The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-01 00:00:00

POST-OFFICE NOTICES.

The following notices have been issued from the Post
office :

"LETTERS FOR NORWAY.
"On and from the Ist of December next the packet
communication between Denmark and Norway will
cease, and the mails for Norway will consequently be
forwarded through Sweden until further notice.
" During the period of conveyance of these mails via
Sweden the rate of postage to be taken on letters ad-
dressed to Norway will be Is. sd. the half-ounce, and so
on, according to the scale for charging inland letters.
"This rate comprises both the British and foreign
postage on letters addressed to Norway, and constitutes
the whole charge to the place of their destination, and
it may be either paid in advance or the letters may be
forwarded unpaid, at the option of the sender, except,
however, is the case of registered letters, the postage
upon which, as well as the registration fee, must be paid
in advance."

" LETTERS FOR, THE COLONY OF NATAL.
" InformatiOn having been received from the Govern-
ment of Natal, the letters addressed to that colony,
when forwarded from the United Kingdom by a vessel
proceeding only as far as the Cape of Good Hope, will
be liable in future to an additional charge, on delivery,
for their conveyance from the Cape to Natal, the Post-
master-General thinks it necessary to make this regula-
tion known to the public, and at the same time to give
notice that, under the above circumstances, letters for
Natal will henceforth be transmitted only by private
ships proceeding to Natal itself, unless specially addressed
to be sent by a vessel sailing to the Cape of Good Hope.
" The postage-chargeable in this country upon a letter
for Natal, whether transmitted by a ship direct or vics
the Cape (and independent of any colonial charge), is the
usual rate of Bd. the half ounce, which must in all cases
be paid in advance."

APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Names of gentlemen who
passed their examination in the science and practice of
medicine, and received certificates top ractice, on Thurs.
day, Nov. 29, 1855:—john Lumsden Propert, New
Cavendish-street; Hugh Mortimer Roviland, Ironbridge;
Win. Townsend, Sydwall, Shropshire; Chas. Nottidge,
Streatham ; Francis Calrort, York.

His highness joined the advanced
the 4.tl snot, his toteittprerek.‘ofieisting.
(32 battalions) of infantry, 4 battalions
1,000 cavalry, with 27 field pieces and 1
or in all abOut 20,000. men; the remain
about 10,000 men, being employed to pr
at God ova, Tchinshera, and Soukoum.
On the 4th instant his highness commenced construct.
ing batteries on the right bank of the Ingur, with a
view of menacing the enemy by the ford at Ruki. These
batteries were armed on the following night, and opened
their fire on the morning of the 6th instant about noon.
On the same morning his highneis moved 3 brigades of
infantry (24 battalions) with 3 batteries, with an ad-
vanced guard of 31 battalions of chasseure and four
guns, under the command of Colonel Ballard, down the
right bank of the river, a distance of about seven miles,
where a branch of the river was forded to an island,
which:is some miles in length, and from a half to two
miles wide.
After proceeding along this island for about two miles
some lNlingrelian militia were encountered near a ford,
which crosses from the island to the lett bank of the
river; they speedily retired, when the enemy opened a
fire of artillery and a heavy fire of musketry from the in-
trenchments on the left bank, thrown up for the protec-
tion of the ford,

It very soon became evident that to force a direct
passage at this ford would be a very difficult undertaking.
His highness, therefore, while occupying the enemy at
this ford, sent officers to the right and left, and fords
were discovered in both directions ; ono about three
quarters of a mile above or to the left of the main ford,
the other about one mile and a half below or to the right
of the main ford.
Troops were immediately sent to pass these fords ;
that to the left was unprotected. The passage was made
by two battalions of infantry and three companies of
chasseurs by about 4 p.m. His Highness having en-
trusted me with this command I moved them by a wag-
gon track through the forest unperceived by the enemy,
until within 600 yards of the position at the main ford,
which his troops were occupied in defending from a
direct attack. The Turkish troops advanced readily to
the attack, taking the enemy and his entrenchments iu
reverse.
The enemy immediately fell back, and attempted to
break through the Turks in column, but being met by a
heavy fire in their front and on both flanks, they broke
and dispersed in the forest, leaving us masters of the
field, with three pieces of their field artillery and six
ammunition waggons in our possession. At the moment
that the Russian columns attempted to break through
our line, I grieve to say that my aide-decamp, Captain
Dyinock, 95th Regiment, having first had his horse
killed under him, was wounded close by my side, encou-
raging the Turkish troops. He died soon afterwards.
His death is to be deplored, as her Majesty has lost in
him the services of a most promising and brave young
officer, for whom his highness Omer Paeha has frequently
expressed to me his high esteem. This young officer had
accompanied me from the commencement of the war in
Turkey.
Whilst this operation was proceeding on the left a
brigade moved down to the right, under Osma❑ Pasha,
a•-id forced a passage in front of a force believed to be of
four battalions, but without artillery and not entrenched.
This operation succeeded, and soon after dark the Turk-
ish,forces on the left bank were in communication from
rib 'it to left, and complete masters of that side of the
tliroeshout thi. length.
The loss on the side of the Turks has been 314 killed
and wounded, of whom 63 are killed, and 4 missing.
His highness has been pir sed to express himself in

Ls highness has been pleasL expre—
terms of the highest satisfaction of the conduct of the
Bristish officers who accompanied his force. Lieutenant-
Colonel tallard conducted the advanced guard, and sus-
tained a very heavy fire from the enemy at the principal
ford, about 100 yards wide, from noon until dark at 5
p.m., occupying the enemy until his position was turned
by the Turkish left.
Captain Caddell also rendered good service, attached
as Second Senior Artillery Officer to that branch of the
service. His interpreter was killed.
The loss on the side of the enemy has not yet been
ascertained, but up to the present time (noon) 347 have
been buried, of whom eight officers, among which the
prisoners report there are two colonels.
The prisoners report that there were eight battalions
of infantry, besides a great number of Mingrelian militia
opposite the main ford.—l am, &c.,
(Signed) JOHN L. A. SIMIONS.
The Earl of Clarendon, &e.

COURT FOR TDE CONSIDERATION OF
CROWN CASES RESERVED.

(Present—Lord Campbell, the Lord Chief Justice of the
Common Pleas, Justices Wightman, Cresswell, Erle,
Williatus, Crompton, and Willes, and Berms Parke,
Alderson, and Platt.)
THE QUEEN V. GORDON.
The prisoner was indicted, with one Davidson, for
felony, in not surrendering to a fiat in bankruptcy which
had been issued against them. Upon the trial before
Mr. Justice Erle, at the Central Criminal Court, several
objections were taken and they were reserved for the
opinion of this Court, and they were argued on the 10th
inst„ when the Court gave judgment in seven of them,
but, not agreeing upon the eighth, it was ordered to be
re-argued before all the judges. This point was this :
The two bankrupts having left this country before they
were made bankrupts, their counting-house was taken
possession of by the messenger under the bankruptcy.
He left one copy of the notice of the adjudication at the
counting-house. It was urged that, as there were two
partner:4, it was necessary that two copies of the notice
should have been left.
Mr. Chambers (with Mr. 0. Harrison) appeared for
the prisoner, and said the question turned upon the con-
struction of the 12th and 13th of Victoria, chap. 100.
Ho contended that there should have been served upon
leach bankrupt a separate and distinct copy of the adju-
dication and a notice of the filing of the petition. Each
partner in bankruptcy was considered to be a distinct
individual.
Baron Parke said the doubt was whether each partntr
was not entitled to a separate notice—whether a notice
addressed to both and left at the counting-house was
sufficient.
Mr. Chambers said the words of the statute were that
the notice should be served personally, or left at his place
of abode, or at his last known place of business. It was
clear it was not served personally ; but a paper, and one
paper alone, was left at the place of business of the two
bankrupts. That paper was to perform the part of a
summons and the part of a notice. The party was called
upon to come in and be examined, and the paper also
gave him notice that he had been adjudged bankrupt,
and on the back of this paper was a form of protection
from arrest. Each bankrupt had aright to a copy which
he might carry in his pocket. It would not be enough
to
M a
n
to leave a copy at the place of abode cf one partner
Tr. Bramwell appeared for the prosecution, nd
mitted that the statute kad been complied wits.
h by
ino. a notice at the last known place of busineg•
leav-
'Baron Parke said, if served pe
a notice served on each ; if left- a rt" then
and if left at
all
p-iylai; therece of
must be
abode it
must be left at the place of abodenotice for each.
One
nt e
the place of business it must be
a
Mr. Bramwell did not think that
followed.thtahtetwowas s
uffi
0
no-
tice left at the place of
The Court having businessadjoudneftor a few minutes for con-
sideration,
Lord Campbell
land stated that he was of opinion that the
objection was fatal that the Legislature intended
,
each person should have notice.
Barons Parke and
Alderson, and JusticesaCmr
Campbell.
Williams, -and Crompton agreed with Lord c
Lord Chief Justice Jervis, Justices Erle and Willes,
as thought one notice sufficient.
Conviction qued.

REVOLTING 'Num!luarY.—An accident occurred last
the Retford side of the Worksop Railway sta-
nt near
cthe
.Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire
Railway, by which the stoker of one of the trains, named
Wilkinson, had his leg frightfully smashed. The poor
fellow, bleeding profusely, was conveyed from the place
of the accident on a board to the station. Application
was made to the owners of three different houses to ad-
mit him, but without success !—Doncaster Chronicle.
THE ASSASSINATION IN LEICESTERSHIRE,—John Acres
Fowkes, the young man who was shot as he sat in his
grandfather's house at Snareston, on Sunday night (as
noticed in Thursday's Sun), died of the wounds then
be befor
inflicted upon him on Thursday. An inquest will
held on the body on Saturday (this) morning,
John
Mr. J. Gregory, coroner for Leicestershire. 0
is in
Fowkes, jun., an uncle of the murdered man, h
ed to
custody, charged with the offence, been
the county gaol at Leicester, to await furtherremov exaraina-
V.on,