The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-31 00:00:00

CLOSING PRICES

Consols, Account 9l* Bank Stock 214 15
Do. Money — Exqr. Bills, L. & S .... 21 5 pm.
Three per Cents 921 Omniurn

FOREIGN STOCKS.

Mexicans 2li 2i Russian
Peruvian — Do.
Do.
RAILWAY SHARES.

Ambergate,Nottingham, London, Brighton, and
and E. Junction 4l) I South Coast lOl 3
Caledonian
Do. Preference
Eastern Counties
East Lancashire 74 6 Lincolnshire 2O 5i

Edinburgh & Glasgow.. 36 8 Midland Stock
Great Northern 9l North British 3O 1
Do. A. 66 8 Do. Preference.. 104 6

Do. B. 125 7 North Staffordshire.... 61 i
Great Western
Lanc.and Yorkshire Bl4 1 York, Newcastle, and
Do. Fifths — Berwick
Leeds Northern l3i I York and N. Midland.. 481 9*

LAND SHARES.
Australian Agricultural Peel River
S. Australian Invest.... 12 2 !South Australian
Crystal Palace
On 'Change, Tallow active ; new P. Y. C., 565. on the spot.
Linseed Oil higher, and sales at 435. Scotch Pig Iron firm
at 735. to 735. 6d. cash, mixed numbers. Spelter at £23.
Cotton dull and easier. Saltpetre mostly withdrawn—fine
Calcutta sold at 355. 6d. to 365. Bd, to 9d., and 31s. 6d to 325.
Owing to the impression that government intends to in-
crease the Customs' duties, 800,000 lbs. of tea were paid upon
during two days last week; whereas 200,000 to 300,000 lbs.
would be about an average quantity.

LONDON CORN MARICET.—(From Kingsford and Lay's
Circular.)—Supply of Wheat from Kent moderate. A small
portion sold at about the terms of this day week, but factors
generally not being inclined to make any concession, the
greater part remained unsold up to a late hour. In Foreign
scarcely any business, and prices are nominal. Trade for
Spring Corn is dull; Barley and Oats are Is. lower than last
Monday. Flour dull, and tending downwards.

ARRIVALS.
English. Irish. Scotch. Foreixn
Wheat 7923 40 23858
Barley 1049 200 13168
Malt 9402 192
Oats 536 5726 1005 35383
Beaus
Peas —
Flour

2455 sks.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—The Beast and Sheep
trade dull, but Friday's prices are maintained. Beef, 4s to
Ss 6d ; Mutton, 4s to 58 4d ; Veal, 3s to 5s 2d ; Pork, 4.s 2d to
5s ; Lamb,ssto6s 4d. Beasts,3,o62—SheepandLambs,26,44o—
323—Pigs, 810. Arrivals :—Holland Beasts, 963 ;
Ditto Sheep, 3,810; Ditto Calves, 250; Ditto Pigs, 305;
Spanish Sheep, 580; Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts, 500; Cam-
bridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and Northampton Beasts, 1,000.
LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—LittIe done; but the value
of Sugar, Coffee, and Rice is unaltered. For Rum and Tea
some advance is asked. Linseed Oil, 425. Tallow stiff at 56s
on the spot : Stock, 44,827 casks, against 33,618 casks last
year; deliveries, 2,468 casks, against 739 casks last year.
GLASGOW Pm IRON MARKET.—For the last few days
rather more business doing, and prices slightly improved.
To-day, however, the market closed quietly, after a somewhat
inactive day. Mixed numbers held at 735.6 d., buyers, 735.
cash.

MA.NCIIESTER STOCK EXCILLNGE.—East Lancashire, 18
11-16 i ; Manchester Assurance, 11i pm.

LEEDS STOCK EXCHA.NGE.—MidIand, 691 70, 69 1546.

LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

The new Great Britain is reported off Plymouth, from Mel-
bourne. She brings £160,000 in gold.
City of Bristol, from Mauritius ; Panama, from Callao ;
Mary Ellen, from Porto Rico—at Deal, 30th inst.
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Night.—The steamer Herrmann
has arrived off Cowes, en route for Bremen. She brings
$120,000 in specie for Havre. She left New York on the
16th ; her news is anticipated.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

MONDAY.

The Royal, Assent was given by commission to 25 public
bills ; am g them were the Places of Religious Worship
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tion Acts Consolidation and Amendment Bill passed through
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committee.
The Coal Mines' Inspection Bill was read the third time
and passed.
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ment Bill, and the Lunaticebemenoetj
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passed, denied that the session had been so barren in the way
by Lord Lyndhurst.

After a speech from the Lord Chancellor the subject dropped.
The Dissenters' Marriages Bill was reported, with a variety
of amendments.

Other orders having been disposed of, the house adjourned
at 7.20 p.m.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

TUESDAY.
The house met at one o'clock.
W. Molesworth and Sir B. Hall took the oaths and

their seats respectively, upon re-election for Southwark and
Marylebone. _

LIMITED LIABILITY.
The house then went into committee on the Limited Lia-
bility ill
1, for,wh
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hsssioanreos as on Mr. Williams' amendment
in clause low
as
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was
resumed.
Mr. BOUVERIE consented to make the shares £lO, one half
to be paid up, and Mr. Williams consequently withdrew his
amendment.
Mr. CAIRNS then moved an amendment, having relation to
the form of registration.
Mr. BOUVERIE opposed the amendment, and, upon a divi-
sion, there appeared—
For the amendment 27
Against 39
Majority against .......
Mr. CAIRNS then moved to leave out the words of the
clause providing for the payment of a certain amount of
capital, before it should be entitled to be registered under the
bill.

After a brief debate the amendment was withdrawn.
Mr. GURNEY then proposed that 50 per cent. should be
required to be paid up, to entitle a company to the privilege
of the bill.
Mr. BOUVEBIE thought that 25 per cent. would be sufficient.
The amendment being withdrawn, the clause as amended
was agreed to.
Clauses 2,3, 4,5, and 6 were agreed to, with amendments.
On clause 7, Mr. CanDwELL proposed an addition to the
effect that, when a company had obtained a certificate of
limited liability, every person holding, or having within-a given
period held a share in such a company, should be liable to pay
the debts of the company to an amount equal to, but not
exceeding the nominal value of the greatest number of shares
held by him at any one time within one year previous to the
date of the judgment order under which the liability was
sought to be enforced.
Mr. LOWE contended that the proviso was in direct opposi-
tion to the principle of the bill.
Mr. BOUVERIE also opposed it, on the ground that its result
would be to cause credit to be unduly given to these companies
beyond what their capital would justify.
After speeches from ;Mr. Cairns for, and Lord Goderich and
Mr. Mathis against, the amendment, the committee divided.
For the amendment l5
Against

-63

Majority against
The clause was agreed to.
Progress was then reported.
The House was then summoned to the House of Lords, to
hear the royal assent given by commission to several public and
private bills. On the Speaker's return, the house adjourned at
4 o'clock till 6.
The house resumed at 6 o'clock.
Lord HOTIIAM asked Lord Palmerston whether Sir John
M`Neill and Colonel Tulloch, sent as commissioners to enquire
into certain matters connected with the army in the Crimea,
had returned to this country, whether they had made a report,
and whether their report would be laid before the house
Lord PALMERSTON replied that the report of these gentle-
men had been made, and the changes it recommended had
been attended with great advantage to the public service; but
it was of a confidential character, for the guidance of the
government, and therefore it would not be produced.
In reply to Mr. Locke, Mr. WiLsorc stated that Sir Charles
Eastlake had been nominated by Lord Aberdeen to the
Directorship of the National Gallery, and his nomination had
been confirmed by the present government. A Treasury
minute would be published to-morrow explanatory of the
whole arrangement, and stating further the salary attached to
the office.
Mr. PEEL, in reply to Lord Goderich, stated that it was
intended to constitute an Italian Legion.
Lord Pe.rainasroN said there were reasons, which he should
not dwell upon, that rendered it very desirable that the ses-
sion should be closed somewhere about the 14th or 15th of
August. There were a great many votes of supply yet to be
taken, and it was impossible to state how long the discussions
upon the motions before going into supply would take. He,
therefore, appealed to the hon. gentlemen not to press those
motions, and moved that to-morrow the orders of the day
should have precedence of notices of motion, with the view of
going into supply.
After a few words from Lord C. Manners Colonel Dunne,
and:several other members who had given notice of motions,
it was agreed to give up their precedence.
Mr. OTWAY inquired when the Indian Budget would be
introduced.
Mr. V. SMITH replied he would bring it on to-morrow
week, provided the supply was then closed. If the supply
was not closed by that time, another day must be appointed._
Lord Palmerston's motion was then agreed to.
On the motion for going into a Committee of Supply,.
Admiral W.A.LcoTT moved for a copy of a minute by the
Board of Admiralty, of July 2nd, 1846, relating to the opinion
of the Board as to the claims of certain officers to be recom-
mended for the honour of the Bath, who had highly distin-
guished themselves against pirates. The motion led to a long
and desultory discussion, in which numerous complaints were
made as to the distribution of rewards and honours, and of
the system of promotion both in the navy and army.
The motion was eventually negatived without a division.
SCOTCH PAROCHIAL SCHOOLMASTERS.
Mr. G. LOCKHART then called the attention of the house-
to the serious inconvenience that would arise from the act for
regulating the salaries of the Parochial Schoolmasters of
Scotland being allowed to expire without any further pro-
vision being proposed by government to meet the extreme
urgency of the case.
Mr. PELLATT next moved an address, praying the Queen to
remedy the grievances sustained by sergeants in the army,
who are deprived of good conduct money allowances whilst
serving, to which they were entitled previous to their pro-
motion.

The LORD ADVOCATE said he had proposed a measure
which would have raised the salaries of the schoolmasters,
but the bill had been thrown out in another place. ' He there-
fore declined dealing with this question by a temporary act
now, especially as the whole subject must be dealt with next
session ' • besides, there was no necessity for passing a temporary
act, as the salaries of the schoolmasters would not expire until
next Witsuntide, and he hoped the interval would afford time
for reflection upon the subject.
Mr. SCOTT complained of this course, on the ground that it
made the schoolmasters the victims of the educational squab-
bles of the two Houses of Parliament, and of the uncalled-for
and erroneous legislation of the Lord Advocate.

SUPPLY.
The house then went into committee of supply, when,
Mr. WISE suggested that the estimates, instead of being
discussed at different periods, should be brought forward at
one time, and at an earlier period of the session, so that every
member might have an opportunity of being present at their
discussion.
Mr. WILSON having replied, the following sums were, after
discussion, voted:—£3,BsB for the expenses of the London
University ; £7,952 for the Scottish Universities ; £2,366 for
the Queen's University, in Ireland ; £9,352 for the Queen's
College, in Ireland; £647 for the Royal Irish Academy;
£3OO for the Royal Hibernian Academy.
On the motion that 22,600 be granted for Theological pro-
fessors at Belfast, and for incidental expenses of the General
Assembly's College, at Belfast,
Mr. Mum, moved that this vote be reduced by £2,050, on
the ground that the state ought not to support the religious
teaching of any denomination whatever. He also contended
that the vote was excessive in relation to the work done.
Mr. CAIRNS and Mr. KIRK defended the vote.
After some conversation, the committee divided—
For Mr. Miall's motion. 29
Against it .. .
Majority against —4B
The next votes agreed to were—£lo,ooo for the National
Gallery; £4,000 for purchases from the Bernal Collection;
£27,000 for new buildings connected with the British Museum ;
£5OO for the Geographical Society ; £6,409 for magnetic
observations ; £2,525 for Public Infirmaries in Ireland;
£1,295 for the Foundling Hospital in Dublin ; £11,215 for
the Dublin Hospitals; £5OO for the Dublin Lying-in Hospi-
tal ; £795 for Doctor Stevens' Hospital in Dublin.
On the motion that £38,953 be granted for the expenses of
Nonconformist Ministers in Ireland, Mr. WILLIAMS moved
that the sum be reduced to £366.
After a long debate the committee divided—
.

For the vote 96
Against it...
Majority for —64.
Mr. CHEETHAM then moved to reduce the vote by £415,
being the amount applied to six new congregations.
After a brief debate the committee divided—
For Mr. Cheetham's motion
Against it
Majority against —so.
The whole vote was then agreed to.
After a few more votes had been taken, the Chairman re-
ported progress, and obtained leave to sit again to-morrow.
The report on the Turkish Loan Bill was brought up, and
the bill ordered to be read the third time to-morrow.
Mr. H. BERKELEY moved the second reading of the Sale of
Beer Bill.

Mr. NORSFALL protested against the motion, on the ground
that the bill was founded on ex parte evidence.
After some observations from Mr. Brady, Mr. I. Butt,
and Mr. Cobbett, the bill was read a second time.
The remaining clauses of the Limited Liability Bill were
passed through committee.
In reply to Mr. Spooner, Mr. BOUVEItIE stated that the
Partnership Amendment Bill would not be proceeded with
this session. Some amendments would be introduced in it,
and the bill be reprinted for circulation during the recess.
The other orders were then disposed of, and the house
adjourned at 1.42 a.m.

REINFORCEMENTS are arriving, or on their way, and are
leaving the shores of Great Britain daily in hundreds, and
often in thousands at a time. Our Infantry comprised, when
we last enumerated them, in the spring, 44 battalions. They
have since been joined by 16 battalions more, making 60 re-
giments of foot. If they are not all at their full war strength,
it is undeniable that many of them are. The last sixteen
regiments arrived in the Crimea, chiefly from Athens, Corfu,
Malta, and Gibraltar were at the full strength of 1,000
bayonets. The Horse, reinforced from home and by the 1,100
men of the 10th and 12th Hussars from India, are over 3,000 strong, and are divided into three brigades instead of two.
Our readers may have noticed the departure of vast cavalry
reinforcements from England during the past month, of men
and horses that have been trained throughout the winter for
the work. The artillery arm of the British service is the
most complete of all. * * * *
We have
the authority of an English officer of high rank, just returned
only for a few days on the business of the war, for statiiig that
the Turkish contingent of the British army, now encamped at
Buykdere, on the Bosphorus, is composed of the finest troops
he ever saw.. They already amount to 14,000 men. They are flocking in by hundreds from all sides to the British standard,
where they are well lodged, fed, clothed, and armed. They
will soon be at their full number of 20,000, when they will be
able to take the field under the Commander-in-Chief of the
British army, to which they will belong. We may add to our
other encouraging information, which it is useful to publish in
contradiction of the Russian stories that are everywhere thrust
down our throats, that there are no fears entertained for the'
safety of the Turkish armies in Asia Minor."—Observer.
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THERE has been a formidable insurrection of the Bashi-
Bazouks, at the Dardanelles. The British flag has been
trampled under foot. The wife of a clerk at the consulate
has been grossly assaulted and ill-treated. Colonel Beatson's
tent and those of other officers had been sacked and destroyed.
The commander of the English ships in the Dardanelles fired
upon the rioters.

THE WAR.

THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL.

INTELLIGENCE from the Crimea up to the latest
dates represent the army before Sebastopol as.still in
the enjoyment of general good -health'; although
Cholera still lingers and lurks among its ranks.
Happily, however, this scourge does not appear to be
productive of any alarming amount of mortality:; and
as it induces an unslackenmg vigilance on the part of
the medical and other sanitary authorities, the proba-
bility is that the vigilance so excited may be instru-
mental in maintaining the general good health re-
ferred to. Several of the inconveniences and annoy-
ances peculiar to the Crimean summer have begun to
occasion complaint among the troops. Heavy drench-
ing rains and fearful thunderstorms; oppressive heats
and tormenting myriads of flies contribute their alter-
nate and serious, though differing degrees of affliction
to the men exposed in the trenches and the camp.
Notwithstanding all which, and in spite of the pro-
tracted nature of the operations of the siege, the
spirits of the men are still buoyant, and the only
anxiety expressed among all ranks is a rooted desire
to bring matters to a conclusion by a combined as-
sault. The progress is still slow, but decidedly in the
right direction.
In reference to the last-named subject the corres-
pondent of the Daily News, writing from the camp
before Sebastopol, on the 10th inst., says :
Connected with the operations of the siege, I have to report
little more than the continuance of the same stand-still state
of things that disgusted and discouraged every one when
last wrote. To be sure, the same resultless and fitful snatches
of cannonading are kept up by day, with the variations of
musketry by night ; and having stated this, I have left little
untold. We hammer away, spasmodically, at the everlasting
Redan, which returns quite as good as it gets ; or helps our
neighbours, the French, by practising on the equally retribu-
tive Malakoff—in either case without making the smallest
measure of headway towards the Russian Troy beyond. On
the night before last, rather a brisk affair took place between
the latter and a strong party of the enemy, who sallied from
the Malakoff to essay the destruction of the French approaches
towards that redoubt. It will be remembered that our Allies,
soon after their own and our defeat on the memorable 18th,
commenced a sap from the Mamelon to its vis-a-vis the
Malakoff. As this work has been prosecuted with more or less
success every night, it has at present penetrated over half the
distance between the two redoubts, and at its further
extremity is within some three hundred and fifty yards
of the Russian embrasures. To stop its further advance,
therefore, the enemy made a strong sortie on Sunday
night, but after a sharp fight were driven back into their own
works with considerable loss ; the attempt was repeated soon
after,but was again repulsed after another determined struggle.
During this second scuffle occurred another grand illustration
of what an untravelled Milesian would call that " most beau-
tiful" system of blundering, in which there seems to be an
understood rivalry between our allies and ourselves. After the
affair of the 18th, I may remark, our artillerymen in the
twenty-one gun and other neighbouring batteries had received
orders to train their guns at night on the approaches to the
quarries on the one hand, and on the space between the Ma-
melon and Malakoff on the other—in this last case, without
the smallest arrangement for signals with the French. Accord-
ingly, on Sunday night, when a strong force of French de-
ployed out from the Mamelon to support those who were
already engaged in repelling the enemy, our twenty-one gun
battery opened fire on them, and kept it up most effectively
till a breathless messenger arrived to give notice of the mur-
derous mistake. The well-timed blunder, I learn, afforded the
enemy most valuable aid, and, had it been much longer con-
tinued, would have resulted in the repulse of our allies, and
the, destruction of their hard-worked sap. With such general-
ship, what armies could succeed ?
Speculation as to distant and colateral operations
are rife among the different branches of the service ;
and these occasion much interest in the camp. Con-
cerning these, the correspondent of the Morning
Advertiser, on the same day as the preceding, writes :
An expedition to Odessa, and one beyond " Makenzie's
Farm," are still talked of. How far the destruction of that
large trading town, and the setting it on fire, would be con-
ducive to British interests, is for the people of England to say.
There is, however, one point to be considered ; Odessa has long
been, and is still, one of the great depots of the Russian army,
both for men and provisions ; consequently a place of consider-
able importance to the enemy. Certain movements of our
troops, early yesterday morning, gave rise to the impression
that an advance was resolved upon; and as there was some
sharp, although short firing, in the direction they had taken,
we were led to believe that some skirmishing had taken place.
The way taken by those troops was along the heights on the
left of the plains of Balaklava—heights well defended by bat-
teries, several are marked—and thence towards the Tchernaya,
which, however, was not crossed. Having rode out yesterday,
about three miles beyond the bridge some ten days ago, with-
out meeting with any obstruction, and without perceiving so
much precaution as was now manifested, we inquired whether
there was anything stirring, and were told that the Russians,
there was reason to believe, had advanced nearer to Balaklava.
If such be the case, as it no doubt is, their object would appear
to be to check any onward movement on the part of the Allies,
who, on their side, would he but too happy to bring the foe to
anything like a general engagement. It is impossible to
estimate too highly the advantage to the Allies of having
possession of the,river and of the pretty country about it. The
night before last it was reported that the Russians were making
an attempt to regain the Mamelon, some sharp firing having
been heard for an hour or so. Sucn, however, was not the
case ; but it appears that, in the obscurity, a number of French
soldiers who were carrying gabions mistook the Russian for
the French lines, and did not discover their mistake
until too late. After a gallant resistance, twenty of
the Imperial Guards were taken prisoners. Emboldened by that
littlesuccess,theßussians made a partial sortie, but soon retired.
There can be no longer any doubt that in a variety of ways
the French gendarmes are becoming very officious. In Ka-
miesch, moreover, there are—so it is generally believed— so
many French police spies about, that the traders there are
almost afraid to open their mouths. Not a newspaper is to be
seen—not a word of polities is to be heard. Even the passing
events of the war, when referred to, are narrated in a whisper,
and only amongst friends. As for the French soldiers, they
are kept in the most profound ignorance of all that is
going on in their native country ; and I have had, in my
own person, experience that, in the transmission and delivery
of letters, the Kamiesch Post-office is not to be trusted.
Writing on the 12th inst. from the camp before
Sebastopol, the correspondent of the Times says, in
reference to the reconnoitering expedition in the direc-
tion of the Tchernaya, and the general operations :
Nothing new to-day. The French and Turks have finally
returned from their reconnaissance, and the country about
Baidar is again in the hands of the Cossacks. The quantity
of cattle driven in by them is very great. The beasts, though
not of the large size we are accustomed to in England, are
finer and better fed than those obtained in Asia Minor; at
least, as we see them after a voyage across the Black Sea.
An attack on the Russian position is considered all but
hopeless. Nature seems as if she had constructed the plateau
they occupy as a vast defensible position, which 50,000 men
may hold against four times their number. Of the reduction
of Sebastopol proper before the winter I have no kind of
doubt: That the Russians will hold out with all the
obstinacy of their character, even after the destruction
of their ships and the capture of the Malakoff, may be
expected; but the possession of a new position, com-
manding the harbour and the bridge of boats which crosses
it, must eventually cause the enemy to retreat. The
Russian generals, though brave, and determined on an obsti-
nate defence, may fairly receive credit for the possession of
prudence and forethought. As long as a place can be held
with a chance of success, or even of damaging the enemy,
they will hold it; 'but all their proceedings give reason to
believe that they will not allow their troops to be cut to
pieces merely for the credit of having made a desperate resist-
ance, and held, without advantage, for a short time longer an
untenable position. When they see that their retreat is seri-
ously endangered, it is not improbable that they will alto-
gether abandon the southern side, which they can hardly hope
to hold should the allies be able to command the harbour.
They, no doubt, count at least on being able to prolong their
resistance until the winter sets in; if that be impossible, they
will most likely withdraw to the northern side, which it may
be impracticable to lay siege to before the spring of 1856.
What may be done during that time to strengthen the works
we may judge from the industry and skill with which they
have laboured in the defence of Sebastopol proper. _
_ _ _

To-day Major-General Barnard was appointed chief of the
staff, in the place of General Simpson. Rumours prevail that
a new Commander-in-Chief is to come out from England.
Whether this be true I have not yet learnt, but it is to be
hoped that the peninsula and Waterloo, at 23 or 24 years of
age, will not be the only qualification. It seems to all here
that the best school for Sebastopol is Sebastopol itself, and
that a man who has been here six months is likely to be a more
efficient general than any one who may be sent out in reliance
on vague reminiscences of campaigns in the field 40 years ago.
It takes some little time to be cognizant even of the ground,
and with autumn drawing on there is no time to be lost. A
general of established reputation may give a lustre to the Brit-
ish name, but, after all, thebest reliance is on skill and energy,
and there are not wanting men at present before Sebastopol on
on whom the command might devolve with satisfaction to the
army, and with reasonable hope of a creditable fulfilment of
duties.
The Commissariat, both in the Crimea and at Constantino-
ple, is making laudable preparations for a regular supply of
provisions during the coming winter. Depots are to be estab-
lished at Ismid and Sinope, and a regular transport service
will he organized between various places on the coast and the
port of Balaklava.

The same correspondent, writing on the 13th, says,
referring to the Russian resistance :

Last night the Russians kept up a tremendous fire. It has
been blowing a gale for the last 24 hours, and the wind bore
the sound of the heavy guns towards us, so that the very
ground shook:* I am sorry to say that the battery which the
French have constructed between the Mamelon and the Ma.
lakoff has been knocked to pieces by the powerful fire of the
latter fort. A colonel and about 30 officers and men were put
hors de combat, and the siege works have received a decided
check. In fact, as the allies advance to the actual defence of
the place, they must expect to meet more elaborate works,
and *stades heaped on one another with all the care which
nine Months of preparation admit. Even now the enemy are
strengthening the Malakoff every day. It is not what it
was on the 18th of June, and a fortnight hence it will not be
what it is now. The battery at the White Works, however,
Still goes on, and its effect will be proved in a few days.
On the subject of the effect produced on the Redan
by our fire, the correspondent of the Daily News,
writing on the 10th, says :
A powerful fire was opened against the Redan at 3 a.m.
this morning, from both the left and right British attacks,
and was continued about nine hours. The Redan answered
rhipee EIY and vigorously. Our practice was most excellent.
Three the most powerful mortars in the Green hill attack
were constantly dischar together, and the effect produced
ed
by the shells falling within the Redan at short distances from
each other was strongly marked. They reached the ground
almost at the same instant, and clouds of dust rose after
their explosion. Frequently the shot from the French-
pan's hill batteries were noticed to pass right through the

embrasures of the Redan, ploughing up the cheeks of the
opening as they passed along. Yet it is doubtful whether
much damage was done to the enemy's guns. Often when
our artillerymen had supposed that certain guns, from their
continued silence, had been knocked over, these guns would sud-
denly appear in their embrasures, and open fire. Even late in
the evening, after the fire had been renewed in the afternoon
against the Redan, the guns appeared able to reply whenever
it suited the purpose of the enemy that they should do so.
It is fully evident that the enemy possesses some means of
speedily drawing the guns away from the embrasures and
placing their under safe cover, where they can be loaded and
kept ready for use, and afterwards of speedily replacing them
in the embrasures. What kind of " blindage" is used cannot
be distinguished. After a gun from the Redan had been
fired the space in the embrasure was often observed to become
vacant, and only re-occupied just before another discharge
took place. But though the guns may have remained for the
most part uninjured, it was seen that the artillerymen suf-
fered severely. Behind the hollow between the Redan and
Malakhoff hills part of a broad road is visible. This road
emerges from behind the Redan hill, passes in front of the
barrack and part of the dockyard wall, and is lost to.view be-
hind the Malakhoff hill. Along this way men bearing
stretchers and ambulance waggons were observed to pass and
repass in unusual numbers. Nor could it be understood how
the requisite number of men for working the guns could re-
main within the Redan, and great loss not occur among them
from the discharge of such an overpowering weight of metal.