The Press.
London, England, 1853-10-29 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION.

S.ITUBD.II" LI•ENIXG.
LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

DAM:SIAN PRINCIrALITIES.—It is said that Omer
Pacha had informed Prince Gorttichakoff of his in-
tention to occupy the Sultan's territories ithe prin.
cipalities) at once. He has also written to Stirbey
that he intends entering Bucharest on the Ist of
N ovember.
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On the 11th Prince tiortsehakoff held a council of
war. It was resolved to evacuate the southern part
of Wallachia, evidently with a view to enticing the
Turks away from their entrenchments.
It is thought that the Turks are waiting for the
full moon to cross the Danube, and that they will
cross in two columns, at Widdin and Braila.
The Russian merchants are doing an excellent
business in English cottons, of which large quanti-
ties arc stored in the principalities. They send them
across the Truth.

Letters from Constantinople state that the Russian
agent, M. Argyropulo, has had an interview with the
Austfian internuucio, and has formally placed the
Rusbians in Turkey under his protection.

The subjects Of the Paella of Egypt who study
medicine, surgery, and military sciences at Munich
have been recalled, by order of the Pacha.

Intelligence has been received of the death in
Australia of M. Anatole Leray, well known in France
as a writer in the Presae, and who had been
proscribed for the ultra tendency of his political
opinions. lie went to seek his fortune in Australia,
and just as he came in sight of laud the vessel in
which he had taken his passage foundered.
Four of the gang implicated in the robbery of
the M'lvor gold escort have been arrested, and it
is believed that others have made their escape to
England.

HER MAJESTY held a Chapter of the order of the
Thistle at Windsor yesterday. Three new knights
were elected, the Earl of Iladdington, the Duke of
Athol', and Lord Panmure, and received investiture
at the hands of the Queen. The Duke and Duchess
of Brabant were among the company present at the
ceremony. A grand banquet was given ►n the even-
ing in the Waterloo Chamber. King Leopold, the
Belgian Princes, and a disti►►guished circle of guests
were invited.
THE EARL OF ABERDEEN left town yesterday, for
Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty.

PROROGATION OY CONTocATION.—The Convocation
of the Prelates and Clergy of the province of Canter-
bury was yesterday further prorogued to Saturday,
November 30, according to the tenor of a royal writ,
by the Vicar-General of the Most Rev. the Archbi-
shop of Canterbury, Primate, and the Metropolitan,
under a special eommission from his grace to th at effect.
At eleven o'clock his grace's eommiseary, Dr. Twiss,
attended by the Registrar of the Province, Mr. Francis
Hart Dyke, entered the Jerusalem Chamber, when
his grace's commission having been read by the
Registrar, the Commissary directed the royal writ
to be read at length, after which the schedule of pro-
rogation was read by the Registrar and signed by
the Commissary.
THE Master of the Rolls has filled up the vacancy
occasioned in the Enrolment-office by the death of
Mr. Drew, and a considerable reduction will be made
in the salary of the succcessor.
THE Loßim or THE THEAMIT have nominated
Messrs. Francis J. Ward, Mitchell, Knox, and
Frederick Maclean, to clerkships in the newly-formed
Customs establishment at the London Docks.
LAST night there was a riotous assemblage of
miners at Wigan. The lights were put out, and
many windows broken. Troops were Kent for, and
arrived at one o'clock this morning. Quiet was then
restored.
Tun NIIIRER OPERATINts AN STINE in the
cotton districts has now been increased to between
641,000 and 70,000. Taking the number out of em-
ploy at Preston to be 25,000, and those in Wigan at
5,4)00, there must now be added 15,000 in the Bacup
district, and 20,000 at Burnley and Padiham, making
a total of 05,000. Resides these, there are 1,000
hands on strike at Bury, and several thousand (in-
cluding dyers) at Manchester. Altogether, therefore,
the number out of work is little short of 70,000.
Tile employer; had a meeting on Wednesday, at
which, however, nothing was done with any view to
recommencing work, and an adjournment took place
until the 23rd of November. Several meetings of
operatives have also been held, and a determination
shown to persevere in tluir &wand, to the list.

THE PiRESS.

porting.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.—Moxesv.
TIM ClOrtatioN STAKEd of 30 soya each, for two year•olds.
S 2 subs.
Lord Exeter's Phaeton (.1. Mann) 1
Mr..l. M. Sttuiley'a Rosanne
Mr. Howard's Moresea
The following also ran : Ilandstitue Buck, Alembic,
Brother to Grey Tommy, Miranda, and Boer.
Betting : 1 to 1 against Alembic, M 1 to 1 against !dowses.
6to 1 each against Phaeton and Rosanne. Won easily
by a length.
lIANDI(AP PLATY. of No sovs. Cambridgeshire course.
Lord Cleitertield's Gladiole
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Nicotine
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Mr. Howled's Eulogist
Betting : 7 to 2 against Oladfole, oto 1 against Nicotine,
and 10 to 1 against Eulogist. Won by tbreelpuuters of a
length.
Tr ESDAY.
TIII. CAMDUIDOESIIIRF. STAKEPI of 2b tors. each, with 100
added. 100 subs.
Mr. W. Smith's Little David (Fordham) 1
Mr. Drinkahl's The Nabob
Sir Monck's Hunca Munca 3
The tollowing also ran —Mountain Deer. Lady
The Reiver. tinily', Indian Warrior, Itataplan. Italrownie,
Heroine, liarbatus, tiarforth, The I ieforunal, Greats, Maid
of Team Walley, !Rothe, Talf.uird, Ilex, King Pepin, f. by
Touclistone--tioarding.School Miss, Seams, 'fhe Black
Swan, Invasion, Michaelmas Maid, Master Slender, Dove.
Semitone, llaco, Richard Primmer, I liamontl, Corybantes,
luck l'hessaut, :Mistletoe, Miss Agues, Winter, 'llw
Hatchet, The General. and Constantine.
Betting : 0 to 1 against Orestes, S to 1 against Nabob,
9 to I against The General. 10 to 1 against Svahorse, 11 to
1 against Haco, 14 to 1 each against Invasion and Bat
rownie, 10 to 1 against Rataplan, 20 to 1 against (Incas,
30 to 1 each against Mistletoe and Little I)avid, 35 to 1
against Talfourd, and 40 to 1 against any other. From
end to end Little David achieved the victory, and was first
past the chair by six easy lengths.
FIFTY POUNDS. lAA, three miles of 11.('.

Mr. I inlly's Braeketi .. I Halter) 1
Mr. Newla►►d's El I►orado 2
Ca pt. Lane's Selina..
Betting :llto 4 against Bracken. tiix•een ran. Won
by ten lengths.

WEDN I,:fil)Al'.
SELLING HANDICAP SwEEPbT.IKES of 15 sov4. each
Mr. Itrinkald's Suarry I Aideroft
Sir J. V. Shelley's c. by totherstone '..4
Mr. (ireville's Exhibition
Betting : 7 to 4 against Stiarry, 5 to 2 against Exlithi•
ti.m. .1. Tine race with Snarl). awl Lucy Batiks colt Plltieti
DI It dead heat.
Deciding hest : 6 to I on Sunrr, who won by a head.
SUBSCRIPTII/N PLATE of :•0(.
Captain 1)e TAine's Cyrus (Gaffey i 1
lilr. H. Gray's Vestige 2
Mr. Gordon* Lizzie ..
Betting : 9 to 4 against Cyrus, 5 to 1 against Vestige.
SWV.F.PSTAKFti of 10 sues. each.
Mr. R. Harrison'a Rupture 1 Aldcroft ) I
Al r. Armstrong's Sabra
Doke of Richmond's William Rufus 3
SwEEptiTALEtt of 50 soya. each, for tw...)ear.01.1,,.
Duke of liedtOrd's Weathervock ( Iliitler) I
Mr. .1. M. Stanley's ltosalitie '2
Mr. Howard's Applause
Mr. Tabberer'ii Red Rose 4
Betting : 5 to 4 against Lsaliiie, 6 to 4 against
Weathercock. . .

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M kJ( 11, 1100 i.
filike of Bedford'* Nathan (Butler) I
Lord tilaagow's Mina Sarah.
Po•tting: 41 to sou Miss tisuvh. A very tint rocc in was
won by a 'lock.

Tut.itso‘v.
Sa Et:Perm:Es of 111
Sir R. Pigot's Jack the Giiutt Killer I Wells) 1
Mr. I Anson's Braley
Lord Ifolar)liorne
• :tf kicit. 20111.
Mr. Mare's Phnrohl
11 r. I ereville's 1 ovasion
HANDtCAr Sir itZPITAKZ% of 15 num. emelt, for two-yenr•ohls.
Ali. Aialersou'a ch. L by John 11. liau11l
Lord Wilton's Sister to Aillisuctite
Mr. Prisikalts Brotber to Snarry
Won by thine quarters et a length.

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14a1 t-sso NAhDICAP STAKES elf 10 sows.
Lord W. Powletts 14. f. by the Sheriff out of N4ll
tivynue
Mr. 1.. I:. t'hul .4 Winter
SW&ZPSTAXES of 5) ours. web, for twolear-olds.
Mr. tire%llle a Kaffir I l4ttmrttl 1
Ml r. Coinbe's Testy
Mr. 4. M. titattley's Lincoln's lint
Betting: I.ren on 'logy, *.! to 1 agetust l.tueolue 11U14
3 to I against Kaffir.
SWEA:I4ITAIir% of 10 SOTS. each. for two•yeanolds.
Mr. Stepheinr's The Assayer
Vulvas) 1
Mr. Merry'* Mysterious Lady k
Betting : to 4 against Mysterious Lady, 5 1,, 1 Roinst
Assayer.
lta.Nawst. of tho til.Atft OW Stsars of lon %V%3. each,
two•year•old colts.
Mr. Osbaldeston's C1141111114(00 I Marlow 1 I
\lr. l'apie's tfO
Mr. C. 1)111y.% :1
Betting: to lon Chinnpagne. 3to 1 &gaunt Fn.
brim&
11sNvit.ir so-Ltes a WO eoVS. t'*di, h. 0., 1... is
three•year-olds.
Mr. Barber's Cobitut ktleincut I
Baron Bothschild's Omani*
Bitting II to son Colima, who won easily,

Tilt WAIRK4 klr 1N11; CRYSTAL lALACt AT Sninaws
appear to progress rapidly. and the shell of the 111111411111.: 1,4
ao far advanced towards conipletion that the contraetera,
Messrs. Fox 11114 bite undertaken to surteniler
it to the company in a Lilllmbed *Wu at L'lll'islllllllo. Molt
this is once effected N while army of dero ators and ens.
bellishers will be thrown into the interior, cud the varied
design* of the undertakers w ill he rapidly canted out dining
the early months of the next tear. I'll4lll these circum•
stances there eau tic little doubt that the kidding will be
so far advanced as to *arrant its being Olean open to
die radii., as 111411 been already ininuuticeil, on the bit u:
May next.
A BOATMAN OR setuniing to Fannie, in Slelnlig, on the
itedant, reported that he had eighted a vcs.al at sea
capsized. Hosts were immediately cent out in search, and
on approaching the hull a tapping was heard A hole was
wade in the bottom, and a young Englishman discovered
in a delirious state, standing sip to his chest in water. Ho
wail taken to Nnnlby, and carefully tendril, lint died there
on the Pith instant. In hit/ wanderings he continually is-
putted the inscription el a 1114•11A1 i.e wore, " I.ut every
man do his duty." Hr wits the captain of the vessel,
which was ho I fnvm Hnli to Hamburg, and had been
fourteen days witl t bash, with the exception of oil, with
which his ship was loaded.
Fiona:sal; has been lately astonished h.v ate attempt on
the part of the detail Duke to make a lion now. Au in.
habitant of LIIVell 11111/114.11111 lit pair sonic water out (if the
window of his house, and ou the head of the grand !take,
who wits isisaing lit that moment. The poor siiluect,
leirroristinek. rushed assail ',tetra, and, falling on his
knee., no 1.nr.l punLsn_ N,•%•••o• mind, lnintl,"
answered his Slovenian; " only it's lucky it was nut an
Englishman that the accident happened to, bir, if it had
been, half MI hiscur Ilene(' I should have been involved iu
A large lottery to now going on at Leghorn, fin five
mill. Tuscan poor, to he taken in land or looney, at the
option of the Ineky ilntivent. It is to be drawn in ten
divisions. The first drawing is to take Owe on the
proximo, when there are to lw 18 puhes, varying how
•,!,1,011 to 101).n11f1 lire.
Scar Erlau, in Hungary, the yelp of grapes has heen vn
abundant that it has been found necessary to leave one half
eu the vines 6)le aloud of casks to put the wine in. Twenty
pails of wine are uttered for a cask ea ishle of
twelve pin's. In the neighbOiiiii.lllll of Olen tilt vantags
has been wore abundant than fur very many yews part.

As a proof how great is the f.rotreit of ready u►ooPy Itt
Constant' OP. it in mentioned that of 4u,01•(1 lambs
brought to market on the oer,etnon of the Ku►bau Bair=
(at I' the roman' of tilt• r►chrt .1111kb to purta►u.r tl►out.
and dimt Hiatt. the meat to their pa..r.•r brcthr. n t on1y211,(100
lopn hrea void • th.• itottslovra brought to market to former
)eaus ausuntittol b. lINIPOU.

'clic Alelleiurne papers which have lately reached
Donlon are 1111101 Excupied with meet/nuts of an
attack and robbery cominitteil upon ii 4, gold escort ''
while on its way from the Nl'lvor diggings to Mel-
bourne. An ambush, it 'wen's, was formed by a
party of iishriusgers, who prepared a specice of
breastwork ott the 151(111 ..f the mein road about tour-
teen miles front .11.1vor. AM the escort ',has paw•ing
on July 20, with a large consignment of gold from the
the:rings, the troop was enemintered with it volley of
musketry from behind this embankment, alai, nearly.
all the men being wounded or frighti eicil, the 1)11U1-
&Teri attacked the entivay and abstracted about
111,000 f. worth of gold. Their number was ..aid t., lar
at least fifteen. A fierce hue awl cry was of Collflo3
raised IVI )40011 SP4 the outrage Was reported, pollee •
men and soldiers being despatched in all directions,
but neither the criminals nor the property hail been
traced. From the nature of this conic, a hich struck
at the root of all etintillenee soul all prosperity in thil
colony, it CR114411 11111.14.11,e tAeltr111.•111, 1111.1 1.1.1.1111.1.-.1
bitter toillir.iiring, 1.1 111.11g16311.111 ii ,iiiis. i the 'intim.
rities all the spot, the home Go‘eriienuili, auil evil y
body who could or could but have been requtv,ii le
fur the uveurn:uee.

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