The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-04 00:00:00

THE WAR. TILE news from the seat of war in the Crimea continues of the same quiescent character which has been its leading peculiarity for some time past : indeed, ever since we became acquainted with the details concerning the storming of the Malakhoff and the capture of Sebastopol. The narrative of events is now meagre and destitute of thrilling achievements ; elpectation even seems in a great degree to have deserted those scenes which were lately so instinct with its wildest heavings, so sensitive to its faintest flutterings. Speculation as to the probable undertakings—gropings in the dark as to the course of future events—criticisms on past proceedings— and sly glances at social deportment, now take the place of those clear descriptions Of moving incidents by flood and field, which have for the last few months constituted the staple of the correspondence furnished by the daily journals of England and the Continent; and form a gratifying contrast to those harrowing narratives, which twelve months ago excited the pity and aroused the indignation of the public. Among the other items of information furnished, is an interesting enume ration of the different kinds of spoil which have fallen to the share of the victors in the protracted and arduous struggle for possession of the town and fortress. As might have been expected in such a case, the munitions of war form a very large portion of the multifarious catalogue, and afford incon trovertible evidence that Russia did not chiefly value, or mean principally to use, Sebastopol as a peaceful auxiliary of moral suasion in her intercourse with Turkey in the first place, and with the other European powers in the second. In writing from the Camp before Sebastopol, on the 10th of Nov., the special correspondent of the Times says : The weather continues fine. The changes announced in the staff and in the army are large. The army will be divided, it is said, into two corps of three divisions each—one to be under the command of Sir Colin Campbell, if he will accept it ; the other under the command of General Eyre. CHANGE IN THE COMMAND. On the 12th, the same correspondent writes : General Codrington has assumed the command of the army from this day, and has announced it in the following order, which has been received with satisfaction by the army:— "Head-quarters, Sebastopol, Nov. 12.—1 have assumed the command of the army in obedience to her Majesty's orders. It is with a feeling of pride and with a feeling of confidence in the support which I know will be heartily given to any officer honoured with such a commission. The armies of France and Sardinia are united with us on this ground. We know their gallantry well, for we have seen it ; we know their friendship, for we have profited by it ; we have shared difficulties, dangers, and successes—the groundwork of mutual esteem ; and all will feel it our pleasure, as well as our duty, to carry on that kindly intercourse which is due to the intimate alliance of the nations themselves. Our army will always preserve its high character in the field. The sobriety, the good conduct, and the discipline which it is our duty to maintain are the best sureties of future success, and I trust to the efforts and assist ance of all ranks in thus keeping the army to be an instru ment of honour, of power, and of credit to England. W. J. CODRINGTON, General Commander of the Forces."—General Simpson's farewell appeared last night, and is as follows : " Gen. Sir James Simpson announces to the army that the Queen has been graciously pleased to permit him to resign the command of this army, and to appoint General Sir William Codrington, K.C.8., to be his successor. On resigning his command, the General desires to express to the troops the high sense he entertains of the admirable conduct of the officers and men of this army during the time he has had the honour to serve with them. In taking leave of them he tenders his best thanks to all ranks, and offers his earnest wishes for their success and honour in all the future operations of this noble army. General Sir William Codrington will be pleased to assume the command of the army to-morrow, the 11th instant.—By order, H. W. BARNARD, Chief of the Staff."—The weather is beautiful, and the Russians avail themselves of it to make roads and build huts like ourselves. Under date of the 13th, writing in relation to the same subject, he continues : The enemy have made no sign—they are only making huts and preparing for the winter. Still the Allies expect, or rather hope, that the Russians will be considerate enough to play our game, and come down to assault our position. The extraordi nary fineness of the weather affords a daily approach to what ever general it may be who ought to act offensively. Within one day of the first anniversary of that terrible 14th of Novem ber, which will never be forgotten by those who spent it on this plateau, it is still calm. Since the expedition returned from Kinburn, there has not fallen one drop of rain, and each day has been cloudless, sunny, and almost too warm. The mornings and nights, however, begin to warn us that winter is impending. The event of the week has, of course, been the change of commanders-in-chief. The retirement of General Simpson was by no means unexpected, but it was not known who would be his successor, and very few indeed ventured to hope Sir W. Codrington would be selected for the post. Al though too active and able a soldier to be neglected in a war like this, it is possible th a t Si r W . C o d r i ngton wou ld no t h ave had a chance of obtaining his present distinguished position, but for a piece of good fortune. On the 20th of June, last year, certain promotions took place, more particularly among colonels of the Guards, and among them was that of Colonel Codrington to Major-General. Of course theeffect of such a pro motion would have been to remove him from his regiment, and take him home ; but the major-general was most anxious for active service. By the time the Gazette was promulgated, the expedition to the Crimea was spoken of, and Major-General Cod rington tried hard to evade the necessity of returning home, which, to many, was by no means disagreeable, judging by the alacrity with which they availed themselves of it. He was lucky enough to succeed in his object, and thus got an opportunity of entering on the career which in a very short period has led him to such great honours and to such a proud position. The acting quartermaster-general had just died, and Brigadier -General Airey, who commanded a brigade of the Light Division, was selected as his successor. The brigade thus left vacant was given to Major-General Codrington, whose anxiety for active service led him to turn every stone to seek it. A very short time elapsed before officers and men began to discover that he was one of the best soldiers in the army, and his reputation extenied beyond the limits of his brigade to every regiment in the field. The Light Division hailed his accession to command, on the second and final retirement of Sir George Brown, with the liveliest satis faction, for he had won the confidence of the men by coolness and unexaggerated intrepidity in the field, and had gained the affection of the officers by his amenity and kind manners, while they placed full reliance on his vigilance and his love and knowledge of his profession. General Simpson left for Marseilles direct in the steamer Telegraph yesterday. All must feel sorrow from the circumstances under which a veteran of f icer like Sir James Simpson resigned his command. His simplicity of manners and singleness of mind never failed to conciliate the regard, if not the respect and admiration of those around him, but he failed in determination and firmness in a matter of vital importance to our army when opposed to a sterner will, greater vehemence, and force of character. I regret to state that the army is likely to lose Colonel Mac murdo. He has been very ill of fever for some days, and passed the crises on Sunday night. His wife had just arrived before he fell ill, and lie must go home as soon as he is strong enough to be moved. PEACEFUL AND WARLIKE OPERATIONS. In reference to these the same correspondent, on the same day, writes : The main road has now been completed from Balaklava (Kadikoi) to the central depot, a distance of six and a half miles. It is a grand military work, which will last for cen turies. In less than seven weeks the road has been completed, and in that time upwards of 60,000 tons of road metal have been prepared and laid down to fit it for traffic. There are yet several branches to be completed; one to Karanyi-valley is nearly ready, and the others are in a fair state of progress. When Mr. Doyne began his roads he had only 1,500 soldiers to assist him, but by degrees he received increased aid every day from the quartermaster•general's department, until he had no less than 8,000 men at work, which, with his own navvies and native labourers, gave him a force of about 10,000 men. The drainage of the road is excellent, and numerous and capacious culverts have been constructed to carry of the rush of water in the ravines. Altogether we shall have at last left a Romanesque work behind us when we abandon the Crimea, and if we bequeath no marks of our existence to posterity in India, we shall at least do so to future generations of Muscovites and Tartars. The duello between the north and south sides is intensely tedious and profitless ; it is also without loss —the stones alone suffer. THE BOOTY AND THE CONVENTION FOR ITS DISTRIBUTION. Upon this very important topic the Times' correspondent writes as follows, on the 13th ult.:— As it may be interesting to give some particulars of the proceedings of the mixed commission, I have procured the following information respecting them with some little diffi culty. On the 10th of July this year, a treaty was entered into between France and England with respect to the distri bution of booty and trophies, which enabled the French and English governments to form a mixed commission for the purpose of classifying and arranging such articles. In com pliance with this provision, Marshal Pelissier named the following officers on behalf of the French army immediately after the capture of Sebastopol :—General of Division Niel, ade-de-camp de l'Empereur, p res id en t , an d command i ng the Engineers ; General of Division Thiry, commanding Artillery; Admiral Regault de Genouilly, commanding Marine Artillery; M. Paris, Intendant (Commissary-General) ; M. Budin, Payeur-General. General Simpson named the following officers for the English army :—Sir G. Dacres, commanding Royal Artillery ; Captain Drummond, R.N. ; Colonel Chap man, commanding Royal Engineers ; Mr. Drake, Assistant Commissary-General. It will be observed that the English officers are not equal in rank or numbers to the French mem bers of the commission. The commission met on the 15th of September at the quarters of General Niel. Its first act was to order an inventory in detail to be made of everything found in Sebastopol. To effect this the city and forts were divided, and the care of exploring each part devolved upon sub-commissions. O n the 25th of September the commission held its second sitting, and all the members were present except Gen. Thiry, who was represented by Gen. Mazare. That officer and Brigadier-Gen. Dupuis,as presidents of the sub-commission, then laid on the table a detailed statement of everything which had been found in Sebastopol. The number of cannon in bronze (brass) is 128 ; that of iron guns, 3,711 ' total 3,839. The president read the convention o f th e 10th of July, and it was then unanimously agreed that the guns should be divided into two equal parts, paying due regard to the different calibres, and that one-half should be sent to France, the other half to Great Britain, with the exception of two field brass pieces, which should be offered to General de la Marmora, with the approbation of the commanders-in-chief; but that for the present they should remain in Sebastopol, and in the redoubts and fortifications of Kamiesch and Balaklava, till such time as they were not required for the defence of the place, when each government might do what they liked with their own share. i These decisions, taken conformably to the firs t act of the con vention, leaves the valuation of the pieces out of . the question ; but by the 4th article of the same convention it is agreedte twotat the value of the booty, &c., shall be divided between the powers proportionally to the number of men each had serving in the siege. The effective strength of the Anglo-Sardinian army on th e Bth o f S e pt em b er was 63,715 men, and that of the French army on the same day was 126,705 men. The emus mission, therefore, decided that France should have two-thirds, and Great Britain one-third of the value of the booty and trophies. It was declared impossible to fix the value of the guns immediately, in consequence of want of sufficient informa tion, and of the necessity of employing the iron guns in the defence of the place. The commission, therefore, passed on to the partition of the other materiel taken, and divided the following into three parts, two for France and one-third for England, with the understanding that they are to remain for the supply of the defence :-407,314 round shot ; shell, 101,755 ; canister cases, 24,080 ; gunpowder, 525,0001 b. • ball cartridges for musk e t s a nd carbines, 470,000 in good condition, and 160,000 damaged ; waggons, 80; yawls, 6 ; logs of lignum vitce, 500; anchors of port moorings, 400; anchors of different sizes, 90 ; grapplings and small anchors, 50; chains for anchors, 200 yards; old copper for sheathing, 104,0001 b.; old ropes, 100,0001 b.; water casks, 300; new ropes of different sizes, 50,0001 b.; pulleys, 400; spars, 40; tools, 300; bar iron and steel, 1,460,0001 b. ; iron wire, 4001 b. ; iron checks, 3201 b. ; sheet iron, 16,0001 b. ; tin plate, 14,0001 b. ; red copper, 120,0001 b. ; nails, 6,0001 b. ; firewood, a large quantity ; pitch and tar, 200 barrels; barrels of paint, 150; small boilers, weighing 6,0001 b. ; the remains of a steam-engine of 220-horse power, taken out of a steamer burnt by the Russians ; large copper boilers, weighing 100,0001 b., 8; old copper, 100,0001 b.; copper screws, 10,000 lb. • old iron, 160,0001 b. ; l arge b e ll s, 6 ; small bells, 10; hospitafbeds, 350; iron forges, in great num bers; main tackles, 12; coal, 2,000 tons; steam-engines, of 30-horse power, for the basins, 2 ; large pumps, for the basins, 3 ; iron boilers, 3 ; 1 high-pressure engine of 16-horse power, for the basins ; iron cranes, 17; an engine of 12-horse power in the military bakery; two dredging machines, of 30-horse power, unserviceable ; a still, a clock, six marble statues, two sphinxes, a large basso-relievo; biscuit, 500 tons; flour, 160; barley, 9 ; buckwheat, 117 ; oats, 18 ; millet, 54; wheat, 20 ; peas, 1z; salt meat, 60; wheat in the granaries, 600 quarters, &c. The commission, having examined the quantity and quality of the breadstuffs found in the magazines, declared them unfit for the use of the allied armies, and decided that they should be sent to Eupatoria for the support of the Tar tars, to whom the allies furnish subsistence, and the French Intendence is charged with that duty. They consisted of 11,000 sacks, weighing 500 tons, of black bread, 370 sacks or 150 tons of flour, 100 sacks or nine tons of barley; 1,300 sacks or 117 tons of black barley, 18 tons of hay, 64 tons of millet, 20 tons of barley, 11 tons of peas, 60 tons of salt meat, and 500 quar ters of barley in the granaries. The commission decided fur ther that the few objects of art found in the place should be placed at the disposal of the generals-in-chief, and finished the sitting by nominating as secretary M. de Genoux, Capitaine de Fregate. The third sitting took place on the 30th of Sep tember, and the subject of their deliberation was the valuation of the guns. As the calibres of the Russian artillery do not correspond with those of the allies, it was decided unani mously that in the valuation of the guns they should only take count of the value of the metal, which was fixed at 2f. 50c. per kilogramme for brass guns, and at 10c. for iron guns. One of the members observed, that among the brass guns there were two Turkish field-pieces, and it was at once declared to be the wish of the commander to put these guns at the disposal of the Ottoman Porte. It was further decided that, as many of the articles could not be divided, a distribution should take place as might be best arranged, and, accordingly, a high-pressure engine of 20-horse power, a distilling machine, and a clock were comprised in the French list, and in the English list were comprised a high-pressure engine of 16- horse-power and a furnace. As it would be impossible to di vide the wood of the houses and buildings to be demolished, the city itself was divided, and to the English was allotted the east and to the French the western portion. The list already published gives the gross amount found, but there were im mense quantities of all kinds of articles, muskets, clothing, &c., improperly removed. Mr. Johnson, naval instructor, was named as English secretary ; and Mr. Cruikshank, since the close of the sittings, has discovered a store containing about 6,000 suits of Russian military clothing. The following is a part of the English return : Guys IN MALAKOFF, REDIN, &C. Serviceable. Unserviceable 38 23 76 11 846 135 310 86 8-inch guns 7 to 7f inch ditto 6 to 6f ditto 5 to 52 ditto Smaller calibres . 13-inch mortars , 10-inch ditto Brass cohorns, 6 to 61 inch Brass field-pieces Wall pieces . . Total guns. 1790 297 The return includes eight 8-inch and two 3i-inch brass guns, 257,314 shot, 60,515 shells, 13,380 grape, 1,240 live shells, 419,2001b5. of powder, and 436,0001b5. of ammunition. Three small bells and one large one of fine tones. Two marine condensing steam-engines of 30-horse £ power in good condition, nearly new 2,000 Three large pumps for pumping out the docks, in good condition, with gear complete 2,500 Three iron boilers for engines Spare gear for the above Blocks, with brass sheaves One 16-horse power engine, for pumping out coffer dam, not complete.. BOO Three 3-ton cranes, good One ditto, not fixed, good 2OO One 12-horse power condensing engine, for bakery One 20-horse high-pressure engine, incomplete, with gear, packed in cases 9OO Iron boiler and iron chimney, complete „ 800 Copper boiler for steaming plank ...... ..... ... ............ 836 Pair of 220-horse power marine engines, unfit for use, original value 12,000 Eight copper boilers for ditto, repairable, 50 tons 3,100 Patent ship cradle dredging machine, &c 32,146 Copper, pumps, forges, hydraulic pump, cranes, &c 13,280 Total £45,426 This, taken with the French return, gives the total in the list ; but there is an immense number of small articles which would swell this inventory to an immense extent. The Karabelnaia, or English portion, it will be observed, conletins the largest and most valuable portion of the articles captured. The quantity of wood taken from the place is ve r y grea t, an d it still furnishes our officers, who are left to their own resources, with vast supplies of wood, iron, bricks, and cut stone. It is a hard tug, for horses and men to get them up from the city, and the enemy are sure to let fly a shot at them whenever they see a party engaged in collecting wood or building ma terials. The army is busy hutting itself, and it will soon be in a condition to bid the weather defiance. The French are far behind us in their preparations for making themselves comfortable for the winter. Their main road is not nearly completed, and the Sardinians .get on but slowly with their branch to Kamara. THE CONTEMPLATED RUSSIAN ATTACK. Writing from the camp on the Tchernaya, on the 13th November, the Times' correspondent, remarks : The nightmare of a Russian attack is still hanging over us ; but although, if anything of the kind was really contem plated by the Russians, this part of our line would probably be chosen by them in preference, the idea of an attack haunts the imagination less here than, perhaps, in any other part of the allied camp. The little which can be seen of the Russian position just near the edge of the plateau shows rather an intention of the Russians to follow our example, and make themselves comfortable, than to attack us. You can see them continually burning the brushwood, and several white lines which can be observed some days after in the wake of their fires proves that they are just as busy with their roads of communication as we are ourselves, and the series of mole hill-like huts which are crowning the edges of the cliffs show , that they are more advanced with their hutting—at any rate on the more exposed part of the plateau—than we are. But, certainly, if one has made up one's mind that there should he a Russian grand attack on our lines, followed, if successful, by the evacuation of the Crimea, all these signs may be construed into so many proofs of the contrary of what they must appear at first sight, supported as they are, moreover, by the relative positions of the allies and the Russians. The question is simple enough—What ought to be the object of operations for a general of the allied armies, superior, as they have proved themselves without one single exception, to the Russians in the open field Naturally, to force them to accept a battle. To suppose, therefore, a Russian attack, is to suppose that the Russians are fools enough to play our game. If their lines of communication were seriously threatened, it would be another thing ; but this is not the case. The departure of Sir Colin Campbell is very much regretted. Although he worked his men harder than, perhaps, any other general, leaving them scarcely a moment's rest, and drilling and parading them the whole day, he was very popular among them. Hence the idea of forming corps d'arme'e in the British army, which is talked of, finds nowhere more ardent supporters than in the Highland Division, which naturally attributes the command of one of these corps d'arme'e to Sir Colin. The day before yesterday the Sardinians had a grand review in the plain. Their little army was never so complete as it is now. They did not come out all at once ; and, before all had arrived, sickness began to decimate their number. Now, with the reinforcements which they have received, they equal, if they do not surpass, the number which had originally come out. The beautiful weather had attracted a large number. of spectators from the English army, who, in their scarlet coats, formed an agreeable contrast with the sober blue of the Sar dinian staff-officers. I hear these latter were flattered by the interest thus shown for their army ; but, besides this, the sight alone was sufficient to compensate for the ride. The Piedmontese have every Sunday, when the weather permits, a church parade for their whole army, and a review afterwards. I had not attended it for some time, and was consequently struck by the difference in their number. While formerly the whole looked like the parade of a strong division, now it quite deserves the name of an army, and as fine an army as any one could wish to see. - - - OFFICIAL DESPATCHES. THE EXPLOSION OF THE MAGAZINES. War Department, Nov. 29. Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch addressed to his lordship by General Sir W. Codrington, K.C.B. : SEBASTOPOL, Nov. 17. My Lord,—On the 15th inst., about 3 p. m., a terrific explo sion shook the camp of the army, and spread heavy destruction in the immediate neighbourhood of its force. Even here, at headquarters, two and a-half miles, perhaps, distant, it burst open and broke windows : all felt the power of it, and the high column of smoke, with shells bursting in the midst and around it, told too well the cause, and showed the danger of all within its reach. It was not long before we were on the spot ; to the sudden burst had succeeded a continued and dark drift of smoke, which told its tale of continued fire and of danger; constant bursting of shells was going on, and the ground was covered with bits of wood, musket balls, and splinters of shells from the first heavy explosion, which had strewed the ground with destruction and killed and hurt very many people. 100,000 pounds of powder had exploded in the French siege train, set fire to all the stores there, and to our neighbouring English park, where all was fiercely burning, while the ten dency of the light air at first threatened a second and as seri ous an accident from powder, not 80 yards off, for the roof of the building had been damaged and the door blown in by the shock. --- It is at the head of the ravine, which, as it gets towards Se bastopol, forms the steep and rocky valley of Ravin du Care nage. The Light Division was on the ground which it first took up in October, 1854; the Rifles on the right, then the 7th, the 33rd, and 23rd ; on their left the 34th Regiment, which subsequently joined, was on the right front in advance ; and the vacating of a spot of ground by the Sappers' camp enabled THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. me, when commanding the division, to place the Artillery and Small-arm Brigade on the immediate right of the Rifles. The French subsequently brought their main siege train and store to the position it has now for some time occupied. Some general officers had fallen in and marched part of their divisions down, others sent some in fatigue, some with stretchers for the wounded—all exerted themselves with the French with an energy and disregard of danger that was ad mirable ; blankets were taken to the exposed store, placed and wetted on the roof by water being passed up in buckets; the doors were covered with wet blankets and sandbags, and in a short time it was reported and looked safe, though the close ness of the fire and the frequent explosions :could not allow the feeling of security. Many detached though small fires were burning, and the ground of both the French and English parks, a space of 150 yards across, was a mass of large fires, some of fuel, some of huts, some of gun carriages, boxes, handspikes, and ropes. The fortunately light air had rather changed its direction, and by breaking up and dragging away things a sort of lane was at last formed, the fires cut off, and gradually got under control, because confined to smaller though fierce fires, but manageable. I saw every one working well, and I know that French and English took live shells from the neighbourhood of danger to a more distant spot, and at a later period parties threw what earth the rocky soil could give, upon the fires, and helped much to subdue them ; all was safe about 7 p.m., and a strong guard and working party posted for the night. The army was under arms the following morning before daylight, and, everything being quiet, I ordered the divisions to turn in, and continue the working parties in the roads, which I had counter-ordered for that morning. The exploded powder store was situated in the ruins of some walls which had advantageously been made use of for the pur pose of shelter; it had been the store of supply to the French attack on the Malakhoff front, and it contained the powder which had been brought back from their batteries. Daylight showed the damage, of which I have given your lordship an outline in another letter; But the more important and sad part is the loss of life, and the wounded who have suffered. One officer and 20 non-commissioned officers and men killed ; 4 officers and 112 non-commissioned officers and men wounded ; with 7 missing, show the sudden and fatal power of the shock, which not only destroyed in its immediate neighbourhood, but wounded, by shell and splinters, some at a distance of three quarters of a mile. The loss of our allies is distressingly heavy. I have, &c., W. J. CODRINGTON, General Commanding. FORRIGN•OFFICE, Nov. 29. The Earl of Clarendon has received a despatch from Major Simmons, her Majesty's Commissioner attached to the army of Omar Pasha, in Asia, of which the following is a copy : CAMP, SIIANGWANO, Nov. 7. My Lord,—l have to inform your lordship that Omar Pasha, having collected a dep6t of provisions at Tchimshera, moved on by the seacoast to the mouth of the river Ertiss-Tchal, where a standing bridge was immediately constructed for the passage of the troops. The advanced guard, consisting of 16 battalions of infantry and three battalions of Chasseurs, under Lieutenant-Colonel Ballard, the whole commanded by Ferhad Pasha (Baron Stein), moved on the 28th of October to the village of Ertiss-zkalsk. From that day until the Ist of November his highness was occupied in sending up provisions to the advanced guard, in moving other troops to support it, and in establishing depots at Godova, at the mouth of the Ertiss-Tchal, whence to pro vision his army for a forward movement. On the Ist inst. the advanced guard moved about 10 miles forward, having its advanced posts on the river Ingour, opposite an old ruined castle called Rooki, on the road to Sugdidi. His highness joined the advanced guard himself on the 3rd inst., his total force consisting of four brigades (32 battalions) of infantry, four battalions of Chasseurs, and 1,000 cavalry, with 27 field-pieces and ten mounted guns, or, in all, about 20,000 men ; the remainder of his force, about 10,000 men, being employed to protect the depots at Godova, Tchimshera, and Soukoum. On the 4th inst. his highness commenced constructing bat teries on the right bank of the Ingour, with the view of menacing the enemy by the ford at Rooki. These batteries were armed on the following night, and opened their fire on the morning of the 6th instant about noon. On the same morning his highness moved three brigades of infantry (24 battalions) with three batteries, with an advanced guard of three and a-half battalions of Chasseurs and four guns, under the command of Colonel Ballard, down the right bank of the river, a distance of about seven miles, where a branch of the river was forded to an island which is some miles in length, and from a half to two miles wide. After proceeding along this island for about two miles, some Mingrelian militia were encountered near a ford which crosses from the island to the left bank of the river ; they speedily re tired, when the enemy opened a fire of artillery, and a heavy fire of musketry, from their intrenchments on the left bank, thrown up for the protection of the ford. It very soon became evident that to force a direct passage at this ford would be a very difficult undertaking. His highness, therefore, while occupying the enemy at this ford, sent officers to the right and left, and fords were disco vered in both directions—one about three-quarters of a mile above or to the left of the main ford, the other about one mile and a half below, or to the right of the main ford. were immediately Thesentmeedtiatelyag ptoaspsassewas ad these fmordse b ; that two tt o o ther battalionsl7 t p s was unprotected. of infantry and three companies of Chasseurs by about 4 p.m. His highness having intrusted me with this command, I moved them by a waggon track through the forest, unperceived by the enemy, until within about 600 yards of the position at the main ford, which his troops were occupied in defending from a direct attack. The Turkish troops advanced readily to the attack, taking the enemy and his intrenchments in reverse. me enemy immediately fell back, and attempted to break through the Turks in column, but, being met by a heavy fire in their front and on both flanks, they broke and dispersed in the forest, leaving us masters of the field, with three pieces of their field artillery and six ammunition waggons in our possession. At the moment that the Russian columns attempted to break through our line, I grieve to say that my aide-decamp, Captain Dymock, 95th Regiment, having first had his horse killed under him, was wounded close by my side, encouraging the Turkish troops. He died soon afterwards. His death is to be deplored, as Her Majesty has lost in him the services of a, most promising and brave young officer, for whom his highness Omar Pasha has frequently expressed to me his high esteem. This young officer had accompanied me from the commencement of the war in Turkey. While this operation was proceeding on the left, a brigade moved down to the right, under Osman Pasha, and forced a passage in front of a force believed to be of four battalions, but without artillery and not intrenched. This operation succeeded ; and, soon after dark, the Turkish forces on the left bank were in communication from right to left, and complete masters of that side of the river throughout this length. The loss on the side of the Turks has been 310 killed and wounded, of whom 68 are killed, and 4 missing. His highness has been pleased to express himself in terms of the highest satisfaction of the conduct of the British officers who accompanied his force. Lieut.-Colonel Ballard conducted the advanced guard, and sustained a very heavy fire from the enemy at the principal ford, about 100 yards wide, from noon until dark at five p.m., occupying the enemy until his position was turned by the Turkish left. ' Captain Caddell also rendered good service, attached as second senior artillery officer to that branch of the service. His interpreter was killed. The loss on the side of the enemy has not yet been ascer tained, but, up to the present time (noon), 347 have been buried, of whom eight are officers, among which the prisoners report there are two colonels. - The prisoners report that there were eight battalions of infantry, besides a great number of Mingrelian militia, opposite the main ford. I am, &c., _ JonN L. A. Snamoits. _ _ _ The Earl of Clarendon, &c. TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES. VIENNA, Nov. 28. Advices from Constantinople of the 22nd inst. announce the arrival there of a portion of the English fleet from the Black Sea, and the arrival of the American squadron from the Mediterranean. The cholera was carrying off many men of the Anglo- German Legion. The French were recruiting on a grand scale for their foreign legion. The Tunisian troops are gone to Batoum. b oi l i oc t k h a e d 9 e th of o t f h o e The Moniteur of Wedne s d a y officially announces that the e lV o h be it r e l S as e t a . was raised by the allied squadron We learn from Odessa, Nov. 16, that hardly had M. Gopce vich, the Trieste merchant, obtained special permission of the Emperor Alexander to ship his corn, when he received notice from Sir Edmund Lyons that his vessels would be confiscated if they had not left the Sea of Azof by the 20th of Novem ber. The expedition of M. Gopcevich has entirely failed. Some of his vessels are frozen up in the neighbourhood of the coast, and the others have quitted the Sea of Azof. The Oesterreichisehe Zeitung has learned, from a per fectly reliable Danish source, that General Canrobert's mis sion relates to a treaty of alliance, offensive and defensive, between Sweden and Denmark. By this treaty, which Eng land and France will subsequently accede to, the two Scandi navian Powers are to guarantee to each other their present territories. It is still unknown whether the Danish,Govern ment will approve of the plan. remain in Sebastopol. Of course the , houses occupied by the troops of occupation are respected, but this respect has to be enforced by detachments of soldiers stationed in the court yards —so ardent is the desire for demolition. On the other hand, the engineers have resumed their mining works, in order to blow up the military and maritime establishments of Se bastopol. The cannon balls and shells found are collected in huge pyramids, and it is ascertained that a great number are fit for use." AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA. BY the British and North American ROYal Mail steam-ship Asia, Captain Lott, which arrived on Sunday, we have intel ligence from Boston to the 21st, and from New York, by telegraph, to the 22nd ult. The Asia brought 183 passengers. The. steam-ship North Star, which left Southampton on the 3rd ult., had not arrived out, although she had been 18 days at sea. The Chamber of Commerce, New York, had met relative to the seizure of the barque Maury. A resolution was passed condemnatory of the British Consul. There was a rumour that the government had dismissed Mr. Crampton, but no credit was attached to it. A commemorative banquet in honour of the capture of Sebastopol was given on the Bth nit., by the British, Irish, and French residents in Buffalo. The usual number of toasts and speeches were given, and the greatest enthusiasm pre vailed. A number of guests from Canada were present. The Sound Dues question was still under consideration. The British government, it is said, has given notice that, if American vessels are permitted to pass, English vessels must be allowed the same privilege. Mr. Tyler, late President, has published a letter on the subject, saying that, during his pre sidency, the Sound Dues question was under consideration. The Newark Daily says—" Handbills are in circulation calling a meeting this evening at Liberty-hall, Canal-street, of the 'residents of Newark,' who believe that `lreland's oppor tunity has arrived,' for the purpose of forming an Emigrant Aid Society.' It is hinted in some circles that this society is intended to form a branch of an Aid Society in New York, said to be organized with the view to the forcible redemption of Ireland from British rule. The New York papers publish reports of the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of Kansas to the 6th ult. It will be seen (says a New York paper) that, although this is a free-state convention and decidedly opposed to the admission of slavery into the territory, it is equally opposed to the ad mission of free negroes, and that it does not, by any means, deserve the reputation which certain persons have sought to fasten upon it—of being abolition in its sentiments and tendencies. With regard to the queston between the two countries, a despatch from Washington states : " The Sate Department has received by the Pacific a des patch from Mr. Buchanan, unequivocally denying that he has made a tender of the sympathy of the United States in favour of the allies. The Adminstration is under no apprehensions of a rupture with England. The Secretary of the navy with held the instructions to Commodore Paulding until the arrival of the Pacific; and, in consequence of the receipt of official intelligence from England, assuring our Government that the despatch of a British squadron to the West India station has no reference to Central American matters, nor any object hostile to the United States, only one vessel of the home squa dron will proceed to Nicaragua, that vessel being the flagship Potomac, with' Commodore Paulding, in charge of the general interests of the United States." The American journals are full of comments on the ques tions understood to be pending between the British and United States' Governments. The British ship Robert Parker, which arrived at Boston from Liverpool on the 16th ult., reported having been in con tact, on the night of November 8, in lat. 45'30, long. 54'30, with the British ship David Brown, Vaughan, from Quebec for Bristol, and damaged her badly. The Robert Parker lay by her until daylight and took off the captain and crew (21), who stated that two men had been killed at the time of the collision. The Robert Parker lost her jibboom and cutwater. CUBA.—Havana dates to the 13th ultimo have been re ceived at New Orleans. We learn that a party of wreckers, who were taking out the cargo of a Spanish brig on the Bahama Banks, were fired into by a Spanish launch, two of them killed, five or six wounded, and the balance imprisoned. Molasses had advanced in price at Havana, and a good busi ness was doing. The stock of sugar on hand was about 30,000 boxes. The health of the island was excellent, and all political excitement seemed at an end. The captain-general issued a decree defining the course to be pursued by captains of mail steamers seeking to enter the port after sundown. Winn and Chauncey, the American sailors, had been con demned to serve three years in the chain gang, without a form of trial. A new arrangement had been made respecting the importation and apprenticeship of African negroes, calcu lated to please the philanthropy of England. Several crimes had been committed in the city. MEXICO.— By way of Havana we have interesting news from Mexico to the 4th ult. General Gadsden, American Minister, had been extremely ill, and at last accounts was un able to attend public business. General Almonte has been superseded as Minister to the United States by Don Fernan do reary Mangino, formerly Consul General at Hamburg and S ecretary of Legation at various European courts. Mangino is reg arded as rather a better person for Minister to this country than the enterprising diplomat named by Santa Anna in the last days of his dictatorship, who pocketed three years' salary in advance, and then migrated to foreign parts. One of the acts of Alvarez that had given unqualified satisfaction was the cashiering of General Woll, who is stigmatized as the Haynau of Mexico. Ex-President Caballos arrived at Havana recently in the British mail steamer. News from Bermuda is to the 7th ult. The British squad ron from Halifax, with the Admiral in command, and a portion of the Baltic fleet, were daily expected. Governor Murray had prorogued the Legislature. The mail steamer Curlew, from Hann., hurl nearly f.mtaorad during a late passage. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, 20TH Nov. Ix the money market there was a marked improvement. The rates on loans were partially easier, particularly for those on demand. On time paper the rates continued very burden some, with a slight abatement, when compared with the pre vailing rates of last week. Some first-class paper had been passed to-day at 12 per cent, at the brokers, and even at these exorbitant terms very little can be done at present. The bank statement showed a slight reduction in loans and deposits, while there was an evident reaction in the specie 'department. Foreign exchange was in extensive demand, at 1071 to 108.1- on London, and at 1.5.20 to 1.5.25 on Paris. COTTON.—An advance of per lb. has been realised during the week, but the amount of business has been curtailed by the scarcity of desirable parcels at market. The sales are estimated at 6,000 bales. The following particulars relative to the crop, receipts, &c., are extracted from Mr. W. P. Wright's circular, dated New York, November 20 :—" The estimates of the crop continue large from the south, notwith standing a heavy rain storm may have damaged the quality of whit was open in the fields. The tables show a decrease in the quantity received at the ports up to this time, as com pared with 1852, for the first time this season. A diminution of stock on hand, as compared with last week, is worthy of note. The export to France is large this week. The total is now 10,000 bales ahead of last year." The following is a statement of the movement in cotton since the Ist September last, as compared with the previous three years : 1855. 1854. 1853. 1852. Receipts at the Ports 625,000 387,000 352,000 635,000 Exports to Great Britain „ France other For. Ports 40,000 22,000 25,000 33,000 Total Exports Stock on hand From which it will be seen that the increase in receipts now amounts to 238,000 bales. The increase in exports to Great Britain, 137,000; France, 10,000; other foreign ports, 18,000. Total increase in exports, 165,000 bales. BREADSTUFFS.—The upward tendency in prices, had pre vailed throughout the week, and the market closed at an ad vance of 25c. in the lower grades, and 121 to 25c. in the better sorts, on the quotations of the 13th instant. There was an extensive demand for the city trade and for shipment to the Eastern states; and the purchases for Europe are likewise to a large extent, these last being chiefly for shipment to France and the Mediterranean. The supply of wheat for sale in this market was very limited in extent, and prices have advanced PRovxsums.—There was h fr a o s m ad s v e a . n th ced Bc 6c P . e p r er b s u 6 sh lb e s l . i n Indian th e mar ket. cornar. ats of iron w an e d re p i r n im ak e in a g t s o 2 f l sc t o o tc s l 2 l l p ,:. supply is good and sales mo deetira.Rtoe:... Butter is in demand. Cheese 91c. to 11c. Lard is in good —Moderate 121 c. littletbthis day animation week Beef was without alteration s i nce; tuhte at $33 to $34. FREIGHTS.— The rates current were to Liverpool, for cotton, t id. to 3-16 d. per lb. ; flour, 2s. 9d. to 3s. per barrel ; grain, 11d. per bushel. To London,—flour, 4s. per barrel ; grain, 14d. per bushel. To Havre,—cotton, to lc. per lb. ; flour, $1 per barrel ; grain, 25e. per bushel. (LATEST COMMERCIAL.) NEW YORK, Nov. 20, six, p.m.—Cotton market is without change ; demand moderate ; sales, 1,200 bales, at 91-c. to 9lc. for middling Uplands, and 4c. to 91c. for ditto New Orleans. Breadstuffs—Flour : Common and medium grades of flour have advanced 6d. to ls., with a moderate demand for home consumption, and good inquiry for filling contracts • shippers are not in the market to any extent ; sales, 16,000 barrels. Wheat better; good demand for export • sales, 3,530 bushels. Corn a shade better ; sales 80,000 bushels. Pork is without material change, and the demand is moderate. Within the last ten days sales of 15,009 barrels prime mess have been made for December delivery, at $2O to $20,75, under stood for France. Beef unchanged. Lard is firm, with sales 900 barrels, at 14c. to 122 c., including 200 barrels head lard, delivered before 10th Jan., I.lic. Butter and cheese steady. Freights to Liverpool : Flour 2s. 9d. to 2s. 10d.; grain, Bc. to Bic. Cotton id. for Havre ; flour, 90e. to 95c. ; grain 23c. to 24c. Cotton lc. CHARLESTON, Nov. 19.—Cotton sales to-day 3,400 bales at NEW ORLEA.NS, Nov. 17.—Receipts for the week 43,000 bales, against 37,000 same week last year. Sales for the week 57,000 bales. Pacific's advices received, caused an advance of kc. to lc. per lb. Middling to-day 84c. to 81c. Freight to Liverpool, id. ; Havre, 11c. Stock on hand 206,000 bales. Exchange on Paris 5.40. Nov. 17, p.m.—Sales to-day 5,000 bales. Business is checked in consequence of small unsold stock. MOBILE, Nov. 17.—Receipts for the week 17,312 bales. Same week last year 8,330 bales. Sales for the week 8,000 bales. Pacific's advices received ; market advanced -Ic. to Middling to-day Bc. to 8 1-6 c. Freight to Liverpool, Id. Exchange on London, 61 to 6. (By Electric Telegraph.) NEW YORK, Nov. 22.—The Canada's news was published here to-day, at three o'clock, too late to affect the market. Quotations of wheat are advanced sc. ; flour advanced 4s. to es., (York,) 2s. to 2s. 6d. sterling ; corn and cotton quiet. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 20.—Sales 9,500 bales cotton. IN the Court of Queen's Bench, on Wednesday, Dr. King was tried for an assault on Mr. Savory (of the firm of Savory and Moore, druggists). At the same time an action of tres pass was tried, in which Dr. King was plaintiff and Mr. Savory defendant. The jury gave Dr. King a farthing damages, and found him guilty of the assault, for which the court imposed a penalty of 20s. CASS - TER AND TIOLYTIEAD RAILWAY. - The traffic for the week ended November 25th, 1855, was as follows :—Pas sengers, parcels, &c., R 2,135 105.9 d.; steam-boats, £382 19s. Id., goods, £2,022 14s. 3d. ; - total, including Carnarvon traffic, £&,541 4s. ld. Corresponding week last year :—Passengers, parcels, &c., £2,146105. sd. ; stem-boats, £393105. Id.; goods, £1,694 7s. 7d.; total, including Carnarvon traffic, £4,234 Bs. 74. Increase, £306 15s. ,04. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. The visit of the King of Sardinia has been the great event of importance. His first public appearance was at the Gymnase on Saturday night. He was most heartily applauded as he entered the State box. On Sunday their Majesties attended mass, and afterwards proceeded to a grand concert at the Palais d'lndustrie. The amusements on Monday included a grande Masse a cours at Compeigne, for which event the weather was most suitable, it being a bright though keen morning. A grand review took place, in his Majesty's honour, on Tuesday, in the Champ de Mars. The troops were drawn up in eight lines, four of infantry and four of cavalry, and the artillery took its station at the head of the bridge of Jena, facing the Ecole Militaire. The troops consisted of four divi sions of infantry, forthing 36 battalions • two battalions of the Municipal Guard, five of the Imperial Guard, and one of Fire men, under the orders of Generals Regnault de St. Jean d'Angely, Commander-in-Chief of the Guard, Renault, Cour tiges, Lamirault, and Grobon. The cavalry was composed of two divisions, forming four brigades, two of light and two of heavy cavalry, the Guides, and Cuirassiers of the Guard, three squadrons of the Municipal Guard, and a squadron of Gendar merie, under the orders of Generals Korte, Duberne, and Dupuch. Eight batteries of Artillery, two of them of the Imperial Guard, under the command of General Auvity, occu pied by the extremity of the parallelogram, leaving the entrance of the Champ de Mars free on the side of the bridge of Jena. On Thursday the King of Sardinia visited Versailles; and, at a quarter-past seven in the evening, his Majesty quitted Paris on his journey to England. The streets were brilliantly illuminated, and the cheering very great. SPAIN.—The Madrid journals of the 23rd have arrived. The Gazette denies that there have been any disturbances at Lugo. It contains a royal decree sanctioning the bill fixing the force of the army at 70,000 men ; also a royal order regulating the manner in which a portion of the proceeds of the sale of eccle siastical property shall be employed for the benefit of the clergy. Extensive inundations had taken place in the province of Valencia ; and some, caused by the overflow of the Jucar, had committed great ravages. The treasury of the public debt has paid all demands on it, and was prepared to pay all that might be made. The Infant Don Henry, brother of the King, had received authorization to return to Spain, and was on his way to Madrid. A conspiracy amongst the prisoners in the gaol of Burgos had been discovered; they intended to escape and to join an insurgent band of Carlists. The disturbances at Valencia are represented to have been of no importance. SWITZBILLAND.—The Military Gazette of Switzerland publishes a statement of the armed force of which the Con federation can dispose in case of war. The federal army, of which nine-tenths are well organized and prepared to march, reckons 115,000 men, with 475 pieces of cannon. The militia could reinforce it with from 10,000 to 20,000 men. The cavalry, though weak, is abundantly provided with horses. THE BALTIC. HAMBURG, Nov. 28. The English liue-of-battle-ships Royal George. 120, Captain Codrington ; Nile, 91, Captain Mundy ; and Colossus, 80, Cap tain Robinson, left Kiel yesterday on their return home ; as also the French ships of the line Tourville and Duquesne, for France. The remaining British ships of the line are the Duke of Wellington, bearing the Rear-Admiral's flag as Commander in -Chief, the James Watt, Majestic, and Orion, with three steam-corvettes. _ . _ The accounts from Riga mention that the frost had been succeeded by a temporary thaw, the wind changing to the south-west again. This may induce the blockading ships to remain a little longer in the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic, to catch any stray ship with cargoes. TRH ROYIL Mattuiss.—Her Majesty, by an order in council, of the 21st of November, has been pleased to direct an increase to the present strength of the artillery branch of the royal marines, making the whole establishment—Divisional companies, 13,310 ; artillery companies, 2,618 ; staff, 172 ; total, 16,100. To effect the alteration the 110th and the 111th companies are to be broken up, and the company numbered 122, of the Plymouth division, is to bear the number 110, by which arrangement the division will stand in the following order :—Chatham, 27 companies ; Portsmouth, 39 divisional companies, 14 artillery companies ; Plymouth, 28 companies ; Woolwich, 26 companies. DESTRUCTION OF SEBASTOPOL.—A letter from the Crimea, dated the 14th ult. says--" The destruction of Sebastopol having been resolved on, each corps has received its portion to work upon. The city presents, consequently, the most am mated aspect. It is a demolition en rivle, in which the four armies take part. The houses and public buildings are attacked at the base, and on all sides are heard the blows of the hammer and the crash of the rafters and timbers of the houses, which . fall'ilown amid clouds of dust. The soldiers at once proceed to the selection of All the materials capable of being employed advantageously for their use during the winter. Each man loads himself with objects the most varied. Some carry off planks, windows, doors, presses, fire-irons, kitchen utensils, even to old chairs, and old pots. Indeed, it may be said that soon not a nail, nor a piece of wood, nor a tile will PRUSSIA. The Chambers were opened on Thursday by the King. The following is an extract from his majesty's speech : " Gentlemen,,the conflict between several European powers is not yet at an end, Our fatherland, however, continues to be the abode of peace. " I trust in God that it will remain so, and , that I shall succeed in preserting the honour and standing of Prussia, without inflicting upon our country the heavy sacrifices of war. " I am proud to say that I know of no people so well pre pared for war or more ready for sacrifices than my own, when ever its honour or interests are really in danger. " This proud consciousness, however, imposed upon me the duty, while abiding faithfully by obligations already con tracted, not to enter into further engagements, the political and military liabilities of which are not to be estimated before hand. In the attitude assumed by Prussia, Austria, and Germany, behold a valid security for the further maintenance of that independent position which is equally conducive to the attainment of an equitable and lasting peace, and compatible with sincere good wishes for all." RIJSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburgh, of -the 19th of November, contains the following :—" There reigns at court here a dead silence, and the Emperor is reputed to be extremely discou raged. It cannot be explained why, a few days ago, the Mi nister of War, Dolgoroukoff, summoned by telegraph, left for Moscow, accompanied by his secretary and the director of roads, Tschettkine. The reports were that it was intended to fortify Moscow. That suffices to show how alarmed are the minds here. Never was peace more desired, or were its neces sities more folly exposed to the eyes of the. Czar than in his late journey to the south. Whenever deputations from the different provinces were "allowed to approach him their lan guage was constantly pacific. At Moscow the nobility, whilst protesting their profound devotedness, have drawn up with the commercial classes a report which displays the ruin of Russian commerce and industry. At Twer, a town which promises to rival Moscow as the centre of industry, an incident was communicated to his Majesty which must have caused him to reflect. One of the greatest cotton-thread manufac tories of Twer, worked by Messrs. Kauline and Salasmi ne, in 1853, employed 44,000 spindles and 1,400 workmen. Since the war it has not worked above 11,000 spindles, and has pro duced instead of 360 ponds (7,200 kilos), the 24 hours, only 86 pouds. This is a signal instance of the disastrous influence of the war, as also of the efforts made by Russia to become an industrial power. I will not speak to you of other manufac tories of Twer, such as Messrs. Meyer and Co. Twer appeared destined to become the Lyons or Birmingham of Russia. Enor mous establishments had been erected for raising silkworms, but to-day all are shut, and industry has vanished." INDIA. The dates by the Ovealand mail are,—From Calcutta to the 22d Oct., Bombay, 2d Nov., and Hongkong, 15th Oct. The Bombay Times says :—" The disturbances in Oude ebb and flow as occasion presents itself. The King, having issued a vigorous proclamation, has proceeded against the dis turbers of the peace, and is said to have got the Mohamme dan high priest on his side. Attempts are being made to prevent the Mohammedans from endeavouring to reconstruct a mosque within the sacred ground of the Hindus, the build ing proposed to be restored not having existed for ages. The irritation on both sides has reached such a pitch that there is as little hope of suppressing it by conciliation as by intimida tion. In the apprehension of a religious war eighteen guns, with artillery, have been ordered to be got in readiness for im mediate service. These movements excite but little interest : the fate of Oude is certain and well deserved. For the sake of its people, it must be passed into other hands. Peace con tinues to prevail in British Burmah." Considerable discussion has occurred in reference to the attack made on Brigadier Mackenzie by the men of the Nizam's 3d cavalry, on his having attempted to get rid of the riotous proceedings attending the Mohurrum. The Nawab of the Carnatic died at Madras, on the 7th ultimo, and one of the most audacious and mean-spirited swindlers amongst the royal races of India, has thus ceased to cheat his credi tors. The want of rain prevalent throughout India during the months of August and September, have, in many parts of the country, been in some degree compensated by unusual falls in October, which have considerably improved the prospects of the husbandry. At Bombay we have experienced none of that good fortune which has descended on the provinces around, the chronicles of which we have seen nightly written in the sky. The cold weather seems now to have fairly set in over all Western India, and we are without any appearance, for the present, of those storms which usually make their appearance in the first week of November. We have of late had two peculiarly striking examples of those storms of simultaneous occurrence which now begin to attract the attention of meteorologists. The first of these prevailed betwixt the 9th and 16th of. September, when storms occurred at very nearly the same dates in the Crimea, all over the north-west of India, across the southern part of the peninsular from the Malabar to the Coromandel ober The second Coast, andel tcd , h se a so on across the bay to the capital of B of Oct , when we had took place betwixt the lOta and 13t violent storms with hail and et provinces,dtl:uiideralon and thund er - s t orms the Punjab fronti er; heavy rains in from Bangalore across Nellore and south to Madras, with very severe weather in Ceylon. The two crises were chiefly mani fested at Bombay by an unusual depression of the barometer, and magnificent displays of thunder-clouds. BO3IBAY, November Ist.—There is no improvement what ever in the state of our import market. Tonnage is abundant, but freights are low, and several large ships on the berth for England are loading very slowly. To Liverpool, we quote £2 7s. 6d. to £2 10s., and to London £2 15s. to £2 17s. 6d. for cotton, with ss. more for seeds. Exchange on England for the past fortnight ruled a shade lower than reported in our last, and the bulk of business done may be quoted 2s, 1 7-16 d. to 2s. lid. for China and first-class credit, and 2s. 1 9-1641. to 2s. lid. for documents. CALCUTTA.—AII business being suspended during the pre sent week, in consequence of the annual Doorgah Poojah holi days, we have no remarks to offer, either as regards our export or import markets, which remain in the same position as last reported. CHINA. The Times' correspondent at Hong Kong writes : The allied fleets have done nothing to the northward, and we understand Sir James Stirling has been employed in the negotiation of a treaty with Japan, which Commander H. Stirling is expected to proceed with to England next mail. Two of his imperial majesty's ships and her Majesty's ship Pique have taken possession of one of the Kurile Islands, called on our charts Ouroupe (a company's island), and by the Russians Iveroup. The Russian settlement there was de stroyed, when the flags of France and England were planted, and the natives, with presents of flour, told they had now new masters. The island is said to be about sixty miles long, has a large inland lake, and sends (has sent) a number of valuable furs annually to Ayan. The British fleet is expected to return here shortly, while the French, we understand, proceeds to Manilla. Since writing the foregoing the steamer Erin has arrived from Shanghai, with dates to the 10th instant. The advices contain no change in commercial matters. Her Majesty's steamer Barracouta left for the Gulf of Tartary on, the Bth, and the Styx for Nagasaki on the 10th. The Bittern was refitting. The Bonibay Times says: "It is generally reported that Chin, Ho, and the priest Anang, have reappeared in the south of Kwang-si, under a leader styled the Little Carp, and there combined their forces, but not showing in a large body in one place. The Governor-General sent a detachment of three or four thousand men, with boats and artillery proportioned, under the command of a colonel, who proceeded as far as the district of Tank, southwest of Wuchu Fu, in Kwang-si, where he and his corps stationed themselves. By some means the insurgent leaders made him believe they wished to tender their submission to the Emperor, and managed so well that, ere he was aware, he was surrounded and his forces completely dispersed or destroyed—men, vessels, ammunition--all being taken or scattered. All the chief officers were taken, and, with the other prisoners, doubtless, were put to death. Rein forcements have been collected and despatched to the place ; but though not much is said, a sense of disquiet was felt in the minds of the Cantonese, and they are anxiously awaiting further news from the reinforcements sent to chastise the insurgents, who are not yet gathered into a formidable body. The Bittern, in company with the Paoushun, has had a severe encounter with pirates at Chapoo, (qy. Shei-poo.) SHANGHAI, October 7th.—The business in imports has been limited, but the market firm. Exchanges on England, for six months' sight bills, 6s. sd. ; on India, 303 rs. per $lOO. Freights to England, £4 for tea, and £5 for silk. Holm -KONG, October 15th.—The markets for imports at Canton during the past week have been firm, and quotations for manufactures show no further improvement. Exchanges on England, for six months' sight bills, 4s. 9id ; on India Bank Bills, 222 rs. to 223 rs. Freights for London, £4, blimiNein [DECEMBER 4, 1855 AUSTRALIA. 18 0 The total amount of produce from the year 1838 to both included, has been returned at £5,031,000 in bers. Of this sum, the most important items are- 80 ! : „4 horticultural productions, £1,226,116; live stock and productions, £1,500,000; minerals, £2,207,000. The £5OO reward for the discovery of a working gel,, e et is, happily for the 'colony, still unawarded, the Stonyr", ) ,s diggings having ,been pronounced a failure. On the o' c cg hand, more than 'one claim has been made for the rewa r £2,000 offered for the discovery of an available coal-field . _a The last accounts state that no less than 800 Irish f e l; immigrants were being supported by public money at 1 ,3 _4 1 , rounkiesoi nual cost of £ lB,OOO, as, in consequence of their utter T e i' o , ness for domestic work, no one would employ or main' Tot After a trial of two days, the long-pending question ° Ade " Cathedral acre" has been brought to a termination at a. , y laide, South Australia. The verdict was to the effect th 1 ; 04; grant by Lieutenant-Governor Robe was invalid, it ba been made not from waste lands, but from ground origTsbor set apart for the purposes of public recreation. The 13 s igtr has accordingly notified to the Synod his intention of re ing the claims that he has hitherto preferred to the eite' c oni According to the latest accounts, the meeting of the.'; 01 , had been adjourned to the month of September, when It ntl2; sion was expected to last during the whole of that re ° pr o , the chief matter to be taken into consideration Was t beeil posed new constitution, vice the old one which h 9" rejected. ce o The number of pasture leases on a term of fourtee ll ' o re were, up to the close of last year, 353. They extend ed 16,000 square miles, and produced a yearly rental of n',o t l £lO,OOO. In addition to these leases beyond the gi r o) hundreds, twenty-eight have been granted withi n the h ti oe to annual tenants. They comprise, however, but 67' 701 miles, and are let at £672, and the quantity is decreasieL. year, as the land is being rapidly bought up. Under Of 0 11 tern of management, squatting is an advantage, instep detriment, to the province. The ship Kent arrived on Monday at here ~- 40 4 landed her mails and 70 passengers. The K enzaneet ent left -MP tile September 13, rounded Cape Horn in 22 days, t rc :ft rVo t line in 40 days, and sighted the Lizard in 70 days r ,, e , departure from Melbourne. She brings 220 passeng, e dr 140,000 ounces of gold. Trade in the colo n y was t pressed state. Diggers were still producing rich Yie';ll , price of gold was £3 168. per ounce. At Geelong, el 3 r e eds t :f were being made of the difficulty of obtaining title d o o< grants. A meeting was held there on the ' be fo' September, to make arrangements for sending nenf the unemployed single females to different p0r 0 2,,t" tbe e- j . interior. Ballarat was fixed on as the place to Pt:, ls periment. The arrival of the mail-ships , Ben .f,i011r 11 ,,,"; Champion of the Seas was anxiously looked for at . 3 . 1 ,, e ' 4 ,0 , `"; The Cairngorm arrived from London September b , color Meteor September 12. The latest date received in t'was from England was June 16. The Donald Mack 3 T leave for Liverpool, with th e ma il s S eptem b e r 3' " some of the diggings the account s men ti on that, g ' l ,? the employment of a superior description of machinery' 111 crushing had been attended with the greatest suecess,,,oo diggers were disinclined to sell the prod uce o f their I*o 4 . the existing prices, but on most of the fi e lds the increasing. At the diggings they obtain goods at w' o l prices —cheaper than the usual expense of carriage f n laO m towns added to their cost. This shows that stocks ' e toP, are generally heavy. The merchants complain of tb ild ts,.; purchasing gold at the mines, and the restrictions,lhe otoj adopted in their terms for accommod a ti on . On of hand, the approaching spri ng t ra d e h as s lightly 1 prices, and importers are holdin g on i n ex p e ctation v' o ota or At Sydney the , markets are said to be glutted. Th e (1 04,p of gold brought down by the escort was very 10 5; 1 1 the week ending September the Bth, 51,359 ounces iiipr offii received. Although commercial affairs had not l ee del t oe during the period above-mentioned, the exports eloo o o imports by £84,200. In consequence of this . .,4 0 c1 1 ,,, e balance of trade, the bankers were contemplating' : lii 'iget;;, in the rates of premiums on bills. In the lahnnr ad 0 1 supply exceeded the demand, and wages rather tenot wards. The mining news mentions that the yield aigo oiler s continued quite as good as previously; and at 1 3 e y tions have been proceeding very successfully. a te a w - tbe WESTERN AIISTRILIA.—It is proposed to C r e; e move water from Arthur's Head int o G age ' s Roads, t i ? 'OO l l - 01 bar at the mouth of the S wan , an d t o deepen tutboar,i‘ for far as Rocky Bay. This can be done by convi . estimated cost of £21,000, and, when completenhy: t io c ur making of the colony, if anything can.—ln sw" 1 0,01 6 , 0 t 0 supply of convicts, the colony proposes to receir„„ 01%0 ing immigrants annually, in the proportions of frfvv n i be i ° o 250 men. The theory is sound, but in practice it will be t y very difficult to introduce more women than me n es colony.—lu consequence of reports from the 1 4' of ''' t iotl , existence of a fine pasture country in the vieinil t diree to , Bay, an exploring expedition has been sent in 1 : ,,, b z been P liars n t An w cocs i edml t o h t o iNni l Aer s ii u o cc i eSS; the land in question b ttSl" f the A d — Ne with ea t l h a e nd fin is es s t ea c r li c in el a y te in any 0 - • islae ro p beginning to move ahead after the para su lroi r s i t l .°) t n' h st e hegi r su e -e te?— ceg t the cessation of transportation. According h th ad e c r u ee rr: iv nt ed ye 2 a;, oo th i e m t m wo ia p r o a r n t t s s o d f ur H in o g ba t r h t e on firs an t d s l i r t l and 3,000 more were expected. Recent leases have Ucv i lie of Crown lands to the extent of 121,000 acres, an °_, IP:, acres have been sold, and the estimated revenue fro' 4Q' source for 1856 is £73,000. New lands are being °pelf, t,ll , entire length l b e ed ng s th of o c r l th d e is i c s o l v an er d ed , , l a 2 n O d m a i ra les i , hr f a r y ona Pr La clee n t n e e d e:t °o'°° Hobarton. NEW ZEALAND. t he AUCgLAND.—TWO of the Bay of Island tribes, it]) Ngatowacs and Napuhis, have broken out into open rv; w th e each other, and the quarrel promises to extend terv j ent i°ll hitherto neutral tribes, in which case EurnPo w n will be found necessary. According to the Colonial Treasurer, w a s i23,Qa e province for the quarter ending in March last " the whilst the expendit £l7 500 ure was , • already voted for In addition to the estimates, Z 40,500, alre enditure current year, it is proposed to increase the exP e p! , £60,000, to be raised by a loan bearing interest at _b oaf WELLINGTON.—The value of the wool shipped f rom port during the current year is estimated at £4 O , „ i tinVr, NELSON.—The Provincial Council have voted taf7;oo; of ted income as follows :—.£7,500 for official sala7 B6 o; . other contingencies £9,000; for immigration, n o ton s 7 of the educational purposes, £1,400; for surveyS tlialleve l u v e igl ri° £11,470 ; for public works, £3,000 ; for st eam 1' the Pr : £333 ; for postal communications, and £5OO liamentary inquiry into the New Zealand Comp any •eae' total, £33,653. t o wards . cis i r o• enth OTAGO.—This province has just completed its sT,' }ia and has published some interesting statistics- Tigre Pi, tion consists of 1,408 males, and 1,149 f ema les. i in w il e 3,168 acres under culti va ti on , o f w hi c h o ne-third, ~s t tie. 5 It has 59,000 sheep, 435 ho rs e s , an d 6,500 head e 1 -- fo nt Ye"" estimated export of the wool alone for the ai r— r e valued at £ll,OOO. "t e of CANTEILBUBY.—Private letters from this pr°,," oc cont o t there are few or no natives, give a most favour in . !' li r its condition. Labour at a shilling an hour is silstx,ll - population of the province, on tk n i e ;3, 0 '4 1 of 1854, was about 2,196 males, 1,699 females, teb`L'Cla r i ' A ,ts, elusive of oboriginal natives), 3,225 were oftra e renS, England, 190 Wesleyan , 291 Presbyterians, 37 1 n, WO: 16 Baptists, 111 Romanists, and 25 of other seeL t nal' re sii 3,290; Scotch, 314; Irish, 162; French, 67 ;.,",;010,,,tec1 , other nations, 38 : 2,254 could read and write, 49 ::;01/A',.,"(). only, and 1,078 could not read. There were 7 0 •°.,; orb ield and 64 uninhabited buildings ; two only were sWL o lo' fi icli 100 of clay or sod, 100 of wattle and dab or of tni!" - cf ' l "ty the rest of wood ; 7,221 acres of land were fenced in'otririiii 807 were in crop with wheat, 237 barley, 802 oats) toes, 289 artificial grass, 227 garden or orc hard,? to ol t ooo other crops. The herds and flocks were understoo d 0V 1 ,' 1 09 of 598 horses, 20 mules or as s es, 6,363 horned cst," 1w ;; ) tet. sheep, 400 goats, and 4,000 swine. The whole ~ -'O O O district may be roughly e s timated to contain 4,Ov u g ' of which 4,000,000 are available for pastoral purPo s—,. THE - NIG ITTINGAL_E Hp s- A MEETING was held on Thursday, at Willis' s --4.-- James's, the object bei ng "t o g i ve expression as 3 bofF feeling that the services of Miss Nightingale in the 0 0' of the. East demand the grateful recognition of the C O/1 Dairi His sd R a o m y o al ng ll t ith e n co es m s pthaneyDouknetholef platform m ridg w e Argyll and Richmond, the Marquis of Lansdowne, th e .01, quis of Clanricarde, Lord Stanley, Lord Goderich, Si" 100, Heathcote, Sir John Pakington, Mr. Sidney Herbert, the P ,o , e;e as th il e t Pi lle l i c i ( c4 ; ! and Rev. Sidney Godolphin Osborn, the Dean of St. lo• Apsley Pellatt, Esq., M.P., Twining, E s q., the C l ' I' , General (the Rev. Mr. Gleig), Monckton Milnes' °4 " and the Lord Mayor. übjee t The Duke of Cambridge having introd uce d the s very eloquent speech, the following resolution W as if e ea l l the Marquis of Lansdowne, seconded by Sir Williani,ioo4, cote, and carried unanimously, "That the noble OLT D oi:, Miss Nightingale and her - associates in the hospi tsl ;:p l East, and the invaluable services rendered by than sick and wounded of the British forces, demand the cll 19 . recognition of the British peopl e ." Sir John Pakington move d th e s econd resolutio n tb was as follows : " That it i s d es i ra bl e t o perPc, tll 4 . - 0 re' t o memory of Miss Nightingale's signal de v oti on , and the gratitude of the nation by a testimonial f a st! i pe or character; and that, as she has expressed her unn se c ,t - 0 to accept any tribute designed for her own persei l Ltitii' d ' tage, funds be raised to enable her to establish an d es 'I for the training, sustenance, and protection of 011 OO' hospital attendants."—lt was seconded by Sir Jon/e8 ,1 t r 3' M.D., and carried nem. con. j , Lord Stanley rose to move the third res 1 tion o u , to accomplish this object on a scale worthy of the 0 to e honourable to Miss Nightingale, all classes be invit ed tribute." This was seconded by Mr. Monckton ivw"„d and carried unanimously. Th e Lo r d M a y or move i n ted t he the sums so collected be vested in trustees, to be app' e d sr ' the committee, and applied f or th e p ur p ose expres s , o lo o f) second resolution in such m anner , an d un d er s uch rt v e; as Miss Nightingale shall from time to time aPP n eri ite c subscribers having entire confidence in her , eI4. S,P energy, and judgment." This was seconded by l" t bert, and carried. fill r The Duke of Argyll moved the following resolution : --- „roPT ; el with a view to secure, under all circumstances, the a b P e r o el le il tion of the funds raised to the purpose expressed in t coo Do resolution, Miss Nightingale be requested to name the (selected from the committee) to co-operate with her , " l - 5 1f may represent her until her return to this country , ° o o o , c i, event of any suspension of her labours." It was unagnder.ite agreed to. The next resolution, moved by Lord "; 0 0 1 ,t,Dt That the following noblemen and gentlemen be a ff e PIO to carry into effect these resolutions ; and that tied to 1 0 Hon. Sidney Herbert and Mr. S. C. Hall be reque s l thlef as honorary secretaries," was also agreed to ; a n having been voted by acclamation to His Royal }lig his conduct in the chair, the proceedings terminated doc% CURE OF ASTHMA, CO L T GHB , &C. BY DR. 140,-r . -„ js 3z uC WAFERS.—Extract Of Letter from Mr. Ma - re chemist, 3, High-street, Birmingham.—" Gentlane",,'ing et; much pleasure in stating that I do not remember keel' le 1 0 0 medy for coughs, asthmas, &c , that sold so freely, or 301 h er general satisfaction.—l am, Sic M. DA 61 t " r eocfrel • public speakers they are invaluable for clearing and . 6 l O,lll tug the voice. They have a most pleasant taste. Pri i c : jot ,sr 25. 9d., and I Is. per box.—Dr. Locoek's Cosmetic : " e t be c ;fif fragrant preparation for improving and beautifyill retr ° sl ,/ plexion, rendering the skin clear, soft, and transparen all eruptions, freckles, sunburn, tan, pimples. and 1'0'14'0,1;4 Sold in bottles at Is. lid., 2s. 2d., and 4s. fid. counterfeits. Observe the ,words " Dr. Locock's Coe'rcbelr' the gover»invnt stamp outside the wrapper, eol'i by DECE IVON_ OicE of the most LI extreme peril th id Place i n th i s to' ll the afternoon so( itat at the b o tt om ' t '„ 4 r. Frost's cum. Z k ett Charles W e bl ' tilt . Webb had Li and Jackson was ! ethe r in ord er t ( tIP : or three bricks fa tb11141)," when inst ` W ell, with a large b urying him th at his life Co u l i t ' fa ce appeared a s : ta 's some time bell blit too haza i ate e vt t v f e r y a .w s a itihfoet After r s a o s i l, on wtrstl, Amos and the wa t diligentk little, if any, hop ?ior fellow's body. 1 . ,,5 t u!slizing suspense r f , t tit 22 years of ag• TOU five and six o 4i diary were cor 64(Is tf acuity remove( e and crumbling k't 4 ,ircttlar shield kk „ ' in, when they for a fellow.ct ( 1 1 , 1 °t 'z when they arri k..ltas cleared, and I i t .% able to state 1 4Y pressed. t 7 to bt l iGt ee rt, etb :r s nali as it a lt he was prop 40,)Peared to p etzi brandy and s t Y• He was St Ivas a little ski h eq e a,tise, humanly ;" 41 e,, ; 11l with the ci ‘fla h ,v'ece s of timber t Vol of earth, tha r , 144 ) With. The Rol 10. the candle will tide in the little bkttekkanian, of Mr. I t 4 ded in placing an e arth, whil e effo tit 'lber by means o arid calling to tO o nd his endur ‘;morning the ;"°llt ir on hook a I th: 100 11aced to the ke dical and oth llt,,tlxly Waiting th StA.e.,l'. anxious hour in removing th { la lold curb, lying li:ttetqleewr past three o' , ,before free the fire N," appeared in( s fficiently to I kept in e waiting, VOwarm bath ar attended by 1 A ed ical gentle ,"c'Ji, en : and, he does not exce, a St. , though his exl ter f or 13 h ours , he was able to Yilelitly comp ac t mai evss than 10 tons, vast. criEslt, kk - OwEN THOMAE • ttoreys high, at .It `4l4,lnediately. tr,„ Icll4l4tß,itii.E. MODE it aces th 6 th. the bbalancei mi Tyr ~, o f e ' r eel to t,,les, named ~/c 1 : 1 : I ° 41.1 3 , 3. 11 , labor,b:( I s ti Bwf u o Ol.t t f r il letilal.: we : Pd i a d :r is Tuesday t l vn : algea f il 1 4 4 , .Y of wearing al i illetuus other a :Of Brougham ktN'e resided as co k , and her fellow. LP L % the side-bc it. tl :ll k," 4,8 4 and sent 4 , kft'ete detected al t,i[t erWards. 7 4 til l q , FEsTivAL 41 1 ‘ tt,`, i nhabitants of offf'44ze into Con el2,,:tlval in the a °.:4l'46;qies. The Ma d'Ca,,,,` e to the holdin! '.tile'''),4 Blomfield, . 1/4tkl,h;uesu of Cheste kPeZthe Sept. of i tt Nt ssion for the I tz,, Sk Q 4 4x . BALL AT 1 e,,,,eshire Militia g 4iNt,, N aY, at the Alb INN with arms bat 1i ) ea 4... ' ea„, to about 500 r VD, Y, of the coun liNrlent, were, the ~,-(..ord Grosvenoi lle,.(lLady Smith, 1 ) Lady Wynne, r ' tis t Lord and La '6 ' ' 1 '(ltt Coos's L \Nirt, on Tuesd 4 '4O . t t /le wilful clam N hs 4 t of 2s. The 4 k l 7 read his case . ' ''e said that on t,ltit.l? home, and had tl,, 4 .,_rioise amongs Vtta,,,• a lr. Jackson' ,' , I. 4'4 Cook : Yes ] 11 11 4 ,..1 i k50n : So am ] '44(,' l or t ee with you, ' i. he h iN beans, foun ', 0, 4 11e t ,' 4 8 doing. "I ' 2 4 130 n witness trees which I,,Nth' tabbit which cc . 41 ; Cook :' The hole 1 4 11 4 4 1 g out of the gra! i esl rabbit. (Lau LWas just the ser lter.) I can tell tn a garden as I w Ice an ex am pl e 1 t he damage he q V i son for twenty -0 1, 11 , , 1n t .1:Ton MR. QlleeCOUrt, on Th I Zas b rought up on .o.4„tecl as sault upon ies't'terrace, Mon ‘ k - 0 ., on ilf.'"vrrY, With thre tki Past elev en o'cli ed homeward by 411 d turned into 4, s most violent b q 431 to the ground, rt 1 t 1 i t : 4 a t til i 1 1 3 , fe l . t h P 00 0 w al nt p h and ad 0 b: tide:e. been 1 1, 1 6 e 41 43, shouted ': \ 'lctoisoner standui k,3-looking at hi] a l ly James Roper, likki e IY ran to Mr. ~ t, st arted at a rap] N ~',! quickly capti hel,getiied that he h 4, 1 144 seen Mr. Hugh: Z 4 left him, and th: 4 'l 110 had threaten? '11)41 :\ ' t ' \„___ l ,,c : h t'i'-mtlititill z ea th ay s i e l.in , v p ge ri ii ag r h s e o a i ln i e hn ie rc t : itit til e 21st tilt., the vq 1t of a daughter, Ne 21st ult., the w hltkeolra, Lurgan, of 23rd Mrs. F a . 23 rd ult., the w 4trs lough-street, c 2 :20 4 t 6fti li t t h h e e w w i the 27th ult., in Se ' vale, of a daugl , 27th ult., at h e a still-born so 427th ult., Ito ironm tjEvBtli ult., the Ito; o f a da g Pl;thel 28 th. ult., MIls : Ott ‘.,)th ult., 4.ttg Iphtt'a4'Zatliltr,tal I E l l vt4.41 Magi;ay, Bar Abe Ist inst at Bedf 4elter. " A,. 12th of Septum 4,t4 ,e' rn e Austra l, second clang Ne t 44 e . ath ptt),) at St ` °}ln, yOUngeSl \