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The Press.
London, England, 1854-07-22

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HAYMARKET.
A TRourx of Spanish dancers, who have for some
time been delighting the Parisians, have tried their
legs this week on the less sensitive emotions of John
Bull. They are a pretty band and deserve success.
We saw them at Paris, and can bear testimony to the
profound admiration of the badauds: the audience
at the Haymarket were almost as enthusiastic on
Wednesday night. The dancing professes to be
national, and perhaps it is, but it is not quite what
we expect of Spanish dancing, and would serve for
good specimens of stage performance from any
country. The principal danseuse, Terea Mena, is a
young lady full of spirit and physical force to carry it
off. Her companions give a highly picturesque cha-
racter to their groupings. Altogether their perfor-
mance is, at least, equal to the Spanish corps which
itself so brilliantly enlivened our boards some time
ago.

ADELPHI.
ALL the world seems going mad for melodrama.
Another translation of Le Courier de Lyon has
been produced at this theatre, Mr. Leigh Murray
representing the pair of heroes. The piece was well
put upon the stage, and was received with applause.
The management must excuse us. We cannot enter
into an elaborate criticism as to the merits or de.
merits of such a third or fourth hand, threadbare
piece of business as this.
Mr. Webster took his benefit on Wednesday last,
on which occasion he gave one of his most celebrated
impersonations—the part of Austerlitz in The Maid
of Croissey. Mr. Webster's version of the character
is a very clever piece of acting, and powerfully af-
fected the numerous audience who were assembled
to testify their respect for the excellent lessee and
manager.
STRAND.
THE Faust and Marguerite of the Princess's has
been burlesqued here during the week, and as an
excuse for some amusing singing and acting does
well enough. It is an extravaganza for the day. for
which any excuse does equally well, full of the Rus
slims and the Turks, soldiers and war scenes, re-
minding us of the treat which, if it be disagreeably
interrupted, our commercial operations has at least
furnished the theatre with new materials. Miss
Georgina Hodson as Faust, and Miss H. Gordon as
Marguerite, sang very prettily some of the popular
airs of the day, and there was some good dancing.
Mr. Herbert burlesqued Charles Kean's Mephis-
topheles, not in particularly good taste. The piece
was successful, but of the best things was a farewell
march of soldiers leaving their lasses to the tane of
" The girl I left behind me."

MR. C. MATHEWS is to take a benefit on Wednes-
day next at the Lyceum Theatre, when will be per-
formed a selection of pieces contributed by J. B.
Buckatone, Esq., Theatre Royal Haymarket ; Charles
Kean, Esq., Royal Princess's Theatre ; Benjamin
Webster, Esq., Theatre Royal Adelphi ; Alfred Wigan,
Esq., Royal Olympic Theatre; Frederick Ole, Esq.,
Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden; E. T. Smith,
Esq., Royal Opera, Drury-lane.
London, England, 1854-07-22

THE PRESS.

COALS--Gosforth, 18s 9d; Lawson, 18s 6d ; Whitworth, 165;
Riddell, 18e 9d; Bell, 19s 61; Belmont, 195 6d; Plummer,
20s 6d; Richmond, 105 6d; Russell's Hilton, 20s Id per ton.
WOOL—The public sales continue to progress steadily, at
fully the opening prices. In the private market a steady busi-
ness is doing in English wool, at full quotations. About 3,000
bales of colonial have come in this week.
HEMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp is in fair request, at 611
to 631 per ton for clean. Flax supports last week's currency ;
but the demand for it is very inactive.
COTTON—OnIy a limited business is doing in our market;
but we have no decline to notice in prices.
SPIRITS—There is more doing in rum, and proof Leewards
have sold at is lld to 2a Id per gallon. Brandy moves off
freely, at very full prices. In Geneva and corn spirits exceed-
ingly little is doing.
POTATOES—Although the supplies are good the demand is
steady. English are selling at 6s to is per cwt; foreign, 4s to Is
per basket. About 100 tons have arrived from Jersey.
INDIGO—The public sales continue to be well attended. In
prices we have no material change to notice.
SMITHFIELD—The supplies of each kind of fat stock
having increased to some extent, the general demand is heavy,
at drooping prices. Beet, from 3s 2d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 3s 4d
to 45 10d ; lamb, 4s 8d to Ls 8d; veal, 35 2d to 45 10d; pork,
35 4d to 4s 8d per Albs to sink the offal,.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL— The general demand
has ruled heavy, as follows :—Beef, from 35 ad to 45 nal; mutton,
3s 4d to 4s 8d; lamb, 4s fal to 6s Id ; veal, 35 2d to 4r 84 ;
pork, 3s 41 to 45 8d per albs by the carcase.
London, England, 1854-07-22

THE PRESS.

Prussia, as well as Austria, hold fast to the opinion that the
evacuation of the Danubian principalities to the only act
which could safely furnish the basis for future peace nego-
tiations. The representatives of England and France are
said to have expressed themselves in favour of the uncondi-
tional acquiescence in the demands of Austria and
Prussia."

Letters from St. Petersburg, of the 10th, annnounce
the death, from cholera, at Peterboff, of Count
Daschkoff Woronzoff, formerly Russian Ambassador
at Munich, Stuttgard, and Turin.

A most disastrous flood occurred at Hobart Town
on the 22d March, attended with considerable
damage to the town and buildings on the river and
loss of life. The injury done to the shipping in
harbour and property on shore is stated to be
immense.

We regret to announce the death of Lord
Langford, which occurred on Wednesday last at
Castletown, the seat of Colonel Conolly, in the
county of Dublin. About seven months ago his wife,
Lady Langford, was drowned whilst bathing, leaving
six young children. His lordship never entirely
recovered his spirits after that sad catastrophe. He
was only a few days ill.

THE NEW DRESS FOR THE ARMY.—Tt is said that thenew
dress for the infantry of the line has been at last finally
determined on. We are told that the present cap will be
replaced by a shako, very light in regard to weight, soldier-
like and graceful in appearance, not unlike the cap of
years back. The small ball, the substitute for the feather,
will be retained, and the number will be conspicuously
displayed. In the officers' uniforms the coat will be in
the shape of a tunic or frock, scarlet in colour, and
double-breasted, with the facings of the regiment. The
collar will be low and open, with embroidered gold lace in
heraldic crowns and stars, showing the rank of the officer.
The shoulder-belt and breast-plate will be discontinued.
In lieu thereof there will be a white patent leather waist-
belt, with gilt ornaments in front. Epaulettes and sash
will be abolished. The black trousers will be continued
for the winter, and bluish texture for the summer. The
Guards, so long free from innovation, will, it is stated,
soon undergo a change in uniform. The cavalry uniform
patterns have not yet been sealed. It is supposed the
change in the latter will be on a limited scale.

The law business last year, as set forth in returns
to Parliament, comprised 74,514 actions brought in
the common law courts, and 484,946 plaints entered
in the county courts.
London, England, 1854-07-22

DEATHS.

ABERN'ETHY—On the 14th instant, in York-terrace, Regent's-
park, Anne, relict of the late John Abernethy, Esq.,
aged 75.
ANDREWS--On the 22nd of May, at Agra, Major W. E. An-
drews, son of the late Dr. Andrews.
BIDDULPH—On the 15th instant, at Birbury Hall, Warwick-
shire, Sir Theophilus Biddulpb, Bart., aged 70.
BUTLER—On the 22nd of June, at Silistria, in Turkey, of a
wound, Captain James Armar Butler, of the Ceylon Rifle
Regt, aged 27.
DALRYMPLE—On the 14th instant, at Dunchurch, Mary
Amelia, widow of General Samuel Dalrymple, aged 72.
HENDERSON—On the 12th instant, at sea. Rear-Admiral of
the White W. W. Henderson, C. 8., K.H., late Commander-in-
Chief on the south-east coast of South America.
FILMER—On the 18th instant, in Eaton-square, Catherine,
daughter of Sir Edmund Earner. Bart., M.P., aged 21.
HODGES—On the 18th instant, at Ramsgate, Captain Edward
Hodges, E.1.C.5., aged 68.
MIDDLEMORE- -On the 15th instant, at Southborough, Tun-
bridge-wells, Phillis Sophia, relict of the late Lieut.-General
Middlemore, C .8.,
MORETON—On the 15th instant, at Bembridge, Isle of Wight,
the Hon. Augustus John Francis Moreton, aged 76.
London, England, 1854-07-22

TT-1E PRESS.

rendered perfectly intelligible, and even amusing,
by dextrous handling, aided upon occasion by
explanatory diagrams. There are several other
articles of much merit in the present Quarterly. A
paper entitled "Queen Elizabeth and her Favourites"
contains a well-weighed judgment upon the personal
character and attribtites of the Virgin Queen.
lman's "History of Latin Christianity "is reviewed
chiefly in its bearings upon the subject which current
events render most interesting—the spirit and in-
fluence of the Greek Church—which the writer de-
scribes as being, alike in its spiritual, its ceremonial,
and its artistic development, essentially Oriental and
semi-barbarian. With the bare titles of articles upon
the drama and classical dictionaries we must con-
clude our notice of the literary contents of this
number, which is one of unusual brilliancy and In-
terest. The only political article in the Quarterly
is the last, " Lord Lyndhurst and the War."

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London, England, 1854-07-22

PARIS UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION of 1805.
NOTICE is hereby given, that all DEMANDS for SPACE
should be sent in by intending Exhibitors inanediately, or at
latest on the Ist of August.—By order,
11. C. OWEN, Captain R.E.
Marlborough liouse, Pall-mall, Loudon,
13th July, 1854.

OPERA COMIQUE, ST. JAMES'S
THEATRE. Final arrangements, and last performances
of Mme. Marie Cabel.
MONDAY, July 24, LA SIRENE. Zerlina, Mme. Marie
CabeL
On WEDNESDAY, July 26, Mme. Marie Cabol's BENEFIT.
FLORA ET ZEPHYR. After which, by desire, LA FILLE
DU REGIMENT.
FRIDAY, July 29, for the first time, LE DOMINO NOIR.
SATURDAY, July 29, LES DIAMANS DE LA COU-
RONNE.
Boxes and Stalls at the Box-office ; and at Mr. MI'ICHELL'S
Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. Boxes, Os. ; Pit, 2s. 6d.
Gallery, 2s. Doors open at half-past seven.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. ALFRED WIGAN.
On MONDAY, July 24th, and during the Week, will be pre-
sented a new Farce, called PERFECT CONFIDENCE. Cha-
racters by Messrs. F. Robson, Emery, Robinson; Misses E.
Turner, E. Ormonde, and Marston. After which, the comedietta
of HEADS OR TAILS? Christopher Quaile, Mr. F. Robson;
Harald Dyecastor,Mr. Alfred Wigan; Wraugleworth, Mr Emery.
To conclude with HUSH MONEY. Mr. Jasper Touchwood,
Mr. F. Robson; Tom Tiller, Mr. Emery; Sally, Mrs. Alfred

Wigan.
130 a-office open from Eleven to Five. Doors open at Seven,
and commence at Half-past Seven. Stalls, 55.; Boxes, As.;
Pit, 2s ; Gallery, Is.

RIMNIEL'S FOUNTAINS at the CRYSTAL
PALACE. IMPORTANT CAUTION. E. RIMMEL,
having been informed that money bad been occasionally received
at one of his Fountains for Perfuming Handkerchiefs, begs to
inform the Public that it was without his knowledge or sanction,
and earnestly desires that no fees should bo offered to his
attendants.
London, England, 1854-07-22

THE PRESS.

Zoological Society in the Phcenix park, at a charge
of one penny for admission. The report proceeds
" A working man living in the neighbourhood of the
Crystal Palace states that there is great drunkenness on
Sunday night in the public-houses at Norwood: a great
number of people come down to see the building during
the Sunday and stop at the public-houses, where they get
intoxicated and make a great disturbance during the even-
ing. This is precisely what in the neighbourhrod of Chats-
worth used to happen daring the period the grounds re•
mained closed, and from hie experience on that occasion
Sir Joseph Paxton apprehends persons going to see the
Crystal Palace would in the first place be too tired by their
exertions in going round it to have any inducement to go
to the public•houses to drink. Their wish would be to take
recreation and see the beautiful objects which the place
contains ; and when they had been there several hours he
does not think there would be a tendency to stop and
drink."
London, England, 1854-07-22

XASRIAGES.

BATTEN—THOMSON—On the 15th instant, at Kensington,
Captain Sisley John Batten, 18th Madras Native Infantry, to
Florence J. Grahame, daughter of the late Andrew Thom-
son, Esq.,
BURY—WOOD—On the 20th of June, at Barbadoes, the Hon.
Alfred Bury, 09th Regt., A.D.C., to Emily Frances, daughter
of his Excellency Lieut.-General Wood, C. 8., K.H.
CROSS—BATTEN—On the 14th instant, at Kensington, Major
Cross, of the Madras Native Infantry, to Isabel, daughter of
the late John Batten, Esq., of Rochester.
LIPPINCOTT—DAVIS—On the 18th instant, at Compton
Greenfield Church, Robert Cann Lippincott, Esq , of Over
Gloucestershire, to Julia Sulivan, daughter of Sir John
Francis Davis, Bart., K.C.B.
London, England, 1854-07-22

"WANTED A HEAD."

"What Is wanted Is one supreme head, who, taking Into view the different w*nts and require
ments of the several particular departments, shall lead them with full information and decision to
a final conclusion."—Lord J. Burial in the House of Commons, July 17th, 104.

" Wanted a Head "—for the session's near out,
And there's little to show what the talk's been about,
For some bills have been shelved, and some others been lost,
And we can't tell the end of the war or its cost,
And we've pruned some departments, and others increased,
Until ncbody knows his own business the least.
So at last to the startling conclusion we're led,
That to put matters straight there is wanted a head.

" Wanted a Head " that is fitted for work,
That can promulgate aid and advice to the Turk,
That can make both ends meet without further expense,
And make Bernal Osborne write grammar and sense ;
Show Newcastle what is and is not in his line,
Make Gladstone's opinions with Molesworth's combine,
Dictate a despatch which is fit to be read,
For odd matters of such a sort—wanted a head

" Wanted a Head."—That at present in use
Has exposed us of late to such heaps of abuse,
Grown so addled and stupid in hatching new schemes,
And so fond of explaining its visions and dreams,
That we fear it's approaching that last scene of all
When the wits of old men into nothingness fall.
So its place to supply, and do good in its stead,
And to keep us in office, there's wanted a head.
London, England, 1854-07-22

THE PRESS.

o able the Ministry to meet the demands of the war
f r the present without applying for more ways and
means, or raising new loans. Prices accordingly
improved nearly i per cent., and, after touching 924,
left off at the close this afternoon at 924 i, both tor
money and account.
Reduced have been operated in from 924 to 924.
The Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. from 931 to
921. Bank Stock has been dealt in at 2091 and
2104. India Bonds at Is. to ss. prem. Exchequer
Bills are Is. lower, at is. dis. to 2s. prem. Exche-
quer Bonds at 4 1 prem.
Two more vessels have arrived from Melbourne,
the Maria Thorn and the Prince Alfred, with
61,647 ounces of gold, worth 244,0001. This makes
the total amount received during the week 471,00 W.
The export accounts of bullion show that in the
six months ending June 30 the total amount of
ascertained shipments was no less than 15,433,260/.
Of this sum 11,869,0001. was in gold ; and 8,200,0001.
of the gross aggregate was sent to the Continent.
Besides this, many shipments of the precious metals
are made which are not included in any returns.
FOREIGN.
_. . .

The Foreign Market has been exceedingly ina-
nimate. The only changes deserving notice are a
fall in Spanish, arising from the continued spread of
the insurrection, to the extent of # per cent.; and an
advance in Peruvians, that stock having shown much
firmness in consequence of the ascertained magnitude
of profits on the guano sales. It is reported to-day
that the arrangements for the new Turkish loan
have been completed, and that it will be issued in a
day or two.

RAILWAY SHARES.
The Share Market was heavy and drooping early
in the week, but after Wednesday the tone became
much firmer, and prices showed a decided tendency
to advance, especially in the heavy stocks. The
closing quotations this evening have been :—Bristol
and Exeter, 991 ; Caledonian, 631 ; Eastern Conn •
ties, 131 1 ; Great Northern, 911; Great Western,
791; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 661 ; London and
Blackwell, 81 ; London and Brighton, 109 10 xn ;
London and North-Western, 1041 5 ; London and
South-Western, 831 4 31; Midland, 661 b ; South-
Eastern, 641; South Wales, 361 ; York and North
' Midland, 551 5.
The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the
London and Westminster Bank was held on Wednes-
day. The directors report that, after making pro-
vision for all bad and doubtful debts, paying income
tax, and setting apart 2,0001. towards the new build-
ings in Lothbury and Bloomsbury, the net profits of
the half year amount to 73,9001. 19s. 5d.; out of
which they declare a dividend at the rate of 6 per
cent. per annum, and a bonus of 3 per cent. upon the
paid-up capital. After these payments are made, the
balance of profit and loss account will be 13,9001.,
and the rest or surplus fund 125,3071. On the Bth
of June the bank was admitted into the clearing-
house, an event which the directors believe will in-
crease the profits of the establishment.
London, England, 1854-07-22

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LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1854.

"PRESS" OFFICE,
Friday Night, July 21, 1854.

Tn secret negotiations which we announced
on the 27th May as actively carrying on, and
to the course of which we have frequently
called the attention of our readers, may be
now said to have reached their acme.
The Court of Vienna has not only an-
nounced to the Western Powers that it is not
the intention of Austria to enter the princi
palities, even " as an armed mediator," but
it has expressed its agreement with the Court
of Berlin, that the reply of Russia to the notes
of the two German Courts contains proposi-
tions conducive to a general peace, founded
on the maintenance of the political equi•

lihrnm.
Further, it nok. only recommends to
...the I
Western Powers a revival of the Conference
of Vienna with this object. but it expresses
its wish, in unison with Prussia, that England
and France should specifically intimate the
terms on which, ill their opinion, the general
peace may be satisfactorily negotiated and
concluded.
Referring to our intimation, in our last num-
ber, that considerable changes might now be
expected in the personnel of the administrative
and diplomatic bodies, in order tranquilly to
withdraw from the scene individuals highly
pronounced in their conduct and convictions,
we have now to announce that his Excellency
. the Comte WALEWSKA, the • Ambassador of
. France, has offered his resignation to his
imperial master, which has been duly ac-
cepted.
His Excellency, as well as the accomplished
Partner of his life, will leave at the Court of
St. James's and in our circles lively recollec-
tions of many amiable qualities which had
rendered them alike popular and esteemed.
It will be remembered that his Excellency is
of a Polish family, and has viewed the Eastern
question very much with reference to this
circumstance.

THE country is in a mess. Lord ABERDEEN
has gone to war with Russia as Sir ROBERT
'WALPOLE went to war with Spain,—against his
will. In declaring hostilities he has taken a
step contrary alike to his prejudices and his
convictions. He is of opinion that the war is
decidedly impolitic; *he is not sure that it is
not unjust. Even in his late apologetical
speech he did not scruple to express his
opinion that, at the commencement of her
quarrel with Turkey, Russia was certainly in
London, England, 1854-07-22

BRITISH FUNDS. Closing Prices.
OFFICIAL QUOTATION.
,Mond.iTuesd.t Wed. iThured

S per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account ...

93 21
93 2
58
93 1

911
91
91 2
91 24
4: -16

911 2;
91 2;
91
9211 •

A per Cents Reduced
3} per Cents
Long Annuities
Bank Stock, 7 per Cent.,
India Stock, 104 per Cnt.
Exch. Bills, 20. per diem
India Bonds, (I,0001.)

2-26 e I
par 3p

211
226 6
iir 3p

211
227
par 3

92 11
921 2
921 1
93 21
41 9-18
210

par Spl
5 2

F ricks,

921; i
92k
93 2
4 1.16
209 i 10i
1 3 2p

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32
for the week ending on Saturday, the 15th day of July, 1854.
Issue: DEPARTMENT.
Notes issued .... 127,085,945 Government Debt 011,015,100
Other Securities .. 2,984,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 13,085,245
Silver Bullion .• • •

£27,086,946
BANKING DEPARTMENT.
Proprletars'Capital£l4,ss3,ooo Government Seen-
Nest
Public Deposits* 3,207,965 DeadWeightAn.) £12,470,297
Other Deposits
Seven Day tt other Notes 6,402,980
Bills

£27,085,345

133,846,070 I 133,846,070
• Including Exchequer, Savings Banks, Commissioners of
National Debt, and Dividend Accounts.
The foregoing return, when compared with that of the preceding
week, ending July 8, exhibits the tollowing changes. In the
Püblic Deposita
Other Deposita
Notes Issued
Do. Reserved
Seven-day Bills
Coin and Bullion
Government Securities.. DECREASE of 607,000
Other Securities DECREASE of 1,688,272
The Rest
The amount of active circulation In Notes 1:20,042,41;5
Du. in Seven-day and other Bills 1,120,013

Coin and Bullion in both Depurtnieuta
London, England, 1854-07-22

BUIIMAH.

The news from Burmah brought by the last over-
land mail possesses little political interest. Rangoon
advises are come down to May 22.
Hopes had previously been entertained that the
boats lost in the late hurricane might have been
wrecked near Kyotyas, and that many of the missing
soldiers may have reached Sitang and Shoay Clyeen,
but definite intelligence had reached Rangoon that
eighty men of all ranks, native and European, in-
cluding Lieutenant Stapleton, Madras Native In-
fantry, perished in the gale. The convicts on board
the Clarissa had risen and killed the captain, the mate,
and a portion of the crew. Several of the sailors escaped
in a boat, and reached Rangoon on the 18th of May.
Two days atterwards the vessel ran ashore, and was
found and taken possession of by the ship Elizabeth.
A number of escaped convicts had captured the
village of Assam, and slain twenty of the inhabitants.
Dacoity still continued, but not to the same extent as
formerly. A police force is being organised for the
protection of life and property in Iturmah. Part of it
will consist of river police for the Irrawaddy, and for
the creeks and rivers of the Delta.

THE CHURCH IN THE COLONIES.—For the purpose
of furthering an effort now in progress to effect a
large and permanent increase in the income of the
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign
Parts, a public meeting was held on Wednesday in
the Mansion-house, undqr the presidence of the
Lord Mayor. The meeting was very numerously
attended. The Rev. E. Hawkins read a statement
of the society's operations. It appeared that the
society's general fund amounted last year to 594411.;
and 20,0001. a year more is considered to be the lowest
necessary increase. The Archbishop of Canterbury,
the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Oxford, the Bishop
of New Zealand, the Bishop of Natal, Mr. Hubbard,
governor of the Bank of England, and other gentle-
men, spoke in support of resolutions, which affirmed
that the rapid growth of our colonial empire, and the
vast amount of emigration to British settlements
abroad, have created a demand on the society which
cannot adequately he met without a large augmenta-
tion of its funds, and that the connection into which
this country has been brought through its commer-
cial and political relations with vast numbers of the
heathen affords to the society the opportunity, and
imposes upon it the duty, of labouring to impart to
them the light of the gospel. A liberal subscription
in aid of the society's funds was entered into, and a
large number of gentlemen gave in their names as
annual contributors.
London, England, 1854-07-22

JULY Q 2, 1854.

thaw
every word is as much the result of inspiration
.as if no use had been made of human instrumentality.
Dr. Baylee says it is "exceedingly difficult to meet
'" with precise objections to verbal inspiration," and
states that he shall be happy to receive communica-
tions on the subject, and to meet any objection
'which may be raised. One he overlooks, viz., that
as no translation exactly renders the original, only
.those who have a profound and a critical knowledge
,of Greek and Hebrew can, if his theory be correct,
really read the Bible. The theory of verbal inspira-
tion is in no wise essential to the authority of
Holy Writ.
London, England, 1854-07-22

HOUSE OF LORDS.-ERIDAY.

- -
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid upon the table a I
bill to repeal the usury laws.
The Earl of HARRINGTON inquired if instructions
had been given to our ambassador at Vienna to state
to the Emperor that Polish subjects would not be
allowed to enter the service of the allied powers ?
The Earl of ABERDEEN replied that no such in-
structions had been issued to Lord Westmoreland.
The Earl of ABERDEEN then brought up a gracious
message from her Majesty, to the same purport as
that brought up in the Commons.
The message was ordered to be taken into consi-
deration on Monday next. After disposing of the
remaining business, the house adjourned at a quarter
to seven.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY.
The house sat at one o'clock, and passed several
unopposed bills through a stage of progress.
On resuming at six o'clock,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought up a
message from her Majesty, requesting her faithful
Commons to make provision for the necessities of
the war with Russia. Mr. Gladstone said that the
message would be taken into consideration on Mon-
day next in committee of supply.
Mr. DISRAELI would give every assistance to her
Majesty in carrying on the war; but he trusted that
in the present state of public affairs the Ministry
would give their assurance that there would be an
autumnal session, and that the house would be
called together before the end of the year.
The house then proceeded to the consideration of
the Bribery Bill as amended.
After some conversation on the inconvenience of
discussing numerous clauses out of committee, the
bill was recommitted.

A division took place on an addition to clause 10,
proposed by Sir F. Kelly, having for its object the
suppression of music, flags, and chairing at elections.
For, 100 ; against, 57-49.
Sir F. KELLY afterwards proposed to modify clause
15, so as to provide that payments made bond fide for
registration expenses or charitable purposes should
not be included within the definition of corrupt ex•
penditure as laid down in the bill.
After a prolonged discussion the committee di-
vided :—For the amended proviso, 234; against, 16
—2lB.

SATURDAY,

The omission of clause 31, the " declaration"
tlause, was moved by Mr. V. SMITH. On a division
here appeared :—For the clause, 128 ; against, 120
—B.
The chairman having been ordered to report pro.
gress, a long and warm debate ensued upon a pro-
position by Lord J. Russell that the bill should be
proceeded with at the noon sitting to-day.
Lord GALWAY moved an amendment postponing
the further progress of the bill until Monday.
This amendment was pressed to a division, but
was negatived by a majority of 144 to 64-80.
After more discussion and another division the
committee was ordered to stand for twelve to-day.
London, England, 1854-07-22

BIRTHS.

COPINGER—On the 11th instant, at Athlone, the wife of Major
Copinger, 10th Regt., of a daughter.
FRE ET H—On the 16th instant, at Woolwich, the wife of Capt.
Freeth, Royal Artillery, of a daughter.
MONTGOMERY—On the 18th instant, in Grosvenor-place, the
lady of Sir Graham Montgomery, Bart., of a daughter.
PEARS—On the 24th of May, at Mhow, the wife of Major A. C.
Pears, of a daughter.
WALTER—On the 20th instant, in Upper Grosvenor-street, the
wife of J. Walter, Esq., M.P., of a son.
WASHBOURNE—On the 16th instant, at Chetvrynd House,
Newport, Salop, the wife of Wm. Washbourne, Esq., of
twin sons.
London, England, 1854-07-22

PUBLIC -HOUSE LICENCES.

THE report of the parliamentary committee on public-
houses, which has just been presented, contains the
following resolutions relative to the licensing
system :
- -

No intoxicating drinks to be sold without licence.
Licences to be issued by magistrates at sessions held
for that purpose.
There shall be one uniform licence for the sale of in-
toxicating drinks, that shall be open to all.
Persons obtaining licences shall be bound, and the
sureties shall be bound, for their due observance of the
law.
The lowest amount to be paid for a licence in rural
parishes and small towns shall be 61. in towns of 5,000
inhabitants; and not exceeding 10,000 the licence to be
8/., and so on, but in no case to exceed 301.
Inspectors of public-houses to be appointed, to report
upon the condition and conduct of such houses.
Coffee-shops, temperance-hotels, and shell-fish-shops,
to be required to be licensed, and visited and reported
upon in the same manner. The licence to be issued for 21.
That, with the exception of from 1 to 2 in the day, and
from 6 to 9 in the evening, public-houses be closed on
Sundays ; and on week-days from 11 to 4 a.m.
That it is expedient that places of rational recreation
and instruction, now closed, should be opened to the
public on Sunday afternoons, at the hour of 2 o'clock, and
that, so far as any such places are now closed by the opera-
tion of the law, such laws should be so far amended as to
enable the Lord Chamberlain, or other competent autho-
rity, to determine what places should be permitted to be
so opened, and for what length of time.
That the several laws relating to the regulation of
licensing of beer-shops and public-houses, and places of
entertainment, and the several provisions of the Police and
Excise Acts applying thereto, should be consolidated and
made in accordance with these resolutions.

report the committee offer suggestions
ale to the opening of the Crystal Palace and
itablishments designed to promote science and
Sundays. They notice the great advantage
tad been derived by the public of Dublin from
Ong on Sundays of the grounds of the

In their ix
favourable
other establi
art on Sun
which had
the oPeninl
London, England, 1854-10-07

THE PRESS.

The Moniteur then proceeds to cite in very significant
terms of approval a letter written by Napoleon 1.,
when First Consul, to some provincial prefets, request-
ing them to use their influence for the purpose of
inducing the farmers to thrash out their corn, and
transmit it to market for sale, with all possible speed.
The Emperor has !given 50,000 f. from his privy
purse fur the establishment of lines of omnibuses be •
tween the camps and Boulogne fur the use of the
soldiers. The omnibuses are to be gratis for
the men, and are to make four double journeys daily
between the town and the camp.
A floating steam-battery is in course of construc-
tion at Cherbourg, which is to be employed in the
spring against the Russian fortresses in the Gulf of
Finland.
Several hundred men connected with the Baltic
expeditionary force have disembarked at Cherbourg
within the last few days.
The notorious M. Barbes, who has for thelastthree
years been a prisoner at Belleisle, has been set at
liberty by order of the Emperor, on account of a letter
which he has written expressing his hope for the suc-
cess of the French arms in the war against the Rus-
sians.
London, England, 1854-10-07

GERMANY.

The Austrian Government is preparing a note fur
Russia, the sense of which is said to be, that, it' the
St. Petersburg Cabinet persists in refusing to give
tho four guarantees demanded, it will be considered
a casus belli. Now that the allies are eminently
successful in the Crimea, the German powers will
probably insist on Russia accepting " the four
conditions," in order to save the Emperor Nicholas
from a still greater humiliation. The Emperor's
journey to Hungary has been entirely put off.
The St. Petersburg official journal publishes a de-
cree forbidding the export of corn to Austria. The
decree is to take effect from the moment a copy of it
reaches the custom-houses.
Report says that the proposal of the Vienna Go-
vernment to connect Wallachia with Austria by a tele-
graphic line has been accepted by the Wallachian
administrative council, and that it has voted 7,000
ducats to cover the first outlay. This telegraph is to
run from Kronstadt in Hungary to Bucharest.
The tidings of a victory gained by the allies on the
Alma produced general feelings of joy and enthu-
siasm among the Berlin public.
London, England, 1854-10-07

116 17 16 7

118- -7

BIRTHS.

AYLMER—On the 90th ult., at Croydon, the lion. Mrs. Aylmer,

of a stillborn son.
BERESFORD—On the 24th ult., at Aylesbury, the wife of
Captain G. de la Poer Beresford, 16th Regiment, of a daughter.
BOURCHIER—Ou the 29th of July, at Cheerut, the N‘ ife of
Captain George Bourchier, Bengal Artillery, of a son.
MORSE—On the 26th ult., at Grasmere, Windermere, the wife
of Captain Morse, of a daughter.
PALMER—On the 9rd instant, at 'runt,' idge Wells, Lady Laura
Palmer, of a daughter.
London, England, 1854-10-07

944

turn into ridicule the idea of the expedition to the Crimea,
but private lettere state that when the landing became
known in the Russian capital it produced an extraordinary
feeling of depression in all the circles into which the news
had penetrated. The following are the names of the Rus-
sian generals commanding in the Crimea :--Commander-
in•Chief, General Prince Menschikoff ; commander of the
fleet and of the ports of the Black Sea, Admiral Borysowicz
Beg ; head of the staff and Adjutant-General, Admiral
Korniloff ; and military governor of Sebastopol, Admiral
Michael Nikolajewitz Stanjakowicz."
By an order of the day of his Majesty the Em-
peror, dated Sept. S 0.0), Major-General Schostak,
the deputy hetman of the Cossacks, has been named
Governor of Odessa.
Late advices from St. Petersburg state that the
price of carriage for goods overland to the frontiers
had fallen considerably. A return, just published, of
the total exportation of produce of all kinds from
that city, from the commencement of the year to the
Ist inst., showed the total value to have been
1,300,0001., against 5,400,0001. in the corresponding
period of 1853.
Colonel Gerhardt, of the Russian engineers, has
returned to Warsaw. This officer has been long
detached for the purpose of engaging persons to work
the telegraph lines now constructing in different
parts of Russia, and also for establishing a contract
for the supply of wires to a large amount, to be fur-
nished by the house of Siemes of Westphalia. These
wires, which are not declared to be contraband of war,
are said to be provided originally by English manu-
facturers, who transmit them to the Prussian house
for the purpose of gutta-percha completion.
London, England, 1854-10-07

GREECE.

A correspondent of the Vienna Lloyd writes that
the differences between the Porte and Greece ap-
pear to be almost adjusted. "In this matter," he
says, " Lord ltedcliffe is the oracle of the Porte, and
the noble lord is said to bays observed, on being
consulted on one occasion, that the Sublime Porte
has at present more pressing business to look after
than the settlement of the Greek question."
London, England, 1854-10-07

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

It is impossible to acknowledge the mass of letters we receive.
Thin. Insertion is otter. delayed, owing to a press of matter ;
and when omitted, it is frequently from reasons quite inde-
pendent of the merits of the communication.
We cannot undertake to return CUIIIIIIIIIIIiC94OnB of which we do
not avail ourselves.
Ccmmunications should always be legibly written, and on one
side of the paper only. If long it increases the difficulty of
finding space for them.
Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the
name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publica-
tion, but as a guarantee of his good faith.
Ldvortisements sent from the country must be accompanied by a
remittance or a reference for payment in town.
London, England, 1854-10-07

EGYPT.

The return of the Viceroy to Alexandria from his
visit to the Sultan has been celebrated with much
rejoicing. Saturday, the 23rd ult., had been fixed for
the reading of the Orman naming him Grand Vizier,
and the ceremony was to take place in Alexandria
instead of at Cairo, as has hitherto been the usage.
His Highness intends to render more efficient the
naval and military services of the country ; and
reviews and artillery practice are the order of the
day. 10,000 men and thirty.eight guns are to be
embarked forthwith to strengthen the Egyptian con-
tingent in Turkey. The Viceroy, before his depar•
ture from Constantinople, pledged himself to the Porte
to advance C)0,000 piastres monthly to the State
purse.
London, England, 1854-10-07

RUSSIA.

Mercantile men have arrived in Berlin recently
from Kazan and other remote inland parts of Russia.
According to their assertions the public is kept in •
profound state of ignorance regarding all that is
passing. No man dares open his lips to ask even a
simple question upon political or military subjects.
The only intelligence that is diffused is through the
Russian Invalid, which scarcely penetrates beyond
the circle of great towns. The people only hear
through the priests that victory upon victory con-
tinues to be gained in Asia, for which Te Dennis are
ordered to be chanted half a-dozen times over. It is
believed by the masses that the Russian armies are
still on their way to Stamboul, that the allied forces
are destroyed by cholera, the fleets skulking behind
some promontory, whilst those who ever heard of the
Crimea deem it to be the predestined grave and
prison-house of all who shall dare tread upon the
soil where the holy \Vladimir first preached and
converted.
The Silesian Journal has a letter of the 17th from
St. Petersburg, in which the regular Russian army is
estimated at 950,400 men. The infantry is said to
consist of 086,400, the cavalry of 158,000, the artillery
of 09,500, and the engineer corps of 18,500 men.
20,0(X) Cossacks are divided among the different
divisions. The foregoing is evidently a gross exagge-
ration, but the Russian writer is not content with it,
and endeavours to make the hair of the Czar's
enemies "stand on end" by informing them that the
reserves, irregular troops, and contingent of the
military colonies amount together to 1,200,000 men,
so that his Majesty the Emperor Nicholas "has
above two millions of warriors, who are prepared to
meet death in the cause of their Sovereign."
The National Gazette of Berlin says :
" li•e have received through St. Petersburg news from
Odessa to the 14th of September. The day before there
had been celebrated the annual Jett in commemoration of
the foundation of the town. On the occasion, General
Annenkoff, the governor, had harangued the artillerymen
of Odessa, concluding his address with these words:—' My
children, pray with fervour, serve faithfully, resist with
courage, and, above all, take good aim.' Salvos of cannon
accompanied these words. The St. Petersburg Journals
London, England, 1854-10-07

THE PRESS.

I, the undersigned, do hereby enter this my formal and
public protest against his Grace the said Archbishop, in
respect of the moral disability of his Grace the said Arch-
bishop to issue the said commission, or to institute any
manner of proceedings against the undersigned in respect
of the charge aforesaid;id;
And whereas the thing principally intended in the pro-
posed proceedings against the undersigned, and desired to
be effected, so far as may be done by sentence of the ex-
isting tribunals, is to implicate the Church of England in
some denial. disavowal, or disparagement of the truth of
the real presence of the body and blood of Christ in the
Lord's Supper; and generally in some denial, disavowal,
or disparagement of the doctrine of sacramental grace;
And whereas his Grace the said Archbishop has, in his
charke aforesaid, set out certain statements and interpre-
tations of the doctrine of sacramental grace, and of the other
doctrines of the faith aforesaid ;
And whereas such statements and interpretations of the
doctrine of sacramental grace, and of the other doctrines of
the faith aforesaid, so set out by his Grace the said Arch-
bishop, cannot " be concluded and proved by," or recon-
ciled with, the teaching of "the Scripture," as witnessed
to by the Church Catholic, and embodied in the formularies
of the Church of England ;
And whereas the undersigned is bound by his ordination
vow, as priest of the Church of England, to " be ready
with all faithful diligence to banish and drive away all erro-
neous and strange doctrines contrary to God's word ;"
" I, the undersigned, do further hereby enter this my
solemn, formal, and public protest against his Grace the
said Archbishop, in respect of the doctrinal disability of his
Grace the said Archbishop to issue the commission afore-
said, or to institute any manner of proceedings for the
trial of doctrine in the case of the undersigned, or of any
other clerk in holy orders of the Church of England.
GEORGE A. Dxxisos, Clerk, M.A.,
Archdeacon of Taunton.
East Brent, Weston-super-Mare, Oct. 2.
London, England, 1854-10-07

:I!.rlrgg•

LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1854.

POSTSCRIPT.

THE WAR.
The arrival of the Fury steamer at Marseilles was
telegraphed yesterday afternoon. Lot d Burghersh,
senior aide-de-camp to Lord Raglan, has arrived in
her, bringing home the detailed despatches relating
to the battle of Alma, with the list of casualties. His
lordship cannot be expected to arrive in town before
Sunday morning.
The Fury brings news from Constantinople to the
27th, together with a few additional particulars of
the operations in the Crimea.
Sebastopol was commanded by the allies. The
Russian naval division had made an unsuccessful
endeavour to push out with fourteen sail.
Up to the 24th there had been no further fighting
in the Crimea. The 23rd Regiment lost all its officers
except three, of whom Captain Bell was the senior.
Colonel Ainslie was killed in planting a standard on
the heights of Alma. General Brown had a horse
killed under him.
Sebastopol is invested.
The French steamer Nil has also reached
Marseilles. Her intelligence is merely to the effect
that the loss of the Engligh at the battle of the Alma
amounts to 2,000 men ; that of the French was not
so great. General Bonet is among the killed.
Yesterday's Moniteur announces the occupation of
Bala Cleve, of which the allies have already made a
considerable place.
The allied armies were in communication with the
fleets. A safe and practicable road leads to Sebas-
topol. The allies are now firmly established in the
Crimea.
The various columns of the army had to cross
several rivers in succession, in order to turn the Gulf
of Sebastopol, and enter the mountain country, before
they could arrive at Bala Cleve. Menschikotf had
been driven to a distance with the wreck of his army.
Another memorandum has been issued from the
War office, in which the Duke of Newcastle "thinks
it right to make known that he fears the account of
the casualties on that occasion cannot be published
before Monday, at the earliest."
The Stockholm journal, Aftonbladet, asserts that
the fortifications of Bomarsund are now in the pos-
session of a Swedish sailor, named Clas Berggren,
who acted as an interpreter to the French Com-
mander-in Chief, Marshal Baraguay d'Hilliers, who
made him a present of the ruins in acknowledgment
of his services. He is now in treaty with some
builders at Stockholm for the purchase of the blocks
of huge granite not destroyed by the British and
French artillery.

The Canadian Parliament has voted the paragraph
relating to the clergy reserves by 80 against 33, and
his Excellency Lord Elgin is to give the royal
assent to the bill before his departure from that
colony.

In consideration of the possibility of our fleets in
the White Sea and the Baltic being driven towards
the rugged shores of the Shetland Isles, the Govern-
ment determined to exhibit lights on the eastern and
northern points of Shetland. We are glad to he able
to state that the Commissioners of Northern Light-
houses have now succeeded in establishing these
London, England, 1854-10-07

THE PRESS.

nor in what operations the interval was occupied
between the Alma victory and the 28th, when
the forces are briefly announcedas having ar
rived at Bala Clava. Vague reports ro-ceived from
Vienna and Odessa state that no fighting took
place between the 21st and 21th of September,
but that on the 25th and following days some san-
guinary engagements occurred at different points.
Among others an encounter is said to have taken
place on the Belbec River, about seven miles from
Sebastopol, but on the north side of the harbour.
Our present information extends no further.
At St. Petersburg, on Monday last, a telegraphic
despatch arrived from Prince Menschikoff, dated on
the 14th (26th) of September. It announced that
" the Prince has passed, with all the troops under his
command, without obstacle, from the position which he
occupied near Sebastopol, on the road to Baktschisarai,
where he will concentrate his forces with the reinforce-
ments which the Hetman Houcoutoff is bringing to him
from Kertch and with those which are coming to him from
Pcrekop."
London, England, 1854-10-07

UNITED STATES.

A correspondent of the Inapendance Beige, under
date Paris, Sept. 28, says :

" There is an on dit here respecting a joint note sent by
France and England to the Cabinet of Washington, requir
ing explanation of the engagements entered into between
the United States and Russia, especially with respect to
the nature and conditions of an acquisition (said to be niade
by the Government of the Union) of Russian possessions
situated at the most northern extremity of America."

The disgraceful practice of plundering foreigners,
particularly Germans, on their arrival at New York,
continued to an alarming extent. Some of the prin.
cipals have been arrested.
At a meeting of the New York Board of Emigra-
gration it was shown that 227,136 bad arrived during
this year, being an increase of 24,893 as compared
with the return for the corresponding period of 1853.