The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-13 00:00:00

THE SORTIE AT SEBASTOPOL.

ST. PETERSBURG, JAN. 4.—The Invalide Russe
contains Prince Menschikoff's account of a success-
ful sortie from Sebastopol, made on the 21st. The
prince says

A detachment of volunteers, led by Lieutenantsßernleff
andAstapolt, of the navy, and Lieut. Bentner, of the regi-
ment of Moscow, attacked the left 'flank of the English
trenches with so much impetuosity that the soldiers guard-
ing the work were overthrown, and a great number of
them bayoneted (passe au fiu de la baionette.) On this
occasion we took 3 officers and 33 men prisoners. On
ourside, Lieut. Bentner who had volunteered for the third
time, and Ensigns Grigorenko and Vornonoff, with 22
men, were wounded, and we lost four men killed. At
the same time, in order to divide the attention of the
enemy, another sortie was led by Captain Ilinsky, of the
Imperial Navy, against the Turkish trenches. The detach-
ment was perceived by the enemy, and returned to the
fortress without having sustained any important loss.

According to the Lithographic News Sheet of Berlin,
Major de Stutterheim and several other officers of the
old army of Schleswig-Holstein have signified to the
English Government that tiny were disposed to enter
the foreign legion forming in England.
THE B/lUMDERER BARTHELEMY.—It is said that the
execution of this criminal will take place on Monday
week.
The Courrier de Bourges states that the wines of the
Cher, particularly those of the vintage of 1853, experi-
enced a sensible decline in price at the last market. the
fall is stated to be about one-fifth on the previous prices.
SHEERNESS, Jan. 12.—The new boiler-house is now
completely roofed in, and is quite ready for the erection
of the furnaces, drafts, and flues. It presents an ex-
tremely light and elegant, and at the same time a very
substantial, appearance. The whole building is divided
longitudinally into three compartments. The centre area
between the upright standards which carry the roof is 45
feet wide, and is being covered with an excellent wood
pavement of oak blocks. No further settlement of the
side wails has taken place, and not the slightest crack is
perceptible in any portion of the brickwork, which ap.
pears to be executed in an extreraely sound manner.
These walls, which contain nearly 70 rods of work, were
carried up in the short specs of 14 days, and were built
on a solid fled of concrete. The above rapidity fully ac-
counts for the small settlement ; but the contractor's su-
perintendent justly remarked at the time that it would
find its bearing in a few days, and then remain firm as a
rock, and such really appears to be the case. One of
the greatest improvements lately introduced into this
yard is the granite tram-road, which, commencing at
the great basin, finishes at the entrance doors at the
south end Hof the now boiler-house. The pitchiwg be-
tween the tramways is three feet wide, and each tram-
stone is two feet wide and one deep, and buried in 18
inches of solid concrete. These works have been per-
formed by Messrs. J. Alld C. Rigby, contractors for the
Holyhead Harbour works, under the immediate superin-
tendence of their engineer, Mr. W. Caldwell. The vic-
tualling department, under the superintendence of
Thomas Hockings, Esq., is still undergoing many alte-
rations, which, when completed, will add very materially
to the comforts of those ships' companies billeted upon
it ; at present, however, only a portion of the Royal
George's and Cressy's not on leave, or that have re-
turned, are there. A plan is being laid down, by erecting
cranes or sheers in parts of the docks for lifting the
boilers in and out. A quantity of masts are leaving for i
Chatham. A sale will take place at this yard on Thurs. I
day, the 25th inst., of fathom wood, which, as usual, no
doubt will be fairly attended,

LORD JOHN RUSSELL

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(From a Correspondent of the Morning J,tl is)
They seem to be deterriined here that 11°,',10
Russell shall have a mission whether he likes
and although the sketch for which his lordshiPl!s,
drawt!jJ
to sit be only a fancy one, yet, as it is
posed accordance with the character of the on
serves the purpose at least of showing sc3t,fl 0#
sians think of the Leader' of the House of C403-°te)
President of the Council. To be faithful, theme
toric truth, we must even acknowledge tbst ~tl.l
buted mission is complimentary to his lerdslill;01
ratter, as it implies energetic resolution lot rnhi,ol
the cajoleries of the Nesselrodes and G°T"t"notij'
We are told very gravely that the British •s'n'of.
here for the express purpose of opposing 311`,11,
even th°11:011)
tion for a suspension of hostilitie-,
ported by Austria. We are too near the reas
of the British Parliament to allow ourselves laipi
the Cabinet's taking any other course than anencii°
formity with the feelings of the people of flgiallf‘d
were never in:less humour to countenance P° co°
on the part of the Government. Thereforelod
without hesitation believe in Lord John. IS!
taking at this moment a tolerably correct 111,10,
own political interests. There is a sort of des'tbd
however, may be permitted, and that is a°,t ,001
posed necessity of urging the Emperor Nalnio
give way. We used to think the fact
way, so that instead of a member of her DtJrn,self"
vernment deeming it necessary to take og oil
trouble of acting flapper to the watchful S°
yens
France, it was the latter who, by big firilld
energy, served to neutralise the suspicious ile°l,
Lord Aberdeen. As it is well for the q";e1
alliance that the people of France should at ~leo
brought to give credit for sincerity to our
they who they may, let us for the sake of Atilig
be derived from such an opinion, not disturb w-piog,
fancy, that it is Lord John Russell who
a"-
is it:,hlf
poleon from faltering in his hitherto l
course. ,

THE NEW FRENCH CONlVifir'
of t°
The following is the expose des motifs
for calling out 140,000 men : a Ilse
" Gentlemen, the law of April 23, 1853, i 86%
declares that 'A levy of 80,000 shall be made 'nod
the class of 1853, for the service of the ar109,00
At a later period, and before the operations of
cils.of revision, applicable to the class of 18531.003
menced, a second law, of April 13, 1854, ircto
80,000 men to 140,000 men the contingent „0
'out from that same class. The bill which lail-por,
before you has also for object to fix in likeiss9'.
140,000 men the contingent of the class of he
called out in 1855. The motives which oldigobel
vernment to thus again exceed the limits oto or
nary contingent of 80,000 men is knovie noel
you, and fully appreciated. They were Dig ,r;
your mind when you voted unanimously r
,lating to the loan of 509 millions. Each the
members these noble words, pronounced of /r
ror of the opening of the Legislative sessio,
The war, it is true, necessitates atu9.o
yet everything commands me to urge it on
and for that object I rely on your oo.operg;a
army is at present composed of 681,000 rae,sll:r
2ifkl'
horses, and the navy has 62,000 sailors enrc-.or
that amount of force is indispensable. Pui.
fill up the vacancies produced by the anne—i;tl''
of men and by the war, I shall have to askt 90,44
as I did last, for a levy of 140,000 men• with;
proves that this contingent may be obtained 1881;
terfering with the rights created by the °
bill now submitted to you reproduces 00°051404
same terms the provisions of the coating
you voted for the classes of 1852 and lraistf
and 3 declare that the distribution and
of the contingent shall take place in the "";04
and cantons in proportion to the number of Soico'
inscribed on the lists of those who are to be oplie
is that basis which has been adopted for tlfwiech'i
in all the bills passed since 1837, au" aid
the application of the system established by - the
March 21, 1832, has been always looked oil 59010,,
simple and the most equitable. These same eifot.
vide for the case, in which, from some etscrir
circumstances, the number of young men
the lists of cantons or departments, shall ile'4l'
known within the period fixed by the ImPe`,:ftlle
fixing the time for the preliminary operation vatiol
That number is in such case is to bereP laced elcy
for the cantons or departments remaining behil, tli
the average number of young mien inscribed t 1 o'
prepared for the drawing in the ten preceding
Art. 4, relating to young men placed under tv'Aera''
ship of the administrative commissions of 1007'0V
talc, reproduces a provision introduced for the-°d tt'°
the contingent law 8f December 26, 180 god b/01
vantages and equity of which have been Pr°lotini
perience. In fact, previously to 1849, theeee'nts ot I
co-operated in the formation of the coeliac,- istn
various cantons in which foundling hospitaleo the 11,,
as the greatest number of them did not pOSS the J;
cal aptitude required for the military or: , beet
fl
that the recruitment of these caajt°l-i, genlig!
finitely more onerous to families. Fine lalawte
in order to satisfy the prescriptions',.,l,-0 0te513% .11fid
21, 1832, there has been annexed to 01'1%0
present bill a statement of the yolan.""' 4,ble
entered into during the year 1553, and a
distribution amongst the departments of the
of 1853, last called out. et°
" GEN. ALLARD, President of the °
War and Marine. ory
"VILLEILAIN, Councillor of State, Rep
" PETITET, Councillor of State."

BANK al? FRANC-I•
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The following was the situation of th.
Thursday, Jan. 11

14,14;tr

Cash and ingots
Cash at the branch banks
Bills due yesterday to be paid to-day
Bills becoming due in Paris, of which
68, 476,149 f. 90c. are from the branch , 4i4,55
Bills in branch banks
Igo,' •
.3, ,
22qte, Advances on coin and ingots
Do. in
Do. on the bran
securities of France 09
Do. 'in the branch banks
64,531Y1
Do. on railway shares and bonds
,: g 3317
Do. in the branch banks
Do. to the State by- treaty of , 000 d,
June 30, 1848.
Rentes of the reserve fund ...
Treasury-bonds discounted far the 30,00-j
652
Treasury
4811
Rentes of disposable funds 4
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Hotel and furniture of the Bank t1
Real property of branch banks..
Expenses of administration
Sundries

... 10,

997;

Capital 91,260,9
Reserve fund ~F,,F
ge
Reserve immob g''-qo)
Notes to bearer,ilibre in circulation
Do. of branch banks
Do. to order (Post bills)
Bills payable at sight
Account-current of Treasury Creditor 7''',/6W1,:
Various accounts-current 115,/‘,ll,
Do. branch banks o'3lloo°:e4'lP:
Dividends to be paid 03,74
Discount, interest, and expenses
Charge for safe keeping of securities 1614
Re-discounts of the last half-year
Overdue bills
Sundries 3,s I.
99 7, 46/
According to these figures the metallic rc9ole`ii
declined 331 millions in Paris, and incr
millions in the branch banks. The discolvoi
modation has augmented greatly, being
more in Paris, and 171 millions more l'ofP p'
partments. Advances on public securities apitV
show an increase of 3 millions in Pare
altogether * of a million in the provill
vances on railway shares and bonds have,/"
4i millions in Paris, and 11 millions in °of
banks. On the side of the liabilities, tlic3.o
circulation have increased 22 millions ,Id 9
and have diminished I of a million in t'',.3-00
merits. The account current of the Tre-00
advanced 6} millions. Private account9ol,/
2
show an augmentation of 15 millions in ',
a falling off of 3i millions in the province?
whole amount of the metallic reserve at P
3621 millions, to 650 i millions of notes in
ftoll..

DR.

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BANK BULLION RETURNS.—The bank buloe- tbe,
of last evening have been partly influenced bY
taken for the quarterly payment of salaries, •nlie.4`f
various public departments, but the effect tAer,ol'
meta of the dividends and of the chief rem': "be
Paris on account of the French loan will n°,1141-3
bited till the next publication, when a singo;
reduction must be looked for in the stock o`b,s
being estimated that upwards of 1,000,000/re. hi; e% jr
sent to France during the present• week. ."-poiti
tional circumstance, however, will not tod
quiet, as the amount will gradually flow bael‘
to time when realisations are effected.
ROYAL GALLERY OP ILLUSTRATION, I',
STREET.—Lady Raglan and family visited ”
of " The Events of the War," at the above Lsheoti
Saturday last. The following bighly-distingu.,itli,
ties have also honoured the above exhibitioe: 4
y
presence : --The Duchess of Arg 11, the Vgoeilf
Lorn and family, the Duke and Duchess of .v.sl;i
and party, his Excellency the Count Walesloo°')lif
French ambassador), accompanied by tb' Oly
Walewski and party, the Earl of Erroll,
and party, the Marquis of Winchester, the 1,-I:iacl
Bathurst and party, Lord Stafford, Lord B-rollr,
Poltimore and party, Lord Ranelagh, Ladl,Tdreld` to
and party, Lord John Chichester, Lady 04 PV
party, the Hon. Miss Mitford and party, I'l4"W, t
Knatchbull and family, the Hon. Mr. Erskille'dlif
Mr. Hanbury, the Hon. Captain Vivian and roiflyl
Willoughby Cotton, Sir George Wombwel" 41
Philfprrt and party, General Lovell, Coloe.el.o r
Pane, Baily and party, Watkins, &c., Mal°
and Stones, &e.,

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