The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-30 00:00:00

MOOT WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tr[, I) 3T —lkorniaT 45 inin.after 5 I !Waning 4 rain.aft. 6 To.Mbimow—Morning 26 Inin.after 6 1 Evening 49 rain.aft. 6 TEE WEATHER.—Strs Orrios, Ara. 30. MERMOMSTER, IN THE SHADE 78-111711 est since noon yesterday. 60 - lowest this morning and during the night. 75—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30 . 33—falling. WIND, S.W.—Light breeze, and fine, sunshiny weather. ~~ ~,~; 0. .c LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1854. If any doubt could previously have existed in any unprejudiced mind as to the real animus of the German Powers with respect to Russia, it must be dispelled by a perusal of the diplomatic notes addressed by the Prime Ministers of Austria and Prussia to their representatives at St. Peters burg, in'answer to that of Count NESSELRODE of ' the 29th June last. We have already exposed the unworthy quibbles of that wily politician—. quibbles which could not for a moment have de ceived any impartial person of ordinary under standing. In that despatch the Russian Chan cellor had the barefaced and unblushing assurance to declare that the position held by Russia in the Principalities, and which, through the unaided valour of the Turkish troops it could no longer maintain, was essential to its safety, and required that Austria should " guarantee that the Russians should not be molested in their homeward march." The reasons of Russia for evacuating the Principalities were almost as strong as those of the Irish Gentleman for leav ing the room from which he had just been kicked. They were manifestly not of the kind that could entitle the defeated party to any indulgence for doing that which was inevitable. But in place of exposing the unparalleled impudence of the de mand—in place of declaring that Austria could render no assistance to Russia, on the unequivocal failure of its unconscien Hoag attempt—Count Buor. blandly declares that the request " has its reasonable aspects," regrets that the required secu rity is " beyond their control," but at the same time promises " to utilise this communication with the Maritime Pcwers, and the more so as in its connexion it appears to convey an earnest desire to attain to an adjustment." Prussia goes even further in bandying compli ments with the Northern Despot--in heaping its fulsome adulation on the specious sophistries of NESSELRODE, and expressing its full and unshaken confidence in the " moderation" of NICHOLAS. It requires the Prussian Ambassador, Baron WERTHER, to convey to "his Majesty the EM PEROR and the Chancellor of the Empire (M. NESSELRODE) the impressions which the last com munications had produced on the august Sove reign"—the Angel of Peace—the benign CerronoT. It adds, " the KING does full justice to the mode rate and conciliatory spirit in which these have been framed—his MAJESTY attaches all its value (I !!) to the sincere desire expressed by Count NESSELRODE to give the fullest considera tion to the desires and obligations of the ancient Allies of Russia, as well as to the interests which they cannot but protect." "Guided by this encou raging appreciation, the KING, persisting in the views expressed iu my despatch of July 12, will take his stand on the Russian reply ; and will renew his efforts at Vienna, and next in common accord with Austria, at Pa and London, with the object of attaining a just and practicable bases to some chances of a re-establishment of peace and a good understanding ! " - Here, then, in these remarkable documents, we have the policy of the Netitral Powers clearly an d distinctly displayed. " Gerneanie. m" is exhibited in its true light, .without mystery or concealment, and the strongly -expressed distrust of those who, like ourselves; have invariably-d ec l are d that the object of Austria and Prussia was to protect Rus sia from the consequences - of its OW reckless and unjustifiable proceedings. Count MeegrzuFFEr. leas spoken very plainly. He has regarded rather feelings of his SOVEREIGN f or a near the personal relative than the honour or the interests of the kingdom over which FREDERICK WILLIAM now reigns. But the language of Count &roe, a l_ t'eough better veiled, is no less distinct and ex- He has still—even for the sake of Russia —a character to maintain, and he cannot openly fling himself into the scale with NICHOLAS. But he thinks that this request of Russia has its " reasonable aspect," and although he " cannot guarantee that the troops shall not be molested on their homeward march," the required security " not being under his control," yet he will " utilise the communication with the Maritime Powers, and the more so as in its connection it - appears to convey an earnest desire to attain to an adjust ment." Can there, then, be any doubt or difficulty as to the object of Austria iu its tardy occupation of the Principa'ities? Sometime since, when the Russian troops were in the Dobrudscha, and Siligtria was clesely environed, that occupation might have been beneficial to the Porte, 3: would have checkzd the onslaught of the fierec invaders, and rendered peace at least praAicable. But now its tardy action is solely for the purpose of preventing the Ottomans from followingup the advantages which they have gained by their own valour and indomitable energies. They protect the flying assailants, and strive, by deceitful wiles and pretended friend ship, to diminish the powers and overthrow the independence of those who withstood tests of no ordinary magnitude, and proved themselves to be capable of resisting everything in the shape of open force. The SULTAN may, however, learn a salu tary lesson from the fate of a once-celebrated city, the ruins of which are still visible in his own dominions, and. not very far from his capital. Ile may paraphrase the passage of VIRGIL, and, in reference to the insidious advances of Austria may, if he suffer himself to be be trayed thereby, when too late, exclaim— " Talibus insidiis perjurique arte Sinonis, Credita res : captique dolis lacrimisque coactis, Quos neque Tydides, nec Larissceus Achilles, Non anni domuere decem, non mille Carina." We cannot suppose, however, that either Turkey, or those who have unsheathed their falch ions in her behalf, and in defence of truth and justice, will be so blinded as to suffer these too palpable wiles to pre vail, or to lead to fatal results at no distant day: The object of the German Powers mani festly is to give time to Russia to enable her to muster her resources so as to oppose a deter mined resistance to the Allied Forces. The first aim is to renew negotiations, and, if that be accomplished, everything else will follow. Rus sia will escape from the war with undiminished power and unsubdued pride, ready to offer a new cccsus belli whenever a more favourable opportu nity shall arise. If the post of danger be also that of honour, a railway engine-driver must occupy a very distin guished position indeed. Not only must he bear the brunt of auy collision or casualty, encounter ing tenfold the peril of any passenger by the train under his guidance, but be appears to be invariably the scape-goat on whose devoted head the popular indignation is to be lavished. Should he survive the crash that proved fatal to any other person, he is sent to abide his trial on a charge of man slaughter—detained for many mouths in custody, frequently a more stringent punishment than he would be sentenced to even if convicted ; and, under the most favourable circumstances, subjected not only to the loss of his situation, and the means of 'earning an honest livelihood for his family, but also to ruinous expenses in preparing his defence and obtaining the professional advice and assistance indispensable under the circum stances. All these matters, however little they may be thought of by the community at large, or by.functionaries who think it quite a matter of course that there should be a " further investigation," in any case " not perfectly free from doubt," render the situation of au engine driver one of very serious risk, independent of the ordinary casualties to which he must necessarily be exposed. We do not say that there should not be the most stringent and searching investigation into all the details and circumstances of every accident, whether it be attended with fatal consequences or not, or that if any actual culpability be proved either against an engine-driver or any other per son in the employment, or in any way connected with the Company, he or they should not be treated with the utmost rigour of the law ; but we must emphatically protest against the doctrine that such an investigation can only be carried on under the shelter of a criminal prosecution, or that the unfortunate scape-goat must be compelled to linger many weary months in prison, while his family are enduring all the bitter privations of the most pinching poverty, or perhaps compelled to avail themselves of the tender mercies of the Union Workhouse. These observations naturally follow the finding of the Coroner's Jury in the fatal railway acci dent at Croydon---one of "manslaughter" against SIMPSON, the driver of the excursion train. This, however, was by no means their unanimous ver dict, nor can we say that it was fairly or justly obtained. We must say that the conduct of the Coroner appeared to our humble judgment not what we should have expected from a gentleman of such great experience —one, too, who usually gives unequivocal satisfaction in the discharge of his important duties ; nor does the verdict appear to be very consistent in finding the driver guilty of manslaughter, and at the same time expressing an opinion that " the signals at the Croydon Station were contradictory, and likely to mislead the drivers of engines." Now they had been ex pressly told that " if they thought the driver had been misled by the distance signal, they would find that the death was accidental." They find that " the signals were contradictory, and likely to mislead." The result showed that the man was misled—for it could not be supposed that he would wilfully and deliberately hazard his own life, and inflict enormous injury to the lives and properties of others without any ade quate object. As a prisoner on a crimi nal charge he would be entitled to any reasonable doubt in his favour, and yet the same verdict that finds him gUilty of manslaughter, a crime that may expose him to perpetual banish ment from his native land—the highest secondary punishment known to the law—also shows that he is entitled to that doubt, and that there can be no possibility of a conviction before a Judge and Jury at the Assizes. It is with deep regret that we find ourselves compelled to differ from Mr. W. PAYNE, a gentle man for whom, as a public officer, we entertain unfeigned respect and esteem. No one knew better than the Coroner himself that it was his duty to tell the Jury that they should not find a verdict which should subject the accused to more than seven months' incarceration and afterwards to a criminal trial, unless there was-reasonable grounds for finding him guilty on the evidence adduced before them. No injury could follow from an open verdict. If additional inculpatory evidence were subsequently obtained he might again be taken into custody, and committed for trial by the Board of Magistrates. That committal would be tested by a Grand Jury. If the evidence were defective the bill might be ignored. But the finding of a Coroner's Jury renders a trial indis pensable. The case must come on under any circumstances, and thus serious damage be inflicted on the prisoner ; while, on the other hand, if.the proofs . be defective, he must be ac quitted, so that he could ,never afterwards be brought to trial. Now, when the Jury, after a considerable lapse of tine, stated . that " they . Could not agree," it seems to us that the Coroner should have again explained the doubtful points on which difference existed, rather than recommending them "to brine' in a verdiCt Which should bring the m titer before another tribunal." This appears to be a mode of shifting responsibility by no means just or constitutional —o ne which, if generally adopted, would render the Coroner's Inquest, in place of a very tieful institution, a regular nuisance, which should be abated with all possible speed. FORTHCOMING ELECTION Or LORD MATOR.- - it iS confidently st:ited in the City, this morning, that it is intended to put forward Mr. Alderman Moon and Al derman Saloinnns to fill the civic chair, and as no op p;•.Fi ion Nil be offered on the occa s i on , Mr. Alderma n Aioon wiil be duly elected. DISCOVERY OF COAL. NEAR RETIMO.—A letter from C An ee, dated August 12 , states that coal had b een • l is. - 1 about nine miles from Retimo. The Governor. 18. G en eral had sent a specimen of it to Constantinople' and t h e s teamers on the station had m a d e a t r i a l o f it. The experiment is said to have been satisfactory. BIRTHS IN LONDON.--Last week the birth s o f 856 boys and nd7B2 girls, in all 1,633 children, were r egis t ere d in London. In the nine corresponding weeks of the years 1845-53 the average number was 1,367. THE UNITED ST,A TES_ __.~.. tb ELEOTIUC TI:LEGR.IPI7. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. This morning the United States mail steam-ship Atlanlic, Captain West, from New York direct, arrived in the Mersey. She sailed from New York on Saturday, the 19th inst., and has brought, besides the usual mails up to that date, ninety-six passengers, and upwards of 700,000 dols. in specie on freight. The Atlantic passed the United States mail steamer Baltic off Sandy Hook, from hence on the 9th inst. The Union arrived on the 16th at New York. We have the reported failure of Messrs. Henry Sheldon and Co., of that city. At the steamer's departure business was mode rate. All trades opened languidly. Stocks rather depressed and slightly lower. There was a good demand for money in the market. The cotton market was very quiet, holders firm, and not disposed to make any reduction. The market for breadstuffs was active, prices stiff. Flour had advanced / dol. per barrel, and corn had slightly improved in price. The provision market was brisker ; prices dull. Freights dull, and very low. Exchange on London, 109/ to 1091 ; ditto on Paris, 5 MARLBOROUGH-STREET-(THIS DAY). FRACAS AT TSB JUNIOR UNITED SERVICE CLUB.-- Lieutenant James Atkinson, of the 72d Highlanders, was charged before Mr. Hardwick with assaulting Geo. Thomas, a dyer, in the employ of Mr. Bowe, Rathbone place, under the following circumstances : . . _ It appeared, from the evidence of the complainant, that a member of the above-named Club, named Capt. Darrell, had for some considerable time past been in debted to his employer in the sum of about 8/. for work done, and not having been able to obtain payment of the same, complainant had received instruc tions to call at the Club, with a view of seeing Captain Darrell, and that he had done so on a great many occasions, but without success. This morning, between one and two o'clock, he again went there, ac- 5 companied by a friend, and inquired of the hall porter if Captain Darrell was there. He was answered in the negative; but, notwithstanding this, he had reason to believe that the Captain was there, but purposely de nied it ; and, having waited a few minutes in the hail, the defendant, accompanied by other gentlemen, came down the staircase, and then inquired of them after Captain Darrell. The defendant and his friends answered that they knew nothing of Captain Darrell, and told him (witness) he might be d—d and go to —, and immediately laid hold of him with great violence, and pushed him down the steps, and he fell on the pave ment. Upon his regaining his legs, the defendant again rushed at him, took him up in his arms and flung him into the road, which, being covered with rough stones, severely cut and lacerated one of his hands. which bled very much, and caused him great pain. Wit ness proposed to give him in charge to a policeman, who at grst declined, but afterwards took him (defendant) to the station-house. James George then gave evidence confirmatory of complainant's statement. In answer to the charge, defendant said that about five minutes to two this morning, just about as the Club was to h 9 closed, the complainant was in the hall, creat ing a disturbance, and annoying him (defendant) and several of his friends, by inquiries after Capt. Darrell. He (defendant) and another gentleman told him that it was a very improper time to call for payment of a bill, and desired him to leave, which he refused to do, and called them a set of swindlers, whereupon he certainly did push complainant, endeavouring to put him out, and in so doing the complainant fell. He posi tively denied having thrown him into the road, as described. In support of his explanation, he called Mr. Andrew Horry, a member of the same club, who corroborated in every particular the de fendant's representations. This being the whole of the evidence pro and cen, the magistrate (Mr. Hard wicke) said it was monstrous that a person at such an unseasonable hour as two o'clock in the morning should go to a club-house, which was about to be closed, and create a disturbance, and annoy gentlemen in the man ner described ; that both complainant and his employer must perfectly well know that if they had any legitimate claim against Captain Darrell, or any body else, that a club-house was not a proper place to visit for such a purpose, for it must be patent for everybody that County Courts were now is existence, and they had their remedy there against Cap tain Darrell. Under the whole cf the circumstances, if he had received any personal injury, it was no more than he ought to expect for having pertinaciously insisted upon remaining in the hall of the clubhouse, after having been several times requested to leave. He should therefore dismiss the charge. LYCEUM THEATRE.—HENRY RUSSELL, :_fer..fiur., , : g r,t.... L. I ,:l XV,iIIs , ING (ao 31 t.:,,e, , ,A , g WO, AM -tvery ' Evtai.g. - nem , trietidis haying I)lcPresea* w"b that MT. Bused' sboa!,l apprar itgairt..previGui to fint2ly withdraw log his Entertain,nen , ; 13. has, in •compli.tne,e with their requot. Made arranzements to appear ev.ry evening. •••-: RI S' ELL will prisent THE FAIL WEST. or, TII E PBC:GRES; of the EMI GRANT !rola the OLD WO it ~D to the NEW. mr. Russe:i will relate his anecdotes, and sing several new songs, " Che ,r, Boys. cheer," " Far, fir upon the 'es," •` Sunshine after Hain," "Land I Lind I Land !" " The Falls of 241agara," " Long parted have we been," " I'm Afloat," "Many chan.;es have I seen," " the Icebergs" (descriptive sono, " Newfiiendland Dog," " The Gambler's Wife," &c. The Sikond Part of the Entertainment will co,sist of a reties of Sketches, entited NEGRO LIFE in Freedom ani Slavery. Dregs Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Upper Bones, Is. 6, - 1. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. 211C15t011 0 . THIS EVENING, AnousT 30 • Will be performed THE OLD CHATEAU. Characters by Messrs. Rowe, Rogers, H. Marston, and Buckstone; Mrs. Fitzwilliam, and Miss Reynolds. Followed by the SPANISH DANCE RS in a NEW BALLET, THE GIPSY QUEEN. The new Farce AS LIKE AS TWO PEAS. Mr. Richards (a Barrister), Mr. Buckstone. After which the Second Part of the Ballet, when the Spanish Dancers will again appear. STRAND THEATRE. S,le Lessee Mr. F. W. Alleroft. THIS EVENING, AUOIP3T 30, Will be performed HARD TIMES. Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Mephistopheles, Mr. Halfurd ; Faust, Miss G. Hodson; Marguerite, Min H. Gordon. To conclude with BOMBASTES FURIOSO. Stalls, 45.; Boxes, 2.5. 6d.; Pit, 15.; Gallery, 6d.; Private Boxes £1 Is., to be had of Mr. Aileron. 15, New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. •• This place fills up an hiatus which the Crystal Palace leaves wanting. Vocal and instrumental nrisie of the first order, and a display cf fireworks which exceeds all imagination. era a fitting close to a day at the Crystal Palace." DANSON'S COLOSSAL PANORAMA of CHUSAN. splendid and Extensive Menagerie and Marine Aquarium—Unri valled Military Band. VOCAL and INSTRI73IENTAL CONCERT, in which Miss Poole, Miss Ransford, and Mr. Manvers sing several National and Patriotic Songs—All the Amusing Novelties of the Gardens in succession, concluding with the " Feast of Lan• terns," and a most magnificent display of Fireworks by Southby. Admission One Shilling. A splendid Pavilion for Dancing has been erected. Full Quadrille Band, Ste. ASTLETS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. William Cooke. GREAT SUCCESS of the NEW EQUESTRIAN BURLESQUE. THIS EVENING, Ihird Time, an entirely new Burlesque of Equestrian character, by HUGO VAMP, FCI - ~ called THE SIEGE OF TROY ; or, THE MIAS-JUDGMENT of PARIS After which, HERR CIIHISTOFF (l'Empereur des Funam'ailes, 03 the Tight Hope, with the (until now) unattempted in raculous lest Of throwing a Summersault, and alighting on the rope on his leet !! The un'que and elegant SCENES in 'he ARENA, thi invention, arrangement, and u.ider ;he direction of Mr. Milian, Cooke. To conclude with Mrs S. G Healey's Equestrian Ballet d'Action THE KNIGII I AND THE WAILR LILY ; or, Love among the Mermaids. 804-oflze open from Eleven Four. Stage Manager, .‘ , .1 West. TEE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1854. t , s 2 t.. 4 ALI X_ IN ILA THE WAR. ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. The performances at the above theatre have undergone an entire change, and some attractive novelties have been added to the already varied bill of fare. Last even ing the performance commenced with a new equestrian burlesque, by Hugo Vamp. It bears the classical title of the Siege of Troy, or the Miss-Judgment of Paris. It is full of fun and frolic, and contains much clever repartee and frequ nt satirical allusions to current events. The characters were well sustained. Great pains , have been taken to render this piece attractive, both in the costumes and scenery. Of the latter there is ample diversity. The most attractive part to last night's audience was the Fall of Troy anti Rising of Rome, a mythological tableau, with which the piece con cludes. Several of the performers were called for at the close, and, upon the whole, the Siege of Troy was well received. The performances of Herr Christoff on the tight-rope, which followed, are of the most daring description. He performs several summersaults, alight ing on the single rope, firm and erect. The usual va riety of scenes in the arena, for which this theatre is re nowned, followed. Not the least attractive was a mag nificent entree, commemorative of the union of England and France, which concludes with a grand allegorical table it], 1 , presenting the triumph of truth and justice— the un i te d sovereigns of England, France, and Turkey, over despotic Russia. The Brothers Francisco exhibited their miraculous feats on La Perche. The introduction by Mr. W. Cooke of a puny, not more than 19 inches in height, created much merriment. The performance concluded with The Knight and the Water Lily. ROYAL VISIT TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, attended by Lady Georgiana Bathurst, Lord and Lady Bangor, and Col. and the Hon. Mrs. Liddell, visited the Crystal Palace yesterday. Her Royal Highness was received and conducted through the building by Sir Joseph Paxton, Mr. Grove. the Secretary to the Company, and Mr. Cooper, the General Superintendent. The numbers yesterday were—Admission at the doors, 10,253 ; ad mission by season tickets, 608 ; total, 10,861. THE DuKE OF DEVONSHIRE.—We are glad to state that the health of this nobleman has so far improved as to permit his grace to leave his villa at Chiswick and proceed to his ducal mansion, Chatsworth House. Arrangements have been made at Chatsworth with a view to the reception of the noble duke this day. Lord Stanley, M.P., will shortly join the party assembled at Gordon Castle on visits to the Duke and Duchess of Richmond. GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—The 59th lialf-yearly general meeting of the. shareholders in this company was held yesterday, at their offices, 71, Lom bard-street ; John Wilkins, Esq.. in the chair. The re port of the directors, and a statement of the accounts as certified by the auditors for the half-year ending the 30th June last, were read to the meeting, and were highly approved by the proprietors. The customary dividend was then declared, and the cordial thanks of the proprietors voted to the chairman and directors for their zealous services in. the management of the com pany's affairs, after which the meeting separated. Oa Sunday last, the Directors of the Eastern Counties Railway Company provided a special excursion train for the purpose of giving the clerks and porters, together with their wives and families, a trip to Harwich and back, when about 1,600 'persons availed themselves of the opportunity. The train was accompanied by W. B. Brown, Esq., the respected Superintendent of the Goods Depot at Brick-lane, who, as on similar occasions in two former years, did all he could to provide for the comfort of the passengers. Two steam-ships were also provided by the company, for the purpose of taking those who were inclined for a trip on the sea. GREAT FlRE.—(This DAY.) —This morning, between four and five' o'clock, a fire of a very destructive character broke out on the extensive premises of Messrs. Bass Brothers and Co., No. 124 and 125, Lower Thames street, wholesale druggi-te, whereby property to the tent of upwards of 30,000/, was destroyed. The fire ;vas not subdued until it had partially destroyed or d a . mercer' several houses in Fish street-hill. STEAM ENGINE IN TILE HARVEST FIELD. —A correspondent of the Sussex dvert er, speaking of the spirit of enterprise and activity which is diffusing itself among the farmers, says : "O u visiting the farm of Messrs. Ha inpton, at A pplesham, a few days ago, 1 found a po rta b!e steam threshing machine traversing from stack to stack and from field to field, attended by 15 men. On in quiry I learned that it worked admirably, knocking out some 100 saAs daily. Some 50 or 60 loads appeared to have already found their way into the market, obtaining a very remunerative price, and weighing on an average 631 b. to the bushel." Toe same journal, in another part of its columns, says :—" We observe amongst our agri culturists a general, nay, an universal feeling of satisfac tion and thankfulness for the abundance with which a bountiful Providence has clothed their land. On every side are hope, effort, and activity. Som e of the more energetic and go-ahead farmers have wisely determined to "make hay while the sun shines," and the " whirr" of the steam threshing machine shows that they are availing themselves of the powers which improved ma chinery confers to take the advantage of the present satisfactory range of prices." GREAT BATTLE AT KARS. Letters from Constantinople of the 20th an , nounce that a great battle had been fought on the 7th before Kars. The result of the combat was indecisive. The loss on both sides was reckoned at 5,000 men. Hassan Pacha was killed, and Mustapha Pasha wounded in the action. Three Russian Generals were disabled. THE RUSSIAN ANSWER TO THE DEMAND OF AUSTRIA. The following telegraphic despatches bas been received : VIENNA, Tuesday.—The Russian answer to the demand of Austria has arrived ; but Princo Gortschakoff delays its formal communication until the return of the Emperor to Vienna. VIENNA, Wednesday.—The Presse states that the Russian bead-quarters were at Berlad on the 25th, and will be in Jassy on the 2d of Sept. The Russian hospitals and magazines are being removed to Bessarabia, but the troops are sta tionary. The Russians are still at Galatz. The Moldavian militia, baying received orders to join the Russian army, intend to rise in a body. THE ALAND ISLANDS. The Moniteur of yesterday announces that the Governments of England and France have resolved to destroy the fortifications of Aland, and that Bomarsund will be evacuated. RETREAT OF THE RUSSIANS. A letter from Varna, dated the 12th, published in the Moniteur, states that the Russians were then continuing their retreat, and that nothing ha.) occurred up to that period of a nature to indicate with any precision the positions they intended take up in presence of the danger which would hereafter menace them upon their Bessarabian frontier. The arrival of Dervish Pacha was hourly expected, he having been nominated by the Porte to represent, in the quality of a commissioner, the sovereign authority in the principalities. The letter adds that the loss by the fire which broke out in the night between the 10th and 11th inst. was un important, and that it would have no effect upon the operations of the allied armies. The intensity of the epidemic had considerably abated, and the cases, now becoming rare, were generally followed by a speedy recovery. VARNA. Among our latest letters from Turkey we have the following, dated Varna, Aug. 10 : We are now approaching the moment when the army must either quietly +ake up its winter quar ters or attempt an expedition to terminate its first campaign by a first campaign. You are aware, without doubt, that the corps of General Jussuf was recalled from the Dobrudscha. The two bat talions of Zouaves and Bashi-bazouks who chased the Cossacks to within a few leagues of Kosteudje met an infinitely more formidable enemy there, in the cholera. It was on the night of the 29th of July, at the bivouac of Kagarlik, after a violent storm, and just as the troops were preparing to sur prise the village of Kassanasin, then occupied by the Cossacks, that this dreadful visitation fell on the soldiers like a thunderbolt. The effect of the epide mic was instantaneous, the men being at once seized with cramp, which weakened them so terribly that they died almost immediately. It appears that in that marshy district the cholera assumes an intensity quite unknown in the more western part of Europe. The country was, besides, covered with rank grass, which rotted on its stalks, sending out clouds of insects, which infected the air and incommoded alike man and beast. It is no exaggeration to say that the Bashi-bazouks in less than four days lost one-fourth of their whole number. No description can give you an idea of the courage and resignation of the men. Some were seen to remain on horseback to the last moment, and then, on alighting, fall to the earth never to rise again. Others in their agony held on by a tree or wall, and expired without uttering a complaint. The greatest number of those who succeeded in reaching Kostendje expired in the mosque of that ill-omened town, which was aban doned by its inhabitants. The mosque was liter ally filled with dead bodies, lying one on the other. The two battalions of Zouaves, who were visited by the terrible scourge at the same time as the Ot toman troops, also experienced great losses. Ge neral Jussuf, in this painful situation, and in face of an epidemic against which all human efforts were powerless, displayed a calmness of demeanour and a firmness which reassured the troops. He at once ordered a retreat to Kosteudje, arid dismount ing part of a regiment of Turkish lancers, he gave the horses to as many of the men attacked by the malady as it was possible to save. When the troops at last arrived at Kosteudje they found there plenty of provisions, brought by the frigate Des cartes, and every kind of aid. In addition . l think it only just to state that the troops never wanted biscuit, coffee, or rice. Marshal de St. Arnaud, as soon as he heard of the dreadful invasion or the malady, which no one had for a moment anticipated, sent vessels to bring by sea the two battalions of Zouaves to this place. The four English divisions, which are dissemi nated in several positions, and occupy the first ris ing grounds of the Balkans, have suffered but lit tle either from cholera or fever. Their loss up to the present time has been only 220. The sth English division remains in the Bospho rus, on board the vessels which brought it out from England, and can be immediately conveyed to any point of the Black Sea selected for landing. Every one here expects that this year will not pass over without.warm, work taking place in that sea. The fire will not have any effect in arresting the progress of the expedition in the Black Sea, for which the preparations are going on actively. Lord Raglan was at Baltschik when the fire broke out, and could not arrive until next day. The fleets have weighed anchor to change the air a little, and prevent the cholera from assuming a greater inten sity. They are, however, in the neighbourhood of Baltschik and Varna, a n d h o ld themselves ready to tak T e w t o he A t u r s o t o r p ia s n on board. Colonels, Lcewenthal and Kalixt , have arrived here as comm i ss ioners of the Austrian Government. It i s sa id th a t they have come to request the allied army to await the reply to the last ultimatum of Austria ; but I am decidedly of opinion that, now that th© cholera is declining, the expedition will tak e p l ace without any unnecessary delay. The Furious has brought very important de spatches from Afus Pasha, the Turkish Commissary in Anatolia, to Marshal St. Arnaud. Reinforce ments were urgently demanded for Erzeroum. " The Russians," says the Commissary, "have.en tered the Turkish territories in three places, and threaten Erzeroum. They are in considerable strength, and will, pro bably in a very short time, get possessi on o f the whole of Anatolia, if their advance is not opposed by European troops" The following is an extract of a letter from an officer serving in the Light Cavalry division in the East:" Camp at Jemi Bazar. " Aug. 6, 1854. "MY DEAR C.—Since my last we have had great loss of life by cholera, &c. ; 20 or 30 of a day have perished, and perished ingloriously. It is the opinion of all that the-men sink in mind so much after being taken ill that few rally; but I am certain that if we were ordered to. advance against the enemy the sickness would soon dis- appear. Many of the men are badly behaved, and get intoxicated ; b u t I think it proceeds from inaction, and a reckless anticipation (too often realised) of the death of a do g — a dd e d to which is the scarcity of water for men and horses, although there is a beautiful spring near Lord Cardigan's tent, but he will not allow the men to go to it. A dam or reservoir would soon be made by officers and men, so that we could have plenty, if he was only a little more sociable. No paid agent or officer of Russia could better serve the Czar than Lord Cardigan, inasmuch that he has injured the horses, as warraeted by the late duty he vial on, where, out of the small force, 70 1 , :,rses were unfit for duty on return to camp, through irregular marching;—gallop one moment, sudden halt another ; all contusion for no purpose ; indeed, he is thought by many to be partially insane, and is by officers and men detes'i,ed. It is reported that he will be superseded, and go home to be Inspector-General of Cavalry, and that General Thack well will take up hi s command. It will be fortunate for bins if so, and also fortunate for us ; he is only fit for St. James's Park or Houn s l ow parades. There is little love lost between bile and the Irish regiments —he hates Irishmen or any thing Iri s h ; but I must say that the Irish. deserve great credit for their soldier-like qualities, never caring much for any hardship, but bustle on very like the French. "The Duke o !Cambridge is ill and cannot go witl, ti e trnop to take Sebastopol. General Brown is a thorougik coed officer, b 1.1;:. very strict—one of the I •:11 , 111 write ag,oia after we take tivz Crignea.—Youra affectionately. c, THE RUSSIAN AUTOCRAT'S ADDRESS TO THE GARRISON AT ODESSA. With respect to this extraordinary document, the Pays says : "The German journals brought us yesterday a curious locument emanating from the Emperor Nicholas, viz., an order of the day read on the 13th inst. to the garrison of Odessa, and which explains to the troops the pretended motive of the evacuation of Moldo-Wallachia. Never was historical truth more audaciously disfigured by a sovereign speaking to his people. The retreat of ,the Russian armies has taken place, according to that order, only in order to direct the forces of the empire towards points which appear menaced by England and France, is if it was possible to conceal from the soldiers of the Czar the immense checks which the Russian flag has undergone on the banks of the Danube, and the disasters which force Russia to abandon the provinces which she had seized on as a pledge. The order of the day goes still further ; it pretends that in order to pro tect the Principalities against an invasion of the Turks, the ancient ally of the Czar has undertaken to occupy them meanwhile,' as if it were possible also to conceal from the Russian army that the troops of Omer Pacha have entered the Moldo-Wallachian provinces, and that Austria is about to occupy the principalities in conse quence of a treaty'of alliance with the Porte, and of a political union with the Western Powers—decisive acts, which henceforward range the ancient ally of the Czar amongst his declared adversaries. In fine, the Russian proclamation makes an appeal to the bravery of his soldiers in affirming to them that this new enemy, more able, more courageous, an d b e tt er comman d e d than the Turks, was already on several occasions beaten and conquered by their valorous fathers,' and it again refers to that campaign of 1812, when the Heavenly Father also sent his hosts against these impious and cri minal men and buried them all under the ice,' as if the Russian armies did not kno w by experience that they never once were able to beat the French in a regular battle, and if the incendiaries of Moscow were seconded by snow and frost, that is not the kind of triumph that a great people can be proud of. That the Czar, after having violated all laws, divine and human, and after having seen the conscience of all well-thinking men rise up against him, and all Europe unite together to oppose him, should still invoke the support of the Heavenly Father, i 3 easily to be comprehended on the part of a sovereign who has over-excited the religious fanaticism of his subjects. But that the God of Justice should attend to such prayers, is what we do not fear, for victory will never be definitively with impiety and violence !" The Cologne Gazette announces the existence of report that attempts are being made in the Duchy of Nassau to recruit young men for the service of Russia. This report seems to he extremely impro bable, and may originate in the number of Russians that arq congregated at various baths near the Rhine, and especially at Ems and Wi , ,sbaden, where they are certainly not politically inactive. ANOTHER IMPERIAL RESCRIPT. His MAjesty the Emperor of Russia has remitted th e f‘dlowing rescript to the Archbishop of Cherson and Tauria " Right Rev. ArchbiThop Innocent—On that day, so pregnant with fate and so glorious for 0 Tessa, on which the allies of the eoemy of the name of C:irist, who dared profane the sanctity of the great Sabbath' (Holy Saturday), with God's all-powerful aid, were beaten hack ~v our forces, you, worthy shepherd of souls, amid the Thunder of the enemy's cannon, exercised your holy office, edifying your flock by words of belief and confidence, personally, and aided by the subordinate religious, in spired the inhabitants with courage, and assisted in maintaining general order and tranquillity. The uni• versa!, fervent prayer to the Lord of all power wa , crowned with a heavenly blessing on our arms. As an attestation of the especial imperial acknowledgment for your praiseworthy services, I bestow upon you the ac companying diamond cross, to be worn in your klobule, (capuch, ). Recommending myself to your prayers, I remain to you ever well-affected, "NICHOLAS." THE RUSSIANS AT CABUL. The following i; the latest from Cabul extracted from the Delhi Gazette of July 5 : " News has arrived here that the Russians are daily gaining a footing in the dominions of Room (Turkey), and the Shah of Persia has assembled a large army at Mazendran, in the neighbourhood of the RuQsian fron tier, and has despatched one of the late Shah Kam Ran's sons with some troops towards Khorassan. His Ma jesty is also preparing to pay his devotions at the holy shrine of Emain Moosee Raza, at Mushid. About 20,000 Persian soldiers are now stationed at Merw, to enforce their, master's demands both upon the King of Eokhara and the Khan of Khiva. The former has already made friendly advances to the Persian Court. The Chiefs of Candahar, with Sirdar Sultan Mahomed Khan at Cahul, are attaching themselves to Persia. Sirdar Mahomed Afzol Khan, the A ffghan governor in Turkistan, has re ceived overtures from the Ozbeg chiefs of Shiburghan and Suripool to become tributary to the ruler of Cabul, if the governor will not attack their possessions. " A messenger has arrived from Herat with the news that the King of Persia has addressed a firman to Mahomed Saeed Khan of Herat, stating that the Rus sians are waging war with the Sultan-i-Room, and it is therefore now more necessary than ever that he should closely attach himself to the power of Persia. On this the Herat Chief deputed an agent to the Ameer of Cabul, but on his arrival at Candahar he was seized by the chiefs of that place and plundered of all his property, horses, &c. He is now in custody. The Ameer is very much annoyed at this insult, and talks of proceeding to Candahar for revenge. The envoy of the Ameer was, on his return from Persia, treated in the same way by the Ahmud Shahee (C indahar) Chiefs, but released on the intercession of the widow of Yar Ma homed Khan." The belief that the Russians are daily gaining a footing in the dominions of Turkey, which is now becoming general in the East, will greatly assist the Russians in their intrigues in Central Asia, and as the campaign on the Danube seems intended to be only defensive, such belief cannot be eradicated until the allies are able to act energetically in Cir cassia or the Crimea. It is stated that an army of observation 20,000 strong is to be assembled, under the command of Lord Alelville, on the north-west frontier; the troops can easily be furnished from the 64,000 long since concentrated at the large stations along the Lahore and Peshawur-road. Lord Dathousie's policy is entirely defensive, but the assembling of such a force will be very useful as a demonstration, and will probably keep post Mahomed on the right side. There could not be a better selection than Lord Melville; he is devoted to his profession, and bears the character iu India of being a very safe officer. THE CAPTURE OF BOIVIARSUND. We take the following from the Gazette de Voss of the With : " The capture of Bomarsund is en event of great im portance, because it took place under the very eyes of the Russians, who could do nothing better than remain shut up behind the batteries of Cronstadt ; and it is also important, because it is destined to exercise a pow erful influence both over the Finlanders and the Swedes. The four conditions of peace are independent of military , operations, and will not prevent the prosecution of hos tilities. This course is perfectly consistent with the law of nations. It is a mistake to assert the contrary. The efforts of the Russian party can only have one result, and that is, to pralon; a crisis which it is the interest of Germany to terminate by all the means in its power." The Spener Gazette of the 27th has the follow ing : "According to information which has reached us from a good source, there is no doubt that since the cap ture of Bomarsund the position of Sweden towards the Western Powers is completely changed. At this mo ment very active negotiations are going on at Stock holm between that government and the representatives of the Western Powers, and these negotiations are on the point of being brought to a conclu sion, Sweden will accede to the treaty of alliance offensive and defensive concluded between France and England; she will furnish an army of 50,000 men to co-operate in the conquest of Finland, which witl be gua ranteed to her ; she will put her fleet at the disposal of the Western Powers, and England wilt conclude with her a treaty for granting subsidies, Sweden at first, it is said, hesitated on account of the doubtful position of Denmark in her rear, but that hesitation has been removed by explanations given by the new English A m b assa d or at the Court of Sweden, and by the facts which have been unveiled—facts which when known will produce great astonishment.' AUSTRIA VIENNA, Aug. 25.—Count Buol is said to have I displayed unusual warmth during the conference ' which he yesterday had with the Prussian Minister. He enumerated the sacrifices which Austria had Made in order to prevent the encroachments of Russia, and gave .Count Arnim to understand that the stipulations contained in the treaty of April 20 were, under present circumstances, insufficient. It is believed that Count Anrim will go again to Berlin. Prince Alexander Gortschakoff has re ceived some intimation relative to the probable fate of the Austrian note. It is likely that no direct answer will be given, but that Austria will be desired to give explanations relative to her real intentions. and wishes. The armaments here are on a greater scale than ever. In the course of the last week 100 guns were sent Out of the arsenal, and yesterday orders were given to prepare eight cavalry batteries (64 guns) with all possible speed. BUCHAREST, 22d. Nothing of importance. There is little chance of Moldavia being speedily evacuated. The victories gained in Asia were celebrated by the Russians on the 16th at Foks ehani,•and the firing gave rise to a report that a battle had been fought at Busco, in Wallachia. On the 20th the united fleets had not left for Varna. Prince Demidoff, who lately arrived here from St. Petersburg, will remain as attache to the Rus sian embassy, which appointment he has already filled at Turin. Kiautel Effendi, the ambassador of the Porte at the C 1, , Y: of Enlin, is expe-lted to arrive here tiliFj The ex-diplomatist, General Count Ficquelmont, has just publis! , e 1 a work entitled Russian Politics and the _Danulrian Principalities, in which he re cants his former heresy relative to its not being to the advantage of Austria to oppose Russia in the Oriental question. The book in question is often as discursive as it is abstract, but it contains one most important passage, to which both statesmen and military men in the west of Europe will do well to direct their attention. The Austrian General, who is of opinion that Russia is likely to prove more dangerous in Asia than in Europe, says : " Russia is in possession of the fortress and province of Akhaltzik, which is only 150 French miles from the Mediterranean—in the neighbourhood of Aleppo. He who is in possession of the chain of mountains (I- robably the Tchisheghi Dagh is meant) is master of all the prin cipal positions. At his pleasure he can pass down the Tigris and Euphrates to the Persian Gulf, or from the other side advance to the Black Sea or the Mediterra nean. A line of defence might easily be formed between the Euphrates and the Mediterranean against an attack from Syria. The whole territory lies within an equicru ral triangle, of which, if Akhaltzik is taken as the ver tex, the one side reaches to the mouth of the Euphrates, and the other to the Dardanelles." PRUSSIA. Letters from Berlin, of the 26th, received at Paris yesterday, state that M. Beukendorff had not then arrived, but was expected on the following day. He was to be the bearer of the Russian note. It was generally thoug►it that the King of Prus sia was at length decidedly disposed in favour of an alliance with Austria and the Western Powers. FRANCE. The Moniteur, in announcing the return of the Emperor to Paris from Biarritz, states that the Empress will remain there until the middle of Sep tember. Sea bathing, it is added, has been pro ductive of great benefit to her Majesty. All the Generals appointed to command in the different camps have left for their destination. General Hautpoul, Commander-in-Chief of the camp of the south ; has set out for Aix. A trial of a new incendiary projectile was made at Puteaux, near Paris, on Saturday, in presence of a commissioner of the War Department. The export trade of Paris experienced during the week a marked improvement. Considerable orders reached from Portugal, the Brazils, and other parts of Setith America, Upper P e r u , Chili, and Caraccas. The last ad vices from North America state that the French goods with which the market of New York was of late overstocked were nearly exhausted, and some orders were also received from that quarter by the last two packets. All regular trade with Spain is now at an end ; but during the last three weeks a considerable quantity of French merchan dise was smuggled into the country. The fall in the price of corn is general throughout France, and in Paris, although the supply is very small, there is an irresistible downward tendency. The new wheat is beginning to appear in the provincial markets, and will soon arrive in abundance at the Halle of Paris. In the meantime, the bakers con sume the portion of the reserve which has been re stored to them, and make no purchases. Business is accordingly very dull. The sack of flour lost lor 2 francs in the week, and wheat between 2 and 3 francs per hectolitre and a half. In the markets from which Paris derives its supplies the fall varied from 2to 3 francs per hectolitre,. The accounts from the north of Europe speak favourably of the result of the harvest alone. the coast of the Baltic, and in the interior of Germany and Poland. There is no prospect of a diminution in the price of meat, all the accounts from the cattle markers describing the rates as likely to undergo an- aug mentation, owing to the scanty supply. The ad vices received from the vine districts are deplorable. In several the vintage will be totally inadequate to the ordinary wants of the consumption. The price of wine has consequently increased anew in the Bercy market. No change has taken place in the value of Montpellier brandies. Spirits extracted from beet have declined lf., selling at 186 f. per hectolitre. The Three per Cents. closed yesterday at 73f. 95c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a- Half, at 100 f. ; and the Now Loan at 73f. 50c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,230 f. ; Rouen, 975 f. ; Havre, 590 f. ; Great Northern, 855 f. ; Strasburg, 805 f. ; IsT4 , w Shares, 630 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 975 f.; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 875 f. ; Western of France, 675 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 623 f. 75c. ; Great Central of France, 520 f. ; Lyons and Ge neva,. 525 f. ; Bank of Credit Modilier, 726 f. 25e. BELGIUM. THE RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTRY. All that is known concerning the cause of the resignation of the Belgian Ministry is, that they expected to be in a minority at the next meeting of the Chambers upon certain questions. The Eman cipation, merely says : "On Tuesday last Messrs. Liedts and Piercot re turned from Ostend to assist at a Cabinet Council, in winch the contingent resignation of the Ministry was warmly discussed. M. Liedts afterwards proceeded to Ostend, and M. Piercot remained in Brussels. On Friday morning, M. de Brouckere, Minister for Foreign Affairs, convoked anew his colleagues, and insisted on the necessity of an immediate and collective resignation. His opinion having prevailed, in the evening all the lNlinisters tendered their resignation to his Majesty. The Liberal Association has thus succeeded in over , throwing a C ibinet whose sole crime was the having refused to undergo the yoke attempted to be imposed upon it. The ex-Ministers had the courage to resist the pretensions of t:4a,t party, but were afraid to T eo. the Parliamentary opposition which menaced them. SPAIN. A despatch has been received from Bayonne an nouncing that Queen Christina left Madrid for Lisbon at seven o'clock on the evening of the pre ceding day (Monday). Her departure was not ob structed. Letters from Madrid of the 24th announce that the Royal de-ree has appeared suppressing the so called Juntas of Safety and Arinanient which had been formed in the provinces. The Government also proposes to close the clubs. Three per Cents., 34.4 i). A despatch from Bayonne of the 29th announces that the Spanish Government has oidained a loan of 65,000,000 of reals, secured on the revenue of Cuba. ITALY. The Parlamento of Turin states, from Rome, that a Russian agent, tie Chevalier , second secretary to the Russian legation at Rome, has arrived there from St. Petersburg, with despatches relating to the question of the Holy Places. EGYPT, ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 20.—Fereed Effendi, a man in high office in the Sultan's household, arrived on the sth inst. with the firman constituting Said Pasha Viceroy of Egypt, and it was publicly read in the citadel of Cairo in the presence of the European consuls, officials, and dignitaries who were there assembled for the purpose. The new Viceroy returned to Alexandria on the 12th, when the town was brilliantly illuminated for two nights, and on the 14th his Highness left for Constanti nople to receive from the hands of the Sultan his formal investiture of the Pashalic of Egypt. Before his departure, Said Pasha ma,le all the necessary arrangements in the administration or affairs, and appointed new men to every post of confidence, and during his absence the Govern ment will be carried on by a Council formed by the Princes of the Viceregal family, his brothers, and nephews. Elfy Bey, the President of the Council, under the late Abbas Pasha, who had attempted a diversion of the Pashalic in favour of Abbas Pasha's son, died of dysentery on the 7th inst. Fear must have contributed much to Elfy's death, as he had twice acted in such a manner as to bring down upon himself Said Pasha's anger. The Nile is rising very slowly this year, so that the next year's crops may not be of an average abundance. Trade is dull and prices of produce are falling. MALTA. MARSEILLES, WEDNESDAY MORNING. We have just received advices from Malta to the 28th. The Harbinger steamer arrived at Malta on the 25th, and left the next day for the seat of war in the East. She brought General Cathcart, General Torrens, Admiral Stopford, Colonel Wyndham, and several other officers, both naval and military. The Harbinger also brought a considerable amount of specie for the payment of the troops, dr.c. The Ripon, with the heavy portion of the Indian mail, was to leave Malta for England on the 27th. The cholera is not extending at Malta. There is no other news. WEST INDIA PINES. --- Although the importations of pine -apples from the West Indies were later than usual, and are not followed so quickly as in former seasons, yet it is remarked that the supplies this year are of gre -uperior quality. The most recent arrivals are surprisingly large, and in first-rate condition, and will bear comparison with much of this luscious and esteemed fruit of English growth. Prices have been asked for them and obtained, which would never have been thought of on former occapi9po, FT ,77) I 1r . We have received papers from Melbourne of date one day later than those previously come to hand. We extract the following from. the gel' bourne .Argus, of May 26 : _ THE COLONY OF VICTORIA. W of e are enabled again to report favourably the. condition and prospects of the country. The present season hitherto has been a remarkable and pleasing contrast to that of last year. The country has b een blessed with early and copious rains, which not cull' have produced a luxuriant growth of grass, before the winter f ros t s se t s i n b u t an unusua l period has been afforded for agricultural labours. There are wa l l indicati ons o f great progress i n se ttlement. Large quantities of agricultural lands have been purchased, and fencin g o p era ti ons are i n f u ll v i gour on most of the lines of road. Agricultural labourers and agri cultni rs implement s , seed wheat, and seed oats have been I great dem an d ; an d i t i s certa i n t h a t a very large 4 . ditional breadth of land will this year be put under crop. Another good symptom has lately been exhibit et a in spirited plou g hi cg matches, and shows of stock al?r. produce by the f armers i n th e ne i g hb o urhood of 3° bourne and of other principal markets. TDB GOLD. 'Wed, Since our last no new gold fields have been disco_ 4, and the lull value of the new diggin gs at TarrengnWer, and Omeo, of which we have prevusly spoken, has 13°1 ' been ascertained. It appears that the climate and dig ,o try at Tarrengower are naturaliy very dry, and the gers have not, at the date of our last intelligence, hi able to make much progress with their accumulate washing-stuff. At Orneo, in Gipps' Land, on the oth er hand, the country is so extremely wet, that coal Pare,: tively little can be done till the height of summer. •°"'_' a favourable circumstance, we may mention, hew ev :l r t ; that a nugget sseigbing 191- ounces has been roe° . 7 discovered at this new locality, affording another instalic! of the great diffusion of the precious metal throuertle" the colony. All the old-established gold fields co bib their supplies with considerable regularity. We 6/11 ...pLe 1 ely below, at a glance, a comparison of the amou nts tively received by escort, and shipped in simi lar in 1853 and 1854 : Gold received by Escort, Gold perina°, 10 Shippe d, 4 ' • 1853. 1854. 1853. DZ. n , OZ. OZ. OZ. January 186,615 154.149 266,868 166,45 February, 172,329 136,579 189,675 ? Q l Voil March 169,654 153,431 166,423 April 170,427 182,807 101,683 141)72 e t 23 0 699,025 626,966 724,649 ' ue s It will be observed that in the first period the ac le tie s brought by escort is very little less than the 1 103° Jo i shipped, while in the latter period the difference 1 9 DC' 10 1 than 86,000 ounces. The increased amount which in have been conveyed privately, doubtless arises froni r rr greater comparative security of the roads. ituo,theed markable fact is the nearly equal amount pronuectiee each year, as shown by the shents in the rele periods. Like those of California,i, it now seems aPP l ' r it h• that the gold-fields of Australia will bear svorking ° i t a out exhaustion for a long period of years ; a nd we vio remind our distant readers that up to this very time Ito nodes of extracting the precious metal from the Pertediet of the rudest character, and that it is difficu lt to Pr or what may be the results when such rich deposit's, °re ti tered upon with all the aids of scientific knovvle age pd mechanical ingenuity. TRADE. t Of The import trade for some tune past has been in rs -b ro , an anomalous state. We have for months bees Piss claiming a glutted market, but all on a s udden it f $ been discovered that in many articles, instead e be glut,. there is an actual scarcity. The truth seen" t o that a great number of very inexperienced and these less people have rushed into trade with the new, gold country, and in making their purchases have oe'' f the sufficiently careful in reference to the quality e 'b e ea goods, and the mode of packing ; the result ha s h ave that the accumulated old stocks of the old worldre. ! ) eeli sent to Melbourne. This did not operate 13 1 P oo g judicially in reference to dry nods. They renio.;,. hand. But a large proportion of the goods were able. Provisions, preserves, oilmen's s tores, tte• were rotting, and bills against shipment were conalogd maturity. The only reource was the auction, 13 . I '4 sacrifice. Soft goods of course have also be en sac s at auction ; but we believe the most serious losses tist,, have been sustained have been caused by the Putreoes Lion of perishable articles, originally unsound. 4130 consequence is that at this moment, after shipin7sti9Lbir would have glutted for years any country w ith a re' population, this market is now bare of provisions/ Pr, serves, and other perishable goods in sound conditi?o,l and at this moment, and for many months past, V ri d p butter, ham, bacon, and similar articles h ave realise handsome profit. • THE WEST INDIA MAID• AO. SOUTHAMPTON, Ana. 291 The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Allla' commanded by Captain Woolley, arrived this Si about twelve o'clock, with the usual mails, WIT the charge of Lieut. Charleton, Admiralty ag en t' The passengers by the Atrato number 75. „t On freight, the Atrato brings specie to the amo ll '" of 1,615,614 dollars, 161 serous of cochineal, 11 barrels of coffee, 57 cases of cigars, 293 bales tobacco, 9 packages of beeswax, 4 cases of s=o o ° and about 63 packages of sundries. At St. Thomas, H.M.S. Devastation, and ILI° French steamer Ardente. At Grey Town, 11.111. schooner Bermuda. 1 1 l Espiegle had sailed for Grey Town but had ll ° arrived. H.M.S. Arab on her way io Turks ' Island, sn a Argus to Halifax. The Atrato passed the ships Loui s a and St. A--1111,1; August 26. lat. 48. 12 , long 15 . 00 W. , and on bro bt 27th, in lat. 49.14, long. 8 . 4 W. , t he Oste, fr°., Gibraltar ; also No. 4 1 transport, and the off Verbena. She also passed H.M.S. BOSOftWent The Conway was at St. Thomas, from the Wl t ward Islands. She was infected with cholera, Oa therefore, not allowed to enter the harbour.' on board, except the mails, were left for the 11 00 ship. There is little news to report by this arrival. 0 Jamaica cholera was rapidly disappearing, an(1;005 other respects, the island was healthy. Bug? ae was dull ; in short, no change had taken places Top, the last arrival. Exchange was quoted 012 for bills at 90 days' date, par GO ; 4 per cent. Pr e 30 1 ditto. CALIFORNIA. I the By the arrival at Southampton yesterday bare Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Altrato vre,;ree dates from California to the 15th of July fr t,•arful fires had broken out—one at Colunleitilor flourishing mining town in Tuolumne cennt4l;ati which property to the amount of half a 0 11 , - "h j o dollars was destroyed, and the larger portion n'i;jo, town laid in ashes. Immediately following, t , j3 tl at San Francisco, three blocks were buree,'''and property b of the value of $200,000 destroyeais ~; aout two days afterwards Sacramento " de flames, and twelve blocks of the city have bee arty' stroyed, amounting to $400,000 worth of ROr re st o During the past fortnight the mining 111'100 of the country have gone forward with the,Aooo,! prosperity in older and well-known mining r%d whilst authentic information has been reeely„cieng the further discovery of rich deposi ts of the 13,rjoiThieS metal. In addition to this the discoveries 010004 of coal of immense extent have been o ° ll ks ilvs t and some partially opened. A mine of quic_,ed of surpassing richness has also been rep being discovered in the interior of the state' OSS , THE BATEMANS AND THE stre% ts the We had a slight disturbanc e in the b e rti other day, which curiously illustrates the t ' op otti of the press in this free country. gr. W ig° the father of the two little actresses, We i . yn ti f for the precocity of their talents, and.,°/4.,° had in England soree time ago, offerea a bre': $l,OOO for a drama to be enacted by the There were 21 competitors, but all the e ° tions were rejected on the ground tha t tivall tell not suit the children's talents, and a (I .,,, rib e jiatt` produced which carried off the prize. le 3 `" o o6e f "" . after the award, it was discovered that the • th; ful piece was written by Mrs. B ate h r t o h mother, and she confessed that she of ""„ e in an incredibly short time. The ea" - vie ll ,o° ' ' California Chronicle, an exeeedinglY ° I ; ducted paper, in a sharp criticism, easily W it counted for the facility and despatch WI: t hst the prize drama was produced by the:flo, or ; was plagiarised—taken wholesale from theta play 00.4 farce written for the stage some time bac'di s eef e " the scene was laid in California. This det er created a great Aensation, and Mr. 13 , ' 1 ,, nitt s e v era l t he mined to take his revenge, " accoral 00,000 manner of the country." e waited, with estlL of his friends in the street, until the ea' ois by, when he attacked him with the proved testimony as given b ymy " A friend parried the blow. I dre w en 1 : 1 4 (he had been warned, and armed Ouse way to his office), and at the instant vre'litottn from behind, and my arms pinioned by a St :d an accessory to this attempted murder 410 0 thrown upon my knees in the struggle t ° re e weapon, one of Bateman's friends held I ci ll 9 clif f ; Bateman fired at me twice from bebin 0 ere 1 1 0 where he had shielded himself." A g eil ls his tr hereupon took place, and, as the ore° eon s . crowded, and 10 shots were fired, it stter miracle that no one was killed. Th e 113 , 5 0 - raari investigated before the Recorder (the,peoe_ floe trate), and he punished the offence by , 11. g fr o ; $3OO imposed upon Mr. Bateman. Ju a n g l a t tsif e o f the Recorder's reasoning, had the firing li ves place iu the public streets, where the tbe Th e women and children" were put in dellg,e—r'e, 00 1' sailaut would have been let off scot editors of this country are in contintual scrrloo. . several of theta have P.m allot for 1