The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-07 00:00:00

MINING INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Mining Journal of this day.)
The chief business of the week has again been in divi-
dend mines, which maintain their prices, and aro in good
demand. In North Basset, a rise from 171. to 191. and
191. 103. has takan place, owing to the very rich quality of
the ores now for sale, and whic, it is said, will realise up-
wards of 4,0001., and enable the directors at the next meet-
ing to charge three months' costs against two months' ores,
and give, besides, a dividend of ss. or 10s. per share.
_Wheal
Bassets have been done at 5401. to 5451. ; Great Devon, 370/.
to 3751. ; South Frances, 3521. 10s. to 357/. 10s. ; West
Basset, 30/. ; Rosewarne, 155/. • Wheal Wrey, 5/. to 5/.
2s. 6d. ; West Caradon, 1701. ; gouth Tamar, 61. ; Herods-
foot, 21. to 21.105.; Bedford United, 91. 7s. 60. to 91. 12s. 6d.;
Vale of Towy, 13s. to 155., and in request, a still further
improvement having taken place in the trine.
AIINES WHICH HAVE SOLD OBE.—Britannia (Llanar-
men), Eaglebrook, East Basset, East Wheal Rose, Great
Wheal Alfred, Hope Valley, Kilbricken, Rheidol United,
Nanteos and Penrhiw, North Wheal Crofty, Round Hill,
Sortzidge Consols, South Garras, St. Day United, Trenow
Consols, Vale of Towy, Wheal Franco, Wheal Kitty (Uny
Lelent), Wheal Marshali.
In the Gull Mining Share Market a slight improvement
may be noted.

The screw ship Charlemagne left To.don, on the 4th,
with troops for Constantinople. •
The ships (if the line Deguesclin and St.. Louis reached
Kainiesh on the 231, coming from France with reinf,rce-
tnent.,, and materiel fur the army.
The French gunboats Teurrnente and Tempete were
launched on the 3d.
NEW CHURCH IN THE WESTMINSTER-ROAD.—Arrange-
ments are in progress for the ertction of a new church
in the Westminster-road, a few yards east of the rear of
the Roman Catholic cathedral. A site has been obtained
and laid out for the purprise, and on either side a capa-
cious school-house has already been built. The church,
which will be in the parish of St. George-the -Martyr,
Southwark, will have au ecclesiastical district assigned
to it.

Very extensive inundations have recently taken place
in the vicinity of the Vistula, and caused such immense
damage in the provinces of P 043311 and of Western Prus-
sia, that it has been found necessary to send commis-
sioners from Berlin to aff,rd relief to the sufferers. The
waters have reached a greater height toan in 1820, and
the devastation caused is said to be even gre• - --•
that period.
The second West York Militia, who have bleb
fumed at Sheffield for some time past, have just received
orders to march for Portsmouth, whence they are to
embark for tillk Mediterranean. About 600 of the regi-
ment have volunteered for foreign service, have received
bounty, and just had a week's holiday.
A letter from Vienna, 2d, in Voss's Gazette, of Berlin,
says :—" It is certain that Russia demanded that, before
the deliberation of the third point is entered on, Prussia
shall be admitted to the Conferences, but the demand
was rejected by the members of the Congress as being
completey beyond their competency to decide."
The last letters from St. Petersburg state that Prince
Christian of Denmark, Prince Frederick of Hesse, and
Prince William of Baden, had arrived in that city to
present to the Emperor Alexander letters of condo.
lence on the death of the late Czar. Amongst the
other envoys from the German courts who have arrived
in that capital with similar letters are the Prince of
Tuur and Taxis from Bavaria, and Major-General Baron
de Haynau from Hesse-Cassel.
The Opinione of Turin of the 3d announces that the
King of Sardinia, who had been for some days past
labouring under an indisposition which obliged him to
have twice recourse to bleeding, has now perfectly re-
covered.
Captain Crespi, who served several months in Omer
Pacha's army, has been appointed aide-de-camp to
General Alfonso La Marmora, the commander-in-chief
of the Piedmontese expeditionary army.
THE SALE OF LORD RUTHERFURD'S LIBRARY.—The
sale of this noble collection is now concluded---Tuesday
having been the 11th and last day. There were alto-
gether 2,573 lots, and the aggregate produce of the sale
was about 7,000/.—Ediribrtegh Courant.
DONCASTER APRIL FAlR.—This, the principal of the
Doncaster annual fairs, was held at that town on
Thursday, and proved the busiest known for many years
past.
TELEGRAPHS IN THE PONTIFICAL STATES.—The Gior-
nale di Roma announces that henceforth all the electric
telegraphs throughout the Pontifical states are to be
open to the public. It also publishes a tariff, fixing the
price of despatches according to length and distance.
A despatch of 25 words or under, transmitted to a dis-
tance not exceeding 40 miles, cods about 2f. 60c., and
so on. The telegraphic stations at present exiting in
the Papal states are at Rome, Bologna, Ancona, Fuliguo,
and Tent aci t a.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT TEE GENERAL POST-OFFICE.—
On Tnunday Mr. William Payne held an inquest, at St.
Ruth°lernew's Hospital, on the body of John Newbury
Davy, aged 51. The deceased, who was a very steady
and att-nave man, ha'l employed for about 18 years
in the General Po,l-office. Oa Saturday evening he
was drawing a ba,het of letters, and, whilst doing so,
he struck his head against a flap in the Reiister-office,
cau,ing a wound in the I irehead. Very unfavourable
symptoms supervened, and he gradually sunk, and died
from exhau,tion on ‘Velnesday evening. Erysipelas
and delirium, according to the medical evidence, were
the cause of death. The jury returned a verdict of
"Accidental death."

DANGEROUS EXPERIMENTS.— I. Julienne, civil eng!.
neer, Rue de Rocroy, No. 14, who is endea inuring to
employ compressed air as a motive power for omni-
buses and vehicles on ordinary roads, caused to be con-
structed a metallic tube of sufficient strength to be able
to receive conqre,.sed air of the force of 32 atmospheres.
Yesterday some of 11:s workmen proceeded to make ex-
per iaients with the tube. They arrived successively, and
without accident, at a compression of nearly 29 atmo-
spheres. and were increasing the force, when all at once
the tube exploded with lea- ful violence, and the frag-
ments flew about in all directions. One of them struck
a 'van named Barthelmy, who was quietly working at a
bench at some little distance, and literally swept off his
head as completely as a cannon ball could have done.
Another of the fragments struck a man named Gamier
in the left arm, and fractured it ; he was conveyed to the
Hospital La Riboissihre.—Galignani.
LAMENTABLE SUICIDE.—A most determined and la-
mentable case of suicide occurred a few days ago at Buck-
fastleigh, in Devonshire. A man of property, named
Lee, residing with his wife and children, complained
of being ill, and seemed much depressed in spirits.
He desired his brother-in•law to go to Ashburton and
fetch a solicitor, in order that he might arrange his
affairs. This was done, and shortly afterwards his wife
and a nei4hbour, named Mitchell, were out in the garden
when they heard the report of a
gun. On going into the
house Mr. Lee was found lying on the floor, with a gun by
his side, weltering in his blood. He had placed the gun
under his chin ; and a small piece of steel, with which it
was loaded, was found to have passed right through the
unfortunate gentleman's head. An inquest was held,
and from the evidence of several witnesses it was evident
that deceased had not been in his right mind for several
days. The jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity.
BOW-STREET POLICE COURT.— "DRUNIC !"—On Mon-
day
last (we may as well ha precise, and show we do not
fear contradiction) we were there for an hour and a half,
and here is an epitome of the charges made :- —lst, a
woman—drunk; 2,1, a woman, well-looking and decent
—drunk ; 3d, a man, a collector with the charity's
money in his pocket—drunk ; 4th, a boy—picking a
pocket ; sth, a man--drunk ; 6th, a woman—drunk ;
7th, a man—case of stabbing while drunk (the injured
man not sober) ; Bth, a girl of about 16—drunk ; 9th, a
girl--drunk ; 10th, a well-looking woman --drunk ; 11th,
a woman—drunk ; 12th, two boys, 13 amid 15—for steal-

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lag ; uotau.;h!.., with scarcely knowledge that they had
done wrong ; 14th, a girl—drunk ; 15th, a woman—

drunk ! How many more were brought up, victims of
the monsttr evil—drink, we know not ; it WAS too sad-
dening to be endured longer. —The Budder.

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VIENNA, SATURDAY, 9 A.m.
M. Drouyn de l'Huys, the French Minister of
Foreign Affairs, arrived here last night.

A letter from St. Petersburg, of the 24th ult.,
states that Count de Briey, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary of the King of the
Belgians, had, on the previous day, presented his
new credentials to the Emperor Alexander.

EUPATORIA.
EUPATORIA, March 21.—The fortifications about
Eupatoria are assuming daily more colossal pro-
portions.
In order to mask the construction of these ad-
vanced works, a great cavalry demonstration took
place yesterday. At daybreak five regiments of
cavalr3, with two batteries of horse artillery and a
large force of infantry, left the town.
The infantry, which had to furnish the working
parties, and at the same time to serve as support to
the cavalry, in case the Russians should be in supe-
rior force, took up its position close to the town,
while the cavalry, proceeding towards the first
mound in the centre, on which the Turkish videttes
had hitherto been placed, formed under the lee of
the ridge.
Two regiments, throwing out their skirmishers,
occupied the first line, with a battery of horse
artillery in the centre between them. The second
line, outflanking a little the first, was formed by
two other regiments in coiumno of .cputdrono, with
three guns in front of each. The remaining regi-
ment formed the reserve, while the Tartars were
thrown out on both flanks as skirmishers.
In this order of battle the cavalry passed the
first mounds. The weather, which during the last
two days had been fine, iad changed, and was
threatening with wind and rain. The Russian
videttes, seeing the Turkish cavalry, began slowly
to retire ; horsemen were sent off in every direc-
tion, and the reserves came gallopkig up.
ID the beginning nothing more than the usual
four squadrons of Russians wore seen—the squad-
ron of Lancers, on their black horses, coming up
from the bridge which leads over the creek, two
squadrons of dragoons, with their white crossbelts
over their great-coats, and one squadron on white
horses, very likely the Hussars, which were seen at
other times. This force, seeing the advance of the
Turks, drew off slowly to th right towards the vil-
lage of Bagai, situated ou a slope close to the creek,
whilea long line of Cossack skirmishers extended in
the direction of Oraz, guarding the right flank of
the Russians. The Turks followed from ridge to
ridge, from mound to mound, down towards the
gully, on the other side of which the Russians
halted on an advantageous slope, as if decided to
dispute the passage.
Their intention was clear enough—they wanted
to draw the Turks to the right, entice them to at-
tack the few squadrons on the slope, and thus out-
flank their left, and roll up their line. Indeed,
eight squadrons and a whole battery (12 guns) of
Russians had already outflanked the Turkish left,
for the Turks in descending towards the creek
could not see the high ground to the left. As soon
as the movement of the enemy became apparent
the order was given to draw back slowly ; but be•
fore this took place guns were advanced and opened
fire on the Russian cavalry on the opposite side of
the gully, while the skirmishers on both sides were
firing harmless carbine shots at each other. The
distance was, however, too great, and the rising
ground on the other side unfavourable to ricochet
shots, so the guns were withdrawn after a few
rounds, which dismounted a couple of Cossacks.
The opening of the fire of the guns had neverthe-
less the effect of drawing the forces of the enemy
which threatened to outflank the Turkish left more
to the right.
Up to this time (about 8 o'clock in the morning)
the cavalry expedition was commanded by the
General of Brigade Tsherkess Ali Pasha, who had
attached to him, as Chef d'etat Major, Murad
Effendi (Major Wierzhicky). But just as the
Turkish cavalry retired to the next ridge in the
rear of the position it had occupied Omer Pasha
himself came up. He immediately ordered one
regiment of cavalry and three howitzers to go to
the extreme right towards the bridge loading over
the. creek.
By this time the Russian cavalry on our right
flank had increased to 12 squadrons and 12 pieces
of artillery, which were seen coming up in a gal-
lop, when the Turkish guns first opened. When
the Turkish detachment ordered towards the
bridge came up they had taken up their position ;
they did not only not hide their strength, but
made rather a display of it, which showed that
they had no intention to attack, but were only de- •
termined to dispute the passage. Thus, when the
three howitzers opened and sent some
shells among two squadrons which formed the
Russian advanced guard, they did not reply at
first ; but only when the fire became too annoying
they brought up 12 guns and fired one or two
rounds, which, however, did no harm. As the
Turks had likewise no intention to attack, both
parties kept their position. Omer Pasha, after
having ordered up another regiment, as reserve to
the first, in case the Russians should attack, went
back towards the works, which had in the mean-
time begun in the centre.
When the Russians saw the Turkish centre and
left retire more towards the town, their skirmishers
came up again, and up to the evening shots were
exchanged at 200 yards' distance, which, however,
as usual, hurt neither party.
In the afternoon both parties dismounted, fed
their horses, and made preparations to pass the
night where they were.
While this was going on in advance, the new
redoubts were traced and commenced under the
directions of Colonel Symmons. They were con-
tinued without interruption during the whole night,
which proved very fine. There was some appre-
hension that near the ridge the ground might be
rocky, and thus offer considerable difficulties, but
it was not the case.

The night passed quietly, without the slightest
alarm.

About 9 o'clock this morning two squadrons of
Russian cavalry and six guns advanced towards the
bridge which forms on the extreme right of the
Turkish position the only means of communication
with the other side of the creek. Sefer Pasha, who
commanded on that flank, did not oppose them,
and soon after two of the guns with a platoon of
cavalry were over the bridge and opened fire on the
Turks. The four others and the rest of the cavalry
followed, and the whole drew unmolested towards
Bagai and joined the Russian forces on this side of
the gully.
The rest of the day passed quietly.
The works were proceeding rapidly, so that to-
morrow they will most likely be finished.
The Lynx gun-boat had yesterday a slight acci-
dent. In going along the coast to the west she
struck a sandbank and stuck. The Valorous got
her off.

This afternoon a column of black smoke was
seen suddenly arising from the wreck of the vessel
Her Majesty. It soon changed into a bright
flame, and attacked first the foremast and then the
whole deck. How the fire happened I cannot tell ;
but I heard that the intention was to blow up the
decks, and then take the timber. Perhaps some
accident occurred ; at any rate the vessel will burn
down to the water's edge.

RUSSIA.
We have received the St. Petersburg journals of
the 30th of March.
The Invalide Russe publishes the following re-
ports of General Osten-Sacken :-- ,
" REPORT OF THE AFFAIR AT EIIPATORIA.
" The commander of the detachment at Eupatoria,
Lieut.-General Baron Wrangel, reports that on the 2d
(14th) March, eight squadrons of Turkish lancers attacked
the advanced posts of the detachments under his orders.
" Oa the news of this attack Liout.-Colonel G oudina, of
the Regiment of Lancers of her Imperial Highness the
Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna, who commanded
the advanced posts, sent out the Cossa-ks of the reserve as
skirmishers, and followed them up with two squadrons of
the Novomigorod Lancers, with two field pieces of No. 20
Battery, Light Horse Artillery.
" At a distance of about 250 saganes from the enemy Our
Lancers opened their ranks, and the Horse Artillery opened
a fire of grape.
"Taken by surprise, the Turks immediately took to
flight with such speed that the Cossacks and Lancers could
not come up with them. The artillery sent ball and grape
after them.

"The enemy left 15 dead on the ground.
one non-commissioned officer was wounded."
" REPORT. OF THE ATTACK ON THE KAMTSCHATEA. RE-
DOU BT BY THE ENEMY.
"On the sth (17th) March, shortly after nightfall, the
enemy opened from their trenches a violent fire on our
ambuscades in front of the Kamtschakta redoubt erected
in aivance of the Korniloff bastion.
"The musketry soon ceased; the enemy brought all tho
guns of their nearest batteries to play upon the redoubt.
" Colonel Svistchevsky, who occupied the latter, male
a sortie from the entrenchments, with three companies of
the Volhynia Regiment, charged the enemy vigorously,
and drove them back at the point of the bayonet on the
placings occupied by the riflemen of the Yakoutak Regi-
ment, who, taking advantage of the disorder of the ene-
my's columns, attacked them in the rear.
"Placed between two rows of bayonets, the Zouaves
sought safety in flight.
" Having reinforced the defeated columns, the enemy
re•oponecl a violent fire of artillery, after Which the Zouaves

On our side

again threw themselves upon then mbuscaden ; but, received
' by a•battaliorr of the rr,ioler;t Y,kout,k ;ti
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two companit.s, tt
broug rb u;,
driven back to their trenches.
" Following on the heels of the enemy our brave soldiers
entered the trenches., who: o a murderous struggle of cold
steel ensued, in which the French suffered considerably.
" Colonel Bialy then withdrew his battalions, and took
up a position in front' of the ambuscades. The enemy's fire
ceased, and was not renewed during the night.
"The Allies were firmly resolved to take our redoubt
at all cost. According to the statement of prisoners the
number of the enemy's troops engaged on this occasion was
about 12,000.
"To judge by the obstinacy of the struggle the loss of
the enemy must have been very considerable. Near the
redoubt alone they left 50 killed. We took prisoners 1
subaltern and 9 men.
" On our side we bad 15 men killed, 1 subaltern, and 87
men wounded."

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" In his diary of military operations sent with these re-
ports General Osten- Sacken mentions, among others, a very
happy sortie made on the night of the 33 (15th) March by
700 volunteers under Major Rondanovsky. Dividing his
detachment into three columns, he attacked the trenches
occupied by the French, and in face of a very severe
cross fire he drove them out of them with great loss.
" When reinforcements of the enemy came up, Major
Rondauovsky sounded a retreat, which he executed iu per-
fect order under a fire of grape from the besiegers.
"In this affair we had 13 men killed and 57 wounded.
We took 9 prisoners."
We have received the St. Petersburg journals of
the 28th and 29th of March.
The Invalide nusse publishes the following
" We learn by a telegraphic despatch from Sebastopol
that on the 2d (14th) of March the Turkish cavalry made
a sortie from Eupatoria, but wer3 defeated by us.
"On the sth (17th) of March, on the south side of Sebas-
topol, three battalions of Zouavee, with considerable re-
serves of infantry, attacked our positions in advance of the
new Kamtschatka Bastion, which was commenced in front
of the Korniloff battery in the night of the 26th of Feb.
(10th of March), but they were driven back with great loss.
" Since that fruitless attempt the enemy has acted with
less obstinacy, than formerly ; but, to our great regret,
Rear-Admiral Istomine was killed on the 7th (19th) by a
cannon-ball.

" On the Bth (20th). in the evening, Aide-de-Camp-Ge-
neral Prince Gortschakoff arrived at S.hastopol."
A letter from Warsaw, dated April 1, says :----
"The Vienna conferences form here, as elsewhere, the
chief topic of conversation. After each sitting telegraphic
despatches, as detailed as possible, are transmitted from
Vienna to St. Petersburg, by way of Warsaw ; but, al-
though they are deciphered here, the Prince Marshal alone
is informed of their contents, and not a word transpires in
public. The pacific advance of the conferences does not
astonish those who know how to appreciate tile recent
Ministerial crisis in England, and the real signification of
the last Austrian circulars.
" The hopes of peace, however, do not prevent the ad-
ministration of the army from displaying the greatest acti-
vity. The arsenals of Modlin (Novogeoreewsk), of the
citadel of Warsaw, and of the town itself,' are busy day
and night preparing immense quantities of war materials,
and numerous eminent artillery officers have been sent
from the army to superintend the works. Promotions are
being made in the army on a large scale, and all the corps
under the immediate orders of Prince Paskiewitoh are
being furnished with all the requisites for a long march.
The withdrawal of the Austrian troops from the Galician
frontier, which is daily confirmed by letters from Cracow
and Lemberg, the recent article in the Moniteur, and other
peaceful symptoms, are not disregarded, but it is thought
advisable to be prepared for every eventuality.
"The same may be said of all the other Provinces of the
empire, which, in case of war, would be the first exposed
to the attacks of an enemy, as Finland and the Baltic pro-
vinces. Generals Berg and Sievers have displayed the
greatest energy in placing all the chief points in a state of
defence.
"The last advices from St. Petersburg are of the 29th
o' March. The:), describe the remarkable activity dis-
played by the Emperor Alexander in giving an impulse to
every branch of the Administration. Everything goes
through his band, he exercises his own judgment, leads
all reports, and signs everything himself. Like his late
father, the new Emperor devotes particular attention to
military affairs, and to the improvement of the troops."