The Press.
London, England, 1854-11-25 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

NAV AL BRIGADE
The return of casualty in this brigade between November
2nd and 6th is as follows :—On the tad, wounded, 1 ; 3rd,
wounded, 4 ; 4th. wounded, 2 ; sth, killed, 1 (J. Wood, A. 8.,
Album) ; wounded, 5 ; lith, wounded, 2. Total, killed, 1 ;
wounded, 14.

jortign anb Colonial `,ntelligeitte.

FRANCE.
The cannon of the Invalides fired on Wednesday
a salute in honour of the brilliant victory gained by
the allies on the sth inst. The Government had
waited for the formal receipt of its despatches before
commanding this recognition of the triumph achieved
on that day.
Another division, the fourth of reinforcement, and
the fith of the army, is to be despatched to the
Crimea. The soldiers there whose term expires this
year are not to leave until the new contingents have
joined.
Respecting the reinforcements now under orders
to depart for the seat of war the Moniteur remarks
that the public ought to appreciate the prudential
motives which induce the Government to abstain
from•making known the number of troops despatched
to the East. To estimate the effective force of the
army it is sufficient to bear in mind that the troops
at the battle of the Alma consisted of four divisions,
which have been succe3sively increased; and that
two others are on their way, without reckoning the
reinforcements sent out to fill up vacancies. The
French army will in a short time be doubled. The
English army receives considerable reinforcements.
The same official journal states, on a subsequent
day :
Evil-intentioned persons have spread the report that
the Government had the intention of making a levy of
500,000. When the Legislative Corps shall have met, it
will demand at the utmost a levy equal to that of last
year.
When the subject of a proposed levy of French
troops to be paid by England was first proposed, the
Emperor is said to have settled the question by the
observation, " Les Francais ne sent pas des Suisses."
Prince Napoleon, according to the Moniteur, for
some time very unwell, felt considerably worse after
the fatigues of the battle of Inkermann,n here be re-
mained the whole day on horseback. The General-
in-Chief forced him to leave for Constantinople to
restore his health. As the army before making the
assault awaited the expected re'nforcenients, the
prince hoped to be re-established soon enough to
resume his command the day of the decisive attack

upon Sebastopol.
GERMANY.
The German Journal of Francfort states that the
accouchement of the Empress of Austria is expected
to take place in February. Her Majesty is in the
enjoyment of good health.
The Russian envoy, Gortschakoff, has officially in-
timated to the Austrian Cabinet that Russia is will-
ing to negotiate a peace on the basis of the four gua-
ranteed conditions.
DENMARK.

A Ministerial crisis has taken place in Copen-
hagen. Scheel has arrived here from Pinnebero, for
the purpose of founding a new Cabinet.
ITALY.
A recent letter from Rome states:—
Every day brings a batch of Roman Catholic dignitaries
to Rome, who have been invited by the Pope to a synod for
the purpose of deciding the vexed question of ages—whe-
the Madonna was subject to " original sin ?" To settle
this question, the head of " the one true Church " has
thought proper to invite Papal divines from all parts of the
world. Cardinal Wiseman and the chivalrous Dr. M'Hale
are here, as well as dozens of priests from every quarter of
the globe.
The synod will cost the Pope many scudi, as the foreign
ecclesiastical deputies are all provided for whilst in Rome.
The Pope takes a great interest, personally, in this synod ;
he has issued more than 600 invitations to the Church
dignitaries of Catholicism all over the world. Most have
responded to the call, as, apart from any interest they may
feel in the disputed question, it affords an admirable occa-
sion for visiting Rome. America will have representatives
as well as the Old World, and the heads of the Roman
Church, for the first time for centuries. may be schooled in
matters spiritual and temporal by the " Holy Father !"
SPAIN.
Marshal Espartero, on the 21st, intimated to the
Cortes that the Ministers were about to resign, in
order to leave the Queen full liberty in the choice of
her responsible advisers. According to parliamen-
tary usages, he declares, "before God and man,"
that his ambition is limited to the wish to live as a
private citizen, obeying the laws. This announce-
ment was received with loud cheers. It is, however,
more than probable that the marshal will be re-
appointed Minister by the Queen, and will consent
to remain at the head of the Spanish Government.
The Clamor Publico says the directors-general of
artillery and engineers have determined to send
several distinguished officers of those arms into the
Crimea to study the military operations going on
there.

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The Gazette of the 10th contains a
ing the consultative juntas.
TURKEY.
A latter from Jassy, of the 10th, states that it was
expected that hostilities upon the Pruth would re-
commence very soon. Dervish Pacha had returned.
The local authorities had demanded the necessary
instructions in case of the entrance of the Turkish
troops into Moldavia. Special instructions bad also
been sent to the authorities at Galati, Roman, and
Tekuoh. Omer I'acha, it was announced by other
advices, had received instructions from the Porte to
cross the Pruth immediately. A
RUSSIA. 41
Letters from St. Petersburg, of Nov. 15, announee
that the Emperor Nicholas has ordered the formation
of a corps of Chasseurs to be recruited from among
the peasants of the domains of the Crown, and to be
called Chasseurs of the Imperial Family.
The Czar has made General Annenkoff, military:
governor of Odessa, commander of a special corps,
and 15,000 men have been sent from Prince Gorts-
chakoffs camp to be under his orders. The so-
called southern army, under the Prince Gortscha-
koff, has been reinforced from Yolhynia to the ex-
tent of 10,000 men.
Some French journals have published an account
of some Russian ships-of-war belonging to the
Baltic fleet having made a reconnoisance as far es
Dagoe, without encountering any war ships of the
allies. The ststement is however utterly unsups
ported by any authentic testimony.
UNITED STATES.
The latest New York dates are of the 11th inst.,
brought by the Pacific steamer.
The political news is unimportant. Commercial
affairs continued to present an aspect of much dis-
quietude, and several of the western banks bad
suspended payment.
It was reported that a schooner, the Lilly Dales
had found one of the Arctic's boats at sea, and seen
another, which gave rise to hopes that more of
the passengers had been rescued by vessels pRA
Dr. Graham had been sentenced to seven y
incarceration in the state prison for the homicide
Major Loring, at the St. Nicholas hotel.
The steam ship Yankee Blade has been lost, to-
gether with thirty or forty lives, and 150,000 dole.
in specie. The scenes on beard are represented to
have been horrible, wholesale robbery seems to
have been the order of the day. The loss of this
vessel will fall heavily upon the insurance co
panies. She is insured for 175,000 dols., cf wh'
100,000 dols. is in London, and 75,000 dole.
Wall-street.
CANADA.
The Legislative Assembly in Quebec has exprear
an intention to vote 100,0001. for the relief of widows
and orphans of British soldiers who fell in the late
battles against Russia.
Sir Edmund Head, the new Governor of Canada,
arrived at Quebec on the 9th inst. Lord Elgin was
to leave in a few days for England.
• AUSTRALIA.
The Ballarat arrived at Plymouth on Saturday
evening with Port Phillip dates to Aug. 23, 50,000
ounces of gold dust (worth 200,0001.), 20,000 sove-
reigns, half a cargo of wool, tallow, and pepper, about
forty passengers, and nineteeen cases, besides eight
bags of mails.
Later news from Australia to the 20th of Sept.
has also arrived by the overland mail.
The state of affairs at Port Phillip was very un-
favourable, and the labour market over-supplied.
Few ships were in port, and officers and men were
plentiful. Wages for the run to London, 30/. ; to
Calcutta, 201.; Callao, 61.; and coasting, Si. to 71. a
month. Freight to England was very low. Gold,
41. 2s. (id. per ounce. Bread, Is. 10d. the 41b loaf.
Beef, Bd. to Is per lb. for home consumption. La-
bourers' wages about Ifs. per day.

THE RELEASE OF Loan Durnostux, who was taken
prisoner near Balaklava, has been announced tt'.‘
Lord Clanricarde by a letter received from P
1)olgorouky, the Russian War Minister. The p
states that the Czar, recollecting with pleasure
time when Lord Clanricarde represented the Queen,
as her Majesty's ambassador at the Imperial Court,
felt real satisfaction in restoring to him his son, who,
by the chances of war, had fallen into the hands oil,
the Russians. Prince Dolgorouky adds, that it h
been agreeable to his imperial master to have, i
this matter, forestalled the proposal for an eichang
of Lord Dunkellin. which Lord Raglan had addre
to Prince Menschikoff; and he begs that Ca
Konsowleff, the officer offered by Lord Itaglanl
if he should be in England, be sent to Russia. Lo
Dunkellin will, therefore, be enabled shortly to mak
turn to active service.
THE OFFICIAL FIRMA:: appropriating a portion'.
the Egyptian tribute to the Turkish loan was reeeirtk
from Constantinople on, Wasaday, and deposi
the Bank of England. . •

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