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LIBRARY EDITION OF SIR JAMES MACKINTOSH'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND. Just nublished, in 2 vols. Bvo . price One Guinea, THE HISTORY of ENGLAND, from the the Earliest Times to the Final Establishment of the Re formation. By the Right Hon. Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH. Being that portion of the " History of England," published in Dr, Lardner's "Cabinet CycloPmdia," which was contributed by Sir James Mackintosh. A New Edition, revised by the Author's Son, R. J. 31AcKINToss, Esq. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. On Wednesday, December 7. will be published, in 1 vol. Bvo., SPEECHES of the RIGHT HONOURABLE T. B. MACAUL A.Y, M.P. Corrected by HIMSELF. 'IV A an advertisement has appeared announcing the publica tion of Mr Afacaula's Speeches by specialcense. Messrs. Long- man and C. 0• are authorised to declare that no such license has been given by Mr. Macaulay , London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. Just published, in One Volume, square crown Bvo , illustrated with a Portrait of Lord Sefton, and Four other Line Engravings, HORSEMANSHIP; Or the Art of Riding and Managing a Horse, adapted for the Guidance of Ladies and Gentlemen on the Road end in the Field. With Instructions for Breakng-in Colts and Yong Horses. y Captain RICHARDSON, Late of i the 4th Light Dragouons. Dealcatß p ed to the Earl of Sefton. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. Just published, in post Bvo., with Four Coloured Plates, 9s. 6d., RAMBLES in SEARCH of SPORT in GER MANY, FRANCE, ITALY, and RUSSIA. By the Honourable FERDIN&ND ST. JOHN. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. NATIONAL SCHOOL ARITHMETIC BY TILE REV. DR. COL SO. Just published, price Sixpence, ATEXT BOOK of ELEMENTARY ARITH. METIC, designed for the use of National, Adult, and Corn. mercial Schools. By J. W. COLENSO, D.D. Also, price Four. „ Lice e ach, PROGRESSIVE EXAMPLES, adapted to the same I. ar ta 1., IL, and 111. KEY, One Shilling, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. Sixth Thousand (Revised), price Is., THE RESULTS of the CENSUS of GREAT BRITAIN in 1851: With a Description of the Machinery and processes employed to obtain the Returns ; Tables of Reference. Also an Appendix of By EDWARD CHESHIRE, Fellow of the Statistical Society, and one of the Secretaries of the Statistical Section of the British Association. London : John W. Parker and Sun, 445, West Strand. Mr. Newby will shortly publish, in one vol.. price 55., THE WORLD, and SOW TO SQUARE IT. By HARRY BIEOVER, Author of " sporting Facts and Sporting Fancies ;" " The Proper iCondition for all Horses ;" " Bipeds and Quadrupeds." FRASER'S MAGAZINE for DECEMBER, PTICO 2s. 6d., or by post 35., contains— The New Crystal Palace at Sydenhani. Greek and Roman Philology. Harvest Home. BY Frederick Tennyson. Extracts from the Journal of a visit to New South Wales In 1853. Part 11. Profitable Poultry. Emily Orford. (Conclusion.) The Internal Resources of Turkey. The War of the Sicilian Vespers. Finis of the Fins. The Russo-Turkish Question. London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. 4g HE PRESS," No. 30, Thi s D a y (S a t u rday), THE contains, among others, The Position of the Cabinet on he Eastern Question, &c. ; the L a te B oar d o f Admiralty and its American Critics ; Whig Jobbing ; Late Queen of Portugal ; Rail way Directors; the Schools and Priests of Ireland ; Mr. Thackeray on Mr. Washington's Correspondence ; the New Reform Bill ; Ma nufactures; Statistics; Sketches of Radicals; the Radical Lecturer; the Fog in Downing-street ; Literature ; Life of Edmund Burke ; ,Squibs and Crackers ; Westgarth's Victoria ; Letters of the Madiai ; the Young Voyageurs; the Future of the Human Race and Departed Spirits, by Robert Owen ; the Ballot ; a Reply, Sec.; the Seat of War ; New Music, &c. ; Dramatic Novelties—Strand, Lyceum, and Sadler's Wells, together with all the News of the Week. " THE PRESS" is published every Saturday, at the Office, No. 110, Strand, price 6d. May be had of all newsmen, and at the railway stations. Money orders to be made payable to Mr. Alfred lye. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. COMMUNICATION between ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, and IRELAND, via HOLYHEAD. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That on and after the Ist De cember, 1853, the Through Booking Arrangements for Passengers will be confined exclusively to the EXPRE-S VESSELS of the CHESTER and HOLYHEAD COMPANY, which leave Kingstown at 9 a.m., and Holyhead at 5.10 p.m. By order. J. 0. BINGER, General Manager's Office, Chester, 24th Oct., 1853. po GENTLEMEN forming LIBRARIES.— Messrs. UPLAND and BEET (I.te Rodwell), 46, New Bond street, corner of Maddox-street, have just issued the SECOND PART of their CATALOGUE, which may be had on application, or will be sent post free. All the books are in good condition, and at the lowest possible prices. Libraries purchased, and valuations made for pro bate duty or private sale. THEATRE ROYAL DRITRY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, Nov. 26, The GREAT AMERICAN EQUESTRIANS will exhibit their 'astonishing Feats, unmatched in the history of such Performances, assisted by the most renowned Gymnastic Artistes, 0. Dale and Barnes, the European and American champions. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Bnekstone. THIS EVENING, Nov. 2G, WM be performed A CURE FOR LOVE. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Villiers, and Buckstone ; Miss Ellen Chaplin, Will be performed A PRETTY PIECE OF BUSINESS. Cha racters by Messrs. Howe and Buckstoue ; Miss Reynolds and Mrs. Fitzwiiliam. After which, LOVE'S ALARMS. Characters by Messrs. W. Farren, Corti, and Compton ; Miss Emily Ormonde, Miss E. Romer, and Miss Featherstone. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Unger the Manage ment of Mr. CIIARLES KLAN. THIS EVENING, Nov. 26, Will be performed THE LANCERS; or, The Gentleman's Son, Principal characters by Messrs. Meadows, Ryder, Everett, H. Mellon, and D. Fisher; Mrs. Winstanley, Miss Daly, and Miss C. Le,lercq. To he followed by MARCO SPAOA. Supported by Messrs. W. Lacy, J. Chester, Ryder, and Graham; Miss C. Leclercq, &c. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, Nov. 26, Will be performed A BACHELOR OF ARTS. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Baker; Miss F. Hughes. After which, THE COMMENCEMENT OF A BAD FARCE which, however (it is hoped), will, in the end, show HOW TO MAKE HOME HAPPY. Principal character by Mr. Wright. To be followed by A NICE FIRM. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with WRIGIIT AT LAST. THEATRE ROYAL A.DELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Nov. 25, Will be performed THE DISCARDED SON. Characters by Leigh Murray, Paul Bedford, and Keeley ; Mrs. Keeley and Miss weelgar, &c. To be followed by WHITEBAIT AT GREENWICH. After which, THE CAMP AT CHOI:SHAM. To be followed by "HOTEL CHARGES! " or, How to Cook " A Itiffln." ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. I. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Nov. 26, ASSION. Pri nc i pal characters Wi be perfoed PLOT ANI? by M ll r. F. Robson rm and Mrs. Stirling. P To be followed by TIIE CAMP AT THE OLYMPIC. Charac 'ranter, and tars by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, F. Robson, Cooper, and Galli ; Mesdames A. Wigan, Stirling, P. Horton, Chatterley, r, Wyndham. To conclude with THE WANDERING MINSTREL. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Great and Glorious Success of THE INVASION OF RusgrA . The Review and Advance of the French Troops—The Contlagra. tion of Moscow—The S- ow Storm, and Retreat of the French army, ave been nightly received with unbounded approbation. SECOND WEEK of the Re-appeararrce of Mr. ALFRED COOKE, Indisputably the Premier Horseman of the Day, whose Matchless and Daring Act on Four Horses is the perfection of equestrian art. Miss EMILY COOKE, the Wonder of the Weld, will repeat her astounding FLIGHT through SIXTEEN BALLOONS. Sixth Appearance of the Equestrian Clown, Mr. G. ADAMS, the Grimaldi of the day. The Finished and Talented Equestrienne, Madlle. MASOTTI, will appear. The Scenes of the Arena, introducing for the Sixth Time (on one evening) the SIX Unrivalled CLOWNS of this Establishment. THIS EVENING, Nov. 26, NAPOLEON BONAPARTE'S INVASION OF RUSSIA; Or, The Buraing of Moscow. Followed by Feats of Equestrianism in the ARENA, unrivalled in Europe. Concluding with the First Act of JUPITER'S DECREE; Or, The Fall of Phmton. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tam DAY —Morning 43 min.after 9 1 Evening 15 min.aft. 10 To - Moaftow—Morning 49 min.after 10 Evening 19 min.aft. 11 THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, Nov. 26. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 47 —highest since noon yesterday. 42—lowest this morning and during the night. 45 --this day at noon. EPW 4 O WIND, BAROMETER, 29'88. N. to W Variable, with dull weather, and a sprinkling of rai n . THREE O:CLOCK :" -- The wind has gone to N.E., with which promises to continue. drizzling rain, ~~~~ °"_~;: ~~~.~~„ Z - - -= LONDON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1853 . -- • As inaiigurative of the campaign of 1853 .1854, nothing could have been more propitious for th e Turks than the memorable victories of Oltenitza. The importance of these successes may at length be correctly appreciated. It is possible to detect the real magnitude of the advantages thereby gained by the forces of the Sultan ABD-UL-MEDJID, penetrating, as our glance can now do, through the smoke of the battle and the inevitable clouds of vague and contradictory misrepresentation. It may at last be recognised how important are these earlier results of the struggle between Russia and Turkey, when it is learnt that 2,700 Osman is have routed, as they actually did rout, 8,900 Muscovites ! Such, in reality, were the dispro portioned forces opposed to each other on the 4th instant at Oltenitza. No wonder, after that bril liant achievement, that the Mussulmen are said to be inspired with the utmost confidence in the effici ency of their own armaments. No wonder they are described as placing the most implicit reliance in their Commander-in-Chief. No wonder their enthusiasm is spoken of as yet more animated than before they were enabled to cross swords with their antagonists. As a mark of distinguished approbation, it is gratifying to observe, that the rank of a full colonelcy was awarded to HALIL PACHA on the field of battle, in recognition of the valour and ability displayed by him throughout the struggle at Oltenitza. Such were the senti ments of confidence and exultation awakened among the soldiers of the Crescent in their first and signally victorious engagement. It signifies little, comparatively speaking, that the Turkish forces were, later on, placed in a position that rendered it advisable for them to retire to the right bank of the Danube, so as to avoid any collision with a preposterous superiority of numbers. That withdrawal of the triumphant division from Oltenitza to Turtukai, was nothing more , as already intimated, th an a s i mple stra tegic movement. It was consequent upon the con centration of the Russians under GORTZCHAKOFF, south of Bucharest, and the advance of an enormous body of troops under OSTEN-SACHEN from the northern boundary of Moldavia. However for midable these changes of position on the part of the soldiers of the AUTOCRAT, they are happily compensated for on the side of, the Osmanlis by the satisfactory establishment of their main army at Kalafat, and by the exhilaration of spirits con sequent upon the successive triumphs achieved before Oltenzita. Nothwithstanding the advance of the autumnal season, these remarkable move ments have throughout been most rapidly accomplished, evidencing in that the fury raging among the belligerents—on the oneside the fury of fanaticism, and on the other that of patriotic devotion. Now—while the war is devas tating the Danubian Principalities—while it is obvious that the question at issue must be arranged by force of arms, and not by negotiation —let it be especially remembered by the people of France and England that ObIER PACHA has declared, and declared with truth, that whereas of old the Turks fought solely for conquest, and, in doing so, undoubtedly committed great barbari ties, they have now drawn the sword in defence of liberty and civilisation Many complaints have from time to time been forwarded with much apparent justice, respecting the administration, or rather the mal-administra tion of the " Civil Superannuation Fund." It is suffi ciently hard that Government employes should be compelled to subscribe a certain portion of their scanty salaries as a provision for old age, when they are no longer competent to discharge the duties which they have spent their health and strength in performing. Private employers of wealth and respectability would blush at the notion of discharging in their old age faithful and effici ent men whose lives had been devoted to their service, without making some provision not merely for the necessaries of existence, but also for the little comforts so urgently befitting their ad vanced years and impaired constitutions. A liberal employer would not think of making such persons exclusively dependent on their own savings, or if the party had accumulated a little store some addition would assuredly be made thereto, as a recognition of the gratitude and sa tisfaction of the master for the fidelity and effi ciency displayed during their protracted connec tion. It might be very just and proper that the employer should impress upon his junior clerks the beneficial results of laying by some provision for a rainy day, and use all his influence to induce them to join some of the many provi dent institutions formed for the purpose. But he clearly would have no right to insist on such an act. The clerk or servant who bad worked hard for his wages would unquestionably have a right to dispose of his earnings as he thought proper, provided there was nothing improper or objectionable in the application. He could not justly be called upon to devote a portion thereof to auy object, however meritorious it might be deemed by those who paid those wages. He ought in justice and in equity to be entitled " to do as he liked with his own." We, therefore, seldom see an attempt made to coerce parties to insure their lives, or to join a provident society, or to accumulate in the Savings' Banks a certain proportion of their salaries. Any one of these matters would unquestionably be beneficial to the clerks, but it should not be on compulsion. In that respect the party for whom the contemplated provision was to be made should be permitted to avail himself of, or to decline, the proffered ad vantages, which circumstances might render inap plicable to his case. Whenever an individual or company gives employment to a sufficient num ber of persons to support a mutual undertaking, it it is usual for the master to contribute largely to the fund, generally as much as the aggregate of the subscriptions, and also to leave it optional with the parties whether they will subscribe or not—a matter, however, of but trivial importance, if the advantages are sufficiently clear to be appreciated by every right-minded man, and such as a com pany having an eye only to its own profits could not offer. It is the Government only which com pels its servants to subscribe to a superannuation fundwithout considering whether the mode in which the subscription be applied be suitable or bene ficial under the peculiar circumstances of each party! It is the Government only which refuses to make any addition to the provident fund ! ! It is the Government only which refuses to account for the application of the large sums collected—offering far less than could be obtained from a provident a t r h g e e p p o r e e k fi e t t s s o o f f t i h t s e m m e o r n i t e o. y society, and making large dragged perforce from ing rious and badly -paid servants. These things should not be tolerated for a single moment. They cast a stain upon the character of the nation. If attempted by private parties, they would sub the reproach of stinginess,• Great if not of jaebestoltuhteenidtioshonesty ; and they are certainly not befitting the isG ov n e o r t nm by en s t u o ch f a m co ea uu ns t z li t lik e Britain.we want the Exchequer replenished. What then should be done to correct the acknow ledged grievance ? What remedies would cure the disease? On these points there are some difference s of opinion amongst the parties concerned, who number no less than sixteen thousand persons ! Some conceive that the contributions should not be compulsory—that each person should be at liberty to draw his entire salary without deduction, if he thought proper so to do, arguing that he might be in such a position as to be certain of a provision for old age from other sources—that he would, in fact, be enabled to resign his situation long before he could by a possibility have any claim upon the fund to which he was called on to contribute. As it is argued that the sole object of such a person is present subsistence, it is hard to be compelled to devote a portion of his means to a purpose by which he cannot possibly be bene fited. Some weight is to be attached to this argument, which has certainly justice on its side. On the o th er h and it is alleged, that far better terms may be conceded when it is known that every man must join in the undertaking, and also that parties would, in the desire to o bt a i n larger i ncomes for the time being refuse to sub scribe if it were see the disabled serpv_.avnats.. made optional, and that we should ri sim ti p o o n e f s years. mostl There e io i us s l in he Crown enduring cl i u n est t i h o :ir of n:a advanced ht, or this also, but it somethi ng cannot set aside the • l afford a reason why men should be Compelled to subscribe to that by whi c h they could benefit. If, however, the matterwerneot placed on a just foundation, we believe that the number who would refuse to join would be so few that it would make no perceptible difference in the management of the fund, or the benefits that might be offered to subscribers. The great defect of the present system is its total disregard of the interests of the families of the clerks. It is scarcely less distressing to wit ness the wives and children of meritorious ser vants begging for bread, or consigned to the tender mercies of the Union Workhouses, than to see the parties themselves in such deplorable positions. The duty of providing for a helpless family is no less imperative than that of providing for old age, and because the more selfish object is accomplished the other and no less urgent duty should not be disregarded. We believe that both these important matters might be accomplished without any addition to the present charges, and we are convinced that the most strenuous econo mist would offer no objection to a moderate vote for such objects, if such should indeed be ne cessary. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26, 1853, MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were estimated at 8,000 bales, including 2,000 for export and on speculation. There was a fair de mand and a steady market, closing without anima tion. Railway shares were firm, at an advance of to per cent. on previous quotations. The returns of the Bank of England for the week to the 19th instant show the tendency both towards reduction of specie and increase in the demand for money, the diminution of private balances corro borating this view. The most satisfactory feature in the return is the great addition to the public deposits. Compared with the previous statement, the alterations are as follows : X2l, P 0,735 590,690 15,819,357 36,756 •••• 7,559,980 554,230 •• 6,034,154 1,024,932 11,632,208 149,561 3217,322 , Increase 5,862 Government Securities 12,477,425 Increase 711,182 Other Securities 15,989,650 Increase ........................... 442,801 The rates for bills of exchange were all very firm yesterday afternoon. Paris, 90 days, was taken at 25 22i to 27i ; Amsterd am a t 11 15f to 16 ; Ham burgh, at 13 141 to 5f ; Frankfort at 1184 to 119 ; and Tr:este at 11 38 to 42. The amount of silver exported from London during the week to last Thursday was 64,226 oz., and of gold 116,909 oz. and 3,9001., principally to Hamburgh. _ Active circulation... Decrease Bullion Decrease Notes unemployed Increase Public Deposits Increase Other Deposits Decrease Rest Yesterday, the directors of the Great Devon Consols Copper Mine Company declared a dividend of 9/. per share out of profits from sales of copper ores sampled in July and August last. After pay ment of the above, a balance of 21,3091. in cash and bills remains applicable to the general purposes of the company. There has been scarcely any business doing in the Funds, but they have again advanced, the im provement being I per cent. This arises in part from the presumed favourable complexion of the foreign news, and the idea that negotiations for peace will be re-commenced. Consols have been 95i to 96 for transfer, and 95i to 96i for account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have re alised 96i to ; Exchequer Bills are ss. to Bs., and India Bonds, ls. to 4s. premium. The Foreign Market is wiry dull, but prices are nominally firm. Mexican have been done at 25 and 25g, Grenada Deferred at 8 to 4, and Buenos Ayres at 66. Danish Bonds have been at 82k, Belgian Four-and-a-Ralf per Cents. at 958 ex div., and Dutch Four per Cents. at 95i. Railway Shares are looking up, and there is a rise of 10s. to 1/. in Caledonian, ss. in Great Northern, and 10s. to 15s. in Lancashire and York shire. The Belgian lines have again been at higher prices. The Gold Mine Shares are at previous rates, the Oriental Bank is rather lower, and the Land Com panies' are a little flat. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From theOcial List.) Business done Bank Stock .. , , .. . .......... .... 218 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 944 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 96 51 New 3i per Cent. Annuities 961 i India Bonds, £1000......4 p Ditto,!under £lOOO 1 4 p South Sea New Annuities Consols for Account . 95/ 6 51 Exchequer Bills, id. £l000 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. — Ditto New, 1852, 42 per Cent 962 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 66 Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent Danish Bonds, 1823, 3 per Cent 822 Grenada Bonds, Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 42 per Cent. 7l Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent 92 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Bonds 42 per• Cent. ex. 25 fr Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cent. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifleates ..... .... 952 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols 9si i Ditto December Account 9st i LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) MINES--The rise in the price of copper again this week has given a fresh impetus to dividend mines, and a large business has been done in shares, in many in stances at advanced rates. A rise is also expected in lead, and a few enquiries have been made for Mary Ann, Trelawny, Herodsfoot, &c. There is a great rage just now for trying gossans and quartz from different Corn wall and Devon mines, by Berdan's gold crushing ma chine, which certain!) , performs its work admirably, and in many instances with promising results for the mines. On Wednesday last 5 cwts. of gossan, taken promieuously from different levels in the Molland Mine, North 'Molten, were tried, and yielded at the rate of 14 dwts. of pure gold per ton of ore ; as there is a consider able quantity of the gossan, which can be raised at little cost, this is considered very satisfactory. The buoyant state of the Metal Market has been almost a constant theme of remark by us for nearly this last year and a half ; and although there have been several inconsiderable fluctuations intervening, we have contin ually endeavoured to impress it upon our readers that, whilst there is not an unhealthy and over-production, the natural consequences are, and ever will be, some thing approaching towards a remunerating price, if not a really good one. The latter is now the case, and with present rates the mining interest ought to rest satisfied, and not anticipate, wish, or expect more. A fortnight back we had to announce the rise of 91. 10s. per ton on Cake Copper, and id. per lb. on Sheathing. The sales of foreign ore taking place at Swansea are so much less in quantity to what they were that the smelters have this week ad vanced the price again 91. 10s. per ton, and id. per lb., the present rates being 1261. per ton for Tough Cake and Tile, and is. 2d. per lb. for sheathing. The price of Yellow Metal is Is., altogether an advance of nearly 20 per cent. Some interest has been excited by the sale at Swansea of 7 tons of rich ore from England, the pro duce of which was as high as 224 and 394 per cent., and there are 11 tons of it for sale again on the 6th proximo. Coming, however, from so remote a place as the Arctic regions, we understand that even this rich quality ore will not be sufficiently remu n e ra ti ve , th e expenses being very high. The Gold Mining Share Market this week has been characterised by an improved. appearance. The in quiries have been chiefly for Agua Fria, Nouveau Monde, West Mariposa, and Liberty shares ; and, al though the improvement is not very decided, the mar ket has assumed a great steadiness of character. Dur ing the course cf the week great dissatisfaction has been expressed by the shareholders with regard to the pro ceedings of various companies, among which may be particularised Albion Gold, Lake Bathurst, Ave Maria, and Australian Freehold. These companies have been some time in existence, and although they have pro fessed to commence operations, still no account has come to hand of their proceedings. When it is considered that several of the associations esta blished antecedent to them have given no returns, it may possibly be thought premature on the part of the shareholders that they should complains ; yet the directors ought to have seen the propriety of pub lishing the information they were in possession of. A deputation, consisting of the following gentlemen—Mr. John Macgregor, M.P., Mr. Pigott, M.P., Mr. P. Grant, member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, Mr. Thomas Chandler, Mr. George F. Young. Mr. J. F. Harrison, Mr. Wm. Ashton, Mr. Joseph Wilkinson, Mr. G. L Fuller, Mr. H. Robertson, Mr. R. Duncan, Mr. E. N. Plowright, Mr. J. Kent, &a. on Thursday waited on the Duke of Newcastle, the Colo nial Secretary, with a view of obtaining his concurrence to a great trunk line of railway between Sydney and Melbourne. The capital proposed to be raised was 1,000,0001. A line from Sydney to Goulburn was already in course of formation, and the company either intended to work that line, or work over it. The Colonial Secretary stated, such works in the first instance ought to be taken up by the colony, but he should have great pleasure in forwarding the plans to the respective governors. Al though the accounts come to hand from California are not so satisfactory, in Australia, it appears, there is a marked improvement in the yield of gold. A new field had been discovered on the banks of the Goulburn, about 80 miles from Goulburn. The social condition of the colony, according to the latest advices, was improving, and there was a great diminution of crime. According to the gold returns, the total quantity for the Victoria district, up to the middle of A.ugust, was 57 tons 7 cwts. 3 qrs. 11 lbs., which, according to the London valua tion of 41. per ounce, gives a total of 5,509,7261. In miscellaneous shares the market has been firm, showing a decided improvement. LETTERS BY THE GOLDEN AGE.—It now appears that, notwithstanding the assertions to the contrary, the Golden Age does " not" carry letters. They have been refused at the post-office' in Lombard-street, the reason assigned being that "she does not carry a mail." It is much to be regretted that the authorities will not con descend to tell the publio of their arrangements, and so avert much unnecessary trouble and disappointment. THE MURDER AT DEPTEORD.—The man Brosnahan, who had been stabbed on the night of Monday, in Old King-street, Deptford, died at Guy's Hospital on Thurs day ; and an inquest was held there yesterday upon the body. After hearing a great deal of evidence the pro ceedings were adjourned. Just as the jury were de parting, Mr. Dollond, the surgeon, was brought into the room charged by the foreman with insulting him at the door of the room. The coroner, after hearing the complaint, said that all persons attending there on a public duty must be protected. Upon this Mr. Dollond apologised, and the affair, which had drawn, together a large number of students, then terminated,, southern Germany mention that Prince Gortscha koff had received orders to assume the offensive, and that he was preparing to cross the Danube. Accounts from Vienna, of the 22d inst., an nounce that the Russians had attacked Tultscha; the last Turkish fortress on the Danube. They finally withdrew, after a sharp cannonade on each side. The Turkish Government lad allocated a de partment in the arsenal for the repairs of the steam vessels belonging to the English and French squad rons. A letter from Odessa of the 13th inst. states, that since the 9th affairs had assumed a more war like aspect. General Luders, whose corps amounts to 10,000 men, had returned to Odessa on the 12th. He had inspected the port and castle, together with Ibraila, Galatz, and Reni. Galatz had been transformed into a fortress. Sebastopol is regarded as impregnable. The war manifesto had been read publicly in the churches from the pulpit ; it was well received by the lower classes. The latest accounts from Bucharest announce that the Russians have organised a regime of terror in that capital. The Wallachians suspected of maintaining a correspondence with the Turks were executed after a summary trial. A letter from Malta announces that a contract has been concluded with several Maltese houses for the supply of provisions for the English fleet in the Black Sea as far as Odessa and Trebizond, and for all the time the fleet shall remain in that sea. A letter dated Bucharest, Nov. 12, says : "At Kalafat the Turks are still occupied throw ing up fortifications. They have sent out a few skirmishers, but have avoided a recontre with General Fischbach. The Turkish commander at Kalafat has appointed a Wallachian to the post of sub-prefect (vice-mayor). He has informed the traders that he will pay them ready money for all their provision or corn ; but if they conceal them he will seize them. The Turks have concentrated a considerable body of troops near Matchin, but for what object is not known." The printing office of the Turkish journal, the Djeridei Havadis, which published the bulletin of the affair of Oltenitza, was literally taken by assault by a multitude intoxicated with joy, who fought to get the supplement of the journal con taining this account. When the soldiers of the police, who had been sent for to establish a little order in the crowd, learned what was the cause of the confusion, they became quite as ardent as the others, and the prefect of police of Stamboul, Haireddin Bey, who came in person to command his men, endeavoured like the rest to lay hold of a bulletin. Notwithstanding the tumult, every copy of the paper was honestly paid for. A letter from Constantinople of the 10th, in the Journal des Debuts, says : "Diplomacy continues to make the most praise worthy efforts to endeavour to extinguish the com mencement of the conflagration which threatens to endanger Europe. On Saturday last the English steam frigate the Fury brought a new draft of a note which it is desired to cause the Porte to sign, and which the two governments designated under the name of maritime powers in the last despatch addressed by M. de Nesselrode to M. de Meyendorff, undertake to get accepted by Russia, even should they appeal to arms to constrain her. Ido not know the text of this new note, but I know that in definitive it is the al most textual repetition of the note which Reschid Pacha proposed himself to Prince Menschikoff at the beginning of May last. What I can affirm, however, is, that up to this moment, it has not been officially presented to the Porte, and Ido not think that it will be. Consulted, in an indirect manner, as to the reception which they would give to the new project, the Turkish Ministers have replied that they could no longer consent to ac cept it, and I think that rather than expose themselves to a refusal, the ambassadors of the two Great Powers will consent to preserve the document in their port folio ; that is, at least, what is believed here. It is difficult to divine what Europe and her Governments think of this resistance of Turkey to all the over tures that have recently been made to her; but here the general sentiment is one of approbation. lam as sured that the Ambassador of England does not disguise his opini,an on the subject, and that he was the first to declare that the new project did not appear to him to be acceptable. In consequence of this conviction he has not yet presented it officially. Can what was offered to the Porte six months ago as the last sacrifice it could make to peace, be now granted by it when its advances have been responded to by the invasion of the princi palities, when it has been obliged to declare war, and when it has exhausted its treasury by forming armies ?" A Marseilles journal has the followinc , from Constantinople :—" The E ng li s h Admiral' Slade, called Mushawer Pacha (the Foreign Pacha) has left to cruise in the Black Sea. He has taken with him the ship of the line the Medjidieh, five frigates, and a steamer. His object is to drive the Russian cruisers from before Anapa ; it is the only port of the Caucasus for a space of 80 miles. He is accompanied by Seffer Bey, the Circassian chief who was so long detained at Adrianople ; and he is to supply ammuniCon and arms to the Lesghians, the Lages, and the Tcherkesses. The expedition is of the highest importance. If the Turks succeed in taking the fortresses which defend the passage into the Caucasus, they will put an end to all communication by land between Russia and the Trans-Caucasian provinces acquired by the treaty of Gulistan. Numerous Russian and Polish deserters from the army of Woronzoff have reached the Turkish advanced posts in Asia. Aides-de-camp of Bem and Dembinski have undertaken to orga nise them. 2,000 men have, it is stated, already been collected, but the number is probably exag gerated. Desertions, however, are very probable, as the army of the aucasus has received all the soldiers condemned, and the officers and even the generals who were dismissed and ordered to serve in the ranks." IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE FROM THE SEAT OF WAR. A - telegraphic despatch received from Constan nople, dated 17th inst., is to this effect : "The Russians attacked Chefkatil (St. Nicholas), in Asia, by land and sea, but were repulsed five times. A Russian steamer, with 1,500 men on board, was stranded ; twenty-five of the crew were saved by the Turks, and brought to Constantinople as prisoners of war. " General Baraguay d'Hilliers arrived at Con stantinople on the 15th." Another telegraphic despatch from Constantino ple, Nov. 14, says :—" The fleets of Great Britain and France are in the Bay of Beikos. " George Klapka, the Hungarian General, is still in Constantinople. " A corps of cavalry composed of Christians is being organised, and placed under the command of Mahomet Zadik Pasha, a Pole. "A foreign legion, too, has been formed at Krass, in Asia. " There are rumours of an armistice." The following telegraphic despatches were re. ceived last night in Paris : " TRIESTE, Nov. 24. " We have news from Constantinople to the 14th inst. The French and English fleets had com pletely entered the Bosphorus, and were stationed at the anchorage of Beycos. Some Pachas have been named." From Odessa, Nov. 13, we learn that a division of the Russian fleet, consisting of three line-of battle ships, five frigates, and several steamers, went out from Sebastopol as soon as Turkish men of-war appeared in the Black Sea. The retreat of the Turks across the Danube has produced a favourable impression in the Austrian capital, because it favours the hope of the resump tion of negotiations. A few days ago an attache of the Ottoman Legation left Vienna for Constanti nople, with a note which will, it is said, open the way to direct negotiations between Turkey and Russia. It is said that the Russians have placed batteries on the heights which command the crossings of the Danube at Oltenitza. On Nov. 14, there were about 8,000 Russian troops in Krajova and its environs. Their out posts are at Delea and Radowa. Mention has been made of the probability of a retrograde move ment upon Slatina. The Turks have advanced on the one side to Pojan, and on the other to Rastaw. Bucharest on Nov. 17 was perfectly tranquil. The Russian army had taken up positions which effectually protect Bucharest against all the acci dents of war. On the previous day the Turks made an attempt to cross the Danube at Nikopoli and Sistowa. They were unsuccessful. An armistice cannot be thought of, as the winter does not pre vent the carrying out of military operations. Under the title of " Operations of the Imperial Army in Europe," the Journal de Constantinople publishes the following in its impression of the 9th inst. : " Two couriers arrived at the Porte on Saturday last (Nov. 5) wih despatches from the Governor-General of the province of Widdin, and from Omer Pacha, Com mander-in Chief of the army in Roumelia. "The first announced to the Government that, since the 28th of October, other Imperial (Ottoman) troops having crossed the Danube, they joined Ismail Pacha at Kalafat, where he was strongly fortifying himself, with out being at all molested by the Russian corps, whose position he has taken, and whi c h i s believed tobe still at Krajowa, the capital of Little Wallachia. "Omer Pacha announced that he had caused a small inhabited island opposite Turtukai to be fortified and garrisoned by a detachment of his troops. "By another courier, who arrived on Monday even ing (7th November), the marshal announced that the day following the occupation of that island, 12,000 men had by his orders crossed the river on the 2d Nov. at that point, and taken position at Oltenitza, a village opposite the island, a short distance from the left bank of the Danube, about eight hours' distance from Bucharest, where there is a quarantine building. Oltenitza was occupied by 5,000 Russians, whose resistance was not long ; they fell back upon Bucharest. " Omer Pacha had not yet crossed the Danube in person. "Having received this good news, the Council of Ministers met at the C`heik-ul•lslam's, under the presi• dency of the Grand Vizir." The same journal publishes another article, headed : " GREAT VICTORY. " This morning " (it says) "at about eleven o'clock, just as we were going to press, the Minister of War re ceived the news of a great victory gained by the Impe rial Ottoman troops over the Russians. " We have already stated that on the 2d of November 12,000 men took possession of Oltenitza, driving out the Russians. We now add the details of the victory we allude to above. "Additional Turkish troops crossed over to Oltenitza. On the 4th of November a Russian corps &armee, con sisting of 24 battalions of infantry, 3 regiments of cavalry, 1 regiment of Cossacks, and 32 pieces of arti lery, making a total of more than 30,000 men, advanced upon Oltenitza to give battle. " The Imperial troops made every preparation to re ceive them. The cantre was commanded by Ahmed Pacha, the right wino. by Moustapha P ac h a , an d t h e l e ft wing by Ismail Pacha. Neja Pacha commanded the artillery at Oltenitza, and Khalid Pacha the island. "The action commenced at half-past twelve in the clay, and at seven the whole Russian army was com pletely routed. They left a number of guns and ammu nition upon the field, which have been brought to Omer Pacha, on the other side of the river ; they also left 800 dead ; but during the battle twenty vans were continually occupied carrying off the dead and dying who fell before the Ottoman arms. The Turkish guns ceased firing to allow the Russians to remove their dead. This noble action needs no commentary. "Both officers and men gave proofs of courage and intrepidity worthy of their ancestors and of the great cause which they defend. But we must more particu larly mention the generals we have already named, and Hussein Bey, lieut.-colonel of the Imperial Guard ; Hussein-Agha, major of the Rifles ; Mustapha-Agha, aide-de-camp of Omer Pacha ; and Arab-Agha, captain of artillery. " The loss of the Imperial Ottoman army consists of 13 killed, 72 wounded, and one man missing, who did not answer to the call after the battle, and whose fate is unknown. "If the Turkish army made no prisoners, it is pro bably because they had no cavalry to follow the fugitives, who were protected by the Russian horse." Is is understood that a part of the Trieste despatch has been suppressed by order of the Government. The suppressed part announces the formation in Turkey of a regiment of cavalry formed of Christians and commanded by a renegade • and the formation of a regiment of infantry at Kars, in Asia, com posed of Hungarians and Poles, and to be com manded by General Chrzanowski, who served in the campaign of 1828, on the staff of General de Die bitsch, and who afterwards was the director of in struction in the Turkish army. Besides this, the announcement of the arrival of the Hungarian General Klapka in Turkey was also suppressed. The Press of Vienna of the 21st, says :—" No news has arrived since the evacuation of the bank of the Danube, near Oltenitza, by the Turks. The town of Bucharest is perfectly tranquil. I rateschti, near Giurgewo, and Sokarischti, near Kalaractsche, are each other occupied by 5,000 Russians, The position near Oltenitza has been reinforced by two batteries, four squadrons of Hulans, and 1,000 Cossacks. The Russians have raised batteries on the heights, which dominate the passage of the Danube near Oltenitza. It is not known why these precautions were not sooner taken. Ac cording to a telegraphic despatch from Bucha rest of the 17th, the Turks made a vain at tempt on the previous evening to attain the Wallachian bank, near Nicopolis and Sistow. On the 14th and 15th they also endeavoured to estab lish themselves a new near Roustjouck. It is true that they still occupy an island near Roustjouck, but it forms part of the Turkish territory. A letter from Krajowa of the 12th states that the Russian troops of the environs have received orders to march towards the lower Danube ; they will be re placed by other troops. Prince Gortschakoff was expected at Krajowa. It was believed that the Turks were about to be attacked near Kalaradsche. The state of siege is strictly observed in Lesser Wal lachia. The Russian forces on the Danube are estimated at 120,000 men, and 30,000 horses. There are 200 pieces of artillery near Boustjouck." Private letters from Vienna, of the 21st inst., announce positively the appointment of General Baron Budberg to the command in chief of the Danubian provinces. It appears that the Baron distinguished himself on former occasions in the wars of the Caucasus. They add, that it was the opinion of well-informed persons that before long a portion of the combined fleets would enter the Black Sea, and that, should it interfere with the operations of the Russians, either at the mouth of the Danube or on the coast of Asia, the conse quences would be serious. • A letter from Constantinople of the 10th inst. states that a captain of a merchant ship, who ar rived there from the. Black Sea, met the Russian fleet three days before not very far from the Bos phorus. The Turkish fleet was proceeding nearly in the same direction ; and the captain was of opi nion that the fleets could not continue their course long without coming into contact. The letter adds that the cholera had broken out at Galatz. Most of the letters received from northern And FRANCE. An Imperial decree, dated Fontainebleau, the 22d, auth)rises the municipality of Oran, in Al geria, to impose a tax of 300,000 francs on the town for the construction of sewers. Another decree enacts that the steel-hardened iron of Savoy may be imported by the customs houses of Pont Charra and Pont de Bens, depart ment of the I ere, as well as through those of Chapareillan and Entre- de ux-Q niers. A third decree appoints, in execution of the law of 1853, the commission charged to watch over the operations of the Caisse de Retraites pour la Vieillesse. M. Rouher, vice-president of the Council of State, is named president of the com mission ; and amongst the members are M. Ferdi nand Bairot, senator, M. Thayer, senator, M. de Parieu, president of the Finance Section in the Council of State, and M. Gouin, deputy. Several new projects are now under considera tion by the Government. One of them is for opening an extraordinary credit of 200,000 fr. to be added to the budget of the Interior to be ap propriated in giving assistance to different chari table institutions. Another is for forming a loan and discount bank at Senegal, with a capital of 230,000 fr., which is to be formed from a sum taken from the indemnity granted to the inhabi tants of Senegal in consequence of the abolition of slavery. The expenses of the first establishment will be paid by way of advance from the funds of the colonial treasury, and be afterwards repaid by the bank out of its reserve fund. The other pro jects are to authorise the town of Moulins (Allier) to borrow a sum -f 41,000 fr. for the formation of roads to communicate with the railway station ; to declare the provisions of the decree of March 26, 1852, relative to the streets of Paris, applicable to the towns of Soissons (Aisne) and Vire (Calvados), and to authoriso the establishment in Paris of a general water company. _ _ _ The Bourse was remarkably firm yesterday, with a tendency to rise in the price of public securities, the speculators being convinced that the English and French Governments will compel the belli gerents on the Danube to come to terms. The Three per Cents. opened at 74f. 30c., fell to 74f. 200., rose subsequently to 74f. 40 c ., an d c l osed at 74f. 35c. for the end of the month. The Four-and a-Half per Cents. closed at 100 f. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,165 f. ; Rouen, 1,042 f. 25c. ; Havre, 495 f., Great Nothern, 865 f. ; Paris to Strasburg, 820 f. ; Paris to Lyons, 907 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Medi terranean, 762 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 695 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 595 f .; G reat Central, 515 f, Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 707 f. 50c. HANOVER. The New Hanoverian Ministry was finally con stituted on the 22d. M. Bergmann, who belongs to the extreme Con servative party, is the only one of the old Cabinet who has been retained ; he hold the department of Public Worship. The other Ministers are M. de Lutken (President of the Council) ; M. de Wedemeyer (Minister of the Interior), a functionary of long standing ; M. de Lenth, formerly envoy at Frankfort ; and M. de Busch, a distinguished lawyer. All the retiring Ministers have been nominated Councillors of State. SPAIN. The Chamber of Deputies of Spain, on the 20th, elected M. Martinez de la Rosa its President, by a majority of 116 votes ; the Duke de Alba, M. Feijoy, M. San Roman, and M. Posado, were elected Vic e -P res id ents ; and M. Ozorez, M. Hur tado, M. Camacho, and M. Cardenal, secretaries. The Progressists proposed M. Santa Cruz for the presidency, but he only obtained 16 votes. The Government had caused all the papers re lative to the concessions of railways to be presented to the Chamber ; they were so numerous that it required three men to carry them. - Prince de Jobayille and hip family had left Cadiz, for Lisbon, and Queen Marie Amelie and the Duke and Duchess de Montpensier for Seville. The 20th was Sunday, and the Stock Exchange was not open. INCREASE OF THE FRENCH ARMY. A second edition of the Morning Post contains the following by submarine telegraph : "PARIS, SATURDAY, "The Moniteur this morning publishes a decree of the Emperor, ordering the formation of ten new battalions of Ch,asseurs de - Vincennes, with ten com panies a-piece. Also the addition to each existing bat talion of two new companies. An order for the with drawal of a sufficient number of men for these pur poses from the regiments of the line is given, so that the general effective strength of the army may not be added to, though the efficiency of this particular army is so largely increased. " Each battalion of Chasseurs will contain 1,288 men. " The increase of the force consists, therefore, of upwards of 13,000 men. " No news this morning from the seat of war. THE NEW REFORM BILL. We can state with confidence that a somewhat animated discussion has been going on at the recent meetings of Cabinet Councils, as to whether or not, in the New Reform Bill, the elective franchise in towns ought to be reduced to 5/. Lord John Russell, we understand, was in favour of the reduc tion, feeling that inasmuch as he had brought in a Reforin Bill in 1852, based on that qualification, it would be inconsistent in him now to depart from it. Lord Aberdeen and, we regret to add, Lord Palmerston, were Lord John's most decided oppo nents. They are for letting the franchise remain as it is ; and in that view the majority of the Cabi net concurred, so that the forthcoming measure will not provide for any lower franchise in towns than the present one of 101.— Morning Advertiser. COURT AND PRIVY COUNCIL. WINDSOR, Nov. 25.—The Queen held a Court and Privy Council at three o'clock this afternoon. The Privy Council was attended by his Royal Highness Prince Albert ; Earl Granville, Lord President ; the Earl of Aberdeen, First Lord of the Treasury ; the Earl of Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ; the Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State for the Colo nies ' • Sir James Graham, First Lord of th e Ad m i ra l ty ; Mr. Sidney Herbert, Secretary at War ; Sir William Molesworth, Chief Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings ; Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice-Chamberlain (officiating for the Lord Chamberlain) ; and the Marquis of Abercorn, Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert. At the Council, Parliament was ordered to be further prorogued from Tuesday next, the 29th inst., until the 3d of January, 1854. Mr. C. Greville was clerk of the Council in waiting. At the Court, the Right Hon. Sir Henry Williams Wynn was presented to the Queen at an audience, by the Earl of Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, on his return from his mission to the Court of Denmark. The Hon. Wm. Temple was presented to her Ma jesty by the Earl of Clarendon, on his return from Naples. The Earl of Aberdeen had an audience of the Queen. Captain S. B. Lakeman, commandant Waterkloof Rangers (Cape of Good Hope), was presented to the Queen by the Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and received the honour of knighthood from her Majesty. Earl Granville had - an audience of the Queen. The Right Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers, Judge Ad vocate• General, had an audience of the Queen, and sub mitted to her Majesty the proceedings of some courts martial. Lord de Tabley and the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West were the lord and groom i❑ waiting. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Nov. 25. The Queen and Prince, the Royal Family, and Court went into private mourning for eight weeks on Tuesday last, the 22d inst., for the late Queen of Portugal, first cousin of her Majesty and his Royal Highness. The Earl of Clarendon arrived at the Castle yesterday on a visit to the Queen, and left to-day after the Coun „,i The Earl of Aberdeen remains on a visit. The Duke of Newcastle, the Earl of Aberdeen, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Abercorn, Sir J. Graham, Sir W. Molesworth, Lord Ernest Bruce, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Sir H. Wynn, the Hon. W. Temple, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, Mr. C. Greville, and Captain Lakeman travelled from London to attend the Council by a special train on the Great Western Rail way, and arrived at the Castle shortly before three o'clock. The same noblemen and gentlemen, with the exception of the Earl of Aberdeen, left the Castle at half-past five o'clock, together with the Earl of Claren don, and returned to town by the special train. Messrs. Leggatt had the honour of submitting to her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, on Wednesday, Mr. Barker's (not Baker's, as appeared in the Court Circular of yesterday), painting of Nelson receiving the swords of the officers on the quarter-deck of the San Josef after the battle of St. Vincent. The Commissioners for Inquiring into the State of the Corporation of the City of London held a meeting yesterday, at the Privy Council-office, in Downing street. The Commissioners present were the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, the Right Hon. Sir John Patte son, and G. Cornewall Lewis, Esq. Despatches were sent from the Colonial-office yester day to the Governors of the North American Provinces, THE COURT.—This (Saturday) morning, at ten o'clock, her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Brabant, and others of the royal visitors and suite, took their departure from the Castle for the Isle of Wight. The royal party travelled from Windsor to the coast on the Great Western Railway, by Reading , and Basingstoke. A large number of the royal esta blishment, and the usual requirement of horses and car riages, left Windsor for the island in the course of the morning. The Court will return to Windsor Castle from the island about three days before Christmas. THE QUEEN AND THE IRISH EXHIBITION.— Her Majesty the Queen has commissioned Mr. M. Angell Hayes to paint a picture for her (a small one) of the in terior of the Great Exhibition. The artist had the com mission direct from her Majesty. DEATH OF LADY CAROLINE SANFORD.—We regret exceedingly to announce the demise of Lady Caroline Sanford, who expired yesterday, at Brighton, after a long illness, in the presence of her husband and several members of her ladyship's much attached family. DEATH OF EARL DARTMOUTH.—We have to record the death of this respected peer, who expired on Tuesday 1823 • last, at Patshall, the family seat in Staffordshire, after a short illness. The deceased nobleman was son of the his first marriage, third earl by a daughter of the third Earl of Aylesford. He was born in 1784, and married, first, in 1821, the Staffordshire, succeeds and secondly, in . 1828, the second daughter of eldest daughter of the second Earl Talbot, who did in the fifth ' c i e l ed 33 to rin th g e to t n it . le H and s age Viscount Lewisham, M.P. for South e lo s r t d at s e li s i . p's son by DRAWING AS The Board of RANCH OF NATIONAL EDUCATION.— masters of schools Tradehaveiust issued a circular to the with the Departmentthroughout the kingdom in connec tionview to collect evidence as teoft7lcience and Art, with a prac tised of affording elementary bestinstructione modes now The masters are desired tocc res in drawing. 1, As to the extent to which they consider drawing opinion— be taught to a child in one hour a-week e.r can consider ing vacations. &c., about 40 hours a-year. cess in detail by which such instructio can te e sr b o" given. 3. The character of the examples to be used, e and some definition of the which stages in they should be used. MUNIFICENT BEQUESTS.—The late Mr. W. Parson s , of Milton-next-Gravesend, Kent , who died i n D ecember , 1852, bequeathed to the following institutions these handsome legacies :—To the British and .Foreign Bible Society, 500/. ; to the Religious Tract Society, 5001; to the Missionary Society, 5001. ; to the Surrey Chapel Benevolent Society, 100/. ; to the Southwark Sunday School Society, 1001. ;to the Maze-pond Sunday School, 1001. ; to the Infant School of Zion Chapel, Gravesend, 50/. The ab ove l egac ies are by the will directed to be paid free of legacy duty, and are now in course of pay ment by the executors. THE BANK or FRANCE.—The Bank of France have resolved to adopt the plan, recently stated to be in con templation, of maki ng a ll th e i r p a y m ents in gold,instead of allowing their silver to be drained from them for ex portation. The measure came into operation on Thurs day, and, as th e p u bli c cannot now get 5-f ranc pieces on application, the demand for silver out of doors has greatly increased. ITALY. The Syndic of Turin has addressed a long report to the Delegate Council of the municipality of that city, urging the necessity of immediately construct ing a large bonding warehouse, both to prevent the trade of Turin from being injured by the want of it, and to increase the income of the city. The building is to occupy 57,600 square metres ( a bout 14 English acres) on the Place d'Armes, and its cost is laid at 4,000,000 fr. The Court of Appeal of Genoa has reversed the judgment of the lower tribunal, which had decided there was not sufficient evidence to warrant the prosecution of the printer Moretti, on the charge of having clandestinely printed Mazzini's last pamphlet. A letter from Rome states that M. de Maupaef French Ambassador at Naples, had passed some days in that city, where he had a private audience of the Pope, by whom and by Cardinal Antonelli he was received with the distinction due to his rank. His Excellency returned to Naples on the 20th. Letters from Naples, of the 20th inst., announce the death of Colonel Roget, Commander-in-Chief of the artillery of the French division in ROllles He had removed to Naples on leave of absence. PRUSSIA. - - It would seem that in the new phases into which the Eastern question has entered, Prussia is called to play a more marked part than hitherto. As the maritime Powers have taken in hand the defence of the balance of power in Europe, Prussia, as well as Austria, hitherto brought i n c l oser connect i on with Russia, had to select between the latter and the Western Powers. It was the turn of Austria first, who, though immediately interested in the question, had not free play enough to intervene either be tween Russia and the Porte, or between Russia and the Western Powers. It is now asserted that these latter, judging the mediation of Austria of no avail, have proposed that of Prussia, which Power, strong in its disinterestedness, and availing itself of its impartiality, might successfully exert itself to calm the reciprocal dissentions. A difference, not of much importance however, has arisen between Prussia and Sardinia. By the teaty of the 20th of May, 1851, Sardinia accorded to the Zollverein the treatment of the most favoured nation ; and later she has a ccor d e d t o F rance a dif ferential duty in favour of brandies. Prussia nog' demands, in virtue of the treaty of the 20th of May, 1851, the same favour for brandies of the Zollverein ; which Sardinia refuses, because the clause of the treaty had no reference to favours posterior to the treaty. THE FUSION OF THE BOURBONS. Several versions have been circulated respect ing the visit paid by the Duke of Nemours to the Count de Chambord. The following facts are said to be among the most accurate. On Wednes day, the 16th inst., a major of cavalry, formerly aide-de-camp to the Duke de Nemours, and the Duke de Levis, met, according to appointment, at Vienna, for the purpose of deciding on the form in which the interview between the Princes was to take place. On Thursday, the 17th, the Count de Chambord sent to Vienuer-Neustadt one of his carriages with the Count de Monti to meet the Duke de Nemours. When the carriage arrived at the Chateau, the Duke de Levis stood at the door, received the Duke de Nemours as he alighted, and conducted him to the apartments of the Prince. In the principal saloon, the members of the household were drawn up ; and so soon as the Duke de Nemours was heard advancing towards the door, which was half open, the Count de Chambord advanced 15 paces (another account says more, and a third states that he advanced to the door of the saloon), the last of which was completed when the Duke entered. He took the hand of the Count de Chambord, and bent as if to kiss it. The Count took him by both hands, and in a very friendly, though very di g nified tone, said— "My Cousin, I am happy to receive your good visit." The Duke de Nemours replied,— "It is I, my Cousin, who am delighted to be able to do now what I have so ardently desired to do long since. I declare to you in my name, and in the names of my brothers, that we recognise only one Royalty In France, and that that Royalty is yours ; but one throne, and that the one on which we hope soon to see se ated the eldest of our house—/'aine de noire maison. These words were pronounced with a firm voice, and in the presence of the numerous persons who were at the moment as witnesses in the saloons of the Prince. The Count de Chambord, ac companied by the Duk e d e N emours, thou entered the cabi net of the former, where they remained for three quarters of an ho ur . It i s suppose d t h at i n their short interview they touched the questions most important to both. They appeared completely agreed. On taking his leave, the Duke de Nemours seemed flattered, indeed overjoyed at the reception he met with. He is reported to have said,— " This day is the brightest of my life. I remember that it is precisely the anniversary of the day I was named Colonel by His Majesty Charles X." Perceiving the Baron —, the Duke said,— "I am delighted to be able to congratulate you, M. le Baron, on your constancy and fidelity to the Royal family." The Duke having requested permission to pay his respects to the Countess de Chambord, he was con ducted to her apartment by the Count. He also asked permission to present the Duchess de Nemours and her children to the Count de Chambord ; the latter said,— " We shall arrange all about that visit at Vienna, and we will decide on the time that you are to return to pa with us at Frohsdorf." The Duke is also reported to have said,— " I have just laid a bridge over the abyss that sepr rated us—that brid ge w ill l ea d us a ll b ac k to F rance ." The Count de Chambord was to pay on the fol' lowing day, the 18th, his visit to the Duke de No" mours, but having found on his return to Vienna an invitation to dine with the Emperor the same day, he sent a secretary or aide-de-camp to Frohs. dorf to infozm the Prince, and to postpone the visit. On the 21st the Count de Chambord paid his visit to his cousin at Vienna. Four or five (4 . the Ministers of the late King Louis Philippe are those who have worked with the greatest zeal and activity, for the last few months particularly, to produce this long postponed recog nition of the rights of the Count de Chambord, and the reconciliation of the two branches. The moment the act took place messengers were sent off to seve ral of the generals who are in exile. It is said, on the best authority, that the state ment of the Duchess of Orleans having given her adhesion to the fusion is erroneous. The Duches s , still holds out, b u t th e p ar ti es w h o h ave succee ded so far express their confident hope that she W give in before long. M. Thiers is, it is said, dig" appointed and chagrined at the success of bts rivals ; he has now but three or four p er sons of any note who still adhere to him. None of the Paris papers have taken any notice of the fusion ; it is said that they have been "in' vited" to make no allusion to it. Letters from Frohsdorff 'state that on the 2 14 inst. the Duke de Nemours presented the duchess, together with his children and the Princess 0 14 ' mentine, to the Count de Chambord. The intrr duction took place at Vienna. On Tuesday, the 22d, the Count de Ch a mb or d an d th e D u ke a o Nemours dined with the Emperor of Austria at th e palace of Schonbrunn. It is said that Generals Changarnier, de Lann riciere, and Bedeau, having been specially informer, by orders of the Duke de N emours o f th e "fusion,. have written letters approving highly of the AV taken by his royal highness, and declaring th eir entire satisfaction and adhesion. THE NEW TURKISH LOAN.—The loan of 280,000/0 announced yesterday as having been made to the Sul tan of Turkey by Messrs. Baltazzi and Co., is und er ' h stood to be little m ore th an a renewa l o f advances / 104-- that firm have been in the habit of making on the security of the Egyptian tribute. Last year the sum was obtained from the Peninsular and Oriental ComPa l33 l; and that debt having been paid off, and the seenr7; thus set free, a fresh one of similar amount has 11°- been contracted in the manner described. THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND THE SAl lo . lg h t —Notwithstanding the immense trade of the Tyne , "„, arrivals of vessels being about 25,000 annually' Sailors' Home has been provided for the many thousle seamen that bring these vessels into port. The 1:341 of Northumberland is possessed of a good deal of rive, side property at North Shields, and a large quantity r o t ' coal won on his estates is shipped in the Tyne. A short while ago his grace offered to build a Sailors' sow ,s., commensurate with the requir emen t s o f the port P rs;„ vided the shipowners contributed 2,000/, for its en went. ment. 1,5001. of this sum ha s b ee n raised by en bsc— il; tion, and to-day several shipow.ers have guaran tee t , remaining 5001. Th e pl ans of the building to be ere vry ou the New-quay, N or th Shi e ld s , have been nuld e ve d Messrs. Green, of Newcastle, and have been aPPr ° T he of by his grace, and Captain Washington, R.N. ev , building will accommodate above one hundred seani_h_ and will be provided with a library, baths and w d 'The houses, a savings' bank, nautical schools, &e. land, also estimates of the building are 3,980/. of contributed l b d y ing h is will grace b , e is a owpooritnht oed 10,y0/t.hTehTsenhbleastorrlube_liessteel His grace has also promised to build and endow :web P for the use of seamen. in tr principle article of it is a "cut - away. . 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