the Crimea. A single week might decide the fate of Sebastopol daring the present season ; and the leaders, who deliberately sacrificed the vantage ground which they possessed may. have a sharp reckoning with their despotic masters. The impressions which we put forward of Fri day and Saturday, as to the probable line of march of the Allied troops, have hitherto been completely verified. We stated that the coast road, which would be little more than half the distance of that by Sebastopol, and which might therefore be traversed in something less than half the time, had many advantages to recom mend it, and would therefore probably be adopted. These advantages were to be obtained in the close proximity of the fleet up to Cape Loukoul— and also to overcome any deficiency in cavalry that might be felt until the arrival of the second branch of the Expedition reinforces that impor tant arm of the service. We have, therefore, vdditional reasons to believe that the main con test will take place on the heights above Sebas tepol—the entire force of the Russians being con centrated on these important points, which the unaccountable delays of the allied troops, in the earlier part of the season, enabled them to fortify in the strongest manner. Prince MENSCHIKOFF, perhaps, thinks that the strength of the position may compensate for the inferiority of his army, both in numerical power and discipline. He has, however, in all human probability been convinced of his mistake. Ere this, with such an army and navy as are now engaged, much may be accom plished within nine days, and it would not greatly surprise us if the bombardment of Sebastopol had already commenced. We must not, however, be too sanguine. There are, as we have repeatedly stated, many formidable difficulties to be encoun tered. We have no doubt that they will be com pletely overcome, and that the honour of the: united arms of France and England will be glo riously maintained by the splendid body of men now landed on the Crimea. Some of the " Canards" which have been freely circulated, in reference .to the command of the Baltic fleet, have been fully and completely dis pelled by the manly and straightforward letter from the Earl of DUNDONALD, which appeared in our impression of Friday. The "gallant" Cocir rANE, to whom the designation is not one of mere courtesy, but who has nobly earned it by innu merable exploits, has declared that he never had any conversation or communication with Lord ABERDEEN relative to the command in the Baltic, or in regard to operations to be conducted in that or any other quarter. It needed not that explicit denial to convince us of the fact. Without in the slightest degree deteriorating from the high character and well-tried efficiency of the Noble Earl, to which we should at any time wil lingly confide the safety, and, what is no less im portant, the honour of our country, we may say that the voice of public opinion was so distinctly audible in favour of Sir CHARLES NA PIER that it was impossible for any Minister to turn a deaf ear to or disregard the intimation so distinctly and clearly conveyed. As in the similar case of his illustrious namesake, the departed hero of Meannee and Hyderabad, the Ministry wore compelled to eat their leek, and to nominate the Commander demanded, with almost un paralleled unanimity, by the nation, albeit the freedom of his remonstrances—the honest in dependence displayed in criticising the arrange ments of "My Lords" had rendered him anything but a favourite with the " powers that be," and to whom the dispensing of " patronage" was confided. Sir CHARLES NAPIER was the first person required to serve, and, like the other members of his illus trious family, ho was "ready, aye ready," "sans lache," and instantly responded to the call of duty. Whether, as has been boldly asserted, and as stoutly denied, he was "fettered by restrictions," and prevented from exercising his own discretion, we shall not venture to speculate. That he would feel himself bound to serve his country under any circum stances, however painful to himself, we are fully satisfied. In accordance with the present system, every Admiral must take his instructions from the Board of Admiralty. He could not demand a " carte blanche" as to what he was authorised, or what he was bound to leave undone. His orders, generally speaking, are very precise, and his "dis cretion" restricted within the narrowest limits. There must, of course, be a certain allowance to act in accordance with circumstances. But that is all according to the usages of the service, and we are thoroughly convinced that the selected Admiral, whether " NAPIER" or " DTINDONALD," or any of the eminent men who have nobly won their rank, would ask no more. However we may doubt Ministers, we have few misgivings as to the leaders in either branch of the 'United Service. Some may possibly grumble, but they will for all that act vigorously and energe tically. We may differ on many points, but we will not dispute the qualities of unflinching courage and bona fide determination to discharge their duty on sea or land, with a fleet or an army, to any admiral or general in the British service. Above all, and beyond all, we will not for a mo ment doubt a " NAPIER." We have faith in the family. We had it in our glorious "Sir CHARLES," now, unhappily, dead and gone. We have it in his distinguished brothers Sir GEORGE Thomas NA PIER, and SIR WILLIAM PATRICK NAPIER, the ma❑ equally ready with the sword or pen, capable of shining as a general among the most eminen t commanders, and as au author amongst the most brilliant litterateurs of any age. We have it in Vice-Admiral Sir CHARLES NAPIER ; and we should mistrust our own senses if they cast any discredit upon one of those who, in modern as well as in ancient times, may be truly said to have . " n ae peer." That we have been somewhat disappointed at the results hitherto obtained in the Baltic we honestly confess, but at the same time we de clare our firm conviction that everything now involved in mystery will be fully and completely cleared up, that the mists will be dispelled, and the character of the Admiral remain " without stain." Whether this may be effected by the publication of the orders by which he was go verned, or by the want of the indispensable ad juncts to a successful onslaught on any of the Russian strongholds in the Baltic or Gulf of Finland, we shall not at present inquire into. We only desire to express our unflinching confi dence that the fault is not on his side. When he was first appointed, we declared that the stories respecting his alleged rashness were without foundation. That he had the " skill" to plan, and the " pluck" to execute, any thing within the bounds of probability we were thoroughly conv i nce d ; b u t th a t h e wa s likely recklessly t o sacr ifi ce t h e li ves o f th ose en t rus t e d to his c h arge not lend was a calumny to which we would a moment's credence. The doubts now expressed by s ome o f against his " discretto' ;" our contemporaries are not has been thorou g hl y tested, the ,n and the contrary, thesnee rsthatare against what has been established beyond the pos sibility of dispute by hundreds, ay, thousands of brilliant exploits—his "energy and courage." We believe the nation is with us in standingby " brave old CHARLEY," at least until something has been established on unquestionabl e evidence against his hitherto unblemished reputation, and he has had ampl© opportunity of being heard i n hi s own defence. Besides, wo would venture to suggest that the season is not yet over—the frost has not yet set in—and it is by no means improbable that u " : "Y yet, as our facetious contemporary, , P ; suggested, "leave his card" (P. P. C.) at Sleab .g or Cronstadt before he returns to winter q - tx trters. DEATI I OF MR. EDWIN T. CRAFBR. (Abridged from the Übseiver.) The public services, and Treasury department esp ecially, have sustained a severe, if not an irre pai !able loss, by the death of Mr. Edwin Crafer, we 11 known and much esteemed in his office of isistant Clerk in the Treasury, and as ac ting private secretary to the present pa tronage secretary the Right Hon. W. G. Hayter, M.P., Mr. Edwin Crafer was a remarkable public servant, deserving not only the confidence and respect of his superiors, but justly entitled to an obituary record. He was the younger son of an old of .cer of the Treasury, of fifty years' service, and four of whose sons have of late years meritoriously ri tisied themselves to high stations in that depart ment. Mr. Charles L. Crafer is the well-known and trusted principal clerk for colonial business, and two other of the surviving sons of the father are head clerks of the estimate and commis , sariat divisions of the Treasury. The deceased, _Mr. E. T. Crafer, we believe, first entered the service in 1824, in the lowest grade of a junior clerkship. His intelligence and assi4ity were early noticed by Mr. Ellice, who, in his poltical secretary ship-1831-2—promoted kim, though young in years, to an assistant clerkship. Mr. Ellice marked the sagacity and industry of the youth ; and we happen to know that the member for Coventry honourably and generously so raised Mr. Edwin Crafer, in preference to the claims of a deserving member of the late Lord Grey's family. Thus early raised, the "clerk" acted as the private sec retary successively of Lord Stanley of Alderley, Sir D. Le Marchant, Sir John Young, the late la mented Mr. Tufnell, Sir T. Fremantle, and Mr. F. Mackenzie ; under the succeeding administrations of Sir R. Peel and Lord Derby; and, lastly, to Mr. Hayter. Such confidences, on the part of public men of opposite politics, and such trustworthiness and fidelity of a private secretary, are alike honour able in both relations, and perhaps could not co exist in any other country. Mr. Edwin Crafer's various duties to his many and different political superiors were discharged with rare intelligence and uncommon experience. He was true to every master. Like the Duke of Wellington, in his public capacity, he knew no other power or in fluence save that of his Sovereign. When 4 a fresh poli tical party in the State replaced a fallen adminis tration, the private secretary continued his duties all the same to the successor as to the predecessor. He kept the confidences of all from all. He was never known, under any changes of men or mea sures, to refer to, much less to betray, even from petty vanity, his curious and various know ledge of the machinery of Government ; nor was he, in his communications with his superiors and public men, simply a mechanical agent. He would, unasked, never fail to give a simple and honest opinion, if lie thought any suggested act of office was injudicious or wrong. In common sense and quick perception of right and wrong he had no equal in his vocation. Duty was the compass of all his official conduct, and he was also deeply respected in all the private relations of life. Mr. Edwin Crafer, in full health, and middle time of life, was unhappily seized with symptoms of Asiatic cholera, on Saturday, the 16th inst. On that evening, after his return home to Clapham, from the Treasury, premonitory symp toms attacked him. Nevertheless, from a sense ' of duty, in charge of the official correspond ence, and for communication with Mr. Hayter, in Paris, he unfortunately came to Whitehall for a short time, early returning home. It appears that he survived the worst attacks of his dire disease, but never rallied or overcame the extreme prostration of his nervous system. He expired on Saturday night late, fully aware of his danger, and resigned to death. A widow, and, we believe, eight young children, survive his irreparable domestic and public loss. We fear his family are ill-provided. Indeed, to the discredit of our under-paid public departments, his salary, after 30 years of service, did not exceed 630/, per annum, viz.-4801. as an assistant clerk in the Treasury, and 1501. as private secretary of Mr. Hayter. SPORTING NOTES. NOTIONS FROM NEWMARKET. People who desire quiet may enjoy to the top of their bent at Newmarket. Leaving London at half-past one o'clock p.m., I arrived at this dull, dreary "metro polis of the turf " some time before nine, the joarney of about GO odd miles occupying nearly eight hours. Rain had fallen heavily during the day, and " the street" was wet and sloppy. I have walked from the "Crown" to the " White Lion" without meeting a person; not even a tout is to be seen. I have therefore been unable to pick up any little scrap of information respecting the " coming events" of the week. The racing is, how ever, likely to be interesting, and the supply of sport will be larger than that provided on any former anni versary of the First October Meeting. An opinion obtains that the Eastern Counties Handi cap is " made " for Cheddar. This horse has certainly been favoured in a remarkable manner, for horses that have not displayed half his racing ability are called upon to give him weight. Still other animals may be indicated whose imposts are decidedly lenient—viz., Henrietta Old Rowley, Nelly Hill, John o'Bruges, and one or two others. The Handicapper, too, was evidently " tickled with the straw,". for the Cheddar party have Alembic and A.ntevarta also " well in." Either Lord Ctifden's best or John o'Bruges may carry off the stakes. My " second fancy" will be Henrietta and. Nelly Hill, should they go to the post. The Starting of Bonnie Morn for the Hopeful Stakes is very doubtful. Clotilde has shown running sufficiently good to induce me to place faith in her ability to pull through. The Buckenham Stakes will, perhaps .be car ried off by Dirk Hatteraick. Should he, however, not do battle for it, Rambling Katie will deserve attention. Marley Hill, Prince Arthur, and Baalbec are the most noteworthy nominations for the Triennial Stakes for three-year-olds, and they may pass the post in the order in which I have set down their names. The defeat of The Trapper for the Grand Duke Michael will occasion me no surprise. Either Phmton or Pumicestone may " bowl him over." The Four-Years-Old " Triennial" I assign to Vanderdecken. To express an opinion on the probable issue of the Newmarket St. Leger would at present be ridiculous, as the running for it will be regu lated by the result of the Grand Duke Michael. Para will perhaps win the 50 Sovs. Sweepstakes, and Daffo dil the Granby Stakes. I shall reserve my notes on Thursday's racing until Wednesday. A FRESH MAN. Newmarket, September 24. ARRIVALS AT NEWMARKET. Trapper, Genstrae, Seherz, Donald, Lord Albemarle, Rambling Katie, Clotilde, Pumicestone, Nina Colt, Dirk Hatteraick, Marley Hill, Crown Pigeon, Scarecrow, Adine, Refraction Colt 2-yrs, Reel Filly 2-yrs, Kaffir, muscovite, Spinaway, Quince, Boer, Antoinette, Claret, Rifleman, and Enchantress Colt. EXPECTED THIS DA7.—BOLlthe Morn, and f by Pyrrhus Ist out of Wiasma. SCRATCHED.—CaIIiope for Eastern Counties Handicap —Catharine Hayes, fur sth Triennial Stakes, HEALTH OF Ma. Hunts.—Mr. Hume has been ob liged to decline the honour of receiving the freedom of the city of Aberdeen at present on account of a severs indisposition. The hon. member is detained at Thurso Castle, but on Friday his health was greatly improved. THE CROPS IN CARMARTHENSIIIR/I.—The bulk of the harvest has been secured under the most auspicious circumstances, and the crop of wheat and oats is a full average, but the barley is not so well spoken of, not having filled well, and being defective in colour and rather long in the shank, with a thick horny skin. THE FRENCH EMPEROR'S MILITARY BAND IN LON DON.—Arrangements are in course of completion for the conveyance of the Emperor's band, belonging to the Guides, to London, where it is intended to give a grand concert on behalf of the widows and orphans of the sol diers who may fall in the East. Such an international demonstration cannot fail to be highly gratifying to the two Governments, and to the English public at large. It is probable that the grand concert will be given at the Crystal Palace on an early day next month. THE GAME SEASON.—It is acknowledged by all sportsmen that the game this season is most abundant. The coveys of partridges round this neighbourhood are very large, many having not less than from 15 to 30 each. On the Morfe lands, and around the extensive parishes of Worfield, Claverley, the friends of the trigger have incessant work; the only drawback the past week has been from the excessive heat.—Otreies• bury Journal. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 22. Her Majesty the Queen accompanied his Royal High ness yesterday morning for some distance on his way to the deer forest, where his Royal Highness enjoyed the sport of deer-stalking. In the afternoon her Majesty drove out, accompanied by the Princess Helena, attended by the. Duchess of Wellington and the Hon. Elinor Stanley. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred rode out in the afternoon, attended by Mr. Gibbs. SEPT. 23. The Queen and the Prince rode out on horseback yes. terday morning. Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal and Princess Alice rode to the Falls of Garawalt. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred took walking exercise. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland are entertaining a select circle at Dunrobin Castle. The Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford are among the recent arrivals ; and the Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor are ex pected to stay some days with the noble duke and duchess on their return to the south. The Duke and Duchess of Argyle and Lord and Lady Blantyre are also expected on a visit at the castle. The noble duke and duchess remain at Dunrobin Castle until the last week in Oct. The Duke of Roxburgh has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, from Fleurs Castle, Kelso. The Duke of Beaufort has arrived at Gopsall Hall, Leicestershire, on a visit to the Earl and Countess Howe, from his shooting quarters in Perthshire. The Duchess and family have been staying some weeks with the noble earl and countess. The Marquis and Marchioness of Headfort, who re cently returned from a tour in Germany, have left town for Ireland. The Marquis and Marchioness of Drogheda have broken up their establishment at Moore Abbey, and taken their departure for Malta, en route for the East. It is understood that they will not return for a year. The absence of so admirable a landlord and so kind a friend will be severely felt in the neighbourhood, where the charities of the Marchioness of Drogheda were un bounded. The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde and Lady Margaret Do Burgh have returned to Portumna Castle, from the Lakes of Killarney. The Earl and Countess Granville are expected to arrive to-day in Bruton-street, from Paris, where they made a brief sejour, en route from Germany. The Earl of Devon is at present sojourning in Dublin. It is expected his lordship sill make a thorough inspec tion of his Irish estates. The Earl of Jersey has so far recovered from his late indisposition as to be able to leave Berkeley -square for Middleton Park, Oxfordshire, where the countess and Lady Clementine, Villiers will shortly join his lordship from a visiting tour in Scotland. The Earl and Countess of Wemyss are receiving a select circle at Gosford House, near Haddington. The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiers, the Earl and Cou n t ess o f W arwick, the Countess of Lucan' and Ladies Bingham, and Lord and Lady Elcho, were amongst the visitants at the close of last week. The Countess of Glengall and the Ladies Margaret and Matilda Butler have gone to St. Leonard's-on-Sea, from Tonbridge Wells. The noble earl is expected to return to Grosvenor -street early in the ensuing month from Ireland. The Earl and Countess Grey are making a tour of visits in Scotland, and do not return to Howick until the close of the ensuing month. The Earl of Burlington and Lady Louisa, Cavendish, and the Hon. E., and the Hon. F. Cavendish have arrived at Scarborough, from Holkar Hall, near Milne thorpe, with the intention of sojourning several weeks at that watering place. The Countess of Cottenham and the Ladies Pepys are passing the autumn at Ryde, Isle of Wight. The Earl of Jersey is, we are gratified to learn, gra dually amending in health. Viscount and Viscountess Villiers and family have arrived at Upton Hall, Warwickshire, from town. Lord and Lady Wudehouse are shortly expected in town, from visiting the Earl of Clare, at his lordship's seat in Ireland. Lord Wharncliffe, we are happy to learn, is improving in health. Lady Londesborough gave birth to a daughter on Friday last, at Greenston, near Tadcaster. Her ladyship and the infant are progressing favourably. The Prussian Minister and the Countess Von Berns toff, who are sojourning at Brighton, are expected to return to the embassy, in Carlton-terrace, at the end of the week. Viscount Lorton has been entertaining a large party of fashionables at Rockingham--Lord and Lady Crofton, the Chief Justice and Miss Lefroy, and Lady Louisa Tennison also a distinguished family circle, including Lady Louisa D'Esprangue, lon. Mr. and Mrs. Lefroy, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. King, lion. L. H. King Harman, and Mr. and Mrs. de Ricci. Lord Canning arrived at Dover on Saturday, by the mail steamer Dover, from Ostend. His lordship reached town on Saturday evening. His Highness the Maharajah Duleep Singh has been staying at Douglas's Hotel, Edinburgh, for nearly a week past ; but in,consequenes of his maintaining the utmost privacy, the fact of so distinguished a stranger being amongst us was not publicly known till yesterday, when he drove out, accompanied by his medical atten dant, Dr. Logan, and others of the suite, in an open carriage with four horses, to pay a visit to the Earl of Morton. The appearance of the Maharajah, habited in the brilliant costume of his rank as an Indian Sovereign, attracted a considerable crowd E. 5 he drove along. We understand he drove out to Dalhousie Castle, the seat of the Governor General of India, on Tuesday last, going over the beautiful grounds and inspecting the castle. He also visited Buccleuch House and grounds. His stay in this city will only be for a few days.—Nort4 British Daily Mail. Sir James Graham returned to his official residence at the Admiralty last evening, from a brief visit to Chatham. ,xiHis Excellency the Hon. Charles Murray, C. 8., the newly-appointed Minister to the Shah of Persia, vice Col. Spiel, bas arrived in town from Berne, where he lately filled the post of resident minister. The hon. gen tleman, who is on the eve of departure for Teheran via overland route, is to have a salary 0f.50001. per, annum. Sir John and Lady Easthope and Mrs. and Miss Spalding are at present on a visit to Lord Brougham at Brougham Hall. Sir George Wombwell, Bart., arrived at his mansion, Newburgh Park, on Saturday last, and remained there till ;,Thursday, when the hon, baronet proceeded to town.— Yorkshire Gazette. Miss Burdett Coutts has left Stratton-street for Brighton. On Saturday, the 23d inst., was married by special licence, at Fulham, Ndmund Peele, Esq., of Bryn-y- Pys, Flintshire, and Wallington Hall, Do wnham, Nor folk, to Anna Maria, daughter of Sir Joh n H es k et h Lethbridge, Bart., f Sandhill Park, Somerset, and Weymouth, Dorset. The bride was given away by her father, and a handsome breakfast was provided after wards by John Drummond, Esq., of Mulgrave House, Fulham. 111AREIAGE IN HIGH Lux.—On Wednesday—the day fixed for the celebratian of the nuptials of the Lady Mary Knox, daughter of the Earl and Countess of Ran furly—Dungarvon presented a gay and interesting scene. The beautiful and accomplished bride and the happy bridegroom, John Page Reade, Esq., of Stutton Hall, were the centre of attraction. The ceremony was performed by the lady's relative, the Right Reverend Dr. Knox, Lord Bishop of Down and Connor and Dromore, who was aided on the occasion by the Rer. W. Quain, rector of the parish. The Rev. W. B. Hopkins, fellow and tutor of St. Catharine's Hall, Cambridge, has been appointed vicar of Wisbeach, by the Bishop of Ely. Value, 1,77G1. SAILING OP THE CANADA.—The British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship Canada, Captain Stone, sailed from the Mersey, on Saturday, for Now York, with the usual mails, a large cargo, and 132 passengers. GOVERNMENT DESPATORES FROM THE SEAT OF WAR. —We extract from our weekly contemporary, the Leader, the following excellent remarks on this subject The Duke of Newcastle does not confine his communications to the Government papers ; the despatch received by the Government, with respect to the landing in the Crimea, was sent from the office of the Minister of War to all the morning papers. Very proper ; but if the Cabinet thus condescends to break through the routine of secret diplomatic reserve, why not give us all the news it gets? And if a purveyor of news, why not have a newspaper ! Why not a daily gazette in war time ?" --Morning Chronicle. Ties DUKE OP CLEVELAND AND COLONEL GARRETT.— A correspondence between Colonel Garrett and the Duke of Cleveland has resulted from a letter of that nobleman, published in the morning papers of Monday. Of course the nature of the communication is not known, but, from the severe castigation administered to Colonel Garrett they are not likely to have been of a very friendly character. —Bucks A dvertis,:r. THE 46TH REGIMENT.— We have authority to state that the report which has appeared in a daily paper of the intention of this regiment to send forth a pamphlet in its own defence is entirely unfounded.—United Ser vice Gazette. TUB BALTIC FLEET.—Some of the papers still keep harping upon the alleged speedy return to the English coast of the Baltic fleet under the command of Vice- Admiral Sir Charles Napier. It may be as well, once for all, to contradict all these statements and suppositions of the Opposition press. The Baltic fleet will remain in the North until the ice of the approaching winter shall take their place of guarding the Russian ports and con fining the Russian navies behind their strongholds. Even so late as yesterday it was positively stated that the French ships of the united squadrons were actually on their way home. If this strange news be true, it is entirely unknown to the British Government, who have received no intimation of any such untoward event. — Observer. On Friday evening Mr. Frederick Peel, M.P. for Lary, addressed his constituents for the first time since his election, two years ago. The meeting was held at the Brick-house, Bury, a very large building, in which not fewer than 4,000 persons were assembled. Sir Joseph Paxton was robbed of the sum of 1801. in crossing from Holyhead. to Dublin. The thief has escaped. CissrooLs.—Emptying these is fraught with many evils to all concei ned. Let us suggest a mode that we have seen adopted, viz., that of fir.t laying the drain pipes, then tapping the cesspool, and flushing the whole into the sewers. A grating is affixed to the end of the pipes to prevent passage of extraneous matter, the whole filled ii with lime and gran!. LATEST NEWS. THE WAR. THE LANDING IN THE CRIMEA. The following is the communication which was received with the note of the Minister of War : "The Duke of Newcastle received late last (Sunday) night a telegraphic message from Lord Raglan, dated September 16. " It states that the allied armies arrived at the place of disembarkation 'near the Old Fort, in lat. 45, at break of day upon the 14th, and be fore night they had succeeded in landing nearly all their infantry and part of the artillery. " On the 15th the swell upon the shore consi derably impeded operations, but some progress was made ; and the exertions of the fleet under the immediate command of Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons excited the admiration of the army, and were, in fact, above all praise. " The surf continued on the 16th (the date of the despatch) ; nevertheless the disembarkation of the horses and baggage was proceeding with the utmost rapidity. " (The Old Fort is about 30 miles north of Se bastopol, and nearly 20 south of Eupatoria.)" VIENNA, SEPT. 23. By advices from Bucharest we are informed that the allied forces landed on the 14th at a place called Staroe Ukriplenie, or the Old Fort. This place is situated in the bay of Kalamita, about half-way between Eupatoria and Cape Lukul, and about 30 miles north of Sebastopol. The army was to remain in that position till the 18th, when the troops were to march along the coast-road on Sebastopol, in the vicinity of which they expected to arrive on the 20th. The siege train and heavy baggage would proba bly not be landed at Old Fort, but would be carried by the fleet to some place nearer Sebas topol, where they could be landed under the pro.. tection of the army, and thus save the fatigue and difficulties of conveyance by land. stroyed by the inhabitants to prevent it falling into the hands of the allied forces. She reports, how ever, a point called Abraham's Point, going up the river, which completely overhangs that part, and would have proved an awkward obstacle in the ship's progress up, as from its elevation had it a single long gun mounted, together with musketry, could have fired right down upon her decks, thereby in all probability killing and wounding many of our tars. And in spite of the great care that was taken going up, she ap pears to have grounded several times, and remained with little or no water; but through the indefati gable exertion and perseverance of all the officers and men, directed by their experienced and much respected captain, she was got off, without expe riencing much damage. O n h er b oa ts going up the Pansy River, the ship remaining at the en trance, the boats' crews completely surrounded a herd of reindeer, 28 of which were killed in a short time ; they found them most delicious eating. This country abounds with deer and salmon, of which they got ample supplies from the natives. She has had no cases of cholera on board, and scarcely any one sick at all since she left here, al though the weather has been very wet, and she has experienced boisterous weather the greater part of the passage home. THE PRINCIPALITIES. We read in the Lloyd of Vienna of the 19th : " Letters from Orsova state that the steamer the Albert which arrived on the 19th at Turn-Severin, brought news from Rustchuk and Giurgevo of the 17th, and Bucharest of the 16th, The Turkish corps d'armee of Wallachia were passing the Da nube at Giurgevo to retire to Bulgaria. There will only remain a small Turkish garrison at Bucharest, and sem° Turkish detachments will protect the tetes de pont of the left bank of the Dumbe—such as those of Giurgevo and Oltenitza. Omer Paella arrived on the 16th at Rustchuk, and was to leave on the 18th for Varna. Business is becoming active again in the ports of the Lower Danube; and large masses of merchandise are being accumulated at Galatz, Ibraila, and Giurgevo, to ascend the Danube. The Presse has the following : " JASSY, Sept. 16.---Yesterday it was notified to the .Administrative Council that the Austrian troops would enter Moldavia at Polticzeny, Tolgyes, Oitos, and Fok schani. On the 7th the Russian steamer Ordinaret dis embarked a detachment of Cossacks at Galatz, which destroyed the magazines belonging to the Danubian Steam Company. and took possession of the whole stock of coals. The Vice• President Sa,cken, all the Russian Chancelleries, and the post bureau have quitted Jassy. Prince Gortschakoff leaves to-day, and the last Russian troops will quit the city to-morrow. As soon as all the Russians are across the Pruth, they will carry away the bridges and entirely close their frontiers. M. Philip peseo, the gallant commander of the artillery, has been sent under escort to Russia. This violent measure has excited general indignation." The Lloyd of this evening is authorised to state that the Cossacks did not destroy the magazines of the Danubian Steam Company, but they took " forcible possession" of the coals. A few days later the forcibly acquired property was paid for at THE BLACK SE X. The news from the Lower Danube and the Black Sea is of the highest interest, but it has reached us in a disjointed form, and must, therefore, be worked up for the convenience of our readers. The Soldaten Freund has letters of the 9th and 11th from Odessa, hich give an account of the measures taken by the Russians for their defence. The troops concentrated in Podolia and the west ern part of Bessarabia form an arm of reserve under General Osten-Sacken. These forces were originally intended to be the reserve of the Da gubian army, but, as Prince Gortschakoff crossed the Pruth at S. - iuliany on the 16th, and occu pied Bessarabia, they will now be directed to the coast of Cherson and Perekop. General Osten- Sacken is totally independent of Prince Gortscha koff, but both are under the command of Prince Paskiewitch. The reserve army is almost entirely composed of raw recruits, and is therefore not likely to offer a very vigorous resistance to the attacks of the allies. Prince Menschikoff keeps up a commu nication with General Osten-Sacken by means of his regular light cavalry, which is posted along the whole coast up to the sea of Azoff. Letters from Odessa, of the 10th, represent the position of the inhabitants as very pitiable. They were leaving the town en masse. All the shops were empty and closed. Hundreds of vehicles were constantly employed in removing furniture and merchandise from the town. Prince Menschikoff has been since the 24th ult. at Perekop. He has organised a rising en masse, but the population is too widely scattered for this measure to produce much effect. The Prince, however, manifests a good deal of assurance, and says that he is perfectly able to repulse the aggression of the Allies. THE RUSSIAN FLEET. The Russian fleet shut up in Sebastopol is com posed as follows : "Ships of the Line.—The twelve Apostles, 120 guns ; the Paris, 120 ; the Three Saints, 120 ; the Grand Duke Constantine, 120 ; the Viadirnir, 120 ; the Sviatoslaw, 84. the Rostislaw, 84 ; the Selaphael, 84 ; the Three gisr archies, 84 ; the Tro-Sviatitalia, 84 ; the Varna, 84 the Gabriel, 84; the Empress Maria, 84; and the Teches me, 80. Frigates.—The Cagul, 60 guns ; the Koulefgi, 60 ; the Kavarna, 60 ; the Medea, 60. Correttei and Brio —The Calypso, 18 guns ; the Pylade, 18; the Ptolemy, 20 ; the Theseus, 20; the Eneas, 20. Smaller Vessels.—The Near* Strielta, Orlando,. Drolik, Labiaka, Lastorga, Sataglaga, 11 transports, and 64 gunboats. Steamers 12, six large and six small. Among the first are the Vladimir, and Grointiostetz, which are remarkable for their power and the range of their guns." " The above enumeration," says the Moniteur de la Flotte, " Presents a total of 17 ships of the line, 4 frigates, 5 corvettes or brigs, 82 vessels of inferior size, and 12 steamers—in all 108 sail, mounting 2,200 guns of every description. This certainly is an imposing force. It is well commanded. The crews are expert at gunnery, and gifted with that passive courage peculiar to Russian soldiers, Who die at their post. Nevertheless, in no re spect can the Russian naval force be compared with the combined squadrons in the Black Sea." THE WHITE SEA. ATTACK AND DESTRUCTION OF KOLA. By the arrival of the Miranda, 16, screw, at Sheerness, we are enabled to lay before our readers the following intelligence :—The Miranda left Cross Island on the 4th September, leaving behind her to blockade that sea the Eurydice and Brisk, together with one French frigate and brio.. On the 23d of August she attacked and destroyed the city of Kola, the capital of Russian Lapland. This place was defended merely to resist the attack by boats, as such a thing as a man-of-war of the Miranda's size and armament was thought im possible ever to getup,the navigation beimg most in tricate, and the water very shallow. For a boat attack this place was certainly very strongly forti fied by a battery, and the houses, all facing the river, were pierced with loopholes for musketry, all of which, however, was ill-calculated to bear a broadside carrying the metal the Miranda does, and consequently was taken solely by this ship, and that without a single loss of life to any one on board. Shells were thrown into the town. That appears to have been the principal mode adopted for taking the above place. A large warehouse was com pletely blown up, with 10,000 .bags of flour, and many others fired, containing provisions and valu able goods. We are sorry, however, to have to report the total loss of a large monastery, containing 21 towers, which accidentally took fire. It burned all one night, and the sight was awfully grand, illumi nating the whole place. Such, however, would have been spared by the British had it not unfor tunately taken fire ; but it appears uncertain even now whether the &boys place took fire or was de- , PRUSSIA. A Berlin letter of the 19th says :—" The nego tiations which are going on at present between the Cabinet of Berlin and that of Vienna have a double object, first, to come to an understanding relative to their conduct in the Diet, and secondly, to agree on the new bases of peace required for German in terests, and the acceptance of which should be pro posed to the Western Powers and to Russia. As to the first point, it appears that the negotiations are approaching a satisfactory conclusion, but, in what concerns the second point, it is said that the Cabinet of Vienna does not appear by any means disposed to accept the propositions of Prussia, and that it expresses its intention to preserve a complete liberty of action, both with respect to the Western Powers and to Russia. It is known that the nomination.of the Governor of the federal fortress of Mentz belongs alternately to Prussia and to Austria, and Prussia having the right this year has nominated the Prince of Prussia to the post, with General de Shuman as deputy governor. The income-tax is levied in Prussia only on persons whose income exceeds 1,000 thalers. According to a recent return 44,407 persons in all pay that impost in the Prussian monarchy, or a-half per cent. of the total population, in reckoning each payer for a family of five persons. There are but three persons, whose revenue is from 140,000 to 160,0G0 thalers ; one with a revenue of from 200,000 to 240,000 thalers, and one with a revenue above that sum. The Government has granted a credit of 150,000 thalers for repairs of the various Prussian forts. The Minister of Commerce has just issued an ordonnance which reduces by one-third the navigation dues for all steamers ent er i ng th e port of Memel." AUSTRIA. VIBNNA, Sept. 20.—The Lloyd yesterday con tained an article which must be noticed, as it goes far to confirm the so often-repeated assertion, that Austria entered into the convention of June with the Porte, not from disinterested motives, but from a desire legally to obtain the so long coveted footing in the Danubian Principalities. Some of the Prussian papers have hinted that if Austria had properly cared for the interests of Ger many, of which she speaks so much, she would not have consented to the entrance of the Turkish troops into Wallachia. The Vienna writer might at once have disposed of the frivolous charge, by remarking that, as the Sultan was the Suzc:ain, it was but natural his troops should enter Wal lachia at the same time with the forces of the power which had undertaken ad interim to dis charge the duties of a protector. Instead of ex plaining the matter thus simply, the Lloyd affirms that the Berlin Cabinet is the sole cause of the evil complained of, by having " in the interest of Rus sia" done all in its power to delay the entrance of the Austrians into Wallachia. Had it not been for the intervention of Prussia, the evacuation of the principalities wculd have taken place long before, "and the Austrian troops would have obtained exclusive possession of them long before either Turkish or auxiliary troops could have appeared at the scene of action." The Presse has a letter from Paris, in which is a most interestingaccount of the original planof action of the allies. The troops of the Western Powers were to have assisted Omer Pacha in ejecting the Rus sians from Moldavia and Wallachia, but all this was changed when the Convention was concluded. between Austria and the Porte. " The Conven tion," says the writer, " was not much to the taste of the French Government, but as England attached groat importance to it, it yielded." We, for the first time, hear that Austria made conditions which were accepted by the Western Powers, and in a separate document the latter pledge themselves, " to attack Russia neither from 3Tolda.via nor 'Wal lachia, but from Bulgaria or the Black Sea." FRANCE. The Moniteur of Sunday morning has the follow ing paragraph : " In the negotiations which have taken place between the Cabinets of Paris, London, and Vienna, on the sub ject of the occupation of the Principalities by the Aus trian troops, it has been agreed that the French, Eng lish, and Ottoman armies may, if they think proper, co• operate in that measure, and that no embarrassment should result from it for the defensive or aggressive oper ations which the three belligerent Powers might direct against Russia. Faithful to this engagement, and anxious to prevent any misunderstanding on the subject, the Emperor Francis Joseph sent on the evening of the 21st an order by telegraph to General Hess, not to raise any impediment to the movement of the Turkish army on Galata and Ibraila, should that movement enter into the combinations of Omer Pacha." The announcement is important, as putting an and to the doubts which, notwithstanding the friendlyprofessions of Austria towards the Western Powers, many continued to entertain with respect to the intentions of that State. The following private telegraphic despatch has been received :—" VIENNA, 211:—A telegraphic despatch addressed to the Government announces that on the 16th Moldavia was completely eva cuated by the Russians. General Hess had entered Bucharest." The Minister of State is charged ad interim with the direction of the Ministry of Agriculture, Com merce, and Public Works during the absence of M. Magno. By a decree in the Moniteur foreign brandy of all kinds is admitted into France until further orders on payment of a customs' duty of 15fr. per hectolitre of pure alcohol. By a decree in the ilioniteur the Vice-Consuls of France in foreign ports are authorised, in the event of French vessels putting in at the ports where they reside, to receive reports and protests of damages; to appoint qualified .persons to sur vey the vessels and report on their damages, and to authorise the captains to sell or to pledge such part of the cargo as may be necessary to raise a sufficient sum to defray the expenses of their put ting into the port. There are no leading articles in some of the Paris journals, and those which are given in others are destitute of importance. Two or three are on the expedition to the Crimea, but they are mere specu lations as to the plan of the campaign, and even these speculations seem to be based chiefly on what has been said in the London journals.. The Three per Cents. closed yesterday at 74f. 85c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a- Half per Cents., at 98f. 90c.; Credit Mobilier, 735 f. Orleans Railway Shares, 1,235 f. ; Western, 665 f.; Cette, 617 f.; Mediterranean, 867 f. 50c.; Northern, 860 f. ; Lyons, 990 f.; Rouen, 972 f. 50c. ; Strasburg, 817 f. 50c.; Havre, 585 f. Cherburg, 510 f. Consols, 95i I. HOLLAND. We read in the Echo of the Hague of the 19th : —" The Department of the Finance in Holland has just published an account of the amount of taxes received during the first 8 months of the pre sent year as compared with the corresponding period of 1853. The total for 1854 is 36,894,391f1. 44c., and for 1853 it was 36,779,4421 3c. (The florin is 2fr. 11c.) The financial situation of the country continues to show a constant improve ment. EGYPT. A letter from Alexandria, of the Ist inst., in the Afoniteur says :—" Since the departure of Said Pacha, the most complete tranquillity has prevailed in Egypt. According to the last accounts from Constantinople, Said Pacha is said to have pro mised to the Porte a fresh reinforcement of 10,000 men, and orders have been for the concentration at Alexandria of all the disposable troops. It is also intended to send several batteries of artillery. A regiment of English cavalry, intended for service in the East, is shortly exhected at Suez from India. The Egyptian Government immediately gave the permission demanded by the English consul-general for the passage." MONTENEGRO. 'The Weiner Zeitung has advises of the 12th from Zaraf, according to which there have been new conaicts between the Scutari (Albanian) Turks and trio Montenegrins. Four or live men were killed on either side, and several wounded. Prince Daniel declares that the people and garrison of Sputz en. tered the Montenegrin territory, set fire to houses and barns, and killed several men, but the other party affirms, that the mountaineers set two villages on fire near Sputz, and forced the Christian popula tion to follow them into Montenegro. It is not doubted here that the mountaineers were the as sailants. SPAIN. MADRID, 20TH.—The Gazette contains several changes in the magistracy. The cholera has ceased in the capital ; the bulletin of the 20th only reports one death. At Seville there are 39 cases ; at Ca diz, 28 ; at Valentia, 29 ; and at Barcelona, 49. MISCELLANEOUS. A correspondent describes the English troops as animated with the greatest enthusiasm. Their ardour in executing all the works required of them is incredible. The Irish regiments have sworn to shave off their whiskers if the Zouaves mount the breach before them, and the latter solemnly declare that they will cut off their mustachios if they are not the first to enter Sebastopol. The Courrier de la Moselle announces the arrival at Metz on the 21st of the Prince of the Nether lands, from Thionville. Ho left immediately for Man helm. Serious disturbances have taken place at Anti queros, where the working men have destroyed all the machinery. The Russian ships from Sebastopol only cruised by day, and returned either to Eupatoria or to Sebastopol at night. No fishing smacks are novr permitted to leave the ports of the Crimea, los t they should give intelligence to the Allies. An army corps of 40,000 men which was at As' trachan, on the Caspian, under General Peroffskiy and was, with the troops of the King of Bokher s and the Khan of Khiva, to have marched along the, banks of the Jihon to Cabul, suddenly received counter-orders, and is now on its way to the Call" casus. The Opinione of Turin states from Switzerland that two subaqueous telegraphs are to be estiv blished, viz., one across the lake of Constance , between Friedrichs-hafen and Romans-horn, to communicate with the kingdom of Wurtemberg; and the other across the lake of Weldestellen, from the village of Stanz to Lucerne. THE MEDITERRANEAN. SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 24. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Tagus, Capt. J. K. Joy, arrive d , here at noon to-d a y, bringing the 'heavy portion 01 the East India, China, an d Mediterranean mail s ' and dates from Alexandria to the 9th, Malta W e 13th, and Gibraltar the 18th inst. The Tagus reports the prevalence of strong north east winds in the Bay of Biscay. On the 13th sh e spoke a screw steamer, supposed to he the Nubi a ' with the outward mails of the 4th Sept. for Al'eic andria ; on the 14th, pas s ed the b r i g E c lipse ; an on the 16th, the brig Demerara. The Tagus bring s 83 passengers, and on freight two packages of spe cie, two cases of opium, 64 bal es o f silk, 225 pack ages of elephants' teeth, and sundry general nor" chandise. From Gibraltar we have accounts to the 16th inst. H.M. steam despatch gun-boat Beagle, 0 days from Plymouth, bound for Varna, touching at Malta, arrived at Gibraltar on the 14th instant, and left the following day for her destination. The Gibraltar Chronicle of the 16th says : Her Majesty's screw steam store ship Supply, I ‘. l , a r i J. Penn, commander, w hi c h arrive d yester d a y in elg", days from Plymouth, w ith s t ores , & c., f or V ar na, I ' 3 ' likewise on board a large quantity of shot and shell, pri l ; cipally for the Lancaster guns now on board the Aro and Beagle despatch gun-boats which have already P r °:, needed to the Buck S e a f or the purpose of trying th range of their guns on the fortifications of Sebastop ol* The Supply hauled in al ongs id e th e ne w mole sbor o9 after she arrived, and will start for her destination soon as she gets in a supply of 80 tons of coal." The Peninsular and Oriental Company's stall: ship Iberia left Gibraltar on the 15th instant for Southampton, touching at Cadiz, Lisbon, Oport(ii, and Vigo. General Narvaez, accompanied by 0°1 : E. Euriquez and M. M. C. Mafori, embarked a' Gibraltar on the 15th, on 'board the IberiO) England. At Gibraltar, on the 16th inst., Exchangei were quoted as follows :—On London at 90 (lays, 51, Paris, sf. 4Jc. ; Marseilles, sf. 41c. ; Genoa, °,l . 39c. ; at 8 days' sight on adiz, par ; Madrid, Al l cante, and Barcelona, g dis. ; Malaga, Seville, dis. ; Valencia, A dis. ; Spanish pillare d dollars, 3 per cent. prem. ; Carous dollars, 15 per cent. prem. THE PENINSULAR MAILS (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL) SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY MORNING. By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam' ship Iberia, Capt. F. Meehan, we have dates from Gibraltar 15th, Cadiz 16th, Lisbon 19th, Oporto and Vigo 20th. The Iberia brings on freight specie value 17,79 2 /' and a general cargo of fruit. General Narvaez and suite, who had embarked by the Iberia from Gibraltar, landed at Vigo.- The youu9;King of Portugal, with his attendants , arrived at Lisbon in the steam-frigate Mindello,l the 15th inst., after being detain e d in quarautu l for two days. His M a jesty l a nd e d, a nd experience • la most enthusiastic reception from the people 'Lisbon. . : .h $ Exchange on London was quo t e d 5 41, w" - limited supply of money and bill s . Li s bon bap notes, 24 dis. Her Majesty's ship Prometheus was the o ° l British ship of war in the Tagus. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY, SEPT. 2 3 * The United States' steamship Washington, u a r d tain J. D. Lines, arrived off Cowes this morniegt ou her way to Bremen. She brings 61 passeeg e n and specie value $370,000, a portion of vrtlic' for France. The Washington left New York on the 9th in st l and for the first part of the voyage e xperierl ei strong easterly winds. On the 9th, when 15 r aj e east of Sandy Houk, she passed a Bremen barque j showing No. 86 ; on the 10th, a steamer, supP l ° s oo to be the City of Glasgow, for New York ; an st. the 11th, the United tates' mail steamer Louis, from Havre, bound to New York. I*t The San Francisco .Price Current of the 16th 11 says : " Gold dust has not come i n so f reely of late , and the ti ,h h : n si supply has been grad ua lly diminishing • e the of April and May, w hi c h i s, o f course the c case Its supply of water gr a d ua ll y f a il s the miners from that ti o f when the rainy seaso n en d s unt il t h e commencen3ent.-e the rainy se ason aga i n . E very year prev i ous to thig "d have had a large supply of dust in September oht' i ' il le from the river diggings, a n d we now h ear o f exte nsi v e preparations made to work those bars again which " t he in former years proved to be rich ; but, of c ,ursep ear chances of success are as yet speculative. Every year chances of success are as yet speculative. Every • 5 g since the summer of 1850 th e Pluming an d dal:11 ) 0 companies have as often lost money as made it• b e . year we are told the rivers are much lower than ev er fore, which may work a revolution in this kin' ruining." LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY NIGH % 0 The Cleopatra arrived at Quebec ou Sunday' , 10th, at 8 a.m. aftsr a passage of 15 days 13 1 101 ' 4 all well. t he The Sarah Sands was to leave Quebec 011 14th, for Liverpool ; she was det a i ne d to br' il y home the 17th Regiment. By telegraph, via Halifa x , f rom N ew York to tin 14th inst., we learn th a t th e s t eamer Benis fa t i o n Franklin, engaged to convey G enera l Paley Venezuela, had been seized at the instance Of se Venezuelan Minister. I ns t ruc ti ons had like": a been sent to St. Thomas's to seize the Gather's' Augusta. A w ith The Brilliant, from Newport, had arriveu• with all the crew (except the first officer, who Was eW of the ship Shenandoah, from Liverpool to York, totally lost in a hurricane on the 180 36 ., her The money-market showed no alteration, D el ' did the rate of exchange. Fancy stocks dull, with a declining tondo:loY' Cotton firm, tending upwards. Flour 50c. to 75c. lower. Wheat u nchang ed. Limited business. Corn firm. at The reciprocity ratifications were exchang e — Washington on the 9th. Yellow fever was increasing at Charleston and Havannah. The recent storm was most disastrous:, The rice crop is almost totally lost. The damage is estimated at some millions of dollars. INTERESTING FROM CANADA. (From the Canada Gazette published by author it y , $41)" ten:ber 6.) Legislative Council Chamber, Quebec, Sept. 5, 1854. This day, at three o'clock p.m., his Excellency the, Governor-General proceeded in State to the Chamber o f the Legislative Council, in the Parliament Building+. and took his s ea t upon the throne. The members el the Legislativ e Council being assembled , his Excel' leucy was pleased to command the attendance o f the Legislative Assembly, and that, house being present, the Honourable James Moiris, Speaker of the Legislatir Council, stated on behalf of his Excellency, tha t he d c!, not think fit to declare the causes for which he ba u -unit/wiled the present Parliament until a Speaker of the Legislative Assembly had been elect ed according to lair. After which the members of the Legislative ANIPIIOI