The Press.
London, England, 1854-05-20 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

The celebrated-clipper ship Marco Polo arrived
in the Mersey on Saturday, after another very quick
ran from Melbourne in 83 days. She left England
on the outward voyage on November 9, and thus
completed the double transit in six months and four
days, including a stay of twenty-three days at Mel
bourne. The Marco Polo was run ashore near that
port by the gross negligence of the pilot, but was got
off with much trouble and expense, and, on an ex-
amination by the cfficial at Melbourne, declared fit

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for the homeward voyage. The accident, however,
caused much prejudice against her safety, so that
she brought only ninety passengers and about
100,000/. in gold-dust. She brings also a mail, in
which are replies to the English letters sent out as
late as December 5, a rapidity unexampled in
Australian postal communication.
From Hobart Town, by way of Callao, we learn
that a fire had taken place there, and property to the
amount of 500,000 dollars had been destroyed.

THE WAR.

THE ARMIES.

The Duke of Cambridge has at length reachei Con-
stantinople. H.R.H. passed through Corfu on his
way from Trieste, spending some hours in the island,
and dining with the governor, Sir H. Ward, on the
7th. At au early hour next morning he continued
his voyage to Constantinople, where he arrived on the
10th. A review on a grand scale of all the British
troops in that capital, mustering now 10,000, was ex-
pected to take place immediately after his arrival.
Prince Napoleon had preceded the Duke of Cam-
bridge by several Jays. He reached Constantinople
on the Ist inst., and interchanged visits of ceremony
with the Sultan on that and on the following day.
Marshal de St. Arnaud was at Smyrna on the sth.
At the date of the last advises from Gallipoli
we learn that a forward movement was expected to
take place in a few days. The French troops there
were preparing to march for Adrianople. Orders have
been received at that place to have provisions ready
for 70,000 men, who are expected there towards the
end of the month.

Lord Cardigan passed through Paris early in the
current week on his way to Marseilles.
The Rifle Brigade, and the 93rd Regiment of High-
landers, have arrived at Scutari from Gallipoli. A
company of Sappers and Miners has also arrived
there, but without tools. The health of the troops
continues to be excellent. The barracks are spacious
and airy, though filthy and overrun with vermin.
The infantry employed in the East are divided into
four divisions, each of two brigades :

Ist Division, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
R.U.-Ist Brigade, the Grenadier, Coldstream, and Scow
Fusilier Guards, Brigadier Bentanck. 2nd Brigade, Briga-
dier Sir C. Campbell.-42nd, 79th, and 93rd Regiments.
2nd Division, Sir De Lacy Evans, K.C.B.—lst Brigade,
Brigadier Pennefather.-30th, 550 i, and 95th Regiments.
2nd Brigade, Brigadier Adams.-41st, 47th, and 49th Reglo
menta.

Yrifbivision, Sir Richard England, K.C.B.—let Brigade,
Sir John Campbell, Bart.—lst, 4th, and 38th Regiments.
2nd Brigade, Brigadier W. Eyre, C.8.-28th, 44th, and :10th
Regiments. . _

Light Divisiou, Sir George Browne, K.C.8.,
Brigade, R. Airey.-7th, 23rd, .and 33rd Regiments. 2nd
Brigade, U. Buller, C.11.-10th, 77th, and Stith Regiments.
The 2nd battalion of the Rifle Brigade will set u a regiment
( under tho 2nd brigade of the Light Division) u may be
ordered.