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within range of the enemy's fire, they encountered the
most serious opposition, both from muskets, and the
gang in the works, which had been silenced the
previous evening, and observing this, I was induced at once
to order our columns to move out of the trenches upon the
Redan. It had been arranged that detachments from the
Light, 2d, and 4th Divisions, which I placed for the occasion
under the command of Lieut.-General Sir G. Brown, should be
formed into three columns ; that the right one should attack
the left face of the Redan, between the flanking batteries ;
that the centre should advance upon the salient angle ; and
that the left should move upon the re-entering angle formed
by the right face and flank of the work, the first and last pre-
ceding the centre column. The flank columns at once obeyed
this signal to advance, preceded by covering parties of Rifle
Brigade, and by sailors carrying ladders and soldiers carrying
wool-bags ; but they had no sooner shown themselves beyond
the trenches than they were assailed by a most murderous fire
of grape and musketry. Those in advance were either killed
or wounded, and the remainder found it impossible to proceed.
I never before witnessed such a continued and heavy fire of
grape, combined with musketry, from the enemy's works,
which seemed fully manned. The superiority of our fire on
the day we opened led both General Pelissier and myself and
the officers of the Artillery and Engineers of the two services,
and the armies in general, to conclude that the Russian Artil-
lery fire was in a great measure subdued, and that the opera-
tion could be undertaken with every prospect of success. The
result has shown that the resources of the enemy were not
exhausted, and that they had still the power, either from their
ships or their batteries, to bring an overwhelming force upon
their assailants whilst the direct attack upon the Redan was
proceeding. Lieut.-General Sir R. England was directed to
send one of the Brigades of the 3d Division, under Major-
General Barnard, down to the Woronzou ravine, with a view
to give support to the attacking columns on his right, and the
other Brigade, under Major-General Eyre, still further to the
left, to threaten the works at the head of the Dockyard Creek.
General Eyre was very seriously engaged, and he took a
churchyard and some houses within the place ; but as the
town front was not attacked, it became necessary to withdraw
his Brigade at night. I brought up the Ist Division from the
vicinity of Balaklava as a reserve, and I shall retain them on
these heights.
The Sardinian troops under General Marmora, and the
Turkish troops under Omar Pasha, crossed the Tchernaya on
the 17th, and occupied positions in front of Chorgouna. They
have not come in contact with any large body of the enemy.
Lord Raglan praises in eulogistic terms Major-General Sir
J. Campbell, Colonel Shadforth, and Colonel Yea, all killed;
Captain Peel, wounded ; Lieut.-General Sir R. England ;
Major-General Eyre, wounded ; Lieut.-Colonel Tylden, very
severely wounded; Sir G. Brown and Major-General Sir Harry
Jones, latter wounded. By the next mail, Lord Raglan will
name the officers who have been particularly mentioned to him.
Admiral Lyons, under date of 19th, incloses a letter from
Captain Lushington, giving details of the proceedings of the
Naval Brigade in the attack on the 18th. Lord Roglan hav-
ing accepted the proposal to carry the ladders, four parties of
60 men were told off, and placed under Captain Peel, to
accompany the four columns ordered for the assault. Captain
Lushington states that the men had the ladders placed in
their places, in spite of the most murderous fire he ever wit-
nessed. Captain Peel led one party, and Lieutenant Caver the
other. The other two columns did not advance, and
consequently those ladder parties, although exposed to
a severe fire, did not suffer much. A very heavy fire
was kept up from the batteries with admirable precision, until
Lord Raglan ordered it to be slackened. The enemy's line of
battle ships did not fire, but the steamers did.
In a second despatch, dated June 19th, Sir E. Lyons reports
a nightly attack on the sea defences of Sebastopol. On the
night of the 16th, a heavy shower of rockets was poured in
without any casualty. On the night of the 17th, the firing was
renewed, but with some loss. Casualties on 18th, H.M.S.
Princess Royal, four men wounded ; H.M.S. Miranda, Captain
Edmund Lyons, very severely wounded by a piece of shell in
the calf of the left leg, sent to Therapia Hospital.-17th,
H.M.S. Sidon, one killed and 12 wounded.
Return of the casualties in Naval Brigade on 17th June :
Nine woudded, six contused.
Return of casualties in Naval Brigade ou the 18th
Lieut. S. C. Kidd, of the Albion, and 13 men ; wounded,
Capt. William Peel, of the Leander ; Lieut. Dalyell, of the
Leander; Lieut. Cave, of the Diamond; Mr. H. Wood, Mid-
shipman, of the Queen ; Mr. Parsons, Mate, of the Dauntless,
and 10 men; missing, one ; total casualties, 62.
Admiral R. S. Dundas, on 21st, encloses a letter
from Rear-Admiral Seymour, reporting proceedings
in examining the Bay of Narva. Admiral Sey-
mour arrived off Narva Light-house at 2 30, a.m., on
the 18th. He writes that the entrance of the river is narrow
with a bar. A considerable number of troops were in active
movement : a large caisson formed the means of communi-
cation on either side of the river. A few wood vessels and
river craft only were visible. The banks were well adapted
for defences by troops ; an earth battery of 12 guns lies on
the east side of the river entrance, and one of 10 guns near
the Light-house, with another in the rear, and two other guns
on the right extremity of the Light-house Battery. The
Pincher and Snap, gunboats, under Captain Hall, of the
Blenheim, who added a 68-pounder to the Pincher, made good
practice, until the squally weather interfered. The Fort guns
were well served with hot shot. The weather clearing, the
gun-boats opened fire. The Blenheim and Exmouth likewise
hada couple of hours' practice, as enough had been done to occupy
the attention of the troops in the neighbourhood, and no ad-
vantage offering for a longer continuance in Narva Bay.
The firing was discontinued, and the vessels returned. Captain
Searle, Royal Marines, of the Blenheim, received a contusion.
of the left side from a splinter.

[Further particulars of the assault on the Redan and
Malakhoff Batteries will be found in our 6th page.]

THE BALTIC.

By the explosion of the infernal machines 'on board the
Exmouth, Admiral Seymour was severely injured, especially
in the left eye ; Captain Louis iu both legs and thigh ; others
more or less injured. They are all doing well.
On the 21st of June the Amphion mistook a channel near
Sweaborg, and grounded. The forts opened, and four shots
struck her, killing one man and wounding two others. Capt.
Key returned the fire, blew up a large powder magazine, and
did other serious damage.

OPENING OF THE FRENCH CHAMBERS.

SPEECH OF THE EMPEROR.

PARIs, Monday.
In opening the Chambers, the Emperor delivered an address
to the following effect:—
"The conferences at Vienna have unhappily not resulted in
peace. I come then to make a new appeal to your patriotism.
" The conferences have justified the conduct of the allies,
and evinced their moderation.

" Propositions, which I will call magnanimous, on account
of their disinterestedness, have been made by us and rejected.
" We are still expecting of Austria the execution of her en-
gagements, which were to render the alliance offensive and
defensive ; and should negotiations not lead to a peace, the
admirable devotion of the army and navy will soon, I hope,
bring about that result. You will continue to give the means
of arrying on the war.

"I gad Intended to place myself in the midst of the army,
where the presence of the Sovereign would not have failed to
produce a happy influence, and where I should have been wit-
ness of the heroic efforts of our soldiers. I should have been
proud to be able to direct them ; but grave questions abroad,
and important measures at home, force me with regret to
abandon the project.

"No extraordinary levy will be requisite. Let us have
confidence in God, and persevere, so shall we arrive at a peace
worthy of the two great nations."

THE FUNDS.

English Funds were inanimate all day, and sustained a
slight decline. In Railways an excess of sales, and prices re-
'ceded from ss. to 10s. per cent. Land, Bank, and Foreign
:Stocks quiet, and weak at our quotations. •

Consols, Account
_Do. Money

CLOSING PRICES.

go i IBan k Stock 2lO 12
I Exqr. Billa, L. & 9 22 6 pin.

, . .
Three per Cents .... .. 92i i , Omniuni 4; a
. .\
FOREIGN STOCKS.
211 f (Russian
Do.
Turkish
SHARES.

31euizans
Pert.wian
Do.

,• - I
RAILWAY

Ambergate,Nottinghain,
and Es Junction
Caledonian
Do. Preference
Eastern Counties
East Lancashire 76 7
Edinburgh& Glasgow 57 9
Great Nortlitrn 92} 3*

London, Brighton, and
South Coast lOO 2
London &N. Western lOOl 1
London &S. Western B2i 3,}
Manchester, Sheff., and
Lincolnshire
Midland Stock
North British..

25i
72i 3
. 31

Do. A. 7- 7' Do. Preference.. 102 4
Do. B. 126 8 North Staffordshire.... 5* 41
Great Western
Lanc.and 80i 1* York, Newcastle, and
Do. Fifths — Berwick ... 4i
Leeds Northern l3l 14t York and N. Midland.. 50 1
LAND SHARES.
Australian Agricultural Peel River
S.Australian Invest.— N. B. Australian
Crystal Palace

On 'Change, Tallow quiet at 535. 3d. on the spot; Linseed
erm at 40s. ; Scotch Pig Iron, slow sale at 745. ; Spelter
wanted at £23 155.:; sales of Cotton, 100 bales. French
funds telegraphed higher, 66.55.

LONDON CORN MARKET.—(From Kingsford and Lay's Cir-
cular.)—A better attendance, particularly of country buyers,
who bought Foreign Wheat reluctantly, being compelled to
pay the rates of last week. The supply of English was small,
and Kentish said ls. below Monday last ; whilst of Essex
only a portion was sold at a late hour. Fair demand for Bar-
leyat late prices. Beans and Peas are unaltered in value.
Good sweet Oats bring full prices ; but inferior and out of
condition are difficult to sell at 6d. decline. Little demand
for Flour; Norfolk rather cheaper.

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ARRIVALS,
English. Irish. Scotch. Foreign.
Wheatrley 5798 16508
Ba
Malt 4266 16
Oats lOBB5 194 4+3 30546
Beans —
Peas —
Flour
LONDON CATTLE MARKET.—Beef in small supply; trade
good. Mutton and Lamb slow of sale, and the supply of
middling and inferior large. No foreign arrivals. Beef, 3s
10d to 4e 10d ; Mutton, 4s to 4s 10d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 44 10d ;
Pork, 3s 10d to 4s lod ; Lamb, 6s 6d to 68 2d. Beasts, 3,760 ;
Sheep and Lambs, 29,610; Calves, 346; Pigs, 530.
LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—Colonial market quiet. Value
of sugar, tea, coffee, and spices, is unaltered, Rice easiel.
Linseed oil slow of sale, at 395. 6d. to 40s. Tallow firm : good
demand. Stock 46,097 casks against 33,589 ; deliveries 2,059
casks against 1,092 same time last year.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE. East Lancashire,
19 3-16; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 811 ; North-Western,
101; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 251 i H f ; Mid-
land, 73 72 1; North Stafford, 51 dis. ; Electric Telegraph, 181.

LEEDS STOCK EECllANGE.—Lancashire and Yorkshire,
slt ; Dovers, 18 j ; Sheffields, 25i ; North-Westerns, 61;
Midlands, 72i 1.
GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET.—Mixed numbers, warrants,
735. 9d, per ton, cash.

LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Alfred, from Calcutta, arrived at Deal, 2nd inst.
British Yeoman, at Akyab, May 6th, damaged.
Countess of Seafield, towed into Hong Kong, 10th May.
Leonidas, for London, put back to Calcutta, May 17 : crew
refusing to proceed.
Prince Arthur sailed from Penang for London, May 18,
after repairing : she left 150 tons of cargo.
Hanover had got aground at Rangoon, May 4th. About