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THE WAR. ACCORDING- to the concurrent opinion of many witnesses, corroborated by incidents of varied character, it would ap pear that the active work of warlike destruction has about closed for the season in the Crimea. A correspondent of the Journal de Constantinople says, that the Allied troops which had advanced into the valley of the Belbek have been withdrawn, the plain having been converted into an immense marsh by the heavy rains which have set in. All the attempts to draw the enemy into action, in that quarter, having entirely failed, and the Allies beginning to feel the approach of winter's severity, without being successful in abating the prudence of the Russians, have withdrawn from so exposed a situation. According to the same authority, the Russians appear much more anxious to prepare winter quarters for their troops, and to organise their forces for the next spring cam paign, than to attempt any effort for retrieving the defeats they have sustained during the past year. It seems doubt ful whether even the Russians will be able to sustain themselves in the position they have taken up on the Belbek, exposed as they will be there to the frightful inclemency of the Crimean winter ; and the expectation is general that they will be forced to concentrate upon Simpheropol. The ex pected evacuation of the north forts by the Russians is still deferred, if it has ever beeu seriously entertained by the Russians ; but from all that can be gathered of their intended movements by distinct inspection of their manoeuvres, there does not seem much reason for believing in the immediate carrying of any such intention into effect. A considerable number of French troops have been withdrawn from the Crimea, and are replaced by others. A portion of the British cavalry only is to remain in the huts, which are now in course of preparation near Balaklava ; the rest will be conveyed to the 1 neighbourhood of Constantinople for winter quarters. The Allied fleets also are to be withdrawn from the Black Sea, and to winter in the Bosphorus. _ _ These conjectures are borne out to a great extent by the actual intelligence conveyed by the correspondents of the English and French journals. These parties still speak of apprehended attacks and threatened surprises ; but they generally concur in stating that actual operations of nearly every sort have been almost entirely suspended. This is par ,ticularly the case as regards the immediate vicinity of Sebas topol, where scarcely a dozen guns are fired on either side during the twenty-four hours. Writing from the camp before Sebastopol, on the 29th October, the correspondent of the Times says, in reference to the POSITION OF THE ALLIED AND RUSSIAN FORCES: On the greater part of our extended line the most profound peace prevails. The two belligerent parties scarcely see each other, separated as they are by a kind of neutral ground which intervenes between them. A few black spots about the bat teries on the Mackenzie ridge, which may be made out with a good glass as long-coated Russians, a Cossack vidette of a few men on a hillock above Ozembash, some columns of smoke in the Belbek villages, and a few squadrons of cavalry in a field behind Ynritala, are all that can be seen by day of the Rus sians, while a small number of camp fires and the unceasing activity of their numerous telegraphs are the only visible signs of their close neighbourhood at night. It seems to be the plan of the Russians to show as little of their forces as they can possibly help, and even the advance of the French to the Belbek could not draw them out to make any display of their strength. They are in this respect more fortunate than we are, for, all the range of heights which they occupy being con siderably higher than that which the allied armies occupy, they have a panoramic view of our position, and may watch every movement, and estimate every body of men which they see moving about. It is probably for this reason as mach as in order to keep their troops in continual activity that the French are making so many promenades militaires. The road over Alan connecting the French position on the Baidar heights with the rest of the line is now all but complete, and is already used for traffic. All this part of the Crimea pre sents more features approaching to English scenery than per haps any other in the East. There is such freshness in the vegetation, so many familiar plants, that you can nearly fancy yourself transported to some Scotch glen in passing along the gorge of the Tchernaya.—On this part of our line as well as on the others you can already see the beginning of prepara tions for the winter, more especially at the place where the re serves are encamped. Although, according to the accounts of the Tartars, there is not much snow on these heights during the winter, yet, from their exposed position, good shelter for the troops will be essential, if they intend to keep them. Fortunately all materials are at hand, brush and other wood abounding all over the neighbourhood, From what we can see, the French intend to follow the example of the fiarkUulans in their huts, both adapting the experience of the natives ti? their own purposes—a square space dug out about six feet deep, and a roof of osierwork, plastered over with mud, and then covered with earth. There seems to be indeed the ob jection to this that the heavy showers may soak through the lister, but, as the natives, who ought to know, use generally toe same material, there can be no fear of that. the correspondent of the Daily News, writing from the Camp before Sebastopol on the 2nd inst., says, there has been absolutely no occurrence in this part of the field worthy of record during the past week. He remarks of a REPORTED EXPEDITION TO KAPPA : There has been a rumour the last day or two that an expe dition was to start for Kaffa, with the intention of securing a position there during the ensuing winter. A small body of French troops has left, and proceeded in an easterly direction, and it has been surmised that there was to be another attack on Fort Arabat. With Arabat and Kaffa in our possession, the whole peninsula of Kertch would be secured; the enemy would be excluded from a district from which he is still said to draw`many supplies, and Kaffa would form an important basis for future operations. The movement against Kaffa has been very generally talked of, and the Fourth Division has been named as the part of the British force likely to be sent. Brigadier Spencer's Brigade has returned from Kinburn, but has not yet received orders for disembarkation ; it has been supposed, therefore, that these regiments would go on without landing, and Lord Paulet's Brigade, with General Windham in command, at once join the expedition u a reinforcement. What truth there is in the rumour of this undertaking remains to be seen; no orders on the subject have yet been Issued. According to this correspondent the Russians have not given up for the present all idea of annoying the Allies, by their fire from the North Forts, which seems to have been re sumed with considerable spirit. He says on the subject of THE RUSSIAN FIRE : The fire from the north side has continued very active. Yesterday, the Ist instant, an explosion occurred in the part of the town occupied by the French. The report was com pressed and loud, and the reverberation was so strong as to lead to the impression that some considerable magazine had been exploded ; but some Frenchmen, bringing up a wounded man to one of the ambulances, declared that it was loose pow der in an ammunition waggon which had been accidentally fired, and that two or three injuries to by-standers, and these comparatively slight, were the only ill effects resulting. Our allies are not very, communicative on such matters. The Russians evidently concluded that they bad blown up one of the magazines of the mortar battery behind Fort Nicholas, not far from which the column of smoke which followed the ex plosion appeared to rise, for during the remainder of the day they concentrated a heavy shelling fire in that direction. They also kept up at intervals during the night a fire against the same position, as if with the intention of annoying working parties. To-day a truce was held for a short period, between two and three hours. A boat from the .Russian side crossed early in the afternoon, but what was the nature or object of the communication has not transpired. Preparations for wintering seem to be going on in a satis factory style. On this subject the correspondent of the Daily News conveys a few interesting particulars. He says in reference to THE HUTTING FOR THE WINTER : Some of the huts for winter use have arrived, and fatigue parties are busily employed in unloading the ships in which they have been conveyed. The troops are still working at the roads. The other preparations to meet the exigencies of the coming winter, accumulation of stores at the central and divi sional depots, erection of stabling, construction of kitchens, draining, &c., are in active progress., In spite of the oposi tion made by the enemy from the north side, large quantities of cut stone, roofing, bricks, timber, and other building mate rials are daily brought up from the ruins of Sebastopol. The weather has fortunately continued very propitious for these operations. No rain of any account has fallen, although on the 30th of October there was every indication of an approach ing change in this respect—and the roads and beaten tracks have remained firm, and in a favourable condition for the pass age of transport mules and vehicles. Since the 31st of October, the temperature has been remarkably mild. The wind has been blowing from the south and south-east, and has been accompanied with all the unpleasant and oppressive cha racteristics of a Mediterranean sirocco. The troops continue very healthy. A few scattered cases of cholera have occurred in various parts of the camp. Nov. 3.—Great exertions are being made to have the army hutted and the roads completed before the wet weather, and one may say winter, sets in ; but the general opinion is that the hutting is being lost sight of too much, and that too many men are employed each day on the roads, which latter are becoming far too numerous. Besides the main roads there are division roads, regimental roads in each camp, and also roads leading from the commissariat of every division to each regiment. If only 9,600 men are employed on the roadi, one cannot understand where the remainder of the 30,000 men are. Nothing can exceed the beauty of the weather. It is coldish at night, but very warm during the day. There can be little doubt that the Almighty has given every opportunity for this army to make itself comfortable in every way for the winter. Having given utterence to some smart remonstrances against "our military system," and indulged in some daintily concocted illustratons of his grievance theory, he proceeds to give some accounts of the AMUSEMENTS FOR THE TROOPS : - -- The Second Division races came off on the plateau near head -quarters, on t he 31 st October and following l Al though there were by 2 o'clock each d a y about 100, and a by Al i p.m. 200 mounted officers present, still there was a scarcity of ladies and generals , but certainl y not of s taff. Mrs. Sekole, of Jamaica, and Crimea notoriety, came on the ground attend ed by her spirit bearer, a coloured boy with drinkablesg,hn about s two, and was received with al l honours by his Ro y al Highness Prince Victor-Hugo, lieutenant of the Leander. In a short time her two-mule cart, with two black niggers, arrived, which was the signal for a general rush round it. Beer was to be obtained at 2s. per bottle; sandwiches, two for 6d.; cakes and tarts ls. each ; mince pies, 9d. ; champagne, 7s. a bottle. On the first day five races were contested, two of which were afterwards disputed. On the second day were the Redoubt Stakes, 11. entrance, £l5 added, for which seven horses ran ; three-quarters of a mile heats. Balaklava Sweep, £1 entrance, and £2O added, one mile; three horses, all fo reigners, started, ridden by English officers. Sebastopol Stakes, £2 entrance, £25 added, three-quarters of a mile heats; seven ran. This race caused a great deal of excitement, as most of the horses were thoroughbred, and were valued at about £lOO each, and three of them, Blacksmith, Kate, and Zouave—the last a newly-arrived animal, the property of an engineer offi cer, were supposed to be near matches for one another. Both the first and second heats were won by Kate, ridden by Major Worth, of the Staff, Zouave being second. After this a bad mule race took place. The sums added are to be paid to the winners on the sth of November. Concerning the return of the French troops from their threatening position on the Upper Belbek, the correspondent of the Times, writing on the 3rd inst., says of THE RETROGRADE MOVEMENT : For the last two days there has been a great deal of move ment in the moveable—that is, the French—part of the allied armies. Several large bodies of infantry belonging to the di visions composing the Ist corps d'armee, which is forming our right wing, have come back from the Baidar side to occupy their old position on the plateau of the Chersonese. For him who has seen the position which these troops have held on the heights of Baidar, this retrograde movement in the beginning of November, when every one is looking with apprehension to the skies for the first storm, and when a strong south wind at the same time seems to give reality to the apprehension, can have nothing very surprising. The series of heights above Baidar on which they have been spread form essentially an offensive, and not a defensive position. From the large in dented plateau of Kamur-Tchesme, which runs down from Ozembash to the gorge of the Tchernaya at Alsu, up to the bold naked rock called Yaila Bashi, the last promontory of the great Yaila range, there extends a number of plateaux and mamelons, which on one side overlook the Valley of Baidar, and on the other the Valley of the Upper Belbek and the de file of Aitodar. For an army engaged in offensive operations, therefore, this extensive position offers the advantages of an encampment in a line of battle which cannot be turned ; it threatens the enemy on all sides and leaves him uncertain, as the troops can be thrown with great facility on every point. Besides this, in summer, the occupation of all the heights be came necessary, because, as the two roads which lead over this chain are separated by several miles' distance from each other, it would have been possible for an enterprising enemy to force a way through the intermediate heights, notwithstanding the difficulty of the ground and the copiousness of brushwood. Now that offensive operations can no more be thought of this year, a defensive position which can be held as easily as pos sible becomes necessary, and this long line over which the French troops have been scattered begins to show its incon veniences. So far off from their resources the feeding of a large body of men becomes a very serious consideration, espe cially if it be added that these heights have absolutely no stra tegical importance for the next campaign, as they may be taken at any moment by an army for the trouble of marching up, and as, besides this, they may easily be turned by a flank movement from either the Tchouliou valley or that of Apu. Hitherto the French have not abandoned all the heights, but only drawn in those posts which were too much advanced, but the large bodies of all arms which have been retiring for the last two days show evidently their intention of occupying only the two roads over the heights to Ozembash and Koluluz, both of which have been fortified in the most commanding points, and of considering even these points rather as advanced posts than as forming part of their line of defence, which must al ways be more or less the Tchernaya, The same correspondent, on the same day, has the following observations on the subject of an IMPENDING ATTACK, INTIMATED BY A RUSSIAN DESERTER : There seems to be, however, another circumstance besides the necessity of contracting our too extended line for the winter, which may be brought into connection with this movement of French troops. Yesterday afternoon, a younker, or cadet, who, according to his own account, was for some slight offence taken from his regiment, and attached, as a punishment, to the Cossacks, came over to us ; and, among other valuable information, brought the news that the Russian army of the Crimea, about 70,000 men, had received orders, and was preparing to attack our lines, especially our right, from Tchorgoun to the extreme right, on the 6th or 7th of this month ; and, if the attack should not succeed, the army had orders to evacuate the Crimea, and to take up its position at Cherson and Nicolaieff. According to the accounts of the younker, who seems to be marvellously well informed in everything, the preparations for this retreat are already made. The heavy position guns which were in the batteries on the Mackenzie Heights have been removed, and replaced by others of lighter calibre. The heavy baggage has likewise gone. The Times' correspondent remarks on the improbable cha racter of the information referred to, and also says the posi tion of the pretended deserter, as stated by himself, was one in which be was not likely to have acquired the kind of informa tion he affects to communicate. Nevertheless, the intelligence appears to have received some attention at head-quarters, .and to have excited great alertness of observation on the part of those in command. The same correspondent says, in respect to the return of the Kintntrn expedition ; - Late on iVednesday evening the Triton, Odin, and Fire brand, the latter two with mortar and gun boats in tow, arrived, after rather a rough passage, at Kazatch. The Triton went round to Balaklava next morning, and in the course of Thursday a number of French and English vessels, with troops and stores on board, arrived, one after the other, and anchored off Kamiesch and Kazatch. It blew so hard that it was considered inexpedient to land the troops. Yesterday the whole of the fleets arrived at their anchorage, but the wind still blew strongly on shore, and no disembar kation took place that I am aware of, nor has the brigade under Brigadier- General Spencer rejoined the Fourth Division up to the time at which I am now writing. RECONSTRUCTION OF KINBURN FORT. Kinburn is quite secured against any forces the enemy can bring against it, covered completely as it is by the guns of the formidable flotilla we have left behind to protect it. The French troops will occupy the fort, but a small body of Eng lish will be left to guard the flag which waves along with the tricolour from its ramparts, and the task of its defence will be shared by a powerful English squadron with our allies. They have worked with extraordinary energy to repair the place. All the curtains are rebuilt, the ruins cleared away, the damaged guns removed, and fine ships' guns put in their place; the fosse cleared out and deepened, the palisades repaired, the south-eastern gateway filled up, and its' approaches covered by a strong ravelin ; the crest of the parapets re paired solidly and well with fascines and earthwork, the Russian guns rendered efficient, the casemates cleared out and filled with stores or adapted as barracks, and the interior buildings in course of reconstruction and renovation. The batteries on the Spit are to be destroyed, and that process is easily effected by removing the massive beams which support the sand and few gabions used in their construction. The total strength of the expedition was 4,541 men and 279 horses. On the first day they only marched to a village two miles beyond the place of disembarkation on the Spit, the French being in another village a mile in advance. On the second day the men remained inactive. On the third day the force marched to another village three miles further down the Spit, which was completely deserted, except by an old man and his wife, and by a peasant, who was found up a chimney. Two of the Cossack douaniers came in and surrendered themselves to the troops. On the fourth day the force returned, having still another day's supplies, and having laid waste the country, and captured and slain immense quantities of poultry, geese, pigs, &c. The French were about 2,200 strong. None of the enemy molested them, but a body of 200 horse watched them closely, retreating before them as they advanced, and following them up on their return, not without some shots from a French gun-boat, which accompanied the expedition as closely as pos sible, but was still a long way from •the shore. The rafts are all safe off Kinburn, and they are no insignificant prize just at this moment, when such efforts are being made to put the Bug in a state of defence. - THE RUSSIAN DOCKYARD AT NICHOLAIEF F. The dockyards of Nicholaieff are supplied with timber and wood from the government of Ligtewski, which contains seve ral large forests of fine trees. These are chiefly in the neigh bourhood of Minsk, Mohilev, and Vitebsk. The wood is floated down the Dnieper to Kherson on rafts firmly clamped and bound together, with strong and substantial huts upon them for the navigators. Each raft is generally composed of 4,000 large trunks of oak trees, which are covered with knees and smaller pieces roughly shaped after drawings and instruc tions sent to the cutters, so as to require little trouble in being made available at once for use in the dockyards. They are floated as far as the current will take them down the Dnieper, and are met by the government steamers outside or inside the bar off the mouths of that river, and are by them towed up to Nicholaieffi There must be at Nicholaieff some small steamers at all events at this moment, but they have never stirred, nor have we seen any trace of them in the Bug. Kherson was the great ship-building and maritime yard for the Black Sea fleet in former days, but the difficulty of building large ships there or rather of getting them away thence when once they were, built, owing to the shallow water on the bar of the Dnieper, forced the Russian government to remove their establishments to Nicholaieff, on the confluence of the Bug and of the Ingul. The bar of the Bug has a depth of 18 or 19 ft.; the bar of the Dnieper has only 8 feet water on it in ordinary seasons. The ships of the line are built at Nicholaieff, but it is not im probable that small vessels and frigates of light draught may still be constructed at Kherson. The arsenal at Nicholaieff is very extensive, but its principal supplies of timber came from the Dnieper, and the loss of these two rafts will be no incon siderable injury, for fine oak timber such as they contain is very dear and scarce in Russia. The timber in the casemated Spit Battery, and the expense of erecting it, came to no less a sum than 45,000 silver roubles, or £7,500 English currency. It remains to be seen if Austria can supply Russia with wood, as she already furnishes her with supplies of oil, groceries and manufactures of all kinds ; that is, they are brought to Southern Russia through the Austrian provinces. Sir Edmund Lyons bas presented one of the rafts to the French— an act of courtesy and consideration which our polite allies, no doubt, estimate at its full value. Their demensions are as follows :—The first is 420 feet long by 63 feet wide, and is 6 feet deep. The second is nearly the same length as the first, is 54 feet broad, and grounded in 8 feet water. At a rough calculation the two rafts contain 90,000 cubic feet of the finest timber, and the present made by the English fleet to the French, through our Commander-in-Chief, cannot be esti mated at a lower value than £20,000; at least, if the timber was in England, it would be well worth the money, for the majority of the balks, spars, and centre pieces composing it are of the very finest white oak. OFFICIAL DESPATCHES, DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS BY OMAR PASHA. FOREIGN•OPPICE, Nov. 16. Lord Clarendon encloses a copy of a telegraphic message received this day from Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe:— At noon Omar Pasha forded the river Ingour on the 6th, at the head of 20,000 men, and defeated the Russians, com puted at 10,000, including militia, and partly intrenched. The enemy lost about 400 in killed and wounded, 60 pri soners, and three pieces of cannon. The Turkish loss was upwards of 300. The British officers did honour to their country. TURKISH DESPATCH :—The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sublime Porte to the Ottoman Minister at London. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 15. _ _ On the 6th of November, the troops under Omar Pasha, with water up to their armpits, under a terrible fire, forced THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. the passage of the river Anakara, or Onflour, in Georgia, which was defended by 16,000 Russians. They attacked the Russian redoubts at the point of the bayonet, and carried them, despite the desperate defence of the enemy. The Russian troops were completely routed, and fled. Our troops captured five cannon, seven ammunition carts, arid some 40 prisoners. The Russians left more than 400 dead on the field of battle, among whom were two superior officers and 100 subalterns. Our loss amounted to 68 killed and 220 wounded. by Her Majesty's steamer Barracouta, on the Ist of August, in the Sea of Okhotst, under American colours, and having on board 277 Russian sailors, part of the crew of the Russian frigate Diana, which was wrecked some months ago on the coast of Japan. According to other accounts from Hong Kong, of the 19th September, Her Majesty's ship Rattler returned from Cochin China on the 16th, with Mr. Wade, whose mission had been unsuccessful. The Russian fleet was supposed to be to the north of the river Amoor. The Friend of China, in an extra edition, dated Tuesday, September 18, has the following:— " The Bremen brig Greta arrived on the 18th, in charge of Lieutenant Gibson, of Her Majesty's steam-ship Barracouta. The Greta was found in the Okhotsk sea, about seven weeks ago, with 280 Russians of the wrecked Dim's crew, in cluding a prince of the blood. The prisoners were distributed as follows :—Barracouta, 80; Pique, 100; Spartan, 100. A COLOSSAL MILITARY MONUMENT, from a design by Signor Marochetti, is about, we (Athemeum) understand, to be set up on the point of Scutari, in the burial-ground pur chased there by the British Government. The situation is superb, and the design is described as simple, pathetic, and imposing, with a cross as its prominent object—strange sym bol to crown the headland which commands the Mosque of St. Sophia I The group will be executed in West of England granite. THE Vienna Military Gazette learns " from a reliable source" that the Russian armies are at present thus distributed : —l. Bessarabia, Cherson, the Pruth, and embouchure of the Danube, 120,000 men. 2. In the Crimea, with the reserves at Perekop, 180,000 men. 3. The Caucasian army, 70,000, and the corps before Kars, 35,000 men. 4. In Northern Russia there are not more than 80,000 men. Nothing is known of the number of troops in Poland, Volhynia, and Podolia. THE general orders of the day contain the following repri mand to the numerous applicants for leave of absence to pro ceed to England, on the most flimsy pretexts :—" The ,Coni mander of the Forces has been much surprised at the numer ous applications for leave of absence which have lately reached him from officers of all ranks in the army. He has to remind them that they are still in the presence of a powerful enemy ; moreover, that they have duties to , perform in camp not less important than those in the field ; and that the instruction, discipline, and well-being of the troops are subjects which require the earnest attention of all good soldiers." THE RUSSIAN RETREAT PROM SEBASTOPOL.—It may be remembered that General Gortschakoff in his report of the retreat of his army from the southern to the northern side of the harbour of Sebastopol, stated that the only loss sustained was 125 men, seeming to imply that in the confusion nothing else was lost. The following letter, from a young French sailor, published in the Courrier de Bar-sur-Seine, would lead to a different opinion :—" I have to relate to you a mira culous fishery which took place a few days ago in the port of Sebastopol. Some French sailors, whilst occupied in looking after all the material that could be made useful, saw what appeared a kind of a box at the bottom of the water. Think ing that they had found Gnrtchakoff's strong-box, they went into the water, and endeavoured to get it on shore, but found it impossible. Further assistance was sent for, and at length, by means of a capstan, there was dragged out a Russian field piece, with all its accessories, and the horses harnessed to it. Where there was one there might be more,' was the . idea which entered the heads of the sailors, and the search was con tinued. The result was that a complete field battery of six guns, with their ammunition, was brought to land." THE AUSTRIANS IN THE PRINCIPALITIES.—A private letter from Bucharest, dated the 3rd inst., mentions as fol lows :—" A very serious affair has just occurred here. At 2 o'clock yesterday the English Colonel Thier was arrested in his lodgings by the Austrian military authorities. He was stripped of his English uniform by them, and forced to put on the Austrian great coat. Colonel Thier had served as lieu tenant in the Austrian army, and passed over with his com pany in 1849 to . the Piedmontese. After the war he entered the British service, and advanced in it to the rank of colonel. He was sent to Kronstadt, in Transylvania, the night that followed his arrest. He was at Bucharest 10 or 12 days, having been sent by the English government to buy horses and carts for the army. He was duly accredited to the Eng ish agents, as also to the Ottoman authorities. Colonel Thie r is a Hungarian. Ten minutes after his arrest the Consul- General of England went to the house of General Coronini to reclaim the colonel. The General gave a brief and decided refusal. Mr. Colquhoun thereupon addressed an official letter to him'on the subject, and it is said that the reply was some thing to this effect :—` I seize my deserters wherever I find them. I have the right to cause Thier to be shot instantly, and if the Emperor commands me to give him up I shall break my sword.' The sensation produced here by the con duct of the Austrians is immense. I hope you will now un derstand the fault committed in allowing the Austrians to enter the principalities." FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE, The Emperor closed the Exhibition on Thursday last, All went off well, and with enthusiasm. Prince Napoleon read an address, p a rre n eh d t a ce t hlee Exhibition,tEo th p e e r w or o r r . e l wd p . h l i iecd. During is too p u l reply, the , war, closethe o E f ?s e r r g rand ni s from all points of the universe the men most distinguished in sciences, arts, and industry, have flocked to Paris to exhibit their productions. That concourse, under such circumstances, is owing, I trust, to that general conviction that the war thus undertaken only menaced those who had provoked it ; that it was prosecuted in the interest of all ; and that Europe, so far from seeing in it a danger for the future, considers it rather as a pledge of independence and security. Nevertheless, at the sight of so many wonders exposed before our eyes, the first impression felt is a desire of peace. Peace alone, in fact, can develope still more those remarkable productions of human intelligence. You must, accordingly, all desire, as I do, the speedy conclusion of a durable peace. But, in order to be durable, it must distinctly solve the question which caused the war to be undertaken. That it may be speedily concluded,' Europe must declare itself, for, without the pressure of general opinion, struggles betweeu great powers threaten to be pro longed ; whilst, on the contrary, if Europe once determine on declaring who is right and who is wrong, it will be a great step made towards the solution. At the present period of civilisation the successes of armies, however brilliant they may be, are only temporary, and it is definitively public opinion that always gains the last victory. You, then, who all believe that the progress of the agricul ture, industry, and commerce of one nation contributes to the welfare of all the others, and that the more mutual te lations are multiplied, and the more national prejudices tend to disappear, tell your fellow citizens on your return to your country, that France has no hatred for any nation, and that she sympathises with all those who wish, as she does, for the triumph of right and justice. Tell them that, if they desire peace, they must openly express wish& either for or against us, for, amid a grave European conflict, indifference is a bad calculation, and silence an error. As for us, who are allied for the triumph of a great cause—let us manufacture arms, with out any abatement of our industry or labour—let -us be great by the arts of peace as we are by those of war—let us be strong by our union, and place our confidence in God, that we may overcome the difficulties of the present and the chances of futurity."—The Duke of Cambridge was present. There was great cheering inside and outside of the building. The distri bution by the Emperor of medals and decorations adjudged to the exhibitors took place with great solemnity. The following Englishmen (who have distinguished themselves as exhibitors) are to receive the decorations of the Legion of Honour: — Painters: Sir R. Eastlake, Mr. Mulready. Sculptor : Mr. Gibson. Architecture : Mr. Cockerell. Domestic Economy : Darnton, Lampton. Industry : Mr. Crowley, Mr. Tennant, Dr. Neil Arnott, Mr. Robt. Napier. Mr. Brunel, Mr. Stephen son, Mr. Krupp, Mr. Elkington, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Titus Salt, Mr. Minton, Mr. Brett, Mr. Faraday, Mr. Logan ( Canada), Lord Rosse, Mr. Airey, Mr. Lawes, Mr. Fairbairn ( Wm.), Mr. Platt, sen. Mr. Hunt, of the firm of Hunt and Roskell, had the honour of being received by the Emperor at St. Cloud, on Tuesday evening. Holy The memorandum _ esleler! thate h the r government eply to is t said e o dm have t es demanded of the King of Sardinia to Paris. The exiled of Turin resides at Lyons, through which city King Victor shall not be published Tuesday contains auadns weedsiitsthaiyutuhosne Archbishop e i h t b o i f s ht meritshupe batteries. The invention of these engines Emmanuel themh ea new w e o l l tni p rn a g s o s f . of war is ascribed to the Emperor. His Majesty, whom pre vious studies had made familiar with the use of artillery, had from the first seen that the Russian admirals might refuse to leave their fortified ports in the Baltic and Black Sea, and that in that case to attack the forts with valuable ships would be most 'unwise. His orders on this ,point were emphatic. The Emperor's expectations were realized, and his Majesty then considered how a marine siege train, so to speak, might be formed, ordinary ships being constructed merely to fight with other ships, while it was desired to find a vessel with which forts of masonry or earth might be successfully assailed. The Emperor's aim was to find out a way of constructing ships which would be cheaper and more easily built than ships of the line, drawing little water, capable of being served by a smaller crew, and covered with an armour, against which hollow shot fired from Paixhan's guns should be broken like glass. Experiments were made at Vincennes on the required strength in the defensive iron plates, and the necessary thick ness having been ascertained, the Emperor drew the plan of the new engine, as it now exists, with a single tier of guns, its external covering defying alike solid or hollow, cold or red hot shot, and gave it the name of " floating battery," to indicate that it was not a ship built to pursue or avoid an enemy, but a veritable siege battery, capable of attacking with energy and persistence fortifications heretofore regarded as unassailable by sea. . SPAIN. — In the Cortes on the bth inst., M. Areas asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs if the relations of Spain with foreign Powers were satisfactory, and he remarked that it was strange that so many Spanish Ministers to foreign Courts should be at present in the capital. The Minister of Foreign Affairs replied that the relations with all foreign Powers, " Russia excepted," were of the most friendly character, and that the reason why so many Ministers to foreign• Courts were in Madrid was simply and solely that they had been sum moned because they were members of the Cortes, and because without them the number of deputies would not be sufficient to enable laws to be voted. The remark of the Minister about Russia excited a considerable sensation, and the Epoca says that the consequences of it may be easily anticipated. SwIDEN. — A Hamburg despatch of Tuesday says : " General Canrobert has met with a brilliant reception at the Swedish Court. A Royal carriage drawn by eight horses was sent to bring him in State to the Palace, where the whole Court had assembled. The Prince Oscar and Augustus, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, were present at General Canrobert's interview with the King. SICILY.—The Turin correspondent of the Inde'pendance states that lately the Carlo Alberto, one of the steamers of the Sardinian navy, was obliged to put into Messina, on her return from the Crimea with invalids. The young men of the town, anxious to testify their sympathy for the Sardinian soldiers, went on board the ship in a body, and invited all on board to a public dinner. The commanding officer was com pelled to decline the invitation on account of some exigencies of his day. The Sicilian police were greatly alarmed at the whole demonstration. _ AusTkiA.—Accounts from Trieste, of the 11th, state that the Archduke Ferdinand is in a very satisfactory condition, and only requires to be kept quiet. Austrian neutrality is exemplified in the following -statement, contained in a letter from Myslowitz, in Prussian :Silesia, dated Nov. 8 :—For several days past our commurikation with Warsaw and the other railroad stations on the sameline has been interrupted by the immense transports of sulphur sent from Austria by way of Cracow to Warsaw, which accumulate every day to such an extent that the railway station at Granitza finds it impossible to forward them as quickly as they arrive. Ever since this. Prussian frontier station haarefused to formird con traband of war to Russia and Poland, arriving from Vienna by the Great Northern Railway, the transports are conveyed only to Leipnick by the railroad, and thence forwarded to Cracow on waggons by the old carriage road, whence they are again forwarded by the railroad through Czakowa to Gra nitza, which causes a complete temporary interruption to our regular traffic. Within the last month considerably more than 100,000 cwts. of sulphur have been forwarded in this manner from Austria to Russian Poland, and every day about 600 cwts. of this article continue to arrive, packed partly in chests and partly in casks. - SARDINIA. The King on Monday opened the Chambers in person. His Majesty delivered the speech, of which the following is a sum mary : The year which has closed has been for me a period of heartrending and cruel visitations. I have not hesitated to unite the arms of Sardinia to those Powers who are struggling in the cause of justice, in behalf of the civilization and independence of the nations. It is a proud thing for our soldiers and sailors to share in the dangers and the glories of the brave armies of France, of England, and of Turkey. May God grant his blessing to our united efforts to make the next peace lasting—one which shall insure to each nation its legitimate rights. The expenses of the war necessitate a recurrence to the public credit, by which the government will endeavour to ren der the general burdens less onerous. Let Sardinia continue to offer the noble example of a mo narch and his people united by indissoluble ties of mutual love and confidence ; maintaining inviolate the bases of public wel fare, of order, and of liberty. The municipality of Turin inaugurated this day the tablets whereon are inscribed the names of the Tuscans slain in 1848, in the war of independence. These tablets are to be placed beside those in honour of the Piedmontese who died in the same cause. The Marquis Alfieri has been elected President of the Senate. BRAZILS. The mail steamer Avon arrived at Southampton on Tues day, with advices to the following dates :—Buenos Ayres, Oct. 2nd; Monte Video, Oct. Bth; Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 16th; Ba hia, Oct. 20th ; Pernambuco, Oct. 23rd ; St. Vincent, Oct. 31st ; Teneriffe, Nov. 4th ; Madeira, Nov. 6th ; and Lisbon, Nov. 9th. Business was very much interfered with, at Monte Video, by political troubles, caused by the threatening attitude taken by Gen. Flores against the new government. Buenos Ayres was harassed by the approach of large bodies of Indians, who were committing dreadful atrocities. The inland provinces were tranquil, and the Congress assembled at Santa Fe had recognised the loan contracted by Urqueza during the war with Rosas. The same Congress had resisted a commercial treaty concluded with Paraguay. When the Avon sailed the cholera was very bad at Rio, the deaths from that disease being at the rate of sixty-five per day. The slave population was suffering most severely. The disease was spreading through the pro vince, and great uneasiness was felt lest the sending forward of produce should be stopped. A considerable rise in the price of coffee had taken place since the sailing of the previous steamer. On the 30th September the quotations were 350 reis in advance of those last forwarded, and great activity con tinued to prevail till the Bth October, when the excessive prices demanded by the dealers gave a checkl to business ; but hold ers were firm at the sailing of the packet. THE ALLIES AT EUPATORIA. The Moniteur of Thursday publishes the following des patch, addressed by Marshal Pelissier to the Minister of War : HEAD-QUARTERS, SEBASTOPOL, Nov. 2. Monsieur le Marechal,—You are aware that towards the middle of October I had sent to Eupatoria General de Failly's division of infantry. On his side General Simpson had em barked Lord Paget's brigade of English cavalry for the same destination. This increase of force would - allow General d'Allonville to sound the dispositions of the, enemy in the two directions of Perekop and Simpheropol, to annoy the main line of communication which unites those two points, and to extend, if necessary, but with the greatest prudence, his action round Eupatoria. To enable him to advance some few marches in that arid zone, almost destitute of water, conveyances and machinery of portable pumps, skins, , and engines necessary to turn to account the few wells of that region were sent to him from Kamiesch. In the great reconnaissance made between the 22nd and 24th of October, of which I have had the honour of sending a report to your Excellency, General d'Allonville acquired =the conviction that it was to the south that the enemy had formed his points of concentration. To make quite sure of it, that General left Eupatoria on the morning of the 27th of October, with 24 battalions of General de Failly and of Muchir Ahmet-Pasha, 38 English, Turkish, and French squadrons, and 56 pieces of artillery. Having reached Sak at 2 p.m., and having only a line of Cossacks supported by a few squadrons before him, General d'Allonville placed en echelon the French and Turkish divi sions by the right in front of Sak, the right leaning upon the great swampy ravine near that village, and with the whole of the cavalry and horse artillery advanced on Tchdbotar, about I a league and a half beyond. The enemy's squadrons continued to fall back, following the Simpheropol road, and when our cavalry had arrived within 1,500 metres of the positions which cover the point where that road crosses the Tchebotar ravine, the Russians unmasked thirty guns of heavy calibre (32-pounders), the shells from which burst over our whole line, killing four men and wounding 18. General d'Allonville then endeavoured to entice the numerous cavalry of the enemy to come to blows. He advanced four Turkish squadrons on our left against ten Russian squadrons, who did not await the charge, but retired. The enemy dared not, or would not, accept battle, and General d'Allonville was not to be led to attack defensive positions strongly armed with cavalry only. The day was getting on. The General therefore resolved rejoining the infantry, and took up a solid bivoucking position, his front covered by Sak, and his wings by the two lakes in the vicinity. Some light English and French vessels, anchored close to the shore, were ready to give the support of their guns, if neces sary ; but the enemy made no attack. It was probable that in presence of this demonstration the Russians would unite, from the nearest points occupied, all the forces at their disposal to aid inthedefence ofthe point menaced. The better to estimate the strength of those forces and the plans of the Russians, General d'Allonville resolved to advance again on the 28th. Sak and the lower Tchebotar ravine were in trusted to the guard of the Turkish and Egyptian infantry of Muchir Ahmet-Pasha ; General de Failly placed himself with his division one league in advance, and General d'Allonville, with Lord Paget's brigade of English cavalry, the Turkish cavalry of Ali Pasha, and the French cavalry under General Walsen-Esterhazy, advanced easterly, taking the direction between Temesch and Djamine, skirting, beyond range, the Russian positions. The enemy's squadrong showed themselves on our right, and followed our advance without molesting it, although our cavalry was two leagues in advance of the infantry. In these movements the Russians showed about 60 squadrons, and it was possible to discern earthworks and troops assembled to wards Toulat and Alsu. After having in vain, by differ ent manoeuvres, endeavoured to entice a cavalry engage ment in the plain, General d'Allonville,. who could only find water at Lez, behind Toulat, fell back towards noon on General de Failly's infantry, and in the even ing, without being followed, regained his bivpuac of the even ing before at Sak. The wells at Sak were nearly exhausted; there was not enough to drink for half the horses ; moreover, the essential object of the operation, which was not to engage a serious battle, but to make a reconnaissance of the positions of the enemy's army on that side, had been accomplished. General d'Allonville returned therefore on the following day, the 29th, to Eupatoria, after having ascertained that on that side, as on all the others, the neighbourhood of the place had been evacu ated ; that within a radius of seven to eight leagues, the enemy had made the inhabitants abandon the villages; and that the Russian army did not hold a single cantonment there. T am, &c., MansuAL Panassiaa. Commander-in-Chief. TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES. THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA. HAMBURGH, Nov. 14. A despatch from St. Petersburg announces that the Em peror left Nicholaieff on the 7th of Nov. for the Crimea, to thank in person the army of Prince Gortschakoit The despatch adds:— - . The Emperor found the brave troops in perfect condition. The day before yesterday the Emperor returned rid Moscow, to St. Petersburg. Up to the 12th the enemy (the allies) had not undertaken anything in the Crimea. GREAT VICTORY IN ASIA. PARIS, Thursday Night. The following important despatches respecting the war in Asia have just been received : On the sth of Nov. (the anniversary of Inkermann), Omar Pasha beat the Russians in a pitched battle, on the river In gour, in Mingrelia. -The Russians numbered 20,000. The fight lasted five hours. The Russians suffered severely. A second despatch confirms this, and adds : Omar Pasha forced the passage of theingour at four points, against superior numbers. The Generalissimo has pushed on to Kutais. With respect to the foregoing, the Morning Post says : It will be remembered that immediately on the receipt of the intelligence of the brilliant victory of Gen. Williams at Kars, Omar Pasha set out at once, with considerable forces, from Soukoum-Kale. He appears to have proceeded by rapid marches to the river Ingour, in Mingrelia, where he found a superior force of Russians prepared to dispute the passage, which, how ever, he succeeded in forcing at four points, after a combat of five hours, completely defeating the Russians, and inflicting great losses on them. He appears to have pursued them, for the despatches add that he pushed on to Kutais. We trust we may now conclude that Kars is safe. From other sources we learn that its gallant defenders still kept their communica tions open. Indeed, the Russians, even on the Ist of Nov., seemed to be making preparations to raise the blockade. These movements would, no doubt, be hastened by the news of the glorious victory of the sth of Nov., which adds another to the well-earned laurels of the great general Omar Pasha. Once at Kutais, Omar Pasha would have effected one-third of his march on Kars. THE WAR IN ASIA. TREBIZOND, Nov. 1. The Russians have sent from Kars to Alexandropol the greater portion of their baggage. This seems to indicate that they are about to raise the blockade of Kars. The besieged are able to keep open their communications. Eight thousand Turks are marching on Kutais. It is rumoured that the Russians have evacuated Kutais, and have retired on Tiflis. The Duke of Newcastle left Trebizond on the Ist for Con- stantinople. THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. BERLIN, Thursday. We learn from Vienna that the instructions brought by M. de Bourqueney have led to the adoption of a basis for the future conference at Constantinople on the subject of the principalities. Austria is to resign to the allies the positions they may re quire, in the event of a campaign on the Danube in the spring. I 'The anticipators of peace say that everything is in a train for the renewal of negotiation as soon as Sir Hamilton Sey mour, the new English ambassador, arrives at Vienna. THE CRIMEA. The Invalide Russe has the following later, dispatch from Prince Gortschakolf:— THE CRIMEA, Nov. 6. The allies continue to occupy the valley of the Baidar with two divisions. Nothing more to report from the Crimea. RUSSIA. The Emperor Alexander, in consideration of the complete ruin of Russian commerce at Sebastopol. Eupatoria, Yalta, Kertch, Kaffa, and Berdiansk, has ordered that the trade shall be exempt from all the usual taxes and duties until the resto ration of tranquillity in the Taurida. The Grand Duke Constantine, in his quality of Grand Admiral, has appointed a commission at Nicholaieff, charged to indemnify the officers, employ6s, and sailors of the navy for the losses they have sustained in furniture and other property at Sebastopol. Accounts dated the 29th of October had reached St. Petersburg from Pabbach, on the coast of Livonia, stating that an enemy's corvette had burnt four vessels laden wit wood and a cutter. BERLIN, Friday. For the purpose of increasing the number of officers, the Emperor of Russia has issused an ukase, applicable to the whole of the empire, facilitating the entrance of poor nobility into the army. THE BALTIC. HAMBURG, Wednesday. The English ships at present in Kiel harbour have received by telegraph the order immediately to return to England. Admiral Seymour has already left with the Exmouth and Colossus. DANTZIC, Friday. The Locust has arrived. Admiral Dundas has gone to Kiel. Admirals Penaud and Baynes remain at Nargen. The transmission of mails, viii Dantzic, ceases to-day. CAPTURE OF RUSSIANS IN THE SEA OF -(ikkoTsK. The following is an extract of a letter from the Peninsular and Oriental Company's agent at Hong Kong, received from Calcutta, and bearing date four days later than those brought by the last China advices The Bremen brig Greta arrived in this harbour yesterday, in charge of Lieutenant Gibson, R.N. She was taken a prize CANADA. nh e a sctat ehttron'eeftre ueCarynsptn.rung, In the eastern hemisphere states are the growth of centu ries ; in the western hemisphere they spring into existence with a rapidity which keeps pace with the growth of indivi dual man. A thousand years after the Saxon conquest we find England just beginning to emerge from barbarism and to become powerful. It was only in the age of Columbus and Vespucius that the Spanish kingdoms, after eight centu ries of internal strife, coalesced into a mighty monarchy. It was not till the reign of William and Mary in Britain that Prussia was elevated to the dignity of a kingdom, and num bered among the great powers of the earth. In America, however, the case is othewise. Here populous states suddenly appear in regions which a little while before were overshadowed by the forest and ruled by the Indian. On the shores of the Pacific, California, which is now a powerful republic, was, less than 20 years ago, a lonely wilderness, and, at the opening of the 19th century, hardly one of those opulent and prosperous commonwealths existed that adorn in our days the banks of the Mississippi and her tributaries. Nor is it alone in that part of the American continent which is under the dominion of the United States' government that communities spring up and prosper with a rapidity utterly unknown in Europe. settled, Even in that portion of our western world which is still in colonial dependency there may be found instances of progress i i n n tmhaatterilianlewteahaltthdaennidoweraellt-ibeeiAngmwerhicaich ca al n mo e s x t h l b v i al tea.en an adanc y aoa t anaf h , h i tt n hdhas g aee will serve as an example of what they have been doing for the g he whole the or r pp rerCanada dnA gprogress she wsibeyondtsc ieaassnn t t h fa dd,reooamSr, prosperityi t lt . Ba sh r irs w rh enterpriseeo ncat we shall mark the growth of comparatively v aEegt ince ere we proceed to illustrate that of the lastl hlbt b a ahea u k t eevt e t e new sc' r . the a u ls a hmt rC oe t s ow a n i e e s nr t et t " ivplaoeelrfarmt howe ve r, landm e n t and of a d e c v o e u i o n p t r e y i t i s s n p o a p t u u r l a a l t i o p n o . w e l r V s i t it h o m u u t s t m r e e n m a t i o n ti Il n p t r h o e . entire colony. The first and grea t essen ti a l t o t h e improve ductive and valueless, no matter what may be its fertility and capabilities. Accordingly, we find that immigration and in crease of population preceded and produced, in the case of the Canadas, that improvement and prosperity which have so much surprised economists and statiscians. In 1829, Western Canada was sparely and thinly populated. Its whole popula tion, at that period, numbered only 196,000. In 1854, how ever, the number of its inhabitants was widely different—it then amounted to 1,327,600—a very tolerable increase in the short space of 25 years. But if the population of Western Canada increased greatly in the above-named period, the real and personal estate of its people still more increased. In 1829, the total assessable property of that province was estimated at only £2,500,000, whereas, in 1854, it amounted to no less a• sum than £50,000,000, exclusive of the value of public lands, public timber, and minerals. Nothing, however, tends more to illustrate the rapid growth of this province than the dif ference between its e 4 ports of wheat in 1838 and in 1852. In 1838 the - quantity of wheat exported from Canada West amounted to only 296,620 bushels ; in 1852 the quantity ex ported from the same province reached the comparatively enormous amount of 5,406,718 bushels, being an increase of more than eighteenfold in the brief period of 14 years. We shall now proceed to illustrate the commercial and industrial progress of the two provinces of universal Canada, by con trasting the amount of their imports and exports in 1834 and in 1853. The amount of a nation's exports and imports is an excellent criterion by which to judge of the extent of its busi ness, and the greatness of its wealth. Let us gauge the pros perity and well-being of Canada by this test ; in 1834 the sum total of her exports and imports amounted to but £2,082,567 ; in 1853 they reached the sum of £13,945,684, which was nearly seven times their amount in the former period. The commerce and wealth of Canada must have consequently in creased nearly sevenfold, according to our criterion, in the short term of 19 years ! From all these facts it is evident that our brethren beyond the lakes and St. Lawrence have not been slumbering and idling in these latter days ; and that in population, agriculture, commerce, and opulence, the growth of Canada has been unprecedentedly rapid and vigorous for a colony and province. In her prosperity and welfare Ameri cans must, of necessity, take a peculiar interest, knowing as they do, that the more rapidly Canada progresses in opulence and power the sooner will she break the bond which binds her in dependence to the mother country, and come with her wealth and her strength to seek admittance into the American Union.—New York Times. AUSTRALIA. By the Overland we have Western Australian newspapers to the 31st August. The new gover nor, Captain Kennedy, had been favourably received by the imposing a tax on land colonists, and was commencing his duties by a sy yi s de t ae e r m rba o in f edd re ei - t. re trenchment in the government expenditure. On s examining towns. The Legislature ebtyfhlunednsa.uienogn ifi t f ohic the tfi fi he, ch a oe r n i uec c vin i i e a t inlr, country, and revenue a a ran t on e dpdoa o se fexidlptoehounes expenditure colonytautaxke rufifor i h r were to meet on the 2nd of September, to re-consider the bill r was reported that the latter would most probably be reduced some £6,000 or £B,OOO. The advices were delivered at Ceylon on the 13th ultimo, in 39 days from Melbourne, by the White Star" ship Ara bian. This vessel's run from Liverpool to Ceylon, via Mel bourne, where she landed a full complement of passengers and discharged upwards of 1,000 tons of cargo, occupied only four months and 20 days, the quickest on record. The Oliver Lang sailed from Melbourne on the 23rd of August, and the White Star on the 30th, for Liverpool. The Kent was announced to sail positively on the 13th of Sep tember. These ships will bring on freight gold valued at £1,000,000 sterling. Besides 80,000 ounces of gold, the White Star has on board 70 tons of South Australian smel ted copper for Birmingham and London, via Liverpool, 1000 bales of wool, and 150 passengers. The Merlin arrived at Melbourne on the:2oth of August. The Donald M`Kay, with the mails of the 6th of June, reached on the 26th of August, from Liverpol. As regards the gold-yielding qualities of Australia, we learn that the quantity being produced was decidedly on the increase, not only at the older fields, • but also at those more recently discovered, and not merely was the gold produce in creasing in amount, but the prospects in regard to the supply were almost daily improving, not only by an extension of the area of those fields which were familiar, but by the successful working of others lately opened. The progress of discovery was principally in the direction of the north-west portion of the colony, although accounts had lately been received of a favourable character from parties who had-been " prospecting" to the eastward. As regards immigration, we find from the returns that the balance of arrivals over departures for the portion of the year which terminated on the 25th of August, was 40,172, or about 5,000 a-month, a rate of increase which, omitting natural causes, would double the population in four years. The exports of gold and other produce from Melbourne for the second quarter of 1855 were of the value of £2,952,692 against £2,286,565 for the same period in 1854. The quantity shipped to Great Britain was of the value of £2,765,998 in 1855, and £1,723,187 in 1854. The total value of the exports from the colony of Victoria for the second quarter of 1855 was £3,025,822 against, for the same period in 1854, £2,500,580. We also perceive that in the increase of the total exports of the colony of Victoria there is an increase of the quantity of the staple productions, and not simply of the value of the goods reshipped ; and also that the increase has not been to the neighbouring colonies—not to America and other foreign states—but consists of bong fide shipments of produce to the United Kingdom. The contrast exhibited by the imports is also most favonrable. Instead of those exceeding the exports by an amount which used to be disheartening, they are now so reduced in amount that the exports much more than balance them. This must eventually improve the internal trade and commerce of Australia. The Melbourne markets generally during the month of August were characterised by an extent of dulness to which the past three years of colonial experience afford no parallel. Hides were a shade lower the vessels now on the berth being full, and shippers inactive. There was a marked improvement in ironmongery ge nerally. In dry goods very little was doing, but ther e were numerous inquiries for spring goods, 'on which a fair pro fit could be obtained. For timber there was not much demand. The prices were unaltered. The quotations for wool were 6d. to Bd. per lb. in grease ; ls. 34d. to ls. 51d. for superio r fleece; is. 2d. to ls. 3d. fo r ,good to middling ; and ls. to Is ld• for inferior fleece. Th ere 4was very little offering. Tallow was offering at £5B to £6B ,per,ton for mutton, and at £3B for beef tallow. .Liverpool coarse salt was sellinc , at £5 10s. to £6 per ton; £8 to £8 10s. for fine ; and at £4 £4 10s. for inferior. .In freights the rates quoted were :—To London : Wool, id. per, lb, ; talloEv, 40s. per ton ; gold, in quantities of or above rNOVEMBER 20, ISaii, A FINE YOUNG- MAN was frozen to Gothard on Saturday week. He was retut.. to Naples, and was only 200 yards from the appears to have fatally given way to sleep...), THE Wolverhampton Chronicle saYP ;. Dhuleep Singh, son of the renowned eleelt, jeet Singh, has been staying some days this county, the seat of Lord Hatherton. A GROCER. of Scarborough, named Taylt*, have been committed for trial on a e lls Wi blow up Taylor's house with gunpowder,,,..i, the insurance companies, by which TaYte trade, and furniture, were insured to til • £l,OOO. ,rh X f AN AMERICAN STEAM FRIGATE .--.e describes a new steam-frigate, named the 1 4 been launched at the Philadelphia navY'l f f 3 is intended as a sailing or steam vessel, t o , ae fect l She is fitted with four boilers, Plae e tllly.d the ship, each 11 feet in height, 15 '',l 007 wide, and each having five furnaces a l ' i all ic a te t The power is to be applied to a propelle, o lio / : arranged that it can be hoisted coletL e btisil 'fie.; when not in use. Dimensions of the 1 `" re -equal • belonging Length ißDteeaeonpmgtthhthetoooxs b ffetr o e rtho t ehm : fm v el d e e aekA n n.sihi .. knight -head h ph..r.. e dt..o..e. p h.f.e e .. en.t. r a.h. p ..de.A. e .. n t.lr. io..dc.n. Arctic a.. e cu .tr.. l il a i ;,.. ',,,... t e '.,... •' ~: ~. fi.. . • ' 0: : . ,i,ij Length of tread of keel ... ...... . _......,".„.... Length over all .••• ~ Although the Wabash is rated as a frig h e,llo °. gf was laid on the 13th of October . , 1 8il ' ;$ .:, ' frigates are in course of construction:',, n o 9 mtv . THE DISCOVERY SHIP RESOLUTE 'Lftl s ; re, y On Saturday, the barque Alibi, of this r„, 0 " el l ' ' from Davis's Straits (as previously relPholl l 4 . t' ' and Mercantile Gazette). She s ailed,,,,' g. ‘ el l t i;l August, and arrived out in lat. 63 53•,_'; sa l ~0 October. The weather was then ce';',o9l gales prevailing from the northwar d, '00 4 44; and snow showers, and from the close Pacieftfif the vessel was prevented reaching her w hit ,70, fishing ground in Cumberland Soah,_"'l,o l 4 preceded by Captain Penny with W e , f0r,,1 0 , Sophia. Matters continued in this stel e t 04 1 . 1 / appearance of change, when she aglaill se t t he having seen no British whale ships. 01911,: days previous to leaving the country,.!;ferlol2 M Ge e o re rg y e an H d ei C ir a y p , e o E f li N za e la ls e , th L , o s n p: o k n e t t li v e a. d . l 7 o ! , : e fl yd v, i , which vessel was abandoned at Melve;p4l 0 : 3 :6 Captains Sir E. Belcher and Kellett/04e '' possession of Captain Buddington,, ° 4") - ,f 1) ,i . i boarded by Captain Buddingtoi ell " aisto 0 . 50 17th September last, off Cape MereN t 0100 1 0; and was found in good condition, irt, t oti ° e t ' in her hold. Captain Buddington's,'`: prie. e fr il e ns Stewart left were to winter with er tfe d , , t 4 ,1 Island. The Resolute must have del,„,"'its,,ro,, Melville Island through Barrow's Su", putt Itifili)o and down Baffin's Bay, to where she 1 "4 - teoltee , " of about 25 or 30 degrees. Captio n s ale/ Captain Buddington Captain Kellett s e11_ . ,, li 4 the Resolute, to forward on his retel l ' t te' Journal. , 9 0 i 'eli t i l i . P . EXTRAORDINARY CTEARGE. — ff ir• Veuor e - 1 Horsemonger-lane Goal, London, on l a fe 1 t , charge of a serious nature against a YT l er ieP e ff into the prison housebreaking and ot l '.o o 0 c 0 ,4 able one or more persons confined therethe fr f o t? The plan adopted to convey them int, ° „A for ht! ing them baked in two loaves, inteno7y. , 1 ; c 30 convict, who is charged with burg la oll i f i prisoner was Jane Williams, rather a„g oe r Prof', about 17 years of age, sister to the pri ° then 'o . f ) der e lfV , f were intended. She was charged o° An y p .s i cap. 64, sec. 43, which sets forth— f 0 ,- r atS ° Oli o d, any prison, masks, visors, or instrulee t oll,. ,„, any person confined there to escaPe k , / , , ' t " D t,' liable to 14 years' transportation. --m At o ,,tlie r ,le early part of the day the prisoner loot er br" co o l `," half-quartern loaf, and other food, for ',.i e fice t, , f hams, alias Henry Simpson, a ticketTL.cone_ re committed for trial from Lambeth Pou.. l : to tl 3 ,'„gf agt, with another man, for breaking into Roberts, draper, New Kent-road, ael'osoe,„ffel, vast amount. After she had left the P t t he r' ll oii received the food from her thought the tw o, „,,e i f Ill he igle . a H la e rg a e c portions of the prison. The key was 4 s be . '",.l instructed the female to be detained!. evoierier, prison. Shortly before 5 o'clock the; so ine.„o well-made b i r ,e o y li , e stitrElla'rbotivo ottito"'ll,4; with another half-quartern loaf anu. tve 9s Iv I man, when she was introduced to wl r priij rt opened the second loaf and, to his 5t..., ao,. e r ~,, in it a beautifully executed skeleton be DOA Each loaf had evidently been made °Y e be en 'ee'f' understood his business, and must ha" ~0 ~ tention of the instruments. Had they ',',7,110d they were intended for, he would have ‘ ;',,bat ' Rl%l cape . Remanded a J. P n It id T De l ad i cy e nt,f p oeu r sr prisoner ofnwreHerce Hal ol a .eu i , BY Du. LOCOCICS PULAIONIC Ivi' F '' 0 1,•••••• • 1 , r i tr. 1 doo 3 g og le, Oppressed at my chest, that whel , l _,.. en filo o,r on with such violence, that lhaie 02`sieep a a e! to see the morning; but now 1 cni two Do"..;,001) , coughing, after having taken 1 , an d a _7;0 % , Locock's ‘Vnfers give Instant teiT: 0 01014 25, 9d., and lls. per box. .- t pc n ou g ubg t l ihi cough, e , sa i l ii i c k all r sdTitsliieeryyd:alrirase%o•efi.t'qa!mil a ub o a b r s be : -e v a t I : r i °B :T e cn d ite iC l F :elel'f der n ll e she ar NLk.'ipnv een:Yir'olgao:::ll CS', 'ILI/17;1 11 .../... Nusii C sE+~slZ ele e t,l''Philip ITta mayor for Id e i4 lll3 RoLT H 47.c.:7 re raber lit ..:04,: u ,? 0 r, was Net b oecom 13 re the Wa ti'lnted tile` n tegim thel'eler, i t t cond th e i r °jai ' th w " o ‘ rlC e • lvileg; t hem. i t Pets karched th e cable to -r barrack Ykt I . 4 1 1 1 C e 14 CA. AP at h, ) l *4 el ght kri l °Bt C h %v , and t. h4i e • t lr!e t e, s 4 W14 k Plac htt 4 , 4 ,14 e e taz ti q ° oh ,. The t he lit 414 -11 ng int 1 , 0 496: 1. 1 q t 11 :tlY at VI; bdi lc : ll dam 104 1 1.4, T1i could al bee, ATTEM h 3 I . l: l :llli t y tt l a de I t e h e kab ot r o w k k kb i k L ac ta ( , te PaYer m s. Otebl e , s 'llzodatic cas of i „,Placed i vul. for till So ce Posted ; but o,:ti.tttcltistewtiemiciv ! ttlll4„44, l, (44l:e l : ectiaityo c ii c toe_lpiii‘keoe w w.imesr h yvnni.eat i thnßh c rrpe h iaeic„ tezkuientify his vi 4 11 % t 1 44, : k 0 kt OP BIBL ‘4 1 ° days / thi s auspic th e I : 11 e sae ll at Path lit k e a t iet ef til ege Iv; 41. 4 4 e hip : 411 3' Pers 14 ' 4l :t i d a Qiot, h ° ed for , 4 t ) on tc Yet b, 'la hoar 4 e ,-,464 Public .kvo lv -,4 cop yof 4 S til k•t i o n th e fosse tl e a rt a i n d Nkbi t , l : or l ay l i ) 1 i t :ti ch tt10:1;, 1 4 4 the eren ee c If t 7 4 4 th e Z i n n (' i n o 41 . 441111tItiti. : 1 0 110Prrt n O n r i:t1 11 1 04 li • Y 4, 4 tkl thee, gu tokti ktt oq t :heir lvi el c i)le ~qll r eoUt u ra kilNt stand Gleetet4PettlWloL tti li '4th,,' s the f e kt t ,,,ght -t s," add 41 , o 4 1p. e ntit afe. Ndietio n t h 4 I ttli 4e a t ,,ka So u ask n t he pt,,olit th at kipt a . 4 b ( L ei b f eg t qti r aIY D s ' a ny K , 44 t} e ossessh it q tat e e ha cours e c . bee n 4 D r It Was " , NIZ e of tl 0( 44 e me t 4_ka hi c0,..1e.! a e e ze asf 1,000 ounces, 4d. per ounce, and dead weight it . i ic :: 447era ` l3 2 be 9 rl 2 To Liverpool: Wool, id. per lb. • light goods, _r o t :r.l . 0,1 ; tot _, I To Bristol : Wool, i'd. per lb.; 'tallow, 60s. P 'orres,,, ding i • tOtal:t• . Stean S ae . 44 47 2 li: . i d. al CALIFORNIA. c udi goods, 60s. per ton; and hides, 50s. per ton. :I 0 5. '" A ,1 1 . - . g Iv, A correspondent of The Times, dating from .. ,, e , ( l ei , st _ 4th of October, gives the following interesting, r``, , 11 ,,sed o il u a that 3 An agricultural show has just been held at . ?t,i4 o ~ , , Ale ma n s, The show of animals was remarkable only as 0;i , ttt ed u n l vessels which the productions of the country were eshlo.ni,; . Ana eo4 f 4 srtao ` p ti : Can; The of hors ' ka t , i u l t l tia o ple tion of fruits and vegetables was really curWr fr , .-...r, 6 their r, from their variety and precocity, and the latteri d q43 , 8 Courier. gigantic size. Pumpkins weighing 1291 b., beer,( ' te zt '• l3 lulcsii ßE long, and a stalk of Indian corn 24 feet high, ..obli‘ i t •; 1 1 1 ) 1 St. J o h n , : "monsters" of the exhibition. The vegetables o bot t 1 t aSa elial f of th grow with a luxuriance unequalled elsewbere,_4 7 6 ttt e4 ..r o Y• I ti ..t i s i i deficient in. flavour. It appears that peach n e o tth ko ,ll the da m frequently produce a double crop in the Sa n 3!.., , 11 44 % ,,7,?en the me, d n uc bearingt i ve n e s f s o o r f s t ix h e months, strawberry A bed in the garden of a friend of mine in Sao ,ori t :nd w i l been eve of winter, in flower; ut in favoured site , Ittlt lc a id , berries ripen during every month of the Year' r the (stoat 4 r M or n. , It appears, also, that the great varlet)" S' i t he, N A twel ve 's and ra t a h n e t p is lan s ts ° ; oo 4tta4l'''' Pti ci l i f t • iselle l raS i i l ; o f f i i climate of California favours the growth of "" f ter at the year; climate t t l l i Doe lionli cereals, while flax, cotton, the sugar-cane, to D o' y wand oranges, grapes, lemons, olives, pomegranat es, ott, ,t l :te i rock ver a tamarinds also thrive in different parts of the e c :, 0 , , C.,. 8 Qi n .' . ad Asp ir k , we y dvinin 1 tropical plants and fruits are indigenous; a ll ` . . 0 ! , fok,e,belon g i n g temperate zone flourish. The country is revie ',,) ' the 14 .2 he in ; l g fell 0 ag dc unequalled in pines, as is verified by the d , ta i i"orth e `l•laer,l l - ; gautia" now so well known in England; al l a iii 4 (1 a t 11 111 0 ,,,, hither? 4, . 11 ave j 3 ).. c ziste qe ha: not least, the silkworm is about to be nourishe,V. , zt,s3i evere isLltral, ness. The great desideratum to the full de ass` . the a °l ' t)) , r ,_ I' ( rural l agc h u r l . tur i al he an h d ig o h th p e ri r eeof resourc;s of the, - 0)/ : 1414...1)1t trade enterprise of the farmer and of the horticaVO atoad d ",,,.a c.: l4 i'vor: there much prospect of a speedy remedy, for l"" 1 00 0 I llifoa ohm a vall ey euc( the mines competes with wages, and keePs t he ,,o l 0 al St e , 4 ' 't• !e' He also gives the following curious ace° 11 ;01 111 ) ° Detief l o co a l s u Jii factures of Japan :—The affair which hs e , v oiL'y L l tDri N a r e ill W s p u i . il , interest here since the departure of the las'' o f P:,„, t Ctit e ,i a few miles of the Japanese cargo, which I mentioned , e• 0Th",,,.0. ~ 't th e ;kLand b, - P . , having just arrived from Japan direct. ,P•Dr`iTlf Netea" or 1:', ''' of ornamental articles, such as cabinets, dr i , o ° l , s alld a ,;' for a D e sl workboxes, wooden scent and punch bolv A "' cliii'd % A „ e zteesi o ;, r e l it, 4. e threw a rangements," ladies' "fixings" in generr,,Drlt; ''. eat - " izrsp - of and thousands of all conceivable gimcrael",„4 l , ' je,Tetiee sorb, really useful. The cargo enabled us to „tP c 'ilt4l j , "', to 'ne be r ;',...,,10n workmanship of an ordinary character. ir pe ,If i g.at t ,easto r ,,,s`K la o in every colour, was exquisitely finisheo . ,,ytri,' lk"cted the chi whi c gird, 3' t o ' ke as lil ted AI varied, and all beautiful, and polished so it% O A • 'ts oje app, attet inlaid. Indeed, some of the inlaid work s, ~,urPfitt,l" ~ , ,,: 1 1): 1 1. ,1 : r. ..e i l i r L ie s ie a nI intietmehra p v l o a eb in jbeec ts te.n are um nnfoeounwjadpsPecesl;3°.;:Wet. . 1 ' 4:1:: " .::1r._:8 , -e'U.4 -.Did1118: (e)PixtlitaliSeennidi- have seen. The Japanese have great tweet P,;,s or ~', viz,. 1 Pry form of every ornamental article is eleVej . 1,14111,,•°11s) shad b Their bowls, basins, bottles, trays, and vitot4 ',y w 't l l, o r 441 he have the form of the antique, which is so 5e,,,4 911; "th:,i,glat ( t e h a ase to pc o r r f h ect i i s on e , xee T ll h e e h i t r . m Th eta e l re w w or e k re is no clu p rn ai s4 , l , l3 : o ,4, 0 ? 1 , / el - 7r), sh „c brea. scenes executed upon boxes, trays, and other6e, ,l a a b iz anches pear to have some knowledge of the art. I;eili t „ l ai;!,vis g , I t vilvia.—( pass the Chinese in this respect, and they 1 : 0 1, :N3llO moth place of perspective of which their neighbours ho a / 0 0 :',kd of a l prettiest things in the collection were the i j ', er of k,akil o • These almost equal Sévres. Some of thr ee '6O p 5. sl '' arehou fragile cups, are quite curious and exquis . i eo ,' i t eet,;• °Ulan, y v i fully figured in red, green, and blue 6' I l lt t es g',_ hrong] silvered. Their clay must be - superior to t A S uan A ' Slo tirY r Paris. The mechanical ingenuity and Coe, ' ,I 1 h e L laan w as in the fittings of many of the workboxe s o OA, ' Need e Vlocked cl. articles are very remarkable. • On the ivi j il' i f f . kt t ti la ti t ) 11 1 Per bodil gives one a high estimate of the Japaue! 4 " ift, o • 0/ and produces the conviction that they ir e orr o i e r t e a.4 o :2lare . ni Th ov e ed dr t : vanced civilization. The articles fetche d oCtl 1 / 4 , tv in the san lie the current assertion of " hard times. rg o California rates, in short. The bids at r 0 t ' 'll • ' cogent d n e e s e w. reasons, t These s The speculators who brought over this 101 (1 4,. c Police the treatment which they met with at th e t o 1O Ita, • Caldicott them very well, and allowed them to revile:6l ' , t • , 1 , t ,. 1 ,..att a , 43 : ag to tt country for months, although they or a ?„ 0 fe l `trY'' ,I•cati -- •• has been during this period in transporting Russ ,e 6, 01 , •Nt for tree s al paulovski, in contravention of their count"' o f XV ) ttksi er "_, r a tim e they were themselves collecting their cargo e a ell clothe e y for which every reasonable facility comas 'OO - -°mParti There need not be the slightest apprehenel t oi l ith e . river ha articles should be varied, combining ne c it mer f 9 English merchants in making an adventatod, as they observe the treaty made with PIP Vie eltt ' e o l ad e s, detail - Lir think such a venture would be a good 01 0 • 1 , 4 •i!l A Pse e ,,,, i l eof the til articles. The quantity of rubbish in this . 0 00 (1 , 4 t 10r years, w tbe ---. row a was sustain enormous. The best executed articles - .....ef , e 4 , ,,, such as are made of straw of various c01011r . 5 .40 0,3 . ?prhe ad embanks quite unique and exceedingly prettY ---01 i i icl,'" "th W a l e ` s "', l ,Shrev • bed , 11 l of every variety of colour, plain, polo tion s, a jae low ..,.• som e and their hicquerw0r1 .... t_ ........... 1 1, ,k 1.7, &e. This .., ere th is LL/S P ity, e Waters SPORTING 152 7 E- As,. ... 41 , is ,. e e l Vibi ILITIA . ... THE CHASE. • I we t ti lt en The CHESHIRE HOUNDS will vcre D a, lasts , been Wednesday, Nov. 21 ............. •. 100 1) 0 "It 0f,e11% ix Thursday, 22..... .................... •.• .0 1 0 _ fo or . ,i, 1 to ok s, pri( Saturday, 24 ,13 0 70 V ti e ll Piac h d e on Monday, 26 "• -• " " •••''' fie ¢ . Y Ibb t ~.• , ~.s al %,iil be e son, Wednesday, 28 -, j e cll. I. 4 tt_ eau, Saturday, Dee. 1 -_- - -",., ,0 o r It pcg , N'ady vi- ~..__. Each day at half past ~ :nig . 0 i ,t ;„,. mum P ee' / Thursday Nov. 29 (at eleven) , ... ; ... .; win f o ~ t , tt l p t e `gEerest she Sir OL ND ... . ....... .., . e4/101 1el, h W. W. WYNN 8 '-' 0. .. ......... , 110 _ ° This day (Tuesday, Nov. .- " ... ....... ...P, It t !tli o Z laPany .... .. 11l ' rab Thursday, 22 . ........ ..•.. ..... . ... , Pervaded o ro ,, ....... k, Saturday, 24 ............. ••••• ........ St ten o'cloc i l4 eqZred th Every day at ha1f ... ....,,„„ .. t eli t i,'ki l t,,„ e them ...•.- 1 " 1 ""'" ----------- icellth °P 0 1 ( kp h r. - 4,rnen in I ..,-,,pri to A FINE YOUNG MAN was f.--- eturninLif _,',W , ti ttl e " 8 eafi,.frOnl 1 Gothard on Saturday week. Herds ica• r m - t he Iv" 4 0 1 t 144 8 111 , was to Naples, and was only2oo ya ' ro sleeP• e: 1 , th e .1 bore'ee°ll4 appears to have fatally given way to , .......00 . 4, 4 :14 e the THE Wolverhampton Chronicle sa,P i. o f tbe, e ; ~,:ltkl ~,124,4_, Mra Dhuleep Singh, son of the renowned en s ' e ; t Ted , Iq ci tts t z , i t .i le u p ted I jeet Singh, has been staying some day ~ 1 0 4t i f glxiLi e 1 ,4 ort e i gini this county, the seat of Lord Hathertoil. _, s ot ~, e e s th e , [hei r er, named TaYl °r of '' e llle ` ll Ol h cond A GROCER. of Scarborough, charg e rdef say Dab e th • eYal C have been committed for trial on a ia 0 00 ,0 ti cle s ii-t °t ett ail blow up Taylor's house with gunpowderAor,s 11 lo t % el ed the work _r the insurance companies, by which Taylor alo ° , ki 4 o k ,,,, l llal li ii i e p r i v i? 1 ( trade, and furniture, were insured to l'uf,', mere of tbe'eg( £l,OOO. yete ),, 1 ,7t .t4 , re tr ii „, ril• AN AMERICAN STEAM FRlGlTlL—Tile vo lo,,pl ,V D ; t4 44q , b lots describes a new steam-frigate, named til e olr',4 ol 'l,,. AS N Y , ta ai ,„ n h g been launched at the Philadelphia navY-3•0 oc. e r! 1 Nue e 4t tiQ ;‘, ;.-.4,..nritui na a anilin, or steam vessel: ..t it i !o. sl ,l ‘ ei ts thitable, l 4 l .F l the' r oans, .iv aer priy°stlysni iIBI li CIS ' me: an )r( e to brew :d Aace, to tl been .tin ;hrey '-wi